On November 5, 1781, John Hanson, of Frederick, was elected by Congress as the first "President of the United States in Congress Assembled." On November 5, 1824, William White, who practiced medicine in Thurmont, then called Mechanicstown, was born in Taneytown MD. He died February 6, 1885. On November 5, 1912, Dr. Franklin Buchanan Smith, the first health officer for both Frederick City and Frederick County, died of typhoid fever. He was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On November 5, 1963, 9-year-old Donald K. Smith, son of Floyd and Marie Smith of Old Annapolis Road, was critically injured when attacked by three dogs belonging to Gilmore "Jake" Hamilton. On November 5, 1973, Claude Delauter went to bed unaware that within 24 hours he would become the first African-American elected to Frederick City's Board of Aldermen. Elizabeth Burkett became the first woman elected to the Board of Aldermen in the same election. On November 5, 1991, Frederick County voters rejected a change in county government from the commissioner form to the charter form by a 2-1 margin. On November 5, 1994, Dr. George R. Houston Jr., the endowment fund manager for Georgetown University, was installed as the 23rd president of Mt. Saint Mary's College, now university, in Emmitsburg. 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, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 121-133 - COST, MULLENDORE, COLEMAN, BISER, WHIP, COOPER, RHORER, EASTON, HUFFER, TOBEY, HOUSE, SLAVE, MAHONEY, GROVE, WENNER, AUSHERMAN - Feb 1854 Margaret BISER & Others vs John MULLENDORE & Others George COST Sr wrote his Will on 24 Aug 1818 w/ Mary Elizabeth s/ George COST Jr (home plantation, "Costs Content", 226 acres, except for 50 acres to wife and 93 acres to daughter Catharine MULLENDORE) d/ Catharine MULLENDORE d/ Elizabeth COLEMAN (tract "Resurvey on Stickers Timberland Enlarged", 66 acres, devised to her and her brother George) d/ Margaret w/o Jacob BISER (tract listed below) d/ Uly MULLENDORE d/ Mary w/o George WHIP (negro slave, CHARITY) Execs/ Jacob BISER and Geoge WHIP Witnesses: Patrick MACGILL, Presley WARFIELD, Jacob MARTIN Land - "High Up", 58+ acres, a mountain tract (to daughters Catharine and Margaret) Margaret sold her undivided share to John AUSHERMAN in 1850. Catharine (Cost) MULLENDORE died without issue, but leaving bro/ George COST Jr, dec'd .......Elizabeth (Cost) w/o James C. COOPER sis/ Margaret BISER sis/ ULY dec'd w/o John MULLENDORE - Washington Co, MD .......Daniel MULLENDORE - Washington Co, MD .......Jacob MULLENDORE (later died) - Washington Co, MD ---------______ (Mullendore) dec'd w/o Jeremiah RHORER - Washington Co, MD ---------.........Mahala RHORER - Washington Co, MD ---------Malinda MULLENDORE - Washington Co, MD ---------John MULLENDORE - Washington Co, MD ---------Jacob MULLENDORE - Washington Co, MD ---------Daniel MULLENDORE - Washington Co, MD ---------Joseph MULLENDORE, a minor - Washington Co, MD ---------Julia Ann MULLENDORE, a minor - Washington Co, MD ---------Sarah MULLENDORE, a minor - Washington Co, MD .......Mary (Mullendore) w/o William EASTON - Washington Co, MD .......Catharine (Mullendore) w/o Joseph L. HUFFER sis/ Mary w/o George WHIP, both dec'd .......Emanuel WHIP - Out of State .......Jacob WHIP - Out of State .......George T. WHIP and w/ Mary A. B. .......Julia A. (Whip) w/o Jonathan TOBEY sis/ Elizabeth w/o Jacob COLEMAN, both dec'd .......George COLEMAN - Virginia .......Joseph COLEMAN - Ohio .......David COLEMAN - Ohio .......Mary (Coleman) HOUSE - Ohio Guardian was William MAHONEY; testimony was heard from Manassas J. GROVE. Trustee was John A. LYNCH with sureties as Henry BOTELER and George BECKENBAUGH. Sale was held at the store of M. J. GROVE in Burkittsville on 16 Apr 1855; the 1/2 interest in the 58 acres was sold to Michael WENNER at $1,170. Distribution: court costs, $136.35; - Margaret BISER, 1/5 or $216.73 - Elizabeth COOPER, 1/5 (father's share) or $216.73 - Elizabeth COLEMAN heirs, 1/5 or $216.73 - Mary WHIP heirs, 1/5 or $216.73 - Uly MULLENDORE heirs - ...John MULLENDORE Sr, curtesy share, $22.97 ...Daniel MULLENDORE, $45.94 ...Mary EASTON, $45.94 ...Catharine HOFFER, $45.94 ...Jacob MULLENDORE heirs - .......Malinda MULLENDORE, $7.65 .......John MULLENDORE, $7.65 .......Jacob MULLENDORE, $7.65 .......Daniel MULLENDORE, $7.65 .......Julia A. MULLENDORE, $7.65 .......Sarah MULLENDORE, $7.65 .......(son Joseph MULLENDORE and granddaughter Mahala RHORER were not listed in distribution) Closed 4 Jun 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 4, 1732, Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, was born in Calvert County. On November 4, 1782, Fredericktown resident John Hanson completed his one-year term as President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation. On November 4, 1843, the property where the Methodist Episcopal Church was located on West Church Street in Frederick, was sold to Anthony Kimmel for $800. The sale followed the construction of a new church on East Church Street which was eventually replaced, more than 120 years later, by the first parking garage in Frederick. On November 4, 1865, Daniel P. Myers, 10, was beaten to death with a club wielded by Sambo Stephen Rozell Bowens, 15, on a farm near Walkersville (Dearbought). Originally sentenced to hang, Bowens' sentence was commuted to life in prison. On July 19, 1880, Bowens was paroled. On November 4, 1942, Edward S. Delaplaine and Patrick M. Schnauffer were elected judges of the county's Circuit Court in an upset. Edward F. Nikirk was elected state's attorney, and W. Jerome Offutt was elected to the House of Delegates. 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 November 3, 1796, Richard Potts of Frederick was appointed chief judge of the courts of Frederick, Montgomery, Washington and Alleghany counties. On November 3, 1815, Edward Owings was murdered on his farm between Libertytown and Woodsboro by slaves belonging to the estate of his late father. Four of the six charged with the murder were convicted and later (January 26, 1816) hanged. Their names were Jonathan, Harry, Nimrod and Solomon. On November 3, 1821, Tippo Saib, an Indian elephant, was exhibited at George Baer's Carriage House on North Court Street in Frederick across the street from All Saints Episcopal Church. On November 3, 1937, Henry Clay Fleagle, the last surviving veteran of The Civil War from Frederick County, died at his Thurmont home. He was born November 11, 1842. Later in the year, Civil War veteran Thomas H. Shelton, 95, moved to the Ladiesburg area from Washington County, to be closer to his remaining family. He, thus, became the last veteran of that war to live in the county. On November 3, 1972, Dr. John Bernard McClellan, Sr., well-known Frederick veterinarian, died suddenly at his Fairview Avenue home in Frederick. He was the father of James E. "Doc" McClellan, who later served in the Maryland House of Delegates for 16 years. The elder McClellan was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after services at the Smith, Fadeley, Keeney and Basford Funeral Home. 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, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 117-120 - BAUGHER, COPPERSMITH, EICHELBERGER, EYLER, WETSEL - Jan 1851 Grayson EICHELBERGER & Others vs Virginia BAUGHER & Others Supplemental of WBT-3, 514 Estate of Isaac BAUGHER and James W. BAUGHER Trustees, Lewis F. COPPERSMITH and Grayson EICHELBERGER, sold the Araby farm to Oscar BAUGHER at the 3rd public sale in Jan 1831 for $16,250. Distribution: court costs, $63.17; - Louisa COPPERSMITH, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Amanda EICHELBERGER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - James W. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Oscar BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Edmond H. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Virginia B. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Charles H. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - John F. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Anna E. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Isaac A. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 - Emma C. BAUGHER, 1/11 or $1,471.53 The trustees then sold the undivided half of the 'Pool farm', 222 acres, to Perry EYLER at $2,112.74. They also sold at private sale a mountain tract of 22+ acres to Josiah WETSEL at $80. Total sales, $2,192.74. Distribution: court costs, $29.37; - 1/11 or $196.67 each to the individuals named above in the other distribution. Closed 18 May 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 2, 1705, Dorcas Sedgewick, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth Sedgewick and future wife of Maryland's first governor, Thomas Johnson, was born. She died December 11, 1770. On November 2, 1783, Dr. Francis Brown Sappington married Anne Ridgley. He practiced medicine in Libertytown and died in 1839. He was also among the founders of the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty in 1799. On November 2, 1883, Walkersville was connected by telephone to Frederick, adding to the telephone network building across the county. On November 2, 1901, Horace Zacharias and Joseph l. Carty purchased the Schissler property on East Second Street on behalf of the Grace Reformed Congregation. The purchase price at auction was $5,940. On November 2, 1906, the cornerstone was laid for the James Mifflin Hood Memorial Wing at Frederick City Hospital. This wing no longer remains. On November 2, 1908, the Rev. E. L. McLean and his family first occupied the rectory of Grace Reformed Church, located at 28 East Third Street in Frederick, which was directly behind the church. The property was purchased from Albert Maynard for $4,700. On November 2, 1933, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt made her second stop in Frederick in four months when she had dinner at Miller's Restaurant on East Patrick Street. She was accompanied by Col. Louis Henry Howe, secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The First Lady had eaten dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on July 26. On November 2, 1940, Challedon, who was bred and raised on a Walkersville area horse farm, won his second Pimlico Special. The horse, with his victory in the Santa Anita Derby, brought about the air conditioning of The Tivoli Theater in downtown Frederick. On November 2, 1975, the first service of the Brunswick Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was held in the Moose Lodge. 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 November 1, 1765, The Stamp Act, passed in March by the British Parliament imposing taxes on all legal documents, went into effect in America. On November 1, 1852, Robinson & Eldreds Southern Circus visited Frederick. Admission was 25 cents with no "half-price." On November 1, 1879, the cornerstone was laid for the Trinity Reformed Church (now Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ). The church still stands on East Main Street in Thurmont. On November 1, 1909, a large two-story building, with the ability to handle and store 10,000 gallons of milk every day, was put into operation by the Baltimore and Washington White Cross Milk Company in Frederick. On November 1, 1913, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, a former Democratic Party presidential candidate, was the principal speaker at a banquet at The New City Hotel on West Patrick Street in Frederick. On November 1, 1967, the sale of WFMD-AM and FM by Mrs. Evelyn C. Leonard to Jim Gibbons, a Washington radio and television personality, was completed. On November 1, 1977, Ronald N. Young was re-elected mayor of Frederick. Claude R. Delauter, Jr., was re-elected alderman and became president pro-tempore of the board. In 1973, Delauter became the first African-American elected to the board, and thus, in January 1978, became the first of his race to be president pro-tem. On November 1, 1991, state officials announced that restoration work on The Catoctin Furnace Ironworks at Cunningham Falls State Park near Thurmont had been completed. 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, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 116-117 - MAUGHT, RHODES, STREAM, HEINES, WHIP, AHALT - May 1855 Estate of William MAUGHT by trustee, Samuel MAUGHT Supplemental of ES-2, 618 Distribution of $1,325; court costs, $521.17; - Samuel MAUGHT on claim, $5.93 - George HOSKINS, tax collector, $19.94 - Daniel MAUGHT, brother, 1/5 or $155.59 - Samuel MAUGHT, brother, 1/5 or $155.59 - Henry MAUGHT, brother, 1/5 or $155.59 - children of Catharine RHODES, dec'd sister (1/3 of 1/5 or $51.86 each) ...Catharine STREAM ...Henry G. RHODES ...Barbara E. HEINES - children of John MAUGHT, dec'd brother ( 1/8 of 1/5 or $19.44 each) ...Thomas J. MAUGHT ...Conradt W. MAUGHT ...Andrew C. H. MAUGHT ...Barbara A. WHIP ...Catharine A. AHALT ...Jacob E. MAUGHT ...Eliza A. MAUGHT ...Juliana MAUGHT Closed 10 Aug 1855 =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On October 31, 1736, the Rev. Gabriel Neisman, of Philadelphia, visited the Monocacy Church, the direct predecessor of The Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick. On October 31, 1799, William Schley, grandson of John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Fredericktowne in 1746, was born. He fought a duel with William Cost Johnson in Alexandria, VA, on February 13, 1837. He died March 20, 1872 in Baltimore. On October 31, 1912, the Board of Trustees of The Women's College of Frederick decided to change the name of the institution to Hood College to honor Margaret Scholl Hood, a major benefactor of the school. On October 31, 1965, Chief of Police Wilmer E. (John) Law, of Emmitsburg, was severely beaten by five area youths after he stopped the car they were in for a traffic violation. All five were arrested. 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 October 29, 1742, the Assembly of Maryland passed an act establishing All Saints Parish (of the Anglican Church), separating it from one in Prince George's County. It included all of Maryland west of Georgetown. On October 29, 1745, Thomas Sim Lee, 2nd and 7th governor of Maryland, and a native of Frederick County, was born. On October 29, 1879, the president of Mechanicstown (now Thurmont) government was instructed to insert in the next issue of The Clarion, the town's newspaper, a notice to prohibit the practice of making noise on the town's streets upon the occasion of a wedding by blowing tin horns, beating upon pans or kettles, or in any other way disturbing the order of the town. On October 29, 1898, The Frederick County Medical Society was organized in the grand jury room of The Frederick County Courthouse at the intersection of West Church and North Court streets in Frederick. On October 29, 1978, Independent Hose Company, the oldest continuously active fire company in Maryland, dedicated its new facility on Baughman's Lane in Frederick. 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, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 104-116 - BUCKEY, KEMP, GUYTON, WELLING, DUVALL, HESTER, CUNNINGHAM, BAKER, DELASHMUTT, BAER, McGILL, SIMMONS - Nov 1850 Daniel BUCKEY & Others vs Ann Rebecca BUCKEY & Others Lewis KEMP, trustee for Estate of George BUCKEY Supplemental of HS-8, 321 Private sale was made to: - Abraham GUYTON for "New Bremen", 25 acres, at $275 in Jun 1843 - Levin WELLING for a Lot at $50 in Aug 1848 Public sale was made in buckeystown on 29 Jun 1850, high bidder was - Grafton DUVALL for House & Lot at $195 Distribution of $731; court costs, $100.73; - Lewis G. KEMP & wife, 1/3 or $210.09 - Daniel BUCKEY, exec, 1/3 or $210.09 - George H. BUCKEY, 1/6 or $105.04 - David BUCKEY, 1/6 or $105.04 Sales on 14 Mar 1853 in Buckeystown: - Albert HESTER for double brick house and lot in Buckeys Town at $505; but he has refused to give bonds for payments - Benjamin A. CUNNINGHAM, Grafton DUVALL, Daniel BAKER and Arthur DELASHMUTT for stone tavern house and 2-acre lot at $625 - Benjamin Amos CUNNINGHAM and Grafton DUVALL, trading as Cunningham & Duvall, for 5-acre Lot adjoining store of Mr DUVALL at $639.37 It seems the house that Albert HESTER had bought at the sale afterwards caught fire, the house, kitchen and meat house, and was destroyed without him ever taking possession of it. The court ruled that the property would be resold. On 27 May 1854, it was resold to George BAER at $346. George H. BUCKEY and David B. BUCKEY are sons of David BUCKEY, dec'd. David D. BUCKEY conveyed his interest to George H. BUCKEY on 20 May 1853; land record of Baltimore County; George then conveyed this to George T. McGILL for monies due on mortgage of tavern house. Simon C. SIMMONS is assignee of George T. McGILL. Daniel KEMP, the previous trustee, is now deceased. Lewis KEMP died Dec 1854; administrator of his Estate was Lewis George KEMP. Jacob BUCKEY was admin/of Estate of Daniel BUCKEY. New trustee was Samuel TYLER, esquire. Distribution on Estate of George BUCKEY by trustee, Samuel TYLER: Amount $1,379.70; court costs $130; - Lewis G. KEMP, ex/of Lewis KEMP, 1/3 or $416.56 - Jacob M. BUCKEY, 1/3 or $416.56 - S. C. SIMMONS, assignee, 1/3 or $416.56 Closed 8 May 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

Do not what this is worth... One segment of the Devilbiss line settled in SE Kansas, like many of SMC Maryland/Kentucky catholic familes... I am not related, but knew Max Devilbiss, back in the 1960s in St. Paul, Ks RandyDunavan Longview TX Descendants of Cyrus Devilbiss, Rev. Generation No. 1 1. CYRUS1 DEVILBISS, REV. died in of Labette Co., Ks. He married MARY CATHERINE ROSEBERRY October 03, 1877 in Neosho Co., Ks. She was born 1849, and died December 25, 1907 in St. Paul, Neosho Co., Ks. Children of CYRUS DEVILBISS and MARY ROSEBERRY are: 2. i. ALVA M.2 DEVILBISS, MD, b. June 14, 1872, Cincinatti, OH; d. March 27, 1939, St. Paul, Neosho Co., Ks. ii. LAURA DEVILBISS, b. Abt. 1879; m. JOHN M. LAWS, February 20, 1900, Neosho Co., Ks; b. Abt. 1872. Generation No. 2 2. ALVA M.2 DEVILBISS, MD (CYRUS1) was born June 14, 1872 in Cincinatti, OH, and died March 27, 1939 in St. Paul, Neosho Co., Ks. He married (1) ETHEL MCFARLAND. He married (2) MARY E. [ROYCROFT] January 24, 1934 in Neosho Co., Ks. She was born Abt. 1884 in PA, and died November 01, 1939 in St. Paul, Neosho Co., Ks. Child of ALVA DEVILBISS and ETHEL MCFARLAND is: i. MAX C.3 DEVILBISS, b. March 07, 1904, Shattuck, OK; d. February 01, 1994, Parsons Labette Co., Ks; m. CARRIE MAE EASTBURN, December 28, 1944, St. Francis Church, St. Paul, Ks; b. April 11, 1896, Shaw, Neosho Co., Ks; d. October 20, 1977, Parsons Labette Co., Ks. > I have noticed several postings on the Devilbiss family. In my research > over the years I have seen this name and have forgotton the line where > that name comes in to one of mine. I am sure it was the Jung/Young, > Sadler or heckathorn. Just went through all my records and can't find > anything on my computer family trees. So I am hopeing someone will have > this connection and save me going through boxes and boxes to try and find > it. > > Elsie C. Segura > [email protected] > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have noticed several postings on the Devilbiss family. In my research over the years I have seen this name and have forgotton the line where that name comes in to one of mine. I am sure it was the Jung/Young, Sadler or heckathorn. Just went through all my records and can't find anything on my computer family trees. So I am hopeing someone will have this connection and save me going through boxes and boxes to try and find it. Elsie C. Segura [email protected]

On October 28, 1854, the home of Dr. John Baltzell on East Church Street in Frederick, now the home of The Historical Society of Frederick County, was sold to Alexander B. Hanson for $8,000. On October 28, 1920, The Rotary Club of Frederick was chartered at a banquet at the New City Hotel on West Patrick Street in Frederick. On October 28, 1968, Donald A. McGolerick, of New Market, was sentenced to three years in prison for setting fire to the barn of John F. Lewis on April 2, 1966. He immediately appealed and was released on $45,000 bond. This was the second of 15 separate malicious burning cases brought against McGolerick. 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 October 27, 1771, future Maryland Governor Thomas Simm Lee, of Petersville, married Mary Digges. On October 27, 1818, the steeple of the fourth Reformed Church in Middletown was raised. The church was completed in June 1819 and dedicated June 27 that year. On October 27, 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna, the victor at The Alamo, stopped at Robert's Tavern in Frederick. On October 27, 1887, John Ritchie, chief judge of The Sixth Judicial Circuit, died at his West Church Street home. On October 27, 1986, Edgar and Dorothy Barnes were killed when their light plane crashed near Mt. Pleasant while trying to land at Frederick Municipal Airport in a thick blanket of fog. Their flight originated at Niagara Falls, NY. On October 27, 1994, Julia Etchison Hanna, longtime English teacher at Frederick High School, a Frederick News-Post columnist, and an author, died at Sunrise Retirement Home at the age of 97. 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 October 26, 1819, Governor Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, died at Rose Hill Manor, the home of his daughter and son-in-law. Johnson had lived in seclusion there since he delivered the eulogy at George Washington's memorial service in Frederick in February 1800. On October 26, 1990, William and Kathleen Schroedel agreed to sell 177 acres of their farm on Reich's Ford Road to Frederick County for use as a landfill, bringing to a close one of the most bitter issues in the 1990 election for county commissioner. The price was $2.2 million. On October 26, 2008, a celebratory service recognizing the consecration of Harriet Chapel, an Episcopal Church at Catoctin Furnace, was celebrated. Maryland Suffragan Episcopal Bishop, the Rt. Rev. John Rabb, was the primary celebrant. 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, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 87-104 - DEVILBISS, GREENWOOD, WARFIELD, INGLES, PARISH, DORSEY, LEE, ENGLES, MAYNARD - Dec 1854 John GREENWOOD & Others vs Sarah DEVILBISS & Others Levi DEVILBISS of Liberty d/ summer 1852 intestate widow - Sarah d/ Ann M. w/o John GREENWOOD s/ John Lewis DEVILBISS s/ George W. DEVILBISS s/ Jesse L. DEVILBISS d/ Sarah E. DEVILBISS d/ Hannah DEVILBISS, a minor d/ Margaret A. DEVILBISS, a minor Land - Lot #1: part "Warfields Inheritance", 5 acres, parts in Frederick and Carroll counties; to Levi DEVILBISS and Thomas DEVILBISS from Joshua WARFIELD and Jesse L. WARFIELD, execs/of Alexander WARFIELD in 1835 and from Thomas DEVILBISS and w/ Mary A. to Levi DEVILBISS for undivided 1/2 part; property has merchant mill, saw mmill and clover mill and 2-story dwelling & kitchen and log stable. - Lot #2: parts "Warfields Inheritance" (same conveyance as above) and "Pork Hall" to Levi DEVILBISS from Thomas INGLES and w/ Margaret in 1839, 43 acres, in Carroll County; lies next to land of David ENGLES. - Lot #3: part "Warfields Inheritance", 3 acres, (same conveyance as Lot #1) parts in Frederick and Carroll counties; has 2-story dwelling & kitchen, stable, smoke house and corn crib. - Lot #4: parts "Caledonia" and "Edenburg", 13 acres, in Carroll County; from Daniel ENGEL, trustee for Thomas INGLES, in 1850; has chestnut timber on public road from Westminster to Washington City and adjoins lands of Grove SHIPLEY. - Lot #5: part "Windsor Forrest Corrected", 47+ acres, in Carroll County; bounded by new road leading from Baltimore to Liberty, "Eppington Forest" and by old road leading from Liberty to Baltimore; surveyed for George W. DEVILBISS and John GREENWOOD, admins/of Levi DEVILBISS. - Lot #6: part "Windsor Forrest Corrected", 19+ acres, in Carroll County; - Lot #7: parts "Grey Hound Forrest" and "Benjamins Claim", 13 acres, in Carroll County; from William ECKER and Jacob ECKER, execs/of John ECKER in 1838, lies next to land of Joseph ROOP, Lewis SHUEY and Mr CRISWELL. - Lot #8: parts "Legh Castle", "Jones Inheritance", "Moores Contentment", "Mountain Stage", 54+ acres, in Carroll County; from Jacob SNADER and w/ Maria in 1833, next to lands of Tobias MOORE and Jacob SNADER; lies one mile east of Mount Vernon on the old Liberty Road, is well watered with a log stable. - Lot #9: parts "Warfields Inheritance", "Legh Castle", "Fathers Gift" and "Difficulty", 81+ acres; from Aaron E. COVER and w/ Mary, next to lands of John R. MILLS, Abraham NUSBAUM and Boston HAMMOND; lies on Roop Road and adjoins land of Jacob NUSBAUM and near the Paradise School House. - Lot #10: part "Legh Castle", 11 acres, in Carroll County; from Charles A. WARFIELD of A.; timber land lying on Buffalo Road where Roop Road crosses with 1-story dwelling. - Lot #11: parts "Brothers Inheritance", "Mulberry Bottom", "Brothers Generosity", "Pork Hall", 1/4 acre; from Beale OWINGS of Christopher to John INGLES and lies in village of Mount Vernon in Carroll County, next to lands of David W. NAILL and John CROOKS; has 2-story dwelling and shop and log stable. - Lot #12: parts "Caspars Loss", "Howards Discovery", "Resurvey on Leonard Range", "Resurvey on Pork Hall", "Resurvey on Mattingsley", 120+ acres; to Levi from Will of Caspar DEVILBISS; and "Resurvey on the Deeps" conveyed by Rachel HYDE in 1837. - Lot #13: parts "Caspars Loss", "Quilting Frolic", 43+ acres; next to lands of Frederick ECKER and Jacob LANDIS and tract "Margarets Fancy". Guardian was William G. COLE; testimony was heard from David W. NAILL. Trustees for the sale were John GREENWOOD and George W. DEVILBISS with sureties as D. W. NAILL and Levi Z. BARNES. Sale was held at the Mill of Levi DEVILBISS on Sam's Creek on 1 Mar 1855, high bidders were: - Jesse L. DEVILBISS for Lots 1 & 2 at $3,300 - Jesse L. DEVILBISS for Lot 3 at $1,615 - Moses PARISH for Lot 4 at $26.75/acre - David A. DORSEY for Lot 5 at $22/acre - Joshua LEE Jr for Lot 6 at $17.50/acre - Peter ENGEL for Lot 8 at $44.12/acre - Jesse L. DEVILIBISS for Lot 9 at $18/acre - Dennis H. MAYNARD for Lot 10 at $25.75/acre - Hanson T. ENGELS for Lot 11 at $194 Total sales, $11,157.12. Distribution of $11,157.12; court costs $550.87; each 1/7 to the children of Levi DEVILBISS was $1,515.17. Closed 28 Jun 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On October 25, 1833, Harriet Chapel Episcopal Church at Catoctin Furnace near Thurmont was consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William M. Stone, bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. It was named in honor of Harriet Brien, daughter of Col. John McPherson, who built the Mathias and Ross houses on Court House Square in Frederick. On October 25, 1856, St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation of Myersville was organized. On October 25, 1859, the Maryland Agricultural Society Cattle Show began at the Hessian Barracks on South Market Street in Frederick. On October 25, 1862, both Union and Confederate troops crossed the Potomac River at Berlin (Brunswick) on a pontoon bridge. On October 25, 1872, Roger Allen Doll, who with his brother operated Doll Brothers Department Store for many years at 205-207 North Market Street in Frederick, was born on West Second Street. He died November 18, 1958, at Vindobona Nursing Home at Braddock Heights. On October 25, 1899, Theodore Roosevelt, then governor of New York and a future vice president and President of The United States, addressed a capacity crowd at The City Opera House in the 100 block of North Market Street in Frederick at a rally of the local Republican Party. On October 25, 1939, The Frederick Post reported that Ernie Berger, a local book dealer, addressed The Kiwanis Club of Frederick and told them of a newspaper published in Frederick prior to The Maryland Chronicle in 1786. The Maryland Chronicle was the first English language newspaper in Frederick. On October 25, 1967, The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of WFMD-AM and FM by Mrs. Evelyn C. Leonard to Jim Gibbons. On October 25, 1985, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the construction of a new Montevue Home on Rosemont Avenue and Montevue Lane, in Frederick near Citizens Nursing Home. 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 October 24, 1837, President Martin Van Buren stopped at Robert's Tavern in Frederick. On October 24, 1889, Thomas F. Show was found not guilty of any wrong-doing in the death of John W. Hooper. Show had shot Hooper to death in a dispute over a beehive in a tree west of Middletown. On October 24, 1900, William Jennings Bryan, the candidate of the Populists and Free Silverites in the presidential election, addressed a crowd of local citizens from a platform in front of The Frederick County Courthouse at West Church and North Court streets. On October 24, 1918, Thurmont ministers canceled all Sunday services in an effort to halt the spread of the "Spanish influenza," which devastated numerous communities across the country. Attendance at funerals was restricted to family members only. On October 24, 1983, the old Frederick County Courthouse on Court House Square was deeded to Frederick City, which paid $500,000 for it. It is now Frederick City Hall. 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, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 76-87 - HAMBURG, LIDY, IZER, ISER, ROYER, STONER - May 1853 Abraham STONER vs Margaret HAMBURG & Others Abraham STONER of Waysborough, Franklin Co, PA, made a Contract of sale to Conradt HUMBURG in Feb 1841, but it hasn't been fully paid. Land was then occupied by James MANAHAN and David MANAHAN. Land - part "Fox Range", 70 acres, in Harbaughs Valley, one and a half miles north of Sabillisville, adjoining lands of David FELSON, George HARBAUGH; to Abraham STONER from James RAYMOND, trustee of estate of Col. George FLAUTT, Conradt HAMBURG d/ c1851 intestate and insolvent widow - Margaret s/ Jacob HAMBURG - Out of State s/ David HAMBURG - Out of State s/ Henry HAMBURG - Out of State d/ Henrietta HAMBURG w/o John LIDY d/ Elizabeth HAMBURG d/ Sidney HAMBURG w/o Luther IZER d/ Barbara HAMBURG d/ Jane HAMBURG d/ Caroline HAMBURG w/o Henry ISER s/ Abraham HAMBURG, a minor d/ Susanna HAMBURG, a minor Testimony was heard from David FELSON; trustee was Grayson EICHELBERGER. On 10 Feb 1855, sale was held in Sabillisville; high bidder was Samuel ROYER at $472.50 Distribution: court costs, $110.70 - Abraham STONER, received balance, $360.80. Closed 21 Apr 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com