Saturday Night Genealogy Fun :: My Sweet Sixteen

Here 'tis, Saturday Night, again, already, and Randy has issued his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge:

• List your 16 [great]-great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places.
• Figure out the dominant ethnicity or nationality of each of them.
• Calculate your ancestral ethnicity or nationality by adding them up for the 16 - 6.25% for each (obviously, this is approximate).

And, they are:

1. Charles Wiseman was born on 30 Nov 1815 in Berne, Switzerland, died on 14 Aug 1895 in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, and was buried in McKay Cemetery, Craig Township, Switzerland County, IN. Ethnicity: SWISS-GERMAN

2. Naomi Bray, daughter of Samuel Bray Sr. and Susanna Ball, was born on 03 Mar 1824 in Probably Switzerland County, Indiana, died on 06 Dec 1908 near Long Run, Craig Township, Switzerland County, IN, and was buried in McKay Cemetery, Craig Township, Switzerland County, IN. Ethnicity: UNKNOWN

3. William Alexander, son of William Washington Alexander and Lucy Sprague, was born on 20 Nov 1805 in Erie County, Pennsylvania, died on 07 Apr 1899 in Washington Township, Kosciusko County, IN, and was buried in Morris Chapel Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: SCOTCH-IRISH (maybe)

4. Rachel Van Curen, daughter of Hendricus "Henry" Van Curen and Rebecca, was born on 05 Sep 1824 in China Township, Genessee County, New York, died on 20 Dec 1891 in Washington Township, Kosciusko County, IN, and was buried in Morris Chapel Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: DUTCH

5. Christian Schuder Jr. son of Christian Schuder Sr. and Anna Eva Christina Stoever, was born on 19 Jul 1813 in Montgomery County, Ohio, died on 02 Sep 1885 in Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, and was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

6. Sarah Nancy Huntsicker was born on 02 Feb 1817 in Pennsylvania, died on 14 Jun 1883 in Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, and was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: PROBABLY GERMANIC

7. Daniel Lavering, son of William Lavering and Elizabeth Ann Schuder, was born on 18 Apr 1830 in Montgomery County, Ohio, died on 10 Oct 1895 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, and was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

8. Elizabeth Ann Long, daughter of George Long and Unknown (Elizabeth?), was born in 1829 in Ohio, died on 23 Nov 1895 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, and was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: PROBABLY GERMANIC

9. Jacob Phend, son of Johannes B'hend and Susanna Kübli, was born on 27 Jun 1829 in Aarmühle, Interlaken, Canton Berne, Switzerland, was baptized on 05 Jul 1829 in Gsteig, Interlaken, Canton Berne, Switzerland, died on 07 Oct 1917 in Elkhart County, Indiana, and was buried in Hepton Union Cemetery in Hepton, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: SWISS-GERMAN

10. Louisa Fisher, daughter of Michael Fisher and Christenia Houck, was born on 27 Jun 1829 in Germany, died on 04 Apr 1898 in Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana, and was buried in Hepton Union Cemetery in Hepton, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

11. Eli Yarian, son of Jacob Yarian and Elizabeth Switzer, was born on 25 May 1839 in Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio, died on 28 Jan 1895 in Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, and was buried in South Union Cemetery in Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

12. Lovina Viola Berlin, daughter of John D. Berlin and Susannah Hoffman, was born on 08 May 1845 in Washingtonville, Columbiana County, Ohio, died on 03 May 1932 in South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, and was buried in South Union Cemetery in Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

13. William Brubaker, son of John Brubaker and Sarah Foster, was born on 20 Nov 1843 in Perry County, Ohio, died on 26 Jan 1912 in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, and was buried in South Park Cemetery in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

14. Malissa Mariah Joslin, daughter of Lysander Price Joslin and Lydia Robison, was born on 24 Jun 1849 in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana, died on 30 Sep 1937 in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, and was buried in South Park Cemetery in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana. Ethnicity: ENGLISH

15. William Pythagrus Wise, son of Jacob Wise and Malissa Ann Stem, was born on 01 Jan 1852 in Miami County, Indiana, died on 12 Oct 1935 in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana, and was buried in Scott-Keister Cemetery in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana. Ethnicity: GERMANIC

16. Sophia Elizabeth Dunfee, daughter of William Hamilton Dunfee and Catherine B. Jones, was born on 18 Sep 1850 in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, died on 06 Dec 1916 in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana, and was buried in Scott-Keister Cemetery in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana. Ethnicity: SCOTCH-IRISH (maybe)

81.25% of my 2nd great grandparents (13 of the 16) were born in the United States. As close as I can guesstimate, the ethnic breakdown is predominantly GERMANIC (9 = 56%), SWISS-GERMAN (2 = 12%), with a bit of DUTCH (1 = 6%), ENGLISH (1 = 6%), SCOTCH-IRISH (maybe 2 = 12%), and UNKNOWN (1 = 6%).

Family Lines :: The Paternal Branches

Several weeks ago, I posted my Mother's branches of the family lines that I'm researching, and today I'm following up with my Father's branches.

Much of the research on these families has been done by my cousin, Caroline Conrad Fawley, and other researchers who have published books, websites and online data. I'm very appreciative and grateful for their research. For the most part, I've worked very little in original records on these lines. However, I have done extensive research in Indiana and Kentucky on the Bray and Wiseman lines and that data has been posted in my database at WorldConnect.

In the listing below, the Immigrant Ancestors are denoted with an asterisk (*) after their name. The surnames that I've written posts about are hyperlinked. The links for the three Wiseman ancestors and their spouses will take you to their entry on WorldConnect, as will the links for the Bray and Ball ancestors.

THE LINEAGE OF MY FRATERNAL GRANDFATHER (Dad's Father)

WISEMAN

Charles Wilson Wiseman (1885-1943) and Elsie SHUDER (1885-1926) ~ Indiana
Samuel Bray Wiseman (1855-1944) and Amanda Minerva ALEXANDER (1860-1950) ~ Indiana
Charles Wiseman * (1815-1895) and Naomi BRAY (1824-1908) ~ Switzerland, Indiana

According to his Naturalization Record (Civil Order Book L, Switzerland County, Indiana page 392) Charles Wiseman was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland. He was a minor (about 18 years old) when he arrived in New York City during the summer of 1833. He removed from New York to Ohio and then to the Switzerland County, Indiana about eight years ago (the record was dated April 25, 1845) where he has resided ever since.

Possible siblings include Christian and John Wiseman, the latter with whom he purchased land in 1854, which they sold four years later. At that time John was "of" Tipton County, Indiana. A naturalization record was found for John (Civil Order Book L page 391, April 25, 1845) and for Christian (Civil Order Book L page 296, October 22, 1844). Both came from Canton Berne, Switzerland in the summer of 1833. John was listed as living with Charles and Naomi Wiseman in the 1850 census.

It is also possible that Charles, Christian, and John are related in some way to Jacob and Elizabeth Wiseman who were found in the 1830 Switzerland County, Indiana census. They may be the Jacob and Elizabeth Weisman who arrived in New York on June 21, 1824 onboard the Vessel Aurora along with 5 minors; John (18), Jacob (15), Elizabeth (7), Samuel (5), and John G (3y 6m). However, I don't think that Jacob and Elizabeth are the parents of Charles, Christian and John because in 1824 Charles would have been about 9 years old, Christian was about 12, and John about 4 years of age. Besides, there were two other John's on that 1824 passenger list!

ALEXANDER

Amanda Minerva Alexander (1860-1950) and Samuel Bray WISEMAN (1855-1944) ~ Indiana
William Alexander (1805-1899) and Rachel VAN CUREN (1824-1891) ~ Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana
William Washington Alexander (1777-1871) and Lucy SPRAGUE (about 1784-about 1814) ~ Maryland, Ohio
William Alexander (about 1745-1777) and Elizabeth CARRUTHERS (about 1750-after 1813) ~ Maryland

The William Alexander who died in 1777 was killed at the battle of Head of Elk in Maryland during the Revolutionary War. In a little "twist of fate" I was stationed at Bainbridge, Maryland while I was in the Navy. At the time I had no interest whatsoever in the family history but I like to think that I would have at least visited the site of the battle had I known.

