Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Hershberger was born on 1 August 1836, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Hershberger, was 39 and his mother, Magdalena Shirk Eberly, was 38. He married Elizabeth Schaal on 1 April 1861, in Crawford, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Holmes Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died on 18 March 1873, in Crawford, Ohio, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Chatfield Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Samuel Hershberger in household of Jacob Hershberger, "United States Census, 1860"
- Samuel Hershberger, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Samuel Hershberger, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
Spouse and Children
1836–1873 Male
1836–1927 Female
Children (4)
1866–1944 Male
1868– Female
1872– Male
1872–1873 Male
Parents and Siblings
1796–1882 Male
1798–1840 Female
Siblings (13)
1820–1898 Female
1821–1873 Male
1822–1871 Female
1824–1890 Male
1825–1853 Male
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World Events (5)
1846
Age 10
1863
Age 27
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 27
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Herschberger 1, a surname of ultimate Swiss German origin (see Hersberger ).
Americanized form of German Herschberger 2, and a variant of the same Jewish surname.
History: This (see 1 above) is the most common American variant of the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originally spelled Hersberger , but in Germany altered to Herschberger and Hirschberger . Other Americanized forms established among the Mennonites and Amish in the US are Harshberger and Harshbarger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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