Surname Saturday: The Workman Family

Off we go on another Surname Saturday, a dandy blogging prompt from GeneaBloggers! This week we're looking back to follow the Workman family to when they spelled their name in the Dutch way, Woeterman. We'll see another of my four Revolutionary War ancestors and follow along as this line makes its way to Western Maryland and to Military lots, and plops down comfortably on the Workman Farm, as well as near and in the town of Frostburg, just as all my other ancestors did. So here we go!

1. Diane Kelly Weintraub

2. Francis Patrick " Pat" Kelly (1916 - 2007)
3. Virginia Williams, living and loving it

4. John Lee "Lee" Kelly (1892 - 1969)
5. Helen Gertrude Zeller Kelly ( 1894 - 1985)

10. Gustav William "Gus" Zeller (1858 - 1927)
11. Moretta Workman Zeller (1859 - 1946)

22. Elijah Workman 1816 - 1864
23. Nancy Ann Troutman 1826 - 1882
Elijah was born and died in Zihlman, Allegany County, MD, which is really hard to find on the map. The Workman Farm, mentioned below, is located near here. Zihlman is located near Mt. Savage and Frostburg, Maryland. You can just about see Zihlman from where Mom now lives, especially when the leaves are off the trees.
Nancy Ann Troutman was born in Wellersburg, Somerset County, PA.
Here are their children:
Amanda Workman 1848 - 1865
Caspar Workman 1849 - 1949. He married Margaret Holtzman Merrill. They both died in Frostburg.
Benjamin Workman 1851 - 1869
John Franklin Workman 1857 - 1930. He married Mary Anne Mealing. They both died in Frostburg.
11. Moretta Workman Zeller 1859 - 1946
Mary Ann Workman 1861 - 1939. She married Peter Pressman. They both died in Frostburg.
Joseph Workman 1863 - 1894. He died in Frostburg.

44. John Workman 1779 - 1859
45. Amelia Combs about 1789 - ????
John was also born in Zihlman but died just up the hill in Frostburg. Presumable, Amelia Combs was born close by Zihlman and also died in Frostburg, but proof remains elusive. Very recently - like yesterday - a Combs family history has come into my possession, so this might get updated real soon:)
John was a farmer and in the 1840 US Census owned one slave. This was the first record of him owning slaves.
They had these children:
Rebecca Workman 1809 - before 1908. She married Solomon Hansel. They both died in Frostburg.
Kate Workman 1810 - ????. She married Noah Trimble from Wellersburg PA.
Joseph Workman 1812 - 1879. He married Louisa Knabenshue from Keyser, Mineral County, WVa.
Isaac Workman 1814 - 1897
22. Elijah Workman 1816 - 1864
Margaret Workman 1819 - 1908. She married James P. Hannah and then Harry Stevens.
John L. Workman 1821 - 11873. He married Druzilla Workman.
Stephen Workman 1823 - ????.
Cuthbert Workman 1825 - 1882. He married Nancy Conkle. He died in Danville, Knox, County, OH.
Nimrod Workman 1828 - 1870.
William Combs Workman 1831 - 1894. He married Clara Sophia Winebrenner and then Rebecca Sheffiff.

88. Isaac Workman (Jr.) 1742 - 1827
First wife unknown, mother of John, above
Second wife, Lydia Merrill 1743 - ????
Isaac was born in Somerset County, NJ and after his second wife, Lydia Merrill died, and he moved to Danville, Knox County, OH to be with his sons and daughter. He died there.
It is generally believed that it is this Isaac Workman who on 28 Aug 1776, joined the Revolutionary War in the state of Maryland, Washington County, serving under Andrew Bruce and also from Washington County. Much needs to be done by me to investigate his service further.
And notice how many started moving to Knox County, Ohio! Need to investigate what was so enticing to attract them. They settled well there and there's even a Workman Cemetery, screen shot below.
These are their known children:
Stephen Workman 1767 - 1865. Born in Zihlman and died in Union Township, Knox County, OH. He married Jane Graham who was born in Ireland.
William Workman 1769 - ????
Rebecca Workman 1773 - 1835. Born in Zihlman and died in Union Township, Knox County, OH. Married Solomon Robinson.
44. John Workman 1779 - 1859
Lydia Workman 1782 - ????
Joseph C. Workman 1782 - 1852. He was born in Frostburg and died in Danville, Knox County, OH. He married Sarah Conner.

Screen Shot of FindAGrave for the Workman Cemetery in Danville, Knox County, Ohio.

176. Isaac Workman (Sr.) 1710 - 1827
177. Femmentie (Pheobe) Rangel 1712 - ????
Isaac (Sr.) was born in Brooklyn. The couple both moved together to Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey. Isaac also might have served in the Revolutionary War because when Military Lots were apportioned he was given title to Lot # 3656. Later he transferred title to his son, Isaac (Jr.).
Their children were:
88. Isaac Workman (Jr.) 1742 - 1827
Fannie Workman ???? - ????
Sarah Workman 1734 - ????
Rebecca Workman ???? - ????

Click to enlarge and see the Military Lot Map for Allegany County, Maryland and find the Workman Lot #3536.

 

352. Peter Derick Woerterman christened 1688 - ????
Married: Unknown. ???? - sometime between 1727 to 1735.
It is thought that Peter was born in Brooklyn, as was his wife. It is believed that Peter's wife died before he moved to Allegany County, MD.
Their children, known, are:
176. Isaac Workman (Sr.) 1710 - 1827
Cornelius Workman (Woeterman) 1715 - ????. Most likely candidate for the the one who started the Workman Farm in Allegany County, MD.
Peter Workman 1720 - ????. Probably born in New Jersey.
Margaret Workman 1720 - ????. Also probably born in New Jersey.

705. Richard John (Dirk Jan) Woeterman about 1630 - after 1694
706. Marrietje Teunis Denyse ???? - before 1647
Richard was born in Holland and immigrated to America in 1647, unmarried at that time. The date is figured because in 1687 he took the oath of allegiance at Brooklyn stating he had been there for 40 years. On 10 April 1661 he and his wife Marrietje Teunis Denyse were admitted to the Brooklyn Dutch Church. At that time he owned property in Brooklyn and operated the Brooklyn Ferry. He was made town officer in 1673.
Their 17 children were:
Haramita Woeterman, Femmetje Woeterman, Jan Derick Woterman, Geertruy Woeterman, Teunis Derick Woeterman, Paulis Woeterman, Catrherine Woeterman, Dennis Woeterman, Lysbeth Woeterman, Annetje Woeterman, Marretje Woeterman, 352. Peter Derick Woerterman christened 1688 - ????, and Lorewyck Derick Woeterman.

1408. John William Workman (Jans William Woeterman) 1598 - before 1637
1409. Hanna (Harmetie) ???? - after 1685
It is generally believed that John William Workman came from England to Holland because of religious persecution at the time of the Putitan upheavals. In Holland he blended in to life and culture taking the Dutch version of his name: Jans William Woeterman.
They had these children and possibly more:
Elizabeth Jans Woeterman born by about 1630 - ????. She married Pieter Jansen Noorman, born in Norway. Pieter and Elizabeth were some of the first settlers of Bushwick and owned 130 acres there along the East River in what is now Brooklyn. When Pieter died she married Joost Jansen Cocquit.
705. Richard John (Dirk Jan) Woeterman about 1630 - after 1694
Annatje ????- ????


The line back beyond this point is unclear. Looking to my main resource for the Workman family, Workman Family History, by Thelma Chidister Workman, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Publishers Press, 1962) as well as the resources for the above line from Isaac Workman (Jr.) back, there is every indication that John William or his father came to Holland because of religious persecution. This theory has been part of the US Workman family lore, and is still spoken of even today. The natural conclusion, thought not proven in documentation as of my knowledge, is that they came from the Workman family in Gloucester, England.

WOW! This is a long one. Thanks for looking:)

Moretta Workman Zeller 1859 - 1964 my GGM.

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The Creative Process: Blocks

If you've ever been sick or injured and couldn't work, in pain and couldn't work, sad because of the loss of a love and couldn't work, then you've been blocked. Had a cold? Work space too messy? Just plain tired? Yeah, blocks all.

As Eric Maisel, PhD writes in his book, A Life in the Arts, (NY, NY: Putnam, 1994). "All human beings are regularly blocked. It is one definition of being human that we regularly fail to actualize our potentialities."

It's useful to recognize a block as soon as possible and implement a strategy custom tailored to both you and the block so you can get back to work soon. Keeping the work rolling along is what it's all about. We all want full, actualized lives.

After a car accident, it took a year and a half for me to be able to physically get back to the painting I was doing before the accident. Luckily I recognized it for what it was, didn't feel guilty that I couldn't meet a demanding schedule, gave myself time (lost a cherished teaching job at the local college) and grieved my losses. At the right time I began working again. Blocks are not to be minimized or dismissed because if you do either it's just going to take that much longer to get back on the horse.

So let's look at some of Maisel's blocks and what to do about them. These are just a few and if you find that your work, whatever that is, is sagging you might just want to get his book and see what's troubling you. He's a therapist who specializes in creative types, and hey, aren't we all just creating a life? So here are a few blocks that can get in the way of working on genealogy. How about a half-dozen? It's a start.

1. Self-criticism
Want to start a blog but afraid that the genealogy world will pounce all over you and your poor performance? Listen to that voice in your head, Maisel says, and ask where it's coming from. Then write down what its saying and who is saying it. When it comes up next, answer back: OK, I hear you but hush now, I'm busy here writing my blog, and we can talk later.

2. World-criticism
You think the world at large and specifically the world of genealogy is too..... (whatever, fill in the blank.) Too fussy about those source citations, too hungry after your information? Yeah, the world can be an ugly place. Mr. Rogers' mother told him that when bad things happen, "Helpers" are also there and that he should look for the Helpers. If the world looks ugly, look for the Helper people. They are there and they'll help you through. All in all, the genealogy world, full of self-taught folks, is very eager to help you. Just ask. And when we're not asking for help we too can be a Helper.

3. Conflicts between life and art (or whatever you want to do)
This might be a big issue for those working 9 to 5. Or any of us who also have a life, and that's everyone. I marvel at how much others get done and often feel I come up short. Then I have to tell myself that they are not me, they are not doing my life. Some days the genealogy just doesn't get done. Some days the food, and I love to cook, is just not going to make it to the table, all done from scratch, so it's crock pot time Give in to that other life, Maisel says, but carve out time for your needs as well.

4. Environmental blocks
I tell myself, if only I had a nice new and powerful laptop I could get way more done because I'd carry it everywhere. Maybe. But that thought shouldn't get in the way of me doing work in the here and now. Work space too messy? Files too disorganized? All of that can be identified and fixed. If your environment is just too something, take stock and fix that. You'll feel better.

5. Skills deficiency
This can be a biggie because, well, aren't we all always learning? And aren't the skills always in a state of flux because the information out there is always changing, as well as the technology? The Cook County records aren't there anymore so how we gonna find when he died? And is Family Search going to change this week? It can make a person feel as though they hardly know anything at all. I bet more people feel this than talk about it. It can't stop us!

6. Myths and idealization
 Mayflower Society? DAR? Colonial Dames? A tree with 100,000 people on it? Every source properly cited? FAN principle used? When I sense the work yet to be done on the family tree, it feels enormous, if I intend to do it "right", and I do. ("Right"...? See number 5, above.)

I'm just an always-learning, entry level, intermediate part-time genealogist with a passion for cooking, a loving family that "lets me be" now and then, and a dog that's 16 going on 3. Life is full and I need to count my blessings, then move beyond my limiting blocks. You too?


Nutshell analysis and the obvious take-aways:
* Blocks are part of the territory when you are about the business of making something out of nothing.
* Identify what the blocking is about.
* Next, figure out a fix.
* Ask for help. Ask the Helpers. Thankfully, they are all around us.


Photos of the day from the Archive:

 

These two pictures remain unidentified. The top one is probably from Mom's Whetstone or Williams side. The bottom one might be some Zeller children. We'd love to know.

 

 

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Treasure Chest Thursday: Frostburg MD in Movies, 1938

Mom got a DVD form Aunt Betty containing a movie in four reels about Frostburg, Maryland filmed in 1938 and she sent it on to me. Don't know where Aunt Betty got it, but I suspect her wonderful friend Shirley was the source. Shirley is related too but I can't quite think how at the moment.

In Frostburg, if two people both go back a couple of generations, there's a more than 50-50 chance that you're probably related. After a while, when you sit at the Princess Restaurant on Main Street, and you see a face, you just know if you are related or not. Really!

So here are some screen shots from the 1938 film. Unfortunately I can't find anything about how this film company, why the film was made, or for what purpose. The title page would lead one to thing that this was part of a larger series about various small towns. The only reference I see in the Google search is for an excerpt on Project Muse about itinerant film productions which gives this:

Amateur Services Production: See Yourself and Your Town in the Movies Series (ca. 1930–1950)

So here are the screen shots from the first reel. Have yet to check out the remaining three reels... what fun!!

Title for all four reels.

Main Street, Frostburg, Maryland, 1938.

Wallpaper store on main Street. Wallpaper was really big then!

Wide view of the wallpaper store. Notice the old and beautiful building fronts.

 Guys handing out in front of a store. Still happens.

Horse drawn wagons still in use in 1938.

Much welcomed WPA money funded road repair and rebuilding.

 

A WPA road crew digs up and repairs the street.

Gunter's gas station.

State police in jodhpurs outside Gunter's.

Abundant food in cans grace the store window.

The Great Depression was almost over and people were going back to work.

 

 

Mom and Dad were married in August of 1939 so I can quit examining every frame for the happy couple out for a stroll. Mom remembers Frostburg as it was, of course, as she remembers just about everything. Mom told me recently about seeing one of those WPA road crews at work. She looked into the deep hole and saw three layers of the old National Road. The first layer was the old dirt road which you can see in the photos in the album on the tab, above, and one below. The next layer was rock and the last was cobble stones. The film shows the crew relaying those stones.  Interestingly for us, Mom's grandfather, Joseph H. Whetstone, helped lay the original cobblestone pavers.

 

 

The old National Road, dirt version, about 1912.

Joseph H. Whetstone (1858 - 1939), stone mason.

 

Mom's high school graduation photo, 1936.

 

 

 

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Wishful Wednesday: Jane Price Williams, Come On Down!

Here's a new blogging prompt from GeneaBloggers, called Wishful Wednesdays. I am really enjoying being floated along by their blogging prompts and this new one challenges the imagination! The page for Wishful Wednesdays says, "What ancestor do you wish you could have met?"

Well, Mom and I chatted about this recently and we said that we'd really love to have just 5 minutes with her grand father, Daniel Williams (1852 - 1920). But when I read this blogging prompt, I thought, wait, what about his wife?! The wife knows the real stories, doesn't she? Yeah, she does. The Man of the House might put a gloss over the facts and spin that yarn bigger than life, but the wife knows where the bodies are hidden;)

To that end, I'd like to spend my half-hour (and here's hoping I'd get a half-hour because five minutes isn't enough) with Jane Price Williams (1862 - 1939), Daniel's wife.

Nice hat, Granny Jane!

 

Hi, Jane, or should I call you Grand Ma Ma?

All right then I'll call you Granny Jane.

Tell me about the house that sunk when the miners dug under it. Was that scary? Aunt Betty says that the miner's voices could be heard in the house, is that right?

So Aunt Betty had it correct! Sounds scary to me... oh I know, we lead a soft life: indoor plumbing, refrigeration and cars for everyone. But I do find it strange that houses were built on land that the owner of the house didn't have the mineral rights to, so that the mining company could dig a mine right under the house! Oh yes, to be sure, different times.

What I really want to ask you about is that photo taken of Pap Daniel with his mother and siblings in Troy, New York. Here it is.

Daniel Williams is seated on the right and his mother,

Jane James Williams (1815 - ????), is seated to his left.

Would you tell me about how he came to get up to Troy, New York, and where they all lived, please? This has been making me and Mom, and Aunt Betty crazy. Oh, my Mom is your son Cambria's oldest daughter and Aunt Betty is your son Charles' daughter. Oh, they are cute, aren't they?

Mom at about a year old with her parents,

Cambria Williams and Emma Susan Whetstone.

Aunt Betty's high school graduation photo.

She's Charles William's daughter.

 

 

So, Granny Jane, what about that photo with Daniel and his mother and all? We're very curious about that.

 

And can you tell me the full story of how he came to be the person to escort the record setting lump of coal from the George's Creek Mine fields in Ocean, Maryland to the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893? That must have been an exciting time! Tell me all about that, did he bring back souvenirs? Is that when he went to see his mother and siblings? Was he very proud? Was it written up in the Frostburg Mining Journal?

 

What?!! We're out of time?!! Oh, no!!! Don't go now!! Darn, I talked to much and didn't listen enough, as usual. Bummer.



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Tombstone Tuesday: The Great Grands

So here it is Tuesday again, and let's take a look at some tombstones, these from Mom's photo collection. Tombstone Tuesday is a weekly blogging prompt from GeneaBloggers. You can find the whole week's list of prompts here.

 

This time we're looking at all of my great grands.

First are Dad's Father's parents and there's a Surname Saturday post about the Kelly line here. 

Then on Dad's mother's side are the Zellers. You can read about these Zellers in a Surname Saturday post here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom's father's side, Daniel and Jane Price Williams are explained in a Surname Saturday post here.

And Mom's mother's side are the Whetstones and you can read about thm here.

 

 

 

All of these grandparents are buried in the cemeteries of Frostburg, Maryland. The Kelly - Zeller side are at St Michaels' Cemetery (Catholic) and the Willimas - Whetstone are at the Frostburg Memorial Park. Makes it easy to decorate the graves:)

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Black Sheep Sunday: The Counterfiting Twins

GUEST AUTHOR: Mom!
At 94 years young, Mom is my hero for a lot of reasons. She's been doing genealogy since the 1970s and has done an amazing job of it and works on it almost every day. I love her stories and this is the one that really got me hooked on genealogy. Enjoy! DKW

Our Scamps and Scoundrels: The Counterfeiting Twins
By Virginia Williams Kelly.

(As seen in The Old Pike Post, Genealogical Society of Allegany County, Maryland, Vol. 29, No. 3, September 2012, Cumberland Maryland.)

 

 

Every family has their fair share of ancestor scallywags. Family history enthusiasts respond in various ways: a few are ashamed as though their long-ago relative had anything much to do with their own reputations. Most enthusiastically embrace the inappropriate behavior as an interesting twist to the fabric of life. After all, we weren’t there and we don’t know all the facts and events. So let the legends of our scamps and scoundrels of long ago live on and enjoy a moment in the sun of our curiosity about them!

On May 7, 1984, I copied the following episode from the Frostburg Mining Journal. It was on microfilm at Frostburg State University, Microfilm No. per an 4899 F75F7, 1890-1895. It tells the story of two House ancestors who got in a mite of trouble. My mother was Emma Whetstone Williams and the two subjects of this article were her cousins, Edward and Joseph House, twins born February 16, 1868. But it all turned out alright in the end. Read on and see how.

Saturday 28 June 1890

Constable Owen England arrested Joseph House on Monday as an accomplice of his brother Edward House who was arrested last Saturday on the charge of passing counterfeit  money. It is alleged that the bogus money was passed in Eckhart on May 23 and was in $1 coins made of block tin. The twins were given a hearing before U.S. Commissioner Henderson and Edward admitted having made 14 pieces of the bogus money, molded from an impression in plaster of Paris but said that Joseph did not know they were counterfeit, Both were committed for the action of the U.S. Grand Jury and taken to Baltimore Yesterday.

Saturday 05 July 1890

Monday morning Alexander Phillips and sheriff David Walker of Cumberland, Owen England of Frostburg, James Brady of Washington Mines, Samuel Logsdon and Mrs. Ann Logsdon both of Clarysville, Mrs. Schmeider and Miss Mary Schmeider of Eckhart left for Baltimore to appear before the U.S. Grand Jury, in the case of Edward and Joseph House charged with making and passing counterfeit money. They will have to make the trip again, probably in September to attend the trial.

Saturday 13 September 1890

Deputy Marshall Charles H. Keller was in town Thursday summoning witnesses in the House counterfeit case which will begin the U.S. Court in Baltimore next Monday. Owen England, Mrs. Schmeider, Miss Mary Schmeider and S.Y. Logsdon and wife will attend on behalf of the government. For the defense, Messers. Joseph Bear, C.F. Michael, Henry Spitnas, J.E. Whetstone, John R. Davis and Mrs. Rosa House will appear.

Saturday 20 September 1890: (Edward Said He Did It!)

The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday gives the following account of the trial of local interest.
Joseph House and Edward House of Allegany County were tried in the U.S. District Court for passing several $1 counterfeit coins in saloons. They are brothers. Edward took the guilt on himself and testified that he made the counterfeit and gave some of the base money to his brother who did not know of its spurious character. The jury found Edward guilty and Joseph not guilt. Edward was sentences to nine (9) months in jail and $100 fine. Joseph is married and while District Attorney Esnor and District Attorney Hayes were pleading the young wife of Joseph sat with her arms around her husband’s neck, weeping.

The rest of the story

So, because Joseph was married, his brother, Edward, took the blame and did the time because he was a single man! You might be wondering what became of Edward Francis House after he served time in jail.

He was released about 1891 and married Martha Edith Denison in 1892. The 1900 census finds him living in Frostburg, Allegheny County, MD with 3 children.

By the 1910 census he is living in Addison Township, Somerset County PA and is listed as a minister. Rev. House received his quarterly conference license in Conemaugh in 1908 and his annual license in 1915 at Mt. Pleasant,  PA. In 1919 he was ordained at Tyrone by Bishop William M. Bell and this became his life’s work. By this time he had five children: Carrie, Hazel, Eva, Clyde, and Ruth.

Rev. House was the pastor of Greenwood Untied Brethren Church in Altoona PA. When he took this pastorate it was just a small church not much suited to his flock’s needs. He went to work securing a new church which was built and dedicated on September 12, 1926, pictured below. The corner stone is dedicated to Rev. Edward House. Find the church today at 1505 East Walton Avenue, Altoona PA.

On October 21, of that very same year tragedy struck the family and Rev. Edward Francis House and his wife were both critically injured in an automobile accident. They both died on October 21^st. 

Greenwood Untied Brethren Church

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Surname Saturday: The Eckharts from Eckhart, Maryland

Off we go on another Surname Saturday, a dandy blogging prompt from GeneaBloggers! This week we're going back in time with the Eckhart family. They originally came from Baveria, Germany and landed in Pennsylvania for a short stop. Then they started buying and selling land, as they liked to do, because for the first couple of generations that we can track here in this country, it was all about the land. And most of this line of ours were born and died on the Eckhart property in Allegany County, Maryland which now occupies the town of Eckhart Mines. (But see, no one in the family ever calls it Eckhart Mines because we know that the mining company changed the name from Eckhart, founded by George Adam Eckhart in 1789.)

So here's the line up.

 

1. Diane Kelly Weintraub

2. Francis Patrick " Pat" Kelly 1916 - 2007
3. Virginia Williams, that's Mom, living and loving it!

4. John Lee "Lee" Kelly 1892 - 1969
5. Helen Gertrude Zeller Kelly 1894 - 1985

 

8. Francis Patrick Kelly 1854 - 1923
9. Christiana Eckhart 1861 - 1932

 

18. John Eckhart 1831 - 1917

19. Mary Myers Eckhart 1837 - 1909
John Eckhart was born 5 Nov 1831 in Eckhart, Allegany, Maryland and died 5 Mar 1917 in the same place. He married Mary Myers on 22 Apr 1859 in Allegany County, Maryland.
Mary Myers was born 20 Mar 1837 in Frederick County, Maryland and died 30 Oct 1909 in Eckhart, Allegany, Maryland.
They had the following children:
9. Christiana Eckhart 1861 - 1932
Maggie L. Eckhart 1864 - ????. She married William Rechter.
Rachael Eckhart 1865 - 1940, who married Thomas W. Gracie, and then at his passing in 1909 in a horrible mining accident, she married Robert Strathan.
John Thomas Eckhart 1867 -1917. He married Rachael Pengilly.
Mary Catherine Eckhart 1868 - ????.

 

36. Jacob Eckhart 1801 - 1835/6

37. Delilah Porter 1812 - 1881
This couple were both born and died in Eckhart, Allegany, Maryland. We find it no end of fascinating that Jacob and his father, John, died in close proximity time-wise to each other. Some ancestors have floated the theory that both might have been poisoned in order to sell the estate to the big coal companies.
They had the following children:
18. John Eckhart 1831 - 1917, who married first Mary Myers, and when she died, married Rebecca O'Brien.
Rachael Eckhart 1829 - 1895. She married Basil Anderson.

72. John Eckhart 1768 - 1835

73. Mary Ann ? Eckhart 1780 - 1850
John Eckhart inherited the bulk of his father's estate that wasn't reserved for his mother, aside from small items left to his siblings. It was just at the time that the National Road was being developed and he took advantage of its location through his property. He was appointed a road manager, for which he paid $300 a year. In return he was to maintain the road and earned the right to keep a roadhouse, which served those who stopped. In the US Census of 1820 he owned 8 slaves, as he did in the 1830 Census. He was very prosperous.
When John Eckhart died in 1835, his wife who inherited the bulk of his estate, attempted to free the slaves. Her sons took her to court and tried to have her declared a "lunatic" and seize the property, including the slaves. She relented and kept the slaves in bondage, but thwarted the sons by moving to Monongahila County, West Virginia. Her will stipulated that the slaves were to be given their freedom upon her death. Her son, Adam, took custody of seven of the eight slaves when his mother died in 1850. It is generally presumed that Maltilda, her favorite and personal woman servant, was already freed when Mary Ann died.
Shortly after John's death, Mary Ann was approached by Matthew St. Clair Clarke, acting as an agent for a large coal mining conglomerate. He offered and paid $20,000 for the bulk of the Eckhart land. Shortly thereafter, Mary Ann moved to West Virginia to live with her son Adam. She took her slaves with her.
The old Eckhart land, purchased for $20,000, held some of the best quality coal found anywhere at in the 19th Century. This is called The Big Vein and produced millions of tons of coal from the 1830s until after WWI.
It is generally thought that there is miscegenation in this line and that the former Eckhart slave, Maria Johnson, who married Samuel Denson on 7 Jan 1868, in Cumberland Maryland, is a descendant from this line. DNA testing, anyone? Please contact me at dianew858@hotmail.com.
John and Mary Ann's children are:
36. Jacob Eckhart 1801 - 1835/6
Mary Ann Eckhart 1806 - 1893. She married John Hansel and they moved away to Mallory Township, Clayton County, Illinois. Both are buried in the Hansel Cemetery there.
Adam Eckhart 1810 - 1891. He married Sarah Albright. They moved away to the Union District, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
John Eckhart 1824 - ????. He married Sarah Hayes.
David Eckhart 1824 - ????.

 

144. George Adam Eckhart (1729 - 1806)

145. Anna Marie Whittmyer Eckhart (1732 - 1812)
George Adam Eckhart, born in 1729 in Bavaria. He sailed aboard the ship Patience, and arrived in Philadelphia on 11 Aug 1750, from Rotterdam and last, Cowes, England. He married Maria Whittmyer on 15 Dec 1755, at Indanfield Lutheran, Franconia Twp., Philadelphia Co. (now Montgomery).
By about 1762 he purchased land in Frederick Co. Maryland, and now part of Carroll Co. Maryland. He sold the land in Frederick County after he and Jacob Loar had purchased military lots number 3644, 3645, 3646, and 3694, now in Allegany County and east of the town of Frostburg. It is generally thought that George Adam Eckhart went back to Germany and returned on the same ship as Jacob Loar, that being the ship Union, in 1774. By 1789 he was living in the area of Eckhart Mines, Allegany Co. MD where he died around 1806. The village of Eckhart was laid out in lots on 12 Jul 1789.
They had the following children:
George Adam Eckhart 1756 - 1822. He married Maria Margaretha Kreamer.
Maria Elizabeth Eckhart 1761 - 1856, She married John Tobias Stoyer.
72. John Eckhart 1768 - 1835
Sarah Eckhart 1769 - 1827. She married John Tobias who died. She then married Jacob Loar.
Katherine Eckhart 1773 - ????. She married Archibald White.
David Eckhart 1775 - ????. It's clear from the records that David had a mental impairment.

18. John Eckhart 1831 - 1917 and

19. Mary Myers Eckhart 1837 - 1909

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