Hi! I'm sorry I have no new info at this time but have you been in touch with Connie Harshbarger? She may be able to help you-her email address is [email protected] Give her a try-I'll bet she can help. Keep in touch and I'll do the same. Tomorrow I will dig out my notes etc and see what I can dig up! Thx for writing! Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Whetzel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] WOLF/WETZEL > Sandy, I have been looking over the information on John Wetzel and I am > attaching a copy of John Wetzel and Christiana Coffman's "obligation" or > intent to marry. Let me know if you think that the first line says "we > John > Wetzel of Henry Wetzel" and does this mean that Henry is the father of > John. > I see that Samuel Wetzel's name is on the bottom and I thought maybe that > is > a bondsman signature as you sited "Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds > 1772-1850" page 81. > > John's son David Wetzel is my husband's line. We feel that our David was > indeed born around 1802, married Leah Pence in July of 1882, had James, > Rebecca, Sidney Ann and Peter) and then married Rachael Slater in May of > 1868, when he was 66 years old. This is the marriage that produced > 1)David > (never married d. 10 Oct 1949) 2)Sarah 3)William McCauley(my husband's > grandfather), and 4) Eliza (see above bond/marriage licenses.) > > We have not seen any middle initial connected with our David. > > There does appear to be a David F. Wetzel born in the 1790? He is often > confused/interchanged with our David. > [[[[iv. DAVID F. WETZEL, b. 1793, Shenandoah Co., VA; m. LEAH PENCE, 31 > Jul > 1822, Shenandoah Co., VA]]]. This would mean that David F. was born 5 > years > before John and Christina were married. > > Also you will see (attached) that Leah's name is also shown as Feah in > some > genealogy lists. > > Do you have anymore information about our David line? > Send b > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Sandi Komosinski > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 8:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VASHENAN] WOLF/WETZEL > > First of all, thank you to everyone who has contributed their time and > help! > I thought maybe by including a bit on my WETZEL line it may help to > pinpoint > my WOLF line (Mainly John's father). I thought maybe desc. of the > Wetzel/Kauffman lines may recognize my Wolf family. Thx again everyone > for > your time, help, and guidance! I appreciate it very much! > Sandi Komosinski > By the way, I am more than willing to share all the info I have on all > these > lines. > > Descendants of John Wetzel > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOHN2 WETZEL (SAMUEL1) was born Abt. 1775 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He > married CHRISTINA COFFMAN 11 Aug 1798 in Shenandoah Co., VA, daughter of > AUGUSTINE COFFMAN/KAUFFMAN and MARY HOUTZ. She was born Abt. 1776. > > Notes for JOHN WETZEL: > > > > Marriage Notes for JOHN WETZEL and CHRISTINA COFFMAN: > Virginia Marriages to 1800 > Spouse 1: Coffman, Christina > Spouse 2: Wetzel, John > Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1798 > Marriage Location: Virginia > Shenandoah County > > "Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds 1772-1850" page 81 > WETZEL, John / COFFMAN, Christina > August 11,1798, Bondsman: Saml. Wetzel > > > > More About JOHN WETZEL and CHRISTINA COFFMAN: > Marriage: 11 Aug 1798, Shenandoah Co., VA > > Children of JOHN WETZEL and CHRISTINA COFFMAN are: > i. ANNA3 WETZEL, m. HENRY WEAVER, 14 Nov 1827. > > More About HENRY WEAVER and ANNA WETZEL: > Marriage: 14 Nov 1827 > > ii. ELI WETZEL, b. Abt. 1820, Shenandoah Co., VA; m. DIANA ESTEP, 29 Apr > 1837, Shenandoah Co., VA; b. 22 Jul 1818, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. Jan 1896. > > More About ELI WETZEL and DIANA ESTEP: > Marriage: 29 Apr 1837, Shenandoah Co., VA > > iii. HENRY WETZEL, m. REBECCA DELLINGER, 09 Nov 1838, Shenandoah Co., VA. > > More About HENRY WETZEL and REBECCA DELLINGER: > Marriage: 09 Nov 1838, Shenandoah Co., VA > > iv. DAVID F. WETZEL, b. 1793, Shenandoah Co., VA; m. LEAH PENCE, 31 Jul > 1822, Shenandoah Co., VA. > > More About DAVID WETZEL and LEAH PENCE: > Marriage: 31 Jul 1822, Shenandoah Co., VA > > 2. v. SOPHIA WETZEL, b. 1798, VA; d. 25 Apr 1885, Indianapolis, Marion > Co., > IN. > vi. JOHN WETZEL, b. 1803, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. Shenandoah Co., VA; m. > HANNAH H. HORSAFLUKE/HAUSENFLUCK, 28 Jun 1820, Shenandoah Co., VA; b. Abt. > 1800, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. Abt. 1826. > > More About JOHN WETZEL and HANNAH HORSAFLUKE/HAUSENFLUCK: > Marriage: 28 Jun 1820, Shenandoah Co., VA > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. SOPHIA3 WETZEL (JOHN2, SAMUEL1) was born 1798 in VA, and died 25 Apr > 1885 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN1. She married JOHN WOLF 04 Jul 1820 > in > Shenandoah Co., VA2, son of ADAM WOLF?. He was born 09 Jun 1795 in VA, > and > died 16 Sep 1860 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN. > > Notes for SOPHIA WETZEL: > The 1868 City Directory for Indianapolis shows Sophia WOLF, widow, > boarding > at 65 N. Bright Street and in 1869 at W.S. Minerva 2 South New York > Street. > > On July 22, 1870, in the 4th Ward in Marion Co., IN Sophia was residing > with > her son Erasmus and his wife and son. At this time Sophia was 70 years > old > and her occupation was "braning" in the flour mill in Indianapolis. > WOLF, Erasmus-age 36, born Virginia, cooper > WOLF, Uphias-age 25, born Indiana, keep house > WOLF, John A.-age 7/12, born Indiana, born Nov. > WOLF, Sophia-age 70, born Virginia, braning > > In 1874 Mrs. John Wolf and her son Erasmus resided at 54 N. Geisendorff > Street and in 1880 Sophia resided at 633 W. Vermont Street. > > The following is from the 1880 Federal Census for Indianapolis, Marion > Co., > IN; June 19,1880; 633 W. Vermont St., Dwelling #513, Family #597: > WOLF, Sophia-age 83, born VA, keeps house, widow, parents born VA > WOLF, Isac-age 36, born VA, cooper, single, parents born VA > > Sophia was listed in the 1880 list of Old Residents in Indianapolis over > age > 65. > > Sophia died in 1885 at the age of 87. The following death notice was > found > for her in the April 25,1885 issue of the "Indianapolis News", page 3, > column 3: "DIED-WOLF, Sophia, in this city in her 87th year. Funeral > from > the residence of Jas. Amos, 2 and Blake St. Sunday at 2 p.m." > > > More About SOPHIA WETZEL: > Burial: 28 Apr 1885, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN-Mt. Jackson Cem. > Cause of Death: Old Age, age 87 > Resided 1: 1820, Mt. Pleasant, Shenandoah Co., VA3 > Resided 2: 1830, Western District in Shenandoah Co., Virginia4 > Resided 3: 1850, Springfield, Clark Co., OH5 > Resided 4: 1860, N. 1/2 Centre Twp., Marion Co., IN6 > Resided 5: 1868, 65 N. Bright St., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN7 > Resided 6: 1869, 2 South New York St., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN8 > Resided 7: 22 Jul 1870, 4th Ward, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN w/son > Erasmus > Resided 8: 1874, 54 N. Geisendorff St., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN9 > Resided 9: 1880, 633 W. Vermont St., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN10 > Resided 10: 19 Jun 1880, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN10 > > Notes for JOHN WOLF: > John and Sophia had nine children. All of their children were born in > Virginia, in the Forestville/Mount Jackson area of Shenandoah County. For > many, many years it was believed that John and Sophia had a son Otto, born > about 1827 in Virginia. Finally, after some very extensive research, it > is > now believed that there was no Otto. There is an Otto in the Indianapolis > area but after much research this Otto could not be ours as he was born in > Bavaria. And a child of his approximate age never showed up in the > Virginia > or Ohio census records that would have matched up with ours. So as far as > I > am concerned, there was no son named Otto, unless someone can prove > otherwise. > > John and Sophia were found in the 1820 census for Mt. Pleasant, Shenandoah > Co., VA: > John Wolf, 1 free white male 16-26 > 1 free white female 16-26 > 1 person engaged in manufacturing > > The 1830 census for the Western District in Shenandoah Co., Virginia shows > the following: > John Wolf (of Adam) > 2 white males under 5 (Abraham 1824 & William 1825) > 1 white male of 30 under 40 (John 1795) > 2 white females under 5 (Elizabeth 1829 & Sidney Amanda 1830) > 1 white female of 5 & under 10 (Diana 1821) > 1 white female of 30 under 40 (Sophia 1799) > > The family has not been found in any 1840 census for Virginia, Ohio, or > Indiana, even though we do know the family was in Virginia in 1844 as > their > son Isaac was born in Virginia. More research on this needs to be done. > > Around 1848 the family left Virginia by covered wagon and went to > Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio. John had the first kerosene lamp in > Springfield and people from all over came to see it. The following > information was found in the 1850 Federal Census for Springfield, Clark > Co., > OH, August 12,1850, Dwelling 947, Family 965: > WOLF, Jno.-age 55, born VA 1795, Cooper > WOLF, Sophia-age 52, born VA 1798 > WOLF, William-age 21, born VA 1829, Cooper > WOLF, Sidney A.-age 16, born VA 1834 > WOLF, Erasmus-age 14, born VA 1836 > WOLF, L.C.-age 12, born VA 1838 > WOLF, Isaac-age 10, born VA 1840 > > Also in Springfield was John and Sophia's son Abraham and his family: > Dwelling 959, Family 977, Abraham WOLF, age 26, born 1824 in Virginia, > Farmer; his wife Sarah, age 25, born 1823 in Virginia; and their two > children, Peter, age 2 born in Ohio in 1848 and J.A., age 11/12 born 1849 > in Ohio. > > John Wolf is listed in the 1852 City Directory for Springfield as a > laborer > and boarding with George Dibert, a brick maker. > > In 1853 the Wolf's left Springfield by train and settled in Indianapolis, > Marion Co., Indiana. > > The following information was found in the 1860 Federal Census for North > 1/2 > Centre Twp., Marion Co., IN; June 12,1860; Dwelling #86, Family #71: > WOLF, John-age 65, born Virginia, occupation: cooper > WOLF, Sophia-age 63, born Virginia > Dwelling #87, Family #71: > WOLF, Erasmns-age 25, born Virginia, occupation: cooper > WOLF, Sidney-age 24, born Virginia, Weaver > WOLF, Isaac-age 22, born Virginia, Cooper > UNKUS or ANKUS????, this was not legible, John-age 6/12, born Indiana > (This > could possibly be Sidney's son John Alta Miller although he was supposedly > born in Ohio.) > > John was a cooper (barrel maker) all his life, as were his sons William, > Erasmus, and Isaac. > > John's tombstone, which is still standing after 146 years, in Mt. Jackson > Cemetery in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana reads as: > JOHN WOLF DIED Sept 16 1860 AGED 65 yrs 3 mos 7 da > On the lower portion of the stone is the following: > I have fought the good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the > faith. > > > More About JOHN WOLF: > Date born 2: 09 Jun 1795, Tombstone states age 65 y 3 m 7 days-Mt. Jackson > Cem., Marion Co., IN11 > Burial: Sep 1860, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN-Mt. Jackson Cem. > Cause of Death: Cause unknown, age 65 > Occupation: Cooper > Resided 1: 1820, Mt. Pleasant, Shenandoah Co., VA12 > Resided 2: 1830, Shenandoah Co. (Western District), VA13 > Resided 3: 12 Aug 1850, Springfield, Clark Co., OH14 > Resided 4: 12 Jun 1860, North 1/2 Centre Twp., Marion Co., IN15 > > More About JOHN WOLF and SOPHIA WETZEL: > Marriage: 04 Jul 1820, Shenandoah Co., VA16 > > Children of SOPHIA WETZEL and JOHN WOLF are: > i. DIANA4 WOLF, b. 18 Mar 1821, Forestville/Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah Co., > VA; m. JOHN PRIEST, 10 Mar 1846, Clark Co., OH17; b. Abt. 1826, Clark Co., > OH. > > Notes for DIANA WOLF: > It is not known as of yet if our Diana Wolf is indeed the Diana Wolf that > married John Priest. More research will need to be done. The information > on John Priest is merely being listed for research purposes only at this > time. > > > More About DIANA WOLF: > Baptism: 21 Aug 1821, Shenandoah Co., VA-Godmother Eve Wetzel18 > Resided: 1830, Western District in Shenandoah Co., Virginia19 > > More About JOHN PRIEST and DIANA WOLF: > Marriage: 10 Mar 1846, Clark Co., OH20 > > ii. HARRESON WOLF, b. 02 Jul 1822, Forestville/Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah > Co., > VA; d. 19 Aug 1823, Forestville, Shenandoah Co., VA. > > Notes for HARRESON WOLF: > Tombstone Inscription, Solomon's Church Cemetary, Forestville, Shenandoah > Co., Virginia: > Wolf, Harreson Died: 19 Aug 1823 Son of John & Sophia; age 1.1.17 > > > More About HARRESON WOLF: > Burial: Aug 1823, Forestville, Shenandoah Co., VA-Solomon's Ch.21 > Cause of Death: Cause unknown, age 1 yr 1 m 7 d > > iii. ABRAHAM WOLF, b. Apr 1824, Forestville/Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah Co., > VA; d. 1904; m. SARAH RINKER, 12 Oct 1846, Clark Co., OH22; b. 31 Dec > 1823, > VA; d. 20 Aug 1882, Indiana. > > Notes for ABRAHAM WOLF: > 1850 Federal Census Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio; Dwelling 959, Family > 977: > Abraham WOLF, age 26, born 1824 in Virginia, Farmer; his wife Sarah, age > 25, > born 1823 in Virginia; and their two children, Peter, age 2 born in Ohio > in > 1848 and J.A., age 11/12 born 1849 in Ohio. > > 1860 Federal Census June 23,1860 Erie Twp., Miami Co., Indiana, Post > Office > Peru: > Abram Wolf, age 34, born Virginia ca 1826; Farmer > Sarah Wolf 37 VA > Peter R Wolf 13 OH > John H Wolf 11 OH > Joseph Wolf 9 > Mary E Wolf 7 > Lydia S Wolf 2 > > 1870 Federal Census Beaver Twp., Newton Co., Indiana: > Abraham Wolf, 45, VA, Farmer > Sarah, 46, VA, Keeps House > Peter, 22, OH, At Home > John, 20, OH, At Home > Joseph, 19, OH, At Home > Mary E, 17, OH, At Home > Lydia S, 11, IN, At Home > Edward S, 8, IN, At Home > Sarah J, 6, IN, At Home > > 1880 Federal Census Washington, Newton Co., Indiana: > Abraham Wolf, 56, Farmer, born VA, parents also > Sarah, 57, Keeps House, born VA, parents also > Edward, 19, Works On Farm, born IN > Jane, 16, born IN > > 1900 Federal Census Mill, Grant Co., Indiana: > Mary E. Wolf, head, 47, OH, Feb 1853, 1 child, 1 living > Silas Archibald , son, 24, IN, Mar 1876, single > Abraham Wolf, father, 75, VA, Apr 1825, widow > > > More About ABRAHAM WOLF: > Occupation: Farmer > Religion: 1830, Western District in Shenandoah Co., Virginia23 > Resided 1: 1850, Springfield, Clark Co., OH24 > Resided 2: 1860, Erie, Miami Co., IN25 > Resided 3: 1870, Beaver Twp., Newton Co., IN26 > Resided 4: 1880, Washington, Newton Co., IN27 > Resided 5: 1900, Mill, Grant Co., IN28 > > More About SARAH RINKER: > Burial: Murphy Cemetery; Morocco, Newton Co., IN29 > > More About ABRAHAM WOLF and SARAH RINKER: > Marriage: 12 Oct 1846, Clark Co., OH30 > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >