Rebecca Van Reed Griesemer1

F, #469, b. 23 October 1823, d. 25 March 1881
Last Edited: 6 Apr 2021

Parents:

Father: Jacob Hoch Griesemer1 b. 24 Sep 1796, d. 3 May 1845
Mother: Rebecca Van Reed1 b. 14 Jun 1800, d. 22 Mar 1824

Family 1:

John S. Leiss b. 14 Jul 1817, d. 29 Mar 1857

Children:

Mary Elizabeth Leiss15 b. 8 Feb 1843, d. 26 Apr 1911
Henry Franklin Leiss16 b. 17 Jan 1846, d. 30 Mar 1848
Margaret Anna Leiss15 b. 8 May 1849, d. 30 Jul 1889
John Calvin Leiss15 b. 24 Oct 1853, d. 21 Apr 1873

Family 2:

Dr. William Moore b. 28 Jul 1810, d. 23 May 1872
  • Marriage*: between 1860 and 1862; Married between death of Mary Ann Doll and birth of Beckie.; Principal=Dr. William Moore6,7,8

Child:

Rebecca Van Reed Moore14 b. 17 Oct 1862, d. 31 Aug 1888

Notes

  • Note*: Census:

    1850 US Census, Tulpehocken, Berks, Penn
    Jno S Leiss      31, b. abt 1819, farmer
    Rebecca Leiss      26, b. abt 1824 <-
    Mary Elizth Leiss 7, b. abt 1843
    Margaret Ann Leiss 1, b. abt 1849
    Selisa Shaum      18
    Amelia Reifsnyder 17
    Philip Smith      16

    1860 US Census, Tulpehocken, Berks, Penn
    Rebecca Leiss      36, b. abt 1824 <-
    May Lee      17, b. abt 1843
    Anna Leiss      11, b. abt 1849
    John Calvin      6, b. abt 1854
    Adda E Lee      1, b. abt 1859
    Richard Jacb Lee 26, b. abt 1834
    Catharine Schaeffer      14

    1860 US Census, Womelsdorf
    William Moore      49, b. abt 1811, Physician
    William G Moore      18, b. abt 1842
    Elizabeth H Moore      15, b. abt 1845
    James E Moore      13, b. abt 18
    John P Moore      11, b. abt 1849
    Thomas Moore      6, b. abt 1854
    Catharine Clouse      30, b. abt 1846

    1870 US Census, Womelsdorf
    William Moore      60, b. abt 1810, Physician
    Rabecca V Moore 47, b. abt 1823 <-
    John P Moore      23, b. abt 1847, Physician
    Thomas Moore      16, b. abt 1854
    Rabecca v R Moore      7, b. abt 1863
    Mary Lane      

    1880 US Census, Myerstown, Lebanon, Penn
    Rabecca Moore      56, b. abt 1824, widowed <-
    Rabecca Moore      17, b. abt 186311
  • Note: FindAGrave info:

    Name:     Rebecca Van Reed Griesemer Moore
    Birth:     23 Oct 1823
    Death:     25 Mar 1881 (aged 57)
    Burial: Host Cemetery, Host, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Plot:     Shaffner P1 G7

    Tombstone photo:

    "In memory of
    Rebecca V.R.Moore
    Born Oct 23, 1823
    Died March 25,1881
    Aged
    57 years. 5 Mo. 2 Days."10
  • Note: Obit:

    "Death of the mother of the ex-commissioner Moore

    Mrs. Rebecca Moore, widow of Dr. Moore, deceased, died suddenly on Friday afternoon, at Myerstown, of palsy of the heart. Mrs. Moore formerly resided at Womelsdorf and Host, Berks county, where she has many friends. Her funeral will take place on Thursday at Host. She was the mother of ex-County Commissioner William G. Moore, Womelsdorf; Station Agent Moore at Robesonia, and John P. Moore, formerly with Kline & E_pihimer, Reading, and who now resides in the West. Mrs. Moore was a kind and charitable lady and had many friends."9
  • Note: Lebanon County Estate Index:

    Name:          Moore Rebecca V R
    Residence:     Jackson Twp.
    Executor:     Richard J See
    Testate
    C Will No.:     M-221
    D Acct No.:     M-450.
    1 Dt Death:      Mar 25 1881 1-143
    4 Dt Will Probated: Apr 5 1881 F-26
    5 Dt Inventory Filed:     Apr 22 1881 C-178
    6 Dt Account Filed:     Nov 3 1883 1-23412
  • Note: Church:

    On 8 May 1853 a Rebecca Leiss participated in communion for the first time there at the Oley Congregational church. Possibly the same person.13
  • Note: The 1888 will of Rebecca Van Reed Moore, daughter of Dr. William and Rebecca V.R. Moore, names her mother Rebecca Van Reed Moore deceased, and others.14

Citations

  1. [S126] Martindale, Ella Catherine. The Griesemers. Mohnton, Pa., The Griesemer Family Assoc.,1980. [also Sutro], p. 121.
  2. [S126] Martindale, Ella Catherine. The Griesemers. Mohnton, Pa., The Griesemer Family Assoc.,1980. [also Sutro], p. 121. (On p. 123 says b. 12 Oct 1823 & bapt. 23 Mar 1824.).
  3. [S53] DeTurk, Eugene P., History and Genealogy of the DeTurk Deturck Family Descendants of Isaac DeTurk and Maria DeHarcourt. DeTurk Family Assoc. 1934., p. 75.
  4. [S190] Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed church, Jackson Township, Lebanon Co., Penn.; copied & translated by William J. Hinke. Historical Society of Penn. FHL microfilm 383519., p. 300.
  5. [S126] Martindale, Ella Catherine. The Griesemers. Mohnton, Pa., The Griesemer Family Assoc.,1980. [also Sutro], p. 121, 123.
  6. [S126] Martindale, Ella Catherine. The Griesemers. Mohnton, Pa., The Griesemer Family Assoc.,1980. [also Sutro], p. 121, 123. "V. R. Moore."
  7. [S53] DeTurk, Eugene P., History and Genealogy of the DeTurk Deturck Family Descendants of Isaac DeTurk and Maria DeHarcourt. DeTurk Family Assoc. 1934., p. 75. "V. R. Moore."
  8. [S192] US Census, accessed on Ancestry.com, 1870, Womelsdorf.
  9. [S142] Newspapers.com URL https://www.newspapers.com/, Reading Times, Tuesday, 29 March 1881, page 1. Mrs. Rebecca Moore.
  10. [S66] FindAGrave.com, Rebecca V. R. Moore, 1881.
  11. [S192] US Census, accessed on Ancestry.com.
  12. [S152] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196, Lebanon Co., Estate index 1813-1935 L-Z, p. 75, image 94.
  13. [S67] FindMyPast.com, "Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records."
  14. [S152] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196, Berks Co., 'Estates 1850-1915 Moore, Elmer E.-Moser, Catharine'. File: 'Moore, Rebecca V. Lebanon Co. 1913'; images 1669-1675. 1888 will of Rebecca Van Reed Moore.
  15. [S152] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196, Berks Co., "Estates 1850-1915 Leinback, Joseph T.-Lengel, Daniel M."; Folder: "Leiss, John S. Tulpehocken 1858", images 2129-2260.
  16. [S6] Ancestry.com, "Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881", bapt. Henry Franklin Leiss.