Just a hint -- on the advanced search -- there is a box to click ONLY CONTENT I CAN ACCESS to show you only those articles that are free. When you open a specific journal entry -- there is a VIEW LIST OF PAGES WITH SEARCH ITEMS to choose -- saves LOTS of time. Take care. Marilyn PS 65 entries for GERMANNA

Marilyn, Thank you for the link to Jacob Coons, Jr. info. I always enjoy having info to add to my extended family tree. And I admit I made a mistake in not completing the maiden name of Letitia Whitesides KEMPER as being the second wife of Jacob Coons Sr. (I apologize for that). However, Jacob Coons Jr, is not my ancestor. I descend from his half brother, James Coons (son of Jacob Coons Sr. and his first wife Elizabeth Hanback) namedly James Coons b abt 1767 Culpeper, VA d. bet 1815-1816 Madison Co, VA. md 25 Nov 1791 Culpeper, VA. to Ann(e) At(t)wood (Baptist) minister was John Hickerson (Vogt & Kethley, 1986) Ann(e) Attwood was b 20 Feb 1776 Culpeper, VA. d. 23 Jan 1859 Tipton, Indiana. James Coons did not remove to KY w his father and siblings, but remained in Culpeper VA.where the tithables show he died 1815-1816 , as he is replaced by his widow Ann Coons in 1816 (however his inventory seems not to have been recorded until abt 1821). Culpeper Co. WB G. pg 309. 1810 census has James Coons in Culpepr Co, VA. The Culpeper Tihables show James Coons charged with 2 tithables in 1812 & 1815, indicating a son born abt 1796 or earlier. This son seems to have been James Coons, who as "James Coons son af (sic; i.e., of ) James" to distinguish him from his father's first cousin "James Coons, son of Joseph"is shown as an independant tithable in 1820 and 1822. (Holtzclaw, 1964, 98). James' widow, Ann (At(t)wood) COONS is listed on the 1820 Census in Culpeper, VA. After the early demise of her husband, James, she removed to Indiana, with her 9 children abt 1823. My maternal lines are from the daughter of James Coons & Ann(e) At(t)wood namedly Lucinda aka Lucy Coons b 14 Feb 1811 VA d 03 Aug 1873 Blue River Twnp, Johnson, Indiana md Richard FOSTER b 1802 IND or VA d 1877 Tipton, IND. (son of William Foster and MArgaret Buster). > Correction to my earlier post: > The second wife of Jacob Coons (Sr.) was Letitia Whitesides KEMPER, not > Letitia Whitesides.

This is fantastic news because JSTOR has all of the Virginia Magazine Of History and Biographys from way back. These are a terrific resource for students of Virginia's history! -Jeff Aylor Sent from my iPod > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 22:15:26 -0400 > From: "Lee Anne Center" <lacenter@comcast.net> > Subject: [GERMANNA] JSTOR will make Journal content published in US > prior to 1923 * prior to 1870 elsewhere available free > > > The Weekly Genealogist (New England Historic Genealogical Society) recently > sent out a notification that JSTOR will make journal content published in > the USA prior to 1923 and elsewhere prior to 1870 available free to anyone > in the world. > > > > Sometimes when I am searching for an ancestor, I get hits that bring me to a > document on JSTOR. JSTOR is a non-profit scholarly digital archive that > serves primarily libraries and academic institutions. For more information > see > http://about.jstor.org/participate-jstor/individuals/early-journal-content. > > > > Lee Anne > >

Sarge, you stated "Please, don't duplicate people in the database! Check to see if such a person already exists in the Tree. If you find errors for a person DON'T simply add another entry for him/her with different data. If there are errors, such as wrong parents, spouses, etc., either try to make corrections TO THE PERSON, rather adding him/her again. If you don't feel comfortable making corrections, contact me and tell me what is wrong, what corrections you suggest, additions, deletions, etc., and if we come to an agreement I'll make the changes. Just remember that if you haven't worked extensively with a Shared Tree at Ancestry and learned how to do things, you could easily make things worse. Detaching a person from parents and re-attaching to a different set of parents is NOT easy". Regards, Sarge. I am a descendant of Johann Jost (Joseph) Coons b. 1712 Germany d. 1794 Culpeper, or Madison VA, (son of Johannes Kuntze & Anna Gertrude Steiger) Joseph Coons md Elizabeth Mnu Coons abt 1716 VA - 1782 Little Fork, Culpeper, VA. My maternal ancestry is through thier son Jacob Coons 1740-1747 Culpeper VA - 1807-1808 Montgomery, KY (md x2) , with his wfie #1, Elizabeth Heimbach (Hanback) 1747 VA - 1793 Culpeper, VA (he md #2, Letita Whitsides). As I was looking for the person to add my info into your tree, there are two individuals, that are the same person, one is Jacob Kuntz (no parents listed) md to Elizabeth Hanback (which is correctly showing her parents are Johan Jacob Hanback & Mary Gertrude Jung (Young). and another Jacob Coons md to Elizabeth Hanback which shows no parents for her, or him. So, I added some of my data to the "Jacob Kuntz " and Elizabeth Hanback, but edited his name to be as Jacob Kuntz aka w surname as COONS. I hope I did not do this too wrongly. I have not added their children yet. I did add some tax list information from ancestry sources, and photos' but am reluctant to continue adding anything further, until I have your approval on what I have entered so far. There are already many duplicate entries on these ancestors, and I am finding it too hard to decide which ones to work with. So I feel I should ask you to correct and or delete my added information, and help me straighten out the tree, and then I'll add back my data. Any Help at all will be appreciated. And I apologize for not seeking your help to begin with. I am a subscriber and have trees on ancestry.com. So I do realize and appreciate the concerns in your statements. I look forward to your advice and guidance. Thank you, Wetaunah "Tonnie" Coker Cates tonniec@windstream.net

