Individual Details

Samuel NEIDERHISER

(22 Oct 1842 - 8 Jul 1898)

Events

Birth22 Oct 1842?PA
Military1861Company B, 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteers - Pennsylvania
ResidenceAft 1865Somerset Co PA
MarriageBef 1871PA? - Harriet Foust
Burial1898Neiderhiser Cemetery: Route 31 east; take County Line Rd. to left on Jones Mill Run Rd; left on Cherry Trail, go thru iron gate (on foot), across a fairly new bridge; up the hill on the trail; bear left at an overgrown Y and the cemetery is on the left., Neiderhiser Cemetery, Somerset Co, Jefferson Twp PA
Death8 Jul 1898Somerset Co PA
Miscellaneoushad a son named Samuel F., ;Samuel F. married Amanda born 1878, died 1974

Families

Notes

Military

Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen's handwritten note indicates that he was "mustered in 1861, Gettysburg [and] was in Fredericksburg, ....9 mo service... [and] mustered out in 1865."

Residence

Don Neiderhiser records: "[W]hen Samuel came home from the war he stayed at his home place next to the Neiderhiser Cemetery..."

Burial

From pagenweb.org/~somerset/cemetery/jf/neiderhiser.htm:
"Children of Samuel & H. NEIDERHISER, JACOB (NIEDERHISER) Died Nov. 16, 1891 - Aged 3 yrs 10 mo 20 days
Infant (NIEDERHISER), Died May 9, 1888
EDWARD (NIEDERHISER) Died Ap. 10, 1889 - Aged 1 yr 11 mo 7 days
SAMUEL NIEDERHISER, Died July 8, 1898 - Aged 55 yrs 8 mo 16 days
SAVAGE (stone set into ground, no other markings)
One stone with inscription too weathered to read.
22 native stone markers"

Donald Neiderhiser's records agree with the above except he omits "SAVAGE" and adds "There is a David Neiderhiser (grave marker) at the top right side (of the cemetery) it may be Jacob or Samuel's son. 'David 1/16/18?4 age 2 yrs. 14 days..."
Compiler of this tree and Bruce Rosenberger (a Neiderhiser descendant) accompanied Donald to the Neiderhiser Cemetery 25 Aug 2012. We dispute his data at two points: 1) on the base of Samuel's monument, the notation re Jacob clearly reads "Nov 16, 1891 age 9 yrs 10 mo. 20 days" and 2) the stone he identifies as "David Neiderhiser" is nearly illegible; the first name is "David" but the remainder of the data cannot be verified. We question his assumption that it is Jacob or Samuel's son.

Donald Neiderhiser indicates that "Samuel Neiderhiser's stone was bought by the state because he was a volunteer in the Civil War. On our 25 Aug 2012 visit, the grave was decorated by 2 U.S. flags, one bearing the insignia "G.A.R."

Endnotes

1. Paul Robert Neiderhiser, "Descendants of Rudolph Neiderhiser family group sheet," compiled unknown; possibly 2003 (Greensburg PA). submitted to Bruce E. Rosenberger in personal letter, August, 2009, pg 1.

2. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Norman Elmer and Keturah Hays NIEDERHISER"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 5.

3. , , interview by , ; , privately held by Bruce and MarySue Rosenberger, , .

4. Samuel Niederhiser tombstone, Neiderhiser Cemetery, Somerset Co, Jefferson Twp PA (From Trent going toward Seven Springs, turn right onto Old Fire Trail Road, several miles, then left on Beltz Trail. Approximately one mile, stay right at the first "Y" then left at the second "Y". Cemetery is marked and fenced, and well cared for, and is just off the left of the trail. The area was also referred to as "White House" by the local residents.); Linda Marker, 1998-2000, on-line; Cemeteries: Neiderhiser Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Somerset Co PA.

5. "telephone interview 7 Sept 2011 with Donald A. Neiderhiser," 7 September 2011 by Bruce E. Rosenberger, owned by not recorded, NA, telephone, not recorded; interviewee spoke from personal knowledge and experience.

6. Samuel Neiderhiser; upright engraved stone marker, extreme left of cemetery, toward front, Neiderhiser Cemetery, Somerset County PA (Take Route 31 to County Line Rd, turn right. Pass Seven Springs Golf Course and go to brick church on right. Take first road to left beyond brick church; Jones Mill Rd. Go nearly 2 miles to trail on left, Cherry Trail. Park vehicle. On foot, go thru iron gate, follow trail acrtoss nearly new bridge over small stream. Continue on trail to an overgrown Y in the trail; bear left; cemetery is on left surrounded by log fence.); visited 25 Aug 2012.

7. Samuel Niederhiser tombstone, Neiderhiser Cemetery, Somerset Co, Jefferson Twp PA (From Trent going toward Seven Springs, turn right onto Old Fire Trail Road, several miles, then left on Beltz Trail. Approximately one mile, stay right at the first "Y" then left at the second "Y". Cemetery is marked and fenced, and well cared for, and is just off the left of the trail. The area was also referred to as "White House" by the local residents.); Linda Marker, 1998-2000, on-line.

8. Chuck Neiderhiser, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser descendants"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, on-line, 23 Aug 2001.