Pope, Margaret

Margaret married Fablinger, George in 1842 in Maryland, USA. George (son of Fablinger, Conrad) was born on 28 May 1813 in Kingdom Of Bavaria, Germany; died on 18 Jan 1904 in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA; was buried in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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John was born in Maryland and as a young boy moved to Illinois with his parents and brothers. He spent his boyhood and youth in the county. In the census of 1860 he was listed as age seventeen. At the out-break of the civil war he joined the union army august 8, 1862. He enlisted in company I, 96th Illinois infantry and was assigned to the army of the Cumberland. He participated in the battle of Chickamauga, where he was seriously wounded in the left shoulder. As a result of this injury he was confined about one year in the hospitals in Chattanooga and Nashville. While lying helpless, on the field he was captured by the confederates, but two weeks later was paroled and taken in charge by the union forces. After his hospital stay, he returned to patrol duty and remained with his regiment, until after the close of the war, receiving his honorable discharge may 25, 1865.

Upon leaving the army he returned to his home and begin farming. His property was in Hanover township of 160 acres on section 14. In 1868, he married Jane Caroline Young, the daughter of Robert and Jane Carlisle young who were natives of Ireland. There were eight children born to this union. They were Ellen (Nellie), john Wesley, Mary J. (Minnie), Anna Belle, Cora a., Theresa (Tressie), Frances, and
Benjamin. On august 13, 1903, john and his wife were crossing the Mississippi river between Hanover and Bellevue, Iowa townships, with a team of horses, when the bridge collapsed. John could swim, but his wife could not. She was rescued by a friend named John Rodden, but john lost his life. One of the theories was that he was kicked in the head by one of the horses. After John's death Jane lived with her
Daughter Tressie. John and his wife, Jane, are buried in the Hanover cemetery in Illinois.

John married Young, Jane Caroline on 1 May 1868 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Jane (daughter of Young, Robert and Carlisle, Jane) was born on 22 Jan 1845 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; died on 18 Jan 1923 in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nicholas, as a small child, moved to Illinois with his parents and brothers. In the census of 1860, Nicholas was listed as age fifteen. When he was nineteen years old, he enlisted in Co. C. 140th Illinois volunteer. After this service was ended he enlisted in the 96th Illinois infantry and was transferred to co. H. 21st where he served till the end of the war, when he was honorably discharged.

In 1875, he married Margaret Blake and four children were born. They were William Russell (1876-1963), George David (1877-1967), Edward Clarence (1879-1950), and Lillian Bell [Peschang] (1881-1961). Margaret Blake Fablinger died, when Lillie was six weeks old in 1881. William and George then made their home for a while with their aunt Margaret (Mrs. John Schlecht) in Nemaha County, Nebraska. The two youngest remained in Illinois and were raised by their aunt aggie and uncle William and the step grandmother, Mary Thompson Fablinger, until her death in 1885. In 1886 Nicholas took the two older boys, by covered wagon to Logan county near Gandy, Nebraska where he homesteaded a parcel of land on Garfield Table. He lived there with his family until 1913 when they moved to Gandy. In 1892, he married Lizzie c. Applegate and two daughters were born to them. They were Margaret Elizabeth [Smith] (1892- ), and Lizzie Delores [Joy] (1894-1985).

Buried:
McCain Cemetery

Nicholas married Blake, Margaret in Apr 1875. Margaret died on 29 Apr 1881 in Hanover Township, Jo Daviess Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nicholas married Applegate, Lizzie C. on 14 Mar 1892. Lizzie was born on 11 Jan 1875; died on 31 Jan 1919 in Gandy, NE; was buried in Gandy, Logan, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Hanover, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois
• Residence: 1930, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois

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Lewis was raised in Illinois, although, he was born in Maryland, as his parents came to Jo Daviess county when he was young. At the time that the civil war started, he tried to enlist, but was sent home, because he was too young. He tried again later when he was seventeen and was accepted in Company H 21st Illinois infantry and after re-enlisting was mustered out from the service in December 1865 from Company C of the 140th Illinois infantry. After the war, Lewis attended and graduated from the Normal School in Galena, Illinois in June 1872. After that, he taught in Illinois and California. He also was justice of the peace in Elizabeth and sold fire insurance.

