Fisher Transue1

M, b. 9 November 1880, d. 30 October 1934
Birth*9 November 1880Fisher Transue was born on 9 November 1880 at PA.2,3 
He was the son of George W. Transue and Louisa Hardenstine. 
Marriage*17 September 1910He married Margaret Agnes Jordan on 17 September 1910. 
Death*30 October 1934He died on 30 October 1934 at Rosenkrans Hospital, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA, at age 53.2 
Burial*2 November 1934He was buried on 2 November 1934 at Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.2 

Family

 Margaret Agnes Jordan

Citations

  1. 1880 Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1910 East Stroudsburg, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S1059] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death entry, Fisher Transue, #93567.
  3. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.

George W. Transue1

M, b. 3 February 1838, d. 8 June 1914
ChartsMichael Hardenstine descendant chart
Birth*3 February 1838George W. Transue was born on 3 February 1838 at Monroe Co., PA.2,3 
He was the son of Jacob Transue and Mary LaBar. 
Occupation*1860He was a farm laborer in 1860. 
Marriage*24 February 1864He married Louisa Hardenstine, daughter of Godfrey Hardenstine and Odella Schaefer, on 24 February 1864.4 
Occupation1870He was a laborer in 1870. 
Occupation1880He was a laborer in 1880. 
Occupation1900He was a day laborer in 1900. 
Death*8 June 1914He died on 8 June 1914 at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA, at age 76.2,3 
Burial*11 June 1914He was buried on 11 June 1914 at Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.2 

Family

 Louisa Hardenstine b. 4 Nov 1843, d. 14 Apr 1918
Marriage*24 February 1864He married Louisa Hardenstine, daughter of Godfrey Hardenstine and Odella Schaefer, on 24 February 1864.4 
Children 1.Mary J. Transue b. 23 Aug 1865, d. 6 Nov 1956
 2.William H. Transue b. 9 Dec 1866, d. 29 Jun 1941
 3.Daniel Transue b. c 1868
 4.Lydia Transue b. 1870
 5.Mattie Transue b. c 1873
 6.Sarah A. Transue b. c 1875
 7.Fisher Transue b. 9 Nov 1880, d. 30 Oct 1934
 8.Charles Transue b. Nov 1882
 9.Lydia Transue b. Jan 1886

Citations

  1. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1900 Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1910 East Stroudsburg, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S1059] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death entry, Geo. W. Transue, #58335.
  3. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.
  4. [S360] Strunk Family Bible.

Jacob Transue1

M, b. circa 1803
Marriage*Jacob Transue married Mary LaBar.2 
Birth*circa 1803He was born circa 1803 at PA.3 

Family

 Mary LaBar b. c 1803
Children 1.Julian Transue b. c 1833
 2.Rebecca Transue b. c 1834
 3.George W. Transue+ b. 3 Feb 1838, d. 8 Jun 1914
 4.Benjamin F. Transue b. c 1840
 5.Francis R. Transue b. c 1847

Citations

  1. 1850 Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S1059] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death entry, Geo. W. Transue.
  3. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.

John Josiah Transue1

M, b. 26 October 1834, d. 21 September 1902
ChartsGottfried Hartenstein descendant chart
Michael Hardenstine descendant chart
Birth*26 October 1834John Josiah Transue was born on 26 October 1834 at PA.2,3,4 
He was the son of Abraham E. Transue and Catharine (?) 
Marriage*23 December 1854He married Margaret Hardenstine, daughter of Michael Hardenstine and Elisabetha Kiefer, on 23 December 1854 at Monroe Co., PA. Rev. John L. Staples conducted the ceremony.5 
LandS*2 April 1872He and Margaret Transue sold 111 acres of land at Middle Smithfield Twp., Monroe Co., PA, to Daniel Miller on 2 April 1872.6 
Death*21 September 1902He died on 21 September 1902 at KS at age 67.4 
Burial*September 1902He was buried in September 1902 at Underwood Cemetery, Williamstown, Jefferson Co., KS.4 
Anecdote*No record of Margaret can be found in the Herschberg church book. That would be expected, since her family emigrated in 1832, and she was reportedly born about 1833 or 1834, according to census records. However, her birth place was listed as Germany in every census. I believe it is most likely she was born in New York City after the family arrived from Germany. But her baptism was not recorded in the Lutheran Church records that I examined.
     The first clue that she was part of this family was her inclusion in the 1850 census with Michael and his second wife Susan. The 1840 census entry for her father Michael shows a female between 5 and 10 years old, which would be the correct age for Margaret. The marriage of John Transue and Margaret was recorded in the local newspaper.
     John Transue's father, Abraham E. Transue, purchased 400 acres in the upper northwest corner of Middle Smithfield Township in April 1858. (Deed #8-638, Monroe County courthouse, 7 Nov 1858.) Abraham subdivided this land with his son John and Margaret's father Michael Hartenstein. (Deed #9-178, 25 Apr 1859.) Michael's second wife Susan was apparently a sister to Abraham Transue (according to Linda Ferguson notes).
     John and Margaret received 111 acres from his father. They lived adjacent to both of their parents for the next fourteen years, where most of their children were born. But in April 1872 John and Margaret sold this land. (Deed #24-456, 2 Apr 1872.) Sometime between then and 1880 they moved their family to Kansas. According to the article about Joseph Transue in Kansas History, they moved to Kansas in 1879. They were found in Leavenworth County in 1880 and by 1900 had moved to Jefferson County, just outside Lawrence, Kansas.
     I have considered the possibility that Margaret was the orphaned or illegitimate daughter of a relative. I searched the church records of Herschberg and New York using that assumption. The only viable candidate I could find was the daughter of Michael Hardenstine's sister Margaret, who married Philip Köhler in 1833. They had a daughter Margaret in 1835 and a daughter Dorothea in 1837, who were baptized in New York City. I could not find the Köhler family after 1838, so it is possible that Michael could have adopted the child. I do not see this as probable though, since if Michael's wife died, it would be difficult for him to raise a young child. I suspect that Margaret was indeed a daughter of Michael and Elisabetha born in New York City, that her baptism was not recorded in the church books available, and that she moved with her father to Monroe County before 1840. 

Family

 Margaret Hardenstine b. c Jun 1834, d. 1911
Marriage*23 December 1854He married Margaret Hardenstine, daughter of Michael Hardenstine and Elisabetha Kiefer, on 23 December 1854 at Monroe Co., PA. Rev. John L. Staples conducted the ceremony.5 
Children 1.Mary A. Transue b. c 1856, d. b 1900
 2.Catharine Transue+ b. c 1858
 3.Samuel Transue b. c 1860
 4.Anna M. Transue+ b. c 1862, d. a 1952
 5.Nathan H. Transue b. 2 Nov 1864, d. 3 Dec 1881
 6.Joseph Transue+ b. c Oct 1866
 7.Josiah Transue+ b. 30 Mar 1868, d. 29 Jul 1937
 8.Laura Transue+ b. 30 Apr 1870, d. 27 Jul 1952
 9.Aaron Brown Transue+ b. 30 May 1872, d. 17 Mar 1939
 10.Myra Transue+ b. c 1874, d. a 1952

Citations

  1. 1850 Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1860, 1870 Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1880 Sherman, Leavenworth, Kansas; 1900 Rural, Jefferson, KS.
  2. [S675] Linda Ferguson, "Linda Ferguson notes."
  3. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.
  4. [S683] Underwood Cemetery records.
  5. [S608] "Jeffersonian Marriages", p. 62, 28 Dec 1854.
  6. [S728] Monroe County Deeds, Volume 24, p. 456.

Joseph Transue1

M, b. circa October 1866
ChartsMichael Hardenstine descendant chart
Nickname Joseph Transue also went by the name of Jotham. 
Birth*circa October 1866He was born circa October 1866 at Monroe Co., PA.2 
He was the son of John Josiah Transue and Margaret Hardenstine. 
Marriage*15 January 1890He married Mary Etta Godfrey on 15 January 1890 at Douglas Co., KS.3 
Death*He died at KS.4 
Marriage*circa 1906He married Grace E. (?) circa 1906.2 

Family 1

 Mary Etta Godfrey b. 16 Oct 1869, d. 5 Jul 1905
Children 1.Jennie Transue b. c Dec 1890
 2.Charles D. Transue b. c Jan 1893
 3.Glenora E. Transue b. c Mar 1895
 4.Bryan Transue b. c May 1897
 5.Ruby Birdey Transue b. c Jun 1899
 6.Ethel Transue b. c 1902

Family 2

 Grace E. (?) b. c 1877

Citations

  1. 1870 Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1880 Sherman, Leavenworth, KS; 1900 Douglas, Grant, KS; 1910 Rural, Jefferson, KS.
  2. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.
  3. [S684] Douglas County Marriage Records, Transue - Godfrey.
  4. [S95] William E. Connelley, History of Kansas.