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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Westovers and More -- Surname Saturday

The number of Westovers in my tree hovers around 920. I can't say I know where they all lived or what their lines were. My Westover line started in England, moved to Connecticut, then Massachusetts, where my ancestor was both a Revolutionary War patriot and then became a Loyalist and moved to Canada.


When reader Darlene wrote recently about her line who lived in Westover, Pennsylvania, I did a quick check of my file and discovered I had only a few from her line. When she sent a listing of at least 160 Westovers buried in the Westover Baptist Church Cemetery (in Chest Twp., Clearfield County, Pennsylvania), I knew this was going to become a nice project of mine.
Tobias and Catherine Westover
(Photo belongs to Darlene Philips)
Tobias was my 4th cousin 4 times removed.

Register report begins with my third cousin 5 times removed.

Generation No. 1

1.Jonathan Webster WESTOVER (Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 28 JAN 1809 in Murray, Blair Co., Pennsylvania, and died 3 OCT 1893 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He was buried in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He married Mary KETNER. She was born 26 JUL 1809 in Pennsylvania, and died 29 JUL 1873 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. She was buried in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
Children of Jonathan Webster WESTOVER and Mary KETNER were:
+2  i.Enos WESTOVER was born 18 DEC 1829 in Pennsylvania, and died 26 FEB 1919 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
3  ii.John M. WESTOVER was born 30 AUG 1831 in Pennsylvania.
+4  iii.Sarah Elizabeth WESTOVER was born 6 JAN 1834, and died 1926.
5  iv.Joseph WESTOVER was born ABT 1835 in Pennsylvania.
6  v.Mary WESTOVER was born ABT 1836 in Pennsylvania.
+7  vi.Tobias WESTOVER was born 16 JUL 1838 in Pennsylvania, and died 12 OCT 1917.
+8  vii.Naomi Catherine WESTOVER was born 16 SEP 1841 in Pennsylvania, and died 12 MAR 1912.
9  viii.Ellis WESTOVER was born ABT 1843 in Pennsylvania.
10  ix.James WESTOVER was born ABT 1846 in Pennsylvania.
11  x.William WESTOVER was born 3 MAR 1848 in Pennsylvania.
12  xi.Jonathan W. WESTOVER was born 3 MAR 1848, and died JUL 1866.
13  xii.Samuel Miles WESTOVER was born 15 AUG 1850.


Generation No. 2

2.Enos WESTOVER (Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 18 DEC 1829 in Pennsylvania, and died 26 FEB 1919 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He married Mary Adeline STEPHENS 26 FEB 1852, daughter of Calvin STEPHENS and Zeruviah COLEMAN. She was born 3 SEP 1833 in Pennsylvania, and died 22 APR 1916 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. She was buried in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
Children of Enos WESTOVER and Mary Adeline STEPHENS were:
+14  i.Jonathan H. WESTOVER was born 23 JUN 1853 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 23 JUL 1923 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
15  ii.Mary Elizabeth WESTOVER was born 12 MAR 1855 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 19 JAN 1863.
16  iii.Carrie Allen WESTOVER was born 8 JUN 1866 in Pennsylvania. She married David HOCKENBERRY.

4.Sarah Elizabeth WESTOVER (Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 6 JAN 1834, and died 1926. She married Daniel FRY.
Child of Sarah Elizabeth WESTOVER and Daniel FRY was:
17  i.Mary Jane FRY. She married Raymond Vinton DUNBAR.

7.Tobias WESTOVER (Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 16 JUL 1838 in Pennsylvania, and died 12 OCT 1917. He married Catherine W. FULTON. She was born OCT 1845 in Pennsylvania, and died 19 DEC 1907.
Children of Tobias WESTOVER and Catherine W. FULTON were:
18  i.Mary WESTOVER was born ABT 1863 in Pennsylvania.
19  ii.James WESTOVER was born ABT 1865 in Pennsylvania.
20  iii.Enos WESTOVER was born ABT 1867 in Pennsylvania.
+21  iv.Elizabeth Jane WESTOVER was born ABT 1869 in Pennsylvania.
22  v.J.D. WESTOVER was born ABT 1871 in Pennsylvania.
+23  vi.Sheridan WESTOVER was born 6 MAY 1875 in Pennsylvania.
24  vii.Joseph WESTOVER was born ABT 1878 in Pennsylvania.

8.Naomi Catherine WESTOVER (Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 16 SEP 1841 in Pennsylvania, and died 12 MAR 1912. She married Wilhelm F. SYBERT. He was born 27 DEC 1833 in Bavaria, Germany, and died 1 MAY 1910 in Westover, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He was buried in Westover Baptist Cemetery, Westover, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
Children of Naomi Catherine WESTOVER and Wilhelm F. SYBERT were:
+25  i.Jane SYBERT.
26  ii.Jonathan SYBERT was born ABT 1860 in Pennsylvania.
27  iii.Lizzie SYBERT was born ABT 1862 in Pennsylvania.
28  iv.Phebe A. SYBERT was born ABT 1864 in Pennsylvania.
29  v.Letitia E. SYBERT was born ABT 1867 in Pennsylvania.
30  vi.Mary C. SYBERT was born ABT 1869 in Pennsylvania.


Generation No. 3

14.Jonathan H. WESTOVER (Enos WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 23 JUN 1853 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 23 JUL 1923 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He married Lydia Ann BARTO 7 JUN 1874. She was born 14 DEC 1856 in Pennsylvania.
Children of Jonathan H. WESTOVER and Lydia Ann BARTO were:
+31  i.Howard Frederick WESTOVER was born 30 DEC 1874 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 7 SEP 1965.
+32  ii.Ruel Clark WESTOVER was born 23 DEC 1876 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 17 MAY 1966 in Coalport, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
33  iii.Ellen Rachel WESTOVER was born 2 MAR 1881 in Westover, Chest Twp., Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 15 OCT 1980 in Spangler, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania. She married William Henry BYERS 19 JUN 1901 in Westover, Chest Twp., Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
34  iv.Ora Jane WESTOVER was born 6 MAY 1883 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 4 DEC 1974. She married Millard Heber MCCULLEY 8 JUL 1908.
35  v.Alonzo McClure WESTOVER was born 10 JUN 1888, and died 22 AUG 1903.
36  vi.Mary Adeline WESTOVER was born 19 AUG 1891 in Westover, Chest Twp, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
37  vii.Bessie Caroline WESTOVER was born 21 MAR 1896 in Chest Twp., Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
38  viii.Myrtle Rebecca WESTOVER was born 13 AUG 1901 in Pennsylvania.

21.Elizabeth Jane WESTOVER (Tobias WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born ABT 1869 in Pennsylvania. She married William Benjamin Franklin PENNINGTON 14 APR 1895 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He was born 4 MAR 1867, and died 9 AUG 1894. She married David Beauregard KITCHENS.
Child of Elizabeth Jane WESTOVER and William Benjamin Franklin PENNINGTON was:
+39  i.Gerda PENNINGTON.

23.Sheridan WESTOVER (Tobias WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 6 MAY 1875 in Pennsylvania. He married Cora M. KITCHEN 19 APR 1903 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. She was born ABT 1881 in Pennsylvania.
Children of Sheridan WESTOVER and Cora M. KITCHEN were:
+40  i.Norman M. WESTOVER was born 10 NOV 1900 in Pennsylvania, and died AUG 1970 in LaJose, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
41  ii.George Fred WESTOVER was born ABT 1905 in Pennsylvania.

25.Jane SYBERT (Naomi Catherine WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1).
Child of Jane SYBERT was:
+42  i.George W. Tellement SYBERT.


Generation No. 4

31.Howard Frederick WESTOVER (Jonathan H. WESTOVER9, Enos WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 30 DEC 1874 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 7 SEP 1965. He was buried in Mt. Zion Luth. Cemetery, Henderson Twp., Pennsylvania. He married 23 NOV 1899 in Mahaffey, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
Children of Howard Frederick WESTOVER and w\o Howard Frederick WESTOVER were:
43  i.Harvey Clark WESTOVER was born 15 DEC 1900.
44  ii.Jennie Mae WESTOVER was born 27 DEC 1901.
+45  iii.Paul Alonzo WESTOVER was born 29 APR 1904.
46  iv.Della Marie WESTOVER was born 9 DEC 1905.
47  v.Maud Ethel WESTOVER was born 29 JAN 1907.
48  vi.Fannie Ellen WESTOVER was born 9 MAR 1911 in Stone Creek Ridge, Huntington, Pennsylvania.
49  vii.Alton WESTOVER.

32.Ruel Clark WESTOVER (Jonathan H. WESTOVER9, Enos WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 23 DEC 1876 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, and died 17 MAY 1966 in Coalport, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He married 9 MAR 1904 in Coalport, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
Children of Ruel Clark WESTOVER and w\o Ruel Clark WESTOVER were:
50  i.William Howard WESTOVER was born 12 FEB 1905.
51  ii.Pearl Elizabeth WESTOVER was born 2 NOV 1908.
52  iii.George Isaac WESTOVER was born 2 SEP 1913 in Coalport, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.
53  iv.Ralph Harris WESTOVER was born 18 OCT 1917.

39.Gerda PENNINGTON (Elizabeth Jane WESTOVER9, Tobias WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1). She married Roy FISHEL.
Child of Gerda PENNINGTON and Roy FISHEL was:
54  i.Dorothy FISHEL died 2009. She married Edwin PHILLIPS.

40.Norman M. WESTOVER (Sheridan WESTOVER9, Tobias WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 10 NOV 1900 in Pennsylvania, and died AUG 1970 in LaJose, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He married Nora. She was born ABT 1899 in Pennsylvania.
Children of Norman M. WESTOVER and Nora I. w\o Norman M. WESTOVER were:
55  i.Norma E. WESTOVER was born ABT 1924 in Pennsylvania.
56  ii.Ned E. WESTOVER was born ABT 1926 in Pennsylvania.
57  iii.Norris McKinley WESTOVER was born 1930 in Westover, Pennsylvania, and died 25 MAR 2008 in Winchester, Virginia.

42.George W. Tellement SYBERT (Jane SYBERT9, Naomi Catherine WESTOVER8, Jonathan Webster WESTOVER7, Oliver WESTOVER6, Oliver WESTOVER5, Nathaniel WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1).
Child of George W. Tellement SYBERT was:
58  i.Ruth Sarany SYBERT.
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Clearfield County Pennsylvania Cemeteries
http://www.pa-roots.com/clearfield/cemeteries/index.html
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