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Captain John Wetzel*
Birth: 1733 - Paoli, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 11 Jun 1786 - Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Marriage: 1756 - Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Bonnett*
F: Johannes Martin Wetzel*
M: Maria Barbara Geist*
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Name: John Wetzel
Spouse: Mary Bonnett
Parents: Hans Martin Wetzel, Maria Barbara
Birth Place: Lancaster Co, PA
Birth Date: 1733
Marriage Place: Rockingham Co, VA
Marriage Date: 1756
Death Date: 1786
Source Citation: Birth year: 1733; Birth city: Lancaster Co; Birth state: PA.
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Captain John Wetzel*
Birth: 1733 - Paoli, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 11 Jun 1786 - Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Marriage: 1756 - Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Bonnett*
F: Johannes Martin Wetzel*
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http://genforum.genealogy.com/wetzel/messages/1536.html Re: George Wetzel b. c1797 Posted by: Tracy (ID *****8755) Date: September 27, 2005 at 04:15:07 In Reply to: Re: George Wetzel b. c1797 by Vivian of 1549 I believe George's parents were John Wetzel Jr and Eleanor Williams. John Jr's parents were John Wetzel and Mary Bonnett.
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http://genforum.genealogy.com/wetzel/messages/1502.html Re: Wetzels of Ohio/WV Posted by: Jille Parlett (ID *****2602) Date: December 25, 2004 at 09:23:38 In Reply to: Re: Wetzels of Ohio/WV by Lee Bates of 1552 Perhaps this the Barbra (spelling?) that you may be referring to: Descendents of John Wetzel Generation No. 1 1. JOHN3 WETZEL (JOHN JACOB WETZEL2 SR., HANS MARTIN WETZEL1 SR)1,2,3,4,5 was born 1770 in Dunkard Creek, Shenandoah Co., VA6,7, and died 18178,9,10. He married (1) BARBARA PRINTZ. He married (2) ELEANOR WILLIAMS, daughter of THOMAS WILLIAMS. She was born 1773 in Wheeling Creek, Ohio Co., WV. More About JOHN WETZEL: Record Change: June 11, 1998, =11 Children of JOHN WETZEL and BARBARA PRINTZ are: i. MARGARET4 WETZEL, m. LOUIS DEETS. 2. ii. RACHEL REBECCA WETZEL, b. April 08, 1797, Lewis, WV; d. May 22, 1887, Ciaro, Illinois. 3. iii. JOHN WETZEL II, b. April 08, 1797, Franklin County, PA; d. Whiteside County, OH. Children of JOHN WETZEL and ELEANOR WILLIAMS are: iv. LEWIS4 WETZEL. v. POLLY RUTH WETZEL. vi. KEZIAH WETZEL. vii. SOPHIA WETZEL, m. JOHN WOLF, 1820, VA. viii. ELEANOR WETZEL. ix. ELIZA WETZEL. x. BARBRA WETZEL. xi. GEORGE WETZEL, b. August 17, 1797, Harrison, Virginia; m. PRISCILLA CALDWELL.
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Biography of Margaret Wetzel Deets
1831-1919 , Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Copied below is the text of a biography of Margaret Wetzel Deets, the wife of Louis Deets and mother of Charles Tilden Deets. This is from the Whiteside County Biographical Record.
"Nearly forty-five years have rolled away since Mrs. Margaret Deets came to Whiteside County, Illinois and now, after many years of such hardships and privations as only the pioneers know, she is passing the evening time of her life surrounded by the comforts and privileges which were beyond her reach in her young womanhood.
She comes of the sturdy old patriotic stock which laid the foundations of this great republic, "building better than they knew". Her paternal great-grandfather, who owned two large flour mills in Pennsylvania, taxed his mills to their utmost capacity, grinding grain to be made into bread for the army of Washington. On one occasion, when his son, the grandfather of Mrs. Deets, then a youth of seventeen, was engaged in driving a large team of horses, hauling supplies for the army, a squad of British soldiers attacked him, and though he managed to escape, seven bullet holes were found in the wagon bed. The mother of the young patriot did all within her power for the cause of the colonists, and it was not until blindness afflicted her that she ceased to bake bread for the army. The parents of Mrs. Deets were John and Margaret (Reese) Wetzel, natives of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, respectively. They removed to Summit County, Ohio, later to Stark County, same state, and at length came to Whiteside County.
Mrs. Deets is one of thirteen chirldren, she being next to the youngest: Catherine, born August 4, 1813, married Henry Wymer, and both are deceased. They had two children, both of whom have passed away. Polly died in infancy. Daniel, born September 2, 1815, and now a resident of Rock Falls, Illinois, married Mary Beidler, September 15, 1839 and they have six children. Jacob, born December 12, 1816, wedded Susan Beidler in 1842 and with their six children live in Genesee township. John, a resident of Michigan, was born May 29, 1818 and chose Camilla Ward for his wife. They are the parents of four sons. George, born January 18, 1820, married Mary Linerode, February 17, 1849 and two daughters were born to them. The wife and mother died September 18, 1854 and Mr. Wetzel makes his home with his niece, Mrs. Scott, in Rock Falls Illinois. His daughters are married and have children. Elizabeth, born August 17, 1821 became the wife of Cyrus Harting. She departed this life many years ago, and left several children. David R., born April 7, 1823, never married and died September 15, 1894. Andrew, born March 18, 1825, married Sarah Ward and had four children. He has passed to his reward, while his widow resides in Stark county, Ohio. Joseph, born December 9, 1827, married Ellen McKien. Seven children were born to them and Mr. Wetzel now resides with his son Thomas. Hannah, born June 5, 1829, became the wife of Lewis Spots, and of their several children, five survive, the others dying in infancy. Their home is in Lee county, Missouri. Lewis, born June 3, 1837, wedded Mary Lawyer, March 25, 1858 and they had four children. The parents are citizens of Galt, Whiteside county, having retired from their life-work, farming.
The birth of Mrs. Margaret (Wetzel) Deets took place on the 7th of December, 1831 in Summit County Ohio. She was a babe of two months when her parents removed to Stark county, same state. In 1855 she came to Whiteside county and the following year became the wife of Louis Deets, who was a thrifty farmer of Hopkins township. The young couple were economical and rapidly made progress toward a competence, but, when the war of the Rebellion came on, the patriotic husband left his plow and went to the defense of the Union, his brave wife bidding him God-speed. In 1861 he enlisted in the Fifty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years. Later he resumed his regular calling, and continued to devote himself to his home and business until his death July 14, 1882. Since that time, his widow has carried on the old homestead near Emerson, and has enjoyed the same measure of success as did her esteemed husband in days of yore.
Twelve children came to bless their humble home. The eldest, William Wilson, born December 20, 1857, married Anne Engle, August 31, 1881 and is a resident of this township. Their two sons, aged fourteen and sixteen, are at home. Elizabeth, born November 2, 1859, became the wife of Henry Johnson, and is the mother of four children. Mr. Johnson, who owns a fine ranch of over one thousand acres, situated in the state of Washington, is an extensive dealer in lumber and grain, also. James M., born April 7, 1865, married Olive Carolus, and has four children. Their home is at Emerson, where Mr. Deets is engaged in the trade of a wagon-maker, and in addition to this, owns and operates a large farm in this township. Charles T., born February 6, 1874, married Iona Carolus, November 8, 1896, and they have one child living, another having died in infancy. He is a successful lawyer, of Almira, Washington. Four sons and two daughters died in infancy; Caroline, born in 1860, died in February 1874, and Jennie, born June 6, 1867, died in 1877.
In his political faith, Mr. Deets was an ardent Republican. He was industrious and enterprising, and, besides providing liberally for his large family, he left a comfortable estate and, what is better, and unblemished named and record to his posterity. Religiously, he was identified with the United Brethren church."
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Copied here is the text of a biography of Margaret Wetzel Deets, the wife of Louis Deets and mother of Charles Tilden Deets. This is from the Whiteside County Biographical Record
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Louis Deets B:1836 in Gaugrehweiler, , Bayern, Germany
D:14 Jul 1882 in Emerson, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
Margaret W Wetzel B:7 Dec 1831 in Wilmot, Stark, Ohio, United States
Parents
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American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 55th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Date of Organization: 31 Oct 1861
Muster Date: 14 Aug 1865
Regiment State: Illinois
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 55th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 9
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 2
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 148
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 127
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History ILLINOIS
FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY (Three Years)
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Cols., David Stuart, Oscar Malmborg;
Lieut.-Cols., Oscar Malmborg, Theodore C. Chandler, Charles A. Andress; Majs., William D. Sanger, Theodore C. Chandler, James J. Hefferman, Giles F. Hand.
This regiment was organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and was mustered into service Oct. 31, 1861. It was one of the two regiments raised by David Stuart under act of Congress, and called the "Douglas Brigade," though the two regiments never served together. The 55th Ill. was principally made up from bodies of recruits raised in Fulton, McDonough, LaSalle, Grundy, DeKalb, Kane and Winnebago counties, and its members were largely young men reared upon farms. The regiment left Camp Douglas Nov. 9, 1861, over the Chicago & Alton railroad for Alton, thence by steamboat for St. Louis, and arrived at Benton barracks Nov. 11. It received its baptism of fire at Shiloh, where upon the first day of the battle, with one other regiment, it held an important position for over 2 hours, and after being nearly surrounded and suffering terribly it retreated from point to point and took its position with its organization still complete in the last line formed in the evening near the landing. It participated in the second day's battle, acting on the right, and suffered some loss.
During this terrible conflict, the first in its history, the 55th lost the heaviest of any Federal regiment in that engagement except the 9th Ill., its loss being 1 officer and 51 enlisted men killed, 9 officers and 19O men wounded, and 26 men captured. The regiment was engaged in the advance on Corinth and lost 1 killed and 8 wounded on May 17. In December it descended the Mississippi river, took part in the battle of Chickasaw bluffs, where it lost 2 killed and 4 wounded, and was also at the battle of Arkansas Post in January, losing 3 men wounded. In the spring of 1863 it proceeded with the army to the rear of Vicksburg and was under fire at Champion's hill, but suffered no loss. It participated in the early assaults on Vicksburg, and bore its full share during the siege, losing 14 killed and 32 wounded. It lost 1 man killed while scouting near the Big Black river, and after being present at the surrender of Vicksburg proceeded with Sherman's expedition to Jackson, where it lost 1 killed and 2 wounded. It made the laborious march to East Tennessee, during the night of Nov. 23 with the rest of its brigade it manned a fleet of pontoon boats in North Chickamauga creek; and in the intense darkness crossed the Tennessee and captured the enemy's pickets - one of the most daring operations of the war. At the battle of Missionary ridge the regiment lost 3 wounded. It encamped successively at Bridgeport, Bellefonte and Larkinsville, during the winter, and while at the latter place, after exacting the right to elect officers, the regiment veteranized, at which time the existing field officers all failed of election and at the end of their term quit the service. The veterans were granted a 30-days' furlough and at the opening of the Atlanta campaign the regiment took its place as usual in the 2nd division of the 15th corps. It shared in the manifold labors and dangers of that famous campaign, including the movement on and battle of Jonesboro, losing 36 killed and 86 wounded, which was about one-half of its number engaged. The heaviest loss was at the assault upon Kennesaw mountain, when 14 were killed and 33 wounded. It marched the entire distance on the picnic excursion, termed the march to the sea, thence north, and at the battle of Bentonville it lost 1 man killed, 1 wounded and 6 taken prisoners. After the surrender of Johnston the regiment marched via Richmond for Washington and took part in the grand review. It was then ordered to Louisville, where it remained in camp a few weeks, and then moved to Little Rock, Ark., where it was mustered out Aug. 14, 1865. During the entire period of its service it received less than 50 recruits, hence all its casualties were from its original members. It lost actually killed in battle 108 men, and its total wounded were 339, making an aggregate of 417 struck with the missiles of war. There are no data to state the exact number of mortally wounded though it is known that 35 died from such cause within one year after Shiloh.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 6 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
Fought on 7 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
Fought on 17 May 1862 at Russell's House, MS.
Fought on 21 Oct 1862 at Shelby Depot, TN.
Fought on 28 Dec 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
Fought on 29 Dec 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
Fought on 10 Jan 1863 at Arkansas Post, AR.
Fought on 19 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 19 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 25 Jun 1863 at Walnut Hills, MS.
Fought on 2 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 14 Jul 1863 at Jackson, MS.
Fought on 14 Aug 1863 at Black River, MS.
Fought on 3 Nov 1863.
Fought on 19 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 23 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 24 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 27 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 28 Jul 1864 at Ezra Church, GA.
Fought on 3 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 4 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 10 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 12 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 13 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 14 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 22 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 26 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 1 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 31 Oct 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 15 Mar 1865 at North Carolina.
Fought on 19 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 20 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
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Margaret (Wetzel) Deets2 about 1890, Whiteside County, Sterling, Illinois Margaret (Wetzel) Deets2 about 1890, Whiteside County, Sterling, Illinois SheilaTraderStanton59 added this on 24 Nov 2009 Flobinius originally submitted this to Deets Family Tree on 20 Aug 2007 |
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1857 Lewis Deets and Margaret Wetzel marriage license 1857 Lewis Deets and Margaret Wetzel marriage license 10 August 1857 , Whiteside County, Illinois SheilaTraderStanton59 added this on 24 Nov 2009 Flobinius originally submitted this to Deets Family Tree on 17 Sep 2007 Category Type: Portrait / Family Photo Wedding License |
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Wilhelm&LudwigDietz,1833, Gaugrehweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany, Wilhelm&LudwigDietz,1833, Gaugrehweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany, SheilaTraderStanton59 added this on 24 Nov 2009 Flobinius originally submitted this to Deets Family Tree on 5 Oct 2007 The christening of Lewis Deets' brother, William, 7 March 1833 in Gaugrehweiler, Germany. FHL record 0193857 for the year 1833. Father: Wilhelm Dietz,… |
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John Wetzel 1797-1860 {son of John & Barbara Printz, m Marg Reese}
BIRTH 8 APR 1797 • Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania,
DEATH 18 SEP 1860 • Whiteside, Illinois,
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Move from Ohio to Illinois
Following his marriage to Margaret Reese, John settled in Greensburg, Stark, OH, and had twelve children. Eventually the family moved to a farm in Illinois where John died, survived by his wife.
