Conrad Meckel and Henriette Luckenbach

I do not know who Conrad's parents were or when he came to Texas. I do not know what the original spelling of his surname was either. Was It Moeckel/Möckel?

In the 1860 Census records (1), there is another man of the same name, born in Nassau in 1827 who lived in Gallon Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio with Catherine Meckel who was 62 and was born in Nassau as well. That Ohio Conrad was a stone cutter. I guess Catherine was probably his mother.

The Crawford man was naturalized in 1859 (2).

Were he (the stone cutter) and his mother related to our Texas Conrad's family? Very likely considering that Conrad Meckel who lived in Fredericksburg was also born in Nassau (11 Nov. 1826) according to the 1860 Census data.

German Birth and Baptism records inform that Conrad Franz Peter Möckel was born on 24 Nov. 1827. The baby was christened on 9 Dec. 1827 in the Evangelic Church in Stuttgart, Neckar, Wuerttemberg. Conrad Franz Peter's parents were Conrad Möckel and Charlotte Katharine Wild (3). The baby could be the man who later lived with his mother Catherine and was recorded in Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio.

It all seems quite possible - I checked on the map of Germany that Nassau is situated not far from Stuttgart. However, the place of birth given in the census records could be not the city of Nassau itself but the Duchy of Nassau - an independent state then. It means the people mentioned above were born in a town or village in the Nassau area. I have checked (on the map) the distance between the two cities Nassau and Stuttagrd - it is only about 270km (3 hours drive by car).

Source: Google maps

Anyway, I assume the original spelling of the surname Möckel was changed in America into Meckel.
Conrad Meckel who lived in Fredericksburg was a wheelwright. Possibly his first name was Heinrich and Conrad was the man's middle name. He ran a store in the town, he was also a cattle trader.

On 6 June 1853, Conrad married a three year younger Miss Henriette Luckenbach.

Record source: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-2D6 : 22 December 2016), Conrad Meckel and Henrietta Luckenbach, 12 Jun 1853; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.

Seven years later, the couple lived with their children August and Emilie in Precinct 2, Gillespie County, TX. Conrad's brother Henry was recorded at their dwelling during the 1860 Census (4).

On an October day in 1866, Conrad and his two brothers Bernhard and Heinrich (Henry) left Fredericksburg with their cattle. They headed towards Mr. Meckel's ranch which was situated at Willow Creek. After about twelve miles the brothers parted. Bernhard took some cattle and went to Squaw Creek. Conrad and Heinrich reached the Meckel's ranch and returned to Fredericksburg. On their to the town, on the third day of their trip between Loyal Valley and Cherry Spring, the two men stopped for a rest. At that spot, they were attacked by Indians and killed. Conrad was shot in the head and knee. The bodies of the brothers were later found by Ludolph Meier. Their clothes, guns, and horses had been stolen. Conrad and Heinrich were buried at the Fredericksburg Cemetery.
Sometime after the fatal incident, the Indians were seen with the horse which had been owned by Conrad Meckel (5).

Henriette Luckenbach Meckel lived seven years longer. She passed on 17 Sept. 1917.

We are related to Mr. Conrad Meckel via Louis Carl Luckenbach. He was Louis' uncle by marriage.

Conrad Meckel
⇒ his wife Henriette (Luckenbach) Meckel
⇒ her brother Friedrich Wilhelm Luckenbach
⇒ his son Louis Carl Luckenbach
⇒ his wife Jeannie Katherine Hart
⇒ her sister Elizabeth (Hart) Angel
⇒ her husband Rufus Monroe Angel - our 3rd cousin once removed
⇒ his father James Monroe Angel
⇒ his mother Elizabeth Sarah (Gant) Angel
⇒ her father Benjamin Thomas Gant
⇒ his brother Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

Passengers lists (6)

recorded the immigrants who came on various vessels from Germany to Texas. Among them, there were quite a few persons by the name Meckel from the village of Bicken in Nassau Germany. Some of them settled in Comal County, TX. Maybe relatives of Conrad Meckel of Fredericksburg?

John George Meckel, age 41, arrived on Herschel in 1845, with wife Catherine nee Graaf, age 29, Catherine age 23, Anna Elisabeth age 21, Phillip D age 11, and Catherine age 9. They settled in Comal County.

John Phillip Meckel (32) arrived on Herschel in 1845 with wife Catherine (30) and children Wilhelm Friedrich (7), Pauline (5) and Friedrich (3). John passed on 4 August 1848, his wife on 4 March 1846.

Catherina Elisa Meckel came to Texas on Herschel in 1845. Her place of origin and destination was not recorded.

Phillip Heinrich Meckel settled in Comal County as well. He came to Texas on Hersce4l 1845 as well. Phillip was 25 then.

