6 John Wetzel
Wife: #1 HANNAH MERCER July 31, 1856
#2 MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS February 02, 1888
Father : 5 Henry Wetzel
Mother: Mary Brookover
Descendants of John WETZEL
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN6 WETZEL (HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born August 24, 1839 in Mannington, WV (Mongalia Co?), and died February 25, 1924 in Middlebourne, WV. He married (1) HANNAH MERCER July 31, 1856, daughter of WILLIAM MERCER and MUEZZIN. She was born Bet. January 16 1832 - 1836, and died June 14, 1887. He married (2) MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS February 02, 1888 in Banco, Marion Co WV at her father's home by rev. B.B. Hall, daughter of CHRISTIAN MATTHEWS and ANNA BROOKOVER. She was born October 27, 1862 in Mongalia (Monongalia) Co? Marion Co, WV, and died February 03, 1937 in Middlebourne, WV- Greenwood cemetery, Middlebourne.
Notes for JOHN WETZEL:
Joh Wetzel, son of Henry and Mary (Bookover) Wetzel, was a farmer when the Civil War broke out. He left his home in answer to duty's call, being enrolled October 1861 at Wheeling, WV, when 22 years of age, as a Private in Company H, First Wheeling WV VI (Volunteer Infantry), and in due time made Corporal.
He was on the North side. December 1861, while on picket duty at Tomney, he had two fingers of his right hand shot off. At the Battle of Piedmont, he was wounded in the left arm and side. In the spring of 1862, he was confined in hospital at Alexandria, VA, 2 months, having been injured by a team running over him. In the winter of 1862-63, he was granted a sick furlough of 30 days, which was extended to 60 days, after which he returned to duty at Alexandria, VA. In the spring of 1864, he was honorably discharged near New Creek, VA, by reason of re-enlistment as a veteran in old command. He saw many of the hardships of a soldier's life, being in the Battles of Winchester,
Standsburg,
New Market,
2nd Bull Run,
Cedar Creek,
Moorefield,
Cross Road,
Jerry Flats,
Snickers Gap,
Snickers Ferry,
and several skirmishes. At the close of the War, he was honorably discharged, June 1865 at Wheeling, WV. He returned to his home and engaged in general mercantile business. Post office, Bird, WV. He became a member of Wm. Powelll Post, No. 19, in which he was honored with the Office of Commander.- Wetzel Roots, p. 18.
Marriage Notes for JOHN WETZEL and MARY MATTHEWS:
Witnesses at the wedding of John and Mary Ellen:
William Mathews
E.W. Mathews
Christy Mathews
Jesse Mason
-Wetzel Roots, p. 11
Children of JOHN WETZEL and HANNAH MERCER are:
i. MARGARET7 WETZEL, b. March 31, 1854; Stepchild; m. OLIE KIRKLAND.
2. ii. WILLIAM HENRY WETZEL, b. June 20, 1857; d. January 18, 1942.
iii. REBECCA JANE WETZEL, b. February 02, 1858.
3. iv. MARTHA ANN WETZEL, b. March 27, 1861.
4. v. ELI JEREMIAH WETZEL, b. June 27, 1866; d. October 15, 1949.
5. vi. MARY CATHERINE WETZEL, b. August 29, 1870.
6. vii. ELIZA MARY FRANCES WETZEL, b. November 24, 1872; d. February 15, 1913, Hammondsville, OH.
viii. JOHN LEONARD WETZEL, b. October 10, 1873; d. October 17, 1876, Tyler Co, WV.
Children of JOHN WETZEL and MARY MATTHEWS are:
7. ix. ANNA REBEKAH7 WETZEL, b. November 13, 1888; d. July 01, 1963, Middlebourne, WV.
8. x. GOLDIE MAY WETZEL, b. April 17, 1890; d. July 29, 1969, Elkfork, WV.
9. xi. SHERMAN WETZEL, b. October 21, 1891; d. September 25, 1918.
xii. EFFIE L. WETZEL, b. December 11, 1893; d. January 15, 1895, ?.
10. xiii. CHRISTY ROBERT WETZEL, b. October 28, 1895, Tyler Co, WV; d. May 10, 1977, Eulalia Twp, Potter Co, PA.
xiv. CLARENCE E. WETZEL, b. March 05, 1897; d. March 20, 1959, Middlebourne, WV.
xv. INFANT WETZEL, b. January 04, 1900; d. January 09, 1900.
xvi. EARL M. WETZEL, b. February 22, 1901; d. March 26, 1978, Middlebourne, WV.
xvii. EVERETT L. WETZEL, b. January 18, 1906; d. February 16, 1917, ?.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM HENRY7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born June 20, 1857, and died January 18, 1942. He married MARY FRANCIS WHITEMAN, daughter of MARSHALL WHITEMAN and ELIZA BUCKHANNAN. She was born November 27, 1863, and died December 31, 1965.
Children of WILLIAM WETZEL and MARY WHITEMAN are:
i. JANE8 WETZEL, m. W. G. CULP.
ii. VERNA WETZEL, m. FRED SUMMERS.
iii. ELIZA WETZEL, m. E. F. MCINTYRE.
iv. KATHRYN WETZEL, m. BILL GIBNY.
v. MINNIE WETZEL, m. LLOYD PRICE.
vi. LINDA WETZEL, m. CLYDE SUMMERS.
vii. WILLIAM H. WETZEL, m. CLARA LAWSON.
viii. WESLEY WETZEL, m. VICTORIA TUSTIN.
ix. MARSHELL WETZEL.
x. IRVIN WETZEL.
xi. LUCY F. WETZEL, b. January 18, 1881; d. July 16, 1892, burned to death.
xii. DOLL WETZEL, m. KAL REED.
xiii. ANNIE WETZEL, m. SAM HEADLEY.
3. MARTHA ANN7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born March 27, 1861. She married GEORGE MYERS.
Children of MARTHA WETZEL and GEORGE MYERS are:
i. JOHN8 MYERS, m. FANNIE ROWLEY.
ii. CLEM MYERS.
iii. HANNAH MYERS, m. (1) DUN ALLEN; m. (2) JOHN BOWERSOCK.
iv. VIOLA MYERS.
4. ELI JEREMIAH7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born June 27, 1866, and died October 15, 1949. He married (1) LENORAH KELLER 1891, daughter of JOHN KELLER and LOUISA. She was born April 23, 1873, and died May 06, 1892. He married (2) RACHAEL VIRGINIA (ANDERSON) POWELL October 27, 1892, daughter of L. POWELL and MARTHA (ANDERSON). She was born October 15, 1874, and died March 06, 1961.
Child of ELI WETZEL and LENORAH KELLER is:
i. CHARLES FRANKLIN8 WETZEL, b. May 02, 1892; d. May 01, 1973; m. CHRISTINA REYNOLDS, June 21, 1914, Middlebourne, WV; b. April 12, 1892; d. June 25, 1971.
Children of ELI WETZEL and RACHAEL POWELL are:
ii. MARY ELLEN8 WETZEL, b. June 20, 1893; m. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CHAPMAN, June 23, 1912, middlebourne, WV, at home of Ira Jemison, Rte 2, by Evangelist George Eagon; b. March 26, 1891; d. September 11, 1975.
iii. INFANT GIRL WETZEL, d. born dead.
iv. BLANCH LAVERN WETZEL, b. September 18, 1896; m. EDWARD CLARENCE CHAPMAN, September 27, 1919, Pt. Pleasant, Tyler Co, WV, at home of George Eagon; b. December 17, 1893; d. April 07, 1974.
v. MARTHA ELIZABETH WETZEL, b. July 10, 1898; m. DAVID ODIS CHAPMAN, October 21, 1922, sistersville, WV, at Lloyd Asher Home, by Gibbs; b. November 03, 1897; d. December 27, 1967.
vi. LILLY FRANCES WETZEL, b. November 17, 1900; d. June 06, 1908.
vii. LENA JANE WETZEL, b. November 03, 1903; d. June 01, 1904.
viii. JOHN WILLIAM WETZEL, b. February 25, 1905; m. OPAL PEARL STEPHANS, December 06, 1930, Steubenville, OH; b. October 15, 1907.
ix. HARLEY WILBERT WETZEL, b. January 25, 1906; m. OLIVE STEPHANS, April 25, 1931, Middlebourne, WV; b. December 28, 1909.
x. IVA MARIE WETZEL, b. March 08, 1909; d. March 14, 1998; m. ELIS VICTOR WHETZEL, July 02, 1932, Middlebourne, WV; b. November 15, 1904; d. October 1943.
xi. RUSSELL WETZEL, b. November 21, 1911; m. VIRGINIA NELL HENDERSON, August 21, 1934, New Martinsville, WV; b. November 26, 1916.
xii. OLIVE IRENE WETZEL, b. January 26, 1914; m. CLARK J. CUNNINGHAM, 1934; b. August 21, 1914.
xiii. EDWIN KENNITH WETZEL, b. August 02, 1918; m. GENEVA IRENE WELLS, September 28, 1940, Woodsfield, OH; b. April 29, 1921.
5. MARY CATHERINE7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born August 29, 1870. She married GEORGE MATTHEWS, son of CHRISTIAN MATTHEWS and ANNA BROOKOVER.
Children of MARY WETZEL and GEORGE MATTHEWS are:
i. ORVILLE L.8 MATTHEWS.
ii. FERMAN MATTHEWS.
iii. TWIN 1 MATTHEWS.
iv. TWIN 2 MATTHEWS.
v. ELLA MATTHEWS.
vi. EFFIE MATTHEWS.
6. ELIZA MARY FRANCES7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born November 24, 1872, and died February 15, 1913 in Hammondsville, OH. She married LEWIS NEWTON KELLAR 1890, son of JOHN KELLER and LOUISA. He was born November 15, 1870 in Sardis, OH, and died May 19, 1956 in Hammondsville, OH.
Children of ELIZA WETZEL and LEWIS KELLAR are:
i. JERRY H.8 KELLER, b. June 14, 1891; d. July 20, 1957; m. DORTHY LIEB.
ii. JOHN MILTON KELLER, b. March 04, 1895; d. October 27, 1971.
iii. LEROY KELLER, d. at age 3 months.
iv. FOREST ROSE KELLER, b. February 04, 1897; m. DURBIN.
v. LOUISE KELLER, b. February 20, 1899; d. August 18, 1965; m. COOK.
vi. ORVILLE KELLER, b. June 14, 1901.
vii. MARY KELLER, b. October 31, 1903; m. BIRMINGHAM.
viii. BABY KELLER.
ix. TWIN LEWIS KELLER.
x. TWIN LUCILLE KELLER, d. died soon after birth.
xi. TWIN MARION FRANCIS KELLER, d. drowned age 16.
xii. TWIN KELLER.
xiii. TWIN 5 KELLER.
xiv. TWIN 6 KELLER.
7. ANNA REBEKAH7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born November 13, 1888, and died July 01, 1963 in Middlebourne, WV. She married (1) BENJAMIN JONES in no children, son of FESTUS JONES and FANE (JANE?). She married (2) EARL H. ROWLEY August 04, 1911.
Notes for ANNA REBEKAH WETZEL:
No children by this marriage
Children of ANNA WETZEL and EARL ROWLEY are:
i. ELMER8 ROWLEY, b. July 29, 1912; d. May 14, 1998, in Brightwood Nursing Home, Follansbee (Foansbee?) (WV?).
ii. DANA ROWLEY.
iii. VIRGIL C. ROWLEY.
iv. RAYMOND ROWLEY.
8. GOLDIE MAY7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born April 17, 1890, and died July 29, 1969 in Elkfork, WV. She married COMMODORE PERRY EDDY August 22, 1908 in By George Eagon at Gorrells Run, Tyler Co, WV, son of SAMUEL EDDY and MARY JOY. He died 1970.
Children of GOLDIE WETZEL and COMMODORE EDDY are:
i. RAYMOND8 EDDY, d. Abt. 1926; m. RUTH.
ii. VONDA EDITH EDDY, b. March 22, 1909; m. CLYDE CARROLL, March 01, 1934, New Martinsville, WV.
iii. NANCY VIRGINIA EDDY, b. January 12, 1911, Tyler Co, WV; d. March 17, 1996, Middlebourne, WV; m. ROBERT JAMES SINE, March 01, 1934, New Martinsville, WV; d. 1973.
iv. ETHEL MAY EDDY, b. February 04, 1913; d. July 1998; m. HAROLD HARMON REED, May 28, 1933, middlebourne, WV.
v. MARVIN ALEX EDDY, b. January 10, 1915; m. ETHEL REED, June 20, 1934.
vi. MARY AMY EDDY, b. September 16, 1917; d. February 25, 1969, of cancer; m. DENZEL GOSNELL, December 01, 1945.
vii. DAVID ELI EDDY, b. October 01, 1920; m. RUBY GRIMM, June 06, 1940.
viii. HELEN ELIZABETH EDDY, b. April 30, 1923; m. (1) HERBERT FERRELL, January 16, 1940; m. (2) ERNEST BOGGS, August 01, 1962, no children; d. 1987, heart attack.
ix. GILBERT RAY EDDY, b. June 29, 1926; m. ALTA RUTH HENDERSON, June 29, 1945.
x. THELMA JEAN EDDY, b. January 22, 1931; d. December 16, 1986; m. STANLEY LEMASTERS, November 15, 1950.
xi. ZELMA JUNE EDDY, b. January 22, 1931; m. (1) IMOFF; m. (2) RAY BASSETT, February 02, 1949.
9. SHERMAN7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born October 21, 1891, and died September 25, 1918. He married MARY REYNOLDS, daughter of JOSEPH REYNOLDS and CHRISTIANA BENNETT.
Child of SHERMAN WETZEL and MARY REYNOLDS is:
i. ROBERT8 WETZEL.
10. CHRISTY ROBERT7 WETZEL (JOHN6, HENRY5, GEORGE4, MARTIN3, JOHN2, JOHANNES MARTIN1) was born October 28, 1895 in Tyler Co, WV, and died May 10, 1977 in Eulalia Twp, Potter Co, PA. He married MELDA VARNEY April 23, 1924 in Banco, WV by Dyke Garrett, daughter of ALBERT VARNEY and EMILY DUTY. She was born September 01, 1896 in Mingo Co, WV, and died September 07, 1979 in Eulalia Twp, Potter Co, PA.
Children of CHRISTY WETZEL and MELDA VARNEY are:
i. EVELYN JEAN8 WETZEL, b. July 14, 1925, West Virginia; m. (1) ROBERT ENGLE, 1946, Olean, NY; b. California; m. (2) GEORGE J. TURCHEN, April 09, 1952, San Mateo, CA-- no children.
ii. EVERETT GLENN WETZEL, b. December 06, 1926; m. (1) BETTY BONITA MORRIS, June 28, 1947, Millport, PA; b. December 04, 1926, Millport, PA; d. November 05, 1992, Chambersburg, PA; m. (2) WENDY ANDERSON, April 13, 1993, no children.
iii. EDWIN PAUL WETZEL, b. September 03, 1928, Coal Center, Washington Co, PA; m. MERLYN HENRIETTA SPRING, November 20, 1948, Allegany, NY; b. November 19, 1929, Allegany, NY.
iv. MARY ELLEN WETZEL, b. February 06, 1930, Washington Co., PA; m. GORDON OLSON, July 03, 1954, Shinglehouse, PA; b. March 31, 1929, Titusville, PA.
v. EMILY MARCELLA WETZEL, b. April 29, 1932, Fayette Co., PA; m. RICHARD EUGENE JORDAN, August 18, 1951, Shinglehouse, PA- First Baptist Church by Rev. Marion H. Vincent.; b. July 22, 1931, Ceres, NY.
vi. ROBERT VERNARD WETZEL, b. June 24, 1936, Belle Vernon, PA; m. JOAN MYRNA STOLL, June 02, 1956, Bolivar, NY at a Requim High Mass in St. Mary's Church by Rev. Harry R. Farrell; b. March 25, 1936, Wellsville, NY.
vii. DAVID LEE WETZEL, b. June 27, 1944, Olean, NY; Adopted child; m. (1) JOANNE MOYER, no children; m. (2) SANDRA LEE SWIFT, July 31, 1965, Hebron Center, PA; b. March 30, 1946, Coudersport, PA; m. (3) ANNE LUNN HALLOCK, May 31, 1994, Wilmington, NC--- no children; b. April 19, 1943, Wellsville, NY.
