My Family:Information about Barbara Graybill
Barbara Graybill (b. 01 Apr 1792, d. 03 Oct 1872)
Notes for Barbara Graybill:
RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Reviewed 6 Jun 2002 Rootsweb.com WorldConnect.
2. There may be a photo of Barbara and her son John. I requested it from '[email protected]' on 13 Feb 2003. She notes it on her worldconnect database ":480580".
4. Censuses:
Censuses:
1800 US: Ashe County, North Carolina. The total population for Ashe County, North Carolina in 1800 was 2785, including slaves. The 1800 Ashe County Census was the first for the northwestern most county in the Tar Heel State. This county was formed in late 1799 and included all of Wilkes County west of the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountain. The 977 square miles that then composed Ashe County has been further divided, first in 1849 to form Watauga County, North Carolina and again 10 years later to form Alleghany County. This record includes families who may have been living in those areas at the time. The original census was in rough alphabetic order, and this does not facilitate the research of particular communities. I include all interrelated families of this time and place to better show relationships. A word of explanation on some of these families:
a. Mary and Barbara Burkett who married Peter and David Graybeal, had a father named Christian - unsure as to which is correct of the two.
b. Elizabeth Eller appears to be Elizabeth Dick, the wife of Peter Eller who had just died in 1700. The one daughter is probably Mary; unsure who the two boys are since there should be three: Jacob, Henry, and George. John Eller would be Elizabeths eldest son and married to Susannah Kerns.
c. Henry would have recently married Celia Henson and also the eldest son of [John] Peter and Christina [Wampler] Graybill who also appear to be in this same census. Note that Peter evidently had owned slaves at that time - the census does not say how many.
d. One of the William Hensons could be somehow related to William Henson who marries Nancy Graybill and to Celia Henson who marries Henry Graybeal.
e. The two Koons are probably brothers and are sons ofDevault Koon judging from their ages. This would make them uncles to George Koons who eventually marries Mary Eller.
f.James Lewis, b. abt. 1790, marries Christena Graybill in 1807 - there may be a connection with these two James Lewis.
g. William Pennington marries Elizabeth Eller and may be the younger of the two here listed.
h. Michael Stucker is a misspelling for Michael and Catherine Eller Stoker with their three oldest children: Polly, David, and Elizabeth.
HEAD OF FAMILYMALESFEMALES
0- 10 16- 26- 45+0-10-16-26- 45+
91626459 162645
Burkett, Christian1 20101 0200
Burkett, Christian4 10101 0100
Eller, Elizabeth101000 0101
Eller, John300101 0010
Graybeal, Henry001002 0100
Graybeal, Peter211013 1001Slaves
Henson, William011002 0100
Henson, William300011 1100
Koons, George001010 0001
Koons, John001010 1201
Lewis, James221014 1001
Lewis, James, Jr.1 01001 0100
Pennington, William01 0101 2101
Pennington, William00 1000 0100
Stucker, Michael100102 0010
1820 US: Madison Township, Jackson, Ohio, pg. 192, township had a little over 40 families; related families of Michael Stoker and Michael Graybill are in neighboring Bloomfield Township; columns are male 0-10, 10-16, 16-18, 16-26, 26-45, 45+// female 0-10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+:
David Stoker: 2,1,0,1,0,0//1,0,0,1,0.
Peter Grabill: 1,0,0,1,0,1//0,0,2,0,1.
Nancy Henson: 0,1,0,1,0,0//0,1,1,1,0.
James McDaniel: 0,0,0,0,0,1//3,2,0,0,1.
1830 US: Madison Township, Jackson, Ohio, p. 93a:
David Stoker: Males 10-15:2; 30-40:1; female 0-5:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1. [Appears to be David, his wife Barbara, and their children: Christina, John, William, Sarah, and Catherine; appears from children enumerated that Nancy may have been dead by 1830.]
1840 US: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, the following related families living in near proximity to each other (with exception of John McDaniel and his wife Christina Stoker, all of David Stoker's siblings, children, and mother are accounted for and it confirms his father Michael was dead by 1840):
P. 43a:
David Stoker, males 5-10:1; 40-50:1//females 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 40-50:1. [David, his wife Barbara, and their children Sarah (13), Catherine (11?), and Michael (6). Note daughter Nancy not in census which means she was probably deceased by then.]
Simeon P. Grabell [Graybill], males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 20-30:1. [David's nephew: Simeon and his wife Amanda Hill and their two oldest children.]
Jacob Stoker, males 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 20-30:1. [Younger brother to David: Jacob and his wife Catherine and their oldest child.]
P. 44a:
Eller Stoker, males 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 15-20:1; 60-70:1. [Youngest brother to David: Eller with his wife Margaret and their oldest child and probably their mother Catherine Eller.]
James Walker [Welker], males 10-15:1; 15-20:1; 30-40:1//females 5-10:2; 40-50:1. [Living next door to Eller and ages work perfectly that this is James Welker and Elizabeth Stoker, who is David's sister.]
John W. Stoker, males 0-5:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 30-40:1. [John and his wife Electa Sarah and their six oldest children.]
John Stoker, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 20-30:1.[David's son: John and his wife Jane and their children.]
P. 52a:
William Stoker, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 20-30:1 (father-in-law Samuel Winegar is next door). [David's son William and his wife Almira with their child.]
P. 55a:
Michael Stoker, males 0-5:2; 5-10:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1// females 30-40:1. [Michael, his wife Martha, and their five oldest children.]
1851 Iowa State: Pottawattamie County. FHL film 1022203. The entire state was counted but only Pottawattamie listed everyone by name in the household and their ages; other counties only listed the head of the household and a numerical count without names of the various ages by sex in the household. No date is given when the census was taken but it was certified in Dec. 1851; however, the other counties show a Sep 1851 date which also appears more likely for Pottawattamie as well in light of ages given some children with known birthdays in October. Census return:
Stoker: David 57, Barbary 57, Michael 17. [Note that the following related families are in this census and very close neighbors:Simeon P. Graybill, Michael/Polly Graybill with Polly's mother Catherine Eller Stoker, Eller/Margaret Stoker, Jacob/Catherine Stoker, Philip/Catherine Gatrost, David/Barbara Stoker, Edward/Sarah Davis, and William/Almira Stoker. Other relatives in same county but separated by several pages of census include the following families: Thomas/Hannah Pilling whose daughter Hannah, later marries William Lenore Graybill, Levi/Patience Graybill, John W./Sarah Stoker, Hannah Ford whose son Martin later marries Zibiah M. Stoker, and John/Sarah Smith.]
1870 US: 7-Dist. Summit, Iron, Utah, p. 295b, entry 13 [neighbors to three children: Michael, Catherine, and Sarah]:
Barbary Stoker, 78, $100 real estate, $1000 personal property, NC.
BIOGRAPHY:
1. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers: "Barbara Graybill Stoker, b. Apr 1792 at Ashe, NC, d. 3 Oct 1872 at Summit Creek, Iron, Utah, parents are John P. Graybill and Christina Wampler, pioneer of 1852, m. David Stoker 1814 (he died 27 May 1852 in Council Bluffs, Iowa), children:
Christina, 24 Aug 1815
John, 8 Mar 1817
William, 26 Mar 1819
Nancy, Oct 1824
Sarah, 20 Jun 1827
Catherine, 25 Jul 1829
Michael, 12 Sep 1833
The Wamplers, Graybills, and Stokers were of German origin coming to this country in the mid-1700's and settling in Ashe County, NC. They were neighbors and friends, and their children grew up together. Barbara was the fifth child born to her parents. When she grew up, she married David Stoker. After a forest area of Ohio was cleared in the early 1800's, the main body of Stoker and Graybill relatives crossed the border into Ohio on Christmas Day, 1815. While living in Ohio, the Stokers became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1836, they moved to Missouri with the main body of the Saints, but great persecutions took place here and they were forced to flee to Illinois for saftey. Enemies of the church soon drove them from Nauvoo to Iowa. They then went to Council Bluffs where David and his brothers were operating a ferry across the Missouri River to obtain enough money for their journey west to Utah. On May 27, 1852 David Stoker died of cholera and was buried in the Stoker-Graybill cemetery at [near] Winter Quarters, Iowa. Barbara came West with her children in June, 1852, and lived with her children. On Oct. 3, 1872, she passed away at the home of her daughter in Summit, Iron County, Utah."
