I have seen variations to the spelling of Amanda's mother's maiden name. On my side I have decided to go with Whisenand for consistency when sharing the maiden name within the tree and this places like this blog.
That being said, Amanda Jane Wampler was the daughter of Hiram Wampler (1815-1868) and Susan Whisenand (1818-1871). She was born 2 Apr 1854 in McLean county, Illinois - possibly in or nearby to Arrowsmith Township. Her nickname was Mandy.
[hm5-59] Amanda Jane, WAMPLER
b. 2Apr1854; Arrowsmith Township IL
m. Frank MARSH
l. [he1-3]Hans->[hm2-5]Peter->[hm3-12]Jacob->[hm4-24]Hiram=>
Source: Wampfler/Wampler Database
Information from the Wampfler/Wampler Database is, for the most part, correct. It is, however, incomplete information for Amanda's life.
On 24 Dec 1874, in McLean county, Illinois, Amanda Jane married a John Franklin Marsh. Information I found for him is that he was born 10 Apr 1853 in Dawson Township, McLean county, Illinois to John Marsh and Eliza Hobart. The marriage between John Franklin Marsh and Amanda J. Wampler resulted in a daughter born on 14 Jul 1876 and named Goldie M. Marsh.
Amanda Wampler and John Franklin Marsh were divorced sometime between 1880 and 1888. John Franklin Marsh lived until 27 Jun 1932 and resided in Arrowsmith Township at the time of his passing - and Amanda's paper trail alone helps to share they were no longer husband and wife. I am personally leaning to the divorce happening before Feb 1885 due to this newspaper clipping I came across:
Miss Amanda Wampler, of Arrowsmith, will go to Wellington, Kas., next Monday, to make her future home with her brother, John, who is visiting at Arrowsmith at present.
The Pantagraph, 4 Feb 1885, Wed, Page 2
The thought of moving to Kansas did not last long as, per Mandy's paper trail, she is back in McLean county when she marries for the second time on 20 Feb 1889 to a Francis Marion Huckleberry. He was born 29 Apr 1857 in Blue Lick, Clark county, Indiana to George Huckleberry and Louisa Thompson.
Maybe the spouse's name, listed for Amanda Jane's entry above, was an accidental "mash up" of both husbands' names? Possible.
Amanda's marriage to Francis Huckleberry resulted in two children. A daughter, Leona Pearl, was 5 Jan 1891 in McLean county, Illinois. On 20 Oct 1895 a son, named Harry Willard, joined the family.
In 1898 Goldie M. Marsh passes away and she's buried in Ellsworth, McLean county, Illinois. So far, per my personal research, it does not appear that Goldie ever married.
On 19 Feb 1923, in Cheneys Grove, McLean county, Illinois, Amanda Jane Wampler Huckleberry passed away. She is buried in Ellsworth, McLean county, Illinois. Francis Marion did not remarry and he later passed away 20 Jan 1947. He is also buried in Ellsworth, McLean county, Illinois.
Leona Pearl Huckleberry does not marry and she passed away 23 Jan 1982. She is also buried in Ellsworth, McLean county, Illinois.
Harry Willard Huckleberry enlisted in the military 24 Mar 1918 and was discharged 3 May 1919. He does not marry either and passed away 14 Mar 1984 in Champaign, Champaign county, Illinois. He is buried in Ellsworth, McLean county, Illinois.
