Fablinger, Phillip

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Phillip was a citizen of Bellevue Township, Iowa. He moved there in 1871 and was a city marshal and a highway commissioner. In later years was a builder of farm machinery until 1902, when he purchased a farm. He was a veteran of the civil war and had enlisted in 1861 with the 2nd Illinois Battery. A year later he re-enlisted with the 96th vol. Infantry. And remained in service until the war was over. There is some question about his birth date as listed in the obituary, as his father was just on his way to America at the time reported for his birth. He was born in Maryland and his parents were married in Maryland. In the census of 1860, he was listed as being twenty years old. Five children were born to this marriage. They were Mrs. C. A. Keil, Phillip (1881-1970), Lewis, Elda (Sanderson), and Carrie (Bullerdick) he is buried in the Presbyterian cemetery in Bellevue, Iowa. There are no Fablingers in this line as both of the sons were bachelors.

Phillip married Efferding, Hannah F. on 23 Oct 1873 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George was raised by his father and stepmother, because his mother had died when he was two and a half years old. At the age of eighteen he took up the trade of a stonemason, which he followed for about six years. In 1837, he came to America and after a thirteen-week trip; he landed in the city of Baltimore. He soon found employment with the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, where he worked for two years. Later he went to Allegheny County, Maryland, where he worked in a sawmill. He, also, worked in the furnaces at Lonaconing.

While a resident of Maryland, he married Margaret Pope, who was also a native of Germany. About 1848-49, they came to Jo Daviess County and after a short residency in Galena, they settled on 120 acres on section 3 of the Hanover Township. They paid $1.25 an acre and by hard work made improvements that made the farm, one of the best in the township. At the time of his death, he owned 200 acres. Margaret had a hard life as she bore him twelve children. They were Phillip, John, Nicholas, Lewis, George, Margaret, James, Elizabeth, William, Theresa, Peter, and Agnes. She died in 1861, shortly after the birth of the youngest daughter, Agnes or Aggie. Although there are some reports that she died in 1864. George contracted a second marriage with Mary Thompson. While married to George, she helped with raising of two of George's grand children, until her death in 1885. They were the son and daughter of Nicholas. In the census of September 8, 1860, he was listed as being 47 years old and his wife was 42. The value of their property was $1500 and the personal estate $700. George and Margaret are buried in the Edgerton cemetery in Hanover, Illinois.

Buried:
Edgerton Cemetery

George married Pope, Margaret in 1842 in Maryland, USA. Margaret was born in 1817 in Germany; died on 19 Jul 1891 in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]