Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (1)
Name: Francis A[lexander] R Patton
Spouse: Rosand [sic-R(ose)] Bill [sic-Bell]
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1833
Marriage County: Knox
Marriage State: Tennessee

Children:
i.  Horace Flavius Patton  b. 1838 Monroe County, Tennessee  d. 1920 (2) probably Knox County, Tennessee  m. (1) Mary E. Cleveland (2) Nancy Amanda Unknown
ii.  Mary Adaline Patton  b. abt 1840 Monroe County, Tennessee (1870 Census)  d. 1872 m. Charles L. Owen

Notes:
1) Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
2) Blomquist, Ann K.; Taylors and Tates of the South (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore  1993) p. 359

Amanda Ann Taylor married (2) Thomas L. Brickell 3 Jan 1850 Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee (2)

Andreas was christened at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Bruchsal, Baden. (1) (geolocation 42 deg., 7' 6.74"N; 8 deg., 35' 32.58"E) Bruchsal was a Catholic enclave in the Protestant state of Baden and was ruled by the Prince-Bishop of Speyer.
In 1995 I visited Bruchsal and spoke with Jon Sontag, a local resident, who had researched the family. He stated that Andreas worked for the railroad in Freiburg and returned to Bruchsal in 1843. Andreas' brother, Johann Adam Kernberger, apparently lived in Herdern, a suburb of Freiburg, and had at least two children born there. Andreas probably worked as a stone cutter in Bruchsal, since that is listed as his occupation when he emigrated to the U.S. He further stated that Andreas and his family lived on Frohndberg Strasse (geolocation 49 deg., 7' 18.27"N; 8 deg., 35' 50.58"E), which is very near St. Paul's Church. The original house was destroyed in the bombing of Bruchsal by Allied forces in World War II and the site is currently occupied by a residential garage. Soon after his return to Bruchsal he married Franziska Willwerth on 15 Apr 1843 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Bruchsal (3) (geolocation 49 deg., 7' 15.21"N; 8 deg., 36' 11.89"E).
The Revolution of 1848 convulsed the Rhineland. After it was crushed by Prussia, many people from the area fled or emigrated. Andreas Kernberger was probably among those. What we know is that he was issued a passport on 23 October 1850 in Bruchsal. (4) He traveled without his family, leaving Rotterdam on the Leila and arriving in New York on 12 Feb 1851. (5)
It appears that he went immediately to Boston. At the time of his enlistment in the Civil War in 1861 and at his death in 1864, his address was listed as 1 Castle Street. This is located at the current intersection of East Castle Street and Harrison Street (geolocation 42 deg., 20' 46"N; 71 deg., 3' 47.5") near the current intersection of I-90 and I-93. Apparently, nothing is left of the original building. According to the 1867 Sanborn map, it was a blacksmith's shop. His wife and four children joined him there in 1851. It is unclear if he continued to work as a stone cutter. His profession at the time of his enlistment in 1861 was painter. They were members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, now called Holy Trinity (German) Catholic Church, 140 Shawmut Ave., Boston http://www.holytrinitygerman.org/. It is located only a couple of blocks from the Kernberger's residence.  New England Ancestors (Spring 2007 pp. 20-33) has several articles on the German community in Boston and New England.
His service record in the Civil War follows:
Andreas Kernberger enlisted in Captain A.R. Curtis' Company (C) (formerly Captain Ferdinand Dreher's Co.) of the Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at Camp Massasoit on 21 Aug 1861 for three years. He was 5' 7" with brown eyes and dark hair and was a painter by profession. He lied about his age saying that he was born in 1823. In October 1861, he was a cook for General Landers. In December 1861 he was the company cook. He was under arrest 1/25-2/28/1862. He was discharged at Falmouth, Virginia on 17 Mar 1863 because of "Rheumatism and Varicose Veins." The Certificate of Disability for Discharge shows him discharged from Company C of the 20th on March 26, 1863, Major General (Darius) Couch commanding the 2nd Corps.
These bare details provide a fruitful basis for speculating on the details of Andreas Kernberger's life immediately before and during the Civil War. Their two excellent books on the 20th Mass, Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War (6) and the regimental history, George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. (7) With these and other sources a much more detailed picture can be painted.  A movie, "Shot to Pieces," on the career of William Francis Bartlett, features his time in the 20th Mass from 10 Jul 1861 to 12 Nov 1862.
Company C was composed almost entirely of German immigrants recruited through the Boston Turnverien. The Turnveriens were nominally athletic societies, but also hotbeds of liberal political ideas. The original company captain, Dreher, was from Baden, and was a refugee from the crushing of the Revolution, as were many other company members. In January 1861 Dreher provided part of a bodyguard for abolitionist Wendell Phillips made up of emigrant Germans (Miller, p. 13). Two of Andreas' sons joined the 20th Mass before him, William on July 18 (Bruce, p. 466) and Adolph on July 26 (Bruce, p. 464).  His third son, Frank joined the 56th Mass in 1864, showing an extraordinary level of commitment to the Union cause by this family.
The 20th Mass was stationed at first Camp Benton near Edwards Ferry, Maryland. The first action for the regiment was at Ball's Bluff on 21 Oct 1861. The action was a disaster for the regiment, but none of the Kernbergers were casualties. Andreas may not have participated, since he was a cook for the brigade commander, General Lander. In the period after Ball's Bluff there was periodic tension between regiment's German soldiers and some of the regiment's officers over the treatment of escaped slaves, whom the officers ordered be returned to their owners. Friction continued between the native American officers and the German emigrants. It is not known if Andreas' arrest for a month was related to this.
The regiment was then part of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign April-June, 1862. The 20th fought at Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Allen's Farm, Savage Station and Glendale. Again the Kernbergers escaped unscathed.
The 20th was withdrawn from the Peninsula with the rest of the Army of the Potomac. On 17 Sep 1862 it faced the Confederates again at Antietam. The 20th was part of the attack of Second Corps under General Sumner into the West Woods. The force was ambushed in the woods by a large Confederate force and decimated. The 20th managed to maintain its unit cohesion, but lost about a quarter of its soldiers and stumbled back out of the battle. The Kernbergers were uninjured.
After Antietam, the Army of the Potomac shifted to the area near Fredericksburg, Virginia.  The 20th was involved in another brutal battle as the Army of the Potomac crossed the river to capture Fredericksburg and attack the Confederates on Maryes Heights behind it.  The 20th was assigned the task of clearing Caroline Street on December 11.  It succeeded despite heavy casualties, only to be sent against Maryes Heights the next day where it suffered further.  Captain Dreher was mortally wounded, but all three Kernbergers survived.
Andreas was discharged on 26 Mar 1863 for "Reumatism and Varicose Veins," he was about 49 years old.
Andreas returned home to Boston and died of "Apoplexy," (8) probably a heart attack.

Notes:
1) LDS Film 1051227 Kirchenbuch, 1792-1823  Katholische Kirche Sankt Paul, Bruchsal (Baden)
2) Robert Flood  Also Massachusetts Vital Records, New England Ancestors < http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/mass_bmd/sid_dispatch.asp?downstat=1&img=58.sid&page=1&vol=176&pn=58&nav_type=view&yr=18643/6/06
3) Pension application of Franziska Kernberger quoted by Robert Flood. No marriage certificate has been found in Bruchsal, Johlingen or Herdern. They may have been married in Freiburg, were he was working at the time.
4) Nora Hope
5) Germans to America, Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports,  1850-1855, Vol. I, p. 409
6) Miller, Richard F.; Harvard's Civil War (University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH 2005)
7) Bruce, George A.; The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Cambridge, rep. Butternet and Blue, Baltimore 1988)
8) Massachusetts Vital Records, New England Ancestors < http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/mass_bmd/sid_dispatch.asp?downstat=1&img=58.sid&page=1&vol=176&pn=58&nav_type=view&yr=18643/6/06

Married 15 Apr 1843 St. Peter's Church, Bruchsal, Baden, Germany

In her passport issued 14 Apr 1851 she gave her age as 40 and her birthplace as Bruchsal.  In the 1870 Census she gave her age as 60.  She gave her birth date as Jul 1810 in the 1900.  Her age at death 22 Mar 1906 was given as 97 years, 7 months, 22 days and is probably incorrect.  One more hint about her family is the fact that a Elisabeth Willwerth of Johlingen is said to have been a witness to the baptism of Franziska's son, Adolph Adam [I have not found the original record].  Johlingen is just south of Bruchsal (geolocation 49 deg., 1' 51.55"N; 8 deg., 34' 33.02"E).  The International Genealogical Index  (IGI)(1) records a christening of a Franziska Barbara Willwerth on 5 Aug 1810 in the Catholic Church of Johlingen with parents Michael Willwerth and Barbara Enis.  I believe this is Franziska.  Additional confirmation is found in the 1870 Census.
In the 1870 Census, a Frances Kernberger, born Baden, keeping house, age 60, is shown in Ward 10, Dwelling 164, Family 2363 in Chicago with children Frank and [Magda]Lena.  In the same dwelling is Family 2364, whose head is Rosalin [sic] Fels, age 51, keeping house, and three sons, William, Eugene and Constance.  The IGI shows a Rosina Willwerth christened in Johlingen, daughter of Johann Michael Willwerth and Barbara Eniss, marrying Franz Adam Fels, who died in 1860 in Germany, by whom she had three children, Wilhelm, Eugen and Constantin.  It appears that Rosina migrated to the U.S. to live with her sister after the death of her husband.
Next door is Sebastian Willwerth, age 45, born Baden and his family.  The IGI shows Sebastian Willwerth christened 13 Jan 1825 at the Catholic Church in Johlingen with parents Michel [sic] Willwerth and mother Catharina Barbara Eniss [sic].  In 1874 Sebastian was living at  231 Maplewood, Cook County, 1874" (3) (231 N. Maplewood 41.88478N; 87.69020W  231 S. Maplewood 41.87881N; 87.69027W)  Probably S. Maplewood as that is closer to the area around Van Buren where Frank Kernberger later lived.
Translation of passport from pension files:
Grand Duchy Baden
District Middle Rhine  Circuit Bruchsal
Personal Description:  Age, 40 years; Height, 4'7"; Shape, heavy set; Face Long-healthy color; Hair, brown; Forehead, high; Eyebrows, black; Nose, Mouth, Beard, Ordinary; Chin, round; Teeth, faulty; Married, yes...
The wife of Andreas Kernberger and 4 children, viz:  Wilhelm, 7, Adolf, 5, Franz, 2, years, Magdalena, 8 months old
born and residing at Bruchsal
who travel to America, by way of the Netherlands with the intention of emigrating...
This pass is made upon presentation of a ship contract for passage and proof of possession of 300 florins.
Given at Bruchsal April 14, 1851
Franziska first went to Boston to live with her husband.  Sometime after the Civil War, but before 1867, when her son Adolf married in Chicago, the family moved to Chicago.  They were living there when the Great Chicago Fire happened in 1871. The Chicago Fire burned the eastern halves of Ward 10, where Frances lived, and Ward 11, where her son, Adolf, lived. I have been unable to ascertain whether their residences were burned.

Children:
i. William Kernberger  b. 1844  Bruchsal, Baden, Germany  d. 10 Sep 1894 San Francisco, California  m. Catherine Kennedy  Changed name to William Bartlett.
ii.  Adolph Adam Kernberger go to Adolph Adam Kernberger b. 17 Jun 1845 Bruchsal, Baden, Germany  d. 18 Aug 1935 Veteran's Administration Hospital, Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida m. (1) Mary Hengel (2) Emma May Fisher
iii.  Frank Kernberger  b. 1849 Bruchsal, Baden, Germany  d. 4 Jan 1893 Chicago, Illinois m. Elizabeth Heinberg
iv.  Magdalena Kernberger  b. Sep 1850 Bruchsal, Baden, Germany  d. aft 11 Jun 1900  m. Unknown Kramer

Notes:
1) International Genealogical Index, LDS Film 1052127, Kirchenbuch, 1640-1900 Katholische Kirche Jöhlingen (A. Durlach)
2) Death certificate quoted by Robert Flood
3) Nora Hope, probably quoting a Chicago directory.

Frank was part of a very large emigration from Luxembourg to America in the 19th century. See Luxembourg Emigration for further background. According to Leonora Mulock, he migrated to the United States with his family in 1847 aboard the bark Louis from Antwerp to New York., arriving on 13 Sep 1847. (4)  Traveling with him were his wife Margaretha, his children Frank, Anna Maria, Catherina, Eva, Anna, Maria and his brother, Peter.  The path of the family's migration appears to have been up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal at Troy and then across Upstate New York to Buffalo, where his daughter, Maria, was born. (5)  The family would then have proceeded down the Great Lakes to Port Washington.
He first appears in Ozaukee County in 1848, when he was the entryman (first purchaser) of two 40 acre parcels (geolocations 43 deg. 29' 49.97"N 87 deg. 47' 48.47"W & 43 deg. 31' 36.93"N 87 deg. 48' 14.24W"). (6)
In the 1850 Census he is living in Belgium:
1850 Census Belgium, Ozaukee County [From Ozaukee County USGenWeb page]
page 75B  Line 10  Dwelling 1258
Hangel [sic] Francis 42 M Farmer $800 Germany [sic - Luxembourg]
   Marg't 42 F   Germany [sic - Luxembourg]
  Frances 16 [Frank, Franz] M Farmer  Germany  Attended School
  Anna M. 14 [Anna Maria] F   Germany  Attended School
  Catherine 12 F   Germany  Attended School
  Efan 10 [Eva] F   Germany  Attended School
  Anna 8 F   Germany
  Mary 6 [Mary L.] F   Germany
  Mary 3 [Maria] F   Wisconsin [Family came to the U.S. in April 1847. Actually born in Buffalo.(5)]
  Mary 1 [Maria Anna] F   Wisconsin
In 1858 he purchased 40 acres in Section 25 (geolocation 43 deg. 27' 49.95"N 87 deg. 48' 24.31"W). (6) In that year Franz was naturalized as a U.S. citizen. Naturalized on the same day was a John Hengel, probably a brother, although I have found no other record of him. Franz was a witness at John's naturalization. He had apparently been admitted to the U.S. as "John Decker."(7)(8)
The last record of Franz in Belgium, Wisconsin is the 1870 Census.
He traveled to Alton with his wife. She died there, but I have been unable to find the date and place of his death. He probably went on to live with his son, Frank, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and died there.

Notes:
1) Mulock, Lenora; The Hengel Families 1997 p. 5
2) Registres de l'état civil de Weiler-la-Tour (Luxembourg), 1796-1923 Tables décennales 1802-1892 -- Naissances 1796-1890 FHL INTL Film 1792166 Items 3 - 4
3) Luxembourg Gazette, May 4, 1886
4) National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5) Marriage Certificate of Maria Hengel in Ozaukee County Marriage Certificates Book 6, p. 626
6) Federal Land Patents, Bureau of Land Management < www.glorecords.blm.gov 12/30/05
7) Naturalizations, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; cop. by Bev Hetzel p. 20
8) Ozaukee County, Clerk of Courts, Naturalization Records 1847-1906; Naturalization Records 1847-1906; Certificates, vols. 1-5, Declarations, vol. 1; Ozaukee Series 11, Reel 3; Vol. 1, p. 197-8

Married 29 Jan 1834 Weiler-la-Tour, Luxembourg (1)

Her obituary was published in the Luxembourg Gazette May 4, 1886. (Translation) "Through Mr. John Delles elder that is well known to the town of Belgium, Mrs. Franz Hengel on Sunday in Iowa, in the family of Nic. Ludovise. Franz Hengel and his Mrs. travel for 6 weeks from the town of Belgium, where they lived for 40 long years, to live shortly with their son in Dakota. They had an opportunity to journey out to visit her Ludovise. The death was sudden and the 78 year old Mrs. Hengel has read her journey forward. May she rest in peace. (1)

Children (1):
i. Francis Hengel, b. 29 Apr 1834 Hassel, Luxembourg m. Elizabeth Delles Both died after the 1900 Census.
ii. Anna Maria Hengel, b. 30 Dec 1835 Hassel, Luxembourg d. 2 Jul 1884
iii. Catherine Hengel, b. 22 May 1837 Hassel, Luxembourg d. 15 Nov 1923 Alton, Sioux County, Iowa (2)
iv. Margaretha Hengel, b. 22 May 1837 Hassel, Luxembourg m. Peter Delles
v. Eva Hengel, b. 28 Jul 1839 Hassel, Luxembourg d. Mar 1912.
vi. Anna Hengel, b. 8 Aug 1841 in Hassel, Luxembourg d. aft 1900 She married ________ Reis.
This could be the Anna Reis of Washington mentioned in the will of uncle Peter Hengel (1900).
vii. Nicholas Hengel, born 12 Dec 1843 in Hassel, Luxembourg, died 12 Dec 1843 in Hassel, Luxembourg.
viii. Mary L. Hengel go to Mary L. Hengel b. 10 Dec 1844 Hassel, Luxembourg d. 26 Aug 1898. Chicago, Illinois m. Adolph Adam Kernberger
ix. Maria Hengel, b. Jun 1847 Buffalo, Erie County, New York d. 2 April 1916 Chicago, Illinois m. Michael Wiltgen (3)
x. Maria Anna Hengel, b. 1849 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin m. J.C. Laveeney

Notes:
1) Mulock, Lenora; The Hengel Families 1997 p. 5
2) Cemetery index: HEIDEMAN through HENNINK: Sioux County, IA GenWeb < http://www.rootsweb.com/~iasioux/cemetery/cem_heideman.htm 10/24/06 and Cemetery List
3) Marriage Certificates, Book 6, Ozaukee County, WI, p. 626.

On his son's wedding certificate, his name is written "Onufris Leary". Apparently he was named for an Egyptian saint, Saint Onuphrius, who also gave his name to the famous nuclear power station near San Diego, San Onofre. Since his son's birthplace is listed as Cork in that marriage certificate, I assume he was born there, as well. I assume he died before the marriage because he is not listed as a witness. I have found no record of him in London.

Married

I assume that the "Margarita Leary," who is a witness at the marriage of Jeremiah is his mother. Jeremiah also named one of his daughters Margaret.

Children :
i.  Jeremiah O'Leary  go to Jeremiah O'Leary b. abt. 1836 County Cork, Ireland  d. 13 Nov 1901 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

The only record I have of him is from his daughter, Mary's, wedding certificate.  I have no record of his wife.  In addition to Mary, he may have had a daughter named Johanna.  Johanna (Joannes) Cahill was a witness at the marriage of Jeremiah O'Leary and Mary Hurley.  John (Johanes) Cahill was a godfather of Jeremiah and Mary's daughter, Ellen.  I also found a John and Johanna Cahill in the 1861 census in London.  They were both born in County Kerry, as was Mary.

Children:
i.  Johanna Hurley  b.abt 1831 County Kerry, Ireland  d. aft 1861  m. John Cahill
ii.  Mary Hurley  go to Mary Hurley b. abt. 1839 County Kerry, Ireland  d. aft 1881  m. Jeremiah O'Leary

Family bible record states: "Salmon Merriman Place of Birth New York State; Date of Birth 1803; Date of Marriage Sept. 18, 1827"
I have not been able to prove his parentage.  Based on a number of indirect pieces of evidence, I believe that his father was Benoni and his mother was Lydia Squires.
1) Hughes & Allied Familes (1) states that he was born in Otisco, Onondaga County, New York.
2) The family bible record states he was born in 1803.
3) Charles Merriman and many members of his family, including Benoni, moved to Onondaga County, sometime before the birth of Charles' son Elisha in 1793.  In 1794, Charles was elected as one of Manlius Township's Commissioners of Roads.  He and Benoni are listed in the 1800 Census in Manlius.
4) The 1810 Census lists Benoni, Charles and Zephany Merriman in Otisco.
5) It seems very likely that Joel, born 1799, was the last child of Rachel (Cowles) and Charles.  At that time, Rachel was 42 years old.  She is unlikely to have given birth in 1803 at age 45.
6) Zephany's wife, Rachel Plumb, was born in 1790, and so is exceedingly unlikely to have given birth in 1803.
7) Benoni's wife's name was Lydia, as is shown by cemetery records.  I have surmised that her surname was Squires because they gave that as a middle name to Salmon.
8) The first child of Charles Johnson Merriman, brother of Benoni and a resident of Otisco, was born in 1808.
On June 15, 1802, administration of the estate of Salmon Squires of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York was granted to Betsey Squires et al. (2)  He is undoubtedly the person for whom Salmon was named.  I do not know his relationship to Salmon Merriman, if any.
Appointed Postmaster of Christian Hollow, County and State of New York on 21 February 1828.  It appears that this post office was located in Onondaga County, New York, near Cardiff.  The post office closed in 1830.  Salmon earned $5.13 from the job in 1830. (3)  I have a photocopy of the appointment.  Its date would imply that Salmon was a Whig, appointed just before Andrew Jackson, a Democrat, became President.
"After 1825 Christian Hollow's rise to prominence was steady and pronounced.  We have noticed that Pompey West Hill's maturity as a seat of commerce was recognized by the creation of a post office in 1816.  So it was to be with Christian Hollow.  A post office under that name was established February 5, 1828 with Salmon S. Merriman as postmaster.  But after two years Federal postal authorities requested that the hamlet have a new name...  When a new name for Christian Hollow was sought, Mr. Spencer proposed "Cardiff" in honor of that city of his homeland.  So it was that on January 15, 1830 Cardiff was born."(4)
According to Hughes and Allied Families (1), he and his wife moved to Syracuse in 1829.  From there the family moved to Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York in 1837.
According to the will of Nathan Munro, he was residing in Mobile, Alabama in December 1839.(5)
However, the 1840 Census shows him in Elbridge, with his wife, children DeForest, Almerin and Louise and mother-in-law, Martha (Cody) Bowen.
Hughes & Allied Families (4), continues with the following:  "[They removed] on account of his declining health, to Gainesville, Alabama, where he died the same year at the age of forty-one.  He was a merchant by occupation."  His death led to a long series of legal proceedings in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama.  These proceedings show that he owned land in Kemper County, Mississippi and a house in Gainesville.  He also had extensive connections with merchants in New York and Massachusetts. (6)

Notes:
1) Hughes & Allied Families (1877) p. 193-4
2)  Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835  www.newenglandancestors.org
3) Historian's Office, Post Office
4) Lafayette, N.Y., A History of the Town and Its People, J.Roy Dodge; c. 1975, Library of Congress No. 75-33434; Pub. Manlius Publishing Corp., Fayettesville, N.Y. 13066
5)  www.newenglandancestors.org
6) Sumter County, Alabama Orphans Court record photocopied by Joseph Stegall

Married  18 Sep 1827 New York (1)

"Laura Bowen, born Marcellus, in 1800: was the youngest member of her father's family, and like the others, labored under the disadvantage of passing her childhood and youth in a new country where educational facilites were limited.  At the age of twenty-five she married George Clark, who died about six months afterwards.  They had no children.
In 1827 she married Salmon Squires Merriman, of Otisco, New York...   She now resides with her son Almerin, at Grass Lake, Michigan: is in good health and full possession of her mental and physical powers, writes a good hand and a vigorous and excellent letter." (2)
On Mar 12, 1843:
"The following persons were received into communion of this church upon examination, viz Mrs. Merriman and Miss Lucy Martin Bliss."
    On Mar 27, 1843:
        "Mrs. L. B. Merriman received a dismission for herself as a member in full communion and good standing, and for her children Almerican (sp?) [Almerin] and de Forest to connect themselves with the church in Elbridge, New York." (4)
This would seem to indicate that she returned to Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York after the death of Salmon and before moving to Michigan.
"November 1, 1846...  [Admitted to the First Congregational Church of Jackson] Merriman, Mrs. L. B. by Letter from Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, [Sumter County, west central] Alabama...
Merriman, Miss Louisa by P of F Dis by L June 3, 1851" (5)
She petitioned for the guardianship of two of her minor children, Almerin B. Merriman, age 19 and De Forrest (De Forest) H., age 13.  She stated that they were residents of Jackson and were sons of Salmon S. Merriman (Gainesville, Alabama).  She was appointed guardian on January 2, 1851 with a bond worth $1500 placed by "D. T. Merriman".  The judge was O.W. Bennett. (6)
Denman T. Merriman is a neighbor of Laura in the 1850 Census in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan.  Denman is the son of Salmon's uncle, Titus.
In the 1860 and 1870 Census she is living with her son, Almerin, in Grass Lake.
"Died -- At the home of her son, A. B. Merriman, on Friday evening, Feb. 4th 1887, Mrs. L. B. Merriman, aged nearly eighty-seven years.  Mrs. Merriman had been ill for a year past.  Funeral services were conducted at the residence on Sunday, February 6th, by Rev. J. M. Kerridge.  Interment took place at the West Cemetery.  The morning and noontide had passed and in the evening of her life she sank peacefully to her rest."(3)

Children :
i. Louisa Dotia Merriman b. 18 Sep 1828 Lafayette, Onondaga County, New York  d. aft 1920 Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan  m. John Kief (or O'Kief)
ii. Almerin Bowen Merriman  go to Almerin Bowen Merriman  b. 13 Nov 1830 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York  d. 26 Feb 1904 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California m. Louisa Quick
iii. Charlotte Lawrence Merriman  b. 1833 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York  d. 1838 Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York
iv. DeForest H. Merriman  b. 1838 Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York  d. 6 Jun 1853 Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan

"Abraham Quick, was born in New Jersey, in 1802, a son of one Jacob Quick, who was also a native of that State. He spent the early part of his life there, but removed to New York with his family in 1819, going thither with teams, and was an early settler of Tompkins County. He bought a tract of wild land in the town[ship] of Ulysses [north of Ithaca on the west side of Cayuga Lake. Trumansburg is the main town.], and improved it into a farm, which remained his residence until 1835 [probably 1831, see below], when he once again became a pioneer, seeking fresh fields in the Territory of Michigan. He located in Grass Lake Township among its early settlers, and buying a tract of eighty acres of land, developed it into a farm, and there remainder of his life was quietly passed. The father of our subject was married in Tompkins County, and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he followed in the State of New York until 1831 [sic], when he too, became a pioneer. He started from his old home, accompanied by his wife and three children, and went as far as Cayuga Lake with a team, and there embarked on a boat in Erie Canal for Buffalo, whence he came by lake to Detroit, and, leaving his family in a hotel in that city, he walked from there through the woods and swamps to Grass Lake. Being pleased with the beauty and apparent fertility of the country, he resolved to locate in that place, and procuring an ox-team, he returned to Detroit for his family. He had no money to invest in Government land, but finding a shelter for his family in a log cabin belonging to his brother-in-law, he engaged in mechanical work of various kinds, being a natural genius in that line, and at the same time proficient in the trades of cooper, carpenter and cabinet maker. For two or years he was profitably employed in making fanning mills, and carefully saving his earnings, he finally gathered together enough money to enter a tract of Government land in Leoni Township. He built a good frame house thereon, and then devoted the most of his time to his trade, hiring others to do his farm work. He was a resident of this township until his death June 3, 1867, and his name will ever occupy an honorable position among those of the brave, resolute, efficient pioneers who laid the foundations of the present prosperity of Leoni. The maiden name of his wife was Charity Richey...
There were nine children born to the parents of our subject, of whom the following five were reared to maturity: our subject, William, Louisa, Adelia and Mahala. The latter is dead. Louisa is the wife of A.B. Merriman; Adelia married Evander Holloway." (3)
"In 1834 a Mr. Abram Quick found employment in making fanning mills, the first made in the country. The setlers by this time raising crops, made quite a large local demand for these grain separators." (4)
"1825 Census Township of Ulysses, County of Tompkins, New York
Quick, Abraham
There were 2 males in the family including its head
1 female in family including its head
1 male subject to military duty 18-45 years
1 male person qualified to vote for state and county officers
1 married female under 45 years
There was a male birth in the previous year. [This person is obviously Isaac Chauncey Quick (see above)." (5)
Patentee: Abraham Quick State: MI 80 acres Issue Date: 8/18/1837 Authority: Sale-Cash Entry Doc.# 25045
W1/2NE Sec. 26 Twp. 2-S Range 1-E Michigan-Toledo Strip Jackson County(6)
He is present in the 1840 Census (as Abram Quick) in Leoni Township, Jackson County, Michigan with one boy between 5 & 10 (William), one boy between 15 & 20 (Isaac), one man between 30 & 40 (Abram or Abraham), 2 girls under 5 (Louisa and Adelia) and one women between 30 & 40 (Charity).
1850 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan
Abram Quick  age 47  m  Carpenter  real estate $1000  b NJ
Charity  45  f          "
Isaac   25  m  Farmer                        b NY
William          16  m  Farmer                        b MI
Louisa           14  f                                  "
Adelia           11  f                                  "
Caroline          6  f                                  "
His property is shown on an 1858 platt of Leoni Township, Jackson County, Michigan. It is in section 26, the same section as A[lmerin] B[owen] Merriman, his son-in-law. We drove to the location (the roads and swamps are in exactly the same place). The current address of the house which occupies the site (not Abraham's original house) is 7690 Greenwood Road (geolocation 42 deg. 16' 10.38"N; 84 deg. 16' 32.07"W). Next to the house is a barn with an old stone foundation which may be original.
Series: M653 Roll: 547 Page: 344
Surname   GivenName     Age  Sex   Race   Birthplace   State   County     Location      Year
QUICK     ABRAHAM     58    M     W        NY         MI     JACKSON   IONIA[sic-Leoni] 1860
Abraham Quick age 58 Farmer Real Estate $5680 Personal Estate $703 b NY [sic]
Charity   "       56                                               b "  [sic]
Isaiah [sic-Isaac] 35 Farm Laborer                                 b NY
Lucy[wife of Isaac] 32                                             b "
William   "        25                                              b Mich
Catherine "        22                                              b "
Mahala    "        16                                              b "
Daniel W Roshel [???  Richey?] age 60                              b NJ
I found his tombstone next to that of his wife in the Leoni Cemetery. It says that he died June 3, 1867 at the age of 64 years, 10 months and 11 days.

Notes:
1) Quick Genealogy, p. 158
2) Jackson County, USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mijackso/cemleoni.htm 6/7/07 & International Genealogical Index (LDS Film 170713)
3) Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan (Chapman Bros., Chicago 1890) p. 364
4) Haney, Bill; From Spirit Lake to Goose Lake: A Bridge Over Time (The New Press, Grass Lake 1971)
5) Letter from Marion Hoffmire
6) Federal Land Patents, Bureau of Land Management www.glorecords.blm.gov 12/30/05
TRS Data Locater http://www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html

Married bef. 1825 Tompkins County, New York

"The maiden name of his [Abraham Quick's] wife was Charity Richey, and she was born in New Jersey, a daughter of Lawrence Richey, a pioneer of Tompkins County. Her death occured in Leoni Township. Her sister, Nancy Richey, who came to Michigan with the family, was the first school-teacher, and she and her husband were the first couple married in Grass Lake Township." (1)
In the 1870 Census she is living with her son Isaac Chauncy Quick.
I found her tombstone in the Leoni Cemetery next to her husband. It says that she died August 19, 1871 at the age of 66 years, 10 months and 6 days.

Children:
i. Isaac Chauncy Quick b. 25 May 1825 Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York  m. Lucy Vorhees
ii. Nanevra Quick b. 1827 d. 19 March 1834
iii. David Quick b. 1830 d. 30 Oct 1836
iv. William b. 22 Aug. 1833 d. 23 Sept. 1908 m. Catherine McClarry
v. Louisa Quick go to Louisa Quick b. 27 Mar 1836 Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan d. 23 Dec 1904 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California m. Almerin Bowen Merriman
vi. Adelia Quick b. Sep 1838 Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan d. aft 1900 m Evander Holloway
vii. Mahala Quick b. abt. 1844 Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan d. bef. 1890 Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan

Notes:
1) Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan (Chapman Bros., Chicago 1890) p. 364

Anderson Ledbetter's family moved from Chatham County to Guilford County in 1818, according to the Revolutionary pension application filed by the widow of Coleman Ledbetter.(1)
It appears that Anderson and many of his relatives were gunsmiths. The gun that was produced was called the Jamestown Guns, after the town in Guilford County near where Anderson and his family lived. Long Rifles of North Carolina by John Blivens, Jr. (Long Rifle Series; George Shumway York, PA 2006) gives some additional details.
"Ledbetter, A.C. Jamestown, Guilford County. Awarded first premium at the N.C. State Fair for 1855 for "Best lot of Rifles."
Raleigh Spirit of the Age, October 31, 1855" pp. 159-60 Among the other gunsmiths were:
Alpheus Ledbetter (He is the son of Anderson's cousin, Henry) "Jamestown, Guilford County Born 1831. Worked with Henry Ledbetter" p. 159
Henry Ledbetter (Anderson's cousin)
"Jamestown, Guilford Co. Born 1809. Wife Ruth (39). Occupation listed as farmer in Guilford [1850 Census]. Signed rifles are known.
The 1850 Census of Manufactures lists him as a maker of "Rifle Guns" with a shop employing 2 1/2 men and in which he had $300 invested. Hand power only was used in the shop, and a total monthly wage of $50 was paid. Annually he used 150 gun barrels valued at $675 and 150 gun locks valued at $175, and produced 150 "rifle guns" valued at $650 and other articles valued at $50." p. 160
Alveus P. Ledbetter (same as above)
Chesley Ledbetter (Anderson's cousin)
Francis Ledbetter
Judd F. Ledbetter
Miranda Ledbetter (his oldest son, listed as a gunstocker in the 1850 Census. In the shop of James Gordon, undoubtedly a relative of his mother, in the 1850 Census of Manufactures.)
Abner Gordon (probable relative of Anderson' wife)
"Jamestown, Guilford County. Born 1826. He apparently worked with Henry Ledbetter." p. 155
Eli Gordon (his brother-in-law) He apparently worked with Henry Ledbetter. p. 155 He later moved with the Ledbetters to Missouri.
James Gordon (probably his wife's uncle)(2)
Anderson is listed in Guilford County, North Carolina in the 1830 Census with two male children (identities unknown) and one female child (Juliana). He is listed there as "Cheeves" Ledbetter in the 1840 Census.
1850 Census North Carolina, Guilford County, Southern Division
Anderson C. Ledbetter age 46 Male Brickmaker b. Chatham Co.
Elizabeth Ledbetter       48 Female           b. Guilford Co.
Rachel J. Ledbetter       17 Female                 "
Martha [sic -Martitia] Ledbetter 15 Female          "
Carmelia Ledbetter        13 Female                 "
Emmeline Ledbetter        10 Female                 "
Adolphus Ledbetter         8 Male                   "
Alpheus Ledbetter          6 Male                   "
Deborah Ledbetter          2 Female                 "
Luzina Gordon              2 Female                 " (probably a granddaughter, daughter of Juliana, who died in 1849)
Elizabeth Ledbetter       76 Female          b. Virginia (Anderson's mother) 
About 1858 the family migrated to northwestern Missouri. They were accompanied by Eli Gordon (Elizabeth's brother). (3)
The oldest son, Miranda, settled in Gentry County. Anderson and the rest of the family settled in Rochester Twp., Andrew County.
1860 Census Missouri, Andrew County, Rochester Twp.
Ledbetter, Anderson    age 55 Male    b. N.C.
          "       Elizabeth          58 Female b. N.C.
          "       Rachel             26 Female b. N.C.
          "       Martitia           25 Female b. N.C.
          "       Emaline            21 Female b. N.C.
          "       Adolphus           18 Male    b. N.C.
          "       Alpheus            16 Male    b. N.C.
          "       Delphina           12 Female  b. N.C.
          "      Charles            1/12 Male  b. Mo. (probably a grandchild of Anderson and Elizabeth)
The Ledbetter family was strongly Unionist in sentiment during the Civil War, as shown by the service of the sons and sons-in-law of Anderson.
Myranda Ledbetter 4th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry
Adolphus Ledbetter 4th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry
Alpheus C. Ledbetter 35th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
John Jay Finley (husband of Deborah Delfina) 27th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
1870 Census Missouri Albany, Gentry County
Alpheus C. Ledbetter, 25, carpenter
Anderson Ledbetter, 63, farmhand
Elizabeth, 61
Jenete [Rachel Jennett], 31
Emeline, age 28
1880 Census Missouri Jackson Township, Andrew Co. with Rachel Billmire (his daughter)
His age is given as 76, his profession as Farm Laborer, he was unemployed for 6 months of the prior year, he is listed as disabled, born in North Carolina and both parents born in Virginia.
The last record of him that I have found is:
"Nov. 21, 1890 Fillmore [Andrew County, Missouri],
Nov. 17 John Smithers and Mr. Ledbetter, former citizens of this place, but now of Cloud Co[unty]., K[ansa]s., are visiting relatives here." (4)

Notes:
1) Abstracts of Revolutionary Pension Files (Pension Application R6236), p. 2041
2) Hughes, Fred, "Guilford Co., NC," The Custom House, Jamestown, NC 1988 p. 90
3) Andrew County Democrat 1936
4) Newspaper Gleanings of Andrew County and Surrounding Area; comp. McMackin, Dorothy J. (Jordan Valley Heritage House, 1986) p. 293

Ledbetter Genealogy: Haughton, Kenneth E. Huddleston, Relf L.; Ledbetters Revisited (privately printed October 2000)
Ledbetter DNA Project: Haughton, Kenneth E.; Ledbetter Y-Chromosome DNA Project, (New England Ancestors, Summer 2006, p. 46) http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/l/ledbetter/
https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=R84253&special=True&projecttype=S

Elizabeth came from a family of Quakers that were members of the Deep River Monthly Meeting.  The Deep River runs through the southwestern corner of the county, halfway between Greensboro and High Point.  She and her sister were disowned by the meeting in 1824. (2) 
The 1870 Missouri Census shows her living near Whitesville (the post office), Rochester Township, Andrew County, probably in Rosendale.  Rosendale is about five miles west of Whitesville.  Living with her were Sarah, 18, Elisha, 16, Alpheus F., 14 and Mary E., 12.  Her age is listed as 48, which is probably a mistake.  It shows that she owned real estate worth $800 and personal property worth $155.

Children: (1)
i. Juliana Elma Ledbetter b. 18 Dec 1827 Guilford County, North Carolina d. 24 Feb 1849 Guilford, County, North Carolina m. James Jones Gordon (4)
ii. Myranda (Miranda) H. Ledbetter b. 1831 in Guilford County, North Carolina d. 05 Feb 1892 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California m. Martha Ann Couch
iii. Rachel Jennett Ledbetter b. 1833 in Guilford County, North Carolina d: Aft. 1880 in Jackson, Andrew County, Missouri m. John W. Billmier (Billmore)
iv. Martitia Ledbetter b. Abt. 1835 Guilford County, North Carolina d. Aft. 1880 m. Joseph H. Allen 1839
v. Carmelia Ledbetter b. Abt. 1837 in Guilford County, North Carolina
vi. Emeline Ledbetter b. Abt. 1840 in Guilford County, North Carolina d: Aft. 1870
vii. Adolphus F. Ledbetter b. 15 Mar 1842 in Guilford County, North Carolina d. 27 Aug 1887 in Macyville, Cloud County, Kansas m. Susan J. Gilliland
viii. Alpheus C. Ledbetter b. May 1844 Guilford County, North Carolina d: Aft. 18 Mar 1920 in Los Angeles, California
ix. Deborah Delfina Ledbetter go to Deborah Delfina Ledbetter b. 15 Sep 1847 in Guilford County, North Carolina d. 1930 in San Diego, California m. (1) John Jay Finley m. (2) Edward J. Sween

Notes:
1)  Haughton, Kenneth E. & Huddleston, Relf L.; Ledbetters Revisited (privately printed October 2000), p. 761
2) Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1, North Carolina, Deep River Monthly Meeting, p. 781
3) Tombstone picture on Andrew County USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~moacc/bennettlane/section1/151b1_elizabeth_ledbetter.jpg
4) Lininger family bible, supplied by Jan Snyder

Henry Whiteman was baptised on January 17, 1779 at the Red Hook Dutch Reformed Church near Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. His father was from a Swiss German family and his mother was from a family of Dutch settlers.(1) His birthdate is from his tombstone.
A Henry Whiteman is listed in Duanesburgh, Schenectady County, New York in the 1800 Census. A John Van Vliet is listed on the same page. He may be Henry's wife's father. According to one source (2), his first two children, Anna and John, were born in Duanesburgh.
In 1816, Henry Whiteman was among the first settlers in the township known as "Ninety-Six" from Section 96, Remsen, Oneida County. In the 1820 Census, he is listed as residing in Remsen, Oneida County.
"Jasper...
the head-waters of Tuscarora Creek rise near the residence of J. S. Whiteman, and run south into Woodhull...
The first settlement in the northwestern part of the town was made by Guy Wardwell, in 1822. William F. Gardner, Henry Whiteman, and Richard Winship came in 1821, and with him his brother Sylvester, father of Dr. D. C. Winship, a prominent physician of Jasper, located in the southern part of the town. Sylvester Winship, grandfather of the doctor, accompanied his sons." (3)
The 1850 Census for Steuben County (Vol. 83) gives his family. 1855 Census of the County lists "Henry Whiteman, 76 male, born in Dutchess County, widower. Had lived in Jasper for 16 years, a land owner."  An 1857 map of Steuben County shows "Mrs. Whiteman" and "E. Whiteman" in the SE corner of Jasper Township. "Z. Whiteman" is shown in the NE corner of Troupsburg Township.
He is buried in a rural cemetery 1 mile east of Jasper, Steuben County, New York, next to his wife Martha Van Vliet. Death date is from his tombstone.

Notes:
1) Jones, Jr., Hank Z.; More Palatine Families (Universal City, CA) 1991, p. 303
2) Deb Reed
3) Clayton, W. Woodford, History of Steuben County, New York: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, (Philadelphia: Lewis, Peck & Co., 1879 (Philadelphia: Press of J.B. Lippincott)), pp. 342-348.

Notes:
1) Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of Schenectady: Van Valkenburgh to Vedder
[This information is from Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873). It is in the Schenectady Collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 929.1 P36c, and copies are also available for borrowing.]
http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/firstsettlers/vanv_ved.html 6/30/07
2) Arlene Whiteman

Jesse Luce Bartoo
Born: 28 May 1808 Greene, Chenango County, New York (1)
Died: 9 Jul 1897 Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas (1)
Buried:
Ahnentafel #98
Parents: Jesse Bartoo and Eunice Loomis
Ethnic Origin: English (Puritan) and French (Huguenot)
Religion: Baptist