Notes
Note H587
Index
[Robert Ruhl and Mary Farrier 20081222.GED]
[2485774[1].GED]
Other sources has Wesley's death as March 19 and March 29, 1944.
Notes
Note H588
Index
[Robert Ruhl and Mary Farrier 20081222.GED]
[Scott A Haney.GED]
William and Malinda (Burnett) Conser
by
James D. Bish
William Conser was born on his parent's farm in West Buffalo Township, just North of Mif flinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania on October 12, 1822 near where both sets of his grandpar ent's, George and Barbara (Fridley) Conser and Christian and Mary (Bensinger) Kaup lived. Wil liam was the second son and third of nine children born to her parent's, George Jr. and Mari a Catharina (Kaup) Conser. He joined an older brother, Jacob, and an older sister, Mary, int o the Conser household. One brother, John and a sister, Elizabeth were later born at their U nion County, Pennsylvania farm site by the spring of 1826. In April of that year, William' s parents decided to move the family to a rented farmstead forty miles west to the farm loca ted between Potters Mill and Earlysville, (now Tusseyville) in Potter Township, Centre County , Pennsylvania.
William's paternal grandmother, Barbara (Fridley) Conser, must have died about 1825. A t that time, her grandfather and Revolutionary War veteran, George Sr. Conser, then 75 year s of age, left his farm and moved in with William's uncle, Jacob Conser, whom lived in Mile s Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. This was only about 10 miles northeast of where th e William's new home was located. While living in Centre County, other siblings to William we re born into the Conser household. Sarah was born in 1827, Amelia in 1828, George in 1830, a nd Susannah was born in 1831. During this time, the family attended Emanuel's Church at Tuss eyville and all of the children born at their rented farm between Potters Mill and Tusseyvill e were baptized at that church.
In 1826, William's uncle, Jacob Conser, decided to move from Miles Township in Centre Co unty west to Clarion County, Pennsylvania. This resulted in William's grandfather, George Co nser Sr., moving in with William's father and family. They continued to live between Earlysv ille (now Tusseyville) and Potters Mill, Centre County, Pennsylvania. From 1826 until his de ath in 1828 George Conser Sr. lived with William and his family. George Conser Sr. was burie d just a couple of miles west at "The Loop" or "Emanuel's Reformed Lutheran Church Cemetery " at the north edge of Earlysville (now Tusseyville), Potters Township, Centre County, Pennsy lvania. The grave is currently unmarked although family tradition states that George Conse r Sr. is buried there.
Only four years after the death of his father, and only months after the birth of his yo ungest daughter, Susannah, George Conser Jr. died suddenly on February 24, 1832, just two wee ks before his fortieth birthday, at his farm near Potters Mill. George Conser Jr. was burie d next to his father at Emanuel's Cemetery. William Conser was only nine years of age at th e time of his father's death. This sudden death stunned the family, as William's mother, Mar ia Catherine, then age thirty-two, was left alone with nine children between the ages of si x months and fourteen years.
During this time, William's mother probably received some assistance from her parents, M r. and Mrs. Christian Kaup. It is unknown exactly where William, her mother and family live d between the time of her father's death in 1832 and 1835. In 1835 William's mother marrie d again, this time to George Garrett. They were married on May 12, 1835 in Mifflin County, P ennsylvania, the county just to the south of Centre County. Family tradition maintains that G eorge and Maria Catharina (Kaup) [Conser] Garrett lived in a few different locations in Penns ylvania until the 1840s when they moved overland to Knox County, Illinois joining other membe rs of their family.
William followed his brother Jacob to the frontier area of Knox County, Illinois probabl y in the late 1840s. Jacob had been in Knox County since the 1830s, and over the next 15 yea rs, William including brothers John, Benjamin Garrett, and Christian Garrett, and sisters, Sa rah, Mary (Conser) From, Angeline Garrett, and Catherine Garrett all relocated to near the Ma quon and Gilson area of Knox County, Illinois.
William, like his other brothers, Jacob and John, had learned the trade of carpentry an d was probably kept very busy as the Illinois frontier was being transformed into farmstead s and small towns. It was in the Maquon area that William met the girl that would become hi s wife. Malinda Burnett was the daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Housh) Burnett. She was bo rn in Putnam County, Indiana on March 21, 1831. She moved with her family to Knox County, Il linois in 1836 and had since lived in the Maquon, Illinois area.
William and Malinda were married at the farm home of her parents on December 13, 1849. T his marriage was the first of what became four marriages between these two families. William 's younger sister, Sarah, would later marry Malinda's brother, George Burnett. Later, Willia m's half-brother, Christian Garrett married Malinda's sister, Barbara, and Malinda's brother , John, later married William's half-sister, Catherine Garrett. These two families were stron gly intermarried with each other. Shortly after marriage, William and Malinda settled down o n section 21 of Haw Creek Township, in Knox County, Illinois.
The first child of William and Malinda, a girl born in 1851 named Saphroni died shortl y after childbirth. In 1853, another girl, Elizabeth, was born healthy as the Conser famil y began to grow. In 1856, a third daughter, Sarah, was born followed by a fourth, daughter , Mary, born in June 1858. Mary was never a healthy girl and died at the age of only five mo nths in November 1858.
On August 11, 1859, another tragedy struck the William and Malinda Conser family as William C onser died. It is unknown if William died of and illness or accident, but like William's ow n father, George Conser, his death was untimely at the young age of thirty-six years. Like h is father before him, William also left behind a widow and many small children. At the tim e of William Conser's death, he was survived by two daughters, Elizabeth, age six, and Sarah , age three. In addition, his widow Malinda was six month's pregnant. William was buried i n nearby, Maquon Cemetery.
In November 1859, the fifth and final child born to William and Malinda was a son, name d William A. Conser, named in honor of his late father. Malinda probably received much suppo rt from her parents, Joshua and Elizabeth Burnett, and her brother, George Burnett, who was m arried to her Malinda's late husband's sister, Sarah. William Conser had other brothers an d sister in the area that would have also provided assistance to the Conser family at this ti me.
On October 1, 1863, just months after the Civil Warbattle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , Malinda (Burnett) Conser married a neighbor, Daniel Shearer. The Conser children were rais ed within this household. Malinda had four more daughters resulting from this marriage. Thes e half-sisters to the Conser children included: Emma, born in 1865, Bell, born in 1868, Flora , born in 1869, and Margaret, born in 1870. Malinda and Daniel continued to farm the homestea d that belonged to William Conser.
Malinda passed away at her Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois farm home on April 5, 19 00. She was buried in a Shearer Family plot at Maquon Cemetery, the same cemetery the Willia m Conser was buried. Her second husband died July 5, 1916 and was buried beside Malinda a t Maquon Cemetery.
William Concer listed int he 1850 Illinois Census, Knox County, 10 W 3 E Township, page 673.
William Concer 28 Carpenter PA
Melinda 20 Indiana
Malinda Consor and family listed in the 1860 Illinois Census, Knox County, Haw Creek Townshi p, page 106 & 107.
Malinda Conser 28 Indiana
Elizabeth Conser 7 IL
Sarah L. Conser 4 IL
William A. Conser 7/12 IL
Estate of James Gunsaulis
Posted by Harold Gunsaules
on Mon, 07 Aug 2000
Surname: Gunsaulis, Gunsaules, Church, Conser
No. 6729
This indenture made this twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of your Lord one Thousan d Eight hundred and forty five, Between Phebe Gunsaules, Manuel Gunsaules and Easter An n his wife. Andrew Church and Mary Ann his wife, Jacob Conser and Nancy his wife, and Joh n Church and Charity his wife, all of the County of Knox and the State of Illinois of th e one part. And William Conser of the County and State aforsaid of the other part. Witnessed , that the parties of the first for and in consideration of the sum of thirty four Dollar s and five Cents to be paid to the parties of the first part out of the Interest held b y Jacob Conser and Nancy his wife in the Estate of James Gunsaulis now lying the County a nd State aforesaid parties of the first part, do hereby grant bargain and sell convey an d confirm unto the said William Conser his heirs and assigns forever sell that tract or parce l of land situated and being in the county knox and State of Illinois known as being par t of the south west quarter of Section Eighteen Township Ten North of Range Three East an d Bounded as follows commencing at N.E. corner of said quarter section thence Running Sou th Eighteen Rods and twenty links to a stake thence west fifteen rods to the State road, the n North twenty four Degrees west along said Road Nineteen Rods Twenty links to g---stone , thence East twenty three Rods twelve links to the place of Beginning Containing two acr es and twenty seven home----.
Together with all and singular the appartencences there unto beginning of [----] apperta ining thereto To have and to hold the above so called premises unto the said Wm. Conser h is heirs and assigns forever the said parties of the first part assigns the aforesaid pre mises unto the said Wm. Conser his heirs and assigns the claim or Claims of all and ever y person whomsoever the parties of the first part do and will Warrant and forever defend an d by there present. In Witness the said Phebe Gunsaulis, Manuel Gunsaules and Easter An n his wife, Andrew Church and Mary Ann his wife, Jacob Conser and Nancy his wife, and Joh n Church and Charity his wife, all the parties of the first part have here unto set there han ds and seals the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed and delivered
In the presence of
Thomas Vandel & Robert Ward
Phebe Gunsaules
Manuel Gunsaules
Easter Ann Gunsaules
Andrew Church
Mary Ann Church
Jacob Conser
Nancy Conser
John Church
Charity Church[2485774[1].GED]
William and Malinda (Burnett) Conser
by
James D. Bish
William Conser was born on his parent's farm in West Buffalo Township, just North of Mif flinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania on October 12, 1822 near where both sets of his grandpar ent's, George and Barbara (Fridley) Conser and Christian and Mary (Bensinger) Kaup lived. Wil liam was the second son and third of nine children born to her parent's, George Jr. and Mari a Catharina (Kaup) Conser. He joined an older brother, Jacob, and an older sister, Mary, int o the Conser household. One brother, John and a sister, Elizabeth were later born at their U nion County, Pennsylvania farm site by the spring of 1826. In April of that year, William' s parents decided to move the family to a rented farmstead forty miles west to the farm loca ted between Potters Mill and Earlysville, (now Tusseyville) in Potter Township, Centre County , Pennsylvania.
William's paternal grandmother, Barbara (Fridley) Conser, must have died about 1825. A t that time, her grandfather and Revolutionary War veteran, George Sr. Conser, then 75 year s of age, left his farm and moved in with William's uncle, Jacob Conser, whom lived in Mile s Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. This was only about 10 miles northeast of where th e William's new home was located. While living in Centre County, other siblings to William we re born into the Conser household. Sarah was born in 1827, Amelia in 1828, George in 1830, a nd Susannah was born in 1831. During this time, the family attended Emanuel's Church at Tuss eyville and all of the children born at their rented farm between Potters Mill and Tusseyvill e were baptized at that church.
In 1826, William's uncle, Jacob Conser, decided to move from Miles Township in Centre Co unty west to Clarion County, Pennsylvania. This resulted in William's grandfather, George Co nser Sr., moving in with William's father and family. They continued to live between Earlysv ille (now Tusseyville) and Potters Mill, Centre County, Pennsylvania. From 1826 until his de ath in 1828 George Conser Sr. lived with William and his family. George Conser Sr. was burie d just a couple of miles west at "The Loop" or "Emanuel's Reformed Lutheran Church Cemetery " at the north edge of Earlysville (now Tusseyville), Potters Township, Centre County, Pennsy lvania. The grave is currently unmarked although family tradition states that George Conse r Sr. is buried there.
Only four years after the death of his father, and only months after the birth of his yo ungest daughter, Susannah, George Conser Jr. died suddenly on February 24, 1832, just two wee ks before his fortieth birthday, at his farm near Potters Mill. George Conser Jr. was burie d next to his father at Emanuel's Cemetery. William Conser was only nine years of age at th e time of his father's death. This sudden death stunned the family, as William's mother, Mar ia Catherine, then age thirty-two, was left alone with nine children between the ages of si x months and fourteen years.
During this time, William's mother probably received some assistance from her parents, M r. and Mrs. Christian Kaup. It is unknown exactly where William, her mother and family live d between the time of her father's death in 1832 and 1835. In 1835 William's mother marrie d again, this time to George Garrett. They were married on May 12, 1835 in Mifflin County, P ennsylvania, the county just to the south of Centre County. Family tradition maintains that G eorge and Maria Catharina (Kaup) [Conser] Garrett lived in a few different locations in Penns ylvania until the 1840s when they moved overland to Knox County, Illinois joining other membe rs of their family.
William followed his brother Jacob to the frontier area of Knox County, Illinois probabl y in the late 1840s. Jacob had been in Knox County since the 1830s, and over the next 15 yea rs, William including brothers John, Benjamin Garrett, and Christian Garrett, and sisters, Sa rah, Mary (Conser) From, Angeline Garrett, and Catherine Garrett all relocated to near the Ma quon and Gilson area of Knox County, Illinois.
William, like his other brothers, Jacob and John, had learned the trade of carpentry an d was probably kept very busy as the Illinois frontier was being transformed into farmstead s and small towns. It was in the Maquon area that William met the girl that would become hi s wife. Malinda Burnett was the daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Housh) Burnett. She was bo rn in Putnam County, Indiana on March 21, 1831. She moved with her family to Knox County, Il linois in 1836 and had since lived in the Maquon, Illinois area.
William and Malinda were married at the farm home of her parents on December 13, 1849. T his marriage was the first of what became four marriages between these two families. William 's younger sister, Sarah, would later marry Malinda's brother, George Burnett. Later, Willia m's half-brother, Christian Garrett married Malinda's sister, Barbara, and Malinda's brother , John, later married William's half-sister, Catherine Garrett. These two families were stron gly intermarried with each other. Shortly after marriage, William and Malinda settled down o n section 21 of Haw Creek Township, in Knox County, Illinois.
The first child of William and Malinda, a girl born in 1851 named Saphroni died shortl y after childbirth. In 1853, another girl, Elizabeth, was born healthy as the Conser famil y began to grow. In 1856, a third daughter, Sarah, was born followed by a fourth, daughter , Mary, born in June 1858. Mary was never a healthy girl and died at the age of only five mo nths in November 1858.
On August 11, 1859, another tragedy struck the William and Malinda Conser family as William C onser died. It is unknown if William died of and illness or accident, but like William's ow n father, George Conser, his death was untimely at the young age of thirty-six years. Like h is father before him, William also left behind a widow and many small children. At the tim e of William Conser's death, he was survived by two daughters, Elizabeth, age six, and Sarah , age three. In addition, his widow Malinda was six month's pregnant. William was buried i n nearby, Maquon Cemetery.
In November 1859, the fifth and final child born to William and Malinda was a son, name d William A. Conser, named in honor of his late father. Malinda probably received much suppo rt from her parents, Joshua and Elizabeth Burnett, and her brother, George Burnett, who was m arried to her Malinda's late husband's sister, Sarah. William Conser had other brothers an d sister in the area that would have also provided assistance to the Conser family at this ti me.
On October 1, 1863, just months after the Civil Warbattle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , Malinda (Burnett) Conser married a neighbor, Daniel Shearer. The Conser children were rais ed within this household. Malinda had four more daughters resulting from this marriage. Thes e half-sisters to the Conser children included: Emma, born in 1865, Bell, born in 1868, Flora , born in 1869, and Margaret, born in 1870. Malinda and Daniel continued to farm the homestea d that belonged to William Conser.
Malinda passed away at her Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois farm home on April 5, 19 00. She was buried in a Shearer Family plot at Maquon Cemetery, the same cemetery the Willia m Conser was buried. Her second husband died July 5, 1916 and was buried beside Malinda a t Maquon Cemetery.
William Concer listed int he 1850 Illinois Census, Knox County, 10 W 3 E Township, page 673.
William Concer 28 Carpenter PA
Melinda 20 Indiana
Malinda Consor and family listed in the 1860 Illinois Census, Knox County, Haw Creek Townshi p, page 106 & 107.
Malinda Conser 28 Indiana
Elizabeth Conser 7 IL
Sarah L. Conser 4 IL
William A. Conser 7/12 IL
Estate of James Gunsaulis
Posted by Harold Gunsaules on Mon, 07 Aug 2000
Surname: Gunsaulis, Gunsaules, Church, Conser
No. 6729
This indenture made this twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of your Lord one Thousan d Eight hundred and forty five, Between Phebe Gunsaules, Manuel Gunsaules and Easter An n his wife. Andrew Church and Mary Ann his wife, Jacob Conser and Nancy his wife, and Joh n Church and Charity his wife, all of the County of Knox and the State of Illinois of th e one part. And William Conser of the County and State aforsaid of the other part. Witnessed , that the parties of the first for and in consideration of the sum of thirty four Dollar s and five Cents to be paid to the parties of the first part out of the Interest held b y Jacob Conser and Nancy his wife in the Estate of James Gunsaulis now lying the County a nd State aforesaid parties of the first part, do hereby grant bargain and sell convey an d confirm unto the said William Conser his heirs and assigns forever sell that tract or parce l of land situated and being in the county knox and State of Illinois known as being par t of the south west quarter of Section Eighteen Township Ten North of Range Three East an d Bounded as follows commencing at N.E. corner of said quarter section thence Running Sou th Eighteen Rods and twenty links to a stake thence west fifteen rods to the State road, the n North twenty four Degrees west along said Road Nineteen Rods Twenty links to g---stone , thence East twenty three Rods twelve links to the place of Beginning Containing two acr es and twenty seven home----.
Together with all and singular the appartencences there unto beginning of [----] apperta ining thereto To have and to hold the above so called premises unto the said Wm. Conser h is heirs and assigns forever the said parties of the first part assigns the aforesaid pre mises unto the said Wm. Conser his heirs and assigns the claim or Claims of all and ever y person whomsoever the parties of the first part do and will Warrant and forever defend an d by there present. In Witness the said Phebe Gunsaulis, Manuel Gunsaules and Easter An n his wife, Andrew Church and Mary Ann his wife, Jacob Conser and Nancy his wife, and Joh n Church and Charity his wife, all the parties of the first part have here unto set there han ds and seals the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed and delivered
In the presence of
Thomas Vandel & Robert Ward
Phebe Gunsaules
Manuel Gunsaules
Easter Ann Gunsaules
Andrew Church
Mary Ann Church
Jacob Conser
Nancy Conser
John Church
Charity Church