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12901	“Sebastian Reidiger became the manager of the Lords of Dungern at the estate at Ottenweier in 1763. With his family he had come from the valley of Emmental in the Kanton of Bern in Switzerland. He belonged to the Anabaptist movement, the Mennonites. In the Ottenweier estate records as in the community records the name Reidiger has also been spelled as: Reitiger, Reitenger, Riediger, Rediger, Rodiger, Reutiger and Reudinger. As did his predecessor, the Mennonite Johann Georg Rieder who managed the estate from 1720-1763, Sebastian (Basch) Reidiger, conducted religious meetings at the estate and at the close by forest, the Anabaptist forest, for his family and the hired hands. There, one can still find a huge, round table made from sandstone on which the adult baptismal candidates have been registered.” Part owner of the Meier farm.	Reidiger, Sebastian (Baschi) (I5266)
12902	“She was the second wife of Jacob Sann. His first wife was a Birkey. It is unknown who this woman was. (On Jacob's oldest son's death certificate, his mother's maiden name was listed as “Birkey”. Mary Sann's marriage license lists her parents Jacob Sann and Jacobina Stalter). Jacob Sann and his son, Jacob J. emigrated in 1843. It is unclear whether Jacob Sr. married Jacobina Stalter before, or after, immigrating. No immigration record has been found for Jacob. It is likely that the family emigrated at, or near, the same time as Heinrich Stalter. In the 1850 Census, Jacob and Jacobina “Sing“, (31) are found in Tazewell County Illinois. Also present in the household are three “Sing” children - Jacob (8), Christian (6) and Mary (1), and three people named “Stalder” - Frederika (20), Henry (23) and Lina (3 months). These Stalders are certainly Jacobina's brother, Henry Stalter, her sister, Veronika Stalter, and Veronica's daughter, Magdalina. The ages are correct for these people (Jacobina, Henry, and Frederika/Veronica) to be the children of Heinrich Stalter. And Veronica had a daughter named Magdalena (b. 1850) who was born before Veronica married George Eichelberger. In 1860, the family is listed as “Jacob Soun” near Tremont. The family includes Jacob (49), Jacobina (43), Jacob (18), Christian (16), Mary (10), and James (John - 3). Jacobina and son, Christian, died sometime after 1860. No record of their deaths or burial has been found to date. In 1870, Jacob (58, Bayern) was living with Jacob Jr.(27, Bayern), Mary (20, IL), and John (12, IL) in McLean County, Chenoa Township. Jacob Sann Sr. died sometime between 1880 and 1900. The child of Jacob Sann and unknown Birkey was Jacob J. Sann (January 1842 - 9/14/1922) m. Anna Meyer Exhauster (6/8/1851-6/9/1929), widow of Jacob Neuhauser. Jacob served in Company D., 152nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, in 1865. He was described as 5'6" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, and dark complexion. His induction records give his place of birth as Germany and his residence as Hopedale. Jacob raised Anna's two children from her first marriage, Mary and Emanuel Neuhauser.”	Stalter, Jakobine (I88)
12903	“She was the third daughter born to Chris and Mary. With two brothers and four sisters, there was a wealth of relationships to enjoy in adult years. Without rivalry all seemed happy at the successes of others. She mentioned riding a horse and also driving a horse and buggy to school. After completing her sophomore year in high school, she helped care for her grandparents as her Grandfather Schrock was crippled by arthritis. Mary Schrock was a Mennonite and Chris’s people were Amish. Mother said the Mennonite women at that time wore aprons and prayer caps. The older girls, Lena, Pearl and Ada went to Mennonite church. Rings or jewelry could not be worn. Their dresses were long, and their underwear entirely covered their legs. “ “Times were difficult in Nebraska due to the dust-bowl conditions caused by the dry soil being blown by winds sweeping the flatlands. With no irrigation on the farms at that time, the crops dried up and were ruined when it did not rain. The citizens of the United States were having a difficult time because of The Great Depression. People were leaving the farming area to seek a better life elsewhere. Lee and Ada decided to go to California to join her two sisters and families there. We have a copy of their “Auction Bill,” advertising for sale what little they had accumulated since marrying. The money they received was used to pay off their debts. They were left with about $75 to pay for the expenses of their trip to California and to begin a new life there. “	Schrock, Ada (I4270)
12904	“Sissel”	Salzman, Elizabeth (Sissel) (I5788)
12905	“So, 169 years later, Christian and Catherine’s great-great-great-grandson remains on the land that they were no-doubt enthusiastic to have purchased in 1851. Eleven years earlier, in 1840, Christian had arrived in Peoria [IL] with a total financial portfolio of fifty cents. “…their eight children …had a total of 43 children of their own. Those 43 had 134 children and they were the fourth generation. Now we have the tenth and possibly eleventh generation and have lost track of the names and numbers. Christian and Catherine Schertz would no doubt be astounded.”	Schertz, Christian (I9661)