-- from the History Of Stark County Ohio (1881)
Change Date: 27 FEB 2004 at 06:19:48
Father: John Wetzel b: AUG 1770 in Big Wheeling Creek,Marshall Co.,WV
Mother: Barbara Printz b: 1770
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Ohio to Illinois:
ID: I1574
Name: John Wetzel
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1792 in Westmoreland,PA
Death: 18 SEP 1860 in IL
Note: Following his marriage to Margaret Reese, John settled in Greensburg, Stark, OH, and had twelve children.
Eventually the family moved to a farm in Illinois where John died, survived by his wife.
-- from the History Of Stark County Ohio (1881)
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Father: John Wetzel b: AUG 1770 in Big Wheeling Creek, Marshall Co.,WV
Mother: Barbara Printz b: 1770
Marriage 1 Margaret Reese b: Abt 1793 in Westmoreland Co.,PA
Married: 1811 in Lewis Co.,WV
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Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, page 231.
HENRY WETZELL, who lives on section 35, Hume township, Whiteside County, Illinois, owns and operates a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, whose neat and thrifty appearance well indicates his careful supervision. Substantial improvements are surrounded by well tilled fields, and many of the accessories and conveniences of a model farm are there found.
Mr. Wetzell was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, November 11, 1843, a son of Jacob and Susanna (Beidler) WETZELL, also natives of the Buckeye state. The paternal grandparents, John and Margaret (Reese) WETZELL, were born, reared and married in Pennsylvania, and the latter lived to the advanced age of over ninety-six years. The father of our subject followed farming in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, until 1855, when he came to Whiteside County, Illinois, and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Genesee township, which he converted into a good farm. Subsequently he purchased more land and now resides on the second farm at the age of eighty-five yearsÂ-an honored and highly-respected old man.
The subject of this sketch was a lad of twelve years when he came with the family to this county, and he assisted in opening up and improving the home farm. When his services were not needed at home, he attended the common schools of the neighborhood, and the knowledge thereby acquired has been greatly supplemented by subsequent reading and observation. On the 11th of May, 1864, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Fortieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for one hundred daysÂ’ service, and was with the Army of the Tennessee. He participated in some skirmishes, but was mainly engaged in guarding railroads in Tennessee and Mississippi. For six weeks he lay ill in the field hospital, and was then honorably discharged in November, 1864.
Returning to his home, Mr. Wetzell was married in Genesee township, January 19, 1865, to Miss Catherine Overholser, a native of Holmes county, Ohio, and a daughter of Martin Overholser, who came to this county in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Wetzell have a family of ten living children, namely:
James Frank, who is married and engaged in farming in Hume township;
Cerena, at home;
John L. and William, who own a farm and also rent land, so that they now operate two hundred and forty acres;
Christopher, a successful teacher, who died at the age of twenty-four years;
Jennie, wife of Frank Milligan, of Tampico township;
Rebecca, Lloyd, Oscar P., Lillian and Henry L., all at home; and
Lola V., who died at the age of seventeen months.
After his marriage Mr. Wetzell continued his residence in Genesee township until 1872, when be removed to his present farm on section 35, Hume township, though at that time he only owned eighty acres. He built a good residence, which he has since enlarged, and also erected a barn and other outbuildings, and later purchased an adjoining eighty-acre tract, so that he now has one hundred and sixty acres of well-improved land.
At national elections Mr. Wetzell has affiliated with the Republican party since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864, but in local politics he is independent, always supporting the men whom he believes best qualified to fill the offices regardless of party lines. He has been honored with a number of offices, having served as highway commissioner two or three years, assessor two years, and supervisor for nine consecutive years. While a member of the county board he served on a number of important committees, including those on equalization, claims and the poor farm. He has also been an efficient member of the school board twenty-one years and is now president of the district. Socially he belongs to the Grand Army post of Sterling and the Knights of the Globe, and religiously his wife is a member of the United Brethren church, and most of his children belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. He is widely and favorably known, and is one of the most popular and influential men of his community.
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John Wetzel 1797-1860 {son of John & Barbara Printz, m Marg Reese}
BIRTH 8 APR 1797 • Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania,
DEATH 18 SEP 1860 • Whiteside, Illinois,
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Mary Bonnett Wetzel acs- K OK 1735-1805
BIRTH 1735 • Paoli, Chester, Pennsylvania,
DEATH JUNE 1805 • Wheeling Creek, Ohio, West Virginia,
Jean Jacques Bonnet immigration
In 1733, the Jean Jacques Bonnett family started out from Friedrichstal, Germany, looking forward to a prosperous life. There was the father, Jean Jacques, who preferred to be called Jacob and was 31 years old, Marie Desreux Bonnett the mother, also 31 and the four children Margaret 8, Susanna 4, Christina 2, and the baby John Simon 9 months. [BonE1] There had been another child named John Isaac but he was no longer with them. His loss was part of the reason Marie was willing to leave her home. We cannot imagine what the trip was like for the family. However, when the ship Elizabeth arrived in Philadelphia on the 27th of August 1733 a saddened family of four disembarked. The two middle children, Susanna and Christina, had died en route.
Having no choice but to continue, they went on and settled in Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Five more children were born here -- Elizabeth, Mary, Lewis, Samuel and Susannah. Jacob Bonnett is listed for a survey of 400 acres in December of 1737. A land certificate for property in the Monocacy was issued and he received another one on the west bank of Hunting Creek below its fork. Marie died there and was followed by her husband in 1752. They are both buried in the Chester County Cemetery.
Their sons Samuel and Lewis then lead the family on to Virginia around 1753/54.
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Lewis, Mary's brother
Lewis Bonnett was born in 1737 at Paoli, Pennsylvania, and came to Wheeling Creek in 1764 with his brother-in-law, John Wetzel and other pioneer settlers and started homesteading on Wheeling Creek near the site now occupied by Britt Run school. John Wetzel settled about 7 miles further up the creek on what is now known as the E. J. Wilson farm.
Lewis sold out his land on Big Wheeling Creek in 1773 or 1775 and moved to the Monongahela country. Some years later he moved back to the old homestead on Big Wheeling Creek in 1781 or 1782 and resided at the old home-place until his death in 1808. His mortal remains are buried on the farm he tilled and ploughed. His son, Lewis Bonnett, jr., was born March 13, 1778 in the Monongahela country. The senior Lewis Bonnett had three sisters, the oldest being Catharine who married John C. Sickes, the second, Mary married Captain John Wetzel and the third sister, Susannah, never married, but remained an old maid and died in Shenandoah county, Virginia.
French Émigrés
The Bonnetts were of French extraction, having emigrated to the American colonies from French Flanders. French thrift and belief in close family ties characterized the Bonnett relationship. When the elder Lewis was 18 years old he enlisted in the Virginia Rangers and was under George Washington at Braddock's defeat. When quite young, he married Elizabeth Waggoner, who was also of French descent.
