Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Was LUTHER HUBER Who Died 1915 Nashville TN the Same Person as my Great Grandfather PHILLIP L HUBER who Disappeared 1882 Hardin Co Iowa?

2014 Update:  It has now been proven through DNA testing that PHILLIP L HUBER b Oct 31, 1844 Ohio and LUTHER HUBER who died Jan 5, 1915 Nashville, Tennessee were indeed that same person. Please contact me for more information.


A researcher contacted me recently with a very interesting but completely unproven theory.  Apparently she is doing research for a client or friend, who is a descendant of LUTHER HUBER born Oct 31, 1843 supposedly in Pickaway Co OH, who married IDA HALE in 1891 in Sumner TN.  He was 48 at time of marriage, and she was age 15.

According to this researcher,  LUTHER HUBER is the same person as my great grandfather PHILLIP L HUBER who was born 1844 OH, son of ELIJAH HUBER & CATHERINE SHRIVER.

My great grandfather PHILLIP L HUBER married CAROLINE AMELIA "CRAMELIA" FRAZIER Nov 24, 1869 in Boone Co IN.  They resided 1870 in Montgomery Co IN with his mother, CATHERINE SHRIVER HUBER, and in 1880 in Bangor, Marshall Co Iowa, near his wife's mother NANCY VAN ARSDALE FRAZIER.

According to family members, PHILLIP L HUBER disappeared without trace in 1882, while accompanying his twelve year old son ALONZO HUBER (my grandfather) to a fair in nearby Hardin Co, Iowa (some sources say Marshall Co Iowa fair). No one knows what became of him. I have been unable to find him in any census records after 1880, or any newspaper accounts indicating what happened, or whether his body was ever found. His wife CRAMELIA and children remained in Marshall Co, Iowa; she remarried in 1895 to PETER CLOW.

LUTHER HUBER, according to this researcher, first surfaced in Nashville, TN in 1885 (her source for this is what??). He was married in TN in 1891.  He and wife IDA are listed in the 1900 Davidson Co  TN census, Nashville Ward 1, he age 56 born 1843 OH, she age 24 born 1876 TN.  In 1910 Davidson Co TN census, he is listed as age 61 (born 1849), she as age 34, with their daughters ETTA HUBER born 1903 and DAISY HUBER born 1906. His occupation in both census records is listed as carpenter, building houses.

According to his death certificate, LUTHER HUBER died Jan 5, 1915 of Hodgkin's Disease in Nashville TN.  His birth date on the certificate is listed as Oct 31, 1833, OH.  His mother is listed as "KATIE SHRIVER", but on closer inspection, one sees that it also might also be 'KATIE SHRINER".



Based on that death certificate bearing the mother's name as "SHRIVER", the researcher is now thoroughly convinced that PHILLIP L HUBER and LUTHER HUBER are one and the same.  They might be,  but  I am not entirely convinced.

Here's why:

1) There were an extraordinary number of HUBERs & SHRIVERs in the United States during the time period in question, especially in Ohio. It's especially daunting when you consider all the spelling variations that can be found for both those surnames.  So, to say--with such thin evidence--that the two men are one & the same seems foolhardy without a lot more  intensive research.

2) Even if the name on the death certificate was "Katie Shriver" there is no proof that Katie was the same person as my gg grandmother CATHERINE SHRIVER HUBER--who was never referred to as "Katie" in any record or family correspondence that I have ever found.  Likewise, the name "LUTHER" was never used in my Huber, Shriver or Luckhart family.  It is more likely that my great grandfather's middle name was "LEWIS" or  "LUCKHART", both of which were used again and again as first and middle names.  He may in fact have been named for his grandmother's brother PHILLIP LUCKHART.

2) The researcher has given me no indication how she knows that LUTHER HUBER was born in Pickaway Co OH. While it is true that my great grandfather's parents ELIJAH HUBER & CATHERINE SHRIVER were living in Pickaway Co OH in 1840, according to census, there is no way of knowing if my great grandfather PHILLIP L HUBER was born there in 1844.  This was a family on the move in the 1840s, and according to a bio of ELIJAH's brother JACOB HUBER, they both moved in quick succession through OH to Fountain Co IN,  then to Montgomery Co IN, where they lived for decades. There were, however, other members of this HUBER family who did live in Pickaway Co OH, notably VALENTINE HUBER, who was ELIJAH HUBER's uncle.

3) The death certificate is inconclusive.  The birthdate is seemingly incorrect, according to census records, which show a birthdate of Oct 1843 and Oct 1849, respectively. The mother's name "Katie Shriver" could also be "Katie Shriner".  Also, there are no records that I have found showing that my great grandfather had a birthdate of Oct 31.


I suggested that the researcher have her client or friend obtain an autosomal DNA test from 23andMe so that we can compare DNA.  If we are both descendants of the same great grandfather, we should share a significant amount of DNA.

Already this researcher has added ELIJAH HUBER & CATHERINE SHRIVER as the parents of LUTHER HUBER in her client's family tree. I think that's a bit premature.

Personally, I think a lot more thorough research, documentation and/ or a DNA test are required before we can say for sure whether or not LUTHER HUBER is the same person as PHILLIP L HUBER.

Comments, anyone?

Have a great day!

Betty

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Friday, November 25, 2011

A Friend of Friends Friday: African American Slaves Named in Early Vital Records of Somerset Co MD 1684-1697

Note: "A Friend of Friends" was a password used on the Underground Railway

A few days ago, while I was researching several of my families in Somerset County Maryland, I stumbled over some vital records on the US Genweb Archives for Somerset Co MD webpage for African American slaves belonging to "Living Denwood" . A quick search of the book, "They Lived in Somerset" by Wilmer O Lankford, shows that "Living Denwood" was actually LEVIN DENWOOD (not one of my ancestors).

Here are the records as they were transcribed on the website :


Six Negroes belonging to Mr. Living Denwood
  --PEGG daughter to BOOBO and TORKES nigroes belonging to Living Denwood was
  borne September one thousand six hundred eighty foure
  
  --ROSE a nigro daughter to BOOBO & TORKES belonging to Mr. Living Denwood was
  borne August one thousand six hundred eighty six
  
  --SARAH a nigro daughter to GOLA and NAN belonging to Mr. Living Denwood was
  borne ffebruary one thousand six hundred eighty six
  
  --DOMINIK a sonn to GOLA and NAN nigroes belonging to Mr. Living Denwood was
  borne May one thousand six hundred eighty six
  
  --SUE a daughter to TONY and JANE nigroes belonging to Mr. Living Denwood was
  borne May one thousand six hundred ninety
  
  --SAMPSON a sonn to TOM and GINNY nigroes belonging to Mr. Living Denwood
  was borne June one thousand six hundred ninety


Aprill the 15th 1697
  --MOLL a negro girle belonging to Livin Denwood sew was bore the last of July
  anno Domy 1695
  --JAMES a negro boy belonging to ditto (Livin Denwood) was borne the 10th day of           Feby anno Domy  1696/7
 --WILL a negro boy belonging to ditto (Livin Denwood) was borne the 1st day of Aprill anno Domy 1697


Have a great day!

Betty

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! Honoring My Mayflower Ancestors


Well, it's official.  I am now a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in Washington State. And here, in honor of the holiday, is my ancestral connection to the first Thanksgiving!


1) JOHN HOWLAND & ELIZABETH TILLEY, Mayflower passengers

2) DESIRE HOWLAND b abt 1625 Plymouth MA & Capt JOHN GORHAM

3) DESIRE GORHAM b April 2, 1644 Plymouth MA & JOHN HAWES

4) ELIZABETH HAWES b Oct 5, 1662 Yarmouth, MA & THOMAS DAGGETT/DOGGETT Jr

5) JEMIMA DAGGETT b 1694 Edgartown, MA (Martha's Vineyard) & MALACHI BUTLER

6) Rev BENJAMIN BUTLER April 6, 1729 Windham CT & DORCAS ABBOTT b Andover MA

7) MARY BUTLER b March 30, 1760 Nottingham, NH & ABRAHAM BROWN Jr

8) BENJAMIN BUTLER BROWN b April 19, 1800 Northfield, NH & PHEBE GALE

9) HENRY "NEW HAMPSHIRE" BROWN b 1825 Sanbornton, NH & CORDELIA RICKARD

10) FRANK R BROWN b Feb 5, 1858 Sacramento, CA & MARY ETTA KENNEDY

11) RUBY BOLTON BROWN b July 17, 1893 Alameda, CA & RANDOLPH B "Rolla" MARTINE (my grandparents)


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!

Betty

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Wife of SOLOMON OTWELL of Somerset MD was RACHEL CURTIS--not RACHEL SMITH, daughter of HOLLIDAY SMITH

After 12 years of researching, I have now come to the conclusion that RACHEL the wife of SOLOMON OTWELL b about 1716 of Somerset Co MD was most likely RACHEL CURTIS, daughter of JAMES CURTIS & SARAH HALL of Annamessex, Somerset Co MD.

Some others have listed her name as "RACHEL SMITH", and I have been laboring under that assumption all this time. But I was never able to connect RACHEL to any of the Smith families in Somerset Co MD.

At one point I suspected that RACHEL SMITH was the daughter of HOLLIDAY/HOLLADAY SMITH of Dorchester Co MD, as he did indeed have a daughter RACHEL, but that has been disproved, because HOLLIDAY SMITH was actually born in 1771, about 60 years after RACHEL who married SOLOMON OTWELL.

Unfortunately, many people have picked up on my previous theory and have added HOLLIDAY SMITH as the father of RACHEL who married SOLOMON OTWELL on their online family trees.

THIS IS NOT CORRECT!!!!

SOLOMON OTWELL died in about 1755 in Somerset Co MD and RACHEL his wife may have possibly married 2nd to a SMITH.

RACHEL CURTIS, who was probably age 10 when her father JAMES CURTIS died in 1721 in Somerset Co MD, received two parcels of land, "Curtis' Lott" and "Curtis' Adventure" in Somerset Co MD.  It would be interesting to see if that land was passed down to any of the children of SOLOMON OTWELL.

If RACHEL was indeed RACHEL CURTIS, that would certainly explain the great number of descendants of SOLOMON & RACHEL OTWELL with the first name "James" and "Curtis" !!!!

Have a great day!

Betty

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

A Timeline of my Earliest American Colonial Ancestors PART TWO 1631-1640

Here is part two of my timeline of earliest Colonial American Ancestors 1631-1640  (and far from complete I might add).  For each immigrant, I have tried to add the name of the ship if known, and where they eventually settled. ORANGE is my maternal line; BLUE is my paternal line, and PURPLE is both.


1631 Deacon JAMES HURST & wife GERTRUDE BENNISTER & dau PATIENCE; Pilgrims, emigrated from Leyden Holland; ship? Plymouth MA

1632 MATTHIAS ST JOHN ship? Dorchester, MA
        JAMES ROLLINS/RAWLINS; ship? Ipswich MA to NH
1633 ROBERT ELWELL “Recovery” Gloucester, MA
DAVID PHIPPEN “Recovery” Boston, MA
DAVID SELLECK Ship? July 24 Boston MA to Stamford CT
GEORGE HUBBARD Ship? MA to CT
JOHN CORKER bef 1633 James City Co or Surry Co VA
DEACON JOHN DUNHAM bef 1633; ship? Plymouth MA
FREDERICK LUBBERTSEN bef 1633 ship? New Amsterdam
1634 CHRISTOPHER OSGOOD & wife MARGERY “Mary & John” Salisbury MA
HENRY KIMBALL & wife SUSAN & 8 chl “Elizabeth” Wenham, MA
MARTHA WHATLOCK SCOTT “Elizabeth” MA mother of...
THOMAS SCOTT & wife ELIZABETH STRUTT & chl“Elizabeth” MA
THOMAS SHERWOOD & wife ALICE SEABROOK & chl”Francis” CT
RICHARD RAYMOND ship? Salem MA to Norwalk CT
Rev THOMAS LYNDE & wife MARGARET MARTIN & chl by 1st wife; “Griffin” Charlestown MA
 
1635 Col RICHARD LEE  Ship? York & Northumberland Co VA
JOHN EMERY II  “James” Newbury  MA
THOMAS SMITH “James” Newbury MA
DANIEL SCOFIELD “Susan & Ellen” Stamford, CT
RICHARD LAW Ship? Stamford & Milford CT
ROBERT PENOYER “Hopewell” Stamford CT
ROBERT TITUS & wife HANNAH & chl “Hopewell” Huntington LI NY
MATTHEW MARVIN & wife ELIZABETH GREGORY & ch “Increase” Hartford, CT
THOMAS KILBORNE & wife FRANCES MOODY & chl“Increase” CT
WILLIAM RUSCOE & wife REBECCA & chl “Increase” Westchester NY
THOMAS MILLETT & wife MARY GREENAWAY & chl  “Elizabeth” MA
JOHN BRUTON Ship? July1; headright of John Seaward/Seward Surry Co VA
SAMUEL SILAS JORDAN “Sea Venture” m FRANCES MOODY & 2nd) Cecily Reynolds Bailey in Jamestown             (possibly a cousin).
WILLIAM HICKOCK “Plaine Joan” Farmington, CT
ELIZABETH COLES, wife of Wm Hickock, “Batchelor”; she was maidservant to Lyon & Mary Gardner before her marriage to Hickock. Farmington, CT
THOMAS HALE & wife THOMASIN DOWCETTE; ship? Newbury MA
RALPH GORHAM & wife MARGARET STEPHENSON & chl ship? Plymouth MA
1636 Col THOMAS LIGON/LYGON ship? Henrico Co VA
RICHARD COCKE of Bremo plantation; bef 1636; ship? Henrico VA
RICHARD FERRIS Ship?  June 2 headright  of Robert Hollom Henrico VA
ROBERT BRASSEUR Ship? Nansemond Co VA
GEORGE SLAWSON/SLAUSON “Jonah” Stamford, CT
WILLIAM MEAD Ship? Stamford CT
JOHN GILL  ship? Salisbury MA
EDWARD SAWYER & wife MARY PEASLEY; ship? Ipswich to Rowley MA
1637 PIETER CLAESSEN WYCKOFF “Rennselaerwick” New Netherlands
ROELOF CORNELIS Van HOUTEN  “Rennselaerwick” New Netherlands
WILLIAM CROSS bef 1637, ship? Pequot War, Wethersfield CT
WILLIAM CHANDLER & wife ANNIS BAYFORD & dau HANNAH; ship? 
Andover MA
JOHN PRIDE bef 1637 ship? Salem, MA
GRESHAM COFFIELD/CAUFIELD ship? Isle of Wight Co VA
1638 HENRY SMITH &  wife JUDITH  & chl “Dilligent” MA to CT
GERRIT HENRICKSEN de BLAUBOER (aka Blauvelt) “Kalmar Nykel” Rennselaerwick, New Netherlands
Capt ANDREIS LUYCASZEN of Frederickstadt, Denmark/Norway; “Kalmar Nykel”; listed as upper boatswain on 1638 voyage; later was skipper of his own vessels; New Netherlands
CHRISTOPHER GARLINGTON Sr ship? York to Northumberland Co VA
THOMAS UPSON Ship? Hartford, CT
TEUNIS NYSSEN DENYSE Ship? New Amsterdam
THOMAS CROSBY & wife JANE SOTHERON; ship? Rowley MA
NICHOLAS BUTLER & wife JOYCE BAKER & chl; “Hercules” Dorchester MA to Martha’s Vineyard
WILLIAM PRIDE & wife SARAH MAYS; bef 1638 ship? Henrico Co VA
1639 DEACON HENRY BROWN bef 1639 Ship? Salisbury MA
CHRISTIAN HIBBERT BROWN mother of Henry bef 1639 Ship? Salisbury MA
ISAAC BUSWELL bef 1639 Ship? Salisbury MA
WILLIAM SARGENT bef 1639 Ship? Salisbury MA
JOHN STEVENS & wife CATHERINE CODMAN bef 1639 Ship? Salisbury MA
JOHN EDWARD SEVERANCE; bef 1639; ship? Salisbury MA
RICHARD AMBLER bef 1630 Ship? Watertown MA to Stamford CT
DEACON SAMUEL EDSON Ship? Bridgewater MA (unverfied ancestor)
WILLIAM DUDLEY Ship? June;  Guilford, CT
JOHN BISHOP Ship? June; Guilford, CT
BENJAMIN TURNEY Ship? MA to Fairfield CT
ROBERT SEABROOK & wife ALICE GOODSPEED; ship? Stratford, CT
JOHN PETTIT ship? Roxbury MA to Stamford CT
THOMAS BETTS bef 1639 Guilford CT to Norwalk CT
NICHOLAS HATHAWAY & wife & chl; bef 1639; ship? Braintree to Taunton MA
1640 ROBERT BATES bef 1640 ship? Wethersfield CT to Stamford CT
CLAES CORNELISSEN Van SCHOUWEN bef 1640; Ship? New Amsterdam
GEORGE ABBOTT bef 1640 ship? Andover MA
EDMUND GALE befo 1640 ship? Cambridge MA 
WILLIAM PILLSBURY bef 1640 ship? Newbury MA
MICHAEL BACON III & wife MARY JOBS bef 1640 ship? Woburn MA
GEORGE LITTLE & wife ALICE POOR; ship? Newbury  MA
WILLIAM SAWYER & wife RUTH BITSFIELD; ship? Salem to Newbury MA
MOSES COX/COXE; ship? bef 1640 MA to NH
GEORGE LEWIS & wife ANN AWARDS/HAWARDS & chl; bef 1640 Casco Bay Maine. Most of this family perished in an Indian Massacre Aug 11, 1676. Two granddaughters Priscilla & Mercy Lewis were adopted by Rev George Burroughs, & taken back to Salem; Mercy Lewis was one of the accusers in the Salem Witch trials, and in fact accused Rev George Burroughs,  who had taken them in after the massacre! 




Have a great day!

Betty


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Friday, November 4, 2011

A Friend of Friends Friday: African American Slaves Named in the 1825 will of Capt JOSEPH WOFFORD Sr of Spartanburg, SC

Note: "A Friend of Friends" was a password used on the Underground Railway

Will of JOSEPH WOFFORD Senr of Spartanburgh District:  Being of sound mind....to MARTHY WOFFORD my wife, all my household furniture and stock of every living creature, and the plantation where we now live, and all my negroes; to my son JEREMIAH WOFFORD after his Mother's deceased one Negro boy named MOSES for his natural life or till sd. MOSES is 40 years of age, which the sayd MOSE was twenty two years old last May; to my daughter ANN TUCKER, the tract she now lives on to the Buck Branch, adj. JOSEPH WOFFORD Junr line, adj. SAMUEL TUCKERs line, besides the Negroes I have made her a Deed of gift of... to my daughter REBECKAH the Land and Negro which I have deeded to her; to my son BENJAMIN WOFFORD, after his Mother's deceased, one Negro boy JEMRELL and Negro girl SIDNEY, besides the land I deeded him...to my son JOSEPH WOFFORD, after his Mother's decease, one negro boy DAREN and boy ISAAC which I have made a Deed of gift for...to my daughter MARTHY WHITE, tract which I now live on after her Mother's decease...I leave to my Executor an old Woman named FLOROW and UNO her daughter for him to take Steps to place them in such a situation as he shall deem proper so that they shall not be brought into bondage to any person and to keep them from being chargable to the District & UNO is to have a cow at her Mistress' death...son BENJ. WOFFORD, Exr...25 Aug 1825. JOSEPH WOFFORD (LS), Wit: S. Tucker, William Powell, Nancy Tucker. Prov. 17 March 1828.

Have a great day!

Betty


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