Susan,
Thank you very much for this information. I was going to suggest that you get in touch with Jerry MOWER, but then I browsed the MOWER Family website and see that you already have. The following is what I have on the descendants of Turner and Bessie (LAFOLLETTE) ANDERSON:
1 - Turner ANDERSON - 31978
Note - !Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95
!Data from Howard and Annabelle (LARRICK) SHOWE week of 4/13/98.
Listed Turner's parents as Cephis and Hattie (___) ANDERSON.
sp- Bessie LAFOLETTE - 31979 (10917)
Born - 12 Oct 1884
Died - 22 Jul 1937
Note - !Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95
!Data from Howard and Annabelle (LARRICK) SHOWE week of 4/13/98.
Listed Bessie's parents as Baxter and Elizabeth (BRILL) LAFOLETTE.
!Email of 25Oct98 from Susan BRILL [LBrill620@aol.com] - gave
dates of birth and death, married Turner ANDERSON. Listed her
parents as Baxter Smith and Mary Catherine (BRILL) LAFOLLETTE.
2 - Zora Cathleen ANDERSON - 31977
Born - 29 Jun 1906
Note - !Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95
sp- Russell LARRICK - 31976 (10916)
Born - Abt 17 Jul 1903
Note - !Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95
!Data from Howard and Annabelle (LARRICK) SHOWE week of
4/13/98. Listed Russell's parents as Frank and Dee (JOHNSON) LARRICK.
3 - Annabelle LARRICK - 31975
Born - 16 Feb 1927 Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
Note - !Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95 - gave
dates and places of birth and marriage.
sp- Howard Richard SHOWE - 12924 (10915)
Born - 25 Mar 1926 Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
Mar. - 17 Jan 1947 Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
Son of Charles (Shorty) SHOWE & Laura CHURCHEY
Note - !Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95 - gave
dates and places of birth and marriage.
4 - Deborah Lisa (Debbie) SHOWE - 31806
Born - 9 Sep 1950 Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
Note - !Discussion of Lisa on 29oct95 - gave date and place of birth.
!Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95
sp- Roland Joseph DUBOIS Jr. - 31805 (10847)
Born - 15 Mar 1949 Yokosuka, Japan
Mar. - 4 Apr 1970 Linthicum, Anne Arundel Co., MD
Son of Roland Joseph DUBOIS & Gloria Marie HANSEN
Note - !Discussion of Lisa on 29oct95 - gave date and place of birth.
!Data from Debbie (STOWE) DuBOIS on 11/11/95
5 - Lisa Jo DUBOIS - 31804
Born - 13 Nov 1973 Catonsville, Baltimore Co., MD
Note - !Wedding invitation. Attended the wedding.
!Discussion with Lisa on 29oct95 - gave date and place of birth.
sp- Michael Kevin CLARK - 6444 (10846)
Born - 17 Jul 1968 San Leandro, CA
Mar. - 7 Oct 1995 Linthicum, Ann Arundel Co., MD
Son of Duchesne Pomeroy (Duke/Buddy) CLARK Jr. & Shirley Ann GODSHALK
Note - !Birth certificate, family knowledge.
6 - Kailee Morgan CLARK - 35272
Born - 10 Apr 1998 Baltimore, MD
Note - !Birth Certificate, statement of her parents.
This makes my son and his wife about 8th cousins, a few generations removed. Jerry MOWER gave me all the data I have on the early generations of the BRILL and AMICK families and I am a descendant of Christopher BRILL.
You mentioned a book by Ray BRILL and Joanne BAKER in 1993. What is the title of this book and do you know where I could purchase a copy? Would it be possible to obtain a GEDCOM of the ancestral line of Bessie LAFOLLETTE or possibly a GEDCOM of your records on the descendants of Martin BRILL and his children.
Duke Clark
LBrill620@aol.com wrote:
I saw your info on Jery Mower's page. This was my first visit so I hope I can help. Maybe you've got this info.
Baxter Smith Lafollette Family
Mary Catherine-daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Reid Brill. Born 11-15-1853 at Lehew. On December 20, 1877 she married Baxter Smith Lafollette.
Children:
Rosa Lafollette born 5-14-1875 m John Larrick died 12-7-1957
Etta Lafollette born 10-8-1879 m Walter Pennington died 9-2-1966
Gertha Lafollette born 6-29-1880 mJeremiah Spaid died 3-1-1964
Delila Lafollette born 10-23-1882 m Robert Renner died 12-14-1912
Bessie Lafollette born 10-12-1884 m Turner Anderson died 7-22-1937
Clara Lafollette born1-28-1886 m John Spaid died 1979
Thurman Lafollette born 7-5-1888 m Eva Mabel Schwecker died 1-4-1918
Arthur Lafollette born 10-28-1890 m Fannie Haines died 1962
Raymond Lafollette born 4-17-1895 mVirginia Arnold died 8-1-1974
Mary Salome (Celoma) Lafollette born 10-14-1898 m Jesse Kiracofe died 7-22-1937
Baxter Lafollette's father was John Lafollette. He has two brothers and one sister listed as survivors at the time of his death. Clark Lafollete of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Nellie Arnold of Hooks Mills, W V, and Frank Lafollette of Berwyn, Canada.
