Mae Carrington Gould's Children - Wilson Book

Again going through the Wilson-Enk Descendents Book - written by Bonnie Cavenee Runge...

Mildred was the oldest of Mae Carrington Gould's children. "Was born Feb. 1, 1917 on a farm north of Wessington. She married Anthony Fernholz. They are living in Wessington (remember this book was put together in 1977). They have 6 children. Note: Mildred died in 1999 and Anthony died in 1993.

Donna was born March 13, 1938. She took a two-year business course in Aberdeen and worked in Huron for the Bureau of Reclamation for several years. She married Boyd Schiltz and they live near Wessington. They have 4 children;
Douglas - born Sept. 2, 1959. He plans to attend Northern in Aberdeen.
David born January 14, 1961.
Brenda born Feb. 2, 1963.
Terry born April 12, 1965.

Marlys was born May 6, 1941. She took two years of nurses training at St. John's. She married Clair Bonebright and they are farming by Wessington. They have 3 boys
Brian born May 9, 1962, Bruce born July 15, 1963, James born Nov. 15, 1963.

Marilyn was born May 6, 1941. She went to college at Northern and taught in Pierre, Vermillion, and Rapid City. She received her Master's Degree at Spearfish. She is married to Edward Fitzgerald. They live in Rapid City and have 3 children;
Kathy, b. Oct. 5, 1966, Kevin, b. March 13, 1968, Debbie, b. May 20, 1970
Donald was born July 31, 1942. He graduated from Northern and works for the Food and Drug Administration, Akron, Ohio as a supervisor. He is married to June Troth and they have 3 children.
Tina, b. Feb. 6, 1962, Barry, b. March 19, 1968, Curtis, b. Feb. 9, 1968.

Larry was born May 1, 1947. He graduated from Brookings State College as a bacteriologist. He then worked for Land O Lakes in Minnesota in the laboratories for awhile and several years for the Food and Drug Administration in Mpls. before coming back to Wessington where he farms north of town. He married Marilyn Parmerly and they have 2 children.
Kelly, b. Jan. 29, 1970 and Chad, born June 21, 1976.

Mary was born April 27, 1951. She graduated from Northern State College and taught in Aberdeen several years before and after her marriage to Monte Rowen. They have 2 children...Amy, b. Dec. 21, 1974 and Amber, born May 13, 1977.

Note: I have met Marilyn twice and hope to meet some of her siblings. The Marilyn Parmerly that Larry married is my 2nd cousin from the Daugherty side of the family. Her grandmother was a sister to my grandfather.

Wilson Book - Mildred's Children

I've already shared the pictures of Mildred Carrington Deaver's children, Doris and Glenn a couple of posts ago. I wish I had more. In fact I wish I had more family pictures altogether. They must exist...forgotten or ignored. Or maybe the owners don't realize how few family pictures some of us have and how important the sharing of them is.

Doris Lorraine Deaver Baily was born on March 31, 1920 in rural Hand County (SD). She grew up and was educated in Wessington schools. Then she graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing with an R.N. degree. She served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp World War II, 1942-46 -- 56th Evacuation Hospital for 2 1/2 years, Italy and North Africa. Decorations received --4 service starts, good conduct and European theatre medal. She worked at many phases of nursing such as general duty, industrial, doctor's offices, and mental health with a career span of more than 40 years. She married James Baily and resides at Granite Falls, Washington. They have no children.

Glen Carrington (Buddy)Deaver was born June 14, 1923 in rural Hand County. He attended rural Hand County schools, and was graduated from Wessington High School in 1941. He worked in the shipyards in Seattle at the onset of World War II, and joined the U.S. Army, serving in the Marshall Islands and several other locations in that theatre of war. After the war, he became associated with Ford Motor Company, and has continued his career with this firm in Seattle and Anchorage areas. He was united in marriage to Beverley Stanley of Seattle, and to this union four children were born; Michael, Forrest, Roger, and Laurie.

There must be some way of getting in contact with the children of Buddy. Perhaps I should just Google their names and see what happens.

More of Rosetta Wilson Carrington's Children

The above photo is Frank and Laura Daugherty

Bear with me as I go through The Wilson-Enke Descendent Book, written by Bonnie Cavenee Runge. The more I go through these names, the clearer they stay in my mind.

We are listing the children of Rosetta Wilson. Have already mentioned Mildred, Mae, and Irene.

Hugh Russel was born April 29, 1902 at Wessington. He married Gleva Ness. They had one daughter Diane. Hugh was a Ford Car Dealer in Beresford for 15 years. He died of a heart attack December 29, 1945 at the age of 43 years, 8 months. He is buried in Beresford City Cemetery. His wife Gleva is living with their daughter Diane in Moorhead, Minnesota. Note: Family lost touch with Gleva and Diane after Hugh's death. Would be interesting to find out more about them.

Laura Alice was born April 23, 1904...She graduated from a rural Hand County school and helped her mother, brother and sisters in their farming operation during her youth. On June 28, 1923 she was united in marriage to Frank Daniel Daugherty, son of George and Elizabeth (DeLong) Daugherty, also of rural Hand County. To this union 6 children were born: Lillian, Nedra, Ivan, Virginia, Carol, and Marjorie. They farmed in both Spink and Hand counties, and later moved to Wessington where he managed grain elevators for many years. Later years were again spent farming. When her husband died on May 19, 1959, Laura then worked as a bookkeeper for a local Co-op, a Minneapolis department store, a Pierre came store, and resturants in various capacities. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Wessington, and a friend to all who knew her. She was an avid reader with a wide range of interests and talents. A deveoted parent, she was an ever cheerful and loving mother, truly an inspiration to her children. Laura passed away on July 31, 1965, leaving a host of friends.

Gladys was born on Nov. 6, 1906. She was married to Asher Philips of Hitchcock, SD. They resided in Custer after their marriage for a few years where Asher was associated with a lumber firm. Then they moved to Seattle, Washington where he was a lumber consultant in 1942. To this union there were no children. Gladys passed away in 1966 and interned at Fall City Cemetery at Fall City, Washington.

Elda was the youngest daughter. She married Ernest Meier and to this union were born three children; Larry, who lives in Lacoma; Jerry, living in Haughton, and Ernest Jr., living in Payallup. These cities are all in Washington State. Elda succombed to cancer at 49 years of age on Nov. 3, 1959. She was a loving wife, and mother and never lived to fulfill many of her dreams and ambitions in life.

I am sorely lacking photos of many members of the Carrington family.

Wilson Book - Rosetta Wilson Carrington's Children

These are the children of Mildred Carrington Deavor Daugherty...Doris and Glenn Deaver.
We've been sharing information concerning the children of Rosella Wilson. Now we'll go into the children of Rosella's twin, Rosetta Wilson Carrington who is my great grandmother. The below Irene was my grandmother.

Rosetta's first child was Mildred. Quoting from the Wilson Book, written in 1977 by Bonnie Cavenee Runge, "Mildred was born at Wessington, SD on August 29, 1893. She was the eldest child of Rosetta and Lucius Carrington. She taught rural schools in both Beadle and Hand County (SD) before her marriage to Harry O. Deaver in 1918. To this union were born two children' Doris and Glenn. Harry Deaver passed away in 1924. In 1933, Mildred was married to Charles R. Daugherty and they farmed for many years around Wessington. In 1947, they sold out and moved to Kirkland, Washington to a small acreage where they raised chickens and berries. Mildred also worked in nursing homes for many years as a practical nurse. In 1977, she passed away and was interned at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue, Washington.

Mary (Mae) was born April 8, 1895. She grew up in Hand and Beadle Counties. She married John Gould July 5, 1912. They lived in Hand County and then moved to Forsyth, Montana, Montana early in their married life. They lived on a ranch near Forsyth in a two-room log cabin for several years and then moved back to the Wessington Community. To this union six daughters were born; Mildred, Thelma, Hazel, Helen, Gladys, and Marion. Mae was a hard-working mother. She raised those six children in the hard years of the dirty thirties. She had to scimp and save to send them all through school and high school. She died in 1951 at the age of 55, and is buried in the Wessington Cemetery. Her husband John was born in Dayton, Kentucky on August 5, 1890. He moved to Rpid City after his wife's death and worked for about 10 years. He was brought back to Wessington when he became ill with cancer. He died February 20, 1957.

Irene was born October 19, 1897, in Gilbert Township, Hand County. She was married to Fred I. Daugherty in Miller, SD on May 3, 1920. To this union six children were born; Helen, Kenneth, Beulah, Dolores, George, and David. They lived in the Wessington area until 1942 when they moved to Bonilla. Later they moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where Irene worked for 9 years for the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. Fred became ill with numberous allergies, while living there. He died of pneumonia after major lung surgery in 1955. He was a man of high integrity and was well respected and loved by all who knew him. He was an excellent farmer. Sometime after his death, Irene returned to SD, lived briefly near her daughter Beulah and then moved to Huron, where she now resides at 455 20th St. SE. She remains in good health at the age of almost 80. Note: The book this information is taken from was written in 1977. She has traveled many miles visiting her children and grandchildren. Also, she is active with the Senior Citizens and does volunteer work for the Huron Nursing Home. She visits residents and helps with the Sing-a-longs one day a week. This volunteer organization is a branch of the Red Cross. Irene is also a lifetime member of the Presbyterian Church. Her interests are needlework and cooking.

More of Rosella Wilson Brochvogel

I'm continuing with "Wilson-Enke" Book, compiled by Bonnie Cavene Runge. Why? Several reasons; First of all Rosella was the twin of my ggrandmother, Rosetta Wilson Carrington. Second, Rosella's husband, Leo left her with three small children and a farm and possibly returned to the Chicago area. And thirdly, my mother's (Helen Daugherty Hostvet)uncle, Fred Daugherty (not to be confused by my grandfather, Fred Irvin Daugherty) was a great help for Rosella and probably the father of Addie.

We've already mentioned Rosella's children, Minnie and Robert. Now we'll continue with Viola. Viola Brachvogel Neuharth's children and grandchildren:
Bessie Helen - was born August 27th , 1910 at Minneapolis, Minnestoa She was united in marriage to Edgar Harwood on Jan. 23, 1929 at Huron, SD. She passed away Nov. 8, 1972 at Argyle, Michigan. Place of internment; Colfax Cemetary, Bad Axe, Michigan. Note: Don't understand, but community is in the same county as the one that Mary Bartholomew Carrington is buried. Children;
Velma Geraldine - born Nov. 15, 1929, in Beadle County. She was united in marriage to David Saxby, Sept. 29, 1951 at Harbor Beach, Michigan. They were divorced Dec. 22, 1954. Velma married Maurice Kain on August 6, 1955. Velma and David's child is David M., born at Stoneham, Massachusetts, age 21 (in 1977). Children born to Velma and Mource are Maurice Craig, born Sept. 3, 1956 at Cass City, MI, Rick, born June 25, 1958 at Cass City, Michigan, and Trevor born April 25, 1967 at Cass City.
Vernon Gerald was born Dec. 3, 1931. He married Marjorie Wisnesk on February 28, 1956 at Kinde, Michigan. Their children are Dale Dean, born August 3, 1956, Sandra Lee born Oct. 18, 1957 and Duane Allen born August 15, 1960 all in Bad Axe, Michigan.
Leila Faye was born July 28, 1933 in Adams County, NOrth Dakota. She married William Harris, Jan. 16, 1954 at Harbor Beach, Michigan. Their children were Bonnie Jo, born Sept. 8, 1954 at Hubbard Memorial Hospital, Bad Axe, MI. She passed away Nov. 6, 1957 from Cystic Fibrosis, at Mercy Hospital Bay City, Michigan. Craig Alan was born June 8, 1956 at Bad Axe. Steven Wayne was born June 2, 1958 at Cass City. He passed away June 16, 1963 from Cystic Fibrosis at University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mark Douglas was born October 30, 1960 at General Hospital, Bad Axe, Michigan. Note: How tragic...two children lost to Cystic Fibrosis.

The last of Rosella's children was Addie Brachvogel Dague Spicer. Her children were:
Duane Earl, born Jan. 29, 1925 at Bonilla, SD. Married Delores Marshall, August 25, 1945. They live in Coquille, Oregon where he works (1977 remember) in a Farm-Home store. They have two children, Dianna Lynn born March 5, 1948 and Dawn marie, born March 15, 1958.
Helen Esther was born November 26, 1927 at Bonilla, SD. She taught for three years in a rural school. She married Burton Sargent June 24, 1948. They live on a farm north of Wessington. They have four children.
Kirk Dennis, born May 15, 1970 in Huron, SD. He married Roberta Roach August 15, 1970 in Zell, SD. Their two children are Chadrin Timothy, born July 11, 1972 at Brookings, and Troy Clinton born Feb. 14, 1975 at Huron, SD.
Kaye Denis was born July 29, 1950 at Huron, SD She is a graduate of Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, Nebraska with a degree in Christian Elementary Education. She married Rudolph Vercler on August 25, 1972 at Wessington Springs, SD. Their two children are Christian John born Nov. 8, 1974 at Peoria, Ill. and Aaron Rudolph, born April 30, 1952.
Kent Dallas was born June 30, 1952. He married Elaine Benedict July 10, 1976 at Winner, SD. They are farming north of Wessington.
Mark Dwight was born Dec. 19, 1958. He graduated from high school this year.

Another of Addie's children was Dale Dean, born Feb. 22, 1930 at Bonilla, SD. He married Betty Tollefson on Dec. 24, 1948. They live in Salida, Colorado where he works for the city. They have thirteen children.
Shirley Jean, born August 14, 1949 at Huron, SD. She married Aubrey Lambert on July 24, 1971. They live in Salida. Shirley is a school teacher in Beuna Vista Colorado. Aubrey is a baker. They have one daughter, Misty Dawn, born on Dec. 8, 1973.
Sherry Lee was born August 15, 1950 at Huron, SD. She married Larry Wilkings on Jan. 12, 1967. They are now divorced. They have five children. Teresa Elaine was born July 4, 1967, David Wayne was born Nov. 25, 1968, Lesa Jean was born Oct. 13, 1969, Melilnda Kay born Dec. 24, 1971, and Rober William born Oct. 20, 1973.
Doyle Dean was born August 27, 1951 at Huron, SD. married Helen McDaniel Sept. 16, 1972. Doyle is a miner. They have one daughter, Dawn Michell, born April 12, 1973 and another baby due in October (1977).
Dallas Dale was born Nov. 4, 1952 at HUron, SD. He is in the US Army.
Bruce Allen was born October 31, 1953 at Huron, SD. He is also in the US Army.
Boyd Duane was born April 30, 1955 at Huron, SD. He is a sanitation engineer.
Sheila Ann was born July 12, 1956 at Huron, South Dakota. She married Kenneth Kapelke on August 29, 1975. He is in the US Army. They are expecting their first child in Nov.
Gayle Lynn was born April 8, 1958 at Huron, SD
Dennis Wayne was born August 28, 1959 at Huron, SD.
Norma Dee was born June 19, 1961 at Huron, SD.
Lonnie Ray was born Sept. 16, 1962 at Huron, SD
Lori Ann was born August 4, 1964 at Huron, SD
Darold Wayne was born Nov. 26, 1969 at Salida, Colorado.
Look at all the posiblities of new people to communicate with! I'm just hoping that someone has some contact with any of the above family members.

Wilson/Enke Book - Continuation

I really want to go back to the "Wilson-Enk Descendents" book, published in June, 1977 and compiled by Bonnie Cavenee Runge. Now that I'm meeting more and more Wilsons I want to carefully review these family members.

We are at the point of the book that considers the children of Rosella Wilson Brachvogel, the twin sister of my ggrandmother, Rosetta. These are the children of Rosella's oldest daughter, Minnie Brachvogel Strong Anderson.

Ruby Opal - Was born August 11, 1909. She married Peter Stolsen. They lived in Minneapolis where he worked for the city. They had 5 children. She was later married to Jack Esterly and they had 2 children. Jack passed away in 1975. Now (1977) she is married to Mike Strong and living in Iowa.
Gloria Stolsen married to ? Semiler. Had son Scott
Deloris Stolsen, married, had 3 children
Marlene Stolsen married Don Hensel, had 6 children.
Wayne Stolsen, married, had 1 boy
Rogert Stolsen, not married
Cathy Esterly married Don Whipp, had 3 boys
Bonnie Esterly married Pete Peterson, had 1 boy, 1 girl
Note: As you can see, very few contacts or even hints of contacts are available for this family. I wonder if Bonnie is in contact with any of them. I sent an E-Mail to her delightful daughter, Verna, to find out.

Sally - Was born April 18, 19??. Married to Donald Streitz. Lived in Minneapolis, then San Diago, then back to Minneapolis.
Janet, married to Keith Illies. He is an air pilot. They live in Burnsville, Minnesota and have 4 children' Julie, Lynn, Darla and Kerry.

Leslie Leo - Was born February 8, 19??. He was a salesman and lived in Minneapolis most of his life. He married Betty Bye and had 3 children. He died in 1966.
Betty, married, had 1 boy, 1 girl.
Leslie, Jr., married, had 1 boy, 1 girl.
Lanna, not married

Fern Eva - Was born December 28, 19??. She married Jordon Fraley and they had 2 children. He died and she later married Jim Bennet and they reside in Texas.
Bill, married
Joy, married

June Betty - Was born December 18, 1927. She married Richard Richter and they have always lived in Minneapolis.
Ricky and wife Sue have 2 children
Paula, married
Gary, not married
Kim, not married

Darlene - Was born May 9, 1932. Married John Richter, had 3 children. Made their home in Minneapolis and California. Later divorced and is now married to Don Dawson and living in Texas.
Linda
Pam, married
Sue




The second child of Rosella Wilson Brachvogel was Robert. Here are his children.

Reva Geneveive- Was born May 18, 1927 at Wessington. She married Robert Pickett, July 3, 1948 at Kasson, Minnesota. Her children;

Linda Marie, born June 27, 1951 at Kasson, Minn. She married Warren Sakwenke on Nov. 28, 1970. daughter Anita, born April 10, 1971.
Roberta Jo, born February 15, 1954 at Kasson. She married Robert Wood on June 24, 1972. Son, Robert Earl, Jr. His children are Brian, born Feb. 16, 1957, and Monica, born Jan. 31, 1962, both at Kasson

Violet Bell - Was born Nov. 2, 1930 at Wessington. She married Ernest Aarsvold July 18, 1957 at Kasson, Minnesota. Son Mark Stephen, born May 6, 1956 at Faribault, Minn. and Tamara Lea, born Dec. 8, 1962 also at Faribault.

Clarence Samuel McGirr (Daugherty Family)

Below is the obituary of a very dear 1st cousin of my mother, Helen Daugherty Hostvet. While I've enjoyed chatting with him on the phone, and corresponded with him frequently, I never had the oportunity to visit with him face to face. I feel an extreme loss when thinking about the death of this fine man. The below mentioned Mabel was the sister of my grandfather, Fred Irvin Daugherty.


