Ella "Josephine" Rodeniser was born June 15, 1831, in Creagerstown District, Frederick County, Maryland, the daughter of John and Frances Martin Rodeniser. On March 29, 1853, in Frederick County, she married James Edward Valentine, son of William and Mary Magdalena Mehring Valentine. They were the parents of 6 children: John William, Mary Frances, Charles Edward, James Harvey, Calvin Horkey and Ella Ethel Valentine. Josephine passed away on April 3, 1915, in Frederick County, Maryland, and was buried on the 6th in Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery, Rocky Ridge, Frederick County, Maryland.
From the Woodsboro Lutheran Churchbook:
"1853. 29 March - James E. Valentine to Josephine Rodeniser near Miller's Bridge."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the New Oxford Item of Thursday, April 8, 1915:
"Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James E. Valentine, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin Fair, on the Joseph Holtz farm, at Holtz's Mill, near New Chester, at an early hour on Saturday morning, aged 83 years, 9 months and 18 days. Death was due to infirmities. She had been confined to her bed for the past 14 months. Her husband died 34 years ago. Surviving are four children: John Valentine, of Square Corner, Mount Pleasant Township; Charles, of Keymar, Calvin of Taneytown; and Mrs. Ervin Fair, with whom she resided; two sisters also survive, Mrs. Margaret Gimple, of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Catherine Beitler, of Rocky Ridge. The body was brought to this place and placed on the 9:45 o'clock train on Tuesday morning and shipped to Rocky Ridge, Maryland, where interment was made."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the Adams County News of Saturday, April 10, 1915:
"MRS. JAMES VALENTINE. Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James Valentine, died at her home near New Chester, on Saturday. She was a native of Frederick County, having resided for a number of years near Rocky Ridge. She leaves three sons, Charles, Calvin and John Valentine, and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Fair, of Thurmont. The body was taken to Rocky Ridge for interment, the funeral being held Tuesday afternoon at the joint Lutheran Church, that place."
From the Woodsboro Lutheran Churchbook:
"1853. 29 March - James E. Valentine to Josephine Rodeniser near Miller's Bridge."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the New Oxford Item of Thursday, April 8, 1915:
"Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James E. Valentine, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin Fair, on the Joseph Holtz farm, at Holtz's Mill, near New Chester, at an early hour on Saturday morning, aged 83 years, 9 months and 18 days. Death was due to infirmities. She had been confined to her bed for the past 14 months. Her husband died 34 years ago. Surviving are four children: John Valentine, of Square Corner, Mount Pleasant Township; Charles, of Keymar, Calvin of Taneytown; and Mrs. Ervin Fair, with whom she resided; two sisters also survive, Mrs. Margaret Gimple, of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Catherine Beitler, of Rocky Ridge. The body was brought to this place and placed on the 9:45 o'clock train on Tuesday morning and shipped to Rocky Ridge, Maryland, where interment was made."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the Adams County News of Saturday, April 10, 1915:
"MRS. JAMES VALENTINE. Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James Valentine, died at her home near New Chester, on Saturday. She was a native of Frederick County, having resided for a number of years near Rocky Ridge. She leaves three sons, Charles, Calvin and John Valentine, and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Fair, of Thurmont. The body was taken to Rocky Ridge for interment, the funeral being held Tuesday afternoon at the joint Lutheran Church, that place."
Ella "Josephine" Rodeniser was born June 15, 1831, in Creagerstown District, Frederick County, Maryland, the daughter of John and Frances Martin Rodeniser. On March 29, 1853, in Frederick County, she married James Edward Valentine, son of William and Mary Magdalena Mehring Valentine. They were the parents of 6 children: John William, Mary Frances, Charles Edward, James Harvey, Calvin Horkey and Ella Ethel Valentine. Josephine passed away on April 3, 1915, in Frederick County, Maryland, and was buried on the 6th in Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery, Rocky Ridge, Frederick County, Maryland.
From the Woodsboro Lutheran Churchbook:
"1853. 29 March - James E. Valentine to Josephine Rodeniser near Miller's Bridge."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the New Oxford Item of Thursday, April 8, 1915:
"Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James E. Valentine, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin Fair, on the Joseph Holtz farm, at Holtz's Mill, near New Chester, at an early hour on Saturday morning, aged 83 years, 9 months and 18 days. Death was due to infirmities. She had been confined to her bed for the past 14 months. Her husband died 34 years ago. Surviving are four children: John Valentine, of Square Corner, Mount Pleasant Township; Charles, of Keymar, Calvin of Taneytown; and Mrs. Ervin Fair, with whom she resided; two sisters also survive, Mrs. Margaret Gimple, of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Catherine Beitler, of Rocky Ridge. The body was brought to this place and placed on the 9:45 o'clock train on Tuesday morning and shipped to Rocky Ridge, Maryland, where interment was made."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the Adams County News of Saturday, April 10, 1915:
"MRS. JAMES VALENTINE. Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James Valentine, died at her home near New Chester, on Saturday. She was a native of Frederick County, having resided for a number of years near Rocky Ridge. She leaves three sons, Charles, Calvin and John Valentine, and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Fair, of Thurmont. The body was taken to Rocky Ridge for interment, the funeral being held Tuesday afternoon at the joint Lutheran Church, that place."
From the Woodsboro Lutheran Churchbook:
"1853. 29 March - James E. Valentine to Josephine Rodeniser near Miller's Bridge."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the New Oxford Item of Thursday, April 8, 1915:
"Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James E. Valentine, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin Fair, on the Joseph Holtz farm, at Holtz's Mill, near New Chester, at an early hour on Saturday morning, aged 83 years, 9 months and 18 days. Death was due to infirmities. She had been confined to her bed for the past 14 months. Her husband died 34 years ago. Surviving are four children: John Valentine, of Square Corner, Mount Pleasant Township; Charles, of Keymar, Calvin of Taneytown; and Mrs. Ervin Fair, with whom she resided; two sisters also survive, Mrs. Margaret Gimple, of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Catherine Beitler, of Rocky Ridge. The body was brought to this place and placed on the 9:45 o'clock train on Tuesday morning and shipped to Rocky Ridge, Maryland, where interment was made."
Obituary for Josephine Rodeniser Valentine from the Adams County News of Saturday, April 10, 1915:
"MRS. JAMES VALENTINE. Mrs. Josephine Valentine, widow of James Valentine, died at her home near New Chester, on Saturday. She was a native of Frederick County, having resided for a number of years near Rocky Ridge. She leaves three sons, Charles, Calvin and John Valentine, and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Fair, of Thurmont. The body was taken to Rocky Ridge for interment, the funeral being held Tuesday afternoon at the joint Lutheran Church, that place."
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