Re: Hannah CAMPBELL-Felix BELZER
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In reply to:
Hannah CAMPBELL-Felix BELZER
Patricia Kantzer 5/22/05
Here's a little more information.My wife is a great-great-great granddaughter of Hannah's, through her daughter Aramanta Matilda Belzer.
Name: Fredrick (Felix/Phelix) Belzer
Birth: 1797, Jessamine Co, Kentucky
Death: aft 1880, Iowa
Burial: Henness Cemetery, Mahaska Co., Iowa
Father: John Belzer (1769->1830)
Mother: Mary McCollister (1774->1830)
Misc. Notes:
He is listed in the 1830 census (Indiana > Vermillion Co.) as 30-40, one son (0-4), 2 daughters (0-4 and 5-9) and his wife is 20-30 yrs old.
He is listed in the 1850 census (Indiana > Vermillion > Helt)
He is listed in the 1860 census (Missouri > Sullivan Co.) as 63 yrs old, a farmer, worth $882 (+$412), and born in Kentucky. He is living with his wife (Hannah, who was listed as 48 yrs old) and 6 kids.
He is listed in the 1870 census (Iowa > Mahaska > [East]Des Moines) as living with Hannah and three kids.
According the 1880 census, he was living with his son Milton (and his wife Hannah). They are listed as living in or near [East] Des Moines, Mahaska, IA (District 180)
Lived in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN in 1851
Spouse(s): Hannah Campbell
Birth: 1812, Ohio
Death: bef 1880, Iowa
Burial: Henness Cemetery, Mahaska Co., Iowa
Marriage: Dec 1831, Vermillion Co., Indiana
Misc. Notes:
Family Folklore: She may have been a full-blooded Cherokee Indian (from Ohio or Indiana) that Felix bought from a trader
According to the 1880 census, Felix (Phelix) was a widower
Children
Felix Marion (1838-1916)
Jessie C. (1851-1932)
Milton
Stephen R. (1849-1940)
Minerva
Albert
Lucinda
Aramanta Matilda
Source: The American Family of Rev Obadiah Holmes by Col. J. T. Holmes
Author: Holmes, James Taylor, 1837-1916
Title: The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes
Place: Columbus, O.
Original Publisher: Stoneman Press
Year: 1915
Pub Type: Book
Format: 247 p. incl. plates, ports., facsims. 24 cm.Subject: Holmes family (Obadiah Holmes, 1606-1682)