Wilhelm Meckel of Braunschweig sailed on Brig Semiramus. He left Bremen on 18 August 1845 and arrived in Galveston on 22 Oct. 1845.

UPDATE

I have been contacted by Mr. H. Meckel (a relation of Konrad Meckel ) of Germany who provided me with detailed information regarding Konrad, his siblings and ancestors. I am delighted to share the news with you.

1. The surname is and was Meckel - no changes of spelling occured during/after Konrad's immigration to Texas.

2. Konrad was born in Geisenheim - province of Nassau. He was born on 11 Nov. 1826 as the grave marker says (you can see it in one of the photos included in the text). I did not mention it in the above text though as I thought the marker would speak for itself. I did, however, deliberate on a possible Konrad's relation's (and his date of birth) who emigrated to different part of America. It all could cause a confusion regarding Konrad's passing day.

3. Konrad's parents were Conrad Meckel (b. 1773) and Gertrude Mebreuerinn
 
His siblings:
Elisabeth (b. 1811), Adam Meckel (b. 1818), Konrad Meckel (1818 - 1819), Georg Meckel (b.1820). Elisabeth Meckel (b.1822/d. 1905), Susanne Meckel (b. 1825), Bernhard Meckel (b.1829/d. 1903)

Thank you Mr. H. Meckel!

Sources:
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLJ-3SH: 13 December 2017), Conrad Meckel, 1860.

2. "Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDZ-TG2Q : 3 June 2019), Conrad or Konrad Mackel or Meckel, 1859.

3. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH1S-94L : 10 February 2018), Conrad Franz Peter Möckel, 09 Dec 1827; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,055,682.

4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-GB4: 12 December 2017), Conrad Meckel, 1860. 

5. "Fredericksburg, Texas ... The First Fifty Years. A Translation of Penniger's 50th Anniversary Festival Edition", Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc., 1971, page 75. 

6. A New Land Beckoned: German Immigration to Texas, 1844-1847
By Chester Geue, Chester William Geue, Ethel Hander Geue, 1966

Joseph Wilson Baines and Ruth Ament Huffman

At the beginning of November, we visited the oldest cemetery in Fredericksburg. The town was founded on 8 May 1846. Its earliest settlers and pioneers were buried in the graveyard "Der Stadt Friedhof" (City Cemetery).

Joseph Wilson Baines, the maternal grandfather of President LB Johnson, was born in Louisiana, later he moved with his family to Texas. Joseph Wilson studied law at Baylor University, then the man moved to Collin County, Texas where our paternal ancestors lived as well. J. W. Baines served as Secretary of State of Texas (1883-1887). He died in Fredericksburg Texas.

Joseph's wife Ruth Ament Huffman was born on 10 Dec. 1854 in Rowlett, Collin County, Texas. The marriage took place on 12 Sept. 1869.

Record source: "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-832 : 10 December 2017), J W Baines and Ruth A Huffman, 12 Sep 1869; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,595.

Ruth passed in San Antonio, TX, on 13 Feb. 1936, three decades after her husband. Both spouses found their resting place at "Der Stadt Friedhof".

We are related to Ruth Ament Baines via Silas Liter Harrington, the husband of Vera Virginia Andrews, our fourth cousin twice removed.

Joseph Wilson Baines
⇒ his wife  Ruth Ament Huffman - Silas' cousin - twice removed
⇒ her father John Smith Huffman III (b. 7 May 1825, Bourbon County, Kentucky/d. 22 June 1865, Plano, Collin, Texas)
⇒ his sister Martha Harrington nee Huffman (b. 1830/d. 1864)
⇒ her son Silas Liter Harrington (b. 29 April 1851, Plano, Collin County, TX/d. 21 March 1932, Collin Co., TX)
⇒ his son Joseph Alfred Harrington (b. 31 March 1874, Collin, TX/d. 9 April 1957, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ his son Silas Liter Harrington (b. 1896, Texas/d. 1942, Texas)
⇒ his wife Vera Virginia Harrington nee Andrews (b. 26 Dec. 1897, Collin, Texas/d. 3. March 1955, Texas) - our paternal fourth cousin twice removed
⇒ her mother Ora Susan Andrews nee Forman (b. 23 Feb. 1869, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 1932, Texas)
⇒ her mother Lucette Abigail Thomas (16 August 1823, Bowling County, Kentucky/d. 20 Jan. 1987, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband Jarrot Howard - our great-great-grandfather

Fort Martin Scott

Fort Martin Scott is the place where the US Army stationed. Besides the soldiers, Texas Rangers and the very first settlers of Fredericksburg lived in the fort area as well. It was built in1848. You can read more about the fort history here.

Mary Peck Butterworth

I hesitated whether to write about Mary as her alleged achievements may be regarded as doubtful. On the other hand, she is in our family tree* and whatever someone held against her was found untrue.

That indirect relation comes via Miss Hannah Titus nee Butterworth who was the wife of our second cousin twice removed, John Titus. Mary Butterworth nee Peck was Hannah's niece.

Mary was born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts on 27 July 1686 to John and Elizabeth Peck. She was a wife and mother like many other women. Her husband was Mr. John Butterworth (b. 7 May 1679, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts) whom she married on 26 Sept. 1710.

What was so special about Mary? Allegedly, she became a counterfeiter about five years after the marriage. Mary and other persons were accused of making fake money using wetted silk and iron to transfer the money pattern on paper. The people who testified against her claimed that Mary was the one who invented the method and organized the counterfeiter group. To make it more interesting, it was one of the lady's brothers and his wife who were witnesses of the prosecution. According to their testimony, the couple worked together with Mary and later turned against her. Why would they have done it? Was it all about money, or they suddenly decided to be honest citizens of the colony?

Was it all really true? The suspicion and accusations started when John, Mary's husband, bought an expensive house for his immediate family. Maybe the relations were simply jealous about that? Maybe they did not like the fact that Mary and her husband were well off? However it was, no evidence of Mary's alleged criminal activity was found and the charges were dropped.

After the court case, Mary lived the peaceful life of a wife and mother. She passed away where she lived on 7 Feb. 1775, about 4 years after the day of John's death.




Family line

Mary Peck Butterworth

⇒ her husband John Butterworth - the son of John Butterworth and Hannah Wheaton

⇒ his sister Hannah (Butterworth) Titus (b. 14 Feb. 1680, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts/d. 1 Feb. 1709, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts)  - as you can see, Hannah passed before her brother and Mary got married so she did not witness the events described above

Hannah Butterworth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (1)
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1680
Fother's Name: John Butterworth
Mother's Name: Annah

⇒ her husband John Titus III - I wrote more John and the following family line in the previous post
 
⇒ his father John Titus II
 
⇒ his father John Titus I

⇒ his brother Thomas Titus - our 6 times great-grandfather

⇒ his daughter Sarah (Titus) Crea Howard

⇒ her son Stephen Howard

⇒ his son Rev. Obediah Howard

⇒ his son Christopher Howard

⇒ his son Jarrot Howard - our great-great-great-grandfather

⇒ his son William James Howard

⇒ his daughter Rachel Clementine Howard


Resources:

• *my MyHeritage research
• Encyclopedia.com

1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7J-24F : 10 February 2018), Hannah Butterworth, 14 Feb 1680; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
Photos: Rehoboth, Massachusetts website 

Susan Brownell Anthony

Every day comes something new. Some new discovery in the family tree. This one amazes me. I did not know whom we have in the family ancestry until MyHeritage matches service sent me a message. I looked at its content and found myself surprised. Hello, I know that name! I learned about her while preparing for the citizenship civics exam.

The MyHeritage software says she is our 7th cousin twice removed. Who? Miss Susan Brownell Anthony. And her brother Mr. Daniel Read Anthony as well. Both of them were abolitionists. Susan was a civil rights activist and a suffragist, the women's rights movement supporter.

Daniel Read was a lieutenant colonel in 7th Regiment of Kansas Volunteer Cavalry (Union Army).
Susan B and Daniel R Anthony's parents were Daniel Anthony and Lucy Read.

Susan (born on 15 Feb. 1820 in Bowens Corners, Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts/d. 13 March 1906, at 17 Madison St., Rochester, Madison County, New York).

Clipping source: Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1906, newspaper, March 16, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth922407/: accessed July 1, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library. 

Clipping source: Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1906, newspaper, March 16, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth922407/: accessed July 1, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.

The family relationship goes via the Read, Titus and Howard family.

Susan B Anthony
⇒ her mother Lucy (Read) Anthony (b. 2 Dec. 1793, Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts/d. 3 April 1880, Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts) married Daniel Anthony on 3 July 1815

Adams, Massachusetts

⇒ her father Daniel Reid/Reed (b. about 1751, Newton, Middlessex, MA/d. about 1838) married Susannah Richardson on 29 Jan 1776

⇒ his father Joshua Read (b. 21 July 1728, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts/d. 27 Oct. 1780, Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts)  + wife Elizabeth Barney

⇒ his mother Hannah (Titus) Read (b. 27 Oct. 1701, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts/d. 11 Feb. 1764, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts) - on 6 Dec. 1727 she married Mr. Joseph Read

⇒ her father John Titus III (b. 12 March 1678, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts/d. 9 Oct. 1732, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts), his wife was Hannah Butterworth

