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     Jennetta J. Reifsneider was born on 12 July 1855 at Frederick Co., MD. She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller. Jennetta J. Reifsneider died on 10 September 1858 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, at age 3. She was buried in September 1858 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #156404920.

     John Reifsneider was born on 24 June 1816; son of David and Elizabeth (Maus) Reifsneider. He married Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller, daughter of John Michael Kitzmiller and Anna Christina Kitzmiller, on 12 January 1840 at Carroll Co., MD. John Reifsneider lived on 26 July 1850 at Woodsboro District, Frederick Co., MD, Merchant.¹ Occupation: John operated the Glissan Mill and later was a grain dealer in Frederick, MD. He was a Frederick County Commissioner in 1850. He was on the first board of directors of the First National Bank of Frederick in 1875. (Findagrave.com.) He lived on 19 June 1860 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Merchant.² He died on 5 February 1879 at Maryland at age 62. He was buried in February 1879 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #147060609. He left a will;

Source: Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997; Will Records, Vol. A-C, 1856-191, Ancestry.com (online). Transcribed from digital images of handwritten documents by Donald L. Boyd, 21 JUL 2023.

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Last Will and Testament
of
John Reifsneider

In the name of God, Amen. I, John Reifsneider of the City of Baltimore and State of Maryland being now of sound mind and disposing mind Memory and understanding though infirm in Body do Make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Honora Elizabeth Reifsneider all the household furniture and plate now belonging to me and inasmuch as there are life insurance policies for fifteen Thousand Dollars payable to my wife on my Death it is not necessary to make any further provision for her.

Item I give and bequeath to My Son Charles David Reifsneider one hundred dollars.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter in law Elizabeth Sally Reifsneider wife of my afore said Son Charles David Reifsneider three thousand three hundred Dollars.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Georganna Victoria Shimer wife of Doctor Jacob C. Shimer three thousand and two hundred Dollars.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Louisa Eufrozen Reed wife of Albert W. Reed Six thousand Dollars.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Ann Elizabeth Reifsneider Six thousand Dollars.

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Jesse Franklin Reifsneider Six thousand Dollars.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Rose Florence Reifsneider Six thousand Dollars.

Item After all my Debts and the legacies here in before mentioned are paid I direct that the rest, residue and remainder of my property be divided Share and Share alike among Elizabeth Sally Reifsneider, Georganna Victoria Shimer, Louisa Euphrozen Reed, Mary Ann Elizabeth Reifsnider, Jesse Franklin Reifsneider and Rose Florence Reifsnider.

Item I direct that the shares and legacies herein before directed to be paid to my Daughters and my Daughter in law shall be for their sole separate use free from the Debts and control of their husbands and with power to sell and convey the same in the same manner as if they were femes Sole.

Item I constitute and appoint my wife Honora Elizabeth Reifsnider and my Son in law Albert W. Reed My Executors with power to sell and convey any and all of my property both real and personal.

Witness my hand and seal this twenty third day of December in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Seventy Eight.
John Reifsneider [Seal]

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by John Reifsneider the above named testator as and for his last will and Testament, in the presence of use who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other do sign our names as Witnesses hereto.
Louis Dohmer [Seal]
A. P. Sharp [Seal]
Wm. E. Baitzell [Seal]


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Maryland, Frederick County to wit:
On this 28" day of February 1879 came Charles D. Reifsnider and made oath on the Holy Evangely Almighty God, that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament of John Reifsnider late of Frederick County Deceased that has come to his hands and possession that he received the same from Honora Elizabeth Reifsnider Widow of said Deceased, who received the same from the testator for safe Keeping and that He does not know of any other of a later date.
Test. John R. Rouger
Register of Wills for
Frederick County



State of Maryland, Frederick County to wit:
On the 9" day of April 1879 came Wm. C. Baitzell and on Saturday the 12" and on Monday the 14" of said month and year came Louis Dohmer and A. P. Sharp, the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last Will and Testament of John Reifsnider late of Frederick county deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangeley of Almighty God, that they did see John Reifsnider the testator therein named sign and seal this will, that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension, of sound and disposing Mind Memoroy and understanding and that they respectively subscribed their names as Witnesses to said Will in the presence of and at the request of the Testator and that they did also see each the other subscribing Witness sign his name as Witness to said Will at the request of the Testator in his presence and all in the presence of each other.
Sworn to in Open Court.
Test. John R. Rouger, Register of Will Frederick County.


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In the Orphans Court of Frederick Co.
The Court after having carefully examined the above last Will and Testament of John Reifsnider late of Frederick County deceased, and also the evidence adduced as to its validity Orders and Decrees this 14" day of April A.D. 1879 that the same be admitted to probate in this Court as the true and genuine last Will and Testament of the said John Reifsnider, deceased.
Wm. J. Black --------------|
John Hightman -----------| Judges
Thos. M. Holbrenner ----|


State of Maryland, Frederick Co. to wit:
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy taken from Liber J.R.R. No. 1. folio 358. one of the record Books of the proceedings Orphans Court for Frederick county aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe My name and affix the seal of said Orpans Court this 21" day of July A.D. 1879
[Seal] John R. Rouger
Register of Wills for
Frederick County
Maryland

State of Maryland. Frederick Co. to wit:
I William J. Black, Chief Judge of the Orphans Court for Frederick County, Maryland do hereby certify that the foregoing attestation of John R. Rouger, Register of Wills for Frederick County, Maryland is in due form and by proper officer.

Given under my hand at the city of Frederick this 21st day of July A.D. 1879.
William J. Black
Chief of Judge of the Orpans Court
of Frederick County Maryland.

     Charles David Reifsnider was born on 13 April 1847 at Frederick Co., MD.^1,2 He was the son of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller. Charles David Reifsnider married Elizabeth Sarah Shriver in 1875. Charles David Reifsnider died on 23 October 1915 at Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH, at age 68

Obituary – unknown newspaper (via Findagrave.com):

Charles Reifsnider
Word has been received here of the death of Mr. Charles Reifsnider at his home in Tiffin, Ohio. He was well known here, where he resided for a long time and was connected with the Elizabeth Reifsnider mill at Linganore. Mr. Reifsnider was about 60 years of age.

Besides his wife he leaves three children, Mrs. Elizabeth Daugherty, of Tiffin, Ohio, Mr. John Reifsnider, a missonary (sic) in Japan, and Mrs. Charles Reifsnider, a teacher in the Episcopal church in Japan.

The body will be brought to Frederick and will arrive here over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Services will be held in the Mt. Olivet chapel and interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining.

He was buried in October 1915 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #27424472.

     Rev. Charles Shriver Reifsnider was born on 27 November 1875 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD. He was the son of Charles David Reifsnider and Elizabeth Sarah Shriver. Rev. Charles Shriver Reifsnider married Mary Duke Gordon on 15 June 1904 at Boston, Middlesex Co., MA. Rev. Charles Shriver Reifsnider died on 16 March 1958 at Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 82

Obituary – The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California; Tuesday, 18 MAY 1958, Part IV, page 8 (Newspapers.com):

Rev. Charles Reifsnider Succumbs in Pasadena

A long career of service to Christianity in Japan was ended Sunday with the death in Pasadena of the Right Rev. Charles Shriver Reifsnider.

Dr. Reifsnider, who lived at 2333 Paloma St., Pasadena, was born in Frederick, Md., Nov. 27, 1875. He was a student at Heidelberg University in Germany from 1894 to 1896.

He was married to Mary Duke Gordon in 1904 and was made a deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1900. He became a priest of the church in 1901 and was consecrated Bishop of the North Tokyo (Japan) church at a ceremony in All-Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, in 1924.

Headed University
He was president of St. Paul University in Tokyo from 1912 to 1941; director of St. Luke’s Hospital, Tokyo, from 1935 to 1941, and president of st. Margaret’s College of Tokyo from 1935 to 1941.

He was Suffragan Bishop of North Tokyo from 1924 to 1935, and Bishop in charge of new diocesan work of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Japan from 1942 to 1946.

Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. in All-Saints Episcopal Church of Pasadena. Arrangements are in charge of Turner and Stevens Mortuary.

Leaves Widow
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mary Gordon Reifsnider; two sons, Charles Shriver Reifsnider Jr. of Pasadena and John Gordon Reifsnider of Glendora, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary R. Coghill of Sherman Oaks and Mrs. Alice R. Papp of Van Nuys.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the American Heart Association.

He was buried in 1958 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #27424803.

     Elizabeth Albertine Reifsnider was born on 29 April 1882 at Ohio. She was the daughter of Charles David Reifsnider and Elizabeth Sarah Shriver. Elizabeth Albertine Reifsnider married George Y. Dougherty on 8 June 1904 at Seneca Co., OH; ceremony by Probate Judge H. W. Michaels. Elizabeth Albertine Reifsnider lived in 1931 at Morgantown, Monongalia Co., WV, per wedding announcement of George Jr. to Anna Hammer. She died on 13 August 1978 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, at age 96. She was buried in August 1978 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #27424552.

     Emily Reifsnider was born circa December 1859 at Frederick Co., MD.¹ She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller.¹ Emily Reifsnider died before 15 July 1870 at Frederick Co., MD, Not in the family as of the 1870 census, unless they changed her name to Rosa..

     Georgean Victoria Reifsnider was born on 24 June 1842 at Frederick Co., MD; erroneously listed as "George", a male, on the 1860 census.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller. Georgean Victoria Reifsnider married Dr. Jacob Carpenter Shimer. Georgean Victoria Reifsnider died on 9 October 1904 at age 62. She was buried in October 1904 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #89733931.

     Jacquelin Reifsnider was born on 6 October 1915 at Tokyo, Japan. She was the daughter of John Reifsnider and Urme May Rummel. Jacquelin Reifsnider lived in 1974 at Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH. She lived in 1992 at Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH. She died on 29 February 2008 at age 92. She was buried in March 2008 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, Findagrave #239623727.
Note: Did not marry.

     Jesse Franklin Reifsnider was born circa 1857 at Frederick Co., MD.¹ He was the son of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller.¹

     John Reifsnider was born on 6 January 1877 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD. He was the son of Charles David Reifsnider and Elizabeth Sarah Shriver. John Reifsnider lived on 4 June 1900 at Fostoria, Seneca Co., OH, Baltimore & Ohio railroad clerk.¹ He married Urme May Rummel on 10 August 1904 at Lucas Co., OH. Occupation: Accountant, American Red Cross, employer Treasurer, American Church Mission, per WW I draft registration at Tokyo, Japan. John Reifsnider lived in 1918 at 53 Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan, WW I draft registration. He died on 1 April 1965 at Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, at age 88. He was buried in April 1965 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, Findagrave #148797456.

     Louisa Euphrosin Reifsnider was born on 26 March 1844 at Frederick Co., MD, Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 (Ancestry.com). She had shed three years by the 1880 census, in which she was listed as age 33.^2,1 She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller.¹ Louisa Euphrosin Reifsnider was christened on 4 August 1860 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD; Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 (Ancestry.com.) She married Albert W. Reed after 15 July 1870, Louisa was single and living with her parents as of the 1870 census, but married to Albert W. Reed as of DEC 1878 when her father wrote his will. There were no children listed in the 1880 census, when Louisa was actually 36, although the census shows 33. Probably there were no children.³

Louisa Euphrosin Reifsnider lived on 5 June 1880 at Waverly, Baltimore Co., MD, Keeping House.⁴ She died after June 1880 No reliable evidence of Louisa or Albert found after the 1880 census.

     Lucy Elizabeth Reifsnider was born on 6 August 1906 at Kyoto, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan. She was the daughter of John Reifsnider and Urme May Rummel. Lucy Elizabeth Reifsnider married Alfred Carroll Hirth on 1 June 1927 at Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH. Lucy Elizabeth Reifsnider died on 26 December 1999 at Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL, at age 93. She was buried at Fort Myers Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH, Findagrave #98821312.

     Mary Ann Elizabeth Reifsnider was born in May 1853 at Frederick Co., MD; per 1860 census. 1900 census deducted five years, and later information deducted several more years from her age.¹ She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller.¹ Mary Ann Elizabeth Reifsnider married Willis E. Fisher after 1878. Mary Ann Elizabeth Reifsnider lived on 11 June 1900 at Emmitsburg, Frederick Co., MD.²

     Rose Florence Reifsnider was also known as Rosa Reifsnider.¹ She was born circa 1861 Listed as age 10 as of 15 July on the 1870 census, but not born as of 19 JUN 1860, and her older sister Emily was only 6 monts old as of that date, therefore born NOV-DEC 1859. Rose was possibly born in late 1860 but more likely early 1861.¹

She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller. Rose Florence Reifsnider married Charles Peterson Selden.

     Sarah Ann Reifsnider was born on 1 March 1849 at Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 (Ancestry.com). FHL #13934.^2,1 She was the daughter of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller.¹ Sarah Ann Reifsnider was christened on 4 August 1860 at Frederick Co., MD. She died on 1 July 1871 at age 22. She was buried in July 1871 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #156404937.

     William C. K. Reifsnider was born in 1841. He was the son of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller. William C. K. Reifsnider died on 30 August 1847.

     Reifsnider was born. He was the son of John Reifsneider and Elizabeth Honora Kitzmiller. Reifsnider died in 1863. He was buried in 1863 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD, Findagrave #250848615.

     Alvin Reifsnyder was born on 22 September 1866.¹ He was the son of James Reifsnyder and Sarah Price.¹

     Anna Reifsnyder was born on 23 April 1860.¹ She was the daughter of James Reifsnyder and Sarah Price.¹

     Edwin Ambrose Reifsnyder was born on 21 November 1871.¹ He was the son of George W. Reifsnyder and Rachel Rossiter.¹ Edwin Ambrose Reifsnyder died on 2 July 1872.¹

     Elizabeth Reifsnyder married John Lubold.¹

     Elizabeth Augusta Reifsnyder was born.¹ She was the daughter of Alvin Reifsnyder.¹

     Ella Reifsnyder was born on 11 June 1858.¹ She was the daughter of James Reifsnyder and Sarah Price.¹ Ella Reifsnyder died on 23 July 1868 at age 10.¹

     Occupation: School teacher for 52 years.¹ Emma A. Reifsnyder was born on 17 February 1852.¹ She was the daughter of James Reifsnyder and Sarah Price.¹ Emma A. Reifsnyder died on 18 January 1921 at Elizabethtown, PA, at age 68.¹

     Note: Unmarried as of 1926.¹ Emma Augusta Reifsnyder was born on 2 June 1891.¹ She was the daughter of George W. Reifsnyder and Rachel Rossiter.¹ Emma Augusta Reifsnyder lived in 1926 at Phoenixville, Chester Co., PA.¹

     George W. Reifsnyder was born on 20 October 1844.¹ He was the son of James Reifsnyder and Sarah Price.¹ George W. Reifsnyder married Rachel Rossiter, daughter of Thomas Rossiter and Catharine Bowen, on 4 November 1869, Ceremony by Rev. Dr. King.¹ George W. Reifsnyder married Ida V. Nagle, daughter of Samuel R. Nagle and Sophia E. Hambright, on 18 February 1900.¹ George W. Reifsnyder died on 10 May 1919 at age 74.¹

     Harry Price Reifsnyder was born on 14 November 1885.¹ He was the son of George W. Reifsnyder and Rachel Rossiter.¹ Harry Price Reifsnyder married Adelaide Vandegrift on 14 October 1914, No children.¹ Harry Price Reifsnyder lived in 1918 at Phoenixville, Chester Co., PA.² He died on 16 October 1918 at age 32.¹

     James Reifsnyder was born on 11 December 1819.¹ He was the son of Philip Reifsnyder and (?) Lachman.¹ James Reifsnyder married Sarah Price, daughter of George Price and Elizabeth Smith.¹ James Reifsnyder lived at Phoenixville, Chester Co., PA.¹ He died on 3 February 1906 at age 86.¹

     Note: Unmarried as of 1926.² James Price Reifsnyder was born on 6 June 1887.¹ He was the son of George W. Reifsnyder and Rachel Rossiter.¹ James Price Reifsnyder lived in 1926 at Phoenixville, Chester Co., PA.²

     Jane Reifsnyder was born on 1 October 1847.¹ She was the daughter of James Reifsnyder and Sarah Price.¹ Jane Reifsnyder died on 22 April 1856 at age 8.¹