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| 201 | {geni:about_me} http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Blough&GSfn=Jacob&GSby=1805&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=65195298&df=all& Birth: Nov. 30, 1805 Brothersvalley Township (Somerset County) Somerset County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jun. 18, 1886 Brothersvalley Township (Somerset County) Somerset County Pennsylvania, USA Family links: Parents: Jacob Blough (1765 - 1829) Magdalena Gnagey Blough (1765 - 1825) Spouse: Barbara Saylor Blough (1810 - 1892)* Children: Valentine Blough (1828 - 1898)* Emanuel J. Blough (1830 - 1910)* John J. Blauch (1837 - 1913)* David J. Blough (1846 - 1930)* Sibling: Anne Blough (1796 - 1842)* Jacob Blough (1805 - 1886) *Calculated relationship Burial: Blough Cemetery (Christian Blough) Brothersvalley Township (Somerset County) Somerset County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Brian J. Ensley Record added: Feb 05, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 65195298 * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65195298/jacob-blough Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Mar 3 2021, 0:41:52 UTC'' | Blough, Elder Jacob (I6000000016961862443)
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| 202 | {geni:about_me} http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Forney&GSfn=Joseph&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=65956578&df=all&: http://forneydna.com/somerset.html Obituary Lancaster PA Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014, Heritage Consulting Millennium File, PA Septennial Census Elk Lick Somerset PA Estate of Joseph Forney The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Sheriff of Somerset County. Greeting. Whereas John Forney, son of Joseph Forney, late of Elklick Township in your County yeoman deceased. Prepared a Petition to the Judges of the Orphans Court held at Somerset on the twenty fifth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and six. Setting forth that the said Joseph Forney lately died Intestate leaving a widow to wit Barbara Forney and issue seven children to wit Catharine intermarried with Christian Knagey, John Forney the said Petitioner, Elizabeth Forney, Peter Forney, Abraham Forney, Nancy Forney and Christian Forney, the two last of whom are still in their minority and that the said Intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee of and in three certain messages and tracts of Land with the appurtenances situate lying and being in Elklick Township in the County of Somerset aforesaid. And therefore praying the Court to award an Inquest to view and make partition of the premises aforesaid if the same can be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, if not, then the said Inquest to value and appraise the same and make return of their proceedings to the said Orphans Court at Somerset afor. Whereupon it was considered by the said Court and ordered that partition thereof should be made between the said Barbara, the widow, and the said Catharine, John (the Petitioner) Elizabeth, Peter, Abraham, Nancy and Christian, allotting to each child an equal share thereof – if the same can be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole – and that a Write should issue for that purpose to the Sheriff of Somerset County aforesaid commanding him that in his proper person he should go to the said Lands and premises, and in the presence of the parties aforesaid, or the Guardians of such of them as are minors (by him the said Sheriff being first Warned) if they will attend and the said several Tracts of Land and messages with the appurtenances by the oath or affirmation of twelve honest and lawful men of the County aforesaid, having respect to the true value of the said premises with the appurtenances, he should cause to be divided, between the said Widow and children of the said Intestate as nearly as can be estimated, allotting to each child an equal share (the widow having her dividend first made) by them to be held in severalty if the same could be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole. But in case the said premises with the appurtenances would not admit of a division in manner a foresaid without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, then that the said Sheriff by the oaths and affirmations of the Jurors or affirmants aforesaid should diligently enquire into the true value of the whole of the said premises with the appurtenances undivided – and also whether the same would conveniently accommodate more than one of the children of the Intestate- And that the said Inquisition so openly and distinctly made under his hand and seal and the hands & seals of the said Jurors or affirmants together with the said Write he should return to the next Orphans Court after the said Inquisition was made. Whereupon you are hereby commanded that taking along with you twelve honest and lawful men of you Bailawick you go to the said Lands and premises situate in the County of Somerset aforesaid – And there by the oaths and affirmations of the twelve men aforesaid in the presence of the parties aforesaid, or the Guardians of such of them as are minors (if any such there are) and the said Messages and Tracts of Land and premises with the appurtenances you cause to be divided and parted amongst the said widow and children, so that neither the said Barbara the widow, Catharine (intermarried with Christian Knagey) John (the Petitioner) Elizabeth, Peter, Abraham, Nancy and Christian, have more of the said Messages and premises with the appurtenances, than to them of right appertaineth. And that the said Barbara the widow, have the one third part thereof to her belonging during her natural life and the said Catharine, John, Elizabeth, Peter, Abraham, Nancy and Christian have their equal parts thereof to them respectively belonging, and may be able severally to possess themselves – if the same can be so parted and divided, without prejudice to or spoiling the whole – But if the same cannot be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, then to value the same undivided – And also to enquire whether the same will conveniently accommodate more than one of the children of the said Intestate. – And that Partition or valuation so openly and distinctly made you have before the Judges of the said Orphans Court, to be held at Somerset on the fourth Monday of November next under your hand and Seal and the hands and Seals of those by whose oaths or affirmations the same partition or valuation is made And have you then there this Write. Witness John Young Esquire President of the said Court at Somerset the twenty seventh day of August Anno Domin. 1806. Abraham Morrison Clk O. Court | Forney, Joseph Peter (I6000000008202722317)
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| 203 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122986713/susannah-christian-keim | Livengood, Susanna (I6000000009616774536)
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| 204 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146528911/barbary-schlabach | Gnagey, Barbara (I6000000010144286132)
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| 205 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146528943/christian-schlabach -------------------- * Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-388204722-1-502584/christian-schlabach-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-a6d1b4a03e714a6fdfede0e4abb4e6ab&mrid=123f9954b5e4bb335f3c84664d9711fa MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jun 22 2019, 21:30:44 UTC'' | Schlabach, Christian (I6000000006355096682)