12906	“Some of the first Anabaptists who requested Heimatscheine from their home communes in Bern were refused on the grounds that they were Anabaptists. Other cases were referred to the state government at Bern. One of the first Heimatscheine that was issued to an Anabaptist was received by the brothers Christen and Bendicht Schrag from Leumberg near Wynigen who were living near Court in the Munstertal. This was granted on October 20, 1763.”	Schrag, Benedicht (I2105)
12907	“Stahly is a very common name in Switzerland, especially around the lakes of Thun and Brienz at the foot of the Alps. Their Amish roots start in the village of Oberhofen, and nearby village of Hilterfingen on the north shore of Lake Thun. There are several different spellings for this name – Stehli, Stähli, Stehli, and Stelli, to list the common ones. The most used Swiss spelling is Stähli. The name means “steel one” or “iron one”, suggesting that the first person with this name was a blacksmith. The first time this name is documented is in 1321 and again in 1406 when it appears in the church records at Ottenbach. This area of Switzerland was the home of the Swiss Oberlanders under Bishop Jacob Amman. The name appears often in records of the Oberlander followers of Amman. . . . “There are two Stahly families in the United States. One settled in the Elkhart County area of Northern Indiana, and the other settled in Central Illinois and Nebraska. No direct linkage for these two families has been found to date. “Ulrich Zwingly founded the Swiss Reformed Church at Easter, 1525. Canton Bern remained officially Catholic until February 7, 1528.1 The conflict between Zwingly’s Swiss Reformed Church (SRC) and the Täufer was soon the subject of discussions called disputations. In 1532, one of these disputations was held in the village of Zofingen, which is northeast of Bern and was a part of canton Bern at that time. (It is now a part of canton Aargau). At the meeting was Georg Stäheli, who was present as a minister of the SRC. “	Stähli (Staehly), Casper (I14189)
12908	“The 6th day. A child was baptized, named Melcher. Father, Melcher Bürggli. Mother, Margreth Bortner. Witnesses: Bendicht Stucki, Uli Choler, Stine Wichterman”	Bürcki, Melchior (I13504)
12909	“The couple lived for a short time in Ohio before moving to Elm Grove, Township, Woodford Co., IL, where Joseph bought a farm. After a time, Joseph returned to Ohio for a visit and was taken sick at Springfield, OH, where he died. His son Joseph sustained much of the burden of supporting his family after his father died.”	Sommer, Joseph (I5683)
12910	“The exact home of the Stalter family in Switzerland is not known. Ernst Muller, in his Geschichte der Bernischen Taufer, mentions a Barbe Stalter, who came with two children to the Palatinate in 1672, together with other refugees, leaving seven children behind. "The name Stalter/Stalder is probably derived from one of the countless towns named Stalden which can be found in nearly every Swiss canton. The first Stalters in the vicinity of Zweibrücken appeared in 1742 on the Gersbergerhof, where at that time a leaseholder Christian Stalter lived with his son. In addition another leaseholder, Hans Stalter, with two sons and four daughters, and a day-laborer, Hans Stalter, with two daughters, are mentioned. "It appears that Hans Stalter, married to Elisabeth Weiss, had two sons by the names of Johannes Stalter and Heinrich Stalter, who became the progenitors of two branches of the Stalter family. One branch still exists today (the descendants of Johannes), but the other has largely died out (the descendants of Heinrich), at least in the area around Zweibrücken. To be sure emigration contributed to this, as well as the fact that in one generation the children of several families remained unmarried. Was there perhaps a hereditary illness which caused responsible people to decide not to marry?" It is believed/known that the descendants of Heinrich either did not have children, and/or those that did, immigrated to America.” , ,,	Stalter, Johannes (Hans) (I63)
12911	“The family moved from the Trippstadt, Germany area, to Windstein, Alsace, France, some 50 miles to the south. The timing of this move is uncertain. It is clear that their children were born on the Wilensteinerhof hear Trippstadt, and that the family was in Winstein, France before Johannes died in 1803.”	Jordy, Johannes (Jean) (I9914)
12912	“The first anyone heard of Carolina, she was walking from Gerald with a suitcase in her hand. She stopped at a farmhouse and asked where F.M. Weirich lived. She was told and went on and newspaper clipping later announcing the marriage of F. M. Weirich and Carolina Park. “...how did they meet? ..she was working in a boarding house or restaurant in Washingto...F.M. drove stock to Washington to ship by train. Maybe that is how they met...Another theory is that he met her through her brother Eli...(who) lived on the next farm from F.M.Weirich. “Eli was known as Uncle Eely and Aunt Lindy and cousins, Lindy and Mally.....remembers an Uncle Sam visiting and taking him to Little Creek Cemetery....thinks William and mary are buried there. “Wilbert did tell that his mother was jolly and liked to talk. It is believed the jolliness and sense of humor came from the Park side of the family. Carrie liked to tell her children stories, especially ghost stories.	Park, Caroline (Carrie) M. (I644)
