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Descendants of Abraham Funkhouser

  Generation I

1. ABRAHAM1 FUNKHOUSER was born Abt. 1746 in VA, and died June 01, 1825 in Beaver County, PA. He married ELIZABETH ROSENA BRODBECK BRUBECK January 02, 1773 in Shenandoah County, VA. She was born Abt. 1752 in PA or Shenandoah, VA.

Children of ABRAHAM FUNKHOUSER and ELIZABETH BRUBECK are:

i. ELIZABETH2 FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1774,  Shenandoah, VA; m. JON JOHN FREED, May 16, 1792, Shenandoah County, VA; b. Abt. 1770.

2. ii. ANNA FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1775.

3. iii. JACOB FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1775, Shenandoah County, Virginia; d. 1840, Ripley Co., Indiana.

iv. MARY FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1780, Va; m. JACOB NORTON; b. Abt. 1775.

v. BARBARA FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1782, VA; m. JOSEPH BAKER; b. Abt. 1775.

vi. JOHN FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1785, VA; d. 1829, PA?; m. REBECCA Van Kirk, Bef. February 07, 1829; b. Bet. 1790 - 1800.

JOHN FUNKHOUSER and REBECCA Van Kirk:  Marriage:  Bef. February 07, 1829

vii. ABRAHAM FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1787, VA; m. NANCY FREED; b. Abt. 1790.

4. viii. MAGDALENA FUNKHOUSER, b. May 02, 1803, Penn; d. October 12, 1882, Ripley Co., Indiana.

 

Generation II

2. ANNA2 FUNKHOUSER (ABRAHAM1) was born Abt. 1775. She married CHRISTOPHER SHOWALTER. He was born Abt. 1770.

Children of ANNA FUNKHOUSER and CHRISTOPHER SHOWALTER are:

i. ELIZABETH3 SHOWALTER, b. Abt. 1794.

ii. NANCY SHOWALTER, b. Abt. 1800.

iii. MARY SHOWALTER, b. Abt. 1802.

iv. MAGDALENA SHOWALTER, b. April 10, 1809.

 

3. JACOB2 FUNKHOUSER (ABRAHAM1) was born Abt. 1775 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and died 1840 in Ripley Co., Indiana. He married NANCY ANN SHOWALTER July 21, 1797 in Shenandoah Co., VA. She was born Bet. 1775 - 1777 in Shenandoah Co., VA.

 Child of JACOB FUNKHOUSER and NANCY SHOWALTER is:

5. i. ABRAHAM B.3 FUNKHOUSER, b. March 14, 1799; d. March 27, 1876.

 

4. MAGDALENA2 FUNKHOUSER (ABRAHAM1) was born May 02, 1803 in Penn, and died October 12, 1882 in Ripley Co., Indiana. She married (1) WILLIAM M. Van Kirk August 23, 1821 in Beaver Co., PA, son of JAMISON Van Kirk and ELIZABETH WELCH. He was born Bet. 1793 - 1794 in NJ, and died November 20, 1866 in in Ripley Co., Indiana. She married (2) HENRY PARSONS April 26, 1883. He was born in Delaware, Ripley Co. IN.

MAGDALENA FUNKHOUSER:  Census: 1880, Ripley Co. Ind., Johnson Twp. with daughter Jane & children.

Notes for WILLIAM M. Van Kirk:

William Van Kirk, son of Jamison Van Kirk, served in the 1st Battalion 26th Regiment of the PA Militia commanded by Maj. Andrew Jinkins doing duty at Erie under command of Maj. Gen. Mead commencing Feb. 16, 1814, to March 22, 1814. William was a Pvt,  paid for 1 month 5 days, $11.66 2/3. Per PA Archives, 6th Series, Page 132. Note that William's brother Arthur served almost the exact number of days.

 WILLIAM M. Van Kirk:  Burial: 1866, Napoleon Ind. in Baptist Cem

Military service: February 16, 1814, 1st Battalion 26th Regiment of the PA Militia

Residence: Bef. March 1835, Beaver Co. PA

WILLIAM Van Kirk and MAGDALENA FUNKHOUSER:  Marriage: August 23, 1821, Beaver Co., PA.  Married by: Abner Runion, Justice of the Peace

 HENRY PARSONS and MAGDALENA FUNKHOUSER:  Marriage: April 26, 1883

Children of MAGDALENA FUNKHOUSER and WILLIAM Van Kirk are:

i. MARY3 Van Kirk, b. September 06, 1823, Pa; d. May 25, 1920, Sylvan Grove, Kansas; m. JOHN RAFFETY, December 02, 1841, IN or KY; b. December 16, 1817, Green Co, KY.  Marriage license: November 15, 1841, Ripley Co., Indiana

ii. LEWIS VAN KIRK, b. April 03, 1825.

6. iii. WILLIAM N. VAN KIRK, JR, b. January 10, 1827, Pa.

7. iv. ELIZABETH VAN KIRK, b. August 08, 1828, PA; d. January 14, 1910, Fairport, Russell County, KS.

v. MARGARET VAN KIRK, b. February 07, 1830. Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

vi. ROBERT VAN KIRK, b. Abt. 1832. Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

vii. MAGDALENE VAN KIRK, b. December 18, 1833.  Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

8. viii. SARAH VAN KIRK, b. January 01, 1836, Indiana; d. May 28, 1908, Jennings Co, IN.

ix. JACOB VAN KIRK, b. September 13, 1837.  Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

x. JEMISON VAN KIRK, b. May 24, 1839.  Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

xi. ESTHER VAN KIRK, b. April 11, 1841.  Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

xii. JANE VAN KIRK, b. November 08, 1843.  Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

xiii. ELEANOR VAN KIRK, b. August 18, 1847.  Census: 1850, Ripley Co., IN

9. xiv. NANCY VAN KIRK, b. 1822, PA.

 

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