JOSEPH MADISON BURGER & SELINDA JANE RIDENOUR

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1. Joseph Madison BURGER was born on the Old Hunt Place 26 Jun 1850 in Jefferson Co., Iowa, and died 26 Sep 1921 in Udell, IA. He remembered when the new house was built. His brother Samuel could drive a yoke of oxen and haul some of the material. Joseph Madison Burger is buried in Brethren Cemetery, Unionville, IA. He was the son of 2. Christian Whetstone BURGER and 3. Sarah "Sally Brown" BROWN, Joseph Madison Burger married the daughter of Rev. Samuel Ridenour and Phebe Ellen Murphy. See photo of Sam Ridenour on right. Selinda Jane RIDENOUR and Selinda jane married on 10 Nov 1870 in Libertyville Iowa (Brides Home). She was born 24 Apr 1853 in Wabash Co., IN, and came to Iowa at the age of 11 years. Selinda Burger died 14 Sep 1929 in Modesto, CA. She was buried in Bretheren Cemetery, Unionville, IA.

The Children of Samuel and Phebe Ridenour were: David Daniel born 1850, Selinda Born 1853 and Phebe Ellen born 1855

Children of Jospeh Madison Burger and Selinda Jane Ridenour:

• Almira Jane Burger born: 18 April 1872
• Samuel Malachi Burger born: 7 March 1873
• Minnie Ann Burger born: 26 March 1877
• Margaret Elizabeth Burger born: 27 Dec 1879
• Joseph Warren Burger born: 14 Oct 1883
• Cora Iva Burger born: 19 Nov 1886
• John Irvin Burger 3 July 1889
• Sadie Belle Burger 3 Octo 1891

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2. Christian Whetstone BURGER was born 1 Jul 1820 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 17 Mar 1890 in Libertyville, Jefferson Co., IA. He was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Libertyville IA. He was the son of 4. Samuel BURGER and 5. Susannah WHETSTONE The family is buried in the Dunkard Cemetery in Jefferson County, Iowa.

3. Sarah (Sally) BROWN She was the daughter of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth Forney. She married Christian Whetstone Burger. Her tombstone in the Dunkard Cemetery states that she died 29 July 1872, aged 41y 1 m, 13 d. Her husband Christian W. Burger, is also listed in records under various name varients, such as Christopher Burkett, Bergot, or Christian Burgert or Burget. Her obitary states that Sarah, wife of Christian W. Burger and daughter of Samuel Brown, died the last of July 1862, age 41y 1m and some days leaving a husband and five children.

Her parents Samuel Brown and Elizabeth Forney married on October 15, 1820. She is listed in Samuel Brown's German Bible as having been born on 16 Jun 1822 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 29 Jul 1862 in Libertyville, Jefferson Co., IA. This family bible was printed in Philadelphia in 1929 by Kimber and Sharpless (Buchh:ndler) She was buried in Bretheran Cemetery, Libertyville IA.

The Brown family line begins with Henry (Hendry) Brown, according to George H. Lebegott's papers. He is listed in these papers as 48 years of age on the 1789 tax list of Woodbury Township, Bedford County, PA, as having himself, five males less than 16, and three females in his family. He is mentioned in the 1884 history of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton counties, PA; as an early settler who lived near Keagy's Mill. Jacob Brown said to be the son of Henry Brown, was borrn 24 August, 1779 (from tombstone) and lived in Bedford County, where he married Elizabeth Ulrich/Ullery, born 8 April, 1781, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Brumbaugh) Ulrich.

Children of Sarah BROWN and Christian Whetstone BURGER

• i. Susan BURGER was born 1844 in Woodbury Twp, Bedford Co., PA, and died AFT 1869 in CO. She married Joseph W. NEWLAND 21 Feb 1864 in Jefferson Co., IA. He was born BEF 1849, and died AFT 1869.

• ii. Samuel Lewis BURGER was born 16 Jul 1848 in Libertyville, IA, and died Aug. He married Sarah A. THOMAS 8 Feb 1876 in Jefferson Co., IA. She died Dec 1931.
  
• iii. Joseph Madison BURGER was born 28 Jun 1850 in Jefferson Co., IA, and died 26 Sep 1921 in Udell, IA. He married Selinda Jane RIDENOUR 10 Nov 1870 in Libertyville Iowa (Brides Home). She was born 24 Apr 1853 in Wabash Co., IN, and died 14 Sep 1929 in Modesto, CA.
  
• iv. Malachi BURGER was born 15 Aug 1852 in Jefferson Co., IA, and died 15 May 1864 in Jefferson Co., IA.
  
• v. Sarah Brown BURGER was born 22 Oct 1854 in Libertyville, Jefferson Co., IA, and died in OK. She married David Daniel RIDENOUR 10 Nov 1870 in Libertyville, Jefferson Co., IA. He was born 1850.
  
• vi. Almyra A. BURGER was born 7 Jul 1858 in Jefferson Co., IA, and died 7 Aug 1860 in Jefferson Co., IA.

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4. Samuel BURGER was born 24 Oct 1792 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 19 Apr 1870 in Batavia, IA. He was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Libertyville, IA. Sam Burger was the son of 8. Abraham Lewis BURGER and 9. Elizabeth Wettstein/WHETSTONE.

5. Susannah WHETSTONE was born 29 Jan 1798 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 2 Nov 1867 in Pine Creek Twp, Ogle Co., IL. She was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ogle Co., IL.

Children of Susannah WHETSTONE and Samuel BURGER

• i. Jacob BURGER was born 30 Mar 1816 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 16 Nov 1867 in Ogle Co., IL. He married Mary Polly BEXLEY 1840 in Bedford Co., PA. She was born 12 Nov 1817 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 18 Feb 1888.

• ii. Christian Whetstone BURGER was born 1 Jul 1820 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 17 Mar 1890 in Libertyville, Jefferson Co., IA. He married Sarah BROWN ABT 1843 in Bedford Co., PA. She was born 16 June 1821 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 29 Jul 1862 in Libertyville, Jefferson Co., IA. He married Elizabeth SHAFER 6 Apr 1863. She was born 10 Sep 1838 in Cadiz, OH, and died 24 Sep 1902 in Sumner, OH.

• iii. Mary BURGER was born 1823 in Bedford Co., PA, and died AFT 1863. She married James STAMP BET 1838 AND 1855 in IL. He was born ABT 1811 in Ireland, and died 25 Sep 1878 in IL.
  
• iv. Susan BURGER was born 3 Apr 1827 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 1 May 1940 in Russell, KS. She married John OSTER BEF 1846. He was born BEF 1831 in Bedford Co., PA, and died AFT 1846. She married John FAULKNER BEF 1850. He was born 1827 in PA, and died 1854 in Ohio River. She married Nahum Rutherford NASON AFT 1881. He was born BEF 1866, and died 1 Nov 1892 in Russell, KS.
  
• v. Joseph BURGER was born BET 1829 AND 1830 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 1870 in Qunicy, Adams Co., IL. He married Hannah E. LEDGERWOOD 1854.
  
• vi. Elizabeth BURGER was born 8 May 1831 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 7 Mar 1897 in Bear Grove Twp, Cass Co., IA. She married George ROBINS 25 Feb 1855 in Pine Creek Twp, Ogle Co., IL. He was born 22 Jun 1827 in London, England, and died 18 Mar 1904 in Randolph, NE.

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8. Abraham Lewis BURGER was born in 1766 in the American Colonies. He was the son of Johannes (Hans) Michel Borghaus/Borger born 5 March 1745 in the Rhineland Provinces. Abraham Lewis Burger died 1 Apr 1828 in Bedford Co., PA. Married Elizabeth Whetstone/Wetzstein/Wettstein 1791 in the American Colonies.

* The Lewis family were originally French Huguenots who fled France at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The original spelling of the name Lewis was the French spelling "Louys." We have records for the Louys in our pages on Jonas and Jean henri Fortineau. 9. Elizabeth WHETSTONE/Wettstein/Wetzstein was born 31 October 1769 in the American Colonies, and died Apr 1849 in Bedford Co., PA. She was the daughter of Johann Christian Wetzstein/Whetstone,who was born 5 March 1740-41 and died in 1810. Johann Christian Wetzstein's parents were Peter Wetzstein born 1 February 1706 in Sigmaringen, Germany-died 1778 in Funkstown, Maryland and Anna Ursula Heilig born 1714 in Sigmaringen, Germany. Peter/Pettrus Wetzstein is the son of Jorg Wetzstein (the son of Heinrich Wetzstein born 1650 in Germany-Barbara Shaver born 1655 in Germany) and Anna Catharina Dilliborn 5 October 1692 in Baden, Germany

Children of Elizabeth Wettstein/WHETSTONE and Abraham Lewis BURGER are:

• i. Susanna Hefner BURGER was born 26 Apr 1791 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 27 Feb 1865 in Jefferson Co., IA. She married Abraham RITSCHY BET 1806 AND 1813. He was born 22 Jun 1781 in Loudoun Co., VA, and died BEF 19 Mar 1859 in Bedford Co., PA. She married John Shively Teeter 1807, son of Abraham Teeter, Sr. and Elizabeth Shively. He was born February 1782 in South Woodbury, Bedford County, PA, and died 5 August 1847 in Monroe Twp, Bedford County, PA.
  
• ii. Samuel BURGER was born 24 Oct 1792 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 19 Apr 1870 in Batavia, IA. He married Susannah WHETSTONE BET 1814 AND 1815 in Bedford Co., PA. She was born 29 Jan 1798 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 2 Nov 1867 in Pine Creek Twp, Ogle Co., IL.
  
• iii. Daniel BURGER was born 16 Sept. 1794 in Bedford Co., PA. He married Nancy STULL 1825.
  
• iv. Jacob BURGER was born 1796 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 1880 in Knox Co., OH. He married Susannah RUSH 1830 in Bedford Co., PA. She was born 1798 in Center Co., PA, and died 1848 in Knox Co., OH.
  
• v. Christian W. BURGER was born 28 Jun 1798 in Bedford Co., PA, and died AFT 1842. He married Catherine MENTZER 1825. She was born 1798, and died AFT 1842.
  
• vi. Abraham BURGER , Jr was born 7 Feb 1800 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 7 Jan 1874 in Eldon, Wapello, IA. He married Elizabeth HOLDER. She was born 1798 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 1881 in Eldon, Wapello, IA.
  
• vii. David BURGER was born 28 Oct 1802 in PA, and died 14 Dec 1875 in East Freedom, Blair, PA. He married Catherine Elizabeth SHANEFELT 1823. She was born 25 Dec 1805 in Taylor Twp then Huntington Co., BC, PA, and died 14 May 1857 in East Freedom, Blair, PA.
  
• viii. Elizabeth BURGER was born 17 Mar 1804 in PA. She married Jacob B. SELL. He was born 21 Mar 1800 in Adams Co., PA.
  
• ix. John W. BURGER was born 20 Dec 1806 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 11 Dec 1877 in Bedford Co., PA. He married Elizabeth BROWN 31 Oct 1833 in S. Woodbury Twp, Bedford Co., PA. She was born 18 Apr 1816 in Bedford Co., PA, and died 11 Mar 1887 in Bedford Co., PA.
  
• x. Hannah BURGER was born 1808.
  
• xi. Joseph BURGER was born 1810.
  
• xii. Catherine BURGER was born 1813, and died 1834. She married John BROWN 1833.
  

Alana Campbell is a descendant through William Chester Hunt & Margaret Elizabeth Burger Hunt, the daughter of Joseph & Selinda Ridenour Burger.

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