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| "HENRY MONINGER" |
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HENRY MONINGER (of John and Magdalena) born at Funkstown, Maryland, March 15, 1789.
First married Susanna Hass, Daughter of John Hass. She was born May 27, 1791 and died June 29, 1841. He then married Sarah Huges, widow of Thomas Pettit. She was born 1809 and died in 1885, buried in Lone Pine Cemetery; he united with the Christian Church at Lone Pine Pennsylvania.
Henry Moninger, no doubt was during his lifetime the most energetic person of the name and a very prominet figure in the affairs of the community in which he lived; by occupation a farmer and drover, determined in his manners and customs and an able dealer; the records of the transfer of property show that he purchased and improved and later sold a total of more than 3,000 acres of land in Washington County Pennsylvania; in 1864 he purchased and moved to one ot the finest farms in Broole County, W. VA. where he died in September 26 of the same years;
buried at Vankirks; in 1892 the body was moved to Washington Cemetery.
Children by Susanna:
39. John, born May 3, 1810
40. George, born January 18, 1812
41. Mary, born April 10, 1814; married
__ Iiams; died November 29, 1832
42. Henry, born May 29, 1816
43. Jackson, born July 11, 1818
44. Susanna , born October 2, 1820
45. Jacob, born January 14, 1822
46. Catherine, April 10, 1825
47. Sarah, born June 4, 1827
48. Elizabeth, born June 28, 1832
Children by Sarah:
49. Robert, March 1844; died 1852
50. James A, born 1848; only one of third
generation living in 1927
51. Emma, born 1850; married. no children;
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| "JOHN MONIGER" |
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6. JOHN MONIGER (John and Magdalena) born March 27, 1791; married, September 28, 1814, Catherine Dague, born June 7, 1792; they located on a farm i Amwell Township; and after the death of John Moninger Sr. they moved to and pruchased the home farm, where they continued to reside until death; John died May 30, 1872, and Catherine died August 19, 1876;
Their bodies buried in the Lutheran Cemetery near Glyde, Pennsylvania.
Children:
52. John Michaeh, born
October 1818
53. Leah, born February 1, 1821
54. George, born
September 11, 1823
55. Mary Madaline, born
February 5, 1826
56. Catherine, born
February 10, 1828
57. Barbary, born December 4, 1830
58. Demas W., born March 11, 1833
59. Onias, born August 24, 1837 |
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| "JACOB MONINGER " |
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7. JACOB MONINGER(Of John and Madaline) married Jermima Braden; was a farmer and first located near the home of his parents, about the year 1835 he purchased land in Morris Township, Greene County, Penna. which remained the home of the family until the death of these parents, who have the distinction of being the ancestors of all persons named Moninger, who now or heretofore have resided in Greene County, Penna.; the bodies of these parents are buried in Hopewell Cemetery, near Nineveh, Penna.
Children:
60. George, Born March
12, 1818,lived at Wind
Ridge,Penna.
61. Samuel, Born ____ Lived
at Dunns Station, Penna.
62. John Born ___ Had
family, Rogersville,
Penna.
63. Henry, Married. In
Greene County; later
moved to Ohio.
64. Ezekiel, located near
Hundred, West Virgina.
65. Jermima, Died. Unmarried.
66. Mary, Married. _____
Gillogly.
67. Jacob, Died at 5 years of
age.
68. Caherine, Married Elishua
Rinehart. |
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| "ELIZABETH MONINGER" |
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8. ELIZABETH MONINGER (of John and Magdalena) married Jacob Harshman, he being a brother of Daniel Harshman, who married Magdalena Moninger, the couple early in life located at Lordstrom, Ohio, which is mear the city of Warren, a district where the ancestors of Jacob and Andrew Harshmann were among the pioneer settlers, and the family is yet widely know the clan being organized and hold reunions annually; Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Harshmann was small of stature.
Children:
69. Matthias, Lived in Ohio; family of 9
or 10 children.
70. Jacob, was J. of P. for many years at
Lordstrom, Ohio.
71. John, Lived somewhere in Penna.,
had family.
72. Ephriam, had family in Trumble County,
Ohio.
73. Levi, Lived near Lordstrom, Ohio.
74. Betsy, Married ___ Baile.
75. Polly, Married ___ Clemens, Lived
near Lordstrom, Ohio.
76. Katy, Married ___ Baile; Lived near
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PAGES 7 & 8 omitted because these people have a connection with the family, but no longer bear the Moninger name.
PAGE 7 included the children of John and Mary Moninger Shipe.
9. Isaac Shipe - 8 children.
10. George Shipe - 8 children
11. Polly Shipe, Married
Daniel Keeney - 11 children.
PAGE 8 includes:
15. Mary Magdalena Moore
(of Catherine) - 12 children.
20. Jacob Harshman
(of Madaline and Daniel) - 7 children.
22. Andrew Harshman (of Madaline
and Daniel) - 4 children.
23. Jackson Harshman (of Madaline and
Daniel) - 9 children. |
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| "JOHN MONINGER" |
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34. JOHN MONINGER (of George) married and first located near Chesstnut Ridge in Amwell Township, where his children were born. He taught school during the winter season, and was an official in the Presbyterian Church, about 1860 he moved to the state of Nebraska, where his wife died and was buried, later he lost the sight of his eyes and returned to Washington County, Penna. Here he died soon after; buried in the Luthern Cemetery near Glyde.
Children:
137. George, Born 1845, soldier in
Civil war, Died in West Virgina.
138. Aaron.
139. Jacob.
140. Samuel, Born 1852, family in
Belt, Montana.
141. Daniel, Born 1854.
142. William, Born 1859, County
Clerk, Moulton, Nebraska
(Loup County).
143. John, Born 1857, Burlington,
Washington. |
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| "JOHN MONINGER" |
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39. JOHN MONINGER (of Henry) was born May 3, 1810; never married; about 1847 he acquired by purchase from his father a large tract of land at what is known as "Moninger", a suburb of Houston, Penna. Here with his younger sister Elizabeth (never married) they established a home for not only themselves, but for others of their near relatives who had been left homeless; the brother and sister remained here until death; they were honored members of the Hill Presbyterian Church; John died June 15, 1887; Elizabeth died June 14, 1892; buried in Washington Cemetery. |
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| "GEORGE W. MONINGER" |
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40. GEORGE W. MONINGER (of Henry) was born in West Bethlehem Township, the then residence of the family, on January 18, 1812; first with his father, but early in life on his own account he devoted his time to the purchase of live stock, which he drove to eastern markets, this work he continued until the advent of the railroad; he was widely known by the name of "Drover George". For some years he taught in the public schools of Amwell Township; in 1865 he was untied in marriage with Sidney (Horn) Swart, widow of Amos Swart, who lost his life in the Civil War; he was very successful as a farmer and stock grower; the family was active members of the Lone Pine Christian Church; he died July 25, 1888; his wife died October 1912; buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery.
Children:
144. Grant, Born February 14,
1869; Home at Washington,
Penna.
145. Franklin I, Born August 11,
1872; Home at Lone Pine,
Penna. |
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| "MARY MONINGER" |
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41. MARY MONINGER (0f Henry) born April 10, 1814, early in life was untied in marriage with ____ Iams and located on a part of the home farm, she died soon after the birth of the first child, which lived and was nursed and reared by the grandmother along with her own daughter Elizabeth.
Children:
146. Franklin I. Killed in the
service of Country (Civil
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| "HENRY MONINGER" |
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42 HENRY MONINGER (of Henry) born in Amwell Township, May 29, 1818. Married first Ann, daughter of Hugh and Jane Miller of near Martinsburg, Ohio and located in Butler County, Penna; where she died August 25, 1858; buried in Washington Cemetery; he then sold his farm in Butler County and returned to Ohio, where he was then unite in marriage with Margaret McKibben of near Mount Vernon; he then purchased a large farm in Knox County; here the second wife died and he again was united in marriage with Nacy Beck, of near Loudonville, Ohio; he was eminently successful as a farmer and live stock grower; he died at his Knox County home in 1877, and was buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Children by Ann:
147. Etta, Born 1856; Married
Martin Crevelin; home on
farm, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Children by Margaret:
148. Dora, Married John Lee, died at
farm home, Cross Creek,
Penna.
149. James, M. D. Had three
Children, Pueblo Colorado.
Children by Nancy:
150. Frank, merchant, Loudonville,
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| "JACKSON MONINGER" |
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43. JACKSON MONINGER (of Henry) Born July 11, 1818, married Charlotte Coulson, daughter of a prominent family of Washington County, Penna. and located on a farm near Athens, Ohio, where he died April 1, 1850. The widow and children remained on this farm for many years thereafter, later moved to a farm near Mount Vernon, Ohio. Buried at Athens, Ohio.
Children:
151. Frank, 1845 - 1922; left family,
Mount Victory, Ohio.
152. Sarah, 1841 - 1918; Married Robert
Gilmore, Ada, Ohio.
153. Susan, 1843 - 1925; Married
Samuel Boone of Washington
County, Penna, a graduate of
W & J College and teacher,
later they moved to Mount
Victory, Ohio, where their
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| "SUSANNA MONINGER" |
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44. SUSANNA MONINGER (of Henry) Born October 2, 1820 and in 1842 was united in marriage with A. J. Chester, he being a memver of a prominent family of Washington County; she died on December 20, 1845, and was buried at Vankirks, later the body was moved to the Moninger lot in the Washington Cemetery; after the death of Susanna, the husband married Sarah Totten and to this union was born Demas, Henry M., J. Wesley, Sample, Francis M. and Anna.
Children
154. John, Born February 8,
1843, was member Co.
D. 140th P. V. I.
served during entire
period of war, was in
every engagement in
which his company took
part, never wounded,
although had five holes
made his clothing from
enemy's bullets. After
war he returned to well
Township where he
devoted his time to
agriculture pursuits;
he was Justice Of Peace
for many years, buried
in Lone Pine Cemetery.
155. Franklin, Married Mary,
daughter of Workman
Hughes; he was a
prominent and widely
know farmer and Live
stockman; he left son
Donald and two
daughters. |
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| "JACOB MONINGER" |
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45. JACOB MONINGER (of Henry) was born January 14, 1822 in Amwell Township and early in life became an active dealer in farm lands and live stock, this work continued his entire life; on
February 10, 1846 he was united in marriage with Mary Vance, she died July 2, 1836, and on January 29, 1858 he married Elizabeth Fife. She died April 1 1893; buried in Washington Cemetery.
Children by Mary.
156. John A. 1847 - 1889 Died unmarried.
157. Martha, Married John Chambers,
left family, Amwell Township.
158. Margaret, Married Albert McElree,
Silver City Iowa.
159. Samuel, home in Colorado.
Children by Elizabeth.
160. Morgan, has family, located
in Colorado.
161. Joseph, Married Estella Vankirk, left
one son, Arthur, a Technical Engineer
of Detroit, Michigan.
162. William, San Bernardino, California.
163. Frank, San Bernardino, California.
164. Harry, 1869 - 1895 Buried
Washington Cemetery.
165. George, home in state of Georgia.
166. Charles E. has family, located at
Lansing, Michigan. |
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| "CATHERINE MONINGER" |
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46. CATHERINE MONINGER (of Henry) Born April 10, 1825 and was united in marriage with Ellis Riggle, a farmer of Amwell Township. Ellis died in 1849; the mother and children returned to home of her parents in Amwell, here the mother died in 1857, the children were cared for by their uncle John Moninger, Houseton, PA.
Children:
167. Elizabeth, Married 1st. ___ Havlin;
2nd. William Price.
168. Ellis, Born 1849 left family in Houston, PA. |
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| "SARAH MONINGER" |
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47. SARAH MONINGER (of Henry) born June 4, 1827, first a teacher in the public school of Amwell Township; after her marriage to William Gilmore, a member of a prominent family of West Alexander, PA, the couple at once located in Knox County, Ohio, where they pursued farming and stock raising; the family were active in church and community affairs, being highly respected by their neighbors and relatives; they enjoyed more than fifity years of wedded life; Sarah died February 20, 1905, their bodies are buried at cemetery at Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Children:
169. Florence, Unmarried.
1855 - 1887.
170. John, 1859 - 1912, left family
at Wooster, Ohio.
171. Lizzie, 1857 - ___ Unmarried.
Home at Wooster, Ohio. |
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| "JAMES A. MONINGER" |
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50. JAMES A. MONINGER (of Henry) born in Amwell Township in 1848, where he had made his home his entire life, early in life he married Rachel, daughter of Robert Horn and at once located on the farm where he now resides near Lone Pine, PA. Rachel died July 31, 1887.
Children:
172. H. Sheldon, has family, Chicago,
Illinois.
173. Robert, Born February 7, 1878
died March 25, 1898.
174. Lillian, Married ___ Griffiths,
Chicago, Illinois.
175. Edward, Married. Chicago, Illinois.
176. John, Married. Los Angeles,
California.
177. Charles, has family, Lone Pine, PA. |
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| "JOHN MICHAEL MONINGER" |
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52. JOHN MICHAEL MONINGER (of John) was born in Amwell Township October 19, 1818; he was a teacher in the public schools, also superintendant of the Bible school in Luthern Church, near Glyde, although a member of the Christian Church; after marriage he located on a farm in his native township, and devoted almost his entire time surveying; he was rated as one of the best surveyors in the county; he died October 14, 1887; buried at Lone Pine.
Children:
178. Catherine, Married John V.
Knestrick; W. Bethlehem
Township.
179. Mary, Married Cyrus Knestrick;
had children.
180. Jame, Married Clark Zediker;
had children.
181. Susan, Married John Swart;
had children.
182. Belle, Married Frank
Fetherland; had children.
183. Emma, Married David Wise,
home in Washington, Penna.
184. Demas, home in Amwell
Township. |
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| "LEAH MONINGER" |
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53. LEAH MONINGER (of John) was born February 1, 1821, and in 1837 was united in marriage with Andrew Frazee, a farmer of Amwell; Frazee was laer a soldier in the Civil War; this family was very active workers in the Lone Pine Christian Church; Leah died in February, 1905.
Children
185. Catherine, Married Richard
McMillan, had family
186. Martin V., had family in
Chicago, Illinois.
