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Elizabeth Zimmer¹

• Marriage*: She married Henry Zirkle, son of Michael Zirkle and Catherine Sehler, on 29 October 1798.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2001

Margaret ('Peggy') Maurs¹

• Marriage*: She married Abraham Zirkle, son of Michael Zirkle and Catherine Sehler.
• Death*: She died in Ohio.
• Birth*: She was born in Virginia.

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2001

Catherine Zirkle¹

• Father: Abraham Zirkle b. 8 Aug 1780, d. 2 Mar 1861
• Mother: Margaret ('Peggy') Maurs

• Marriage*: She married John Hupp on 21 September 1822 in Virginia.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2001

John Hupp¹

• Marriage*: He married Catherine Zirkle, daughter of Abraham Zirkle and Margaret ('Peggy') Maurs, on 21 September 1822 in Virginia.

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1995

Mary Sommers¹

• Marriage*: She married Jacob Zirkle, son of Michael Zirkle and Catherine Sehler, on 2 April 1803 in Virginia.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2001

Elizabeth Wolgamood¹

• Father: Jacob Wolgamood
• Mother: Elizabeth _____ b. 1771, d. 1858

• Birth*: She was born on 30 May 1793.
• Marriage*: She married Jonathan Zirkle, son of Michael Zirkle and Catherine Sehler, on 8 June 1812.
• Death*: She died on 14 July 1853 at age 60.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2021

Jacob Wolgamood¹

• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth _____.

• Note*: They came to Shenandoah County, Virginia from Reading, Pennsylvania.

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 1994

Elizabeth _____¹

• Marriage*: She married Jacob Wolgamood.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
• Birth*: She was born in 1771.
• Death*: She died in 1858.

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 1994

Susannah Zirkle

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 28 May 1813 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Abraham Harpine, son of Jonathan Harpine and Susannah Lindamood, on 27 May 1840.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 14 September 1877 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, at age 64.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Solomons Lutheran Church Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.^3,2

• Note*: They were Lutherans and farmed at Harpinetown, Shenandoah County, Virginia.³

• Last Edited: 29 May 2017

Levi H. Ryman¹

• Birth*: He was born on 5 September 1816.
• Marriage*: He married Anna Zirkle, daughter of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood, on 31 December 1836.
• Death*: He died on 8 December 1873 at age 57.

• Note*: He was a schoolteacher and farmer.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Gideon Zirkle

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle¹ b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood² b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: He was born on 11 March 1817 in Virginia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Rebecca Pence on 4 December 1845.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 24 June 1862 at age 45.^8,3
• Burial*: Interment was in Forestville Cemetery (also known as Saint Marks Cemetery), Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.^3,8

• Note*: • A Zirkle family history has 11 Mar 1817 as his birth date on page 19 but 14 mar 1817 on paged 33.
  • They farmed near Forestville, Virginia. He died from exposure while serving in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.^9,10

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2021

Anna Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 16 April 1818.
• Marriage*: She married Levi H. Ryman on 31 December 1836.
• Death*: She died on 15 April 1883 at age 64.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: Her name may have been Virginia.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Noah Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: He was born on 20 March 1820.
• Marriage*: He married Lydia Whitmyers on 29 May 1843.
• Death*: He died on 31 July 1897 at age 77.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: His barn and tannery were burned when Gen. Sherman marched through the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. After Lydia died, he lived with his son, Lewis.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Rebecca Pence

• Birth*: She was born on 26 January 1826.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Gideon Zirkle, son of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood, on 4 December 1845.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 14 June 1911 at age 85.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Forestville Cemetery (also known as Saint Marks Cemetery), Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.²

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2021

Sarah Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 26 May 1823 in Shenandoah County, Virginia (near Forestville).
• Marriage*: She married Jonas Pence on 17 October 1842.
• Death*: She died on 15 March 1898 at age 74.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: They were farmers.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Eliza Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 18 November 1824 in Shenandoah County, Virginia (near Forestville).
• Death*: She died on 11 April 1906 in Shenandoah County, Virginia (near Forestville), at age 81.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: She was born on the old Zirkle homestead. She lived all of her life there and died there.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Jacob Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: He was born circa 1826.

• Note*: He lived near Edom, Virginia and moved first to Staunton, Virginia and then to Coleman, Texas. He farmed and raised cattle.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Polly ('Dollie') Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 12 June 1829.
• Death*: She died on 6 April 1899 at age 69.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: She never married.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Jonathan F. Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: He was born on 10 May 1831.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Branner in 1864.
• Death*: He died on 19 May 1897 at age 66.
• Burial*: Interment was in Solomons Lutheran Church Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: They farmed near Forestville, Virginia.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Moses S. Zirkle

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle¹ b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood² b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: He was born on 19 June 1833 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.³
• Marriage*: He married Magdalena C. Beery on 3 October 1860.^4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 21 September 1917 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, at age 84.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery, 1148 Ladd Road, Augusta County, Virginia.³

• Note*: • He was a medical doctor at Edom and Stuarts Draft, Virginia.
  • In the Civil War he served as a private in the 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment.^9,10

