Father | John Price (b. 1790, d. 14 December 1850) |
Mother | Christianna Friedley (b. about 1799, d. 4 August 1843) |
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Son | Olin Price (b. 11 December 1859, d. 8 July 1920) |
Son | Ernest I. Price (b. 11 February 1862, d. 9 December 1867) |
Daughter | Anna R. Price (b. 3 October 1867) |
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900:
GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC
PRICE, W B LONG, REBECCA OGLE 11/00/1858 00C/ 00001711
Wanger was not aware, apparently, that Rebecca was a first cousin of William Price -- Rebecca's mother Elizabeth Friedley was the sister of William's mother Christianna Friedley.1
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Father | John Price (b. 1790, d. 14 December 1850) |
Mother | Christianna Friedley (b. about 1799, d. 4 August 1843) |
Pedigree Link |
Son | Lester LeRoy Price+ (b. 28 March 1866, d. 30 July 1934) |
Son | Harry Bertram Price+ (b. 29 March 1869, d. 20 January 1942) |
Daughter | Gertrude M. Price+ (b. 24 October 1872, d. 19 July 1951) |
Daughter | Bessie Price (b. 13 April 1884, d. 13 January 1909) |
MARRIAGE LICENSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS, LEE COUNTY.
The People of the State of Illinois, to any person legally authorized to solemnize marriages, Greeting:
You are hereby authorized to join in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony, and to celebrate the Rites and Ceremonies, between Mr. David M. Price and Miss Mary Ellen Riddlesberger of Lee County, and this shall be your good and sufficient warrant; and you are required to return this License to me with-in thirty days from the celebration of such Marriage, with a certificate of the same endorsed thereon and signed by you.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said County, this 14th day of Oct. A. D. 1862. Signed James A Hawley (Clerk of the County Court) H L Bosworth - Dept
I hereby certify that on this 19th day of October 1862, I joined in Matrimony Mr. David M. Price with Miss Mary Ellen Riddlesberger agreeable to the authority given in the above License.
Signed Levi Rafensberger
No 3175
David M. Price
and
Mary E Riddlesberger
Granted Oct 14th 1862
Returned & Registered
Nov 10th AD 1862
Signed James A Hawley, Clerk.
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763/1900:
GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PG LIC
Price, David M (S/O John&Christina) Strock, Nancy C (D/O Jacob&Catherine OGLE 05/25/1882 1/ 6133
Marriage License State of Illinois Ogle County
To any person legally authorized to solemnize Marriage-- GREETING Marriage may be celebrated between Mr. David M. Price of Polo in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois of the age of Forty two years and Miss Nancie C. Strock of Polo, in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois of the age of thirty five years. Witness: George W. Hormell County Clerk --this 22nd day of May AD 1883
I Alexander C Alison a Gospel Minister hereby certify that Mr. David M. Price and Miss Nancy C. Strock were united in Marriage by me at Polo in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois on the Twenty fifth day of May AD1882 Signed: Alexander C. Alison, a pastor Presbyterian Church, Polo, Ill.
On back: No. 6133 MARRIAGE LICENSE Lyman C. Price and Nancy C Strock Issued May 22 1882 Married May 25, 1882 Returned and Registered June 9th 1882 on page 67 of Marriage Register, Vol. 1 Signed George W Hormell, clerk by W. H. Smith, deputy clerk
ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Return of a Marriage to County Clerk. 1. Full name of Groom, David M. Price 2. Place of Residence, Polo 3. Occupation, Merchant 4. Age next Birthday, 42 years. Color, white Race, Gentile 5. Place of Birth, Mount Morris, Ill. 6. Father's name, John Price 7. Mother's Maiden Name, Christina Fridley (could be Frialey) 8. Number of Groom's Marriage, Second 9. Full Name of Bride, Nancy C. Strock Maiden Name, if a Widow, ____ 10. Place of Residence, Polo, Ill 11. Age next Birthday, 40 years. Color, white Race, Gentile 12. Place of Birth New Enterprise, PA 13. Father's name, Jacob Strock 14. Mother's Maiden Name Catherine Longnecker 15. No. of Bride's Marriage, First 16. Married at Polo in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, the 25th day of May 1882.
