As excerpted from:
The Runkle Family
By: Ben Van D. Fisher, 1899, 366 pp.
T.A. Wright, Publisher and Printer, New York
Note: The "[ Red number ]" below refer to Fisher's system for numbering the descendants of Adam Runkle.
This page was last updated on: April 9, 2006
1.4 Abraham RUNKLE [ 5 ] was born 14 Jan 1757, the fourth child of Adam RUNKLE and Mary YOUNGBLOOD RUNKLE. He spent his youth on his father's farm near Annandale, NJ. On 19 Apr 1779 Abraham married Sarah STOUT, born 4 Apr 1756. Abraham purchased a farm in West Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ, located about one mile south of the present village of Wertsville, NJ.
Of Sarah, Fisher provides the following anecdotes. She was a devoted, faithful wife and a loving, tender mother. She was also very domestic, and seldom left her home. On one occasion when she did travel to visit relatives, on the way she had her husband stop at a neighboring farm to request that they keep an eye on their home lest it burn down in her absence. At another point in her life, she believed she was going to die, even thought she was in good health at the time. She would take to her bed and summon her friends and family to her bedside to hear her last wishes. The sad reactions of those she loved seemed to fuel her desire to repeat this morbid state. At some point the habit became so pervasive that Abram resolved to try and break her of it. He did so by telling her that, if she died, he would marry a gossipy, meddlesome, old maid having a poor reputation in the neighborhood, in order to help take care of the children. This lady, Mary Jane SMITH, was someone whom Sarah abhorred. The shock hearing of this possibility from her husband may have brought Sarah back to her senses, because her melancholia faded away and did not return until after Abram's death on 11 Apr 1845. Abram was buried in the old cemetery near Wertsville. Sarah died 29 Dec 1847, and was buried alongside him. They had the following children:
1.4.1.1.1.1.2 William J. HOFFMAN [ 1560 and 1879 ]; b. 20 Aug 1872
1.4.1.1.1.1.3 Walter Ross HOFFMAN [ 1561 and 1880 ]; b. 20 Jul 1876
1.4.1.1.1.1.4 Harry E. HOFFMAN [ 1562 and 1881 ]; b. 6 Jan 1880
1.4.1.1.1.3.2 Edith A. HOFFMAN [ 1565 and 1884 ]; b. 27 Dec 1874
1.4.1.1.1.4.2 Merwin HOFFMAN [ 1567 and 1886 ]; b. 22 Jan 1892
1.4.1.2 Elizabeth WERT [ 143 ]; b. 2 Sep 1801; m. John SHARP (7 Oct 1795 - 3 Dec 1885); d. 2 Feb 1876. They lived near Wertsville, NJ. They had 2 children:
1.4.1.2.1.2 Sarah Vanderveer SHARP [ 1368 ]; b. 15 Apr 1846; m. Frederick FRENCH (15 Oct 1844 - ?). They lived at Clover Hill, NJ. They had:
1.4.1.2.2 Sarah R. SHARP [ 553 ]; b. 2 Sep 1821; m. Charles Wesley HOLCOMBE [ 96 ] (13 Sep 1819 - 8 Sep 1870). They had 11 children:
1.4.1.2.2.1.2 John S. COLE [ 1162 and 1892 ]; b. 30 Sep 1861; d. 16 Jan 1876
1.4.1.2.2.1.3 Charles N. COLE [ 1163 and 1893 ]; b. 8 Aug 1865; d. 5 Sep 1865
1.4.1.2.2.1.4 Mary H. COLE [ 1164 and 1894 ]; b. 8 Oct 1876; m. Jervis KERR
1.4.1.2.2.2 Sarah Augusta HOLCOMBE [ 421 and 1370 ]; b. 14 Oct 1843; d. 18 Jul 1844.
1.4.1.2.2.3 Mary HOLCOMBE [ 422 and 1371 ]; b. 1 Oct 1845; m. Anthony L. CASE (18 Dec 1839 - 11 Sep 1893). She resided at Copper Hill, NJ. They had:
1.4.1.2.2.3.2 John L. CASE [ 1166 and 1896 ]; b. 28 May 1872; m. Flora B. WERTS.
1.4.1.2.2.4 Gertrude V.D. HOLCOMBE [ 423 and 1372 ]; b. 15 Nov 1847; m. Edgar BLACKWELL (1 Oct 1846 - 7 Jan 1884). She resided at Clover Hill, NJ. They had:
