The story below was sent to me by Laura ________ lollishoe@uswest.net it was sent to her by her cousin Mary Richards. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks so much Laura. I loved reading it. MEMORIES OF SOUTH DAKOTA 1868 Written by Emma Allen Hendershott Robinson 1939 I have been wondering if the story, of my chilhood days, would be interesting to the young people of these times. When I think back over the hardships we went through, I wonder how our parents kept up their courage and faith in God's goodness. I think faith and hope is what kept up their strength to go on and overcome the hard part. My parents came to Dak when I was about seven years old. I am now 73. What they went through the first winter and the first summer, only they could tell and they are gone. My Mother lived to knit socks for the World War soldiers. She was very proud and happy over it. That first winter in those days was something to remember. Living in a little log cabin, only one room, a little No. 7 cook stove to cook on and to warm the room. Five miles from any store; plenty of wood that winter, but hard to get. My father must have suffered, coming from the woods in New York State. And what my poor Mother went through with Indians every place. The Indians camped along the river. She had always lived where she had plenty and nothing to fear. She lived in fear of those Indians and gave them nearly anything they asked for. This often left us short on provisions. And the timber wolve howled at night. The blizzards. The worry of it all must have been awful. We had no school that first winter, but the summer was hard.. I remember the stings of the mosquitoes and fleas and at night the mosquitoes made life miserable. Mother would cover us with mosquito netting, but they got in and the stings were terrible to us. I can remember how the cattle fought them all night.. The only relief came from a smudge fire of leaves and chips. The smoke was as hard to take nearly as the mosquitoes. Well we lived through it all, to see a great many more winters and summers. The first summer my father planted potatoes. He had a large crop but lost them in the first cold hard freeze. He had dug a deep hole and covered them with straw and dirt but the freeze got to them. 74 bushels, you can imagine what a loss. But there were other vegetables, and plenty of wheat and oats. The wheat was traded for flour, so we got through that second winter. There was school; in a little log school house. Home made benches to sit on. Only about a mile from home. But even at that, w nearly lost our lives, as we got caught in a blizzard one day. It came suddenly, like a dry white wall, and the roar of the storm was terrific. We were dismissed at once and started home. As luck would have it, we had two large [German] boys that went our way. They were neighbors. They made us all hold hands and kept us going. Wind in our faces--oh, it was hard. I begged them to stop and rest for a minute, only they kept us going and got us safely home. But our clothing was wet from the fine drifting snow and frozen stiff. Imagine our Mother's fright. She hustled our frozen clothes off and in bed we were put, tho it was early afternoon. We were so glad to get in a warm feather bed and warm milk to drink. We were so tired and cold. We were all well as usual the next day. The blizzard lasted three days. My father worked so hard to save our stock and did save them. Some were not so lucky, a good many were frozen as the storm was unexpected so early in the season. I must tell of another blizzard, I think I was eight years old, that froze cattle and horses and people all over the country. My father was caring for sixty head of cattle that had been brought from Old Mexico by a man that made a business of buying an fattening cattle , for feed was plentiful. They were corralled in a strong corral of logs. It was seven logs high. A blizzard came unexpected and froze them to death. Poor things, it was an awful sight. They were in all shapes, some standing on their hind feet, front feet up on the fence as they had tried to climb it. Some were bunched up. The poor man that owned them had to hire a man to dig a big hole or trench to bury them. After that storm, my father and the men went around and dug horses and cattle out from under the drifts, and usually where they were drifted under, they were alive but very weak. In those days places wer not fenced as they are now. Well, we got to know those blizzards were coming. Always a lovely morning, warm like a spring morning, but before noon it would come.. The roar could be heard for miles and the cold and fine snow. My Mother used to say it would go through an inch board for it would drift in where a wall seemed tight. I must tell a little incident about my cousin, and we always thought it a good joke on him. He was coming home from school one winter day when he saw a wolf coming across the prarie right towards him. He was terrible freightened so he uncovered his lunch pail and set it down. He said he thought while the wolf was eating what he left in th pail, he could get away. He had come that fall from New York State and did not know that he was not in danger for the cattle were plentiful and the wild animals were not hungry. There were a great many timber wolves in those days, but we never thought they were dangerous. My cousin is living in New York State now; he is ederly like myself and has a family. He can tell a good many exciting things about those days. When we children were small, my father bought an indian pony for us to ride. A beautiful little black pony and gentle. We all loved him. We called him "Nig". I remember one terrible storm, my father found him chilled, shaking with cold in the morning when he went out to fed he stock. He covered him with a blanket but he stll shook. We had a large log kitchen that winter, so he brought him in the kitchen and tied him to one corner with plenty of straw on the floor untill the storm was over. He was stabled with the other stock but the cold was awful those terrible three days. Blizzards, I often wonder how we lived though it all. My father died at the age of 51. I think perhaps the hardships of those days, shortened his life. These are only a few of the troubles and hardships we had in those first hard winters, but we enjoyed life. There are a lot of pleasant things to remember. At school we had spelling matches, little parties and sometimes little dances in our home. And we had singing at home. My Mother played the little malodian and we all sang. My father sang bass. The Sunday afternoons were very pleasant, and my father always read the Bible. I think those happy hours on Sunday gave them strength and patience to go on with the hard parts. The summers were beautiful, tho we had to fight insects, we enjoyed life. We had boat riding on the Jame River and swimming and fishing from early April untill the river froze over in the winter, if we cared for them. The fish were delicious and sometimes they caught a 50 to 60 pound catfish. We never ate the large ones. The meat was course and not so sweet and good. There were many kind of fish, but to this day I remember how the catfish was the sweetest and best to our notion. I shall never forget getting out of bed, slipping down to the river-quiet- so as not to freighten the fish away. Slip in under the willows with a big grub worm for bait and then just sit down and listen to the fish drum under the boat. The birds you can never imagine the birds. They made the sweetest music I have ever heard. Then the fish began to bite and we were kept busy untill we had enough for a meal. Then home to breakfast. Then plenty of work after. Milking, feeding the calves and the chickens, drive the cows out to feed. Sometimes we herded them to keep them away from the fields riding our dear little black pony that lived one day and one night in the corner of our kitchen. There were no boys in our family then. My brother was three years old so he never enjoyed our fathers loving car as we girls did. We children are scattered now. One lives in Omaha, Nebraska; one in Yankton, South Dakota. My brother and his large family in Fremont, Illinois. I'm in Globe, Arizona. We have all run a lot of trouble and a lot of happiness and none of us would lose the memories of our childhood days. Well, I could go on and on but I hope this will be enjoyed by someone. Will sign Myself Mother Robinson

