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Celestia Ann Hunniker Dragoo

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Birth	:	22 Feb 1843 St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	4 Feb 1916 Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	East Haverhill Cemetery, East Haverhill, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.0289688, -71.9889297
Plot	:	Section A, Lot 64
Description	:	Celestia is the daughter of Francis (nicknamed "Frank") Hunniker Sr. and his wife Julia Ann Frame, of South Bend, Portage township, St. Joseph County Indiana, and later, of Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. ---------------------------------- Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this memorial to other web sites. Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib. ---------------------------------- Note: Her father Francis "Frank" Hunniker Sr. was born in Wurttemberg, Germany and his occupation was a butcher, in a retail meat market. All three census' for her mother Julia Ann (Frame) Hunniker, state that Julia Ann was born in Ohio. Read More	Celestia is the daughter of Francis (nicknamed "Frank") Hunniker Sr. and his wife Julia Ann Frame, of South Bend, Portage township, St. Joseph County Indiana, and later, of Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. ---------------------------------- Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this memorial to other web sites. Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib. ---------------------------------- Note: Her father Francis "Frank" Hunniker Sr. was born in Wurttemberg, Germany and his occupation was a butcher, in a retail meat market. All three census' for her mother Julia Ann (Frame) Hunniker, state that Julia Ann was born in Ohio. ------------------------------------- Celestia was born in St. Joseph Co. Indiana ("possibly" in South Bend, Indiana, where her brother was born). ------------------------------------- Celestia's family moved from South Bend, Portage township, St. Joseph County Indiana to Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan, between 1853 and 1860. ----------------------------------- Celestia was the third of six known children. -------------------------------- Celestia was married to Liberty U. Dragoo in August of 1864 in Niles, Berrien County Michigan, by Justice of the Peace Barron (per Liberty's Civil War records). They were married just before Liberty left for the Civil War. Liberty was the son of Ewell (nicknamed "Uel") Dragoo and his 1st wife Jane Barnhouse, of Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. ---------------------------------- Note: In Liberty's civil war pension records, Liberty was asked to list all of his children, both living and dead, and their dates of birth. --------------------------------- The 7 children of Liberty U. Dragoo and his wife Celestia Ann Hunniker are: -------------------------- 1. Carrie Estell Dragoo. b. Aug. 24, 1865 in Berrien Co. MI (probably in Buchanan). m. June 21, 1885 to Peter Ewalt Sr. in Berrien Springs, Berrien Co. MI. (Peter was born in 1864 and died Sept. 11, 1931, at 67 years). Peter and Carrie had twins, Ethel and Peter Ewalt Jr. d. Carrie died on Jan. 23, 1886, in Oronoko township (North of Buchanan), Berrien County Michigan, from childbirth, age 21 years, 4 months, and 29 days, the day after she gave birth to twins. Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs, Michigan (In 1st addition, South section, Lot # 186, Space # 1). Carrie is buried next to her one-day-old son Peter Ewalt Jr. who died the same day as Carrie. Note: Buried in lot 186 are: Carrie E. (Dragoo) Ewalt, Peter Ewalt Jr. (son of Peter & Carrie), Peter Ewalt Sr. (Carrie's husband). Mary C. Ewalt (2nd wife of Peter Sr.), Frank J. Ewalt and George H. Ewalt (children of Peter Sr. and his second wife Mary C.). ------------------------------------- 2. William F. Dragoo. b. Aug. 8, 1866 in Buchanan, MI. m. Dec. 23, 1896 to Augusta C. Tietz in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. d. Feb. 6, 1903 of pneumonia, age 36, in Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co. Indiana. Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Buchanan, Michigan (Section A, lot 19). ----------------------------------- 3. Henrietta ("Nettie") Mae Dragoo. b. June 10, 1871 in Buchanan, Michigan. m. # 1. Simon P. Strawser, on May 1, 1889, in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. m. # 2. Hunter Savage Dresden, in St. Joseph, Berrien Co. Michigan, on July 7, 1907. He was the son of Henry Clay Dresden and his wife Emily Adele Goodwin. d. Nettie drowned on Oct. 19, 1909, age 38, in Hudson Lake, N.-W. of New Carlisle, LaPorte Co. Indiana. Her body was found (and the death certificate issued) on Nov. 16, 1909. Buried: City Cemetery (in Dresden plot), in South Bend, St. Joseph Co. Indiana (Two locations listed: Lot 3140 # 3, "OR" Lot 514 3rd addition). Note: Many articles were written in the local newspapers, during the month that they were searching for her body (as many local people did not think that her drowning was an accident). -------------------------------------- 4. Juliette ("Julia") E. Dragoo. b. Jan. 9, 1873 in Buchanan, Michigan. Note: The 1873 plat map of Buchanan township, shows her Dragoo family living in Section 15 [on or near Miller Road, North of Buchanan]. m. April 28, 1897 in Buchanan, MI. to Jacob ("Jake") Rhoades (1872-1957), the son of Peter Rhoades and his wife Eunice Swink, of Portage Prairie, South of Buchanan, Michigan. Note: After Julia's death, Jacob "boarded" at the home of Alois and Alice Letcher in Portage Prairie, S. of Buchanan, MI. d. Jan. 9, 1942 of pneumonia, age 69, at her home on Cleveland Ave., 4 and 1/2 miles North of Galien, in Weesaw township, Berrien County Michigan [West of Buchanan, Michigan]. Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Buchanan, Berrien Co. Michigan (Section D, lot 105). ----------------------------------- 5. Clyde W. Dragoo. b. June 22, 1876 in Buchanan, MI. m. Sept. 7, 1898, in Baroda, Berrien County Michigan, to Clara Upham (the sister of Clarence). d. Feb. 29, 1952 of diabetes, in St. Joseph, Berrien Co. Michigan, age 75 years, 8 months and 7 days. Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, West of Berrien Springs, Berrien Co. Michigan (Lot 187, grave # 1). ------------------------------------- 6. Harry W. Dragoo (3-day-old infant). b. March 12, 1878 in Buchanan, MI. d. March 15, 1878 in Buchanan, MI. Harry's death certificate states that he died of "unknown reason" and that he was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. There is no headstone for Harry, and the cemetery has no record of his burial location. Harry is listed in his father's Civil War pension records. Note: (Since he was the first of their children to pass away, could he "possibly" be buried in the "Potters Field" area of this cemetery, which is 64% burials of infants 2 years old or less, possibly before his parents had purchased any lots in this cemetery)?? "OR" was he possibly buried in the same lot as Celestia's parents? ------------------------------------- 7. Cleta (nicknamed "Cleo") Dragoo (also nicknamed "Cleatie"). b. July 7, 1879 in Buchanan, Michigan, as "Cleta". m. As "Cleatie" Dragoo, on Nov. 6, 1898, in her parents home on Hobert Street, in Buchanan, Michigan, to Clarence Upham, the son of Theodore Albert Upham and his wife Isadora N. Kizer. d. Oct. 31, 1948 in Buchanan, Michigan (as "Cleo"), from diabetes, age 69 years, 3 months, and 24 days. Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan (Section D, lot 211). Note: She was born as "Cleta", married as "Cleatie", and died as "Cleo". ("Cleatie" and "Cleo" were nicknames, because she did not like her given name). ________________________________ Celestia and Liberty U. Dragoo lived in the village of Buchanan, and in Buchanan Township, Berrien County Michigan, all of their married lives. ------------------------------------- Their children "possibly" attended the old brick Buchanan High School built in 1871, which stood directly behind the "present" high school. The first "graduating class" in the "old" Buchanan High School was in 1877. ---------------------------------- Celestia's granddaughter Cecile, named her eldest child Thelma "Celestia" Bliss, after her. ------------------------------------- Celestia died of pneumonia in Buchanan, Michigan, at the age of 72 years, 11 months and 18 days. (Death certificate obtained from the "State of Michigan" in Lansing). ------------------------------------- (The "death index" in Berrien County MI had her listed under the wrong spelling). (Someone apparently thought that her middle initial of "A" was part of her last name, and listed her surname incorrectly as "Adragoo"). --------------------------- Note: This memorial was researched and written, by Nancy (Letcher) Heib. --------------------------------- Celestia's parents are also buried in this cemetery (in Section 20, lot # 19). Celestia's sister Henrietta (Hunniker) Evans, four of Celestia's children, and numerous grandchildren, and Great grandchildren, are also buried in this cemetery. Members of five CONSECUTIVE generations of Celestia's family are buried in this cemetery! ------------------------------------ Celestia is buried next to her husband Liberty U. Dragoo, in "Section A, Lot 64". --------------------------------- Celestia's headstone reads: ------------- MOTHER CELESTIA A. DRAGOO 1843 - 1916 ----------------------------------- Note: Celestia's brother Frank Jr., switched from the spelling of "Hunniker" to the spelling of "Honniker", and is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Coldwater, MI. (Some of his sisters have the "Honniker" spelling on their marriage or death certificates. Could the sisters also have swiched to the "Honniker" spelling, or were they possibly mispellings?) ------------------------------------- Note: See the memorials for one line of Celestia's family on this web site: -------------- Father, Francis "Frank" Hunniker Sr. Mother, Julia Ann (Frame) Hunniker. Sister, Henrietta (Hunniker) Evans. Brother, Frank B. "Honniker" Jr. Husband, Liberty U. Dragoo. Daughter, Cleta "Cleo" (Dragoo) Upham. Granddaughter, Cecile (Upham) Bliss. Great, granddaughter, Thelma Celestia (Bliss) Letcher. (ALL have lived in Buchanan, Michigan). ---- Note: Liberty and Celestia Dragoo are my Great, Great, Grandparents. Nancy (Letcher) Heib. ---------------------------------- Note: Members of FIVE "consecutive" generations of this family are buried in this Oak Ridge cemetery! They are: 1. Francis "Frank" & Julia (Frame) Hunniker. 2. Liberty and Celestia (Hunniker) Dragoo. 3. Clarence & Cleta "Cleo" (Dragoo) Upham. 4. Lloyd and Cecile (Upham) Bliss. 5. Paul and Thelma (Bliss) Letcher. ---- (Six generations, counting Paul and Thelma's daughter Mary Pauline Letcher). --------------------------------- Note: For additional information on "this branch" of the Dragoo family, see: "The Virginian's Burying Ground, Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan and The family of Jacob and Isabella Dragoo", compiled by Nancy (Letcher) Heib. Located in the "Local History Room", of the Buchanan District Library, Buchanan, Michigan, and in the "Library of Michigan", in Lansing, Michigan. (www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan) A copy is also located in the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (www.acpl.lib.in.us) ----------------------------------- Click on photos to see enlargements, captions, and additional photos. ----------------------------------

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Celestia Ann Hunniker Dragoo's memorial is located at: East Haverhill Cemetery, East Haverhill, Grafton County, USA.
When did Celestia Ann Hunniker Dragoo death?
Celestia Ann Hunniker Dragoo death on 4 Feb 1916 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
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Latitude: 44.0289688
Longitude: -71.9889297

Family Members:

Parent

Francis “Frank” Hunniker Sr.

(1813 - 1881)

Julia Ann Frame Hunniker

(1813 - 1877)

Spouse

Liberty U. Dragoo

(1844 - 1919)

Siblings

Henrietta Hunniker Evans

(1847 - 1917)

Children

William F. Dragoo

(1866 - 1903)

Julia E. Dragoo Rhoades

(1873 - 1942)

Harry W. Dragoo

(1878 - 1878)

Cleta “Cleo” Dragoo Upham

(1879 - 1948)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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East Haverhill, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0289688, -71.9889297

2. Number 6 Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0326400, -71.9518600

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13. Horse Meadow Annex Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1056820, -72.0408260

14. East Piermont Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9438890, -71.9689890

15. Horse Meadow Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1068880, -72.0405500

16. Cedar Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9720300, -72.0813400

17. Upper Plain Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0084900, -72.1097200

18. Sawyer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0085800, -72.1101000

19. South Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9667600, -72.0812500

20. West Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1033700, -71.9014000

21. West Newbury Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0591800, -72.1246900

22. East Cemetery
Benton, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0985985, -71.8846970

23. Swiftwater Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1303400, -71.9574300

24. Rogers Hill Cemetery
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