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George Bixler

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George Bixler

Birth
Death
1 Aug 1854 (aged 60)
Burial
Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
A13-04
Memorial ID
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From his gravestone George Bixler was born February 15th, 1794 and died August 1st, 1854, but Jerusalem Church in Bachman Valley has a record of Georg, baptized as his own witness, on October 17th, 1812, where he claims to have been born January 20th, 1793, parents listed as Christian and Barbara.

Parents
Father Christian BIXLER Born 1760 in Hanover, died 1826
Mother Barbara KRUMREIN Born abt 1758 in Maryland

George married Lydia Flickinger on February 17th, 1804 in Maryland.

George inherited his father, Christian's, farm near Manchester, Maryland, and lived there all his life with his family.

Lydia and George Bixler Children
Jacob 1822-1910
Eliza 1827 m. Sam Shaffer
George 1833-1894 m. Margaret Martin
Henry 1824-1909 m. Savilla Garvick
Jesse 1830-1914
Anna 1836 m. James Greenholtz
Mary 1840
Ellen 1844 m. George Shower

Lydia and George are buried in the same cemetery in Manchester, Maryland.


Partial source cited with permission from Agnes Bixler Kurtz book titled "John Bixler (1700-1765) Pioneer, Immigrant, Farmer, Second Edition"
From his gravestone George Bixler was born February 15th, 1794 and died August 1st, 1854, but Jerusalem Church in Bachman Valley has a record of Georg, baptized as his own witness, on October 17th, 1812, where he claims to have been born January 20th, 1793, parents listed as Christian and Barbara.

Parents
Father Christian BIXLER Born 1760 in Hanover, died 1826
Mother Barbara KRUMREIN Born abt 1758 in Maryland

George married Lydia Flickinger on February 17th, 1804 in Maryland.

George inherited his father, Christian's, farm near Manchester, Maryland, and lived there all his life with his family.

Lydia and George Bixler Children
Jacob 1822-1910
Eliza 1827 m. Sam Shaffer
George 1833-1894 m. Margaret Martin
Henry 1824-1909 m. Savilla Garvick
Jesse 1830-1914
Anna 1836 m. James Greenholtz
Mary 1840
Ellen 1844 m. George Shower

Lydia and George are buried in the same cemetery in Manchester, Maryland.


Partial source cited with permission from Agnes Bixler Kurtz book titled "John Bixler (1700-1765) Pioneer, Immigrant, Farmer, Second Edition"

Inscription

an honest man



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  • Maintained by: GPs
  • Originally Created by: Donna Jones
  • Added: Jul 15, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28291979/george-bixler: accessed ), memorial page for George Bixler (15 Jan 1794–1 Aug 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28291979, citing Manchester Cemetery, Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by GPs (contributor 47100504).