BRAY

Naomi BRAY (1824-1908) and Charles WISEMAN * (1815-1895) ~ Switzerland, Indiana
Samuel Bray (1797-1885) and Susanna BALL (1797-1877) ~ Kentucky, Indiana (they were 1st cousins)
John Bray (1761-1832) and Nancy Unknown [possibly Morgan] (about 1768-before 1820) ~ Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana
Henry Bray (1727-about 1799) and Cathryn Unknown (about 1730-after 1800) ~ Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky

Both Henry and John Bray served during the Revolutionary War; Henry in Washington County, Maryland and John, along with a brother and two brothers-in-law, in the 12th Virginia Regiment. John was wounded in the Battle of Brandywine (Delaware), at Monmouth (New Jersey) and Stony Point (New York). Henry and Cathryn were also the parents of Margaret Bray who married James Ball.

VAN CUREN / VAN KEUREN / MATTHYSSEN / VAN KEULEN

Rachel Van Curen (1824-1891) and William ALEXANDER (1805-1899) ~ New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana
Henry/Henricus Van Curen (1783-1856) and Rebecca UNKNOWN (1793-about 1865) ~ New York, Indiana
Jacob Van Keuren (1761-unknown) and Elisabet TERWILLIGER (1761-unknown) ~ New York
Hendricus Van Keuren (1709-about 1785) and Catrina Swart (1713-about 1791) ~ New York
Matthys Matthyssen (Jr) (1681-1740) and Tryntje Sleght (1683-1712) ~ New York (New Netherland)
Matthys Matthyssen (1648-1730) and Tjaatje Dewitt (1659-before 1724) ~ New Netherland
Mathij Jansen Van Keulen * (about 1600-1648) and Margrietje Hendrikse (dates unknown) * ~ Holland, New Netherland

SPRAGUE

Lucy Sprague (about 1784-about 1814) and William Washington ALEXANDER (1777-1871) ~ Maryland, Ohio
Thomas Sprague (1741-before 1793) and Hannah Cobb (about 1746-1833) ~ Connecticut, Ohio
Perez Sprague (1705-1758) and Tabitha Burt (1700-after 1784) ~ Connecticut
Ephraim Sprague (1684-1754) and Deborah Woodworth (1682-1726) ~ Massachusetts, Connecticut
John Sprague (about 1656-1727) and Wife Unknown ~ Massachusetts, Connecticut
John Sprague * (about 1630-1676) and Ruth Bassett (about 1633-after 1693) ~ Massachusetts
Francis Sprague * (about 1590-1676) and Wife Unknown ~ England, Massachusetts

The Sprague lineage is an "iffy" one. Another cousin has researched this line but I've not seen any documentation, other than an old newspaper article, that connects Lucy to Thomas. It was interesting to learn about Francis Sprague, who seems to have been a colorful character, and to know that he came to Plymouth Colony on board the "Anne" in July, 1623. If the connections can be made, he would be my earliest arrival to these shores.

BALL

Susanna BALL (1797-1877) and Samuel Bray (1797-1885) ~ Kentucky, Indiana (they were 1st cousins)
James Ball (about 1749-1830) and Margaret "Peggy" BRAY (1753-1842) ~ Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky (Margaret was the daughter of Henry and Cathryn Bray)

TERWILLIGER

Elisabet Terwilliger (1761-unknown) and Jacob VAN KEUREN (1761-unknown) ~ New York
Jan Terwilliger (1731-1797) and Maria Van Wagenen (about 1760-unknown) ~ New York
Evert Terwilliger * (1686-1767) and Sara FREER (1698-1758) ~ New York

DEWITT

Tjaatje Dewitt (1659-before 1724) and Matthys MATTHYSSEN (see Van Curen) (1648-1730) ~ New Netherland (New York)
Tjerck Claessen Dewitt (about 1629-1699) and Barbara Andriessen (about 1636-1714) ~ Westphalia, New Netherland (New York)

FREER

Sara Freer (1698-1758) and Evert TERWILLIGER (1686-1767) ~ New York
Hugo Freer * (1668-1732) and Maria Anna Leroy (1673-unknown) ~ France, New York
Hugo Freer * (about 1640-1698) and Marie de la Haye (about 1640-1676) ~ France, New York

