Martha, Re: Ella S. Rager m Samuel Rowland: Ella d/o Robert and Melissa Rager. According to 1850 census (Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co.) & 1860 census (Young Twp., Indiana Co.), Robert is the son of Absolum RAGER and Jane CUNNINGHAM. Absolum believed to be the son of George RAGER and Sarah JUNKINS. I welcome anything that can help prove this line. 1 Robert RAGER __________________________________________________ Birth: abt 1843 Death: 16 Jan 1883 Burial: Jan 1883, Center Twp., Cambria Co., PA Burial Memo: Homer City Cemetery Father: Absolom RAGER (~1821-1891) Mother: Jane CUNNINGHAM (~1825->1880) BROKE DOWN. At the raising of the Presbyterian church in Homer on Thursday last, one of the uprights gave way, breaking down one end of the building and percipitating [sic] about a dozen persons, who were on the building at the time, to the ground, seriously injuring Benton PETTICORD, Oliver EARL, Thos. SIMPSON, Robt. RAGER, Fra KNDEVINY AND Daniel WIER. Several others were slightly injured, "Sim" CUNNINGHAM of this place was on the building at the time helping, but fortunately came off uninjured, with the exception of a good fright and a bad shock. Indiana Progress, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Extracts 24 August 1871 Need Obituary: "Robert Rager" died 1-16-1883 - Indiana Times Military: Civil War: Co G, 63 Reg\ Co H, 105 Reg; 30 Aug 1862 – 29 May 1865 Spouse: Melissa KING Birth: abt 1845, Homer City, Indiana Co., PA Death: 23 Jan 1923, Conemaugh Twp., Cambria Co., PA Obituary: Mrs. Melissa King Rager, aged 78, died of a complication of diseases at 9:30 o’clock yesterday morning at her home, 130 Second street, Conemaugh. Mrs. Rager and her sister, Miss Sadie King, resided together. Mrs. Rager was the widow of Robert Rager. She was born at Homer City, Indiana County and made her home in Conemaugh since 188_. Mrs. Rager is survived by one son, Samuel I. Rager of 122 Second street, Conemaugh, and one sister, Miss Sadie King. Five grandchildren and one great-granchild survive. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at the Samuel Rager home, in charge of the Rev. C.L. Moore, pastor of the Conemaugh Methodist Episcopal church. Interment will be in Headrick’s cemetery. Indiana Evening Gazette Indiana, Pennsylvania Wednesday, January 24, 1923 Marr: 25 Jul 1866, Indiana Co., PA Marr Memo: Lutheran Parsonage Children: Samuel J. (~1867-1951) Ella Sarah (1870-1919) (2) 1.1 Samuel J. RAGER __________________________________________________ Birth: abt 1867 Death: Nov 1951 [2] Burial: Nov 1951, East Taylor Twp., Cambria Co., PA Burial Memo: Headrick Cemetery Occ: Motorman- Railroad Round House; Steam Railroad Obituary: Need Johnstown T-D “Samuel I. Rager” 1951-11-27 Spouse: Ida Mae FISHER Birth: 1884 Death: 1953 Marr: 1908, Cambria Co., PA (2) 1.2 Ella Sarah RAGER __________________________________________________ Birth: 1870, PA Death: 1919 Burial: 1919, Cambria Co., PA Burial Memo: Headrick Cemetery Obituary: Need Johnstown Tribune? “Sarah R. Rowland” 1918-4-10 Spouse: Samuel ROWLAND Birth: Jun 1870, PA Death: 1959, Youngstown, Mahoning Co., OH Father: Samuel ROWLAND Mother: Rebecca POWELL “I am trying to ascertain if the Samuel ROWLAND(S) who was married to Ella or Elda RAGER is brother to my great grandfather John S ROWLANDS. Samuel ROWLANDS b 1870 Brisban PA died 1959 Youngstown, Mahoning Co OH-this is my great grandfather's brother. There is a cemetery listing for Headricks Cemetery, Cambria Co PA for an Elda RAGER born 1870 died 1919. Same plot has a child Edna ROWLAND with Ella Rager Rowland listed as mother & a Samuel ROWLAND listed as father. My Samuel ROWLANDS had 2 sons that are listed in his obit in Mahoning Co OH-Robert & Irwin & they are living in Niles, Trumbull Co OH in 1959. I have no mention of a wife for Samuel & wonder if the Ella/Elda who died in Cambria was his wife and is the mother of his children. Perhaps some of the RAGER researchers have run across this family.” Linda Phoenix AZ [posted to PACAMBRI list Mon, Jan 24, 2005, by Linda Myers [email protected] Kathryn Doyle Piedmont, CA Original Message: Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:28:01 +0000 From: [email protected] Subject: [PAINDIAN] RAGER MARRIAGES Hi everyone, I picked-up over 40 marriages of Rager women when I was in PA. Does anyone know where the following belong: Ella S. Rager m Samuel Rowland--Ella's parents were Robert and Melissa Rager; Samuel's parents were Samuel and Rebecca Rowland. <snip> Martha