Rev. John Alter II and Charity Vanarsdale
Husband Rev. John Alter II [3561]
Born: 1 Jul 1801 - , , Westmoreland, PA 1 2 3 4
Christened:
Died: 15 Oct 1876 - homestead farm, Carpenter, Jasper, IN 2 4 5 6
Buried: 1876 - Old Family Cemetery, Carpenter, Jasper, IN 6
Father: John Alter [3491] (1771-1834)
Mother: Eleanor Sheetz [3492] (1776-1841) 7
Married: 16 Jul 1826 - Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Westmoreland, PA 1 3 8
Other
Spouse: Lucinda J. Black [3568] (Bef 1835-1847) - 23 Sep 1843 - , , Clinton, IA 1 3 5 9
Other
Spouse: Mary Ann Chamberlain [3569] (1825-1889) 2 - 4 Jan 1849 1 3More records for this person:
Land Records 10 - Brandywine Creek, Center, Hancock, IN
Land Records 11 12 13 14 - , Center, Hancock, IN
Other references 5 6 15 16
Biography 17
Wife Charity Vanarsdale [3567]
Born: Abt 1795 - , Straban, York, PA 4 18
Christened:
Died: 1 Mar 1835 - , , Hancock, IN 1 4 18 19
Buried:More records for this person:
Other references 20
Children
1 F Helenor M. Alter Rev. [3694]
Born: 24 Jan 1823 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 20 21
Christened:
Died: 9 Oct 1876 5
Buried: 1876 - Sanbridge Cemetery, Barkley, Jasper, IN 5
Spouse: John Draper [4482] (Abt 1823-Bef 1864) Marr: 22 Feb 1842 - , , Henry, IA 5 9
Spouse: Thomas H. Davisson [4483] (1836-1894) Marr: 4 Mar 1864 5
2 M John Wesley Alter [4487] 6 18
Born: 30 Nov 1824 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA
Christened:
Died: 4 Jan 1880 - , , Jasper, IN 3 18
Buried:
3 M Isaac Vanausdall "Ike" Alter [3695]
Born: 17 Sep 1826 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 4
Christened:
Died: 18 Sep 1904 - , , Jasper, IN 4 6
Buried: 1904 - Sanbridge Cemetery, Barkley, Jasper, IN 5
Spouse: Eliza Willet [4484] (1835-1883) Marr: 25 Dec 1851 - , , Jasper, IN 4 6
4 M David "Chubb" Alter [3690] 3
Born: 28 Sep 1828 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 6 18
Christened:
Died: 1907 6
Buried: 1907 - Stringer Cemetery, Forest, Clinton, IN 22
Spouse: Rebecca Shoemaker [5151] (1850-1881) Marr: 25 Dec 1871 - , Warren, Clinton, IA 23
5 F Esther Alter [3692]
Born: 3 Oct 1829 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 18
Christened:
Died: 8 Mar 1916 18
Buried:
6 F Hannah Alter [3693]
Born: 21 Apr 1831 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 18 21
Christened:
Died: 1902 18
Buried:
Spouse: Elmore Wilcox [4815] (1808-1865) 18 24 Marr: 24 Dec 1851 - , , , IN 18
Spouse: John Nicholson [4816] (Bef 1840-) 24
7 M Jacob Alter [3696]
Born: 25 Oct 1833 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 18 21
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
8 M Benjamen Franklin Alter [3689]
Born: 17 Jan 1835 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA 6 18 21 22 25 26
Christened:
Died: 4 Dec 1914 - , , Clinton, IN 6 18 22 27
Buried: 1914 - Stringer Cemetery, Forest, Clinton, IN 22
Spouse: Louisa Victoria Sims [4486] (1841-1916)
Sources:
1 B007. "The Family of Alter", Notes and Queries Relating to Pennsylvania, Series 3, V. 1, by Egle, William Henry, editor (Egle: Harrisburg PA, 1895), p. 521-524.
2 B034. History of Warren, Benton, Jasper, Newton, (IN), (FA Baltey: Chicago IL, 1883), p. 542, "Town of Remington and Carpenter Township."
3 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ, p. 363.
4 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1966 - Hally Orval Alter (papers) SAR Membership Number 94292, year 1966. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.
5 M218. "A Small Work, The Story of Methodism's First Ordained Woman, Helenor Alter Davisson," (white paper) by Rev. Christopher M. Shoemaker, copyright 2002.
6 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ.
7 B012. Dictionary of American Biography, First Volumes, by Johnson, Allen, editor, 1964; Supplement Four by Garraty, John and James, Edward, Editors (Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, NY, 1974), p. 230.
8 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1966 - Hally Orval Alter (papers) SAR Membership Number 94292, year 1966. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com, says b Apr 4, 1822.
9 M284. Indiana Marriages, Genealogy Database: Marriages through 1850, (database) published by Indiana State Library on the internet at http://199.8.200.229/db/Marriages_results.asp.
10 A200. "Hancock County, Indiana Deeds" (LDS Film, at the San Jose Public Library, Film #6150), 1837 Jul 1.
11 A069. Tax Duplicates by Township (Hancock County, IN), kept by the Indiana Hancock County Courthouse, Treasurer's Office, 1840.
12 A070. Mortgager/Mortgager Record Indexes, 1840-1850, kept by the Indiana Hancock County Courthouse, Recorders Office, 1837.
13 "A071. Hancock County Tract Book, 1828-1840" (kept by the Indiana Hancock County Courthouse, Recorders Office.), 1837.
14 A200. "Hancock County, Indiana Deeds" (LDS Film, at the San Jose Public Library, Film #6150), 1837.
15 B034. History of Warren, Benton, Jasper, Newton, (IN), (FA Baltey: Chicago IL, 1883), p. 473.
16 M179. "Little Pest or the Lady Preacher," (biographical paper) by Helenor (Alter) Davidson and her sisters and brothers, an unpublished manuscript, 30 pages double spaced. (She began as an autobiography, and 45 years after her death it was finished by an un-named brother and sister. This paper is a detailed account of travel routes the Rowleys and Alters took between Indiana and Pennsylvania, and their lives in Greenfield, IA, 1830s-1840s.)
17 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ, p. 363-364.
18 Henry-Alter Family Tree, by W. Henry (database: whenry51) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com.
19 L1837.1. Family Letter, by Rowley, Asa and Adaline, 1837 Apr 2, posted from Freeport, PA, addressed to Daniel Rowley and Family of Munson, OH; original was in the possessions of Daniel and Polly Cheney Rowley of Freeport, PA, now kept in my files.
20 M179. "Little Pest or the Lady Preacher," (biographical paper) by Helenor (Alter) Davidson and her sisters and brothers, an unpublished manuscript, 30 pages double spaced.
21 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.
22 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.
23 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
24 L2008.3 Correspondance with Patti Wilcox (e-mail correspondance) Descendents of Hannah Alter Wilcox by Patti Wilcox, Oct. 2008.
25 Seits Family Tree, by L. Seits (database: LSeits) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com, says b. 9 Feb 1835.
26 Smith, Guy, Burns Family Tree, by Gary Guy (database:Gary Guy) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com.
27 Seits Family Tree, by L. Seits (database: LSeits) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com, says d. 1915.
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