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Record for Christian Wilhelm Staubus Sr. 1835 sale of land to John Shifflett from Alexander R. Givens, Christian Staubers and Mary Elizabeth his wife 3 Oct 1835 , Albemarle County, Virginia
1835 sale of land to John Shifflett from Alexander R. Givens, Christian Staubers and Mary Elizabeth his wife
3 Oct 1835 , Albemarle County, Virginia
Sale of land to John Shifflett from Alexander R. Givens, Christian Staubers and Mary Elizabeth his wife
3 Oct 1835 263a. and 62a.
Albemarle Co. Deed Bk. 33:170
[1835 Land transfer in Albemarle County, Virginia, involving Christian Staubus and his wife Maria Elizabeth as sellers. The other seller was Col. Alexander R. Givens, who had employed Christian Staubus as an overseer on his Albemarle County estate.]
This Indenture, made the third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five Between Alexander R. Givens and Christian Staubers and Mary Elizabeth his wife of the County of Augusta of the one part, and John Shifflett of the County of Albemarle of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said Givens & Staubers & wife for and in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred dollars lawful money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said Shifflett the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said John Shiflett his heirs and assigns one certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Albemarle, bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a corner forked poplar standing on the lower side of a branch of Moorman's river and running thence north forty degrees east, one hundred and twenty two poles to a spanish oak, Thence north seventy four degrees east 80 poles to a small chestnut by a large stone, thence N 13 degrees E. 80 poles to a large chesnut thence N 12 degrees W 48 poles to a chestnut, thence W. 32 poles to a Chestnut, thence S 60 degrees W 42 poles to a Chestnut and Red oak thence N. 80 degrees W 20 poles to a Chestnut Sapling thence S 52 degrees NE 200 poles to a Chestnut & red oak thence S. 114 poles to a Chestnut & Red oak thence S. 30 degrees W 96 poles to a birch on a branch thence S 40 degrees E 52 poles to a Maple on the branch began at, thence up the branch N 38 degrees E 173 poles to the beginning containing by patent (granted to Benjamin Brown dated the 16th day of August 1756) two hundred and sixty three acres and was conveyed by Holland Ferguson & wife by deed bearing date 22d day of September 1817 to said Givens & Michael Whitman and subsequently said Whitman conveyed (by deed bearing date the 13th day of September 1829) his interest in said land to said Christian Stauber. Also one other tract or parcel of land in the County aforesaid and adjoining the above containing sixty two acres which was granted to said Givins and Stauber by patent bearing date the 23d day of May 1831 bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a Maple and Spanish oak A.R. Givens & Brown's corner on the west bank of the branch, thence on new lines across the branch S. 66 degrees E 26 poles to two Chestnut oaks and three hickory saplings thence N 33 E. 82 poles to a Chestnut & hickory, thence N 63 degrees E 46 poles to a Locust and small chestnut & hickory, thence N. 63 degrees E 46 poles to a Locust & small chestnut oak thence N 29 E. 100 poles to a small crooked Chestnut oak thence N 3 degrees E 80 poles to a chickory & Spanish oak in A.R. Givin's line thence on his line S 40 degrees W. 92 poles to a poplar on the branch, thence down the same 173 poles to the beginning together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining; To Have and to Hold the said two tracts of parcels of land with the appurtenances unto the said John Shifflett his heirs and assigns forever; to the only proper use and behoof of him the said John Shiflett his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Givens and Staubers & wife for themselves their heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said John Shiflet his heirs and assigns, that they the said Givens & Staubers & wife their heirs, executors and administrators, the said two tracts or parcels of land with the appurtenances unto the said John Shiflett his heirs and assigns, against the claim or claims of them the said Givens & Staubers & wife, their heirs, and of all and every person or persons whatsoever, they shall and will warrrant and forever defend by these presents. In Witness whereof the said Givens & Staubers & wife have hereunto set their hands and seals on the day and year first above written.
Alex. R. Givins
Christian Stauber
Mary Elizabeth Stauber
Rockingham County to wit
We Saml. H. Lewis and Geo. W. Kemper, justices of the peace for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Alexander R. Givings and Christian Staubers, parties to a certain deed bearing date the 3rd day of October 1835 and hereunto annexed, both personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desired us to certify thir said acknowledgment to the Clerk of the County Court of Albemarle in order that the said deed may be recorded. Also appeared before us Mary Elizabeth the wife of said Christian Staubers and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid fully explained to her, she the said Mary Elizabeth declared that she had willingly and of her own acord signed, sealed & delivered the same & that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands & seals this 3d day of October 1835.
S. H. Lewis
Geo. W. Kemper
Clerk's office of Albemarke County Court February 19th 1836 This Indenture of bargain & sale was thus presented in said office, & being duly certified, admitted to record. Wm. W. Tompkins D. C.
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1831 land grant to Alexander R Givens and Christian Staubus in Albemarle Co Virginia 23 May 1831 , Albemarle County, Virginia, USA royj124added this on 30 Mar 2013 yangtioriginally submitted this to Sheridan Family Tree on 14 Mar 2013 1831 land grant to Alexander R Givens and Christian… |
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Staubus, Christian Sr age 65 ca 1858, Augusta, VA
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BIRTH 28 MAY 1848 • Hesse-Darmstadt
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DEATH 11 APR 1896 • Dillys Mill, West Virginia
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Record for Christian Wilhelm Staubus Will of Christian Wilhelm Staubus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Records from Bible belonging to Christian Wilhelm Staubus (translated from the German) Obituary of Christian Staubus Sr., Dec 1872 [From the Staunton Spectator, dated December 24, 1872]
Will of Christian Wilhelm Staubus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Know all men by those present that I, Christian Staubus, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby publish and declare this my last will and testament, thereby revoking any former will by me at any time dated before.
First, I direct that my executor out of the property of my estate shall pay all necessary funeral expenses and have erected to my memory suitable tombstones.
Secondly, I hereby divise and bequeath unto my son-in-law, A. Addison Lamb, the tract of land adjoining D. D. Doyner and others and known as the Kizer property with all its appertainances on the following terms and conditions to wit after allowing 1,000 dollars in the price of the same, as a legacy, he shall pay to my exector for the benefit of my other heirs, the sum of $3000 in payments as follows: 12 months after my death $1000. 2 years after my death $400, and so on every year until the $3,000 is paid. Also, I devise and bequeath to my son-in-law, A. Addison Lamb, 198 acres of mountain land, it being the same land bought of Shaw and Patterson at the price of $150, to be paid for in 7 years after my death. I also give and bequeath to my son-in-law, A. Addison Lamb, all of my household and kitchen furniture as a legacy.
Third, I desire that the farm on which my son, Augustus Staubus lives, is to be sold by my exectors at any time after death that they may think advantageous. My son, Augustus Staubus shall have the benefit of said land for 2 years after my death free of all charges with the understanding that no timber is to be sold off the place and the fencing is to be kept in thorough repair and the taxes paid of said property, the proceeds of said property with all other property both disposed of, I give and bequeath to all my heirs equally after taking into account advancements to them noted in a book kept for that purpose to wit my sons, Jacob Staubus, Augustus Staubus, Christian Staubus, William Staubus, David Staubus, Solomon Staubus, Lewis Staubus, Alexander Staubus, Stephen Staubus, and my daughters, Mary Wetzel, Elizabeth Areheart, to the children of Amanda George, now deceased, to Christian Wise, Catherine George, Nancy George, the share of their deceased mother, with the exception of Christian Wise, who I give $1.00 out of the said share.
Fourth, I desire that this my will shall be amicably settled between my heirs and if any of them is dissatisfied and disposed to go to law my desire and request is that my executors shall pay such only $5.00. I hereby constitute and appoint as the executors of this my last will, Jacob Staubus and A. Addison Lamb in testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 16th day of July 1872.
Christian Staubus
Signed in our presence and attested at the request of the testator and witnessed.
Cyrus M. Killiam, witness
J. Pinckney Killiam, witness
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Will and testament of Christian Wilhelm Staubus. Transcribed by Betty Kizer Gano and made available by PJ Sisseck. http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.staubus/1/mb.ashx
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Records from Bible belonging to Christian Wilhelm Staubus (translated from the German)
In the year of our Lord, 1819, myself and my dear wife, whose name was Maria Elizabeth Goeldren (her father's name), together with our two children, have emigrated to America: I was then 27 years old and my wife was 22: our oldest son was 3 years old and our daughter, one year. This Bible, I bought here in the year of our Lord, 1834. I paid $12.50.
OUR CHILDREN
In the year of our Lord, 1815, the 26th day of September, 6:00 P.M., was born to us a son, we called him Jacob. Born in the German city of Battenberg.
In the year of our Lord, 1818, the 20th day of June, 9:00 A.M., born to us a daughter we named her Marie Catherine (born in the German city of Battenberg).
In the year of our Lord, 1820, July 27th, 6:00 A.M., was born to us a daughter, we named her Elizabeth (born in America).
In the year of our Lord, 1821, July 22nd, 4:00 P.M., was born to us a son, we named him Augustus William.
In the year of our Lord, 1822, December 15th, 11:00 P.M., was born to us a son, we named him Christian.
In the year of our Lord, 1824, May 19th, 8:00 A.M., was born to us a son, we named him William.
In the year of our Lord, 1825, November 24, 2:00 A.M. was born to us a daughter, we named her Amanda.
In the year of our Lord, 1827, August 29th, 7:00 A.M. was born to us a son, we named him David.
In the year of our Lord, 1829, April 12th, 4:00 A.M. was born to us a daughter, we named her Louisa.
In the year of our Lord, 1831, May 24th, 4:00 P.M., was born to us a son, we named him Solomon.
In the year of our Lord, 1832, November 18th, 4:00 P.M., was born to us a son, we named him Louis - the eleventh.
In the year of our Lord, 1834, May 10th, 4:00 P.M., was born to us a son, whom we named Alexander Folden. Baptised in the year of our Lord 1834, October 26th.
In the year of our Lord, 1836, the 13th day of February, 3:00 A.M., there was born to us a son, whom we named Stephen.
In the year of our Lord, 1838, the 3rd day of May, 3:00 A.M., there was born to us a daughter, whom we named Frances Elohre.
In the year of our Lord, 1840, the 4th day of August, 10:00 A.M., there was born to us a son, whom we named John. John died in the year of our Lord, 1842, March 7th, 12:00 O'clock at night.
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Obituary of Christian Staubus Sr., Dec 1872
[From the Staunton Spectator, dated December 24, 1872]
Mr. Editor:
T he remains of Christian Staubus were committed to Mother Earth in the church yard of Bethlehem, on the South River, on Tuesday, the 10th ult. As he was a very remarkable man, whose young life opened in one of the small kingdoms of Germany, Hessse-Darmstadt, whence he came with his handsome young wife quite generations ago, and as there was much in his character that ought to serve as an incentive to the young men of the present generation, to imitate his virtues, you will pardon the humble effort of a friend to portray some of them:
Whe n he first saw the light, the elder Napoleon was in the zenith of his fame, and Germany, through every portion, of it, from the hamlet to the throne, felt his power. It was a treat to listen to this venerable man relating incidents, some of which he remembered to have seen, most of which were detailed to him by those of his own family, who figured in those eventful and exciting scenes. With two other young families he managed to make a successful exodus from Germany, which the writer has often heard him refer to-one of them the Crum family, the descendants of whom live near him-reached the city of Baltimore, about the period at which Cumberland Williams, a name yet familiar to many of our old people, operated a furnace on the South River, at what is now known as the Gray property. He purchased the service of Mr. Staubus and the two families referred to, in Baltimore, for a year, or perhaps more, to pay their passage, and brought them to his furnace. Mr. Staubus saved carefully the little means he had brought from the paternal home, faithfully discharged his obligations to Mr. Williams, and rented for a time some land in the vicinity, but the late Col. Alex. R. Givens being greatly impressed with the exceedingly pleasant and cheerful character of him and his wife, under all the trials incident to their beginning life among strangers, proposed to him to move to a tract of his land on the Blue Ride [sic], in Brown's Cove, in Albemarle. There he lived a number of years, and there are, doubtless, among the old people in that vicinity and Charlottesville, many who will remember his always pleasant face and the engaging manners of his pretty wife, of whom the writer has heard the remark, "She was a born lady," when they would visit the town to dispose of the proceeds of their industry. It was here on the side of the Blue Ridge, he laid the foundation of a comfortable competence, and among the many products of his industry, he cultivated “hops,” to an extent that for that early day was a subject of admiration and remark. His children being small could render much aid in this way to the family’s support. More than thirty years ago he had saved enough to enable him to buy a large tract of land on North River, near the village of Mt. Solon, from John Michael, Sr., who, advanced in life, and the father of twenty-two living children, removed to Indiana. Mr. Staubus raised a family of fourteen children on this farm. Mr. Michael had for generations sent his sons out to cut his winter supply of hay on the share system, not believing his land adapted to its growth. In a few years old Father Staubus had some of it in timothy, and turned a portion of his mill race upon it, and could boast of excellent meadows, and taught his neighbors a lesson of what intelligent industry could do, that ought yet to bear its fruit in that and other neighborhoods.
Several years before the war, having lost his wife, he left some of his family in charge of this home, and sought a small one in the neighborhood where he died. There, too, his skill and intelligence as a farmer excited the admiration of his neighbors. In the small tract he purchased was an old mill dam. This he drained carefully and raised fabulous crops of hay and grain.
In all the relations of life Christian Staubus was a model man. His descendants are now scattered over half-dozen States, and can revert to his memory as one whose virtues anyone might emulate. He was connected early in life with the Lutheran church (old school), and all his life demeaned himself as a consistent Christian. May the sod of the Valley rest lightly on his bosom.
A FRIEND
[According to Betty Kizer Gano, the author of this piece was Dr. L. A. Fox, the pastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church from 1871-1882]
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Eulogy of Christian Staubus from the Staunton Spectator, first found and transcribed by Betty Kizer Gano and made available to us by PJ Sisseck, who posted it on the Ancestry message boards. This version transcribed from original article.
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Record for Mary Catherine Staubus Will of Christian Wilhelm Staubus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Will of Christian Wilhelm Staubus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Know all men by those present that I, Christian Staubus, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby publish and declare this my last will and testament, thereby revoking any former will by me at any time dated before.
First, I direct that my executor out of the property of my estate shall pay all necessary funeral expenses and have erected to my memory suitable tombstones.
Secondly, I hereby divise and bequeath unto my son-in-law, A. Addison Lamb, the tract of land adjoining D. D. Doyner and others and known as the Kizer property with all its appertainances on the following terms and conditions to wit after allowing 1,000 dollars in the price of the same, as a legacy, he shall pay to my exector for the benefit of my other heirs, the sum of $3000 in payments as follows: 12 months after my death $1000. 2 years after my death $400, and so on every year until the $3,000 is paid. Also, I devise and bequeath to my son-in-law, A. Addison Lamb, 198 acres of mountain land, it being the same land bought of Shaw and Patterson at the price of $150, to be paid for in 7 years after my death. I also give and bequeath to my son-in-law, A. Addison Lamb, all of my household and kitchen furniture as a legacy.
Third, I desire that the farm on which my son, Augustus Staubus lives, is to be sold by my exectors at any time after death that they may think advantageous. My son, Augustus Staubus shall have the benefit of said land for 2 years after my death free of all charges with the understanding that no timber is to be sold off the place and the fencing is to be kept in thorough repair and the taxes paid of said property, the proceeds of said property with all other property both disposed of, I give and bequeath to all my heirs equally after taking into account advancements to them noted in a book kept for that purpose to wit my sons, Jacob Staubus, Augustus Staubus, Christian Staubus, William Staubus, David Staubus, Solomon Staubus, Lewis Staubus, Alexander Staubus, Stephen Staubus, and my daughters, Mary Wetzel, Elizabeth Areheart, to the children of Amanda George, now deceased, to Christian Wise, Catherine George, Nancy George, the share of their deceased mother, with the exception of Christian Wise, who I give $1.00 out of the said share.
Fourth, I desire that this my will shall be amicably settled between my heirs and if any of them is dissatisfied and disposed to go to law my desire and request is that my executors shall pay such only $5.00. I hereby constitute and appoint as the executors of this my last will, Jacob Staubus and A. Addison Lamb in testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 16th day of July 1872.
Christian Staubus
Signed in our presence and attested at the request of the testator and witnessed.
Cyrus M. Killiam, witness
J. Pinckney Killiam, witness
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headstone, Staubus Wetzel, Mary Cathearine, Mrs Henry, Hamburg, Shenandoah, VA
Mary Catharine (Staubus) Wetzel grave marker, Hamburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA rohley123added this on 19 Jun 2012 yangtioriginally submitted this to Sheridan Family Tree on 18 Jun 2012 Mary Catharine Wife of Rev. H. Wetzel Died Jan 12, 1881 Aged 62 yrs, 6 ms and 23 ds. Picture obtained via Find A Grave memorial page. |
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Record for Henrietta Virginia Wetzel Jonathan Wayne Whetsell family tree http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13061581/person/-60181308?ssrc=&ftm=1 Jonathan Wayne Whetsell Family Tree Owner: GeraldWhetsell 1871 account of the creation of Synod of VA Hebron Lutheran Church
1871 account of the creation of Synod of VA
A Guide to the Hebron Lutheran Church (Madison, Va.) Records, 1871-1882, n.d.
Accession Number 42245
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Contact Information:
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 USA
Phone: (804) 692-3888 (Archives Reference)
Fax: (804) 692-3556 (Archives Reference)
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Hebron Lutheran Church (Madison, Va.). [cite specific records used and dates]. Accession 42245. Church records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
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Descriptive Summary
Repository: Library of Virginia
Accession number: 42245
Title: Hebron Lutheran Church (Madison, Va.) Records, 1871-1882, n.d.
Physical Characteristics: 34 leaves and 31 p.
Language: English
Scope and Content
Records, 1871-1882 and n.d., including an 1871 account by pastor Henry Wetzel (1816-1890) of the 1868 creation of the Evangelical Lutheran Concordia Synod of Virginia. Wetzel's history was intended to refute criticisms made by the Tennessee Synod, from which Concordia had extricated itself. In addition to this manuscript, the collection also contains lengthy notes on the origins and history, through 1882, of Hebron Church, now located in Madison County, Virginia. Among the notes is a handwritten copy of a 1737 pamphlet written by Johann Caspar Stover (d. ca. 1738), the congregation's first official pastor, to solicit funds from Evangelicals in his native Germany.
Biographical/Historical Information
Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Virginia and the South, and worships in the oldest Lutheran church building in continuous use. While the first Lutherans who came to Virginia in 1717 settled near a German colony of Reformed members, and shared a close association with them, Hebron was never a union church. Organized in 1717 and built in 1740, the church has been in the following counties: Essex, 1717; Spotsylvania, 1721 (moved 1725); Orange, 1734; Culpeper, 1749; and Madison, 1793. For more information, see History of the Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison County, Virginia, from 1717 to 1907, by William Peter Huddle, 1908, and Hebron Lutheran Church: A Brief History, 1717-1974, by Jeannie Edna Light, 1974.
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Obituary of Reverend Henry Wetzel
03/03/1890
Obituary of Rev. Henry Wetzel.-At his residence, near Calvary, about two miles west of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, March 3, 1890 after a complicated illness of three or four months duration, Rev. Henry Wetzel departed this life; aged 74 years, 2 months, and 20 days.
