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Johann Wilhelm Metzger

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Name Johann Wilhelm Metzger Birth 15 Oct 1766 of Manchester, York, Pennsylvania [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Death 26 May 1823 [4, 5] Burial Quickels Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zions View, York, Pennsylvania [4, 5]
Person ID I31279 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others Last Modified 27 Nov 2020
Father John George Metzger, b. Germany d. Between 29 Jul 1810 and 1 Apr 1811
Mother Maria Catherine Family ID F18566 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eva Baker, b. 23 Jun 1772 d. 1 Oct 1822 (Age 50 years) Children + 1. William Metzger, b. 17 Jul 1809, Manchester, York, Pennsylvania d. 2 Dec 1868, Myersville, Frederick, Maryland
(Age 59 years)
Family ID F18565 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Nov 2020
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Photos Headstone of Johann William Metzger
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Notes - "J. William Metzger, [...] spent his life in farming. He owned a valuable farm near Manchester, York County, Pa., and also a large distillery in Manchester, and was very successful in business both as a farmer and as a distiller. [...] Mr. Metzger and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church." [History of Frederick County, Maryland, citation details below]
It is notable that although the History of Frederick County, Maryland calls him "J. William Metzger", his gravestone calls him Johann Wilhelm Metzger, and the entire (lengthy) inscription is in German. Few modern Americans understand how extensively German-speaking this country was from the mid-18th century to the early 20th.
- "J. William Metzger, [...] spent his life in farming. He owned a valuable farm near Manchester, York County, Pa., and also a large distillery in Manchester, and was very successful in business both as a farmer and as a distiller. [...] Mr. Metzger and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church." [History of Frederick County, Maryland, citation details below]
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Sources - [S5039] History of Frederick County, Maryland by T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey. Volume 2. Hagerstown, Maryland: L. R. Titsworth, 1910., place only.
- [S5044] Find a Grave page for Johann Wilhelm Metzger., 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 county only.
- [S5044] Find a Grave page for Johann Wilhelm Metzger.
- [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.
- [S5039] History of Frederick County, Maryland by T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey. Volume 2. Hagerstown, Maryland: L. R. Titsworth, 1910., place only.