Lydia ("Lyde") Herrick MARTIN ¹⁶

  Death Notes:

From The Gospel Messenger --December 18, 1926

Rohrer, Lydia Herich, daughter of Fredinand and Catherine Martin, was born near Kokomo, Ind., July 31, 1867. She was united in marriage to Frederick Rohrer in the fall of 1886. In the spring of 1887 she united with the Church of the Brethren. She was the mother of seven children, six of whom survive. For thirty years they lived within the territory of the Walnut church near Argos, Ind. In the spring of 1922 the family moved to North Manchester. Her family and the church were the two major interests of her life. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Eld. J. H. Wright and the writer. R. H. Miller, North Manchester, Ind.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census, 1870, Deer Creek Twp., Miami, Indiana. ¹⁰³

2. Census, 1880, Washington, Miami, Indiana. ¹⁰⁴

3. Religion: Methodist, 1886. ¹⁰⁵ According to the records of Pearl Rebecca Rohrer, Lydia was a Methodist and Fred, a member of the Brethren church. During the first winter of their marriage they would sit in front of the fire, read the Bible, and discuss differences. Lydia “read myself into the Church of the Brethren”. Pearl (Neal) Rohrer remembered her as a “most delightful Christian woman, very concerned for her lord's work and for her children, all of whom were well taught by their mother”.

4. Census, 1900, Walnut Twp, Marshall, Indiana. ⁶³

5. Residence, Between 1900 and 1910. Unsure the exact date that the Rohrers lived in Paradise Prairie Oklahoma.

6. Census, 1910, Walnut Twp, Marshall, Indiana. ⁵⁹

7. Census, 1920, Walnut Twp, Marshall, Indiana. ⁶⁰

8. Residence, 27 Oct 1921, Near Argos, Marshall, Indiana. ¹⁰⁶

9. Residence, 1922, North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana, USA. ¹⁰⁷

10. Alt. Buried: Alt. Buried, Nov 1926, Walnut Creek Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana. ¹⁰⁰

Lydia married Frederick ROHRER, son of Samuel ROHRER and Rebecca SHANK, on 7 Oct 1886 in , Miami, Indiana, USA.⁹⁹ (Frederick ROHRER was born on 17 Dec 1859 in Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA,¹⁰⁰ died on 4 May 1928 in , Marshall, Indiana, USA ¹⁰⁸ and was buried in Walnut Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana ⁶².)