as part of TEETER KIN, 2003, genealogy by Laurie S Dunham.

Surname particular to AUNGST, to include other census and ancestral data for connective families.

PRELUDE: My great grama Mattie (Aungst) Robacker was a nurse. Her adoptive father John Aungst was a Walpole Mason and built the Mason building at Crane Ohio, Wyandot County. Mattie and Samuel Robacker had my grama Ophelia Robacker born 1892 Ohio who married 1912 Clinton Black at Oregon.

Photo of Frank E Black 1863 OH 1927 CA and wife Margaret A (Current) 1869 IN 1932 CA. "Maggie" as young lady to the right. Their only child, Clinton Ellsworth Black 1886 OH 1973 CA married 5/1/1912 at Clackamus County OR, Ophelia May Robacker 1892 OH 1919 OR, d/o Samuel J Robacker 1864 OH 1945 OR and Mattie (Aungst) 1867 OH 1940 OR. Mattie was adopted daughter of John Aungst 1838 OH 1911 IN and Elizabeth M (Crunkilton) 1843 OH 1919 OR; d/o Robert Crunkilton and Jane (Wilson). John as son of Richard Aungst and Elizabeth (Myers).

Clinton and Ophelia Robacker Black had three children: (1) Robert C Black 1913 OR 1986 CA; (2) James W Black 1915 OR 1932 CA; and (3) Ellen M Black Teeter Cook 1917 OR 2004 VA (she twice married). Clinton Black, after the demise of Ophelia (1919 age 26), remarried 1929 Nana Lois Bresler Biddlecome and had little Nana L Black 1930 (Mrs. Joseph Hughs). Clinton Black raised 6 children: 3 by Ophelia, 1 by Nana Lois, and 2 stepchildren (Harry and Robert Biddlecome).

My great great grampa, John Aungst (9/1838 Bellville OH - 1911 Ft Wayne IN), his wife Eliza, and child Mattie, lived in Richland and Wyandot Co OH. John and wife are also at Crane, Wyandot Co OH in in 1900 and 1910. They moved to Ft Wayne IN when he became ill, where he died, living at his daughter's home (Mrs. Sam Rohrbacker). John and Eliz M Aungst are buried Nevada Cemetery, Eden Turnpike (Upper Sandusky) Wyandot Co OH. John Aungst was a Mason, master carpenter, and contractor by trade. His wife's parents, Robert C Crunkilton 1814-95 and wife, Jane (Wilson) 1815-1906 married 1838, he from Franklin County PA and she at Wooster, Wayne Co OH from MD; they also buried Nevada Cemetery. John and Elizabeth Crunkilton Aungst married 1861 and adopted Mattie (Mrs. Samuel Aungst Robacker) 1867 OH 1940 OR; Mattie being my great grama who had Ophelia Robacker Black sister to Avery W Robacker). Mattie's biological parents were James Aungst and Martha J Lemley whose mother was a Grice; he being related to Sam S and George W Aungst, per June 1867 court records of Richland Co OH.

Grice, Margaret 12/26/1800 - 9/3/1887 - Richland Co OH was mother of: Anna Mary d 5/17/1877 68y 3m, 13d w/o John Gotlieb Lemly 9/15/1873 71y, 3m, 24d. Buried Richland Co OH.

Elizabeth Crunkilton Aungst went from Ft Wayne IN to Oregon about 1911 after her husband John died, with her daughter Mattie (Mrs Samuel J Robacker) and their children (Avery and Ophelia) where she died (buried OH with husband, John). She died a few days earlier than her grandaughter, Ophelia Robacker Black (my grama) in 1919 at Clackamus Co Oregon. Mattie and Samuel J Robacker divorced in 1917 in Oregon; Mattie went to live with her son (Avery Robacker and wife Anna Laurie Reardon), where she died. Ophelia and her mother Mattie are buried side by side in an Oregon City suburb, OR ~ see photo page. Clinton Black (widower 1919) and his three children (Robert, James, Ellen) went onto Escondido CA and lived with his parents (Frank and Maggie); he remarried (1929) Mrs. Nana Lois Bresler Biddlecome and had another (little Nana Black who became Mrs. Joseph Hughs. Sam Robacker remarried Rosa O Drips.

Wilsons, Crunkiltons, DeJeans, Myers, McCurdys, and Aungsts are buried at Nevada Cemetery Eden Twp Wyandot Co OH. Samuel J Black was pall bearer at John Aungst's funeral in OH in 1911, and member of Walpole Masons as well as John Aungst and others who attended same.

One census says John Aungst's father was from NY or VA and his mother from OH ~ two other censuses say his parents are from Ohio and another unknown. From another, it appears John's parents were from OH PA and MD VA; respectively. When John Aungst died (1911), he left behind two sisters who then lived in IN, per his obit.