My Hendershot line is: Joseph Hendershot bn abt 1791 Green Co PA mrd. Hannah Rush bn abt 1812 d. 1 Jun 1853 mrd. 2nd: Rebecca Johnson Children of Joseph Hendershot & Hannah Rush: Paul Hendershot mrd. Phebe Pittman Elizabeth Hendershot mrd. Elias O Pittman Mary Hendershot mrd. Joshua Garner Phebe Hendershot mrd. Samuel Finch Jemima Hendershot mrd. John Yoho Johanna Hendershot Jason Elijah Hendershot mrd. Olivia Yoho William Hendershot Peter Hendershot They were found in Monroe Co OH, Marshall Co, WV and Wetzel Co, WV Darlene Bacon

My grandmother was married to T. Hendershot. Her name was Mary Carolyn (or Clarisa) Johnson. She was born in 1879, in Pontiac, Illinois. They were the parents of Tessie Yvonne b. June 12, 1902 in Rockford, Ilinois, and Eva Maxine b. Jan. 31, 1904 in Chacotah, Oklahoma. Sometime after Eva was born T. Hendershot disappeared. We believe he was a son of Joseph Kester and Alcindor Cornelia McHenry. Other family names: Fike Johnson from Norway Woolery Roszhart Shields Alexander Campbell McBride Connelly Kelly Conger Belconger Todd Jamison Burton Mary Fike Woolery in Laf. IN - mwoo855777@aol.com

Hendershot Line of Annette Ely Schaumann, Wilmington, DE: Michael HENDERSHOT (abt 1758-aft 1820) & Phebe HAZEN; Sussex Co, NJ & Orange Co NY David E. HENDERSHOT (1789-1862) & Sarah CAMPBELL; Orange Co. NY & Newton, Sussex Co, NJ James D. HENDERSHOT (1823-1889) & Clara Bartleson JONES; Lackawanna Co, PA Harry W. SKIVINGTON & Annette Moyer HENDERSHOT (1879-1972); Lackawanna Co PA Jacob O. ELY & Helen SKIVINGTON; Lackawanna Co, PA; New Castle Co, DE Erik J. SCHAUMANN & Annette ELY; New Castle Co, DE I am searching for the parents of Michael (abt1758). I am a member of Hendershot Researchers and have William E. Hendershot's book.

William Wood-Mary Ann Sowers Issac Hendershot-Delia (Delilah)? Karen I noticed a Kithcart in your list? Do you know a Jack ,and Kathy Kithcart from Clarks Summit? Kathy says she has Hendershot relatives from New Jersey- They are Old old friends. Silky

Hi Hendershot Researchers; One of the first things I think that we should do with this list is have a roll call of families we are researching, dates, and places where they lived. I will start it rolling. Please follow as such: Name Date Place Michael Hendershot /PhebeHazen 1758-182? Sussex Co, NJ Minisink, OrangeCo.NY David Hendershot/Sarah Campbell 1789-1862 Minisink, Orange Co. NY Newton, Sussex Co, NJ Samuel Hendershot/Rebecca Kithcart 1817-1881 Newton, Sussex Co, NJ Taylor, Lackna Co, Pa. Alonzo Hendershot/Anna MadelineEnderline 1882-1981 Sparta, SussexCo.,Pa. Clyde Hendershot/ Ella Weller Vaughn 1897-1972 Taylor, Lackna, Pa. Other related family names are: HAZEN ROBINSON STEAD PARSE DEVERTS BOND ORT KITHCART COLE SPACE BEEMER SANGAR HUNT MILLER SCHNEIDER KOLIS NYHART Karen in Pa.

ALEXANDER HENDERSHOT HINDS' BATTALION, CAVALRY, MISSISSIPPI MILITIA. ALEXANDER HENDERSHOT 1 REG'T (BYRNE'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. ALEXANDER HENDERSHOT 1 REGIMENT (TROTTER, JR.'S), MOUNTED, KENTUCKY VOLS. ALEXANDER HENDERSHOT 4 REG'T (POGUE'S) KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS. DAVID HENDERSHOT 2 REGIMENT (PRICE'S), OHIO MILITIA. DAVID HENDERSHOT 2 REG'T ARTILLERY, U.S. VOLS. ISAAC HENDERSHOT 1 REG'T (WEIRICK'S) PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA. JACOB S. HENDERSHOT LIEUT. COL. WILCOCKS' DETACHMENT, (CANADIAN), U.S. VOLUNTEERS. JOHN S. HENDERSHOT 1 REGIMENT RIFLEMEN (IRWIN'S), PENNSYLNANIA MILITIA. JOHN HENDERSHOT 1 REG'T (MCDONALD'S), OHIO MILITIA. WILLIAM HENDERSHOT VARIAN'S REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA. WILLIAM HENDERSHOT 1 REG'T (HARRIS'), NEW YORK MILITIA. >From Karen in Pa.

Hi Hendershot Researchers; Our list is growing. We are up to 26 members now. I need a favor of each one of you. Would you please post your line to this list and also tell us where you are from and what you need help with. We would also like to know if you receive the HENDERSHOT NEWSLETTER, and if you have the book HENDERSHOT ANCESTORS, by the late Wm. E. Hendershot. If things go right we should end up with 27 posts to this list and that would make us extremely happy. Come on now people, we are all cousins somewhere back in the line. Best regards, Cousin Karen in Pa.

Hi Helen; I finally organized a letter and got it out today announcing our Hendershot List. I do need to tell you a few things. Please send me your new email addy. I just accidentally deleted it. Thanks, Karen

Hi I saw your correspondence with Barbara and would like to know what Michael md to Elizabeth record you found and where? Am also interested in knowing your line. Thanks, Karen in Pa.

Dear Barbara, I forgot to mention that the name was also Minegar. But the record I found says Michael and it was really William, Michael married Elizabeth Hendershot. Since William lived in New Jersey I'll look there for a record of the marriage. I'll especially check into the Lutheran Church record. Thanks for your help. Barbara gorgine@aol.com

Dear Karen, Did you know that Bernard Savko wrote a book? Names included Altman, Dial, Eichner, Hartman, Hendershot, Hill, Janosik, Meyers, McFeely, Mitchell, Newgebauer, Phillips, Reed, Savko, Steele, Warner. Evelyn said we should invite him to our "mini" but no one has his E-mail address or phone number. Do you have any connections? His address is 5920 Saltsburg Road, Murrysville, PA 15668-9343. I looked on the map and it is near Pittsburgh. See you on Saturday. Barbara

Dear Bob, To get the newsletter send $10.00 to Evelyn S. Baer at 4100 Balls Ferry Road, Cottonwood, CA 96022. In January we are getting a new editor as Ev, has been the editor for over ten years. You can also get back issues. We are planning a "get-together" this week-end in Buck Valley (Fulton Co) PA. If you can you are welcome to attend. Let me know if you need any more information about the Hendershots. I have tons of Hendershots relatives in Florida. Ray Hendershot lives in Ft. Pierce, Ivan and Leon live near Old Town, Carol & Coleen live near W. Palm and Iris in Tampa, Ruth in Boca, etc., etc.,etc. Keep in touch. Barbara Rudy

Dear Barbara, Appreciate your prompt reply. I have no quarrel with the information other than I have Mattie married to T. B. Dennis in "Summer 1918." Could be second husband. And I will subscribe to the newsletter. I might add that in my search of the 1880 NJ Census (microfilm reel #798) the Hampton Twshp. census was dated June, 1 1880 and signed Jos A Hendershot, Enumerator. On page 1 of his enumeration the 5th family he lists is his own. To wit: Jos. A. Hendershot 40 farmer Annettie E. 36 Lillian M. 16 daughter S. Mattie 14 " E.M. Stanton 10 son Amelia Jones 16 f. servant Chauncy Conklin 22 m. farm laborer Respectfully, Bob

Dear Bob, The Hendershot Researchers are working from the Wm.E.Hendershott book written 1988. On page 251 Joseph A. Hendershot (s/o John 1814) Born 30Mar1839 Newton Twp Sussex Co NJ, laborer & farmer Hampton Twp & Sparta Twp was Justice of Peace at Swartswood, went to Greene Twp, where hired hand 1910 age 71, but he is reproted died 16Apr1894. Wife Annettie E. Predmore b.6Jul1845 Sussex Co NJ, (s/o Jacob C. & Susan E. (Rosencrans) Fredmore, m. 26Aug1863 Sussex Co. apparent widow by 1895 at Newton, lived by 1900 at Newark NJ d.6Feb1914 age 69 CH: Lillian M. b.16Jan1864 m. Joseph H.McDanolds 17Jan1883 Mattie Sue b.1864 m. Prof. S. B. Vanstone 2Nov1881 John b.1865 (5-1870 Census) Henry b.30Sep1867 (3-1870) d. inf. Stanton E.M. b.16Jan1869 d.26Aug1896 age 26 daughter b.18Jan1870 Edna H. b. 2May1881 m. Abe Unger to Newark James W. b.c.1882 d.20May1885 inf. You may want to join our group by subscribing to the Hendershot Researchers Newsletter. We are planning another "reunion" in New Jersey for Sep 2000. Hope this helps. Barbara Rudy

