Philip Shanholtzer Jr

about 1836–8 January 1889 (Age 53)
Hampshire, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Philip

When Philip Shanholtzer Jr was born about 1836, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, his father, Philip Shanholtzer, was 42 and his mother, Zilpha Dollie Queen, was 41. He married Harriet Queen on 1 June 1860. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Gore District, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Hampshire, West Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 8 January 1889, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Slanesville, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip Shanholtzer Jr
1836–1889
Amanda Jane "Mandie" Van Horn
1842–1923
Marriage: 17 November 1868
Lillie Shanholtzer
1869–1872
Ida Frances Shanholtzer
1869–1960
Tharholtzer
1872–
Mary E. Shanholtzer
1873–1896

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 November 1868
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 0
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
    Age 8
    In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
    1861 · The Battle of Manassas
    Age 25
    The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Schönhol(t)zer, a variantof Schönholtz (see Shanholtz ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Shanholtz

    Story Highlight

    Philip Shanholtzer

    Married 1) Harriett Queen on 01 June 1860 in Cumberland, MD 2) Amanda Jane Van Horn on 17 Nov 1868. She was born 23 Jun 1842 and died 29 Apr 1923. From "Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots o …

    Sources (24)

    • Philip Shanholtzer in household of Philip Shanholtzer, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Philip Shanholtzer, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
    • Phillip M Shanholtzer, "United States Census, 1870"

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