Notes:

Mary Felker is the daughter of Johann Jost Völkel JOHN Felker,

. WILL of Joseph Felker, 3 December, 1804.
Secondly I give unto my granddaughter Mary Felker all my beds & bedding & money & movables, after my honest debts & Funeral Expenses paid to be put to use till her child Sarah comes of age of 18.* The said Mary will have one bed & the Interest she is to have yearly to her use till her child Sarah comes to the age of 18 then she, Sarah, is to come in full heirs of all.
Note1: Sarah Felker, at the outside, would therefore be eighteen on or before 1822.

. Census 1851, Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co.
Note2: Mary Felker is the only living adult living with 6 children.
Lewis Felker & family are just a couple of farms away. Where are the parents? Dead or visiting elsewhere?

. John Beasley, born England, W. Meth., Age 14, b 1838 [Alt Surname: Bearley.]
Georgeanna Beasley, born England, Age 11, b 1841, W. Methodist. [Georgiana?]
Jane Beasley, born England, age 9, b 1843 [i.e. arrived in Canada between 1843 - 1846.]
Seth Beasley, b Canada West, age 6 b 1846
Mary Beasley, b Canada West, Age 4, b 1848
Becy (? female) Beasley, b Canada West, age 1, b 1851, &
Mary Falker, born United States, Age 65, b 1787. Residing in a log cabin. - - -

Birth:
Alt DOB 1785 USA.

Died:
VERIFY this Mary Felker.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah FELKER, .1 was born in 1805 in Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario; died on 27 Jul 1877 in Arthur, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in McKee Cemetery.

Johann married Mrs. Justine Elizabeth FELKER. Mrs. was born on 29 Sep 1763 in Erndtebrück, Westphalia, Germany; died after 1804 in Upper Canada (Ontario). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alternate name: Christine who married a McGill & is mentioned in the WILL of Joseph Felker.

Notes:

. 1804 Dec 3 - WILL of Joseph Felker,
of the Twp. Gainsboro, Lincoln County, Upper Canada, to be buried in a decent Christian burial;
First I give my well beloved Son John Felker &
Daughter Christeen McGill all my Lands Lying & being in the Township of Gainsboro known by Lot 31 being the South End of Said Lot in Concession 5 to be Equally Divided between them their heirs & assigns forever.
Granddaughter Mary Felker all my bed & being & money & movables after my honest debs & funeral expenses paid to be put to use till her child Sarah comes of age 18. The said will have 1 bed & the interest. She is to have yearly to her use till the child Sarah comes to the age 18 hence, Sarah, is to come in full heirs of all.
Signed, 3 Dec 1804, English, Joseph Felker, Joseph Völkel, (signed in German).
Executors, son John Felker, John Mingle [ie. nephew]
Witness: Charles Roszel* , Daniel Roy* & John Kennedy.
Transcribed by Bruce C Johnson, Jr., 2012.

Note: Charles Rozels is the father-in-law of sisters, Christine & Catherine Felker.
Daniel Roy would is a brother-in-law (uncle?) to Elizabeth Felker Whitesell & indeed the Kennedy family of Erin are further inter-related to the Roszels.

Ontario Land Registry, Niagara North Book 102, p376
South Half Lot 34 & 35, Con 5 Township of Gainsborough
. Lot 34: 1799 Jul 8, Patents, Crown, to John Filker, SHalf 100 Acres, See Patent Book;
. 1827 Jun 13, Bargain&Sale, Joseph Filker & of John F, to John Filker, South Half, 100A, £0.0.0, 100 A.
. 1836 Feb 12, B&S, Jacob Kennedy, to John Kennedy, SHalf 100A.

. Lot 25: 1799 Jul 8, Patents, Crown, to Joseph Felker & of J.F., to John Filker, SHalf 100 Acres, See Patent Book;

SHalf, 100 Acres, £0.0.0,
. 1827 May 2, Bargain&Sale, Joseph Felker and J.F. to John Kennedy, SHafl 100 A., and SHalf 34, 200 Acres.

Research & transcriptions by PJ Felker Ahlberg, U.E. Thank you. - - -

Died:
Lot 31, south Con 5, Upper Canada.

Johann married Maria CATHERINA AMOS on 17 Sep 1760 in Evangelische-Reformierte Kirche. Maria (daughter of Hans THOMAS AMOS and Maria MARGARETE LAUER) was born on 27 Jun 1724 in Erndtebrück, Westphalia, Germany; died on 31 Dec 1804 in Gainsborough Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catherina is the daughter of Christine Lauer & Hans Thomas Amos.

Maria Catherine married1: Johann Ekhard Völkel, died 1 July, 1758 at Erndtebrück, Germany.

Maria Catherine Amos-Völkel then married2 (by c. 1760): her brother-in-law Johannes Jost Völkel - Felker.

. Maria Catherine Amos-Völkel & 2nd husband Johannes Jost Maria Katherine Völkel likely arrived in Niagara area about 2 Jul 1796 - at which time his brother Johann Frederick Völkel-Felker filed his UC Land Petition. - - -

Birth:
Date of birth is inconsistent with Bap.

Died:
Alt DOD: 3 Dec 1804.

Notes:

Married:
Erndtebruck, Germany.

Notes:

Johannes Volkel.1 is the son of Gottliebe Schneider & Johann Tobias Volkel.

Johannes Volckel is given as a "Müellersmann," that is a miller's man. Johannes married Catherina Elisabeth Müeller.

. Erndtebrück 1256 - 2006, 750 years
Erndtebrück was first mentioned in documents in 1256. The State of Wittgenstein was first composed of the land east of Battenberg. A document from 1174 names a Count Werner of Wittgenstein, whose name comes from the castle near Laasphe. Even today Erndtebrück is considered to be a very remote hilly village in the upper Eder River valley. The road winds from west to east through the Eder & Befe Rivers. Fording the rivers was difficult when the rivers flooded. Thus name of the village, Erndte Bridge was an important toll bridge & a shorter route for the conveys of foreign traders & travelers. You could also save time by renting oxen to tow the wagons up the hill.

On old maps the highest point on the Wabrich is called, the Wagon castle. This was a shelter to put wagons while the animals pulled the convoy's next wagon up hill. This resting space on the mountain was a shield against the mist & fog & this looked like a castle when seen from the village below. In more recent years, the hill tops are now used as high pasture lands for cattle. There are also hunting blinds adjacent the tree line.

On the main road just outside of Erndtebrück there is a large cemetery. The cold falling rain prevented me from having a look there. PJ Felker (Ahlberg) October 2010. - - -

Birth:
Nordrhein-Westphalia, Germany & Alt Spelling: Erndtebrueck, Westfalen, Prussia.

Died:
Altenm Ållers/ Millers Atelier.

Johannes married Catherina Elisabeth MÜELLER on 27 Feb 1727 in Evangelische-Reformierte Kirche. Catherina (daughter of Henrich MÜELLER and Elizabeth Anna BELZ) was born on 11 Feb 1702 in Schamder, Westfalen, Germany; died on 28 Jan 1742 in Erndtebrück, Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catherina Elisabeth is the daughter of Elisabeth Anna Belz of Schamder, Germany & Henrich Mueller.

Erndtebrück had its first documentary mention in 1256, celebrating 750 years of existence in 2006. The village was first known by the name Ermingardibruggern, & was the seat of a knightly family, & later a customs office with market rights.
Ref: Wikipedia.

. Müeller's House:
> The Mayor's estate was the first on the left side of the road & likely one of the oldest dwellings in the lower part of the village. For a long time the mayor's office was located in the house whose name was constantly changing because of the various people marrying into the Müeller's family.

. One of the Mayors, besides being a farmer, was a Müellerman /Miller, Inn-keeper & Toll-collector.
Milling requires water power, possibly explaining the name of the farm's name, 'Im Teich'. ('In the Pond' ).

The partial remaining building is now known as Müeller's Butcher Shop & on the main street in the Grimbach side of Erndtebrück. The house-store is found on the backside of the village marketplace. - visited Oct 2010 PJ Felker (Ahlberg) - - -

Birth:
Schameder, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Died:
Prussia.

Notes:

Married:
Erndtebrück, Westfalen, Prussia.

Notes:

Erndtebrück, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland.

. The Anniversary of Erndtebrück - 1256 to 2006.
Erndtebrück was first mentioned in records in 1257 in the record kept safe in the Royal Archives of the Prince of Berleburg under number 4, names a Knight Konrad of Erndtebrück, & Dominus Conradus de Ermingardibrugge miles) was a witness; proof of the existence of Erndtebrück. Translated from German.

. Amos - Völkel Haus
The half-timber original house was one of the few buildings to survived the 1945 Allied WWII bombing of Erndtebrück. The house is an original half-timber building. The upper beams encircling this relative large building are inscribed the names of Amos - Völkel.

Photos to follow
P J Ahlberg Oct 2013. - - -

Hans married Maria MARGARETE LAUER on 4 Aug 1714 in Erndtebrück, Westphalia, Germany. Maria (daughter of Henrich LAUER and Eva HEIN) was born on 26 Dec 1692 in Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 15 Mar 1747 in Erndtebrück, Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Maria Margarete is the daughter of Eva Hein & Henrich Lauer.

Birth:
Alt Name: Anna Margretha Lauer.

Died:
Alt DOD: 15 Mar 1742.

Notes:

Married:
Alt 10 Aug 1714.