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- [S1582] Linda Cunningham Fluharty, 20 Nov 2003., Ancestors of (Emma) Naomi Parks, (Name: http://www.lindapages.com/vip/naomi-anc.txt;).
http://www.lindapages.com/vip/naomi-anc.txt 40. Isaac Briggs Sr. was born in 1762. He died in 1841. He was married to Mary Murphy. 41. Mary Murphy was born in 1764. She died in 1856. Isaac Briggs Sr. and Mary Murphy had the following children: 20 i. Isaac Briggs Jr.. 42. Jacob Wetzel was born in 1765. He died in 1827. He was married to Ruhama Shepherd. 43. Ruhama Shepherd was born in 1778. She died in 1831. Jacob Wetzel and Ruhama Shepherd had the following children: 21 i. Sarah Elizabeth Wetzel. 20. Isaac Briggs Jr. was born about 1801. He died in 1838. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth Wetzel in 1832. 21. Sarah Elizabeth Wetzel was born on May 20, 1810 in VA. She died on October 17, 1880 in Carroll County, Ohio. Isaac Briggs Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Wetzel had the following children: 10 i. David Hamilton Briggs. 10. David Hamilton Briggs was born on September 19, 1832 in VA. He died on August 8, 1901 in Marshall County, WV. He was buried in Blairs Ridge Church Cemetery, Marshall County, WV. He was married to Alvilda Bell Talbert on November 29, 1860 in Marshall County, WV. 11. Alvilda Bell Talbert was born on February 18, 1844 in VA. She died on January 3, 1902 in Marshall County, WV. She was buried in Blairs Ridge Church Cemetery, Marshall County, WV. David Hamilton Briggs and Alvilda Bell Talbert had the following children: 5 i. Emma May Briggs.
- [S1948] GEDCOM: Bonnett 117340 Jean Louis.
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- [S733] Public Member Trees, a new rotation 20130407, Database online.
Record for Jacob Wetzel Jacob Wetzel In 1772, Captain John Wetzel, his wife and children, along with 10 other families, moved to near Wheeling, VA., now WV. The little settlement immediately became the target of various Indian raids. Jacob Wetzel and his brothers soon became legendary for their adventures in Indian fighting. The brothers served as scouts with General St. Clair's forces, against Indians, in the Northwest Territory. Jacob Wetzel, with his wife and children, moved to the new state of Kentucky, in 1809. Jacob moved, 2 years later, to the Indiana Territory. The family settled near the present site of Laurel. That year, Jacob Wetzel took part in the Battle of Tippecanoe, with General William Henry Harrison's militia. For more information on "The Battle of Tippecanoe," go to the following site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/tippecanoe/titlepage.html After the War of 1812, Jacob Wetzel selected a tract of land near Worthington, Indiana. He discovered that the trip to the new site would involve several weeks of long and difficult travel. He then devised a plan of cutting a direct trail, or trace, through the south central part of Indiana, from Laurel to the White River area. Cyrus Wetzel accompanied his father in this endeavor, as well as others: Thomas Howe; Thomas Rush; Richard Rush; and Walter Banks. This trail, known today, still, as the Whetzel Trace, became the first east-west route through Indiana. It was just wide enough for a team of oxen. It was 60 miles in length, through dense, primoral forests. In 1820 a group of Indiana Commissioners nearly chose the Whetzel settlement as the state capitol, but choose Indianapolis, instead, by only 1 vote. Jacob Wetzel lived in the vicinity of Waverly until his death, July 2, 1827, at the age of 62. He was buried in a small family cemetery on his farm, and his grave is marked with a simple sandstone slab, as graced many of the pioneer graves. The little cemetery, today, is located near State Road 37, about 18 miles from Indianapolis. (The above information is shared in "The Whetzel Family," compiled by Lewis H. Yankey, who quotes from Orville Funk.) lah867 added this on 15 Nov 2012 Tiffany Hutchison originally submitted this to Hutchison/Cain, Baker/Cox, Morgan on 30 Jan 2009
Jacob Wetzel
In 1772, Captain John Wetzel, his wife and children, along with 10 other families, moved to near Wheeling, VA., now WV. The little settlement immediately became the target of various Indian raids. Jacob Wetzel and his brothers soon became legendary for their adventures in Indian fighting. The brothers served as scouts with General St. Clair's forces, against Indians, in the Northwest Territory.
