Elizabeth Miller (1796-1871)

E10 Elizabeth Miller, born April 2, 1796, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, died November 8, 1871 in Miami County, Ohio, married October 10, 1815 Montgomery County, Ohio by Andrew Waymire, Justice of the Peace to Johannes "John" Boogher, born September 12, 1789 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, died June 24, 1861 in Montgomery County, Ohio, son of Peter Boogher and Catharina (?).

John arranged for the purchased of 160 acres in the southeast quarter of Section 18, Township 5, Range 5, Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio on September 29, 1813 for the sum of $2.00 per acre. He traveled to the Land Office in Cincinnati to pay three installments, receiving the patent on May 3, 1815. It was on this farm that he took his bride; their children were born, and spent the remainder of his life.

John and Elizabeth were among the earliest members of the Salem German Baptist Brethren congregation.

Died, Nov. 8th, 1871, in the Stillwater Congregation, at the residence of her son-in-law, Emanuel Hoover, Miami county, Ohio, formerly near Salem, Montgomery county, Ohio, after an illness of four months and sixteen days, ELIZABETH BOOCHER, our beloved sister and mother in Israel, aged 75 years, 7 months and 6 days. Her husband John Boocher, died near Salem, June 24th, 1861.

She has raised twelve children-one of them has gone before her. She had over one hundred grand-children, thirty-one great-grand-children, and many other friends to morn her loss. We hope our loss is her great gain.

Funeral services by the brethren, from Heb. 4. 9. "There remaineth a rest to the people of God."

--E. H.
The Gospel Visitor,
December, 1871, p. 382

Clarifying two items in this obituary: Stillwater Congregation was the Upper Stillwater German Baptist Brethren district, since renamed Harris Creek Church of the Brethren. The town of Salem has had its name changed to Clayton.

The old family Bible, last known in the hands of Schell descendants, has the spelling of Boogher, while John's marker in the Warner Cemetery in rural Clayton, Ohio is engraved Booker. Elizabeth's marker in Old Harris Creek Cemetery near Bradford in Darke County, Ohio is engraved Booher.

Carmen (Fry) Stambaugh of North Manchester, Indiana is the author of Boogher, Booher, Boocher, Booker, John Boogher and Elizabeth Miller 1789-1983, a 343 page compilation of this family.

F1 Katharina Boogher, born October 26, 1816 Montgomery County, Ohio, died December 28, 1903 Allen County, Ohio, married 26 Oct 1835, Montgomery County, Ohio, Jacob Altstaetter, born February 21, 1811 Hess-Darmstadt, Germany, died November 10, 1898 Allen County, Ohio, son of George Frederick Altstaetter and Elizabeth Bauer. They are buried Altstaetter Cemetery near Cairo, Ohio.

F2 Hannah Boogher, born November 16, 1817 Montgomery County, Ohio, died January 3, 1867 Randolph County, Indiana, married first, August 2, 1838 Montgomery County, Ohio, Stephen Smith, born April 15, 1808, died May 30, 1860 Randolph County, Indiana, married second May 30, 1863 Randolph County, Indiana, John Dull, born December 12, 1813 Pennsylvania, died July 20, 1883 Randolph County, Indiana. Stephen's date of death was reported by a descendant, but remains undocumented. Hannah is buried Steubenville Cemetery, John with his first wife, Delila Baker [1817-1860], Hopewell Cemetery, both in Randolph County, Indiana.

F3 Daniel Boogher aka Booher, born May 13, 1819 Montgomery County, Ohio, died August 10, 1903 Redkey, Indiana, married first, September 23, 1838 Montgomery County, Ohio, Susannah Booher, born April 18, 1818 Montgomery County, Ohio, died June 30, 1852, Randolph County, Indiana, daughter of John Booher Jr. and Catherine Poe, married second, June 9, 1853 Montgomery County, Ohio, Mary Shank, born February 4, 1823 Montgomery County, Ohio, died December 4, 1876 Randolph County, Indiana, daughter of Henry Shank Jr. and Elizabeth Rasor, married third, June 4, 1877 Randolph County, Indiana, Sarah Elizabeth (Hammers) Halderman, born February 7, 1821 Pennsylvania, died September 6, 1892 Randolph County, Indiana, widow of Henry Halderman. Daniel, Susannah and Mary are buried Cherry Grove Cemetery. Findagrave lists Daniel with a second marker in Steubenville Cemetery, both in Randolph County, Indiana.

