by Roxy Triebel
treebz65@hotmail.com

The organizers of the annual Barringer family reunion in Ulster County, New York would like their contact information to remain up here where people can find it.

Some of the following information originally came from my grandmother's book, "Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches" (published 1987).  This book is known to contain some errors.  If you have any corrections or additions, please contact me.

Much additional information and several family photographs have been very generously contributed by relatives.

Many members of this family are buried in Tongore Cemetery and Palentown Cemetery, both in Ulster County, NY.  The Kerr side of the family has its own small photo page.

1.    Peter Baringer (ca. 1785 - May 9, 1860) and    Catharine Hauver (abt. 1787 - 1857?) had fifteen children (according to Bible and census records), of whom my great great great grandfather, Frederick William Barringer was the twelfth.  They are buried in Laurel Cemetery in Watson Hollow, Ulster County, New York along with the parents of Elnora (Kerr) Barringer below.  I believe I read somewhere that Laurel Cemetery is located on property that was once part of the farm that belonged to Peter and Catherine.  The white stuff on the lettering in the older snapshots is chalk that my grandmother used to try to make the inscription show up better.  According to a list of re-interments from cemeteries on Ashokan Reservoir property, Peter and Catherine were moved to Laurel Cemetery from Bloom and Brodhead Cemeteries.
   1. Margaret Barringer (b. February 1811) married John Ennist, Jr. (b. 1814).  They had four children.
      1. Peter Ennist (b. 1836)
         
      2. Samuel Ennist (b. 1837)
         
      3. Mary Margaret Ennist (b. 1842) married Andrew Harkness
         
      4. Mickel or Michael Ennist (b. 1844)

   2. John Barringer (b. March 23, 1812).

   3. Maria Barringer (b. July 22, 1813).  Maria married William Buley and they had three children:  Peter, Lemuel, and Elizabeth.

   4. Solomon Haver Barringer (b. April 9, 1815) married Rebecca Bell.  They had ten children.
      1. Sarah C. Barringer (b. abt. 1839) married Martin M. Markle.
         
      2.  Peter H. Barringer (1841 - 1899) married Rachel Beesmer (1847 - 1895).  Peter may have married later to Ellen Sheeley.  Peter and Rachel had two sons - all this family are buried in Palentown Cemetery.
         1. Noah Barringer (b. 1866) married Kate Palen (b. 1865)
            
         2.  Herman Barringer (b. 1874) married Martha Miller (b. 1872).  According to the family grave marker, they had at least the following three children:
            
            1. Ur (b. 1894).  This is an odd name - possibly short for "Uriah"?
               
            2. Ruth (b. 1896)
               
            3. Luie (b. 1900)
               

      3.  William E. Barringer (b. 1843) married Amanda Van Leuvan.  William and Amanda are buried in Palentown Cemetery along with their son William and his wife Minnie Keator and two children (William and Minnie's?)

      4.      Rebecca Barringer (1844 - 1876) married Joseph Beesmer (1845 - 1900).  Joseph Beesmer and his three wives are all buried in Palentown cemetery.

      5. Jane Barringer (b. 1845).

      6. Ruth Barringer (b. 1847).

      7.  Zadock P. Barringer (1849 - 1933) married Samantha Bell.  They had five children.  Some of the descendants in this line intermarried with my other lines.  Zadock and Samantha are buried in Palentown Cemetery.  The grave stone of Zadock's son Arthur and his wife Roena Van Kleeck can be seen in the background of this photo.
         1.      Arthur Barringer (b. 1874) married Roena Van Kleeck (1878 - 1955).  Arthur is the man on the left in the photo of the two men.  The man on the right is Roena's half brother, Abram Van Kleeck (my great grandfather).  They had two children.  Roena was the daughter of David Van Kleeck and Adeline Van Leuvan.  Arthur and Roena had three children.  See the Van Kleeck page for additional photos and information.
            1. Roena and Arthur's son Earl (1900 - 1906) died in childhood and is buried in Palentown Cemetery with his parents.
               
            2.  Roena and Arthur's daughter Delia A. Barringer (dates unknown), wife of Frank Lewis.  Delia and Frank had five children.  Click the photo to see a larger image.
               