I'm new to this site so let me begin with GREETINGS FROM SOUTH FLORIDA! I am working from an old copy of the Hendershot Genealogy. On page 224 Jos A. Hendershot and Annette E. Predmore are credited with five children. Lillian M. b.1864(my grandmother) wrote a note found in her copy of Snell's History of Sussex & Warren Counties indeed certifying the above to be her parents. She inscribed the inside page "Lillian Hendershot McDanolds, Branchville, N. J., Christmas1898." Page 224 continues: 2 John b. 1865 (I have penciled in d. 5/18/70) 3 S. Mattie b. 1866 4 Henry b. 1867 (my pencil d. 3/18/70) 5 Stanton E. b. 1870 m. Edna L. ---- (my pen d. 26 Aug 96) Edna -- marr. to Abe Unger Sep. 1884 This ends the entry on page 224 for Jos A.& Annette E. Confusing!? Wait! I have penciled in a #6(no name or b. date) d. 1870 (date does not compute-wouldn't it be strange if #6 died on either 3/18 or 5/18 or maybe one of these is a misprint?) I also penned #7 (Edna H. b. 5/2/81 moved to Newark). Can someone clear up this descendant entanglement for me? Also, what happened on 3or5/18/70 that took the lives of 2 or 3 of my relatives? I have the marriage certificate of 17 January 1883 signed by T. B. Condit with photos of "Lillie" and Jos. H. McDanolds of Swartswood, N.J. I have a photo labeled "Summer 1918" of Lillie, Mattie and Edna and their spouses( respectively Jos H. McDanolds, Theodore B. Dennis, Abe Unger) and 3 young women perhaps in their teens and a boy? about 3 on my grandfather Joseph's knee. I'd like some help identifying the younger four. My father, Howard F. MacDonald b. 12 June 1887 in Swartswood, was the only child of Lillian and Jos McDanolds. I believe they moved to Newark c. 1900, but I can't pick up the trail there. I believe my grandfather worked for Job Haine(s), Wholesale flour ?, who also established the Job Haines Home for the Aged in Newark area. Best recollection is that Jos H. McDanolds died in 1924, the result of an elevated RR accident and Lillian died in 1936 of natural causes. Is there a way to get into the NJ records of birth and death via the NET? Finally, I have a very fuzzy photo labeled, perhaps by my mother, "father's ancestral home." It's an imposing two-story edifice with maybe 4 to 6 white columns about 2ft. square. My guess is that it may be the Mt. Pisgah Hotel, which I have not seen, but believe to be west of Branchville. If this rings a bell for anyone, give me a holler! I appreciate your indulgence in this missive and look forward to hearing from family, friends and mentors. Appreciatively, Bob MacD .

Dear Leo, I overlooked Isaiah's father when I was writing to you last night. I had a busy day yesterday (Sunday) and should have waited until this morning to write to you. Sorry about that. Isaiah's parents are David b.6Jan1789 Minisink Twp Orange Co NY, and wife Sarah Campbell. David's father is Michael bc-1758. This line goes back to the immigrant, who came to NY in 1709. Barbara Rudy

William Menear came from Germany, and took settlement right to 600 acres, near where Reedsville now stands. William Menear is the husband of Mary Hendershot. They Had the following children: David Menear b. abt 1772 Samuel H. Menear b. abt 1780 John Menear b. abt 1783 d. 1 April 1875 Leah Menear b. 10 Nov 1785 d. after 1727 William Menear b. abt 1790 Lear Menear Isaac Menear. Source Notes for William Follow: History: History of Preston County (West Virginia) by S. T. Wiley, 1882, repr. 1968, FHL975.482H2w, p. 440: History: Preston County West Virginia History, pub. by Preston Co., Historical Society, 1979, p/ 186-287: 1820 Census: VA, Monongalia Co, Eastern Division, pg. 77: 1820 Census: VA, Preston Co: 1830 Census: VA, Preston Co: 1840 Census: VA, Preston Co: My late Mother in-law was Dorcas Ann Menear, we tried to complete her genealogy before her death, but were not successful. We are now ready to start again, we are looking for the parents of Mary Hendershot, as well as her birth and death dates. Menear was spelled several ways, so Minegar is most likely Menear. Glad to find your Hendershot page. Hope to hear from all who can add to this info. Thank all of you in advance Glenn E. Smith gesca@redshift.com

Hi Fellow Hendershot Researchers; I am happy to see that the board is starting to get busy with queries. Thanks to Barbara for answering them. I am sending out an announcement about the board to all know Hendershot Researchers asking them to join the message board and to list their lines and questions. Hope to hear from many of you after I get the message out. Leo, I would like to talk to you about Isiah. My family Hendershots lived in Taylor., Lackawanna Co. Pa. I know this is very late notice for anyone be we are having a Hendershot Reunion (Mini one) in Buck Valley, Fulton Co. Pa. near the Md border, the first weekend in Oct. There will be much interest in the Pa. Hendershots. Anyone wishing to join us please drop me a line. We will be staying Sat, and Sun nites and possibly Mon night if needed. Please consider coming to meet some of your Pa Hendershot Cousins. We have a great time at each MINI Reunion. Of course, why not. We are the HENDERSHOTS!!!. Karen Gaughan in Pa.

Dear Leo, We (the Hendershot Researchers) are interested in everyone named Hendershot. It is an on-going project since the WE Hendershott Book came out in 1988 we have been adding to and correcting it. We are going to have a Hendershot Reunion next September in Clinton NJ. Isaiah's parents are Sarah Campbell. Let me know if you need anything more. Barbara Rudy