- Born: Jan 11, 1829, East Penn Twp. Carbon Co, Pennsylvania 21,170
- Marriage (1): Susanna Moyer on Jun 5, 1853 in Pennsylvania 218
- Died: Oct 16, 1906, East Penn Twp. Carbon Co, Pennsylvania at age 77 21,170
- Buried: Oct 19, 1906, Ben Salem Church Cemetery, East Penn Twp, Carbon Co, Pennsylvania 164
 General Notes:
Church Record says Feb 17, 1829 (could that be baptismal date?)
Tombstone inscription
son of John and Susanna
From the "History of Carbon County" by Thomas D. Eckhart
Early Paint Ore Operations
In June 1889, Gideon Rehrig of East Penn Township leased property to the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Company. This land adjoined the lands of Josiah Andreas, John Balliet Estate, John Riegel, James Long, Penrose George, and Henry Bowman, and included Stony Hill, which contained 113 acres for the purpose of "mining and taking thereof all metallic and mineral paint ore".
The Semmels of Ashfield Penna
A tract of 16 acres, previously owned by John Balliet and purchased by Henry Bowman in August 1873, was bordered by the property of John Tipler, and the late Stephen Balliet along the Lizard Creek. In August 1890, Lovina Bowman widow of Henry Bowman, distributed the lands to her sons, Fulton, Maurice, Rodger, and Victor.
Gideon and Susanna Rehrig rented the railroad right-of-way, which amounted to 1.22 acres in 1890. The property included a siding and adjoined the land of Amanda Balliet.
In several places he is listed as a Civil War Veteran, but so far I have not found any documentation.
from The History of Lehigh and Carbon Co Penna 1884
Page 722
?and now contains six schools, with about three hundred pupils. The following is a list of the school directors since 1844:
1872.-Gideon Rehrig, Gideon Peter.
Noted events in his life were:
• Burial Plot: Row 28 Ben Salem. 164
• Born Alternate, Feb 17, 1829. 61
Gideon married Susanna Moyer, daughter of David Moyer and Catharine Fritzinger, on Jun 5, 1853 in Pennsylvania.218 (Susanna Moyer was born on Aug 28, 1835 in , , Pennsylvania,170 died on Sep 19, 1896 in East Penn Twp, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania 170,224 and was buried in Ben Salem Church Cemetery, East Penn Twp, Carbon Co, Pennsylvania 164.)
Marriage Notes:
Dalice Fadden
dfadden@ptd.net
From Lehigh County, Pennsylvania German Newspaper
Issue of 13 July 1853
Married June 5, Gideon Rehrig and Susanna Moyer, both of East Penn
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