F5 Elizabeth Boogher, born October 10, 1820 Montgomery County, Ohio, died September 6, 1872 Union City, Indiana, married October 4, 1839 Montgomery County, Ohio, Emanuel Martin, born Sept 1, 1804 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, died November 26, 1889 Darke County, Ohio, son of Johannes "John" Martin and Appolonia Bucher, widower of Mahala Whitener and after Elizabeth's death, married third, Rebecca (Hittle) Welbaum Baker. Emanuel and Elizabeth are buried Union City Cemetery in Union City, Indiana.

F6 Mary "Polly" Boogher, born August 18, 1822 Montgomery County, Ohio, died March 12, 1905 Montgomery County, Ohio, married first, September 10, 1844 Montgomery County, Ohio, John "Long John" H. Warner, born May 20, 1805 Bedford County, Pennsylvania, died Sept 25, 1878 Montgomery County, Ohio, son of Henry Warner 2nd and Elizabeth Nicodemus, widower of Charity Hill, married second, April 6, 1884 Montgomery County, Ohio, Samuel Arnold, born June 24, 1817 Rockingham County, Virginia, died November 18, 1887 Brookville, Ohio, son of all Warner Cemetery in Clayton, Ohio.

F7 Susannah Boogher, born January 4, 1824 Montgomery County, Ohio, died April 6, 1900 near Bloomer, Ohio, married January 18, 1846, Montgomery County, Ohio, Jacob Warner, born February 24, 1826 Montgomery County, Ohio, died April 7, 1916 Miami County, Ohio son of Henry Warner 2nd and Elizabeth Nicodemus. They are buried Harris Creek Cemetery near Bradford, Ohio.

F8 Rachel Boogher, born December 14, 1825 Montgomery County, Ohio, died September 10, 1910 Covington, Ohio, married November 9, 1848 Montgomery County, Ohio, Emanuel Hoover, born September 9, 1817 Blair County, Pennsylvania, died May 6, 1896 Miami County, Ohio, son of Isaac Hoover and Catharine Brumbaugh, widower of Lydia Warner. Emanuel was elected to the ministry in 1863 and ordained an elder in 1878. During the divide, he stood firm with the Old German Baptist Brethren. Rachel and Emanuel are buried Harris Creek Cemetery near Bradford, Ohio.

F9 Peter Boogher aka Boocher, born November 8, 1827 Montgomery County, Ohio, died October 25, 1908 near North Manchester, Indiana, married March 11, 1849 Montgomery County, Ohio, Hannah Flory, born July 2, 1825 Montgomery County, Ohio, died December 31, 1910 near North Manchester, Indiana, daughter of Jacob Flory and Maria Overholser. They are buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery near North Manchester, Indiana.

F9 Margaret Rebecca Boogher, born September 18, 1829 Montgomery County, Ohio, died March 18, 1914 Fostoria, Ohio, married first, March 2, 1848 Montgomery County, Ohio, George Schell, born March 15, 1809 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died September 21, 1881 Darke County, Ohio son of Johan Jacob Schell and Elizabeth Kohler, widower of Abigail Ross, married second, January 22, 1885 Darke County, Ohio, John Fields, born ca 1812 Greene County, Ohio, died prior to 1900, son of Allison Fields and Mary Cline, widower of Lydia Cline and Sarah Huey. Margaret is buried Fountain Cemetery in Fostoria, George in Shooks Chapel Cemetery near New Weston, Ohio.

F10 Abigail Boogher, born January 10, 1832 Montgomery County, Ohio, died January 16, 1874 near Bradford, Ohio, married January 25, 1866 Miami County, Ohio, Jacob F. Gauby, born December 7, 1837 Berks County, Pennsylvania, died 1905 Darke County, Ohio, son of Jacob Gauby and Christine Feich, widower of Rebecca Wise and after Abigail's death, married Malinda Stose. Abigail is buried Old Harris Creek Cemetery, Jacob with his third wife in Beech Grove Cemetery, both in Darke County, Ohio.

F11 Jacob Boogher aka Booker, born December 17, 1833 Montgomery County, Ohio, died September 27 1897 Darke County, Ohio, married Rebecca Detrick, born November 3, 1839 Rockingham County, Virginia, died September 4, 1892 Darke County, Ohio, daughter of Elder Abraham Detrick and Mahala Judy. They are buried Mote Cemetery near Pitsburg, Ohio.

F12 Sarah Boogher, born June 24, 1836 Montgomery County, Ohio, died May 14, 1896 Hemet, California, married August 17, 1854 Montgomery County, Ohio, George Washington Priser, born October 28, 1829 Montgomery County, Ohio, died April 16, 1918 LaVerne, California, son of David Priser and Margaret Warner. Sarah is buried Oakdale Cemetery in Glendora, California.