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"A Charlemagne Line of Descent," Genealogy Magazine, Vol. XI, No. 5, January 1924.
Charlemagne, 743-814, married Hildegarde of Savoy.
Carloman, died 880, king of Germany, married Carentia.
Arnulf, 863-899, Emperor, married Helingardis of Saxony.
Hedwiga, married Otto the Illustrious Duke of Germany, died 912.
Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany, 876-936, married Matilda, daughter of County Thiedrich, a descendant of Wittekind, the last King of Saxony before Charlemagne.
Otto, the Great 912-973, Roman Emperor, married first, Edith, daughter of Edward, the elder King of England, who died 925.
Luitgarde, died 953, married, 947, Conrad the Red, Duke of Lorraine and Franconia. he died 955.
Otto II Duke of Franconia, married Judith.
Henry of Hezelon, Duke of Franconia (Rehnish France), married Adelaide, daughter of Eberhard, Count of Alsace.
Conrad II, the Salic, died June 4, 1039, Roman Emperor, 1027 married 1016 Gisels of Swabia, a descendant of Louis IV of France who married Gerberga, daughter of Henry I, the Fowler, King of Germany.
Born: ca. 1740? Died: unknown Buried: unknown Married: unknown Records/Possibilities: Coldham, Peter. Settlers of Maryland 1679-1783, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002 - Land Records Arthur Parks - Dorchester - Collier's Forest - 101 - 29 Sep 1761 - BC14/367; BC15/112 Patrick Parks - Kent - Sim's Farm - 89 - 3 Nov 1739 - LGB/43; LCG/20 William Parks of Annapolis, gent: - Prince George's - Park Hall - 50 - 29 Nov 1732 - PL8/704; AM1/236 William Parks - Baltimore - Parks Death Knot - 222 - 5 Mar 1764 - BC22/550; BC27/452
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Anthony Henrick Baughman aka Henry Baughman, Bachman Born: 1750 Germany Died: 1822 Baltimore, Maryland ? Buried: Unknown Married: 1775 Maria Barbara (--?--) in Manheim Twp., York Co., PA Records: The more I look at these records, the more I think they are about at least two people. I'm not sure why Henry would go to York Co., Pennsylvania and then back to Baltimore, when most of his family was moving farther west into Ohio.
Bizzell, Virginia & Oscar Bizzell. Revolutionary War Recors, Duplin & Sampson Counties, North Carolina: Contributions to Genealogy, Newton Grove, NC: Sampson County Historical Society, 1997.
Wiggs, John, private, militia cavalry & infantry, widow's pension #W4398. Soldier was born 25 Jan. 1758 in Dobbs Co. (now Wayne), NC & was living there when he enlisted and always lived there except for 10 to 12 years that he lived in Sampson Co. Then he returned to Wayne Co. where he applied for a pension on 1 Oct. 1832. He was placed on the pension roll 22 July 1833 at age 76. His pension was $30.71 per annum and a total of $92.13 was received by him.
Soldier married 1782 in the Sampson area to Cherry (--?--). They had five children of which the oldest was:
Son of Ezra Lathrop Elkanah b. 11/9/1754 Norwich CT md. ? d. in either VT or Canada. His father Ezra died on Elkanah's sixth birthday. Elkanah's sister Charity married David Galusha in Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., Vermont in 1773. Henry Lathrop's biographical sketch in the History of Lawrence Co., IL puts Elkanah in New London, CT in 1781: "His [Henry Lathrop's] father Russell Lathrop, was born in Fairfax County, Vt., and the grandfather, Elkanah Lathrop, was a native of Connecticut in which State he lived when the British and Tories burned New London. This atrocious act stirred him deeply and with many others he aided in driving the enemy out of the neighborhood." James B. Lathrop's biographical sketch in the History of Decatur Co., IN gives this information:
Gordon Leroy Butler, age 76, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Batavia, Illinois, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital-Cincinnati North. He was born Thursday, April 30, 1942 in Dahlgren, Illinois to Minor and Rachel (nee Hutchcraft) Butler.
Eshmal LaVern Porter, 86, of St. Louis, Mo., passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Thrive Assistant Living in Lookout Mountain, Ga. He worked as an engineer at McDonnell Douglas and after retirement he joined the staff of his church and became an ordained minister serving with small groups. Eshmal had served in the U.S. Navy and was therefore buried in the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, April 17. His Celebration of Life was held at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.
"A Charlemagne Line of Descent," Genealogy Magazine, Vol. XI, No. 5, January 1924.
