[ NI0001 ] Charles Moore was 63 and Hazel was 42 when Vern was born. Charles and Hazel's other two children were grown and left home when Vern was born.
[NI0005]
The name Snow belongs somewhere in this ancestry but I don't know where.
Probably
on her fathers side.
There also appears to be Indian blood in the background. It is my understanding
that Florence Harritt had a large percentage of Indian blood. It appears that
her mother was referred to as an "Indian squaw".
Passed away in Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California at The Homestead of
Fair Oaks. Living with Mary Lou and Vern Moore since May 1996. Buried on 9/19/97
at Valley View Cemetary in Sutherlin, Oregon (Douglas County)
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About Honcut:
http://www.syix.com/wilbilt2/honcut.html
Honcut has a rich history dating back long before the gold rush days,
and was once one of the largest communities in Butte County. There were once
lumber mills, dance halls, hotels and a lively population of miners, ranchers,
drifters and bandits. Service from two railroads was available, but if travelers
chose to use the roads in the area, they risked being attacked by highwaymen,
including the legendary Black Bart.
Today, Honcut is a small community with an agricultural identity. Rice and olives are among the local crops, and cattle are grazed on ample pasture. Waterfowl resources are abundant, and organizations such as Ducks Unlimited and The California Waterfowl Association have helped to ensure that these wetlands will be preserved.
The name " Honcut" is derived from " Hoancut" , the name of a Maidu Indian village nearby. One of the earliest accounts of "whites" in the area comes from the journals of Jedediah Smith. Smith's party of trappers had traveled north from the area thatis now Marysville, and on March 16, 1828, headed up Honcut Creek, which they had christened " Red Creek" , due to the red clay that comprised the banks. North of the creek, they spotted some of the native Maidus trapping birds using nets. (The birds were enticed into the area by the use of decoys, which were so realistic that some of Smith's men fired upon them, hoping to get some supper!) Smith's journal described the local Maidus as friendly and helpful.
The earliest known white settler was Charles Roethe, a German, who came to the area in 1845. Of course, the gold rush of 1849 brought many more fortune-seekers. Many of these miners wrote home reporting large numbers of Grizzly Bears in the area.
Before long, the town grew, hotels and saloons appeared, and a flume carrying California's " new gold" - lumber- was constucted from the community of Woodville (now called Woodleaf) to the railroad station in Honcut.
The community was first called Moore's Station, after the large ranch of J. C. Moore. The California Northern Railway, which was the first successfully completed railroad in Northern California, ran through here on its way from Marysville to Oroville. The railroad's first full run ocurred on February 9, 1864.
[as recounted by Vern Moore - then Scott Moore]
Anyway, I know that my grandpa Moore was a preacher. He was what they called a "planter". He went around starting churches. His father and mother were married in Honcut, California, right near the gold rush. Henry was actually a stage coach runner from Ohio to California during the gold rush, and he apparently met Adeline when he was doing a run to Oregon. They met on a trip to the west, but she apparently went down to California, while he went on to Oregon.
On a subsequent trip to California, he went to a farm house for help, and this woman that he had met on a previous trip answered the door. They got married. Her name was Adeline Sophia Androus. They were married in Honcut, but she is buried in Downy (Los Angeles), where she was living with her son Frank. Henry was buried in Brownsville, Oregon.
[NI0010]
Des Moines, Iowa. Hazel Shackelford was from this from this area.
Shackelford:
The surname SHACKELFORD, like many other family names, originated in medieval times
in England as a simple description of an individual as a means of better identification.
Prior to that time, a person was known only by the single name which was given him
at birth. However, as the population of the towns and villages of England increased,
it became necessary to distinguish one man named John (or William or Thomas) from
others with the same name, and so, a descriptive word or phrase would be given to each.
There were four major sources from which these additional names arose: the names of Places, the Persons Occupation, a descriptive Nickname, and Baptismal, that is, from the name of the father. Of these, the name SHACKELFORD began as a Place Name and was used to further identify one who came from Shackleford, which means "Shackel's river crossing". Variants are names with the same meaning but spelled differently. Like most names, SHACKELFORD has undergone some change since it orginated and has also been spelled SHACKLEFORD and SHACKELSFORD. Some names are so unique to the area or country in which they originated that they never became surnames in other nations. The name SHACKELFORD is among these and no foreign equilivants have been found.
The history of SHACKELFORD in this country began with John Shackelford who settled in King and Queens County, Virginia in 1649....
NB: some sites on the internet that say John Shackelford was born abt 1600 in England and died in 1638 in England. His son, Roger Shackelford, born in Essex, England, Apr 5, 1629, migrated to the US in either 1649 or 1658 and settled in Virginia. He died in 1704 and was buried in Gloucester Co., VA
[NI0016]
[taken from diary of Sylvia Bean]
Her parents had hoped she would mary
Greg Hyler. See page 36 for details on the wedding.
[NI0049]
Vern Leroy Moore heard a story that Henry panned gold in stoney creek, near Orosville,
that Henry got rolled with about 2000 dollars in Gold dust. It may have been after
that that Henry worked his way up to Brownsville, Oregon.
Henry Moore
homesteaded near Orosville, and apparently ranched 900 acres of land. Vern has no
idea what happened to that land. He was probably leasing much of this, as you
could only homestead 200 acres or so [?].
Henry and his brothers ran conastoga wagons down the oregon trail. He had a
wagon, and would rent space and he met a young women on one trip. He went on to
Oregon, and she went on to California. On a later trip to California he went
up to a farm house for help, and she answered the door. This is how
Henry Moore and Adeline Androus met.
[NI0050]
buried in Downey, Orange County.
Frank Moore moved down there. Dale Moore,
Vern's half brother moved to Hollywood, and he had two girls down there.
Vern Moore had a niece that was a stewardes in TWA, she shared an
apartment in New York.
[NI0052] It appears that John Franklin may have been called Frank. It also appears that Adeline Sophia Androus may have lived with her son, John Franklin, in her later days. She is buried in Downey, California, which is in Los Angeles.
[Profile of the year in which John Franklin "Frank" Moore was born]
1866 - March 27, President Johnson vetoes Civil Rights Bill. April 1,
Congress overrides the President's veto of Civil Rights Bill and gives equal
rights to all persons born in the United States (except Indians); President
empowered to use Army to enforce the law. June 13, Fourteenth Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution, giving Negroes rights of citizenship, is forwarded to states for
ratification. july 21, several hundred die in London cholera epidemic. July 30,
race riot in New Orleans. Werner von Siemens invents the dynamo. Dostoyevsky's
Crime and Punishment and Whittier's Snowbound are published.
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, pg. 121
[NI0054]
[Vern Moore - recounting story told by his brother Dale]
Rumor has it that after
father Henry Moore died, Eddie (Henry Edmund Moore) read the probate. Henry leff
somewhere in the range of $5,000 US dollars. Some in the family accused Eddie of
putting his finger in daddy's pie, and taking more than his share. He went back to
Lewiston, Oh, where many of his relatives and descendants live.
[NI0064] Henry went to Ohio in 1836. He was a hatter and farmer, owning 300 acres. His father, John, born 1755, had a brother Henry born in 1756 and children from both families moved west into Ohio and Michigan, and some also lived in Buffalo Valley, Union Co. PA and similarity of names causes considerable confusion to set up these families. Originally we had a George listed as a son, born 2/12/1799 and baptised at Zionsville Reformed Church, but the name was not clear in spelling and now we find in another publication that he was not a Mohr, but in German had a similar name born on this same date, interestingly enough, a George who was born in 1779 and died in 1863 lived in Union Co. PA and may or may not be a member of the family at some other place.
[NI0066] David was an outstanding citizen. In addition to being an Undertaker, he was a carpenter, contractor and blacksmith and wagon maker. David, with brother Benjamin, for 10 years were partners in contracting. During slavery days, David was an underground conductor for slaves between Bellvue and Sandusky Ohio. He was a charter member of Oddfellows.
[NI0067] In the winter of 1836 he walked 400 miles from Mifflinburg, Union Co., to Bellevue, OH. He was a carpenter, a jeweler, sold dry goods and had livery stable and ran a line of hacks to and from Toledo, OH. He kept a hotel, a farm and sold real estate. Some records show his name as Benjamin Christ, b. 6/12/1814.
[NI0070] Ellsworth may not be his middle name. Two Bibles list 1808 as his birth year, and one lists 1800, but it has been changed! A birth certificate for Henry William Androus, Vermont, August 31, 1809, lists father as Benjamin Androus and Mother as Caty, Calais, Vermont. 1810 Census lists Benjamin Androus with 2 boys and 1 girl under 10 years.
The Androus and Hill Families
Henry William Writter and Amanda Frances (Hills) Androus
Henry William Writter Androus, born August 15, 1800 in Vermont married Amanda Frances
"Fannie" Hills. She was born July 23, 1822 in NY. They were residing in Erie Co, OH in
1854 when their 8th child, Adah Monira "Nira" Androus was born. Soon after her birth, the
family started for California. Fannie and her oldest daughter, Permelia helped with the
ox-drawn wagon.
They were in Iowa in November 1856 when their 9th child, Amanda was born in a covered wagon. There are now seven girls and one boy in the family. Rather than risk the new baby's health, they waited for winter to pass before moving on. September 28, 1857 found them once again on the Iowa plains. It was then they lost their daughter Mary Ednah. She was helping throw buffalo chips on the fire when her dress caught fire. This tragedy stopped the trip for almost three years.
They resumed their journey to California in 1860. It was Nira's 6th birthday, October 2, 1860 when the Androus family arrived at the Kingdon Ranch Hotel in Brown's Valley, Yuba County, California. The Kingdon Hotel was operated by Nira's aunt, Sophia L. Sharp. They stayed there a short time. Then Henry and Fannie purchased a ranch 13 miles north of Marysville on Knox Road, now called Loma Rica. The children of Henry and Fannie Androus:
Source: The Androus and Hill Families; Shirley Hill Reager; Genealogical Goldmine Vol 27 Issue 1; page 31 (Summer 1994)
[NI0093]
[from Vern Moore 5/15/99]
Myra and Paul Jr. (her husband Charles Paul Moore),
shared a grandmother on Paul's mother's side. Myra was Paul Jr.'s half first cousin.
[NI0135]
[A profile of the year Lincoln Shackelford was born]
1861 - February 4, Confederate
Congress organized at Montgomery, Alabama. February 9, Jefferson Davis elected President of
Confederate States. February 11, Abraham Lincoln says farewell to friends and neighbors at
Springfield, Illinois, and leaves by train for Washington. March, President Davis asks for
100,000 soldiers to defend the Confederacy. April 12, Confederates open fire on fort Sumpter.
April 14, Fort Sumpter falls. April 15, President Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers.
May 4th, Lincoln Shackelford is born. July 21, First Battle of Bull Run; Union Army falls back on
Washinton. October 6, rioting Russian students close down University of St. Petersburg. October
25, Pacific Telegraph line between St. Louis and San Francisco completed. December 5, Gatling gun
is patented. December 14, British mourn the death of Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria.
December 30, U.S. banks suspend gold payments.
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, pg. 13
[ NI0139 ] There is a plaque at the Oregon caves with the Allingham name on it. It is unknown if there is a direct connection.
