1863 On 11 November, Fannie Moyer was born near Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. [1]
1880 Abraham Moyer (age 43) and Ann Moyer (age 42) Moyer lived in Guilford Twp, Medina County, Ohio with children Fanny (age 16), Salome (age 15), Minerva (age 13), John W (age 11), Manassas (age 6), and Anna M (age 0) in the household of Ann's father Jacob Leatherman. [2]
1891 Samuel Singer and Fanny Moyer were married on May 9 in Elkhart County, Indiana. E Mc Daunel was the officiator. The license was issued on May 8, 1891. [3]
1900 Samuel Singer (age 34, born Feb 1866) and Fanny (age 37, born Nov 1863) lived in Concord Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana with Winnie (age 4, born Aug 1896) and Orpha (age 13, born Feb 1887). [4]
1910 Samuel Singer and Fanny lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana with Winnifred (age 13) and [unreadable] (age 12). [5]
1920 Samuel Singer (age 52) and Fanny (age 56) lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana with Orpha (age 21). Alden Arnold (age 13) lived with them. [6]
1930 Samuel Singer (age 63) and Fanny (age 66) lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana. [7]
1940 Samuel Singer (age 73), farmer born in Pennsylvania and educated through 7th grade, and Fannie (age 76) born in Indiana and educated through 8th grade, lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana. [8]
1949 Fannie Moyer Singer died on 17 January, 1949 and was buried at Yellow Creek Brick Cemetery, Southwest, Elkhart County,Indiana,. [9]
1955 Samuel Singer died on August 5, 1955 at age 88 years, 5 months, 18 days. [10]
1955 An obituary for Samuel Singer reported [11]:
Samuel Singer, son of John and Margaret (Yocum) Singer, was born Feb 18, 1867, in Lancaster County, Pa; departed this life Aug 5, 1955; aged 88 y, 5 m, 18 d. When he was a child, his family moved the Elkhart, Ind, community, where he spent the rest of his life as a farmer. On May 9, 1891, he was united in marriage with Fannie Moyer, who preceded him in death on Jan 17, 1949. A son died in infancy. Surviving him are 2 daughters (Mrs Jesse Kehr and Mrs Ernest Meloy, both of near Elkhart), 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 3 brothers (John, Elwood, Ind; Dr D W, and Reuben, both of Goshen). He and his wife became members of the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church soon after their marriage and since the death of his companion, he has made his home with the two daughters. He loved to grow flowers to pass the time. Funeral services at the Yellow Creek Church, were in charge of Peter Wiebe and Harry Eschleman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
[1] Irwin John Letherman, All Leatherman Kin History (1940), 879.
[2] United States Federal Census, 1880, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1900, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1910, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1920, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1930, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1940, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[9] Find A Grave Memorial 82247123, [FindAGrave].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 82247123, [FindAGrave].
[11] Mennonite Obituary Archives, Gospel Herald, Vol XLVIII, No 38, 20 Sept 1955, [MennObits].