THE LINEAGE OF MY FRATERNAL GRANDMOTHER (Dad's Mother)

SHUDER / SCHUDER

Elsie Shuder (1885-1926) and Charles Wilson WISEMAN (1885-1943) ~ Indiana
Isaac Shuder (1846-1905) and Nancy Jane LAVERING (1854-1954) ~ Ohio, Indiana
Christian Schuder Jr. (1813-1885) and Sarah Nancy Huntsicker (1817-1883)
Christian Schuder Sr. (1762-1842) and Anna Eva Christina STOEVER (1774-1855) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio

LAVERING

Nancy Jane Lavering (1854-1954) and Isaac SHUDER (1846-1905) ~ Ohio, Indiana
Daniel Lavering (1830-1895) and Elizabeth Ann LONG (1829-1895) ~ Ohio, Indiana
William Lavering (1797-1870) and Elizabeth Ann SCHUDER (1808-1863) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana

Elizabeth Schuder was the daughter of Christian Schuder Sr. and Anna Eva Christina Stoever. Nancy Lavering and Isaac Shuder were 1st cousins once removed. Isaac's father was a brother of Nancy's grandmother.

STOEVER

Anna Eva Christina Stoever (1774-1855) and Christian SCHUDER Sr. (1762-1842) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio
John Casper Stoever III (1735-1821) and Anna Maria Barbar Nagel * (1710-1821) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio
John Caspar Stoever II * (1707-1779) and Maria Catarina MERCKEL * (1715-1795) ~ the Pfaltz, Pennsylvania
Johann Kaspar Stöver * (bap 1684-1738) and Gertraudt UNKNOWN (about 1687-before 1730) ~ Hessen (Germany), Virginia

MERCKEL

Maria Catarina MERCKEL * (1715-1795) and John Caspar Stoever II * (1707-1779) ~ the Pfaltz, Pennsylvania
Johann Christian Merckel * (1678-1766) and Anna Catharina Bender * (dates unknown) ~ Germany, Pennsylvania

LONG

Elizabeth Ann LONG (1829-1895) and Daniel Lavering (1830-1895) ~ Ohio, Indiana
George Long (1798-about 1872) and Wife Unknown (unknown-before 1850) ~ Virginia, Ohio, Indiana

It's time for some Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!

Here it is, Saturday Night already! My, how the time does fly. Randy's challenge tonight:

1. Which of your ancestors were alive in 1909?
2. Tell us where your ancestral families were living in 1909. What country, state, county, city/town, etc. Who was in the family at the time? Use the 1910 census as "close enough."
3. Have you found each of these families in the 1910 census?

My grandfather, Rolland Victor "Vic" Phend, turned 16 years old on June 19, 1909. In 1910 he was living on Ellsworth Street in Columbia City, Indiana with his parents (my great-grandparents) Henry and Susie (Yarian) Phend and eight younger siblings. Henry was 44 years old and Susie was 37. Their other children residing with them were Cecil (15), Gladys (14), Bernice (10), Russell (9), Donald (6), Virgil (5), Paul (3), and Gerald (1).

My 2nd great-grandfather (Henry's father), Jacob Phend (82), was living in Concord Township, Elkhart County, Indiana with his daughter and son-in-law, Sophia (46) and John (55) Ernest along with one of their sons, Frederick aged 16, and John's mother Maria (81). Jacob's wife, Louisa, had passed away in 1898.

Lovina Viola Berlin (my 2nd great-grandmother and the mother of Susie Lula Yarian Phend) was 65 years old, widowed, and living by herself in Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

Hazlette Aileen Brubaker (my grandmother and future wife of Vic Phend) was 7 years old in 1909 and living on State Street in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. In 1910 the family consisted of her father, Charles R. Brubaker (38), mother Maud C. (33), sister Choella J. (7), and brother William H. (5).

My 2nd great-grandparents, William and Malissa (Joslin) Brubaker were still residing on the Goose Lake Farm in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana when the census was taken in 1910. William was 66 years old and Malissa was 60. They had purchased the farm about the time they were married in 1871 and lived there until 1911 when they moved into Columbia City.

William Pythagrus and Sophia Elizabeth (Dunfee) Wise (Maud's parents, my 2nd great-grandparents) were living on their farm in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana in 1910. William was 58 years old and Sophia was 59. Living with them was their 23 year old daughter, Hazlette (she would be married the next year to Harlo Asher Burns).

My Dad's father, Charles, was 25 years old and living in Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana with his parents Samuel (56) and Amanda (49) (Alexander) Wiseman. In the household were their daughter Lellah (19), Amanda's half-sister Jennie R. Hover (55), and their grandson Harry C. (3). I suspect that the grandson Harry was really Charles' son Perry Martin Comfort Wiseman who was born in August 1906. I have not yet located Charles' wife Elsie (Shuder) Wiseman, age 25, and their daughter Eva Leah, who was born in February 1908, in the 1910 census records.

Nancy Jane (Lavering) Shuder (my great-grandmother, Elsie's mother) was 55 years old and living in Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was widowed and head of household. Residing with her were her four sons and one daughter; William H. (33), Charles J. (26), Cleveland (19), Anna M. (16), and Ezra (15).

The tally of those found in the 1910 census: 3 out of 4 grandparents (whereabouts of one is not known), 7 of 8 great-grandparents (the other one was deceased), and 6 of 16 great-great-grandparents (the other 10 were deceased). However, I know where the deceased are all buried and when they died, so the only one of the 28 whose whereabouts is unknown is my grandmother, Elsie (Shuder) Wiseman. She would have been 25 years old and wherever she was, I hope she had her infant daughter Eva Leah with her!

The deceased great-grandfather:

• Isaac Shuder died August 11, 1905 (age 59) buried in North Webster Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana

And the deceased great-great-grandparents (all locations are in Indiana):

• Louisa (Fisher) Phend died April 4, 1898 (age 68) buried in Hepton Union Cemetery, Kosciusko County
• Eli Yarian died January 28, 1895 (age 55) buried in South Union Cemetery, Elkhart County
• Charles Wiseman died August 14, 1895 (age 79) buried in McKay Cemetery, Switzerland County
• Naomi (Bray) Wiseman died December 8, 1908 (age 84) buried in McKay Cemetery
• William Alexander died April 7, 1899 (age 93) buried in Morris Chapel Cemetery, Kosciusko County
• Rachel (Van Curen) Alexander died December 20, 1891 (age 67) buried in Morris Chapel Cemetery
• Christian Schuder died September 2, 1885 (age 72) buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County
• Sarah Nancy (Huntsicker) Schuder died June 14, 1883 (age 66) buried in Syracuse Cemetery
• Daniel Lavering died October 10, 1895 (age 65) buried in Syracuse Cemetery
• Elizabeth Ann (Long) Lavering died November 23, 1895 (age 66) buried in Syracuse Cemetery

What did I learn? Nothing that I didn't already know, but here's a couple "interesting" items:

• Still can't find grandmother Elsie in the 1910 census. I looked, again. For the upteenth time.
• All of the deceased great-great-grandmothers, except one, were 66-68 years old when they died.
• Great-grandmother Nancy Jane (Lavering) Shuder lived to the age of 99 years 30 days.
• Grandfather Rolland Victor Phend lived to the age of 97 years 11 months 30 days.

Family Lines :: The Maternal Branches

When you die, you are not forgotten, so long as someone remembers your name.

I can't take credit for that thought, but I also can't tell you where it came from ;-)

Remembering the ancestors, those who came before us, is one of the underlying reasons why I "do" family history and genealogy. My research goals are twofold:

1. find out as much as possible about each ancestor
2. determine from whence they came (where from and when)

As sacrilegious as it may sound, I'm not really all that concerned with or even interested in finding the ancestors in the "old country" for the simple reason that many of my ancestors came here in the 1700s and early 1800s and I don't really feel any "ties" to their place of nativity. The exceptions to that are the Phend, Fisher, and Wiseman families who were the late comers, arriving in 1832 and 1833. I know that the Phend and Wiseman ancestors lived in Canton Berne, Switzerland and it is on my list of places to visit before I die! The Fishers came from "somewhere" in Germany.

Why post this now, after more than two years of blogging about my family? True, it should have been done long ago but I just never took the time to put it together. The primary reason for doing so now is to get the names "out there" in the hopes that anyone related that reads it will contact me (kinexxions "at" gmail "dot" com) and also to show the "kinexxions" between the various families that I've been writing about (hyperlinked names).

In the listing below, the Immigrant Ancestors are denoted with an asterisk (*) after their name. There are quite a few "dead ends" with the female ancestral lines, as might be expected. In some cases the maiden name is known but the parents have not yet been found. This could partially be due to the fact that I haven't taken the time to research them! Yet. After all, there are only so many hours in a day.

THE LINEAGE OF MY MATERNAL GRANDFATHER (Mom's Father)

PHEND

Rolland Victor Phend (1893-1991) and Hazlette Aileen BRUBAKER (1902-1984) ~ Indiana
Henry A. Phend (1865-1958) and Susie Lula YARIAN (1872-1956) ~ Indiana
Jacob Phend * (1829-1917) and Louisa FISHER * (1829-1898) ~ Switzerland/Germany, Ohio, Indiana
Johannes B'hend, aka John Phend * (1782-1859), and Susanna Kübli * (1785-1856) ~ Switzerland, Ohio, Indiana
Catharina Phend (1757-1797) ~ Switzerland (The father of her son,Johannes, is not known.)

Research done by Sonja Balmer Reid, a distant cousin, extends the Phend line back three more generations. The Swiss lines that connect to the Phend family in Canton Berne include Tschiemer, Zwahlen, Egger, Glaus, and Rohr. Those that connect to the Kϋbli family are Laederich and Frutiger. Sonja's father was born in Interlaken, Canton Berne and they are connected to me through the Phend, Kϋbli, and Zwahlen lines so we are cousins multiple times!

YARIAN

Eli Yarian (1839-1895) and Lovina Viola BERLIN (1845-1932) ~ Ohio, Indiana
Jacob Yarian (1812-1895) and Elizabeth SWITZER (1815-1894) ~ Ohio
Conrad Yarian (1780-1860) and Eva RUPERT (1786-1866) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio
John George Yerion (1733-abt 1803) and Margaretha WILLIAMS (1745-1833) ~ Pennsylvania
Mathias Jurion * (abt 1702-before 1763) and Maria Magdalena Unknown * (abt 1705-after 1763) ~ Pennsylvania

Mathias, a Palatine, arrived in Philadelphia onboard the ship "Pleasant" in October 1732. It is not known when Maria arrived in this country but their first child, John George, was born on October 18, 1733. It's possible they were married prior to leaving the Palatine. On November 1, 1732 Mathias was indentured to David Kaufman of Oley, province of Pennsylvania, for three years and nine months in payment of his passage to Philadelphia, which amounted to sixteen pounds and nineteen shillings.

FISHER

Louisa Fisher * (1829-1898) and Jacob PHEND * (1829-1917) ~ Germany/ Switzerland, Ohio, Indiana
Michael Fisher * (est 1800-1845) and Christenia HOUCK * (est 1805-aft 1850) Germany, Ohio, Indiana

Date of arrival for Michael and Christenia is not known for certain but their 3rd child was born in "Germany" in June 1833 and their 4th in June 1836 in Ohio.

BERLIN

Lovina Viola Berlin (1845-1932) and Eli YARIAN (1839-1895) ~ Ohio, Indiana
John D. Berlin (1792-1879) and Susannah HOFFMAN (1804-1880) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
John Frederick Berlin (1771-1843) and Juliana DIETZLER (abt 1772-between 1830/1840) - Pennsylvania
John Frederick Berlin (1742-1836) and Susan WAGNER (abt 1744-unknown) ~ Pennsylvania
Johann Jacob Berlin * (1716-1790) and Anna Margarita EULER * (1720-1807) ~ Pennsylvania

Johann Jacob was born in Niederbronn, France. He arrived here onboard the "Charming Nancy" in November 1738. It is not known when Anna Margarita arrived but they were presumably married prior to the birth of their first son in November 1740.