2. Visited Summit 25 Dec 2002. Town is just off Interstate 15 and only a few blocks long with one main street with little if any commerce. The original Hulet house is on the northwest corner of Center and Main streets. Many photos of house on file. It is a two story brick structure with three dormers, two chimneys on either end, and in poor repair being used for what appears as a low priced rental. Since Barbara died in Oct. 1872, she may or may not have lived in this house briefly since the Hulets moved to Summit in 1872 and I am unsure as to when the house was actually built by 1872 or not. There is a large memorial plaque and rock cairn placed on the property which reads: "Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet, 1826 - 1901, a convert of 1831, Utah Pioneer 1850, Settled in Springville, Called to the Dixie Mission 1861, Moved to Summit 1872,
Children by Catherine Stoker:
John Riley, Sarah Ann, Barbara Adlinda, Sylvanus Cyrus, Sylvester Silas, Cathryn Melissa, Emma Tryphena, Charles Franklin, Luella, Oscar Willard,
Children by Elzina R. Miller:
Nora Dean, Eliza Ellen, Minnie Elzina, Theresa, Cora,
Daughter by Elizabeth Dalley:
Emma Wright."
3. Being that Barbara was born in 1792 and made it to Utah, she may be the oldest direct ancestor I have who made it to Utah.
4. From a typescript of an unknown source but most likely of the archives of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (copy in my files) with pages hand-numbered 49-51. Text [with typographical corrections by me]: "Life of Michael Stoker. Michael Stoker was born at Bloomfield Twp., Jackson County, Ohio, September 12, 1833. He was the son of David Stoker and Barbara Graybill. He was the youngest child in a family of seven children, four girls and three boys. There was a period of time we don't know much about the family or where they first heard and became interested in the 'Mormon' Church. According to records, Michael was baptized into the LDS Church in the year 1848. He would have been fifteen years old then. The Stoker family spent some time at Winter Quarters, Nebraska. They were advised to stay a while and get better prepared for the journey West, so they were among those who planted crops and harvested them so there would be food for the saints who came later on the long trek to the Rocky Mountains. In the spring of 1882 [1852?], a few days before their company started West, Michael's father, David Stoker, died and was buried at Winter Quarters, Nebraska. I think it is now called Council Bluff, Nebraska. Michael and his mother and brother and sisters came on to Salt Lake Valley. Many lifelong friendships began on the journey across the plains. Brigham Young encouraged them to sing and dance and play music and tell stories around the campfire after the day's travel was done. In spite of their trials, they had some good times remembered for years after. And so it was that often when the wagons were parked in a circle for protection at night, after suppers were over; the men who could play would get out their fiddles and a dance on the ground would begin and the weary travelers would forget their wearniess for an hour or two. It was at one of these dances that Micahel met a young woman he grew to admire very much. Her name was Polly Hughes. It was the girls' choice to choose a partner for the dance, she came up to Michael and said, 'Michael, may I have this dance?' As they tripped the light fantastic on the hard ground, to the lively tunes the fiddlers played, she asked him how his mother and sister were. Michael answered, 'I don't have any sisters by that name.' And she said, 'Aren't you Michael Graybill?' He said, 'No, but I have a cousin by that name. My name is Michael Stoker. They say we look a lot alike.' That was the beginning of their acquaintance and they became good friends. After arriving in Salt Lake Valley the Stoker family moved to Springville and were among the earliest settlers there. The friendship that began on the journey across the plains between Michael and Polly Hughes had grown into true love for each other. They were married at Springville, Utah, December 1, 1854. They lived in Springville about ten years. During this time three children were born to them: John Willard, Michael Charles, and David William. In 1860, two of Michael's sisters and their husbands were called by Brigham Young to go down and help settle Iron County. Michael who was the youngest of his Mother's family liked to live near his sisters; so he took his wife, Polly, and their three sons and his mother, Barbara Graybill Stoker, who was getting quite old, and moved to Iron County. Settling first at Johnson's Fort, a new settlement north of what is now Cedar City. While living here their first daughter, Emma, was born. She had convulsions and died as a small baby and was buried at Johnson's Fort. They lived at Johnson's Fort about a year and then moved to a nearby settlement called Summit, between Parowan and Cedar City..." (See Michael's notes for full quotation.)
5. Possibly referred to in the following from the book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, p. 87: Michael Stoker, the son of (John) Michael Stoker, was a 28 year old bachelor in Wilkes County, NC when the US census was taken in 1790. The farm which Michael Stoker bought from John Dick was on the north fork of New River in Ashe County. (The boundary line had been changed from Wilkes.) In 1792 Michael married Catherine Eller, the oldest daughter of Peter Eller and Elizabeth Dick. The Ellers and Dicks were settlers in this same area and all of Michael and Catherines children, except Eller, were born and raised among numerous family members in North Carolina. In 1815, the family joined a migration of relatives moving west into Ohio. This party of Graybills and Stokers, all ages from babies to the elderly crossed the border into Ohio on Christmas Day, 1815. Michael and his son David, who had just turned 21, took part in the first election held in Jackson County on April 1, 1816. John Michael Stoker, Michaels father, settled in Perry County, Ohio, about 60 miles north...
6. Burketts, Graybeals, and Ellers mentioned in the book "History of Western North Carolina," by John Preston Arthur, 1914, chapter 8: "Some Early Settlers of Ashe. These noble, selfsacrificing men and women of the early times endangered their lives and braved many hardships in the wild Indian country to open the way to happy homes, schools, churches and the blessings of our present civilization. Some of these were Henry Poe, Martin Gambill, Thomas Sutherland, Timothy Perkins, Captain John Cox, Henry Hardin, Canada Richardson, James Douglas, Daniel Dickson and Elijah Galloway. Besides these were many others whose names awaken much unwritten history : Miller, Blevins, Ham, Reeves, Woodin, Barr, Baker, Eller, Goodman, Ray, Burkett, Graybeal, Houck, Kilby, Ashley, Jones, Gentry, Smith, Plummer, Lewis, Sutherland, McMillan, Colvard, Barker, Senter, Maxwell, Calhoun, Sapp, Thomas, Worth, Oliver and others."
Also the following quote is found; note that they were from Germany and may only have sailed from Holland -- they were not dutch: "The Graybeals. They are said to be of Dutch ancestry, are generally thrifty and successful folk, and own much real estate and live stock. They are gonest, frugal and among the best citizens of Ashe."
BIRTH:
1. Daughter Sarah Stoker Davis in 1900 US census states this parent born in NC.
2. Per DUP biography cited above.
3. Per tombstone.
4. Wilkes County, NC split off to make Ashe County in late 1799.
MARRIAGE:
1. Per DUP biography cited above.
DEATH:
1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002.
2. Per DUP biography cited above.
BURIAL:
1. Place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Notes: L-8-a.
2. Visited and viewed tombstone 25 Dec 2002. Photos on file. Cemetery is right next to Interstate 15. Tombstone transcription: "Sacred to the memory of Barbara Stoker died Octo' 3, 1872, Aged 81 years." Photo of tombstone on file.
!ORDINANCES: Verified 5 Jul 2002.
BAPTISM: Ordinance Index 1.02 states "Pre-1970". Earliest documented baptism is 11 Oct 1967; there is also a date of 11 oCT 1834 from an archival family group sheet without documentation. There is the following quote which may or may not be this particular Barbara Stoker [I have not yet found any other Barbara Stoker of this time period]: the book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories, "FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 92, 93: Michael Stoker, b. 10 Feb 1805, m. Martha Carr McDaniels. Michael was 10 years old when the family went to Ohio. It was there he met and married Martha Carr McDaniels on Jan. 1, 1829. Martha was the daughter of James and Zibiah McCarley McDaniels and was born in Ohio on Feb. 24, 1808. The third son born to Michael and Martha in July of 1834, they named William Moroni, and that is the first date I have of a Mormon name in the Stoker family. Michael Stoker Jr. had the following names and dates in his journal. The names of the members who were baptized by me in February, 1836. Baptized James Toinbuson and ordained him an elder. Then in Oct., 1836 baptized William Stoker and Barbara Stoker." The William Stoker referred to appears to be son of Barbara. I use for this Barbara a date of Oct 1836 until proven otherwise.
ENDOWMENT: Ordinance Index 1.02 without film documentation.
SEALING TO PARENTS: Ordinance Index 1.02 FHL film 178104, p. 85, ord. 2926.
SEALING TO SPOUSE: Ordinance Index 1.02 FHL film 1553726, sht. 49, batch F518657.
SOURCES_MISC;
1. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 6-8.
2. Rootsweb.com WorldConnect 17 Feb 2004 database ":480580" of Donna Shell
!ACTION:
1. Look up book "George Michael Eller and His Descendents in America" by James Hook, p. 100.
More About Barbara Graybill:
Ancestral File Number: 1N1R-5J.
Baptism (LDS): Oct 1836
Burial: 07 Oct 1872, Summit Cemetery, Summit, Iron, Utah.
Endowment (LDS): 28 Jun 1869, EHOUS.
Record Change: 21 Feb 2004
Sealed to parents (LDS): 15 Nov 1934, LOGAN.
More About Barbara Graybill and David Stoker:
Marriage: 1814, , Ashe, North Carolina.
Sealed to spouse (LDS): 28 Jun 1869, EHOUS.