On June 18, 1856, John Llewellyn Johnson, who became managing superintendent of The Union Manufacturing Company of Frederick, was born in Philadelphia. He died in Frederick on June 27, 1922. On June 18, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt attended Sunday services at Harriet Chapel Episcopal Church at Catoctin Furnace. On June 18, 1992, James E. Tucker, the hearing-impaired director of admissions at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., was named superintendent of The Maryland School for The Deaf, succeeding Dr. David Denton. On June 18, 2005, David A. Reed, who donated his estate, valued at more than $1 million to the Historical Society of Frederick County, died in Washington, DC. He was born August 13, 1929 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]

On June 17, 1804, James W. Eichelberger, who practiced medicine in Emmitsburg until his death on August 12, 1895, was born at Abbottstown PA. On June 17, 1821, John Johnston Markell, great grandson of John Thomas Schley and a portrait painter and landscape artist, was born in Frederick. He died December 2, 1844. On June 17, 1864, Adam Green, a resident of the Jackson District, was fatally shot by John N. Hartoon, a government detective who mistook Green for his brother, who had been drafted but failed to report for induction into the Union Army. On June 17, 1876, Westinghouse Air Brakes were first advertised for use on steam train engines in Brunswick. On June 17, 1905, 18 residents of Thurmont and its surrounding area were killed in a head-on collision of two trains at Ransom in southern Carroll County. 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 Records - ES-2 439-449 - SHEETS, HARBAUGH, NULL, WAYBRIGHT - Sep 1853 Jacob SHEETS & Elias SHEETZ - on Petition George SHEETS d/ Jun 1852 (Will 5 Feb 1850) widow - Ann Elizabeth s/ Elias SHEETS d/ Mary HARBAUGH d/ Susannah w/o Samuel NULL (d/ betw Jul 1852- Sep 1853) s/ Jacob SHEETS s/ Mathias SHEETS, now dec'd - Out of State ...Henry W. SHEETS, a minor ...Julia Ann SHEETS, a minor ...Anne E. SHEETS, a minor ...Mathias SHEETS, a minor d/ Sabella SHEETS w/o John SHEETS s/ Lewis SHEETS Exec/ son-in-law, Samuel NULL Witnesses: Jacob ZUMBRUN, Samuel VALENTINE, Jacob SHOEMAKER Land - "Neighbors Agreement", 132 acres, from Jacob SHEETS Sr in 1805; adjoining lands of Jacob SHOEMAKER and William WHALTER; located on great road leading from Emmitsburg to Littlestown. Trustee was Jacob SHEETS with sureties as Andrew ANNAN and Joshua MOTTER. Sale was held on 30 Nov 1853; high bidder was Abraham WAYBRIGHT at $2,367. Distribution in Jan 1854 of $2.367; court costs, $181.60; - widow, $828 - in trust for Elias SHEETS, $828 (he was possibly disabled in some way as monies were to be used for his support and later burial (originally to go to Samuel NULL as his caretaker) - Mary HARBAUGH, Susanna NULL, Jacob SHEETS, Sebilla SHEETZ, Lewis SHEETS - each rec'd $88.23 - children of Mathias SHEETZ - each rec'd $22.05 The trust fund for Elias SHEETS was transferred to Andrew ANNAN. Closed Apr 1854. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

Is there anyone in the Emmitsburg area who might be able to get me photos of two tombstones? The following, from another researcher, describes the tombstones I am looking for: Ellen Pole Webb is buried in the Catholic cemetery in Emmitsburg. Her grave is to the right of the church opposite back of the church building. Her husband is buried in the adjoining Lutheran Cemetery. They have duplicate headstones. Her husbands name is John Hansen Thomas Webb. He went by J. H. T. Webb. I would also welcome any other information that anyone has on this family. Thank you, Peggy McClanahan

On June 16, 1775, George Washington accepted the nomination, made by Frederick's own Thomas Johnson, to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. On June 16, 1786, an $8 reward was offered for a stolen horse and the thief, $3 for the horse. On June 16, 1848, the Urbana Election District was established by John F. Simmons, James F. Johnson and John H. Worthington, acting under a General Assembly mandate of February 28, 1848. On June 16, 1919, the Frederick Board of County Commissioners approved the construction of a new school in Walkersville. The $25,000 appropriation for it was approved on June 30. The resulting building is still in use by Frederick County Public Schools. 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 June 15, 1775, Thomas Johnson, who was from Frederick and who would become the first governor of Maryland, nominated George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. On June 15, 1863, an Emmitsburg fire, which began in Beam and Guthrie's livery stable, destroyed many houses in the center of town. On June 15, 1995, John V. Atanasoff, who is credited with the invention of the computer, died of a stroke in Frederick. He was born October 4, 1903, in Hamilton, N. Y., and lived the last three decades of his life on a farm near New Market. He was buried in Mount Airy MD. On June 15, 2007, Justice Stephen G. Breyer, of the Supreme Court of The United States, spoke in Frederick on behalf of the effort of The Historical Society of Frederick County to restore and maintain the home of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney on South Bentz Street. 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 June 14, 1796, Plummer Ijams, the father of the man for whom Ijamsville in eastern Frederick County is named, died. On June 14, 1874, the Rev. Dr. Edmund R. Eschbach was installed as the pastor of The Evangelical Reformed Church in the unit block of West Church Street in Frederick. He remained in the post until his death on April 15, 1910. On June 14, 1878, a man who identified himself as Holmes registered at The U. S. Hotel on South Market Street. He hired a horse and buggy at J. T. and E. Sinn's livery, saying he would return the next afternoon and that he might be delayed. On June 16, Colonel Sinn, having become uneasy when the horse and buggy were not returned, went to Baltimore and located the buggy at Cannon and Matthews, where it had been auctioned for $71, which the man calling himself Holmes pocketed and promptly disappeared. On June 14, 1879, the first issue of the Emmitsburg Chronicle was published. On June 14, 1881, the remains of the Rev. Frederick L. Henop were gathered from their resting place in the old Trinity Chapel on West Church Street in Frederick and stored in the new church across the street. They were reinterred inside the renovated chapel on July 2, 1881. On June 14, 1888, the Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, publishers of The News, was incorporated. This firm purchased The Frederick Post in 1916 and published both papers until 2001. The newspapers were then sold to Randall Family LLC. On June 14, 1922, a monument to Francis Scott Key, who is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, was dedicated at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. 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 June 13, 1782, Libertytown was laid out by John Young. It consisted of 246 lots 50x300 feet. On June 13, 1835, a Corporation of Frederick ordinance divided Frederick into seven election wards. On June 13, 1881, two men - Michael J. Honsteine and his son, Michael H. Honsteine - died while attempting to repair the well of Mrs. Edward Schley on East Patrick Street 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, Maryland - Equity Court Records - ES-2 424-439 - SHOEMAKER, BOWERS, OHLER, HOCKENSMITH, HITESHEW - May 1853 Adam T. HOCKENSMITH, John HITESHEW and w/ Hannah and Isaac OHLER and w/ Izariah, creditors & Others vs Elizabeth SHOEMAKER & Others Daniel SHOEMAKER (Will written 10 Mar 1852) widow - Elizabeth s/ Daniel Lawrence SHOEMAKER, a minor s/ John Maxwell SHOEMAKER, a minor s/ Jeremiah David SHOEMAKER, a minor Witnesses: Henry SIX, Samuel VALENTINE, Samuel OHLER (sons were not named in Will) Land - 100 acres, in Emmitsburg District Administrator was Adam BOWERS; Guardian was Samuel CARMACK. Testimony was heard from John ROWE. Trustee was Adam BOWERS with sureties as Michael SLUSS and William GILLELAN. On 3 Dec 1853, sale was made to Isaac OHLER for 58 acres at $11.50/acre or $671.38. Distribution went to creditors, except for $34.75 to each of the children. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On June 12, 1848, the cornerstone was laid for the new Evangelical Reformed Church in the unit block of West Church Street in Frederick across the street from its Trinity Chapel. The completed structure was dedicated on June 8, 1850. On June 12, 1857, Henry K. Thompson, a resident of the Frederick Almshouse, was killed by John Buck in a violent confrontation. Buck used a rock to crush Thompson's skull. Buck was arrested and charged with murder. On June 12, 1877, a train wreck near Point of Rocks killed several prominent Frederick citizens. On June 12, 1906, the Jefferson and Braddock Heights Railway Company was incorporated. It was merged into the Frederick Railway Company on December 7, 1909. On June 12, 1915, John Columbus Motter, chief judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit Court, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born December 4, 1844. On June 12, 1967, Thurmont radio station WTHU went on the air. 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 June 11, 1747, Dr. Philip Thomas, the first physician of record in Frederick Town, was born in Chestertown in Kent County. He died April 25, 1815, in Frederick Town. On June 11, 2006, ceremonies were held changing the name of South Frederick Elementary School back to its name of Lincoln Elementary, which had been abandoned in 1962 when full integration was accomplished in Frederick City schools. In 1923 the building originally opened as Lincoln High School, the only such facility in Frederick County for black children. 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 June 10, 1748, Governor Samuel Ogle signed the law separating Frederick County from Prince George's County. The effective date was December 10, 1748. The new county included present day Montgomery, Washington, Allegheny and Garret counties as well as Frederick County. On June 10, 1762, The Maryland Gazette reported that Richard "Dew" Crosby was hanged on May 26 for the murder of Uriah Mort on April 13, as Mr. Mort and his son traveled to Frederick Towne from Virginia. Crosby's nickname has also been reported as "Deck." On June 10, 1872, Ephriam Jeems and Henry Garrison engaged in a fight on a horse drawn cart as it traveled down Market Street from 7th Street to the Square Corner in Frederick. Police arrested both men and Garrison was later fined $10. On June 10, 1982, Arthur Hart Etchison, who operated M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home with his father McKendree Riley Etchison until his father's death on May 3, 1952, and then alone until August 2, 1971, died. He lived at 17 West Second Street. He was born April 4, 1899. On June 10, 1991, the owners of The Valley Register, which had been published in Middletown for 146 years, announced they were ceasing publication. On June 10, 2003, The Roger Brooke Taney house on South Bentz Street in Frederick was given to the Historical Society of Frederick County by the Francis Scott Key Memorial Foundation, Inc. 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 Records - ES-2 397-423 - SMITH, RAMSEY, ANDERSON, THOMAS, RINEHART, SLAVES - Nov 1852 Thomas A. SMITH & Others vs CORVILLA H. SMITH & Others John H. M. SMITH d/ abt 1 Jan 1850 (Will written 22 Dec 1849) widow - Corvilla(?) H. SMITH bro/ Philemon M. SMITH Sr. of Montgomery Co, MD, his children .....Philemon M. SMITH Jr. - Washington Co, MD .....Thomas A. SMITH .....William H. SMITH (d/ between 1850-1852) .....Charles C. SMITH .....Ann E. SMITH, now w/o Charles RAMSEY - Baltimore city .....Mary H. SMITH, a minor .....Joseph R. SMITH, a minor .....Rachel Ann SMITH, a minor .....Ary SMITH, a minor Nephews - Nacy W. SMITH - Montgomery Co, MD - William P. ANDERSON - Henry M. ANDERSON - Charles C. ANDERSON - Absalem ANDERSON sis/ Ann THOMAS Exec/ wife and nephew Philemon M. SMITH Jr. Witnesses: E. W. MOBBERLY, Samuel STEPHENS and Edward HOUCK Land - "Hickory Plains" and "Dorseys Partnership", 120 acres, farm and mill near New Market (conveyed to John H. M. SMITH and Thomas ANDERSON as tenants in common in 1830 by Silas HIBBARD and John MILLS, trustees for estate of Joseph HIBBERD). Land was previously owned by Anthony POULTNEY and located on the east side of the road leading from the mill to Hyatts Town. Thomas ANDERSON d/ 1852; trustee was H. M. ANDERSON who sold Thomas' half interest to David RINEHART who is now in possession of the farm and mill and he is using, occupying and taking all the rents and profits. John H. M. SMITH's will freed his "servants" when they arrived at the age of 35, but no names were given. Guardian was Philemon M. SMITH Jr. Testimony was heard from Benjamin F. SCHWARTZ Trustee was H. Mortimer ANDERSON. Sale was held on 10 Jul 1852 in front of the tavern of Thomas ETCHISON in New Market. Sale to - Mrs. Ann THOMAS for Lots 26 & 93 with dwelling in the village at $1,701 - Doctor George HUGHES for "New Market Plains", 1 acre, at $117 - Joshua WOOD for "New Market Plains", 7/8 acre, at $100 - David RINEHART for undivided half of farm and mill at $3,625 - Hugh McALEER for undivided half of lot and stone house on a corner of mill farm at $525 part of "Hobbs Purchase", 14 1/2 acres, was not sold as widow's dower had not been calculated on it. Gross sales, $6,524.45. Private sale was later made to David RINEHART for the remaining property at $7,250 On 14 Apr 1853, petition was filed by H. Mortimer ANDERSON to obtain fees charged for medical services for William H. SMITH, now deceased. William had been ill for the past two years. Distribution of $7,250; court costs, $353.68 - David REINHART, 1/2 or $3,452.54 - widow, Corvilla H. SMITH, 1/3 or $382.64 - George HOSKINS, register for taxes, $76.52 - children of Philemon M. SMITH Sr, each 1/9, $373.07 =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On June 9, 1861, Confederate forces, acting on orders from Gen. Robert E. Lee, saturated the bridge over the Potomac River connecting Berlin (Brunswick) with Virginia with kerosene and set it ablaze. It would be another 32 years before another permanent bridge was constructed to connect Maryland and Virginia at that location. On June 9, 1864, Union troops were stationed at the Araby Mansion, south of Frederick on The Buckeystown Pike. On June 9, 1914, the cornerstone for the administration building was laid on the "Greater College" campus of Hood College. This was the first new building for the school. On June 9, 2004, the Frederick County Board of Education appointed Associate Superintendent Dr. Linda Burgee as acting superintendent of Frederick County Public Schools. She was later selected as the permanent superintendent, the first woman to hold that position in Frederick County. 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]

Ladies I must confess that originally seeing the name Tasker made me suspect who he might be or associated with. While I am Maryland born and live here my father's side settled in Franklin Co. , Pa. starting in 1729, but my mother's side were on the Ark & the Dove. Dr. Briscoe (Lord Calvert's doctor) and later arrivals were the Haddon's and also the Offutt's of Montgomery County, so seeing a land grant made me wonder who he was.While I have not made a study of these land grants and/or plantations, I ran across one some years ago which wetted my curiosity. The Royal Governor of Virginia at King George's edict issued a land grant of 3000 acres(approx.) to Levi Crooks one of my ancestors who formed the first American Ranger regiment in 1755 to protect the settlers along fhe fronties of Viirginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania during the American revolution. It turns out the land he granted Levi was actually in Pennsylvania and in Franklin County. There are records of this, but very vague and I have never found the actual location. Gordon Crooks

On June 8, 1841, Francis Thomas, a Frederick County native who would become Maryland governor in 1842, married Sallie Campbell Preston McDowell. On June 8, 1850, the new Evangelical Reformed Church, on the north side of the unit block of West Church Street in Frederick, was dedicated. On June 8, 1882, the Loats Female Orphan Asylum, located in the building which now houses the Historical Society of Frederick County in the first block of East Church Street in Frederick, accepted its first admission. On June 8, 1901, Lee McCardell, Frederick native and reporter, foreign correspondent and feature writer for The Sun of Baltimore, and first cousin of fashion designer Claire McCardell, was born. He died February 7, 1963. McCardell also wrote a definitive biography of British General Edward Braddock. On June 8, 1991, President George H. W. Bush attended his first Frederick Keys baseball game at Grove Stadium in Frederick. On June 8, 2008, the Rev. Thomas A Momberg was installed as the 16th rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick. He was the former associate rector of The Church of the Holy Communion in Memphis TN. 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]

You got me curious, so I googled Wikipedia and discovered that a daughter of Benjamin Tasker Sr's married Daniel Dulaney, the younger. He had another daughter who married Samuel Ogle, All of these were wealthy land owners with their wealth of land spreading into Frederick County. Genjamin Tasker Sr was the 21st Proprietory Governor of Maryland. I hadn't known about the marital connections of these wealthy landowners before. Interesting! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Tasker,_Sr. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Crooks Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:02 PM To: Md Fred Subject: [MDFR] Benj Tasker Who was Benjamin Tasker who was granted 7000 acres in Frederick Co. in 1727 probably by dear old nutty King George WHY ? I am told there is a book by William on the history of Frederick Co. and there is some mention of this in it. Just curious ! Gordon Crooks 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've been seeing the name of Benjamin Tasker for years since most of my research is in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and PG Co.'s. He owned a massive amount of land in MD ... and now I know why. He was a descendant of Gov. Leonard Calvert through his daughter Anne Calvert. So all those lovely land grants of huge amounts of acreage, just keeping it in the family. His wife was a Bladen. Strange that he is buried at St. Anne's in the Circle in Annapolis, which is not a Catholic cemetery. It does, however, solve Gordon's question of why Benj. Tasker got such a huge land grant in Frederick Co.   Kathi Jones-Hudson, National Manager Tombstone Transcription Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ >________________________________ > From: "Dorinda @ MidMdRoots" <[email protected]> >To: MDFREDER List <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:47 PM >Subject: Re: [MDFR] Benj Tasker > > >You got me curious, so I googled Wikipedia >and discovered that a daughter of Benjamin Tasker Sr's >married Daniel Dulaney, the younger.  He had another >daughter who married Samuel Ogle,  All of these were >wealthy land owners with their wealth of land spreading >into Frederick County. >Genjamin Tasker Sr was the 21st Proprietory Governor >of Maryland.  I hadn't known about the marital connections >of these wealthy landowners before.  Interesting! > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Tasker,_Sr. > > >=================== >www.MidMdRoots.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gordon Crooks >Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:02 PM >To: Md Fred >Subject: [MDFR] Benj Tasker > >Who was Benjamin Tasker who was granted 7000 acres in Frederick Co. in 1727 >probably by dear old nutty King George WHY ? I am told there is a book by >William on the history of Frederick Co. and there is some mention of this in >it. Just curious ! > >                    Gordon Crooks >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 > >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 > > >

Who was Benjamin Tasker who was granted 7000 acres in Frederick Co. in 1727 probably by dear old nutty King George WHY ? I am told there is a book by William on the history of Frederick Co. and there is some mention of this in it. Just curious ! Gordon Crooks

On June 7, 1727, Benjamin Tasker received a patent for 7,000 acres of land in Frederick County which he called Tasker's Chance. Frederick Town was later laid out on part of this tract. On June 7, 1815, Revolutionary War General Roger Nelson, severely wounded at The Battle of Camden, and father of future U. S. Attorney General John Nelson, died. He was a native of Frederick and was originally buried in All Saints Cemetery on East All Saints Street. His body was moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery in 1913. On June 7, 1825, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, author of the historical novel Lorna Doone, was born at Longworth, Berkshire, England. Lady Ellen Thompson, who with her husband operated Glenellen Academy in Ijamsville from 1878 to 1888, claimed that she was the actual author of the novel. Blackmore died January 20, 1900. On June 7, 1967, a corporation headed by Frederick businessman Richard R. Kline purchased The Barbara Fritchie Home on West Patrick Street in Frederick with the intentions of restoring it and placing Fritchie memorabilia in it. This was not the original Fritchie home, but rather a replica built in 1926-27. The original home was demolished after a flood in 1868. On June 7, 1987, the monument to Francis Scott Key at Mt. Olivet Cemetery was rededicated after its restoration. On June 7, 2004, the Board of Trustees of Mount Saint Mary's College voted unanimously to change the school's designation to university, effective immediately. The school was founded in 1808 in Emmitsburg. On June 7, 2006, Frederick Bricks Works, Inc., located on East South Street in Frederick for 115 years, broke ground for a new facility in the Riverside Industrial Park on Monocacy Boulevard. 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]