HOFFMAN

Susannah Hoffman (1804-1880) and John D. BERLIN (1792-1879) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
John Hoffman (1779-1860) and Catherine COY (1779-1852) ~ Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Johann Dietrich Hoffman * (1751-1826) and Susanna Alder * (est 1760-unknown) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio

Dietrich was reportedly brought to Pennsylvania as a young child by his parents Michael Hoffman and Maria Engel, date not yet known. Dietrich is a Revolutionary Patriot and is buried in Washingtonville Cemetery, Mahoning County, Ohio.

COY

Catherine Coy (1779-1852) and John HOFFMAN (1779-1860) ~ Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Johann Henrich "Henry" Coy * (1747-after 1804) and Mary Unknown * (abt 1755-before 1785) ~ Maryland, Pennsylvania

Johann was born in the Pfalz, Bayern, which is now part of Germany. He was the son of Johann Henrich Kau/Coy and Anna Elisabetha Andriges.

THE LINEAGE OF MY MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER (Mom's Mother)

BRUBAKER

Hazlette Aileen Brubaker (1902-1984) and Rolland Victor PHEND (1893-1991) ~ Indiana
Charles Romain Brubaker (1871-1945) and Maude Catherine WISE (1877-1953) ~ Indiana
William Brubaker (1843-1912) and Malissa Mariah JOSLIN (1849-1937) ~ Indiana
John Brubaker (1819-1879) and Sarah FOSTER (1818-1904) ~ Indiana, Ohio (John and Sarah were not married to each other, William was born out of wedlock)
Martin Brubaker (1799-1862) and Nancy NEEL (1797-1851) ~ Ohio
Hans Jacob Brubaker III (before 1759-about 1824) and Elizabeth Steinweg/Stoneroad (about 1765-about 1821) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio
Hans Jacob Brubaker II * (about 1725-about 1802) and Anna Maria Schimpft (est 1735 - unknown) ~ Germany, Pennsylvania
Hans Jacob Brubaker * (about 1700-about 1755) and Wife Unknown ~ Germany, Pennsylvania

WISE

Maude Catherine Wise (1877-1953) and Charles Romain BRUBAKER (1871-1945) ~ Indiana
William Pythagrus Wise (1852-1935) and Sophia Elizabeth DUNFEE (1850-1916) ~ Indiana
Jacob Wise (1827-1865) and Malissa Ann STEM (1833-1901) ~ Ohio, Indiana
Peter Wise (about 1797-1875) and Christina Unknown (1801-1884) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana (Not proven that Peter and Christina are the parents of Jacob.)

DUNFEE

Sophia Elizabeth Dunfee (1850-1916) and William Pythagrus WISE (1852-1935) ~ Indiana
William Hamilton Dunfee (1822-1888) and Catherine B. JONES (1829-1903) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
James Dunfee (1788-1861) and Sophia Elizabeth HAZLETT (1794-1864) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana

STEM

Malissa Ann Stem (1833-1901) and Jacob WISE (1827-1865) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
Conrad Stem (1804-1882) and Indiana SISLEY (1809-1888) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana

JONES

Catherine B. JONES (1829-1903) and William Hamilton DUNFEE (1822-1888) ~ Ohio, Indiana
William B. Jones (about 1800-1843) and Elizabeth HELMS (1804-1883) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana

HELMS

Elizabeth Helms (1804-1883) and William B. JONES (about 1800-1843) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
Conrad Helms (about 1775 - unknown) and Mary SWIGART (1777- unknown) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana

SISLEY

Indiana Sisley (1809-1888) and Conrad STEM (1804-1882) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
Lewis Sisley (1765-1826) and Margaret ELLIS (1773-1870) ~ Maryland, Pennsylvania
Jacob Sisley (about 1740-unknown) and Jane Unknown (about 1740-unknown) ~ Pennsylvania

ELLIS

Margaret Ellis (1773-1870) and Lewis SISLEY (1765-1826) ~ Maryland, Pennsylvania
Nathan Ellis (about 1750-unknown) and Mary Unknown (about 1750-unknown)

FOSTER

Benjamin Foster (1791-1879) and Margaret "Peggy" MYERS (about 1797-about 1820) ~ Virginia, Ohio
Willhelm George Forster, aka William Foster * (1749-1815) and Magdalena DANIEL (1755-1823) ~ Prussia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio

NEEL

Nancy Neel (1797-1851) and Martin BRUBAKER (1799-1862) ~ Ohio
James Neel (1770-1855) and Rebecca FRANKS (1768-1797/1800) ~ Pennsylvania, Ohio

MYERS

Margaret "Peggy" Myers (about 1797-about 1820) and Benjamin FOSTER (1791-1879) ~ Virginia, Ohio
John Myers (about 1765-about 1820) and Margaret Unknown (about 1770-1850/1860) ~ Ohio

DANIEL

Magdalena DANIEL (1755-1823) and Willhelm George Forster, aka William Foster * (1749-1815) ~ Prussia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio
Adam Daniel * (1716-1777) and Christina Barbara Kleist * (about 1734-1770) ~ Germany, Pennsylvania

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Three years ago I spent a couple of months delving into my New England ancestors, the Joslin and Goodrich lines. Quite frankly, the amount of information available through the various publications and the connections to so many surnames was overwhelming. I put them aside and continued work on the lines listed above.

The research done on the Joslin lines (beyond Joseph 1742-1829) and the Goodrich lines (beyond John 1754-1834) has been through the use of publications (family history books, the NEHGR, online databases). In other words, I don't have any documentation to substantiate these lineage, yet.

JOSLIN

Malissa Mariah Joslin (1849-1937) and William BRUBAKER (1843-1912) ~ Indiana
Lysander Price Joslin (1825-1899) and Lydia ROBISON (1825-1899) ~ Ohio, Indiana, Kansas
James Joslin (about 1796-after 1850) and Abigail GOODRICH (about 1805-after 1882) ~ Ohio, Indiana
Jonas Joslin (1769-after 1850) and Ruth Dyer (1771-1830) ~ Massachusetts, Vermont, Ohio
Joseph Joslin (1742-1829) and Sarah Tarbell (1741-1810) ~ Massachusetts
John Joslin (1710-1789) and Lucy Wilder (1715- unknown) ~ Massachusetts
Peter Joslin (1665-1759) and Johanna Whitcomb (1673-1717) ~ Massachusetts
Nathaniel Joslin * (1627-1694) and Sarah King * (1632-1706) ~ England, Massachusetts
Thomas Joslin * (1592-1661) and Rebecca Jude * (1592-after 1664) ~ England, Massachusetts

According to published records, the Tarbell line connects to the BOWERS, WOODS, RUSHTON, LONGLEY, and GOFFE families. The Wilder line connects to GARDNER, MASON, WELLS, SMITH, and WHEELER while the Whitcomb line joins up with WATERS, COGGAN, and LINTON.

GOODRICH

Abigail Goodrich (about 1805-after 1882) and James JOSLIN (about 1796-after 1850) ~ Ohio, Indiana
Bela Goodrich (1777-about 1864) and Sally Church (about 1780-about 1831) ~ Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana
John Goodrich (1754-1834) and Abigail Price (1754-1827) ~ Connecticut, Ohio
Benjamin Goodrich (1717-1787) and Sarah Dewey (1712-1782) ~ Connecticut
Benjamin Goodrich (1688-1742) and Grace Kilbourn (1693-1764) ~ Connecticut
William Goodrich (1661-1737) and Grace Riley (1661-1712) ~ Connecticut
William Goodrich * (about 1625-1676) and Sarah Marvin * (1631-1702) ~ England, Connecticut

According to various publications, the Kilbourn line goes back another three generations and connects to BULKELEY, BROWNSON, CHETWOOD, HILLS, and MOODY. The Dewey line connects to BECKLEY, DEMING, TREAT, and ORTON.

ROBISON

Lydia Robison (1825-1899) and Lysander Price JOSLIN (1825-1899) ~ Ohio, Indiana, Kansas
Henry Robison (about 1794-1852) and Anna McMorron (about 1794-after 1855) ~ Ohio, Indiana