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2019

Elizabeth Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 1 January 1835.
• Marriage*: She married Moses A. Zirkle on 4 April 1859.
• Death*: She died on 31 May 1912 at age 77.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Lydia A. Zirkle¹

• Father: Jonathan Zirkle b. 11 May 1789, d. 1 Jan 1855
• Mother: Elizabeth Wolgamood b. 30 May 1793, d. 14 Jul 1853

• Birth*: She was born on 8 September 1838.
• Marriage*: She married J. Balser Dingledine.
• Death*: She died on 12 May 1914 at age 75.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: They were Lutherans and lived about two miles north of Forestville, Virginia.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Jacob Shaffer¹

• Marriage*: He married Susan Zirkle, daughter of Michael Zirkle and Catherine Sehler, on 3 December 1818.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2001

Abraham Harpine

• Father: Jonathan Harpine
• Mother: Susannah Lindamood

• Birth*: He was born on 16 April 1810 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Susannah Zirkle, daughter of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood, on 27 May 1840.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 7 June 1854 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, at age 44.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Solomons Lutheran Church Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁶

• Note*: He was a Lutheran and a farmer. They lived in Harpinetown, Shenandoah County, Virginia.³

• Last Edited: 20 Aug 2018

Jonathan Harpine¹

• Marriage*: He married Susannah Lindamood.

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1995

Susannah Lindamood¹

• Marriage*: She married Jonathan Harpine.

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1995

Elizabeth Branner¹

• Birth*: She was born on 24 October 1838.
• Marriage*: She married Jonathan F. Zirkle, son of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood, in 1864.
• Death*: She died on 7 December 1901 at age 63.
• Burial*: Interment was in Solomons Lutheran Church Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Magdalena C. Beery

• Birth*: She was born on 2 June 1841 in Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia.¹
• Marriage*: She married Moses S. Zirkle, son of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood, on 3 October 1860.^2,3,4
• Death*: She died on 5 November 1909 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, at age 68.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery, 1148 Ladd Road, Augusta County, Virginia.¹

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Maggie C. Zirkle, formerly of Rockingham County, died Friday at her home at Stuart's Draft, of pneumonia. Mrs. Zirkle was born at Edom, Rockingham County, on June 2, 1841, and was the daughter of the late John K. Beery. She was one of a family of fifteen children, of whom but four are living, Mrs. Catherine Rhodes, of Broadway; I. N. Beery, of Harrisonburg; Noah Beery, of Bridgewater, and David C. Beery, of Cedar Creek. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Zirkle, and three children-Luther Zirkle and Mrs. Maude Roller, both living with their parents at Stuart's Draft and another daughter, Mabel, who is married and lives in Covington.
     "After practicing medicine for nearly half a century at Edom, Dr. Zirkle moved several years ago to Covington, going from there a year or two later to his present home in Stuart's Draft.
     "Mrs. Zirkle was a kindly Christian woman, who found her dearest joys within her own home circle, ministering and caring for her children and grandchildren. Years ago, she became a member of the Lutheran church. She was loved and esteemed by all who knew her and during her long life was blessed with many warm friends, to whom her passing away will be a source for genuine sorrow.
     "The funeral was held from the home at Stuart's Draft on Saturday at 2 p. m. in the afternoon."¹
• Note*: A family history gives 7 Jun 1841 as her birth date.⁵

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2019

Moses A. Zirkle¹

• Birth*: He was born on 18 May 1834.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Zirkle, daughter of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood, on 4 April 1859.
• Death*: He died on 10 August 1905 at age 71.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

J. Balser Dingledine¹

• Birth*: He was born on 22 June 1836.
• Marriage*: He married Lydia A. Zirkle, daughter of Jonathan Zirkle and Elizabeth Wolgamood.
• Death*: He died on 25 September 1920 at age 84.
• Burial*: Interment was in St. Mark's Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

• Note*: He was a farmer.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Col. James Callaway

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2,3 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley⁴ b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: He was born on 21 December 1736 in Caroline County, Virginia.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Tate on 24 November 1756 in Bedford County, Virginia.^8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Early, daughter of Jeremiah Early and Mary Buford, circa 22 September 1777 in Bedford County, Virginia.^{12,13,14,15,16,17}
• Marriage*: He married Mary Turpin in 1800.^18,19,20
• Death*: He died on 1 November 1809 in Bedford County, Virginia, at age 72.^21,22,23,24
• Burial*: Interment was in Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery, Bedford County, Virginia (near New London).²⁴

• Note*: He may have been born on 25 Dec 1735 or 31 Dec 1736. He was an iron manufacturer and is said to have fathered twenty-two children by his first two wives. He and brother Charles married sisters.^25,26,27,28

• Last Edited: 22 Dec 2021

Col. John Callaway

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2,3 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley⁴ b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: He was born on 10 June 1738 in Virginia.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Tabitha Tate, daughter of Henry Tate and _____ _____, on 29 March 1758 in Bedford County, Virginia.^9,8
• Marriage*: He married Agatha Ward, daughter of John Ward and Anne Chiles, in 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia.^10,11,12
• Death*: He died on 28 January 1821 in Campbell County, Virginia, at age 82.^13,14

• Note*: One source states that he died on 28 Jan 1820 in Campbell County, Virginia.¹¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2014

Henry Tate

• Marriage*: He married an unknown person.
• Marriage*: He married _____ _____.

• Last Edited: 26 May 2002

John Ward

• Marriage*: He married Anne Chiles.

• Last Edited: 26 May 2002

William Callaway Jr.

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2,3 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley^4,5 b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: He was born on 28 January 1740 in Virginia.^6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Ann Bowker Smith, daughter of John Smith and Elizabeth Hopkins, in 1772.^9,10,8,11
• Death*: He died on 22 September 1821 in Bedford County, Virginia, at age 81.^12,13,8

• Note*: He may have been born in 1747 or 1748.¹⁴

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2020

John Smith

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Hopkins.

• Last Edited: 26 May 2002

Mary Callaway

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley³ b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: She was born on 8 January 1741 in Virginia.^4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Jacob Anderson, son of George Anderson and Anna _____.^8,9,7
• Death*: She died on 14 October 1827 in Virginia at age 86.^4,5,7

• Last Edited: 26 May 2002

Jacob Anderson

• Father: George Anderson¹
• Mother: Anna _____²

• Birth*: He was born on 3 November 1731.³
• Marriage*: He married Mary Callaway, daughter of Col. William Callaway and Elizabeth Tilley.^4,3,5
• Death*: He died on 26 November 1822 at age 91.³

• Last Edited: 26 May 2002

Elizabeth Callaway

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley³ b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: She was born on 18 January 1743 in Virginia.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: She married Capt. Francis Thorpe on 26 December 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia.^7,8,9
• Death*: She died in 1843.

• Note*: One source gives 18 Jun 1743 as her birthdate.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2014

Capt. Francis Thorpe

• Birth*: He was born circa 1740.¹
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Callaway, daughter of Col. William Callaway and Elizabeth Tilley, on 26 December 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia.^2,3,4
• Death*: He died on 8 April 1790.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2014

Amelia ('Milly') Callaway

Historical marker near New London, Virginia, courtesy of Karan Callaway.

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley³ b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: She was born on 5 June 1759.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married George Callaway, son of Col. Richard Callaway and Frances Walton, on 8 May 1770 in Bedford County, Virginia.^6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 7 April 1773 in Bedford County, Virginia, at age 13.^7,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery, Bedford County, Virginia (near New London).⁹

• Note*: Some sources give 5 Jun 1753 as her birth date. She and her husband were first cousins.^10,11,12

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2019

George Callaway

Historical marker near New London, Virginia, courtesy of Karan Callaway.

• Father: Col. Richard Callaway^1,2,3,4 b. 14 Jun 1717, d. 8 Mar 1780
• Mother: Frances Walton^5,6,7

• Birth*: He was born on 12 January 1748 in Bedford County, Virginia.^8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Amelia ('Milly') Callaway, daughter of Col. William Callaway and Elizabeth Tilley, on 8 May 1770 in Bedford County, Virginia.^12,13,14
• Death*: He died on 25 January 1773 in Bedford County, Virginia, at age 25.^15,16,10
• Burial*: Interment was in Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery, Bedford County, Virginia (near New London).^17,11

• Note*: • He and his wife were first cousins.
  • His Find A Grave memorial has 2 Dec 1772 as his date of death, with no place of death given.^18,19,20

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2019

Capt. Charles Callaway

Charles Callaway.

• Father: Col. William Callaway^1,2,3 b. c 1714, d. 1777
• Mother: Elizabeth Tilley⁴ b. 1715, d. 1750

• Birth*: He was born on 18 June 1749 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Judith Early, daughter of Jeremiah Early and Mary Buford, on 14 December 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia.^7,8,9,10,11
• Death*: He died on 30 June 1827 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, at age 78.^12,13,14,15

• Note*: Some sources give 18 Jun 1754 as his birthdate, but that seems unlikely as it would mean that he married at age 14. Other sources give 18 Jun 1745 or 7 Jun 1752 as his birthdate. He was born in that part of Lunenburg County, Virginia that later became Bedford County. He and brother James married sisters. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Bedford Militia, Bedford County, Virginia, in 1779 and a captain in 1781. The Bedford Militia participated in the battle of Guilford Courthouse and the siege of Yorktown.^16,17,18,19

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2014

Judith Early

• Father: Jeremiah Early^1,2,3
• Mother: Mary Buford^4,5

• Birth*: She was born on 9 March 1752.⁶
• Marriage*: She married John Pate before 1768.^7,8
• Marriage*: She married Capt. Charles Callaway, son of Col. William Callaway and Elizabeth Tilley, on 14 December 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia.^{9,10,11,12,13}
• Death*: She died on 23 February 1814 at age 61.^14,15

• Note*: She was the widow of John Pate when she married Charles Callaway.^7,8

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2002