Samuel Herr ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Samuel witnessed the physical description of John Peter Herr Sr. On 17 Oct 1849 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD: Herald of Freedom: Legal Notice of Herr Estate Dispute. ^{7 7} Legal Notice published on 17 Oct 1849 in the newspaper Herald of Freedom, Hagerstown, MD:

No. 1080

George M. Irwin, Mary Irwin, his wife
vs.
Samuel Herr and wife,
William Herr and wife,
Daniel Herr and wife,
Conrad Herr and wife,
Elizabeth Beecher,
John Herr and wife.

In Washington County Court, sitting as a Court of Equity.

The object of the suit is to procure a decree for a sale of certain real estate, lots and houses, of which John P. Herr died seized and possessed.

The Bill states that said John P. Herr in the year 1844, departed this life in Franklin County, in the State of Pennsylvania, intestate, seized and possessed of certain lots and houses, (described in the bill and accompanying exhibit,) situate in Hagerstown, in Washington County, in the State of Maryland, leaving the said Complainants and Defendants as his heirs at law; that the said Samuel Herr and Susan Herr, his wife; William Herr, whose wife's Christian name is unknown, reside in the State of Ohio, or elsewhere beyond the jurisdiction of the Court; Daniel Herr, whose wife's Christian name is unknown, Conrad Herr and Catharine Herr, his wife; Elizabeth Beecher, widow, formerly Elizabeth Herr, resides in the State of Pennsylvania; Peter Herr, who departed this life, intestate, and unmarried, in Pennsylvania, in the year 1848; and John Herr and Sarah Herr his wife, reside in Williamsport, in Washington County, in the State of Maryland. That the Complainants and Defendants are seized as tenants in common in fee of said real estate, and this it would be for the interest and advantage of the Complainants and Defendants that said real estate should be sold and the proceeds divided according to the respective interest of the said parties. The bill further charges that John Herr has been the recipient of the rents of said real estate since the decease of said John P. Herr, and calls upon him for an account thereof to be taken under the direction of Washington County Court, as a Court of Equity.

It is thereupon adjudged and ordered that the Complainants, by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in some newspaper published at Hagerstown, once a week for one month before the 17th day of November next, give notice to the said absent Defendants of the object and substance of this bill; and warn them to appear in this Court in person or by solicitor, on or before the 18th day of February 1850, to answer the premises, and shew cause if any they have why a decree ought not to pass as prayed -- otherwise said bill will be taken pro confesso against said Defendants.

True copy -- Test:
Isaac Nesbitt, Cl'k.
October 17, 1849.

2. Census in 1850 in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH. ⁸ The 1850 census recorded William Herr, cabinet maker, 63, living with wife Susan, 63. He was born in Maryland and she in Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued at $6,0000.

3. Census in 1860 in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH. ⁹ The 1860 census recorded Samuel Herr, carpenter, 74, born in Maryland, living with wife Jane S. Herr, 46, born in Ohio. His real estate was valued at $2,500.

4. Cause of Death: heart disease, 16 Jun 1874, Lancaster, Fairfield, OH. ⁴

5. Occupation: carpenter on 16 Jun 1874 in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH. ⁴

6. Obituary: The Somerset Press: Samuel Herr, the oldest inhabitant of Lancaster, Ohio, died on Wednesday last. His age was 89 years. On 19 Jun 1874 in Somerset, Perry, OH. ⁶

7. Book: Centennial History of Lancaster, Ohio, and Lancaster People, 1898. ¹⁰
From page 332:

Samuel Herr

Mr. Herr was born in Hagerstown, Md., and came to Lancaster in 1815. He devoted himself to his trade, that of a cabinet-maker, and an undertaker. He retried from business in 1858. Mr. Herr served as a county commissioner more than one term, was city treasurer for two years, and township trustee two or three terms.

From page 117:

An independent fire company was organized in Lancaster in 1833. P. Van Trump was the captain, and Samuel Herr first lieutenant, Samuel Evans second lieutenant, George Hood engineer, and second engineer, John C. Fall. The company was certainly well officiated.

From page 331:

Jesse Woltz. Mr. Woltz came from Hagerstown, Md., to Lancaster in the year 1815, in company with Samuel Herr, who paid his expenses. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, and first worked for Samuel Herr. In 1816 he began business for himself.

Samuel married Susanna. (Susanna was born on 27 Jul 1795 in , , PA,¹¹ died on 5 Jun 1856 in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH ¹¹ and was buried in Lancaster: Forest Rose Cemetery, Fairfield, OH ¹¹.)

Samuel next married Jane Sturgeon on 2 Apr 1857 in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH.¹ (Jane Sturgeon was born in 1812 in , , OH,¹¹ died in 1888 in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH ¹¹ and was buried in Lancaster: Forest Rose Cemetery, Fairfield, OH ¹¹.)