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My 4th great-grandfather Isaac's FALLIS Pioneer Cemetery near Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio FOLLIS Families
in the United States of America
by descendant Stanley J. Follis
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Germany to New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Indiana

It appears all of the EIKENBERRY families in America can trace their ancestry to Peter EICHENBERG who originally was thought to have immigrated from Germany when his EICHENBERG book was published. Recent research shows he was born in New York and his parents Martiniss EICHENBERG and Anna DORNIN were born in Germany. Another two generations have been found in Germany. Peter EIKENBERRY around 1750 moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he was baptised May 3, 1752 at the Conestoga Congregation of the German Baptist Church, now mostly known as Church of the Brethren. He was a Bishop of the church from at least 1772 to 1795. Around 1790 Peter moved to Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He became a well to do land owner with over 2,000 acres of land by 1800. Some of this land was purchased from Henry LANDIS another ancestor of my FOLLIS families. He sold all of his land by 1806 in preparation for moving to Ohio. In 1806 Peter is listed as a minister of Twin Creek Church in Preble County, Ohio. His wife Fronica GROFF is last mentioned in 1805 and Peter bought land in Ohio in 1807. Peter died in 1812 Preble County, Ohio.

The spelling of the EIKENBERRY family name can be confusing, originally EICHENBERG when arriving in America. EICHELBERGER was found in Pennsylvania. EIKENBERRY is the most common spelling, with EIKENBARY found in my line. ICANBURY and IKENBERRY are common in Virginia as well as sons Peter Jr. and Henry in Ohio. Henry is found as AIKENBERRY in an early Ohio land patent. An old Ohio cemetery burial plot is supposed to have five different spellings for the same family. I would like to find it.

My EIKENBERRY Families consist of:

My great-great-grandmother Catherine EIKENBERRY 1822-1864 Preble County, Ohio to Union County, Indiana then Somerset, Wabash County, Indiana and Thomas Jefferson FOLLIS 1823-1882 of Wabash County, Indiana.

Catherine's parents were Samuel EIKENBARY 1798-1871 Franklin County, Virginia to Preble County, Ohio to Union County then Wabash County, Indiana and Mary ALBAUGH 1790-1871 Frederick County, Maryland to Preble County, Ohio to Union County then Wabash County, Indiana.

Samuel's parents were Henry EIKENBERRY 1771-1828 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Franklin County, Virginia to Preble County, Ohio and Mary LANDIS 1772-1858 Franklin County, Virginia to Preble County, Ohio. They are buried on the family farm in the EIKENBERRY-Wheatville Cemetery in Section 29, Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio. As seen on old maps, a school and church were located near the cemetery.


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Shows Eikenberry Wheatville Cemetery Preble County, Ohio where many Eikenberry's are buried

Henry's parents were Peter EIKENBERRY 1731-1812 New York to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Preble County, Ohio and Fronica GROFF about 1735-1805 of Franklin County, Virginia. Peter was an early Brethren elder, arriving by 1809 in southwestern Ohio, now Preble County. Peter is the earliest burial in 1812 on his and son Henry's land, now the EIKENBERRY-Wheatville Cemetery.

Peter's parents were Martiniss EICHENBERG 1701-after 1756 Neuwied, Germany to New York to Berks or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Anna DORNIN 1702-after 1745 of Neuwied, Germany to New York to Berks or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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