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Ancestors of the Seymour Lee Ingerson

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Christine Hindle


Ancestors of Seymour Lee Ingerson



FIRST GENERATION

1. Seymour Lee INGERSON was born on July 3, 1870 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. He died on December 23, 1934 in Chickasha, Grady, OK. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI. He was a Chemist. Chickasha Daily Express, p. 1, Col. 7; November 24, 1934:

DEATH CALLS S.L. INGERSON

Cotton Oil Company Chemist Dies at Home Sunday

S.L. Ingerson, age 64, succumbed at his home, 1727 Idaho Avenue, Sunday night, at 6:30 o'clock after a three weeks' illness.

No services are to be held here, but Mrs. Ingerson and her son, Seymour B. Ingerson, will leave Monday night with the body for Allegan, Michigan. Funeral services and burial will be held at Hopkins, Michigan, Mr. Ingerson's old home, Wednesday.

Mr. Ingerson had been employed as chemist for the Chickasha Cotton Oil company for the past 22 years. He was a member of the Congregational Church.

He is survived by his wife and son and his sister, Mrs. Agnes Iler, Hopkins, Michigan.

Of Days That Used to Be

Written by request of a dear granddaughter, by her grandmotber --age 86.

"Life is the mirror of king and sage; it's just what you are and do. Then give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you." Experiences of a long lifetime sometimes seem to prove and then to disprove this statement. Judge for yourself from a few incidents in one lifetime.

My parents and their four children were all born in Cleveland, Ohio. Our home was in South Cleveland, then called Brooklyn Village. We were all comfortable and happy there and all active in the nearby Congregational Church, and S.S. One recollection of my early childhood is that a rather well-to-do couple in our neighborhood lost an only child my age whom they said looked just like me, with brown curls and eyes. They offered my parents $1000.00 cash for me. In those days that was a mint of money to poor folks, but after due consideration they decided they couldn't let me go. This merely proves that once in my lifetime I was worth a few cents to someone. Another recollection of my earliest school days is that a little Negro boy bad the seat right behind mine and my curls came down to the top of his desk. One day I came home scratching the back of my head and Mother took me in hand at once with a good clean-up, then sent a note to my teacher asking her to change my seat and why. This was my only experience of this kind in my lifetime.

My Mother's parents died before she was married, so I never knew them but I remember my Father's folks real well and our visits to their house, especially on Easter afternoon when they would have colored eggs hidden about in their garden for us to find. Grandfather was so afraid I wouldn't get my full share against the two older ones so he would take me by the hand and walk along pointing and saying "see, see".

Our home was not far from the local "Center" where we did our incidental shopping, but once a week Mother went down town to the "Market House", equivalent to our supermarkets, where one could stock up on about everything. We were also not far from the woods and the creek where we used to wander occasionally. Sometimes on Sunday afternoon we would walk to the local cemetery, which was most beautifully befit with fine lawn, flowers, trees, shrubs and lovely drives, just a fine park.

Near the end of 1888, just before my ninth birthday, we sold our home and moved to Fort Worth, Texas. We eventually got established there and to feel at home in the nearby Presbyterian church. I was only 15 when I was "maid of honor" at my sister's wedding, the first time I ever had my hair done up on my head or wore a fancy long dress. From, that time on, I never lacked for a boyfriend or escort though my chief interest in life was to earn my way with books etc. thru high school. I graduated with honors at 17 and then just as zealously tried to be able to go to college but I got no encouragement or help at home along that line. In addition to keeping a steady job each day at The Fair, a general merchandise store, I was a S.S. teacher, active in Young People's Society and in the choir.

When I was 19 a new young man from Michigan came to work in Fort Worth and attended our church and Young People's Society and, strange to say, he seemed to fall hard for me tbough at that time I wasn't especially interested along that line. But, to make a long story short we became engaged in May 1900 and were married in June of 1901. This is where the plot thickens. Just before we were to be married he had a very sudden call to come back to help care for his fast-failing father and to manage the farm, so giving up his job and income. After much persuasion I agreed to become a farmer's wife, "green as a gourd" about such a life but I at least knew how to cook and keep house. After a very brief honeymoon we settled down as farmers and nurses, to do the best we could.

Just at this point may I add a bit of background to the Ingerson side of the story. Father Ingerson, your great-grandfather, was born in New England and was a real "Down East Yankee". Like many young men of that day, he came west to claim a homestead in the Michigan forests. His claim of 160 acres was about midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo in Hopkins township. It was almost solid virgin timber and included a beautiful small lake fed-by spring and spring streams and was well stocked with nice fish. It so happened that this lake was overlooked and so not named by the national survey, so it has always been strictly known as "Ingerson Lake". Father Ingerson taught school and did some legal work to support himself while he was clearing some land for farming. He, with help, built a comfortable log house from his own timber and there was plenty of good spring water and abundant wood for fuel, even down to the present day. It was to this primitive setting where he brought his bride and where their five children were born. The first died in infancy, the other four lived to full maturity. In later years as necessity demanded a new two story frame house was built with a thick stone basement under the whole house, also two large barns and other outbuildings. There were apple orchards on both sides of the new house, plenty of garden space, nice cultivated fields, etc. It was now "Orchard Home".

Now to pick up the tale where I so rudely broke off. You can sort of get the picture of the place I went into as a bride.

There was a fine deep well of good cold water just outside of the house and a large underground cistern with a pump at a sink and drain in the kitchen. No electricity or plumbing, cooking and heating by wood stoves, hot water by kitchen stove reservoir or teakettle, kerosene lamps, outdoor toilet, baths by tub beside kitchen range.

This is sort of a picture of what a "city gal" bride went into but really it worked out better than might be expected. Fortunately the Ingerson family all seemed to like me and we got along most pleasantly. Since I was six years younger than their youngest child, they seemed to get a kick out of me as a kid learning new tricks every day.

Besides household chores and running sort of a sanitarium, we bad horses, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens to care for, not to mention a cat or two and the usual field and garden work. During the week the milkings of night and morning, above what we needed for household use, was put into large milk cans and, soon after breakfast chores, it was usually my job to drive to the cheese factory in town with these cans. On one such occasion the horse suddenly took fright at something and ran away, finally stopping when cutting himself on a barbed wire fence and dumping me and the milk cans out. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt and a neighbor took me home. I still had nerve enough to do these same chores after that, as I was the only one who could be spared to do it. Some of the nursing chores were such that only S.L. and his mother could do.

At a certain time each spring men came to shear the sheep and at such time it was customary to cut off the long tails with which the lambs are born. Usually they get over it soon without any ill effects. It seemed cruel and unnecessary to me and when I came home one morning and found they had done it to my pet lamb I just had a good cry. One of the ewes had twins and she absolutely rejected one of them and wouldn't let it feed. It was brought to the house a feeble little thing and I raised it on a bottle and it became a real pet. As soon as it was old and strong enough to eat grass and other feeds I would tie it out in the yard where it could eat to suit itself. I had a lovely round pansy bed with a two-foot wire fence around it for protection and this fence was all in bloom with sweet peas. One day my lamb got loose somehow and I found it just finishing the last of my pretty sweet peas. In spite of my best care the pet lamb never seemed to grow as the other sheep did and one day I came home to find it lying dead near where it was tied. I felt so bad about it that Mother Ingerson said I could claim its twin as mine, so I named him Pete and began being friendly to him until he became as much of a pet as the little one. I'd sometimes go out in the meadow and sit under a big walnut tree and crack nuts with a couple of stones. When Pete would discover me he would come over and pull at my dress with his mouth until I would feed him some nut meats. When finally he would look around and see the flock had wandered far afield he would give a long ba-a-a and go running across to the flock. He finally got so big and rambunctious, jumped fences, etc., it seemed best to sell him and I was given the money.

One day I went out to the icehouse for something and there, on the damp sawdust that covered the ice was a cat with three tiny kittens all coal black. I gathered them all up and took them to the house and put them in a padded box where they could be warm and well taken care of. I called them Shadrac, Meshac and Abednego. They never seemed to grow well because of their chilly start and all three finally died.

One story in connection with the pioneer days that was said to be a real happening. There were bears roaming the woods in those early days. One day a little girl wandered into the woods and got lost. By nightfall her folks became really anxious and found a search party with lanterns. As dawn began to break they found a beaten trail on which were her footsteps beside big bear tracks. They followed the trail till it disappeared in a sort of cave under a rock pile. They had little hope that she was still alive but called her name several times. Finally she appeared at the opening, rubbing sleepy eyes. They asked where she had been and she said, "I got lost and could not find my way home, then I saw Uncle Jason's big black dog walking along and I knew he could find his way, so I went over and walked close beside him. When he went to lie down for a nap, I was so tired and sleepy I just cuddled up close to him and went sound asleep until I heard my name called." She had slept with a wild bear and came thru unharmed.

The Ingerson Lake I mentioned has very beautiful water lilies floating on it in summer. In winter it freezes over solid two or three feet thick so we could drive across it with the team and bobsleds for a short cut into the woods. The first Christmas I was there we made such a trip for some extra stove woodland to pick out and cut down a pretty Christmas tree. On that trip we had put a big load of wood on the sled and our pretty tree on top of the load and started for home when, in the deep snow we hit into what is called a "thank you mom" which caused the front runners to drop out from the load. We had to stand there in snow over our knees and unload the tree and all the wood in order to lift the parts of the sled together again, then reload everything and again head for home. We were young then so it was all good fun. I had my first real genuine homesick spell that first Christmas afternoon because everything was so different from what I had been used to. The most that was done in any way was what I had carried out alone and they all said it was the best Christmas they had ever had and prettiest tree.

Our eighty acres of woods were very lovely in summer with stately trees of various sorts, very lovely ferns, wild flowers of many kinds and birds and squirrels everywhere. In early Spring we would tap the maple trees, take the sap to the sugar house near by to boil down to right consistency for maple syrup. For what maple sugar we made we took the cans of syrup to the house to finish boiling it down to sugar. At this stage of the game we used to like to take a big dinner plate, fill it with snow from outside and then with the big stirring spoon drool the tbick syrup back and forward in strips over the snow. This sure makes good taffy to chew on.

In the Fall we would go out in the woods to pick up our supply of walnuts, butternuts, hickory nuts and some beechnuts, though the pigs usually got the most of these by rooting among the deep fallen leaves. These are small and pigs eat them shell and all and get fat.

The ice house was a substantial log structure, well insulated and in winter when ice on the lake was thick, men went with large lumber saws and cut thru it to form large blocks of ice which were loaded on flat sleds and drawn by horses to the ice house to be packed in with sawdust as packing between the blocks. This was our ice supply for the summer, though in general we did not need much with cold water from the well and a very cool cellar in which to keep foods. The Saturday night and Sunday morning milkings were kept here in large brown crocks, the cream skimmed off and churned into butter, the remaining clabber used for cottage cheese and other household uses or fed to the pigs and other livestock.

We always had an ample supply of vegetables, fruits, canned fruits and vegetables, smoked, dried and pickled meats, relishes and such in the cellar and we took our own wheat and corn to the mill to supply our flour and meal. We did all of our own bread and other baking. When the threshers came we had a real gang to feed for several meals. We had to keep a regular hired man all of the time. It was always busy times, mostly all work and no play, but such was life. We attended church every time we possibly could, because of sickness at home.

After the death of Father Ingerson, Mother was very anxious that we two stay with her on the farm and that we finally own the place. Strange to say, I was willing to try the plan but S.L. who was born and raised there didn't like farming and was very unhappy, so when we finally got satisfactory arrangements made for care of Mother and the farm, we two left dead broke, to face the world as best we could and thru the years made more or less a successful go of it, but this part is really another story.

I have often said to myself, "Some are born for great things, some are born for small and of some it is not recorded why they are born at all."

Yet from the depth of my heart I can say, "All the way my Saviour leads me, what have I to ask beside. Can I doubt his tender mercies, who thru life has been my guide. Heavenly peace divinest comfort here by faith in Him to dwell, for I know, whatever befall me, Jesus doeth all things well."

I sball continue to hope and pray that we may all be present around the "Great White Throne" some day, where all our mistakes and all our heartaches and all of our poor selfish griefs may be dropped like a ragged old coat at the door and never put on again.

Some additional thoughts put down at a later time:

Because of his father's illness, S.L. couldn't get away long enough to come to Ft. Worth to be married so it was agreed that Mother and I would come to Chicago and he would meet us there. In the meantime the family on the home farm asked as a favor that the wedding be held there so his family could be present, so we went on to Hopkins, where I was most heartily welcomed. The house was pretty with flowers for the wedding, a few extra relatives and the minister present and a wedding dinner prepared.

We had to be taken by horse and buggy to Kellogg, the nearest railroad to Battle Creek and Lansing where we went on our honeymoon.

We arrived at the time the passenger train was scheduled to leave but there had just been a change of schedule and the only train of the day was gone. The agent suggested that a freight was due in an hour and we could ride in the caboose if we cared to. Rather than make the long drive again the next day, we decided to go on that way. In years later I had a saying, I began my married life by freight and have gone by freight ever since.

In my young days I often whistled a tune as I worked. When Father Ingerson heard me doing this one day, he said, "whistling girls and crowing hens always come to some bad ends" so I tried not to do it anymore.

We always had plenty of good apples on the farm and in season we would take a wagonload of them to the cider mill. Some of the resulting cider was put into the cellar and treated to form vinegar for household use. Some of it was boiled down with sugar into apple jelly and some into apple butter, which was made by cutting in sweet apples and seasoning to form the jam or butter. Because the family was radically prohibitionist no one was allowed to drink the cider, though personally I never felt it wrong to drink sweet unfermented cider.

(This was written for me, Elizabeth Christine (Ingerson) Hindle) in the mid-1960's by my grandmother, Lillie Helen (Eitelman) Ingerson.)

SECOND GENERATION

2. Durkee Calkins INGERSON was born on June 25, 1830 in Monkton Ridge, Addison, VT. He was born on June 25, 1830 in Monkton Rdg., Addison, VT.1,1 He died on July 2, 1903 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.1 He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI. He was a Teacher, Farmer. Excerpt from the life story of Lillie Helen (Eitelman) Ingerson:

Father Ingerson was born in New England and was a real "Down East Yankee." Like many young men of that day, he came west to claim a homestead in the Michigan forests. His claim of 160 acres was about midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo in Hopkins township. It was almost solid virgin timber and included a beautiful small lake fed by spring and spring streams and was well stocked with nice fish. It so happened that this lake was overlooked and so not named by the national survey, so it has always been strictly known as "Ingerson Lake." Father Ingerson taught school and did some legal work to support himself while he was clearing some land for farming. He, with help, built a comfortable log house from his own timber and there was plenty of good spring water and abundant wood for fuel, even down to the present day. It was to this primitive setting where he brought his bride and where their five children were born. The first died in infancy, the other four lived to full maturity. In later years as necessity demanded a new two story frame house was built with a thick stone basement under the whole house, also two large barns and other outbuildings. There were apple orahards on both sides of the new house, plenty of garden space, nice cultivated fields, etc. It was now "Orchard Home."

There was a fine deep well of good cold water just outside of the house and a large underground cistern with a pump at a sink and drain in the kitchen. No electricity or plumbing -- cooking and heating by wood stoves, hot water by kitchen stove reservoir or teakettle, kerosene lamps, outdoor toilet, baths by tub beside kitchen range."

1870 Census Allegan Co., MI -- Hopkins Twp.

Ingerson D C 39 m w Farmer Vermont
Susan A 31 f w Ohio
Ira B 9 m w Michigan
Susan A 3 f w Michigan

Noggle Mary 58 f w Wertemberg,br. Theodore 15 m w Ohio

Noggle Benj F 43 m w Farmer Ohio
Elizabeth 38 f w Ohio
Cyrus 20 m w Laborer Ohio
Lovina 16 f w Ohio
Melinda 15 f w Ohio
Martha 12 f w Ohio
Minerva 8 f w Ohio
Ephraim 6 m w Ohio
John 4 m w Ohio
Edward 2 m w Ohio
Truman 10m m w Ohio

Land Records Allegan Co., MI

PATENT_L_N PATENT_F_N PATENT_M_I SECTION_NR TOWNSHIP RANGE TOTAL_ACRE L_O_CODE DOCUMENT_NR SIGN_DATE REMARKS

INGERSON AURELIA A 26 3 N 12 W 40.0000 08 25343 1850/12/02

INGERSON DURKEE C 32 3 N 12 W 80.0000 08 25975 1853/11/01

INGERSON DURKEE C 32 3 N 12 W 0.0000 08 27095 1856/03/10

INGERSON DURKEE C 32 3 N 12 W 80.0000 08 27095 1856/03/10

INGERSON DURKEE C 29 3 N 12 W 40.0000 08 27814 1856/12/15

INGERSON WILLIAM R 26 3 N 12 W 40.0000 08 25916 1853/11/01

D. C. Ingerson of Hastings is listed as a student in the "Annual Catalogue of the Officers & Students of the Olivet Institute, Eaton Co., MI 1851-1852."

D. C. Ingerson's father was Ira Ingerson and he was born in Little Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., NY in 1783. Lillian Drake Avery in her book "The Ingersoll Family" says of Ira, "His father died when he was 4 years old. His mother moved to near Vergennes, VT, where she married again. She bound Ira out to a farmer there and with her husband moved to Canada and he never saw her again. She left the record of his birth with the man who took the boy to bring up until 21 years old. Not being well used and having no chance to go to school as pledged in the contract, he left at the age of 15 and took care of himself." Ms. Avery guesses that Ira's parents may have been Joseph Ingerson and Huldah Fisk. Ira's first wife was Sally Rounds and his second wife (Durkee's mother) was Sarah Bidwell.

Household Record 1880 United States Census

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Durkee C. INGERSON Self M Male W 49 VT Farmer NY VT

Susan A. INGERSON Wife M Female W 41 OH Keeping House PA WIRT

Ira B. INGERSON Son S Male W 19 MI Farm Laborer VT OH

Agnes S. INGERSON Dau S Female W 13 MI VT OH

Seymour L. INGERSON Son S Male W 9 MI VT OH

Mary Edna INGERSON Dau S Female W 6 MI VT OH

Mary A. NOGGLE MotherL W Female W 68 WIRT WIRT WIRT

Charles M. RICE Other S Male W 19 KS Farm Laborer NY NY

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Source Information:

Census Place Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan
Family History Library Film 1254569
NA Film Number T9-0569
Page Number 222A

Excerpt from the life story of Lillie Helen (Eitelman) Ingerson:

Father Ingerson was born in New England and was a real "Down East Yankee." Like many young men of that day, he came west to claim a homestead in the Michigan forests. His claim of 160 acres was about midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo in Hopkins township. It was almost solid virgin timber and included a beautiful small lake fed by spring and spring streams and was well stocked with nice fish. It so happened that this lake was overlooked and so not named by the national survy, so it has always been strictly known as "Ingerson Lake." Father Ingerson taught school and did some legal work to support himself while he was clearing some land for farming. He, with help, built a comfortable log house from his own timber and there was plenty of good spring water and abundant wood for fuel, even down to the present day. It was to this primitive setting where he brought his bride and where their five children were born. The first died in infancy, the other four lived to full maturity. In later years as necessity demanded a new two story frame house was built with a thick stone basement under the whole house, also two large barns and other outbuildings. There were apple orahards on both sides of the new house, plenty of garden space, nice cultivated fields, etc. It was now "Orchard Home."

There was a fine deep well of good cold water just outside of the house and a large underground cistern with a pump at a sink and drain in the kitchen. No electricity or plumbing -- cooking and heating by wood stoves, hot water by kitchen stove reservoir or teakettle, kerosene lamps, outdoor toilet, baths by tub beside kitchen range."

1870 Census Allegan Co., MI -- Hopkins Twp.

Ingerson D C 39 m w Farmer Vermont
Susan A 31 f w Ohio
Ira B 9 m w Michigan
Susan A 3 f w Michigan

Noggle Mary 58 f w Wertemberg
Theodore 15 m w Ohio

Noggle Benj F 43 m w Farmer Ohio
Elizabeth 38 f w Ohio
Cyrus 20 m w Laborer Ohio
Lovina 16 f w Ohio
Melinda 15 f w Ohio
Martha 12 f w Ohio
Minerva 8 f w Ohio
Ephraim 6 m w Ohio
John 4 m w Ohio
Edward 2 m w Ohio
Truman 10m m w Ohio

Land Records Allegan Co., MI PATENT_L_N PATENT_F_N PATENT_M_I SECTION_NR TOWNSHIP RANGE TOTAL_ACRE L_O_CODE DOCUMENT_NR SIGN_DATE REMARKS

INGERSON AURELIA A 26 3 N 12 W 40.0000 08 25343 1850/12/02

INGERSON DURKEE C 32 3 N 12 W 80.0000 08 25975 1853/11/01

INGERSON DURKEE C 32 3 N 12 W 0.0000 08 27095 1856/03/10

INGERSON DURKEE C 32 3 N 12 W 80.0000 08 27095 1856/03/10

INGERSON DURKEE C 29 3 N 12 W 40.0000 08 27814 1856/12/15

INGERSON WILLIAM R 26 3 N 12 W 40.0000 08 25916 1853/11/01

D. C. Ingerson of Hastings is listed as a student in the "Annual Catalogue of the Officers & Students of the Olivet Institute, Eaton Co., MI 1851-1852."

Dear Mr. Calkins,

Your information added a little more to some that a couple of other people sent me. I don't have anything that's not available on the internet.

I'm trying to see if there is a connection between Durkee Calkins and Durkee Calkins Ingerson (my ancestor). The Ingersons were neighbors to the Calkins in Vermont and later in Hopkins, MI. I have an old diary of D.C. Ingerson's where there is a receipt to Mr. Calkins for some work. I haven't looked at it for a long time but may be blacksmithing. I'll try to dig it out and scan it one of these days.

Anyway, D. C. Ingerson's father was Ira Ingerson and he was born in Little Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., NY in 1783. Lillian Drake Avery in her book "The Ingersoll Family" says of Ira, "His father died when he was 4 years old. His mother moved to near Vergennes, VT, where she married again. She bound Ira out to a farmer there and with her husband moved to Canada and he never saw her again. She left the record of his birth with the man who took the boy to bring up until 21 years old. Not being well used and having no chance to go to school as pledged in the contract, he left at the age of 15 and took care of himself." Ms. Avery guesses that Ira's parents may have been Joseph Ingerson and Huldah Fisk but has no proof or any really solid reason for the guess. Ira's first wife was Sally Rounds and his second wife (Durkee's mother) was Sarah Bidwell. They did name people after family because another son of Ira and Sarah Bidwell is Stephen Sedgwick Ingerson. Sarah's mother was a Sedgwick. I have a good solid ancestry on Sarah Bidwell and no Calkins there so I'm wondering if they are related to the Calkins on Ira's side. If not, perhaps they just named him after a neighbor. But since Durkee Calkins (1) was almost 20 years older than Ira, and since Durkee Calkins (2) his grandson is 7 years younger than D.C. Ingerson, I'm wondering if Durkee Calkins is an uncle -- a brother to Ira's mother, whoever she was. Anyway, that's what I'm fishing around for.

Christine

Household Record 1880 United States Census

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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Durkee C. INGERSON Self M Male W 49 VT Farmer NY VT
Susan A. INGERSON Wife M Female W 41 OH Keeping House PA WIRT
Ira B. INGERSON Son S Male W 19 MI Farm Laborer VT OH
Agnes S. INGERSON Dau S Female W 13 MI VT OH
Seymour L. INGERSON Son S Male W 9 MI VT OH
Mary Edna INGERSON Dau S Female W 6 MI VT OH
Mary A. NOGGLE MotherL W Female W 68 WIRT WIRT WIRT
Charles M. RICE Other S Male W 19 KS Farm Laborer NY NY

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Source Information:

Census Place Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan
Family History Library Film 1254569
NA Film Number T9-0569
Page Number 222A

He was married to Susanna A NOGGLE on November 27, 1857 in Monterey, Allegan, MI.1

3. Susanna A NOGGLE was born on December 14, 1838 in New Springfield, OH. She was born on December 14, 1838 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co., OH.2,3 She died on January 30, 1921 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. She died on January 30, 1921 in Hopkins, Allegan Co, MI.4,5 She was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI.

per S. B. Ingerson: "My grandmother, Susan Noggle, could not read or write when she was married. Grandfather, who was a school teacher, taught her after they were married. I have one or two old letters in her handwriting and they are quite legible."

Article from a Michigan Newspaper under heading "Hopkins Department":

Absalom Noggle and his son, Rex Noggle of Grand Rapids, brother and nephew of Mrs. Ingerson, were here to attend her funeral Tuesday.

It is reported that about thirty children are absent from our school on account of sickness.

There is good attendance at the meetings being held at the M. E. Church.

Another of the pioneer residents of Hopkins is gone. Mrs. Susan A. Ingerson passed away in the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Iler, Sunday afternoon, January 30, 1921, at one o'clock, after a lingering illness of pernicious anemia. Susan A. Noggle was born in New Springfield, Ohio, December 14, 1838. She was the third in a family of eleven children, ten of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. The four sons of the family all survive her, being Abraham Noggle of Hopkins, George F. Noggle of Tustin, Absolom Noggle of Grand Rapids, and Theodore Noggle of Boulder, Colorado. Of the six daughters, she was the last to pass away. In the spring of 1855 she came to Michigan with her parents, settling in Monterey township. Here, December 27, 1857, she was married to Durkee C. Ingerson, and the following spring they began keeping house on the hundred and sixty farm the latter had previously purchased of the government on section thirty-two, Hopkins. This farm has since been her home and here her five children were born - three sons (Harry, who died in infancy, Ira b., of Santa Ana, California, Seymour L. of Chickasha, Oklahoma), and two daughters (Mrs. Agnes iler and Mrs. Edna Wise), both of Hopkins. She leaves, besides her children, six grandchildren. In her girlhood she became converted and joined the Methodist Church. After her marriage she transferred her membership to the First Congregational Church of Hopkins, and was a loyal, devoted member to the end, all the interests of the Master's kingdom being very dear. So long as she was able, she was faithful in her attendance at church, often putting to shame much younger people by her disregard of inclement weather. Over a year ago the family noticed that she was failing, begging her repeatedly to go to the doctor and she declared there was nothing the matter, she was "tired." Finally, last July he just up and came to her home. Since that time, in spite of medical attention, care, and her own brave fight to remain with her loved ones a little longer, she declined steadily till the end came quietly and peacefully. On account of the home being in quarantine, Mrs. Wise being ill there with scarlet fever, no public funeral could be held. Instead, a brief, but impressive service was conducted in front of the house at eleven o'clock Tuesday, Feb. 1, by her pastor, Rev. G. W. Atkinson, the body lying in state just inside a large window. Interment was in Maplewood cemetery, beside her husband who passed on before, July 2, 1903. The friends who gathered for the service and followed her to her last resting place, as well as the beautiful flowers given, testified mutely to the respect in which she was held. The best testimony which can be given as to her motherood is found in the words of the wise man, "Her children arise up and call her blessed."

Durkee Calkins INGERSON and Susanna A NOGGLE had the following children:

i. Harry Raymond INGERSON was born on December 19, 1858 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. He died on December 19, 1858 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.

ii. Ira Burdette INGERSON was born on May 9, 1861 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. He died in January 1934 in Alpine, CA. IRA BURDETTE INGERSON

1861-1934

IRA BURDETTE INGERSON

1861-1934

Uncle Ira was born in the log cabin on the Ingerson Farm in Sec 32, 23N, R12W, Allegan Co., Mich. Although his parents were later very active members in the Congregational Church at Hopkinsburg, they were not active Christians until Ira was at least a teenager. However some diaries of Uncle Ira's which are in Christine's genealogical files show that as a young man in the 1880s he was very active with youth groups at the Congregational Church at Hopkins Station (present Hopkins). Some time in the middle years of the 1880s, he contracted polio (then called infantile paralysis) and was crippled, walking with crutches the rest of his long life. At some point not too long after his bout with polio he was a patient in the Battle Creek Sanitarium, a large hospital owned and operated by the Seventh Day Adventists. He was converted to the Adventist faith and for a number of years, as shown by his diaries, he traveled extensively in southern Michigan, doing missionary visiting and selling Adventist literature. At some point later on he became alienated from the Adventist faith and was a professed atheist for the rest of his life.

Uncle Ira was married on May 9, 1900 (his birthday) in Battle Creek to Edyth A. Webb, who was also an Adventist and later an atheist. Webb was the name of her first husband, by whom she had had a baby girl who died young. I do not know her maiden name. Aunt Edyth was an odd character, who could often amuse with her odd sayings. In 1903 after Grandfather Ingerson died, my parents lived for a number of months with Uncle Ira & Aunt Edyth in Battle Creek, where Uncle Ira had a neighborhood grocery store, and my father worked in the store while looking for a job. Later Uncle Ira and Aunt Edyth had a bakery in Plainview, Texas. But it seems Aunt Edyth did all the work while Uncle Ira loafed (no reference to bakery products). They sold the bakery and were divorced. Uncle Ira made his way to Los Angeles and at the time of my birth in 1912 he owned and operated a chocolate shop near the Civic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. It was called the Chocolatorium. Later on he was a sidewalk peddler in a wheel chair on the downtown streets. I understand that some time in those years he and Aunt Fdyth were remarried for a few years and then divorced again. My father went to California to visit him in 1913 and again around 1930. When Papa visited him the last time he was living in Pacific Beach, a northern suburb of San Diego, and Aunt Edyth, who was a nurse, was taking care of him. She was married to a series of old men in her later years, but not again to Uncle Ira. When Uncle Ira died in 1934 (of cancer), he was living at Aunt Edyth's place near Alpine, California, in the desert east of San Diego. For years Papa sent him $25 per month out of Papa's $200/mo. salary, and that was what Uncle Ira lived on. The only time I saw Uncle Ira was in 1920, when I was 7 years old. He visited us in Chickasha (Oklahoma - where S. L. Ingerson was a Head Chemist for Chickasha Cotton Oil Company) for a few days enroute to Michigan to visit his mother. Later, during the summer, we went to Michigan and saw him there also. I remember he went with us by train from Hopkins to Grand Rapids one day to visit some cousins of his and Papas. When Uncle Ira died, Aunt Edyth had his body cremated and sent the ashes to us. In the summer of 1934 my folks drove to Michigan for my graduation from University of Michigan, and the 35th reunion of my father's class at Michigan State. They brought the ashes with them, and Aunt Agnes arranged for a funeral service at the Hopkins Community Church (originally Congregational but now Dutch Reformed) and his ashes were interred on the family lot, where 6 months later my father's body was interred. R.I.P.

Seymour B. Ingerson

May 16, 1989

iii. Sarah Agnes INGERSON6,7 was born on January 9, 1867 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. She died on September 7, 1944 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. She has Ancestral File number 1PC8-W2R. SARAH AGNES (INGERSON) ILER

SARAH AGNES (INGERSON) ILER

1867-1944

Aunt Agnes was born in the log cabin on the Ingerson farm. In the late 1880s and early 1890s she and my father went to several terms of high school in Allegan, the county seat. It seems they sometimes stayed with relatives and at least one term they with others lived at a house in Allegan where the girls did the cooking, etc. My father did not graduate from high school, and I doubt if Aunt Agnes did. I have no indication that Uncle Ira and Aunt Edna went to high school. Aunt Agnes went to Ferris Institute (now a state college) in Big Rapids, Michigan and got a Teacher's Certificate. She got a job teaching in Sherman Township, Osceola County, where her Uncle George Noggle and family lived. While there she met and married Charles Allen Iler, December 30, 1898. Uncle Charlie was raised in Salem Township in Allegan County. Why he and Aunt Agnes both were in Osceola County, I can't even guess. They did farm there but then came to Hopkins to the Ingerson farm where Grandfather was in poor health. When he got to be quite a care the Ilers left and went back to Osceola County, and my father had to go to Michigan to run the farm. After Grandfather died they moved right back to the Ingerson farm and my parents were free to go anyplace else, which they did. Uncle Charlie became a rural mail carrier and they bought a nice house in the town of Hopkins. Grandfather's will left everything to Grandmother and after her death, equally to the four children. After Grandmother died in 1921, Aunt Agnes was made executor of Grandfather's estate and she and Uncle Charlie ran it as rental property for their own advantage, and Uncle Charlie's fishing in the Ingerson Lake, until after Uncle Charlie drowned in the lake while fishing in 1948. Aunt Agnes had died in 1944.

After Uncle Charlie died, a distant cousin was made executor of Grandfather's estate and the farm was sold and the proceeds divided among the descendents of the four children (by Uncle Ira's will, mother had his 1/4 interest, which meant that mother got half of the estate.) Uncle Charlie and Aunt Agnes were members of the Methodist Church in Hopkins. Sometime in the 1920s a movement was started to unite the Congregational Churches in Hopkins, Hopkinsburg, and Milliards and the Methodist Church in Hopkins into the Hopkins Community Church, to meet in the Hopkins Congregational Church building. Uncle Charlie & Aunt Agnes went into the merged church, but some of the Methodists stayed out and there is still a Methodist Church in Hopkins. Aunt Agnes was very active in the Michigan R. L.C.A. (Rural Letter Carriers Assn.), and also the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and traveled around a lot to meetings of those organizations. She, like my father, was a very strict Prohibitionist. She refused to drink sweet apple cider because it might have a molecule or two of alcohol in it and "You never can tell when a pig becomes a hog." And it is said that on their travels around the state she absolutely refused to sit in a restaurant where beer was served (nearly all of them) and often went hungry when traveling. Aunt Agnes, like I understand Grandfather Ingerson was, considered that she knew all the answers and "everyone should dance as she whistled." Uncle Charlie was much more relaxed and frequently had her in a state of shock by his wisecracks.

She thought the Ingersons were some sort of superior race and that she was some sort of "mother superior" and all should do as she said. One time when I was a boy I read about a Scandinavian woman, a singer, named Inger Olson, so I wrote in the Ingerson family Round Robin letter that, since lnger is a female name, the original Ingerson must have been the illegitimate son of a Scandinavian woman named Inger. I think she nearly had a stroke! Aunt Edyth once described the Ingersons as "ancestor worshippers." Aunt Agnes had 2 sons, both long since dead, and 4 grandchildren who are living (one died while I was in school in Ann Arbor).

Seymour B. Ingerson

May 16, 1989

1 iv. Seymour Lee INGERSON.

v. Mary Edna INGERSON8 was born on May 18, 1874 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.9 She died in October 1927 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.8 MARY EDNA INGERSON WISE

MARY EDNA INGERSON WISE

1874 - 1927

Aunt Edna was the only one in the family who was not born in the log cabin on the Ingerson homestead. The house was completed in 1873 and Aunt Edna, the youngest child, was born in 1874. I do not know why either Aunt Agnes or Aunt Edna went by their middle names. They had an Aunt Sarah Renick and their Grandmother Noggle was Mary (Grandma Noggle lived at the Ingerson farm many years). Aunt Edna was a quiet person. I last saw her when I was 7 years old in 1920, and my recollections are of her playing the organ at the Hopkinsburg Congregational Church and as a quiet, busy housewife. She and Uncle Frank lived adjacent to the Wise family farm and they and their children grew up more as part of the Wise family than of the Ingerson family. Uncle Frank was always a farmer, and his specialty was his apple orchard. He also loved to play the violin and cello, particularly the latter, and Aunt Edna accompanied him while alive, then daughter Helen was his accompanist.

Seymour B. Ingerson

Written by Seymour B. Ingerson (Nephew to Mary Edna Ingerson Wise)

THIRD GENERATION

4. Ira INGERSON was born on May 25, 1783 in Little Nine Partners, Dutchess, NY. He died on January 27, 1853 in Woodland, Barry Co., MI. Lillian Drake Avery in her book "The Ingersoll Family" says of Ira, "His father died when he was 4 years old. His mother moved to near Vergennes, VT, where she married again. She bound Ira out to a farmer there and with her husband moved to Canada and he never saw her again. She left the record of his birth with the man who took the boy to bring up until 21 years old. Not being well used and having no chance to go to school as pledged in the contract, he left at the age of 15 and took care of himself."

The 1850 Census of Barry County, Michigan, when Ira was 66 years old, tells us that he could neither read nor write.

In a write-up on Stephen Sedgwick Ingerson, youngest son of Ira, in a book on the History of Allegan and Barry Counties in Michigan, it says of Ira, " . . . his father (Ira), being determined to educate his children, used to work at shoemaking until after midnight in order to keep them in school and pay their bills. In consequence, all his children received a liberal education, although he three times lost his property through the dishonesty of others. He was accidentally killed while on his way to a sawmill, some three miles distant, with a load of logs, the ox-team which he was driving turning out of the road for water to drink, overturning the sleigh with him . . ."

"Little or Upper Nine Partners Patent" as a second tract of land to the north of the Great Nine Partners Patent acquired in 1706 by nine other men. This area, which covers the towns of Milan and Pine Plains.

