Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 675-695 - EBERT, RAMSBURG, BANTZ, COLE - Mar 1855 EBERTS vs EBERTS John EBERT, dec'd (Will written 15 Mar 1851) s/ William E. EBERT d/ Ann Rebecca w/o Jacob RAMSBURG s/ Benjamin EBERT s/ Augustus F. EBERT d/ 5 Nov 1836 ...widow - Elizabeth M. .............Octavius A. EBERT .............Maria L. EBERT, a minor .............Augustus EBERT, a minor s/ Valerius EBERT s/ John M. EBERT Execs/ sons Valerius and John M. EBERT Witnesses: M. B. LUCKETT, Jacob ENGELBRECHT and George BECKENBAUGH Will contained a provision that Ann Rebecca's husband was not to receive any monies. Land - Lot #3 in "Bentz Town" ("Addition to Frederick Town), from Rachel STEINER in 1854 (previously to Steiner from Henry KOONTZ in 1827 and part to Steiner from John C. FRITCHIE in 1827). John EBERT and his son Augustus were in business t/a John Ebert & Son. The property was to John EBERT & Son; therefore John and Augustus were tenants in common even though it was paid for by John EBERT. Augustus took over the property and lived there with his family until his death and then his widow and children lived there and also rented the property. Claim is made for 1/2 of rents due and expenses for repairs paid by John EBERT. Guardian was Urias S. BANTZ who claimed the expenses claimed were accrued more than three years ago and are barred due to the statute of limitations. The widow of Augustus claimed no rent was ever charged to them during the lifetime of John EBERT and denies liability. Testimony was heard from George METZGER and Michael BROMETT, the latter being a tenant of the widow. Also testifying was Joseph P. FLEMING who also claimed to have been a tenant thru the widow's agent, Gideon BANTZ. William S. BANTZ also testified and claimed that the child Maria EBERT has reached the age of 21 within the last two months. This dated 26 May 1856. The court ruled the claims were valid, using the Will in making their decision ("balance" of John EBERT's estate was devised to his two sons, Valerius and John M. EBERT); trustee appointed was E. Louis LOWE with surety as A. N. LOWE. On 25 Aug 1856, sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick, high bidder was William G. COLE at $2,250, free of dower. Distribution: court costs, $199.89 - Valerius EBERT, 1/2 of 1/2, $521.90 - John M. EBERT, 1/2 of 1/2, $521.90 - Valerius & John M. EBERT, 1/2 of rents, $180 - Elizabeth M. EBERT, in lieu of dower, 2/15 of 1/2, $139.17 - each of Augustus EBERT's three children received $241.54 Closed 1 Nov 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On March 15, 1834, Dr. William Hilleary, one of the early physicians in Frederick County, died. He was born March 25, 1775, at Mt. Pleasant. On March 15, 1836, Roger Brooke Taney, former Frederick lawyer and resident, became the first Roman Catholic Chief Justice of The United States. On March 15, 1864, four iron safes were placed in the Frederick County courthouse, now Frederick's City Hall. On March 15, 1933, Snake Farm, forerunner of Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, was founded by Gordon P. Gaver near Lewistown. He bought the Thurmont site in 1936, and opened Jungleland Snake Farm there in 1937. On March 15, 1966, Richard A. Hahn bought Jungleland Snake Farm at Thurmont, renaming it Jungleland Serpentarium in 1967. On March 15, 1968, The Frederick County Commissioners purchased the farm of Paul W. Boyer, three miles east of Frederick on Reich's Ford Road, for $45,000, for use as a sanitary landfill. When it was closed in 1999, it cost more than $7.5 million to cover and seal the facility. On March 15, 1989, Tracey Kirkpatrick, a 17-year-old senior at Brunswick High School, was found stabbed to death in a Golden Mile (U.S. 40 West) ladies dress shop where she worked. Twenty-four years later the case remains unsolved. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On March 14, 1805, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first native-born American to become a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, converted to Catholicism. She was baptized as an Episcopalian as a child. On March 14, 1839, Charles Wright Ely, who would head The Maryland Institute for The Deaf and Dumb for 42 years, was born in Madison, CT. He died October 1, 1912, in Washington, DC, while visiting his son. On March 14, 1866, Albert L. Pearre, father of Dr. A. Austin Pearre, Sr., and grandfather of Dr. A. A. (Budgey) Pearre, Jr., was born. He died July 13, 1944. He operated Pearre's Apothecary on South Market Street in downtown Frederick. On March 14, 1885, a Colored Skating Rink opened on West 4th Street in Groff Hall in Frederick. The skating area was 36 feet by 100 feet. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 652-675 - ZEILER, BRENGLE, HARMAN, BOYER, SCHLEY, ENGLEBRECHT, KOONTZ, KOLB, SLAVE, LEASE, HIMMEL, DOLL, BLUGROVE, STEINER - Mar 1856 Lawrence J. BRENGLE & Others vs Eleanor ZEILER & Others Henry ZEILER (Will written 28 Dec 1819) s/ George ZEILER* d/ Elizabeth (ZEILER), now dec'd w/o John BRENGLE, dec'd ..........Lawrence J. BRENGLE & w/ Eliza ..........Eva Margaret w/o Edward SCHLEY ..........Ann M. w/o George ENGELBRECHT ..........Daniel BRENGLE, dec'd -----------Virginia BRENGLE -----------John William BRENGLE, a minor -----------Robert BRENGLE, a minor -----------Fanny BRENGLE, a minor d/ Margaret (ZEILER) (d/ Mar 1856) w/o Jacob HARMAN ..........Maria w/o Godfrey KOONTZ ..........Ann Margaret w/o Wilson W. KOLB d/ Ann Maria (ZEILER) BOYER - Kentucky s/ Adam ZEILER, dec'd ..........Louisa ZEILER ..........Ann Maria ZEILER ..........Elizabeth ZEILER Land - to Henry ZEILER - "Stumbling Block", to Henry ZEALER from Michael WHITMORE (w/ Catharine) in 1793 (previously to Whitmore from Benjamin LOUNDER in 1792); except for 1 acre conveyed to Michael RAYMER by Whitmore in 1792; also "Resurvey on Meadow", (conveyed to Michael WHITMORE by Michael RAYMER in 1792). - Lot on "Taskers Chance", from Baker JOHNSON (w/ Catharine) in 1805 in exchange for a new waggon; lies on road leading to Johnson's Mills; has 1-story brick house, barn & smith shop. - "Pipe Meadow" and "Resurvey on Meadow", 8 acres, from Richard POTTS in 1795 (previously to Potts from Michael RAYMER); adjoins "Stumbling Block" and land of James BEATTY. SLAVES - negro boy, LLOYD (to d/ Elizabeth BRENGLE) Exec/ son-in-law, John BRENGLE (his eldest son, Lawrence J. BRENGLE was appointed to replace him after John's death) Witnesses: Jacob MARKELL, George HAUER & P. MANTZ (The names of the children and grandchildren of Elizabeth and Margaret were not listed in the Will.) George ZEILER* d/ (Will written 9 Jan 1827) .....widow - Barbara s/ Henry ZEILER (d/ after his father, intestate, no issue) widow - Eleanor d/ Catharine (ZEILER) w/o Nicholas LEASE, dec'd ..........George H. LEASE ..........Harriet (LEASE) BLUGROVE, a widow ..........Edward LEASE ..........Ezra LEASE - Washington, DC .....2nd h/ John D. HIMMEL - Baltimore City ..........Catharine M. HIMMEL, now w/o John MARTIN - Baltimore City ..........Jacob E. HIMMEL - Baltimore City ..........John HIMMEL, a minor - Baltimore City d/ Harriet (wife's daughter) wid/o Ezra DOLL Land - to George ZEILER - "House's Addition", from John BRUNNER (5 1/2 acres) in 1798 and from James SMITH (1 3/4 acres) in 1800. - Blacksmith tools to son Henry Exec/ brother-in-law, John BRENGLE Witnesses: Jacob MARKELL, Henry BANTZ Jr & Valentine J. BRUNNER Guardian was Charles COLE. Testimony was heard from James BRUNNER and Jacob HIMMEL. Trustee for sale was Lawrence J. BRENGLE. On 23 Aug 1856, public sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick, high bidder was: - John STEINER and Francis STEINER for all of Henry ZEILER's property (9 acres total) at $2,400 - John KREH for crop of grain at $42.50 Note - Land was subject to removal of a corn house by Wilson W. KOLB. It was located on the corner of public road leading to the lime kiln and by road from Frederick to Weaser/Weaver's Mill. Distribution of $2,442.51; court costs, $254.55 - Harriet DOLL, 1/2 of 1/3, $364.65 - children of Catharine LEASE HIMMEL, 1/2 of 1/3, $364.65 divided equally among her seven children ($52.09 each) - Lawrence J. BRENGLE, 1/4 of 1/3, $182.32 - E. M. SCHLEY, 1/4 of 1/3, $182.32 - Ann M. ENGLEBRECHT, 1/4 of 1/3, $182.32 - children of Daniel BRENGLE, dec'd, 1/4 of 1/3, $182.32 each of the four children received $45.58 - Margaret KOLB, 1/2 of 1/3, $364.65 - Maria KOONTZ, 1/2 of 1/3, $364.65 Closed 24 Oct 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On March 13, 1749, Eva Catherine Schley, daughter of John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Frederick, was born. It is thought that this child was the first to be born in Fredericktown. On March 13, 1845, John W. Baughman purchased The Citizen newspaper, which remained in his family well into the 20th Century. On March 13, 1872, Walter Osborn, an elderly and destitute man, died in a small stream in the northwest section of Frederick County. Seven years later Daniel Smith, who was seen in possession of some of Osborn's clothing, was arrested, tried and found not guilty of the murder of Osborn. On March 13, 1898, Professor Joseph H. Apple, president of the Women's College of Frederick, preached the sermon at Trinity Chapel of the Evangelical Reformed Church, after which the Rev. Eugene L. McLean was selected as the pastor of a second Reformed Church in Frederick. It became known as Grace Reformed Church. On March 13, 1948, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station at the southeast corner of East All Saints Street and South Market Street in Frederick , from which President Lincoln addressed Fredericktonians on October 4, 1862, was closed. Passenger service was moved to a refurbished station on South Carroll Street. The building now houses the City of Frederick's Community Action Agency. On March 13, 2001, The Frederick News-Post was sold to a single branch of the Delaplaine family. The newspaper, which was started in 1883 by William T. Delaplaine, had been owned by George B. Delaplaine, Jr., and his sister Frances Delaplaine Randall and their children. The Randall family purchased the newspapers from The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, Inc., and formed The Randall Family LLC. No purchase price was announced. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On March 12, 1873, The Examiner newspaper announced that Dr. Thomas M. Cann, who replaced Hiram Winchester as president of The Frederick Female Seminary, had resigned for health reasons, effective at the end of the school year. On March 12, 1968, the Frederick chapter of Frontiers International honored Dr. George Joseph Snowball for his service to the community. Dr. Snowball practiced dentistry in Frederick until he was 92. He died at age 105. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Please excuse the multiple postings - but we don't want genealogist to miss out on this opportunity. Sat. March 16, 2013 - 10 am to 4 pm History and Genealogy - OPEN HOUSE Frederick County History Research Center (Library and Archives) Historical Society of Frederick Co., MD 24 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701 Free admission for the whole day Parking is either on the street, or in the Church St. parking deck just down the street. Access to the Library is in the basement and not handicapped accessible at this time. Rebecca Crago, Research Center Coordinator 301-663-1188 x-102 www.FrederickHistory.org As President of the The Historical Society, I am excited about next week's Open House to our Library and Research Facilities. This has been held twice a year, wavering the normal admission fee, and conducting introductory tours of the facilities to hear and see what is new to our collection and services, and understand why it is an important community resource. Serious researchers, amateur genealogists, and the plain curious are invited to see what the Frederick County Archives and Research Center - as an outreach to encourage local family and community research and interest. The Research Center holds the largest archival collection relating directly to Frederick County, Maryland history - y possessing family research and genealogical resources, original maps, local histories, periodicals, a vast collection of primary and secondary sources, and other historical documents. Special collections include the William O. Lee Collection, documenting the county's African American history, and the Margaret Myers Collection, the immense amount of collected research by the late local genealogist. The archive also includes approximately 50,000 historical images documenting residents and life in Frederick County from the advent of photography to the present day. The public is invited to browse the stacks and research materials, or take one of the informal tours offered throughout the day. Volunteers and staff will be on hand to assist researchers with their research and answer questions. The Frederick County Archives and Research Center is operated by the Historical Society of Frederick County and is regularly open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All other times (other than this open house) a $6 admission fee applies to help to support operation of the facility. Society membership includes unlimited admission to the library and all other Society museums. Note: Unfortunately at this time, the Library is in the basement - not handicapped accessible, but staff will speak to anyone interested about the collection on the first floor. Handicapped entrance is off the parking lot on the right side of the building, through the Heritage Garden of the Society. If anyone has an item from your own collection and want to learn what it is, what's it worth - check out the 14th Annual Treasured Heirloom Event (like PBS's Antique Roadshow) - Sat. March 23 - in Frederick - details on website. The Historical Society of Frederick County is dedicated to preserving and sharing the county's rich history as founded in 1892, the Society is one of the oldest and most awarded heritage preservation organizations in Maryland. For more information about the organization, membership, and upcoming programs, visit www.frederickhistory.org, email [email protected], or call 301-663-1188 x-108. Thank you, and see you next Saturday. Pepper Scotto

On March 11, 1868, a meeting was held at the Presbyterian Church on West Second Street in Frederick for the purpose of forming a local Young Men's Christian Association. On March 11, 1929, the Free Colored Men's Library, established by the late Rev. Ignatius Snowden and Clifford Holland, on Ice Street in Frederick, was destroyed by fire. Between 1,000 and 3,000 volumes were lost, damaged primarily by water. At the time of the fire it was the only facility loaning books to Frederick's colored population. On March 11, 1948, Dr. A. D. Floury, a Thurmont dentist, purchased the first television set in the northern Frederick County town. On March 11, 1949, Mrs. Olga Olsen Roney, wife of Clyde M. Roney, prominent local automobile dealer (Chrysler/Plymouth), reported that she was safe after two armed men held up the train on which she was a passenger, near Martinsburg, WV. On March 11, 2005, Charles Victor Main, chief of The Frederick City Police Department from 1952 to 1976, a co-founder of The Community Foundation of Frederick, Inc, and fundraiser without peer for worthy causes, died at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick. He was born January 22, 1910, in Middletown, If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Can someone tell me the history of Mairs Mill. Was it a mill and who built it when? I'm interested because it is on the land owned by my 5th great grandfather, Jacob Sheets (abt 1725-1806). Jacob owned land on both sides of the Monocacy River. Thanks for any information, Susan

On March 10, 1840, the Maryland legislature established the Frederick Female Seminary and authorized a lottery to raise $20,000 for the institution. It opened in 1844. The school's successor was the Women's College of Frederick and now is known as Hood College. On March 10, 1854, the Maryland General Assembly greatly enlarged and amended the charter of the Town of Emmitsburg. On March 10, 1892, The Home for The Aged in Frederick, now The Record Street Home, was established by a legislative act signed by Maryland Gov. Frank Brown. On March 10, 1941, The Central Trust Bank Building on the northeast corner of East Church Street and North Market Street in Frederick was destroyed by fire. On March 10, 1957, Dr. George Henry Riggs, who operated a psychiatric hospital at Ijamsville, died