Michael Shiverdecker b. 1762 Frederick Co., VA d. 3 Mar 1833 Preble Co., OH: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1762 - 1833 (71 years)

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Shiverdecker, Michael (1792-1833)
Object photo of Revolutionary War Monument came from the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz. Photo was taken by Teresa Betz.

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Histories

Shiverdecker, Michael: Biography of Michael Shiverdecker (1804-1854)
Michael Shiverdecker’s biography came from
HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA
UPPER VANDALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
VOLUME II, pages 216-217
Edited by William D. Wintz
Family History by Kellis and Virginia Gillespie
School History by Paul and Ruth Ellis
Church History by Sheila Williamson and Wilma Hazlette
PICTORIAL HISTORIES PUBLISHING CO., Charleston, WV
Biography submitted to Vol. II by Nada Anderson Smith.

Name	Michael Shiverdecker
Birth	1762	Frederick Co., VA
Gender	Male
Death	3 Mar 1833	Preble Co., OH
Person ID	I0567	forneyclark
Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

Father	Johann Jacob Shiverdecker, b. Jan 1717/18, Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany d. BEF. 1782, Frederick Co., VA (Age ~ 63 years)
Mother	ANNA CATHERINE KOEHLER, b. ABT. 1740 d. BEF. 1793, Frederick Co., VA (Age ~ 52 years)
Marriage	5 Jun 1755	Lancaster Co., PA
Family ID	F0164	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family ANNA GAUST\GARETT, b. 1767, VA d. 24 Aug 1845, Preble Co., OH (Age 78 years)

Marriage 13 Dec 1787 Frederick Co., VA

Children

	1. Catherine Shiverdecker, b. 1788, Frederick Co., VA d. Feb 1854 (Age 66 years)
	2. Frances Shiverdecker, b. 1790 d. BEF. 1845 (Age < 54 years)
	3. David Shiverdecker, Sr., b. 31 Aug 1794, Frederick Co., VA d. 27 Aug 1849, Burial: Roselawn Cem., Lewisburg, Preble Co., OH (Age 54 years)
	4. Lucas "Luke" Shiverdecker, b. 1795, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 1878, Kanawha Co., (West) VA; Teay's Hill Cem., St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 83 years)
	5. Mary "Polly" Shiverdecker, b. BEF. 1798, VA
	6. Michael Shivertaker, b. 1804, Second Creek, Greenbrier Co., Kanawha, (West) VA d. 1 Apr 1854, Putnam Co., (West) VA (Age 50 years)
	7. Rachel Shiverdecker, b. 1806, Kanawha Co., (West) VA
	8. Elizabeth Shiverdecker, b. 14 Nov 1807

Family ID F0159 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2024

Notes

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Source:
SEE STEVE HRIVNAK'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/r/i/Steven-J-Hrivnak/
Steve Hrivnak:

Michael served in the Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War. There is a plaque in the courthouse lobby, Eaton, Preble Co., OH that honors Michael Shivertaker as a Revolutionary War Soldier.

In 1781, Michael served in the Revolutionary War as he recollected below in his application for a Revolutionary War Pension.
Source:

Preble County Ohio

On this 21st day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appears in open Court before the Honorable Judge of the court of common plea. Now sitting in for the county of Preble and State of Ohio, Michael Sheverdecker, a resident of Monroe Township in the county of Preble and State of Ohio, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of this act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832, that he entered the service of the United States Union. The following named officers and served as herein stated, that sometime in the month of May, can not recollect the year he was drafted or called out in the county of Fredrick, in the state of Virginia. To guard Burgoynes prisoners at Winchester Barracks in said county and state and that he served at Winchester in guarding the said prisoners about three months.

During this tour(?), he was in no regularly organized company. Was under the command of two Corporals and two sergeants. He does not recollect their names, but knows that he was engaged from sometime in May until sometime in August making three months service. That sometime in the month of August 1781, he was drafted in Fredrick County Virginia, in Captain Vance Bush's Company and was transferred to Captain Bell's Company of Virginia Militia and was marched directly to ???? quarters at York Town Virginia, where the main Army lay besieging Corwallis and remained there in this service and fought under the General Washington.

After the surrender of the British Army, he marched to Winchester escorting and guarding the prisoners. The prisoners that were taken to that place. Served at least two months. Got a written discharge, but has lost it. Shortly afterwards, he entered the service as a substitute for one Philip Miles(?) at the said county of Fredrick for Capt. Vance Bush. This was sometime in the winter, he thinks. January 1782 was marched to the Barracks, distance from Winchester about eight miles, and was engaged at this place about six weeks in guarding the prisoners which had been captured in York Town and left at this place when he was discharged after serving six weeks. And the department does declare that he did serve the tour(?) of duty aforesaid making approximately six months and a half service in the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War. And that he has no documentary evidence of his said service and that he knows of no person whose evidence he can procure who can testify to his said services. He had a written discharge which he has lost. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He further says that he has no record of his age and thinks from the best information he can get he was born in the year 1762 in Fredrick County, Virginia and that he lived in the said county of Fredrick and state of Virginia when called into service and served in the militia of that state. And since the Revolutionary War he lived in Kanawha County in the state of Virginia. And from that place he came to Preble County, Ohio where he now resides and has resided for seven years east? part?. And that he is known to Jonathan Shurley(?) and John Indy(?) who resides in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
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Source:
The Kanawha County Family Tree Project September 26, 2003
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/f2730.htm#f5328
Another marriage date of Michael Shiverdecker and Anna Garett:
20 Sep 1786
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Source:
http://boards.dcoweb.org/query/index.cgi/noframes/read/188
Twila Costello:
"...David Shiverdecker came to Ohio, Preble Co. in 1820 from Kanawha Co. VA (now West Va.). His father Michael arrived by 1830 ( Rev. Soldier). The correct spelling in German is Schifferdecker. Jacob Schifferdecker arrived on our shores in 1754 in PA. He married and lived in Lancaster, PA until the 1770's then moved to Stephens City , VA."
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Source:
SEE TINA McCLANAHAN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wv-roots&id=I8180
Our West Virginia Families:
Tina McClanahan:
ID: I8180
Name: Michael , Sr. SHIVERDECKER
Sex: M
_IFLAGS: 0
Note:
Exerpt taken from "History of Putnam County West Virginia Volume II" by Upper Vandalia Historical Society with William D. Wintz.
page: 216
submitted by Nada Anderson Smith
"His father, Michael Shiverdecker, Sr. served in the Revolutionary War, Enlisting in Fredrick County, VA around 1777."
_RIN: 1 1
Change Date: 7 MAR 2003 at 19:39:51
Marriage 1 Ann GARRETT
1
Children
Lucas "Luke" SHIVERDECKER
Michael , Jr. SHIVERDECKER b: 1800 in Greenbrier County,VA
Tina McClanahan's sources:
Title: GEDCOM File : Ftw.exe.ged
Abbrev: GEDCOM File : Ftw.exe.ged
Date: 16 DEC 2006
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Source:
Dreama Powell:
The following abstract of the Last Will and Testament of Anna Gaust/Garett Shiverdecker (1767-1845) came from the book Preble Co., OH, Probate Abstracts Estates & Guardianships, Vol. IV by Anna Gilbert. This book was found in the main branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron, Ohio. Note that two children of Michael Shiverdecker, Sr. (1762-1833) and Anna Gaust/Garett Shiverdecker (1767-1845) are not mentioned in this abstract, these children being Rachel Shiverdecker (b. 1806) and Michael Shiverdecker, Jr. (1804-1854).
"#1876 - Anna Shiverdecker - David Young, adm. Surity: Alexander, Perry and Thomas Hapner. Filed 14 Aug 1854. Appraisers: Thomas Hapner, William and John F. Davis. Thomas H. Cusick of Montgomery Co. adm. by 9 March 1838. Anna widow of Michael Shiverdecker died in 1845, leaving childrehn (sic) David Shiverdecker, Elizabeth Hapner, Lucas Shiverdecker, Polly Persinger, Frances Shiverdecker and Catharine Young. Since then David and Frances Shiverdecker and Catharine Young have also died. Thomas Purcell in right of his wife Frances Purcell daughter and heir of David Shiverdecker says on 4 Oct 1849, Thomas Cusick was appointed adm. of David. Cusick sold real estate of David's but failed to make distribution, Cusick has sold his farm in Montgomery Co. and intends to move to IL.
Catharine died sometime in Feb 1854. Elizabeth Hapner, Lucas Shiverdecker and Polly Presinger are the only surviving children. Michael died 3 March 1833, Anna died 24 Aug 1845."
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[From Donna Forney Clark: I have capitalized words that were italicized in the following manuscript from Anonymous Researcher #1.]
Source:
Anonymous Researcher #1:
Data from the Library of Virginia at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/siteindex/index.htm

LAND GRANT RECORDS:

In recent research, I found a Northern Neck land grant for Jacob Shiverdeker in Frederick County, Virginia for May 13, 1771. I noticed in the online THE KANAWHA FAMILY TREE PROJECT OCTOBER 07, 2004, Jacob as named as the father of the Michael Shiverdecker who was born in about 1762 in Frederick County, VA. Since not many Shiverdeckers are found in early records, this may be the right Jacob Shiverdecker.

Below are records of land grants issued by the Virginia Land Office (from Archives in Virginia):

On May 13, 1771, Jacob Shiverdeker (grantee) in Frederick County, Northern Neck Grants--120 3/4 acres.

On August 30, 1830, Michael Shiverdecker (grantee) is in Kanawha County land grant records--70 acres.

On November 30, 1838, Luke Shiverdecker (grantee) is in Kanawha County land grant records--304 acres.

On August 2, 1852, Luke Shiverdecker (grantee) is in Kanawha County land grant records--175 acres.
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[From Donna Forney Clark: I have capitalized words that were italicized in the following information from Anonymous Researcher #1.]
Source:
Anonymous Researcher #1:
Data from the Library of Virginia at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/siteindex/index.htm
Concerning the following material, Anonymous Researcher #1 states:
"The name looked like Shevertaker to me but it was entered as Sheventaker; the record describes the PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF GREENBRIER JOINING THE LAND OF THOMAS CREIGH, PETER EVERSOLE, AND JOHN WANGER."
Title Sheventaker, Michael.
Publication 18 June 1809.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note Location: Greenbrier County.
Description: 9 acres adjoining the land of Thomas Creight, Peter Eversole &c.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 58, 1809, p. 430 (Reel 124).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
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Source:
Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz:
(Information in the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives was obtained from recollections of Golda Shiverdecker and Ruth (Brown) Hamilton; from research done by Teresa A. (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz, Steven J. Hrivnak, Twila (Shiverdecker) Costello, Leslie (Speelman) Finster, Sally (Speelman) Sieffer, Toni Seiler; and from information obtained from numerous family members. Teresa Betz recommends visits to the Garst Museum in Darke Co., OH, which houses historical information of the area and to New Brock Cemetery where many Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker ancestors are buried.)
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Source:
SEE UWE PORTEN'S SITE "GENEALOGY GERMANY" FOR GERMAN-BASED PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE-RESEARCH IN GERMANY, LUXEMBURG, SWITZERLAND, AND ALSACE-LORRAINE:
http://www.genealogy-germany.de/
Uwe Porten's research, which was done for Twila Costello, came to us via Steve Shiverdecker:

Descendants of Hans George SHIVERDECKER
GENERATION 1
1. HANS GEORGE1 SHIVERDECKER was born about 1618. He died on 19 Jun 1686 in Nechargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. He married CATHARINA.

Hans George SHIVERDECKER and Catharina had the following children:
2. i. PHILIPP2 SHIVERDECKER was born in 1646 in Nechargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg
Germany (Annunciation Day 1646 Baptism). He died on 20 Nov 1689 in
Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. He married
Maria on 30 May 1676 in Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg
Germany. She died on 15 Feb 1727 in Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg
Germany.
ii. GEORG SHIVERDECKER was born in 1648 in Nechargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg
Germany (Candlemas Day 1648 Baptism).

GENERATION 2
2. PHILIPP2 SHIVERDECKER (Hans George1) was born in 1646 in Nechargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg
Germany (Annunciation Day 1646 Baptism). He died on 20 Nov 1689 in Neckargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. He married Maria on 30 May 1676 in
Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. She died on 15 Feb 1727 in Neckargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany.

Philipp SHIVERDECKER and Maria had the following child:
3. i. JOB3 SHIVERDECKER was born on 11 Mar 1677 in Nechargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany (Baptism 11 March 1677). He died on 12 Apr 1725 in
Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. He married MARIA BARBARA
. She was born in Mar 1681. She died on 05 Dec 1742 in
Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany.

GENERATION 3
3. JOB3 SHIVERDECKER (Philipp2, Hans George1) was born on 11 Mar 1677 in Nechargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany (Baptism 11 March 1677). He died on 12 Apr 1725 in Neckargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. He married MARIA BARBARA . She was born in Mar
1681. She died on 05 Dec 1742 in Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany.

Job SHIVERDECKER and Maria Barbara had the following children:
4. i. JOHANN JACOB4 SHIVERDECKER was born in Jan 1718 in Neckargerach,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany (Baptised 29 Jan 1718). He died before 1782 in
Frederick Co Virginia. He married (1) CATHERINE MARIA KOEHLER on 05 Jun 1755 in
Lancaster Co PA. She died before 1793 in Frederick Co Virginia. He married (2)
ANNA MARGARETHA RHEINMUTH, daughter of Philipp Christoph RHEINMUTH and
Anna Elisabetha LUDWIG on 21 Mar 1744 in Neunkirchen, Baden-Wurtemberg
Germany. She was born on 09 Jun 1720 in Neunkirche, Baden-Wurtemberg,
Germany.
ii. MARIA BARBARA SHIVERDECKER.

GENERATION 4
4. JOHANN JACOB4 SHIVERDECKER (Job3, Philipp2, Hans George1) was born in Jan 1718 in
Neckargerach, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany (Baptised 29 Jan 1718). He died before 1782 in
Frederick Co Virginia. He married (1) CATHERINE MARIA KOEHLER on 05 Jun 1755 in Lancaster Co
PA. She died before 1793 in Frederick Co Virginia. He married (2) ANNA MARGARETHA RHEINMUTH,
daughter of Philipp Christoph RHEINMUTH and Anna Elisabetha LUDWIG on 21 Mar 1744 in
Neunkirchen, Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. She was born on 09 Jun 1720 in Neunkirche,
Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany.

Johann Jacob SHIVERDECKER and Catherine Maria KOEHLER had the following children:
i. JACOB5 SHIVERDECKER was born on 27 Feb 1756 in Lancaster Co PA. He died
before 01 Jan 1787.
Notes for Jacob SHIVERDECKER:
Baptized March 3, 1756
ii. MARGARET SHIVERDECKER was born on 13 Oct 1757 in Lancaster Co. Pa.. She died
before 1821 in Frederick Co Virginia. She married Henry Gard on 24 Feb 1784 in
Frederick Co Virginia.
Notes for Margaret SHIVERDECKER:
Baptized November 23, 1757
iii. ANNA MARIA SHIVERDECKER was born on 28 Aug 1759.
Notes for Anna Maria SHIVERDECKER:
baptized September 28, 1759
iv. PHILIP SHIVERDECKER was born before 1762.
v. MICHAEL SHIVERDECKER was born in 1762 in Frederick Co Virginia. He died on 03
Mar 1833 in Preble Co Ohio. He married Anna GARRET on 13 Dec 1787 in
Frederick Co Virginia. She died on 24 Aug 1845 in Preble Co Ohio.
Notes for Michael SHIVERDECKER:
The cemetery is to have these people buried there.
Buchanan, Charles R. b 9/29/1913 d. 9/4/1918
" Maudana b. 6/6/1867, d. 3/25/1932
" R.L. b. 12/24/1863, d. 4/16/1931
3 unmarked graves probably the Shiverdecker graves.
vi. ELIZABETH SHIVERDECKER was born after 1762. She married JOHN LINVILLE.

Johann Jacob SHIVERDECKER and Anna Margaretha RHEINMUTH had the following children:
vii. JOHANN ADAM SCHIFFERDECKER was born on 22 Feb 1746 in Neunkirchen
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany (Baptised 27 Feb. 1746). He died on 30 Jan 1749 in
Neunkirchen Baden-Wurtemberg Germany.
viii. ANNA ROSINA SCHIFFERDECKER was born on 12 Jan 1748 in Neunkirchen,
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany.
ix. EVA CATHARINA SCHIFFERDECKER was born on 16 Nov 1749 in Neunkirchen
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany. She died on 13 Jan 1750 in Neunkirchen
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany.
x. MARIA CATHARINA SCHIFFERDECKER was born on 19 Mar 1751 in Neunkirchen
Baden-Wurtemberg Germany (Baptized 20 Mar. 1751)
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