[ NI0143 ] Faith rolled off a couch as an infant and suffered an injury which left her mute and possibly deaf. She showed signs of being remarkably bright, but died at age 15.
[
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]
Dear Scott,
Glad your trip was a success.
Yes, Paulina (Lester's Mother) remarried
after Silas, her husband, died. She moved with the children who were still living at home, from
Louisiana to Texas. There she met and married John Fogerson. The family then moved to Idaho. One
of John's sons, Floyd, came to Idaho also. John's son Floyd was my dad, Paulina's daughter Eva was
my mom. They were step-brother and sister when they married. There were no children born of Paulina
and John. Therefore, there would be no blood relationship between you and the Fogerson family.
You are entirely welcome to whatever I have in my database, but a large number of the 2500 records are
on the Fogerson line. You may want to start with the Stringer line and see where it leads. I would
attach a Family Treemaker file to this email, but I remembered you said you have an older version.
If you let me know what version you have I can send you a file accordingly.
As for pictures,
I have started reviewing what I have, but haven't yet done any real sorting. As for digitizing
the ones I have, I have a friend here who can do that for me. I may be able to send copies electronically,
though I have never tried that before. I will be an interesting exercise.
More later.
Jeane
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> From: Scott Moore
>
To: Jeane LaLonde jlalonde@connectcorp.net
>
Subject: Re: family tree
> Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999
8:56 PM
21 May 1995 birth information according to a certified copy of a delayed birhte
certificate obtained and held by Jeane Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde
28 May 1995 Town of birth
supplied by Viola Mae "Babe" Stringer
[
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]
[scott moore 2/99]
I still remember Paulina's first marriage.
It was on the front lawn of Grandma and Grandpa Stringer's house,
under the apple tree. There was this huge apple tree out front, and it was a lovely day in
Oregon. Imagine that, a beautiful sunny Oregon day with no rain. After David died, Paulina got
together with Hal Buckingham.
Paulina Stringer was the "Hippie" of the family. I still
remember that as kids we all liked to see Paulina come and visit, because she provided us a
break from the ordinary. Paulina lived with "Hal" for years in a bus. They would drive the bus around
the country and play music at flea markets and such.
I have many stories of Paulina.
[
NI0149
]
[Scott Moore, march 1999]
As kids Mark, David and myslef always remembered Collin because he had lots of bugs and snakes, and other critters. He had cool toys, and guns, and other ceiling wax and that sort of stuff. He had long hair. He was a drummer in a band, and was always going down to Los Angeles to join a rock-n-roll band. He would alwys take a 280Z Datsun, and soup it up to be fast and have all sorts of gadgets, and then would drive his hot-rod down to L.A. to be a drummer. He always came back, and he always seemed to be building another 280Z.
Collin makes a living doing carpentry and painting. His father Lester was a carpenter, like several other Stringer's were. But I remember Collin got hurt in a construction accident. It happened one summer when I was out from college working for the summer. We were working on a ball-bearing plant, and a beam that we were working on fell with Collin sitting on it. I remember I had been sitting on the same beam not 10 minutes earlier. This screwed up his wrist and ankle, and he had trouble drumming for a long time.
I remember one other time when Collin and his friend Kevin decided to take Kevin's car and cut it up with a blow torch and then call the police and say it was stolen. The tool all the parts out of the car and put them in Babe's attick. Then they cut this beautiful sports car up into pieces. Kevin went to take the pieced to the junk yard before he called the police, but the junk yard was closed. Rather than waiting till it was open, he left the pieces out by the front gate. The junk yard saw a cut up car, and called the cops before Kevin did. So when Kevin called the police to report the car stolen, the police caught him at fraud and he never got to make the insurance claim.
Another time I was with Collin and he wanted to get pictures of Mt. St. Helens (the volcano) Just after it blew up in 1980. Actually it was May 18, 1980. I was still in California, and he called me from Oregon. He knew I was thinking of riding my motercycle up to Oregon to work with Lester for the summer, so he said I should come up a little early, and we could go get pictures of the mountain and maybe sell them to reporters and stuff. We did make it in, and we got pictures of Tuttle all wasted by the mud slides, and made it in to the volcano. National Guard helicopters were all over, and cars were tagged with yellow and red tags where people had been killed by the blast. I remember that the ground was still hot to the touch, and trees were still smoldering. The mountain was still rumbling, and setting off plumes. All of us looked at each other and just thought at the same time, "where do we hide the film if this thing goes off again?". Then we realized there probably was no place to hide. I still have pictures of Collin, myself, and one other person standing in front of Mt. St. Helens with trees smoldering all around us, and smoke plumes pouring out of the volcano behind us.
On another escapade that summer, Collin decided that he was going to make a sauna. We went to a building that had burnt down, and we were going to take the wood out of the sauna, cause it was still good. Well the security guards came along, and I had fallen asleep in the truck while waiting for Collin to finish something. The security called the police, I got arrested and had to spend the night in jail. While I was being taken to jail, Collin took the wood out of the truck (grandpa Stringer's truck), and then hot wired it. The police came back just as he was leaving to take pictures, but there was nothing left to take pictures of. I was released the next morning.
[
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]
Richmond Family came from England to Massachusetts in about 1635, settling in Taunton. They moved to New Braintee, to New Salen, to New York.
In two associated lines, ROGERS & SAMSON, we have ancestors who came to America on the Mayflower
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Dave Hoagland was a farmer in the Cascade, Idaho region (Valley County) for many years. He became involved in a dispute with a local land owner, from whom he had apparently been renting or leasing property, or perhaps share cropping. As a result of this dispute, he was ultimately tried and convicted of the murder of this landowner. He was sentenced to death and delivered to the Idaho State Penitentiary in Boise. He arrived at the penitentiary on Feb 21, 1923 at the age of 57. Register no: 3241. The following is information contained in the record. Nativity: Kansas, Occupation: farmer, height 6' 3/4". Med complexion, Dark gray hair, blue grey eyes, very tall build. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on Nov. 13, 1924 and on December 23, 1936 he was pardoned. He had spent nearly his entire imprisonment as a trustee living just outside the grounds of the actual prison.
He was apparently ill at the time of his release and was on the way to Horseshoe Bend to live with his son, Francis, with a stop over to visit his cousin, Loren Wellman, in Boise. He apparently died during that visit in Boise, within a few days of his release, either very late in 1936 or very early in 1937.
[
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Probably moved from Oklahoma to Idaho
Crossed country on covered wagon. Baby brother died on and was buried next to trail as they came West
Verna may not have been a sister, but was possible a sister in law and wife of Eri (E Rye)
[ NI0226 ] May have been part of the Vaughn families living in Chemung County New York at the time of her birth.
[ NI0269 ] Devon Partick Dennis Hoagland is better know as Dennis Hoagland
[ NI0284 ] Since his mother died the year he was born, he was raised by his sisters.
[ NI0288 ] Owns a welding busieness with 13 employees in Lewiston, Idaho.
[ NI0289 ] He is an Architect in Redmond, Washington.
[ NI0318 ] Baptised 4/21/1799 at Zionsville Reformed. Sponsored by Christopher Mohr, Jr. and Sara Roesser, a single. Her husband solomon came from Macungie. After a few years they moved to Junjiata Co. PA and in 1828 purchased land in Harleton Township, Union Co., PA . In 1848 they moved to Bellvue, Ohio where they owned 400 acres of land. They are buried in Bellvue. They had 10 children. A more complete record of this family in Ohio, is written in the Knauss book, in the library of the Lehigh Co. Historical Society.
[ NI0331 ] Baptised in Friedenfille Reformed, sponsored by George and Anna Maria Blank. He was a 50 year member of the Reformed Church, Elder and Deacon for many years.
[ NI0333 ] Lived in Bellvue, OH and around 1889 they moved to fremont, IN. Much information in 1850 Census, Martley Township, Union Co., PA.
[ NI0341 ] A Henry D. Moore age 41 is buried in Bellvue, OH. Born 1841. US Census of 1850. Lived in Sunbury, PA. He had a brother-in-law Chris Slater.
[ NI0343 ] At one time they owned a grocery store in Sunbury, PA.
[
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]
Lived in Macungie Township near Fogelsville. He was listed as a single on the tax list of 1772.
John Mohr was enrolled in the 5th Class of Capt. Trexler's Co. 2nd Batt. Northampton Co. Militia May
14, 1778. In the US Census of 1790 he was listed in Macungie Township with two boys over 16 at home
and one daughter. He is reported having 9 children, but only seven were mentioned in his Will.
He lived on the farm known as Willoughby Fogel Farm until the farm was sold. Lived his last days
with his daughter, Mrs. Christiana Walbert in Weisenberg Township Bur. Ziegels.
Buried Abt April 8,
1829, Ziegel Union Ch, Lehigh County, PA
Submitter to familysearch.org
CHARLES F KERCHNER
Microfilm:
EAST ALLEN TOWNSHIP Submission: AF96-110414
5507 LOUISE LANE
NORTHAMPTON
PA
USA 18067-9076
[ NI0362 ] The last name may be either Fogel or Vogel.
[
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]
Arrived in Phialadelphia, PA September 30, 1744 on the ship Phoenix which sailed from Rotterdam and picked
passengers from Cowes, England . (This may explain why Charles Rutherford Moore later insisted his ancestors
came straight from Holland. It is also known historically that Benjamin Franklin was just one of many who were
concerned about the number of German immigrants and even voiced a concern that the country would soon be speaking
German. These feelings resulted in restrictions on immigrants from Holland, as most Germans sailed from there.
For this reason many went to England first and were picked up there later for passage to America. Some families
also changed their names to English spellings.{Vern Moore})
Early writers claim Herman Mohr came from
Wurttemburg, Germany in 1727. No Baptismal records have been located for
any of his children.
No one
knows just exactly where the family lived during the years the first children were born. The earliest
definite information we have of where Johann Herman Mohr lived is found in a census list of horses and
wagons taken on June 10, 1758, for military purposes in the Township and he had two draught horses suitable for
military purposes, but no wagon. (This list printed in Vol. 1., series 5, Penna. Archives, Page 206).
The deed on record at
the Easton, PA courthouse shows that (Johann) Herman Mohr did on Dec. 9, 1760 acquire
the 400 acre tract at Fogelville,
PA, which farm the family owned for sevral generations. On that date he acquired this land from Jacob Morry and his
wife Gloria, and William Morry and his wife Maria Catherine, both from what is now known as Upper Saucon Township,
Lehigh County. It is well known that the early settlers in general moved northward for good land and good water.
They passed over the Macungie Valley because of scarce water and wells had to be dug very deep. Herman Hohr
settled on this land near Fogelsville where he had a "noted well" with an abundance of good, cold water.
Three families supposedly passed northward at the same time, a Moyer and Haaf family and they settled close together
along the so-called
"Haas Creek". Moyer on the upper branch of Haas Creek, Mohr in the middle where his land crossed the said creek,
and Haaf down the creek but joining the Mohr farm, which the Mohry family owned at one time. The Mohr family owned
this land for a period of 145 years.
Johann Herman Mohr made a will which is dated March 17, 1777 and was
probated at Easton, PA December 2, 1777. His widow Susanna is mentioned, but we
do not know her maiden name.