Baxter Smith Lafollette was the son of John and and Elizabeth Spaid Lafollette.
Backwards:
Bessie Lafollette
Baxter Lafollette and Mary Catherine Brill
Jonathan H. Brill and Elizabeth Reid
Mrs. Jonathan H. Brill's gggrandfather was Jeremiah James Reid. Mr. Reid was married twice, but their names are unknown. His son Jeremiah James Reid Jr. married Elizabeth McMahon. Sons-Jeremiah James III and John. John Reid married three times-Nancy Orndorff, Elizabeth Ann Brunner, and Mary Pugh. John Reid and Elizabeth Brunner had Elizabeth born 12-23-1829-wife of Jonathan H. Brill.
Jonathan Henry Brill born 7-6-1830 son of Abraham and Cathern Orndorff Brill. Jonathan was a farmer and a teacher. Jonathan and Elizabeth had 13 children.
Abraham Brill was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Brill of Star Tannery. He was born 8-6-1804. Cathern Orndorff daughter of Jonathan andPrecella Frye Orndorff.
Henry Brill born 1767 in Pa. sonof Johann Herman Brill. Had three wives--Elizabeth m1811, Mary Ann Hoffman, Mary Magdaline Swrish Frye. Henry died in 1849. Henry and Elizabeth had 10 children.
Johann Herman came to America in 1754 with Martin (Father?), Johann Heinrich, our family line, and Christopher.
Hope this is helpful. It came from a book by Ray Brill and Joanne Baker, 1993.
Susan Brill
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 20:39:43 -0500
From: Duke Clark dclark@erols.com
To: Pmmarkle@aol.com
CC: Jerry Mower jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: Re: MARKLE - MEARKLE Family
Jim,
I am afraid the names you give don't fit with the data I have. I am taking the liberty of forwarding this email to Jerry MOWER who has done some research on the MEARKLE family. It is possible you have already had contact with him.
Duke
Pmmarkle@aol.com wrote:
Duke:
I'm sure there were more Markle lines than the ones I've been following, but one of those John Adam Marckall of Frederick County Md, had descendants go through, live, and marry in Huntingdon County, PA while most moved on to OH and IN.
As I recall the male children of John Adam were Gabriel, Ephriam, and Adam two of whom m Dickensheets sisters and ....anyway, if you think this works for you, I have one line to the present through Gabriel who moved to Madison Co, OH and the others stop about 1900. They intermarried with many early families, one of the more prominent that comes to mind is Studebaker. I have very little more on Adam and Ephriam Their sisters: Hester m __?__ Moore, Hanna m a (Jacob?) Smith of Huntingdon Co, PA, Margaret m Henry Yerjins (Jergins?) and Judida m Michael Squires.
Anyway, if you wish to pursue this, I'll try to determine which if any m in Bedford County and see what we can come up with. Don't worry about the Mearkle, I've found at least 120 variant spellings and that was one among them.
Jim
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 20:51:07 -0500
From: Duke Clark dclark@erols.com
To: Jerry Mower jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: [Fwd: Re: MARKLE - MEARKLE Family]
Jerry,
Forwarding this in case you are interested.
Duke
From: "Carol Heltebrake Gammel" mamabear@red-bear.com
To: "Duke Clark" dclark@erols.com
Subject: RE: MARKLE - MEARKLE Family
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998
SEE OTHER NAMES BELOW [MERKLE/MARKLE]
Any one researching this name [MEHRING] or those below, please contact:
John A. Mehring
28 Tree Top Trail
Fairfield PA 17320-8237
717-642-8153
[on recorder - 4th ring, between 9am - 5pm Eastern Standard Time Zone]
At this time, John does not have a computer. Please contact him direct.
John has been researching his family [and related families] for nearly 20 years and has a vast amount of information, much of it documented.
Descendant from: [back to 1303 in Gulchsheim/Mittelfranke, Bavaria, Germany
1 Johann Georg Wolfgang Mo[h]ring 1730 - 1811
+Anna Maria Magdalena Merckle 1729/30 - 1818
Also willing to exchange information on the following family lines, connected by marriages, primarily in Adams & York Co's, PA, Carroll & Frederick Co's, MD. [working on about 50 lines]
From: Duke Clark [mailto:dclark@erols.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 1998 7:15 PM
To: SURNAME-QUERY-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: MARKLE - MEARKLE Family
I assume you have done research on the MARKLE family. Do any of them come from the Bedford Co., PA, area?? have connection to the AMICK family? I have information on the MEARKLE family and at least one branch spells the name MARKLE.
Duke
Pmmarkle@AOL.COM wrote:
Jim Pmmarkle@aol.com
James R. Markle
1111 Vine Street
Marshall, Illinois
From dclark@erols.com Sun Nov 08
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 12:07:01 -0500
From: Duke Clark dclark@erols.com
To: hanson@idir.net
CC: Jerry Mower jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: MARKLE - MEARKLE family
Janet,
Regarding your query in the Bedford Co., PA, forum, in data previously received from Jerry MOWER, I have a Peter MEARKLE, wife unknown, two children: Susanna, b. abt 1801, m. Benjamin SHAW; and David, b. abt 1810, m. Mary SHAFFER. Peter's father was b. abt 1745, so it your Barbara MARKLE was an older child of Peter's, then the time frame would be right.
I don't do direct research in this family, Jerry might have additional information.
Duke Clark
>From dclark@erols.com Sun Nov 08 1998
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998
From: Duke Clark dclark@erols.com
To: hanson@idir.net, Jerry Mower jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: Re: MARKLE - MEARKLE family
Sorry about this, just cleaning up my SENT folder and found email on this same subject that I sent several months ago. Duke
Duke Clark wrote:
Janet,
Regarding your query in the Bedford Co., PA, forum, in data previously received from Jerry MOWER, I have a Peter MEARKLE, wife unknown, two children: Susanna, b. abt 1801, m. Benjamin SHAW; and David, b. abt 1810, m. Mary SHAFFER. Peter's father was b. abt 1745, so it your Barbara MARKLE was an older child of Peter's, then the time frame would be right.
I don't do direct research in this family, Jerry might have additional information.
Duke Clark
From hanson@idir.net Sun Nov 08 1998
From: "Keith Hanson" hanson@idir.net
To: jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: Markle
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998
My Barbara Markle married 1815 Bedford PA a John Pendergast. Her parents were Mary and Peter Markle. I don't know her siblings. Do you think it could be the same line?
Janet Hanson
hanson@idir.net
From dclark@erols.com Thu Nov 12 1998
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998
From: Duke Clark dclark@erols.com
To: Jerry Mower jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: BRILL Family Book
Jerry,
I got a copy of subject book by Ray B. BRILL and Joanne BAKER. I believe Susan BRILL mentioned that they got a lot of this data from you. Do you have a copy of the book and what is your opinion of it. Looks like it has a lot of data in it, but little mention of the sources of the data. It does connect my son and his wife as about 8th cousins, give or take a generation.
It is thanks to your Newsletter that Susan BRILL got in touch with me.
Duke
From HCrane3870@aol.com Tue Nov 17 20:31:40 1998
From: HCrane3870@aol.com
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:33:19 EST
To: jmower@silverstar.com
I am a Kiesecker, Keesecker, Keysacker descendant & just began to do some
research a couple of months ago. I was thinking about giving up because it
takes so much time & I have only a couple of hours a week to do this.
But tonight when I came upon your family history, it got me really enthused
again. I thoroughly enjoyed reading some of your family history even tho I am
not related to you. I hope one day to have as much info about my family as
you have about yours.
Thanks for making it available to read.
From dclark@erols.com Sat Nov 21 1998
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 22:38:18 -0500
From: Duke Clark dclark@erols.com
To: "MR GEORGE W BOWSER, SR." CGCX71B@prodigy.com
CC: Jerry Mower jmower@silverstar.com
Subject: Re: Amick, Emick
George,
I am a distant member of the AMICK family and pick up data on the family when it is available, but do not active research it. By CC: I am forwarding your email to Jerry MOWER who does do a lot research on the AMICK family. Of the AMICK records in my files, none have the name Matilda, nor do I have a Joseph BRANT.
Does your BOWSER family come from the Bedford Co., PA, area. I am not connected to that family, but have 54 records with that surname.
Duke
MR GEORGE W BOWSER, SR. wrote:
Hi,
I am new to this list. I have been informed that the families my
great great grandparents may have originally come from Somerset Co.
and gone to Westmoreland Co. Their names were Joseph and Matilda
(AMICK) BRANT. I have traced them to Ligonier in the mid1800s.
Joseph was born either in 1814 or 1824 and Matilda was born in 1831.
I have no information on Matilda or her family and am especially
interested in tracking them down.
Is anyone researching this family?
George Bowser