Joseph Handgen Timeline

1819 Born in Germany to Josef Hendgen
Immigrated to USA (One source said 1845)
1848 marries Mary Ann Keller 23 May in Richland, Ohio
1850 Census Living in Richland, OH with Mary and and dau Harriet (“Hencher/Henchen”)
1860 Census Putnam OH with Mary and 5 children (“Jas/Jos Hengen”)
1861 Marries Elizabeth Donohoe in Putnam, Ohio
1863 July 1 Registers for the draft in Liberty, Putnam, Ohio (Heingin”)
1870 Census Living with wife Elizabeth and 7 children (“Jos Houdgen”)
1880 Census living in Scipio MI with 4 daughters (Jemima reads “Jerimah”)
1894 Dies June 9 Hillsdale Co.

Different spellings for Handgen in records:

HENGEN
HENCHER
HENCHEN
HEINGIN
HOUDGEN
HAENDGEN
HENDGES
HENTGEN
HINGEN
HAMDGEN
HUNDGEN
HANDCEN
HONDGREN

Joseph HANDGEN came to the US from Germany sometime between 1820 and 1848. His ancestry per internet:
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"I have corresponded with a person who has seen his records in the Munstermaifeld Cathedral.
His father, Joseph HA(E)NDGEN, was married to a Barbara DÜNCHEM of Lasserg/Wierschem. Their youngest son was Joseph Haendgen born in 1819. One of his god-parents was a Furhmanfrom Eltz.

Joseph and Mary Keller, both German immigrants, married in 1848 in Crawford County, came to Putnam County in Leipsic and had at least the following children: William, Owen, Harriet, Cora, Barbara Ruhamah and their youngest son, John Edward . Maria Keller Handgen died and Joseph remarried Elizabeth Donohue, and they had another 5-7 children, but by that time they had moved to the Adrian/Hillsdale area of Michigan. There are maps of the original farm area owned by Joseph Handgen. He had as many as 15 children.

Handgen in Germany is Haendgen and it is pronounced Hand - gen, with a hard "g". It is German with an umlaut over the A and that makes is Haendgen.

This information is not proved (unless cited) by seeing the original documents and should be used as "working data".

Joseph Hendgen (Haendgen/Hendges/Hentgen/Handgen/Hingen/Hamdgen/Hundgen), age 26 y, arrived in the United States on July 16, 1845 in New York from Antwerpen, with the ship Tremont. The ship came from the Mayen-Koblenz County and Cochem-Zell County, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. (Prussia) Most of the Germans on the ship were from the same area as Joseph Hendgen was and started their new lives in Ohio.

On this ship were also:

Anna Maria Hendgen, age 41 y.,
Anna Hendgen, age 21 y.,
Anton Hendgen, age 34 y.

It is said he came with his brother; other family was not mentioned on the ship manifest, but we have this info from another researcher:

Mathias Hendgen, brother of Joseph Hendgen married Anna Bast, daughter of Johann Heinrich Bast and Anna Maria Leim. She had 5 brothers and 1 sister.
Johann Bast is my great great grandfather.
Wilhelm Bast lived with his family in Ohio
Johann Joseph Bast lived with his family in Wisconsin.
Both left Germany in 1852.
-----------------------------Joseph Hendgen b. 26 Oct 1819, Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz,
Deutschland, d. 9 Jun 1894"

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The following list is probably more accurate than the other I got from the internet, as it has documentation:

Children of Joseph Handgen and children with census info:

1. Harriet/Herriet Ellen b. @1848, in 1850 Richland Ohio Census; & 1860 Liberty Ohio Census
2.William B. b. @ 1852, in 1860 Liberty Ohio Census
3. Mary b. @1853, in 1860 Liberty Ohio Census
4. John b. @ 1858/59, in 1860 Liberty Ohio Census; 1870 Scipio Mi Census

Mary Ann dies about 1860/61 (She is in 1860 census, Jos marries Eliz in 1861)

1861 Marries Elizabeth

6. Kate b. @ 1853, in 1870 Scipio Mi Census
7. Jane b. @ 1856, in 1870 Scipio Mi Census
8. Barbara/ Barbry b. @ 1862, in 1870 Scipio Mi Census, 1880 Scipio Mi Cenus
9. Hanna (Rohanna/Rohamma) b. @1864, in 1870 Scipio Mi Census, 1880 Scipio Mi Cenus
10. Cora b. @1866 1870 Scipio Mi Census, 1880 Scipio Mi Cenus Find a GraveMemorial ID 95856907
11. Jemima/Jeremah/”Jerrie” (likely “Jemmie”) b. @ 1867/68, 1870 Scipio Mi Census aged 3, 1880 Scipio Mi Cenus, 1880 Liberty Ohio Census (aged 13) living with sister Harriet Kratzer and family after the death of their mother. (Under name Kratzer, Handgen, J.)

Following children not listed in any census with Joseph: 1890 Census lost in a fire; Jos died 1894.

Elder brother William B Hendgen and wife Philena Philipps adopted Celia and Lydia after the death of their mother, Elizabeth. They are in the 1880 Census of Summit OH under the name “Hambdgen”.

1880 Eliz dead

13. Celia May Hendgen b. 1877, Ohio m John A. Cross. (W.B. Handgen applied for license) 79802976 1880 Census; see above
14. Lydia Augusta Hendgen b. 22 Feb 1878, Jonesville, Mich., d. 6 Jan 1924, Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, m. Henry Foster 1897 b. 12 Dec 1869, Boston Mills, O., d. 14 Apr 1919, Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio 1880 Census; see above

Elder brother John and his wife, Eva Lewis adopted Orrin Edward after the death of their mother in 1880. (1900 Adrian MI Census under the name “Hundgen”)

15. Orrin Edward Handgen b. 19 Jul 1880, Adrian, Mich., d. 12 Apr 1939, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois m. Amey Cordelia Drake b. 27 Feb 1872, Goshen, Indiana (see above)

Following: Elizabeth died in 1880; I believe this child (although listed as such) is NOT the child of Joseph Handgen, but his son William and wife Philena’s natural daughter.

Myrthle Hendgen b. May 1883, Northfield village, Summit, Ohio (Likely Myrtle)

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Another person's list; does not line up well with census data but gives spouses:

Joseph Hendgen married Mary Ann Keller and had the following children:

1. Herriet/Harriet Hendgen b. 9 Oct 1849, Coshocton, Ohio, d. 29 Jul 1910, Leipsic,
Putnam, Ohio m. Charles W. Kratzer ( b. 20 Jul 1840, Fairfield county, Ohio)
2. William B. Hendgen b. 17 Nov 1851, Coshocton, Ohio, d. 19 Apr 1934,
Northfield, Summit, Ohio m. Philena Philipps ( b. 9 Apr 1860, Northfield, Summit, Ohio, d. 30 Jun 1935, Center Township, Summit, Ohio)
3.Celia M Hendgen b. 1877, Ohio m John A. Cross
4. Lydia Agusta Hendgen b. 22 Feb 1878, Jonesville, Mich., d. 6 Jan 1924, Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio m.Henry Foster b. 12 Dec 1869, Boston Mills, O., d. 14 Apr 1919, Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio
5. Myrthle Hendgen b. May 1883, Northfield village, Summit, Ohio
6. Mary Catherine Hendgen b. 18 Jul 1853, Putnam, Ohio, d. 29 Sep 1936, Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio m. Dallas Kirk
7. Jennie Hendgen b. 1855, Ohio m.Freeman J. Petty (b. 1848, Ohio)
8. John E Hendgen b. 1859 m.Eva A. Lewis b. 1863, Adrian, Mich.
9. Orrin Edward Handgen b. 19 Jul 1880, Adrian, Mich., d. 12 Apr 1939, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois m. Amey Cordelia Drake b. 27 Feb 1872, Goshen, , Indiana
10. Jenny Hendgen b. 11 Jan 1856, Ohio m. John A. Davis b. 20 Apr 1844, Ohio

Joseph Hendgen married Elizabeth Donahoe b. 1828, Ohio, d. 12 Dec 1878, Scipio Twp, Hillsdale, Michigan and had the following children:

1.Barbara Hendgen b. 1862, Ohio, d. 27 Aug 1884, Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan m. Benj. A. Stoddard ( b. 1859, New York)
2. John Edward Hendgen b. 1863, Ohio m.Alice Faith Hackett (b. 1888, Michigan)
3. Cora Hendgen b. 1866, Ohio m. William B. Million (b. 1851 d. 1934)
4. Jemima Hendgen b. 1867, Putnam, Ohio, d. 1931, Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan m. George Shippy (b. 1861, Fremont, Ohio, d. 1939)
5.Rohama Hendgen b. 1864, Ohio

Children of Joseph's father Joseph and mother Barbara:
(Siblings of Joseph Hendgen)

1. Mathias Hendgen was born on 18 Jun 1810 in Wierschem,Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, died on 17 Feb 1892 in Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz,Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland. Married (1) Anna Bast daughter of Johann Heinrich Bast and Anna Maria Leim on 5 Feb 1836 in M?nstermaifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland. Anna was born on 14 Feb 1814 in Keldung, Mayen-Koblenz,Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, died on 25 Feb 1873 in Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland. .
Married (2) Elisabetha Lohn on 23 Jul 1875 in M?nstermaifeld/k, Mayen.
2. Anna Margaretha Hendgen was born on 29 Aug 1815 in Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland.
3. Susanna Hendgen was born on 12 Jun 1817 in Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland.



Joseph HANDGEN born between 1819 and 1823, married in Richland County, Ohio May 23, 1848 to Mary Ann Keller, (some say she was also from Prussia; Census says Ohio); father Henry.

There are a great number of records with a Joseph Handgen (of assorted spellings) in Ohio who married Mary Ann/Anna and/or Emma Keller. Possibly with his thick German accent, his wife was Mary Ann Keller and he called her "Anna" which may have sounded like "Emma" to some disinterested clerk or census taker. Son William said she was born in PA. Son John said his mother was Emma Keller on his marriage license. On most census' she was Mary Ann.

Mary died and Joseph married Elizabeth Donohoe (hue) and they moved to Hillsdale, Michigan where they had several more daughters.

Joseph took his own life in 1894 at the age of 72. Seven of his children were still living at that time, but wife Elizabeth was gone by then.

1848
Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950 for Joseph Handgen

Name: Joseph Handgen
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 23 May 1848
Event Place: Richland, Ohio
Spouse: Mary Ann Keller
Spouse's Father: Henry Keller
Reference Number: vol 2, p56
Film Number: 388735
Digital Folder Number: 4257597
Image Number: 129

1861
Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950 for Joseph Haendgen
Citing this Record
"Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDXN-3MT : accessed 03 Mar 2014), Joseph Haendgen and Elizabeth Donahoe, 16 Mar 1861.
Name: Joseph Haendgen
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Mar 1861
Event Place: Putnam, Ohio
Spouse: Elizabeth Donahoe
Reference Number: B A p 217
Film Number: 915773
Digital Folder Number: 4017315
Image Number: 143

1860 Census

"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCL3-5ZZ : accessed 03 Mar 2014)

Event Year: 1860
Name: Jas Hingen
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Liberty Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Prussia
Page: 122
Household ID: 897
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 805027
Digital Folder Number: 004284218
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 805027

Digital Folder Number: 004284218

Image Number: 00126
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Jas Hingen M 41 Prussia
Mary Hingen F 31 Ohio
Harriet Hingen F 10 Ohio
William Hingen M 8 Ohio
Mary Hingen F 7 Ohio
Lydia Hingen F 5 Ohio
John Hingen M 1 Ohio

Joseph is listed on the Census in 1870 has having been born in Germany. He had the following children:

Hannah
Jemimah
Jane
Cora
Barbara
John

United States Census, 1880 for Jos. Handgen
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWSH-H6Y : accessed 03 Mar 2014), Jos. Handgen, Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 280B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-0581
Name: Jos. Handgen
Residence: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan
Birthdate: 1820
Birthplace: Germany
Relationship to Head: Self
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Widowed
Age (Expanded): 60 years
Occupation: Farmer
NARA Film Number: T9-0581
Page: 280
Page Character: B
Entry Number: 296
Film number: 1254581

Household Gender Age
Jos. Handgen M 60
Child Rohama Handgen F 16
Child Cora Handgen F 14
Child Jeremah Handgen F 12
Child Barbry Handgen F 18

This same year son John was listed as age 21, a servant/laborer in Adrian MI for the Slater family. (Joseph's son-in-law George Shippy's mother was a Slater; unknown if there is a link there.)