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| 206 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15527736/christian-c_-yoder Born in Bedford (now Somerset) Co., Pa., son of Christian and Madlena (Troyer) Yoder. Married first to Elizabeth Miller, who d. in 1816 and afterward to Catherine Miller. Father of Benjamin (d.y.), David, Christian and Reuben Yoder, Barbara Borntrager, Lydia Nissley, Magdalena Yoder, Catherine Johns, Elizabeth Beachy, Sarah Schwartzendruber, Rebecca Schrock and Delilah Kinsinger. Minister and Bishop of the Amish Church. Grave not inscribed. * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15527736 Find A Grave Memorial] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Apr 28 2017, 18:02:38 UTC'' - "Glades Christian" or "Log Christian" because his land in Somerset Co. was mostly logs and timber. Here is where all the family was born and grew up till the parents died and were buried on this farm, then all the children went farther west. Delia went back to visit and took sick and died. (YoRe p. 21) - His Martyr's Mirror was donated to Eastern Menn College Historical Library.* Reference: [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kishvalley&id=I25861 RootsWeb's WorldConnect] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Oct 21 2017, 14:51:43 UTC'' | Yoder, Christian C Jr (I6000000001212946785)
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| 207 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158243750/barbara-miller | Schlabach, Barbara C. (I6000000017863307440)
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| 208 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199618948/christian-l_-livengood | Forney, Elizabeth (I6000000010144494100)
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| 209 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22623701/mary-brenneman * Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-387553-1-21289/mary-brenneman-born-miller-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-bbc9f6af4c94b13035889bceaf4e9314&mrid=cf1f75f7b412b7c24fb3a942a5df01cf MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Apr 22 2018, 15:07:50 UTC'' | Miller, Mary (I6000000077946744135)
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| 210 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22623827/jeremiah-miller * Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-387553-1-21301/jeremiah-miller-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-bbc9f6af4c94b13035889bceaf4e9314&mrid=cf1f75f7b412b7c24fb3a942a5df01cf MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Apr 22 2018, 15:07:50 UTC'' | Miller, Jeremiah Sr (I6000000010144286003)
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| 211 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22627032/abraham-a.-miller | Miller, Abraham A (I6000000121750854372)
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| 212 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22975463/salome-miller | Forney, Salome J. (I6000000010149749546)
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| 213 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22976072/nancy-miller | Keim, Nancy (I6000000103883115926)
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| 214 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35751711/veronica-fanny-schmucker Veronica Fanny Livengood Schmucker Birth: Mar. 3, 1794 Pennsylvania, USA Death: Feb. 4, 1884 Smithville Wayne County Ohio, USA Veronica was the wife to Christian Schmucker. Family links: Spouse: Christian Schmucker (____ - 1857) Children: Catharina Schmucker Zook Yoder (1818 - 1889) Burial: Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery Smithville Wayne County Ohio, USA Created by: alicia king Record added: Apr 11, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35751711 | Livengood, Veronica Frances (I6000000010144494087)
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| 215 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59070991/john-sign-keim | Keim, John Sign Sr. (I6000000010144292224)
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| 216 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59071032/barbara-keim | Livengood, Barbara (I6000000015984555094)
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| 217 | {geni:about_me} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61477584/elizabeth-miller * Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-387553-1-21414/elizabeth-miller-born-livengood-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-bbc9f6af4c94b13035889bceaf4e9314&mrid=cf1f75f7b412b7c24fb3a942a5df01cf MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Apr 22 2018, 15:07:50 UTC'' | Livengood, Elizabeth (I6000000077946702369)
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| 218 | {geni:about_me} In 1779, Christian Troyer was listed as owning land in Brothers Valley, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. In 1783 he owns 150 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow and in 1784 owns 1 dwelling house with 3 whites (Christian, Barbara & child Magdalena). In 1788 he arrived in Canada at Sugar Loaf west of Port Eve, Ontario, and in 1789 at Long Point, Conc. 1, Lot 21, Walsingham Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario. His lot was adjacent to his brother John's and was surveyed January 14, 1808 at the request of John and on behalf of Christian. The petition for land in Vaughan dated March 25, 1809 was not successful. This petition is in the possession of the Canadian Troyer Archives in Brechin, Ontario. Christian Troyer is credited with bringing 35 pioneer families from Pennsylvania to settle in Upper Canada. The Troyers are associated with the Mennonite Meeting House now located at Black Creek Pioneer Village with Christian Troyer Jr. being a preacher. At the time Christian Troyer Sr. was in Vaughan, there were not any organized Amish religious services, therefore Amish pioneers attended the Mennonite services. This could have been one of the reasons that Christian decided to return to the U.S., to Holmes Co., Ohio where quite a number of his siblings were already settled in the Troyer Valley and were Old Order Amish. Another reason was that his children were marrying out of the faith and into the Lutheran religion. The other reason was probably that he felt persecuted since he was taken to court for not lending his sleighs to the 1812 War effort. On March 19th, 1814 in York, Christian Troyer was taken to court and it is listed in the minutes of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Home District with Thomas Ridout Esg., Chairman, assisted by William Allan and Duncan Cameron as follows: "The following persons had been summoned to attend Court this day and shew cause why they have not sent forward their Teams with Sleighs as regularly impressed and directed so to do, for Government Service," The names of the persons in court were: Christian Troyer; John Oister (Oster); Michael Kiffer (Keffer); John Shank (Shunk); John Snider: and Joseph Michler. The Constable, Samuel Arnold, who impressed the sleighs with teams belonging to the above named persons did not attend, so they consequently were dismissed by the Court. The Ontario Archives Land Record Index lists the following on Christian Troyer's land holdings: (1) Charlotteville Township, Walsingham, Lot 21, Conc. Bay. I.D. date 8, Issue date 17960512, trans. type FG, Ref. 01C13, Vol. 014, page 396. (2) Walsingham Township, Vaughan, Lot front 21, Conc. front, date I.D. 8-1 underneath, top date 18080419, bottom date 18080514, trans. type FG. ref. O1C13, Vol. 018, page 041. He also owned in Vaughan Township, Lot 11, Conc. 2, west of Yonge St., bought from Nicholas Johnson Jan, 3, 1816 Reg. #2648 and registered Jan. 11, 1816 for 175 pounds. This land was sold to Jonathan Baker for 225 pounds on May 6, 1816 Reg. #2810, this land was probably sold just prior to Christian's move back to the U.S. with his oldest son David. A copy of the land transaction sheet is in the possession of the Canadian Troyer Archives. Christian, with his son David moved to Ohio about 1816. Christian lived with David, who was known in Ohio as "Canada Dave", on the SE1/4, Sec. 3, Range 5, Twp. 8, Holmes Co., Ohio. The land was deeded to David and is the same location of Cemetery #0-26. *see note. Christian & Elizabeth (Becker) Troyer's names do not appear in the 1830 census in Ohio, therefore, Christian's death date could be 1829 instead of 1839. There is no definite proof found for an earlier death date, however. Christian's name appears in the 1820 census following David's indicating that he was at that time living with his son probably because of advancing years, along with his wife Elizabeth Becker. Christian and Elizabeth were buried in Cemetery #0-26, (Mervin Shetler farm in 1984) 1-3/4m E. & 1/4m N. of Farmerstown, Ohio, approx. center of SE1/4, R5, T8, S3. A memorial stone was erected in 1983 in Cemetery #0-26 to the memory of Christian Troyer (picture in Canadian Troyer Archives). * Note: The designation of Cemetery # 0-26 comes from a cemetery directory published by Leroy Beachy who researched in the Holmes County area of Ohio. He not only transcribed the wording on the tombstones, but he also gives a history of the families settling in that area and also suggests who might be buried under the unmarked boulders on each site. The "O" in the designation is a coding given by Leroy to designate "Clark Twp." (Thanks to Marlene J. Mattson, Brechin, Ontario, Canada. Submitted by Arigeni) ======================================================= '''Please do not make changes to the data in this profile without first citing an uploaded source document in the sources tool provided by Geni.''' | Troyer, Christian D (I5624197801890122716)
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| 219 | {geni:about_me} Info found at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126899714 | kenaga, Peter Paul (I6000000027859506045)
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| 220 | {geni:about_me} Jacob Gnaegy BIRTH 5 Aug 1796 DEATH 16 Apr 1883 (aged 86) Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Gnagey (Menno Yoder) Burial Ground Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98688952/jacob-gnaegy Children Photo Daniel Gnagey 1817–1864 Barbara Gnaegy Miller 1819–1873 Photo Elizabeth Gnagey Fike 1822–1913 Photo Veronica Gnagey Slaubaugh 1824–1899 Photo Leah Gnagey Miller 1825–1870 Moses Gnagey 1828–1901 Photo Samuel Gnegy 1830–1902 Photo Elias Gnagey 1832–1910 | Gnagey, Jacob (I6000000001212955617)
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| 221 | {geni:about_me} Jacob Seiler/Saylor immigrated 15 Sep 1749 on ship Phoenix. First Mennonite minister in Somerset Co., PA. Following contribution from Capt (#47510447): Jacob married Magdalena Stald 19 March 1739. Magdalena died 27 January 1784 in Pennsylvania. We believe Jacob arrived in America 15 September 1749 on the Ship Phoenix at the port of Philadelphia, PA. They settled first in Lancaster, now Lebanon, County, PA. Jacob also owned land on Saylor Hill; but, he is believed to have made the move after the death of Magdalena. A stone in the Saylor Hill graveyard can be identified for Jacob. * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57190065/jacob-seiler Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 23 2018, 5:26:35 UTC'' ---- '''Powwow''', also called Brauche or Braucherei in Deitsch, is a vernacular system of North American traditional medicine and folk magic originating in the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Blending aspects of folk religion with healing charms, "powwowing" includes a wide range of healing rituals used primarily for treating ailments in humans and livestock, as well as securing physical and spiritual protection, and good luck in everyday affairs.[1][2] Although the word "powwow" is Native American, these ritual traditions are of European origin and were brought to colonial Pennsylvania in the transatlantic migrations of German-speaking people from Central Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A practitioner is sometimes referred to as a "Powwower" or Braucher, but terminology varies by region. These folk traditions continue to the present day in both rural and urban settings, and have spread across North America.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pow-wow_(folk_magic) | Seiler, Jacob Powwower (I6000000006947722025)
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| 222 | {geni:about_me} Joel was born 9 Feb 1836.[1] Joel is the child of Christian Gnagey and Barbara Bloucher. Joel passed away in 1926. " Of the few aged elders of Western Pennsylvania, who are still active in the work of the church, is Elder Joel Gnagey, of the Summit Mills congregation, Somerset County. He was born February 9, 1836, in Summit Township. He is the son of Christian and Barbara (Blucher) Gnagey. Both his parents were brought up in the Amish faith. The father united with the Church of the Brethren in 1844, but the mother lived and died in that faith. Brother Gnagey was reared on his father's farm. He attended subscription schools, and later a few terms of public school. The school facilities were poor, and therefore his education is somewhat limited. It was principally German, but he reads and writes the English as well. He was united in marriage to Miss Catharine Fike, daughter of John Fike, January 31, 1858, Brother Samuel Berkley officiating. The same year he and his wife were baptized in the Elk Lick Creek at Summit Mills by Elder E. K. Buechly. It was not long until he was called to the office of deacon. This office he faithfully filled until 1864, when he was elected to the ministry. Several years later he was advanced to the second degree and in 1886 he was ordained to the eldership. All this took place in the same congregation. After the division of the original Elk Lick congregation into three churches, in 1877, Elder Gnagey's field of activities was principally in the Summit Mills congregation. For more than half a century Elder Gnagey has been preaching a free Gospel. In addition to being the elder of his home congregation he has, at various times, had charge of the Berlin, Elk Lick and Maple Glen congregations. His preaching has all been in the German language. He is assisted in the ministry by Brethren J.W. Peck and S.J. Berkley. Elder Gnagay has been a regular attendant at our District Meetings, and has frequently represented his congregation in the same. By nature he is quiet and unassuming, and his voice is seldom heard in the meetings of the District. Still he is an earnest and zealous brother and alive to every good work. He never aspired to public office and takes very little part in politics."[2] ↑ 1 "A Complete History of Christian Gnaegi”, Gnagey, E. (Elkhart) 1897 ↑ 21 History of the Church of the Brethren of the Western District of Pennsylvania; Blough, J.E., Brethren Publishing, 1916, pp. 399-400 | Gnagey, Joel C. (I6000000010149630728)
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| 223 | {geni:about_me} John first married Elizabeth Blough, about 1797. He then married (abt.1806) Barbara Maust, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Fike) Maust. '''NOTE: that can't be correct, because Elizabeth Blough didn't die until 1844''' * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163564989/john-saylor Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Oct 26 2019, 16:26:38 UTC'' ---- '''Saylor Family''' (19th century) Family of prominent German '''powwowers,''' or folk doctors who practiced magical medical arts. The Saylor Family were influential healers for about two centuries in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. The American branch of the Saylor family was founded by Johann Peter Seiler, born on September 26, 1721. He was orphaned. With his brother, he immigrated to America in 1738 and worked off the cost of his passage as an indentured servant. He settled first in New Jersey and married Anna Margaret maurer of Greenwich. A daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1750. The couple had 10 children in all. The Seilers moved to Raubsville, Pennsylvania. Johann established a successful folk medicine practice using herbal remedies, charms, magical spells and a laying on of hands. By 1779, he owned 200 acres of land. In the 1780s he bought more tracts near the HexenkopF and surrounding areas. He had a large library of books, a still for preparing herbal concoctions and beehives. In the revolutionary War, Seiler served as a lieutenant colonel in the army, and three sons served as privates. Seiler was among the first practitioners to be called a powwower. He treated both whites and Indians; the latter called him “the great powwow man.” Seiler died on January 8, 1803. His tombstone bears a carving of a hexenFoos, a six-pointed flower drawn with a compass, intended to keep evil spirits away. Seiler’s son Jacob became well known as a powwower and so did Jacob’s son Johannes and Johannes’ son John Henry. But the star of the Saylor family was Seiler’s youngest son, Peter, born in 1770. Peter inherited the family estate and his father’s medical practice. By then, the spelling of the family name had changed to Saylor. Peter developed his own unique brand of witchy medicine, spurred on by the popularity of the handbook The Long Lost Friend (1820) by John george hohmAn, another famous powwower. Peter lived to the age of 91 and devoted himself to his medical arts, practiced out of the family estate, where he built a splendid stone house. Saylor’s Lane, leading to the house, was often lined with the carriages and carts of patients waiting their turns. Peter was a formidable figure, and stories circulated about his magical prowess. It was said that he once butchered a hog and left it hanging inside one of his magical circles. A man tried to steal the hog but, upon entering the circle, became unable to move until Peter arrived and set him free. Peter also was said to be able to tie knots in threads with his tongue. In powwowing, disease and illness are caused by the Devil and the Demons and wItches who serve him. Illness is cast out, based on the model set by Jesus in the New Testament, when he exorcized Demons into a herd of swine. Similarly, powwowers of the 19th century cast out illness into animals. Peter was especially known for his ability to cast out illness, and his favored receptacle was not animals, but the hexenkopF, a large rocky hill that had the profile of a witch’s head. The German immigrants had brought witch lore with them, and they associated the Hexenkopf with witch activities; Peter’s activities increased the witch lore and the fear of the hill. He was known to cast Magic Circles on the ground and stand within them, uttering his incantations to “call down power.” He and other powwowers in his family—as well as in the tradition in general—believed that his magical powers waxed and waned with the moon. The best and most powerful day was the first Friday following a full moon; the most difficult cases were treated then. Peter trained his son Peter Jr. and his nephew Jacob in powwowing. Shortly before he died in 1862, Peter instructed his son to take certain witchcraft books out of his library, weight them down with stones and throw them in the Delaware river because he wished that the books be never more used. Peter Jr. complied. The instruction evidently was conditional for him to inherit the family estate and the medical practice. Peter Jr. changed the spelling of his last name to Sailor. He was 53 when his father died, and he was able to practice powwowing for only six years before he was paralyzed by a stroke on August 22, 1868. He died on September 3. He was a bachelor and had no children to train, but he did instruct John Henry Wilhelm. Jacob Saylor moved to Bethlehem Township and established his practice. He also began writing down some of the remedies, but the collection was never published. It survives as a manuscript at Franklin and marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After 1868, the Saylor male line of powwowers ended, and the calling was pursued by the Wilhelms, who were related to the Saylors by marriage. John Henry and his brother, Eugene, were the most famous. Their father, Jacob Wilhelm, also was a renowned healer and wrote a detailed book of his cures. The old Saylor home reportedly is haunted by unknown spirits or ghosts. Disembodied voices have been heard, and a repairman once insisted that the furnace turned on by itself. The nearby Wilhelm home no longer exists, having burned to the ground in 2002. FURTHER READING : Heindel, Ned D. Hexenkopf: History, Healing & Hexerei. Easton, Pa.: Williams Township Historical Society, 2005. Taken from : The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca – written by Rosemary Ellen Guiley – Copyright © 1989, 1999, 2008 by Visionary Living, Inc. http://occult-world.com/magicians/saylor-family/ | Seiler, John J (I6000000001819200327)
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| 224 | {geni:about_me} John Gnagey, son of Christian Gnagey & his wife Barbara Blocher Gnagey 1st married Magdalena Lehman Gnagey, daughter of David Lehman and Magdalena Yoder Lehman Children # Fannie Gnagey Kaufman b 1838 # David C Gnagey b 1840 # Salome Gnagey Summer b 1842 # Caroline Gnagey Hooley b 1844 # Christian Gnagey b 1846 # Savilla Gnagey Yoder b 1850 # Barbara Gnagey Culp b 1853 # Jacob Gnagey b 1855 # John Gnagey b 1860 2nd married 1879 Elizabeth Troyer Gnagey, daughter of Abraham Toyer & Susanna Mast Troyer I have seen this name spelled Gnagey, Gnagy, Nagey, Gnaegi to name just a few ---- Gnagy - March 27th, in Clinton township, Elkhart county, Ind, of cancer, Pre John Gnagy, aged 71 years and 11 months. Bro Gnagy suffered for several years, yet he bore it all patiently. He was born in Somerset county, Pa, and was there ordained to the ministry about fifty-two years ago, which office he filled as long as he was able, about a year previous to his death. He resided in Lawrence county, Ohio, a few years, and then moved to Elkhart county, Ind. He leaves a bereaved widow and eight children to mourn their loss. Buried on the 29th. Services at Forest Grove by Peter Lehman, assisted by J J Weaver and Levi Weaver. Text, Rev 14:12. Herald of Truth Vol XXVI, No 9 1 May 1889 * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85650656/john-gnagey Find A Grave Memorial] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Oct 7 2018, 14:21:51 UTC'' | Gnaegi, John C. (I6000000010149630676)
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| 225 | {geni:about_me} Jonas Beachy was of Pennsylvania birth,but his parents were natives of Germany. He lived the life of a Maryland farmer and was a minister and bishop of the Amish church. He died in Maryland (in which state his wife also died), aged eighty-six years, and when eighty-five he walked seven miles to preach to his people on the Sabbath. History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania" Bedford County by E. Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; v.3, Pub. The Lewis Publishing Company, New York/Chicago 1906, ppg. 203/4 "Rufus M. BEACHY. | Beachy, Jonas (I6000000001212955477)
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| 226 | {geni:about_me} Joseph Forney, an aged and respected citizen of Sipesville, Pa. died Sunday. He leaves a wife and 4 children. Interment in Sipesville. Nov.6,1902 issue, Windber Era. Lived at 40.110956,-79.060720 children Charles Forney (1865 – 1937) Robert Cummins Forney (Sept 8, 1867 – Jan 24, 1900) Emma Lizzie Forney (Oct 24, 1869 – Aug 9, 1936) Ida May Forney (April 9, 1871 – Dec 2, 1909) Sarah Belle Forney (Feb 10, 1873 – Sept 10, 1879) Albert I Forney (June 29, 1875 – Sept 11, 1897) James Pierce Forney (July 4, 1878 – Oct 13, 1879) Maggie Viola Forney (Feb 11, 1881 – May 15, 1947) Annie Florence Forney Milton Joseph Forney Infant (Jan 2, 1888 – Jan 2, 1888) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C1-3CP : 12 April 2016), Joseph Forney in household of Joseph Beachly, Quemahoning, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 52, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). | Forney, Joseph William (I6000000058374276968)
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| 227 | {geni:about_me} Kanagey also spelled Gnagey. -------------------- DAR RECORD - Stutzman born on (c) - - 1768 at _______________ died at Bedford Co PA on (a) 5 - Aug - 1796 married John Gnagey on (a) 30 - Dec - 1787 -tcd (f/g) Elizabeth Stutzman Gnaegi Birth: Sep. 15, 1762 Berne Berks County Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1795 Meyersdale Somerset County Pennsylvania, USA Family links: Parents: Christian Stutzman (1732 - 1770) Barbara Hochstedler Stutzman (1732 - 1787) Spouse: Johannes Gnaegi (1763 - 1845) Children: Christian Gnaegi (1790 - 1880) Burial: Gnagey (Menno Yoder) Burial Ground Summit Township (Somerset County) Somerset County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Daryl Mallett & Barbara ... Record added: Aug 31, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57956969 -------------------- I was also called Katrina Miller (nee Mischler). I arrived in this country with my parents aboard the ship "Patience" in 1750 and settled in Cumru Township, Berks Co. I am buried in the Old Reformed Church cemetery in Berlin, PA my last name on the tombstone was spelled Bawman. | Stutzman, Elizabeth Katrina (I6000000008605020951)
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| 228 | {geni:about_me} Last name also spelled Seiler. Wife of Abraham Miller m. 22 NOV 1800 Somerset Co, PA.* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22602106/maria-miller Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Oct 12 2018, 7:14:55 UTC'' Last name also spelled Seiler. Wife of Abraham Miller m. 22 NOV 1800 Somerset Co, PA.* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22602106/maria-miller Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 23 2018, 5:26:35 UTC'' | Saylor, Maria (I6000000002184074374)
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| 229 | {geni:about_me} Magdalena Hooley1. Born on 4 Aug 1761 in Lancaster Co., PA. Magdalena died in Mifflin Co., PA, on 25 Apr 1840; she was 78. Magdalena married Christian “der Dick Christal” Yoder1, son of Jacob “Strong Jacob” Yoder (1726-1790) & Anna Beiler (1726-1804). Born in 1761 in Berks Co., PA. Christian “der Dick Christal” died on 27 Dec 1847 in Mifflin Co., PA. “der dick Christal” means “the thick Christian”.1 They had the following children: 13 i. Daniel “Big Daniel” (1789-1843) 14 ii. Christian (1791-1859) 15 iii. Magdalena “Mattie” (~1793-) 16 iv. Jacob (~1795-1849) 17 v. Catherine (1800-1871) 18 vi. Barbara (1801-1862) -------------------- Dick Christal and Magdalena (Hooley) Yoder - By Iva Lou Yoder, Edited by Betty Hartzler On a sunny Sunday afternoon, September 19, 2004, twenty-five descendants gathered in the Allensville Amish-Mennonite cemetery for the dedication of new tombstones marking the graves of "Dick Christal" and Magdalena (Hooley) Yoder. The original mountain stones, marked "DY 1847" and "MY 1840" (plus a third stone with no markings) had weathered and split. Percy Yoder enlisted the help of Lewistown Monument Co. and at three different times applied a sealer. Despite these efforts, the stones continued to deteriorate and would eventually have crumbled. Percy then began a campaign to replace the old stones with new ones. At three different reunions of DY and MY descendants, collections were taken and held by Iva Lou Yoder, acting treasurer. Other contributions from a number of relatives given to Percy made up the majority of the cost. The original stones will be preserved in the Mennonite Heritage Center in Belleville, PA. During the brief service, Percy Yoder spoke on Yoder family history, stressing the hardships of the pioneer families. Lee Kanagy had a scripture meditation and prayer. Gilbert Yoder served as photographer for the occasion. There was time for questions and answers and fellowship. This was a memorable time for those who had a part in preserving the memory of Dick Christal and Magdalena Yoder. DY 1847 was Christian Yoder (Dick or Thick Christal). He was born in 1761 in Berks Co, PA and was the sixth of nine children born to "Strong" or "Stark" Jacob and Anna (Beiler) Yoder. He married Magdalena Hooley (1761-1840), daughter of John and Catharine (Blank) Hooley. John Hooley moved to Kishacoquillas Valley (Brown Township) in 1791 and was the first Amish minister in Mifflin County. "Dick" Christal and Magdalena soon followed, raising three sons and three daughters in the Valley: Daniel, Christian, Magdalena, Jacob, Catharine and Barbara. Daniel was the only son to remain in Big Valley, buying the farm along Saddlers Creek in Huntingdon County. (It is now occupied by Robert and Virginia Renno.) There are hundred of descendants in Big Valley and elsewhere who come from this family. -------------------- Daughter of Michael and Magdalena (Mast) Troyer. Wife of Christian Yoder Sr. Mother of Abraham, Joseph, Yost, John, Christian, Solomon and Jonathan Yoder, Magdalena Hochstetler, Anna Borntreger, and also of Jacob, Sarah, David and Barbara, who all died young. Grave not inscribed. * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15527876 Find A Grave Memorial] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Apr 28 2017, 18:02:38 UTC'' | Troyer, Magdalena (I6000000006357027329)
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| 230 | {geni:about_me} Married Joseph D. Gnagey 9 January 1876 in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Jacob Blough and Barbara Saylor.* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150353969/anna-gnagey Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Mar 3 2021, 0:45:07 UTC'' | Blough, Anna (I6000000029490001691)
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| 231 | {geni:about_me} Numerous hits for a Madle Frick as the mother for Johann Adam Forney listed on Ancestry.com -------------------- === GEDCOM Note === 125px-Flag_of_Germany http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8fa7c60b-32e1-4cf9-9148-d1816b5f1b92&tid=31155470&pid=170 | NN, Anna Christina (I6000000000954046984)
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| 232 | {geni:about_me} Possible Name Change from "Seiler". * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97491988/veronica-thomas Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 23 2018, 5:26:35 UTC'' | Saylor, Veronica "Fanny" (I6000000001808073102)
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| 233 | {geni:about_me} SELL, ABRAHAM Ancestor #: A134079 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: CAPTAIN Birth: 1715 Death: 6-16-1786 LITTLESTOWN YORK CO PENNSYLVANIA Service Source: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 2, PP 539, 541 Service Description: 1) COL WILLIAM ROSS, 8TH CO, 6TH BATT Abraham moved with his father, Henry Sellen, to what is how Union Township, Adams County, PA about 1735. Abraham purchased 415 acres of land from the Penns between 1741-65 [lat 39.757730 long -77.037815]. One part of this land remained in the Sell family until 1946. Abraham married (1) Louisa Charlotte Forney of Pennville [Hanover], PA on March 11, 1742. She was the daughter Johann Adam and Elizabetha Lowisa Forney. They had a son Jacob Sell nine months later. Abraham Sell drove his wagon on the tragic Braddock expedition to near Pittsburgh, PA during the French & Indian War in 1755. Louisa Charlotte probably died early in life. Abraham married (2) Maria Johanna Zimmerman, her birth and death dates are unknown. He had three additional children: Catherine Mayr, Eve Dill and Adam Sell with one of his wives. In 1753-54 Abraham was elected constable of Germany Township in what is now Adams County, PA. A constable was a person with responsibility to guard the public safety. He was a sponsor at the baptism of a number of children. He was the guardian of four children. Abraham Sell was captain of the Eighth Company, Sixth Battalion of the York County militia in 1778. The settlement of his estate showed that he lent money to quite a number of friends and neighbors. The Sell Family Reunion, founded in 1946, has preserved his tombstone. [Source: The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA by Kenneth Sell, Chapter 2, pp. 29-42, by Richard Henry Sell] Inscription: English translation: Year 1786 on the 16th of June Abraham Sell died and his life extended 71 years. | Sell, Abraham Henry Sellen (I6000000003133628938)
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| 234 | {geni:about_me} SELL, JACOB Ancestor #: A210377 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 12-10-1741 LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA Death: 10-23-1825 GERMANY TWP ADAMS CO PENNSYLVANIA Service Source: PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 21, PP 103,107, 310, 454, 560, 724, 727 Service Description: PAID SUPPLY TAX, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783 He was the son of Abraham and Charlotte Louisa Forney Sell. He inherited 200 acres of his father's farm, in Union Township, south of the Hanover-Littlestown highway near the Pine Grove Road [lat 39.752132 long -77.039949]. He constructed a saw mill on this property. He married Christina Hesson, daughter of Balser Hesson Sr. of Silver Run, Maryland, about 1772. He served in the York County Militia during the Revolutionary War. They had nine children: Abraham, Henry, John, Peter, Maria Keefauver, Jacob Jr., Daniel, David and Margaret Unger. They had 68 grandchildren. Only two of his children remained in the county. Four sons migrated to Ohio. [Source: The Sell Families of Adams and York Counties, PA by Kenneth Sell, Chapter 3A, pp. 43-54]. Inscription: English translation: Here rests in God Jacob Sell. He was born in the year 1741 the 10th of December and died in the year 1826* the 23rd of October. His age was 83 years 10 months and 15 days. Note: His death date is in error as the papers to settle his estate were filed on November 3, 1825. | Sell, Jacob Forney Sr (I6000000013073517847)
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| 235 | {geni:about_me} Shortly after Mary Gnagey married Christian Senff around 1823, they moved to Wayne Co, Ohio, in a Conestoga Wagon, taking several of Christian's children with them. (Barbara Resler and Christian Senff had 10 children before she died, probably between the 1820 Census and 1823.) Mary was his third marriage. The family is then found listed with the surname Zenoble in the 1850 Wayne Co. OH Federal Census. The reason is unknown, unless the pronunciation of Senff was misunderstood by the Census taker, no doubt stated with a thick German accent. | Gnaegy, Mary (I6000000005947787156)
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| 236 | {geni:about_me} Solomon Forney came to Holt co., Mo. in company with his father, Peter, & 41 men, women and children. Taking a boat at Steubensville, Ohio, they came down the Ohio River to Cairo, Ill., up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Mo. and up the Missouri River to St. Joseph, Mo. They were passengers on the steamer "Ben West." The boat sank near Boonville, Mo. and the party spent three weeks ashore there until another steamer could be secured for St. Joseph, Mo. Enroute Mrs. Josiah Grim and a child of Joseph Forney , died of cholera, and were buried in St. Joseph, Mo. From there the Colony of Settlers made their way by wagon, horseback and on foot to Holt co. Mo. and upon reaching the Nodaway River were again delayed. The tiny stream was at flood stage and nearly a mile wide at the crossing. Mr. Forney made several land transactions before he finally settled, one of them being in Forbes Township where his wife, Ellen Acton, whom he married March 28, 1855, assisted him in buying 80 acres by trading in her negress. Ellen died here Sept. 14, 1855 and in 1859 he married Cassandra Taylor and they lived to see 57 married years together. Taken from a Holt County Missouri publication Solomon was the son of Peter Forney who died in Holt county, MO in 1847. (Peter Forney mentioned in petition of his brother John Forney in the estate of their father Joseph Forney) Estate of Joseph Forney The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Sheriff of Somerset County. Greeting. Whereas John Forney, son of Joseph Forney, late of Elklick Township in your County yeoman deceased. Prepared a Petition to the Judges of the Orphans Court held at Somerset on the twenty fifth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and six. Setting forth that the said Joseph Forney lately died Intestate leaving a widow to wit Barbara Forney and issue seven children to wit Catharine intermarried with Christian Knagey, John Forney the said Petitioner, Elizabeth Forney, Peter Forney, Abraham Forney, Nancy Forney and Christian Forney, the two last of whom are still in their minority and that the said Intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee of and in three certain messages and tracts of Land with the appurtenances situate lying and being in Elklick Township in the County of Somerset aforesaid. And therefore praying the Court to award an Inquest to view and make partition of the premises aforesaid if the same can be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, if not, then the said Inquest to value and appraise the same and make return of their proceedings to the said Orphans Court at Somerset afor. Whereupon it was considered by the said Court and ordered that partition thereof should be made between the said Barbara, the widow, and the said Catharine, John (the Petitioner) Elizabeth, Peter, Abraham, Nancy and Christian, allotting to each child an equal share thereof – if the same can be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole – and that a Write should issue for that purpose to the Sheriff of Somerset County aforesaid commanding him that in his proper person he should go to the said Lands and premises, and in the presence of the parties aforesaid, or the Guardians of such of them as are minors (by him the said Sheriff being first Warned) if they will attend and the said several Tracts of Land and messages with the appurtenances by the oath or affirmation of twelve honest and lawful men of the County aforesaid, having respect to the true value of the said premises with the appurtenances, he should cause to be divided, between the said Widow and children of the said Intestate as nearly as can be estimated, allotting to each child an equal share (the widow having her dividend first made) by them to be held in severalty if the same could be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole. But in case the said premises with the appurtenances would not admit of a division in manner a foresaid without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, then that the said Sheriff by the oaths and affirmations of the Jurors or affirmants aforesaid should diligently enquire into the true value of the whole of the said premises with the appurtenances undivided – and also whether the same would conveniently accommodate more than one of the children of the Intestate- And that the said Inquisition so openly and distinctly made under his hand and seal and the hands & seals of the said Jurors or affirmants together with the said Write he should return to the next Orphans Court after the said Inquisition was made. Whereupon you are hereby commanded that taking along with you twelve honest and lawful men of you Bailawick you go to the said Lands and premises situate in the County of Somerset aforesaid – And there by the oaths and affirmations of the twelve men aforesaid in the presence of the parties aforesaid, or the Guardians of such of them as are minors (if any such there are) and the said Messages and Tracts of Land and premises with the appurtenances you cause to be divided and parted amongst the said widow and children, so that neither the said Barbara the widow, Catharine (intermarried with Christian Knagey) John (the Petitioner) Elizabeth, Peter, Abraham, Nancy and Christian, have more of the said Messages and premises with the appurtenances, than to them of right appertaineth. And that the said Barbara the widow, have the one third part thereof to her belonging during her natural life and the said Catharine, John, Elizabeth, Peter, Abraham, Nancy and Christian have their equal parts thereof to them respectively belonging, and may be able severally to possess themselves – if the same can be so parted and divided, without prejudice to or spoiling the whole – But if the same cannot be so divided without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, then to value the same undivided – And also to enquire whether the same will conveniently accommodate more than one of the children of the said Intestate. – And that Partition or valuation so openly and distinctly made you have before the Judges of the said Orphans Court, to be held at Somerset on the fourth Monday of November next under your hand and Seal and the hands and Seals of those by whose oaths or affirmations the same partition or valuation is made And have you then there this Write. Witness John Young Esquire President of the said Court at Somerset the twenty seventh day of August Anno Domin. 1806. Abraham Morrison Clk O. Court | Forney, Peter (I6000000073984302072)
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| 237 | {geni:about_me} Son of Christian Yoder and Magdalena Troyer. Husband of Anna Lehman m. abt. 1836. * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=152398261 Find A Grave Memorial] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Apr 28 2017, 17:58:09 UTC'' | Yoder, Jonathan (I6000000036277304988)
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| 238 | {geni:about_me} Susannah (went by Susan) Forney moved from Somerset County, Pennsylvania to Richland County, Illinois in 1857 with her parents and some of her siblings. Susan married Eli Sanford Rothrock (1849-1926), a lifelong farmer, on 04 Aug 1870 at West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois. In 1876 the family moved to a farm at Fillmore County, Nebraska. Susan and Eli were the parents of ten known children, six boys and four girls. Only five of the ten children lived to maturity. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82X-Z24 : 13 December 2017), Susanna Forney in entry for Joseph Forney, 1860. "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHCC-2T2 : 3 April 2016), Susan Forney in household of Henry J Hershiser, Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa; citing p. 17, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,442. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K3-MMM : accessed 18 December 2017), Susan Forney, Orange Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 9A, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,418. | Forney, Susannah (I6000000072170438050)
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| 239 | {geni:about_me} Taken from the Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery records: 43 BEACHY Elizabeth wife of Bishop Manasses Beachy 08/18/1835 09/19/1911 76 yrs. 1 mo. 1 day 44 BEACHY Rev. M. J. 06/05/1895 57 yrs. 11 mos. 22 days M. J. Beach Manasses J. Beachy (father) was a farmer in Elk Lick township, where he was born. His education was obtained in the subscription schools and his early life was spent on the farm, which lay along the state line. He had some skill as a veterinarian and practiced to some extent among the farmers of that region. Part of his time he lived in Maryland, where some of his children were born. He was a Republican, and, like his father, was a minister and bishop of the Amish people, comprising the Elk Lick congregation. His first wife was Barbara Swartzendruber, by whom he had one child, Anna (Mrs. John K. Yoder, of Allensville, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania). His second wife was Elizabeth Heddings, who bore him the following children: Rufus M., of whom later; Amos, deceased; Lewis, a farmer of Preston county, Virginia; Moses, who farms the old homestead; Phoebe, deceased (Mrs. Peter Smoker); Alvin, a farmer of Oregon; Mary, deceased (Mrs. Jonas M. Yoder). Manasses J. Beachy died June 21, 1895. His widow, Elizabeth (Heddings) Beachy, becamse Mrs. Samuel J. Miller and lives near Springs, Pennsylvania. History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania" Bedford County by E. Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; v.3, Pub. The Lewis Publishing Company, New York/Chicago 1906, ppg. 203/4 "Rufus M. BEACHY. | Beachy, Manassas Jonas (I6000000009275418600)
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| 240 | {geni:about_me} This has information where Malindah is buried, and also has photos: [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kenaga&GSiman=1&GScty=78368&GRid=13065098& Find a grave memorial] Burial: Forest Dell Ebenezer Cemetery Mountain View Howell County Missouri, USA Created by: Robert J. Stauffer Jr. '... Record added: Jan 19, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 13065098 -------------------- Wife of Mathias Kenaga. . | Krider, Malindah (I6000000027859257748)
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| 241 | {geni:about_me} This information on Mathias is from "Descendants of Johannes Gnage and John Kenege Sr. and Related Families", by Eugene E. Kenaga (Published 1988). I obtain the book from Eugene, Feb. 2005, before his passing. I am extremely grateful for his long, hard work in researching and compiling the history of our family. "Abraham's eight son, fourth surviving, MATHIAS KENAGA(C359), was a Civil War veteran of note. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and moved with his father to Whitley County, Indiana in 1850. In 1861, when he was 19 years old, Mathias joined Co. E, 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the Civil War engagements at New Madrid, MO, and Island No. 10 and was discharged for disability in April. However, he rejoined the GAR in Aug.,1862 in Co. F. 100th Indiana Infantry. Mathias was wounded in the skirmish at Mission Ridge and walked with a limp after that. He fought with the Union Forces in many campaigns including the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Knoxville, the “March through Georgia”, with Sherman. fought at Macon and Bentonville and was finally at the Grand Review with him at Washington D.C. at the close of the war. He was said to be a close friend of Abraham Lincoln when he was president. During the war he had seen Ozarks and was impressed with its potential for lumbering, as he was a carpenter. He returned home and was married to Melinda Crider of Terre Haute, IN in 1866. In 1870 he moved to Salem, MO by train and by negro wagon train to West Plains,MO. He settled in Mountain View, Howell Co., MO, bought 640 acres of land, sawed lumber and gave timber and land for a cemetery and construction of Ebenezer Methodist Church, still standing in 1986, and a school. A hollow on his land is still called Kenaga Hollow. He was a pioneer in that area and did well, owning several sawmills and later had a large cattle business. He started the first bank in West Plains. He shipped lumber by horse until the railroad came to that part of MIssouri. Mathias became a county judge and was well respected in the community and was buried in the cemetery he donated. His picture still hangs in the West Plains courthouse. Many of his descendants still live in Mountain View or nearby.” ---- This has photos of Mathias and information on where he is buried: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kenaga&GSiman=1&GScty=78368&GRid=13065085& ---- What follows is a biography on Mathias taken from: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/missouri/biography-hon-matthias-kenaga.htm (Original source, "Reminiscent History Of The Ozark Region"). '''But please note that it has mistakes about Mathias' grandfather, great grandfather. His grandfather was Christian Gnagy (Gnagi, Gnaegy) not Christopher, and his great grandfather was Christian Gnagi, again not Christopher. Lastly, the Gnagi/Gnage family emigrated from Switzerland not Germany.''' "HON. MATTHIAS KENAGA. The occupations to which Mr. Kenaga is devoting his attention are of the utmost importance to any community, and this is especially so in regard to the lumber business, which he is very extensively and successfully carrying on. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1842, but his parents, Abraham and Christina (Sese) Kenaga, were Pennsylvanians, and were taken to Ohio by their parents when young. The mother of the subject of this sketch died when he was an infant, and his father after-ward married Esther Kore, and in 1850 removed to Whitley County, Indiana, where he was engaged in carpentering until his death, which occurred in 1861. He was for many years a member of the A. F. & A. M., and as a public-spirited citizen was an active worker for the Democrat party. His father, Christopher Kenaga, was a Pennsylvanian by birth, and was one of the first settlers ot Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he died before the subject of this sketch was born, a member of the German Reformed Lutheran Church, and a minister of considerable renown. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and lost a leg in the service. His wife, Catherine Harbarh, died in Ohio also, after having borne him nine children: John, Michael, Christopher, Jacob, Abraham, Cath-erine, Lydia, Martha and Esther. The great-grandfather, Christopher Kenaga, was also born in Pennsylvania, and there his entire life was spent in following the carpenter’s trade. He was all through the Revolutionary War and on many a bloody battlefield fought for American independence. His people were early German settlers of this country. The maternal grandfather, Christopher Lese, was also born in Pennsylvania, but was a very early settler of Tuscarawas County, where he died a well-to-do farmer. He and his wife, who also died in that State, were worthy members of the United Brethren Church, and reared to maturity two sons and three daughters. The immediate subject of this sketch is the youngest of ten children: Margaret, wife of David Eberly, of Whitley County, Indiana; George, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Elizabeth, widow of John Mace, of Ohio; John, of Washington County, Kan.; Christina, who died in Ohio, the wife of Joseph Hartline; Moses, who died in Whitley County, Indiana; Isaac, who died in Williams County, Ohio; Mary, wife of John Garber, of De Kalb County, Indiana; Jeremiah, who died in La Grange County, Indiana, in 1893, and Matthias. There is also a half brother, Benjamin F., who lives at Grand Rapids, Mich. In the State of his birth the subject of this sketch received a common-school education. In Indiana, and while growing up he learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed for many years. In October, 1861, he joined Company E, Forty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and after taking part in the engagements at New Madrid and Island No. 10, he was discharged for disability in the spring of 1862. However, in August, 1862, he joined Company F, One Hundredth Indiana Infantry, was in the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and was all through the Georgia campaign with Sherman, and fought at Macon and Bentonville, and was finally at the Grand Review in Washington, D. C. He was slightly wounded in the engagement at Mission Ridge, December 25, 1863. January 20, 1866, he was married in Whitley County, Indiana, to Miss Malindah, daughter of Jeremiah and Susan Crider, who removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, thence to Whitley County, Indiana, where Mrs. Crider died and where Mr. Crider still lives engaged in farming: Mrs. Kenaga was born in that county, and her union with Mr. Kenaga has resulted in the birth of five children: Rhoda Alice, wife of William Thornton; Willard Stanley, John M., Maud E. and Peter Paul. In 1870 Mr. Kenaga came to West Plains, where he followed carpentering until 1875, since which time he has been engaged in the lumber business principally, and is doing a thriving business. He is extensively engaged in manufacturing dressed and rough lumber and shingles, in fact deals in all kinds of building lumber. He is one of the pioneer lumber men of the county, and as Mountain View is a railroad point he has prospered and owns 1,840 acres of land and a pretty and comfortable home. That he is a self-made man cannot be denied, for he started in life for himself with no means, and the property of which he has become possessed has been acquired through his own efforts. While in Whitley County, Indiana, he held the office of township assessor, and in 1886 was elected associate judge of the Howell County Court from the North District, in which capacity he served two years, and is now a justice of the peace. He is a member of Stonewall Lodge of the I. O. O. F. of West Plains, and belongs to James A. Dallas Post No. 383 of the G. A. R. at Mt. View, of which he was commander two terms. He is now quartermaster. He has always been a Republican politically, and his first presidential vote was cast for Lincoln in 1864. He and his wife have long been members of the Methodist Church, and in the section in which they reside are very highly regarded by its citizens. Mr. Kenaga is a successful and far-seeing man of business, and in the accumulation of worldly goods has been successful." * '''Residence''': 1850 - Wayne, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States * '''Residence''': 1860 - Smith Township, Whitley, Indiana, United States * '''Residence''': 1890 - Howell, Missouri, United States * '''Residence''': 1900 - Chapel & Goldsberry Townships Mountain View village, Howell, Missouri, United States * '''Residence''': 1910 - Chapel, Howell, Missouri, United States * '''Residence''': 1920 - Chapel, Howell, Missouri, United States ** Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-329250387/mathias-gnagy-in-familysearch-family-tree [object Object]] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Sep 1 2019, 1:53:15 UTC'' | Kenaga (Gnagy), Mathias (I6000000027859364480)
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| 242 | {geni:about_me} Valentine Blough m.. Katie Cover Nov. 30, 1851. F. H., M. and minister of the German Baptist Brethren Church. Occ., farmer. in Bills, Somerset Co., Pa. Their children are: (1) Sarah Blough, born Aug. 4. 1S54. (2) James Blough. born Feb.26, 1857 (3). Tillie Blough, born Sept.9, 1864.. (4) Wilson Blough, born Dec. 10, 1867. (5) Clara Blough, born Nov. 7,1872. * Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75863914/valentine-blough Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Mar 3 2021, 0:45:07 UTC'' | Blough, Valentine (I6000000029490177058)
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| 243 | {geni:about_me} Veronica Gnagey Slaubaugh BIRTH 1 Mar 1824 Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 16 May 1899 (aged 75) Eglon, Preston County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Gnegy Church Cemetery Redhouse, Garrett County, Maryland https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37607975/veronica-slaubaugh Children Photo Jacob Slaubaugh 1852–1931 Photo Sarah Slaubaugh Dintaman 1853–1893 Photo Susan Slaubaugh 1854–1893 Photo Anna Slaubaugh Rembold 1857–1917 Photo Frederick Slaubaugh 1861–1943 Photo Eli Slaubaugh 1863–1949 Photo Matilda S. Slaubaugh Fike 1869–1950 | Gnagey, Veronica (I6000000033353415944)
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| 244 | {geni:about_me} Veronica “Franny” Hochstedler Gnaegy BIRTH 4 Feb 1800 Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 15 Nov 1870 (aged 70) Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Gnagey (Menno Yoder) Burial Ground Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98682766/veronica-gnaegy Children Photo Daniel Gnagey 1817–1864 Barbara Gnaegy Miller 1819–1873 Photo Elizabeth Gnagey Fike 1822–1913 Photo Veronica Gnagey Slaubaugh 1824–1899 Photo Leah Gnagey Miller 1825–1870 Moses Gnagey 1828–1901 Photo Samuel Gnegy 1830–1902 Photo Elias Gnagey 1832–1910 | Hochstetler, Veronica (I6000000001212955636)
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| 245 | {geni:about_me} Wife of Herman* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78353558/susan-boger Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Mar 3 2021, 0:45:07 UTC'' | Blough, Susan (I6000000108129354023)
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| 246 | {geni:about_me} YR2346 -------------------- * '''Residence''': 1850 - Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States ** Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-739009443/veronica-yoder-in-familysearch-family-tree FamilySearch Family Tree] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Oct 21 2017, 1:03:52 UTC'' | Yoder, Veronica (I6000000010144292894)
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| 247 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Beebe, Aaron Nelson (I128641)
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| 248 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Beebe, Aaron Nelson (I128641)
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| 249 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Beebe, Aaron Nelson (I128641)
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| 250 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Beebe, Aaron Nelson (I128641)
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