Line 4332 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
EVEN TYPE Current Marital Status: Married
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BAPL DATE 14 FEB 1851 06 FEB 1855From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
As a child he moved with his family to Muskingum County, Ohio.
1836 moved his family to Mercer County, Illinois
In 1846 moved his family to Vernon County Wisconsin, wher he founded the town of Vernon.
Drafted in Ohio for War of 1812, served one campaign.
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Notes from Dale Decker
Moses was born on about June 12, 1788 in Orange County, New York. The 1790 NY Census shows Deckers in Minisink town, New Cornwall Town and Warwick town, all in Orange County, New York. History of Vernon County, Wisconsin, page 676: "Moses Decker, the first Settler on the plat of the village of Viroqua, was born in Orange County, New York, of German parentage. He removed with his parents to Muskingum County, Ohio, when a boy, where he grew to manhood and was married to Elizabeth Reasoner, subsequently removing with his family to Mercer County, Illinois."
The first record of Moses, so far, is recorded in 1809 in Muskingum County, in the following court document:
Continuation of Supreme Court record of the June Term A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Twelve. (To December term 1810). Case involves dispute between Joseph Decker and Stephen Mapes, James L. Retillery and others. In 1809 J. Decker and S. Mapes made a written agreement to form a partnership to look for salt springs and mines. The agreement was reduced to writing and witnessed by Moses Decker and Susanna France. Joseph accused Mapes of cutting him out of his share so Joseph sued to recover. It later says that a message was delivered by Moses to Joseph from James L. Retillery. Moses' name appears four times in this document. Complete copy (19 pages) in file. Unable to find a connection between Moses and Joseph in this record. Did identify a Daniel Decker as Joseph's son. (Record in file-Daniel Decker was the father of Jane Decker who possibly married John Self-Daniel died in 1814, wifes name Fannie. I believe Fannie may have married Richard H. Hogan in 1816 as Frances Decker). The suit was settled later in Joseph's favor.
Page 2: On the 24th of July 1809 Joseph signed a contract with Mapes in the presence of Moses Decker and Susanna France.
Page 16: 11th November, 1809, Moses Decker and Dan. Decker were witness to a written contract between L. Retillery & Stephen Mapes. The contract was admitted to the Supreme Court at the April Term 1812.
Page 18: Later dated 12th July, 1810, delivered to Joseph Decker from L. Retillery by Moses Decker. (J. Decker responded to the letter on August 17, 1810)
Page 19: 6 June, 1812, Moses Decker executed a bond with Joseph Decker to appeal a decision of the court (bottom of page)
Following record found in June, 1998
Bill of Particulars--Chancery Record Book C. pages 271 to 285---1808 to 1813, Joseph Decker vs. Stephen Mapes, James L. Retillery & others, on pages 279 and 280, has a witness statement by Moses Decker saying he witnessed the agreement with his brother Daniel at their father Joseph's house. Copy of the complete transcript is in Joseph's section of the history. (not to be confused with the first transcript) This record proves Joseph Decker was the father of Moses and Daniel Decker. (NOTE: Do not get this Joseph confused with the one from Guernsey County whose wife was named Catherine. This family record is in the file.)
Hist. & Memoirs of Muskingum County. 1892, page 343--Mr. Mapes began to make salt just below the mouth of Wills creek in 1810.--- History of Muskingum County with Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, page 361 has a paragraph on this information but is slightly different-compare with Joseph Deckers Supreme Court case. (same salt business)
Court of Common Pleas, Book C, page 141
On the 6th of January, 1810 Moses Decker agreed to take a copy of a judgement against Isaac (?sp) Sammons to the state of Pennsylvania for Stephen Mapes and was to be payed the amount of $3.00. Moses delivered it on January 20th, 1810. Moses also said owed him $20 for work performed for Mapes by Moses. 20th April, 1811 judgment for Moses in the amount of $3.00 plus $2.74 1/2 cents and court costs.
Muskingun County (Ohio) Marriages 1803 to 1818 shows Moses Decker and Elizabeth Shepler December 17, 1810 by Benjamin Reasoner JP. Hand written record shows "Married on the 19th November, 1810 Moses Decker and Elizabeth Sheplor of Muskingum County given under my hand this 17th Decemeber 1810. signed Benj. Reasoner JP." Typed record shows location of Muskingum County, Highland Township. (notice different spellings of Shepler) We understood her maiden name to be Reasoner. (Louis Reasoner's death certificate gives her middle name as R.) Two options are that she was married before or someone made an error using Shepler as her last name. Their son Isaac's middle name is Sheplor and he gave it as a middle name to his son Milo. Our great grandfathers name is Louis Reasoner Decker. Henry Decker named a son Reasoner R. Decker. I believe her maiden name was Reasoner, but cannot explain the Sheplor name on this record. Son Louis Reasoner Deckers death certificate shows her middle initial as an R. (for Reasoner?)
Biog. & Historical sketches of Muskingum County 1892, page 342: "In 1811, the first teacher in Madison Township was a Mr. Decker."
History of Vernon County, Wisconsin, page 408:
Death of Moses Decker.
"During the war of 1812-15, he was living in Ohio, was drafted as a soldier and served one campaign."
Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, 1892, page 328; "In 1815 Noah Decker built the first mill in Highland township, on the northwest quarter of section 14, which was transformed from a sawmill to a distillery with a grinding attachment as a distillery auxiliary." Note---Moses Decker's property, in 1817 shown below is located on the northwest quarter of section 14---what is the connection to Noah?????? if any? Also on page 452 of History of Muskingum County, Ohio with Illustrations and Bio. sketches of Prominent Men & Pioneers (slightly different) Joseph Decker, oldest son of Moses and Elizabeth named his oldest son Noah.
Early ohio Settlers--Purchasers of land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840;page 75
Decker, Moses (Z) 1815 May 27 MuskCoOh 06 01 01
Decker, Moses(Z) 1817 May 24 MuskCoOh 05 02 14
Decker, Moses(Z) 1817 Aug. 25 MuskCoOh 05 02 14The 1820 Federal Population Census of Muskingum County, Ohio, Highland township, page 160: Moses Decker, 3 males and 2 females under 10, 1 female 16-18, 2 males and 1 female 18-26, 1male and 1 female 26-45.
Jury list of Muskingum County shows Moses Decker from Highland served in 1822.
George and Margaret Werts deeded to Moses and Elizabeth Decker the SE corner of the SW quarter of Section 7, Township 2, Range 5. (Note: History of Mercer County, Illinois, Ohio Grove, 1882, pages 469-470 says, "Mary Decker, daughter of Benjamin Decker married George W. Werts, blacksmith on October 3, 1865. He located in Sunbeam in 1865. He has been a blacksmith since the age of 16. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio April 4, 1841, the son of George Werts and Margaret Maple Werts. Father was a native of Loudon County, Virginia and mother a native of Ohio."
When Moses Moved to Suez Township, Mercer County, Illinois-Joseph and Henry (and Lucinda- deceased) remained in Muskingum County. Moses may have left 9/21/1835 with the McPherren group.
History of Mercer County, Illinois shows "the first post office in Suez Township was called Pope Creek and was kept by Moses Decker in his home in 1840."
In 1846, Moses Decker came to Wisconsin from mercer county, Illinois, alone, looking for land. He had heard the government was selling lots of forty acres in Wisconsin for one dollar and twenty five cents an acre. He laid claim to one hundred sixty acres. Moses, Isaac and Solomon helped clear land and built a home prior to going back to Illinois for the remaining family members. Benjamin Decker and Eveline (Decker) Walter remained in illinois. Eveline died about december of 1859, she had young children at the time of Moses' death in 1860.
The village was first called Deckerville, then Farwell, then Viroqua.
Moses, Isaac and Solomon donated 40 acres to form the village. They also built the first community building. It was used as a school, and for general purposes.Moses is buried in Pioneer Cemetery beside his first wife Elizabeth. Son Moses jr. is in the row behind and to the north. The land for this cemetery was donated by Moses and the first burial was his grandson, Benjamin L. Rice, the child of Sarah A. (Decker) Rice and Hiram G. Rice on Jan. 16, 1852.
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From The Northwestern Times, August 8, 1860
Death of Moses Decker
It is with sincere regret we record the death of Moses decker Esq., which occured in this village on Saturday the 4th Inst.
Mr. Decker had reached his three score years and ten, being in his seventy-second year. he was born in the state of New York, and portions of his life were spent in that state, in Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin. During the war of 1812-1815, he was living in Ohio, was drafted as a soldier and served one campaign.
In january, 1847 he removed with his family on to the ground now occupied by the village of Viroqua, cutting his way with an ax. He had, previous to the moving of his family here, selecting his lands, and soon after his arrival they were entered. When Bad Ax County was organized, Mr. decker laid out the village of Viroqua, and as an inducement to locate the county seat here, offered to donate forty acres to the county, adjoining the village plat, to aid in the erection of county buildings. Viroqua became the county seat and Mr. Decker conveyed to the board of supervisors the forty acre tract.
Since his removal here, Mr. Decker has seen Bad Ax county organized and its population increase from a few families to 10,000 souls. He has seen churches and school houses spring up all around him, and the wilderness made to bloom like a garden. Amid all the changes and improvements that have been made by Mr. Decker has stood in our midst like one of the ancient landmarks. But at last he is gone!!!
"Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live forever?" No, one by one, the links that bind the present to the past are sundered, and we look with sadness for a moment on the vacancy made by their removal, and then, hurried along by the waves, we float down the stream of time, soon forgetting the forms and faces that have been borne away from us forever.
Mr. Decker's first wife died Jan. 3, 1859. He was married again to Mrs. Anna Goode, widow of the late Thomas Goode, Esq. who survives him.
Eleven children scattered through the states of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and California mourn his loss.
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June 6, 1900--The house built by Moses and sons was razed to make way for a new and modern home of Daniel Wise. It was built in 1846 and had been in constant use for 54 years. It was built of hewn logs and later clap boarded and the logs are yet in perfect state of preservation.
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Know all men by these present that I Moses Decker of the town of Viroqua County of Bad Ax and State of Wisconsin have made constituted and appointed and by those present do make constitute and appoint Jno. Johnson of Washington City my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name place and Stead to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land Certificate or Warrant(?) due me by virtue of my service as a militiaman in Captain L Pierce's Company in the war of 1812 and to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises and especially to prosecute and take charge of a claim now pending and heretofore filed by me No. 250,938, in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, hereby confirming all that my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises. In whitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of March A.D. 1860 [signed] Moses Decker
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McConnel's Regiment-Captain Lewellen Peirce's Company, attached to 1 Reg't Ohio Militia War of 1812
for Aug 29 to Sept 19, 1812-Private. Pay per month 6 dollars 66 cents.
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49. Mary Elizabeth Sheplor REASONER
The Houseman Family on genLib
The Houseman Family on genLib
enumerated 1850 US census Pike Co, AL pg 141as 23 yo farmer with Malinda 18 born in GA, Sarah 3, James 1m born in AL
This is a compilation of information. If you have corrections or addtions, please contact me at miss-natasha@home.com.
This is a compilation of information. If you have corrections or addtions, please contact me at miss-natasha@home.com.
