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John Henry WANSTREET

John Henry WANSTREET

Male 1824 - 1911  (86 years)

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  • Name John Henry WANSTREET 
    Born 18 Nov 1824  Holland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birthplace given as Germany in census records.
    Gender Male 
    Military Civil War  [5] 
    Immigration 1832  [6] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 7] 
    Died 14 Sep 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Buried St. Clare Catholic Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
      John Wanstreet, 75, b. Nov 1824 in Germany (both parents b. Germany), immigrated in 1832, naturalized citizen, farmer, married 30 yrs; wife Lucy, 51, b. Sep 1848 in Switzerland (both parents b. Switzerland), immigrated in 1868, married 30 yrs, mother of 10 children (7 still living); son Silas L, 18, b. Nov 1882; son Alfonso L. 16, b. May 1884; son Peter M, 13, b. Oct 1886; dau Frances A, 11, b. Feb 1889.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Apr 21 1910:
      John Wanstreet, 85, b. German, farmer, married 39 yrs (3rd marriage); wife Lucy, 62, b. Switzerland, married 39 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 10 children (6 still living); son Silas, 27, b. WVa, single, farm worker; son Peter, 23, b. WVa, single, farm worker.
    Person ID I44337  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2016 

    Father Henry WANSTREET,   b. CA 1791, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Margaret Gertrude ___ 
    Family ID F11277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary M. GREASER,   b. CA 1829, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)  [7, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Josephine WANSTREET,   b. 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Henry WANSTREET,   b. 25 Mar 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. John L. F. WANSTREET,   b. CA 1855
     4. George B. WANSTREET,   b. CA 1857
     5. S. P. WANSTREET,   b. CA 1859
     6. Frederick Richard WANSTREET,   b. 2 Nov 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1940, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Edward H. WANSTREET,   b. 8 Jun 1865,   d. 15 Aug 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Samuel Charles WANSTREET,   b. 8 Jun 1865,   d. 10 May 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F17951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary ABEL,   b. CA 1837, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1870  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F17953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Lucy KREYENBUHL,   b. Sep 1848, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)  [2, 12] 
    Married 3 May 1870  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Anthony WANSTREET,   b. 3 May 1871, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1914, Murphysboro, Jackson Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     2. Henry Vincent WANSTREET,   b. 17 May 1872,   d. Sep 1893  (Age 21 years)
     3. Mary A. WANSTREET,   b. Sep 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1927, Bendena, Doniphan Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     4. Edward Xavier WANSTREET,   b. 6 Jun 1875,   d. 17 Jun 1897, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     5. Franklin Barney WANSTREET,   b. 2 Aug 1878,   d. 20 Jan 1896, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     6. James T. WANSTREET,   b. 30 Jan 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1902, Bendena, Doniphan Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     7. Silas Lawrence WANSTREET,   b. 18 Nov 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1954, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Alfonce Leopold WANSTREET,   b. 13 May 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973, Murphysboro, Jackson Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     9. Peter Michael WANSTREET,   b. 26 Oct 1886, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1969, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     10. Frances Alice WANSTREET,   b. 17 Feb 1889, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F17935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Clare Catholic Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    5. [S86] A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans (1918), William E. Connelly, (http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/1918ks/biondx.html).

    6. [S2045] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    7. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    8. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1604] Death record of son.

    11. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as John Wanstreet, widowed, 41, b. Germany, res. Doddridge Co, son of Henry & Margaret C.; and Mary Abel, 28, b. Germany, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Henry & Mary. Married Oct 22 1865.

    12. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    13. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as John Wanstreet, widowed, 45, b. Germany, res. Doddridge Co, son of Henry & Gertrude; and Lucy Krienbuhl, 21, b. Switzerland, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John & Frances. Married May 3 1870.