Eiklor Family
Includes Cain, Ennis, Harp, Huyck, Hancock and Olmstead
Ancestor Story Submitted by Gene Eiklor
First Families of Huron County Member #247
Includes Cain, Ennis, Harp, Huyck, Hancock and Olmstead
Ancestor Story Submitted by Gene Eiklor
First Families of Huron County Member #247
David and Blondina/Rebecca (Huyck) EIKLOR
David EIKLOR was born on 22 July 1786, at Minisink, Orange County, New York, to Revolutionary War soldier Frederick and Sarah (BARKER) EIKLOR. He was the third of seven children born to Frederick and Sarah. After David's birth, the family moved to Wysox, Pennsylvania, where Sarah died in 1800. Frederick cared for the family and taught school at the town of Rome. Sometime around 1809, David married Blondina HUYCK at Standing Stone, Pennsylvania. Blondina was born on 11 February 1790, at Standing Stone, Luzerne County (later Bradford County), Pennsylvania, to Revolutionary War soldier William and Margaret (WESTBROOK) HUYCK. Her father inherited the farm at Standing Stone from his uncle, Richard FITZGERALD.
David and Blondina EIKLOR moved to Oxford, Huron County, about 1813, where he engaged in agriculture. His first recorded land purchase at Huron County was in 1819. In 1836, the family moved to the 131-acre farm (Lot 1, Section 1) in Huron Township. This acreage is now in Berlin Township of Erie County. He and Blondina sold some of this acreage to two of their children and their spouses. In 1847, they sold their remaining acreage and moved to LaGrange, Indiana.
Blondina and David EIKLOR stayed at the Lagrange, Indiana, farm until October 1850, when they sold it. It is not known where they went, but they likely died before 1855. She may have returned to help take care of her father and help settle his estate. He was buried at the FITZGERALD-HUYCK cemetery on the family homestead. That burial ground has been destroyed. It is possible that Blondina was buried there. For in 1855, David made his home with his oldest son and daughter-in-law in Genoa, Illinois.
Blondina's paternal uncles, Richard and John HYUCK, were pioneers in Huron County, Ohio.
David and Blondina's first two children were born in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The last six were born in Huron County, Ohio. The children and their spouses who purchased land in Ohio are marked with an asterisk. The children born to David and his wife were:
1. Antoynette Cecile, b. 27 April 1810, m. Cornelius ENNIS*
2. Polly, b. 19 June 1812, m. Henry HARP*
3. William Frederick, b. 7 April 1814, m. Jennette CAIN* (see more below)
4. John, b. 28 April 1816, m. Amanda HANCOCK*
5. George, b. 4 July 1818, m. Lydia HARP, d. Civil War*
6. David, b. 30 November 1820, m. Marietta ADAMS
7. Isaac, b. 20 November 1822, d. 3 January 1832, Huron County, Ohio
8. Elizabeth, b. 22 July 1825, d. 5 September 1825, Huron County, Ohio
David and Blondina EIKLOR moved to Oxford, Huron County, about 1813, where he engaged in agriculture. His first recorded land purchase at Huron County was in 1819. In 1836, the family moved to the 131-acre farm (Lot 1, Section 1) in Huron Township. This acreage is now in Berlin Township of Erie County. He and Blondina sold some of this acreage to two of their children and their spouses. In 1847, they sold their remaining acreage and moved to LaGrange, Indiana.
Blondina and David EIKLOR stayed at the Lagrange, Indiana, farm until October 1850, when they sold it. It is not known where they went, but they likely died before 1855. She may have returned to help take care of her father and help settle his estate. He was buried at the FITZGERALD-HUYCK cemetery on the family homestead. That burial ground has been destroyed. It is possible that Blondina was buried there. For in 1855, David made his home with his oldest son and daughter-in-law in Genoa, Illinois.
Blondina's paternal uncles, Richard and John HYUCK, were pioneers in Huron County, Ohio.
David and Blondina's first two children were born in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The last six were born in Huron County, Ohio. The children and their spouses who purchased land in Ohio are marked with an asterisk. The children born to David and his wife were:
1. Antoynette Cecile, b. 27 April 1810, m. Cornelius ENNIS*
2. Polly, b. 19 June 1812, m. Henry HARP*
3. William Frederick, b. 7 April 1814, m. Jennette CAIN* (see more below)
4. John, b. 28 April 1816, m. Amanda HANCOCK*
5. George, b. 4 July 1818, m. Lydia HARP, d. Civil War*
6. David, b. 30 November 1820, m. Marietta ADAMS
7. Isaac, b. 20 November 1822, d. 3 January 1832, Huron County, Ohio
8. Elizabeth, b. 22 July 1825, d. 5 September 1825, Huron County, Ohio
William FREDERICK and Jennette (CAIN) EIKLOR
WILLIAM FREDERICK was a blacksmith and engaged in farming. He followed these two endeavors during his lifetime. On 3 June 1836, he married Jennette CAIN. The first land purchase by this couple was recorded under her 1839 purchase of Huron Township acreage from her in-laws, David and Blondina EIKLOR. William Frederick and Jennette maintained ownership of this acreage until 1846 when they sold it and moved the family to Genoa Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. At the end of the Civil War, the family moved their operations to McLean/Livingston County, Illinois.
Jennette CAIN not only had acreage at Huron County issued in her name, but the same is found at Livingston County, Illinois. Jennette's parentage is unknown. Her husband died on 5 January 1866, at Potosoi and is buried at the Fairview Methodist Church yard in Belle Prairie Township, Livingston County, Illinois. Jennette maintained a home for her father-in-law, David EIKLOR at Genoa, Illinois, and at Cropsey/Potosoi. Her father-in-law was living with her in October 1870 at the time of the Census. Where and when he died is not known. Jennette kept the family together after William's death in 1866. The farm she bought at Cropsey, McLean County, was later sold to the town of Cropsey and a part of that community is called EIKLOR Hill. As the children grew up, some of them in the mid and late 1870s moved to Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Jennette CAIN lived her last years with her daughter Celia and son-in-law Peter Culver at Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma. She died 20 April 1901 at Blackwell.
William Frederick and Jennette EIKLOR had these children, the first six being born in Huron/Erie County, Ohio, and the others at Genoa, Illinois:
1. William Frederick, b. 2 August 1838, Huron (see more below)
2. James, b. 17 September 1835, Huron d. 1853 going to the California Gold Rush
3. Joseph, b. 1840, Huron, d. 1860 in Illinois
4. Rebecca Jane, b. 20 August 1844, Huron, m. Andrew H. OLMSTEAD
5. Sarah Louise, b. 1845, m. Franklin VARNUM
6. Frederick B., b. 1847, Huron, m. Lettie MARTIN
7. Celia, b. 14 December 1849, Genoa, m. Peter Z. CULVER
8. John, b. 21 February 1852, Genoa, m. Emeline OLMSTEAD
9. Edward H., b. 1854, Genoa
10. Jay, b. 1855, Genoa, m. Nannie______
11. Nettie, b. 1857, Genoa, m. Daniel Jefferson JUDD
12. Moses, b. 1858, Genoa, m. Mary WILHOUR
Jennette CAIN not only had acreage at Huron County issued in her name, but the same is found at Livingston County, Illinois. Jennette's parentage is unknown. Her husband died on 5 January 1866, at Potosoi and is buried at the Fairview Methodist Church yard in Belle Prairie Township, Livingston County, Illinois. Jennette maintained a home for her father-in-law, David EIKLOR at Genoa, Illinois, and at Cropsey/Potosoi. Her father-in-law was living with her in October 1870 at the time of the Census. Where and when he died is not known. Jennette kept the family together after William's death in 1866. The farm she bought at Cropsey, McLean County, was later sold to the town of Cropsey and a part of that community is called EIKLOR Hill. As the children grew up, some of them in the mid and late 1870s moved to Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Jennette CAIN lived her last years with her daughter Celia and son-in-law Peter Culver at Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma. She died 20 April 1901 at Blackwell.
William Frederick and Jennette EIKLOR had these children, the first six being born in Huron/Erie County, Ohio, and the others at Genoa, Illinois:
1. William Frederick, b. 2 August 1838, Huron (see more below)
2. James, b. 17 September 1835, Huron d. 1853 going to the California Gold Rush
3. Joseph, b. 1840, Huron, d. 1860 in Illinois
4. Rebecca Jane, b. 20 August 1844, Huron, m. Andrew H. OLMSTEAD
5. Sarah Louise, b. 1845, m. Franklin VARNUM
6. Frederick B., b. 1847, Huron, m. Lettie MARTIN
7. Celia, b. 14 December 1849, Genoa, m. Peter Z. CULVER
8. John, b. 21 February 1852, Genoa, m. Emeline OLMSTEAD
9. Edward H., b. 1854, Genoa
10. Jay, b. 1855, Genoa, m. Nannie______
11. Nettie, b. 1857, Genoa, m. Daniel Jefferson JUDD
12. Moses, b. 1858, Genoa, m. Mary WILHOUR
William Frederick and Sophrona (OLMSTEAD) EIKLOR
William Frederick EIKLOR was a successful farmer in Livingston/McLean County and Genoa Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. His first land purchase was in Genoa in 1858. In Genoa and in the Cropsey area, he had substantial farm acreage. He married Sophrona OLMSTEAD on 19 January 1858, in Genoa. They moved after the Civil War to the Cropsey area in Livingston County and returned to Genoa in the 1890s. He died 14 January 1905, in Genoa DeKalb County, Illinois. He willed the land to his wife and his only son in trust for his five grandsons.
His wife Sophrona (as well as her siblings) who married William, and Jennette (CAIN) EIKLOR's children in Genoa, are related to Platt Benedict, an original pioneer and founder of Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Sophrona is a fourth cousin, twice removed to Platt BENEDICT.
Sophrona and William Frederick EIKLOR are my great grandparents. As the sumitter of this paper, I am Platt BENEDICT's fourth cousin five times removed.
His wife Sophrona (as well as her siblings) who married William, and Jennette (CAIN) EIKLOR's children in Genoa, are related to Platt Benedict, an original pioneer and founder of Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Sophrona is a fourth cousin, twice removed to Platt BENEDICT.
Sophrona and William Frederick EIKLOR are my great grandparents. As the sumitter of this paper, I am Platt BENEDICT's fourth cousin five times removed.
