Son of Henry and Elizabeth Hunsberger Rohrer. After his father's death, his mother remarried to Samuel Neterer.
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David H Rohrer, clerk in the dry goods and grocery store of Dietrich & Co, was born in this county June 10, 1857, of German descent.
He is the only child of Henry and Elizabeth Huntsberger Rohrer; his mother is now living in Harrison township and was born in Pennsylvania in 1831; his father died in October, 1857, at the age of 28 years; he was a native of the same State.
They came to this county in 185- and settled in Harrison township where his father died. Mr Rohrer the subject of this sketch, came to this township in October 1878; he was married in the same year to Mary E McDonald who was born in this county May 9 1858; they have had 1 child namely William H.
Politically Mr Rohrer is a Republican. His opportunities for securing an education were only moderate, being confined to a few months school in the winter; however he is one of those self made young men who never give up, and now he takes an active part in everything of a literary nature and also speaks German. He owns a dwelling house in Nappanee worth about $1,000, and a business house, occupied by Dietrich & Co, worth about $2,000.
The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm until he came to Nappanee, when he occupied the position of clerk with the above firm. He was formerly with Charpie & Fluegel in the same business at Nappanee until February 1880. Mr Rohrer is an enterprising energetic business young man.
History of Elkhart County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities ... and Biographies of Representative Citizens
Chas C Chapman
1881
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At least another child
Clarence Eston Rohrer b 1888
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Bio provided by contributor Linda K
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David H Rohrer, clerk in the dry goods and grocery store of Dietrich & Co, was born in this county June 10, 1857, of German descent.
He is the only child of Henry and Elizabeth Huntsberger Rohrer; his mother is now living in Harrison township and was born in Pennsylvania in 1831; his father died in October, 1857, at the age of 28 years; he was a native of the same State.
They came to this county in 185- and settled in Harrison township where his father died. Mr Rohrer the subject of this sketch, came to this township in October 1878; he was married in the same year to Mary E McDonald who was born in this county May 9 1858; they have had 1 child namely William H.
Politically Mr Rohrer is a Republican. His opportunities for securing an education were only moderate, being confined to a few months school in the winter; however he is one of those self made young men who never give up, and now he takes an active part in everything of a literary nature and also speaks German. He owns a dwelling house in Nappanee worth about $1,000, and a business house, occupied by Dietrich & Co, worth about $2,000.
The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm until he came to Nappanee, when he occupied the position of clerk with the above firm. He was formerly with Charpie & Fluegel in the same business at Nappanee until February 1880. Mr Rohrer is an enterprising energetic business young man.
History of Elkhart County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities ... and Biographies of Representative Citizens
Chas C Chapman
1881
*****************
At least another child
Clarence Eston Rohrer b 1888
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Bio provided by contributor Linda K
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Hunsberger Rohrer. After his father's death, his mother remarried to Samuel Neterer.
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David H Rohrer, clerk in the dry goods and grocery store of Dietrich & Co, was born in this county June 10, 1857, of German descent.
He is the only child of Henry and Elizabeth Huntsberger Rohrer; his mother is now living in Harrison township and was born in Pennsylvania in 1831; his father died in October, 1857, at the age of 28 years; he was a native of the same State.
They came to this county in 185- and settled in Harrison township where his father died. Mr Rohrer the subject of this sketch, came to this township in October 1878; he was married in the same year to Mary E McDonald who was born in this county May 9 1858; they have had 1 child namely William H.
Politically Mr Rohrer is a Republican. His opportunities for securing an education were only moderate, being confined to a few months school in the winter; however he is one of those self made young men who never give up, and now he takes an active part in everything of a literary nature and also speaks German. He owns a dwelling house in Nappanee worth about $1,000, and a business house, occupied by Dietrich & Co, worth about $2,000.
The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm until he came to Nappanee, when he occupied the position of clerk with the above firm. He was formerly with Charpie & Fluegel in the same business at Nappanee until February 1880. Mr Rohrer is an enterprising energetic business young man.
History of Elkhart County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities ... and Biographies of Representative Citizens
Chas C Chapman
1881
*****************
At least another child
Clarence Eston Rohrer b 1888
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Bio provided by contributor Linda K
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David H Rohrer, clerk in the dry goods and grocery store of Dietrich & Co, was born in this county June 10, 1857, of German descent.
He is the only child of Henry and Elizabeth Huntsberger Rohrer; his mother is now living in Harrison township and was born in Pennsylvania in 1831; his father died in October, 1857, at the age of 28 years; he was a native of the same State.
They came to this county in 185- and settled in Harrison township where his father died. Mr Rohrer the subject of this sketch, came to this township in October 1878; he was married in the same year to Mary E McDonald who was born in this county May 9 1858; they have had 1 child namely William H.
Politically Mr Rohrer is a Republican. His opportunities for securing an education were only moderate, being confined to a few months school in the winter; however he is one of those self made young men who never give up, and now he takes an active part in everything of a literary nature and also speaks German. He owns a dwelling house in Nappanee worth about $1,000, and a business house, occupied by Dietrich & Co, worth about $2,000.
The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm until he came to Nappanee, when he occupied the position of clerk with the above firm. He was formerly with Charpie & Fluegel in the same business at Nappanee until February 1880. Mr Rohrer is an enterprising energetic business young man.
History of Elkhart County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities ... and Biographies of Representative Citizens
Chas C Chapman
1881
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At least another child
Clarence Eston Rohrer b 1888
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Bio provided by contributor Linda K
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