Individual Details
Ephraim Royer
(April 20, 1770 - )
Ephraim Royer and his wife, Magdalena Kemper Rover, were baptized into the Brethren church in 1802. Their home was in Lancaster County.
It is reported that these Royer's were very wealthy. At the time of the Mexican War, they also owned a valuable farm and money. During the inflation following the war, they purchased a second farm at a large price and went into debt. When the Panic of 1820 came, they lost everything. Their children were all grown, but only one of them was rich, a daughter married a wealthy man. When the old folks died, the rich son-in-law was reported to have said that they are not worth a gravestone. One of their daughters, Sophie, died an old maid and another was married to John Bitzer. One was married to John Hartzel, and one was married to Hickert. One of the sons was David Royer who lived in Ohio. There was another son.
It is reported that these Royer's were very wealthy. At the time of the Mexican War, they also owned a valuable farm and money. During the inflation following the war, they purchased a second farm at a large price and went into debt. When the Panic of 1820 came, they lost everything. Their children were all grown, but only one of them was rich, a daughter married a wealthy man. When the old folks died, the rich son-in-law was reported to have said that they are not worth a gravestone. One of their daughters, Sophie, died an old maid and another was married to John Bitzer. One was married to John Hartzel, and one was married to Hickert. One of the sons was David Royer who lived in Ohio. There was another son.
Events
| Birth | April 20, 1770 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Marriage | December 4, 1791 | Magdalena Kemper |
Families
| Spouse | Magdalena Kemper (1770 - 1847) |
| Child | David Royer (1793 - 1793) |
| Child | Rebecca Royer (1794 - 1794) |
| Child | Daniel Royer (1795 - 1864) |
| Child | John Royer (1797 - 1883) |
| Child | Elizabeth Royer (1799 - 1878) |
| Child | Mary Royer (1801 - ) |
| Child | Lydia Ann Royer (1803 - ) |
| Child | Sophia Royer (1805 - ) |
| Child | Seba Royer (1807 - ) |
| Child | Esther V. "Hettie" Royer (1809 - ) |
| Child | Magdalena Royer (1810 - ) |
| Child | Anna Royer (1814 - ) |
| Father | Christopher Rover ( - ) |
| Mother | Anna Landis ( - ) |