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1862 - 1905 (~ 42 years)| 1. | Jacob Franklin Pletcher was born on 1 Oct 1862 (son of Jacob Pletcher, Jr. and Cyrene Dormeyer); died in Elkhart County, IN; was buried on 11 Aug 1905 in North Union Cem., Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN. Notes: Death Record Elkhart County Bk. H 15-15 Information from Hal Ferguson Jacob married Mary Ellen Young on 6 Mar 1882 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN. Mary was born in 1864; died on 15 Feb 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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| 2. | Jacob Pletcher, Jr. was born on 9 Jun 1823 in OH (son of Jacob Pletcher, Sr. and Barbara Nestlerode); died on 11 Nov 1863 in Memphis, TN. Notes: Jacob Pletcher joined the Civil War on Aug. 22, 1862, in Co. D in 100th Reg. Indiana Volunteers. Being of the Mennonite faith, his family were against his going. He was in the process of building a barn, and had to leave half way thru, accordi ng to family stories. This left Cyrene to finish the job. Jacob served for 15 months. He became ill in Sept. 1863 with typhoid fever at Black River, 18 miles from Vicksburg, and was sent to Memphis, Tenn. where he died on Nov. 11, 1863. Artic le by Devon Rose tells this story of Pletcher's: "Approximately 100 years ago, a man with the last name of Pletcher lived at the same location where Rose does now. It is documented that in 1863 Pletcher was summoned to fight in the Civil War . Because his wife was pregnant, he did not want to leave her and he paid someone to go in his place. Later that same year, Pletcher began building a large barn on his farmland. After his wife had their child, Pletcher did fight in the Civi l War. Why Pletcher never returned has not been documented. Mrs. Pletcher finished the barn. From that barn made of walnut came the expensive elegant wood that Rose now uses to make each custom piece of doll furniture on display in the gift s hop area ---Birds Eye View, Wakarusa" "ENLISTMENT RECORD" Jacob Pletcher, enrolled as a Private of Company D, 100th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers at Fort Wayne, IN on 22nd day of Aug. 1862 by Capt. Johnson, and he was mustered into the militar y at Indianapolis, IN on the 10th day of Sept. 1862, for the term of three years by Capt. Miller. Age: 38, Eyes: Hazel, Hair: Brown, Height: 5 ft., 9 1/2 inches, Complexion: Light, Nativity: Ohio, Occupation: Farmer, Died at Memphis, Tenn. on N ov. 11, 1863. Jacob married Cyrene Dormeyer on 27 Aug 1845 in Crawford County, OH. Cyrene (daughter of Daniel Dormeyer\Dunmire and Catherine) was born on 15 Apr 1828 in OH; died on 28 May 1898 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN; was buried on 30 May 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 3. | Cyrene Dormeyer was born on 15 Apr 1828 in OH (daughter of Daniel Dormeyer\Dunmire and Catherine); died on 28 May 1898 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN; was buried on 30 May 1898. Notes: Cyrene applied for and received pension for her husband's service in
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| 4. | Jacob Pletcher, Sr. was born on 11 Mar 1790 in Big Valley, Huntington County, PA (son of Samuel Pletcher and Elizabeth Yotta); died on 13 Oct 1870 in Elkhart County, IN. Notes: PICTORAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS Jacob and Barbara Pletcher moved to Elkhart County IN in 1852 according to this source: "...Samuel and Elizabeth (Reed) Pletcher, the former of whom was a Pennsylvanian, and a son of Jacob and Barbara (N) Pletcher. Samuel was one year old when taken to Ohio, and in 1852 became a resident of Elkhart County IN." Notes on children taken from Military records and from Family Group Sheet by Edna Borger, of Elkhart County HERALD OF TRUTH (Mennonit e Newpaper from Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen, IN, Obituary notice of Jacob and Barbara Pletcher): "On the 13th of October, in Elkhart County IN, JACOB PLETCHER, aged 80 years, 7 months and 2 days. Funeral services by J. Nusbaum, Eli M ishler, S. Yoder and D. Brenneman, from Rom. 4:8. Also Oct 26th, BARBARA PLETCHER, consort of above, aged 72 years, 10 months, and 1 day. Funeral services by Jacob Wisler and D. Brenneman, from Rev. 14: 13. There whole posterity consists of 1 7 children, 100 grandchildren, and 33 great grand-children. The aged father and mother have for many years been faithful members of the Mennonite church. So eager has been their desire after the bread and water of life, and so earnest have th ey been in their efforts to serve God to the end, that feeble old age did not restrain them from attending the service of God in the sanctuary. May have doubtless been encouraged to faithfulness by their example. The mind of the true worshippe r in the sanctuary has been elevated and prompted to bless God at the entrance of the aged father and brother with a staff in each hand, assisted by kind friends, and followed by the aged sister, whose bodily form was bowed down in such a manne r that she " could in no wise lift up herself." One glimpse of the aged mother would naturally lead the mind of the Bible student to think of the daughter of Abraham who was bound and bowed down for eighteen years, and in a miraculous manner wa s loosed, and made straight, by the power of the Savior. Many relatives and friends followed their bodily remains to their last resting place. Jacob married Barbara Nestlerode. Barbara (daughter of Christian Nestleroad and Markrat) was born on 25 Dec 1797; died on 26 Oct 1870 in Elkhart County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 5. | Barbara Nestlerode was born on 25 Dec 1797 (daughter of Christian Nestleroad and Markrat); died on 26 Oct 1870 in Elkhart County, IN. Notes: Jacob Pletcher's (Jr.) pension application has a statement by Barbara Pletcher saying that she was present at the birth of Hannah, Barbara, Julia Ann and is signed with her mark. (9th Oct. 1866)
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| 6. | Daniel Dormeyer\Dunmire Notes: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Daniel married Catherine. Catherine was born about 1792 in PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 7. | Catherine was born about 1792 in PA. Notes: Catherine Doremire is listed as living with Jacob and Cyrene
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| 8. | Samuel Pletcher was born on 28 Jan 1751 in Wieslach, Baden, Germany (son of Martin? Samuel? Pletcher and Mary Maynard); died on 15 Mar 1830 in Galion, Crawford County, OH; was buried in Pletcher Cem., Crawford County, OH. Notes: "THE PLETSCHER OR PLETCHER FAMILY IN AMERICA" "When Samuel and Henry Pletcher were of the proper age, about 12 or 13, they were apprenticed out to trades. Samuel was apprenticed to a weaver, and Henry to a cobbler. The usual apprenticeship pe riod was until the apprentice reached the age of 21 years, a period of seven years or more for which the apprentice received their food and clothing." "At the time of the Revolutionary War, Samuel was 23 years old, and was married to Elizabet h Yotta (Yoder or Yates) of Lancaster and had sons. There is no record of his service during the war." "Samuel and Elizabeth Yotta Pletcher lived in or near Lancaster, PA and all of their 8 children were born in the Lancaster Valley. After t he birth of his eight children, Samuel Pletcher move his family to Huntingdon County, PA in the center of the state where he was recorde in the first U.S. Census of 1790. Samuel then moved the family to McDonald's farm near Beech Creek, PA, nea r Howard where he had a distillery from 1813 to 1821. In 1821, he moved his family, children and grandchildren to Ohio (Crawford County)...they took with them the five younger children and their wives, husbands and grandchildren : Henry, Jacob , Elizabeth (Reed), Catherine (Nestlerode), Anna (Pletcher) Pletcher." Samuel married Elizabeth Yotta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 9. | Elizabeth Yotta
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| 10. | Christian Nestleroad was born in 1762 in Lancaster County, PA (son of Sardin Christian Nestleroad and Elizabeth Kurz); died in 1835 in Centre County, PA; was buried in Family Cem., Blanchard, Centre County, PA. Notes: Information obtained from a letter from Leallah Franklin, 822 Camino De Los Padres, Tucson, AZ 85718, dated Oct. 1, 1990, in which she speaks about information obtained from a book on the Nestlerodes, by Talwin: "Christian's father J. Christnsth or Sardin Christian Nestleroth came to America on "The Queen of Denmark." Arrived Phil, Pa on 11-2-1752. He settled in Lancaster County, PA. J. Christian was how it was listed on the Queen of Denmark, but he signed it I Christian, on hi s land purchase records in Lancaster, Pa it is listed as Sardin Christian Nesselroth. I found his name on the immigration list in a book in Salt Lake City. A lot of the Nesselrodes came from southern Europe to Germany and then some of them wen t to Russia. Some of them were of Royalty in Germany also. I have a royal chart of the Nesselrodes in Germany, but I can't find any connection yet. A couple of articles I've read says we are of Russian descent. They were members of Trinity Lu theran Church in Lancaster, PA. This Talwin seems to have done alot of research on the Nesselrodes and he says that Sardin Christian Nesselroth had sons of Christian, Isreal, John, Daniel, and Christopher. He did not list the females....I under stand that our Christian had about 26 children between two wives." Will of Christian Nestleroad, Book B, p. 67 Centre County, Howard Twp. March 12, 1834---Apr. 8, 1835 Christian married Markrat. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 11. | Markrat
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