12913	“The following old settlers located in or about 1819 in...Boone Township was early inhabited by the following persons: Ira and Eli Valentine, Mathew Blackwell, Mathew Blankenship, John Nance, Allen Vingard, William Vingard, Benjamin Richardson, Aaron Richardson, Daniel Richardson, John Brown and Francis Conway.”	Blackwell, Mathew (I2028)
12914	“The following old settlers located in or about 1819 in...Boone Township was early inhabited by the following persons: Ira and Eli Valentine, Mathew Blackwell, Mathew Blankenship, John Nance, Allen Vingard, William Vingard, Benjamin Richardson, Aaron Richardson, Daniel Richardson, John Brown and Francis Conway.”	Blackwell, Mathew (I18907)
12915	“The Klines were living in a home that was partially destroyed when a fire resulted from a kerosene stove used to heat the upstairs. When it was discovered fuel was leaking, Allen tried to carry the stove out of the house. As he was going downstairs, the wire handle broke off. The stove fell to the stairs, resulting in a bad fire that burned Allen’s face and arms. He had a long recovery and scarring resulted. Pearl was pregnant at the time, but she escaped serious injury by jumping through the large picture window in their living room. “	Schrock, Pearl (I4269)
12916	“The Mennonite Nafzigers go back to these two brothers who immigrated to the border area between Alsace and the Palatinate from Uetendorf in Canton Bern, Switzerland, about 1705. “Originally the family comes from Wurttemberg, where the name yet appears as Nefzer or Nefzger (meaning a slow easy going person). Zacharias Nafzger, a smith, settled in Thun in 1621. Since then his descendants have lived in the area as pewters and silversmiths. “There are no records of Annabaptist origin but both men probably joined the Amish through marriage to Mennonite women. Christian was named as leaseholder in Birlenbach in Lower Alsace, where he had difficulties with the local clergyman. After a nine year lease, Christian left his homeland of Switzerland with his brother of his own free will, but under pressure from this clergyman.”	Nafziger, Ulrich (I10489)
12917	“The mill at Traveron was built in 1771. Catherine Zer and André Gerard lived there when their son, Joe, was born--just six weeks before leaving for America. In the attic there is (or was) painted on the wall: Gerard Meunier (miller) Traveron”	Schrag (Gerard), André (I1072)
12918	“The other "Amos Yordy" (b. ca. 1851) was born in Pennsylvania and was the son of Christian and Susanna Yordy.  There were several Yordy families from Pennsylvania that located in far northern Illinois in the mid-1800's.  Their progenitor was Peter Yordy (b. 1676) who emigrated to Pennsylvania from Switzerland in 1717 under the auspices of William Penn, and helped found Germantown, Pennsylvania.  It is that family's DNA results that we are awaiting to determine if we share a common ancestor.”	Yordy, Christian (I8478)
12919	“The other "Amos Yordy" (b. ca. 1851) was born in Pennsylvania and was the son of Christian and Susanna Yordy.  There were several Yordy families from Pennsylvania that located in far northern Illinois in the mid-1800's.  Their progenitor was Peter Yordy (b. 1676) who emigrated to Pennsylvania from Switzerland in 1717 under the auspices of William Penn, and helped found Germantown, Pennsylvania.  It is that family's DNA results that we are awaiting to determine if we share a common ancestor.”	Yordy, Christian (I25357)
12920	“The principal beneficiary of his father’s will. Lived on the old homestead about three miles from Jennertown, Somerset Co., PA. His son Joseph and his grandson David later lived on the same place. He was buried on the old homestead or in the cemetery of the Hopewell Church. His wife was a Mennonite, but all the children were Methodists or United Brethern.”	Burkie (Berkey), Joseph (I10617)
12921	“The S.S. Paraguay departed Le Havre and sailed via London to New York, where it arrived March 7, 1870. The passenger list shows farmer Joseph Dann, 30, Baden; Jacobine, 36, wife; Barbara Nafziger, 17, servant; Jakob, 16; Jacobine, 9 [Barbe, Jakob, and Jacobine were children from the first marriage]; Magdalena Dann, 3; and Daniel, 2 [Magdalena and Daniel from the second marriage]. Joseph was naturalized at the McLean County circuit court March 20, 1882. He was a farmer and served as treasurer of the McLean County Fair Association.”	Dann, Joseph (I15424)
12922	“The Sommer family is identified with Sommerhof, a farm that was abandoned when the last of the extended family came to America in 1834. It was located outside Neuviller (later Neuviller-la-Roche), at the Croix-Rouge meeting of the Rothaine Valley (coming from the western Rothau direction) and the Chergoutte Valley (coming from the eastern Barr direction) in the le Ban de la Roche area of Lower Alsace. This location was so deeply embedded in woods that 19th-century travelers were afraid to pass at night. “Le Ban de la Roche is on the east side of the valley of the Bruche River; what was once the Principality of Salm was on the west. The families at Sommerhof had several children born at La Broque, Les Quelles, and Plaine.”	Sommer, Ulrich (I8085)
