Elizabeth Shirer

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Shirer was born on 17 July 1791, in Londonderry Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Valentin Scheurer, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Kirby, was 33. She married George Newton Stoner on 26 December 1809, in Madison Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Adams Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 February 1862, in Adamsville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in New Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Adamsville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Newton Stoner
1787–1869
Elizabeth Shirer
1791–1862
Marriage: 26 December 1809
Mary Magdalene Stoner
1810–1866
Elizabeth Stoner
1812–1890
Catherine Stoner
1813–1883
Eveline Stoner
1814–1814
George Washington Stoner
1816–1893
Susanna Stoner
1818–1900
Angeline Stoner
1819–1905
Emily Stoner
1822–1871
Mahala Stoner
1823–1892
Israel W Stoner
1826–1848
Margaretha Charlotte Stoner
1829–1920
John A Stoner
1834–1834

Sources (10)

  • Elizabeth Stonner in household of George Stonner, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Betsey Therey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Shirer Stoner, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Scheurer and possibly also of some other German name.

Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Shearer .

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name for a barber, a Yiddish dialect variant of Sherer 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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