Catherine Arnsberger ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for Catherine was Catherine Arnspiger.¹

  General Notes:

E-mail from Lauren Brantner, August 3, 2003:
Catherine has a second marriage after Jacob Brantner died to John Stoner in Washington County, Maryland. They raised their child Mary along with the four Brantner children in Richland County Ohio. My husband is descended from Catherine and Jacob's son Jonas. He and his brother Samuel went to the California gold rush in 1849 and then to the Rush to the Rockies in 1859 and settled in Colorado. My new grandson Jonathan Brantner is a 5th generation Coloradoan and his Great Grandfather Louis Brantner who lives on Brantner Road is 91 and still gardening. Jonathan would be a 7th Great Grandson of George and Barbara Brantner of Washington County, Maryland and of Christopher and Catherine Arnsberger, and a 6th Great Grandson of Catherine and Jacob. He's only a couple months old, so I haven't had a chance to indoctrinate him on the importance of genealogy yet.
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Catherine was still living in 1865 when her son, Jonas Brantner, his wife, and oldest child made the wagon trek back from Colorado to see her.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1800 US Census in , Frederick County, MD in August 1800. ⁹

2 females 10-16...(Catherine, age 14)
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1820 US Census in Election District 2, Washington County, MD on August 1820. ¹⁰

1820 US Census
Page 193, Roll 46
Election District 2, Washington County, Maryland
Females 26-45: 1 - (wife, Catherine, age 34)
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in Monroe Township, Richland County, OH on June 1830. ¹¹

1830 US Census
Page 160, Roll 139
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
Females
40-50: 1 (Catherine Stoner, age 44, wife)
(Living with 2nd husband and 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1840 US Census in Monroe Township, Richland County, OH on June 1840. ⁷

1840 US Census
Page 82A, Roll 423
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
Males
20-30: 2 = (Levi Brantner, son, age 25; Jonas Brantner, son, age 24)
15-20: 1 = (Samuel Brantner, son, age 20)
Females
50-60: 1 = Katherine Brantner, (age 54)
15-20: 1 = (Susannah Brantner, daughter, age 18)
10-15: 1 = (Mary Ann Stoner, daughter, age 13

(Catherine was apparently widowed from her 2nd husband and living with 4 children from her 1st marriage and 1 daughter from her 2nd marriage. For some reason, she dropped her most recent married surname of Stoner and reverted to the surname from her first husband, Brantner.)
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Monroe Township, Richland County, OH on 28 August 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 330B, Dwelling 165, Family 165, Roll 724
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
Catherine Sloane..64..MD

(Widowed and living with sons, Samuel and Levi Brantner, daughter, Mary Ann Stoner, and apparently her daughter, Isabella Stoner.)
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Catherine married Jacob Brantner, son of George Brantner and Barbara, on 13 December 1814 in , Washington County, MD.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Jacob Brantner was born about 1781 in Maryland and died between 1820 and 1826.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1820 US Census in Election District 2, Washington County, MD on August 1820. ¹⁰

1820 US Census
Page 193, Roll 46
Election District 2, Washington County, Maryland
Males
26-45: 1 = Jacob Brantner, (age about 39)
under 10: 3 = (Levi, age 5; Jonas, age 4; Samuel Brantner, age 0)
Females
26-45: 1 = (wife, Catherine, age 34)

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  Marriage Notes:

Family Archive #224, Marriage Index: Maryland 1655-1850, "CD-ROM,". This record can be found at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0014643.
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Catherine next married John Stoner on 23 May 1826 in , Washington County, MD.³ (John Stoner was born about 1791 and died between 1830 and 1840.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1830 US Census in Monroe Township, Richland County, OH on June 1830. ¹¹

1830 US Census
Page 160, Roll 139
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
Males
30-40: 1 John Stoner, Head of Household, (age about 39)
15-20: 1 (Levi Brantner, age 15, step-son)
10-15: 2 (Jonas, age 14 and Samuel Brantner, age 10, step-sons)
Females
40-50: 1 (Catherine Stoner, age 44, wife)
5-10: 1 (Susannah Brantner, age 8, step-daughter)
under 5: 1 (Mary Ann Stoner, age 3, daughter)
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  Marriage Notes:

1840 US Census
Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
Males
20-30: 2 = (Levi Brantner, age 25; Jonas Brantner, age 24)
15-20: 1 = (Samuel Brantner, age 20)
Females
50-60: 1 = Katherine Brantner, (age 56)
15-20: 2 = (Susannah Brantner, age 18; Mary Ann Stoner, age 13)