> Clarence Samuel McGirr was born on December 5, 1923 in the Rosehill area
> near Wessington, South Dakota. He was the youngest of four children born
> to John and Mabel McGirr. Clarence grew up on a farm, rode a horse to
> school, worked in his uncles blacksmith shop, and after one year of
> college taught at the Whiteside Township country school. He volunteered
> for the U. S. Army in the early forties and became a member of the 101st
> Airborn Division of the special forces. It was during training at Fort
> Benning, Georgia, that he was badly injured during a parachute jump and
> spent six months in an Army hospital.
>
> After the war, Clarence entered the field of education where he was active
> for over forty years. He was a classroom teacher, a high school principal,
> a Superintendent of Public Education, a Professor of History, and finally
> an administrator at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Arizona, where he helped
> to start many of the Community Colleges in the greater Phoenix area. After
> retirement, he settled with his wife Norma, in Arizona City, Arizona,
> where they were both active in the community and enjoyed the local golf
> course.
>
> Clarence McGirr was a many talented man with a wide variety of interests.
> At an early age he won awards at singing contests and throughout his life
> was the soloist at hundreds of wedding, funerals, worship services, and
> other formal and informal gatherings of all kinds. He was also a skilled
> carpenter and wood worker. He designed and built cabinets, houses, and
> even a restaurant, a motel, and a bridge. He participated in various
> sports and made it to the minor leagues in baseball before the war
> intervened. Clarence is perhaps best known, however, for his work as a
> poet. Hardly a day went by when he did not write at least one poem for
> someone. He gave his creations away freely and they seldom failed to touch
> hearts, give someone a word of encouragement, or put a smile on a face.
>
> Clarence was a favorite in his family and will be much missed by his wife
> of 65 years, Norma, his son Randall of Arizona City, and his daughter
> Cynthia Wing of Tucson. Five grandchildren and thirteen great
> grandchildren will also miss his songs, his poems, and his wit. He was
> preceded in death by his brother Cliff, and his sisters Helen and Hazel.
>
> In lieu of flowers friends may make a donation to the charity of their
> choice. There will be a celebration of Clarence's life on October 4th at 2
> pm at the First United Methodist Church of Eloy, 605 N. Santa Cruz Blvd.
>
>

There are so many dear family members in Clarence's generation leaving us. It's so important to not just listen to their wonderful memories, but to write them down or tape them. We need to find out more about their children...where are they located? I can name many families that I absolutely have no idea where to find a single living person to continue a relationship with, whether personally or through communication of some sort. Our heritage is one of tremendous integrity and courage and we can all benefit from learning from each other.

Discoveries of Erich Enke

Erich Enke is my 4th cousin twice removed. I think we share the same third great grandparents...John Enke and his wife Ann Susan Pryor (Nancy Pryor). They may have had about 15 children. My ancestor stems from their daughter Lydia and Erich's ancestor is Lydia's sibling Josiah. I have the father of John as Jacob and his wife is Elizabeth.

You may have received Erich's E-Mail of Oct. 10, 2009, but I'd like to share it with you in it's entirety. I was away all last week so have just gotten the opportunity to study it. I really enjoyed hearing from Erich. The following is a revision of Erich's E-Mail, sent to me Thursday, Oct. 15.

"I've been prodding the internet pretty hard for hints as to how the Enkes came to America. I might have just figured it out.

I had discovered a couple years ago that John was the father of Josiah and that I might have even found John's father Jacob. Someone else on rootsweb.ancestry.com had that Jacob listed as Lewis Jacob Enke. Yet another had in their tree a Lewis Encke married to an Elizabeth Muschlitz, and having a son of Johannes (John) and daughter Magdalene. They also had three of the elder sons, with very close birth dates, listing Lewis (Josiah's brother) as Ludwig Encke! Supposing that the name change from 'Encke' to 'Enke' happened with John and perhaps his father, I started searching for a Ludwig (Lewis) Jakob Encke, but could find almost no reference whatsoever, until I happened across a positive indication on the free ship searches on ancestry.com of a Ludwig Jakob Encke being on a ship arriving in Quebec (of all places) for either 1776 or 1782, and wherever he was, a certain Johann Ludwig Encke was also. I discovered that the Hessian support military for the British landed in Quebec in 1776, and that many of them were disbanded in 1782, and Johann Ludwig Encke was among them, in the Hanau Artillery Corps.

This is a tall tale to weave, and several links in the chain are unsubstantiated. What do we know?

We know that John Enke is listed with Ann and his children in the 1850 Mahoning Co., OH census in Berlin Twp. I'm pretty sure John was born in 1786, since that's what's listed on his gravestone in Uniontown Cemetery, Uniontown, Knox Co., IL. Hiram's biography is probably in error on this point. Ann's grave is there also.

We know that there is a Lewis Encke in the 1800 Lancaster Co., PA census in Penn Twp, the household containing a 45+ yo male (Lewis), a 10-16 yo male (John?), 2 10-16 yo females, and a 36-45 yo female (Elizabeth Muschlitz?). This would make Lewis older than I originally suspected, having been born 1755 or earlier. Who would the two women be? Perhaps one of them is a Magdalene I have seen in some family trees. Perhaps the other is Elizabeth Enke Swank --her birdate and birthplace would match well, it would make sense if she were married after her mother. It also seems there were some Swanks that migrated to the same area of OH around the same time.

It would make sense, if Ludwig Jakob were Johann Ludwig's son that he might not show up on the soldier lists. It wasn't uncommon for support family to come along. However, the Ludwig on the ship with Johann, if he is the same Lewis in the census would be at least 21 years old by 1776. Why wouldn't he be listed in the Corps also?

Johann Ludwig's status is listed as deserted July 1782. But there is no status for 'taken prisoner'. The 1782 date meshes well with the 1782 indication I had from ancestry.com. Does anyone out there have an ancestry.com subscription and would like to look up what exactly those immigration records were?

Moreover, there seems to have been a Munzmeister (master minter) in Hanau 1740-1770 named Johann Jakob Encke. I wouldn't be surprised if this were a relative since there seems to be a certain naming pattern to the Enkes. Consider the name 'Lewis". John's (supposed) father, John's son, and Josiah's son (John's grandson) all share the same name. If the theory is right, then 'John' would be the name of Lewis' father, Lewis's on and Lewis' grandson. The Morning Sun cemetery (Iowa)is named 'Elmwood.'. There's also an Elmwood cemetery in IL. And Elm, PA is in Penn Twp, Lancaster Co., PA. There's a Unionville in Penn Twp. The cemetery John and Ann are buried in is Uniontown cemetery in Uniontown, Knox Co., Ill. And there's a Mt. Union, IA connected with the Enkes also. Names get passed down in the Enke tradition.

The dates would allow for Ludwig Jakob to meet and marry Elizabeth Muschlitz.
Elizabeth's family was newly from Switzerland, and being native German speaking would help. Also, it would totally make sense why they would claim to be from Pennsylvania in the census -- because they fought AGAINST America in the war."

Here Erich gives the other researcher's page on Lewis Encke.

"I've sent out a request for more information, particularly why he's so sure of his birth dates. I haven't heard back yet. I'm pretty sure I've got it (or at least I'm really excited and hope I might have it.) It explains the brick wall I've been up against, and the dates fit well enough. Judge for yourselves. Proving it is, of course, the hard part. Right now I'm concentrating on the John-to-Lewis connection, looking for Lewis Encke's land deed(s) in Lancaster Co., PA (lots of microfilm scans). But it seems to me that the Enkes come from Hanau, Germany."

This is pretty interesting, especially as the DeLong family (another branch of Mom's family) comes from Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. And then there are family members who were minute men and were in Valley Forge. Lots of variety. Thanks Erich.

More of Bonnie Runge's Writing _ Rosella Wilson Brachvogel's Children

Above is Adie Brachvogel Dague and John (Earl) Dague
I'm continuing looking closely at "Wilson - Enke Descendents" compiled by Bonnie Cavenee Runge.

Rosella Wilson Brachvogel's Children"

Minnie Brachvogel Strong Anderson was born March 10, 1890. In 1908, she was married to George Strong. They had six children; Ruby, Sally, Leslie, Fern, June and Darlene. They lived in Minneapolis for several years, and then on a farm in South Dakota. Then a couple of years in Montana, back to South Dakota again, and from there they moved to Minneapolis where they made their permanent home.

In 1948 Minnie married Gust Anderson and they settled in St. Louis Park. Darlene was the only one of the children still at home. Gust worked at the post office until he retired. Minnie worked at many jobs over the years. She worked at a Goodwill store as a manager before she retired.

Robert Brachvogel was born September 27, 1891. He was married to Thelma Harwood on June 3, 1926 at Huron, South Dakota. They had two daughters, Reva and Violet. He died at the age of 41 of a sudden illness with pneaumonia, according to his obituary in the Times Enterprise of May 5, 1933. He is buried in the Wessington cemetery.

Viola Brachvogel Neuharth was born June 21, 1893. She had a daughter Bessie Helen, who was raised mostly by her grandmother. Viola was married to Marion (Cap) Walton, Harry Vale, Mr. Kuper, and then to Adolph Neuharth in 1942 - all were farmers. She and Adolph had a horseradish factory, where they ground and put in jars to be deliverd in parts of three states. They employed about 10 helpers. In her later years she pieced many quilts, made rugs and lots of novelties. After they retired, they lived in Morningside in Huron for several years before her death on August 6, 1973.

Adelaide (Addie) Brachvogel Dague Spicer was born January 29, 1902. She was married to John (Earl) Dague, August 4, 1924. They had three children; Duane Earl, Helen Esther and Dale Dean. She also raised four stepchildren; Fern, Faye, Willard and Glee. They lived on farms in Beadle County until 1950 when they moved to Huron. Addie worked in cafes and later did practical nursing. Earl worked in a hatchery until he retired. Earl was born Dec. 12, 1890 and died Dec. 29, 1966.

After being a widow for two years, she remarried and moved to Washington. She married Clarence Spicer April 4, 1969. They lived on a farm near Battleground, Washington for two years. In 1971, they retired and moved to town. Clarence was born March 8, 1899. Addie has been active in church work all of her married life. Also, she was active in all of the Senior Citizen's activities.

William and Lydia Wilson's Children - Bonnie Cavenee Runge

This is a picture of Pearl Wilson Cavenee and John Cavenee with Lloyd, Nina and Cliff.

Now that I've met some of the descendents of William and Lydia Wilson (my great great grandparents), I'm going through Bonnie Runge's book with renewed interest.

The following is a listing of the Wilson children:

"William Edger married a widow with two children. Ella Clayton was her name and her boys were Homer and Orville. William had no children. He died at an early age in Omaha, Nebraska and is buried there. Note: I'd like to find out what cemetery WIlliam is buried at. He was in the hardware business. He was probably born about 1866 as he was the oldest but we have found no records on him.

Rosella (Dell) Wilson Brachvogel was born December 2, 1868. She came to South Dakota by covered wagon from Iowa with her parents when she was 15 years old. The twins, Det and Dell, drove the cattle on horseback all the way, following the covered wagon. She married Leo Brachvogel. They had four children; Minnie, Robert, Viola, Mae and Addelaide (Addie). Rosella lived in South Dakota all of her life except for a couple of years in middle life that was spent in Minneapolis where she worked at Regons (maybe Regions??) Bakery and also the National Biscuit Company.

Her home was always open for relatives if they needed a place to stay for awhile. Her mother made her home with Dell for several years before her death in 1919. Dell was a good neighbor to anyone who needed help. She was called many times in the middle of the night to help the doctor deliver a baby and to wash and dress the baby. Later she would go back and help out wherever needed. She died in 1934 at the age of 66 and is buried in the Wessington cemetery.

Rosetta (Det) Wilson Carrington , was born December 2, 1868. Her obituary in the Times Enterprise says she was born in Morning Sun, Iowa. She also came to South Dakota with her parents in 1883 by covered wagon. They homesteaded on a farm twelve miles north of Wessington, in the northwest corner of Beadle county. She was married to Lucius Gilbert Carrington. They had seven children; Mildred, Mae, Irene, Hugh, Laura, Gladys and Elda. She died in 1931 at the age of 63 and is buried in the Wessington cemetery. Her husband Lucius died before Elda was born, so Rosetta had the seven children to raise alone. Note: Irene was my grandmother.

Mary Ann Wilson Brachvogelwas born on September 17, 1870. Her obituary in the Times Enterprise says she was born in south central Iowa. She was thirteen years of age at the time her and her parents came to South Dakota. She attended school at the Brady school, which was later the location of the Tipton school. She was married to Henry Brachvogel on September 17, 1890, which was her 20th birthday. They had seven children; Harry, William, Walter, Frank, Mabel, Albert and Pearl. She died December 28, 1928 at the age of 58 and is buried in the Wessington cemetery.

Pearl Wilson Caveneewas born March 20, 1877, in Taylor County, Iowa. When she was a young lady, she filed claim on her own homestead on Jan. 30, 1905. This land is still in the Cavenee family. She lived there except for 3 1/2 years when she and her husband had a homestead near Forsyth, Montana. She married John Franklin Cavenee on March 2, 1904 at Marshall, Minn. They had 6 children; Chester, Lloyd, Nina, Clifford, William and Hazel.

Pearl's husband died in 1920 and in 1930 Pearl and Hazel moved into Wessington. After Hazel married, Pearl lived alone until she was 85 years old. Then she lived in Huron for three years and then at the Prairie Rest Home for three years until the time of her death. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. She died September 20, 1968 at the age of 91 years and 6 months. At the time of her death she had 20 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. Her husband Frank Cavenee was born in Knox County, Illinois, August 8, 1863 to Wesley and Martha (Wilson) Cavenee. He served in the Spanish American War for 18 months. He fought in the Phillipine Islands and died of tuberculosis at the age of 56 years, 11 months and 24 days.

Mary (Mamie) Wilson Hill was the daughter of Fletcher Wilson. Feltcher was William's brother. Fletcher's wife died while Mamie was a baby so William and Lydia raised her. Mamie was a school teacher for at least 12 years. She married Wardelle Hill. They did not have any children. Later they were divorced and she went to Washington where her father lived. Wardell went out to see her on the pretense of getting some pictures. She shot her and then he shot himself."

More of the book, "Wilson - Enke Descendents"

Included in this excellent book are the obituaries of William Wilson and that of Lydia Wilson. I'm going to skip ahead to a recollection of Irene Carrington Daugherty (my grandmother) of her grandparents, the William Wilsons.

