Ross County, Ohio

Genealogy Charts - B

 

Descendants of Eve BARBARA

Contributed by: David Bowerman

 

Generation No. 1

1.  EVE1 BARBARA  She married GEORGE CHRISTOPHER BADER.  He died Aft. November 21, 
1766.
  
Child of EVE BARBARA and GEORGE BADER is:
2.  i.  ANNA MARIA2 BADER, b. February 10, 1727/28.



Generation No. 2

2.  ANNA MARIA2 BADER (EVE1 BARBARA) was born February 10, 1727/28.  She married 
LEONARD MAYER.  He died 1810.
  
Child of ANNA BADER and LEONARD MAYER is:
3.  i.  MARIA EVA3 MAYER, b. July 26, 1752; d. June 11, 1827.



Generation No. 3

3.  MARIA EVA3 MAYER (ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born July 26, 1752, and 
died June 11, 1827.  She married JACOB MERCKLE.  He was born 1747, and died 1805.
  
Child of MARIA MAYER and JACOB MERCKLE is:
4.  i.  JACOB4 MERKEL, b. February 20, 1772; d. May 18, 1846.



Generation No. 4

4.  JACOB4 MERKEL (MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born 
February 20, 1772, and died May 18, 1846.  He married CATHARINE.  
  
Child of JACOB MERKEL and CATHARINE is:
5.  i.  SALOME5 MARKLE, b. May 29, 1794, Pennsylvania.



Generation No. 5

5.  SALOME5 MARKLE (JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 
BARBARA) was born May 29, 1794 in Pennsylvania.  She married JOHN ADAM 
FRAUNFELTER, son of ADAM FRAUNFELTER and CATHERINE BOSSLER.  He was born February 
07, 1794 in Berks County Pa, and died April 01, 1867 in Salt Creek Township, 
Pickaway County, Ohio.

Notes for JOHN ADAM FRAUNFELTER:
John Fraunfelter is first mentioned in the family tree as having move to Ross 
County Ohio in 1812. He then moved to Lima, Ohio in 1820. Burial: Stumpf 
(Jerusalem) Ch Cem, Pickaway, ohio
  
Children of SALOME MARKLE and JOHN FRAUNFELTER are:
6.   i.  ISRAEL6 FRAUNFELTER, b. July 17, 1834, Saltgreek Township, Pickaway 
         County, Ohio; d. January 22, 1892, Allen County Ohio.
    ii.  MARY FRAUNFELTER.
   iii.  MATILDA FRAUNFELTER, b. 1817.
    iv.  JULIANN FRAUNFELTER, b. 1819.
     v.  LEVI FRAUNFELTER, b. March 25, 1826.
    vi.  CATHERINE FRAUNFELTER, b. February 01, 1828.
   vii.  HESTER ANN FRAUNFELTER, b. September 27, 1829.
  viii.  BENJAMIN FRAUNFELTER, b. February 21, 1832.
    ix.  JOHN ADAM FRAUNFELTER, b. 1839.
     x.  LUCINDA FRAUNFELTER.



Generation No. 6

6.  ISRAEL6 FRAUNFELTER (SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA 
MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born July 17, 1834 in Saltgreek Township, Pickaway 
County, Ohio, and died January 22, 1892 in Allen County Ohio.  He married (1) 
SABECY PATRICK November 04, 1855 in Pickaway, County Ohio.  She was born May 17, 
1838, and died 1859.  He married (2) LEANNA GOODMAN February 16, 1860.  She was 
born September 03, 1837 in Ross Country Ohio, and died March 28, 1911 in Allen 
County Ohio. Burial: January 24, 1892, Woodlawn Cemetery  Lima Ohio
Marriage: November 04, 1855, Pickaway, County Ohio
More About LEANNA GOODMAN: Burial: March 30, 1911
Marriage: February 16, 1860
  
Children of ISRAEL FRAUNFELTER and LEANNA GOODMAN are:
    i.  FRANK7 FRAUNFELTER.
   ii.  JAMES FRAUNFELTER.
  iii.  SHANNON FRAUNFELTER.
   iv.  ALPHA FRAUNFELTER.
7.  v.  OTIS FRAUNFELTER, b. September 13, 1861, Ross Country Ohio; d. October 21, 
        1931.



Generation No. 7

7.  OTIS7 FRAUNFELTER (ISRAEL6, SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, 
ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born September 13, 1861 in Ross Country Ohio, 
and died October 21, 1931.  He married ELIZA BAXTER, daughter of JAMES BAXTER and 
MELISSA JOHN.  She was born January 06, 1859 in Allen County Ohio.
  
Children of OTIS FRAUNFELTER and ELIZA BAXTER are:
    i.  CLARENCE8 FRAUNFELTER.
   ii.  CLOYD B. FRAUNFELTER, b. February 23, 1884; m. HARRIET BUCKLES.
  iii.  CHARLES E. FRAUNFELTER, b. September 24, 1886.
   iv.  TREVA FRAUNFELTER, b. June 12, 1890; m. RALPH CLUM.
8.  v.  CARL WILBUR FRAUNFELTER, b. March 19, 1893; d. July 24, 1980, LIMA OHIO.



Generation No. 8

8.  CARL WILBUR8 FRAUNFELTER (OTIS7, ISRAEL6, SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA 
EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born March 19, 1893, and died 
July 24, 1980 in LIMA OHIO.  He married MARIAN OPAL MILEY March 12, 1921, daughter 
of ANDREW MILEY and MARY MYERS.  She was born December 11, 1898 in Otwell Pike 
County Ind., and died July 1980 in Woodlawn Cemetery Lima Ohio. Burial: July 28, 
1980, Woodlawn Cemetery  Lima Ohio
Notes for MARIAN OPAL MILEY: In the 1900 and 1910 census Marian Opal is refered to 
as Mary O. Burial: Lima Ohio. Marriage: March 12, 1921
  
Children of CARL FRAUNFELTER and MARIAN MILEY are:
9.     i.  JUNE CAROL9 FRAUNFELTER, b. December 22, 1922, Allentown Ohio; d. 
           January 10, 1994, LIMA OHIO.
      ii.  JAMES MILEY FRAUNFELTER, b. July 10, 1927, Lima Ohio; m. HELEN V. 
           MIORIN; b. September 25, 1924.
10.  iii.  RUTHANN FRAUNFELTER, b. April 21, 1929, Lima Ohio.



Generation No. 9

9.  JUNE CAROL9 FRAUNFELTER (CARL WILBUR8, OTIS7, ISRAEL6, SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 
MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born December 22, 
1922 in Allentown Ohio, and died January 10, 1994 in LIMA OHIO.  She married DAVID 
HENRY BOWERMAN, JR. September 1946 in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, son of DAVID BOWERMAN 
and UNKNOW.  He was born October 12, 1925 in Lima Ohio, and died September 29, 
1988 in Springfield Ohio. Burial: Lima Ohio
Notes for DAVID HENRY BOWERMAN, JR.: David was a WWII veteran. Story has it David 
and June eloped from Lima Ohio to Fort Thomas Kentucky to marry because June's 
parents did not approve. Burial: Lima Ohio
Marriage: September 1946, Fort Thomas, Kentucky
  
Children of JUNE FRAUNFELTER and DAVID BOWERMAN are:
11.   i.  CAROLE ANN10 BOWERMAN, b. September 1947.
12.  ii.  DAVID CARL BOWERMAN, b. January 17, 1951, Lima Ohio.

10.  RUTHANN9 FRAUNFELTER (CARL WILBUR8, OTIS7, ISRAEL6, SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 
MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born April 21, 1929 
in Lima Ohio.  She married RAYMOND MICHAEL.  He was born October 31, 1927.
  
Child of RUTHANN FRAUNFELTER and RAYMOND MICHAEL is:
  i.  KIMBERLY RAE10 MICHAEL, m. KEN SIMNERS.



Generation No. 10

11.  CAROLE ANN10 BOWERMAN (JUNE CAROL9 FRAUNFELTER, CARL WILBUR8, OTIS7, ISRAEL6, 
SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) 
married THOMAS KEARNS.  
  
Children of CAROLE BOWERMAN and THOMAS KEARNS are:
   i.  FRANCIS JAMES11 KEARNS
  ii.  TIMOTHY PATRICK KEARNS

12.  DAVID CARL10 BOWERMAN (JUNE CAROL9 FRAUNFELTER, CARL WILBUR8, OTIS7, ISRAEL6, 
SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) 
married (1) TINA JO DILLAHUNT, daughter of RICHARD DILLAHUNT and PHYLLIS LOWER.  
He married (2) NAOMI CATHRINE NAGLE. Retired from US Navy 1 October 1991. Divorced 
from Tina. Saw action in Beirut Lebanon, Libya and Grenada. Volunteered for Desert 
Storm but was refused because of pending retirement.
  
Children of DAVID BOWERMAN and TINA DILLAHUNT are:
13.  i.  DAVID THOMAS11 BOWERMAN
    ii.  JOSHUA MARTIN BOWERMAN



Generation No. 11

13.  DAVID THOMAS11 BOWERMAN (DAVID CARL10, JUNE CAROL9 FRAUNFELTER, CARL WILBUR8, 
OTIS7, ISRAEL6, SALOME5 MARKLE, JACOB4 MERKEL, MARIA EVA3 MAYER, ANNA MARIA2 
BADER, EVE1 BARBARA) was born April 08, 1976 in North Chicago, Ill.  He married 
MARGARET LANORH SCHWING June 17, 2000.  She was born August 23, 1978 in Orlando Fl.
Notes for DAVID THOMAS BOWERMAN: The three children listed are Margaret sister's 
offspring and are in David and Margaret care. David and Margaret hope to adopt 
them.

Children of DAVID BOWERMAN and MARGARET SCHWING are:
    i.  ROBERT EUGENE12 SHWING
   ii.  JESSICA MARIE SHWING
  iii.  BRANDON LEE SCHWING

 

Descendants of Phillip Wilhelmus BITZER

Contributed by: Carolyn (Barnhart) Worthington

 

First Generation

1. Phillip Wilhelmus Bitzer. Born Before 14 Feb 1737 in Hachenburg, 
Oberwesterwald, Hessen-Nassau, Germany. Died 9 Nov 1823 in Colerain Twp, 
Ross, OH. Buried in White Church Cem, Hallsville, Ross Co, OH.  

NOTES FOR PHILLIP: This family is no longer found in Hachenburg after 1740. 
It is believed that Wilhelmus is either born elsewhere or is either Wilhelm 
Frederich b 1735 or Phllip Wilhelm b 1737.  In early records of the family 
his date of birth was 1737.  However the DAR says 1743. (See Daughters of the 
American Revolution Membership Application (Mrs. Mabel Heffner Towers) 
#429721(Ref#2) He left no will.

He married Maria Fronica Cofin. Born 21 Jun 1748 in Hunterdon Co, NJ. Died 10 
Jun 1825 in Colerain, Ross, OH. Buried in Salem "White" Reform Cem, 
Hallsville, Ross, OH.  They had the following children:

    2   i.  Conrad Betzer

NOTES FOR MARIA: Cofin is probably the female's surname. This is common 
practice. Her father's would have been Cof under normal Hessen usage at that 
time as I have understood it (J.T. Betzer). In nearby Somerset County of NJ 
there were several Cof (Kauf) names at this time period.  Also when the 
Bitzers migrated to Northumberland Co., PA. they settled in East Buffalo TWP 
(now Union Co), there also were several Cof families. Later in Ohio the same 
Cof families moved to the same area as the Bitzers in the same time frame.  
Married Wilhelm Bitzer in the German Reform Church of Hunterdon Co New 
Jersey.(Ref. #2 (according to Wilma Burt).
 

 
Second Generation 2. Conrad Betzer. Son of Phillip Wilhelmus Bitzer & Maria Fronica Cofin. Born 4 Aug 1773 in NJ. Died 1861 in Ross County, OH. Buried in White Church Cemetery - Hallsville, Ross Co., 
 

NOTES FOR CONRAD: Data from: Mildred Evaline Betzer Heuston - THE DESCENDANTS 
OF CONRAD BETZER IN AMERICA - Tishimongo, OK,1972,  and  "History of Ross and 
Highland Counties, 1796-1880, Williams Bros, Cleveland, OH 

Witnesses at Conrad's infant Baptism at German Reform Church, Alexandria, 
Hunterdon Co.: Conrad & Margarete Casper - Rev. Joseph Dallicker, pastor. 
Baptism 26 September 1773; birth 4 Aug 1773. The family went to East Buffalo 
Township of Northumberland Co., obviously sometime after the birth of Jacob 
who was baptized at the Dutch Reform Church at Lebanon, N.J. 17 June 1786 and 
whose birthdate is recorded as 6 May 1986.  Jacob Neitzer and his wife Anna 
Maria Apgar were the witnesses.
It would seem that Conrad had preceded his family to Ohio coming to what is 
now Chillicothe, OH in the fall of 1796.  The Bitzers had hired a person who 
had explored this area the year before and then guided them in 1796. The 
(Wilhelm) Bitzers moved to Kingston to a grant of land in the spring of 1797. 
 This was probably land granted to Wilhelm for his service in the 
Revolutionary Army.  They moved to the Colerain area in 1801.  Sources 7 & 8, 
9 above shed some light on the family but have erred about the family origin. 
 #9 above says of Conrad: ". . . in the autumn of 1796 Conrad Bitzer and wife 
came from Berks, Co., PA, by way of Portsmouth and Chillicothe, and passed 
but a single house on their journey up the Scioto River.  They lived in the 
vicinity of Kingston until 1801, when they located on the west half of 
section eighteen in Colerain Township.  Here in the same year was born 
Elizabeth, probably the first white child born in the township."  It is 
possible that Wilhelm's family at some time lived over in Bucks Co., Pa. but 
they baptized their children in Alexandria Twp. New Jersey. We have found no 
primary records linking them to Bucks, Co.,  PA.  Later other Bitzers lived 
in the Allen Town area but they were only remotely related to Wilhelm (if at 
all). (JTB)   In the same source (#9 above) it states: "Conrad, Bitzer, . . . 
 was born at Buffalo Valley, Pa. . . . He was one of the sturdy pioneers of 
Colerain township, and developed a farm in the heart of the forest;  he died 
at the age of ninety-two years, retaining almost until the very  last the 
remarkable vigor of his youth." 

He married Catherine Van Gundy, daughter of Peter, II Van Gundy & Fronick, 1796. Born 1775 in PA. Buried in White Church Cemetery - Hallsville, Ross Co., OH. 
  1. i. Peter Betzer
  2. ii. John G. Betzer
  3. iii. Mary Betzer
  4. iv. Elizabeth Betzer
  5. v. Francis Fanny Betzer
  6. vi. Barbary Betzer
  7. vii. Susannah Betzer
  8. viii. Jacob Betzer
  9. ix. Anthony G Betzer
  10. x. Lydia Betzer
  11. xi. Aaron Betzer

 

NOTES FOR CATHERINE: The name of the father is not known nor is there is an 
exact date of Present data suggests Catharine may have been living in the 
home of a Joseph Van Gundy who was born about 1763.  There was an unnamed 
female born in 1775  in the household.  Nearby were other Van Gundy's 
Christian, and John.  It  may be that Catharine was the sister of these three 
brothers.  Wills and deeds establish that Joseph did have brothers so named.  
Joseph's family is well established by other primary sources.  Catharine was 
only 12 years his  junior so must be a sister or other relative if indeed she 
is unnamed one. 



Third Generation

3. Peter Betzer. Son of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. He married 
Barbara May, daughter of George May & Barbara [Elizabeth] Van Gundy, 25 May 
1824 in Ross Co., OH. Born 1804. Died 11 Mar 1876. 

4. John G. Betzer. Son of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 23 Jul 
1797 in OH. 

5. Mary Betzer. Daughter of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born Circa 
1800 in OH. She married Lewis Plummer, 29 Dec 1819 in Ross Co., OH. 

6. Elizabeth Betzer. Daughter of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 
Circa 1801 in OH. 

7. Francis Fanny Betzer. Daughter of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. 
Born 6 Dec 1806 in OH. She married David Rock, 22 Nov 1829 in Ross Co., OH. 

8. Barbary Betzer. Daughter of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 
1807. Died 22 Aug 1866 in Macon Co., IL. She married Francis May, son of 
George May & Barbara [Elizabeth] Van Gundy, 20 Jun 1831 in Ross Co., OH. Born 
1807 in Ross Co., OH. Died 18 Nov 1867 in Macon Co., IL. Occupation 
farmer/physician. They had the following children:
14 i.    William H. May 
15  ii. Susanah May 
16  iii.  Margaret May
17 iv.   Emily May
    18  v.    David L. May 

9. Susannah Betzer. Daughter of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 
1807 in OH. 

10. Jacob Betzer. Son of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born Circa 1809 
in OH. 

11. Anthony G Betzer. Son of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 27 Dec 
1809 in OH. 

12. Lydia Betzer. Daughter of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 1812 
in Colerain Twp., Ross Co., OH. Died 19 Feb 1859 in Ross Co., OH. Buried in 
Union Chapel Cem., Ross Co., OH. She married Samuel Barnhart, son of Matthias 
Barnhart & Margaret Catherine Keller, 13 Jul 1837 in Ross Co., OH. Born 25 
Aug 1810 in PA. Died 7 Feb 1871 in Ross Co., OH. Buried in Union Chapel Cem., 
Ross Co., OH. Occupation Shoemaker. 
They had the following children: 

19 i.  Mary M Barnhart 

13. Aaron Betzer. Son of Conrad Betzer & Catherine Van Gundy. Born 4 Oct 1815 
in OH. 

 

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