Magdalena Bixler

1813 - 1906  (92 years)

• Name	Magdalena Bixler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	6 Apr 1813	Washington Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1838  [5]
  	Kendallville, Indiana
  Residence	1862  [5]
  	Anilla, Ind
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States   [9]
  	Sheridan Street
  Residence	1881  [5]
  	Indian River, Michigan
  Residence	1885  [5]
  	Kendallville, Indiana
  Residence	May 1900	Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States   [10]
  	Died at Indian River John M. Berry was born in Ohio Sept. 2nd, 1836, and died at Indian River May 7th, 1900. He left Kendallville, Ind., about twenty-three years ago and settled in Newago (sic) county, Mich. In 1881 he settle on a homestead in Mentor, Cheboygan county, where he lived until afte the death of his wife in 1891. He leaves eight children living, having buried four. His mother, now about 90 years old, lives in Kendallville, Ind.
  Residence	25 Nov 1902	Wildwood, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States   [5]
  	the home of E&W West
  Died	26 Mar 1906	Wildwood, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States   [5, 6, 8]
  Obituary	6 Apr 1909	Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States   [11]
  The News Sun
  Berry Magdalena (Bixler), wife of George W. Berry, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn. April 6, 1813. In 1814 her parents emigrated to Knox County, Ohio; from there to Fairfield County in 1817; thence to Seneca County, Ohio in 1829. She was a great niece of the celebrated English Quaker and philanthropist, William Penn. Early in life she associated with the Church of Christ at Lisbon, then under the leadership of Rev. William Dowling. She was married March 8, 1833 at the age of 20 to George W. Berry. They built and lived in a log cabin near the site where Col. Crawford was burnt at the stake by Indians, until Oct. 28, 1838, at which time they moved to Kendallville, arriving there a few weeks later. Hotel accommodations were meager in those days and settlers were few, and they spent the first night in their covered wagon under the branches of an oak tree on the spot where the Boyer Opera House now stands. Later they moved into a log cabin east of the Moyer residence which was built and owned by her brother, Daniel, and after whom Bixler Lake was named. They resided here about one year, when a farm was purchased on the State Road leading west from Lisbon, which took the name of Berry's Corners from the fact that a mail carrier made this one of his stopover places on the mail route east and west. Here they resided until March 1862 when they sold this home and purchased another on the Old Plank Road near Avilla. In 1881 they, with their son, J. A. Berry, moved to Indian River, Mich. where they resided at the time of her husband's death, Sept. 24, 1883. About 2 years later she returned to Kendallville and made her home with her son, H. B. Berry until November 25, 1902 when she went to Wildwood, Mich. to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth E. West, where she died March 26, 1906 at the age of 92 years 11 month and 2 days. She had 3 sons and one daughter. John W. Berry preceded her in death. She was laid to rest on the hilltop of Oak Hill Cemetery overlooking Burt Lake. ^ 4-6-1906
  Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Indian River, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I4775	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	John Bixler,   b. 13 Jan 1769, , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 10 Oct 1842  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bricker,   b. 6 May 1771, , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 9 Sep 1852, , Noble, Indiana, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	, Noble, Indiana, United States   [5, 12]
  Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George W. Berry,   b. Cal 1 Feb 1810, Wills Creek, Muskingum, Ohio, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1885, Indian River, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1833	, Seneca, Ohio, United States   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth E. Berry,   b. 10 Dec 1834, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 17 Jan 1914, Dixon Township, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 79 years) + 2. John W. Berry,   b. 2 Sep 1836, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 7 May 1900, Indian River, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States  (Age 63 years) + 3. Hamilton B. Berry,   b. 10 Apr 1849, , Noble, Indiana, United States ,   d. 23 Mar 1909, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States  (Age 59 years) + 4. James A. Berry,   b. Cal 22 Aug 1852, , , Indiana, United States ,   d. 12 Feb 1926, Tuscarora Township, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F1499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 6 Apr 1813 - Washington Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States Married - 8 Mar 1833 - , Seneca, Ohio, United States Residence - Sheridan Street - 1 Jun 1880 - Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States Residence - May 1900 - Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States Residence - the home of E&W West - 25 Nov 1902 - Wildwood, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States Died - 26 Mar 1906 - Wildwood, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States Obituary - The News Sun - 6 Apr 1909 - Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Indian River, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S247] Census - IN, Noble - 1850 Fed, Indiana, Noble, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), M432, Allen Township, p. 281, dwelling 4, family 4, George Berry, accessed 13 Jan 2008 (Reliability: 2), 18 Jan 2009. [S239] Census - IN, Noble - 1860 Fed, Indiana, Noble, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M653, Lisbon, p. 200, dwelling 1500, family 1500, George Berry, accessed 1 Nov 2008 (Reliability: 2), 12 Jan 2009. [S240] Census - IN, Noble - 1870 Fed, Indiana, Noble, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593 (Reliability: 0). [S339] Census - IN, Noble - 1900 Fed, Indianna, Noble, (www.anscestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, Wayne Township, enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 9, p. B28, dwelling 194, family 196, Hamilton B. Berry (Reliability: 2), 9 Jul 2009. [S245] GEDCOM - BERRY- Unknown Author, compiled by Unknown. [S404] Genealogy Report: BERRY, BIXLER, BUSLER - Family of John Bixler and Elizabeth Bricker - by Donn Bixler-Sampson,, Donna Bixler-Simpson (Reliability: 0), 24 Nov 2009. [S367] Census - OH, Fairfield - 1830 Fed, Ohio, Fairfield, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M19, Rush Creek Township, p. 133, line 8, George Berry (Reliability: 1), 16 Aug 2009. [S414] Death Records - MI - MIGenWeb Index, Michigan GenWeb Project, ((http://cheboygancountymi.org/vital/deaths/deathindex.html)), entry for Magdalena Berry's death; citing LDS Microfilm No. 964407, transcribed by Pat Jahn. (Reliability: 2), 28 Nov 2009. [S357] Census - IN, Noble - 1880 Fed, Indiana, Noble, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), T9, Kendallville, enumeration district (ED) 65, p. 21, dwelling 225, family 235, George Berry (Reliability: 2), 11 Aug 2009. [S410] Newspapers - MI - Library of Michigan, Library of Michigan, John Berry obituary; (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2009. [S412] Newspapers - MI, Noble - The News Sun, Michigan. Kendallville., "Magdalena Berry Obituary". (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2009. [S404] Genealogy Report: BERRY, BIXLER, BUSLER - Family of John Bixler and Elizabeth Bricker - by Donn Bixler-Sampson,, Donna Bixler-Simpson.