In honor of our relatives / ancestors who fought in various wars around the world.

Guenther an old Germanic name. translated ‘an army in battle‘

For full explanation of the name ‘Guenther’ see the Home page of this web site.

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Eighty Years’ War  (Dutch War of Independence)

1568 – 1648

Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Emanuel Van Meteren

1535 -1612

Accompanied William I, Prince of Orange(1533-1584) during the siege of Zaltbommel in the Netherlands by the Spaniards as the Dutch fought for independence(gained in 1648). Wrote the book “Belgische ofte Nederlandsche historie vanonzen tijden’,(about the first part of the Eighty Years War between the Netherlands and Spain, 1599). 

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Genealogical order to present day

Emanuel Van Meteren (1535 – 1612) > Jan J Van Meteren (1626 – 1705) > Joost J Van Meteren (1656 – 1725) > John Van Metre/Meter (1683 – 1745) > Elizabeth V Van Meter > Col David Shepherd (1733 – 1795)> Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) m. Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) >John S. Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine Delsman (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

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French Army                                                       

1600’s

Flag of France

Chretain Maximillian DuBois De Fiennes

1597 -1650     

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Genealogical order to present day

Chretain Maximillian DuBois (1597 – 1650) > Louis DuBois > Sarah DuBois (1687 – 1709)  m. John Van Metre (1683 – 1745)  >Elizabeth VanMeter > Col. David Shepherd (1733 – 1795)> Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) > John S. Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

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First Esopus Indian War

1659 – 1660

First page of the 1665 treaty between the British colonies and the Esopus tribe forbidding hostility between Christians and Indians, including harming livestock and buildings

Louis DuBois

1622 – 1696

His wife, Kathryn Blanchan, was captured by the Esopus Indians, Louis rescued her with a military unit.  

They were in the process of exterminating the Esopus Indians.

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Genealogical order to present day

Louis DuBois > (1622 – 1696) Sarah DuBois (1664- 1729) > John Van Metre (1683 – 1745) >Elizabeth VanMeter (1715 – 1795) > Col. David Shepherd (1733 – 1795)> Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) > John S. Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

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Battle of Boyne

1690

Flag of England

Colonel William Duke

1667 – ?

In the Calvary of William of Orange of England

1690 Battle of Boyne, Ireland

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Captain Thomas Shepherd

1600 – ?   

                                   

The Shepherd’s Coat of Arms reads:  God is My Shepherd

Fought for the English

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Their Story

England’s William of Orange, with 36,000 men, went up against deposed King James who had 25,000 men. King William was Catholic, James Protestant. Colonel William Duke, leading the cavalry, was part of the direct frontal assault across the River Boyne. The battle was won on July 1, 1690. William Duke then went in to Ireland and lived out his life there, marrying Thamar Taylor.

Genealogical order to present day

a  Colonel William Duke (1667 – ?) > John Duke (1694 – 1751) > John Duke (1720 – 1790) > Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) m Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) >John S. Duke  (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012)   > 14 children > 52 grandchildren  

 b  Capt. Thomas Shepherd (1600 – ?) > Thomas Shepherd (1650 – 1698) > William Shepherd (1679 – 1741) > Capt. Thomas hepherd (1705 – 1776) > Cmdr/Col. David Shepherd (1733 – 1795) > Deputy Commissary Francis Duke(1751 – 1777) > (see  ‘a’  above)  

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War between the Delaware and Catawba Indians 

Shortly after 1725

Delaware Indian Warrior Portrait by Randy Steele

John Van Metre

1683 – 1745

A wandering Indian trader, well-acquainted with the Delaware Indians.Once engaged on the side of the Delawares when their war party which marched to the south to invade the Catawba Indains. The Catawbas, however, anticipated them, and defeated them with immense slaughter.The history of the Catawba up to about the year 1760 is chiefly a record of the petty warfare between themselves and the Iroquois and other northern tribes, throughout which the colonial government was constantly kept busy trying to induce the Indians to stop killing each other and go to killing the French. With the single exception of their alliance with the hostile Yamasi in 1715 they were uniformly friendly to the English and afterward to their successors, the Americans; but they were at constant war with the Iroquois, the Shawano, the Delaware, and other tribes of Ohio valley, as well as with the Cherokee.

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Genealogical order to present day

John Van Metre (1683 – 1745) >Elizabeth VanMeter (1715 – 1795) > Col. David Shepherd (1733 – 1795)> Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) > John S. Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren  

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French and Indian War

1754 -1763

English Flag

The French and Indian War, which took place between 1754-1763, was a conflict between Great Britain and France over control of the Ohio River Valley.

Lt. Col. James Ingram

1732 – 1792

British Loyalist, fought for the British

(Also see Revolutionary War)

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Isaac Van Metre

1713 – 1748

Killed and scalped by the Indians near his fort in 1757

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Captain Jacob J Van Metre

1723 – 1798

Ensign in 12th Virginia Regiment(Also see Revolutionary War)

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Genealogical order to present day

aa Lt. Col. James Ingram (1732 – 1792) > John Ingram (1757 – 1822) > James W. Ingram (1781 -1846) >William R. Ingram (1812 – 1875) > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

a & b  Isaac Van Metre  (1713 – 1748) and Captain Jacob J Van Metre (1723 -1798) are brothers to Elizabeth Van Meter (1715 – 1792) m Capt.Thomas Shepherd (1705 – 1776)> Col. David Sherpherd (1733 – 1795)> Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) > John S. Duke  (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

 
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WAR OF THE REGULATION

1765-1771

Governor Tryon and the Regulators

Hercules (Herculius) Conkright (Crancheyt)

1727 – 1809

Hercules appeared in the Colonial Records of Anson County, North Carolina, as one of the “regulars” opposing Governor Tryon in 1768

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Joshua Teague

1732 – 1804

North Carolina colonist fought in the Battle of Alamance. Accused of Treason: One of 14 men denied the option of pardon for treason against the His Majesty the King of England

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Their Story

War of the Regulation (or the Regulator Movement) was an uprising in the North American British colonies of North and South Carolina, lasting from about 1765 to 1771, in which citizens took up arms against colonial officials. Though the rebellion did not change the power structure, some historians consider it a catalyst to the American Revolutionary War.
The Battle of Alamance was the final battle of the War of the Regulation, a rebellion in colonial North Carolinaover issues of taxation and local control. In the past, historians considered the battle to be the opening salvo of the American Revolution[1] and locals agreed with this assessment.[2] However, modern historians reject this, since there does not seem to have been any intent to rebel against the king or crown, merely to protest taxation and corrupt local government.[3][4] Named for nearby Great Alamance Creek, the battle took place in what was then Orange County and has since become Alamance County in the central Piedmont about six miles south of present-day Burlington, North Carolina.

Genealogical order to present day

a Hercules (Herculius) Conkright (Crancheyt) (1727 – 1809) > Isaac Conkright (1767 – 1848) > Elizabeth Conkright (1795 – 1876) m Abraham Landess (1789 – 1855) > John Landess (1823 – 1904) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

b  Joshua Teague (1732 – 1804) is brother to Rachel Teague m Col. David Shepherd (1733 – 1795)> Sarah Shepherd (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke (1751 – 1777) > John S. Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice A. Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine Delsman (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR

1775 – 1783

The “Betsey Ross” Flag

Catherine Van Metre Ashby

1759 – 1835

Fought by her husbands side (Bladen Ashby)

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Blanden Ashby

1759 – 1828

Close friends with Daniel Boone and George Washington

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Lydia Boggs

1766 – 1867

Lydia Boggs helped save America when she was 11 years old.One of the defenders of Fort Henry during the siege of Sept. 11, 1782,she assisted in melting bullets. Wife of Moses Shepherd, Revolutionary War

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Colonel Frederick Drowne

1743 – 1804

Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel by Gov. John Hancock and Colonel by Gov. Samuel Adams 

Served in Veteran’s Affairs and Representative to the General Court

Delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Massachusetts for the Ratification to the the new US Constitution – voted nay

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Colonial Lewis du Bois

1728 – 1802

During the Revolution he rose to the rank of Colonel of the Fifth New York Continental Regiment

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Deputy Commissary Francis Duke

1751 – 1777

Francis Duke died at the 1777 battle of Fort Henry Wheeling; he was killed and Scalped by the Sageus Indians

Arms of the Dukes of Suffolk, England

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Lt. Col. James Ingram

1732 – 1792

British Loyalist, fought for the British

(Also see French and Indian War)

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Major William McIntire

1751 – 1777

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Captain John Mills

1752 – 1834

Served in the 7th Virginia Regiment of the Continental ArmyClose friends with George Washington

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Richard Oliver

1752 – 1847

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Captain Abraham Shepherd

1754 – 1822

Son of Captain Thomas Shepherd

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Commander Colonel David Shepherd 

1733 – 1795 

Commander of Fort Henry Wheeling in Virginia in 1777 In 1776 Americans declared independence from England. The American militia was called to arms. The Shepherds were experienced military leaders and so it was no big surprise when Patrick Henry wrote to colonel David Shepherd in Ohio, with the words, “You are to take command of 300 men drawn from the militia of Monongalia, Yohogania and Ohio Counties or either of them and to march with utmost secrecy and expedition to punish the Indians of Pluggy’s Town for their late cruelties committed upon the people of this state.” David received many such letters from famous people, including General Hand, General George Rogers Clarke, and Thomas Jefferson.

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Colonal David Shepherd

1733 – 1795

Son of Captain Thomas Shepherd

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John Shepherd

1749 – 1812

Son of Captain Thomas Shepherd

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Captain Moses Shepherd 

1763 – 1832

Battle of Fort Henty 1782

Revolutionary War and War of 1812

Husband of Lydia Boggs

Siege of Fort Henry 1782 (September 11–13, 1782) was an assault on the American Fort Henry, a frontier fort on the western reaches of Virginia that is now the site of Wheeling, West Virginia. The attackers were a band of about 300 Native Americans, probably led by Simon Girty‘s brother George, and accompanied by a company of British provincial troops, and under the overall leadership of British Captain Pratt. Their demand to surrender the fort was rejected by Ebenezer Zane‘s garrison, and a small cannon at the fort was sufficient to repulse repeated assaults.

See Lydia Boggs, Revolutionary War.

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Captain Thomas Shepherd

1705 – 1776

Thomas Shepherd had five sons who fought:  David, William, Thomas, John and Abraham.

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Thomas Shepherd

1743 – 1792

Son of Captain Thomas Shepherd

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William Shepherd

1740 – 1824

Son of Captain Thomas Shepherd

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William Shepherd

1753 – 1777

Died at the 1777 battle of Fort Henry Wheeling in Virginia .

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Colonel Garrett Van Metre

1732 – ?

Colonel of a regiment of militia in General Washington’s army.His sons mother-in-law was Hannah McCulock (McCulloch), a daughter of the most famous Indian fighter and scout of his day.

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Captain Jacob J Van Metre

1723 – 1798

Captain, Illinois Regiment, Virginia State American Patriot

Soldier Kentucky Pioneer Troops in American Revolution

Served on committee of Observation at Pittsburg.

Commanded A Company in George Rogers Clarks expedition to take Northwest Territory.

Lead band of 100 persons from Virginia to Kentucky down to  Ohio River on 27 flatboats to Severns Valley in 1779 -1780

Built one of the first forts in Kentucky ,helped establish first permanent settlement, Elizabethtown. 