1. Witnesses to Marriage, Debbie Strock, Jacob Strock, Jr.
Polo, Ills, 25 May 1882 We Hereby Certify that the information above given is correct, to the best of our knowledge and belief Signed David M. Price (Groom)Nancie C. Strock (Bride)
I Hereby Certify that the above is a correct return of a Marriage solemnized by me. Dated at Polo, Ill this 25th day of May 1882 Signed Alexander C. Alison, Pastor Presbyterian Church, Polo.
Death notice -- (Findagrave.com):
Ogle County Press 11 APR 1885:
DIED.
PRICE,-- At the residence of Mrs Catharine Strock, in this city, April 9, 1885, David M. Price, aged 45 years and 14 days.
D. M. Price was born south of Mt. Morris, in this county. The services will take place this afternoon, at the Lutheran church, at 2:30. The Rev. A. McDougall will officiate.
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | Jacob Riddlesbarger (b. 30 March 1816, d. 14 June 1887) |
Mother | Hannah Foreman (b. 14 May 1817, d. 22 January 1901) |
Pedigree Link |
Son | Lester LeRoy Price+ (b. 28 March 1866, d. 30 July 1934) |
Son | Harry Bertram Price+ (b. 29 March 1869, d. 20 January 1942) |
Daughter | Gertrude M. Price+ (b. 24 October 1872, d. 19 July 1951) |
MARRIAGE LICENSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS, LEE COUNTY.
The People of the State of Illinois, to any person legally authorized to solemnize marriages, Greeting:
You are hereby authorized to join in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony, and to celebrate the Rites and Ceremonies, between Mr. David M. Price and Miss Mary Ellen Riddlesberger of Lee County, and this shall be your good and sufficient warrant; and you are required to return this License to me with-in thirty days from the celebration of such Marriage, with a certificate of the same endorsed thereon and signed by you.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said County, this 14th day of Oct. A. D. 1862. Signed James A Hawley (Clerk of the County Court) H L Bosworth - Dept
I hereby certify that on this 19th day of October 1862, I joined in Matrimony Mr. David M. Price with Miss Mary Ellen Riddlesberger agreeable to the authority given in the above License.
Signed Levi Rafensberger
No 3175
David M. Price
and
Mary E Riddlesberger
Granted Oct 14th 1862
Returned & Registered
Nov 10th AD 1862
Signed James A Hawley, Clerk.
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
FRANKLIN REPORTER
DIED,
Mrs. Ellen Price, wife of D. M. Price, and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. Ridelsbarger, died at her home in this place last Thursday morning after a long and painful illness.
For the past ten years Mrs. Price has been almost a constant sufferer; and from what we know of her case are led to conclude that the intensity of her suffering was beyond the conception of her most intimate friends. There is a vast difference between hearing of one's infirmities and realizing the full measure of them, and unless an individual has personal experience of pain it is difficult to put himself in the place of the other who has. It has been so in this case. For a long time, the magnitude of Mrs. Price's sufferings, was beyond the comprehension of all except her nearest friends.
The unwearied devotion of Mr. Price to his wife, during these long years of affliction, challenges the respect of all. Pleasure, social enjoyment, even business was neglected, that he might, by his attention and presence, soothe and alleviate his distress, and gladden the long weary hours of the invalid's life.
HER LIFE
Mrs. Price was born in Franklin County, Pa., and with her parents came to Franklin Grove, Illinois, in 1846, when only six years of age. She was married in 1862, and immediately thereafter went to her new home near Polo, where with her husband she spent the first five years of her married life. They then removed to Franklin, where they have resided during the past thirteen years. At the time of her death, she was forty years old, and the mother of three children, all old enough to realize the deep loss they has sustained. She was buried at the Dunkard Church, on the Dixon road, on Friday March 26th, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. D. Dierdorff and Rev. J. C. Lahman.
A post mortem examination of the body of Mrs. Price, by Drs. Hewitt & Son, Everett, Brown and Roe, revealed the existence of a large tumor, which caused her death.---- Franklin Reporter.
Headstone inscription "D. Mar. 25, 1880, 40Y.5m.5d." calculation= Oct 20 1839
ARTICLE -- FRANKLIN REPORTER
"DIED, Mrs. Ellen Price, wife of D. M. Price, and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. Ridelsbarger, died at her home in this place last Thursday morning after a long and painful illness.
For the past ten years Mrs. Price has been almost a constant sufferer; and from what we know of her case are led to conclude that the intensity of her suffering was beyond the conception of her most intimate friends. There is a vast difference between hearing of one's infirmities and realizing the full measure of them, and unless an individual has personal experience of pain it is difficult to put himself in the place of the other who has. It has been so in this case. For a long time, the magnitude of Mrs. Price's sufferings, was beyond the comprehension of all except her nearest friends.
The unwearied devotion of Mr. Price to his wife, during these long years of affliction, challenges the respect of all. Pleasure, social enjoyment, even business was neglected, that he might, by his attention and presence, soothe and alleviate his distress, and gladden the long weary hours of the invalid's life.
HER LIFE
Mrs. Price was born in Franklin County, Pa., and with her parents came to Franklin Grove, Illinois, in 1846, when only six years of age. She was married in 1862, and immediately thereafter went to her new home near Polo, where with her husband she spent the first five years of her married life. They then removed to Franklin, where they have resided during the past thirteen years. At the time of her death, she was forty years old, and the mother of three children, all old enough to realize the deep loss they has sustained. She was buried at the Dunkard Church, on the Dixon road, on Friday March 26th, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. D. Dierdorff and Rev. J. C. Lahman.
A post mortem examination of the body of Mrs. Price, by Drs. Hewitt & Son, Everett, Brown and Roe, revealed the existence of a large tumor, which caused her death.---- Franklin Reporter.
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | David M. Price (b. 26 March 1840, d. 9 April 1885) |
Mother | Mary Ellen Riddlesbarger (b. 20 October 1839, d. 25 March 1880) |
Pedigree Link |
Son | Harry LeRoy Price+ (b. 15 August 1887, d. 26 March 1957) |
Daughter | Nellie Pauline Price (b. 8 August 1889, d. 18 August 1897) |
; APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE-- STATE OF NEBRASKA, COUNTY OF GAGE. D-342
I, Lester L. Price being first duly sworn on oath say that I am acquainted with Lester L. Price and Minnie Oliver the parties for whom this application of marriage license is made; and that the said Lester L price is a white person 21 years of age and upward, unmarried and competent to marry; and that the said Minnie Oliver is a white person 18 years of age and upward, unmarried and competent to marry, and that the said parties have not been divorced within the last six months past from any person. Signed Lester L. Price
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this 29 day of Mar 1886
Signed O. M. Eulorce
County Judge
Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver Request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Minnie to L. L. Price, On Tuesday, March 30 1886, at eight oclock, at the M. E. Church, Odell, Neb.
Oibtuary -- (unknown newspaper):
Veteran Real Estate Man Is Victim of Heart Attack
Lester L. Price, 68, veteran Chickasha real estate man, died suddenly in his office in the Tye building this morning.
While he had not been in the best of health for several months, occupants of other offices in the building stated that he was his usual cheerful self this morning when he arrived at the building. A. L. Davis and W. A. Clarkson stated that he was found slumped on the floor. Dr. Smithett, whose office is near that of Mr. Price, was called, but Mr. Price died in a few minutes.
Heart Attack Cause
Owen Vaughn, assistant county attorney, after making an investigation, decided no inquest was necessary and Dr. Smithett gave the cause of death as a heart attack.
Born in Illinois, Mr. Price came to Chickasha from Beatrice, Neb., in 1901. He was in the drug business in Nebraska, but entered the real estate business upon moving to Chickasha. He continued that business until his death.
He is survived by his widow, a son, Harry Price, of White Deer, Texas; a brother, Bert Price, of Fredonia, Kan.., and a sister, Mrs. W. A. Deardorf, Of Vinton, Iowa. He was a member of the First Christian church of this city.
Funeral services are to be conducted at the Brown chapel Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock and interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery.
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | David M. Price (b. 26 March 1840, d. 9 April 1885) |
Mother | Mary Ellen Riddlesbarger (b. 20 October 1839, d. 25 March 1880) |
Pedigree Link |
Daughter | Cornelia Beatrice Deardorff+ (b. 30 November 1909, d. 1986) |
Daughter | Catherine Rowena Deardorff (b. 22 November 1914, d. 22 August 1915) |
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | David M. Price (b. 26 March 1840, d. 9 April 1885) |
Mother | Mary Ellen Riddlesbarger (b. 20 October 1839, d. 25 March 1880) |
Pedigree Link |
Daughter | Lucile R. Price+ (b. 28 October 1895, d. 28 April 1980) |
Daughter | Madge A. Price (b. 1898, d. 1964) |
Daughter | Evelyn Claire Price (b. 8 October 1907, d. 21 January 1980) |
Son | James Bertram Price+ (b. 28 March 1912, d. 12 May 1984) |
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
(unknown newspaper)
DEATH OF H. B. PRICE
Fredonia Business Man Passed Away Suddenly Tuesday.
Harry Bertram Price, aged 72 years, 9 months and 21 days, passed away at his home, 227 North Eighth street, Fredonia Tuesday, January 20, 1942, at 5:45 p. m. His death was unexpected, although he had been in ill health for a number of years.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at the Wilson Funeral home, and interment was in Fredonia cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. Ed. A. Reinhardt, pastor of the First Christian church.
Mr. Price was born March 29, 1869, in Chicago, Ill., to David and Ellen Riddlebarger Price. He came to Fredonia with his family about 33 years ago from O'Dell, Nebr., and had since been engaged in the insurance and real estate business.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Isa Smethurst Price; three daughters, Mrs. L. H. Cheadle of Earp, Calif., Mrs. J. H. Gillespie of Anthony, and Miss Claire Price of the home; one son, James B. Price of this city; a sister, Mrs. Gertie Deardorff of Vinton, Iowa; and two granddaughters, Pat Price of this city and Sue Ann Cheadle of Earp, Calif.
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | Harry Bertram Price (b. 29 March 1869, d. 20 January 1942) |
Mother | Isa Agnes Smethurst (b. 10 October 1868, d. 20 October 1952) |
Pedigree Link |
Daughter | Sue Ann Cheadle |
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
PAYSON – Services for Lucile R. Cheadle, 84, who died April 28, 1980, at her home here, will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Holy Nativity.
Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Green Acres Cemetery, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale.
Mrs. Cheadle, a Nebraska native, moved to Mesa in 1946 and to Payson in 1962.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Ann Thomas; a brother; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
(Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Thursday, May 1, 1980.)1
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | Harry Bertram Price (b. 29 March 1869, d. 20 January 1942) |
Mother | Isa Agnes Smethurst (b. 10 October 1868, d. 20 October 1952) |
Pedigree Link |
; license issue reported in the 3 JUL 1926 issue of The Los Angeles Times, page 16 (Newspapers.com).
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | Harry Bertram Price (b. 29 March 1869, d. 20 January 1942) |
Mother | Isa Agnes Smethurst (b. 10 October 1868, d. 20 October 1952) |
Pedigree Link |
Obituary -- Wilson County Citizen, Fredonia, KS Monday Jan 21, 1980:
Claire Price Dies Today.
Claire Price, 72, a former Fredonia resident, died Monday at Autumn Manor II in Yates Center where she was a resident. Arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be under the direction of the Knickerbocker Timmons Funeral Home.
Obituary -- Wilson County Citizen, Fredonia, Kansas; Monday Jan 24, 1980:
Claire Price.
Graveside services were held Wednesday morning at the Fredonia City Cemetery for Claire Price, 72, a resident of Fredonia who died Monday at Autumn Manor in Yates Center. She was born Oct. 8, 1907, at Beatrice, Neb., a daughter of Harry and Isa (Smethurst) Price. Survivors are a brother, Jim Price of Fredonia and a sister, Mrs. Lucille Cheadle of Mesa, Ariz.
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | Harry Bertram Price (b. 29 March 1869, d. 20 January 1942) |
Mother | Isa Agnes Smethurst (b. 10 October 1868, d. 20 October 1952) |
Pedigree Link |
Daughter | Patricia Price (b. 4 March 1930, d. 4 July 2005) |
Last Edited | 17 January 2022 00:00:00 |
Father | Jacob Strock |
Mother | Catherine Longnecker |
Pedigree Link |
Daughter | Bessie Price (b. 13 April 1884, d. 13 January 1909) |
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763/1900:
GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PG LIC
Price, David M (S/O John&Christina) Strock, Nancy C (D/O Jacob&Catherine OGLE 05/25/1882 1/ 6133
Marriage License State of Illinois Ogle County
To any person legally authorized to solemnize Marriage-- GREETING Marriage may be celebrated between Mr. David M. Price of Polo in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois of the age of Forty two years and Miss Nancie C. Strock of Polo, in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois of the age of thirty five years. Witness: George W. Hormell County Clerk --this 22nd day of May AD 1883
I Alexander C Alison a Gospel Minister hereby certify that Mr. David M. Price and Miss Nancy C. Strock were united in Marriage by me at Polo in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois on the Twenty fifth day of May AD1882 Signed: Alexander C. Alison, a pastor Presbyterian Church, Polo, Ill.