at the Glenmarrie Nursing Home in Lander, at age 86. He was born June 20, 1870. On March 10, 1986, District Court Judge Mary Ann Stepler was sworn in as the first female judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On March 9, 1827, The Independent Hose Company received a new fire engine. On March 9, 1866, James H. Gambrill, Jr., prominent Frederick miller, sportsman and conservationist, was born in Baltimore. The old gymnasium at Hood College, a wing at Frederick Memorial Hospital, and Gambrill State Park were named in his honor. On March 9, 1965, the Carroll Manor Elementary School near Adamstown opened. With this event the last of the "colored" schools in Frederick County, the Doubs School, closed. On March 9, 1994, Dr. George R. Houston, Jr., endowment fund manager for Georgetown University, was named the 23rd president of Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg. On March 9, 2005, Dr. Linda Burgee was appointed by the Board of Education of Frederick County as the county's first woman superintendent of schools. Mrs. Burgee began her career as an elementary teacher at South Frederick Elementary School, now Lincoln Elementary. She is a graduate of Linganore High. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 640-652 - FORREST, WOLFE, HAYNES, GRIMES - Feb 1856 Samuel WOLFE, adm/of David A. FORREST vs Solomon FORREST, adm/of John J. FORREST et al John Q. FORREST d/ 1852 intestate widow - Mary Anne d/ Celestia Ann FORREST, a minor David A. FORREST d/ 1852 widow - Lovinah s/ David FORREST, a minor Land - conveyed to John & David FORREST - "Three Mill Seats, 52 acres, from John BUSSARD & w/ Susanna in 1849 (witnessed by William D. BUSSARD and William TOMS). Guardian appointed was Solomon FORREST; trustee for sale was Samuel WOLFE with surety as Jacob WOLFE. On 17 May 1856, sale was held in Wolfsville, high bidder was Jacob WOLFE Sr at $186.37. On 4 Sep 1856, John HAYNES testified the widow Mary Ann was 27 years old and Lovinah was 24 years old and both in good health. Distribution of $186.37: court costs, $86.62 - Wm. H. GRIMES, assignee of Henry McHENRY, his claim in part, $49.87 - Samuel WOLFE, his claim in part, $49.87. Closed 21 Jan 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

County County Seat Date Formed Created From Allegany Cumberland 1789 Washington Ann Arundel Annapolis 1650 Original county Baltimore Towson By 1659/60 Original county Baltimore City N/A 1851 Baltimore County Calvert Prince Frederick 1654 Original county Caroline Denton 1773 Dorchester & Queen Anne's Carroll Westminster 1837 Baltimore & Frederick Cecil Elkton 1674 Baltimore & Kent Charles La Plata 1658 Original county Dorchester Cambridge 1669 Somerset & Talbot Frederick Frederick 1748 Baltimore & Prince George's Garrett Oakland 1872 Allegany Harford Bel Air 1773 Baltimore Howard Ellicott City 1851 Anne Arundel Kent Chestertown By 1642 Original county Montgomery Rockville 1776 Frederick Prince George's Upper Marlboro 1696 Calvert & Charles Queen Anne's Centreville 1706 Dorchester, Kent & Talbot St. Mary's Leonardtown 1637 Original county Somerset Princess Anne 1666 Original county Talbot Easton by 1661/62 Original county Washington Hagerstown 1776 Frederick Wicomico Salisbury 1867 Somerset & Worcester Worcester Snow Hill 1742 Somerset

Hi, all, FYI: In Names in Stone, his name is given as David Wolf Jr. (1812-1860), just in case someone tries a newspaper name search: use both spellings. He's buried at the Lutheran church cem., Foxville. Sam On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Gordon Crooks <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks this came to me from a friend in Franklin Co., Pa. who knew that I participated in the underground railroad and the slavery issue some years ago when it was researched there. Can anyone supply information on this David Wolfe Jr. > > Gordon Crooks > > The story is that David Wolfe, Jr. died as a result of a beating he received from abolitionists in Chambersburg, on 25th of September 1860, when he tried to reclaim some escaped slaves. David lived in Foxville, MD (Frederick Co.) and had a tavern. He was married to Catherine Hauver.

