Descendants of Charles MEANS and Margaret KLINE

as of 11 February 2002

Generation No. 1

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1. Charles² MEANS (Daniel¹) was born 1799¹, and died Jun 1877 in Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA². He married Margaret KLINE. She was born ca 1805³.

Notes for Charles MEANS:
1830 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. p. 120

Charles MEANS
Males: 3 (<5); 1 (30-40)
Females: 1 (20-30)
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1840 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. p. 302

Charles MEANS
Males: 1 [5-10]; 3 [10-15]; 1 [40-50]
Females: 2 [<5]; 1 [5-10]; 1 [20-30]
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1850 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. p. 138

Charles MEANS, 50, Farmer, $800 Real Estate
Margaret, 45
Nathan, 24; David, 22; Horatio, 20; Harvey, 18; Caroline, 16
Lucy A., 14; Emeline, 12; Chloe, 10; Elizabeth, 9; Charles, 7
Judah, 6, F; Ellen, 6; Child not named, 6/12, M
Barbara, 20
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1860 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Bloody Run P.O. p. 408

Charles MEANS, 61, $600 Real Estate / $200 Personal Estate
Margaret, 46
Caroline, 25, Laborer
Emeline, 21
Clancy [?], 19, (probably "Chloe")
Elizabeth, 14; Judy, 13, F, (vs. "Judah" in 1850)
Ellen, 13; Henry, 10

next door (and next page):

Elizabeth MEANS, 66, Farmer, $1200 Real Estate / $200 Personal Estate

(possibly widow of Bernard -- see his page in 1850)
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1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. p. 561

Margaret W. MEANS, 60, Keeps house, $1000 Real Estate / $200 Personal Estate
David, 40, Farm laborer, $1000
Caroline, 33, Domestic servant
Emaline, 30, @ home
Juda, 22, F, Domestic servant
Henry, 20, Farm laborer
John Hoopengarner, 7
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Children of Charles MEANS and Margaret KLINE are:

+ 2 i. Nathan³ MEANS, born 3 Sep 1826 in PA; died 23 Jan 1908 in Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA.
3 ii. David MEANS, born ca 1828³; died Aft. 1880.

Notes for David MEANS:
resided with brother Horatio's family in 1880 PA Census (see Horatio's entry)
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+ 4 iii. Horatio J. MEANS, born 24 Jun 1829; died 12 Jan 1881.
5 iv. Barbara MEANS, born ca 1830³.
6 v. Harvey MEANS, born ca 1832³.
7 vi. Caroline MEANS, born ca 1834³; died Aft. 1880.

Notes for Caroline MEANS:
resided with brother Henry C.'s family in 1880 census (see his entry)

8 vii. Lucy A. MEANS, born ca 1836³.
9 viii. Emeline MEANS, born ca 1838³.
10 ix. Chloe MEANS, born ca 1840³.
11 x. Elizabeth MEANS, born Mar 1847^3,4.
+ 12 xi. Charles MEANS, Jr., born 1 Dec 1843; died 1 Jan 1908.
13 xii. Ellen MEANS, born ca 1844⁵.
+ 14 xiii. Judith MEANS, born Sep 1849.
+ 15 xiv. Henry H. MEANS, born Apr 1850.

Generation No. 2

2. Nathan³ MEANS (Charles², Daniel¹) was born 3 Sep 1826 in PA^5,6, and died 23 Jan 1908 in Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA^6,7. He married Barbara FLETCHER. She was born 4 Oct 1832^8,9, and died 8 May 1869⁹.

Notes for Nathan MEANS:
1860 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Bloody Run P.O. p. 408

Nathan MEANS, 33, Farmer, $300 Real Estate / $100 Personal Estate
Ellen, 24
Silas, 8; Caroline, 6; Jesse, 4, M; Henry, 2
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1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. p. 564

Nathan MEANS, 43, Farmer, $1500 Real Estate / $300 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Caroline, 16; Jesse, 14 (M); Harry, 12; Jefferson Lee, 6
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1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Clearville, ed. 229/37/17

Nathan MEANS, 53, Farmer
Jefferson L. McNeal, 16, son, Works on Farm
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Posted by Dan Fletcher <DFlet70874@aol.com> on Fri, 26 Feb 1999, in response to Daniel MEANS & Elizabeth SPARKS family, posted by Michael S. Caldwell on Sat, 12 Dec 1998

Saw your query and was in Monroe twp. on Monday looking for a connection between my g-g-grandfather Alexander Fletcher and any Jacob Fletcher (his father ??). I visited a cemetery on Anderson Ridge, East of Hoop Pole Ridge which contains a Jacob Fletcher, wife Elizabeth and several children of theirs. There was a large grave stone containing the following information:

Nathan Means
Sept 3, 1826 Jan 23, 1908
His Wife
Barbara E. Fletcher
Oct 4, 1832 May 8, 1869
Silas Means
Sept 3, 1851 May 15, 1869
Deborah Means
July 4, 1866 May 22, 1869

If this is of interest to you I would be happy to send you the directions since it's very hard to find.

Dan Fletcher
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Bedford County, Monroe Twp.
Full Name: NATHAN MEANS
Sex: Male
Color: White
Date of Birth: not known, record lost
Age: about 81 years
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: Married
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: Charley Means
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Peggy Kline
Birthplace of Mother: Penna.
Occupation: Farmer
Informant: Theodore Booz, Everett, Pa.
Date of Death: January 23d, 1908
Cause of Death: Infirmities of age
Signed: W.P.S. Henry, M.D.
Place of Burial: Snyder graveyard
Date of Burial: Jan. 25, 1908
Undertaker: Klabre* & Boor, Everett, Pa.
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Children of Nathan MEANS and Barbara FLETCHER are:

16 i. Silas⁴ MEANS, born 3 Sep 1851⁹; died 15 May 1869⁹.
17 ii. Caroline MEANS, born ca 1854¹⁰.
18 iii. Jesse MEANS, born ca 1856¹⁰.
19 iv. Harry MEANS, born ca 1858¹⁰.
20 v. Jefferson Lee MEANS, born ca 1864¹⁰.
21 vi. Deborah MEANS, born 4 Jul 1866^11,12; died 22 May 1869¹².

4. Horatio J.³ MEANS (Charles², Daniel¹) was born 24 Jun 1829¹³, and died 12 Jan 1881¹⁴. He married Honor FLETCHER, daughter of David FLETCHER and Lydia HEVNER. She was born 1 Aug 1829¹⁵, and died 16 Dec 1921¹⁶.

Notes for Horatio J. MEANS:
1860 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Bloody Run P.O. p. 376

Rash MEANS, 30, Farmer, $1000 Real Estate / $1000 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Honer, 30
Lidia, 7; Margaret, 6; Michal, 5; Mary, 2
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1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Clearville P.O. p. 580

Horatio MEANS, 41, Farmer, $4000 Real Estate / $500 Personal Estate
Honor, 40
Lydia, 16; Margaret, 15; Michael, 14; Mary C., 12
Eliza, 10; Airy[?] A., 6; Rebecca, 4; Harvey, 2
Henry, 19, Farm Laborer
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1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. ed. 229/19/9

H.J. MEANS, 50, Farmer
Honor, 50, wife, Keeps House
Eliza, 20, dau; Arah A., 16, dau; Rebecca, 15, dau
Harvey, 12, son, Works on Farm; Elizabeth, 9, dau
David Sr., 52, brother
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Children of Horatio MEANS and Honor FLETCHER are:

22 i. Henry⁴ MEANS, born ca 1851¹⁷.
23 ii. Lydia MEANS, born ca 1854¹⁸. She married _____ FLETCHER.
24 iii. Margaret MEANS, born 24 Sep 1855¹⁸; died Aft. 1933¹⁹. She married Daniel DIEHL.
25 iv. Michael MEANS, born 11 Dec 1855²⁰; died 12 Jan 1933²⁰. He married Louisa FLETCHER; born 4 Jan 1859; died 11 Jul 1935²⁰.

Notes for Michael MEANS:
1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. ed. 229/19/17:

Michael MEANS, 24, Farmer
Louesia, 21, Wife, Keeps House
Rhese E., 1, dau
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26 v. Mary Catharine MEANS, born 6 May 1858²¹; died 1909. She married James Blain FLETCHER; born ca 1857²²; died 1943.
27 vi. Elizabeth MEANS, born 13 Sep 1858^23,24. She married Samuel PENNELL.
28 vii. Rebecca MEANS, born 22 Oct 1863²⁵; died Aft. 1933²⁶. She married Samuel McCOBLER 25 Jul 1888 in Everett, Bedford Co. PA²⁷; born 1864²⁷.
29 viii. Arah Anna MEANS, born 11 Sep 1866²⁸. She married _________ SHEARER.
30 ix. Harvey MEANS, born ca 1868²⁹; died Aft. 1933³⁰.

Notes for Harvey MEANS:
1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Clearville, ed. 229/30/7:

Jacob FLETCHER, 62, Farmer
Susan, 49, wife, Keeps House
Lymon C., 27, son, Works on Farm
Pauline, 19, dau
Eugenie, 16, dau
Clinner, 14, son
Alice, 13, dau
Wilson, 9, son
Frances, 8, dau
*** Harvey MEANS, 22, Laborer ***
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31 x. Elizabeth MEANS, born 23 Jul 1871³¹; died 9 Apr 1944³¹. She married David Sparks WEIMER 14 Sep 1892³¹; born 1 Sep 1866³¹; died 17 Jun 1945³¹.
32 xi. Rachel MEANS, born 19 Apr 1874³²; died 3 Jan 1875 in bur. Bethel Reformed Cem. Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA³².

12. Charles³ MEANS, Jr. (Charles², Daniel¹) was born 1 Dec 1843³³, and died 1 Jan 1908³³. He married (1) Sarah Jane (MEANS) ca 1878. She was born ca 1862³⁴, and died 15 Aug 1880³⁵. He married (2) Catharine MARKLE 4 Nov 1888 in Clearville, Bedford Co. PA³⁶, daughter of Bartley MEARKLE and Louisiana/Lucy SLEIGHER. She was born 8 Sep 1856³⁷, and died 27 Nov 1928³⁷.

Notes for Charles MEANS, Jr.:
1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Clearville, ed. 229/37/49

Charles MEANS, 36, Farmer
Sarah Jane, 18, wife, Keeps House
Joseph H., 1, son
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1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. ed 24, p. 8b, lines 82-87
Series T623, roll 1376, dwelling 151, family 154, 18 June 1900

Charles MEANS, Head, Dec 1844, 55, marr. 11 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farmer
Catharine, wife, Sep 1856, 43, marr. 11 yrs, 4 children / 4 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Ola B., dau, Mar 1890, 10, at school; Nancy J., dau, Jan 1892, 8, at school
Michael C., son, Dec 1893, 6, at school; Nora M., dau, Jan 1898, 2
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Child of Charles MEANS and Sarah (MEANS) is:

33 i. Joseph H.⁴ MEANS, born 29 Mar 1879³⁸; died 29 Sep 1947 in bur. Stevens Methodist Chapel, Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA³⁸. He married Mary E. RICE; born 14 Oct 1875³⁸; died 2 Jul 1945 in bur. Stevens Methodist Chapel, Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA³⁸.

14. Judith³ MEANS (Charles², Daniel¹) was born Sep 1849^39,40. She married Henry Clay FLETCHER ca 1872⁴¹. He was born Sep 1850⁴².

Notes for Henry Clay FLETCHER:
1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough, ed 13, p. 10a, lines 39-42
Series T623, roll 1375, dwelling 194, family 106, 9 June 1900

Henry C. FLETCHER, Head, Sep 1850, 49, marr. 28 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Laborer (Tannery)
Judy, wife, Sep 1849, 50, marr. 28 yrs, 5 children / 3 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Homer D., son, Dec 1886, 13
Elizabeth MEANS, sister-in-law, March 1847, 53, single
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Children of Judith MEANS and Henry FLETCHER are:

34 i. Maud⁴ FLETCHER. She married John E. RICKARD 3 Sep 1895⁴³.
35 ii. Isabel FLETCHER, born Jan 1878⁴⁴.
36 iii. Leonard FLETCHER, born Mar 1881⁴⁴.
37 iv. Homer D. FLETCHER, born Dec 1886⁴⁵.
38 v. Daniel Homer FLETCHER, born 10 Sep 1887⁴⁶.

15. Henry H.³ MEANS (Charles², Daniel¹) was born Apr 1850⁴⁷. He married Annie E. (MEANS). She was born ca 1854⁴⁸.

Notes for Henry H. MEANS:
1880 PA SOUNDEX: Bedford Co. Everett ed 221 p 22 line 1

Henry C. MEANS, 30
Annie E., 26
Mathew H., 3/12
Caroline, 43, sister
Chloe LAYTON, 14, niece
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1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough, ed 13, p. 4a, lines 25-29
Series T623, roll 1375, dwelling 64, family 64, 3 June 1900

Henry H. MEANS, Head, May 1850, 50, marr. 21 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Day Laborer
Annie E., wife, Jan 1851, 49, marr. 21 yrs, 7 children / 6 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Mathew H., son, Feb 1880, 20, single, Day Laborer
Albert G., son, Feb 1890, 10; Harry M., son, May 1892, 8
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Child of Henry MEANS and Annie (MEANS) is:

39 i. Mathew H.⁴ MEANS, born 1880⁴⁸.

Endnotes

1. 1860 Census
2. Orphans Court Book 16, p. 412
3. 1850 Census
4. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough (Series T623, roll 1375), ed 13, p. 10a, lines 39-42, dwelling 194, family 106, 9 June 1900, "Elizabeth MEANS, sister-in-law, March 1847, 53, single."
5. 1850 Census
6. Dan Fletcher <DFlet70874@aol.com>, e-mail, February 1999.
7. Pennsylvania Certificate of Death.
8. Listed as wife of Nathan Means in St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford, PA
9. Dan Fletcher <DFlet70874@aol.com>, e-mail, February 1999.
10. 1870 PA Census
11. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
12. Dan Fletcher <DFlet70874@aol.com>, e-mail, February 1999.
13. 1850 Census; Great Grandma's records
14. Bethel Reformed Cemetery, Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA
15. Great Grandma Barnes' records
16. Bethel Reformed Cemetery, Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA
17. 1870 census
18. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
19. mentioned in brother's obituary
20. Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Bedford Co. PA
21. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
22. 1860 PA Census
23. 1870 census
24. James Biser Whisker, Ph.D., compiler, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church: Records of Baptisms and Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 26.
25. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
26. mentioned in brother's obituary
27. Marriage license on record at Bedford Courthouse
28. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
29. 1870 census
30. mentioned in brother's obituary
31. Weimer Genealogical Center, Box 11546, Albuquerque, NM 87192
32. Bethel Reformed Cemetery, Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA
33. Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Cemetery, East Providence Twp. Bedford Co. PA
34. 1880 PA Soundex
35. Charles' second marriage application
36. Marriage license on record at Bedford Courthouse
37. Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Cemetery, East Providence Twp. Bedford Co. PA
38. Stevens Methodist Chapel, southeast of Mattie, Monroe Twp. Bedford Co. PA
39. 1850 Census
40. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough (Series T623, roll 1375), ed 13, p. 10a, lines 39-42, dwelling 194, family 106, 9 June 1900, "Judy, wife, Sep 1849, 50, marr. 28 yrs, 5 children / 3 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa."
41. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough (Series T623, roll 1375), ed 13, p. 10a, lines 39-42, dwelling 194, family 106, 9 June 1900, "married 28 years."
42. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough (Series T623, roll 1375), ed 13, p. 10a, lines 39-42, dwelling 194, family 106, 9 June 1900, "Henry C. FLETCHER, Head, Sep 1850, 49, marr. 28 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Laborer (Tannery)."
43. James Biser Whisker, Ph.D., compiler, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church: Records of Baptisms and Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 47.
44. James Biser Whisker, Ph.D., compiler, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church: Records of Baptisms and Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 13.
45. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Everett Borough (Series T623, roll 1375), ed 13, p. 10a, lines 39-42, dwelling 194, family 106, 9 June 1900, "Homer D., son, Dec 1886, 13."
46. James Biser Whisker, Ph.D., compiler, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church: Records of Baptisms and Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 84.
47. 1850 Census: "not named"; 1860 says Henry
48. 1880 PA Soundex

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