Prominent in Founding Hardin County

One of the organizers of Severns Valley Baptist Church, 1781, oldest church west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Captain Jocob VanMeter Chapter D.A.R. named in his honor

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Captain James Winn

1745- 1814

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Colonel John Winn

1727- 1808

During the stay of Lord Cornwallis, Colonel John Winn and Minor Winn attempted to ambush and kill his Lordship, but they were frustrated. They were captured and condemned to the gallows, but Cornwallis pardoned and released them.

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Lieutenant Minor Winn

1730- 1812

During the stay of Lord Cornwallis, Colonel John Winn and Minor Winn attempted to ambush and kill his Lordship, but they were frustrated. They were captured and condemned to the gallows, but Cornwallis pardoned and released them.

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Major General Richard Winn

1750- 1818

Possibly the highest ranking officer of the Revolutionary War to settle in Tennessee.

Wounded at the Revolutionary battle of Hanging Rock.

He was in command of the right flank of the Dragoon command attached to him under Major Davies. Major Winn employed, as a messenger the then 13 year old Andrew Jackson, future President of the United States.

Later settled in South Carolina where the city of Winnsborough was named for his family.

Farmer, merchant, surveyor and Justice of the Peace in South Carolina where he entered the war and served until its end.

State Senator and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern Department.

General Richard Winn entertained George Washington in Winnsboro on May 22, 1791, as reps for Winnsboro.

1793 – 1797 Representative in Congress (South Carolina)

1800 – 1803 Lieutenant General  (South Carolina)After 1800 Major General in the South Carolina militia

1803 – 1813 Returned to Congress

(Minor Winn (1780-1799), oldest son of Richard, died at the home of Andrew Jackson while studying law. Both Richard Winn and Andrew Jackson were greatly admired horsemen and racing enthusiasts.)

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Colonel Willaim Winn

1732- 1813

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Their Story

Commander Colonel David Shepherd, son of Captain Thomas Shepherd, was Commander of Fort Henry Wheeling in Virginia in 1777.  The British were allied with the Sageus Indians.  In the early part of September, 1777, it was ascertained that a large Indian army was concentrating on the Sandusky River, under the bold, active, and skillful renegade, British commander Simon Girty. Colonel Shepherd had many trusty and efficient scouts on the watch; but Girty deceived them all and actually brought his whole force of between four and five hundred Indians against Fort Henry. Girty then appeared at the window of a cabin with a white flag in his hand, and demanded the surrender of the fort in the name of his Britannic majesty. At this time, the garrison numbered only twelve men and two boys. Yet the gallant Colonel Shepherd promptly replied to the summons, that the fort should never be surrendered to the renegade.

The Colonel resolved to take advantage of the intermission to send for a keg of powder, which was known to be in the house of Ebenezer Zane, about sixty yards from the fort. Several young men promptly volunteered for the dangerous service, but Shepherd could only spare one, and the young men could not determine who that should be. At this critical moment, a young lady, sister of Ebenezer Zane, came forward, and asked that she might be permitted to execute the service; and so earnestly did she argue for the proposition, that permission was reluctantly granted. The gate was opened, and the heroic girl passed out. The opening of the gate arrested the attention of several Indians who were straggling through the village, but they permitted Miss Zane to pass without molestation. When she reappeared with the powder in her arms, the Indians, suspecting the character of her burden, fired a volley at her, but she reached the fort in safety. Let the name of Elizabeth Zane be remembered among the heroic of her sex.

The gallant Colonel Shepherd deserved the thanks of the frontier settlers for his conduct on this occasion, and Governor Henry appointed him county lieutenant as a token of his esteem.  “From the outset David suffered with agonizing pain in his chest and arms, and his breathing was labored; he fought death until he could battle no more.” 

Deputy Commissary Francis Duke, who was born in Ireland, gave his life in this battle when trying to get back into the fort.  He was killed by the Sageus Indians and then that night they came and scalped his dead body. Francis left behind his wife Sarah Shepherd and young son John as well as an unborn son Francis.  Colonel David Shepherd’s brother, William Shepherd, also died in this battle.

                    http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=921&p=surnames.shepherd  

Colonel Frederick Drowne first appeared as an officer commissioned (3-28-1776) in Colonel Carpenter’s Co, 1st Bristol Regiment. In 1785 he was commissioned as  Major of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 5th division- Bristol County.  He then was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel by Gov. John Hancock (1780-1785, 1787-1793) of the above 1st Reg. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division of Bristol Co.; he then was commissioned by Gov. Samuel Adams (1793-1797) to Colonel of the above regiment.

Frederick was a great man, he served his Town in the capacity of Selectman for 23 years; He served in the General Court of Massachusetts (the house) in 1787-1788-1789-1790-1791; 1799-1800-1801; 1802-1803-1804. He was active in Veteran’s affairs and was a compassionate man to those who needed financial help of veterans’ who served during the Revolutionary War; He secured several pensions for those men and those widows in need.

in 1788 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Massachusetts for the Ratification to the new US Constitution. He voted nay, but the motion passed and Massachusetts became the 6th state to ratify the constitution.

At his funeral a memorial was read:

“At Rehoboth on the 6th September, Colonel Frederick Drown in the 62 year of his age. He has left a wife and ten children to lament the loss of a kind husband and tender father, a numerous friends single their tears with his family on the solemn occasion. He was a gentleman much esteemed by his fellow citizens. Many posts of honor that he held to the entire satisfaction of his constituents, 20 years he held commissions in the Military, 23 years he served as the Town of Rehoboth as a selectman, and overseer of the poor, and Assessor 14 years. He represented the Town in general court, and the flame of Liberty which anirnated? him in our struggle for Independence, was fanned by virtue until the close of his life from the resignation to the divine will which he manifested during 10 weeks of sickness.

We trust that he has gone to that abode where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. Rehoboth September 6, 1804.”

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Genealogical order to present day

a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t   Catherine Van Metre Ashby (1759 – 1835) m Blanden Ashby (1759 – 1828) is grand daughter of  Captain Jacob J Van Metre (1723 – 1798) brother to Elizabeth VanMeter m Capt.Thomas Shepherd (1705 – 1776) > Sarah Shepherd (1736 – 1780) m Thomas Thornburg (1736 – 1789), William Shepherd (1740 – 1824), Thomas Shepherd (1743 – 1792), John Shepherd (1749 – 1812), Capt Abraham Shepherd (1754 – 1822), Col David Shepherd (1733 – 1795) > Sarah shepherd (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke ( 1751 – 1777) > John S Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012)  > 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

c  & n  Lydia Boggs  (1766 – 1867)  m  Captain Moses Shepherd (1763 – 1832) who is Sarah Shepherd’s brother (see a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t above)

d  Lt Col Frederick Drowne (1743 – 1804) m Martha Wheeler sister to  Samuel Wheeler (1762 – 1839) > Elizabeth Wheeler (1795 – 1878)  > Hannah Jackson (1809 -1887 ) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) Duke  > Alice A. Stead > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012)  > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

e  Chretain Maximillian DuBois (1597 – 1650) > Louis DuBois (1622 – 1696) > Louis DuBois (1677 – 1749) *& Sarah DuBois (1664 – 1726) m. Joost Jansen Van Meteren (1656 – 1725) > John Van Metre (1683 – 1745) > Captain Jacob J Van Metre (1723 – 1798) is brother to Elizabeth VanMeter m Capt.Thomas Shepherd (1705 – 1776)  (see a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t above)               

                                                            *Lewis du Bois (1728 – 1802) is grandson to Louis Du Bois (1677 – 1749)   

ff  Lt. Col. James Ingram (1732 – 1792) > John Ingram (1757 – 1822) > James W. Ingram (1781 -1846) >William R. Ingram (1812 – 1875) > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

g  Major William McIntire (1751 – 1777) husband of Eliazabeth Shepherd (1755 – ?) Sarah Shepherd’s (1758 – 1832)  sister. (see a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t above)

h  Captain John Mills (1752 – 1834) husband of Ruth Shepherd (1767 – 1846) Sarah Shepherd’s (1758 – 1832) sister. (see a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t above)

hh  Richard Oliver (1752 – 1847) m Hannah Condright (1761 – 1828) is sister to Isaac Conkright (1767 – 1848) > Elizabeth Conkright (1795 – 1876) m Abraham Landess (1789 – 1855) > John Landess (1823 – 1904) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

r  William Shepherd (1753 – 1777) is Col David Shepherd’s (1733 – 1795) son  (see a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t above)

s   Colonel Garret Van Metre (1732 – ) is son to Isaac Van Metre (1713 – 1748) who is brother to Captain Jacob J Van Metre (1723 – 1798)  (see a,b,f,j,k,l,m,o,p,q, & t above)

v,w.x & y  Major General Richard Winn  (1750 – 1818), Lieutenant Minor Winn ( 1730 – 1812) and Colonel John Winn  (1727 – 1808)  are brothers with  Colonel William Winn (1732 1800) who is father to Minor H. Winn (1775 – 1840 ) > Sarah Sally Winn (1816 – 1881) > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

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WAR OF 1812

1812 -1815

15 Star American Flag

Captain Levi Hoover Duke

1795 – 1880

Thomas Captain of the rifle division in the Ohio Regiment

Mayor and Postmaster of Johnstown, Ohio

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Captain Moses Shepherd

1763 – 1832

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Ensign Henry Landess 

1780 – ?

Casey County Militia in Kentucky

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Private James Winn

 1792 -1864

Served under Colonel Dudley

He was captured by the British and put in the hull of a vessel then set upon Lake Erie. When set free he had to run the gauntlet of 100 yards with Indians lined up on each side to spear him. Of the number who were forced to run the gauntlet only 4 escaped, and they were given one blanket between them with which to keep the sun off their severely wounded backs. Mr. Winn had $1. With it he bought sea biscuits which they lived on for four days before they came to a settlement. 
(Also see the Black Hawk War)

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Thomas Winn

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William Winn

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Genealogical order to present day

a  Captain Levi Hoover Duke (1795 – 1880) is brother to George Duke* and Uncle to Matilda Duke *

                              *George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

b  Captain Moses Shepherd (1763 – 1832) is brother to Sarah Shepherd’s (1758 – 1832) m Deputy Commissary Francis Duke ( 1751 – 1777) > John S Duke (1774 – 1849) > George Duke (1807 – 1873) > Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012)  > 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

bb   Ensign Henry Landess (1758 – 1814)  is brother to > Abraham Landess (1789 – 1855) > John Landess (1823 – 1904) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

c,d,e   Colonel William Winn (1732 – 1800)^ > Minor H. Winn (1775 – 1840)* > Sarah Sally Winn (1816 – 1881) > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda RuthWiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991)> 14 children > 52 grandchildren

c  Colonel William Winn (1732 – 1800) > *John David Winn  (1752 – 1820) (half brother to Minor H. Winn)(1775 – 1840 )* > Private James Winn( 1792 -1864)

d  ^Thomas Winn is son to Richard Winn (1750 – 1818) brother to Colonel William Winn (1732 – 1800) 

e  ^Willaim Winn  is son to Richard Winn (1750 – 1818) brother to Colonel William Winn (1732 – 1800)

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Black Hawk War

1832

Black Hawk

The Sauk and Fox tribes were removed from Rock River in Illinois to desolate lands west of the Mississippi River in 1832

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Private James Winn

 1792 -1864

(Also see War of 1812)

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Genealogical order to present day

a  Colonel William Winn (1732 – 1800)^ > Minor H. Winn (1775 – 1840)* > Sarah Sally Winn (1816 – 1881) > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

 Colonel William Winn (1732 – 1800) > *John David Winn  (1752 – 1820) (half brother to Minor H. Winn)(1775 – 1840 )* > Private James Winn( 1792 -1864)

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YAKIMA WAR

1855 – 1859

Oregon Territory 1848-1859*

Dispatcher Richard Wiley

1923 – 1889

Served 1855-56

Dispatcher

(Also see Civil War)

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His Story

Tensions were mounting. The Yakima and Cayuse Indians had connections with King George and also with The Hudson Bay Company where they did lots of trading. All these settlers coming into Oregon and Washington were really starting to bother them. They were pushed from one reservation to another and then land assigned from the treaty was reduced to a fraction after gold was found. They were mad all right and with good reason.

The Long Knives had forked tongues. Joe Palmer was superintendent of Oregon at that time.

The Yakima Indian War of 1855 really began in 1848 when the Cayuse Indians massacred Marcus and Narcissa Whitman at the Whitman Mission. The Whitmans led the first wagon train on the Oregon Trail. Dr. Whitman was trying to help them but the Indians believed he had tried to poison them. So they attacked and wiped out the mission. Five Cayuse Indians were hanged in this affair. This began the Cayuse War. Joe Meek’s daughter was at the mission at the time and died a short time after the attack. Meek was sheriff of Hillsboro at this time. The men of Hillsboro were now directly involved in the conflict. It escalated until 1855 when war was declared on the Yakima Indians under Chief Kamiakin.

Richard Wiley was carrying mail at the time so he seemed the likely choice to carry express and dispatches between Portland and Cascade, right through Indian country! He did this for two years, at great risk to his life! Grampa could shoot and Grampa could ride. A perfect combination for a war dispatcher!

He carried mail in 1855 and 1856. The war was won in 1859. Life was safer along the Columbia now. 

Genealogical order to present day

Richard Wiley (1923 – 1889) >Wilbur D. Wiley (1856 – 1909) > Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) m Joseph B. Delsman (1887 – 1940) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren  

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CIVIL WAR

1861 – 1865

Confederate and Union Flags

Our ancestors fought honorably in the American Civil War. It was a hard time for our country and there were varying views as to the rightness of the war, but the men fought to preserve a way of life, to insure that all Americans would be free to determine their own destiny. They fought in a noble cause to guarantee that America would remain strong. They were defenders of Freedom!

Private William A. Bloyd

1833 – 1908

Served in the Union

E Company Oregon 1st Infantry

The 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an American Civil War era military regiment recruited in Oregon for the Union Army. The regiment was formed in November 1864. At full strength, it was composed of ten companies of foot soldiers. The regiment was used to guard trade routes and escorted immigrant wagon trains from Fort Boise to the Willamette Valley. Its troops were used to pursue and suppress Indian raiders in eastern Oregon and the Idaho Territory. Several detachments accompanied survey parties and built roads in central and southern Oregon. The regiment’s last company was mustered out of service on July 1867.

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Private Calvin Duke

1833 – 1888

Served in the Union

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Major Salathiel Allen Duke

1828 – ?

Served in the Union

Initiated and organized the first all negro regiment during the Civil War. In charge of, The Outpost, a cotton plantation which supported the war effort,holding it against attack while troops were withdrawing from it.

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Corporal Zenus J. Duke

1839 – 1925

Served in the Union 

Company C, 32nd regiment, Iowa, Infantry.

May 19, 1895 promoted to Corporal .Wounded at the battle of Pleasant Hill ( a slight buttock shot) as they were cut off from the rest of their troop in a cross fire .

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Charles Stead

1842 – 1905

Served in the Union  1851 – 1865

Company H 2nd Cavalry at Utica   

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Captain Richard Wiley

1923 – 1889

Served in the Union

Appointed Captain, Aide De Camp, by Governor A.C. Gibbs on June 27, 1863.

On the staff of Brigadier-General Stephen Coffin of the Militia of the State of Oregon.

(Also see YAKIMA WAR)

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Zadok Winn

1834 – 1913

Served in the Union 1863 – 1865

Company E

Arkansas Cavalry 1882 appointed Deputy U.S. Marshall under Judge Thomas Boles

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Their Story

The Civil War, or War Between the States, started on April 12,1861 with the South(Confederates) laying siege to Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The turning point was the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania where many died; estimates place the death toll of the entire war at about 750,000. Sherman’s ignominious March to the Sea was in !864, and the Confederacy surrendered on May 9,1865.Our Great Grand Uncles Private Calvin Duke and Corporal Zenas Duke, brothers, both chose to serve the North, also known as the Union. Many from the North believed strongly that slavery was wrong and that seceding from the Union would weaken our nation. President Lincoln required each state to supply a quota of men to fight, and our uncles fought for Iowa.This war was fought during The Industrial Revolution and was one of the earliest wars to employ railroads, telegraphs, steamships, and mass produced weapons. Some believe the secession should have been granted to the South, our uncles did not. They were Civil War heroes in a long line of war heroes.

Genealogical order to present day

 a Private William A. Bloyd (1833 – 1908) m Sara Ingram (1842 – 1864) half sister to > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

b,c, & d  Corporal Zenus Duke (1839 – 1925), Private Calvin Duke (1833 – 1888) and Salathiel Allen Duke (1828 – ? )  are brothers to Matilda Duke (1843 – 1907) > Alice Stead (1871 – 1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

e  Charles Stead (1842-1905) >George Stead (1806-1882) > Joseph Stead (1782-1842)(brother of Thomas Stead (1741 – 1784)  < Robert Stead (1769 – 1827) > John B Stead (1793 – 1867) > William Stead (1842-1901) > Alice Stead (1871-1925) > John Guenther (1912 – 1991) m Geraldine  Delsman  (1916 – 2012) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

f  Captain Richard Wiley (1923 – 1889) > Wilbur D. Wiley (1856 – 1909) > Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991)> 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

g  Zadok Winn 1834 – 1913  1863 son of  James Winn V, brother to Sarah Sally Winn (1816 – 1881) > Leodicia Ingram (1847 – 1909) > Corena Maylona Landess (1873 – 1931) >Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991) > 14 children > 52 grandchildren

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Spanish American War

April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898

America and Cuba, Patriots

Private Jack Frank Kenney

1877 – 1954

June 18 1898 – August 22, 1899

Company E, 110th Regiment P.V.I.