On March 8, 1837, former President Andrew Jackson arrived at Talbott's Tavern in the first block of West Patrick Street in downtown Frederick, leaving the next day for The Hermitage in his "coach and four." On March 8, 1877, the Rev. Anthony Shulenberger was installed as the pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Reformed Church. He served until November 1, 1894. On March 8, 1880, renowned attorney Belva A. Lockwood, of Washington, DC, appeared in Frederick County Circuit Court as the lawyer for three boys charged with larceny from a railroad car at Point of Rocks. Ms. Lockwood is believed to be the first woman to appear in a local court as an attorney. She was also the first woman to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States. On March 8, 1949, Dr. Victor F. Cullen, director of the tuberculosis sanatorium at Sabillasville from 1909 until his retirement on January 1, 1947, died at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore after suffering a stroke. He was 67. He was buried in Hagerstown. The state named the hospital in his honor following his death. It closed in 1965. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Hi Folks this came to me from a friend in Franklin Co., Pa. who knew that I participated in the underground railroad and the slavery issue some years ago when it was researched there. Can anyone supply information on this David Wolfe Jr. Gordon Crooks Do you still belong to that Frederick County group? If you do, would you see if anyone could look up something that was supposed to happen in Chambersburg. I looked in the copies of the newspapers here for the time period but could find nothing about it. The story is that David Wolfe, Jr. died as a result of a beating he received from abolitionists in Chambersburg, on 25th of September 1860, when he tried to reclaim some escaped slaves. David lived in Foxville, MD (Frederick Co.) and had a tavern. He was married to Catherine Hauver. There has to be a great story behind this because David is not listed as having slaves in the 1860 census. Was he a slave catcher, constable, etc. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6154 - Release Date: 03/07/13

On March 7, 1807, Frederick Greenwood, an apprentice to architect Steven Steiner, placed the last shingle on the steeple of Trinity Chapel on West Church Street in Frederick. It was the first of the city's famous Clustered Spires and dates from1763. On March 7, 1828, Fredericktown Savings Institution was organized. It opened its doors in the office of Dr. Jacob Baer on North Market Street in Frederick. Until 2003 the financial institution was known as Fredericktown Bank, a member of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation. The name Fredericktown Bank disappeared in 2003 when Mercantile purchased Farmers & Mechanics National Bank and decided to continue that name rather than Fredericktown. On March 7, 1856, at a dance at Slabtown, four miles south of Frederick, James Diggs, a free Negro, killed a slave belonging to James H. Simmons with a shovel. Diggs himself was a victim of murder on February 17, 1857, when he was killed by Philip Hawkins, who was hanged at the Frederick County Jail on West South Street for the murder on January 29, 1858. On March 7, 1861, The Examiner newspaper of Frederick reported the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln without any mention of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney of the Supreme Court of the United States, a former Frederick resident who administered the oath of office. On March 7, 1867, Joseph W. L. Carty, former clerk of the Frederick County Circuit Court and a director of Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, died. He was 45 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery. On March 7, 1947, Esther E. Grinage, widow of artist William H. B. Grinage, and for whom the Grinage Kindergarten for Negro children (founded By F. Elizabeth Browne and Edna Bowie Dykes in 1937) died at age 54. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 627-640 - MYERS, SMITH, BIRELY, DOLL, STEINER, RAMSBURG - Apr 1856 John J. SMITH vs Hiram E. SMITH et al John MYERS, dec'd (Will written 17 Jan 1824; filed 19 Jan 1824) mother/ Ann Margaret MYERS sis/ Charlotte BIRELY ........William BIRELY bro/ Israel MYERS ........Mary (Israel's eldest daughter)* sis/ Ann Mary w/o Jacob DOLL Land - "Shiverstat", 27 acres, (part of "Taskers Chance"), (to John MYERS from Israel MYERS).* - "Puzzlesome Corrected", 20 acres, (to John MYERS from Solomon STALEY).* - "Puzzlesome Corrected", 28 acres, (to John MYERS from Jacob STALEY in 1820) (western part next to Dr. William Tyler to bro/Israel & southern part to sis/Charlotte) - "Mendricks Fancy", 50 acres, (from Richard POTTS and w/ Ann L. to William BIRELY in 1817 and to John MYERS from Will of William BIRELY in 1821) (Willed by John MYERS to his sister Charlotte BIRELY). - Lot #342 in Frederick Town (Western half Willed by John MYERS to his sister Charlotte BIRELY, and then to her son, William; southern half, except for weaver's shop, to his mother, then to bro/Israel and sis/Ann Mary). Signed - John MYER Execs/ mother, bro/Israel & bro-in-law/Jacob DOLL. Witnesses: George ROHR, Nicholas LEASE, Philip ROHR *Mary (MYER) SMITH d/ 29 Aug 1842, intestate, w/o Ezra SMITH (d/ 14 Sep 1842) d/o Israel MYER, dec'd s/ William Edward SMITH s/ Hiram Ezra SMITH, a minor d/ Henrietta Rebecca SMITH, a minor s/ John Thomas SMITH, a minor In Nov 1855, William sold his interests to John J. SMITH. Guardian was John A. LYNCH. Testimony was heard from George SMITH regarding full names of children and dates of death for Ezra & Mary and was previous guardian of her children. Also testifying was George DERTZBAUGH. Trustee for the sale was George SMITH with sureties as Christian SMITH and George K. SHELLMAN. On 12 Jul 1856, public sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick Town; high bidders were: - Jacob STEINER for 27 acres at $5,115 - William H. RAMSBURG for 20 acres $1,117.25 Total sales, $6,232.25. Distribution: court costs, $317.07 - each 1/4 share to Mary & Ezra's children, $1,478.79; however, William's share went to John G. SMITH as noted above. Closed 3 Sep 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On March 6, 1857, the United States Supreme Court issued The Dred Scott decision, written by Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, a former Frederick resident who, when he died in 1864, was buried in St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery between Third and Fourth streets near East Street in downtown Frederick. He was interred next to his mother, Monica. In its ruling the court declared that all blacks - slaves as well as free - were not and could never become citizens of the United States. On March 6, 1898, Grace Reformed Church, the second church of that faith in Frederick, was organized. The church held services in Trinity Chapel and Kemp Hall for its first five years. On March 6, 1974, the craze of the 1970s on college campuses reached Hood College when five coeds "streaked" in the nude across the Rosemont Avenue campus. At approximately the same time two men "streaked" through Frederick Towne Mall on West Patrick Street, Frederick's Golden Mile. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On March 5, 1860, Commodore David Geisinger, a Frederick native who served on the Sloop of War 'Wasp' in her famous raid on the English Coast in 1814, died in Philadelphia. When The Wasp captured the British Brig 'Atalanta,' he was put in charge of the prize and sailed her to the United States. Neither The Wasp nor her crew was ever heard from again. On March 5, 1904, Frank E. Johnson, 22, was shot in the right cheek by Frederick City Policeman William Klipp, who had gone to the home of Ben Snowden on Locust Lane to arrest Johnson for disturbing the peace. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]