Correction: Claude, not Claudia

In my post, Puzzle Pieces, I incorrectly identified the first child of William Bazel and Bertha A. Sparlin as a daughter. "8. Not long afterward, William married his third wife, Bertha A., and set up a household in Barry, MO, where they had a daughter, Claudia."

Although the name is transcribed as Claudia from the census, their first born was actually a son, Claude Lester Sparlin. This information is obtained from his WWI draft registration card.

George Sparling b. 1750/52, Rev. War Veteran

The toughest area of research I've worked so far has to be the generations surrounding George Sparling, b. 1750/52, not surprising since that was a time of rapid immigration, first from Europe, then after the Revolution, into the interior, especially by families of soldiers with bounty land to claim. It doesn't help the matter that there was a George Sparling, veteran of the Revolutionary War, AND a George Sparling, veteran of the War of 1812. These two individuals are repeatedly confused in public family trees.

I'm at the stage where I no longer trust any reported family tree, and I'm searching for individual records. It's surprising how many Sperlings/Sparlings there were in New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey!!!!

Coming Soon: Updated Jan Michiel Sperling Ahnentafel

I'm working on a new, improved ahnentafel for Jan Michiel Sperling(h). Here's a taste of some of the corrections:


Old Version

4 Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary Curtsinger
.....5 Michael Sparlin
.....+Sarah Jane Mullins
....*2nd wife of Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary (Polly) Kretsinger
.....5 David Sparling
.....and so on


New Version

4 Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Catherine Elizabeth Curtsinger
.....5 David Sparlin
....*2nd wife of Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary (Polly) Curtsinger (sister of Catherine Elizabeth above)
.....5 Elizabeth Sparling
.....and so on

When the dates are added, it will be clear why I made the above changes. Coming soon!

Henry Linguen Ditzenberger

Henry Linguen Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 2, 1842 in Eaton, Preble, OH and died on Feb. 3, 1922 in Eagle, Boone, IN. He married Elizabeth Davis on Oct. 12, 1865 in Boone, IN. Elizabeth, daughter of William Davis and Catherine Clodfelter, was born on Jan. 18, 1847 in Russelville, Putnam, IN and died on Jul. 18, 1926 in Lebanon, Boone, IN.

Other events in the life of Henry Linguen Ditzenberger
Census 1850 District 7, Boone, IN
Census 1860 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1870 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1880 Fogleman, Crittenden, AR
Census 1900 Zionsville, Boone, IN
Census 1910 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1920 Eagle, Boone, IN
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, IN

Other events in the life of Elizabeth Davis
Census 1860 Worth, Boone, IN
Census 1870 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1880 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1900 Zionsville, Boone, IN
Census 1910 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1920 Eagle, Boone, IN
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, IN


Children of Henry Linguen Ditzenberger and Elizabeth Davis
i. 16. Wesley Jacob Ditzenberger was born on Jul. 14, 1879 in Eagle, Boone, IN and died in 1909 in Alva, Woods, OK.
ii. 17. Perry W. Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 30, 1867 in Boone, IN and died on Jun. 10, 1938.
iii. 18. Leanken Ditzenberger was born in Nov. 1869 in Boone, IN and died in 1885.
iv. 19. Mary E. Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 9, 1865 in Boone, IN and died on Sep. 24, 1904 in Boone, IN.
v. 20. Sidella Ditzenberger was born in 1872 in Boone, IN and died in 1931.
vi. 21. Berton Clarence Ditzenberger was born on May 15, 1881 in Boone, IN and died on Dec. 31, 1951.
vii. 22. John Franklin Ditzenberger was born on May 15, 1881 in Zionsville, Boone, IN and died on Mar. 8, 1973 in Greenville, Darke, OH.
viii. 23. George Henry Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 17, 1885 in Whitestown, Boone, IN and died on Mar. 13, 1963.

Notice that in 1880 Henry appears in AR on the census while his wife remains in IN. Perry, their second child, oldest son, is also in AR with his father. I've been curious to know the cirumstances. Any Ditzenberger researchers out there who know the reason?

“Then next came ‘Wesley’ [Jacob Wesley] and all I know about him (don’t remember ever seeing him) is that my Dad said He and Grandpa D. [Henry Linguen] never got along too well, they both had ‘Ditzenberger tempers’ and often had regular ‘fist fights’, so when he got old enough he left home and eventually settled in Oklahoma and there he married a ‘part-Indian’ girl by the name of ‘Captolia’ and they had one daughter named ‘Myrtle’, who used to visit Grandpa & Grandma Ditzenberger every few years—she was a ‘pretty blonde’ with real curly hair, so she must have ‘taken after Uncle John [John Franklin], my grandfather and Uncle Bert’ [Berton Clarence] as far as her curly hair was concerned but she was ‘wild as an Indian’ and Grandma couldn’t handle her and I think she sent her home to her mother one time after a ‘short stay’. As I recall what Dad said, ‘Uncle Wesley’ had died and her Mother ‘Captolia’ didn’t have much control over her...." -Pearl Stonebreaker Ditzenberger [Pearl was the daughter of Perry W.]

My grandmother, Myrtle did, indeed, have very curly hair, and it was thick, too. Like the German daughter she was, she wore it in long braids coiled and pinned to her head.

Look here for more on this family.

Ditzenbergers

Surnames: Ditzenberger, 1920

back row (l to r): Uncle Augusta, Grandpa S. Sev (n?)ery, Uncle John Sr., Aunt Kate, Aunt Mary Squire? Ditzenberger
front row (l to r): Uncle Alex?, Uncle Luallen, Uncle Johnathan

Folks in the picture above are (except for Grandpa Severy) the children of Jacob Wesley Ditzenberger, born on Feb. 6, 1809 in Germany, died on Feb. 20, 1891 in Boone, IN. He married Mary Elizabeth Moore on Jun. 2, 1836 in Winchester, Randolph, IN. Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Moore and Mary Frances Minnich, was born on Dec. 21, 1817 in OH and died on Dec. 24, 1880 in Boone, IN.

With the exception of Henry Linguen, all the living Ditzenberger children are pictured here.

Children of Jacob Wesley Ditzenberger and Mary Elizabeth Moore
i. 3. Henry Linguen Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 2, 1842 in Eaton, Preble, OH and died on Feb. 3, 1922 in Eagle, Boone, IN.
ii. 4. Charles Augustus Ditzenberger was born on Aug. 15, 1837 in Preble, OH and died on Jul. 13, 1933 in Marshall, Clark, IL. [Uncle Augusta]
iii. 5. Jacob Ditzenberger was born on May 4, 1839 in Preble, OH and died on Jun. 23, 1871 in IN.
iv. 6. Samuel Ditzenberger was born on Oct. 25, 1840 in OH and died in 1860.
v. 7. John F. Ditzenberger was born on Jun. 27, 1844 in Preble, OH and died on Nov. 8, 1927 in Boone, IN. [Uncle John, Sr.]
vi. 8. David Ditzenberger was born on May 2, 1846 in Boone, IN and died on Dec. 29, 1862 in Boone, IN.
vii. 9. Catherine Ditzenberger was born on Jun. 19, 1848 in Boone, IN and died in Dayton, Greene, OH. [Aunt Kate]
viii. 10. Margaretha Ditzenberger was born on Jan. 26, 1850 in Boone, IN and died on Feb. 19, 1855 in Boone, IN.
ix. 11. Conrad Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 14, 1851 in Boone, IN and died on Apr. 12, 1863 in Boone, IN.
x. 12. William Nelson Ditzenberger was born on Aug. 4, 1853 in Oct 25 1840 and died on Oct. 6, 1918 in Anderson, Shasta, CA.
xi. 13. Alexander Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 11, 1855 in Boone, IN and died on Oct. 27, 1931 in IN. [Uncle Alex]
xii. 14. Lewellen Ditzenberger was born on Jun. 21, 1857 in Boone, IN and died on Sep. 4, 1947. [Uncle Luallen]
xiii. 15. Mary Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 19, 1859 in Boone, IN and died on Aug. 16, 1942 in Boone, IN. [Aunt Mary Squire]
xiv. 16. Jonathan G. Ditzenberger was born on Jul. 8, 1862 in Boone, IN and died on an unknown date (after 1920). [Uncle Johnathan]

*I'm still looking for an ID for Grandpa S. Severy. The surnames of the 4 grandparents were Ditzenberger, Moore, Roderin and Minnich; no Severy. If anyone has information on this family, dates, anecdotes, etc., I'd be pleased to receive it. As always, I'm happy to provide information I have, as well.