Here is my final list for the Harshbarger brick walls I have. Please note, these lists are not exhaustive. I am listing the people that I have at least some little tidbit of information, something that gives me hope that with some additional clue, they can be found.
One of my thickest folders is for Barbara N Long. She married Benjamin Buchtel in Summit County, Ohio in 1844. Her birth date is given as 1826, in Georgetown, Clermont or Brown County, Ohio, but I'm not sure that is accurate. I've seen no documentation, and it doesn't make sense to me yet. The only other nugget I have is that someone named Susan Long was living in the household in 1850 in Portage County, Ohio. She was 76 years old and Barbara was 24 at the time, so Susan was likely too old to be Barbara's mother. She may have been an aunt or other relation, however. She and Benjamin had eight children, so it seems that some other descendant should be looking for her, and possibly even knows who she is!
Catherine Whetstone is another mystery that should be solvable. She was born in Berks County, Pa, according to her will, and I have a birth date of December 27,1798. She married Henry Cook probably before 1817 in Pennsylvania (son William was born there in 1817) and by 1819 they were in Ohio, where son Joseph was born. They migrated to Whitley County, Indiana sometime before 1850, where Henry died in 1861. Catherine did not remarry, and lived a long life, dying in 1887. They had 9 children together. Again, someone, with these clues, should have one more clue that will help us locate this lady. There were several Whetstones (Wetstein is another spelling for the same family) in Berks County in 1798, but I haven't located any birth records yet. Of course, it's possible that Catherine's name was something more like Maria or Anna Catherina, but I haven't located her under those names, either.
Next is Joseph Withers. He was born about 1804 in Pennsylvania and married Mary Gearhart in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1832. He was in Marion County, Iowa in 1850 with Mary and a family of eight children. I am not sure that this is the same Joseph Withers, but a Joseph Withers married Ann Montgomery in 1852 in Richland County, Ohio. She would have been considerably younger than he was. I have not been able to locate divorce records, or death records for Mary, so I am left wondering. I have a gut feeling that he is a grandson or possibly great grandson of Augustin Withers or Widders, but have not been able to make a connection. I'd love to learn whether I'm right or wrong about that!
Finally, we leave our German-American family and go to Virginia to discuss William Wyatt. No one seems to know who he was, but he was born about 1627 in England, and may have married a woman named Ann. He was a captain (and later a major in the militia in Virginia, so he had some degree of responsibility or respect. He was here by 1653, when he was granted head rights of 400 acres of land for transporting eight people, including himself. Many people would like to know who he was, and whether/how he was related to Francis Wyatt, the first royal governor of Virginia, and I'm one of those people!
These are the people who are my brick walls for the Harshbarger family. I hope maybe these short summaries will trigger an email to me because I'd love to hear from other family historians for these people. My email is happygenealogydancingATgmailDOTcom. (Substitute normal punctuation for AT and DOT.) New information will certainly require a Happy Genealogy Dance!
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Friday, April 25, 2014
Harshbarger and Beeks lines: Actively pursuing (AKA brick walls)
OK, I'll admit it. These two lines have fairly robust family trees. A lot is known about some ancestors in these lines, and a little is known about a lot more. A genealogist working 30 years ago would have been thrilled to have such a full family tree. But it's not 30 years ago, and I'm not a genealogist. I'm just trying to find the story of my husband's ancestors, so I can pass it on to our children and grandchildren. And these folks I've been actively pursuing frustrate me!
Here are the "Disturbing Dozen" of missing ancestors in the Harshbarger and Beeks lines. These are all third or fourth great grandparents to my husband, which in genealogy terms is not so very long ago. The first six are in the Harshbarger lines and the last six are in the Beeks line. I am posting them here in the hopes that someone will stumble across one of these names and be able to offer some help, to tell me where I'm wrong or give me ideas about where to look for records.
Henry Cook: born Berks County, Pennsylvania January 30, 1794. Died Whitley County, Indiana, 1861. He also lived in Stark County, Ohio for possibly about 25 years. He had 9 children living at the time of his death, and two young sons named John had died earlier in the early 1820s. His birth name was possibly Koch. His wife was Catherine Whetstone, see next.
Catherine Whetstone was born December 27, 1799 in Berks County, Pa and she died August 19, 1887 in Whitley County, Indiana. That is what is known about her, except for the details in the above paragraph. Her name may have originally been Wetstein, or another variant because this name is spelled in all sorts of interesting ways.
Joseph Withers was born about 1804 in Pennsylvania. His trade was a shoemaker. He is found in Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio in 1840 and in 1850 in Marion County, Iowa. Then he disappears, as far as I have learned. Some of his family ended up in Whitley County, Indiana, with oldest son John being there as early as 1857. He was married to Mary Gearhart in 1832 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. He and Mary were the parents of at least 8 children.
Mary Gearhart was born about 1812 in Pennsylvania. I know nothing more about her at this point, other than the information shown above. Her name was probably Gerhard, a generation or two before Gearhart.
Barbara N Long was born in 1826, possibly in Clermont or Brown County, Ohio. I am not sure about that information because it doesn't really make sense as to how she married in 1844 to Benjamin Buchtel in Summit County, Ohio. She moved with Benjamin to Whitley County, Indiana, and after his death married her son-in-law's father, Daniel Kemery. I have not found her death record, so I don't know whether she died in Whitley County or perhaps went to live with one of her children after Daniel's death in 1877 (if she was still living then).
Ann Catherine Wilson was born about 1768 in Virginia, and married Caleb Bennett November 8, 1785 in what is now Wetzel County, West Virginia. She and Caleb had at least 6 children. Caleb died in Scioto County, Ohio on September 23, 1851, but I don't know when Ann died.
On to the Beeks line:
Polly Carter was born about 1805 in Virginia and died March 12, 1880 in Largo, Wabash County, Indiana. She married John Beeks in 1830 in Greene County, Ohio. It appears that they had at least three children, although I don't know of genealogical proof for Casey Beeks. Polly may have been a nickname for Mary.
Jackson Wise is one I am truly actively pursuing at the moment. I think I know who his parents are but I haven't yet seen the records. I've written about him recently, so will not repeat it here, except to say he was born December 27, 1817 in Ohio and died in 1893 in Wabash County, Indiana.
"Possibly Eva" is the wife of Philip Serfass, and that is as much as I know about her right now. Philip was born in 1782 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. They probably had a large family, if they lived, but I only know of Mary. At one point, the Serfass family were of the Moravian faith, but I don't know whether that applies to this generation or not. I would expect to find that she was of German heritage, if I could find a record of her.
Jeremiah Folsom I have also already written of. He was married to Sally Lock in 1815, and was born about 1795 and died before 1835 probably in Dearborn County, Ohio. His children's guardian was Austin Clark.
Jason Wheeler was born October 4, 1765, possibly in New York, and died about 1843, probably in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana. He was in Herkimer County, New York, in 1800 and Chenango County, New York in 1810, before moving to Clermont County, Ohio with much of his family. He was married to Patience.
Patience, possibly Tracy was born about 1768. The 1850 census can be read either Virginia or Vermont as her birth place. I lean toward Vermont but am keeping my mind open on that subject. She died after 1850 in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana. Other then her marriage to Jason Wheeler and the fact that they had 12 children, that's what I know about Patience.
So you can see that even though these trees are robust, they are certainly not "completed". I need to know more about each of the 12 persons noted above, especially who their parents are. As usual, I'd be delighted to hear from anyone who has any knowledge of any of these people, even if it's just to say "That's all I know, too."
Updated 10/21/2015 correcting birth date for Catherine Whetstone. I am also wondering if perhaps her first name might have been something like Maria or Anna or ?
Here are the "Disturbing Dozen" of missing ancestors in the Harshbarger and Beeks lines. These are all third or fourth great grandparents to my husband, which in genealogy terms is not so very long ago. The first six are in the Harshbarger lines and the last six are in the Beeks line. I am posting them here in the hopes that someone will stumble across one of these names and be able to offer some help, to tell me where I'm wrong or give me ideas about where to look for records.
Henry Cook: born Berks County, Pennsylvania January 30, 1794. Died Whitley County, Indiana, 1861. He also lived in Stark County, Ohio for possibly about 25 years. He had 9 children living at the time of his death, and two young sons named John had died earlier in the early 1820s. His birth name was possibly Koch. His wife was Catherine Whetstone, see next.
Catherine Whetstone was born December 27, 1799 in Berks County, Pa and she died August 19, 1887 in Whitley County, Indiana. That is what is known about her, except for the details in the above paragraph. Her name may have originally been Wetstein, or another variant because this name is spelled in all sorts of interesting ways.
Joseph Withers was born about 1804 in Pennsylvania. His trade was a shoemaker. He is found in Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio in 1840 and in 1850 in Marion County, Iowa. Then he disappears, as far as I have learned. Some of his family ended up in Whitley County, Indiana, with oldest son John being there as early as 1857. He was married to Mary Gearhart in 1832 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. He and Mary were the parents of at least 8 children.
Mary Gearhart was born about 1812 in Pennsylvania. I know nothing more about her at this point, other than the information shown above. Her name was probably Gerhard, a generation or two before Gearhart.
Barbara N Long was born in 1826, possibly in Clermont or Brown County, Ohio. I am not sure about that information because it doesn't really make sense as to how she married in 1844 to Benjamin Buchtel in Summit County, Ohio. She moved with Benjamin to Whitley County, Indiana, and after his death married her son-in-law's father, Daniel Kemery. I have not found her death record, so I don't know whether she died in Whitley County or perhaps went to live with one of her children after Daniel's death in 1877 (if she was still living then).
Ann Catherine Wilson was born about 1768 in Virginia, and married Caleb Bennett November 8, 1785 in what is now Wetzel County, West Virginia. She and Caleb had at least 6 children. Caleb died in Scioto County, Ohio on September 23, 1851, but I don't know when Ann died.
On to the Beeks line:
Polly Carter was born about 1805 in Virginia and died March 12, 1880 in Largo, Wabash County, Indiana. She married John Beeks in 1830 in Greene County, Ohio. It appears that they had at least three children, although I don't know of genealogical proof for Casey Beeks. Polly may have been a nickname for Mary.
Jackson Wise is one I am truly actively pursuing at the moment. I think I know who his parents are but I haven't yet seen the records. I've written about him recently, so will not repeat it here, except to say he was born December 27, 1817 in Ohio and died in 1893 in Wabash County, Indiana.
"Possibly Eva" is the wife of Philip Serfass, and that is as much as I know about her right now. Philip was born in 1782 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. They probably had a large family, if they lived, but I only know of Mary. At one point, the Serfass family were of the Moravian faith, but I don't know whether that applies to this generation or not. I would expect to find that she was of German heritage, if I could find a record of her.
Jeremiah Folsom I have also already written of. He was married to Sally Lock in 1815, and was born about 1795 and died before 1835 probably in Dearborn County, Ohio. His children's guardian was Austin Clark.
Jason Wheeler was born October 4, 1765, possibly in New York, and died about 1843, probably in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana. He was in Herkimer County, New York, in 1800 and Chenango County, New York in 1810, before moving to Clermont County, Ohio with much of his family. He was married to Patience.
Patience, possibly Tracy was born about 1768. The 1850 census can be read either Virginia or Vermont as her birth place. I lean toward Vermont but am keeping my mind open on that subject. She died after 1850 in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana. Other then her marriage to Jason Wheeler and the fact that they had 12 children, that's what I know about Patience.
So you can see that even though these trees are robust, they are certainly not "completed". I need to know more about each of the 12 persons noted above, especially who their parents are. As usual, I'd be delighted to hear from anyone who has any knowledge of any of these people, even if it's just to say "That's all I know, too."
Updated 10/21/2015 correcting birth date for Catherine Whetstone. I am also wondering if perhaps her first name might have been something like Maria or Anna or ?
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