The executors of the will were his sons Friedrich and Jacob. The Will is odd in that it mentions five sons by name,
but makes no mention of any other children. However, the deed by which the 400 acre tract of land was conveyed
after his death, dated October 1, 1778, mentions eight sons. In the intervening years one son Nicholas had died,
so there wre nine sons in all.
Herman Mohr and wife
Herman Mohr II and wife
Herman Mohr III and wife
Henry Mohr and wife
Peter Mohr, son of Henry
7 children of Herman III
3 children of Jonathan Mohr and wife Polly.
No monument or tombstone adorns the original resting place where
this pioneer couple was buried. In their new resting places are a few old
tombstones, the inscriptions read as follows:
Zum andenken an Anna Margaretha Mohr, gatlin von Herman
Mohr, gegoren den 26 April, 1761, Starb den 5 November 1845. Alt 84 Jahre, 6 Monat and 9 tage. (Wife of
Herman II)
Denkmal des verstorvenen Herman Hohr. Er wurde gegoren den 2 July, 1786 and starb den 2 September 1832, in dem alter von 4;6 jahren 2 monate
und 10 tagen. (This is Herman III)
Denmal fur Anna Maria Mohr, geborne Stettler, gatlin von
Herman Mohr. Sie war geborgen den 30 july 1786. Starb den 8 July 1847. Ihr alter war 60 jahre 11
monate and 8 tage. Wife of Herman III)
Zum andenken un Magdalena Mohr, gatlin von Heinrich
Mohr, geboren den 24 September 1761. Starb den 29 November 1815. Alt 54 jahre 2 monate and 5 tage.
Denkmal fur Peter Mohr geboren den 9 Marz 1782, starb den 19 September 1830, in dem alter von
48 jahren 6 monate and 10 tage.
Herman Mohr, his wife and a number of his family were buried in the Mohr
cemetary on their farm, but later the farm was sold to General Harry C. Trexler and
became the plant location for the Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Due to their
quarry operation, the remains of the Mohr graveyard were moved to the cemetary
adjacent to St. Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church in Fogelsville. The following
family members are known to have been buried there in 1904 and 1905.
NB:As I understand it, Johann Herman Mohr died on 12/2/1777 and was buried on his farm in Fogelsville, Lehigh County, PA. The farm remained in the family 145 years until 1905 when it was sold and used as the site of Lehigh Portland Cement Company. At that time the family remains were relocated to unmarked graves in St. John's UCC Cemetery nearby in Fogelsville.
Coincidently the original Mohr property was purchased from Lehigh Portland
Cement Co. upon the destruction of the factories in the 1970's hoping to use the
2 quarries on the site for water. That was not practical. In 1997 I, as the
Lehigh County Administrator, sold the property to Upper Macungie Township for
recreational use. At the time I did not realize that it was the family property.
Khmj@fast.net
Kenneth Mohr Jr.
Herman Mohr was one of many persons with a Mohr family name to
enter this country through Philadelphia. There are records to substantiate a Peter Mohr, Wilhelm Mohr
and Heinrich Mohr, but little is known of their families and they could only be brothers, if related at all.
Early writers claim that Herman arrived with another brother or two, but records of arrivals named Mohr indicate
this is not true.
Mrs Ruth Knapp had correspondence with a German church which inconclusively claims that
Johann Herman Mohr had lived in Basel Switzerland, then lived and worshipped in Wurtingen Wurttemburg Germany church.
Many of the German settlers that came to Pennsylvania left their homes in Southern Germany, commonly referred to as the Palatine, because of religious problems with the Catholic Church. During the reformation, thousands of people abandoned the formalities and ceremonies of the prevailing Church and formed new denominations such as the Lutheran, the Reformed Church, etc. They were people in the minority and thus were persecuted and oppressed, and their lives were made burdensome and disagreeable. Fortunately for them, it so happened that William Penn was making it known in England that he had land in America where people would be welcome to come to settle down and enjoy freedom from religious persecution, own land and raise their families in their own manner. These German people migrated across Western Europe and into England where they were apprised of these opportunities in America.
The enterprising ship owners realized that this was a wonderful opportunity to utilize their boats and during the years 1729 into the early 1800's, they assisted these German people to migrate into the Philadelphia port, the most popular port of entry in those days. After they had taken the oath of Citizenship and swore allegiance to their new country, they were permitted to move elsewhere and own land for their livlihood.
As is the case is most instances, no one knows just exactly where most German immigrants to colonial Pennsylvania originated but records do indicte that many or most of them arrived in Philadelphia, but records again do not indicate when or how they left the Philadelphia area. Early writers claim that Herman Mohr came from Wurttemburg, Philadelphia on September 30, 1744 on the ship Phoenix, which had sailed from Rotterdam and picked up their passengers in the ports of Cowes, England where the German people had congregated. Records do not indicae who of his family arrived with him, but so far as can be determined, he probably was married in Europe in-as-much as his oldest child, Friedrich Mohr, was born on March 17, 1745 at Skippach, Penna. No baptismal records have been located for any of his children.
528. Johann Herman Mohr I, born November 13, 1720 in Wuttemberg,
Germany (Mauchenheim, Pfalz, Bayem); died 1777 in Macungie TWP, Northampton
Co., PA. He was the son of 1056. Adolf Mohr and 1057. Anna Barbara Futting. He
married 529. Susanna.
529. Susanna.
Notes for Johann Herman Mohr I:
Family farm, Fogelsville, PA. Farm stayed in Mohr family until 1900.
Will dtd 7 March 1777, probated 12 Feb 77. Private cemetery on the farm.
According to the LDS IGI, Joh. Herman Morh, b. 17 Nov 1720, Mauchenheim,
Pfalz, Bayem. Father: Adolph Mohr, Mother: Anna Barbara Futting. Other children of
Adolph and Anna B. are listed as Joh. Peter Mohr, b. 21 Feb 1717; Anna Elisabeth
Mohr, b 17 July 1718; Johann herman; Joh. Wilhelm Mohr, b. 14 Feb 1723
Mauchenheim is SW from Frankfurt, lying about halfway between Frankfurt and
Saarbrucken.
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In the deed of October 1, 1778, Friedrich was listed as living in Maxatawny Twp. Berks County approximately four
miles west of Fogelsville, the home of his father Herman. He was on the Maxatawny Twp. Tax List as early as 1768,
owning only 170 acres of land. After that date his name is not shown on any Maxatawny list. Upper Saucon Tax List
of 1785 shows a Friedrich owning a grist mill, saw mill and 160 acres of land. The US Census of 1790 lists him in
Saucon Twp. with four sons less that 16 years of age and three girls. The Tax List of 1812 lists Frederich, Sr.
and Frederich, Jr. and John Moore as a single.
In the Revolutionary war he was enrolled in the 5th class,
5th Co. 2nd Battalion of Berks Co. Militia from Maxatawny Twp. A record, although incomplete, is listed in Vol.
6 series 3 Pennsylvania archives. There is a Revolutionary Soldier buried at Friedens Church by this name, whose
grave was decorated in 1892.
The Tax List of 1813 shows him owning 137 acres. The 1810 US Census lists
Friedrich as having two sons and two daughters. Church records in a few instances mentions his name as George
Friedrich, but by mere association, we are certain this is the Friedrich, Sr. His wife also has a slight variation
in name, in some instances she is listed as Catharine Susanna Bogert Mohr.
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]
Jacob was a farmer in Macungie Twp. near Danner's Mill and lived near what is now the village of East Texas,
Lower Macungie Twp. The Tax list shows him owning 185 acres. He was one of the Executors of his father's Will.
In the Revolutionary War he was in the 7th Class, Captain Knappenberger's Co. in the 2nd Bat. of Northampton Co.
Militia in 1777. In 1780 and 1782 he had been promoted to Lieutenant of the 7th Co. of the same Battalion.
In the U.S. Census of 1790 he was listed in Macungie Twp. with two sons over 16 years, 4 sons under 16 and 5
girls. In Vol. 9 issue 2, PA German Magazine in 1908 they state that there were 13 children, to which Dr.
Eugene Habaracker in 1901 agrees. (Richard Mohr lists only 5 children.) In the 1798 Tax list Jacob is
listed as having a Smith shop in Milford Twp. This may be another Jacob Mohr.
Buried: Abt 28 1839 Nov
Jer W Salisbury, Lehigh County, PA
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]
Third son of Johann Herman Mohr, date of birth uncertain. Died between May 1778 and October 1, 1778. Some family historians list him as having drowned during the battle of Brandywine, which took place September 11, 1777, but on May 14, 1778 Nicholas Mohr was still listed as a Corporal of the 5th Co., 2nd Battalion, Northampton County militia. Nicholas was listed in his father's will which was dated March 17, 1777, but he was no longer living when the Mohr brothers signed the deed to settle the estate of their father, Oct. 1, 1778. It is altogether likely that the story of his drowning is true, but probably not at Brandywine. The story as written by Richard G. Mohr, is that he was drowned while trying to drive through the battle there in 1777 when the American Army was defeated. He served as a teamster in the American Army. The horses he took with him were collected from his father's and his Uncle's farms. One day as he was fording the river (creek) not far from Philadelphia, and was on a riffle or ridge, he became giddy from the rapid motion of the water, and pulled his lead horses off the riffle so that team, wagon and driver were swept down the stream and he was drowned. Three weeks after the accident and on a sunday morning, Jacob Mohr's father Henry (One of the nine sons) who was living in Weisenberg Township, found one of his horses standing at the stable door whinnying to be admitted, and was so lean and weak as to be hardly able to stand on his feet, and when the door was opened, the horse entered the stable and went right to his own stall, which was third of fifth from the front. This legend has been confirmed by Dr. Eugene Haberacher, and by several others. Other members of the Mohr family such as Solomon Mohr claim that Washington's Army was defeated at the ??hlacht fon Brantwein, that they the teamsters, of which Nicholas was one, had to drive hurriedly through the creek. The water being high and swift took the team and wagon down stream, and while he was in the act of cutting the harness to save his horse, he was drowned. That some time after this event, some of the Mohrs were at the place of Nicholas' drowning, the water being low there, they found some of the sacks of Nicholas Mohr hanging on some bushes along the stream.
Charles R. Robert's History of Lehigh County records Nicholas death at the Brandywine at age 18 years. (Doesn't match his place as #3 son. {Vern Moore}) His brother Herman searched for him and found the grain bags.
[ NI0367 ] In the Revolutionary War Herman was enrolled in the 6th class, 5th Co. 2nd Battalion of Northampton Co. Militia from Macgungie Twp. In the US Census of 1790 he was listed in Macungtie Twp. with two sons under 16 years and 2 girls. He was a fairly tall man, very broad shoulders, heavy boned and was built like a giant. He was a powerful singer and led singing at funerals on many occasions.
[ NI0368 ] Originally buried on the Mohr farm, but reburied in the Fogelsville Church cemetery. After his father's death in 1777, Henry is the son that took over the 400 acre property by paying to his brothers 1580 pounds of Pennsylvania money. The acknowledgement on the deed was signed by brothers Frederick, Jacob, John and Herman on Feb. 15, 1779 and by brothers Peter, William and Christopher on Nov. 6, 1784. The reason for this is not clear, except it appears that the last three brothers might still have been under 21 in 1779. In the Revolutionary war Henry Mohr was enlisted in the 2nd Bat. of Northampton Co. Militia from Macungie Twp. on May 13, 1778. In 1782 he is listed as a officer. In the 1790 census Henry was living in Macungie Twp. and had three sons under sixteen years, and two girls. There was another Henry who married Susann, but he need not be confused, because the second Henry lived in Upper Milford Twp.
[
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]
Buried: Abt 12 1794 Mar, Ziegel Union Ch, Lehigh County,
PA
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[
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]
Buried: Abt 26 1816 Apr
U Milford Ref Ch, Lehigh County, PA
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]
212. Christopher Mohr, born Abt 1760; died 1827. He was the son of 424. Johann Herman Mohr and 425. Susanna
He married 213. Susanna Schneider 26 Jun 1787. 213. Susanna Schneider.
Children of Christopher Mohr and Susanna Schneider are:
106 Daniel Mohr, born 29 Apr 1788; married Elizabeth Danner.
ii. Jonas Mohr, born 27 Apr 1792; died 01 Jun 1800.
iii. Anna Maria Mohr, born 28 Sep 1794.
iv. Jacob Mohr, born 14 Dec 1796.
v. Susanna Mohr, born 01 Jan 1797.
vi. Michael Mohr, born 01 Feb 1799; died 19 Sep 1800.
vii. Hannah Mohr, born 08 May 1801.
viii. Salome Mohr, born 16 Sep 1803.
ix. Jonas Mohr, born 24 Mar 1806.
x.Solomon Mohr, born 08 Feb 1810.
xi. Rebecca Mohr, born 05 May 1812.
[ NI0372 ] Buried at St. John Ch Ecm, Fogelsville, Lehigh County, PA
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]
final services held at Piper Funeral Home Chapel
Saturday sept 16, 1972 at 1:00 PM
[ NI0411 ] Maxatawny church records indicate a Peter and Catharine with 8 children, now shown on Page 263. The birth dates of these 8 children indicate there were two Peter Mohr families. We show five children with this family as grand children of Friedrich Mohr, Sr.
[ NI0413 ] Baptized Lower Saucon, sponsord by George Frederich Mohr and his wife. Birth year could be 1793
[ NI0418 ] This is Friedrich Mohr Jr, and he was baptized in Maxatawney. He has been confirmed as being in Lower Saucon in 1793. The Friedens church records list both Friedrich and his wife Elizabeth. The 1810 Census lists Friedrich Jr as having five sons and two daughters. In 1813 he owned 25 acres, a grist mill and saw mill in Upper Saucon. A bit of confusion exists because Friedens church records list Friedrich, r. and Magdalena as having four children. However, Will #918 in the Lehigh County Court House states that his second wife was Elizabeth with one child, Levi Mohr.
[ NI0423 ] babtized Jordon Lutheran Church
[ NI0425 ] U.S. Census of 1850 lists him living in Lower Macungie with 6 children. (Author of research says they can identify 10.) Most of the ages taken from census lists.
[
NI0452
]
[ A profile of the year James Mohr was born]
1860 - March 12, U.S. Congress passes Pre-emptive Bill, providing free land to settlers in western territories. April 3, first Pony Express leaves St. Joseph, Missouri; delivers letters at Sacramento, California, April 13. April 23, democratic national Convention at Charleston, South Carolina, divides on the slavery issue. May 16-18, Republican National Convention in Chicago nominates Abraham Lincoln for President. June, population of U.S. reaches 31,443,321. July, Spencer repeating rifle invented. November 6, Abraham Lincoln receives only 40 percent of popular vote but wins Presidency. December 20, South Carolina secedes from the Union.
[ NI0469 ] Lived in Lowhill Twp. Buried at Weisenberg. His name appears in the Bittners Corner Mill book, showing him as having wood sawed for the purpose of making homes and for working-horse harnesses. Lowhill church baptismal records show only one child. Samuel's obituary lists the first six as being his children.
[
NI0570
]
[Profile of the year Charles Moore was born]
1862 - April 6,
General Grant defeats Confederates in Battle of Shiloh. May 6, Henry D. Thoreau dies at age 45. May 20, Congress
passes Homestead Act, granting 160 acres of western land to settlers at $1.25 per acre. July 2, Congress passes
Morrill Act for creation of land-grant colleges. july 10, construction of Central Pacific Railroad begins. August
30, union Army defeated in Second Battle of Bull Run. September 17, Confederate Army defeated at Antietam. September
22, Lincoln declares all slaves free from January 1, 1863. October 13, in Germany, Bismarck delivers "blood-and-iron"
speech. Victor Hugo's Les Miserables and Turgenev's Fathers and Sons published.
[
NI0624
]
[Profile of the year Christine Mohr was born]
1783 - The Treaty of Paris (1783) ending the
American Revolution made no mention of the Native Americans, who complained bitterly that the
British had sold out their interests. When the United States attempted to treat Native Americans in
the new territories west of the Appalachian Mountains as conquered enemies, the Native Americans resisted.
In 1791 the army of Major General Arthur St. Clair was decisively defeated by the Native Americans near
Fort Wayne (in what is now Indiana). General Anthony Wayne's forces finally overcame the Miami people of
the Old Northwest (today called the Midwest) at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (near what is now Toledo, Ohio)
in August 1794, resulting in the Treaty of Greenville (1795) and the opening of the Ohio Valley to American
settlement.
"Indian Wars," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 97 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation.
All rights reserved.
[ NI0628 ] He was one of the executors of his father's will. He had six children baptized at Jordan Lutheran, then moved to Montour County and later to Union County, now part of Snyder County. They are buried in Row's Cemetery in MiddleCreek Twp. Jacob and Sarah are listed in the 1850 Census in Union Co. with some additional children.
[ NI0630 ] She is buried in Zion Reformed, form the home of Daniel Kuhns. She is not in the 1850 Census in Union Co.
[
NI0657
]
[Profile of the year Charles Moore was born]
1862 - April 6, General Grant defeats Confederates
in Battle of Shiloh. May 6, Henry D. Thoreau dies at age 45. May 20, Congress passes Homestead Act, granting
160 acres of western land to settlers at $1.25 per acre. July 2, Congress passes Morrill Act for creation of
land-grant colleges. july 10, construction of Central Pacific Railroad begins. August 30, union Army defeated
in Second Battle of Bull Run. September 17, Confederate Army defeated at Antietam. September 22,
Lincoln declares all slaves free from January 1, 1863. October 13, in Germany, Bismarck delivers
"blood-and-iron" speech. Victor Hugo's Les Miserables and Turgenev's Fathers and Sons published.
[ NI0725 ] After the death of her husband Jonas Mohr, Helena move with her family and a group of other settlers to Mulberry, Indiana. After selling her realty in Lehigh County and before starting West, she deposited her money in the old Blumer's Bank in Allentown. She had just reached Indiana and drawn out her money when that bank failed.
[ NI0742 ] Daughters Sarah and Clara Married Milton Keck and Charles Miller. Uncertain as to which married whom.
[ NI0803 ] Had two children baptized at Jordan Reformed and then is said to have moved to West point, Nebraska. One record shows his wife as Elizabeth Troxell, born 3/19/1824 and married by Rev Dubbs.
[ NI0817 ] Buried: Ziegel Union Ch, Lehigh County, PA
[
NI0838
]
[Notes from Scott Moore]
Dick. Everyone called him Dick. Dick is a truck driver. In fact, Dick is
the quintessential truck driver. I still remember a story he told us once about how he was doing short
runs to Reno. He went back and forth past an onramp several times, and there was a hippie there with a guitar
sort of sticking out in the road. On the last pass he decided that the hippie couldn't want the guitar too bad,
or he wouldn't have left it sticking out so far. So Dick ran over the guitar.
I also remember a story of
him cutting down the flagpole from the local high school with a blow torch, and putting it up at their house in
Bend. I'm sure Dick is good for a lot of great stories if anyone would dare write them down.
[
NI0839
]
[Scott Moore, 1/99]
I still remember Justice as a kid. His mother, Paulina, and Hal taught him to roll joints
when he was about four years old. For some reason that left an impression on me.
Justice moved up to Seattle
after Paulina died. He was pretty torn up about his mother's untimely death. He stayed with David Moore on and off
for a couple of years. He also went down to work with Lester Stringer and Collin Stringer on some construction jobs.
I know he spent time with Collin Stringer down in Los Angeles just after his mother's death. He eventually went back
to Arizona. He talked of joining the military, but I don't know what became of that.
Justice plays guitar, quite
well I might add. He also does tatoos.
[
NI0841
]
David was killed on the job. Their first child, Justice, was 4 months old at the time. David was killed while
working on a tree crew. He was cutting branches and hit a power line, and was killed by electrical shock.
[
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]
-Sylvia wrote a story of her life as a child, with different character names for the people in her life. The book
is entitled, "Janey's Folks" , by Sylvia Bean. "Janey" is Sylvia.
The characters are:
Heattie = Hazel
Vining
Janey = Sylvia Vining
Dude = Fred Vining
Gloria = Gladys
Lillie = ?
Rodie = Ralph
Vining
Ronald?
Violet?
[birth date and place taken from social security application. on file with Scott
Moore. The birth place of Sheppard on the ss application was probably a mistake. There is a town called Shephard,
only a few miles from Mount Pleasant, which is mentioned in notes by Babe Stringer, in reference to the book
"Janey's Folks", by Sylvia Bean. ]
notes from Ella Bean
she was born in Mt. Pleasant, Mi. She
received her education in Mt. Pleasant, moving to Portland in 1908. She graduated June 7, 1908 from Isabella
County Public Schools in Mt Pleasant, Michigan. Her certificate says that she passed in orthography, reading,
writing, arithmatic, English Grammar, Geography, Physiology, US History and Civics.
The school teacher
that taught Sylvia Vining in Michigan traded the organ for a cow, when the school teacher wanted to retire.
That organ now resides at the Forest Grove Pacific University for all to love. The story of how she obtained
the organ is with teh organ. When they moved to Oregon they brought the Organ with them. They sailed to
Michigan Lake and then came by train to Portland, then they moved to Vancouver where "Grandpa" had a
little mill.
She met Dad in Portland and they married in October and lived in Washinton Co.,
Oregon for 45 years. One April Fool's day grandma decided to get even with her ornry men folk. She
went out and found bark chips and skunk cabbage. She remembers the men spying the "Roast", but
delighted herself and Ella who helped her prepare it when they tried to eat the Skunk cabbage.
Of course they did have a good meal already cooked adn ready before the fun was to be had.
Grandma also loved to garden. I remember her love of flowers. She also did not want to die in bed, so she slept
on her couch for years, I think at least 20?
The last 20 or more years she also lived with her
oldest son Jim. She was a member of the Forest Grove First Christian Church, were she pieced more than
1,500 tops to be quilted for the mission field. In 1946 Mrs. Bean joined the Portland Literacy Club.
______________
When we children were growing up, times were tough and Mom was left alone
to raise us. This did not phaseMom. She saw to it that there was a roof over our heads and we always
had enough food to eat.
