Updates to my tree

 Guess who's back? or dont guess. Its me. Wanted to update my search results on the family tree. 

*First of all, some of my previous theories were wrong. but you must always take research with a grain of salt or something like that.    

1. john nichols born 1814 in Bedford county, Va. is the son of Elisha Nichols and his second wife, Nancy Payne. Elisha may have had a kid with his first wife. idk. john may have been named Ezekiel. at least one source says his name was Ezekiel and that may be why he named a son Ezekiel. John married Martha Ann Jones who was the daughter of Ezekiel Samuel Jones, so the son may have been named after his grandpa or maybe his father, if John was named ezekiel as well. 

2. Olivia King was the daughter of John King jr. and Sarah Beckelheimer and she had a sister named Charlotte. Their mother and father died while they were young apparently and they went to live with their grandfather. Olivia or Olive married Leroy G Bartlett. 

3. The Beckelheimers came from Germany. sometimes called Picklesimers or Becklehymers or other forms of the name. My German roots can be a little confusing. 

4. i have been busy with other projects and have not had much time for blogging lately, but there you go. 

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36. Anthony King III and 37. Margaret Wright #52ancestors

Legend says that Anthony King, the third, was born in Virginia, the son of Anthony King, Jr. of New Jersey. Anthony married Margaret Wright AKA Peggy and was the father of Michael O. King.

Anthony Junior married Dorces or Dorcas and was the son of Anthony King, Sr. and Flora McClane. Anthony was a descendant of Harmanus King who came to New Jersey from Holland. The King family goes back to Germany where they were known as Koenig, which is German for King.

Anthony Sr. was the son of John King and Elizabeth Woodward who were born around 1678 ish. Harmanus King was born in 1652.

Margaret Wright was the daughter of James Wright and Margaret Young. James was the son of William Wright and Mary Grant. William was born about 1729 to John Wright, Jr. and Elizabeth Bronaugh. John Jr. is the grandson of Major Francis Wright and Anne Washington and the great grandson of Colonel John Washington, George's great grandfather.

Anthony King, III is my third great grandfather and number 36 on my ancestor list.  

LINKS:                                                      
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/king.htm                        
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/r/i/Norman-T-Wright-jr/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1217.html                                                                                                                              
http://records.ancestry.com/george_anthony_king_records.ashx?pid=24192468                        
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kalql8n&id=I33350&style=TEXT  
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kalql8n&id=I8822&style=TEXT    

21. Catherine Poff Stump Collins #52ancestors

Born about 1832 to Anthony Poff and Sarah Wilson, Catherine Poff married 1st William T. Stump and after he died she married John H. Collins. John was the father of David J. Collins who was called Daniel by most family historians. John and Catherine were married in July of 1867.  The Poff family came from Germany while the Collins family is from Ireland.

Born in Virginia, USA on 1832 to Anthony Poff and Sarah Sally Wilson. Catherine married William T Stump and had 3 children. 
http://records.ancestry.com/catherine_poff_records.ashx?pid=14557842   

John H. Collins m. Catherine Poff 07-23-1867 Floyd Co., VA by Micael Howry. He 20 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Thomas & Elizabeth Collins. She widowed 30 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Anthony & Sarah Poff. Source: FCVA1867_00074 Register: 3. Page: 25.              
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/Male_C.htm            

Catherine is my 2x great grandmother.... 
ME/ POPS/ MAMIE NICHOLS/ DAVID COLLINS/ CATHERINE POFF                  

Daughter of Anthony Poff and Sarah Wilson
Wife of JOHN H. COLLINS and William T Stump
Mother of David J. COLLINS; William Floyd Stump; James A Stump and John F Stump
Sister of Docia Adeline Poff; Isaac Poff; Elizabeth Poff; Andrew Poff and Joshua Wilson Poff

http://www.gencircles.com/users/kalql8n/1/data/24793
http://www.geni.com/people/Catherine-Poff-Stump-Collins/6000000006251751279    
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5YD-H3X                                                                  
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Poff-118                        

*For some reason Family Search has her born in Mo. but this conflicts with other records and is unlikely as her birth and census records confirm she was born in Floyd Co. Va. as was her parents..... 

**CATHERINE POFF/ ANTHONY POFF/ PETER R. POFF/ GEORGE GOTTLIEB PFAFF/ FRIEDRICH PFAFF of Germany who married Anna Sibila.     

Pvt. Emera V. Altizer, American Revolutionary Soldier #52ancestors

UPDATE Emera Altizer is NOT my 6th great grandfather as was previously thought. 
Turns out his daughter was the second wife of my ancestor George Reed, Sr.....  

He was a German immigrant and was a Private in the American Revolution... 

Emera Ambrose von Althausen was the son of Johann Peter Althauser and Elisabetha Christiana Laucks. He was born in 1736 in Bingen on the Rhine, Hesse, Germany and died in September, 1819 in Montgomery Co, Virginia. His first name may have been Emmerich at birth.

He is believed to be buried in the Althizer Family Cemetery, near Chestnut Ridge, Montgomery County, Virginia. The stone in the cemetery is for a "Pvt Emera V. Altizer," who died in 1819. The stone is more recent than 1819, which could result in an error in the name (the "V" could have been for von), but this is Emera's correct death and military service.

He married (1) Anna Maria Pitzer in 1765 in Allengheny Co, Virginia and had four children. It is believed that he married (2) Mary Miller of Maryland and had four more children. It should be noted that in a DAR application, this marriage has been called into question. There is extensive documentation of a Revolutionary War pension for a Mary Altizer, but her birth name or parentage is not found in the application. In the application, her husband is listed as "Emory" Altizer. The pension account was W. 4,720.

Emera served in the Virginia Infantry for eighteen months during the American Revolution, under Capt. Wallace. His DAR number is A002076. He was discharged from service after the surrender of Cornwallis. One family legend claims that he was brought to America to serve in a war but was too young and was adopted by a German immigrant family, later marrying their daughter Anna Maria. The dates don't quite fit this tale, charming as it is.

As with many European names in early American history, variations of spelling abound. His birth name was most likely Althausen or von Althausen. You will also find Althausen, Althauzer, Altizera (DAR records) , Althizer and Altizer, the last being the most commonly found variation in modern times. Another family tale has the name Altizer being a creation made from ALT of his name and IZER from his wife's name. More likely, it was an Americanized spelling based on the sound of the original German name.

Children of EMERA ALTIZER and MARY PITZER are:

• ELIZABETH ALTIZER, d. Abt. 1858; m. GEORGE REED.
• NANCY ALTIZER, b. Abt. 1790; d. Aft. 1860., married Adam. Akers.
• JOHN ALTIZER, b. 1765; d. December 11, 1850; m. ELIZABETH ELKENS.
• EMERY ALTIZER, b. 1769; d. 1872.

Children of EMERA ALTIZER and MARY MILLER are:

• WILLIAM ALTIZER, d. Aft. 1820.
• ELIAS ALTIZER, b. March 1776, Montgomery Co, Va; d. November 13, 1840, Posey Co, Indiana.
• DAVID RILEY ALTIZER, b. 1784; d. September 26, 1854, TAZEWELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
• JONAS ALTIZER, b. 1791; d. August 1861; m. (1) SALLY RATCLIFFE; m. (2) SARAH SIMP?.

Links to additional material:

• http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A002076 - be sure to follow the links for the genealogies of his descendants.
• http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1&p=surnames.althausen       
• http://www.geni.com/people/Emera-Altizer-Sr/6000000003478797042