William Samuel Toms Derr

1875 - 1919  (43 years)

• Name	William Samuel Toms Derr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	11 Nov 1875	Myersville, Frederick, Maryland   [6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	Abt 1876	Maryland   [9, 10, 11]
  Death	1 Sep 1919	Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon   [6, 7, 12]
  Burial	Old Vancouver City Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark, Washington   [7, 13]
  Person ID	I31232	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Edward Derr,   b. 7 Dec 1845, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland d. 30 Dec 1916, Lewistown, Frederick, Maryland (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Eve Metzger,   b. 12 Mar 1852, Myersville, Frederick, Maryland d. 26 Nov 1905, Creagerstown, Frederick, Maryland (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1874	Myersville, Frederick, Maryland   [7, 14]
  Family ID	F18544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith May Smith,   b. 5 Jan 1887, Graceham, Frederick, Maryland d. 12 Mar 1981, Oceanside, San Diego, California (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1904	St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Clark County, Washington   [2, 15]
  Children	+ 1. Wanda Smith Theresa Derr,   b. 16 Aug 1914, Vancouver, Clark, Washington d. 30 Apr 2004, Alpine, Brewster, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F18540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  "William S. T. Derr lived at New York, NY (1898- to 1901); at Vancouver, WA (1901 to 1919). In New York, he was employed at Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. At Vancouver, WA, he had a bakery business; he was a partner in operating Great Western Tea Co.; elected County Clerk, Clark Co., WA, 1910; admitted to the bar in 1914; elected Justice of the Peace, 1914. He was instrumental in organizing St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation at Vancouver, Washington." [Roy H. Wampler, citation details below] William Samuel Derr and his wife Edith May Smith were double third cousins through their shared Derr ancestry, triple fourth cousins through their Koogle forbears, and fourth cousins via their Smith ancestors.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4990] Washington Births, 1907-1919, on ancestry.com. [S4998] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, on ancestry.com. [S5003] "Mrs. Derr." Westminster, Maryland Daily Advocate, 2 Dec 1905, p. 3. [S5004] "Mrs. Mary E. Derr." Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov 1905, p. 10. [S5005] "Derr." Westminster, Maryland Democratic Advocate, 12 Jan 1917, p. 2. [S4999] Find a Grave page for William Samuel Toms [sic] Derr., date 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. [S6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, on ancestry.com., date only. [S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S4998] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, on ancestry.com., year only. [S4021] 1910 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S5006] Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008, on ancestry.com., date and county only. [S4999] Find a Grave page for William Samuel Toms [sic] Derr. [S2232] 1900 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., year 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., date and city only.