Recent Aquired Sources of
Reference and Data
1. Royer
family, compiled by Arlene Wolf
2. Folder
1/2" thick, says Samuel Royer , son of Sebastian Contents of folder:
A:
The Royer Family, Ironmasters of Blair County Pa. by w.Ray Metz
and Floyd G. Hoenstine.
B:
A brief summary of the Royer Family Lineage, by W.E. Scott, Jr.for the
progeny of John Morton Winfield Royer and Nellie (Shipman) Royer.
C:
Cambria County Pioneers, by James M. Swank 1910 ONLINE
CLICK HERE
D:
Data of John Royer, brother of Daniel, son of Samuel the first, by Mrs.
Katharine Royer Dibert.
E:
Page 15 from Morrisons Cove herald, thursday , April 22, 1982, photo copy,
The Royer mansion along the Piney Creek Road, re: being transfered
from Pa. fish and game to the Blair county Historical society.
F:
Royer Genealogy, 17 pages , unknown author, says compiled from the following
sources, Bureau of Land records, Pa. state library and museum Genealogical
section, The Media Research Bureau, Sell's American Fendrick, Family Bibles,
Headstones in Cemeteries and Lancaster County Court Records.
G:
65 pages of family group sheets and charts that look like they cam from
all over the US.Some of these I had but not as complete.
H:
Article, 1 page,Sesqui- centennial Series of historical Sketches - No-11.sketch
of Royer-Nicodemus House with article. This house is now part of a public
park outside of Waynesboro, PA.( I have more on this house and park
supplied by Barbara Bittner Abraham) which will later be on
the webpage, as well as the location and the hours you can make a tour.
I:
Newspaper article, Royer Lake, out side of Waynseboro,Pa.now part of Fort
Ritchie boundries.
3. Addendum
to History of The Royer Family In America, J.G. Francis, by Harry K. Royer.
I do not know if the copies are complete.(looks like canidate for
another text project).
4. The Royer
Families in Alabama, by Dalton Lee Royer( also a very good canidate for
project.).Has a lot of excellent history,Royer military record of
1812 war, Land Claims,application for Revolutionary war pensions, confederate
Royer muster rolls war of 1812 and civil war,Military comedations feb.
1814,applications for bounty lands,Estates and probate records
with apprasials,oaths of allegiance to the united satates,several Soldiers
or sailors applications for relief of needy Confederate
soldiers and sailors, residents of Alabama,who from wounds or
other causes are now unable to earn a livilihood under the act of Feb.
13th, 1891., widows reclassifcation forms,probate court minutes,petitions
for letters of administration,photo copies of some headstones temple
cem. Farmers township, fulton co. IL.,census reports 1820-1910
state of alabama,Royer mariages in morgan Co. Alabama 1832-1975,marriage certificates
state of alabama, land records in Morgan Co. alabama 1825-1931,land map
of charles royer's property locations.along lawrence-morgan co.line
alabama,land patents of charles royer,index to records of real estate
conveyances-morgan Co. ala.,2 pages of source information.
5. Folder
labeled John Michael Royer:
Contents:
A:
Misc. family group sheets, letters of correspondance,photo copy of
Mary Royer Bolkey,descendants reports,Norristown Montgomery
co. Pa. Register of wills vol. 4,Application for the Daughters of
the american revolution for a woman desendant of Philip
Royer,Lutheran church records in New Hanover pa. Faicner swamp Montgomery
co..
6. Folder
titled Royer Families in Louisiana:
CONTENTS:
A:
several pages of the canadian royer line charts dating back to a line dated
1531( hard to read all),Louisana morman church records, family group
sheets, French Royer troops in Louisiana 1720-1770,letters of correspondance,about
twenty more family group sheets.
7. Folder
titled Noe Royer In South Carolina.
Contents:
A:First
census of the united states charleston district christ church didtrict
1790, Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina # 59 1954,
# 58,notes from wills and misc. records 1694-1704 pages 191-195 charlston
will book 1671-1727 p. 172 Charltton will book 1752-1756 page 131,family
group sheets of Noe Royer b. tours france and his line to South Carolina,page
64 from history of the huguenot Emigration to america part in french, pages
from genealogical collection of the s.c. wills
and records vol 1 by silas Lucas Jr. 1955,misc. pages like Reocords
Secretary of the providence 1694-1705 petition of noah Royer south carolina
about 10 pages.
8. Items
not in folder:
A.:
Genealogical History of the Gift, Kern, and Royer Families by Aaron Kern
gift, copyrighted 1909. about 163 pages( good for text project some day).ONLINE CLICK HERE
9. The Name
and Family of Royer, Roots Research Bureau, 39 west 32 st. suite 704 New
York , NY. Manuscript # 2281 copyrighted ( looks like french canadian
line and us lines.)
10. Census
Index of selected U.S. Counties from CD's with Royer
11. LDS
Church records , International Genealogical Index and Addendums. Including
data on Royer, Rohrer, Rohr, Rheyer, Reyer,
The above paper data was aquired from Dalton
Royer. The above is just a small amout of the his archives on
the Royer Surname and his research.
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