Susannah (May) Sitler (1813 - 1863)

Born 15 Mar 1813 in Columbiana County, Ohio

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Sitler — married 22 Dec 1831 in Columbiana County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1863 at age 50 in Ohio

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Biography

Susannah was born in Ohio [2] in 1813 to John [3] and Catherine (Miller) May. She married Samuel Sitner in 1831 in Columbiana County, Ohio. They raised a family of 11 children. Susannah died in 1863 and was buried in Unity Brick Church Cemetery in Columbiana County, Ohio [4 & 5]

Sources

1. Carol Willsey Bell, Columbiana County, Ohio Marriages 1800-1870 (Youngstown Ohio: Bell Books, 1990), page 265.

2. 1850 U.S. Census for the State of Ohio, Columbiana County, Unity Township (Susannah, age 37, born in Ohio, living in the household of Samuel Sitler). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

3. John wrote his will January 2, 1863. In it he named his wife Catherine and his children: Hiram, Jacob, Mary Yarian, Susannah Sidler, Sophia Flohr, Catherine Yarian, Elizabeth Heck, and Rebecca Heck. He appointed his sons Jacob and Hiram as executors. [Recorded in Mahoning County, Ohio Record of Wills, Volume 2, pages 417-418. Case #1115].

4. Columbiana County Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 7 (Columbiana County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society, 1979), page 600.

5 Personal visit to Unity Brick Church Cemetery in Columbiana County, Ohio June 6, 2011.

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