Daniel Arnsberger ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Daniel was Daniel Ernsberger.¹

  General Notes:

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Williams County, Ohio:
Daniel brought his family to Wayne County about 1820, and there farmed in the forest, on shares, until 1844 or 1845, when he came to this township, bought eighty acres of partially improved land and farmed till his death, 6 Sep 1879, at the age of eighty-four, his wife following ten days later in her eighty-first year. Both were members of the Baptist Church, and he served for several years as Township Trustee.
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Application for Letters of Administration filed in Probate Court, Williams County, Ohio on January 5, 1880 list the following children of Daniel Arnsberger: Jacob, Christian, Michael, William, David, Sarah, Rebecca, and Susannah.

Letters of Administration for the Probate of the estate of Daniel Arnsbarger filed in Williams County, Ohio on 5 Jan 1880.

There are several thing that caught my attention when looking over this document. First of all, at least for me, it shows proof positive that the Susannah Arnsberger who married Daniel Lightfoot was a daughter of Daniel Arnsberger and not Jacob Arnsberger. There apparently has been some confusion over this fact in that one or more researchers erroneously list her father as Jacob Arnsberger and this mistake gets copied over and over again by others.

The next thing that caught my attention was the fact that it states that Daniel Arnsberger died with "no widow". I believe that since his wife, Elizabeth Shade, died only 8 days after him, by the time the probate papers were filed and perfected by the court, it was considered that for purposes of his estate, he had "no widow".

Most of Daniel's children are listed here. Missing are the names of Anna, Mariah who previously died in 1860, and Elizabeth who previously died in 1868. Equally strange is the line that lists "John W. Shaffer's heirs, sons and daughters". I have no idea what significance this can be.

But the most mind boggling line is the one that lists "Harry and Lee Shaffer" as minor children of the deceased. He was 84 years old when he died; how could he father minor children? Administrator of the estate appears to be William Sheridan, Jr.
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(Source: Message from Phyllis Storey-Harrison regarding letter written by Michael Arnsberger, of which Phyllis has the letter in her possession.)

"This is interesting. In the 1866 letter he is answering a question of his parents ages. His father would be 72 on 12 Dec 1866 and his mother 69 on 17 Nov 1866. That would be Susannah's parents too which would make his father born in 1794 and mother in 1797. In one of my mother's records she shows Elizabeth Arnsberger mother of Susannah Lightfoot death date as 1 Oct 1874."
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1790 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 60 on the 1850 census.
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• He appeared on the 1840 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on June 1840. ²

1840 US Census
Page 165, Roll 432
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Males
40-49: 1 = Daniel Arnsberger (Sr, age 46)

(Living with wife and 8 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 19 September 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 96A, Family 409, Roll 741
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Daniel Hearnsberger..60..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Dec 1794, then his age should have been 55 instead of 60.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 10 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 145, Family 1099
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Dan'l Arnsberger..65..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 9 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 11A, Family 80, Roll 1282
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Daniel Ausberger..76..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Dec 1794, then his age should have been 75 instead of 76.
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• He was buried after 6 September 1879 in the Boynton Cemetery in Stryker, OH.

Daniel and his wife, Elizabeth, share one common gravestone in Boynton Cemetery that is a column monument of gray marble approximately 12 inches square and 48 inches tall. At the base, the name ARNSBERGER is carved in relief. Two opposing sides are inscribed "Father and Mother, At Rest". Daniel's inscription appears on a third side that reads "Daniel Arnsberger, 1794 - 1879, 85y".

Find A Grave Memorial 73428840
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• He had an estate probated Letters of Administration on 5 January 1880 in , Williams County, OH.

Daniel married Elizabeth Shade, daughter of Sebastian Schade and Elizabeth Chambers, on 20 February 1817 in Carlisle, PA.¹ (Elizabeth Shade was born on 17 November 1798 in , Lancaster County, PA,⁸ died on 14 September 1879 in , Williams County, OH ⁸ and was buried after 14 September 1879 in Stryker, OH ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1840 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on June 1840. ²

1840 US Census
Page 165, Roll 432
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Males
Under 5: 2 = (Christian, son, age 4; and Michael, son, age 4)
5-9: 1 = (William, son, age 8)
10-14: 1 = (Daniel Jr, son, age 14)
20-29: 1 = (Jacob, son, age 22)
40-49: 1 = Daniel Arnsberger (Sr, age 46)
Females
Under 5: 1 = ( ? could this be Anna or an unknown daughter)
5-9: 1 = (Elizabeth, daughter, age 6)
10-14: 1 = (Maria, daughter, age 14)
40-49: 1 = (Elizabeth Shade, wife, age 42)

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3 (Daniel Sr, Jacob, and Daniel Jr)

Total Free White Persons: 10

NOTE - This record seems to show one extra female and at the same time is missing one female. Anna Arnsberger who is believed to have been born in 1821 would have been about 19 years old at the time of this census and should have appeared in the catagory "age 15 thru 19" but nobody was listed. Instead, there is one female listed in a much younger catagory of "under 5".

Unless I have Anna's birth year incorrect, this means that there might have been one other daughter born to Daniel and Elizabeth. There supposedly exists a baptism record for Anna in 1821 in Pensylvania so I have to assume that her birth date of 1821 is correct. It also means that for some reason the 19 year old Anna was either missed or was living elsewhere in 1840.

I'm leaning toward the opinion that there is one additional daughter, name unknown, probably born sometime between 1837 and 1840. If you look at the list of their known children, there seems to be a gap between 1836 and 1843.
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• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 19 September 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 96A, Family 409, Roll 741
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Daniel Hearnsberger..60..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Hearnsberger..56..PA
Daniel Hearnsberger..21..PA..Farmer
William Hearnsberger..18..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Hearnsberger..16..PA
Michael Hearnsberger..14..OH
Christopher Hearnsberger..14..OH
Sarah Hearnsberger..9..OH
Rebecca Hearnsberger..7..OH

NOTE - Indexed as Hearnsberger or Hearnusberger. Also "berger" may also be spelled as "burger". The original handwriting on the census form is difficult to decipher.
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 10 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 145, Family 1099
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Dan'l Arnsberger..65..PA..Farmer
Elisabeth Arnsberger..62 PA
Michael Arnsberger..23..OH
Sarah Arnsberger..21..OH
Rebecca Arnsberger..17..OH

(May be indexed as Ansberger or Amsberger)
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 9 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 11A, Family 80, Roll 1282
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
Daniel Ausberger..76..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Ausberger..72..PA..Keeping House
Sarah Ausberger..28..PA..At Home
Rebecca Ausberger..25..PA..At Home
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Daniel Ernsberger
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Feb 1817
Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original): First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Elisabeth Shade
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V264-29N : 6 February 2020), Elisabeth Shade in entry for Daniel Ernsberger, 1817.
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The obituary of their daughter, Susannah Arnsberger Lightfoot, in the Mulvane, Kansas newspaper indicates that the family moved from Pennsylvania to Wayne County, Ohio in 1834.
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Sometime between 1843 and 1847, Daniel Arnsberger and Elizabeth Shade and all of their children except for Susannah moved from Wayne County, Ohio to Williams County, Ohio. The years of 1843 and 1847 are known because their youngest daughter, Rebecca, was born in Wayne County while the next youngest, Sarah, is believed to have been born in Williams County. One of the oldest daughters, Susannah, was married to Daniel Lightfoot and remained with him in Wayne County until 1854 when they also moved to Williams County, Ohio.
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