Emigrated to America from Bavaria, Germany

Spelling may be LORENTZ, LAURENS, LAURENTZ FIGEL ,or FAGLE

LAURENCE FEAGLE b. c1780 Bavaria, Germany (LDS source says b. abt 1776, Bayern) d. September, 1847 married Leah Quattlebaum bef. 1800 in Dutch Fork, SC. Leah was the daughter of Mathias QUATTLEBAUM and Rachel Derin. After the death of Leah, Laurence married her sister, Rachel. b. 1784, before July 2, 1803 in Dutch Fork, SC.

Children of Leah and Laurence:

1. Elizabeth Feagle b. abt. 1795 m. Jacob Haltiwanger
2. Unknown Feagle b. abt 1798

Children of Rachel and Laurence:

3. John Feagle b. 1800 Newberry, SC m. abt 1825 to Mary M., 2nd wife Polly Witt, d. 1873 in Columbia Co., FL

4. Mary Feagle b. 1805 m. John Monts in 1829, died before Dec 1841.

5. **William M. Feagle was my ggreatgrandfather and was born May 16, 1806 in Newberry, SC. He had three wives and died January 23, 1893 in Columbia Co., FL (see photo at bottom of page)
wife #1: Margaret Stewart 1809-1842

Children:

1. Lawrence Clayburn Feagle 1833-abt 1864 (died fighting for the CSA)

2. Jane Antoinette Feagle 1839-1921 m. John Elmore Haltiwanger

3. William Joseph Feagle 1842- m. Rosanna Witt 1846-1907

wife #2: Elizabeth Legrone was my ggreatgrandmother. She was b. January 12, 1823 in Newberry, SC m. Sept. 16, 1843, Newberry, SC and d. Sept 5, 1870 in Columbia Co., FL.

Children of Elizabeth and Wm:

4. Mark Hawkins (Toug) Feagle b. Aug 1844 in Newberry, SC d. 1927 m. Charlton Roberts

5. Hezekiah Feagle b. Dec 6, 1845 m. Dec 15, 1867 Columbia Co., FL, to Caroline Witt, d. Jan 15, 1934 Columbia Co., FL

6. Margaret (Mag) Feagle b. 1845 Newberry, SC m. Robert Whitehurst

7. Sarah Catherine Feagle b. Dec 17, 1848 Newberry, SC m. abt 1870 to George Sampson Legrone in Columbia Co., FL d. Aug 26, 1922 in Columbia Co., FL

8. Bennet J. Feagle b. 1851 Columbia Co., FL

9. Rebecca T. Feagle b. 1852, m. Thompson C. Witt, d. 1933 Columbia Co., FL

10. Shelton Feagle b. July 15, 1855, m. Ida Dons, Annie Witt, d. Feb 14, 1938 in Columbia Co., FL

11. Lenora Feagle b. 1857, m. John Adams in Columbia Co., FL

12. Isabella Feagle b. 1860 Columbia Co., FL

13. Missouri Feagle, my greatgrandmother, was b. Jan 5, 1862, m. Eli Samuel SWILLEY on Jan 19, 1881, d. Dec 1, 1945 High Springs, Alachua Co., FL (this link will give you the rest of my line from Feagle)

14. Appleton Jack Feagle b. 1866, m. Verdie Tolbert in 1886, d. 1951

wife #3 Teresa Kreps Dons (widow)
children:

15. Edna Feagle 1877- m. Frank Ritter

16. Lottie Feagle 1881- m. Homer Witt

children of Laurence and Rachel cont'd

4. Salome (Sally) Feagle b. 1808 died bef. Dec 1841 m. Able

5. Susanna (Susie) Feagle b. 1810 , d. bef. Dec 1841 m. Sheppard

6. Eve Feagle b. 1812 m. Martin Koon Newberry, SC

7. George Feagle b. 1815 m. abt 1835 to Margaret ?
 

William Feagle and Elizabeth Legrone came to FL ABOUT 1851 with other families (SHEALY, WITT, SNELGROVE, HALTIWANGER, LEGRONE, KOON, BEDENBAUGH and more), many of whom were involved in the organization of the first LUTHERAN CHURCH in Florida. Many of these families are buried in the CEMETERY beside the Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Mason City, FL in Columbia County. The original building stands but was bricked in for preservation. It was officially organized in 1859. I have some information on the above families that was printed in the 100th anniversary publication for the church. An original was found in my grandmothers papers after her death.  emigrated to America from  Bavaria,germany

HISTORY OF THE FEAGLE FAMILY

Copied from a book (Aunt Kate) By Elberta Sease.

That part of central South Carolina lying in the fork between the Broad and Sal uda rivers, and extending from the junction of the two rivers near Columbia, probably some sixty miles northward is known as the Dutch Fork. Dutch refers not to Hollanders but is derived from the word "deutsche" meaning German. Dr. Hozelius stated in his work on the American Lutheran Church that the original settlers, were generally from the neighborhood of the Rhine.Baden and Wurtemburg. Unless absolute research confirms that a certain family was a citizen of the Palatinate, it is erroneous to conclude that one's ancestors onginated from that particular section of West Germany. It appears from literature previously published that the Palatinate was a gathering place for many of our ancestors who were seeking freedom by emmigrating to the New World.

Williamson's history of North Carolina tells us that many citizens from Heidelberg and it's vicinity on the Rhine gathered in what was then the Palatinate waiting for the opportunity to come to America. Thus we can conclude that all those who were more or less loosely classified as Palatinates by English Colonial officials were classified as such, denoting the last province or section in which they had resided.

The 1790 South Carolina Census records on page 95, lists a Laurence Feagle (note spelling) living in Orangeburg District, North Port, as having besides himself one free white male under 16 years of age and 3 white females including heads of families.You will find discrepancy in dates in the Quattlebaum history, but since the writer of that history undeniably stated he had difficulty setting dates of birth for the children of Mathias Quattlebaum.
It is possible that Laurence Feagle is our ancestor who landed at a northern port, met the Quattlebaum family prior to their coming to South Carolina, and who had already established his family, a wife and three small children before arriving in Dutch Fork.

Mr. Paul Quattlebaum, in letters to members of the Feagle family, and now in possession of this writer, stated that dates of birth were estimated by him. He also discredited the 1850 census report on the family of George Feagle, Newberry District, in which Rachel Feagle was listed as a member of the household, and 83 years of age.This would mean that Rachel would have been approximately 48 years of age when she had the last child, George Feagle.

We do know that Laurence had died a few years before 1850, because Kate tells of the last illness and death. The George Feagle place, and family cemetery were near where Carroll Brooks Alewine now lives. Possibly the cemetery is located somewhere on the road connecting his place, and the place of Milton Boland, a previous owner of the land, many years before the Alewines moved there, removed the stones from the cemetery, and plowed the land in the field.

Some years ago, Olive Feagle reported to this writer that when she taught school, it was the custom of the people of the community to feed and give lodging to the school teachers. At the time she was teaching at Central. On one occasion, upon arriving at that home she saw the stones from the Feagle cemetery stacked up in the back yard.
Tradition tells us that Laurence married Leah Quattlebaum, and after her death he married her sister Rachel. This also raises the possibly as to weather or not, all the children of Laurence were by his second wife Rachel. It is possible that he had children by Leah also. Then too, we have little information about children who did not live to adulthood. Children of Laurence that may be listed include a son John, a daughter Mary who was born about 1793 and died about 1823 or 4.

Mary Feagle, first wife of John Monts, who was the father Of George Michael Monts. The husband of Kate Feagle Monts.  William Feagle who was born 1806 and moved to Fla.  Salome (Sallie) who married A.B. Ables.
Susanna (Susie) who married Samuel R. Sheppard.  Eve who married Martin Koon.  Elizabeth who married Jacob Haltiwanger.

George Feagle, born May 3,1815 and died July 27,1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland after having been taken captive by Federal troops in the war between the states during the battle of Gettysburg. Aunt Kate was the daughter of George Feagle, and Margaret Houseal. Her Christian name was Ann Margaret. Aunt Kate's Christian name was Sarah Catherine, and she married George Michael Monts. And this book was written by Elberta Sease-Granddaughter.

Like the majority of people in the Doutch Fork the Feagle family were Lutherans, members of St. Paul's Church near Kiblers Bridge on the Charleston and Greenville railroad. This is one of the oldest of the many Lutheran churches in South Carolina. It was organized about 1761 when Joseph Boone was governor of South Carolina. King George, the third of England, and granted a tract of 68 acres to the church. William Feagle came to Florida to help the church in Columbia County, around 1857.

1859-1959. Many times during the hundred years of the life of Bethlehem Lutheran Church the horizon has been cloudy. One hundred years ago the pioneer families, who came here from South Carolina began to make for themselves homes in the wilderness of north Florida. The numbers were small, the distances were great, pastoral care was hard to maintain, but they always managed to hold together, organizing a congregation, building schools, always looking to the future. The great storm of 1896 destroyed many homes and this church. With strong faith and determination this was one of the first buildings replaced.

This church is located in Columbia County, Florida. Twelve miles south of Lake City, in good farming country, in a thickly settled community. And in the midst of a quite, industrious, well to-do people. Where the occupants grow corn, long cotton and oranges, and hear the gospel respectfully. This church was organized by Rev. C.H. Bernheim in the year 1859. With the vote of a very small membership. David Witt, Sr; and W.M. Shealy were made Elders
 
ROOTS WE ALL HAVE THEM

Here is some information we have uncovered about ours. Levi Haltiwanger, born in South Carolina's Edgefield County in 1819, was the son of emigrants from the Black Forest region of Germany. Levi and his wife, Melvina Attaway Haltiwanger, migrated to Florida with nine other families of German descent in 1851. They settled in Cojumbia County Fla. They had nine children. John Elmore, born Oct. 1, 1841, Ellen, born Dec. 19,1843. Oliver, born Dec. 4,1845. Idonia, born March 23,1847. David P. born Oct. 1,1850. OT. born, Dec. 1,1852. He died, Nov. 1853. Sarah Alia, born, Sept. 23,1854. William T. born, Aug. 6, 1857. Tabitha Catherine, born, Mar. 7,1860.
The families from South Carolina were all of the Lutheran faith. Since this denomination did not exist in Florida, these people held their prayer services in homes of various members.

These migrants were primarily "earth people" they earned their livelihoods by farming. By 1859 the group felt that they needed religious stability so they organized what became the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. This church the oldest Lutheran church in Florida, is located 12 miles south of Lake City, on highways 41 and 441. There is a cemetery by the church that became the finial resting place of these am~itious pioneers.
On December 30,1875, 24 year old David Pinkney Haltiwanger married Eugenia Elizabeth Burns. Eugenia was born on April 24,1854 the daughter of James Burns of Screven County, Georgia, and Elizabeth Rawls Burns of Decatur, Georgia.

Earlier in 1875 Dave and his friends had begun to cut timber from Dave's land to build a house for him and his future bride. (The original house stilj stands.) In May, 1986, the Haltiwangers were declared a Pioneer Farm Family by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Doyle Conner. To be eligible for this award the homestead must be at least 100 years old, and must have remained in the original family ownership for that period of time. Blanche Haltiwanger Kirby, researched records at the Columbia County Court house and found proof that the Haltiwanger family qualified. As stated earlier, in May 1986, the award was presented in an impressive ceremony at White Springs, Florida. Blanche kirby accepted the coveted plaque for the Haltiwanger family.
Dave and Eugenia gave birth to 12 children during their marriage. Two babies died at birth, and son Hugh died May 15,1886. The surviving offspring were Rosa, born May 28, 1880. Albert, born Oct.27, 1882. Rubie, born March 19,1885. Reamer, born Sept. 9,1888. Lula, born Feb. 1889. Abner, born Jan. 4,1891. Emma born Sept. 9, 1893. Lillian, born July 28,1895. Syrena, born Oct. 6,1898. What a rich heritage we have! Reamer's children Jack Haltiwanger, Elizabeth H. Witt, and Blanche H. Kirby now own the 'The Old Home Place'. Every now and then they visit the farm to relax and relive past memories.

Rosa Haltiwanger, married Drew Feagle. They had three children Earley, born Dec. 18, 1898. Bascom Hugh, born Feb.19,1900. Nellie, born Mar. 10,1902. Bascom Hugh married Sadie Leona Holloway Dec. 26, 1932. They had four children Hugh Bascom, born, Oct. 9, 1933. James Randolph (Bud), born Mar. 14,1936. Sadie Lorine, born Nov.21, 1938. Patricia Elaine (Pat), born Mar. 5,1945.

The Haltiwanger families go back to Germany. John Haltiwanger who was born in 1760 in Germany, immigrated to America. He took part in the Colonial struggle for independence. He was indeed an ardent Whig and fought bravely for the success of the cause. His son Jacob Haltiwanger was born Mar.30. 1785 in Chapin, S.C. Lexington County.

He married Elizabeth Feagle, daughter of Laurens Feagle and Rachael Quattlebaum. They had ten children. George, born May 11, 1813. Nancy, born Dec. 25,1815. She died early in life. Catherine, born Aug. 6, 1817. Levi, born April 14, 1819. William, born Nov.22, 1822. Leah, born Nov. 7,1825. Julia Ann, born Jan.11, 1832. John Elmore, born Nov. 15,1829. He also died early in life. Emeline, born Jan. 3,1835. Isaiah, born May 16,1838.

I have listed earlier Levi's wife and children. Laurens Feagle, father of Elizabeth Haltiwanger who was born in Germany, immigrated to America from Bavaria Switizerland to a landing in Baltimore MD.

Elizabeth had four brothers and four sisters. John, born in 1803. William, born May 16,1806. Adam?. George, born May 3,1815. The girls were Mary, born 1793. Salome (Sally)? Eve, wife of Martin Koon Jr. and Susanna (Susie).
Lauren's wife Rachael was born in 1784 in S.C. Her father was Mathias Quattlebaum and her mother was Rachael Davin? or Darrin.  Rachael received a bounty grant of land adjoining the Feagle property on Rocky Branch a tributary of Turkey Creek for patriotic service during the war. Lauren's first wife was Rachael's sister Leah who died before 1803.  Lauren's son William married Margaret Stewart, they had three children.  Laurence Clayburn, born 1833. Jane Antoinette, born July 26, 1839.  William Joseph, born Aug. 1842. Margaret died 1842.

In 1841 Laurens Feagle made a will:

The State of South Carolina Newbery District
In the name of God, I Laurens Feagle of the district and state appeared to make and ordained this my last will and testament. To wit I will my body have suitable and Christian burial after my decease give unto my son George Feagle the whole of my real-estate now in my possession consisting of 390 acres to him and his legal descendants forever subject never the less to this provision that if my wife Rachael should out live me, she is to have possession of my dwelling house, and as much land as she may need for cultivation and support. I also give unto my son George one negro boy Aaron, to him and his descendants forever. I give unto my beloved wife Rachael the following property Niv, one Negro man and one Negro woman and Billy Wagon and two horses and two cows and calves, four head of dry cattle, 16 head of hogs, all such farming utensils as she may need. As much of the household and kitchen furniture as she may select for her own use, to have and hold during her life and at her death to be sold by my executor here-in after appointed and divided as I direct in a future provisions of my last will and testament.

I will that all my property of every kind whatsoever not enumerated and willed by the above bequest. To my son George and my wife, be sold after my death. The proceeds of which I hereby give to the children of my deceased daughter Mary Monts, of my deceased daughter, Sally Able. To Eve koon, wife of Martin Koon, and Elizabeth Haltiwanger, wife of Jacob Haltiwanger, share and share alike, to them and their legal distributes forever.
I hereby direct that the property above devoted to my wife after her death be sold and divided among my above mentioned distributes (except Elizabeth Haltiwanger) my son John, William and George Feagle to them and their legal distributes share and share alike.

I hereby contribute to my son George Feagle my executor of this my last will and testament.  In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal, this Twenty second day of December. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fort one and in the Sixty sixth year of the of independence of the United States of America.
Signed Sealed acknowledged
and executed in the presence of
Joseph Currie
John Werts Jr.

Laurens Feagle

In 1843 William Feagle married Elizabeth Legrone. They had 11 children. Mark (Toug), born 1844 in Newberry, SC  A confederate veteran. Hezekiah, born Dec. 6, 1845. Margaret, born 1847. Sarah Catherine, born Dec. 15,1848. Bennet J. Born, 1851. Rebecca, born Mar. 1852. Shelton, born July 15,1855. Lenora, born 1857 in Columbia County Fla. Isabella, born 1860. Missouri, born 1862. Appleton, born Mar. 3, 1866.  In Dec. 1867 Hezekiah married Caroline Witt. She already had a daughter Cathelee, born May 15, 1865. Elizabeth was born Sept. 22 1868. Calhoun, born May 26,1871. Lawson, born Feb. 7,1874.? or 3.  Alonzo Drew, born April 28,1877.
Drew married Rosa Haltiwanger, daughter of David Pinkney they had three children. Early Helen, born Dec. 18,1898. Bascom Hugh, born Feb.19, 1900. Nellie Clarice, born Mar. 10, 1902. Bascom Hugh was named after Hugh Haltiwanger, who died in his teens.  Bascom's son Hugh married Barbara Williams, July 7, 1970 in Birmingham, Ala. they had one daughter Karen Ann, born Dec. 29,1971.  James R. married Rebecca Tatem Jan. 4,1964. they had three girls. Deborah Ann, born Oct. 23,1965 in Cordover Alaska. Susan Carol, born Dec, 20,1967 in Miami Fla. Rebecca Leona, born Apr. 26,1981.  Lorine married Roger Lentile Aug. 22,1964. They adopted a girl Lori Lynn, born Apr.10, 1968 in Jacksonville, Fla.  Patricia married Michael Spence Feb. 5, 1966. They had two children, Donna Michelle, born June 21, 1967 in Orange Park Fla. Michael Wayne, born May, 15,1968 in Jacksonville Fla.  James R. and Rebecca's daughter Deborah married Robert Knaus June 29,1986. In Dade County Fla. Patricia and Michael Spence's daughter Donna, married Garry Nobles Feb. 13,1988 Suwannee County Fla. They had three children Brittany Danielle, born Dec. 29, 1988 in Duval County Fla. Desiree Victoria, born Sept. 14,1994 in Waukegan Illinois. Lo9an Kiel, born Nov. 22,1995 in Waukegan Ill.

Patricia and Michael's son Wayne, married Evi Michelle Shirkey Mar. 2,1990 in Germany. They had one daughter Rachelle Layn, born Oct. 31,1990 in Landstuhl Germany.  Lorine and Roger's daughter Lori, married Charles Cooper Jr. June 10,1989. in Green Cove Springs, Fla. They had one daughter Mallorie Danielle, born June 22,1990, in Clay County Fla.  Lori married Ron Hildum, Dec. 29,1994. in Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Patricia married James Summerall June 25,1993. in Branford, Fla.

Copied From A Book" Frank and Catha Lee Bedenbaugh" Their Ancesters and Decendants.

There were a group of Germans and Swiss Germans who embarked from Rotterdam, Netherlands and landed in Philadelphia, Pa. Between 1736 - 1744. Moving to South Carolina later. Among these were Catha Lee's " Step - Ancesters". ( ancesters of her step father Hezekiah (Feagle) - Summers and Quattlebaum.

Catha Lee Wlitt or Feagle

Catha Lee was born May 15, 1865, before her mother Caroline Louisa Catherine Witt was married, and she never knew who her real father was. Most of her "growing - up" years she lived w~th her mother"s parents, Adam and Elizabeth (kinard) Witt, and went by the name of Witt However, when Catha Lee married, her step father, Hezekiah Feagle, gave her forty acres of land; and she was listed in his family bible as Catha Lee Feagle. She referred to Hezekiah's father William Feagle as "my Grandpa".

Their family bible shows.' Frank Pickens Bedenbaugh Catha Lee Witt married January 3,1884
In presence of Maggie Bedenbaugh
Rev. G. A. Hough

Where they lived and reared their family Frank W. Writes of his father, Frank P.  he bought a horse and mule on credit, also 40 acres of land. When he married he lived in the house with his father and mother the first year until he could, with the help of relatives and neighbors, build a log house. He split boards to cover it and pilings to fence in the yard at night after supper by the light of a wood fire.  Columbia County deed records show that April 24,1885, Frank P. Bedenbaugh actually bought fifty acres of land from Hezekiah Feagle and his wife Caroline L.C. Feagle for $200.00. On the same day Catha Lee recieved from her parents ( Hezekiah and Caroline) for one dollar, forty acres ajoining on the east the fifty acres which her husband bought.

In 1891 Caroline and Hezekiah sold another forty acres of land to Frank for $100.00. This land was next to the ninety acres acquired in I 885, on the west side of the Tusenuggee Road (County Road 131), and about ten miles south of Lake City.  One-half mile below the last-mentioned forty acres, on the Tustenuggee Road, was an acre of land which Catha Lee's parents deeded in 1886 to the Trustees of the Board of Education for one dollar. This was the location of the Desota School, which Frank and Catha Lee's children attended.