Correction to my earlier post: The second wife of Jacob Coons (Sr.) was Letitia Whitesides KEMPER, not Letitia Whitesides. -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Schwartz Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 2:54 PM To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Jacob Coons (was Check for Person in The Tree BEFOREAdding) Wetannah, I have that my ancestor Jacob Coons (Jr.) was the son of Jacob Coons (Sr.) and 2nd wife, Letitia Whitesides, NOT the first wife Elizabeth Heimbach. I'm not organized enough to put my fingers on the documentation, but I have that Jr. was born January 12, 1800, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. By your information below, that would be after Elizabeth Heimbach died. Does anyone out there have documentation on this, either way? I'm sure I do somewhere, but I have a lot going on right now and don't have the time to come up with it. Here is a web site with a short biography of Jacob Coons (Jr.) and a photo of his tombstone: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/coons,jacob.htm -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wetaunah Cates Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 1:42 PM To: Germanna_Colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMANNA] was Check for Person in The Tree BEFORE Adding I am a descendant of Johann Jost (Joseph) Coons b. 1712 Germany d. 1794 Culpeper, or Madison VA, (son of Johannes Kuntze & Anna Gertrude Steiger) Joseph Coons md Elizabeth Mnu Coons abt 1716 VA - 1782 Little Fork, Culpeper, VA. My maternal ancestry is through thier son Jacob Coons 1740-1747 Culpeper VA - 1807-1808 Montgomery, KY (md x2) , with his wfie #1, Elizabeth Heimbach (Hanback) 1747 VA - 1793 Culpeper, VA (he md #2, Letita Whitsides). ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wetannah, I have that my ancestor Jacob Coons (Jr.) was the son of Jacob Coons (Sr.) and 2nd wife, Letitia Whitesides, NOT the first wife Elizabeth Heimbach. I'm not organized enough to put my fingers on the documentation, but I have that Jr. was born January 12, 1800, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. By your information below, that would be after Elizabeth Heimbach died. Does anyone out there have documentation on this, either way? I'm sure I do somewhere, but I have a lot going on right now and don't have the time to come up with it. Here is a web site with a short biography of Jacob Coons (Jr.) and a photo of his tombstone: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/coons,jacob.htm -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wetaunah Cates Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 1:42 PM To: Germanna_Colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMANNA] was Check for Person in The Tree BEFORE Adding I am a descendant of Johann Jost (Joseph) Coons b. 1712 Germany d. 1794 Culpeper, or Madison VA, (son of Johannes Kuntze & Anna Gertrude Steiger) Joseph Coons md Elizabeth Mnu Coons abt 1716 VA - 1782 Little Fork, Culpeper, VA. My maternal ancestry is through thier son Jacob Coons 1740-1747 Culpeper VA - 1807-1808 Montgomery, KY (md x2) , with his wfie #1, Elizabeth Heimbach (Hanback) 1747 VA - 1793 Culpeper, VA (he md #2, Letita Whitsides).

Sarge, you stated "Please, don't duplicate people in the database! Check to see if such a person already exists in the Tree. If you find errors for a person DON'T simply add another entry for him/her with different data. If there are errors, such as wrong parents, spouses, etc., either try to make corrections TO THE PERSON, rather adding him/her again. If you don't feel comfortable making corrections, contact me and tell me what is wrong, what corrections you suggest, additions, deletions, etc., and if we come to an agreement I'll make the changes. Just remember that if you haven't worked extensively with a Shared Tree at Ancestry and learned how to do things, you could easily make things worse. Detaching a person from parents and re-attaching to a different set of parents is NOT easy". Regards, Sarge. I am a descendant of Johann Jost (Joseph) Coons b. 1712 Germany d. 1794 Culpeper, or Madison VA, (son of Johannes Kuntze & Anna Gertrude Steiger) Joseph Coons md Elizabeth Mnu Coons abt 1716 VA - 1782 Little Fork, Culpeper, VA. My maternal ancestry is through thier son Jacob Coons 1740-1747 Culpeper VA - 1807-1808 Montgomery, KY (md x2) , with his wfie #1, Elizabeth Heimbach (Hanback) 1747 VA - 1793 Culpeper, VA (he md #2, Letita Whitsides). As I was looking for the person to add my info into your tree, there are two individuals, that are the same person, one is Jacob Kuntz (no parents listed) md to Elizabeth Hanback (which is correctly showing her parents are Johan Jacob Hanback & Mary Gertrude Jung (Young). and another Jacob Coons md to Elizabeth Hanback which shows no parents for her, or him. So, I added some of my data to the "Jacob Kuntz " and Elizabeth Hanback, but edited his name to be as Jacob Kuntz aka w surname as COONS. I hope I did not do this too wrongly. I have not added their children yet. I did add some tax list information from ancestry sources, and photos' but am reluctant to continue adding anything further, until I have your approval on what I have entered so far. There are already many duplicate entries on these ancestors, and I am finding it too hard to decide which ones to work with. So I feel I should ask you to correct and or delete my added information, and help me straighten out the tree, and then I'll add back my data. Any Help at all will be appreciated. And I apologize for not seeking your help to begin with. I am a subscriber and have trees on ancestry.com. So I do realize and appreciate the concerns in your statements. I look forward to your advice and guidance. Thank you, Wetaunah "Tonnie" Coker Cates tonniec@windstream.net

http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2011/oct/06/symposium-inform-about-historic-masonry-restoratio-ar-1362697/ Symposium to inform about historic masonry restoration By Rhonda Simmons Culpeper Star Exponent October 6, 2011 Page 1 The 5.8-magnitude earthquake in August not only rattled a few historic structures in Culpeper, the shocking tremor also forced local officials to make difficult decisions of whether to tear down an old building steeped in rich history. Just a few days after the Aug. 23 earthquake, a decision was made to demolish the heavily damaged Levy building on Main Street. As a potential option, the Germanna Foundation, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Germanna Community College and Preservation Virginia want to help folks with alternatives on how to preserve old damaged structures. These organizations will host a Historic Masonry Restoration Symposium at the circa 1756 Salubria manor, located about seven miles east of the town of Culpeper off of Route 3 in Stevensburg, on Oct. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost of admission is $20, which includes lunch. “This symposium will provide very helpful professional insight into repair of earthquake-damaged historic masonry,” said Kathy Ellis, Germanna Foundation trustee. According to organizers, this event is geared toward owners of historic masonry buildings that endured damage in the earthquake on Aug. 23 or from another natural cause. “Homeowners, general contractors, building managers, masons, architectural historians, planners, students of cultural history and all those who admire fine historic brickwork will be captivated by this insightful educational event,” said Karen Quanbeck, Germanna Foundation executive director. Quanbeck added that the symposium will also focus on the most suitable restoration techniques to repair the recent earthquake damage to the historic masonry of Salubria. Both of Salubria’s 19-foot high chimneys suffered extensive damage during the Aug. 23 earthquake. The tremors also created several “significant stress cracks on the manor’s second floor walls,” she said. Owned by the Memorial Foundation of Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc., Rev. John Thompson of Little Fork Church built the 3,600-square-foot house for his wife, Lady Buter Brayne Spotswood Thompson, the widow of Virginia governor Alexander Spotswood. Other topics of the symposium will include an introduction to “The Lime Cycle” and authentic 18th century Virginia brick masonry techniques, a variety of lime mortars, putties, stuccoes and paints; demonstrations of lime slaking; stress crack repair with casein mortar injection, broken brick replacement, repointing and rebuilding of ruptured chimney stacks, custom replica brick manufacturing, historic repointing demonstrations, finish dressing for new joint work and critical fall weather protection for curing lime mortar. Jimmy and Jeffrey Price of Price Masonry and representatives from Virginia Lime Works will provide several hands-on techniques and demonstrations for repairing masonry. Tim Winther of Crest Hill Stoneworks and Jason Whitehead of Custom Brickmaker will also contribute to the informational sessions. Master craftsman Gordon Lohr, a noted Virginia building historian, will also demonstrate wood planning techniques and discuss details of the upcoming restoration work on Salubria’s windows. Well-known architect Doug Harnsberger, a published architectural historian, will serve as the event’s facilitator. Want to go? What: Historic Masonry Restoration Symposium Where: Salubria, 19000 Salubria Lane, off of Route 3 in Stevensburg about seven miles east of the town of Culpeper When: Oct. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $20 (includes lunch) To register visit www.germanna.org/node/445 or call the Germanna Foundation at 423-1700. Pre-registration is encouraged as seating is limited.

