Wotring Genealogy

Ancestors of Earnest Howard Wotring Sr.

Generation 1
Earnest Howard Wotring Sr., son of Daniel Jefferson Wotring and Madge Cloe Mundell, was born
on 06 Nov 1911 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA. He died on 24 Apr 1994 in
Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA. He married Edna Mae Parks on 19 Apr 1935 in Oakland, Garrett,
Maryland, United States. She was born on 01 Sep 1913 in Bell Run, Calhoun County, West
Virginia, USA. She died on 02 Mar 2007 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA.
1.

Generation 2
Daniel Jefferson Wotring, son of Robert Lee Wotring and Lana Shockey, was born on 18 Sep
1888 in Fredrick, West Virginia. He died in 1971. He married Madge Cloe Mundell.
2.
Madge Cloe Mundell, daughter of James Mundell and Mary E. Fetty, was born on 09 Jan 1890 in
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA. She died in 1961.
3.
Madge Cloe Mundell and Daniel Jefferson Wotring had the following children:
1. i. Earnest Howard Wotring Sr. was born on 06 Nov 1911 in Morgantown, Monongalia,
West Virginia, USA. He died on 24 Apr 1994 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA. He
married Edna Mae Parks on 19 Apr 1935 in Oakland, Garrett, Maryland, United
States. She was born on 01 Sep 1913 in Bell Run, Calhoun County, West Virginia,
USA. She died on 02 Mar 2007 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA.
ii. Mary V. Wotring was born in 1914 in West Virginia, USA.
iii. Daniel J. Wotring was born in 1916 in West Virginia, USA.
iv. Elinore L. Wotring was born in 1918 in West Virginia, USA.
v. James E. Wotring was born between 1921-1922 in West Virginia, USA.
vi. Donald R. Wotring was born between 1924-1925 in West Virginia, USA.
vii. William R. Wotring was born in 1926 in West Virginia, USA.

Generation 3
Robert Lee Wotring, son of Daniel Elias Wotring and Nancy Virginia Hall, was born on 04 Jul
1863 in Virginia, USA. He died after 1910. He married Lana Shockey.
4.
Lana Shockey was born on 12 Jun 5. 1867 in Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. She died after 1910.
Lana Shockey and Robert Lee Wotring had the following children:
i. Clarissa Wotring was born on 09 Feb 1887.
2. ii. Daniel Jefferson Wotring was born on 18 Sep 1888 in Fredrick, West Virginia. He
died in 1971. He married Madge Cloe Mundell. She was born on 09 Jan 1890 in
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA. She died in 1961.
iii. Bessie Lee Wotring was born on 26 Sep 1890.
iv. Howard Shockey Wotring was born on 19 Feb 1893.
v. Amy Wotring was born on 03 Apr 1895.
vi. Samuel Lewis Wotring was born on 17 Dec 1896.
vii. James Abraham Wotring was born on 01 Sep 1898.
viii. Effie Virginia Wotring was born on 06 Sep 1900.
ix. Robert William Wotring was born on 15 Dec 1902.
x. Leola Catherine Wotring was born about 1905.
xi. Ruth Lana Wotring was born about 1907.
xii. Naomi Elsie Wotring was born about 1910.
xiii. Herman Wilson Wotring.
James Mundell was born on 06 Apr 1840 in West Virginia, USA. He died on 08 Feb 1895. He
married Mary E. Fetty.
6.
Mary E. Fetty, daughter of John Henry Fetty Jr. and Elizabeth Bice, was born on 10 May 1846 in
Virginia, USA. She died on 30 Dec 1928 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA.
7.
Mary E. Fetty and James Mundell had the following child:
3. i. Madge Cloe Mundell was born on 09 Jan 1890 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West
Virginia, USA. She died in 1961. She married Daniel Jefferson Wotring. He was
born on 18 Sep 1888 in Fredrick, West Virginia. He died in 1971.

Generation 4
Daniel Elias Wotring, son of Abraham D. Wotring and Cora Prudence Felton, was born on 27 Nov
1830 in Virginia, USA. He died on 20 Oct 1912. He married Nancy Virginia Hall after 1850.
8.
Nancy Virginia Hall was born 9. on 07 Apr 1837. She died on 24 May 1910.
Nancy Virginia Hall and Daniel Elias Wotring had the following child:
4. i. Robert Lee Wotring was born on 04 Jul 1863 in Virginia, USA. He died after 1910.
He married Lana Shockey. She was born on 12 Jun 1867 in Hampshire, West
Virginia, USA. She died after 1910.
John Henry Fetty Jr., son of John Henry Fetty Sr. and Sarah Boice, was born on 22 Apr 1813 in
Monongalia County, Virginia. He died on 21 Jul 1894 in Georgetown, Monongalia, West Virginia,
USA. He married Elizabeth Bice in 1838.
14.
Elizabeth Bice, daughter of Stephen Bice, was born on 23 Jul 1810 in Virginia, USA. She died on
07 Jul 1862 in Virginia, USA.
15.
Elizabeth Bice and John Henry Fetty Jr. had the following children:
i. Stephen Fetty was born on 16 Dec 1838 in Virginia, USA. He died on 18 Sep 1856.
ii. Francis Marion Fetty was born on 07 Apr 1842 in Virginia, USA. He died on 31 Oct
1914.
iii. Sarah J Fetty was born in 1844 in Virginia, USA. She died on 05 Apr 1861.
7. iv. Mary E. Fetty was born on 10 May 1846 in Virginia, USA. She died on 30 Dec 1928
in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA. She married James Mundell. He
was born on 06 Apr 1840 in West Virginia, USA. He died on 08 Feb 1895.
v. John Lindsey Fetty was born in 1848 in Virginia, USA. He died on 24 Jul 1896 in
Little Indian Ck, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA.
vi. Alamanda E Fetty was born on 18 Sep 1850 in Virginia, USA. She died on 13 Nov
1908.

Generation 5
Abraham D. Wotring, son of Daniel Wotring and Melinda Carrico, was born on 27 Oct 1804 in
Aurora, Preston, Virginia, USA. He died on 13 Jun 1891 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA.
He married Cora Prudence Felton.
16.
17. Cora Prudence Felton was born in 1806 in Maryland, USA. She died in 1864.
Cora Prudence Felton and Abraham D. Wotring had the following children:
i. Ruth A. Wotring was born between 1827-1828 in Virginia, USA.
8. ii. Daniel Elias Wotring was born on 27 Nov 1830 in Virginia, USA. He died on 20 Oct
1912. He married Nancy Virginia Hall after 1850. She was born on 07 Apr 1837.
She died on 24 May 1910.
iii. Benjamin E. Wotring was born in Virginia, USA.
iv. John H. Wotring was born in Virginia, USA.
v. Joshua B. Wotring was born in Virginia, USA.
vi. Mary E. Wotring was born in Virginia, USA.
vii. Sarah L. Wotring was born in Virginia, USA.
viii. William F. Wotring was born in Virginia, USA.
28. John Henry Fetty Sr.. He married Sarah Boice.
29. Sarah Boice.
Sarah Boice and John Henry Fetty Sr. had the following child:
14. i. John Henry Fetty Jr. was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He
died on 21 Jul 1894 in Georgetown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA. He married
Elizabeth Bice in 1838. She was born on 23 Jul 1810 in Virginia, USA. She died on
07 Jul 1862 in Virginia, USA.
30. Stephen Bice.
Stephen Bice had the following child:
15. i. Elizabeth Bice was born on 23 Jul 1810 in Virginia, USA. She died on 07 Jul 1862
in Virginia, USA. She married John Henry Fetty Jr. in 1838. He was born on 22 Apr
1813 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He died on 21 Jul 1894 in Georgetown,
Monongalia, West Virginia, USA.

Generation 6
Daniel Wotring, son of Abraham Wotring and Mary Margaret Troxell, was born on 28 Jun 1776 in
Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 15 Apr 1839 in Aurora, West Virginia, USA. He
married Melinda Carrico in 1796 in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA.
32.
Melinda Carrico was born on 12 May 1777 in Frederick County Maryland, USA. She died on 17
Sep 1857 in Aurora, West Virginia, USA.
33.
Melinda Carrico and Daniel Wotring had the following children:
i. John C. Wotring was born on 10 Aug 1797 in Monongalia County, West Virginia,
USA. He died on 02 Feb 1878 in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA.
ii. Catherina Wotring was born on 13 Feb 1799 in Preston, Aurora, West Virginia,
USA. She died on 04 Jun 1890 in Whetsell Settlement, Preston, West Virginia,
USA. She married Henry Felton. He was born in 1800.
iii. Susannah Wotring was born on 05 Oct 1802 in Preston, Aurora, West Virginia,
USA.
16. iv. Abraham D. Wotring was born on 27 Oct 1804 in Aurora, Preston, Virginia, USA.
He died on 13 Jun 1891 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA. He married Cora
Prudence Felton. She was born in 1806 in Maryland, USA. She died in 1864. He
married Margaret Clark.
v. William C. Wotring was born on 13 Aug 1807 in Preston, Aurora, West Virginia,
USA. He died in 1870.
vi. Daniel C. Wotring was born on 05 Apr 1810 in Preston, Aurora, West Virginia, USA.
He died on 29 Aug 1897 in Texas Settlement, Preston, West Virginia, USA.
vii. Elizabeth Ann Wotring was born on 02 Apr 1814 in Monongalia County, Virginia.
She died on 07 Mar 1892.

Generation 7
Abraham Wotring, son of Abraham Wotring and Anna Margaret Mertz, was born on 12 Oct 1745
in Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. He died in 1809 in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia,
USA. He married Mary Margaret Troxell in 1766 in Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.
64.
Mary Margaret Troxell, daughter of Peter Troxell and Juliana Catharina Trauthager, was born on
25 Oct 1744 in Egypt, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 02 Apr 1814 in Preston, West
Virginia, USA.
65.
Mary Margaret Troxell and Abraham Wotring had the following children:
i. John Nicholas Wotring was born on 06 Apr 1767 in Whitehall, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania, USA. He died in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA.
ii. Peter Wotring was born in 1768 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died
in 1852 in Bordly, Union, Kentucky, USA.
iii. Abraham Wotring was born on 09 Jan 1770 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania,
USA. He died in 1817 in Preston, West Virginia, USA.
iv. Catherine Elizabeth Wotring was born on 03 Mar 1772 in Whitehall, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania, USA. She died in 1834 in Mt Carmel, Monmouth, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, USA. She died in 1834 in Mt Carmel, Monmouth, West Virginia,
USA.
v. John Wotring was born on 09 Jan 1774 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
He died on 25 Dec 1844 in Williamstownship, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.
32. vi. Daniel Wotring was born on 28 Jun 1776 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
He died on 15 Apr 1839 in Aurora, West Virginia, USA. He married Melinda Carrico
in 1796 in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA. She was born on 12 May 1777 in
Frederick County Maryland, USA. She died on 17 Sep 1857 in Aurora, West
Virginia, USA.
vii. Mary Susanna Wotring was born on 18 Jun 1778 in Whitehall, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania, USA.
viii. William Wotring was born in 1780 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died
on 25 Sep 1848 in Shelby, Orleans, New York, USA.
ix. Jacob Wotring was born on 08 May 1783 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland,
USA. He died in 1850 in Preston, Kentucky, USA.

Generation 8
Abraham Wotring, son of Abraham Vautrin and Maria Catherine Brodt, was born on 11 Jul 1700
in Fenetrange, Lorraine, Alsace, France. He died on 28 Nov 1752 in N Whitehall, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania, USA. He married Anna Margaret Mertz on 19 Mar 1723 in Lorraine, Alsace,
France.
128.
Anna Margaret Mertz was born in 1701 in Hangviller, Moselle, France. She died on 20 Feb 1741
in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Notes for Abraham Wotring:
Abraham had sixteen children, of whom eight were living at the time of his death on Nov. 28, 1752,
namely Peter, Anna Margaretha, Anna Barbara, Magdalena, Elisabeth, William, Abraham and
Eva.Abraham left France in 1733 and came to America, via Rotterdam on the “Richard &
Elizabeth.” He, his wife Anna Margaret Mertz and five of their children landed at the Port of
Philadelphia on September 28, 1773. They settled in the Lehigh County area of Pennsylvania, at
that time, Northampton County. Abraham’s father was also Abraham, a miller, married to Catherine
Brodt. Catherine’s father, Simon Brodt, was Burgomaster of Lixheim. The Brodt family was Swiss.
Abraham’s grandfather, John Peter, was an Elder of the Reformed Church in Saarwarden. Later
generations would change the name and some would migrate into Virginia, in the area that is now
West Virginia.
129.
Anna Margaret Mertz and Abraham Wotring had the following children:
i. John Peter Wotring was born on 05 Mar 1724 in Fenetrange, Moselle, Alsace,
France. He died in 1762 in Heidelberg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
ii. Anna Margaretha Wotring was born on 20 Oct 1725 in Fenetrange, Moselle,
Alsace, France. She died on 08 Oct 1763 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
iii. Maria Magdalena Wotring was born on 16 Mar 1727 in Hirschland, B Du-Rh,
Alsace-Lorraine, France. She died in 1802 in Whitehall, Northampton,
Pennsylvania, USA.
iv. Anna Elizabeth Wotring was born on 29 Jan 1730 in Hirschland, B Du-Rh,
Alsace-Lorraine, France.
v. John Jacob Wotring was born on 03 Aug 1732 in Hirschland, B Du-Rh,
Alsace-Lorraine, France.
vi. Anna Elisabeth Woodring was born in Sep 1733 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA. She died in 1804 in Middletown, Pennsylvania, USA.
vii. Anna Barbara Wotring was born on 22 Mar 1739 in Whitehall, Northampton,
Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 02 Feb 1789.
viii. John William Wotring was born on 21 Dec 1740 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania,
USA. He died on 03 Jul 1778 in Wyoming Massacre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
64. ix. Abraham Wotring was born on 12 Oct 1745 in Whitehall, Northampton,
Pennsylvania, USA. He died in 1809 in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA. He
married Mary Margaret Troxell in 1766 in Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania,
USA. She was born on 25 Oct 1744 in Egypt, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. She died
USA. She was born on 25 Oct 1744 in Egypt, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. She died
on 02 Apr 1814 in Preston, West Virginia, USA.
x. Anna Louisa Wotring was born in Fenetrange, Lorraine, Alsace, France.
xi. Eva Wotring was born in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Peter Troxell, son of Jakob Trachsel and Margaretha Bringel, was born on 06 Nov 1691 in Lenk,
Simmental, Bern Canton, Switzerland. He died on 16 Apr 1766 in Frederick County Maryland,
USA. He married Juliana Catharina Trauthager in of Maryland.
130.
Juliana Catharina Trauthager was born on 08 Apr 1703 in Katzenthal, Alsace, France. She died
in 1766 in Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.
131.
Juliana Catharina Trauthager and Peter Troxell had the following children:
i. Peter Troxell was born on 28 Dec 1723 in Katzenthal, Alsace, France. He died on
28 Feb 1811 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
ii. Daniel Troxell was born on 08 Dec 1726 in Wolfersheim, Pfaltz, Germany. He died
in 1814 in Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.
iii. Maria Barbara Trachsel was born on 17 Sep 1728 in Katzenthal, Alsace, France.
She died in 1733 in Katzenthal, Alsace, France.
iv. David Troxell was born on 27 Jul 1734 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. He
died in 1791 in Carey Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.
v. John Troxell was born in 1736 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. He died in Oct 1795 in
Scott, Kentucky, USA.
vi. Christian Troxell was born in 1739 in Egypt, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. He died in
1813 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA.
vii. Juliana Margaretha Troxell was born between 1739-1744 in Whitehall,
Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. She died in 1788 in Aurora, West Virginia, USA.
viii. George Frederick Troxell was born in 1741 in Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania,
USA. He died on 10 Oct 1796 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
65. ix. Mary Margaret Troxell was born on 25 Oct 1744 in Egypt, Bucks, Pennsylvania,
USA. She died on 02 Apr 1814 in Preston, West Virginia, USA. She married
Abraham Wotring in 1766 in Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was
born on 12 Oct 1745 in Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. He died in
1809 in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA.