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Part II of Four Families takes up the story of Marion Heltzel Seder's paternal ancestors, the Heltzels and Barneys. Chapters Ten through Twelve are devoted to the Heltzel family history, beginning with the arrival in Pennsylvania from Germany of the first of the Heltzels, Heinrich Hölzel ( died about 1790). The narrative follows his son, Charles Heltzel (1767- ) who emigrated up the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Winchester, Virginia. It then takes up the history of Charles' son, John Henry Heltzel (1792-1865), who moved over the mountain from the Shenandoah Valley to Hardy County, (West) Virginia, and concludes with the life of Joseph Perry Heltzel (1836-1909). Narration of the life of Joseph Perry Heltzel's son Anninais Russell Heltzel (1863-1915) is reserved for Chapter Fifteen, where his history is related along with that of his wife, Annie Barney. A table of Russell Heltzel's Ancestors and a Family Tree may be accessed from the menu above. In addition, charts showing the immediate family of each ancestor may be reached by clicking on the name of that individual in the chapter summaries that follow.
Part II
Chapter Ten
relates the arrival in Philadelphia of Heinrich Hölzel in 1754, his marriage to
Anna Margaretta Grossartin, his life in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and an account
of his vocation. It then takes up the life of their son
Charles Heltzel,
the family's migration to Winchester, Virginia, Charles' marriage to Catherine
(Kitty) Hoover, his service in the United States Army and the property Charles
owned. The narrative follows Charles and Kitty to a new home in Columbia
Furnace, Virginia, where he worked in an iron ore furnace. The lives of their
children are summarized, reserving that of their son John Charles Heltzel to the
following chapter
Chapter Eleven is devoted to Charles and Kitty's son,
John Charles Heltzel,
and his wife, Magdalena Grandstaff, whose genealogy is traced back to Germany.
John Charles led the Heltzel family over the mountain into the Capon River
Valley, where he settled on Trout Run as a farmer. John Charles' Will is
reviewed, and his many children are identified and their lives summarized.
Chapter Twelve relates the ambiguous history of
Joseph Perry Heltzel
and his wife Manerva (Crawford). The story begins with Joseph's marriage to
Manerva and a genealogy of the Crawford family. It then takes up the creation of
the State of West Virginia during the Civil War and the question whether Joseph
served in the Confederate Army. In an event, he left his wife and four children
shortly after the war and moved to Missouri, where he married and fathered
another six children. The post war period in Hardy County and the lives of
Manerva and her children are examined, reserving consideration of the life of
her son Russell and his wife Annie Barney for Chapter Fifteen, following an
account of her ancestors.Go to the Barney Family page
to continue the account of Four Families.
