WERNER
Children:
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1. Elizabeth WERNER b. Sept. 26, 1820 PA d. Jan. 10, 1866
2. George WERNER b. July 4, 1822 PA d. Oct. 3, 1908 Franklin Twp. Pulaski Co., Indiana
3. Jonathan WERNER b. Oct. 9, 1823 PA d. Oct. 16, 1902 Pulaski Co., Indiana
4. Robert WERNER b. 1838 Ohio d. May 29, 1925 Ohio
5. Peter WERNER b. Feb. 19, 1842 Tuscarawas Co., Ohio d. Mar. 23, 1902 Auglaize Co., Logan Twp., Ohio
6. Isaac WERNER b. Abt. 1854 Ohio
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1. Elizabeth WERNER b. Sept. 26, 1820 PA d. Jan. 10, 1866 buried Round Lake Cemetery, Toto, Starke Co., Indiana married June 6, 1840 Levi WESTHAVER b. Dec. 10, 1809, Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas, OH d. Aug. 28, 1878 buried Round Lake Cemetery, Toto, Starke Co., Indiana (son of Conrad WESTHAVER Jr., and Christina RUDY)
1a1. Christiann WESTHAVER b. Mar. 21, 1841, Tuscarawas Co. OH, d. Dec. 13, 1918 Round Lake Cemetery, Starke, IN, married Nov. 12, 1865 James SHORT b. Dec. 24, 1842 d. Jan. 28, 1904, buried Round Lake Cemetery, Toto, Starke, IN, s/o Wingate SHORT2 (Curtis1) & Charlotte WARRINGTON
1a11e. Mabel Ethel REEG b. Feb. 8, 18941a11. Cornelia Charlotte SHORT b. Dec.7, 1866 d. ? married July 29,1886 Rev. Jacob B. REEG
1a11a. Sumner W. REEG b. June 21, 1887
1a11b. Jay Ward REEG b. Aug. 13, 1888
1a11c. Nina Ethel REEG b. Sept. 15, 1889
1a11d. Roy Otis REEG b. Mar. 24, 1891
1a11f. Fern Venchie REEG b. Mar. 14, 1896
1a11g. Robert L REEG b. Mar. 21, 1898
1a11h. Foster Dow REEG b. Aug. 24, 1900
1a11i. Mary Genet REEG b. June 12, 1904
1a11j. Pleasant Gale REEG b. Jan. 9, 1907
1a12. Phoebe Rosette SHORT b. Mar. 26, 1868 d. Dec. 29, 1936, married Oct. 2, 1887 Daniel Elsworth SHARP
1a13. Jacob Steadman SHORT b. Jan. 3, 1870 d. Dec. 24, 1933, married Nov. 21, 1894 Lillie May RASCHKA
1a14. Obida C. SHORT b. May 13, 1873 d. Sept. 1, 1874
1a16. Mary Lovina SHORT b. Feb. 28, 1877 d. Dec.12,19601a15. Foster Dow SHORT b. June 12, 1875 d. Feb. 14, 1922, buried Round Lake Cemetery married [1] Dec. 31, 1898 Jennie Alice LANE married [2] Lottie HUMMER
1a17. Linus Colonel SHORT b.Sept. 22, 1879 d. Feb. 10, 1969, married June 12, 1905 Julia L. VERGIN
1a18. Homer Lee SHORT b. Jan. 25, 1883 d. Aug. 3, 1962, married Jan. 10, 1913, Martha Naomi CARLSON
1a19. James Lester SHORT b. Dec. 9, 1885 d. Sept. 15, 1961, married Mar. 31, 1910 Amelia C. CHRISTENSEN
1a2. Susan WESTHAVER b. June 23, 1843 d. Feb 1844
1a3. Mary Ann WESTHAVER b. Jan. 5, 1844, Tuscarawas Co., OH d. Jan. 17, 1917 Starke Co., Indiana married April 23, 1866 Starke Co., Indiana John Henry McFARLAND
1a4. Phoebe Ann WESTHAVER b. Dec. 3, 1848, Wyandotte Co., OH d. ??? married Oct. 4, 1874, Starke, Co., IN, Jacob BOZARTH
1a6. (son) _______ WESTHAVER buried Round Lake Cemetery, unable to read lettering on stone1a5. William Benton WESTHAVER b. Aug. 8, 1857 d. Aug. 27, 1865 buried Round Lake Cemetery, Toto, Starke Co., Indiana, age 8 years 19 days
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2. George WERNER b. July 4, 1822 PA d. Oct. 3, 1908 Franklin Twp. Pulaski Co., Indiana. Served in Co. C 23 rd Ind. Inf., GAR and Military markers , married ______ Ohio, Leah CRITES b. June 29, 1835 d. Jan. 28, 1896 buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bruce Lake. They had the following children:
