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William R. Mikels

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Husband: William R. MIKELS died at age 76
Born 6 Nov 1835 1
Died 24 Feb 1912
Occupation: Minister - circuit rider
Father: William "Will" MIKELS
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Wife: Hester Ann MOORE died at age 72
Married 30 Jun 1860, his age 24, her age 20 1
Born 8 Feb 1840 1
Died 6 Jun 1912 1
Father: Edward MOORE
Mother: Kittie FOSTER
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M Child 1 Charles N. MIKELS
Born Apr 1861 2
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F Child 2 Lura Dell MIKELS died at age 5
Born Nov 1862 2
Died 1867 in Plymouth, Marshall Co., IN 2
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M Child 3 Edward Kingsley MIKELS died at age 14
Born 1865
Died 1879 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co, IN 2
He drowned.
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F Child 4 Katherine Gertrude "Kitty" MIKELS died at age 84
Born 6 Jan 1870 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
Died 5 May 1954 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
Buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY
Spouse: Horace Greeley OGDEN b. 22 Sep 1867 d. June, 1922
Spouse: William Carey BRIGGS
Graduate of Depauw U., Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha Theta
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F Child 5 Daisy Olive MIKELS died at age 28
Born 28 Feb 1870 2
Died 1899 in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN 2
Spouse: Joseph Edgar NEFF
Married in 1896
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F Child 6 Grace Leona MIKELS died at age 33
Born 10 Aug 1878 2
Died 6 Jun 1912 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Spouse: John M. LAMMEDEE
Married 11/1/1905
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1 Mikels, Gertrude, "DAR application"

2 Gertrude Mikels Ogden, DAR Application

E-mails re William R. Mikels--1999

 

Bill Gateley wrote:

Hi, Karen: My wife's great-grandfather William R. Mikels lived and died in Crawfordsville. He was born 6 Nov 1835 and died 24 Feb 1912. He was married to Hester Ann MOORE who died a few months after William (we have a copy of her obituary). William was a Methodist minister, but that is about all we know of him, so any information about him that you could find would be most appreciated (we would of course be happy to pay any charges you might incur). The Montgomery County Old Settlers link on your site showed:

MIKELS, Joel, formerly of Darlington, Dec 3, 1828, NC, 87, Jan 13, 1916 (Mexican War Soldier)

Joel was a bit young to be William's father but may have been a brother, etc.

Thanks,

Bill Gateley

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From: Karen Zach

To: Bill Gateley

Sent: Saturday, June 19, 1999 9:49 PM

Subject: Re: Mikels


Do you know his bros/sisters? There is a William Michaels age 18 Ind Jane 16 Ind Thomas 10 Ind Elijah 8 Ind with Elizabeth Michaels 41 b. Ky, Franklin Twp, 1850 census. If he had a bro. Elijah and Thomas and sister Jane, this is likely him. Perhaps a better possibility is Franklin Twp Sarah Michaels age 40 b Ky; Nancy A 16 Ind; William 14 Ind; James R 12 Ind; Mary J 8 Ind; Franklin 5 Mo. Sylvia E. 2 Ind.


1881 HW Beckwith History, Franklin Twp, p 533 -- (Religious Sects) First methodist preachers -- Among these we have the pleasure to mention Rev. William R. Mikels of North Indiana conference. -- THe Free Will Baptist church was formed in Aug 1833 in the cabin home of William Mikles, 3 mi. south of E. of where Darlington now stands, at the place known as Center Grove. The families who enlisted in this work were William Mikles and family, Thomas Mikles and family, Joal Mikles and family, Abraham Naylor and wife....this society was constituted a church by the ministration of Rev. J B Austin and Rev. Swim. These ministers were probably the first of the denomination who preached within the bounds of this township. At the same meeting (AUg 1833) when the church was organized, William Mikles was ordained minister of the church and served in this capacity for several years. This society never build a house for worship; they met in private cabins of the members until the Mikles schoolhouse was built, when they removed their services to this place, which soon became known as the Baptist center for this part of Mont. Co.
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6/19: Bill Gateley wrote:

Hi, Kim:

My wife's great-grandfather William R. MIKELS lived and died in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was born 6 Nov 1835 and died 24 Feb 1912. He was married to Hester Ann MOORE who died a few months after William (we have a copy of her obituary). William was a Methodist minister, but that is about all we know of him, so any information about him that you could find would be most appreciated

Karen Zach just sent me some stuff (which you probably have) which included:

"THe Free Will Baptist church was formed in Aug 1833 in the cabin home of William Mikles, 3 mi. south of E. of where Darlington now stands, at the place known as Center Grove. The families who enlisted in this work were William Mikles and family, Thomas Mikles and family, Joal Mikles and family, Abraham Naylor and wife....this society was constituted a church by the ministration of Rev. J B Austin and Rev. Swim. These ministers were probably the first of the denomination who preached within the bounds of this township. At the same meeting (AUg 1833) when the church was organized, William Mikles was ordained minister of the church and served in this capacity for several years. This society never build a house for worship; they met in private cabins of the members until the Mikles schoolhouse was built, when they removed their services to this place, which soon became known as the Baptist center for this part of Mont. Co." [This is the wrong surname spelling and wrong denomination, so is almost certainly not my William but may be yours.]

Bill Gateley

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6/27:

Bill,

What a wonderful surprise to hear from you. William R. Mikels is a cousin to my great-great-great grandfather........he was indeed a Methodist minister in this area...also married my great-great-great-grandparents Dec. 1860 in Tippecanoe County, IN which is one county north of Montgomery County. William R. Mikels married many in both counties. I did in fact find a sister of William R. Mikels in Boone County, IN.......Nancy A. born 9-12-1833 married W. H. Beck June 9, 1855.Nancy died June 30, 1903.

Here's the interesting part............Beck's were members of the Free Will Baptist Church.........I have all the information that Karen Zach sent you......given to me by Harold Mikels from Missouri....I have a complete copy of the minutes of the Free Will Baptist Church from 1833 to 1848.........the thing that stumps me is how the spelling of Mikels was once again changed..........in Karen's case from Mikels to Mikles???? I believe we are probably all descendants of these people.

William R. Mikels was also co executor of my great-great-great grandfathers Will along with my great-great-great grandmother.

I'll check for more info on your William in my research and let you know what I find.I may have a copy of their marriage, although I'm not real sure. I do know I have his signature on many of the marriage records I have collected.

Thanks for the info, please give Karen Zach my e-mail address , maybe you would give me her e-mail address?

Kim Mikels

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6/28:

Bill,

Found some more information in my research............William R. Mikels is buried in Masonic Cemetery.....Union Township....Montgomery County, IN...side by side with wife Hester.

I have also found in biographical sketches from Montgomery County an interesting article.......that follows:

Rev. Franklin Mikels, formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Stockwell, now a member of the drug firm of Jay & Mikels, is a native of Missouri, born in Daviess County, October 8, 1844, a son of Rev. William Mikels, now deceased, who for many years was a Missionary Baptist minister in Montgomery County, Indiana, and vicinity, he having settled in Montgomery County in 1845. Franklin was reared on the home farm to agricultural pursuits, and was educated in the academy at Thornton, Indiana, and the Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical Institute, at Evanston, Illinois. He also took a regular course of study in the Methodist Episcopal Conference, graduating in 1873. He engaged in the regular work of the ministry in 1869, on the Yountsville Circuit, in Montgomery County, in the Northwestern Methodist Episcopal Conference, and has since been a member of the conference. He became pastor of the Stockwell congregation in 1884, which position he held until 1887, a period of three years, and in his pastoral relations here he has been eminently successful. During the winter of 1886-1887..167 souls were added to the church. Mr. Mikels was united in marriage, Dec. 19, 1866, to Miss Mary A. Ross, a daughter of Armstrong Ross, of Stockwell. Of the three children born to them two are living, named William A. and Lena B. Franklin, the second child, is deceased. In September, 1887, Mr. Mikels bought a half interest in the drug store of Manuel Jay, when the firm of Jay & Mikels was formed. Their stock consists of drugs, medicines, notions, stationery, school books and school supplies, and the firm is doing a large business. Mr. Mikels is a member of both the Odd Fellow and Masonic orders. He is the owner of eighty acres of choice land two miles west of Stockwell. He is an honored and respected citizen, held in high esteem by all who know him.


What is so interesting is that Franklin is the son of William! I believe he is possibly a brother to William Riley Mikels. Did you also notice that William the father was Baptist????? The information about the Free Will Baptist church came to me from Harold Mikels from Missouri! I am quite certain that these people are OUR Mikels family.

To add to all this information my great grandfathers name was George Riley Mikels....( do you remember that I told you that William Riley Mikels married my great great grandparents? Thomas J. Mikels and Martha Martin. William Riley also was executor of my great great grandfather Thomas J. Mikels Will and they were cousins!!) also I have an eight year old nephew named Keifer Riley Mikels after his great great grandfather George Riley. Whew!

Now with all this information and looking back on my transcribed copy of the minutes of the Free Will Baptist Church, which by the way came to me from Daviess County, Missouri where several of our Mikels moved onto in the early 1830s leaving me with the idea that we must be related to these people.

Tell me what you think..
Kim Mikels

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6/28:

William R. Mikels was a Methodist minister for 58 years and I believe he and Hester had a son William R. Mikels........born in 1870 and died in 1906. William R. Mikels Jr. was also a Minister?

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