187. Mary Jane, Married Robert
Vandegrift; now living in
Pomona, California.
188. Sarah E., Married Hamilton
Riggle, home in
Washington, Penna.
189. Barbara A., Died age 16
years.
190. David L. Widely know
horseman, had family in
Lone Pine.
191. John, Died age one year.
192. Demas M., home in S.
Strabane Township.
193. Permilia, Married James
Reynolds; home near Lone
Pine, Penna.
194. Pricilla, Married Thatcher
Harshman; moved to Warren,
Ohio.
195. Margaret L., missioary
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| "GEORGE W. MONINGER" |
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54. GEORGE W. MONINGER (of John) Born September 11, 1823, teacher in the public of Amwell Township; after his marriage he located on a farm in his native township; later moved to Washington and engaged in the lumber business until he retired; he was thrice married, first to Mary McGary, second to Catherine D. Foulk, and lastly to Mary Hughes; he died January 13, 1901 and is buried in Washington Cemetery.
Children by Mary:
196. John A. Attorny at Law. Died in
St. Louis, MO.
197. Martha B.M.V.A. Mowl; home in
Amwell Township.
198. Kate E. Died Unmarried.
199. Minnie, Married William Henry,
home in Washington, Penna.
200. Violette, Married Frank H. Hayes,
home in Washington, Penna.
Children by Catherine:
201. George, Died age 6 years.
202. Mary, Maried Rev. Leonard
Fisher, home in Parkersburg,
West Virginia.
203. David, engaged in the oil
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| "MARY MADALINE MONINGER" |
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55. MARY MADALINE MONINGER (of John) Born February 5, 1825, she was untied in marriage with Jonathon Garbor of Washington County. They later loated in Marshalltown, Ohio.
Children:
204. Margarett, Married
Hon. George Turner,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
205. Emma, Married J. W.
Gault.
206. Catherine, Married
W.H.Price,
Passadina California.
207. Elizabeth, Dead. |
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| "CATERINE MONINGER" |
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56. CATHERINE MONINGER (of John) born February 10, 1828 and married Solomon Crile of Amwell Township; after the death of Crile she again married Abraham Riggle; the family always resided at Chestnut Ridge in Amwell Township. No children were born to this second marriage.
Children:
208. William, died unmarried.
209. Phoebe, married James Hunt, had
family, Amwell Township.
210. John, died unmarried.
211. Margaret, married Simon Lloyd of
Amwell Township.
212. Frank, died unmarried.
213. George, home in Amwell Towneship. |
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| "BARBARY MONINGER" |
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57. BARBARY MONINGER (of John) born December 4, 1830. Married David L. Reynolds and located on a farm in S. Strabane Township, where the husband was Justice of the Peace. For many years, familiarly known as "Squire Reynolds."
Children:
214. John M. C. MD, home in Washington.
215. Catherine, died unmarried.
216. Hesteranne, died unmarried.
217. David, San Bernardino, California.
218. George, died unmarried.
219. Margaret, died unmarried.
220. Elizabeth, married David Myers,
home in S. Strabane. |
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| "DEMAS W. MONINGER" |
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58. DEMAS W. MONINGER (of John) born March 3, 1833; first taught school in Amwell Township, after marriage to Mary V. Ringland of Washington County, the couple moved to Marshall County, Iowa, where he developed a large stock farm and became famous as a breeder and exhibiter of Short Horn Cattle; he bred and exhibited a steer which won the sweepstakes prize at the International Fat Stock Show in Chicago IL.
Children:
221. John, graduate of Grinnell College, lost
his life while trying to rescue his brother
from drowning; unmarried.
222. William, twin brother of John.
223. Harold, married see (223) ?
224. Frank, graduate of Grinnel College,
drowned while bathing in the Iowa River
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| "ONIAS MONINGER" |
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59. ONIAS MONINGER (of John) born on the old homestead in Amwell Township August 24, 1837; he first taught school in Amwell Township. In 1865 he united in marriage with Emily ALeyde of Ohio and located on a farmin Amwell Township; after the death of his father in 1872, he purchased and moved to the old Moninger homestead. Here he remained until after the death of his wife; then he made his home with his children.
Children:
225. Mary Florence, married
Nicolas Ramsey of
Amwell Township.
226. Annette C. married
Craig Lee.
227. Johne Wildon, farmer and
stock grower of
Amwell Township.
228. Henry Herbert, see (228).
229. Olive L., graduate nurse.
Died unmarried October 29, 1911. |
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| "GEORGE W. MONINGER" |
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60. GEORGE W. MONINGER (of Jacob) born in Amwell Township March 12, 1818 and moved to Greene County about 1835 where he married Susan Biddle; he located on a farm near Wind Ridgeans was widely known as a farmer and live stock dealer; he died July 1893; Susan died September 7, 1901; buried at Wind Ridge.
Children:
230. Martin V. born August 29, 1841.
231. Celesta, married ____ Conkey,
lived near Graysville, Penna.
232. Timothy B., family in Michigan.
233. Mary B., married D. H. Allen;
home at Findley, Ohio.
234. Jackson B. Stock dealer; buried
at Wind Ridge, Penna.
235. Nettie, died unmarried.
236. Edith L. born September 12,
1861; married ___Grimes;
died March 10, 1919. |
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63. HENRY MONINGER (of Jacob) born in Amwell Township; married in Greene County and later moved to a farm in Guerney County Ohio; where his parents ended their days.
Children:
237. Johne, born 1848.
238. Samuel, unmarried.
239. William Arthur, died
Gary Indiana, had family.
240. Eliza, died unmarried.
241. Ellen C. married. No
children.
242. Ruth, died unmarried.
243. Jermimah, died unmarried.
244. Rebecca, married
____ Dull; two children.
245. Susan, married John
Ingram; one child.
246. Sophia, married ____
Mulbane, home in
Newcomerstown, Ohio. |
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| "WILLIAM MONINGER" |
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222. WILLIAM MONINGER (of Demas) born in Marshall County, Iowa, spent his boyhood on his father's farm, later attending and graduating from Grinnell College. He married Minnie Kellog, a graduate of the same school and have resided since on a farm in his native county.
Children:
247. Margaret, a missionary to China.
248. Dorothy, married ____ Hill.
249. Helen, married. Supervisor in Iowa
E. Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa.
250. Louise, in College.
251. John, in College. |
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223. HAROLD MONINGER born in Marshall County, Iowa where in 1898 married Lenore Howard, and has since devoted his time to agricultural pursuits in his native county.
Children:
252. Donald.
253. Howard, Dental
Department,
Reed Hospital,
Washington, D. C.
254. Frank, Y.M.C.A.
Freeport, Illinois.
255. James.
256. Mary Louise,
Social Secretary,
Philadelphia. |
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| "HERBERT H. MONINGER" |
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228. HERBERT H. MONINGER (of Onias) born April 29, 1876 on the home farm in Amwell Township, where he spent his boyhood days; later graduated from Bethany, also from Yale College. December 26, 1900 he married Grace Cooper, a native of Washington County, also a graduate of Bethany. His first charge was at Tiffin, Ohio, and then 3 years with the Christian Church of Stubenville, Ohio; during his pastorate there nearly 500 were added to the membership of the church, and the Bible School at that time the largest in Ohio. He resigned his pastorate there to accept a position as Sunday School editor for the Standard Publishing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio; in this position he filled the place of two men in the office, wrote many books, helped to Bible Study, and his teacher training work "Training For Service" is known and widely used all over the world. His field work in the Bible School took him all over the United States and parts of Canada. In 1910 he personally onducted a party to the Holy Lands. April 29 29, 1911 while on his way to Nelsonville, Ohio, he took very ill and a serious operation followed from which he partly regained his strength, but later complications caused his death June 21, 1911.
Children:
257. Mildred, student Stanford,
University of California.
258. Malcolm, student Occidental
College, L. A. |
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237. JOHN MONINGER (of Henry) born in Greene County, Penna in 1848; later with his parnets moved to Guernsey County, Ohio; here he married and settled on a farm; after the death of his wife he sold the farm and in now making his home with children in East Liverpool, Ohio.
Children:
259. Henry Franklin, married. Principal of
Schools, Newark, Ohio.
260. Harvey, Salesman for Pottery firm,
East Liverpool, Ohio.
261. Stella, married ____ Travis, one child.
262. Jesse W. Secretary Y.M.C.A. Washington,
Penna.
263. Margaret E. married ____ Allison,
Cumberland, Ohio.
264. Violet R. married ____ Daughtery,
Akron, Ohio.
265. Howard Z. married. East Liverpool;
no children.
266. Gertude M. married ____ Drake,
Alliance, Ohio.
267. Ella M. married ____ Miller, Akron, Ohio.
268. Rebecca, married ____ Warne,
Kenmore, Ohio. |
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Descendants of William Seth Moninger
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM SETH4 MONINGER (JOHN3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born 18 April 1861 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and died 21 August 1940 in Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska. He married ELLA JANE BROWN 15
October 1883 in Fremont, Nebraska, daughter of NELSON BROWN and ANNA JONES. She was born 05 March 1865 in Tekamah, Nebraska, and died 05 May 1950 in Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska.
Notes for WILLIAM SETH MONINGER:
William Seth Moninger, son of John and Mary Moninger, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. His parents died when he was a small child and he was raised by John and Elizabeth Emerick in Omaha, Nebraska. He was probably about six years old when his mother died. He came to Nebraska with his parents in 1865, two years before the state was admitted to statehood, making the entire trip from Pennsylvania to Omaha by steamboat.
In 1883, William Moninger and Ella Jane Brown were married at Fremont, Nebraska. The following February they moved to the newly organized Loup County in a covered wagon. They lived at Kent, while Mr. Moninger helped build the Kent bridge, the first in the county. When the bridge was completed, they crossed the North Loup River and the covered wagon followed the winding trail up the valley and they camped on the Moninger ranch, two miles northwest of the Abbott bridge. The covered wagon served as a shelter until a soddy could be constructed on the homestead.
Twelve children were born.
Two died in infancy. Lola is buried on the ranch and Seth near Waterloo, Nebraska.
Pearl married Jacob Henry Roblyer and lived in Loup County 91 years. They had three daughters.
John married Luella Fales and lived on a Kinkaid homestead. They had eleven children.
Orville married Frances Taylor. He served in World War I, then became a carpenter and lived in Omaha. They had two sons.
Annie married Roy Austin. They lived in Loup County 51 years before moving to Garfield County. They had one son.
Faye married Wesley Smith and had five children.
Fern married Francis Hoobler and had three sons.
Laura married Paul Myers and had one son.
Lila married Dewey Larsen. They had five children.
George married Luella Sinner and they had seven children.
Fred married Wilda Gumb. They had four children.
William raised corn and wheat which he took to Burwell to the grist mill. He cut cedar posts which he took to Grand Island and exchanged for groceries and other necessities. Pearl told how he always brought home some oranges so each child's stocking had an orange at Christmas. He trained his team to go down the road while he hunted wild game.
Came the drought years of the 1890s with crop failure and disaster, William helped organize the Newton Irrigation Company in November 1894. He served as Sheriff of Loup County from 1892 until 1896. From 1917 until 1926 he was County Treasurer. He built a house in Taylor. He was treasurer of his local school for thirty years, assessor and precinct assessor for many years. In 1927 he returned to his ranch with his wife and two sons,
George and Fred.
When Elizabeth Emerick passed away William and Ella moved to the Rooming House in Burwell where they lived until their deaths.
More About WILLIAM SETH MONINGER:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
Notes for ELLA JANE BROWN:
May have been born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska according to other research.
Children of WILLIAM MONINGER and ELLA BROWN are:
i. PEARL5 MONINGER, born 15 Apr 1885, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died. 23 December 1978, Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska; m. JACOB HENRY ROBLYER; died Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska.
More About PEARL MONINGER:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
More About JACOB HENRY ROBLYER:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
ii. ORVILLE MONINGER, born 02 February 1887, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 01 June 1951, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; married FRANCES TAYLOR.
iii. ANNIE ELIZABETH MONINGER, born 30 January 1890, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died. 08 November 1968, Burwell,
Garfield County, Nebraska.
iv. JOHN EMERICK MONINGER, born. 25 March 1892, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; married ESTHER LUELLA FALES, 12 November 1913, Ferguson, Loup County, Nebraska; born 30 September 1897, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 10 December 1988, Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska.
v. FAYE EDITH MONINGER, born 18 May 1894, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 06 May 1988, Torrington, Wyoming; married WESLEY JOHN SMITH.
vi. FERN NONA MONINGER, born 01 August 1896, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 27 April 1962, Webb City, Missouri; married (1) FRANCIS MELVIN HOOBLER; born 15 July 1898, Westmoreland, Kansas; died 29 June 1922, Ord, Valley County, Nebraska; married (2) HERMAN MOENCH.
vii. NELSON SLEIGH MONINGER, born 15 February 1898, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 1898, Tekamah, Nebraska.
3. viii. LAURA ELLEN MONINGER, born 02 February 1900, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 08 October 1987, Imperial,
Chase County, Nebraska.
ix. LOLA MONINGER, born 29 June 1902, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 1902, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska.
x. LILA DELL MONINGER, born 19 June 1904, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 03 July 1984, Potter, Nebraska; married DEWEY GEORGE LARSON; died 13 June 1976.
xi. GEORGE F. MONINGER, born 06 April 1906, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 16 October 1980, Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska; married LUELLA SINNER.
xii. FRED HENRY MONINGER, born 02 May 1911, Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska; died 25 June 1971, Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska; married WILDA GUMM.
More About FRED HENRY MONINGER:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
Generation No. 2
2. ANNIE ELIZABETH5 MONINGER (WILLIAM SETH4, JOHN3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born 30 January 1890 in Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska, and died 08 November 1968 in Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska. She married ROYAL ALFRED AUSTIN 01 May 1912 in Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska, son of LUREN AUSTIN and EMMA HARGAN. He was born 04 October 1887 in Newton, Loup County, Nebraska, and died 31 March 1986 in Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska.
More About ANNIE ELIZABETH MONINGER:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska.
Notes for ROYAL ALFRED AUSTIN:
Royal Alfred Austin, better known as Roy, was born on his father's homestead in southwest Loup County on October 4, 1887. While he was quite young his parents, Luren and Emma Hargan Austin, moved to a new home northwest of Almeria. Since the new home was about midway between the Dry Valley, Knobby Ridge and Liberty school districts, Roy attended all three schools as terms of school were offered. When he had completed his schooling Roy worked and farmed for himself in the area.
On May 1, 1912 Roy and Annie Moninger were married at Broken Bow. They returned to their home the following day where they made their home for the next twenty-five years. Their only son, Stanley, was born December 6, 1916. He attended grade school in the Liberty and Dry Valley schools and high school at Taylor
High School. Stanley served in the Army Air Corps in World War Two. He married Nelva Walker.
In 1937, Roy and Annie moved to Minnesota where they were employed for several months. They soon moved back to Loup County for a short time, then purchased a rooming house in Burwell which they operated for many years. When the new hospital was built in Burwell, Roy was employed as maintenance man, a position that he kept for more than seventeen years. Much of this time Annie was in charge of the hospital kitchen. Roy and Annie made a home for their grandsons, Gary and Gaylen Austin, for several years while they attended the Burwell schools.
Annie passed away in 1968 while at work at the hospital. Roy lived alone and continued to be active in the community and church. In 1986 he passed away at his home at the age of 98 and one-half years. Roy and Annie are both at rest in the Moulton Cemetery.
More About ROYAL ALFRED AUSTIN:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
Child of ANNIE MONINGER and ROYAL AUSTIN is:
4. i. STANLEY JAMES6 AUSTIN, born 06 December 1916, Loup County, Nebraska; died 21 January 1985, Chico, California.
3. LAURA ELLEN5 MONINGER (WILLIAM SETH4, JOHN3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born 02 February 1900 in Almeria, Loup County, Nebraska, and died 08 October 1987 in Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska. She married PAUL G. MYERS, son of GRANT MYERS and GRACE. He was born 25 August 1899, and died March 1974 in Champion, Chase County,
Nebraska.
More About LAURA ELLEN MONINGER:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
More About PAUL G. MYERS:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
Child of LAURA MONINGER and PAUL MYERS is:
i. FLOYD PAUL6 MYERS.
Generation No. 3
4. STANLEY JAMES6 AUSTIN (ANNIE ELIZABETH5 MONINGER, WILLIAM SETH4, JOHN3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born
06 December 1916 in Loup County, Nebraska, and died 21 January 1985 in Chico, California. He married NELVA GLENNECE WALKER 31 May 1941 in Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska, daughter of WILLIAM WALKER and
GRACE DUTTON. She was born 16 September 1922 in Blue Springs, Gage County, Nebraska.
Notes for STANLEY JAMES AUSTIN:
Stanley was born on his parents' farm in the Dry Valley area of Loup County, Nebraska on December 6, 1916. He married Nelva Walker in Loup City, Nebraska on May 31, 1941. After they were married they lived a few months with Glen Walker, Nelva's father, and his family near Kent in Loup County. The fall of 1941 Stan and Nelva moved to Morrill, Nebraska and both worked in the Chester B. Brown Beanery until March 1942.
Stan joined the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 and left from Taylor, Nebraska to do his patriotic duty in World War II. Nelva lived with her folks on the farm where their first son, Gary, was born July 3, 1942. When Gary was 4 1/2 months old Nelva took a train to Boise, Idaho were Stan was stationed undergoing military training. They all left Boise in November 1942 and went to Rapid City, South Dakota where Stan trained until May. On May 29, 1943 Nelva returned to her folks in Nebraska and Stan went on to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. From Fort Leavenworth Stan was immediately sent to North Africa where he was a B-17 crewmember flying
missions over Italy. Their second son, Gaylen, was born at Nelva's parents' home on September 16, 1943.
On his 25th mission on October 5, 1943, Stan's plane, RHOMAR II, was shot down over Bologna, Italy. With the help of local Italians sympathetic to the Americans, he was able to evade the Germans for seven weeks.
He was captured by the Germans on Thanksgiving Day, 1943, and was marched to Stalag 17 in Germany where he spent over 16 months in captivity. After he was repatriated, he received his honorable discharge from the
Army Air Corps as a Technical Seargent on October 25, 1945 at Fort Leavenworth.
Nelva, Gary and Gaylen lived in Taylor for about a year until Stan returned from the Army. In 1946 the family moved to Burwell where Stan worked for Auto and Electric for ten years as an electrician. In 1956 he purchased a plumbing business in Burwell with Bernard Haines. In 1957 he sold the business to Bernard and the family moved to a sheep and barley ranch near Orland, California. After eleven months Stan and Nelva moved to
Willows, California. Gary and Gaylen returned to Burwell in 1958 and lived with Stan's parents, Roy and Annie Austin, to finish high school.