His funeral services took place from Mt. Calvary Church, March 5, at 10 A. M., Rev. P. C. Wike officiating. His remains were then conveyed to Zion's Church, a distance of six miles, and laid to rest by the side of his consort who preceded him to eternity.
He was born in Southwest Virginia, near the Tennessee line, of Christian parents, who brought him up in the nurture and admonition of God. He prepared himself for the Gospel ministry, and was ordained to the office of pastor, by the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod, at its session held in Rader's Church, near Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, in the year 1841, and continued in the active services of the ministry until within a few months of his death, -a period of forty-nine years. During his ministry, he served congregations in Augusta, Rockingham, and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia, as well as congregations in West Virginia, doing much missionary work. He also served a congregation in Baltimore, Maryland for several years.
He was a man of strong mind and indomitable energy, an able and impressive preacher, both in the German and English languages, sound in the faith, and ever ready to promulgate, maintain, defend, and perpetuate the true doctrines and usages of the church, in their purity and simplicity. He was an able, fearless, formidable debater, full of zeal and perseverance.
By assiduous effort and close application to study and investigation, He attained an eminent degree in literature and theology, as well as in church history and dogmatics. He was one of the ablest ministers in the Valley of Virginia. He possessed an extensive library, and he really used it. He took great delight in reading the Confessions of the Church and Luther's Entire Works. He was quite familiar with them, frequently making translations from them.
When the translation of the Christian Book of Concord, or the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, into the English language, was undertaken, He was selected to make a purely literal translation of the Epitome; so, too, when Luther's Church-Postil on the Epistles was translated for publication in the English, he was selected to prepare a similar translation of the third volume.
He was a son of George and Margaret Wetzel. He entered into the estate of matrimony with Miss Mary C. Staubus daughter of Christian and Mary E. Staubus, of Augusta County, Virginia December 5, 1839, with whom he had seven children,-six daughters and one son.
He leaves two daughters and several grand-children, with numerous other relatives and friends, to lament his departure. Having finished his course here, he has now gone to the spirit world, to enjoy, as we trust, that rest and those rewards prepared for the faithful.
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Gerald Whetsell originally submitted this to Jonathan Wayne Whetsell on 30 Oct 2009Obituary of Reverend Henry Wetzel
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1871 account of the creation of Synod of VA
A Guide to the Hebron Lutheran Church (Madison, Va.) Records, 1871-1882, n.d.
Accession Number 42245, A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Contact Information:The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 USA
Phone: +1(804) 692-3888 (Archives Reference)
Fax: +1(804) 692-3556 (Archives Reference)
Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov (Archives)
URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/
Processed by: Jessica Tyree
© 2005 By the Library of Virginia. All rights reserved.
Conditions of Use
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions: There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Hebron Lutheran Church (Madison, Va.). [cite specific records used and dates]. Accession 42245. Church records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in October 2005.
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Library of Virginia
Accession number: 42245
Title: Hebron Lutheran Church (Madison, Va.) Records, 1871-1882, n.d.
Physical Characteristics: 34 leaves and 31 p.
Language: English
Scope and Content:
Records, 1871-1882 and n.d., including an 1871 account by pastor Henry Wetzel (1816-1890) of the 1868 creation of the Evangelical Lutheran Concordia Synod of Virginia. Wetzel's history was intended to refute criticisms made by the Tennessee Synod, from which Concordia had extricated itself. In addition to this manuscript, the collection also contains lengthy notes on the origins and history, through 1882, of Hebron Church, now located in Madison County, Virginia. Among the notes is a handwritten copy of a 1737 pamphlet written by Johann Caspar Stover (d. ca. 1738), the congregation's first official pastor, to solicit funds from Evangelicals in his native Germany.