Samuel J Robacker was the son of George Jacob Rohrbacher (born 1815 Weingarten Germany; emigrating circa 1837 to America, died 1894 married 1840 Sarah Eckerts 1820 PA 1883 OH); (lived 1850 PA), of Sandusky City, Erie Co OH. Sam had a brother, John b 1847 and other siblings; some of whom lived in Erie, Richland, and Fairfield Cos OH. Sarah was d/o Andrew and Elizabeth Eckerts.

Samuel and Mattie Aungst Robacker had two children: Ophelia May Robacker (1892 OH 1919 OR); and Avery W Robacker (1889 OH 1955 OR) who married Anna Laura Reardon. Note: Mattie's mom (Elizabeth Crunkilton Aungst) had sisters, Lydia Crunkilton Myers (Robert), Ophelia J Crunkilton DeJean (Avery W), the latter died 1878, and Mrs. Esther McCurdy.

Ophelia Robacker married May 1, 1912 Oregon City OR Clackamus Co (William Current, witness), Clinton Ellsworth Black (1886 OH 1973 CA) (my grampa, a Baptist) and had children, as mentioned. Ophelia died age 26, April 3, 1919, with pneumonia (great flu epidemic), leaving my grampa Clinton a widower. Ophelia's grama, Elizabeth Crunkilton Aungst (b 1843 OH) died March 29, 1919 the same year and was brought to OH to be buried along side of her husband, John Aungst at Wyandot Co OH. Grampa Clinton E Black and his children (Robert, James, and Ellen) sailed the Yankee Doodle barge onto California to his parents, Frank and Margaret Current Black (Frank 1863 OH 1927 CA; Margaret (1869 IN 1932 CA). Margaret was the daughter of Sylvanus (Sylvester) and Alice A (West) Current.

Sylvanus aka Sylvester Current was born at Warren near Trumbull Co OH, as son of Mathew and Elizabeth Current, he born PA of OH onto IN. Sylvanus married twice; Margaret (Maggie) was the daughter of Sylvanus 1833 OH - 1906 IN and his first wife, (Alice A West Current 1840 OH - 1876 IN). Alice was daughter of Clement Jr and Rhoda (Johnston) West. Clement West Jr was born 1794 NY and died 1872 per IN records. Rhoda (1812-1882) was daughter of either a James or William Johnston/Johnson. Clement West Jr was son of Clement West Sr b 1760 Dutchess Co NY onto Ulster Co NY onto Luzerne and Greene Cos PA onto Wayne Co OH where he made application for Revolutionary pension in 1832 (denied; did not serve 6 consecutive months; Rev Sldr #R 11337 b 1760 from NYS). He shows there with Clement Jr who married Rhoda. Also, Clement Jr appears to have been married prior to his marriage to Rhoda. Clement Sr appears to have been married to a Sarah lnu.

In 1880 Rhoda Johnston West 68 b OH PA PA widow (of Clement) lives with her daughter, Rhoda Beevers 34 and husband Lafayette Beevers 35 and their children, Bertha 6, Mabel 4, and Abraham 2. Also living with them is William H Current 21, nephew. They live Allen Co IN at St Joseph's. Thanks to David Johnson 2010 of Dublin OH for gravestone fotos and input for a "James JohnsTon md Hannah".

1850 Trumbull OHIO: Matthew Current b 1784; Elizabeth (wife) b 1789, Jane b 1823 (md Jake Stealy), Angelina b 1826, Margaret b 1828, Sarah b 1829 (md Snyder), Samuel b 1830, S C (*Sylvanus) b 1833 (md West), and James.

1860 Steuben Co IN Pleasant Twp: Matthew Current, age 77 b PA, living with daugher Sarah Snyder.

Steuben Republican Newspaper 20 Apr 1861 pg 3 column 1: Matthew Current of Pleasant Township, died age 77 years.

Another article at Steuben Indiana mentions Jacob Stealy and wife, Jane Current, she born 1823 died 10 Aug 1895; buried Old Angola Cem, Angola, Steuben Co IN.

Marriage Records: WEST ALICE A to CURRANT SYLVANUS Wells Co IN: 4/4/1858, of which child born (1 of 5) to wit; Margaret (Maggie) A Current (1869 IN-1932 CA) md 12/16/1885 Frank Ellsworth Black (1863 OH-1927 CA) and had Clinton (my grampa) b 1886 OH d 1973 CA.

1850 Wells Co IN: WEST, Clement 52 Farmer b New York; Rhoda (JohnsTon) his wife 39 b Ohio, Abigail 27 born PA, (others born OH): Rebecca 15 (md a Mr. Albright), Hannah 13, John 12, *Alice A 10 (md 1858 Sylvanus S Current), Ann July 8, and Rhoda M age 4 (md L Beevers).

