David Derr

1817 - 1884  (66 years)

• Name	David Derr
  Birth	25 May 1817	Frederick County, Maryland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Apr 1884	Frederick County, Maryland   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	8 Apr 1884	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland   [5, 7, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I31259	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John Derr,   b. 26 May 1780, Maryland d. 12 Aug 1845, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Haupt,   b. 22 Oct 1795, Maryland d. 30 Mar 1846, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1815	Frederick County, Maryland   [4, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F18557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Smith,   b. 3 Jul 1821, Maryland d. 7 Mar 1892, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1841	Frederick County, Maryland   [4, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Joanna May Derr,   b. 29 Aug 1859, Maryland d. 11 Dec 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F18554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  As of 23 Nov 2020 there are two Find a Grave pages for him, but they clearly both refer to the same person. "Died of Paralysis", Frederick, Maryland News, 7 Apr 1884, p. 4: Mr. David Derr, who it will be remembered was paralyzed at the funeral of a friend at Middletown on Wednesday last, died at his residence on the Harpers Ferry road, about one and half miles from town, Saturday evening. Aged 66 years, 11 months. The interment will be made at Mt. Olivet Cemetery tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The deceased was an active member in the Evan. Lutheran church, this city, and constituted one of the church council. "Consigned to the Tomb", Frederick, Maryland News, 9 Apr 1884, p. 4: The funeral of Mr. David Derr, who it will be remembered was paralyzed at the funeral of a friend at Middletown on Wednesday last, died at his residence on the Harper's Ferry road, about one and a-half miles from town, Saturday evening, took place yesterday, the interment being made at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, this city. Revs. Drs. Diehl and Eschbach conducted the services. The funeral was well attended by a large number of residents in that section of the county, the deceased being a man of high standing in that community and generally beloved. He was an elder in the Evan. Lutheran Church of this city and with his family were regular attendants on the church services. The pallbearers were Messrs. Wm. S. Miller, Lewis M. Nixdorff, Wm. D. Bowers, Jacob D. Hane, David Frazier and Geo. H. Riser. C. C. Carty, undertaker.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2231] 1870 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., year and state only. [S5023] Find a Grave page for David Derr., date only. [S2229] 1860 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., year and state only. [S5077] The Derr Family 1750-1986, with Allied Families of Baker, Flook, Hoover, Koogle, Long, Metzger, Smith, Templing, Toms, Yaste, and Youtsey by Roy H. Wampler. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1987. [S5025] "Died of Paralysis." Frederick, Maryland News, 7 Apr 1884, p. 4. [S5026] Find a Grave page for David Derr., date only. [S5023] Find a Grave page for David Derr., place only. [S5026] Find a Grave page for David Derr., place only. [S5077] The Derr Family 1750-1986, with Allied Families of Baker, Flook, Hoover, Koogle, Long, Metzger, Smith, Templing, Toms, Yaste, and Youtsey by Roy H. Wampler. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1987., place only. [S1746] Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850, compiled by Jordan Dodd, on ancestry.com., says 30 Sep 1815. [S5027] Find a Grave page for John Derr., year only. [S5028] Find a Grave page for Elizabeth Haupt Derr., year only. [S1746] Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850, compiled by Jordan Dodd, on ancestry.com., says 19 Feb 1841.