spelling of the name! It is found spelled several different ways in the census records and,
in our line alone, two different spellings were finally settled on...Monk and Munk,
with brother and sister using different spellings!
It is believed that John Munk arrived
in New York in the year 1809 from Germany, though
he is thought to be a native of
Holland. John Munk spent what is known of his adult life in
Herkimer county, New York, principally
in the area of Danube. There he met and married
the daughter of another long time
early family of the area, Mary Ann Bakeman. Mary Ann
is the daughter of Daniel Bakeman,
the last known survivor of the Revolutionary War.
John is buried by his wife at the
Old Ostrander Cemetery, Danube, New York. the monument
reads: "John W. Munk, 1771-1747,
Mary Bakeman his wife 1795-1845"...the cemetery is also known as Firey
Hill.
John was married two times...first
to Maria Ward Sarth and secondly to
Mary Ann. He fathered four known
children with his first wife and nine with his second wife.
His youngest son, Abner is the
the one to carry on my direct line.
Abner married Mary Ann Fetterly,
a descendant of one of the three original
settlers in Herkimer county. They
were wed March 18, 1855, Fordsbush, New York.
Abner and Mary remained in the
Danube area for many years of their life. Here seven of
their nine children were born.
In 1868 Abner and Mary Ann made
a huge move leaving their long time, well established
roots in Herkimer county and took
the trail to the still wild section of Nebraska known
as Lancaster county. Here they
set up housekeeping in a virtual celler for a time. (see their son
John Alonzo's letter for a detailed
and vivid account) Two more daughters were born
to them on the well living in their
little home on the prairie but died as little ones.
Their youngest surviving daughter,
Carrie Munk, is my great-grandmother. She grew
to womanhood on the prairies of
Nebraska and their she met and married John Wesley
Wertz. Together they farmed the
land and raised their family.
One of their daughters, Effie Pearl Wertz Velvick, is my grandmother.
I have a considerable amount of
information on this family and the families they link with in
Herkimer county, including Bakeman
and Fetterly. If you think you might be a member of
this proud family please contact
me that we might share information.
Telling of His Life...Excellent.
Photo of Alonzo.
Mary Ann Fetterly Munk
Civil War...1861
built in Nebraska ca 1869
2. Abner Munk...b. 1832, Danube, Herkimer, NY, d. Aug 1910, Lancaster county, NE. m. Mary Ann Fetterly
3. Carrie Munk...b. Aug 1866 Danube, Herkimer Co, NY, d. 1939, Lancaster county, NE m. John Wesley Wertz.
4. Effie Pearl Wertz...b. March 1889, Lancaster county, NE, d. 1985 Richardson county, NE. m. Edmund Velvick
5. James Allenby Velvick b. 1919, m. Eileen Hart
6. Beverly Velvick b. ?? m. Roger Zuerlein
7. My three children
8. My grand children
members of this fine Munk family...I have given a *very brief*
summary of my own DIRECT line only here. Please contact me.
