WILES, Henry G.

Notes:

"Henry G. Wiles died at 8 a. m. today [18 January 1899] at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Dayhoff, Fairground ave., of paralysis, aged 72 years. He had several paralytic strokes within the past few years. Mr. Wiles returned to Hagerstown two weeks ago from Florence, Ala., where he had been living for several years and had large business interests. He was formerly a member of the firm which operated the Hagerstown Sash Factory and one of the contractors who built the Hotel Hamilton. He was a native of Frederick county.
"He was married three times and is survived by this last wife and the following children: Mrs. J. W. Dayhoff, this city; Mr. Jacob Bodman [Bodmer], Poolesville, Md.; Mr. Jacob Little [Zittle], Omaha, Neb.; Frank, Mineola, Tex.; Charles, Washington; Marion [Marvin], Florence, Ala., and Miss Grace, at home. Funeral Friday [20 January]; services at the house at 10 a. m. by Rev. E. H. Delk; interment in Rose Hill." ("Henry Wiles Dead," Daily Mail [Hagerstown, Maryland], 18 January 1899.)

Henry G. Wiles was married three times. He married first Eliza A. Nelson on 25 February 1856 in Carroll County, Maryland. Their children were Laura Doretta, Elizabeth A., Carrie Melissa, and Jessie Venona. After Eliza's death, he married her sister Melissa, the widow of David Richards, on 15 February 1869 in Frederick County, Maryland. Their children were Franklin Alonzo "Frank," Charles Eugene, and Bertha Oliva. After Melissa's death, he married Mary Elizabeth Cruzen on 23 September 1880 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Their children were Virginia, Marvin Willard, and Grace Fay. (written by Eric Painter, greenberry249@verizon.net, 3/30/2011)

Henry married NELSON, Eliza Ann 25 Feb 1865, Carroll County, Maryland. Eliza was born 05 Aug 1824, Frederick, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. WILES, Laura Doretta was born Apr 1857, Maryland.
2. WILES, Carrie Melissa was born 30 May 1861, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland; died 29 Mar 1939, Mount Ranier, Prince George's County, Maryland; was buried Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland.
3. WILES, Jessie Venona was born 31 Aug 1867, Maryland; died 09 Apr 1929, Maryland; was buried 11 Apr 1929, Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Maryland.
4. WILES, Elizabeth A. was born 1859, Marryland.

Henry married NELSON, Melissa 15 Feb 1869, Frederick County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

1. WILES, Charles Eugene was born Abt 1872.
2. WILES, Bertha Oliva was born 14 Nov 1875, Maryland; was christened 08 Dec 1873, Saint Pauls Methodist Episcopal, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; died 12 Jan 1948, Washington, D.C..
3. WILES, Franklin Alonzo was born 22 Sep 1869, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland; died 1936, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; was buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

Henry married CRUZEN, Mary Elizabeth 23 Sep 1880, Loudon County, Virginia. Mary was born Abt 1845, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

1. WILES, Grace Fay was born 1885.
2. WILES, Marvin Willard was born Sep 1883, Alabama.
3. WILES, Virginia was born 01 Aug 1881, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland; died 06 Sep 1881, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland; was buried 07 Sep 1881, Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.

Notes:

From ?Frederick County, Maryland; Equity Court Abstracts ? Liber JS7,? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~midmdroots/county/frederick/equity/js07.htm

503-512 - WILES, THOMAS, HERSPERGER, McGILL - Aug 1827

George REMSBURG vs James WILES Estate

In 1827, George REMSBURG was appointed trustee to sell the real
estate of Henry HERSHBERGER (HERSPERGER) which he did to James
WILES and Patrick McGILL Sr. for $3,621.75.

Land - "The Title is Good", "new Freedom", "Chestnut Hollow",
109 3/4 acres (50 acres was Patrick McGILL Sr.'s part)

James WILES d/ 12 Sep 1827 intestate, leaving
widow - Elizabeth and 6 minor children,
- William WILES
- Thomas WILES
- Catharine WILES
- James WILES
- Henry WILES
- Greenberry WILES

Administrator was Elizabeth WILES and Michael THOMAS; guardian
was Henry HERSPERGER; trustee was George REMSBURG; on 21 Jun 1828,
sale of 60 acres was sold to Charles B. McGILL for $1,620, Proceeds
short; finalized 5 Aug 1828.
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Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts HS-1

825-848 - WILES, THOMAS, HERSBERGER, HILLEARY - Jan 1828

Henry KELLER and Loyd DORSEY vs Estate of James WILES

James WILES Jr. d/ 1827 intestate, leaving
widow - Elizabeth and 4 minor children,

- William WILES
- Catharine WILES
- James WILES
- Henry WILES

Land - Lot #30, on Main Street in New Town (Trap or Jefferson),
from Sebastian RAMSBURG (w/ Elizabeth) in 1818.
- "Children's Chance", 4+ acres, from John NELSON, esquire,
as trustee for John B. HERSBERGER, in 1825 (Hersberger was
mortaged to George RAMSBERG) (land to Hersberger from Edward
ROTELEN Sr. in 1817).
-1/8 share of the estate of Thomas WILES, father of James.
Thomas WILES estate was sold in two parcels by William SCHLEY,
the trustee; James' section was 83 acres; the part sold to
Henry HERSBERGER was 93+ acres.

