John Ulysses Frankenbery (1847 - 1917)

Born 2 Jul 1847 in Dublin Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Lewis Frankenbery and Eliza (McVitty) Frankenbery

Husband of Hulda (Streets) Frankenbery — married 24 Apr 1870 in Altoona, Wilson Co, KS

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1917 at age 70 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States

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John Ulysses Frankenbery

Biography

From A Frankenbery Family History, by Carole A. Staton Linderoth, pp 28,30:

John Ulysses Frankenbery was born 02 July 1847 to Samuel Lewis and Eliza McVetie Frankenbery in Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Samuel L. moved with his family about 1850 to Illinois and settled in McDonough County. There John U. spent his boyhood and youth. He was brought up on a farm near Bushnell, Illinois.

January 5, 1864 at the age of 17 years, 6 months, John volunteered for service in the Civil War. He was a private in Company H, 119th Illinois infantry corps, under Captain Samuel McConnell, commanded by Col. Kinney. He served until his discharge 26 August 1865, at Mobile, Alabama.

His Regiment was assigned to the 16th Army Corps. He marched with Sherman's army to Meridian, Mississippi, then in the Red River expedition movement against Memphis, Tennessee; campaigned into Missouri after Price, fought at the siege of Mobile, Alabama and was present at the fall of Fort Blakesley. He suffered shell shock at Fort Blakesley, Alabama, and sunstroke at Yellow Bayou, Louisiana in 1865, which caused him in later years to be treated for mental relapses. He was described at enlistment as 5 foot, 4 inches tall, light complexion, gray eyes, light hair, and listed "farmer" for his occupation.

In the spring of 1867, he settled in Cedar Township, Wilson County, Kansas, taking as a claim a quarter of Section 19, Township 10, Range 29. At this time, the people settled along the Verdigris River from Coyville to old Verdi. He was a single man and improved his farm year by year, until his marriage 3 years later.

On 24 April 1970, John married Huldah Streets. Huldah was the second daughter of Calvin and Susan (Sloper) Streets, who homesteaded 160 acres in 1869, joining John U.‟s farm on the West. Her family came from Jackson County, Iowa. Huldah was born 19 July 1852 at Iron Hill, Iowa

To this union were born 8 children, 6 of whom grew to adulthood; Fred, Will, Frank, Lola, Irene and Ben.Samuel Calvin and Allie May died very young; oneunder two years and the other about eight months.

p 38:

As mentioned, John suffered from relapses from his illness during the Civil War, and was, as a result, hospitalized at the state Hospital at Osawatomie, Kansas, from about 1910 until his death. At times, he was able to come home for a few days to visit. As his illness progressed, Huldah lived much of the time with their daughter, Lola. Her granddaughter, Cleone, remembers that when she came to visit with their family, it was wintertime, and “Grandma” would sit in the rocking chair in front of the wood stove. When she went out of the room to do something, they would move her chair around to the side, so she could get more heat. But, when she came back, she would move the chair right back to its former position in front of the stove.

Huldah passed away 31 July 1917. Her funeral was held at the Hatler Schoolhouse and burial was in the Hatler Cemetery.

John U. died 02 September 1917 (only a little over a months after Huldah‟s death). The funeral was held at the old home with burial in the Hatler Cemetery.

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Burial:
Hatler Cemetery,
Wilson County, Kansas, USA^[2]

Family Members

• Parents:
  • Father: Samuel Lewis Frankenbery, 1817-1886
  • Mother: Eliza McVitty, 1816-1867
• Siblings:
  • Mary Frankenbery
  • Thomas Frankenbery
  • Mary Catherine Frankenbery
  • Martha Ellen Frankenbery
  • Benjamin Frankenbery
  • Samuel J. Degar Frankenbery
  • Enos Monohou Frankenbery
• Spouse: Hulda Frankenbery (born Streets)
• Children:
  • Frederick Tomas Frankenbery
  • William Walter Frankenbery
  • Samuel Calvin Frankenbery
  • Allie May Frankenbery
  • Franklin Arthur Frankenbery
  • Lola Bell Frankenbery
  • Irene Ellen Frankenbery
  • Benjamin Lewis Frankenbery

US Federal Census

• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4HJ-GYQ : 12 April 2016), John Frankenbury in household of Samuel Frankenbury, Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 68, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).; FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree
• United States Census, 1860 - Prairie City Twp, McDonough Co, Illinois, Post Office: Bushnell, Illinois; taken 13 June 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX4Z-KZ5 : 13 December 2017), John Frankenburg in entry for Samul Frankingburg, 1860.;Familysearch image; image on WikiTree
• United States Census, 1870 - Cedar Township, Wilson, Kansas, taken 8 July 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCJ1-G84 : 12 April 2016), J Frankenburg, Kansas, United States; citing p. 13, family 102, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,942.; FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree
• United States Census, 1880, taken 29 June 1880; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF5R-MLF : 12 August 2017), William Frankenburg in household of John Frankenburg, Cedar, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 176, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0399; FHL microfilm 1,254,399.; FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree
• United States Census, 1900, taken 16 June 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYB-VT2 : accessed 31 March 2022), John Frankenbery, Cedar Township Altoona city, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 160, sheet 8A, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,503.; FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree
• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGJD-95V : accessed 31 March 2018), John Frankenbery, South Bend, Pacific, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 166, sheet 26B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1667; FHL microfilm 1,375,680.; An unexpected find by Ancestry.com, and found here by search with birthplace changed to Illinois. Apparently they stayed near the family of Hulda (Streets) sister, Abbie Susan (Streets) Schooler, who is on the same Census with husband, John Alexander Schooler, and children. A June Frankenbery has been added to some family trees on Ancestry because, I believe, of the mistaken transliteration in this document of the name "Irene" as "June" (it does look like that at first glance). From the information in his obituary, John U must have been admitted to the state hospital at Osawatomie for treatment for mental lapse soon afterwards. Irene was married later that same year in October.; FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree

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Research Notes

• Handwritten table by Claude Sherbenou in 1971 given to Kent Creamer

Mil: Civil War - Co H. 119 Reg. IL Inf Union Army. (Civil War)

Sources

1. ↑ Frankenbery-5 was created by Raymond Kent Creamer through the import of 45w8t7_575192t051j7z2f45680b4.ged on Oct 14, 2016. , 1847-1917
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 March 2018), memorial page for John Ulysses Frankenbery (2 Jul 1847–2 Sep 1917),Find A Grave Memorial no. 8570851, citing Hatler Cemetery, Wilson County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Gene Ewert (contributor 46479274) .

• Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW2P-QJM : 6 November 2017), John Frankenbery and Huldy Streets, 15 Apr 1870; citing Marriage, , Wilson, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,428,563.; FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree:
• A Frankenbery Family History: A Collection of Remembrances of Our Direct Ancestors and Others of Interest, 9/1/2011, Collected, Compiled and Edited by Carole A. Staton Linderoth, pp 28-30 "Samuel Lewis Frankenbery (1817 – 1886)", pp 32-42 "John Ulysses Frankenbery (1847-1917)"
• Streets - Frankenbery & Related Families, by Cleone (Smith) Sharp, Fredonia, Kansas, (c. 1995), p 62 "Frankenbery Ancestral Line", digital copy: p 62 (p 1 of pdf file) ; pp 65-66 "Samuel Lewis & Eliza (McVetie) Frankenbery", entry by Ethel Frankenbery of Altoona, Kansas, digital copy: pp 65-66 (pp 5-6 of pdf file); p 69 "John Frankenbery Family", entry by Cleone (Smith) Sharp, digital copy: pp 67-71 (pp 1-5 of pdf file)  ; for complete document, see: Cleone (Smith) Sharp
• Autobiography of Lola (Frankenbery) Sherbenou - part 1 [1]; for complete document see Lola Sherbenou
• History of Wilson County, Kansas: People of the South Wind, Vol I, Compiled by Lela J. McBride Brockway Tindle, ISBN: 0-88107-110-2, Copyright Curtis Media Corporation -- 1988; p361 (entry: F274) "FRANKENBERY, JOHN AND HULDA (STREETS)", entry by Cleone (Smith) Sharp
• Creamer/Hedrick Family History, by Lyle Creamer, pp 35-37 "Descendants of Samuel Lewis Frankenbery"; pp 38-42 "John Ulysses Frankenbery and Huldah (Hulda) Streets"
• United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDYK-GKW : 13 March 2018), John U Frankenbury, 1888. FamilySearch image; image on WikiTree
• John U Frankenbery obituary, Altoona Tribune, Altoona Wilson County, Kansas, USA; 6 September 1917; article states: "For the last seven years Mr. Frankenbery has been at the state hospital at Osawatomie for treatment for mental lapse, caused by sunstroke that he received while in the army. He died at the hospital September 2nd, 1917, from a stoke of apoplexy. He was aged 70 years and 2 months."; CaroleLinderoth originally shared this on 01 Feb 2013 to Ancestry.com; image on WikiTree
• United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDYK-GKW : 13 March 2018), John U Frankenbury, 1888.
• Kansas State Census, 1875, database with images, FamilySearch - head of households: (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6X-QJSW : 12 November 2017) & - families: (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6X-QPJ8 : 12 November 2017), J Frankenbery, 1875.; FamilySearch images: - head of household, - families; images on Wikitree: - head of household; - families
• Kansas State Census, 1895 - Cedar, Wilson, Kansas, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL8V-1XKV : 11 November 2017), J Frankerly (mistaken transliteration of almost illegible handwriting by census taker), 1895.; FamilySearch image; page 2 FamilySearch image; record on WikiTree; image on WikiTree; line 8 -page 2 image on WikiTree (military service)
• Wilson County Marriages, p 57, CaroleLinderoth [2] originally shared this on 01 Feb 2013 to Ancestry.com; near bottom of p 57: "Frankenberry, John 22 - Streets, Huldy 17, lic. iss. 15 Apr. 1870. (this lic. was partially obliterated but family recs. and Wilson Co. Hist'ybook give m. 24 Apr. 1870). (G-f/Samuel, m/ Eliza McVetie B-f/Calvin, m/Susan Sloper)"; image on WikiTree

The following are documents obtained from National Archives by mail in 1974 by Kent Creamer. They are related to the service of John U. Frankenbery in the Union Army during the Civil War, Pension related documents, and a judgement temporarily institutionalizing him in an insane asylum.

• Civil War - Union Army Volunteer Enlistment 5 Jan 1864, at Mt Sterling, Illinois, USA; described as: Age: 17, Born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Occupation: Farmer, grey eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5' 4" high; image on WikiTree
• Civil War - Company Muster Rolls - John U Frankenbery, pvt, Co. H, 119 Reg't Illinois Infantry; (Recorded as present for all Rolls, except for Jul & Aug 1864);Jan & Feb 1864 - Mar & Apr 1864 - May & Jun 1864; Jul & Aug 1864, Absent, Remarks [as best as I can decipher]: "In provisional Comp Memphis Tennesee 1st installment and [?] of bounty paid Hind due" - Sep & Oct 1864 [3]; Nov & Dec 1864 - Jan & Feb1865, Remarks: "Fourth Installment Bounty Due" [4]; Mar & Apr 1865; Remarks: "Fourth Installment Bounty Due" [5]; May & June 1865, Remarks: "Due on 3rd Installment Bounty - Ten dollars" [6];
• Muster and Descriptive Roll of a Detachment of U. S. Vols. forwarded - John U Frankenbery, pvt, Co. H, 119 Reg't Illinois Infantry; Springfield, Ill 5 Jan 1864, Due: $8, Remarks: "Residence Rushel, McDonough Co., 9th Dist., Ills." [7]; 21 Jan 1864, Bounty Paid: $60, Remarks: "Residence: Rushville, McDonough Co., Ill., 9th Dist." [8]; Mt Sterling, Ill, 4 Jan 1864, Remarks: "Residence Rushville, McDonough Co., 9th Dist., Ills." - Mt Sterling, Ill, 5 Jan 1864, Remarks: "Residence Rushville, McDonough Co., 9th Dist., Ill." [9]
• Co. Muster Out Roll - John U Frankenbery, pvt, Co. H, 119 Reg't Illinois Infantry; 26 Aug 1865, Mobile, Al., Last Paid to 28 Feb 1865, Clothing Account: Last settled 31 Aug 1864, drawn since: $43.46, Bounty Paid $140, due $160, Remarks: "Private since enrollment Absent on furlough Since Aug 14/15 Present" (some of the writing difficult to interpret) [10]
• Casualty Sheet - Jno Frankenburg, Private of Company H 119 Regiment of Illinois State Volunteers, Nature of Casualty "Furloughed Aug 29th 1864, duration of furlo not stated. See dist filed with furlo of James R. Dalton 119 Ill." [11]
• Verdict - Lunacy Cases 26 June 1883 & Juror Physician Statement, State of Kansas, Wilson County, ss., Fredonia, Wilson Co., Kansas, USA; Judgement that John Frankenbery, age 37, is insane and fit to be placed in the State Insane Asylum, that "this attack of insanity is of one month duration", cause: "Don't know the cause, he was twice before confined in an asylum." That his insanity is hereditary, that he is not subject to epilepsy, that he does not manifest suicidal or homicidal tendencies.; Juror Physician's Statement: "In the case of John Frankenbery, adjudged insane, I have known him for ten years. Cause of insanity hereditary, this being his third attack. Medical Treatment: Bromide Pot., Bromide Calcinum. He has no disposition to do harm to anyone." -- J. J. Barrett M.D. [12]
• Pension Bureau Request for Records 19 Mar 1888, Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions; No. 638315; A request for records of John U. Frankenberg, "who, it is claimed, enlisted Jan 5, 1864, and served as private in Co. H, 119 Reg't Ill. and was discharged at Mobile, Ala. Aug 25, 1865." ... "was disabled by gunshot wound at Ft. DeRussy La March 14 '64 and was treated in hospitals" ... ": Reg. Hospit'l at Hollow Springs, Miss Aug 1864."
• Report on Records to Pension Bureau 8 May 1888; War Department, Adjutant General's Office; Washington, May 8, 1888; 638,315; [13]
• Soldier Pension Application 17 Nov 1891 - John U Frankenbery; His application was supported by the appearance by H N[?] Caywood said to have known John U Frankenbery John U Frankenbery for 17 years and Tolbert Streets Tolbert Streets who knew him for 20 years, who signed the document as witnesses. [14]
• Declaration for Invalid Pension 27 Nov 1891; States that he was honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama on 26 August 1865. "That he is partly unable to earn a support by reason of concussion of shell at Fort Blakely, Alabama on April 3rd 1865, Sunstroke near Hollow Springs, Mississippi in July 1864, Rheumatism, Piles."; Pension application: 475.028; Pensioner Certificate No. 475.028 [15]
• US Pension Agency - Pensioner Dropped 27 Feb 1893; Green B. Raum, Commissioner of Pensions; Certificate No. 475.028; "last paid at $2 to 4 Feby 1893 has been dropped because of Vertigo & headache result of sunstroke and concussion.", signed R. Kelly, Pension Agent [16]
• Pension Questionaire 4 May 1898; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., Certificate No. 475028; Questions John U. Frankenbery answered to continue receiving pension: Married?: "Hulda Frankenbery" "Hulda Streets"; When, Where, By Whom?: "April 24, 1870, Altoona, Wilson Co., Kans G. L. Wait"; What record of Marriage exists?: "Marriage Lisance Propate Cort Wilson Co Kansas"; Previously married?: "No"; Have you any children living? State names date of birth: "Fredrick T. Frankenbery Jan 25, 1872 William W. Jan 30, 1874 Frank A Sept 16, 1880 Lolo B. May 4, 1880 Irena E July 29, 1888 Benjmine Le June 14, 1891"; signed by John U. Frankenbery May 4, 1898 [17]
• Declaration for Pension 30 May 1912, Wilson County, Kansas; Appearing before a Notary Public, G. W. Young, W. W. Frankenbery Guardian of John U. Frankenbery provided the following information about John U. Frankenbery: He is "64 years of age"; resident of Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas; "is the identical person who was enrolled at Bushnell, Illinois, under the name of John U. Frankenbery, on the 5th day of January 1864, as a Private, in Company H 119 Regiment Illinois Infantry" ... "in the Civil War, and was honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama on the 26 day of August 1865"; personal description: height: 5' 4"; complexion: light; color of eyes: gray; color of hair: light; occupation: Farmer; born: July 2, 1847 at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; places of residence since leaving the service: "From Army to Bushnell, ILL til 1867 then came to Kansas and still lives here"; He is a pensioner under certificate No. 475 028; applied for pension under original No. 475 028; Post Office address: Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas; Attested by: C. J. Hayes and George Idst[?]; signed by W. W. Frankenbery, Gdn. on 30 May 1891 [18]
• Pensioner Drop Report 27 Oct 1921, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Cert. No. 475028, Soldier: John U Frankenbery, service: H 119 Ill; handwritten on left margin: " William W. Frankenbery, Gdn."; Finance Division, Oct 27 1921: "The name of the above-described pensioner, who was last paid at a rate of $21.50 per month to Aug 4, 1917, has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Sept 3, 1921" [19]
• Order Form Returned with Documents from National Archives, showing date Civil War & Pension related documents sent to Kent Creamer [20]

Other profiles:

• FamilySearch profile
• Creamer Family Tree
• Staton-Frankenbery Family Tree
• Ancestry Family Trees; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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DNA Confirmations

all matches weaker than 7 cM and further than 3rd cousin are to be considered as supporting evidence, not proof of relationship

Further match segments details at Kent Creamer, bottom of page.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by:
  • A 53.2 cM match between Anomymous Creamer, father of Kent Creamer, GEDmatch M312650 and his 2nd cousin twice removed Myrl Edwin Williamson (1921-2015) GEDmatch DS3978708 (Total of 3 matching segments > 7, Largest segment = 19.4 cM). Common ancestors: Mary (Cook) McVitty (1792-1849) (via different husbands).
  • A 45.7 cM match between Kent Creamer GEDmatch M521133 and his second cousin three times removed Myrl Edwin Williamson (1921-2015) GEDmatch DS3978708 (Total of 3 matching segments > 7, Largest segment = 19.4 cM). A 23.8 cM match between Keyasha Creamer-Stewart (Kent's daughter) GEDmatch CQ6367935 and her second cousin four times removed Myrl Edwin Williamson (1921-2015) GEDmatch DS3978708 (Total of 2 matching segments > 7, Largest segment = 13.2 cM). Common ancestors: Mary (Cook) McVitty (1792-1849) (via different husbands).
  • a 35 cM 23andMe test match between Anomymous Creamer, father of Kent Creamer and his third cousin once removed Joan (Williamson) Fraser (on chr 7 and chr 10). 0.46% DNA shared across 2 segments. Common ancestors: Mary (Cook) McVitty (1792-1849) (via different husbands).