Lancaster County PA Archives Obituaries.....Rohrer, Elias March 31, 1880
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928: March 31, 1880

Elias Rohrer, for many years a tipstave in our county court, died this morning about
11 o'clock at his residence, No. 131 East King street, after an illness of several
weeks, the immediate cause of his death being dropsy and heart descase. Deceased was
a son of Christian Rohrer, and was born in West Lampeter township. His early life
was spent mostly in that township, and the neighboring borough of
Strasburg, where he was apprenticed to a Mr. Connelly and learned the hatting
business. He followed his trade for some years in Strasburg and also carried on the
manufacture and sale of hats in this city, doing business on North Queen street,
near Orange, in partnership with Jacob Hess. Returning to Strasburg he carried on
business there for some time, and about 1849 was appointed postmaster, which
position he held during Filmore's administration. Removing again to Lancaster about
a quarter of a century ago, he was appointed by Judge Long a tipstave of the courts,
and held the position to the time of his death. 
Mr. Rohrer was an upright, intelligent and pleasant gentleman, an ingenious
mechanic, capable of doing almost any kind of work, and was remarkable for his
painstaking in all that he undertook. He married in early life, but his wife died
some years ago and left no children. Mr. Rohrer was a consistent and esteemed member
of the Duke street Methodist Episcopal church. His funeral will take place on
Saturday next at 2 o'clock p. m.

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