1884 Michigan Census

Handgen, Joseph | Male | N/A | 60 | 12
Handgen, Ruie | Female | Daughter | 20 | 13
Handgen, Cora | Female | Daughter | 18 | 14
Handgen, Jemima | Female | Daughter | 15 | 15

Possible Descendants of Joseph Hendgen with Mary Ann Keller
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Joseph Hendgen b. 26 Oct 1819, Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, d. 9 Jun 1894 m.Mary Ann Keller May 1848 Richland CO. Ohio
1. Herriet or Harriet Ellen Hendgen (found a Ellen Heraite Hangen death certificate which lists Joseph as father but death date as 1844; Helen's headstone does say 1849) b. 9 Oct 1849 Coshocton, Ohio, d. 29 Jul 1910, Leipsic,Putnam, Ohio m.Charles W. Kratzer b. 20 Jul 1840, Fairfield county, Ohio
2. Joseph Henry Handgen b.27 Sep 1850
3. William B. Hendgen b. 17 Nov 1851, Coshocton, Ohio, d. 19 Apr 1934 Northfield, Summit, Ohio,m. Philena Philipps b. 9 Apr 1860, Northfield, Summit, Ohio, d. 30 Jun 1935, Center Township, Summit, Ohio Granddaughter Ina B. Cross lived with him. (Celia M Hendgen b. 1877, Ohio m. John A. Cross)

Northfield, Summit, Ohio| m.Philena Philipps b. 9 Apr 1860, Northfield, Summit, Ohio, d. 30 Jun 1935,| Center Township, Summit, Ohio
4. Mary Katarina Hangen or Mary Catherine Hendgen b. 18 Jul 1853, Putnam, Ohio, d. 29 Sep 1936,Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio m. Dallas Kirk
5. Levi Drake HANDGEN b. 13 Sep 1854
6. Jennie Hendgen b. 11 Jan 1856, Putnam, Ohio d. 14 Sep 1936 m. John A. Davis b. 20 Apr 1844, Ohio (death certificate online) One site gives her husband as Freeman J. Petty b. 1848, Ohio
GS Film number: 001973199
Digital Folder Number: 005363565
Image Number: 03039
7. Lidy Jane HANDGEN b. 13 Sep 1856

8. Mary Ann HANDGEN b. 26 Feb 1858

Possible Descendants of Joseph Hendgen with Elizabeth Donahoe /Donohue

m. Elizabeth Donahoe March 16, 1861 (b. 1828, Ohio, d. 12 Dec 1878, Scipio Twp, Hillsdale,Michigan) Possible she was married before. She was 33. It did not say "Miss" on the record. If she had other children or another marriage is just conjecture.

1.Barbara Hendgen b. 1862, Ohio, d. 27 Aug 1884, Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan m. Benj. A. Stoddard b. 1859, New York

2. John Edward Hendgen b. 1863, Ohio m. Alice Faith Hackett b. 1888, Michigan m. Eva A. Lewis b. 1863, Adrian, Mich. In 1880, a laborer living with Walter Slater and family in Adrian, MI, marriage: 15 Dec 1881 -Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan; in 1910, widower living with Wm Creps and family in Ohio ON JOHN'S MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE TO ALICE, IT SAYS HIS MOTHER WAS EMMA KELLER. (?!?) Now, the ONLY reason I can come up with for that oddity is...Elizabeth Donohue was Elizabeth Emma Keller, sister (or cousin) of Mary Anne and when she was widowed or divorced, married her equally lonely widower brother-in-law. Good grief. Grasping at straws here. Memorial ID 189787292

3.Rohama Hendgen b. 1864, Ohio
4.Cora Hendgen b. 1866, Ohio m.William B. Million b. 1861
5. Jemima Hendgen b. 1867, Putnam, Ohio, d. 1931, (Sunset View Cemetery,| Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan) m. George Shippy b. 1861, Fremont, Ohio, d. 1939, (Sunset View Cemetery,
| Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan)
6.Jeremah Hendgen b. 1868, Ohio
7.Lizzie Handgen b. @ 1871

You will note, with all the many children attributed to Joseph, none are named anything close to "Lizze", yet daughters "Lizzie" and Barbara (Stoddard) are buried with Joseph and Elizabeth in Mosherville Cemetery (MI). Lizzie died at age 9; Barbara at age 22. It is likely that little Lizzie would not have made the census, as she died in the spring of 1880, and would not have been in the 1880 census (nor the census of 1870, as she was not yet born).

On his death notice in the newspaper, it stated that he had 13 children. If that is true, we have two too many. When you have that many kids, I guess what's a couple more?

Following: possible other children:

Father: Johann Joseph Huendgen
Mother: Ann Maria Mueller

Son: Sebastian Huendgen
Daughter: Anna Sibilla Hubertina Huendgen b. 1840
Daughter: Anna Barbara Huendgen b. 1841
Daughter: Eva Hubertina Huendgen