The family of Solomon Buchtel 1776-1838

 Solomon Buchtel's family is easier to write about than some, thanks to research most generously posted online under the Waite-Humphreys family tree.  I've been able to add a little information to what was provided there but the skeleton is provided by that site. There are still some unknowns in what we both have found, but not as many as in some of the other families I've tried to outline.  

Solomon Buchtel was born in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania in 1776, the son of John or Johannes and Catherine Scheler Buchtel.  He married Maria Margaretha Reber, the daughter of Johann Conrad and Mary Pontius Reber, and died in March of 1838 in Millheim, Summit County, Ohio.  It appears that he was in Ohio as early as 1811, but I've not found record of him having served in the War of 1812 there.  Most likely, if he stayed when the war broke out, he did serve at least in the local militia, as the only men who were excused were those over 60 and those physically unable to live the soldier's life. Solomon and Maria Margaretha had eight known children.  The first seven were boys, so I'm a little surprised that the last, Hannah, wasn't named Hallelujah or some similar name.  Surely her birth was a cause for rejoicing!

Benjamin was born in 1806 and died in 1872 in Whitley County, Indiana.  He married Barbara Burkholder Long, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Miller Burkholder, a young widow.  It is possible that he had been married earlier because this marriage was in 1844 and he would have been 38 at the time, which is old for a first marriage.  However, no records have yet been located to even hint at such a thing.  Benjamin and Barbara's children are Joseph, Elizabeth, Nancy, Fannie, Susannah, Margaret, Solomon, Thomas, and Eva.  I will follow this family in my next blog post.  

Joseph was born in 1807 and died in 1882 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, where many of his siblings settled.  He was married twice, first to Nancy Noll (also seen as Null), the daughter of George and Nancy Hall Noll.  Their children are Abigail, Sarah, Nancy, Mary Ann, Catherine, and Henry (and let there be rejoicing for the boy!).  His second marriage was to Mary Chaney, who was not yet sixteen, while he was 51.  They had one son together, Jacob.  I have not yet found parents for Mary, but I'm looking at a few men named Jacob Chaney, thinking there may be a Jacob in her family because that is not a Buchtel name.  So far, I've not found a smoking gun, not even a likely suspect.  

Solomon was born in 1810 and died in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska in 1888.  He also was married twice, first to Hannah Myers, whose parents are not known to me at this time.  They have at least three children, Mary, David, and Julian. His second wife is Catherine Lantzer, and their children are Mary, Hiram, William, Joseph, George, Sarah, Elizabeth, John, Solomon, and Catherine.  Catherine's parents are Abraham and Susannah Miller Lantzer.  

William was born in 1811 and died in 1878 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.  He married Catherine Gailey or Guiley, the daughter of Daniel and Mary Emerick Guiley.  Their children are Daniel, Sarah, Harriet, Elias, and Mary.  

Thomas was born "about" 1815 and may have been the first of the children to have been born in Ohio.  He seems to have been in St Joseph, County, Indiana for a few years but if the records are not confused, returned to Stark County, Ohio, and died in 1904.  (Some trees, without documentation, say he died in St Joseph County about 1880, but the researcher may not have been aware of his return to Ohio.) His wife is Sally George, but all that I have been able to locate about her parents is that her mother may have been Mary.  Their children are Jonathan, William, Mary, Elizabeth, Sorinta, Katherine, Olive, and Caroline.  

Henry, known as Harry, was born about 1819 and died about 1844.  He married Agnes Myers, who was his cousin, the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Buchtel Meyers or Moyer. Catherine was a daughter of Peter Buchtel who died in the War of 1812.  Their children are Sevilla and Henry.  

Jonathan was born in 1822 and died in 1870 in Des Moines, Iowa.  He married Eliza Jane Newcomer, possibly the daughter of William Newcomer.  Their children are William, Henry, and John.  Jonathan was an MD, as were William and John.  Henry was a DD, so my assumption is that Jonathan had a successful practice and was able to help provide educations for each of his sons.

And last, there is Hannah, born in 1824 and died in 1890 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.  She married Rev. Samuel Gettig, the son of Henry and an unknown Swineheart or Swinehart Gettig.  Their children are Malinda, George, Mary Ellen, and Mellisa.  Samuel was a Civil War veteran, and I would not be at all surprised to learn that others named here also served in the Civil War. Jonathan and William Buchtel both enlisted from South Bend, Indiana, and I think they may very well be the two of the same name mentioned here, but I've not located information to confirm that. 

This Buchtel generation, 8 of them, saw great changes in their mostly long lives.  The one son who seems to have had a difficult time dealing with life was Benjamin, and we are not sure we know his whole story.  I'm told that the Buchtel name still is honored in Stark County, Ohio, where several buildings bear that name.