2b1. Henry WERNER b. 1856 d. 1921 married Mary Ella ROGERS, they had six children
2b2. Jonas WERNER b. 1860 Ohio d. Nov. 18, 1935 Winamac, Indiana buried Winamac Cemetery, married Malinda EICKELBURNER
2b3. Levi WERNER b. 1866 d. 1943 buried McKinley Cemetery, Winamac, Indiana [1] ?? [2] Dora J. McKINNEY2b21. Mary WERNER b. Oct. 2, 1894 d. Apr. 5, 1975 m. Edward P. SHAW
2b22. Clarence WERNER b. May 22, 1897 d. Feb. 2, 1964 m. Margaret BRODHEAD
2b31. Donald M. WERNER b. Jan. 24, 1919 d. Dec.. 29, 1981 m. Gloria F. THOMPSON
2b5. Martha WERNER b. Abt 1864 married Levi KRIEG2b4. Elizabeth WERNER b. 1858-1860 d. Sept. 22, 1891-2 married Dec. 25, 1890, Gottlieb WARMBROD b. 1858-9 Switzerland d. June 30, 1939 Elizabeth & Gottlieb had one child after Elizabeth's death Gottlieb married her sister Lovina WERNER, they had eight children.
2b41. Lovina May WARMBROD b. Sept. 12, 1891
2b57. John KRIEG2b51. Jay KRIEG
2b52. Boyd KRIEG
2b53. George KRIEG
2b54. Bessie KRIEG
2b55. Ella KRIEG
2b56. Ola KRIEG
2b6. Lovina WERNER b. Nov. 13, 1868 Pulaski Co., IN d. May 5, 1935 married Sept. 18 1893 Gottlieb WARMBROD b. 1858-9 Switzerland d. June 30, 1939 (was married to Lovina's older sister Elizabeth)
2b61. Jesse WARMBROD b. Dec. 27, 1893 d. Apr. 13, 1974
2b62. Grace WARMBROD b. Aug. 16, 1895 d. Nov. 29, 1947
2b63. Lovina May WARMBROD b. Nov. 17, 1897 d. Oct. 18, 1979
2b64. Martha WARMBROD b. Nov. 12, 1899 d. Aug. 5, 1975
2b65. Faith Esther WARMBROD b. Aug. 24, 1901 d. Sept. 14, 1928
2b66. John WARMBROD b. June 12, 1903 d. May 9, 1985
2b67. Cora WARMBROD b. Nov. 5, 1905
2b68. Naomi Ella WARMBROD b. Nov. 28, 1907 d. June 30, 1939
2b7. John C. WERNER b. Oct. 28, 1874 Winamac, IN d. Dec. 31, 1957 Albion, Idaho married Sept. 9, 1903 Sara Jane SAUSAMAN
2b71. Richard Stanley WERNER b. Dec. 20, 1904 Gilead, IN m. Feb. 9, 1928 Bula MOORE b. Sept. 4, 1901
2b72. Robert Donovan WERNER b. May 25, 1908 Rochester, IN m. June 6, 1936 Ver Ellen BRYANT
2b73. Helen Kathyrn WERNER b. Dec. 13, 1909 Rochester, IN d. Jan. 15, 1939
2b8. William S. WERNER b. 1876 d. 1954 married April 11, 1899 Hattie Esther KLINE
2b9. Emanuel WERNER b. ?? d. Feb. 1951 married Effie DOURAY or DOWNEY
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3. Jonathan WERNER b. Oct. 9, 1823 PA d. Oct. 16, 1902 Pulaski Co., Indiana [1] married October 12, 1848, Zenah HERSCHBERGER d. June 30, 1849 [2] married June 13, 1850 Louisa WENTZ b. May 1, 1827 York Co., PA d. April 21, 1912, Tippecanoe Twp., Pulaski Co., Indiana, buried in Winamac IN. Jonathan WERNER and Louisa WENTZ moved from Ohio to Starke Co., Indiana fall of 1857
Jonathan WERNER & Louisa WENTZ had seven children:
3c1. Mary Roseann WERNER b. May 12, 1851 Ohio d. Mar. 13, 1942 buried Winamac, IN, married [1] June 2, 1881 Nathan M. JARRETT b. ca 1839 d. Nov. 25, 1900 buried Winamac, IN [2] July 16, 1906 George M. VEACH buried Winamac, IN.... no children
3c2. William Henry WERNER b. Aug. 11, 1852 Fairfield Co., Ohio d. Feb. 14, 1930 So. Bend, IN married Jan. 7, 1877, Malinda EBERLE d. May 21, 1921
3c21. Pearl Neola WERNER b. July 31, 1878 Kosciusko Co., IN d. Nov. 27, 1938 Conway ARK.
3c22. Elva May WERNER b. Mar. 29, 1883 Vanlue, Ohio d. May 26, 1945 Folwer, IN
3c23. Oren J. WERNER b. Feb. 7, 1886 Hancock Co., Ohio d. June 19, 1966 South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN
3c24. McKinley Washington WERNER b. Sept. 4, 1891 Ora, Pulaski Co., IN d. Mar. 8, 1974 South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN
3c25. Inez Louisa WERNER b. May 23, 1898 Ora, Pulaski Co., IN d. June 1, 1986 LaPorte Co., IN buried Hanna Cemetery
3c3. George Harva WERNER b. Sept. 21, 1855 Ohio d. Dec. 30, 1914 buried Rensselaer, Indiana [1] married Flora D. PAYNE b. ? d. April 4, 1884 buried San Pierre, Indiana [2] married Oct.. 5, 1886, Etta LEFLER b. 1864 d. 1944
3c4. Levi (Lee) Clinton WERNER b. Apr. 1, 1858 d. Oct. 5, 1943 married Feb. 17, 1887, Rachel DOWNING b. Jan. 13, 1870 Pulaski Co., Indiana d. Jan. 22, 1946 buried Butler, Missouri. They had seven children.
3c41. Leslie E. WERNER b. Apr. 20, 1888 d. Oct. 13, 1954
3c42. Archie G. WERNER b. July 25, 1890 d. June 7, 1965
3c43. Mary LaDocia WERNER b. Mar. 1, 1893 d. Feb. 18, 1957
3c44. Nathan Roy WERNER b. Nov. 25, 1895 d.. Aug. 12, 1975
3c45. Corda Alma WERNER b. July 12, 1898 d. Sept. 13, 1985
3c46. Norma Gayle WERNER b. June 11, 1901
3c47. Theodore Glen WERNER b. Feb. 29, 1908 d. Aug. 15, 1979
3c5. Ella (Ellie) May WERNER b. Mar. 22, 1861 Rye, (now Toto) Starke Co., Indiana, d. July 3, 1935, burial Oak Park Cemetery, Knox, Starke Co., Indiana, married May 2, 1878 Benjamin Franklin CHANCE son of Perry CHANCE & Alpha Jane TUCKER m.[2] Lee M. WOLFE
3c51. Joshua 'Jossie' Emerson CHANCE b. May 02, 1879 e/Brems, Knox, Starke Co., Indiana d. Aug 10, 1901Starke Co., Indiana
3c52. Dollie Evelyn CHANCE b. June 30, 1880 e/Brems, Knox Starke Co., Indiana d. Jul. 24, 1945 married [1] Mar. 4, 1900 Starke Co., Indiana Herman LONG son of Julius LONG & Amelia BAZERLER m[2] William H. BLACKBURN b. 1888 d. Jan. 20, 1932 m[3] R.P. KOONTZ/KUNTZ
3c53. Benjamin 'Bennie' Clinton CHANCE b. Sept. 19, 1882 e/Brems, Knox Starke Co., Indiana d. May 13, 1925 Knox, IN
3c54. Lizzie Louisa CHANCE b. Sept. 21, 1884 e/Brems, Knox Starke Co., Indiana d Apr. 26, 1961 married[1] Bill DAVIS b. ? d. July 21, 1936 m[2] Ed KELL
3c55. Sammie Earl CHANCE b. Mar. 21, 1886 e/Brems, Knox Starke Co., Indiana d. Sept. 25, 1953 Knox, IN
3c56. Effie Ada CHANCE b. Mar. 3, 1891 e/Brems, Knox Starke Co., Indiana d. Feb. 20, 1984 Peru, IN married Carl SONNENBURG b. Mar. 12, 1887 d. July 3, 1964/67
3c57. Rosie Etta CHANCE b. Feb. 10, 1896 e/Brems, Knox Starke Co., Indiana d. July 29, 1949 buried Fletcher Cemetery, Hamlet, IN married Eddie NORMAN b. Apr. 25, 1893/5 d. Dec. 30, 1922/3 Hamlet, IN
3c6. Elizabeth Ann WERNER b. Nov. 12, 1862 d. Jan. 24, 1864
3c7. Elsie Jemima WERNER b. Apr. 26, 1867 d. May 5, 1936 married [1] Oct. 19, 1887 Marcus CLARK [2] John RINGAN [3] John OPPER
3c71. Icey Rosella WERNER CLARK b. Mar. 4, 1886 d. May 12, 1964
3c72. Charles CLARK b. July 4, 1888 d. infancy
3c73. Ethel CLARK b. Aug. 27, 1889 Pulaski Co., IN d. 1969
3c74. Tollie CLARK b. Jan. 31, 1891
3c75. Iva CLARK b. Apr. 15, 1892 d. Jan. 12, 1983
3c76. Clifford CLARK b. Jan. 10, 1896 d. Feb. 15, 1961 St. Joe Co., IN
3c77. Mamie CLARK b. Apr. 3, 1898 d. Jan. 7, 1976
3c78. Iven CLARK b. Sept. 19, 1900 d. infancy
3c79. Grace CLARK b. Oct. 20, 1901 d. Dec. 26, 1903
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4. Robert WERNER b. 1838 Ohio d. May 29, 1925 Ohio married Mar. 11, 1864 Louisa Matilda JAMES
4d1. Maudie WERNER b, 1877 d. June 3, 1969 married John C. STUDER
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5. Peter WERNER b. Feb. 19, 1842 Tuscarawas Co., Ohio d. Mar. 23, 1902 Auglaize Co., Logan Twp., Ohio married Sept. 15, 1867 Starke Co., Indiana Melinda McPHERSON
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6. Isaac WERNER b. Abt. 1854 Ohio d. ?? married Nov. 6, 1873 Starke Co., Indiana Cassie McPHERSON
Werner cousins
Photo Album

Mary Lovina SHORT & Lester James SHORT - Round Lake Church Homecoming - Aug. 14, 1938 - thanks to Ken DEE
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1850 Census
1860 Census
Note: Hepner Cemetery is located on County Road 100 - east of North Judson and west of Toto, in Wayne Twp, Starke County, Indiana
Information from the Werner Wentz Connection by Dorothy Stephenson
If you have connecting roots, I'd be happy to add a link to your site..
1870 Census
1870 Indiana, Stark/Starke Co., Jackson Twp. pg 17 - post office San Pierre
09-4-4 WARNER Henry 77 m w farmer 1200 250 PA
10-4-4 WARNER Mary 62 f w keepinghouse IND
11-4-4 WARNER Isaac 17 m w OH
12-4-4 ULHDEGRAPH Mary J. 12 f w OH
01-20-20 CHANCE Perry 41 m w farmer 800 800 OH
02-20-20 CHANCE Alphia 36 f w keeping house OH
03-20-20 CHANCE Benjamin 14 m w IN
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Obits
Pulaski County Democrat, Winamac, Indiana for Thursday, October 16, 1902
Jonathan Werner, a well known citizen of Tippecanoe Township, died this morning, after an illness of more than a year from cancer of the stomach, from which he suffered very much. His age was seventy-nine years and seven days. With his family, he removed from Ohio to Starke County forty-five years ago, and they lived there until some fifteen years ago when they came to this county. He was man held in the high esteem by a large number of friends. He leaves his aged wife, three daughters and three sons of his immediate family. With one daughter, Mrs. Rose Jarrett, he attended his brother's funeral in Ohio last spring, but was so sick then, that he barely got home alive. The funeral will be from the Winamac M.E. Church Saturday at 1 o'clock, services by Revs. Young and Feece to be followed by interment on the hill.
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Church Records: Areas of Pennsylvania
Marriages
1756 March 8 - Johannes Werner and Christina Grossmann.
George Werner m. Margaret Kessler on June 28, 1768.
Peter Bentz m. Magdalene Werner on December 4, 1774.
Baptisms
Rosena Dorothea Wust (Wiest) of Friderick Wust and Catharina Eisemanin, born June 10, 1752, bapt. July 12, 1753. Sponsors: Jacob Werner and Maria.
Maria Catharina Biking of Casper Biking and Catharina Werner, born August 14, 1752, bapt. August 17, 1752. Sponsors: Simon Kraus and Catharine.
Anna Maria of Casper Werner and Anna, b. January 18, 1760, bapt. April 27, 1760. Sponsors: Peter Kodelins and Anna Maria.
Child of Michael Werner & Ursula, bapt. Dec 26, 1763. Spon: Peter Schuck.
Frederick Betz, m. Anna Maria Werner, daughter of Casper Werner, December 27, 1763
John Adam Werner(?) of John George Werner(?) & Susanna, b. Mar 20, 1773, bapt. Apr 12, 1773. Spon: John Adam Eyer & Elizabeth Diel.
Susanna Zerfass of Michael Zerfass & Anna Margaret, b. Nov 5, 1778, bapt. Feb 21, 1779. Spon: John George Overbeck & Margaret Werner.
Conrad of Henrich Werner and wife, bapt. August 22, 1779. Sponsors: Conrad Meyer and Elisabetha.
Johann Henrich of Christian Knorr and wife, bapt. April 30, 1780. Sponsors: Henrich Werner and Margaretha.
Margaretha of Henrich Werner and wife, b. September 7, 1781; bapt. September 16, 1781. Sponsor: Margaretha Schäfer [ Schafer ].
Christine Werner of Frederick Werner & Charlotte, b. Feb 23, 1782, bapt. Apr 14, 1782. Spon: Michael Ernst & wife Christina.
David Kramer, son of the late Carl Kramer, m. Isabella Werner, daughter of John Werner, April 23, 1782.
Catharina of Henrich Werner and wife, b. July 17, 1783; bapt. August 3, 1783. Sponsors: Vallentin Beyer and Christina.
Christina of Henrich Werner and wife, b. July 17, 1783; bapt. August 3, 1783. Sponsor: Christina Beyer.
John George Barron of George Barron & Elizabeth, bapt. Oct 9, 1784. Spon: Michael Werner & Ursula.
Elizabeth Hering of Henry Hering & Anna Margaret, b. Mar 1, 1786, bapt. Apr 22, 1786. Spon: Michael Werner & Ursula.
Elisabeth Barbara of Frederick Werner and wife, b. April 28, 1787; bapt. May 28. Spon: John Lademacher and wife.
John Michael Werner of Frederick Werner & wife, b. Apr 18, 1790, bapt. Jun 20, 1790. Spon: Michael Ernst.
Henry Werner of Frederick Werner & Charlotte, b. Dec 9, 1791, bapt. Apr 29, 1792. Spon: Michael Ernst & Catharine.
John of Peter Samsel and Elizabeth, b. April 30, 1793; bapt. May 19, 1793. Spon: John Bernd and Catharine Werner
John of Jacob Wasser and Maria, b. Sept. 15, 1793; bapt. May 11, 1794. Spon: Andrew Werner and wife.
Eva Maria of Peter Werner and Cath., b. December 22, 1795; bapt. January 24, 1796. Sponsors: Georg Emert and Eva Maria.
Elisabeth, daughter of Görg [ Gorg ] Haag and Catharina, born January 29, 1796, bapt. March 6, 1796. Sponsors: Mathias Werner and Elisabeth.
Heinrich of Henrich Spiegelmeier and Catharine, b. --, bapt. August 7, 1796. Sponsors: Heinrich Werner and Margaret.
Catharine of Nicolas Wolfinger and Christine, b. February 26, 1797, bapt. June 4, 1797. Sponsors: Philip Beyer and Elizabeth Werner.
Wilhelm of Hannes Rautenbusch and Elizabeth, b. November 9, 1799, bapt. January 4, 1800. Sponsors: Wilhelm Werner and Magdalene Reder.
Johannes of Wilhelm Werner and wife, b. August 13, 1800; bapt. September 14, 1800. Sponsors: Johannes Röber [ Rober ] and Catharina.
Children of Frederick & Charlotte Werner
Christine Werner of Frederick Werner & Charlotte, b. Feb 23, 1782, bapt. Apr 14, 1782. Spon: Michael Ernst & wife Christina.
Elisabeth Barbara of Frederick Werner and wife, b. April 28, 1787; bapt. May 28. Spon: John Lademacher and wife.
John Michael Werner of Frederick Werner & wife, b. Apr 18, 1790, bapt. Jun 20, 1790. Spon: Michael Ernst.
Henry Werner of Frederick Werner & Charlotte, b. Dec 9, 1791, bapt. Apr 29, 1792. Spon: Michael Ernst & Catharine.
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Date September 26, 2000
Last updated: January 23, 2007
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