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"Possibly" the daughter of
William Frame and
Nancy Crowel????
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Julia Ann was the wife of
Francis ("Frank") Hunniker Sr.
(nicknamed "Frank").
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(Could Julia Ann have possibly been
named after her grandmother,
Julianna (Nutz) Crowel/Crowell?)
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Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this
memorial to other web sites.
Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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Julia was born "about" 1813 in Ohio
(per 1850, 1860, and 1870 census records).
["Possibly" in Preble Co. Ohio?]
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Note: William Frame (1786-1853),
was married to Nancy Crowel/Crowell,
on Sept. 2, 1805, in Franklin County
Virginia. Nancy was the daughter of
(Johann) DEVAULT (or DEWALT) Crowel/Crowell
(1751or1753-1838), and his wife
Julianna Nutz, who are buried
in the Old Harris Creek Cemetery,
in Adams township, Darke County Ohio.
William Frame
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"Possibly" the daughter of
William Frame and
Nancy Crowel????
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Julia Ann was the wife of
Francis ("Frank") Hunniker Sr.
(nicknamed "Frank").
---
(Could Julia Ann have possibly been
named after her grandmother,
Julianna (Nutz) Crowel/Crowell?)
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Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this
memorial to other web sites.
Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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Julia was born "about" 1813 in Ohio
(per 1850, 1860, and 1870 census records).
["Possibly" in Preble Co. Ohio?]
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Note: William Frame (1786-1853),
was married to Nancy Crowel/Crowell,
on Sept. 2, 1805, in Franklin County
Virginia. Nancy was the daughter of
(Johann) DEVAULT (or DEWALT) Crowel/Crowell
(1751or1753-1838), and his wife
Julianna Nutz, who are buried
in the Old Harris Creek Cemetery,
in Adams township, Darke County Ohio.
William Frame
and his wife Nancy Crowel/Crowell,
both born in Virginia,
moved to Preble County Ohio.
They then moved to Michigan in 1835.
They then moved to Warren township
(North of South Bend), St. Joseph
County Indiana in 1838, where they
both died. William (and probably
his wife Nancy), are both buried
in the Portage Prairie Cemetery,
in German township,
St. Joseph County Indiana (per
the "Graves Restoration Project"),
near their son Abram Frame, and
near a number of children of
Jesse Frame Sr. (William's brother?).
(William also had a son named
Nathaniel Frame, who was born in
1820 (Julia's brother?), who lived
in Warren township, St. Joseph Co. IN.
He is buried in the City Cemetery,
in South Bend, St. Joseph Co. IN).
This Nathaniel Frame had a daughter
named Julia A. Frame, who was born
"about" 1849.
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Note:
Jesse Frame Sr. (1780/1781-1859)
(William's older brother?),
(born in Virginia), and his wife
Nancy Abshire (born 1786 in Virginia,
the daughter of Abraham Abshire),
were married on Jan. 10, 1803 in
Franklin County Virginia.
They later moved with most of their
13 children from Jefferson
township, Preble County Ohio, to
Wayne County, Indiana (about 1821),
and then to Portage Prairie
(North of South Bend),
in Section 22 of Warren township,
St. Joseph County Indiana in 1833.
Several of their married
children came soon after.
Jesse Frame Sr. died on Jan. 16, 1859,
in St. Joseph County Indiana,
of consumption.
Jesse Frame Sr. (and possibly his
wife Nancy Frame), are buried in the
Witter Cemetery, in German township,
on the North side of South Bend,
St. Joseph County Indiana.
At least five of their children
(perhaps more), are buried in
the Portage Prairie Cemetery, in
German township, St. Joseph County
Indiana (just "South" of the Michigan-
Indiana state line).
The children of Jesse Frame Sr. and
his wife Nancy included:
William J., Abraham, Mary, Cornelius,
Neely, Nathaniel, Jesse Jr., Charlotte,
Isaac A., Allen, Nancy,
and David M. Frame.
One son Jesse Frame Jr., moved near
Daton, in Bertrand township (South of
Buchanan), Berrien County Michigan,
and is buried in the Mount Zion
Cemetery, South of Buchanan, Berrien
County Michigan (just "North" of the
Michigan-Indiana state line).
Jesse Sr.'s son Nathaniel A. Frame
had a son named Allen J. Frame who
is buried in this Oak Ridge Cemetery,
in Buchanan, Michigan.
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Could William Frame and Nancy Crowel
be Julia's parents???
(Can not find documentation to
prove they are her parents...(yet).
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Julia's husband
Francis "Frank" Hunniker Sr.
was born in Wurttemburg, Germany.
His occupation was a butcher,
in a retail meat market.
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Francis ("Frank") Hunniker and
Julia Ann Frame were married
"about" 1838 or 1839,
"possibly" in St. Joseph County Indiana.
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All three Federal census records
(1850, 1860, and 1870), for Julia Ann,
list her place of birth as Ohio.
Frank or Julia would have "personally"
given this information for the census.
(A few records for their children, list
her place of birth as Pennsylvania).
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The children of Francis "Frank" Hunniker
Sr. and his wife Julia Ann Frame are:
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1. Elizabeth J. Hunniker.
b. "about" 1839 in St. Joseph Co. IN.
(Listed in St. Joseph Co. IN 1850
census, age 11).
Not listed in 1860 Buchanan, MI census.
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2. Sarah Ellen Hunniker.
b. about 1841 in St. Joseph Co. IN
m. 1859 (per Isaac Brown's obit)
to Isaac Brown (the son of
Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Bates).
They lived on Front Street in
Buchanan, Michigan.
Isaac was a carpenter and builder.
Isaac and Sarah E. (Hunniker) Brown
had two children:
Frank E. Brown, born about 1861.
Hattie H. Brown, born about 1866
(Hattie married William Clinton Havener,
on April 14, 1884, in Buchanan, MI).
Hattie's daughter Pauline L. Havener
(born March 10, 1885 in Berrien Co. MI),
was living with Isaac and his second
wife Sarah E. (Lister) Brown, in
Buchanan, Michigan in the 1900 census.
(Hattie died Oct. 11, 1887, per
Isaac's obit, and her two obituaries).
In the 1860 and 1870 census', Isaac's
mother Elizabeth P. (Bates) Brown
is living with them in Buchanan, MI.
Elizabeth P. Brown (1800-1873), is
buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery
(in Section 20, Lot 46).
d. Sarah Ellen (Hunniker) Brown died
on Nov. 7, 1889,
(per her husband Isaac's obit), "OR"
on Nov. 6, 1889 (per Sarah's obit).
Her husband Isaac was then married to
Mrs. Sarah E. Harris in Buchanan, MI
on March (3 or 6), 1891.
(Her maiden name was Sarah E. Lister, the
daughter of John W. R. Lister and his
wife Luama McCoy). Issac was age 52,
and his second wife was age 40.
(Both of his wives named "Sarah E.").
Isaac was born May 26, 1836 in Akron,
Ohio and he died Oct. 26, 1901 in
Buchanan, MI., of sudden heart failure.
He was buried in Oak Ridge cemetery,
Buchanan, Michigan (per his obituary).
The Oak Ridge Cemetery had no record
of Isaac Brown's burial, or that of
his two wives (both named Sarah E.).
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(Isaac's obit published in the "Buchanan
Record" on Oct. 31, 1901, page 4).
Sarah Ellen's obit published in the
"Buchanan Record" newspaper, on
Nov. 7, 1889, page 3, states that
she died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1889.
of consumption, after a sickness of
several months, age forty-nine years.
Her obit does not say where she is buried.
(See the memorial for her husband Isaac
Brown, on this find-a-grave web site).
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3. Celestia Ann Hunniker.
b. Feb. 22, 1843 in St. Joseph Co. IN.
(possibly in South Bend, IN).
m. Aug. 1864 to Liberty U. Dragoo
in Niles, Berrien County Michigan
(per Liberty's Civil War records).
d. Feb. 4, 1916 in Buchanan, MI.
7 children: Carrie Estell, William F.,
Henrietta "Nettie" Mae, Julia E.,
Clyde W., Harry W. and Cleta "Cleo" Dragoo.
Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, MI.
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4. Henrietta Hunniker
(nickname "Nettie").
b. Nov. 30, 1847, St. Joseph Co. IN.
m. Sept. 16, 1866 to George Evans
in Niles, Berrien County Michigan.
They later lived at 214 Oak Hill Drive,
(in Rives Township) Jackson, Michigan.
d. July 9, 1917 in Buchanan, Michigan,
age 69 years, 7 months and 9 days.
(The "informant" on Henrietta's death
certificate in 1917 was
Mary "Hunniker" of Newark, New Jersey.
(The 1880 Census for Bridgeton,
Cumberland Co. New Jersey, lists
Mary Hunniker as a dressmaker
and her parents as John and Sophia
Hunniker, both born in Germany.
Must be relatives).
Buried: Henrietta is buried in the
Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, MI
(Section 20, Lot 46).
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5. Frank B. Hunniker (& Honniker) Jr.
He was married (the first time) as
"Benjamin F. Hunniker".
He is also listed in census records as
Francis Jr., Benjamin, and Franklin.
He worked as a butcher and
then as a farmer.
b. Aug. 20, 1849 in South Bend,
St. Joseph County Indiana.
m. # 1. March 28, 1871 to
Mary M. Compton in Ingham Co. MI.
(Mary was born about 1855 in PA).
(They had a daughter
named Gertrude, b. "about" 1872).
m.#2. Sept. 21, 1907 to Minnie Russell
in Coldwater, Branch Co. Michigan.
He lived in Rives Twp., Jackson, MI
and then in Coldwater, Branch Co. MI.
d. March 14, 1931 in Bativia Twp.,
Branch Co. MI of "senile debility",
age 81 years, 6 months and 24 days.
Frank Jr. changed the spelling of
his surname to "Honniker", and is
buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery
in Coldwater, Michigan
(one mile West of downtown).
His death certificate, burial
records, and his headstone,
lists him as Frank B. "Honniker"
(spelled with an "o").
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6. Emma Hunniker.
b. "about" 1853, St. Joseph Co. IN.
Listed in 1860 Buchanan census, age 7.
Listed in 1870 MI census, age 17.
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7. ??? Celia Hunniker ???
(There is a small headstone next to
Frank and Julia's headstone, with
the name Celia on it. Could it be an
infant daughter or granddaughter)?
Celia is not listed on any census.
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Julia and Frank Hunniker Sr. lived
in South Bend, (Portage Twp.)
St. Joseph County Indiana,
and then they moved to the village
of Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan
between 1853 and 1860.
Frank's occupation was a butcher
(in a retail meat market).
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Oak Ridge Cemetery Sexton records
show that Julia was "buried"
on the 15th of April.
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The "Berrien County Record"
newspaper, in Buchanan, Michigan on
April 19, 1877, page 3, states:
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Mrs. Honniker. wife of
Jacob Honniker, of this place,
was buried on Sunday last.
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The "Berrien County Record"
newspaper, in Buchanan, Michigan,
on April 26, 1877, page 3, states:
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In the notice of the death of
Mrs. Hunniker, last week, we
should have said the wife of
Frank Hunniker instead of Jacob.
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"The South Bend (Daily) Tribune"
newspaper, in South Bend, Indiana,
on April 28, 1877, page 4, states:
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The wife of Frank Hunniker,
formerly of this city,
died in Buchanan last week.
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Note: There is a
"Julia Anna (Frame) Cauffman"
(1868-1894),
(the daughter of Nathaniel Frame
and his wife Caroline Main),
who is buried in the
Portage Prairie Cemetery
in Berrien County Michigan.
[Could this be Julia's niece??]
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Julia is buried next to her husband,
in Section 20, Lot 19. Julia's side
of the headstone reads as follows:
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JULIA A.
Wife of
F. HUNNIKER
DIED
April 13, 1877
AE (64?) yrs.
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Frank and Julia share a tall,
narrow headstone
that is about 3 foot tall
with both of their names
on it, and "HUNNIKER" clearly
written across the bottom.
Next to it are three small
identical headstones. One says
"Frank", one says "Julia A.", and
one says "Celia".
Celia is not listed on any census.
Could Celia have been their daughter
or granddaughter who died young?
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The Oak Ridge Cemetery sexton
deed records for lot purchases's
show that Frank Hunniker purchased
the lot in Section 20, Space 19.
The date is listed as Nov. 2, 1877,
which must be the date that it was
totally paid for.
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Note: See the memorials for Julia's
family (who are ALL buried in this
Oak Ridge Cemetery), on this web site:
Husband, Francis "Frank" Hunniker Sr.
Daughter, Henrietta (Hunniker) Evans.
Daughter, Celestia (Hunniker) Dragoo.
Granddaughter,
Cleta "Cleo" (Dragoo) Upham.
Granddaughter,
Julia E. (Dragoo) Rhoades.
Grandson, William F. Dragoo.
Grandson, Harry W. Dragoo.
Great-granddaughter,
Cecile Gay (Upham) Bliss.
Great-grandson, Raymond Upham.
Great, Great, Granddaughter,
Thelma Celestia (Bliss) Letcher,
Gt., Gt., Great, Granddaughter,
Mary Pauline Letcher.
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Note: Frank Sr. and Julia Ann Hunniker
are my Gt., Gt., Great, Grandparents.
Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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FIVE generations of this family,
are buried in this Oak Ridge Cemetery!!
Including:
1. Frank and Julia (Frame) Hunniker.
2. Liberty and Celestia (Hunniker) Dragoo.
3. Clarence and Cleta (Dragoo) Upham.
4. Lloyd and Cecile (Upham) Bliss.
5. Paul and Thelma (Bliss) Letcher.
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(Six generations, counting Paul and
Thelma's daughter, Mary Pauline Letcher).
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ALL have lived in Buchanan, Michigan.
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