And I am still "clinging" to the idea that the daughter Mary was the first wife of John Thomas. Stubborn, I know <smile> TAke care. Marilyn Of the remaining 3, Elizabeth married Michael Holt. -----Original Message----- From: Cathi Clore Frost <cathiclorefrost@comcast.net> To: germans-va <germans-va@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 5:32 am Subject: Re: [GERMANS-VA] Steve Jobs and the SCHEIBLE family! 1717 immigrant George Scheible had only 5 daughters. 2 of them died in Germany. Of the remaining 3, Elizabeth married Michael Holt. -

Steve, I agree with all your conclusions. Most importantly, dates just don't bear out what others have "surmised". As I said, it would have been unusual for Lovel's parents to have been married at such a late age. Solomon must have been married earlier to an unknown wife, from which such marriage resulted in "Lovel". We just have to find some evidence of the earlier marriage. Sarge At 10/6/2011 01:10 PM Thursday, Steve Broyles wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >George, > >This is indeed interesting. I've had Lovel as a son of Zacharias of Peter for a long time, too. >Four candidate fathers exist in Monroe Co.- Zacharias, Solomon J., and John, all sons of Peter, >and Solomon Broyles son of Peter's brother Zacharias. Note the two Solomon Broyles. > >I have Lovel's birth year as 1803, based on his appearance in the Monroe Co. tax records starting >in 1824. But the census of 1850 and 1860 both show him as being born in 1800. > >If Lovel is to be the son of Solomon J. of Peter there are inconsistencies: >1. The biggest is the one you point out. Solomon J. married Sarah Thompson in 1809, six or more >years after Lovel was born. Sarah was born c. 1792 and would have been no more than 12 years >old when Lovel was born. >2. Solomon J. does not have a young boy in his household in the 1810 census of Monroe Co. > >We must remember that death certificates are not filled out by the person who died. Neighbors or >friends were often called upon to provide information. In this case, though, it looks like Lovel's >wife Alice survived him (census of 1870), which suggests the death information is likely to be correct. > >The best I can come up with is the following: Solomon J. married twice. His first wife gave >birth to Lovel. She died and little Lovel was raised by another family. Solomon then remarried >to a much younger Sarah Thompson. Note that the death information lists a Sarah as the mother. >This might have been the name of Solomon's first wife, or perhaps it refers to Sarah Thompson. > >So Lovel is not to be found in Solomon J.'s census records. But Solomon son of Zacharias is >interesting. In 1810 he has three sons, two of whom might be Pascal and Fountain. >This leaves one unfilled slot for Lovel. [Note how unusual the boys' names are!] The tax >records are as interesting. Solomon is taxed for two polls in 1819, when Pascal comes of age, >but both Pascal and Fountain leave the county and are found elsewhere in the 1820 census. Solomon >goes back to a single poll. In 1822 and 1823 Solomon is again taxed for two polls, which would be >perfect for an unmarried Lovel being born c. 1801. Lovel shows up by himself in 1825, the year >after his marriage. All this makes it look like Lovel is the son of Solomon of Zacharias, but this >Solomon was supposedly married to a woman named Elizabeth McDaniel, not Sarah. > >Steve > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "George W. Durman" <GermannaResearch@comcast.net> >Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 8:19 PM >To: <Germanna_Colonies@rootsweb.com>; <Germans-VA@rootsweb.com>; <BROYLES@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [BROYLES] Lovel BROYLES; b.c.1804; d.2 Oct 1865, Monroe Co., WV > >> >> Need some help with Lovel BROYLES in the subject line. >> >> I originally had him as the son of Zacharias BROYLES and Elizabeth BROYLES. >> >> Thanks to Mark Shaw who posted a Comment on the Tree at Ancestry, we now have Lovel's Death Record which shows his parents as >> Solomon BROYLES and Sarah. Lovel's spouse is listed as Elsie, who I am sure is his 2nd wife, Alice "Elsie" "Alcey" RAINS. So, >> I've detached Lovel from Zacharias and re-attached him to Solomon J. BROYLES and Sarah J. "Sally" THOMPSON. >> >> The problem I have is that someone, a long, long time ago, sent me data saying that Solomon and Sarah received a Marriage License >> on 28 Jan 1809 and were married on 2 Feb 1809, about years AFTER Lovel was born. >> >> Plus, in 1809, Solomon was about 36 years old and Sarah was about 28 years old, which just doesn't sit well with me. For both >> spouses to be that old at marriage is very unusual, so I wonder if the marriage data is incorrect. I can't find the original >> correspondence sent to me about the marriage to see if there were any sources given. >> >> Any help appreciated, >> Sarge >> >> >> Germanna Database at Ancestry: >> http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28427876/recent?o_iid=41125&o_lid=41125&o_sch=Web+Property >> >> My Germanna Database at Rootsweb: >> http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=germanna >> >> My Germanna Website at Rootsweb: >> http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/index.html >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BROYLES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BROYLES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** Germanna Database at Ancestry: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28427876/recent?o_iid=41125&o_lid=41125&o_sch=Web+Property My Germanna Database at Rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=germanna My Germanna Website at Rootsweb: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/index.html

From Wiki: "Jobs was born in San Francisco and was adopted by the family of Paul Jobs and Clara Jobs (née Hagopian) of Mountain View, California. Paul and Clara later adopted a daughter, Patti. Jobs' biological parents­Abdulfattah John Jandali, a Syrian Muslim immigrant to the U.S., who later became a political science professor at the University of Nevada and is presently a vice president of Boomtown Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada, and Joanne SCHEIBLE (later Simpson), an American graduate student of SWISS AND GERMAN ANCESTRY, who went on to become a speech language pathologist­eventually married. The marriage produced Jobs' biological sister, novelist Mona Simpson; the two of them first met in 1986 as adults and enjoyed a close relationship since, with Jobs regularly visiting Simpson in Manhattan. From Simpson, Jobs learned more about their birth parents and he invited his biological mother Joanne to some events. Jandali claims that he didn't want to put Jobs up for adoption but th! at Simpson's (Scheible's) parents did not approve of her marrying a Syrian. Jandali's few attempts to contact Jobs were unsuccessful; Jobs did not contact his biological father either. Jandali gave an interview to The Sun in August 2011 when Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple; Jandali also mailed in his medical history after Jobs' pancreatic disorder was made public that year. " Joanne SCHEIBLE's ancestry seems very close to our Germanna SCHEIBLE family. ????? Sarge (You can read the entire Wiki biography of Steve here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs) Germanna Database at Ancestry: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28427876/recent?o_iid=41125&o_lid=41125&o_sch=Web+Property My Germanna Database at Rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=germanna My Germanna Website at Rootsweb: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/index.html

Avis, Correct, you cannot attach ANY files on a rootsweb list. Craig On Oct 7, 2011, at 9:58 AM, avis walker wrote: > > > --- On Fri, 9/30/11, avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> > Subject: Fw: Little Cemetary with Joel Blankenbaker & wife,Susanna House near Renssalaer IN. > To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 1:56 PM > > > Apparently I cannot send all the files through to rootsweb

Think of how many other lost souls you have just saved On Oct 6, 2011, at 7:44 PM, cookerlp@aol.com wrote: > > > Actually that wasn't hard at all. Since I just lost access 3 weeks ago I hadn't actually looked into other sources. The subject on the list was very timely. Thanks again. > <snip> > How hard was that? >

