Person Sheet
NameMary EGNER 
Birth Memosee 16-Jan-00 e-mail from Celia Hartmann
Death10 Jun 1843, probably Cecil Co, MD
Burial MemoCherry Hill UMC
RemarksMarriage License
FatherJacob EGNER (-1828)
MotherSylvia EVANS (-1821)
Misc. Notes
See Multimedia page for picture of relevant portion of 83
Mary was a native of District No 3 in Cecil Co.415
Received pro-rata share of her father’s estate in 1828.442
Farmer at Cowentown, MD6 (Cecil Co)
Surname spelled as “Egnor” in ref 127
Mary was a native of District No 3 in Cecil Co.415
Received pro-rata share of her father’s estate in 1828.442
Farmer at Cowentown, MD6 (Cecil Co)
Surname spelled as “Egnor” in ref 127
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Rensselaer was a native of District No 2 in Cecil Co.415
“[Rensselaer], who in youth learned the miller’s trade, devoted some time to that occupation, but afterward transferred his attention to farming and in that calling his remaining years were spent. He was a lifelong resident of Cecil County and had many warm friends among the people here. On the organization of the Republican party, being in sympathy with its policy, he became one of its adherents and ever afterward voted that ticket. He was spared to attain an advanced age, his death occurring in 1877, when he was seventy-four.”415
He appears in several issues of the Cecil Democrat, for various reasons:
6-Apr-1850, p 2: sued by Catharine Husler
15-Oct-1859, p 3: listed on Notice to Gunners (see below)
19-Oct-1867, p 2: listed on “Awards for Sheep”, Jan 11, 1866, $65.50 (amt he could collect)
2-Oct-1869, p 2: List of 4th District voters252
NOTICE TO GUNNERS: “All persons are hereby warned not to trespass on the premises of the subscribers, with dog or gun, as the law will be enforced against all so trespassing.”
1860 Census, Cecil Co, District 4, Elkton PO, p 41, dwelling 1041, family 1010
Ransler Biddle 67 M Farmer MD
Jacob Biddle 26 M MD
George Biddle 24 M MD124
1867 Cecil Co Assessments, 4th Dist
Biddle, Ransalear; 90 acres; House and Barn ($1350),13 acres ($380), new house ($750), Personal property ($340)
1869 Cecil Co Assessments, 4th Dist
Biddle, Ransalear; 101.5 acres; Brick dwelling ($4812), other ($945)
1870 Census, MD, Cecil Co, 4th Election District, Fair Hill PO, page 24, dwelling 193, family 186 (8-Jun-1870)
BIDDLE, Ransaler; age 67, male, farmer, real estate $6000, personal estate $1100, born in MD
Lydia A; age 61, female, housekeeper, born in DE
Jacob; age 37, male, born in MD
George; age 35, male, born in MD
Mary;age 30, female, born in MD
BORLAND, Mary; age 10, female, born in MD, attended school in last yr
OBITUARIES
Died
BIDDLE. On the 16th instant, Rensellaer Biddle, in his 75th year.
Funeral from his late residence, near Cowantown, on Monday morning 19th instant, at 10 o’clock. Services as the house. Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetary.361
Death of an Old Citizen
Rensellaer Biddle, an old and respected citizen of the Fourth district of this county, died on the 16th instant, from the effect of a shock of paralysis. He had been in rather feeble health for some time, and was attacked by the disease, which terminated his life on the above date.
The early years of his life were spent in the vicinity of Elkton, and he was one of the few old men recently living who assisted in the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Always industrious and honest, his efforts in the early years of his life did not meet with the success that they deserved; but he, by persevering industry and strict integrity, succeeded in securing a competency in the latter years of his life. He was a member of the M E Church, at Cherry Hill, where his remains were interred, on Monday last.392
“[Rensselaer], who in youth learned the miller’s trade, devoted some time to that occupation, but afterward transferred his attention to farming and in that calling his remaining years were spent. He was a lifelong resident of Cecil County and had many warm friends among the people here. On the organization of the Republican party, being in sympathy with its policy, he became one of its adherents and ever afterward voted that ticket. He was spared to attain an advanced age, his death occurring in 1877, when he was seventy-four.”415
He appears in several issues of the Cecil Democrat, for various reasons:
6-Apr-1850, p 2: sued by Catharine Husler
15-Oct-1859, p 3: listed on Notice to Gunners (see below)
19-Oct-1867, p 2: listed on “Awards for Sheep”, Jan 11, 1866, $65.50 (amt he could collect)
2-Oct-1869, p 2: List of 4th District voters252
NOTICE TO GUNNERS: “All persons are hereby warned not to trespass on the premises of the subscribers, with dog or gun, as the law will be enforced against all so trespassing.”
1860 Census, Cecil Co, District 4, Elkton PO, p 41, dwelling 1041, family 1010
Ransler Biddle 67 M Farmer MD
Jacob Biddle 26 M MD
George Biddle 24 M MD124
1867 Cecil Co Assessments, 4th Dist
Biddle, Ransalear; 90 acres; House and Barn ($1350),13 acres ($380), new house ($750), Personal property ($340)
1869 Cecil Co Assessments, 4th Dist
Biddle, Ransalear; 101.5 acres; Brick dwelling ($4812), other ($945)
1870 Census, MD, Cecil Co, 4th Election District, Fair Hill PO, page 24, dwelling 193, family 186 (8-Jun-1870)
BIDDLE, Ransaler; age 67, male, farmer, real estate $6000, personal estate $1100, born in MD
Lydia A; age 61, female, housekeeper, born in DE
Jacob; age 37, male, born in MD
George; age 35, male, born in MD
Mary;age 30, female, born in MD
BORLAND, Mary; age 10, female, born in MD, attended school in last yr
OBITUARIES
Died
BIDDLE. On the 16th instant, Rensellaer Biddle, in his 75th year.
Funeral from his late residence, near Cowantown, on Monday morning 19th instant, at 10 o’clock. Services as the house. Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetary.361
Death of an Old Citizen
Rensellaer Biddle, an old and respected citizen of the Fourth district of this county, died on the 16th instant, from the effect of a shock of paralysis. He had been in rather feeble health for some time, and was attacked by the disease, which terminated his life on the above date.
The early years of his life were spent in the vicinity of Elkton, and he was one of the few old men recently living who assisted in the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Always industrious and honest, his efforts in the early years of his life did not meet with the success that they deserved; but he, by persevering industry and strict integrity, succeeded in securing a competency in the latter years of his life. He was a member of the M E Church, at Cherry Hill, where his remains were interred, on Monday last.392