FOLLMER, Col. Daniel C.
1786 - 1873 (86 years)-
Name FOLLMER, Daniel C. Prefix Col. Born 9 Jun 1786 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 
Gender Male Biography - Col. Daniel C. Follmer, born in Northumberland county June (or March) 9, 1786, was colonel of a militia company for many years and served with that rank in the war of 1812. He was a leading citizen of his day, and served one term as associate judge of Montour county. Farming was his occupation. He was a member of the Reformed Church, which he served as elder. His death occurred in the seventies.
His first wife, Susanna Deiffenbach, a native of Columbia county, Pa., died in 1836, and he subsequently married Rachel Grier. There were eight children by the first union, born as follows: Catharine, March 10, 1810; Conrad, June 20, 1812 (went to Kansas) ; Elizabeth, March 3, 1915; Margaret Ann, March 24, 1817; Mary, April 3, 1819 (married John A. Eschbach and moved to Iowa); Susanna, Nov. 18, 1821; Jacob Michael, May 3, 1825; William Henry, Dec. 1, 1828 (died July 1, 1866). By the second marriage there was one child, Martha Ellen, born Feb. 6, 1840, who died April 9, 1852.
Widowed 2 Aug 1836 Census (desc) 1870 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States [2] living with his daughter Margaret (Billmeyer) _UID 5CA6EA91D2F8AB4F870CAF3056150181A048 Died 5 Jan 1873 Buried Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Address:
Milton CemeteryPerson ID I1890 Milton Families Last Modified 5 Mar 2014
Father FOLLMER, Col. George Jacob, b. 14 Dec 1738, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 24 Aug 1804, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 65 years) Mother WALTERS, Anna Catharine, b. 9 Feb 1741, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2265 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 DIEFFENBACHER, Susannah (1), b. 31 Aug 1791, d. 2 Aug 1836 (Age 44 years) Children 1. FOLLMER, Catherine, b. 10 Mar 1810, d. Yes, date unknown 2. FOLLMER, Conrad, b. 20 Jun 1812, d. Yes, date unknown + 3. FOLLMER, Elizabeth (1), b. 3 Mar 1815, d. 9 May 1847, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 32 years)+ 4. FOLLMER, Margaret Ann, b. 24 Mar 1817, d. 18 Sep 1890 (Age 73 years) 5. FOLLMER, Mary, b. 3 Apr 1819, d. Yes, date unknown 6. FOLLMER, Susannah, b. 18 Nov 1821, d. Yes, date unknown + 7. FOLLMER, Jacob Michael, b. 3 May 1825, Limestoneville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 11 Mar 1896 (Age 70 years)8. FOLLMER, William Henry, b. 1 Dec 1828, Limestone Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 17 Jul 1866 (Age 37 years)Last Modified 11 Sep 2022 Family ID F534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 GRIER, Rachel (2), b. 1800, d. 29 Mar 1850 (Age 50 years) Children 1. FOLLMER, Martha Ellen, b. 6 Feb 1840, d. 9 Apr 1852 (Age 12 years) Last Modified 11 Sep 2022 Family ID F535 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Col. Daniel C. Follmer, born in Northumberland county June (or March) 9, 1786, was colonel of a militia company for many years and served with that rank in the war of 1812. He was a leading citizen of his day, and served one term as associate judge of Montour county. Farming was his occupation. He was a member of the Reformed Church, which he served as elder. His death occurred in the seventies.
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