Individual Details

Rudolph NEIDERHISER

(27 Aug 1784 - 19 Jul 1862)

Events

Birth27 Aug 1784Schwartzenau, Germany
MarriageAbt 1810Germany - Roseanna C. __?__
EmigrationAbt 1823Schwartzenau, Germany to Bern, Switzerland
OccupationBef 1833a tailor - Switzerland
Immigration27 Jul 1833New York from Le Havre, France
Residence (family)Aft 1833Somerset County PA - Roseanna C. __?__
Occupation1850a farmer - Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA
BurialJul 1862Porch Cemetery Rt. 711, near Donegal PA
Death19 Jul 1862

Families

Notes

Birth

According to the 1850 Census, included on pg 3 of Mary Frances NEIDERHISER's genealogy, he was born in Switzerland.
However, her written comments, pg. 1, indicate "he was born in Schwartzenau, Germany, migrated to Switzerland, and then to America." Source of this information unknown.

Paul R. Neiderhiser reports that "Rudolph Neiderhiser and Roseanna his wife were both born in Schwarzenau, Germany...." He indicates the date of 27 Aug 1784 as Rudolph's birthdate.
Schwarzenau was in the Palatinate area of Germany, the home of many religious dissenters.

Carolyn ZUNKLE Parker recortds Rudolph's birth date as "27 July 1784"

Marriage

They had 11 children. According to the ages listed on the ship's passenger list, their oldest child, Rose Anne, was born in 1812. The youngest, Henry Sula, was born during their voyage from Europe to America in 1833. Therefore, a marriage date of "about 1810" seems a good estimate.

Emigration

Paul Neiderhiser estimates the date of thie emigration to be about 1823 based upon data from the 1860 census indicating Catherine's birthplace in 1822 as Germany and John's birthplace in 1824 as Switzerland.

Occupation

The handwriting on the "Passenger List" is dim and difficult to read. Rudolph's occupation is listed but is not clear.

Immigration

Mary Frances NEIDERHISER notes that "[Rudolph and Roseanna's] son, Henry, was born on the ocean and was named Henry Sula because the ship on which they crossed was named SULA..." She notes further, "They were nine months in crossing the ocean." A handwritten note indicates the family "had left from Bern, Switzerland with ten children."
The passenger list of the ship SULLY indicates that they embarked from Le Havre, France and landed in New York.

Paul Neiderhiser indicates the date of arrival in New York as "22 July 1833."

Residence (family)

Don Neiderhiser says "Rudolph and Roseanna settled in Berlin Somerset Co...."

Burial

Bob and Carolyn Parker, reporting on their 18 Jul 2007 visit to Porch Cemetery: "...in Memory of Rudolph Niderhiser, Died July 19, 1862, Aged 77 yrs, 14 mos, 22 ds (father of Jacob Neiderhiser....) Note the spelling of Niderhiser and that the stone begins 'In Memory of' which may mean he is not actually buried there but a stone was put up in memory of him."

Endnotes

1. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 1.

2. Rudolph Neiderhiser, 1850 , Federal?, Somerset Co PA,? #727;., roll #836 film #283 Carnegie Libr.

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.

4. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 2.

5. Peter A. Hays, Sr., 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Federal, Westmoreland Co, Mt. Pleasant Twp PA,; Ancestry.com., 1850 census,.

6. 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 2.

7. Ancestry.com, comp., Passenger List, Ship SULLY, 1. (New York: New York port authority, 27? July 1833), Sully, 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. Ancestry.com, comp., Passenger List, Ship SULLY, 1. (New York: New York port authority, 27? July 1833), Sully, pg 1 and pg 2.

10. 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.

11. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 1.

12. 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, data from 1850 census, Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co PA.

13. Carolyn Zunkle Parker, compiler, "Niederhiser"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah and "Ancestors of Norman Elmer Neiderhiser", printed pages available at Neiderhiser Cousins' reunion, 9 July 2011, verbal/pictures.

14. 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 2.

15. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 2.

16. 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 2.