Henry EMMICK [Parents] was born 1 1 Nov 1824 in Virginia. He died 1912 and was buried 1912 in Salem Presbyterian Church, 5394 Studley Rd; Mechanicsville, VA. Henry married Jane NICHOLS on 1 Jun 1848.
Muster Roll - 17th Virginia Cavalry, CSA; Company F Nighthawk Rangers
Amick, Henry Private
Enlisted 9/23/62 Sissonville; left sick in Greenbrier Co. in Dec. 62; Deserted 7/25/63
Source: National Archives Film Number M382 roll 1
On Smith Band Moccasin Rangers Guerilla ListTrimble Letter of Guerilla list: H. Amick
Wheeling Intelligencer, 12/27/61: Henry Amick
West Virginia Database (Boggs captured): Henry Amick
West Virginia in the Civil War, Ripley Raid:
West Virginia in the Civil War, captured after Ripley Raid:
Camp Chase list of Prisoners, OR, Series II, Vol. 2. Page 263 - 266: Henry AmiickOR, Series 1, Volume V, Page 468:
DECEMBER 15, 1861.-Affair in Roane County, West Virginia.
Extract from "Record of Events," return of Department of Western Virginia, for the month of December, 1861.
December 15, Captain Baggs, with a company of scouts, pursued the bushwhackers into Roane County, on the Little Kanawha, attacked and routed them, killing 5, wounding several, and taking 9 prisoners, 6 horses, a yoke of oxen, and burned down the houses in which they were quartered. Lowerburn, a noted guerrilla, was killed.Wirt County, (W)VA 1860 Federal Census
Amick Henry 35 Va 181---11 13
Amick Jane 34 Va 181---12 13
Amick Jacob 11 Va 181---13 13
Amick Mary C 10 Va 181---14 13
Amick William H 8 Va 181---15 13
Amick Mansfield 7 Va 181---16 13
Amick Caroline 4 Va 181---17 13
Amick Reuben 2 Va 181---18 13
Amick Samuel 5/12 Va 181---19 13Emmick Family History by Maude Emmick History
"Grand Dad, with his sisters Rachael and Catherine, and his brothers, Samuel and Big John farmed the subsistence land. "
and continues:
Henry attended an academy..."so when Grand Dad (Henry) returned home he was so popular that he chose a wife from a fine English family named Nichols. "
and continues:
"...during the war (Civil War 1861-1865) that part of the state applied for admission to the Union as a separate state. Grand Dad's (Henry) sympathies were with the South, but he tried to stay out of the war. However, the new state organized vigilante committees, --"Home Guards" as they were called. They challenged every able-bodied man to join the armed forces, or else. There were threats and some violence. Grand Dad (Henry) sold his farm and moved, with his family to Southern Indiana. Their farm was on the banks of the Ohio River, near a little town called Grandview, about 100 miles west of Evansville. The little quiet cove in the river there is still called Emmick's landing."
and continues
"Soon Grand Dad (Henry) was drafted into the Union Army! There was nothing for him to do but obey orders and keep his mouth shut. However, his loyalties were suspect, so he was not assigned to the fighting forces, but drove a mule team in the wagon train that hauled supplies for the army. Such trips took him all through Kentucky and Tennessee. Dad (Jacob)who was 14, and the oldest of the family was left at home to take the place of the man of the house. But he was determined to go to war, so he slipped away and joined his father."
"Besides Dad there were his brothers Samuel, Marshall (James), Ruben, William and George. There were three sisters, Mary, Carrie and Martha,--lets see, that was nine children.(1860-1870) There were relatives who had moved to Indiana before Grand Dad (Henry). They spelled the name Emmick. They persuaded Grand Dad (Henry) that Emmick (does she mean Amick) was a Dutch corruption of the name, which had taken place during their sojourn in Germantown. They claimed that we were not Dutch but German from Frankfurt, Germany. "
and continues:
"Uncle Will died of what might have been black malaria. Their mother (Jane Nichols) began to droop around and finally died while the younger children were still small...)" --about 1870s
and continues:
"Then Dad (Jacob) decided that farming was not for him, so he went to Evansville, where he took a business course, with the idea of buying and selling farrm produce equipment. But in the mean time the family (Henry and Family) moved to Iowa, and Dad was persuaded to go along to help them get settled. He found it hard to break away, so even when he married he took Mother (Emma) to the farm in Iowa." about 1883
and continues:
about 1910 "87 yr. old Grand Dad was making his home with Aunt Carrie (and uncle John Lee) Aunt Carrie was his favorite daughter. "
"Dad's (Jacob's) sister Mary married Charlie Sluyter. They owned a lot of rich land and a lot of stock. Their home was near Salix, Iowa. They had two children, Willie and Ruth. I have already told you about Aunt Carrie and Uncle John Lee. They got to be quite wealthy. Their three sons were Willoughby, Harry and Claude,--fine boys. Harry got to be a prominent doctor in Detroit. Aunt Martha married into the Currier family, strict, stuffy, thrifty New Englanders. They owned a lot of rich land, had fine homes, owned the bank, the coal yard and the lumber yard, and other business property in town. Uncle Ethan was a pillar of the church, and a highly respected citizen. They had five children, who lived in Oakland, Calif. the last I heard. Uncle Marshall moved to Fresno, Calif. He had two or three children. I never saw any of them. Uncle Ruben moved to Santa Anna, Calif. I saw him just once. He had two or three children. Uncle George, the youngest member of the family, was considered a nare-do-well, but as far as I know he never did anything bad. He had a large family, all of whom turned out very well, much to the surprise of the rest of the family. Uncle Samuel became mentally ill so had to be sent to an institution. I never saw him. "1880 Federal Census
Floyd, Woodbury, Iowa
FHLM 1254370
Page 290A
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Henry Emmick, widow, white male age 56 born WV, farmer; father born in PA, mother born in PA; Son Jacob Emmick, single white male age 31 born inn WV, farm laborer, father born in WV, mother born in WV. Son Rhuben Emmick, single white male age 23, farm laborer f b WV; m b WV; Son Geo Emmick, single white male, age 14 born IN, at home, f b WV, m b WV.Henry Amick and wife Jane Amick sold land which "sd Amick and his brother Jacob Amick owned", 15 Jul 1858, Nicholas Co., WV Deed Book 9, p. 296; abstracted Nov 1976 [contributed by Cleo Hogan]
1824 - 1912 tombstone
Burial: Salem Church, Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Jane NICHOLS [Parents] was born 1 1826. She died about 1880 in Indiana. Jane married Henry EMMICK on 1 Jun 1848.
Sarah Jane per Norman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NICHOLS/ZEPENIAHLink to William is conjecture at this time:
Circumstantial evidence:
accounts for Jane Nichols
accounts for lack of family information,
Accounts for Nichols mill in Nicholas County,
Road building
Sworn statement - Jacob born in Clay county
Family names carried on - William, James, Rueben, Caroline, George from Nichols
How Henry and Jane met - families connected thru road building,
family connections back to Pendleton (if not Bucks)
Nichols / Propst / Amick family relationships
lived next to Boggs (step-mother Elizabeth Boggs) in Wirt County
helps explain move by Henry and Jane from Runa to Wirt County
Jane and Sarah Jane approximately same age
first name similar and explanable differencenote Jane's mother dies when about 9 years old, father remarries. 2nd mother - step-mother - who raised her dies, father remarries 1868...
Only reference in Aunt Maude Emmick Family History is "fine English Family"; and this family is German.
also referneced here:
Jonathan Nichols and Sarah Nutter in Wirt with Henry, this looks like the Jane Nichols family, but she is not placed
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/f2813.htm
They had the following children:
M i Jacob EMMICK was born 17 Mar 1849 and died 22 Jul 1928. F ii Mary C. EMMICK was born 8 Nov 1850. M iii William H. EMMICK was born 7 Mar 1852. He died before 1880. M iv James M. EMMICK was born 8 Mar 1854. F v Caroline EMMICK was born 8 Nov 1856. M vi Reuben EMMICK was born 1 Dec 1858. M vii Samuel J. EMMICK was born 1 Feb 1860. F viii Martha J. EMMICK was born 24 Feb 1862. M ix George B. EMMICK was born 1 Dec 1864 and died about 1939.
Benjamin F. SAMPSON [Parents] was born 1830 in Virginia. He died 1 before 1880. Benjamin married Neoma J. PROPST on 26 Aug 1850 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.
Notes for BENJAMIN F. SAMPSON:
Lived (1850): Greenbrier Co., VA, House 362: Daniel Wilson, 29, Farmer; Lucinda, 21; M. A. (m), 1; Daniel, 3 mos; Benjamin Sampson, 20, Labourer; Eliza (sic) Propst, 17.
Married (1850): Greenbrier Co., VA: Franklin Sampson and Naoma J. A. Propst, license, 26 Aug 1850.
Neoma J. PROPST [Parents] was born 1 1835 in Greenbrier, West Virginia. She died bfr 1900 in Fayette Co., WV. Neoma married Benjamin F. SAMPSON on 26 Aug 1850 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.
Other marriages:AMICK, Samuel H.
Widow, Sewell Mountain District, Fayette County, West Virginia 1880 Federal Census
Died (1857): Greenbrier Co., VA: M. J. C. Sampson, b. in Greenbrier Co., VA, died Mar 1857, age 3 mos; father, B. F. , mo, Naomi, rpt by Father.
1. NAOMI J. A. PROPST (JOHN) was born Abt. 1833 in Greenbrier Co., VA, and died Bef. 1900. She married (1) BENJAMIN F. SAMPSON August 26, 1850 in Greenbrier Co, VA, son of GEORGE SAMPSON and DRADY _____. He was born Abt. 1830 in VA, and died Bef. 1888. She married (2) SAMUEL H. AMICK November 28, 1888 in Fayette Co., WV, son of JACOB AMICK and RACHEL SHROYER. He was born 1818 in Pendleton Co., VA, and died Aft. 1900 in Fayette Co., WV.
Married (1850): Greenbrier Co., VA: Marriage License Application: Franklin Sampson & Naoma J. A. Propst, 26 Aug 1850.
Naomi Propps married Benjamin Franklin Sampson, probably in Greenbrier Co. I know for a fact their children were born there.----Will Dial, Propst Genforum message 288, Oct 17, 2000.
Married (1888): Fayette Co. WV: AMICK Samuel H md Mrs Naoma SAMPSON Dec 2, 1888; race, w; age, 70, 57; n/a, n/a, born Pendleton Co. WV, Greenbrier Co WV parents: n/a & n/a; n/a & n/a----Fayette Co., WV marriages, 1832-1853 and 1865-1903.Children of NAOMI PROPST and BENJAMIN SAMPSON are:
i. WILLIAM H. H. SAMPSON, b. June 14, 1854, Greenbrier Co., VA.
ii. M. J. C. SAMPSON, b. December 1856, Greenbrier Co., VA; d. March 1857, Greenbrier Co., VA.
Notes for M. J. C. SAMPSON: Died (1857): Greenbrier Co., VA: M. J. C. Sampson, b. in Greenbrier Co., VA, died Mar 1857, age 3 mos; fa, B. F., mo, Naomi, rpt by Father.
iii. JOHN N. F. SAMPSON, b. May 14, 1858, Greenbrier Co., VA.
iv. CHARLES L. M. SAMPSON, b. February 1860, Greenbrier Co., VA.
v. EMMA SAMPSON, b. 1865; d. 1904.Lived (1850): Greenbrier Co., VA, House 362: Daniel Wilson, 29, Farmer; Lucinda, 21; M. A. (m), 1; Daniel, 3 mos; Benjamin Sampson, 20, Labourer; Eliza (sic) Propst, 17.
Married (1850): Greenbrier Co., VA: Marriage License Application: Franklin Sampson & Naoma J. A. Propst, 26 Aug 1850.
Naomi Propps married Benjamin Franklin Sampson, probably in Greenbrier Co. I know for a fact their children were born there.----Will Dial, Propst Genforum message 288, Oct 17, 2000.
Lived (1880): Fayette Co., WV, Sewell Mtn Dist, p. 59: Meoma J. Sampson, 45, b. WV, widow; May, 26, dau; Emma, 14, dau; Mary, 12, dau; Iona, 5, dau.
Married (1888): Fayette Co. WV: AMICK Samuel H md Mrs Naoma SAMPSON Dec 2, 1888; race, w; age, 70, 57; n/a, n/a, born Pendleton Co. WV, Greenbrier Co WV parents: n/a & n/a; n/a & n/a----Fayette Co., WV marriages, 1832-1853 and 1865-1903.
They had the following children:
M i William SAMPSON was born 14 Jun 1854. F ii Mary SAMPSON was born 1 1854 in West Virginia.
this may be a cousin; note 2 Marysiii M. J. C. SAMPSON was born Dec 1856 in Greenbrier Co., VA. M. J. C. SAMPSON died Mar 1857 in Greenbrier Co., VA. M iv John SAMPSON was born 14 May 1858 in Greenbrier Co., VA. M v Charles SAMPSON was born Feb 1860. F vi Emma SAMPSON was born 23 Apr 1865 and died 25 Jan 1904. F vii Mary SAMPSON was born 1 1868 in West Virginia. F viii Iona SAMPSON was born 1 1875 in West Virginia.
John Duffy MCCLUNG [Parents] was born 1814. He married Malinda NUTTER.
Other marriages:QUERRY, Lydia
Source McClung:
G1058
The sixth child of Samuel and Sarah Hinton McClung was b. 1814 in Greenbrier Co., WV (1850c, 94) He was married 1) Malinda Nutter. Five children. He md 2) Lydia M Querry abt 1842. They lived next to Nathaniel Quarry who must have been Lydia's brother. The children from the first marriage were not taken into this family.
Malinda NUTTER married John Duffy MCCLUNG.
They had the following children:
Jacob AMICK [Parents] 1, 2, 2, 2 was born 3 1788/1789 in Bucks, Pennsylvania. He died 4, 5 1868 in Runa, Nicholas County, West Virginia. Jacob married 6 Rachael SHROYER on 5 Jun 1814 in Dahmer, Pendleton, West Virginia.
Emmick Family History by Maude Emmick History
"Grand Dad's (Henry) parents moved to Virginia, (now West Virginia) long ago, maybe before he was born (about 1830). I believe their post office was Russellville. It was in the region near Charlestown, Beckley and Montgomery."
and continues:
"They persuaded Grand Dad (Henry) that Emmick (does she mean Amick) was a Dutch corruption of the name, which had taken place during their sojourn in Germantown. They claimed that we were not Dutch but German from Frankfurt, Germany."
and continues:
"Grand Dad's (Henry's) mother was 97 years old (about 1895). When she heard that Jake (fater) had a daughter, she sent for us to visit her. There were no roads so we had to travel horse-back...but Mother and Aunt Rachael went up the river some distance..."
and continues:
about 1895 "We found four women at Great Grand Mothers (Henry's mother), all named Rachael. She was 97 years old then, and lived some years after so she probably celebrated her 100th birthday."Settled on Angled Creek, tributary of Meadow Creek in Nicholas County, West Virginia near Russellville and Runa.
Source: John Amick "The Miller" His Ancestors and Some Descendants by Barbara Nichols (not dated; about 2001)[family.FTW]
This article was in the Nicholas Co
History book for Nicholas County Historical Society, 1985.Jacob Amick and Rachel Shroyer
A Pioneer FamilyJacob Amick was born in PA shortly before 1790. His father was Henry Amick (Emich). Henry brought his family to Pendleton Co. between 1790 (when he was listed on PA census) and 1794 when he appeared on the muster rolls for the Pendleton county Militia. This family has been in what is now West Virginia for nearly 200 hundred years. Henry died in 1830 and is buried on the homeplace near Franklin . He was the father of 10 children. JACOB, John Miller, Henry Jr., Mary, Reuben, Elias, Barbara, Elizabeth, Christina, and Catherine.
One of his 10 children, Jacob, married Rachel Shroyer on June 5, 1814, and moved to Nicholas County. He was one of the first Amicks to appear on the Nicholas County tax books. A surveyor's map dated 1822 shows few settlements of any size in the county at that time. Jacobs move was made possible by land grants made to families promising to settle the wilderness. Jacob is buried in an unmarked grave on Anglin's Creek in Runa, where he and his brother John Miller Amick built a sawmill and grist mill. Rachel lived to be over 100 years old. It is not known where she is buried. Jacob and Rachel had nine children. John married Mary_____? Samuel married Mary Copenhaver, One of their sons Jacob Jr. married Henrietta Boley. They had eleven children and are buried in Pleasant Hill CEM. Their fifth child Henry Amick married Jane___? Arthur, b. 03-03-1833 marr. Sarah Jane Lloyd, moved to Indiana., Elizabeth or Betsy married _____? Peck, Catherine marr. ______? Bays, Mary or Polly married William Pitsenbarger, and Rachel lived out her life on Anglins Creek.
Three of Jacobs sisters moved to the area after marrying in Pendleton county. Mary (married Christian Propst), Elizabeth (married Peter Pitsenbarger) and Barbara (married Henry Eye). John Miller Amick and his wife Catherine (Bowers) also moved to Nicholas County.
1820 Census contributed by Cleo Hogan
Lived (1820) Nicholas Co., VA: Jacob Amick: 200010-10100: 1 male, 26-45 [Jacob, Sr. 32]; 1 female, 16-26 [Rachel, 26]; 1 female, [Betsey]; 2 males, 0-10 [Big John 5, Samuel, 2]1840 Census contributed by Cleo Hogan
Lived (1840): Nicholas Co., VA: Jacob Amick: 00111001--01110010: 1 male, 50-60 [Jacob, Sr., 52]; 1 female, 40-50 [Rachel, 46]; 1 male, 20-30 [Samuel]; 1 male, 15-20 [Henry]; 1 female, 15-20 [Betsey]; 1 male, 10-15 [Jacob, Jr., 14]; 1 female, 10-15 [Catherine 15 or Rachel 10]; 1 female, 5-10 [Rachel 10 or Polly, 6]; enumerated between Samuel Dorsey and Henry Eye. [Big John has left, he has a 10 year old daughter inn the 1950 census; Elizabeth has left, One of the daughters is gone, no Arthur]1850 Census contributed by Cleo Hogan
Lived (1850): Nicholas Co., VA, House 321: Jacob Amick, 62, b. PA; Rachael, 56, b. VA; Jacob, 23, b. VA; Rachael, 20, b. VA; Polly, 17, b. VA.Jacob died after 1859...he is in the 1860 census.
Rachael SHROYER was born 1793 in Dahmer, Pendleton, West Virginia. She died about 1895. Rachael married 1 Jacob AMICK on 5 Jun 1814 in Dahmer, Pendleton, West Virginia.
They had the following children:
M i John AMICK was born 1815 and died 1890. M ii Samuel H. AMICK was born 1818 and died after 1900. F iii Elizabeth AMICK was born 1819. F iv Catherine AMICK was born about 1822 and died about 1917. M v Henry EMMICK was born 1 Nov 1824 and died 1912. M vi Jacob AMICK Jr. was born 1826 and died 11 Aug 1909. F vii Rachael AMICK was born 1 about 1830 in West Virginia. She died 1905. F viii Mary AMICK was born 3 Mar 1833 and died Jan 1926.
Charlie SLUYTER married Mary C. EMMICK.
Mary C. EMMICK [Parents] was born 8 Nov 1850. She married Charlie SLUYTER.
Emmick Family History by Maude Emmick
"Dad's (Jacob) sister Mary married Charlie Sluyter. They owned a lot of rich land and a lot of stock. Their home was near Salix, Iowa. They had two children, Willie and Ruth."
They had the following children:
M i Willie SLUYTER. F ii Ruth SLUYTER.
James M. EMMICK [Parents] was born 8 Mar 1854.
Sons Harold and Jennings are mentioned in a latter to Jacob Emmick about 1927. They are living in Fresno California.
1880 Census Nebraska
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O. J. WHEELER Self M Male W 34 NY Farmer NY NY
Ida WHEELER Wife M Female W 20 IA Keeping House IN IN
James AMICK Other W Male W 27 VA Servant VA VA
Wm. LIVINGSTON Other S Male W 9 IA Servant At School NY NY
He had the following children:
M i Harold EMMICK. M ii Jennings EMMICK.
John LEE married Caroline EMMICK about 1880.
Caroline EMMICK [Parents] was born 8 Nov 1856. She married John LEE about 1880.
Emmick Family History by Maude Emmick History
"...so when we children were babies (about 1885) he went to Virginia, bought land, which was part of the old Summer Hill Estate. It was on the Pamonkey River, about 20 miles up from Richmond. Aunt Carrie and Uncle John Lee moved there too, soon after we got settled. ""I have already told you about Aunt Carrie and Uncle John Lee. They got to be quite wealthy. Their three sons were Willoughby, Harry, and Claude, --fine boys. Harry got to be a prominent doctor in Detroit."
Ethan CURRIER married Martha J. EMMICK.
Martha J. EMMICK [Parents] was born 24 Feb 1862. She married Ethan CURRIER.
Emmick Family History by Maude Emmick History
"Aunt Martha married into the Currier family, strict, stuffy, thrifty New Englanders. They owned a lot of rich land, had fine homes, owned the bank, the coal yard and the lumber yard, and other business property in town. Uncle Ethan was a pillar of the church, and a highly respected citizen. They had five children, who lived in Oakland, Calif. the last I heard."
George B. EMMICK [Parents] was born 1 Dec 1864. He died about 1939. George married UNKNOWN.
Other marriages:UNKNOWN,
From Emmick family bible
George B. Emmick bro. of Jacob
Frank { Dan. F. Jefferson S. Dak.
World War
Edward - Sioux City Iowa youngest
Henery - World War Vet. Council Bluff, Iowa
Harry World War Vet.
Fred Sioux City
Blair - Dea
Robert Akron
Pearl - Mrs.xxxxx Mankato, Minn.
Opal - Mrs. Ivan Trotten
Lily - half sister
UNKNOWN married George B. EMMICK.
They had the following children:
M i Frank EMMICK. M ii Henery EMMICK. M iii Harry EMMICK. M iv Fred EMMICK. M v Blear EMMICK. M vi Robert EMMICK. F vii Pearl EMMICK. F viii Opal EMMICK. M ix Edward EMMICK.
George B. EMMICK [Parents] was born 1 Dec 1864. He died about 1939. George married UNKNOWN.
Other marriages:UNKNOWN,
From Emmick family bible
George B. Emmick bro. of Jacob
Frank { Dan. F. Jefferson S. Dak.
World War
Edward - Sioux City Iowa youngest
Henery - World War Vet. Council Bluff, Iowa
Harry World War Vet.
Fred Sioux City
Blair - Dea
Robert Akron
Pearl - Mrs.xxxxx Mankato, Minn.
Opal - Mrs. Ivan Trotten
Lily - half sister
UNKNOWN married George B. EMMICK.
They had the following children:
F i Lily EMMICK.