Ross County, Ohio
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ANCESTORS OF TINA KUTSCHBACH
Contributed by: Tina Kutschbach
Generation No. 3
4. Charles Edward Kutschbach, born May 28, 1908 in Chillicothe, Ohio; died
December 30, 1975 in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was the son of 8. Frederick A.
Kutschbach and 9. Flora Alice Gray. He married 5. Gladys Louise Good June 14,
1930 in Greenup, Kentucky. Interests included: Horse racing, raising rabbits and
canary birds, candy-making. Occupation: Mead Paper, retired after 25 years
service. Burial: January 02, 1976, Greenlawn Cemetery; Cause of Death: Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
5. Gladys Louise Good, born June 09, 1913 in Ross County, Ohio; died February
04, 1977 in University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was the daughter of 10.
George Elmer Good and 11. Susan Lucinda Salts. Enjoyed gardening of vegetables
and flowers, canning and preserves. During WWII, worked at the "Fireworks", a
local munitions plant. Burial: February 07, 1977, Greenlawn Cemetery; Cause of
Death: Acute Liver and Renal Failure; Medical Information: Halothane Hepatitis,
Cancer of the Larynx.
Generation No. 4
8. Frederick A. Kutschbach, born November 01, 1871 in Chillicothe, Ohio; died
January 1944 in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was the son of 16. Henry Kutschbach and
17. Caroline Hess. He married 9. Flora Alice Gray August 23, 1894 in Ross
County, Ohio. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio; Occupation: Painter
and Paperhanger
9. Flora Alice Gray, born July 25, 1874 in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio;
died 1956 in Ross County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 18. Andrew Gray and 19.
Charlotta A. Kuntz. Raised three grandchildren: Robert, Frances, and Frederick
Kutschbach. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio; Marriage performed by
Rev. Otto W. Schittler
10. George Elmer Good, born August 25, 1873 in Buffalo, Guernsey County, Ohio;
died April 23, 1928 in Kinnikinnick, Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 20.
Peter Good and 21. Angeline Engle. He married 11. Susan Lucinda Salts September
03, 1902 in Ross County, Ohio. Occupation: Farmer and Railroader, Employed by
Mead Paper and Pulp Company. Member of the Methodist Church at Whistler. Burial:
April 25, 1928, Greenlawn Cemetery. Cause of Death: Heart Trouble
11. Susan Lucinda Salts, born April 17, 1886 in Vinton County, Ohio; died April
09, 1934 in Ross County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 22. John Miles Salts and
23. Eliza J. Miller. Susan's father, John Saltz, gave his written permission for
her marriage on August 30, 1902, since her age was 17 years old. Burial: April
10, 1934, Greenlawn Cemetery. Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage. Marriage
performed by Rev. John W. Strawser
12. James Edward Streitenberger, Sr., born December 05, 1875 in Pike County,
Ohio; died November 09, 1962 in Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 24. John
Adam Streitenberger, Jr. and 25. Rachel Friedrike Maria Dennewitz. He married
13. Christina Elizabeth Emerich November 27, 1898 in Ross County, Ohio.
Occupation: Farmer. Member Pike County Farm Bureau. Funeral Service held at St.
Mary's Church, Waverly. Buried St. Margarets Cemetery, Chillicothe.
13. Christina Elizabeth Emerich, born May 12, 1876 in Pike County, Ohio; died
January 15, 1976 in Pike County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 26. Peter Emrich
II and 27. Katherine Sewash. Died at Casey Nursing Home, Piketon. Funeral
Service held at St. Mary's Church, Waverly. Buried St. Margarets Cemetery,
Chillicothe.
14. Joseph Frank Bigler, born July 13, 1886 in Union County, Illinois; died
October 01, 1937 in Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 28. Joseph Bigler and
29. Elizabeth Flamm. He married 15. Josephine Helen Schumacher November 03, 1909
in Union County, Illinois. Engaged in farming his entire life, Joseph settled
his family at Summit Hill, in Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio. There he
managed the Ireland Fruit Farm, and was an experienced orchardist. Funeral
services at Grohe Funeral Home and St. Peter's Church. Pall bearers were Charles
Hirsch, G.A. Lockard, George Lowery, FX Schumacher, John Schumacher, and Frank
Schumacher. Buried St. Margaret's Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio. Cause of Death:
Automobile Accident.
15. Josephine Helen Schumacher, born April 03, 1888 in Cobden, Illinois; died
December 30, 1966 in Ross County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 30. Ludwig
Schumacher and 31. Mary Ann Olry. Active in the Community - Local and County
Granges, 4-H, PTA, and the County Picnic (later known as the Ross County Fair).
She loved flower gardening, basketry, playing the guitar, oil painting, birding,
and especially writing poetry. Buried St. Margaret's Cemetery, Chillicothe,
Ohio. Marriage at St. Joseph's Church, Cobden, Illinois.
Generation No. 5
16. Henry Kutschbach, born Abt. 1847 in Ross County, Ohio; died July 08, 1913 in
Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 32. J. Frederick W. Kutschbach and 33.
Wilhelmina Nolze. He married 17. Caroline Hess October 03, 1869 in Ross County,
Ohio. Buried Greenlawn Cemetery. Occupation: Harness Maker, owned a Saddlery on
Walnut Street. Living in Union Township during the 1870 census. (obituary)
17. Caroline Hess, born May 26, 1848 in New York; died October 08, 1919 in
Chillicothe, Ohio. She was the daughter of 34. Gottfried Hess and 35. Caroline
Lips. Was born on a ship in the New York Harbor, parents were emigrating from
Germany. Member of Salem Evangical Church for 25 years. Died in her home on
Huntington Pike. Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe. Marriage Notes: Henry
listed as "Jacob" on marriage license. Officiated by F. Planck, Pastor.
18. Andrew Gray, born December 09, 1850 in Ross County, Ohio; died April 23,
1902 in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was the son of 36. John Putnam Patterson Gray and
37. Jane Vincent. He married 19. Charlotta A. Kuntz October 16, 1873 in Ross
County, Ohio. Employed at Mayhugh's Feed Stable at the time of his death. Cause
of Death: Blood Poisoning.
19. Charlotta A. Kuntz, born May 07, 1849 in Ross County, Ohio; died September
24, 1930 in Ross County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 38. Charles Kuntz and 39.
Christina Schwartzle. In her later years, she lived with her daughter Flora
Kutschbach. "Lottie" spoke only German. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery. Cause of
Death: Apoplexy
20. Peter Good, born August 25, 1843 in Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio;
died September 17, 1923 in Kinnikinnick, Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of
40. Joseph Good and 41. Margaret Stansbury. He married 21. Angeline Engle
November 15, 1872 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Occupation: Farmer. Burial:
September 19, 1923, Spring Bank Cemetery. Cause of Death: General Debility,
Senility.
21. Angeline Engle, born Abt. March 1854 in Ohio; died Bef. 1920 in Kinnikinnick,
Ross County, Ohio. Nicknamed "Lina"
22. John Miles Salts, born August 28, 1860 in Vinton County, Ohio; died July 15,
1933 in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. He was the son of 44. William Salts
and 45. Susannah Arbaugh. He married 23. Eliza J. Miller December 17, 1882 in
Vinton County, Ohio. Burial: July 18, 1933, Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe,
Ohio. Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the Liver. Occupation: Machinist.
23. Eliza J. Miller, born January 01, 1869 in Vinton County, Ohio. She was the
daughter of 46. Benjamin H. Miller and 47. Susanna Swackhammer.
24. John Adam Streitenberger, Jr., born June 23, 1847 in Pike County, Ohio; died
April 20, 1907 in Green Township, Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 48. John
Adam Streitenberger, Sr. and 49. Margaretha Schaefer. He married 25. Rachel
Friedrike Maria Dennewitz November 30, 1871 in Ross County, Ohio. Burial:
Grandview Cemetery. Cause of Death: Cancer.
25. Rachel Friedrike Maria Dennewitz, born January 03, 1852 in Ross County,
Ohio; died July 26, 1914 in Ross County, Ohio. Burial: Grandview Cemetery.
26. Peter Emrich II, born July 10, 1841 in Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio;
died April 13, 1925 in Pike County, Ohio. He was the son of 52. Peter Emerich I
and 53. Rosannah Vodzenhardt. He married 27. Katherine Sewash January 11, 1863
in Waverly, Ohio. Buried Evergreen Union Cemetery, Pike County.
27. Katherine Sewash, born February 22, 1841 in Prussia; died November 30, 1913
in Pike County, Ohio. Buried Evergreen Union Cemetery, Pike County.
28. Joseph Bigler, born May 15, 1856 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania; died June 01,
1896 in Cobden, Illinois. He was the son of 56. Anthony Joseph Bigler and 57.
Maria Anna Nutto. He married 29. Elizabeth Flamm 1883. Buried St. Joseph's
Cemetery, Cobden, Illinois. Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
29. Elizabeth Flamm, born Abt. 1867 in Weisbaden, Germany; died November 18,
1893 in Cairo, Illinois. She was the daughter of 58. Leonhard Flamm and 59.
Theresa Kertzenmacher. Came to America at age 2, born in Germany. Cause of
Death: Female Surgery.
30. Ludwig Schumacher, born June 18, 1834 in Seidlinghausen, Westphalia,
Germany; died December 10, 1897 in Cobden, Illinois. He was the son of 60. Josef
Schumacher and 61. Gertrude Noulke. He married 31. Mary Ann Olry July 10, 1869
in St. Mary's Parish, Avilla, Indiana. Came to America on the ship "Union", from
Bremen and Southampton to New York, arrival date November 21, 1868. Travelling
with him was Ferd. Huelsenbeck, Heinrich Rathe, and Caspar Pieper. He went
directly to Avilla, Indiana, where he had friends from his German town. After a
time, Ludwig moved his family to Union County, Illinois. He purchased a farm on
"Nubbin Ridge" near Cobden. He engaged in serious truck farming, sending produce
to Chicago. Naturalized February 5, 1869, Noble County, Indiana. Buried St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Cobden.
31. Mary Ann Olry, born July 01, 1851 in Near Toledo, Ohio; died October 06,
1914 in Cobden, Illinois. She was the daughter of 62. Jean Baptiste Olry and 63.
Mary Ann Zongker. It is said that she was born "in an Indian camp below Toledo".
1900 Census shows Mary with children Henrietta, Frank J., Louis S., Albert E.,
John H., Helen, Cecelia, in Cobden, Illinois. Buried St. Joseph's Cemetery,
Cobden.
Generation No. 6
32. J. Frederick W. Kutschbach, born 1810 in Saxony, Germany; died February 03,
1882 in Ross County, Ohio. He married 33. Wilhelmina Nolze Bef. 1838 in Germany.
Came to the US on a sailing vessel in 1843. Naturalized 1850. Buried Greenlawn
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio. Occupation: Tailor. At the time of the 1870 census,
was living in Ward 1, Chillicothe. Place of birth was listed as "Saxe Weimer,
Prussia". (obituary) Cause of Death: Asthma. See descendants report.
33. Wilhelmina Nolze, born December 10, 1815 in Germany; died December 30, 1877
in Chillicothe, Ohio. 1870 census lists her name as "Theresa", age 55 years.
Buried Greenlawn Cemetery
34. Gottfried Hess. He married 35. Caroline Lips.
35. Caroline Lips
36. John Putnam Patterson Gray, born September 19, 1822 in James River,
Botetourt County, Virginia; died October 24, 1911 in Ross County, Ohio. He was
the son of 72. Joseph Gray and 73. Mary Elizabeth Coon. He married 37. Jane
Vincent August 12, 1847 in Ross County, Ohio. Came to Chillicothe in 1833.
Burial: October 27, 1911, Greenlawn. Cause of Death: "Softening of the Brain".
Occupation: Cattle Drover, Railroad
37. Jane Vincent, born 1828 in Ross County, Ohio; died March 11, 1903 in Ross
County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 74. Isaac Vinson and 75. Elizabeth Doty.
Died in her home at East Fourth St, Chillicothe. Burial: Grandview Cemetery.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia. Marriage Notes: Officiated by: Harman Bunn, J.P.
38. Charles Kuntz, born in Germany. He married 39. Christina Schwartzle.
39. Christina Schwartzle, born in Germany.
40. Joseph Good, born Abt. 1772 in Virginia; died Abt. 1860 in Pickaway County,
Ohio. He married 41. Margaret Stansbury April 18, 1826 in Rockingham County,
Virginia. Occupation: Farmer. Marriage Bond: $ 150.00, Rockingham County. Joseph
and Margaret are believed to be buried at Brown's Chapel Cemetery, Union
Township, Ross County. Seedescendancy report.
41. Margaret Stansbury, born Abt. 1802 in Virginia; died Abt. 1860 in Ross
County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 82. James Stansbury and 83. Unknown. Aka
"Peggy". Marriage performed by: Rev. Gerard Morgan
48. John Adam Streitenberger, Sr., born July 04, 1818 in Bieber (near Gelnhausen),
Hess-Darmstadt, Germany; died July 12, 1898 in Pike County, Ohio. He was the son
of 96. John Peter Streitenberger and 97. Barbara Hanzelman. He married 49.
Margaretha Schaefer in Bieber (near Gelnhausen), Hess-Darmstadt, Germany.
Burial: St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio. Census citation:
Stridenbarger, Adam.
49. Margaretha Schaefer, born May 29, 1821 in Bieber (near Gelnhausen),
Hess-Darmstadt, Germany; died February 19, 1892 in Pike County, Ohio. She was
the daughter of 98. Johann Schaefer and 99. Barbara Wentzel. Burial: St. Francis
Xavier Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio
52. Peter Emerich I, born August 21, 1802 in Rhinebarger, Bavaria, Germany; died
September 10, 1887 in Pee Pee Township, Pike County, Waverly, Ohio. He was the
son of 104. Johann Jacob Emmerick and 105. Maria Elizabeth Weber. He married 53.
Rosannah Vodzenhardt December 30, 1828 in Rhinebarger, Bavaria, Germany.
Occupation: Farmer. His farm was worth $1000, and personal estate was valued at
$628 in the 1870 census. Buried Evergreen Union Cemetery, Pike County, Ohio.
53. Rosannah Vodzenhardt, born July 10, 1810 in Bavaria, Germany; died January
10, 1894 in Pike County, Ohio. Surname also spelled as "Bodzenhardt". Came to
America about 1840 with her husband, three children and her father-in-law. She
was naturalized September 8, 1846 in Pike County. Buried Evergreen Union
Cemetery. Cause of Death: "Old Age"
56. Anthony Joseph Bigler, born 1805 in Appenzell, Switzerland; died September
01, 1898 in Cobden, Illinois. He married 57. Maria Anna Nutto in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. Originally spelled "Buechler". Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery,
Cobden, Illinois. Guide in the Swiss Alps from 1838 to 1850. Came to America
around 1850, bought 8 acres of land in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Moved west to
Illinois, via the Ohio River. In 1893, he donated a parcel of land to enlarge
St. Joseph's Cemetery.
57. Maria Anna Nutto, born November 27, 1815 in Alsace, France; died April 06,
1898 in Cobden, Illinois. She was the daughter of 114. Unknown Nutto and 115.
Anna Held. Maria Ann and her mother, Anna Held Nutto, came to America in 1852,
via "LeHavre" from Baden, Germany. They were from the Alsace region of France
(the German-speaking area, at that time under the Bonapartes). Buried St. Joseph
Cemetery, Cobden, Illinois.
58. Leonhard Flamm, born November 05, 1831 in Baden Baden, Germany; died
February 29, 1912 in Cobden, Illinois. He was the son of 116. John Flamm and
117. Theresa Biller. He married 59. Theresa Kertzenmacher in Baden Baden,
Germany. Came to America around 1867 with two older sons and settles on a farm
near Cobden, Illinois. Leonhard started a fruit farm. Both Leonhard and Theresa
are buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cobden.
59. Theresa Kertzenmacher, born October 03, 1832 in Baden Baden, Germany; died
April 04, 1922 in Cobden, Illinois. She was the daughter of 118. Matthias
Kertzenmacher. Theresa came to America on the ship "America", Bremen to New
York, on November 1, 1869. The ship's manifest reads: Theresa, 37 years; Clara,
11; Natzbuga 9; Mary, 8; Rosa, 6; Mafd, 4; Adolph, 3; Eliz, 2
60. Josef Schumacher, born Abt. 1810 in Seidlinghausen, Westphalia, Germany;
died Abt. 1860 in Seidlinghausen, Westphalia, Germany. He married 61. Gertrude
Noulke in Seidlinghausen, Westphalia, Germany.
61. Gertrude Noulke, born Abt. 1812 in Seidlinghausen, Westphalia, Germany; died
Abt. 1881 in Seidlinghausen, Westphalia, Germany.
62. Jean Baptiste Olry, born July 16, 1813 in Voinemont, Nancy, France; died
1852 in Unknown. He was the son of 124. Francois Olry and 125. Marie Francoise
Briguelot. He married 63. Mary Ann Zongker January 25, 1848 in Seneca County,
Ohio. Born at "un petit Village" of Voinemont, Canton de Haroue, Diocese of
Nancy, between the rivers Meurthe and Moselle, in the northeastern part of
France known as Alsace-Lorraine. Baptized July 14, 1913, Parish of Voinemont.
Godmother Elizabeth Briguelot "maternal Aunt and spinster of this parish",
Godfather Jean Baptist Calot "bachelor of Ceintrey". Came to America via LeHavre
France in 1832. Naturalized November 14, 1850, Lucas County, Ohio. Date of
believed to be 1852, burial unknown. A "handed-down story" in the family is that
he disappeared during a fur-trapping expedition.
63. Mary Ann Zongker, born January 25, 1828 in Massilon, Ohio; died December 12,
1904 in Avilla, Indiana. She was the daughter of 126. Josef Anton Nikolaus
Zangger and 127. Anna Maria Roth. Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Avilla, Indiana.
Generation No. 7
72. Joseph Gray, born October 07, 1783 in Botetourt County, Virginia; died in
Coles County, Illinois. He was the son of 144. William Gray and 145. Mary
McLain. He married 73. Mary Elizabeth Coon October 07, 1806 in Botetourt County,
Virginia.
73. Mary Elizabeth Coon, born March 04, 1786 in York County, Pennsylvania; died
in Coles County, Illinois. She was the daughter of 146. Jacob Coon and 147. Eve
Ann Berger. Marriage performed by Minister John Helms
74. Isaac Vinson, born in Ross County, Ohio; died in Pickaway County, Ohio. He
married 75. Elizabeth Doty September 16, 1819 in Ross County, Ohio.
75. Elizabeth Doty
82. James Stansbury, born Abt. 1790 in England. He married 83. Unknown.
83. Unknown, born Abt. 1794 in England.
88. Thomas Salts, born 1805 in Virginia; died 1895 in Vinton County, Ohio. He
was the son of 176. Edward Salts, Sr. and 177. Rebecca Ross. He married 89.
Catherine Wren Bef. 1829. Worked as a coal miner and lumberman. 1850 census
lists real estate value of $1000. 1860 census lists real estate value at $10000,
and personal value at $1715. Buried Bethel Church, Dundas, Vinton County.
89. Catherine Wren, born February 05, 1805 in Pennsylvania; died April 06, 1853
in Vinton County, Ohio. Buried at old McArthur Cemetery.
90. Joseph Arbaugh, born Abt. 1793 in Virginia; died in Vinton County, Ohio. He
married 91. Susannah ____.
91. Susannah ____, born Abt. 1809 in Virginia; died in Vinton County, Ohio.
96. John Peter Streitenberger, born May 24, 1792 in Bieber (near Gelnhausen),
Hess-Darmstadt, Germany; died July 12, 1857 in Ross County, Ohio. He was the son
of 192. Charles Streitenberger. He married 97. Barbara Hanzelman. Data obtained
from the Federal and City Passenger Lists (but no date or name of vessel:
Streitenberger: Baggage: 9 chests and 1 gun; Peter: age 54, husband, Farmer,
from Bieber; Barbara: age 53, wife: from Bieber; Johannes: age 31, son: from
Bieber; Adam: age 28, son: from Bieber; Margarethe:, age 28, wife: from Bieber;
Hieronymus:, age 3, son: from Bieber. Census Citation: Stridenbarger, Peter.
Burial: St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio. See descendants report.
97. Barbara Hanzelman, born April 1792 in Bieber (near Gelnhausen),
Hess-Darmstadt, Germany; died December 01, 1854 in Ross County, Ohio. She was
the daughter of 194. Johann Hanzelman and 195. Margaretha Beck. Burial: St.
Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio
98. Johann Schaefer He married 99. Barbara Wentzel.
99. Barbara Wentzel
104. Johann Jacob Emmerick, born Abt. 1780 in Bavaria, Mauthenheim, Rhine,
Germany; died November 09, 1853 in Piketon Township, Pike County, Ohio. He was
the son of 208. Hieronymus Emmerick and 209. Appollonia Shadin. He married 105.
Maria Elizabeth Weber Bef. 1802 in Germany.
105. Maria Elizabeth Weber
114. ____ Nutto He married 115. Anna Held.
115. Anna Held, born 1790 in Alsace; died February 1875.
116. John Flamm, born in Baden Baden, Germany; died in Baden Baden, Germany. He
married 117. Theresa Biller.
117. Theresa Biller, born in Baden Baden, Germany; died in Baden Baden, Germany.
118. Matthias Kertzenmacher
124. Francois Olry, born September 16, 1784 in Voinemont, Nancy, France. He was
the son of 248. Etienne Olry and 249. Anne Mancion. He married 125. Marie
Francoise Briguelot Bef. 1809 in France.
125. Marie Francoise Briguelot, born Abt. 1786 in France. She was the daughter
of 250. Nicolas Briguelot and 251. Marie Francoise Oelson.
126. Josef Anton Nikolaus Zangger, born December 07, 1793 in Gettnau, Lucern,
Switzerland; died April 08, 1850 in Bloomville, Ohio. He was the son of 252.
Josef Anton Zangger and 253. Anna Maria Elisabeth Buhler. He married 127. Anna
Maria Roth 1817 in Werthenstein Kloster, Switzerland. Baptized at Ettiswill,
Switzerland. He is from the Canton of Lucern, north-central part of Switzerland.
Arrived in America November 19, 1819. Naturalized at Quarter Sessions Court,
Philadelphia, 1832. Living in Stark County, Ohio, in 1830, Seneca County in
1840. He purchased 80 acres of Public Lands in Seneca County (Tiffin) in 1835;
the deed was issued at the Land Office in Bucyrus, Ohio, and signed by President
Andrew Jackson in Washington, DC. There is a record of the transfer of a plot of
land, May 27, 1845, to become St. Stephen's Cemetery. Occupation: Farmer. Buried
St. Stephen's Cemetery, Seneca County. His last will and testament left 77 acres
of farm and house to his wife, with son Henry named executor after her death.
The acreage included livestock, horses, sheep, hay wagon, ploughs, farming
utensils, grain, and household furniture. His daughter Elizabeth was to receive
fifty dollars more than her siblings.
127. Anna Maria Roth, born January 25, 1792 in Zell Bodenberg, Switzerland; died
October 03, 1874 in Avilla, Indiana. She was the daughter of 254. Josef Roth and
255. Maria Anna Katharina Gertrud Amrein. Anna Marie brought a friendship quilt
with her, with "Zangker" on it. Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Avilla, Indiana.
Generation No. 8
144. William Gray, born 1764 in Virginia; died 1840 in Indiana. He married 145.
Mary McLain. See descendants report.
145. Mary McLain, born in Augusta County, Virginia; died 1839.
146. Jacob Coon, born 1745 in Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania; died 1813 in
Botetourt County, Virginia. He was the son of 292. Johann Gohn and 293. Anna
Rosina Crantzdorf. He married 147. Eve Ann Berger 1772 in York County,
Pennsylvania. Served in the Revolutionary War - Private, 6th Battalion of the
York County Militia, Pennsylvania, reported to Capt. Thomas McNary's Company,
with a return made April 26, 1778. Three years later he was enrolled as a
private in Captain Simon Copenhaver's Co. from August 10 to October 10, 1781,
during which time he served under Lt. John Mappin, guarding prisoners at Camp
Security. Buried in family cemetery on Michael Coon's farm, Virginia.
147. Eve Ann Berger, born Abt. 1749 in York, Pennsylvania; died Aft. 1820 in
Botetourt County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 294. prob Peter Berger.
176. Edward Salts, Sr., born 1778 in Virginia; died December 26, 1862 in Vinton
County, Ohio. He was the son of 352. Thomas Salts, Sr. and 353. Mary Burton. He
married 177. Rebecca Ross 1804 in Ross County, Ohio. War of 1812 Veteran,
Captain James Wallace's Company, Ross County, Ohio. Purchased land in Elk
Township, Vinton County, in 1816. He owned 675 acres, giving each of his three
sons 60 acres each. The 1850 Census lists real estate valued at $4000. Thomas
and his wife were among the organizers of the Campbellite Disciple Church of
Clinton Township. Both are buried in the cemetery at Bethel Church south of
McArthur.
177. Rebecca Ross, born 1779 in Hampshire County, Virginia; died December 07,
1858 in Ross County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 354. Stephen Ross and 355.
Elizabeth Crose.
192. Charles Streitenberger, born 1762.
194. Johann Hanzelman He married 195. Margaretha Beck.
195. Margaretha Beck
208. Hieronymus Emmerick, born Abt. 1759 in Illesheim, Bavaria, Germany; died in
Illesheim, Bavaria, Germany. He married 209. Appollonia Shadin August 30, 1778
in Illisheim, Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany. See
descendants report.
209. Appollonia Shadin, born Abt. 1760 in Bavaria, Germany; died in Bavaria,
Germany.
248. Etienne Olry, born September 11, 1754 in Voinemont, France. He was the son
of 496. Alexis Olry and 497. Jeanne Marnier. He married 249. Anne Mancion.
249. Anne Mancion, born 1756 in France.
250. Nicolas Briguelot, born in Voinemont, France. He married 251. Marie
Francoise Oelson.
251. Marie Francoise Oelson, born in Voinemont, France.
252. Josef Anton Zangger, born April 24, 1764 in Gettnau, Switzerland; died Aft.
1795. He was the son of 504. Franz Michael Zangger and 505. Maria Jacobea
Katharina Schnider. He married 253. Anna Maria Elisabeth Buhler November 12,
1792 in Ettiswil, Switzerland.
253. Anna Maria Elisabeth Buhler, born June 24, 1753 in Meznau, Switzerland;
died Unknown in May have been America. She was the daughter of 506. Kasper
Buhler and 507. Elisabeth Meyer.
254. Josef Roth, born April 11, 1750 in Zell, Bodenburg, Usserzanzen,
Switzerland; died June 04, 1811 in Zell, Usserzanzen, Switzerland. He was the
son of 508. Jakob Roth and 509. Elizabeth Schafer. He married 255. Maria Anna
Katharina Gertrud Amrein 1782 in Zell, Usserzanzen, Switzerland. He spent his
entire life at Haellerhof. He and his first wife, Anna Maria Broch, had six
children, only one of whom survived. He and his second wife, Maria Gertrud
Amrein, had nine children, eight of whom survived. In 1798, French troops have
marched into Laussanne. The Napolean Era had begun. In 1800, Josef was able to
buy another farm. A few years before his death in 1811, Josef wrote a will which
became part of the sale document when the property was sold in 1814: "According
to will and Schliss...in favor of the beloved and still living mother, Maria
Gertrud Amrein...will have for as long as she lives, free living, a quiet room,
use of the owners living room as well as kitchen and every place necessary for
her living needs. She should also have the needed firewood, prepared by the
owner, sufficient grain, potatoes, vegetables and fruit, as much as she might
need, fresh or dried, from the month of May till harvest. During winter months,
always enough milk...."
255. Maria Anna Katharina Gertrud Amrein, born January 06, 1756 in Ostergau,
Willisau, Switzerland; died 1819 in Lucern, Switzerland.
Generation No. 9
292. Johann Gohn, born Abt. 1714 in Walsheim, Bliesthal, Pfalz-Zweibrucken,
Bavaria; died 1769 in Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania. He was the son of 584.
John Ulrick Gohn. He married 293. Anna Rosina Crantzdorf July 1738 in
Rimschweiler, Pfalz, Bavaria. Came to America September 19, 1738, ship Thistle,
landed at Philadelphia from Rotterdam via Plymouth, England., John Wilson,
Commander. "Oath of Allegiance" was signed September 19, 1738. John's land
included "Beaver Hill", 133 acres, and "Pleasant Hill", 116 acres, Chanceford
Township, York County. Christening: Walsheim, Blieshal, Bavaria.
293. Anna Rosina Crantzdorf, born November 1719 in Hornsbach, Rimschweiler,
Pfalz- Zweibrucken, Bavaria; died Bet. 1761 - 1769 in Chanceford, York,
Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of 586. Johann Nichel Crantzdorf and 587.
Barbara Unknown. Christening: November 1719, Reformed Church, Rimsweiler,
Germany
294. prob Peter Berger
352. Thomas Salts, Sr., born Abt. 1759 in Ireland; died 1819 in Jackson County,
Ohio. He married 353. Mary Burton October 30, 1780 in Preston, Lancashire,
England. Thomas Salts was listed in the 1782 and 1784 Virginia State Census,
listing three in the household. On July 21, 1789, he received a land grant of
202 acres in Hampshire County, Virginia. On June 24, 1814, he purchased land in
Ross County, Ohio. This land is now in Vinton County. Due to many boundary
changes, the land purchased by Thomas Salts was in three different counties
(Ross, Jackson, and Vinton) from 1814 to 1850. Thomas and his sons came to
McArthur, Ohio, and they worked as coal miners and lumbermen. Thomas and Mary
are buried near Bethel Church, Vinton County, Ohio. This is the site of the "Old
McArthur Cemetery". There is a marker for Mary, but none for Thomas. See
descendancy report.
353. Mary Burton, born January 05, 1763 in England; died July 10, 1846 in Vinton
County, Ohio. In the book "The History of Hocking County", Mary Salts is listed
as an organizer of the Campbellite .Disciple Church group of Clinton Township in
1846. Her son Edward and his wife and children were also among the organizing
group. The inscription on her tombstone reads "Mary, wife of Thomas Salts. Died
July 10, 1846, Age 83 yrs, 6 mo, 5 da." Near her gravesite is a stone that reads
"James W., son of T. and M.A. Salts", there are no dates listed.
354. Stephen Ross, born Abt. 1749 in Hampshire County, Virginia; died April 1814
in Ross County, Ohio. He married 355. Elizabeth Crose Abt. 1766 in Hampshire
County, Virginia.
355. Elizabeth Crose, born 1750 in Hampshire County, Virginia; died April 1814
in Ross County, Ohio.
496. Alexis Olry, born 1725 in Voinemont, France. He married 497. Jeanne
Marnier.
497. Jeanne Marnier. Lived in Voinemont, Diocese of Nancy, Lorraine, France
504. Franz Michael Zangger, born September 29, 1723 in Gettnau, Switzerland;
died January 28, 1788 in Gettnau, Switzerland. He was the son of 1008. Johann
Christian Zangger and 1009. Maria Muller. He married 505. Maria Jacobea
Katharina Schnider February 04, 1761 in Ettiswil, Switzerland. Baptized in
Ettiswill.
505. Maria Jacobea Katharina Schnider, born September 28, 1738 in Buttisholz;
died April 01, 1789 in Gettnau, Switzerland. She was the daughter of 1010.
Matthais Schnider and 1011. Jacobea Bisang.
506. Kasper Buhler. He married 507. Elisabeth Meyer.
507. Elisabeth Meyer
508. Jakob Roth, born May 04, 1716 in Zell, Bodenburg, Usserzanzen, Switzerland;
died May 17, 1783 in Usserzanzen, Lucern. He was the son of 1016. Josef Roth II
and 1017. Maria Bossart. He married 509. Elizabeth Schafer February 04, 1745 in
Zell, Bodenberg, Zanzenhof. Two children born Feb. 1748 and Dec. 1748 both die.
In 1750 he bought a farm on Usserzanzen, named Haellerhof. Seven more children
are born to them, but only four survive.
509. Elizabeth Schafer, born December 12, 1722 in Wolhusen, Lucern; died
November 1783 in Wolhusen, Lucern. She was the daughter of 1018. Johann Georg
Schafer and 1019. Elizabeth Greber.
Generation No. 10
584. John Ulrick Gohn. Boarded the ship "Thistle", but no sign that he left the
ship in Philadelphia. He was listed as "old and sick", perhaps he died at sea.
586. Johann Nichel Crantzdorf, born 1680 in Palatinate, Germany; died 1746. He
was the son of 1172. Dietrich Crantzdorf and 1173. Unknown. He married 587.
Barbara ____ November 1714 in Hornbach Church, Hornbach, Germany.
587. Barbara ____, born in Rimschweiler, Bayern, Germany; died Aft. 1746.
1008. Johann Christian Zangger, born December 25, 1686 in Gettnau, Switzerland;
died May 29, 1741 in Gettnau, Switzerland. He was the son of 2016. Johann
Zangger and 2017. Barbara Roth. He married 1009. Maria Muller May 06, 1710 in
Ettiswil, Switzerland.
1009. Maria Muller, born May 01, 1684 in Zell, Switzerland; died February 18,
1737 in Gettnau, Switzerland. She was the daughter of 2018. Jakob Muller and
2019. Maria Suppiger.
1010. Matthais Schnider. He married 1011. Jacobea Bisang.
1011. Jacobea Bisang
1016. Josef Roth II, born April 13, 1689 in Zell, Lucern, Switzerland; died May
05, 1766 in Zell, Bodenberg, Zanzenhof. He was the son of 2032. Josef Roth I and
2033. Verena Meier. He married 1017. Maria Bossart February 04, 1715 in Zell.
Became sole owner of the family farm Zanzanhof in 1730. He bought the farm next
door, the Holishof. He and his wife were fortunate that all seven of their
children survived childhood. They had over 60 grandchildren.
1017. Maria Bossart, born April 10, 1693 in Ebersecken, Lingi, Switzerland; died
April 16, 1742 in Zell, Bodenberg, Zanzenhof. She was the daughter of 2034.
Johann Bossart and 2035. Maria Schumacher.
1018. Johann Georg Schafer, born February 23, 1678 in Wolhusen, Lucern; died
October 12, 1727. He was the son of 2036. Damian Schafer and 2037. Anna Huwiler.
He married 1019. Elizabeth Greber November 25, 1704 in Wolhusen, Lucern.
1019. Elizabeth Greber, born April 02, 1684; died February 10, 1758.
Generation No. 11
1172. Dietrich Crantzdorf, born Bef. 1650 in Rimschweiler, Pfalz, Bavaria; died
Bef. 1714 in Rimschweiler, Pfalz, Bavaria. He married 1173. Unknown 1675 in
Germany.
1173. Unknown
2016. Johann Zangger, born December 20, 1657 in Gettnau, Switzerland; died March
01, 1699 in Gettnau, Switzerland. He was the son of 4032. Melchior Zangger and
4033. Anna Vonesch. He married 2017. Barbara Roth February 02, 1684 in Gettnau,
Switzerland.
2017. Barbara Roth, born May 18, 1662 in Gettnau, Switzerland; died December 19,
1716 in Gettnau, Switzerland. She was the daughter of 4034. Ulrich Roth and
4035. Maria Bucher.
2018. Jakob Muller. He married 2019. Maria Suppiger.
2019. Maria Suppiger
2032. Josef Roth I, born May 07, 1658 in Zell, Bodenberg; died December 21, 1723
in Zell, Bodenberg. He was the son of 4064. Melchoir Roth and 4065. Maria Suess.