⇒ his father John Titus II (b. 18 Dec. 1650, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts/d. 12 Dec. 1697, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts) married Sarah Mildred on 16 August 1716

⇒ his father John Titus I (b. in about 1627, St Catherine's, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England/d. 16 April 1689, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts) + wife Abigail Carpenter (b. in about 1629, Shalbourne, Berkshire, England/d. 5 March 1710, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts) - he emigrated from England to America with his brother Edmond and parents Robert Titus and Hannah Carter. Robert and Hannah Titus are our direct ancestors (10 generations back). The family left London on 3 April 1635 (the ship Hopewell)

⇒ his brother Thomas Titus - our 6 times great-grandfather (b. about 1630, Isle of Wight, Virginia/d. about 1660, Bertie County, North Carolina)  married Miss Mary Warren Chown

⇒ his daughter Sarah (Titus) Crea Howard (b. 11 Dec. 1702, New Kent County, Virginia/d. 27 Dec. 1748, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts) - she had two husbands, Thomas Crea and James Obediah Howard - our direct ancestor whom she married about 1691 in Virginia

⇒ her son Stephen Howard (b. 18 March 1694, Nansemond, Virginia/d. about 1745, New River, Onslow, NC) married Miss Sarah Sanders about 1720

⇒ his son Rev. Obediah Howard

⇒ his son Christopher Howard

⇒ his son Jarrot Howard - our great-great-great-grandfather

⇒ his son William James Howard

⇒ his daughter Rachel Clementine Howard

Mary Lillian Duke

Mary Lillian Duke, our third cousin twice removed*, was born to Benjamin Newton Duke and Sarah Pearson Angier on 16 Nov 1887 in Durham County, North Carolina. The Duke family line originates in Kent, England.

In 1900, the Census recorded the family of Benjamin and Sarah Duke as the residents of Durham Township, Durham City, Durham, North Carolina (1).

Household
Benjamin W Duke, Head, Male, age 44, born North Carolina
Sarah Duke, Wife, Female, age 39, born North Carolina
Angier Duke, Son, Male, age 16, born North Carolina
Mary Duke, Daughter, Female, age 13, born North Carolina
Mary Shartman, Servant, Female, age 51, born North Carolina
Mary Lunsford, Servant, Female, age 20, born North Carolina

In 1907 Mary graduated from Durham's Trinity College (with a degree in English). She was keen on arts and music. Eight years later on 16 June 1915, Mary Lillian married Mr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Briddle, Jr. (b. 17 Dec. 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), son of a millionaire Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.

Mary's husband was a businessman and a politician. Among others, Anthony Joseph Drexel Briddle, Jr. was 5th US Ambassador to Poland (from 2 June 1937 to 1 Dec. 1943).

The couple had two children Mary Duke (born 21 Feb. 1920, New York, New York, New York) and Nicholas Benjamin Duke (b. 1 Sept. 1921). The daughter became an art lover and supporter like her mom, and a social and civil rights activist as well. She was also involved in politics and philanthropy.

Benjamin Duke House, Fifth Ave., New York

Mary Lillian Durham Biddle started a charity foundation in 1956, she supported various non-profit organizations.

In 1935, Mary bought an estate in Durham where she lived until the day of her death (14 June 1960).

Mary Duke Biddle Durham estate in Durham, the house  was built in 1927

Mary's body found an eternal resting place at the Duke Mausoleum, Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC (2).


Family line:

Mary Lillian Duke

⇒ her father Benjamin Newton Duke (b. 25 April 1855, Orange County, NC/d. 8 Jan. 1929, New York City) an industrialist, politician and philanthropist married Sarah Pearson Angier on 21 Feb. 1877 in Durham, Orange County, North Carolina (3). Sally was born on 19 Feb. 1856, her parents were Maulborne Addison Angier, an industrialist, businessman, politician, co-founder of Durham, and Mary Jane Pearson

⇒ his mother Artelia (Roney) Duke (b. 28 June 1829, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina/d. 20 August 1858, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina), daughter of John Roney, a farmer, and Mary Trollinger

In 1850, Artelia lived with her parents and siblings in the North District of Alamance County, NC (4).

Household

John Roney, Male, age 58
Mary Roney, Female, age 50
Polly Roney, Female, age 29
Elizabeth Roney, Female, age 23
Artelia Roney, Female, age 21
Calvin Roney, Male, age 18
Armecia Roney, Female, age 16
Joseph Roney, Male, age 14
Barbara Roney, Female, age 11
Amos Roney, Male, age 8

Artelia married Mr. Washington Duke on 9 Dec. 1852.

Her parents John Roney and Mary Trollinger married on 12 Dec. 1815 in Orange, NC (5,6).

⇒ her mother Mary (Trollinger) Roney - (b. 25 March 1800, Orange, NC/d. 11 August 1879, Haw River, Alamance, NC), a daughter of Jacob Henry Trollinger and Mary Thomas

⇒ her sister Mary Elizabeth (Trollinger) Gant - our great-great-great-grandmother (born Dec 1791, Orange, North Carolina)

In some family trees there is confusion - the two Marys, Trollinger sisters, are taken as one person Mary Elizabeth Trollinger Roney Gant and two husbands are assigned to her - both John Roney (the younger sister's man) and Jonathan Kerr Gant. However, when you look at the years of their children birth, one can notice that it is a mix up - Mary Elizabeth would have had two husbands at the same time. At least I find it as a research error.

Mary Elizabeth Trollinger married our direct ancestor Jonathan Kerr Gant in 1808.

⇒ her son Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

⇒ his son Henry A Gant (b. about 1838, Orange, NC/d. about 1880, Sumner, Tennessee) married Miss Hellen Jane Shanklin on 11 Dec. 1859 in Sumner, TN. Hellen (Ellen) was a daughter of James John and Jane Shanklin. In 1880, Henry, his wife and their eight children lived in 7th District of Sumner County, Tennessee. Henry was a farmer (7).

Household

Henry Gant, Self, Male, age 42, born North Carolina, United States
Ellen Gant, Wife, Female, age 35, born Tennessee, United States
James Gant, Son, Male, age 20, Tennessee, United States
Jane Gant, Daughter, Female, age 17, born Tennessee, United States
John Gant, Son, Male, age 15, born Tennessee, United States
Lee Gant, Son, Male, age 13, born Tennessee, United States
Georgia Gant, Daughter, Female, age 9, born Tennessee, United States
Luella Gant, Daughter, Female, age 7, born Tennessee, United States
Brody Gant, Son, Male, age 5, born Tennessee, United States
Charles Gant, Son, Male, age 3, born Tennessee, United States

⇒ his son John Lee Gant - our grandfather

Resources:
*based on my MyHeritage research

1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYZ-LKM : accessed 24 June 2019), Mary Duke in household of Benjamin W Duke, Durham Township Durham city, Durham, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 14A, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,193.
2. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGTK-2XV : 17 July 2017), Benjamin Newton Duke in entry for Mary Duke Biddle, 14 Jun 1960; citing Durham, Durham, North Carolina, v 17A cn 17487, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,032.
3."North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87N-SLS : 22 December 2016), Benjamin N. Duke and Sallie P. Angier, 21 Feb 1877; citing Durham, Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. vol 3 page 51, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 306,037.
4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B3-VKW : 12 April 2016), Artelia Roney in household of John Roney, Alamance county, Alamance, North Carolina, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YT-XT5 : 10 February 2018), John Roney and Mary Trolinger, 12 Dec 1815; citing Orange,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,318.
6. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-DG13 : 28 November 2018), John Roney and Mary Trolinger, 12 Dec 1815; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
7. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWX-178 : 15 July 2017), Henry Gant, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 220, sheet 224B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1282; FHL microfilm 1,255,282.


Photos: By Gryffindor; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:28, 31 March 2015 (UTC) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39324132
Mary Lillian Briddle Estate By Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28249972

Roger Mowry

According to my research results, Roger Mowry (Morey) born on 16 May 1610 in Drimpton, Dorset, England is our direct ancestor (11 generations back).

St. Mary's Church, Drimpton, England

Roger emigrated to America in 1628 on the ship Abigail. He lived in Boston, Plymouth, Salem, Massachusetts and later moved to Providence, Rhode Island where he built a house and a tavern (in about 1653). Roger Mowry was an inn-keeper. The inn was the meeting place of the town council, the building served as a church and local prison as well. Mowry was made freeman in 1655.

When he lived in Salem, in 1634, Roger Mowry married Miss Mary Johnson (b. about 1614 in London City, England). She was a daughter of  Capt. John Johnson and Mary Heath. Roger worked as a cattle carer then.

Roger Mowry

⇒ his daughter Elizabeth (Mowry) Malavery (b. 27 March 1643, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony/d. 24 March 1714, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island) married Mr. John Malavery about 1672 in Providence

Providence County in the state of Rhode Island

⇒ her daughter Elizabeth (Malavery) Phillips (b. 17 Oct. 1662, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island/d. 3 Sept. 1719, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island) - married Joseph Phillips (b. about 1663, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island), the son of Michael Phillips and Barbara Pierce

⇒ her son David Phillips (b. about 1702, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island/d. about 1797, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island) + wife Ruth Benson (b. 7 Oct. 1704, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts [1]), daughter of Isaac Benson and Marcy/Mary Bumpas. David and Ruth married on 17 March 1799, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sandwich, Massachusetts

⇒ his daughter Susanna Ann (Phillips) Gant (b. 21 Jan. 1740, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island/d. April 1792, Shocco Township, Warren, North Carolina) - she got married on 11 August 1760 in Shocco District, NC, her husband was John Spencer Gant (b. about 1734, Isle of Wight, Virginia), son of John Gant and Anna Brantley

⇒ her son William Gant (b. 14 August 1763, Granville County, NC/d. 26 Dec. 1824, Orange County, NC) + wife Frances "Fanny" Rippy (b. 18 Oct. 1760, Orange County, NC), daughter of Matthew Rippy and Nancy/Anne Holliday - William and Frances married about 1757 in Orange County, NC)

⇒ his son Jonathan Kerr Gant (b. 4 April 1787, Orange, NC) - more about his wife Mary Elizabeth Trollinger + his death date in this post

⇒ his son Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather


You can find more info about Roger Mowry and the village he came from on the Drimpton village website.

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1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-NR6 : 10 February 2018), Ruth Benson, 07 Oct 1704; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.

Photos:
Drimpton, St. Mary's Church: By Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51130619
Sandwich, Massachusetts: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

John Wilfred Gant And Gants of Iowa And Ohio

Not long ago, while working on the Memorial Day post, I came across the information regarding John Wilfred Gant born on 25 November 1921, in Iowa. During WWII, John served on the submarine USS Albacore as Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class. His service number was 859191. Sadly, the man perished together with the entire crew on 7 November 1944, when Albacore hit a mine north-east of Hokkaido, Japan.

John Wilfred Gant was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. In the honorary death certificate, John's death day is given as 13 Dec. 1945, I guess, it was when he was officially recognized as Missing in Action/perished. John Wilfred's name is immortalized on the Honolulu Memorial.

I did not write about John and his WWII service in the Memorial Day Memento, because at that time, I had no clue what the relation between him and our family could be. I reckon there is a possibly of some connection (?) as I have already found an Iowa Gant line in our family tree. Cousin Darwin D Gant of Paton, Green, Iowa was killed in WW2 as well. How the two men John Wilfred and Darwin are connected - I am trying to find out.

John's parents were Everett Jay Gant and India (Indiana) Ford of Iowa. They married on 6 May 1912 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. India was the second wife of Everett's. There is a record of his first marriage (30 August 1909, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa) to Miss Grace Rumple (1), daughter of Daniel Rumple and Mary Hutchinson.

India was the daughter of  Isaac Andrew Ford and Katherine Jane Miller (2).

Everett was born on 22 August 1886 in Victor, Iowa, Iowa. His parents were John Wendell Gant and Iva Hinder (3).

WW1 came, Everett was registered during the draft. He lived with his wife and children in Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa. He was a tall, stout man, his eyes were blue and hair was brown. The man had a 3-year training as an army musician (4).

In 1920 the family of Everett and India's lived in Des Moines, Ward 1, Polk County, Iowa. The couple had three children Alve L, Belva I. Everett worked as a brakesman with Steam Rail Road (5).

Alva Leo Gant, John's older brother was born on 7 Feb. 1913 in Redfield, Iowa (6).
Belva Imogene, the only daughter of Everett and India's was born on 12 Sept. 1914 in Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa (7).

Five years later, John and family lived in Polk City, Polk, Iowa (8).

I did not find John's WW2 draft registration record, but there is his father's paper (9). What is interesting, in that document Everett's eye color is marked as gray (not blue as it was in the previous war record). He was 5 ft 11 and he weighed about 210 pounds.

John Wilfred's grandparents were James Gant and Maria Preedmore (10).

Iowa, County Marriages
Name John W. Gant
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Dec 1880
Event Place: Victor, Iowa, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: S
Birth Year: (Estimated) 1854
Father's Name James: Gant
Mother's Name: Maria Preedmore
Spouse's Name: Iva Hinder
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year: (Estimated) 1860
Spouse's Father's Name: John G. Hinder
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah H. Jenkins

⇒ his great-grandparents Joel Gant (b. about 1811 in Ohio) + Elizabeth Reed (b. about 1812 in Ohio). Joel and Elizabeth married on 14 April in Belmont, Ohio (11).

In 1850 Joel, Elizabeth, children, and Joel's mother lived in Seneca, Monroe, Ohio (12).

⇒ his great-great grandparents Reuben Gant + Chloe Long

As I found out, then the line goes to William Gant born in England about 1741.

Resources:

1."Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJHL-6Y8 : 3 November 2017), Everett J. Gant and Grace Rumple, 30 Aug 1909, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference p98 Lic. 67, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 988,206.
2. "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-MNCZ : accessed 14 June 2019), India Ford, 09 Mar 1891, Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 238249, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101716641.
3. "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-N29Z : accessed 14 June 2019), Everett Jay Gant, 22 Aug 1886, Victor, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 216808, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713796.
4. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2H-XJ2 : 13 March 2018), Everett J Gant, 1917-1918; citing Des Moines City no 2, Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,078.
5. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM3-6N7 : accessed 14 June 2019), Everett J Gant, Des Moines Ward 1, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 83, sheet 13A, line 45, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 507; FHL microfilm 1,820,507.
6. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DF-1N7: 10 March 2018), Everett J Gant in entry for Alva Leo Gant, 07 Feb 1913; citing Redfield, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,111.
7. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVVR-36D : 10 March 2018), Everett Jr. Gant in entry for Belva Imogene Gant, 12 Sep 1914; citing Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,111.
87."Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-K9PR : 16 March 2018), E J Gant, Polk City, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing Polk City, Polk, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,498.
9. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCH-8M85 : 6 November 2017), Everett Jay Gant, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJHC-QY5 : 3 November 2017), James Gant in entry for John W. Gant and Iva Hinder, 30 Dec 1880, Victor, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference p5, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 988,207.
11. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW3-2YQ : 10 December 2017), Joel Gant and Elizabeth Reed, 14 Apr 1836; citing Marriage, Belmont, Ohio, United States, p 207, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
12. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3Q-D6T : 12 April 2016), Joel Gant, Seneca, Monroe, Ohio, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 

John Walter Angel And Other Relations

Our relations to the Angel family go via the Howards and our grandmother Rachel. I wrote about the Angels a long time ago, but somehow, I missed one person then. Time to make it up.

John Walter Angel was born on 22 Sept. 1874 in Sumner County, Tennessee. His parents were Marcus Lafayette Angle and Mammie Erena Jones.

When John was little, the family moved to Texas. On 29 August 1906, John Walter Angel married Miss Lula Vance. It happened in Ellis County, Texas. In the marriage record included below, the bride's first name is spelled in two different ways - first - it's Lula. A few lines below her name is given as Lela (1). In all later created documents, the latter versions repeated.

Anyway, Lela was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Jefferson Vance and Miss Willie Margaret Roulston. The girl was born on 31 July in Macon, Tennessee.

The young couple lived at #1 in Plano, Texas. John Walter was a farmer. The WW1 registration draft tells us that he was a man of medium height, medium built, his eyes were gray, and his hair was brown (2).

By 1920 John and Lela's family had grown. The two had 5 children. During the census of that year, they lived in Justice Precinct #5, in Plano, Texas. John ran a rented farm.

Johnnie W Angel
United States Census, 1920
Name: Johnnie W Angel
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 7

Household

Johnnie W Angel, Head, Male, age 46, born Tennessee
Lela Angel, Wife, Female, age 29, Tennessee
Thomas J Angel, Son, M, age 12, born Texas
Katie B Angel, Daughter, F, age 9, born Texas
Albert L Angel, Son, M, age 6, born Texas
Bessie L Angel, Daughter, F, age 3, born Texas
Tressie M Angel, Daughter, F, age 3, born Texas

The census record informs that John Walter and Lela's place was close to the farm of Robert and Dora Howard's. Dora Angel was John's sister. Another relation lived nearby as well. It was Martha Alice Dupree nee Gant (b. 12 March 1870 in Sumner, TN). Her husband John Edward departed in 1914.

Clipping source: Logsdon, Ernest. The Plano Star-Courier. (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1914, newspaper, March 26, 1914; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601774/: accessed June 12, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

After her husband's death, Martha rented and ran a farm, together with her 10 children. The eldest son's (Glenn's) family lived at the farmhouse too.

Martha and John Walter were related via the Riggs and Gants.

John Walter Angel
⇒ his father Marcus Lafayette Angle
⇒ his sister Louisa Ann (Angle) Riggs
⇒ her daughter Martha Ellen (Riggs) Gant
⇒ her husband Benjamin Thomas Gant Jr.
⇒ his brother James Abram Gant
⇒ his daughter Martha Alice (Gant) Dupree

John Walter and Lela Angel's children:

• Thomas Jefferson - b. 20 August 1907, Midlothian, Ellis, TX, died of TB on 17 Nov. 1948 in Houston, Harris, TX (4).
• Katie Belle - b. 25 Sept. 1910, Midlothian, Ellis, TX - married Mr. Ernest Ray Rice.
• Albert Lafayette - 3 June 1913, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Dallas, TX, died on 8 Dec. 1984, Dallas, Dallas, TX (5).
• Bessie Lee - b. 6 May 1916, Duncanville, Dallas, TX (6). 

 Bessie married Mr. John Howell Pemberton on 4 Sept. 1932.

Tressie Mae - a twin sister of Bessie (7) - married Lawrence Booth Land on 3 Nov. 1934

In 1930, the family lived in Precinct #1, Denton, Texas (8).

John Walter Angel lived 95 years. He died of heart-related problems in Gilbert Nursing Home in Leonard, Fannin, TX where he had stayed for years. According to the information included in John's death certificate, his marriage with Lela had not survived (9).


John Walter Angel
⇒ his sister Dora Elizabeth (Angel) Howard
⇒ her husband Robert Lee Howard
⇒ his sister Rachel Clementine Howard - our grandmother


Resources:
1. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-QLFD : 10 December 2017), J W Angel and Lela Vance, 29 Aug 1906; citing Ellis, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,034,622.
2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX9-MBP : 13 March 2018), John W Angel, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,405.
3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMS-8MR : accessed 11 June 2019), Johnnie W Angel, Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States; citing ED 24, sheet 7A, line 36, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1789; FHL microfilm 1,821,789.
4. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39R-2D4 : 13 March 2018), Thomas J Angel, 17 Nov 1948; citing certificate number 47994, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,076.
5. "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVFG-YMW : 5 December 2014), Albert Lafayette Angel, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
6. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25J-3HF : 11 March 2018), Bessie Lee Angel, 06 May 1916; citing Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, United States, certificate 18923, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,478,154.
7. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25J-3HT : 11 March 2018), Tressie Mae Angel, 05 May 1916; citing Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, United States, certificate 18925, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,478,154.
8. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H58K-CT2 : accessed 13 June 2019), Tressa Mae Angel in household of Katie Bell Angel, Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 4A, line 4, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2323; FHL microfilm 2,342,057.

9. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36P-4HX : 13 March 2018), John Walter Angel, 12 Jan 1970; citing certificate number 18405, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,246.

Colonel Nicholas Greenberry

Col. Nicholas Greenberry, 4th Royal Governor of Maryland, was born in Lincolnshire, England on 15 Dec. 1640 to Nicholas Greenberry and Katherine Haukins.

Lincolnshire, England

In 1674, Nicholas Jr. sailed to America with his wife Anne and two children (Charles and Catherine) on the ship Constant Friendship. They settled in Maryland.

⇒ his daughter Katherine (Greenberry) Howard (b. about 1670-1674 in Middlesex, England/d. 29 Dec. 1704, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland) + husband Capt. John Howard Jr. (b. about 1667, Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland)

⇒  her daughter Katherine (Howard) Griffith (b. about 1703, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland/d. 7 Feb. 1783, Anne Arundel County, Maryland) + husband Orlando Griffith (b. 17 Oct. 1688, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland)

William Griffith (of Cardigan, Wales) who was Orlando's father came to Maryland in 1675.

Cardigan, Wales

The Griffith family was one of the pioneer families of Anne Arundel County in Maryland.

Orlando Griffith was a grandson of the second wife of Capt. John Howard Jr., Elinor McCubbin - he has been already mentioned in the posts about the Howard family connections.

Orlando's home was known as White Place. In 1728, he became a vestry member of Queen Caroline Parish, and occupied pew No. 8, together with Capt. John Howard and Nicholas Dorsey.

Nicholas Dorsey Sr.  (b. about 1690, Maryland/d. Sept. 1717, All Hallows Parish, Maryland) is our direct ancestor as well. His son Col. Nicholas Dorsey Jr. (b. about 1712, Maryland/d. 1780) Sarah A Griffith (b. 13 May 1718/d. 1 Sept. 1794), Orlando's daughter.

The direct family line which goes from Orlando Griffith to our great-grandmother Jurita was already described in the post related to Mr. Harry Truman.

⇒  her daughter Sarah A (Griffith) Dorsey
⇒  her daughter Rachel Annie (Dorsey) Holbrook
⇒  her son William Holbrook
⇒  his son Samuel Asberry Holbrook
⇒  his daughter Mary (Holbrook) Hagood/Haygood
⇒  her daughter Hannah E (Hagood) Ledbetter
⇒  her daughter Jurita Elizabeth Ledbetter

Resources:

"The Founders of Anne Arundel And Howard Counties, Maryland. A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records." by Warfield, Joshua Dorsey, Baltimore, Md., Kohn & Pollock, 1905

Pictures:

• Lincolnshire on the map: By Nilfanion - Ordnance Survey OpenData:County boundaries and GB coastline National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyIrish, French and Isle of Man coastlines, Lough Neagh and Irish border, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12131898
• Cardigan, Wales: By Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52898346