Recently I stopped by the Danner home in Iredell county as my part time work took me that way. The home is now full of others hopes and dreams and the dirt road has been paved. My husband's grandfather lived in the Harmony area.
The surname Danner was first found in Wuerttemberg, Germany. This is research on their journey. A few words can not tell the stories and sometimes facts are missing or left out. Hope you enjoy the research from Iredell County back to Germany.
Richard Munsie Danner
1895–1986
BIRTH 22 DEC 1895 • Iredell County DEATH 12 MAY 1986 • Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina
maternal grandfather of husband
He was a farmer and raised peanuts. By the time I met him, Grandpaw Danner was in his 80's.
He was born in Eagle Mills area of Iredell County to Berry and Ada Danner. The 1920 census show that his father was a farmer. His mother's maiden name was Reavis. Reavis Road is located in Yadkin County and is about 18 miles of the area of Eagle Mills. I have not explored the Reavis line to see if there is a connection.
Father of Munsie Danner
Jacob Asbury Danner
1865–1950
BIRTH 30 APR 1865 • Clarksville, Davie, North Carolina, United States DEATH 30 AUG 1950 • Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
great-grandfather of husband
The 1920 census list him as Berry.
Marriage to Ada Josephine Reavis
8 Feb 1894 • Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Ada would die in 1904 at the age of 33
BIRTH12 May 1871
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH14 Jun 1904 (aged 33)
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Harmony, Iredell County, North Carolina
Between 1900 and 1904 the family must have made the move to the Harmony community. I base this on the 1900 census that has the family living in Eagle Mill and the burial site of Ada Danner being in Harmony.
Jacob Danner would remarry in 1905.
Name Ellen Mayberry Birth abt 1873 Marriage19 Mar 1905 Iredell, North Carolina, Spouse Jacob Danner. The records list her age as 22 and his as 37. Married in New Hope Tws. in Iredell County by G.H. Weaver, minister of the M.E. church. ( Methodist) New Hope Township is the the area of Union Grove.
Ellen Mayberry Danner would die of Tuberculosis at age 56. She is buried at Holly Springs. Her death certificate list her as living in Eagle Mills. She is buried at Holly Spring Baptist Cemetery, W Houstonville Rd, Harmony, NC 28634. Her parents are also buried here.
Jacob Asbury Danner would live until :30 Aug 1950. He is buried in Rock Springs Baptist Cemetery in Harmony. This is where his first wife is buried.
Jacob Asbury Danner's father was
Frederick Danner Sr
1821–1913
BIRTH 1821 • Davie County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 1913 • Davie County, North Carolina, USA
Fredrick Danner Sr. would marry into the Reavis family from Davie County. Later I will research the connections between Elizabeth Reavis and Ada Reavis.
The 1880 census show Fredrick Danner Sr. living in the Clarksville area of Davie county and occupation is listed as a farmer.
Frederick Danner was a Civil War Soldier. I have found conflicting records as to which unit he was in. Both the 42nd and the 37th have a Frederick Danner on the rolls. The 42nd was formed in Salisbury to guard the prison camp. Many Davie men were in the 42nd. This unit would also see heavy fighting and one paragraph mentions marching to the sugar loaf in the Wilmington Fort Fisher area. Many of us have enjoyed this area in a much different way that Frederick Danner may have.
Frederick's parents were Jacob Danner and Sarah Allen. -*
Jacob Danner
1795–1884
BIRTH 4 FEB 1795 • Surry, North Carolina, USA DEATH 1884 • Bethlehem, North Carolina, USA
The birth place is Surry County. Surry was formed from Rowan in 1771.
Marriage Date
30 May 1821
Marriage Place
Surry, North Carolina, USA
The marriage license for Sarah and Jacob give her surname as Smith. Further research will be needed.
Surry County 1830 census shows Jacob Danner living one household over from Frederick Danner. This is very possibly Jacob's father. Below show the will of Jacob Danner.
Jacob's father and mother were Frederick Danner and Catherine Shermer.
Jacob may be the first Danner in the line that was born in Carolina.
Frederick Danner
1759–1839
BIRTH 1759 • Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States DEATH 1839-08-14 • Surry, North Carolina, USA
Frederick's mother is listed as having died in Stokes County in 1768. This will take more research as Stokes was not formed until 1789.
The Marriage year for Frederick Danner and Catherine Shermer is 1780 and place is North Carolina.
Frederick fought in the Revolutionary War. His wife applied for widow's pension and it was denied due to the fact that they married after the war. However, before his death he is on the pension rolls and was paid from 1833 until his death 1839. His rank is listed as private and served two years in the Revolutionary war in Captain May's Company - Colonel Logan's Virginia Regiment. It is very possible that Frederick Danner received Bounty land for his time in the service. The records are very hard to read.
Frederick and wife are buried in Courtney Baptist Church Cemetery
Also known as Cross Roads Baptist Cemetery
3341 Courtney Church Road,
Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA
The father of Frederick Danner
Jacob Danner
1727–1795
BIRTH 1727 • Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - The first in our Danner line to be born in America.
DEATH 1795 • Brownsville, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Marriage
2 Oct 1750 • Heidelberg, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Boechtel (1734–1768)
Records from the Church of the Brethen say he was elected to ministry of the church before age 25. He was poetic. He organized the Codorus church in 1758, located 12 miles SW of York, PA.
Name: Jacob Danner Birth Date:1727 Birth Place: Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Death Date:1799 Death Place: Johnsville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America Cemetery: Old Brownsville Church of the Brethren Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
The father of Jacob Danner :
Michael Danner
1696–1782
BIRTH 7 MAY 1696 • Grand Duchy of Baden, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany DEATH 29 MAY 1782 • Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
Marriage
1726 • Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Anna Maria Bend.
Anna Maria Bend
1700–1782
BIRTH 1700 • Baden, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany DEATH 19 APR 1782 • York, , Pennsylvania, USA
This article was on Find a Grave.
Michael Danner
BIRTH 1696 Baden-Württemberg, Germany DEATH19 Apr 1782 (aged 85–86)Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, BURIAL York Road Cemetery
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Michael and family left Hanover, Germany in 1715 and first settled near Germantown. Later, in 1727 he moved to the Pequea Settlement of Lancaster County according to article in "Brethren Roots and Branches", Vol 3, Dec1981. Some confusion exists because the " Mennonite Encylopedia" refers to Michael Danner as "an early member of the Mellinger Mennonmite congregation of Lancaster County" and suggests he crossed the river ( Susquehanna) by 1719. In 1728, the Indians appealed to Governor Gordon to have certain settlers removed from the lands west of the Susquehanna River. Among them was Michael Danner. He was considered an intruder on lands which the Indians had not yet released to the white settlers. The authorities duly removed them. Refer to "History of York County, PA" by Rupp, pg. 347. In 1732, Samuel Blunston, land agent for the Penn's, wrote to the Governor about some men arrested by associates of Col. Thomas Cresaps of Maryland and taken to Annapolis. Included was Michael Danner. Although Gov. Samuel Ogle of Maryland later argued that the German settlers west of the Susquehanna had not been granted patents, at least 50 of these families had agreed to claim land under Maryland jurisdiction by 1736. A letter signed by 50 Germans renouncing their Maryland affiliation dated August 11, 1736 infers this. ( Michael Tanner et al). See Archives of Maryland 28:100-101. Until 1736, most of the Germans who crossed the Susquehanna River were only too willing to accept Maryland jurisdiction. In 1732, the tax collector reported at least 400 persons living west of the river who paid taxes to Lancaster County ( History of Pa, W.H. Egle, 1876, pg. 1169). On 17 Sep 1734, Michael Danner received from Samuel Blunston, land agent of the Penn's in Columbia, PA, a license to settle 200 acres on the west side if the Susquehanna River about six miles southwest of John Hendricks ( Quaker of Wrightsville). This would be somewhere near Mt. Pisgah or Canadochly Church in what later became Lower Windsor Twp. In 1736, Michael Danner apparently was arrested a second time by Maryland authorities. Records of the Sheriff of Anna Arundel County of 4 Jan 1736 mention taking prisoner, Michael Tanner of Baltimore County, for having driven some fellows from his home in Pennsylvania. In August 1739 he was one of the six Commissioners named to lay out a road from Wrightsville to the home of Adam Forney at Digges Choice and later Hanover. The road extended by way of Kitzmiller's Mill to the Province line and was known as "Monocacy Road". Some claim that originally the family was Mennonite, but Gleim thought not. Michael Danner is listed as the first leader of the German Baptists (Dunkard's) west of the Susquehanna. In 1770, Danner is listed as a member of the Conewago Congregation (Black Rock Church of the Brethren). At one time, Michael Danner owned about 290 acres of land in the vicinity of Porter's Siding in Heidelberg Twp. The Tax Lists of Hanover and Heidelberg Twp. for 1778-80 include Michael Danner. Heidelberg Twp. created in 1750 from northern portion of Manheim Twp. " Was Michael Danner a Mennonite?", is a six page article in the Dec 1981 Brethren Roots and Branches, quarterly publication of the Brethren Genealogists of Southern PA, 2490 Middle St., York, PA 17404. Article suggests that he was a German Baptist with Mennonite neighbors. The article reports that he was an aggressive, enterprising German who was exceptional both in character and in his abilities. He spoke both English and German. The book, History and Families of the Black Rock Church of the Brethren, by Elmer Q. Gleim has numerous references to him and indicates he was of the Brethren faith. An Act of August, 1749, in the Provincial Council of Philadelphia named six men "to view and lay off a new County ( York). Danner was among them. In 1755 he was appointed as one of " His Majesty's Justices of the Peace",( History of York County, Prowell). Aplication of Henry Danner filed in Orphans Court, York County during May 1782 for probate of his father's estate lists his widow , Anna and his children: Jacob, Catharine, Anna, Michael, Henry, Mary, Phillip and Elizabeth. (Probate Book F-15). In 1728 settled at Cabin Creek mouth on Susquehanna River. he got into a dispute over land. When arrested by Maryland civil authorities placed in prison in Annapolis. After his release became permanent settler of York County ( PA Ger. Soc. Vol. 24 & 25, pg. 57). Tanner ( Danner), with a number of Mennonites from Lancaster Co. settled in the rich farming lands of the Conewago Valley near "Digg's Choice" on the banks of the Codorus, Heidelberg Twp. in 1738. This colony of Mennonites was the nucleus of Bair's Hanover Church. Names of other settlers here were: Hershey, Brubaker, Bair (Bare), Kauffman, Frantz, Shank, Garber, Bechtel, Bauman, Thoman, Rudisill). Danner spoke both German and English. Appointed County Commissioner in 1749 to help lay out York County. Bair's Hanover was first Mennonite congregation in York County to erect a church ( 3.5 east of Hanover on Hanover- Spring Grove Road). First structure was of logs ( 1746). Peter Blasser was first known ordained Mennonite minister in the Michael Danner settlement. He had arrived in 1739 and had been a Mennonite prisoner from Trachselwald in Berne. Later his children settled near Stony-Man near Blue Ridge, VA. Adam Forney had settled there earlier ( 1730).
**Michael's wife Anna died in 1782 and is buried in the same cemetery. This stone is much newer and maybe incorrect or marking an additional family member, Susanna.
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