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Amos Wesley Friend 1857–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1857

Birth Location: Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1928

Death Location: Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA

Father: Michael Friend

Mother: Eliza Miller

Spouse(s): Jessie Stansberger, Mary Culbertson

Children(s): Frank Friend, Minnie Friend, Charley Friend, Ella Friend, Ida Friend

The story of Amos Wesley Friend began in 1857 in Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA. In 1900, Amos Wesley Friend resided in Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA. Amos Wesley Friend married Jessie Stansberger, Mary Jane Jennie Culbertson, and had children including Charley Friend, Ella J Friend, Frank E Friend, Ida E Friend, Minnie May Friend. Amos Wesley Friend passed away in 1928 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Amos Wesley Friend began in 1857 in Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1900, Amos Wesley Friend resided in Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA.
  • Amos Wesley Friend married Jessie Stansberger, Mary Jane Jennie Culbertson, and had children including Charley Friend, Ella J Friend, Frank E Friend, Ida E Friend, Minnie May Friend.
  • Amos Wesley Friend passed away in 1928 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Friend
1819–1900
Birth Location: Richland County, Ohio, USA
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Eliza Miller
1824–1883
Birth Location: Ireland
EM

Spouses(s)

Jessie Stansberger
1858–1918
Birth Location: Dekalb, , Indiana, USA
JS
Mary Culbertson
1856–1939
Birth Location: –
MC

Children(s)

Frank Friend
1886–1911
Birth Location: Jackson, DeKalb, Indiana, United States
FF
Minnie Friend
1881–1938
Birth Location: Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States of America
MF
Charley Friend
1878–1963
Birth Location: Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
CF
Ella Friend
1878–1918
Birth Location: –
EF
Ida Friend
1884–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
IF

Amos Friend's Ancestors

Self
Amos Friend
1857–1928
Birth Place: Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Parents
Michael Friend
1819–1900
Richland County, Ohio, USA
Eliza Miller
1824–1883
Ireland
Grandparents
George (Friend) Jr
1774–1828
west bethlehem township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara Grubaugh
1786–1852
Moghentongo, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1751–1824
Anna Zug
1753–
Michael Grubaugh
1752–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Friend
1718–1801
Ann Harsh
1726–1797

Amos Friend's Descendants

1.
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Amos (Wesley) Friend (11 Nov 1857–16 Feb 1928) m. Jessie Stansberger (Jun 1858–17 Dec 1918) m. Mary (Jane "Jennie") Culbertson (1856–1939)
  1. 1. Frank (E) Friend 1886–1911 m. Ida (May) Warstler 1890–1957
    1. 1. Fordyce (Harry "Ford" Friend) Herrick 1911–1971 m. Mildred (Maxine "Millie") Easterday 1911–
      1. 1. Donald (Lee) Herrick 1938–1976
      2. 2. Ronald Herrick 1938–2020
    2. 2. Alfred (Lester) Friend 1908–1971 m. Wilma (B.) Lyon 1916–1995
      1. 1. Alfred (Earl) Friend 1933–1960
      2. 2. Shirley (A.) Friend 1935–2018 m. Jay (B) Baney 1926–2012 m. Norbert (Gerald) Byrd 1935–1990
  2. 2. Minnie (May) Friend 1881–1938 m. James (Henry) Armstrong 1873–1947
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Armstrong 1912–1912
    2. 2. Francis (E) Armstrong 1908–1908
  3. 3. Charley Friend 1878–1963 m. Daisy (LaBelle) Squires 1877–1935
    1. 1. Arthur (Murwood) Friend 1900–1955 m. Bernice (Beatrice) Peters 1901–1981
      1. 1. Evelyn (L) Friend 1928–2018 m. Charles (Robert) Ridge 1924–2003
        1. 1. James (Leslie) Ridge 1951–2022
      2. 2. Donald Friend 1926–2014 m. LeAnna (M) Freeze 1926–2014
        1. 1. Cynthia Friend 1948–2012 m. Bill (Leroy) Troop 1946–2024
      3. 3. Larry Friend 1941–2005
      4. 4. Betty (Lou) Friend 1931–1932
      5. 5. Mildred Friend 1924–1994 m. J.C. Fisher 1922–1992
        1. 1. Karen (Sue) Fisher 1950–1980
      6. 6. Marcille (H) Friend 1923–2019 m. Robert (Earl) Wible 1919–1985 m. Earl (Clement) Gidley 1899–1951
        1. 1. Sherri (Lee) Gidley 1949–2005
    2. 2. Marie (Anna) Friend 1904–1942
    3. 3. Royal (Richard) Friend 1910–1974 m. Esther Schnepp 1917–2000
      1. 1. Madeline Friend 1936–2021 m. Roger Blackburn 1935–2020
    4. 4. Violet (P) Friend 1907–1975 m. Harry (C) Lee 1898–1983
      1. 1. Shirley (A) Lee 1932–2024 m. Louis (A) Stoffel 1928–1994
      2. 2. Carolyn (Lavon) Lee 1935–1939
    5. 5. Gladys (Lucile) Friend 1912–1975 m. Paul (A) Goble 1904–1985
  4. 4. Ella (J) Friend 1878–1918 m. Frank (Carl) Steffen 1871–1957
    1. 1. Verda (Paulin) Steffen 1901–1978 m. Elmer (Gerald) Rinehold 1902–1977
      1. 1. Maxine (Marie) Rinehold 1924–2018 m. James (Edward) Hoppel 1924–2013
      2. 2. Virginia (Ellen) Rinehold 1927–1987 m. Kenneth (Junior) Hammer 1925–1998
        1. 1. Janice (Marie) Hammer 1950–2017 m. Stephen (P) Ellis 1949–2012
        2. 2. Cheryl Hammer 1948–2023
        3. 3. Gerald (Bruce) Hammer 1951–2014
    2. 2. Gladys (Opah) Steffen 1903–1992
  5. 5. Ida (E) Friend 1884–

Amos Friend's Timeline

3 Records

1857
11 Nov 1857
Birth of Amos Wesley Friend in Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Amos Wesley Friend resided here in Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
1928
16 Feb 1928
Age 71
Death of Amos Wesley Friend in , De Kalb, Indiana, USA
, De Kalb, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1928
    Event Place: , De Kalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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