Biographical/Historical Information:
Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Virginia and the South, and worships in the oldest Lutheran church building in continuous use. While the first Lutherans who came to Virginia in 1717 settled near a German colony of Reformed members, and shared a close association with them, Hebron was never a union church. Organized in 1717 and built in 1740, the church has been in the following counties: Essex, 1717; Spotsylvania, 1721 (moved 1725); Orange, 1734; Culpeper, 1749; and Madison, 1793. For more info rmation, see History of the Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison County, Virginia, from 1717 to 1907, by William Peter Huddle, 1908, and Hebron Lutheran Church: A Brief History, 1717-1974, by Jeannie Edna Light, 1974.
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- [S1412] census 1860 USA VA, (Name: www.ancestery.com;), census 1860 USA VA Augusta North Subdivision Wetzel, Henry minister; Census Place: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 927; Image: 407.
Record for Henry Wetzel (14) facts
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1860 United States Federal Census about Henry Wetzel Name: Henry Wetzel Age in 1860: 45 Birth Year: 1815 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: Burkes Mill Household Members: Name Age Henry Wetzel 45 VA A.L.Minister M C Wetzel 40 Hesse/Darmstadt M L Wetzel 18 VA School Teacher F J V Wetzel 17 VA R P A Wetzel 12 VA M C H Wetzel 10 VA H V Wetzel 4 VA Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: M653_1333; Page: 927; Image: 407; Family History Library Film: 805333. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Record for Henry Wetzel (14) facts
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1860 United States Federal Census about Henry Wetzel
date: 28th July 1860
R.W. Burke, Ass't Marshall
Name: Henry Wetzel
Age in 1860: 45
Birth Year: 1815
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Burke's Mill
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Wetzel 45 VA A.L.Minister
M C Wetzel 40 Hesse/Darmstadt
M L Wetzel 18 VA School Teacher
F J V Wetzel 17 VA
R P A Wetzel 12 VA
M C H Wetzel 10 VA
H V Wetzel 4 VA
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: M653_1333; Page: 927; Image: 407; Family History Library Film: 805333. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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census 1860 USA VA Augusta North Subdivision Wetzel Henry minister
1860 United States Federal Census about Henry Wetzel
date: 28th July 1860
R.W. Burke, Ass't Marshall
Name: Henry Wetzel
Age in 1860: 45
Birth Year: 1815
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Burke's Mill
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Wetzel 45 VA A.L.Minister
M C Wetzel 40 Hesse/Darmstadt
M L Wetzel 18 VA School Teacher
F J V Wetzel 17 VA
R P A Wetzel 12 VA
M C H Wetzel 10 VA
H V Wetzel 4 VA
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: North Subdivision, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: M653_1333; Page: 927; Image: 407; Family History Library Film: 805333. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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1860 United States Federal Census about Henry Wetzel
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R.W. Burke, Ass't Marshall
Name: Henry Wetzel
Age in 1860: 45
Birth Year: 1815
Birthplace: Virginia
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- [S1921] census 1870 USA VA, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: M593_1678; Page: 781B; Image: 330; Family History Library Film: 553177.census 1870 USA VA Shenandoah Stonewall Edinburg- Rev. Henry Wetzel.
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1870 United States Federal Census about Henry Witzel
date: 15 August 1870
G.A. Koontz, Ass't Marshal
Name: Henry Witzel
Birth: 1816 Virginia
Age: 54
Home: Edinburg,
PO, Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
PO: Edinburg
Household
Henry Witzel 54 VA Minister
Mary C Witzel 51 VA
Rebecca C A Witzel 21 VA
Henrietta V Witzel 13 VA
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: M593_1678; Page: 781B; Image: 330; Family History Library Film: 553177.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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1870 United States Federal Census about Henry Witzel
date: 15 August 1870
G.A. Koontz, Ass't Marshal
Name: Henry Witzel
Birth: 1816 Virginia
Age: 54
Home: Edinburg,
PO, Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
PO: Edinburg
Household
Henry Witzel 54 VA Minister
Mary C Witzel… |
- [S1239] census 1880 USA VA, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Family History Film: 1255390; Page: 366C; Enumeration District: 84; Image: .
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1880 United States Federal Census about Henry Wetzel
date: 5 June 1880
S. ?. Walker
Name: Henry Wetzel
Home: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia
Age: 65
birth: 1815
Virginia
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Mary C. Wetzel
Father's birth: Pennsylvania
Mother's birth: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Agent
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Wetzel 65 VA PA PA
Mary C. Wetzel 62 wife Hesse/Darmstadt H/D H/D
Henrietta V. Wetzel 22 dau VA VA Hesse/Darmstadt
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Family History Film: 1255390; Page: 366C; Enumeration District: 84; .
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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date: 5 June 1880
S. ?. Walker
Name: Henry Wetzel
Home: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia
Age: 65
birth: 1815
Virginia
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Mary C. Wetzel
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- [S1931] SOCRATES HENKEL, D. D., HISTORY OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN TENNESSEE SYNOD, (Name: HENKEL CO., PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.; Date: 1890;).
HISTORY OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN TENNESSEE SYNOD, EMBRACING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAUSES, WHICH GAVE RISE TO ITS ORGANIZATION; ITS ORGANIZATION AND NAME; ITS POSITION AND CONFESSIONAL BASIS; OBJECT OF ITS ORGANIZATION; WORK, DEVELOPMENT, AND VARIOUS SESSIONS; ITS POLICY; AND ITS FUTURE. By SOCRATES HENKEL, D. D. NEW MARKET, VA.: HENKEL CO., PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. 1890.
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pp. 255-256 Sixty-ninth Session of the Synod, Holly Grove Church, Ilex, Davidson County, North Carolina, November 8, 1889.
Obituary of Rev. Henry Wetzel.
-- At his residence, near Calvary, about two miles west of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, March 3, 1890 after a complicated illness of three or four months duration, Rev. Henry Wetzel departed this life; aged 74 years, 2 months, and 20 days.
His funeral services took place from Mt. Calvary Church, March 5, at 10 A. M., Rev. P. C. Wike officiating. His remains were then conveyed to Zion's Church, a distance of six miles, and laid to rest by the side of his consort who preceded him to eternity.
He was born in Southwest Virginia, near the Tennessee line, of Christian parents, who brought him up in the nurture and admonition of God. He prepared himself for the Gospel ministry, and was ordained to the office of pastor, by the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod, at its session held in Rader's Church, near Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, in the year 1841, and continued in the active services of the ministry until within a few months of his death, -a period of forty-nine years. During his ministry, he served congregations in Augusta, Rockingham, and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia, as well as congregations in West Virginia, doing much missionary work. He also served a congregation in Baltimore, Maryland for several years.
He was a man of strong mind and indomitable energy, an able and impressive preacher, both in the German and English languages, sound in the faith, and ever ready to promulgate, maintain, defend, and perpetuate the true doctrines and usages of the church, in their purity and simplicity. He was an able, fearless, formidable debater, full of zeal and perseverance.
By assiduous effort and close application to study and investigation, He attained an eminent degree in literature and theology, as well as in church history and dogmatics. He was one of the ablest ministers in the Valley of Virginia. He possessed an extensive library, and he really used it. He took great delight in reading the Confessions of the Church and Luther's Entire Works. He was quite familiar with them, frequently making translations from them.
When the translation of the Christian Book of Concord, or the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, into the English language, was undertaken, He was selected to make a purely literal translation of the Epitome; so, too, when Luther's Church-Postil on the Epistles was translated for publication in the English, he was selected to prepare a similar translation of the third volume.
He was a son of George and Margaret Wetzel. He entered into the estate of matrimony with Miss Mary C. Staubus daughter of Christian and Mary E. Staubus, of Augusta County, Virginia December 5, 1839, with whom he had seven children,-six daughters and one son.
He leaves two daughters and several grand-children, with numerous other relatives and friends, to lament his departure. Having finished his course here, he has now gone to the spirit world, to enjoy, as we trust, that rest and those rewards prepared for the faithful.
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