Lauren, Thanks much. That little Christopher Trovinger tidbit actually clears up a small mystery. I had two different dates for his death, Oct 17 and Dec 17, 1820. The Maryland Herald notice nails it--I looked it up, and the Sunday before Dec 19 was Dec 17, 1820. Christopher is my earliest Trovinger, having married Anna Barbara KIMMEL, b. Ephrata, PA, daughter of my 4th gr grandfather, Adam KIMMEL (1733-1778), an Am Rev soldier. Mike > > Mike, I must have transposed numbers when I plugged it into the > calculator. I also noticed in the marriage index there is a TROVINGER, > Cath./Abigale Smith 3/23/1822. There is a note that it is cross > indexed the same way. In Wright's extracts the groom's name is Abijah > Smith. They were married Sun the 24th by Rev. Kurtz. There is also a > small death notice in the Maryland Herald, Dec. 19, 1820. "Died Sun > morning last at his res about 3 miles from Hagers-town, after a > lingering illness, Christopher Trovinger, in the 64th year of his age." > Your Trovingers aren't nearly as numerous as your Rohrers. > > Lauren > > > > Mike Rohrer wrote: > > >Lauren, > > > >Thank you. The Joseph TROVINGER who d. 11 May 1908 is the fellow I was looking for. At age 75y, 4m, 25d his birth calculates exactly to the 16 Dec 1832 date I had for him. Also, Susan M., w/o Joseph, was born Susan Melvina EAKLE about 1843 according to census records. Your date and age give her a birthdate of 5 Sep 1842, which is a pretty darn good match. > > > >Funny, though, I don't know who Howard and Daisy are. So, one mystery solved, and another presented. > > > >Ain't it great? > > > >Mike > > > > > > > >>Mike > >>In the Smithsburg Cemetery at Smithsburg there is a Joseph TROVINGER, > >>age 75y 4m 25d, d. 11 May 1908 alongside TROVINGER, Susan M., w/o Joseph > >>age 52y 4m 14d d. 19 Jan. 1895 also TROVINGER, Joseph s/o Howard and > >>Daisy TROVINGER d. 21 Sept. 1908. (n.o.i.) This is from Vol. III of the > >>cemetery records. The birthdate calculator for the first Joseph > >>indicates his birthday is 27 Dec. 1855. Might you have another Joseph > >>than you suspected? > >> > >>Lauren