I am resending to Boone List. For some reason I am having difficulty with all of my mail being sent. Dorthy MACK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorthy MACK" <rmack49418@comcast.net> To: <PooolSide@aol.com>; <BOONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [BOONE-L] Ollie Ruth Harmon WEDDLE Research on Weddles and Boones > First I would like to thank the submitter of the WEDDLE information to the > Boone list. Second, I do believe that the information is flawed. I might > also mention that Daniel BOONE son of Squire BOONE and Sarah MORGAN didnot > have a brother named John. In other words Squire BOONE and Sarah MORGAN > didnot have a son names John. > > According to Dick OTT's remake on "Whedon's Book on Bohn's" the ancestral > line for Elizabeth BOONE who > m Rev Andrew WEDDLE on 21 Oct 1811 in Montgomery Co, VA (he the son of > Benjamin WEDDLE and Annie Mary EILER and also heir to his father's > plantation) is as follows: > > Johann Diehl BOHNE-BOHN and later BOONE > b 1711 in Obermoshel, Pfaltz, GER salied on the ship "Marlborough," to > Philadelphia in 1741. He took the "Oath of Allegiance" on 23 Sept 1741 in > Philadelphia. With him was his young son Nicholas who > was b abt 1736. Nothing has been found on his mother and so she remain's > nameless. In April 1750 on the 10th he acquired 50 acres of land near > Frizzelburg, Frederick Co, MD no Carroll Co, MD. Johann d in 1764 Frederick > Co, MD and is bur in a graveyard on the corner of Mineral Hill & Pine Knob > Roads. > > Joann Diel BOONE m2 Mary DICKER and some say Anna Marie, they had eight > children. One of whom was > John Bohn BOONE (p7-9 p8 is a Bio of John BOONE > and a declaration that this BOONE family "was NOT related to Daniel BOONE, > the Frontiersman." p9 has > a copy of the will of John BOONE where is son-in-law Andrew WEDDLE and his > son Jacob were appointed executors to his last will and testament. Date 24th > day of February 1824.) > > John Bohn BOONE b 1756 d Feb 1825 in Montgomery Co, VA m Elizabeth whose > maiden name is unk and they > had seven children. Elizabeth BOONE b 3 Sept 1791 in Frederick Co, MD (p10 > and 55) d 9 Nov 1850 Floyd Co, VA and is bur in Weddle Cem, Floyd Co, VA. > (This information according to Elizabeth Nadine WEDDLE-McKINNEY) and the > Tombstone confirms the dates for Elizabeth. Floyd Co was formerly > Montgomery Co, VA. Elizabeth BOONE m Andrew WEDDLE b 13 Aug 1787 in > Montgomery Co, now Floyd Co, VA on 21 Oct 1811. Andrew became a minister > and was noted for his deep, pious Christian character. His family Bible was > presented to the Topeco Church of the Brethren by his granddaughter, Mrs > Amanda MITCHELL. It was printed in 1814 and has all the names and dates of > birth of his 10 children. > > I do hope this error can be corrected and that those who desc from this > Elizabeth BOONE with the thought that they are from George, 111 will > finally have their correct lineage and heritage. There are many of the > WEDDLE line that show the > correct ancestral line. > > Dorthy MACK > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PooolSide@aol.com> > To: <BOONE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 8:17 AM > Subject: [BOONE-L] Ollie Ruth Harmon WEDDLE Research on Weddles and Boones > > > > Cousins-I thought I would share this with you. Please note that it is > not > > my own research but that of Ollie Ruth Harmon Weddle. > > > > Cordially, > > > > Marian Alice Andrea Harris, great-granddaughter of Alice Weddle, daughter > of > > Harriet Jane Gaither and John R. Weddle. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Andrew Weddle was born Aug. 13, 1787 and died Aug. 7, 1847. Andrew was > one > > of 13 children of Benjamin Weddle and Annie (Anna - Annia) Mary Eiler. > > Benjamin and Annie were married in Lancaster Co., PA. Benjamin was born > in > > 1742 and died in Apr. of 1807. > > > > Benjamin was the son of Elijah Weddle who sailed from Germany in 1742 > with > > his father, (Johan) Michael Weddle and Michael's mother (name unknown). > > Elijah died on the voyage. Benjamin was born sometime between the arrival > of the > > ship in September 1742 and the end of the year. A copy of the record of > > arrival lists Johan Michael Weddle sixth on List C 94. > > > > They sailed from Germany on a ship named Francis and Elizabeth. The > story > > of the journey to PA is told in "Journey to Pennsylvania" by Gottlied > > Mittelberger. Also, a rather detailed account of conditions that > existed in > > Germany and what greeted the immigrants when they reached Pennsylvania is > in > > "Climb Your Family Tree" by Kate Weddle Ratcliffe. Benjamin moved to the > area !of > > Floyd County VA where a lot of the generations to follow stayed. > > > > Andrew Weddle married Elizabeth Boone, born Sept.3, 1791 and died Nov. 9, > > 1850. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Boone, brother of Daniel > Boone. > > (This account is given in "Climb Your Family Tree"). Andrew and > Elizabeth had > > 10 children. > > > > The 4th was a son named Levi Weddle born Aug. 22, 1819 and died in 1892. > > Levi married Catherine Harter. Levi and Catherine had 10 children. > The 3rd > > was a son named Samuel Weddle, born Feb. 18, 1845 and died Jul. 1, 1933. > > Samuel married Catherine Harman, born March 16, 1849 and died Apr. 25, > 1934. > > Samuel and Catherine had 12 children. > > > > One of those 12 children was a daughter, Virginia L. Weddle, born Jun 2, > > 1875 and died Oct. 6, 1968. Virginia married Eli Sowers, born Dec. 25, > 1872 and > > died Dec. 29, 1956. Virginia and Eli had 9 children. > > > > One of those 9 children was Celia Katherine Sowers born Jan. 27, 1913 and > > died Mar. 12, 1999. Celia married Melvin Eldridge Lam, born May 7, 1911 > and > > died Dec. 12, 1998. Celia and Melvin had 2 children, David Odell Lam, > Sr., > > born Dec. 23, 1939, and Algie Eldridge Lam, Sr., born Dec. 26, 1937. > David > > (Buck) is my father. > > > > This information was collected by a member of the Weddle family, Ollie > Ruth > > Harman Weddle > > > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >