John's Genealogy
Isaac Funkhouser & Catherine Boyer




Husband Isaac Funkhouser 1

       Born: 1760                    at: Shenandoah County, Virginia 1 2
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 


     Father: Isaac Funkhouser (1740-1797)
     Mother: Anna ?? (      -      )


    Married: April 2, 1789             Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia 3



Wife Catherine Boyer

       Born: 1760                    at: Shenandoah County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 


     Father: Mr. Boyer (      -      )
     Mother: Margaret ?? (Abt 1749-1819)




Children
1 F Catherine Funkhouser

       Born: 1791                    at: Augusta County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: January 31, 1866        at: Vigo County, Indiana 4
     Buried: 1866                    at: New Goshen, Indiana
Spouse: John Shuey (1787-1856) Marr: August 31, 1809, Shenandoah County, Virginia 4

2 F Elizabeth Funkhouser

       Born: 1794                    at: Shenandoah County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Daniel Shirley (living)

3 M Daniel Funkhouser

       Born: Bef 1800                at: Shenandoah County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: Bef 1829                at: Indiana
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Matilda Miller (living)

4 F Margaret (Peggy) Funkhouser

       Born: 1794                    at: Shenandoah County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: George Hansell (living)

5 M John G Funkhouser

       Born: Abt 1798                at: 
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: October 31, 1876        at: Vigo Co, Indiana
     Buried:                         at: Rose Hill, Cemetary, Vigo County, Indiana
Spouse: Mary E (Polly) Martin (1803-1879) Marr: June 15, 1826, Augusta County, Virginia 5

6 F Mary Ann Funkhouser

       Born: 1794                    at: 
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Preston B. Cale ( - ) Marr: November 15, 1827, Augusta County, Virginia 6

7 F Lydia Funkhouser

       Born: 1805                    at: 
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: November 3, 1867        at: Augusta County, Virginia
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: George Baylor ( - ) Marr: August 12, 1824, Augusta County, Virginia 6

8 F Sally Funkhouser

       Born: After 1800              at: 
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Jacob Gabbert (living)

9 M Benjamin Funkhouser

       Born: 1804                    at: 
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: May 9, 1880             at: Vigo County, Indiana
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Elizabeth Armstrong ( - ) Marr: June 13, 1826, Augusta County, Virginia 5

10 M William Funkhouser

       Born: 1813                    at: Augusta County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: Vigo County, Indiana
     Buried:                         at: Barber County, Indiana
Spouse: Sarah Gripes (living)

11 M Isaac F. Funkhouser

       Born: February 10, 1815       at: Augusta County, Virginia
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: January 1, 1883         at: Clinton, Indiana
     Buried:                         at: Halls Cemetary
Spouse: Hilda Shew (living)


Husband's Notes
Isaac and Catherine Funkhouser lived on the land on Stoney Creek which he had inherited from his father It was probably given to him at the time of his marriage. In 1808 they sold the land to Godfrey Miller and bought land in Augusta county on the waters of the middle river and on the South side of the North Mountain. Sold land in 1825.

Wife's Notes
The bond for her marriage to Issac Funkhouser was dated 2 April 1789, Shenandoah County. It is filled in the courthouse at Woodstock with a consent note which her mother signed with her mark, her name being written for her in old German script.

Marriage Notes
Bondsman Martin Shannon

Notes for Child: Benjamin Funkhouser
The marrying minister was Presbyterian

1 Bessie Irene Black, Cemeteries of Lawrence County Illinois, (Danville, Illinois, Interstate Printers & Publishers, 1976), The Library of John D. Warren.

2 Funkhouser.

3 Bernice M. Ashby, Shenandoah County Virginia Marriage Bonds 1772-1850, (Berryville Virginia, Virginia Book Company, 1967), The Library of John D. Warren. Page 24.

4 History of The Shuey Family.

5 John Vogt & T. William Kethley Jr., Augusta County Virginia Marriages 1748-1850, (Athens Georgia, Iberian Publishing Company, 1986), The Library of John D. Warren. Page 90.

6 ibid. Page 289.


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