Letter from Floyd Brattin to S. B. Ingerson 3 Jun 1971:

"I have vivid recollections of hearing Grandpa (Stephen) say many times that Ira was six years old when when his father died. That he had a younger sister and a brother who was a baby when his father died. His mother remarried within a short time and her new husband refused to take Ira. He was "bound out" to a family that agreed to send him to school six months each year. His mother, sister and brother migrated to Canada with her new husband and were never heard from again by Ira. The foster home was mean and cruel and never sent him to school a single day. He decided to run away when he was about thirteen. Later he estimated he traveled about 30 miles so that the people would never find him. Grandpa said his father (Ira) never knew anything about his family other than the above."

from S. B. Ingerson in 1976:

"As a boy, I'm sure my father told me that my great-great grandfather was killed in the battle of Long Island in the Revolution. But when I saw my great-grandfather's grave (Ira) at Woodland in 1929, it showed he was born some years after the Battle of Long Island. So that blew that story. Also my father told me that my great-great grandfather was one of three brothers that migrated from England about the time of the Revolutionary War, and that one of the brothers was thought to have settled in North Carolina. But I have never heard that story from any other source."

Later they moved their family to Michigan. Ira got cheated out of his money and land and was killed when a wagon of logs he was driving turned over on 1/27/1853, age 69 in Woodland, Monroe County, Michigan

From A Partial Record of the Ingerson Family: Written by S. S. Ingerson, Age 77 years, 8 months; March 3, 1813 "Our father, Ira Ingerson, was born in what was then called Little Line Partners Duchess County, New York, May 25, 1783. His father died when he was five years old when the mother and three children moved to Vermont near Vergennes. The mother soon married again a Mr. Place. There was a sister younger and a baby boy. Mr. Place would only take the two younger children, so our father was bound out and left with strangers who were to send him to school three months each year until he was twenty-one when he was to have a new suit of clothes and $100 in money. But the family were so cruel to him, did not send him to school a day, so when he was thirteen years old he ran away and cared for himself working on the farms summers and when eighteen years old learned the shoemaker's trade and winters ever after worked at it."May 10,1805 he married to Sally Rounds. To the, three sons were born, Harry, Darius and William. Her death occurred June 6, 1813. Having the three children to care for, our father soon married our mother, Sarah Bidwell, who was born January 4, 1795. They were married October 10, 1813. From this union nine children were born, eight living for many years, one dying in infancy named Martha. Being poor they moved quite a number of times where they could rent land to work. "When I the youngest was five years old, they moved from Huntington, Vermont to my Uncle Cyrus Bidwell's farm in Monkton, Vermont, March 18, 1841, where we lived four years, keeping cows and made cheese and butter in which our mother was an expert. Part of the years we milked thirteen cows and they made some surplus money for to buy a home which they were very anxious to have so as not to have to move so often. In the fall of 1844 Uncle Huron Ross came back from Monterey, Allegan County, Michigan to Vermont and told much glowing accounts of the country that Father and Mother felt anxious to come and see if we could not find homes and not have to go up into the mountains to get even a small amount of land. Brother Alonzo came that fall to Michigan with Uncle Ross and he made a good report and it was planned to move to Michigan in the Spring. Not being able to see what stock and tools they had for cash, they traded them toward the price of 160 acres of land with Jarvis Hoag, a neighbor who owned land in Woodland, Barry County, Michigan. The people where we lived said we were very foolish to come to Michigan as there was nothing here but Indians, swamps and mosquitoes, but we kept on getting ready to start and the morning of May 25, 1845 we said good-bye to the home. "Father, Mother, Durkee and myself with horses and wagon started westward. One week later our household goods and Seymour, Matilda and Amanda left Vergennes on a canal boat via the Erie Canal for Buffalo where we met and with team and goods came by steamer up Lake Erie to Detroit, then shipping the goods over the Michigan Central Railroad to Marshall, it being as far as the road was built at that time. Then seven of us with team and wagon started for Woodland, six of us walking and one to guide the team changing driver when one tired, each one taking their turn; were seven days making the journey from Detroit to Woodland which we reached June 18, 1845."We found a vacant house the same day, it being one and a half miles from the land that was to be our home. Brother Durkee and myself slept in the wagon every night from Monkton to Woodland. We cleaned a place in the log house on the floor and slept there. There were three families within a half mile of the house we were to occupy and they kindly offered us a place at their homes and tables until we could get our goods from Marshall 45 miles away. The year 1844 was a very poor crop year and little of the grain ripened so that flour was not to be bought in the central part of the state. When Father got home from Marshall with a load of goods on Saturday at 2 o'clock, the neighbors, seven of them, came to borrow some flour; before 6 p.m. Mother had loaned 140 pounds out of the barrel. Some of them told her they had not had a loaf of wheat bread in their home for three weeks only had a little corn meal. They had plenty of venison, fish, green peas, etc. "The next week Father and Seymour went to Hastings, Full Prairie, Kalamazoo, Ostego and home via Middleville and in all the trip could not find a cow he could buy. Soon after he returned home he found a two year old cow for $15 and we had a small amount of milk. Father and the older boys began to cut down the timber on our farm so that by winter they had several acres cut over. In November we moved a half mile east of Woodland center so as to be nearer their work. The next Spring they had the logs for a house cut and hewed ready to raise it soon when Father got seriously hurt at a raising of a log house. His shoulder was broken, ribs cracked, head and face skinned and bruised so he done no work for five months. In that time Mother had the quinsy, bilious fever and pleurisy; Seymour, Matilda and Amanda all had the ague for many weeks; I had the ague the first fall after we came. Durkee worked outdoors and I done the best I could waiting on the sick ones and keeping house under instructions when some of them were able to sit up.

"In the Spring of 1847 the house was raised, floors laid and we moved into the place and felt we at last were in our own home and began to clean off the logs so as to plant some corn, beans, etc. and after the first two months in 1845 had an abundance of everything needed to eat. Seymour and Durkee went for themselves to make homes; Matilda and Amanda married in 1847 and 1849, so I was left with Father and Mother going to district school winters and helping on the farm summers until January 27, 1853 when Father while on the way to the sawmill with a log was accidentally killed by the oxen turning off the road near a bridge, he falling under the log and sled. He lived four hours after the accident. Mother and I lived together four years when her health was so poor I decided to get married. I was married to Frances Elizabeth Lee December 7, 1856 and we kept house for over 54 years when Ma died August 15, 1910 aged 80 years and 3 months. This was written by request of Agnes (Ingerson) Iler."

Title: Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodland Township, Barry County, Michigan
Text: Ingerson, Ira, Age:67yrs 8mos 2dys, d.1/27/1853
Ingerson, Orlow W., Age:4mos 20dys, d.3/25/1855
Ingerson, Sarah, Age:77yrs 10mos 14dys,

He was married to Sarah BIDWELL on October 10, 1813 in VT.

5. Sarah BIDWELL was born on January 4, 1795 in Starksboro, Addison, VT.10 She died on November 18, 1867 in Nashville, Barry, MI. She was buried in Woodland, Barry Co., MI. Sources:

Birth Date: Town of Starksboro, VT Vol. 1 , p. 252

Cause of death "Scrofula" (Tuberculosis) Ira INGERSON and Sarah BIDWELL had the following children:

i. George Lewis INGERSON was born on July 3, 1816 in Vergennes, Addison, VT. He died on August 2, 1892 in Woburn, MA.

ii. Martha M INGERSON was born on March 12, 1819. She died on March 12, 1819.

iii. Alonzo Woodford INGERSON11,12 was born in 1820 in Chittenden, VT. He was born on October 3, 1820 in Addison Co., VT. He died on April 29, 1892 in Cooper, Kalamazoo, MI. He has Ancestral File number W03B-JC.

iv. Jerusha A INGERSON was born on July 31, 1822 in Hinesburg, Chittendon, VT. She died on October 15, 1867 in Hesper, IA.

v. Irad Seymour INGERSON was born on August 10, 1825 in Hinesburg, Chittendon, VT. He died on April 8, 1911 in Roberts, WI. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI.

vi. Sarah Matilda INGERSON was born on July 19, 1827 in Huntington, VT. She died on June 8, 1893 in Woodland, Barry Co., MI. 2 vii. Durkee Calkins INGERSON.

ix. viii. Susan Amanda INGERSON was born on December 6, 1832 in Huntington, VT. She died on October 4, 1906 in Lake Odessa, Ionia, MI.

x. Stephen Sedgwick INGERSON was born on July 3, 1835 in Huntington, VT. He died on February 24, 1918 in Sheperd MI.

Following was transcribed from the above noted document..Some spelling and grammar have been corrected by me, Denis DeMott, for ease of reading. The originals are on file, and a copy is kept in my computer files.

From History of Barry County, Michigan, p. 511; (circa 1913)

"Stephen S. Ingerson can trace his lineage from the Bidwells of England, his grandfather, George Bidwell, being a native of Connecticut, and a Revolutionary soldier. In 1784 moved his family and household goods to Starksboro, Vt., being the first settler in that township. Here Sarah Bidwell was born, Jan. 4, 1795, and on the 10th of October, 1813, married Ira Ingerson, also a native of Vermont. This union was production of nine children of whom our subject was the youngest, and born in Huntington, Vt., July 3, 1835. Here he lived until five years of age, when they removed to Monkton, Vt. Then, in 1845 came with his parents to his present home, where his father purchased one hundred and sixty acres of wild land and began the clearing necessary to the planting of crops, etc. From the age of six to sixteen, Stephen spent about one-half of his time in the district school; his father, being determined to educate his children, used to work at shoemaking until after midnight in order to keep them in school and pay their bills. In consequence, all his children received a liberal education, although he three times lost his property through the dishonesty of others. He was accidentally killed while on his way to a saw-mill, some three miles distant, with a load of logs, the ox-team which he was driving turning out of the road for water to drink, overturning the sleigh with him. After this sad event, which happened when Stephen was seventeen years old, he remained with and supported his mother until Dec. 7, 1856, when he married Miss Frances E. Lee, of Woodland, although a native of Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N. Y. They have had four children, three of whom are living.

"Mr. Ingerson is not an actual member of any church, although contributing liberally towards their support, and being superintendent of the Union Sabbath-school of the Free-Will Baptist Church for the last three years, and for ten years has been an active attendant and supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church."In politics he is a Republican; was elected township clerk when twenty-one years old; held that office four years; then for several terms was township treasurer, afterward town clerk, again was deputy postmaster two years, and commissioner of highways two years, which office he still holds. Has been administrator of several estates, and held the position of guardian of minors since he was twenty-three years old; for three years has been president of the Township Insurance Company.

"He began the battle of his life at the age of seventeen, with his interest in the farm, then said to be worth one hundred dollars, and fourteen dollars in personal property, and by industry, thrift, and good habits, alone and unaided, except by his good wife, secured a fine property and home; says he has never turned a person from his doors who applied in the name of charity for bread or hospitality, and has supplied their needs without asking a question, simply because he felt it his imperative duty."

Ira Ingerson was born in what was then called Little Line Partners, Dutchess Co., New York, on May 25th 1783. His father died when he was 5 years old. His mother and three children moved to Vermont, near Vergennes. The mother soon married again, a Mr. Place. There was a sister younger, and a boy baby. Mr Place would only take the two younger children so our father [Ira] [transcribers note] was bound out and left with strangers who were to send him to school 3 months each year until he was 21 when he was to have a new suit of clothes and $100 in money. But the family was so cruel to him, did not send him to school a day, so when he was 13 years old he ran away and cared for himself working on farms summers and when 18 years old learned the shoemakers trade and winters ever after worked at it .May 10 1805 he was married to Sally Rounds. To them 3 sons were born, Harry, Darius, and William. Her death occurred June 6, 1813. Having thee three children to care for, our father soon married our mother Sarah Bidwell, who was born Jan. 4 1795. They were married Oct. 10 1813. From this union 9 children were born, 8 living for many years, one dying in infancy named Martha. Being poor, they moved quite a number of times where they could rent land to work. When I, the youngest was 5 years old, they moved from Huntington Vermont, to my uncle Cyrus Bidwells farm in Monkton Vermont, March 18, 1841, where we lived 4 years, keeping cows and made cheese and butter in which our mother was an expert. Many of the years we milked 13 cows and they made surplus money for to buy a home which were very anxious to have so as not to have to move so often. In the fall of 1844, uncle Huron Ross came back from Monterey, Allegan Co. Michigan to Vermont and told such glowing accounts of the country that father and mother felt anxious to come and see if we could find homes and not have to go into the mountains to get even a small amount of land. Brother Alonzo came that fall to Michigan with uncle Ross and he made a good report and it was planned to move to Michigan in the spring. Not being able to sell what stock and tools they had for cash, they traded them toward the price of 160 acres of land with Jarvis Hoag, a neighbor who owned land in Woodland, Barry Co. Michigan. The people where we lived said we were very foolish to come to Michigan, as there was nothing here but Indians, swamps, and mosquitos, but we kept on getting ready to start, and the morning of May 25, 1845,we said goodbye to the home. Father, Mother, Durkee and myself with horses and wagon started westward. One week later, our household goods and Seymour, Matilda and Amanda left Vergennes on a canal boat, via the Erie Canal, for Buffalo, where we met, and with team and goods came by steamer up lake Erie to Detroit, then shipping the goods over the Michigan Central Railroad to Marshall, it being as far as the road was built at that time. Then 7 of us started for Woodland, 6 of us walking, and 1 of us to guide the team, changing drivers when one tired, and each one taking their turn. We were 7 days making the journey from Detroit to Woodland, which we reached June 18 1845. We found a vacant house the same day, it being 1 1/2 miles from the land that was to be our home. Brother Durkee and myself slept in the wagon every night from Monkton to Woodland. We cleaned a place on the floor of the log house and slept there. There were three families within one half mile of the house they were to occupy and they kindly offered us a place at their homes and table until we could get our goods from Marshall 45 miles away. The year 1844 was a very poor crop year, and little of the grain ripened so that flour was not to be bought in the central part of the state. When father got home from Marshall with a load of goods on Saturday at 2:00 o'clock the neighbors, [7 of them] came to borrow some flour. Before 6:00 PM mother had loaned 140 # of our flour out of the barrel. Some of them told her they had not had a loaf of bread in their home for 3 weeks, only had a little corn meal. They had plenty of venison, fish, green peas etc. The next week father and Seymour went to Hastings, Gull Prairie, Kalamazoo, Otsego and home via Middleville and in all the trip could not find a cow he could buy. Soon after he returned home he found a 2 yr. old cow for $15 and we had a small amount of milk. Father and the older boys began to cut down the timber on our farm so that by winter they had several acres cut over. In November, we moved 1/2 mile east of Woodland Center, so as to be nearer their work. The next spring they had the logs for a home cut and hewed ready to raise it soon, when father got seriously hurt at a raising of a log house. His shoulder was broken, ribs cracked, head and face skinned and bruised, so he done no work for 5 months. In that time mother had the quinsy, bilious fever, and pleurisy. Seymour, Matilda, and Amanda all had the Ague for many weeks. I had had the Ague the first fall after we came. Durkee worked outdoors, and I did the best I could waiting on the sick ones and keeping house under instructions when some of them were able to sit up. In the spring of 1847 the house was raised, floors laid and we moved into the place and felt at last we were into our own home and began to clear off the logs so as to plant some corn, beans, etc.. After that first 2 months in 1845 we had an abundance of everything to eat. Durkee and Seymour went for themselves to make homes, Matilda and Amanda married in 1847, and 1849, so I was left with father and mother, going to district school winters, and helping on the farm summers, until Jan. 27, 1853, when father, while on the way to the sawmill with a log, was accidentally killed by the oxen turning off the road near a bridge. He fell under the log and sled. Mother and I lived together 4 years, when her health was so poor I decided to get married. I was married to Francis Elizabeth Lee Dec. 7 1856 and we kept house for over 54 years, when Ma died Aug. 15, 1910, age 80 years and 3 months. This was written by request of Agnes Ingerson Iler.

*Births and marriages and deaths recorded in this document were not copied in these notes, as the information is in other parts of the family records.

S. L. Ingerson

Mr. S. L. Ingerson, the subject of this sketch, was born in Huntington, Vt., July 3rd, 1835. He died at the home of his daughter, Sunday noon, Feb. 4, 1918. His was a long fruitful life, full of years and ripe in Christian faith. Many years ago he started in the Christian life and for twenty of thirty years he has been an active and most influential member of the M.E. church, joining in Nashville, and transferred his membership to Shepherd when he came to live with his daughter, Mrs. P. J. Brattin, some seven years ago. He has been a stalwart among the stalwarts, respected by all, doubted by none and loved by many. His sterling quality of character made him a trusted friend and adviser. His hand was constantly out to those in want and in distress and many can testify of his kind and generous heart. He was a pioneer and his tales of the early day were thrilling and interesting and brought to the young listener a deeper appreciation of the great service of this and all early settlers in the way of clearing the forests and preparing the soil for the production for the future generations. Mr. Ingerson was a man of supreme faith in God. His day was full of light and while in later life he was an intense sufferer, yet the sun of righteousness never became dimmed in his sky. He always remained cheerful and hopeful, constantly planning for the future even only recently stating his intention of making an extended visit in the spring. But before spring came he was not for God took him and his gentle spirit that had for so long been cultured by divine companionship took its flight to eternal day. His beloved wife, with whom he lived 54 years, died seven years ago. To this union had been born four children, three of whom, two daughters and a son, are still living. Many mourn the loss of this staunch relative, friend and citizen. 6. John NOGGLE13 was born on December 18, 1798 in Adams Co., PA. He was baptized on February 17, 1799 in Benders Church, Adams Co, PA.14,15 He died on November 7, 1856 in Monterey, Allegan, MI. He was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Monterey, Allegan, MI. He was a Farmer. He was a Mason.

Sources:

Other : Will of John Noggle Case No. 594 Allegan Co., MI
Other : 1850 Census p. 355 Mahoning Co., OH
Other : Personal knowledge of Rex Noggle of Jackson,MIson of Absolom
Other : Probate Rec & Inventory of Estate in File

INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN NOGGLE:

The interest of said estate in and with 32 acres of land in said township, county and state held by deceased under a contract with S. Sqnous (name??) dated 21 April 1855 upon which there is due somewhere towards $500 Value: $40

One cow $20
One heifer 10
Four Calves 12
Two sheep 2
Seven swine 7
Household furniture 20
30 saw logs 5
Quantity of hay 25
Ditto corn 2

TOTAL $143

Sources:

Other : Will of John Noggle Case No. 594 Allegan Co., MI
Other : 1850 Census p. 355 Mahoning Co., OH
Other : Personal knowledge of Rex Noggle of Jackson,MIson of Absolom
Other : Probate Rec & Inventory of Estate in File

ID: I6504
Name: Jonathan 'Johannes' NOGLE 1
Sex: M
Birth: 18 DEC 1798 in PA 2
Baptism: 17 FEB 1799 Benders Church, Adams Co, PA 3
Occupation: Mason

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1810, Straban Twp, Adams Co, PA, age bet 10/15
1830, Springfield Twp, Columbiana Co, OH, age bet 30/40, under John Noggle
1840, New Springfield, Springfield Twp, Columbiana Co, OH, bet 40/50
1850, Springfield Twp, Mahoning Co, OH, dwelling 607, age 52; b PA, Mason
Change Date: 10 AUG 2001

Father: Abraham NAGEL
Mother: Anna Maria "Molly" MAY b: 7 JUN 1777 in Prob Reading Twp, York Co, PA

Marriage 1 Sarah MAURER
Children
Salome NOGLE b: 12 OCT 1820 in Springfield Twp, Columbiana Co, OH
Baltzer NOGLE b: 26 DEC 1822 in Springfield Twp, Columbiana Co, OH
Karl NOGLE b: 10 SEP 1824 in Springfield Twp, Columbiana Co, OH
Benjamin Franklin NOGLE b: 30 DEC 1826 in Springfield Twp, Columbiana Co, OH
Louvina NOGLE b: 13 OCT 1830

Marriage 2 Mary Agatha HOFFMASTER b: ABT 1801 in Germany
Married: ABT 1831 4
Children
Mary A. NOGGLE b: ABT 1832 in OH
Abraham NOGGLE b: 24 DEC 1834 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co, OH
Sophia NOGGLE b: 1 JAN 1837
Susanna A. NOGGLE b: 14 DEC 1838 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co, OH
George Frederick NOGGLE b: 14 DEC 1842 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co, OH
Sarah B. "Sally" NOGGLE b: 1 MAY 1844 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co, OH
Christianna "Annie" NOGGLE b: 1846 in OH
Elizabeth "Lizzie" NOGGLE b: 10 OCT 1848 in New Springfield, Mahoning Co, OH
Absalom NOGLE b: 5 AUG 1850 in OH
Nellie NOGLE b: 1852 in OH
Theodore Jacob NOGLE b: 9 JAN 1855

Sources:

Type: Book
Periodical: Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century
Type: Book
Periodical: Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century
Text: listed as Johannes Nagel, p. 62

He was married to Mary Agatha HOFFMASTER about 1831.16,17

7. Mary Agatha HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on April 30, 1812 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.20,21 She died on April 22, 1901 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. She was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Monterey, Allegan, MI.

Allegan Co., MI Probate Book 2- 330
"Mary A. Noggle, died 4-22-1901, age 88-11-22 of broncholis Chronic, b. Germany, Parents: George F. Hoffmaster of Hopkins and Mary A. Hoffmaster of Hopkins."

John NOGGLE and Mary Agatha HOFFMASTER had the following children:

i. Abraham NOGGLE was born on December 24, 1834 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co., OH.22,23 He died on January 20, 1923 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI. He was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Monterey, Allegan, MI. He was a blacksmith/drayman. moved to MI 1875

1880 Census, Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI

In the History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan -- Prominent Men and Pioneers -- 1880, there is the following about Hopkins Station: " . . . The hamlet has since become of considerable importance. Its leading places of business are a hotel, formerly kept by Abram Hoffmaster, and now managed by Wendle Ederly; a saw-mill, owned by Cooper & Konkle; a broom-handle factory; three general stores, owned respectively by John Bragenten, J.H. Luddington and Messrs. Furber & Kidder; a harness-shop, the proprietor of which is S. V. Beurne; a tin-shop, kept by Andrew Bee, who enjoys considerable fame as one of the heroes of the Jefferson Davis capture; two blacksmith-shops, carried on by S. W. Mankin and Abram Naggell; a wagon shop, owned by George Pratt; the two millinery-stores of Mrs. L. E. Reed and Mrs. J. H. Luddington; and a market, kept by Walter Kibby . . . ."

Obituary January 1923 from The Hopkins Booster:

Abraham Noggle, son of John and Mary Noggle of New Springfield, Ohio, was the eldest of their eleven children, ten of whom grew up and lived to an old age. Of the four sons of the family, he is the first to pass away. The sisters are all gone on before. On June 20, 1858, he was married to Magdalene Felger of New Springfield. To them came five sons and three daughters. In the early years of their married life, Mr. and Mrs. Noggle united with the Evangelical church. In August, 1875, the family moved to Michigan. They lived for a year in Monterey and then moved to the place in hopkins which has since been their home, living at first in a log house which stood just east of the present house. For some years Mr. Noggle followed his trade, that of a blacksmith, and later was a drayman in Hopkins. For the last few years all the work he has been able to do was in the fine garden which he and his wife raised each summer. He was always in favor of the things which make for a better community. It was a matter for comment just last month that Mr. and Mrs. Noggle got out to vote on the electric light proposition, while younger people remained at home because the weather was bad. For a number of years he has felt the infirmation of age, but was able to be about the house till the very last day. Two weeks ago, they moved to the home of their son, F. L. Noggle, where they have spent the last few winters. On Saturday, January 20, he was not feeling as well as usual and did not rise in the morning at the usual time. Later, however, he came out and was about the house. In the afternoon he was taken with a severe chill and had to go to bed. In the evening he was resting quietly and asked why the rest did not retire. A short time after his spirit took its flight so quietly as to remind on of Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar."

Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea
But such a tide, as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound or foam,
When that which moves out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell, and after that the dark!

And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For, though from out the bourne of time and place,

The floor may bear me far,
I hope to meet my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
He leaves, besides the faithful companion of nearly sixty-five years, three sons, Henry of Ada; Frank L. of Hopkins; Charles T. of Wyandotte; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, three brothers, and other relatives and many friends to mourn the loss of one who thought of others and their comfort first. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church on January 22, the Rev. N. P. Brown officiating. Burial was at Poplar Hill in Monterey."

moved to MI 1875

1880 Census, Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI

ii. Sophia NOGGLE was born on January 1, 1837.24 She died on August 3, 1906 in MI.25 She was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Monterey, Allegan, MI. Allegan County, Michigan Dibean Marriage Index 9

3 iii. Susanna A NOGGLE.

iv. John NOGGLE was born on August 9, 1840. He died on December 23, 1840.

v. George Fredrick NOGGLE26 was born on December 14, 1842 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co., OH.27,28 He appeared on the census in 1850 in Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., OH. He appeared on the census in 1880 in Sherman Twp., Oceola, MI age 37. He appeared on the census in 1900 in Sherman Twp., Oceola, MI age 57. He died on October 17, 1928 in Tustin, Osceola Co, MI.29,30 He was buried in Sherman Twp. Cemetery, Osceola, MI.31 He Census 1870 1870 Monterey Township Census. Enrolled at Allegan Michigan on July 25, 1862 as a Private in Co.S.4th Michigan Cavalry Volunteers for the Civil War. Honorably discharged at Nashville Tennessee on July 1, 1865.[GEORGE FREDERICK NOGGLE.FTW]

He was in Co. L 4th Michigan Cavalry - the outfit that captured Jeff Davis in Georgia (Civil War).

From the Tusine Times (front page); Tustin, Osceola Co., MI 25 OCT 1928

GEORGE F. NOGGLE
SOLDIER, PIONEER
TAKEN BY DEATH

Resident of County 37 Years;
Funeral Held From His Home Saturday

Another chapter in the Book of Life closed last Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock when the last flame of life was extinguished as George F. Noggle passed on.

George F. Noggle, son of John and Mary Noggle, was born in New Springfield, Ohio, on December 14, 1842 and passed away at his home in this village October 17, 1928 at the mature age of 85 years, 10 mos. and 3 days.

While Mr. Noggle has not been very well for some time his last illness was of short duration, and in spite of the tender care of his daughter he was unable to withstand it all.

Mr. Noggle was a pioneer, coming to Allegan county with his parents when he was but 12 years of age. And in 1871 moved to Sherman township where they took up a homestead and this vicinity had since been his home.

On March 3, 1867 he married Miss Harriet Buck. Seven children were born to them three of whom are living: Mrs. Ethel Duvall of Tustin; Mrs. Lela Dean of Castle Rock, Washington; Mrs. Ellen Marvin of Oakland, California. Mrs. Duvall being the only one present at the time of his death.

Mr. Noggle was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Co. L, Fourth Michigan Cavalry and served until the close of the war.

In 1917 Mr. and Mrs. Noggle celebrated their fifty golden years of married life.

During his active life he enjoyed serving the public in various offices. He assisted in organizing School Dist. No. 5 in Sherman township, and served on the first school board. Since coming to the village -- 25 years ago -- he has been a member of the council and for many years was rural mail carrier, which position he held until retiring from active duties. He was a member of the Maccabees and the local Lodge of Odd Fellows, also of Col. Stewart Post, G>A>R> which some few years ago was disbanded.

Mr. Noggle will be greatly missed in our community as he was one of the youngest old men on our streets. Whenever he would meet anyone they were always sure of a pleasant greeting and smile from Mr. Noggle and was especially fond of the children, who all sincerely regret his passing.

Mr. Noggle's great pleasure in life was discussing war time stories and relating the capture of Jeff Davis, in which accomplishment he took active part, and for which he received $293.00, his share of a reward for Davis' capture. Mr. Noggle also cast his first vote at the age of twenty while in the service for Abraham Lincoln. He was truly fortunate having gone through the war without being wounded or captured.

The funeral services were held from the home on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. Frank Cooper of LeRoy officiating.

J.J. Rainey sand "Abide With Me" and Rev. Cooper sang "Rock of Ages" with Mrs. E. H. Radtke accompanist.

The pall bearers were: R.E. Laughlin, Oscar Hammar, G.A. Swanson, E. Pullman, Frank Kidder and H.J. Egbert.

As the mortal remains of this true old soldier, friend and neighbor were laid to rest in the Sherman township cemetery, a buglar, Oscar Kettleman of Ray E. Bostwick post of the American Legion of Cadillac gave a soldiers' farewell to a departed comrade.

been a member of the council and for many years was rural mail carrier, which position he held until retiring from active duties. He was a member of the Maccabees and the local Lodge of Odd Fellows, also of Col. Stewart Post, G>A>R> which some few years ago was disbanded.

Mr. Noggle will be greatly missed in our community as he was one of the youngest old men on our streets. Whenever he would meet anyone they were always sure of a pleasant greeting and smile from Mr. Noggle and was especially fond of the children, who all sincerely regret his passing.

Mr. Noggle's great pleasure in life was discussing war time stories and relating the capture of Jeff Davis, in which accomplishment he took active part, and for which he received $293.00, his share of a reward for Davis' capture. Mr. Noggle also cast his first vote at the age of twenty while in the service for Abraham Lincoln. He was truly fortunate having gone through the war without being wounded or captured.

The funeral services were held from the home on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. Frank Cooper of LeRoy officiating.

J.J. Rainey sand "Abide With Me" and Rev. Cooper sang "Rock of Ages" with Mrs. E. H. Radtke accompanist.

The pall bearers were: R.E. Laughlin, Oscar Hammar, G.A. Swanson, E. Pullman, Frank Kidder and H.J. Egbert.

As the mortal remains of this true old soldier, friend and neighbor were laid to rest in the Sherman township cemetery, a buglar, Oscar Kettleman of Ray E. Bostwick post of the American Legion of Cadillac gave a soldiers' farewell to a departed comrade.

Besides his three daughters Mr. Noggle is survived by a number of grandchildren and by a brother, Absalem Noggle of Ann Arbor.

Those from out of town in attendance at the funderal were: A. Noggle, son and granddaughter, Rex and Lenore of Ann Arbor; David Kennedy of Evart, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Iler of Hopkins, Henry Noggle, Ada, Mrs. Freeman Noggle and son, Eldon and family of Greenville; Ed. Noggle and sister, Mrs. Lavina Wengar and niece and nephew all of Grand Rapids; Earl Duvall and wife, Elberta, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fleishans of Flat Rock; Mrs. Daisy Buffard, Lincoln park; Mr. and Mrs. O. Wetzel of Owosso; Neil Stroop and Jacob Stroop of Holland.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their many expressions of kindness during our recent bereavement, also the singers and for the beautiful floral offering. The daughters and brother of Geo. F. Noggle

vi. Sarah B Sally NOGGLE was born on May 1, 1844 in New Springfield, OH. She was born on May 1, 1844 in New Springfield, Columbiana Co., OH.32,33 She died in 1916 in MI.34,35 She died on February 7, 1916 in MI. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI.

DEATH OF MRS. ALBERT RENICK

A life distinguished by kindness, gentleness, patience, and many other noble characteristics ended suddenly and unexpectedly last week Thursday when Mrs. Albert Renick of Allegan was stricken with apoplexy. She was with her daughter in Grand Rapids, she and Mr. Renick having been living there since last New Year's Day. Mr. Renick has been in very poor health for months while Mrs. Renick kept well, strong, and active, giving much care to her apparently more unfortunate husband. Last week Thursday she started on a shopping tour with her daughter, Mrs. Ray Melton, and when she was about to get off the street car she became ill and told her daughter she could not walk. She was taken into a hotel and later taken home in an ambulance. She was stricken at about four o'clock and she expired at about fifteen minutes to eight.

Sarah Noggle was born in Springfield, Ohio, May 1, 1842. She came with her parents to Michigan when a child, the family being among the early settlers of Monterey. She was one of the older children of a large family which experienced all the hardships and blessings of the early days. She developed into a woman of high quality and when Albert Renick won her for his bride he was fortunate. They were married Oct. 1, 1865, just after the groom returned a hero from the war. They always lived in Allegan and here reared a family. Three sons and two daughters survive together with a granddaughter who from babyhood was mothered by the grandparent. Four brothers and four sisters also survive.

Mrs. Renick was known to more than one generation of Allegan people and she was respected and admired by all. She will long be remembered as working among the flowers which always surrounded her home, in which she was always very happy. She raised many fine blossoms to sell but she grew them chiefly for the delight they gave her and her friends. In her home she was all that a mother could be. She was for years active in the interests of the Presbyterian Church.

The funeral was held from the home on Pine Street, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. A. V. Brashear coming from Marlette to conduct the service. Mrs. Renick and Mr. Brashear were very close friends and the family were much pleased when the former Allegan pastor came to say the last word at her grave. The pall-bearers were old-time friends and neighbors, Messrs. H. D. Pritchard, C. E. Firestone, F. H William, L L Thompson, Eugene Lonsbury of Allegan, and Lyndon Granger of Kalamazoo. Many relatives and friends came form out of the city to attend the funeral. Among them were Mr. And Mrs. Edward Junkers of Richmond, Ind., Mrs. Lizzie Sherburne, Mres. A. Gilman, Mr. And Mrs. James Granger, Mr. And Mrs. Claude Ray, Mr. James Granger, Jr., Mr. William granger, Mrs. Anna Granger, Mr. And Mrs. H. Dradt, and Mr. Lyndon Granger, all of Kalamazoo; Mr. Charles Granger of Chicago, Miss May Sherburne of Detroit, Mrs. S. Ingerson, Mrs. Chas. Iler, and Mrs. J. Maloney of Hopkins; Mr. And Mrs. Benj. Albers and Mr. And mRs. G. Sineweiver of Holland, and Mrs. A. Shook of Grand Rapids.

vii. Christiana Annie NOGGLE was born in 1846 in OH. She was born on November 16, 1846 in OH. vii. Elizabeth Lizzie NOGGLE was born on October 10, 1848 in New Springfield, Mahoning Co., OH.29,30 She died on February 19, 1920 in Kalamazoo, MI.29,30 She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI.

THE ALLEGAN NEWS Feb. 27, 1920

Mrs. Elizabeth Sherburne

The remains of Mrs. Lizzie Sherburne who passed away at New Bergess Hospital in Kalamazoo Thursday, February 19, 1920, of pneumonia, were brought here the following day by undertaker Nyberg and after brief services at the chapel Saturday morning, conducted by Rev. Adcock, were laid to rest beside those of a son and daughter in Oakwood Cemetery.

Elizabeth Noggle was born October 10th, 1848 in New Springfield, Ohio, coming to Michigan with her parents when but a small child, where the greater part of her life has been spent.

She was united in marriage June 11, 1869, to John A. Sherburne and to this union five children were born, Fred who died last October of pneumonia, Minnie whose death occurred in 1900, Mrs. A. G. Gilman of Galesburg, Miss May Sherburne of Detroit, and Mrs. A. E. Madden of Dalton.

Besides the last three children mentioned she leaves one sister, Mrs. Susan Ingerson of Hopkins and four brothers, George of Tustin, Abraham of Hopkins, Absalom of Ogden, Utah, and Theodore of Colorado.

She had been making her home the past few months with her sister in Hopkins, and had gone but a short time before to visit the daughter in Galesburg when taken sick. Everything that loving hands could do was done for her care and comfort, but to no avail and the end came at 12:30 Thursday noon.

She had always been a loving, devoted mother and sister, and a good Christian woman and will be greatly missed by those left to mourn their loss.

ix. Absalom NOGGLE was born on August 5, 1850 in Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., OH. He was born on August 5, 1850 in OH.29,30 He died in 1934 in Ogden, Weber Co, UT.29,30 He died on May 24, 1934 in Ann Arbor, MI. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI.

x. Nellie Emilie NOGGLE was born on May 4, 1852 in OH. She died on January 2, 1918 in Evert Village, Osceola, MI. She was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Monterey, Allegan, MI. died of cancer of the stomach

xi. Jacob NOGGLE was born between 1853 and 1854. He died unknown.

xii. Theodore Jacob NOGGLE was born on January 9, 1855 in OH. He was born on January 9, 1855.29,30 He died on December 23, 1925 in Allegan Co., MI. He died on December 23, 1925 in MI.29,30 He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI.

NOTES FROM BEA SEBRIGHT (I THINK):

Theo (Theodore Noggle) lived with Sister Sarah (Noggle) Renick during High School. He was paid to care for the horses, etc. They lived across from the Burgess family. He was in love with Mary Burgess. Planned to marry her. She died at age 2 years. Theo waited for Lois Burgess to grow up and married her. She was much like Mary. These girls were born 1855 and 1865, so 10 years between their ages.

As a young man, Theo was learning the trade of a baker with L. Y. Cady - sold baked goods at the Allegan fair. Advised to go to the West after Mary Burgess died. Suggested cowboy, raising horses. Bought property in Leadville - went into mining business and bought property - a horse ranch in Dillon and took wife and Ruth there. Transfer business for miners - with his big wagon and horses through the narrow passes. Silver mining poor so bought property. In Dillon, Lois worked too hard - laundry on scrub board and carried water.

Theo was born 1844, and his father died in 1856 at 58 years old.

FOURTH GENERATION

8. Joseph ? INGERSON died in 1785 in Pownal VT. According to Lillian Drake Avery's A Genealogy of The Ingersoll Family in America 1629-1925, she puts forth the theory that Thomas Ingersoll (b. abt 1731 prob. in Stamford, CT) is the father of Joseph Ingerson (b. probably in Dutchess Co., NY).

Christine,

I noticed your post on the Ingerson line. Having been born an Ingerson I heard a lot of our family's history from my older relatives when I was growing up.

David Ingersoll did in fact change his name from Ingersoll to Ingerson after a dispute with his father. This story came down through the early generations of my family from the time they migrated to Chautauqua Co., NY via the Erie Canal in the late 1830's. They came from the Saratoga Springs, NY area. I have 2 letters written from Hannah Schofield Ingerson to her father Demus Schofield (and his back to her)in Saratoga Springs in 1838.

One of my great aunts, M. Akin who lived near Stockton, NY did years of recording on our family. She passed this on to my father, Maurice J. Ingerson, who in turn gave it to me. In the 50's she did have the book, "The Ingersoll Family in America" by Avery. This was more a matter of pride with her regarding our family's history.

I descend from Harry Ingerson - Harry Jr. - Marion Ingerson - Maurice Ingerson.

Patricia Ingerson Ward

He was married to Huldah FISK on November 13, 1781 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT.

9. Huldah FISK was born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT. M. (2) Mr. Place Joseph ? INGERSON and Huldah FISK had the following children:

4 i. Ira INGERSON.
ii. Mehitable INGERSON.
iii. INGERSON.

10. George BIDWELL was born on October 9, 1756 in West Hartford CT. He died on April 17, 1840 in VT. He was an Innkeeper at Canaan, Litchfield, CT. Revolutionary War soldier at Ticonderoga, NY

In his book "Genealogy to the Seventh Generation of the Bidwell Family in America", Edwin M. Bidwell wrote of George Bidwell:

He was a Revolutionary soldier at Ticonderoga, NY. In August, 1787 he went to Vermont with Horace Kellogg to seek a home in the wilder- ness; they pitched a tent at what is now Starksboro then three miles from the nearest house and their only route was by marked trees. Here he cleared two acres and commenced a log house, then returned to Connecticut, and in February, 1788, took his family to his Vermont clearing; they arrived at Monkton (adjoining Starksboro) in March and found the snow so deep in the roads they could go no farther until it thawed; they had to cut a road two miles and build a bridge over Lewis' creek at their own expense, which lasted three years, He finished his house April 7, 1788, and with two other families made that their home. He afterwards kept a public house for many years at his farm house, and Town meetings were held there for years. He was a man of sterling worth, by his industry he improved all the land he took up (several hundred acres). He was tall and well proportioned with keen black eyes and very active and industrious. He learned the Coopers trade. His son George has a gun that he shot a Tory with in the Revolutionary War."

In the book "Connecticut in the Revolution" he was listed with the Connecticut State Troops (1776) in "Captain Sedgwick's Company." He was a private.

Sources:

Other : Genealogy of the Bidwell Family by Edwin Bidwell 1884 He was married to Sarah SEDGWICK on September 16, 1781 in Hartford, CT.

11. Sarah SEDGWICK was born on September 5, 1760 in Farmington, Hartford, CT. She died on February 14, 1843 in VT. Tombstone Inscription : "Sarah, wife of George Bidwell died 14 Feb 1843 aged 82 yr." Calkins Cemetery is on route 116, just north of the Starksboro town line.

Church Records, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Congregational Church :

"1781 Sep 15th George Bidwell & Sarah Sedgwick of Hartford were married"

Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Town Records : "Sedgwick Sarah dau Stephen Sep 5 1762"

Church Records, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Congregational Church:

1762 Sept 5 Sarah, daughter of Stephen SHEPHERD was baptized" There also appears this entry "1762 Feb 14th Sarah, daughter of Stephen SHEPHERD was baptized" I am convinced that the Sept 5 entry was an error, caused by the similarity of the names and a little inattention.

Tombstone Inscription : "Sarah, wife of George Bidwell died 14 Feb 1843 aged 82 yr." Calkins Cemetery is on route 116, just north of the Starksboro town line.

Church Records, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Congregational Church :

"1781 Sep 15th George Bidwell & Sarah Sedgwick of Hartford were married"

Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Town Records : "Sedgwick Sarah dau Stephen Sep 5 1762"

Church Records, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Congregational Church:

1762 Sept 5 Sarah, daughter of Stephen SHEPHERD was baptized" There also appears this entry "1762 Feb 14th Sarah, daughter of Stephen SHEPHERD was baptized" I am convinced that the Sept 5 entry was an error, caused by the similarity of the names and a little inattention.

George BIDWELL and Sarah SEDGWICK had the following children:

i. Chester BIDWELL was born on December 9, 1781 in Canaan, Litchfield, CT. He died on October 30, 1782.

ii. Chester BIDWELL was born on September 28, 1783 in Canaan, Litchfield, CT. He died on February 27, 1842.

iii. Lucy BIDWELL was born on October 6, 1786 in Canaan, Litchfield, CT. She died in January 1853.

iv. Cyrus BIDWELL was born on October 6, 1790 in Starksboro, Addison, VT. He died on September 15, 1840.

v. Nancy BIDWELL was born on November 22, 1793 in Starksboro, Addison, VT. She died on November 24, 1793.

5 vi. Sarah BIDWELL.

vii. Nancy BIDWELL was born on April 3, 1798 in Starksboro, Addison, VT. She died on January 11, 1858.

viii. Amanda BIDWELL was born on March 22, 1801 in Starksboro, Addison, VT. She died on December 16, 1868.

ix. George BIDWELL was born on October 9, 1803 in Starksboro, Addison, VT.

12. Abraham NOGGLE died in 1818. He was a Blacksmith.36 He was married to Anna Maria Magdalena "Molly" MAY before 1798.

13. Anna Maria Magdalena "Molly" MAY was born on June 7, 1777 in York/Adams Co., PA. She was born on June 7, 1777 in Prob Reading Twp., York Co, PA.37,38 She was baptized on August 10, 1777 in Lower Bermudian Church, York Co, PA.39 wit. Henrich & Anna Maria Elicker She died after 1820. Abraham NOGGLE and Anna Maria Magdalena "Molly" MAY had the following children:

i. Elizabeth NOGGLE was born in 1796 in York/Adams Co., PA. She was born about 1796 in PA.40,41 She died on December 22, 1869 in Unity Twp., Columbiana Co, OH.42,43 73y She was buried in Unity Brick Church Cem, Unity Twp., Columbiana Co, OH.44

6 ii. John NOGGLE.

iii. Jacob NOGGLE was born in 1800 in PA. He was born in 1800.38

iv. Magdalena NOGGLE was born in 1803.

v. Peter NOGGLE was born on November 12, 1812. vi. Abraham NOGGLE was born on January 25, 1813. He was born on January 25, 1813 in OH.38,45,46 He died on September 25, 1885 in Columbiana Co, OH.47 He was buried in Hope Cem, Perry Twp., Columbiana Co, OH.47 John Noggle was the son of Abraham Nogle(Nagle)- his name was Johannes and he was the brother of my great grandfather, Abraham Nogle (the son of Abraham). He changed his name to Noggle and my grandfather, Reuben, the son of Abraham, Jr., changed his name to Nogal.

vii. Heinrich NOGGLE was born on April 9, 1816 in Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., OH.38

14. Georg Friedrich HOFMEISTER48,49,50,51,13,52,53,54,55,18,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,19 was christened on October 17, 1775 in Lutheran Parish Church, Fellbach, Wuerttemberg, Germany. He was born on October 17, 1775 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.65 He immigrated on July 7, 1817 to Philadelphia, PA.66,67,68,69,70,71 He appeared on the census on September 12, 1850 in Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., OH.72,73,74 He was buried in September 1858 in Zion Cemetery, New Middletown, Mahoning, OH.75,76,77,78 He died on September 10, 1858 in New Middletown, Mahoning, OH.79,80,81,82,83 He has Ancestral File number 1FDK-RK0. He was a in Wine Gardener in Fellbach & Farmer in USA. George and Maria left Fellbach in the Kingdom of Würtemberg with eight children in January 1817 to emigrate to America. Fellbach and much of Germany had been under French occupation for many years. Napoleon had levied heavy taxes upon the people to finance his campaign in Russia. Starting in 1814, the people of Fellbach were suffering from lack of food. George and Maria had already lost three children.

Reminiscence of Uncle Philip Hoffmaster taken from his own life Sept. 21-26, 1880 taken by Mrs. Helen M Hoffmaster (written by John Joffmaster 21 Oct 1906)

Grandfather and Grandmother Hoffmaster were both born in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany. Grandmother's maiden name was Mary Agatha Beck. Grandfather's name was George Frederick Hoffmaster. He was the father of 22 children by Mary Agatha - 13 (10 of whom grew to manhood and womanhood) and 9 by his second wife Catherine Eidler (7 of whom grew up). They lived in a little town called Fellbach about 6 miles from Stuttgart, the capital. When grandfather left Germany in 1817 there were about 700 inhavitants. The villagers lived on small lots-- some 1/2 of an acre and some less-- and farmed the adjacent country which about one half was in vinyards and they cultivate all kinds of grain we do here and some we do not.

Grandfather had but one sister Christiana Houser and no brother at all. Uncle Philip was the oldest child of G.F. and M.A. Hoffmaster. He was 16 years old when he left Germany. Then came George F., then Joseph, and then Christian -- then two died young, then Gottlieb, then Elizabeth, then Mary, then Christiana, then John and Jacob. Then children by his second wife, Catherine Eidler--David, then Jonas, then a son born on the journey from Lebanon, PA to Ohio named by a Lawyer stopping at the same hotel who offered to pay all expenses if they would let him name the child which was a son -- Parker. Then came another son named Michael both of these died young. Next came Solomon then Levi and then the twin girls Catherine and Rachel, then a daughter Lydia who died about 16 years of age.

A reminiscence of Uncle Philip in regard to the War of 1809 when Napoleon was fighting the country all about was filled by French and all kinds of soldiers--French, Russian, Prussian, Cossacks. A laughing remark was often made in regard to the quickness of Father H.'s temper that the country was so full of French soldiers before his birth he was a Frenchman in his quickness and nervousness.

Gottlieb Hoffmaster Reminiscence taken by Mrs. Helen M. Hoffmaster -- written by John Hoffmaster Feb. 21, 1906:

Born in Fellbach, Germany. Can recall at the home there his grandfather and his Father had but one Sister who was married and had children. There were no brothers of his fathers that he can recall. He went to school at 6 years but did not like it. He would hide on the way and not go to school. His father had a small place laid out in fields -- grapes and hay. He calls to mind as their harvest they sold their home and sailed for America in a large sail vessel in the month of April 1817 -- was 8 years old one of the 8 children. While on the voyage a fire in the cooking place caused great excitement and for a time there was much danger. While on the ocean in July 4 there was a snow storm. There were a great deal of storms. He recalls now they would roll and pitch from one side of the ship to the other. He recalls that his father had not money enough to pay for the passage borrowed forty dollars of a neighbor a year after had kept his family got things to live and paid his debt landed at Philadelphia, PA. Soon they left for Manheim Lancaster Co., PA going in teams of the man a farmer who rented them a house and for whom the father worked nearly five years. When Gottlieb was 11 years old he was put out to a farmer for three years pay two months school in a winter board and clothes. At 14 years his father decided to move to Ohio. Previous to this they had moved to Lebanon, PA for a short time. From there they went on a wagon with four horses. Philip, the oldest brother, went part way on their journey. George, Joseph and Christ also Mary and Philip who was 21 stayed in PA. George and Christ spent their lives and died in PA and raised their families there. After the birth of the twins John and Jacob in Manheim, the mother died. As he recalls it from the long past he thinks they must have been about a month old. His father did not remain a widower long. He married a woman who kept house for him, Catherine Eidler, who was born in Germany. She had two sons when they moved to Ohio. While on this hard trip the mother was taken ill and gave birth to a son in a hotel and only 30 miles from their new home. A lawyer who stopped at the hotel was deeply interested over the incident and petitioned to name the [child]. The stranger did so, giving his own surname Parker. In token of his interest he paid all the bills -- doctor, hotel and all for a week. He gave Father H. five dollars. The child lived only a few years -- perhaps 6.

Gottlieb was married to Susannah Eholtz 30 May 1888. She came to Springfield where Gottlieb made his home. His older brother Philip married an older sister, Catherine Eholtz. When Gottlieb was 18 years he worked and learned the weavers trade. He served a year. He could weave all kinds of cloth. After that he went in business for himself and learned the shoemaker's trade.

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George Frederick Hoffmaster was born in Fellbach, Germany on October 16, 1775. He was the only son of Joseph Friedrich Hofmeister and Anna Elizabetha Bauerle. The baptismal record of the Fellbach Lutheran church lists a George Friederich Kiegler and Johanna Friederica Bauerle as Sponsors or (perhaps) godparents. Family records indicate the existence of a sister Cristiana, whose married name was Houser. She was known to have had children but little else is known about her or her family at this time.

Many of the old family records were destroyed during the 1693 French invasion. Marriage books of the Fellbach Lutheran Church for the years between 1680 and 1693 and death records between 1649 and 1693 were burned. The church parson recorded in the "new" 1693 marriage book that "Great havoc and repeated plundering occurred and over 160 houses were burned."

The village of Fellbach is located in the state of Wurttemberg about six miles from Stuttgart, the state capital. This part of Germany lies between the northern border of Switzerland and the north-eastern border of France in the famous Black Forest region. In the early 1800's there were about 700 inhabitants of the village. The villagers lived on 1/2 acre or smaller lots and farmed the adjacent countryside. The land was cultivated in grapes and various kinds of grain.

On May 18, 1800, George Friederich Hofmeister and Maria (Mary) Agatha Beck, also of Fellbach, were married (Fellbach Lutheran Church marriage record #21). Maria, born March 11, 1775 was the daughter of Johann Friederich Back and Agatha Haussmann. The fathers of the couple were both identified as "Separatists", that is they were adherents to a pietistic group that was turned aside for a long time by the church.

George Frederick and Mary Agatha made their home in a small dwelling, laid out in the fields, where they raised grapes, hay, and as the following indicates, children as their principle crops:

[a list of the children follows]

Eleven of the thirteen children were born in Germany. The twins, Jacob and John were born in the United States.

Between 1759 and 1939, a period of 180 years, about 1600 people emigrated from Fellbach. About 1200 (75%) chose North America as their destination. The highest numbers came from among the old families with 105 listed with the name Aldinger,65; Hofmeister, 62; Siebold, 55: Schnaitmann, 25; Frey etc. These family names relate directly to the ancestors and relative of George Friederich Hofmeister and Mary Agatha Beck, as verified by records that still exist which go back to the sixteenth century.

In the month of April 1817, George Frederick, Mary Agatha and their eight living children, left the European shore and sailed for America. We know that George was not burdened by the world's riches. His wealth consisted of his wife, five boys and three girls. Before leaving Germany, George found it necessary to borrow the equivalent of forty dollars from a neighbor in order to help pay for his family's passage. (A year after landing in Philadelphia, he repayed this debt, was able to keep his family together and had managed to collect some household items with which to live.) While on the three month voyage to America, fire broke out in the galley, or ship's kitchen, and for a while the large sailing vessel was in considerable danger. The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas as they encountered several severe storms, including snow on the fourth of July.

What that voyage must have been like for the mother can only be left to the imagination. Little Christina, the youngest, was thena child of four years. She never married, so left no descendants. Mary was five years old that month. Eventually she became Mrs. John Noggle and the mother of four boys and six girls. Gottlieb was then eight years old. He married Susanna Eholtz and became the father of five boys and two girls. His children used to tell how he entertained them by relating stories about that voyage.

Then there was ten year old Christian. He and George, the fourteen year old, never came west. They both lived, married, and raised their families in eastern Pennsylvania.

Joseph was thirteen years old. He later married Emmaline Lamb and they had a family of six boys and five girls. John Philip was the oldest at sixteen years of age. He married Catherine Eholtz, Susanna's sister and raised a family of three boys and four girls. Since he was the oldest, he was able to tell the younger generations much about the early life of the family.

Soon after their arival, the family settled in Manheim, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. G.F. found work with a farmer from whom they were also able to rent a house.

On Dec. 3, 1818, Mary Agatha gave birth to the twins John and Jacob. Unfortunately, a short time after the boys were born, Mary Agatha passed away. John grew up to marry Rachel Noggle and had a family of four boys and three girls. Jacob married Mariah Wise and became the father of two boys and three girls.

George did not remain a widower long. On Jan 18, 1819, he married a German born wwoman by the name of Catherine Eidler, who had kept house for him. . . .

David and Jonas were both born in Lancaster Co., PA. David married Mary Ann Maurer and had a family of five children. Jonas married Charlotte Stacy adn raised three children, one by and two girls.

G.F. worked for the farmer in Nanheim for nearly five years before he decided to move to Lebanon, PA. Thye stayed for only a short time in Lebanon, probably less than a year before departing in 1823 for the youngstown area in Ohio. This long, hard journey was made in a wagon pulled by two teams of horses. Within thirty miles of their new home, they stopped at a wayside hotel where Catherine presented father G.F. with a newborn son.

A lawyer who stopped at the hotel became deeply interested in teh event. He asked to have the newborn boy named Parker, after his own surname. As a result of his interest and at his request, Parker paid the doctor's fee, the hotel bill for a week, and gave father G.F. five dollars. Infant son Parker lived for only about six years, however.

Solomon, Levi, Catherine, Rachel and Annie Lydia were born in Ohio. Solomon married Annie Koch and became the father of nine children, four boys and five girls. Levi married Ann Eliza Miller and they raised a family of seven children, two boys and five girls. Catherine married Christ Kengenhausen. They had no children, but she became the "Aunt Kate Kengenhausen" to later generations. Rachel married George Stacey and they became the parents of Curis Stacey. Annie Lydia died at the age of 17.

Each one of us is a descendant of or married to a descendant of one of these seventeen children. Eight of them crossed the stormy Atlantic with their father and mother to find a new home and became pioneers and loyal citizens of this country. Their father, George Frederick Hoffmaster passed away in Mahoning County, Ohio on September 10, 1858 just short of reaching the 83rd anniversary of his birth in Germany. (This last was part of the Hoffmaster Family Organization papers.)

Sources:

Other : will of GFH #747 New Springfield, Mahoning Co., OH
Other : Lutheran Registry, Fellbach, Wurttemberg, Germany
Other : Hoffmaster Family Organization papers in the possession of
Other : Mrs. Harold Hoffmaster of Hopkins, MI and Mrs. Robert
Other : Hanlon of Indianapolis, IN

George and Maria left Fellbach in the Kingdom of Würtemberg with eight children in January 1817 to emigrate to America. Fellbach and much of Germany had been under French occupation for many years. Napoleon had levied heavy taxes upon the people to finance his campaign in Russia. Starting in 1814, the people of Fellbach were suffering from lack of food. George and Maria had already lost three children.

He was married to Maria Agatha BECK on May 18, 1800 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

15. Maria Agatha BECK48,49,50,51,13,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,52,53,54,55,18,56,57,58,59,60,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,61,62,63,64,19 was born on March 11, 1775 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. She died in December 1818 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA. She has Ancestral File number 1FDK-D87.

Search of church records for German Lutheran Churchs in existence in and around Manheim, PA, failed to reveal any records for Hofmeister surname. It is likely that the Hofmeister family was not a member of any church at the time of Maria's death. Therefore, she would not have been buried in any of the church cemeteries. NOTE: Twins John and Jacob were not baptized until 18 May 1820, two years after the death of Maria.

Georg Friedrich HOFMEISTER and Maria Agatha BECK had the following children:

i. Johann Philipp HOFFMASTER50,51,13,54,55,18,63,64,19 was born on January 20, 1801 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He died on January 20, 1888 in Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., OH.79,105,82,106 He was buried on January 21, 1888 in Old Springfield Cemetery, Springfield Twp., Mahoning, OH. He has Ancestral File number 1FDK-RX8. He was a in Farmer.

ii. Elisabetha Barbara HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on December 21, 1801 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. She was born on December 21, 1801 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. She died on October 14, 1802. She died on October 14, 1802 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.107,108,109

iii. Georg Friedrich HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on February 8, 1803 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He was born on February 8, 1803 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. Georg remained in Lancaster County, PA, with his brother Christian and did not accompany the family to Ohio.

iv. Joseph Friedrich HOFFMASTER48,49,13,52,53,18,61,62,19 was born on January 20, 1804 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He was born on January 20, 1804 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He was born on January 20, 1804 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He died on October 6, 1872. He died on October 6, 1872 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.110,111,112 He has Ancestral File number 1FDK-SGJ. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI. 1870 Census, Hopkins, Allegan, MI

In 1855, Joseph followed his brothers, Jacob, John, and Gottlieb, to Hopkins, Michigan. As a result of correspondence with his former pastor in Ohio, Joseph was instrumental in obtaining the services of a Lutheran minister for the German Lutherans in Hopkins.

v. Matthäus Friedrich HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on February 7, 1805 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He was born on February 7, 1805 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He died on June 24, 1805. He died on June 24, 1805 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.

vi. Christian HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on April 21, 1806 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. He was born on April 29, 1806 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. Christian remained in Lancaster County, PA, with his brother George and did not accompany the family to Ohio.

vii. Elisabetha Catharina HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on March 13, 1808 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. She was born on March 14, 1808 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. She died on March 18, 1808 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.107,108,109 She died prob 14 Mar 1808.

viii. Gottlieb HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on April 3, 1809 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.113,114 He was born on April 3, 1809 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.115,116 He was born on April 3, 1809 in Fellbach, Würtemberg, Germany.117,118 He was born on April 3, 1809 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.119,120 He appeared on the census in 1850 in Poland Twp. , Mahoning Co., OH.121,122,123,124 He was a in 1850 in Shoemaker.125,126,127,128 He appeared on the census in 1860 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.129,130,131,132 He appeared on the census in 1860 in Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI.133,134 He appeared on the census in 1870 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.135,136,137,138 He appeared on the census in 1870 in Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI.139,140 He appeared on the census in 1880 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.141,142,143,144 He appeared on the census in 1880 in Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI.145,146 He appeared on the census in 1900 in Monterey Twp., Allegan Co., MI.147 He appeared on the census in 1900 in Monterey Twp., Allegan Co., MI.148,149,150 He appeared on the census in 1900 in Monterey Twp., Allegan Co., MI.151,152 He died on March 21, 1903 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.153,154,155 He died on March 21, 1903 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.156 He died on March 21, 1903 in Hopkins, Allegan, MI.157,158 He was buried on March 23, 1903 in Lutheran Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI. 1870 Census, Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI

[Rhanlon.FTW]

Gottlieb was one of the five chartering members of the German Lutheran Church in Hopkins, MI.

ix. Elisabethe Margarethe HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on August 10, 1810 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. She was born on August 15, 1810 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.159,160,161 She appeared on the census on September 10, 1850 in Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., OH.162,163,164 She died in March 1888. She was buried in March 1888 in Petersburg Cemetery, Petersburg, OH. She died on March 17, 1888 in Petersburg, OH.165,166,167,168

7 x. Mary Agatha HOFFMASTER.

xi. Christiana HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on May 14, 1813 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany. She was born on May 15, 1813 in Fellbach, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany.169,170,171 She died on October 16, 1874.172,173,174

xii. John HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on December 3, 1817 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA. He was baptized on May 18, 1820 in Zion Lutheran Ch, Manheim, Lancaster, PA.175,176,177 He appeared on the census in 1850 in Poland Twp. , Mahoning Co., OH.178,179,180 He was a in 1850 in Shoemaker.181,182,183 He appeared on the census in 1860 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.184,185,186 He appeared on the census in 1870 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.187,188,189 He was buried in November 1895 in Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan, MI. He died on November 3, 1895 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.192 In the spring of 1854 the family moved to Hopkins Twp, Allegan Co., MI, going by train to Kalamazoo and then by stage and ox team to Hopkins, staying a few weeks with his twin brother Jacob who had come to Michigan the year before. John built a log house and the family moved into it on about 10 May 1854. this house was built on the site now known as the William Nicolai home or as the John Hoffmaster home in Hopkins. Sophia, Isaiah and Wesley were born in this home. In the spring of 1865, John sold this home to John Hoffmaster the son of Gottlieb Hoffmaster. (From letter of Venila Hoffmaster, 1 Jun 1994.)

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xiii. Jacob HOFFMASTER13,18,19 was born on December 3, 1817 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA. He was baptized on May 18, 1820 in Zion Lutheran Ch, Manheim, Lancaster, PA.193,194,195 He appeared on the census in 1850 in Poland Twp. , Mahoning Co., OH.196,197,198 He died on October 5, 1865. He died on October 5, 1865 in Hopkins Twp. , Allegan, MI.199,200,201 twin

In 1853, Jacob traveled to Allegan County, Michigan, and settled in what is now Hopkins on a farm now known as the Emanuel Hoffmaster Farm. Jacob traveled by boat to Detroit and by stage coach and team to Kalamazoo and Hopkins. Jacob was followed by his twin brother John, and brothers Gottlieb and Joseph.



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