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Author: teddieryan
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Christopher Linxweiler/Lynxwiler was christened "Christian Linxweiler" in
Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD in 1800, in the then Dutch Reform Church, son of Johann
Georg and Catherine (Stull) Linxweiler. Georg(e) appears on the 1790 and the 1800 census
in Washington Co, MD just north of the Virginia border.
In later years, Christian changed his name to "Christopher". Christopher's
children were also fond of changing the spelling of names. His sons, it seems, all chose
to spell "Linxweiler" differently. Thus much of the confusion with this
surname! They are even buried in the same cemetery near each other with different
spellings! Demented!! Christopher and Mary Ann (the spelling on her tombstone) are buried
in Old Campground (now called New Salem Cemetery) Vanderburgh Co, IN.
Christopher's younger brother, Isaac (b. 2 Feb 1802, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD; d.
19 Apr 1842, Vanderburgh Co, IN) married Mary Ann's sister, Sarah "Sally"
Rose. After the two brothers died, their widows/sisters moved in together to raise their
children. They are all buried in Old Campground Cemetery, along with Johann Georg and
Catherine. Adding to the confusion, Christian's older brothers, J. George (Jr),
Peter, and Frederick, also lived in Vanderburgh Co, also had large families, and died
before Christopher. Some members of their families lived with or near their grandfather
and uncles' families.
Peter, the oldest son of Joann Georg and Catherine Linxweiler, was christened in 07 Aug
1791 in Williamsport (now Hagerstown), Washington Co, MD. He married Synthia Tompson on
28 June 1812 in Henderson, KY, just across the Ohio River from Vanderburgh Co, IN. He
appears on the 1830 census in Vanderburgh Co on a farm near his father with 3 boys and 3
girls, but appears to have died or moved by 1840. We do not know the names of his
children or anything about this line.
The next oldest brother, George, (Jr) (b. 1795, Hagerstown, MD; d. 1819, Vanderburgh Co,
IN) married Phoebe Jane Griffin. Their children were William R Linxwiler and Charles T.
Linxwiler. This line is fairly well documented. After George Jr. died of wounds suffered
in the War of 1812, Phoebe moved in with Johann Georg and Catherine for several years,
then married Benjamin Rose, brother of Mary Ann and Sally. They moved to Madison Co, IL,
with the two little Linxwiler boys. The descendents of William R and Charles T. form most
of the Illinois branch of the clan.
Frederick Linxweiler (b. 20 Apr 1798, Hagerstown, MD) we know very little about.
Fred's wife was probably named Martha and he had a fairly large family. He appears on
the 1830 census on a farm adjacent to his father's in Vanderburgh Co, IN, but does not
appear on the 1840 census. There is a possibility that Fred moved to Ohio, but I have not
seen any documentation of that.
The youngest brother, William (b. 1809, Vanderburgh Co, IN; d. 1882, Vanderburgh Co, IN;
buried Old Campground Cemetery) married Jane Clinton on 10 Feb 1833 in Vanderburgh Co.
William's life and his descendents are well documented. I have a picture of William,
if anyone is interested. This is my line.
Johann Georg and Catherine Linxweiler may have had another son John, who was born in
Hagerstown. To date there is no firm documentation as to what happened to John. A John
Linxwiler/Linkswiler appears in the Indiana Census in a county north of Vanderburgh, and
is the correct age, but he gives the state of birth as Virginia. If so, this John could be
a nephew, the son of either Johann Adam Linxweiler/Linkswiler or Johann Nicholas
Linxweiler, brothers of Johann Georg. Another John Linkswiler appears in Rockbridge,
Virginia, in a county just south of Washington Co, MD. It appears, however, that the
Virginia "Linkswiler" clan members are descendents of Johann Adam
Linkswiler/Linxweiler, brother of Johann Georg, who moved south into Virginia from
Hagerstown, MD about 1800, just before Johann Georg set out down the Ohio River to
Indiana.
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