Peter Eikenberry - George Witter Farm

 

The Virginia Settlement
 or The Four Mile 
Church of the Brethren

 

        By Rev. Merle C. Rummel

 

 

EIKENBERRY

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PETER EIKENBERRY Jr      1/m 10/22/1791   Elizabeth Landis       (L38)

b. 1765       Lancaster Co. PA            b.                  PA

d. 8/25/1846  Preble Co. OH               d. 10/1824  Preble Co. OH

bur: Family farm                          bur: Family farm

f. Elder Peter Eichenberg Sr              f. Henry Landis

m. Veronica Groff                         m. Mary Carver

                          m. Franklin Co. VA

                         2/m 11/29/1825   Barbara Garver

‑Martiniss Eichenberg and wife, Anna Maria Doorn, from Neuwied, Germany

     to New York, to Lancaster Co. PA

‑Peter Eichenberg, Sr (son), Elder/Conestoga Church, Lancaster Co. PA

1793 ‑Franklin Co. VA

1806 ‑Twin Creek, Preble Co. OH, with sons Peter Jr, and Heinrich

Peter Jr. owned land on the Four Mile:  Preble Co. OH side of state line

at the Indian Road, land later to son, Peter.

ch:

E11  Henry  (1795‑1870)     m. 1814, Elizabeth Kingery  Union Co. IN

L16  Mary  (1796‑1854)     1/m 1813, Baltzer Lybrook    Union Co. IN

                           2/m 1831, William Moss       Miami Co. IN

E13  Daniel  (1799‑1859)    m. 1821, Sarah Kingery      Union Co. IN

     Joseph  (1801‑1840)    m.       Susannah Shively   Preble Co. OH

E15  Samuel  (1803‑1868)    m. 1825, Martha Crawford    Plattsmouth, NB

     Isaac  (1805‑1889)     m. 1830, Sarah Mellinger    Carroll Co. IN

M146 Lydia  (1807‑1891)     m. 1825, Daniel Miller      Monroe Co. IA

     Elizabeth (1826‑1911) 1/m 1873, William Bowser

                           2/m       John Shively

 

 

E11

HENRY EIKENBERRY          m. 9/29/1814  Elizabeth Kingery (Betsy) (K121)

b. 8/1/1793   Franklin Co. VA           b. 5/12/1795  Franklin Co. VA

d. 12/27/1870 Preble Co. OH             d. 1/6/1885   Preble Co. OH

bur: Kingery Cemetery                   bur: Kingery Cemetery

f. Peter Eikenberry Jr.                 f. Joseph Kingery

m. Elizabeth Landis                     m. Eve Miller

                          m. Preble Co. OH

lived Nine Mile Road, Union Co. IN; farm purchased by Joseph Kingery as

land investment, later owned by Henry Witter

ch:

E111  Joseph  (1815‑1878)   m. 1825, Nancy Douglas      Flora, IN

E112  Peter  (1816‑1895)    m. 1839, Elizabeth Lybrook  Union Co. IN

K156  Sarah J  (1818‑1872)  m. 1838, Philip Kingery     Carroll Co. IN

      Martin  (1820‑1890)   m. 1858, Jemina Lybrook (L173)

      Abraham (1822‑1863)   m. 1842, Lydia Kingery (K13A)

                                killed Chicamaugha

W181  Lydia  (1825‑1895)   1/m 1842, Martin Witter      Union Co. IN

                           2/m       George Keller

      Henry       ‑1833)

      Eve  (1829‑1838)

      Mary  (1833‑          m.       Jacob Keller       Cottage Grove IN

E11A  John  (1834‑1907)     m. 1856, Delilah Clark      Howard Co. IN

      Isaac  (1838‑

E11C  Daniel  (1840‑1949)  1/m 1824, Isabel Tolar       Cottage Grove IN

                           2/m       Ida Tolar

 

 

 

E13

DANIEL EIKENBERRY         m. 7/26/1821    Sarah Kingery           (K123)

b. 1/16/1799  Franklin Co. VA             b. 1/8/1805   Preble Co. OH

d. 10/21/1859 Howard Co. IN               d. 10/8/1859  Howard Co. IN

                                                                                       bur: Petes Run Cem, Howard Co

f. Peter Eikenberry Jr                    f. Joseph Kingery

m. Elizabeth Landis                       m. Eve Miller

lived Union Co. IN, Harrison twp (Upper Four Mile Church area)

1850 ‑obtained land in Howard Co. IN

 

(E13  Daniel Eikenberry, Cont)

ch:

      John  (1822‑1876)     m. 1851, Elizabeth Lybrook

      Joseph  (1824‑1880)   m. 1851, Elizabeth Elder

E133  Baltzer  (1825‑1903)  m. 1851, Cassandra Ammerman IA/Mitchell NB

      Isaac  (1827‑1862)    m. 1855, Arabella Scott     Clinton Co. OH

E135  Abraham (1830‑1870)  1/m 1853, Rhoda Lybrook (A376) Howard Co. IN

                           2/m       Sarah Musselman

      Jacob  (1832‑1899)    m. 1857, Mary Hansel

      Peter  (1834‑1866)    m. 1857, Margaret Eaton     Howard Co. IN

      Henry  (1836‑1845)

      Philip  (1839‑1845)

      Samuel  (1841‑1916)   m. 1865, Nancy Gregory      Carroll Co. IN

      Daniel  (1844‑1892)   m.       Elizabeth Brower (?A97) Preble Co.

      Andrew  (1844‑1937)   m. 1866, Augusta Bright

      Aaron  (1846‑1911)    m. 1867, Mary M. Scott      Flora, IN

      Martin  (1848‑1886)   m. 1874, Sylvia Allison     Albia, IA

      Sarah  (1849‑1860)

 

 

E15

SAMUEL EIKENBERRY         m.              Martha Crawford (Patsy)  (C19)

b. 1803  Franklin Co. VA                  b. 1808  Franklin Co. IN

d. 1868               NB

f. Peter Eikenberry Jr                    f. William Crawford

m. Elizabeth Landis                       m. Isabella McClure

1837 ‑Danville, IA                        raised by Tobias Miller (M16)

     ‑Plattsmouth, Cass Co, NB                          uncle

49er California Gold Rush

First Nebraska Territorial Assembly

Nebraska Constitutional Convention

ch:

     Mary                   m.       Joseph B. Moore

     Elizabeth              m.       R. M. Moyer

     Maria                  m.       Joshua Gaspen

     William               1/m       Ellen McCord

                           2/m       Francis Davis

     Isabel  (1838‑1841)

     Sarah Ann (1842‑       m.       Wm Story Latta

     Lydia  (1844‑1922)     m. 1868, George Henton

     James C  (188847‑

     Emma  (1850‑           m.       Alfred White

 

 

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BENJAMIN EIKENBERRY       m. 1/3/1832     Catherine Moss          (M316)

b. 8/13/1811  Preble Co. OH               b. 11/22/1815  Wayne Co. OH

d. 3/10/1897  Greene Co. IA               d. 8/1/1886    Waterloo, IA

bur: Orange twp Cemetery                  bur: Orange twp Cemetery

f. Henrich Eikenberry                     f. Elder William Moss

m. Mary Landis                            m. Elizabeth Lybrook

                          m. Union Co. IN

1832 ‑Carroll Co. IN

1855 ‑Butler Co. IA

Deacon/Greene Church

ch:

     Henry H  (1834‑1888)   m. 1858, Martha L. Harter   Butler Co. IA

     William  (1836‑1894)  1/m 1857, Mary Aldrige       Waterloo, IA

                           2/m 1865, Sussan Berkley

     John E  (1838‑1916)    m. 1861, Mary Jane Zook     Butler Co. IA

     Lavina  (1840‑1853)

     Mary M  (1843‑1880)    m. 1859, John Earnist       Floyd Co. IA

     Elizabeth (1846‑1880)                              Butler Co. IA

     Sarah  (1848‑1936)     m. 1867, John J. Sturtz     Butler Co. IA

     Levi  (1851‑1894)      m. 1874, Susan A. Sturtz    Butler Co. IA

     Harvey  (1853‑1928)   1/m 1873, Sarah Talhelm      Long Beach, CA

                           2/m 1881, Susan Kimmel

 

 

E1A

JOHN F. EIKENBERRY        m. 3/20/1851    Elizabeth Moss         (M3122)

b. 3/5/1831   Franklin Co. VA             b. 9/2/1831   Union Co. IN

d. 12/8/1920  Butler Co. IA               d. 4/9/1914   Butler Co. IA

bur: Coldwater Church Cemetery            bur: Coldwater Church Cemetery

f. John Eikenberry                        f. Philip Moss

m. Susannah Frantz                        m. Barbara Moyer

                          m. Carroll Co. IN

1855 ‑Butler Co. IA

Elder/Coldwater Church

ch:

     David  (1852‑1946)    1/m 1873, Nancy Jordan       Butler Co. IA

                           2/m 1874, Sarah J. Carney

                           3/m 1899, Emma Scholl

     Barbara  (1854‑1915)   m. 1869, John H. Moore      Butler Co. IA

     William H (1857‑1943)  m. 1878, Laura A. Flora     Wenatchee, WA

     Benjamin F (1861‑1927) m. 1888, Harriet Newburn    Butler Co. IA

     Mary C  (1864‑1929)    m. 1885, William McRoberts  Butler Co. IA

     Susan M  (1867‑        m. 1884, John R. Moore      Northridge, CA

     Minerva E  (1870‑1943) m. 1891, Frank Hipes        Butler Co. IA

     Harvey E  (1874‑1949) 1/m 1898, Estella Royalty    Butler Co. IA

                           2/m 1947, Nina Smith

 

E111

JOSEPH EIKENBERRY         m. 3/12/1835    Nancy Douglass

b. 9/1/1815    Franklin Co. IN            b. 5/7/1812          VA

d. 110/13/1878 Carroll Co. IN             d. 8/30/1890  Carroll Co. IN

bur: Moss Cemetery                        bur: Moss Cemetery

f. Henry Eikenberry

m. Elizabeth Kingery

minister

ch:

      Sarah  (1838‑1927)    m. 1861, John Harter (A6281) Carroll Co. IN

      Henry D  (1841‑1927)  m. 1866, Susan Smoyer (see A2518) Carroll Co

      Eliza  (1843‑1864)

      Martin  (1844‑1850)

      Samuel  (1846‑1863)

      Lewis  (1852‑1937)    m. 1874, Susan Overholzer   Carroll Co. IN

      Levi   (1852‑1888)   1/m       Sarah A. Huffer    Carroll Co. IN

                           2/m       Maria Neher

 

 

E112

PETER EIKENBERRY          m. 1/10/1839    Elizabeth Lybrook       (L172)

b. 12/21/1816  Franklin Co. IN            b. 1822        Union Co. IN

d. 1/12/1895

 

f. Henry Eikenberry                       f. Philip Lybrook

m. Elizabeth Kingery                      m. Hannah Pentecost

ch:

     Baltzer  (1839‑1926)   m. 1854, Elizabeth Paddock  Wayne Co. IN

     Philip  (1842‑1928)    m. 1867, Hannah Shafer      Liberty, IN

     Jemima  (1845‑         m. 1894, Emmons Hess

     Henry  (1847‑1935)     m.       Elnora Alexander   Liberty, IN

     Mary  (1849‑1929)      m. 1894, Jamems Rebeson

     Martin  (1854‑1879)

     Hannah  (1856‑1907)    m. 1879, E. L. Johnson

     Elizabeth (1860‑1932)  nm

 

 

E11A

JOHN EIKENBERRY           m. 11/25/1856   Delilah Clark         (H3534)

b. 4/20/1834   Union Co. IN               b. 5/8/1835   Union Co. IN

d. 2/15/1907   Russiaville, IN            d. 6/9/1910   Russiaville, IN

bur: Russiaville Cemetery                 bur: Russiaville Cemetery

f. Henry Eikenberry                       f. William Clark

m. Elizabeth Kingery                      m. Elizabeth Huston

                          m. Union Co. IN

1860 Census: Union Co. IN, Union twp

to Howard Co. IN

(E11A John Eikenberry, Cont)

ch:

     Mary E  (1858‑c1880)

     Emma  (1859‑           m.       John W. Eibel

     Sarah A  (1862‑        m.       Benjamin Back      Carroll Co. IN

     Lydia M  (1864‑1899)   m.       Ephraim Rinehart   Howard Co. IN

     Rosie  (1866 dy)

     William H (1868‑1937)  m.       Katie Gordon       Carroll Co. IN

     Rebecca  (1870‑1940)   m. 1897, Addison Gordon     Carroll Co. IN

     Carl C  (1874‑1945)    m.       Alverta Stout      Russiaville, IN

     Laura  (1879‑1954)     m. 1905, Omar Pollock       Howard Co. IN

 

E11C

DANIEL EIKENBERRY        1/m 2/2/1864     Isabel Toler

b. 4/8/1840   Union Co. IN                b. 11/22/1847  Union Co. IN

d. 4/8/1919   Union Co. IN                d. 1/15/1894

f. Henry Eikenberry                       f. Bird Toler

m. Elizabeth Kingery                      m. Elizabeth

                         2/m              Ida Toler

                                            sister of Isabel

lived Union Co. IN, Center Twp.  farm was on Stone Rd, east of Cottage

Grove and north about 1 mile.  Toler farm was adjacent.  Toler family

cemetery is now plowed under and stones are missing.  Likely all members

of families are buried there.

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     Henry  (1867‑1949)  1/m 1892, Susan Clark (B35324) Union Co. IN

                         2/m 1898, Alma John

     Emma  (1873‑1900)    m. 1892, George Ball

     Riley  (1874‑1902)   m.       Ida Toler

     Addie  (1879‑1902)

     Anna  (1880‑1903)

     Laura  (1882‑1903)

     Orissa  (1883‑1903)

 

E133

BALTZER EIKENBERRY        m. 5/1/1851     Cassandra Jane Ammerman

b. 11/15/1825

d. 8/3/1903

 

f. Daniel Eikenberry

m. Sarah Kingery

lived in Iowa

moved to near Mitchell, Nebraska

ch:

     Sarah  (1852‑1928)    1/m 1875, Peter Pierce

                           2/m 1890, Samuel Baker

     Daniel  (1855‑1942)    m.       Mary Martin

     Mary  (1858‑1910)      m. 1875, Eli Beebe

     Isaac  (1860‑1941)     m. 1900, Alice Moore

     Samuel  (b/d 1864)

     William  (1866‑1936)   m. 1900, Eliza Jewell

     Martha J  (1869‑1923)  m. 1885, Donald Blue

     Charles  (1872‑1918)

     Jacob  (1876‑1909)

 

E135

ABRAHAM EIKENBERRY       1/m 7/30/1853    Rhoda Lybrook           (L176)

b. 3/8/1830   Union Co. IN                b. 10/26/1836  Union Co. IN

d. 8/30/1870  Howard Co. IN               d. 12/10/1862  Howard Co. IN

 

f. Daniel Eikenberry                      f. Philip Lybrook Jr

m. Sarah Kingery                          m. Hannah Pentecost

                         2/m              Sarah Musselman Jr