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Gonterman, Mary Melinda

Female 1807 - 1903  (95 years)


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  • Name Gonterman, Mary Melinda 
    Born 29 Mar 1807  Christian County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • Mary was the daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Ball) Gonterman.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 

    • According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, the household connected to the Edwardsville post office consisted of Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer; Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student; and Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student.
    Census 1870  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 

    •      According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Mary Barnsback, age 63 and keeping house; and, Henry C. Barnsback, a 31 year old merchant.
           Living in the same dwelling, but constituting a separate household were J. M. Armstrong, a 32 year old physician, and Mary E. Armstrong, age 24 and keeping house. Mary E. Armstrong was very likely Mary Barnsback's daughter and youngest child. Also in that household were Ethline and Mary E. Armstrong, both age 2; and, Fanny Tracy, age 10, and identified as a nurse.
           In the next dwelling listed in the enumeration was the household of J. G. Barnsback, a 29 year old merchant, and Mary O. Barnsback, age 24, keeping house. J. G. Barnsback was very likely one of the sons of his neighbor, Mary Barnsback. Living with J. G. and Mary O. was Sally F. Smith, age 18. This could very well be a relative (sister?) of Mary O., whose maiden name was Smith.
    Residence 4 Jun 1896  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 

    •      The following article was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) on Friday, 6 June 1896.

           "On Wednesday, 4 June 1896, the annual meeting of the Old Settlers Union of Madison County was held at St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church at Edwardsville, Illinois. In the afternoon session the organization honored its eldest members.
           "Three pairs of beautiful bouquets brought by Mrs. Eleanor Montgomery, Mrs. A. P. Barnett and Miss Jennie Barnett, were awarded to the ladies and gentlemen according to seniority. Mrs. Mary Barnsack, born in 1807, was the oldest lady, Mrs. Polly Jarvis came next, and Mrs. Emma Rice was third. John W. Coventry, born in 1809, was the oldest gentleman, John Weaver was second and Volney P. Richmond came next."
    Died 7 Jan 1903  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • At the time of her death, Mrs. Mary Barnsack had been the oldest living resident of Madison County.
    Person ID I7993  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2017 

    Family Berensbach, Julius Louis Hans,   b. 6 Aug 1800, Lautenthal, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1853  (Age 53 years) 
    Married Mar 1827  [2, 11, 12] 
    Census (family) 1850  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 

    •      According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Julius L. Barnsback, a 50 year old merchant born in Germany, with real estate valued at $10,000; Mary Barnsback, age 42, born in Kentucky; and four children: Mina C. Barnsback, age 16; Henry Clay Barnsback, age 12; Julius Barnsback, age 9; and, Mary E. Barnsback, age 5. All of the children were born in Illinois; the three eldest had attended school within the year. Also in the household were four male boarders, ages 20 to 42, from Switzerland, Germany and Pennsylvania.
    Children 
    +1. Barnsback, Elizabeth Melinda,   b. 28 Jan 1828,   d. 12 Jul 1900  (Age 72 years)
     2. Barnsback, Louis J.,   b. 7 Jan 1830,   d. 7 Sep 1831  (Age 1 years)
     3. Barnsback, George M.,   b. 21 Jul 1832,   d. 4 Feb 1847  (Age 14 years)
    +4. Barnsback, Minna A.,   b. 12 Nov 1834, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1888, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     5. Barnsback, Henry Clay,   b. 17 Jul 1838, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1918, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Barnsback, Julius Gonterman,   b. 26 Apr 1841,   d. 6 Oct 1897  (Age 56 years)
     7. Barnsback, Mary E.,   b. 20 Oct 1845,   d. 4 Nov 1886  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S270] Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County, Ill., Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with.... Reprint edition by the Coles County, Illinois Genealogical Society; 1978? (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1887), biographical sketch of Henry C. Barnsback; page 209.
      Mary M. Gonterman, daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Ball) Gonterman, was born on 29 March 1807 in Christian County, Kentucky.

    2. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Henry C. Barnsback; 1838-1918.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542). Accessed in March 2011. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1544187.
           Henry C. Barnsback. Birth date: 17 July 1838. Birth place: Illinois. Death date: 17 January 1918. Death place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. Gender: Male. Father's name: Julius L. Barnsback. Father's birth place: Germany. Mother's name: Mary M. Gonterman. Mother's birth place: Kentucky.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 119, page 501A, image 342. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 501A, enumerated on 22 October 1850; Julius L. Barnsback household, dwelling 5, family 5, lines 12-21. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: Mary Barnsback; age 42; female; born in Kentucky.
           By calculation from the information provided, Mary would have been born about 1807-1808. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1850 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 208, page 602, image 604. Illinois, Madison County, Township 4 N Range 8 W, Post Office: Edwardsville, census page 160, enumerated on 12 July 1860; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 1169, family 1151, lines 22-25. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: Mary Barnsback; age 53; female; house keeper; born in Kentucky.
           By calculation from the information provided, Mary would have been born about 1806-1807. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1860 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M593, roll 251, page 256A, image 516. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 9, enumerated on 30 June 1870; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 55, family 60, lines 15-16. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: 15) Barnsback, Mary; age 63; female; born in Kentucky.
           By calculation from the information provided, Mary would have been born about 1806-1807. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1870 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S211] Article or notice, "Auld Lang Syne".
      The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Friday, 6 June 1896, page 4, columns 4 and 5.
           Article on the the annual meeting of the Old Settlers Union of Madison County. Mrs. Mary Barnsack, born in 1807, was honored as the eldest member.

    7. [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 3 November 2017 via email.
      "Mary Melinda Gonterman, Julius Louis Hans Barnsback’s wife, died 7 January 1903. Until her death, she had been the oldest living resident of Madison County at the time."

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 208, page 602, image 604. Illinois, Madison County, Township 4 N Range 8 W, Post Office: Edwardsville, census page 160, enumerated on 12 July 1860; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 1169, family 1151, lines 22-25. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 22) Mary Barnsback; age 53; female; house keeper; born in Kentucky. 23) Henry Barnsback; age 21; male; printer; born in Illinois. 24) Julius Barnsback; age 19; male; [student at law?]; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 25) Mary Barnsback; age 14; female; born in Illinois; attended school within the year.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M593, roll 251, page 256A, image 516. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 9, enumerated on 30 June 1870; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 55, family 60, lines 15-16. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 15) Barnsback, Mary; age 63; female; white; keeping house; value of real estate=$2,000; value of person estate=$2,000; born in Kentucky. 16) Barnsback, Henry C.; age 31; male; white; merchant; value of real estate=$1,250; value of person estate=$3,000; born in Illinois; father of foreign birth.

    10. [S211] Article or notice, , "Auld Lang Syne".
      The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Friday, 6 June 1896, page 4, columns 4 and 5.
           Article on the the annual meeting of the Old Settlers Union of Madison County. Mrs. Mary Barnsack, born in 1807, was honored as the eldest member.

    11. [S270] Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County, Ill., Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with.... Reprint edition by the Coles County, Illinois Genealogical Society; 1978? (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1887), biographical sketch of Henry C. Barnsback; page 209.
      Julius L. Barnsback and Mary M. Gonterman were married on married in March 1827. They were the parents of seven children.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 119, page 501A, image 342. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 501A, enumerated on 22 October 1850; Julius L. Barnsback household, dwelling 5, family 5, lines 12-21. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: Julius L. Barnsback; age 50; male; merchant; value of real estate=$10,000; born in Germany; and, Mary Barnsback; age 42; female; born in Kentucky.
           A marriage is implied but not explicitly stated.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 119, page 501A, image 342. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 501A, enumerated on 22 October 1850; Julius L. Barnsback household, dwelling 5, family 5, lines 12-21. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 12) Julius L. Barnsback; age 50; male; merchant; value of real estate=$10,000; born in Germany. 13) Mary Barnsback; age 42; female; born in Kentucky. 14) Mina C. Barnsback; age 16; female; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 15) Henry Clay Barnsback; age 12; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 16) Julius Barnsback; age 9; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 17) Mary E. Barnsback; age 5; female; born in Illinois. 18) ---- Cooper; age 42; male; cheese maker; born in Switzerland. 19) Vincent Ferguson; age 20; male; merchant clerk; born in Pennsylvania. 20) George Ginther; age 26; male; Hooper; born in Germany. 21) Henry Kirkman; age 33; male; laborer; born in Germany.


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