George Dieffenbacher

1828 - 1896  (67 years)

• Name	George Dieffenbacher
  Born	16 Jun 1828	Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1861	Washington, Maryland, United States   [6]
  	Civil War
  Died	12 Apr 1896	Greenburg, Washington, Maryland
  Buried	Y  [7]
  Person ID	I408	Semon-Amburn
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Martin Dieffenbacher,   b. 19 Sep 1800, Eppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Nancy Schweitzer,   b. 15 Oct 1809, Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Jun 1826	Washington, Maryland, United States   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine A. Justice,   b. Abt 1830, Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, United States ,   d. 17 Oct 1856  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1851	Washington, Maryland, United States   [10]
  Children	1. Andrew Dieffenbacher,   b. Abt 1853, Maryland, United States ,   d. 1930, Manitoba, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)   2. John Henry Dieffenbacher,   b. 14 Apr 1854, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States ,   d. 31 Oct 1929, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States  (Age 75 years)   3. Catherine A. Dieffenbacher,   b. 1856, Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, United States ,   d. 15 Jun 1858  (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Bauers,   b. Abt 1842, Maryland, United States ,   d. Bef 1896  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1868	Washington, Maryland, United States   [11]
  Children	1. M. George Dieffenbacher,   b. Abt 1872, Maryland, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jun 1828 - Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, United States Married - 29 Dec 1851 - Washington, Maryland, United States Military Service - Civil War - 1861 - Washington, Maryland, United States Married - 26 Oct 1868 - Washington, Maryland, United States Died - 12 Apr 1896 - Greenburg, Washington, Maryland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Washington County, Hagerstown Jury Duty List, George Dieffenbacher listed . Western Maryland's Historical Library Doc# 863Letter from Washington County Historical Society in a file "Dieff enbaugh", correspondance from a Susanna Olson from Canada requesting inf o on family of George Dieffenbaugh. There are several correspondences tha t I got from this Historical Society. I mailed a letter to Susanna Olson in Black Diamond, Alberta. I t was returned MOVED or UNKNOWN

  
  

• Sources

  [S39] 1870 Census, Doc# 301. Deffenbachr, George, age 39, b. Maryland, blacksmith , Catharine, age 38, b. Maryland , Andrew, age 17, b. Maryland, Blacksmith Ap. , Henry, age 15, b. Maryland, cabinet maker 1870 Maryland, Washington Co., Ringgold [S13] 1880 Census, Doc# 302. Deffenbaucher, George, age 51, blacksmith, b. maryland, Fa.b. Maryland, M o. b. Penns. , Catharine, age 48, keeping house, b. Maryland, Fa. and Mo. b. Maryland , M. George, age 8, b. Maryland Maryland, Washington, Ringgold [S51] 1840 Census, Doc #308. Defenbaugh, Martin Males 5-10 One Males 10-15 Two Males 30-40 One Females 5-10 One Females 20-30 One Maryland, Washington, Covetown [S48] 1850 Census, Doc#564. Deffenberger, Adam, age 49, b. Germany , Nancy, age 40, b. Md. , Geo., age 22, b. Md , Martin, age 18, b. Md , Wm. Poth, age 9, b. Md , Susanna, age 7, b. Md Danl, age 5, b. Md , Chas, age 2, b. Md. Maryland, Washington, Cavetown, Dist 1 [S38] 1860 Census. Deafinbaugh, George, age 30 , blacksmith, b. Maryland , Adam F., age 8, b. Maryland , John H., age 6, b. Maryland Maryland, Washington, Cavetown [S111] "Roster of Civil War Soldiers from Washington County, Maryland", page 123. Diffenbaugher, George. (Spelled in miliary records as Dieffenbacher) Co . E, 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry, Smithsburg, Served fro m 25 Oct 1861 to 26 Oct 1864. Suffered from chronic rheumatism from 186 2 to 1890. [S3] Obituary, Doc#864 (Reliability: 2). George Diffenbaugher, In Greensburg, two miles north of Smithsburg, at hi s home, died George Diffenbaugher on Sunday morning, age 68, from pneumon ia, havign been sick only a few days. He is survived by three sons- Andre w living in Minnesota, Henry, in ohio, George M., at home. The deceased w as a soldier in the late war, having served as a member of Company E, Fir st maryland. The funeral will take place this morning at Smithsburg. Th e following comrades will act as pallbearers: HH Ross, LL Baschtel, GR Fi shack, George Masters, HV Scholl, Eli McLane. Tues, April 14 1896. The Morning Herald was published in Hagerstown [S125] "Marriages and Deaths from the Newspapers of Allegheny and Washington Counties, Maryland 1820-1830", US/CAN 975.69 V28w., page 83. [S126] "Washington County Maryland Marriages", Film# 14,643., 14,643. Deffenbacher, Martin to Nancy Sweitzer on June 8, 1826 on page 123. [S126] "Washington County Maryland Marriages", Film# 14,643., 14,643. Deiffenbaugher, George to Catharine Justice on Dec 19, 1851 on page 253 [S133] Vital Records: State of Maryland. County of Washington, visit to courthouse on 12/2007 George Dieffenbaugh to Catherine Bauers on 26 oct 1868.