The historic barn and house built by Lewis Bonnett on the land he secured by a tomahawk right from the King of England's representatives in 1770, are still standing and are occupied today by the Messrs. Britt. Captain Bonnett brought an old distiller from Germany and the underground tunnel leading from the distillery to the creek is one of the landmarks of the old place.
On the exterior of the old house now owned by the Britts, may be seen, intact, the old ladder used to mount to the second floor. When the Buchanan brothers built the old stone house they expected to do much entertaining so they selected that crest of land for the house site due to the beauty of the scene. In its day, the old stone house was considered one of grandeur and style.
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Mary Bonnett Wetzel acs- K OK 1735-1805
BIRTH 1735 • Paoli, Chester, Pennsylvania,
DEATH JUNE 1805 • Wheeling Creek, Ohio, West Virginia,
- [S1959] William Hintzen, Hintzen, William, The Border Wars of the Upper Ohio Valley (1769-1794), 081 consolidated 20190307HAv- 11 citations, (1) ... (18) links.
In 1770,... John moved his family to the Monongahela country, probably somewhere in the vicinity of Dunkard Creek, a (West) Virginia tributary of the Monongahela which enters that river just inside the Pennsylvania line. It was there that his seventh and last child, the fifth of the Wetzel boys, John, Jr., was born in October 1770.
- [S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for John Jr Wetzel
From Wetzel and Carnegie Family Tree references:
Move from Ohio to Illinois
Following his marriage to Margaret Reese, John settled in Greensburg, Stark, OH, and had twelve children. Eventually the family moved to a farm in Illinois where John died, survived by his wife.
-- from the History Of Stark County Ohio (1881)
Change Date: 27 FEB 2004 at 06:19:48
Father: John Wetzel b: AUG 1770 in Big Wheeling Creek,Marshall Co.,WV
Mother: Barbara Printz b: 1770
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Ohio to Illinois:
ID: I1574
Name: John Wetzel
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1792 in Westmoreland,PA
Death: 18 SEP 1860 in IL
Note: Following his marriage to Margaret Reese, John settled in Greensburg, Stark, OH, and had twelve children.
Eventually the family moved to a farm in Illinois where John died, survived by his wife.
-- from the History Of Stark County Ohio (1881)
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Father: John Wetzel b: AUG 1770 in Big Wheeling Creek,Marshall Co.,WV
Mother: Barbara Printz b: 1770
Marriage 1 Margaret Reese b: Abt 1793 in Westmoreland Co.,PA
Married: 1811 in Lewis Co.,WV
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Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, page 231.
HENRY WETZELL, who lives on section 35, Hume township, Whiteside County, Illinois, owns and operates a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, whose neat and thrifty appearance well indicates his careful supervision. Substantial improvements are surrounded by well tilled fields, and many of the accessories and conveniences of a model farm are there found.
Mr. Wetzell was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, November 11, 1843, a son of Jacob and Susanna (Beidler) WETZELL, also natives of the Buckeye state. The paternal grandparents, John and Margaret (Reese) WETZELL, were born, reared and married in Pennsylvania, and the latter lived to the advanced age of over ninety-six years. The father of our subject followed farming in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, until 1855, when he came to Whiteside County, Illinois, and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Genesee township, which he converted into a good farm. Subsequently he purchased more land and now resides on the second farm at the age of eighty-five yearsÂ-an honored and highly-respected old man.
The subject of this sketch was a lad of twelve years when he came with the family to this county, and he assisted in opening up and improving the home farm. When his services were not needed at home, he attended the common schools of the neighborhood, and the knowledge thereby acquired has been greatly supplemented by subsequent reading and observation. On the 11th of May, 1864, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Fortieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for one hundred daysÂ’ service, and was with the Army of the Tennessee. He participated in some skirmishes, but was mainly engaged in guarding railroads in Tennessee and Mississippi. For six weeks he lay ill in the field hospital, and was then honorably discharged in November, 1864.
Returning to his home, Mr. Wetzell was married in Genesee township, January 19, 1865, to Miss Catherine Overholser, a native of Holmes county, Ohio, and a daughter of Martin Overholser, who came to this county in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Wetzell have a family of ten living children, namely:
James Frank, who is married and engaged in farming in Hume township;
Cerena, at home;
John L. and William, who own a farm and also rent land, so that they now operate two hundred and forty acres;
Christopher, a successful teacher, who died at the age of twenty-four years;
Jennie, wife of Frank Milligan, of Tampico township;
Rebecca, Lloyd, Oscar P., Lillian and Henry L., all at home; and
Lola V., who died at the age of seventeen months.
After his marriage Mr. Wetzell continued his residence in Genesee township until 1872, when be removed to his present farm on section 35, Hume township, though at that time he only owned eighty acres. He built a good residence, which he has since enlarged, and also erected a barn and other outbuildings, and later purchased an adjoining eighty-acre tract, so that he now has one hundred and sixty acres of well-improved land.
At national elections Mr. Wetzell has affiliated with the Republican party since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864, but in local politics he is independent, always supporting the men whom he believes best qualified to fill the offices regardless of party lines. He has been honored with a number of offices, having served as highway commissioner two or three years, assessor two years, and supervisor for nine consecutive years. While a member of the county board he served on a number of important committees, including those on equalization, claims and the poor farm. He has also been an efficient member of the school board twenty-one years and is now president of the district. Socially he belongs to the Grand Army post of Sterling and the Knights of the Globe, and religiously his wife is a member of the United Brethren church, and most of his children belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. He is widely and favorably known, and is one of the most popular and influential men of his community.
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WHETZEL
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Name: Wetzel, Peter (same page as Martin, John, Jacob)
Township:Harrisonburg
County: Rockingham
State: Virginia
Year: 1810
Roll: 67
Page: 144
Image: 196.00
Philip Stultz 3 3 1 1 2 2 - 3 1 1 - -
John Malone - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Jacob Dove 3 - - 1 - 2 1 - 1 - - -
Christy Showalter 2 1 2 1 - 2 3 1 1 - - -
John Baker 3 1 - 1 - 3 - - 1 - - -
Frederick Smith 2 1 1 - 1 5 1 - 1 - - -
George Sonaprank 2 - - 1 - - 1 1 1 - - -
Jacob Ruce 4 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - -
George Dove 1 1 3 - 1 1 1 1 - 2 - -
Aaron Dove - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - -
John Neff 1 - 1 1 - 4 - - 1 - - -
John Riggleman 2 2 - - 2 4 - 3 1 - - -
John Wetzel 2 - - 1 - 2 - - 1 - - -
Jacob ? - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
George Caplinger 1 - - 1 - 2 - - 1 - - -
James Brooks - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
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John Seaver 1 1 2 - 1 - 2 1 - 1 - -
Frederick Grider - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - -
Henry Feaster? - 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 - -
Jacob Lantz 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
John Rose 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - -
George May 2 3 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - -
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Isaac Shaver 2 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - -
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Frederick Dove 1 - - - 1 2 - - 2 - - 1
Thomas Toppin - - 1 - - - - - 3 1 - -
Elizabeth Baker - 2 2 - - - - 1 - 1 - 4
Ancestry.com. 1810 U.S. Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1810 United States Federal Census. M252, 71 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, roll 67, page 144, image 196.00.