            3. Floyd Barringer (1903 - 1971) married Lena Constable.  They had seven children.

         2.      Julia A. Barringer (1877 - 1963) married Henry Francis Van Kleeck (1869 - 1927), the brother of my great grandfather Abram Van Kleeck.  Julia and Henry had three children.  Julia and her daughter Reba may be seen in the photo of various Barringer family members standing on a bridge in Phoenicia (below, under the listing for Freeman and Elnora (Kerr) Barringer).  Information on Henry's line may be found on the Van Kleeck page.  Henry and Julia are buried in Palentown Cemetery along with their sons David and Ralph.  Reba and her husband Harry Shurter are also buried in Palentown, but in a different part of the cemetery.

         3.  Irving Barringer (1883 - 1974) married Sylvia Collins (1893 - 1986).  They had seven children.  Sylvia was the daughter of Alfred Collins (1832 - 1905) and Mary Markle (1851 - 1919).  Irving and Sylvia are buried in Palentown Cemetery along with some of their children.

               Sylvia's parents, Alfred Collins (1832 - 1905) and his second wife Mary Markle (1851 - 1919) are also buried in Palentown Cemetery.  These photos were submitted by a descendant of Alfred Collins and his first wife, Mary Jane Shufeldt (1834 - 1885)

         4. Elmer Barringer (ca. 1887 - 1948).

         5.  Otis Barringer (1893 - 1960) married Wilma Beesmer (1900 - 1986).  Otis and Wilma are buried in Palentown Cemetery.  Otis' parents Zadock and Samantha are on the other side of the same stone.  I have found twelve children for Otis and Wilma so far.
            1.    Lorin O. Barringer (1923 - 1989) married a woman named Lola (1926 - 1975).  They had two children that I know of.  Lorin and Lola are buried in Palentown Cemetery.
               
            2. Gerald Elting Barringer (1927 - 1967).  Gerald is also buried in Palentown Cemetery, but I do not have a photo of his stone.
            3. David Barringer (dates unknown) - is mentioned as a survivor in Gerald's obituary, but does not appear in Lorin's.

      8. Billetje Barringer (b. 1852) married Frederick Barklow.
         
      9. Solomon Haver Barringer, Jr. (b. 1856) married Phoebe Compton.
         
      10. Harvey Barringer (b. abt. 1861) married Mary G. Beesmer.
          

   5.  Arminda Barringer (1817 - 1899) married Uriah Avery (1815 - 1899).  Uriah was the brother of Andrew Perry Avery.  At some point they lived in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.  They were living in the Moon Haw area in Olive Twp. (I think), Ulster County, NY when, in her 80s, Arminda dropped a lighted lantern.  She died from the resulting burns and Uriah died two weeks later.  This photo, contributed by a relative, is of the chimney from that house.  The chimney is still there.  I took a photo of it when I was in the area in May 2002, but have not scanned it yet.  It may not come out well as the nearby creek was quite high and I didn't want to try to cross it to get closer with my heavy camera bag.  For more information on Uriah and Arminda and their fourteen children, see my Avery/Every page.

   6. Peter Barringer (b. August 12, 1818) married Sarah Constable.  They had four children:  Fammy or Fanny, Abram, John, Sarah Melissa (also known just by her middle name).  Peter and Sarah are buried in Tongore Cemetery along with their daughter Melissa and their son Abram's wife Rebecca.

   7. Michael Barringer (1820 - 1907) married in 1863 to Sarah C. Buley (1845 - 1935).  They had three children:  William Levan (b. 1863), Elizabeth (died in infancy 1872), and Frank Atwood (b. 1877).

   8. Catherine Barringer (b. March 11, 1822) married Alsop Lane.

   9. Edith Barringer (b. December 13, 1823).

   10.      Jane Edith or Jane Eliza Barringer (1825 -1894) married in 1846 to Andrew Perry Avery, Jr. (1823 - 1918).  They evidently also moved out west, because they appear to have been married in Wisconsin.  The photo of them is scanned from a photocopy in "Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches" - location of the original photograph is unknown.  The caption reads:

       "Jane Edith BARRINGER, Dau of Peter and Cath. HAUVER BARRINGER and her husband Andrew Perry AVERY.  He in Civil War listed 'gray eyes - hair mixed - 5' 10" son of Andrew P AVERY and Judah BELL"

        Jane and Andrew are buried in Bushkill Cemetery.  They had seven children.

       1. David Herman Avery (1847 - 1926) married Jane Ann Kerr (1853 - 1893).  They had nine children.
          
       2. Juda or Judith C. Avery (b. 1849).
          
       3. Frederick William Avery (b. 1852 - died young).
          
       4. Sarah A. Avery (b. 1853).
          
       5. Mary E. Avery (b. 1854).
          
       6. Andrew Avery (b. 1856).  I have a strong suspicion that his middle name was probably "Perry".
          
       7. Jane E. Avery (b. 1859).
          

   11.  Thomas P. Barringer (b. January 7, 1827) married Hannah Traver and they moved to Pennsylvania.  Thomas was in Company G, 143rd Pennsylvania Regiment in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865.  Thomas and Hannah are buried in Beaumont Cemetery, Beaumont, Pennsylvania.

       From "Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches":

       When Thomas and his brother-in-law Jacob Traver left Olive Township, Ulster County, NY, they settled in South Run, Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.  The place was all woodland.  One lived on one side of a hill and the other on the other side across from each other.  They made log houses, lived in them, and cleared and tilled the land and made large farms.

       Thomas and Hannah had seven children:
       
       1. Sarah Ann
          
       2. Matilda
          
       3. Melissa
          
       4. George
          
       5. Mercy (died young - name per a relative who has seen the grave marker in Pennsylvania - Grandma's book lists this child's name as "Mercury")
          
       6. Olive (died in infancy - info per a relative)
       7. and another baby who died in infancy.

       
       
   12.        Frederick William Barringer (1829 - 1908) married Judith/Judah Avery/Every (1831 - 1897).  Judith and Frederick had seven children, of whom my great great grandfather Freeman was the second.  Judith's father was 1812 veteran Andrew Perry Avery (see below), and her aunt was Jeremiah Van Kleeck's wife Sally (Andrew Perry Avery's sister).  See the Van Kleeck section for photos of her Aunt Sally and Sally's descendants.  The three tintypes were generously contributed by another descendant.  The photo of Judith in her later years (far right) is an unusually good snapshot of a cabinet card.  The location of the original cabinet card is unknown.  For more information on Judith's family, see my Avery / Every page.

       Frederick William Barringer and Judith Avery had seven children:

       1.    Thomas Barringer (born 1852) married Mary Elizabeth van de Mark.  Photos courtesy of a descendant.  They had five children:
          1. Judith Catherine Barringer (1873 - 1920) married Edward Davis in 1893.  I have no information on whether there were any children.
             
          2. Harriet Barringer (1878 - 1964) married William Van de Mark.  They had three children.
             
          3. John Albert Barringer (1880 - 1958) married Emma Merrihew in 1901.  They had three children.
             
          4. Daniel F. Barringer (born 1885).  No further information.
          5. Rebecca Jane "Becky" Barringer (1889 - 1958) married John Conner.  They had at least one child.
             

       2.  Freeman Swartout Barringer (1854-1927) and Elnora Kerr (1856-1929).  Elnora was one of six children of Richard Kerr (1821 or 1822 - 1890) and his second wife Lucinda Shufeldt (1822-1904).  Clicking the photos will bring up a page with additional photos and information on Freeman and Elnora.  I have more on the Kerr family on another page, including a photo of Elnora as a little girl.  Freeman and Elnora had twelve children:

           This is a photocopy of a photo taken circa 1898.  It was sent to me by a descendant of Hattie Barringer and Lester Personeus (see below) who owns the original.  It shows Freeman and his wife Elnora with their six youngest children.  The elderly lady on the far right in the rocking chair is Elnora's mother, Lucinda (Shufelt) Kerr.  On the porch in the back are Freeman's brother Thomas (see above) and one of his sons - from his age, I think this is probably John Albert.

           Freeman and Elnora and their descendants taken on the occasion of Freeman's 60th birthday in January, 1914.  Many of their children and grandchildren listed below are included in this photograph.  Click for a page listing all the people in this photo.

           Four generation photo showing Elnora (Kerr) Barringer and descendants.  Elnora (Kerr) Barringer (1856-1929), Bertha (Barringer) Van Kleeck (1874-1953, see also the Van Kleeck section), Vera (Van Kleeck) Winne (1900-1997), and Vera's oldest child (still living).  Click the photo to see a larger image.

           Barringers and friends in Phoenicia, Ulster Co., NY in 1919.  Click for a larger photo with more information.

          1.  Bertha Barringer (1874-1953), my great-grandmother, married Abram Van Kleeck (1871-1954) in 1891.  This photo was probably taken sometime in the late 1920s or early 1930s?  For photos of her husband and seven children, see the Van Kleeck section.  Click the photo to see a larger image.

          2. Elta Ann Barringer (1875-1924) married Ulysses Grant Oakley (dates unknown).  They had two daughters that I know of.
             1. Blanche Oakley married Culver Ten Broeck.
                
             2. Mary Oakley married

          3. Frederick William "Fred" Barringer (1878-1935) married Emma Markle (dates unknown).  They had seven children.
             1. Nettie Barringer married Caspar Gerlock
                
             2. Jessie Barringer (died 1981) married Tyler Hughes
                
             3.    Claude J. Barringer (1900 - 1989) married a woman named Hoffman.  Her first name is variously given as Ida May, Inamae, and "Bonnie".  Claude was in the US Army during World War I.  I don't have any details of his service.
                
             4. Anna Mae Barringer married Joseph Yerry
                
             5. LeRoy Barringer married twice.  He married first to a woman whose name is not known, with whom he had a daughter.  LeRoy married second to a woman surnamed Beaver.  There were no children from the second marriage.
                
             6. Floyd Barringer married first to Mildred Freer and had four children.  Floyd married second to Kathleen (last name unknown).
                
             7. Mildred Barringer

          4. Richard C. Barringer (1880-1958).  I thought we had a portrait of Richard, but I can't seem to find it now.  Richard appears in the above 1919 group photo taken in Phoenicia, NY (the very tall man on the far left).  He married Annabelle Simpkins.  I think there may have been a son born to this couple.

          5. infant boy (1882 - 1882)

          6. Gordon A. Barringer (1883 - 1888)

          7. Grover C. Barringer (1888 - 1900)

          8. George B. Barringer (1889 - 1958) married Ammadella Wells.  They had eight children - will only list the ones I have death dates for.
             1. Rhea Barringer (1909 - 1977) married in 1929 to Neil Banks.
                
             2. Edna Barringer (d. 1953) married John? Scully.
                
             3. Evelyn Barringer (ca. 1929 - 1947)

          9.          Mabel Barringer (1891 - 1960) married Milton Nichols (1880 - 1938).  They had five children.  We don't seem to have any photos of Mabel (except the above large family portrait), but I did manage to find this one of Milton.  The little girl in the photo is one of the daughters of Mabel's sister Bertha (see above):  Elta Ann (Van Kleeck) Rifenburg Daly.  For more about Bertha and Elta, see the Van Kleeck section.  The snapshot of Milton with Elta was probably taken circa 1909 or 1910.  Milton, Mabel, and their son Ira (1909 - 1935) are buried in Tongore Cemetery.  Click the photos to see larger images.
             1. Ira Nichols (1909 - 1935)
                
             2. Alfred Nichols (1913 or 1914 - died "in his teens")
                
             3. Doris Mae Nichols (died 2002)
                
             4. Clarence "Bud" Nichols (1928 - 2002)
                
             5. Ronald Bruce Nichols (1935 - 1983)

          10. Minnie Barringer (1893-1960) married Henry Wells (dates unknown).  They had five children.
              1. Gladys Wells (1916 - 1993) married Ralph Van Kleeck (1909 - 1972).  Ralph was the son of Henry Francis Van Kleeck and Julia Barringer (see above section on the descendants of Zadock Barringer).

          11.      Harriet "Hattie" Barringer (1895-1971) married Lester Personeus (1893 - 1983) in 1916.  They had eleven children.  Hattie and Lester are buried with one of their daughters in Tongore Cemetery.

               This is a Personeus family portrait taken about 1935 or 1936.  This is a copy sent to me by a descendant of Lester and Hattie Personeus.  I have labeled some of the children who are now deceased - still need to double-check which names go with which kids for the others.

               Lester worked in construction and this photo of steam shovels at work on Gilboa Dam may have been from one of Lester's jobs, as Mom remembers that they used to live up that way and Lester worked on construction projects like this.  This may also have had something to do with the Van Kleeck family as my grandmother remembers her father, Abram Van Kleeck, and older brothers working as laborers on this project.

              1.  Katherine Elnora Personeus (ca. 1916 - 1978) as a baby in a family portrait with her parents.  The photo is a copy sent to me by a descendant of one of Lester and Hattie's other children.

                  Katherine again.  She is shown here with her parents and her mother's father, Freeman Swartout Barringer.  Doesn't Katherine look thrilled to be having her picture taken?  Photo probably taken around 1920?  Click the photo to see a larger image.

              2. Gordon Personeus (1922 - 1991)
                 
              3. Arlington Personeus (1926 - 2002?)
                 
              4. Gloria Personeus (1928 - 1972)
                 
              5. Beverly Personeus (died sometime in the 1980s)
                 
              6. Dariel J. Personeus (1933 - 2000)

          12.  Edith Barringer (1898 - after 1958). Edith is on the right in the photo - on the left is her sister Harriet "Hattie" (Barringer) Personeus.  Edith may have married twice, once to George Leonard and once to somebody named Bradford.  We have very little information on Edith.  I think she had children, but not sure how many or with which husband.

       3. Alvinette or Alvanetta Barringer (1857-1876)

       4. Uriah Barringer (1860 - 1938) married Mary Ann Gray (1862 - 1944).  They had four children.
          1. Matilda Barringer (dates unknown)
             
          2. a daughter who married George Sutton
             
          3. Elmer D. Barringer (b. 1899 or 1900)
             
          4. Everett Barringer (1904 - 1970) married Nellie Conner (1903 - 1980)

       5. Mary Ann or Miriam Ann Barringer (1863-1865)

       6. Aner Barringer (1867 - 1902) married October 22, 1889 to Garrett "Gary" Sutton (1845 - 1927).  They had six children.  "Aner" seems to me to be a very unusual first name - this spelling per a family Bible entry submitted by a descandant.  Her daughter Cornelia's obituary spells the name "Aynor".  The obituary of her son Garrey spells it "Amer".
          1. Walter Sutton (born ca. 1886)
             
          2. Julia C. Sutton (born ca. 1888) married James Krom.
             
          3. Jane "Janie" Sutton (born ca. 1892) married Frank Kouhoupt.
             
          4. Cornelia Sutton (born ca. 1892) married Wilfred Coddington.  I have ten children listed for them.
             
          5. Arthur Sutton (born ca. 1898)
             
          6. Garret "Gary" Sutton (died 1969) married Mabel Osterhout.

       7.  Julia Catherine Barringer (1870-1950) married in 1888 to Jacob Barley.  They had three children:  William, Cornelius, and Martha.  This photo of Julia and Jacob was taken on July 10, 1938 for their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.
          1. William Barley
          2. Cornelius Barley
          3.  Martha Barley (dates unknown).  Martha married Cummings Winchell and they had a son and a daughter.
             1.  Martha (Barley) Winchell's son and daughter.  I believe both are still living, so I have left their names off.

       8. "Nodie" Barringer (dates unknown).  This name was included on a transcript of family Bible entries sent to me by another descendant.  It may be another child that died young - seems to go with this generation, but no ideas yet about dates or birth order.  I am checking for further information.

   13. Sarah Ann Barringer (1831 - 1874) married in 1848 to Jacob Traver.  Sarah and Jacob apparently moved to Pennsylvania along with Sarah's brother Thomas and his wife (Jacob's sister) Hannah.  I have no information on any children that may have been born to Sarah and Jacob.

   14. Fama / Fammy Barringer (1833 - 1902) married Gordon Boice.  They had at least one son - Freeman Tiffany Boice (1866 - 1948).  This family also apparently moved to Pennsylvania.

   15. Sarah M. Barringer (b. abt. 1841).

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