Abraham Bohrer Research Paper

The earliest member of the Bohrer Family, of which we can locate on records, was a man named Abraham Bohrer. He was born in Germany on December 14, 1717. He had a wife, Anna Lucy Schuster, and four children all by the name of “John.” They boarded an unidentified immigration boat and docked in Baltimore, Maryland on September 11, 1750. His occupation was a farmer and hoped for a better life and in search for religious freedom. He died on October 12, 1759. He was just 42.
When the Revolutionary war broke loose in the year 1775, three of Abraham’s sons fought for the Colonists (early Americans) while the fourth son went to fight for Great Britain. When Great Britain lost the war, the fourth son was never heard from again. John Adams Bohrer was the second person to play a role in

the Bohrer family history.

John was born on December 3, 1758, just one year before his father’s death. He decided to descend from Maryland and travel to Berkley County, Virginia. Here, he bought 10 acres of farmland. Records show that he grew and harvested crops and had a small herd of livestock. He died at the age of 73 and is buried in the BOHRER 1 Cemetery. His two sons, Jacob Bohrer and Archibald Bohrer, both died at a very young age of tuberculosis.
Washington Bohrer was born in 1834. His parents are unknown as records show and their deaths were caused by tuberculosis. This was the main reason that Washington moved to Spring Gap Road, West Virginia (My home place today). His family was almost completely wiped out because of this disease. He went into military services in 1861 to 1865. He was in the Company B, 89th Virginia Militia. He was a die heart confederate. When

Washington returned from the war, his occupation was a farmer and a gunsmith. Anthony Preston Bohrer was my great grandfather. He was one of Washington’s eighteen brothers and sisters. He bought the farm, in which I live on today, when he was 50 years old. Finally, Marvin Leo Bohrer was my grandfather. He was beside his father, Anthony, every step of the way. Marvin finished what his father had started. He bought 10 more acres of farmland and also built four chicken houses. His occupation was a bus driver for the Hampshire County School Department and also a farmer. He passed away on February 19, 2012. He battled brain cancer for six months. With my ancestors being farmers from generation to generation, my father decided to keep the tradition going and is a farmer himself. My ethnic background feeds people all over the world. We are chicken farmers, beef farmers, and also crop harvesters. Being a farmer comes with a lot of responsibility, stress, and money managing. The Bohrer family has been Christians for as far back as the records show. We cook almost everything from scratch and like to have family dinner at least once every other week. This past September 11, marked the 265th anniversary since the Bohrer’s stepped foot on American soil.