James Lee
7th Issue January 1993
Where did the
Dr. William
The documentation in this and previous issues prove
that the line of Conrad Röder came from Driedorf which is
between Frankfurt and
We don't where Casper Rötter (
What would you like to see in the next issue ?
Does anyone have an idea for a
When is the
The German Documents in
the last newsletter

translated by - Bill Etter, 1501 Avocado Blvd.,
Page 4 and 5 translate to the following
I Conrad Röder was born 13 March 1751 in the place
Driedorf between
(Bill's Note I have slightly changed the names
of two locations to correspond to current spellings that I
believe are what was meant. On the copy of the actual
Bible page
My Grandfather was called Anton Röder. My father
was Hennerich Anton Röder, the mother Christina Röder.
(Bill's Note I believe this should be Heinrich. It is not clear whether she is Conrad's mother or grandmother. Note also the spelling of the month Mirz. This is an old way of spelling Marz - or March. As for the word ten there is no such word in the German language. I think it likely that it should be tun, the infinitive form of the verb to do, put or make; for the old script letters e and u are fairly easy to be mistaken for each other.)
So much for myself Conrad Röder
Conrad Röder
Blessing of the church to all
(Bill's Note I believe the last line to be an idiom expression that has no direct translation - and I have tried to come up with what I believe to be as close as I can do)
My Baptismal sponsor was
Conrad Röder of Jutersdorf
confirmed in the 15th year
of the
Christian preacher in
Driedorf
(Bill's Note I believe this was written by a person different from Conrad Röder. The writing seems to be slightly different. I also think it is Guntersdorf rather than Juntersdorf although I can't find either one on the map. Obviously it would have been clearer if they had written with a sharper quill/pen in a better hand. After saying that - now for some speculation. The word following Christian is certainly not clear but I think the ending of the word may be ..getan rather than ..geter. This lets us assume the word to be Hinzugetan which can be translated as consulting or part time - or in the words of a preacher who was not there on a full time basis. )
Bill Etter's second translation task, Thanks again bill for the hard work
To continue with translation of the old german - the
document beginning

"Abschrift aus den Dillenburger .... (in old script)
"Certified copy of Dillenburg Municipal Records concerning emigration to foreign colonies.
(Office of public records, Biesbaden, Section 172, Row 206, Book 7, pages 133/134)
To Honorable Authorities a respectful request by
Wilhelm Aston Röder of Driedorf for a petition
to travel to
28 April 1789
I was from birth until 15 in poverty, for my mother was
without skill, and had only a bare income from her manual
labor together with careful spending and help from
friends. I am now of age - but I do not have the training
to learn a trade/craft - so my future and well being, it
can be seen, will be difficult without help that is now
beyond me. I am for that reason of a mind to accept an
opportunity to move to
I respectfully submit to your majesty, a request for gracious assistance for travel money.
Submitted
(footnote)
The applicant is an illegitimate son of a
country millers daughter, has no skills and as far as can
be seen therefore his best future would be as a servant.
His mother's brother went to
Driedorf, 1 May 1789
(footnote
Bill Etter's thoughts
Now my thoughts
1) Wilhelm is likely to be still a teenager or in his early 20's
2) His mother is almost certainly dead as well as her parents.
3) Wilhelm's father may never be known but by todays practice Wilhelm is not a Röder.
I did not print the german version of this letter. This
translation was done by Herbert
Herbert
8 Feb. 1938
We thank you for your letter of the 24th UH the
contents of which interests us. We can to begin with
inform you that the recording in your family bible
points toward about 850 inhabitants in the surrounding
community of Driedorf in former Nassau
Dillenburg. In our list appears NO Adam Röder,
however we do find Jacob, Martin Christoph, and
Johan Engel Röder (included among those mentioned
in your emigration dates) also a Conrad Röder who
landed in
The place and time of Conrad Röders birth evidently established the further search concerning your ancestors will not be particularly difficult. We shall be pleased (prepared) to undertake same. Next, however we have to inform you that the church registrars in general assemble only documents concerning birth and baptism, marriage and death and that every such document without postage costs .25. Information in other than documentary form to be assembled, the church registrars are not obligated even so little as unremunerated search in their church books. It therefore becomes necessary that you send us at the most an advance of $10.00 which we will later adjust with you.
We look forward with interest to your further information (instructions)
With German Greetings
main office for Information on German Emigration
(Scholl)
I found this document in the Schwankfelter Library (June 1992) I think it is vintage 1950, possibly from the work of Mr Fetterman ??. The copy was very poor. The typing appeared to be one of the later carbon copies. I found that "o", "e", "a" and "u" were very difficult to distinguish. The descenders were not on some letters ?
Have you seen this
document ?
Can you correct or
verify any of it ?
VSGR Roeder by ??
Historical and Biographical Sketch of the
Roder, roeder,rother, rotter,rutter,rudder,rutter and Ruther Family
Origin
There are several theories as to the origin of the distinguished name of Roeder, with its variant forms. By some it is said to be a shortened form of the surname Roderick, meaning famous ruler, which finds its root in the old German (h)rod, meaning fame, glory or victory. According to another theory, the surname means a reuter or trooper, coming from the Dutch ruiter, meaning trooper, but which has nothing to do with the German reiten, meaning ride. Heinze-Cascorbi, the famous German authority on etymology of surnames, is of the opinion that Roeder and its variants came from the German reuten or roden, meaning plough, from which is derived the occupational name signifying one who is engaged in agriculture. An early representative of this name was Conrad Rodorer, who lived in Bargheim in 1300.
The differences in the spelling of the surname should be ignored for two reasons. In the first place, spelling was precarious in the 18th century. Men signed their names with different spellings on different occasions, or a clerk frequently spelled the name as he heard it pronounced rather than to be bothered with asking how to spell it. The other reason is that the census records which follow were printed 125 years after they were written, so the paper and ink had faded, fine strokes of the pen had worn away as the pages rubbed against each other in use, and the clerks, expert as they were in reading old documents, occasionally erred in interpreting the handwriting.
Early in the 18th Century many inhabitants of the
Lower Palatinate lying on both sides of the Rhine in
Shiploads of German people left for
At the courthouse in
Sept. 9, 1747
Ship "Restauration", James
Sept. 14, 1753 Ship "Edinberg", James Russell, Master Henry Rother
Sept. 30, 1774 Ship "Union", Andrew Bryson, Master John George Rutter
These Palatines did on the dates above mentioned, take the usual oaths and qualifications to the Government. From 1747 until the end of the American Revolution, there are records of colonial pioneers bearing the Roeder, Rotter etc. surname. There are records of Conrad, Johan Engel, Martin Christofel, Cathrina, Johan Casper and Johannes.
Families bearing the surname of Roeder, Rotter etc.
are found at early dates in our colonial and Revolutionary
War history. The following is a partial list of Roeder,
Rotter progenitors taken from the records of early
American History, some served in our continental Army. For
a more detailed list see such works as "Pennsylvania
Archives", etc. The names are as follows
The progeny of the various branches of the family
in
Adam Roeder lived in Upper Hanover Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA and in 1782 owned a farm of 20 acres, for which he paid an annual tax of less than £ 1. John Roeder was a resident of Upper Hanover Twp. at about the same time, and was the owner of a farm of 35 acres. The Effective Supply Tax Records of Pennsylvania show that Michael Roeder owned a tract of land valued at £ 4,000, located in Philadelphia Co., PA, in 1790. The records of Berks Co., PA, show that Christopher Roeder or Roedor lived in Heidelberg Twp., in 1780. Conrad Roeder of Schuylkill Co., PA, was a pensioner of the Revolution.
Andrew Roder was born in
Capt. Henry Roeder was born in
N.C. Roeder was born in Lehigh Co., PA, in 1831.
the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Cressman) Roeder of Berks
Co. He married in 1854, Lucinda Antrim. Their children
were
Edwin Z. Roeder was born in Pennsburg, Montgomery
Co., PA in 1841. He married in 1864, Amanda Dubbs. Their
children were
Philip Roeder, bookseller, was born in Offanthal,
Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, January 7, 1846, the son of John
and Marie Roeder. He came to
Paul William Roder was born in
James F. Roeder was born in
Heitman's Historic Register of the U.S. Army gives
the service of John William Roder, private, sergeant and
first sergeant,
Adolph Roeder, clergyman of
Martin Roeder was born in
George Daniel
Max H.
Herman C. Roeder was born in
William Ernst Ruder was born in Stockdale, Penna.,
Dec. 22, 1886, the son of Ernst and Mary Sidona Ruder. He
received the degree of B.S., Penna State College, 1907. He
married, July 20, 1911, Hollie Voenschoten, and is the
father of the following
Clyde Augustus Roeder, surgeon, was born Oct 15,
1883, the son of Dr. George Roeder. He married in
Dale Roeder was born in
The following representatives of this family
have achieved distinction in the field of business and
finance"
Arthur Roeder
is president of Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp.,
Charles Bushrod Roeder is Secretary of the
Philadelphia Bourse,
John W. Roeder
is Vice President and Trust Officer of the Peoples
National Bank,
Victor A. Ruder
is Vice President of Bellingham National Bank,
George L. Ruder
is Vice President of Mosinee Paper Mills Co.,
William Ernst Ruder is Metallurgical Engineer, General Electric
Co.,
Edward S. Rutter
is Controller, Larsen Baking Co.,
Harry Rutter
is
Treasurer and City Manager, Gastonia Plumbing and Heating
Co.,
Harvey T. Rutter
is Vice President of Howard National Bank and Trust
Co.,
J. Wood Rutter
is a partner of Rutter and Co.,
Robert Lewis Rutter
is Chairman of the Board, Spokane Branch, Seattle
First National Bank,
A brief mention should be made of some European Representatives of this family.
Carl Gottlieb Röder (1812-1883) founded in 1846 an establishment in Loipaig for engraving, printing and binding music.
Ewald Röder born in Waldau 1863, Silesian organist, in 1891 became organist and cantor at Lauban. He was a composer and also wrote a directory of Silesian music.
Georg Vincent Röder
(1778-1848) church musician of Würtemberg, in 1830
was director at
Martin Röder
(1851-1895) Prussian vocal teacher and composer,
was for years an opera-conductor in
Ludwig Rotter (1810-1895) Austrian organist, wrote much church music and textbook of harmony.
Hugo Rutter
born in
Julius Siegmund Roeder
was born in
Louis Henry de Rutter
,historical painter, was born in
Do you know any of these people ?
October 1992 ( extracted from Bloomberg financial data base)
Daniel
Diane E. Rader CFO Ennis, Knupp & Assoc. (312) 715-1700
I. Andrew
Larry
Mary
Randy
Ray
Ronald
Susan H.
Terry D.
Lori
Dirk
Colin G. Reader Treasurer News International PLC 44 71 782-6000
Edward M. Rotter VP Acquisitions Baring Inst Realty Advisors (212) 697-3340
Jurgen H. Roetter Branch Office Mgr. A.G. Edwards & Sons (314) 289-3000
Patricia Roeder Fixed Income Mgr. Matuschka & Co., LP 49 69 1530-9301
Richard K. Roeder Partner Aurora Capital Partners (213) 551-0101
Ronald E. Roder Director MIS Firstar Corp. (414) 765-4985
Thomas Roder Equity Trading Enskilda Securities 49 69 28-0813
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P.O. Box 208
Hours
Those old books we are looking for are available and can be rented. To quote the "MID ATLANTIC" magazine;
The Hoenstine Rental Library. Now that's the answer
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a treasure house filled with books of all sorts and
categories, ages and sizes, on the "
Their Guide and it's two supplements list thousands of books. I purchased those guides ($50) and extracted their references on the various spellings of RADER. The following pages are the result of that project.
First I provide a list of books by "LOCATION" and include the spelling included in their book. Second I provide a list by "SURNAME" and include location. And finally I provide a list by "BOOK NUMBER" and include location, title, author, year published, and deposit.
To rent one of these books you send the total amount shown as deposit plus a shipping surcharge of either $3 or $2 depending on age of book. The actual rental charge is 25% of the deposit amount.
I ordered the four for
1101 Roeder John Jacob Shaffer (1763-1816) -- This pamplet is just 39 pages long and only has the children of Charles and Ruth (Schafer) Roeder born in 1907 and 1909. The immigrant was a settler in the Tulpenhocken region.
