Henry RAMER (1804-1881), Perry Co., PA to DeKalb Co., IL

I am working on a family tree of the descendants of Henry RAMER (1804-1881) who was probably born at Buffaloe Township, Perry Co., PA and died at Pierce Township, DeKalb Co., Illinois.He married Susannah TROUP (1808-1877) in 1826 in probably Perry County, Pennsylvania.They were the parents of ten children.In 1833 the family moved to Richland County, Ohio and in 1847 to DuPage County, Illinois and in 1849 to DeKalb County, Illinois where they remained.I descend from their ninth child, Anthony RAMER (1842-1904), a Civil War Veteran.If anyone has any information to trade on this family, please contact me; [email protected]

From the research of cousin John RAMER of Monticello, Wisconsin I believe that my earliest known RAMER ancestor was Philip RAMER who came to Philadelphia, landing in 1727, from probably the Palatinate in Germany.Philip Sr. eventually settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.Philip's only known child was Philip RAMER Jr., who was born before 1737, probably in Pennsylvania.Philip Jr. was known to have three children: Abraham (b. 15 Aug 1760), Johannes (John) (09 Feb 1763 - 09 Oct 1838) and Philip III (b. c1764).Philip Sr. was thought to have been a Mennonite, and Philip Jr. may have been a member of the Church of the Brethren.John RAMER, who has done most of this research, is a descendant of the son Johannes RAMER.

When my great-great-grandfather Henry RAMER (1804-1881) married for the second and third times he gave his parents as Philip RAMER and Catherine WAGNER RAMER.We begin with them:

Philip RAMER III (REAMER)
b.c1764 atDauphin Co., PA
m.c1788 atPA
d.1829 atPerry Co., PA

Married:Catherine WAGGONER (WAGNER)
b.at
d.at

Children:
ABarbara RAMERb.1790d.
BElizabeth RAMERb.1792d.
CCatherine RAMERb.1793d.
DMary RAMERb. 06 Jan 1797d. 12 Jan 1880
EHenry RAMERb. 08 Aug 1804d. 30 Apr 1881

The birth and marriage dates for Philip III were conjectures by cousin Finley FITCH whom did not list his sources.There were probably other children.Henry RAMER gave his place of birth several times (during application for his second and thirdmarriages) as Berks County, Pennsylvania, so perhaps his father Philip was from there also.Family oral history seems to indicate that son Henry could have been born in Dauphin or Perry Counties also.Catherine was the daughter of Jacob WAGGONER Sr., who died in 1804.

WILL OF PHILIP REAMER III

The following will is from Will Book A, page 334-337 of Perry County, Pennsylvania.

The last will and Testament of PHILIP REAMER _______.In the name of god, Amen I PHILIP REAMER of Buffaloe Township, Perry County and State of Pennsylvania yeomen (?).Being weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following.It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my dear wife CATHARINE one ______ bedstead and bedding, one cherry breakfast table, one tin plate stove and pipe, one ______ and corner cupboard and kitchen furniture to the value of five dollars.It is my will and I do order that the remainder of my personal property be appraised and sold by my executor herein after mentioned as soon as conveniently can be after my decease and the proceeds there of applied to the payment of my just debts.And as lacking (?) my real estate it is my will and I do dispose of it as follows.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son HENRY and to his heirs and assigns for ever thirty five acres of land with the usual allowance of six per cent off the right end of my place adjoining GEORGE EBERLY the line to a parallel line with said EBERLY's my executor to get the land surveyed off for HENRY as soon as conventionally can be after my decease.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my dear wife CATHARIN a part of the house to live in to have two small looms in the west end of the house in the under story (?).Rooms in the cellar (?) _______ _______, and room upstairs to put flower and grain any she may have, the one half of the two gardens and as touching all the rest of my real estate.It is my will that my executor rent or let out my place for the shares to be __________ until all my debts are _______ and to give my dear wife CATHARINE yearly and every the one thing of all the grain raised on the farm.She to have as much of the fruit as she may ________ in need of.The grain to be delivered to her at the house in the bushel the cropper's third to be delivered and _______.It is my will and I do order that after my just debts are paid that my dear wife CATHARINE have the whole and entire use and benefit of my rest estate during her life.It is my will and I do order that at the death of my dear wife CATHARINE that all my real estate be appraised and sold by my executor and the proceeds thereof divided as follows.It is my will and I do order that should there be any debts remaining unpaid at that time against my estate that they be paid by executor out of the first money that comes into his hand out of the sale and the remainder divided as follows.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my grandson RUBEN ELLMAKER the sum of two hundred dollars, and should there any balance I will that it be divided into three parts one part to be divided between my son HENRY's children share and share alike, one other of said parts to be divided amongst my daughters MARY EBERLY's children share and share alike and the remaining part to be divided among my daughter BARBARA SWARTZ's children share and share alike.

And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint ADAM ELLMAKER sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal the eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.

his
PHILIP REAMER
mark

_________ __________ and dictated by the aforementioned PHILIP REAMER to be his last will and testament.

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Perry County, Pennsylvania

This 16th day of June A.D. 1829 before me JACOB FRITZ Esquire, Register for the probate of wills in and for the County of Perry personally came GEORGE MITCHELL one of the __________ witnesses to the foregoing will and being sworn according to law did _________ and say that he was present and saw and heard PHILIP REAMER the testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing Instrument of writing and _________ for his testament and last will, and at the time of so doing he was of perfect and sound mine memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge obligation and behalf.

Sworn and subscribed before me -
JACOB FRITZ RegisterG. MITCHELL

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Perry County, Pennsylvania

This 17th day of June (?) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine before me JACOB FRITZ Esquire, Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the county of Perry, personally came JAMES HUNTER ______ one for the __________ witnesses to the foregoing will, and being duly sworn according to law did dispose and say that he was present and saw and heard PHILIP REAMER the testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and dictate the foregoing instrument of writing and for his testament and last will and at the time of __________ he was of perfect and sound memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge, observation and belief.

Sworn and subscribed before me -

JACOB FRITZ RegisterJAMES HUNTER ______

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Be ye remembered that on the 17th day of June 1829 the last will and testament of PHILIP REAMER of Buffaloe Township, ________- was duly proved and latter testament___ (?) _________ on the same day to ADAM ELLMAKER of the same place executor named in said will, inventory and accounts to be exhibited in the Register's office at Bloomfield in the times appoints by law.

Executor having been affirmed,
JACOB FRITZ, Register

The executor was ________ approved that he will diligently and faithfully _________ and will and truly comply with the _______ of the ______ di________ to collateral inheritances._________- the 7th day of April, 1826.

JACOB FRITZ, Register


Mary RAMER (1797-1880), daughter of Philip RAMER III, married George EBERLY (1793-1876) and moved to Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois like her brother HENRY.

In 1790 the PHILIP REAMER family was living at the eastern portion of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.This area later became Perry County.The family included one male over 16 and three females.

In 1800 PHILIP REAMER and family was living in Buffaloe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.There was one male 0 to 10, one male 26 to 45, two females 0 to 10, two females 10 to 16, and one female 26 to 45.

In the 1810 Buffaloe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania census the following RAMER/REAMER families were living.This area became Perry County when Perry was created in 1820.

PHILIP REAMER:1 male 0 to 10 years of age
1 male 10 to 16 years of age
1 male 16 to 26 years of age
1 male over 45 years of age
1 female 10 to 16 years of age
1 female 16 to 26 years of age
1 female 26 to 45 years of age

JOHN REAMER:1 male over 45 years of age
1 female over 45 years of age
5 children

Living in the next county over from Cumberland, Dauphin, were ABRAM (ABRAHAM?) and NICHOLAS RAMER.However, in many cases the handwriting was very difficult to decipher and it is not surprising the name was not recognized by the person doing the census index.

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In the 1820 Federal Census of Buffaloe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the following RAMER/REAMER families were listed:

JOHN REAMER:2 Males 18 to 26 years of age
1 Male 26 to 45 years of age
2 Females 16 to 26 years of age
1 Female over 45 years of age

JACOB REAMER:1 Male 0 to 10 years of age
1 Male 26 to 45 years of age
4 Females 0 to 10 years of age
1 Female 26 to 45 years of age

PHILIP REAMER: 1 Male 0 to 10 years of age
1 Male 18 to 26 years of age
1 Females 10 to 16 years of age
2 Females 16 to 26 years of age


Is this our PHILIP REAMER family?The totals and ages seem very wrong.Sometimes the censuses were very mixed up.Or perhaps this PHILIP REAMER is a brother of HENRY REAMER and a son of PHILIP REAMER.

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In the 1830 Federal census of Buffaloe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the following appeared on page 318:

HENRY REAMER:one male 10 to 15 years old
one male 20 to 30 years old
two females less than 5 years old
one female 20 to 30 years old
one female 40 to 50 years old
one female 60 to 70 years old

Is this the household of "our" HENRY RAMER (1804-1881)?Who are the male 10-15, and females 40-50 and 60-70?Was the older females the mothers of HENRY and SUSANNA?Was the younger male a brother of SUSANNA? or a Nephew?

Living next door to HENRY REAMER was:

GEORGE EBERLY: two males less than five years old
two males 10 to 15 years old
one male 30 to 40 years old
one female less than 5 years old
one female 5 to 10 years old
one female 10 to 15 years old
one female 30 to 40 years old

Living twelve houses away was:

JACOB REAMER:two males 5 to 10 years old
one male 10 to 15 years old
one male 40 to 50 years old
one female 5 to 10 years old
one female 10 to 15 years old
two females 15 to 20 years old
one female 40 to 50 years old

living another two houses away:

JOHN REAMER:two males 30 to 40 years old
one male 60 to 70 years old
one female 20 to 30 years old


And living in the town of _________, in Juniata Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania in 1830 was:

PHILIP REAMER: one male 15 to 20 years old
one male 20 to 30 years old
one female 20 to 30 years old


This PHILIP is too young to the father of "our" HENRY RAMER.

From the 1822 Buffaloe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Tax Valuation:

REAMER, JOHN-Farmer

200 acres of land at $10/acre=$ 2,000
3 horses at $20@=$60
3 cows at $8@=$24
$ 2,084

REAMER, JACOB-Farmer

70 acres of land at $7/acre=$630
2 horses at $15@=$30
1 cow at $7=$7
$637

REAMER, PHILIP-Farmer

140 acres of land at $11/acre=$1540
3 horses at $15@=$45
4 cows at $5@=$20
$1605

Free Males (age 18-21):JOHN, JOSEPH and HENRY REAMER (not necessarily in the same household).

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Buffaloe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania 1829-1830-1831 Tax List:

REAMER, HENRY-Farmer
2 horses at $40@=$80
2 cows at $10@=$20
$ 100

REAMER, PHILIP-Farmer
70 acres of land at $12/acre=$ 840
1 horse at $40=$40
2 cows at $10@=$20
$ 900

REAMER, JACOB-Farmer
74 acres of land at $9/acre=$ 666
1 cows at $10=$10
$ 676

REAMER, JOHN-Farmer
200 acres of land at $12/acre=$ 2400
2 horse at $50@=$100
1 cow at $12=$12
$ 2512

REAMER, JOSEPH - Laborer(single freeman)$100
REAMER, JOHN - Weaver(single freeman)$150

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EHENRY RAMER
b. 08 Aug 1804 at Buffaloe Township, Perry Co., PA (?)
d. 30 Apr 1881 at Pierce Township, DeKalb Co., IL

Married:
1)SUSANNAH TROUP
b. 02 Nov 1808 at Juniata Township, Perry Co., PA
m. 01 Apr 1826 atPA
d. 09 Jan 1877 at Pierce Township, DeKalb Co., IL

2)CATHERINE _________ WILD SCHMICK(SMITH)
b.1816 atGermany
m. 16 Jun 1878 at Pierceville, DeKalb Co., IL
d. 22 Nov 1878 atDeKalb Co., IL

3)SARAH ___________ PINGEE FALL(SALLY)
b.1821 at Plainfield,Co., NH
m. 11 Sep 1879 at Pierce Township, DeKalb Co., IL
d.at

Children:
EAMARIA RAMERb. 05 Jul 1827d. 18 Dec 1901
EBCATHERINE RAMERb. 23 Oct 1828d. 24 Feb 1907
ECPETER RAMERb. 04 Aug 1830d. 27 Mar 1903
EDLEVI RAMERb. 10 Feb 1832d. 21 Jan 1899
EELAVINA RAMERb. 13 May 1834d. 27 Mar 1892
EFJOHN RAMERb.Nov 1836d. 16 Nov 1879
EGHENRY EDWARD RAMERb. 13 Mar 1838d. 01 May 1914
EHPHILLIP RAMERb. 13 Mar 1840d. 12 Sep 1908
EIANTHONY RAMERb. 17 Mar 1842d. 16 Jan 1904
EJGEORGE RAMERb. 27 Apr 1844d. 23 Sep 1911

HENRY, SUSANNAH and CATHERINE are buried at the East Pierce Cemetery, at Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois.When HENRY was applying for his second and third marriage licenses he gave his place of birth as Berks County, Pennsylvania and his parents as PHILLIP RAMER and CATHERINE WAGNER.Family oral history says he was born at American Millersburg, Pennsylvania.There is a Millersburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, just north of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River, and just across the river from Perry County.

In 1850 the family was living at Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois with eight of the children (MARIA and CATHERINE were already married).In 1860 the family was living at Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois with children PHILLIP, ANTHONY, and GEORGE and LOVINA JORDAN (b. 1850 in Illinois).

In 1880 the family was living at Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois.It is not know what happened to SARAH.See the next page for background on HENRY's wives.See the next page after that for a biography written of HENRY RAMER. See the following page for
background on the RAMER and TROUP families.

SUSANNAH is the daughter of:

PETER TROUP
b.atPA
m.atPA
d.c1848 at Juanita Township, Perry Co., PA

Married:LILLIAN ___________ ____________
b.at
d.p1848 at

Children:
1.HENRY TROUPb.d.
2.ABRAHAM TROUPb.1800d.
3.MARGARET TROUPb.d.
4.JOHN TROUPb. 10 Dec 1806d. 25 May 1858
5.SUSANNAH TROUPb. 12 Nov 1808d. 09 Jan 1877
6.HANNAH TROUPb. 22 Jul 1810d. 19 Jan 1857
7.CATHERINE TROUPb.d.
8.PETER TROUPb. 20 May 1817d. 27 Sep 1882
9.POLLY TROUPb.d.
10. LYDIA TROUPb. 15 Feb 1824d. 02 Jul 1874


The Following Appeared in "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS", Chapman Publ., Chicago, IL 1885

HENRY RAMER, deceased, formerly a farmer, resident of Pierce Township, was a pioneer settler of DeKalb County.He was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1804, and was there brought up and instructed in agricultural pursuits. His marriage to SUSANNAH TROUP occurred April 1, 1826.She was born November 2, 1808 in Dauphin County.In 1833 they emigrated to Ohio, moving there in an emigrant wagon, or "prairie schooner."Mr. RAMER purchased a tract of timber land in Richland County, Ohio, built a log house, and lived on the place until 1846, clearing and improving 65 acres.In 1846 he bought another place nearby, which he sold a year later and came to Illinois.The journey thither was accomplished by the aid of three horses, a pair of oxen and two wagons, and they bought with them their household goods and provisions.They were seventeen days on the road.They rented a farm in DuPage County, which they operated until 1849, when they settled in Township 39, Range 5E, which afterwards became Pierce Township.Mr. RAMER purchased 160 acres of land in it's original condition on Section 27.He built a frame house upon it, with lumber he hauled from DuPage County.In this house he lived until his death.His first wife died January 9, 1877.He married CATHERINE SMITH, who lived but five months after marriage.Mr. RAMER died in April 1881.He was the father of ten children by his first wife: MARIA, CATHERINE, PETER, LEVI, LAVINA, JOHN, HENRY, PHILIP, ANTHONY, and GEORGE.

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Land grant records show that HENRY REAMER purchased 80 acres on April 27, 1833 at Richland County, Range 17, Township 25, East half of NE quarter, Section 19, and on April 29, 1833 40 acres in NW quarter of NE quarter of Section 19.At this time this area was called Clearcreek Township.When Ashland County was formed in 1848, Clearcreek Township was divided between Richland and Ashland and the part in Richland (where the RAMER farm had been located) was renamed Butler Township.This area is about ____ miles north of Olivesburg, and about the same distance NE of Shenandoah, about one mile from the Ashland County line.