I figured, but thanks for the confirmation. I am just surprised by the lack of interest in what are Blankenbakers from the Germanna folks! I saw tons of emails back and forth on how to get onto HeritageQuest (guess I'm spoiled, our library offers at home access) but when there is something 'live' happening for our shared ancestors - nothing. Not even a 'send us a report' or 'how great!' or 'give our best to Von Blankenbaker for taking the time/effort' I am sort of disappointed in the lack of interest - these are direct descendants of Germanna - Joel was born in Virginia. At the risk of sending some incorrect info (this is all I have on file here at my office, old, not amended as I learn more, please see below, perhaps one or more of the people who frequent the Germanna site are a part of this branch: I started with Joel's parents - I do have more going back farther - 4.  LEWIS OR LUDWIG3 BLANKENBAKER (CHRISTOPHER2, MATTHIAS1) was born January 21, 1765.  He married SUSANNA UTZ 1784.         Children of LEWIS BLANKENBAKER and SUSANNA UTZ are: 5.               i.    JOEL4 BLANKENBAKER, b. February 04, 1795, Culpeper VA; d. May 11, 1869, Jackson, Newton Co. IN Harris Cemetary, Newton Co. IN   small abandoned cemetary in cornfield on 55 just N of 225 on east side of hwy just south of ditch and line of trees there is a tree in center of graveyard which is 40 x 40 ft of cleared area..                  ii.    MARY BLANKENBAKER, b. September 24, 1785; m. SIMEON HUFFMAN.                 iii.    MARGARET BLANKENBAKER, b. December 11, 1788; m. JOSEPH HOLLON.                 iv.    CATHRINA BLANKENBAKER, b. January 17, 1791.                  v.    EPHRAIM BLANKENBAKER, b. January 17, 1791; m. ELIZABETH SMITH, January 04, 1813.   Notes for EPHRAIM BLANKENBAKER: Ephraim and his family are documented by Ginny lived inBoone Co KT see her detail for census marriage records for children                   vi.    SARAH BLANKENBAKER, b. March 19, 1793.                vii.    JULIANNA BLANKENBAKER, b. June 20, 1800; m. JOHN HUFFMAN, April 01, 1822.               viii.    WILLIAM BLANKENBAKER, b. February 01, 1802.                 ix.    HARRIET BLANKENBAKER, b. June 16, 1810.                  x.    LUCY BLANKENBAKER, b. April 02, 1816.                 xi.    ELIZABETH BLANKENBAKER, b. April 16, 1787; m. PENDLETON YOWELL, October 26, 1809.                xii.    ALPHA BLANKENBAKER, b. February 12, 1804; m. SIMEON HOUSE, November 25, 1822.   More About SIMEON HOUSE: Children: 11 Generation No. 4   5.  JOEL4 BLANKENBAKER (LEWIS OR LUDWIG3, CHRISTOPHER2, MATTHIAS1) was born February 04, 1795 in Culpeper VA, and died May 11, 1869 in Jackson, Newton Co. IN Harris Cemetary, Newton Co. IN   small abandoned cemetary in cornfield on 55 just N of 225 on east side of hwy just south of ditch and line of trees there is a tree in center of graveyard which is 40 x 40 ft of cleared area..  He married SUSAN HOUSE December 13, 1819 in Madison Co. VA  In Virginia Marriages 1740-1750, daughter of MICHAEL HOUSE and SUSANNAH ZIMMERMAN.   Notes for JOEL BLANKENBAKER: Photo in album of Isim Blankenbaker and wife Mattie title Aunt and Uncle book in Renssalaer.    U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 ~ Joel Blankenbaker Name Gender Birth Year Birth Place Marriage Year Spouse Name Spouse Birth Year Spouse Birth Place Joel Blankenbaker male  b. 1795  VA  1819  Susan House        Susan House female                        1819  Joel Blankenbaker  b. 1795  VA    1820 Census  Madison C. VA Image 1 of ? show Joel Blankebaker 1 male 16-26 in agriculture                                            1 female 16-26     1830 Census  Madison Co. VA Image 5 of 58 Joel Blankenbaker  1 male under 5 1 male 5-10         John W. age 1     1 male 30-40       Michael, age 9    1 female under 5               Joel age 35 2 females 5-10    Nancy age 6                Mary Elizabeth age 8        1 female 30-40   Susan/Suzannah nee House age 36   1840 Census Monroe Twp Preble Co, Ohio image 199 of 230 2 males under 5 Simeon Addison age 1                ?? 1 male 10-15       James Thornel, age 6 1 male 10-15       John W, age 11 1 male 40-50       Joel, age 45 1 female under 5               Sarah C, age 3 1 female 5-10      Louisa Mildred, age 8 1 female 10-15   Susan Ellen, age 14 2 females 15-20  Nancy M age 16                ?? 1 female 40-50   Susan/Susannah, wife, age 45   1850 US Federal Census, Haw Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, E.Date 23rd Nov 1850, dwelling 1116, Family 1133, Lines 11-16 (Images 9, 10) 11.  Joel Blankenbeker  55, male, carpenter, b. Virginia 12. Susanna, 55, female, b. Virginia 13. Louisa, 17, female, b. Virginia 14. James, 15, male, b. Ohio 15. Sarah, 12, female, b. Ohio 16. Simeon, 10, male, b. Ohio household next door, Dwelling 1117, Family 1134 17   Crisler, Hamilton, 25, male, carpenter, b. Ohio 18.  Elizabeth M,  28, female, b. Virginia [Mary Elizabeth nee Blankenbaker, sister of John W. Blankenbaker & Nancy, dau of Joel, previous household] 19.  Emily Jane, 4, female, b. Ohio 20.  William A., 2, male, b. Indiana [eventually marries Minnie Delilah Hopkins] 21.  James A., 5/12, male, b. Indiana 22.  Blankenbaker, John W., 20, male, carpenter, b. Virginia [son of Joel, previous household] 23.  Nancy M, 24, female, b. Virginia [Nancy M. Blankenbaker, sister of John and Elizabeth, dau of Joel, previous household] 24.Castile, William M. 8, male, b. Indiana [who is this??]   1860 US Federal Census, Clifty, Post Office: Hartsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, E.Date 27th July 1860, Image 9 & 10, dwelling 643, family 660, Lines  38, 39, next page Lines 1, 2 37. Joel Blankenbaker, 65, Male, occupation??, b. Virginia 38. Susan, 65, female, b. Virginia 39. Nancy, 32, female, b. ? 40 ( blank) next page 1.    Sarah Blankenbaker, 22, female, b. Ohio 2.    Simon, 20, male, b. Ohio Joel died 11 May 1869 Susan died 1865  Joel, Susannah are buried in small Harris Cemetary in the middle of a corn field in Newton Co. Indiana.  The Harris Cemetary is noted on the County Map. You can find it because there is a tree growing about 1/2 block into the corn field going North on the highway it is to your right. The markers are surrounding the tree, are not upright, but are legible and can be moved to view.     Notes for SUSAN HOUSE: Burried in little family cemetary in Newton Co. In. in the middle of a corn field.  Se Joel notes for more     Preble Co Ohio - Common Pleas Court Records 1810-1850 6-13-1850  Susannah HOUSE vs. Isaac PIERSON,m et al. Petition for Dower Filed 9-25-1849. Land, 77 acres W 1/2 SE 1/4 Section 23, Twp 9, Range 2. Michael House, dec'd.  Widow, Susannah House. Heirs: Elizabeth lat House, wife of Isaac Pierrson; Nancy late House, wife of simeon Huffman; Susan late House, wife of Joel Blankenbaker; Polly late House, wife of Thomas Shelley; Simeon House; Lydia late House, wife of Manoah Huffman; Milly late House, dec'd, late wife of William Tanner,her childern - Michael and Simeon Tanner; Ann late House, wife of Simeon Bunger; Julia late House, wife of Ebenezer Shelly; William House; all of Preble Co.; and Joshua Houe of Owen Co. Kentucky.         Children of JOEL BLANKENBAKER and SUSAN HOUSE are: 6.               i.    LOUISA MILDRED5 BLANKENBAKER, b. April 04, 1832, Madison Co. Virginia; d. December 10, 1905, Renssalaer In. buried 12/10/1905, Sec D Bl 10 Lot 2   Sp 5. 7.              ii.    JAMES THORNEL BLANKENBAKER, b. August 11, 1834, Preble Co. OH; d. May 07, 1922, Newton Co IN buried in North Star Cemetary Jackson Twshp Newton Co IN. 8.             iii.    MICHAEL LEWIS BLANKENBAKER, b. February 28, 1821, Madison Co.VA; d. 1894, Renssalaer IN Weston Cemetary. 9.             iv.    ELIZABETH MARY BLANKENBAKER, b. October 14, 1822, Madison Co. Virginia; d. July 16, 1900, North Star Cemetary, Newton Twp Jasper Co. IN just wet of Mt. Ayr.. 10.            v.    SUSAN ELLEN BLANKENBAKER, b. December 26, 1826; d. March 10, 1909, Madison Co.VA. 11.           vi.    NANCY M BLANKENBAKER, b. May 10, 1824; d. July 19, 1904, North Star Cemetary, Newton Twp Jasper Co. IN just wet of Mt. Ayr.. 12.          vii.    JOHN W BLANKENBAKER, b. September 16, 1829; d. January 15, 1890, North Star Cemetary, Newton Twp Jasper Co. IN just wet of Mt. Ayr.. 13.         viii.    SARAH C BLANKENBAKER, b. September 15, 1837, OH; d. September 24, 1913, North Star Cemetary, Newton Twp Jasper Co. IN just wet of Mt. Ayr.. 14.           ix.    SIMEON ADDISON BLANKENBAKER, b. November 01, 1839, OH; d. January 07, 1911, Beaumont Butler KS.                  x.    MARY J BLANKENBAKER, m. WILLIAM ALBERT CRISLER, January 11, 1874, Newton Co IN book 1A pg 302.   --- On Fri, 10/7/11, Craig Kilby <craig@craigkilby.com> wrote: From: Craig Kilby <craig@craigkilby.com> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Joel Blankenbaker & wife,Susanna House To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, October 7, 2011, 10:04 AM Avis, Correct, you cannot attach ANY files on a rootsweb list. Craig On Oct 7, 2011, at 9:58 AM, avis walker wrote: > > > --- On Fri, 9/30/11, avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> > Subject: Fw: Little Cemetary with Joel Blankenbaker & wife,Susanna House near Renssalaer IN. > To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 1:56 PM > > > Apparently I cannot send all the files through to rootsweb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

--- On Fri, 9/30/11, avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> wrote: From: avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> Subject: Fw: Little Cemetary with Joel Blankenbaker & wife,Susanna House near Renssalaer IN. To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 1:56 PM Apparently I cannot send all the files through to rootsweb - please do email me if you are interested, I will send directly, which I did to a House cousin just now, all fine. --- On Fri, 9/30/11, avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> wrote: From: avis walker <awalker719@yahoo.com> Subject: Little Cemetary with Joel Blankenbaker & wife,Susanna House near Renssalaer IN. To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 1:44 PM Hi, I am sending along this information on behalf of Von Blankenbaker, who is spearheading the project of restoring the Harris/Blankenbaker Family Cemetary in the cornfield with which it is surrounded. Many of the stones therein were vandalized over the years and are not set on their bases. The headstones of our relatives: Joel Blankenbaker and Suzanna House are very much legible still, but are broken. Hence the restoration. I myself 'discovered' the plot some years ago with my son Nick. We were led there by a Thornton Cousin, Genevieve Williamson, saying that Joel and Suzanna were buried in their daughter's husband's farm cemetary.  It is found when the corn is up by looking for the tree that marks the center of the cemetary. We had quite an adventure that day. It is listed now on the Newton County Indiana map as Harris Cemetary. When Von originally set out to get this resurected, the county was involved, but the Indiana State rules say that unless the land belongs to the county, no upkeep nor restoration can be paid for with public funds. Since the farmer is not willing to sell the land to the county, that is no longer an option. The farmer did agree however to allow access to family and to allow restoration work to be completed.  The original contact for the county project restoration priced the work at about $2000 with some of the exploration and marking of the stones to be acomplished by outside parties (aka relatives). We are set to do just that later in October once the harvest is in. I agreed to come down to assist - sounds like fun! I have attached some of the information that Von forwarded to me, (if it doesn't not come through with this email, email me at awalker719@yahoo.com, I will send to you) he has asked that I share with any cousins of House/Blankenbaker that I know in the hopes any of us can help financially as well, since he and his immediate family are bearing the cost to date. Von has also done an abreviated genealogy report on them, going forward in time, but not backward - Joel was born in Virginia, and is a direct to Germanna - if you wish more information on his lineage, I can provide - but I would believe most everyone connected to him knows who he and his family are....please look through the information...this is an opportunity to do something positive in our genealogy work. All the best - Avis Walker - my great grandmother was Joel's daughter, Louisa Mildred Blankenbaker married to George R. Thornton, who had 8 children...Clinton Dewitt my grandfather.