1161 Reeder Bohrer - Borah - Borer
(1720-1965) by
Page 1-10 discloses that Peter Bohrer was on the
ship "
Yes I checked, they do rent that book also
Page 417- 429 gives many details of the colonial life of this immigrant and lists others not related to this line of Bohrer's
2499
2518 Reeder Three Centuries with the Rosenberger-Rosenberry Family 1698-1983
The 30 page introduction to this book contains many
maps and details of early colonial
By Locataion
0088 Reeder
2852 Reuter
2875
IL
0546
Roeder
0546
Roder
MD
0546
Roeder
0546
Roder
0561 Reeder
0587 Reeder
1268 Reeder
2413
MD Alleganey
1384 Roeder
MD Washingtonc
1395 Reeder
NB
1719 Reeder
2534 Reeder
0085
0472 Reeder
0546 Roeder
0587 Reeder
0561 Reeder
1719 Reeder
2413
2769 Reeder
PA
0064 rader
0065b Reeder
0065b reader
0071 Reeder
0079 Reeder
0132 Reeder
0527 rader
0531 Reader
0546 Roeder
0546 Roder
0561 Reeder
0587 Reeder
0628 Reeder
0628 Reader
1719 Reeder
2242 Reiter
2242 Reuter
2242 Roeder
2413
2422 Reuther
2455 Reeder
2520
2520 Reader
2931 Reader
2932 Reeder
2933 Reeder
2933 Roder
2935 Reeder
2935 Reader
2936 Reeder
2938 Reeder
2938 Reader
2938
2995 Reader
2998 Reeder
2999 Reeder
3003 Reeder
PA and
1825 rader
PA Beaver
0371 reader
1449 Reader
2303 Reader
PA
2729 Rotter
2913 Rotter
PA Blair
2760 Reeder
2835 Raeder
2885 Reeder
PA Bucks
0528 Reeder
1658 Reeder
2329 Reiter
PA
1270
rader
2306
2824
Roder
2824
PA Carb
0093
Roeder
PA Central
0051 Reeder
0052 Reeder
PA Centre
1364 Reeder
2371 Reeder
2479 Reeder
PA Clarion
1250 rader
PA
2291 Reiter
PA
1101 Roeder
1161 Reeder
2499
2518 Reeder
PA e
Lancaster
0183
Roder
PA Erie
0294 Reeder
PA
2739 Reeder
PA
2247 Reutter
PA
3030 Reuter
PA
0057 Reeder
0235 Reeder
2356 Reeder
PA
1675 Reader
PA Junita Valle
0058 Reeder
PA
0069a raeder
0075 Reeder
0183 Roder
0528 Reeder
1101 Roeder
2320 Reider
PA Lehigh
0093 Roeder
2308 Rueter
2308 Reeder
PA Lycoming
1322 Reeder
1656 Reeder
PA Northumberla
0062 Reader
PA southeast
2422 Reuther
PA Westmoreland
3012 Reader
0069a raeder
PA
2320 Reider
US
2612
VA
0527 rader
2413
2900 Reeder
Va botetourt
2520
2520 Reader
VA Shenandoah
0665 Reader
0665 rader
0665 reader
world
2827
WV
0527 rader
2413
by SURNAME
PA 2938
PA and
PA
PA
PA Butler co 1270
PA Clarion 1250
PA cunberland 2499
PA state 0064
PA Va botetourt 2520
PA VA MD WV OH 2413
PA, VA, WV 0527
world 2827
rader reader
VA Shenandoah 0665
Raeder
PA Blair
2835
PA Wy & La
0069a
Reader
PA
0531
PA
0628
PA
2931
PA
2935
PA
2938
PA 2995
PA Beaver 0371
PA Beaver 1449
PA Beaver 2303
PA
PA Northumberla 0062
PA state 0065b
PA Va botetourt 2520
PA Westmoreland 3012
VA Shenandoah 0665
Reeder
Americans 0088
MD 1268
MD
Reeder
OH
0472
Ohio
2769
PA
0079
PA
0132
PA
0628
PA
2455
PA
2932
PA
2933
PA
2935
PA
2936
PA
2938
PA
2998
PA
2999
PA
3003
PA Blair
2760
PA Blair
2885
PA Bucks
1658
PA Bucks Lancas
0528
PA Central
0051
PA Central
0052
PA Centre
1364
PA Centre
2371
PA Centre
2479
Pa cumb
2518
PA Erie
0294
PA Fulton
2739
PA
PA
PA
PA inc
Cumberla
1161
PA Junita Valle
0058
PA Lancaster co 0075
PA Lehigh 2308
PA Lycoming 1322
PA MD OH 0587
PA OH MD 0561
PA OH NB 1719
PA State 0065b
PA state 0071
PA, Lycoming <