[a hand written note in the margin says "The trial was in 1932"]
I
remember her scrubbing our closthes on a rubbing board until she had calluses on her hands.She made
a lot of our clothes by handadn much of teh time the only light she had was a coal lamp. Lots of times
she baked bread at night and we kids would wait up for a pice of the good warm bread and butter before we
went to bed.
As each of us grew up and married adn had families, mom showed pride in us all. If any of
us had an illness she would ask us to join hands and hold a prayer circle. Her faith in prayer never wavered. The
years have passed, but her teachings have remained with us all, and left an indelible mark on our memory. I am
proud to call myself her daughter.
- by Vida V. Rush
_________
[
NI0847
]
[notes from Ella Bean]
At age 2 he came to Oregon with his family and settled first in the
Dallas moving thence to Goble, where he spent his childhood. He taught his mother to read and write,
yet he only had a fourth grade education. He began working as a logger when he was 12, when horse teams
were used to haul the logs. He was one of the two first high climbers in the Northwest. He was the first
person in Oregon to top trees with dynamite. He and his step-dad logged the timber off around third or fourth
street in Portland Oregon. Ella took a trip to Skanoawa Wa, Wakiawa Co. Museum (Cathlamet is where the museum is).
There she saw pictures of her grandfather and dad Bean logging the area. He worked part of that time at
the "Moore'sCamp". He was babtized in the old Forest Grove Christian Church in August 1926, but attended the
Liberty Christian Church near Salem.
Special Notes on Otis Bean
[This story was
recounted by Donna Stringer on February 27, 1999.]
Otis Bean, who was married to Sylvia Vining (Scott,
Mark and David's Great Grandfather and Grandmother) was
arrested. Otis did spend eight years in prison, during which time Sylvia Vining
divorced him (although her social security application shows that she continued to use the name "Bean" for the
rest of her life.) He lived with Violet "Bean" Stringer and Lester for some time. So he spent time around Violet
Stringer and Lester Stringer's Home. That's probably where he met Eva. He eventually married Eva Stringer,
Lester's sister. He married his daughter's husband's sister.
Otis and Eva had a son Jack. Jack Bean.
(Jack would have been born in 1943 or 1944). Jack and Donna would often
argue because Eva and Otis got divorced.
After the divorce of Eva and Otis, Jack spent the winters with
his mother, Eva, and the summers with
his father, who was living in a trailer house behind the Stringer's house. These two kids (Donna and Jack)
would always argue over whether Jack was Donna's uncle or or cousin. Jack was Donna's uncle if you look at his
father, who was Donna's mother's father, but he was her cousin if you looked at his mother, who Donna's father's
sister.
-Babe Stringer seemed to think that Otis and Sylvia met in Ohio. But Sylvia was born in
Michigan.
[note: Scott Moore, April 10, 1999: Otis and Sylvia
actually met in Washington or Oregon]
-Otis was a fighter. Nothin' bad ya know. But when he
seen wrong bein' done to people, you know.
[Notes from Jeane LaLonde]
21 May 1995 Otis and Eva were both born on Christmas Day. Otis was 30 years older
than Eva, so the birth date is an
estimate. Jeane remembers the first Christmas after they were married that she and her sisters made a birthday cake
for Eva and Otis. It was the first ever for Otis, and Eva had only had a few.
23 May 1995 Otis is buried at Fir Lawn
Cemetery in Hillsboro, Washington, OR. Birth and death information from burial
memorial folder. The date on the folder was originally 1884, but changed by hand to 1887. That date conflicts with
the above paragraph. Jeane remembers that Otis lived in an apartment in Corvallis or Albany after he and Eva were
divorced, so he probably died in Benton or Linn County.
22 Jun 1995 Birth & death dates & places GEN-005
22 Jun
1995 State of birth from copy of marriage application of Lester Stringer and Viola Bean, in possession
of Jeane Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde.
[Sharon Stringer march 1999]
Otis Bean was a logger. Otis and
Sharon "spent a lot of time together" when she was young.
- notes indicate that "the trial" was in 1932
[
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]
[Scott Moore, 1/1999]
James was short. We called him Jimmy. He was one of the shortest people I knew. He
was also one of the most
hellish people I ever knew. He drank a lot. He drank a lot and chain smoked cigarettes all day.
He also swore like a drunken sailor. Jimmy had a good heart though.
I
remember Jimmy used to just sit in the chair in the living room at Les and Babe's house, and watch
TV. Collin would always take the piss out of him. Collin had a way of getting him all excited, which
made everyone laugh. He would start getting back at Collin and carrying on with that scratchy v
oice of his; the kind of voice you get from long hours of blue collar work, and lots of cigarettes and whiskey.
[
NI0849
]
A shot fired by his older brother brought instant death Sunday to 30 year old
Gordley Bean of Rt 1, Gaston,
as Washington County recorded its first hunting fatality of the young deer season. The mishap occured about 7
miles above the Stimpson Lumber Co. property in Scroggins Valley, SW of
Forest Grove, about 9:30 AM. Sunday.
Bean was hunting with his older brother James of Gaston, another brother, Ralph of Forest Grove, his wife Elaine and
five year old son Jerry, Ralph's wife Vonnie and Lester Bunker of Glencoe Rd. and Fred Bean. James told the coroner
he was on a side hill and saw a movement wich he took for a deer jumping over windfalls about 150 yards away. He
fired once, and his brother fell dead.
Coroner Young said Gordley was dressed in dungarees, with a green and
black checked shirt and dark brown cap.
He was wearing no red. The bullet, fired from a 30.-.30 Savage, entered his left arm about 3 1/2 inches below
the point of the chin, passed through his body and exited near the right arm pit. Bean was a logger. He was born in
St. Helens and attended Hillsboro High School.
[the stories about the accident]
In 1952, Gordon died in a tragic
hunting accident, where he was accidentally shot by his brother James. The takes
place during the family yearly hunting trip.
In tribute to her brother, Ella wrote this poem:
We
are seven,
Add two more and we are nine.
One night will not erase this tragedy,
But we are strong enough to
wait for time.
Seven is a lucky number,
Nine can also be.
We cannot understand right now
And won't until
eternity.
Another star has now been added
To our heavens bright.
And we will never walk alone
On any darkened
night.
Mother, dad, don't miss him so,
For nine can still be strong,
And after all we cannot tell
It may
not be for long.
He did not know, he could not know
In loaning his red hat of red.
He saved the life of another
one
And was destined to go on ahead.
______________
[
NI0850
]
Ella attended 2 years at Beaverton High School and had one year of nursing class.
Ella was a P.N. nurse
during WWII.
She completed a life story book at age 80 in 1992.
[
NI0851
]
Hazel Bean, has been married three times. First was Wess Hundly, and she had four boys. She
left him after 25 years or so. Then she married Slim. He eventually died. She is now married to
David Lousli.
[march 27, 1999]
Hazel's new address is:
Attn: Hazel Lousli
2225 N.E. Park
Lane
Fairview, OR
97024
tel: 503-492-9304
Hazel told a story of O'kief. they dropped
the O' after moving here and changed their name to Keif. Hazel
insisted that the spelling was "KEIF". Grandma's full name was Mary Ella Linebaugh (O'keefe). Hazel says
Ella has lots of info on this side of the family and that she'll send it to me. She say's she also knows alot
about the Bean side.
[ NI0852 ] Chief Quartermaster Fred Bean died at age 66 at the Veteran's hospital and lived in Cornelius, Or. Buried in Willamette National Cemetary in Portland, Or. He was born in Kalama, Washinton. He entered teh Navy at age 17 and served for 20 years. He served in WWII adn the Korean War, retiring May 29, 1958. He then worked for the Department of Commerce at a cartographer for 12 years, retiring in 1970. He then lived in Apache Junction, Arizona until June 1981 when he moved to Cornelius, Oregon. He was on the Lexington in 1932 through 1936 (four years), was on the Amela Erheart search for several days in the South Pacific.
[
NI0854
]
[1/99 Lester Stringer]
Silas was a sharecropper. Lester was three when Silas died. Silas died of malaria.
[
NI0855
]
May 23, 1995 Name, approximate birth date, and birth state CEN-001
Jun 25, 1995 Birth place of Paulina
shown on death certificate of Gladys is Grayson, LA.
This may or may not be correct, since Gladys' middle name is probably incorrect on that document.
May 23, 1995 Name, approximate birth date, and birth state from 1880 census index and 1880 census record for
Caldwell Parish Louisiana. Copies in possession of Jeane Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde.
May 22, 1995 Birth place and approximate birthdate taken from Delayed Certificate of Birth for Lester Lee Stringer,
affidavit by Paulina E. Babcock (nee Ray, Stringer) dated 4/22/1943 and executed in Forest Grove, Washington, OR.
Certified copy of certificate obtained and held by Jeane Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde in Lacey,Thurston,WA.
May 22, 1995 Buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Washington, OR. Death information personal knowledge
of Jeane Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde in Lacey, Thurston, WA. The cemetery records have many errors, so care
must be taken when using them.
May 28, 1995 Death date supplied by Cornelia Paul Montgomery.
Jun 2, 1995 Birth and death dates were written in the hand of Jeane on the work sheets suppled by Cornelia.
Not sure at this time where those dates came from.
6 Jun 1995 Birth date taken from PAF database supplied by Gerald Hathaway shows 18 JAN 1878.
1/99 Lester Stringer: The family moved to Texas after Silas died.
Paulina was a single mother, so she had to make a living. She sold the house and moved to Texas,
and opened a n eatery. It was a small restaurant that had about eight stools, and mom used to stand
there behind the counter. We always knew what the special of the day was, because that's what we had
for dinner. The eatery was for local agricultural workers in the area.
[Sharon Stringer, februery 1999]
She
, Paulina Estelle Ray, was really into glass figurines.
Note: Paulina Estelle Ray married three times. She first
married Silas Stringer, who was the father of all her children.
She then married John Fogerson, who was really the only father Lester Stringer ever knew, because Lester was three when
his father, Silas, died of Malaria. When John died Paulina married Babcock.
Sharon Stringer and Donna Stringer always
refer to him as Grandpa Babcock. I guess he would be the only grandfatether they ever really knew. She had 9 kids with
Silas Stringer, then none with Fogerson, and none with Babcock.
[
NI0856
]
Jeane Lalonde
2405 Larch Street S.E.
Lacey, WA 98503-3324
tel: 360-491-0369
[
NI0858
]
07 June 1995 Middle name JH-001 (Jean LaLonde)
25 Jun 1995 birth and death dates and places GEN-004 (Jean LaLonde)
NOTE: Copy of certificate of death obtained by Jeane Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde at the Oregon state Archives on 17
June 1995. Death certificate shows middle name Irene. Informant is Tennie McCorkle. This is believed to be a mistake
as other documnet sshow marie as middle name. Cause of death is "Toxemia of pregnancy five months prgancy with dead
foetus, marked anemia of the brain". Family history is this:
Gladys had fallen in love with a young man who was
determined to be a Dr. when she became pregnant. She was determined
not to let the pregnancy detroy his professional life. She went ot Portland to have an abortion, but it was mishandled
and Gladys died as a result. She was 17 years, 9 months and 9 days at her death, though the record of funeral shows
17 years, 8 months and 9 days.
21 May 1995 Gladys was buried 16 November 1935 at the Mountain View Cemetary in
Forest Grove, Washinton, OR. Birth and
death information taken from the Record of Funeral.
[
NI0860
]
[from a hand written note by Babe Stringer]
The family came from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, to Vancouver, Washington, then to Oregon.
[from "Jamey's Folks" by Sylvia Bean]
- The family had migrated from Ohio State up to Michigan.
- -Grandpa Johan first quartered the eighty acres by gashing rows of trees with his ax. Next he cleared the south 20.
-- "...remnants of the Chippewa tribe living over west."
[typed by Sylvia Vining Bean]
All of the Vining children were Born at Mt. Pleasant Michigan, with the exception of Violet. She was Born at Battle
Ground, Wash. after the Vining family came west in the winter of 1908.
[
NI0861
]
Hazel Bean say's Ella's full name was Mary [Marie] Ella Linebaugh (O'Keefe / O'Kief / O'keeffe etc.). At least two
people in the family have insisted that it was spelled "K-E-I-F"). Hazel also said that they changed their name to
"Keif" after "moving here".
[ NI0866 ] Ralph Vining married Yunnie Knox. Blair Knox (Yunnie's Brother) married Violet Vinning. Brother's and sisters married!
[ NI0869 ] died at 3 years and 9 months old.
[
NI0871
]
Ralph Bean was named after Sylvia Vining's brother Ralph.
1/99 Scott Moore: I still remember Ralf was crazy
behind the wheel of a boat. If you got in a boat with him, you were
taking your life into your own hands.
[Sharon Stringer March 1999]
Ralf was married twice. His
first wife was Vonnie, and they had a daughter Debbie. "She visited lester and Babe recently."
[
NI0883
]
22 May 1995 Birth and death information from funeral memorial folder for Tennie in possession of Jeane Irene
Fogerson Maynard LaLonde. Tennie was buried 12 Aug 1980 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Forest Grove, Washington,
OR.
22 May 1995 There is a story written by Jeane in Tennie'sfolder. It goes as follows:
AUNT TENNIE
Aunt Tennie was 80 years young that Spring weekend when my husbandand I visited her.
We lived 125 miles from her
and did not often have achance to visit her. We had not seen her in a long time and wwe hadNEVER had a
visit with JUST her.
So we took off on saturday morning and arrived at her home aboutnoon. That meant we
had all afternoon and
evening to do as we wanted.Aunt Tennie asked what we would like to do. I told her I would enjoyvisiting old
neighborhoods. She readily agreed and we set out.
As she guided us throuight the quiety streets we commented
on all the old houses. but suddenly I realized that
some of them were missing.I asked her about the "haunted mansion" and its weed covered groundswhich once took up a
square block. She told me the playground we justpassed had replaced the "Mansion". Aunt Tennie also pointed out that
aveterinary hospital occupies the lot where Grandma's last house hadstood. And a shopping mall has replaced a whole
neighborhood, includingthe house where Uncle Charlie and his family once lived.
We finally arrived at the street where
Aunt Tennie and Uncle Edd hadraised their family. A bowling alley has replaced
the cornfield and aparking lot covers the house and barn locations. A block away, there isan aprtment building
where we had once lived in a house.
"Are all the old places gone?" I asked Aunt Tennie. "No" she said."Mrts.
Tappert's house is still on the corner
with its crab apple tree".And we talked with the tenants of one of the houses that survive. AuntTennie wondered
aloud what had happened to the family that once lived inthat old house still standing around the corner!
The county shops arestill up the block, and we remembered when barrels of tar had been tooenticing for us children.
Aunt Tennie then directed us to another part of town; past thecollege, J. C. Penney's, and Dixon's Dairy.
Soon we saw the houseGrandma and Grandpa had lived in when they first moved to town. (Irecalled that Grandpa
had died while they lived there.) When I was achild, it seemed huge. But now I could see it was quite small.
Still,it has many memories in its walls.
Autn Tennie then suggested we visit the neighborhood I rememberbest.
The house I once loved is now three
apartments. But thisneighborhood had held up pretty well under the onslaught of time. Mostof the houses
I rememberd were still there. Aunt Tennie eve knew wheresome of the people had gone.
Back at Aunt Tennie's
we went about preparing dinner. As we did, wetalked of many things, old and new. How Dad had once generated
ourelectricity, and that Aunt Tennie has a toaster oven. We talked ofhome-made ice cream, and super markets.
We rememberedc coming to Oregonin a beat up truck, and that Aunt Tennie had flown to Florida last yearfor a
vacation. She told us about the Senior Center anbd her cookingthere. ("SOMEONE has to feed those OLD people"
she said.)
After dinner, my husband asked if he might wathc wrestling on T. V.She said "Sure, I like
wrestling, too". That was Aunt Tennie. Willingand happy to spend a frew hours in the past, but as very
up-to-dateperson and really living for today.
[Donna Stringer, 2/99]
Donna remembers Tennie.
She and the other kids used to visit her often. Tennie died of cancer. According to Donna, a lot of women
on this side of the family have died from cervical cancer]
[
NI0890
]
28 May 1995 Birth date CPH-001
28 May 1995 Birth date and place GEN-006
03 Jun 1995
Beauford was buried 13 Jan 1958 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Forest Grove, OR, personal knowledge of Jeane
Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde. Death date according to Mountain View Memorial Gardens records. Their records
are full of errors, so care must be taken in using their data.
06 Jun 1995 Middle name, birth and death places,
death date of 10 Jan 1968 GH-002
06 Jun 1995 Middle name, place of birth and place of death takenfrom PAF database
supplied by Gerald Hathaway. That file shows deathdate as 10 Jan 1968.
26 Jun 1995 The following obituary
for Beauford was given to Jeane by Gerald Hathaway. It came from the mortuary.
"BEAUFORD B.
STRINGER
Funeral services were held for Beauford B. Stringer, 58, former resident of Forest Grove,
Saturday January 13th at 1:00 P.M. at the Fuiten-Friesen Mortuary Chapel.
The Rev. Gerald Tanquist,
pastor of the Rockwood Methodist Church of Portland officiated at the services, with concluding committal
rites and vault interment following at the Mt. View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Forest Grove.
Beauford B.
Stringer was born December 28, 1909 at Lometa, Texas, the son of Silas
and Pauline Ray Stringer. Mr. Stringer
received his education and grew up in Texas, living there until coming to Forest Grove in 1933. In 1937 he was
united in marriage at Forest Grove to the former Elizabeth Spallinger at Forest Grove and they lived here until
1948 when they moved to Sweet Home, Oregon. In 1950 they moved to Yakima where they made their home for twelve
years and then since 1962 they had resided at the present home at 1215 N.E. 160th in Portland.
Mr. Stringer
had followed the carpenters trade throughout his lifetime and was a member of Carpenters Local N. 226 in Portland.
He wasalso a member of the Rockwood Methodist Church in Portland. Mr. Stringer had worked throught most of
November when he was hospitalized and during this hospitalization it was discovered that he had cancer which took his life on January 10th at the Providence hospital in Portland.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Stringer, Portland two children, Shirley Stringer, Portland
and Ronald Stringer, North Bend and a granson, Jimmy Stringer, North Bend.
Also surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Tennie McCorkle, Forest Grove; Mrs. Ophelia Montgomery, Tuscon, Arizona and Mrs. Eva Hammond, San Jose,
California; and two brothers, Lester Stringer, Salem and Lawrence Stringer, Alameda, California.
1/99
Beauford was in the military, and spent time in the Philipines.
[
NI0892
]
Funeral rememberance folder
21 May 1995: Eva always said her birth was unrecorded and she was born in
Gonzales
county, Texas. Her age was reported differently on her children's birth certificates and occupations of parents.
Shows Eva's age as 26, which is consistent with Eva's birthdate of 1912. However, it shows her birth place as what
looks like Wilmington, TX. Do not know who supplied that name. Have not been able to find it anywhere (Jean LaLonde)
Birth certificate for Ruby shows Eva's age as 21, which would have made her bod 1911
21 May 1995
John William Fogerson was the father of Floyd Fabian Fogerson and Paulina Estelle Ray was the mother of Eva Irene
Stringer. John and Paulina married first, Floyd and Eva married later.
21 May 1995 Death information is from
Certified Certificate of Deth filed by Olympic Funeral Home with the Washinton State Dep. of Health. Eva was cremated,
then inurned on 24 Nov 1989 at Olympic View Cemetery in Tumwater, WA.
[
NI0896
]
28 may 1995 Name brth and death dates and places, cause of death CPM-001
06 Jun 1995 PAF database supplied by
Gerald Hathaway shows birthdate as 15 June 1915
May 28, 1995 Information supplied by Cornelia Paul Montgomery.
Her information shows Adelle died of diphtheria in Columbus, Ark.
[
NI0897
]
23 May 1995 Birth and death dates, place of burial GEN-005
02 Jun 1995 information from Cornelia Paul Mntgomery
shows birth place as Bluff Springs, AR. However, there is no such place on
the map. Jeane La Londe believes that
is an unincorporated area near Mineral Springs, AR.
[ NI0899 ] the first "Young-Reynolds Reunion" was held in Forsythe County, Winston - Salem, in 1937, with james young being lected President; Andrew B. Reynolds, Vice president; Miss Emma Boone, Secretary; and porter Young, Treasure. From that year on, the children and their families gather along with their friends, usually the Fourth Sunday in august to renew friendships, talk of old times, introduce friends and count noses.
[NI0902]
February 1995 [Scott Moore]
I still remember Hal as a kid. He was a scraggly guy, skinny, with long
stringy hair. He played music, and lived on a bus with my aunt Paulina. Hal was in the
army at some point, because I seem to remember him being in a military hospital for
TB or something similar. Hal and I went to the flea market on a number of occasions.
He would park his bus out in front of our house sometimes and stay there for weeks
at a time. On the weekends we would go to the flea market and he would play music
for money with his band of merry friends. After making $30 or $40, he would pack it
up and go home.
I remember Hal always rolling his own cigarettes and playing music.
I also remember him siphening gas out of my dad's car to put in his bus. And my
dad didn't really like them hanging out, and the neighbor's didn't really
know what to think of this big hippy bus sort of sitting in front of the house.
The bus was like this rolling commune and love fest, and they were all bare foot alot.
This was the yippie love crew, truly in tune with the social and political events
of the time; love fests, anti Vietnam war demonstrations, protests, and Abbie
Hoffman type freedom movements.
Hal eventually split up with Paulina and moved to Arizona where he
remarried and bought some land.
[NI0912]
[sharon stringer 3/99]
Sharon was very enamored with Jack. He was a cool guy.
[NI0922] Died without getting married according to Tomoko Akamine 2/1999
[NI0924]
Teruo Akamine
Oita ken, O-no-gun. Notsu-machi Owaza Miyakobaru 3063
tel: 81-0974-32-3997
[ recorded by Scott Moore and Tomoko Akamine on 2/99]
[NI0925]
Sadao Akamine
Oita Ken, Usuki Shi, Owaza, Fukura 15 kumi
[NI0949] oita-ken, usuki-shi, owaza, tae, 1860 banchi
[NI0955]
Okayama-ken, Kurashiki-shi, Kameyama 232-55
tel: 81-086-428-7793
[NI0956]
Okayama Ken, Kurashikishi, Hiroe, 5-6-13
tel; 81-086-455-7697
by tomoko akamine 2/99
[NI0967]
A picture in a family album from Lester Stringer shows the caption "Mr and Mrs
J W Fogerson and family just after they married in 1926." However, on the front
of the picture is marked "Fogerson Family 1928".
After the marriage the family sold the home and went to Idaho. John Fogerson,
according to Lester Stringer, had always wanted to go to Idaho (or live in Idaho),
and so he moved there with Paulina Del Ray and the kids to Idaho to work in a saw mill.
See notes on Lester Stringer for more detail.
June 2, 1995 John William Fogerson was the father of Floyd Fabian Fogerson and
Paulina Estelle Ray was the mother of Eva Irene Stringer. John and Paulina married
first, Floyd and Eva married later. Personal knowledge of Jeane Fogerson Irene
LaLonde.
June 2, 1995 Birth and death dates and locations supplied by Doris
Fogerson of Decatur, IL.
04 Jun 1995 Birth date also supplied by Sylvia Fogerson ofSilverton,
TX from records of Z. G. Fogerson.
June 2, 1995 John William Fogerson is buried at Mountain View Memorial
Gardens in Forest Grove, Washington, OR. His burial date is shown as 1940
according to the cemetery records. Those records have many errors so care must
be taken when using these records.
05 Jun 1995 Birth date 11/1873 and age 26 CEN-002
NOTE: The calculation is correct, but the birth date is in doubt.
Also, he owned his farm free and clear.
Number of farm schedule is 109.
25 Jun 1995 Copy of death record obtained at Oregon State archives by Jeane
Irene Fogerson Maynard LaLonde shows birth date as 12 Nov 1872, informant is Floyd
Fogerson. Cause of death listed as coronary thrombosis.
01 Jun 1996 Name, birth date 09 Nov 1872 SF-001
01 Jun 1996 Name, birth date 09 Nov 1872, death date 11 Jul 1940 DF-008 or DF-024
02/06/1996 Birth date on death certificate says 11/12/1872.
02/06/1996 Death date on the death certificate is 07/10/1940.
17 Feb 1997 Name, birth date 09 Nov 1872, death date 11 Jul 1940 CFP-001
[NI0968] nancy was sarah's second daughter
[NI0998] Died Young
[NI1004]
Notes for Christopher Mohr:
Married/buried Jordan Reformed Churcy.
14 children
childrens birth and baptismal dates listed in Jordan Church records.
[NI1007]
Notes for Anna Maria Mohr:
d. 1850(?)
Notes for Johann Hans Georg Blank:
Belonged Blue Church [St. Paul's Lutherna and Reformed,
upper Saucon Twp., Northampton (now lehigh) Co.]. buried
Friedensville.
[NI1008]
Notes for Daniel Mohr:
of death or May 23, 1862?)
Buried Salem EUB.
Notes for Anna Moyer:
(dates uncertain)
[NI1011]
Notes for Margaretha Mohr:
Baptized/buried W. Salisbury Church.
[NI1013]
Notes for Margaretha Mohr:
Baptized/buried W. Salisbury Church.
ix.
Solomon Mohr, born June 14, 1785; died February 11, 1847;
married Magdalina(sic).
Notes for Solomon Mohr:
Buried W. Salisbury Church. Children baptized at lehigh
Church (Zion), Trexlertown, PA
[NI1015]
Notes for Maria Catharina Mohr:
buried Unionville, but graves not adjacent.
Children listed were
all baptized at Unionville Lutheran.
Notes for Philip Moser:
(Mosser)
[NI1018]
Notes for John Danner:
Buried W. Salisbury.
[NI1019]
Notes for Benjamin Mohr:
Baptized Trexlertown; buried macungie, PA.
[NI1021]
Notes for Magdalena Mohr:
Buried Bible Fellowship Cemetery, Zionsville.
[NI1028]
Notes for Charles Mohr:
Seneca County, Ohio. Children listed per 1850 census
[NI1030]
Notes for Daniel Mohr:
baptized September 12, 1802. Sponsors Daniel Mohr and
Hannah Domy.
[NI1032]
Notes for Jacob Mohr:
Seneca County, Ohio
[NI1034]
Notes for Sarah Mohr:
Baptized March 16, 1806. Sponsors Adam Domy and
Magdalena.
[NI1036]
Notes for Kathernine Mohr:
Baptized November 1, 1807. Sponsors,
Peter Domy &
Catharine
[NI1041]
Notes for Maria Anna Mohr:
Baptized January 6, 1811. Sponsor, Henry Domy
[NI1044]
Notes for Maria Anna Mohr:
Baptized January 6, 1811. Sponsor, Henry Domy
[NI1045]
Notes for Elizabeth Mohr:
Baptized April 22, 1815. Sponsors Henry Mohr and Susanna
[NI1046]
Notes for Henry Mohr:
Baptized June 3, 1816. Sponsors, Henry Merz and Hannah.
[NI1052]
[1/99]
Babe Stringer said that "Great Grandma Okief" came from Ireland. She was pregnant
when she came over...but Ella was her only child. It is unclear as to whether
Linebaugh was Ella's maiden name or married name.
-Okief could also be O'keefe or O'keeffe, or O'Kief, etc. It appears that James
and Ella Vining MAY have come over on the same ship with grandma O'keefe. Port of
entry would have likely been Philadelphi, Boston, or New York.
[NI1058] or John Leith, ...
[NI1079] World Family Tree, CD #3, Family Tree Number 0332
[NI1096] World Family Tree, CD #3, Family Tree Number 0332
[NI1098] World Family Tree, CD #3, Family Tree Number 0332
[NI1102]
[A profile of the year Charles Mohr was born]
1861 - February 4, Confederate Congress organized at Montgomery,
Alabama. February 9, Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederate States.
February 11, Abraham Lincoln says farewell to friends and neighbors at Springfield,
Illinois, and leaves by train for Washington. March, President Davis asks for
100,000 soldiers to defend the Confederacy. April 12, Confederates open fire on fort
Sumpter. April 14, Fort Sumpter falls. April 15, President Lincoln calls for
75,000 volunteer soldiers. May 4th, Lincoln Shackelford is born. July 21, First
Battle of Bull Run; Union Army falls back on Washinton. October 6, rioting Russian
students close down University of St. Petersburg. October 25, Pacific Telegraph
line between St. Louis and San Francisco completed. December 5, Gatling gun is
patented. December 14, British mourn the death of Albert, Prince Consort of Queen
Victoria. December 30, U.S. banks suspend gold payments.
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, pg. 13
[NI1163]
last name may also be spelled Blyeth
[NI1164]
Sharon Stringer McHone says that when sylvia died, James Bean got some of her stuff.
He also had some of Otis Bean's logging pictures. Sharon says that when James died,
that Darlene and Patsy cleaned out his place and took all the pictures.
[NI1186]
[from the story Janey's Folks, by Sylvia Bean]
Grandpa vining's only sister was Rachel vining Parsons. And there were three
first cousings.
There is a photo of James Monroe Vining in a family sitting.
There is also what appears to be a young woman compared to him, and the photo is
labelled "Step-Mother dora Vining Grandpa james Monroe Vining's wife". And yet there
is no mention of her in family tree information. James Monroe Vining was a robust,
large man, with a heavy frame and mustache. I think he died with his cowboy
boots on.
[NI1188] Florence was half indian, Charokee
[NI1189] A.B. was the mathematician in the family.
[NI1190]
James' first wife died of child-birth, and even though this first marriage happened
when he was twenty years old, he wasted little time in marrying Lenora Ridley,
of Quaker extraction from "down east" who had been hired out or given away to
a well-to-do family moving to Winston.
James and Lenora, like Francis and Lindsay, needed lots of room for their
children, so he bought a spot in North Winston and it became their home on what is
now Cleveland Avenue between 12th and 13th streets.
...they setup what is now known as the Mt. Pleasant M.E. Church on East
14th street.
[NI1191]
"Nora" was begat eleven children was short, about five feet, plump, dark brown with
a think head of hair of fair grade.
[
NI1195
]
Produced the Reynolds Tailoring School
5012 Pressman Drive
Winston Salem, NC
[
NI1198
]
"Fess" or Cornelius was an accomplished photographer
he had no children with
Bertie Brevard
[ NI1200 ] "Ted" and Ann had no children.
[NI1202]
Newspaper Article
headline:
W.A. Reynolds to Note 100th Birthday Sun.
by Lois Taylor
A century of memories lie behind slave born
William A. Reynolds
of 1600 Trinidad Ave., N.E. He will celebrate his 100th birthday on Snday at his home.
born Dec 3, 1850, in Talbot County, GA., Mr. Reynolds can recall the days
of the Civil War and remembers carrying water to the Confederate soldiers as they
drill near his home.
His
mother had six children and when the war was over she set out for North Carolina to
find other members of her family who lived in Guilford County in the State.
Mr. Reynolds grew to manhood there, but did not marry until he was nearly 40.
"I didn't know what love was," he says with a smile. "I met Miss Sally at
church, and when we went courting I used to hire a horse and buggy at a livery
stable to take her riding. We didn't have automobiles in those days."
One Child Survives
He and his wife had seven children, one of whom still survives.
She is Mrs. Lily Shorter with whom Mr. Reynolds now resides at the Trinidad Ave.
address, along with his first grandson, Albert Shorter, and his wife.
There are six other grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, all
of whom live in Washington.
After his wife died in Winston-Salem, Mr. Reynolds came to Washington to
live and worked for the Water Department here until about 20 years ago.
He continued working at odd jobs until he was about 92.
Health is Remarkable
"His health is remarkable." reports his grandson's wife. "He has a little
rheumatism and his ey-sight and hearing are failing, but other than that he's fine.
The last time he saw a doctor was about three years ago, and the doctor said then
that he had the heart of a man of about 65 years.
"he made a patchwork quilt when he was 90 and up to five years ago, he
could read the Bible and thread a needle without glasses. he is a member of Union
Wesley Baptist Church and he used to attend quite regularly until about seven years ago.
"He eats everything and just loves ice cream. Vanilla is his favorite flavor."
The infirmities of age keep Mr. Reynolds confined to his room nowadays,
but he likes to have visitors and enjoys talking. Right now he is looking forward
to his birthday celbration on Sunday.
Big Cake for His Birthday
It will be a quiet, family affair, but there will be a big cake with a
candle for every year he has seen.
Wen asked his recipe for living a such a ripe old age, Mr. Reynolds
said simply: "It's the Lord's wish, and being a good Christian. I joined the church
when I was 18 years old and I've been trying to serve the Lord ever since."
[NI1203]
[survey from the 1955 family reunion work sheets]
So often Grandma Francis spoke of walking miles with her bare
feet, and carried her shoes with a rag to clean her feet before putting on her shoes
she always went barefooted with her long dress tied up with a string to keep
from dragging in the dew.
She made all the soap she used, from lye and meat grease, and with the use
a Ash Hooper. This took days to complete this process. She also made old
fashioned Marmony from lye, corn, etc.