The Weekly Genealogist (New England Historic Genealogical Society) recently sent out a notification that JSTOR will make journal content published in the USA prior to 1923 and elsewhere prior to 1870 available free to anyone in the world. Sometimes when I am searching for an ancestor, I get hits that bring me to a document on JSTOR. JSTOR is a non-profit scholarly digital archive that serves primarily libraries and academic institutions. For more information see http://about.jstor.org/participate-jstor/individuals/early-journal-content. Lee Anne

Kathy, One slight change to what I said...in my case, the library I was talking about was the Boston Public Library, which is the library in our state capital. I have not researched whether or not our State Library of Massachusetts has Heritage Quest Online. Lee Anne

Kathy, Although your city may not have Heritage Quest, your state library may. I don't know how your state library works, but ours allows anyone who lives in the state to get a library card. Check with your state library to see if it does too and if it has Heritage Quest Online that you can use remotely and in the library. It is likely that your state library has Heritage Quest Online, JSTOR and other things you might be interested in. You probably can find out by calling, although you will probably have to go into the library to get the card. Lee Anne

Actually that wasn't hard at all. Since I just lost access 3 weeks ago I hadn't actually looked into other sources. The subject on the list was very timely. Thanks again. <snip> How hard was that?

Chocy, I haven't gotten into it yet, but they do have a very good web page/site where I did get the information. I live about 3 miles from the L. A. county line, so I'll just head over to the closest branch available. Good Luck, Dan Cook -----Original Message----- From: chocybrown <chocybrown@aol.com> To: germanna_colonies <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 6:27 pm Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Local Library Benefits o you know if it would be free for residents of San Diego County? o you have to go to LA to apply? hocy -----Original Message----- rom: cookerlp <cookerlp@aol.com> o: germanna_colonies <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> ent: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 5:21 pm ubject: Re: [GERMANNA] Local Library Benefits hanks for the tip on checking the nearby counties. I just found it for free for lifornia residents at the Los Angeles County Library. They do have Heritage est, and I believe it's available online to card holders... ------------------------------ unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message