THE KRIEGBAUM HERITAGE NEWSLETTER
Volume VIII; No.2 - Apr 1983
President: Mrs.H. E. Krigbaum, 1112 Monroe St., Quincy IL 62301
Vice Pres: Mrs. Hazel T. Miller, 3247 E Fairfax Rd., Cleveland Hts OH 44118
Past Pres: Mrs. Michael Malone, 2915 Atwood Ave., Topeka KS 66614
Secretary: Mrs. James Steele, Palmyra MO 63461
Treasurer: Mrs. William James, 622 So. 13th St., Quincy IL 62301
Editors: Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum, 1112 Monroe St., Quincy IL 62301
Mrs. William (Kay) James, 622 So. 13th St., Quincy IL 62301
HELLO FROM QUINCY IL
Spring is in the air as we go to the printers with our April issue of "The Kriegbaum Heritage." The weather here in the Missouri, Illinois area has been super all winter. We hope it wasn't too severe on any of our members.
It has been a busy winter for me with taxes and Kay has had some health problems we hope are in the past. We hope if we have neglected answering any letters, etc., you will overlook it. I will soon be back to part-time and will catch up then.
In GENEALOGY, we have had a number of letters with renewals but not much news. FLASH.. we have had one big thing happen due to the efforts of Emery CREEKBAUM. He received a number of pages of German records of the KRIEGBAUM, KRICHBAUM, family written in German with mention of the family as early as 1600. They are being translated by one of our members, LUELLA ZACHMAN KRICHBAUM, who is a teacher of the German language and has spoken it with her family since a child.
MORE ABOUT THIS LATER IN THE "HERITAGE"
We are still trying to reach our 200 member goal for 1983 so PLEASE pass the word to everyone you can. If you will send me any names (any spelling) from your local telephone directories, I will contact them.
THANKS AGAIN for all the encouraging words you send Kay and I. KEEP THE MAIL COMING...
LITTLE TWIGS:
The CREEKPAUM Family genealogist BETTY BRITO, is happy and proud to report that on the July 1982, her mother LILLIE CREEKPAUM HEDDLESTON became the Great-Grandmother of a set of twins. Girls, KATIE LEE and KELLY ANN HEDDLESTON born to JIMMY and NORMA HEDDLESTON. JIMMY is the son of JACK HEDDLESTON. Mrs. Heddleston said, "I am very happy for JIMMY and DONNA, they can be proud to have two beautiful, healthy babies. I am glad to be here to great them. While I have eleven grandchildren and eleven Great-grandchildren these are definitely special." Although, several months late, we send Our CONGRATULATIONS TO JIMMY AND DONNA.
OHIO MINI-REUNION:
The Ohio Mini-Reunion will be held on Saturday, July 23, 1983, at the closed shelter house in the village of Hartville, Ohio from 3 to 10 p.m. Mrs. Virginia Gamble is chairman of the reunion this year. If you need further details, her address is 6124 Edison St. NE Hartville, OH 44632. We hope we can have a good crowd of K-BAUMS at the Ohio reunion JULY 23, 1983.
EQUAL TIME:
I will give equal time to all grandmothers per page 2 and my grandson. The Editor (Carol)
CENTER, MISSOURI REUNION:
will he held Sunday, SEPTEMBER 4, 1983, at the Center Missouri Lions Club Building. Noon Meal will be provided by Carry-in. Plans will be made this year to cerebrate 10 years for "The KRIEGBAUM HERITAGE" and its growth. MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND. KAY JAMES or my self, CAROL KRIGBAUM will be happy to help you with any reservations, etc., that we can. We will again have Saturday set aside for any who wish to come to Quincy and browse through the material we have.
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NEWS OF OUR STUDENTS:
(Photo of Lisa James)
LISA JAMES, daughter of BILL and KAY JAMES recently won first place in the city of Quincy in the ELKS Hoop Shoot competition. She went on to win first in the West central District of Illinois and was sixth in the state of Illinois.
LISA is a fifth grade student at Adams school and roots for the Quincy Illinois ALL STAR BASKETBALL TEAM "The Blue Devils."
(Photo of JOSHUA KRIGBAUM)
JOSHUA KRIGBAUM won first place in Adams County Illinois for the best Nutrition 2nd Gr. poster. JOSHUA is the son of LARRY and PEGGY KRIGBAUM and grandson of your editor CAROL and her husband GENE KRIGBAUM.
IN SYMPATHY:
We offer our sympathy to the family of DAVID NORMAN KRICHBAUM who died March 15, 1983. His obituary follows.
KRICHBAUM, DAVID NORMAN, age 78, of 8363 Edison St. NE Louisville, was dead on arrival Tuesday at Alliance City Hospital. Born in East Sparta, August 8, 1904, he lived in Marlboro Twp. since 1926. A former employee of Timken Roller Bearing and was a farmer for the past 57 years. A member of the paradise United Church of Christ in Louisville, Ohio Farmers Union and Stark County Farm Bureau. He and his wife EVELYN celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 18 of this year. Survived by his wife, EVELYN; two daughters, Mrs. RAY (Alice) FITZPATRICK of Marlboro and Mrs. DAVID (RUTH) SLICKER of Louisville; one son, DAVID of Marlboro; 11 grandchildren. Services Friday at 1 p.m. in the Stier-Israel Funeral Home with Rev. Robert L. Keiser officiating. Interment will be in Marlboro Cemetery.
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Nancy Peché writes: The following is the obituary for Lydia Evelyn Eshelman Krichbaum wife of David Norman Krichbaum who died in 1983.
The Hartville News
Friday, July 18, 2003, Page 13
Hartville, OH, Stark County
LYDIA EVELYN KRICHBAUM
Lydia Evelyn Krichbaum, 91, of Louisville (Marlboro Township), passed away Sunday, June 22, 2003, following a lengthy illness.
She was born in Louisville, Ohio, April 24, 1912, to the late Harrison and Isabelle (Snyder) Eshelman. She was a homemaker, farmer and former legal secretary. Lydia was a member of the Paradise United Church of Christ in Louisville, Lake Senior Citizens, Stark County Farm Bureau and was noted for her crafts and fondness of animals and birds.
She was preceded in death by her husband, DAVID N. KRICHBAUM in 1983; a sister, Grace Greek; and a brother, Roy Eshelman.
She is survived by two daughters, ALICE FITZPATRICK (Marlboro Township) and RUTH SLICKER, both of Louisville; a son and daughter-in-law, DAVID and SUE KRICHBAUM of Louisville (Marlboro Township); two sisters, Ina Oswald of North Canton and Opal Lepley of Doylestown, OH; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 25th, in the Stier-Israel Funeral Home of Louisville with Rev. Dr. Kline Roberts III officiating. Interment was in Marlboro Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paradise United Church of Christ in Louisville or the Marlboro Township Fire Department.
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NEW MEMBERS
Mr. & Mrs. S. E. Perryman - 5312 Pyrences Dr., Wichita Falls, TX .................... 76310
Mr. & Mrs David C. Swarm - 8350 Revelation, Walkersville, MD ........................ 21793
Mr. & Mrs Raymond W. Creekbaum - 2606 Poplar, San Bernadino, CA ……..... 92410
Mrs. John Oldham - 4466 Early Duke, West Valley City, UT ............................... 84120
RENEWALS
Mrs. Margaret Seebold - RD 3 Box 82, Mifflinburg, PA ......................................17844
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Longbottom - 1164 Catherine Suffield, OH ............................ 44260
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Good - 916 Lupin Way, San Carlos, CA ............................. 94070
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gaff - 68458 Morton Dr., Edwardsburg, MI ............................ 49112
Mr.& Mrs. Sidney C. Jordan - 2101 S.W. 38th St., Lot 186, Lawton, OK ……….. 73505
Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Kriegbaum - 564 West, 3100 South, Bountiful, UT…………..... 84010
Mr. & Mrs. Emery S. Creekbaum -1906 N. Cherokee, Dotham, AL ..................... 36303
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Krichbaum - 934 Pasco Palmera, West Palm Beach , FL 33405
Mrs. Carl Krigbaum - P.0. Box 277, 318 Elm, Page, AZ ...................................... 86040
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Doyle - 24030 Iberia, Lakeville, MN ........................................ 55044
Mrs. Patricia Cully - 2513 Fleet Av., Richmond, VA ............................................. 23228
Mrs. & Mrs. Gary Coats - 10636 S.E. Melita DR,1 Portland, OR ......................... 97236
Mr. & Mrs. Doyle Hinton - 1309 Betty Lane, Pasadena, TX ................................. 77502
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond A Creekbawn - 1514 Antonia Way, Bakersfield, CA ……… 93304
Mr. & Mrs. Perlie Condie - 1148 Lorraine Dr., Salt Lake City, UT ........................ 84106
Mrs. Ruth Petersen - 2613 Elizabeth Street, Salt Lake City, UT........................... 84106
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WELCOME HOME:
We welcome home to the United States, Mr. and Mrs. SIDNEY G. JORDAN after a tour of duty in Germany. They are living in Lawton, 0K.
ANOTHER CREEKPAUM HEARD FROM...
My Grandfather JOHN WESLEY CREEKPAUM was born on 11 Dec. 1878 to JOHN HAMILTON CREEKBAUM and NANCY ELLEN HARTMAN. He is the grandson of THOMAS CREEKPAUM of Cass County, Indiana, and the great-grandson of MICHAEL CREEKPAUM in the article on page 9 of the July 1982 Kreigbaum Heritage.
JOHN WESLEY CREEKPAUM had one sister, LIZZIE BAILEY.
Six daughters:
ELLEN CREEKPAUM DODSON,
MAE CREEKPAUM GRIMES,
LILLIE CREEKPAUM HEDDLESTON,
CLORA CREEKPAUM CAMPBELL,
RUBY CREEKPAUM ROBERSON and
BONNIE CREEKPAUM (deceased as infant).
Two sons:
MARION W. (Lesley) CREEKPAUM and JOHNNY HAMILTON CREEKPAUM.
Twenty-eight surviving grandchildren and many great & great-great grandchildren. Also two nieces. JOHN married an orphan girl, EMILY KANZADA WILSON DIEL, on 11 Nov. 1900 at the age of 22. There is nothing significant about either one of my grandparents, except there seems to be a mystery about where and when Grandpa JOHN's parents married or if they ever did. JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM did marry ALMIRA JANE LAREW on March 18, 1852, in Cass Co., IN. According to a warranty deed on file at the Missouri State Archives, ALMIRA states, separate and apart from her husband......". It is dated 20th Aug. 1878. And on the 1st day of Dec. 1879 ALMIRA filed a Homestead. She states at this time that "her husband JOHN H. CREEKPAUM had abandoned me.....".
So I assume from these two pieces of evidence that NANCY ELLEN HARTMAN was "the other woman," and Grandpa JOHN's life long story about his parents being on their way to Texas, when he was born in a covered wagon at Gore, Ok. while waiting for the river to go down, is accurate.
Grandpa JOHN was a fine, gentle man with a wonderful sense of humor and the whole family is extremely proud to be his offspring. He passed away on the 27th day of October 1973 in a Turlock, Calif. hospital after a short illness. He was buried by his one and only wife on Oct. 30, 1973, at Lamont, Kern Co. Calif.
BETTY BRITO
P.0. Box 1094
Anthony, NM 68021
ANOTHER LITTLE TWIG
CANDICE MICHELE LEUTERITZ born March 1983. Our congratulations to the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, EMERY and LONNIE CREEKBAUM.
IN MEMORIAM
We were saddened to learn of the death of JAMES F. KREIGHBAUM of Fort Madison, Iowa today. James and Opal had visited with Kay and I in Quincy and also attended the Center, MO Reunion with all but one member of their family, a grandson who was in the service. We all enjoyed knowing him and know he will be missed by all who knew him.
JAMES F. KREIGHBAUM, 74, No. 18 Westside Park, Highway 61 West, died at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 1983, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines. He had been ill five weeks. JAMES was born Nov. 19, 1908, at Wyaconda, MO., and had lived in Fort Madison 41 years. He was a retired Santa Fe railroad conductor with 31 years of service. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Stella Lodge No. 440, A.M. & A.M. and the United Transportation Union. On Dec. 14, 1927, at Kahoka, MO., he married OPAL W. OVERHULSER , who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. JOE (SARA) STANSBURY and Mrs. GENE (KAREN) FAUL, both of Fort Madison; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons in infancy and by a grandchild. His parents were SHIRLEY and ANNIE (SUTER) KREIGHBAUM. Funeral services were held at the First Christian church with burial in Oakland Cemetery.
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1841 JOHN JASPER CREEKBAUM 1902
John Jasper Creekbaum, Civil War Veteran
Anna Isobel Darlington
(PENCIL SKETCH)
The above pencil sketch was made from two old photographs found in an old trunk after the death of his daughter, LIDA SIMONSEN, in 1962 at Roachdale, Indiana. Each picture was broken in several pieces. I put each together and made a composite of both on one drawing. One is in his youth in his Union Civil War uniform, the other in his old age.
JOHN JASPER CREEKBAUM was a member of Co. F. 1st Regt. of Olin L. Arley, Capt. Cockerills Battery, Ohio Vol. Enlisted Aug 15, 1861, reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864. My father told me in grandpa's old age he became deaf. It was blamed on standing too close to firing cannon during the Civil War. After the Civil War, JOHN JASPER CREEKBAUM went to Missouri to help clear out the Indians.
JOHN JASPER CREEKBAUM was the son of GEORGE WASHINGTON CREEKBAUM and MALINDA HARDY (WIGHT). As the story goes, MALINDA was a bound out girl. The family that raised her was either HARDY or WIGHT, one or the other is her real name, and the other her adopted name. I believe WIGHT to be her real name. This is according to her only living child ALLETA BANNISTER who is 88 years old and lives at Indianapolis, IN.
JOHN JASPER CREEKBAUM was from a family of eight. Consisting of five brothers: WILLIAM L., ALBERT, LYCURGUS, THOMAS and RALPH CREEKBAUM. Two sisters: MARY CREEKBAUM who never married and DORA DELILA CREEKBAUM.
THOMAS CREEKBAUM who stood at 6 ft. in. tall, was the grandfather of our CECILE CONDIE. Uncle TOM was quite a religious person and was a barber by trade. Uncle TOM also made a patent medicine called Quick Relief, priced $2.00 and was sold in the drug stores of Kentucky till 1939. He lived within one block of the original log cabin built by his father and grandfather in 1818 on Lot 1, Dover Kentucky. JOHN JASPER, himself, was 6 foot 1 inch tall and had black hair and very blue eyes. JOHN JASPER was born at Brown County Ohio in 1841. He married ANNA ISOBEL DARLINGTON on the 17th May 1871. She was born at Winchester, Ohio November 24, 1853.
They had a family of eleven children as follows:
ELLA CREEKBAUM, b. 28 Jan 1873
MAMIE CREEKBAUM, b. 19 Apr 1874
GEORGE CREEKBAUM, b. 31 Dec 1877
ANGUS CREEKBAUM, b. 1878
LAWRENCE CREEKBAUM, b. 1879
LIDA CREEKBAUM, b. 19 Jan 1882
WALTER LESLIE CREEKBAUM, b. 11 Mar 1883 (my father)
ARTHUR PETER CREEKBAUM, b. 30 Oct 1885
JOHN RALPH CREEKBAUM, b. 1890
BUELAH PEARL CREEKBAUM, b. 29 Jul 1891
ALLETA BANNISTER CREEKBAUM, b. 17 April 1894 (only living child in 1982)
There is a story of how JOHN JASPER and ANNA ISOBEL met. Due to the difference in their ages, 12 years, she would have been only 13 or 14 years old. ANNA's grandfather was the founder and laid out the town of Winchester, Ohio about 1821. It was in the same town they met. JOHN's regiment was on a forced march to head off the crossing of the Ohio River by some part of the Confederate Army. They stopped at Winchester, the Captain wouldn't let them break ranks. Some of the girls of the town, carrying buckets of water and dippers, ran through the ranks giving the Boys' in Blue fresh water, pieces of meat and bread, cookies and cake. ANNA served JOHN food and drink and stared at his handsome face and his vivid blue eyes. She, herself, was a beauty, the healthy type with black hair and blue eyes. Her granddaughter, ISOBEL MARTZ of Roachdale, IN. has the only known picture of her, which I have seen. JOHN also stared at ANNA and jokingly said, "You're the prettiest thing I've ever seen and when this wars over I'm going to come back and marry you:" He never forgot her and when he finished with the Indian Wars in Missouri, he did come hack and kept his word. They were married sometime in 1871. JOHN and ANNA lived at Georgetown KY, a suburb of Lexington. My father WALTER worked on the horse farms and did at times groom Man of War, the greatest Race Horse Stallion to ever live. My father also told the story of his father JOHN's favorite horse which he had tried many times to buy. The beautiful white horse was owned by a livery stable in Lexington, JOHN at times would rent the horse to go riding in the country side. It seems there was a man in Lexington that bore a grudge against Grandpa. One day as Grandpa rode out the door of the livery on the white
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horse, out of the corner of his eye he caught sight if the man with a raised ball bat. Grandpa slid off the horse on the opposite side. The man came down with the bat breaking two of the horses ribs and injuring its back. Grandpa came under the horses neck, grabbed the man and proceeded to give him the beating of his life till several men ran up and pulled him off the distraught man. Dad never said what the trouble was about.
Aunt ALLETA often speaks of the deep and profound love her father had for her mother. ANNA ISOBEL died at the age of 47 years, 15 April 1900. Aunt ALLETA says there are two different accounts of her fathers death two years later. One story, which Aunt ALLETA disclaims is, that Grandpa grieved so at her death that he deliberately stepped out in front of the train which cut off both his legs. He died before they could get him to the hospital. My father's account of the accident was that his father went to the grocery and coming back, he never heard the train and unknowingly walked in front of it. They are both buried in the Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery at Lexington, KY. JOHN, with one of his sons, ANGUS, is buried in the soldiers section with upright government stone. ANNA is buried a short distance away, across a little valley. She has a single red Wausau slant face marker which I and Aunt LIDA put up. ANNA's maiden name on the stone has no G in it, spelled DARLINTON. The family of Joseph Wilson DARLINGTON were from Darlinton, England, an old railroad town.
By their Grandson
EMERY WILSON CREEKBAUM
Nov. 6, 1982
FIVE GENERATIONS:
Pictured below is a photo of five generations of descendants of THOMAS C. CREEKBAUM, also a son of GEORGE WASHINGTON CREEKBAUM and MALINDA HARDY (WIGHT) and a brother to the JOHN JASPER CREEKBAUM in the above article.
CECILE CONDI, a member of The Kriegbaum Heritage, is a descendant of THOMAS C. CREEKBAUM.
Seated: LILLIE CREEKBAUM BROOKS - Age 93;
Standing: AMELIA CATHERINE OLDHAM, Age 5;
Left to right: CECILE BROOKS CONDI, RUTH HELMSIN PETERSEN, CECILE PETERSEN OLDHAM. The baby is CHRISTOPHER OLDHAM.
Isn't this a wonderful picture for our Kreigbaum Heritage?
(Copy of Photo)
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KAY'S REPORT:
Before I present my report I would like to thank all of you for the nice cards and letters I received during my illness. Also, I hope that you will excuse any mistakes I might make, but since my illness I am not quite as sharp as I have been in the past. If you find a mistake, please let me know.
This report will be on PHILLIP CREEKBAUM, the son of JOHANNES ADAM the immigrant. You may want to refer back to the April 1982 issue, pages 9, 10, and 11 while reading this report.
PHILLIP CREEKBAUM was born 22 Sept 1758 at Tulpehocken, Berks County, PA.
He was baptized 24 Sept 1753 at Christ Lutheran Church, Tulpehocken, Berks County, PA.
PHILLIP CREEKBAUM enlisted in the service at Hagerstown, MD in June or July 1776. He served in the Revolutionary War as a private under Captain William Keizer, Colonel Hansegger's German Regiment. Battles were engaged in Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown.
NOTE: These Revolutionary War papers that I have say nothing of him being born in Hagerstown, MD. They say he enlisted in the service in Hagerstown, MD. The only record that shows PHILLIP to be born in Hagerstown, MD are D.A.R. records. I believe that these records are wrong.
PHILLIP CREEKBAUM married CATHERINE JOLLY -- 6 June 1780 -- at Washington County, MD. This is important. I believe that PHILLIP was born in Berks County, PA and not Hagerstown, MD. PHILLIP's father, the immigrant, does not show up in Maryland until after 1776. Before that he was in Pennsylvania.
The following was taken from the History of Frederick Co. MD.
ELIZABETH HUNDRED - a true list of all the souls both white and black and their ages living in Elizabeth Hundred in the county of Frederick as taken by John Miller, August 1776.
An Act of Legislature of January 26, 1814, read "to alter and change the name of Elizabeth Town, Washington County to Hagerstown and to incorporate the same. Males and females from 16 to 50 in Elizabeth Hundred" ....
Male - PHILIP GREEGBAUM - age 17 years. Page 257.
This has to be the PHILIP born in 1758.
PLEASE remember that in 1776 Hagerstown did not exist. It was called Elizabeth Hundred. Elizabeth Hundred was changed to Hagerstown in 1814. So PHILLIP could not have been born in Hagerstown. IT DID NOT EXIST IN 1758.
The above was a census in 1776. So PHILLIP was in Frederick Co., MD. In 1780 he was in Washington County, MD. Washington County was created from Frederick County, MD in 1776.
WHERE WAS PHILLIP IN 1790?
Census re-read by Nancy Peché:
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1790 CENSUS, Menallen Twp., Fayette Co., PA
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Ancestry.com - Roll: M637_8; Image: 0581 - # 2 of 5
Indexed: Phillip Creighboim
CREIGHBOIM, Phillip
[1] male over 16
[2] males under 16
[3] females
Census re-read by Nancy Peché:
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1800 CENSUS, Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
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Ancestry.com - Roll: 38; Page: 611; Image: 253 - # 1 of 9
Indexed: Philip Croutboum
CROUTBOUM, Philip
Male:
[1] 10 < 16
[1] 16 < 26
[1] 45 >
Female:
[2] < 10
[1] 10 < 16
[1] 16 < 26
[1] 45 >
NOTE: 2 male children and 4 female children. On one of his Revolutionary Papers the following was written. In 1821 soldier referred to his wife, 2 sons and 4 daughters. There was no further family data on file. His residence at date of application – Manallen Twp., Fayette County, PA. This was in 1821.
HELP: Where is Phillip in 1810? He should be in the 1810 Fayette County, PA Census. Have I missed him?
Census read by Nancy Agnew Peché:
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1820 CENSUS, Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
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Ancestry.com - Roll: M33_103; Page: 139; Image: 143 - # 4 of 23
Indexed: Philip Creekbaum
CREEKBAUM, Philip
Males:
[1] < 10
[1] 26 < 45
Females:
[2] < 10
[2] 10 < 16
[1] 16 < 26
[1] 26 < 45
[1] Person in Commerce
The following was taken from the book, "Tombstone Inscriptions of Brown Co. Ohio Vol. I, compiled by Lillian Collette and Leslie Puckett, 1963."
Page 73. Red Oak Churchyard, Union Twp.
CREEKBAUM, Philip (pvt. Hausseger's German troops - Rev. War.)
died: 3 Feb 1826.
CATHERINE (wife of Philip)
died: 19 July 1828 at the age of 73 years, 3 months, 30 days.
As you can see PHILIP is born in Pennsylvania,
moves to Frederick County, MD;
then to Washington County, MD;
then to Fayette County, PA and
dies in Brown County, Ohio.
Now I am going to talk about two of the children of PHILIP and CATHERINE JOLLY CREEKBAUM.
Children:
1. JOHN CREEKBAUM -- born 25 March 1781. Where was he born?
On the 1850 Brown County Ohio Census states VA. Could this be correct?
JOHN married REBECCA CAHILL -- 24 May 1810. WHERE?
JOHN died in 1882. WHERE?
JOHN and REBECCA CAHILL had 5 children that we know of.
They were:
JOHN THOMAS CREEKBAUM
GEORGE WASHINGTON CREEKBAUM
MARIAH CREEKBAUM
FRANCIS CREEKBAUM
and HAMLINE N. CREEKBAUM CREEKBAUM.
Two of our members descend through GEORGE WASHINGTON CREEKBAUM. They are CECILE CONDIE and EMERY CREEKBAUM. We have a lot of information on this line but will have to print it at a later date.
Another son was PHILLIP CREEKBAUM born -- 23 May 1786,
married -- 25 Dec 1807 to MARY ALLEN. He died -- 24 July 1852.
Another one of our members, MAX SNIFFEN, descends through PHILIP CREEKBAUM's son GEORGE W. CREIGHBAUM who was married to AUGUSTA STEDMAN. This PHILIP has a lot of missing data that we need help in locating his descendants. The last record I have is a Census record.
Census re-read by Nancy Peché:
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1830 CENSUS, Somerset Twp., Belmont Co., OH
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Ancestry.com - Roll: 127; Page: 351; Image: # 19 of 24
Indexed: Philip Cickburn [Philip Crickburn]
Line 23. CRICKBUM, Philip
Males:
[1] under 5
[2] 5 - 10
[1] 15 - 20
[1] 20 - 30
[1] 40 - 50 - b. ca 1780 - 1790
Females:
[1] under 5
[1] 5 - 10
[1] 10 - 15
[1] 20 - 30
[1] 40 - 50
Please, if anyone can help with this PHILIP and his descendants, let us hear from you. That’s about it for now. In the July issue I will do a report on JACOB KRIGBAUM of Ralls Co. MO, the son of CONRAD KRIGBAUM of Frederick and Allegany counties MD. The chart for PHILIP CREEKBAUM is on the back page.
We would like to thank EMERY CREEKBAUM for his Chapter Two in the lives of ADAM & EVA MARIA (Eve) CREIGHBAUM. He spends a lot of time in research as to the way the people lived in that era and brings to life a part of our past. We also appreciate very much the art work on the covers. This is a valuable talent. His cover for this issue depicts the Indian Chief in his story, Chee-e-oto.
Thanks EMERY.
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Chapter Two. Pg. 1
"The Early Life and Times of ADAM and EVA MARIA (Eve) CREIGHBAUM"
The next few years after the wolf incident, financially, ADAM and EVE did very well. Even though most of their dealings were by barter, the trading of labor or goods for things they needed. The pound sterling, shillings and pences were extremely scarce. They had been able to pick up another small farm by trading a young team they had raised plus eighteen pounds sterling they had saved. This made their land holdings at 75 acres. In this year 1762 their family consisted of BARBARA - 9, ELIZABETH - 7, EVA MARIA named for her mother was - 6, PHILLIP was well past 3. Young PHILLIP was a bright blue eyed little towhead, very active and inquisitive. He loved their horses very much and cried like his heart would break when the new owner came to take them away. ADAM had given in a little when the children had wanted to give the young team English names at Barney and Maude, relented and let them do so. Sometime after the young team had been taken away, young PHILLIP named his stick horses Barney and Maude. ADAM could have watched little PHILLIP by the hour if his time had permitted. PHILLIP would straddle the one he called Barney and gallop round and round the house making the appropriate sounds. He would then lean old Barney against the house and say, "now you rest while I take Maude for a ride," not realizing what a fine pair of legs he was building for himself. ADAM himself had been sorry to see the young team go, but he still had a pair of nice yearlings in the pasture that looked as though they were going to make a fine team. They were the last colts dropped by Gran Mere and Frauline; being from the same stallion, in size and color they looked like twins. One of the great additions to their farm was a young mare ADAM had bought for EVE. The young mare ADAM named Cricket, because he said she's so quick. Cricket was a light golden sorrel with a very long white mane and tail. ADAM claimed, that little hoss has a gait that won't bob your shirt tail. In early colonial times this gait was called the single foot, at any given time there was not more than one foot off the ground. Later years this gait would be called the Tennessee walk. This gait indeed was very pleasant to ride or watch. Adam's heart would ache when Eve in her dark green riding habit, with her golden hair flying would ride into the village to visit him and do her trading. ADAM of course brought all her purchases home with him in the evening. Villager's would rush to talk to EVE, her beauty and style lightened their lives. Strangers in town would stare, stories were told in towns as far as Baltimore about the beautiful lady and her golden mare. ADAM's thought in purchasing Cricket was that EVE and the children would have their very own buggy mare. ADAM didn't know it at the time, but there was also something else in the back of his mind.
Even though transient wagons passing through their village often sold ADAM iron they had gathered along the way, ADAM found it necessary at times to travel to iron ore foundries to purchase more iron. ADAM often took one of the children with him on these trips, believing it was additional education for them. This trip BARBARA was to be his companion. EVE always packed surprise lunches for the trip, which they enjoyed very much. Fortunately they didn't have to travel far to a foundry. Within a day and a half there was a foundry in almost any direction. This had been one of the first things the English had seen too in settling this new land. It was on this trip while going through town, to the foundry on the other side, that what ADAM had in mind was right before him. What ADAM saw was a two seater carriage in a bad state of repair due to a run away horse accident. He knew instantly this would make a fine Christmas present for EVE and his growing family. ADAM asked BARBARA "what do you think"? "If we fix that carriage up and paint it nicely, do you think mother would like it"? BARBARA who was becoming quite a nice young lady, became enthused. So ADAM purchased the carriage after some fine dickering. They did some
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temporary repair on the spot, hitched it behind their wagon, picked up their iron and headed home. It was on this trip he decided that the yearlings back in the pasture would not be for sale. This trip was the first time Adam had noticed any signs of weariness in his fine old team. It was time he felt to retire them to pasture for their many years of faithful service.
Adam, on arriving back at the shop, hid the shattered carriage in an old shed behind his shop and worked on it in his spare time. ADAM even at this early stage was thinking of colors for it. His plans being to have it done by Christmas, as a very special gift for EVE. Each Christmas ADAM and EVE tried to make special for the children. Last year ADAM made a teeter totter for all the children, for PHILLIP he had made the special stick horses that were later named Barney and Maude. For the girls EVE made rag dolls with pearl button eyes. The singing of Christmas Carols was a highlight in their Christmas celebrations. One of the things they all looked forward too was the trimming of the tree. ADAM recalled last year they had found a beautiful little tree at the foot of Wales Mountain, it was a dandy, he thought I must look there again.
During that summer and fall ADAM rode Cricket to work, in breaks he would try to get Cricket to submit to a set of buggy harness. Hour by hour walking behind her, guiding her in circles and figure eights. Cricket really didn't cotton to the idea; she preferred someone on her back and be free to run or enjoy her gait. Finally the day came that ADAM thought she was ready. He hitched her to a high two wheeled cart, put a pair of blinders on her so she wouldn't shy at the cart behind her. He climbed upon the cart, picked up the reins, pulled his hat down, took a deep breathe, slapped her on the rump with a rein and said, "Let's go". Cricket calmly turned her head where she could see the cart, took a long calculating look and calmly started off down the pike. Several men had come to watch, small bets had been wagered as to what would happen. As ADAM drove by with the reins held just a little high, he gave them a wink. He confessed later that all through the minor crisis he had held his breath. During all this training EVE wanted to know if Cricket is my mare or not, she said you're always riding her to work. You do know she added I want her home sometimes, I like to take a horse back ride too you know!
ADAM had worked on the carriage off and on all summer; it was, he found, much more delicate work than on the heavy wheeled wagons. He said everyone needs to create something special once in his lifetime. He intended indeed for this to be something special for EVE. ADAM reupholstered the carriage in black calfskin, painted the body black, the running gear a bright yellow, the wheels a cherry red. During this renovation he often could not resist the temptation to just step back and take a look. ADAM had worked so earnestly through the late summer and fall he had finished the carriage well ahead of Christmas. He had to now keep it well hidden behind the blacksmith shop. He couldn't wait for that great day when he would drive Cricket and the new carriage up to their home and surprise EVE. ADAM took pride in the fact he only wanted the best for his EVE and of course the children as well. Mr. Cole, one of ADAM's friends, remarked when he saw the carriage "ADAM" he said "there isn't a finer carriage in all of Pennsylvania or Maryland".
In this period in time when life was difficult for all, ADAM, and EVE were outstandingly industrious in making the best of things. The children had their regular hours to study, mostly in the evenings. ADAM and EVE shared
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the task of their education, each in the subject they knew best. ADAM made each a wood frame slate for ciphering, a quill pen each, with a small bottle of ink. Writing with the pen was quite difficult as the ink varied so in quality, making the thick down strokes and the thin up strokes most difficult, but the style was mastered. ADAM had long set the rule that when the family was together and within the home, only their native tongue, German, was to be spoken. Outside the home, and with friends and neighbors, only English was to be spoken, this was an endeavor to help them all to become more fluent in the English language.
As Colonial children, they led very interesting and memorable childhoods; they participated in the useful work of the farm and home. The children shared in the chores each day. There was always wood to cut and kindling to gather, animals to feed and care for, eggs to gather, with work in the gardens and fields. The fall was the favorite time of the year for the children, preparing for winter. Most of the berries had been picked in mid summer, but there were nuts to gather, Wild Bee trees to locate for dad. ADAM had built a small fish pond near their spring house so that the over flow from the spring kept the water nice and fresh. The pond was kept well stocked with nice big fat fish from the rivers and creeks. Many happy hours were spent in supplying fish for the pond. The pond was probably one of the handiest of EVE's food sources for their table. It being so simple, when she wanted fish for dinner, she only had to pick up the hand net lying nearby and dip her fish. ADAM had also built a fatting coop on high legs for their frying chickens. The coop held perhaps 15 when full. The fryers were kept well supplied with grain, table scraps and any milk they had left over from table use. They now had three cows old enough for milking, old Brindle, and two of her offspring. ADAM rested each cow in a dry period of about three months, so at any given time two would be producing. Occasionally, all three would be in production, at these times, the pigs and chickens got extra skim milk or clabber which ever the case might be. ADAM and EVE used to love to sit out in the yard and listen to the children running and laughing chasing fryers to refill the coop. It was one of these occasions one evening the children were trying to catch the last fryer, ADAM had just came in from the field, EVE was sitting out in the yard tending her dutch oven and stringing green beans on a string for drying. ADAM pulled up a seat so he and EVE could have a few minutes together enjoying the running laughing children. ADAM just sat a minute and looked at EVE's golden hair in the rays of the setting sun. He noticed that after working in the garden all day her fingernails were as clean as could be, he marveled at her ingenuity of scraping her nails down a candle to get wax under them to keep the dirt out. EVE seemed so engrossed in stringing her green beans for drying and tending their dinner in the dutch oven he thought he would try to bring a smile to her beautiful face. ADAM looked up as PHILLIP rushed by after a fryer and hollered at PHILLIP to come here. PHILLIP ran up and said yes dad? ADAM very seriously said "PHILLIP you're going to have to quit playing with your sisters so much, you're starting to run funny." ADAM sneaked a peak, there was that smile with EVE trying so hard to suppress it.
One of the most enjoyable times for the children was perhaps the Saturday night bath. In summer the water was warmed outside in barrels in the sun. In winter a large kettle was swung into the fireplace. Their bath tubs, one for soapy water and one for rinse was a hogshead cut in half with the edges sanded to prevent splinters. A curtain was stretched across the end of the room nearest the fireplace for privacy. PHILLIP being the youngest was bathed first, EVA MARIA was bathed next followed by ELIZABETH. BARBARA being the oldest bathed last and alone. In those day's girls were early
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indoctrinated with ideas of feminine modesty. This did much to develop qualities which made the Colonial woman very attractive to men. Even though the water probably had had one change, by the time BARBARA had finished, the soapy water was gray and the rinse only slightly better. Imagine, if you will, in winter the children with a blanket wrapped around them jumping around, trying to keep warm waiting their turn. Indeed they undoubtedly led a memorable childhood, with memories they cherished forever.
It was the middle of December 1762 a new little one was expected any day. ADAM suggested that his brother WILHELM and his wife ANNA BARBARA, and family come to be with EVE during her time and to stay and spend Christmas with them. EVE said simply, "No! I would rather wring out my own dish rag". ADAM insisted and they had one of the most enjoyable Christmas's they could ever remember. All the little cousins had a big time after they learned what to call each other. Some shared the same names of other cousins and some the names of their aunt and uncles. ADAM Jr. was born Christmas Eve. Some of the neighbor ladies came to help, Mrs. Shipley took the children for a walk during the birthing. EVE's time ran longer than usual, Adam became quite wrought. WILHELM tried to calm ADAM and exclaimed "ADAM you're more nervous than a long tailed Tom cat in a room full of rocking chairs.. ADAM got the point and calmed down considerably till they heard the first cry of the new baby. Uncle WILHELM somehow managed to hold the new baby first. WILHELM looking down at the new baby exclaimed, "My, what a bouncing baby boy" ADAM said, "Well, bounce him over here and let his old dad take a look."
The next day being Christmas, after the presents had been distributed from under the tree, happiness glowed on everyone's face. ADAM began to worry, with EVE in bed, how was he going to present her with the new carriage? He discussed it with WILHELM and they came up with a plan. After Christmas dinner of a fat roasted goose stuffed with chestnut dressing and all the trimmings, ADAM said, "I'm going for a little ride on Cricket, and let this fine dinner settle." EVE said "Today, this is Christmas, you're not going off and leave our company are you?" WILHELM replied, "Let him go he's probably got something on his mind." Adam rode to the shop, got out the new set of harness for Cricket harnessed her and hitched her to the carriage he got a clean rag and wiped and shined everything till it glistened. Brushed Cricket till there wasn't a hair out of place. When Adam got close to the house, WILHELM who had been watching for him said "EVE, if I help you could you come to the window? EVE replied, "Sure, why?" WILHELM said, "You'll see." When ADAM got close, he pulled back gently on the reins and spoke to Cricket, she took the cue and went into the single foot. WILHELM couldn't help himself, he gasped, he had never seen anything so beautiful, he glanced down at EVE, she was completely over come with joy. Everyone had crowded to the windows and door, EVE saw more than any of the rest, a tall handsome broad shouldered husband in the height of his glory with the reins held high. She wondered how ADAM knew she had dreamed of just such a carriage, to go visiting, to church, to be just seen in with the family all shined up, just going to town. They all had such a wonderful Christmas, they decided no more Christmas's would pass without spending it with at least one other branch of the family henceforth.
Come spring of 1763 in the vicinity of ADAM's blacksmith shop, say three square miles, there were now some thirty families. The area was growing. An alarm system had been set up comprised of dinner bells, steel triangles, one of which was at each homestead. The purpose, to alert each other in case of Indian attack. The French and Indian war had been going on for
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several years. The Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains were ranging wider and wider. The French were paying a good price for English Colonist scalps. Several of the settlers had been injured in surprise attacks and a few had been killed. One day one of the settlers wives had been preparing supper, her little three year old boy was playing in the doorway. She happened to look up just in time to see an Indian snatch her little boy right out of the doorway and run with him toward the woods. The poor mother rushed out on the porch, grabbed the iron bar, and frantically rang the alarm. The men had been cutting and clearing land a short piece on the other side of cabin, they came running. Rounding the cabin they caught sight of the Indian and gave chase. When they entered the woods they stopped and listened, heard a whimpering in some nearby bushes, upon investigating they found the little boy alive but scalped. The little feller survived the ordeal and lived to an old age. This type of thing had to stop, the settlers demanded action by the governor.
The governor of the providence of Maryland appropriated money and men to build a fort for protection of the settlers and the western border of Maryland. The fort was to be large enough that during Indian uprisings it could shelter all the settlers of that community and their livestock. The governor sent some fifty militia and an engineer with a set of plans. When the engineer learned one of the settlers, ADAM CREIGHBAUM, the local blacksmith, was also equally talented in stone masonry, he sent for him, asking his help and suggestions. The Engineer, a Mr. Ware said, "Almost all our forts are made of wooden post set on end in the ground. The sight I have chosen is covered with sandstone rock. ADAM he said "With inexperienced men what do you think our chances are of constructing this fort out of that stone"? ADAM said, "It will be difficult, but give me ten of your best men and in a week I'll have them shaping and cutting those stones like good apprentices." ADAM added, "Some of the men around here have helped me build a few stone houses, I'm sure they will be glad to show your men how to line and lay the stone." "I will help you all I can, but I have a Blacksmith shop to run, a farm to tend, and a family to protect." Thus it was decided to build the fort of sandstone boulders, the outer walls were to enclose one and one half acres, to be four feet thick at the base, three feet thick at the top, and seventeen feet tall. The corners and bastions of the fort were to be extended as to European design. Within the fort would be barracks to house four hundred men, and a stone walled well to supply water in case of siege. Also an officer's quarters built around one large chimney with an opening for a fireplace in each officer's quarters. A storage area and powder magazine was to be built under one of the bastions. The corner bastions were to be filled with dirt to near the top of the wall and a six pound cannon set thereon. The local boy's were urged to bring a rock boat, a horse or ox and hire out for the purpose of gathering the stones and hauling them to the workmen. The pay, a half a quid a day. The mortar was a mixture of crushed limestone, clay, straw and powdered sandstone mixed with water, under the hot summer sun it became very hard and would last no one knew how long. As each phase of the work progressed it was an excuse it seemed for the women folk to throw a picnic, such as when the walls were done, and the well dug and walled in.
ADAM was working on the huge gates back at his shop where his tools and forge were. One morning on leaving for the shop, he called to Villie, Villie didn't come. ADAM knocked off work all day, he searched through the surrounding woods in case Villie had tangled with a bear or big cat and lying somewhere badly hurt needing help. ADAM could find him nowhere. This was not like Villie, he was the protector of the family and Adam's companion. As Villie had whipped every dog in the village, it was his delight to lie
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out in front of the blacksmith shop in the sun and watch the village dogs walk way around the shop in passing. As ADAM said on many occasion "That dog knows what he's doing." ADAM gave up the search and said "Where ever he has wandered too, I hope he's all right and he finds his way home safely." That evening he told EVE "If Villie doesn't come home soon we're going to have to find another watch dog, perhaps two; one to stay at the house with you and the kids and one to go with me. There is no way we can hope to find another dog that would leave the shop a couple times a day to come home and check on you and the kids. I know we shall never find the equal of Villie.
Adam built the two large gates out of solid oak planks, two layers thick, one layer cross ways, and the other up and down. The gates were then 4 in. thick, pinned together with iron pins, by burning holes with a red hot rod and inserting the cold iron pin. The oak planks only half cured, would finish curing and tighten up even tighter around the pins. In the right gate he built a wicket gate in the center, so that individuals could be let in without opening wide the entire gate. Along the top of both gates he added a row of keenly sharpened spikes to deter marauders from climbing over. Hauling the gates to the fort was an undertaking in it's self. Two huge log wagons were needed and a total of six men and a gin pole to load them. Adam made six large hinges (3 stones each ) (42 lbs), three hinges for each gate. When the gates were hung, the cannon placed at the top of the four bastions, all work generally done, it was time to celebrate. As the fort had been built to shelter all the settlers and their livestock, it was plenty big enough to hold the celebration within it's walls.
Word was sent for miles around to come to the shindig, bring your fiddle players, banjo and mouth organ players and anyone else that can stomp out a tune on anything, even a washboard if you wish. A date had been set, a beef and a two hundred pound hog had been butchered. One of their Indian friends of the Sceneca tribe brought in a young buck deer. Three large spits were built, they were turned throughout the night. Next day the meat was well roasted and crisp on the outside by noon. People seemed to come from everywhere to join in the celebration. Of course, some corn squeezing and hard cider came seemingly out of nowhere. The spirits were kept out of sight of the ladies, but they didn't have to be told why so many trips were being made to the back of the barracks. A large wooden platform had been built for dancing. Many countries were represented, it seemed each immigrant thought his homeland folk dances the best. Right in the middle of a hoe-down, the music would stop, some folk band would start up and the folks of the homeland would show off, The German folk dancing, led by ADAM and his pretty wife EVE seemed to be enjoyed most of all, of course most of the audience were of German decent. The only time the crowd seemed to complain was when a Scotsman got up to play his bagpipes. ADAM exclaimed it sounds like someone's pulling a wildcats tail. However one of the highlights was a dance, the Highland Fling, by a knotty little Scotsman called Slip Knot McCloud. Thus, Fort Fredrick was built and properly dedicated.
It was about a Fortnight after the big celebration when ADAM came home from the shop and got a happy surprise. Coming toward him was Villie, very sheepishly he licked ADAM's hand as he got down off his horse. ADAM heard a rustling looked up in the direction Villie had come from, he saw a very nervous light colored she wolf. He could tell she wanted to come with Villie but was afraid too. ADAM said, "You old rascal, turned lover have you?" "Don't worry, he added, we won't hurt her if she doesn't bother us." All the children of course were happy to have Villie home again. Thereafter Villie spent a good part of his time, when not with ADAM, in the woods with his
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chosen one. EVE laughed of course when she would feed Villie something special he liked, like say a nice juicy ham bone, he would carry it to the woods to share it with his mate. As ADAM said, "Every living creature needs one of his kind to love. Look at the horses in the pasture, their chins over each others backs, look at that Rooster of ours, who struggles so hard each morning to get the sun to come up. Just watch him strut and do the high step around those pretty little hens of his, he really thinks he's something!"
It was along about this time that ADAM met the future chief of the Seneca tribe. ADAM was at the blacksmith shop making a set of winter shoes for a neighbors team, he was beating one out with his special rhythm when he looked up. Standing in the door was a handsome Indian boy, he guessed of about 18 summers. The boy wore only a loin cloth with a single feather in his head band. The only weapon ADAM could see when the boy turned slightly was a scabbard suspended in the middle of his back with what appeared to be a large hunting knife encased therein. The handle was within easy reach by either hand by simply reaching over either shoulder. This was a wonder to ADAM, as he had never seen a knife carried in this manner. ADAM knew not how long the boy had been standing there watching him. Much to ADAM's surprise in broken English the boy said "Me Lil Coyote; you big man with hammer?" Lil Coyote was most fascinated with Adam's work, was still there when noon came. ADAM picked up the lunch Eve had packed for him and headed for the shade tree out back. Lil Coyote followed him. ADAM and Lil Coyote sat in the shade and ADAM shared his lunch. The thing ADAM shared the most was his friendship and a piece of Apple Strudel EVE had packed for him. ADAM looked up just in time to see Lil Coyote take his first bite. It probably was the first sweets he had ever tasted besides wild honey. Occasionally the Indian squaws did honey-sweetened corn cakes, but never had Lil Coyote ever tasted anything like this. Lil Coyote turned the piece of strudel over and over looking and tasting. Finally he exclaimed, "Squaw make?" ADAM said, "No my wife, my love make. You like?" The boy nodded.
Lil Coyote grew up and in time became Chief of the Seneca, and his new name created by young PHILLIP was Howling Coyoto or, in Indian language, Chee-e-oto. In time Lil Coyote grew to know the source of Apple Strudel, ADAM's farm. From time to time he would stop to see if EVE had any made. Time to time he would help EVE with some chore if he thought she needed help. Lil Coyote grew to love and admire EVE, he would have given his life for her if it would have been necessary. But to PHILLIP, who was about seven at the time, it didn't seem so. PHILLIP had just come around the house in time to see Lil Coyote and Eve struggling, trying to raise in place a new and larger window sash. To PHILIP, it looked like that Indian was fighting with his mother and she was losing. He looked around and lying on the porch was a large apple stump mall
Adam had been using to shape and enlarge the hole in the wall to receive the new window. Without being noticed, PHILLIP picked up the heavy mall raised it high above his head and came down square on the moccasin foot of Lil Coyote. From that day forth Lil Coyote became known as Howling Coyote (Chee-o-toe). To the Sceneca's PHILLIP became Lil man with big hammer.
One afternoon Boss Stall came into the shop and said to Adam, "The next time you see that young Indian friend of yours, ask him if he could come up with a good hunting dog pup for me." ADAM exclaimed, "Why? You've got a good dog." Boss said, "Not anymore. The other night he got in a fight with a boar coon and got his right front leg chewed off." ADAM said "I'm sorry to hear that; how's he getting along?" Not too well, Boss replied. "Every time he goes to mark a tree he falls over. At least," he added, "Ole One Eye my cat is finally getting some rest." ADAM chuckled and said, "I've been meaning to
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ask you, I've seen that cat of yours, he's got two perfectly good eyes, why do you refer to him as ole One Eye?" Boss said, "If you recall I got that coon dog pup and that cat about the same time. For the first six months the only time I ever saw that cat he was going away from me."
In the summer of 1765 they improved their home, changing the roof to solid slate sheets, much more fireproof than the old shake roof. They added another room, enlarged the fireplace, heavier oak shutters over each opening, as an added protection from Indian attacks. They also had unexpected addition to their family, when one day Villie came trotting up to the house followed by three little puppies, two males and one female. EVE exclaimed "The poor lil things they look like they are starved to death." PHILLIP ran and got some milk which he poured into a large half gourd, the two male puppies lit right into the milk, but the little female stood back yapping. ADAM exclaimed, "Boy does she have a fast tail, you notice the males didn't wag their tails, wolves never do. She takes after Villie." The pup that looked the most like Villie they named Wolf, the other male they called Villie Too. The little female who looked only a little like Villie they named Lil Bit. ADAM said "You do know children with three male dogs around here we're going to have to give Lil Bit away. I know someone whose always admired old Villie, he would like to have her, Boss Stall is looking for a puppy." That is how Boss Stall became the proud owner of Lil Bit, in just a few years she became the best coon dog in Maryland, many stories were told of her prowess. A few days later at the bottom of a cliff, ADAM found the body of Villie's mate evidently in giving chase to feed the puppies, she had fallen over the cliff and was killed. ADAM buried her at the bottom of the cliff near a frisky little mountain stream. He rolled a stone to the head of the grave to mark it.
EMERY CREEKBAUM 'Marco’
We would like to thank EMERY for his Chapter Two in the lives of ADAM & EVE. He spends a lot of time in research as to the way the people lived in that era and brings to life a part of our past. We also appreciate very much the art work on the covers. This is a valuable talent. His cover for this issue depicts the Indian Chief in his story, Chee-e-oto.
Thanks EMERY.
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FAMILY GROUP RECORD
Husband's Full Name: CREEKBAUM, PHILIP
Information obtained from the following sources:
Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsberg, Berks Co., Pa.
Cecile B. Condie, Salt Lake City, Utah
Old German Bible of Kriegbaum Family
... copied by g-father of DAVID JOHN CREEKBAUM, sent to Cecile Condie
D.A.R. Records
Tombstone Records, Brown Co., OHIO
Marriage Records of Wash. Co., MD, Brown Co., OH
Compiler: KAY JAMES, 622 S. 13th, Quincy, IL
Date: 27 March 1983
CREEKBAUM, Philip
Birth: 22 Sept 1758
Christened: 24 Sept 1758, Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pa.
Married: 6 June 1780, Washington Co., MD
Death: 2 Mar 1826, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Burial: Red Oak Churchyard, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Places of Residence: Berks & Fayette Co., Pa.
................................... Wash. Co., MD;, Brown Co., OH
Military Rec.: Rev. War
His Father: JOHANNES ADAM KRIEGBAUM
His Mother: EVA MARIA or Mary Kerr or Schultz ????
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** Note by Nancy Pechè:
EVA MARIA's maiden name was WEBER not Kerr or Schultz
as proven from the marriage of the immigrants Johannes Adam Kriegbaum
& Eva Maria WEBER -- 01 May 1749 at
Neunkirchen Church, Laundenau, Germany.
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WIFE's Full Maiden Name: JOLLY, CATHERINE
Birth: ca 1756
Death: 19 July 1829, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Burial: Red Oak Churchyard, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Places of Residence: Wash. Co., MD; Fayette, Co., PA; Brown Co., OH
Her Father: THOMAS JOLLY
Children born to PHILLIP CREEKBAUM & CATHERINE JOLLY:
1. JOHN CREEKBAUM
Birth: 25 March 1781, in MD ?
Married: 24 May 1810 -- REBECCA CAHALL
Death: 1882
2. HANNA or SUSANNA CREEKBAUM
Birth: 22 Oct 1782
Death: 16 June 1852, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Burial: Red Oak Churchyard, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Married: SAMUEL JOLLY
3. ELIZABETH CREEKBAUM
Birth: 17 Aug 1784
Death: 1787
4. PHILIP CREEKBAUM
Birth: 23 May 1786
Married: 25 Dec. 1807 -- MARY ALLEN
Death: 24 July 1852
5. ELEANOR CREEKBAUM -- old maid
Birth: 28 July 1788, in Fayette Co., Pa.
Death: 27 Dec 1870, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
Burial: Red Oak Churchyard, Ripley, Brown Co., OH
6. CATHERINE CREEKBAUM
Birth: 1790
Married: 17 Sept 1818 -- ROBERT CONN
7. EVA MARIA CREEKBAUM
Birth: 7 Feb 1793
Married: 1813 -- JOHN LEWIS
8. ADAM CREEKBAUM
Birth: 6 Oct 1795
Death: 5 Mar 1798
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