Upon his retirement, he began to raise ginseng plants, as a hobby, but it turned out to be a profitable venture. Lewis is known for being the last surviving veteran of the civil war in the state of Illinois. He was 103 years old and would have been 104 in October when he died in 1950. In the may 30, 1949, life magazine he was pictured as being one of the oldest surviving members of the civil war. At that time there were only sixty-eight left. In the census of 1860, he was listed as being fourteen. In 1889, he was living in Hanover, Illinois and in 1916 was living in Elizabeth, Illinois. There were five children in the family. They were Winifred Marie Fablinger (Bowden) (1877-1934), Carolyn May Fablinger (Parkinson) (1879-1934), Sarah Bernice Fablinger (Rogers) (1881- ), Herbert Leigh Fablinger (1886-1887) and William Raymond Fablinger (1888-1971).

Died:
Hines Hospital

Lewis married Weir, Austa (Austie) on 4 May 1876. Austa was born in Jan 1850 in Illinois, USA; died in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There is very little known about George except that in the census of 1860, he was twelve years old. In 1889, 1904 and 1916, he was living in Auburn, Nebraska in Nemaha County. Earlier he had gone to California, with his brother, James. They both taught school there, but later George moved to Nemaha County in Nebraska, where two of his sisters lived. He did some farming and also was in the real estate and investment business.

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Source: Glenice A. Fablinger

In the census of 1860, she was listed as 10 years of age. From 1881 to 1886, she took care of her nephews, William and George, who were the sons of Nicholas Fablinger. In 1889, 1904, and 1916 she was living in Auburn, Nebraska.

Family/Spouse: Schlecht, John. John (son of Schlecht, Michael and Ruff, Barbara) was born on 13 May 1835; died on 21 Apr 1915; was buried in Bellevue, Jackson Co., Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the census of 1860, he was listed as being eight years old. In 1889, he was living in Saratoga, California; in 1904 was living in California, and in 1916 in Campbell, California these two cities are in San Mateo County.

James went to California as a young man with his brother, George. Both of them taught school, but George later went to Nebraska. James married Ellen Brown when he was about 23 years old. James and his wife had 11 children. They were baby, baby 2, Bessie, Sarah (Lesuer), Mary Agnes, Margaret, Frances (Swane), Vera Brown (Rorke), John Brown, Winifred Brown (Burke), And James Brown.

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Update from MaryAnn Opet, maryannist@aol.com, Dec. 12, 2001:

"Both Campbell and Saratoga are in Santa Clara Co. and always have been. James's and Ellen's daughter, Miss Fablinger was my mother's eighth grade teacher at the Campbell Grammar School in 1932."
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James married Brown, Ellen on 23 Jan 1876. Ellen was born on 25 Sep 1854; died on 25 Jul 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the census of 1860, she was listed as being six years old. In 1889, she was living in Nemaha County, Nebraska, in 1904 in Auburn, Nebraska, and in 1916 was living in Brock, Nebraska.

Elizabeth married Ploeger, Conrad on 20 Sep 1870. Conrad was born on 2 Jun 1840; died in 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William and his sister, Aggie, helped take care of Lillian and Edward after the death of their mother, Margaret Blake Fablinger. They were the children of Nicholas Fablinger. William was the postmaster of the Blanding Post Office and after the death of his father in 1904, he took over the family farm. In the census of 1860, he was five years old. In 1889, 1904, and 1916, he was living in Blanding, Illinois.

Family/Spouse: Sanderson, Margaret Golden. Margaret was born about 1818 in Germany; died on 29 Apr 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1860, she was listed as two years of age. In 1889, she was living in Chicago, Illinois and in 1916 was living in North Judson, Indiana.

Family/Spouse: Coats, Charles E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the census of 1860, he was listed as being six months old and in 1889, he was listed as deceased.

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At the time of the census of 1860, Aggie was not born, she was born probably in 1861, as her mother died at that time, although there are some reports that Margaret Pope Fablinger died in 1864. Aggie lived with her father and helped raise Edward and Lillian, the two children of Nicholas and Margaret Blake Fablinger. After Aggie's father died she married John Golden. In 1889 she was living at home and in 1916 was living in Hanover, Illinois.

Family/Spouse: Golden, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois