Margaret Ann Derr1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18963, (1829 - 1865)
FatherDaniel Derr4,5 (28 Apr 1799 - 25 May 1873)
MotherCatharine Raup4,5 (2 May 1807 - 21 Apr 1895)

Key Events:

Birth: 14 May 1829, Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania6,7,8
Marriage: 24 Jul 1852, Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, Frederick J. Shurtz (1832 - 18 May 1892)6,9,10
Death: 18 Sep 1865, Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Michigan6,11
Burial: Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Michigan12

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Margaret Ann Derr was born on 14 May 1829 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.6,7,8 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, Daniel Derr and Catharine Raup.13
     Margaret married Frederick J. Shurtz on 24 Jul 1852 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.6,9,10
     Margaret and Frederick appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 20 Jul 1860, reporting no real estate but $2,000 in personal estate. Their children Sarah, Mary, Margaret, Perry, Anna and Horace were listed as living with them, as was Catherine Shurts, age 66, who may have been his mother.14
     Margaret and Frederick moved to St. Joseph Co., Michigan, about 1864 with their eight children, Sarah, Mary, Margaret, Perry, Anna, Horace, Mattie and Clara.15
     Margaret died on 18 Sep 1865 in Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, at age 36.6,11 She was buried in Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.12

Children:
     Children with Frederick J. Shurtz:

Citations

  1. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Margaret Ann Derr.
  2. [S5025] Daniel Derr household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Margaret A. Derr.
  3. [S4970] Mary E. Yearick, Certificate of Death, shows name as Margaret Derr.
  4. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014.
  5. [S5025] Daniel Derr household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, town, county, and state.
  7. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows date, as 14 May 1829, town and county, as Turbotville, Northumberland Co., and state, and inscription of "36y 1m 1d., w/o Frederick."
  8. [S5025] Daniel Derr household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 21 and state.
  9. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows inscription of "w/o Frederick."
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows date, town, county, and state.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz.
  13. [S5025] Daniel Derr household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  14. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S5001] H. F. Shurtz obituary, unknown newspaper, most likely The Beloit Daily Call, shows the family moved when he was 4 years old.
  16. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  17. [S4970] Mary E. Yearick, Certificate of Death.
  18. [S4976] Schalck and Henning, History of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, pg 544.
  19. [S5001] H. F. Shurtz obituary, unknown newspaper, most likely The Beloit Daily Call.
  20. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows the child living with Margaret's husband, born before his marriage to his current wife.
  21. [S5016] Martha Jane Hinsdell, Certificate of Death.
  22. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601040, Daniel T. Shurtz, shows inscription as s/o F. & M. A.