At the age of 88 years of
age she traveled in the northern states alone visiting relatives. and was very
active until a few months before her death Feb 26, 1934. She was buried
in Guilford Co., at Holmes Chapel M.E. Church near
Greensboro N.C.
[NI1205]
Active member of the church Asbury Methodist Church in Washinton D.C.
[NI1208]
Joined the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Washinton where he was a member to
his death.
Johny was a soldier in WW I
[NI1209] never had any children
[NI1210] had 9 children with Frank
[NI1211] first wife was annise Fuller. she passed away and he married Callie McMaster and lived many years in baltimore, Maryland. His nickname was "Bud", and he sired seven children and his portion of the sixty-three great grandchildren.
[NI1215]
Maggie....she, as well as part of her children and grandchildren, live in Greensboro
where whe operates a cafe known as Grace's Cafe.
[NI1218]
"the Loverboy of the family"
Worked in the coal mines and steel mills of
Pennsylvania
[NI1219] Coy was nicknamed "Tilda" becasue she resembled grandma Matilda. You may think the name Coy strange for a girl, and maybe you're right becase a white neighbor friend taking one peep at Coy (thinking her son so pretty) talked Ma and Pa into giving her her son's name.
[NI1220] Worked in the steel mills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was a World War I veteran, but between war I and his death in 1953, he married Thelma Crittington and the record shows three children and six grandchildren.
[NI1232] this marriage produced one child
[NI1235]
Bertie is a staunch member of the Young-Reynolds reunion clan
..."That dinner introduced
Florence to one fact, and every Reynold's wife knows it too. and that is they
love their gravy."
[NI1237] James Blackburn Jr. was in the navy.
[NI1251]
Ino gotten by Sylvia Vining Bean from her mother, Mary Ella (Linebaugh) Vining.
All the birth dates of the O'Kief children were not available at the time Sylvia
researched.
The "O'Kief" name is spelled O-'-K-I-E-F in Sylvia's documents.
The name was later changed to "Kief".
[NI1253] Never married
[NI1256] had two daughters
[NI1260] Never married
[NI1261] Isabella died in infancy
[NI1262] never married
[NI1267] was married, no recorded date
[NI1276]
He graduated from Banks High School, then moved to Portand in 1949, where he had been
a resident ever since. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 146. He
worked most of his life in the lumber mills. He worked 24 years for Dwyer Lumber
(now known as Publishers Paper) and earlier for Stimpson Lumber. He served in the
Army from 1944 to 1946. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Funeral services were held
at the Chapel of Lincoln Willamette Funeral Directors, 9775 SE Mount Scott Blvd,
Portland, Or. with vault internment at Willamette National Cemetary.
[orville and I divorced in 1945]
[NI1278]
Lester and Ella married september 5, 1947 at Aunt Lillie (Vining) and uncle Lauren's
in Portland.
Lester was a carpenter by trade and worked for Aloha Trailer for 15 years before
retiring. He attended the First Christian Church. He served in the U.S. Marines
following WWI, then served in the Army during WWII.
[NI1279]
He moved to Hillsboro in 1938 and Married in 1940 to Vida Bean.
He moved to Forest Grove in 1941, then lived in Scroggins Valley, Banks,
and other parts of the county before he moved to Sweet Home and Estacada.
He was a mill worker for Stimson Lumber Co. and Glen Parks Lumber until
retirement. He had an eighth grade education. He had to quit school to work on
the farm. Even then he had a way with math, and could really do figures in his head.
He could count to ten without help.
He was injured in a saw mill accident and lost 1/2 of his stomach.
He was knocked into a conveyer belt.
He was an alcohol runner during the days of
prohibition. He was a very good fast car driver and took great pride in out
running the cops. When his children came along it made him more
sympathizing to them.
He died of cancer
[NI1283]
George married Nancy Hall and she moved to Oregon in 1885.
George was in prison at one time, probably in Illinois or new york. Rumor has it
that George W. Bean raped a black woman by which she had a child, and he was put in
prison.
notes indicate that "he never moved west". perhaps nancy moved
West but he stayed on the east coast. When she moved to Oregon she remarried to a
"D. Fulton", and then remarried again and took the last name "Batourney".
The history of George W. Bean and what became of him, his real history etc. is a family mystery to be uncovered by genealogy research on the web.
[NI1296]
(Kerry?)
[Scott Moore 4 - 1999]
A quick nationwide phone search shows the Nothnagel name
almost exclusively on the east coast. Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, Ohio, NY, with a
few exceptions in California.
[NI1314] Scott worked with David a couple
[NI1326] notes from ella bean indicate that he married in arizona and had a child
[NI1359]
Granville Hall was her second husband, and Tom Givens her third
name of first husband unknown. She died of measles.
[NI1361] Radie was Fulton's daughter, not George Bean's
[NI1375] Mike was killed and buried in Goble, Oregon
[NI1402] [Profile of the year Lilly was born]
1865 - April 2, Confederates abandon Richmond. April 9, Lee surrenders to Grant at
Appomattox; Civil War ends. April 14, John Wilkes Booth assassinates President
Lincoln; Andrew Johnson becomes President. June 13, President Johnson issues
proclamation for the reconstruction of former Confederate States. October,
U.S. asks France to recall troops from Mexico. December 18, Thirteenth Amendment
to U.S. Constitution abolishes slavery. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
and Tolstoy's War and Peace are published.
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, pg. 103
[NI1405] There is an excellent photograph of Jeremiah "Jerry" Vining in the family photo album.
[NI1417] Buried: Abt 10 1864 Dec Place: St Paul Ch Cem, Trexlertown, Lehigh County, PA
[Notes: NI1418] Christened: Place: Ziegel Union Ch, Lehigh County, PA
[Notes: NI1419] Buried: Jan 1790 Place: Ziegel Union Ch, Lehigh County, PA
[Notes: NI1420]
Date of birth is probably wrong, as childs birth is too long after father's death.
Buried: Abt 18 1874 May Place: Friedensville, Lehigh County, PA
(AFN:1P5X-2H9) familysearch.com
[Notes: NF024]
Date, Names and place taken from a copy of the original marriage certificate.
On file with Scott Moore 3/1999
Henry William Writter and Amanda Frances (Hills) Androus
Henry William Writter Androus, born August 15, 1800 in Vermont married Amanda Frances "Fannie" Hills.
She was born July 23, 1822 in NY. They were residing in Erie Co, OH in 1854 when their 8th child,
Adah Monira "Nira" Androus was born. Soon after her birth, the family started for California.
Fannie and her oldest daughter, Permelia helped with the ox-drawn wagon.
They were in Iowa in November 1856 when their 9th child, Amanda was born in a covered wagon. There are now seven girls and one boy in the family. Rather than risk the new baby's health, they waited for winter to pass before moving on. September 28, 1857 found them once again on the Iowa plains. It was then they lost their daughter Mary Ednah. She was helping throw buffalo chips on the fire when her dress caught fire. This tragedy stopped the trip for almost three years.
They resumed their journey to California in 1860. It was Nira's 6th birthday, October 2, 1860 when the Androus family arrived at the Kingdon Ranch Hotel in Brown's Valley, Yuba County, California. The Kingdon Hotel was operated by Nira's aunt, Sophia L. Sharp. They stayed there a short time. Then Henry and Fannie purchased a ranch 13 miles north of Marysville on Knox Road, now called Loma Rica.
The children of Henry and Fannie Androus:
1. Charles Henry 1838-1838
2. Permelia Isabella 1842-1927
3. Adeline Sophia 1843-1915
4. Harriett Euretta 1845-1916
5. Elizabeth 1849-1862
6. James Edmund 1851-1894
7. Mary Ednah 1852-1857
8. Adah Monira "Nira" 1854-1938
9. Amanda Viola 1856-1931
10. Frederick Hurlburt 1861-1931
Source: The Androus and Hill Families; Shirley Hill Reager; Genealogical Goldmine
Vol 27 Issue 1; page 31 (Summer 1994)
John Wesley and Adah Monica (Androus) Hill
by Shirley Hill Reager (grandaughter of John & Adah)
Nira spent her childhood on the Knox Road ranch and began her adult life teaching school in Colusa County. In 1872, at her parents home, with her first cousin, Lucy Hills, their aunt and her husband, Sophia L and John Hurlburt Sharp as witnesses, Nira married John Wesley Hill. He was a native of Missouri and a graduate of the Hiebernian Law School in San Francisco. They lived in Colusa County where their son, Marion Wesley was born in 1874. Then they bought a ranch at Saltz Springs in Yuba County, 5 miles west of Brown's Valley where second son George Timothy was born in 1876.
John and Nira's life at Saltz Springs was very full. John was a Justice of the Peace, and acted as a judge in several trials, including a murder case. About 1882, they bought property at Bangor, Butte County, where John was a postmaster for a time. He was troubled with consumption, and was advised to work out-of-doors, so he began a wool grower. Nira told a grandaughter, "When we drove the sheep into the mountains in Plumas County, the nights were so cold I had to heat newspapers and put them between the blankets to keep the chidren warm." Nira and John had nine children of their own and they were also raising her brother Frederick Androus' three children; Ellsworth H, Adrain E, and Olive S.
Sometime in 1898, John's mother, Mary Catherine Stanclift, sent word she wanted to see her first-born son once more before she went completely blind. She lived in Prineville, Harney County, OR. John & Nira collected $300 in gold coins for the trip. They drove (horse and buggy) to Marysville and "saw him off" on the train. He never arrived at his mother's home, nor did his family ever see him or hear from him again. Nira was left with seven children to raise. Mary Frances died in 1894 and Josephine Clyde was married to Daniel Zink in 1897 and had left home. Son George Timothy was to marry the next year to Nellie Glenn of Wheatland, CA. Thus Marion Wesley, the eldest son, 24 years old and unmarried, stayed with the family and supported his mother and the children. He worked his mule team hauling freight to the mountain towns and logs to the valley. Nira's brother, Frederick was divorced and contributed to the household finances and helped in the raising of his three children. Nira and her sisters were also very close and visited each other often, so many of her nieces and nephews were available if needed. In his later years, Nira's father, Henry Androus began losing his sight and developed arthritis in his hands so bad he couldn't light his pipe. Hira's son George Timothy Hill said he learned to smoke a pipe from lighting his grandfather's pipe so often. Nira learned to smoke a pipe the same way. She smokes a corn cobb pipe and if anyone came to the door, shw would fan the air with her apron to blow the smoke away so no one would know she smoked. Of course the whole house smelled of the smoke. The family played this game until someone took a picture of her with a pipe in her mouth playing a wind up Victrola!
About 1931 when Nira was 78, she went to live with her daughter, Josephine Clyde Zink at the Bald Rock Ranch where she died October 6, 1938. She is buried in the Zink Ranch Cemetery.
The children of John and Nira Hill
1. Wesley Marion 1874-1945
2. George Timothy 1876-1961
3. Josephine Clyde 1878-1957
4. Mary Frances 1879-1894
5. Laura Etta 1885-1915
6. Permelia Isabella 1885-1947
7. Kate Myrtle 1886-1909
8. John Wilford 1888-1951
9. Francis Benjamin 1895-1969
Source: Genealogical Goldmine Vol 27 Issue 1 pg 32-33 (Spring 1994)
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