Alice West married 1858 Sylvanus S Current and had five children, to include Margaret A Current (1869 IN 1932 CA) who married Frank E Black (1863 OH 1927 CA), parents of my grandfather Clinton Black who married Ophelia Robacker who died 1919 Oregon by whom he had three children. Clint remarried 1929 Las Vegas NV, Nana (d/o Albert and Rachel Bresler) and had little Nana. See photo section and My Teeter Kin file.

BRESLER heritage: Nicholas Bresler of Centre Co PA per 1860 md Mary lnu and they had: *Daniel, John, Nick Jr, Fred, Sally, and Jane. *Daniel Bresler b 1825 per 1870 of PA at St Joseph IN Penn Twp md Rebecca lnu and had *Albert, Katie, Elizabeth, William (1843-1925 md Esther 1847-1925), George, Frank, Abraham, and John. *Albert Bresler (12/7/1857-1903 IN) md Rachel Bressler b 16 Oct 1861 in Crawford Co IN and they had Fred (married Jessie Bittner) and *Nana Lois Bresler (Nana 1st md to Henry Leo Biddlecome and had Robert and Harry; 2ndly md to Clinton Black.

Evergreen Cemetery (A-E); Lee, Oneida Co NY ~ Henry Leo Biddlecome, born 30 Oct 1884/8 Decatur MI; died 1/12/1954 NY. Henry first married to Nana Lois Bresler by whom he had two sons, Robert and Harry.

BRESSLER: 1880 Crawford Co OHIO: John Bressler, 56, carpenter, Sarah his wife 42, Susan 21, *Rachel 18 b 1861 OH PA OH (md Albert Bresler), Ella 15.

Sylvanus S Current had 5 children by wife Alice (West) who died 1876; he remarried Caroline D Barney. Sylvanus and Caroline had Harry S Current born 1880. Alice West as first wife of Sylvanus Current; of Warren Co IN per 1860, along with children: John, Annie, and Robert).

Frank Black (1863-1927), RR conductor, was maternal grandson of Henry and Susan Carey Black from Perry County OH onto Hardin Co OH. Frank Black was related to Charles Edward Sleichter (Ed's mom was Elizabeth Black d 1874 w/o John Sleighter/Sliester) d 1879; she d/o Henry and Susan Carey Black). Chas Edward Sleichter (also seen as Schliester) married Minnie Kennedy/Canaday (1878-1958 CA) and had Ray W. Chas (Ed) also worked for the railroad. Minnie was the d/o John and Louise (b IL d 1937 CA) St Mary Canaday. Louise was d/o Alexander St Mary. Much bio and historical data has been written about the Canaday family for Kern Co California. Frank Black also had a cousin, Mrs. Ruthelle Laughrin of Lima OH whom he visited in the early 1900s whose parents were from Hardin Co OH. Frank is found in 1870 and 1880 at Hardin Co OH as Frank E Church and grandson of Henry and Susanna Carey Black. There were three females born to Henry and Susanna Carey Black who lived to maturity: Rachel Firestone (James); Elizabeth Sleichter (John); and Matilda Davis (James). On Frank Black's death certificate, it lists his father as James Black; no mother named. It is likely that his father (a Church) died in the Civil War and his mother remarried another. However there is also a James Black in Perry Co OH who could be the parent of my great grampa and s/o Henry. The 1840 census for Perry Co OH indicates Henry Black, wife and 4 children under 10 (2 F; 2 M); so that in 1850 James may have lived elsewhere as one of the others, Rachel did (she, at Fairfield Co OH with other Blacks. There is a James S Church as s/o Augustus and Marg Church who enlisted Feb 1864 and died in the Civil War in 1864, of Fairfield Co OH. And, there is a Ben Frank Church also. It would appear that Frank Black as F E Church took his family name of Black upon maturity. His grampa Henry Black died in 1879; his grama Susanna Carey Black died in 1892, at Wooster. Frank went to California about 1891 (land records and bio).

SLEICHTER, CHAS EDWARD 12/20/1872 - 5/7/1945 CA SACRAMENTO was s/o Eliz Black d 1874 w/o John C Sleighter d 1879 Hardin Co OH; d/o Henry and Susanna Carey Black of Perrry and Hardin Cos OH. Both Ed and F E Church Black are grandsons of Henry. John Sleighter was the son of George b Germany and Phoebe Slitcher of Perry Co OH; and had sisters Caroline and Mary.

Ophelia Robacker Black (1892-1919) (w/o Clinton Black) and her mother, Mattie Aungst Robacker (1867 OH 1940 OR), as well as Ophelia's brother, Avery W Robacker (1889 OH 1955 OR and wife, Anna Laura (Fallon) Reardon 1889-1985), are buried Clackamus County, Oregon. Ophelia and her mother Mattie are buried Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City OR side by side; whereas Avery and wife are buried St. John's Apostle Catholic Cemetery. Avery W Robacker and wife (Anna Laura Reardon d/o William) lost a child in 1915, also buried with them. I have the wedding rings of Avery and Anna who married June 1914). I also have their wedding photo.

St. John's Apostle Cath Cem: Robacker, Anna Laura (ashes) Laura, b 4/12/1889 IL d 03/22/1985 CALIF Block 12 Lot 7 #A and Robacker, Avery W, b 11/20/1889 OH d 03/30/1955 OR Block 12 Lot 8 #F and Robacker, Baby d 07/20/1915 Block 2 Lot 6 #F and an Elizabeth M Robacker b 1904 d 1975.

Avery Robacker b 20 Nov 1889 Caucasian (White) Ohio; USA Canemah District, Clackamas, OR / DRAFT ROLL 185205; auto mechanic for Miller-Parker Co; married; tall, slender, dark brown eyes and hair; son of Samuel and Mattie (Aungst).

Clinton Ellsworth Black, Kitsap County, State of Washington, b 10 April 1886 OH, ROLL 1991651, wife, Ophelia May (Robacker); Occupation (his): Ship Fitter Naval.

Dorthea Alice (Reardon) Rupert (6/10/1909 IN - 1989 4/22 Orange Co California) was sister to Mrs. Anna Laura Robacker (Avery). Dorothea and Anna's mother's maiden name was Fallon. When Anna died, she listed Dorothy Rupert as heir along with some Bowmans (John as Executor); and others. See next for Anna's sister.

"Press-Telegram (Newspaper) January 8, 1960, Long Beach, California ... Survived by daughter, Mrs. Dorothea Shepston; brothers, George...Edward Reardon; sister, *Mrs. Laura A Robacker. Rosary Thursday, 8 pm, 3rd Alamltos Reaulem Mess ... "

Mother kept some old photos tucked away. One pic is of two women which says on the back, "Mrs. Lizzie (Crunkilton) Aungst (wife of John), sister to Lydia Crunkilton Meyers". Lydia Crunkilton was born 1852 and wife of Robert Myers born 1851 who had two children, Wilson and Louis Myers). Lizzie and Lydia are sisters to Samuel L Crunkilton, Mrs. Esther (James) McCurdy, and Mrs. Ophelia J (Avery) DeJean both d 1878; they being children of Robert C and Jane Wilson Crunkilton. Esther and Ophelia predeceased their father, Robert Crunkilton who died in 1895. Another picture was of John and Lizzie Crunkilton Aungst. In another pic, John and Lizzie Aungst are accompanied by a Ms. Crunkilton.

Some census data for surname AUNGST. 1820: James J Aungst; Christian Aungst. An George also bought lands early on. 1840, Christian Aungst; and a Christopher Aungst.

My John Aungst 1838 OH 1911 IN was son of Richard and Eliz Myers Aungst. In 1850, John age 13 lives with Elizabeth Aungst 65 b PA, James 35 b OH, and Sarah 25. Elizabeth appears to be his grandmother. In 1860, John age 23 works for Thomas and Catherine Grattan ages 34 and 23.

1870, AUNGST, JOHN 30, OH RICHLAND JEFFERSON TWP: This is my great great grampa born Sept 1838 at Belleville OH who moved on to Wyandot Co OH and later to Ft Wayne IN where he died in 1911 (buried Wyandot Co OH). Per census, John and Eliza Aungst and their adopted child Mattie born 1867 live next Lucy E Keller 29 b 1841 and daughter Almeda 10.

1870 :: AUNGST, SAMUEL 65, b VA at RICHLAND JEFFERSON TWP born 1805 (son of George born PA to VA married Elizabeth Zimmerman and had 9 children viz: 5 males and 2 females). Samuel (subject) arrived in Ohio 1805 as infant at Pickaway to Jefferson Twp and married as young man Catherine Spayde born 1811. They had 12 children (5 males/7 females). One of the sons, George W was born Richland Co OH in 1830 and married 1859 Samantha Swank and had children: Anna Elizabeth b 1860 and L b 1866. NOTE: Per census search, Samuel 65 b VA at Belleville, Catharine 50 b PA, James 24 b OH, Calvin 21, Catharine 17, Charlotte Riddle 12 d / S or Luce d.

:: Richland Co OH Marriages: 1823 John Aungst married Polly Cooper; 1823 Christian Aungst married Eve Beckley; 1841 David Myers married Elizabeth Aungst; 1849 Henry Aungst married Sarah A. Bills; 1852 Levi Divilbiss married Elizabeth Aungst; 1858 David Divilbiss married Sarah Aungst; 1858 William Walser married Fanny Aungst.

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