The WikiTree Challenge 2021 Week 11

Date: 17 Mar 2021 to 24 Mar 2021
Location: WikiTree

Contents 1 The WikiTree Challenge Week 11 1.1 Interesting Facts 1.2 Further Research 1.3 Documents shared by Guest 1.4 Photos shared by Guest 1.5 Resources 2 Sources

The WikiTree Challenge Week 11

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Guest Star: Rob Warthen

• Rob Warthen WikiTree
• Rob's Ancestry Tree
• Week 11 Spread Sheet.
• G2G post Week 11

Rob says:

"Peter J Funk (born 1844) is my biggest road block. Note that his death certificate is likely wrong based on earlier census records. The information is somewhat convoluted and I believe there is another Peter Funk in the general area that gets confused with this one, so anyone working on it should be careful. 😊

I’ve not had a lot of luck CONFIRMING my jump from George W. Warthen to John Warthen and back. I do know at some point we become WATHEN. Those tie ins would be interesting and descendants helpful.

Beyond that, my mom’s side is relatively recent German, so breaking any of them further back has been very difficult for me, in particular on my grandmother’s side who is relatively new.

On my father’s side, Thomas O’Toole’s dad is the problem. He died in Ireland. I did visit Cabinteely, Kingston, Ireland and saw the Catholic Church, but as expected, they didn’t have marriage records from 1818. There are some folks who mention a “Jak O’Toole”, but I can’t find any confirmation or more details and believe it to be incorrect, but again I might be wrong.

Ultimately I’m trying to work towards having the RIGHT CONFIRMED information with documentation, which is why some of it is short. Think a lot can go further back with some time so anything will be nice to see.

Thanks so much for your help. I’m excited to see what comes out of it."

Interesting Facts

• GG Grandfather Albert Schuchart (1855-1911) committed suicide. News article attached to his profile. Several of the 11 children of John Hobbs (1801-1879) and Eleanor Devilbiss (1799-1888) suffered from mental illness: Lydia (Hobbs) Riddlemoser and Lewis A. Hobbs.

• Rob's 4th great-grandparents on the Bisker line, Sebastianus Dienst and Anastasia (Werneth) Dienst had 13 children together. Only three lived to a marriable age (with a fourth that may have lived but not married).

• Several of Rob's ancestors attended the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The video of the mural found is amazing. Space page Elaine Weatherall is working on a sketch of the church. (Silva-1055 12:32, 20 March 2021 (UTC))

• Mary Estelle (Lansinger) Welty's brother William Tyson Lansinger married (Anna) Rose Bernadette Welty, sister of Estelle's husband.

• Many of the Lansingers were professional or amateur musicians: sisters Cecelia "Genevieve", Mary "Grace" and Rosalie "Theresa" Lansinger were church organists. Their brother William Tyson Lansinger dropped dead while playing a horn in the municipal band that was led by his son Robert.

• 5th Great Grandfather Johannes Welty (1722-1817) and his children each lived 80-100 years and articles were written in the paper about it.

Welty Siblings Longevity

• William Lansinger is a solid brick wall being worked on. His wife's cousin, Mary Elilne, lived with them for at least ten years. She was a "mantua maker," which are costumes made by a specialized company that are period pieces, with adaptations only for the modern body type.(Silva-1055 19:13, 20 March 2021 (UTC))

• Many of Peter Funk's Children worked at this cigar factory that opened in 1909 and only closed in 2017. ^[1]

• A number of members of Rob's family, particularly Tylers and Lansingers, were associated with the first US-born saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton. At least two of the daughters of the family attended her school before her death, and a Hughes was integral to the purchase of the property. The school existed in some form for over 150 years, so it's likely that there are more links. The school now has a space page here. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:St._Joseph%27s_Academy_and_Free_School

• There are rumours (and probably associated court records which we couldn’t find in the available time) that Rob’s 7th great grandmother Comfort (Barnes) Edelen (1683-abt.1760) had an affair around the time (before and after) his 6th great grandmother Elizabeth (Dyer) Green (1711-abt.1760) was born. After her first husband (supposedly Rob’s 7th great grandfather Patrick Dyer (abt.1680-1724)) died, she married her alleged lover. Thomas Edelen (1672-1749), and he left property to Rob’s 5th great grandmother Elizabeth (Dyer) Green (1711-abt.1760) in his Will! More info on Comfort’s profile.

• Several of Rob's ancestors lived near the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. That boundary was in dispute between the two colonies until it was established as the Mason-Dixon line. The dispute between the governments of the two colonies was settled in 1767, but confusion -- and sometimes conflicting property claims -- continued in the lands near the boundary. Rob's ancestor Johann Adam Staub was murdered in 1773 in an incident that may have been related to conflicting land claims (see Space: The Murder of Adam Staub).

• Wilhelm Hufnagel (1834-1889) was part of a group of German Catholic immigrants from Kurhessen Province, who immigrated in about 1853, and settled in Codorus Township and became known as Catholic Valley or Catholic Kingdom. The St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church stood from 1871 to 1975, and William is buried in the cemetery which remains as does Catholic Valley Road.

Further Research

• Frantz (Montag) Monday (abt.1792-1862) - York County Archives has a Naturalization record that could be ordered: 3-1532 Mar 23 1848 MONTAG, FRANCIS (record is now attached to profile)
• Wilhelm Hufnagel (1834-1889). Two possible naturalization records at the York County Archives: 5-0538 Sep 1 1858 HOFFNAGLE, WILLIAM and 5-1357 Oct 2 1860 HOFFNAGLE, WILLIAM
• John Peter Schuchart (1823-1885) Possible Naturalization record at York County Archives: 4-0059 Oct 5 1852 SCHECHART, JOHN SCHUCHART
• http://www.emmitsburgchronicles.com/ Newspapers for Emmitsburg, Maryland area as old as 1879

Documents shared by Guest

Photos shared by Guest

Resources

Profiles that Need work

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_1cfdd86e-f780-526a-b7cf-dc2301517bef.html