The Family of Joseph ENTLER
and Mary Elizabeth RICKARD
(7th. Generation)

44-Joseph ENTLER, b. 13 Nov 1791, Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., WV, s/o Philip Adam Jr. and Catherine (WELSH) ENTLER, d. 9 Mar 1875, Shepherdstown, m. 20 Aug 1817, Washington Co., MD, (45) Mary Elizabeth RICKARD, b. 20 Feb 1789, Shepherdstown, d/o Michael and Elizabeth (SHINDLER RICKARD), d. 29 Jun 1857, Jefferson Co., WV. Joseph had several deeds in the recorded in Jefferson Co., WV. None of them have been critiqued for information. He lived in Shepherdstown all of his life. In 1820 Joseph had 1 male under 10 (Philip Adam), 2 males 26-45 (Joseph and ?), 1 female 16-26 (Mary) In 1830 there is 1 male 10-15 (Joseph), 3 males 15-20 (Philip, Cato), 1 male 20-30 ?, 1 male 40-50 (Joseph), 2 females under 5, 1 female 15-20, and 1 female 30-40 (Mary). In 1850, Ellen LITTLE, his daughter and her two children Julia and Mary are living with him. In 1860, Ellen has a new child C(ass) LITTLE. There were 8 boarders in the hotel. In 1870, Joseph is retired. Ann E. is keeping house, Joseph is a butcher, Ellen and her 3 children are in the home. Walter and Mary L. HERRINGTON are living there also, and Walter is listed as a photographer. In most cases, Joseph ENTLER was listed as a hotel keeper, following a trade practiced by numerous members of the ENTLER family. He, however, did not operated the noted ENTLER Hotel, a historical landmark in Shepherdstown, but the large gray house, called the Great Western Hotel, catering to wagoners and traders, on German Street, the 2nd. house on the west side of the street down from the four way stop. In the early 1900s this became the Edward. T. LICKLIDER residence and remained in that family until c1983, when the last of the family, Ruth Licklider TUCKER died. Joseph ENTLER also served in the War of 1812. One record states that he was in 4th. Regiment, Beatty's Virginia Militia as a Private. Another entry says that Joseph ENTLER was in the 57th. Regiment, Viriginia Militia, a Private under Lt. Col. Mason. I'm not certain if this the same Joseph ENTLER, or two different men. The most noted member of this immediate family was the daughter, Mary Louisa ENTLER, arrested for spying for the Confederacy, who made rebel flags in secret, and spent her life believing in the cause of the South. The compiler's father can remember passing by her home at night and hearing her play "Dixie" before she retired. But more about her later. BIBLE RECORD (BR13, PI30, 51, WVJE6, 9, 10, 12-14, WBJEB6 p52) Children:

44.1-Philip Adam ENTLER, b. 20 Mar 1819, VA, m. Sarah Elizabeth _____, b. 1819/20, VA. In 1850, Philip is a laborer living in Shpherdstown, Jefferson Co., VA.  In 1880 he is farming in Potomac, Shepherdstown District., Jefferson Co. In 1880, Mary, her husband, John FREEZE, and son John P. FREEZE age 11 are living with Philip.(BR13, WVJE12, 14) Children:

44.1b-John Thomas ENTLER, b. c1843/45, m. 15 Oct 1868, Jefferson Co., WV, Hester A. BOWERS, b. c1851, MD, d/o John W. and Milley BOWERS. Hester has the consent of her grandmother to marry. John was a farm laborer in 1870 and 1880. In 1880 he lived at Potomac, Jefferson Co. (WVJE1) Children:

44.1b1 John P. ENTLER b. c1868, m. 27 Dec 1888, Terripin Neck, Jefferson Co., WV, Alice V. GRIFFITH b. 1869, Washington Co., MD. (WVJE1)

44.1c-Mary E. ENTLER, b. c1844, m. 20 Nov 1866, Jefferson Co., WV, John M. FREEZE, b. c1844, Jefferson Co., s/o Benjamin F. and Mary E. FREEZE. In 1882, they, and their son John P. FREEZE are living with Mary's father, Philip Adam ENTLER in Potomac, Jefferson Co., WV.(WVJE1, 14, 15)

44.1d-George W. ENTLER, b. 11 Aug 50, VA, , m. 31 Dec 1872, Jefferson Co., WV, Antonetta TENNANT, b. Aug 1857, MD d/o William and Elizabeth TENNANT. In his marriage licenses, George is listed as a farmer. In 1880 George was a farm laborer living in Potomac, Jefferson Co.  In 1900, Antinett's mother, Elizabeth TENNANT, is living with them, in Sheperdstown. (WVJE1, 15, 19, WVNP2)

44.3-Ellen ENTLER, b. 9 Apr 1823, d. 22 Feb 1904, m. John LITTLE. (BR13, O19) Children:

44.3c-Lewis Cass LITTLE, b. 27  Sep 1850, d. Feb 1934, was clerk in the Norfolk Hotel. He never married. (O19)

44.4-Joseph ENTLER, b. 11 Dec 1827, prob. Shepherdstown, d. bet. 1900 and 1910. In 1870, he is a butcher living with his father, Joseph ENTLER. In the 1900 census, Annie E., his sister, Mary K. HERRINGTON (should be Mary L.), Celia M. MILLER, his niece, and M____? MILLER, a grandnephew are living in Shepherdstown, with Joseph ENTLER. Evidently, Joseph ENTLER never married. (BR12, 13, WVJE14-16)

44.5-Ann Elizabeth ENTLER, b. 8 Jun 1834, d. 25 Feb 1907, age 73y 7m.  In the 1900 census, she is enumerated with her brother Joseph ENTLER, aged 65. She never married. (BR12, 012, WVJE20)

44.6-Joanna ENTLER, b. 12 Mar 1836. ****** More inform + marriage (BR12****)

44.7-Mary Louisa ENTLER, b. 1 May 1840, d. 27 Mar 1932, age 92, Jefferson Co., WV, m. 1865, Walter L. HERRINGTON, who d. c1870. They had no children. She was an ardent southern sympathizer. On one occasion, one Sallie Zittle, came over from Maryland to Shepherdstown, on a mission with important letters for Jeb Stuart. She was a half sister of Andrew Lapole, a noted scout and spy for Stuart, and the object of special attention of the Union forces, who they later captured and executed in Baltimore. Miss Zittle persuaded Miss ENTLER to accompany her on her mission, and the two ladies proceeded to Charles Town, bearing with them a number of letters which were carefully concealed by sewing them in the lining of their skirts. They walked the first afternoon as far as the Foley home, beyond Duffied, where they remained overnight. They walked on to Charles Town the next day and safely delivered the letters to be forwarded to Jeb Stuart. The union forces hearing of the arrival of the two ladies (one the sister of Lapole), arrested both women as spies. they were taken from Charles Town to Winchester, VA, then to Martinsburg, and finally to Harpers Ferry, where they were place under house arrest. Here they were held for some time, but nothing could be proven. Miss ENTLER, a clever and pretty woman, soon made a pleasing adventure of her captivity; the officers in charge were soon escorting her to parties and showing her every consideration. she became engaged to one of these officers who was afterward killed in battle. Word came that the Confederates were marching on Harpers Ferry and the Union Army left for Baltimore. They (the ladies) were held there for some time and released through the offices of a good friend. Miss ENTLER said that when General Stuart heard of their arrest he remarked, "Will the Yankees never stop arresting Women?" In February 1865, Miss ENTLER married Walter L. HERRINGTON, a ticket agent for the B& O Railroad at Harpers Ferry. Before the war was over, she had a pass from the Provost Marshall of Harpers Ferry to travel from Harpers Ferry to Kearneysville, to Shepherdstown, and return. In 1870 she and Walter are living with Joseph ENTLER in Shepherdsotnw. . She was educated at Fairfax Hall in Virginia. She and sister Miss Eliza ENTLER ran a millinery store in Shepherdstown for a number of years.  In 1930 she was living with her nephew, Lewis C. Little in Shepherdstown, WV, where she died at age 92 in 1932.  There were no children. Read her account of being arrested as a SPY. She describes the history of making a Confederate FLAG. After the war, she wrote a letter to Sen. Neely of WV, concerning the Civil War Damage done to the 'Old Western Hotel' by the Union troops who took over the house for a headquarters. This building was later the LICKLIDER home, and is the second house on the right proceeding down the hill, below the four way stop at the top of German Street in Shepherdstown.(BR12, O12, 20, PI30, 51, WVJE20)

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