While in Willows, Stan worked in housing construction in Chico, California for two years. After that he was hired by Glenn County Schools as an audio-visual technician where he worked until he retired in 1982. In 1966
Stan and Nelva moved just north of Orland.
Having never spent a day in the hospital his entire life, Stan suffered from emphysema in later years. In January 1985 he contracted pneumonia and died in a Chico hospital on January 21, 1985 after 13 days in the intensive care unit. His remains were returned to Moulton Cemetery in Nebraska near where he was born.
Nelva continued to live on their place near Orland until 1994 when she returned to Burwell and moved into Roy and Annie's home which was built in 1954.
More About STANLEY JAMES AUSTIN:
Burial: Moulton Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska
Cause of Death: Emphysema and Pneumonia
Children of STANLEY AUSTIN and NELVA WALKER are:
5. i. GARY LEE7 AUSTIN, born 03 July 1942, Loup County, Nebraska.
ii. GAYLEN DEE AUSTIN, born 16 September 1943, Loup County, Nebraska; married. (1) KAREN GOODRICH, 14 November 1964, Manteca, California; married (2) LOIS L. VORIS, 26 May 1973, Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada; died 24 September 1995, Carmel, Monterey County, California; married. (3) CONNIE SMITH, 29 December 1997, Salinas, California; m. (4) JANETTE MOHR, 10 March 2005, O'Neill, Nebraska.
Notes for GAYLEN DEE AUSTIN:
Gaylen Dee Austin was born on his Grandfather Walker's farm between Burwell and Taylor in Loup County, Nebraska on September 16, 1943. Gaylen was only three weeks old when his dad's B-17 was shot down over Italy in World War Two. When his Dad, Stanley, returned from a German prison camp where he was held for months, the family moved to Burwell. Gaylen attended nearly all his school in Burwell where he was graduated from Burwell High School in 1961. One exception was when he lived with his great aunt and
uncle, Laura and Paul Myers, on their ranch in Brown County, Nebraska one year when he was in grade school to help Paul tend the cattle during the winter. In 1957 the family moved to a ranch near Orland, California. Gaylen attended Orland High School his freshman year, then returned to Burwell for the remainder of his high school.
In May 1961, immediately after graduating from high school, Gaylen joined the Navy. During his Navy career he served on two aircraft carriers, USS Midway and USS Enterprise, the latter being the first nuclear
powered carrier. While attached to USS Midway he married Karen Goodrich of Manteca, California. When he was due for shore duty, he was stationed in Bremerton, Washington. In 1971 he and Karen were divorced. While he was on shore duty in Alameda, California he met and married Jean Voris in Reno, Nevada. In 1974 Gaylen gave up his navy career after 14 years and lived in Castro Valley, California until 1979 when he and Jean moved to Carmel, California. Jean passed away in Carmel on September 24, 1995. In 1997 Gaylen moved to Salinas, California where he married Connie Smith on December 29, 1997. They moved back to Burwell, Nebraska in July 1999 where they opened the Calamus Wash and Dry laundromat. On August 13, 2004 Gaylen and Connie were divorced and she moved back to the West Coast. Gaylen continued to run the laundromat and on March 10, 2005 married Janette Mohr in O'Neill, Nebraska.
Generation No. 4
5. GARY LEE7 AUSTIN (STANLEY JAMES6, ANNIE ELIZABETH5 MONINGER, WILLIAM SETH4, JOHN3, GEORGE2, JOHN1)
was born 03 July 1942 in Loup County, Nebraska. He married KATHRYN ELAINE FINK 23 Jun 1967 in Pensacola, Florida, daughter of CHESTER FINK and DANA MILLESON. She was born 09 January 1947 in Thedford, Thomas
County, Nebraska.
Children of GARY AUSTIN and KATHRYN FINK are:
6. i. KRISTI LYNN8 AUSTIN, born 08 September 1972, Monterey, California.
ii. BRIAN LEE AUSTIN, born 04 September 1975, San Diego, California; married JODIE ANN GRADY, 11 August 2006, Omaha,
Douglas County, Nebraska; born 21 September 1976.
Generation No. 5
6. KRISTI LYNN8 AUSTIN (GARY LEE7, STANLEY JAMES6, ANNIE ELIZABETH5 MONINGER, WILLIAM SETH4, JOHN3,
GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born 08 September 1972 in Monterey, California. She married EUGENE RICHARD SVEC 31 August
1996 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, son of ELDON SVEC and MARY DILLON.
Children of KRISTI AUSTIN and EUGENE SVEC are:
i. NATHAN AUSTIN9 SVEC, born 08 May 2000, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska.
ii. JACOB DILLON SVEC, born 27 November 2002, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska.
iii. JORDYN MARY SVEC, born 06 September 2005, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska. |
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