Frederick Elder Metzger
Frederick Elder Metzger was born on March 29, 1810, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to Frederick Metzger and Maria Elizabeth Etzier. He married Eliza Ann Emich, and they had at least five children together: Henry Clay, born on February 2, 1839; Catherine, born around 1841; Mary Jane, born around 1845; Ruth Eliza, born around 1847; and George Kosuth, born around 1852. The family lived in Hanover, and Metzger worked as a merchant. In 1850, he reported $2,300 in real estate. A decade later, he described himself as a "Gentleman" and owned about $14,000 in real estate. He served as a tax collector for York County, a manager for the Hanover Branch Railroad Company, and a cashier for the First National Bank of Hanover. In 1870, he was working as a banker, and he owned $40,000 in real estate and $60,000 in personal property. He died on May 3, 1877, and was buried in Hanover.
3
DATABASE CONTENT
(3)Metzger, Frederick Elder1810-03-291877-05-03
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
  • Rank in:
  • Rank out:
  • Rank highest:
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 10

  • (2019) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 16 June 1861
  • (2020) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 16 June 1861
  • (2023) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 25 January 1865
  • (2024) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 17 February 1865
  • (2026) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 14 April 1865
  • (2027) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 5 October 1864
  • (2028) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 29 October 1864
  • (2029) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 27 November 1864
  • (2030) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 15 December 1864
  • (2031) [recipient] ~ Henry C. Metzger to Frederick E. Metzger, 12 January 1865

People - Records: 2

  • (2) Metzger, Henry Clay is the [child of] (3) Metzger, Frederick Elder
  • (4) Metzger, Catherine Elizabeth is the [child of] (3) Metzger, Frederick Elder

Places - Records: 1

  • (496) [birth, death] ~ Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania

Show in Map

SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; York Gazette, 22 February 1853 and 22 March 1864; The Adams Sentinel, 15 May 1854.