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census 1810 USA VA Rockingham Harrisonburg Wetzel John Martin Jacob Peter note: Wetzal, vs Wetzel; interesting -jcw20150217
1810 US federal census, Harrisonburg Twp, Rockingham Co, VA
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- [S1584] C.B. Allman -(related to Wetzel's through Ezra Allman, married to Amanda, daughter of Eliza Wetzel Kelly?), Allman, C.B., Lewis Wetzel: Indian Fighter, (Name: The Devin-Adair Co, New York, 1939, 1961: original title: "The Life and Times of Lewis Wetzel";), 07.
footnote 12.
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Wetzel, John Jr (1770) - (May 1817)
- [S1958] Wills De Hass, History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia, (Name: Wheeling: H. Hoblitzell; Phila: King & Baird, No. 9 Sansom ST, 1851; reprinted McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV;), 286-288.
"In the Spring of this year (1785), the Indians early re-appeared in the neighborhood of Wheeling. One of their first acts on Wheeling Creek, was the captivity of two boys, John Wetzel, Jr. and Frederick Erlewyne, the former about 16 yrs of age, and the latter a year or two younger. The boys had gone from the fort at Shepherd's, for the purpose of catching horses. One of the stray animals was a mare, with a young colt, belonging to Wetzel's sister, and she had offered the foal to John, says the account which we follow, as a reward for finding the mare. While on this service, they were captured by a party of 4 Indians, who, having come across the horses, had seized and secured them in a thicket, expecting the bells would attract the notice of their owners, as they could kill them. [The horse was ever a favorite object of plunder with the savages; as not only facilitating his own escape from pursuit, but also assisting him in carrying off the spoil.] The boys, hearing the well-known tinkle of the blls, approached the spot where the Indians lay concealed, congratulating themselves on their good luck in so readily finding the strays, when they were immediately seized by the savages. John, in attempting to escape, was shot throught he wrist. His compainion hesitating to go with the Indians, and beginning to cry, they dispatched him with the tomahawk. John, who had once before been taken prisoner and escaped, made light of it, and went along cheerfully with his wounded arm..." They were eventually freed by Isaac Williams, Hambleton Kerr, and Jacob, a Dutchman, who'd come from Wheeling that day to look after the cattle, etc., left at the deserted settlement, a hog of which had been stolen by the Indians...
- [S1953] Jill Alexander, e-mail: Jill Alexander-, *.
John Wetzel died in his home, along with his wife and three children, when Indians invaded the home (1786) slaughtering them and taking their scalps. However, four survived. Lewis and Jacob were in the house but spared because the Indians found them smart and active and, therefore, useful and took them prisoners. Martin, who had been out hunting, and John, who had been on an errand, were captured later. All four eventually escaped.
- [S1584] C.B. Allman -(related to Wetzel's through Ezra Allman, married to Amanda, daughter of Eliza Wetzel Kelly?), Allman, C.B., Lewis Wetzel: Indian Fighter, (Name: The Devin-Adair Co, New York, 1939, 1961: original title: "The Life and Times of Lewis Wetzel";), 05 alternate spelling of Coffield: Coffielt BONNETT WETZEL (6) facts .... (.
alternate spelling of Coffield: Coffielt Martin, b 1757 Christiana, b 1759 George, b 1761 Jacob, b September 16, 1765 Susannah, b 1767 John, Jr., b. 1770. says Lewis was born in Lancaster Co, his older brother Martin born in Rockingham Co, VA birthday for John: 06 Feb 1797
- [S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Pope Family Tree, Owner: misapope Last viewed: John Wetzel, Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for John Wetzel
Wetzells in Ohio: The Wetzels In Marshall County
From The History of Marshall County, West Virginia, 1984. Submitted by Phyllis Slater.
Captain John Wetzel, Sr. and Mary Bonnett Wetzel with their children, Martin, Christina, George, and Lewis left the South Branch of the Potomac in search of new opportunities. They settled along Big Wheeling Creek, which is now the Sand Hill District, in Marshall County. Later Fort Wetzel was built on this location.
The wagon train also included the ZANES, who established Wheeling, the BONNETTS, the EBERLYS and the ROSENCRANZE families who all settled in this area. History records show that all these men and sons were to become notable scouts and Indian fighters in the settlement of the Frontier.
Three more children were born to the Wetzel's after they settled in the Big Wheeling Creek area. They were; Jacob, Susannah, and John Jr.
Captain John Wetzel and his son Martin were in the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Martin was one of the soldiers who survived the Foreman Massacre near McMechen and was among the defenders of Fort Henry in 1777. Martin, his brother Lewis, and his dad Captain John Wetzel, were also among the defenders in the second attack on Fort Henry on September 11 - 13, 1782, against the British and the Indians, which is known as the last battle of the Revolutionary War. In 1782, Martin and Lewis were among the defenders of Fort Beeler against the Mohawk and Shawnee Indians.
Jacob became sheriff of Ohio County, Virginia in 1803 and in 1818, his family became the first settlers of Morgan County, Indiana.
Captain John Wetzel, Sr. was wounded by Indians near Captina in 1787 as he and a companion were paddling a canoe up the Ohio River returning from Middle Island Creek. He died soon after reaching the fort at Baker's Station, and he is buried there. His marker has been moved about two miles south to a road side park on W.Va State route 2.
Lewis was a folk hero to the white settlers as he was their protector from the Indians and was a deciding force in helping to settle this territory. He killed his first Indian at the age of 16 near St. Clairsville, Ohio. At the age of 17, he entered into his life's work of hunting Indians, being appointed a scout at an assembly in Wheeling by the settlers who needed protection for their homes and families. The only pay he received was the pleasure, if any, of hunting Indians and the satisfaction of serving his fellow man.
The skill he acquired in his youth of loading his muzzle loader at a full run and hitting his target, coupled with his cunning ways, was the deciding factor in his ability to kill every Indian he saw in revenge for the torture of his family members, including himself, and the killing of his father by the Indians.
The prize of Lewis Wetzel's scalp by the Indians was never achieved. While he was visiting a cousin in Natchez, Mississippi in 1808 he contacted a fever and died at the age of 44.
His remains were returned in 1942 to the McCreary Cemetery, located in Marshall County two miles from the Wetzel homestead, where his mother and brothers Martin and John Jr., are also buried. Compiled by Gerald T. Plants
From The History of Marshall County, West Virginia, 1984.
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Notes on Captain John Wetzel
For more information on McCreary Cemetery, Marshall County, West Virginia, and photographs of the grave stones of Captain John Wetzel and his family, go to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/cemetery/mccreary.htm
Notes for Captain John WETZELCaptain John Wetzel, along with the Bonnets, the Zanes, the Ebberlys, and the Rosencranzes, moved, across the Alleghenies, to occupy some of the "free lands" that had become available, in 1786. Ultimately, the little group of families settled near present day Wheeling, West Virginia. The Wetzels carved a farmstead along Big Wheeling Creek, about 14 miles from the Ohio River.
John Wetzel received his title, "Captain," from service in the Revolutionary War. He was Captain of the Rangers, raised from Ohio and Monongahila Counties, the summer of 1778. His company was under the command of Colonel Daniel McFarland. His son, Martin Wetzel, Jr. was a private in this company.
Neither Capt. John Wetzel nor son, Private Martin Wetzel, Jr., received compensable injuries while in service.
Capt. John Wetzel's personal property estate was appraised Aug. 19, 1786, and was valued at about 120 Pounds, which was considerable for a frontiersman. His son, Jacob Wetzel, was administrator of his will.
More information on Captain John Wetzel is given in Wagoner's study, "John Wagoner, 1741-1842." Other notes on Captain John Wetzel and his family are found in "The Whetzel Family," compiled by Lewis H. Yankey, Criders, Virginia, 1991.
For more information on McCreary Cemetery, Marshall County, West Virginia, and photographs of the grave stones of Captain John Wetzel and his family, go to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/cemetery/mccreary.htm
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Revolutionary War
JOHN WETZEL, Sr., b. 1733, Holland, moved to Switzerland about 1740, married Mary Bonnett, 1756. Children: Martin, b. 1757; Christina, b. 1759; George, b. 1761; Lewis, b. Aug. 1763; Jacob, b. 9/16/1765; Susannah, b. 1767; John Jr., b. 1770. In battle of Point Pleasant under General Andrew Lewis, 10/10/1774. Rendered service as a scout, commanded a company of rangers on the frontier of West Virginia, 1778. Killed by Indians 6/11/1786, VA/WV, buried Grave Yard Run, near Baker's Station, Franklin District, Marshall County, WV. Listed in D.A.R. Patriot Index, Captain, VA & PA.
(Source: D.A.R. Lineage Book
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Lewis, son of Captain John
Lewis Wetzel, giant of the American frontier, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the fourth of seven children to Mary and John Wetzel. His father was a German immigrant, a former indentured slave who had risen above his station to win the hand of the daughter of the well established Bonnet family, who had already been living on American soil for several generations.
When Lewis was just one year old, his family packed up with some other hardy settlers and moved across the Allegheny mountains to take possession of land that was now up for grabs as a result of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. They settled in an area of forest clearing along Big Wheeling Creek, not far from the Ohio River.
Unfortunately for them, the Wetzel’s and their neigbors were now direct targets from the Shawnee, Delaware and Miami Indians. The family became used to raids from these tribes. The boys grew up quick. They learned how to use a gun at an early age.
At the age of thirteen Lewis was captured by a raiding party of Wyandot Indians along with his brother George. During the assault young Lewis was grazed in the chest with a bullet. Despite the pain of this wound, which had torn into his sternum, Lewis knew that he had to keep up with the fast pace set by the Indians as the rushed back to their village. To slow them down meant certain death. On the third night of their capture, however, the Indians were lax in providing guards over the two boys. As their captors slept, the two boys made their escape. They took off without their shoes. Before long, though, they realised that they wouldn’t get far on bare feet. While his brother lay low, Lewis stole back to the camp and got the boy’s moccasins. But that wasn’t enough for feisty Lewis. He went back a third time and stole back his father’s rifle and powder horn from the Indians.
The boys now set out for home. The Indians soon set out in pursuit but the Wetzel boys eluded them. They crossed the Ohio River on a raft they had made. They finally dragged themselves back into their village clearing to the amazement of their family.
This event marked a new turn in Lewis’ life. He now spent his every waking moment in perfecting his skills as an Indian fighter. He became an expert shot and extremely adept with the tomahawk and hunting knife. He also perfected another skill that was rare indeed on the frontier - he was able to load, prime and shoot his long rifle while running at full speed through the forest.
At age fourteen, Lewis was part of a rescue party sent out to rescue a woman who had been taken by the Indians. Along with the woman’s husband, Lewis tracked down the Indians. They followed them across the Ohio River and found them at nightfall. Three Indians were sleeping while the fourth stood guard over the weeping woman. All night the two white men watched over the camp. Then just as the Indians were waking, they made their move. They shot the first two Indians to wake and then charged the others with their tomahawks. The Indians fled. As his companion comforted his wife, Lewis took off after the escaping two Indians. He shot down the first one. The other then turned to attack Lewis, knowing that his rifle was now spent. But Lewis put into practice his skill of reloading on the run and soon had killed his third Indian of the day.
Over the next few years, Lewis would have more run ins with Indian raiders and hostage takers. With each episode he would further enhance both his frontier skills and his reputation among his compatriots. By the time he was twenty Lewis was a full time Indian hunter. He was never to settle down and raise a farm or otherwise domesticate himself.
Lewis had grown into a large, formidable character. He seemed, however, uncomfortable in adult company. His speech was faltering and his manners ungainly. However, whenever shooting, knife throwing or tomahawking competitions were held, Lewis would always be the winner. He became a one man Indian hunting army. His favorite trick was to hunt down small bands of Indians and attack them while they were sleeping, wreaking havoc with his knife and tomahawk.
In 1781 Wetzel made the mistake of killing a Delaware Indian Chief who was acting as a peace emissary. The act was outrageous but Wetzel was not punished for it. From this point Wetzel began to act more and more irrationally. His hatred for Indians knew no bounds and people became less and less comfortable in his presence. In 1789 he murdered a Seneca Chief who had long worked to bring about peace with the whites. This time his crime was not ignored. A murder warrant was sworn out for him and Lewis Wetzel became a fugitive.
A militia guard soon captured Wetzel. But he promptly escaped, to be secreted amongst his people in the woods. However, he was captured a second time when he was recognized by a regular army group, wearing civilian clothing. He was locked up in Fort Washington in preparation of his trial. But soon 200 frontiersmen had gathered around the fort demanding his release. The territorial judge capitulated and Wetzel was free again.
As peace settled along the frontier Wetzel and his ilk found themselves out of step. He went west into Spanish territory. Little else is known of his life from that point. In 1808 he became ill with yellow fever. He soon died. He was just 44 years of age.
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Fort Wetzell,
FORT WETZEL-
Fort Wetzel was a stockade fort situated on Wheeling Creek, now in Sand Hill District, Marshall County. The builders and defenders were John Wetzel and his five sons -- Martin, Lewis, Jacob, George and John -- the most noted Indian fighters that ever dwelt on the West Virginia frontier.
From: MYERS' HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA, Volume 1, Chapter XII, pages 159-181. Compiled by S. Myers, 1915. Published by The Wheeling News Lithograph Company
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Killed by Indians
Capt. John Wetzel was killed by Indians crossing the Ohio river 11 Jun 1786.
Capt. John Wetzel was in the Battle of Point Pleasant under General Andrew Lewis 10-10-1774, he also rendered service as a scout, and commanded a company of rangers on the frontier of WV 1778.
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Wetzel County, WV signpost: Lewis was Captain John's son and brother to John. Captain John's sons were well known in the area as frontiersmen. Lewis, however, was the most (in)famous.
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Wetzel County, WV Lewis was Captain John's son and brother to John. Captain John's sons were well known in the area as frontiersmen. Lewis, however, was the most (in)famous. misapope added this on 28 Feb 2011 krl60 originally submitted this to Wetzell/Pollock Family Tree on 5 Sep 2009 |
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Memorial to Capt. John Wetzel, 1733-11 June 1786, moved in 1990 from Graveyard Run, Americana Park to McCreary Cemetery Memorial to Capt. John Wetzel born 1733 - died11 June 1786 Buried at Graveyard Run Marshall County, West Virginia. Thie monument originally was located at Americana Park, State Route 2, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was … |
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John Wetzel and sons, Lewis, Jacob, Martin, John, and George came with the Zanes in 1769 and built a fort. The Wetzels became famous as scouts and Indian fighters. In 1787, the elder Wetzel was killed by Indians at Baker's Station.
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Headstone, Capt. John WHETZELL, Captain VA Rangers, Rev. War June 19, 1786 Headstone, Capt. John WHETZELL, Captain VA Rangers, Rev. War June 17, 1786
Inscription:
JOHN
WHETZELL
Captain VA Rangers
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The Wetzels In Marshall County.
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Captain John Wetzel, Sr. and Mary Bonnett Wetzel with their children, Martin, Christina, George, and Lewis left the South Branch of the Potomac in search of new opportunities. They settled along Big Wheeling Creek, which is now the Sand Hill District, in Marshall County. Later Fort Wetzel was built on this location..
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The wagon train also included the ZANES, who established Wheeling, the BONNETTS, the EBERLYS and the ROSENCRANZE families who all settled in this area. History records show that all these men and sons were to become notable scouts and Indian fighters in the settlement of the Frontier..
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Three more children were born to the Wetzel's after they settled in the Big Wheeling Creek area. They were; Jacob, Susannah, and John Jr..
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Captain John Wetzel and his son Martin were in the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Martin was one of the soldiers who survived the Foreman Massacre near McMechen and was among the defenders of Fort Henry in 1777. Martin, his brother Lewis, and his dad Captain John Wetzel, were also among the defenders in the second attack on Fort Henry on September 11 - 13, 1782, against the British and the Indians, which is known as the last battle of the Revolutionary War. In 1782, Martin and Lewis were among the defenders of Fort Beeler against the Mohawk and Shawnee Indians..
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Jacob became sheriff of Ohio County, Virginia in 1803 and in 1818, his family became the first settlers of Morgan County, Indiana..
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Captain John Wetzel, Sr. was wounded by Indians near Captina in 1787 as he and a companion were paddling a canoe up the Ohio River returning from Middle Island Creek. He died soon after reaching the fort at Baker's Station, and he is buried there. His marker has been moved about two miles south to a road side park on W.Va State route 2..
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Lewis was a folk hero to the white settlers as he was their protector from the Indians and was a deciding force in helping to settle this territory. He killed his first Indian at the age of 16 near St. Clairsville, Ohio. At the age of 17, he entered into his life's work of hunting Indians, being appointed a scout at an assembly in Wheeling by the settlers who needed protection for their homes and families. The only pay he received was the pleasure, if any, of hunting Indians and the satisfaction of serving his fellow man..
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The skill he acquired in his youth of loading his muzzle loader at a full run and hitting his target, coupled with his cunning ways, was the deciding factor in his ability to kill every Indian he saw in revenge for the torture of his family members, including himself, and the killing of his father by the Indians..
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The prize of Lewis Wetzel's scalp by the Indians was never achieved. While he was visiting a cousin in Natchez, Mississippi in 1808 he contacted a fever and died at the age of 44..
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His remains were returned in 1942 to the McCreary Cemetery, located in Marshall County two miles from the Wetzel homestead, where his mother and brothers Martin and John Jr., are also buried. Compiled by Gerald T. Plants.
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From The History of Marshall County, West Virginia, 1984..
Reference: http://www.lindapages.com/marshall/wetzel.htm.
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The Bonnet-t-e's & Kin (David Daniel Louis Bonnett)
The Bonnet-t-e's & Kin, Vol. 18, pp. 1-7, 1994. With the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in France in 1686, the persecution of protestants began, many of whom fled to neighboring countries.
Daniel Bonnet is given as father of Jacques and Jean Pierre Bonnett.
The Bonnet-t-e's & Kin, Vol. 18, pp. 1-7, 1994. Records of the Reformed Church at Friedrichstal, near Karlsruhe, Germany, list families for Jacques Bonnet and Jean Pierre Bonnet, both sons of Daniel.
Jackson County, West Virginia, Past and Present, 1990, pp. 127-128. David Daniel (Louis) Bonnette (born 1655) and wife Christi Causine lived in Thronque, France, between 1681 and 1686. Protestant, they fled from Piemont, Italy (now known as the area of Dauphine, Southern France), to avoid persecution. David was in Morlheim, Germany, in 1699, but subsequently settled in Friedrichstal Baden, Germany, where he raised his family. There were two sons, Jeanne Coliver Bonnette and Jean Jacques Bonnette.
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TITLE: The Bonnet-t-e's & kin.
AUTHOR(S): Bonnett, Howard T., 1906- (Added)
PUBLISHED: Lake Forest, Ill. : H. Bonnett, 1973-
FREQUENCY: Quarterly
DESCRIPTION: v. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Title from caption.
SUBJECTS: Bonnett family--Periodicals.
ALTERNATE TITLES: The Bonnet-t-e's & kin Bonnet-t-e's and kin
PUB STATUS: Current
ISSN: 0743-0957
LC CALL NO.: CS71.B714723
DEWEY CLASS NO.: 929/.2/0973 ED: 19
FORMAT: Serial
LCCN: 84-641706
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kimdwilson Piemont not in France: Piemont (Piemonte) is in today's northern Italy. It borders Switzerland and France.
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kimdwilson Dauphine': Dauphine' is a former French province in the southeastern corner of the country, which would place it just to the west of Piemonte, Italy.
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Bonnet Tavern, historical marker 20260131GHLn- replaced
Napier Township near Bedford in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bonnet Tavern
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- [S1061] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), John Wetzel consolidated 20190210HAv (3) into general collection.
Family Data Collection - Individual Records about John Wetzel Name: John Wetzel Spouse: Mary Bonnett Parents: Hans Martin Wetzel, Maria Barbara Birth Place: Lancaster Co, PA Birth Date: 1733 Marriage Place: Rockingham Co, VA Marriage Date: 1756 Death Date: 1786 Source Citation: Birth year: 1733; Birth city: Lancaster Co; Birth state: PA. Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=4912832&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t9778058_p25885691_kpidz0q3d25885691z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid
Family Data Collection - Individual Records about John Wetzel
Name: John Wetzel
Spouse: Mary Bonnett
Parents: Hans Martin Wetzel, Maria Barbara
Birth Place: Lancaster Co, PA
Birth Date: 1733
Marriage Place: Rockingham Co, VA
Marriage Date: 1756
Death Date: 1786
Source Citation: Birth year: 1733; Birth city: Lancaster Co; Birth state: PA.
Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=4912832&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t9778058_p25885691_kpidz0q3d25885691z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid
- [S1584] C.B. Allman -(related to Wetzel's through Ezra Allman, married to Amanda, daughter of Eliza Wetzel Kelly?), Allman, C.B., Lewis Wetzel: Indian Fighter, (Name: The Devin-Adair Co, New York, 1939, 1961: original title: "The Life and Times of Lewis Wetzel";), 5.
alternate spelling of Coffield: Coffielt Martin, b 1757 Christiana, b 1759 George, b 1761 Jacob, b September 16, 1765 Susannah, b 1767 John, Jr., b. 1770. says Lewis was born in Lancaster Co, his older brother Martin born in Rockingham Co, VA birthday for John: 06 Feb 1797
- [S1061] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
Family Data Collection - Individual Records about John Wetzel Name: John Wetzel Spouse: Mary Bonnett Parents: Hans Martin Wetzel, Maria Barbara Birth Place: Lancaster Co, PA Birth Date: 1733 Marriage Place: Rockingham Co, VA Marriage Date: 1756 Death Date: 1786 Source Citation: Birth year: 1733; Birth city: Lancaster Co; Birth state: PA. Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=4912832&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t9778058_p25885691_kpidz0q3d25885691z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid
- [S1335] SAR, West Virginia Society of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Application Files, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about John Wetzel Sr by Robert Donald Messerly.
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about John Wetzel Sr by Robert Donald Messerly Name: John Wetzel Sr SAR Membership: 94708 WV SAR #: 1156 Birth Date: 1733 Birth Place: Holland Death Date: 1786 Death Place: Ohio, Virginia Spouse: Mary Bonnett Children: Martin Wetzel Name: Martin Wetzel SAR Membership: 94708 WV SAR #: 1156 Birth Date: 1757 Birth Place: Rockingham, Virginia Death Date: Oct 1829 Death Place: Ohio, Virginia Father: John Wetzel Mother: Mary Bonnett Spouse: Mary Coffield Children: George Wetzel
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about John Wetzel Sr
by Robert Donald Messerly
Name: John Wetzel Sr
SAR : 94708
WV 1156
Birth: 1733 Holland
Death: 1786
Ohio, Virginia
Spouse: Mary Bonnett
Children: Martin Wetzel
Name: Martin Wetzel
SAR: 94708
WV 1156
Birth: 1757 Rockingham, Virginia
Death: Oct 1829
Ohio, Virginia
Father: John Wetzel
Mother: Mary Bonnett
Spouse: Mary Coffield
Children: George Wetzel
Source Citation: SAR Membership Number 94708.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
Description: This database contains applications for membership in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution approved between 1889 and 31 December 1970. These records can be an excellent source for names, dates, locations, and family relationships. Learn more...
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U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Martin Wetzel
by Robert Donald Messerly
Name: Martin Wetzel
SAR: 94708
WV 1156
Birth : 1757 Rockingham, Virginia
Death: Oct 1829
Death: Ohio, Virginia
Father: John Wetzel
Mother: Mary Bonnett
Spouse: Mary Coffield
Children: George Wetzel
Source Citation: SAR Membership Number 94708.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- [S1335] SAR, West Virginia Society of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Application Files, SAR Membership Number: 91974/WV1147 Record for Captain John Wetzel Sr.
Record for Captain John Wetzel Sr (20) facts
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Record for Captain John Wetzel Sr
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
about Captain John Wetzel Sr
Name: Captain John Wetzel Sr
SAR Membership: 91974
WV: 1147
Birth: 1733
Holland
Death: 1786
: Ohio, Virginia
Spouse: Mary Bonnett
Children: Martin Wetzel
applicant: Dr. Charles Donald Messerly, oral surgeon
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SAR Membership Number: 91974/WV1147
20200721HAv- pasted from Source Notes to empty Media Notes:
Record for Captain John Wetzel Sr
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
about Captain John Wetzel Sr
Name: Captain John Wetzel Sr
SAR Membership: 91974
WV: 1147
Birth Date: 1733
Birth Place: Holland
Death Date: 1786
Death Place: Ohio, Virginia
Spouse: Mary Bonnett
Children: Martin Wetzel
applicant: Dr. Charles Donald Messerly, oral surgeon
- [S565] SAR Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 20250606GHLn- merged.
Record for Ewell Warren Hatfield (18) facts
reviewed 20230826GHLn-
20250606GHLn- merged (32) facts ...... (44)
20180204 RVA- re-pasted from other (...R315_x1C...) tree:
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Ewell Warren Hatfield
Name: Ewell Warren Hatfield
SAR: 83763
Birth: 15 Jul 1901 Devon, Mingo, West Virginia
Father:
Mother: Margaret Jane Schindel
wife: Ruth Red Barkley
born: 18 March 1903
married: 06 Feb 1931
Occ: Owner, Hatfield Insurance Agency
children: Kenneth Bryon Hatfield born: 07 Nov 1933
Nancy Ellen Hatfield born: 08 May 1936
Address: 1225 Park Avenue
Charleston, WV
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Elliott R Hatfield
Name: Elliott R Hatfield
SAR: 83763
Birth: 12 Nov 1871 Delorme, West Virginia
Death: 20 Apr 1932 Charleston, West Virginia
Father:
Mother: Levicy Chafin
Spouse: Margaret Jane Schindel
Children: Ewell Warren Hatfield
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Anderson Hatfield
Name: Anderson Hatfield
[Anderson Devil Anse Hatfield]
SAR: 83763
Birth: 9 Sep 1839 Newtown, West Virginia
Death: 6 Jan 1921 Sarah Ann, West Virginia
Father:
Mother: Nancy Vance
Spouse: Levicy Chafin
Children: Elliott R Hatfield
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Ephriam Hatfield
Name: Ephriam Hatfield
SAR: 83763
Birth: 11 Apr 1812 Newtown, West Virginia
Death: 28 Jun 1881 Mingo, West Virginia
Father:
Mother: Martha Weddington
Spouse: Nancy Vance
Children: Anderson Hatfield
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Valentine Hatfield
Name: Valentine Hatfield
SAR: 83763
Birth: 1789 Virginia
Death: 1867 Virginia
Father:
Mother: Mary Goff
Spouse: Martha Weddington
Children: Ephriam Hatfield
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Ephriam Hatfield
Name: Ephriam Hatfield
SAR: 83763
Birth: 1765 Virginia
Death: 16 Jun 1855 Virginia
Father:
Mother: Rachel Smith
Spouse: Mary Goff
Anna McKinney
Children: Valentine Hatfield
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Joseph Hatfield
Name: Joseph Hatfield
SAR: 83763
Birth: 1740 Virginia
Death: 29 Aug 1832 Campbell, Tennessee
Spouse: Rachel Smith
Children: Ephriam Hatfield
Source Citation: ; SAR Membership Number: 83763.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
Description: This database contains applications for membership in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution approved between 1889 and 31 December 1970. These records can be an excellent source for names, dates, locations, and family relationships. Learn more...
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