Individual Details
Samuel F. NEIDERHISER
(1875 - )
Events
| Birth | 1875 |  | |||
| Miscellaneous | Jan 1896 | and his wife were involved in a serious sledding accident - Westmoreland Co, Donegal Twp PA |  | | |
| Marriage | Amanda NEIDERHISER | |
Families
| Spouse | Amanda NEIDERHISER (1884 - 1974) |
| Child | Charles B. NEIDERHISER (1924 - 2012) |
| Father | Samuel NEIDERHISER (1842 - 1898) |
| Mother | Harriet Foust ( - ) |
| Sibling | William NEIDERHISER (1871 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry H. NEIDERHISER (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen NEIDERHISER (1876 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth NEIDERHISER (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph NEIDERHISER (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob NEIDERHISER (1882 - ) |
| Sibling | Henrietta NEIDERHISER (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward NEIDERHISER (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Ella Lyda NEIDERHISER (1887 - ) |
| Sibling | Eliza NEIDERHISER (1888 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Harriet NEIDERHISER (1893 - ) |
| Sibling | Bertha NEIDERHISER (1893 - ) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
From the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society:"Jan 19, 1896 a sled full of people left Brethren Church held in Nedrow School; a tree fell on them. Daniel Sheets killed instantly; he was the driver.
Katie Saylor daughter of Uriah 15 yrs died 5 days later.
Curtis Baker s[on]/o[f] Henry died 7 days later.
Also in the sled were: Samuel & wife Neiderhiser, Annie Miller, Joseph Singo's two sons; 2 children of Daniel Sheets.
Nedrow School in Donegal Twp; Folks in sled lived in Somerset Co.
Minister at church: Frederick Murray.
A monument is located near where Nedrow School Set with date of accident and three killed on it."
Location of monument: "go to Jones Mill, on RT 31 fo 4 1/2 miles from Rt 711 intersection, to top of long hill. Turn right onto Fire Tower Rd at Laurel Ridge State Park sign. Go 1 mile and turn right. Continue past the Ferguson-Nedrow Cemetery. Continue about 1 mile to monument on right about 100 feet off road. This is a rough dirt Forbs State Forest road Monument is four sided and pointed, about 4 feet high, and on a base. It reads GPS Location, 40 degrees 03.45N; 079 degrees 17.78W
D.A. SHEETS; C.K. BAKER; Catherine SAYLOR Killed Jan. 9, 1896."
Endnotes
1. Trish Hawkins, "Neiderhiser ," e-mail message from
2. Sheets, Baker, Saylor tombstone, "Memorial in the Woods", Westmoreland Co PA (see Note Samuel F. Neiderhiser); Ken O'Neal; date unknown, e-mail.
3. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 25.