Jacob Wetzel, with his wife and children, moved to the new state of Kentucky, in 1809. Jacob moved, 2 years later, to the Indiana Territory. The family settled near the present site of Laurel. That year, Jacob Wetzel took part in the Battle of Tippecanoe, with General William Henry Harrison's militia. For more information on "The Battle of Tippecanoe," go to the following site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/tippecanoe/titlepage.html
After the War of 1812, Jacob Wetzel selected a tract of land near Worthington, Indiana. He discovered that the trip to the new site would involve several weeks of long and difficult travel. He then devised a plan of cutting a direct trail, or trace, through the south central part of Indiana, from Laurel to the White River area. Cyrus Wetzel accompanied his father in this endeavor, as well as others: Thomas Howe; Thomas Rush; Richard Rush; and Walter Banks.
This trail, known today, still, as the Whetzel Trace, became the first east-west route through Indiana. It was just wide enough for a team of oxen. It was 60 miles in length, through dense, primoral forests. In 1820 a group of Indiana Commissioners nearly chose the Whetzel settlement as the state capitol, but choose Indianapolis, instead, by only 1 vote.
Jacob Wetzel lived in the vicinity of Waverly until his death, July 2, 1827, at the age of 62. He was buried in a small family cemetery on his farm, and his grave is marked with a simple sandstone slab, as graced many of the pioneer graves. The little cemetery, today, is located near State Road 37, about 18 miles from Indianapolis. (The above information is shared in "The Whetzel Family," compiled by Lewis H. Yankey, who quotes from Orville Funk.)
lah867 added this on 15 Nov 2012
Tiffany Hutchison originally submitted this to Hutchison/Cain, Baker/Cox, Morgan on 30 Jan 2009
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Record for Jacob Wetzel Headstone, Jacob Whetzel, Sabra Whetzel Newton, and her daughter Amanda (2 yrs old): SACRED in the memory of JACOB WHETZEL was born Sept. 16th 1765 and died July 2nd 1827 ________ __? 2nd SABRA WHETZEL Wife of Charles Newton, born Feb.22nd 1798, died Jan__ 20? 18?? __.__ ALSO AMANDA daughter of S. & C. Newton, 1821 Aged 2 years __________
Headstone, Jacob Whetzel, Sabra Whetzel Newton, and her daughter Amanda (2 yrs old):
SACRED
in the memory of
JACOB WHETZEL
was born Sept. 16th 1765
and died July 2nd 1827
________
__? 2nd
SABRA WHETZEL
Wife of
Charles Newton,
born Feb.22nd 1798,
died Jan__ 20? 18??
__.__
ALSO AMANDA
daughter of S. & C. Newton,
1821 Aged 2 years
__________
Wheeling marker:
Fort Wetzel Historical Marker, Wheeling, West Virginia
"John Wetzel and sons Lewis, Jacob, Martin, John and George came with the Zanes 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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Mikechedester57 originally submitted this to Chedester / Taylor Lineage on 19 Dec 2011
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Fort Wetzel Historical Marker, Wheeling, West Virginia
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Fort Wetzel Historical Marker, Wheeling, West Virginia
FORT WETZEL
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
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- [S854] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Whetzel, Capt Jacob et al.
Record for Sabra Newton (36) facts
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The McKenzie Cemetery is named the Whetzel Cemetery. There are Many McKenzie and Whetzel graves.
Added by: Grave Finders
1/07/2008
Capt Jacob Whetzel
Birth: Sep. 16, 1765
Sand Hill, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 2, 1827
Morgan County, Indiana, USA
Well known in the 19th century for being the first man to cut a wagon trail into central Indiana. The trail was known as Whetzel's Trace.
Capt. Jacob Whetzel was born to John and Mary Bonnett Whetzel on the family settlement along Big Wheeling Creek in Marshall County, West Virginia. The Whetzels had six other children, Martin, Christina, George, Lewis, Susannah, and John Jr. After serving in the Army under Generals Harrison and St. Clair(fighting in the 'Indian Wars' in western Pennsylvania, and what are now the states of West Virginia and Ohio), Jacob was probably the first white man to create a permanent settlement in central Indiana after cutting a wagon trail with the help of his 18-year-old son, Cyrus, and four hired helpers by the names of Thomas Howe, Thomas Rush, Richard Rush and Walter Banks. Jacob died a few years after his arrival in central Indiana and thus, his son Cyrus is often credited as being the first white man to permanently settle in the area.
Jacob Whetzel married Ruhama Shepherd (or Shepard) on Dec. 8, 1795.
The children (8) of Jacob and Ruhama were as follows:
- Sabra b. 2-2-1798 d. 1-20-1822 (married Dr. Charles Newton)
- Cyrus b. 12-1-1800 d. 12-16-1871 (married Elizabeth Mills)
- Emily (married William H. H. Pinney or 'Pinny')
- Maria (married David Allen)
- Eliza (married James S. Kelly)
- J. Hiram (married Alzada Aldridge or 'Aldrich')
- Susan (married Thomas Lou)
- Sarah b. 5-20-1810 d. 10-17-1880 (married Isaac Briggs)
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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 11, 1900, Volume XL, Number 45, page 1, column 3
The remains of Jacob Whetzel, whose body was interred at Mooresville in 1827 - 73 years ago - were exhumed on May 1st and removed and reburied in the Whetzel cemetery at Waverly. He was one of the first settlers of territorial days - Mts. Dem.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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Family links:
Parents: John Whetzell (1733 - 1786)
Mary Bonnett Wetzel (1735 - 1805)
Spouse: Ruhama Shepherd Whetzel (1778 - 1831)
Children: Sabra Whetzel Newton (1798 - 1822)*
Cyrus Whetzel (1800 - 1871)*
Maria Whetzel Allen (1803 - 1843)*
Siblings: Martin Wetzel (1757 - 1829)*
Christina Wetzel Wolfe (1759 - 1786)*
Lewis Wetzel (1763 - 1808)*
Jacob Whetzel (1765 - 1827)
Susannah Whetzel Goodrich (1767 - 1828)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
MacKenzie Cemetery
Morgan County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Grave 4 Lot 120
The remains of Jacob Whetzel, whose body was interred at Mooresville in 1827 - 73 years ago - were exhumed on May 1st (1900 -jcw)and removed and reburied in the Whetzel cemetery at Waverly (Harrison twp, Morgan Co, IN- jcw20160801)
Created by: Joshua Davis
Record added: Aug 05, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 20807098
Sabra Whetzel Newton
Birth: Feb. 22, 1798
Death: Jan. 20, 1822
Family links:
Parents: Jacob Whetzel (1765 - 1827)
Ruhama Shepherd Whetzel (1778 - 1831)
Children: Amanda Newton (1819 - 1821)*
Siblings: Sabra Whetzel Newton (1798 - 1822)
Cyrus Whetzel (1800 - 1871)*
Maria Whetzel Allen (1803 - 1843)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: On the Whetzel Stone
Burial:
MacKenzie Cemetery
Morgan County
Indiana, USA
Created by: Robin Allison
Record added: Mar 28, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50355163
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headstone, MacKenzie Cemetery, Whetzel, Jacob & Sabra W Newton, Amanda
The McKenzie Cemetery is named the Whetzel Cemetery. There are Many McKenzie and whetzel graves.
Added by: Grave Finders
1/07/2008
Capt Jacob Whetzel
Birth: Sep. 16, 1765
Sand Hill, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 2, 1827
Morgan County, Indiana, USA
Well known in the 19th century for being the first man to cut a wagon trail… |
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headstone, MacKenzie Cemetery, Whetzel, Jacob & Sabra W Newton, Amanda back
The McKenzie Cemetery is named the Whetzel Cemetery. There are Many McKenzie and whetzel graves.
Added by: Grave Finders
1/07/2008
Capt Jacob Whetzel
Birth: Sep. 16, 1765
Sand Hill, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 2, 1827
Morgan County, Indiana, USA
Well known in the 19th century for being the first man to cut a wagon trail… |
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The McKenzie Cemetery is named the Whetzel Cemetery. There are Many McKenzie and whetzel graves.
The McKenzie Cemetery is named the Whetzel Cemetery. There are Many McKenzie and whetzel graves. Added by: Grave Finders 1/07/2008 |
- [S6] census 1810 USA.
WHETZEL
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1810 US federal census, Harrisonburg Twp, Rockingham Co, VA
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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Christy Caplinger 3 3 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
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 - - -
Agnes Sonaprank - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - -
Isaac Shaver 2 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Jacob Wetzel 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Peter Wetzel - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Andrew Anderson - - - - - - - - - - 4 -
Michael Mayers - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Martin Wetzel 2 - - 1 - 4 - - 1 - - -
Adam Sencreck? 2 - 1 1 - 2 - - - 1 - -
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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1810 US federal census, Harrisonburg Twp, Rockingham Co, VA
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- [S1392] William Leslie Wetzel, GEDCOM: Wetzel 491539 Hans Martin b1700.
5. GEORGE HENRY2 WETZEL (HANS MARTIN1) was born 1735 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1816 in Rockingham, Virginia. He married CATHERINE "SARAH" WESTHERHOLTZ 1759. Notes for GEORGE HENRY WETZEL: REFN34 Notes for CATHERINE "SARAH" WESTHERHOLTZ: REFN294 Children of GEORGE WETZEL and CATHERINE WESTHERHOLTZ are: i. MARTIN3 WETZEL, m. CATHERINE SHAVER, 21 October 1800, Rockingham County, Virginia. Notes for MARTIN WETZEL: REFN295 Notes for CATHERINE SHAVER: REFN303 ii. PETER WETZEL, m. PEGGY LUINBERGER, 23 May 1805, Rockingham County, Virginia. Notes for PETER WETZEL: REFN296 Listed as "Peter Whitsel" in Rockingham County VA marriages Notes for PEGGY LUINBERGER: REFN304 Listed as "Peggy Lenebarger" in Rockingham County Marriages. iii. HENRY WETZEL. Notes for HENRY WETZEL: REFN297 iv. BARBARA WETZEL, b. 1770; d. Aft. 1850; m. JOHN RIGGLEMAN; b. Abt. 1775, Germany; d. Bef. 1840. Notes for BARBARA WETZEL: REFN298 Notes for JOHN RIGGLEMAN: REFN305 v. JOHN WETZEL, b. Abt. 1771; m. ELISABETH CAPLINGER, 27 July 1791; b. 1775. Notes for JOHN WETZEL: REFN299 Notes for ELISABETH CAPLINGER: REFN306 10. vi. SARAH WETZEL, b. 24 February 1773, Shenandoah County, Virginia. vii. SUSAN WETZEL, b. 1774; d. 1850; m. FREDRICK "FRITZ" DOVE, 09 November 1804; b. 1762; d. 13 June 1849. Notes for SUSAN WETZEL: REFN301 Notes for FREDRICK "FRITZ" DOVE: Alias:<ALIA> /Fritz/ REFN307 11. viii. JACOB WETZEL, b. 1780, Hampshire County, VA.
5. GEORGE HENRY2 WETZEL (HANS MARTIN1) was born 1735 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1816 in Rockingham, Virginia. He married CATHERINE "SARAH" WESTHERHOLTZ 1759.
Notes for GEORGE HENRY WETZEL: REFN34
Notes for CATHERINE "SARAH" WESTHERHOLTZ: REFN294
Children of GEORGE WETZEL and CATHERINE WESTHERHOLTZ are:
i. MARTIN3 WETZEL, m. CATHERINE SHAVER, 21 October 1800, Rockingham County, Virginia.
Notes for MARTIN WETZEL: REFN295
Notes for CATHERINE SHAVER: REFN303
ii. PETER WETZEL, m. PEGGY LUINBERGER, 23 May 1805, Rockingham County, Virginia.
Notes for PETER WETZEL: REFN296
Listed as "Peter Whitsel" in Rockingham County VA marriages
Notes for PEGGY LUINBERGER: REFN304
Listed as "Peggy Lenebarger" in Rockingham County Marriages.
iii. HENRY WETZEL.
Notes for HENRY WETZEL: REFN297
iv. BARBARA WETZEL, b. 1770; d. Aft. 1850; m. JOHN RIGGLEMAN; b. Abt. 1775, Germany; d. Bef. 1840.
Notes for BARBARA WETZEL: REFN298
Notes for JOHN RIGGLEMAN: REFN305
v. JOHN WETZEL, b. Abt. 1771; m. ELISABETH CAPLINGER, 27 July 1791; b. 1775.
Notes for JOHN WETZEL: REFN299
Notes for ELISABETH CAPLINGER: REFN306
10. vi. SARAH WETZEL, b. 24 February 1773, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
vii. SUSAN WETZEL, b. 1774; d. 1850; m. FREDRICK "FRITZ" DOVE, 09 November 1804; b. 1762; d. 13 June 1849.
Notes for SUSAN WETZEL: REFN301
Notes for FREDRICK "FRITZ" DOVE: Alias: /Fritz/ REFN307
11. viii. JACOB WETZEL, b. 1780, Hampshire County, VA.
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