"William Wilson came from Bedford, Iowa by covered wagon. He was a carpenter by trade. His wife, Lydia Enke Wilson, was of German Descent. Grandpa Wilson had fought in the Civil War, and had been wounded. They had a hired hand, since Grandpa was unable to work in the fields because of war wounds.

Grandma Wilson said carpenters' wives had the poorest houses. She said she used to sit and cry when she first came to the Dakotas. The farms were so far apart and she was lonely. Note: They probably had a sod house, as did all the first settlers, until their house was built.

Grandpa Wilson was a prosperous farmer. Everyone knew him as "Uncle Billy" Wilson in Wessington. He was a kind man, had blonde hair. Grandma Wilson was a good housekeeper and a beautiful seamstress. She made butter and sold it to Decker and Co., in Chicago, who paid an excellent price for her product which was shipped by train to them.

Grandpa was a scholar and loved to read, had a sizable library. Irene recalls helping him do his chores, since he was always in pain from his old war wounds.

Grandma Wilson always insisted on a family reunion on every holiday, after their children grew and had families. Irene remembers playing with all her cousins at these times. They would use an old water tank for a boat, and go sailing on the slough from the artesian well. She remembers the children being so impatient...they had to wait until all the grownups ate before they were allowed to eat and they were hungry. Perhaps it is because of these frequent reunions that all the cousins became so close and such good friends, continuing the practice of frequent family reunions when they grew up and had families of their own.

Both grandma and Grandpa lived to be in their late 70's. The year that he died, they were going to live in the hotel in Wessington that winter but Grandpa became ill and died of pneumonia. Grandma spent the remaining 8 years living with her children. She wanted her own bed, dresser, etc. and would move lock, stock and barrel each time she moved in with each of their children. She died while living with Rosella (Del)."

Those wonderful Wilsons and Enkes!

I've been so fortunate in the last two summers, meeting Wilson family members. It wasn't very long ago that I really knew nothing about this family and didn't think I ever would...with "Wilson" being such a common name. I'm so glad that I'm meeting the very wise, enthusiastic "Wilson" clan. There are so many stories of courage in these adventurous histories regarding this family.

I'd like to review the Wilson family using Bonnie Cavenee Runge's wonderful book, Wilson-Enke Descendents. This particular page has information located by Gilbert Moller, grandson of Pearl Wilson. It is written by Bonnie Cavenee Runge.

"Joseph M. Wilson was married in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania to Annie White Wilson. They were the parents of three children; William White Wilson, Martha Wilson and Fletcher Wilson, all of which were born in Pennsylvania. Note: I have found one other son, since this writing...Joseph, who was killed in the Civil War, possibly in the company of John Fletcher Frank Wilson.

William W. Wilson was married to Lydia Enke Wilson. They were the parents of five children; William E., Rosetta (my ggrandmother), Rosella, Mary and Pearl. They also raised from infancy a niece, Mary (Mamie) Wilson - daughter of Fletcher Wilson.

John Enke was born in 1788 in Pennsylvania. He was married to Ann_____?. She was born in 1798 in New Jersey. They were married in Pennsylvania in 1861 or 1862. Note: I'm wondering what their marriage certificate might say about Ann's maiden name. They were the parents of five children: Elizabeth, born 1833 in Pennsylvania; Sarah, born 1837 in Ohio; Hiram, born 1839 in Ohio; Lydia A., born 1840in Ohio (my ggrandmother), and Mary, born 1843 in Ohio. Note: I have a listing of about 3 more children that John and Ann had.

John remarried in 1854 to Catherine Grove. John was 62 when he remarried. Ann was still alive in the 1850 Ohio Census and probably died shortly after that time. Lydia's sister, Mary, married Ed Peel and settled in the Memphis, Missouri area, which is not far from Knox County, Illinois where Lydia and William W. Wilson were married. Note: I have John and Catherine as parents of at least 7 more children.

Martha Wilson married Wesley Cavenee. He was born in Pennsylvania also. They had five chilren; Charles, Chester, William, Elizabeth, and John Franklin (Frank). They had five children: Charles, Chester, William, Elizabeth, and John Franklin (Frank). They were divorced in 1865 and the same year she married Robert Hobkirk. The 1880 Census of Knox County reads as follows: Those persons in the Robert Hobkirk household at that time:
Robert Hobkirk Age 42
Martha Hobkirk Age 40
Franklin Cavenee Age 16
James Hobkirk Age 14
Mary Jane Hobkirk Age 13
Walter Hobkirk Age 11
Annie Hobkirk Age 10
Pat Murphy Age 59 (farmhand)

We have not been able to find any information about Charles, Chester, William and Elizabeth, brothers and sister of Frank Cavenee. This is the reason I (Bonnie) went into the Wilson, Enke side of the family."

I'm hoping to continue a strong relationship with those of the Wilson and Enke heritage. There are many questions...especially those concerning the real lives of Martha, William White, and Fletcher.