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THE PANTIER FAMILY
 
Ancestors and Relatives of the BAKER Family of
NEVADA, VERNON COUNTY, MISSOURI
 

 

 

The following Family History information is the results of my own research. Some is documented and some is not. As with any information on line, you should verify it yourself before accepting it as fact.

 

Descendants of Philip Pantier

 

Generation No. 1

1. PHILIP1 PANTIER was born Abt. 1742 in Germany or France, and died Bet. 1785 - 1788 in Kentucky. He married SUSANNAH DEVINE Abt. 1769, daughter of JOHN DEVINE and MARGARET UNKNOWN.

Notes for PHILIP PANTIER:

Philip served in the Lincoln County Kentucky Militia under George Rogers Clark in 1779 and 1782 against the Indians in Ohio.

Philip was a friend to Daniel Boone and accompanied him on his early trips into Kentucky. He helped to build Boonesborough. Their son, James, was the second white male child born in Kentucky.

Some records are from the Sherwood Family Bible (Jewell line)

Children of PHILIP PANTIER and SUSANNAH DEVINE are:

2. i. DAVID2 PANTIER, b. December 08, 1782, Boone's Fort, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1870.

3. ii. JAMES PANTIER, b. February 07, 1780, Boone's Fort, Kentucky; d. January 19, 1856, Menard County, Illinois (Old Concord Cem., St. Perersburg, Ill.).

iii. JOHN PANTIER, b. October 10, 1777, Boone's Fort, Kentucky.

iv. JOHN PANTIER, b. September 05, 1776, Boone's Fort, Kentucky; d. probable infant death.

v. MARGARET PANTIER, b. July 04, 1774, Boone's Fort, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1830, Anderson County, Kentucky; m. WILLIAM JEWELL, May 17, 1795, Mercer County. Kentucky.

vi. ELIZABETH PANTIER, b. March 12, 1772, Boone's Fort, Kentucky; m. LEWLLIN MARTIN, March 08, 1792, Mercer County, Kentucky.

vii. WILLIAM PANTIER, b. February 25, 1770, Boone's Fort, Kentucky.

 

Generation No. 2

2. DAVID2 PANTIER (PHILIP1) was born December 08, 1782 in Boone's Fort, Kentucky, and died Bef. 1870. He married NANCY JANE MARTIN January 01, 1815 in Camden (Preble County) Ohio. She was born 1795 in Virginia, and died July 01, 1878 in Jewell county, Kansas (Adams Cemetery, Formoso, KS).

Notes for DAVID PANTIER:

The families of Pantier, Clary and Armstrong are mentioned in many books on the early life of Abraham Linciln. There were a number of marriages between members of the three families.

Children of DAVID PANTIER and NANCY MARTIN are:

i. PHILIP3 PANTIER, b. 1815, Ohio; m. MARY ANN CARTER, November 07, 1839, Gallatin County, Illinois.

ii. REBECCA PANTIER, b. 1818, Ohio; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON WATHEN, March 09, 1837, Gallatin County, Illinois.

4. iii. JOHN M. PANTIER, b. 1819, Ohio.

iv. SUSANA PANTIER, b. 1824, Illinois; m. WILLIAM F. CLARY, September 21, 1848, Menard County, Illinois.

5. v. JAMES MARTIN PANTIER, b. April 25, 1825, Menard County, Illinois; d. March 21, 1903, Jewell county, Kansas (Greenwood Cemetery, Formoso, KS).

vi. SARAH PANTIER, b. September 12, 1827; m. CHARLES MARSH, October 24, 1847, Menard County, Illinois.

vii. ELIZABETH JANE PANTIER, b. 1832, Illinois; m. MATTHEW OGDEN, August 15, 1848, Menard County, Illinois.

 

3. JAMES2 PANTIER (PHILIP1) was born February 07, 1780 in Boone's Fort, Kentucky, and died January 19, 1856 in Menard County, Illinois (Old Concord Cem., St. Perersburg, Ill.). He married SUSANNAH MURPHEY July 28, 1803 in Warren County, Ohio. She was born in Maryland, and died January 1870 in Menard County, Illinois (Old Concord Cem., St. Perersburg, Ill.) aged 88 y 8 mo..

Notes for JAMES PANTIER:

James was called "Uncle Jimmy" by Abe Lincoln. He wore buckskins all of his life.

He was a faith healer who supposedly could cure almost anything including snakebite with the touch of his hand.

Children of JAMES PANTIER and SUSANNAH MURPHEY are:

6. i. DAVID M.3 PANTIER, b. October 16, 1808, Butler County, Ohio; d. August 13, 1889, Menard County, Illinois.

7. ii. POLLYANNA PANTIER, b. 1810, Butler County, Ohio.

 

Generation No. 3

4. JOHN M.3 PANTIER (DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born 1819 in Ohio. He married ELIZABETH BYRNE November 16, 1850 in Menard County, Illinois. She was born 1827 in Indiana.

Children of JOHN PANTIER and ELIZABETH BYRNE are:

i. DAVID M.4 PANTIER, b. 1852.

ii. PHILLIP M. PANTIER, b. 1854.

iii. MARY F. PANTIER, b. 1856.

iv. JOHN R. PANTIER, b. 1858.

v. REBECCA A. PANTIER, b. 1860.

 

5. JAMES MARTIN3 PANTIER (DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born April 25, 1825 in Menard County, Illinois, and died March 21, 1903 in Jewell county, Kansas (Greenwood Cemetery, Formoso, KS). He married ELIZABETH JANE POTTER January 09, 1846 in Menard County, Illinois, daughter of EDWARD POTTER and ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG. She was born January 17, 1825 in Menard County, Illinois, and died February 15, 1905 in Jewell county, Kansas (Greenwood Cemetery, Formoso, KS).

Children of JAMES PANTIER and ELIZABETH POTTER are:

8. i. ROBERT ELIAS4 PANTIER, b. July 24, 1847, Menard County, Illinois; d. November 07, 1924, Jewell county, Kansas (Balch Cemetery, Formoso, KS).

9. ii. JOHN THOMAS PANTIER, b. September 15, 1848, Menard County, Illinois; d. May 28, 1927, Jewell county, Kansas.

10. iii. HUGH MARTIN PANTIER, b. March 25, 1850, Menard County, Illinois; d. December 1920, Jewell county, Kansas.

iv. LAURA BELL PANTIER, b. August 08, 1851, Menard County, Illinois; d. 1931, Jewell county, Kansas; m. MARTIN SIMS CLARY, November 01, 1868, Cass County, Iowa.

11. v. SYLVESTER BRIGEMAN PANTIER, b. February 28, 1853, Menard County, Illinois.

vi. HANNAH ADELINE PANTIER, b. April 22, 1855, Menard County, Illinois; m. W. J. CANTRELL, April 06, 1879, Jewell county, Kansas.

12. vii. FRANCES ALICE PANTIER, b. October 22, 1856, Menard Co., Illinois; d. September 17, 1935, Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri (Newton Burial Park).

viii. GEORGE MORRISON PANTIER, b. May 21, 1858, Menard County, Illinois; d. 1918; m. LILLY POORMAN, 1887.

ix. SAMUEL NATHAN PANTIER, b. August 02, 1861, Menard County, Illinois; d. June 12, 1862, Menard County, Illinois.

x. ALVA CORTEZ PANTIER, b. February 10, 1868, Warren County, Illinois; d. September 08, 1934, Wichita, Kansas; m. MARY MABEL KERR, January 05, 1883.

 

6. DAVID M.3 PANTIER (JAMES2, PHILIP1) was born October 16, 1808 in Butler County, Ohio, and died August 13, 1889 in Menard County, Illinois. He married (1) ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG August 16, 1829 in Sangamon County , Illinois, daughter of ROBERT ARMSTRONG and NANCY GREENE. She was born April 25, 1812 in White County, Tennessee, and died August 07, 1848 in Menard County, Illinois (aged 36 years 3 months). He married (2) MRS. MARIA (HUTCHINS) HARMS May 19, 1849 in Menard County, Illinois, daughter of MORRIS HUTCHINS and ELIZABETH. She was born 1820 in New York, and died 1901 in Menard County, Illinois.

Notes for DAVID M. PANTIER:

David served in The Blackhawk War under Captain Abraham Lincoln.

David was quoted in "The History of Menard Co., Ill. 1879" as saying that as a boy he earned the money for his first pair of shoes by trapping. Barefoot, in the winter, he carried a board with him to stand on as he set his traps.

Children of DAVID PANTIER and ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG are:

i. NANCY4 PANTIER.

ii. HANNAH PANTIER.

iii. JOHN B. PANTIER.

13. iv. JAMES S. PANTIER, b. April 14, 1827, Menard County, Illinois; d. March 18, 1914, Boone Co., Iowa (People's Church Cemetery).

v. POLLY PANTIER.

14. vi. ROBERT CLARY PANTIER, b. March 07, 1841, Menard County, Illinois; d. 1922, Menard County, Illinois.

vii. WILLIAM W. PANTIER, b. 1859, Menard County, Illinois; d. 1859, Menard County, Illinois (aged 17 days).

Children of DAVID PANTIER and MRS. HARMS are:

viii. ELIZABETH J.4 PANTIER, b. 1850; d. Menard County, Illinois (aged 1 years 6 months).

ix. MARY E. PANTIER, b. 1855, Menard County, Illinois (aged 3 months 7 days).

x. MINERVA PANTIER, d. Nebraska; m. COLSON.

xi. MARION PANTIER, b. Menard County, Illinois; d. Petersburg. Illinois.

xii. MATTHEW PANTIER, b. 1863, Menard County, Illinois; d. 1863, Menard County, Illinois (aged 1 year).

 

7. POLLYANNA3 PANTIER (JAMES2, PHILIP1) was born 1810 in Butler County, Ohio. She married PETER SUMMERS September 18, 1828 in Butler County, Ohio. He died in Waterloo, Iowa.

Children of POLLYANNA PANTIER and PETER SUMMERS are:

i. ELIZABETH4 SUMMERS.

ii. HARRIET SUMMERS.

iii. ARETHUSA SUMMERS.

iv. SUSANNA H. SUMMERS.

v. JAMES SUMMERS.

vi. ELIZA SUMMERS.

vii. MARY SUMMERS.

viii. EDITH SUMMERS.

ix. DAVID SUMMERS.

 

Generation No. 4

8. ROBERT ELIAS4 PANTIER (JAMES MARTIN3, DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born July 24, 1847 in Menard County, Illinois, and died November 07, 1924 in Jewell county, Kansas (Balch Cemetery, Formoso, KS). He married (1) EFFIE S. CLARY October 29, 1865 in Cass County, Iowa. He married (2) EUNICE CASE August 03, 1905 in Jewell county, Kansas.

Children of ROBERT PANTIER and EFFIE CLARY are:

i. CORA5 PANTIER, b. 1870, Iowa.

ii. ANNA PANTIER, b. 1875.

iii. ALLEN PANTIER, b. 1876, Kansas; d. April 10, 1901, Jewell county, Kansas; m. CORA M. SQUIRE.

iv. EDWIN PANTIER, b. 1878, Kansas.

v. CLARENCE PANTIER, b. 1879, Kansas.

 

9. JOHN THOMAS4 PANTIER (JAMES MARTIN3, DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born September 15, 1848 in Menard County, Illinois, and died May 28, 1927 in Jewell county, Kansas. He married EMMA CLARY February 17, 1874 in Jewell county, Kansas. She was born 1853 in Illinois, and died 1925 in Jewell county, Kansas (Balch Cemetery, Formoso, KS).

(Separate Descendant List for this family)

Children of JOHN PANTIER and EMMA CLARY are:

i. LUELLA5 PANTIER, b. 1875, Jewell county, Kansas; d. August 20, 1942, Jewell county, Kansas.

ii. FRANKLIN H. PANTIER, b. 1876, Jewell county, Kansas; d. 1955, Jewell county, Kansas.

iii. IDA PANTIER, b. 1879.

iv. JAMES Z. PANTIER, b. 1884, Jewell county, Kansas; d. 1966, Jewell county, Kansas.

v. JESSE J. PANTIER, b. 1886, Jewell county, Kansas; d. 1976, Jewell county, Kansas.

 

10. HUGH MARTIN4 PANTIER (JAMES MARTIN3, DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born March 25, 1850 in Menard County, Illinois, and died December 1920 in Jewell county, Kansas. He married ROSE JOHNSON January 26, 1876 in Jewell county, Kansas. She was born 1856 in Ohio.

Child of HUGH PANTIER and ROSE JOHNSON is:

i. ESTELLA5 PANTIER, b. 1879, Kansas.

 

11. SYLVESTER BRIGEMAN4 PANTIER (JAMES MARTIN3, DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born February 28, 1853 in Menard County, Illinois. He married ALICE SPRAGUE January 07, 1877 in Jewell county, Kansas, daughter of SPRAGUE and UNKNOWN. She was born 1861 in Massachusetts.

Children of SYLVESTER PANTIER and ALICE SPRAGUE are:

i. NORA5 PANTIER, b. 1878, Jewell county, Kansas.

ii. GERTRUDE PANTIER, b. 1879, Jewell county, Kansas.

iii. ROSCO PANTIER.

iv. LEONARD PANTIER.

 

12. FRANCES ALICE4 PANTIER (JAMES MARTIN3, DAVID2, PHILIP1) was born October 22, 1856 in Menard Co., Illinois, and died September 17, 1935 in Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri (Newton Burial Park). She married SYLVESTER PERRY WARDRIP March 24, 1878 in Papinsville (Bates County) Missouri, son of RANSOM WARDRIP and NANCY BUSH. He was born May 14, 1854 in Hart Co., Kentucky, and died April 03, 1931 in Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri (Newton Burial Park).

Children of FRANCES PANTIER and SYLVESTER WARDRIP are:

15. i. OLIA MAY5 WARDRIP, b. November 24, 1879, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri.

ii. NEOMI JENNIE WARDRIP, b. 1881, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri.

iii. ORIAN SYLVESTER WARDRIP, b. 1882, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri.

16. iv. EVERETT AMOS WARDRIP, b. August 10, 1882, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri; d. June 13, 1948, Brownington, Missouri.

17. v. FLOYD ELMER WARDRIP, b. December 22, 1884, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri; d. September 10, 1952, Alameda County, California.

18. vi. EDNA BELL WARDRIP, b. February 02, 1887, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri; d. January 20, 1970.

19. vii. LAWRENCE LEE WARDRIP, b. April 17, 1889.

viii. CLARENCE WALTER WARDRIP, b. August 1893, Papinsville, (Bates County) Missouri; d. September 03, 1912, Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri.

20. ix. JAMES EMORY WARDRIP, b. May 12, 1894, Deepwater, Missouri; d. March 09, 1949, Nevada (Vernon Co.) Missouri.

x. JEAN RENEE WARDRIP, b. April 03, 1896, Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri; d. June 01, 1988, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri; m. (1) ROY NORMAN FAYLOR, July 04, 1923, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; m. (2) JESS RAYBORN, October 01, 1931, Ft. Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas; b. January 31, 1900, Texarkana, Texas; d. September 06, 1950, Oakland, Alemeda, California; m. (3) WALTER WILLIAM (KELLY) TURNER, December 14, 1952, Tiajuana, Mexico; b. August 02, 1905, Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nbraska.

 

13. JAMES S.4 PANTIER (DAVID M.3, JAMES2, PHILIP1) was born April 14, 1827 in Menard County, Illinois, and died March 18, 1914 in Boone Co., Iowa (People's Church Cemetery). He married CATHERINE HUTCHINS October 04, 1849 in Menard County, Illinois. She was born 1830, and died January 08, 1910 in Boone Co., Iowa (People's Church Cemetery).

Notes for JAMES S. PANTIER:

The family moved to Boone County in 1867. They later went to California for 8 years but returned to live in Boone County. In 1914 they had 22 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Children of JAMES PANTIER and CATHERINE HUTCHINS are:

i. UNKNOWN5 PANTIER, d. Died at age 18 in Boone Co., Iowa.

ii. WILLIAM PANTIER, d. Resident of Revere , Minnesota.

iii. DAVID PANTIER, d. Resident of Perry, Iowa.

iv. EMMA PANTIER, d. Resident ofBoone County, Iowa; m. UNKNOWN HOFFMAN.

v. CHARLES PANTIER, d. Resident of Elma, Iowa.

 

14. ROBERT CLARY4 PANTIER (DAVID M.3, JAMES2, PHILIP1) was born March 07, 1841 in Menard County, Illinois, and died 1922 in Menard County, Illinois. He married JANE TRAYLOR December 20, 1866 in Menard County, Illinois. She was born December 20, 1846, and died Bef. 1910 in Menard County, Illinois.

Children of ROBERT PANTIER and JANE TRAYLOR are:

i. DANIEL H.5 PANTIER.

ii. WOLLIAM PANTIER.

iii. M. E. PANTIER.

iv. OLLIE PANTIER, b. 1875; m. EBEN KIRBY.

 

 

James R. Baker Jr.

 

 
 

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