Eller and Associated Burials, Alva, Woods Co., OK, 1900-1969

Alva Municipal Cemetery, Alva, Woods Co., OK

Name: Ditzenberger, Ruby

Birth: ???, Alva

Death: 13 Apr 1908, Alva

Plot: 06-046-02

Notes: infant dau. of Wesley and Capatola (Eller) Ditzenberger, no stone

Name: Ditzenberger, Wesley

Birth: 14 Jul 1879, Boone, Co., IN

Death: 18 Apr 1908, Alva

Plot: 06-046-05

Notes: son of Henry and Elizabeth (Davis) Ditzenberger, husband of Capatola Viola Eller, no stone

Name: Warrick, Catherine

Birth: Sep 1832, IL

Death: 25 Dec 1900, Alva

Plot: 09-025-06

Headstone Transcription: Catherine; wife of L.W. Warrick; Died Dec. 25 1900; Age 66 Years 3 Months 16 Days; He giveth his beloved sleep.

Notes: dau of Isaac and Cinthy (Davis) Brown of IL, wife of L.W. Warrick

Name: Eller, Mattie A

Birth: 12 Jan 1905, OK

Death: 1 Jan 1969, Alva

Plot: 06-047-06

Headstone Transcription: Mattie Eller; Jan. 12 1905; Jan. 1 1969

Notes: dau. of James and Mary (McGinley) Beck, wife of Raymond R. Eller, married 5 Apr 1925, Woods Co., marked stone adjacent to her husband's

Name: Eller, Raymond R

Birth: 17 Dec 1899, Alva

Death: 13 Aug, 1947

Plot: 06-047-05

Headstone Transcription: Ray R Eller; Oklahoma; Pvt Air Corps; World War II; Dec 17 1899; Aug 13 1947

Notes: son of Nick F. and Marietta (Warrick) Eller, wife of Mattie A Beck, married 5 Apr 1925, Woods Co., marked stone adjacent to his wife's; Ray was a WWII army veteran.

Name: Eller, Nick F

Birth: Aug 1862 or 1850, IL

Death: 15 Jan 1932, Alva

Plot: 06-046-08

Headstone Transcription:  Nick F. Eller; 1850-1932

Notes: husband 1st to Marggret Jane Warrick, married ca. 1886, 2nd to her younger sister, Marietta, married March 1897, Woods county, early cement contractor in Alva

Name: Warrick, Marietta (C.?)

Birth: Sep 1872, IL

Death: 28 Mar 1931

Plot: 09-025-08

Notes: dau. of L.W. and Catherine (Brown) Warrick, 2nd wife of Nick F. Eller, no stone, interred near her mother

Name: Eller, infant

Birth: ???

Death: ???

Plot: 06-046-01

Notes: infant of Nick F. and Marietta (Warrick) Eller, no stone

Name: Eller, infant

Birth: ???

Death: 13 May 1911

Plot: 06-046-3N

Notes: infant of Nick F. and Marietta (Warrick) Eller, no stone

Name: Eller, infant

Birth: ???

Death: ???

Plot: 06-046-3S

Notes: infant of Nick F. and Marietta (Warrick) Eller, no stone

Name: Eller, Charley

Birth: Nov 1901, Alva

Death: 21 Jan 1915, Alva

Plot: 06-046-06

Notes: son of Nick F. and Marietta (Warrick) Eller, no stone, killed after falling from a water tank wagon which tragically ran over him

Wilbur L. Davis

I am seeking more information for Wilbur L. Davis.  According to the 1910 federal census for Oklahoma City, OK, he was born in 1885 in Illinois.  Both his parents were born in IL.  At the time of census, he was married one year to Cabitola (sic) (mother of two children, one living).  He was a cook, and she (Capatola Viola Eller, b. 1888, OK) was a waitress in a restaurant.

By 1918, his wife was married to Salem J. Hardin.  The lack (so far) of a WWI draft registration card makes it appear that Wilbur died between 1910 and 1918.

I would like to find any documents at all for Wilbur, either that WWI draft registration, census record between 1885 and 1910 or a census record for 1920 (showing that my guess about his death is wrong), a marriage, divorce or death notice, a headstone (possibly in Oklahoma City), etc.

Davis Families in Indiana, Lebanon P.O., Jackson Twshp, Boone Co., Enumeration Districts 125 and 126, 1880

In 1880, the township of Jackson was divided into two districts, 125 and 126, for census enumeration. In 1880, the family relationships were recorded, which is extremely helpful in piecing together the kindred puzzles. Below is a list of the Davis families of both, recorded by order of family number. As before, I'll list surname, also age and estimated date of birth, followed by notes.

District 125 (25 pages, 7 separate Davis households)

69

• Heady, Ammon, 69, 1811, farmer
• " Caroline, 48, 1832
• " Percy L., 28, 1852, farming
• " Mary H., 11, 1869
• " Mettie C., 8, 1872
• Davis, William M., 17, 1863, stepson
  

97

• Nicely, George W., 69, 1811, farming
• " Elizabeth, 49, 1831
• " Charley, 17, 1863, grandson
• Davis, Lewis, 11, 1869, stepson

102

• Davis, Thomas, 32, 1848, farming
• " Mary E., 31, 1849
• " Rosa B., 10, 1870
• " Carold c., 6, 1874

105

• Davis, Morning, 65, 1815
• " Jane, 24, 1856
• " Voorhees (m), 15, 1865

107 (family of interest)

• Mallet, Eliza, 40, 1840, widow
• " May A., 23, 1857
• " John W., 19, 1861, farming
• " Louisa I., 16, 1864

108

• Davis, Thomas J., 55, 1825, laborer
• " John R., 20, 1860, Lof..r?
• " Malinda, 17, 1863
• " Margrett, 14, 1866
• " Harriett, 12, 1868

110

• Davis, Morgan, 25, 1855, farming
• " Mary E., 23, 1857

172

• Davis, Wm., M., 26, 1854, farmer
• " Anna, 19, 1861
• " Gracey E., 8 months, Oct 1879

District 126 (21 pages, 6 separate Davis households)

2

• Davis, James H., 28, 1852, lawyer
• " Alice, 20, 1860
• " Myrtal R., 4, 1876
• " Dora A., 2, 1878
• " Lulu, 3 months, 1880

17

• Davis, Hiram, 30, 1850, farm laborer
• " Sarah, 34, 1846
• " Isabelle, 6, 1874
• " William O., 1, 1879

107

• Davis, William, 76, 1804, farmer
• " Susan, 79, 1801

160

• Davis, Ann, 78, 1802, boarder with the Mallet family

165

• Davis, James L., 44, 1836, farmer
• " Sarah, 44, 1836
• " William T., 21, 1859
• " Jesse L., (m), 5, 1875

197

• Davis, Andrew J., 31, 1849, farmer
• " Martha, 23, 1857

William and Susan Davis of the 1870 Jackson, Boone, IN census are represented here 10 years older in 1880 by family 107. Also interesting here is Morning Davis, b. 1815 KY, family 105, because one of Wm and Susan's daughters is named Nancy Morning, an unusual name which suggests a relationship.

Davis Families in Indiana, Lebanon P.O., Jackson Twshp, Boone Co., 1870

At the risk of being geeky, here they are, the 16 separate Davis households enumerated on the census record of my title.

The first number is the family number from the census and roughly indicates proximity, i.e. neighbors can be determined. Columns correspond to the following headings;
given name (surname where it's not Davis and gender where the name is ambiguous)--age--date of birth--place of birth--occupation, followed by notes if any. Naturally, names are prone to error from transcription and dates are only as accurate as memories.

6

• Randolph, 27, 1815, KY, laborer (residing in Jackson family household)

37

• John W. 55, 1815, KY, farmer
• Louisa 33, 1837, KY
• Frances E. (f), 15, 1855, IN
• Mary Martha, 12, 1857, IN
• James D., 10, 1860, IN
• Andrew, 5, 1865, IN
• Leander, 3, 1867, IN

56

• Thomas J., 50, 1820, KY, farmer
• Matilda, 34, 1836, IN
• William D., 15, 1855, IN
• Mary L., 12, 1858, IN
• John R., 9, 1861, IN
• Lindy E. (f), 7, 1863, IN
• Margaret A., 5, 1865, IN
• Harriet, 2, 1868, IN

85

• John F., 36, 1834, IN, hotel?keeper
• Elizabeth J. 26, 1844, IN
• Iowa I. (f), 7months, IN

91

• Howard, 16, 1854, IN, laborer (resides with Mary E. Pollard, age 27, ??maker??)

113

• Harry, 20, 1850, IN, stone cutter (resides in hotel? of the Fullenwider family along with other boarders)

161

• James L., 34, 1836, IN, farmer
• Eliza A., 30, 1840, IN
• Sarah E., 13, 1857, IN
• William F., 1859, IN

178

• Caroline, 37, 1833, IN
• Mary E., 15, 1855, IN
• Rebecca A., 9, 1861, IN
• William W., 7, 1863, IN

208

• William L., 66, 1804, KY, farmer
• Susan, 68, 1802, IN
• William H. Sotherland, 11, 1859, IN. (grandson?)

230

• John T., 45, 1825, IN, farmer
• Orinda, 37, 1833, IN
• James H., 18, 1852, IN, farm laborer
• William M. 16, 1854, IN
• Ester C. Stewart, 18, 1852, IN

265

• Rebecca, 38, 1832, IN
• Calvin M., 17, 1853, IN
• George W., 14, 1856, IN

284

• Annias, 50, 1820, KY, farmer
• Liddie E., 28, 1842, IN
• Sarah M., 12, 1858, IN
• Willard, 10, 1860, IN
• Joseph 5, 1865, IN
• Rosetta 3, 1867, IN

309

• Catherine, 68, 1802, KY
• Martha E., 21, 1849, IN
• John 6, 1864, IN

313

• Thomas J., 38, 1832, KY, farmer
• Elizabeth, 38, 1832, OH
• Hiram A., 20, 1850, IN, laborer in mill (probably a saw mill)
• Alfred A., 18, 1852, IN, farm laborer
• Mary H., 14, 1856, IN
• William I., 10, 1860, IN
• Bauman? L., 1, 1869, IN

365

• William J., 58, 1812, KY, farmer
• Ester A., 52, 1818, IN
• Frances M (m), 22, 1848, IN
• Elzora, 15, 1855, IN
• Harriet J., 1, 1869, IN
• David D. Shelley, 15, 1855, IN (grandson or laborer?)

366

• Charles, 19, 1851, IN, laborer in saw mill
• James, 28, 1842, IN, laborer in saw mill (both young men residing with the family of the saw miller along with other laborers)

I believe my ancestors are here in family 208. Oddly enough, I don't claim any of these other Davises, who I think represent more than one other lineage. These other families I was able to piece together in a fashion while looking through the county as a whole, and I found some references to their separate family trees online, enough to tentatively eliminate them as kin. While the elder couple of William and Susan seem a little lonely here, relationships with their children are more obvious in the earlier census records of 1850 and 1860. The 1860 record I may put up, but the 1850 is a larger project of 230 pages covering District 7 (and an urban area), where it was again that I found the elder William and his wife.

Briefly for my kindred's perspective, William Davis and Susan Howard-->George Washington Davis and Mary Ann Anderson-->Nancy Caroline Davis and Robert O. Ryan-->Bertha May Ryan and Oscar C. Sparlin-->Estal E. Sparlin and Harriet Tripp-->David E. Sparlin

Additional Records; Sparling; NJ

Again, I've omitted most sources in an attempt to keep to a tidy list. My objective here is to try to discover the overall picture. Sources are available on request.

1715-1726. "List of county clerks before the Revolution": John M. Sperling. Location: probably Flatbush

1719. J.M. Sperling witnessed the legal papers of Phebe? Schelling? of East Hampton, Suffolk Co. Location: ? (This reference needs more research.)

Apr 19, 1737. John Michael Sparling and Peter Sparling witness a deed transfer between Richard Lvanne[?] and Henry Hoogland. Location: Middlesex...county of Somerset.

Feb 28, 1787. "Daniel Sparling appeared before Jeremiah Manning and testified that he was familiar with the handwriting of the two witnesses and that 'one was his Father and the other was his brother,'" recorded -5 March 1787"

Feb 4, 1741. Inventory by William Walling and Jen. Sperling in regards to the will of Daniel Androvet of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co.

Nov 23, 1741. Witnesses to the will of Jan (John) Stryker of Six-Mile Run, Somerset Co.; Waiter Burnet, Pitue Poumil, John Michael Sperling. Proved 6 Aug, 1747.

Jan 22, 1750. Witness to the will of Albert Van Voorhees of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co.; Cornelius Cornel, Petrus Sperling, J.N. Sperling. Proved Dec. 2, 1734.

July 6, 1765. Extract from a List of Letters remaining in the General Post-Office, "Pursuant to orders from ....two of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Middlesex, made on the 18th day of July instant, John Sperling, John Lot., ...et al...all insolvent debtors, now confined in the gaol of Perth-Amboy, do hereby give notice to all their creditors, that they shew cause, if any they have, on the 10th day of August next, at Perth-Amboy, why...."

May 12, 1766. Extract from American Newspapers, Relating to New Jersey (Middlesex County); "Pursuant to an order of....two of his Majesty's Judges of the course of Common Pleas, for the county of Middlesex, upon the Petitions of Justus Walker and John Sparling, insolvent Debtors, and the Majority of the Creditors in Value: Notice is hereby...."

Sep 14, 1773. Warrant for the confiscation of goods of John Sparling or, in lieu of those goods, for his arrest for his debt to John Stoniker; receipted by John Sparling and Joacham Gulick. Location: New Brunswick.

Apr 22, 1796. Sperling, Daniel, of the Northward of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co.; will of. Wife, Jane, use of house with lot of land about house from ditch to Isaac Cheesman's lot and 1/2 profits of orchard, during her life. Son, James, use of remainder of land until wife's decease when estate is to be sold. Children, Andrea, James, Leah Gillaland, George and John, each one an equal share of estate after wife's decease. Executors--son, James, and Johnathan Combs, Jr. Witnesses--Johnathan Combs, Jr., Jane Combs and Winant Dehart. Proved Oct. 19, 1796.
1796, Sep 30. Inventory...made by Edmund Davis and Jonathan Combs.

This last, Daniel Sperling's will, I copied nearly in full because of its relevant importance to the questions I am asking. Also very useful is the record of 1787 in which Daniel Sparling identifies the signatures of his father and brother. Using family records of the Gilliland's and others in conjunction with the source records of various families, such as the DeHart's (records not presented), it has become possible to make educated guesses about the Sparling family line.

A few conclusions:
1. The first and most obvious conclusion is that Isaac Sperling was not the brother of Leah (Sperling) Gilliland as I suggested in my post, Issac and Leah Sperling. Yet, it's unlikely they were unrelated. Perhaps cousins.

2. The second, important piece of information is the identity of Daniel Sparling's father. Although it's not explicit, the dates for John Michael Sparling make him the better candidate. Therefore, Daniel's brother is Peter Sparling. (see the 1737 record and the record of 1787 associated with it.)

3. The dates of debtor's trouble ('65-'73) for John Sparling suggest he was the son John of Daniel or a cousin, rather than John Michael Sparling, the elder. It is, furthermore, out of character for a clerk and a man who regularly serves as witness to legal matters to be caught up in gaol.

4. At least one published family tree lists a son of Daniel Sparling as Andrew. I'm inclined to believe it was a daughter, Andrea, as listed in Daniel's will. If Andrea was a son, Andrew, then he was the oldest and would have most likely been granted primary use of the land as well as Executor. Instead, those honors went to James, probably the eldest son.

5. The George Sparling whose parents I have been attempting to identify might very well be Daniel's fourth child. Nothing yet suggests he is not; nothing verifies it either.

Much, much more family information can be pulled from these records in addition to records of associated families and from New Jersey tax lists, too numerous for this particular post. If you can add to these records or to my guesses or steer me in a different direction entirely, please feel free to make contact.

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.

William F. Davis of Kentucky

I ran into another one of those frequent brick walls today. Its name was William F. Davis. Although he died young, he left quite a legacy, five daughters. I only wish I could do him the honor of establishing his ancestral lineage. Maybe someone will help. Here's what I know about him, not inconsiderable.

William F. Davis was born 1 Oct 1824 in Bath, Kentucky.
On 2 Apr 1846, he married Catherine Clodfelter in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana. He was 22, and she was 18 years old.
In Jan, 1847, about nine months later, they had a daughter, Elizabeth.
In 1848, Louisa was born.
In 1850, Sarah J.
In 1852, Menerva.
In 1855, lastly, Amanda E. was born. She was the only one born in Iowa--her sisters in Indiana--so I surmise the family moved between 1852/55.
On 21 Oct 1857, William Davis died at age 33 in Washington Twp, Wapello, Iowa. He was buried in Ashland Twp.

If you would like more information or can help me identify William's parents or siblings, please leave a comment.