| JOHN
(AL)
JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AL)
MARIA BARBARA . . . . . . . . . . . (ALA)
CONRAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ALB)
MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ALC)
HENRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ALD)
JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ALE)
CATHERINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.(ALF)
MARIA MAGDALENA . . . . . . . . (ALG)
EVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. (ALH)
ELIZABETH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ALI)
SUSANNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ALJ)
SALOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ALK)
UNNAMED SON . . . . . . . . . . . . (ALL)
UNNAMED DAUGHTER . . . . . . (ALM)
AL John
John's birth date is uncertain; Kistler family
papers at the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) mention a date of
1757. Kistler family papers also at
HSBC show that John was confirmed by Rev. Schumacher in 1767, indicating a
birth date about 1750. Elaine D.
Schwar, writing in the Berks County Genealogical Society publication, (BCGS),
shows John's birth about 1752. John's
death may be inferred from Lehigh county records which show his will (dated
1817) was probated on 06/12/1819.
John married
Eva Maria Wiederstein, daughter of Johann Heinrich and Anna Maria
Wiederstein. Her birth on 4/8/1750 is
recorded in the Wiederstein family Bible on file at the Lehigh County
Historical Society in Pennsylvania. BCGS
shows the maiden name of John's wife as Eva Maria “Witterstein”. Records of Rev. Helffrich refer to John and
Eva (nee “Widerstein”) as the parents of Maria (ALA) and Conrad (ALB).
Kistler
family papers at HSBC mention Eva “Widerstein” as the wife of John and indicate
the Eva died in 1850 ‑‑‑ this is undoubtedly an incorrect death
date since there is evidence that John had a second wife, Catherine, who
received a settlement from John's estate after his death in 1819.
John's
children are as follows:
Maria Barbara ALA born 12/15/1777
Conrad ALB born 10/01/1786
Michael ALC born 10/14/1781
Henry ALD born about 1780
John ALE born 09/02/1776
Catherine ALF born 01/11/1790
Maria Magdalena ALG born 09/06/1787
Eva ALH born about 1779
Elizabeth ALI born about 1792
Susanna ALJ born 02/12/1794
Salome ALK born 03/13/1805
Unnamed
son ALL born 04/07/1781
Unnamed
daughter ALM born 02/25/1785
For many
years, I was mistaken about John (AL); I believed him to be the son of John
(B). In fact, John (AL) is the son of George (A). This is evident from EBEN baptismal records; from the will of
Barbara Kistler, widow of John (B); and from a petition filed on behalf of John
(BE):
1. EBEN baptismal records clearly show the
existence of John (AL), son of George (A) Kistler and his wife Dorothera. The EBEN baptismal record for John (ALE)
shows Dorothea (AH) as a sponsor. The
EBEN baptismal record for Eva (ALH) shows George (A) and his wife Dorothea as
sponsors. And the EBEN baptismal record
for Maria Magdalena (ALG) show Michael Moser and his wife Maria Barbara (AG) as
sponsors. The rationale for these
sponsors can best and most simply be explained by accepting that John (AL) is a
son of George (A) and, thus, brother to Dorothea (AH) and Maria Barbara (AG).
2. Yet another reason has to do with the will
of Anna Barbara, widow of John (B).
John Kistler and his wife Barbara did have a son named "John",
but not John (AL) -- refer instead to John (BE).
Barbara's will
names her sons: John George, William, Jacob, Abraham, and John -- in that
sequence. I believe she named her sons
in the order of birth. Since it is
known that Abraham was baptized at the age of nine weeks by Rev Schumacher in
February of 1762, it can be deduced that Abraham was born in late December
1761. Thus, Barbara's son John must
have been born later -- sometime between late 1762 and the death of his father
about 1772.
We also know
that Rev. Schumacher confirmed "John" in 1767. It is not likely he would have confirmed a
child of five or six. Thus, it is
unlikely that the child he confirmed was the son of John (B) and Anna Barbara -- rather, the child Schumacher confirmed
must have been the son of George and Dorothea -- that is, John (AL), born about
1752.
3.
More significantly, on August 10, 1784, John Kistler, "a
minor above the age of fourteen
years, one of the children of John Kistler, late of Albany
township in Berks county .." petitioned the Justices of the Orphans Court
held at Reading to permit him "to make of choice of some proper person as
guardian to take care of his person and estate according to law". (I am indebted to Bruce Kistler for
unearthing this petition.)
Since the
petition is dated in 1784 and since John was a minor above the age of 14, he
must have been born between 1763 and 1770.
This fits exactly with John (BE), son of John (B) and Barbara – and does
not fit with John (AL), son of George and Dorothea.
ALA Barbara
(Maria Barbara)
The personal
and pastoral records of Rev. John Henry Helffrich 1790-1810 and Rev. John
Helffrich 1816-1892, Berks and Lehigh counties, PA, (HELF), show the death of
Maria Barbara Schneider nee Kistler, daughter of John Kistler and Eva nee
Widerstein. Barbara's birth is shown as
12/15/1777, her marriage as 1/6/1796, and her death as 6/9/1859. The dates for her husband, John Schneider,
are given as 2/2/1774 - 8/12/1840.
Cemetery
records for Ebenezer church, New Tripoli, PA, (EBEN), show M. Barbara Schneider
nee Kistler, wife of John Schneider, born 12/15/1777, died 8/2/1840 (sic).
ALB Conrad
HELF shows
Conrad, son of John and Eva nee Witterstein, born 10/1/1786, died 9/21/1859,
married to Sarah Stein for 24 years, fathered eleven children. EBEN cemetery records confirm Conrad's dates
and show Sarah's dates as 10/31/1789 - 2/11/1836. The History of Lehigh County, PA, (HLC), describes Conrad and his
descendants. Of the eleven children
mentioned by HELF, nine are known:
Catherine ALBA
Abraham ALBB
Elizabeth ALBC
John/Josiah/Joshua ALBD
David ALBE
Lydia ALBF
Sarah
Ann ALBG
Maria ALBH
Phaon ALBI
The 1850
Census records for Lynn township, Lehigh county, PA, show Conrad, age 63;
Catherine, age 36; Sally, age 20; and David, age 23.
ALBA Catherine
EBEN cemetery
records show Catherine, 3/19/1813 - 1/10/1888, unmarried daughter of
Conrad. Catherine appears in her
father's household in the Lehigh county, PA, Census records for 1850. She also appears in the Lehigh county Census
records for 1860, 1870, and 1880.
ALBB Abraham
Kistler
family records at HSBC show Abraham, son of Conrad, 9/28/1815 - 2/28/1891; his
wife is shown as Regina Sittler, 5/13/1821 - 9/19/1905. The HLC describes Abraham as a son of Conrad
and names his children -- Levi and Medina.
The 1850
Census records for Lehigh county show Abraham, age 34; Regina, age 29; Levi,
age 7; and Medina, age 3. In 1860, the
Census records for Lehigh county show Abraham, age 45; Regina, age 38; Levi,
age 17; Medina, age 14; and Charles (ALBDA -- a nephew), age 9.
The 1870
Census records for Lehigh county show Abraham, age 54; Regina, age 40; Medina,
age 24; Levi, age 27; and his family, Violette, age 24; Elmira M., age 5; James
W., age 3; and George A.G., age 1.
The 1880
Census records for Lehigh county show Abraham, age 64; and Regina, age 58.
ALBBA Levi
The HLC
describes Levi as the son of Abraham; Levi's wife is shown as Violetta
Wehr. EBEN cemetery records show Levi,
1/13/1843 - 3/20/1890, and Violetta, 1/25/1846 - 3/18/1888 (another source,
Genealogical Findings in the Allemangel Area of Berks and Lehigh Counties, PA,
shows her death on 5/18/1888).
Levi appears
in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 Census records for Lehigh county, PA, in his
father's household. The 1880 Census
records for Lehigh county show Levi, age 37; Violetta, age 34; Elmira, age 15;
James, age 13; George, age 11; Oscar, age 9; Laura, age 7; Estella, age 4;
Howard, age 2; and Gertie, age four months.
ALBBAA Elmira
The 1870
Census records for Lehigh county, PA, show Elmira, age 5, in her grandfather's
household. The 1880 Census records for
Lehigh county show Elmira, age 15, in her father's household. The HLC indicates that Elmira married John
Mosser.
ALBBAB James
W.
The HLC
indicates that James married Ida Peters.
James, age 3, appears in the 1870 Census records for Lehigh county, PA,
in his grandfather's household. The
1880 Census records for Lehigh county show James, age 13, in his father's
household.
The 1900
Census records for Lehigh county show James W., age 33 (born 10/1866); his
wife, Ida, age 34 (born 1/1866); and four children born after 1880.
ALBBAC George
A.C.
The HLC
describes George as the son of Levi. At
age 1, George appears in his father's household in the 1870 Census records for
Lehigh county, PA. At age 11, he
appears in his father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh county.
The 1900
Census records for Lehigh county show G.A.G. Kistler, age 31 (born 9/1868);
Mary, age 31 (born 9/1868) (sic); and one son born after 1880. George is listed as the son-in-law of John
Oswald.
Gravestones at EBEN show George, 9/27/1868 -
4/23/1936, and his wife, Mary A. Snyder, 9/30/1860 - 4/5/1947. I am unable to reconcile Mary's maiden name
as shown on her gravestone to the 1900 Census entry.
ALBBAD Oscar D.
The HLC
describes Oscar as the son of Levi.
Oscar, age 9, appears in his father's household in the 1880 Census
records for Lehigh county, PA.
The 1900
Census records for Lehigh county show Oscar D., age 29 (born 8/1870); Elvina,
age 33 (born 5/1867); and one child born after 1880.
ALBBAE Laura Agnes
The HLC
describes Laura as the daughter of Levi.
The publication, Genealogical Findings in the Allemangel Area of Berks
and Lehigh Counties, PA, (NEL), shows her birth as 4/7/1872 and her death as
12/16/1880. Another source, the private
records of Rev. Henry S. Fegley, 1874-1906, Berks and Lehigh counties, PA,
(FEG), gives her name as Laura Agnes.
Laura, age 7,
appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh county,
PA.
ALBBAF Estella
The HLC
describes Estella as the daughter of Levi.
NEL shows her birth on 7/22/1875 and her marriage to James R. Peter on
8/3/1895. FEG gives her name as Estella
Aquilla.
Estella, age
4, appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA.
ALBBAG Howard
The HLC
describes Howard as the son of Levi and identifies his wife as Emma Leiby. NEL shows "Elias Howard", born
10/18/1878, and "Howard", died 2/27/1927.
Howard, age
2, appears in his father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. The 1900 Census records for
Lehigh county show Howard E., age 21 (born 4/1879) (sic); wife Emma, age 23
(born 5/1877); and one child born after 1880.
ALBBAH Gertrude
The HLC
describes Gertrude as the daughter of Levi and identifies her husband as
Charles Snyder. NEL shows her birth as
1/25/1880, and FEG gives her name as Gertrude Violetta.
Gertrude, age
four months, appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for
Lehigh county, PA.
ALBBAI Arthur
The HLC
describes Arthur as the son of Levi. He
may have been born after 1880 since his name does not appear in the Census
records for that year. Indeed, HOLL
shows his birth date as 11/24/1882.
ALBBAJ John
Sherman
One source,
NEL, shows John Sherman, son of Levi, born 12/5/1877. There is no other information; he may have died as an infant.
ALBBB Medina
The HLC
describes Medina as the daughter of Abraham and identifies her husband as Phaon
Bachman. The private records of Rev.
A.O. Ebert, 1906-1934, Berks and Lehigh counties, PA, (EBRT), show Medina,
6/21/1846 - 12/11/1923, and her marriage to Phaon Bachman on 12/23/1865. EBRT shows that Phaon was born 8/31/1856 and
died 9/29/1920.
Medina
appears in her father's household in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Census records
for Lehigh county, PA.
ALBC Elizabeth
EBEN cemetery
records show Elizabeth, 8/4/1817 - 9/29/1902, unmarried daughter of
Conrad. In 1850, at age 25, Elizabeth
appears in Lehigh county, PA, Census records. In 1860, at age 41, she appears in Lehigh county Census
records. In 1870, at age 49, she
appears in Lehigh county Census records.
Finally, at age 62, Elizabeth appears in Lehigh county 1880 Census
records.
ALBD John/Josiah/Joshua/Jesse
HELF shows John,
3/5/1821 - 3/25/1859, and notes his burial on 3/27/1859; John is identified as
the son of Conrad and Sarah; HELF also describes his marriage to Caroline
Hausman on 3/31/1844 and mentions eight children.
Cemetery
records for EBEN show Joshua, born 3/5/1821, died 4/14/1859, as well as wife
Caroline, born 8/20/1826, died 8/22/1889.
The HLC
describes John, wife Caroline, and mentions six children by name; John's death
is shown erroneously as 1861. The
Portrait and Biographical Records of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon Counties,
PA, (PBRL), also mention Josiah and his son, Charles, and erroneously suggests
Josiah's death in 1861.
The 1850
Census records for Lehigh county, PA, show Jesse, age 29; Caroline, age 24;
Wilson, age 5; and Lewis, age 2. The 1860
Census records for Lehigh county show his widow, Caroline, age 33; Wilson, age
15; Lewis, age 12; Mary, age 7; Edwin, age 6; Amandus, age 3; and Henry, age
2. Another child, Charles, age 9, is
with his uncle, Abraham (ALBB).
The 1870
Census records for Lehigh county show Caroline, age 42; Mary, age 17; Amandus,
age 13; and Henry, age 11.
ALBDA Charles
H.
Both the PBRL
and the HLC describes Charles H., son of Josiah and Caroline, born 11/23/1850,
married Mary C. Anthony. Charles, age
9, appears in the household of Abraham (ALBB) in the 1860 Census records for
Lehigh county, PA. He appears on his
own, age 19, in the 1870 Census records for Lehigh county. The 1880 Census records for Lehigh county
show Charles, age 29; Mary, age 29; Howard, age 6; George, age 4; and C.H., age
1.
The 1900
Census records for Lehigh county show Charles, age 49 (born 11/1850); Mary, age
49 (born 10/1850); George, age 24 (born 12/1875); and several children born
after 1880.
ALBDAA Howard
Howard, age
6, appears in his father's household in the 1880 Census for Lehigh county, PA.
ALBDAB George
George, age
4, appears in his father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. The 1900 Census records for
Lehigh county show George, age 24 (born 12/1875) in his father's household.
ALBDAC Charles
F.
Cemetery
records for Heidelberg Church, Lehigh county, PA, (HEDL), show Charles F., son
of Charles H. and Mary, born 6/12/1879, died 11/20/1881. The 1880 Census records for Lehigh county
show "C.H.", age 1, in his father's household.
ALBDB Wilson H.
EBEN
baptismal records show Wilson, born 4/8/1845, son of Jesaias and Karline nee
Hausman Kistler. PBRL and HLC also
describe Wilson.
EBEN cemetery
records show Wilson H., 4/8/1845-1/5/1913, and wife Sophia,
4/13/1848-5/3/1888. EBRT shows these
same dates and also the marriage of Wilson to Sophia Bloss on 5/30/1869.
Wilson
appears in his father's household in the 1850 and 1860 Census records for
Lehigh county, PA. The 1870 Census
records for Lehigh county show Wilson, age 25, and Sophia, age 22.
The 1880
Census records for Lehigh county show Wilson, age 35; Sophia, age 32; Ervin E.,
age 10; Montana, age 7; Luella, age 4; and Minnie A., age 2. The 1900 Census records for Lehigh county
show Wilson H., age 55 (born 4/1845); and son Stanley, age 14 (born 1/1886).
ALBDBA Louella
Annette
FEG shows the
birth of Louella Annette, daughter of Wilson and Sophia, on 11/19/1875. At age 4, she appears in her father's
household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh county, PA.
ALBDBB Irwin
(Ervin E.)
Irwin, age
10, appears in his father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. The 1900 Census records for
Lehigh county show Irwin, age 29 (born 8/1870); wife Villian, age 30 (born 1/1870);
and one child born after 1880.
ALBDBC Montana
Montana
(female), age 7, appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records
for Lehigh county, PA.
ALBDBD Minerva
Minnie, age
2, appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. The 1900 Census records for
Erie county, NY, show Minerva, age 22 (born 01/1878), single. The records indicate that she and her
parents were born in Kentucky, but this is improbable.
ALBDC Lewis
H.
Both PBRL and
HLC mention Lewis, and he is shown in his father's household in the 1850 and
1860 Census records for Lehigh county, PA.
NEL describes his wife as Lucy Ann and mentions one child, Agnes
Caroline, born 12/14/1873.
The 1880
Census records for Lehigh county show Lewis, age 32; Lucy, age 28; Agnes, age
6; Anna M., age 4; and Eugene M., age 2.
The 1900
Census records for Sedwick county, KS, show Lewis H., age 51 (born 7/1848);
Lucy A., age 47 (born 9/1852); Eugene, age 22 (born 9/1877); married daughter
Anna Longsdorf, age 23 (born 11/1876); and two other children born after
1880. Census records show that Lucy was
mother to nine children, six of whom were living at the time of the Census.
ALBDCA Agnes
Caroline
NEL shows the
birth of Agnes Caroline, 12/14/1873.
She is shown, age 6, in her father's household in the 1880 Census
records for Lehigh county, PA.
ALBDCB Anna M.
Anna, age 4,
is shown in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. At age 23 (born 11/1876),
she is also shown in her father's household in the 1900 Census records for
Sedwick county, KS; her married name is given as Longsdorf.
ALBDCC Eugene M.
Eugene, age
2, is shown in his father's household in the 1880 Census for Lehigh county,
PA. At age 22 (born 9/1877), he is also
shown in his father's household in the 1900 Census records for Sedwick county,
KS.
ALBDCD Harry H.
Born 9/1886; he appears in his father's
household in the 1900 Census.
ALBDCD Illegible
Born 7/1897; he appears in his father's
household in the 1900 Census.
ALBDD Henry
H.
Both the PBRL
and the HLC mention Henry, and the HLC places him in Kansas with his brother
Lewis (ALBDC). At age 2, Henry appears
in his father's household in the 1860 Census records for Lehigh county, PA; and
at age 11, in his father's household in the 1870 Census records for Lehigh
county.
ALBDE Mary
Both the PBRL
and the HLC mention Mary and describe her marriage to Daniel Tyson. Mary, age 7, appears in her father's
household in the 1860 Census records for Lehigh county, PA, and at age 17 in
the 1870 Census records for Lehigh county.
EBEN
gravestones show Mary A. Tyson, 9/24/1854 - 6/24/1919, and EBRT confirms these
dates. However, NEL shows Mary's birth
as 9/24/1852 -- based on Census records, this seems more likely.
ALBDF Edwin
Edwin, age 4,
appears in his father's household in the 1860 Census records for Lehigh county,
PA. EBEN cemetery records show Edwin,
1851-1869, son of Joshua and Caroline.
The 1851 date is probably a copy error.
ALBDG Caroline
(Carline)
EBEN
baptismal records show Carline, born 2/26/1846, daughter of Jesias and
Karline. She is not mentioned either by
PBRL or HLC, and she does not appear in any Census records. She probably died as an infant.
ALBDH Amandas
EBEN
baptismal records show Amandas, born 9/23/1856, son of Jesse and Carline nee
Hausman. At age 3 he appears in his
father's household in the 1860 Census records for Lehigh county, PA, and at age
13 in the 1870 Census records for Lehigh county.
ALBE David
G.
HELF shows
the birth of David, son of Conrad and Sarah, on 4/18/1824. NEL states that David married twice --
first, Triphine Hunsicker then, Mary Hunsicker.
EBEN cemetery
records show David, 4/18/1824 - 3/24/1895, as well as Triphine,
9/29/1834-4/22/1857, and Mary, 11/3/1830 - 3/5/1902.
Baptismal
records show David and Triphine as parents of Medina Elizabeth, born
10/13/1854.
David, age
23, appears in his father's household in the 1850 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. The 1860 Census records for
Lehigh county show David, age 34; Mary, age 29; Medina, age 5; and Sarah, age
3. The 1870 Census records for Lehigh
county show David, age 45; Mary, age 36; and Sarah, age 13. The 1880 Census records for Lehigh county
show David, age 56; and Mary, age 50.
ALBEA Medina
Elizabeth
Baptismal
records give Medina Elizabeth's birth as 10/13/1854. NEL shows her marriage to John S. Heintzelman in 1874. FEG shows that John was born 7/27/1854 and
died 5/15/1889.
At age 5,
Medina appears in her father's household in the 1860 Census records for Lehigh
county, PA. She appears at age 16 in
the 1870 Census records for Lehigh county in the household of Reuben German.
ALBEB Sarah
H.
EBRT shows
Sarah H., 4/17/1857 - 9/10/1919, daughter of David G. and Triphine, married
William Greenawald. The 1860 and 1870
Census records for Lehigh county, PA, show Sarah in the household of her
father.
ALBF Lydia
The HLC
describes Lydia, daughter of Conrad.
Cemetery records for Weissenburg Lutheran church, Lehigh county, PA,
(WEIS), show Lydia Dengler nee Kistler, 4/2/1819 - 4/11/1905, wife of Elias
Dengler.
ALBG Sarah
Ann
EBEN cemetery
records show Sarah Ann, 1/12/1829 - 5/29/1891, unmarried daughter of
Conrad. In 1850, at age 20, Sarah Ann
appears in Lehigh county, PA, Census records in her father's household. In 1860, at age 33, she appears in Lehigh
county Census records. In 1870, at age
40, she appears in Lehigh county Census records. Finally, in 1880, at age 51, she appears in Lehigh county Census
records.
ALBH Maria
EBEN cemetery
records show Maria, 2/8/1831 - 12/20/1849, daughter of Conrad.
ALBI Phaon
EBEN
baptismal records show Phaon, born 9/11/1823, son of Conrad and Sarah. No other information is available; he may
have died in infancy.
ALC Michael
The
Wiederstein family Bible shows that a son, Johann Michael, was born to John and
Eva on 10/14/1782. He was baptized on
11/10/1782; godparents were Michael Messer and Barbara. Also, Kistler family papers at HSBC describe
Michael, 10/14/1781(sic) - 1/4/1867, brother of Conrad (ALB).
Michael
married Maria (Mary) Magdalena Hoppes, 10/16/1785 – 8/11/1852. The publication, Seneca county, Ohio, (SCO),
describes Michael and Mary nee Hoppes and shows seven children, as follows:
John ALCD
Michael ALCE
Salome ALCF
Judith ALCA
Joseph ALCB
Nathan ALCG
Monroe ALCC
SCO states
that Michael moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio about 1832. The 1850 Census records for Seneca county,
OH, show Michael, age 69, and Polly, age 67.
The 1860 Census records show Michael, age 77, in the household of his
son Nathan (ALCG).
I am indebted
to Ellen Weber (www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/5408) for providing a great deal of the
corrected information dealing with Michael (ALC) and his family.
ALCA Judith
EBEN
baptismal records show Judith, born 12/18/1812, daughter of Michael and Maria
Magdalena (godparents, Michael and Mary Magdalena Hoppes). SCO shows Judith married William Evert and
died at age 48.
ALCB Joseph
EBEN
baptismal records show Joseph, born 1/10/1815, son of Michael and Maria
Magdalena. SCO shows Joseph died in
Adams county, OH, at age 82. Weber
shows his death on 2/2/1899.
Joseph
married twice. On 5/22/1836 he married
Elizabeth Payne. Elizabeth apparently
died about 1854. Weber shows that
Joseph then married Catherine Margaret Shawbury on 9/11/1855. Latter Day Saint (LDS) records confirm
this, showing that Joseph married Catherine "Schabesy". In other records her last name is spelled
various ways -- Shawberry or Shaberg.
The 1850
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Joseph, age 35; Elizabeth, age 36;
Josiah, age 12; Sarah, age 10; Amanda, age 8; Elizabeth, age 5; and Lafayette,
age fourteen months.
The 1860
Census for Seneca county, OH, shows Joseph, age 44; Catherine, age 30; Jesse,
age 22; Elizabeth, age 14; Lafayette, age 11; Mary, age 4; Edward, age 2;
Nathan, age ten months.
The 1880
Census for Seneca county, OH, shows Joseph, age 63; Catherine, age 51; Calista,
age 17; Emma, age 15; Harman (probably Herman), age 14; Samuel, age 12; Monroe,
age 11; Ida, age 5; and Catherine Butz, age 18, granddaughter.
The 1900
Census for Seneca county, OH, show Catherine, age 70 (born 2/1830); Emma, age
35 (born 6/1864); and Ida, age 25 (born 9/1874).
Joseph family
included the following children:
Josiah ALCBA
Sarah
Jane ALCBB
Amanda ALCBC
Elizabeth ALCBD
Lafayette ALCBE
Mary ALCBF
Edward ALCBG
Nathan ALCBH
Calista ALCBI
Emma ALCBJ
Herman
ALCBK
Samuel ALCBL
Monroe
ALCBM
Ida ALCBN
Weber shows
that Joseph and his wife (Catherine) had a daughter, Catharina, born about
1856; apparently she died young, before the 1860 Census. Weber also shows that Joseph and his wife
had another daughter also named Catharina, born about 1860, died about
1862.
Also, Weber
shows that Joseph and his wife had a son, Levi, born about 1856, died
12/23/1865; I suspect that Levi was probably born in the early 1860s since he
is absent from the 1860 Census records.
ALCBA Josiah
(Jesse)
SCO shows
Josiah , son of Joseph, was born in Seneca county, OH, on 4/13/1838. At age 24, he married Susan Bookholdt who
died 4/4/1901. SCO shows that four of
their children were still living in 1902 -- Joseph, Sarah, Herbert and Webster.
The 1850 and
1860 Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Josiah in the household of his
father. The 1880 Census records for
Seneca county show Josiah, age 42; Susan, age 36; Joseph, age 17; Elmer, age
13; Sarah, age 11; John, age 6; and Emanuel, age 2. The 1900 Census records for Seneca county show Josiah, age 62
(born 4/1838); Susan, age 56 (born 5/1844); and Minerva, age 19 (born 10/1880).
ALCBAA Joseph
SCO describes
Joseph. At age 17, he is shown in his
father's household in the 1880 Census records for Seneca county, OH. The 1900 Census records for Seneca county
show Joseph, age 37 (born 5/1863) and wife Lena, age 38 (born 3/1862).
ALCBAB Sarah
SCO describes
Sarah, married William Burger. At age
11, she is shown in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for
Seneca county, OH.
ALCBAC Herbert
SCO describes
Herbert, and LDS records for Seneca county, OH, show Herbert, born 5/10/1875,
son of Josiah and Susan. Although he
does not appear in the 1880 Census with his parents, SCO states that Herbert
was still living in 1902.
ALCBAD Webster
SCO describes
Webster. Although he does not appear in
the 1880 Census with his parents, the 1900 Census records for Seneca county,
OH, show Webster, age 23 (born 7/1876); and wife Lizzie, age 20 (born 6/1879).
ALCBAE Elmer
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Elmer, age 13, in his father's
household.
ALCBAF John
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show John, age 6, in his father's
household.
ALCBAG Emanuel
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Emanuel, age 2, in his father's
household.
ALCBAH MINERVA A
Born 10/1880; she appears in her father's
household in the 1900 Census.
ALCBB Sarah
Jane
The 1850
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Sarah, age 10, in her father's
household. Weber shows that Sarah Jane
was born 3/18/1840.
ALCBC Amanda
The 1850
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Amanda. age 8, in her father's
household.
ALCBD Elizabeth
The 1850
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Elizabeth, age 5, in her father's
household. The 1860 Census records for
Seneca county show Elizabeth, age 14, in her father's household.
ALCBE Lafayette
The 1850
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Lafayette, age 14 months, in his
father's household. The 1860 Census
records for Seneca county show Lafayette, age 11, in his father's
household.
ALCBF Mary
The 1860
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Mary, age 4, in her father's
household. Weber shows that Mary was
born about 1856.
ALCBG Edward
The 1860
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Edward, age 2, in his father's
household.
ALCBH Nathan
The 1860
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Nathan, age ten months, in his
father's household. Weber shows that
Nathan was born about 1856, but this estimate was probably made without benefit
of Census data.
ALCBI Calista
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Calista, (daughter), age 17, in her
father's household.
ALCBJ Emma
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Emma, age 15, in her father's
household. The 1900 Census for Seneca
county show Emma, age 35 (born 6/1864), with her mother.
ALCBK Herman
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Harman (probably Herman), age 14, in
his father's household.
ALCBL Samuel
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Samuel, age 12, in his father's
household. The 1900 Census records for
Seneca county show Samuel, age 32 (born 7/1867); wife Mary B., age 29 (born 8/1870);
and one child born after 1880. Weber
shows that Samuel was born 7/8/1867 and married M. B. Miller, born 8/3/1870.
ALCBLA ALBERT D
Born 4/1891; he appears in his father's
household in the 1900 Census.
ALCBM Monroe
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Monroe, age 11, in his father's
household. The 1900 Census records for
Seneca county show Monroe, age 31 (born 2/1869); and wife Emma, age 29 (born
3/1871).
ALCBN Ida
The 1880
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Ida, age 5, in her father's
household. LDS records show Ida, born
9/22/1874, daughter of Joseph and Catherine.
The 1900 Census records for Seneca county show Ida, age 25 (born
9/1874), with her mother.
ALCC Monroe
EBEN
baptismal records show "Monroh", born 8/11/1827, son of Michael and
Maria Magdalena. SCO shows Monroe's
birth as 8/12/1827 (sic) in Lehigh county, PA, and Monroe's marriage on
4/4/1852 to Mary Rine. SCO also
describes Monroe's three daughters, Sarah E., Rachel Angeline, and Jane A.
The 1850 Census
records for Seneca county, OH, show Monroe, age 22, in the household of John
Kouts. The 1860 Census records for
Seneca county show Monroe, age 31; Mary, age 26; and Sarah, age 2. The 1880 Census records for Seneca county
show Monroe, age 54; Mary, age 46; Sarah, age 22; and Rachel, age 19. The 1900 Census records for Seneca county
show Monroe, age 72 (born 8/1827); Mary, age 66 (born 11/1833); and Sarah, age
42 (born 6/1857).
ALCCA Sarah
E.
SCO describes
Sarah, daughter of Monroe. Sarah, age
2, appears in her father's household in the 1860 Census records for Seneca
county, OH. At age 22, she appears in
her father's household in the 1870 Census records for Seneca county. And, at age 42, she appears in her father's
household in the 1880 Census records for Seneca county. Apparently, Sarah never married.
ALCCB Rachel
Angeline
SCO describes
Rachel Angeline, daughter of Monroe, and wife of Emory Butz. At age 19, she appears in her father's
household in the 1880 Census records for Seneca county.
ALCCC Jane A.
LDS records
for Seneca county, OH, show that "Jane E.", daughter of Monroe, was
born 9/10/1870. SCO describes Jane A.,
daughter of Monroe, and states that she died in infancy.
ALCD John
T.
Kistler
family papers at HSBC describe John, 8/18/1806 - 7/14/1876. Information from Walter Rogers (113 Aster
Court SW, Pataskala, OH) shows that on 7/25/1824 John Kistler married Eva
Breisel/Brish. Other sources show her
name as Eva Breisch. Eva was born
3/17/1805 in Schuylkill county, PA.
The History
of Seneca county, Ohio, (HSO), describes John and several of his children and
states that John settled in Seneca county in 1833. HSO shows that John died 7/14/1870 at age 66 (suggesting a birth
date of 1804) and that Eva died 1/8/1878 at age 72. Weber shows that John was born 9/14/1805 and died 7/14/1870.
The 1850 Census records for Seneca county, OH, show
John, age 46; Eve, age 46; Polly, age 21; Monroe, age 21; Monroe's wife,
Catherine, age 20; Sarah, age 15; and John, age 5. The 1860 Census records for Seneca county, OH, show John T., age
56, and Eve, age 56.
Weber shows
that John and Eva had children as follows:
John August, Philip, and Solomon (born 1834).
With regard
to John August, this is probably “John” as shown in the 1850 Census records, born about 1845.
With regard
to Philip, there are no alternatives to suggest except that he probably died
young.
With regard
to Solomon, there is a more involved explanation. Perhaps John and Eva did have a child named Solomon. If so, I believe their child died
young. The Solomon shown in Census
records for Seneca county is, I believe, actually the nephew of John – refer to
Solomon (ALDD).
In brief,
John had a brother,(no, an uncle) Henry (ALD), and three of his sons did move
to Seneca county – Henry (ALDA), John (ALDG) and Solomon (ALDD). Solomon (ALDD) was born 10/6/1824 which is a perfect match for the Seneca
county Census records which show Solomon.
It should be noted, however, that the 1850 Census shows that Solomon and
John (ALDC) were immediate neighbors – suggesting a father/son
relationship. Solomon’s age, of course,
is at odds with a birth date in 1834.
Note that
Solomon, born 1825, is the father of (John) William, born 1858. In turn, William in the father of Clarence,
born 1878.
ALCDA Monroe
Kistler
family papers at HSBC describe Monroe, 11/7/1830 - 9/27/1913, and his wife,
Anna Catherine Setzler, 3/7/1830 - 10/7/1915.
HSO also describes Monroe as the son of John. Monroe married Catherine Setlzler and had ten children.
The 1850
Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Monroe, age 21; and Catherine, age
20, in his father's household. The
1860 Census records for Seneca county, OH, show Monroe, age 30; Catherine, age
20 (should be 30); John, age 19 (should be 9); Henry, age 7; Lana, age 5;
George, age 2; and Monroe, age one month.
The 1880 Census records for Seneca county show Monroe, age 49;
Catherine, age 50; Monroe, age 19; Nathan, age 17; Frank, age 10; and Anna, age
5.
The 1900
Census records for Butler county, KS, show Monroe, age 69 (born 11/1830); and
Catherine, age 70 (born 3/1830).
ALCDAA Henry
The 1860
Census records show Henry, age 7, in his father's household. LDS records
for Sandusky county, OH, show Henry married Caroline Setzler on 1/1/1874, and the
1880 Census records show Henry, age 27; Caroline, age 26; daughter Orena, age
4; and Edith, age 2.
The 1900
Census records show Henry, age 47 (born 3/1853); Caroline, age 45 (born
1/1855); and two children born after 1880.
ALCDAAA Orena
Orena, age 4,
appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for Seneca county,
OH.
ALCDAAB Edith
Edith, age 2,
appears in her father's household in the 1880 Census records for Seneca county,
OH.
ALCDAAC Erben
Born 9/1881; he appears in his father's
household in the 1900 Census.
ALCDAAD Linnie
Born 5/1887; she appears in her father's
household in the 1900 Census.
ALCDAB Lana
Lana, age 5,
appears in her father's household in the 1860 Census for Seneca county, OH.
ALCDAC George
Kistler
family records at HSBC show George, born 10/1/1857, married Julia Garman,
3/30/1859 - 10/28/1945.
George, age
2, appears in his father's household in the 1860 Census for Seneca county,
OH. LDS records for Sandusky county,
OH, show George's marriage on 2/23/1879.
The 1880 Census records for Seneca county show George, age 22; Julia,
age 20; and "Mertie", age seven months.