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Cordelia Jane Boyer Rhoderick

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Birth	:	12 Mar 1834 Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	17 Oct 1920 Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Jefferson Reformed Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3624725, -77.5356369
Inscription	:	CORDELIA J. RHODERICK MAR. 12, 1834 OCT 17, 1920
Description	:	Cordelia Jane Boyer was a daughter of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer, born in 1834 in Frederick County, Maryland. Her mother died in 1837, and the following year her father married his late wife's elder sister, Mary Herring (née Hersperger). Thus, Cordelia's step-mother was her maternal aunt. Cordelia Jane Boyer and George E. Thomas were married on 20 October 1857 in Frederick County. He died on 13 March 1861 (at the age of 36 years, 2 months and 2 days). The couple are not known to have had children. Cordelia Thomas and Joseph... Read More	Cordelia Jane Boyer was a daughter of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer, born in 1834 in Frederick County, Maryland. Her mother died in 1837, and the following year her father married his late wife's elder sister, Mary Herring (née Hersperger). Thus, Cordelia's step-mother was her maternal aunt. Cordelia Jane Boyer and George E. Thomas were married on 20 October 1857 in Frederick County. He died on 13 March 1861 (at the age of 36 years, 2 months and 2 days). The couple are not known to have had children. Cordelia Thomas and Joseph Rhoderick were married in 1866 in Jefferson, Frederick County. (He was a widower, and had one surviving daughter from his first marriage.) Cordelia and Joseph Rhoderick were the parents of three children, and resided in Jefferson. Notes "Peter Boyer was married to Catherine Hershberger, a sister of Susan (Hershberger) Dare, the mother of Miss Lizzie Dare, of Jefferson, Md. The children of Peter and Catherine (Hershberger) Boyer are: 1, Jesse, died in Middletown, Md., September 20, 1893, aged seventy-two, his widow Mary Elizabeth (Pine) [sic; Paine] Boyer is still living; 2, Ezra, died in Missouri, in 1904; 3, Wilson, died in California; 4, Greenberry, died in youth; 5, Mary C. (Mrs. Daniel Arnold); *6, Cordelia, widow of James [sic;* Joseph] Rhoderick;** 7, E-----, resides in Texas; 8, Henry, of Colorado. Mrs. Boyer died in 1844 [sic; 1837]. Mr. Boyer's second wife was Mary Hershberger, a sister of his first wife. Peter Boyer died in Jefferson, Md., in 1860 [sic; 1864]." (Bio. of Oliver Augustus Huffer in: Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 1 (Frederick, Maryland: L. R. Titsworth & Company, 1910), p. 1605.) Child number 7 is John Everest. 1850 U.S. Census, Petersville District, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 212, family 218, lines 8-14, p. 392 (printed), 25 Sep 1850. 8. Peter Boyer, 53, farmer ($6,650), Maryland. 9. Mary A. -----, 56, Maryland. 10. Mary C. -----, 18, Maryland. 11. Cordelia -----, 16, Maryland. 12. John E. -----, 14, Maryland. 13. Henry P. -----, 12, Maryland. 14. Sarah Herring, 23, Maryland. Frederick County, Index to Marriage Licenses, Female 1778-1865, p. 19 (image 65/275). 1860 U.S. Census, Petersville Dist., Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 89, family 88, lines 4-6, p. 12 (written), 8 Jun 1860. 4. George E. Thomas, 35, farmer (-0-; $600), Md. 5. Jane -----, 26, Md. 6. Hezekiah Joy, 26, laborer, Md. 1870 U.S. Census, District 14, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 4, family 4, lines 22-24, p. 24 (written), 3 Aug 1870. (Post Office: Adamstown) 22. Rhoderick, Joseph, 58, Retired Farmer ($12,600; $2,000), Maryland. 23. ----- Cordelia J., 36, Maryland. 24. ----- Mary H., 3, Maryland. 1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 87, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 54, family 57, lines 41-45, p. 6 (written), 3 Jun 1880. 41. Rodrick Joseph, 67 [head], Retired farmer. 42. ----- Cordelia, 46, wife, keeping house. 43. ----- Hammie, 12, daughter. 44. ----- Joseph, 7, son. 45. ----- Anna, 6, daughter. • Self and parents born in Maryland for all persons in household. 1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 26, District 14, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwellings 41-42, families 43-44, lines 70-74 & 75-78, p. 2 (written), 2 Jun 1900. 70. Williard, Thomas E., head, Jun 1861, 38, married 13 years; self and parents born in Maryland; preparator, U.S.G. [U. S. Government]. 71. ----- Mary H., wife, Jun 1867, 32, married 13 years, 3 children (living); self and parents born in Maryland. 72. ----- Alger, R., son, May 1888, 12; self and parents born in Maryland; at school. 73. ----- Louis H., son, Dec 1889, 10; self and parents born in Maryland; at school. 74. ----- Eleanor S. C., daughter, Oct 1891, 8; self and parents born in Maryland; at school. 75. Rhoderick, Cordelia, head, Mar 1834, 66, widowed, 3 children (living) ; self and parents born in Maryland; land lord. 76. ----- Joseph H., son, Oct 1872, 27, single; self and parents born in Maryland; salesman, shoe. 77. Fry, Calvin E., son-in-law, May 1868, 32, married 4 years; self and parents born in Virginia; painter. 78. ----- Annie C., daughter, Feb 1874, 26, married 4 years, no children; self and parents born in Maryland. "Cordelia Jane Rhoderick died at her late home in Jefferson Sunday morning at 8:00 o'clock, aged 86 years, 7 months, 5 days. Cause was general debility." Survivors: children Mrs. Thomas Williard, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Calvin Fry, Jefferson; and Joseph Rhoderick, Sewickley; brothers Everest Boyer, Dallas, Tex.; and Henry Boyer, Huntington Beach, California. Also three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. "Interment in the Reformed cemetery, Jefferson." ("Work of Death: Cordelia J. Rhoderick," The Daily News, Frederick, Maryland, 19 Oct 1920, p. 5, col. 1.) Reviewed 31 May 2022.

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Cordelia Jane Boyer Rhoderick's memorial is located at: Jefferson Reformed Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, USA.
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Cordelia Jane Boyer Rhoderick death on 17 Oct 1920 in Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.3624725
Longitude: -77.5356369

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Boyer

(1796 - 1864)

Catherine Hersperger Boyer

(1802 - 1837)

Spouse

George E. Thomas

(unknow - 1861)

Joseph Rhoderick

(1812 - 1882)

Siblings

Jesse T. Boyer

(1821 - 1893)

Wilson Boyer

(1824 - 1843)

Mary Catherine Boyer Arnold

(1832 - 1900)

Children

Mary Hamilton “Hammie” Rhoderick Williard

(1867 - 1941)

Joseph Henry Rhoderick

(1872 - 1950)

Annie Cordelia Rhoderick Fry

(1874 - 1962)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 39.3624725, -77.5356369

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15. Saint Marks Apostolic Church Cemetery
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16. Saint Lukes Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3849983, -77.4756012

17. Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3477402, -77.6133728

18. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3311005, -77.4633026

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21. Pleasant View Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Burkittsville, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4028015, -77.6089020

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Brunswick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3177900, -77.6138000

23. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
Point of Rocks, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2872009, -77.5291977

24. Slifer Family Cemetery
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