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     Mary VanSickle was born on 28 January 1860 in Michigan.⁴ She was married by A. A. Knappen, Minister, to James E. Laubaugh, son of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, on 30 March 1883 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.¹ She died on 29 March 1937 in Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, at age 77.² She was buried in 1938 at Rutland Cemetery in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.⁵
     She and her husband James lived in Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan.^3,6,7,8 They had five children: Bertha (b October 1883), Perry (b September 1885), Alfred (b December 1895), Burr (b April 1900), and Lavern (b abt 1904).^3,6

     Charles Shultz was born on 26 May 1857 in Barry Co., Michigan.^2,3 He was married by Joseph Webb Bancroft, Minister, to Sophronia Laubaugh, daughter of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, on 24 July 1880 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 10 October 1928 in Hope Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, at age 71.² He was buried at Brush Ridge Cemetery in Schultz, Barry Co., Michigan.⁴
     He and his wife Sophronia lived in Hope Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, where he was a farmer. Their granddaughter Mildred Nash, age 9, was living with their family in 1920.^3,5,6,7
     He and Sophronia had at least seven children, possibly eight. (Sophronia's entry in the 1900 census says she had had seven children with six living, while in 1910 it says seven children with seven living.) Names are known for seven: Edwin (b February 1884), Amanda M. (b April 1886), Lydia E. (b December 1898), Ira A. (b May 1894), Bernard C. L. (b February 1898), and Raymond (b abt 1903).^3,5

     Claudia B. Odell was born on 23 July 1866 in Michigan.^2,3 She was married by Rev. J. H. Palmer to William Edward Laubaugh, son of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, on 22 April 1885 in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan.¹ She died from peritonitis (an abdominal infection), with surgery as a contributing factor, on 28 February 1903 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 36.² She was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan.⁴
     She and her husband William lived in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan, where they are listed with their children in the 1900 census.³ They had three daughters, Gertrude (b October 1885), Pearl (b November 1887), and Grace (b April 1895).³

     Jessie C. Lease was born on 31 May 1857 in Dart, Washington Co., Ohio.² She married as her fourth husband William Edward Laubaugh, son of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, on 25 January 1919 in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan.¹ She died on 11 June 1935 in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 78.²
     She and her husband William are listed in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan, in the 1920 census³, and she is again listed there in the 1930 census, after his death.⁴

     Agnes E. Wells was born about 1869 in Michigan.¹ She married first Levi Laubaugh, son of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, on 24 December 1888 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.¹ Agnes filed for divorce on 24 February 1898 charging cruelty and non-support. Levi contested the divorce, but it was nonetheless granted on 14 July 1898 in Barry Co., Michigan.² She married second Bert Otis on 25 June 1899 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.³
     She and her first husband Levi had two children, Richard (b April 1891) and Grace (b February 1893).⁴

     Elizabeth Michael was born in 1874 in Wisconsin.^5,1 She married, probably as her second husband, Levi Laubaugh, son of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, between 1910 and 1915.^6,7,3 She died on 31 May 1963 in La Crosse Co., Wisconsin.⁸ She was buried at Onalaska City Cemetery in Onalaska, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin.⁵
     She and her husband Levi are listed in the 1920-1940 censuses in Browntown, Green Co., Wisconsin. Listed with them in 1920 were their daughter Pearl E. Laubaugh (age 4 1/12) and Elizabeth's son Herald Palmer (15) from a previous marriage. Listed with them in 1930 were Pearl, Elizabeth's father John P. Michaels, and a grandson LaVern Hoevermann (9). And listed with them in 1930 were Harold F. (age 34, listed as "son" with the surname Laubaugh, but actually Harold Palmer), their grandson Lavern, and Raymond A. Parmer, a lodger.^1,7,3
     She and Levi had one known child, Pearl E. (b abt December 1916).¹

     John Waters was born on 6 August 1854 in New York.^2,3 He married Augusta Laubaugh, daughter of John Laubaugh and Almira Artman, on 1 October 1886 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 31 December 1937 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan, at age 83.² He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.⁴
     He and his wife Augusta lived in Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, where he was a farmer.^3,5,6,7 They had two children, Harry G. (b 16 December 1886) and Elizabeth A. (b 5 March 1890).^8,9,3

     Jennie Laubaugh was born on 6 January 1877 (based on her age at death of 1 year 9 months 12 days).¹ She died from "dropsy of the heart" (heart failure) on 18 October 1878 in Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, at age 1.¹

     Charles E. Laubaugh was born on 30 November 1880 in Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 5 October 1914 at age 33, from a stroke at the home of Raymond and Lee Partridge in Willow Springs, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.² He was buried at Rutland Cemetery in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.³
     In 1900 he was living as a boarder in the home of Thomas and Emma Hoag in Emmett, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and working as a farm laborer.⁴

     Rachel Harper was born on 9 March 1885 in Ireland.^3,1 She married first George W. Dax on 19 June 1905 in Alameda Co., California.⁴ She was married second, by W. M. Woodward, Clergyman, to George Everett Blain on 16 January 1925 in West Berkeley, Alameda Co., California.¹ They were divorced in July 1937, filed by Rachel on grounds of desertion.⁵ She was married third, by B. C. Ruggles, Minister, to Luke Peter Phillips, son of William N. Phillips and Phoebe Artman, on 20 August 1937 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California.² She died on 22 May 1967 in Contra Costa Co., California, at age 82.³ She was buried at Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California.⁶
     She and her second husband George Everett Blain were living in El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California, in 1930. Living with them were Rachel's sons Henry and Joseph Dax, from her first marriage, and her widowed mother Catherine.⁷
     She and her third husband Luke, and her son Joseph Dax, are listed in the 1940 census on Peere Valley Rd. in Township Nine, Contra Costa Co., California.⁸

     Michael Artman was probably born about 1767 in West Augusta Co., Virginia.² He married Margaret Mason, daughter of Martin Mason and Christina Waite, about 1793, probably in German Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.^3,1 He probably died about 1816 in Grayson Co., Kentucky, based on the county tax lists, which show he was taxed on his land through 1816, but his wife Margaret was taxed on the land in 1817 and 1818.³
     Within a few years after his birth his family moved to Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, to the area that is now German Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.³
     Soon after their daughter Elizabeth's birth in 1794, he and his wife Margaret moved to Hardin Co., Kentucky, probably with Michael's parents and all of his siblings (except possibly his sister Nancy, who may have moved there earlier). Tradition says they traveled down the Ohio River using flatboats, and may have stayed for a time near what is now Louisville. The area where they settled became part of Grayson Co., Kentucky, in 1810.⁴ His first documented appearance in Hardin Co. is in a 1799 tax list.⁵
     On 5 October 1800 he bought 188 acres "on the waters of Big Clifty" in Hardin Co. from William Brownfield for £40.⁶ He was taxed on this land from 1800 to 1816, and his wife Margaret was taxed on it in 1817 and 1818.³
     On 26 October 1809 he and others, including his brother Jacob, were ordered to build a mill.⁷
     He is listed in the 1810 census in Grayson Co., Kentucky, with with one male under 10 (probably Adam), three males 10-15 (David, Michael, Solomon), one male 26-44 (himself), four females under 10 (Phebe, Barbara, Mary, Margaret), one female 16-25 (Elizabeth), and one female 26-44 (wife Margaret).⁸
     A few years before his death, he became active in the Beaver Dam Creek Baptist Church in Grayson Co., joining on 11 October 1811.³ Noted in the church records was a complaint he brought against Mahu Harris on 5 December 1812 for being intoxicated and wanting to fight. On 9 January 1813 Harris was summoned to a meeting on the charge.³

     Margaret Mason was probably born in Hampshire Co., Virginia.³ She married Michael Artman about 1793, probably in German Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.^2,4 She died on 14 April 1849.⁵
     Soon after their daughter Elizabeth's birth in 1794, she and her husband Michael moved to Hardin Co., Kentucky, probably with Michael's parents and all of his siblings (except possibly his sister Nancy, who may have moved there earlier). Tradition says they traveled down the Ohio River using flatboats, and may have stayed for a time near what is now Louisville. The area where they settled became part of Grayson Co., Kentucky, in 1810.⁶
     In 1817 and 1818, after her husband Michael's presumed death about 1816, she was taxed on the 188 acres he had purchased in 1800.² Very soon afterwards she and her children moved to Orange Twp., Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio, where her parents and brothers had settled earlier.^2,7 She was listed in Orange Twp. in the 1820 census with one male 10-15 (probably Adam), three males 16-25 (David, Michael, Solomon), one female under 10 (Lavina), two females 10-15 (Phebe, Barbara), two females 16-25 (Mary, Margaret), and one female over 45 (herself).⁸

     Elizabeth Artman was born on 26 May 1794 in German Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.² She was married by Vachael Metcalf, J. P., to Ephraim Foster Barker, son of David Barker and Sarah Barker, on 28 September 1820 in Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio.^3,4 She died in childbirth on 10 October 1824 at age 30.^5,6,7,8,9 She was buried at Fitchville Cemetery in Fitchville, Huron Co., Ohio.⁸
     After their marriage, she and her husband Ephraim lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio.^5,4

     Solomon Artman was born in April 1796 in Hardin Co. (now Grayson Co.), Kentucky, "as calculated from Kentucky Tax Lists."³ He married Eliza Poff, daughter of George Poff and Catharine Dellinger, probably about 1830 in Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio.^3,2 He died from typhoid fever in October 1837 at age 41.^4,3 He was buried at Crause Cemetery in Ashland Co., Ohio.^4,3
     In the tax lists for Grayson Co., Kentucky, he first appeared in 1816 with ten acres of land, but he was not yet 21 years old. In 1817 he was again listed, now age 21, with ten acres of land and a horse. In 1818 he's listed as age 21, but without any land.³
     He probably moved with his mother and siblings to Orange Twp., Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio, about 1819, where her parents and brothers had settled earlier.^5,6
     On 15 August 1829 he bought lot No. 16 in the town of Orange, Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio, measuring 42 by 127 feet, from Amos and Mary Norris for $20.12 1/2, and later opened a boot and shoe making shop there.³
     He died intestate, and on 7 November 1837 his widow Eliza Artman and Charles R. Deming were appointed administrators of his estate. George Poff and Jacob Fast were named as sureties, and Jacob Crouse, Jacob Mytes, and Andrew Mason were appointed as appraisers.⁷ The inventory of his estate, not including items set off to the widow for a year's support, was presented in court on 27 December 1837, and included various farming tools, a set of shoemaking tools, a mare, and a calf. The total appraised value was $82.04. The items set off to the widow were valued at $100, and included corn, a mare, 3 hogs, 8 geese, a clock, and a wagon. Sold at auction, the property netted $88.00. After payment of final medical, funeral, and probate expenses, $12 remained to pay claims against the estate totaling $56.20; each claimant was paid a pro-rated amount of the $12. The final settlement was recorded in April 1840.⁸