WESTFALL GENEALOGY Related Families-Page 7d Johannes John Wesley Westfall Johannes John Wesley Westfall, a son of Abel and Annetje (Bogaert) Westfall, was born in Kingston, NY October 23, 1724 and died in Hardy County VA in 1789. His will was proven in Hardy County April 13, 1789. He married a widow, Sarah (Vannoy) Hornbeck. Sarah, a daughter of Johannes and Janneker (Louw) Vannoy, was baptized in Kingston, NY February 6, 1732 and died in VA in 1792. She married Jonathan Hornbeck September 21, 1751. Jonathan died about 1755. They had a son Benjamin born in 1754. All Johannes and Sarah's children moved to Knox County Indiana and all died in that State. Johannes John Wesley Westfall was the son of Abel and Antjen "Anna" (Bogaert) Westfall. His grandparents were Johannes and Marritje (Kool) Westfall, and his great grandfather was the original Westfall immigrant to America who came to America in 1642 from Holland, Jurian Westfall who married Maritje Hansen. (Note: Johannes John Wesley Westfall was a brother of my gr. gr. gr. gr. grandfather Cornelius Westfall Sr.) Abel and Antjen "Anna" (Bogaert) Westfall's son Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Hornbeck Westfall had 6 children-Abel Westfall, Cornelius Westfall, John Westfall Jr., Abraham Westfall, Jacob Westfall, and Isaac Westfall. John Wesley Westfall's sons Abel and Cornelius served in the Revolutionary war. Cornelius was a Lieutenant in his brother Captain Abel Westfall's Company, the 8th Virginia Regiment, and was at Valley Forge in 1777 and 1778. (Note: John Wesley Westfall's sons Abel, Cornelius, John, Jacob, and Abraham were all at Valley Forge in the Revolutionary War.) (Note: Here is some information, from the Indiana Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution. ------------- John Wesley Westfall was born on 25 October 1724 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York and died in Petersburg, Hardy Co. Virginia/West Virginia on 10 March 1789. He married Sarah Vernooy Hornbeck, widow of Jonathan Hornbeck about 1755. His name appears on the Augusta, Virginia 1750 Tax List in the State of Virginia Enumeration List for Hampshire County for 1782. Reference: "Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia", Vol. I, John W. Westfall is appointed as a Constable for Augusta Co., Virginia. Reference: Augusta County Virginia Court Records; Order Book No. II, Book I, page 221, dated June 18, 1747. Note: During the Revolutionary War, John W. Westfall furnished supplies for the Revolutionary Continental Army and thus is considered as Patriotic service during the Revolutionary War. Reference: "DAR Patriot Index" 1966 Volume I, page 731. ---------- Last Will and Testament of John Westfall In the name of God Amen, I, John Westfall, of the County of Hardy and State of Virginia, Do make this my Last Will and Testament in the following manner. In prime I bequeath my Sole to Almighty God, a being infinitely good, in Humble Hope of his future mercy. As to my body it is my desire that it be decently buried and in a Christian manner. Item - It is my desire that my Funeral charges and all my just debts be first paid after my decease. Item - I bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah, one-third part of my land during her life, also my Negro Jack, and my Negro woman, Megigen and one-third part of my moveable property. Item - I bequeath to my Sons, Isaac and Jacob Westfall my plantation where I now live on, their heirs and assigns forever. Each to have an equal part of the upland and bottom land, my son Isaac to have the upper part of the said plantation It is my Will that my plantation be appraised by two or more creditable men and that my sons Abel, John, Cornelius, and Abraham Westfall, their heirs and assigns to each of them one sixth part of said valuation. Deducting out of such payment what I formally gave them or either of them. Item - I bequeath to my son Isaac Westfall my Negro Tom, he paying to each of his brothers, one-fifth part of the value of said Negro, he being valued as for said. Item - It is my Will that the remainder of my property be equally divided amongst all my children, and lastly, I do constitute and appoint My trusty friends, Jacob Fisher and Ezekiel Bogart, also my sons Abel and Cornelius Westfall Executors of this my Last Will and Testament signed with my hand and sealed this 9th day of February 1789 Signed Sealed and acknowledged in presence of us John Snyder, Wm. Bailey, and Benjamin Williams. His, John X Westfall (Mark) At a Court held for Hardy County this 13th day of April 1789 This Last Will and Testament of John Westfall deceased was proved by oaths of John Snyder, William Bailey, and Benjamin Williams, witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Jacob Fisher, one of the Executors, having complied with the law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of these in due forms, giving security, where upon he with security entered into and acknowledged Bond Conditions as the Law directs, Ezekiel Bogard and Cornelius Westfall in open court defined, having refused taken upon themselves the burden of Executors which is ordered to be certified By My Court Ed. Williams the Last Will and Testament of John Westfall was recorded in said court on 13 April 1789.) John W. Westfall and Sarah Vernooy children: 1. Abel Westfall was born 18 November 1755 Hampshire Co., Va.; 2. Cornelius Westfall was born 9 March 1756, Hampshire Co., Va.; 3. John Westfall, Jr. was born 1757, Hampshire Co., Va.; 4. Abraham Westfall was born 1758, Hampshire Co., Va.; 5. Jacob Westfall was born 1760, Hampshire Co., Va.; 6. Isaac Westfall was born 1762, Hampshire Co., Va. Cornelius Westfall (son of John W. Westfall and Sarah Vernooy) was born on 9 March 1756 in Hampshire Co, Virginia, died on 9 August 1828 in Greene Co., Indiana. He was married (1) Elizabeth Lambert Springstone, widow of Jacob Springstone, 4 April 1787 Harrison, Co. Va. (2) Sarah Runsoner Hale, widow 12 January 1804 Ross Co., Ohio. Note: Cornelius Westfall enlisted in 1776 as an Orderly Sergeant and was promoted to an Ensign and 2nd Lieutenant in his brother's, Captain Abel Westfall's Sixth Company of the 8th Virginia Regiment during the Revolutionary War. He served at the Valley Forge encampment in 1777-1778. On 18 May 1818, Cornelius Westfall applied for a Pension No.S-36842 for his military service in the Revolutionary War; which was granted. Cornelius Westfall settled in Ross Co., Ohio where on 12 January 1804 he married a second time to Sarah Runsoner Hale, widow. His first wife, Elizabeth Lambert Westfall was deceased in 1803 having died in Ross Co., Ohio. He is buried in Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield, Greene Co. Indiana and has a Revolutionary War government stone on his grave. Children of Cornelius Westfall and Elizabeth Lambert: Marriage 1 Elisabeth Lambert 12 April 1787 in Harrison Co., Virginia: Children: Sarah Westfall b: 1789 in Randolph Co., Virginia; Andrew Westfall b: 1792 in Randolph Co., Virginia; Elizabeth Westfall b: 29 Oct. 1796 in Randolph Co., Virginia; Jemima Westfall b: 1798 in Randolph Co., Virginia; Josephine Westfall b: 21 Oct. 1800 in Ross Co., Ohio; Children of Cornelius Westfall and Sarah Hale: Marriage 2 Sarah Runsoner Hale 12 January 1804 in Ross Co., Ohio: Children; Isophene Westfall b: 21 Oct. 1804 in Ross Co., Ohio; Susannah Westfall b: 1807 in Ross Co., Ohio. Andrew Westfall was born in 1792 in Randolph Co., Virginia and died on 9 December 1839 in Harrison Twp., Knox Co. Indiana. He married Catherine Wood on 12 February 1818 in Ross Co., Ohio. She was the daughter of John Wood (1785-1847) and Elizabeth________ (1784-1829). Note: Andrew Westfall was an early settler of Knox Co., Indiana living there in the early 1800's. Andrew Westfall was born in Randolph Co., Virginia/West Virginia in 1792. Andrew Westfall died on 9 December 1839 in Harrison Twp. Knox Co., Indiana. He was the only son of Cornelius Westfall (1756-1828) and Elizabeth Lambert Springstone (1754-1803) widow of Jacob Springstone. Andrew Westfall served as a Private in Captain Thomas Scott's Company of Infantry of Militia from September 18 to November 19, 1811 in the Battle of Tippecanoe on 7 November 1811. Andrew Westfall's widow, Catherine applied for a Bounty Land Warrant for his service in the Battle of Tippecanoe. She was granted 160 acres of land located in Palatine, Illinois under Bounty Land Warrant No. 25224. On November 5, 1853 she sold the land to Henry D. Ridgley since she resided in Knox Co., Indiana. He served as a Sergeant in Captain John Scott's Company of the First Regiment of Indiana Riflemen from September 10 to November 19, 1812 during the War of 1812. He was an Ensign in Captain Pierre Andre's Company of the First Regiment of Vincennes Light Infantry 1814-1815 during the War of 1812. After the War of 1812 he moved to Jefferson Twp, Ross Co., Ohio where he married Catherine Wood on 12 February 1818. They resided in Jefferson Twp., Ross Co. Ohio where twin daughters were born, Jemima Westfall 10 December 1818 and the other twin having died at birth and was not named at birth. In 1824, Andrew Westfall and wife, Catherine and daughter removed themselves to Palmyra Twp., Knox Co. Indiana where he farmed. On 9 December 1839, Andrew Westfall was deceased and was buried in the Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, as there hasn't been any marker found. His widow, Catherine Westfall died in the year 1865 in Harrison Twp., Knox Co. Indiana. Andrew Westfall and Catherine Wood children: Marriage 1 Catherine Wood (1802-1865): Children: Jemima Westfall b: 10 Dec. 1818 in Ross Co., Ohio; Infant Westfall b: 10 Dec. 1818 in Ross Co., Ohio d. stillborn.)  (1) Abel Westfall, a son of Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall, was born about 1755 and died in 1814. Abel Westfall born 18 Nov 1755 in Hampshire (now Hardy) Co., WVA, and died in 1814 in Knox Co. IN Terr. (now Greene Co., IN. He married 1st Rachel Edwards abt. 1784, and married 2nd Mary "Polly" Ramsour. Abel served as recruiting office for the 8th VA Regiment in the American Revolution and was then a Company Captain. Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall's son Abel Westfall married 1st Rachel Edwards, and they had 6 children-Newton Edward Westfall born 1785, married Christina Lovejoy; John Wesley Westfall born 1798 married Elizabeth Foster; Sarah Westfall born 1786 married Isaac Westfall, the son of Abraham and Mercy (Harbin) Westfall; Juliet Westfall born 1788 married a man who's last name was Giles; Virginia Westfall born 1790 married Daniel Whitmore; and Indiana Westfall born 1812, was the daughter of Abel Westfall and his 2nd wife Mary Polly Ramsour. Indiana Westfall married George Ruble. ---------- (1a) Abel and Rachel (Edwards) Westfall's oldest son Newton Edward Westfall was born in 1785, and married Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" Frazer on 14 March 1814, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Newton Edward Westfall died 27 May 1833 Sag Harbor, Suffolk, NY. Newton Edward Westfall's military paperwork indicates he was an officer during the War of 1812, and served with Major General William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe. There were letters found where he is requesting a transfer from the Frontier to the Army of the North. He ends up dying in New York. --------------- (2a) Abel and Rachel (Edwards) Westfall's son John Wesley Westfall was born August 26, 1798 in Knox, Co., Indiana, and died November 11, 1875 in Knox, Co. Indiana. He married Elizabeth Foster November 04, 1829 in Knox Co., Indiana. Children of John Wesley Westfall and Elizabeth (Foster) Westfall were-James S. Westfall born 1831, married Mary E. (maiden name unknown); John Westfall born 1832; Hiram Westfall born 1834 married Ellen (maiden name unknown); Samuel Westfall born 1836 married Anna (maiden name unknown); Abraham J. Westfall born February 03, 1838, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, died February 05, 1907, Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, married Margaret Diddema Barekman; and Adelia Westfall born 1857. ------------------ (1aa) John Wesley Westfall and Elizabeth (Foster) Westfall's son Abraham J. Westfall was born February 03, 1838 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died February 05, 1907 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana. He married Margaret Diddema Barekman October 25, 1860 in Vencennes, Indiana, daughter of William Barekman and Diadema Morgan. Children of Abraham J. Westfall and Margaret Diddema (Barekman) Westfall were-Clara Westfall born November 04, 1861, married Court Buchanon Reel April 09, 1882 in Knox, Co., Indiana; Dora Westfall born October 24, 1863 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, died 23 October 1939 Greene County, Indiana, married John Penington; Laura Westfall born 1865, married Charles Byers; Abraham Westfall born January 20, 1868, died March 05, 1941; Margaret Alton Westfall born November 12, 1870, Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, died March 05, 1941 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, married Henry Hoalt; Eliza Westfall born December 31, 1872; Elizabeth McGriffin Westfall born September 13, 1874 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, died January 15, 1938 at Little River, Mendocino Co., California, married Alonzo Woodward; Eunice B. Westfall born 20 Feb 1877, died 28 Oct 1910 Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, married Edward Henry; Joseph Perry Westfall born 3 August 1879, died 24 Dec 1910, married 1st Minnie C. Waggoner (1884-1906), married 2nd Emma A. Brown on 5 May 1908; Archibald McKee Westfall born August 14, 1882 in Vincenes, Knox County Indiana, died October 18, 1970, Vincenes, Knox County Indiana, married Flora Kaiser. ------------------ (1aaa) Abraham J. Westfall and Margaret Diddema (Barekman) Westfall's daughter Dora Westfall was born October 24, 1863 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, and died March 05, 1941. She married John Pennington October 27, 1881 in Knox, Co. Indiana. Children of John and Dora (Westfall) Pennington were-Dora Pennington; William Pennington born October 11, 1882, Knox, Co. Indiana; Gertrude Pennington born July 21, 1884, Knox, Co. Indiana; Margaret Pennington born July 1887; and Gladys Pennington born July 1896. ------------------ (2aaa) Abraham J. Westfall and Margaret Diddema (Barekman) Westfall's son Abraham Westfall was born January 20, 1868, and died March 05, 1941. He married Mary Rhodarmel in 1895 in Knox, Co. Indiana, daughter of James Rhodarmel and and his wife who's last name was Johnson. Children of Abraham and Mary (Rhodarmel) Westfall were-Oscar Westfall born December 16, 1895, married Corrine Emma Geiseke 16 Jan 1934, in Jackson County, Missouri; Morris James Westfall born April 17, 1897 in Knox, Co. Indiana, died April 30, 1981 in Knox, Co. Indiana, married 1st Virginia Virginia Josephine Tingley 18 November 1924 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, married 2nd Lorene Shaw 1943.; Agnes Marie Westfall born February 18, 1899, died 27 March 1979, Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, married Vivian Clark; Ruby Mae Westfall born April 10, 1901, died 17 November 1993 Vincennes, Indiana, married Howard Downen; and baby girl Westfall born September 1902 (name unknown). ------------------ (3aaa) Abraham J. Westfall and Margaret Diddema (Barekman) Westfall's daughter Margaret Alton Westfall was born November 12, 1870 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, and died March 05, 1941 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana. She married Henry Preston Hoalt April 11, 1888 in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana. Children of Henry Preston Hoalt and Margaret (Westfall) Hoalt were-infant Hoalt born October 03, 1888; Henry Richard Hoalt born May 18, 1890, Vincenes, Knox County Indiana, died March 1979, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, married Leelah M. Johnson July 07, 1912, Vincenes, Knox County Indiana; Dora Elsie Hoalt born April 01, 1899; d. January 01, 1918, married Raymond Summitt; Hazel Edith Hoalt born July 09, 1899, Vincenes, Knox County Indiana, died October 10, 1918, Vincenes, Knox County Indiana, married Ernest Otten October 10, 1918; and Louis James Hoalt born January 20, 1901, Vincenes, Knox County Indiana, died March 29, 1989, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, married Bennie Lucille Knuckles July 12, 1947, Brazil, Clay, Indiana. ------------------ (4aaa) Abraham J. Westfall and Margaret Diddema (Barekman) Westfall's daughter Elizabeth McGriffin Westfall was born September 13, 1874 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died January 15, 1938 in Little River, Mendocino co. California. She married 1st Alonzo E. Woodward (or Woodword) September 26, 1894 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, son of Eli Woodward and Matlda Devall. She married 2nd William Henry Hurley September 13, 1922, son of Richard Hurley and Catherine Carey. Alonzo Woodward was a fireman for the City of Vincennes in Indiana. Children of Alonzo E. Woodward and Elizabeth McGriffin (Westfall) Woodward were-Alonzo Woodward Jr. born 1896, died February 24, 1907, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; Margaret Woodward born 1898; Perry J. Woodward born May 08, 1900; Elizabeth Edith Woodward born April 17, 1902, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, died February 15, 1964, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, married 1st Smith, married 2nd Grover Morgan, married 3rd William Henry Hurley in 1916; Maurice Lionel Woodward born April 24, 1905, Vencennes, Indiana, married Anna Merle Hurst; and Ellis Woodward. ---------- (2aa) John Wesley Westfall and Elizabeth (Foster) Westfall's son James Scott Westfall was born Dec. 2, 1831 in Knox County, Indiana, and died May 21, 1879. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. James was born to John Westfall and Elizabeth Foster. He wed Sarah Huffman (1838 - 1858) in Knox County, Indiana on January 10, 1856. Sarah died on May 15, 1858 and was buried in Lower Indiana Cemetery. James then wed Mary O'Haver in Knox County, Indiana on September 24, 1862. They lived in Vincennes and James ran a Tobacco and Cigar Store on Second Street, between Main St and Busseron St. They had: (1) Charles D. Westfall born on 26 Feb 1868, died 1934. Mary died in 1874, when Charles was age six and James died in 1879, when Charles was age eleven. ---------- (3aa) John Wesley Westfall and Elizabeth (Foster) Westfall's son Hiram Westfall was born in 1834 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Mar. 18, 1902 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Hiram was born to John Westfall and Elizabeth Foster. He wed Mrs. Ellen [Redman] Hull in Knox County, Indiana on November 2, 1866 and they had these children: (1) Harry Westfall born in 1865; (2) Albert Westfall born in 1868; (3) John Henry Westfall born on 28 Nov 1869; (4) Rose Ann Westfall born on 21 Aug 1873; (5) Mary Jane Westfall Hardesty (19 mar 1877 - 1928); (6) Samuel H. Westfall born in Oct 1878; and (7) Oscar Arthur Westfall born on 19 Feb 1884. --------- (4aa) John Wesley Westfall and Elizabeth (Foster) Westfall's son Samuel Westfall was born Apr. 18, 1836 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Feb. 9, 1912 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. His Spouses: Susan G Barekman Westfall (1841 - 1868) and Anna McCoy Westfall (1832 - 1912). Children of Samuel Westfall: Mary Elizabeth Westfall Westfall (1862 - 1933); Cynthia Belle Westfall Williams (1864 - 1929); and Ella Westfall Westfall (1867 - 1939).  (2) Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall's son Cornelius Westfall March 9, 1756, died 8 August l828 in Greene Co, IN, burial Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Indiana. He married 1st Elizabeth (Lambert) Springstone, and married 2nd Sarah (Rumsoner) Hale. Cornelius and Elizabeth (Lambert) Springstone Westfall had these 4 children-Sarah Westfall born 1789 married Aaron Thomas; Andrew Westfall born 1792, died 12-9-1839 Greene Co, IN, married Catherine Wood; Elizabeth Westfall born born Oct 29, 1796 Ohio died Mar 3, 1878, married Feb 8, 1817 in Knox Co, In to Phillip Miller, born March 6, 1786 in Maryland, died June 9, 1857 in Daviess Co, IN; and Jemima Westfall born 1798 married Anthony Lowe. Cornelius and his 2nd wife Sarah (Rumsoner) Hale had 2 children-Josephine Westfall Born Oct 24, 1803 Died: May 11, 1855 married 1829/1830 John Miller born Jan 10, 1808 Ohio Died: May 23, 1874 Daviess Co, IN; and Susannah Westfall born 1807. Note: I found the following biographical information about Cornelius Westfall on the internet at this website- http://www.inssar.org/graves/W/westcorn.html CORNELIUS WESTFALL Born: March 9, 1756 Died: Essstate probate Nov 10, 1829 Greene Co, IN. Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Indiana. Service: Enlisted in 1776 Orderly sergeant in Capt Abel WESTFALL'S Co., Col Peter MUHLENBURG'S and Abraham BOWMAN'S VA Regiment. Appointed ensign in 1777 and served until 1778 Proof: Pension S 36842. Married: (1st) __________ (2) Sarah RUMSON in Chilkicothe, Ohio Children: By 1st narriage Mima: married Anthony LOWE Elizabeth: born Oct 29, 1796 Ohio Died Mar 3, 1878 married Feb 8, 1817 Knox Co, In to Phillip MILLER Born March 6, 1786 in Maryland - Died June 9, 1857 Daviess Co, IN (Daughter): married Ormes THOMAS Andrew: Children: By (2nd) Marriage: Josephine/ Isaphina: Born Oct 24, 1803 Died: May 11, 1855 married 1829/1830 John MILLER born Jan 10, 1808 Ohio Died: May 23, 1874 Daviess Co, IN Cornelius Westfall (l756-l828) was an Ensign and 2nd Lieutenant in his brother's, Captain Abel Westfall's Sixth Co. of the 8th Virginia Regimnet during the Revolutionary War. He also served at Valley Forge in l777-l778. His first wife was Anne Elizabeth Lambert Springstone (l754-l802), widow of Jacob Springstone. They were married in Harrison Co., Virginia on 4 April l787. Cornelius Westfall also settled in Ross Co., Ohio, along with his brother, Abel Westfall. From Ross Co., Ohio they went to Knox Co., Indiana where the rest of his brothers settled. His second wife was a widow, Sarah Runsoner Hale whom he married in Ross Co., Ohio on l2 January l804. On l8 May l8l8, Cornelius Westfall applied for a pension, S-36842 for his military service in the Revolutionary War. Although at the time of his settlement in Knox Co., Indiana, it later became Greene Co., Indiana where he died on 8 August l828. He his buried in the city cemetery in Bloomfield, Indiana next to his brother, Abel Westfall. A government stone marks his grave for his Revolutionary War service. ---------------- (1a) Cornelius and Elizabeth (Lambert) Springstone Westfall's son Andrew Westfall was born in 1792 in WVA, amd died 9 Dec 1839 in IN. He married Catherine Wood 12 Feb 1818 in Ross Co. OH. She was born in 1802 in KY, and died in 1865 in IN. Her father was John Wood and her mother was Elizabeth (maiden name unknown). Andrew and Catherine (Wood) Westfall had the following children-Jemima Westfall (twin) born 10 Dec 1818 in Ross Co., OH, and died 1902 in Knox Co., IN, married Thomas E. Jordon in 1840 in Knox Co., IN; and (twin to Jemima) daughter Westfall born 10 Dec 1818 in Ross Co., OH, died 10 Dec 1818 in Ross Co., OH. (Note: Andrew Westfall was born in 1792 in Randolph Co., Virginia and died on 9 December 1839 in Harrison Twp., Knox Co. Indiana. He married Catherine Wood on 12 February 1818 in Ross Co., Ohio. She was the daughter of John Wood (1785-1847) and Elizabeth________ (1784-1829). Note: Andrew Westfall was an early settler of Knox Co., Indiana living there in the early 1800's. Andrew Westfall was born in Randolph Co., Virginia/West Virginia in 1792. Andrew Westfall died on 9 December 1839 in Harrison Twp. Knox Co., Indiana. He was the only son of Cornelius Westfall (1756-1828) and Elizabeth Lambert Springstone (1754-1803) widow of Jacob Springstone. Andrew Westfall served as a Private in Captain Thomas Scott's Company of Infantry of Militia from September 18 to November 19, 1811 in the Battle of Tippecanoe on 7 November 1811. Andrew Westfall's widow, Catherine applied for a Bounty Land Warrant for his service in the Battle of Tippecanoe. She was granted 160 acres of land located in Palatine, Illinois under Bounty Land Warrant No. 25224. On November 5, 1853 she sold the land to Henry D. Ridgley since she resided in Knox Co., Indiana. He served as a Sergeant in Captain John Scott's Company of the First Regiment of Indiana Riflemen from September 10 to November 19, 1812 during the War of 1812. He was an Ensign in Captain Pierre Andre's Company of the First Regiment of Vincennes Light Infantry 1814-1815 during the War of 1812. After the War of 1812 he moved to Jefferson Twp, Ross Co., Ohio where he married Catherine Wood on 12 February 1818. They resided in Jefferson Twp., Ross Co. Ohio where twin daughters were born, Jemima Westfall 10 December 1818 and the other twin having died at birth and was not named at birth. In 1824, Andrew Westfall and wife, Catherine and daughter removed themselves to Palmyra Twp., Knox Co. Indiana where he farmed. On 9 December 1839, Andrew Westfall was deceased and was buried in the Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, as there hasn't been any marker found. His widow, Catherine Westfall died in the year 1865 in Harrison Twp., Knox Co. Indiana. Andrew Westfall and Catherine Wood children: Marriage 1 Catherine Wood (1802-1865): Children: Jemima Westfall b: 10 Dec. 1818 in Ross Co., Ohio; Infant Westfall b: 10 Dec. 1818 in Ross Co., Ohio d. stillborn.) (3) John Westfall, a son of Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) [Hornbeck] Westfall, was born in VA in 1757 and died in Knox County IN October 1, 1808. He married Mary Alton. John served in his brother Abel Westfall's Company of the 8th VA Regiment in the Revolution. Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall's son John Westfall (1757-1808) married Mary Alton and they had 3 children-Abraham Westfall married Nancy (last name unknown), John Westfall married Sarah (last name unknown), and Pamela Westfall (1810-1870) married James Hunter. (Note: I received new information that John Westfall (1757-1808) who married Mary Alton had according to his 1808 will four children: Abraham, John, Sarah, and Katherine (Catherine). Additionally, Pamela is not mentioned in the will and I had Pamela Westfall being born after he would have died. Some sources say he died Dec. 12, 1824.)------John Westfall's 1808 will: I John Westfall believing myself going the way of all flesh do think proper to dispose of my worldly affairs in the manner and form is following. To my eldest son Abram I give and bequeathe two hundred acres of land next adjoining the land of Ephraim Jordon, & I to my youngest son John I give & bequeathe the two hundred acres of land whereon my dwelling house now stands, with the following conditions that the said Abram & John do each of them pay the following sums to my two daughters Sarah & Katerine that is to Sarah the sum of one hundred dollars & to Katerine likewise the sum of one hundred dollars that is to say Abram is to pay the above sum in three equal installments one third in eighteen months form this date & the second installment eighteen months thereafter & the third installment eighteen months after the second & John is to pay the above sum when he is of the age of twenty one years & all my personal property to be equally divided among all my four children Given under my hand & seal this thirtieth day of June 1808 in the presence of E Mcnamee , Newton E Westfall) ------------- (1a) John Westfall and Mary (Alton) Westfall's son Abraham Westfall was born Aug. 1, 1781, and died Sep. 20, 1847 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. He was a U. S. Soldier in the War of 1812. John Westfall was married 1st to a "Polly" (maiden name unknown), and they had these children-James Scott Westfall and John Westfall. He married 2nd Nancy (unknown maiden name) Rodarmel (1794 - 1858) after her husband Capt. Abraham Rodarmel died in 1833. (4) Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall's son Jacob Westfall was born 1760 at Hampshire (now Hardy) Co. WVA, and died in 1801 at Hampshire (now Hardy) Co. WVA. He married in 1790 to Sidney Elizabeth Pugh born 1768 at Capon Bridge, Hampshire (now Hardy) Co., WVA, and died Bet. 1825 - 1830 at Ross Co., OH. She married 2nd in 1802 to Christopher Lamberton. Children of Jacob Westfall and Sidney Elizabeth Pugh were-Margaret "Peggy" Westfall born in 1792, married Thomas Phillips 12 Mar 1815 in Randolph Co. WVA; Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Westfall born in 1793, married in 1810 to Asa Murphy; Isaac Westfall born 1794; Harvey Westfall born 27 May 1796, married in 1820 to Hannah Conklin; Mary "Polly" Westfall born 31 Oct 1797, married in 1818 to William Crouch; Sidney Westfall born 1801 in WVA, died in 1873 in WVA, married 1st in 1820 in WVA to Franklin W. Carmichael. --------------- (1a) Jacob Westfall and Sidney Elizabeth (Pugh) Westfall's son Harvey Westfall was born 27 May 1796. He married in 1820 to Hannah Conklin. Child of Harvey and Hannah (Conklin) Westfall was-Sarah Ann Westfall born 4 Dec 1831 in Plymouth, Huron Co., Ohio, married Stephen Howard Starr --------------- (1aa) Harvey and Hannah (Conklin) Westfall's daughter Sarah Ann Westfall was born on 4 Dec 1831 in Plymouth, Huron Co., Ohio. She was married to Stephen Howard Starr on 23 May 1850. Children of Stephen Howard Starr and Sarah Ann (Westfall) Starr were-Ella Isadore Starr, Mary Mercy Starr, Eva Hannah Starr, Charles Harvey Starr, George Washington Starr, Ada Delia Starr, Laura May Starr, and Jay Wilbor Starr. (5) Isaac Westfall, a son of Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall, was born in 1762 and died in Owen County IN about 1830. (His estate was settled August 21, 1830 in Owen County.) He married Elizabeth Poage. Isaac was granted land in Randolph County Va in 1785. He appeared on the tax rolls of Hardy County VA beginning in 1789. He purchased two tracts of land in Pendleton County VA August 5, 1793. A commission reportedly met with Elizabeth March 14, 1797 to obtain her dower release for the land. This indicates that Isaac was deceased before this date. However, Isaac's estate was transferred in Owen County in August 21, 1830. Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall's son Isaac Westfall and Elizabeth (Poage) Westfall had 7 children-Sarah H. Westfall born 1789, married John Huton; Abraham Westfall born 1792, married Sarah Ramsour; Joanna Westfall born 1795, married Minion Steele; Thomas T. Westfall born 1798, married Elizabeth Meyers, and they had a son Isaac Westfall who married Sarah Snyder; Jacob Isaac Westfall born 1801, married Nancy Steele; Abel Westfall born 1803, married Indiana Thorn; and Myranda Westfall born 1806, married Margaret Painter. ------------------ (1a) Isaac Westfall and Elizabeth (Poage) Westfall's son Abraham Westfall was born in 1792. He married Sarah Ramsour (or Rumsour). They lived in Jasper County, Illinois in 1841. Abraham and Sarah (Rumsour) Westfall had 6 children-Edward Dixon Westfall (1820-1897) who was a Texas Ranger; Mayr Elizabeth Jane Westfall died 27 May 1882, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, married John Reinbold 25 November 1856 Knox County, Indiana; Isaac Westfall, died Grayson County, Texas.; Henry Westfall died 9 March 1862, he was with 51st Reg Indiana Infantry, Company D (Died during the Civil War); William Westfall, born abt 1818; Abel Westfall born 24 Aug 1828 Knox County, Indiana, died 21 Jan 1903 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, married Sarah Gray 5 August 1855 in Indiana. ------------------ (1aa) Abraham and Sarah (Rumsour) Westfall's son Edward Dixon Westfall was born December 22, 1820 in Knox County, Indiana, and died June 12, 1897, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married Josephune Susan Dillon June 5, 1881 in Bexar County, Texas. They had no children. Edward Dixon Westfall Came to Texas in 1845 and to San Antonio in 1846. He was an early settler of Zavala County, Texas and a Texas Ranger. He came to Texas in 1845, and moved from Hopkins County, Texas, to San Antonio in 1845 or 1846. He also served in The Mexican War. He joined the company of Capt. John Conner in Col. Peter Hansbrough Bell's regiment. Later he served in Capt. William G. Crump's company. After the war in 1848 he built a cabin on the Leona River, seven miles south of the site of present day Batesville in east central Zavala County. He is believed to be the first settler in the area of Zavala County. Note: I found the following information about Abraham and Sarah (Rumsour) Westfall's son Edward Dixon Westfall on the internet at this website, Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwe37.html WESTFALL, EDWARD DIXON (1820-1897) Edward Dixon Westfall, early settler of Zavala County and Texas Ranger, was born on December 22, 1820, in Knox County, Indiana. His father, Abraham, moved the family to Jasper County, Illinois, in 1841. Edward Westfall left Illinois in 1843 to go to Missouri, intending to join a wagon train to Oregon. Instead he traveled and held various jobs until he came to Texas in 1845. Westfall moved from Hopkins County, Texas, to San Antonio in 1845 or 1846. The Mexican War had broken out, and he joined the company of Capt. John Conner in Col. Peter Hansbrough Bell's regiment. Later he served in Capt. William G. Crump's company. After the war in 1848 Westfall built a cabin on the Leona River, seven miles south of the site of present-day Batesville in east central Zavala County. Westfall is believed to be the first settler in the area of Zavala County. He spent the next twenty-nine years in that vicinity, farming under the constant threat of Indian raids and serving as a guide for settlers, rangers, and soldiers with his good friends William A. A. (Bigfoot) Wallace and Henry Robinson. He was a stage guard when Wallace had the contract to carry mail to El Paso. When Wallace was commissioned by Governor Bell to raise a company of rangers for frontier defense, Westfall was one of his lieutenants. Westfall returned to his cabin after his service under Wallace sometime in 1855 and was severely wounded in an Indian attack; his dog "George Washington" died of a lance wound defending his master. During the Civil War Westfall moved his livestock to the Nueces Canyon near Camp Wood; in 1874 he moved to Bexar County, where he farmed on Calaveras Creek about sixteen miles from San Antonio. Westfall moved back to San Antonio in 1877. He married Josephine Susan Dillon in 1881. Westfall's journals, which he kept from 1886 to his death in 1897, reveal that he was a man who loved to read, although he had little formal education. When he died of fever on June 12, 1897, he left his estate to his wife and stipulated that after her death it was to be applied to the establishment of a free public library in San Antonio, or if one were already established, it was to be used for improving existing service. By the time Mrs. Westfall died, on January 4, 1940, San Antonio had a public library system, and in June 1963 the Westfall Branch Library, built partially with the proceeds from Westfall's estate and partially from city funds, was opened. Both Westfall and his wife were buried at Elmendorf. The journals of Edward Dixon Westfall were on repository in the San Antonio Public Library in 1990. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kathryn and Irwin Sexton, "Edward Dixon Westfall," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 68 (July 1964). Andrew Jackson Sowell, Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas (Austin: Ben C. Jones, 1900; rpt., Austin: State House Press, 1986). Edward Westfall, Journals, San Antonio Public Library. Zavala County Historical Commission, Now and Then in Zavala County (Crystal City, Texas, 1985). Irwin and Kathryn Sexton ------------------------ Note: I also found the following information about Abraham and Sarah (Rumsour) Westfall's son Edward Dixon Westfall on the internet at this website- http://www.twward.org/articles.htm Edward Dixon Westfall Citizen of Texas By Debra Westfall   Edward Dixon Westfall was born 22 December 1820 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, the son of Abraham Westfall and Sarah Rumsour. He had an adventuresome soul and in 1843 he left Indiana to join a wagon train in Missouri bound for Oregon. Instead he traveled and held various jobs and ended up in Hopkins County, Texas in 1845. He moved from Hopkins County to San Antonio and after the Mexican War he moved to Zavala County and is believed to be the first settler there.  Edward was a guide, a stagecoach guard, an Indian Fighter, fought in the Mexican War, and a lieutenant in the Texas Rangers under A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace.  Westfall along with Bigfoot Wallace traveled through Monahans guarding the stagecoach on its way to El Paso and both were well known scouts for south and west Texas. After the Mexican War he was severely wounded in an Indian fight at his cabin in Zavala County, Abel Westfall moved to Texas after this event to help his brother take care of his property during his recuperation.  In 1874 Ed moved to Bexar County where he farmed on the Calaveras Creek near Elmendorf.  There he finally settled down in his sixties and married Josephine Susan Dillon. Abel went back to Indiana for a short time and then he moved his family to Texas and though Edward had no children his brother Abel's family has thrived here. He had a very open view on church, he loved to go and listen to church services whenever the circuit preachers came around. The denomination did not matter though Edward preferred sermons base on following God's ways for the love of God, he firmly did not believe you should practice religion because of fear of damnation. In his journeys there was a comment he made that was rather interesting.  He stated, "I do not understand what it is about wash day that takes a perfectly even tempered women and makes her grumpy, plum to the point that a man doesn't come home for supper and dinner is always late." Edward walked to town everyday to get the newspapers, he loved knowing what was going on in the area and country, he mentions in a few entries his displeasure when the did not arrive on time and he went home empty handed. Before his death he wrote his will leaving his entire estate to the city of San Antonio, after the death of his wife. The proceeds were to go to building a public library, with the stipulation that there be a reading room for black people.  If at the time of his wife's death a library was already build, then the proceeds were to go for improvements. His wife was thirty-seven years younger than her husband, so for the forty-three years she lived after her husband she lived off of his pensions from the Mexican War and Indian War. At the time of her death his estate went for around $50,000. The City of San Antonio used the money toward a branch library and named it the Westfall Branch Library. A picture of Edward Westfall hangs on the wall in the library reminding us of his generosity. He died in 1897 at the age of 76 on his farm and was referred to by his wife as "a loving, caring husband that would be sorely missed."  He left no descendants, but his brother Abel's family has thrived in Texas and are very proud of the contributions that Edward made to Texas during his life. ------------- Edward Dixon Westfall was born Dec. 22, 1820 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died Jun. 12, 1897 in Elmendorf, Bexar County, Texas. Burial: Elmendorf City Cemetery, Elmendorf, Bexar County, Texas (Inscription: In Loving Remembrance of My Husband Edward Dixon Westfall. Born in Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana. Born Dec 22, 1820 - Died June 12, 1897. He was a Mexican Veteran. A Ranger two years in Big Foot Wallace Com. "His words were kindness, His deeds were love, His spirit humble, He rests above".) ----- Edward Dixon (E.D.) was born in Vincennes,Knox Co., Indiana. He left his parents in Illinois in 1843 and came to Texas. He fought in the Mexican War, was a Texas Ranger with Big Foot Wallace, who was also his friend, and Henry Robinson. He was a scout for the confederacy around Uvalde,Texas, fought Indians and is written up in the Handbook Of Texas Online. He is also in A.J. Sowells Book. There is a library branch (Westfall Library) named in his honor in San Antonio, Texas. A composition of everything written about him and his life, that is known, is in the Westfall Branch Library on Vance Jackson St., and at the DRT Alamo Library in San Antonio done by Wanda Swearingen Westfall and Debra Harper Westfall. Edward's journals are in the main library in the Texana Section in San Antonio. His grave is marked by the DRT Medallion as a Citizen of Texas and also by the Texas Ranger Cross. Edward's brother Abel Westfall is buried in the Elmendorf cemetery. Edward's wife Josephine had Abel buried next to E.D. as there is a space between E.D. and her parents. -------------- Edward Dixon Westfall's wife Josephine Susan Dillon Westfall was born Apr. 16, 1857 in Mississippi, and died Jan. 4, 1940 in Elmendorf, Bexar County, Texas. Burial: Elmendorf City Cemetery, Elmendorf, Bexar County, Texas. Josephine was the wife of Edward Dixon Westfall. She spent as little as possible of his estate so that the Westfall Branch Library in San Antonio could be built honoring her husband's last will and testament. She also cared for his brother Abel until he died. her father Ansel Dillon Sr. (1835 - 1904) was born in La., and her mother Sophronia Ann Dillon (1837 - 1918) was born in La/Miss.--------Josephine Susan Dillon Westfall's obituary - Frontier Times; February, 1940 - We regret to chronicle the death of Mrs. Josephine Susan Westfall, which occurred January 4th at her home in Elmendorf, Texas. She was 82 years old, a native of Louisiana, but had resided in Texas from early girlhood. Mrs. Westfall was the widow of the late Ed Westfall, noted frontiersman and companion of Big-Foot Wallace, who died some years ago. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Agnes A. Brehm, and a brother, Sam E. Dillon, both of Elmendorf. ----Josephine Susan Dillon Westfall's Siblings: Martin Everett Dillon (1859 - 1942); Dewitt Hoodson Dillon (1861 - 1939); John Dillon (1872 - 1905); and Agnes Angeline Dillon Brehm (1876 - 1954). -------------- (2aa) Abraham and Sarah (Rumsour) Westfall's son Abel Westfall was born in Knox Co., Indiana the 28th of August 1828, and died 21 January 1903 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. Abel married Sarah Gray and had a son William E. Westfall born 11 May 1857 in Knox Co., Indiana. Abel's son William Westfall married Ary H. Newman 14 September 1885 in San Antonio,Tex. Abel was the brother of Edward Dixon Westfall. He came to Texas after Edward was severely injured in an Indian fight to help out. William E., Abel's son came to Texas but we don't know if it was then or later. We know W.E. (William Edward?) married Ary Henrietta Newman in 1885 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. At this time there is no grave marker for Abel (vandals came through and took a lot of the headstones, some were recovered but most were not) but we believe Josephine had him buried next to Edward Dixon. We believe the parents of Abel and Edward were Abraham Westfall b. 1792 in Hampshire CO., Va and Sarah Rumsour b. 1798 in USA. Their children were Edward, Abel,Jane, Henry, and Isaac. -------------- (1aaa) Abel and Sarah (Gray) Westfall's son William E. Westfall was born May 14, 1857 in Indiana, and died Apr. 13, 1920 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. William was born to Abel Westfall and Sarah Gray. His mother died before the 1860 census as he was at his grand-fathers home in Warrick County, Indiana with his uncle Theobald. In the 1870 census, he was with his father Abel in Knox County, Indiana and soon he and his father moved to San Antonio, Texas. There, in Bexar County, he wed Ary Newman on September 23, 1885. His wife Ary Henrietta Newman Westfall was born in 1868 and died in 1934. They had these children: (1) Edward A. Westfall born in 1886; (2) Sidney J. Westfall born in 1888; (3) Susan Jane Westfall born on 13 Feb 1991; (4) Frances G. Westfall born in 1893: (5) Jesse T. Westfall born on 24 Mar 1894; (6) Willford W. Westfall born on 17 Apr 1897; and (7) Arthur Steve Westfall born on 19 May 1899. According to the death certificate, he died at the Bexar County home for the aged and was buried in the county cemetery. Burial: Bexar County Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. William E. Westfall and his wife Ary (Newman) Westfall's son Arthur S. Westfall born 19 May 1899 in Wilson Co., Texas. married Miriam Ada Short 6 August 1929 in Stockdale Co.,Tx. Arthur died 29 June 1945 in Wilson Co., Tx. Arthur and Ada (Short) Westfall had a son Louis Westfall. ---------- William E. Westfall's wife Ary Henrietta Newman Westfall was born Apr. 14, 1868 in Texas, and died Nov. 4, 1934 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Burial:Floresville City Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Ary was the daughter of Henrietta Ary Thorpe Newman and Lemuel Richard Newman. She married William (Bill) E. Westfall September 23, 1885 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Ary died in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Jesse, one of her sons is buried by her in the Floresville City Cemetery. William, her husband, born May 11,1857 in Knox Co.,Indiana, disappeared after the Wilson County, Texas 1900 census was done and was never heard from again per family history. Their children Willford William (Bill) Westfall, Frances Westfall McInvale, Arthur Steve (Steve A) Westfall are buried in Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery in Wilson County, Texas. Susan Jane Westfall Riemann is buried in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas ,Sidney J. Westfall, Edward A. Westfall (died in 1922 place and date of death unknown) and Jesse Thorpe Westfall is buried by Ary. Ary Henrietta Newman Westfall's Parents: Lemuel Richard Newman (1834 - 1913) and Henrietta Ary Thorpe Newman (1840 - 1908). Spouse: William E Westfall (1857 - 1920). Children: Susan Jane Westfall Riemann (1891 - 1964); Jesse Thorpe Westfall (1894 - 1960); Willford William Westfall (1897 - 1988); Steve Arthur Westfall (1899 - 1945); Sidney J. Westfall born in 1888; Frances G. Westfall born in 1893: and Edward A. Westfall born in 1886. Siblings: William Frank Newman (1872 - 1937); Mary Newman (1874 - 1955); Steven Arthur Newman (1874 - 1940); and Homer Alfred Newman (1882 - 1962). ------------ (1aaaa) William E. Westfall and Ary Henrietta (Newman) Westfall's son Arthur Steve Westfall (or Steve Arthur Westfall) was born 19 May 1899 in Floresville, Wilson Co., Texas, and died Jun. 29, 1945 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Burial: Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. He married Miriam Ada Short (1904 - 1944) 06 Aug 1929 in the Stockdale Baptist Church, Wilson County, Texas. Miriam's mother Ada Cordelia Brinkley Short is seen peeping throught the bushes in their wedding photo. Father of Marjorie, Dorothea (Dorothy or Dottie), Steve, Louis (Ed), Vaughn, Jerry, Shirley and Lee. Their two youngest children are not in either picture. Steven Arthur was the son of William E. Westfall and Ary Henrietta Newman Westfall. They had these children: Marjorie Ellen Westfall Alderman (1930 - 1994); Dorothy Mae Westfall Riley (1931 - 2010); Louis Edward Westfall (1936 - 1991); Vaughn Albert Westfall Willeford (1937 - 1996); Mervil Lee Short (1944 - 1981); Jerry Westfall; Steve Westfall; and Shirley Westfall. ----------- (1aaaaa) Steve Arthur Westfall and Miriam Ada (Short) Westfall's son Louis Edward "Ed" Westfall was born Jun. 24, 1936 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas, and died Jun. 7, 1991 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas. Ed married Wanda Merlin Swearingen July 26, 1956 n the Chapel of the Roses on N. Texas street in Odessa, Ector County, Texas. He loved to hunt, fish, play bingo, play dominoes, go to Las Vegas and to browse in old junk places. He knew each of his siblings, their children and their chidlren's children by name and sight and visited them often. He had a photographic memory and loved to take objects apart and put them back together. His word was his bond and a handshake a deal. He would have been in his element as a mountain man or explorer in days of old. He had common sense and a fair sense of play. He always said most people were "book smart and common sense dumb" If he was your friend it meant he'd be there for you and was. He liked to go with Wanda to cemeteries to look for ancestors or for the heck of it. He took her once to a Polish cemetery in Wilson County, Texas where all of the inscriptions were in Polish.......=) Ed always enjoyed dealing and handling livestock and horse, hogs, sheep, if it ate, could get out, or had to be tended to he brought it home. He loved to hunt Raccoons on the rivers. We went often to Las Vegas where he loved to play Blackjack. He had a sense of humor that was mischievous and usually taught a lesson about life. Louis Edward "Ed" Westfall and Wanda Merlin Swearingen had these children-David Lee Westfall (1960 - 1960); Lawrence Westfall; and Lorelei Westfall. Burial: Westfall Estates, Odessa, Ector County, Texas. Inscription: "I'll see you tonight" "Whither thou goest I will go, married July 26, 1956 " On back of headstone "Beloved parents of Lawrence and Lorelei. Under Lawrence is the name of his wife Debra and their children. Under Lorelei is the name of the father of her children and their names. ------------ (2aaaaa) Steve Arthur Westfall and Miriam Ada (Short) Westfall's daughter Marjorie Ellen "Margie" Westfall Alderman was born Apr. 29, 1930 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas, and died Feb. 10, 1994 in Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas. Burial: Resthaven Cemetery, McCamey, Upton County, Texas. She married Virgil Henry Alderman (1919 - 1990), and they had a daughter-Sharon Elaine Alderman Mauck (1948 - 2014). Margie could take an engine apart and put it back together Once put up a 1,000 jars of food while they were living in Cortez, Colorado which had been a long time dream of hers. They ran a cafe in McCamey, Texas for a while They kept a Ute Indian Girl, Emily, for a couple of years until she became of marriageable age and the Ute made them bring her back. She said she could whip any one of her brothers or sisters but when they ganged up on her she was the one on the receiving end of it......... She loved to fish, drank coffee all day, liked beer, loved country music and the song "The Dance" by Garth Brooks was played at her funeral. She smoked, cussed some and apologized to no one........I never saw her back down from anyone or anything in all the years she was my sister - in-law.........(by Wanda M.) ----------- (3aaaaa) Steve Arthur Westfall and Miriam Ada (Short) Westfall's daughter Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Westfall Riley was born Dec. 10, 1931 in Wilson County, Texas, and died Mar. 24, 2010 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Burial: Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Dorothy Mae Westfall Riley • 12-10-1931 -- 3-24-2010 • Widow of Julius Houston Riley Jr., mother of William Daniel Riley Sr. and wife Naomi "Sue," Patricia J. Riley, James O. Riley and wife Mary Jo, and Virginia M. "Ginner" Riley • Visitation: Friday, March 26, 5-7 p.m., Vinyard Funeral Home Chapel, Floresville • Funeral service: Saturday, 1 p.m., in the funeral home chapel • Interment: Marcelina Cemetery, Wilson County • Services entrusted to: Vinyard Funeral Home, Floresville, 830-393-2588. (Obituary from the Wilson County Newspaper.) Note: Married Julius (Jule) Houston Riley Jr. 23 October 1947 in Wilson Co.,Texas. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband "Jule" Julius Houston Riley Jr. (1927 - 1987), one son Julius Lee (Sonny) Riley Sr. (1948 - 1981), two grandsons Julius Lee Jr and his brother John Wayne Riley and a daughter-in-law Charlotte. Also preceding her in death were her parents Stephen Arthur and Miriam Short Westfall, sister Marjorie Alderman, brothers Vaughn Albert (Westfall) Williford, Mervil Lee (Westfall) Short and Louis Edward (Ed) Westfall. She is survived by two brothers Steve and Jerry of Odessa, Texas and One sister Shirley of Abilene, Texas. Dorothy made the best homemade biscuits I have ever eaten. She made her children's clothes and cut out her own patterns for what she made. Loved to play bingo in her later years after the kids were grown and go to Las Vegas both when Jule was alive and after he died. ------------ (4aaaaa) Steve Arthur Westfall and Miriam Ada (Short) Westfall's son Vaughn Albert Westfall Willeford was born Oct. 5, 1937 in Wilson County, Texas, and died Apr. 8, 1996 in Midland, Midland County, Texas. Vaughn was born a Westfall and adopted by a Willeford when his parents died. He married Patricia Ann Martin 11 July 1959 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Vaughn graduated from college in San Marcos, Texas,became a school teacher,and owned a dairy for a number of years. He loved to fish and play dominoes also. They had two daughters. Cynthia who married a Carey Watson and Cheryl who married Tim Toffeson. Cynthia and Carey never had any children. Cheryl and Tim had a daughter and a son. Vaughn is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa, Ector County, Texas. ---------- (5aaaaaa) Steve Arthur Westfall and Miriam Ada (Short) Westfall's son Sgt Mervil Lee Short was born Oct. 10, 1944 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas, and died Mar. 21, 1981 in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas. Mervil Lee Short was born Mervil Lee Westfall and called Lee all of his life. He was adopted by his Uncle Arthur Short (his mother's brother) Arthur Ernest Short and his wife Margaret Anderson Short, when Lee's mother, Miriam Short Westfall died at his birth due to cancer not childbirth. Lee went on to become an Eagle Scout and then Scoutmaster in Bishop. He joined the Marines and served during the Viet Nam War as a tailgunner on a medical helicopter. It was shot out from under the crew by the Viet Cong. His friend had just taken over the position Lee would have been in when it went down and his friend was killed. Lee always felt like it should have been him as his friend had a family. Lee was exposed to Agent Orange and the family believes it contributed to his early death. Lee is buried in Bishop, Nueces County, Texas. His adopted parents are buried there too. ---------- (2aaaa) William E. Westfall and Ary Henrietta (Newman) Westfall's son Willford William "Bill" Westfall was born Apr. 17, 1897 in Pandora, Wilson County, Texas, and died Aug. 11, 1988 in Columbus, Colorado County, Texas. Burial: Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Bill and Verna Teague (1903 - 1990) were married Aug 12, 1923 On the back of their headstone are the names of their children: Leon Westfall; Melba Lee Westfall Shouse (1926 - 2003); David Westfall; Donald Westfall; and Wayne Jesse Westfall (1932 - 2011). ----------- (1aaaaa) Willford William "Bill" Westfall and Verna (Teague) Westfall's daughter Melba Lee Westfall Shouse was born Jul. 3, 1926 in Texas, and died Aug. 15, 2003 in Texas. Melba Westfall married a Sutherland and then Shouse.1926-2003 Melba Westfall Shouse passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, at the age of 77 years, 1 month, and 12 days. Visitation was held from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, in the Vinyard Funeral Home in Floresville, Texas. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Monday in the Vinyard Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in the Marcelina Cemetery in Wilson County, Texas. Mrs. Shouse is survived by her husband, Gene Shouse, and her children, Lorraine Sutherland Young, Peggy Sutherland Haug, and Sam Sutherland. Melba Westfall Shouse - August 27, 2003 - 1926-2003 - Melba Westfall Shouse went to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, in Seguin, Texas, at the age of 77 years, 1 month, and 12 days. She was born on July 3, 1926, in Wilson County, Texas, to Bill and Verna (Teague) Westfall. In 1943, she graduated as the valedictorian of her class from Floresville High School. Melba raised three children and worked for many years as a bookkeeper for the Floresville Electric Light & Power System. On April 29, 1967, she married Gene Shouse. They moved from Floresville, Texas, to College Station, Texas, in 1983. Following Gene's retirement in 2001, they moved to Seguin to be closer to their children. She was an active member of the Baptist Church in each community in which she lived throughout her life. Visitation was held on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 4-6 p.m. in the Vinyard Funeral Home Chapel in Floresville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, in the Vinyard Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Mark Briggs, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Floresville from 1978 to 1984, and Bro. Brice Mandaville, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Seguin, officiating. Musical selections were "At Eventide," sung by Gearis Herndon, and "I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy," sung by Terry Smith, minister of music of the First Baptist Church in Floresville. Don Hays read "Remembering Grandmother," composed by Cynthia Young Hays. Interment followed in the Marcelina Cemetery in Wilson County. Serving as pallbearers were her six Westfall nephews: Doug, Lynn, Darren, Dudley, Jeff, and Jesse. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Gene Shouse of Seguin; daughters Lorraine Sutherland Young and husband Ernest of Floresville, and Peggy Sutherland Haug and husband Otto of Seguin; a son, Daniel Sam Sutherland Jr. of Austin, Texas; grandchildren Cynthia Young Hays and husband Donald of China Grove, Texas, and Judy Young Herndon and husband Gearis of Floresville; great-grandchildren Ethan Scott Hays, Carter Jameson Herndon, and Cameron Callaway Herndon; a sister, Jean Rogers of La Grange, Texas; brothers Wayne Westfall of Columbus, Texas, Leon Westfall and wife Dot of Giddings, Texas, David Westfall and wife Dorris of Pleasanton, Texas, and Donald Westfall and wife Cally of San Marcos, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other extended family. --------- (3aaaa) William E. Westfall and Ary Henrietta (Newman) Westfall's daughter Susan Jane Westfall Riemann was born Feb. 13, 1891 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died Aug. 6, 1964 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Burial: Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Susan was the daughter of William (Bill) E. Westfall and Ary Henrietta Newman Westfall. She married Karl Riemann Karl William Riemann (1899 - 1973) and they had one son Karl Edward Riemann (1916 - 2001). She was estranged from her parents over the marriage. She was the Aunt of Louis Edward (Ed) Westfall. He said when his parents died that Susan and Karl wanted to adopt him but his kin wouldn't let them because of the family estrangement. ----------- (3aa) Abraham Westfall and Sally (Rumsour) Westfall's son Issac Westfall was born in Knox Cty, Indiana in 1832. He passed away in 1870 in Grayson County, Texas. Issac married Mary Ann Denton (1833-1883), and they had 2 children: Edward Dixon Westfall (1861-1929); and Andrew Jackson Westfall (1862-1929). --------- (1aaa) Issac and Mary Ann (Denton) Westfall's son Edward Dixon Westfall was born Feb. 1, 1861 in Texas, and died Sep. 26, 1929 in Floydada, Floyd County, Texas. Burial: Floydada Cemetery, Floydada, Floyd County, Texas. He married Mary J Thomas (1855 - 1941), and they had these children: Delia Westfall (1886 - 1978); Thomas J. Westfall (1888 - 1964); Millie G. Westfall Sanders (1890 - 1918); Lillie Ann Westfall Montgomery-Fee (1892 - 1988); Clarence L. Westfall (1894 - 1970); and Laura J. Westfall (1897 - 1900). ---------- (1aaaa) Edward Dixon Westfall and Mary Jane (Thomas) Westfall's daughter Millie G Westfall Sanders was born Oct. 20, 1890, and died Nov. 17, 1918. Millie Sanders died in her home during labor that was complicated with a ruptured appendix. They couldn't get a doctor out because it was armistice day and all the phone lines were busy. Burial: Wheeler Cemetery, Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas. Inscription: Our darling one hath gone before, to greet us on that blissful shore. Her husband was William Silvanus Sanders (1888 - 1968). They had a daughter-Nellie Loraine Sanders Spain (1911 - 2008). ------------ (1aaaaa) William Sanders and Millie (Westfall) Sander's daughter Nellie Loraine Sanders Spain was born Oct. 21, 1911 in Collingsworth County, and died Dec. 28, 2008 in El Cajon, San Diego County, California. Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Widow of Weldon Davis Perkins (1909 - 1971) who remarried to Ed Spain. Children of Weldon Davis Perkins and Nellie Loraine Sanders Spain were: William Weldon Perkins (1932 - 2004); and Bobby Lane Perkins (1934 - 1998); and Alton Sanders. Nellie Lorene Sanders Perkins Spain's obituary - Nellie Lorene Sanders Perkins Spain passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008, after a courageous life. Nell was born to William Sanders and Millie Westfall on October 21, 1911, in Collingsworth, Texas. She was a loving, great-great-grandmother to 25, great-grand-mother to 35, grandmother to 11, mother of three, whose great gift was caring and giving. Near the end, she was surrounded in love, by her sole surviving son, Alton and family. Nell was a devoted christian and attended church until her health precluded her attending. Viewing will be at Greenwood Mortuary, Sunday January 4, 2009, 4 to 8 p.m. Services Monday, January 5, 2009, at 2 p.m. (Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 1/4/2009) ---------- (2aaaa) Edward Dixon Westfall and Mary Jane (Thomas) Westfall's son Thomas J. Westfall was born Sep. 16, 1888 in Madison County Arkansas, and died Mar. 6, 1964. Burial: Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Randall County, Texas. He married Jettie Mae Price (1897 - 1987) in Dozier Texas. Jettie Mae Price Westfall was born Mar. 21, 1897, and died Nov. 24, 1987. She was the daughter of Levi Columbus Price (1875 - 1965), and Martha Beasley Gambrell (1880 - 1924). Her Burial: Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Randall County, Texas. Thomas Jackson Westfall and Jettie Mae (Price) Westfall had 9 children-Thomas Carrel Westfall born 2-25-1916, died 3-16-2006; Ethel May Westfall Barker born 1-18-1918, died in 1995; Edward Harold Westfall born 3-20-1920, died 12-13-1922; Clarence Ray Westfall born 4-25-1922, died 4-8-2020, a World War II Veteran; James Troy Westfall born 5-9-1925, died 4-15-2019, a World War II Veteran; Edna Faye Westfall Folly born 11-28-1927, died in 2009; Mary Rosalie Westfall born 2-15-1931; Bobby Doyal Westfall born 5-11-1936; and Nita Merle Westfall born Fry 11-16-1940. ------------ (1aaaaa) Thomas Jackson Westfall and Jettie Mae (Price) Westfall's son Thomas C. Westfall's obituary - Thomas Carrel Westfall, Sr. (February 25, 1916 - April 17, 2006) - Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home Tilden, Nebraska (402) 368-5300 - Private family funeral services for Thomas C. Westfall, Sr., age 90, of Meadow Grove, were held Thursday April 20, 2006, in Tilden. Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden is in charge of arrangments. Mr. Westfall died Monday at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. Thomas Carrel Westfall, Sr., son of Thomas Jackson and Jettie Mae (Price) Westfall, was born February 25, 1916 at Collingsworth County, TX. He attended rural schools and graduated from Plainview, TX High School in 1935. On January 28, 1939, he was married to Gladys Bertrand in Floyd County, TX. He worked at the shipyards in San Diego, CA until enlisting in the Marine Corp. Upon his discharge from the Marines in 1946, he returned to Texas where he owned a trucking business with combine crews for several years. He then worked as a sales manager for Ft. Worth Molasses Co. In 1964, he moved to Des Moines, IA. He came to Nebraska as District Sales Manager for a seed company. On March 30, 1965, he was married to Mary Shaw in Des Moines, IA. Thomas was a permanent member and past Post Commander of the Tilden Legion Post #170. He is survived by his wife Mary; four sons, Gene and wife Pat of Ft. Worth, TX, Monte and wife Connie of Dallas, TX, Tom Jr. and wife Fran of Lincoln, NE, and Robert of Omaha, NE; one daughter, Darlene Soloman and her husband Jerry of Dallas, TX; step daughter, Peggy Fisk and her husband Larry of Des Moines, IA; eight grandchildren; two step grandchildren; three great grandchildren; three brothers; and three sisters. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister; and one brother. ----------- (2aaa) Issac Westfall and Mary Ann (Denton) Westfall's son Andrew Jackson Westfall was born in Texas in 1862. He passed away on 1929. Andrew Jackson married Martha Elizabeth Williams (1877-1929), and had these children: James Westfall (1908-1964); Isaac Westfall (1910-1978); and Cora Melvina Westfall (born 18 January 1899, died 2 June 1980). ---------- (1aaaa) Cora Melvina Westfall (daughter of Andrew Jackson Westfall and Martha Elizabeth Williams) was born 18 January 1899 in McKinney, TX, and died 2 June 1980 in Ada, OK. She married Hans Allen Pounds on 18 December 1916 in Kellyville, Creek Co., OK, son of George Benjamin Pounds and Celia Anderson Olson. Cora was living in Ada near her daughter Evelyn when she died. She was buried in Oakpark Cemetery, Chandler, Ok., near her husband Hank. Burial: 4 June 1980, Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, OK. Marriage: 18 December 1916, Kellyville, Creek Co., OK. Children of Cora Melvina Westfall and Hans Allen Pounds were: Andrew Benjamin Pounds, born. 12 June 1918, Kellyville, Creek Co., OK, died 6 May 1986, Okla. City, OK CO., OK; Mary Frances Pounds, born 12 June 1920, Shamrock, OK, died 19 April 1985, Tahlequah, OK; Edna Irene Pounds, born 12 June 1923, Ninnekah, OK; and Evelyn Marqueriette Pounds, born 12 November 1926, Shamrock, OK. ------------ (2a) Isaac Westfall and Elizabeth (Poage) Westfall's son Thomas T. Westfall was born in 1798 in Knox County, Indiana, and died between 1840 and 1850 in Knox County, Indiana. Thomas was born to Isaac Westfall and Elizabeth Poage. He wed Elizabeth Myers in Knox County, Indiana on April 18, 1820. They had these children: (1) Sarah Jane Westfall born in 1822; (2) Sophia Westfall born in 1826; (3) Susan Westfall born in 1828; (4) Catherine (Westfall) Kensler born on 13 Jul 1829 (1829 - 1901); (5) Frederick Myers Westfall born on 28 Oct 1831 (1831 - 1901); (6) Nancy Ann Westfall born in 1834; (7) Isaac Westfall born in Sep 1836 (1836 - 1912); and (8) Margaret Westfall born on 3 Mar 1839 (1839 - 1864). Thomas died between 1840 and 1850. His wife last showed in Palmyra Township in the 1860 census; which is the same township as the Lower Indiana Church and some of their children are buried there. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. ------------- (1aa) Thomas T. Westfall and Elizabeth (Myers) Westfall's son Isaac Westfall was born Sep., 1836 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jul. 15, 1912 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. Isaac was born to Thomas Westfall and Elizabeth Myers. He wed Sarah Jane Snyder (1839 - 1913) in Knox County, Indiana on March 5, 1858. They had these children: (1) Thomas W. Westfall born on 25 Dec 1858 (1858 - 1922); (2) Walter W. Westfall born on 5 Nov 1861 (1861 - 1917); (3) William W. Westfall born on 5 Apr 1863 (1863 - 1938); (4) Benjamin F. Westfall born on 25 Nov 1865 (1865 - 1867); (5) Isaac Newton Westfall born on 25 Jul 1868 (1868 - 1871); (6) Sarah Ellen Westfall born on 16 Jun 1872 (1872 - 1917); (7) Alfred P. Westfall born in 1784; and (8) Eva Westfall born on 3 Mar 1877 (1877 - 1877). (Note: (1) Per 1900 census, Isaac and Sarah had 12 children and 5 were alive; (2) Isaac age incorrect in obit; (3) In 1912, Isaac's son William was living in Valley City, Illinois (not Valley County, Indiana). ------------ (1aaa) Isaac and Sarah Jane (Snyder) Westfall's son William W. Westfall was born Apr. 5, 1863 in Knox County, Indiana, USA and died May 27, 1938 in Scott County, Illinois. Burial: Griggsville Cemetery, Griggsville, Pike County, Illinois. He married Emma J. Kennedy (1863 - 1947). They had a son-William Marion Westfall (1886 - 1954). ----------- (1aaaa) William W. Westfall and Emma J. (Kennedy) Westfall's son William Marion Westfall was born Oct. 13, 1886 in Knox County, Indiana, and died in 1954 in Pike County, Illinois. Burial: Griggsville Cemetery, Griggsville, Pike County, Illinois. He married Bessie Mae LaShore (1889 - 1967). Children of William Marion Westfall and Bessie Mae (LaShore) Westfall were-Arthur Westfall, Dorothy (Westfall) Hobson, Genevieve (Westfall) Beards, and Orville L. Westfall (1926 - 2009). ----------- (1aaaaa) William Marion Westfall and Bessie Mae (LaShore) Westfall's son Orville L. Westfall's obituary - Orville L. Westfall, age 82, of Valley City, Il. died Wednesday morning (January 28, 2009) at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Il. He was born June 15, 1926 in Flint Township, Valley City, Il. son of the late Marion W. and Bessie Mae LaShore Westfall. He married Ellen Jane Bright in Auxvasse, Mo. on December 26, 1951 and she survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Velma S. Phillips and husband Richard of Perry, Il.and Linda R. Kells and husband Stephen of Valley City, Il.; five grandchildren, Preston M. Phillips of Quincy, Il., Timothy M. Phillips of Quincy, Il., Rhiannon M. Phillips of Springfield, Il., Joseph L. Kells of Valley City, Il. and Stephanie R. Kells of Valley City, Il.; three great-grandchilden, Caleigh Raye Phillips of Quincy, Il., Kaitlynn Aleen Phillips of Hawaii and Logan Raeann Hobson of Valley City, Il.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Arthur Westfall, and two sisters, Dorothy Hobson and Genevieve Beards; a granddaughter, Heather Lynn Kells. Orville was a 1944 graduate of Griggsville High School. He was a mechanic for many years as well as working on the Wabash Railroad. He was a past employee of Mobile Chemical in Jacksonville, Il. retiring in 1992 after 25 years of service. As a child, Orville spent many hours on the Illinois River dragging for muscle shells and fishing. He was known for being very outspoken, and loved mowing and taking care of his wife, "Mom". Services were entrusted to Airsman-Hires Funeral Home of Griggsville, Illinois. ---------- (2aaaaa) William Marion Westfall and Bessie Mae (LaShore) Westfall's son Arthur Marion Westfall was born in Illinois. He is deceased. He married Zola Gresham, and they had these children-Fay A. Westfall, Larry Westfall, Clifford Westfall, Lester Westfall, Dean Westfall, Joyce (Westfall) Fusselman, Benny Westfall, and Darrell Westfall. -------------- (1aaaaaa) Arthur Marion and Zola (Gresham) Westfall's son Fay A. Westfall's obituary - FAY A. WESTFALL , 5 of Baylis, died Sept. 21, 2009, at Liberty Village in Pittsfield. He was born on May 28, 1934 in Naples, to Arthur Marion and Zola Gresham Westfall. He married Sandra K. Booth Dec. 8, 1978 in Baylis, and she survives. He worked for the Operating Engineers #965 as an ironworker. Fay served in the Army for his country in peacetime in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Fay was a CB Radio/Ham Radio enthusiast. He enjoyed riding his motorcycles, loved horses, camping and fishing, visiting with friends and family. Survivors are his loving and devoted wife, Sandra; four sons, Gregory (Jessie) Westfall, Carrier Mills. Fay Eldred (Cathy) Westfall, Hornsby, Fay Arthur Westfall II, Springfield and Victor (Bethany) Westfall, Quincy; five daughters, Mrs. Marcia (Ron) Ridgeway, Carrier, Mills, Helen Westfall, Texas, Lesa Westfall, Springfield, Victoria (James) Baumann, Oswego and Erica Westfall (fiancĂ©e Tony Potter), Pittsfield; four brothers, Larry (Mary) Westfall, Valley City, Clifford (Carol) Westfall, Griggsville, Lester Westfall and family, Springfield and Dean (Diane) Westfall, Valley City; one sister, Joyce Fusselman, Baylis; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. A special friend, "Connie" and special nephews, Rusty and Ben Westfall. Preceded by two brothers Benny and Darrell Westfall. Graveside services was held Thursday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Baylis Cemetery with Rev. Jim Jacques officiating. The Griggsville American Legion Post 213 accorded military graveside rites. Memorial was to the Baylis Cemetery. ------------- (1aaaaaaa) Fay Arthur and Barbara (Dempsey) Westfall's daughter Lesa F. Westfall's obituary - SPRINGFIELD, IL - Lesa F. Westfall, 46, of Springfield, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at her residence. Lesa was born Dec. 5, 1968, in Springfield, the daughter of Fay Arthur and Barbara Dempsey Westfall. She was a graduate of Pleasant Plains High School and worked as a laborer at the laborer's hall. She attended iWorshipCenter. She was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by three children: Seth Lee, Isabella Mariah and Sylas William Westfall, all at home; her mother, Barbara (Gene) Clouse of Springfield; one brother, Tiger Westfall of Springfield, one sister, Victoria Baumann of Oswego; three half-brothers: Gregory Westfall of Carrier Mills, Jack Westfall of Litchfield, and Victor Westfall of Pittsfield; two half-sisters, Marcia Ridgeway of Carrier Mills, and Erica Westfall of Pittsfield; stepmother, Sandy Westfall of Pittsfield; six stepbrothers: Rex, Randy, Eric, Mark and Jason Clouse and Roger McGlauchlen; two stepsisters, Sherry Banks and Laurie Ruggles; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews including, Brandon James Baumann who is currently serving over in the Middle East and special nephew, Dylan Westfall McPeek. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2015, at Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home with Chaplin Bob Drickman officiating. Cremation will be accorded following services. Memorial contributions may be made to: The Family of Lesa Westfall for her children's education fund c/o Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home, or Memorial Home Care, or Simmons Cancer Institute. Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home, 530 N. 5th St., Springfield, IL 62702 is in charge of arrangements. ---------- (2aaaaaa) Arthur Marion and Zola (Gresham) Westfall's son Larry G. Westfall's wife Mary (Tooley) Westfall's obituary - MARY WESTFALL , age 74, of Valley City, Il. died Sunday morning (September 29, 2013) in her home with her loving husband by her side. She was born August 25, 1939 in Valley City, Il. the daughter of Delford R. and Ada Hannel Tooley. She married Larry G. Westfall on September 6, 1957 in Pittsfield, Il. and he survives. Also surviving are her children, son, James L. & wife Cheryl, a daughter, Penny Bolton and special friend Randy Oitker all of Griggsville, Il., son Kenneth G. and special friend Kathy Patterson of Perry, Il., son Zachary D. Westfall of Valley City, Il.; a very special granddaughter Amanda which was raised like a daughter; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a special sister, Pat Wainman of Griggsville, Il. She was preceded in death by her father; and a son, Timothy. Private services will be held. Airsman-Hires Chapel in Griggsville, Il. is in charge of arrangements. ---------- (1aaaaaaa) Larry and Mary (Tooley) Westfall's son Timothy Westfall's obituary - TIMOTHY WESTFALL , 54, of Valley City, IL, died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at his home. He was born March 18, 1959, the son of Larry and Mary Tooley Westfall. He is survived by his parents and one son, Joshua Westfall, all of Valley City; three brothers, Jim (Cheryl) Westfall of Griggsville, IL, Kenneth (companion, Kathy Patterson) Westfall of Perry, IL and Zachary Westfall of Valley City; one sister, Penny Bolton of Griggsville; maternal grandmother, Ada Tooley of Valley City; and several nieces and nephews. Tim worked for Quincy Soybean, United Feeds in Griggsville and various construction jobs throughout the area. He enjoyed visiting with his family and friends. There will be no services. Private burial will take place at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice c/o Airsman-Hires Funeral Chapel P.O. Box 341 Griggsville, IL 62340. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.airsman-hires.com. Airsman-Hires Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. -------------- (2aaaaaaa) Larry and Mary (Tooley) Westfall's son Kenneth Gene (Butch) Westfall's obituary - Kenneth Gene (Butch) Westfall, age 55, of Perry, IL passed away Monday June 17th ,2019 at his home. He was born November 19th, 1963 in Pittsfield, IL to Larry and Mary Tooley Westfall of Valley City. Kenneth was employed by the Operating Engineers Local #965 for 37 years. He enjoyed drinking a ice cold Busch Beer, taking his dogs Pig and Big Boy for rides, and sitting with his best friend Dave Hobson and talking for hours. Survivors include his father Larry Westfall of Valley City IL, Daughters Missy (Zach) Grimsley of Kinderhook IL, Kendra (Bruce) Small of Memphis MO, a brother Jim (Cheryl) Westfall of Versailles IL, Sister Pennie (Randy) Bolton of Griggsville IL, Grand-Children Zach Westfall of Valley City, Jaylynn Grimsley of Kinderhook IL, Mason, Vancel and Abel Small all of Memphis MO. One Great grand child, Taylor Westfall. Kenneth is also survived by his significant other of 17 years, Kathy Patterson and her children, Mark (Stephanie) Patterson, Miki (Rex) Elledge and Jarrod Patteron. Mr Westfall is also Survived by several nieces and nephews. Kenneth is proceded in death by his Mother Mary, brother Timothy, Maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents. Memorials may be made to The Bank of Liberty in Barry IL, for the education fund for his grandchildren. A Celebration of life will be set for a later date by the family. To send flowers to the family of Kenneth Gene Westfall, please visit Tribute Store. ------------- (3aaaaaa) Arthur Marion and Zola (Gresham) Westfall's son Darrell Marion Westfall died Aug. 21, 2002. Darrell Marion Westfall married Donna L. (Mundy) Westfall Dec. 12, 1964, and they had these children-Arthur Marion “Russ” Westfall, Troy Westfall, Travis Westfall, and Anita Westfall. Darrell Marion Westfall's wife Donna L. (Mundy) Westfall died Nov. 13, 2018. ------------- Darrell Marion Westfall's wife Donna L. (Mundy) Westfall's obituary - Donna L. Westfall, age 72, formerly of Pittsfield, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at the Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, MO. She was born on Nov. 11, 1946 in Pittsfield to Simual “Syl” and Beulah Fowler Mundy. She married Darrell Marion Westfall on Dec. 12, 1964, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 21, 2002. Donna attended Griggsville Schools. She later attended hair school in Springfield, Ill. and owned hair salons in Waverly, Waggoner, Baylis, and Pittsfield. In the early 1990s, she and Darrell bought Sleepy Jack’s Tavern which they operated for many years. After selling the business, she began cooking for area outfitters. Donna loved country music and enjoyed going out dancing and socializing. She liked to fish, scrapbook and make floral crafts and arrangements. She also enjoyed crocheting and made many blankets for people. She will be missed for her independence and honesty, as well as her fun and spunky personality. She is survived by three sons, Arthur Marion “Russ” Westfall of Pittsfield, Troy (Connie) Westfall of Springfield and Travis (Becca) Westfall of Hannibal, Mo.; one daughter, Anita Westfall of California, Mo.; six grandchildren, Hannah Westfall, Megan Westfall, Corbin Immegart, Lucas Westfall, Briar Westfall and Nevelyn Westfall and four sisters, Doris Vickers of Tulsa, Okla., Rosetta Canoy of Springfield, Frankie Cremeans of New Smyrna, Fla., and Juanita Cremeans of Pittsfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell Westfall; her parents, Syl and Beulah Mundy; a sister, Lenora Martin and a brother, Robert Mundy. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Griggsville Cemetery with Clint Weir officiating. No visitation will be held. Memorials are suggested to the family. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. ------------ (1aaaaaaa) Darrell and Donna Mundy Westfall's son Arthur Marion “Russ” Westfall II's obituary - Arthur Marion “Russ” Westfall II, age 54, of Pittsfield, IL passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at his residence. He was born on December 16, 1964 in Pittsfield, IL to Darrell and Donna Mundy Westfall. He married Darcy Workman on May 11, 2002 and she survives. Russ was a member of the Pittsfield Nazarene Church. He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed fishing and mushrooming. He liked old cars and often helped his cousin, Ben, work in the shop. Russ was an avid sports fan and his favorite teams were the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Cubs. He never knew a stranger, and was a hard worker who enjoyed children. He is survived by his wife, Darcy of Pittsfield, IL; stepdaughter, Jenni Warren of Pittsfield, IL; step granddaughter, Lily of Pittsfield, IL; two brothers, Troy (Connie) Westfall of Springfield, IL and Travis (Becca) Westfall of Hannibal, MO; one sister, Anita Westfall of California, MO; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be held at a later date and cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials are suggested to the family in care of Niebur Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Charitable donations may be made in Arthur's memory to the following organization: To the Family c/o Niebur Funeral Home. ----------- (4aaaaaa) Arthur Marion and Zola (Gresham) Westfall's son Clifford Westfall's wife Carol Ann (Hill) Westfall's obituary - Carol Ann Westfall, age 64, of Griggsville, IL passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 12, 1955 in Forrest City, Arkansas to Jack and Minnie Alice Hill. She married her soulmate, Clifford Westfall, on June 18, 2005 near Valley City, IL and he survives. Carol attended school in Chicago, IL and later obtained her GED. She worked at several nursing homes before working as a mental health tech at JDC in Jacksonville, IL where she retired from in 2002 after working there for 20 years. Carol was of the Christian faith and in her younger years, she travelled around with her family in their Southern Gospel group. Her favorite thing to do was ride with Clifford on the back of his Harley Davidson travelling here, there, and yonder. Her two biggest loves in life were Clifford and her furbaby, Winston. She also helped in the garden and raised chickens and rabbits. Carol was a very loving woman and a natural caretaker, always putting everyone before herself. She dearly loved her family and she will be missed by those who loved her. She is survived by her husband and love of her life, Clifford Westfall; children, Tyler Robinson of Milton, IL, Michael (Sandy) Westfall of Chapin, IL, Wayne Waite of Springfield, IL, Christina Robinson of Milton, IL, Kellie (Keith) Ottderstedt of Pittsfield, IL, and furbaby, Winston; grandchildren, Nicholas Fulmer of Milton, IL, Brandon (Gwen) Westfall of Louisiana, MO, Darryn (Ashley) Westfall of Indiana, Dustin Waite of Springfield, IL, Jessica White of Quincy, IL Ariel (Jared Waters) of Pittsfield, IL, and Melody Otterstedt of Quincy, IL; several great grandchildren; brothers, Jackie Hill of Caldwell, AR and Ernie (Kris) Hill of Green Bay, WI; sisters, Linda (Curtis) Renigar of Caldwell, AR and Lisa Rhodes. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Minnie Hill; two sisters, Connie Robinson and Sharon Welch; and aunt, Elizabeth Kimble. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield. Interment will follow at Griggsville Cemetery in Griggsville, IL. Visitation will be held prior to the service on Wednesday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Griggsville Cemetery. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Charitable donations may be made in Carol's memory to the following organization: Griggsville Cemetery. ---------- (2aaa) Isaac and Sarah Jane (Snyder) Westfall's son Thomas W Westfall was born Dec. 25, 1858 and died Sep. 12, 1922. Burial: Alton Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. He married Amanda Josephine Williams (1859 - 1943). Children of Thomas W. Westfall and Amanda Josephine (Williams) Westfall were-Edith Pearl Westfall Williams (1885 - 1953) and Otto Eldon Westfall (1887 - 1948). ---------- (1aaaa) Thomas W. Westfall and Amanda Josephine (Williams) Westfall's son Otto Eldon Westfall was born Mar. 1, 1887 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jan. 26, 1948 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Name: Otto E Westfall: County: Knox; State: Indiana; Birthplace: Indiana; Birth Date: 1 Mar 1887; Race: Caucasian (White). He married Flora E. Williams (1889 - 1974). Children of Otto Eldon Westfall and Flora E. (Williams) Westfall were-Helen Lavern (Westfall) Kelso (1910 - 1996); Graydon C. Westfall (1914 - 1977); Howard Westfall (1918 - 1918); and Gynthe Maxine (Westfall) Bezy (1923 - 2007). ---------- (3aaa) Isaac and Sarah Jane (Snyder) Westfall's son Walter W Westfall was born in Sep., 1861 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Oct. 17, 1917 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana, He married Ella Westfall (1867 - 1939). Children of Walter and Ella Westfall were-Anna Mae (Westfall) Rinehart (1886 - 1962); Earl Westfall (1889 - 1891); Clarence Walter Westfall (1895 - 1954); Ethel Nora (Westfall) Grow (1898 - 1917); Ella Inez Westfall (1901 - 1919); and Keith Westfall (1906 - 1908). ---------- (2aa) Thomas T. Westfall and Elizabeth (Myers) Westfall's son Frederick Myers Westfall was born Oct. 28, 1831 in Monroe City, Knox County, Indiana, and died Feb. 12, 1901 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana, He married Mary Jane Pennington (1841 - 1896). Children of Frederick Myers Westfall and Mary Jane (Pennington) Westfall were-William Wesley Westfall (1859 - 1927); John P. Westfall (1863 - 1946); Charles Westfall (1865 - 1941); Rebecca (Westfall) Myers (1867 - 1935); Thornton Westfall (1869 - 1928); Elizabeth Lee (Westfall) Marter (1870 - 1944); Irene (Westfall) Devine (1873 - 1947); Frederick Herman Westfall (1876 - 1956); Isaac Riley Westfall (1877 - 1940); and Nellie May (Westfall) Myers (1884 - 1975). ---------- (1aaa) Frederick Myers Westfall and Mary Jane (Pennington) Westfall's son Thornton Westfall was born Mar. 17, 1869 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jul. 9, 1928 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. He married 1st Sarah A. Goldman (1870 - 1912). He married 2nd Mary Elizabeth DeVine (1870 - 1936). Children of Thornton Westfall and his 1st wife Sarah A. (Goldman) Westfall were: Edna I. Westfall (1890 - 1890); Harley Austin Westfall (1892 - 1911); Ellis Orien Westfall (1894 - 1918); Earl Jennings Westfall (1897 - 1959); Thornton Edward Westfall (1900 - 1981); Paul Franklin Westfall (1902 - 1974); Thelma Christian Westfall Selby (1908 - 1993); and Claude Herald Westfall (1910 - 1984). ----------- (1aaaa) Thornton Westfall and his 1st wife Sarah A. (Goldman) Westfall's son Claude Herald Westfall was born Dec. 5, 1910 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Apr. 12, 1984 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Grace Estelle Holt (1912 - 2005), and they had these children: Claude Leo Westfall (1930 - 1978); Hugh Thorton Westfall (1931 - 1997); Larry Westfall; and Jack R. Westfall (1938 - 2015). ------------ (1aaaaa) Claude and Grace (Holt) Westfall's son Jack R. Westfall's obituary - Jack R. Westfall, 76, of Vincennes, passed away at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 at his residence. He was born Jan. 12, 1938, in Vincennes, to Claude and Grace (Holt) Westfall. Jack served his country in the U.S. Army for three years and then worked at Packaging Corp. of America, where he retired after 39 years. His memberships included the American Legion, VFW, 40 et 8, Masonic Lodge, Shriners, and the Moose. Jack proudly served on the All Weather Firing Squad made up of members of the American Legion, VFW and 40 et 8. Surviving are his twin sons, Steven Westfall of Vincennes and Terry Westfall of Newburgh; his daughter, Stacy Goodman and her husband, Kevin of Vincennes; his brother, Larry Westfall and his wife, Mary of Kerville, Texas; his grandchildren, Brittany Westfall, Kaylee Goodman, Kristen Goodman and Dalton Goodman; a great-grandchild, Isaac Westfall. Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Shirley (Cochran) Westfall, whom he married in 1961 and preceded him in death in 1999; and two brothers, Hugh and Claude Westfall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway St., with the Rev. Ray Tromley officiating. Burial will follow in the Upper Indiana Cemetery with military rites performed by the All Weather Firing Squad. Visitation will be from noon until the hour of services on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the All Weather Firing Squad through the funeral home. ---------- (2aaaa) Thornton Westfall and his 1st wife Sarah A. (Goldman) Westfall's son Earl Jennings Westfall was born Feb. 1, 1897 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jun. 3, 1959 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Esther A Wonning Simmons (1899 - 1988), and they had these children: Harold Westfall; and Donald R. Westfall (1922 - 2004). ------------- (1aaaaa) Earl and Esther (Wonning) Westfall's son Donald R. Westfall's obituary - WOOSTER - Donald R. Westfall, 81, of Wooster, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home with the Rev. Dwight Hayes officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery. Friends may call tonight (Friday) from 7-9 at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster. He was born June 2, 1922, in Vincennes, Ind., to Earl and Esther (Wonning) Westfall. He served with the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, making 13 trips across the Atlantic on the Destroyer Escort USS Ricketts. He retired as superintendent of the heat plant at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. He was a member of Wooster United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Donald A. (Barb) Westfall of Wooster; daughters, Connie Jo (Todd) Imhoff of Wooster and Jane (Harry) Landsberg of Kenton; dear friend and companion, Edith Smith, and her daughter, Renee Tarleton of Apple Creek; and five grandchildren. Preceding him in death was his wife, Doris Pfrang Davis Westfall, his first wife, Lucille Pfrang Westfall in 1988, and a brother, Harold. ----------- (3aaaa) Thornton Westfall and his 1st wife Sarah A. (Goldman) Westfall's son Paul Franklin Westfall was born Dec. 19, 1902 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jun. 13, 1974 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Nora C. Wonning (1904 - 1983), and they had these children: Delmar Westfall (1925 - 1984); and Norma June Westfall Waldrop (1932 - 1999). ----------- (4aaaa) Thornton Westfall and his 1st wife Sarah A. (Goldman) Westfall's son PVT Ellis Orien Westfall was born Dec. 13, 1894 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jul. 19, 1918 in France in the battle of Chateau Thierry during World War I. Burial: Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France. He entered service in March 1918, Vincennes, Indiana. Sent to Camp Greene, North Carolina. Sailed to France April 1918; assigned to Company I, 59th Infantry, 4th Division. Killed in battle of Chateau Thierry 19, July 1918. Buried in American Cemetery, Belleau Aisne, France, Grave No 158. ---------- (2aaa) Frederick Myers Westfall and Mary Jane (Pennington) Westfall's son William Wesley Westfall was born Feb. 2, 1859 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Dec. 15, 1927 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Burial: Lower Indiana Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana. He married Amanda Jane Karr (1866 - 1929), and they had these children: Rebecca Jane Westfall Riggins (1888 - 1945); Raymond Frederick Westfall (1890 - 1975); and Lola Irene Westfall Averitt (1898 - 1956). ----------- (3aaa) Frederick Myers Westfall and Mary Jane (Pennington) Westfall's son Frederick Herman "Fred" Westfall was born May 24, 1876 in Knox County, Indiana, and died May 17, 1956 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Anna L. Myers (1878 - 1967), and they had these children: Ralph Byron Westfall (1896 - 1970); Samuel Myers Westfall (1898 - 1971); Roscoe Claude Westfall (1899 - 1964); Mattie Lucille Westfall Brentlinger (1901 - 1981); and Ivol Beard Westfall (1905 - 1980). ---------- (1aaaa) Frederick Herman Westfall and Anna L. (Myers) Westfall's son Ralph Byron Westfall was born Apr. 6, 1896, and died Jun. 8, 1970 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Marie E. Ross (1899 - 1980), and they had these children: Jack Ross Westfall (1923 - 1992); Dorothy Jean Westfall Mahan (1924 - 2012); and Ralph Byron Westfall (1929 - 1949). ----------- (1aaaaa) Ralph Byron Westfall and Marie E. (Ross) Westfall's son Jack Ross Westfall was born Jul. 1, 1923, and died Nov. 9, 1992. Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Earline June Yerkes (1927 - 2010), and they had these children: Rory Alan Westfall (1949 - 1949); and Stephen Ross Westfall (1949 - 1949). (twin sons (1949 - 1949) died in infancy) ---------- (2aaaaa) Frederick Herman Westfall and Anna L. (Myers) Westfall's son Samuel Myers "Sam" Westfall, Sr. was born May 27, 1898 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Feb. 24, 1971 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Clara Belle Wampler (1901 - 1984), and they had these children: Thomas Robert Westfall (1925 - 2012); Alethea Faith Westfall Gasser (1927 - 2000); Samuel M. Westfall (1932 - 2016); and Bill Norman Westfall (1936 - 1963). ------------ (1aaaaaa) Samuel Myers Westfall and Clara Belle (Wampler) Westfall's son Thomas Robert Westfall was born Nov. 29, 1925 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died Apr. 6, 2012 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Highland Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He was a SSGT US ARMY, in WORLD WAR II. He married Juanita Steele, and they had these children-Kathleen Marie Westfall Mattox (1947 - 2015); Cyndi J. Westfall Rinehart; Ann E. Westfall Burnworth; Maria C. Westfall Brown; Tommy R. Westfall; Clyde R. Westfall; and Judith E. Westfall (1950 - 2010). ------------- (1aaaaaaa) Thomas Robert Westfall and Juanita (Steele) Westfall's daughter Kathleen Marie (Westfall) Mattox's obituary - Kathleen Marie Mattox, 67, of Avon, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015. She was born on December 28, 1947 in Vincennes to Thomas Robert and Juanita (Steele) Westfall. Kathie was a 1966 graduate of St. Rose Academy in Vincennes and earned her B.S. from Memphis State University. She worked as a Registered Nurse for St. Vincent Hospital for many years. Kathie is survived by her mother; children, Amy King, Paul Mattox, Brian Gruner and Abigail Price. She was preceded in death by her father; husband, Bernard E. Mattox; and sister, Judy. ------------ (2aaaaaaa) Thomas Robert Westfall and Juanita (Steele) Westfall's daughter Judith E "Judy" Westfall's obituary - Judith E. Westfall, 60, Vincennes, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. She worked for KCARC and was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Vincennes. She is survived by her parents, Thomas and Juanita Westfall; four sisters, Kathie M. Mattox, Cyndi J. Rinehart, Ann E. Burnworth and Maria C. Brown; and two brothers, Tommy R. Westfall and Clyde R. Westfall. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, with the Rev. David Fleck officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Wednesday at the church. Burial will be at St. Vincent's cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to KCARC. Online condolences can be sent through the funeral home, Fredrick and Son McClure-Utt Funeral Homes at: fredrickandson.com. (Obituaries for Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 - Vincennes Sun-Commercial - Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.) (Please note: received notification that actual burial was in the following: Burial: Highland Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.) ------------- (2aaaaaa) Samuel Myers Westfall and Clara Belle (Wampler) Westfall's son Samuel M "Sam" Westfall, Jr.'s obituary - (May 4, 1932 - November 18, 2016) - Samuel “Sam” M. Westfall, Jr., 84, of Vincennes, passed away Nov. 18, 2016, at Willow Manor. Sam was a farmer, and also worked at Prestolite. He had owned the DX Service Station. During the Korean War, he served in the US Army, and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge. For many years, he enjoyed camping and fishing. Born May 4, 1932, in Vincennes, he was the son of Samuel and Clara (Wampler) Westfall, Sr. His parents; his wife, Patricia (O’Haver) Westfall, whom he married in November of 1954; and his siblings preceded him. Surviving are his sons, and his great-grandchildren, Friends may visit with Sam’s family from 12:00 – 2:00 on Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home. The funeral service, conducted by Rev. Cheryl Garbe, will begin at 2:00 at the funeral home, and interment in Memorial Park Cemetery will follow. (Note: Samuel “Sam” M. Westfall, Jr. and his wife Patricia (O’Haver) Westfall had 2 sons-Sammy Westfall and Mike Westfall.) ------------- (3aaaaa) Frederick Herman Westfall and Anna L. (Myers) Westfall's son Roscoe Claude Westfall was born Jul. 30, 1899 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jul. 12, 1964 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Anna Evangeline Hess (1900 - 1996), and they had these children: Nellie L. Westfall Snyder (1919 - 2013); Bennie Fred Westfall (1920 - 1965); Margie C. Westfall Vories (1921 - 2010); Roscoe John Westfall (1922 - 1923); Mary Lee Westfall Hayden (1925 - 2015); and James Roscoe Westfall (1928 - 2001). ----------- (1aaaaaa) Roscoe Claude and Anna Evangeline (Hess) Westfall's daughter Nellie L Westfall Snyder's Obituary - Nellie L. Snyder, 94, of Vincennes, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Bridge Pointe Health Campus Assisted Living. Born Feb. 4, 1919, in Vincennes, she was the daughter of Roscoe Claude and Anna Evangeline (Hess) Westfall. Nellie graduated from Monroe City High School in 1936. She worked at Brown Shoe Factory, and then worked at Hamilton Glass for 29 years before retiring. Active in the Democratic Party, she served as a precinct committeewoman for many years. Her life memberships included Glaziers and Glass Workers Union Local 1165 and the American Legion Post 73 Ladies Auxillary. Nellie loved to travel on cruises, and take bus trips. An avid fan of Lincoln High School Basketball, she was a member of the Lincoln Athletic Boosters Club. An active member of Bethany Presbyterian Church since 1937, she belonged to the Bethany Women's Group, serving as secretary for many years. Nellie was also a member of the Sojourner's Class at the Central Church of Christ. Survivors: son - Larry Omer (Patricia) Howerton; daughters, Ramona Sue (George) Campton and Linda Joan (James) Wilson; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sister - Mary Lee Hayden; and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death: parents, her first husband - Omer Edwin Howerton, whom she wed on June 9, 1938, and he passed away on July 3, 1955 her second husband - Edward Annual Snyder, they were married Dec. 29, 1956, and he passed away on Nov. 29, 1979; sons - Jerry Thomas Howerton, who passed away as an infant, and John Howerton; brothers - Bennie Fred and James Roscoe Westfall; sister - Margie Vories; daughter-in-law - Maxine Lucille Howerton. A funeral service will be conducted by Rev. John DeSanto and Roger Wright on Wednesday, at 2:00, at Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4:00 – 8:00. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. Donations may be made to Good Samaritan Hospital Hospice. Online condolences may be sent to the family through goodwinfamilyfh.com. [Obit from Goodwin Family Funeral Home website.] ---------- (2aaaaaa) Roscoe Claude and Anna Evangeline (Hess) Westfall's daughter Margie C. Westfall Vories's obituary - Margie C. (Westfall) Vories, 89, Vincennes, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at Gentle Care Nursing Home following a period of failing health. She was born May 29, 1921, to the late Roscoe and Anna (Hess) Westfall and has been a lifelong Knox County resident. Margie was an Avon representative for more than 35 years and a lifelong member of the Indiana Presbyterian Church. She was a member and past worthy matron of the Monroe City Order of Easter Star chapter and continued her membership when it merged with the Vincennes chapter. Margie graduated from Monroe City High School with the class of 1940. She married Paul G. Vories on June 22, 1940, and he preceded her in death May 2, 1984. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Jim and Bennie Westfall. Margie is survived by her daughter, Cathie (Brad) Vories-Berry of Vincennes; two sisters, Nellie Snyder of Vincennes and Mary Lee Hayden of Verne; three grandchildren, Darin Barekman, Tammy Barekman and Joe Berry; and five great-grandchildren, Justin, Sierra and Brandon Barekman, and Ashton and Macy Berry. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Gardner-Brockman Funeral Home, 505 Main St., with the Rev. Cheryl Thorne and Barbara Snyder officiating. Following the service, she will be laid to rest next to her husband Paul in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit and share memories of Margie with the family from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. An Order of Eastern Star memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Presbyterian Church in Margie's memory. Friends may send online condolences and memories of Margie to: http://www.gardnerbrockman.com. (Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010) --------- (3aaaaaa) Roscoe Claude and Anna Evangeline (Hess) Westfall's daughter Mary Lee Westfall Hayden's obituary - Mrs. Mary Lee Hayden was born on Thursday, May 07, 1925, the daughter to Mr. Roscoe Claude Westfall & Mrs. Anna Evangeline (Hess) Westfall. She passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the age of 89years`08months`23days . Mary and her husband Delbert owned and operated the Verne Store for many years. She was a member of the Washington Westminster Church, the Eastern Star, and the Harrison Homemakers. Mary Lee was also a member of the Indiana Presbyterian Church where she had served as deacon and was involved in many church activities. Surviving are her children; D.R. (Linda) Hayden, Mike (Brenda) Hayden Kent Hayden, and Joyce (Darrell) Highsmith; 10 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and one more on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents & husband, Delbert Hayden; two brothers, Bennie Westfall and Jim Westfall; two sisters, Nellie Snyder and Margie Vories. Burial will be at Wildwood Cemetery. Goodwin Funeral Home entrusted with arrangement & death notice. ------------ (4aaa) Frederick Myers Westfall and Mary Jane (Pennington) Westfall's son Isaac Riley Westfall was born Oct. 29, 1877 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Oct. 13, 1940 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. He married 1st Anna Cora Bouchie (1885 - 1906). He married 2nd Florence E. Ray (1890 - 1981). Isaac Riley Westfall and his 2nd wife Florence E. (Ray) Westfall had a son: Charles Ray Westfall (1913 - 1997). ----------- (1aaaa) Isaac Riley Westfall and his 2nd wife Florence E. (Ray) Westfall's son Charles Ray Westfall was born Feb. 20, 1913 in Danville Vermilion County, Illinois, and died Mar. 10, 1997 in Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona. Burial: Camino del Sol Mortuary Columbarium, Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona. Charles Ray Westfall's obituary - Obit: The Arizona Republic, undated. "Charles R. Westfall, 84, of Sun City, a retired manufacturing controller, died March 10, 1997. He was born in Danville, IL, and was a World War II Army veteran. He also was a member of Kiwanis International. Survivors include his wife, Florence and brother Robert. Services: 2 pm Monday, Faith Presbyterian Church, 1600 N Del Webb Blvd., Sun City. Camino del Sol Funeral Chapel and Cremation." -------------- (3a) Isaac and Elizabeth (Poage) Westfall's son Jacob Isaac Westfall was born in 1801 in Vincennes, Knox Co., IN, and died May 1868. He married Nancy Steele 13 Feb 1823 in Owen Co., IN. She was born 6 Jul 1800 in Mercer Co., KY, the daughter of Ninian McMahon Steele Sr. They lived in Owen County, Indiana. Isaac and his family attended the Owen County Bethany Presbyterian Church and sons James Reed and John Dickey were christened there. Burial location is not proven. Isaac was a Justice of the Peace in the 1860 census and lived in and around Spencer, Indiana. Riverside was the Spencer city cemetery and some of Isaac's family are buried there. Children of Jacob Isaac Westfall and Nancy (Steele) Westfall were-Margaret Ann westfall born Jan. 20, 1834, died 1911; James Reid (or Reed) Westfall born Nov. 9, 1923, in Owen Co., IN, died 1885; William Henry Harrison Westfall born 9 May 1841, Owen Co., IN, died 1877; and John Dickey Westfall born Nov. 3, 1826. ----------- (1aa) Jacob Isaac Westfall and Nancy (Steele) Westfall's son James Reid (or Reed) Westfall was born Nov. 9, 1823 in Gosport, Owen County, Indiana, and died Apr. 13, 1885 in Owen County, Indiana. Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. He married Ann Gibson (1831 - 1911) in Owen County, Indiana on July 27, 1848, and they had: Martha E Westfall born in 1849; Ezra Thornton Westfall born 7 Nov 1853, died 1914; Harry E. Westfall born in Jan 1863, died 1944; and Isaac Frank Westfall born 29 Mar 1867, died 1946. ---------- (1aaa) James Reed Westfall and Ann (Gibson) Westfall's son Ezra T. Westfall was born Nov. 7, 1853 in Owen County, Indiana, and died Aug. 13, 1914 in Lake County, Florida. Burial: Mascotte Cemetery, Mascotte, Lake County, Florida. He married Sarah J. Lawson (1859 - 1932), and they had these children-Ruth Westfall Newett (1889 - 1978); and James L Westfall (1900 - 1973). ------------ (1aaaa) Ezra T. Westfall and Sarah J. (Lawson) Westfall's son James L. Westfall, Sr. was born 11 Sep 1900 in Owen County, Indiana, and died 8 Jul 1973 in Lake County, Florida. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Groveland, Lake County, Florida. He married Elizabeth Julia Brown (1892–1977), and they had a son-James Lewis Westfall Jr. (1926–2009). ------------ (1aaaaa) James L. Westfall Sr. and Elizabeth Julia (Brown) Westfall's son James Lewis Westfall, Jr. was born 21 Dec 1926 in Groveland, Lake County, Florida, and died 1 Jul 2009 in Winter Garden, Orange County, Florida. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Groveland, Lake County, Florida. He married Mary E. (maiden name unknown). James Lewis Westfall, Jr. and Mary E. Westfall had these children-Lester Eugene Westfall, Charles E. Westfall, Debra Elaine Westfall Brewer, and Mary Frances Westfall McLees. James Lewis Westfall, Jr.'s obituary - WESTFALL, JR, JAMES LEWIS 82, of Orlando, Florida passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was born in Groveland, Florida to James and Julia Westfall, Senior. He was of the Methodist faith. James graduated from Groveland High School. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and loved to ride motorcycles. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Mary E. Westfall of Orlando, Fl.; sons Lester Eugene Westfall of Longwood, Fl.; Charles E. Westfall of Orlando, Fl.; daughters Debra Elaine Brewer of Peyton, Colorado; Mary Frances McLees of Eustis, Fl.; 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 10:30 AM Friday, July 10, 2009 located at Brewer & Sons Funeral Home/Groveland Chapel. Graveside service will follow at 11:00 AM in Greenwood Cemetery also in Groveland, Florida. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services 132 E. Magnolia Street Groveland, Fl. 34736. 352-429-3500 www.brewerfuneral.com (Published in the Orlando Sentinel on 7/8/2009) ---------- (2aaa) James Reed Westfall and Ann (Gibson) Westfall's son Harry E. Westfall was born Jan., 1863 in Owen County, Indiana, and died Aug. 7, 1944 in Lake County, Florida. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Clermont, Lake County, Florida. He married Maggie M. Rodgers (1863 - 1889), and they had these children-Chester R. Westfall (1889 - 1895); and Kenneth L Westfall (1901 - 1968). ---------- (3aaa) James Reed Westfall and Ann (Gibson) Westfall's son Frank Westfall was born Mar. 29, 1867 in Owen County, Indiana, and died Dec. 24, 1946 in Owen County, Indiana. Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. His full name was Isaac Frank Westfall. He was born to James R. and Aley Ann (Gibson) Westfall. He married 1st Nancy Ellen Lowery (1860 - 1918), and he married 2nd Nora Westfall (1877 - 1934). ---------- (2aa) Jacob Isaac Westfall and Nancy (Steele) Westfall's son William Henry Harrison Westfall was born May 8, 1841, and died Jan. 10, 1877. Burial: River Hill Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. He married Mary Elizabeth Edwards Bradford (1846 - 1928), and they had these children-Everett Westfall (1869 - 1931); Leon Westfall (1872 - 1950); Bert Westfall (1875 - 1926); and Willie Westfall (1877 - 1879). ------------ (1aaa) William Henry Harrison Westfall and Mary Elizabeth Edwards Bradford Westfall's son Everett Westfall was born Aug. 25, 1869 in Owen County, Indiana, and died Dec. 25, 1931 in West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Burial: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. He married Flora Etta Miller (1873 - 1945), and they had these children-Wayne Philip Westfall (1891 - 1967); and Vera Westfall Hopping (1899 - 1985). ----------- (2aaa) William Henry Harrison Westfall and Mary Elizabeth Edwards Bradford Westfall's son Bert Westfall was born in 1875 and died in 1926. Burial: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. He married Susan Alphina Railsback (1880 - 1947), and they had these children-Ralph R Westfall (1903 - 1978); Harry Westfall (1904 - 1975); Mary Elizabeth Westfall Gallez (1906 - 2002); and James Donald Westfall (1910 - 1994). -------------- (4a) Isaac and Elizabeth (Poage) Westfall's daughter Joanna Westfall was born 1809 in Vincennes, IN, and died 1852. She married Ninian Steele Jr. 4 Oct 1825 in Bainbridge, Owen Co., IN. He was born 21 Oct 1804 in Bourbon Co., KY, and died 1 Nov 1870, son of Ninian McMahon Steele Sr. Children of Ninian Steele Jr. and Joanna (Westfall) Steele were-Eliza Jane steele born 1828, in Owen Co., IN, married 1st Samuel H. Milam 16 Sep 1845, Owen Co., married 2nd wife with maiden name Armfield (first name unknown) aft. 1846; Matilda Steele born 1832, in Owen Co., IN, married Frederick Martin in 1847; Lucinda Steele born 1834, in Owen Co., IN, died 1834, in Owen Co., IN; William D. Steele born 1835, in Owen Co., IN, married 1st Mary Vannice in 1855, married 2nd Elizabeth Boyd in 1869; Sarah N. Steele born 1836, in Owen Co., IN; Isabell Steele born 1838, in Owen Co., IN; James Armstrong Steele born 1840, in Owen Co., IN, died 8 Apr 1896, in Putnam Co., IN; Mary Martha Steele born 1842, in Owen Co., IN; d. Unknown; and Jeremiah H. Steele born 1844, in Owen Co., IN, died date unknown in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN. ------------ (5a) Isaac and Elizabeth (Poage) Westfall's son Myranda Westfall was born in 1806 in Knox County, Indiana, and died date unknown in Owen County, Indiana. Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. He moved to Owen County, Indiana in about 1826 to be with his brother Isaac. There he married Margaret Painter on February 3, 1843, and they had these children-John W. Westfall born in Oct 1843, died 1907; Mary E. Westfall born in Apr 1845; Amanda C. Westfall born in Jul 1847; Isaac Q. Westfall born on 12 Aug 1850, died 1909; Josephine M. Westfall Frew (1853 - 1938); Louisa J. Westfall born on 14 Jul 1853; Virginia Belle Westfall Hale born on 26 Apr 1855, died 1937; Laura F. Westfall born in May 1858, died 1919; and Hannibal Hamilton Westfall born on 27 Jul 1863, died 1936. Margaret died in about 1868 and Myranda married Martha, surname unknown, in about 1869. They had these children- Edgar Charles Westfall born on 10 Jul 1871; Bertha Westfall born in 1874; and Phoebe Westfall born in 1878. There is no proof Myranda is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, but in the 1900 census, six of Maranda's children are living together with eldest son John as head of the household in Spencer city. ------------- (1aa) Myranda Westfall and his 1st wife Margaret (Painter) Westfall's son John W. Westfall was born Oct. 25, 1843 in Owen County, Indiana, and died Jun. 9, 1907 in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. He was a Civil War veteran in Co H. 59 Ind. Inf. He married Julia Ann (Jordan) Westfall Youtcy (1841 - 1919), and they had these children-John Westfall (____ - 1873); William Westfall (1871 - 1872); James F. Westfall (1871 - 1933); and Laura Bell Westfall Howard Weis (1874 - 1951). ------------ (1aaa) John W. Westfall and Julia Ann (Jordan) Westfall Youtcy's son James F. Westfall was born Aug. 22, 1871 in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, and died Nov. 21, 1933 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. He served in CO. B ITER. U.S.V. INF. in the Spanish American War. He married Barbara Serna Franco (1882 - 1957). (6) Abraham Westfall, a son of Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall, was born about 1763 in Hampshire (now Hardy) Co. WVA (Note: another source said he was born in 1758 in Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia), and died in Jan., 1833 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, Abraham was born to John Westfall and Sarah Van Noy on his grandfather Abel's 400 acres; which was along the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River and twelve miles south of present Moorefield, West Virginia. At that time, the land was in Hampshire County, Virginia. In 1761, Abraham moved with his parents to one of Lord Fairfax's leased lands called farmlets on his 50,000 acre South Branch Manor, located at present Petersburg, West Virginia. In 1774, Abraham fought the Shawnee Indians, in present Ohio, in Lord Dunmore's War. On March 12, 1776, brother Abel formed a company of Virginian's to fight in the Revolutionary War for two years. Captain Abel's 6th company was joined to Col. John Muhlenberg's 8th Virginia regiment on May 25. Although Abraham's wife Massey stated, after his death, that he served with brother Abel, there are no records to support this. We do know he was in Capt. Vauses' company (12th VA) in May 1778 then Col. Wood's company (4th VA) from June 1778 to September 1778 and fought in the Battle of Monmouth. He then served in Capt. Vauses' company (8th VA) from October 1778 to February 1779 then discharged. In 1785, Abraham was serving as a sergent in the army at Fort Knox in present Vincennes, Indiana and there wed Massey/Massie (Mercy) Harbin on October 11, 1789, born about 1770. Massie was a daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth Harbin. Johannes and Sarah (Vannoy) Westfall's son Abraham Westfall (1763-1833) married Massey (Mercy) Harbin (1770-1848), and they had 7 children-James Westfall born 1790 married Rebecca Ferguson; Thomas Westfall born 1792 married Polly Springer; Sally Westfall born 1796 married William Scott; Isaac Westfall born 1795 married Sarah Westfall; Joshua Westfall born 1798; Abraham Harbin Westfall born Mar. 1801 married Elizabeth Harbin: and William Westfall born in 1807. (Note: Abraham H. Westfall's wife, Massey, states that they were married for almost fifty years, that they had 7 children of whom 4 are dead (as 11 Feb 1840), she mentions the youngest is Abraham H. Westfall being 39 in March. In an 1839 document she states that she is 69, putting her birth about 1770. -------------------- (1a) Abraham and Massey/Mercy (Harbin) Westfall's son James Westfall was born in 1792 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died in 1827 in Crawford County, Illinois. James was born to Abraham Westfall and Massey Harbin. He served in the War of 1812 and wed Rebecca Furguson in Knox County, Indiana on January 24, 1815. They moved to Crawford County, Illinois and had these children: (1) Phebe Westfall born in 1816 (not confirmed); (2) Male, name unknown, born in 1821; and (3) George Furguson Westfall born in 1824. James died in 1827 in Crawford County, Illinois and his two sons moved to Knox County, Indiana and were raised by their grandmother Massey. ---------- (1aa) James Westfall and Rebecca Ferguson had a son George Ferguson Westfall born 16 July 1823, and died 7 May 1859. Burial: Herman Church Cemetery, Iona, Knox County, Indiana. George Ferguson Westfall married Lucretia Smith born May 1826, died 16 November 1900. George and Lucretia (Smith) Westfall had these children-James C. Westfall (13 Nov 1845 - 12 Jan 1846); Sarah Ann Westfall (6 Nov 1846 - 26 Feb 1918) married Henry Soden; William Ferguson Westfall (1848 - 30 July 1827) married Fanie C. Green; Alice C. Westfall (July 1850 - 1868); and Martha "Mattie" Westfall (Dec 1854 -1931) married Joseph Smithmeyer (or Smithmier). ------------ (1aaa) George and Lucretia (Smith) Westfall's daughter Sarah Ann Westfall Soden was born 3 Nov 1846 in Knox County, Indiana, and died 26 Feb 1918 in Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Monroe City, Knox County, Indiana. She married Henry Clay Soden (1840–1907), and they had these children Martha May Soden Wheeler (1865–1939); Alice Eva Soden Stivers (1867–1916); Anna Sarah Soden Whalen (1869–1958); and Lutetia I. Soden Downey (1871–1920). ------------- George and Lucretia (Smith) Westfall's daughter Sarah Ann (Westfall) Soden's husband Henry Clay Soden was born in 1840 in Knox County, Indiana, and died 31 May 1907 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Sarah Ann Westfall (1846-1918) on 11 March 1865. He was a long time Knox County farmer, and died at the home of his daughter Mattie Wheeler. Mr Soden was injured about a year ago in trying to board a train at Terre Haute and at the time the injuries were very painful. Recently they became more troublesome and finally resulted in this death. He was survived by five daughters-Martha "Mattie" May Soden (1865-1939) married Edward Ezra Wheeler; Alice Eva Soden (1867-1916) married Millard F. Stivers; Sarah Ann Soden (1869-1958) married Charles Ellsworth Whalen; Lutetia I. Soden (1871-1920) married John F Downey; and Clara Belle Soden (1874) married Frederick Dabney and James E Preston. ---------- (2a) Abraham and Massey/Mercy (Harbin) Westfall's son Isaac Westfall was born in 1795 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died (date unknown - probably about 1865) in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Burial: Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Isaac was born to Abraham Westfall and Massey Harbin. He wed his first cousin Sarah Westfall, daughter of John Westfall, in Knox County, Indiana on January 18 1820. They moved to Crawford County, Illinois and had these children: (1) Walter Neal Westfall born in 1820; (2) James M. Westfall born in 1822; (3) Female, name unknown born in 1825. In about 1829, they moved to Lawrence County, Illinois and had: (4) Alfred Westfall born on 4 Jan 1831; (5) Masses Ann Westfall born in 1834; and (6) Mary Westfall born in 1837. In the 1860 census, Isaac was living with his son Alfred in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Isaac probably died in about 1865 as he doesn't show in the 1870 census but his sons do show. Note: Isaac's burial location not confirmed but in 1860 he was living with son Alfred and Alfred's first wife Mary died on January 1, 1856, at age 24 years, 7 months & 26 days, and was buried in Townsend Cemetery. Prior to 1900, no other Westfall's are noted as buried in Jo Daviess County. ----------- (1aa) Isaac and Sarah Westfall's son Alfred Westfall was born Jan. 4, 1831 in Illinois, and died Jan. 16, 1902 in Washta, Cherokee County, Iowa. Burial: Sunset View Cemetery, Washta, Cherokee County, Iowa. The name on his grave stone is Alferd. Alferd's given name to Alfred and the stone spelling is incorrect. His marriage, Civil War, and census records have him as Alfred. The one exception is 1880 census where his name is written as Alford. He married 1st Mary Bean (1831 - 1856) in Jo Daviess Co. IL on Mar. 28, 1855 and 2nd to Rebecca Jane Kenney (1842 – 1927) in Jo Daviess Co. on Mar. 18, 1860. Children of Alfred Westfall and his 2nd wife Rebecca Jane (Kenney) Westfall were-Hattie Losetta Westfall Parker (1861 - 1926); Mary Elizabeth Westfall Wheelock (1864 - 1917); Isaac Webster Westfall (1866 - 1935); George A. Westfall (1867 - 1944); James Westfall (1871 – ? ); Etta Mae Westfall Thorpe (1874 - 1944); Fred Westfall (1877 – ? ); and Dan Westfall (1879 – ? ). ---------- (1aaa) Alfred Westfall and his 2nd wife Rebecca Jane (Kenney) Westfall's daughter Hattie Losetta (Westfall) Parker was born Dec. 19, 1861 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, and died May 18, 1926 in Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa. Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa. She married Melvin Jerome Parker (1855 - 1943), and they had these children-Ernest Alfred Parker (1888 - 1959); and Nellie Parker (1892 - 1909). ----------- (2aaa) Alfred Westfall and his 2nd wife Rebecca Jane (Kenney) Westfall's son George A. Westfall was born Aug. 23, 1867, and died May 16, 1944. Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He married Cora Mae Horsey (1870 - 1949), and they had these children-Jesse F. Westfall (1891 - 1916); Lewis A Westfall (1893 - 1925); Lester E. Westfall (1896 - 1968); Maude B. Westfall Williams (1900 - 1983); and Velma Westfall Thompson (1905 - 1940). --------- (2aa) Isaac and Sarah Westfall's son Walter Neal Westfall wqas born in 1820 in Crawford County, Illinois, and died date unknown. Walter was born to Isaac Westfall and his cousin Sarah Westfall. He married Catherine Hall in Lawrence County, Illinois on June 18, 1840. They had these children-James Marion Westfall born in Jul 1842, died 1913. They moved then to Pineville, Wisconsin and had: Hiram Andrew Westfall born on 11 Nov 1844, died 1909. They then moved to Carroll County, Illinois and had: Alfred Westfall born in 1846; George Frank Westfall born on 14 May 1850; Sarah E. Westfall born in 1852; and Mary E. Westfall born in 1855. They moved then to Jo Davies County, Illinois and had: John W. Westfall born in Apr 1858. The last record for Walter is the 1870 Macon County, Missouri census. ------------ (1aaa) Walter Neal Westfall and Catherine (Hall) Westfall's son Hiram Andrew Westfall was born Nov. 11, 1844, and died Sep. 5, 1909 in Comptche, Mendocino County, California. Burial: Rose Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California. He married Mary Ellen Miller (1852 - ____), and they had these children-Harriet Josephine Ellen Westfall Hollenback (1871 - 1908); Mary Ann Westfall Abarr (1873 - 1915); Hiram Franklin Westfall (1883 - 1946); Edna A. Westfall Shelton (1885 - 1969); Katherine E. Westfall Cox (1888 - 1930); Fred J. Westfall (1890 - 1956); and Numie Guy Westfall (1892 - 1965). ---------- (1aaaa) Hiram Andrew Westfall and Mary Ellen (Miller) Westfall's daughter Harriet Josephine Ellen "Hattie" (Westfall) Hollenback was born Oct. 31, 1871 in Macon County, Missouri, and died Apr. 8, 1908 in Chico, Butte County, California. Burial: Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California. (Inscription: BELOVED WIFE OF RUDIE) (Note: Her favorite flower was Verbena.) She married Rudolph George Hollenback (1871 - 1910), and they had these children-George Andrew Hollenback (1895 - 1965); Hazel Pearl Hollenback Johnson (1897 - 1964); Maude Hollenback Johnson (1902 - 1964); Alta Harriet Hollenback Johnson (1904 - 1995); and other children Walter Neal Hollenback 1901-1901 (stillborn); and Benjamin Franklin Hollenback. died 1973 in Medford, Oregon. ----- Her obituary, was in the Chico Newspaper, on Saturday April 11, 1908 - The funeral of the late Harriet Josephine Hollenback, was held from Fetters and Williams parlors yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. W.G. White of the Presbyterian Church officated. She died at the Nightengale Hospital in Chico, from complications of childbirth. Two weeks later, after Fredrick Rudolph Hollenback, was born. ---- Rudie, paid 15 dollars for her burial plot. She was born in Walnut Creek Twp or Easley Twp. in Macon Co. Missouri. The towns may be defunt now. Also, Easley is now in Boone Co. Missouri. The 1880 census, had Easley and Macon Co. I do not know when the counties locations were moved. Her Parents, Hiram Andrew Westfall, and Mary Ellen Miller are buried in Rose Memorial Cementery, Fort Bragg, Mendocino Co. Ca. Her Grandmother Elizabeth Isley and Grandfather Thompson Miller are buried in the Bell Cemetery in Macon County, Missouri. ----------- (3a) Abraham and Massey/Mercy (Harbin) Westfall's son Thomas Westfall was born in 1790 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, and died in Nov., 1844 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Thomas was born to Abraham Westfall and Massey Harbin. He wed Mary Springer in Knox County, Indiana on February 20, 1812 then enlisted as a private in the War of 1812. They lived in Knox Couty and had these children: (1) James Scott Westfall born in 1813; (2) Sally Westfall born in 1815; (3) Abraham Westfall born on 18 Jul 1818, died 1867; (4) Harvey Westfall born on 18 Jul 1818; (5) Male, name unknown born in 1820; (6) Male, name unknown in 1824; (7) Female, name unknown in 1830. Thomas died in 1844 and left a Will probated December 28, 1844. Note: Vincennes City Cemetery is composed of three adjacent cemeteries, in which Greenlawn is the oldest. ---------- (1aa) Thomas Westfall and Mary (Springer) Westfall's son James Scott Westfall was born in 1813 in Knox County, Indiana, and died unknown. James was born to Thomas Westfall and Mary Springer, He wed Mary Bodell/Bednall (1815 - 1838) in Knox County, Illinois on July 6, 1836. They had a son-Abraham G. Westfall born in 1827. Mary died on January 7, 1838. James then wed Prudence Flowers in Knox County on December 6, 1842. They had these children: (1) James T. Westfall born in 1847; (2) Harvey Westfall born in 1850; and (3) Mary Westfall born in 1852. -------------------- (1aaa) James Westfall and his 2nd wife Prudence (Flowers) Westfall's son James T. Westfall was born about 1846 or 1847 in Knox Co., IN, died after 1880. He married Jennie Smith born about 1850 in Delaware, and died after 1880. James T. Westfall and Jennie (Smith) Westfall had these children-Ella Westfall born about 1871 probably in Vigo Co., IN, died after 1880; Oliver Westfall born about 1874 probably in Vigo Co., IN, died after 1880; Ida Westfall born about 1878 probably in Vigo Co., IN, died after 1880. ------------ (2aa) Thomas Westfall and Mary (Springer) Westfall's son Abraham Westfall was born Jul. 18, 1818 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Jan. 16, 1867 in Indiana. Burial: Sullivan Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana. Abraham was born to Thomas Westfall and Mary Springer. He wed Jane Johnson (1819 - 1901) in Knox County, Indiana on January 29, 1839 and they had these children: (1) Thomas Johnson Westfall born on 28 Jan 1840, died 1920; (2) James C. Westfall born in 1842; (3) William Westfall born on 28 Mar 1844, died 1925; (4) Isaac M. Westfall born in Jan 1845, died 1927; and (5) John Westfall born in 1849. ---------- (1aaa) Abraham Westfall and Jane (Johnson) Westfall's son Thomas Johnson Westfall Jan. 28, 1840 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Oct. 10, 1920 in Gibson County, Indiana. Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Hazleton, Gibson County, Indiana. He married 1st Mary (1840 - 1922) (maiden name unknown), and he married 2nd Catherine Thompson (1844 - 1884). Children of Thomas Johnson Westfall were-Alice Westfall Dick (1863 - 1885); Ada Westfall Decker (1865 - 1956); Harvey Bond Westfall (1867 - 1924); and James Thomas Westfall (1869 - 1900). ---------- (2aaa) Abraham Westfall and Jane (Johnson) Westfall's son Isaac M. Westfall was born Jan., 1845 in Gibson County, Indiana, and died Apr. 24, 1927 in Gibson County, Indiana. Burial: Sullivan Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana. Isaac was born to Abraham Westfall and Jane Johnson. He fought in the Civil War:Pvt Co. F, 91st Indiana infantry; Enl: 3 Oct 1862, Dis: 20 Dec 1862. Pvt Co. K, 24th Indiana infantry; Enl: 5 Mar 1864, Dis: 15 Nov 1865. Isaac then wed Mary Ellen Robb (1851 - 1936) in Gibson County, Indiana on May 4, 1871. They had these children: (1) Ida Jane Westfall born in Mar 1872, died 1913; (2) Thomas Abraham Westfall born on 14 Jul 1873, died 1942; (3) Annie Westfall born in 1877; (4) Samuel P. Westfall born on 17 Mar 1883; 5) Amelia A. Westfall born on 17 Mar 1883; (6) Frederick C. Westfall born on 16 Aug 1888, died 1938; (7) Ada Mae Westfall born on 20 Aug 1892; and (8) Edward Jay Westfall born on 20 Aug 1892, died 1933. ---------- (1aaaa) Isaac M. Westfall and his 2nd wife Mary Ellen (Robb) Westfall's son Thomas Abraham Westfall was born Jul. 14, 1873 in Gibson County, Indiana, and died Nov. 29, 1942 in Indiana. He served in Company "B", 161st Indiana Infantry, in the Spanish American War. He married Jennie M. Young (1877 - 1947). They had these children: Pansy May Westfall Welborn (1898 - 1992); Edith Fay Westfall Youts (1900 - 1953); and Leona Grace Westfall King (1903 - 1945). ----------- (2aaaa) Isaac M. Westfall and his 2nd wife Mary Ellen (Robb) Westfall's son Frederick C. "Fred" Westfall was born Aug. 16, 1888 in Gibson County, Indiana, and died Sep. 7, 1938 in Indiana. Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Hazleton, Gibson County, Indiana. He married Allie Edna Thorn (1885 - 1940). They had these children-Blanche Westfall Byrd (1915 - 2007); Maxine M. Westfall Lamb (1917 - 1958); Delmar Lloyd Westfall (1918 - 1938); Mildred J. Westfall Cassaday (1922 - 1983); and Erma Ruth Westfall Iden (1928 - 1994). ---------- (3aaa) Abraham Westfall and Jane (Johnson) Westfall's son William Westfall was born Mar. 28, 1844 in Knox County, Indiana, and died Dec. 26, 1925 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery, Vincennes Knox County, Indiana. He married 1st Mary Frances Dunning (1848 - 1891), and they had a son-Charles C. Westfall (1866 - 1936). They divorced in about 1868 and she married James Alexander GrubHe. William Westfall married 2nd Agatha Cyndia Phillips (1847 - 1884). Children of William Westfall and his 2nd wife Agatha Cyndia (Phillips) Westfall were:John Burl Westfall (1870 - 1965); Sarah Jane Westfall Eastridge (1876 - 1964); and Oscar Westfall (1880 - 1945). ---------- (1aaa) William Westfall and his 1st wife Mary Frances (Dunning) Grubb Westfall's son Charles C. Westfall was born in Sep., 1866 in Indiana, and died May 16, 1936 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Burial: Hill of Rest Cemetery, Baytown, Harris County, Texas. Charles was born to William Westfall and Mary Frances Dunning. His parents divorced in about 1868 and his mother wed James Alexander Grubb in Gibson County, Illinois on November 14, 1869. They moved to Pike County and Charles was raised by them. Charles married Florence Thomas in about 1893 had they had a daughter-Bertha Marie Westfall born on 17 Mar 1894, died 1945. Charles moved to Texas and married 2nd Amanda (maiden name unknown), and in about 1904 they moved to Hardin County, Texas and had these children-William Westfall born in 1908, and Barney Westfall born in 1912. Amanda died between the 1920 and 1930 census. --------- (1aaaa) William Westfall and his 2nd wife Agatha Cyndia (Phillips) Westfall's son John Burl Westfallwas born Apr. 13, 1870 in Gibson County, Indiana, and died Jan. 9, 1965 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Burial: Warth Cemetery, Decker Chapel, Knox County, Indiana. He married Emma J Thompson (1877 - 1927), and they had these children-Carl T. Westfall (1904 - 1906); and Earl J. Westfall (1904 - 1906). --------- (2aaa) William Westfall and his 2nd wife Agatha Cyndia (Phillips) Westfall's son Oscar Westfall was born Aug. 15, 1880 in Hazleton, Gibson County, Indiana, and died Sep. 19, 1945 in Allen County, Indiana. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana. He married Clara Snyder Garst (1884 - 1979) in Wells County, Indiana on September 14, 1902. They had these children-William Merle Westfall born on 3 Oct 1903, died 1992; Earl Westfall born on 6 Dec 1904, died 1975; and Inez Marie Westfall born on 23 Mar 1907, died Oct 3, 1907. ---------- (1aaaa) Oscar Westfall and Clara N. (Snyder) Westfall's son William Merle Westfall was born Oct. 3, 1903 in Indiana, and died Apr. 4, 1992 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Burial: Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana, He married 1st Margaret J. Witherspoon (1906 - 1971), and he married 2nd Armella L. Achen (1910 - 1999). Children of William Merle Westfall were-David Allan Westfall (1929 - 2002); and Richard Merle Westfall (1931 - 2003). ---------- (1aaaaa) William Merle Westfall and his 1st wife Margaret J. (Witherspoon) Westfall's son Richard Merle Westfall was born Nov. 7, 1931 in Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana, and died Jul. 19, 2003 in Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington. Burial: Fir Lane Memorial Park, Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington (Inscription: MSG US ARMY - VIETNAM). He enlisted in the Army in 1954, and served his country 20 years. He married Helga (maiden name unknown), and they had 5 children-Maria Westfall, Rosa Westfall, Larry Westfall, Linda Westfall, and William (Bill) Westfall. ------- Richard Merle Westfall's obituary - Richard M. Westfall - Service with full Military Honors will be held on Wednesday, July 23 at 2:00 at Fir Lane Memorial Park, followed by a social hour at Parkland/Lakewood Lodge, 306 South 137th. Pub Date: 7/23/2003 - Richard M. Westfall Going Home - Born November 7, 1931 in Garrett, Indiana. Dick passed away peacefully on July 19, 2003 at his home in Spanaway. Graduating in 1952 from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, WA, Dick followed in his father's footsteps by enlisting in the Army in 1954. He served his country nobly for the next 20 years. After leaving the military he spent ten years working for the City of Tacoma, retiring as technician for the Tacoma Fire Dept. Dick was a life member of Parkland/Lakewood Masonic Lodge #299, for whom he served two terms as Master; the Order of the Eastern Star; the Tacobat Grotto, serving one term as Monarch; the Scottish Rite and the Royal Order of Scotland. He is survived by his loving wife, Helga; his five children, Maria (Roy), Rosa, Larry, Linda (Ivery), Bill (Karlotta); and his five grandchildren. Service with full Military Honors will be held on Wednesday, July 23 at 2:00 at Fir Lane Memorial Park, followed by a social hour at Parkland/Lakewood Lodge, 306 South 137th. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Good Samaritan Hospice and the Dryer Masonic Lodge Building Fund. (Pub Date: 7/22/2003) Marinus Van Aken Marinus Van Aken was born about 1660 in Holland. Marinus Van Aken was a son of Cornelius Van Aken and Coppins Galaertje who were married July 21, 1652 in Cadzand, Holland. Marinus Van Aken was a grandson of Pieter Van Aken born in Thielt, Belgium, died 1680 in Niewvliet, Zeeland, Holland. Marinus Van Aken's first wife Prijntje Rents widowed him. He married Pieternelle de Pre van Wingen April 11, 1683 in Cadzand, Holland. They later emigrated to America. Marinus Van Aken emigrated from Cadzand, Holland about 1683 with his wife Pieternelle. Marinus's ancestors are thought to have emigrated from the ancient city of Aken, now more generally called Aix La-Chappelle or Aachen, from whence the name of the family of Van Akens and Van Aukens in America is taken. The name Achen is evidently derived from the springs for which the place has always been famous, and was the burial place of Charlemagne, the great German Emperor. Van Aachen or Aken simply describes a person 'as of or from' Aachen, of whom there were many of no relationship whatever, the place of primary residence becoming their proper name. Aken represents Dutch long sound of a, as does also Auken. In Holland the family name is traced back fifteen hundred years to the forth century when John Van Aken founded the ancient city of "Aken", located in Germany between the Rhine and Meuse rivers on the border of Holland. Marinus and Pieternelle emigrated to America and resided in Ulster County, around 1683, in the town of Esopus. They later resided in Rochester (Accord, NY). Their farm near Kingston is said to be still in the possession of their descendants. Marinus died sometime prior to 1724 in Rochester, Ulster Co., New York. He was buried in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York. Marinus Van Aken and Pieternelle de Pre (or de Prez) van Wingen had eight children-Pieter Van Aken born 27 Sep 1685 in Kingston, Ulster Co,, New York, died 31 Mar 1756 in, Ulster Co., New York, married Rusjen (Russia) Damen abt. 1705 in New York, born abt 1670 in, New York, and died aft. 9 Apr 1707; Sara Van Aken born 12 Feb 1687 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Nicholas (Claes) Westfall 20 Oct 1712 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, son of Jurian Westfall and Marretje Hansen Van Nordstrand, born 1659 in Foxhall Manor, Esopus, Ulster Co., New York; Cornelis Van Aken born 1698 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Zara (Sara) (Sarah) Westbrook 30 Apr 1714 in Kingston, Ulster, NY, daughter of Johannes Westbrook and Magdalena Janse Decker, born 10 Jun 1694 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, died 20 Dec 1766 in Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York, buried in Deer Park Cem, Port Jervis, New Jersey; Catrina Van Aken born 16 Oct 1692 in, Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Cornelis (De Pue) Depuy 6 May 1713 in Rochester, New York, born 1 Jan 1688 in Rochester, Ulster Co., New York, died abt 1766; Rachel Van Aken born 8 Jun 1695 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Willem Decker 30 Apr 1719 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, born 6 Nov 1687 in Kingston, Ulster, New York; Neeltje (Elinor) Van Aken born 11 Sep 1697 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married 1st Edward Roberts abt. 1715 in New York, born abt 1693 in Kingston, Ulster Cp., New York, married 2nd Jan Emans 18 Nov 1724 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, born 1695/1699 in Long Island, Queens, New York; Abraham Van Aken born 29 Oct 1699 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Janetje DeWitt 1726 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, born 13 Jul 1701 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York; and Isaac Van Aken born 5 Jul 1702 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Rachel DeWitt 15 Apr 1723 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, born abt 1702 in New York. --------------- (Note: From - The Van Auken Family History and Genealogy - By Bradford J. Van Auken Jr. -- Marinus Van Aken was in Ulster County, NY sometime between 1683 and 1685. His marriage to Pieternelle de Pre in Cadzand, Holland took place on 11 Apr 1683. He took the oath of allegiance to the English government at Kingston, NY, in 1689. He was on the tax list on 9 Dec 1709 when he was taxed three shillings for '1 frye place and 1 slave'. He was also listed in the town of Rochester, Ulster Co., NY in 1711 and 1720/1. His children were all born (1685-1702) in Kingston NY." "Among the early families of Ulster County (or Esopus as it was more generally called in early days) that of Van Aaken is conspicuous, especially from the long line of descendants, now widely scattered and many of whom attained distinction." "In Holland the family name is traced back 1500 years, to the 4th century to John van Aken, the founder of the ancient city of Aken, now generally known as Aix La Chappele, located in Germany between the Rhine and Meuse Rivers, on the border of Holland .... There is a section called Aken or Acken, one mile south-east of Opmeer, a village eight miles north-west of Hoorn in the Province of North Holland, whence came some of the most prominent and enterprising of our early immigrants. In the same province are north and south Akendam, two villages, about six miles distant from Haarlem." "In French the name is Aix: in German, Aachen. 'It is evidently derived from the springs, for which Aix-la-Chapelle has always been famous.' The springs were early marked by a chapel (French chapelle) in which Pepin celebrated Christmas in 765." "Aiken represents Dutch long sound of a, as does also Auken." "In this country the name is first on record at Fort Orange (now Albany) in 1652, in which year Jan Koster Van Aaken, as he wrote his name, appears as a trader and purchaser of real estate on Broadway, State and James streets. He was made a magistrate in 1668. Although he could and did write his name, he like many others at the time, often made his mark-two triangles crossing each other. If he had descendants, they are not known. Van Aacken of Aken simply describes a person as of or from Aachen." "...Marinus Van Aaken, who, in 1689, was on the roll of persons who took the oath of allegiance to the English government in Kingston that year." "At what date Marinus settled in the Esopus country is not known. The first child born to him and his wife Pieternel de Pre, as per Kingston records, was Peter, in 1685." Marinus had four sons and four daughters. Three boys eventually moved down the Old Mine Trail to the Delaware Valley and settled near Port Jervis then known as Mahockamack. Before we move on to the Delaware Valley I'd like to talk about the spelling of our name. Although the name has been spelled primarily Van Aken or Van Auken in my direct line, Abraham Van Auken (1791) offers an interesting observation in that "It is an unpleasant fact that we of our family are not at all agreed upon the manner of spelling our name. It is spelled Van Auken, Van Aaaken, Van Aken and even sometimes Van Aker by men from the same ancestor. "An account of the Van Auken family history requires acquaintance with what is known as 'The Old Mine Road'. Travel through many of the lands of early America was made difficult by thick woods, mountain barriers, and by hostile Indians. 'when Col. Nicholls took possession of New Amsterdam for England in 1664, the entire country west of the Hudson River, including the territory of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, was still the hunting ground of the Indians. There were only three settlements of the white man west of the Hudson; Fort Orange or Albany, Esopus or Kingston, and the village of Bergen in New Jersey." "This was the nature of the land to which Marinus Van Aken came just prior to 1685 and settled in Esopus. With one exception, travel was largely restricted to waterways which, in this case, was mainly the Hudson River. The exception was the Old Mine road, '...originally an Indian path from the Esopus country to the Delaware River.' " Descendants of Marinus would later move up the Hudson to the Albany area, across the River to the Rhinebeck region, stay near Esopus, or move southwest along the Old Mine road to settle along the banks of the Neversink and Delaware Rivers." "Marinus moved on it from Esopus to Rochester, now called Accord, in Ulster County, N.Y. In quest of land, his four sons all moved down the road into the Neversink and Minisink valleys. Son Pieter settled in Lehman Twp., Pike County: Isaak crossed the Delaware river to put down roots in Montaque; and Abraham moved farther down the road, both of these being in what was finally determined as being in Sussex County, New Jersey." The boundary between New York and New Jersey was not settled until 1772." ---------------- (1) Marinus Van Aken and Pieternelle de Pre van Wingen's son Pieter Van Aken was born 1685 in Ulster Co., N .Y, and died Dec 16, 1756 in Lehman, Pike County, PA. He married Rusjen (Russie) Damen April 9, 1709. Children of Pieter Van Aken and Rusjen (Russie) Damen were-Jannekje Van Aken born 1723, died 1793; Cornelias Van Aken born 1712; Abraham Van Aken born 1715; Sofia Van Aken born 1716; Gideon Van Aken born Oct 19, 1718, died 1774; Petrus Van Aken born 1720, died 1784; Eliphas Van Aken born 1725; and Marinus Van Aken born Sept 11, 1709, died 1793. --------------------- (1a) Pieter Van Aken and Rusjen (Russie) Damen's son Gideon Van Aken was born Oct 19, 1718, and died April 6th, 1774 in Kingston Co., NY. He married Maria Ploeg Dec 13, 1740. Children of Gideon Van Aken and Maria Ploeg were-Catharina Van Aken born Sept 1741, died Aug 4, 1819; Maria Van Aken born April 24, 1743; Petrus Van Aken born Oct 14, 1744; Johanne Van Aken born Oct 19, 1746; Abraham Van Aken born Sept 2, 1750; Benjamin Van Aken born July 1, 1753; and Gideon Van Aken born Oct 12, 1755. -------------------- (1aa) Gideon Van Aken and Maria Ploeg's son Johanne Van Aken was born Oct 19, 1746, in Kingston, NY, married Maria Masten. Children of Johanne Van Aken and Maria Masten were-Maria Van Aken born Oct 28, 1770; Elizabeth Van Aken born Oct 19, 1774; Johanne Van Aken born May 4, 1777; Aaron (Aart) Van Aken born May 21, 1779, d, 1850; Catarina Van Aken born Sept 8, 1781; and Gertruy Van Aken born Mar 26, 1785. (1aaa) Johanne Van Aken and Maria Masten's son Johanne Van Aken was born May 4, 1777, and died in Albany, NY. He married Ann Tachen. She lived to be 102 years old, and died in Albany, NY. Children of Johanne Van Aken and Ann Tachen were-Aaron (Ary) Van Aken born Feb 3, 1804 in Monroe Co., NY, baptized at Schoharie Reformed Church; and 2 Daughters (names not known), sisters to Aaron (Ary) Van Aken. (1aaaa) Johanne Van Aken and Ann Tachen's son Aaron (Ary) Van Auken was born Feb 3, 1804, and died Sept 2, 1890. He married Catherine Ostrander born 1808 in NY, died Jan 12,1892, in Oneida, Illinois. Both are buried in the Oneida cemetery. Catherine was the daughter of Wilhelmus Ostrander and Mary Wiliamson. Aaron (Ary) Van Auken and Catherine Ostrander had a daughter Hannah Van Auken born, Oct 1, 1827, NY, died Feb 13, 1891, married John W. Armstrong of Knoxville, Illinois. Hannah Van Aken died Feb 13th, 1891 in Oneida, Illinois. Hannah Van Aken was buried with the surname Armstrong. Hannah Armstrong is buried in the same grave as her father Aaron Van Auken and her mother Catherine Ostrander Van Auken in the Oneida Cemetery in Oneida, Illinois. --------------- (2) Marinus Van Aken and Pieternelle de Pre van Wingen's daughter Sara Van Aken born 12 Feb 1687 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Nicholas (Claes) Westfall 20 Oct 1712 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, son of Jurian Westfall and Marretje Hansen Van Nordstrand, born 1669 in Esopus, Esopus, Ulster Co., New York. He married first Marytjen Montanjen (De La Montagne) in 1701. She died in childbirth as did the baby Juriaen Westfall born 5-10-1702. He married 2nd Sara Van Aken. Nicholas and Zara (Van Aken) Westfall had 6 children-Pieternella Westfall, Jurian Westfall, Maria Westfall, Elizabeth Westfall, Lydia Westfall, and Petrus Westfall. For more information about the descendants of Nicholas and Zara (Van Aken) Westfall click- Nicholas Westfall Family -------------- (3) Marinus Van Aken and Pieternelle de Pre van Wingen's son Cornelius Van Aken was baptized May 25, 1690 in Kingston, New York. He married Sara Westbrook April 30, 1714. They moved from Ulster County to Bucks (now Pike County), PA, at Theesacht (Rosetown), near Matamoras, in Westfall Township before 1734. Cornelius Van Aken and Sara Westbrook had these children who were--Pieternelletjen Van Aken born 17 Apr 1715 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Johannes Cool Abt 1735 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, born Abt 1711 in Kingston, Ulster, New York; Lea (Lena) Van Aken born 22 Sep 1717 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married Abraham Middagh 18 Aug 1741 in Minisink, Suffolk Co., New York, born 29 Jan 1718 in Kingston, Ulster, New York; Abraham Van Aken was born 10 Jan 1720 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, died 1746, married 1st Margaret Westfall Abt 1740 in Minisink, Orange, New York, born Abt 1722 in Minisink, Orange, New York, died 1748 in Machackemeck, Orange, New York, married 2nd Catherina Rosenkrantz 1 Dec 1748 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, born Abt 1720 in Rochester, Ulster Co., New York; Annaatjen Van Aken christened 10 Mar 1723 in Ulster Co., New York, married Benjamin Westfall Abt 1740 in Minisink, Ulster, New York, born 1718 in Minisink, Ulster, New York; Elizabeth Van Aken born 19 Sep 1725 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York; Sarah Van Aken born 1727 in Minisink, Orange, New York, married Jacobus Van Sickle 13 Apr 1750 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, born Abt 1725 in Minisink, Orange Cp., New York; Johannes Van Aken born 28 Jan 1728 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, married Marie Van Garden 18 Jan 1754 in New York, born Abt 1732 in Rochester, Ulster Co., New York; Daniel Van Aken born 1729 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, married Lea Kettle (Kittel) 11 Nov 1753 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, born Abt 1733 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York; Abraham Cornelis Van Aken born Abt 1730 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York; James Van Aken born 18 Jun 1734 in Theesacht, Upper Smithfield, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, died 1812 in North-Hampton, Pennsylvania, married Elizabeth Van Bunschoten 10 Feb 1759 in Mahackemack, Orange Co., New York, born 7 May 1732 in of Tyschog, Pennsylvania, died 1816; Jacob Van Aken christened 18 Jun 1734 in Minessink, Orange Co., New York, married 1st Elizabeth Benneschoten Abt 1759 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, born Abt 1734 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, married 2nd Elizabeth Benneschoten Abt 1759 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, born Abt 1734 in Minisink, Orange, New York; Sarah Van Aken born 3 May 1737 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York, married William (Wylum) Wylem Abt 1757 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, born Abt 1737 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York; Gideon Van Aken born 1 Nov 1738 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York; and Jannetje Van Aken born 3 May 1743 in Minisink, Orange Co., New York, married Jacobus Quick 10 May 1750 in New York, born 29 Jan 1716 in Kingston, Ulster, New York. (Notes: "Marinus Van Aken was in Ulster County, NY sometime between 1683 and 1685. His marriage to Pieternelle de Pre in Cadzand, Holland took place on 11 Apr 1683. He took the oath of allegiance to the English government at Kingston, NY, in 1689. He was on the tax list on 9 Dec 1709 when he was taxed three shillings for '1 frye place and 1 slave'. He was also listed in the town of Rochester, Ulster Co., NY in 1711 and 1720/1. His children were all born (1685-1702) in Kingston NY." Marinus had four sons and four daughters. Three boys eventually moved down the Old Mine Trail to the Delaware Valley and settled near Port Jervis then known as Mahockamack.) ------------------ (1a) Cornelius Van Aken and Zara Westbrook's son Johannes (John) Van Auken was born in Nepanock Rochester, NY January 28, 1728. He married Maria Van Garden (a native of Shippekonk, then residing at Minisink) January 18, 1754. They made their home at Upper Smithfield, Pike county and they had seven children who were: Lisabeth Van Aken (1754), Femmetje Van Aken (1756), Johannes Van Aken Jr (1757), Ussetje Van Aken (1760), Wilhelmus Van Aken (1761), Peter Van Aken (1766), and Jacobus Van Aken (1767). --------------- (2a) Cornelius Van Aken and Zara Westbrook's daughter Annaatje "Anna" Van Aken was christened 10 Mar 1723 in Ulster Co., New York. She married Benjamin Westfall Abt 1740 in Minisink, Ulster, New York. He was born in 1716 or 1717 in Sandytown, Minisink, Sussex Co., New Jersey. Benjamin Westfall and Annaatje "Anna" Van Aken had 10 children-Maria Westfall married Peter Hootelling; Sarah Westfall born 1745 married Cornelius Brink; Jury (George) Westfall born 1747; Mary Westfall born 1747; Margaret Westfall born 1749; Jacobus James Westfall born 1751 married Catherine Quick; Cornelius Van Aken Westfall born 1753 married Catherine Nearpass; Elizabeth Westfall born 1756; Rosina Westfall born 1759 married Samuel Kittle; and Daniel Vanaken Westfall who married Maria Westbrook. Pieter Quackenbosch Pieter Quackenbosch was born about 1614 in Oestgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the founder of Quackenbush family in America. He was a brick maker in Albany, New York. Also known as Pieter Quackenbosch, Pieter Bont and sometimes as Pieter (or Piet) Bout. He probably left Holland for New Netherland in May of 1653 aboard the ship Graft. He came with his wife Maritje, son Johannes, born about 1642, son Wouter, born about 1644, son Reynier, born about 1652, daughter Maritje, born about 1640, and daughter Nelletje, born about 1650. Three more children born in Albany were daughter Annetje, born about. 1658, daughter Magdalena, born about 1660, and daughter Jannetje, born about 1663. There were several Reyniers in the third generation, as the original Reynier's sons named their sons Reynier after their father. Pieter Quackenbosch married Maritje Ariensz on 23 Mar 1639 in Koudekerk,, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He died Abt 1662, Albany, Albany Co., New York, at age 48. His father was Pieter Janzoon Quackenbosch (1590-1651), and his mother was Neeltjen Pietersze Van Starrevelt (1590-1656). Children of Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz were-Maritje Quackenbosch born 1640 at Oestgest, Linden, Netherlands, married Cornelissen Van Buren abt 1662, died abt. Dec 1697 at Albany, New York; Johannes Quackenbosch born 1642 at Holland, married Matcheld Jans Post 1667 at Albany, New York, died 1720 at Canastogione, Albany, New York; Wouter Quackenbosch born 1644 at Holland, married 1st Neeltje Gysbertse Van den Bergh 1675 at Ulster, New York, married 2nd Cornelia Bogart, died Bet. 1681 and 1741; Nelletje\Petronella Quackenbosch born 1650 at Holland, married Albert Janse Ryckman 1676, died 17 Oct 1738; Reynier Quackenbosch born 1652 at Ogestgeest, Holland, married 1st Lysbeth Jans Maten 2 Mar 1674 at New York DRC, married 2nd Claesje Jacobs Stille, died Bet. 1708 and 1711 at New York; Annetje Quackenbosch born 1658 at Albany, New York, married Hendrick Maartensen Beeckman; Magdalena Quackenbosch born 1660 at Albany, New York, married Jonas Volkertse Douw 14 Nov 1683, died: 7 Oct 1756 at Albany, New York; and Jannetje Quackenbosch born 1663 at Albany, New York, married Jacob Cornelius Bogaert Jan 1679. ----------------- (1) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's daughter Maritje Quackenbosch was 1640 at Oestgest, Linden, Netherlands, died abt. Dec 1697 at Albany, New York. She married Marten Cornelissen Van Buren abt. 1662. He was born 1639 at Hoeten, Netherlands, and died 13 Nov 1703 at Albany, New York. He was a son of Cornelis Maessen Van Buren and Catalyntje Martense. In May 1693, he married a second time, to Tanneke Adams, widow of Pieter Pieterson Winne. Marten owned a house, barn, etc, in Bethlehem, Albany Co., New York, and sold it in 1662. Children of Marten Cornelissen Van Buren and Maritje Quackenbosch were-Catelina Van Buren born Bet. 1658 and 1680, married Jonathan Janse Witbeck, died bet. 1667 and 1771; Teuntje Van Buren born Bet. 1658 and 1681; Hendrick Van Buren born bet. 1658 and 1681, married Magdalena Van Buren born bet. 1658 and 1683; Cornelius Van Buren born abt. 1663, married Ariaantie Gerritse; Cornelia Van Buren born abt 1665, married Robert Van Deusen; Pieter Martens Van Buren born abt. 1670, married Ariaantje Barentse 15 Jan 1693 at Albany Dutch Church, died 1720; Maria Van Buren born abt.1675, married Cornelis Gerritse Van Den Berg; Marten Van Buren born abt. 1678, married Judikje Barentse Meinderts and Maria Van Den Bergh. ----------- (1a) Pieter Martens Van Buren (son of Marten Cornelissen Van Buren and Maritje Quackenbosch) was born 1670, and died 1720. He married Ariaantje Barentse Meinderts on 15 Jan 1693 in Albany Dutch Church, daughter of Barent Meynderts and Eytie. They had a son Marten Pieterse Van Buren. (1aa) Marten Pieterse Van Buren (son of Pieter Martens Van Buren and Ariaantje Barentse Meinderts) was born 28 Sep 1701 in Albany DRC, Albany, Rensselaer, New York, and died date unknown. He married Dirkje Van Alstyne on 07 Nov 1729 in Albany DRC, daughter of Abraham Jans Van Alstyne and Maritje Tewisse Van Deusen. They had a son Abraham Van Buren. (1aaa) Abraham Van Buren (son of Marten Pieterse Van Buren and Dirkje Van Alstyne) was born Abt. 1737 in Albany DRC, Albany, New York, and died 08 Apr 1817 in Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York. He married Maria Goes Hoes on 1776, daughter of Johannes Hoes and Jannette Van Schaack. They had a son Martin Van Buren 8th President of the United States. (1aaaa) Martin Van Buren - 8th President of the United States (son of Abraham Van Buren and Maria Goes Hoes) was born 05 Dec 1782 in Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York, and died 24 Jul 1862. He married Hannah Hoes on 21 Feb 1807 in Catskill, Greene, New York, daughter of Johannes Hoes and Marytje Quackenbosch. (Note: From - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren ---- Martin Van Buren was born in the village of Kinderhook, New York, on December 5, 1782, approximately 25 miles south of Albany. His father, Abraham Van Buren (1737 - 1817) was a farmer, the owner of a handful of slaves, and a tavern-keeper in Kinderhook. Abraham Van Buren supported the American Revolution and later the Jeffersonian Republicans. He died while Martin Van Buren was a New York state senator. Martin Van Buren's mother, Maria Hoes Van Alen Van Buren (1747 - 1818), was of Dutch ancestry. Her first husband, Johannes Van Alen, died and left her with three children. In 1776, she married Abraham Van Buren. She never got over the loss of her second husband in 1817 and died less than a year after burying him. By his mother's first marriage, Van Buren had one half-sister and two half-brothers, including James Van Alen, who practiced law with Van Buren for a time and served as a Federalist member of Congress (1807 - 1809). Van Buren had four full siblings from his parents' marriage: Dirckie "Derike" Van Buren (1777 - 1865), Jannetje "Hannah" Van Buren (born 1780), Lawrence Van Buren (1786 - 1868), who served as an officer in the New York militia during the War of 1812 and later was active in the Barnburners New York Democrats opposed to slavery, and Abraham Van Buren (1788 - 1836). Van Buren was the first president born a citizen of the United States, as all previous presidents were born before the American Revolution. His great-great-great-great-grandfather Cornelis had come to the New World in 1631 from the Netherlands. Van Buren received a basic education at a dreary, poorly lit schoolhouse in his native village and later studied Latin briefly at the Kinderhook Academy. He excelled in composition and speaking. His formal education ended before he reached 14, when he began studying law at the office of Francis Sylvester, a prominent Federalist attorney in Kinderhook. After six years under Sylvester, he spent a final year of apprenticeship in the New York City office of William P. Van Ness, a political lieutenant of Aaron Burr. Van Buren was admitted to the bar in 1803. Van Buren married Hannah Hoes, his childhood sweetheart and distant relative on February 21, 1807, in Catskill, New York. Like Van Buren, she was raised in a Dutch home and never lost her distinct Dutch accent. After 12 years of marriage, Hannah Van Buren contracted tuberculosis and died on February 5, 1819, at the age of 35. Martin Van Buren never remarried.) (Note: From - http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/vanburen.html ----- Martin Van Buren - (1837 - 1841) Eighth President - Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782. Van Buren was the first president of Dutch desent. He spoke Dutch at home. He was a lawyer. Martin had four sons. When he was vice president, he presided over the Senate wearing a pair of pistols, as a precaution against the frequent outbursts of violence. Martin Van Buren had large mutton-chop sideburns. President Van Buren was the first president born an American citizen. His predecessors all were born before the Declaration of Independence and thus were born British subjects. Van Buren was known as "Old Kinderhook." Some people called him O.K. This nickname is given credit for the origin of the word "okay." Van Buren was one of the founders of the Democratic Party. Johnson, Van Buren's Vice President was the only Vice President to be selected by the U.S. Senate. Since no one had received a majority of the electoral votes the Senate had to elect the Vice President. Van Buren's Vice President was Richard M. Johnson (1837-1841). The U.S. had several problems during his term. Soon after he became President, hundreds of banks failed causing financial panic. Also, the arguments about slavery became more intense. While he was President he was given two tiger cubs by the Sultan of Oman. Martin Van Buren took $100,000, the sum of his salary as president for 4 years, in a lump sum at the end of his term. Martin Van Buren was defeated in the primary in 1844 by James Polk. President Van Buren's autobiography does not mention his wife once. He lived to see eight Presidents from eight different states succeed him. Martin Van Buren died in Kiderhook, New York (the same place he was born) on July 24, 1862. He was 79.) ----------------- (2) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's son Johannes Quackenbosch was born 1642 at Holland, and died in 1720 Canastogione, Albany, New York. He married Matcheld Jans Post in 1667 at Albany, New York. She was born in 1650, and died in 1698 at Albany, New York. Children of Johannes Quackenbosch and Matcheld Jans Post were-Pieter Quackenbosch born 1669 at Albany, New York, married Neeltje Marinus 19 Nov 1701 at Albany Dutch Church, died Jul 1748; Johannes Quackenbosch born 1672, married Anna Clute 20 Ovt 1700 at Albany Dutch Church; Adriaan Quackenbosch born 1675, married Catharina Van Schaick 18 Jan 1699 at Albany Dutch Reformed Church; Died: at: Spouses: Catharina Van Schaick Name: Maritje Quackenbosch born abt. 1678 at married Jacob Lucasse Wyngaard 3 Nov 1700 at Albany Dutch Church; Claartje Quackenbosch born abt 1680 at New York. married Dirk Takelse Hemstraat 3 Nov 1700 at Albany, New York; Gertruy Quackenbosch born 10 May 1684 at Albany, New York, married Claes Gerritije Van Vranken 30 Dec 1704 at Schenectady, New York; Machteld Quackenbosch born Feb 1687, married Jan Post; Abraham Quackenbosch born Mar 1690; Isaac Quackenbosch born Feb 1693; Jacob Quackenbosch born Nov 1695, married Geertruy Van Der Werken 20 Sep 1719 at Albany Dutch Reformed Church, died 1747. ----------------- (3) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's son Wouter Quackenbosch was born in 1644 at Holland, He married Neeltje Gysbertse Van den Bergh in 1675 at Ulster Co., New York. She was born abt. 1650 and died Nov 1736. Children of Wouter Quackenbosch and Neeltje Gysbertse Van den Bergh were-Neeltje Quackenbosch born abt 1669, married Symen Westfall 17 Aug 1693 at Albany Dutch Church; Wouter Jr. Quackenbosch born abt 1671, married Cornelia Lauwe Bogaert 4 Oct 1696 at Albany Dutch Church, died 1736; Geertje Quackenbosch born abt 1676 at: Albany, New York, married Johannes Claas Groesbeck 17 Dec 1699 at Albany Dutch Church, died 14 Mar 1746; Annetje Quackenbosch born 4 Mar 1681, married Johannes Harmense Knikkerbakker 19 Oct 1701 at Albany Dutch Church; Marritje Quackenbosch born May 1684; Pieter Quackenbosch born Mar 1688, died Sep 1700; Maritje Quackenbosch born Sep 1691, married Nicholas Groesbeck. ---------------- (1a) Wouter and Neeltje (Gysbertse) Quackenbush's daughter Neeltje Quackenbosch Neeltje Quackenbosch born abt 1669, married Symen Westfall 17 Aug 1693 at Albany Dutch Church. Symen Westfall was a son of Jurian and Marretje (Hansen Van Nordstrand) Westfall. Symen Westfall was born about 1663 Esopus, Ulster Co., New York. He died in 1730 Dutchess county, New York. Symen and Neeltje (Quackenbush) Westfall had 9 children-Maritje Westfall, Jurian Westfall, Gysbert Westfall, Neeltjen Westfall, Geertjen Westfall, Antje Westfall, Lea Westfall, Rachel Westfall, and Wouter Westfall. For more information about Symen Westfall and Neeltje Quackenbosch's family and descendants click - Symen Westfall Family -------------------- (1a) Wouter Quackenbush, Jr. was born in 1671. He was the eldest son of Wouter and Neeltie Vandenbergh Quackenbush. He grew up at his father's brickyard located on the flats just north of the Albany stockade gate. In October 1696, he married Cornelia Bogert at the Albany Dutch church. By 1709, five children had been christened in the Albany church where Wouter, Jr. was a member and an occasional baptism sponsor. By 1697, his third ward house was configured on the Albany census. Two years later he joined his Albany neighbors in pledging allegiance to the king of England. Subsequent assessment rolls placed a modest value on his third ward property. He also was among the pioneer developers of Albany's lands at Schaghticoke. Wouter Quackenbush, Jr. filed a will in August 1711. It named his wife and five children as heirs. He died in November 1736 and was buried in Albany. ----------------- (4) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's daughter Nelletje\Petronella Quackenbosch was born in 1650 at Holland, and died 17 Oct 1738. She married Albert Janse Ryckman in 1676. He died 12 Jan 1737. He was a son of Jan Janse Ryckman and Tryntje Janse. Children of Albert Janse Ryckman and Nelletje\Petronella Quackenbosch were-Johannes Ryckman died 1736; Albert Ryckman died 8 Oct 1722; Tryntje Ryckman; Pieter Ryckman, married Cornelia Keteltas 6 May 1696 at New York, died Bet. 1747 and 1749; Harmanus Ryckman died 3 Nov 1755; Margaret Ryckman, married Samuel Kip; Catharina Ryckman married Anthony Bries; Maria Ryckman born 26 Aug 1683, married Barent Bratt, died abt 1729; Magdalena Ryckman born 13 May 1685; Tobias Ryckman born 27 Oct 1686, married Helena Beekman 18 Aug 1715; Magdalena Ryckman born 24 Mar 1689, married Benjamin Bratt; and Rachel Ryckman born 18 Dec 1692. ----------------- (5) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's son Reynier Pietersen Quackenbosch was born in 1652 at Ogestgeest, Holland. He died bef. 25 Aug 1711, at Schenectady, New York. He married 1st Lysbeth Jans Maten 2 Mar 1674 at New York Dutch Reformed Church. She died bet. 1708 and 1711 at New York. She was a daughter of Jan Masten and Dievertje Jans Masten. He married 2nd Claesje Jacobs Stille 13 Sep 1692, New York, New York, Dutch Ref. Ch, N.Y. She was born in 1672 in New York and was baptised at the Dutch Reformed Church of New York. Children of Reynier Pietersen Quackenbosch and his 1st wife Lysbeth Jans Maten were-Peter Quackenbosch, died 1722; Benjamin Quackenbosch born at Albany, New York, married Claesje Webber 14 Jul 1700 at New York Dutch Reformed Church, died 24 Jul 1750 at New York, New York; Adrian Quackenbosch born at Albany, New York, married Annetje Kortright 22 Aug 1701 at Haarlem, New York; Claas Quackenbosch born 1685, died In infancy; Divertje Quackenbosch born 1685, married Frederick Jacobse Woertendyk 10 Jun 1709 at New York Dutch Reformed Church; Claas Quackenbosch born 1689, died 1690 at Schenectady, New York. Children of Reynier Pietersen Quackenbosch and 2nd wife Claesje Jacobs Stille were-Jacob Quackenbosch born 1693, married 1716 Anna Elizabeth Brouwer born 1694; Marritje Quackenbosch born 1696, married 1716 Paulus Hoppe; Johannas Quackenbosch born 1699, married 1726 Elizabeth Hartwich; Claas Quackenbosch born abt. 1702; and Abraham Quackenbosch born 1705, married 1729 Susanna Helling born 1709. ----------------- (6) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's daughter Annetje Quackenbosch was born in 1658 at Albany, New York. She married Hendrick Maartensen Beeckman born abt. 1645, died 8 Oct 1732 at Somerset, New Jersey. He was a son of Martin Hendricksz Beeckman and Susanna Jans. Children of Hendrick Maartensen Beeckman and Annetje Quackenbosch were-Lydia Beeckman; Hendrick Beeckman; Maritje Beeckman; Magdalena Beeckman; Martin Beeckman born 1685; and Pieter Beeckman born 25 Jul 1695. ----------------- (7) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's daughter Magdalena Quackenbosch was born 1660 at Albany, New York, died 7 Oct 1756 at Albany, New York. She married Jonas Volkertse Douw 14 Nov 1683. Children of Jonas Volkertse Douw and were-Maritje Douw; Volkert Douw, died 17 Apr 1711; Petrus Douw born 24 Mar 1692, married Anna Van Rennesselaer, died 21 Aug 1775. ----------------- (8) Pieter Quackenbosch and Maritje Ariens\Ariensz's daughter Jannetje Quackenbosch born 1663 in Albany NY, died 5 Jan 1721 in Albany, NY. She married Jacob Cornelius Bogaert Jan 1679. He was born 1654 in Albany, NY, died 3 Apr 1725 in Albany, NY. Children of Jacob Cornelius Bogaert and Jannetje Quackenbosch were-Dyrkje Bogaert; Marya Bogaert; Cornelius Bogaert; Magdalena Bogaert; Jacob Bogaert; Jacobse Bogaert; Pieter Bogaert; Abraham Bogaert; Isaac Bogaert; and Benjamine Bogaert. Go To Related Families-Page 7e Return to Related Families-Page 7c Return To Homepage