Notes:

He served in the War of 1812. His widow was named Sarah in his pension application. He served in Capt. Thomas Quandale's Co. in Maryland.

In the 1820 census, he and his wife lived in Wood Co., Virginia (now Wood Co., WV) where they were married. Their info in this census is as follows: Name: Phillip Hetzer Home in 1820 (City, County, State):Wood, Virginia Enumeration Date:August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:1 Free White Persons - Under 16:1 Free White Persons - Over 25:2 Total Free White Persons:4 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:4

The female who was age 16 -25 in this record would have been Sarah, his wife. The older female living with them could have been his mother, her mother or a sister of either.

The rest of their children were born in Ohio starting in 1821. They lived most of their married lives in the Reedsville, Ohio area. Their home was still standing beautifully restored in 1982 on the Ohio River before entering Reedsville and owned by an unrelated Dye family at the time. It sadly burned to the ground in 1992. General Morgan slept in a 2nd floor bedroom for one night a day after his defeat and at the beginning of his retreat. It sustained much damage at that point in time also. The newspaper article that included that information stated that Philip came to Ohio from Maryland, According to Philip's will dated Mar. 17, 1869, he owned land in Reedsville plus eight acres at Belleville in Wood Co., Ohio. His property was worth $3000.00 in the 1850 census which was a substantial amount for the times. It was approximately 10 times that of his neighbors.

He is possibly the Philip Hetzer in the 1820 census for Wood Co., WV. The census info had been transcribed for that county and was not in neighbor order. The columns were not described. He had at least 2 family members at the time and possibly 2 slaves. In the 1830 census for Olive Twp., Meigs Co., Ohio, they had 3 sons under age 5, 2 between age 5 and 10, 1 between ages 10-15, and he was between the age of 30-50. His wife was between 20 and under age 30. In the 1840 census for Olive Twp., Meigs Co, Ohio, they had a son between ages 5 and 10, two between 10-15, 3 between 15 and 20 and 1 between 20 and 30. He was between the age of 40 and 50. He had a daughter between 5 and 10 and his wie was between 40 and 50. In the 1850 census, there is a Mary or Marg Spencer, age 60, born Germany, living with them. This could be a sister of either of them. It's also possible she was a hired hand.

I have found no good first hand support for this Philip's parentage though I've listed the most common belief other than elimination of the only Hetzer whose son he could be in the early American records. If his parents lived in America by 1790, they would be one of the few Hetzer's in the U.S. in the census. There are only 2 Hetzers or Yetzers that appear in these records at the time.

1. Name:Adam Hetzer Residence Year:1786 Residence Place:Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Septennial Census)

Adam's name was actually George Adam. He had 1 son and 5 daughters with a wife in the 1790 census. George Adam had a daughter in Pennsylvania in 1774 baptismal records meaning that George Adam was at least born before 1759. His wife was Dorthea. He is Dover, York, Pennsylvania through the 1807 Septennial Census records and disappears after this point in time. He had first appeared there as an adult in the tax records in 1779. His son appears to have been named John. John shows up as an adult in the 1807 Dover, York, PA census.

2. Name:Philip Hetzer Residence Year:1786 Residence Place:York, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Septennial Census)

His ancestors could be:

NAME: Hans Michael Hetzer RESIDENCE: 1737 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Immigration Records)

NAME: Johan Daniel Hetzer RESIDENCE: 1738 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Immigration Records)

NAME: Johan Filip (Philip) Hetzer (Immigration Records, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48380, Vol. I 106.111,112)

NAME: Georg Hetzer RESIDENCE: 1751 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Substitute Census)

NAME: Johannes Hitzer RESIDENCE: 1752 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Substitute Census)














3.

Phillip married Sarah DERENBERGER on 18 Aug 1818 in , Wood, VA, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Peter VON DERENBERG and Margaretha DIEMER) was born on 19 Oct 1795 in , , DEU; died on 31 Mar 1880 in Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bar Run St. Rt. 124, Reedsville, OH

Philip married Matilda REED on 26 Nov 1848. Matilda was born on 24 Jun 1828 in Reedsville, Meigs, OH; died on 11 Sep 1917; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth OSBORNE on 10 Mar 1852. Elizabeth (daughter of Jos OSBORN and Rosanah MARTIN) was born on 16 Apr 1835 in , Beaver, PA, USA; died on 31 Jul 1899; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Amanda M. UNKNOWN. Amanda was born about 1843-1844 in , , OH, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Ida F. UNKNOWN about 1875. Ida was born about 1854 in , , OH, USA; died after 1910 in of Washington, Marshall, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Grandson Raleigh remembers that his grandfather had lots of jobs. He probably worked in one of the 5 barrel factories in his home town. He did not seem to know him well.

Charles married Alice Phoebe CONGROVE about 1879. Alice (daughter of John CONGROVE and Mary Jane LINSCOTT, *) was born on 15 Apr 1856 in , Meigs, OH, USA; died on 21 Nov 1935; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He signed his name Edd in the autograph book for his brother Otis.

Notes:

Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, OH
He was a farmer in Dena, (Ohio) in 1907 according to his son Raleigh. Two children were raised as siblings of Raleigh and Art that Raleigh believes weren't his father's children. They were Harry and a woman whose name I did not catch. They were the youngest in the family. She in particular was born well after 9 months from her "father's" death.

Arthur married Mabel Ellen COWDERY on 14 Dec 1913 in on the Ohio River in West Virginia. Mabel (daughter of Frederick Mortimer COWDERY and Sarah Ellen BABCOCK) was born on 22 Dec 1892 in , Meigs, OH, USA; died in May 1986 in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, United States of America; was buried in Reedsville, Meigs County, Ohio, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James C. Mills. James was born in 1883; died in 1921; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Aunt Elma died in an automobile accident involving family at the same intersection where another friend or family member later died. They died within feet of each other according to the same doctor at both scenes.

Elma married Thomas Ferrell DYE on 14 Apr 1915. Thomas was born in 1894; died in 1978; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hetzer Cemetery at Bar Run Rd. and State Rt. 124
He and his wife ahd two children, one born after his death at age 21.

John married Mamie Viola KIBBLE before 1918. Mamie was born in 1900; died in 1935; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]