Pitsenbarger, Peter

Posted By: Wally Garchow
Date: 5 April 2002


Family Group Record
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Husband: Peter Pitsenbarger
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Birth: 14 Feb 1773 , Lancaster Co., PA
Chr: 20 May 1773 Zion Luth Ch, Lancaster Co., PA
Death: 3 Dec 1837 Wayne Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: Yoder Cem, Darke Co., OH
Marriage: 3 Jan 1804 Greene Co., TN
Father: Abraham Pitsenberger (married 1766 in PA)
Mother: Elizabeth Teissinger/Deissinger/Dysinger
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Wife: Mary Magdalene "Molly" Fry
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Birth: 23 Jul 1779 , Shenandoah Co., VA
Chr: 8 Sep 1789 Zion-Pine Church, Shenandoah Co., VA
Death: 22 May 1853 Warren Twp, Clinton Co., IN
Burial: Gray Cem, Clinton Co., IN
Father: John Fry (b abt 1744) (purchased land in VA in 1777)
Mother: Wilhelmine Phillippina "Phebe" Bantz
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Children
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1 F Elizabeth Pitsenbarger
Birth: 16 Jul 1804 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 8 Oct 1849 , Clinton Co., IN
Burial: Gray Cem, Clinton Co., IN
Spouse: Jacob E. Shaffer (m 5 Apr 1821)
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2 M John Pitsenbarger
Birth: 15 Jun 1806 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 15 Dec 1896 , Craig Co., OK
Burial: Big Cabin, Craig Co., OK
Spouse: Catherine Harmon (m 4 Oct 1825)
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3 M Abraham Pitsenbarger
Birth: abt 1808 , Greene Co., TN
Death: aft 1870 , MO
Spouse: Lydia Feasel (m 4 Jan 1830)
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4 M Henry Pitsenbarger
Birth: 28 May 1810 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 19 Jul 1880 Patterson Twp, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: Jane Davidson (m 3 Mar 1842)
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5 F Sarah Pitsenbarger
Birth: 7 Jun 1812 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 27 Jun 1877 Wayne Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: Yoder Cem, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: John D. Pitsenbarger (m 17 Oct 1834)
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6 M Jacob Pitsenbarger
Birth: 16 Jan 1814 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 22 Jan 1894 Patterson Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: Yoder Cemetery, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: Mary Ellen Davidson (m 8 Oct 1840)
Spouse: Sarah Metzger (m 15 Jun 1854)
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7 M Peter Pitsenbarger
Birth: 16 Feb 1817 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 1 Dec 1889 King City, Gentry Co., MO
Burial: King City, Gentry Co., MO
Spouse: Deidamia Mendenhall (m 1 Aug 1839)
Spouse: Mary Ann Fincher (m 23 Aug 1866)
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8 F Frances Senia Pitsenbarger
Birth: 2 May 1819 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 20 Nov 1891 Wayne Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: English Cem, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: William John English (m 22 Nov 1838)
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9 F Anna Mary Pitsenbarger
Birth: 24 Sep 1821 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 22 Jan 1859 Wayne Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: Yoder Cemetery, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: Jonathan B. Pitsenberger (m 21 Nov 1839)
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10 F Phebe Lavina Pitsenbarger
Birth: 9 Mar 1824 , Greene Co., OH
Death: 4 Sep 1873 Wayne Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: Yoder Cemetery, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: Jonathan Metzger (m 31 Dec 1863)
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11 F Lydia Catherine Pitsenbarger
Birth: 12 Mar 1826 , Greene Co., TN
Death: 20 Jun 1858 Patterson Twp, Darke Co., OH
Burial: Yoder Cem, Darke Co., OH
Spouse: Joseph Mendenhall (m 26 May 1842)
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12 F Malinda Pitsenbarger
Birth: 28 Jan 1829 , Wayne Co., IN
Death: 10 Jan 1890 Ft Recovery, Mercer Co., OH
Burial: Green Mound Cem, Mercer Co., OH
Spouse: Abner G. Clark (m 1 Dec 1850)
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Prepared 31 Mar 2002 by:
Wally Garchow wally@calweb.com
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FAMILY NOTES

HUSBAND NOTES: Peter Pitsenbarger General: BIRTH: recorded in Zion
Lutheran Church, Manheim (Lancaster Co., PA): "John Peter, b 14 Feb
1773 bp 20 May 1773 sp Peter Deissinger & Cath. Spohrin " as reported
in list message sent by Charlotte Girven 2-13-1999.

HISTORY: Peter Pitsenbarger joined John Fry in Greene Co., TN, about
1803. In c1828, he moved to Wayne Co., IN, with all of his children
(except eldest son John) where he was counted in the 1830 census living
in Wayne Twp. Also in Wayne Twp, Wayne Co., IN, were his daughter
Elizabeth Shaffer and son Abraham. Peter was the first to be buried in
the Yoder Cemetery (originally known as the Pitsenbarger Cem) in Wayne
Twp, Darke Co., OH.

WIFE NOTES: Mary Magdalene "Molly" Fry General: HISTORY: By the 1850
census, Mary had joined her relatives in Indiana and was counted in
District 9, Carroll Co., IN, age 62, with unmarried daughters Phebe and
Malinda.

BIRTH: Her date of birth was first calculated from her grave marker
"died May 22, 1853, 73y 9m 29d". Zion-Pine Church records from
Shenandoah Co., VA, show a "Maria Magdalena", d/o Johannes Frey &
Philippe, born 23 Jul 1789 and baptized 8 Sep 1789 with "Christian &
Maria Magdalena Pantz" as sponsors. Whether the grave marker or the
church records are in error cannot be determined from the evidence
available. Is it significant that the computer-calculated birth date
based on her age at death differs from the church record ONLY in the
year born? Were the church records misread? Most descendants believe
the grave marker, but the 1850 census record supports the church
records.

DEATH: Exact place of death is unknown. It is possible she died where
she was counted in the 1850 census, that is, in Carroll Co., IN.
However, her sons John & Abraham lived in Warren Twp, Clinton Co., IN,
and she was buried in that location.

CHILD NOTES: Peter Pitsenbarger
1850 Census, York Twp, Darke Co., OH: Peter-32mTN, Deida-28fOH,
Joseph-9mOH, Aurila-7fOH, William-4mOH, Abraham-6/12mOH.

1860 Census, Warren Twp, Clinton Co., IN: Peter-41mTN, Deida-38fOH,
Joseph-18mOH, Arela-16fOH, William-14mOH, Abram-10mOH, John-5mOH, Mary
J-3fOH, Frances S-8/12fOH.

Peter is buried without a stone. Joined the 51st OVI for one year in
February 1865.

CHILD NOTES: Phebe Lavina Pitsenbarger
In 1860, Phebe was living with her brother John in Gentry Co., MO. Was
the William, aged 9, in her husband's 1880 census entry Phebe's child or
a bungled reference to Jonathan's nephew William living with him???

CHILD NOTES: Malinda Pitsenbarger
An old reading of a stone in the Yoder Cem was originally taken for
evidence that Malinda died in 1856. However, a Clark family researcher,
Dave Axe, explained in phone conversation 10-7-94, that Malinda married
in Carroll Co., IN, and died as shown in this record. The couple moved
with other Clark families to Butler Co., IA, then by 1860 to Gentry Co.,
MO, after which (by 1864) they returned to OH and lived in York Twp,
Darke Co., OH, until their moved to Gibson Twp, Mercer Co., OH, where
they were in the 1880 census.

Malinda's stone shows date of death as 10 June 1890 at age 60 y 11m 13d.
Date of birth calculated from this would be 28 Jan 1829.

Descendants of Abraham Pitsenbarger

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