He married 2033. Verena Meier February 12, 1678 in Zell, Bodenberg. He was
confirmed at the age of four, an extraordinarily early age. To be confirmed
meant that one had to know the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, the creed
"And the English greeting", and Easter communion. He engaged in farming and was
very successful. Josef smoked, which was forbidden, and he was fined for
"drinking tobacco" as smoking was called then.
2033. Verena Meier, born September 27, 1660 in Ettiswil, Lucern, Switzerland;
died January 20, 1711 in Ettiswil, Lucern, Switzerland.
2034. Johann Bossart, born May 25, 1646 in Ebersecken, Lingi, Switzerland; died
September 10, 1709 in Ebersecken, Lingi, Switzerland. He married 2035. Maria
Schumacher 1680 in Zell.
2035. Maria Schumacher, born December 05, 1657 in Ufhusen, Lucern; died 1726.
2036. Damian Schafer, born July 21, 1630 in Lucern, Switzerland; died April 12,
1702 in Wolhusen, Lucern. He was the son of 4072. Nikolaus Schafer and 4073.
Anna Roth. He married 2037. Anna Huwiler October 23, 1663 in Ruswil.
2037. Anna Huwiler, born 1640 in Ruswil; died May 03, 1717 in Wolhusen, Lucern.
Generation No. 12
4032. Melchior Zangger, born Bet. 1622 - 1623 in Gettnau, Switzerland; died
April 18, 1699 in Gettnau, Switzerland. He married 4033. Anna Vonesch November
26, 1643 in Gettnau, Switzerland. Zangger means "pliers maker"
4033. Anna Vonesch, born April 05, 1622 in Ettiswil, Switzerland; died October
18, 1702 in Gettnau, Switzerland. She was the daughter of 8066. Jakob Vonesch
and 8067. Ursula Bisgang.
4034. Ulrich Roth. He married 4035. Maria Bucher.
4035. Maria Bucher
4064. Melchoir Roth, born 1595 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland; died 1675 in
Zell, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was the son of 8128. Vinzenz Roth and 8129.
Verena Durler. He married 4065. Maria Suess Abt. 1634 in Zell, Lucerne,
Switzerland. Moved with his father to Zell in 1616. Treasurer of the church in
Zell and received the highest position as SecherWeibel. He did well with his
farm and became a lender of money to other persons. He and his wife had about 15
children.
4065. Maria Suess, born 1620 in Ettiswil; died 1668 in Zell, Lucerne,
Switzerland.
4072. Nikolaus Schafer, born 1600 in Werthenstein; died 1666. He married 4073.
Anna Roth 1625 in Werthenstein.
4073. Anna Roth, born 1600; died 1640.
Generation No. 13
8066. Jakob Vonesch . He married 8067. Ursula Bisgang.
8067. Ursula Bisgang
8128. Vinzenz Roth, born Abt. 1555 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland; died March
18, 1618 in Zell, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was the son of 16256. Fridolin Roth
and 16257. Verena Schmid. He married 8129. Verena Durler 1590. In 1583, his name
is mentioned in a military list and equipped with a musket. In 1616, went to
Bodenburg (above the village of Zell) with his family and purchased a farm near
his brother, Blasius. The farm is called the Zanzenhof. He is registered in the
county of Willisau, which means he lives in Zell. He is the father of at least
ten children. The three oldest sons were baptized Kaspar, Melchoir, and
Balthasar after the three wise men.
8129. Verena Durler
Generation No. 14
16256. Fridolin Roth, born 1530 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland; died 1604 in
Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was the son of 32512. Ulrich Roth. He married
16257. Verena Schmid 1553 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland. Lived on the farm
Chrummen in Pfaffnau, Lucerne. Raised six sons.
16257. Verena Schmid, born in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland; died 1613 in
Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Generation No. 15
32512. Ulrich Roth, born Bet. 1495 - 1500 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland;
died 1564 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was the son of 65024. Fridolan
Roth and 65025. Elisabeth Mumentaler. Manages the family farm Eiholz. Had to pay
rent to the monastery, the sum consisted of 2 pounds and 2 shillings in
currency, one old chicken, two young chickens, and twenty eggs.
Generation No. 16
65024. Fridolan Roth, born Bet. 1460 - 1470 in Lucerne, Switzerland; died Abt.
1509. He was the son of 130048. Johann Roth. He married 65025. Elisabeth
Mumentaler.
65025. Elisabeth Mumentaler, born in Langenthal.
Generation No. 17
130048. Johann Roth, born Bet. 1430 - 1437 in Halten, Roggwil Bern, Pfaffnau,
Switzerland; died Bef. 1500 in Pfaffnau, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was the son of
260096. Konrad Roth.
Generation No. 18
260096. Konrad Roth, born Bet. 1400 - 1405 in Halten, Roggwil Bern, Pfaffnau,
Switzerland; died 1473 in Halten, Roggwil Bern, Pfaffnau, Switzerland. Known as
"Kuoni". Was a farmer who was fairly well-to-do and was a person of good
reputation who was often asked to be a witness at trials. He raised cattle and
horses. In 1466, Konrad becomes a free person after paying a lot of money, 80
Guldens, which represents the worth of a house. His wife must have been dead at
the time because she is not mentioned as being one who is freed from being a
serf. The three sons are mentioned.