French Surnames
VERCHEVAL
BREARD
MARCOUX/MARCO
GONION/GONNION
Geographical areas
France
Canada
California: Los Angeles County and San Francisco County
Iowa: Clinton County, Fremont County, and Keokuk County
Illinois: Jersey County
Nebraska: Douglas County and Sarpy County
Texas: Hidalgo County
Vermont: Grande Isle County
German Surnames
STEINER/STONER
GUELLEMANN/GILLMAN
Geographical areas
Germany
California: Kern County
Colorado: Rio Grande County
Illinois:, Macoupin County
Michigan: Berrien County
Missouri: Atchison County and Dade County
Pennsylvania: Cumberland County
Texas: Harris County.
My first family history book, "The Stoner Family of Atchison County,
Missouri," can be read on microfilm at any Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints family history center.
I am currently compiling two more family history books. They are "The
Gillman Family of Carlinville, Illinois" and "The Vercheval Family of
Keokuk County, Iowa."
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Here is a brief outline of the information to follow:
My Grandparents
Mollie and Frank Gillman
Their descendants
Lillie and Pierre Vercheval
Their descendants
My Great-grandparents
John & Ellen Stoner
Their Children
Andreas & Marie Gillman
Their Children
Jean Louis & Marie Vercheval
Their Children
Joseph & Rose Gonion
Their Children
* Mary Florence (Mollie) STONER was born October 9, 1869 in
Atchison County, Missouri. Her Parents were John and Ellen (MARTIN)
STONER. Mollie was the fourteenth of sixteen children.
Her siblings were: Crosby, Catherine, Mary Ellen, Benicia,
Ginevra, Van Doren, Lucretia, John George, Lila, Austin, Nelson,
Ulysses, William, Sarah, and Charles. John STONER was born in
1816 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of George and
Polly STONER. Ellen , born in Stark County, Ohio, was the
daughter of Thomas and Hannah (WHITE) MARTIN. Mollie's
first husband was Tulbert CROSS (1862-1898). They had one
child: Helice CROSS (1888-1910), who married Michael Herbert GORDON
(1880-1926) and had one child: Reeves Doyle GORDON (1910-1941).
* Frank GILLMAN was born Fredrich Wilhelm Augustus GUELLEMANN on
September 10, 1838 in Brunswick, Germany. His parents were Andreas
and Maria Elsie GUELLEMANN. Frank was the fourth of eight children.
His siblings were Henry, Henrietta, Christina, Cunrod, Carrol,
Wilhelmina, and Gonradine. The whole family immigrated to the U.S.
in 1846, settling in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, where
they farmed and raised sheep. Frank moved to Hamburg, Iowa and
owned a bank. He also served in the Iowa House of Representatives
for one session. Frank's first wife was Mary Emma BIRKBY (1845-1884).
They had eight children: Charles, Edwin, Ionia, Frankey, Luetta,
Lala, Baby, and Mary Emma.
After his first wife's death, Frank married Mollie Stoner.
Mollie and Frank, my maternal grandparents, were married on
December 1, 1898 in Hamburg, Iowa.
Mollie and Frank Gillman
* Lillie M. GONION was born on February 16, 1871 in Grafton, Illinois.
Her parents were Joseph J. and Rose (MARCO) GONION. She had one
brother, Joseph, who was born on July 24, 1864 in Lyon County, Iowa.
Joseph Senior was born in Canada c1837 and worked in a mill.
Rose was born in Vermont c 1838.
Lillie's second marriage was to John Arthur GRAY (1883-?).
* Pierre VERCHEVAL was born in Keokuk County, Iowa on
October 10, 1864. His parents were Jean Louis and Marie (BREARD)
VERCHEVAL, both born in France (c 1811 and c1815.)
Pierre had three siblings: Victor, Ada, and Elizabeth, all born
in France. Jean Louis and Marie, along with their three
oldest children, immigrated to the U.S. in 1863, settling
in Lafayette Township, Keokuk County, Iowa. They farmed in
Section 21. Pierre moved to Omaha, Nebraska and co-owned a
tobacco store. Lillie and Pierre, my paternal grandparents,
were married on January 17, 1894 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Lillie Gonion Vercheval Gray with her second husband, John Arthur Gray.
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THE DESCENDANTS
Pierre and Lillie VERCHEVAL's descendants:
1. (son) George Edward VERCHEVAL (1895-1977), married
........Lillian Fae GILLMAN SMITH (1900-1989)
Fae Vercheval (1900-1989) and George Vercheval (1895-1977)
...(grandchildren) Billy Lee VERCHEVAL (1921-2002), Betty Ann VERCHEVAL,
........(1923), Jean Fae VERCHEVAL (1926-1986), Joan VERCHEVAL (1932)
The Vercheval kids c1933.
Billy, age 12; Jean, age 7; Joan, age under 1; and Betty, age 10.
The Vercheval kids as adults:
Bill Vercheval (1921-2002) and Betty Vercheval (1923)
Jean Vercheval (1926-1986) and Joan Vercheval (1932)
...(great-grandchildren)
(Bill Vercheval's children)
Susan Gayle VERCHEVAL (1947), Mark Steven VERCHEVAL (1950-1972),
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(Betty Vercheval's children)
Brian VENGRIN (1951), Corey Paul VENGRIN (1955),
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(Jean Vercheval's children)
Terry Alan HOLTON (1954), Timmy Jay HOLTON (1958-1993), Julie Beth HOLTON (1959)
(Joan Vercheval's children)
Richard Scott BUDZIANOWSKI (1953), Louise Ann BUDZIANOWSKI (1955)
...(great-great-grandchildren)
(Susan Vercheval's children)
Samuel Bradley MIZE (1967), Todd Alan MIZE (1970),
(Brian Vengin's children)
Zoe Kristeen VENGRIN (1974), Adam VENGRIN (1980-2005)
(Corey Vengrin's son)
Michael VENGRIN (1974) No picture available
(Terry Holton's children)
Laura Jean HOLTON (1987), Mark Richard HOLTON (1989), Beth HOLTON (1995)
(Julie Holton's children)
Nicole Jean TRUAX (1986), Alison Rene TRUAX (1990)
(great-great-great grandchildren)
(Samuel Bradley Mize's children)
Megan Mize (1999), Madelyn Mize (2001), Macie Mize (2005)
2. (son) Frank Allen VERCHEVAL (1896-1971), married
Sara Elizabeth SCOTT (1898-1998.) No children.
This is a picture of Frank Vercheval
Frank and Mollie GILLMAN's descendants:
1. (son) Gilbert Emerson GILLMAN (1896-1978), married
.........Florence Lema WEST (1898-1978). They adopted one child.
This is Gilbert Gillman
...(grandchild) Gloria Jean GILLMAN (1943) adopted.
2. (daughter) Lillian Fae GILLMAN (1900-1989), first married
.........to Earl Russell SMITH (?-?). Child Richard Eugene SMITH (1918-1920).
Fae then married George Edward VERCHEVAL (1895-1977)
............See VERCHEVAL (above) for descendants
JOHN AND ELLEN (MARTIN) STONER
John Stoner was one of the pioneers of Atchison County, Missouri.
He was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on October 6, 1816.
His parents were George and Polly Stoner, both of Pennsylvania. When
he was seventeen years old, they moved to Stark County, Ohio. John
then moved to Sangamon County, Illinois and kept moving west until
1843, when he came to Atchison County, Missouri and purchased a farm.
The farm originally encompassed the land now occupied by High Creek
Baptist Church and Cemetery near Rock Port, Missouri. On
April 19, 1846 John married Elenor "Ellen" Martin, the daughter of
Thomas and Hannah R. (White) Martin. Ellen was born in Pickaway
County, Ohio on January 25, 1830. In 1850, John went to California
and for two years engaged in mining. Ellen died on July 14, 1885 at
the age of 55. John died on June 14, 1894 at the age of 78. They
are both buried in High Creek Cemetery. John and Ellen had sixteen
children:
The Children of John and Ellen Stoner
1. Crosby "Doc" was born February 11, 1847 in
Atchison County, Missouri. He married Lydia CHASTAIN on
February 22, 1868 and divorced in 1869. Crosby then married
Catherine CROUSE on December 31, 1874. Catherine was
born on April 30, 1849 in North Carolina.
Crosby was a farmer and druggist. He was also a
veteran of the Civil War, serving in the Union Army as a
Private from March 8, 1865 to August 31, 1865 He died on
August 18, 1905 in Hamburg, Iowa at the age of 58.
Catherine died on August 6, 1933 at the age of 84.
They are buried in High Creek Cemetery in Atchison
County, Missouri. They had eleven children: Hattie Florence,
Donald Carlos, Bessie Armista, Sadie Mae, Catherine Belle,
Manley Crosby, Freddie, Earl, Willie, Nell, and Ralph.
2. Catherine "Kate" was born on May 10, 1849 in
Atchison County, Missouri. She married Don C.PATTEN on
August 22, 1869. Don was born November 16, 1841 in Lee
County, Iowa. They had no children. Don died on
October 29, 1904 and Catherine died on January 12, 1934.
They are buried in Greenhill Cemetery in Rock Port, Missouri.
3. Mary Ellen was born September 2, 1850
in Atchison County, Missouri. She married William Preston BROWN,
a farmer, on December 25, 1870. William was born on
March 10, 1844 in Morristown, Tennessee. He was a Civil War
veteran, entering service for the Union in May 1862 and having
been mustered out in 1865. William died on January 9, 1922
and Mary Ellen died on December 3, 1922. They had twelve
children: Eva Vesta, Lula Belle, Katie Lee, Nellie Grace,
John Lee, Crocket Carter, Earl Wyatt, Everett Boss, Myrtle Iva,
Opal May, Fletcher Lewis, and Claude Ortle.
Descendants of Mary Ellen Stoner Brown
4. Benicia was born June 14, 1852 and died
on February 11, 1854 at the age of 20 months. She is buried
in Steiner Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri.
5. Ginevra "Jenny" was born January 11, 1854
in Atchison County, Missouri. She married Albert Grundy BROWER, a
farmer, on March 12, 1874. Albert was born October 29, 1842 in
Schuyler County, Missouri. Ginevra died December 22, 1887 at the
age of 34 of phlegmasia dolens following a premature birth.
Albert married two more times and had more children. He died on
January 13, 1923 at the age of 78. Ginevra and Albert had eight
children: Lillian Florence, John Stoner, Louella, Charles Virgil,
Mattie "Melvina," Maud, George, and the stillborn child (name
unknown.)
6. Van Doren was born April 8, 1855 in
Atchison County, Missouri. As a very young man, Van Doren moved to
Bakersfield, California and worked for Jack Ellis. He married Mr.
Ellis' daughter, Alma ELLIS in June 1882. They divorced in 1902.
Van Doren died on May 20, 1913. Alma was born in 1865 and died in
September 1945. They had three children: Adele, Blanche, and
Vining Barker.
Descendants of Van Doren Stoner
7. Lucretia was born January 2, 1857
in Atchison County, Missouri. She married Lewis KLOUS on
October 8, 1876. Lewis was born on August 25, 1852 and died on
October 1, 1919. Lucretia died on February 5, 1917. They are both
buried in High Creek Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri. They
had three children: Katie Lee, Austin Foster, and a baby who died at
10 days of age (name is unknown.)
Descendants of Lucretia Ann Stoner
8. John George was born on September 8, 1858 in
Atchison County, Missouri. He was a farmer.
He married Mary Maude MOORE on March 16, 1884. Mary was born on
September 28, 1865. John George died on January 14, 1915 at the age
of 56. Mary died on July 1, 1944. They had six children:
Lawrence Curtis, Ernest Harry, Verna Belle, Lewis Klous, Ella Marie,
and an infant who died at birth. The following pictures are of
John George Stoner and his wife Mary Maude Moore Stoner.
Descendants of John George Stoner
More Descendants of John George Stoner
9. Lila Jane was born February 1, 1860 in Atchison County,
Missouri. She married James A. POINDEXTER on February 16, 1879.
Lila Jane died on May 15, 1899. She is buried in High Creek
Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri. They had five
children: Daisy Dean, Alma E., Louis, Ethel, and Lynn.
10. Austin Foster was born January 23, 1862 in Atchison County,
Missouri. He moved to Bakersfield, California in 1879. He married
Ella STARK on March 23, 1887. Ella was born on November 12, 1862
and died on September 7, 1952. Austin died on July 2, 1915.
They had five children: Viola Eleanor, Reginald Carlyle, Loraine
K. "Lefty," Carroll, and Dorris M. See Kern County, CA GenWeb
for a more complete biography of Austin and his sons.
Descendants of Austin Foster Stoner
11. Nelson Hopkins was born on October 5, 1863 in Atchison
County, Missouri. He moved to California and married
Nannie THOMPSON on August 6, 1886. He died on March 12, 1933.
They had at least two children: James and Vera.
12. Ulysses Grant was born on May 27, 1865 in Atchison County,
Missouri. He married Mollie Josephine NOBLITT on January 23, 1887.
Mollie was born on June 12, 1865 and died on May 19, 1945. Grant
died on July 19, 1933. Both are buried in High Creek Cemetery in
Atchison County, Missouri. They had six children: Ernest Guy,
Earl Lee, Eunice Faye, Ella Leona "Leo," Gilbert Oral, and
Beulah Marie.
Descendants of Ulysses Grant Stoner
13. William "Mack" was born on September 1, 1867 in
Atchison County, Missouri. He was first married
to Lillie WATTS on February 4, 1890. They had two daughters:
Genetta and Olive. William and Lillie divorced in 1894. William
then married Sudie RASNER on February 13, 1895. Sudie was born on
March 31, 1871 and died August 14, 1912. William died on
April 10, 1926. Both William and Sudie are buried in High Creek
Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri. They had three children:
John Harold, Infant son who died at birth, and Infant daughter
who died on August 14, 1912.
People in front of car - left to right:
Mariella Laidley, Mrs Austin F. Stoner, Mrs Will Stoner,
unknown child, and Will Stoner.
14. Mary Florence "Mollie" was born on October 9, 1869 in
Atchison County, Missouri. She married Tulbert E.CROSS
on October 10, 1886. Tulbert was born May 7, 1862 and died
September 25, 1898. They had one child: Helice. Mary then
married Frank GILLMAN on December 1, 1898. Frank died on
May 20, 1914. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Hamburg, Iowa.
Mary died on November 22, 1924. She is buried in High Creek
Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri. They had two children:
Gilbert Emerson and Lillian Fae.
This picture of Mollie was taken while she was in her twenties:
15. Sarah Viola "Sadie" was born April 18, 1871. She first
married Charles S. GIBBS on December 20, 1893. Charles was born
on January 2, 1872 in Mexico, Missouri and died on
November 17, 1912. He is buried at High Creek Cemetery in
Atchison County, Missouri. They had two children: Hallie and
Boose (later changed to Bruce.) Sarah then married
Edward V. Kuntz who was born on February 25, 1859 in Lehigh
County, Pennsylvania and died on March 26, 1946.
Edward is buried in Linden Cemetery. Sarah died on
November 17, 1958 and is buried in High Creek Cemetery
in Atchison County, Missouri.
Descendants of Sarah Viola Stoner
16. Charles Clayton was born April 7, 1873 in Atchison County,
Missouri and died July 17, 1874 at the age of 15 months. He is
buried in Steiner Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri.
ANDREAS AND MARIE (LOHMANN) GUELLEMANN/GILLMAN
Andreas Guellemann was a sheepherder in Brunswick, Germany until
he immigrated with his family to Carlinville, Illinois, in
1846. He was born in June 1801 in Germany and died on
October 6, (year unknown.) Elise Marie Lohmann was born on
July 31, 1810 in Hanover, Germany and died on 8/2/1889 in Carlinville, Illinois.
Andreas and Marie are buried in Zion Luthern Cemetery
in Carlinville. After arriving in the U.S., the Guellemann
family modified their surname to Gillman.
Andreas and Marie had eight children.
The Children of Andreas and Marie Gillman
1. Heinrich Casper "Henry" was born in Brunswick, Germany on
November 6, 1831. He married Katherine Sinholy in 1858.
Katherine was born March 7, 1834 in Hanover, Germany and died
March 23, 1923. They moved to Dade County, Missouri in 1869,
where he owned 1,040 acres of land and a home in Lockwood.
Henry died on July 19, 1907. Henry and Katherine had
seven children:
Emma, John, Charles, George, Frank, Sophia, and Elizabeth.
This is Henry Gillman:
2. Henrietta was born in Germany in 1833. She married
Heinrich Dietrich on August 31, 1852 in St Louis, Missouri.
3. Christina was born in Germany in 1837. She married Henry
Winter (1830-6/4/1910) on May 7, 1857 in Carlinville, Illinois.
Christina died in 1923 at the age of 85 years, 11 months,
and 2 days. Henry was 80 years old when he died.
4. Frederick Wilhelm Augustus "Frank" was born in
Brunswick, Germany on September 10, 1838. In 1867 Frank moved
to Hamburg, Iowa and worked for Mr. Walker at the general store.
He later purchased a half interest in the store and eventually
owned it in total. Frank married Mary Emma Birkby, Mr. Walker's
step-daughter, on July 28, 1869. In 1890, he bought the Bank of
Hamburg. Frank and Emma had 8 children: Charles, Edwin, Ionia,
Franky, Luetta, Lala, Baby, and Mary Emma. Emma died in 1884.
These are pictures of Mary Emma:
On December 1, 1898, Frank married Mary Florence "Mollie" Stoner
Cross, some 31 years his junior. On May 20, 1914, Frank died of
cancer at the age of 75. Frank is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery
alongside his first wife and children of his first marriage.
Frank and Mollie had two children: Gilbert Emerson and Lillian Fae.
This is Frank Gillman:
5. Cunrod was born c1839 and died young.
6. Carl Heinrich "Charley" was born in Brunswick, Germany on
May 5, 1843. He married Maria Hauer (1/25/1854 - 12/30/1887) on
May 19, 1872. Mary died in
Carlinville, Illinois of consumption
at age 33 years, 11 months, and 6 days. Charles stayed in Carlinville,
where he owned a mercantile business, a farm, and
was the town's mayor from 1897 - 1899. They had 5 children:
Wilhelmina, Henry, Franklin, Charles, and Baby.
Charley's second wife was Emma Breymann. They married on
February 6, 1889. Charley died on April 17, 1903 in
Carlinville, Illinois. Emma died on August 6, 1936.
They resided at 706 E. Main in Carlinville and had four
children: Marie, Flora, Lieda, and Lambert.
This is Charles Gillman:
7. Wilhemina "Minnie" was born in Germany in 1846.
She married Adolph Tiefenbruch on September 9, 1867.
