Friday, February 29, 2008

Rebecca Wise Shidler

Rebecca Wise Shidler, probable/possible daughter of Peter and Christina Wise, was born about 1822-1825 in Pennsylvania, died on 04 Feb 1877, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio. Rebecca Wise married Jacob Shidler on March 16, 1843 in Wayne County, Ohio (Wayne County, Ohio Marriages 1813-1898, Wayne County Genealogical Society, 1997 citing vol 4B pg 8).

The online cemetery transcription shows that Rebecca died Feb. 4, 1877 age 51y 6m. Using her age at death, her date of birth calculates to August 4, 1825. However, she was 28 in the 1850 census, 38 in 1860, and 46 in 1870, making her year of birth between 1822-1825. In all three census records she was listed as born in Pennsylvania. She could be the one female, age 15-19 listed in the household of Peter Wise in the 1840 Wayne County, Ohio census.

Rebecca is being included here as a probable/possible daughter of Peter and Christina Wise based upon information that my grandmother gave in a handwritten note listing the grandchildren of "John" Wise. However, they weren't grandchildren of John but, rather, of Rebecca Wise Shidler.

The note found in my grandmother's files:
grandchildren of John Wise, brother of Jacob Wise [rwNote: grandchildren of Rebecca Wise]
Jenny Murry [rwNote: Jane A. Shidler Murray, d/o of Rebecca Wise]
Guy Murry - Mansfield - children of Jenny Murry [rwNote: son of Jane A. Shidler Murray]
Robert Murry (Ashland) [rwNote: grandson of Jane A. Shidler Murray by her son Harrold]
Mrs. Macy Hart - sister of Guy Murry - Ashland, Ohio [rwNote: daughter of Jane A. Shidler Murray]

Jacob Shidler, Rebecca's husband, was born on 23 Nov 1819, died on 23 Oct 1866, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio.

Children of Jacob Shidler and Rebecca Wise were:

  1. Jane Ann Shidler was born on 12 Jan 1846 in Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, died on 28 Nov 1923 in Troy, Ashland County, Ohio at age 77, and was buried in Nankin Orange Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio. Jane married Hugh Murray on 25 Sep 1870. Hugh was born on 29 Sep 1834, died on 10 Dec 1913 in Troy, Ashland County, Ohio at age 79, and was buried in Nankin Orange Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio.
  2. William Shidler was born on 02 Sep 1847 in Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, died on 09 Sep 1922 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio at age 75, and was buried in Ashland City Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio. William married Elizabeth Myers on 05 Nov 1872. Elizabeth was born on 27 Mar 1850 in Myersdale, Pennsylvania, died on 14 Jun 1924 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio at age 74, and was buried in Ashland City Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio.
The Shidler family was located in the following census records:

1850 Ashland County, Ohio (Orange Township page 495)
Jacob Shidler, 31, male, farmer, born Pennsylvania
Rebecca, 28, female, born Pennsylvania
Jane A., 4, female, born Ohio
William, 3, male, born Ohio

1860 Ashland County, Ohio (PO Nankin, Orange Township page 10)
Jacob Shidler, 40, farmer, Real Estate valued at $3000, Personal Estate valued at $1046, born Pennsylvania
Rebecca, 38, female, born Pennsylvania
Jane A., 14, female, born Ohio
Wm, 12, male, born Ohio

1870 Ashland County, Ohio (PO Nankin, Orange Township page 763)
Rebecca Shidler, 46, female, white, keeping house, Real Estate valued at $15145, Personal Estate valued at $3400, born Pennsylvania
Jennie, 24, female, white, born Ohio
William, 22, male, white, Manager of farm, born Ohio
[rwNote: check out the value of her Real Estate and Personal Estate.]

Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio online transcriptions
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3129/files.htm
Jacob Shidler died Oct. 23, 1866 age 46y 1m 23d [dob calculates to 30 Aug 1820]
Maude Shidler d/o W. & E. died Nov. 3, 1874 age 1y 2m 23d [a granddaughter]
Rebecca Shidler w/o Jacob died Feb. 4, 1877 age 51y 6m [dob calculates to 04 Aug 1825]

Source information is available upon request. If anyone reading this is related to these people or has any information on them, please contact me! kinexxions "at" gmail "dot" com

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