William Fillgrove
Immigrant ~1870-1871; expect 1870
Notes on history of Hanover
The Electors of Hanover in 1714 became also the royal family of the United Kingdon (Great Britain), and shared rulers until the reign of Queen Victoria began in 1837. Descent in Hanover required inheritance of the crown by a male ruler. The Seven Years War (1756-1763) saw a battle fought near the city. In 1803 on Napoleon's orders, 30,000 French soldiers occupied Hanover for a time before transfer to Great Britain. In 1815 the Congress of Vienna elevated the electorate of Hanover to the kingdom of Hanover, after which time the capital town expanded across the river and grew in size. Hanover was then ruled by Ernest Augustus, brother of Great Britain's William IV, and remained a kingdom until 1866. In that year it was annexed by Prussia during the Franco Prussian War. Hanover defeated Prussia at the battle of Langensalza; nevertheless Hanover was annexed by Prussia as a provincial capital. Hanoverians continued their opposition to Prussia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover
Notes on the Fillgrove family
The Fillgrove family was from Hanover,Germany, leaving Hanover four years after annexation by Prussia. The name appears in older church records in Pennsylvania as Pfuhlgraff & variants.
The 1880 census lists William Fillgrove as born in Hanover. He indicates his parents were also born in Hanover, a city on the Leine River in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen). As they were farmers it is likely they were from the area around Hanover rather than from the city itself. William's son Louis would have been about ten years old at time of immigration, given as 1870 in the census of 1900. As he and his sister Mena both appear in the (August) 1870 census in Clarion Co. PA, but residing with another family also from Hanover, and as his parents William & Emilia have not yet been located in that census, it is possible but not certain that these two children immigrated ahead of their parents.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 1825 | Hanover | [2] | |
| Marriage | expect before 1858, birth of Mina | expect Hanover | to Amilia Gruenenberg | [2][3] |
| Death | ||||
| Burial |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5
+-- John Abram Kline
| (1857-1915)
+--Mary Philistia Kline -----+
| (1903-1987) |
| +-- Elizabeth Anna Frederick
| (1865-1921)
|
| +-- William Fillgrove
+ | (~1824-????)
| +--Louis Fillgrove----------+
| | (1860-1923) |
| | +-- Amalia Grunenberg
| | (~1833-????)
| |
+-- Harold Louis Fillgrove --+
(1900-1968) |
| +-- Samuel Shirey
| | (1804-1873)
+-- Emma Shirey ------------+
(1862-1944) |
+-- Sarah Johnson
(1808-1901)
Sources: [2][3]
Children
Children with Amilia Gruenenberg:
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mena/Mina Fillgrove | F | 28 Dec 1857 | Hanover, Germany | [1][3] | ||
| Louis Fillgrove | M | 1860 | Hanover, Germany | d. 1923 | [1][2][3] | |
| Marey(Caroline Maria) Fillgrove | F | 21 Apr 1871 | PA, presume Clarion Co. | [2][3] |
- Note: Mena Fillgrove is never found in the census with the William Fillgrove family. She is, however, living with Louis in the 1870 census and is likely his sister.
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover, Germany | b. 1860 | [1] | |
| Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA | by 1870 | [1]
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Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA,pg.3, P.O. Shippenville. Date of census: 27 Aug. 1870 Lines 33-38: Casper Bisenhouse, age 55, farmer; Charlotte age 54; Charlotte 28, Rachel 18. Mena Filgrove (female) age 12, Louis Filgrove age 10. All born in Hanover. |
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| 2 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Enum. Dist. 081, Salem Twp., Clarion Co., PA, page 14. Census dated 10 June 1880. Lines 46-50: William Fillgrove, father, age 56, farmer; Amilia, mother, age 47, house work; Lewis, son, 20, farm hand; Marey, dau., 9, at home, b. PA; Conrad Nemoyer, boarder, age 75, widower, pauper. All and all parents b. Germany except Marey b. PA. |
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| 3 | Records of St. Paul's Lutheran & Reformed Church, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA, Translated & Compiled by Raymond E. Hollenbach 1959-60, Research by John B. Dengler 1959-60.
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Source Notes
- William & Amilia Fillgrove have not been not found in the 1870 census. Two children, Louis and Mena, are living with a different family, also immigrants from Hanover. It is possible that the parents came later, or that the children were boarding and working on the Bisenhouse farm. A child (Marey) born to William and Amilia Fillgrove in 1871 was born in Pennsylvania, so it is likely that William and Amalia did immigrate in 1870-1871.
Research
The material in this section is for research leads only. We do not wish to imply any connection to our family at present, nor suggest its use without additional confirmation. York, York Co. PA. She married 17 May 1883 in Germany to Johannes George B. PFALTZGRAFF, b. 1808 in Germany.
- Family Trees in the Ancestry.com registry show William (or Wilhelm) Fillgrove born 1825 in Hanover, died 1890 in Clarion County. No independent verification of the death date has been located. In these records, his wife's maiden name is given as Amilia Greenberger (b. 1835, d. 1919). No census record of Amilia Fillgrove is found in the 1900 or 1910 census.
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