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Notes for John Thomas Whanger and Frances Kauffman

1772 Frances Coffman, daughter of Isaac & Esther Coffman, was born on July 23. [1]

1773 John Thomas Whanger [John G Wenger], son of Joseph G Wenger and Barbara Hoover, was born 12 June 1773 near Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. [2]

c 1796 John Wenger and Frances Coffman were married in Rockingham County, Virginia, and then moved to Greenbrier County, and purchased 207 acres on May 31, 1796. The land adjoined lands of Christey Shank and Jacob Kophman, and was purchased from Jacob Riphe. [3]

1804 John Whanger had a land grant of 15 acres, 12-10-1804, adjoining the land of Peter Goerolt. [4]

John Whanger was a farmer, spoke German, and was a Mennonite. Most of John's children later joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. Part of the original land is known as the William Fry and Russell Myers farm; another section was passed down to Jacob, then to Jacob's son John, and to John's son Weller Whanger. [5]

1820 John Whanger lived in Lewisburg Twp, Greenbrier County, Virginia. [6] [7]

1830 John Whanger lived in Greenbrier County, Virginia. [8] [9]

1839 John Whanger died on September 7, and a memorial stone was placed at Coffman Cemetery, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. [10] [11] [12]

1840 The inventory of the estate of John Whanger was recorded on Aril 24 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. [13]

1850 Frances Whanger (age 71) lived at Greenbrier County, Virginia with Jacob Whanger (age 36). [14] [15]

1859 Frances Kauffman Whanger (born 23 Jul 1772) died on October 16 and was buried at Coffman Cemetery, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

"Both John and Frances are buried at the Coffman Cemetery. In 1943, under the direction of Sam Whanger of Hinton, family descendants donated funds for new stones on the graves. Whanger children were born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, now West Virginia." [21]

1861 David Whanger, son of John and Frances Whanger, died on November 18, at age 61y 9m in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. David was born at Greenbrier County, Virginia, and was the spouse of Millie Whanger. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

1886 Sabina Cart, daughter of John and Frances Whanger, born at Greenbrier County, Virginia, died on June 24, at age 75 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. She was the spouse of Jacob Cart. [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]

1897 Jacob Whanger, son of John and Fanny Whanger, died on November 23, at age 83y 7m 16d, in Fort Spring District, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. He was single. [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]

1897 Jacob Whanger was buried at Coffman Cemetery, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. [43]

Research Notes:

Children are Esther Whanger, David Whanger, Christena C. Whanger, John Thomas Whanger, Frances Whanger, Sabina Whanger, Jacob A. Whanger. [44]

"Isaac Coffman, a Mennonite minister, and family settled in Greenbrier County in 1722 and purchased land in 1796. Esther Coffman, b-1712 d-1805, was buried on the hill in sight of the family homestead, and was the first to be buried in the now historical Coffman Cemetery, near Lewisburg, West Va." [45]


Footnotes:

[1] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181, person C93.

[2] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181, person C93.

[3] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181, citing Deed Book #1 Page 652-653.

[4] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181.

[5] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181.

[6] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1820, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[8] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[9] United States Federal Census, 1830, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[10] Find A Grave Memorial 81171242, [FindAGrave].

[11] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181.

[12] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[13] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985, 2-234, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[14] United States Federal Census, 1850, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[15] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[16] Find A Grave Memorial 80962637, [FindAGrave].

[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[18] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181.

[19] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, [AncestryRecord].

[20] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].

[21] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181.

[22] West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, [FamilySearchRecord].

[23] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, [AncestryRecord].

[24] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[25] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryRecord].

[26] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].

[27] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].

[28] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].

[29] West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, [FamilySearchRecord].

[30] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, [AncestryRecord].

[31] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[32] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].

[33] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].

[34] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].

[35] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].

[36] West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, [FamilySearchRecord].

[37] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, [AncestryRecord].

[38] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[39] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].

[40] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].

[41] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].

[42] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].

[43] Find A Grave Memorial 95127090, [FindAGrave].

[44] Harry M. Hoover, The Huber-Hoover Family History (1928), 49, [FamilySearch FSCatalog].

[45] Samuel S. Wenger, The Wenger Book, A Foundation Book of American Wengers (1997 reprint), 181, C934.