Administrators were the widow and Michael THOMAS; guardian
was the mother. Trustee was Loyd DORSEY; 1/8 share sold to
Samuel WILES at $595.12; the widow was allowed 2/15 in lieu
for her dower. The lot in New Town was sold to Mrs. Elizabeth
WILES for $500; to Perry HILLIARY for the 4 acres at $90.25.
Proceeds were short, paid $.13 on the dollar; finalized 3 Sep
1835.

James married HERSPERGER, Elizabeth 07 Feb 1815, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. Elizabeth (daughter of HERSPERGER, Henry B. and RAMSBERGH, Catherine) was born 24 Nov 1796, Frederick, Maryland, USA; died 06 Dec 1864, Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, USA; was buried Jefferson United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

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

Notes:

Herschberger is spelled in a variety of ways - Hershberger, Hersperger, Hershperger, Hersberger. The last is reportedly the most common spelling in Indiana although this was not the spelling given to David Spang by Carl and Audrey Hinshaw.
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Bernard Hershberger and George Scott served on the Observation Committee of Frederick County, Maryland for the colonies in the Revolutionary War. (Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. XI, pp 168-173)
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Bernard laid out New Town, later called Jefferson, on one corner of his farm.
Bernard and his wife were buried on the farm but Bernard's body was later moved to the cemetery in Jefferson, Maryland. His wife's body could not be found.
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Swiss Records of Bernhard Hersperger?s Immigration to the Colonies in 1772

?1772, I. Emigrants recorded in MP.

MP records the names of the heads of the emigrating parties followed by the number of the members of which each party consists in figures, the first denoting men, the second women and the third children. A few times also the father?s name is added and usually ?unmarried? in case of the single persons. Besides, the tax and manumission dues paid, or the release from their payment, are recorded as in 1771. The amount of the property on which the tax was levied and all other items have been taken from other sources.? p. 185

In the section on Basel records, 1772, Amt [district] Farnsburg, from Sissach, p. 187, is listed:
?Bernhard Hersperger, 1.1.6
Pays: Manumission......................................................20.---
Ten percent tax (on lb 2024.-).........................202.- 222.---

Elisabeth Nebiger, his wife
Their children:
1. Heinrich, bapt........................................................... ?
2. Barbara, bapt..............................................?............Apr. 8, 1762
3. Dorothea, bapt..............................................?..........July 3, 1763
4. Elisabeth, bapt............................................................June 23, 1766
5. Maria, bapt......................................................?........Dec. 6, 1767
6. Eva, bapt.....................................................................Jan. 22, 1771"

?...II. Emigrants not recorded in MP, Sissach (Amt Farnsburg):

Anna Wurtz from Rumlingen, stepdaughter of Bernhard Hersperger above. Had permission and paid for the letter through her stepfather (AA, ?Ausfertigung der Frenlassungen?), but was not recorded in MP. In 1784 (GAV 19, 452) Martin Riggenbacher collected lb 646.10 for her.? p. 197.

?After 1736, or possibly 1738, roughly speaking the emigration from Basel was directed mainly to Pennsylvania, whence some proceded to the colonies further South, very few to those further North.? p. 83.

?The spelling of names varies greatly, not only between different sources, but also in the same source, sometimes even in KB [Parish Registers]. In the first place variations arise from...then the interchanges between b and p, especially sb and sp. ... We give therefore the names simply in the spellings and forms of the leading source and add variants only where the former are faulty or unusual. ...? p. 84-85.

?...all financial statements of this treatise are made in Basel pounds. ... corresponded in 1737 to 2/15 Pennsylvania pounds. It may however be assumed that some of the emmigrants had at least a little more money at their disposal than they admitted.? p. 85

?Amt Farnsburg was one of the largest districts in the Canton of Basel. The Canton of Basel of the eighteenth century comprised both the present Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Canton of Basel-Land. ... Even today one-third of Basel -Land is covered with forests. ... The city had control of the whole Canton and kept its subjects until 1790 in the state of serfdom in which it had acquired them from the bishop of Basel and other rulers.... The Church was the Reformed Church. ... Church discipline was very strict. Wilful and continuous absence from public worship...could be punished by banishment.? pp. 86-87.

?1771-1772-The immigration of these two years suddenly equals that of the year 1749 and was undoubtedly caused by hard times. ... most of the emigrants of the preceding years [1771-72] were poor and had sought other countries and better sustenance on account of the high prices and unemployment....? p. 173.

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Faust, Albert Bernhardt and Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, editors. Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies, Volume II. From the State Archives of Bern and Basel Switzerland. Washington, DC: The National Genealogical Society, 1925. Republished with Volume I, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976.

Bernhard married NEBIGER, Elizabeth 11 Dec 1759. Elizabeth (daughter of NEBIGER, Heinrich and BUSER, Barbara) was born 22 May 1732, Haefelfingen, Basell, Switzerland; died Bef 22 Sep 1798; was buried Farm in Jefferson, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

George — BRUNNER, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born Abt 1740, Wurtemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet]