Joseph Oscar Schultz

Other Events:

• Name: Joseph Shultz
• Reference Number: 6546
• Birth: Abt 1837, Pennsylvania, USA
• Birth: 1842, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1850, Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1860, Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1870, Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1880, Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA

Notes:

Joseph apparently died between 1880 and 1889. Joseph appears in the 1880 census. In the 1889 Bay City Directory, Sarah is listed 'widow of Joseph'.

Unable to find death record in tuscola, bay or saginaw.

No record of Joseph Schultz in the Tuscola County Probate Index.

Tuscola County Deed Record. 28 May 1884 Sarah R, Shultz Purchased 40 acres from Joseph R. Shultz for $700 (NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 14 of Town 13 of Range 8E). The sale of his share of the real estate to the wife is suggestive of a divorce settlement. Although later she is listed as a widow.

Joseph married Sarah Rebecca Phelps on 15 Dec 1861 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. Sarah (daughter of Norman Phelps, Jr and Minerva Burdick) was born in Apr 1845 in New York, USA; died on 5 Apr 1932 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA; was buried on 8 Apr 1932 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Andrew Schultz was born on 15 Jul 1867 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; died on 21 Dec 1932 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
2. Caroline Luella Schultz was born on 31 May 1869 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; died on 10 Dec 1902 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA; was buried on 12 Dec 1902 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
3. Harriet Emily Schultz was born on 26 Mar 1872 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Jul 1934 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA; was buried on 14 Jul 1934 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
4. Walter Zeffiner Schultz was born on 6 Jun 1875 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; died on 8 May 1953.
5. Reuben Gibson Schultz was born on 11 Dec 1877 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; died on 26 Jan 1953 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA; was buried on 29 Jan 1953 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
6. Sarah Bell Schultz was born on 2 May 1880 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Sep 1970 in Lake, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

• Name: Jesse K Shultz
• Reference Number: 6539
• Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1850, Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
• Probate: 1866

Notes:

BIRTH:
30 Sep 1811 in Pennsylvania. Date from gravestone inscription. Place from Census.

PARENTS:
Samuel Shultz and Mary Norbury of Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

MARRIAGE:
6 Mar 1835 to Hannah Gibbons b. 5 Nov 1815 in Pennsylvania. (per a 2/17/1982 family tree chart on file with the Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society in Bloomsburg, PA-unable to find confirming document)

CENSUS RECORDS:
1840 US Federal Census Jesse Shults in..
Males 20-30: 1 matches Jesse
Males less than 5: 2 matches Joseph and C.A.
Females age 20-30: 1 Matches Hannah
Females under 5: 1 matches Lucinda.
Next household listed on the page is his father Samuel Shultz.

1850 US Federal Census Jesse Shultz in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania:
Jesse 39 b. Pennsylvania
Hannah 36 b. Pennsylvania
Lucinda 14 b. Pennsylvania
Joseph 13 b. Pennsylvania
C A 12 b. Pennsylvania
Issac 9 b. Pennsylvania
S A 5 b. Pennsylvania
Emily 3 b. Pennsylvania
Thomas J 1 b. Pennsylvania

DEATH:
21 Aug 1853 in Tuscola County, Michigan. Date from gravestone inscription.

BURIAL:
Juniata Township Cemetery AKA Watrousville Cemetery Juniata Township, Tuscola, Michigan. Gravestone reads J K Shultz, died 21 Aug 1853, aged 41 years 11 months, 21 days.

NOTES ON GRAVESITE:
Basically Watrousville is a few buildings on the corner of M-81 and Ringle Rd in Tuscola County. Just west of the corner on the north side of the road is the Juniata Township Cemetery. The cemetery is also referred to as the Watrousville Cemetery. The cemetery is small, just a few hundred graves. I found it to be quite clean and well maintained.

The first group of stones I came to look for consists of 3 graves, but 2 stones. The taller stone, about a 3 1/2 foot tall spire, is engraved on the left side J.K. Shultz DIED Aug. 21, 1853 Aged 41 yrs 11 mos 21 days. The opposite side is engraved Hannah Shultz DIED Dec 10, 1865 Aged 50 yrs 1 mo 5 days. Right next to this taller stone is a stone engraved C.A. Schultz Co F 2 Mich Inf. Next to the stone is an American flag. Right behind the stone is a metal plaque which reads Albert C Schultz Corp Co F 2 Mich Inf Civil War. (Note how it went from C. A. to Albert C.)

The next group of stones I wanted to look at consists of 3 stones in a row with a fourth stone in the middle represented only by a base in the ground. The first stone is engraved Lucia E wife of Andrew Shultz died Mar 13, 1867 Aged 27 yrs 1 mo 27 dys. The 2nd stone is engraved Lucia (hard to read-but here goes) 22 Aug 1877 10 yrs m 20dys daughter of A & L Shults. The third stone is the one which is missing. (According to Gloria Hall in 1939 the stone was read as Andrew Shults died 18 Jan 1873 age 63 yrs 3 mo 14 dys. With a note in the 1990’s that the stone is now missing.) The fourth stone reads Samuel infant son of A & L Shults Died Mar 9, 1866.

The final group of stones which I wanted to see consists of 3 stones. The first reads Emiley Smith(Emily Shultz) Died Jan 1 A.D. 1865 Aged 17 yrs 7 m’s 8 d’s. The next stone reads George Spickerman Died Sept 5, 1883. Aged 10 yrs 5 mos 21 dys. The final stone reads Harriet C Spickerman Mother of George Spickerman Apr 21, 1851 Apr 13, 1929

NOTES ON PROBATE RECORDS:
File #1-89, Tuscola County, Michigan Probate Records, Estate of Jesse K Shultz:
We show Jesse Shultz dying in 1853, but the probate file was opened in 1866. Hannah, Jesse's wife died in Dec 1865 which is what triggered the probate, because now the real estate and other assets had to be disbursed to the heirs. I think that the prevailing law is that the real estate belongs to the husband, but the wife can stay there until she dies, then it goes into probate. Many of the papers mention the estate of both Jesse K Shultz and C Albert Shultz, deceased. (he is also referred to as Albert Shultz or Charles Albert Shultz on one paper). C Albert is one of Jesse's sons on the census, so apparently he died between 1860 and 1866. There is also a reference to the estate of Hannah Shultz. So all 3 people are included in this one file.
Jesse Fox (the spouse of Lucinda Shultz) was appointed guardian of the minors; Thomas Shultz, Harriet Shultz and Jesse Zephaniah Shultz (also referred to as Zephaniah Shultz or Jesse Z).
The date of death is almost never mentioned, it is always the previously deceased, so I would guess that the date is not important to the probate court. Fortunately one of the receipts for services rendered listed an approximate date for Jesse's death. William Johnson, apparently a Doctor billed the estate for services performed: "surgical services provided to Mr. Shultz in 1852 (“or at the date of his death”) and on Mrs. Shultz at her death in December 1865; (only one paper had an actual death date for Jesse K, but it was not entirely legible, I could read Aug 1853), (from cemetery transcriptions we know Jesse K died 21 Aug 1853 and Hannah died 10 Dec 1865).
So, who are the heirs?
Lucinda Fox (who also purchased the rights of Joseph Shultz in the estate of C.A. Shultz), Mary E Russell of Juniata (Mary’s husband, Henry E Russell is the administrator of the estate) Thomas Shultz of Fairgrove, Harriet Shultz, Zephaniah Shultz and Albert A Smith (this would be the child of Emily who died 1 Jan 1865, leaving 2 month old Albert without a mother). (Emily was married to Alanson Smith, I do not know what happened to him). Also David Altingburg (Altingberry?) purchaser of the rights of Joseph Shultz, I believe in regards to Jesse K estate. Apparently my ancestor was in need of quick cash at the time.
There is a receipt where Joseph Shultz signed for his share of the estate of C Albert Shultz. He received $48.84. It is signed Joseph O. Shultz.
58 papers in the file, some of them written on both sides, so a lot to look up. Other items of interest.
Gearhart Kile filed an objection to the sale of the estate in that it was not handled fairly. He stated that he was prepared to offer $2000 for the real estate, as were other people and that it was sold for too little. Gearhart apparently wanted to purchase the estate using credit terms for part of the payment, which is why his bid was not allowed.
The auctioneer filed a statement that the sale held at the hotel of G.W. Buddington of Watrousville was conducted fairly. He obtained a bid of $1662. He announced to everyone in the room, that if he did not receive a higher bid he would close the sale. He then closed the sale. The judge ruled that the sale was conducted fairly.
There was also a petition filed by Jesse Fox that Henry E Russell had concealed and disposed of certain assets. I cannot tell what that was about.
There is also a note that papers are missing from the file.

CHILDREN:
Lucinda Shultz 03 Apr b. 1836 in Pennsylvania, USA d. 07 Dec 1893 in Fannin, Texas, USA Marriage: 02 Jul 1856 in Rogers, Tuscola, Michigan, USA Spouse: Jesse Fox
Joseph Oscar {Schultz} Shultz B. Abt. 1837 in Pennsylvania, USA d. Bet. 1880-1889 Marriage: 15 Dec 1861 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA Spouse: Sarah Rebecca Phelps
Charles Albert Shultz b. 1838 in Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Bet. 28 Jul 1865-28 May 1866 in Michigan, USA; prob of chronic pneumonia caused by exposure at pow camp. Burial: Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; Juniata Township Cemetery
Isaac Shultz b. 1842 in Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Ellen Shultz b. 1843 in Pennsylvania, USA d. Aft. 1866 Spouse: Henry E Russell
S A Shultz b. 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA
Emily Shultz b. 24 May 1847 in Pennsylvania, USA d. 01 Jan 1865 in Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA Burial: Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan, USA; Juniata Township Cemetery Marriage: 18 Dec 1863 in Tuscola, Michigan, USA Alanson A Smith
Thomas A Schultz b. 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA d. 08 Feb 1903 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan Marriage 16 Aug 1883 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan Spouse Malinda J Gregory
Harriet C Schultz b. 21 Apr 1851 in Pennsylvania d. 13 Apr 1929 Burial Juniate Township Cemetery Marriage 05 Nov 1871 in Tuscola, Michigan to Jason P Spickerman.
Jesse Zephaniah Shultz Birth 20 Sep 1853 in Michigan d. 20 Mar 1933 in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama Married 31 Aug 1875 in Botetourt, Virginia to Mary Frances Dawson.


Birth:
calculated from gravestone

Buried:
Juniata Township Cemetery

Jesse married Hannah Gibbons on 6 Mar 1835 in Pennsylvania, USA. Hannah (daughter of Charles Gibbons and Sarah Davis) was born on 5 Nov 1815 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Dec 1865 in Tuscola, Michigan, USA; was buried in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Hannah Mayberry
• Reference Number: 6089
• Residence: 1850, Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1860, Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan, USA

Notes:

NOTE: It is our belief that Hannah Gibbons is the daughter of Charles Gibbons of Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania. However, we only have circumstantial evidence. It is as follows:
a) After Hannah and Jesse had both died by 1865, the remaining family scattered. Her son Jesse Z ended up in the household of Samuel GIbbons in Benton Township, Pennsylvania by 1870 (when he would have been 17). Samuel Gibbons is a son of Charles Gibbons and he has the same surname as Jesse's mother. This indicates family relation.
b) When Hannah GIbbons married Jesse K in 1835 the Charles Gibbons family lived only a few households away from Jesse per Sugarloaf census records. Charles Gibbons along with his sons Reuben, Samuel, Thomas, Charles and Isaac are also the only known GIbbons families in the county.
c) We have nine autosomal DNA matches to descendants of Charles Gibbons. Two through his son Thomas, five through his daughter Sarah, One through son Charles and 1 through daughter Mary, which all match our line through his daughter Hannah.
This adds up to strong circumstantial evidence that Hannah is the daughter of Charles Gibbons.

NAME: The only records we have of her maiden name is the death certificate of her child Jesse Z. Schultz listing Hannah Mayberry as his mother and her daughter Harriet on her 3rd marriage listing Jesse Schultz and Hannah Gibbons as parents. This creates considerable doubt on her maiden name. Perhaps a previous marriage? Charles Gibbons b. 1781 d 1857 lived in Sugarloaf. No record of a will in the probate index. No deed records in Columbia County. As the marriage record maiden name was reported by Hannah's daughter and the death record maiden name was reported by an unknown relative? of Jesse Z, I would have to give more weight to the Gibbons name. Also the fact that in 1870, Jesse Z was apparently listed in the household of Samuel Gibbons on the census gives more weight to the Gibbons name. Also the fact that there was a Gibbons family living nearby at the time of the marriage and that there were no known Mayberry families in the county gives more weight to the Gibbons name.

BIRTH: 5 Nov 1815 in Pennsylvania. Date from gravestone inscription. Place from Census.

PARENTS:
We have no documentary information on her parents. In 1840 the household was living in Sugarloaf, Columbia County, Pennsylvania with Jesse’s father Samuel as the next entry on the census record. There were no Mayberry’s listed in Columbia County in 1840, although there was the Charles Gibbons family living in SugarLoaf.

MARRIAGE:
6 Mar 1835 to Jesse K Shultz b. 30 Sep 1811 in Pennsylvania. (per a 2/17/1982 family tree chart on file with the Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society in Bloomsburg, PA-unable to find confirming document)

CENSUS RECORDS:
1840 US Federal Census Jesse Shults in Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania..
Males 20-30: 1 matches Jesse
Males less than 5: 2 matches Joseph and C.A.
Females age 20-30: 1 Matches Hannah
Females under 5: 1 matches Lucinda.
Next household listed on the page is his father Samuel Shultz.

1850 US Federal Census Jesse Shultz in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania:
Jesse 39 b. Pennsylvania
Hannah 36 b. Pennsylvania
Lucinda 14 b. Pennsylvania
Joseph 13 b. Pennsylvania
C A 12 b. Pennsylvania
Issac 9 b. Pennsylvania
S A 5 b. Pennsylvania
Emily 3 b. Pennsylvania
Thomas J 1 b. Pennsylvania

1860 Federal Census in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan.
Hannah 46 b. Pennsylvania
Joseph 21 b. Pennsylvania
Isaac 18 b. Pennsylvania
Mary E 16 b. Pennsylvania
Thomas J 11 b. Pennsylvania
Zephrania 6 b. Pennsylvania

DEATH:
10 Dec 1865 in Tuscola County, Michigan. Date from gravestone inscription.

BURIAL:
Juniata Township Cemetery AKA Watrousville Cemetery Juniata Township, Tuscola, Michigan. Gravestone reads Hannah Shultz DIED Dec 10, 1865 Aged 50 yrs 1 mo 5 days.


Birth:
from age on gravestone

Buried:
Juniata Township Cemetery

Died:
from gravestone

Other Events:

• Name: Samuel Shults
• Reference Number: 6017
• Birth: 1781, Pennsylvania, USA
• Birth: 5 Nov 1781
• Birth: 1782
• Birth: 1787, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1810, Greenwood, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1830, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1840, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1850, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1860, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Burial: 24 Feb 1862, Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

BIRTH:
5 Nov 1781 in Pennsylvania. Birthdate from gravestone inscription.

PARENTS:
Philip and Anna Barbara Shultz.

MARRIAGE:
By 1807 to Mary Norberry. Date of birth of first known child.

CENSUS RECORDS:
1810 Greenwood, Northumberland (would become Columbia)
Males:
under 10: 2
26-44: 1
Females:
under 10: 1
16-25: 1

1830 Federal Census. We find Samuel Shults in Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Age ranges:
Males:
0-4: 1
5-9: 1
12-19: 2
30-39: 1
Females:
0-4: 1
5-9: 1
10-14: 1
20-29: 1
40-49: 1

1840 Census Records. We find Samuel Shults. We find Samuel Shults in Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Age ranges:
Males:
20-29: 1
15-19: 1
50-59: 1
Females:
10-14: 1
15-19: 1
20-29: 1
50-59: 1

1850 Federal Census. We find Samuel Shultz in Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Samuel 63 b. Pennsylvania
Mary 55 b. Pennsylvania
Sarah 33 b. Pennsylvania
Samuel B 35 b. Pennsylvania

1860 Federal Census. We find Samuel Shults in Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania with his son Elisha. (This may be the same location as 1850 due to redrawing of borders)
Saml 79 b. Pennsylvania
Elisha 35 b. Pennsylvania
Mary 32 b. Pennsylvania
Andrew 12 b. Pennsylvania
Henry C 11 b. Pennsylvania
Frank h 5 b. Pennsylvania
Nancy R 2 b. Pennsylvania

DEATH:
24 Feb 1862 in Pennsylvania. Birthdate from gravestone inscription.

BURIAL:
In Rohrsburg Cemetery, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Both parents and his spouse are buried in the same cemetery.

PROBATE RECORDS:
Mentioned in will of his father Philip Shultz, 1813, filed in Greenwood, Columbia, Pennsylvania. “I give and devise to my twelve children namely, Daniel, Elisabeth, Katterean, Ann, Sarah, Mary, Samuel, John, Peter, Margret, Nancy & Joseph”

CHILDREN:
Joseph Henry Schultz b. abt 1807 Pennsylvania m. Mary Jane Dill 3 Oct 1853 Botetourt, Virginia d. 14 Mar 1887 in Botetourt, Virginia
Jesse K Shultz b. 30 Sep 1811 Pennsylvania m. Hannah Mayberry abt 1834 in Pennsylvania d. 21 Aug 1853 in Tuscola, Michigan
Andrew Shultz b 4 Oct 1814 Pennsylvania m. Lucia Sweat 30 Jul 1865 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan m. Lodema Bennett 24 Nov 1868 in Tuscola, Michigan d. 18 Jan 1873 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan
Nancy A Shultz b. abt 1815 in Pennsylvania m. Gearhart Kile 8 Feb 1838 d. 7 Sep 1899 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan
Samuel B Shultz b. 8 Jul 1815 Pennsylvania d. 12 May 1897 in Pennsylvania
Sarah A Shultz b. 18 Oct 1827 in Pennsylvania m. Unknown Brittain d. 21 Dec 890 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan
Elisha Shultz 12 Jun 1825 Pennsylvania m. Unknown Mary d. 10 Dec 1876 in Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Shultz 18 Oct 1827 Pennsylvania Married Samuel York d. 28 May 1903 in Tuscola, Michigan


Birth:
from all available facts

Birth:
from age on gravestone

Buried:
Rohrsburg Cemetery

Died:
date on gravestone, husband of Mary on stone

Samuel married Mary Norbury about 1806. Mary was born on 4 Jul 1786; died on 18 Dec 1852 in Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 18 Dec 1852 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Unknown
• Reference Number: 6022
• Birth: 1797, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1850, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

BIRTH:
4 July 1786 from inscription on gravestone. In Pennsylvania per 1850 Census.

NAME:
From death record of dau Mary Ann: Mary Ann Norbury
From death record of dau Nancy: Mary Norberry

PARENTS:
Unknown. The name Norberry comes from the death registers in Tuscola County of two of her children, Nancy and Mary Ann. There are no Norberry's in the Columbia or Luzerne Will Index, nor in the Columbia County census records 1850 and earlier. Nor in Luzerne County census records 1840 or prior. Columbia deed records show a Joseph B. Norbury in Danville-about 35 miles away. He is 2 years younger than Mary. His father is Heath Norbury who had connections to Northumberland and who died there.

MARRIAGE:
By 1807 to Samuel Shultz. Date of birth of first known child.

CENSUS RECORDS:
1850 Federal Census. We find Samuel Shultz in Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Samuel 63 b. Pennsylvania
Mary 55 b. Pennsylvania (age apparently in error)
Sarah 33 b. Pennsylvania
Samuel B 35 b. Pennsylvania

DEATH:
18 Dec 1852 from inscription on gravestone.

BURIAL:
In Rohrsburg Cemetery, Columbia County, Pennsylvania with her husband, Samuel Shultz. Inscription reads “Mary wife of Samuel Shultz died 18 Dec 1852 age 66yrs 5 mons 14days”

CHILDREN:
Joseph Henry Schultz b. abt 1807 Pennsylvania m. Mary Jane Dill 3 Oct 1853 Botetourt, Virginia d. 14 Mar 1887 in Botetourt, Virginia
Jesse K Shultz b. 30 Sep 1811 Pennsylvania m. Hannah Mayberry abt 1834 in Pennsylvania d. 21 Aug 1853 in Tuscola, Michigan
Andrew Shultz b 4 Oct 1814 Pennsylvania m. Lucia Sweat 30 Jul 1865 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan m. Lodema Bennett 24 Nov 1868 in Tuscola, Michigan d. 18 Jan 1873 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan
Nancy A Shultz b. abt 1815 in Pennsylvania m. Gearhart Kile 8 Feb 1838 d. 7 Sep 1899 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan
Samuel B Shultz b. 8 Jul 1815 Pennsylvania d. 12 May 1897 in Pennsylvania
Sarah A Shultz b. 18 Oct 1827 in Pennsylvania m. Unknown Brittain d. 21 Dec 890 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan
Elisha Shultz 12 Jun 1825 Pennsylvania m. Unknown Mary d. 10 Dec 1876 in Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Shultz 18 Oct 1827 Pennsylvania Married Samuel York d. 28 May 1903 in Tuscola, Michigan


Birth:
from gravestone

Buried:
Rohrsburg Cemetery

Died:
date on gravestone, wife of Samuel

Notes:

Married:
based on 1st child

Other Events:

• Name: Charles Gbons
• Name: Charles Gibbons
• Reference Number: 6267
• _MILT: Between 13 and 24 Nov 1814, Pennsylvania, USA
• Birth: 1781, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: 1810, Brunswig, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; Same person??
• Residence: 1830, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1850, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Death: 1857, Benton Twp, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

BIRTH: 30 Apr 1780 from age given on Hamline Cemetery Records. 1850 census gives New Jersey as birthplace.

PARENTS: Unknown. We need a person living in New Jersey. Some online trees show a John Gibbons for a parent. However they also show him born and dying in England. In 1800 we do have a John Gibbons in Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, which is about 45 miles from Sugarloaf. He could be a possible father to Charles. I could not find John Gibbons in the will index for Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

LIVED IN: Pennsylvania by 1808 (1808 birth for son Thomas lists Pennsylvania on census records.) In Sugarloaf by 1821 (Pennsylvania Septennial Records)

MILITARY: )
MARRIAGE: 23 Feb 1806 per wife Sarah Gibbons on Land Grant application in 1858. Wife Sarah (Maiden name unknown). Marriage place unknown.

DEATH: 22 Mar 1857 from Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records (Hamline Cemetery Records). In his wife's application for a Land Warrant related to his War of 1812 service it was stated that he died at the household of his son Charles in Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania on 22 Mar 1857.

BURIAL: Hamline Cemetery in Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania. Sons Isaac, Thomas and Reuben along with Charles' wife are also in Hamline.

PROBATE: There is no entry for Charles Gibbons in the Index of the Columbia County, Pennsylvania Wills and administration records 1850-1869 Vol 3. No apparent will. A Probate case opened 14 Aug 1877 for Sarah Gibbons (18 years after her death) . Samuel Gibbons, (I assume her son) as administrator swears and affirms that she died on 8 Aug 1859. I am guessing that this is related to her son Thomas's probate in 1876. I am suspecting that the status of the160 acres she received in a land grant warrant (due to deceased husband's War of 1812 Service) in 1859 had to be cleared up in order to close Thomas's probate case. The Land Warrant (for land in Larned, Kansas) was sold and assigned to Lizzie Boyd on 10 Feb 1880. Letters of administration were filed 14 Aug 1877 Vol 4 Page 499. (Year of record 1877 File No. 44). No apparent will for her or Charles.

DEEDS: There is no record of Charles Gibbons as Grantee of Grantor in Columbia County and Northumberland County Real Property Records.

CENUS RECORDS:
1810: Brunswig, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States 1M under 10 1F under 10 1M 26-44 1F 26-44 Consistent with 1 son Thomas and 1 dau Mary. (Cannot be sure is the same person, though.)
1820: Unable to locate in 1820
1830: Sugarloaf 5-10 2M 1F, 10-15 1M, 15-20 1M 2F, 20-30 1M, 40-50 1M 1F (Total 6M 3F)
1840: Sugarloaf 15-20 1M 1F, 20-30 1M, 50-60 1M 1F
1850: Sugarloaf wfe Sarah and children Isaac, Amelia. Children Thomas and Reuben are heads of nearby households.

CHILDREN:
Thomas 1808 (same page in 1850 census)
Mary 1809 (married Iasiah Cole, Sarah moved in with them when Charles died)
Reuben 1813 (same page in 1850 census)
Samuel 1818 (lives next to Charles Jr 1860, also administrator Sarah's estate)
Sarah 1819 (in household 1850 census)
Charles 1822 (different page in Sugarloaf in 1850 census, next to Samuel 1860, Sr died at Jr's house in 1857)
Isaac 1825 (in household 1850 census)

Possible additional children-not proven:
Hannah 1815
Amelia 1841 (in household 1850, probable dau of Sarah)


Birth:
Based on age at death

Death:
Age: 76

Buried:
Age: 76

Charles married Sarah Davis on 23 Feb 1806. Sarah (daughter of Reuben Davis and Helen Fitzsimmons) was born on 15 Jun 1781 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Aug 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Gibbons
• Name: Sarah Unknown
• Name: Sarah Unknown
• Reference Number: 5958
• Residence: 1850, Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1858, Salem, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

BIRTH: 15 Jun 1781 per age on gravestone in Hamline Cemetery. 1850 Census gives born Pennsylvania.

MAIDEN NAME: In a letter written in 1939, Sarah's great granddaughter Mrs. James (Della) W. Good states that her great grandma's maiden name is Davis. Her son Isaac's death certificate lists parents as Charles Gibbons and Catherine Davis.

MARRIAGE: On the land grant application she gave a marriage date of 23 Feb 1806. No location was given.

RESIDENCE: Sugarloaf until husband died, then moved into home of Isaiah Cole in Salem Township, Luzerne County per land grant application. Isaiah Cole b. 1800 is husband of Mary Gibbons b. 1809. It would seem probable that Mary is a previously unknown daughter of Sarah.

DEATH: 8 Aug 1859 from gravestone.

PROBATE: Probate case opened 14 Aug 1877. Samuel Gibbons, (I assume her son) as administrator swears and affirms that she died on 8 Aug 1859. I am guessing that this is related to her son Thomas's probate in 1876. I am suspecting that the status of the160 acres she received in a land grant warrant (due to deceased husband's War of 1812 Service) in 1859 had to be cleared up in order to close Thomas's probate case. The Land Warrant (for land in Larned, Kansas) was sold and assigned to Lizzie Boyd on10 Feb 1880. Letters of administration were filed 14 Aug 1877 Vol 4 Page 499. (Year of record 1877 File No. 44). No apparent will for her or Charles.

I was researching Charles Gibbons online and found 20 documents relating to his widow’s application for a Bounty Land Warrant in regards to his war of 1812 service. These documents can be viewed at https://www.fold3.com/image/1/313139604 This database is free, but you need to register.

Also the probate index page at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SM-75BW?i=840&wc=9PMK-JWG%3A268497701%2C268527501&cc=1999196 (also a free site, need to register) shows wills on file for Thomas and Isaac (sons of Charles). Although nothing listed for Charles himself. The wills themselves can be looked up on the familysearch.org site by going to the appropriate volume and page number.

Other Events:

• Religious: Church: Rohrsburg Cemetery
• Name: Philip Shults
• Name: Philip Shultz
• Name: Philip Shultz Sr
• Reference Number: 6024
• Residence: 1800, Greenwood, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1810, Greenwood, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
• Burial: 8 Apr 1816, Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1820, Derry, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Notes:

BIRTH:
Abt 1741 per gravestone inscription. Probably in Greenwich, Warren, New Jersey where his father lived.

PARENTS:
Johann Velten and Anna Kunigunde Shultz.

MARRIAGE:
By 1765 to Anna Barbara Unknown. Based on birth of first known child. (The Barbara Klein name in some online trees comes from a different Philip Schultz who married Barbara Klein 3/16/1806 in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pa.)

CENSUS RECORDS:
1800. Pennsylvania Septennial Census shows the name of Philip Shultz in Greenwood, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. It also shows an entry for his brother Daniel. No other pertinent information is included.

LOCATION: left New Jersey for Pennsylvania between 1778 and 1781 based on births of children. In Greenwood by 1800 based on Census.

DEATH:
5 Apr 1816. Per gravestone inscription.

BURIAL:
Rohrsburg Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania. Inscription reads “Philip Shultz died 5 Apr 1816 Aged 75 years.

PROBATE RECORDS:
From Columbia County, Pennsylvania Will Book #1 Pages 47, 48 & 49

Phillip Shults will
No. 5 will

I, Phillip Shults of the Township of Greenwood in the county of Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak of body but of sound mine and memory and calling to mind the certainty of death and uncertainty of life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say firstly and principally I commit my soul into the hand of almighty god who gave it and my body to be buried in a decent and becoming manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and secondly I order all my just debts for funeral expenses to be paid and discharged by my Executors as soon as may be out of my Estate items. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Barbary my Plantation whereon I now dwell farming fifty one acres with the appurtenances hereunto belonging to her use and benefit together with all household & kitchen furniture with two cows & seven sheep and give all the residue of moneys that may be left after my debts are paid aforesaid. All of which I give and bequeath to her for her use and benefit to have & to hold during her natural life and no longer. From and after which time & as soon as is convenient my will further is that my plantation be sold either at public or private sale for the best price that can be conveniently had for it. I hereby impower my executors hereafter named to make as good a title or titles to the purchaser or purchasers as I myself might or could have done were I personally present. And I further order that all of my personal property that my wife may be possessed of at the time of her decease by sold at either public or private sale and the moyney arising therefrom together with the money arising on the sail of my plantation, I give and devise to my twelve children namely, Daniel, Elisabeth, Katterean, Ann, Sarah, Mary, Samuel, John, Peter, Margret, Nancy & Joseph to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike and to be paid to them as soon as the money can be collected by my executors and lastly, I constitute and appoint my son Daniel Shults and my trusty friend William Mather to be my whole and sole Executor to this my list will and testament disannulling and making void all other wills or testaments by me heretofor made declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the eleventh day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. (signature Phillip Shults seal) signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Phillip Shults to be his last will and testament in the presents of us Henry Harris John Miner Homer Mendenhall

No 5 will
I Philip Shults of the township of Greenwood County of Northumberland, State of Pennsylvania do hereby make and publish this codicil to be added to my last will and testament in manner following to wit I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Shults all my right title claim & interest to and in a certain plantation in the State of New Jersey Sussex County Grenage Township amounting to an undivided right bequeathed to me by my father Valluntine Shults becoming payable at the decease of my sister Leah Shults & it is my will that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament aforesaid in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirteen(signature Philip Shults Seal) Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced and declared by the said Philip Shults to be his last will and testament in the presence of us Henry Harris, John Miner

No 5 will
I Philip Shults of the Township of Greenwood County of Columbia State of Pennsylvania do make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following that is to say I have sold five acres of land off the north west corner of my place to my son Peter and I have received payment in full for the same and lastly it is my desire that this my present codicil be annexed and made a part of my last will and testament to all intents and purposes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal this 12th day of February in the year of our Lord ( )(signature Philip Shults seal) Signed sealed published & declared by the above named Philip Shults as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament in the presence of us Henry Harris John Miner.

Be it remembered that on the 25th day of April 1816 personally appeared before me Josia McClure Register for said County Henry Harris & John Miner and being sworn according to law did depose and say that they were personally present & did see Phillip Shults the within testator sign seal publish & declare the same as and for his last will and testament & likewise the codicil thereto following as also his last will and testament and at the time of ( ) Testator was of sound mind & ( ) memory & understanding and that they witnessed the same in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of one another and that their names Henry Harris & John Miner subscribed thereto as witnesses are their own hand writing and further Deponent saith not. Henry Harris, John Miner sworn & subscribed before me Josiah McClure Register date above.
Be it remembered that on the 25th day of April AD 1816 before me Josiah McClure Regr for said county was proved and approved the Last will and Testament of Philip Shults of Greenwood Township deceased of which the preceding is a true copy and that Letters Testamentary in due and common form of law were granted unto Daniel Shults and William Mather Executors therein named.
Witness my hand the day aforesaid (signature Josiah McClure) Regr

CHILDREN:
Jacob b. 1765 d. 1804 Montour, Pennsylvania
Daniel b. 2 Mar 1769 m. Elizabeth White d. 30 Apr 1852 Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mary b. 20 Dec 1778 d. 39 Apr 1852 Columbia, Pennsylvania
Samuel b. 5 Nov 1781 m. Mary Norbury d. 24 feb 1862 Columbia, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth
Katterean
Ann
Sarah
John
Margret
Nancy
Joseph
Peter


Buried:
Rohrsburg Cemetery

Died:
Cemetery transcription

Philip married Anna Barbara Unknown. Anna was born in 1744; died on 20 Sep 1828 in Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Sep 1828 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna Barbara
• Reference Number: 5889
• Residence: 1820, Greenwood, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

BIRTH:
Abt 1744 per gravestone inscription.

PARENTS:
Unknown. Online we can find trees listing Anna Barbara Hughes and Anna Barbara Klein, but we can find no documentation on either of those names. There is a Pennsylvania Marriage in New Hanover on 3/16/1806 between Barbara Klein and Phlip Schultz, however the date would indicate a different Philip Shultz. This may be the origin of the Klein name.

MARRIAGE:
By 1765 to Philip Shultz. Based on birth of first known child.

CENSUS RECORDS:
1820 US Federal Census. We find Barbara Shoults listed in Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Male under 10: 1
Female under 26: 1
Female over 45: 1

DEATH:
20 Sep 1828. Per gravestone inscription.

BURIAL:
Rohrsburg Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania. Inscription reads “Anna Barbara w/0 Philip Shultz died 20 Sep 1828 Aged 84 years.

PROBATE RECORDS:
She is in the will of her husband Philip.
From Columbia County, Pennsylvania Will Book #1 Pages 47, 48 & 49

Phillip Shults will
No. 5 will

I, Phillip Shults of the Township of Greenwood in the county of Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak of body but of sound mine and memory and calling to mind the certainty of death and uncertainty of life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say firstly and principally I commit my soul into the hand of almighty god who gave it and my body to be buried in a decent and becoming manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and secondly I order all my just debts for funeral expenses to be paid and discharged by my Executors as soon as may be out of my Estate items. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Barbary my Plantation whereon I now dwell farming fifty one acres with the appurtenances hereunto belonging to her use and benefit together with all household & kitchen furniture with two cows & seven sheep and give all the residue of moneys that may be left after my debts are paid aforesaid. All of which I give and bequeath to her for her use and benefit to have & to hold during her natural life and no longer. From and after which time & as soon as is convenient my will further is that my plantation be sold either at public or private sale for the best price that can be conveniently had for it. I hereby impower my executors hereafter named to make as good a title or titles to the purchaser or purchasers as I myself might or could have done were I personally present. And I further order that all of my personal property that my wife may be possessed of at the time of her decease by sold at either public or private sale and the money arising therefrom together with the money arising on the sail of my plantation, I give and devise to my twelve children namely, Daniel, Elisabeth, Katterean, Ann, Sarah, Mary, Samuel, John, Peter, Margret, Nancy & Joseph to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike and to be paid to them as soon as the money can be collected by my executors and lastly, I constitute and appoint my son Daniel Shults and my trusty friend William Mather to be my whole and sole Executor to this my list will and testament disannulling and making void all other wills or testaments by me heretofor made declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the eleventh day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. (signature Phillip Shults seal) signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Phillip Shults to be his last will and testament in the presents of us Henry Harris John Miner Homer Mendenhall

No 5 will
I Philip Shults of the township of Greenwood County of Northumberland, State of Pennsylvania do hereby make and publish this codicil to be added to my last will and testament in manner following to wit I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Shults all my right title claim & interest to and in a certain plantation in the State of New Jersey Sussex County Grenage Township amounting to an undivided right bequeathed to me by my father Valluntine Shults becoming payable at the decease of my sister Leah Shults & it is my will that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament aforesaid in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirteen(signature Philip Shults Seal) Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced and declared by the said Philip Shults to be his last will and testament in the presence of us Henry Harris, John Miner

No 5 will
I Philip Shults of the Township of Greenwood County of Columbia State of Pennsylvania do make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following that is to say I have sold five acres of land off the north west corner of my place to my son Peter and I have received payment in full for the same and lastly it is my desire that this my present codicil be annexed and made a part of my last will and testament to all intents and purposes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal this 12th day of February in the year of our Lord ( )(signature Philip Shults seal) Signed sealed published & declared by the above named Philip Shults as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament in the presence of us Henry Harris John Miner.

Be it remembered that on the 25th day of April 1816 personally appeared before me Josia McClure Register for said County Henry Harris & John Miner and being sworn according to law did depose and say that they were personally present & did see Phillip Shults the within testator sign seal publish & declare the same as and for his last will and testament & likewise the codicil thereto following as also his last will and testament and at the time of ( ) Testator was of sound mind & ( ) memory & understanding and that they witnessed the same in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of one another and that their names Henry Harris & John Miner subscribed thereto as witnesses are their own hand writing and further Deponent saith not. Henry Harris, John Miner sworn & subscribed before me Josiah McClure Register date above.
Be it remembered that on the 25th day of April AD 1816 before me Josiah McClure Regr for said county was proved and approved the Last will and Testament of Philip Shults of Greenwood Township deceased of which the preceding is a true copy and that Letters Testamentary in due and common form of law were granted unto Daniel Shults and William Mather Executors therein named.
Witness my hand the day aforesaid (signature Josiah McClure) Regr

CHILDREN:
Jacob b. 1765 d. 1804 Montour, Pennsylvania
Daniel b. 2 Mar 1769 m. Elizabeth White d. 30 Apr 1852 Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mary b. 20 Dec 1778 d. 39 Apr 1852 Columbia, Pennsylvania
Samuel b. 5 Nov 1781 m. Hannah Mayberry d. 24 feb 1862 Columbia, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth
Katterean
Ann
Sarah
John
Margret
Nancy
Joseph
Peter


Buried:
Rohrsburg Cemetery

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 9094
• Residence: 1768, Cumru, Berks, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1790, Windsor, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
• Residence: 1800, Windsor, Berks, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1810, Brunswig, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Reuben married Helen Fitzsimmons on 18 Aug 1769 in Douglassville, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. Helen was born in 1748 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; died on 15 Jul 1833 in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; was buried in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Eleanora Davis
• Reference Number: 9095
• Birth: Abt 1749

Notes:

Married:
St Gabriels Episcopal