Individual Details
Jacob Stover ROSENBERGER
(11 May 1856 - 10 Dec 1927)
Jacob S. is the seventh generation in America when counting as number
one Henry ROSENBERGER, the original Rosenberger immigrant to North
America. Jacob S. lived in New Britain and Lansdale and was a farmer
and a member of the Church of the Brethren at Hatfield.
1910 PA census (Montg. Co. roll 1377; pg. 197a) was living in Lansdale
Borough; occupation, a carpenter shop; 6 children, 5 living
1920 PA census (Montg. Co. roll 1605; p. 1B) living in Lansdale
Borough; retired
one Henry ROSENBERGER, the original Rosenberger immigrant to North
America. Jacob S. lived in New Britain and Lansdale and was a farmer
and a member of the Church of the Brethren at Hatfield.
1910 PA census (Montg. Co. roll 1377; pg. 197a) was living in Lansdale
Borough; occupation, a carpenter shop; 6 children, 5 living
1920 PA census (Montg. Co. roll 1605; p. 1B) living in Lansdale
Borough; retired
Events
| Birth | 11 May 1856 | New Britain, Hilltown Township, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 Jan 1878 | Ann Eliza ROSENBERGER |  | | |
| Property | 1909 | "the Wireman farm" - New Britain PA | | ||
| Occupation | 1910 | a farmer and carpenter with his own shop - Lansdale Borough, Montg Co PA | | | |
| Retirement | Bef 1920 | Lansdale Borough, Montg Co PA | | | |
| Burial | 1927 | Hatfield PA Church of the Brethren Cemetery | | ||
| Death | 10 Dec 1927 | Lansdale PA | | ||
| Religion | lifelong | a member of the German Baptists - Hatfield and Germantown PA | | |
Families
| Spouse | Ann Eliza ROSENBERGER (1856 - 1929) |
| Child | Paul ROSENBERGER (1879 - 1879) |
| Child | Elmer Wellington ROSENBERGER (1882 - 1943) |
| Child | John ARTHUR ROSENBERGER (1884 - 1948) |
| Child | Jacob Wilmer ROSENBERGER (1886 - 1972) |
| Child | Leidy Herman ROSENBERGER (1892 - 1952) |
| Child | Clara Eliza ROSENBERGER (1898 - 1950) |
| Father | John D. ROSENBERGER (1826 - 1891) |
| Mother | Catharine STOVER (1827 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Mary Lizzie ROSENBERGER (1849 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Amanda ROSENBERGER (1853 - ) |
| Sibling | Gideon ROSENBERGER (1858 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
"I have a vivid mental picture of my grandmother [Ann Eliza Rosenberger] dressed in the typical plain black clothes of a Dunkard woman. There was one thing I could depend upon when I was around my grandmother, and particularly when I sat by her in church, and that was the constant feeding from a never ending supply of candy." From GENEALOGY OF I.J. AND C.H. ROSENBERGER (unpublished) by Clarence H. Rosenberger, November 21, 1938, Bethany Seminary, pg. 5.Occupation
"I have some very beautiful memories of my grandfather [Jacob S. Rosenberger]. In my mind's eye I can see him sitting in his old rocker holding the English Bible in one hand and stroking his long, wavy, white beard with the other hand. I mention the English Bible because he had in his early days used German entirely and by painstaking effort with his Bible he acquainted himself with the english language. Again I can see him tinkering in his workshop in the barn. Just the odor of that place enchanted me and I never had to worry about broken toys for I knew that Grandad could fix them in his workshop. While my grandfather lived I doubt there was ever a day that my mother was not bothered by my question, 'Can I go to Granddad's now?'" GENEALOGY OF I.J.. AND C.H. ROSENBERGER (unpublished) by Clarence H. Rosenberger, November 21, 1938, Bethany Seminary, pg. 3-4..Retirement
John O'Leary, in an e-mail 19 Jan 2004, reported Jacob Stover "built three houses to rent and live[d] off the income for retirement."Religion
When his son Elmer was denied communion by the Hatfield Church, Jacob S. is reported to have said, "If my son isn't good enough to take communion here [at the Hatfield Church of the Brethren] then I won't either." So the entire family began attending Germantown Church of the Brethren 18 miles away, closer to the city of Philadelphia.Endnotes
1. Rosenberger-Swartley Family History, pg. 43.
2. 1910 Federal, Montg Co PA; Lansdale Borough, pg. 197a, roll #1377;., Roll 1377, pg 197a.
3. Rosenberger-Swartley Family History, pg. 43.
4. 1910 Federal, Montg Co PA; Lansdale Borough, pg. 197a, roll #1377;., e-mail.
5. Rosenberger-Swartley Family History, pg. 43.
6. ??, Ruth Genealogy (??: ??, ??), roll 1605, pg 1B.
7. Stone at Hatfield Church of the Brethren Cemetery., visualized on visit abt 2000.
8. Stone at Hatfield Church of the Brethren Cemetery..
9. Rosenberger-Swartley Family History, pg. 42.
10. Personal data and events; from personal knowledge of Clarence H. Rosenberger (), personal memories; provided variable, verbal memories.