The spellings Rumbager, Ramberger and Rambarger were also used.
George and Margaret had five children:
Oliver Scott (b. 28 Feb 1840 d. 1917)
John H., (b. 25 May 1846 d. 04 Dec 1867)
George M. (b. Nov 1843)
Mary Catherine, (b. 1849)
Samuel, b Abt 1847 Died 5 Jan 1862, regimental hospital of typhoid, Civil War Veteran Pennsylvania Rifles Co. H, 110 Vol.
Both he and his wife were killed by lightning. They were buried on their farm, near Warriors Mark, PA.
News article sent to me by a find A Grave contributor:
Husband and Wife Killed By Lightning
Mr. George Rumberger and wife, at Warriorsmark township, in Huntingdon county, Pa., were killed by lightning on Saturday, the 28th. There had been quite a heavy thunderstorm, and when the rain had partically ceased, Mr. Rumberger went out to open a passage for water, which was daming up in the garden. His wife followed him with his coat; and he stepped with her under a large poplar tree, to put it on, when the lightning struck the tree, and instantly killed both husband and wife. Five small children are left orphans by this afflicting dispensation of Providence.
Source: The Louisville Daily Courier (Lousiville, Kentucky) 13 Aug 1850, Tue Page 2
*The same story was published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 8 Aug 1850, Thu Page 2
George and Margaret had five children:
Oliver Scott (b. 28 Feb 1840 d. 1917)
John H., (b. 25 May 1846 d. 04 Dec 1867)
George M. (b. Nov 1843)
Mary Catherine, (b. 1849)
Samuel, b Abt 1847 Died 5 Jan 1862, regimental hospital of typhoid, Civil War Veteran Pennsylvania Rifles Co. H, 110 Vol.
Both he and his wife were killed by lightning. They were buried on their farm, near Warriors Mark, PA.
News article sent to me by a find A Grave contributor:
Husband and Wife Killed By Lightning
Mr. George Rumberger and wife, at Warriorsmark township, in Huntingdon county, Pa., were killed by lightning on Saturday, the 28th. There had been quite a heavy thunderstorm, and when the rain had partically ceased, Mr. Rumberger went out to open a passage for water, which was daming up in the garden. His wife followed him with his coat; and he stepped with her under a large poplar tree, to put it on, when the lightning struck the tree, and instantly killed both husband and wife. Five small children are left orphans by this afflicting dispensation of Providence.
Source: The Louisville Daily Courier (Lousiville, Kentucky) 13 Aug 1850, Tue Page 2
*The same story was published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 8 Aug 1850, Thu Page 2
The spellings Rumbager, Ramberger and Rambarger were also used.
George and Margaret had five children:
Oliver Scott (b. 28 Feb 1840 d. 1917)
John H., (b. 25 May 1846 d. 04 Dec 1867)
George M. (b. Nov 1843)
Mary Catherine, (b. 1849)
Samuel, b Abt 1847 Died 5 Jan 1862, regimental hospital of typhoid, Civil War Veteran Pennsylvania Rifles Co. H, 110 Vol.
Both he and his wife were killed by lightning. They were buried on their farm, near Warriors Mark, PA.
News article sent to me by a find A Grave contributor:
Husband and Wife Killed By Lightning
Mr. George Rumberger and wife, at Warriorsmark township, in Huntingdon county, Pa., were killed by lightning on Saturday, the 28th. There had been quite a heavy thunderstorm, and when the rain had partically ceased, Mr. Rumberger went out to open a passage for water, which was daming up in the garden. His wife followed him with his coat; and he stepped with her under a large poplar tree, to put it on, when the lightning struck the tree, and instantly killed both husband and wife. Five small children are left orphans by this afflicting dispensation of Providence.
Source: The Louisville Daily Courier (Lousiville, Kentucky) 13 Aug 1850, Tue Page 2
*The same story was published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 8 Aug 1850, Thu Page 2
George and Margaret had five children:
Oliver Scott (b. 28 Feb 1840 d. 1917)
John H., (b. 25 May 1846 d. 04 Dec 1867)
George M. (b. Nov 1843)
Mary Catherine, (b. 1849)
Samuel, b Abt 1847 Died 5 Jan 1862, regimental hospital of typhoid, Civil War Veteran Pennsylvania Rifles Co. H, 110 Vol.
Both he and his wife were killed by lightning. They were buried on their farm, near Warriors Mark, PA.
News article sent to me by a find A Grave contributor:
Husband and Wife Killed By Lightning
Mr. George Rumberger and wife, at Warriorsmark township, in Huntingdon county, Pa., were killed by lightning on Saturday, the 28th. There had been quite a heavy thunderstorm, and when the rain had partically ceased, Mr. Rumberger went out to open a passage for water, which was daming up in the garden. His wife followed him with his coat; and he stepped with her under a large poplar tree, to put it on, when the lightning struck the tree, and instantly killed both husband and wife. Five small children are left orphans by this afflicting dispensation of Providence.
Source: The Louisville Daily Courier (Lousiville, Kentucky) 13 Aug 1850, Tue Page 2
*The same story was published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 8 Aug 1850, Thu Page 2
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