Van Gundy Family Tree


Amos WISSLER [Parents] was born about 1835. He married Sarah Spangler on 27 Apr 1855 in Picaway Co, OH, by John Mowery, JP.

He was still home in 1850 living with his father and brother, Samuel.

Sarah Spangler.Sarah married Amos WISSLER on 27 Apr 1855 in Picaway Co, OH, by John Mowery, JP.


Christian Warts died before 1824. He married Catherine Wissler on 9 Apr 1814 in Pickaway Co, OH. Christian resided.

Catherine Wissler [Parents] was born about 1795. She died after 1816. She married Christian Warts on 9 Apr 1814 in Pickaway Co, OH.


Christian Wissler [Parents] was born about 1730 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA. He died in 1795. He married Barbara Neukommend in 1753.

Settlement of his estate was made in 1795.

Barbara Neukommend was born about 1730. She married Christian Wissler in 1753.

They had the following children:

  F i Anna Wissler was born on 18 Nov 1753 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA.
  M ii Jacob Wissler was born on 2 Aug 1757 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA.
  F iii Barbara Wissler was born on 24 Aug 1759 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA.
  F iv Anna Wissler was born on 6 Nov 1761 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA.
  F v Mary Wissler was born on 18 Feb 1765 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA.
  F vi Magdalena Wissler was born about 1767 in Warwick, Lancaster Co, PA.

Neil Allen.Neil married Female VAN GUNDY.

Female VAN GUNDY [Parents].Female married Neil Allen.

She must have predeceased her parents as she was not listed as an heir
of Elmer's estate, or perhaps she was actually his step-daughter.


William ARTHUR [Parents] was born in 1797 in VA. He died after 1850 in Clark Co, IL. He was buried in New Hope Cem, Vigo Co, IN. He married Female (Arthur) about 1817.

Other marriages:
Houser, Lydia Ann

Residences & events:

Bef 1831 McMinn Co, TN was where the census taker found his family. Children, David and Hannah, were born there.

1836 IN The family moved before daughter, Lucinda, was born.

1838, Vigo Co, IN, where son John was born.

1840 Dearborn Co, IN. The census taker listed the only William Arthur there. Whether it is this man or another is uncertain considering son John was born in Vigo Co.

1840 Clark Co, IL. Son Joseph was born there that year.

1850 Clear Creek Pct, Clark Co, IL. At census time all the children were listed correctly except 12 year old John was then only 6 (?). William was a farmer but no property was recorded.

William was listed in the 1850 census.

Female (Arthur).Female married William ARTHUR about 1817.

They had the following children:

  M i Jonathan ARTHUR was born about 1826.
  F ii Lydia ARTHUR was born about 1828 in TN.

Male ARTHUR [Parents].

He had the following children:

  M i William ARTHUR was born in 1797. He died after 1850.
  M ii James ARTHUR was born about 1800.

Joseph Evans.Joseph married Lydia Ann Houser on 30 Jan 1845 in Clark Co, IL.

Lydia Ann Houser [Parents] was born in 1807 in Washington Co, VA. She died after 1885 in Clark Co, IL. She was buried in New Hope Cem, Vigo Co, IN. She married Joseph Evans on 30 Jan 1845 in Clark Co, IL.

Other marriages:
ARTHUR, William

She was probably a sister to Hannah Houser who married James Arthur...i.e. brothers married sisters, especially since she named a daughter Hannah.


George Houser [Parents] was born in 1760 in N Corodus Twp, York/Lancaster Co, PA. He died in Mar 1843 in Knox Co, TN. He married Hannah Rhinehart on 13 Aug 1792 in Augusta Co, VA.

Other marriages:
Herleman, Philipina

Hannah Rhinehart [Parents] was born in 1770 in Augusta Co, VA. She married George Houser on 13 Aug 1792 in Augusta Co, VA.

They had the following children:

  M i George Houser was born in 1793.
  M ii David Houser was born in 1795.
  M iii Jonathan "Old Joney" Houser was born in 1799.
  M iv Joseph Houser was born in 1801.
  F v Hannah Houser was born in 1806.
  F vi Lydia Ann Houser was born in 1807. She died after 1885.

John W McCain was born about 1828. He married Hannah ARTHUR on 25 Aug 1853 in Clark Co, IL.

Hannah ARTHUR [Parents] was born in 1835 in Knox Co, TN. She married John W McCain on 25 Aug 1853 in Clark Co, IL.


John Gressel.John married Lucinda ARTHUR on 11 Apr 1856 in Clark Co, IL.

Residences & events:

1850 Greenup Twp, Cumberland Co, IL, was where the census taker found him.

1870 Breman Twp, Cook Co, IL. This man recorded by the census taker may be another John Gressel.

Lucinda ARTHUR [Parents] was born in 1837 in Vigo Co, IN. She married John Gressel on 11 Apr 1856 in Clark Co, IL.

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