Adolph Henry Tiefenbruch was born on May 16, 1843
in Hesse Daronstadt Germany and died on March 20, 1882 in
Carlinville, Illinois of drowning. Wilhemina died
on August 21, 1898 at the age of 52. Both Wilhemina and
Adolph are buried at Zion Luthern Cemetery in
Carlinville, Illinois.
They had 8 children: Wilhelmina Floradina "Dina," Carl Heinrich "Charles,"
Marie Henrietta Lina "Marie," Henrietta Bertha "Bertie,"
Wilhelmina Johanne "Minna,"
Adolph Heinrich "Emil," Friedrick "Frank," and
Emile Margarette Johan "Millie."
8. Cunrod Dean "Dina" was born in Germany on August 21, 1848.
She died September 9, 1872 at the age of 24 in Carlinville, Illinois.
Her headstone, located in Zion Luthern Cemetery
in Carlinville, shows her name as "Gonradine
Guellemann." This is probably the original spelling.
She never married.
JEAN LOUIS AND MARIE (BREARD) VERCHEVAL
Jean Louis Vercheval, born c1811 and Marie Breard born c1815
were both born and married in France. In 1863 the couple, along
with their three children, Victor, Ida, and Eliza, immigrated to
the U.S. and settled in Keokuk County, Iowa. Jean Louis was a farmer.
Their fourth and last child, Pierre, was born in Iowa.
Jean Louis and Marie Vercheval's Children
1. Victor was born in France on October 22, 1848. He married
Tempie Adams, who was born August 22, 1852. Victor was a horse trader.
Tempie was born in Illinois, the daughter of Matthew and Matilda
(Hinline) Adams of Kentucky. Tempie died on March 8, 1919 and
Victor died on May 19, 1919. They had 3 children:
Edna, Ira, and Eddie.
2. Ada was born in France c1850. She married Mr. Carmack and
lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
3. Liza was born in France c1855.
4. Pierre was born October 10, 1864 in Keokuk County, Iowa.
He married Lillie Gonion on January 17, 1894 in Omaha, Nebraska.
He owned a tobacco shop in Omaha for a time but he was predominently
a gambler. Lillie was a seamstress. They divorced and Lillie married
John Arthur Gray. Lillie and John moved to California.
Pierre died on April 1, 1936 in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Lillie died on April 1963 in El Monte, California.
Pierre and Lillie had 2 children: George Edward and Frank Allen.
JOSEPH AND ROSE (MARCO) GONION
Joseph J. Gonion was born in Canada, c 1837. The name Gonion
has been spelled in various ways, including
Gunyon, Gonyon, and Gonnion. Joseph, a mill worker, married
Rose Marco around 1863. Joseph and Rose separated and Joseph
never again contacted his children. Rose was born c1838
in Vermont and died on December 15, 1915 at age 77. Rose is
buried in an unmarked grave (Lot 2 Block 36) in Bellevue Cemetery.
Joseph and Rose had four children.
Joseph and Rose Gonion's Children
1. Joseph J., Jr. was born July 24, 1864 in Clinton County,
Iowa and died March 5, 1936, age 71 in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Joseph married Lena Leota Lane on September 26, 1887 in
Bellevue, Nebraska. Lena, whose parents were Thomas Dodson Lane
and Mary Ellen Sebern, was born January 25, 1872 in Red Oak, Iowa and
died September 13, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska. Joe and Lena are both buried
in Bellevue Cemetery. They had 5 children:
Ada Mae, Gertrude Belle, Joseph Elmer, James Ernest and Estelle "Stella."
2. Lillie M. was born on February 16, 1871 in Grafton, Illinois.
She married Pierre Vercheval in Omaha, Nebraska on January 17, 1894. Lillie
died in April 1963 in El Monte, California and Pierre died in April 1936
in Bellevue, Nebraska. They had two children: George Edward and Frank Allen.
Lillie divorced
Pierre and then married John Arthur Gray of Bellevue, Nebraska.
They moved to California.
3. Unknown
4. Unknown