2016 Ancestor #19 - Angeline McNeal

Angeline McNeal was born on 25 Jul 1847 in Connersville, Indiana to Robert E. McNeal (1821-1894) and Elizabeth Ann Stamm (1826-1915).  Angeline was the third of nine children:

• James (1839-1845)
• John M. (1844-1870)
• Mary Elizabeth (1850-1938)
• George (1856-1874)
• Sophia (1856-1857)
• Charles Daniel (1858-1937)
• Anthony Ellsworth (1859-1927)
• Kathryn (1862-1945)

Angeline married William Emery Morgan (1837-1906) on 26 Jan 1870 in Milton, Indiana.  They had five children:

• Cora May (1870-1964)
• Ida Belle (1871-1934)
• Sarah Eli (1879-1971)
• Mary Kathryn (1888-1970)
• William (1889-?)

Angeline died on 28 May 1933 in Byron, Illinois at age 85.

2016 Ancestor #18 - Maria H. Nachtigall

Maria H. Nachtigall was born in Wheaton, Illinois on 30 Aug 1878 at age August F. Nachtigall (1833-1890) and Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927).  Maria was the tenth of ten children:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Herman Fredrec (1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• Unknown (1874-1874)
• Louise B. (1874)
• Albert Carl (1876-1941)

Maria died on 16 Feb 1901 at age 22.  Maria is buried at Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.

2016 Ancestor #17 - Nancy Ann Carrico

Nancy Ann Carrico was born in Indiana on 23 Jan 1833 to Josiah Carrico (1803-1871) and Jane Williams (1810-1882).  Nancy was the third of eight children:

• Elizabeth L. (1829-?)
• John R. (1832-1864)
• Josephus Cyrus (1837-1908)
• Isaac Owen (1842-1864)
• Mary Jane (1833-?)
• Martha Ann (1846-1921)
• Basil Jordan (1848-1926)

Nancy married Mackey Browning (1829-1897) in 1855 in Missouri.  They had four children:

• Mary Jane (1854-?)
• Josiah (1857-?)
• John Wesley (1858-1943)
• Martha (1861-1890)

Nancy died in 1901 at age 68 in Granbury, Texas.

2016 Ancestor #16 - Frank Burton Green

Frank Burton Green was born in Avon, Wisconsin to John Jacob Green (1826-1892) and Louisa Alvira Babcock (1830-1893) on 15 Oct 1868. Frank was the tenth of eleven children:

• Mary Louisa (1848-1910)
• George McCoy (my 3rd great grandfather; 1850-1922)
• Alice J. (1852-1921)
• Melissa A. (1853-1926)
• Harriet Zeletta (1856-1914)
• Isaac Sanborn (1858-1915)
• William Oscar (1859-1921)
• Elmer (1861-?)
• Carrie M. (1866-1938)
• Edmond John (1872-1935)

Frank married Blanche Evans (1869-1958) on 08 Oct 1888 in Rock County, Wisconsin.  They had six children together:

• Jessie Blanch (1889-1980)
• Everet Lyle (1892-1956)
• Lawrence E. (1893-?)
• Helen L. (1901-?)
• Paul E. (1906-?)
• Marcella Mary (1909-1981)

Frank died on 30 May 1936 at age 67.  Frank is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

2016 Ancestor #15 - John M. McNeal

John M. McNeal was born in 1844 in Connersville, Indiana to Robert E. McNeal (1821-1894) and Elizabeth Ann Stamm (1826-1915).  John was the second of nine children:

• James (1839-1845)
• Angeline (1837-1933)
• Mary Elizabeth (1850-1938)
• George (1856-1874)
• Sophia (1856-1857)
• Charles Daniel (1858-1937)
• Anthony Ellsworth (1859-1927)
• Kathryn (1862-1945)

John married Margaret Ann Leach (1840-1913) on 05 Apr 1865 in Guthrie County, Iowa.  They had six children:

• Edith Estelle (1866-1950)
• Theresa Iona (1867-?)
• Grace (1869-1942)
• Otto

John died on 10 Nov 1870 at age 26.

2016 Ancestor #14 - Albert Carl Nachtigall

Albert is my 3rd great uncle.

Albert Carl Nachtigall was born in Wheaton, Illinois on 23 Sep 1876 to August F. Nachtigall (1833-1890) and Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927).  Albert's siblings included:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Herman Fredrec (1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• Unknown gender (1874)
• Louise B. (1874)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

Albert married Astella Amelia Reader (1883-1970) on 25 Oct 1910 in Vinton, Iowa.

Albert died on 29 Nov 1941 at age 65 in Wheaton, Illinois.

2016 Ancestor #13 - John R. Carrico

John is my 3rd great uncle.

John R. Carrico was born on 07 Aug 1832 in Sullivan County, Indiana to Josiah Carrico (1803-1871) and Jane Williams (1810-1882). Siblings include:

• Elizabeth L. (1829-?)
• Nancy Ann (1833-1901)
• Josephus Cyrus (1837-1908)
• Isaac Owen (1842-1864)
• Mary Jane (1833-?)
• Martha Ann (1846-1921)
• Basil Jordan (1848-1926)

John fought in the Civil War for the union and died on 30 Apr 1864 at age 31 in Arkansas.

2016 Ancestor #12 - Elmer Green

Elmer is 4th great grand uncle.

Elmer Greene was born in May 1861 in Avon, Wisconsin to John Jacob Green (1826-1892) and Louisa Alvira Babcock (1830-1893).  Elmer had eleven siblings:

• Mary Louisa (1848-1911)
• George McCoy (1850-1922)
• Alice J. (1852-1921)
• Melissa A. (1853-1936)
• Harriet Zeletta (1856-1914)
• Isaac Sanborn (1858-1915)
• William Oscar (1859-1921)
• Carrie M. (1866-1938)
• Frank Burton (1868-1936)
• Edmond John (1872-1935)

Elmer married Agnes Carrollson (1865-?) on 12 Dec 1885 in Wisconsin.  They had two children together:

• Frank (abt 1886)
• Stella (abt 1888)

Elmer date of death is unknown.

2016 Ancestor #11 - Elizabeth Ann Stamm

Elizabeth is my 4th great grandmother.

Elizabeth Ann Stamm was born on 11 Nov 1826 in Hagerstown, Maryland to Jacob Stamm (1767-1840) and Elizabeth Shank (1795-1880).  Elizabeth had five half-siblings and ten full siblings:

• Joseph (1792-?)
• Maria Magdelena (1792-1794)
• Elizabeth (1794-1862)
• Adam (1796-?)
• Johannes Heinrich Georg (1800-1885)
• Susannah (1815-1897)
• Daniel (1817-1870)
• Jacob (1819-1876)
• Catharine (1821-?)
• Elizabeth (1822-?)
• Anna Eliza (1826-?)
• William R. (1828-1910)
• Samuel (1830-1904)
• Henry T. (1878-?)
• Henryetta E. (1884-?)

Elizabeth married Robert E. McNeal (1821-1894) on 19 Mar 1843 in Fayette County, Kentucky.  They had nine children:

• James (1839-1845)
• John M. (1844-1870)
• Angeline (1847-1933)
• Mary Elizabeth (1850-1938)
• George (1856-1874)
• Sophia (1856-1857)
• Charles Daniel (my 3rd great grandfather; 1858-1937)
• Anthony Ellsworth (1859-1927)
• Kathryn (1862-1945)

Elizabeth died on 09 Aug 1915 at age 88 in Byron, Illinois.

2016 Ancestor #10 - Charlotte Nachtigall

Charlotte is my 3rd great grand aunt.

Charlotte was born on 10 Mar 1872 in Neukirchen Kreis Osterberg, Germany to August F. Nachtigall (1833-1890) and Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927).  Charlotte was the sixth of nine children:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Herman Fredrec (my 3rd great grandfather; 1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Nachtigall (1874-1874)
• Louise B. (1874)
• Albert Carl (1876-1941)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

I have no record of Charlotte marrying or having any children.

Charlotte died on 22 Jan 1937 at age 64.  Charlotte is buried at the Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.

2016 Ancestor #9 - Elizabeth L. Carrico

Elizabeth is my 3rd great grand aunt.

Elizabeth L. Carrico was born on 20 Apr 1829 in Sullivan County, Indiana to Josiah Carrico (1803-1871) and Jane Williams (1810-1882).  Elizabeth was the oldest of eight children:

• John R. (1832-1864)
• Nancy Ann (1833-1901)
• Josephus Cyrus (1837-1908)
• Isaac Owen (1842-1864)
• Mary Jane (or Ann) (1844-?)
• Martha Ann (1846-1921)
• Basil Jordan (my 3rd great grandfather; 1848-1926)

Elizabeth married John White (1823-1900) in 1847.  They had three children:

• Sabrina (1854-?)
• Fletcher (1862-?)
• James W. (1870)

The 1880 census has Elizabeth and family living in Franklin, Indiana.  According to the 1900 census, Elizabeth was widowed living in Mineral Wells, Texas. No known death date for Elizabeth.

2016 Ancestor #8 - Carrie M. Green

Carrie is my 3rd great grand aunt.

Carrie M. was born in Aug 1866 in Avon, Wisconsin to John Jacob Green (1826-1892) and Louisa Alvira Babcock (1830-1893).  Carrie was the ninth of eleven children:

• Mary Louisa (1848-1911)
• George McCoy (my 3rd great grandfather; 1850-1922)
• Alice J. (1852-1921)
• Melissa A. (1853-1936)
• Harriet Zeletta (1856-1914)
• Isaac Sanborn (1858-1915)
• William Oscar (1850-1921)
• Elmer (1861-?)
• Frank Burton (1868-1936)
• Edmond John (1872-1935)

Carrie married George F. Donyes (1862-1921) on 25 Mar 1883 in Green County, Wisconsin.  They had two children:

• Jesse Nelson (1893-1975)
• Dorothy (1903-1943)

Carrie and family spent time living in Durand, Illinois.  After George's death, Carrie was living in Waukesha, Wisconsin according to the 1930 census.  

Carrie died on 14 Aug 1938 at age 72 in Los Angeles, California.

2016 Ancestor #7 - Robert E. McNeal

Robert is my 4th great grandfather.

Robert E. McNeal was born on 04 Jul 1821 in Harrisburg, Indiana.  Robert's parents are unknown.

Robert married Elizabeth Ann Stamm (1826-1915) on 19 Mar 1843 in Fayette County, Indiana.  They had nine children:

• James (1839-1845)
• John M. (1844-1870)
• Angeline (1847-1933)
• Mary Elizabeth (1850-1938)
• George (1856-1874)
• Sophia (1856-1857)
• Charles Daniel (1858-1937)
• Anthony Ellsworth (1859-1927)
• Kathryn (1862-1945)

Robert died on 27 Feb 1894 in Byron, Illinois at age 72.

2016 Ancestor #6 - Otto Frederick Nachtigall

Otto is my 2nd great grand uncle.

Otto Frederick Nachtigall was born on 01 Nov 1869 in Germany to August F. Nachtigall (1833-1890) and Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927).  Otto had nine siblings:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Herman Fredrec (my 2nd great grandfather; 1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• Unknown (1874)
• Louise B. (1874)
• Albert Carl (1876-1941)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

Otto arrived in the states in 1878.

Otto first married to Ida May Bescler (1869-?) on 21 Dec 1896 in Wheaton, Illinois.  They had one child together:

• Louis Francis Nightingale (changed his last name; 1897-1943)

Otto married Anna Teresia (or Theresa) Quist.  Anna is also my 2nd great grand aunt, so Otto and Anna are in some fashion are related to each other (2nd or 3rd cousins?, I'm not good at figuring that out in my head).  Otto and Anna were married on 18 Jul 1904.  Otto and Anna had six children:

• Grace Marie (1905-1960)
• Alice Bernice (1906-?)
• Ruth Esther (1908-1997)
• Roy Otto (1911-1994)
• Marion Charlotte (1915-2004)
• Gladys (1922-1997)

Otto died on 19 Nov 1949 at age 80.  Otto is buried at Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.

2016 Ancestor #5 - Maude Esta Carrico

Maude is my 2nd great aunt.

Maude Esta Carrico was born in Pineville, Arkansas on 16 Jun 1887 to Basil Jordan Carrico (1848-1926) and Margaret Susan Riley (1852-1940).  Maude was the youngest of six children:

• Arminda Jane (1871-1960)
• Josiah Converse (my 2nd great grandfather; 1873-1957)
• Lewis Harrison (1875-1876)
• Herbert Decature (1877-1969)
• Anna Mae (1880-1971)

Maude married Oscar J. Randolph.  They had two daughters together.

Maude died on 14 Aug 1963 in Yakima, Washington at age 76.

2016 Ancestor #4 - William Oscar Green

William is my 3rd great uncle.

William Oscar Green was born on 15 Dec 1859 in Avon, Wisconsin to John Jacob Green (1826-1892) and Louisa Alvira Babcock (1830-1893).  William had ten siblings:

• Mary Louisa (1848-1911)
• George McCoy (my 3rd great grandfather; 1850-1922)
• Alice J. (1852-1921)
• Melissa A. (1853-1936)
• Harriet Zeletta (1856-1914)
• Isaac Sanborn (1858-1915)
• Elmer (1861-?)
• Carrie M. (1866-1938)
• Frank Burton (1868-1936)
• Edmond John (1872-1935)

William married Louisa Evans (1866-1951) on 23 Dec 1886 in Rock County, Wisconsin.  They had two children:

• Maude E. (1888-1966)
• Gerald William (1895-1965)

William died on 18 Dec 1921 at age 62.  William is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

2016 Ancestor #3 - Ida Gladys McNeal

Ida is my 2nd great grand aunt.

Ida Gladys McNeal was born on 14 Jan 1899 in Illinois to Charles Daniel McNeal (1858-1937) and Mary Louisa Alfred (1858-1941).  Ida was the youngest of thirteen:

• Sarah Evelyn (1879-1880)
• Cora May (1881-1959)
• Clara Eliya (1882-1976)
• Mary Olive (1883-1966)
• Bertha (1884-1973)
• Bessie (1884-1934)
• Kate Effie (1887-?)
• Glenna Hanney (1889-1959)
• Lucy Charlotte (1890-1972)
• Robert Elsworth (1894-1896)
• Hubbard Elmer (1894-1975)
• Ernest Ralph (my 2nd great grandfather; 1896-1968)

Ida married Carl W. Benson and had two sons with him.

Ida died on 29 Nov 1966 at age 67 in Santa Clara, California.

2016 Ancestor #2 - August B. Nachtigall

August is my 3rd great grand uncle.

August B. was born on 24 Oct 1864 in Neukirchen, Germany to August F. Nachtigall (1833-1890) and Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927).  August was the second of ten children:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• Herman Fredrec (my 3rd great grandfather; 1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• Unknown (1874)
• Louise B. (1874)
• Albert Carl (1876-1941)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

August married Elizabeth Miller.  Some of the census note August being married to an Alice.  By the 1880's census August is living in the US in Milton, Illinois.

August died on 16 Aug 1848 at age 83.

2016 Ancestor #1 - Anna Mae Carrico

Anna Mae is my 2nd great aunt.

Anna in 1898.

Anna Mae Carrico was born on 04 Jun 1880 in Wild Cherry, Arkansas to Basil Jordan Carrico (1848-1926) and Margaret Susan Riley (1852-1940).  Anna is five siblings:

• Arminda Jane (1871-1960)
• Josiah Converse (my 2nd great grandfather; 1873-1957)
• Lewis Harrison (1875-1876)
• Herbert Decature (1877-1969)
• Maude Esta (1887-1963)

Anna married William Henry Wilkerson (1882-1948) on 31 Aug 1902 in Beaty, Arkansas.  They had eight children together:

• James Wylie (1903-1985)
• John Basil (1904-1997)
• Lillian Mae (1906-1981)
• Clifford Homer (1908-1979)
• William Henry (1910-1999)
• Lemora (1912-?)
• Panzie (1918-?)
• Martha Margaret (1928-2007)

It appears Anna lived her whole life in Arkansas.  The 1910 census has Anna living in Apple Glenn and the 1920, 1930 and 1940 census she is living in Mount Vernon.

Anna died on 10 Jun 1971 at age 91 in Bentonville, Arkansas.  Anna is buried at Buttram Chapel Cemetery in Pea Ridge, Arkansas.