George Jakob Layher (1772-1827) had a son, Jacob Fredrich Layher (b. Oct. 20, 1805) who left his ancestral home of Kirchberg, a small Wurtemberg town near the Murr River, on May 16, 1846, and emigrated to the United States with his wife Rosina M. Benzler (b. 1810) and four children: Frederick (b. 1833), Rosina M. (b.1840), Fredericka (b.1834), and Christina Carolina (5 days old).
They arrived in New York on June 16, 1846 on the John Gossler Ship under Captain Fairfowl and settled during the fall and winter inErie, Pennsylvania.
In the spring of 1847, they moved on to Kosciusko County, Indiana, where they acquired (or homesteaded?) a farm in Turkey CreekTownship. In 1851, Jacob and Rosina had their first and only U.S. born child, David Layer. In the mid-1850's, for some reason--perhaps because of Jacob's death in 1856--the family sold (or lost) the farm.
Frederick Layer moved to New Haven, Ohio in 1853 or 1854 after marrying Louise F. Vogel (b.1835 in Warsaw, Indiana). During the Civil War, he served in the army, but by 1870 he was a day laborer in New Haven, Ohio. At this time, he had also married Sarah Huston afterthe death of Louise in 1869, and she was helping him raise three children (the fourth child, Louisa S. Layer, had left home aftermarrying O.W. Byrers). By 1880, Frederick was a dry good merchant, and he and Sarah were raising five children of their own.Frederick's mother Rosina, now 70 years old, was living with them, along with his older son, Fred Henry Layer, now 22 years old andworking as a clerk in a store.
Later, Fred Henry Layer owned a general store, created and managed an advertising billboard company, and from 1903 to 1911 managed theChicago Opera House. Fred Henry Layer's son, Harold Layer, moved to East Chicago, Indiana, after Fred Louis Layer was born and had threemore children there: Yvonne ("Bonnie"), Patricia ("Pat"), and Harold Jr. ("Hadie").
Another child of Frederick's, Anna, married George S. Beelman in 1880, and sometime after that date they migrated to Gann Valley,South Dakota, where descendants are living to this day, along with others in Detroit, Michigan.
Another family, the Gugeler's, apparently were close to the Layer's--perhaps dating back to their common roots in the Wurtemberg regionof Germany. They also emigrated in 1846, also spent the winter in Erie, Pennsylvania, and also moved to Indiana in the spring of 1847.In 1859, Rosina M. Layer married Gotlieb J. Gugeler in Indiana and they moved to Dickinson County, Kansas. She took eight-year old David Layer with her and--possibly--Fredericka Layer. By 1870 they had a farm in Union Township and were raising three children.
In 1880 and 1900, they lived in Liberty Township, and in 1910, in Rhinehart Township. Many descendants of this branch of the family areliving in Kansas and Iowa today. No trace of Fredericka has been found, but some circumstantial evidence indicates that she may have married (possibly a "Canville"), and may have lived in Kansas (possibly the towns of Junction City, Kansas, Erie, Kansas, Chanute, Kansas, or Parsons, Kansas).
In 1870, David Layer, at age 18, worked as a farm hand for Conrad Kohler, who was a blacksmith also from the Wurtemberg region of Germany and whose wife was born in Ohio. David married his daughter, Elizabeth Kohler, and by 1880 the two of them had their ownfarm in Liberty Township. They raised three daughters in Kansas, but in 1896 David took a job with the railroad inDenver, Colorado. After his death in 1913, Elizabeth returned to Kansas with Mabel. Agnes stayed in Colorado and Nena movedto Arizona. Descendants of David Layer are living in Kansas, Arizona, and possibly New York.
Finally, there is the mystery of the John Layer family of New Haven, Ohio, that is buried under the largest tombstone in the Guinea CornerChurch cemetery. It is engraved as follows: John Layer (1806-1885), Dolly (his wife) (1816-1852), Christina (1850-1852), Catherine(1842-1852), Louisa (1845- ), Caroline (1840- ), Mary (1843- ), and Frederick (1838-1896). I cannot connect them at all with the above family or with the 1846 emigration; they may have been German cousins who migrated separately to Ohio before 1846.
The following are the direct ancestors of Frederick Layer
(All were born and died in the Kirchberg/Murr region of Germany
except as noted.)
Georg Layher b.1617 d.1692
-- married in 1666 to Maria Heigelin
Johann Philipp Layher b.1676 d.1734
-- married in 1698 to Anna Margaretha Rommel
Johannes Layher b.1705 d.??
-- married in 1766 to Anna Sybilla Vogel
Johann Georg Layher b.1742 d.1819
-- married in 1766 to Sabina Rosina ObermŸller b.1742 d.1807
Georg Jacob Layher [Mayor/Brewer: Kirchberg/Murr] b.1772 d.1827
-- married in 1795 to Maria Rosina Schaul b.?? d.1820
Jacob Friedrich Layher b.1805 d.1856 (IN or OH?)
-- married in 1831 to Rosina Benzler b.1810 d.1891 (OH)
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The following list is of all descendents of Frederick Layer, their spouses, and children--if born before 1920.
Name: (Born: date -- Place) (Died: Date -- Place) (Married: To -- Date -- Place)
Anna M. Layer 4/19/1861 New Haven, OH 6/7/1902 Huron, Cty G.S. Beelman 3/25/1880 Huron Cty
Avice I. Layer 9/5/1871 New Haven, OH 8/20/1925 Cleveland, OH F. Stevens 10/16/1892 Newark, OH
Chris.C. Layer "Anna" 4/9/1846 Kirchberg, G 1/27/1918 Norwalk, OH J.H. Woodruff 5/2/1878 Stuben, OH
Cleo B. Layer 12/1/1903 10/1/1967 OH
David Layer 3/8/1851 Warsaw, IN 12/30/1913 Denver, CO E. Kohler (moved to Denver, CO)
Edna E. Layer 12/24/1876 New Haven, OH 3/3/1930 G. Smith 4/25/1906
Ella May Layer 4/29/1879 New Haven, OH 2/1966 T. Watts
Emma J. Layer 12/1/1873 New Haven, OH 1/27/1930 New Haven, OH P. Doud
Fred Henry Layer 7/30/1859 New Haven, OH 12/11/1912 New Haven, OH K. McElwain 9/10/1884 New Haven, OH
---- Fred Henry " " (2nd wife): Hattie A. Sparks 1896 New Haven, OH
Fred Louis Layer 1914 OH G. Gauthier IN
Freda L. Layer 1890 Willard, OH 1946 J. L. McConnell 11/15/09 New London, OH
Frederick Layer 6/15/1833 Kirchberg, G 8/28/1915 New Haven, OH L. Vogel 5/23/1854 New Haven, OH (?)
---- Frederick " " (2nd wife): Sarah Huston 9/9/1869 New Haven, OH
Fredericka Layer 12/21/1834 Kirchbert, G (moved to Junction City, KS)
George W. Layer 1856 1857 --- ---
Harold Layer (Tiger) 10/18/1891 Norwalk, OH 3/9/1951 E. Chicago, IN Mabel Straub 11/17/1913 OH
Harold L. Layer (Hadie) 01/11/1916 E. Chicago, IN 1/20/1970 E. Chicago, IN
Hazel G. Layer 1885 1921 B. Robinson
Jacob F. Layer 10/14/1810 Kirchberg, G. 1856 Warsaw, IN? R. Benzler 1831 G
Katherine J. Layer 10/26/1911 N.Haven, OH 1967 Chicago IL Edward Mobbs
Louise S. Layer 11/23/1855 N Haven, OH 9/12/1883 O.W. Byrers
Milton A. Layer 1900 OH 1957 OH I.Yoha 1921
Patricia Layer ?? E. Chicago, IN ?? Griffith, IN Thomas Mulligan IN
Ray F. Layer 2/5/1907 Plymouth, OH 5/11/1976 Mansfield, OH M. Roth 1943
Ray J. Layer 9/10/1893 OH 1962 OH Cross&Walk c.1910 & ? OH
Rosa N. Layer 4/28/1864 New Haven, OH G. W. Hoffman
Rosina M. Layer 10/2/1840 Kirchberg, G. KS G. Gugeler 12/22/1859 Warsaw, IN
Von F. Layer 12/6/1911 OH 1970 OH
William A. Layer 4/8/1875 New Haven, OH 1928 OH M. Palmer 4/1899 Plymouth, OH
Yvonne F. Layer 1917 E. Chicago, IN 12/22/1996 Highland, IN Harrell H. Smith ?? IN
Clarence Beelman 1885 OH 1963 OR Anna 1915 S.Dak.