12923	“There is a Bible donated to “The Lancaster Historical Society” that was brought to America by Ullrich Schrock (1251??) b.1740. The Bible states that it was given to a Nikolas Schrag in 1634 who in turn gave it to his son Ulrich. This date has been the source of much confusion to Schrag historians. However, if one thinks of the term “son” as the Biblical “Son in the Faith” as Timothy was to Paul, then Nikolas (1X) b. 1623 and Ulrich (125) b. 1641 fit the bill. Included are a few photos of the Bible. “	Schrag, Ullrich (I5467)
12924	“There is very little information out there on this second son of Caspar Schrag b. 1685. He would be the second child of Caspar’s to migrate to America. J. Virgil Miller states that the Johannes Schrock family left for America in 1785. Karen Schrock Jones shared the following. [The group travelling with Johannes] touched down in Lancaster before moving to Brothers Valley, PA. From there some went to Somerset/Johnstown, some to Canada, and [Johannes and] the rest to Holmes county OH. ... They stayed in the Walnut Creek area for a couple of generations before moving to east central IN settling in Miami county. Around this time, they quit being identified as either Amish or Mennonite and also their name was changed from Schrock to Shrock.” Migrated to America in 1785.	Schrag, Johannes Jacob (I2060)
12925	“There was a potato distillery on the Georg Holly farm, and Georg’s wife Barbara reportedly turned to drinking. George was greatly distressed and told her to leave. They divorced on 5 Jan 1899, something unheard of in Mennonite circles.”	Holly, Georg (I15321)
12926	“They sailed together on the Cumberland in 1854. Her passport issued at Burgwalden April 11, 1854 described her as age 23, brown hair, gray eyes, pointed nose, full face, mouth proportionate, chin round, complexion healthy, average height, no special marks.	Stalter, Jacobine (Phoebe) (I10200)
12927	“This deed made and entered into this thirty first day of March eighteen hundred and thirty eight, between Wilson Park and Nancy his wife of the County of Franklin and State of Missouri of the first part, and Jesse Park of the County and State aforesaid of the other part--Witnesseth--that the said Wilson Park and Nancy his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, has granted bequest and sold and by this presents do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Jesse Park and to his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land lying in said county being the South West quarter of North West quarter of Section seventeen, Township forty three, Range one West, containing forty acres more or less, to have and to hold the above described tract of land offered with all the appertenes thereunto belonging and any wise appertaining unto him the said Jesse Park and his heirs and assigns forever--In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first aforesaid.” Witness: C. S. Jeffries. Nancy signed with her mark. Filed March 31st and recorded April 9th 1838 by S. S. Jeffries, Clerk Deeded land is in Krakow area.	Park, Wilson (I725)
12928	“This indenture made this twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five, between Olive Dent and Angelina Park and James Park and Mary Jane his wife of the County of Franklin and State of Missouri of the one part, and Wilhelm Wilking of the County of Franklin and State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said Olive Dent and Angelinea Park and James Park and Mary Jane his wife for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars to them in hand paid the script whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Wilhelm Wilking his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land situated and being in the County of Franklin in the State of Missouri it being the West half of North East quarter of Section eight in township forty three North of Range one West of the district of land subject to sale at St. Louis Missouri, containing eighty acres and also the south half of the North East quarter of the North West quarter of Section eight in township forty three North of Range one West, containing twenty acres, it being the land _____by Samuel Dent,deceased, and bequest to Olive Park and James Park and Angeline Park by last will, they being one of the legal heirs of Samuel Dent deceased, together with all and _______the appertainance thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, to have and to hold the above described premises unto the said Wilhelm Wilking his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Olive Dent and Angelina Park and James Park and Mary Jane his wife, do and will warrant and forever defend the aforesaid presents is unto the said Wilhelm Wilking his heirs and assigns, against the claim or claims of all and every person whomever by these presents. in Witness whereof the said Olive Dent and Angelina Park and James Park and Mary Jane his wife, party of the first part, have hereunto set their hand and seals the year first above written.” Olive Dent, Angelina Park, James Park, Mary Jane Park all signed with their mark. This document was filed 11 March 1845 and recorded 17 of June A. D. 1845 by Abraham Spencer, J.P. (The land being sold to Wilking is in the Krakow area.) This is no doubt the Angeline Park who married John Thompson. She fits into the right time frame with James, the son, who was born about 1820, and I will consider it correct until proven wrong. ____________________________________ Olly Dent Park and Angelina Parkes and James Parkes and Mary Jane his wife--to Ephraim Strickland ____________________________________ This Indenture made this twenty first day of December in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three between Olly Dent and Angelina Parkes and James Parkes and Mary Jane his wife, of the County of Franklin State of Missouri of the one part and Ephriam B. Strickland of the County and state aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that said Olly Dent and Angelina Parkes and James Parkes and Mary Jane his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Ephraim B. Strickland, his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land situated and being in the County of Franklin and in the state of Missouri, it being twenty acres on the north end? of the north east quarter of the north west quarter of section eight in township forty three north, of Range one West in the district of lands subject to sale at St. Louis Missouri Patents to Samuel Dent, deceased, _____ ____ date first day of October 1835, the same being given by said Samuel Dent by will to Olly Parkes __ __ Olly Dent and her heirs together with all and and singular the aforementioned ___thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold the above described premises unto the said Ephraim B. Strickand his heirs and assigns forever and the said Olly Dent and Angelina Parkes and James Parkes and Mary Jane his wife do and will warrant and forever defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Ephriam B. Strickland and his heirs and assigns against the claim or claims of all and every person whomsoever by these presents. in witness whereof the said Olly Dent and Angelina Parkes and James Parkes and Mary Jane his wife part of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.” Olly, Angelina, James and Mary Jane all signed with their marks. Indenture signed by Abraham Spencer, J.P. Filed Oct 6, 1853--Recorded 31 Dec 1853 This land is in the Krakow area. This is the last deed entered with a Dent name attached. Evidently all remaining Dents moved away from Franklin Co. (to Monroe Co.?)	Dent, Olive (Olly) (I766)
12929	“Through her research of French Etat-civil records, Neil Ann Stuckey Levine has found reference to two Peter Ulrichs, father and son. We have no evidence proving these men were ancestors of Barbara Ulrich (sister of Catherine), but their ages and location make this relationship distinctly possible. Information on #50 derived from Dr. Levine's research is denoted by a '?'; all data on #100 comes from her research. Neil Ann Stuckey Levine to Gordon Oyer, 15 Nov 1991." After more research, Levine has found the above to be true. Peter stayed in Heimerdorf and died in that village at the age of 68.	Ulrich, Peter Sr. (I823)
12930	“To the Honorable, the Judge of the Madison Circuit Court in Chancery sitting, “word „word „word „word” your honor your orator, Solomon B. Park That on the 1st of Sept 1835, he purchased of George West, John West, Enoch West, William West, Thomas Miller and his wife Patience and Richard West a certain tract of land lying in the County of Estill, Kentucky and containing 292 acres on Station Camp Creek That he agreed to pay for said tract $1775 payable in sixteen months after the day of - So aforesaid the _____ of whom he purchased as aforsaid, sold said land as heirs of Richard West, deceased & are prayed to be made defendants to this bill - The defts executed a deed to your orator warranting the title to said land against all persons claiming under the person or persons ___ who the said Richard West, deceased obtained title to said land The defendants sold the whole of said tract without any reservation - they sold it as the heirs of said Richard West, who had died intestate as your orator has always understood, nor did they disclose the fact to your orator - that said Richard left other heirs than the defts although that fact was within “word „word „word” - The deed of conveyance made to your orator by the defts is referred to as part hereof.	Parks, Solomon B. (I3260)
12931	“Today, 19 Prairial VII of the Republic [or June 7, 1799], before me, municipal agent of the commune of Gondrexange, canton of Réchicourt, department of Meurthe, appeared Joseph Scarg [sic], miller at the said Gondrexange, who, assisted by Jean-Baptiste Molnoy [spelling from signature], 44, and Pierre Adrian, 32, also of Gondrexange, declared that Marie Eingle, his wife, gave birth today, at 1 a.m., in his house in the said Gondrexange, to a male infant which he presented to me and to whom he has given the first name of Joseph.  After this declaration, which Jean-Baptiste Molnony and Pierre Adrian have certified conforms to the truth of the presentation of the infant named above, I, by virtue of the powers vested in me, have prepared the present document which Joseph Scrag [sic], the baby’s father, and the two witnesses have signed with me.  Done at Gondrexange, the year and day as given.  Signatures: Joseph Schrag, Adrian, J.B. Molnoy, and thiébeau.” (Kindly note that the spelling of the first bureaucrat put in charge of civil record keeping at Gondrexange is atrocious, for common French words as well as for given names and surnames that are Germanic in origin. NASL) “37. Year XIII of the Republic, the 20th day of the month of Pluviôse [20 Pluviôse XIII = Feb. 9, 1805], before us [the editorial we], mayor of the commune of Gondrexange, officer in charge of civil recordkeeping in the said commune, department of Meurthe, canton of Réchicourt and municipality of the said Gondrexange, appeared Joseph Schrack, the father, and François Thiebeau, who have declared to us [the editorializing plural again] that, the 20th of the current month, Joseph Schrack, aged five years and six months, son of Joseph Schrack and of Marie Eingle, living at Gondrexange, died the 20th of the present month of Pluviôse, about 4 p.m., in the house of the said Joseph Schrack, and those making the declaration signed the present document with us [ditto], after it had been read aloud to them. Signatures: Joseph Schrag, François Thiebeau.”	Schrag, Joseph Jr. (I470)
12932	“Towards the end of the 18th century, the family of Nikolaus Brennemann lived on the estate Braunshardt near Weiterstbrennemann of the Karlshauserhof in Baden-Durlach. Born in 1734, NB was married first to Barbara Kurz of the Katherinentalerhof and second to Magdalena Unzicker. He was the son of Nikolaus Brennemann of the Karlshauserhof in Baden-Durlach. The father died on 12 Feb 1785 at the age of 88 years at the son’s home on the Braunshardt estate.” He was married twice and had twelve children from the two marriages. The ones known are: Jakobina; Samuel, b.1759; Jakob, b.1764; Daniel, b.1769; Christian, b 1772; Elisabeth, b. 1777; Peter, b. 1780; Valentin, b. 1786; Katharina, b. 1789. This information conflicts with Source 918 that gives a different father. See Nikolaus (1736-1789).	Brennemann, Nikolaus (I999)
12933	“Ulrich, son of Caspar, anabaptist and court renter in Ernstweiler, will because of the command by the dominion, be married to Elisabeth Meyer, a servant maid from Switzerland, on June 6, 1735, because of premature sleeping together without a proclamation, to Ernstweiler (Ernstweiler church book).” (Info from book by Ernst Drum, Zur Geschicht der Mennoniten Herzogtum Pfalz-Zweibrücken, 1962.) "on orders from His Lordship marries his maidservant, Elisabeth Mayer." Source has the following children listed for Ulrich and Elisabeth Mayer [Meyer]: Ulrich ca 1740, Johannes, Andreas, Magdalena, Anna.	Schrag, Ulrich (I830)
12934	“Valentine settled in Metamora, Illinois after living briefly in Bloomington and Gridley. He was a good citizen, his occupation was shoemaker. While in Metamora, Valentine met Abraham Lincoln. An article in a Kansas historical book says, ‘While a resident of Metamora, he met Abraham Lincoln, who frequently came to the place in connection with his law practice and [they] frequently went on hunting trips together.’ Val lived in Metamora until the beginning of the Civil War when he locked the door to the shoe shop and left everything for his country. On Deptember 16, 1861, Val was enrolled in the 17th Missouri Infantry. That day was his 25th birthday. Val was under the command of Gen. Franz Sigel, a German immigrant who came to America in 1852....On October 18, 1864, Valentine was discharged. Val moved back to Illinois, this time settling in Gridley. He continued as a shoemaker and also owned a grocery store in nearby Meadows. These two jobs kept him busy. The news of assassination reached Val sometime on April 15, 1865. The whole nation mourned for the death of their slain leader but for Val a good friend was ruthlessly killed. “In that same year, Peter Neuhouser died from lock jaw and all evidence shows that Val knew Peter and his wife, Magdalena. On October 11, 1866 Valentine married Magdalena in Bloomington, Illinois. Many years later Val committed a mistake which probably got him in trouble. On a federal pension form Val stated he couldn’t remember when he was married in 1867. Val gave up his Catholic religion to accept Magdalena’s. She was Amish. Val and Magdalena continued in Gridley until 1885 when the Amish decided to ‘plant’ a congregation in Harper, Kansas. The Maningers and the Peter Smith family came to Harper. ————————————————— According to Ellen Barth Phelps, granddaughter of Valentine Maninger, Valentine proposed to Magdelena Smith about the time of the Civil War. She refused him because he was a Catholic and to ease the pain of his rejection, he joined up to serve in the war. In the meantime she married Peter Neuhauser and had children. Her husband died of lockjaw in 1865 and by the time Valentine came back from the war, her children had also died. Valentine proposed again and she accepted because they had agreed that both would give up the churches to which they belonged and join another church together. They joined the Christian Apostolic Church and were members of this church when they moved to Harper, Kansas. ————————————————— “John L. Maninger has left these words about his father, Valentine, in a Kansas history book: ‘In 1885 he came to Kansas, and bought 480 acres of land, one mile south of Harper. Here he engaged in farming and stock raising and prospered. He bought additional land, and at the time of his death, July 4, 1913, he left each of his eight children 160 acres of improved farm land. He was married October 11, 1866, to Mrs. Magdalena Neuhauser, a native of Butler County, Ohio, born April 27, 1841. “By the time of his death, Val had become a prosperous farmer. Their family consisted of 8 children--Edward, Fred, Frank, William, John, August, and Joseph. Emma, his daughter, got a farm also but her husband, John Barth, borrowed money against the land and eventually they lost the farm because they couldn’t pay the mortgage. “On July 4, 1913 at 5:15 A.M. Valentine Maninger died at the age of 77 years, 9 months and 8 days. His obituary called him a prominent citizen and praised him for his life. He was buried in the German Apostolic Cemetery south of Harper. He is sorely missed by his family and certainly not forgotten.” From article by Dennis R. Angle, grandson of Fred Maninger.	Maninger, Valentine (Valtin) Damien (I5132)
12935	“Walter” Burkie, 26; Elizabeth 20	Bircky (Birky), Valentin (I172)
12936	“We expected to find that Barbara Steinman was a daughter of Jakob Steinmann/Jacob Steinman and Barbara Nafziger. Barbara Steinman and Jacob are buried in the same cemetery, and both were linked to the Augsburgers. However, his Karlskron Familienbuch entry completed after 1831 shows only three sons. Thus, this marraige/family has not been verified.	Steinman, Barbara (I8325)
12937	“We were very surprised to get a copy of Jacob J. Sann's death certificate from Nebraska and found that his mother's maiden name was "Birkey"!   It is now my belief that Jacob Sann (Sr.) probably worked on one of the two Gern estates of Heinrich Stalter, as did Valentine Birkey.  Jacob probably married a daughter of Valentine who then gave birth to a son, Jacob J. in January of 1842.  She died shortly after, either in Bavaria, on the trip over in late 1842 to 1843, or after arriving in America but before 1849.   The reason I think this "Birkey" may be the previously unidentified daughter of Valentine and Elisabeth is by process of elimination. Of the four Birkey brothers in the area of Munich, André and Jean emigrated well before 1840.  Christian's family is VERY well documented. That, coupled with the ties between the family of Heinrich Stalter and Valentine Birkey as a result of their working situation at Gern make me believe this to be true.   I STRONGLY suspect that there is a missing ship passenger list in New Orleans from December of 1842 or January of 1843 that would include the names of Heinrich Stalter and his family members, Jacob Sann and family, and Christian Harry Birkey and his wife, Marie Stalter and their two children.  I have gone through EVERY passenger list from 1842 to March 1843 and have found nothing.  We have anecedotal information that the families came through New Orleans between those dates. The absence of any passenger information on ANY of these families makes me think they may have traveled together and the list showing their passage is missing from the published record.”	Sann, Jacob (I1014)
12938	“While attending church services on Sunday, February 26, 1961, Mary fell ill and shortly thereafter was rushed to the hospital at Geneva. She had a heart attack. As her condition improved, she returned home. She had eaten breakfast and was sitting in her rocking chair when she suffered another attack on Tuesday, May 2, 1961. She died at the age of seventy- seven. In addition to her children, Pearl, Ada, Lena, Harry, Katie, Florence, Floyd, and Gaylord, she had 22 grandchildren and 26 great- grandchildren. One brother and three sisters survived her. “Her service was held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Shickley on Friday, May 5, 1961, with interment at the Shickley Cemetery. Her obituary stated that she was very conscientious in her attendance of the congregational services, a faithful wife, and a loving mother, a helpful friend and neighbor. The songs used in the service included, “Asleep in Jesus” and “The Old Rugged Cross.” “Christopher and Mary were married on February 25, 1903, in Shickley, Nebraska. She was almost nineteen, and he was twenty-one. Apparently she lived in Milford, Nebraska, prior to their marriage. We heard that Mary was engaged to another man, but Chris, a handsome man, apparently swept her off her feet and married her. They had eight children, five girls and three boys; however one boy died in infancy. Chris’ mother delivered all the babies of the family and many grandbabies too, being called a midwife. Family members said the doctor was in attendance only two times in the Chris Schrock home, once prior to baby Floyd’s dying and another later when Gaylord had appendicitis. There was no hospital in the small town of Shickley. “	Roth, Mary (I4267)
12939	“Widow Blackfan” - No children with Blackfan.	Mary (I14243)
12940	“Widow Hill”	May, Mary J. (I5586)
12941	“wife of Timothy” Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 7 - February 18, 1969 Cripe, Timothy S., son of Amos S. and Rebecca (Nussbaum) Cripe, was born in Lagrange Co., Ind., Feb. 22, 1889; died at his home in Delavan, Ill., Jan. 20, 1969; aged 79 y. 10 m. 29 d. On Feb. 20, 1919, he was married to Barbara Birky, who died in 1961. Surviving are one son (Delzon), one daughter (Mrs. Rhoda Siemens), and one brother (Ben R.). He was a member of the Hopedale Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 23, with Ivan Kauffmann officiating	Martin, Katie (I15269)
12942	“Year of the shooting stars”	Schmidt, Barbara (I5148)
12943	“ She immigrated on 25 Nov 1837 to , , The Port Of Havre DE Grace, , Louisiana, ,. 25 November 1837, The Port Of Havre DE Grace On The Ship Marengo Arriving In New Orleans. [From The Nafzger Heritage News, Fall 1994] The ship list shows them bringing seven chests, three guns, and bedding. They were "steerage passengers". When Johannes' brother, Christian, and his two sisters, Jakobina and Barbara, arrived is unknown.	Maurer, Katharina (I8831)
12944	• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 April 2020, 15:26), entry for Elisabeth Anne Earle(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTLJ-S3Q); contributed by various users. • England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name Anne Earle Gender Female Marriage Date 30 Jul 1734 Marriage Place Selmeston, Sussex, England Spouse Thomas Banks FHL Film Number 1067264 • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name Anne Gender Female Spouse Thomas Banks Child Mary Banks Household Members: Thomas Banks Anne Mary Banks • England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 Name Anne Banks Gender Female Spouse Thomas Banks Child Mary Banks	Earle, Elizabethe (I16366)
12945	• Alice Dent or Alice Yeo === Charles County Circuit Court, Liber A; 14 Nov 1659, Page 69 - 70 Thomas Michel request oaths of Mr. Thomas Lomax and Elisabeth Atwicks concerning abuse of his wife by Mr. Hatche; Thomas Lomax swore that Mrs. Hatche thought goodie Michel bewitched her face Elisabeth Atwicks swore essentially same. === mm note: not proved with current records James Hughes 2005-11-29 10:00:10 The Hatch Family of North Carolina Descendants of John Hatch of Maryland Generation No. 1 1. John Hatch was born 1612 in Devonshire, England, and Died 1682 in Charles County, Maryland. He married Alice Dent 1638. Notes for John Hatch: Born in Devonshire, England and Immigrated to Maryland in 1632. Some evidence he lived in York County, Virginia as early as 1654 and late as 1674. One John Hatch listed in Virginia Magazine Vol XIX, pg 3 as Master of Ship Plymouth Merchant. Uncertain if he is same. The Hatch family is said to have taken its name from a place in Devonshire, England. John Hatch is the earliest Hatch recorded as living in America. From Heritage of Craven County, NC. Info from NC Gen Soc Typescript of Hatch Family (unverified). Marriage info from Hatch Gen Soc, Utah. Children of John Hatch and Alice Dent are i. Anthony Hatch, b. Abt. 1640, Charles County, Maryland; d. Abt. 1688, Norfolk County, Virginia. ii. Charles Hatch. iii. Daughter Hatch. iv. Henry Hatch. v. John Hatch, b. 1638. http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I002705&tree=tree1	Hatch, John (I14855)
12946	• Alice Dent or Alice Yeo??===?Charles County Circuit Court, Liber A; 14 Nov 1659, Page 69 - 70?Thomas Michel request oaths of Mr. Thomas Lomax and Elisabeth Atwicks concerning abuse of his wife by Mr. Hatche; Thomas Lomax swore that Mrs. Hatche thought goodie Michel bewitched her face??Elisabeth Atwicks swore essentially same	Family: John Hatch / Alice Dent (?) (F10280)
12947	• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Thomas Banks Gender: Male Birth: June 23 1718 Christening: July 15 1718 - St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Father: William Banks Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00599-1 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 0844801 IT 1-2 Detail https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30042/england-births-christenings-1538-1975?s=255890001&itemId=26596340-&action=showRecord&indId=individual-255890001-1002505; https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30042/england-births-christenings-1 • England Marriages, 1538–1973 Transcript Anne Earle & Thomas Banks Marriage: July 30 1734 - Selmeston, Sussex, England Wife: Anne Earle Husband: Thomas Banks Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M14827-1 System Origin: England-VR GS Film number: 1067264 Reference ID: 2:HDX5D0 Detail https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538%E2%80%931973?s=255890001&itemId=7949683-S&action=showRecord&indId=individual-255890001-1002505; https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538%E2%80%93 • England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 NameThomas Banks Gender Male Spouse Anne Banks Child Mary Banks Household Members: Mary Banks Anne Banks Thomas Banks.	Banks, Thomas (I16365)
12948		Schrock, Willard Sr. (I6787)