On back: No. 6133 MARRIAGE LICENSE Lyman C. Price and Nancy C Strock Issued May 22 1882 Married May 25, 1882 Returned and Registered June 9th 1882 on page 67 of Marriage Register, Vol. 1 Signed George W Hormell, clerk by W. H. Smith, deputy clerk
ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Return of a Marriage to County Clerk. 1. Full name of Groom, David M. Price 2. Place of Residence, Polo 3. Occupation, Merchant 4. Age next Birthday, 42 years. Color, white Race, Gentile 5. Place of Birth, Mount Morris, Ill. 6. Father's name, John Price 7. Mother's Maiden Name, Christina Fridley (could be Frialey) 8. Number of Groom's Marriage, Second 9. Full Name of Bride, Nancy C. Strock Maiden Name, if a Widow, ____ 10. Place of Residence, Polo, Ill 11. Age next Birthday, 40 years. Color, white Race, Gentile 12. Place of Birth New Enterprise, PA 13. Father's name, Jacob Strock 14. Mother's Maiden Name Catherine Longnecker 15. No. of Bride's Marriage, First 16. Married at Polo in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, the 25th day of May 1882.
1. Witnesses to Marriage, Debbie Strock, Jacob Strock, Jr.
Polo, Ills, 25 May 1882 We Hereby Certify that the information above given is correct, to the best of our knowledge and belief Signed David M. Price (Groom)Nancie C. Strock (Bride)
I Hereby Certify that the above is a correct return of a Marriage solemnized by me. Dated at Polo, Ill this 25th day of May 1882 Signed Alexander C. Alison, Pastor Presbyterian Church, Polo.
Last Edited | 29 September 2002 00:00:00 |
Father | David M. Price (b. 26 March 1840, d. 9 April 1885) |
Mother | Nancy C. Strock (b. 28 April 1842, d. 21 July 1921) |
Pedigree Link |
Last Edited | 29 September 2002 00:00:00 |
Pedigree Link |
Son | Johannes Preisz+ (b. about 1702, d. about 1724) |
Additional information about Wittgenstein:
On a relatively detailled map of Germany, find Cologne (Köln) on the Rhine River. Look eastward until you find the city of Siegen, principal town of the Siegerland district. A bit farther east still is the town of Laasphe, now known as Bad Laasphe. North of Bad Laasphe is Bad Berleburg. You have now located the two main towns of Wittgenstein.
Wittgenstein, once an Imperial County ruled by the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein, was always somewhat out-of-the-way. It had no large cities, its agriculture was marginal and there were no raw materials to speak of, only endless stands of beech and oak covering the steep slopes of its hills. The amount of land that could be farmed has always been limited. The valleys which lie between the wooded slopes are not broad, and even today forest covers 60% of Wittgenstein. Villagers combined a little farming, some pasturing and woodcutting and perhaps a trade. Life in Wittgenstein was literally life at the edge of the forest. It was a countryside that could not possibly absorb large increases of population.
The neighboring principality of Nassau-Siegen (today's Siegerland) now forms one administrative district together with Wittgenstein: Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein. In the 18th century Siegerland had iron mines and forges. Forges need high-quality fuel to smelt the ore, and it was Wittgenstein that provided the fuel in the form of charcoal. There were many charcoal burners' huts in the forests of Wittgenstein, and the charcoal they produced was transported westward, overland to the forges of Siegen (in the 18th century up to 6000 wagon loads per year.) By decree of the Count, some forges were established in Wittgenstein too, including one in the village of Balde where several lines of Dreisbach emigrants to America originated. However, most attempts at implanting industry into Wittgenstein failed.
By the end of the eighteenth century many of the hills were totally denuded. These naked hills could not be farmed, but they could be quarried for slate. Such were the hills around Raumland, where Martin Dreisbach was born. Today slate has lost its economic importance, but many Wittgenstein houses are still sheathed in slate shingles arranged in decorative patterns. Thus Wittgenstein has several traditional types of houses, the half-timbered houses with their white plaster and dark beams, the slate-covered ones and various combinations of the two.
In 1603 the county was divided between two brothers of the house Sayn-Wittgenstein. The seat of the southern half remained at the centuries-old Castle Wittgenstein near Laasphe. The northern half was ruled from Castle Berleburg in the town of that name. In 1801 the Counts were elevated to the rank of Prince. (Today Castle Wittgenstein is a boarding school, and the head of the southern line, Prince Bernhart of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, lives in a smaller castle in Schwarzenau. Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein, head of the northern line, resides at Castle Berleburg. He is married to Princess Benedikte, sister of the Queen of Denmark.)
At the time when families began to emigrate to North America, Wittgenstein was still a feudal state. Martin Dreisbach of Raumland and his forebears in Balde were subjects of the northern counts. The parents and grandparents of Simon Dreisbach lived in villages ruled by the southern Counts. The Counts had enormous power over the personal and economic circumstances of their subjects. Most villagers did not own sufficient land to earn a living, and therefore they leased extra land for eight-year periods from the Count and/or from the parish. Taxes and revenues were levied not only on the land owned by the villagers, but also on their cattle, poultry and other livestock. They had to pay firewood fees and charges for the Count's messengers, watchmen and threshers. One tenth of their grain, hay, sheep and calves went to the Count. Moreover they had to perform certain services involving hunting for the Count, transporting wood for him and working for set periods on the Count's farms. Taken separately, these obligations to the Count were not excessively burdensome, but when put together they were a crushing weight on the villagers of Wittgenstein, who had to live from their marginal agriculture and auxiliary trades. Even emigration was linked to a fee which had to be paid to obtain official permission to leave.
The Counts of Wittgenstein converted to Protestantism soon after the Reformation in 1535. By the rules set down in the Peace of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), they had the absolute right to choose the religion of their subjects. They chose Calvinism in particular. Since World War II, a larger number of Catholics live in the area. The large majority remain Protestant (Evangelical in German). Today there are about 40 churches or chapels in the area of Wittgenstein; only six are Catholic.
During the 1700s, the Counts gave refuge to some religious minorities. These included Huguenots from France as well as Pietists. The best known of the latter lived at the village of Schwarzenau before moving on. They were the core of the Dunkards, an important sect within the movement of German Brethren.
The following is taken verbatim from "A Genealogy of The Descendants of Rev. Jacob Price: Evangelist--Pioneer" compiled for The Price Family Association by Geo. F. P. Wanger, The Evangelical Press, Harrisburg, PA, 1926. The book is housed in the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Library in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Pages 1+: "Rev. Jacob Price (John Jacob Preisz), the founder of a family that has spread all over this nation, with representatives on foreign shores, and has left its imprint for piety and good citizenship in all localities touched, was born in Witgenstein, Prussia, toward the close of the 17th century. He is said to have been the owner of nine acres of land in Germany.
The earliest record I can find of him is in the years 1715-1716 when he, with Johannes Naas, the latter a very large, tall man, were traveling together as evangelists in Germany when they encountered the recruiting officers of the King of Prussia, who, finding Naas just of the stature of the Life Guards, insisted upon his enlisting. He constantly refused, however, although they tortured him to enforce his consent. Being obdurate, they carried him before the King who, eyeing him closely, added: "Why, yes, I would very much like to have you; tell my why you will not enlist in my army?" "Because," said Naas, "I have already enlisted on the rolls of the noblest army, under the very best Captain in the world, and can not prove traitor to him." "Why, to whom then -- or who is your captain?" asked the astonished King. Naas answered, "My Captain is the great Prince Emmanuel, our Lord Jesus Christ; I have espoused his cause and cannot forsake him." "Neither will I then that you should," answered the King, when he dismissed him with a present as a reward for his fidelity. Price, being small in stature and not commanding in appearance, was unmolested.
He evidently united with the Brethren soon after their organization in 1708 and is no doubt one of those whom Alexander Mack says "came with Johann Naas from the North." He continued his labors until persecution became more raging, when with others he fled to Friesland and in 1719 came to Germantown with twenty or more of co-religionists under the leadership of Peter Becker. In Germantown he acquired some land and on June 27, 1720, he purchased 200 acres in Salford township, then Philadelphia, now Montgomery County, from Dirk Jansen (Johnson), a weaver of Germantown, and Margaret his wife; this was part of 500 acres which Jansen purchased from the Commissioner of Property, Aug. 15, 1719, and which was surveyed Feb. 19, 1720.
Upon this tract he built a small log house with one window consisting of a single pane of glass, the roof thatched with straw and gradually improved his property which on Feb. 7, 1741, he conveyed to his oldest grandson, Daniel Price, with all the power vested in himself, not having been naturalized and therefore without citizenship, on condition that he would pay to his brother John a certain sum as detailed hereafter. As to Jacob Price's connection with the Church in Germany, D. M. G. Brumbaugh, in his "History of the Brethren," says: "Heinrich Holsapple, George Balser Gantz, Jeremiah Traut and John Jacob Price are also among the worthies of the early church. Brother Price was an active preacher in Germany, traveling with Johann Naas. They were successful missionaries. Brother Price came to America with Peter Becker's party, was at the first love feast, and, in 1721, settled on a large tract of land in Lower Salford township in Montgomery county, PA. This Jacob Price was the father of all the Prices in the Brotherhood. His family has been a remarkable one, many of them have been and are preachers of ability in the church. Their history is interwoven with the activities of the Brotherhood from its beginning."
At the organization of the first church in America--the Germantown congregation, Christmas day, 1723, Jacob Price was present and quoting again from Dr. Brumbaugh, "To his (Peter Becker) right sat John Jacob Price, who had prayed and preached in the Rhine Valley with Elder Naas. He was not large in body but fervent in spirit. . . The congregation was now organized. The spirit of the Master was upon them. The next autumn the congregation decided to undertake a general visitation to all their brethren in the whole country. Oct. 23, 1724, they started. Their first visit was to Brother John Jacob Price on the Indian Creek." The Brethren living about Indian Creek gradually added to their numbers and Jacob Price is said to have been their first minister and elder, although the exact date of the formal organization of the Indian Creek congregation is unknown.
Nothing is known of the wife of Jacob Price but it is generally supposed she came with him to America and had a prominent part in the care of the two grandchildren left fatherless. One child -- John.
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Father | Valentine Bohn (b. 5 September 1793, d. 1 April 1854) |
Mother | Barbara Strickler (b. 1796, d. 29 September 1837) |
Pedigree Link |
Daughter | Barbara Catherine Bohn+ (b. 24 January 1853, d. 20 January 1899) |
Son | George Valentine Bohn (b. 29 July 1854, d. 4 April 1914) |
Daughter | Ida Wilhelmina Bohn+ (b. 14 November 1856, d. 27 November 1914) |
Son | William Ahiman Bohn+ (b. 13 September 1858, d. 25 October 1914) |
Son | Adam Ira Bohn (b. 3 February 1861, d. 25 December 1914) |
Daughter | Mary Elizabeth Bohn+ (b. 8 October 1863, d. 25 October 1914) |
Daughter | Emma Ella Bohn+ (b. 21 December 1866, d. 25 December 1921) |
Son | John Ahiman Bohn+ (b. 21 December 1866) |
Son | Charles S. Bohn (b. 1869, d. 25 December 1921) |
Son | Frank Carlos Bohn+ (b. 13 February 1869, d. 20 August 1928) |
Son | Charles Corwin Bohn+ (b. 4 October 1875, d. 3 August 1944) |
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900:
GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC
BOHN, ADAM EMMERT, HANNAH CARROLL 03/11/1852 OMR/0053 O388.
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Son | Jacob Burkhardt (b. 24 October 1813) |
Daughter | Elizabeth Burkhardt (b. 1815) |
Son | John Burkhardt (b. 1817) |
Daughter | Maria Burkhardt (b. 12 September 1819, d. 16 March 1899) |
Son | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 1 October 1821) |
Daughter | Barbara Burkhardt (b. about 1823) |
Daughter | Sarah Burkhardt (b. about 1825) |
Daughter | { Infant } Burkhardt (b. about 1827) |
Son | David Burkhardt (b. about 1829) |
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Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 14 May 2005 00:00:00 |
Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 14 May 2005 00:00:00 |
Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 14 May 2005 00:00:00 |
Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 14 May 2005 00:00:00 |
Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 14 May 2005 00:00:00 |
Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 14 May 2005 00:00:00 |
Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Father | Joseph Burkhardt (b. 24 February 1789, d. 5 March 1862) |
Mother | Susanna High (b. 6 January 1790, d. 1874) |
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Last Edited | 25 August 2003 00:00:00 |