Individual Details
Jacob NEIDERHISER
(20 Dec 1817 - 28 Apr 1887)
Events
| Birth | 20 Dec 1817 | Germany |  |  | |
| Emigration | Abt 1823 | Germany to Bern, Switzerland with parental family | | ||
| Immigration | 22 Jul 1833 | New York from Havre, [France] with parental family | | | |
| Residence | Aft 1833 | Somerset Co PA with parental family | | | |
| Marriage | 6 Jan 1842 | Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" PLETCHER | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1880 | with son James, 22 years old - Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA - Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" PLETCHER | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1880 | a carpenter - Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA? | | ||
| Death | 28 Apr 1887 | | | ||
| Burial | 4 May 1887 | Porch Cemetery Rt. 711, near Donegal PA | | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" PLETCHER (1824 - 1892) |
| Child | Samuel NEIDERHISER (1842 - 1898) |
| Child | Emanuel John "John" NEIDERHISER Sr. (1844 - 1923) |
| Child | Elizabeth NEIDERHISER [m. Jacob Hays] (1847 - 1923) |
| Child | Sarah "Sadie" NEIDERHISER [m. Geo Washington Thompson] (1849 - 1909) |
| Child | Catherine NEIDERHISER [m. Frank Hays] (1852 - 1898) |
| Child | Daniel NEIDERHISER (m. Sarah Ellen Showman) (1854 - 1922) |
| Child | James NEIDERHISER (m. Etta Belty) (1857 - 1940) |
| Child | John NEIDERHISER (1860 - 1899) |
| Child | George NEIDERHISER (1865 - 1939) |
| Father | Rudolph NEIDERHISER (1784 - 1862) |
| Mother | Roseanna C. __?__ (1790 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Rose Anne NEIDERHISER (1812 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan NEIDERHISER Matheny (1813 - ) |
| Sibling | Barbara NEIDERHISER [Mrs. Peter]Walters (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Christian "Chris" NEIDERHISER (1821 - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine NEIDERHISER Dull (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | John NEIDERHISER (1824 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Lizzie" NEIDERHISER Miller (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Rudolph NEIDERHISER Jr (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | Fredrick "Fred" NEIDERHISER (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Sula NEIDERHISER (1833 - 1862) |
Notes
Birth
The "Passenger List" of the ship SULLY indicates that he was 16 years old when his family arrived in New York on 27 Jul 1833.The 1880 Federal census of Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA lists his parents and himself born in "Germany." That same census lists the parents of his brother Frederick as born in "Switzerland." Jacob's age is listed as 62.
Immigration
There are discrepancies in the date of his immigration. Clarence H. Rosenberger indicates that he "came to America [at] age 12." That would be about 1829.Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen indicates an immigration date of 1833 because Henry, born 1833 "was born on the Atlantic Ocean. The family crossed the Atlantic on ship [named] SULA, thus his [given] name was Henry Sula."
Paul Neiderhiser indicates the date of 22 July 1833 for the family's arrival in New York. The "Passenger List" of the ship Sully is dated 27 July 1833.
Residence
Don Neiderhiser reports: "Jacob settled just off Jones mill run Rd. [sic] in Jefferson Twp. Pa. He later moved to Donegal Twp. Westmoreland Co. Jacob's son Samuel stayed in Jefferson Twp." He does not include the dates of these moves.Marriage
This couple had 9 children: Samuel (22 Oct 1842 - 8 Jul 1898)Emanuel (see complete data in his file)
Elizabeth (Mrs, Jacob) Hays (5 Jun 1847 - 10 Oct 1923)
Sarah "Sadie" (Mrs. George Washington) Thompson (22 Jun 1849 - 28 Aug 1909)
Catherine (Mrs. Frank) Hays (17 Aug 1852 - 17 Oct 1898)
Daniel (17 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1922)
James (30 Oct 1857 - 25 May 1940)
John (15 Jul 1860 - 13 Jul 1899)
George B. (27 Nov 1865 - 6 Nov 1939)
Death
Mary Frances NEIDERHISER indicates "shortly before his death he had fractured his leg. One Sunday evening he was on porch with others when they were called for their meal. Jacob started in but apparently had a heart attack causing his sudden death."Burial
Bob and Carolyn Parker visited the cemetery on 18 Jul 2007 and reported: "There is a civil war flag by his grave, so he must have been a Vet."Endnotes
1. Jacob Neiderhiser, 1880 Federal, Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA, pg 263, Carnegie Libr; #211, pg 9, family 86; , pg 263; 211, pg 9, fam 86.
2. Ancestry.com, comp., Passenger List, Ship SULLY, 1. (New York: New York port authority, 27? July 1833), Sully, pg 2.
3. 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.
4. Personal data and events; from personal knowledge of Clarence H. Rosenberger (), personal memories; provided variable, pg 1, handwritten notes attached to genealogy, 1994.
5. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 2.
6. Ancestry.com, comp., Passenger List, Ship SULLY, 1. (New York: New York port authority, 27? July 1833), on-line; copy on file with Bruce E. Rosenberger.
7. 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.
8. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 1.
9. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 5.
10. Peter A. Hays, Sr., 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Federal, Westmoreland Co, Mt. Pleasant Twp PA,; Ancestry.com., 1880 census, pg #9.
11. Jacob Neiderhiser, 1880 Federal, Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA, pg 263, Carnegie Libr; #211, pg 9, family 86; , g 263, @211, pg 9, fam #86.
12. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 2.
13. E. Neiderhiser tombstone, Porch Cemetery, near Donegal PA (Rte 31 just east of turnpike entrance to Rt. 711; go north to Donegal Lake Rd,, turn left, 2 miles from Donegal,. Cemetery is on left over a small bridge and up a hill.); Bob & Carolyn Parker, 18 July 2007, e-mail 18 Jul 2007, pg 1.