Maria Margaret Schultz: NH genealogy

Nielsen Hayden genealogy

Generation: 1

Maria married John Dietrich Rupert on 28 Dec 1762. John (son of John Adam Rupert and Anna Barbara) was born on 5 Dec 1740 in Manchester, York, Pennsylvania; died in Sep 1820 in York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Neimans Cemetery, Shiloh, York, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Henry S. Rupert was born on 30 May 1774 in York, York, Pennsylvania; died in 1824 in Point Pleasant, Macon, Virginia.

Generation: 2

Henry S. Rupert

(1.Maria¹) was born on 30 May 1774 in York, York, Pennsylvania; died in 1824 in Point Pleasant, Macon, Virginia.

Henry married Naomi Henkel on 3 Feb 1799 in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia. Naomi (daughter of Rev. Paul Henkel and Elizabeth Negeley) was born on 5 Jan 1782 in near New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia; died on 3 Dec 1848 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Catherine Ariana Rupert was born on 3 Dec 1819 in Point Pleasant, Macon, Virginia; died on 4 Feb 1901 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

Generation: 3

Catherine Ariana Rupert

(2.Henry², 1.Maria¹) was born on 3 Dec 1819 in Point Pleasant, Macon, Virginia; died on 4 Feb 1901 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

Catherine married Asa Hamilton Danforth on 25 Feb 1839 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Asa (son of Asa Danforth and Hannah Walker) was born on 4 Jun 1813 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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4. Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1910 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1910 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

Generation: 4

Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois

(3.Catherine³, 2.Henry², 1.Maria¹) was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1910 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1910 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

Notes:

From his Find a Grave page (citation details below): "Henry attended Lombard College in Galesburg, IL. Along with his uncle, George W. Danforth, they built the town of Danforth, IL. and had a banking business there. He built the Danforth Bank and Danforth Hotel in Washington and also had a lumber company here. Besides being a successful businessman he also served as the Mayor of Washington."

Note that the Wikipedia page for Danforth, Illinois calls the town's founder "George M. Danforth", citing Henry Gannett's 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, which also calls him "George M. Danforth." From the evidence of Find a Grave, and also the town records of Norton, Massachusetts, this is an error both in Gannett's book and on Wikipedia. At https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40947601/george-walker-danforth, we find a page for an uncle of Henry Rupert Danforth whose gravestone at Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Illinois clearly reads "GEORGE W. DANFORTH 1807-1882". The page states that his middle initial W stood for "Walker". and that he was born 5 Sep 1807 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, a son of Asa Danforth and Hannah Walker. And indeed the town records of Norton show a George Walker Danforth born 5 Sep 1807, "ch. Asa and Hannah".

Henry married Mary Elizabeth Wenger on 2 Nov 1865. Mary (daughter of Dr. Elias Wenger and Eliza Jane Smith) was born on 15 Nov 1843; died on 11 Jan 1930; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Herman Wenger Danforth was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1949 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.