Genealogical order to present day

Private Jack Frank Kenney (1877 – 1954) is husband to Hedwig Griep, brother to Herman Griep (1884 – 1959) > Raymond Wm. Griep (1917 – 1994) > Deborah Guenther > Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present) (one of the 52 grandchildren)

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World WAR I

1917 – 1918

40 Star Flag

BAND CORPORAL THOMAS BALDRA

1870-1940

Army 1916-1919

*Band Corporal

* 27th Co. Infantry Band 166td D.B.

*Camp Lewis,

* France. Member of 162d band.

(- 8:30-9 warm up,

– 9-11am  playing, 

– 1 hour after dinner playing,

– 3-4pm parade playing,

– 3 concerts per week in parks and huts in the evenings,

– plus detail work)

*Transferred to 6th Wisconsin

*Saddler in a cavalry troop

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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Herman Delsman 

1896 – 1966

U.S. Army 1912 – 1918, 1943 – 1945

U.S. National Guard 1929 -1930

World War I 

National Guard at Tillamook, Oregon  

( Also see World War II)

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Private Engleberth Hartle

1897 – 1977

U.S. Army 1917 – 1920

Fort Sheridan, Lake Illinois

Private Medical Department – on duty at Hospital in Lake, Illinois

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Private First Class Arthur Emil Johnson

1895 – 1965

U.S. Army 1918 – 1919

Camp Custer Michigan

Last Assignment – B217th Field Signal Box

Greater Muskegon Barracks 328

                                             

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Private George Michael Wiley

1890 – 1862

Company E 13th Infantry


                                               

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Xaver Kramheller

1895 – >1953

German Army

German Artillery 1914 – 1919

Volunteer with replacement dept. of the 3rd field artillery regiment Driver

In Combat action/ In Combat Zone during 1915,1916,1917,1918,1915

In field transfer to reserves of the field artillery regiment no. 91917

Decorated: War Merit Cross 3rd Class with Swords and Precision Iron Cross 2nd Class

1918 sick at military hospital; From military hospital to 2nd support battery

(Also see World War II)

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Their Story

Uncle Charlie was only 16 years old. The world was at risk. The Kaiser was on the lose. Our country was threatened. Uncle Charlie enlisted to protect his family, to keep America free.

Kaiser Wilhelm served as emperor of Germany from 1888 until the end of World War I. His goal was to to rule the world.

The war drew in all the world’s economic great powers,[10] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom,France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy had also been a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance.[11] These alliances were both reorganized and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history.  

                    [12][13] (Wikipedia)

Genealogical order to present day

aa. Band Corporal Thomas Baldra  is son of Thomas Baldra(1836-1876) brother to Mary Jane Baldra (1840-1926) m Captain Richard Wiley (1923 – 1889) > Wilbur D. Wiley (1856 – 1909) > Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960) > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991)> 14 children > 52 grandchildren 

 a Lieutenant Charles Herman Delsman is brother to Joseph B Delsman > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991)> 14 children > 52 grandchildren

b  Private Engleberth Hartle (1897 – 1977) is cousin to Maria Kochie > Dorothy Griep > Deborah Guenther > Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present) (one of the 52 grandchildren)

c  Private Arthur Emil Johnson (1895- )  is cousin to Raymond Griep > Deborah Guenther >Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present)(one of the 52 grandchildren) 

d  Private George Michael Wiley (1895 – ) is son of Wilbur Wiley (1891-1960) and brother to Wilda Ruth Wiley (1891 – 1960)> Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991)> 14 children > 52 grandchildren

e  Xaver Kramheller (1895 – ?) is cousin to Anna Kramheller > Maria Kochie > Dorothy Griep > Deborah Guenther  >Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present)(one of the 52 grandchildren)  

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World WAR II

1939 – 1945

Flag raised over Iwo Jima

America entered in 1941 with Pearl Harbor

Lucille Burda

1903 – 1977

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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Herman Delsman 

1896 – 1966

U.S. Army 1912 – 1918, 1943 – 1945

U.S. National Guard 1929 -1930

World War II :  US Army Defense of Columbia Harbor,

Also stationed in Italy and Northern Africa

(Also see World War I)

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Corporal John T. Delsman

1926-1977

US Army 1944-1946

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Second Lieutenant Richard J. Delsman

1917 – 1943

U.S. Army Air Forces 1942 – 1943

Regiment: 416th Bomber Squadron, 99th Bomber Group, Heavy

Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart Awarded in 1945

Missing in Action/Buried at Sea, declared dead in his last bombing run

U.S.Medical Administrative Corps – For Officers only

Richard Delsman enlisted in World War II to do our family’s part in keeping a safe world. His wife’s name was Edie. Aunt Edie. Second Lieutenant Dick was the bombardier in the US Army Air Force.

On November 24, 1943, his B-17 Bomber went down in the Mediterranean Sea. A plane turned back and reported that there were survivors in the water, but the sea was very rough that day.

Second Lieutenant Dick and the crew were never heard from again, although the family maintained hope for years. Dick’s sister, ( Great Grandma Geraldine Delsman), kept his memory alive until her death at age 97. Uncle Dick received the Purple Heart in honor of sacrificing his life for our freedom.

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Jack Doyle

U.S. Army

Guam

Served as a dentist

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First Lieutenant Raymond Wm. Griep 

1917 -1994

U.S. Army 1941 – 1944

Bombardier – Navigator for the B17

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Corpsman James Kochie

U.S. Navy

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Xaver Kramheller

1895 – >1953

Was in a Prisoner of War camp (Also see World War I)

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Their Story

The Axis and the Allies

Axis: Germany, Japan and Italy

Allies: Russia, Britain, China, United States

World War II, 1939 -1945, was a war between the Axis and the Allies.  Germany’s Adolf Hitler’s atrocities against the Jews and others brought great emotion into the War. With Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered the war.  America sided with the Allies.

The Griep clan sent Uncle Jack Doyle, Corpsman Uncle James Kochie, and Grampa First Lieutenant Raymond Griep.  These men fought not only for American freedom but for that of the world.  About 300,000 Americans died in this war.

On the home front, Uncle Charlie Delsman, already a WWI vet, defended the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria from Japanese invasion.

Victory in Europe , VE Day, was celebrated when German leader Karl Donitz authorized surrender. Hitler had committed suicide.

After the war, Britain leader Winston Churchill, after having been bombed to rubble, gave his famous speech:  “Never…never…never… give up!”

Lieutenant Richard J. Delsman gave the ultimate sacrifice and was awarded the Purple Heart.  His B-17 bomber went down in the Mediterranean on November 24, 1943.

Genealogical order to present day

aa  Lucille Burda (1903 – 1977) is wife to James Burda who is son to Johann Burda brother to Martin Burda > Blossom Burda > Raymond Griep > Deborah Griep >Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present)(one of the 52 grandchildren) 

a   Lieutenant Charles Herman Delsman (1896 – 1966) is brother to Joseph B Delsman  > Geraldine Clara Delsman (1916 – 2012) m John Guenther (1912 – 1991)> 14 children > 52 grandchildren

bb John T. Delsman (1926-1977 ) Son to Grandma Geraldine Guenther’s Uncle Charlie Delsman

b  Richard J. Delsman  (1917 – 1943) ) is brother to Geraldine C. Delsman (1916 – 2012) (see ‘a’ above)

d  Raymond Wm. Griep (1917 – 1994) is father to Deborah Guenther >Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present)(one of the 52 grandchildren)

c & e  Jack Doyle and Corpsman James Kochie are Uncles to Deborah Guenther >Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present) (one of the 52 grandchildren)

f  Xaver Kramheller (1895 – ?) is cousin to Anna Kramheller > Maria Kochie > Dorothy Griep > Deborah Guenther >Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present) (one of the 52 grandchildren) 

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Korean WAR

1950 – 1953

Seal of America

Sergeant Raymond Kiepert

 – present

U.S. Army  1951 – 1953

2nd Division, 9th Regiment

Awards: Bronze Star for actions as Platoon leader saving his men 

Sharpshooter Medal

2nd Division motto “Second to None”

2nd Division patch insignia “Indian brave on a white star”

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Staff Sergeant William Lucero 

1939 – present

U.S. Army Reserve 1957 – 1965

Served 6 months active duty in 1958, at Fort Ord, California

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 Lt. Col. Mary Ann Delsman

1924-2019

US Air Force 1952-1973

Spent 2 years in England as an exchange offier in the Royal Air Force where she learned a nice cup of tea was the remedy for almost any problem.

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Genealogical order to present day

a  Sergeant Raymond Kiepert is brother-in-law to Dorothy Griep > Deborah Griep > Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present)(one of the 52 grandchildren) 

b  Staff Sergeant William Lucero (1957 – 1965) Spouse to Louise Guenther (one of the 14 children)

c. Lt. Col Mary Ann Delsman (1924 – 2019) (Daughter to Grandma Geraldine Guenther’s Uncle Charlie Delsman)

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Vietnam War

1953 – 1975

50 Star Flag

Commander Raymond James Griep 

1941 – present

U.S. Navy 1970 -1993

USS Carrier Ship Constellation (Connie) 1971 -1973

Vietnam: Two tours (11 & 9 months), flew the A-6 Intruder

Operations: Yankee Station & Gonzo Station; Linebacker Raid

Ran Survivor School in Philippines 1974 -1976

USS Carrier Ship Nimitz 1989 -1990 (Patrolled North Atlantic; Operation Eagle Claw – Diplomatic Hostage Rescue from Iraq)

Point Mugu- Tested missiles including “Sparrow” 1982 – 1985

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Sergeant Richard Guenther 

1948 – 2017

U.S. Army 1966 – 1969

Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska

                                     

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Communications Technician Second Class David J. Messerle 

1946 – 2018

U.S. Navy 1966 – 1970

Completed communications technician training at Pensacola, Florida

Stationed: Kami Seya, Japan 1967 – unknown 

Crew member of USS Banner (environmental research ship homeported in Yokosuka, Japam

                               

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Specialist Jim Morrison

1946 – present

U.S. Army 1971 – 1973

Fort Lewis, Washington 2PLT. E.Co. 4 BN. 1 BDE.

Okinawa

                                     

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Major John Running

1955 – present

U.S. Air Force

Piloted the Harrier

                                     

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Genealogical order to present day

a  Commander Raymond J. Griep is brother to Deborah Guenther > Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present)(one of the 52 grandchildren) 

b  Sergeant Richard Guenther (one of the 14 children) 

c  David J. Messerle is husband to Ann Guenther (one of the 14 children)

d  Specialist Jim Morrison is husband of Angela Guenther (one of the 14 children)

e  John Running is husband to Mary Guenther (one of the 14 children)

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Iraq War

2003 – 2011

 

Erica Aranda

U.S. Army

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Infantryman Pedro L. Quiroz 

(1990 – present)

U.S. Oregon Army National Guard 2009 -2015

MOS: Eleven Bravo

Operation New Dawn, (Spicer)
Moto: ‘Sinemora’ (Without Delay)

Captain’s Bradley driver

MRAP Gunner/Driver

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Zane Running

U.S. Air Force

1982-(present)

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Genealogical order to present day

a  Erika Aranda (present) (child of Carry Aranda one of the 52 grandchildren) 

b  Infantryman Pedro L. Quiroz (1990 – present) husband of Rachel M. Guenther (one of the 52 grandchildren)

c  Zane Running (1982 – Present) son of Mary Running ( one of the 14 children) 

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Afghanistan War

2001 – present

Cecilia Aranda 

(1997- present)

U.S. Army 2014 –  present  

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Samuel Joseph Crowell

2000-present

U.S. Army 1018-present

Helicopter mechanic

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Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther 

(1984 – present)

U.S. Army 2009 – 2013

 Satellite Communication Systems Operator-Maintainer

Operations: Enduring Freedom and New Dawn

Security Clearance: Secret

Army Achievement Award

Combat Action Badge

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Private Timothy Guenther

1994 – Present

US Army 2019 – Present

Chaplain Assistant

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 Genealogical order to present day

a  Cecilia Aranda (1997 -present)  child of Carry Aranda (one of the 52 grandchildren) 

aa Samuel J. Crowell, son of Dan Crowell (one of the 52 grandchildren)

b  Sergeant Jereme E. Guenther (1984 – Present) child of Edward Guenther (one of the 14 children)

c PVT Guenther Timothy Child of Dave Guenther (one of the 14 children)

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CREDITS*

Guenther Coat of Arms – Ron Guenther

Eighty Years’ War

*Flag  – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Netherlands    

French Army

*Flag – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_France

*DuBois Crest – http://www.dbfa.org/

First Esopus Indian War

*1665 treaty – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esopus_Wars

Battle of Boyne

*Flag – http://sex-british.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/uk-flag-3.jpg

*Shepherd’s Coat of Arms – Ron Guenther

War Between the Delaware and Catawba Indians

*Picture – Delaware Indian Warrior Portrait 1763 by Randy Steele 

French and Indian War

*Flag – British Flag, source unknown

*Jacob Van Metre – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8757511/jacob-van_meter

War Of The Regulation

*War of Regulator picture –  http://regulatormovement.wordpress.com/

*The Story – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Regulation

*The Story – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alamance

Revolutionary War

*Flag – http://mikethehistoryguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/who-made-first-american-flag-not-betsy.html (note: Betty Ross did not make the first flag)

*Lydia Boggs –

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Lydia_Boggs_Shepherd_Cruger_1832.JPG

*Her information – http://www.wvgenweb.org/ohio/rw-tombstones.htm

*Duke Crest, Arms of the Dukes of Suffolk,England – Source unknown

*Grand Old Union Flag 1775 – https://dontknowmuch.com/

*Capt John Mills – http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=14857882&PIpi=3515595

*Comm Col David Shepherd – (His Information)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Henry_(1782)

*Captain Moses Shepherd – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14858381/moses-shepherd

*Colonel Garrett Van Meter and Cap Jacob Van Meter – Arms of the Van Meterens of Holland – source unknown

War of 1812

*Flag – 15 Star American – Source Unknown. 

*Capt Moses Shepherd –https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14858381/moses-shepherd

Black Hawk War of 1832

*Photo – http://www.forttours.com/pages/fortappleriver.asp

Yakima War

*Oregon Territory 1848-1859 Image – https://worldhistoryproject.org/1848/8/14/congress-creates-the-oregon-territory– 

* Wiley Coat of Arms – http://www.coats-of-arms.com/wiley%20coat%20of%20arms.htm

*Chief Kamiakin – https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wa-indianconflicts/

Civil War

*Flag – https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/american-civil-war-1861-1865

*Salathiel Allen Duke – https://www.afroamcivilwar.org/about-us/usct-history.html

*Corporal Zenus J. Duke- Source unknown

*Charles Stead – Source unknown

*Richard Wiley – https://www.pinterest.com/trailtenders/oregon-trail-pioneers/

*Zadoc Winn – The Springdale News Dec 29, 1911

Spanish American War

*Image – https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/american-imperialism-1890-1920-8d6966d7-3383-4cf9-bd7e-ee5dea4ea0e9

World War I

*Flag – https://www.rubylane.com/item/183041-01-0434F-1/c1910-USA-48-Star-American-National

* Band Corporal Thomas Baldra application for headstone – Source unknown

*Charles Delsman – Guenther collection

*Engleberth Hartle – Guenther collection

*Arthur Emil Johnson – Guenther collection

*George Michael Wiley – Guenther collection

*Xaver Kramheller –  Medals seen on ebay

World War II

*Photo – https://southfloridareporter.com/1945-u-s-flag-raised-iwo-jima-video/

*Charles Delsman – Guenther collection

*Corporal John T. Delsman – Guenther collection

*Richard Delsman – Guenther collection

*Purple Heart – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart 

*Jack Doyle – Guenther collection

*Raymond Wm Griep – Guenther collection

*James Kochie – Guenther collection

Korean War

*Seal – http://coloringhome.com/great-seal-of-the-united-states-coloring-page

*Raymond Kiepert – Guenther collection

*Medals – ebay and https://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=z99uai90018e&Category_Code=05MC

*William Lucero – Guenther collection

*Lt. Col. Mary Ann Delsman –  Guenther collection

Vietnam War

*Flag – https://pinkgrapefrute.wordpress.com/tag/teen-inventions/

*Raymond J. Griep – Guenther collection

*Richard Guenther – Guenther collection 

*Dave Messerle – Guenther collection

*Jim Morrison – Guenther collection

*John Running – Guenther collection

Iraq War

*Emblem – https://tbrowni.wordpress.com/

*Pedro Quiroz – Guenther collection

Afghanistan War

*Flag – https://www.customwallgraphics.com/products.php?product=American-USA-Flag-With-Eagle-Wall-Sticker#.Xc2llPuSlaQ

*Samuel Joseph Crowell – Guenther collection

*Jereme Guenther – Guenther collection

*Private Timothy Guenther – Guenther collection