1.4.1.2.2.4.2 Harry S. BLACKWELL [ 1168 and 1898 ]; b. 10 Jul 1869
1.4.1.2.2.4.3 Lizzie C. BLACKWELL [ 1169 and 1899 ]; b. 1 Sep 1872; m. Abram A. POLHEMUS (20 Oct 1867 - ?). They had:
1.4.1.2.2.4.4 Charles BLACKWELL [ 1170 and 1900 ]; b. 1 Nov 1874; d. 10 Aug 1875
1.4.1.2.2.4.5 Nellie B. BLACKWELL [ 1171 and 1901 ]; b. 7 Feb 1877; d. 28 Jul 1880
1.4.1.2.2.4.6 Josey BLACKWELL [ 1172 and 1902 ]; b. 26 May 1879; 28 Jul 1880
1.4.1.2.2.5 Charles Wesley HOLCOMBE [ 424 and 1373 ]; b. 8 Jan 1850; m. Mary J. SUYDAM.
1.4.1.2.2.6 Amanda HOLCOMBE [ 425 and 1374 ]; b. 1 Dec 1851; d. 10 Jan 1877.
1.4.1.2.2.7 Richard HOLCOMBE [ 426 and 1375 ]; b. 1 Apr 1854; d. 15 Aug 1854.
1.4.1.2.2.8 John HOLCOMBE [ 427 and 1376 ]; b. 24 Oct 1855; d. 7 May 1856.
1.4.1.2.2.9 William S. HOLCOMBE [ 428 and 1377 ]; b. 20 Jan 1857; m. Matilda E. CAPNER (10 Jan 1862 - ?). They resided in Reaville, NJ. They had:
1.4.1.2.2.9.2 Nellie B. HOLCOMBE [ 1174 and 1904 ]; b. 4 Aug 1883
1.4.1.2.2.9.3 Anna B. HOLCOMBE [ 1175 and 1905 ]; b. 17 Jun 1886
1.4.1.2.2.9.4 Charles C. HOLCOMBE [ 1176 and 1906 ]; b. 16 Nov 1889
1.4.1.2.2.9.5 Abram P. HOLCOMBE [ 1177 and 1907 ]; b. 21 Apr 1894
1.4.1.2.2.10 Edward A. HOLCOMBE [ 429 and 1378 ]; b. 6 Oct 1859; d. 17 Mar 1892
1.4.1.2.2.11 John S. HOLCOMBE [ 430 and 1379 ]; b. 30 Jan 1862; d. 22 Jun 1882
1.4.1.3 Abraham WERT [ 144 ]; b. 28 Jan 1804; m. Susannah SHARP (19 Apr 1809 - 26 Jun 1895); d. 15 May 1846. They lived near Wertsville, NJ. They had 5 children:
1.4.1.3.1.1.2 David Leroy SHIPMAN [ 1909 ]; b. 5 Jan 1889
1.4.1.3.2 Sarah WERT [ 555 ]; b. 22 May 1832; m. Nathaniel Wilson YOUNG (16 Jan 1827 - ?). They resided in Three Bridges, NJ. They had 3 children:
1.4.1.3.2.2 Susie S. YOUNG [ 1382 ]; b. 26 Oct 1857; m. 23 May 1876, William HIGGINS (? - 29 Mar 1894)
1.4.1.3.2.3 Joseph W. YOUNG [ 1383 ]; b. 16 Oct 1864; m. 3 Dec 1884, Sarah Louisa LABAW. They had:
1.4.1.3.3 Gertrude V. WERT [ 556 ]; b. 10 Jan 1836; m. 11 Oct 1854, William BREWER (29 Jul 1925 - 19 Feb 1889). They had 2 children:
1.4.1.3.3.1.2 Gertrude BREWER [ 1515 and 1912 ]; b. 23 Sep 1888
1.4.1.3.3.2 William H. BREWER [ 1385 ]; b. 17 Feb 1861; m. 22 Sep 1886, Adelaide NONAMAKER. They had:
1.4.1.3.3.2.2 Mary Emma BREWER [ 1914 ]; b. 9 Nov 1894
1.4.1.3.4 William WERT [ 557 ]; b. 5 Nov 1839; m. Sarah V. SCHENCK (15 Feb 1840 - ?). They resided in Newark, NJ. They had 7 children:
1.4.1.3.4.2 Jacob S. WERT [ 1387 ]; b. 19 Dec 1864
1.4.1.3.4.3 Anna WERT [ 1388 ]; b. 19 Sep 1867
1.4.1.3.4.4 William WERT [ 1389 ]; b. 21 Nov 1869; m. Emma Trien BALDWIN (10 Dec 1871 - ?). They had:
1.4.1.3.4.5 David S. WERT [ 1390 ]; b. 9 Jun 1872
1.4.1.3.4.6 John H. WERT [ 1391 ]; b. 22 Mar 1875
1.4.1.3.4.7 Louis B. WERT [ 1392 ]; b. 21 Mar 1877; d. 10 Apr 1888
1.4.1.3.5 Elisha S. WERT [ 558 ]; b. 17 Jul 1845; d. 4 Oct 1847
1.4.1.4 Caroline WERT [ 145 ]; b. 3 Sep 1806; m. 4 Dec 1828, Theodore MANNERS (30 Sep 1805 - 5 Dec 1870); d. 28 Nov 1876. They lived near Wertsville, NJ. They had 9 children:
1.4.1.4.2 Sarah A. MANNERS [ 560 ]; b. 30 Dec 1832; d. 16 Nov 1850
1.4.1.4.3 Mary MANNERS [ 561 ]; b. 3 Oct 1834; m. 17 Mar 1853, William G. HALL (30 Aug 1821 - 20 Sep 1872). They resided at Neshanic, NJ They had 8 children:
1.4.1.4.3.1.2 Mary B. THATCHER [ 1917 ]; b. 6 Mar 1886
1.4.1.4.3.1.3 Walter U. THATCHER [ 1918 ]; b. 8 Sep 1888
1.4.1.4.3.2 Caroline A. HALL [ 1394 ]; b. 7 Feb 1854; d. 26 Nov 1877
1.4.1.4.3.3 Augustus W. HALL [ 1395 ]; b. 28 Dec 1855; m. 15 May 1878, Lillie M. LANE (3 Apr 1860 - ?). They had:
1.4.1.4.3.3.2 Harry L. HALL [ 1920 ]; b. 31 Jul 1883
1.4.1.4.3.3.3 G. Frederick HALL [ 1921 ]; b. 11 Jul 1889
1.4.1.4.3.4 David S. HALL [ 1396 ]; b. 13 Aug 1857; m. 29 Nov 1882, Lucretia SHEPHERD (17 Dec 1860 - ?). They had:
1.4.1.4.3.4.2 Helena HALL [ 1923 ]; b. 24 Aug 1891
1.4.1.4.3.5 Mary M. HALL [ 1397 ]; b. 13 Oct 1859; m. 29 Dec 1881, James E. VEGHTE (13 Jun 1858 - ?)
1.4.1.4.3.6 Theodore HALL [ 1398 ]; b. 8 Dec 1863; d. 31 Dec 1863
1.4.1.4.3.7 Kate W. HALL [ 1399 ]; b. 21 Oct 1867; m. 23 Nov 1892, Martin W. LANE (22 Nov 1858 - ?)
1.4.1.4.3.8 Ida M. HALL [ 1400 ]; b. 10 Oct 1870
1.4.1.4.5 William W. MANNERS [ 563 ]; b. 19 Nov 1838; m. 7 Apr 1860, Sarah E. HERDER (7 Dec 1837 - 1 Nov 1895). He resided in Montgomery, NJ. They had one child:
1.4.1.4.6 Alfred MANNERS [ 564 ]; b. 4 Oct 1840; d. 1 Jul 1843
1.4.1.4.7 Elizabeth MANNERS [ 565 ]; b. 9 Jun 1843; m. (1st) William P. FISHER (16 Sep 1837 - 31 Aug 1861); m. (2nd) Charles MOORE. They had 3 children:
1.4.1.4.7.1.2 Oscar C. FAUSS [ 1925 ]; b. 1 Sep 1889
1.4.1.4.7.1.3 Carrie M. FAUSS [ 1926 ]; b. 24 Jul 1893
1.4.1.4.7.2 Theodore M. FISHER [ 1403 ]; b. 6 Jan 1866
1.4.1.4.7.3 Caroline M. FISHER [ 1404 ]; b. 31 Jul 1867; m. 14 Nov 1894, Charles W. EVERINGHAM (19 Sep 1866 - ?)
1.4.1.4.8 Ida MANNERS [ 566 ]; b. 7 Jun 1845; m. James Q. FISHER (2 Oct 1840 - ?); d. 7 Mar 1868
1.4.1.4.9 Catharine MANNERS [ 567 ]; b. 10 Apr 1849; m. 19 Feb 1870, John V.D. HALL (3 Jan 1849 - ?). They had 2 children:
1.4.1.4.9.2 Theodore M. HALL [ 1406 ]; b. 28 Dec 1871
1.4.1.5 Christopher WERT [ 146 ]; b. 28 Jan 1809; m. Margaret K. BELLIS (4 May 1818 - ?); d. 17 Aug 1841. They had 1 child:
1.4.1.6 John Wilson WERT [ 147 ]; b. 25 Jul 1811; m. 16 May 1836, 1.6.13 Sarah RUNKLE [ 46 ] (12 Jul 1814 - 21 Oct 1892) (d/o 1.6 Jacob RUNKLE and Euphemia EICK RUNKLE [ 7 ]); d. 19 Feb 1875. John was a farmer and they lived near Flemington, NJ. They had 4 children:
1.4.1.6.2 Jacob Runkle WERT [ 240 and 570 ]; b. 27 Jul 1841; m. 11 Dec 1879, Margaret KUHL, widow of John P. QUICK [ 575 ]. Jacob was a lawyer who resided at Flemington, NJ
1.4.1.6.3 Melvina WERT [ 241 and 571 ]; b. 18 Nov 1844; m. 14 Jan 1885, George M. PRALL (14 Aug 1822 - 13 Mar 1894). They resided at Flemington, NJ
1.4.1.6.4 Mary WERT [ 242 and 572 ]; b. 26 Mar 1847; m. Peter W. HAVER (22 Sep 1848 - ?); d. 6 Nov 1893. They had 2 children:
1.4.1.6.4.2 Hervey HAVER [ 789 and 1408 ]; b. 4 Jun 1882
1.4.1.7 Mary WERT [ 148 ]; b. 25 Mar 1814; d. 11 May 1824
1.4.1.8 David S. WERT [ 149 ]; b. 11 Sep 1816; m. Mary I. HERDER (1833 - 28 Mar 1873); d. 23 Jan 1898. David was a farmer and they lived in Wertsville, NJ. They had 2 children:
1.4.1.8.2 Jacob H. WERT [ 574 ]; b. 12 Aug 1858; m. Annie HIXSON (19 Oct 1858 - ?). Jacob was a farmer and resided at Wertsville, NJ. They had 5 children:
1.4.1.8.2.2 Jessie WERT [ 1410 ]; b. 17 Dec 1882
1.4.1.8.2.3 Luella H. WERT [ 1411 ]; b. 24 Aug 1884; d. 7 Jul 1894
1.4.1.8.2.4 Albert M. WERT [ 1412 ]; b. 1 Jul 1887
1.4.1.8.2.5 Della WERT [ 1413 ]; b. 27 Aug 1889
1.4.1.9 Susan WERT [ 150 ]; b. 8 Dec 1818; d. 28 Apr 1822
1.4.1.10 Christiana WERT [ 151 ]; b. 26 Jul 1820; m. Jacob F. QUICK (1818-1896); d. 1910. They lived near Reaville, NJ. They had 4 children:
1.4.1.10.2 Mary W. QUICK [ 576 ]; b. 22 Dec 1847; m. Austin G. NEVIUS. They had 2 children:
1.4.1.10.2.2 Marian Gray NEVIUS [ 1416 ]; b. 1 Oct 1886
1.4.1.10.3 Cordelia Ann QUICK [ 577 ]; b. 6 Feb 1852; d. in childhood
1.4.1.10.4 Sarah F. QUICK [ 578 ]; b. 13 Oct 1856; d. young
1.4.1.11 Mary WERT [ 152 ] (the second); b. 27 Mar 1825; d. 10 Jan 1846
1.4.2 Elizabeth RUNKLE [ 28 ]; b. 30 Oct 1782; m. George REA (1774 - 27 Jun 1838); d. 5 Apr 1858. George was born and raised near Pittstown, NJ. He was a clock and watch maker by trade, working in Princeton, Trenton, and Flemington. Later in life he was a farmer and miller, and built a grist mill on Sand Brook outside of Flemington, NJ, where they last lived. For about twenty years he was also a county court judge. They are both buried in the Baptist graveyard at Flemington, NJ. They had 9 children:
1.4.2.2 Runkle REA [ 154 ]; b. 15 Jan 1804. He was a farmer until 1834 when he married (1st) Rachel MANNERS (? - Sep 1847). After marrying he entered the mercantile business in Reaville, and later Greenville, NJ. He was the first postmaster of that village, holding the position until 1862, when he was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue, which he held until 1877; d. 8 May 1882; bur. Reaville, NJ. Runkle and Rachel had 7 children:
1.4.2.2.2 Georgiana REA [ 580 ]; b. 15 Feb 1837; m. 26 Oct 1854, Louis Stout SERVIS. They had 5 children:
1.4.2.2.2.2 David S. SERVIS [ 1419 ]; b. 15 Aug 1857; m. 12 Mar 1885, Martha Evans WALTON. They had:
1.4.2.2.2.2.2 Hazel Kirk SERVIS [ 1929 ]; b. 18 Jan 1889
1.4.2.2.2.3 Jefferson B. SERVIS [ 1420 ]; b. 25 Jan 1862; m. 17 Jan 1884, Minerva LEIGH. They had:
1.4.2.2.2.4 William Millar SERVIS [ 1421 ]; b. 3 May 1864
1.4.2.2.2.5 Mary Ellen SERVIS [ 1422 ]; b. 12 Aug 1872
1.4.2.2.3 Jane M. REA [ 581 ]; b. 10 Jun 1838; d. 26 Aug 1851
1.4.2.2.4 Ada V. REA [ 582 ]; b. 4 Aug 1842; m. 21 Dec 1859, Joseph HILL. They had 4 children:
1.4.2.2.4.2 Eliza P. HILL [ 1424 ]; b. 18 Apr 1864
1.4.2.2.4.3 John W. HILL [ 1425 ]; b. 10 Sep 1866
1.4.2.2.4.4 Joseph HILL [ 1426 ]; b. 19 Jun 1877
1.4.2.2.5 David S.M. REA [ 583 ]; b. 13 Feb 1843; d. 15 Jan 1862
1.4.2.2.6 Augustus REA [ 584 ]; b. 23 Apr 1845; m. Anna HUNT. They resided in Ringoes, NJ. They had 3 children:
1.4.2.2.6.2 Minnie REA [ 1428 ]; b. 1870
1.4.2.2.6.3 George REA [ 1429 ]; b. 1882
1.4.2.2.7 Runkle REA [ 585 ]; b. 4 Sep 1847; m. 1872, (1st) Anna VAN MARTER. Runkle and Anna had 4 children:
1.4.2.2.7.2 Ellen S. REA [ 1431 ]; b. 1875
1.4.2.2.7.3 Selina W. REA [ 1432 ]; b. 1877
1.4.2.2.7.4 Edward V. REA [ 1433 ]; b. 1880
1.4.2.2.7 Runkle REA [ 585 ]; m. 1892, (2nd) Jennie PEGG. Runkle and Jennie had 1 daughter:
1.4.2.2 Runkle REA [ 154 ]; m. 1848, (2nd) Ellen SULLIVAN (d/o Nathan P. SULLIVAN, of Philadelphia, PA). Runkle and Ellen had one son:
1.4.2.3 Peter C. REA [ 155 ]; b. 10 Feb 1806 (twin); m. 13 May 1840, Maria L. HAGAMAN (8 Nov 1818 - 20 Jun 1880). Peter lived the last years of his life in Topeka, KS. d. 16 Jul 1890. They had 4 children:
1.4.2.3.2 Anna L. REA [ 588 ]; b. 6 Mar 1843; m. 8 Oct 1873, Albert EVANS (17 Oct 1833 - ?). They resided in Tecumseh, KS. They had 2 children:
1.4.2.3.2.2 George Rea EVANS [ 1436 ]; b. 11 Dec 1877 1.4.2.3.3 Elizabeth REA [ 589 ]; b. 27 Mar 1845; d. 24 Nov 1860
1.4.2.3.4 Amanda M. REA [ 590 ]; b. 11 Apr 1853; m. 16 Sep 1874, James F. DICKIE (4 Jul 1850 - ?); d. 24 Jan 1884. They had 2 children:
1.4.2.3.4.2 Elmer Clyde DICKIE [ 1438 ]; b. 8 Oct 1883; d. 10 Feb 1884 1.4.2.4 Joseph B. REA [ 156 ]; b. 10 Feb (twin); d. as an infant
1.4.2.5 Clara Leak REA [ 157 ]; b. 30 Mar 1809; m. Gideon QUICK (17 Feb 1793 - 21 Jul 1872); d. 16 May 1873. They had 3 children:
1.4.2.5.2 Jennie E. QUICK [ 592 ]; b. 24 Jan 1845; m. 21 Jun 1871, George S. COMSTOCK. They resided in New York City.
1.4.2.5.3 Amanda M. QUICK [ 593 ]; b. 30 Jan 1847; unmarried 1.4.2.6 Amanda Melrina REA [ 158 ]; b. 22 Oct 1810; d. young
1.4.2.7 Amanda Melrina REA (2nd) [ 159 ]; b. 19 Feb 1815; m. 9 Aug 1842, John METTLER (17 Sep 1804
- 29 Dec 1879); d. 4 Jan 1871. They had 7 children:
1.4.2.7.2 Mary Jane METTLER [ 595 ]; b. 25 Jan 1845; m. (1st) Stephen E. HILLYER (8 Jun 1834 - 11 Aug 1882); m. (2nd) Rev. Robert JULIEN (9 Sep 1823 - ?). Robert was a Presbyterian minister, graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ, and conducted a private school in Bordentown, NJ. Mary Jane and Stephen had 2 children:
1.4.2.7.2.2 Lillie J. HILLYER [ 1440 ]; b. 10 Oct 1875 1.4.2.7.3 Jonathan METTLER [ 596 ]; b. 20 Oct 1846. Resided in Peoria, IL
1.4.2.7.4 George A. METTLER [ 597 ]; b. 15 Feb 1848; m. 24 Dec 1878, Ellen C. ANNGST (11 Aug 1853 - ?). They resided in Topeka, KS
1.4.2.7.5 Sarah Arabella METTLER [ 598 ]; b. 13 Feb 1851; m. 27 Nov 1879, Edwin HARKNESS (24 Jun 1843
- ?). They resided in Elmwood, IL. They had six children:
1.4.2.7.5.2 Eula Belle HARKNESS [ 1442 ]; b. 18 Jan 1882
1.4.2.7.5.3 Edwin Rea HARKNESS [ 1443 ]; b. 16 Jan 1886
1.4.2.7.5.4 Mary Lucile HARKNESS [ 1444 ]; b. 26 Aug 1888
1.4.2.7.5.5 Nellie Melissa HARKNESS [ 1445 ]; b. 17 Jan 1890
1.4.2.7.5.6 Amy Cornelia HARKNESS [ 1446 ]; b. 11 Mar 1891 1.4.2.7.6 William T. METTLER [ 599 ]; b. 24 Feb 1852; m. 1875, Mattie HOVENDEN (? - Apr 1883), widow of James BOHANNAN. They resided in San Jose, CA.
1.4.2.7.7 Joseph A. METTLER [ 600 ]; b. 4 Jan 1855 [Note: this is a corrected year from what Fisher showed.]; m. 26 Feb 1879, Lavina B. TAYLOR (27 May 1858 - ?). They resided in Peoria, IL. They had 5 children:
1.4.2.7.7.2 Fred W. METTLER [ 1448 ]; b. 30 Jul 1884
1.4.2.7.7.3 Isaac J. METTLER [ 1449 ]; b. 26 Nov 1887
1.4.2.7.7.4 Howard METTLER [ 1450 ]; b. 30 May 1890
1.4.2.7.7.5 Jennie METTLER [ 1451 ]; b. 2 Aug 1892 1.4.2.8 Elizabeth REA [ 160 ]; b. 6 Aug 1817; m. William G. TAYLOR (26 Oct 1811 - 19 Aug 1895); d. 10
Apr 1889. They lived in Rapatee, IL. They had 11 children:
1.4.2.8.1.2 William F. BOWEN [ 1453 ]; b. 9 Aug 1863; m. Lottie May JENKINS (21 Jul 1867 - ?). They had:
1.4.2.8.1.2.2 Leon BOWEN [ 1933 ]; b. 23 Dec 1891 1.4.2.8.1.3 Evagene BOWEN [ 1454 ]; b. 21 Feb 1866; m. Charles Franklin DARLINGTON (16 Jun 1862 - ?). They had:
1.4.2.8.1.3.2 Luella DARLINGTON [ 1935 ]; b. 13 Apr 1890
1.4.2.8.1.3.3 Leo DARLINGTON [ 1936 ]; b. 16 Feb 1894 1.4.2.8.1.4 Harry BOWEN [ 1455 ]; b. 30 Aug 1868; m. Beatrice WAIGHT (30 May 1868 - ?)
1.4.2.8.1.5 Frank BOWEN [ 1456 ]; b. 17 Nov 1870; m. Pearl CHANDLER (28 Jan 1874 - ?)
1.4.2.8.1.6 Claude BOWEN [ 1457 ]; b. 4 Dec 1873
1.4.2.8.1.7 Ada BOWEN [ 1458 ]; b. 25 Aug 1875
1.4.2.8.1.8 Augusta BOWEN [ 1459 ]; b. 26 Jul 1877
1.4.2.8.1.9 Della BOWEN [ 1460 ]; b. 26 May 1879
1.4.2.8.1.10 Chester T. BOWEN [ 1461 ]; b. 2 Jun 1881
1.4.2.8.1.11 Edwin BOWEN [ 1462 ]; b. 10 Mar 1885 1.4.2.8.2 Ann Elizabeth TAYLOR [ 602 ]; b. 4 Jun 1843; m. 3 Sep 1863, Dr. Luther B. MARTIN (30 Jan 1832 - ?). They resided in Des Moines, IA. They had 7 children:
1.4.2.8.2.1.2 Norman Emmons JENNY [ 1938 ]; b. 27 Dec 1896 1.4.2.8.2.2 Lewis Arthur MARTIN [ 1464 ]; b. 10 May 1866; m. 20 Jun 1892, Isabella R. PRICE (20 Oct 1868 - ?)
1.4.2.8.2.3 Edna Virginia MARTIN [ 1465 ]; b. 7 May 1868; m. 24 Dec 1895, Harry LOOMIS (31 Aug 1866
- ?)
1.4.2.8.2.4 Eugenia Dorothy MARTIN [ 1466 ]; b. 14 Dec 1873
1.4.2.8.2.5 Jessie Corinne MARTIN [ 1467 ]; b. 5 Jan 1875
1.4.2.8.2.6 Emma Estella MARTIN [ 1468 ]; b. 26 Mar 1878
1.4.2.8.2.7 Frances Lilian MARTIN [ 1469 ]; b. 3 Oct 1880 1.4.2.8.3 Ross S. TAYLOR [ 603 ]; b. 3 Sep 1844; m. Euphemia BROCK. They resided in Rapatee, IL. They had 7 children:
1.4.2.8.3.2 Edith TAYLOR [ 1471 ]; b. 22 Feb 1874; m. Dec 1893, L. Bascom HUGHBANKS
1.4.2.8.3.3 Ralph William TAYLOR [ 1472 ]; b. 16 Mar 1877
1.4.2.8.3.4 Vesper Elizabeth TAYLOR [ 1473 ]; b. 13 Jul 1879
1.4.2.8.3.5 Frederick TAYLOR [ 1474 ]; b. 3 Jun 1882
1.4.2.8.3.6 Melvin TAYLOR [ 1475 ]; b. 10 Sep 1885
1.4.2.8.3.7 Elden TAYLOR [ 1476 ]; b. 2 Dec 1891 1.4.2.8.4 Mary Lucetta TAYLOR [ 604 ]; b. 8 May 1846; m. 4 Mar 1871, Samuel D. JOHNSON (20 Apr 1846 - ?). They resided at Rapatee, IL. They had 10 children:
1.4.2.8.4.2 Benjamin F. JOHNSON [ 1478 ]; b. 21 Feb 1873; m. Aug 1895, Della SHERMAN
1.4.2.8.4.3 Anna E. JOHNSON [ 1479 ]; b. 17 Nov 1874; m. Dec 1897, Isaac HUNTER
1.4.2.8.4.4 Flora B. JOHNSON [ 1480 ]; b. 14 Mar 1876; d. 29 Apr 1893
1.4.2.8.4.5 Kate JOHNSON [ 1481 ]; b. 11 Sep 1877
1.4.2.8.4.6 Abbie JOHNSON [ 1482 ]; b. 6 Jan 1879
1.4.2.8.4.7 Julia Etta JOHNSON [ 1483 ]; b. 16 Nov 1880
1.4.2.8.4.8 Fannie JOHNSON [ 1484 ]; b. 10 Mar 1883
1.4.2.8.4.9 Earl Taylor JOHNSON [ 1485 ]; b. 27 Jan 1885
1.4.2.8.4.10 Gene Divore JOHNSON [ 1486 ]; b. 12 Jun 1889 1.4.2.8.5 Emma TAYLOR [ 605 ]; b. 17 Mar 1848; m. 12 Mar 1874, John GILMORE (25 Jul 1846 - 19 May 1891). They resided in Grand Rapids, MI. They had 3 children:
1.4.2.8.5.2 Robert Roy GILMORE [ 1488 ]; b. 30 Sep 1877
1.4.2.8.5.3 Nora May GILMORE [ 1489 ]; b. 10 Jul 1880 1.4.2.8.6 Clara Quick TAYLOR [ 606 ]; b. 15 Mar 1850; m. 20 May 1871, Alpheus P. HALL (6 Feb 1847 - ?). She resided in Elmwood, IL. They had 6 children:
1.4.2.8.6.2 Floyd W. HALL [ 1491 ]; b. 16 Sep 1877
1.4.2.8.6.3 Lounettie H. HALL [ 1492 ]; b. 20 Oct 1880; d. 29 Dec 1880
1.4.2.8.6.4 Alonzo N. HALL [ 1493 ]; b. 10 Oct 1882
1.4.2.8.6.5 Zella Pearl HALL [ 1494 ]; b. 10 May 1884
1.4.2.8.6.6 Clyde HALL [ 1495 ]; b. 7 May 1886 1.4.2.8.7 Amanda S. TAYLOR [ 607 ]; b. 18 Aug 1852; d. 28 Feb 1857
1.4.2.8.8 Wiletta TAYLOR [ 608 ]; b. 28 Aug 1854; d. May 1855
1.4.2.8.9 George Augustus TAYLOR [ 609 ]; b. 12 Feb 1856; m. Anna SWAGART. They had 2 children:
1.4.2.8.9.2 Edward TAYLOR [ 1497 ]; b. 27 Aug 1887 1.4.2.8.10 Julia P. TAYLOR [ 610 ]; b. 13 Jun 1858; d. 19 Aug 1888
1.4.2.8.11 Nora May TAYLOR [ 611 ]; b. 20 May 1860; m. 1880, John W. CLOSTERHOUSE (5 Jun 1857 - ?). They resided in Grand Rapids, MI. They had 4 children:
1.4.2.8.11.2 Emma Ethel CLOSTERHOUSE [ 1499 ]; b. 16 Apr 1884
1.4.2.8.11.3 Julia Hazel CLOSTERHOUSE [ 1500 ]; b. 19 Oct 1888
1.4.2.8.11.4 Lois Elizabeth CLOSTERHOUSE [ 1501 ]; b. 27 Sep 1891 1.4.2.9 George Augustus REA [ 161 ]; b. 22 Jun 1820; m. Lucretia HIGGINS, who died many years before 1899 and had no children. George was a farmer near Flemington, NJ; d. 6 Jun 18921.4.2.2.8 William Sullivan REA [ 586 ]; b. 15 Jun 1849; d. 15 Nov 1854
1.4.2.3.1 John H. REA [ 587 ]; b. 21 Mar 1841; d. 11 Mar 1843
1.4.2.3.2.1 Mattie R. EVANS [ 1435 ]; b. 14 Aug 1874
1.4.2.3.4.1 Carl R. DICKIE [ 1437 ]; b. 22 May 1880; d. 23 Jun 1883
1.4.2.5.1 Sarah A. QUICK [ 591 ]; b. 9 Jul 1841; d. 27 Apr 1883
1.4.2.7.1 Annie Elizabeth METTLER [ 594 ]; b. 25 Jun 1843; unmarried
1.4.2.7.2.1 John M. HILLYER [ 1439 ]; b. 5 Jan 1865
1.4.2.7.5.1 Erlow M. HARKNESS [ 1441 ]; b. 23 Nov 1879; d. 10 Jul 1881
1.4.2.7.7.1 Edna M. METTLER [ 1447 ]; b. 9 Feb 1880
1.4.2.8.1 Virginia TAYLOR [ 601 ]; b. 16 Feb 1840; m. Samuel F. BOWEN (21 Jul 1837 - ?). They resided in Conway, IA. They had 11 children:
1.4.2.8.1.1 Fannie Belle BOWEN [ 1452 ]; b. 19 Jan 1862; m. Allen M. MURDOCK (26 Jun 1855 - ?). They had:
1.4.2.8.1.1.1 Raymond MURDOCK [ 1931 ]; b. 2 Apr 1888
1.4.2.8.1.2.1 Glen BOWEN [ 1932 ]; b. 26 Aug 1887
1.4.2.8.1.3.1 Jessie DARLINGTON [ 1934 ]; b. 6 Oct 1888
1.4.2.8.2.1 Isola May MARTIN [ 1463 ]; b. 19 Jul 1864; m. 21 Jul 1890, John William JENNEY (20
Feb 1863 - ?). They had:
1.4.2.8.2.1.1 Harold Martin JENNY [ 1937 ]; b. 22 Apr 1894
1.4.2.8.3.1 Glen TAYLOR [ 1470 ]; b. Oct 1872; d. 3 Jan 1874
1.4.2.8.4.1 Ida May JOHNSON [ 1477 ]; b. 10 Dec 1871; d. 28 Aug 1872
1.4.2.8.5.1 Guy Mortimer GILMORE [ 1487 ]; b. 1 Jul 1875
1.4.2.8.6.1 Bruce C. HALL [ 1490 ]; b. 15 May 1872; m. 30 Nov 1893, Minnie B. BROWN (17 Mar 1872 - ?)
1.4.2.8.9.1 Mabel TAYLOR [ 1496 ]; b. 26 Oct 1880; m. 1897, Samuel D. FOSTER. They had a son, name unknown
1.4.2.8.11.1 Leon Taylor CLOSTERHOUSE [ 1498 ]; b. 21 Oct 1882
1.4.3 Margaret RUNKLE [ 29 ]; b. 7 Jun 1785; m. Albert COX (23 Dec 1780 - 2 Jan 1853); d. 22 Mar 1869. Albert was born in Somerville, NJ, where they resided for several years following their marriage. He later purchased a large farm west of Flemington, NJ, where they resided for the rest of their lives. They had 4 children:
1.4.3.1.2 Caroline Elizabeth COX [ 613 ]; b. 18 Apr 1852; m. E. Channing POTTS; d. 9 Aug 1888. They had 1 child:
1.4.3.1.3 Abram Runkle COX [ 614 ]; b. 10 Oct 1859; m. Edith H. RIEHLE; d. 10 Dec 1894. They had 2 children:
1.4.3.1.3.2 Abram Runkle COX [ 1504 ]; b. 16 Nov 1894
1.4.3.2 Dickinson M. COX [ 163 ]; b. 9 Oct 1821 (twin); m. 1 May 1856, Mary SULLIVAN (16 Mar 1834 - 6 Oct 1888); d. 28 Mar 1895. They lived in Flemington, NJ, and are buried there. They had no children.
1.4.3.3 Peter S. COX [ 164 ]; b. 9 Oct 1821 (twin); m. Eliza L. BELLIS (2 Sep 1835 - ?); d. 16 Jan 1866. They resided on part of the farm owned by his father, near Flemington, NJ. Peter is buried in the Presbyterian graveyard in Flemington. They had 2 children:
1.4.3.3.2 William B. COX [ 616 ]; b. 20 Nov 1864; m. Mary HOLCOMBE (18 Aug 1865 - ?). They had 3 children:
1.4.3.3.2.2 Della Terrill COX [ 1506 ]; b. 21 Jan 1888
1.4.3.3.2.3 Harry Holcombe COX [ 1507 ]; b. 30 Jun 1889
1.4.3.4 Sarah M. COX [ 165 ]; b. 1823; m. Dr. John D. JOHNSON (? - bef. 1899); d. Jun 1888; bur. Flemington, NJ
1.4.4 John Y. RUNKLE [ 30 ]; b. 3 Nov 1788; m. Eliza HIGGINS (22 Jan 1793 - 1 Aug 1854); d. 8 Oct 1857. They lived on a farm near Mount Airy, Hunterdon Co., NJ. John owned several large tracts of land that had been inherited from his father. They had 9 children:
1.4.4.1.2 Sarah Elizabeth RUNKLE [ 418 and 618 ]; b. 30 Dec 1848; m. 30 Dec 1863, Henry H. QUICK. They had 1 child:
1.4.4.1.3 Amanda Aurelia RUNKLE [ 419 and 619 ]; b. 31 Aug 1849; m. 23 Oct 1867, William F. MATTHEWS (25 Jul 1847 - ?). They had 2 children:
1.4.4.1.3.2 Mary E. MATTHEWS [ 1160 and 1510 ]; b. 13 Jan 1877
1.4.4.1 Horatio RUNKLE [ 166 ]; m. 29 Oct 1853, (2nd) Sarah H. LANDIS (5 Jul 1823 - ?). Horatio and Sarah had 6 children:
1.4.4.1.5 Elisha Holcombe RUNKLE [ 621 ]; b. 27 Feb 1859; m. Nov 1880, (1st) Martha WOOLSEY (1859 - 4 Sep 1881); m. 14 Oct 1885, (2nd) Addie PRIMMER. Elisha and Addie had 1 child:
1.4.4.1.6 Richard H. RUNKLE [ 622 ]; b. 11 Apr 1860; m. 20 Nov 1884, Annie M. HOLCOMBE (20 Nov 1860 -?). They resided in Mount Airy, NJ. They had 2 children:
1.4.4.1.6.2 Ethel Jane RUNKLE [ 1513 ]; b. 25 Jun 1891
1.4.4.1.7 Henrietta V. RUNKLE [ 623 ]; b. 21 May 1862; m. 14 Nov 1883, Elisha W. BREWER [ 1384 ]. They had 2 children:
1.4.4.1.7.2 Gertrude BREWER [ 1515 and 1912 ]; b. 23 Sep 1888
1.4.4.1.8 Jesse Landis RUNKLE [ 624 ]; b. 21 Nov 1863; m. Sep 1892, Ida MANNERS [ 1401 ] (25 Jul 1868 - ?). They had 1 child:
1.4.4.1.9 William Seward RUNKLE [ 625 ]; b. 9 Apr 1865; m. (1st) Rita S. HOLCOMBE (1 Nov 1869 - 6 Sep 1890); m. (2nd) Lydia KELLY (11 May 1873 - ?). William and Rita had 1 child:
1.4.4.2 Abraham RUNKLE [ 167 ]; b. 3 Mar 1816; m. (1st) Sarah HEPBURN (27 Oct 1818 - 22 Feb 1851). Lived in Lambertville, NJ. Abraham and Sarah had 2 children:
1.4.4.2.2 Joseph G. RUNKLE [ 627 ]; b. 12 Dec 1844; d. 2 Jun 1864
1.4.4.2 Abraham RUNKLE [ 167 ]; m. (2nd) Clarinda LABAW (? - 22 Feb 1894). Abraham and Clarinda had 3 children:
1.4.4.2.4 Florence RUNKLE [ 629 ]; b. 22 Apr 1865; 3 Aug 1890
1.4.4.2.5 Eva RUNKLE [ 630 ]; b. 15 Jul 1869; m. Harry VAN HORN (21 Apr 1870 - ?). They had 1 child:
1.4.4.3 Oscar Dunreath RUNKLE [ 168 ]; b. 12 Apr 1818; m. Henrietta VAN DOLAH (24 Jan 1816 - ?); d. 28 Oct 1886
1.4.4.4 Rufus RUNKLE [ 169 ]; b. 5 Nov 1820. Resided in the homestead in Mount Airy, NJ and was unmarried as of 1899
1.4.4.5 Mary RUNKLE [ 170 ]; b. 16 Feb 1822; d. 24 Feb 1822
1.4.4.6 William Nelson RUNKLE [ 171 ]; b. 18 Feb 1823; never married; d. 29 May 1868
1.4.4.7 John Youngblood RUNKLE [ 172 ]; b. 6 Oct 1826; m. 30 Apr 1850, Catharine A. TODD (27 Feb 1829 - ?) Resided on part of the homestead farm in Mount Airy, NJ. They had 2 children:
1.4.4.7.2 Mary E. RUNKLE [ 632 ]; b. 24 Mar 1854; m. 5 Dec 1877, Richard WILLIAMSON (30 Apr 1853 - ?). They resided at Ringoes, NJ. They had 1 child.
1.4.4.8 Eliza Aurelia RUNKLE [ 173 ]; b. 17 Dec 1830; m. 5 Mar 1853, Thomas S. HOLCOMBE (10 Sep 1821 - ?). They resided on the homestead at Mount Airy, NJ. They had 4 children:
1.4.4.8.2 Jane Eliza HOLCOMBE [ 634 ]; b. 29 Apr 1858; m. 20 Dec 1877, Jonathan PIDCOCK (? - 11 Jan 1894). They had 2 children:
1.4.4.8.2.2 Johnson H. PIDCOCK [ 1521 ]; b. 13 Nov 1881; d. 7 Sep 1882
1.4.4.8.3 John Runkle HOLCOMBE [ 635 ]; b. 28 Jul 1863; m. 12 Feb 1885, Sarah S. LARASON (6 Jan 1866 - ?). They had 4 children:
1.4.4.8.3.2 James Carroll HOLCOMBE [ 1523 ]; b. 28 Jul 1888
1.4.4.8.3.3 Mary L. HOLCOMBE [ 1524 ]; b. 15 Feb 1890
1.4.4.8.3.4 George Larason HOLCOMBE [ 1525 ]; b. 7 Nov 1892
1.4.4.8.4 Thomas Addison HOLCOMBE [ 636 ]; b. 27 Nov 1866; d. 30 Nov 1880
1.4.4.9 Lucius Wesley RUNKLE [ 174 ]; b. 14 Jan 1837
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