HERSBERGER, Jenette

Notes:

There is a Nettie Hersberger in the East Grove Lawn Cemetery which may be Jenette. Nettie died Dec. 18, 1882 at 20 years, 9 mos., and 28 days of age.

Notes:

"When last heard from in February,1922, they had 38 living grandchildren, 93 great grandchildren, and 11 great, great grandchildren." (Henry P. Hersperger)

They came from Maryland in about 1845 and settled on a farm between Lapel and Pendleton, Indiana.
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"John William Hersberger whose father was a slave owner was orphaned at a tender age by the death of his parents and two brothers. He was put into the home of a Cobbler by an uncle, but did not like it and ran away. He was found hiding in a wool wagon by a kindly farmer who took and raised him to young manhood. He married quite young to Sandra Ann Norris and raised 14 children. They moved from Maryland (abt. 1845) to Madison County, Indiana and cleared the land and built two cabins soon after their marriage, and that is where they raised their family. Aunt Ellas son Virgil Sears owns the farm and lives on it yet, in 1962.The first several years in Indiana while getting the land cleared he walked five miles and back to work in a mill at Pendelton, Indiana, and as the children became old enough they walked to work with him."

This was in the material from Walt Engle who credits his grandmother, Donna Mabel Wise-Engle, as written up by her son, Ralph and which Walt later obtained. It helps explain what happened to his two brothers and may also account for the move to Indiana.
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Record of Loan in Frederick Co. MD between John W. Hersbeger and Charles P. Norris, probably Sarah Ann's father

1853 May 14 Executed & delivered Mortgage

At the request of Charles P. Norris the following Mortgage was recorded February 22nd, 1853. Received 10 cts Stamp duty. Edward Shriver Clk.

This Indenture, made this twenty second day of February Eighteen hundred and fifty three -between John W. Harsperger of Frederick County in the State of Maryland of the one part and Charles P. Norris of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereas the said John W. Harsperger owes & stands justly indebted to the said Charles P. Norris in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current money and to secure the payment thereof is willing to execute these presents. Now this Indenture Witnesseth, that the said John W. Harsperger for and in consideration of the premises, and of the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the said Charles P Norris at and before the sealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath granted bargained and sold, and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said Charles P. Norris his executors administrators and assigns. All and singular the goods and chattels, furniture and household stuff mentioned and expressed, that is to say: One horse, saddle & bridle, two cows, two Heiffers, a one Horse Wagon with springs & harness for the same, one Sledge, one Cook stove & fixtures, one ten plate stove and pipe, one Bureau, one Safe, four beds, bed clothing for the same, four bedsteads, one Mantle Clock, one Watch, two Tables, with the residue of my property. To Have and to Hold all and singular the goods and chattels furniture and household stuff unto the said Charles P. Norris his executors administrators and assigns to his and their own use and behoof: Provided always and it is declared to be the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the said John W. Harsperger do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto said Charles P. Norris his executors administrators or assigns, the full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current money, with legal interest for the same on or before the 22nd day of February 1854, there & in such case these presents & every matter and thing herein contained shall cease, determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof the said John W. Harsperger has hereunto set his hand and seal on the day and year first above written.

Signed sealed & delivered in presence of M. Baltzell.

John W. Hersperger {seal}

Which was endorsed thus Neq: State of Maryland. Frederick County, to wit: Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this 22nd day of February 1853, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Frederick County, personally appeared John W. Harsperger party to the written mortgage and acknowledged the said indenture or instrument of writing to be his act and deed. Acknowledged before M. Baltzell
State of Maryland, Frederick County to wit: This 22nd day of February 1853, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared John W. Harsperger and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the consideration mentioned in the foregoing mortgage is true and bonafide as therein set forth.

Sworn before M. Baltzell.

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Mortgage recorded May 14, 1853 as translated by Ann Smart. Frederick Co.Court House, MD: General Ledger, Book ES 1 p. 626. [Note that Hersperger is spelled Harsperger except for his actual signature. The clerk had copied the document and signature]

John married NORRIS, Sarah Ann 27 Apr 1846, Frederick County, Maryland. Sarah (daughter of NORRIS, Charles P. and SCAGGS, Elizabeth) was born 07 Jan 1830, Maryland; died 03 Nov 1911, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana; was buried East Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Parentage established via McCarthy Funeral Home records, Anderson, Indiana. Upon her death, the family listed Sarah Ann Norris' parents as Charles and Elizabeth Norris. Additionally, there is a document in which Charles Norris lent money to John W. Hersberger, presumably for the trip to Indiana.

In the 1880 census (Stony Creek Twpship, Madison County, In; image 3 of 34) A Charles Norris, age 32; his wife, Ann M., age 26, and his mother, Elizabeth, age 69, lived next door to John W. Hersberger and his wife, Sarah Norris.

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"Aged Woman was Injured in at Tumble", The Anderson
Herald, Anderson, Indiana, 16 February 1911, p. 1.

Aged Woman was Injured in a Tumble
Lapel, Ind., Feb 15---Mrs. Sarah Hersberger, aged 81, who lives with her son Thomas, on her farm two miles southeast of Lapel, had her face badly bruised two nights ago. Mrs. Hersberger has been sick for some time, but is now able to be about the house most of the time. On the evening referred to, she was sitting in her chair and began to feel dizzy. As it was 8 o'clock, she concluded that it was nearly her bedtime and she would go to bed. As she started to rise, she fainted and fell forward, her face striking the floor. A doctor was called.

Notes:

John Bernard Hersberger was named for his maternal grandfather, Johannes George Remsberg and his paternal grandfather, Bernard Hersperger, but most records show him as John B. Hersberger.

As the oldest son, John B. inherited his father Henry's property. However, it appears he also inherited several property problems that had to be settled with his aunts in Equity Court and possibly other debts. There are many records attempting to settle these issues of land in and around Jefferson that had come to his father through his grandfather Bernard Hersperger.

He married Sarah Ann Wiles on September 20, 1820 in the Lutheran Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. They had three sons. In 1929, John B., Sarah, and their youngest son George Washington Hersberger all died. Their oldest son, Henry Thomas, died about 1832. This left their son John William Hersberger as the only survivor from this family. The guardianship papers show two of his guardians were his uncles, Henry Hersperger and John Dare husband of Susan Hersperger. Most likely he was raised by Henry because John William named many of his children after his first cousins who were Henry's children. Both uncles lived in Jefferson. However, there is one unverified family story that has him placed with a cobbler that he ran away from. That story has him raised by a kindly farmer that found him.

The grave for John B., Sarah Ann, and their two sons are unknown. However, there are many unmarked graves in the Union Cemetery in Jefferson near his father and his brother. They are most likely buried there.

Ann Smart, as documented on www.findagrave,com

John married WILES, Sarah Ann 20 Sep 1820, Lutheran Zion Church, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. Sarah (daughter of WILES, Thomas and HOUSE, Elizabeth) was born Abt 1800, Maryland; died 28 Feb 1829; was buried Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Charles married SCAGGS, Elizabeth 17 Feb 1827, Frederick County, Maryland. Elizabeth was born Abt 1809, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Henry inherited the farm from his father. He and his wife were initially buried on the farm but later moved to the cemetery in Jefferson, Md.
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Sometime after his death, the children of Henry and Catherine seemed to change the spelling of their name from Hershberger to Hersperger, except for John and his descendants who spelled it Hersberger. Also, Aaron Hersperger changed the spelling of the name to Hersberger for his descendants (Henry P. Hersperger, unpub., Nicholasville, Kentucky]
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The following is copied from ?The History of Frederick County, Maryland? by T.J.C. Williams and Folger McKinsey; and originally published in 1910. You will note the German spelling of Hershberger and the reference to Bernard being from Germany when, in fact, he was from Switzerland and he spelled his name Hersberger.

Bernard Hershberger, great-grandfather of Miss Elizabeth Dare, of Jefferson, Frederick County, Md., was a native of Germany and brought his wife and family with him when he came to America, but how many children he and, and what were their names, cannot be ascertained nor is it known whether they landed at New York or at Baltimore. It is certain, however, that they came in 1798, and they brought money with them, for it is stated that Bernard and his little son, Henry, had money in their belts. Bernard Hershberger bought 160 acres of land in what is now Frederick County, and on a part of this land the town of Jefferson was laid out by him, and called New Town. By Act of the Legislature, 1832, it was named Jefferson. His whole life was spent cultivating and improving the land which he had purchased. He owned a large number of slaves, but he could not believe that such a traffic or ownership was right and just; he therefore set all his slaves free some time before the war of 1812. Bernard Hershberger had several sons and four daughters, three of whom married men by the name of Kemp. There is an amusing story related concerning the marriage of one of the daughters. She was engaged to be married to a young man who lived in Baltimore. For some reason, however, Miss Hershberger changed her mind, and desired to remain mistress of herself. The distance to Baltimore was great, and means of
communication slow and uncertain. But no obstacles could daunt the determined lady. She mounted her horse, rode the long distance to Baltimore, found the young man, and secured the much desired release.

Bernard Hershberger gave one acre of land to be used as a cemetery, and after deeding a portion to each of his daughters, he left the remainder to his son, Henry.

Henry Hershberger, grandfather of Miss Elizabeth M. Dare, was a child only five years old when he came with his parents to America. He spent his life in improving and beautifying the land which he inherited from his father. If, as the old saying has it, that man is a public benefactor who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before, what do we not owe to the men who by their sacrifices and unceasing toil, have turned the frowning forest into a blooming garden.

Henry Hershberger was married to Catherine Remsberg who was then in her twenty-fifth year. Their children are: 1, John B., married Miss Wiles, died in Jefferson, Md., some time before 1872; 2, Mary, married first to George Herring, and after his death to Peter Boyer, her brother-in-law, the husband of her sister, Catherine, deceased, she died in Jefferson, aged eighty-three; 3, Henry, married Julia Scott, has twelve children, died at Broad Run, Frederick Co., Md.;4, Elizabeth (Mrs James Wiles), deceased; 5, Catherine (Mrs. Peter Boyer), died in Jefferson; 6, Thomas, moved to the West in early manhood, married Miss Dever; 7, Susan, married John Dare, father of Miss Elizabeth Dare of Jefferson, died aged eighty-three. Henry Hershberger built the second house in Jefferson, now the rear of a dwelling and store owned by R. L. Shaff. On this site Mr Hershberger had a wagon shop and a smithy which he afterwards rented to Mr. Bell
for twenty-five years. Henry Hershberger and his wife were devout members of the Reformed Church. After Mr Hershberger?s death, the Hershberger land passed into the hands of his widow, who lived at the homestead for twelve years. Three years after her death, it was divided among the heirs.
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Political Intelligencer (Maryland) -- April 8, 1801

DOLLAR REWARD

Went away from the Subscriber on the 25th day of March last an apprentice lad named Peter Fifher, he is a little upwards of twenty years old, by his indenture, he being free sometime in August next; about five feet six or seven inches high, had on when he went away a coloured pankeen coat, swan-down jacket, striped trowsers, and furr Hat. Any person securing the said lad for me shall be entitled to the above rewards.
April 8, 1801 Henry Hersperger

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Political Intelligencer (Maryland) -- April 22, 1803

STRAY MARE

Was taken up, by the subscriber, on the 4th instant, a black mare, about 7 or 8 years old, 14 hands high, has four white feet, a white nose, a small scar on her forehead, and a bobtail. The owner is desired to prove property, pay the charges, and take her away. HENRY HERSPERGER,
near the Trap.
April 8, 1803

Henry married RAMSBERGH, Catherine 07 May 1787. Catherine (daughter of RAMSBERGH, George and BRUNNER, Elizabeth) was born 21 Dec 1762; died 02 May 1824; was buried Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Thomas — HOUSE, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born Abt 1775. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=raviac&id=I20432; VERY GOOD documentation of early citations.

John married SMELTZER, Ellen Bef 1800. Ellen was born 1780, Pennsylvania; died Feb 1807, Frederick County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]