Clinton Beelman 12/1885 9/1886 --- ---
Fred E. Beelman 1882 OH 1960 OR E. Bowden
George S. Beelman 8/17/1851 Cumbrlnd,PN 1/3/1909 Norwalk, OH A.M. Layer 1880 OH
Rae L. Beelman 1889 OH 1981 SD W.Sedgwick
Rose L. Beelman 1881 OH 1962 F. Miller
Edna Bowden 1894 IA 1949 OR F. Beelman
Rosina M. Benzler 10/14/1810 G 2/4/1891 Greenfield, OH J.F. Layer 1831 G
Ralph R. Brown 1/6/1906 D. Doud 1930 OH
Arthur C. Byrers V. Keesy
Clara Byrers 11/27/1903 Greenfield, OH F. Linder
O.W. Byrers 1855 Louise Layer
Eula L. Cross Ray J. Layer c.1910 (divorce: 12/2/15)
Dorothy Doud (Nina) 5/27/1905 New London, OH R.R. Brown 1930 OH
Patrick J. Doud 1874 1942 OH Emma Layer 11/9/1904 New London, OH
Geraldine G. Gauthier 9/21/1916 E. Chicago, IN 4/14/2002 Santa Barbara, CA F. L. Layer
Gugeler G. G. 2/13/1829 G 12/19/1900 Jct.City, KS R.M. Layer 12/22/1859 Warsaw, IN
George W. Hoffman Rosa Layer
Gertrude L. Hoffman 2/19/1888 OH 10/25/1918 OH
Howard Hoffman
Walter Hoffman
Horne W. Woodruff
Sarah Huston 3/20/1840 Milan, OH 3/7/1908 New Haven, OH F. Layer 9/9/1869 New Haven, OH
Vesta L. Keesy Art Byrers
C. Knight (Clara?) H. M. Watts
Elizabeth Kohler 1853 KY 1939 KS David Layer
Frank E. Linder Clara Byrers
Katherine J. McConnell 10/26/1911 New Haven, OH 1967 Chicago, IL Ed Mobbs
James L. McConnell 1884 Freda Layer 11/15/1909 New London, OH
Katherine McElwain 10/13/1861 Garrettsvl, OH 1896 OH F.H. Layer 9/10/1884 New Haven, OH
Mabel L. McKilvey V. A. Watts
Frank E. Miller 1877 OH 12/1928 MI Rose Beelman 1900
Gerald Miller (son of F.E.) Norwalk, OH (lived in Detroit: 8/26/15)
Edward C. Mobbs Kath. J. McConnell
Millie A. Palmer 1880 1951 OH Wm.A. Layer 1899 Plymouth, OH
Barney G. Robinson 1886 1962 Hazel Layer 1912
Edna L. Robinson
Mary R. Roth 1906 1954 OH Ray F. Layer 1943
Walter Sedgwick 1886 SD 1977 SD Rae Beelman
George W. Smith 1877 Edna Layer 4/25/1906 New Haven, OH
Hallie Smith
Phoebe J. Smith (stepdaughter of Edna Layer)
Hattie A. Sparks 1864 4/2/1917 F. H. Layer
Fred C. Stevens 1871 Avice Layer 10/16/1892 Newark, OH
Roydon D. Stevens Plymouth, OH
Mabel Mae Straub 8/13/1895 OH 10/10/1979 E. Chicago, IN H. Layer 11/17/1913 OH
Louise F. Vogel 1835 IN 1/12/1869 OH F. H. Layer 5/23/1854 New Haven, OH (?)
K. Walker (Nedra) 1/24/1913 Adamson,W.Va. 1/7/1979 Willard, OH R.J. Layer
Harley M. Watts C. Knight 2
Thurman H. Watts Ella Layer Columbus, OH
Vernon A. Watts M. McKilvey
James Harvey Woodruff 5/12/1827 NY 5/16/1908 Greenfield, OH C."Anna"Layer 5/2/1878 Steuben, OH
Walter Albert Woodruff 1885 1942 Horne
Roy Harvey Woodruff 1880 6/18/1904 Greenfield, OH (did not marry)
Woodruff 4/21/1913 Chicago, OH (Son of Walter)
Irene J. Yoha 1902 1980 OH M. A. Layer 1921
1 Ella Layer lived in Garrett, IN in 1906.
2 Clara Knight of Boughtonville (?)
3 Thurman H. Watts moved to Cambridge, PA in 1913.
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