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Josiah V. Thompson

Family Record Book

Uniontown, Pa

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At residence of Elma Breading Apt No 8 Whyel Bldg (Old Methodist Church) No. Morgantown St Uniontown, Pa Aug 29, 1926 8:11 PM

Mrs Breading & her son Clark are here & have gotten out the bibles of his ggf David Breading & of his gf Clark Breading. The former was printed by Charles Ewer, Boston, but no date is given. The record in it is:

Marriages

William Roberts and Esther Corey were married Aug 28, 1795

John Dearth & Betsy Roberts were married May 19, 1822

Isaac N. Roberts & Matilda Lawrence were married Dec 4, 1827

John W. Frost & Mary C. Roberts were married Aug 6, 1829

John M. Roberts and Lucinda Dearth were married Dec 26, 1832

Joshua V. Gibbons & Caroline K. Roberts were married Oct 23, 1833

Hetty Jane Roberts and Clark Breading married Sept 10, 1834

William Y. Roberts & Lueasa [sic] W. Gates married Aug 28, 1864 (think should be 1846)

Dr O.E. Newton & Magga [sic] C. Breading married May 10, 1849

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Births

William Roberts was born Aug 25, 1769

Esther Roberts was born May 6, 1769

John M. Roberts was born June 22, 1796

Betsy Roberts was born June 13, 1798

Ruth Roberts was born Aug 8, 1800

Isaac N. Roberts was born July 29, 1802

Mary C. Roberts was born Feby 6, 1805

Achsah Ann Roberts was born Feby 6, 1807

Hesther Jane Roberts was born Jany 24, 1809

William Y. Roberts was born May 5, 1812

Caroline K. Roberts was born May 31, 1814

The other bible is that of Maj Clark Breading & was printed at Phila, Pa in 1839 by Charles Alexander & the record is as follows:

Marriages

Hetty J. Roberts & Clark Breading was married Sept 10, 1834

Dr O.E. Newton & Maggie C. Breading married May 10, 1849

Jno C. Breading & Ella Brownfield married Aug 13, 1873

other column

David Breading and Eliza Clark was married Nov 17, 1785

Rachel Breading & Simeon Bowman was married Jany 25, 1821

Mary Breading & Wm French were married Feby 7, 1822

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Jane Breading & Linc? H. Scott were married Aug 3, 1824

Nancy Breading & Wilson Logan (or Lagon) were married Feby 20, 1827

Clark Breading & Mary Craft was married May 1st, 1827

Clark Breading & H.J. Roberts married Sept 10, 1834

On a loose leaf from a bible record written on both sides is:

William Frost was born May 10, 1830

John N. Frost was born Feby 12, 1833

Victoria Gibbons was born Sept 14, 1834

James William Gibbons was born July 7, 1836

John Clark Breading was born Aug 5, 1851 adopted son of C & H. Breading.

Deaths

Mary C. Frost died Sept 11, 1837

Caroline R. Gibbons died June 5, 1838

Betsy Dearth died Mch 8, 1842

Achsah Roberts died Jany 17, 1843

Ruth Roberts died Dec 24, 1850

Hetty Roberts died Dec 11, 1852

William Roberts died July 19, 1853

John N. Frost died Oct 6, 1864

Samuel Roberts died Apr 15, 1866

Matilda Roberts died Sept 16, 1867

Hetty Jane Breading died Jany 10, 1868

Clark Breading died Apr 12, 1883

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On a slip of paper in Jno C.'s handwriting is:

David Breading born Feby 14, 1785

Elizabeth Breading born Oct 20, 1767

David Breading & Elizabeth Clark married Nov 17, 1785

In a large fine well preserved bible printed by A.J. Holman & Co Phila 1879 is Mrs Breading's own record viz:

John C. Breading & Ella Brownfield were married Aug 13, 1873 by Rev J.J. Moffit. Witnesses Wm T. Moore & Wm H. Hinsey Births

Clark Breading Mch 9, 1806

Hetty J. Roberts Dec 23, 1809

Nancy Ansley May 13, 1827

John C. Breading Aug 5, 1851

Ella Brownfield Feby 23, 1852

Margaret C. Breading Nov 25, 1827

John C. & Ella had five children as follows, the oldest born at the "Veech house" home of Maj Breading & the other four at the present Henshaw farm in South Union Tp below Poplar Lane School house.

1. Clark Breading Jr Apr 4, 1873

2. Hetty Jane Breading July 28, 1877

3. Frank Brownfield Breading Feby 9, 1879

4. Nathaniel Mitchell Jany 22, 1881

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5. Ella Breading Apr 8, 1883

Marriages

Clark Breading Jr & Martha Elizabeth Robinson June 24, 1897

Nathaniel M. Breading & Lillian E. Beall Oct 4, 1904

Frank Brownfield Breading & Maude E. Weidman Aug 16, 1905

Alfred C. Stafford & Hetty Jane Breading Aug 14, 1907

Deaths

Hetty J. Breading Jany 10, 1869

Clark Breading Senr Apr 12, 1883

Ella Breading Oct 18, 1888

Nancy Endsley Apr 14, 1894

Nathaniel Brownfield Dec 28, 1895

Elma Brownfield June 14, 1903

Hetty Jane Stafford Feby 24, 1920

John Clark Breading June 8, 1923

1. Clark Breading Jr & Martha Elizabeth Robinson were married in Uniontown Pa by Rev Dr T.F. Pershing on June 24, 1897. She was born near Mapletown, Greene Co, Pa Sept 2, 1875 daughter of James T. Robinson & his wife Priscilla Cozard. Both living at No 27 Evans St, Uniontown, Pa & have four children all born in Uniontown, Pa & all living viz:

1. John Robinson Breading born Mch 24, 1901

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2. Ella Margaret Breading born June 24, 1904

3. Ralph Mitchell Breading born Feby 18, 1906

4. Ruth Elizabeth Breading born Feby 28, 1909

1. John R. was married Mch 24, 1925 at Brownsville, Pa to Margaret Cock born June 29, 1906 in Brownsville, Pa daughter of John Fischer Cock & wife Rose Henrietta Biesenkamp. Both living in Ellis Apts across the street. He is a bookkeeper in the National Bank of Fayette Co, Pa No issue.

2. Ella Margaret was married on June 18, 1923 in Uniontown, Pa to Stephen Edward Wadsworth born Nov 26, 1904 at Morgantown, WVA, son of Fred G. Wadsworth & his wife Alice Messmore. Both living in Brownsville, Pa where he is an agent of the Fleischmann's yeast Co. No issue.

3 & 4 Ralph is in Nathan Dunn's haberdashery here & is single Ruth is single & in high school.

2. Hetty Jane was married Aug 14, 1907 in Bellevue, Pa to Alfred C. Stafford. She died Feby 24, 1920 at Homestead Pa & is buried at Uniondale, Cem. Allegheny Pa. He was born in Allegheny, Pa son of _____ Stafford & his wife Kate _____. He & his two children are living at No 6 Roseridge Ave, Bellevue, Pa where

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he is a contracting painter. Their two children were born in Bellevue, Pa.

1. Alfred Breading Stafford born June 22, 1908

2. Jane Lillian Stafford born Nov 25, 1912

Both at home single.

3. Frank B. Breading was married Aug 16, 1905 in Allegheny, Pa to Maude Esther Weidman born Feby 10, 1885 at Orbisonia, Pa daughter of William Philip Weidman & his wife Susan Estella Johns. Both living at No 7327 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Ills where he works in the office of the International Harvester Co. Have two children both born in Bellevue, Pa

1. Helen Jane Breading born May 13, 1907

2. Frank McClean Breading born May 26, 1909

Both at home & in school yet.

He will likely want a book.

4. Nathaniel Mitchell Breading was married Oct 4, 1904 in Sewickley, Pa to Lillian E. Beall born Oct 7, 1882 in Sewickley, Pa, daughter of Erasmus Howard Beall & his wife Theresa Eberle. Both living at Ingowar (P.O. Wexford, Allegheny Co, Pa) where he built a nice home. He is with the Mellon Natl Bank, Pgh, Pa where he has been for over 23 yrs in a position I secured for him. No issue.

Mrs Breading & Clark say that Nancy Endsley had a sister who lived with Maj Breading before Nancy whose

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husband was Big Bill Christopher out on Middle Run.

Leaving 11:11 PM

When leaving, Mrs Breading spoke of Nancy Endsley's will having been left with me & that after her death, no one had gotten it. I told her I would speak to Thos D. Bliss, receiver & see if it was among the wills left at the bank for safekeeping.

Bliss answered that he did not find it or any wills among the bank's effects. Look in my Sydney Satchel & see if I have that packet, which I may have taken.

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[fermata mark appears here]

Oak Hill August 29, 1926 11 AM

While I was away on my Sesqui-Centennial trip June 26 to Aug 17, both inclusive, Rev James Power Smith Box 98 Tallulah, Louisiana Pastor of the Tallulah Pres Ch there sent me by insured parcel post on July 6, 1926 the autobiographic diary of his grandfather Rev Joseph Smith D.D. late of Greensburgh, Pa in sd gf's own handwriting, closely & finely written consisting of 245 pages & 30 pages additional of appendix or additions note size 8 x 5 inches 23 lines to the page. I have a second letter from Rev Smith dated Aug 24, saying he had no acknowledgment & asking for their return as he valued them very highly There were also three pamphlets enclosed. His gf Joseph Smith was the author of Old Redstone a work so highly prized by my dear mother & all of us & I notice them in the Appendix of one of the pamphlets is a sketch of Rev Audley Calhoun, who married father & mother in Feby 1846 & died two years later. I am taking today to read over this diary or autobiography a few of the first pages of which offer excuses for a person taking from his time in the services of his Master for such a personal memoir, but states that be reason of his ministry in several states, it deserves in his advanced years the recordation of important things he remembers & then on page 5 says: "It has pleased a merciful & gracious God in his adorable sovereignty after permitting me to preach the

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everlasting gospel for nearly half of a century to deprive me in some degree of the faculty of utterance & thus, to disqualify me for the pulpit & even for private religious conversation. It is now more than a year since a semi paralysis has impaired my power of distinct articulation; though it has not affected permanently my general health nor so far as I am aware, blunted my mental faculties or affected my memory. In this condition, I have perceived? that with some notes which I was in the habit of making in a kind of journal, I could relate some things in my past history that would be pleasant & profitable & resound to the Glory of God & that might serve as footprints on the sands of time" etc.

Accordingly in reading over same today with this record book 18 open, I will make note of his general itinerary, of some important historical data & any references to the fourteen families whose history I am gathering for preservation by eventual publication.

Bottom Page 6 says his paternal grandfather Rev Joseph Smith was first pastor of Upper Buffalo & Cross Creek Congregations in Wash. Co (Pa) till his death in 1792 was a native of West Nottingham, Cecil Co, Md. For a sketch of whom see Rev G.A. Gayley's "Sketches of the Lower West Nottingham Pres Ch". He was born a short distance from the Susquehanna on the direct road from the river to the Rising Sun, was educated in Mr Finley's school, was a pioneer of Presbyterianism in W. Pa

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& an original member of Redstone Presbytery. It is probable he was the son of John Smith who was a Ruling Elder in 1730. His wife my paternal grandmother was Esther Cummins daughter of Squire Cummins, who kept a public house, a store & dispensed justice as a Magistrate in the village of the Rising Sun, (Md)

My maternal grandfather was the Rev James Power D.D. long the missionary Pastor of several churches which he organized in Fayette & Westmoreland Counties & then pastor of Mt Pleasant & Sewickly Congregations & still later & longer the pastor of Mt Pleasant Church & after surviving his pastorate some 13 yrs, he died in 1830. His wife, my maternal grandmother was Mary Tanner, who was the daughter of parents who lived in Piqua, Lancaster Co, Pa & she probably was a a native of the same. From the Col. Records of Penna, I found two lists of first settles, Scotch Irish & German in which the name of Tanner is found, not in the Scotch Irish, but in the German (look up these lists) from which it seems probable she was by her parentage from the "Father Land". Thus, my paternal grandfather & probably grandmother were of English origin. My mother's father was Scotch Irish, perhaps indeed of the pure Milesian race, for his father's name was Patrick, but his wife was probably German. Thus three races united in producing my parentage & the record which stands on the blank leafs of the Hebrew Bible that belonged to my father Revd David Smith runs in this wise:

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Page 8 bottom:

"Joseph Smith was born at Georges Creek July 15, 1796 abt 3 o'c PM, Baptized by the Revd Thomas Moore at Georges Creek Meeting House August 30th following (exactly 26 yrs before Father was born) Explained as follows:

"My father had become pastor of the United Congregations of Georges Creek & Union in Fayette Co on Aug 20, 1794. He had been licensed Nov 14, 1792 by the Pres of Redstone at Fairfield, Ligonier Valley & spent a year in supplying the vacant churches through the then widely extended field of the old Presbytery*. States here that he finds an old manuscript volume in which his father made various miscellaneous entries, the following in his father's "own very small fine handwriting" stating his licensure & appointment as above & saying that in pursuance thereof "I preached the 1st Sabbath at Ebenezer, on Black Lick, the next Sabbath at Bethel, on Black Lick from there to Pucketty [best guess] & Pitt Tp congregations & then to Long Run & Sewickley & then over the river to Lebanon, Mingo Creek & Horse Shoe Bottoms Cos returning by Pike Run, I preached there a week day & from that came home & preached at Buffalo & Cross Creek the next two Sabbaths. I went from home to Mill Creek the next Sabbath to Keigs? Creek & then home". This was probably in cold winter weather. In the following Oct 1793, two calls were placed, the one from his father's churches & the other from Georges Creek & Union in Fayette Co. He did not decide until meeting of Presbytery Apr 15, 1794 when he accepted the call of our Fayette Co, no doubt considering what a Boanerges [sic]

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his father was as a preacher & perhaps as this author, his son says having in view what Dr Sprece [Sprell?], in learning of the successor of Rev S. Brown said, that "is easy to step into his shoes, but not so easy to fill his hat". Old Mr Smith's hat was not easily filled.

Presbytery directed him to prepare a discourse on 1st Cor 13:13 as a part of trial for ordination at their next meeting which was at Georges Creek Aug 19, 1794 & was opened with his discourse which was sustained. On the next day, by fasting, humiliation & prayer, he was set apart to the Holy office of the Gospel ministry. Mr McPherrin preached on the occasion from Ezekiel 33, 6,7,8 & Mr Porter presided & gave the charge. Two months later, he attended a meeting of his Pres. at Unity, Westnd Co, Pa on Oct 21, 1794 was called upon & opened Pres with a sermon, taking his text Psalms 32:1. As the Rev Dr Powers residence at Mt Pleasant lay on the way fr Georges Creek to Unity, he perhaps both going & rtg lodged with Mr Power who had four or five single daughters, one of whom, Rebecca, then not quite 17 yrs old engaged his youthful affections. He himself, tough an ordained minister was only 22 yrs old. It is probably he made some progress during this visit in securing the affections of his future wife; for they were married Aug 25, 1795. My father took his young wife accompanied by her sister Hannah (afterwards Mrs Chapin) & Jacob Lindley (afterwards the Rev J. Lindley D.D. recently decd at an advanced age in Connellsville, Fayette Co) on a visit to Wash Co for they both had near relatives there. My mother had two sisters, in Pigeon Creek cong. & my father

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had his mother, residing during her widowhood in the home near upper Buffalo Meeting House, where she had witnessed the peaceful triumphant death of her husband the Rev Joseph Smith, but 3 yrs before. She had with her then several single daughters, one of whom soon after died of consumption & all the others later married ministers of the gospel. Nothing is recorded of what they thought of his youthful wife, but tradition says she was the most beautiful of her father's daughters. She had already become a communicant in her father's church. He had but a log cabin to take her to on his farm on Georges Creek (look up deeds at C.H. & locate the farm) which was abt a mile from Smithfield & not very far from the residence of Albert Gallatin Esq, then living at "Geneva" on the Monongahela. My father frequently preached at Geneva. Mr Gallatin & his brother-in-law, Col Nicholson extended a good deal of friendly regard to my father.

The year previous to my father's marriage, was memorable as that of the "Whiskey Insurrection" & it is thought Gallatin's influence which was very great preserved that region fr barn burning, tar & feathers & bloodshed. "The first two years of my life were passed in that log cabin". He then refers to his many changes of residence as will hereafter appear & his early removal from the place of his birth as forecasting, operating vs developing the phrenological bump of locality or strong attachment to any one place of residence.

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In 1798, my father having obtained a dismission from his Fayette Co charge & recd a call to the United Cong of Rehoboth & Roundhill in the Forks of the Yough, removed into the bounds of the former in Rostraver Tp, Westnd Co, Pa & for some time lived in a log cabin or the farm of Major John Power, brother of his father-in-law Dr Power. Soon after, he purchased a farm of 140 A a little more than a mile fr Belle Vernon on which he erected a good two story, shingle roofed log house to which he soon after added another constituting together as comfortable home as anywhere then found in the neighborhood, making quite a pleasant place but the present dingy, dilapidated & ruinous appearance of this farm, makes a very different impression. He refers here to the first reminiscence of his life memory of his childhood, which is about their "house dog" which though generally eager to follow his father when he left home & troublesome on this account, requiring him to be penned up on such occasions of departure, on the day of our removal refused to leave the vacated house. A wagon or two had set off with our movables & were some distance away when my mother with an infant in her arms (this should fix which place it was) & my father, taking me up before him & calling coaxingly without avail, could not get the dog to follow, whereupon, he rode on briskly to the wagon, committing me to the driver who placed me snugly in the front part of it. My father riding back, took him up & brought him to the wagon & fastened him in the hinder part thereof. This whole scene, I distinctly remember, but am not confident as to whether upon

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our removal from Fayette Co when I was 23 yrs old or from the Major Power farm when I was 3 yrs old. Recalling Clark Breading's recollection of last night in 1877, when three yrs old & W.C. McKears's [best guess] last week of his first recollection in 1863, when 3 yrs old, I incline to think this is when they removed from the Maj Power log cabin to the new home where he says his father lived until he died on Aug 23, 1803 in his 32d year, while my recollections of home are dim & indistinct, he was perhaps about 5 ft 11 inches in height, rather slender & pale visaged, but active in his movements, very kind & affectionate in his family. Speaking of his library, small though well selected, he mentions a blank vol. he had in which he had listed all the books left him by his father's will & of his own purchases up to the time of his death (something which I commenced & continued for a few years & while not entered regularly in that book, my cash Account book furnishes names & prices of the numerous volumes of my extensive library). mentioning his interest in education, he refers to his giving ground off of his farm on which was built the best school house within 10 miles. A brick church said to be the first of its kind west of the mountains was nearing completion. On a Friday night, early in Aug 1803, he preached to a large congregation in this new house & then rode home near 2 miles with a violent headache. A bilious fever set in, developed violently & steadily until in 7 or 8 days, the end came. He suffered greatly, but was eminently

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peaceful & happy. I remember his pale emaciated appearance, the constant throng of visitants, many from a distance of 10 to 12 miles. Toward the last, the doors were thrown open & everyone admitted as no further precautions were regarded as of any avail. He talked exhorted & prayed until his last breath. He sent messages to many & sent for two of his neighbors who were at variance & not on speaking terms, who coming to his bedside, he melted them down to tenderness & mutual forgiveness & made them join hands in reconciliation across his death bed. Vast throngs attended his funeral & many groups of young people were seen in the yard & out in the field adjg under the shade trees singing hymns. This I well remember.

My mother was then left a widow with 4 little children of whom I was the oldest, then 7 yrs old. My brother James, now residing in McMinnville, Tenn & for some years acting as Colporteur for our board of Pub. was next to me in age. Then David, who lived till nearly through his collegiate course in Hampden Sidney College, VA when he fell into consumption & died near Uniontown, Fayette County near 50 yrs ago, about whom more hereafter. Then our only sister Eliza who lived until abt 22 yrs of age & died a perfectly happy death in Jefferson Co, Ohio, some two or three years after our brother David's death. Of her also, I may hereafter give some further acct. (Some six weeks after my father's death, my mother gave birth to another son, whom she called Jedediah, but he lived only a few months)

7:11 PM darkness has come & will write & hold light.

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Aug 30, 1926 This is 104th anniversary of Father's birth continuing at 9:30 Am from Life & Times of Joseph Smith, written autobiographical notes he says:

His mother continued on the farm having as tenant.

Emanuel Allensworth, from Berkeley Co, Va & with help of a sister & neighboring ladies & on occasion, a hired girl, receiving from many neighbors shares of their farm produce, but considers two worthy of recorded notice one Noah Speer a wealthy man though not a member of church who never failed for many years to send his team about the setting in of winter to perform a day's hauling of wood & coal for us, besides generally a barrel of cider & some bags of apples in the wagon. "He was the first man that introduced the pippin & some other varieties of good fruit in western Pennsylvania" (The other man).

"William Elliott, though residing on Little Redstone some 6 or 7 miles from us was another kind friend of our fatherless family. He would every year come down with his team bringing some of his sons with him & work hard all day as though he were hired by the job, not only getting us wood, but doing all sorts of chores that he might see were needed." (This my great grandfather)

He speaks of a grown girl coming to school & having a book the "Fool of Quality" from which the teacher allowed her to read for her lessons & he becoming interested in the story borrowed it from her to take home & read at night & returning always the next day. Similarly a boy had "Cooks Voyages" which he read, then got some London magazines then Josephus works & had already read "Pilgrims Progress" & the "Holy War: every one at the time got their lessons out loud making at times noises that scared passing horses. See line 28 next page & insert here [which I will do for clarity] "But I must never forget that my desire to read was first strongly developed by the volume of the "Fool of Quality".

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About 1808, or 1809, Geo H. Tower a teacher came from Connecticut & introduced the silent method of study. He fixes the time of writing these notes as 1868 (he wd then be 72 as I am now.) He speaks of several of the 60 scholars among them David Jennings, son of Rev Dr Jennings of Fayette Co (& brother of the late Rev Dr O. Jennings of Nashville, Tenn which has crossed out, not that it wasn't a fact, but evidently not wanting to couple his name in this connection) afterwards studied law, married a most estimable lady, daughter of the late John Daly Esq of Westmoreland Co removed to St Clairsville, O (see book 14 pages 2 & 3) became an eminent lawyer, was elected to Congress, gave promise of much success & distinction, became strangely enamored with some Corinthian creature in Washington City, went off with her to Canada or parts unknown & never returned, leaving an accomplished wife & children in St Clairsville. His case seemed a species of insanity, but whether mental or moral cannot be easily determined.

His mother conducted family worship daily & prayed feelingly & touchingly for them greatly affecting him & leading him to amended formative habits, taught them the Catechism & while he was thrown with vicious & profane boys, he never indulged in profanity "& scrupulously avoided telling lies".

Our minister was the Revd Wm Wylie, the immediate successor of my father, & my Uncle by marriage, his wife being my father's sister. He was my faithful legal guardian. About this time of my urgent pleas, mother agreed that I should go to live

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with Robert Moore who had recently married my cousin Miss Mary Kerr of Pigeon Creek & who was living about 3 miles from us & learn the fulling business. See book 7 p 518. Delays in procuring my outfit for going & arranging to spare me from home occurred & when I went he had employed another apprentice, thinking we had changed our minds & I rtd much mortified.

About this time, Andrew Wylie, brother of my Uncle who had just graduated at Jefferson College came in the fall of 1810 to live with his brother & study theology with him. He taught six of us in Latin so that in may 1811 I went to Canonsburg, Pa & entered Jefferson College where I attained boarding from Mr Canon at $1.25 per week & roomed in a study one room in his yard four of us viz: Williams Heaton, Thomas Johnston, Samuel Riddle & myself. Being no church in town attended old Chartiers. Dr McMillan's church a mile & a half away. Joined Philo Literary Society & practiced speaking extempore. He refers to a reckless old drunkard, said to have been an officer in the British Army & a graduate from a University in Scotland or Ireland & conversing easily in Latin, who for a few cents with which to buy liquor would help the students over hard places in their Latin.

Also of another old drunkard a Revolutionary soldier 80 yrs old of astonishing bodily agility, a small man, but well proportioned in his limbs who for a few cents would throw an arm to the ground turn over & over for 30 to 40 yards, like a wagon wheel, very few of the boys or young men could perform this feat which Mrs Canon's yard where we boarded was often used for, his performance of this trick.

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He speaks of the spartans making their slaves the Helotes drunk as a warning to their children, but we had these advantage of these examples without the guilt attendant on the Spartan way. Unfortunately, he did not give the names of these odd characters.

In summer of 1812, I found a pleasant place of boarding at Joseph McNary's in the country one mile down Chartiers Creek below Canonsburg & had James S. Miller as a roommate. My habits were strictly moral, but my soul was a sect of sin "a cage of unclean birds full of all uncleanness". My roommate, a Seceder, attended Dr Ramsey's Ch. My route to Chartiers was by a near cut across the hills & in going & returning, I was generally alone. This gave me a much better opportunity for meditation. (I am particularly noting this here by reason of my own like experiences & benefits from lone walks, so often from Spring Dale to town to & from my duties at the bank). These solitary walks, especially on my return, were of much advantage to me in keeping my conscience in a somewhat quickened state & often did Dr McMillan's alarming & awakening discourses send me back in a state of deep concern about my eternal interests. Dr Nettleton's advice a few yrs later at Staunton to repair to yr closet for meditation & prayer is on a parity with these reveries. (In all my books, note the great importance, patent 50 yrs ago, of a boy, or girl, in their teens taking walks alone. JVT) Along the banks of the creek below our boarding house was a magnificent grove of lofty trees. Here, I often resorted in the evenings for meditation for committing speeches & for preparing for debates in the Phil Society. (as did I)

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My mother's means did not permit of my returning to college the year 1812-1813 & I worked at home on the farm, but my mother gave me a small quiet room with a coal fire where I worked at night translating many Greek & Latin Books. that winter in the dead of winter, I was sent on a trip of three or four days on which I suffered greatly from the extreme cold, to Georges Creek to collect the rent from the tenant on the old farm (look up at our C.H. who David Smith bought this from abt 1795 & when it was sold after 1813). "I stayed one night with our tenant in the log cabin in which I was born & another night with a thrifty old Baptist living near, who treated me with great kindness". I returned with the cash rent which was a great relief to my mother. In the ensuing sessions until I graduated in 1815, I boarded at different places, mostly in the country. When I rtd in the spring of 1813, I again obtained boarding at Mr McNary's, my fellow boarders being: Samuel Irwin, afterwards a Seceder minister in Wayne Co, O, James Frazier, a classmate who died a yr to two later, Chauncey Forward, a lawyer of Somerset Co, Pa, My brother David, who had accompanied me back.

During the period of my college life having a kind old aunt, Mrs E. Kerr of Pigeon Creek about 5 miles east of Canonsburg, I generally walked out every fortnight on Saturday (for she had generously undertaken to have my washing done by her daughter (or daughters) & I generally stayed until Sabbath evening or Monday morning. I usually went with them to their church which was a large stone building. Here one Sabbath, the floor of the church dropped about 3 feet to the

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ground causing an uproar & panic but no one was seriously hurt. The Sleepers had dry rot by reason of no ventilation below.

My Uncles pew was a back one, attached to the wall abt 2 ft above the level of the wall & did not sink with the others, leaving us perched still higher above the others. My Uncle was a rank Democrat & yet in those leveling times, he had his pew out topping all his neighbors. My Uncle carried on a large distillery as well as farmed extensively. He had in early life taken an active part in the Whisky Insurrection, though he had had no share in any scene of personal violence or barn burning. He was one of those who were at the close of that unhappy & disastrous affair arrested & sent to Philadelphia for trial, but was at length acquitted or released by some general act of amnesty. He was previously a very popular man, but this portion of his history secured his popularity for life. He was often elected to the State Legislature & served his constituents with fidelity. He was a ruling elder of the church & a trustee of Jefferson College. His friendship & that of his family were of essential service to me during my college days. He records gratefully his obligations to several pious students of the Associate of Seceder church whose influence was most salutary & says: "Jefferson College owes much to the moral & religious influence of the Seceder students. During the Summer of 1814, having become a tutor in the college, I boarded at Mrs Emory's along with Wm Jeffery, (now Rev Wm Jeffery D.D. lately Pres of the B'd of Trustees of Jeff College,) James Kerr Lately decd long a physician in Claysville & Canonsburg, Wm Nesbitt now Rev Wm Nesbitt of New Bedford, Pa & Henry Minor of whose & subsequent history I know nothing.

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The tutorship gave me increased social position & I became careless & thoughtless, bad company & evil companionship led me astray & I became intoxicated & in the gravest danger from which I was saved by the President, Mr Wylie who treated me with much tenderness & forbearance & by his faithful admonitions again armed my conscience & saved me from inevitable ruin.

During the next winter, I boarded again in the country at Mr McNary's, entered the senior class & studied very closely. At a communion at old Chartiers an address by Dr McMillan a walk to the grove renewed meditations brought me to the sense that "old things were passed away & all things become new".

I took my degree of A.B. the last Tuesday of Sept 1815, Messrs Johnston & Frazier were my fellow graduates. The trustees assigned to me the first honor & I had to prepare & deliver a Greek & Latin Salutatory & Valedictory all in one. After commencement, I returned to my mother's & now at the age of nineteen, I was at the end of my college life. I had already committed myself to a particular enterprise, not feeling that it would be entirely right for me to prepare for the gospel ministry.

Dr Wylie recd a letter from the Academy of Berryville, then Frederick Co, Va & recommending James P. Miller & myself, we started on horseback from my mother's & rode that afternoon to my grandfather Power's, 18 miles continuing next morning via Somerset, Bedford, McConelstown, [sic] Mercersburg, & Williamsport, Md on the Potomac

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which place we reached about dusk on the evening of the 5th day after my departure from home. Here a grand illumination was in process, triumphal arches, transparencies suspended from them on one of which we read: "Doctor General William Goodloe Harper" with some difficulty, we reached the hotel.

7:25 PM ceasing on this fine faint writing until daylight returns & taking up something else. Aug 30, 1926

Aug 31, 1926 8 AM continuing The figure seemed as though of one to be burned in effigy. We learned that it was a Democratic meeting celebrating their victory at the late election & the gentleman above named was the distinguished leader of the opposite party, a man of great worth & one of Maryland's most distinguished men & noblest men. (it was for him that Goodloe Harper Bowman of Brownsville, Pa whose father came with Uncle Robert Elliott fr Hagerstown, Md was named) I heard him many years afterwards plead the cause of the American colonization society before the Genl Assembly of the Pres Ch in Phila & only two yrs ago noticed his unambitious sepulchre monument in the Balto cem, or he being a Roman Catholic, it might have been his caustaph [sic]. Next day, crossing the Potomac, we entered VA for the first time in our lives except that we had both been in the panhandle. Late in the day, we reached Leetown, now a decayed village noted for the residence of Genl Charles Lee of Revolutionary memory, near where lived Mr Seawright, an old Baptists at whose residence we were arriving to see our student friend, Francis McFarland teaching there. A passing Baptist clergyman also a guest, asked the blessing before we set down to supper. A Va custom. The next day, we reached Berryville, then Battletown, (Leestown is now Leesburg, Va where I was Aug 25, 1923) in Frederick To now the county town of Clarke Co & meeting the trustees of Battletown Academy was thunderstruck by the courtly manner, dress & refinement of the Prest "Bob Page" over 60 yrs of age a VA lawyer, farmer of large estate living near, belonging to one of the oldest F.F. VA.

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The trustees had brought Rev Dr Wm Hill from Winchester, Va to examine us & upon his asking me about the pioneer preacher, Rev Joseph Smith, I told him he was my grandfather & that Rev David Smith a dear & cherished school friend of his, was my father, he was greatly pleased, turned us over the keys & I was there from the fall of 1815 to that of 1816. Mr Hill then related what I have recorded in the Biog Sketch of my father in "Old Redstone".

In the Spring of 1816, I attended a meeting of the Pres of Winchester at Charlestown & also a communion season (for in VA & the south, meetings of both Pres & Synods were also communion seasons). Here I was then received in the communion of the church & oh how often I have said since "My God repeat that heavenly hour". The Rev Dr Wilson preached the "action" sermon & Dr Hill introduced the communion service, a day & place long to be remembered "yet near this very place, John Brown was hung".

The summer of 1816 was a remarkably cold one, hardly a warm day & said to be first every month in the year attributed to many & large spots on the sun.

Speaking of the fourth physician in Battletown, who later went to destruction through financial failure (God be praised for what integrity he has permitted me to maintain through mine) he said "he possessed more personal dignity of manner, than almost any man I ever knew & yet he was a very small man fully proving as was said Aaron Burr & James Madison (both in "our families") did the same, that a large body is not necessary to secure a commanding personal presence".

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up the valley of the Shenandoah to the lower end of Shenandoah Co in the neighborhood of Stoverstown (named no doubt for our Rev John Casper Stoever) & Strasburgh (make mems to go there) to a high peak the extreme northern end of Picket or Peaked (perhaps Bicket or Beaked) Mountain where the expanse of the wonderful Shenandoah was in view & the Capitals of 5 counties.

We closed the school with eclat & an "exhibition" & though urged by the Trustees to remain, I concluded to pursue my studies for the gospel ministry & on invitation from Dr Hill, I went to live at his home in Winchester & study with him preparatory to entering Princeton. Went with Dr Hill to meeting of his Pres at Romeny, was examined again & taken under their charge. Met many able noted men who stopped with Dr Hill, notably, Dr Alexander of Princeton & a pale young man traveling with him to the south, Charles Hodge, with whom I roomed throughout my course at Princeton, afterwards the celebrated Dr Charles Hodge D.D. L.L.D. I graduated in spring of 1819 my class being that of 1819 having as classmates, Dr Nevins of Balto, Dr Hodge, Dr Sprague, Dr Peters, Bishop Johns of VA etc. In the spring of 1819, I attended meeting of Pres of Winchester at Middleburg, Loudon Co, Va was examined & licensed to preach the gospel. I had had some interruptions having gone in early June 1818 to attend a revival at Rockaway NJ on my return to Princeton I found a letter from Gordonsville, Va telling me that my brother David who had been at Hampden Sydney College & was soon to graduate had fallen into a rapid decline & having started home, had to stop at Gordonsville, for which place I started immediately & found him far advanced in pulmonary disease. I bought a light carriage & horse & started for mother with slow travel or 10 to 12 miles daily & rested July 4, at Dr Hill's in Winchester

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where the ther [thermometer] at 2 PM was 102 in the shade. We made our way to Cumberland & over the Allegheny Mountains, descending Laurel Hill, we were overtaken by a violent storm, our carriage also broke down before the storm was over. I was obliged to leave my brother & run down the mountain a half mile or more & get assistance. My poor brother was carried down & almost in a dying state, but his soul enjoyed perfect peace. He lingered two days & died in full assurance of Everlasting rest. After seeing his mortal remains interred in Uniontown (I think he is buried in the old Pres g.y.) I journeyed on to my distressed mother & left my horse & carriage to board with my stepfather the Revd Thos Hunt. He was pastor of the second Pres Ch Pgh Pa. He had married my mother in the fall of 1815, shortly after I had started to Berryville, Va. Shortly after my hasty visit, he resigned his charge at Pgh & accepted one at a church 9 miles from Steubenville, O in that Pres where he lived until he died. On my way back, I met & had as companions on the stage coach, Hon. H. Denny of Pgh, his wife & several children on their way to Bedford Springs. Among the many families into which I had entree the last year at Princeton & they were many, both enjoyable & profitable. I note with special pleasure "my privilege to be a frequent guest of old Dr Samuel Stanhope Smith (another of "our families") who treated me with great kindness & after entertained me with the reminiscences of his younger days.

On my summer vacation in 1818, I spent it two weeks in Phila. I went one evening with Mr Sprague to Mrs Ten Eyek's, a fine old lady with whom he had formerly boarded. She told them she had in her garret a large box of papers left by

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Genl Morgan & his family when they left for western Penna some thirty years before. They had never sent for them & though written to about them they either by silence or express assent abandoned them to Mrs Ten Eyek's disposal. She gave us leave to overhaul the box & take what we wanted. While it did not interest me, I told Sprague I would help him rummage through it, so one night, when we did, we found it a rich mine ctg letters from Genl Washington, his cabinet officers when he was Pres, his staff officers & from many other distinguished men of Washington's times. Dr Sprague probably began here his rare collection of autographs & that night possibly was developed that singular & remarkable taste which has been cultivated in subsequent years & been crowned with signal success. On Monday morning Feby 1, 1820, I rode from Alexandria across the cold bridge over the Potomac, the coldest day that was ever known there & for the first time, saw the Senate & House of Rep & heard John Randolph, the Cynosure of all eyes & ears speak in his queer voice on the Missouri question. He however states he had previously been in the Senate Chamber & heard Clay & Smith of Maryland, Forsyth & Crawford &c. Having a longing for the west, I decided to quit Va forever & exchanged my horse for a better, preparatory to returning to western Penna & the meeting of our Pres in Apr 1821 in Winchester. My old student friend Dr McFarland had organized the most western church on the continent at Chariton, Mo & I had a desire to go there, but was much perplexed at this time in getting a letter from him saying he was quitting that field. Aug 31, 1926 10:25 PM quitting for today.

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Continuing Sept 1, 1926 11 AM

Just then, a man came to me inviting me to a permanent settlement at Harrisonburg, Va which Dr Hill Matthews & others advised me unanimously to accept which I did, but having committed myself to a visit to my mother & W. Pa friends, I went for 4 weeks or more & rtd through Winchester & spent several days renewing the acquaintance of one I had seen in the mountains of "Hampshire Co" at the home of her Uncle, Col R. Sharon & "I succeeded in prevailing with her to consent in due time, to become my wife. She was the daughter of John Bell Esq, a merchant of Winchester & an elder of the Pres Ch. The result will be stated in its proper place".

"Then with a light heart & cheerful steps, I went my way up the valley of Va to Harrisonburgh, the capital of Rockingham Co & entered immediately on my labours there".

On Aug 7, 1821, I was married in Winchester to Miss Eliza Bell by the Rev Dr Hill, the Synod of Va met in Lexington in 1821. We passed up to visit the Natural Bridge a few days before & lodged the night after we viewed the bridge, Quaranton? at a country inn near the bridge. Here we met Father Mitchell over 80, but active & lively as the youngest of us & many other ministers going to Synod. Father Mitchell entertained the crowd by telling of a former meeting of Synod & how in the evening, they put up two Princeton students to preach whereupon someone told him I was one of them & introduced me. On Apr 22, 1822, I was ordained & installed pastor of Cooks Creek & Harrisonburgh. On the 27th of May 1822, I became a parent. My daughter Elizabeth Hill Smith was born on that day.

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"Thus in the course of one short year, I became a husband, a pastor & a parent. How solemn the duties & responsibilities of these several relations."

In Sept 11, 1823, at meeting of Pres at Bethel, Augusta Co, I was made moderator for the first time at which protesting that I was "hardly bridle wire as a private" this very unfortunate expression put me in the chair for the many country elders afterwards told me that "they always put a wild young colt in the head in order to break him in".

On the 4th Thursday of Oct 1832, the Synod of Va met at Petersburg, & I attended stopping as a guest in the family of Mrs Nichols, a daughter of the celebrated General Roberden [sic] of Revolutionary memory, who had been left a widow with a large dependent family of daughters & scant means & who I had known in Winchester as a teacher of a female seminary & with whom too, at this time, Dr Hill lodged.

In the summer or fall of 1823, I recd through Dr Hill, an invitation to Romney, Hampshire Co. I had recd the previous fall through Rev J. Hoge, a similar call to Martinsburgh. In both cases the Salary proposed was between $600 & $700. I was then receiving only $450 at Harrisonburg. My congregation met Jany 1, 1824 at New Erection (he had once called attention to a finger [best guess] board saying New Hrrerison [sic]) considering a raise of salary at which Robt Gray Esq addressed them eloquently. They raised my salary to $500 & I thought it my duty not to leave them. My son David was born in January 1824. The Pres met in Apr 1824 at Massey Creek & appointed Dr Hendron & myself commissioners to the Genl Assembly & I accordingly went to NY the week before. On Sept 8, 1824, Dr McFarland & I set out on a journey

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to W. Pa & Ohio, going through Brocks Gap, Petersburgh, Hardy Co & Morgantown. This was the 3d visit since I had been licensed & the 4t since I left W. Pa, the land of my birth when in the summer of 1818 when I returned with my sick & dying brother, the National or Cumberland Road was finished only to Tomlinson's 20 miles west of Cumberland. When in 1819 I made a short visit, my stepfather, Rev Thomas Hunt had moved to Jefferson Co, O, so now in order to see my mother & sister, I went for the first time into Ohio crossing the river at Steubenville. At that time, Mr Hunt had charge of the Congs of Two Ridges & Yellow Creek in the latter of which I preached for him. They were living in a log cabin, my mother being then back where she started her married life 24 yrs before in 1795 on Georges Creek, Pa, but she was now as then in good health, contented & happy, but was soon to enjoy a better as Mr Hunt had bought an excellent little farm in an excellent neighborhood & rising community. At that time I found the Rev O. Jennings D.D. settled in Steubenville as pastor. On my return from my filial & fraternal visit, I preached for him at night in a large unfinished, uncomfortable brick meeting house, miserably lighted to a very small congregation & afterwards lodged with him. Here I found James P. Miller, my old colleague at Berryville in charge of the Steubenville Academy. I also visited my old grandfather Rev James Power D.D. Tho somewhat broken with the infirmities of age, he was still acting as stated supply to a people whose pastor he had been for nearly 40 yrs. He was still preaching in the old log meeting house, a picture of which is given in "old Redstone". In that house, I had the

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privilege of preaching, standing in the old pulpit with a canopy overhead & my aged grandsire sitting below. I preached also during this excursion at Sewickly at West Newton at Rehoboth & at Uniontown. In this latter place, my Uncle, Rev Dr Wylie then resided preaching in the Court House at night. I remember that my text was "Jesus wept"

In my third visit, I found many changes. My sister had died a short time before. Her health for some time had been declining & dying in perfect peace, her last heard words were "Dear Jesus, thou tarriest long". Dr Jennings had left Steubenville & gone to Washington, Pa. Rev A. O. Patterson D.D. was now the pastor in my grandfather's old Con & they were worshipping in a new brick house. At Rehoboth, Mr Robt Johnston was the pastor. I preached there on a weekday. An immense congregation assembled to hear the son of their second pastor. I was astonished at the multitude. It inspired me with unusual freedom & animation. In the course of the sermon, two persons cried out in a manner similar to that which often occurred 15 yrs before when what was called the falling exercise prevailed. At first, I was somewhat disconcerted. It subsided immediately & was not again renewed.

During this fourth visit in the fall of 1824, visiting my mother & assisting in communion, I came over into Washington Co & spent a night with Rev Thos Marquis, the successor of my grandfather Rev Joseph Smith at Cross Creek, Brother McFarland having joined me again.

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We went next day to Rev E. Macurdy's who was still the pastor or stated supply at Cross Roads where I also preached. That visit was both pleasant & profitable. A kinder or more affectionate man, I have hardly ever met with. Then to Washington where I again preached for Mr Jennings & lodged with Dr Wylie.

Here we met with that remarkable man, Thomas Dill who had often been at my mother's when I was quite a boy & while now a partially deranged man, but was doing great good. He died soon thereafter, very old.

7:00 PM. It is now 7 PM & dark & I will go at something else until daylight returns.

7:30 AM Sept 2, 1926 continuing.

ON our return through WVA, we spent a Sabbath in Morgantown, where we both preached & lodged with old Thomas Wilson Esq, an aged lawyer who had, when a young man emigrated from Rockbridge Co Va, had grown rich & influential, raised & educated several sons, who became distinguished men. One of them, Edgar Willson [sic] Esq recently decd resided in Morgantown, a lawyer of eminence, an elder of the Pres Ch & formerly a member of congress. Two other sons became distinguished lawyers, now dead. Another son was a prominent Methodist minister. A daughter Louisa now dead became eminent for her piety & as the wife of the Rev Mr Lowrie went with her husband to a Foreign mission & now her mortal remains lie sleeping away in a heathen land. These Pres of Morgantown were without a pastor. The Rev A.G. Fairchild had given them a portion of this time, but was now contracting his first to the limits of the upper part of Fayette Co.

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We reached our homes abt Oct 1, (1824)

On our way out, we separated, Mr McF. going through Greene Co to Wash Co & I going to Uniontown to visit my Uncle Mr Wylie living there. Mrs Lyon, the wife of John Lyon Esq & sister of the late Judge Richard Coulter availed herself of the opportunity of accompanying me to Greensburg on a visit to her relatives. There I had business also, with Alex Foster, whom I had employed to collect the money for the sale of my father's farm near Rehoboth, Rostraver Tp. Staying one night at Judge Coulter's, I next day visited my grandfather near Mt Pleasant. I then passed on through the Forks of Yough toward Steubenville crossing the Monongahela at Elizabeth & witnessed the effects of a fearful tornado or hurricane that had passed over a part of that village. It also left on the opposite side of the river terrible marks of its desolating power.

Early in March (1825) our second child, David was removed by death "I have now reason to believe that I have in heaven, a father, a mother, a brother, a sister & a son."

In Nov 1825, my son John Bell was born in Winchester, my wife remained there at her father's until spring. I boarded during the winter, recd an invitation in Nov to visit & preach in Staunton with a view to receiving a call from that place. In Jany 1826, I spent a Sabbath there & soon after was advised that a unanimous call for me wd be brought before Presbytery at its spring meeting. In Mch & April, visited Westnd Co & spent part of three days with my aged grandfather Rev Dr Power, finished business with A. Foster Esq at Gbg & rtd by Winchester from which place I brought my family to Harrisonburgh. A few days after, went to Presby at Staunton & recd & accepted a call to the church there. On May 10, 1826, I removed there rented & occupied a house from Mr Taylor for $60 per yr in which I lived the whole period of my residence there.

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Augusta Co of which Stanton was the Co seat was formed from Orange Co in 1738 & for over 50 yrs extended over most of WVA & claimed much of W. Pa & the whole north west territory. It was reduced to its present dimensions in 1790 & Staunton was early settled by Scotch Irish emigrants from Penna & Ireland. Rev John Craig from Ireland was in 1740 installed pastor of Augusta & Tinkling Spring. The whole of Fayette, Greene & Wash Co's & a great part of Westnd & Allegheny Cos were supposed by Virginians to be in Augusta Co until the boundary was definitely settled long after the Revolutionary War. Dr McMillan was at Staunton on Wednesday after 3d Sabbath of Nov 1775 & renewed acquaintance with old friends who were overjoyed to see him & toward evening, he rode out to John Trumble's. In this new charge at Staunton, I laboured till the fall of 1832. The Synod of Va met in 1826 in Lexington, in 1827 in Lynchburg, in 1828 in Staunton, in 1829 in Richmond, in 1830 in Winchester, in 1831 in Harrisonburgh, all of which I attended but excepting that at Richmond in 1829 there is nothing unusual to note. Having a short time before lost our 4th child Joseph, my wife was in great need of an excursion & joined us on our trip to Synod at Richmond. We stopped going & coming at old Mr Ferguson's who kept a public house, but made no charge to us. He had a wooden leg with a foot on it, so well adjusted you would think it real. He showed us a literary curiosity which had been in his family before the Revolutionary War, viz a copy of the first folio edition of Dr Johnson's "Dictionary" ctg his celebrated definition of oats viz: "oats, a species of grain, food for horses in England & for men in Scotland", which was left out in subsequent edition. The witty remark of Lord Mansfield,

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a Scotchman, when told of this definition is perhaps well known. "have you seen Murry, Dr Johnson's definition of oats". "No" said M & when it was recited to him, he said: "And whoever saw such horses & such men". The edition was generally in good condition though ctg some stains from having been buried in the ground a number of years during the Revolution.

In the Spring of 1832, I was sent as Comr to the Genl Assembly at Phila & on this occasion made a visit to Boston & going through Northampton, stopped off for a day's rest & to visit the house where Jonathan Edwards was born & the g.y. where David Brainerd lies buried beside Miss Edwards, to whom he was engaged at the time of his death. Also visited Amherst College. Next day reached the "Hub of the Universe" entering it by the south commons & spent several days visiting Bunkers Hill & its monument, Charlestown & its envious, Famed hall the Cradle of American Liberty, the Market House etc. Returning, I reached Frederick Md Saturday night & preached for Mr Hamm with whom I spent the day. He told me of a select boarding school at Prospect Hill in the country near which had been gotten up very successfully by Mr Jonathan E. Woodbridge, great grandson of the celebrated American Philosopher & Divine Revd Jonathan Edwards Sr who he said wished to sell out in order to go the Theo Sem at Princeton & prepare for the gospel ministry. This providential visit resulting in an interview with Mr W. & I embarked in this enterprise & Rev Hamner? assured me that he was going to relinquish his charge next spring. Accordingly, I took charge of the Institution in Oct 1822 & upon Rev H's removal in

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the spring, by unanimous invitation became stated supply of the con. Domestic afflictions caused the owner of Prospect Hill to repossess the place & he made favorable term with me for cancellation of the lease & I moved the school to town, securing a location near the church. In this two fold capacity, I remained in Frederick Md till early in the fall of 1834 everything connected with this removal being overruled by a kind Providence in my favor. Mrs S. upon leaving Staunton, accompanied me to Winchester & remained at her father's until Jany, having given birth to a son in December (1832) whom we called Wm Wylie Smith. She was however able to come on & assume her part in charge of our rather oppressive & responsible concern, a boarding school of 14 boys.

A letter from an entire stranger in the late summer of 1834 invited me to St Clairsville, O & as I had a longing to get near my friends in W. Pa or eastern Ohio, I went & spent two Sundays there & preached for them & this was followed by a unanimous call & my removal there in Oct 1834 & being installed pastor, I continued with them 2 yrs & 6 mos. The church was torn with dissensions, my predecessor Rev Joseph Anderson, was my Uncle by marriage, his first wife having been my father's sister, but I had never before seen him. He was still living at St Clairsville, O but soon after moved to Missouri. I attended the meeting of the Synod of Pgh at Steubenville & the crowd was too big. Old Dr J. Anderson, looking very frail was there. He talks of coming to St Clairsville to spend the rest of his days. HIs brother George lives here & is an Elder in our church & two of the Dr's sons-

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in-law have sold out & talk of coming here.

Saw many old friends at Synod, Fairchild Wm Anderson, Stockton, Beatty, Riddle, etc. Mr McCurdy was there broken down as to voice & with rheumatism, in other respects well. Their best business men appeared to be R. Johnston, Elliott, Herron, A.O. Patterson & Wild.

Rev Wm Campbell, Pres of Franklin College at New Athens, O dying of consumption in the winter of 1836-37, I was urged & prevailed on to succeed him & accordingly took up my residence there in Apr 1837. The school had been started 10 yrs before by Rev Wm McMillan D.D. Nephew of Rev John McMillan D.D. of Wash Co, Pa who dying was succeeded by Mr Campbell. By the fall of 1838, the student body of young men had increased to 100. I had thought before of making St Clairsville my permanent home, having bought a lot & the lumber to build a home.

During the last six mos of my residence at New Athens, I supplied the pulpit of the Presbyterian Ch at Cadiz. Gen Harrison, then a candidate for the Presidency, spending a Sabbath in Cadiz & attending our church packed it full. This unexpected crowd gave me the opportunity of enlarging on the words: "By humility & fear of the Lord, are riches & honor & life". The General was a good hearer & afterwards paid me the compliment of calling at my lodgings & spending an hour with me. He told me that though he was an Episcopalian, his wife was a Presbyterian & that he had a seat in Dr Wilson's church, Cincinnati & attended there as much as he did his own church. After 18 mos, I withdrew because of the effort to bring the college under abolitionist domination.

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Resuming Sept 3, 1926 12:15 PM on my return from Georges Tp to see Robinson's family abt C. Abbs Van Kirk.

In the fall of 1838, I recd invitations to return to Frederick Md as Pastor of the Pres Ch & Pres of the college which I accepted & served both 5 yrs but then withdrew fr the Pastorate feeling I was not performing my whole duty to them, but continued 6 mos longer as their stated supply.

In the summer of 1844 I preached at Ellicotts Mills Md & finding there a field of usefulness resigned as principal of the college at Frederick & moved my family there on Sept 15, 1844, within a year by foregoing my salary their church debt of $900 was paid off. Being invited to Annapolis, I preached there & was asked to return another Sabbath, which resulted in their giving me unanimously a call, which I wanted to accept, but the Con of Ellicott's Mills appeared before Balto so strongly, opposing my release, that the Pres did not let me go. About this time, the Annual Report of the board of Missions called for an Agent in W. Pa & Eastern Ohio. An article appeared in the Presbyterian about a Mr Smiley an aged elder of my gf Joseph Smith's Church, which led me to write a sketch of his life for the Presbyterian [unreadable]. I signed "Westmoreland". This lead to other articles on the Fathers & Mothers of that section & to my eventual election as agent, as above noted & I appeared by request before the Synod of Pgh, Whg, & Ohio. Early in Oct, I moved with my family to Steubenville, preferring it because of the good educational schools for our children. We boarded at Miss Jenkinsons's there until the spring of 1847 & then lived in a rented house until Apr 2, 1849 when I removed to Allegheny City. In my agency work, I attended meetings of the Synod of Ohio at Columbus, O

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& Fredericktown, Knox Co, O while acting in this capacity & planning work in the Pres of Erie, I visited Niagara Falls, taking my daughter Rebecca with me. We started first to Beaver or Rochester by steamboat, then to Erie by the canal packet boat & then by steamer to Buffalo, then by RR Cars to Niagara Falls where we spent a good part of a summers day visiting everything visitable on both sides of Niagara River. Then homeward via Dunkirk, Elmira & Jamestown NY & Warren where we spent a Sabbath among Christians who prayed sitting on the seat, thence by Franklin home. At a meeting of the Synod of Pgh in Oct 1850 a memorial was presented from the Com of West Elizabeth asking to have the town of Elizabeth in the bounds of Round Hill united with them. This was opposed by the Round Hill people & fell, but it brought to my view the perilous condition of our oldest W. Pa Churches, that considering my desire to return to my old ministerial & pastoral duties that I advised with Dr Fairchild & following his approval thereof, I spoke to a member of the Session of Round Hill which resulted in my receiving a unanimous call, my removal to Elizabeth in Apr 1851 & assumption of the pastoral charge. A new house of worship was built in Elizabeth where I preached half of my time. The old house at Round Hill was also completely repaired. In May 1853, I attended a meeting of Gen Assembly at Phila a com fr Pres of Redstone visiting then NY, Balto, Winchester & Frederick City. On Sept 3, 1858, I completed a memoir of my gf Rev Joseph Smith of Buffalo & sent it to Dr Sprague. I also received a copy considerably enlarged for "Old Redstone, a Hist of Early Western Presbyterianism"

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a work I was then preparing for the Presb. The declining state of Elizabeth in the Spring of 1855, & other activities along the Yough, called for more of my time at Round Hill & my residence in their midst. Never having lived in the country, this was distasteful to my family & I thought called for the services of a younger man, so I thought best to withdraw as soon as I could find a satisfactory opening. IN the fall of 1855, I spent a Sabbath in Greensburgh, then vacant & received a unanimous call which I accepted & was installed, my labours to begin Jany 1, 1856. Not being able to get a suitable residence in Gbg, we moved to Allegheny City & I went every week once & often twice to Gbg. Judge J. procuring for me from the Pres of the Penna Cent RR Co a free ticket. Our 1st Com there was 2d Sabbath of May 1856. Messr Gillett & Brownson being with me, the people of Round Hill gave me many tokens of their friendship which always continued. Having now preached for a longer or shorter term in Warrenton, Harrisonburg, & Staunton VA, Frederick Md St Clairsville, O New Athens & Cadiz, O Ellicott's Mills Md & Round Hill Pa & now entered on my tenth field. In this statement, I have left out the period of my agency for the Bd of Missions. My labours were now devoted to the field around the Co town of the Co in which I was brought up, the county of my boyhood & my old age. Though a native of Fayette Co, I was when a little more than 2 yrs old taken by my father to Rostraver Tp, Westnd Co, Pa & now after 40 yrs I was back not amid the immediate scenes of my boyhood, but to the old Co of Westnd.

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Here, I entered upon my last & longest pastoral charge, when I left the county in 1815, the Rev Wm Speer was still pastor continuing until he died Apr 26, 1829 & was on Apr 7, 1830, was succeeded by Robert Henry who was pastor of the United charge until his death, being succeeded by Rev James I. Brownson pastor of both Gbg & Mt Pleasant until his removal to Wash, Pa when he was succeeded by Rev Wm D. Moor who resigned in 2 or 3 yrs & Rev J. Kennedy who did not stay long, the relation being dissolved by mutual consent of the Pres of Redstone in 1855. We had then in Gbg, 9 houses of Worship in a population of 1200, mostly made up however from people living in the county. At the time of my settlement there were 84 members of our church. I employed my leisure time in 1856 & 1857 in work for a second volume of "Old Redstone" & for a "History of Jefferson College". The first I had never completed, having not seen my way clear for its publication. The second work was given to the public in 1857, owing in part, perhaps to the very defective forms, as to cover, binding etc in which it was brought out, it never remunerated the publisher, Mr J. Shryock for his expense & trouble which I greatly regretted.

My family & myself continued to experience uninterrupted health. My daughter Maria was married to Rev J. Calvin Barr now pastor of the Pres Ch at Lewisburgh, Va. My second son James P. Smith went to VA as a teacher & during a revival at Winchester Va united with the Church & went to the Union Theolog Sem to prepare for the ministry. Soon after these things, the Presi-

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dential election of 1860 coming on & the terrible convulsion of our country by the Secession of the southern states in the winter of 1860-61 occurred.

He has a page or two of most able sensible talk about the position of the south & of his trying position by reason of a son & two daughters being identified with Va & his wife's people all being Secessionists. Also of formation of Blairsville, Pres out of Redstone in 1830 & of Saltsburg Pres out of it in 1856 & of Gbg being taken into Blairsville Pres & Somerset & Jenner as well & of Rev L.Y. Graham going to Somerset where he preached several years & of new men viz: Markell? Carothers, Hamilton Eonix [best guess] & others coming in their Pres. States that from Jany 1, 1856 to Jany 1, 1866, he enjoyed as many temporal mercies as usually fall to the lot of ministers. No serious sickness or death occurred in my family. The only event of Special importance was the marriage of my daughter Maria to the Rev J.C. Barr of Lewisburg, Va. I had one son fighting on the Confederate side & two on the Union side & though none were killed, they were called on to suffer in other ways. One was in the Allegheny Theo Sem, Preparing for the ministry & was induced to enlist in his country's service, was wounded in the battle of Pgh Landing contracted chronic diarrhoea, had chills & fever & since his partial recovery, his health has not been such as to permit of his returning to his studies.

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the gospel, but is in the southern Pres Ch with which also his sisters & their husbands are connected. We are a divided family, but "our fellowship & trust is with the Father & with his son Jesus Christ".

In the spring of 1857, we removed from Allegheny to Gbg & for 3 yrs occupied the house of Mr Bott, then one year a house of Mrs Richardson & after that, a house of Mrs Steck, widow of Rev Steck who had died in this house, but after I had been her tenant for several years, she sold it to a gentleman who wished to occupy it himself. Not being able to get a house in Gbg, that met our family needs & my limited circumstances, I obtained a house in Ludwick the village adjg where we moved in the spring of 1867. My wife who had suffered several yrs from asthma, found much relief here, the good water & higher altitude being better for her ailment than the lower parts of Gbg in which we had been living.

I will now turn back & note some things I had adverted to in a sort of diary I had kept since coming to Gbg. A specimen for instance being:

"Aug 6, 1863 on the 1st of this month, I recd the following telegram:

Indianapolis, Aug 1, 1863

To Rev Joseph Smith, your son Joseph N. Smith here very sick. Will telegraph any change in morning. H.H. McKernan"

I set off at once by the cars, reached Indianapolis 421 miles 6 Am next morning & found Joseph better. He had recd a sunstroke or was attacked with congestive chills in the street a few days before & not being known, was taken to the jail by a subscription book of Rev Stevenson State Librarian found in his possession.

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that gentleman when sent for recognized him. He was unconscious & so remained for over 30 hours. He was immediately removed to a "Littell House" where I found him. I was there Aug 2 & 3 & rtd evg of 3d getting home 9 Am 4th. My son reached home a few weeks later greatly weakened from a chronic Diarrhoea".

Aug 25, 1863, great crowds here from Fayette Co being the day before the Board of Examination for the drafted men of the Fayette Co Draft Roll.

Sept 2, 1863 we had Rev S. Nicchols & wife on their way to Chambersburg with us.

Sept 9, 1863. On last Saturday, I attended & officiated at the funeral of the Hon. James Todd who died on Thursday previous in 77th yr of his age, a good man of great worth & a member of the Pres Ch for many years. As the lawyers of Gbg were all there, I took occasion to exhort them "Judge Todd's name in the title of the great lawsuit between the old school & then new school Pres Ch thus: "Todd & others vs Green & others" When the New School members of the Gen. Assembly in 1837 withdrew & organized another Gen Assembly, claiming to be the true legal Gen As., they of course elected certain trustees that were to be annually elected & amongst that number was the Hon. James Todd, when he with the others elected came to demand their seats in the Board & were refused, they brought a suit of Quo Warrants vs the Bd that refused to recognize them. And in this way, the whole question of the legal character of that Gen As. which elected Todd & others came up for trial. Hence the title "Todd & others vs Green & others", but, many yrs after Judge Todd brought his cft fr the church of Rev Shepherd (N.S.) & was regularly recd by the church of Gbg"

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Last evening, Sept 8, 1863, I married Henry Marchand Esq & Mrs Susan Marchand, and today visited Mrs Brown, relict of the late Dr Samuel Brown, now apparently near her end from paralysis.

Oct 21, 1863 attended Synod of Pgh at Johnstown. Lodged with Mrs Barnes. Soon after my return, recd a letter from Calvin Power informing me of the death of his brother Rev Francis H. Power who died at Hansville, Tenn Oct 16, 1863 in the service of the Christian Commission & urging me to come over.

Mr T.D. Ewing of the A.T. Seminary came up Saturday evening in the 10 o'clock Carr [sic] to take my place here. I set out on the 11 o'c train, went to Pgh, lodged at the mansion house & next day, Sabbath Oct 25th accompanied the train ctg the body of F. Power, that had reached Pgh the evening before to his father's Dr James Power.

Oct 26, attended the funeral at Roundhill Church & preached from Heb. 6:12, then rtd home on the following day.

Dec 31, 1863 intensely cold the old year going out in a terribly rough spell of wintery severity.

8:33 PM Sept 3d 1926 going at my other work until daylight returns.

8 Am Sept 4, 1926 resuming.

July 15, 1864 my birthday. Entered on my 69th yr. Spent the day principally at John Power's. Read the greater part of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" & a "Life of Spurgeon".

Sept 1, 1864. This morning, bright & clear & nearly cold enough for frost. Joseph got home last night fr Pgh where he had arrived in the PM fr Wash City having been 1st sergeant in Knapp's Battery serving 100 days in Fort Slocum in the dist. (we afterwards learned that his brother James who was on Genl Ewell's staff was with an invading army for 24 hours within

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sight of the steeples of Wash & within common shot of fort Slocum, where Joseph then was, ready to fire without any mutual knowledge")

"The news from Grant, Sherman, & Sheridan is that each in his respective field has bright prospects of suppressing the rebellion. So also Farragut at Mobile, but the prospect looked bright for this issue one year ago"

Sept 6, 1864 News of the capture of Atlanta reached us last night. Yesterday brought the news also of the death of Dr Nathaniel West in his 70th year, perhaps abt a year older than myself; as was also Dr Fairchild. "Set thine house in order" etc.

Nov 23, 1864. My son John came home, having recently rtd to Phila from Pensacola where he has been for 18 or 20 mos in the service of the Gov in charge of navy stores.

Dec 22d John & Rebecca rtd fr a visit to the Forks & Elizabeth village.

April 14, 1865. This morning the news reached us by telegraph that President Lincoln was assassinated by Booth, a stage player at the theatre in Washington. He died this morning at 7 o'clock & 22 minutes. It is also sd that Seward was killed; but this is not yet fully confirmed.

June 1, 1865. Within the last 6 weeks, how many things worthy of note have occurred. The capture of Jefferson Davis; the trial of the conspirators still in progress etc.

June 14, 1865 attended mtg of Pres at Ebensburg & gave notice that I wished to resign at end of yr to be acted upon at next mtg of Pres when Con were to offer objections, if they had any.

Went to see Stephen Lloyd, now upwards of 80 yrs of age who when a boy & I was 7 yrs old lived with my mother in the winter of 1803-4 s heretofore noted.

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I lodged with John N. Bell. Found my stock $2000 in Valley Bank Winchester a total loss, my other interests greatly crippled & the ravages of war in the entire valley terrible.

Nov 6, 1865 at fall mtg of Pres at New Alexandria Pres granted my request to resign my pastoral charge, effective Jany 1, 1866

July 4, 1866 a memorable date, just 90 yrs since the Declaration of Independence & 40 yrs ago Jefferson & Adams died. During 1866, I suppled several churches in a doze or more places throughout Westnd & Indiana Cos & also a Roundhill & Rehoboth, Port Perry etc & visited my son Joseph in Juniata Co.

In Dec 1867 as chairman of a com. helped to install Mr Carothers at Cross Roads, was appointed to prepare a Hist of Blairsville Pres. I was sitting at home (I think abt Apr 1, 1868) reading the paper when two ladies, Miss E.D. & Miss A.M. called & I found I was unable to speak distinctly & felt something like a semi paralysis. I have been permitted to labor 48 yrs in his vineyard in 4 states & am now, May 1867 nearly 71 yrs old. Have been permitted to preach longer than my father, or his father. And here ends what I have noted in my diary. I have spoken of many excursions to NY & Boston in 1832 & to Buffalo & Niagara & have omitted mentioning many others, but there are two I want to refer to before I close these memoirs.

"A Journal of an excursion to the Gen As. NY May 19, 1864 having determined to take a somewhat extended excursion, I purchased a duster coat & borrowed a carpet bag, more genteel than my own, from a lady friend. He gives an extended account of many friends met & of his pleasure in doing so of hearing Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Sumner & other "Big Guns: & got home at noon on June 1

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The second excursion was made in 1866. In the first the fearful carnage of war was raging & I dared not enter VA to visit my friend or even to see my children. Now slavery was abolished & I decided to visit the Ancient Dominion.

Sept 27, 1866 set off in the CRR car abt 10 1/2 o'c AM. The day was bright & beautiful. Reached Altoona in the afternoon. Had tea with Mr Wallace & he went with me to the office of the Central RR Co & got our passes renewed. Took a sleeper through Hbg Balto where I met old friends, bot DeTocqueville's book, collected interest on some city bonds at Farmers & Planters Bank, called on Harmon Brown at his bank & took a boat to Fortress Monroe where we had to stay by reason of a heavy storm & rain, in an over crowded ramshackle that could only provided room for the ladies. The old fine Episcopal minister showed me through the wonderful strong impregnable Fort. Got a sofa in the Ladies parlor to sleep on night of Sept 30 & being averse to spending the next day among such ungodly companions, got up & caught a boat to Norfolk where I arrived between 6 & &, got my breakfast, went to Dr Armstrong's church, addressed the S.S. heard him preach on 2d Sam 14:14, went to dinner with him & preached for him that night. Walking down in his garden in the afternoon, I pulled & ate some ripe figs & skuppernog grapes. These were a greenish yellow color, rather thick skinned, but of most delicious flavor (I never heard of them before JVT) They abound in this part of VA & in NC. I saw them & figs also in the front yards of several homes in Fortress Monroe. Speaking of Dr Armstrong

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preaching, he thought as did the old Scotch lady about her preacher that with all his intelligence, he "put the hay a little too high in the rack for the lambs". Lodged with Mr Reynolds, one of his elders & Supt of S.S. Oct 3, No boat for Richmond yesterday & am still at Mr R's & the rain was so continuous & incessant that I didn't get out to view this ancient city which dates back to Sept 1736.

Going to the boat at 4:30 AM had a pleasant days ride, reaching Richmond at 6 PM & made my way to Dr Hayes with whom Mr Brown & Elizabeth boarded. Next day, I rode out with my daughter Elizabeth to & through the Hollywood Cem where 13,000 Confederate soldiers are buried & among other remarkable monuments saw the beautiful monument or cenotaph of President James "Monro". I called in the evening with Elizabeth & P. Grattan Esq an acquaintance & friend since 1821. I found him when a young man in a dry goods store & reading law in Harrisonburg at my first pastoral charge. He was then a member of the church. His course has been onward & upwards ever since. Has reached great eminence, has a large practice, & has written many books of law & reports.

Oct 4, set off to visit my son James in Roanoke & passed Appomatox C.H. Sta. Passed Liberty, the Co town of Bedford Co. Near this place came in sight of the Peaks of Otter, the loftiest mountains with one or two exceptions in the southern states. The northern peak is 5307 ft above sea level being more than a mile in height. They are often visited in the summer. John Randolph once passed the night on these rocks with no

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one but his servant, in order to witness the sunrise in the morning which upon beholding caused him to say to his servant: "never from this time believe anyone who told him there was no God".

Oct 5, breakfasted with Mr Lewis with James & spent the day with him.

Oct 6 Saturday rose at 7 & none up but the servants. After breakfast reading "Dabney's Life of Stonewall Jackson" In the afternoon as James had an appt to preach some 12 or 14 miles off where he officiated once a month & wanted me to preach for him the coming Sabbath, he had his retired predecessor a Rev Power Fr N.H. come & take me to his home. He had been pastor of the church at Big Lick.

Oct & Sabbath, I preached in my son's pulpit in the morning to his people.

Oct 8, after breakfast, James arrived from his Sunday appointment, went 3 miles across the river to the fine farm of Mr McLanahan & had dinner with him & his wife & then bid my son goodbye & went to lodge with Mr Barksdale because of the early departure of the train.

Oct 9, arose at 3 Am & took the train at 4 Am. At 8 Am after breakfasting at Lynchburg, I passed through McGoor, Amherst, Charlottesville, Gordonsville, Orange, Culpeper, Warronton Sta, Manasses, Fairfax, Alexandria, Washington, Baltimore where I arrived at 8 PM.

At Charlottesville, a large middle aged gentleman came in our car which was well filled & he took a seat with me who I found out to be very familiar with that

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section & pointing out battlefields & other places of interest to me. Presently, we came into Culpeper & he said: "there is the scene of one of the greatest battles, Slaughter Mountain". I remarked that I had passed over that very region & lodged with a gentleman from whom perhaps that mountain took its name, Capt Slaughter. This was in 1819 & I well remember this fine old gentleman & his most pious accomplished lady". "They were my parents" said he. I was utterly surprised & turning round to him I said: "I suppose you are the Rev Dr Slaughter formerly of Wash City" for I had seen that their oldest son had in after life taken orders in the Episcopal church. "Yes", he said, "I am an Episcopal minister". He was connected with their seminary in Alexandria & editor of their paper there. He told me much about his parents one of whom was a Presbyterian. I was very fortunate in my fellow travellers that eventful day of my life.

7:25 PM Sept 4/26 quitting at 244th page until daylight comes again

7:11 Am Sept 5/26 resuming.

The various places met with that day renewed the memories of 1819-20-21. Passed through the famed Brandy Sta where remains of Federal Soldiers were being buried. Reaching Balto that night the bars & grog shops were closed, preparatory to the election next day.

Oct 10. Lodged last night at a house opposite Camden Sta. Breakfasted at Green House in Spatt St. After attending to some business, called on Mr H. Brown whose good lady & Miss Mary gave me an excellent lunch & a cup of tea. I set off fr Balto at 12:10 PM & got home 1 AM 11th.

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My early ministration were widely extended embracing 5 counties, Loudon, Fauquier, Fairfax, Prince William & Culpeper with occasional excursions into Stafford & Madison, all south of the Potomac & east of the Blue ridge Mountains. This section has been especially fruitful of great men & renowned statesmen, both before the Revolution & since. Loudon could boast of her Lees, Monroes, Powells, Champes etc. Fauquier of her Marhalls, Kentons, Scotts, Randolphs etc. Fairfax of her Washingtons, Masons, Grahams, Lewises, Fairfaxes, Fitzhughs, Lees, Culpeper of her Greens, Slaughters, Thorntons etc.

Not less in importance were the well trained women superior in modesty amiability & business managers & as wives & mothers.

My second field of labour was in Rockingham Co in the Valley of the Shenandoah. This section was early settled by the Germans as early as the middle of the 18th century. At the same time, there were a few scotch Irish Presbyterians, partly from Ireland & partly from Penna, who came in the Co & settled in & around Harrisonburg, Kuzzletown, & Port Republic & organized into a church & had a regular pastor before the Revolutionary War. I was their 5th pastor.

Rockingham Co was formed in 1778 from Augusta Co. Its Co seat is Harrisonburg 25 miles north of Staunton. There were comparatively few slaves in the Co, the census of 1840 showing 899 out of 17,344. there were very few of our Pres who possessed any & one of our principal slaveholders many years before his death removed to Fayette Co, Pa setting his slaves all free & leaving them his whole real estate. There, I found many of them a few years ago whom I had known in Rockingham, some of whom I had married & some baptized. Harrisonburg was a pleasant place & my pasturate [sic] there from 1821 to 1826 being from my 25th to my 31st yr was signally blessed. This was not only

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my first pastoral charge, but here, I entered on my married life & here three of my children were born & the "Second was not for God took him". His little body lies in the g.y. at our County church at "New Erection".

He spoke of Mr Harkey being pastor of the Lutheran Church at Frederick Md. I wonder if it was my friend Rev S.L. Harkey Lutheran minister at Kutztown, Pa in 1898.

On invitation, he went on a bright summer day, like this one, one Sabbath to a sequestered Moravian village called Graceham abt 14 miles north of Frederick & preached to the immense throng of very plainly dressed, but immaculately clean & neat christians who sat on plain benches & realized more than I had ever before done the charm & beauty of the words "sweet is the day of Sacred rest". He mentions a superior scotch Irish family, Clothworthy Birnie Esq & his superior refined daughters particularly Miss Margaret as conducting a female seminary some 15 miles north of Frederick & of sending one of his daughters there & committing her to the matronly care of Miss M. It was an important period in my life when I entered Belmont Co on my 5t ministerial charge. I had now completed the 38th yr of my life. During the period of my connection with St Clairsville, the Pres of Steubenville, which then embraced Belmont Co consisted of Revs Rea, I. Hunt, C.C. Beatty, Coon, Tidbrull, Mitchell, Campbell, Reed, Robinson, McArthur, McLean, Comingo, Magill etc. When in 1796, I entered this world, Ohio as a state had no existence. All west of Ohio River was then the Northwest Territory, and not until Nov 9, 1802 was the State of Ohio created & brought into the Union. The first white child born west of the Ohio River

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was said to be still living in Belmont Co & not a very aged man. This county organized Sept 7, 1801 (how abt these dates) as the ninth County of the State being immediately west of Wheeling, was perhaps settled as soon as any other in the eastern part of the State. They came from all parts of the eastern & northern states & a few Foreigners. There were descendants of the first settlers of West Penna & western Virginia & some from Eastern Pennsylvania & a few New England people, coming immediately from what was then called New Connecticut or the Western Reserve. The Emigration fr W. Pa was largely Presbyterians. May of them children of the oldest churches in Wash Co, who had been baptized by McMillan, Smith, Dod [sic] etc.

The first church of St Clairsville then known as Short Creek was formed from these people. Its first & only pastor was the Rev Joseph Anderson. He was a son-in-law of Rev Joseph Smith, was licensed by the Pres of Ohio, toward the close of the last century & at a meeting of the Pres of Ohio (N.W. Ter) Aug 19, 1800 was ordained & installed pastor of Richland, Short Creek & Cross Roads. Dr McMillan preached on the occasion. this merged or later became known at St Clairsville to which Con he gave the labors of the prime of his life, but disaffection & alienation springing up, he had resigned his charge & was not serving them, though still living there when I came first among them. In a short time afterwards, he removed with his very interesting family to Missouri, but did not long survive the removal, being hurried to his eternal reward by a cancer in his face. His oldest daughter soon followed him. The rest of his family so far as known, still reside there.

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handwriting pages as 245 sheets but some 40 or more sheets extra paged separately as different notes & several enlargements & notes written on the back of several of the sheets more fully 300 pages of closely finely written material, much of it after 58 yrs being very faint. I am disappointed that he has not said more about the publication of "Old Redstone" & I cannot at the moment lay my hands on my copy thereof to see whether it was published before or after 1868.

With this autobiography are three pamphlets which I must now look over so I can return all together. They are:

1. Inaugural address delivered by Rev Joseph Smith [unreadable title probably] upon his entrance on the office of President of Frederick College Frederick City Md Oct 1838

2. The Fear of God, Woman's True Praise, A Sermon on Proverbs 31:30 by Joseph Smith D.D. 8th pastor of Roundhill Con Pub by request of the Ladies of Roundhill Con by J.S. Shryock Pgh 1855.

3. The Pilgrim, a sermon in Mem of the life & labors of Rev Joseph Smith D.D. by Rev W.H. Gill preached at Greensburg, on Sabbath, Mch 14, 1869. Printed for the Presbyterian Banner by W.S. Hamm & Co Pittsburgh 1869 46 pages

The first the inaugural of 16 pages is fine & scholarly on page 7 he says that before the time of Plato, there were no public places of education among the Greeks, although the Jews in the time of Samuel & the prophets were trained to wisdom & piety. A German writer Couringius, says the Attanians, that they might atone for their crime committed against philosophy by their condemnation of Socrates offered to Plato a grove in their suburbs as a place of instruction. To this the name of

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Academy was given from Hecademus or Academus, the name of the man who had constructed the grove.

On page 15, he refers to the great impetus given to education by Pope Urban V who from his won means educated 1000 young men. Says the university now 1838, consisting of 12 colleges & 4 halls had its inception in St Peters its first college in 1257. This name it still retains. An attempt was made in the 17th century to change it. Lady Mary Ramsey offered it an additional endorsement, a large & valuable property if the name would be changed to "Peter & Mary's College", but Dr Soame at that time master of the college sarcastically remarked that Peter had been too long a bachelor to think of a comrade in his old days. Says fuller, "A dear bought jest for the lady piqued at the remark, threw her munificence in another direction".

The Second his sermon at Roundhill preached July 22, 1855 to the women of the Church as stated in a four page introduction was induced because of during his 4 yrs ministry with them of the death of nine aged ladies within the bounds of the church all widows, but two & six of them communicants & within a short time previous to the delivery, one mother in the bloom of youth, another of middle age with eleven children around her & another, a young lady, all members of the church descended to the grave. The Roundhill church is one of the oldest west of the Allegheny Mountains. Rev James Finley visited here in 1772 & preached to a few scattered whites living contiguous to the Indians up until 1783 he rtd &

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preached to them occasionally. In the year 1784, Mr Finley having taken his dismission fr New Castle (Del) Pres took the pastoral charge of this church in connection with Rehoboth. After his death on Jany 6, 1795, they remained vacant over two yrs when Rev David Smith, father of the writer was installed over them. He died Aug 24,1803 following wonderful interest in & accessions to the church. He was succeeded by the Rev Wm Wylie D.D. in 1805, who ctd until the Spring of 1817 when he asked to be dismissed & in the following June, Rev Robt Johnston became their pastor, his labors continuing until Oct 1831 & remained vacant until July 1833 when they were supplied by Rev N.H. Gillett, who in Dec 1834 was installed pastor over both churches & so ctd until 1841 when he was dismissed to give his whole time to Rehoboth. thus had the churches been united for 57 yrs. Roundhill made a temporary alliance with McKeesport & afterwards with West Elizabeth & in 1841 called Rev Wm Eaton who ctd pastor until 1844. In 1845, Rev Adley Calhoun was installed & continued until his death in the spring of 1848. The Con. was supplied by licentiates viz Edgar, Fulton, & Hamilton until the spring of 1851 until Rev Joseph Smith yr present pastor was called & settled among you in June following. He adverts to all the other Pres bodies in the Fork: Associate Reformed Pres, Reformed Pres or Covenanters, U.P's & McCoyites. Speaks of eleven people raised up out of these churches going into the ministry mentioning among them Rev James R. Willson D.D., Samuel Willson, Samuel Findley, D.D. of Ohio, Matthew H. Willson of Indiana Co, Adley Calhoun, David Pollock of West Newton, Alex Fergus, Philip Drennan, James Caldwell, Francis H. Power & Zaccheus Willson of Iowa

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His text is Prov 31:30 "Favor is deceitful; and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised".

This whole chapter contains important instructions for you. Mr Henry, the commentator, say respecting this chapter "This is the looking glass for ladies, which they are desired to open & dress themselves by; which if they do, their adorning will be found to praise and honour & glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ"

Sept 6/26 9:33 Am resuming.

It is time, that to be indifferent about a good name commonly proves the loss of all moral principle.

He closes 13 pages of an excellent sermon with the exhortation that "the Lord may raise up here from age to age many daughters who shall be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace".

Then follows 11 pages of an "Appendix" with sketches of six of the ministers of that section. The first is that of Rev Audley Calhoun, regularly installed pastor then of Roundhill & McKeesport who at the latter place in Feby 1846 on 25th or 26th I think married my dear & precious God fearing & Christian father & mother. He reports that he was born on Jany 2, 1821 (only 4 days older than my dear mother) in the midst of that congregation of which he died the pastor. He graduated from Jefferson College in the fall of 1839. The following year, he was in the Western Theo Sem. but by reason of a severe bronchial affection, this was followed by a period in the south & rtg in improved health, he completed his course & was licensed

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to preach by the Pres of Redstone in the spring of 1844 & in June 1845, was installed pastor at Roundhill & McK as above noted. He had stored his mind with wisdom & knowledge. He was loved & honored & systematically commenced the upbuilding of the church by committing the cause of Domestic missions to the married ladies & mothers of his Con. the cause of Foreign missions to the married & elderly men & the cause of education to the young of both sexes & himself generously contributed a portion of the books to a library he started, his delightful winning intercourse with the children & youth of the Con, his continued attempts to preach in season & out of season far beyond his strength, his devoted filial & fraternal affection, were too much for his frail body. In the winter of 1847-48, his health began to decline. A typhoid fever which lingered long, hastened the development of pulmonary disease, seated in his system, notwithstanding heroic resistance, he died on Mch 1848.

Rev Alexander G. Fergus was born Nov 18, 1823 in Elizabeth & graduated at Washington College in 1845, with first honors. He passed through the western Theo Sem & was licensed to preach Apr 10, 1850 & on Sept 2, 1851 was ordained pastor of Sewickley & West Newton. On the night of Sept 23, he was taken seriously ill & died Sept 30, 1851 of inflammation of the bowels. He was buried at Roundhill.

Rev Dr John Black D.D.. This remarkable man was a native of Ireland & a graduate of the Univ of Glasgow. In the fall of 1797 by reason of the insurrectionary movement

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many & especially the Reformed Pres to which church he adhered were given three alternatives: 1st to sin by swearing allegiance to a tyrannical Gov, 2d being shot on the instant on the spot without trial, 3d to flee & exile themselves from their country.

He chose the last & coming to Phila, pursued his Theo studies at the Univ of Penna, was licensed to preach & in the fall & winter of 1799 first visited the Forks of the Yough & a year later in 1800 was installed pastor of the Reformed Pres Con at Pgh. He had an iron constitution & a cheerful spirit & served a scattering field 100 miles square, traveling 3000 miles a year & enduring hardships innumerable. Mr Ewing came to his aid & later married his eldest daughter. His services in Ky & S.C. were laudatory & greatly blessed. He died Oct 25, 1849 aged 841 yrs having lived to bury the last member of his Con who signed the call to him as their pastor. He was the Father of the Covenanter Church in W. Pa which he served for 50 yrs. He died in Pgh & was born in Co Antrim, Ireland Oct 2, 1768. Over his grave a handsome marble monument bears many inscriptions illustrative of his life & work.

Rev Dr Wylie. Rev Wm Wylie D.D. is a native of Wash Co, Pa. His] father was a native of Ireland & a half brother of the Rev Dr Samuel Wylie, late of Phila. He was an early emigrant to Upper Buffalo, Wash Co, Pa in bounds of Rev Joseph Smith's Con. & here William was born about 1774, studied at infant Academy at Canonsburg & was induced by Rev

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James Welch who married one of his pastor's daughters to go to Ky where he taught & studied & was licensed to preach by West Lexington Pres. In 1800, he rtd & Pres of Ohio gave him privilege to itinerate etc. Helped organize Pres of Erie & came on Feby 6, 1805 to Redstone Pres & ordained Pastor of Rehoboth & Roundhill. In 1816 at his own request, he was dismissed & removed to Uniontown, Pa from whence in 1823 he went to Wheeling, Va in the Pres of Washington, Oct 2, 1832, he was dismissed to Pres of Lancaster Ohio. He accepted a call to Newark, O & has ever since lived & labored. Abt 2 yrs ago recd a fall & fractured a hip bone but lives resigned 80 yrs old. He was a mighty man in the pulpit & when in a happy frame of mind, he was altogether unrivalled for pathos, sublimity & grandeur. He gives a fine encominum [sic] from a NY minister who heard him preach a communion sermon at Chartiers when assisting Dr McMillan on the text "ye have both seen & hated both me & my father". His appearance was tall & striking.

Rev Robert Johnston was born in Cumberland (now Perry) Co Pa on the banks of the Juniata in Aug 1774, where he spent the first years of his life. He studied at Canonsburg Pa & was licensed to preach by the Pres of Ohio Apr 23, 1802. He evidently studied under Dr McMillan, Itinerated in Pres of Erie late in 1803 he was installed pastor of Scrubgrass & Bear Creek where he labored 7 yrs. After 6 yrs, then at Meadville Pres, he came

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to Redstone Pres & Westnd Co & was installed pastor of Rehoboth & Roundhill June 18, 1818 at his own request, he was dismissed in 1831 from Roundhill & in 1832 from Rehoboth & in 1833 went to the old historic "Bethel" on Black Lick in the Pres of Blairsville, Pa. Here he continued many years until the infirmities of age drove him to Indiana Pa where he lived without a pastoral charge with his son James Johnston Esq. Upon the removal of his son, a distinguished lawyer to New Castle, the Co seat of the new county of Lawrence, he & his aged wife accompanied him. Here she died two years later, where however, he still lives at a very advanced age. He was a tower of strength in the Pres Ch & for over 40 years never missed a meeting of the Synod of Pgh.

Rev Dr James R. Willson Elizabeth Tp in a rather obscure part of Allegheny Co & out of the beaten path of travellers can like many other secluded places boast as did the Maine Yankee who when asked what could be raised from the poverty stricken land of his state answered "we raise school houses and churchs [sic] and men". One of the noblest specimens of humanity that our country ever produced began his career in the bounds of Roundhill church. The Rev James R. Willson D.D. was born about 1779 on the farm now owned & occupied by Wm Shrader where he was a hard worker on his father's farm & a "greedy devourer of books". When out of his minority, he went to Can-

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onsburg pursuing his studies & graduating about 1807. His attention was turned to the gospel ministry of the Reformed Pres body to which his parents belonged, but he had been baptized by Rev Dr Power at which early time there was no Covenanter minister in the neighborhood. He taught at Bedford Pa where he found at a hotel Dr Todd of Ky an infidel who on his rtn fr the medical lectures at Phila, Pa took sick here & died not however until Dr Willson had lead him to salvation an Illuming tract on which that he put out was most interesting & instructive. His first settlement was at Coldenham, Orange Co NY abt 1817. Later he was at Allegheny as a teacher in the Cov Theo Sem there & in various important missions & committees. He was called to the west to occupy the highest station which can be assigned to a minister of the gospel: "An instructor of the youth of the church, preparing for the gospel ministry". He closed his noble career at Coldenham NY Sept 29, 1853 in his 74th yr. Here he & other members of his family are buried. "He went about doing good".

Memorial sermon on Rev Joseph Smith D.D. preached at two services, morning & evening Mch 14, 1869 by Rev W.H. Gill, successor of Dr Smith in the pastorate of the pres Ch at Gbg, but who never heard him preach. It contains a few errors, one which stating that he was born at Rehoboth, but is a most able valuable & worthy discourse. I make some notes fr its 46 pages. Wish I could make more.

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He heads his pamphlet which was printed by request of the Session & Trustees of the Presbyterian Church Greensburgh, Pa

The Pilgrim

And starts with Longfellow's 8 line verse "lives of good men all remind us" etc & Young's line

"A christian is the highest style of man: both most appropriate.

"Soldiers' said Napoleon as under the Shadow of those stupendous & impenetrable structures of Egypt, he marshalled his troops "Soldiers from the summit of those pyramids Forty ages are looking down on you"

But structures more enduring & sublime are to be found in the lives of holy men in whose souls have been reared the God like characters which are the triumph of divine art. Dr Smith regarded himself a pilgrim. Hence his favorite text was: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom". This is our text a petition of "Moses, the man of God" in the 90th Psalm. Dr Smith regarded "this world not as his home, but as the house of his pilgrimage" of his favorite hymns were:

1. I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger etc.

2. Gently, Lord O Gently lead me Pilgrim through this vale of tears

3. My days are gliding swiftly by and I, a pilgrim stranger etc

I will too give a biographical view affording me, standing in his former place the mournful satisfaction of casting a single flower on the grave of a servant of our Lord Jesus Christ so "good & faithful as was Dr Smith"

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Rev Joseph Smith was born July 15, 1796. His grandfather Smith was a native of England, while the same relative by his mother's side was born in Ireland. (I do not think he means what he says, bur rather that his ggmother Smith was born in Ireland) l Both, however, quite early in life, came over & settled in the eastern part of this state & in Maryland where both the grandparents of Dr Smith were born.

His paternal grandfather was Rev Joseph Smith D.D. whose name he bore without having, in any respects, clouded the glory reflected upon him by his close connection with this truly great & good man. He was born in Maryland in 1736, now 133 yrs ago.

His maternal grandfather was Rev James Power D.D. who was born in this state in the year 1746.

Their birth & early manhood carry us back to Revolutionary days. Though they took no part directly in that conflict, they took on themselves "the whole armour of God" & fought the good fight of faith. They enlisted under the captain of our Salvation in the cause of religion, the grandest, the holiest, the best that engage the thoughts, the hearts & services of men without which the victories of Washington wd have had neither permanence or worth. They were two of that noble band of ministers who first preached the gospel west of the Allegheny mountains & two of the four who constituted the Presbytery, now called "Old Redstone" the parent Pres in all this region. The other two were Rev John McMillan & Rev Thaddeus Dod who

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should be held in remembrance with such as McKemie & Andrews, who were honoured instruments in founding the Pres Ch in the U.S.

Rev Joseph Smith D.D. was, with two exceptions, the oldest minister of the gospel who fell in the battlefield of Christian conflict in the west & found the first minister's grave in the valley of the Mississippi. He came to the western country in 1779 & labored the last 12 yrs of his life as Pastor of the churches of Buffalo & Cross Creek, Wash Co, Pa. In 1785, he opened the first school for the purpose of training young men for the ministry ever taught in the west. It was held in a building put up for a kitchen & outhouse which his estimable wife cheerfully sacrificed to so laudable an object. He took an active part in everything pertaining to the education of the young. He had much to do with the initiatory steps toward founding Jefferson college. He died in 1792 in the 56th yr of his age & the 25th yr of his ministry. He had five daughters, one of whom died in the full bloom of womanhood. The other four became wives of Pres ministers. He had also two sons one of whom died in preparation for the ministry. The other was Rev David Smith of Rehoboth, the father of the subject of this sketch.

Rev James Power D.D., his maternal grandfather came out to the west in 1776, a few months after the Declaration of Independence had been read in Phila. A very graphic picture of himself & family is given in "Old Redstone" as he stood for the first time on the summit of Laurel Hill & gazed over

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this western wild, where he was henceforth to make his home among the yells of desperate savages & growls of prowling wolves. In Nov, he crossed the mountains & in Dec one month after their arrival, his wife presented him with their daughter Rebecca, the first child born in a minister's family west of the Alleghenies & who afterward became the mother of him whom today we delight to honor. (I think he went first to Dunlaps Creek, making her as well as her loved & illustrious sons native of Fayette Co). Dr Power had no less than eight daughters, but no son. Of these, as in the case of Dr Smith's daughters, four became the wives of Presbyterian ministers & the other four were married to gentlemen of prominence & worth in this community. (Three, if not all four were married to Pres Elders, two or three of them my blood relatives). Dr Power himself performed the marriage ceremony for two of his daughters "standing with their husbands before him at the same time." After arriving in the west, Dr Power was a missionary pastor for 4 or 5 yrs when in 1781, he became settled over the Cong at Mt Pleasant Pa of which he remained pastor until within a few years of his death when infirmities of age compelled him to resign & he was succeeded by Rev A.O. Patterson. He died, amongst the people with whom he had labored for almost half a century, in 1830 at the age of 84 & the 58th of his ministry.

Both of these men were eminently godly &

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useful men, of apostolic purity & piety & full of zeal & self denial. As a preacher, however, Dr Smith stood out pre-eminently. He was a giant & wielded the sword of the spirit with tremendous power. His whole ministry in the west was a continuous revival scene. His son, Rev David Smith born in Wilmington Del in 1772 was 7 or 8 yrs old when his parents came to the west. He began to preached in 1794. He was a young man of remarkable talent & power as a preacher. It was a common remark that the mantel of the father had fallen on the son. He died in the midst of a glorious revival in his own church in 1803, after a short, but most successful ministry of 9 yrs. His wife only 27 at his death afterwards married Rev Thomas Hunt of Two Ridges, O. She out-lived her first husband some 36 yrs & died in 1839 in her 63d yr.

It can thus be seen how thoroughly Pres our Dr Smith was. It is doubtful whether there is such another family tree in all the Pres Ch. He was a Presbyterian of Presbyterians. His two grandparents, his father, his step-father, eight Uncles, a brother, a son, two sons-in-law & any number of cousins & more distant relatives too numerous to mention were Presbyterian ministers. An Uncle & a brother died also in preparation for the same glorious work. Thus including himself, there were seventeen ministers in his own immediate family connexion [sic] besides the two who died in preparation wd have made nineteen.

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His published works are "Old Redstone" or "Historical Sketches of Western Presbyterianism; its early ministers; its perilous times & its first records". This is an octavo vol of 460 pages & is full of exceedingly valuable & highly interesting matter. Every Pres shd read it. It is a volume of church history which will be of constantly increasing value & interest & will one day be the standard work on this whole subject.

His "History of Jefferson College" is in every way a supplement to "Old Redstone:. Shame on the descendants of those pioneer founders & Wash Co that they do not better meet the crisis of this critical time (It is when I was there in 1869) & if they cannot save it for its past usefulness, let it "have at least a respectable burial".

After Dr Smith's retirement from the pastorate of our church, he devoted himself to the work of preparing a revised & greatly enlarged edition of his "Old Redstone", the manuscript of the first part of which he had finished but a few days before his death. To this, it was his purpose to add a second part especially "concerning the noble race of elders & laymen who shared in the glorious enterprise of raising & defending the walls of our beloved Zion". In this work he had made as he tells us "Encouraging progress" & had all his plans laid for carrying it on to completion, but this he was not to do. For just then, he was taken up to the saints in heaven.

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A short account of his last sickness & death will be proper here. Dr Smith was a man of very vigorous constitution. He had never had a protracted illness. For some weeks, however, previous to his death, he had been confined to his room by reason of some malady in his head which caused him much pain. He felt sufficiently recovered however to come over from Ludwick for some medicine & to consult his physician. This was Tuesday Dec 1, 1868, three days before his death. This was his last visit to Greensburg and as if he had had some premonition of the fact, he stood that day on one of the street corners & gazed intently in this direction & in that, as if taking a farewell look on these familiar scenes he should look upon no more. He reached home safely, but much fatigued, having no doubt contracted a fresh cold which increased the trouble in his head & hastened the unlooked for termination of his life. Early on Thursday morning, he arose & attempted to dress, but being unable to do so returned to the coach from which he rose again no more. He spoke confusedly for a short time, but soon lost the power of speech in which state he remained until his death. Seemingly conscious, he lay until noon Friday when his condition grew worse. I was with him & watched the good man die Friday Dec 4, 1868 at 4:30 PM as the shades of evening began to fall.

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His family then consisted of his wife, & six children. There was nothing in his whole life to give his friends any cause for regret, but as the venerable Dr Sprague of Albany, his friend & classmate writes: "There was everything in his character everything in his life, to be thankful for". As a man, Dr Smith was one of matures gentlemen. He had a heart of unusual tenderness & intellect of a high order. While at the seminary he was "distinguished for the absence of anything like guile or artifice, & at the same time for a generous & confiding spirit" (says Dr Sprague) "His manners were true fruit of goodness, rather than of etiquette, the result of a generous & benevolent nature...... & they were so gentle & winning as to make everyone feel at home in his presence". (Dr Howard's sermon)

He was never absent more than two successive Sabbaths from the sanctuary, until prevented by his last sickness. But not least among the the many excellencies with which his Christian character was adorned was his humility - "the lowliest & the sweetest flower in the Lord's garden". He was a personification of that heavenly wisdom which is "First pure, then peaceably gentle, & easy to be entreated, full of mercy & good fruits, without partiality & without hypocrisy"

Of Dr Smith's domestic life I shall say "that they only knew him well who knew him there, & to add the testimony of one who was for a long time, 35 yrs ago,

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a member of his household & who had learned to love & esteem him as a father. He (Rev Ross Stevenson) says: "Dr Smith was the tenderest of parents & the kindest of friends". His home was a most delightful minister's retreat. As a minister & pastor, he excelled. He was a frequent & ever welcome visitor at the dwellings of his people. Bad weather never kept him from the sanctuary, the sick room or a funeral. To the poor, he was especially kind & the gratitude of the lowly was always precious. Among the touching incidents at his funeral ceremonies, was a woman apparently in poor circumstances & unknown to any present, who, like the Marys who were first at the sepulchre of the Crucified One, went early to the house in order to make sure of getting a last look at the still features of her departed friend. Alone she went to the house, alone & in silence she followed the procession to the church, & thence to the cemetery where she saw his remains safely deposited in their last resting place, who was she. Behold how she loved him. He attained the enviable distinction of having "lived so as to be missed" (McCheyne).

Among his brethren in the ministry, he was universally beloved. The venerable Dr David Elliott D.D. L.L.D. writes; "During a long & intimate acquaintance, I am unable to recall a single unkind or unbrotherly remark which he ever uttered to the disparagement of any of

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his fellow laborers in the Gospel of Christ. In this respect, he was a faithful observer of the apostolical [sic] injunction "speak not evil one of another, brethren".

He gratefully acknowledges to God that he had during his ministry been privileged to bring five hundred sons to Christ. His piety, purity & sincerity were patent to everybody & universally acknowledged.

"No preacher ever so deeply impressed me or had such complete mastery over my feelings & affections. I seldom heard him that I did not weep. From his preaching, I learned more of myself & of my Savior than I ever had before. I am under lasting obligations to his ministry. If I am so happy as to reach heaven, the first minister of the Gospel, I shall want to see will be Joseph Smith". Such is the testimony of Rev Ross Stevenson.

He has gone to the Redeemed above to his godly ancestors Joseph Smith & James Power his long lost father & sainted mother & his beloved offspring, his darling boy Willie, whose death & burial during an absence from home caused his heart to bleed with an unaccustomed sorrow & the companions of his fathers, McMillan & Dod and Finley & Patterson and Clarke & his own early companions in the ministry, venerable man, Faithful servant of our adorable Redeemer, Farewell, where is Smith & Kirkpatrick & Gillett of our own Pres of Blairsville all of whose remains in the space of six

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short weeks we have followed to the tombs. Note Rev David Kirkpatrick died Jany 5, 1869 & Rev N.H. Gillett Jany 21, 1869.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

This pamphlet bears date & signatures given below:

Greensburg, Pa Mch 24, 1869 W.H. Gill

I recall with vivid distinctness the wonderfully benign & good face of this grand man Rev Joseph Smith in "Old Redstone" which countenance fixed on my countenance fully fifty years ago is as vivid as then, although I cannot at this moment lay my hands on the cherished copy of "Old Redstone" that my sainted mother so delighted to read & it is her reverence of the author that has prompted me to give the daylight of a week & a day or two to read over the manuscript of his last years writing & make the notations on the 69 pages preceding.

Fayette Co, Pa has produced some good & great men, but in my humble judgement neither it, nor any adjoining county nor an adjoining state has produced a man so good & noble & gracious & so wholly devoted to his Master's cause & the work he was called to do in his vineyard as Joseph Smith who died on Dec 4, 1868

Josiah V. Thompson

Oak Hill Sept 6, 1926 9:15 PM

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Sept 9, 1926 2:22 AM. Have done up all the sheets & the three pamphlets to be rtd today by reg mail by Pallini as I am leaving on the 6:35 AM PRR train for Pittsburgh.

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Oak Hill Sept 9, 1926 2 AM

A letter dated Buffalo, Ills Sept 2, 1926 from Dora E. Gunnett of Fullerton, Calif who is on a visit at her old home with her sister, Mrs Henry Williams, speaks of hearing from Mrs Mary Hurst Archinal of 1527 Yale Ave Canton, O who she sd our Penna State Library said she was much interested in Jack records. She is descended from Nancy Jack & Dr James Power. See her & get her line. She enclosed a newspaper clipping of her nephew Prof Clarence L. Eckel who is advanced to the head of the engineering dept at the Univ of Colorado at Boulder. He resides at 1131 11th St. Mrs Eckel is a sister of Mrs Frank Streamer. See book 5 page 580 & book 15 p 343.

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Oak Hill Sept 12, 1926 2:11 PM

Referring to will of Samuel Finley or Findlay (look up original will when next at Chambersburg) Will book B p 231 & note that he is of Peters Tp but has land at mouth of Loyalhanna in Westnd Co. See deeds & wills at Greensburg, & see if this can be identical with the lands taken up by the grandfather of Mrs Elizabeth Gregg book 15 p 390-393. The fact of her brother Thomas writing that his gf died abt 1805 & this Samuel dying say Nov 1804 looks as if he might be the grandfather, but his will dated Oct 18, 1796 disproves that by mentioning different children & naming his son Thomas in the will & they give date of his birth as 1803. It is at least worth looking up to see whether the grandfather above referred to as living on the Loyalhanna at Old Waterford between Laughlintown & Ligonier was son of a brother of this Samuel or of one of the six sons named in his will viz: John, William, James, Jonathan, Thomas & Nathan. I made slips book 17 p 544 to investigate.

12th 6:35 PM

Reading this evening the West Newton Times Sun of Sept 2, 1926 I notice announcement of death of second cousin Mrs Harriet Cornelia Markle Tinstman 79 yrs old, widow of A.B. at her home in Turtle Creek, Pa Saturday PM Aug 28, 1926 born at Mill Grove Sept 28, 1847. Funeral Tuesday Pm Aug 31, 1926.

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Have made all slips to here JVT

Oak Hill Sept 15, 1926 4:30 PM

A letter from Cousin Ada Jane Harvey Normal Sta, Conway, Ark dated Sept 10, 1926 says her mother Leah A. Carothers was born Aug 16, 1851 & was married in 1887 when she was 36 to Mr Harvey. She says her mother did not have the bible of her father Uncle James Potter Crothers & she does not know the date of birth of her Uncle Wm Thompson Crothers.

8 PM

The statement made at Silver Spring parsonage July 24th last that John Caruthers was the original owner of the old Caruthers farm in East Pennsborough Tp, which I visited that day see book 17 pages 150 & 151 lead me to conclude that Wm Caruthers who settled the estate of my gggf John Caruthers, his half brother, had gotten his farm, but this was not correct as the original patent from the Penns shows that this farm was taken up by William himself & I will have to look further no doubt in Lancaster Co records to locate the farm of my gggfather

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who settled there before the formation of Cumb Co in 1750.

The patent & five deeds, one Carothers deed & four Dietz deeds however give some valuable references which will be a help to running down William's descendants & I make note thereof before returning them tomorrow to Mr John F. Miller 927 Walnut St Lemoyne, Cumb Co, Pa by registered mail, he having mailed them out to me that way on July 27, 1926.

1st instrument:

This is the original parchment patent from Thomas Penn & Richard Penn signed for them by James Hamilton dated Phila, Pa May 25, 1762 & recorded at Phila pat Book AA Vol 3d page 299 Mch (it says March) 25, 1762. The patent says that in pursuance of a warrant dated July 20, 1748, there was surveyed unto William Caruthers of the Co of Cumb, a tract of land in East Pennsborough Tp on Conedoquinnet Creek identified by meets & bounds ctg 163 A & 3/4 A & the usual all for roads. He paid £25.7.4 1/2. It, then, was taken up by Miss Ewalt's own ancestor & not mine.

2d instrument:

This is deed from Alice Carothers of Beaver Co, Pa dated Jany 28, 1837 to Daniel Dietz of York Co, Pa is signed by her alone. Witnessed by James Glendening [sic] & John Ewing & ackd the day

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of its date before the latter a J.P. Beaver Co, Pa & recorded Apr 3, 1837 in Deed Book RR Vol 1 pages 29, 30 & 31 by Thos Craighead Jr Recorder. It recites the patent, above noted to Wm Caruthers dated May 25, 1762 & by his will dated Nov 16, 1762, he gives same to his son John (see item 18 page 82 book 17). He, John, by his will dated Jany 10, 1783 (see Book 17 p 84 & 85 item 20) has issue 3 sons & 3 daughters being William, James, & John & Mary, Alice & Jean Carothers. William & John, by the death of their brother James & by divers other assurances at Law (this refers to deeds from the sisters evidently who would inherit an interest in James' one third. Look up these deeds & see who the girls married & where they were) became owners as tenants in common.

By an action in Partition proceeding which see at No 107 Nov term 1825 the whole of said tract on Apr 17, 1827 became vested in William Carothers & being so seized on Mch 26, 1829 died intestate, leaving a widow Mary Carothers & a son John Carothers which said widow Mary on Mch 6, 1835 died & her son John being then so seized of said land on May 25, 1835, died intestate, without issue leaving neither father, mother, sister or brother, but leaving an Aunt, by the father's side the said Alice Carothers, the present grantor & several cousins, the children

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of deceased Uncles & Aunts by the fathers side. To which land the said Alice Carothers as next of kin & heir at law became possessed. By actual measurement the tract was found to contain 201 A 88 P & situate on the Conedoquinnet Creek & she for $8062 conveys same to Daniel, Dietz.

3d instrument

This is a deed from Daniel Dietz & his wife Lydia dated Mch 23, 1837 conveying to Christian Stoner, of same Tp for $125.06 1/4 cts 2 A 25 P of said land adjg Wm Orr & on Conedoquinnet Creek duly acknowledged but never recorded. Some recital.

4th instrument

This is a deed from Christian Stoner of Hampden Tp to Daniel Dietz & Lydia, his wife dated Oct 21, 1853, conveying back the same 2 A 25 P in Hampden Tp for $250 duly ackd but not recorded. Same recital

5th instrument:

This is a deed from Lydia Dietz widow of Daniel Dietz, John Snavely & Mary his wife (in her right) Zacharias Dietz, Christian Dietz & Elizabeth his wife & Nancy Dietz of Hampden Tp of 1st part, to David Dietz of East Pennsborough Tp of the second part (all heirs of Daniel) conveying conveying 203 A 132 P for $14,267.68, dated Apr 8, 1861 duly signed & ackd being the tract conveyed by Alice Carothers, no other recitals. Recorded Apr 8, 1861, in book L Vol 2 p 540 by John B. Floyd recorder

6th instrument

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This is a deed from Simon Dietz admr of Daniel Dietz to John I. Miller of Camp Hill, Cumb Co, Pa in which for $10,500 he conveys on Mch 30, 1914 the 203 A 132 P above referred to. Duly Ackd & recorded Mch 30, 1914 in deed book D Vol 8 Page 37 by J.E. Carothers recorder. After attempt to sell at public sale, with no bids court allowed a private sale to Mr Miller at above price. Being same tract conveyed by Lydia Dietz et al in preceding instrument to David Dietz & recites that he died intestate, leaving a widow & several children, among them said Daniel Dietz to whom in partition proceedings the land was allotted & his estate was admrd on by Simon Dietz.

10:44 PM I have sealed up these six pages to be sent in by Pallini & registered back to Mr Miller.

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Oak Hill Sept 16, 1926 8:30 PM

[Appear to be several smudged words preceding this] A news item dated 10th from Huntingdon, Pa says that Judge Geo B. Orlady, my old college mate at W & J Class of 1870 was found dead in bed at his home here early today. Funeral Monday Sept 13, 1926 at 4:30 PM

A clipping from the West Newton Times-Sun gives an account of the Hepler-Weibel Reunion on Aug 28, 1926 at the County home of Ross Weibel near Ruffsdale.

In the afternoon Rev A.B. Taylor, a great grandson of Christopher Hepler who was born in South Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co, Pa in 1780 & with whom the Hepler's Hist Record begins, made the principal address of the day.

Bertha E. Hepler, another great grandchild of Christopher Hepler, read a History of the Hepler family.

This is the man known as "Stoppel" Hepler, who married Elizabeth Waltz daughter of Daniel Waltz & Elizabeth Kramer. See Waltz Family History, Page 91 & 92. Hunt up Miss Bertha E. Hepler. He was married twice.

Another late July 1926 news item gives a picture of Thomas Pearce (see if our Peairs) aged 90 of West Jefferson, O farmer, keeping young by the daily exercise of "skinning the cat" at 90 in his keeping fit to live a hundred. Meanwhile, he farms 200 A.

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A clipping from the Connellsville Courier of May 13, 1925 announces the death of George Whitehill Miller, formerly of C'ville & a resident of Pgh for many years who died suddenly in Orrville, O while enroute to attend a convention of the order of Railway Conductors. He was born in New Haven 75 yrs ago. He was the father of conductor Sam S. Miller. Was his mother a Whitehill of our family. See also top of page 88.

Mrs Nancy Jane McQuiston Adams, wife of Dr C.W. Adams died Sunday morning Nov 2, 1924 at her home 246 W. Main St Uniontown, Pa following a lingering illness. She was daughter of the late Andrew J. McQuiston & his wife Nancy Finley & was born at Hartstown, Pa. She is survived by her husband, a niece Lila Stillman Lynch, one brother Frank McQuiston of Youngstown, O & a sister Mrs Mary Ann Graham, of Williamsfield, O. She was a member of First Pres Ch. Funeral Tuesday afternoon. Interment in Oak Grove Cem.

Mrs Sarah T. Randolph McClain aged 93 yrs 4 mos & 19 days died Dec 3, 1924 at 2:30 AM at the home of her brother William F. Randolph of East Liberty, Fayette Co, Pa with whom she lived. Funeral Friday afternoon interment in Dickerson Run

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Union Cem. She was a daughter of Samuel & Nancy Randolph & was born in Peterson NJ July 14, 1831. She came to this state with her family & spent most of her life here. She united with the M.E. church in her childhood & has been a consistent member for over 80 yrs. Aside from her brother, she is survived by one sister, Mrs Emma Campbell of Batavia, Iowa.

James S. Shearer aged 73 yrs 3mos & 21 days died at his home in Jefferson Tp Thursday evening Dec 11, 1924 following a stroke. He is survived by his wife Mrs Amelia Wright Shearer to whom he was married in 1888, one son Fred Shearer of Jefferson Tp, two daughters, Edna & Helen at home, one grandchild, Rollin Shearer, a sister Mrs Alice Barker of Fayette City & a brother Eli Shearer of Jefferson Tp. He had been a life long member of Little Redstone Pres Ch. Interment in Redstone Cem.

He was a son of Daniel Markle Shearer see by book 1 page about 402. Daniel M. was son of Solomon who was son of Peter Shearer & his wife Christena Markle. See book 17 for Peter's will & other records at Aug 15, 1926.

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See top of page 86. A clipping from the Pgh Chronicle Tel under its "Death Roll" gives a fine picture of George Whitehill Miller & says he died on May 10, 1925 while on his way to the conductors convention at Minneapolis, Minn. Says he had been U.S. Int Rev collector & had an important Assessor's post. Was a member of the Tabernacle Pres Ch. He leaves five daughters: Mrs James S. Braden, Mrs Alfred A. Batchellor, Mrs Charles McGinty, Mrs John H. Hartman & Miss Nellie F. Miller & four sons: George W. Miller Jr, Hunt H. Miller, Charles F. Miller, Theodore P. Miller. He lived at 534 Farison Square East end Pgh Pa.

An undated clipping but I think some three months old, states that Rev N.G.H. Fife aged 85 died yesterday at his residence 2104 Spruce St Phila for many years a Pres minister. He was born in Elizabeth Tp, Allegheny Co, Pa & was graduated from Jefferson College & Western Theolog. Sem. Many years ago he married Mary Elizabeth Paull now decd. He leaves a daughter Miss Lida P. Fife & 2 sons Dr Chas A. Fife of Phila & J.F. Fife of Pgh.

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A Times-Sun Death Roll announces the death of Lucretia Maud, wife of Henry L. Hepler on Friday June 26, 1925 at her home in South Huntingdon Tp near Smithton. She was a daughter of Mrs Elmer Hough, who survives together with her husband & eight children, the youngest an infant of two weeks, three sons, Lewis, Walter & Woodrow & five daughters, Leila, Della, Doris, Naomi & Andris Jean. She also leaves one sister. Mrs Henry Warheit of South Gbg, five half sisters & one half brother, Interment at Barren Run United Brethren Church g.y.

In the same death roll is announced the death of Sarah Case widow of Willis Case, former West Newton resident at her home in Tyrone Pa Sunday June 28, 1925 aged 19 yrs. She was a daughter of William & Martha Blackburn Newlon pioneer residents of Sewickley Tp & a cousin of James B. Secrist of West Newton. She leaves one daughter Mrs A.A. Vincent of Tyrone Pa & one son Charles Case interment in West Newton Cem on Tuesday.

Sept 17, 1926 12:33 AM

All slips made to here JVT

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At residence of Mrs Amanda L. Beeson Corner S. Beeson Av & E. Berkeley St Uniontown, Pa Sept 17, 1926 3:10 PM

Mrs Beeson looks very well for one in her 89th year & is a beautiful old lady. She is the daughter of William Baily, who I well knew & was born in Brownsville, Pa as Amanda Lucretia Baily on Feby 11, 1838 & married Chas H. Beeson. She was not able to tell me anything about the name of the first wife of Hugh Thompson Senr the father of her Uncle Hugh Thompson, the husband of her Aunt Lucretia Baily. She didn't even know that the name of her Uncle Hugh's father was Hugh nor did she know anything about his relationship, if any, to Dr F.W. Thompson of New Geneva.

As to her own, the Baily line, however, I found they have a big book of over 600 pages "The Baily family in America" being descendants of Joel Baily who came from England to America in 1682 & which is a work of Gilbert Cope printed at Lancaster Pa in 1912. She said I could have it any time I wanted to copy anything I wished from it. It gives the marriage of her father's sister Lucretia Baily to Hugh Thompson but says "no further record"

Left 3:40 PM

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Oak Hill Sept 18, 1926 12:15 PM

Miss Emma Eliza Laughlin arrived here about noon with her brother, Palmer H. Laughlin who was driving through with his older son to Terra Alta, WVA to get his wife who has been sojourning there for relief from hayfever. He gave me his immediate record as follows:

Palmer Hodge Laughlin (see Laughlin Hist page 65) was born in Millwood Tp Guernsey Co, O Sept 2, 1878

He married June 9, 1909 at Barnesville, O Mary Watt who was born Oct 4, 1879 in Barnesville, O, daughter of James Huston Watt & his wife Elizabeth Adams & both are living at 211 Walnut St Barnesville, O where he is prest of the Watt Car & Wheel Co mfrs of mine cars & all the parts necessary thereto. They have two children the oldest born in Barnesville, O & the youngest at a hospital in Wheeling WVA.

1. James Watt Laughlin born May 12, 1912

2. Palmer Hodge Laughlin Jr born June 3, 1917

He arranged to stop her Monday afternoon 20th & pick up his sister on his way home.

He left 12:33 PM

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Oak Hill Sept 19, 1926 9:30 PM

Miss Emma Eliza Laughlin of Barnesville, O No 127 Walnut St here tonight says that her gf Thomas Wilson Laughlin 1813-1900 married Jane Thompson Robe May 5, 1836. She was daughter of Josiah Robe (son of William Robe & wife Sarah_____ of Morgantown, WVA) & his wife Jane Dunlap Frame who died May 22, 1873 who he married Apr 25, 1805. He died Aug 26, 1845 & is buried in the old Wash Pres g.y. Guernsey Co, O see book 7 page 388. He had nine children probably born at the infirmary farm which was their old home viz:

1. Sally born Feby 13, 1806 ob July 19, 1885 married Alexander Laughlin oldest child of John & Deborah see Laughlin Hist page 11 & 17.

2. David Robe Sept 21, 1807 ob Sept 1884 married 1st Mary Caldwell & had three children, Jane, d.y, Deborah, d.y., Rebecca Ann married Finley Moss. She died in Old Wash O in 1921 without issue. He died sometime before. She was abt 50 when married & may be buried in the cemetery at Old Wash. O.

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He married 2d Elizabeth Bay. Had two sons:

I. William Bay married Arrilla Hunter. He died Jany 1911. Went to Indian Territory as a missionary among the Indians. He had 7 children born out there:

1. Samuel, dead

2. Lydia Amanda

3. Robert Chalmers married Anna Laughlin see Laughlin Hist P 27-28

4. Fannie

5. John Miles married Willemma Blanche Laughlin see Laughlin Hist Page 28.

6. Mary

7. Julia, dead unmarried she thinks.

II. Josiah Patterson Robe black sheep married 3. Mary Irons, Don't think there was any issue by her. He died in 1884

3. Unnamed infant

4. Jane Thompson Robe born Aug 9, 1811 ob May 25, 1877 married May 5, 1887 to Thos W. Laughlin. See Laughlin Hist Page 64

5. William Robe born May 17, 1814 ob Feby 14, 1880 married Mary Cook Jany 3, 1837. She died Feby 21, 1901, very old near the Infirmary & is buried in the old cem near. Had 7 children born on old farm viz:

1. Amanda married Dr James Leach & moved to Colorado Springs. No issue. He died Oct 6, 1912 & she has since died.

2. Josiah Robe ob Jany 1, 1861 of Diptheria unmarried.

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5. [out of sequence] William Calvin Robe born Dec 13, 1849 living at Huntington WVA & so is his wife Virginia J. Robinson, who he married Sept 18, 1872 at Galion, O. Virginia J. Robinson was born in Bucyrus, O May 25, 1846 daughter of Hon. & Mrs James Robinson. Have had 4 children but one living:

I. Edith Beryl born Sept 10, 1874 unmarried & at home.

II. Mary Estelle born Oct 30, 1875 died single in California a few years ago viz on Feby 3, 1924

III. Virginia Irene born July 13, 1879 Think died in Galion O single & young. She died July 28, 1879

IV. James Wm Earl Robe born Feby 17, 1882 died in Calif a short time before his sister Mary Estelle's death

3. James Culbertson ob Oct 7, 1906 of cancer, south of Old Wash, O married Alta Webster Oct 12, 1882. She living with her children:

I. Mary Campsadell born Nov 22, 1883 married John Eigleson & have several children. Both living.

II. Harry Ellis born June 27, 1886

III. Joseph Webster born Aug 17, 1890 married, is a school teacher.

IV. Thurlow Scott born Mch 9, 1893, living

V. Drexel Eugene born June 27, 1898

Alta Webster was a Quaker City, O girl born there Sept 12, 1861.

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4. John Arthur Robe, bachelor living with his sister at Old place by the infirmary.

6. George Milliken, bachelor ob Feby 13, 1907 of cancer.

7. Mary Edith aged abt 70 single living on the old farm which she owns. Has her parents old bible & perhaps older.

6. Susannah born Jany 30, 1817 ob Feby 14, 1858, single

7. Rebecca born Mch 6, 1820 ob Jany 2, 1907 married Hazlett Forsyth. He died Jany 19, 1908. They had 5 children, Robert Robe, Sarah Jane, William Riddle, Anna Maria & Elmer Johnson. Miss E.E.L. will send this record.

8. Robert Robe born Oct 10, 1821 ob May 25, 1909 went as a home missionary to Oregon & out there married Ann Eliza Walker.

9. Maria Robe born Nov 30, 1825 ob Oct 15, 1906 at her brother's home in Oregon. Was single.

Jane Dunlap Frame was one of the children of David Frame & his wife Jane Thompson, see book 7 page 388 & she was a daughter of Jacob Thompson & Ann Downard. David & Jane Frame had 7 children:

1. Nancy

2. Susan

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3. David

4. Jacob

5. James married Margaret Caldwell & lived south of old Wash, O abt Salesville, O where some of them are still living.

1. Jane, oldest married John Ryan

2. Deborah, married Joseph McLaughlin & went west

3. Margaret married John McConkey

4. David lived at Gibson Sta near Salesville, married 1 Katy Smith, married 2 Jane Baird.

5. John married Debbie Gordon his 1st cousin & had 6 children, 4 of them imbeciles.

6. James went to Calif

7. Mary married Ebenezer Finley & lived at Senecaville, O & she later married a Marshall

8. Jacob married a Torrence

9. Josiah married

10. Minerva died of flux.

6. Jane Dunlap Frame ob May 22, 1873 & married Josiah Robe, see above.

7. William, lived out near old Washington, O & his daughter Nancy Downard became the 3d wife of Finley & lived in Cambridge, O where I saw her on July 15, 1922, see my record that date in book 7.

Finished 10:45 PM

See page 91 Miss E.E.L. is going to send me record of her other 8 brothers & sisters.

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Oak Hill, Sept 20, 1926 8:50 PM

Miss Laughlin says Helen Frances Laughlin born Nov 24, 1891 in Illinois, daughter of her Uncle Josiah Laughlin & Mary Jane Black page 72 Laughlin Hist married July 30, 1914 Walter Brown Corry & they live on a farm near Cedarville, O & have two children viz:

I. Eugene Laughlin Corry B Oct 18, 1915

II. [not named]

See page 498

At West Carrollton 5 to 10 miles south of Dayton on the Dixie Highway lives her double first cousin Dr Newell Wilson Cowden, a practicing physician who however is on the broad of his back (see page 70) from having both legs broken & fractured below the knee from an auto accident. Married Besse [sic] Roach on Dec 18, 1909 & have five children viz:

I. Robert Wilson Cowden b Nov 2, 1910

II. Mary Charlene Cowden b Apr 30, 1913

III. David Laughlin Cowden b Feby 5, 1915

IV. Richard Cowden

V. John Cowden

At Sidney, O lives Miss Lizzie A. Russell family historian for the Laughlin family, but is not in the Wilson line who might give information. She has an old Laughlin bible.

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Hugh Laughlin & his sister Polly, wife of Alvan Clark (her actual name Mary Breading Laughlin) children of John Laughlin & Deborah Wilson went at an early day to Logan Co, O & settled on a farm & Belle Center, O has since grown near. One of her daughters married a Ramsay who went to Butler Co, Kansas & took up a big ranch of 1000 to 3000 A near DeGruff, Kansas & finding oil on it made him a millionaire overnight. Polly's son totally blind, Robert Semple Clark 85 yrs old lives in Belle Center O pages 38 to 48 and 48 to 58.

Miss Laughlin says that her gf Thomas Wilson Laughlin when past 80 yrs old, say 1893 to 1900 told her that his grandfather, Alexander Wilson was married twice, his first wife name not known, bore him two children viz:

Mary who married John Lecky & the name of the other he did not know.

He then married for his second wife, as he had been told, no doubt by his mother, Debbie McWilliams who became the mother of his other children & he said there were eight of them as he gave them viz:

1. Sarah married Joseph Sproat

2. James

3. Samuel, he said married a Reed & lived near Xenia, O

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4. Alexander married Peggy Laughlin, his , T.W's Aunt.

5. Thomas married Sallie Flenniken & had two daughters, Mary & Sarah married Moses & Cephas Porter.

6. Dr John died young, had three children. His brother Alexander took one.

7. Deborah married John Laughlin

8. Margaret married Hugh Gilmore & had two children, Margaret Ann died when 31 yrs old, unmarried. She graduated in the first class that ever graduated from Steubenville Sem. Mary Jane d.y. They lived at Merrittstown, Pa

Finished 9:33 AM

Sept 20, 1926 6:30 PM

I went to Washington, Pa leaving at 10 AM to the hearing on the Road view, in session there 1 to 5 PM daylight saving time, over the Porter farm in south Strabane Tp which we won by the unanimous vote of the three who sat thereon & reached home at 6:05 PM. Mrs Pallini told me Mr L. arrived abt 1:30 PM & they left about 2 PM. I had given her the Fayette Co Histories to look through & find on my desk the following references to different of her family connections in the Ellis History of Fayette Co 1882: Hugh Laughlin page 659, Alexander Wilson page 659, Nathaniel Breading page 641

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James Wilson Page 594, John Laughlin half brother of Squire Hugh Laughlin page 726, Hugh Gilmore page 638.

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At residence of Chads W. Chalfant & his wife Lulu Etna Chalfant No 61 Nassau St Corner of Stockton Ave, Uniontown, Pa Sept 20, 1926 12:55 PM

Chads & Lulu have gotten out the big well preserved bible of her grandfather, Theo Van Kirk which was printed in Phila, Pa by Bradley Garretson & Co but is without date.

Marriages Theodore Van Kirk and Jane Carothers were married May 13, 1845

Births

Theodore Van Kirk born Jany 22, 1819

Jane Carothers born Apr 18, 1819

Their children:

Ellen Abigail Van Kirk born June 21, 1846

Matilda Ruth Van Kirk born June 12, 1850

Ada Belle Van Kirk

Cyrus P. Crothers (son of James P. & Mary Markle Crothers) was born Feby 25, 1860

Deaths

Theodore Van Kirk died Aug 22, 1891

Cyrus P. Crothers died Apr 9, 1876

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Family History

Ruth Elliott Carothers died Feby 21, 1843 aged 52 years & six days

Catharine Carothers Finley died June 9th, 1842

Samuel Carothers died Jany 1849

Lulu says her mother, Ellen A. Van Kirk married June 20, 1870 to Jefferson Walters Hibbs born Jany 31, 1840 in Redstone Tp & died in Redstone Tp Aug 30, 1909. He was son of David Hibbs & his wife Hannah Walters see page 739 Ellis Hist of Fayette Co. They had but two children, both born in Redstone Tp. Ellen A. Hibbs died in Luzeme Tp Mch 25? 1910. Both buried in Redstone cem near Brownsville Pa & have tombstones.

children:

1. Lulu Etna Hibbs born Oct 11, 1871

2. Theodore Van Kirk Hibbs born Dec 12, 1873

Lulu has given me the above record from memory & says that her brother has the family bible of their parents.

1. Lulu Etna Hibbs was married Jany 28, 1897 in Uniontown, Pa

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by Rev Alexr S. Milholland, Presbyterian to Chads W. (only an initial) Chalfant who was born July 30, 1867 in Jefferson Tp, son of James W. (only an initial) Chalfant & his wife Margaret Lee (a sister of Thos Lee, the husband of Adaline)

Mr C. was named for his Uncle Chads Chalfant the father of Shff Fred S. The father of James W. & Chads Chalfant was Wuddig [best guess] Chalfant.

Both living here & are my informants of the day. They have had two children, the oldest born in Jefferson Tp & the youngest in Redstone Tp viz:

1. Ruth Ada Chalfant born Apr 6, 1900 & died Dec 17, 1911 & is buried in Redstone Cem near Brownsville, Pa.

2. Jefferson Hibbs Chalfant born Dec 6, 1908 & is here at home. They have a legally adopted son viz:

3. Andrew H. Chalfant born Apr 8, 1900 born at Shamrock Fay Co Pa the son of Andrew Gregor & his wife. He is unmarried & lives here.

Mr & Mrs Chalfant & Jefferson H. are all members of the Second Pres Ch Uniontown, Pa.

Leaving 2:15 PM

Florence Hess said today over phone that they had put Margaret J. Vance in an old lady's home.

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All slips made to here JVT

Probate Court Room 1st Floor left Hamilton, Butler Co, O Sept 23, 1926 1:44 PM

The lady is in the chair here says this Butler Co was organized in 1803. I told her my great grand Uncle Col Robert Elliott, was killed in the limits of the county along the northern edge, thereof nine years before that in 1794, when bringing supplies as commissary general to Mad Anthony Wayne in his campaign vs the Indians. Uncle Robert was killed by the Indians.

Letters examined in will index C,F,J,K.L.M.P,R,T,Y,Z.

5 PM

I have gone over the 11 letters above of the general index to wills & made such notations as desired on the two pages following & have also gone over the 7 of their 8 will books & the three newly transcribed books of vols 1,2, & 3 & noted the pages numbers there given as only the book & not the page was given in the general index. I could find no page number for Wm Pearce in Vol 1. It is 5:05 PM & they are closing & I quit for the day.

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Will Index, Vol I General Index

Will Book No File Box No

Crawford, David 203

*Crawford, Geo B. 2 page 455 48

*Crawford, Henry 220

*Crawford, John 11

Crawford, Jas A. 196

Crawford, John 202

Crawford, Jane 4 page 253 218

*Crawford, N.A. 23

*Crawford, Robert 2 page 23 118

Cooper, John 23

*Findly, John 8

*Kilgore? Daniel shld be Kenyon 26

*Latta, Jos 10

*Markle, Elizabeth 216

*Markle, Jos B. 60

Pocock, Daniel 1 page 22 91

Pocock, Daniel 89

*Pease, Elijah 200

Pocock, Harriet 247

Pocock, James 1 page 193 15

Pocock, James 2 page 467 79

Pocock, James 184

Pocock, John 221

*Pearce, James 1 page 59

*Pierce, John W. 290

Pocock, Kate 3 page 289 184

*Pierce, Mich 2 page 316 34

*Pierce, Mary J. 1 page 487 111

Pocock, Reuben 3 page 184

*Pearce, Wm 1 8

*Pierce, Wm 69

*Rothermel, Danl 92

*Rothermel, David 217

*Rothermel, Mary 217

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*Rothermel, Peter 2 page 304

*Rothermel, Solomon 3 page 410 74

*Rothermel, Solomon 194

*Thompson, Andrew 2

N. *Thompson, Aaron 2 Page 412 36

*Thompson, Abigail 3 page 138 176

Tomson, Abraham 1 page 4

Thompson, David 1 page 131 114

Fraben, Chas F. 220

Treber, Carrie E. 7 page 462 312

*Traber, Henry 8

*Thompson, John 7

N. *Thompson, John 19

*Thompson, Jos 2 page 392 33

Traber, John 84

Traber, Jos 188

Traber, James R. 234

*Thompson, Robert 21

*Thompson, William 3 page 230 52

Traber, Wm H. 113

Young, Abraham 56

Young, Ann 1 page 594 117

Young, Alex 200

Young, Barbara 4 page 129 210

Young, Jno S. 35

Young, Jas S. 5 page 363

Young, John 1 page 210

*Young, Josiah 2 page 15

*Young, John 3 page 584

Young, John H. 7 page 369 302

Young, Robt 109

*Young, Sarah 1 page 431 13

*Young, Sarah F. 2 page 424 151

Young, Samuel 3 page 97 167

Young, Sallie E. 6 page 18 266

Young, William 6 page 88

Now 11:11 PM

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At 5:10 PM, I asked the lady in the chair, Miss Lillian Woodruff about the Finleys & Pococks & she looked in the city directory & told me that:

Miss Alberta Finlay, teacher lived in Flat 1 at No 23 N 2d St and Ora S. Pocock, widow of James & Carrie L. Pocock her daughter lived at 729 Main St, which is a continuation of High St on this side of the Little Miami River. Going to 23 N 2d a man in Apt 1, said Miss Finlay had moved from there about a year ago & was at Rev J.B. Cavitt's in the U.P. ch parsonage adjg the church at 23 Court St. Going there at 5:30 PM, a young lady told me she slept there, but often did not get in until 11 PM & left at 6:30 AM to go to her school. Asking where she ate, she said at the Y.M.C.A. cafeteria on N 2d ST. Going there at 6 PM I got my dinner but she did not come in.

I then called a taxi & was driven to:

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Residence of Mrs Ora S. Pocock & Miss Carrie L. Pocock No 729 Main St, Hamilton, O Sept 23, 1926 6:55 PM

Mrs Pocock admitted me & called her daughter a handsome girl downstairs. She, Mrs Pocock said her husband now dead, was James Pocock & his father's name was James. Asking her if they came from Hayesville, Ashland Co, O, she said they had recently received from Salem Clawson, a relative, who died not long ago, a sixteen page record of the Pocock genealogy which they had not yet had time to familiarize themselves with, but Carrie L. reading therefrom, said that Daniel Pocock had married Sarah Finley in 1837 at Hayesville, O Ashland Co & I told them that was the record I had & that she was a daughter of Alexander Finley & another daughter Elizabeth had married his brother Elijah Pocock & another daughter had married their brother James Pocock.

They referred me to Mrs Maggie Pierson, No 788 Laurel Ave Lindenwald, a suburb of Ham-

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ilton who was aged abt 70 & could give good information. She has a brother, James Pocock, living in Covington, Ky. Their father was also James. They said also that Mrs Carrie Ward, nee Pocock, wife of Col Ward works at the Republican News office on 3d St & would be able to give valuable information. They allowed me to bring the 16 page record with me to look over & to be returned at a convenient time later which I am to arrange by phone. They had an appointment at 7:30 PM to go out to, so I

Left at 7:22 PM

Walked back & recalling that Dr O.T. Sproull had told me to see Milton Traber on that side of the river, I stopped in a corner saloon & was told to turn to the left at the next st & would find them on the far or north side of the 3d house on the right hand side which I did & was soon:

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At residence of Edward Munson Traber & Jacob Milton Traber, brothers No 16 N "B", Hamilton, O Sept 23, 1926 7:44 PM

This house was built in 1836 by Elliott & Glennier, contractors, who lived in it being a double brick house in the early '40s. This house came into possession of Oliver Traber & was bought from him or his estate by his brother Joseph Traber, father of my two informants. The father of Oliver & Joseph was Jacob Traber who married Jane Thoroman who was a daughter of Samuel Thoroman & his wife Ann Crawford

E.M. says his father, Joseph & his brothers, Oliver & Jacob by Legislative enactment, had their name changed from Treber to Traber (pro Tray'-ber)

Jacob Traber who married Jane Thoroman was the son of John Traeber & his wife Mary I. Campbell.

Jacob Treber died in 1872 aged 96 at the old Treber tavern home on Lick Fork Run in Adams Co, O. His wife Jane died in 1831 in childbirth

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when her son Joseph was 9 yrs old. They are both buried in the old Treber g.y. where I was last Oct. See book 15. He had twelve children by Jane. He married second Mary Ann Freeland & had by her 3 children viz: 13. Lafayette, 14. Wilson & 15. Louisa. She survived him several yrs dying in the '80s.

The children of Jacob & Jane were all born in the Traber home in Adams Co. Their names were in order of ages:

1. John born 1812

2. Samuel

3. Henry

4. Jacob

5. Mary Ann

6. Oliver born 1820

7. Joseph born Mch 1822

8. Sarah born Oct 11, 1823

9. Elizabeth

10. William

11. Jefferson

12. Minerva born 1831

See book 15 p 178

1. John married Barbara Jackman at Dunkinsville, O. They both died there. Their daughter Lydia B. Scott widow of Theodore W. Scott lives now at Mexico, Oswego Co, NY with her daughter Louise Estelle, wife of Eugene M. Dawley. They live in the country. He is a poultry raiser.

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She is a member of the Faculty of Cornell Univ. She is a graduate of the Cincin College of Music 1895 & took the Reuben R. Springer Gold Medal for her proficiency. She has no issue. Write to her mother for the John Treber line. She is probably 73 or 74 having graduated from Hamilton High School in 1870, living in this house with her Uncle & was married from here.

2. Samuel, don't know. Ask Lydia B. Scott or Miss Harriet Satterfield at Seaman, O who is a sister of Mrs Scott's.

3. Henry married 1 Ann Baird. No issue. married 2 Eunice Dill. He went to Syracuse NY & lived with his only daughter Blanche who married & died there. She may be still living. He had a son named Harry by st wife (Blanche was by 2d wife) They think that Millard Filmore Traber, living here on Greenwood Ave see city directory a machinist working for Hoover, Owens & Rentechler, Ask him to ask his sister Mrs Annie (Irwin). Their father was Wm Treber, a first cousin

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of my informant's father, Joseph & his father was Henry Treber, brother of Jacob. He was born Jany 18, 1784 & died Nov 14, 1820 & is buried in Greenwood Cem here & has a tombstone. His wife was Elizabeth T. who died 1828. John Treber, son of Wm H. Treber, was another son & he is father of Millard Fillmore Treber. He died Apr 28, 1863 aged 38 yrs 4 mos & 13 days. His wife was Elizabeth Beard born 1829 & died 1899 & she was a sister of the 1st wife of Henry above.

Wm H & Elizabeth had children:

Josephine born 1859 died 1859

Wm H. born 1855 died 1907

Annie Johnson Irvin [variation in spelling noted, see Annie Irwin above] born 1849 & living here near Millard's

John Treber another brother of Jacob & Henry above born in 1782 & died in 1856 & buried also in Greenwood Cem married Elizabeth Crawford born in 1797 & died 1882 & buried here. Mr T. has record of 4 children taken from tombstone record here viz:

Martha born 1823 died 1901

Belle born 1836 died 1854

Sarah born 1833 died 1909. She married Judge Alex F. Hume & had a big family. Their youngest son is Frank Hume, a prominent lawyer in Oswego, Ills.

James, consult Miss Corn. B. Traber

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5. Mary Ann Married Hazlett Sproull a former Shff of Adams Co, O. They had several children, see book 19 page 524 et seq.:

Lafayette Crockett Sproull

Treber Sproull

Frank Sproull He married a daughter of John Treber. Ask her sister Mrs Lydia B. Scott of Mexico, NY for the names of the children of Mary Ann & which one can give record.

6. Oliver Treber born 1820 died 1900 here. Married 1 Mary Fleming, married 2 Lucetta McMaken born 1837 died 1919. She was daughter of Mark C. McMaken who lived to be 99 yrs & 3 mos old, a native of Hamilton & oldest resident of Butler Co, O. Oliver had children by 1st wife viz:

A.J. see tombstone in cemetery

M.A. see tombstone in cemetery

Charles see tombstone in cemetery

by 2d wife he had

Stella M. born 1874 & died 1900 unmarried.

7. Joseph Treber born Mch 1822 & died Aug 16, 1878 in this house & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. He was a merchant here, an associate Judge, common Pleas judge & probate judge & a member of the Hamilton Co bar. He married 1st Nov 18, 1845 to Harriet Ogle, born at Wood Sta this county. She was buried

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Monday Mch 14, 1853, died Mch 12, 1853 & was 26 yrs old. Had 3 children born here. He married 2d Jany 27, 1857 at Cincin, O. Louise Powell David, daughter of Henry David & his wife Elizabeth Mallett. She was born in Phila, Pa Aug 24, 1832 & died in the Mercy Hospital here Aug 22, 1924 & was buried Aug 25, beside her husband. She had 3 children:

1. Charles born Nov 22, 1846 ob Dec 24, 1847 dying 3 days before his sister Maranda was born see tombstone.

2. Maranda Jane, born Dec 28, 1847 ob Mch 22, 1854

3. Frank born Apr 23, 1850. He died in 1905 here & is buried in Greenwood Cem. He married Barbara Dillman born 1856 & is living with her only child Frank Guilford Traber at No 55 Millville Ave City & she can give record. He married Katherine Wys in Cincin, O.

2d wife's children

4. Henry David born Dec 8, 1857 & died July 24, 1925 at the Mercy Hospital here where he had been for 18 mos with paralysis. He was married three times in Kansas City Mo where he went in 1880 & lived 40 yrs. Married 1 Mary Wagner, married 2 ____, married 3 _______. He had but one child a daughter [1]_#_(_#%_ Irene who married Lincoln Hinsch & live at Dallas, Texas.

5. Edward Munson born June 30, 1869 single

6. Jacob Milton born Sept 7, 1872 single

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Leaving 10:30 PM

Back at 8:50 PM Sept 24, 1926

8. Sarah Traber see page 111 says she married a Moore says ask Mrs Alice Gilliland, Terrace Park, Cincin, O & she can put me next to them. see bk 20 p 452 et seq.

9. Elizabeth married John Holmes. Ask Lydia B. Scott for their whereabouts.

10. William Traber was married & died in the old Traber home on Lick Fork & buried there one of his sons is Jacob Treber, the school teacher who I saw last Oct & got his record. See book 15 p 172 & 178. Had 12 or 14 children. See book 15 p 172.

11. Jefferson Treber lived at Dunkinsville & died & is buried there. He married & left a widow.

12. Minerva born 1831, married Peter Thomson & lived about Dunkinsville, O see what I got about this family.

13. Lafayette Treber not in our line lived in Kansas City, MO. Married Ella Freeland who is still living. He was a lawyer & became wealthy. Had 2 boys & 2 girls.

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14. Wilson not in our line married & lived at Concord Ky where he died & was buried about a yr ago widow still living.

15. Louisa never married not in our line. She died at Kansas City, MO.

Edward Munson Traber is a member of Trinity Prot Epis Ch Hamilton O. Graduated at Hamilton Public Schools when he delivered the first Latin oration ever delivered here on June 11, 1886. He taught school in the country 3 yrs & then taught Latin in the High School here for 7 yrs & then taught Latin & Greek at State Agr College Fort Collins Colo for 6 yrs & then was for 2 yrs principal of the Rawlins Wyo High School coming back to Ohio was principal of the Troy O high school for 2 yrs, Then was for 10 yrs english teacher in the Tacoma Wash High school. He is now a special accountant.

Jacob Milton Traber was also educated Hamilton Public Schools, took private instruction & went through the Hamilton Com College & then followed bookkeeping here.

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He is a member of the First Reformed Church of Hamilton, O. He was a broker & newspaper man in NY & was intimately associated there with the Vanderbilts & many other very prominent people there. Mr Traber would like to know when the book is ready & says he will be interested in getting one. He will prepare a sketch of his father & send to me. Mr T was well acquainted with Stephen Decatur Cone. Says when go to Lane Free Library to ask for Mrs James who is in charge & most capable.

Leaving 10:10 PM

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At residence of Rev J.B. Cavitt the U.P. Parsonage No 23 Court St Hamilton, O Sept 23, 1926 10:46 PM

I came here to see Miss Alberta Finlay & while talking to the young lady who I saw at 5:30 she stepped up on the porch & invited me in & we talked for over a half hour.

She said her father, John Finlay was born in a small town near Belfast, Ireland in 1849 & died at their home at Somerville, O in this Co 14 miles north being 7 miles beyond Seven Miles, O which is still the home of herself & brothers. She is a heavy set woman of medium height & I think will weigh 200 lbs. She says her grandfather's name was also John Finlay & they had a large family of children, John, James, Robert, Samuel, William etc. Said her Uncle Samuel lived in Glasgow & had six sons in the recent World War.

While she does not have her grandfather Finlay's bible, she has been corresponding with the relatives abroad & says she can give the names, dates of birth & descen-

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dants of all the brothers & sisters of her father, which is at home at Somerville, O & as her school for the week closes tomorrow evening, she goes home over the week and will get all of this data for me & I am to call her at Rev Cavitt's after dinner Sunday evening by phone & see what hour that evening will suit her for me to come. She knows William Markle & says he lives in Seven Miles & also knows his brother Harry & wife who live in Trenton, O. She also knew Mildred Morton teacher who she said was a most excellent woman & who overtaxed herself taking care of her mother, was taken to Mercy Hospital here & operated on for appendicitis & died about a year or so ago & her mother died very shortly thereafter in the same hospital here. Their home however was in Collinsville, O.

Left at 11:22 PM

I have been writing up the records of the evening (except the Traber which was written at their home) in the Hamilton Hotel office room & it is now 1:07 AM 24th & I will go up to my room No 31.

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At residence of Robert Butler Kilgour, No 226 N 2d St Hamilton, O Sept 24, 1926 12:27 PM

Mr Kilgour was born in Pendleton Co, Ky near to Mossville, Sept 7, 1877 son of John Kilgore (so spelled by him) & his wife Angeline Wolf. John was son of Benton, he thinks who died in Ky, not far from Williamstown, when his son John was a small boy. Benton was born in Ky but understands that his father, ggf of my informant came from abroad, say Scotland, being Scotch Irish. Don't know names of any brothers or sisters of his grandfather but his children were: 1. James Kilgore married & when last heard of was living in Menafee Co, Ky. This was 28 or 29 yrs ago. Don't know abt his children.

2. John Kilgore was next boy & he only remembers seeing his father once. He was born in Pendleton Co, Ky & died near Walton, Boone Co, Ky in Nov 1902 aged 51 yrs. He was a farmer & married Angeline Wolf, born Mch 10, 1848 in Pendleton Co, Ky & died in Crittenden, Grant Co, KY

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Feby 17, 1917. She was daughter of Louis Wolf & his wife. They had five children, two oldest born in Pendleton Co next two in Grant & next at College Corners, Indiana.

1. Maude born Sept 19, 1874 married Oct 26, 1892 [2]so far as I a Both living at No 715 N. "B" say Hamilton Co & have two children both born in Grant Co, Ky viz:

I. Lorena born May 12, 1898 single

II. Edward born Jany 29, 1907 single

2. Robert B. Kilgour married Feby 13, 1898 in Grant Co, Ky to Cora Belle Wynn born Feby 9, 1879 in Pendleton Co, Ky daughter of Isaac Wynn & his wife Mary Jane Vallandingham. They moved to Hamilton in 1904. Have had two children born born in Grant Co, Ky viz:

I. Edgar Lee Kilgour born Feby 6, 1899. He married Oct 27, 1925 here in Hamilton, Madeline Menninger born Apr 24, 1904 daughter of Edward Menninger & his wife Mary Lenehen. Both living here & Edgar is a butcher.

II. Shirley Mae Gladys Kilgore a girl born Sept 28, 1900 is single & lives here works at the Bell tel exchange.

Robert B. is a paper finisher.

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3. Anna Wynn Kilgore born May 5, 1880 married Aug 7, 1899 at Bevis, Ind to Wm Edward Wynn, brother of Cora. Both living at Dry Ridge, Grant Co, Ky where he is a farmer. Have 3 children born there viz:

I. Oma Wynn, a girl b Sept 27, 1901

II. Raymon Obrey Wynn b Sept 1904

III. Adolphus Wynn died in infancy

IV. Viola Wynn, died young

V. Arnold Wynn b July 1913

VI. Anna Lou Wynn b Apr 20, 1919

Raymon is at home single write her. She has her father's family bible.

4. Elmer Newton Kilgour born Apr 20, 1886. He is single & lives here with his brother Lee at 606 Central Ave. He is also a paper finisher.

5. Lee Bryan Kilgour born Dec 28, 1896 married Oct 7, 1921 here in Hamilton, O to Ines Tibbits born near Aurora, Ind. They have one child born in Hamilton, O viz:

I. Dorothy Jane born Oct 4, 1922

Both living at 606 Central Ave & he is a paper finisher. Write him.

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3. Butler Kilgore lived in Ky & when last heard of, about 17 yrs ago, was living in a soldiers Home & at Oxford, O was never married & don't know whether he is living or dead.

4. Betty Kilgore married a Burnett, of Cincinnati, O who was a paper hanger & they had children among them being Jessie & Myrtle.

5. Frankie married an Emerson in Ky & were living in Menafee Co Ky near her brother James Kilgore. They had one son Andrew.

Finished 1:40 PM

Mrs Kilgour says that Baynerd Kilgour of the Bell Tell Co living in Cincinnati, O is a very wealthy man. He is no doubt of the Legislative family I heard of last fall.

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At parlor of Hotel Hamilton, Second floor, Hamilton, O Sept 24, 1926 2:11 PM

Mrs Falconer who lives here, has come in & has the newspaper clipping, which she says was taken largely from Cone's History of Butler Co, O Pioneers which can be seen at the Lane Free Library on 3d ST. She says it appeared in Feby or Mch last in the Republican News here.

Mrs Falconer says that her grandfather John Crawford came from Penna, the article saying he came from Wash Co & she having in mind that he came from Blairsville, Pa. She says her son Rev Robert Crawford Falconer, when pursuing his studies in the Union Theo Sem, NY which has a genealogical department gathered much information about the Crawfords, both abroad & in America but his educational work prevented him pursuing the investigations further. He however then got in correspondence with a lawyer Edwin? Crawford in Indianapolis, Ind, who said he was

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too busy to join with him in pursuing the work but would help him financially to pursue the work. The son, Rev R.C. Falconer is now pastor of St Paul's Congregational Church at Nutley, NJ a suburb practically of NY City. His P.O. address being No 20 St Pauls Place, she thinks he has the notes. See book 20 p 130.

John Crawford lived in Collinsville O & he & his wife are both buried in the cemetery there & she thinks the markings on their tombstones may be nearly gone.

He had seven living children & there may have been others who died young. Don't know who got his bible. His children were:

1. Mary, oldest who was 16 yrs old when they came to Ohio

2. Elizabeth was next, married John Treber

3. Isabel married a Sterritt, she thinks James, a farmer who lived in this County awhile & then moved to the State of Indiana, took up a large tract of land & greatly prospered. Had children.

4. Margaret Crawford never married & lived with her sister Isabel

5. William married & died rather young & his widow remarried to a Cincinnati man named Whallon. Don't know whether he had any children.

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6. John Crawford became the ancestor of the Beelers, Maxwell & Crawfords see Beckett chart

7. David Crawford was born in this Co & died in Jany 1880 entering his 80th yr. He died in Hamilton O & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. He married here Jane Giffen, born in Washington Co, Pa & died in Mch 1881 entering her 76th yr & is buried by her husband. She was daughter of John Giffen & his wife Elizabeth Wylie. They had six children as follows:

1. David

2. William

3. Robert

4. Elinor

5. Samuel died unmarried in 26th yr

6. Mary died in her 8th yr

1. David married Mary Cameron. Both died here & are buried at Greenwood Cem. One of their children, William is living 1 1/2 miles east of here at his country place.

2. William married Hannah Fitton. Both died in Cincin, O & are buried in Green Spring Cem there. They had two children living on north side Cin, O viz:

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Geo Crawford, single

Jane Crawford, single

3. Robert died aged 3 yrs & is buried in Greenwood Cem here.

4. Elinor Crawford was born Mch 3, 1841 married May 9, 1880 to Cyrus Falconer born 1811 being 30 yrs her senior.

It came near Miss Falconer's 4 o'clock appointment & she had to go. She left me two letters of Edith Morris, descendant of Valentine Crawford, living at Shandon, O in this Co & the newspaper clipping which letter she was anxious to have rtd.

I will go now to see someone else & make notations later, leaving space.

11 PM 25th Mrs Falconer spoke of her grandfather John Crawford's grandfather or father being a near relative of Col Wm Crawford but in her going unexpectedly to her appointment, I did not get to ask her definitely as I had intended she was a little hazy about it.

The newspaper article appeared in the Hamilton Daily News in Feby or Mch last in a Saturdays issue

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on page 3 & carried her picture seated in a chair with her left hand to her face & was headed "Mrs Falconer uncovers interesting tales while studying family history". The article speaks of her as the widow of Dr Cyrus Falconer (she was, I was told, his 4th wife) & says her son Rev Robert Falconer of NJ was abroad throughout the World War as a chaplain. Says he recently resigned as chaplain of Amherst College because of a desire for a Congregation of his own. Says the late Mrs S.D. Fitton Sr was a daughter of Dr Cyrus Falconer by an earlier marriage to Mary Woods, daughter of the late Hon John Woods. This article says the great great Uncle of Mrs Falconer, Col Wm Crawford was born in Berkeley Co, Va in 1732, the same year in which Geo Washington was born. Col Crawford's mother was a sister of Genl Washington's mother (I told Mrs F. this was an error as Col Crawford's mother was a Grimes & a Gen "Washington" was Mary Ball.

Later in the history of the family the members then living migrated from Washington Co, Pa (look up at Washington Pa early deeds to & from John Crawford & early Crawford wills to see if his father died there). Her gf John Crawford whose grave is at Collinsville

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O. He came down the Ohio River with his family in a flat boat & landed at Cincinnati, O. The oldest daughter Mary then 16 yrs old was sent on horseback through the woods to hunt for her mother's brother Uncle Reynolds, who had preceded them. Near the present village of Monroe a little dog came to her which she recognized as her Uncle's & it lead the way to his house. This daughter, Mary, married Robert Beckett & their descendants include the members of the Beckett, Aten, Brown, Blair, McKee & Millikin families. Another daughter, Elizabeth Crawford Traber is the ancestor of the wife of Judge Hume.

The present Beeler, Crawford & Maxwell families claim as their ancestor one of the sons John. Another son, David, married Jane Giffen & had three children, one of whom was Mrs Falconer, William Crawford a nephew, now lives on the old farm of David Crawford on the Deerfield Pike. In these early pioneer days, two of John Crawford's brothers, when boys were stolen by the Indians, one of the boys would return, but the other would come back for a short time & the go back to the Indians. He preferred the Indian out of door life.

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The two letters Mrs Falconer gave me are from Edith Morris on paper with the sole word Bryntirion printed at the top, the first one is dated Shandon Ohio Butler Co Aug 17, 1926

Mrs Ella Falconer:

States she was much interested in the Crawford History in Mrs Falconers recent article because of the fact "I am a direct descendant of Valentine Crawford - only Crawford brother, to my knowledge of Col Wm Crawford 1732-1782. Valentine Crawford was the father of my great great grandmother who was Elizabeth Crawford & married Capt. John Minter, of Va"

Deplores that her interest in such things "did not mature until my grandmother & my father, the late Minter Crawford Morris had passed away".

Referring to the relationship between the Crawford & Washington families mentioned in the article, she says she was not aware of that altho their great friendship & years of association in public life & early history days is well known, signed:

Edith Morris

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The second letter dated Aug 26, 1926 thanks Mrs Falconer for her kind invitation to visit her which she could not just then accept because of a house full of visitors but hoped before long she would be able to accept at a time convenient for both.

Signed Edith Morris.

At the Yellow Cab Co office tonight, the man in charge found in the Shandon O Bell Tel Co lists:

Crawford, Morris Tel 223 RR1

Rothermel, Earl M. Tel 942

Dec 13, 1926 I see that Anjou's Crawford Hist page 117 names John Crawford as son of Robert Crawford in his will Peters Tp Cumb Co & a bro of Esther Ann & Rebecca.

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At Butler County Home, 2 miles east of Hamilton, Ohio Sept 24, 1926 3:55 PM

I came out here to see Daniel Rothermel who is old & thin & bent with sparse gray whiskers over his face. He says he was born in Morgan Tp Butler Co, Ohio in Dec 7, 1848 & is 78 yrs old. son of Solomon Rothermel & his wife Sarah Morris.

He says his brother Solomon Rothermel living in Richmond Ind where he is a motorman on the street car has their father's family bible with the record in it. Solomon is younger than my informant. He says Peter Rothermel was an older brother of his father & there were some sisters also older than his father, when I asked him the names of his aunts, he said "I've got all I want of you" & got up & walked away. He said there were lots of Rothermels out about Richmond Indiana & I will have go go there & see his brother on this trip.

Leaving 4:11 PM JVT

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4:20 PM, I followed out the back side say which he went & found him sitting out on a bench under a tree & upon questioning him, he said his father & Uncle came from Pennsylvania, but he didn't know what town or Co Asking abt his name, he said he was named for his Uncle Daniel Rothermel & he also had an Uncle Joseph "Uncle Joe" he said who all came to this Co. He said his Uncle Joe went from Morgan Tp to Hancock Co, Indiana, north of Richmond, Ind & his son Charles, lives in Richmond Ind near the home of Solomon the brother of my informant.

His Uncle Joe however had several children in the west. His Uncle Peter also lived in Morgan Tp & while his children are all dead, a grandson of his Jimmy Elmer McCloskey has a barber shop on 5th St across from the B&O Sta.

Left 4:26 PM

& walked in to the street car terminal. Mr R. said there were many Rothermels out abt Richmond, Ind

Dec 13/26 His brother Solomon told me later at Richmond, Ind that Daniel never wanted to be where there were women around & was peculiar & hard to get along with & consequently He was sent or went to the "home".

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At residence of Mrs Mary Alice Finley No 163 Gordon Ave, Hamilton O Sept 24, 1926 7 PM

I arrived here ten minutes ago & was admitted by Mrs Finley's daughter Lillian, who is bright & well informed. Mrs Finley is a handsome heavy set woman. Her husband was General Grant Finley & his father was Rev James Manon Finley, Baptist, who was born in North Carolina son of Rev Albert Finley of North Carolina, also a Baptist, Rev Albert died about 21 yrs ago in Laurel Co, KY where Mrs Finley, my informant knew him. Lillian says she heard it talked in the family that he was 103 yrs old when he died. Mrs Finley has heard him talk of being in the war, probably that of 1812. Mrs F. never knew the name of his father nor of any brothers & sisters. He was married three times & was buried in Rough Creek Cem, Laurel Co Ky & Mrs Finley attended his funeral. She was back there two months ago

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& says there is no marker to his grave. His 3d wife's name was Nannie & she survived him. He had the following children that Mrs F. recalls viz:

1. James Manon, her father-in-law

2. Richard

3. George

4. Nathaniel married don't know who

5. Elizabeth married don't know who

6. Hannah married don't know who

Mrs F. says there were she thinks a dozen children, but she can't recall the names of the others. Has met the first three above but never met the last three.

1. James Manon was a Baptist preacher & like his father was married three times. Married 1 Polly Bowling in Leslie Co, Ky married 2 Barger in Leslie Co, Ky, married 3 Laura Hoskins in Leslie Co, Ky. He died in Pulaski Co, Ky & is buried there. His last wife survived him. He died in 1915. Mrs F. does not think he has a marker. Lillian thinks he was 75 or 76. He had 13 children by his first wife, none by 2d wife who died 7 wks after marriage & 8 children by his 3d wife. His children were all born in Leslie Co, Ky viz:

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1. Taylor Finley

2. Jane Finley

3. Martelia Finley

4. General Grant Finley born Feby 28, 1875

5. Eller (girl) Finley

6. Alice Finley

7. Sarah Finley

8. George Finley

9. Harrison Finley

10. Henry Finley

11. Alabam Finley, a girl

12. twin Finley

13. twin Finley

by 3d wife:

14. Mary Finley, married

15. Lloyd Finley

16. Lucy Finley, married

17. Rosa Finley, killed herself a yr ago

18. Jimmy Finley

19.

20.

21.

Only three of the first wife's children are living & two or three of last wife's children have died.

1. Taylor married Laura Frost & thinks both are living in Miss. Have 7 children.

7. Sarah is living in Laurel Co Ky unmarried. Might have her father's bible

9. Harrison married Rebecca Drake

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& both are living at Fariston, Laurel Co, Ky. Have one child. Ask him about his father's bible.

8. George married Lucy Whittaker & died leaving one child a boy.

4. Genl Grant Finley born Feby 28, 1875 & died Oct 13, 1914 in Laurel Co, Ky & is buried there & has a marker. He married Oct 25, 1894 in Laurel Co, Ky, married Mary Alice McFadden born May 25, 1875 in Laurel Co, Ky daughter of Abraham H. McFadden & his wife America Sailor, my informant of tonight. Have had nine children all born in Laurel Co, Ky & 8 living & one dead viz:

I. Walter Finley born Sept 17, 1895

II. Willie Finley born Mch 18, 1897

III. Lillie Finley born Feby 8, 1899

IV. Stella Finley born May 20, 1901

V. Lida Finley born Oct 16, 1903

VI. Carlo Finley born Feby 28, 1906

VII. Addie Finley born May 23, 1908 & died May 29, 1909

VIII. Minnie Finley born June 19, 1910

IX. Bonnie (a boy) born May 22, 1913

IV. Stella married Feby 2, 1919 in Laurel Co, Ky to Daniel B. Hamilton. Both living here & have two children born in Laurel Co, Ky:

a. Elza a boy

b. Eunice

They both live in Lindenwald

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V. Lida married Oct 1925 here to Lawrence Browning & both living on the farm in Laurel Co Ky where Mrs F. has her husband's bible & will send me a copy of the record.

Thinks James Manon Finley's bible is at Dr Nix the husband of his widow. He did live in Pulaski or Laurel Co, Ky. No issue.

All Mrs F's other children are single

Genl Grant Finley died of cancer of the liver & Mrs F. moved here May 7, 1924

2. Richard married & thinks he is living, was a yr ago at Hyden? a little town in Leslie Co, KY & worked in the mines. Thinks he had children.

3. George married a Whittaker had one child a son & died. His widow married again, thinks to a Whittaker.

Leaving 8:33 PM

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Back at Probate Court Rooms Hamilton, O Sept 25, 1926 10:10 AM

Will of Geo B. Crawford Will book 2 page 455 Gives wife Adaline all personal property

Gives wife Adaline all R.E. for life charged with support of my mother Margaret Crawford for her life & with power to will one half sd R.E. to who she pleases.

If my brother James B. Crawford survives my wife, he is to have the other half of the R.E. as his own. If he does not survive her said half to go to surviving children of my brother William Crawford & my adopted son Geo Crawford Anderson. Equally, they to get the other half if wife has not disposed of it provided of course that my mother be supported from the place if she survives my wife.

Appoints wife Adaline C. Crawford & friend John Shafer Exrs. Dated Sept 4, 1841.

George B. Crawford

Probated Sept 16 & 21 1841

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Will of Robert Crawford, Will book 2 page 23 transcribed record I, Robt Crawford of Reily Tp directs real & personal property to be sold & divided equally between my son Charles C. Crawford, My grandchildren, George Thompson, Robert Thompson, William Thompson & Dorcas Jane Thompson.

My son James J. Crawford, my son Robert H. Crawford, my grandchildren Robert Thompson, Robert Crawford & Robert Crawford $100 each, money to be put at interest until said children come of age.

Directs erection of three marble gravestones, one for my grave, one for grave of my first wife & one for grave of my daughter Dorcas.

Appoints J.P.B. Welliver Exr. Dated May 28, 1864 Robert Crawford,

Probated Aug 23, 1864

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Will of Peter Rothermel will book 2 page 304 transcribed? records: Gives to wife Mary Rothermel entire & absolute control of all my property, real & personal as long as she remains my widow. After her decease is to be equally divided among my four children viz:

to my son Geo W. Rothermel

to my son Joseph Rothermel

to my daughter Elizabeth McCloskey

to my son William

Dated Sept 11, 1869 Peter Rothermel (seal) Witnesses: R.J. Bell, Wm D. Davies. Probated Dec 17, 1869

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Will of Michael Pearce, will book 2 page 316 old small book

I, Michael Pearce of Butler Co, O

to my oldest son Squier [sic] Pearce $80

to my second son John Pearce 115 A of land where he now lives being part of Sec 6 rang 4 on the county road from Trenton to Hamilton

to my 3d son Ellis Pearce for his support & maintenance, I set off during his natural life a corner frame house & lot in the Town of Winchester No 8 in Preble Co, O also $500 etc & after his death to go as bals of my estate.

to my daughter Anna Pearce 2 lots in Winchester, Preble Co Nos 7 & 5 on one I built a brick house, the other formerly owned by Michael Pearce Junr also $500 & equal share with my grandchildren. Also all my household furniture, cows etc & wishes her & Ellis to live together. Think she wd get his bible.

to my grandson Joseph Gard $100 or 80 A of land to be entered for him etc.

All remaining property to be sold & the money divided equally among my grandchildren except what is hereinafter given to my oldest daughter Mary Littell.

To my oldest daughter Mary Littell, an equal share to two of my grandchildren.

Appoints neighbors Samuel M. Potter

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& Wm Kerr [Ken?] Exrs. Dated Jany 10, 1836. Michael Pearce (seal) Attest: Abraham L. Holgate, Moses Morehouse, Michael Culver. Probated June 5, 1838.

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Will of Solomon Rothermel will book 3 page 410 transcribed. I, Solomon Rothermel of Morgan Tp, Butler Co, O

to my wife Phebe Rothermel, her legal rights in addition to marriage contract

to my granddaughter Barbary Rothermel daughter of my decd son John Rothermel $00 (lien $50 pd to John) when she becomes of age viz 18 yrs.

to my sons Alfred

to my sons Daniel

to my sons Henry

to my sons Solomon

to my daughters Mary Ellen wife of Wm Manche

to my daughters Sarah Catherine wife of Henry Manche

to these six children all my estate equally real & personal. Appoints Daniel & Henry Rothermel Exrs Dated July 15, 1879 Solomon (his x mark) Rothermel (seal) Witness R.J. Bell, Fredric Sheare [sic]. Probated Aug 1, 1879.

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Will of John Young, will book 3 page 584, transcribed? This recites that John Young was a resident of Warren Co, O & his will was recorded there & certified for record here by the Probate judge there Nov 2, 1880. Says that on Sept 8, 1856 is produced in the courts here a certified copy of his will for probate & the Exr John W. Young having given bond in $7000 same is admitted to record & shows disposition.

to my wife Keziah control of R.E. etc

to my daughter Hannah Maria Magie $1200 etc

to my daughter Caroline Gallaher all my share in farm bot by Wm A. Gallaher & myself. Also gives sd two daughters all my turnpike shares.

to my son John W. Young, all the balance of my estate subject to the life tenure of my wife Keziah.

Lastly Appoint my said son John W. Young Exr. Dated Aug 7, 1856 John Young (seal) Attest P.P. LaTourette, David R. Dyche. Probated in Warren Co, O Sept 8, 1856.

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Will of James Pearce will book 1 page 59 I, James Pearce of Butler Co direct that:

my wife have one horse 4 sows etc to assist in raising my children.

to my oldest son Joseph a grey philly [sic] to be however for use of the family until Joseph is 21 yrs old.

3d all remainder of my estate to be divided between my wife & all my children as the law directs.

4. Exrs to sell property if they think best & buy other lands.

Appoints wife Elizabeth Pearce Exrx together with Wm McClean & Robert Irvin dated Apr 1811 (seal) but no signature recorded.

We the undersigned do certify that James Pearce on his last sick bed declared the above to be his last will: Danl Millikin, James Smith, James Mills May 8, 1811. Admitted as a nuncupative will.

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Estate of John Finley File box no 8 in top row 2d from upper left hand corner while this is indexed John Findley & shows acct filed for settlement at March Term 1831, there is an envelope full of papers I find:

1st inventory & appraisement made Sept 14, 1821 Hugh W? Wall, John Gaston, & Godfrey Wagner who were sworn before Henry Dearmond J.P. names him as John Finley late of Morgan Tp & sets apart for the widow Seircey Finley $25 for the first year. The inventory totals $177.

This was filed Nov 16, 1821 & sale bill filed same day.

An acct dated Sept 1821 by Isaac Sellars Admr shows payt to Caty Meeker, wife of Stephen Meeker $331, Payt to Wm Rees Husband of the late Sarah Findley $10, cash on hand $46.88. Note of Wm Rees 18.93

This acct filed Jany 27, 1831

Receipts in 1821 & 1822 for the $25 are signed Sarah Findly widow of John

The above appraiser's name may be Hugh W. Null. Shows a balance of $33.16 in adms hands when he filed his acct Oct term 1831 but no distribution.

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Estate of Daniel Rothermel File box No 92 14th box in top row Amos Larison Admr gives bond in $3000 covering $1500 of property dated July 27, 1858.

Inventory filed Oct 15, 1858

Appraisement amtg to $150.51 included:

Note of David Rothermel $518.66 @ 8% dated Mch 1, 1858

Note of Joseph Rothermel 103.33 incdg int dated Mch 7, 1857

Note of Daniel Brosier 155.66 incdg int dated Mch 1, 1857

The appraisers set apart $300 for support of the widow Caroline Rothermel & David Rothermel his minor child.

Public sale on Aug 17, 1858 on Apr 24, 1860 A. Larison files following recd dated Mch 7, 1860 on one piece of paper from:

Caroline Rotharmel $451.84 amt of dower due me as widow

Caroline Rotharmel Gdn for David R $703.68 amt due him as heir at law of Daniel Rothermel.

Dec 13/26 see book 19 p 323 for the Lauriston record at Wm Isenhart's.

[variations in spelling noted]

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Estate of John Crawford file box No 11 Inventory & appmt filed Feby 27, 1830. On Aug 21, 1829 John Wallace, Thomas Cooch & John Nichol, were sworn as appraisers before James Crawford J.P. of the estate of John Crawford of Oxford Tp.

Robert Beckett & John Traber were Admr of John Crawford Decd

Their acct filed Oct term 1831 examined & approved by the court & signed Danl Millikin showed a balance in their hands of $1279.19 1/2

A receipt dated Aug 26, 1829 enumerates various articles amtg to $62 taken at the appraisement & signed: Elizabeth (her x mark) Crawford. Attest James Beckett.

Sale was on Aug 27, 1829 receipt No 16 is from John Lillannte [best guess, written over] for $4.34 for 40 1/2 bus rye @ 28 cts $11.34 credit May 24, 1828 7. recd Oct 2, 1829 Recpt No 10 is fr Chrisstopher [sic] Beeler $29.27

Dec 13/26

This estate of the pioneer gf of Mrs Elinor Falconer.

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Estate of Andrew Thompson File box No 2 The Admr Azarias Thom reports goods coming into his possession $336.65 & other items making in all $363.76

Filed Nov 28, 1825

Estate of Mary Rothermel file box 217

Letters on Estate of Mary Rothermel late of Ross Tp were issued Feby 10, 1883 to Luke Bradley states entire estate consists of money.

Account names her as Anna Mary Rothermel & states testamentary record is in book 13 page 620 & final acct is filed Apr 10, 1884. This is Peter's widow see page 172 item 2. Mrs Woodhull is closing & I will finish another time.

Leaving 4 PM

Back at probate court office Sept 28, 1926 9:05 AM raining

Anna Mary Rothermel estate paid on Mch 1, 1883 $984.99 & later $20.50 each to Elizabeth R. McCloskey & to Geo W. Williams & Joseph P. Rothermel.

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At residence of Mrs Ida Matilda Macdonald No 16 S "E" St Hamilton, O Sept 25, 1926 8 PM

Mrs Macdonald has gotten the family record leaf of births & marriages from the bible of her father Joseph Rothermel who was the son of Peter who died in 1869 see page 143.

Births Joseph Rothermel was born Apr 8, 1844

Angeline Rothermel was born Oct 30, 1851

Their children:

1. Anna Mary Rothermel born Mch 8, 1873

2. James Benjamin Rothermel born May 30, 1874

3. Ida Matilda Rothermel born Nov 9, 1876

4. Harriet Rothermel born June 16, 1879

5. Millie May Rothermel born July 1, 1882

Marriages

Joseph Rothermel & Angeline Wynn were married Apr 21, 1869

Neil Douglas Macdonald & Ida M. Rothermel were married Feby 24, 1896

Alpha Pierson & Millie M. Rothermel were married June 9, 1904

Births

1. Eldon Macdonald born Dec 22, 1897

1. Clifford Bryan Pierson born Aug 21, 1897

see page [unreadable]

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2. Irene Pierson born June 21, 1900

2. Floyd Macdonald born Nov 24, 1907

3. Helen Dorothy Macdonald born Dec 23, 1913

The above completes the bible record.

Since I arrived, Mrs M's sister, Mrs Millie M. Pierson & her daughter & Helen D. Macdonald have come in & they are giving me the family record as below.

They say their mother, Angeline was the daughter of Ezekiel Wynn & his wife Sarah Wynn & (but not related). They say their mother was born in Morgan Tp. Their father Joseph Rothermel died Oct 8? 1893?

and is buried at Millville at the cem abt half a mile from Millville. His five children were all born in Morgan Tp. He is buried in the lot there of his father Peter Rothermel who has a tombstone but Joseph does not. In going to Shandon, viz of Millville, O we pass right by this cem.

1. Anna Mary Rothermel died May 7, 1873 aged a few days

2. James B. Was married Dec 23, 1909 in Hamilton to Angie Kay born Sept 1888 near Venice, O daughter of Bennett

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Kay & his wife. Had one stillborn son born in Mch 1920. Have been separated since Feby 1924 & he is living with his mother at No 29 N. "F" St where I went tonight & could not raise anyone & the lady next door thought she might have come here to her daughter's here.

3. Ida M. was married as stated above to Neil D. Macdonald son of William Macdonald & his wife Anna. He was born in Canada Oct 9, 1873 & died near Okeana, Morgan Tp Apr 30, 1919 & is buried in the cem a half mile west of Shandon, O. He was a farmer & their three children were born on the farm in Morgan Tp as noted on pages 154 & 155. Their son Eldon was drowned presumably from cramps in the Little Miami River here July 5, 1926 & is buried at Shandon Cem. He was single. Floyd & Helen are at home single. Helen being here now. A short plump heavy set big young girl with good features. Mrs Macdonald is a handsome intelligent superior woman.

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4. Harriet Rothermel was married abt Oct 3, 1895 to Oliver Pierson born in Riley Tp son of Frank Pierson & his wife Sarah. He is living in Morgan Tp (P.O. Shandon O RD 2) having married in June 1924 to Miss Jessie Maguire.

Harriet died May 27, 1923 near Okeana, O where he still lives & she is buried in the cem at Shandon, O. She had but two children born on the farm there in Morgan Tp as noted on pages 154 & 155, both living & both married as follows:

1. Clifford B. was married in Apr 7, 1921 to Edna Woodry born May 10, 1899 daughter of Carl Woodry & wife Lulu Donaldson. Both living here in Hamilton at No 1221 Grant Blvd where he works for the Mosler Safe Co. No issue.

2. Irene was married Aug 1924 to Sheard Baker. Both living in Morgan Tp where he is a farmer. P.O. Okeana, O. No issue.

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5. Millie M. was married as above to Alpha D. Pierson, natural son of Linda Pierson, a sister of Oliver above named. He was born in Riley Tp on Apr 3, 1882. Both living at No 233 N 4th St where he works for Hoovers Owens & Rentschler. Have had but one child born in Morgan Tp

Unnamed girl born & died Sept 1905

Leaving 9:35 PM

Walking in from Mrs Macdonald's, C.S. Beeler at 10 PM corner Main St & N "B" St was just closing his drugstore & said that Angie Rothermel was not working for them any more, having quit a year ago, never had worked over there but had worked in their store on this side of the river. Asking if he was a Crawford descendant, he said he was not, but that a Beeler had married a Crawford. He said to see William W. Crawford No 140 N. "C" St Tel 288-X

As I was leaving, Mrs Macdonald & Mrs Pierson gave me the full list of their Uncle Wm's children 3 living & 3 dead viz:

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1. Anna Delker older than Harvey, she lives on a farm near Shandon, O

2. Harvey Rothermel lives in Shandon, O

3. Mamie Evans living in Riley, O

4. Jessie oldest married & dead

5. Minnie, married & dead

6. Paul Rothermel, married & dead.

James Elmer McCloskey lives at No 864 S. 5th ST where I am to go tomorrow afternoon at an hour he will appoint by phone between 12 & 1 to see him, his older sister & his cousin Edward Rothermel. It is 1:30 AM 26th & I will get ready for bed.

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At residence of Frederick Schwing on Cincin & Brookville Pike, Shandon, Butler Co, Ohio Sept 26, 1926 9:20 AM

I arrived here 5 minutes ago & was admitted by Mrs Rothermel & have met her father, Mr Schwing who is present & her husband, has just come in. Mrs R. has brought down the old big dilapidated bible of Mr R's father Geo W. Rothermel which was printed in Phila in 1872 by A.J. Holman & Co & the record is as follows:

Marriages George Washington Rothermel & Mary Manche were married Aug 8, 1871

Births

Geo W. Rothermel born Feby 22, 1841

Mary (Manche) Rothermel born Jany 16, 1841

Their children:

1. Mary Cora Rothermel born June 9, 1872

2. Edward Ellsworth Rothermel born Dec 19, 1873

3. Estella Gertrude Rothermel born Aug 20, 1881

4. Culla James Rothermel born Dec 10, 1883

5. Earl Manche Rothermel born July 27, 1886

Peter Rothermel born Nov 23, 1808

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Deaths

Estella Gertrude Rothermel died July 16, 1883 aged 1 yr 10 mos 26 days

End of bible record.

Mr R. says his grandfather came to Ohio from Pa but he does not know when, nor whether he was married then or not, nor does he know the name of his father, although he has often heard his father tell it. He says there is a Shaw family living in the old Solomon Rothermel, home, aged people, related to Solomon, living on Indian Creek, South of Millville in what was called the old "Indian Creek House: a frame one, who he says can tell about the family. Says there are a lot of Rothermels living between Oxford & Mixerville. Ask Lewis Manche, Uncle of Earl, in Oxford, O for directions. Mary Manche was a daughter of George Manche & his wife Gertrude Nine. Ask Lewis. She died here in Shandon, O in Feby 13, 1916 & is buried in Shandon Cem but does not have any marker.

Geo W. Rothermel also died here on Mch 22, 1908 & is buried some place, was a butcher & laborer

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5. Earl M. was married here by Rev Saml D. Wellwood, Congregationalist to Estella Marie Schwing born Aug 12, 1888 at Barnsburg, Hamilton Co, O daughter of Frederick Schwing & his 1st wife Christine Epp. No issue. Earl M. was in the World War in 330t Infantry at Camp Sherman, O Co E & transferred from there to headquarters, troop 83d Division. Sailed for overseas fr NY June 8, 1918 landed Liverpool Eng June 15, was in service at Momtigny, France then to La Mons but was not in any battles. Reached home & was discharged Feby 22, 1919. He is 6 ft & weighs 165 lbs. He is a farmer.

Leaving 10:30 AM

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At residence of Jacob M. & Enna Doelkers, Morgan Tp (P.O. Shandon, route 2 O) Sept 26, 1926 10:44 AM

Mrs Doelker is the daughter of William Rothermel who was son of Peter Rothermel. She has her father's old big dilapidated bible which was printed by A.P. Holmans & Co Phila Pa in 1872 & the record is as follows:

Marriages William Rothermel & Elizabeth Manche were married May 9, 1872

Enna Rothermel & Jacob Michael Doelker were married Mch 8, 1904

Minnie Rothermel & Charles Starr were married Feby 1905

Jessie Rothermel & George Wilkins were married Feby 16, 1898

Mamie Rothermel & Clare Evans married Mch 11, 1909

Births

William Rothermel born Aug 15, 1850

Elizabeth Manche born July 5, 1851

Their seven children were born in Morgan Tp as follows:

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1. Emma Rothermel born Sept 19, 1873

2. P 167 Jessy [sic] Rothermel born Aug 17, 1875

3. Enna Rothermel born Mch 12, 1878

4. Minnie Rothermel born Apr 28, 1881

5. Harvey Rothermel born July 11, 1884

6. Mamie Rothermel born Sept 27, 1887

7. Paul Rothermel born Sept 18, 1890

Deaths

Emma Rothermel died Apr 19, 1875

Mother Elizabeth Rothermel died Jany 5, 1892

Minnie Rothermel (Starr) died July 10, 1907

Jessy Rothermel (Wilkins) died Mch 18, 1907

Father William Rothermel died Nov 28, 1912

3. Enna was married as above to Jacob M. Doelker born Aug 26, 1873 in Morgan Tp son of Killian Doelker & his wife Lena Epp. Both living here where he is a farmer & have had two children both born in this Tp viz:

1. Alta Doelker born Apr 11, 1910

2. Melba Ruth Doelker born July 16, 1916

Both at home single

4. Minnie married as above to Charles Starr born May 4, 1879 in Morgan Tp son of Chris Starr & wife Rebecca Jane Freshman. He is living

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in Morgan Tp, P.O. Okeana, O & is a farmer, having remarried Jany 11, 1911 to Iva Wynn. Minnie died as above, having had but one child born in this Tp viz:

1. Elizabeth Starr born Oct 19, 1906. She is single & lives here, but went with her grandmother today to Starrs. Melba Ruth is at Sunday School & Alta is here.

7. Paul was married in Xenia O during the World War (see marriage license docket at Xenia, see page 516) to Lela Oglesbey born in Greene Co, O, daughter of H.S. Oglesbee [sic] & Maud Conklin. Think she is living abt Cincin having married a barber there. Paul was a veterinary in the World War. He was abroad & had the flu & died of pneumonia at Xenia, O June 10, 1920 & was buried at Shandon, O cem June 13. He was known as Dr Rothermel & was very popular. No issue.

Leaving 11:46 PM

Mr Doelker came out to the gate with me & said they would want a book.

Elizabeth Manche was sister of Mary & daughter of George Manche & wife Gertrude Nine.

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At residence of Harvey Rothermel, Millville Pike Shandon O Sept 26, 1926 11:58 AM

5. Mr Rothermel was married Sept 1921 in Covington Ky to Rhea Beeler born in Butler Co, O near Hamilton O daughter of Saml F. Beeler & his wife Ella Dwyer Rhea was born in July 11, 1894. Both living here, where he deals in furs. No issue. Mr R. has the Rothermel bigness & is over six feet & weighs 190 to 200 lbs.

Leaving 12:10 PM

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At residence of George Wilkins, Crosby Tp, Hamilton Co, O (P.O. Shandon O RD1) Sept 26, 1926 1 PM

2. Mr Wilkins on Feby 16, 1898 married Jessie Rothermel see page 163 & 164. He was born in this house May 5, 1856, the son of Daniel Wilkins & his wife Eliza Shields. They had four children all born in this house viz:

1. Clara Elizabeth Wilkins born Sept 15, 1899

2. Elma Wilkins born Jany 2, 1901

3. Amy Irene Wilkins born Mch 12, 1902

4. Sadie Margaret Wilkins born Oct 18, 1903 & she died Dec 30, 1910.

Mrs Wilkins died in this house Mch 18, 1907 & is buried in the Shandon Cem as is her daughter.

1. Clara E. is unmarried & lives here. Is a teacher now at Riley, O.

2. Elma is single & now attending a music school in Chicago

3. Amy Irene was married Mch 6, 1924 in this house to Bryan Butterfield born June 9, 1898 in this Tp son of Jonathan Butterfield & his wife Sarah Brown. Both living in Morgan

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Tp where he is a farmer (P.O. Shandon O Rd 1) No issue.

Mr Wilkins has been a farmer all of his life.

Leaving 1:15 PM

He is a fine man & a big one & will take a book. He is 6 ft 2 in tall & weighs 240 lbs. He gave the foregoing record from memory.

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At residence of Robert Evans Coleraine Tp, Hamilton Co, O (P.O. Westwood RR 7, O) Sept 26, 1926 2 PM

Mrs Evans was Mary Cora Rothermel born June 9, 1872 see page 160 daughter of Geo W. Rothermel & his wife Mary Manche (daughter of George Manche & his wife Gertrude Nine). Mary Cora was married in Shandon O Dec 26, 1898 to Robert Evans born in Newport Tp Johnson Co, Iowa on Sept 3, 1861 son of Wm N. Evans & his wife Jane Thomas. Have had six children, the first four born in Shandon, O & the last four born in Crosby Tp, Hamilton Co, O viz all living:

1. Miles Robert Evans born Mch 9, 1900

2. Elsie Evans born Aug 10, 1902

3. Gordon Evans born July 23, 1904

4. Hollis Evans born Aug 29, 1906

5. Ruth Evans born Nov 1, 1908

6. Ethel Margaret Evans born May 10, 1912

2. Elsie was married Sept 24, 1925 in Cincin, O to George Snyder born Dec 24, 1903 in this Tp son of Samuel Snyder & his wife Elsie Bauman. Both living in this Tp at Taylors Creek (P.O. Westwood RR 7, O) where he is a truck driver. No issue.

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3. Gordon was married July 25, 1925 in Cincin, O to Pearl Hodges born June 12, 1902 in Charleston S.C. daughter of John Wilds & his wife Florence _______. She had been married before to Hodges & they were divorced. Have one child born at St Bernards, O viz:

1. Gloria Evans born Sept 19, 1926

Both living at 4834 Main Ave St Bernards, O which is a P.O. & Cin Suburbs. Write to him at Boston, Ind c/o C&O RR. He & Miles have just come in. The other four children are at home & all single.

Mrs Evans says that Wm & Henry Manche who married the two daughters of Solomon Rothermel, see page 146, were half brothers of her mother & says they were older. She remembers when a little girl at Hamilton, O of being at Henry Manche who then had two children, the girl Emma married Remley Hites & last she knew they were living at Sims Corner, O Butler Co.

Mrs Evans says that Kate

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& Nannie Rothermel sisters married Arthur & "Plin" Shaw & all lived together at Venice, O in a double house. Thinks Kate died & thinks Nan is living yet & at the old Indian Creek house near Millville, O. Two brothers named Timberman married two Rothermel sisters who Mrs Evans says were at her father's funeral. Mrs E. says they are now living in Ross Tp. Go to Venice O & then to Timbermans

Leaving 3 PM

Mrs Evans said they would want a book.

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At Millville, Butler Co, Ohio Cem Sept 26, 1926 8:11 AM Ross Tp I commenced on the right hand side of the roadway & came back taking the left hand side & found:

1. Solomon Rothermel ob July 28, 1879 aged 65 yrs 4 mos 19 days

Sarah, wife of Solomon Rothermel ob Feby 21, 1871 aged 51 yrs 5 mos 19 days.

Margaret, daughter of Solomon & Sarah R ob Feby 12, 1862 aged 3 yrs 6 mos 3 days

Henry Rothermel ob Aug 8, 1881, aged 29 yrs 5 mos 22 days

John, son of Solomon & Sarah R. ob Jany 2, 1873 aged 28 yrs 2 mos 7 days

Enos J. Morse, ob Dec 5, 1857 aged 21 yrs 10 mos 2 days

2. Peter Rothermel ob Nov 18, 1869 aged 60 yrs 11 mos 22 days

Anna M. Rothermel b July 4, 1816 ob Jany 15, 1883 aged 66 yrs 7 mos 11 days

Elizabeth McCloskey, mother 1842-1920

Robert McCloskey, father 1838-1921

Martha, wife of Grant Dare 1870-1923

3. Henry Shearer b 1821 ob Oct 13, 1876

Maria K. his wife B Feby 28, 1834 ob Jany 2, 1900

Left 8:55 AM

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Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton, O Room 31, Sept 26, 1926 4:46 PM

I am now commencing to transcribe from the Pocock record loaned to me 23d inst by Miss Carrie L. Pocock see pages 108-109, so much of same as is desired for our Finley records.

Their page 1

Pocock

First Generation

1st Genealogy of Daniel Pocock born in England 1720, died in Maryland Jany 25, 1800.

2. Married Sarah Ealenor [sic] Pocock 1750. She born in England 1728 died in Maryland U.S. Feby 8, 1818.

He came to America about 1740 or 1747. She some years later when they met for the first time.

Children of Daniel Pocock 1st

Second Generation

3. Salem born Mar 26, 1752

4. Daniel born Mar 4, 1754 married Fanny Hays went to Ohio with his brother Elijah (12) where he died without issue Jany 27, 1827

5. Mary born Apr 12, 1756 married Wm Galloway - Francis Hare

6. James born Mch 27, 1758 ob Oct 10, 1819 X mark

7. Jessie born June 20 1760 ob Sept 14, 1845

8. Eleanor born May 26, 1762 married Chas Rockhold

9. Susana born Sept 15, 1764 married Cornelius Garrison

10. David born Nov 17, 1766

11. Charity born Dec 17, 1768 married James Brown.

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12. Elijah born Dec 29, 1770 ob Aug 29, 1862

13. Charlotte E. born Oct 31, 1774 ob Feby 26, 1848

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Elijah Pocock (12) Harford Co Md married 1. Catharine Hughes July 26, 1808, moved to Ohio 1820. She died May 19, 1821. Married 2 Grace Smith Sept 1, 1825 She born Aug 7, 1805 ob July 12, 1866 (See Wayne Co Hist)

Third Generation

13. Daniel born Dec 3, 1810 ob Sept 19, 1876

14. Joseph born Oct 14, 1812 thrown from horse & killed May 13, 1830

15. James born Oct 25, 1814 ob Jany 25, 1866

16. Elijah born Feby 21, 1817 ob Aug 17, 1864

17. Sarah E. born Mch 21, 1821 ob Sept 29, 1821

18. Jabez born July 27, 1826

19. Eleanor C. born May 29, 1828 ob May 16, 1861 at Mansfield O married Hiram Whitney.

20. Cornelius born May 6, 1830 Lake City, Iowa

21. Elias Hicks M.D. born May 10, 1832

22. Robert b July 30, 1834

23. Rachel b Dec 14, 1836 ob Sept 25, 1838

24. William b Mch 28, 1839 ob Sept 10, 1841

25. David b Feby 23, 1842 ob June 18, 1846

26. Eli Dudley born June 13, 1845

27. John G. born Oct 15, 1847

Daniel Pocock (13) Harford Co, Md, Haysville, O married Sarah Finley July 6, 1837. She born may 5, 1811 ob Dec 23, 1876

Fourth Generation

28. Catharine E. Born June 5, 1838 married Rev John O. Hough Sept 23, 1878 daughter, Catherine F. born on Sept 26, 1881 lives Delavan, Ills.

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29. Elijah J. born May 24, 1840 page 9

30. Daniel Finley b Sept 26, 1842.

31. Mary Jane born Aug 8, 1844 ob Feby 22, 1883 at West Pt Military Academy NY married Capt Edward E. Godfrey of the U.S. army

Her children:

1. Guy Chas Moore b Oct 12, 1870

2. Edward Settle born Aug 16, 1876

3. Mary born Sept 20, 1879

4. David Ewing born Feby 1, 1881

32. Lois Hannah b Jany 24, 1849 married James Albert Glenn M.D. Dec 27, 1876.

Children:

1. Ada Mary born Oct 28, 1879

2. Junie born Jany 7, 1881, ob Dec 5, 1882

3. Guy Godfrey born July 28, 1884

33. Gorgdon [sic] b Nov 1, 1852 ob Sept 21, 1864

34. John Frank born Jany 25, 1855 ob Sept 2, 1882

(12) James Pocock (15) Harford Co, Md, Hayesville, O married Elizabeth Finley Oct 25, 1842. She born Feby 9, 1818

Fourth Generation

35. Sarah Catharine born Sept 27, 1843 unmarried

36. Louisa born Aug 2, 1845

37. Almina born Dec 10, 1847 ob Sept 16, 1865

38. William M. born Mch 17, 1850

39. James A. born Oct 11, 1853

40. Eliza Hughes M.D. born May 29, 1856 Haysville, O

41. Janetta Mary born Apr 5, 1859

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(13.) Elijah Pocock, (16) Harford, Co, Md, Jeromeville, O married Mary Finley Sept 27, 1844. She born Feby 27, 1821 ob Sept 12, 1866

Fourth Generation

42. Sarah Elizabeth born June 12, 1845 married Edward H. Ingman Dec 12, 1866. He born Jany 4, 1843

Children:

1. Charles C. born Sept 8, 1867

2. Frank W. born Apr 16, 1869

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3. Walter W. born Jany 26, 1871

4. Edward A. born Mch 9, 1874

5. Grace born Sept 24, 1877

6. Baby born Aug 19, 1884

43. Joseph J. Born Apr 1, 1848 lives in Iowa

44. James Newton M.D. born Feby 17, 1852

45. Daniel Edgar M.D. born Mch 6, 1854

46. Louis Sanders born Apr 22, 1855

47. Abner Finley born Aug 19, 1856 ob June 15, 1857

48. John Milton born Mch 25, 1859

49. Thomas Millwood born Aug 21, 1862

50. Mary Hellen born Sept 25, 1864

11th page

(13) Elijah J. Pocock (29) Congress, O, Wayne Co, married Rebecca Stanley Nov 27, 1869.

Fifth Generation

70. Roy Jarred

71. Paul

12th page

72. Fred

73. Nellie

74. Annie Ray

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13) Daniel Finley Pocock (30) Haysville, married Catharine Glenn Apr 2, 1868. She born Mch 28, 1848

Fifth Generation

75. Glenn Dio born Mch 30, 1871

76. Daniel Dwight born Dec 3, 1874 ob June 1, 1879

77. Bessie Ethel born June 14, 1880 ob Apr 25, 1881

78. Martha Lucinda born Feby 24, 1882

(13) John Frank Pocock (34) Haysville, O married Mary Jarvis Nov 27, 1879

Fifth Generation

79. Robert born Dec 10, 1880

(15) Rev Wm M. Pocock B.A. (38) Haysville, O resident of Waverly Kansas graduated Wooster Univ & Theological Sem married Laura A. Semple Sept 13, 1877

80. Semple born July 12, 1878 ob Jany 26, 1881

81. Elma Winona b Aug 23, 1880

82. Paul Curtis born Sept 23, 1882

(15) James A. Pocock (39) Haysville, O resident of Waverly, Kansas married Sarah Bean

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(16) James Newton Pocock M.D. (44) Perrysville, O graduated at Ohio Med College Cincin, O Class of 1874 married Sarah A. Harvey Oct 1, 1874

Fifth Generation

83. Ruth born Mch 9, 1876

84. Mary born Dec 27, 1881

85. John Newton born Oct 3, 1887

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16 Daniel E. Pocock M.D. (45) Jeromeville, O graduated Miami Med College Cincin, O married Anna Rice Feby 22, 1870

86. Frederick Edgar born Jany 29, 1871

87. Daisy born Dec 16, 1881

(16) John Milton Pocock (48) Washburn, Mo married Emily A. Frost Nov 15, 1880

88. Edgar O. born Nov 15, 1881

Finished transcribing Sept 27, 1926 9:40 Am at Room 31 Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton, Ohio. JVT

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At residence of James Elmer McCloskey 864 S. 5th St Hamilton O Sept 26, 1926 8 PM

I arrived here about an hour ago & find Mr McC, his wife, son & daughter, his sister Mary Cora Hendrickson & their cousin Edward E. Rothermel. Mrs Hendrickson is the first of the connection who has been able to tell me who the David Rothermel whose name I found in Probate Judges office was. Neither she nor any of them are able to tell from what part of Penna their gf Peter Rothermel came, nor when he came, nor the name of his father, although they have heard their parents tell what his name was. Mrs H. says that David was the brother of her gf Peter. There then of that family, the following members:

1. Peter the gf of Mrs H.

2. Solomon

3. Daniel

4. Joseph

5. David

6. Katy, who married Keichling

7. Sallie

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1. Peter had four children viz:

1. Geo W. see page 207 line 31

2. Joseph

3. Elizabeth

4. William see page 143

1. Geo W. has 5 children see page 160

2. Edward E. was married Mch 24, 1904 here in Hamilton O to Elizabeth Brown born July 17, 1881 in Hamilton O daughter of George Brown & his wife Barbara Bergman. Both living here at No 1144 Central Ave & he is a stove assembler & merchant. Have two children born in Hamilton, O viz:

1. Elda Rothermel born Dec 25, 1906

2. Edward J. Rothermel Jr born Nov 22, 1910

He is at home single.

1. Elda was married Dec 11, 1922 in Hamilton O to Edward Kramer born here Feby 14, 1905 son of John Kramer & his wife Mary Ollin. Both living at 1604 Pleasant Ave here & have one child born in Hamilton, viz:

I. Donald Edward B Sept 11, 1923

Mr Kramer is a machinist.

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4. Culla J. Rothermel see page 160 was married Nov 1905 here in Hamilton to Mabel Barcus, born in New Haven Hamilton Co O Aug 29, 1884 daughter of John Barcus & his wife Edith Williamson. Both living on Hayes Ave Hamilton, O where he is a machinist. No issue.

3. Elizabeth Rothermel, see page 143, daughter of Peter was born Dec 25, 1842 in Morgan Tp & died Feby 8, 1920 in Ross Tp & is buried in Millville Cem, see page 172 item 2. She was married Feby 5, 1867 in Morgan Tp to Robert McCloskey born Mch 24, 1838 in Morgan Tp & died in Hanover Tp Dec 23, 1921. He was son of James McCloskey & his wife Jane Allen Gillespie. They had five children all born in Hanover Tp viz:

1. Mary Cora born Jany 15, 1868

2. Eva Jane born July? 1869

3. Martha Alberta born June 3, 1871

4. Robert Eugene born May 3, 1876

5. James Elmer born Nov 3, 1877

Mary Cora married 1 Sept 2, 1886 in Hanover Tp to Frank Trembly born

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Apr 16, 1864 in Indiana & died Aug 1910 here & is buried in the Greenwood Cem & has a tombstone. He was son of Daniel Trembley & wife Jane Fancett. He was a farmer & later a shipping clerk. Had four children, the two oldest born in Hanover Tp & the other two in Ross Tp. Married 2d Dec 23, 1916 here in Hamilton to Charles Claudleslie [sic] Hendrickson born June 2, 1866 in Connersville Ind & died Oct 9, 1925 here & is buried at Millville Cem & has a tombstone. He was a machinist & had his own shop. He was son of James Hendrickson & wife Rebecca Harrison. No issue. The children were:

I. Ray Trembley born Aug 14, 1887

II. Martha Trembley born Feby 14, 1889

III. Cozetta Trembley born Apr 21, 1891

IV. Curtis Ward Trembley born Oct 9, 1892

I. Ray died Jany 21, 1893

II. Martha was married Feby 14, 1920 in Alexandria Ky to Howard H. Smith born Nov 14, 1885 in Alexandria Ky son of Wm Smith & wife Rebecca Losey. Both living with her mother at 1410 Pleasant Ave here where he is a moulder. Have three children born at that number:

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a. Thelma Rose Smith born Nov 27, 1920

b. Howard Raymond Smith born June 21, 1923

c. Cozetta Carol Smith born Aug 12, 1926

III. Cozetta was married Sept 3, 1913 here to Chester Chance born Sept 3, 1889 at Bethany O son of David Chance & wife Luella Walker. He lives in Bethany O where he is farming. He has remarried. She died Nov 30, 1915 at Bethany O & is buried at Millville Cem. No issue. He married 2d Ada Matzel on May 4, 1922.

IV. Curtis Ward was married Jany 10, 1920 here to Marie Anna Eppler born May 14, 1897 here daughter of August Eppler & wife Margaret Long. Both living about 1426 Pleasant Ave where he is foreman of Sedan Lock Dept of the Ford plant here. Have three children born at above number viz:

a. Frances Rae born Nov 28, 1920

b. Vernon Ward born Apr 13, 1922

c. Adaline Marie born Mch 8, 1926

2. Eva Jane died abt Dec 1869 aged abt 5 mos & is buried at Indian Creek or old Bethel Cem in Hanover Tp on the Riley Road, see page 182.

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3. Martha Alberta was married Feby 4, 1899 in Hanover Tp to Grant Dare born Dec 12, 1866 in Riley Tp son of John Dare & wife Margaret Davis. He is living in Hanover Tp in the house in which she was born married & died (P.O. Hamilton RR 10). She died Oct 2, 1923 see page 172 item. No issue. He is a farmer. She was pouring some oil or gasoline on the fire which caused an explosion burning her to death. They think he put gasoline in can purposely.

4. Robert Eugene was married Nov 27? 1921 here to Mary Garner, widow of Wm Garner & daughter of _______ Bauman & wife. She was born Nov 27 _____. Both living in Ross Tp (P.O. Hamilton RR 6?) where he follows trucking. No issue.

5. James Elmer was married Aug 8, 1901 in Buffalo NY to Elizabeth Heringer, born Oct 1, 1881 in Baden, Germany, daughter of John Heringer & wife Mary. Both living here & my joint informants of the evening with Mrs H. & Edward. Have one child born in Hamilton viz:

1. James Sherman born Mch 18, 1902. He was married Apr 28, 1926.

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here in Hamilton to Katheryn Dorothy Nein born Aug 18, 1905 here daughter of Frank Nein & wife Mary Schafer. They live here & were both here tonight. He is a clerk at Herring, Hall, Marvin Safe Co.

3. Daniel Rothermel see page 180 was a farmer see too page 150. He died in 1858 & may have been buried at St Charles cem beyond.

His widow, Caroline married William Davis & lived in Morgan Tp & had abt 4 children to him of them were Thomas & Carrie, she dead & an older girl who married a Hall & another boy.

His son David Rothermel married Harriet Van Lue & being in poor health died of consumption within a year after marriage. No issue. She afterwards married Wm Jenkins & lived in Shandon & died abt a yr ago leaving two daughters. He is living there yet. Think David is buried at Shandon. Ask Solomon at Richmond, Ind.

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4. Joseph Rothermel, bro of Peter see page 180, used to live here & moved to Hancock Co, Ind before Mrs H. can remember. There are many descendants there & have been family reunions in Glen Miller Park, Richmond, Ind.

5. David Rothermel bro of Peter lived here & died in Ross Tp see page 180 & died over 40 yrs ago & is buried in Millville O Cem. He had seven girls & one boy.

1. Kate married Plinn Shaw. He is dead, but she lives in Millville with a niece Orpha Yordy, daughter of Nan. Thinks she is 80. Thinks wd have bible.

2. Nan, now dead, married Arthur Shaw. He lives Mrs H. thinks at New Haven O Hamilton Co, O abt 15 miles fr Millville.

3. Lyda married Milton Timberman. Both living in Ross Tp near Venice O. Have one child, married.

4. Flora, married Nathan Timberman. Both living same in same neighborhood. Have one child.

5. Vandy now dead married Jim Decker who lives up by Seven Miles & farms. Left two children. Girl married.

6. Jim Rothermel started for Calif 15 yrs ago or more & has never since been heard of. A nice fellow had his money with him & thinks was robbed & killed. Was single then.

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7. Minnie married John Snider. Both living in Richmond Ind. Have two girls perhaps more.

8. Nona married Schneiderman. Both living at Richmond, Ind. Have children. She is the youngest.

6. Katy married Chas Keichling & both are buried in Millville cem near her brother Peter. They took her niece Kate Shaw to raise. Ask her for their record. He was accidentally killed in a train wreck on his way from Penna home. Mrs H. remembers her, but not him. They have tombstones. No issue.

7. Sallie, Mrs H. only remembers hearing her mother speak of Aunt Sallie. Ask Kate Shaw.

They all say that while Peter named his wife as Mary, her name was Anna Mary & she died on Mrs H's 15th birthday, Jany 15, 1883 & it was her estate papers I was examining last afternoon, see page 152. Mrs H. was just beginning to walk & her gf was leading her out to the barn when he dropped dead

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in the barn & yard. Mrs H. says his wife was Anna Mary Emrich of an old family here about.

Leaving 11 PM

Mr & Mrs McCloskey said as I was leaving that they wished to be advised when the book came out as they would like to get one. As I stepped out, their son, J. Sherman drove up from taking Mrs Hendrickson & Ed home & drove me to the hotel.

Hotel Hamilton room 31 Hamilton O Sept 27, 1926 10:22 AM

I phoned 3744-L residence of Culla J. Rothermel, Hayes Ave & Mrs R. said he was away from home & wd not be back for two weeks or more. Said they were married Nov 1905 & she was born Aug 29, 1884 & confirmed her parentage as given on page 182.

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At residence of Mrs Orpha Yordy, Liberty St, Millville, O Sept 27, 1926, 11:20 AM

I came here to see her & her Aunt Mrs Kate Shaw, widow of Pliney Shaw who was Mary Katharine Rothermel, named for her two aunts, born at Selkirk, formerly Gandertown, Hanover Tp, Butler Co, O Nov 29, 1857, daughter of David Rothermel who was son of Solomon Rothermel who was the immigrant who came here from Penna. Mrs Shaw lived with her Aunt Katy Kickling who told her that when her father Solomon Rothermel was leaving home, his mother was very loathe to see him go, but he told her he must stick to his mate, he having married in Penna Christina Brosier, whose parentage, she doesn't know (or his either) but says Daniel Brosier, a pioneer here was her brother. She does not know the Names of any brothers or sisters of Solomon but says he had a sister who was given to long sleeps as her Aunt Katy told her (being her aunt). Sleeping one day & later two days, & then a week & finally died from this ailment in Penna. Unmarried. Says her grandfather took up land & settled near Bethel Church now

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St Charles, O & died there about 5 miles N.W. of here, but is buried at an old g.y. in Ross Tp about half a mile from here on a byroad on the right hand side, leading toward Venice. This cemetery is grown up full of sumac. He & his wife are buried there (it is called Moorhead Cem) their daughter, Mary Rogers, whose husband was Wilson Rogers & their only child which died of the flux. Solomon's sons:

James who died a young boy &

Samuel who was killed by lightning when a young boy abt 17 unmarried.

He & his father & brother Joseph were going to Venice to Mill & going down a hill a stroke of lightning killed Sammy who was driving & both oxen & knocked his father & brother Joseph unconscious. When Solomon came to, he saw a man with a fancy colored vest with glass buttons standing over him who he asked what happened & was told that he had been struck by lightning & his son Samuel was killed. She says her Aunt Katy told her that her father was heard walking the floor one night & she getting up, asked what she could do for him & he said for her to go back to bed, as it was just a spell of his old trouble, he having heart trouble. He died from it the next day or so. She says her father who lived to be

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75 often told her that he had lived longer than his Rothermels did generally, as they as a rule died around 60 yrs of age & that is probably Solomon's age. He & several others of the family have markers up at this old g.y. but some of them are down. She says Peter & Sallie were the two oldest, but don't know which was first, but says they were both & all the children born in Ohio. She gives me the living or grown up children of Solomon & Christina (she died before him) & says her Aunt Katy kept house for her father, who never remarried, after her mother's death. The boys are given in the order of their ages as are the girls but she don't know where the girls come in as related to the boys.

1. Peter

2. Daniel

3. Solomon

4. David

5. Joseph

6. Sarah

7. Elizabeth

8. Catharine

9. Mary

10. & 11. James & Samuel d.y. but she don't know just where they came in.

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1. Peter got much of his record yesterday

2. Daniel married Caroline Larison. After he died, she married Wm D. Davis, a native Welshman. She is buried in the Venice cem. Her son David Rothermel married Hattie Van Lue & he died young of consumption without issue & he too is buried at Venice O & while she later married Wm Jenkins who is married again & lives at Shandon, O she is buried beside Davy at her own request in Venice

3. Solomon married 1 Sarah Moss married 2 Phebe Wynn, she is dead no issue by her. His children by his first wife:

1. John

2. Mary Ellen

3. Alfred

4. Daniel

5. Henry

6. Katie

7. Solomon

1. John married Malinda Wynn after he died she married Dearmond & is still living at Okeana O & he is also living. They had one son John had one child.

a. Barbara, who married John?

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Shiflet & lives across the street from Mrs Macdonald farther down. She had first married Wright by whom she had one son, Earl & by Shiflet has 3 children.

2. Mary Ellen married Wm Manche. Both dead. Left children:

1. Charles Monroe who she had before marriage, son of Charles Carle, goes by name of Chas M. Carle (possibly Manche) up in years, married works on the RR No issue.

2. a daughter unmarried

3. a son, she thinks at the home with his sister in Hamilton, O.

3. Alfred, married the daughter of his stepmother Phebe, her name being Rachel Wynn, thinks Phebe had been married before, but ask Angeline. Both died up above Oxford & probably buried about there. Had 2 boys & 3 girls, one girl dead.

1. Jesse Rothermel

2. Sylvia

3. Cora

4. Mabel

5. Ora, a boy

1. Jesse married twice & thinks lives about Oxford.

2. Sylvia married Jimmy Banks

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See bk 19 p 138

& lives in Richmond, Ind. Now very ill fr cancer of the stomach.

Cora, married lived out by Richmond, Ind. 4. Mabel died a young lady unmarried.

5. Ora married Eikenbury, she is dead & he is living beyond Oxford, O on a farm & has two little girls.

4. Daniel never married. He is living. She said nothing about where he was.

5. Henry died unmarried see page 172 item 1

6. Katie married Henry Manche a brother of Wm & they were older half brothers of the wives of Geo W. & Wm Rothermel sons of Peter. Both dead. Don't know of any issue.

7. Solomon, married Emma Row in Indiana. Both living in Richmond, Ind where he is retired. No issue. He got his father's bible.

4. David see p 240 item 20 was born Mch 31, 1826 & died 1901 two miles below Millville at the old Indian Creek house where Robt Eugene McCloskey now lives. He was 75 yrs old. He & his wife are buried at Venice & have a marker. He married 1 Elizabeth Garner daughter of Samuel

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Garner & wife Elizabeth Keefer. She was born Mch 8, 1832 & died Aug 10, 1855. No issue. See page 242 item 31. Married 2 Mary Ann Martindale born 1834 & died 1902 daughter of Wilson Martindale & wife Nancy Martin. They had the following children the two oldest born at Gandertown & the others in Ross Tp see page 240 item 20:

1. Mary Catharine

2. Nancy Margaret

3. Ann Eliza

4. Flora Belle

5. Vanda

6. Charley ob d.y.

7. Minnie

8. James

9. Nona

1. Mary Catharine married Jany 13, 1881 at Hamilton, O Pliney Shaw born Oct 22, 1847 in Venice O & died in Ross Tp Oct 3, 1923 & is buried in Venice. He was always a farmer son of Silas Shaw & wife Mary Ann Ogg. Had two children born in Ross Tp.

1. Silas Clayton Shaw Nov 5, 1883

2. James Earl Shaw June 8, 1887

1. Silas C. is a road contractor & lives below town a mile where I first went this morning with his mother. Has never married. She says he will want a book.

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2. James Earl married Mch 24, 1915 to Marguerite Woolensnider born in Millville June 9, 1896 daughter of Wm Woolensnider & wife Lillie Johnson. Have two children born here in Millville, O viz:

I. Wilma Eileen B Nov 4, 1915

II. Earl J b Aug 7, 1918

2. Nancy Margaret born Sept 11, 1859 married Apr 19, 1880 to Arthur Shaw brother of Pliney born Nov 22, 1847 living in Okeana with his daughter. She died July 21, 1895 & is buried in Venice & has a marker. Had five children all born in Venice:

I. David Wilson Shaw born Dec 12, 1884

II. Orpha Ann Shaw born Aug 8, 1886

III. Lida Nina Shaw born Jany 1, 1888

IV. Mary Leona Shaw born Apr 20, 1890

V. Audrey Shaw born Mch 9, 1893 & died July 22, 1893

I. David W. married Dec 12, 1905 to Bertha Kintzler born May 19, 1882 daughter of Charles Kintzler & wife Christine. Both living at Shandon, O. P.O. there where he is a farmer. Have one child born New Balto, O viz:

1. Clifford Frederick born Aug 23, 1907

II. Orpha A. married Nov 20, 1912 to Oliver Calvin Yordy born Mch 2, 1883 in Germantown, O son of

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Frederick Yordy & wife Elizabeth Shibert. Both living here where he is an engineer. Have two children born here in Millville:

I. Forest Dale Yordy born Jany 7, 1917

II. Calvin Ray Yordy born Aug 10, 1925

III. Lida N. married Mch 3, 1921 to Earl Oler born Aug 7, 1884 son of Clem Oler & wife Emma Shaffer. Both living at Selkirk O where he was a farmer & road worker. Have two children the oldest born in this house & the youngest in Ross Tp.

I. Arveda Faye born Jany 29, 1922

II. Verle (a boy) born Nov 7, 1923

IV. Mary Leona married Nov 10, 1915 to Lee Arnold born Apr 6, 1883 son of Michael Arnold & wife Margaret Snider. Both living on a farm near Okeana, O which is his P.O. & her father lives with her. Have one child born there in Morgan Tp.

1. Thelma Katharine B June 22, 1917

3. Ann Eliza married Sept 21, 1887 to Milton Timberman P.O. Hamilton route 9. She was born Aug 13, 1861. He was born Feby 26, 1853, son of Joseph Timberman & his wife Barbara Schalk. Have but one child born here viz:

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1. Floza [sic] B. born Dec 15, 1890 see page 204

4. Flora Belle born Sept 16, 1863 married Nov 17, 1891 Nathan Timberman born June 14, 1854 son of Joseph Timberman & wife Barbara Schalk. P.O. Hamilton O route 6 same as Mrs Shaw's. he has but one child born right here:

1. Don Allen born June 22, 1892 married Apr 22, 1919 to Helen Martine Schwartz born Feby 6, 1898 in Hamilton, daughter of Martin Schwartz & wife Margaret Dilg [Dilz?] see page 205

5. Vanda was born July 31, 1865 married Jany 1, 1895 to James Decker born here at Millville son of Isaac Decker & his wife Sarah Clippinger. He is living on other side of Hamilton & is a carpenter. Has remarried. She died Mch 6, 1921 & is buried in Venice O, no marker. Had two children born the oldest in Ross Tp & the youngest in Millville, O She says she too was born in Millville.

I. Eva Decker born Aug 14, 1896

II. Marvin Decker born Oct 3, 1903 is unmarried & works on a farm.

I. Eva married Sept 28, 1915 to LeRoy Timberman Riley born July 13, 1886 son of Perry Riley & wife Adaline Timberman. Both living on N "B" St Hamilton & have two children born there where they live:

I. Dorothy Ethel b July 7, 1918

II. Harold Walter b Dec 19, 1921

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7. Minnie born June 16, 1872 married Jany to John Schneider, son of Gottlieb Schneider & wife. Both living at 1011 Ridge ST Richmond, Ind where he is a carpenter. Have her go with me to Solomon Rothermel's there. They have 3 children all born there:

I. Geneva Ruth born Mch 9, 1905

II. Milton Robert born Nov

III. Mildred Nona born Nov

All at home single.

8. James Jasper born Apr 14, 1870. Ask Minnie. Not married. Went to Calif abt 20 yrs ago & have never heard from him since.

9. Nona was born Oct 3, 1875 married Sept 30, 1911 at Richmond, Ind to Benj Shneiderwin, born in Illinois. Both live abt 2 miles beyond Liberty, Ind where he is a farmer. Have two children, born in Richmond, Ind. He was a widower with one child.

I. Margery Faye born May 3

II. Rosella born Dec 3, 1916

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5. Joseph Rothermel brother of Peter married Eliza Roll of near McGonigal, O & moved to east Germantown, Ind, she thinks Wayne Co Ind. He died there & left a house full of children who were grown up & married before his death which was caused by cancer. He had children:

Silas, Charles, John, Lewis, Martha, Alice, Sherman, Scottie, Harry, William, Elmer & Sylvia. Most of them are living out there. Also James W. & David W. see item 16 p 207.

6. Sarah married Jacob Beeler of this section & where she died long before my informant, Mrs S. was born & is buried in the old Moorhead Cem near here & thinks should have a marker but probably down. She had children:

I. Mary Jane

II. Margaret

III. Betty

IV. George

V. Tina

He married here a second wife Vina ____ & moved to Litchfield, Ill taking the above children who were young & single with him. He died there. Ask Nona.

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7. Elizabeth Rothermel sister of peter married Samuel Lefler. They moved to Illinois "not Litchfield, a good ways from Litchfield" & she died out there leaving two boys who had been born here:

1. David dead 20 yrs ago, married 1 Emeline Martindale sister of Mrs S's mother. 2 children.

I. Katie married & left 5 or 6 children & she & they are she thinks all dead.

II. Vanda d.y. don't know names of second wife's children.

He died here & she as a widow went west with her boys. He may be buried at Millville Cem.

2. Solomon Lefler married but don't think had any children. Haven't heard of his death.

8. Catharine married Chas Kicklein. They had one child, an unnamed boy who died when two hours old. They raised Mrs Shaw.

9. Mary married Wilson Rogers, had one child Jimmy who died young of the flux & she died a day or so after he her baby's death. He was nearly a yr old. She buried in Old Moorhead g.y. He married again & went off & they separated.

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Mrs S. says that when her father returned from the funeral of his first wife or his sister, Mary Rogers, they told him the other had died, their deaths being that close together.

Mrs Shaw's P.O. address is Hamilton, O route 6.

Leaving 3:20 PM

10. James died when a young boy & is buried at the Moorhead g.y.

11. Samuel was struck by lightning & killed on his way to Venice O to mill & killed when 17 yrs old prior to his father's death & is buried at Moorhead g.y.

See book 20 P 363

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At residence of Milton Timberman Ross Tp, Butler Co, O (P.O. Hamilton Route 9) Sept 27, 1926 4:54 PM

Mrs T. is a daughter of David Rothermel & was born Aug 13, 1861 in Ross Tp see Page 198. Her name was Ann Eliza Rothermel, called Lide. Their daughter:

Floza Belle Timberman was married June 15, 1910 to Charles Grover Kraus, born Jany 8, 1886 in Ross Tp, son of Chris Kraus & his wife Rosa Ohm. They have two children born right here viz: both of whom & their mother I met:

I. Helen Louise born Feby 5, 1918

II. Edith Mae born May 31, 1919

Both living here owning half o the farm & living in part of the house. Both he & Mr T. are farmers & he is also in the lumber business in Hamilton in firm of Horn & Kraus. Mrs T. says she does not have her father's bible but her sister Minnie Snider at Richmond Ind has it.

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From page 199 line [not listed]

Both living in Hamilton O where he sells Ford Autos. Lives on corner of Marcia Ave & Gray ST. Have two children born there viz:

I. Jane Ann born July 14, 1920

II. Gail (a girl) born Feby 25, 1925

Get their address & phone or write them.

Mrs T. says her Aunt Betsey Lefler lived at Stewartson, Ills. Think the children lived there.

Leaving 5:40 PM

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At Millville Cemetery, Ross Tp Butler Co, O Sept 27, 1926 10 AM 4. Charles Kickling born in Prussia May 26, 1827 ob Sept 22, 1876

Catharine, wife of Chas Kickling born Jany 30, 1822 ob Feby 15, 1890. She was sister of Peter Rothermel

5. Cozetta Trembley Chance 1891-1915

Ray Trembley 1887-1893

C.C. Hendrickson 1866-1925

6. Elizabeth, frau Von Peter Schreiner Gest Oct 3, 1865 Alt 20 Jahre 1 mo 22 days

Sarah Elizabeth, tochter Von Peter & Elizabeth S. Gest Oct 21, 1865 Alt 22 days

7. John Brosier father ob May 17, 1868 aged 62 yrs 7 mos 7 days

Anna M. wife of John Brosier mother ob Oct 25, 1903 aged 86 yrs & 5 mos

Daniel son of J & M. Brosier ob Oct 6, 1840 ae 5 mos

Jacob Brosier ob Jany 30, 1870 aged 25 yrs 10 mos 25 days

8. John Zeller, ob Oct 16, 1857 aged 59 yrs 11 mos 24 days

Children of John & Susan Zeller:

Henry ob Feby 26, 1840 aged 15 yrs 5 mos 12 days

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John M. ob Mch 2, 1840 aged 7 mos 5 days

Infant son ob Jany 3, 1833 aged 3 days

Leaving 10:30 AM

Old Moorhead Graveyard, Ross Tp, Butler Co, O, Sept 27, 1926 3:33 PM

9. Joseph, son of James & Rebecca McClosky ob Nov 29, 1855 aged 2 yrs 7 mos & 6 days

10. George D. Brosius ob Oct 6, 1812 ae 53 yrs 3 mos 5 days

Elizabeth Yeager, wife of Geo D. Brosius ob Aug 14, 1849 aged 82 yrs 5 mos 14 days

11. [3]o Venice O & then to Timbermans Ø5_#?6_#__ä__(_Leaving 3 _5o5 mos 19 days.

James C. son of James W. & Mary Rogers ob Aug 13, 1855 aged 7 mos & 7 days

12. Daniel Rothermel (bro of Peter ob July 15, 1858 aged 48 yrs 2 mos 8 days

13. Solomon Rothermel (father of Peter et al ob Dec 12, 1853 aged 72 yrs 8 mos 9 days

Christiana, wife of Solomon Rothermel ob Apr 1, 1851 aged 62 yrs 4 mos 7 days

14. Sarah, wife of Jacob Beeler ob Feby 11, 1845 aged 32 yrs 7 mos & 12 days. This is the oldest sister of Peter Rothermel

15. Daniel, son of Peter & Mary Rothermel ob July 4, 1841 aged 1 yr 9 mos 21 days

16. James W. son of Joseph & Eliza A. Rothermel ob July 26, 1852 aged 11 mos & 26 days see page 240

David W. son of Joseph & Eliza A. Rothermel ob Oct 7, 1850 aged 11 mos 11 days.

Left 4:30 PM

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The briars, grapevines, small trees & bushes in this graveyard were very thick & rank & the grass was thick & heavy & everyone of the six Rothermel gravestones were down & entirely grown over & concealed by grass & we had to dig them out to daylight which leads me to believe that if we had had more time, & something to scrape & dig with, we would have found the stones of Samuel & James, sons of Solomon. The two Rogers stones & the Beeler stone are erect & standing firm. These inscriptions enables me to place conclusively along with the tombstone & other records gotten yesterday see page 172 & 160 & Mrs Kate Shaw's statements & these gravestones today page 192 & 207 to place conclusively the first four of Solomon's children viz:

1. Peter Rothermel born Nov 23, 1808 see page 160

2. Daniel Rothermel born May 7, 1810 see page 207 & 192

3. Sarah Rothermel born June 30, 1812 see page 207 & 192

4. Solomon Rothermel born Mch 9, 1814 see page 172 & 192

Taking the birth of their father Solomon as 1781 leads to believe that Peter or one of the other

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sons of gggfather John Rothermel may be his father. Look up the record of Jacob's children that I got from Mrs McDowell when I get home.

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At residence of Rev J.K. Cavitt 23 Court St, Hamilton, O Sept 27, 1926 6:50 PM

I came here again to see Miss S. Alberta Finley see page 120 at 6 PM on my return from the country & got no response. I then went to the Y.M.C.A. cafeteria & got my dinner & coming back at above hour I found her in. She says there are two Finleys living down toward Venice, O viz: Robert & "Jack" & that Walter Finley at Oxford o is the son of one of them.

She had typed off for me the addresses of a couple of relatives, cousins, in Ireland for me to write to & giving also lists of the children of her grandfather & father which I am copying below. She took my address & said as soon as she could gather the data for a full detailed record, she would send it to me.

Miss Martha Carinduff Bally-bundon

Killincly, County Down, Ireland

Mr John McBurney

The village Killinchy, County Down, Ireland.

Write above two for their Finley line.

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John Finley The Grove Killinchy, Co Down, Ireland

Jane Russell, his wife (Miss F's grandparents)

Children of the above named. 1. Madalene Finley (McBurney) B Sept 1, 1824

2. Mary Finley (Mrs James Neill) Belfast

3. Jane McCann Finley (Mrs Jas Montgomery) B Apr 15, 1827

4. John Finley b Apr 21, 1829

5. Patrick Finley (married Agnes Quinn) Glasgow

6. William Finley (married Ann Jane Orr) Belfast

7. Samuel Finley Glasgow B May 31, 1838

8. Anna Bella Finley (Mrs Alex Carinduff) B Apr 22, 1836

9. James Finley (married Elizabeth Mary Beattie) B Oct 29, 1841

10. Sarah Finley (Mrs Archie Lockhart)

Data taken from register of Baptisms by Rev Samuel Watson, Presbyterian minister of Killinchy

John Finlay (father of Miss Finley) married 1 Frances Graham & had:

1. William Finlay

2. Alexander Graham Finlay

married 2 Mary Jane Todd & had:

3. Robert Todd Finlay

4. Anna Luella Finlay

5. Edward Hinsey Finlay

6. Sarah Alberta Finlay

7. Charles Francis Finlay

8. John Samuel Finlay

9. Margaret Todd Finlay

Left 7:42 PM

I have read over yesterday's & today's work 52 pages & made memos of parties to see on this trip & some others & it is now 5 Am 28th & will go to bed.

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Probate Court, Hamilton, O Sept 28, 1926 9:05 AM

See bottom of page 152

Estate of Joseph B. Markle file box No 60 Papers show that $416 was awarded to the widow Elizabeth Markle & Georgetta Lewis, Frances, Joseph, Ellen & Martha, minor children of decd & on Feby 14, 1850, three sworn appraisers set off $162.86 of the property which is itemized for their use, the balance $253.14 to be paid in money by the admr Neal C. McCullough who had been appointed Sept 28, 1849 (just 77 yrs ago today).

The appraisers set off to sd widow & children the following property without appraisement as directed by statutes:

1 spinning wheel, 2 stoves, a large family bible, 6 books, 1 cow, wearing apparel of deceased & family, 3 bedsteads, beds & bedding, 1 table, 6 chairs & cupboard ware.

Inventory & Appmt filed Mch 9, 1850, recorded in book 12 p 670 shows 5 pages of closely written itemized accts, foolscap sheets, due estate aggregating $1041.71

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Estate of Elizabeth Markle File box 216 Letters of Admr granted Feby 2, 1883 to James Horner, bond for $5500 with Frank J. cone & T. McCullough sureties. Inventory filed July 27, 1883 recorded book 10 p 496 aggregated $2737.24 money in bank & one note.

On Sept 13, 1883, Thomas McCullough Exr of James Horner presents an acct which is approved by the court & shows payments of debts & distribution of $303.22 each to the following seven heirs viz:

Mrs Ella Bender, Mrs John E. Bender, Fannie Mater, Samuel Markle, Georgette Horner, Lewis Markle, Margaret McGonigle.

Receipts all enclosed.

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Estate of Wm Pierce File Box 69 On Sept 3, 1850 Emanuel Chance is apptd Admr. Bond in $1200, the widow Melinda Pierce renouncing her right to him. Inventory filed Dec 1, 1851, recorded Book 13 p 574. John McLean was one of the three appraisers & was clerk of the sale.

An account filed Mch 15, 1854 enclosing a big bundle of 62 receipts shows receipt from Malinda Pierce, widow No 58 for $70 dated Jany 13, 1851 in which "in consideration of the tender age & necessitious condition of the children of my decd husband, Wm Pearse to wit, Cornelius, Mary, Amanda, & Emily Pearse, I direct the Admr to pay to them anything that would be coming to me".

A final acct filed Feby 29, 1856 as of estate of Wm Pearse shows distribution to & receipts of $198.37 from the four children & heirs as follows:

No 1. {William Swearingen

{Mary C. Swearingen

No 2. {John J. Polhamus

{Amanda Polhamus

No 3. {Cornelius Pierce

{Isabell Pierce

No 4. {Wm Swearingen gdn of Emily Pierce

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Estate of Mary J. Pierce File box 111 Inventory filed Nov 26, 1862 recorded No 3 p 570 mentions her as being of Middletown, Butler Co, O. The sale bill of 5 or 6 foolscap pages shows many books, quilts, tablecloths, linen etc that sold for little or nothing, about 60 books selling for a cent apiece.

a bible was sold to Joseph Wycoff for 30 cts. The Wycoffs were heirs. Distributions were made to:

Gdn of Samuel Wikoff $138

John Pierce legatee 35.95

estate of Saml Wikoff 5

John Barcalow gdn 32

John Peirce [sic] 119.70

The index reported a will in book 1 p 487 but I couldn't find it.

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Estate of John W. Pierce file box 290 There is an envelope 2 inches thick full of papers. An application of Fred Jacobs sworn to Apr 2, 1895 asking that he be appointed Admr says that John W. Pierce, late of Lemoin Tp died Mch 23, 1895 leaving no will or widow & the following persons as his heirs at law.

1. Joseph C. Pierce, brother, Terre Haute, Ind

2. Michael Pierce, Brother Coxville, Ind

3. James B. Pierce, brother Terre Haute, Ind

4. Mrs Mary Staver, sister Terre Haute, Ind

5. Mrs S.H. Louthan, sister, Arcola, Ills

6. Mrs Margaret Southard, sister, Indianapolis, Ind

7. Mrs Sarah Harris, sister deceased.

Last known address Terre Haute, Ind.

Don't know whether she left issue. There being none of next of kin residing in Ohio.

Reports personal estate of $125 & real estate of $125 & says his P.O. address is Middletown, O. He is appointed.

As this applications gives the heirs I will not take time to look over the other papers.

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Estate of Solomon Rothermel file box 194 In giving exrs bond Aug 1, 1879 for $1000, his sons Daniel Rothermel makes his mark & Henry signs as "Henry B. Rothermel". Sale bill was filed Aug 26, 1879. It is not footed.

In their acct, they charge themselves with amt of sale bill $566.71 & on Feby 12, 1880 pay the widow Phebe Rothermel $100 also on Sept 3, 1880 $55 & show a balance due Exrs of $66.82. This acct approved by the judge June 24, 1881.

Final acct filed by Daniel Rothermel Exr Nov 3, 1881 (Henry had died Aug 8, 1881 see page 172 item 1) Recorded testamentary record No 12 p 368 Jany 12, 1882 shows that he charged himself with:

sale of 100 A land at $62 = $6200

Shows a few payts & evident distributions to:

John P.O. Peell [best guess] evidently a creditor $1336.67 2/3

J.J. Davis guardian for Phebe R's dower rights[4]g_#"_(__

Alfred Rothermel 668.33 1/3

Solomon Rothermel 668.33 1/3

Daniel Rothermel admr of Henry 668.33 1/3

Daniel Rothermel 668.33

E.R. McCloskey 397.82

Solomon Rothermel, a note of Henry's est 65.

& account is squared.

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Estate of James Thompson file box 36 Inventory was made Sept 23, 1847 aggregating $307.85. The property covered by the statute including the "family bible" was not appraised. I find an earlier appraisement dated Aug 8, 1842 & Sarah Ann Thompson signing by mark as exrx.

A final acct without date by John Wakefield exr charges himself with land sold $1101 & also with land ordered sold by will $2550. Total $3651. & same is paid out to Ann Thompson, widow $1101, Aaron Thompson gdn of James DeCamp Thompson, a grandson $100, Legacies & devises paid to M.A. Thompson, Aaron Thompson, Robert Miller & Eliza Miller George Kinnard & Jane Kinnard, Wm Thompson & Sarah Polhamus, Mark Thompson, & James Thompson as per deed on record to John Wakefield the Exr, he having purchased the land mentioned in will $2450. Total $3651. A big lot of papers I did not look over.

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Estate of John Thompson file box No 7 Inventory & appmt filed July 13, 1825 3 1/2 pages $245.41 & $315.25. Mark Thompson seems to be admr.

Account filed in 1826 by Geo Brandenburg & Mark B. Thompson admrs who sign as of Milford Tp Butler Co, O

Estate of Joseph Thompson file box no 33. Letters testamentary to Wm Thompson with certified copy of will is in the box. It is dated July 19, 1839. Gives brother Aaron Thompson $75 for his trouble while I lived with him. Gives brother William Thompson the house & lot I own in Palmyra & all the balance of his estate in recognition of the trouble he had with me while I lived with him. Appoints Brother William Exr. Joseph (his x mark) Thompson (seal) Witnesses Reune [sic] R. Coon, Wm Vanhise. Probated Feby 5, 1840

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Estate of Robert Thompson file box no 21 Letters of Admr granted Sept 7, 1835 to Wm Bell. Bond given for $4000, the widow Elizabeth Thompson on that day relinquished her rights in favor of Bebb & speaks of her husband as late of Morgan Tp.

Inventory filed Act 9, 1835 $1631.12. Michael D. Thompson was one of the appraisers.

Account filed shows $1228.90 in hands of Admr to be paid over to the widow & heirs.

There are many receipts old & faint & I haven't time to go over them but find one for $1.50 from Isaac Skiles "for counting rails measuring land &c on the Jacob Denman Heirs firm rented by"

Estate of Wm Thompson file box 52. Have not time to look the papers over.

Consider the information I have & am gathering of the Crawfords, Pococks, Trabers & Youngs eliminates examination of the numbers & estates not chkd on pages 105 & 106. JVT Sept 28/26 4:44 PM

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At residence of Mary Angeline Rothermel No 29 N "F" St Hamilton, O Sept 28, 1926 5:30 PM

Mrs Rothermel says that the second wife of her Uncle Solomon Rothermel was Phebe Davis. She had brothers Jay & Joseph. She married 1st Reuben Wynn & had one child Rachel Wynn who married Alfred Rothermel. See his sons Jesse & Ora at Oxford, O Enquire at Riley, O. She & Reuben were divorced & she then married Solomon. She did not remarry, after Solomon's death. Ask Jesse & Ora.

Mrs. R. does not know whether Kate & Henry Manche had any children, but says that Lewis Manche, his brother at Oxford can tell.

Mrs R. says Mary Ellen's Manche's son goes by the name of Chas Carle James weighs 225 lbs & is 5 ft 10 in.

Leaving 5:46 PM

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At residence of Barbara Ann Shiflet No 19 N "C" St Hamilton, O Sept 28, 1926 6:06 PM

Mrs Shiflet is the daughter of John Rothermel, son of Solomon of Solomon. John Rothermel was born Oct 25, 1844 & died Jany 2, 1873 see page 172, item 1.

He was married June 5, 1870 in Hamilton Co, O by John Carter J.P. to Emalinda Jenkins born say 1853 in Morgan Tp daughter of Elimus Jenkins & his wife Barbara Wynn (Aunt of Angeline). She is living at present at Okeana, O having married John C. Dearmond who is also living in the town. Think she can tell about Phebe. They had but two children born in Morgan Tp viz:

1. Barbara Ann Rothermel born Apr 19, 1871

2. John Rothermel born 1873 after his father's death & died.

1. Barbara Ann married Aug 1889 at Georgetown, O to Charles Wright born in Hamilton Co, O (don't know his birth or parentage). He died Oct 26, 1892 aged 34 yrs & is buried in Macedonia churchyard, just above Okeana O & has a marker. They had one child born in Morgan Tp see page 241 item 20.

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Married 2 Apr 17, 1896 near Millville, O by Squire Davis to Samuel Francis Shiflet born Mch 25, 1866 in Va in Rockingham Co son of William Adam Shiflet & his wife Catharine Flick. Both living here where he is a blacksmith helper & have three children all born in Hamilton O, viz:

1. Charles Earl Wright born Jany 16, 1891

2. Aubrey Francis Shiflet born May 30, 1900

3. Linda Catherine Shiflet born May 19, 1904

4. Marjorie Cyrena Shiflet born Nov 26, 1913

1. Chas Earl Wright was married Jany 12, 1916 at Covington Ky to Mary Ishmel Hume born Jany 26, 1889 daughter of Joseph Hume & his wife Sarilda Agee. Both living here at No 549 Franklin St tel 1198-R where he is with the Ford plant. Have one child born in Hamilton O viz:

1. Wilber Earl Wright born Feby 22, 1919

2. Aubrey F. Shiflet was married Aug 14, 1919 in Newport Ky to Miss Bertha Botner born Oct 5, 1903 daughter of William Botner & his wife Lovisa Caubille. Bertha was born at Travellers Rest Ky. Both living here on Milliken St where he is city fireman tel 4629-Y. Have one child born here:

1. Frances Loraine B May 16, 1920

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3. Linda Catharine was married Apr 18, 1925 here in Hamilton to Oscar Willard Eads born Oct 29, 1897 in London Ky son of Elbert Kennedy Eads & his wife Margaretta Eveline Hodge. Both living at No 19 N "E" where he works at the Champion Paper Mill. Have one child born in Hamilton viz:

1. George Willard Eads b June 21, 1926

4. Marjorie Cyrena is at home single a fine big girl who was in a few minutes ago with three of her young friends.

Leaving 7:07 PM

Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton O Room 31, Sept 29, 1926 7 Am

I have just phoned Frank Woodrey's residence 3690-L & they called Mrs Clifford B. Pierson nee Edna Woodrey who lives adjg to the phone & she gave me what was lacking of her record, which I have entered in place on page 157.

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At residence of Mrs Stella Frances O'Rafferty, Main St Brookville, Pike Venice O (Ross P.O.) Sept 29, 1926 9 AM

Mrs O'Rafferty's mother was Lydia Ellen Finley, daughter of William Finley. She produces her father's small bible printed by Amer Bible Soc NY 1861 which has this record:

Henry Robison & Lydia Ellen Finley were married Dec 23, 1879

Henry Robison was born Jany 25, 1856

Lydia Ellen Robison (Finley) was born Jany 13, 1860

Their children:

1. Stella Frances Robison born Sept 24, 1880

2. Harry Earl Robison born Jany 28, 1887

Lydia Ellen Robison died Mch 21, 1905 aged 45 yrs 2 mos & 8 days & is buried in the Venice O cem.

Henry Robison is living on Buckeye St Hamilton O son of Isaiah Robison & his wife Martha M. Cox. Their two children were born the oldest in Fairfield Tp Hamilton Co & the youngest in Hanover Tp Butler Co, O.

1. Stella Frances was married here Dec 24, 1901 to Silas Darwin O'Rafferty born June 4, 1880 here, son of Michael O'Rafferty & his wife Ellen Shaw (here

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present who is a sister of Pliny Shaw). Both living here, he a barber by trade, but now farming. Have had five children all born in this town & four boys have died.

1. Corwin James born May 25, 1904 ob Jany 12, 1906

2. Doris Ellen born June 23, 1916

3. Stillborn son born May 22, 1918

4. Stillborn son born Apr 17, 1920

5. Henry Duane born May 30, 1921 ob Oct 12, 1921

Lydia Ellen Finley was born in Iowa the daughter of William Finley who came here from the east & later on went to Iowa but coming back died in this Co & is buried at New Burlington Ham. Co, O. Don't think has a marker. Thinks her Uncle Jack Finley now living in Oxford, O got the family bible. His son Walter Finley lives at 319 N Elm St Oxford O. William Duncan Finley retired farmer brother of "Jack" is now living at Frankfort, Ind RD 3 & can tell best about the family record. He is poorly physically but very strong mentally. Mrs O'R says the names of her grandfather Wm Finley's children in order of their ages were:

1. James Vance

2. Hannah

3. Andrew Jackson

4. Robert

5. William Duncan

6. Lydia Ellen

7. Archibald

8. Laura Frances

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Hannah & Laura F. died of consumption & were unmarried. Lydia Ellen & Archibald both died of consumption also. Archibald was married, left a widow, but no children & is buried at New Burlington O don't think they had markers.

Robert died, they thought of cancer of the stomach at Shandon, O & is buried in Shandon O cem beside his mother Mary Ellen Finley. Robert was married but divorced leaving one child viz:

Ruby Finley who went with the mother who married again to a Jordan & went to Indiana. Ruby is also married. Robert's wife was Clara Steel from about Lafayette, Ind.

Don't know names of any brothers or sisters of her grandfather William Finley nor the name of his father.

Leaving 9:46 AM

The blacksmith at Venice to Tom Oggs & on going there, an old lady said their Tom Findlay was not related to Robert & Jack & told me to go to Mrs O'Rafferty's see page 225 to 227.

at

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At residence of Crawford Minter Morris & Miss Edith Morris Ross Tp Butler Co, O (P.O. Shandon O RFD 1) Sept 29, 1926 11:17 AM

Miss Edith Morris says Mrs Ferdinand Taylor (name Lucy) a descendant of Marcus Stevenson, half brother of Col Wm Crawford lives at London O out of town on the National Road between London & Lafayette. She was a friend of Miss Morris's father's mother & is a charming old lady past 80. They live in a small cottage on the farm they own, where the big red brick home has been made into a tea house.

Many of the descendants of Valentine Crawford live in Delaware Co, O at Radnor & Prospects, their names are Humphreys, viz: John Humphreys, William Humphreys, Benjamin Humphreys, Mrs Lucy H. Davids, Mrs Eugene Young, Mrs John L. Ransom, & Mrs John B. Davis lives at Wash D.C.

Sarah Crawford Wasson married Josiah Holmes & Mr Harry Holmes her son lives in Gambier, O. Sarah was a sister of Edith's grandmother & Lucy Minter, another sister of Edith's gm was the mother of the Humphreys. They were children of John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford, daughter of Valentine.

Valentine Crawford died Jany 7, 1777

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& his son William Crawford was killed in the Crawford expedition in 1782 presumably unmarried as Miss Morris has no record of any family.

John Minter of Va married Elizabeth Crawford. Miss M. thinks in Pa & came to Radnor O in 1808 & died there in 1835 & is buried there (Ask John Humphreys on a farm near Radnor). His wife, Elizabeth Crawford Minter died in 1829 at Radnor. Dont' know whether buried in the cem or a private burying ground. Their old bible should be with the Humphreys there.

Miss M. says that Valentine Crawford was born in 1734 or 1735 in Berkeley Co Va. Go to Martinsburg WVA & see if can find will of his father. Miss Morris Uncle Walter Morris has just come in & he says that John Minter is buried in the regular cem at Radnor O where he has seen his tombstone. He says the Minters & he says Crawfords too, came from Tidewater, Va. He thinks John Minter had gone to Ky & came from there up the Scioto Valley to Radnor. Miss Morris has a 40 page list of descendants & a 4 page letter which I will record & return by registered mail as she loaned them to me.

Leaving 12:22 PM

F.M. Ballard 520 Montgomery St Covington Ky is a ggson of Richd Stevenson. Edith's mother wanted me to stay for dinner, but I didn't have time.

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At residence of Stanley Rowland, Shandon, O Sept 29, 1926 12:44 PM

Driving in Shandon we found a man sitting in front of a store in the center of town who said his name was James Thomas Pearson who pointed out the house where Wm Jenkins lived but said he was away at Blanceston, O doing some work, but directed us told this old brick house in the heart of town, but back off of the Main St where his daughter lived & whose husband is principal of the schools here. Coming here, I found her cordial & kind & she said she was Fern Jenkins, daughter of Wm Jenkins & his first wife Mrs Harriet Alice Rothermel nee Van Lue who had been the wife of David D. Rothermel & who she said was born Oct 15, 1862 & died Dec 15, 1907. She was married to David D. Rothermel in August 1882 as she says he died 6 mos later, see page 240 item 17, as her mother had often told her.

She, Harriet Alice Rothermel married William Jenkins for her second husband Mch 15, 1885 & is buried beside her first husband in the cemetery at Venice, O see page 240 item 17.

Leaving 12:48 PM

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At residence of Mrs Emalinda Dearmond, Okeana, O Sept 29, 1926 1:06 PM

Mrs Dearmond was Emalinda Jenkins born in Morgan Tp date lost & married John Rothermel see page 222 & after his death she had a son born to her viz:

1. John Rothermel born May 5, 1873 in Morgan Tp 4 mos & 3 days after his father's death. He died when 2 yrs & a few days old say abt May 10, 1875 & is buried beside his father but has no marker. Emalinda married 2d Dec 13, 1877 at Shandon to John Carnahan Dearmond named for the doctor who officiated when he was born.

She says that the second wife of her father-in-law, Solomon Rothermel, was Phebe who first married Reuben Wynn by whom she had but one child Rachel Wynn who married Alfred Rothermel & they think that their son's Jesse & Ora are living across the line at or near Peoria, Ind 6 or 7 miles from here. Phebe was daughter of Samuel Davis. She don't know when she died nor where she is buried but probably at Scipio, O.

Leaving 1:30 PM

Mr Dearmond says his grandfather King Dearmond or Deyarmon & his brother Alexander Deyarmon came here from Penna & he thought Fayette Co, Pa. He is abt 75 yrs old.

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At residence of Jackson Snyder & his niece Miss Margaret Morgan, Morgan Tp Butler Co, O (P.O. Hamilton O Route 10) Sept 29, 1926 3:33 PM

I arrived here away back off of the road 15 minutes ago. Miss Morgan says her mother's sister Miss Margaret Snyder (never married) was born in 1827 & Katharine another sister was born 1838 & died Apr 1926. Her own mother, Mary born 1822 married Geo W. Morgan & died Mch 1860 & their brother Jackson Snyder was born Aug 10, 1843 & is now over in the woods mowing weeds. He is the 11th youngest & last of a family of 11 children of John Snyder & his wife Rebecca Ent. Miss Morgan herself was born Feby 8, 1860 & says the three Rothermel brothers lived on adjg farms all in sight & adjg viz:

Daniel on the farm immediately back of this 100 A & then

Peter next with 100 A & some additional in another farm he bought but not adjg & then

Solomon also with another 100 A. Each farm had a log house on it. The present houses all three frames were built by the respective Rothermel owners. Miss Morgan was born in the Daniel Rothermel house. Daniel Rothermel married Caroline Larison, daughter of Amos Larison & his wife Rachel Hill.

Solomon Rothermel married 1st Sarah Ross, married 2d Phebe Wynn nee Davis. She died at the Butler Co Infirmary & is buried at Scipio, O but has no marker. Her daughter Rachel Wynn married Alfred Rothermel in Nov or Dec 1875. Both dead & buried at Scipio but don't think have markers. He broke up & got her mother's money which sent her to the poor house. Their sons Jesse & Ora live on farms close to oxford. Ora lost his wife last spring & have two little girls. Jesse's wife died 2 yrs ago without issue & he has married again.

David Rothermel's first wife was Elizabeth Garner daughter of Samuel Garner & his wife Elizabeth Keefer. Elizabeth is buried at St Charles where I just found her stone down. He never told his children that he had been married before he married their mother.

Miss Morgan has heard the Rothermel's say they were Penna Dutch, but don't know the county from which they came.

Miss Morgan says her gf bought this farm in 1828 & built this

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house in 1832 & moved in. He was one of 19 children by two wives & his wife was one of 14 children by one wife all of whom grew up & raised families. see page 240 item 24.

Leaving 4:15 PM

Charles Van Doren went out to get "Jack" Snyder but he wouldn't come in.

Miss Morgan got out a foolscap size copy book in which she had kept records & read from it that Caroline Larison Davis had died July 26, 1906 & as she was about the same age as Miss Morgan's aunt Margaret & born then about 1824. She phoned to her granddaughter who lives adjg on the Daniel Rothermel farm, but she could give no information. Miss M. then directed me to her mother's, Mrs Hall, living beyond Selkirk, O. She said she & her husband, Wm D. Davis are both buried in Venice, O cem but do not have any markers. He was first married in Wales & she was his second wife, as well as he being her second husband. Miss Morgan is a very heavy set short stout woman & was very kind & says she gets very lonesome since her Aunt's death in Apr. Her old bachelor Uncle was a disappointment as I walked back across a wet field & he said he didn't know where the Rothermels came from & didn't stop mowing.

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At home of Mrs Ella Hall near Selkirk, Hanover Tp, Butler Co, O (P.O. Hamilton, route 10) Sept 29, 1926 4:44 PM

Mrs Hall was or is the wife of Benjamin Hall & before marriage was Ella Davis born in Morgan Tp Nov 13, 1865 a tall homely woman, but kind & intelligent daughter of Wm D. Davis & his wife Caroline Rothermel nee Larison who was born Sept 12, 1826 (as stated in a framed record she had upstairs) at Bevis, P.O. Colerain Tp, Hamilton Co, O daughter of Amos Larison & his wife Rachel Hill. She was married to Daniel Rothermel in March 1850.

She says the three Rothermel brothers above named bought the three farms on which they respectively lived at an early day. She said their father, Solomon didn't live in any of them, but lived at his home abt 2 or 3 miles north of here which she thinks was in this Hanover Tp. See what Kate Shaw said about this. She said Mrs Kate Kickling lived & died in the house in Millville where Mrs Yordy & Mrs Shaw now live. She should have gotten her father's bible as she kept house for him when he died. Write & ask Kate Shaw abt this. Mrs Hall's mother died July 26, 1906 aged almost 81 but Mrs H. thinks she was almost 82. She married 2d in May? 1860 Wm D. Davis who was born May 21, 1811 & died July 22, 1889 & both buried in Venice O cem without markers. They had six children.

Leaving 5:05 PM

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At residence of Clare E. Evans Reily, Butler Co, O Sept 29, 1926 5:30 PM

Mrs Evans was Mamie Rothermel, daughter of William Rothermel, born Sept 27, 1887 & was married Mch 11, 1909 at Shandon, O to Clare E. Evans born Apr 22, 1880 in Shandon, O (both born in the same house where Harvey Rothermel now lives) son of Richard M. Evans & his wife Marietta White. Both living here where Mr Evans has a general store in which the P.O. is located his partner being postmaster. Have but one child born here in Reily which is in Reily Tp viz:

1. Ethel Florence Evans born Mch 10, 1910 who is now in the 3d grade at High school & sweet sixteen a nice modest pretty girl.

Let then know when book is ready. She said Mrs Banks, daughter of Alfred Rothermel lived in Richmond, Ind.

Leaving 5:42 PM

see book 19 p 138

We then drove into Hamilton 16 miles arriving 6:30 PM having left at 8 Am & Mrs Chas Van Doren who I had hired for the day sd we covered 55 miles. Went to Y.M.C.A. & got my dinner & coming back to hotel found mem to call Mrs Pocock & went out & was:

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At residence of Mrs Ora I. & Miss Carrie L. Pocock No 729 Main St Hamilton O Sept 29, 1926 8 PM

Speaking about Mrs Col Ward, who was Carrie Pocock before marriage their records do not show just where she comes in, but they say she lives in a rooming house at No 329 N 3d ST across from the Library. Go see her. Miss Carrie L. says there is a Pocock at Dayton, O who she thinks is in the electrical pump business. She says too that David Pierce is an attorney here with office at No 204 High St & that a William Crawford is a court house official, probably in the Treas office. Ask Miss Woodruff & see if it is Wm W. She says too there is a Milton Jack aged 50 to 55 at Mason, Warren Co, O

Carrie's line is as follows:

See book 19 p 32

Daniel Pocock, the Emigrant see p 174

--------------------------------------------------------------------- James, b Mch 27, 1758 4th child Elijah B Dec 29, 1770

-----------+-------------------------- 10th child. Three of his

James, B July 20, 1791 ob Feby 28, 1855 sons married 3 Finley

Married 1 Rebecka Elliott, married 2 sisters.

Harriet Seeno [Seens?]

-----------------------------------------

Rebecka by 1st wife John Pocock by 2d wife

b Feby 22, 1819 B Sept 9, 1837 ob Nov 27,

married Stephen Clawson 1883 married Elizabeth Nixon B July 25, 1839

----------------------- ob Dec 3, 1883. They had but two children.

Salem Clawson who gave ¦

Carrie the Pocock record ¦ ¦

-------------------------------------------------------------------

James William Pocock George W. Pocock

b Dec 23, 1864 ob July 22, 1914 married

Ora Irene Ayers, my co-informant who

was born June 13, 1864.

------------+----------------------------

Carrie Lillian Pocock only child, born

Sept 26, 1887 my co-informant. Lives at

729 Main St, Hamilton, O.

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Among the papers Miss Pocock recd was a 4 1/2 page note size sketch about the life of Elijah Pocock, father of the three sons who married the three daughters of Alexander Finley of Ashland Co, O which was copied on Sept 5, 1884 by someone Miss Pocock does not know who, from the History of Clinton Tp Wayne Co. O as follows: Elijah Pocock of the second generation was born in Harford Co, Maryland Dec 29, 1770. At an early age, he was apprenticed to a blacksmith with whom after five yrs service, he arrived at the age of manhood & maturity. He immediately began the duties of his trade of which he had acquired a superior knowledge & mastery & in the course of a few yrs of persevering industry, unremitting labor & rigid economy, he accumulated a handsome amount of money in fact a little fortune. A man of resolute purpose, of firm unbending will & with a determination of placing himself in a situation where no man could be his master or dictate, he concluded on a trip west of the mountains. He was married in the summer of 1815 to Catharine Hughes & in the summer of that year, he emigrated to Wayne Co, O. where he purchased from the Government & at private sale over 2000 acres of land, 1760 A in Wayne Co & 640 A in Ashland Co. He then returned to Maryland where he remained until 1820 when he removed his family to Ohio & settled upon his land. He now devoted himself wholly to his farm abandoning his trade altogether. An un-

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fortunate occurrence occurred soon after his arrival in the death of his wife who had born to him five children, all of whom are dead. He was married a second time to Grace Smith by whom he had ten children (see page 175) (The article then gives sketch of his 8 sons by the second wife which I do not care for saying nothing of his four sons by the first wife in three of whom I am interested. It then concludes with:)

Elijah Pocock the apprenticed blacksmith the owner of over 2000 A of land in the primal days of the county was indeed & emphatically a forest noble man. He started upon life in poverty & by the blows struck upon the anvil carved out the means with which he laid the basis of his fortune. He was a man distinguished for his prudence & sterling honesty. He detested & despised the indolent man & his disposition was most liberal charitable & benevolent. He believed that God helped the man who helped himself & he was ever ready to bestow assistance & benefaction upon all worthy objects. We pronounce him the best of type of the pioneers who settled in the county, a man of remarkable life & signal achievements.

I will return the above paper to Miss Pocock. I told her & her mother of several of my quests & also how she could avoid wearing spectacles.

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From page 207

Venice Ohio Cemetery in Ross Tp, Butler Co, O Sept 29, 1926 9:54 AM

17. David D. Rothermel B Aug 9, 1857 ob Feby 15, 1883

Harriet A. Jenkins (his widow) mother 1862-1907 (see page 230)

18. These are two of his mother's six children by her second husband, see page 235.

Eliza Jane daughter of Wm & Caroline Davis B Mch 3, 1864 ob Feby 22, 1880

Carrie daughter of Wm & Caroline Davis B Apr 2, 1869, ob Apr 23, 1887

19. William Elliott 1827-1906

Almira Elliott 1838-1908

Grace E. Elliott 1861-1925

20. David Rothermel (see page 196) 1826-1901

Mary Ann, his wife 1834-1902

Nannie Shaw 1859-1895

21. Silas Shaw ob Feby 17, 1876 aged 56 yrs 2 mos 27 days

22. Anna, wife of Thomas Findley ob Dec 22, 1873 (or 8) aged 56 yrs

23. Patience Baily B Apr 26, 1779 ob Sept 23, 1880

24. John Snyder born in New Jersey B Sept 15, 1776 ob Aug 14, 1868

Rebecca Ent, his wife Born in NJ B Oct 10, 1799 ob Oct 17, 1856 see pages 232-234

25. William Thompson ob Dec 14, 1866 aged 70 yrs

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Nancy, wife of William Thompson ob Oct 3, 1858 aged 56 yrs 8 mos 28 days

26. Abraham P. Carnahan 1806-1840

Martha Carnahan 1815-1900

27. Pliny Shaw ob Jany 17, 1867 aged 72 yrs 2 mos 4 days

Albina daughter of Pliny & Lancey Shaw ob May 31, 1863 aged 23 yrs 9 mos 15 days.

Leaving 11 AM

Macedonia Graveyard, Morgan Tp, Butler Co, O Sept 29, 1926 1:50 PM 29. Charles W. Wright ob Oct 23, 1892 aged 34 yrs see page 222

Leaving 2 PM

St Charles Cemetery, Reily Tp, Butler, Co, O Sept 29, 1926 2:33 PM 30. James Thompson 1813-1847

Isabel Thompson 1810-1896

Hiram T. Thompson 1838-1864 He died Feby 24, 1864 aged 26 yrs 6 mos 9 days

Robert J. Thompson Sergt Co D 69 Ohio Inf 1840-1865

Robert Thompson, an old stone up by church b Nov 30, 1786 ob Aug 21, 1835 aged 48 yrs 8 mos 21 days.

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31. Elizabeth, wife of David Rothermel ob Aug 10, 1855 aged 23 yrs 5 mos 2 days. This is a large marker but down, see page 196 top coupled with Mrs Shaw's statement 196-203 on David's return from her funeral he was apprized of the death of his sister Mary Rogers page 207 item 11.

32. Emanuel Burget ob Feby 4, 1822 in his 46th yr

33. Lue Elmore son of Wm & Nancy A. Thompson ob Oct 13, 1863 aged 5 yrs 9 mos 19 days

Emma, daughter of Wm & Nancy A. Thompson ob Feby 15, 1864 aged 3 days

Michael A. Thompson ob May 28, 1857 aged 59 yrs 4 mos 5 days "Dearest husband etc"

Sarah E. daughter T.R. & Jane Thompson ob Aug 4, 1860 aged 4 yrs 9 mos 16 days

Michael A. son of G.K. & M.M. Thompson ob Sept 2, 1852 aged 11 mos 26 days

James Monroe, son of James & Anne Thompson ob Aug 10, 1841 aged 1 yr 5 mos 24 days.

34. Ezekiel Wynn 1822-1896

Sarah, his wife 1825-1892

John, their son 1856-1882

Nancy Alice Wynn 1866-1914 see page 298

Left 3:05 PM

Sept 30, 1926 7 AM have been writing all night, am up to date & won't go to bed JVT

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At residence of Mrs Mary Flume No 840 Greenwood Ave, Hamilton O Sept 30, 1926 10:55 AM

I arrived here half an hour ago & find Mrs John Martz, short heavy set & active & lithe of foot. She says they call her "the kid" hereabouts. She lives upstairs on the second floor of Mrs Flume's where she says she has lived with her husband for 10 yrs. She says her father, William Traber had no sisters & but one brother, who died when a child & is buried in Greenwood Cem. She says that John Treber who married Elizabeth Crawford & his brother Jacob Treber who married Jane Thoroman were Uncles of her father. She does not know her grandfather's name, but my records show it was Henry & an old bible of her father's printed by W. Greenough Qunenburg, Mass in 1825 gives the following record the Henry I feel sure being her grandfather. I don't know who Elizabeth is who married an Ott unless it is a sister of Harry. Marriages

Elizabeth Treber was married to David Ott Feby 28, 1828

W.H. Treber was married to Elizabeth [cut off] 1848

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Births

1. John Treber was born Aug 8, 1823

2. William Henry Treber was born Dec 15, 1824

Children of Wm H.

1. Nancy Ann Traber born Aug 20, 1849

2. Lauretta Traber born Nov 10, 1852

3. William H. Traber born Feby 20, 1855

4. Josephine Traber born Oct 15, 1858

5. Millard Fillmore Traber born Nov 12, 1861

The bible gives his birth year as 1860 but she insists that it was 1861.

Deaths

John Treber died Nov 8, 1823

Henry Traber died Nov 14, 1825 His age 40 yrs 11 mos & 2 days

Elizabeth Ott died Dec 28, 1828 aged 25 yrs 6 mos & 8 days

Josephine Traber died Mch 5, 1859

W.H. Traber died Apr 28, 1863

Elizabeth Baird Treber died Sept 16, 1899 she was born Feby 21, 1830

William H. Traber died Feby 28, 1907. He was unmarried. She says "never knew him to go & see a girl"

Lauretta is single & living in Minneapolis, Minn at 2508 24th Ave South. Wrong see p 248

Nancy Ann, my informant has been married three times:

1st Jany 9, 1868 to Geo Samuel Johnson

2d May 12, 1881 to Andrew Jackson Irwin

3d Aug 24, 1916 to John Martz

No issue by any.

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Geo S. Johnson was separated but died many years ago.

A.J. Irwin was a school teacher son of Morton Irwin. He died in Feby 28, 1900

John Martz is son of Michael Martz & his wife Mary Ferrie & was born Mch 24, 1858 at Minister O. He is a boiler maker by trade. Mrs Martz says her Aunt Ann Baird who married Henry Treber never had any children see page 112. The further statements by Edward & Milton on page 113 are also partly erroneous. She knows nothing about who Blanche daughter of Henry by his 2d wife married see page 112.

Leaving 11:53 AM

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At Lane Free Library No N 3d St Hamilton O Sept 30, 1926 2:33 PM corner Buckeye St

I came in a few minutes ago & asked for Mrs James, a matronly & very handsome middle aged woman who very kindly got out & laid on the table 8 different volumes of their local histories. The first one I looked at is a "History & Biog Cyclopedia of Butler Co, O printed by Weston Biog Pub Co Cincin O 1882. The only Crawford article is of Jno A. Crawford who I cannot identify. In the next one, I looked at However, which is on David Rothermel, I am more fortunate & which confirms my conclusions of the Rothermels of the past few days viz that Solomon who came out here in 1808 was the grandson of my gggf John. The article is on page 419 & states that David Rothermel was born in Ross Tp Mch 30, 1829 "His father Solomon Rothermel came of old Rev Stock Solomon Rothermel's Uncle Joseph (he was bro of ggm Mary Markle) fought in that memorable struggle & died a prisoner of war. He was with Washington at Trenton. Mr Rothermel was married Feby 26, 1857 in Morgan Tp to Mary Ann Martindell. They had nine children as follows:

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1. Mary C. was born Nov 29, 1857

2. Nancy M. was born Sept 11, 1859

3. Ann E. was born Aug 13, 1861

4. Flora B. was born Sept 16, 1863

5. Cervanida was born July 31, 1865

6. Charles W. was born Sept 8, 1867 ob Oct 10, 1868

7. James J. was born Apr 14, 1870

8. Parmelia was born June 16, 1872

9. Nona was born Oct 3, 1875

He is a butcher & farmer & has been a resident of Butler Co for 55 yrs. His mother was Christina Brosius. She is now dead as is his father.

The article on ggrand Uncle Col Robert Elliott is in this vol page 21 as seen by me & noted when at Mrs Morton's in Collinsville Oct 1921.

Another book memoirs of Miami Valley Vol II Robt O. Law Co Chicago 1919 794 pages given on page 354 on Karl Jack an important factor in the success of the American Rolling Mill at Middletown, O which says he was born at Leechburg, Pa June 19, 1879, a son of Wm B & Evelyn (Marland) (Taylor) Jack. His mother died at Middletown Jany 6, 1913 & his father is also dead. He graduated at Lafayette College. On Mch 2, 1905 he married at Canal Dover O Lottie B. daughter of J.D. & Cora (Kline) McGill & have one son McGill born in 1908.

Leaving 3:55 PM

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At residence of Millard Fillmore Traber 730 Campbell Ave Hamilton O Sept 30, 1926 4:44 PM

Mr Traber says his mother always told him that he was born Nov 12, 1862 & not 1860 or 1861.

He was married 1st 1890 in Hamilton to Ella Jackson born here in May 1865 & divorced in Cincinnati O & still living. She was daughter of Jacob Jackson & wife. No issue.

Married 2d Feby 22, 1904 in Hamilton O to Mrs Anna Ella Neubrander, widow of Jacob Neubrander & daughter of Louis Hyman & his wife Mary Pepper. She was born in Glendale, O Jany 23, 1871. Have had three children all born in Hamilton, O viz:

1. Millard Fillmore Jr born May 16, 1905

2. Loretta Louise born July 3, 1909

3. Gertrude Elizabeth born June 6, 1911

All at home single. the girls gave their own dates. Mr Traber is a machinist & works at Hoover, Owens & Rentschler's. Mrs Traber says that Mrs Martz was wrong abt Lauretta as she was married over 30 yrs ago in Minneapolis Minn to John Miller & both are living but have no children except an adopted one. He is a painter by trade.

Leaving 5:20 PM

Mrs T. owns the substantial 9 room brick house in which they live.

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At residence of Frank Guilford Traber, No 55 Millville Ave Hamilton O Sept 30, 1926 7:30 PM

Mrs Traber's father was Frank Ogle Traber son of Judge Joseph Traber & his wife Harriet Ogle. He was born Apr 23, 1850 in Hamilton O & died here on Dec 21, 1905 & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. He was married Oct 8, 1874 in Cincin O to Barbara Elizabeth Dillman born Nov 17, 1856 in Cincin, O daughter of Henry Dillman & his wife Freadareka [sic] Judith Warth. Have had but one child born at Ogleton Sta, Reily Tp, Butler Co, O viz:

1. Frank Guilford Traber born Mch 16, 1881 married Aug 30, 1904 in Hamilton, O to Katherine Francis Wys, born June 18, 1882 at Cincin, O daughter of Jacob Wys & his wife Theresa Fritz. Both living here, where he is Secy-Treas of the Iron City Foundry Co & both are giving their own records as well as Mr T's mother also here. Have had but one child born in Hamilton, O viz:

1. Tilatha Thelma Traber born Aug 31, 1905 & died Apr 4, 1908 & buried in Greenwood Cem.

Leaving 7:46 PM JVT

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At residence of Mrs Mary Beeler 127 S "E" St Hamilton O 8:40 Pm Sept 30, 1926

I arrived here a little after 8 o'c & found that Mrs McKee who had been here to meet he had just gone home.

Mrs Beeler has gotten out the bible of her grandfather John Crawford, which was printed by Edward W. Miller Phila 1847 & which has four pages of record. Her father was John Crawford as was her grandfather who was a brother of Mrs Falconer's father David & son of the first John who came out here & is buried at Collinsville, O where her grandfather John is also buried. The bible record is as follows: 1st page Marriages

Wm H. Blair & Sarah Crawford married May 1, 1847

John Crawford & Anna E. Walker married Dec 20, 1855

John L. Beeler & Mary M. Crawford married Dec 19, 1883

Wilson Maxwell & Josephine Markt Crawford Jany 18, 1899

John Crawford & Elizabeth Beckett married Sept 28, 1823

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2d page

Births

John Crawford born August 1799

Elizabeth Beckett born Aug 7, 1800

John Crawford Jr born July 13, 1827

Anna E. Walker born Aug 25, 1834

1. Sarah Blair Crawford born Oct 12, 1856

2. William Walker Crawford born Sept 19, 1858

3. Mary Millikin Crawford born May 13, 1860

4. Lucy Benedict Crawford born Jany 26, 1863

5. Carrie Millikin Crawford born Feby 16, 1866

6. Agnes Crawford born Sept 5, 1868

7. Josephine Markt Crawford born July 29, 1870

Wm H. Blair & Sarah Crawford had issue

Thomas Blair

Margaret Blair

3d page

Their children etc

Elizabeth Crawford Blair born Jany 28, 1848

John Crawford Blair born Jany 13, 1850

Sarah Crawford Blair born July 11, 1855

Deaths

4th page

John Crawford died July 1829

Elizabeth Crawford Blair died Mch 14, 1849

John Crawford Blair died Feby 13, 1851

Sarah (the mother) Blair died July 31, 1852

Sarah Blair Jr died Oct 11, 1852

Thomas Blair died Mch 1847

Agnes Crawford died Aug 29, 1869

John Crawford (Mrs B's father) died Feby 4, 1898

Sarah Crawford died Apr 12, 1907

Lucy Benedict Gregory Walker died Mch 7, 1904. This was the mother of Mrs Beeler's mother,

Anna Eliza Walker Crawford died Mch 20, 1917

Carrie M. Crawford died Feby 19, 1926.

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Mrs Beeler's grandfather John Crawford married Elizabeth Beckett, daughter of James Beckett & his wife Sarah Taylor. She was a sister of Robert Beckett who married his sister Mary Crawford.

Their two children were born on Four Mile Creek in Butler Co, O.

Wm H. Blair who married their daughter Sarah was son of ______ Blair & wife.

Anna Eliza Walker, the wife of their son John was the daughter of Peter L. Walker & his wife Lucy Benedict Gregory.

The seven children of John & Anna Eliza were all born in Hamilton O.

1. Sarah Blair Crawford died unmarried

2. Wm W. Crawford is Deputy in the Co Auditor's office is unmarried & lives 140 N "C" St with his sister Lucy.

3. Mary M. Crawford married John Logan Beeler born Apr 27, 1845 at Sharon, O. He died May 5, 1926 & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. He was son of John Beeler & his wife Mary Logan. They had nine children all born in this house viz:

1. William Crawford Beeler born Jany 5, 1885

2. Jessie Benton Beeler born Mch 4, 1887

3. Lucy Elizabeth Beeler born May 15, 1889

4. Mary Logan Beeler born Dec 15, 1891

5. Carol Beeler born Feby 21, 1894

6. John Beeler Jr born Oct 21, 1896

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7. Henry Fowler Beeler born Aug 15, 1899

8. Robert Beeler born Sept 11, 1902

9. Elsa Beeler born Dec 4, 1904

Deaths

Jessie Benton Beeler died June 7, 1891

John Beeler Jr died Oct 12, 1896

Elsa Beeler born Dec 15, 1906

1. Wm C. was married Apr 10, 1913 here to Jessie Slayback born Oct daughter of John C. Slayback & wife Irene. Both living at corner Dick & Rhea Aves where he is Secy of West side B & L Assn. Have no issue, but have adopted a son.

3. Lucy Elizabeth married Mch 18, 1911 in this house to Russell M. Wilder born Nov 1885 son of Dr Wm Wilder & wife Ella Taylor. Both living at No 612 10th Ave, Rochester, Minn where he is an M.D. & is at the head of Mayo Clinic nephritis dept. Have two sons both born in Chicago, Ills.

I. Russell M. Jr born Oct 14, 1912

II. Thomas Carroll born June 18, 1915

4. Mary Logan married May 10, 1915 in this house to Martin Spoerl born Oct 1891 in Hamilton O son of John Spoerl & wife Emma Martin. Both living on another corner of Dick & Rhea Aves where he is a hardware man. Have two daughters born in Hamilton.

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I. Margaret born Feby 1916

II. Susan born Mch 4, 1922

5. Carol was married Oct 24, in this house Oct 24, 1923 to Geza de Takats M.D. born Feby 1892 in Buda Pesth [I think he means Budapest] Both now living in Evanston, Ills where he is practicing & specializing on surgery. No issue.

7. Henry F. was married Nov 1925 in Hamilton O to Katharine Sohngen born Feby 1903 daughter of Paul & Katharine Burkhart Sohngen. Both living on Virginia Ave Hamilton O where he is a lawyer. No issue.

8. Robert is at home with his mother single.

4. Lucy Benedict teaches in the High school here is single & lives at 140 N "C" St with her brother.

7. Josephine M. married Wilson Maxwell born at Marietta O son of Rev Dr Maxwell & his wife Mary Mills. Both living at corner 8th ST & Campbell Ave, City where he is a newspaper man. Have two sons born here viz:

I. Allen Maxwell born Dec 27, 1899

II. Spencer Maxwell born Nov 4, 1904

Both single & are living in Los Angeles, Calif

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[5]D___(ago leaving two daughters. He is living there yet. Thin living together first cousins & granddaughters of Robert Beckett & Mary Crawford are best equipped to give the Beckett record.

Mrs B. says her father had told her that his ancestors were John as far back as he knew & her great gf John buried at Collinsville, O & his wife was Eleanor Robeson, she thinks from what her father said that his father was also John. Some of the relatives in gathering data, have found some indications that it might be William. It was John & Eleanor who came to Ohio & about 1799 she thinks & says they came from Penna down the Ohio River. They came from Mckeesport, Pa she says.

Leaving 11:22 PM

Mrs B. says that her father always said that his grandfather John Crawford who married Eleanor Robeson was a first or own cousin of [6]er of Nan. Thinks-ë_#bè_#>_ä__ at New Haven O Hamilton Co, O

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Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton O Room 31 Sept 31, 1926 11:55 PM

I got Chas Van Doran with his taxi this morning & started over to Lindenwald at 9:30 AM

Went to 2205 Freeman Ave & it did not look as if anyone lived there. In Directory as Geo E. Jack's residence.

Also went to Dill Finley & Kenneth Finley but they had moved.

Then after noon, I walked down to 217 Dayton St & a lady said Mrs Pearce have lived over by [makes no sense]

I also went to the C.H. again & found the deeds for first 30 yrs were not indexed. Went to the newspaper office & saw Mrs Col Wards who descends from Salem oldest child of the 1st Daniel Pocock.

12:40 Am Oct 1, going to bed.

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At residence of Lewis Mancha No 15 N. Beech St Oxford O Oct 1, 1926 8 AM

Mr Mancha is a blacksmith here & is a full brother of Mary & Elizabeth Mancha who married Geo W. & Wm Rothermel. His older half brothers, William & Henry, sons of Geo Mancha married Mary & Kate Rothermel daughters of Solomon Rothermel (the second). Mrs Mancha says that Earl Rothermel ought to have the Geo Mancha family bible record as she knows his mother had it & gave her some records out of it. Geo Mancha had but two children by first wife & five by second wife viz: Mary, Elizabeth Edward, Lewis, my informant & Katherine. Henry Mancha & his wife Kate Rothermel had a boy & a girl. Says go to Roy Maggart at 860 Franklin St, Hamilton, O. Maggart's wife Tel 3608-Y is the girl that Henry & Kate's daughter raised. This daughter keeps house for someone there & Mr Maggart can give her address. She is a widow without issue & can give record of her father's family & that of her Uncle Wm Mancha whose daughter married, also lives in Hamilton O. Thinks William had just a son & daughter also.

Ora Rothermel lives 2 or 3 miles out on Contraris

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Pike out High ST west where he lives on a rented farm.

Jesse Rothermel lives out College Corner Pike abt 5 miles on the Greer farm abt a mile off the Main road. Go to Ora's. He can take me to Jesse's.

Leaving 8:33 AM

Ora said there was a Rothermel in Cincin, O. No slip made yet.

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At residence of Samuel Steele Glasgow 422 E. Church St, Oxford, O Oct 1, 1926 9 AM

Mr Glasgow was born in Franklin Tp, Adams Co O June 4, 1851 son of Wm Barkley Glasgow & his wife Marian McIntyre. Wm B. Glasgow was an older half brother of Finley Glasgow's wife, his mother Nancy having first married Joseph Glasgow & after his death married a Campbell & had two daughters one of whom was Mrs Finley Glasgow. The father of Finley Glasgow was Robert Glasgow who married Rosanna Finley. Mr G. does not recall the names of Finley Glasgow's brothers & sisters, but says he had the following children.

1. Robert

2. William

3. Grier

4. John d.y. unmarried in his teens.

5. Nancy

6. Alice

None living in Ohio now.

William might be living near Peoria Ills would be 80 yrs. Married & has a family.

Grier might be living in Kansas

Don't know what county

Robert is dead, Ora & Tina are two of this children.

Nancy married Dr J.A. Glasgow, brother

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of my informant & both are dead & buried at Tranquillity, O. NO issue. Alice married a man in Illinois. He says his Uncle Finley Glasgow married a second wife who was not congenial to his children. He moved to Ills & died he thinks near Peoria, Ills.

Leaving 9:42 AM

Mr G. mentioned something out of the ordinary saying his son Marion McClure Glasgow passed his examination & got a teacher's cft before he was eleven years old, having 85 in arithmetic. He graduated here & is now in the lumber business in Florida & worth $60,000. Never having recd anything from home to start on. He is 40 or over. Mr G's daughter is Registrar of Miami University. He has been down sick in bed for abt 3 weeks & was able this week to be up otherwise he would have driven me to the Rothermels.

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At residence of Ora Glenn Rothermel Oxford Tp, Butler Co, O (P.O. Oxford O RR 4) Oct 1, 1926 10:17 AM

Mr Rothermel was born Sept 1, 1888 in Morgan Tp, Butler Co, O son of Alfred Rothermel born Apr 4, 1851 in Morgan Tp, son of Solomon Rothermel & his first wife. Alfred died Sept 2, 1915 in Oxford Tp & is buried at Scipio, O g.y. & has a marker. He was married to Rachel Elizabeth Wynn born Mch 14, 1856 & died Mch 23, 1924 & is also buried at Scipio O & has a marker. Her mother died abt 25 yrs ago & is also buried at Scipio & has a marker. Alfred & Rachel had but 5 children all born in Morgan Tp as follows:

1. Jesse Sylvester Rothermel b Dec 14, 1876

2. Sylvia May Rothermel b Aug 25, 1878

3. Cora Alberta Rothermel b June 16, 1880

4. Mabel Gertrude Rothermel b Apr 5, 1882

5. Ora Glenn Rothermel b Sept 1, 1888

1. Jesse S. has been married twice & lives in this Tp on the Grier farm. His first wife's brother, Wm Quante lives in the next house back toward Oxford & can give her record.

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2. Sylvia M. married James Banks. Both living at 121 21st St Richmond Ind where he is a laborer. She is in bad health from cancer. Have 2 children.

3. Cora A. married James Rowe & both are living across the line in a small village called Springfield, Ind abt 7 miles where he is a contractor. Have two boys. Ora thinks she got her father's bible record.

4. Mabel G. died in Dec 21, 1902 unmarried & is buried at Scipio & has a tombstone.

5. Ora G. was married May 19, 1914 at Hamilton, O to Bessie Eikenberry born near Cottage Grove, Ind Dec 16, 1892 & died Apr 2, 1926 & is buried in the cemetery at College Corner O the cemetery however being in Indiana. She was daughter of Henry Eikenberry & his wife Sarah Clark. Have had two children born in this Tp viz:

1. Gladys Arvida Rothermel b Aug 17, 1917

2. Leona May Rothermel b Jany 2, 1919

Both in school.

Leaving 10:50 AM

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At residence of Wm Quante, Oxford Tp O (P.O. Oxford O RR No 4) Oct 1, 1926 11 AM

Mr Quante's sister Sophia Elizabeth Quante was the first wife of Jesse S. Rothermel & was the daughter of Frederick Quante & his wife Fredaricka [sic] Kuhlman. Sophia E. was born in Highland Tp, Franklin Co, Ind Dec 5, 1875. She died June 9, 1924

Leaving 11:06 AM

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At residence of Jesse S. Rothermel Oxford Tp Butler Co, O (P.O. Oxford O RR 1) Oct 1, 1926 11:27 AM

Mr Rothermel was born Dec 14, 1876 and married 1st Aug 24, 1917 at Hamilton, O to Sophia E. Quante born Dec 5, 1875 & died June 9, 1924. No issue. See page 263. She is buried at Reily O but no marker.

Married 2d Sept 10, 1925 at Hamilton O to Mrs Minnie Etta Griner born July 12, 1866 near Shelbyville, Ind widow of Robert Griner who died Sept 11, 1919. She is daughter of Frank Smith & his wife Sarah Dawson. Both living here, no issue.

He can't tell anything about his grandmother's record, but says to ask his sister Cora Row, who may have the family record. He does not have any.

Leaving 11:42 AM

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At residence of Mrs Cora A. Rowe (pro Row) Springfield Tp Franklin Co, Ind Oct 1, 1926 1:07 PM (P.O. Brookville, Ind route 4)

Mrs Rowe has gotten out the bible of her father, Alfred Rothermel in which was a record of births written by her mother on a large piece of paper on both sides as follows: Phebe Rothermel was born Aug 3, 1834

Rachel Rothermel was born Mch 14, 1856

Alfred Rothermel was born Apr 4, 1851

His children:

1. Jesse S. Rothermel born Dec 14, 1876

2. Silvy Rothermel born Aug 24, 1878

3. Cora Rothermel born June 16, 1880

4. Mabel Gertrude Rothermel born Mch 6, 1882

5. Ora Glenn Rothermel born Sept 1, 1887

Cora thinks this is the correct date & note 1888 as Ora himself said.

Cora has an obituary of her mother which says she, Rachel Wynn & Alfred Rothermel were married Dec 7, 1875. She died Mch 23, 1924 aged 68 yrs & 9 days. She don't remember when her grandmother died or was married, nor the dates of her grandfather's birth & death. She remembers of his dying in the neighborhood of Okeana & of her mother going to the funeral,

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but does not know whether he was buried at Okeana or Scipio. He & Phebe had been divorced.

Cora A. was married in Hamilton O Aug 29, 1906 to James Thomas Rowe born Feby 13, 1860 in Scott Co, Ky the son of Hiram Newton Rowe & wife Rachel Estell. Both living here where he is a contractor & is now ditching for the county & for the farmers. Have two children, the oldest born in Peoria, Ind, this Co & the youngest just across the line in Ohio. She thinks in Reily Tp.

1. Freeman Lowell Rowe born Jany 25, 1908

2. Luther Marshall Rowe born Nov 8, 1909

Both at home single

Leaving 1:44 PM

June 1, 1927 5 PM

A letter dated May 31, 1927 in answer to mine of Jany 7, from Mrs Cora A. Rowe above of Brookville, Ind states that they have just succeeded in learning the date of the death of her grandmother Phoebe Rothermel which was Nov 1905.

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At residence of Rev Jasper McSurely No 100 Campus Ave Oxford, O Oct 1, 1926 2:30 PM

Rev McSurely says he is the son of Hugh McSurely & his wife Mary Clark a native of Lexington, VA & Hugh a native of Lexington, Ky both coming when young with their parents to the Cherry Fork, section of Adams Co, O where he said he himself was born Sept 1, 1834. He does not look to be 92 yrs old by 20 yrs being vigorous & hale with a smile & laugh of far younger years.

He said he knew William Finley an elder in the Associate Reformed Church who was the father of Wm & Porter & Sarah Finley who were children by his second wife who was a Pilsen. He had several children by his first wife who were of an older generation than himself. He had an older son who died of cholera in 1849 whose name he thinks was Samuel. The father, William, was then living on a farm on Cherry Fork adjoining my informant's father & his brother Robert Finley lived on a farm below, adjg both William & his father, Hugh McSurely. Robert too was twice married. He had a large family by his first wife. He says

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Robert's 2nd son was Erastus (look up my genealogical table) & he recalls also an older son whose name for the moment has escaped him. His 3d son, John Anderson Finley was an old school teacher of his when he was a boy & who in 1868 was living in Warren Co, Ills.

Robert & his 2d wife, who was the widow of a dissenting minister named Warwick left Ohio & moved first to near Peoria, Ills & going later to near Monmouth, Ills on a farm where my informant visited him in 1858. She had some children by Warwick but don't know whether she had any by Finley or not. He had a big family by his first wife & when she came in with her children, it filled up the big brick house. He said William & Robert Finley were of the very very few people in Adams Co who owned brick houses at that early day. He thinks Robert died near Monmouth, Ills. He too was a member of the Associate Reformed Church & then a Dissenter of U.P. His oldest sons were large, very large men, physically. Rev McSurely said his sister Sarah of Unity, Adams Co, O died last December.

He said Finley Glasgow married a daughter of William Finley by his

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first wife. He only knows of him being married once. He didn't recall who Glasgow Finley married.

Speaking of my being from Uniontown, Pa, he recalled that Samuel E. Hibben, from Uniontown, Pa married a Galloway from Gettysburg, Pa & was, he said, an Elder in the Presbyterian church at Hillsboro, O for over 50 yrs of which church my informant was pastor for 30 yrs from 1869 to 1899 & Mr Hibben was like a father to him & used to scold him some, but wouldn't let anyone else do so. He said Mr Hibben died in 1884 & was the grandfather of President Hibben of Princeton College.

I spoke of Rev Dr Samuel Crothers of Greenfield, O being one of my relatives & he said he knew him very well & said he was the head & front of the abolition party in that section & a very strong Union man. In fact, he said was the most powerful man in all that section & their member of Congress, John A. Smith told him that Rev Dr Crothers had the whole community at his beck & call. He remembered seeing & hearing him at a meeting of Synod or Presbytery at Oxford O while he was in college in which it was proposed to resume correspondence with the Foreign Church & Rev Dr Samuel Wilson of Cincin, O

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a very pronounced pro slavery man got up & made a speech against the motion to which Rev Dr Crothers replied in a deep sonorous voice, which Rev McS. imitated & with gestures of gripping circular motion with both arms & hands over his breast & front which my informant well illustrated, said among other things that we, referring sarcastically to Rev Dr Wilson had always thought well of the Foreign churches "so long as they let our darling sins alone" (referring to slavery). He also knew his son Rev Samuel D. Crothers, whose widow & daughter were now living at Greenfield O. He said to when I spoke of my Markle relatives in the county that he knew Samuel Markle very well.

Left at 3:15 PM

I then walked a block north & a block east & then north out University Ave two blocks & was at:

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Residence of Mrs Birdie Young on North University Ave, Oxford Ohio Oct 1, 1926 3:27 PM

Mrs Young, a handsome plump well formed & perfectly shaped virile woman with auburn hair came out on her front porch where we sat down & I wrote (same as at Rev McSurely's & I am now transcribing at Room 31 Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton, O) excusing herself saying her house was all torn up & was being righted after an absence of 3 mos west from which she returned but 3 or 4 days ago. She has been out at Denver, Col, staying with & visiting her mother, while her sister, Mrs Fisk with whom their mother lives, made a trip to Calif. She says her mother, Frances Mater, 86 yrs old, is very well hale & hearty & says she was born here in Oxford, O Dec 14, 1840, one of the younger & sole survivor of the eleven children of Joseph B. Markle (son of great Uncle Geo Markle) who she says she had always been told had built the first house in Oxford, O & she recalls that his bones after being interred at Darrtown, O 30 yrs or 30 yrs ago had been dug up (& she saw them) & moved to the cemetery here in Oxford, O where her grand-

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mother, nee Elizabeth McCullough had put up a $350 monument. She & her husband, Joseph B. Markle came to Oxford shortly after their marriage. Mrs Mater now lives at No 951 Downing St, Denver, Colorado with her daughter, Mrs H.E. Fiske. She married Jany 28, 1868 in St Joe, MO where she had gone to care for the family of her brother, Samuel Markle, after the death of his first wife, Charles Frederick Von Mater born in Hesse Cassel, Hesse Nassau in Oct 1833 & who died June 5, 1917 in Denver, Col & is buried in Fairmount Cem there. After going west, he dropped the "Von" from his name.

John Bender, the father of Mrs Drew was a first cousin of Mr Mater & it was through this relationship that he met Fannie Markle. They had four children of whom the oldest, my informant was born in St Joe, Mo & the other three at Granite, Colo, a mining town viz: 1. Birdie Mater born Mch 15, 1869

2. Charles Frederick Mater Jr born Sept 24, 1871

3. Josephine Barbara Mater born Sept 24, 1871

4. Daisy Marie Mater born Jany 19, 1873

& all living.

1. Birdie was married in Leadville, Colorado Mary 25, 1887 to John Walker

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Young, son of John Young & his wife Susan Tucker. He was born in Brooklyn, NY Sept 26, 1855 & died Jany 14, 1912 in Evanston, Ills & is buried here in the Oxford Cem. He was a mining engineer & they lived in London, Eng from 1903 to 1909. His father was a first cousin of Lord James Bryce for many years Ambassador from Great Britain to the U.S. & she named her youngest son for him. They had five children of whom two are living, the oldest born in Leadville, Colo, the next three born & died in Helena Montana & the youngest in Evanston, Ills viz:

1. John Young born Feby 29, 1888

2. Walter Byrd born Feby 10, 1890 ob Aug 6, 1890 3. Unnamed son born Aug 6, 1891 ob Aug 6, 1891

4. Unnamed son born Dec 3, 1893 ob Dec 6, 1893

5. James Bryce born Mch 31, 1911

1. John Young married May 20, 1913 at Chicago, Ills Minnie Caroline Wald, born Nov 27, 1887 in Chicago Ills daughter of Martin Wald & his wife Marie Caroline Schultz. Both living at Oglesby, Ills where he is with the Lehigh Cement Co. Have two children the oldest born in Chicago, Ills & the youngest in LaSalle, Ills viz:

1. John ____ Young Jr born Feby 24, 1915

2. Courtland Wald Young born Feby 16, 1920

Carried to page 278

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At residence of Andrew Jackson Finley No 218 N. Elm ST Oxford, O Oct 1, 1926 5:05 PM

I walked out here from Mrs Young's & going to 319 N. Elm St a square below met Mrs Walter Finley who pointed to this house as the home of her father-in-law, Mr Andrew Jackson Finley born Nov 8, 1851 in Hamilton Co, O & is a remarkably young looking man for 75.

He says his grandfather, John Finley was born in Scotland but don't know where. He married Mary Ellen Charters in Scotland & came to America shortly thereafter & settled in Hamilton Co in the neighborhood of Mt Pleasant. Don't know of any other relatives coming with him. He came here as a doctor & practiced in the section where he settled & became very wealthy. Thinks he only had two boys & a girl all born in Hamilton Co & his wife dying there, he went back to England after his children were grown, where he married a second wife, who was some relation to Queen Victoria. After going back, his family here lost all trace of him & never

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got any of his wealth. His children in order of age were:

1. William Duncan Finley b Feby 4, 1823

2. a son

3. Ann Finley

2. Don't know his name nor who he married nor anything about his descendants if any.

3. Ann married a man named John? Hoops & lived in the west. He mentioned Colorado & Wyoming as probable places.

1. William Finley was married to Lydia Ellen Ent & had eight children the first three born in Hamilton Co then 3 or 4 in Union Co, Iowa & the others in Hamilton Co, O. He died in June 7, 1871 in Hamilton Co, O & is buried at New Burlington, O just this side of Mt Pleasant.

1. James Vance Finley born Aug 2, 1847

2. Robert Finley born June 9, 1849

3. Andrew Jackson Finley born Nov 8, 1851

4. Hannah Finley

5. Lydia Ellen Finley

6. Laura Finley born June

7. William Finley born in Iowa

8. Archibald Finley born in Feby in Iowa

see page 225 to 227.

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Andrew J. Finley was married Apr 9, 1873 near Hamilton, O to Delilah Franes [sic] Walter born Oct 18, 1852 in Butler Co, O daughter of John Walter & his wife Sarah Catharine Rinehart. Both living here where he has worked most all of his life for farmers by the month & year. Have had four children the oldest born in Reily Tp & the others in Hamilton Co, O viz:

1. Mary Edith Finley B July 26, 1874

2. Walter Nelson Finley b Sept 29, 1879

3. Charles Edward Finley b Jany 15, 1884

4. Helen Hyacinth Finley b May 1, 1892

1. Mary Edith was married Nov 28, 1894 to Wilk Clendennin both living in Hamilton, O where he has worked for the Hamilton Lumber Co for 16 yrs & have 5 children. Live 2404 Freeman Ave, Hamilton O

I. Stanley Wilkinson

II. Ethel

III. Marion, a boy

IV. Irma

V. Martha

2. Walter N. was married 1 May 21, 1901 to Pearl L. Buckley daughter of John Buckley & wife. Divorced. Had one child which only lived a few days. Married 2 to Iola Landon

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widow of Edward Landon & daughter of David Sheard. Both living at 319 N. Elm St where he is a painter was here at the door a few minutes ago. No issue.

3. Charles Edward died July 31, 1894

4. Helen Hyacinth was married in this Co July 5, 1916 to Thomas Wm Bussell born Nov 29, 1891 in Hawkins Co, Tennessee son of Wm Bussell & his wife Nancy Katherine Kinkaid. Both living at Monroe Sta this Co (P.O. Middletown O route 1) where he is section foreman on the Big Four. No issue.

Leaving 6:06 Pm

See book 19 p 417-22

I then walked about 5 blocks to High & main St got my dinner at 6:30 at Willis Bros Restt on High St & left on 7 Pm bus for Hamilton

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From page 273 [or 5 top cut off]

2. Charles Frederick Mater Jr married Apr 5, 1899 in Colorado Springs, Col Emma Louise Lesemann born Nov 17, 1877 in Penna at Allegheny City, daughter of Frederick Lesemann & his wife Maria Meyer who was visiting a sister there. Both living in Morenci, Arizona where he is postmaster & has been connected with mining enterprises. Have had but one child born at Cripple Creek Colorado viz:

1. Lois Tedrow Mater born Apr 27, 1901 who is at home single.

3. Josephine B. Mater twin sister is single & lives in Santa Domingo, Calif.

4. Daisy Marie married Mch 28, 1893 in Leadville, Colo Herbert Ellsworth Fiske, son of Dr Fiske who was Prest of Albion College, Albion, Mich. Both living at No 951 downing St Denver Colo where he is Secy-Tr of Denver Rock Drill Co & have two children living & one dead, the two oldest born in Leadville Col & the youngest in Denver Colo viz:

1. Harry Mater Fiske born July 1894

2. Helen Elizabeth Fiske born Sept 1895

3. Mary Louise Fiske born Oct 1902 & died aged about 3 yrs

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1. Harry M. married Aug 10, 1921 abt 5 yrs ago in Salt Lake, Utah Lucile Naemah Cahoon daughter of Daniel Farrington Cahoon & wife Naemah Eddens Tripp, who was born July 30, 1895 at Murray, Utah. Both living at No 1213 Euclid Ave Long Beach, Calif where he is with the Rand Drill people No issue. He enlisted in the World War May 4, 1917 & was 2d Lieut 82d Inf 16th Div & got his discharge Feby 4, 1919.

2. Helen E. was married Apr 24, 1918 before her graduation in June to Harvey John Parnkopf[7]tionw?_#T?_#J___(1st Genealogy o 1891 son of John Fillmore Parnkopf & his wife Mary Wehr of Milwaukee, Wis. Both living in LaPorte, Ind where he is a successful mechanician. Have one child born in Albion, Mich:

1. Fiske Otis Parnkopf B Mch 6, 1920 at Albion, Mich.

Both he & Harry M. held official positions in the World War & were packed up ready to sail when the armistice was declared.

I asked Mrs Young to give my regards to her cousin, Mrs Elizabeth Alexander when she told me of her great distress & serious illness during which she has lost over 40 lbs in two months & is they think suffering from inward goiter or cancer brought on probably through her worry over a series of accidents in which her son Horner, a lover of horse

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back riding in which he was kicked on the leg by a horse ridden by a young lady he was trying to help when her horse became fractious in Oct fracturing & breaking his leg in Oct which laid him up until Dec. Then, when riding in Mch, his horse got mixed up in some way with a cow & falling on Horner's good leg, broke it & his mother & sister Georgianna rushed him to Christ Hospital Cincin, O where they remained with him until May before he was well enough to leave.

Mrs Young said when she came here to school she lived wit her Aunt Georgianna (Mrs Alexander's mother) who was a true hospitable Markle, but that her daughter, Elizabeth never was, being always some what queer. She said she, herself was more like her Aunt & was really closer to her & more like her than her own daughter.

Left 4:33 PM

I then walked abt 8 blocks west to N. Elm St see page 274.

It is now 6:11 AM Oct 2d, I having written all night, & am transcribed up to date & will go get my breakfast & be ready to start at 7 AM to Collinsville with Van Doren.

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At residence of Harry John Markle State Street, Trenton, Butler Co, O Oct 2, 1926 7:50 AM

Mr Markle is son of Cyrus P. Markle, grandson of John L. & great grandson of my great Uncle George Markle. He was born at Darrtown, Aug 5, 1864 & was married Oct 21, 1897 at Seven Mile, O to Sarah Elizabeth Morgan born at Seven Miles O Mch 26, 1879 daughter of Geo Washington Morgan & his wife Ollie M. Neanover. Both living here where he has a filling station & have had three children, oldest born in Hamilton, O., second in Seven Mile, O & youngest in Trenton, O viz:

1. Harold John Markle born June 30, 1907

2. Prentiss Morgan Markle born July 15, 1911 & died Feby 10, 1912

3. Edward William Markle born Jany 23, 1923

Harold J. is single & at home & helps his father at the filling station.

Cyrus Painter Markle was born at Darrtown & he had 3 children, William, Harry J. & Chas Edward. William lives at Seven Mile where he carries the mail & has the old bible of his father which has many old records.

Leaving 8:06 AM

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At residence of William Cregar Markle Main St upstairs over grocery store Seven Mile, Butler Co, O Oct 2, 1926 10:36 AM

Mr Markle has the bible of his father Cyrus P. Markle, published by Wm W. Harding Phila 1869

The record is as follows:

Marriages

Cyrus P. Markle was married to Nancy Jane Cregar Jany 28, 1857

Birth

Cyrus P. Markle was born June 22, 1834.

Nancy J. Markle was born Aug 30, 1837

Their children:

1. William Cregar Markle born Oct 25, 1858

2. Harry John Markle born Aug 5, 1864

3. Charles Edward Markle born May 17, 1870

1. William C. Markle has never married

2. Harry J. see preceding page

3. Charles E. Markle was married in Texas where he was railroading to Oma Nichols born Oct 7, at Vincennes, Ind daughter of Joseph

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Nicholls & his wife Rebecca Cregar a sister of Nancy J, they being first cousins. Have had four children, all born in Cincinnati, O except the oldest one who was born in Texas.

1. Paul Benjamin Markle born July 23, 1893

2. Alice Viola Markle born Oct 13, 1895

3. Charles Edward Markle Jr born May 26, 1899

4. Myrtle Gladys Markle born July 16, 1910

1. Paul B. is at home single & deals in R.E. at Cumminsville, Hamilton Co, O.

2. Alice V. got hold of a box of matches while her mother was out to the butcher's & was burned so badly that she died July 25, 1898 aged 2 yrs 9 mos & 12 days.

3. Chas e. Jr is at home single & is a truck driver.

4. Myrtle is still in school.

Chas E. & Oma are both living at 1512 Lingo St Cumminsville, O North side where he is yard engineer for the B&O Rr Co.

Nancy J. Cregar was born in the State of Indiana daughter of John Cregar & his wife Mary Van Dyke.

Cyrus P. Markle died Feby 27, 1915 aged 80 yrs 8 mos & 5 days

Nancy J. Markle died Oct 7, 1916 aged 79 yrs 1 mo & 7 days.

Both buried in Darrtown, Cem.

Leaving 11:33 AM

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Harry J. Markle & his wife said that Mildred Morton died Apr 11, 1924 & Martha Morton, her mother died June 10, 1924 & both are buried at Collinsville, O & have tombstones. Mildred had an operation for appendicitis & her mother was so sick that she never knew of her death. She having been in the hospital for about three months. The hospital bill was $1200 which took a good part of what they had & the small balance went to the heirs on both sides as neither made a will.

Will Markle had his father's bible but said he had given the old bible of his grandfather to his Aunt Fannie Marshall at McGonigle Sta where I saw it & got record in Oct 1921. I had here domus necessitatis troubles that I trust will never be repeated.

Harry J. & his wife & Wm C. all wish to get a book when published. Harry & Will look much alike both being tall & slender.

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At residence of Chris Brunner Symmes X Roads, Fairfield Tp, Butler Co, O (P.O. Hamilton RR 3) Oct 2, 1926 1:44 PM

Mrs Anna Hites lives here. She was Sarah Anna Mancha, daughter of Henry Menche [sic] & his wife Sarah Catherine Rothermel daughter of Solomon of Solomon. Mrs Hites has her parents bible record which is as follows:

Henry Menche was married to Sarah Catherine Rothermel Sept 1873 (edge of leaf torn off)

Henry Menche was born Apr 1, 1844

Sarah Catherine Rothermel born Mch 4, 1856

Their children:

1. Sarah Annie Menche born June 18, 1874

2. Edward Solomon Menche born Sept 29, 1878

3. Daisy Menche born say Jany 1880 & died in Nov 1882 aged almost three years & is buried at Millville beside her mother. No markers.

Sarah Catharine Menche died abt Oct 3, 1882 & is buried on her father's lot at Millville, but does not have a marker.

Henry Menche never remarried & died in Mch 24, 1919 at the Soldiers Home at Dayton, O & is buried there. He was in the Civil War 3 or 4 yrs &

See bk 19 p 31

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was in the battle at Chattanooga Tenn. See monument record at Court House Hamilton O. Thinks too that he was in the battle of Gettysburg, Pa. He was born in Hamilton, O son of George Menche & his first wife Mary Long. Henry Menche was a carpenter by trade.

1. Sarah Annie was married Jany 18, 1898 in Hamilton, O to Reemelin Long Hites born Nov 20, 1867 near Bevis, O & died Dec 24, 1914 & is buried in Greenwood Cem. Hamilton O. He was son of Frank Hites & his wife Harriet Pipher. had but one child, stillborn, a daughter born Jany 11, 1901.

Mrs Hites has been housekeeper her for Mr Bruner since Jany 1921.

2. Edward Solomon was never married. He has been confined in the Insane Asylum at Dayton, O since 1920.

Mrs Hites says her Aunt Mary Rothermel, wife of Wm Menche was older than my informant's mother. She died when Mrs H was 12 or 13 yrs old. See her Uncle Solomon at Richmond, Ind as she thinks he has

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it down. Her husband, Wm Menche died prior to 1914. They had two children:

1. Emma

2. William

1. Emma married Frank Meeks & lives at 416 McKinley St Hamilton, O & have several children.

2. William lives in Hamilton O but has never married.

Mary's natural son before marriage lives at Coke Otto, just near to Hamilton & is in the Tel book under Hamilton as Chas M. Carrels RR & Tel 802-R-2. He is married but has no issue.

Mrs Hites & her husband legally adopted Norma Keitel giving her the name of Naomie Hites about 1904 when she was 10 yrs old. She has since married Roy W. Maggart & lives at 868 Franklin St who with her daughter Ruth I saw at noon today & got directions for coming out here.

Leaving 2:46 PM

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At residence of Jess E. Messmore, Symmes X Roads, Fairfield Tp Butler Co, O (P.O. Hamilton O RR 3) Oct 2, 1926 3 PM

Mr Messmore says he was born at Bismarck, Vermillion Co, Ills Mch 19, 1880, son of Henry Messmore aged 63 to 65 who is living now at North Manchester Indiana at No 702 N. Bond St.

He says he thinks there are some Messmores at London, O. He said he was there in 1918 & an old banker who is in the first bank on west side of street as you go from the sta. Henry was born at Marshfield, Warren Co, Ind. He has brothers:

Fremont Messmore, Tipton, Ind

Allin [best guess Atin? Alvin?] Messmore, Alwin Vermilion Co, Ills

Their father was William who died at Marshfield, Ind. He says they are German & went from Penna to Tenn & then to Ohio & then to Indiana. Says he has heard of McWilliams.

Leaving 3:15 PM

A letter dated Jany 24, 1927 fr Henry says his father, Wm came fr Penna but he does not know name of either his father or mother but says for me to write his oldest bro Fremont Messmore at Tipton, Ind. JVT 1/26/27

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At residence of Frank Asbury Meeks 416 McKinley Ave, Hamilton, O Oct 2, 1926 4:27 PM

Mrs Meeks was Emma Lenora Meanche, daughter of Wm Henry Meanche & his wife Mary Ellenor Rothermel, she being daughter of Solomon of Solomon. Mrs Meeks has brought out the big bible of her parents which was published by Amer Bible Soc NY in 1870. The record is as follows:

Marriages William Maenche [sic] & Elizabeth Norden were married Aug 3, 1865

William Maenche & Mary E. Rothermel were married Aug 28, 1876

Frank A. Meeks & Emma Lenora Maenche was married Sept 15, 1904

[I would guess that the Maenche spelling is the correct one taken from the bible]

Births

William Maenche born Jany 7, 1841

Elizabeth Norden born Aug 14, 1847

Mary Ellenora Rothermel born Dec 1, 1848

His children

1. George Henry Maenche born Sept 16, 1867

2. Anna Catherine Maenche born Jany 20, 1870

3. Elizabeth Maenche born July 22, 1872

by second wife:

4. William Henry Maenche born July 4, 1878

5. Emma Lenora Maenche born Oct 30, 1881

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The children of Mr & Mrs Meeks, 7 in number, were born the first five born here in Hamilton O & the last two in Terre Haute, Ind as follows:

1. Clyde Theodore Meeks born Sept 7, 1905

2. Margaret Lucile Meeks born Apr 16, 1907

3. Frances Wilhelmina Meeks born Mch 1, 1909

4. Cora May Meeks born May 3, 1910

5. Ruby Helen Irene Meeks born Nov 4, 1912

6. Mary Ellen Elizabeth Meeks born July 14, 1914

7. James Alexander Meeks born Feby 29, 1916

Deaths

Elizabeth Norton [sic] Maenche died Jany 7, 1875

Mary Ellenor Maenche died May 9, 1895

William Henry Maenche died Feby 22, 1907

Frances Wilhemina Weaks [sic] died Aug 10, 1909

James Alexander Weaks [ditto] died Aug 28, 1916

The children are all at home single. Both living here where Mr Meeks is a laborer being in rather poor health. Mr Francis Asbury Meeks was born July 27, 1876 near Seven Mile Ohio, son of Wm Henry Meeks & his wife Mary Jane Banning. Mrs Meeks was born in Hamilton, O

Mr & Mrs Weeks [sic] say that Mary Long was the first wife of George Maenche & Phebe Rothermel died at the county home after being there but a week.

Leaving 5:11 PM

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At residence of Miss Clara Aten No 104 N 5th St Hamilton O Oct 2, 1926 7:44 PM Tel 3171-L

Miss Ellen McKee who lives here with her first cousin Miss Aten has given me a typewritten copy of the list of the nine children of her grandfather Robert Beckett & his wife Mary Crawford, daughter of John Crawford 1765-1840 & his wife Elinor Robeson. He came to this county from the Forks of the Yough, about the year 1811.

This list gives the dates of birth of all & the dates of marriage of those who married 8 of them, with a list of their children, but without dates.

Miss McKee gives me the names & addresses of the one in each family who she thinks will be best equipped for furnishing the information desired:

1. William

Mrs Thomas Beckett - widow, daughter-in-law No 510 E. Dayton ST City Tel 15

2. James R.

Mrs Jennie Beckett widow of his son Wm No 130 Ludlow St, City

3. Ellen married Rev J.Y. Scouller

Her daughter Miss Ellen Scouller at Fair Haven, Preble Co, O in town 6 miles fr Camden, O. See bk 19 p 95-9

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5. Sarah Jane

This is given by Miss Ellen, my informant tonight

6. Mary Ann, married Wm E. Brown

Paul Brown, only survivor of her 7 children lives 123 Dayton St City. Tel 2077. His wife is a Christian Scientist. see book 20 p 126.

7. Robert

Mary Belle, oldest child married Arthur H. Gilmore, M.D. Camden, O see her.

9. Martha married Rev J.L. Aten

Their youngest child Miss Clara here will give her record.

[There is no #8 listed]

9. Martha Beckett born Nov 4, 1840 married Mch 21, 1860 Rev John Long Aten born Aug 7, 1836 at Springdale, O & died Aug 4, 1904 in Madison Ind & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. He was son of Rev Adrian Aten & his wife Margaret Long. They had four children as follows: 1. Elizabeth Aten born Aug 21, 1861

2. Mary Aten born Mch 12, 1863

3. William Beckett Aten born Jany 29, 1869

4. Clara Aten born Jany 16, 1873

The oldest born in Union City, Erie Co, Pa

The second born near Hamilton O

The third born at College Corner, O

The fourth born at College Corner, O

1. Elizabeth married Aug 24, 1891 to Dr James Johnston Rapp born June 25, 1859 in Clermont Co, O son

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of Addison Rapp & his wife Sarah Johnston, but natives of Va. He died July 9, 1924 in Madison, Ind & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. She is living at No 3015 N. Meridian St Apt 107 Commodore Apts, Indianapolis, Ind. Have had but one child born in Madison, Ind.

1. Mary Elizabeth Rapp born July 18, 1893 is single, teaching Indianapolis & she & her mother live together.

2. Mary was married June 4, 1896 to James Blair born Jany 14, 1860 in Hamilton, O son of William H. Blair & wife Ann Linn. Both living at 118 N 5th St Hamilton O. Have two children born here viz:

1. William James Blair b Oct 31, 1899

2. Robert Aten Blair born Aug 14, 1902 at home single

1. William J. was married Feby 27, 1926 in Hamilton O to Helen Huston Quisenberry born June 20, 1900 daughter of Rev Nelson Quisenberry & his wife Lulu Crouch. Both living in Cincinnati, O.

3. Wm B. was married Mch 3, 1898 at Chicago Ills to Grace Chapman born May 20, 1871 at Madison Ind. He died Sept 25, 1899 at Birmingham, Ala & is buried in Greenwood Cem here. She died July 28,

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1902 in Cincin, O & is buried in Chicago, Ills. No issue.

4. Clara is single & my joint informant tonight.

5. Sarah Jane married as above John McKee born in Bourbon Co, Ky Feby 20, 1829 son of William McKee & wife Louisa Stipp. He died Apr 1, 1882. & she died June 8, 1913 both in Hamilton, O & both buried in Greenwood Cem here. He was a Capt in the Civil War entering in Sept 1861 & was wounded Dec 31, 1862 at Murfeesboro, Tenn. This wound made him a semi invalid the remainder of his life during which however he served as postmaster here for 8 yrs. He graduated from Williams College Mass in 1854. Their three children were born in Hamilton O.

1. Mary Louise McKee born Oct 18, 1865 she died unmarried Sept 25, 1891

2. Ellen McKee born Sept 2, 1868 my joint informant, single

3. David McKee born & died in 1871. Mary & David both buried in Greenwood Cem.

Miss McKee says her ancestress Mary Crawford was born Apr 2, 1795 at Elizabeth, Pa & she was the oldest

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of the family & 16 yrs old when she came to Butler Co, O with her parents, which would be say in 1811.

Look at Pgh for will of possible father of John Crawford 1765-1840.

Miss Aten says there is a family of Crawfords at Madison, Ind in Jefferson Co out in the country near the small town of Kent, Ind who claim to be descendants of Col Wm Crawford & have several old bibles that their grandfather brought down the Ohio River in a flat boat. Madison is on the Ohio River 100 miles below Cincin, O. There are two maiden sisters in this family who have the bibles & who are up in the sixties. Miss Aten has a letter from Mrs Claudine Losey RR1 Streator Ills postmarked Aug 14, 1922 who says she is daughter of James Crawford. My gf Crawford & Col Wm Crawford were first cousins, their fathers being brothers, my ggf being Alex Crawford. She speaks of going to Charleston, Ills to see her father. She says her father has half sisters Kate & Rose Crawford of Jeffersonville, Ind who she says used to have a family record.

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Miss Jennie Beal on Mch 19, 1922 wrote Miss Aten from Earlham Iowa saying she was surely descended from Valentine Crawford. Rachel Crawford was my great grandmother. She married Nathl Parker. She came from the State of Maryland, don't know when & her early life was spent somewhere in Ohio. She had a brother Edward who they thought was captured by the Indians. Miss McKee says that she thinks the two Crawfords who were captured by the Indians were probably Uncles of John 1765-1840

Leaving 10:40 PM

Mary Crawford (Beckett) born Apr 2, 1795 died Aug 12, 1873 married June 22, 1820. Robert Beckett born Mch 17, 1794 & died Mch 10, 1863. Both buried in Greenwood Cem. Hamilton O

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From page 242

At Collinsville Cemetery Oct 2, 1926 9:20 AM 36. J.W. Morton Oct 19, 1844, May 14, 1918 Co C 93d O.V.I.

Millie T. Morton, Oct 5, 1877, Feby 1, 1900

Mildred Morton 1875-1924

Martha Morton, mother 1837-1924

37. John Crawford ob June 2, 1840 aged 75 yrs

Eleanor Crowford [sic] wife of John Crowford Senr ob Mch 21, 1831 aged 59 yrs 11 mos

William Crowford ob Aug 19, 1833 aged 25 yrs 5 mos

John Crowford Junr ob July 24, 1829 aged 29 yrs 11 mos

38. Charles C. son of Pierson & Hannah Carle ob Sept 30, 1857 aged 1 yr 10 mos 10 days

See page 364.

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Room 31 Hamilton Hotel Hamilton O Oct 2, 1926 7 Pm

Tel to

Charles M. Carrells at Coke Otto Hamilton RR 7

Tel 802-R-2 He said he would come here between 8 & 9 AM tomorrow.

7:30 PM Tel 808-Y-1 to James M. Decker RR 11 Hamilton O. His first wife was Vandy Rothermel daughter of David Rothermel. He said he was born Sept 28, 1870 in Ross Tp son of Isaac Decker & his wife Sarah Critener. Their daughter & son:

1. Eva Decker was born Aug 14, 1896

2. Marvin Decker was born Oct 3, 1903

He is at home single. He said he & Vandy Rothermel were married Jany 1, 1895 & she died Mch 17, 1920

He then said he would come here at 8 AM tomorrow & give record of Eva's marriage & her 2 children. Rang off 7:33 PM

It is now 3:33 AM 3d & as I am to be called at 7 AM will go to bed as I wrote all night last night. JVT

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[fermata mark appears here]

Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton, O Room 31 Sunday Oct 3, 1926 8 AM

I phoned at 7:19 Am to Charles M. Carrell's at Coke Otto (P.O. Hamilton O RR7) Tel 802-R-2 who was not able to come in & his wife answered saying he was born in Morgan Tp Oct 10, 1873 & was married July 2, 1898 to Miss Johnson, born Aug 31, 1874 daughter of Blackford Johnson & his wife Cerena Bailey. No issue.

At 8:20 AM, Mr Jas M. Decker phoned correcting the dates given last night on the preceding page & told me to call his daughter at No 2179-L Hamilton which I did & she

Eva Decker see preceding page said she was married Sept 28, 1915 to Leroy T. Riley born July 13, 1886 son of Cary Riley & his wife Haddie Timberman. Both living at No 218 S "B" St Tel 2179-L. They have two children:

1. Dorothy Riley born July 7, 1918

2. Harold Riley born Dec 19, 1921

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Hotel Hamilton, Hamilton O Room 31 Oct 3, 1926 8:40 AM

Miss Ellen McKee gave me last night a list of the children of her grandparents referred to on page 292 as follows & their children:

Robert Beckett born Mch 17, 1794

Mary Crawford born Apr 2, 1795

They were married June 22, 1820 & had the following children:

1. William born Mch 17, 1821 & married Sept 22, 1846

2. James R. born Feby 10, 1823 & married Jany 1847

3. Ellen born Feby 28, 1825 & married Sept 22, 1853

4. John born Aug 10, 1827 died 1842 or 3

5. Sarah Jane born Jany 6, 1830 married Sept 24, 1861

6. Mary Ann born May 11, 1832 married June 17, 1852

7. Robert born July 6, 1835 married Sept 13, 1870

8. David born June 7, 1837 married Apr 30, 1863

9. Martha born Nov 4, 1840 married Mch 21, 1860

1. William married Martha Woods & had:

1. Frank

2. Sallie

3. Nellie

4. John

5. William

6. Thomas [fermata mark here] W.

7. Cyrus

8. May

2. James B. married Keziah Elliott & had:

1. Edward

2. James

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3. William [fermata mark here] W.

4. Laura

5. Arthur

3. Ellen married Rev J.Y. Scouller & had:

1. Robert

2. Sarah

3. John

4. Mary

5. Ellen [fermata mark here]

4. Sarah Jane married Capt John McKee & had:

1. Mary Louise

2. Ellen [fermata mark here]

3. David

6. Mary Ann married Wm E. Brown & had:

1. Anna

2. Clara

3. Robert

4. Ellen

5. Mary

6. William

7. Paul [fermata mark here]

7. Robert married Emma Bowman & had:

1. Mary Belle [fermata mark here]

2. Frank

3. David

4. Helen

5. John

8. David married Elizabeth E. Beattie but had no issue. He was a Major in the Civil War & was killed in 1863 at Kenesaw Mountain.

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9. Martha married Rev J.L. Aten & had:

1. Elizabeth

2. Mary

3. William

4. Clara [fermata mark here]

Finished 9:15 AM

Will now pack up in order to take the 10 AM bus to Middletown O & change to another bus there at 11 AM for Lebanon, Warren Co, O.

Lebanon Hotel Lebanon, O writing room Oct 3, 1926 12:44 PM

I left Hamilton O on the bus at 10 o'c & at 10:06 passed Greenwood Cem full of green trees & very extensive.

At 11 o'c left Middletown, a good big town of 23594

At 11:25 passed through Monroe, Butler Co, O 271

At 11:50 reached Lebanon 3396 & have had my dinner & now at 1 Pm will got to transcribing on next page the Valentine Crawford records I got on Sept 29, see pages 228 & 9 from Miss Edith Morris, Shandon, O RFD No 1.

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Col William Crawford Record & that of his brother Valentine Crawford. "Onora Grimes died 1776. married 1 Crawford who died 1736. Married 2 Richard Stevenson.

Her children:

1. Col William Crawford born 1732 burned at the stake June 11, 1782 by the Indians in the Sandusky expedition.

2. Valentine Crawford born 1734 or 1735 in Berkeley Co, Va died Jany 7, 1777.

3. John Stephenson

4. Hugh Stephenson died Oct 1776

5. Richard Stephenson Jr married Elizabeth Summers

6. James Stephenson

7. Marcus Stephenson married Mary

8. Elizabeth Stephenson

Col Wm Crawford 1732-1783 son of ______ Crawford & Honora Grimes [variation in spelling noted] married Hannah Vance.

Had children:

1. Sarah Crawford married 1 William Harrison who was killed in the Sandusky expedition in 1782

2. John Crawford

3. Effie Crawford married William McCormack

1. Sarah, daughter of Col Wm & wife Hanna married 1 Wm Harrison died 1782 married 2 Uriah Springer.

Children:

1. Sallie Harrison

2. Nancy Harrison

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3. Harriet Harrison

4. Batael [best guess] Harrison

5. John Harrison

6. Polly Springer

2. John Crawford son of Col Wm Crawford & Hannah Vance

Children

1. William Crawford

2. Moses Crawford

3. Richard Crawford

3. Effie Crawford daughter of Col Wm Crawford & Hannah Vance married William McCormick

children:

1. Annie McCormick married Zachariah Connell

children

1. William Connell

2. James Connell

3. Nancy Connell

4. Polly Connell

Valentine Crawford brother of Col Wm

Children:

1. William Crawford killed in 1782 in Sandusky expedition

2. Elizabeth Crawford married John Minter

3. a daughter Crawford married Mr Brackenridge of Va

Capt John Minter came to Ohio fr Va abt the year 1808, died & is buried at Radnor, Ohio in 1835. Married Elizabeth Crawford, died 1829, daughter of Valentine Crawford.

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children:

1. Sarah Minter married Thomas McCollum

2. William Minter married Mary Stephenson daughter of Marcus

3. John Minter Jr married Martha Dildine

4. Valentine Minter married Margaret Foos

5. Mary Minter married Jeremiah Armstrong

6. Elizabeth Minter not married

7. Effie Minter married Ralph Dildine

8. Margaret (Peggy) Minter married 1 Nicholas or Nicholson, married 2 Jacob Hamilton

9. Lucy Minter married William Wasson. She was born Sept 3, 1799 & died Aug 30, 1864

10. Nancy Minter not married.

Note: Captain John Minter had a sister Christina (Aunt Tini) who married a Stephenson.

3. Mary Stephenson, Cynthiana, Ky daughter of Marcus Stephenson & Mary ______ born July 13, 1781 died Feby 12, 1868 married William Minter see #2 above. He was born Jany 13, 1784 ob Aug 14, 1859 or 1858.

children:

1. Sarah Minter

2. John Minter

3. Effie Minter

4. Wm Crawford Minter

5. Margaret Minter

6. Ann Minter died 1823

7. Elizabeth Minter

8. Mary Minter not married.

1. Sallie daughter of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson (found someplace

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spelled Stinson) died 1909. Married 1 Alexander Duly, Married 2 Richard Quinn. No children.

2. John Minter son of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson b Oct 12, 1804 died Aug 5, 1897 married Sept 7, 1837 Mary Dulaney.

children:

1. Walter Minter not married

2. Salene Minter (twin) b 1839 ob 1857 not married

3. Salome Minter (twin) b 1839 ob 1857 not married

4. Sallie Ann Minter married William H. Jones

5. Louis Kosouth Minter married Anna Snider

6. Benj Franklin Minter not married.

3. Effie Minter, daughter of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson married Stanley Watson

children

1. William Henry Watson

2. Mary Elizabeth Watson married Peter Paugh

3. Lucy Ann Watson married William Campbell

4. Wm Crawford Minter son of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson born Mch 2, 1816 ob June 18, 1915 married Nov 12, 1843 Martha Shepherd.

children

1. Richard Quinn Minter not married

2. William Henry Minter married Laura McKillip

3. Mary Ann Minter married Geo Hunt Van Wagnener

5. Margaret Minter daughter of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson married James Tallman

children:

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1. William Tallman

2. Basel Levine Tallman not married

3. John Tallman

4. Stanley Watson married Mellie [sic] Norris

5. Sallie Watson married Isaac Shadle

6. James Henry Watson married Rebecca Sager

6. Ann Minter daughter of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson married Dr Rodgers

children

1. Lucy Ann Rodgers

2. Ferguson Taylor Rodgers

7. Elizabeth Minter daughter of Wm Minter & Mary Stephenson married Mr Bell

children

1. John Bell

2.

3. Sallie Ann Minter daughter of John Minter and Mary Dulaney married Wm H. Jones

children:

1. Annie Laurie Jones married Delmer Latimer

2. Paul Jones (twin)

3. Pauline Jones (twin) died

4. Vera Jones married Paul Sidnor

4. Louis Kosuth Minter son of John Minter & Mary Dulaney married Anna Snider.

Their children:

1. John Minter

2. Maud Minter, not married

3. Mary Minter

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2. Wm Henry Minter son of Wm Crawford Minter & Martha Shepherd married Laura McKillip

children:

1. Effie May Minter not married

2. George Stinson Minter married Zella Byers

3. Wm Crawford Minter married Daisy Trout

4. Elizabeth Minter married Mark S. [not completed]

5. Daniel Minter married Ruth

3. Mary Ann Minter daughter of Wm Crawford Minter & Martha Shepherd married George Hunt Van Wagener

children

1. Martha Louise Van Wagener dead

2. Mary Jeanette Van Wagener not married

3. Hazel Clark Van Wagener dead married Fred Thomas

4. Ruth Minter Van Wagener, dead

5. Benjamin Watson Van Wagener, not married

1. Lucy Ann Rodgers, daughter of Dr Rodgers & Ann Minter married Ferguson Taylor

children:

1. Mark Stinson Taylor married Mary Florence

2. Thurman Taylor married Helen Wakefield

8. Margaret Minter daughter of Capt John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford married 1 Nicholson, married 2 Jacob Hamilton (Des Moines, Iowa)

children:

1. Lucy Nicholson married Chamberlain

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5. Mary Minter, daughter of Capt John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford married Jeremiah Armstrong (Columbus, O)

children:

1. Sarah Armstrong

2. John Armstrong

3. Robert Armstrong

4. William Armstrong

5. Lucy Armstrong

6. Jeremiah Armstrong

3. John Minter Jr son of Capt John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford married Martha Dildine

children:

1. Jacob Minter

2. Ralph Minter

3. Valentine Minter

4. Rebecca Minter married Fleming

5. John Minter

6. William Minter

7. Elizabeth Minter

7. Effie Minter daughter of Capt John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford married Ralph Dildine (father by former marriage of Martha Dildine wife of John Minter)

children:

1. William Dildine

2. John Dildine

3. Rebecca Dildine

4. Valentine Dildine

5. Effie Dildine

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4. Valentine Minter son of Capt John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford married Margaret Foos. He is buried in Radnor, O

children:

1. William Minter died in Dade Co, Mo

2. John Minter died in Radnor, O

3. Moses Minter

4. Ruth Minter married Henry Bell

5.

6.

4. Ruth Minter daughter of Valentine Minter & Margaret Foos married Henry Bell

children

1. John Bell married Florence Wells

1. John Bell son of Henry Bell & Ruth Minter Bell married Florence Wells

children

1. Ruth Bell married Geo N. Branham

Thomas Wasson died Apr 24, 1803 married Margaret McClelland of Franklin Co, Pa she died Jany 19, 1828

children

1. John Wasson died Nov 12, 1825 married Sara Sloan.

2. James Wasson ob unm Apr 8, 1837 Radnor, O

3. Robert Wasson ob unm Apr 17, 1856 Radnor, O

4. William Wasson ob in infancy

5. Wm McClelland Wasson born Apr 28, 1790, died Mch 30, 1843 married Apr 3, 1828 Lucy Winter

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6. Elizabeth Wasson died in infancy

7. Thomas Wasson Jr died Aug 26, 1839 married Arcena Smith of Vermont (cousin of R.B. Hayes)

Note: Thomas Wasson Senr only sister married Genl Gates of the Revolution.

9. page 306 Lucy Minter, daughter of John Minter & Elizabeth Crawford B Sept 3, 1799 died Aug 30, 1864 married Apr 3, 1828 Wm McClelland Wasson who was born Apr 28, 1790 & died Mch 30, 1843.

children:

1. Margaret Elizabeth b Jany 29, 1829 ob Jany 21, 1895 married Apr 3, 1851 Morris Humphreys.

2. Mary Jane b Dec 22, 1830 ob Mch 31, 1909 married 1 Apr 3, 1851 Benj Chidlaw Humphreys who died Sept 4, 1851 married 2 Apr 17, 1856 Griffith Morris

3. Sarah Crawford b Nov 22, 1832 ob Apr 2, 1881 married Oct 16, 1855 Josiah Holmes

4. Lucy Ann b June 7, 1835 ob Aug 26, 1851

5. Louisa Matilda B Aug 23, 1837 ob Oct 12, 1867

6. Harriet Mains b Nov 10, 1839 ob Oct 20, 1846

3. Sarah Crawford Wasson daughter of Wm McClelland Wasson & Lucy Minter B Nov 22, 1832 ob Apr 2, 1881 married Josiah Holmes

children:

1. Wasson Holmes

2. Emma Holmes

3. Louise Holmes died Apr 11, 1925 married George Bennett

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4. Harry Holmes married Leota Wolf

5. Grace Holmes

4. Harry Holmes son of Sarah Crawford Wasson & Josiah Holmes married Leota [Lesta?] Wolf

children:

1. Ethel Holmes married Jasper Walker

3. Louise Holmes daughter of Sarah Crawford Wasson & Josiah Holmes she died Aug 11, 1925 married George Bennett

children:

1. Helen Bennett married Clyde Smith

2. Lena Bennett married John Cunningham

3. Edna Bennett married Charles Clark

1. Margaret Elizabeth Wasson daughter of Lucy Winter & Wm McClelland Wasson b Jany 29, 1829 ob Jany 21, 1895 married Apr 3, 1851 Morris Humphreys who was born June 26, 1829 & died Aug 23, 1899

children:

1. Lucy Elizabeth Humphreys born Jany 17, 1853 married Oct 22, 1874 Benjamin F. Davids.

2. John Wasson Humphreys b Dec 29, 1854 married 1 Feby 8, 1877 Hattie Cox. She died Oct 17, 1878 married 2 Jany 27, 1881 Lucie Wieland.

3. Margaret Ann Humphreys born Dec 29, 1856 married March 24, 1887 John L. Ransome.

4. Wm McVey Humphreys married July [or Jany] 14, 1891 Martha Davis.

5. Mary Arcena Humphreys b Dec 25, 1861 married Sept 10, 1890 John B. Davis.

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6. Harriet Louise Humphreys b July 29, 1864 married Jany 18, 1893 Eugene J. Young

7. Benj Chidlaw Humphreys B Dec 9, 1866 married Oct 2, 1889 Anna Martin.

8. Morris James Humphreys b Aug 1, 1872 & died Aug 13, 1872

1. Lucy Elizabeth Humphreys daughter of Margaret Elizabeth Wasson & Morris Humphreys b Jany 17, 1853 married Oct 22, 1874 Benj F. Davids who died Aug 29, 1917

children:

1. Mary Louise B Jany 1, 1878 ob Oct 27, 1878

2. Frank Morris b June 7, 1880 ob Jany 7, 1894

3. Anna Gertrude b Dec 17, 1884 married Orrie Hodges

4. William Sylvanus b Mch 27, 1888

5. John Howard b Apr 8, 1891

6. Margaret Isabella B June 12, 1894

2. John Wasson Humphreys son of Morris Humphreys & Margaret Elizabeth Wasson born Dec 29, 1854 married Jany 27, 1881 Lucy Wieland

children:

1. Morris Wieland Humphreys b Feby 25, 1883

2. Robert Humphreys b Feby 6, 1887 & died Dec 9, 1888

3. Fred Stanley Humphreys b June 11, 1891

3. Margaret Ann Humphreys daughter Margaret Elizabeth Wasson & Morris Humphreys b Dec 29, 1856 married Mch 24, 1887 John L. Ransome.

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children

1. Benj Morris Ransome b Sept 30, 1888 married Freda Brownmiller

2. Margaret Wasson Ransome b July 1, 1891 & died Nov 27, 1891

4. Wm McVey Humphreys son of Morris & Margaret Elizabeth Wasson b July 14, 1859, married Jany 14, 1891 Martha Davis

children

1. Walter John Humphreys b Apr 13, 1892 married Sarah Thomas

2. Margaret Humphreys

3. Mary Humphreys

7. Benj Chidlaw Humphreys son of Morris & Margaret Elizabeth Wasson b Dec 9, 1866 married Oct 2, 1889 Anna Martin

children:

1. Inez Martin Humphreys b Jany 12, 1891 married Walter Martin.

2. John Morris Humphreys

2. Mary Jane Wasson daughter of Wm McClelland Wasson & Lucy Minter B Dec 22, 1830 ob Mch 31, 1909 married Apr 17, 1856 Griffith Morris who was born Sept 7, 1820 ob Feby 14, 1894

children:

1. Minter Crawford Morris b Feby 19, 1857 & died Apr 3, 1923

married June 8, 1881 Anna Chidlaw

2. Walter Morris b Jany 7, 1860

3. Minor Morris b Aug 23, 1863

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married 1 Apr 13, 1893 Laura Hull Highleyman who died Oct 31, 1917. Married 2 June 18, 1919 Minnie D. Stewart.

4. Homer Morris B Aug 9, 1868

1. Minter Crawford Morris, son of Griffith Morris & Mary Jane Wasson B Feby 19, 1857 ob Apr 3, 1923 married June 8, 1881 Anna Childaw who was born Dec 31, 1856

children:

1. Edith Morris born Mch 9, 1882 my informant who loaned me this record.

2. Mary Louise Morris b Feby 21, 1885 married Oct 8, 1913 Leslie Morris Clawson

3. Benj Chidlaw Morris B Feby 29, 1888 married Aug 26, 1915 Hazel Adelle Prugh

4. Crawford Minter Morris B Feby 13, 1891

2. Mary Louise Morris daughter of Minter Crawford Morris & Anna Chidlaw b Feby 21, 1855 married Oct 8, 1913 Leslie Morris Clawson.

children:

1. Dorothy Clawson b Jany 24, 1915

2. Robert Morris Clawson b Mar 1, 1918

3. Benj Chidlaw Morris son of Minter Crawford Morris & Anna Chidlaw b Feby 29, 1888 married Aug 26, 1915 Hazel Adelle Prugh born July 30.

Children:

1. Bernice Prugh Morris born June 12, 1916

2. Richard Hughes Morris born May 1, 1919

3. Benj Crawford Morris born Aug 7, 1924

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A letter dated Mound, Minnesota, Oct 28, 1913 from Linnette Branham to Dr Minor Morris, Hopkins Minn refers to Ellis Hist of Fayette Co on Dunbar Tp Pages 522, 526, 527, 125 & of Col Wm Crawford settling on the Youghiogheny in 1765 & moving his family out in 1766 followed a short time later by his brother Valentine Crawford who settled a few miles north of Jacobs Creek & acted as Washington's land agent & produces several letters he wrote to Washington. His letter dated Jacob's Creek June 8, 1774 to Washington speaks of the men then building his mill & that they had built a fort there at Simpsons Washington's man in charge in Perry Tp to protect the men from the Indians while they were building the mill. Refers also to page 785 Tyrone Tp the Tp where Valentine Crawford settled although living a part of the time across the line in West Co. Refers to Weems Life of Washington page 26 says while in Frederick, Washington boarded in the house of the widow Stevenson, generally pronounced Stinson. She had seven sons: William & Valentine Crawford by her first husband & John, Hugh, Dick, Jim & Mark Stinson by her last husband. These seven young men in Herculean size & strength were equal perhaps to any seven sons

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of any one mother in Christendom. This article speaks of their sports when he as a surveyor was at their home & says when he was appointed commander of the American armies 25 yrs later etc which would fix the date as 1751. This was when Washington was in the service of Lord Fairfax. Also refers to Va Magazine Vol 6 page 163

Alphabetical Poll of electors for Frederick Co July 24, 1758 & gives:

Valentine Crawford Jr #69

Richard Stevenson #259

Page 170 for Mr West

Valentine Crawford Jr #37

From Early Va immigrants by Greer page 82 Ann Crawford 1636 by James Knott, Elizabeth City County William Crawford 1648 by Richard Lee Gent County.

It is now 10 PM & I have finished the Crawford papers & will do them up & register them back to Miss Morris tomorrow. JVT

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At residence of Harry LeRoy Harding, Union Tp, Warren Co, O (P.O. South Lebanon, O) Oct 4, 1926 10:20 AM

Mrs Harding says her father John Benton Jack came from Fayette Co, Pa coming through to Cincin, O with a drove of horses when he was 21 yrs old. Says he never would talk about his people but his mother whose given name was Elizabeth had died before he came, but his father was living, but they know nothing about him, not even his name.

Mrs Harding has brought out her father's big well preserved bible which was published in NY by the American Bible Society in 1857 which gives the following record. She says the first four children were born in Hamilton Co, Ohio & the others in this County.

Marriages John B. Jack & Henrietta Hagerman on Oct 14, 1858 by Rev L. Potter.

Emma F. Jack to Joel E. Smith Feby 25, 1890 by Rev Whitehead

James Byrd Jack to Anna Riker Sept 1890 by Rev R.S. Hagerman (father of Mae Todhunter)

Joseph H. Jack to Mary C. Stone on June 5, 1892

John Wesley Jack to Ira L. Stone Sept 28, 1892 by Rev Scott

She died Mch 24, 1898 & he remarried abt 23 yrs ago to Florence Susan Kinsey.

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Milton M. Jack to Estella Harper Dec 25, 1899 by Rev Houpert. She died & he married again.

Ella May Jack to Harry Harding Nov 5, 1900 by Rev Howpert

Theodore Benton Jack & Lelia Dill Sept 21, 1905

Births

John B. Jack born Jany 23, 1827

Henrietta Hagerman born Sept 30, 1838

Their children:

1. Emma Florentine Jack born Sept 4, 1860

2. Joseph Hagerman Jack born June 18, 1863

3. John Wesley Jack born Aug 6, 1865

4. James Byrd Jack born May 14, 1867

5. Christian Simon Jack born June 6, 1868

6. Eddy Jack born June 6, 1870

7. Milton Monfort Jack born June 10, 1871

8. Ella May Jack born May 22, 1873

9. Charlie Jack born Aug 22, 1875

10. Theodore Benton Jack born Aug 7, 1878

See pages 572-3 & 578

Deaths

Eddy Jack died Aug 10, 1870

Charlie Jack died Sept 28, 1875

John Benton Jack died May 1, 1895

Theodore Benton Jack died Dec 31, 1909

Joseph Hagerman Jack died Nov 19, 1916

Christian Simon Jack died Sept 11, 1925

Milton M. Jack married 2d Minnie Hale. He lives near Mason, O on the county line between Warren & Butler Cos. Has one child by 1st wife.

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John B. Jack was a blacksmith and his father was a blacksmith & school teacher.

Mrs Harding says there was a Mrs Frankie Dunham living in Lebanon, but if living would be very old. She was a Jack. Don't know whether she had any children or not.

Says Mrs Wagner, nee Jack lives in Lebanon & her son Chas Wagner is in the Lebanon NBK & Trust Co.

Mrs Harding had to excuse herself to get dinner. Her mother now in her 89th yr is old & helpless & has been bedridden for over 4 yrs & cannot raise her arms to feed herself. Her husband was in the Civil War & she gets a pension. She cannot tell anything about the early Jacks. They are not of the family I had record of coming here. Mrs Harding who has asked me to stay for dinner when one of the boys will take me in, says that her brother John Wesley Jack was in Texas some yrs ago (he is now living in Columbus NC) & wrote to know about the Jacks & their father then told them & they wrote it down a short time before his death & sent it to their brother, not keeping a copy & he never got it. The way I got here is as follows:

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Going from the Lebanon Hotel to the P.O. abt 8:30 this morning, I spoke to a man who said he had lived there for 50 yrs & his name was M.F. Burdsal. He told me of a Jack living 3 miles out the Main Pike & of his brother Milton living further on by Mason, O.

After registering the letter to Edith Morris, I went around the corner & took the Mason bus which drove up & got off at the Frank Todhunter home in Turtle Creek Tp & Mrs Todhunter who was Mae Hagerman daughter of Rev R.S. Hagerman is a real business woman & a great helper. She told me of Chris Jack living at next farm adjg unmarried, dying last year & of his mother being here 4 1/2 miles off & she phoned over & they sent Hayner Van Riper a young man who brought me over in his Ford.

She also said that Mrs Carrie Law, living in Lebanon O was a McGrew & the wife of Ray Law of John Law & Sons Auto dealers.

At 10:36 AM, she phoned to Mrs Harding's for me to call up Mrs Law when I got to Lebanon. She said there were McGrews living at Blue Ash, Hamilton Co, Ohio 12 miles out of Cincin, O.

Asking about Carothers, she called a lady there who said she

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had sewed with a Mrs Carothers, a seamstress, a widow who was now working in the laundry in Lebanon. She came from Waynesville, O. Don't think she had any children.

I left Mrs Todhunter's at 9:50 AM with Hayner Van Riper & soon was at Mrs Hardings see page 319.

She called me to lunch abt 11:45 AM & had a good lunch with Mr & Mrs Harding, their boy, son Emmet & a daughter. We finished at 12 o'c noon & Emmett drove me in passing along he said his father had been following the canning of sweet corn for 25 yrs & every year cans 125,000 cases 2 dozen a case of 250,000 dozens. He furnishes the seed & the farmers bring the corn to his factory. They cook the corn & then cook it again after it is in the cans.

Reached Lebanon 5 miles at 12:20 PM. Mrs Harding said her father, John B. Jack was German or Penna Dutch. With their utter lack of knowledge of his antecedents & the statement that he was German I will eliminate them.

Going to the bank just above the hotel, I saw Chas Wagner who said his mother was not a Jack but that her sister had married Geo Jack & I learn since that he is settling Geo Jack's estate. He phoned Mrs Frankie Dunham & made an appointment for me to see her, so I walked out six blocks & was soon:

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At residence of Mrs Frankie A. Dunham, Corner Mound & Mulberry Sts, Lebanon O Oct 4, 1926 2 PM

Mrs Dunham is the daughter of Wm H.H. Jack & granddaughter of Samuel Silas Jack who came here to locate after another brother or two came here from Ky where they had gone from Penna & not liking it, came here to Ohio to where he came direct from Penna. Mrs Dunham's father had the bible with record of his father, but after his death, it was given to his brother Geo Washington Jack, who lived in Cincin & has since died there leaving a son Edward in Los Angeles Calif & two daughters viz: Anna Florence Jack, single No 19 Parsons St near Penna Depot & Lillie Niswonger, widow of Albert also living in Cincin, O. Says Anna Florence has the old bible & lives there alone. Mrs D. has a paper giving names & dates from the old Bible record which was sent to her & from which she is reading & I am copying on next page:

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Samuel Silas Jack born Sept 11, 1782 Rebecca Paxton Jack born Jany 4, 1789

Their children:

1. Sarah Jack born Mch 12, 1807

2. Mary Ann Jack born July 25, 1809

3. Maria Jack born Sept 29, 1811

4. Thomas Paxton Jack born Feby 7, 1814

5. James White Jack born July 29, 1817

6. Rebecca Jack born Dec 3, 1819 (twin)

7. Samuel Silas Jack born Dec 3, 1819 (twin)

8. William Harrison Jack born Jany 27, 1823

9. George Washington Jack born Feby 11, 1827

10. John Van (Hallinger) Jack born Aug 1, 1829

Anna Florence sent this record to her some time ago.

Mrs D. says her father's bible is at her brother Warren Compton Jack's abt 4 miles east of here on the Lebanon & Monon [best guess] Pike which is the old Jack home where Saml S. Jack settled & which he, Warren C. owns.

Beyond his home & on the same pike lives Mrs Alice Gilmore, daughter of Mitchell Jack who was a first cousin of Wm H.H. Jack. George Jack who died recently & whose estate Chas Wagner is settling was the son of a brother of Mitchell.

Mrs Frank Humphreys or his brother D. Willis living together on this E. Mulberry St at Corner of East on East Mulberry St. Their mother was a Skinner evidently a granddaughter of James Jack.

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Wm H.H. Jack married Jane Elizabeth Hart born Mch 28, 1827 in Sussex Co, Va & died Oct 29, 1910 in this house where she had been making her home. She was daughter of Hamlin Hart & his wife _____ Parr. They had 7 children, the two oldest & the youngest were born on the old farm in Salem Tp this Co & the other four were born in Morgan Co, Ind viz: 1. William Theodore Jack born Jany 14, 1847

2. Frances Amanda Jack born Feby 7, 1849

3. Warren Compton Jack born May 4, 1851

4. Hiram Paxton Jack born Jany 16, 1853

5. Charles Harrison Jack born Jany 12, 1855

6. Samuel Brewster Jack born June 22, 1857

7, Wilber Hamlin Jack born Apr 1, 1867

This record is taken from her father's bible

2. Frances Amanda was married Jany 24, 1875 at the old home by Rev Humphreys, Christian Church to Henry Harrison Dunham born Apr 3, 1841 in Turtle Creek Tp this Co & died May 24, 1902 in Turtle Creek Tp. He was son of Archaelus Dunham & his wife Clarissa Cain. No issue.

He was taken off by apoplexy. He is buried in the Lebanon Cem. Mrs D's parents & grandparents are buried at the Bethany Church g.y. in Turtle Creek Tp.

Leaving 3:05 PM

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At residence of Mrs Carrie Law No 4 S. High St Lebanon, Warren Co O Oct 4, 1926 3:33 PM

Mrs Law was Carrie McGrew of Blue Ash Hamilton Co, O daughter of Wilson McGrew aged 85 living at Montgomery O, Ham. Co & his brothers Andrew Jackson McGrew aged 79 lives at Blue Ash, O & Alexander McGrew aged 82 at Reading O also in Ham Co all sons of Daniel McGrew who came from North of Ireland in 1832 & she has his naturalization papers taken out in 1848 so they are not in our line. Eliminate. She knows nothing about John, Milton or Robert of our line about Waynesville, O. Her birthday is Aug 17, & she is a handsome charming woman.

Left 3:55 PM

I walked down to next corner at Mulberry & East Sts to see Frank Humphreys but could get no response. I then walked up East to Silver St & saw his brother Willis Humphreys at the clerk's office in the Court House & made arrangements to call at their home at 7 PM

Walking back to the Hotel, this Lebanon Hotel, the Propr told me the room I am occupying No 36, is a historic one that Clement L. Vallandigham killed himself in it on ________ & that Henry Clay's

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daughter on her way from Lexington Ky to Washington D.C. stopped here overnight & died in it. Vallandigham [sic] was here attending a murder trial as counsel & the doctor had testified that a person could not kill himself in the way claimed & it was thought Vallandigham was investigating the matter & as his life was often threatened he carried two revolvers one being empty & they think he got hold of the loaded revolver in mistake. The proprietor, Albert Kossman, says Charles Dickens stopped at this hotel & the "yes, yes, yes" conversation reported in his works occurred in their front office room downstairs. They say this hotel was built a little over 100 yrs ago & the little two story red brick across the street was built 125 yrs ago, the oldest house in town.

Mrs Dunham said her gf Samuel S. Jack served in the War of 1812 enlisting from this county.

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At residence of David Willis Humphreys Corner Mulberry & East Sts, Lebanon, O Oct 4, 1926 7:42 PM

Mr Humphreys & his brother Frank Humphreys give me the following information about their great grandfather James Jack. They say that he & his widow Nancy who married Daniel Compton after his death are both buried in a private burying ground near the present residence of Warren C. Jack in Salem Tp, this Co. They confirm the data I have that they had six children viz: 1. John Jack. He moved to Fountain Co, Ind, Covington Co Seat. They recall his having visited here during the Civil War a very straight erect man. His son, Aaron Jack also visited here during the Civil War. Look up in Fountain Co, Ind.

2. Eliza (not Elizabeth as my records show) married Richd A. Skinner a Virginian. See below

3. James Jack Jr went to Laporte, Ind was married & had a family of whom they recall:

Addison Jack

Heman [sic] Jack, youngest

Samuel? Jack

About autumn of 1904, a resident of Laporte told Frank that he knew Heman Jack & that he then lived on a farm near Laporte, Ind.

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James Jr the father, visited here about 1864 or 1865. He was then a very corpulent man, past middle age, very animated & laconic in his conversation. He was an auctioneer & a veterinarian & a pioneer farmer & much of his life was spent in a buckboard traveling those wind swept prairies.

4. Jane married 1 William Hizer & then after his death married 2 Thomas Hunter. Her children were:

1. William Hizer who married Annie Jack daughter of Wm & older half sister of George who died this year. He died without issue & she then married Wm Roach. No issue.

2. Jennie Hizer married William Roach who after her death married her brother's widow. No issue.

3. Alonzo or Leonidas Hunter married Jennie Gilmore. Both died leaving two children viz: see page 341

I. A daughter married Walter Rockhill & both now living on Orchard Ave here where he is a R.E. broker. See her.

II. Thomas Hunter married & living on East Mulberry St, Poland China breeder & retired farmer.

4. Lewis Hunter died unmarried.

5. Mary Jack. Don't know when she died. Might be buried at Bethel Ch on the Lebanon & Fort Ancient Road.

6. Elijah Jack went to the vicinity of Hawkeye, Iowa. He was here on a visit in 1875 or 1876 & had with

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him a widowed daughter named Thespia Tarbox. He had a son David.

Ezra Shook who Frank knew in Mussel Shell Co Montana said he knew Dave Jack the son of Elijah when he too was a resident of Hawkeye, Iowa. Thinks Elijah died out there.

2. Eliza Jack was born in Salem Tp this Co Mch 3, 1805 & died in Oct 8, 1870 in Harlan Tp near Middleboro, O & is buried in Union Cem Washington Tp. She was married Mch 7, 1822 in Salem Tp to Richd Alexander Skinner born in Aldie Loudon Co, Va Jany 13, 1796 & died near Middleboro, O Nov 30, 1848 & is also buried in Union Cem. He was son of Cornelius Skinner III & his wife Sarah McMakin. They had nine children, the oldest born in Salem Tp & the others in Harlan Tp as follows: 1. Emily Bowman Skinner Jany 4, 1823

2. James Skinner Oct 27, 1825

3. Polly Skinner Oct 4, 1827

4. Cornelius Skinner Aug 5, 1830

5. Richard Alexander Skinner Jr Mch 31, 1833

6. Susan Skinner Mch 31, 1836

7. Martha Jane Skinner June 24, 1840

8. John J. Skinner June 13, 1843

9. Alfred Skinner Feby 14, 1847

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Deaths

Emily Skinner Humphreys Oct 9, 1907

James Skinner Apr 6, 1883

Cornelius Skinner Sept 27, 1891

Richard A. Skinner Jr June 29, 1910

Polly Skinner Sept 6, 1828

Susan Skinner Unna Dec 10, 1916

John J. Skinner Dec 26, 1863 in Fayetteville, WVA being killed in the Civil War, dying from an infected wound.

Alfred Skinner died Oct 17, 1919

Martha Jane Skinner died May 30, 1854

Marriages

Emily Skinner & Lewis Humphries [sic] on Nov 28, 1844

James Skinner & Amelia Henry

Richard A. Skinner Jr & Elizabeth Smith

Alfred Skinner & Mary Murrell

1. Emily B. married Louis [sic] Humphreys son of James Humphreys & his wife Elizabeth Long. He was born in Wash Tp, this Co May 23, 1818 & died Mch 23, 1908. They had five children born at Waynesville, O:

1. Alfred Humphreys born Oct 9, 1845

2. Theodore Humphreys born Mch 25, 1848

3. David Willis Humphreys born Feby 9, 1851

4. Frank Humphreys born Jany 27, 1854

5. Horace Humphreys born Nov 28, 1858 & died Aug 7, 1860 in a scarlet fever epidemic.

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1. Alfred Humphreys married Sept 4, 1877 to Emma Welch born Apr 29, 1851 daughter of James Welch & his wife Agnes Clemens. He died June 13, 1914 in San Francisco, Calif & is buried Lebanon Co. She is living at Babson Park, Florida. Had one child born in Dayton, O viz:

1. [8]*Helen Louise Humphreys born Oct 14, 1878 married Apr 29, 1902 to Chas Wyman Lawrence in Minneapolis Minn son of James Gardner Lawrence & wife Alice Wyman. He was born Nov 25, 1879 at Wabash, La. Both living at Babson Park, Florida, a grower of citrus fruits. Have one child born at Minneapolis Minn viz:

a. Chas Wyman Jr B June 21, 1904 at Minneapolis Minn & married Dec 30, 1925 at Winter Park, Fla Dorothy Ellen Grey born Aug 4, 1903

2. Theodore was married Aug 10, 1867 to Julia A. Murrell born (& buried) Clarksville, O, daughter of Bennett Murrell & wife Nancy Penquite. Both dead. He died Feby 28, 1910 at Clarksville O & is buried there & she died at Columbus, O Aug 1923. Had issue:

1. Harry Cornelius born June 29, 1868

2. Clarence Lewis born Oct 27, 1871

3. Everett Moore born Feby 23, 1874

All born at Clarksville, O

1. Harry Cornelius married Lillie Stewart born at Ada O, divorced. Married 2 Mch 15, 1899 Amelia Turner born Feby 21, 1878 & died June 8, 1921. Married 3 Nov 29, 1923 Caroline Looft, living. No issue. He lives in Chicago, Ills. c/o Armour & Co where he has been as auditor for abt 30 yrs.

2. Clarence Lewis married

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_______ Both living on Oakland Ave Columbus O, thinks No 22 where he is Secy Tr of Wm M. Fisher, Sons Co. No issue.

3. Everett Moore married 1 Jennie Stubblefield, divorced. Married 2 Rose _____ Both living in Detroit Mich at 405 Ferry E. where he is a salesman. No issue. Was in the Spanish American War & got in the World War abt 6 wks before the Armistice.

3. David Willis married Mch 6, 1873 at Morrow O to Alice L. Kibbey daughter of Ephraim Kibbey & his 2d wife Elizabeth Hopkins, maiden name Burke. She was born Feby 12, 1853 & died Dec 6, 1918. Has two children born, oldest in Mainville, O, youngest in Lebanon, O. He lives here & is the County Clerks office. He was Co Clerk for 6 yrs just prior to 1901 & is present Republican candidate & will be elected in Nov 2nd. He has worked about the C.H. for 50 yrs & is an abstractor of titles. Will have him give his record. He had gone to bed before we came to it last night.

1. Flora E. Humphreys born Apr 28, 1875

2. Miriam C. Humphreys born Nov 2, 1885

1. Flora E. was married Oct 9, 1895 in Lebanon O to Charles Gooch born in Lebanon, O.

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son of Americus B. Gooch & Emma Julia Parcell. He was born Dec 17, 1869. Both living at 1215 Irving St Brookland, D.C. where he has been a Gov clerk since 1900. They have three children the two oldest born in Lebanon, O & the youngest born in Wash D.C.

I. Dorothy Miriam Gooch born Jany 11, 1897

II. Robert Charles Gooch born Nov 28, 1898

III. Donald Willis Gooch born Apr 30, 1906

Dorothy was married Aug 17, 1921 in Wash D.C. to Holmes. Both living in Brookland D.C. & have one child born there viz:

a. Dorothy Lois born July 8, 1926

II. & III. are both at home single.

2. Miriam E. was married in Lebanon O Feby 12, 1908 to Earl C. McCreary born in Butler Co, O son of Charles McCreary & his wife. Both living in Hyde Park, Cincin, O at No 1147 Halpin Ave, where he is in R.E. business. He was in the World War & was overseas & came back without a scratch. Went over as Capt & came back as Major. Have one child born in Turtle Creek Tp:

I. Charles Willis

Quitting 5:30 PM

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4. Frank was married Feby 12, 1879 at Lebanon, O to Nettie Stoddard born Dec 25, 1855 daughter of Henry Pomeroy Stoddard & his wife Mary Puckett. Both living here. Have had two children born at Columbus, O viz:

1. Alberta Gay born Nov 23, 1883

2. Marie born May 1, 1890 married Oct 4, 1911 in Columbus O to Johannes Minnemann born Feby 1888 at Sidney, O son of Rev Angelus H. Minnemann & wife Ida Veriga. Both living at Barber Golden Valley Co Montana where he is county surveyor & supt of the schools at Barber. No issue. Have an adopted daughter.

2. James Skinner married Amelia Ann Henry Both death near Middleboro, O.

Mr H. says he will dig out much data for his Uncles & Aunts out of his files & get it for me in a day or so.

He says his grandfather's bible record is with John Skinner, son of his Uncle Alfred, who lives on the old Skinner farm in Harlan Tp near Middleboro, O 14 miles from here. He says there are burials at Union Cem just off the O.C. [best guess] Highway

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between Morrow & Clarksville. Also the Compton g.y. on the Compton farm south of Warren C. Jack's

Also the Bethel g.y just west of Fort Ancient O 5 or 6 miles from here.

Leaving 10:30 PM

Frank Humphreys came to this room 36 abt 9:30 AM 5th & at 10 AM he went with me to the Citizens NBK where I met Stephen Sherman Thomas who took a memo of what I wanted of his two wives records to complete his record & said he would send it to me. His brother, Judge J.S. Thomas of Portsmouth, O who was holding court here last week told him about me.

Mr Wagner said that:

Clem L. Jack 458 S. 8th St West, Salt Lake City, Utah had gotten the old Jack bible which his father Geo Jack had. Geo was son of William see if Wm was son of John Thomas Jack. George had two daughters living in Seattle Wash from whom he was estranged by reason of a marriage which he was opposed to. George married a young wife half his age a few months before his death & she led him a merry chase so Frank says.

Mr Wagner said that George's sister, Annie, widow of William Roach was living in Los Angeles Calif & was 90 yrs old or more. Get her address. Mr Wagner also sd that Rachel Perrine, daughter of Thomas Jack who was a brother of George's father William lived with her daughter here, so we went to:

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At residence of Mrs Ada St John 401 E. Main St Lebanon, O Oct 5, 1926 10:44 Am

Mrs St John is the daughter of Rachel Perrine who is daughter of Thomas Jack whose bible Mrs St John produces. Chas Wagner told Frank Humphreys & myself that Mrs Perrine was here but Mrs St J. says she is in the country at her home 3 miles S.E. of here south of the Lebanon & Morrow Pikes in Turtle Creek Tp.

The bible record is as follows Mr H. reading: Marriages

Thomas S. Jack & Clarissa A. Brown married Oct 17, 1844. He was born Jany 22, 1821. She was born Feby 7, 1825

Their children:

Births

John M. Jack born Oct 25, 1845

Rachel Ann Jack born Apr 18, 1847

Hannah Jane Jack born Mch 29, 1850

Edgar Jack born July 23, 1856

Deaths

John M. Jack died Oct 2, 1863

Edgar Jack died Aug 8, 1864

Clarissa A. Jack died July 1, 1890

Thomas S. Jack died Dec 3, 1894

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Mrs Perrine's children:

1. Ada Carey Perrine was born in Turtle Creek Tp Sept 15, 1873 & was married Apr 25, 1898 in Lebanon, O to William Clarence St John son of Daniel St John & his wife Mary Hathaway. He was born in Turtle Creek Tp Sept 18, 1874 divorced in 1922 & he is living here. Three children all born in Turtle Creek Tp viz:

1. Bertha E. St John born Sept 29, 1898

2. Frances E. St John born Jany 17, 1900

3. Paul M. St John born Dec 7, 1903. He is single living in Jamaica L.I., NY

1. Bertha E. married Aug 26? 1922 to Wilber Hutt born Sept 21, 1898 son of Wm Hutt & wife Cora Bowker. Both living in Ridgeville, O where he is a truck driver. Have 2 children born at Ridgeville.

1. Marjorie Jean Hutt born Sept 12, 1923

2. Joseph W. Hutt born Sept 9, 1925

2. Frances E. was married Aug 26, 1921 to David Ross born Sept 4? 1898 near Mason, O son of Clifford Ross & wife Lydia Hockett. Both living here in Lebanon O No 8 S. High St where he is an auto mechanic. Have one child born in Lebanon:

1. Paul Edwin Ross born Oct 15, 1922

2. Charles E. Perrine born May 23, 1878 & died July 5, 1879 young & is buried at Bethany & has a marker, aged 1 yr 1 mo 12 days, see item 40 Page 364.

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3. Heber Perrine born Nov 24, 1879 married Feby 14, 1901 in Lebanon O to Ada A. Smith born Sept 27, 1882 daughter of Alexr Smith & wife Elizabeth Phillips. Both living at No 457 Wyoming St Dayton, O where he works at the Delco Light. Have two children born in Turtle Creek Tp viz:

1. Fay Alexander Perrine B Mch 25, 1902

2. Velma Irene Perrine b Mch 24, 1910

Both at home single

See page 568.

Leaving 11:25 AM

Mrs St John's little grandson, see line 21 preceding page was sleeping inside so I wrote the record in this book sitting in a swing seat on the porch.

She said she would be glad to have a book when it comes out.

I then walked down Main to the Soft Water Laundry (Mr Humphreys having gone to his home) located on Turtle Creek & the girls in the office told me she, Mrs Carothers, had gone home for lunch & wd be back in half an hour.

I then walked up the hill & was:

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At residence of Mrs Carolyn Rockhill No 113 W. Orchard Ave, Lebanon, O Oct 5, 1926 11:55 AM

Mrs Rockhill talked to me at the front door saying I had been misinformed as she was not a Jack descendant see page 330, her father Leonidas Hunter being a son of Thomas Hunter by his first wife who for his second wife became the second husband of a Mrs Hizer whose name she said was Betty, but had no issue by her. She says her brother Thos Hunter has the old family bible of their gf Thomas Hunter which would give his dates. He lives about one mile beyond Warren C. Jack's on the Lebanon & Morrow Pike. She said for me to see Mrs Dougherty widow on Silver St adjg Methodist Church whose sister married a Hizer.

Leaving 12:05 PM

I then walked back to the laundry & waited for Mrs Carothers to come back. See next page.

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At the J.L. Brown Laundry, Soft Water, Lebanon, O Oct 5, 1926 12:30 PM

Mrs Fannie Carothers, living at No 24 West Main St says her husband, George McClelland Carothers, born in Morgantown, WVA Feby 8, 1863 & died July 29, 1923 in Waynesville, O & is buried Bellbrook, O beside his first wife. He was son of William Carothers, twin brother of Morgan Carothers. Morgan perished on the desert in the far west. He had one daughter by his wife from whom he was separated. He was crossing the plains to mail a letter to his daughter when he perished. See his sisters, Mrs Jennie Carothers living by herself & Mrs Elsie Hess in Morgantown, WVA. He married

1st, see next page.

Mrs C. had to go to her work & I arranged to come to her home as above at 7 PM this evening. She has her husband's bible there.

Leaving 12:40 PM

At residence of Mrs Fannie Carothers No 24 W. Main St Lebanon O Oct 5, 1926 7:15 PM

Mrs Carothers, small size bible printed in NY in 1889 by the American bible Soc. which gives the following record:

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George M. Carothers & Maggie V. Hackney were married Nov 1, 1884

Fannie Hornbeck born Sept 8, 1876 in Wood Co WVA married to Geo M. Carothers Oct 15, 1899 at Portsmouth, O.

Births

Geo M. Carothers was born Feby 9, 1863

Maggie V. Hackney was born Oct 30, 1865 (Oct 2, 1865). Her mother was Mary.

Deaths

Maggie Virginia Hackney Carothers died May 24, 1898

Maggie V. Hackney was one of nine daughters, no sons of Squire Samuel Hackney of Monogalia Co, WVA

Fannie Carothers, my informant is daughter of David Hornbeck & his wife Margaret West. Mr Carothers had no issue by either wife. Mr C. was a carpenter & farmer. Mr Carothers grandfather, William Carothers & she thinks his father came from Scotland or Ireland.

Mr Carothers sister, Josephine, older than him, married Judson Hess, brother of Elzie Hess who married her Aunt Anna Carothers, is a widow & lives 6 miles from Dayton, O on the Covington Pike (P.O. Dayton, O RR 13) with her son Ray Hess. She has 5 children, all married & the other four living in Dayton, O. Her daughter Mabel, wife of Danl Cereeta, lives at 19 Clay St Dayton O & can give direction.

Leaving 7:46 PM

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Probate Judge's office, Lebanon, Warren Co, O Oct 5, 1926 3:11 PM

Will Index

Do not find a McGrew on the list.

Book Vol Page

1820 Crothers, Abner Decd D,E 0 182

1923 Carothers, George, Decd D,E 14 229

1837 Crawford, Oliver, minors D,E 1/2 156

1811 Crawford, Thomas decd et al D,E 0 44

1834 Jack, Adam Decd D,E 1 173

1828 Jack, Elijah, minor D,E 0 351

1834 Jack, Emily et al minors D,E 1/2 43

1895 Jack, Edgar D. et al minors D,E 8 102

1911 Jack, Elizabeth decd D,E 11 295

1873 Jack, Frances M., minors et al D,E 3 421

1868 Jack, Frances M., minors et al

1894 Jack, Frank M. decd D,E 7 548

1868 Jack, George W., minor D,E 3 420

1926 Jack, Will D,E 15 71

1817 Jack, James, decd D,E 0 116

1819 Jack, James, decd D,E 0 176

1819 Jack, John, minor D,E 0 176

1834 Jack, Joseph et al minors D,E 1/2 43

1834 Jack, James M. minor D,E 1/4 43

*1907 Jack, John V., decd W,R 29 540

1907 Jack, John V., Decd D,E 10 378

1834 Jack, Keziah minor D,E 1/2 43

1868 Jack, Maggie A. et al minors D,E 3 421

1873 Jack, Mary E., will W,R 20 390

1873 Jack, Mary E., will D,E 4 84

1873 Jack, Maggie A. minor D,E 4 100

1880 Jack, Maggie A, imbecile D,E 4 499

1895 Jack, Mary et al minors D,E 8 102

C.D. g-58 W,R 14 50

1855 Jack, Samuel S., will D,E 2 151

1832 Jack, Thos S. et al minors D,E 1/2 43

1894 Jack, Thos S. decd D,E 8 42

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1834 Jack, Wm L. et al minors D,E 1/2 43

1868 Jack, Wm L. decd D,E 3 395

1895 Jack, Wm F. et al minors D,E 8 102

1903 Jack, Wm H. will W,R 28 226 or 236

1903 Jack, Wm H. will D,E 9 488

1908 Jack, Wm H insane D,E 10 536

1911 Jack, Wm H decd D,E 11 319

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Mr D.W. Humphreys who has come in says see estates docket page 43, where in the settlement of Adam Jack's estate on Dec 8, 1834 Hannah Jack is apptd Admx & following minors are named & James W. Lee is apptd gdn. Hannah was his widow. Joseph Jack

William L. Jack

Thomas S. Jack

Emily Jack

James M. Jack

Keziah Jack

[all above are listed as minors]

Mr H. says Emily above married Joseph Hatfield.

Marriage Index

Vol 2 P 641

Lewis P. Hatfield married Hannah J. Jack daughter of Thomas S. Jack

Vol 1 p 87

@Adam Jack married Hannah Lee

@ Vol 1 p 253 James H. Jack married Polly Sellers

@* Vol 1 p 335 John Jack married Nancy Sellers

@* Vol 1 p 390 James Jack married Rebecca Williams

@ vol 2 p 26 Joseph Jack married Ann Dunham

@* Vol 2 p 190 Eli(j)ah Jack married Margaret Carson

@ Vol 2 p 256 Thos S. Jack married Clarissa A. Brown

@ Vol 2 p 317 Wm L (or S.) Jack married Elizabeth Corwin

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@ Vol 2 p 334 Wm H. Jack married Elizabeth Hart

@ Vol 2 p 419 James M. (Mitchell) Jack married Susanna Corwin

@ Vol 2 p 481 Wm H. (Sd be L) Jack married Elizabeth Ricketts

@ [All entries marked thus have JVT's fermata looking mark before them. Fermata in music means hold.]

* Oct 7/26 Frank Humphreys thinks these are his grandmother's brothers. See page 365 item 43.

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At residence of Mrs Frances A. Daugherty No 114 E. Silver St Lebanon, O Oct 5, 1926 2:40 PM

This home is adjg the Methodist church on the west & I found Mrs D. & another lady sitting just inside the door at a table playing cards.

She said one of her sisters married Henry Hizer, but she didn't seem to know anything of Jane Jack & Wm Hizer, but said her oldest sister, Mary Elizabeth Ricketts, daughter of Zadock Ricketts & his wife Margaret Ferer (who was French) was born in Jany 1834 & in an Oct when abt 18 yrs old married Wm L. Jack being his second wife, son of Adam Jack who lived near Morrow, O. She said Wm L. was born, raised & died on this farm of his father's & his son George took or got the farm & died there, recently. She said her sister had in addition to George a son Frank Jack who was buried here in the Lebanon Cem. He was married, but she said she didn't know anything about his family. Her sister also had a daughter Margaret Jack who died unmarried & is buried at Morrow. Her sister died in 1914 & is buried at Bethany & has a [marker]

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She said Wm L. Jack had first married Betsy Corwin, daughter of Joseph Corwin & had two daughters by her viz:

One married a Cowden & had two sons and

the other, Annie Jack who first married a Hizer married 2d Wm Roach & she is living in Los Angeles Calif, aged probably 90 yrs or more. Mrs Daugherty said she had her own parents bible, but couldn't get up to get it. She said she was born in 1837, three yrs younger than her oldest sister & was well preserved for 89 yrs being a large robust woman.

Left 3 PM

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At residence of Rachel Ann Perrine Turtle Creek Tp Warren Co, O (P.O. Lebanon, O Route 1) Oct 6, 1926 9:50 AM

Mrs Perrine was born Apr 18, 1847 daughter of Thos S. Jack, see page 338, who was son of Adam Jack. She thinks her gf Adam is buried up at Fort Ancient at Bethel g.y & has a "stone" there. Does not recall the names of any of his brothers or sisters nor does she know from whence he came. Her father & mother are buried at Bethany g.y.

Rachel A. Jack was married in May 1868, just after she was 21 to John Hatfield Perrine, son of William Perrine & his wife Ann Hatfield. He was born in this Tp on May 1845 & died Nov 4, 1909 in same Tp & is buried at Bethany Ch g.y. Had three children all born in this Tp.

She thinks Wm L. Jack & wife Mary Elizabeth are buried at Fort Ancient or Bethel. Mr H. thinks they are buried at Morrow. Later, they are buried at Morrow. They both think Joseph Hatfield & his wife, Emily Jack are buried

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at Lebanon cem. see page 346.

Mrs Perrine says her Aunt Emily's sister Keziah Jack see page 346 was the first wife of Clark Haynor & she had two children: Hannah Haynor, a cripple and a son both of whom died young, unmarried. She thinks she was buried at South Lebanon, but believes her children died at Lebanon. Haynor married two or three times after her death & had children by them. She evidently had 3 children see item 82 page 395.

Frank Jack son of her Uncle Wm L. by his 2d wife married Amanda Perrine, daughter of Daniel Perrine & wife Mary Luce? Daniel was an Uncle of my informant's husband. Frank's widow is still living she thinks in KY. Frank H. says at Lexington or Latonia, Ky.

Her Uncle William L. Jack's first wife was a Corwin, daughter of Joseph Corwin a sister of the wife of his brother James Mitchell Jack & had but two children viz: Hannah & Priscilla, known as Annie Roach, living in Los Angeles Calif. Hannah married John W. Cowden & lived on a farm in Wash Tp & thinks are buried in Morrow, O. Had several children all boys, William and Edward Cowden, both

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now living in Wilmington, Clinton Co, O. After her death, he remarried & had other children. See page 414.

Leaving 10:30 AM

I gathered a few small hickory nuts from the many covering the ground under the many trees right around her cottage home where she lives alone, on a part of the farm of her father, Thos S. Jack whose larger frame house is on the hill across the road a little above her home. She is a small slender woman, lithe & active.

We then drove to Bethany g.y. see page 364

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At residence of Warren Compton Jack, Salem Tp Warren Co, O (R.D. Lebanon O route 1) Oct 6, 1926 10:55 AM

Mr Jack is the son of Wm H. Jack & was born May 4, 1851 in Harlan Tp at Butlerville. He produces his father's big well preserved bible printed in NY 1853 by Am Bible Soc in which the only record is: Frank H. reading: Births

Wm H. Jack was born Jany 27, 1822

Jane Elizabeth Jack was born Mch 28, 1827

Their children:

1. Wm Theodore Jack born Jany 14, 1847

2. Frances Amanda Jack born Feby 7, 1849

3. Warren Compton Jack born May 4, 1851

4. Hiram Paxton Jack born Jany 16, 1853

5. Charley Harrison Jack born Jany 12, 1855

6. Samuel Bruster Jack born June 22, 1857

7. Wilber Hamlen Jack born Apr 1, 1867, an epilectic [sic] died in asylum at Dayton, O where he had been 20 yrs, single where he died Feby 17, 1911 see page 409.

1. Wm Theodore Jack married Emma Thornhill, daughter of George Thorndhill [sic] & wife Prudie. Both died at Xenia & buried there. Had five boys viz:

1. Harry, living in Xenia, O

2. John, living in Xenia, O

3. Wm Theo Jr living in Holly Hill, Florida

4. Thornhill, dead in Xenia, O

5. Oliver, living in Xenia, O

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3. Warren C. was married at South Bend, Ind July 6, 1879 to Anna Schneider born June 8, 1857 at Laporte, Ind daughter of Wm Schneider & his wife Margaret Kirsch. Both living here & have had five children, the oldest born in South Bend, Ind the next in Lebanon, O & the other three here on the farm in this Tp viz: 1. William Harrison Jack born Nov 9, 1880

2. George William Jack born Feby 13, 1882

3. Margaret Jack born July 12, 1888

4. Louie Hiram Jack born Sept 7, 1889

5. Harold Van Harlingen Jack born June 5, 1895

Deaths

Wm H. Jack died Dec 27, 1880

Geo W. Jack died Mch 1, 1887. They are the two oldest children above.

3. Margaret Jack married Daniel Roberts who died. She lives here & teaches 10 miles out from Lebanon, O & goes by name of Margaret Roberts. No issue. They had separated. Write her father.

4. Louie H. is here & unmarried & built a fire for us in the front room as it was a chilly morning.

5. Harold V. is single & boards in Lebanon, O where he is an electrician.

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4. Hiram Paxton Jack married in Cincin, O. His wife died. She was a widow with one child, but there was no issue to him. He lives at Tampa, Fla. Ask Mrs Dunham. Direct in c/o his brother S. Bruce [sic] Jack below.

5. Charley Harrison married May 20, 1879 to Mary Elizabeth Stroup born Sept 22, 1859 in Mifflin Co, Pa & died Dec 23, 1916 daughter of John Stroup & his wife Rachel Jane Semple. Chas H. lives in Dayton, O at 1725 Emerson St. He has 5 children think born in Dayton O: 1. Pearl married & living in Mt Jackson, Va

2. John, at home single

3. Lawrence, married & lives in Dayton, O

4. Elizabeth married & lives Seattle, Wash

5. Clara dead aged abt 3 yrs.

See pages 560-2

6. Samuel Bruster Jack was married in Key West, Fla to Julia ____. Both living at 909 Tampa St Tampa, Fla where he is a retired Gov pensioned painter. Have had 3 children, two living, all three born in Key West, Fla.

1. Willa, married & lives in Tampa Fla

2. Marie married & lives in Tampa Fla

3. d.y.

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See page 325

1. Sarah Jack married Nov 5, 1828 Joseph C. Hatfield & both buried at Bethany g.y. They had children:

1. Jacob Addison Hatfield born Sept 25, 1831

2. Mary Ann Hatfield born May 19, 1834

3. Martha Jane Hatfield born Feby 27, 1839

1. Jacob Hatfield married Sarah Ferguson Nov 3, 1866. He is dead & buried at Bethany & she is living on her farm two miles from here 86 yrs old. They had 4 or more children. See her.

See pages 374-9

2. Mary Ann Jack never married. She died June 23, 1888 aged 75 yrs & is buried in Lebanon, Cem.

3. Maria Jack married Harrison Compton a tailor then in Clarksville, O. Both dead at Dublin, Ind. They had several children:

1. Harrison, oldest was a Pres. preacher when last heard from was 4 yrs ago.

2. Sam

& others

4. Thomas Paxton Jack married Matilda Thornhill. Both dead in Cincin, O & had but one child that they know of:

1. Samuel married & lived in Cincin. Both dead in Cincin, O several yrs ago. No issue.

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5. James White, thinks d.y. buried at Bethany right back of & north of church. Tombstone may be piled up back of church. He died June 8, 1834 aged 17 yrs 1 mo & 10 days. See page 325 & item 60 page 381. The date of death would have to be Sept to make above figure out.

6. Rebecca Jack married Cornelius DeHart Hartough born May 21, 1811, son of Henry Hartough. Both buried in Lebanon, O cem & have markers. Had four children born on the farm & in Lebanon, O:

1. Laura married Dec 31, 1862 George Carey & lived in Lebanon O & buried in cem there & have tombstone. Had two children & one died in inf & one son, Harry Carey, living at St Petersburgh, Fla. He is married & has 2 children.

See pages 553-6

2. Ann married Jany 20, 1862 to John L. Clevenger. He dead. She living in Dayton, O as Ann Clevenger. Lou Wright, a widow is their daughter. She had a son also Oct 20/26 see pages 553-556.

3. John Hartough married in Cincin, O both are dead. Had one child married & living in Calif.

4. George Hartough married Alice Raymond. Both dead at Dayton, O & buried in Woodland cem & have markers. No issue.

7. Samuel S. d.y. He died Apr 6, 1837 aged 18 yrs 4 mos 3 days see page 325 & item 60 p 381. This [last line on page cut off]

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9. Geo W. Jack married Kate Kennedy an Irish girl & both are dead & buried in Catholic cem, he having been brought over by his wife a short time before his death. Had 3 children born in Cincin, O.:

1. Edward Jack married & living in Calif & has 2 children living & one dead.

2. Annie F. Jack living at 219 Parsons St Cincin, O A catholic. Has bible

3. Lillie Jack married Albert Niswonger. He is dead. She lives in Cincin, O. Have 5 children. She is a catholic.

I. Annie Florence

II. Gertrude

III. George W.

IV. Eunice

V. Albert

10. John V. never married & died at Grand Rapids Mich & is buried in Lebanon cem, O. Has a big monument 8x4 ft on driveway just at left of walk. D.W.H. sd to see his queer will.

In their family bible is pasted an obituary notice of Samuel S. Jack taken from a newspaper clipping dated May 18, 1855 probably Western Star of Lebanon, O which says "died Friday Ev. last at his residence in Lebanon O aged 73. Samuel S. Jack. He was one of the first settlers of Warren Co, having resided

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in it for nearly 50 yrs. Mr Jack was born in Pa but at an early day, removed with his father to Lexington, Ky from whence after his father's death, he removed to this Co. with his brothers John, James, Adam & Joseph. Abt 8 yrs ago, he was struck with palsy which disabled him. During the war with England in 1812, he was a volunteer, under the late Capt Sheets & did good service as a soldier for which patriotic duty the county rewarded him with a pension.

Look for his father, James Jack's will & tombstone at Lexington, Ky.

Leaving 12:30 PM

We then drove to Wm Compton's see page 365.

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At residence of Joseph Gilmore, Salem Tp, Warren Co, O (P.O. Morrow O RD 2) Oct 6, 1926 2:10 PM

Mrs Gilmore was Alice Jack born in this Tp on the adjg farm Jany 24, 1860 daughter of James Mitchell Jack & his wife Susanna Corwin, daughter of Joseph Corwin & wife Priscilla Corbly. Mrs G. says her parents are buried at Morrow & have markers. Their bible with record is now in the hands of Lewis Henry, a farmer living 2 miles N.E. Blanchester Clinton Co, O. The bible went to Mrs G's brother Lewis Jack & his widow Nannie Jack lives in Blanchester, O & Lewis Henry is her only grandson. Mrs G. thinks the bible of her gf Adam Jack went to Emily Hatfield & might be found at Chas Corwin's on Orchard Ave, Lebanon, O, he being her grandson. His grandparents Joseph & Emily are buried at Lebanon Cem.

James Mitchell Jack had seven children, all born on the adjg farm in this Tp except the oldest across the river in Wash Tp. Their names were:

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1. Clark Jack born Aug 26, 1850

2. Harriet Jack born Aug 8, 1852

3. Lewis Jack born Apr 9, 1854

4. Charles Jack born Nov 6, 1856

5. Alice Jack born Jany 24, 1860

6. Eva Jack born Mch 8, 1864

7. John Jack born Dec 31, 1865

See page 412 1. Clark married Dec 22, 1872 Almira A. Ross daughter of Samuel Ross & wife Mary Ann Simonton born Sept 20, 1852. Both died in Dayton, O & had six children see item 51 p 369

1. Della married Sheridan Eurick, lives in Dayton

2. Lenna married & lives in Minneapolis Minn 56 Fairview Ave

3. Lora married & lives in Hamilton O

4. Arthur Mitchell married & lives in Minneapolis

5. Mattie married & lives in Detroit Mich

6. Lloyd single traveling man K.C. MO

Della can give record, see pages 547-550

She says Geo Jack who died recently had a record of the Jacks from his gf Adam Jack down from the time they came from Penna on horseback. He told Alice he would give it to her (but didn't) as none of his children would care for it. His widow is still living in the house & might have it Frank thinks.

2. Harriet married Nov 17, 1874 to Samuel Thomas St John son of David St John & his wife Mary, born in Warren Co, O in 1849

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Nov 15/27 Harriet St John of Ottawa, Kan died June 24, 1927

Both living in Ottawa Kan at 727 Mulberry St. Have but one child viz: Write her Adam's children etc. Bert E. St John who lives in K.C., Mo. See bk 20 p 172.

2. Lewis married Oct 7, 1875 Nannie Eyer who lives at Blanchester, O See pages 410 & 411.

4. Charles married Alice Robertson, daughter of Joseph Robertson & his wife Hunter. Both dead & buried in Morrow. She born Oct 3, 1857 & died Jany 6, 1924. He died Apr 1, 1889. Had two children viz:

1. Bertha married John Clement & lives in Detroit Mich see item 51 p 369.

2. Bessie married Harry Hebe & both living on Beecher St Walnut Hills, Cincin, O.

5. Alice, my informant was married Nov 27, 1884 in this Tp to Joseph Gilmore born Apr 23, 1860 son of Robert Gilmore & wife Caroline Cummins. He was born on this farm. No issue. He said his father was born in Lancaster Co, Pa. They will take a book.

6. Eva married Dec 31, 1882 to George Trovillo Parker born near Morrow O Sept 7, 1861 son of Wm Parker & wife Mary Tigar. He died

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Mch 6, 1907 & is buried in Morrow cem. She lives here & is out now gathering hickory nuts. She has 3 children born in this Tp

1. Myrtle b Jany 18, 1884 ob Mch 8, 1807

2. Albert M. Parker born Jany 31, 1890

3. Walter H. Parker born Nov 14, 1898 see page 369 item 48

7. John Jack married May 19, 1892 Carrie L. Cook daughter of James M. Cook & wife Mary Jameson. Both living on adjg farm & have one child viz:

1. Susanna Corwin Jack born Sept 27, 1896 & married twice

See book 20 page 189

Mrs Gilmore said that she had been told that John Thos Jack after building a stone house, was not satisfied with it, tore it down & built the present one we saw today. Know nothing of her gf's brother Joseph Jack. Adam is buried at Bethel g.y. but stone is down. She said his wife was a Lee. Write her to complete records of Eva & John.

Leaving 3 PM

Ask her for names of Adam Jack's children. We then drove in to Morrow, O where we arrived at 3:10 Pm & he, the chauffeur had to drive back to Lebanon to keep some appointments. His name is Elva Miller. He sd he wd be back in an hour & a half. We then walked out to the Morrow cem. see page 369.

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From page 298

AT Bethany Church Graveyard, Turtle Creek Tp, Oct 6, 1926 9:05 AM 39. Samuel S. Jack age 73 1782-1855

Rebecca Jack age 77 1789-1866

John M. Jack (Frank H. says son of Thos S.) ob Oct 2, 1863 aged 17 yrs 11 mos 6 days

Edgar, son of Thos S. & Clarissa Jack ob Aug 8, 1864 aged 8 yrs & 16 days (Frank H. says he died from lockjaw)

40. John Hatfield Perrine 1845-1909

Rachel A. his wife 1847 - she our informant see page 350-2

Charlie E. son of John H. & Rachel A. Perrine ob July 5, 1879 aged 1 yr 1 mo 12 days see page 339

Thomas S. Jack b Jany 22, 1821 ob Dec 3, 1894

Clarissa A. Jack b Feby 7, 1828 ob July 1, 1890 aged 62 yrs 3 mos 24 days

41. Lewis P. Hatfield 1843-1914

Hannah Jack, his wife 1850-1921 (sister of Rachel A. Perrine)

42. Jacob A. Hatfield 1831-1906

Sarah F. his wife 1840-19-- She is living

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43. Nancy Jack daughter of Christian & Mary Sellers ob May 16, 1829 aged 19 yrs

44. Phebe wife of Thomas Hunter ob May 24, 1850 aged 43 yrs 10 mos 20 days

Thomas Hunter ob Feby 27, 1875 aged 76 yrs 2 mos 24 days

Leaving 9:40 Am

We then drove to Warren C. Jack's see page 353.

At residence of William Compton, Salem Tp Warren Co, O Oct 6, 1926 12:50 PM

Mr Compton is a tall emaciated bachelor living alone in an old stone house with frame wing on the old John Thomas Jack farm of which he now owns 202 A. He wouldn't tell his age, but I would say he was over 70. This old stone house is on a location of commanding view & was built by John Thomas Jack & in the front of the house to right of top of window over front door is built in a larger stone with this inscription cut therein.

"J.T. Jack Sept 1, 1814"

The window frames are bolted together with wooden pins at the four corners & front door also & the whole is well preserved & between the stones in many places are slim slate stone slivers like knife blades built into level up. The frames are

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all hewed out of virgin timber. I stepped it & made it 22 feet deep by 33 ft in front, two stories high & good for another century as the walls are two feet thick & over.

Mr Compton said he was son of Daniel Compton & while he didn't know the name of his grandfather, his brother, George where we stopped (or his wife) said the grandfather's name was also Daniel & it was he who bought this farm from John Thomas Jack & married for his second wife Nancy, the widow of Jno Thos brother James Jack who is buried on the farm as we found a little later beside her first husband James Jack. The farms of James Jack, Adam Jack & Samuel S. Jack were all located in plain view & adjg this farm. Mr C's nephew was present & lives with him.

Leaving 1:05 PM

We then drove back to the ravine & walked along a fence into the field beyond to a grave or graves which had had a rude stone fence built around it, a great mass of stones tumbled down on which was a limestone base monument, on which was a secondary two marble stone base, the uppermost one being 20 inch cube which had been

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surmounted by a five foot high tapering monument & not being doweled in part toppled over.

This had inscriptions on all four sides:

At Compton g.y. in Salem Tp Warren Co, O Oct 6, 1926 1:11 PM

This is called the Compton g.y. by reason of the Compton owner ship of the farm since say 1819 but it had been the old John Thomas Jack farm who I think was the first one to come here & then in 1819 moved to Tippecanoe Co, Ind where he died in 1835. He was born in Lancaster Co, Pa in 1777

45. 1st side we saw lying up

Polly Jack died Oct 1824 aged 11 yrs

another side

Sarah, mother of Jas Jack ob 1830 aged 82 yrs

Jas Jack ob 1816 aged 42 yrs

Nancy, wife of James Jack ob Jany 5, 1869 aged 84 yrs see item 61 p 382 for her 2d husband

another side

Polly Skinner, granddaughter of James & Nancy Jack ob Sept 6, 1828 aged 11 mos & 2 days

the last side

Jane Hizar daughter of James & Nancy Jack ob July 1828 aged 17 yrs

Leaving 1:33 PM

We then drove to:

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Residence of George Compton. Salem Tp (P.O. Morrow, O RFD 2) Oct 6, 1926, 1:50 PM

Mr Compton was out in the fields but his wife a tall stately intellectual gray haired woman admitted us.

She said her husband was son of Daniel whose father was also Daniel. She said her husband did not have his grandfather's bible, that it was over at his brother William's at the old home where we had just left. Frank said he told him George had it.

Left 1:55 Pm

We then drove to Alice Gilmore's see page 360

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At Morrow Cemetery, Salem Tp, Warren Co, at edge of Morrow, O Oct 6, 1926 3:20 PM 46. James Miranda ob Aug 5, 1836 aged 66 yrs 24 days

Frank H. says he was the first settler here at Mouth of Todds Fork in the town, the nearest settler being 10 miles away.

47. Elizabeth, daughter of James & Mary Clevenger B July 29, 1837 ob Feby 18, 1840

Thomas J., son of James & Mary Clevenger B June 16, 1843 ob Mch 23, 1849

48. George T. Parker, Father 1861-1907

Myrtie D., wife of H.S. Leonard 1884-1907, see pages 362 & 363

49. Martha A. Cook, Mother 1852-1917

50. Daniel H. Compton B Apr 29, 1811, ob May 20, 1889

Mahala, wife of D.H. Compton B Jany 13, 1820 ob Mch 29, 1908. These are the parents of Wm & Geo

Michael Compton B Jany 9, 1810 ob Nov 25, 1878

51. James Mitchell Jack (just J.M. on stone) 1826-1905

Susanna, his wife 1831-1894?

DeWitt C. Jack 1850-1921

Almira A. Jack 1852-1919

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Charles, their son 1856-1889 & on a foot stone

C.C. Jack ob Apr 1, 1889

Allie Jack, his wife B Oct 3, 1857 ob Jany 6, 1924

52. Hannah M., wife of J.W. Cowden ob Oct 29, 1877 aged 31 yrs 8 mos 21 days also 1847-1877 Look this up see page 414

John W. Cowden 1844-1915. He was son of Theodore Cowden Sr & his wife Sarah E. Henry.

53. Christian Beeler 1826-1912

H. Flora, wife of Christian Beeler 1834-1897

Zillah Ada Beeler 1856-1863

Charles Henry Beeler 1863-1871

Florence Amanda Beeler 1859-1861

54. Elizabeth, wife of William L. Jack ob Oct 14, 1850 aged 24 yrs 7 mos 24 days

William L. Jack ob Mch 4, 1868 aged 49 yrs 10 mos 5 days

Mary E. (2d) wife of Wm L. Jack ob May 21, 1873 aged 38 yrs 2 mos 26 days

George W. Jack 1852-1926

Linnie (Parker), his wife 1852-1923

55. T.B. Dilatush 1834-1918

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56. Thomas Thompson born Sept 15, 1820 ob May 5, 1889

Rebecca Varner his wife b Oct 18, 1823 ob Aug 28, 1891

See page 381

Frank H. said he had a brother John Thompson who built a big house on the farm adjg & between cem & town & part of which has been taken in the town & the Janitor says the 4 A new part of the cem was off his farm & for which they paid $300 per acre. He had another brother, Thornton who had four sons, two of them living in Lebanon, O.

Leaving 4:33 PM

We then walked in town & waited until 5:20 PM before Elva Miller arrived & drove us in. Arranged with him & Frank H. to start out again at 8 Am in the morning. It has just struck the midnight hour & I will put out the lights & go upstairs to bed.

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At residence of Mrs Birdie May Jack, Salem (P.O. Morrow O Route 2) Oct 7, 1926 1:55 PM

Mrs Jack says her late husband Geo W. Jack died in this, his old home Apr 23, 1926. He was born in this house. Mrs Jack was Birdie May Groh, widow of Henry Groh & daughter of Roll Moore & his wife Lizzie Carl. She was born in Newtonsville, Clermont Co, O May 26, 1889.

She & Geo W. Jack were married by Rev Peters, Pres, in Lebanon, O Dec 24, 1925. Mr Humphreys says Mr Jack was a Mason.

She says she never saw any old papers giving a history of the Jack family from the time they came from Penna. She says Mr Jack's son, Clem looked the papers all over & took all he wanted with the big old bible which had the record & burned the rest, with some pictures. Write him for said history. She says she has no old papers. Also ask him for copy of bible record.

Leaving 2:07 PM

She agreed to give the old record to Alice Gilmore if she finds it.

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As we left, Frank Humphreys said this farm had been in the Jack family for 108 years & never had a mortgage on it. Said this was the old Adam Jack home & went from him to his son Wm L. Jack & from him to his son Geo W. Jack. He said it was but 3 miles from here to Bethel Ch g.y. where Adam Jack & wife are buried.

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At residence of the late Jacob A. Hatfield, Turtle Creek Tp (P.O. Lebanon, O Route 1) Oct 7, 1926 2:55 PM

We find here when we drove up, Mr Perry A. Hatfield coming in the yard from the barn & he brought us in the house & has brought out the big old bible of his grandfather Joseph C. Hatfield split asunder at end of Maccabees which was printed by John Gregg Phila in 1829 & the family record leaves are detached & have the following well written records:

Marriages "Joseph C. Hatfield and Sarah Jack was married Nov 5, 1828 (she was daughter of Samuel S. Jack. See page 350.

Births

Joseph C. Hatfield was born Aug 22, 1805

Sarah Jack was born Mch 12, 1807

(Both buried at Bethany g.y. but do not have markers)

Their children:

1. Jacob Addison Hatfield born Sept 25, 1831

2. Mary Ann Hatfield born May 19, 1834

3. Martha Jane Hatfield born Feby 27, 1839

Deaths

Joseph C. Hatfield died May 2, 1850

Sarah Hatfield died Apr 30, 1891 at her home 2 miles S.E. of Lebanon 3 o'clock Thursday morning"

Perry says she was fleshy & fell

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& broke her hip & the muscles drew the broken bones through the flesh in a frightful way, from which blood poisoning set in, but even then she lived 30 days longer.

Perry says his grandfather had a stroke of a paralysis & died when his son was 18 yrs old. Then this son, Jacob A. had a stroke of paralysis when his son Perry, my informant, was 17 yrs old & he then took charge of the farm, but he lingered for 18 years before he died.

Bible record ctd

"Jacob A. Hatfield & Sarah Ferguson was married Nov 3, 1866

Births

Jacob A. Hatfield was born Sept 25, 1831

Sarah Ferguson Hatfield was born Mch 31, 1840

Their children:

1. Elmira Bell Hatfield born Nov 4, 1867

2. Perry Addison Hatfield born Nov 27, 1869

3. James Edgar Hatfield born Oct 30, 1873

4. Stanley Ferguson Hatfield born Jany 18, 1881"

A newspaper clipping pasted here says Jacob A. Hatfield died at his home east of town Feby 14, 1906.

Says he was stricken with paralysis on July 4, 1888 & from thence on was deprived of speech. He was in his 75th year. He was the only son of Joseph & Sarah Jack Hatfield. He left 3 sons & one daughter, who with the widow & one sister survive. He lived his entire life on the farm on which he died.

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1. Elmira Bell was married Feby 19, 1891 to Robert J. Shawhan, son of William Q. Shauhan [sic] & his wife Mary A. Wilson. Both living in Lebanon, O on Main St. corner of Cherry, where he is a lawyer. He was born June 24, 1868 at Union Tp Warren Co, O. Have had three children born in Lebanon, O viz:

I. Mabel Shawhan born July 19, 1896

II. Helen Roberta Shawhan born June 16, 1905. She died Jany 16, 1909

III. Myra Robin Shawhan born Mch 12, 1911. At home in school

The oldest, one, Mabel married Mch 10, 1907 to Edwin Finley Gowdy born Oct 6, 1893 in Eaton, O son of Rev George E. Gowdy & his wife Violet Finley (She is now in Xenia, O alone) Both living at 142 Forrer Blvd Oakwood, Dayton, O where he is a dentist. Have one child born in Chillicothe, O

1. Robert Edwin born Feby 11, 1918

2. Perry A. lives at home with his mother, is single & runs the farm & with his mother was our informant.

3. J. Edgar was married Jany 19, 1897 to Gertrude Fairchild, daughter of James Fairchild & wife Viola Hayner. Both living in West Palm Beach, Florida Box 3244 West Palm Beach where he is helping his boys who run oil wagons. Has three children born in Union Tp viz:

I. Wm Cecil born Jany 19, 1898

II. Earl Ferguson born Sept 17, 1899

III. Ralph John born Jany 17, 1904

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I & III, Wm Cecil & Ralph are both single & running oil wagons in West Palm Beach, Fla

II. Earl was married June 4, 1923 to Elnora Isabel Stringfellow born Feby 5, 1904 at Dayton O, daughter of Harry James Stringfellow & his wife Nora Frances Brookey. Both living adjg & he works in Lebanon, O where he is an auto mechanic. Have one child born in Lebanon, O.

a. Robert Fernon [sic] b June 16, 1925

4. Stanley F. is unmarried, was a drummer in Columbus, O for ten years, but is at home now.

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2. Mary Ann Hatfield was married Oct 4, 1869 to John Sheets born Apr 15, 1816 & died June 7, 1894. She died Aug 24, 1918 aged 84 yrs 3 mos 5 days see item 94 p 397 & on page 374. Both dead at Merrittstown, O & buried in the Lebanon cem & have a monument. Had but one child, born at Merrittstown, O. viz:

1. Luella Sheets born Feby 1873. She married Joe Deardorf & both living in Lebanon, O on S. Mechanic St where he is a retired farmer. Have but one child who is married.

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3. Martha Jane Hatfield was married before my informant, Mrs H. was, on Feby 9, 1861 to Emanuel St John, son of Isaac St John & his wife Mary Van Riper. He was born July 9, 1838 & died Jany 14, 1887. She died June 21, 1899. Both died in this Tp between this and Lebanon, O & both are buried at Bethany g.y. & have markers. Had four children all born in this Tp viz:

I. John Sylvan St John born June 26, 1862

II. Cora Jane St John born Oct 15, 1864

III. Ella May St John born Apr 22, 1870

IV. Horace Mann St John born Jany 9, 1876

1. John Sylvan married & they parted & he died in Chicago from a gas stove & is buried at Bethany g.y. Don't think he had any children. Has one girl living. He died Jany 1919, see page 388.

II. Cora J. married abt 26 or 28 yrs ago on Oct 14, 1896 to Rev Austin H. Bennett See Bk 20 p 174. Both living in state Indiana. Has two children. P.O. Merom, Ind.

III. Ella May married in Oct 28, 1891 to Isaac J. Irons, son of Hartsoth Irons & wife Margaret Stubbs. Both living 3 miles north of Lebanon, in this Tp where he is a farmer & was born June 14, 1869. Have six children born in this Tp see them. See page 388.

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IV. Horace moved to Illinois & married out there. Perry thinks he has a grocery. He lives at East St Louis, Ills.

Her father-in-law was Joseph Clark Hatfield son of Clark Hatfield & his wife Abigail. They are buried at Bethany g.y.

Frank H. says that Emily Jack daughter of Adam married another Joseph Hatfield & for that record we must see her grandson, Dr Charles Corwin living on Orchard AV, Lebanon, O. Leaving 4:33 PM

As we came away, Frank Humphreys said Mrs Hatfield was engaged to marry his Uncle John J. Skinner when he was killed in the Civil War

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At residence of Earl Ferguson Hatfield in the Green Tp (P.O. Lebanon O Route 1) Oct 7, 1926 4:44 PM

Mr Earl Ferguson Hatfield is a grandson of Sarah F. Hatfield & his wife is supplementing the record I have just gotten from her. See page 376-7

Leaving at 5 PM

Mrs Hatfield wants a book when it comes out. She took my address.

After reaching home, I transcribed the cemetery records which follow etc pages 381 to 387 incl & it is now 12:12 AM 8th & I will go upstairs to bed. JVT

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At Bethany Church Graveyard again, Turtle Creek Tp,Oct 7, 1926 8:22 AM 57. William H. Jack Jany 27, 1823, Feby 24, 1903

Elizabeth J., his wife Mch 28, 1827, Oct 27, 1910

This inscription is on a placard cement scroll hung on the stub a sawed off limb by a cement rope. The make up of the tree is perfect even showing the grain on the sawed off limbs.

58. Sarah, wife of Joseph C. Hatfield, mother ob Apr 30, 1891 aged 84 yrs

59. Smith Hatfield 1837-1914

Naomi A. Jeffery, his wife 1845-1916

Elsie Hatfield Darby 1874-1914

Orie Allen B. Hatfield 1891-1922

60. James W. son of S.S. & R. Jack ob June 8, 1834 aged 17 yrs 10 mo 10 days

Samuel S. son of S.S. & R. Jack ob Apr 6, 1837 aged 18 yrs 4 mos 3 days

These two stones were stacked up with others at back end of church.

Warren C. Jack explained yesterday that the janitor in mowing the cemetery piled up the stones that were loose.

Leaving 8:42 AM

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Bethel Church Graveyard, Turtle Creek Tp Oct 7, 1926 8:50 AM

Frank Humphreys says this is a hard shell church with more stress on damnation than on salvation.

61. Betsy, wife of Daniel Compton ob Feby 2, 1838 aged 55 yrs 11 mos 21 days, see item 45 p 367

Daniel Compton ob Oct 18, 1860 aged 81 yrs 2 mos 17 days

62. David Robertson ob Apr 21, 1853 aged 56 yrs 5 mos

63. John R. son of J & M.A.H. Jack B Jany 31, 1844 ob Dec 10, 1845 see page 404

Ephraim, son of J & M.A.H. Jack B Sept 19, 1839 ob Oct 20, 1841

64. Robert Lee ob May 23, 1829 aged 45 yrs 4 mos 27 days

65. Margaret Sinnard ob Sept 15, 1869 in her 89th yr

66. Sally, wife of G. Thompson ob Jany 18, 1830 aged 35 yrs 8 mos 9 days

Sarah, daughter of G & S Thompson ob Oct 11, 1380 aged 9 mos 7 days

Elizabeth A. Daughter of G. J Thompson ob 1837 aged 4 yrs

Jane, wife of G. Thompson ob Aug 23, 1840 aged 35 yrs 6 Mos 3 days

Gilbert Thompson ob Aug 17, 1848 aged 51 yrs 7 mos 12 days

67. John Burke b Apr 28, 1792 ob Aug 2, 1828

68. Frank J. Jack Dec. July 30, 1830 this is on an old thin slate stone.

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69. Hannah, wife of Adam Jack ob Jany 9, 1867 aged 74 yrs

Adam Jack (down) ob Oct 10, 1834 aged 43 yrs 3 mos 25 days

Robert L. son of A. & H Jack ob Apr 10, 1817 aged 17 days

70. Jimmet Conner ob Apr 18, 1861 aged 84 yrs 5 mos 6 days

Elizabeth, wife of J. Conner ob Oct 17, 1848 aged 72 yrs 11 mos 19 days

71. Benjamin Stites ob Mch 1846 aged 74 yrs. An early pioneer & an original settler associated with John Cleves, Symmes & first settler of Columbia now in Cincin, O.

72. Elizabeth Lee ob May 4, 1860 aged 72 yrs 2 mos 24 days

Zephaniah Lee b Nov 21, 1781 ob Dec 1, 1854

73. Nathaniel Harrell B May 8, 1763, ob May 24, 1824 aged 61 yrs & 16 days

Ann Harrell b Sept 12, 1768 ob Aug 6, 1835

Leaving 10:22 AM

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Fort Ancient, Washington Tp, Warren Co, O Oct 7, 1926 10:30 AM

We drove from Bethel g.y. down a steep hill & across the little Miami River to this place. This property about 300 A belongs to the State & is in charge of the State Archeological Society.

There are Earth mounds or walls of fortification 15 ft high all around on east side, follows the contour of the River & the ravines North, South & East enclosing about 120 A.

Excavations made disclosed bones of two races, longheads & round heads or ordinary & large size but none of inferior size.

There are high 30 ft high embankments, with very deep ravines on both sides, which is the gateway from the old to the new grounds.

Excavations were made by Pr of Warren Moorhead then of Ohio State Univ, now of Mass. The skeletons were covered by rocks & many with crushed skulls evidently resulting from a battle between the flatheads & the round heads. Flat stones were set upon edge around the graves. They found one great chief with his wooden crown on his head, plated with thin hammered copper. Many tools of stone age.

Left 3:44 AM

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At home of Huston Hopkins Robertson, Washington Tp, Warren Co, O Oct 7, 1826 11 AM

Mr Robertson is a 6 ft perfect specimen of manhood erect & virile, with reddish whiskers & hair turning gray. He said his father Wm H. Robertson was born in May 1799 in a flat boat on the Ohio River at Cincin, O, his mother being a Trotter from Scotland coming to the eastern shore of Maryland. His own mother was a Dunham from Redstone, Pa. He said he himself was born Dec 26, 1836. He said his grandfather was Israel Robertson.

Left 11:11 AM

We then drove on & were soon (over)

Frank Humphreys said the names of the Trotters were originially Clifford. That in one of the early Scottish or English wars, one of the Cliffords was sent on a mission for the King & returning sooner than was expected was asked how he got back so soon, He replied "that he trotted all the way there & all the way back & was thereafter called Clifford the trotter & finally Trotter.

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At Union Cemetery by Union Chapel, Washington Tp, Warren Co, O Oct 7, 1926 11:26 AM 74. Sarah A. Ludington ob Oct 14, 1881 aged 70 yrs 6 mos 18 days

75. Sarah (McMakin) wife of Cornelius Skinner ob Dec 29, 1847 aged 82 yrs 1 mo 19 days

Richard A. Skinner ob Nov 30, 1848 aged 52 yrs 10 mos 17 days

Martha Jane, daughter of R.A. & E. Skinner b June 24, 1840 ob May 30, 1854 aged 13 yrs 11 mos 6 days

John J. son of Richd A. & Eliza Skinner ob Dec 26, 1863 aged 21 yrs 6 mos 13 days

76. William Potter ob Mch 10, 1847 aged 72 yrs 1 mo 16 days

77. Michael Hupp ob Sept 17, 1874 aged 87 yrs 10 mos 13 days

Hannah, wife of Michael Hupp ob July 30, 1854 aged 59 yrs 2 mos 27 days

78. Mary Shin [sic] ob Apr 11, 1832 aged 29 yrs 2 mos 21 days

George Shinn ob July 26, 1842 aged 83 yrs & 16 days

Amy Shinn ob May 3rd, 1861 aged 97 yrs

79. Richard A. Skinner ob June 29, 1910 aged 77 yrs 2 mos 28 days

Elizabeth wife of Richd A. Skinner ob Aug 18, 1901 aged 64 yrs 4 mos 26 days

Ella Medora, daughter of R.A. & H. E. Skinner ob Mch 10, 1862 aged 3 yrs 4 mos 15 days

See page 407

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Eliza, wife of R.A. Skinner (nee Jack) ob Oct 8, 1870 aged 64 yrs 7 mos 5 days

Cornelius Skinner b Aug 5, 1830 ob Sept 27, 1891 aged 61 yrs 1 mo 22 days

Hattie ob July 14, 1879 aged 7 yrs 3 mos 25 days

Dora ob July 19, 1879 aged 8 yrs 7 mos 22 days

children of A & M. Skinner

James Skinner ob Apr 6, 1883 aged 57 yrs 5 mos 9 days

Amelia Ann Skinner wife of J. Skinner ob Aug 18, 1881 aged 52 yrs 9 mos 27 days. He came morose after her death & finally hung himself.

infant son of J & A.A. Skinner ob Oct 30, 1869

Alfred Skinner Feby 14, 1847, Oct 17, 1919

Mary E. his wife 1847-1913

Susan Skinner (unmarried) Mch 31, 1836, Dec 10, 1916

James Humphreys was father of Lewis Humphreys by his first wife Elizabeth Long. His 2d wife was Mrs Sarah Riley widow of Richard Riley, nee Macey. She rode from N.C. (Camden) on horseback carrying her baby on her lap & her 1st husband, Richd Riley walked carrying his gun. As a child, she sat on a chair placed in the mouth of a whale propping it open. She died Oct 7, 1886 aged 92 yrs 1 mo 2 days.

Left 12:50 PM

We then drove into Morrow & got a sandwich apiece & then drove to Mrs Geo W. Jack's see page 372.

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At residence of Isaac J & Ellen M. Iorns, Turtle Creek Tp (P.O. Lebanon, O RR 2) Oct 8, 1926 8:55 AM [This name is spelled Irons in earlier entries]

Mrs Iorns produces her parents bibles & their marriage license see page 378 for entry. Mrs Iorns says her brother, John Sylvan was married to Belle McCabe daughter of Thomas McCabe & wife. He died Jany 1919.

She says that her sister Cora's daughter Mabel is married & has three children. Write Cora J. for her entire record.

See page 378

Mr Iorns' full name is Isaac John Iorns & their children are: see page 378

1. Wanda Mary Iorns born Aug 31, 1892

2. Willard Hartson Iorns born Apr 4, 1894

3. Arthur Albert Iorns born Aug 13, 1895

4. Veda Elizabeth Iorns born Apr 22, 1900

5. Margaret Cora Iorns born Oct 11, 1901

6. Dorothy Irene Iorns born Oct 8, 1903

The girls are all single. Wanda is teaching in Cincin. Veda is teaching in Norwood, O. Margaret C. is a stenographer in Lebanon. Dorothy I. is back at Oxford, O at [rest of line faded]

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2. Willard H. was married on Thanksgiving Day Nov 29, 1916 in Utica O to Veda Poinsett born near Lebanon, O June 28, 1892 daughter of John R. Poinsett & wife Mary Agnes Pence. Both living in this Tp where he is a farmer. No issue.

3. Arthur A. was married Jany 10th, 1916 in South Lebanon O to Mabel Shields born Oct 31st, 1900 daughter of Frank Shields & wife Elizabeth Hastings. Both living in Lebanon O where he is head of the shoe dept in Kauffmann's store. Have two children born in Lebanon, O.

1. Wanda Elizabeth born Sept 19, 1919

2. Ruth Arlene born Jany 26, 1922

The dates above given & some on page 378 were read to me by Mrs Iorns from the big well preserved bible of her parents. Mrs Iorns would likely want a book when it comes out.

Leaving 9:30 Am

Mrs Iorns is a fine stately handsome woman, taller than I am & very shapely.

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At residence of Mrs Alice Jane Corliss Turtle Creek Tp (P.O. Lebanon RR 2) Oct 8, 1926 10 AM

Mrs Corliss says Mrs Nancy Cook, widow of James & sister of John McGrew lives at Beavertown, O near Dayton living with her unmarried daughter is away over 80 & well informed. Her married daughter Anna Tizzard lives in Dayton, O. She has one child, a daughter who is married & has one boy going to school, a great grandson of Mrs Cook. Mrs Cook's only other child, Milton, died unmarried. Robert & Perry McGrew, bachelors live together at Spring Valley, O near Xenia, O. Milton & Nannie McGrew, bro & sister both died unmarried & are buried at Centerville, O. Their mother died with her sons at Spring Valley & is probably buried at Centerville, O.

After John McGrew died, his widow Emma & the children left this Co & went to Spring Valley. Mrs Cook did live on the Cross Roads from Centerville & abt 5 miles from Miamiburg.

Rebecca McGrew's husband was Edwin Corliss & they are both buried in the Lebanon Cemetery here as is their son Samuel who

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never married & their son, John, husband of my informant & have monument. Their lot is on the new end of the cemetery. Rebecca died across the RR in plain view from here where my informant's son now lives.

Edwin died she thinks in 1862. Rebecca had a little daughter, Mary Ann who died young & another daughter Kate died in 1871 unmarried & is buried in Lebanon cem. They had a son Asher who died aged 6 or 7.

John McGrew Corliss was married Nov 12, 1878 at Hillsboro, Loudon Co, Va at her father's home to Alice Jane Underwood, born in Loudon Co, Va Feby 25, 1856 daughter of Jackson Underwood & his wife Caroline Tolton. She had visited at an Uncles in Urbana, O where he met her & then too when he went to the Centennial. He died Feby 7, 1907. Had four children, 2 girls & 2 boys all born in this Tp viz:

1. George Samuel Corliss born May 29, 1884

2. Clarence Cothern [sic] Corliss (twin) born Dec 26, 1886

3. Carrie Catherine Corliss (twin born Dec 26, 1886

4. Ruth Alice Corliss born Apr 2, 1896?

The twins died a few hours apart of cholera infantum when 9 mos old.

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1. George Samuel married June 2, 1907 to Rose Prickett from Ky born June 29, 1882 daughter of George Prickett & wife. Both living near here where he is a farmer & have 2 children born in this Tp.

1. Fairy Ethel Corliss born Mch 1908

2. Everett Corliss born Dec 1909

3. Ruth A. is here at home & single

Mrs Corliss doesn't know the parentage of Edwin Corliss, but says to ask Mrs Cook.

Leaving 11 AM

She said the old bible was packed away somewhere but if I would write her, she would hunt it & let me know. She was busy preparing dinner for a man she had cutting corn & said she couldn't take time to give me any information, but I sat down in the kitchen & got above from her as she continued with her work.

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At Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, O Oct 8, 1926 11:46 AM This is a well kept cemetery, located at N.W. corner of the town & of which Harry Murphy born 1862 is Supt & has been connected with it for almost 50 yrs. He says it was laid out in 1850 & Chas H. Young who is Secy of B&L Asscn here on Broadway is also Secy of the Cem & keeps the records. Mr Murphy & an assistant were both at work mowing the grass with lawn mowers. The cemetery has many trees in it. I covered it completely & made the following notations:

Mr Murphy said the Samuel Corliss is the only Corliss monument in the cemetery & there were no markers for his father, mother, or brothers.

80. Frank M. Jack b June 30, 1855 ob Apr 14, 1894. Another scroll on a tree stump

81. Carey Monument

Markers front for the Careys & back for the others:

George W. Carey 1838-1914

Laura M. Carey 1844-1915

Chas D. Carey 1865-1866

Father, C.D. Hartouch [sic] ob Sept 30, 1887 aged 76 yrs

Mother, Rebecca Hartough ob Sept 23, 1889 aged 70 yrs

Sister, Mary A. Jack ob June 23, 1883 aged 75 yrs

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82. Keziah, wife of C. Hayner b Aug 31, 1828 ob Sept 21, 1854

Hannah M. Hayner see page 351 B Sept 9, 1849 ob Jany 23, 1866

Louis Hayner b Mch 10, 1851 ob Apr 25, 1872

Franklin P. Hayner B Aug 26, 1853 ob Oct 9, 1854

83. Ichabod Corwin ob July 2, 1882 aged 80 yrs 4 mos 23 days

Susannah, wife of Ichabod Corwin ob Sept 9, 1870 aged 67 yrs 7 mos 17 days

Elizabeth, wife of Rev G.H. Kennedy ob Jany 16, 1857 aged 24 yrs 3 mos 4 days

Robert M. Mitchell passed into the beautiful beyond on Christmas morn 1912 aged 68 yrs 8 mos 4 days "He leadeth me"

& on other face:

Callie C. Mitchell "Fear not, I am with thee"

84. A.H. Dunlevy, born in Columbia, O Dec 21, 1793 ob Dec 1, 1881

Lucy C. Dunlevy B Dec 8, 1800 ob July 14, 1881

Wilberforce, son of A.H. & L.C. Dunlevy B Mch 20, 1834 ob Oct 3, 1903

Howard, son of A.H. & L.C. Dunlevy ob Nov 10, 1877 aged 41 yrs 6 mos

Lucy, twelfth & youngest child of A.H. & L.C. Dunlevy ob July 27, 1856 aged 11 yrs 11 mos & 11 days

Sarah Maria Dunlevy, wife of Simon Suydam B Aug 24, 1819 ob Apr 22, 1893 aged 73 yrs 8 mos

Robert Collett Suydam son of Simon & Sarah Maria b July 21, 1861 ob Sept 16, 1901 aged 40 yrs

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Simon Suydam, died at Toledo, O Mch 27, 1873 aged 56 yrs

Mary C. Suydam, wife of E.L. Thompson B June 8, 1843 ob May 16, 1870

Little Willie, son of S & S.M. Suydam aged 8 mos

85. Thomas E. Corwin b July 22, 1839 ob Dec 24, 1894

Isabella, his wife B July 29, 1847 ob Nov 19, 1883

86. Theodore F. Thompson ob July 26, 1898 aged 55 yrs 5 mos 18 days

Meek, wife of T.F. Thompson ob Mch 29, 1889 aged 40 yrs 11 mos 29 days

87. Joseph D. Hatfield ob Aug 23, 1878 aged 60 yrs 3 mos 6 days

Emily, wife of J.C. Hatfield ob Feby 17, 1894 aged 70 yrs 5 mos 8 days

Ella K., daughter of J.D. & E.A. Hatfield ob Feby 11, 1874 aged 21 yrs 14 days

Albert, son of J.D. & E.A. Hatfield ob Sept 25, 1858

W.W. Roach ob Aug 8, 1890 aged 44 yrs

Claudia E. ob Aug 8, 1890 aged 9 yrs. They were struck by lightning in Kansas.

Thomas I. Corwin B Oct 24, 1804 ob Sept 30, 1879

Claudia E. Roach 1881-1890

Walling W. Roach 1846-1890

H. Elizabeth Roach 1849-1913

Bertha M. Roach 1873-19--

88. George Wilber Hatfield 1871-1902

89. Theodore F. Thompson 1813-1893

Mary C. Thompson 1823-1886

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Frank W. Thompson 1858-1917

Jennie I. Thompson 1858-1893

90. Wm G. St John 1849-1897

Sarah M., his wife 1848-1905

91. T. Benton Jack 1878-1909

92. Wm M. Thompson Co H 79 Reg O.V.I. 1840-

Lillie C., his wife 1852-1912

93. Captain John V. Jack B Aug 1, 1829 ob Feby 5, 1907 This is the most massive monument in the cemetery.

94. John Sheets ob June 7, 1894 aged 78 yrs 2 mos 2 days

Mary A., his wife see page 377 ob Aug 24, 1918 aged 84 yrs 3 mos 5 days.

95. Hartson W. Iorns ob Nov 19, 1878 aged 38 yrs 9 mos 10 days

Margaret Stubbs, his wife ob Mch 13, 1921 aged 80 yrs 4 mos 25 days

96. Samuel Corliss 1837-1900 standing out, neat, solitary & alone

97. Alfred, Humphreys (brother of Frank) 1845-1914

Lewis Humphreys 1818-1908

Emily B. Humphreys 1823-1907

Alice L. Humphreys (wife of D.W.) 1853-1918

98. Isaac Walter St John 1849-1923

Flora Monroe St John 1853-1923

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99. Smith on front

William 1772-1855

Rosanna 1772-1849

Maria I. 1800-1877

David 1811-1828

Adam 1820-1858

Glasgow on back

Anna 1805-1846

Eliza 1808-1845

Robert, infant

David, infant

Rose, infant

William S. 1842-1865

100. Andrew Thompson Co A 12 O.V. Inf 1839-1922

101. Mary Rugh May 22, 1833 Oct 21, 1913

102. Everett E. Iorns, father 1857-1903

Linnie S. Iorns, mother 1857-1902

103. Wm E. Carnahan M.D. B Jany 14, 1838 ob Apr 9, 1885

Lucy Wood, Beloved wife of Wm E. C. M.D. Feby 22, 1873, aged 27 yrs 3 mos 6 days

104. Pomeroy Stoddard 1793-1860

Maria Stoddard 1803-1893

Lucy A. Stoddard B Sept 6? 1837 ob June 24, 1917

Mary F.B. Stoddard 1828-1859

John I. Stoddard 1843-1846

Elwood E. Stoddard 1845-1849

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105. Joseph Corwin ob Apr 2, 1874 aged 70 yrs

Priscilla, wife of Joseph Corwin ob Sept 28, 1878 aged 73 yrs 26 days see page 448.

Leaving 4:04 PM

Coming in from Cemetery, I just got started transcribing when Frank Humphreys came to my room. We then walked over to S. Mechanics St to see Joseph Deardorff & wife but the house was dark. We then walked on to:

Residence of Robert ;J. Shawhan S.E. corner of E. Main & Cherry Sts Lebanon, O Oct 8, 1926 5:42 PM

Mr S. admitted us & he gave their record which I entered in place on page 376. She then came in & we had a very pleasant short visit. She told me to see Judge Gowdy of C.P. Ct Xenia for address there of her daughter's mother-in-law, Violet Finley Gowdy.

Left 6:20 PM

I then walked up to the hotel & got my dinner & then walked over Turtle Creek in the darkness & was soon:

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[fermata mark appears here]

At residence of Chas H. Corwin E. Orchard Ave, S.S. Lebanon O Oct 8, 1926 7:22 PM

Mrs Corwin has brought out an old bible printed in NY by J.S. Redfield Clinton Hall 1843, which she says was given to her by Miss Bertha Roach, Hannah's daughter. Bertha has epilepsy & is now in the Institution at Gillipolis, O. The record is as follows:

This is a wonderful pictorial bible & following Malachi, are several pages of chronology followed by the genealogies of Shem, Ham, & Japeth from Noah to Abraham & then comes the family record as follows:

Parent's Register Father

Joseph D. Hatfield was born May 17, 1818

Adam Jack was born June 15, 1791

Fraze Hatfield was born Dec 6, 1791

Mother

Emily Jack was born Sept 9, 1823

Hannah Jack wa born Jany 8, 1793

Elizabeth Hatfield born Oct 23, 1798

Births

1. Eliza Jane Hatfield born Sept 11, 1845

2. Hannah Elizabeth Hatfield born May 29, 1849

3. Keziah Elly Hatfield born Sept 27, 1852

4. Albert Hatfield born Sept 25, 1856

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Marriages

Joseph D. Hatfield & Emily Jack married Oct 23, 1844

Deaths

Albert, son of Joseph & Emily Hatfield died Sept 26, 1856

See item 87 p 396

1. Eliza Jane Hatfield married Tom Corwin & their bible is in the hands of their daughter Mrs O.E. Halderman (nee Luella Corwin) at No 478 S. Ohio Ave Columbus, O. There were but two children. Both dead & buried in the Lebanon cemetery here [think he means parents both dead]

1. Luella Corwin born Aug 3, 1874

2. Charles Hoover Corwin born Sept 9, 1877

2. Charles H. was married Dec 16, 1905 here in Lebanon, O to Stella Renaker, daughter of Selden Renaker & his wife Inez Clore, who was born in Richmond Ind Jany 20, 1881. No issue.

Luella has no children & Mr C. has five brothers all married but none of them have any children.

Hannah E. married a Roach & [9]

Leaving 8 PM

Probate Judge's office, Lebanon, O Oct 9, 1926 8:30 AM

Will of John V. Jack Will book 29, pages 540-542 States that he had been a resident of NY, but died at a sanatorium in Battle Creek, Mich & that he did not own any R.E. & wills as follows:

His next of kin were:

George W. Jack, brother Cincinnati, O

Ann R. Stubbs niece, Roann, Ind daughter of Maria J. Compton decd, who was his sister

Chas A. Compton, grand nephew, Newman, Ills, son of Thos W. Compton, decd, who was a son of sd Maria.

John Compton, grand nephew, Newman, Ills son of Thos W.

Ralph R. Compton, grand nephew, Newman, Ills, son of Thos W.

Ella Compton, great niece of Ohio, not known, daughter of Thos W.

Harry A. Compton grand nephew, Clarksville, O son of Samuel W. Compton decd who was a son of Maria J.

Chester J. Compton grand nephew Indianapolis, Ind son of Saml W.

Cora J. Compton great niece Van Buren, Ind daughter of Saml W.

Charles S. Compton grand nephew NO 1018 Chestnut St. Columbus, Ind son of Maria J.

Alpheus G. Compton grand nephew 348 Randolph St, Richmond, Ind son of Maria J.

Frankie Dunham, niece Lebanon, O Daughter of W.H. Jack, a brother

Bruce Jack, nephew No 21 Equipment Bldg Key West Fla son of W.H.

Hiram Jack, nephew no 3130 Ohio St, St Louis Mo son of W.H.

Warren Jack nephew Lebanon, O son of W.H.

Wilber Jack nephew insane State Hospital Dayton, O son of W.H.

Geo H. Jack nephew grand nephew No 97 E 9th St Portsmouth, O son of W. Theodore Jack who was son of W.H.

John J. Jack grand nephew Xenia O son of sd W. Theodore Jack

Wm T. Jack grand nephew No 936 1/2 Maple Ave Dayton, O son of W. Theodore Jack

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James O. Jack grand nephew Xenia, O son of W. Theodore Jack

Thornlie [best guess] Jack grand nephew, Xenia, O NO 701 S. Detroit St son of W. Theodore Jack

Charles Jack, nephew, Dayton, O son of W.H.

Samuel Jack, nephew, Covington, Ky son of Thos Jack, brother

Laura Carey niece, Lebanon, O daughter of Rebecca Hartough decd who was sister of Jno V.

Geo Hartough, nephew, Dayton, O son of Rebecca Hartough

John Hartough, nephew, Chicago, Ills son of Rebecca Hartough

Anna M. Clevinger, niece, Dayton, O daughter of Rebecca Hartough

Elmira H. Shawhan great niece Lebanon, O daughter of Jacob Hatfield, a son of Sarah J., a sister

Perry Hatfield, grand nephew Lebanon, O son of Jacob

Edgar Hatfield, grand nephew Lebanon, O son of Jacob

Stanley Hatfield, grand nephew Lebanon, O son of Jacob

Mary Ann Sheets, niece Lebanon, O daughter of Sarah J. Hatfield

Cora Bennett, great niece of Ills daughter of Martha St John daughter of Sarah J. Hatfield

Ella Irons [sic] great niece of Lebanon O daughter of Martha St John, daughter of Sarah J. Hatfield

Sylvan St John, grand nephew of O, son of Martha St John, daughter of Sarah J. Hatfield

Horace St John, grand nephew of O son of Martha St. John, daughter of Sarah J. Hatfield.

Robert J. Shawhan

Geo W. Carey

Petitioners

Testimony continues to page 555 where the will proper commences & covers 8 pages. I have not the time to red it over, but D.W. & Frank Humphreys say it is a "cracker Jack" of a will. Nor have I time to read over the other three Jack wills of which I have references on pages 344 & 345

Will now look up the Marriage references D.W. gave me on pages 346 & 347.

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Marriage Records in Vol Z 1, Licenses issued:

See book 19 p 483 to 492

Page 97 Oct 1, 1813 to:

Robert L. Jack & Rebecca Farris. Both of lawful age

Page 103 Apr 26, 1814 to:

Adam Jack & Hannah Lee both of lawful age

Page 283, Jany 22, 1825 to:

Benjamin L. Crothers & Mary Russell both of age etc by oath of applicant.

Vol 2 page 26

see item 63 p 382

Richard Simonton E.C.C. makes return of marriage license 443 union Tp on Nov 20, 1834 married Joseph Jack & Mary Ann Dunham.

Vol 3 Page 253

James H. Jack & Polly Sellers May 11, 1825 by Richard Simonton E.C.C.

Vol 1 p 335

John Jack & Nancy Sellers married Dec 24, 1828 by Richd Simonton E.C.C.

Vol 1 p 390

James Jack & Rebecca Williams Dec 30, 1830 by Hezekiah Stites (son of James of James)

Vol 1 p 87

Adam Jack & Hannah Lee may 5, 1814 by John T. Jack

Vol 2 p 190

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Vol 2 p 256

Thos S. Jack & Clarissa A. Brown Oct 17, 1844 by F.G. Black

Vol 2 p 317

William L. Jack & Elizabeth Corwin Nov 8, 1846 by Samuel Williams, minister of Reg Bap Ch

Vol 2 p 334

Wm Harrison Jack & Elizabeth Hart July 22, 1847 by F.S. Black

Vol 2 p 419 James Mitchell Jack & Susannah Corwin Feby 1, 1805 by James C. Sabin J.P.

Vol 2 p 481

Wm H. should be Wm L & Elizabeth Ricketts on Nov 16, 1851 by Samuel Newell M.G.

Vol No 2 N.C. beginning Mch 1861 page 49

application for license:

Wm J. Roach & Jane Hyser

consent on margin of his gdn John T. Roach issued Oct 7, 1861

Estate Docket 1/2 p 156

On Oct 16, 1837 Charity Crawford apptd gdn of:

Oliver Crawford

Joseph Crawford

Thomas Crawford

Jane Crawford

Samuel Crawford

John Crawford

Andrew Crawford

all minors

Rec 9 page 48 Mch 8, 1842 rest filed

Leaving 11:15 AM

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Recorder's office Lebanon, Warren Co, O Oct 9, 1926 11:30 AM

In deed book 1 page 149 Rachel Stites widow of Benj Stites on Mch 11, 1805 for $10 releases her dower rights to section 9 3d range 640 A in the military range to John Thomas Jack & James Jack which recites that they had title to same on Apr 2, 1798 from her husband, Benj Stites. This being before Warren Co was organized Frank Humphreys & myself conclude this deed was recorded in Hamilton or Butler Co, O. A record they have here of early Hamilton Co records of lands then in what is now Warren Co on page 97 gives the deed dated as above recites that the grantees are of the State of KY (recorded in book 2 p 72 Hamilton Co records) consideration named is $100.

Leaving 11:46 AM

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At residence of Miss Laura Skinner, Hazen Ave, Morrow, Warren Co, O Oct 9, 1926 3 PM

Miss Skinner is the daughter of Richd A. Skinner Jr whose mother was Eliza Jack daughter of James 1774-1816. She has brought out a medium sized well preserved bible published in NY in 1823 for the American Bible Soc the record is: "Cornelius Skinner was born Feby 27, 1757

Sarah McMakin was born Nov 8, 1765 & they were married Mch 9, 1786.

Their children:

Elizabeth was born Jany 18, 1787

Mary & Susan were born Sept 4, 1788

Adda was born Apr 9, 1791

Emma was born Apr 14, 1793

Richard Alexander was born Jany 13, 1796

Harriet was born June 29, 1800

Cornelius Skinner died Mch 21, 1814 in his 57th yr

Sarah Skinner died Dec 27, 1847 in her 83d year"

In front of the old bible is the following record of children of Richard A. Skinner Jr:

See page 386 item 79

Lewis A. Skinner was born Sept 12, 1855

Ella Medora Skinner was born Oct 25, 1858

Laura Belle Skinner was born Mch 24, 1861

Frank Skinner was born Dec 24, 1868

Another son unnamed died in infancy, was younger than Frank.

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Richard A. Skinner Jr married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John R. Smith & his wife Matilda Henry, on Nov 30, 1854. She was born Mch 24, 1837 & he was born Mch 31, 1833.

Elizabeth Skinner died Aug 19, 1901

Richd A. Skinner Jr died June 29, 1910

1. Lewis A. married Nov 27, 1884 Lura [sic] May Harrell daughter of Benj. Harrell & wife Sarah Shank. She was born Aug 20, 1866. Both living on the home farm in Harlan Tp (P.O. Morrow O. RR 3) Have two boys:

1. Charles C. Skinner born Nov 24, 1889

2. Harrell R. Skinner born May 30, 1901 at home single

Charles C. married Apr 24, 1919 Hazel Van Doran born Oct 3, 1895, son of Luman Van Doren & wife Maud Kiphart. Have one child, born at Middleboro:

I. Ruby M. Skinner born Mch 7, 1920

4. Frank married Sept 27, 1916 Laura Brant, daughter of Stephen Brant & wife Margaret Gilmour. She was born Jany 20, 1869. Both living here. No issue. He clerks in a grocery here & she clerks in the Morrow N Bank here where she has worked for over 20 yrs

2. Ella Medora was burned to death in front of fireplace

3. Laura B. is single & here, my

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good informant.

She shows me the picture on the wall of Elijah Jack, brother of her grandmother, who married Margaret Carson & went to Oasis, Iowa & she mentions his having had children, John & Will, Sarah who married a Wheeler & Celesta married a Burke out there & had a lot of children & Thespia married a Tarbox & lived in Iowa.

Laura B. has some obituary notices & postcards which she will hunt up & send to me if I write to her & I am then to return them.

See book 20 page 158

Leaving 3:44 PM

As we were leaving Lebanon, we stopped at Frankie Dunham's & she told us that the address of her brother Hiram P. Jack was 1905 Mitchell St, Tampa, Fla & that her brother Wilber died Feby 17, 1911. She said there were Jacks at Sligo in Clinton, Co. See page 353.

I took the PRR train at Morrow & arrived in Wilmington O at 5 PM & am now at Hotel Martin Room 10 & find in Tel Book:

Alfred Gaddis r Rl 1612 &

Everett Gaddis r Rl 1871

I phoned the former & he sd his people came fr Penna. It is now 10:30 PM

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At residence of Mrs Nannie Jack No 302 W. Main St, Blanchester, Clinton, Co, O Oct 10, 1926 9:20 AM

Mrs Jack is the widow of Lewis Jack, who was a son of James Mitchell Jack. He was born Apr 9, 1854 & died June 19, 1924 in this house & is buried in the cemetery here. He was married Oct 7, 1875 near Mainville, Warren Co, O to Nannie Eyer born near Springbone, Warren Co, O May 23, 1857, daughter of Wentle Eyer & his wife Rachel Blinn. They have had four children, all born in Marion Tp near Mainville, O viz: 1. Lula Jack born Oct 22, 1876

2. Lillie Jack born Oct 22, 1876

3. Mollie Jack born Feby 5, 1879

4. Willie Jack born May 27, 1883 & he died June 21, 1883

1. Lula Jack was married Nov 1, 1911 in this house to Lewis Leoan [sic] Cox, born May 9, 1875 in Blanchester, O son of William Cox & his wife Kizzie Reed.

Both living near New Hope, Warren Co, O where he is a farmer (P.O. Blanchester O RR) No issue. Write to Mrs Jack for additional dates.

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2. Lillie Jack is single & lives here with her mother & is a tailoress. I met her.

3. Mollie Jack was married Dec 20, 1900 in this house to Charles E. Henry born May 24, 1879 son of J.M. Henry & wife Hannah Moogrove. Both living above here in this Co (P.O. Blanchester, O RR2) where he is a farmer. Both living & have had one child viz:

1. Lewis James Henry born in this house Mch 15, 1904. He is unmarried & lives with his parents. He has the James Mitchell Jack bible & is bringing it in, as they are coming this morning to take Mrs Jack on a visit to her daughter's at New Hope, O. See 548.

Mrs Jack says there is a Mrs Martha Thompson Bradley, widow of "Fin" Bradley who is related to the Jacks, but she don't know whether it is on the Jack or Corwin side. Her some is near Fairview Park, Dayton, O. She is older than my informant. see page 551-2. She lives near to Della Eurich. Ask Della Eurick [sic] for address of Bertha Clements in Detroit. Mrs Jack read me above dates from her family bible

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Marriages

J.M. Jack & Susanna Corwin married Jany 31, 1850

Joseph Corwin & Priscilla Corbly married Mch 5, 1825

Adam Jack & Hannah Lee married May 5, 1814

Clark Jack & Elmira Ross married Dec 22, 1872

Harriet Jack & Samuel St John married Nov 17, 1874 Births

J.M. Jack born Mch 24, 1826

Susanna Corwin born Nov 5, 1831

Joseph Corwin born May 9, 1804

Priscilla Corbly born Nov 2, 1805

Adam Jack born June 15, 1791

Hannah Lee born Jany 5, 1795

1. Clark Jack born Aug 26, 1850

2. Harriet Jack born Aug 18, 1852

3. Lewis Jack born Apr 9, 1854

4. Charlie Jack born Nov 6, 1856

5. Alice Jack born Jany 24, 1860

6. Eva Jack born Mch 8, 1864

7. John Jack born Dec 31, 1865

Deaths

Hannah Jack died Jany 9, 1867

Lewis Jack died June 19, 1924

Adam Jack died Oct 10, 1854

Joseph Corwin died Apr 2, 1874

Printed Columbus by H[unreadable, faded]

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Lewis Henry came in with the J.M. Jack bible of which the above is entire record, from which Mrs Jack read & I copied. See book 18 page 360.

Leaving 10:03 AM

The driver of the bus I came down on told me they went back, 25 minutes after the odd hour, when it was after the even hour which caused me to miss the 10:25 bus & lose two hours in waiting for the 12:25 bus.

I got to Wilmington just in time to take the 1 PM bus for Sabina, O, but no one seemed to be able to tell where Saml Alexander lived. I hunted up John M. Washington, boatmaster, who went from his home to the P.O. where he learned that he had moved & now lived on the pike from Sabina to Washington C.H., O & his P.O. address now was: "Washington C.H. Route 3, O" see book 14 page 252. where I will write him for his own birth & name & birth of his daughter. I bid him goodbye at 2:11 PM & took the 3 PM bus back to Wilmington & phoned E.H. Conden who sd he lived at 585 N. Spring ST & I walked out & was:

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At residence of Edwin Hart Conden No 585 N. Spring St Wilmington, O Oct 10, 1926 4 PM

Mr Conden is a son of Hannah Jack who was a daughter of Wm L. Jack by his first wife & he a son of Adam.

Hannah Jack "was married to John William Conden, son of Theodore Conden & his wife Sarah Harrell. She had four children all born in Warren Co, O near Morrow & after her death, he married Emma Hines who is still living as his widow in Lebanon, O by herself & Mr C. says she has the family bible with record. There was one child, Eugene by the second marriage who is married & also lives in Lebanon. Write to her for copy of her husband's bible record. John Wm Conden was born in Wash Tp, Warren Co, O Mch 26, 1844 & died July 5, 1915 near Lebanon, O & is buried at Morrow, O. He married on May 12, 1868 by Rev A.M. Griffith, Meth Epis to Hannah Malloy Jack born Feby 8, 1847 & died Oct 29, 1877 & both are buried in the Morrow Cemetery. See item 52 p 370

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Her children are:

1. William Theodore Conden born Feby 27, 1869

2. Charles Clinton Conden born Dec 28, 1870

3. Edwin Hart Conden born May 29, 1873

4. Albert Baker Conden born Mch 8, 1877

1. William T. was married here Feby 19, 1902 to Blanche Lamont Jeffries, born May 29, 1873 in Oakland, Clinton Co, Ohio, daughter of George Washington Jeffries & his wife Mary Ellen Harlan. Both living here at No 546 N. South St where he is a clerk in a grocery store. Have one child born here in Wilmington, O viz:

1. Donald Harlan Conde born Apr 2, 1903. He is single & is on the advertising staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

William T. is a member of the Friends Church & on phone call came over to his brother's & they two gave above record from memory.

2. Charles C. was married Sept 30, 1893 1st Elta Moon daughter of Ulysses Moon & his wife Melissa Haines. She was born at Westboro, this Co, O on Dec 31, 1875. They had two children born in Blanchester, O & have been divorced & she is living they think in Oregon. Divorced July 2, 1912. Married 2d Mch 6, 1919 to Ida May Woodtli born Nov 16, 1885 at Kings Mills, O daughter of Eli Woodtli & his wife Rosa Pfister. Both living at Kings Mills, Warren Co, O (P.O. Mason O RFD) No issue, where he is a machinist.

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1. Paul J. Conden born May 16, 1894 at Blanchester, O

2. Lewis Merland Conden born Apr 7k 1901 at Denver, Colo

1. Paul J. was married Oct 10, 1918 to Barbara Dearborn born Jany 4, 1889 at Lewiston, Maine, daughter of Chas E. Dearborn & wife Lula N. Ranks. Both are living in Denver Col where he is a machinist & she a school teacher. Ask his father for his St No. It is 5074 Utica St, Denver Colo. One child:

1. Lois Marian Conden born & died 1919

2. Lewis is with his mother in the west & they think he is single. He is single [added later]

3. Edwin H. was married Nov 23, 1905 at Lancaster, O to Ada May Jenkins, born Apr 11, 1882 at Lancaster O daughter of Charles Edward Jenkins & wife Sarah Cecelia Bugh [sic]. Both living here where he is agent of the Penna RR Co. No issue. Mrs Conden father is a relative of Henry Ford, his mother having been a Ford.

4. Albert B. has never married & lives at No 909 14th St Silver Hotel, Denver Col where he is a switch tower operator having lost an arm in the RR service.

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Wm T. says that Matthew R. Denver Prest of the Clinton County Natl Bank & Trust Co married Veda Slack, daughter of William Slack of Sligo a small village abt 4 miles west of here on the 3 C. Highway. See her.

Mrs Conden has the name of Anna Gaddis who lives on Prairie Ave City who is an M.E. & was on Mrs C's soliciting list. She is a middle aged woman.

Messrs Conden both say they want a book each, when published.

Mrs William C. Applegate Tel 358 city was a Jenkins & is getting up a history of the Jenkins family.

As I was about leaving, Mrs C. said for me to wait & she wd get lunch for us & it was a fine one. We four at table & I told them of my work & trip. Anna Roach, living in Los Angeles & aunt of Messr Conden being full sister of their mother. She was Anna Jack & married 1st Wm Hizar & married 2d Wm Roach for his 2d wife. whose first wife was Jane Hizar, sister of Anna's 1st husband Wm Hizer [sic]. Anna Roach's address is 6712 or 712 Holmes Ave Los Angeles Calif c/o Ed Hizer her son. Write to Dr Laura Cloud 1st cousin of Wm's wife at North Illinois St Indianapolis Ind for her address. See bk 18 p 351-2

Left 10 PM

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Probate Judge's office Wilmington Clinton Co, O Oct 11, 1926 8:44 AM

General Index to Wills No 2

Date of Book Testator Exr or Admr Probate

*No 5 p 187 Finley, Robt P. Wm P. Finley Sept 29, 1891

& Hugh E. Terrell

*No 1 p 87 Gaddis, Rice John Penlly Mch 27, 1853

*No 5 p 208 Rannells, Messrs J Jno R Rannells Exr

Dec 7, 1891

*No 4 p 282 Rannells, Thos G. Sept 25, 1886

Will of Rice Gaddis book 1 page 87

Directs that wife Sarah Ann Gaddis in lieu of dower occupy & use all residue of estate until my son Andrew Rice Gaddis arrives at 21 yrs of age which will be on May 23, 1862 at which time all my R.E. is to go to him. Dated Oct 18, 1852. Rice (his x mark) Gaddis (seal) Witness Benjamin Owens John Pindry Probated Mch 27, 1853

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Will of Thos Gaddis Rannells will book 4 p 282 2d Gives to wife Massey J. Rannells for life the use of his farm of 240 A & then to go to his heirs at law.

3d directs all remaining R.E. be sold by Exrs.

4th fives wife $1000 & all livestock, grain etc & household & kitchen furniture etc.

5. bals to go equally to children etc

6. says has advanced to son Wm H. Rannells $2300

Says has advanced to daughter Sarah E. Hildebrant $2300

7. Appoints wife Massey J. & son John Exrs. Dated June 13, 1881 Thos G. Rannells (seal) Witness Wm B. Telfair, Alonzo C. Deboll. May 18, 1885 adds codicil saying he had made advancements making all his children equal

Probated Sept 25, 1886

Will of Massey J. Rannells book 5 p 208 to my daughter Leah Rannells $1000 if unmarried when I die

to my daughter Mary Rannells $1000 if unmarried when I die

to my daughter Etta Rannells $1000 if unmarried when I die

Bals of estate to all my children including above 3, equally as they wish & appoints son John L. Rannels Exr. Dated Mch 9, 1888 Massey J. Rannells (seal) witness J.M, Kirk Mary B. Lewis. Probated Dec 7, 1891

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Will of Robert P. Finley book 5 p 187 Gives:

to my son Charles E. Finley $500

to my daughter Jane Whitecomb $500

to my son William P. Findley [sic] all household goods etc

to my son William P. Finley & to my daughter Hattie R. Terrell, all balance of my estate equally. Appoints son Wm P. Finley & son-in-law Hugh E. Terrell Exrs. Dated Dec 4, 1875 R.P. Finley (seal) Witness Obediah Stephens, C.W. Swain. Probated Sept 29, 1891

See book 20 p 258-261

Will of Thomas Gaddis Book A & B 1810-1844 I, Thomas Gaddis of Union Tp Clinton Co, O give:

1st to Baptist Ch of which I am a member 1 A along road fr Wilmington to Urbana for a g.y.

To my grandsons John Rannells & Thomas Gaddis Rannells, son of William Rannells that part of my land west of Todds Fork.

To my son Rice Gaddis all the residue of my land in sd Hawkins survey which I formerly intended for my son John, agreeably to the request of my son John, who I now suppose to be dead

To my grandson James Hopwood all my right to a tract in Fayette Co, Pa

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known as "Shaws old place"

To my granddaughters, children of my son James decd to wit: Hannah, Priscilla & Anna, all my right to a tract of land on Green River in Ky

6. to my grandson Thos McCoy $30

7. to my daughter Ruth McCoy $15

8. to my daughter Hannah Hopwood $50

9. to my daughter Priscilla Glover $1

10 to my daughter Leah Rannells $1

11. to my son Wm Gaddis $1 having given him lands in Penna

All residue to wife Hannah for life or as long as she remains my widow & after her marriage or death to go to my son Rice Gaddis.

Appoints son Rice Gaddis & friend Isaiah Morris Exrs. Dated Feby 16, 1828 Thos Gaddis (seal) Witness George Starbuck, Thomas Curtis, Hugh (his x mark) McWhorter. Probated June 30, 1834

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Marriage License Records

No 2 marriages returned 1817-1834

Page 140

cft fr James Brown, J.P. that on Apr 14, 1825 he married Jonathan Gaddis & Anna Disbrow both of Chester Tp, Clinton Co, O

Page 127

cft fr Joseph Roberds J.P. that on July 1, 1824 he married William Jacks & Phebe Burnes Page 238

cft fr Joseph Roberts J.P. that on May 7, 1829 he married Elkanah Jacks & Catharine Doan

Marriage Licenses issued:

No 3 1823-1844

Rice Gaddis & Sarah Pendry both of lawful age Apr 2, 1840 no 385

Marriage Record

No 3. Marriages rtd 1834-1886

Page 77

James Gaddis & Margaret Wonderlen Aug 18, 1836

Page 104

cft of James Dakin J.P. that on Aug 17, 1837 he married Allen Gaddis & Anna Mershon

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page 173

cft of A.T. Sewell J.P. that on Apr 2, 1840 he married Rice Gaddis & Sarah Pendry

page 65

cft of Absalom Reed J.P. that he married on Aug 25, 1835 Isaac Jacks & Hannah Doan Marriage Record Book 4

Page 141

I do hereby certify that James Finley & Harriet Owens were joined in marriage by me Mch 29, 1849

S.I. Miller

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cft of A.C. Mills J.P. that on Nov 20, 1849 he married Silas Jacks & Vienna Curtis the consent of parents being had as per cft sworn to by witness no 967 Page 239

cft of A.C. Mills J.P. that on Jany 22, 1852 he married John Jacks & Mary Mills, he being of lawful age on his own oath & she on oath of James Blymire no 1316 The clerk here looked in the other office & I find on:

Marriage Record No 13

Page 278

cft of Rev H.C. Gillespie that on

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Nov 24, 1924, he married Joseph S. Leaming & Zinnetta Ruth Gaddis with the statements that he was 73 yrs old on Jany 9, 1924, his residence was Waynesville, O & place of birth Madisonville, O occupation farmer, Father Jacob S. Leaming, mother Lydia Van Middlesworth. He had been married once before. Zinnetta Ruth Gaddis is 50 yrs old on Oct 18, 1924 her residence New Burlington, Clinton Co, O & place of birth Decatur, Ills her occupation farmer & her Father Francis M. Gaddis, mother Nancy J. Snider that she had never been married or divorced.

The probate judge here, Judge Wright said there had been a Thomas Gaddis who had lived at Martinsville this Co who in his earlier days had little means, but an older brother when the Civil War came on who was living in the south sold all his property & put the money in his brother Thomas hands for safekeeping. Thomas invested it in land & would not turn it back to his brother & died rich. He has a son Basil now living at Norwood, O. Thos E. Rannells, a young man in the office here says his grandfather was Thomas Gaddis

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Rannells see page 420 & that his Aunt, Miss Mary Rannells living here at No 212 Columbus St can tell me about the family. I will go & see her.

Leaving 1:30 PM

Residence of Miss Mary Rannells & her two sisters No 212 Columbus St Wilmington, O Oct 11, 1926 1:50 PM

They asked me about Monroe M. Hopwood & his wife & family, who have been here to visit them. Their father, Thomas Gaddis Rannells was son of Wm Rannells & his wife, Leah Gaddis, daughter of Col Thos Gaddis see bottom of next page & are not in the line I want. They didn't know Anna Gaddis on Prairie Ave but told me that Mrs Perry Barlow, working in basement of Watt & Patterson's Dry Goods store near Martin Hotel was a daughter of Silas & Vienna Curtis Jacks. They also advised me to see their first cousin further out the street viz: Miss Ruth A. Lewis who was older than them & could probably give me further information.

Left at 2:11 PM

& then walked out two blocks & was:

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At residence of Miss Ruth A. Lewis No 432 Columbus St Wilmington, O Oct 11, 1926 2:44 PM

I walked out here from 212 Columbus St the home of Miss Mary Rannells & her two maiden sisters, who thought their cousin Miss Lewis being older could give fuller inf. She says she was born in 1849 & her mother, Sarah Rannells was the daughter of Wm Rannells & his wife Leah Gaddis, daughter of Col Thomas Gaddis. She says her great Uncle Rice Gaddis was a printer & she has a printed "memorandum" 22 & 23 lines which he made up of his father's family which is as follows: John Rice was born Oct 12, 1720

Hannah Rice (wife of John) born Sept 25, 1720

Thomas Gaddis was born Dec 28, 1742.

Hannah Gaddis, wife of Thomas Gaddis & daughter of John & Hannah Rice was born Nov 14, 1742.

Their children:

1. Lydia Gaddis was born Oct 21, 1766

2. Ruth Gaddis was born Jany 23, 1760

3. Sarah Gaddis born Sept 16, 1771 ob Sept 10, 1777

4. James Gaddis born Mch 28, 1774, ob Dec 14, 1812

5. Hannah Gaddis born May 20, 1776

6. Priscilla Gaddis born May 13, 1779

7. William Gaddis born Apr 15, 1782

8. Leah Gaddis born Sept 26, 1784

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9. Thomas Gaddis born Feby 18, 1787 ob Aug 10, 1790

10. Rice Gaddis born Aug 26, 1789

11. John Gaddis born Mch 18, 1792

Hannah Gaddis above married a Hopwood at Uniontown, Pa & once came out here once on horseback & at first her sister Leah Rannells who hadn't seen her for 20 yrs didn't know her, but soon did recognize her & were soon in each other's arms. Miss Lewis says her mother was present at the time, then a little girl. Her mother was born Aug 31, 1812

Leaving 3:11 PM

I then walked out to the end of Prairie Ave & asked at many houses for Anna Gaddis, but no one there even heard of her. Then walked back & called at Terrell & Terrells, but they were not in. I then went to the P.O. & three men there said there was no Anna Gaddis getting mail there now & further that the Jonathan Gaddis people were all gone from about Kingman. They said to go out E. Main St three blocks to Buckley Bros elevators & they could tell. Perry said to go see his brother George 3d house back as he knew more about them so I went to:

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Residence of George Buckley No 325? E. Main St, Wilmington, O Oct 11, 1926 4:37 PM

He said Jonthan Gaddis who lived neighbors to them out near Kingman, O had a son David Gaddis who married Drusilla Mann & his son Frank M. same age, as himself born in 1852 was a boyhood chum of his & in 1862, Davis went with his entire family to Decatur Ills & I think Jonathan went too, as when I spoke of the books here showing no settlement of his estate, he said he didn't die here. He said Jonathan had 2 or 3 other sons who were young men when he was a boy. He says they drove out to Ills & that Frank M. made several visits back here. Finally in 1899 or 1900 he sold his property in Ills except several lots & had $84,000 in cash, having made it in the lumber business. He bought the Morris heirs farm of 300 A in neighborhood of his old home, built a $12000 house on it poorly located & a barn & once had 19 farm hands at work at the same & not understanding farming & managing badly, soon depleted his fortune. He died 4 or 5 yrs after his return to Ohio. He says his daughter Zinnetta

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R. widow of J.S. Leaming, who died abt a yr ago, is living in the Village of New Burlington, O abt 16 miles fr here & is a D.A.R. & can he thinks give the family record. She didn't get much from her husband who had distributed about all to his two sons before he got married. Her brother Jesse lives he said on a rented farm near Spring Valley O abt 7 miles S.W. of Xenia, O. Has four children, two boys & two girls. An Uncle of Frank's lived at Decatur, Ills, thinks his name was Willis. He said there was an Allen Gaddis lived on a farm adjg Jonathan's & he thinks he was a brother. He left the neighborhood with his family when Mr B. was a small boy, many people about that time going to Indiana & Ills to get cheaper land.

Left 5:11 PM

I then walked over to Walter Patterson's Dry Goods store & saw Mrs Perry Barlow, daughter of Silas Jacks of Elkanah of John & made arrangements to go to her home at No 326 W. Sugar Tree St to see her

tonight.

It is now 6:33 PM & I will go in to dinner.

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At residence of Herbert D. Wire 209 W. Main St Wilmington, O Oct 11, 1926 7:20 PM

Mrs Wire, a handsome heavy set silver haired woman met me & taking me into their comfortable living room where a coal fire was burning in an open grate said she was the great great granddaughter of Andrew Jack who fought with Washington in the Revolutionary War & died in this Co & was buried at Springfield 5 miles north of here & has a monument. I told her I was the great great grandson of John Jack who had a brother Andrew.

She called her mother, Mrs Shidaker to whom M.R. Denver, Pres of Clinton Co Natl Bk had referred me today downstairs & I learned from her that Andrew Jack came from Half Moon Tp, Chester Co, Pa where she thought he had been born. His daughter Susannah Jack whose photo with a strong face they showed me. She married Samuel Moore a miller in Penna who died there leaving her with four little girls & a boy with whom she came down the Ohio River with her brother-in-law Caleb Moore to Cincin

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O bringing her father with her. One of her daughters married Joseph Slack & became the mother of Mrs Shidaker & also of Miss Mattie E. Slack living at No 121 Burbon [sic] St, Blanchester, O who Mrs Wire says waited on her maiden Aunt Angeline Moore who told her much about the family which she had learned from her mother Susannah & Mattie being of a business turn & a stenographer as well with 15 yrs experience in Chicago Ills with the Diamond Match Co took it all down short hand & copied it off. Accordingly, I am going back to Blanchester in the morning to get this record. They did not know name of Andrew Jack's father nor of any brothers or sisters nor of any children except Susannah. Mrs Wire said Mrs Denver's father was Wm Jacob Slack, son of Thompson Slack, who was a brother of Mrs S's father Joseph hence Mrs Denver is not in the Jack line but what about Thompson Slack's mother. Mrs Shidaker said some of her Jack relatives were in Center Co, Pa & one of them Frank Blair lives at Bellefonte, Pa. Mrs Wire loaned me two thick vols of the Moore genealogy to look over by J.A. Moore Passmore Phila 1897

Left at 8:20 PM

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At residence of Miss Martha Elizabeth Slack, No 121 Bourbon St, Blanchester, O Oct 12, 1926 10:15 AM

Miss Slack is the daughter of Joseph White Slack & his wife Eliza Moore. He was a native of Bucks Co, Pa. See Moore Genealogy. Eliza Moore was the daughter of Samuel Moore of Centre Co, Pa who died there & his wife Elizabeth Jack. Elizabeth Jack was the daughter of Andrew Jack who served seven years in the Revolutionary War & his wife Ann Clemson of a prominent Penna families but now of Center Co, but from the "lower counties of Penna"

They lived in Centre Co & lived in a big house together, ie Andrew Jack & his wife Ann & their daughter Elizabeth Jack Moore & her children & ate in the same dining room, but at different tables & the Moore children used to go over to their grandparent's table because they had better things to eat of which their grandmother would give them. She, Ann Jack, died there & they think that it was shortly thereafter that Caleb Moore born 1800 who married Nancy Jack, a younger sister of Elizabeth Jack Moore who came from Center Co, Pa here to Ohio in 1832 & Andrew Jack, then a widower

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came with them. Ann Jack died in Pan in 1830. Her husband, Andrew Jack died in Jany 1846 in Adams Tp, this Co at the home of his daughter Elizabeth Moore & was first buried at Lytles Creek burying ground same Tp & Co & later was removed abt 22 yrs ago & re-interred at the Springfield g.y. in Adams Tp at Springfield, Orthodox Friends Church & has a marker, as has his two daughters, also buried there. Nancy Moore having died in Nov 1844 & her sister Elizabeth having died Aug 13, 1874 aged 86 yrs she having been born in 1788. Miss S. says she asked her Aunt Evaline Moore if there were any other children in her g.f. Andrew Jack's family except her mother & Aunt Nancy & she replied "only one other, little Tommy" who died in Pa. Miss Slack on Nov 4, 1909 living then on the 3 C. Highway said her cousin Wm Moore, son of Caleb & Nancy living then at Kokomo, Ind drove up & called & said he was 85 yrs old that day. William married 1st Phebe Hadley, daughter of Lydia Hadley, later Pyle. She had several children: Harry, Charles, Eva, Nellie, who was sent to Earlham College took the fever & died see page 443 & Alonzo, the oldest. He married 2d Emma Whitson, a granddaughter of her Uncle Thomas Moore by his daughter Matilda. No issue. After he died, his son Alonzo married Emma,

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his stepmother for his 2d wife.

Alonzo & Emma Moore, his wife, are still living in Kokomo, Ind & can give record of William's family. Emily Hiatt, daughter of Caleb & Nancy Moore & sister of William Moore above, widow of Noah Hiatt is still living at No 200 N. Franklin St Van Wert, O. She is an old woman past 80. Go see her. She was first married to Clinton Anson, a soldier of the Civil War who died shortly after the war. There was one son Ellsworth Anson, living now in Montana & is married. She has a daughter Jennie, the wife of Ora Reasoner with whom she lives.

Ellen Moore, daughter of Caleb & Nancy married David Osborn & both died of consumption, he having had it, as had Clinton Anson.

Harris Moore also son of Caleb & Nancy married 1st Gulielma [sic] Green & 2d Rachel Walker. He died in 1915 & is buried in Wilmington Cemetery. Caleb Moore is buried at Springfield. I must go out to Springfield & get the inscriptions. Miss S. says there is an error in her grandmother's inscription & if it says 1873 it should be 1874. She does not know of any Finleys or Caruthers, but says there are Terrells at Martinsville, O near here abt 10 miles.

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Miss Slack shows me a split bottom chair still good & strong made by her great grandfather, Andrew Jack probably abt 1836 who was a cabinet maker. She says she will write off her short hand notes of what her Aunt Evaline told her & send to me. She took my address in said little book. Miss Slack was born May 18, 1858

Leaving 11:33 AM

She writes Feby 8/27 that she can't find anything further JVT

She said her Aunt Evaline told her that her grandfather, Andrew Jack, when in the Revolutionary War, had gone many days at a stretch with little or nothing to eat & spoke of his having gotten from an old lady the "heel of a loaf of bread, all she had, which was the sweetest morsel he ever ate".

I went from Miss Slack's to the tel office but couldn't raise Chas Terrell at Martinsville, O whose name was in the tel book. I then went to the P.O. & the young man there sent me out B'way across the bridge to N.F. Terrell's & going there, his widow Mrs S.A. Terrell said he had died last Mch. I then went to the Brindley Hotel & met David Carnahan & others who told me of Terrells at Lynchburg in Highland Co, but I called up Chas Terrell's at Martinsville & got his wife who said Frank R. Terrell 5 miles beyond New Vienna, O was son of Hugh E. so I hired Albert L. Curl who drove out there 21 miles & I found him. See page 444.

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At residence of Perry Barlow No 326 W. Sugar Tree St, Wilmington, O Oct 12, 1926 7:33 PM

Mrs Barlow was Almira Belle Jacks born in Richland Tp, Clinton, Co, O near Sabina (named for Arnold Sabin) O Apr 3, 1865 daughter of Silas Jacks & his wife Vianner [sic] Custis daughter of Abel Custis & his wife Mary Crawford. She was married Aug 3, 1883 in Wilmington, O to Perry Barlow born in Union Tp July 5, 1862 son of William Norris Barlow & his wife Harriet Thompson. They have had six children all born in Clinton Co, O & all living viz: 1. Clarence Earl b Feby 7, 1890 married, 7 children

2. Alma Mae b Aug 10, 1893, married, 1 child

3. William Harold b Mch 5, 1895, married, 1 child

4. Martha Marie b Mch 19, 1895, married, no issue

5. Ralph J. b Aug 4, 1900, married, no issue

6. Arthur b July 17, 1902, single

Silas Jacks was the son of Elkanah Jacks & his wife Mrs Catharine Doan.

(Catharine's maiden name was Bennett & her first husband was _____ Doan to whom she had 3 sons & 2 daughters viz: Timothy, Jacob, & Joseph, Lydia & Hannah, the latter marrying Isaac Jacks a brother of sd

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Elkanah. She had the following children to Elkanah Jacks viz: Silas, Isaac, Phebe & Eli.

Elkanah was the son of John Jacks & his wife Phebe Halierts. He was born in Union Dist S.C. Aug 27, 1777. He married there Phebe Halierts & later emigrated to Ohio in 1807 & settled near Waynesville, Warren Co, O where he remained one yr & in 1808 moved to Clinton Co, settling on Campbells Creek 3 miles south of Wilmington O & lived there until 1819 when he moved to Richland Tp & settled on McClintock farm, 2 miles north of Sabina where he remained until 1837 in the fall. He died in Grant Co, Indiana Mch 19, 1860. He served in the War of 1812 under Gen Cox & Gen Harrison He raised a family of nine children. His oldest child, Wm Jacks was born in Union Dist S.C. on Sept 3, 1803 & remembered when his father moved to this Co. The above inf abt John Jacks & Wm is taken from the Historical Atlas of Clinton Co published at Phila, Pa in 1876 by Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, an exact reproduction in size & make up of our 1867 Fayette Co, Pa atlas. From a nine page type written record of the Jacks family gotten up by different members thereof for their several family reunions, we have the names of several of his, John Jacks' children viz:

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1. Elkanah, grandfather of my informant with 4 1/2 pages taken up listing his descendants, but no dates given. Mrs Barlow had record of all these dates which her gf had kept, but her house burned down & they were burned up.

2. Isaac Jacks with 3 1/2 pages of his descendants

3. Sarah Jacks married Jeremiah Haines with their six children the first three married & living in Sabina & the last three d.y.

4. William Jacks the oldest, no record of descendants

5. Polly Anna Jacks married Ballinger no record of descendants. Upland, Grant Co, Ind

6. Phoebe Jacks, Don't know about them

7. Jeremiah Jacks, don't know about them but the record seems to indicate that he had a son Hallett.

The record speaks most highly of Elkanah Jacks & his wife. Leander Franklin Jacks agt of C.B.& O. RR Co Ithaca Neb son of Isaac who was son of Elkanah signs the type written record, which speaks of the name being Jax in German, Jacques in French & Jacks

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in the Welsh language, says there are many families who have dropped the "s", spelling it Jack & goes on to say that "ours retains the Welsh spelling as our great great grandfather spelled it when "John Jacks & his brother" landed in America in 1776. It is clear that one brother settled in North Carolina & it is also probable that they both did. Look up yr geography & locate Mount Jacks in that State. John & Phoebe Jacks started out west & reached what is now Cincinnati O in 1796. This does not conform with the "Historical Atlas" information above, which Mrs Barlow & I conclude is correct, being given at a much earlier date when the old people were living. We also conclude that one or the other ie "John Jacks & his brother" the immigrants was father of John 1777-1860

Leaving 8:40 PM

I then walked back to W. Main St & was soon:

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At residence of Herbert David Wire No 209 W. Main St, Wilmington O Oct 12, 1926 9:11 PM

Mrs Wire's mother's mother's mother was Elizabeth Jack daughter of Andrew Jack 1756-1846. She married Samuel Moore & her younger sister Nancy Jack married Caleb Moore, a younger brother of Samuel. As stated today at Blanchester by Mrs W's aunt Martha E. Slack, these were the only children of Andrew Jack excepting "little Tommy" who died young in Penna.

The children of Caleb & Nancy Moore were:

Horace

William died in Kokomo, Ind

Emily, now Emily Hiatt living in Van Wert, O

The children of Elizabeth & her husband Samuel Moore were:

1. Merlinda married a Kirk & lived in Ind

2. Nancy married a Blair & her son Frank P. Blair lives in Bellefonte

3. Eliza married Joseph White Slack

4. Evaline who never married

5. Samuel married & died at Sligo & is buried at Springfield, Friends Church, Adams Tp, Clinton, Co, O but does not have a marker. He had children: Charles & Clark & Alfred, Ella & Hettie. see page 452-3

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6. Clarissa, who in her young girlhood, attended a select school in this house, contracted a fever & died in two days aged abt 16.

3. Eliza married Joseph W. Slack & both are buried in the Wilmington Cem with their one son Frank. She had three children born in Adams Tp at Sligo O viz:

1. Mary Elizabeth Slack

2. Frank b Oct 9, 1855 ob Apr 4, 1884

3. Martha Elizabeth Slack single & living in Blanchester O & who I saw this morning.

2. Frank married Carrie Truitt, daughter of Benjamin Truitt & his wife Elizabeth Applegate. Both dead. No issue.

1. Mary Elizabeth Slack born July 16, 1850 married Sept 12, 1870 to Andrew Roland Shidaker son of Mitchell W. Shidaker & his wife Elizabeth Dakin. He was born Aug 11, 1849 in Chester Tp this Co & died Mch 14, 1919 & is buried in the Miami Cemetery at Corwin, O. They had but one child born in Chester Tp this Co. viz:

1. Mattie E. Shidaker born Mch 13, 1872 married Aug 24, 1903 in Covington, Ky to Herbert David Wire born Sept 12, 1868 here in Wilmington, son of John William Wire & his wife Esther Taylor. They have but one child born at Sligo viz:

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1. William Shidaker Wire born Apr 4, 1904. He graduated from the Wilmington High School & from Wilmington College this year & is now taking a medical course at the University of Cincinnati, where he closed the first year as one of the ten high honor men.

Mr Wire says there was a Thomas Crothers, an old bachelor who died here 30 or 40 yrs ago & his monument is in the cemetery two squares from here with elaborate epitaph. He built a house a square above here across from the Catholic Church N.W. corner of Mulberry & Locust Sts containing 18 rooms in which my informant, Mr Wire lived when she first came to town which was just after he had died.

Let Mrs Wire know when book comes out, as she will want a book if price isn't too high.

Leaving 10:20 PM

Mrs W. said that John Haines Moore was not a Jack desc. being a son of her Uncle Joshua Moore & that James Hadley's wife was his daughter & Seth Linton's wife his sister.

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see page 433 lines 30 & 31. Nellie Moore had fallen in love with a young man who her father, Wm Moore did not approve of & to get her away from him, he sent her, very much against her will to Earlham College where she took the fever & died at once. Miss Martha E. Slack said her forebears were prouder of the Clemsons than of the Moores who had some traits that were not appealing. For instance, Caleb Moore, with his wealth, never offered any help toward the keeping or care of Andrew Jack but let Mrs Elizabeth Moore, who with her small children, was pressed to make a living do it all. Then she was told her cousin William was very crusty. Mr Wire said tonight that he, William, was an inventive genius & was of a firm who turned out the very first autos, the Haines car I believe. Mrs Wire said A.M. Passmore had a lot of the Moore genealogy books on hand & wrote & asked them if they would not take a set & they got the two large volumes for $5, the price at which he offered them to them. Get his address & send for a set if he will still sell them for that price.

When I took the books back on morning of 13th< I asked for his address & she didn't know it, but said to write to Emma, Widow of Wm who married 2d his son Alonzo at Kokomo, Ind & she could give it.

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Out in cornfield of Frank R. Terrell's Farm residence in Wayne Tp Clinton Co, O Oct 12, 1926 2:40 PM

I hired Albert L. Curl at Blanchester O to bring me out here for 10 cts a mile. We stopped at Mr Terrell's fine home on a corner in New Vienna, O & found the house closed & the lady in the next house said they had moved to their farm home. Going there, we found their fine country house locked up, but gathered a pocketful of good small hickory nuts in the front yard. We then went back to a tenant house near & the lady there said Mrs Terrell had gone out with some visiting friends to gather hickory nuts, but if we would follow the road down through the woods, we would find Frank in the cornfield beyond driving the binder cutting off corn. The cornfield was a 45 A one about a mile lone & I walked half across it before I came to him & was surprised that the binder only cut one row at a time. He is a fine man of 45 yrs with good teeth & a fetching smile. He said his town residence was his permanent address viz:

Frank R. Terrell, New Vienna, O

He says his grandfather,

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Robert P. Finley came from Highland Co, O where he was born at New Market O. He died about 1891 aged 83 yrs. He had a brother Hiram Finley who lived in Wilmington O where he ran a harness shop & who was married but had no issue.

His grandfather is buried in Wilmington, in Sugar Grove Cem & his three wives are buried there also, as you go in the cemetery on a slope to the right in a big lot, but without monument or markers. His son Wm P. & his wife & one infant & also an infant of his son Charles is buried there. The authorities did not want any markers on this lot. Wm P's daughter Miss Atha Finley aged abt 51 & single is a stenographer in Indianapolis, Ind & he will get her address & send me. He thinks she will have both her father's & her grandfather's bible as her grandfather in his last years lived with his son Wm P. & died there & he got all of his effects. He will also send me the address of his Aunt Sallie Finley widow of Charles E. (see page 420) who died 5 or 6 yrs ago at Joliet, Ills where he lived for many years & died aged 74 yrs. She lives in Chicago, Ills & should have a record of the family which Charles E. gathered going to Phila to interview relatives there to do so.

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Frank R. has a sister living in Maplewood NJ Frank R. said his own mother died when he was 17. She always spoke of Rev James B. Finley as her great Uncle. See bk 11 page 400 [best guess on number] Her brother Wm P. knew this great Uncle & had in his young days visited in his home.

Frank R's father Hugh E. Terrell died in Feby 24, 19124 aged 76 yrs. He & his wife had five children: 1. Arthur Finley Terrell living at New Brighton Pa where he is a machinist

2. Jane L. living at New Vienna, O

3. Esther, who married Howard Pidgeon, a graduate of Cornell University where he was once a Prof, but is now in the research dept in NY of the Am Tel & Tel Co & both are living at Maplewood, NJ

4. Russell L. Terrell died 21 yrs ago aged 26, would have been 47 now. He died of pneumonia.

5. Frank Rhoades Terrell, my informant born Sept 17, 1881 in the house on this farm & his father was born in same house. This farm proper has been in the Terrell family for over 100 yrs. They now have 950 Acres which he is farming owned 300 by his gf's estate 353 by his father's estate 120 by his Aunt & 176 by himself. His gf was

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David A. Terrell & his wife was Mary Evans.

Frank R. was married Aug 30, 1913 to Dorothy Alice Book, born July 21, 1879 at Zaleski, O daughter of John Book & his wife Alice Gist. They have but one child born while they were living on this farm but in a hospital in Cincinnati, O viz:

1. Russell Book Terrell born May 30, 1914.

He said he had often gone with his grandfather, Robert P. Finley who was a Methodist to church & said he was very eloquent in prayer. Robert P's father, however, had been a Pres. so his father had told

him.

His Aunt Cynthia Jane Whitcomb see page 420 was an older half sister of the others & her husband was a Presbyterian preacher in the northern part of Ohio. Frank R. said he wanted a book when it came out.

Leaving 3:11 PM

See book 20 P 191

We were then 21 miles from Blanchester & only 12 from Wilmington, so I had Mr Curl drive me to Wilmington & then 5 miles beyond through the village of Sligo to the Springfield Quaker Ch g.y. & was soon at:

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Fr page 399

Springfield Orthodox Friends Church Graveyard, Adams Tp Clinton Co O 107. Moore Monument

south side

Sarah Ann Moore ob Sept 9, 1901 aged 81 yrs & 4 (or 9) mos

Andrew Jack born June 30, 1756 ob Jany 23, 1846 aged 90 (should be 89) yrs 7 mos. Served seven yrs in Revolutionary War under Genl Washington.

east side

Elizabeth More ob Sept (should be Aug) 13, 1874 aged 85 yrs 10 mos

north side

Evaline Moore ob Jany 26, 1912 aged 86 yrs 2 mos & 1 day

west side is blank

108. Caleb Moore ob 3d Mo 15th 1892 aged 91 yrs 5 mos & 18 days

Nancy, wife of Caleb Moore ob 10th Mo 23d 1844 aged 45 yrs 6 mos 28 days

Hannah, daughter of Caleb & Nancy Moore ob 7 mo 19th 1844 aged 11 yrs 10 mos 24 days

Martha, wife of Caleb Moore ob 4th Mo 13, 1883 (or 88 or 89) aged 80 yrs & 4 days

109. John Haines Moore ob 10 mo 8th 1908 aged 91 yrs 1 mo 25 days

Ruth, wife of John H. Moore ob 3d mo 31, 1869 aged 51 yrs 7 mos 3 days

Francis, son of J.H. & R. Moore ob Feby 9, 1849 aged 1 yr 5 mos 9 days

Lindlay M. Moore 1843-1914

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on monument:

John H. Moore 1817-1908

Ruth L. Moore 1817-1869

Francis, their son 1847-1849

110. James Hadley 1846-1917

111. Seth Linton b 10th Mo 5, 1812 ob 11th mo 5, 1895 aged 83 yrs 1 mo

Sarah Ann wife of Seth Linton b 12th mo 7, 1819 ob 5th mo 29, 1893 aged 73 yrs 5 mos 22 days

The nos 109, 110 & 111 are not in our line. See bottom page 442, but 107 & 108 are.

Wm Henry Smith, sexton there for the past 12 yrs kindly took me to these graves.

Leaving 4:55 PM

Albert L. Curl, a large heavy man owning 120 A of land near Blanchester, my driver for the afternoon is ruptured & afflicted with incurable piles he said. See W. C. MeKean & learn how he was cured & write Mr Curl.

The Moore Books are:

"Ancestors & Descendants of Andrew Moore 1612-1897 by John Andrew Moore Passmore" Phila 1897 printed by Wickenham printing Co, Lancaster Pa

Vol 1 10860 pages, vol II 861-1599 pages

"Those who do not treasure up the memory of their ancestors, do not deserve to be remembered by posterity" Edmund Burke

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Vol 1 page 125.316

Thomas Moore & his wife Sarah Haines had 8 sons, the two eldest born at Atglen, Chester Co, Pa the others in Center Co, Pa

Samuel Moore the 2d child was born Oct 1, 1793 married Feby 29, 1816 at F.M.H. (Friends Meeting House) Centre, Centre Co, Pa to Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew & Nancy (Clemson) Jack. Elizabeth b Oct 31, 1788 in Chester, Co, Pa & d. Aug 13, 1874. Samuel was a miller & resided in Half Moon Valley Center Co, Pa. He died Aug 6, 1827

Caleb Moore the 5th child b Sept 27, 1800 married May 25, 1825 in Centre Co, Pa to Nancy Jack sister of his brother Samuel's wife. Nancy b Mch 25, 1799 d Oct 23, 1844. Caleb married 2d time Oct 7, 1845 in Clinton Co, O to Martha (Bear) Miller, (widow). Caleb was a carpenter, but in later years was engaged in farming. Caleb died Mch 15, 1892, interred in Springfield Cem Clinton Co, O.

Children of Samuel & Elizabeth Jack Moore all born in Half Moon Valley, Centre Co, Pa

1. Malinda 1594, b Feby 10, 1817 married Sept 1, 1834 to Joseph, son of John & Lydia (Fisher) Kirk of Boggs Tp Centre Co, Pa. Joseph b Jany 14, 1806. They settled in Clearfield Co, Pa. In 1837, the removed to Clinton Co, O. In 1852 to Grant Co, Ind where they reside on a farm. P.O. Marion, Grant Co, Ind.

2. Clarissa 1595 b Sept 26, 1818 d Sept 17, 1835 unmarried

3. Sarah Ann 1596 b May 1, 1820 unmarried P.O. Ogden, O

4. Nancy E. 1597 b Jany 5, 1822 married Dec 24, 1844

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to William H. son of John Blair of Milesburg, Centre Co, Pa. Nancy E. d. Sept 27, 1881. William H. was an attorney at law. Resided at Bellefonte, Center Co, Pa. Is now decd see page 453.

5. Eliza 1598 b Nov 29, 1823 married Sept 20, 1849 in Clinton Co, O to Joseph W. son of Jacob & Susan (White) Slack. Joseph W. b May 23, 1824 in Bucks Co, Pa. He died Sept 19, 1882. He was a farmer. Eliza's P.O. Ogden, Clinton Co, O

6. Evaline 1599 b Nov 17, 1825 unmarried P.O. Ogden, O

7. Samuel 1600 b Oct 1, 1827 married Sept 23, 1852 near Ogden O to Sarah J. daughter of William & Sophia (Thompson) Hadley of Clinton Co, O. Samuel is a carpenter, but is now farming. P.O. Ogden, O. See next page.

350. Children of Caleb & Nancy (Jack) Moore:

1. 1608 William b Nov 4, 1826 in Half Moon Valley Pa married Feby 12, 1851 in Wilmington O to Phebe D. daughter of Isaac & Lydia (Hazzard) Hadley. Phebe D. b June 19, 1830 in Clinton Co, O d Oct 14, 1870. William married 2nd Mch 26, 1894 to (5911) Emma Whitson. Wm learned millwrighting & settled in Dublin, Ind, removed to Kokomo, Howard Co, Ind & is now engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods. He is of an inventive turn of mind, having obtained among other patents, one for an automatic boiler feeder which has attained great popularity. He is now engaged in perfecting his "traction engine" intended to take the place of horse power on farm lands & highways. He has confidence in its success & believes it will be the enduring monument to his inventive genius. No issue by 2d marriage.

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2. 1609 Andrew Moore b Sept 22, 1826 d Jany 6, 1831

3. 1610 John C. Moore b Jany 12, 1830 in Clinton Co, O married Sept 18, 1851 to Mary Elizabeth Ross of Franklin, Warren Co, O John C. is a farmer P.O. Kokomo, Ind.

4. 1611 Hannah b Aug 25, 1832 d July 19, 1844

5. 1612 Harris C. b Apr 5, 1835 in Clinton Co, O married Sept 2, 1858 to Gulielma, daughter of Asa & Susanna (Carter) Green. Gulielma d Apr 7, 1865. Harris married 2d time Aug 15, 1867 to Rachel, daughter of Mordecai & Mary (Osborn) Walker of Green Co, O. Harris C. was a carpenter but is now farming. P.O. Ogden, O

6. 1613 Eliza Emily b Nov 15, 1840 married Dec 30, 1860 near Ogden O to Clinton, son of Isaac & Rachel (Nickles) Anson. Clinton was a farmer d Oct 19, 1862. Eliza E. married 2d time Aug 28, 1868 to Noah son of John & Nancy (Fairhead) Hyatt. Noah b Oct 21, 1841. He is a farmer. P.O. Van Wert, Van Wert Co, O

7. 1614 Nancy E. b Apr 19, 1842 married Nov 4, 1859 to David S. Osborn who was b Dec 17, 1835 near Ogden O. He was a merchant & died Sept 10, 1867. Nancy E. d Aug 25, 1867. Both interred in F.B.G. (Friends Burying Ground) at Lytle's Creek, Clinton Co, O

Children of Samuel & Sarah J. (Hadley) Moore:

1. 5881 Ella b Aug 13, 1853 married Sept 9, 1869 at Covington Ky Warren D. Harland P.O. Oakland, Clinton Co, O

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2. 5882 Clark b July 28, 1856 married Feby 25, 1877 Mary A. Trimmer, P.O. Ogden O

3. 5883 Alfred B. b Dec 30, 1861

4. 5884 Hettie B. b Apr 1, 1865

5. 5885 Charlie R. b July 7, 1869

Children of William H. & 1597 Nancy E. (Moore) Blair born in Bellefonte, Pa see page 451

1. 5876 David A. b Oct 20, 1845 d Apr 5, 1860 interred at Bellefonte, Pa

2. 4877 Franklin P. b Apr 22, 1850 married June 16, 1875 Mary Entweiler of Phoenixville Pa. Franklin P. is a jeweler residence Bellefonte Pa.

Children of 1608 William & Phebe D. (Hadley) Moore born in Kokomo, Ind

1. 5892 Alonzo W. b May 1, 1852, married Dec 4, 1894 Sarah K. Kellar P.O. Kokomo Ind. No issue.

2. 5893 Henry C. b June 4, 1854 married in 1874 Estella Burns residence 593 Bellefontaine St Indianapolis, Ind

3. 5894 Walter V. b Jany 26, 1856 married in 1876 in Columbia Ind Jennie Cheyney residence 1508 Kenwood Ave, Indianapolis, Ind

4. 5895 Charles F. b Jany 8, 1858 married May 15, 1893 Luiene Crockite P.O. Kokomo, Ind. No issue

5. 5896 Helen b Aug 11, 1863 d Dec 2, 1880

6. 5897 Eva b Jany 27, 1866 married Robert Shingles residence 907 Ash St, Indianapolis, Ind

Children of John C & Mary E. (Ross) Moore

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1. 5898 Mary L. b Aug 12, 1852 married Sept 24, 1873, Andrew J. Tolley P.O. Kokomo, Ind

2. 5899 Edward V. b Mch 18, 1855

3. 5900 Caroline A. b July 16, 1858

4. 5901 Lewis A. b Jany 10, 1862

5. 5902 Annie B. b Feby 5, 1873 d Oct 16, 1876

Children of 1612 Harris C. & Gulielma (Green) Moore:

1. 5903 Francis J. b July 26, 1859

2. 5904 Eva b Nov 27, 1861

Children of Harris C. & Rachel (Walker) Moore

3. 5905 Mary E. b Aug 11, 1868

4. 5906 Mordecai C. b June 8, 1870

5. 5907 Charlie b Oct 23, 1875 d Oct 24, 1875

Child of Clinton & 1613 Eliza E. (Moore) Anson

1. 5908 Clinton E. B Oct 31, 1861

Children of Noah & 1613 Eliza E. (Moore-Anson) Hyatt

2. 5909 Elisha M. b Mch 23, 1871

3. 5910 Harris M. b Nov 28, 1873

Child of David S. & 1613 Nancy E. (Moore) Osborn

1. 5911 Mary E. b Oct 4, 1860 married June 26, 1878 at Wilmington, O John A. son of John & Mary A. Hockett, John A. is a farmer P.O. Ogden, O

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Page 336

Children of William & Mary M. (Way) Moore born in Cecil Co, Md

1. 1765 Elizabeth W. Moore b July 20, 1819 married Mch 30, 1839 to William Crothers. William d Apr 18, 1847. Elizabeth W. was a teacher & for many years supported her children by this means. The latter years of her life she resided at Cherry Run WVA where she died. Their children page 798

1. 6165 William M. b Aug 20, 1841 married in 1867 Kate, daughter of Isaac Alter of Tremont Schuylkill Co, Pa. Kate's residence 2438 Reeder ST, Phila, Pa

2. 6166 John W. b Aug 8, 1844 d June 1866 unmarried

3. 6167 Elizabeth E. b Mch 4,1848 d July 7, 1869 unmarried

Children of William M. 6165 & Kate (Alter) Crothers

I. Bessie b May 5, 1868

II. Edgar I. b May 23, 1870

III. Emma E. b Mch 26, 1872

IV. Harvey A. b Mch 17, 1875

2017 Eva M. Fell b June 16, 1869 daughter of Barclay & Anne (Dennison) Fell married in 1894 Granville, son of Alpheus Crothers P.O. Spruce Grove, Pa. They have one child see page 838

6646 Milton K. Crothers b Dec 12, 1895

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See vol I pages 96 & 97 NO 200

David & Mary (Love) Horner had 9 children all born in Mt Joy Tp Adams Co, Pa the dates of birth of all except two are given ranging fr 1764 to 1785. The only one we are interested in is Margaret, 7th child with date of birth not given, but Wm 6th child was born Feby 1, 1778 & John 8th child was born July 9, 1783. Margaret Horner married June 28, 1796 to William, son of Michael & Mary (Waugh) Finley. William was born Oct 4, 1773 in Adams Co, Pa. He was a farmer after marriage they removed to near Lexington, Rockbridge Co, Va where he died Dec 19, 1847. Margaret died May 23, 1824. See Anjou hist p 51

Children of William & 200 Margaret (Horner) Finley 1. 921 Maria b Apr 2, 1797 d in 1803

2. 922 Matilda w. b Dec 8, 1798 married June 27, 1827 to James Pain. He was b Dec 25, 1802. He was a Pres. clergyman resided many years in Rockbridge Co, Va then removed to Somerville, Tenn where he d Apr 7, 1860. Matilda w.d. Jany 6, 1855 in Rockbridge Co, VA

3. 923 Drusella T. b Feby 19, 1801 married Dec 20, 1827 to John Steele Leecch [sic]. He was b Mch 20, 1806 in Rockbridge Co VA. He was a farmer resided all his life in his native Co d Apr 27, 1871. interred at Old Oxford Church Cem. Drusella T. d Mch 27, 1881 Interred in Lexington Cem.

4. 924 Esther b in 1803 d in 1804

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5. 925 David H. b Jany 20, 1806. He studied for the ministry at Princeton Sem NJ. He was a promising young man. He d in 1831 before completing his theological course.

6. 926 Eliza Love S. b Oct 12, 1808 married Oct 18, 1842 to James Johnson. He was a farmer a man of decided character & much esteemed. He served his country (Rockbridge) in numerous positions with credit. He d Nov 27, 1880. Eliza L.S. is living. P.O. Oakdale, Rockbridge Co, VA

7. 927 John H. b Feby 29, 1812 married Feby 16, 1837 Martha A. daughter of John & Martha Ruff. She was born July 28, 1817. John H. was a farmer resided near Rosedale, O d Oct 4, 1884

Children of James & 922 Matilda W. (Finley) Paine:

1. 3807 Margaret C. b Mch 20, 1828 married Jany 6, 1856 Samuel Shultz, a native of Va. He is a farmer. P.O. Clinton, Hickman Co, KY

2. 3808 William F. b Nov 15, 1831 married Dec 28, 1858 Nellie Bennett of Sandy Hill NY. He was a teacher; d Mch 12, 1869 at College Hill, Miss. His widow married a man named Grastz. Residence Hamilton, O.

3. 3809 David B. b July 19, 1836. He was studying for the ministry when the late Civil War began. He entered the Confederate army & was killed at Gaines Mills Va June 28, 1862. He never married.

4. 3810 Louisa L. b July 19, 1836. Removed to St Louis, Mo where she is supposed to have died.

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Children of John S. & 923 Drusella T. (Finley) Leech. Born in Rockbridge Co, Va

1. 3811 infant died in infancy

2. 3812 infant died in infancy

3. 3813 Eglantine L. b July 31, 1832 married Jany 5, 1865 James A. Strain. James A. was a Capt of Co H 14th Va Cavalry during the late Civil War. He is now engaged in farming. Eglantine N. is an active member of the New Providence Pres Ch. P.O. Brownsburg, Rockbridge Co, Va. No issue.

4. 3814 William B. F. b Mch 17, 1837 married Oct 19, 1859 Margaret W. daughter of John D. & Martha (Wilson) Houston. Margaret W. b Sept 19, 1838 near the Natural Bridge Va. Wm B.F. was educated at Washington College Va. When the Civil War broke out while he & all of his kin were attached to the Union when Va seceded, he followed the fortunes of his native state. July 4, 1861, he enlisted in "Wise's Legion" & went to WVA, but when this command was sent to Roanoke Island, NC, he was transferred to Co H 14th Va Cav where he served until the close of the war. He assisted in a squad of 100 men in taking the last battery from the Union troops at Appomattox C.H. Since the war, he has served his Co 5 terms as Supervisor & two terms in the Legislature. In 1883, he declined a renomination. He is farming at his country place "Ingleside" P.O. Oak Dale, Rockbridge Co, VA.

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Children of James & 926 Eliza L.S. (Finley) Johnston

1.3815 Matilda J. b Sept 17, 1843 married Dec 20, 1865 John M. Wilson. He is a farmer P.O. Oakdale, VA

2. 3816 William F. b Oct 31, 1841 married May 28, 1884 Margaret D. Campbell. He served during the Civil War in Rockbridge Artillery, Stonewall Jackson' brigade. Has been sheriff for several years & is an active church worker & an elder in Pres Ch P.O. Oakdale, Va

3. 3817 James M. b May 3, 1845 married Dec 23, 1874 Martha E. Patterson. Served in Co C 1st Va Cav during Civil War. Was wounded at Spottsylvania C.H. permanently disabling his right arm. He is now assessor & a farmer. P.O. Oakdale, VA

4. 3818 Mary M. b Aug 3, 1847 unmarried P.O. Oakdale, Va

5.3819 Roberta b Oct 18, 1850 unmarried P.O. Oakdale, Va

Children of John H, 927 & Martha A. (Ruff) Finley

1.3820 John R. b Jany 3,1838 d Aug 20, 1863 in the Union army, unmarried

2. 3821 William A. b June 16, 1840 married Sept 18, 1867 Rowena Negley. He is a farmer P.O. Commercial Point, Pickaway Co, O. No issue.

3. 3822 Samuel W. b June 15, 1842 d July 7, 1843

4. 3823 David W. b May 29, 1844 married Jany 1, 1872 Jane Prugh. Jane d Apr 22, 1878. He married 2d Nov 17, 1880 Jane Whitsel. He is a farmer P.O. Springfield, Sarpy Co Neb

5. 3824 Amanda M. b May 20, 1846 married Sept 4, 1868 Oren Snodgrass He is a farmer. She d Aug 12, 1874 [best guess]. His P.O. Rosedale, Madison Co, O

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6. 3825 Horace T. b Oct 25, 1848 married Oct 1, 1874 Ada J. Dillow. He is a farmer P.O. Resaca, Madison Co, O

7. 3826 Matilda V. b Mch 24, 1851 d Apr 4, 1851

8. 3827 Martha M. b Apr 5, 1852 married Dec 27, 1876 Eli W. Fisher. He is a merchant P.O. Rosedale, Madison Co, O

9. 3828 Winfield S. b Oct 5, 1858 married Aug 10, 1880 Jennie Heath. He is a farmer P.O. Springfield Sarpy Co Neb.

Children of Samuel & 3807 Margaret C. (Paine) Shultz

I. 9991 David B. b June 1, 1857 he is a merchant P.O. Clinton, Ky

II. 9992 Loulie F. b Oct 16, 1859 d Jany 26, 1862

Children of 3808 William F. & Nellie (Bennett) Paine

I. 9993 William F.

II. 9994 Mary B.

Children of 3814 Wm B.F. & Margaret W. (Houston) Leech

I. 9995 Ella b Nov 19, 1860 unmarried P.O. Oakdale, Va

II. 9996 Finley W. b Sept 23, 1862 d July 21, 1863

III. 9997 J. Houston b May 29, 1864 married Oct 2, 1889 Minnie C. Tutwiler P.O. Sherwood, Rockbridge Co, Va

IV. 9998 Coray R. b July 24, 1866 married Nov 15, 1888 Ollie M. Arnold P.O. Natural Bridge, Rockbridge Co, Va

V. 9999 W. Stuart b July 24, 1868 married Oct 1, 1891 Jennie H. Tennent. He is a physician P.O. Brooten Steams Co, Minn

VI. 10,000 Margaret H. b July 24, 1870 d Mch 12, 1872

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VII. 10,001 Chas B. b Apr 12, 1872 married Nov 26, 1895 Hasseltine J. Leech P.O. Oak Dale Va

VIII. 10,002 Herbert B. b Mch 10, 1874 unmarried Is an architect at 1503 Maryland Ave Balto, Md

IX. 10,003 Infant son b Aug 1878 d Aug 1878

Children of John M. & 3815 Matilda J. (Johnston) Wilson

I. 10,004 James F. b Dec 12, 1868 unmarried P.O. Oak Dale Va

II. 10,005 Sarah B. b Aug 10, 1870 unmarried P.O. Oakdale VA

[variation in spelling noted]

III. 10,006 Robert S. b Jany 1873, unmarried P.O. Oakdale, Va

IV. 10,007 Walter C. b Sept 28, 1878 unmarried P.O. Oakdale, VA

Child of 3816 Wm F. & Margt D. (Campbell) Johnston

I. 10,008 James Granville b Nov 1, 1888

Children of 3817 James M. & Martha S. (Patterson) Johnston

I. 10,009 Robert E. b Oct 11, 1875

II. 10,010 Bolivar F. b Jany 13, 1878

III. 10,011 Mary E. b Apr 15, 1880

IV. 10,012 James A. b Mch 10, 1882 d Mch 12, 1887

V. 10,013 Walter M. b Aug 13, 1884

VI. 10,014 Phebe b Aug 13, 1884 d July 26, 1886

VII. 10,015 Ella G. b Mch 22, 1886

VIII 10,016 Nettie M. b Feby 23, 1889

IX. 10,017 Martha b Jany 12, 1892

Children of 3823 David W. & Jane (Prugh) Finley

I. 10,018 Lulu M. b June 7, 1874 married Jany 29, 1893 Francis C. Hopkins

II. 10,019 John H. b Aug 17, 1876. His children by 2d wife Jane Whitsel

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III. 10,020 Lester B. b Aug 15, 1880

IV. 10,021 Harney I. b May 29, 1885

V. 10,022 Georgie b Jany 30, 1888

VI. 10,023 Freddie b Nov 8, 1890

VII 10,024 Lelia M. b Jany 20, 1893

Children of Oren & 3824 Amanda M. (Finley) Snodgrass

I. 10,025 infant d in infancy

children of 3825 Horace T. & Ada J. (Dillow) Finley

I. 10,026 John T. b Oct 7, 1876 unmarried P.O. Resaca, O

II. 10,029 Oscar W. b Oct 25, 1878

III. 10,028 Ethel M. b Aug 15, 1882 d Sept 26, 1886

IV. 10,029 Bertha E. b Jany 19, 1888

V. 10,030 Fay W. Dec 15, 1892

Child of Eli W. & 3827 Martha M. (Finley) Fisher

I. 10,031 Finley C. b July 20, 1880 d Aug 26, 1880

Children of 3828 Winfield S. & Jennie (Heath) Finley

I. 10,032 Emery b May 8, 1881

II. 10,033 Bessie b Mch 22, 1883

Child of 9997 J. Houston & Minnie C. (Tutweiler) Leech

I. 13,759 Edmonia P. b June 2, 1891

Children of 9998 Coray R. & Ollie M. (Arnold) Leech

I. 13,760 Jacob A. b Apr 21, 1891

II. 13,761 Chas B. b July 7, 1893

III. 13, 762 Edwin C. b Apr 1896

Child of Dr W. Stuart 9999 & Jennie H. (Tennent) Leech

I. 13,763 Gilbert T. d Mch 1896

Child of 10,001 Chas B. & Hasseltine J. (Leech) Leech

I. 13,764 Margaret E. b Sept 1896

It is now 8:25 Am 13th & I have written all night & will go in to breakfast. JVT

I am copying from Moore books

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At residence of Robert Clary & John Perry McGrew Bellbrook Ave Spring Valley, Greene Co, O Oct 13, 1926 2:30 PM

Messr McGrew say their grandfather Milton McGrew married Ann Russell daughter of James Russell & his wife Nancy McKee. Both buried in the old g.y. at Centerville, O & have tombstone. Their son John Fulton McGrew was born Aug 7, 1835 near Centerville, O & died Jany 28, 1899 in West Wayne Tp, Warren Co, O. He married Sept 30, 1858 at Logansport, Ind, Emma C. Clary daughter of Isaac Clary & his wife Eliza Barnett. She was born at Logansport, Ind Aug 10, 1835 & she died Feby 10, 1917 here in spring Valley. Both buried in the new g.y. at Centerville O but do not have tombstones. They had six children born on the farm in Washington Tp, Montgomery Co, O viz: 1. Nettie Eliza McGrew born Nov 15, 1860

2. Robert Clary McGrew born Nov 19, 1863

3. Ida May McGrew born Dec 5, 1865

4. Milton Wilmer McGrew born Feby 14, 1868

5. John Perry McGrew born Nov 25, 1869

6. Nannie Belle McGrew born Aug 7, 1873

1. Nettie E. was married Feby 12, 1884 to Henry B. Eagle born Dec 9, 1866 son of Orris Eagle & wife Kate Hully, Henry B. Eagle has remarried & lives at corner of Alberta & Adams St Dayton, O where he is a carpenter. Nettie E. died Sept 26, 1891. Had four children:

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The three oldest born on the old farm & the youngest in Dayton, O:

1. Ray Eagle born May 15, 1884

2. Roy Eagle born May 15, 1884 & he died Apr 18, 1887

3. Clarence Eagle born Jany 31, 1886

4. Nellie Eagle born June 3, 1890

4. Nellie died unmarried when 15 yrs old. She died June 20, 1905

1. Ray married June 8, 1908 Kate Anaby daughter of Daniel Anaby & his wife Sarah Hiatt. Kate was born Apr 3, 1885 & both are living here on Cincin Pike below RR where he is ticket agt of Penn RR in Xenia O. Have two children born here:

I. Ralph Eagle born Mch 3, 1909

II. Grace Elizabeth Eagle born Feby 10, 1911

3. Clarence married Jany 6, 1911 to Mildred Sims born July 1891 daughter of Jedediah Sims & wife Nancy Fox. Both living in Alexandersville O on the Dixie & he works at the National Cash Reg Co in Dayton O. Have four children born the two oldest born in this Spring Valley Tp & the others in Alexandersville viz: Write her.

I. Helen Marie born Apr 24, 1911

II. Alice Katherine born Aug 1917

III. Earl Lawrence born Apr 2, 1922

IV. Donald Henry born Dec 27, 1925

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2. Robert C. is single & my informant

5. John Perry is single & my informant

3. Ida May married to Albert Brown see p 567, natural son of Miss Rebecca Ann Brown born Apr 26, 1845. Ida May died Sept 17, 1894. She is buried in old g.y. in Centerville, but don't have a marker. Think he is buried at Miamisburg. They had two died as infants & two living:

I. Pearl Brown born Oct 14, 1890

II. Norman Brown born Oct 1891

III. Infant

IV. Infant

I. Pearl married Feby 23, 1911 to Thos S. Dillon, son of John Calvin Dillon & his wife Sarah Plybon. He was born Jany 30, 1890. Both living close to Johnsville, at 12 miles west of Dayton, O a little off the Dayton Pike. Have two girls & a boy. All born in this Tp see page 546.

II. Norman is not married see page 567. Don't know where he is. His mind isn't right & he is in an institution near Columbus O. He is at Marion O. insane Asylum

4. Milton Wilmer was married Mch 9, 1898 to Orillia Creighton daughter of Wm Creighton & his wife Mary Sears. She was born Sept 26, 1879 & is living in Wash Tp Montgomery Co, abt 2 miles S.E. of Centerville. He died Mch 22, 1908.

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He is buried in the new g.y. at Centerville but does not have a marker. He had three children, oldest born in Wayne Tp, Warren Co, O & the other two in this Tp:

I. Infant Wm J. McGrew born Nov 29, 1898 ob Dec 2, 1898

II. infant baby boy McGrew born & died Sept 6, 1901

III. Lonnie McGrew born June 28, 1905. He is single & lives on the farm with his mother. Their P.O. is Spring Valley Greene Co, O Route 1

6. Nannie Belle never married. She died in Mch 9, 1893 & is buried in the old g.y. at Centerville. No marker. The old g.y. is a quarter to half a mile out of town & the new one is just in town.

Leaving 3:42 PM

See book 18 p 379

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At residence of Ray Eagle on Cincinnati Pike Spring Valley, O Oct 13, 1926 4 PM

Mr Eagle & his daughter Grace E. with the aid of Mrs Eagle who Grace E. phoned to, have given dates to fill out records on page 464.

Leaving 4:20 PM

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At residence of Edward Huff, Spring Valley Tp Greene Co, O Oct 13, 1926 4:44 PM

I find Mrs Zinetta Gaddis Leaming here where she is nursing Mr Huff, whose ailment is old age being past 90 yrs old. She says there were three Gaddis brothers in the Revolutionary War viz: Col Thomas, John & she thinks Henry. John's son Wm married Elizabeth Peairs & his son Jonathan married Ammy Disbrow, daughter of Banks Davis Disbrow (Disbrough in the old war records being Scotch, & settled in Conn first) & his wife Hannah Congo or perhaps Conger. They had the following children most of them born in Clinton Co, O. 1. Levi Duffy Gaddis

2. William Allen Gaddis

3. Banks David Gaddis

4. Emily Ruth Gaddis married a Dix

5. Willis Gaddis

6. Henry Lewis Gaddis

7. Wesley? Gaddis

8.

9.

10. Oscar Morgan Gaddis

Have all the dates at home at New Burlington, O see book 20 page 118.

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1. Levi D. had 2 children

5. Willis had 2 children

6. Henry Lewis had 3 children

7. Wesley died in Civil War, unmarried

10. Oscar Morgan died in Civil War unmarried

4. Emily Ruth had one child

2. William Allen had 5 children.

Write to B.W. Gaddis his son at Parsons, Kan for Wm Allen's record.

3. Banks David Gaddis married Drusilla Mann & had the following children:

1. Francis Marion

2. Elvira

3. Clinton D. married Edna Snider

4. Sallie Mary

5. Volney Alaska

6. Wesley G.

Francis M. died in 1907 aged 57. He married Nancy Jane Snider daughter of James Snider & wife Lucinda Kelly. They had 5 children all born in Decatur Ills, viz:

1. Zinetta Ruth B Oct 18, 1874

2. Jesse Grant b June 24, 1876

3. Earl b Apr 1880? & died in infancy

4. Irene Edna

5. Laura May

2. Jesse G. married Susie Albright & both living P.O. Xenia, O Route 4.

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Have:

1. Marion Carl, married

2. Jessie Gertrude, married

3. girl died in infancy

4. girl died in infancy

5. Roy Emmett older than Jessie

6. Norma Natalie at home single & Roy is also.

Leaving 5:15 PM

Marion married Ethel Gibson & have 4 children. He lives in this Co. His address is Osborn, O. Jessie Gertrude married a Man named Worrall. Haven't heard from her for a long time. She says Norma Natalie is just a high school girl. She will send me the record which she will copy from her book at New Burlington O.

See bk 18 p 428-9

see bk 20 p 118-9

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At residence of Mrs James Carruthers, Market St Xenia, O Oct 13, 1926 7:15 PM

Mrs Carruthers admitted me & introduced me to her two daughters both heavy set & she said they were her step daughters, her family name being Hyslop, Scotch. Miss Carruthers said her father was James & he had a brother Thomas & their father was John Carruthers who had a brother Andrew. John came from Dumphrieshire Scotland to the U.S. in 1834, landing at Petersburg, VA & going to North Carolina & from there to Ohio. James was a small boy & came over with his parents. John is buried in the cemetery here. James has a son William who lives here. I will not follow this line. Left 7:30 PM

When I came downstairs in the morning of 14th abt 9:15 AM having slept from 11 PM to 8:15 Am without ever waking as I had not gone to bed the night before, I found the following note:

"Please call at Mrs Carruthers if you can this morning. We have some few facts that may interest you

Ella Carruthers"

& was told she & her sister had called. It has just struck 6 AM 15th I having for 5 hrs 1 Am gone over records fr page 444 & will continue without going to bed.

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Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, O Oct 13, 1926 10:05 AM

I walked over here & found:

112. Thomas L. Carothers ob June 9, 1886 aged 72 yrs 5 mos 19 days

Frank P, Dyer ob Mch 11, 1892 aged 48 yrs. This is nephew of Thos L. Carothers & the inheritor of his fortune.

113. Harris C. Moore 1835-1915

Rachael W. his 1839-19--

Gulielma wife of H.C. Moore 1839-1863

114. Finley

Leaving 10:22 AM

See page 526

I met the sexton near the Thos L. Carothers monument with a one horse dray & said there were no other Carothers monuments & no Jacks in the cemetery. I got in his dray & rode around to the Finley monument but there are no markers there, only a 3 foot high monument with the name "Finley" on top

I then walked up to the 18 room house built by Thos L. Carothers which is two stories high, flat roof fronting 60 to 70 ft on

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N. Mulberry ST & go to 100 ft on W. Locust? St being on N.W. corner of Sts. There are 4 walks to that many different doors one at corner, two at left & one at right on Mulberry at which one I went in the door, having name of C.A. Holladay on door & that was the museum room but there was no one there.

Came down to New Martin Hotel & phoned Mrs Applegate, but she never heard of a Samuel Jenkins in her line who married Mary Lecky. Then paid my bill & am now at 11 AM in bus ready to start for Xenia O & the clock has just struck eleven.

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At residence of Mrs Eliza Hyslop Carruthers No 21 W. Market ST Xenia, O Oct 14, 1926 10:12 Am

Mrs Ella Carruthers & his sister called at the hotel this morning & left word for me to call.`She has some records of her family written in a copy sized book which states that her great grandfather was Thomas Carruthers & his wife Sarah Huddleston & they lived near Sanquhar In Dumfriesshire, Scotland, where he lived on a farm. Miss Ella has record of three of his sons viz:

Robert who was a sailor

Andrew

John who lived on a farm called "Clumpton" about one mile east of Dumfries where his children were all born. His wife was Mary Bell, born at Aberdeen. They came together with their six children to America in 1834, landing at Petersburg, Va & a few days later went to N.C. where they had friend & lived there a Yr or two at Harmony Grove, N.C. abt 12 miles west of Oxford, the Co seat of Granville, Co where they lived on a farm for 18 mos. They left Scotland June 1, 1834, one son had preceded them to America & they had 12 children in all the others. Say 5, dying in infancy.

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Miss Ella does not know where their bible record is unless her cousin Mrs Agnes Nash, whose home is 1 1/2 miles east of Xenia, now away from home, may have it. Her mother was Sarah Carruthers, daughter of John.

Their seven children who grew to maturity & came to America were:

1. Thomas, the eldest married three times & died in Albany, Ills where some grandchildren live.

2. Jane married Robert Brown. She died years ago at Jamestown, O this Co 10 miles east of Xenia. Thinks were four children, a daughter Mrs Ella McCormick lives in Galesburg, Ills Thos G. Brown lives in Coshocton, O.

3. Sarah Huddleston Carruthers, married William Watt, a scotchman from Paisley. Had a large family of whom 6 are living.

1. Mary Cherry living on this St now very sick

2. James B. Watt living on E. church St here

3. Agnes Nash living on Xenia Tp

4. David B. Watt living on W. Market St here

5. Robert Watt living at Cedarville, O

4. James Bell Carruthers born Mch 19, 1821 & died Dec 2, 1898 married 1 Sept 28, 1852 to Jeannette Smith born Sept 11, 1823 & died Aug 28, 1876, daughter of Wm Smith & wife Helen Scott. Had 5 children. Married 2d Aug 20, 1878 Eliza Hyslop daughter of George Hyslop & his wife Margaret Greenwood. No issue.

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1. Joanna Mary born July 1853

2. Ella Bell born July 17, 1856

3. Jane Sarah born Sept 17, 1858

4. William Smith born Feby 1, 1864

5. Jessie Brown born Aug 17, 1868

1. Joanna Mary died aged 14 mos on Sept 27, 1854 2 & 5 Both here at home single & 2 Ella my present informant

3. Jane Sarah married Sept 1885 to Rev Wm G. Martin U.P. & died Mch 20, 1922. He was a son of Wm Martin & his wife. She had 5 children first four born in Jersey City NJ & last one in Grove City, Pa where he was pastor of U.P. Church. He is living at Hammondsville, O

1. Helen Jeannette, single Cairo Egypt, head of mission

2. Wm James, teaching in Pitt Pgh Pa Married, in business

3. Robert Carruthers married lives in Cleveland O

4. Marion Isabel single teaching at Braddock Pa

5. Geo Urquhart married U.P. minister at Langloth, Pa near Pgh

4. William S. married June 17, 1925 to Mrs Elizabeth (Taylor) Fifer & both living at NO East 2d St. Are out of town on their vacation for two weeks. No issue.

5. William Bell born 1823 & died Apr 1900 at Indianola Iowa where he dropped dead on the street from heart trouble one day when going home for dinner.

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He married here to Susan Brownlee who is also dead. Children were:

1. Edward was living at Indianola

2. John Howard killed 5 yrs ago by cars in Los Angeles

3. Margaret married & dead & other children.

6. Mary never married died Oct 11, 1877

7. Robert Mabin, married Mary Ann McQuiston & had one child. Both died here he on Oct 8, 1868 & she since 1912 abt 1914. Left one child:

1. Jennie Bell Carruthers married Edwin C. Rader. Both living on the edge of town where he is a brick mason & contractor. No issue.

Miss Ella says that Rev Wm T. Finley pastor of the Pres Ch just below here married her father & her own mother in Chillicothe, O where he was then preaching. He was son of Saml S. Finley. He later went to NJ to preach & died east. Just had two children, Julia & William both dead unmarried. See Judge Gowdy. Mrs Wm T. Finley was a sister of his father (Mrs Violet Finley Gowdy says a cousin, not a sister)

Leaving 11:30 AM

Miss Ella said her step mother objected to telling her age, but Ella Collins says she is 93 born in 1833.

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At home of Mrs Elizabeth Violet (Finley) Gowdy 123 W Market St Xenia, O Oct 14, 1926 11:50 AM

Mrs Gowdy is the daughter of Evans Finley & his wife Mary Ann Crow. I saw her mother at Ottawa Ills in Sept 1891 & she died there Mch 3, 1926 aged 92 yrs 2 mos & 1 day having been born in Fayette Co, Pa Jany 2, 1834

Elizabeth Violet Finley was born AT Grand Ridge Ills May 26, 1858 & was educated at Monmouth College Monmouth Ills & was married 1st June 10, 1880 to Wm Allen Harvey son of David Harvey & his wife Ophelia. Wm A. was born Nov 27, 1854 in Cincin, O & died July 11, 1881 at Monmouth, Ills. He was a banker & then a grocer. No issue.

Married 2d Nov 18, 1891 at Grand Ridge Ills to Rev George Edwin Gowdy Pres son of Robert Gowdy & his wife Emily Manor. Rev Geo E. was born Dec 27, 1848 near Xenia, O & died Feby 19, 1918. He graduated in 1873 from Miami University, Oxford, O. Had but one child born at Eaton, O viz:

1. Edwin Finley Gowdy born Oct 6, 1893. He was two years in Cincin O University & graduated from Ohio State in dentistry in June 1917. He married Mch 10, 1917 to Mabel Shawhan see page 376 & is

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now practicing in Dayton, O where they live at 142 Forner Blvd, Oakwood, Dayton, O. Have one child born in Chillicothe, O viz:

1. Robert Edrom [sic] Gowdy born Feby 11, 1918.

Edwin F. enlisted in the World War May 26, 1917 & was in service at Camp Sherman Chillicothe, O & had everything packed ready to sail when the armistice was declared.

Mrs Gowdy does not know about Rev Wm T. Finley, but says his wife, who was a Gowdy a first cousin of her father-in-law Robert Gowdy a 2 vol Hist of the Gowdys recently published 4 or 5 yrs ago by Mahlon Gowdy is with Mrs G's stepdaughter Mrs Ethel Marie wood at 509 E. Madison Ave, Springfield, O.

She says there is a doctor W.H. Finley No 19 W 2d St of a family out Spring Valley & Bellbrook way where there are many of them living. He is abt 60 yrs old. There is also an A.A. Finley at 308 E. 2d ST.

Leaving 12:33 PM

See bk 18 p 376.

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At residence of John Jacob Jack No 15 Branch St Xenia, O Oct 14, 1926 3:18 PM

Mr Jack drove me down here in his auto & has introduced me to his wife who says that the family bible of his father, Wm Theodore Jack together with the diary & family records are in the hands of his brother James Oliver Jack, living here 702? S. Detroit St. John Jacob Jack was born Oct 23, 1872 at a little town near South Bend, Ind & married Apr 13, 1893 here by Rev W.Q. Shannon Meth Prot to Cora Ellen Heaton, born July 18, 1870 in Xenia O daughter of Coleman Heaton, a soldier for 4 yrs in the Civil War for 4 years & his wife Mary E. Price. Have had ten children five boys & five girls eight of them living, all born in Xenia, O:

1. William Harrison Jack born Jany 26,1894

2. George Coleman Jack born Apr 21, 1895

3. Walter Oliver Jack born July 22, 1897

4. Emma Gertrude Jack born July 1, 1899

5. Ruth Elizabeth Jack born July 1, 1899

6. Mary Eva Jack born Sept 1, 1901

7. Gilbert Heaton Jack born Jany 16, 1907

8. Elsie Marie Jack born July 9, 18909

9. John Jacob Jack Jr born May 31, 1911

10. Helen Louise Jack born Aug 16, 1915

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Deaths

George Coleman Jack died June 4, 1896

John Jacob Jack Jr died May 31, 1911 having lived but three minutes.

Marriages

Wm Harrison Jack & Edith Izola Loveless July 31, 1917

Walter Oliver Jack & Amelia Heineman July 22, 1920

Ruth Elizabeth Jack & Chas Luther Underwood Aug 31, 1920

Emma Gertrude Jack & Lawrence Leroy Lamme Aug 9, 1922

1. Wm H. married as above Edith Izola Loveless born Aug 9, 1899 at Jamestown, O daughter of Hal Loveless & wife Clara Sheely. Both living at 3102 E 3rd St, Dayton, O where he is in the Dairy business. Have three children, all born here in Xenia, O. viz:

1. Forrest Clayton Jack born May 29, 1920

2. Harold Reybern Jack born Dec 31, 1922

3. Clara Ellen Jack born July 1, 1925

3. Walter O. married as above Amelia Heineman born Apr 12, 1895 in Germany daughter of _______ Heineman & his wife who died at her birth & she was brought over by an Uncle when abt 2 yrs old. Both living at Port Clinton, O where he is a telegraph operator. No issue. Write him.

4. Emma Gertrude married as above L.L. Lamme born May 1, 1899 in Bellbrook, O. Both living in Bellbrook, O where he works for the Delco Co. No issue.

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5. Ruth E. married as above Chas Luther Underwood born Apr 29, 1899 1 1/2 miles north of Bellbrook O son of John Burton Underwood & his wife Sarah Steeleman. Both living at Bellbrook O where he is a barber. No issue.

6. Mary Eva works for the United Brethren Pub Co & lives with her brother W.H. Is single

7., 8., & 10. all at home single & Elsie & Helen present assisting in giving above data & both very efficiently.

See book 18 p 402 & 3

Leaving 4:33 PM

As I was about to leave, Jr Jack spoke of his son Walter O having been in the World War & Mrs Jak got his papers which showed he had enlisted July 11, 1917 at Ottawa, O. Sailed overseas June 28, 1918 & was in Co D 112th Supply train when he landed, was on five battle fronts & was noted for being a safe quick fast driver. Was in the Bacarrot sector, the Avocourt Sector & the Argonne Drive & was in Belgium when the armistice was declared Nov 11, 1918 & arrived home just one year after he left being a Corporal Quartermaster his discharge giving his character as "excellent" was gassed

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but not wounded. Elsie is a beautiful girl & both she & Helen are fine.

Left 5:11 PM

At residence of James Oliver Jack No 701 S. Detroit St Xenia, O Oct 14, 1926 6:22 PM

Mr Jack has brought out the big bible of his parents printed by Wm W. Harding Phila in 1868 in which the record is & the bible greatly dilapidated:

Marriages Wm Theodore Jack & Emma Thornhill were married Oct 21st 1868 at Xenia, O.

Wm Theodore Jack Jr & Harriet Burton married Jany 29, 1898 at Newport, Ky

James Oliver Jack & Catharine E. McCabe married June 11, 1901 at Dayton, Ky

Births

Wm Theodore Jack born Waynesville, O Jany 14, 1847

Mary Emma Jack born Ripley, O Oct 23, 1848

Their children:

1. Unnamed son stillborn Jany 16, 1870

2. George Harrison Jack born Apr 12, 1871

3. John Jacob Jack born Oct 23, 1873

4. William Theodore Jack Jr born Aug 30, 1878

5. James Oliver Jack born Oct 11, 1880

6. Thornhill Jack born Oct 8, 1882 Deaths

Wm Theodore Jack died Oct 14, 1888

Mary E. Jack died Aug 4, 1922

Thornhill Jack died Sept 25, 1918 unmarried. Died here in Xenia in this house.

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James Oliver Jack was married as above to Catharine E. McCabe daughter of Bernard McCabe & his wife Catherine Corrigan. She was born May 3, 1880 in Xenia, O. Have had thirteen children all born in Xenia, O as follows:

1. Ernest Van Buren Jack born Dec 30, 1901

2. Frederick Jack born Sept 6, 1903

3. Edna Louise Jack born May 17, 1905

4. Ardis (a girl) Jack born Jany 30, 1907

5. Catherine Elizabeth Jack Jr born Dec 9, 1908

6. Bernard Jack born May 26, 1910

7. Nicholas Thornhill Jack born Aug 5, 1912

8. Margaret Annetta Jack born June 12, 1914

9. Sarah Jane Jack born Nov 27, 1917

10. Agnes Marie Jack born Nov 27, 1917 11. Stillborn son born Dec 7, 1918

12. James Oliver Jack Jr born Nov 29, 1920

13. George Harrison Jack born Dec 17, 1922

Deaths

Catharine Elizabeth Jack Jr died Aug 5, 1909

Bernard Jack died Feby 12, 1916

Agnes Marie Jack died Jany 2, 1918

James Oliver Jack Jr died Feby 24, 1923

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Mary E. Thornhill was daughter of George Thornhill & his wife Gertrude Tenis.

William Theodore J. married as above to Harriet Burton, see page 562. They were divorced. He married 2d Garnet Oakley. Both living at Holly Hill Florida & he is in the R.E. business at Daytonia, Fla. Has one son by 1st wife who is married & two by second, oldest born in Bellevue or Newport, Ky & the other two in Cincinnati, O. Had a daughter also born in Cincin & buried in Newport, Ky.

1. Earl

2. Daughter

3. William

4. Francis

Write to him.

1. Ernest Van Buren Jack was married Nov 29, 1921 in Newport, Ky to Thelma Osmon born Jany 30, 1905 daughter of Homer Osmon & wife

Lizzie. Both living here in Xenia on Xenia Ave abt No 6. where he is a shoemaker. 1 child:

1. Robert Jack born here Jany 31, 1924

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2. Frederick Jack was married June 17, 1924 in Newport, Ky to Ethel Walden born June 2, 1904 daughter of Elry [sic] S. Walden & his wife Gertrude Riley. Both living on Glady Ave No 4 Xenia, O where he is a shoemaker. Have one child born here viz:

1. Betty Eileen Jack born Nov 14, 1925

All the other children are single

3. Edna L. is living here with her grandmother McCabe.

4. Ardis is working now in the shoe factory & is a stenog. The other children are at home & Sarah Jane a beautiful 10 yr old wished she had a book like this.

Leaving 8 PM

We did not have time to go to Geo Harrison Jack's as I was due for my appointment at Miss Collins & I arranged with John J. to take me night of 15th.

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At residence of Mrs J.P. Chew No 134 E. Market St Xenia, O Oct 14, 1926 8:15 PM

Miss Eleanor Agnes Collins whose mother was Mary Elizabeth Scroggs, daughter of Rev Joseph Scroggs & he son of James Scroggs & his wife Nellie Jack gives me the following record of her immediate line: Joseph Scroggs wife was Mary Hanna who died in 1846 near Ligonier Pa aged about 46. She was daughter of James Hanna & sister of Thomas whose 2d wife was Mrs Sarah Rankin Foster Hanna of the Washington Female Seminary. Her 1st cousin, Rev Thomas H. Hanna (son of John) married Mary Templeton of Wash Co, Pa a cousin of Rev Wm T. Finley, who went from here to Newark, NY & who had son Wm & daughter Julia, who both died single in NJ where he too died. His wife Joanna Gowdy was called cousin by Miss Collins grandparents, the Collins. Mary Elizabeth Scroggs was born near Ligonier Pa Aug 14, 1831 or 1832 & died May 12, 1884 near Xenia O. She married Feby 14, 1854 at Cincin, O at home of her sister Mrs Rev R.H. Pollock to John Collins born Aug 14, 1824 near Xenia, O & died June 14, 1901 near Xenia, O & both are buried

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in Woodland Cem here. He was son of Archibald Collins & his wife Eleanor Wallace. Archibald Collins was born in York Co, Pa in 1796 son of Samuel Collins & his wife Agnes Thompson. Samuel Collins, oldest son of Archibald spoke of my friend Wm R. Thompson (son-in-law of Wm Thaw) as a cousin. Rev David Wallace Collins U.P. 2d son of Archibald has a son James Wallace Collins atty at law abt 77 yrs old who is much interested in family lore & could probably give fuller inf abt this connection. See him. Samuel Collins ggf of my informant served in the Revolutionary War having come to America from the North of Ireland. His grandson Samuel said their ancestors had been Coligny's descendants of Admiral Coligny & during the persecution of the Huguenots in France escaped to the North of Ireland where the name was changed to Collins. Ask James W. about this.

Mary Elizabeth had six children all born on the farm near here in Xenia Tp. Her husband John Collins was a deacon in the 2d U.P. Church here & his brother James was an Elder in the same church viz:

1. Francis Edward Collins born Jany 21, 1855

2. Mary Hannah Collins born Feby 12, 1857

3. Eleanor Agnes Collins born Jany 19, 1861

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4. Jane Maria Collins born Sept 15, 1863

5. Ada Blanche Collins born Jany 15, 1867

6. Joseph Scroggs Collins born Mch 27, 1870

1. Francis E. died unmarried Feby 25, 1883

2. Mary Hannah married Aug 22, 1882 at the old home [10]jahï(_# HëÅ_

Johnston Clarkson Webster, son of John Webster of Mercersburg, Pa & his wife Isabel Grace Clarkson (daughter of Rev Thomas Clarkson who had married my informant's grandparent's Archibald Collins & Eleanor Wallace in York Co, Pa in 1818). He was born at Mercersburg, Pa Sept 16, 1853 & is now living at 907 E. Walnut St, Pasadena, Calif. She died Sept 30, 1916 at Pasadena Calif. He has not married again. They had three daughters all born at Santa Ana Calif where his first charge was. Write him.

1. Frances Grace Webster born Aug 9, 1883

2. Helen Elizabeth Webster born Nov 11, 1887

3. Mary Louise Webster born Dec 21, 1890

1. Frances G. is a teacher in Pasadena High School & is at home single

2. Helen E. is at home single with her father

3. Mary Louise went to Beaumont Calif where they had once lived in the mountains with tuberculosis & died there unmarried June 27, 1914 & is buried there.

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3. Eleanor A. was educated at the high schools here & at Muskingum College, New Concord, O. She is my good informant, remained at home with her mother & is single.

4. Jane M. married Apr 10, 1890 at the old home to Oscar Edwin Bradfute, a farmer near Cedarville, O & moved to Xenia abt 5 yrs ago & he was for 3 yrs pres of American Farm Bureau with offices in Chicago, Ills. He is son of David Bradfute & his wife Martha E. Collins "a very distant relative" & was born in Cedarville Tp this Co Jany 21, 1862. Both living here at No 608 N. King St.

Here at 9:33 PM, Miss Eleanor, excused herself for a few minutes to put her patient, Mrs Chew for whom she is acting as companion to bed. She returned in abt 20 minutes. They have three children born on the farm in Cedarville Tp viz:

1. David Collins Bradfute born May 5, 1895

2. Helen Elizabeth Bradfute born Aug 25, 1898

3. John Edwin Bradfute born Aug 27, 1901

1. David D. married June 5, 1921 to Ada Wallace of Seaman, O daughter of John Wallace & his wife Sarah McCullough who was born Apr 1894 at Tranquillity, O. Both living on the Bradfute farm near Cedarville, O (P.O) Xenia, O RFD 5) & have two children born on that farm viz:

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I. David Wallace Bradfute B May 23, 1923

II. John Oscar Bradfute b May 4, 1925

2. Helen E. is at home single

3. John Edwin married Sept 23, 1925 Grace Adelle Lyle, daughter of John Nevin Lyle & his wife Adelle Blair. She was born at Sparta, Ills Oct 20, 1900. They are moving this week from Rockville, Ind to Greenville, Darke Co, O where he is taking the position of County Agt of the farm bureau. No issue.

5. Ada Blanche married Oct 15, 1895 to Rev John White Ballantyne son of James Ballantyne & his wife Catharine White. He was born Mch 31, 1862 in DeLancey Delaware Co NY. He died in Columbia Hospital Pgh Pa Apr 15, 1915 & is buried here in Xenia, O. Two weeks after his marriage, they went as Missionaries of the U.P. Church to India & located at Silakot in Punjab Province, where their six children were born. She is now living at 252 N. Detroit St here. Her children are:

1. Agnes Louise Ballantyne B Sept 5, 1896

2. John Collins Ballantyne B Oct 11, 1899

3. Janet Wallace Ballantyne B Oct 11, 1899

4. Margaret Eleanor Ballantyne B Oct 29, 1902

5. Robert White Ballantyne B Nov 21, 1905

6. Mary Catharine Ballantyne B Dec 24, 1906

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Mrs Ballantyne came back home in 1912, bringing the six children & he returned a year later in June 1913, in ill health & was found to have an inward cancer which killed him.

1. Agnes L. went in Sept 1925 to Sialkot, India where she is a missionary & is single.

2. John C. is single & a teacher here in the high school

3. Janet W. married Sept 7, 1922 Rev Dale White, an associate reformed Pres from Chester S.C. & went to India shortly thereafter as missionaries of his church & are located at Montgomery, India in Allahbad, Province. He was son of Matthew White & his wife Lula Dale. Their P.O. is Chikiwatui, India. Have one child born there viz:

I. John Matthew White b Nov 14, 1924

6. Joseph S. died unmarried Feby 23, 1897

Jane Hannah Scroggs, daughter of Rev Joseph married Rev Robert H. Pollock U.P. who was born near Ligonier Pa & raised in Rev Joseph Scroggs congregation. He died in July 12, 1877 in Mt Vernon, O dropping dead from his horse

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& is buried at Wooster, O where he had had a charge. His wife died at 25 or more years later at Wooster, O & is also buried there. They had ten children of whom 8 died in infancy & but two grew up, the daughter, Mary Hannah Pollock died there 8 or 10 yrs ago unmarried & the son Thomas Carson Pollock married 1st Mary McCunghey of Wooster & 2d Blanche Wakefield of Sharpsburg, Pa & lived at Aspinwall, Pa where he was a division Mill supt at the Carnegie plant & died suddenly in August 1925 & is buried at Wooster, O. She is living at Aspinwall, Pa. Had three children by the first wife & none by the second.

I. Luella, who married Rev Samuel Lang, Pastor of U.P. Church there where both now live.

II. Lucile, unmarried & is a teacher in Public Schools at New Concord, O

III. Robert thinks unmarried. He is a salesman for H.J. Heinz Co in Eastern Territory extending into NJ

Miss Ella thinks Luella Lang wd have the record of her grandparents. The home in Aspinwall Pa is at 110 Western Ave where the widow lives & might give the records. Write her first.

Jemima Scroggs daughter of Rev Dr Joseph Scroggs married Rev A. Harrison Elder & had two daughters, Lillie & Emma, the latter being Mrs Rev L.L. Gray

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of the U.P. Church at Jamestown, O this county to whom apply for the record.

Joseph A. Scroggs, son of Rev Dr Joseph Scroggs was married twice, st to Miss Louisa Archer, 2d to Agnes Pollock from Canonsburg, Pa where he died totally blind & is buried there. He too was a minister. He had but one child & that by 1st wife, David Scroggs who died she thinks died also at Canonsburg, Pa leaving one child Louise. Ask Mrs Gray. Thinks she graduated at Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.

Miss Ella says Rev John Walker D.D.'s wife was Rachel Scroggs.

She says that her mother's brother Thomas Scroggs was a doctor at Beaver Pa where he married Louisa Hunter & moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa where he died & left 3 sons.

1. Augustus landed in penitentiary

2. James

3. Joseph?

Mrs Rev A.W. Jamieson's (1st wife now dead) spoke of meeting a Miss Helen Scroggs in Manitou, Colorado whose description tallied with the description Ella gave of her mother,

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sandy hair, brown eyes, fair complexion & angular features, who might be daughter of one of these son.

John Scroggs, another brother of her mother was also a doctor, but didn't make a success of his profession. Has in mind that he lived at Unity Westmoreland Co

Ella says Rev Geo C. Vincent married twice:

His first wife being a Walker, a niece of her gf Rev Joseph Scroggs & his second wife being Martha Hanna, a niece of her grandmother Scroggs. Rev Vincent above by his first wife had children, some of whom were:

1. Alvin Vincent

2. Milton Vincent

3. Walker Vincent

4. Mary Vincent uncertain as to 1st or 2d wife

5. Dr Charity Jane Vincent, a doctor in Allegheny where she died single

6. Anna Vincent died in Allegheny, Pa single

7. Rev Dr. Wm H who succeeded Joseph Scroggs at Ligonier was then at Detroit Mich & thinks died in Pgh but believes his widow may be living in Pgh.

8. Dr James Vincent practiced in Pgh & died there.

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1. Alvin was a U.P. minister, but has died leaving two daughters & a son.

1. married Rev Ernest Evans of the Reformed Ch & both living in Indianapolis, Ind.

2. Grace married Rev Wm? McCall a U.P. & both living in Buffalo, NY

3. George, don't know

2 & 3 Milton & Walker, don't know about them, but thinks one of them died in Civil War

4. Mary thinks she is dead, but don't know whether she was married or not.

When Miss Ella was at Monmouth, Ills in the nineties, say abt 1893, she visited Mrs M.C. Michael's nee Mary Hanna daughter of Thomas by his first wife. She took her to visit Miss Ellen Walker, who was an Aunt of Alvin Vincent & his brothers, children of Rev Dr Geo C. Vincent by his first wife Rachel Walker. Miss Ella don't know whether Miss Ellen Walker is living or not. Hubert Work present Sec of The Interior told Mrs Bradfute that his grandmother was a sister of her gf Rev Dr Joseph Scroggs.

Leaving 12:15 AM 15th

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Miss Ella asked if Wm R. Thompson had committed suicide. She had heard that he did. She gave the entire ten page record, dates & all, from memory, without reference to any notes or record that her parents were married the day before I was born as I told her.

It is now 8:22 Am Oct 15, & I have worked on these records all night from 1 AM but am up to date & will now go & get my breakfast & start out on the new day's work. JVT

See T.A.L.T. Hist p 86

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The Regil [sic] Hotel writing room Xenia, O Oct 15, 1926 11:11 AM

I have just been telephoning to several persons: to save unnecessary trips to the country if possible viz:

First:

To Billy Thompson whose wife answered & said her husband's father, Owen Thompson came from Ireland & she knows nothing about Augustus Thompson, nor of any of his descendants living about yellow Springs. The only other Thompson in the tel book J.W. is a colored man she says. See Green Co, O Hist P 414

Second:

To Walter Brown Corry, Clifton O a small village near Cedarville, O. His wife who was Helen Frances Laughlin answered & said that her husband Walter Brown Corry was born July 23, 1890 & was son of harry Russell Corry & his wife Effie Elder. Her children are:

1. Eugene Laughlin Corry born Oct 18, 1915

2. Kenyon Brown Corry born Nov 10, 1923

She said that she was a cousin of Miss Emma E. Laughlin of Barnesville, O who gave me this reference Sept 20, last see book 18 p 97 & that her mother was there on a visit now.

Third:

To D.O. Jones Tel Main 4016-F13 living Ludboro Road

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Mrs Jones answered & said he lived at Alpha, O which is in this Co I find on the Xenia & Dayton Pike & that his wife teaches school & he works for the Olds Auto Co in Dayton & lives with his father-in-law as above.

Fourth:

To O.C. Custer N. King St Tel Main 1053-R. He says he is a son of Isaiah Custer from Uniontown, Pa aged 78 who now lives at Seaman, O & he is going there today on a visit & will return Sunday evening. He knew about G.W. Thoroman & will make inquiry about Allie Custer's connection with the Thoromans & write me. I gave him my name & address. I asked him if he knew his Custers were relatives of Geo Washington through the Balls & he said he did. If I am still here Sunday after 6 PM I am to call him up, otherwise, he will write me.

Aug 16, 1927, he writes July 14, 1927 from 856 No King St Xenia O & says now he is son of John Custer aged 80 of Peebles, O & he was son of Isaiah Custer, who came from Uniontown years back & had a brother, Van of Hillsboro, O. He wants the early Custer line & I am giving it to him as shown in Lebbens B. Gans history in the Fayette Co histories viz: (& asking about Allie Custer) Ellis Hist 1882 p 773 & Jim Haddens 3 vol hist 1912 vol 2 page 517

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At office of William H. Finley M.D. No 19 W 2d St Xenia, O Oct 15, 1926 2:15 PM

Dr Finley's father, Robert C. Finley was born in Co Fermanaugh near Inniskillen, Ireland Oct 22, 1831. He married Emma Channon a native of England, Lancashire, there when quite young & came in 1849 to America landing, he thinks at NY, Having been 6 wks on the water. He died Aug 17, 1904 at Bellbrook this Co at his daughter Emma Brown's & is buried at Spring Valley where his wife who died in 1888? was also buried.

His father, Robert Finley came to America a few years later & settled in Wilmington S.C. & he was a strong Southern sympathizer during the Civil War, but was too old for service. His sons however, Robert C. & William Finley both joined the Union Army. R.C. serving from 1861 to 1865. After landing, Robt C. located at Roudout NY up the Hudson. He came to this Co about 1853 & lived here the rest of his days. He had six children, one died in infancy & the others grew to maturity, the oldest child was born in Ireland, the second in NY State & the other 4 in this Co.

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1. Emma Jane Finley born May 4, 1849

2. John Thomas Finley born Mch 4, 1852

3. Sarah Ann Finley born Mch 5, 1854

4. William Henry Finley born Feby 2, 1857

5. Lavina Finley born Mch 2, 1860

6. Ellen Finley born May 22, 1862

1. Emma J. married John Brown & both died near Bell brook of T.B. & buried at Mt Zion. Had two children both dead, one married

2. John Thomas living at Bellbrook, O married 1. Mary Soward. No issue. Married 2 Susan Davis who died leaving 4 boys viz:

Robert

Arthur

James

Morris

James lives in Columbus, O married, the other three live in Dayton, O Robt & Arthur married & Morris single.

3. Sarah Ann married Wm Linscott. She dead leaving one daughter unmarried with her father at Homestead, Fla & a son in St Augustin, Fla.

4. Wm H. married Sept 20, 1883 to Ida Kent. Both living here & have four children, 2 oldest born in Spring Valley, other two here:

1. Irma Finley born Feby 12, 1885

2. Ethel Finley born Mch 1887

3. Robert Kent Finley born Feby 1891

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4. Martha Finley born Dec 18, 1903

All living

5. Lavina died unmarried aged abt 22

6. Ellen died when 4 yrs old

His father had brothers, Thomas, John, James & William.

Don't know names of any brothers of sisters of his grandfather of his own family:

Irma is now traveling in Europe

Ethel is here in Xenia.

R. Kent is practicing medicine in Dayton, O &

Martha is in Ashtabula, O

He says A.A. Finley whose name appears in the tel book is not related to him.

Several patients came in to see him & he had to give his attention to them. The Doctor is a very virile smooth faced handsome man with close cropped gray moustache & silvery hair.

Leaving 3 PM

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Office of Probate Judge, Xenia, Greene Co, O Oct 15, 1926 3:11 PM

General Will Index

Date of

Probate Names Will Record

*Mch 1, 1809 Wilson, Sarah Vol A & B p 87

*Oct 7, 1809 Wilson, Samuel Vol A & B p 97

*No Wilson, Samuel Vol N p 247

*No Wilson, Sara Vol P & Q p 368

*Aug 28, 1827 Wilson, Mary Vol G p 64

*Dec 10, 1806 Wilson, Peggy Vol A & B p 26 she is dau of Sarah at top

* Carruthers, John Vol K p 595

*Mch 5, 1852 Finley, Hulda Vol J p 439

*Aug 3, 1917 Finley, Herman H. Vol X p 44

* Finley, Samuel Vol K p 487

* Finley, Robert S. Vol S p 481

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Will of Sarah Wilson will book A & B page 87

I, Sarah Wilson, alias McClelland alias Louise [sic] will on this Mch 1, 1809:

I appoint my youngest son, Samuel Wilson Exr & authorizes him to convey 50 A on Todds Fork.

To my son Saml Wilson 50 A where I now live, grey horse & other things.

to my youngest daughter Sarah Townsley, alias Wilson, bed, bedding etc

to my eldest daughter Peggy Surrett one black [unreadable]

To my 2d daughter, Polly McCoy alias McClelland part of the shop etc

to my granddaughter, Sally Serrett, my saddle, spring wheel etc

to my children the residue of my estate unto Abraham McClelland, Peggy Sterret alias McClelland, Polly McCoy alias McClelland, Joseph Wilson, John Wilson, Samuel Wilson & Sarah Townsley alias Wilson equally. [variations in spelling Surrett/Serrett/Sterrett noted]

Sarah Wilson (seal)

Witnesses & a codicil on Mch 1, 1809

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Will of Samuel Wilson book A & B Page 97

To my brother, Joseph Wilson the plantation on which he now lives ctg 50 A, 5 hogs & 1st choice of my stock

to my brother Joseph & sister Sarah Townsley the residue of my estate equally.

Appoints brother Joseph Wilson & brother-in-law George Townsley Exrs. Dated Oct 19, 1809 Samuel Wilson (seal)

Will of Hulda Finley book J Page 439

Will is dated Jany 7, 1852 & recites that her late lamented father was Jacob Hugler & after giving a brother & sister each $200, she give to:

to my dear mother Melda McMillen 1/2 residue

to my beloved, beloved husband Dr Robert R.S. Finley 1/2 residue. Signed Hulda Finley (seal) See page 516 & 514. Probated Mch 5, 1852

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At residence of Geo Harrison Jack No 201 Rodgers St, Xenia, O Oct 15, 1926 7:07 Pm

Geo Harrison Jack was born in Xenia, O Apr 12, 1871 the son of Wm Theodore Jack. He was married June 17, 1903 at Xenia, O to Elizabeth Elma Ferree born Mch 10, 1878 in Warren Co near Blanchester, O on the line between Warren & Clinton which ran through the yard. She is daughter of James Garrettson Ferree & his wife Rebecca Frazee. Have had four children the two oldest born in Portsmouth, O & the other two in Xenia, O viz:

1. Elma Fern Jack born Apr 10, 1904

2. Gertrude Ferree Jack born Sept 9, 1906

3. William Theodore Jack born Jany 16, 1909

4. Frances Rebecca Jack born June 8, 1911

2. Gertrude Ferree was married July 28, 1926 in this house to Arthur Leigh Woolley born July 31, 1904 in Xenia, O son of Louis a. Woolley & his wife Carrie Humphreys. He is now a student in Repair Dept of National Cash Register Co, Dayton, O.

The other three children are at home single, the youngest here present. Mr Jack's older infant brother was born in Xenia, O John Jacob was born in Auburn, DeKalb Co, Ind.

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Wm Theodore Jr was born in South Bend, St Joseph Co, Ind & James Oliver & Thornhill were born in Creston, Union Co, Iowa.

Mr Jack has a two page typewritten sketch of the family which he wrote out in Jany 1892 from information given him by his grandfather Wm Harrison Jack where he was for two months at that time & the dates were copied from two old bibles that his grandfather got out.

He is letting me take the copy he has, to make note of & return. This record does not give Joseph as a brother of Saml Silas as the newspaper clipping we saw at Warren C's did, but does give Robert as a brother which is correct & the newspaper statement is wrong.

Leaving 8 PM

He would like to be advised when book is ready.

The history Geo Harrison Jack prepared as told him by his grandfather, Wm Harrison Jack says that "About 1799, a Mr Jack with his wife & family moved from Penna to Lexington, Ky & after his death there, Sarah, his wife & six children, viz James Jack, John, Sam S. Adam, Robert & Polly Lee (nee Jack) moved to

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Warren Co, O. About this time (1800), an old bachelor named Jas Jack (think this should probably be John) from Penna bought 640 Acres of land near Fort Ancient of the Government & gave it to his nephews James & John Jack with the consideration that they were to take care of Sarah, their widowed mother & the minor children & help them to get homes of their own. To James & Nancy Jack were born four (should be six) children: Liza Skinner, John, James & Elijah. They lived & raised their children on what is now known as the Daniel Compton place. The following epitaphs were taken from the single monument in an old & private g.y. southwest of the old homestead.

Then follows the record at item 45 page 367.

John Jack moved to Portland Mills Indiana near Rockville. He had four sons, James, David, Silas & Joseph (he had 10 children) & formerly lived on Joe Newport's place.

Samuel Silas was the next in age & as his family is the one we will carry down, we will omit him for the present

Adam was next in age & he had six children: Joseph, William, Emily Hatfield, Thomas, Keziah Hayner

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& Mitchell. He lived & raised his family on the farm now owned by Geo Jack, who is a son of William & a grandson of Adam Jack.

Robert lived on the east side of the river, a little south of Ft Ancient River, a little south of Ft Ancient & his issue were Mary Ann, Delilah Van Doran, Rebecca, Robt Morris & Adam. see bk 19 p 484

Polly Jack married Robert Lee & lived on the place now owned by L.C. Nixon. To them were born seven children: Jane Curie, Sarah Kelly, Hannah Brant, James, Andrew, George & John.

Samuel S. Jack was born in Penna Sept 11, 1782. At the age of 23, he married Rebecca Paxton (Oct 3, 1805). He bought the place now owned by William H. Jack, bought of his brother James & there raised his family.

Then follows the list of his 10 children with births same as listed in page 325 except that in this record, the date of birth of Wm H. Jack is Jany 27, 1822 & not 1823. I think 1822 is right.

The further record is much as I have it. It states that Wm Theodore Jack married Oct 21, 1868 at Xenia, O Mary Emma Thornhill who was a niece of Thos P. Jack's wife. Thos P. Jack was a son of Saml S. Jack & had married Matilda Thornhill.

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After she died, John & Harry say he proposed to their mother, Mary Emma. He was rich, owned 3 or 4 farms & had no children & died 3 or 4 mos after he proposed & she thought she made a mistake in not marrying him & getting the farms.

William Theodore Jack died of typhoid fever at his home in Xenia Oct 14, 1888 & was buried here. The home of Geo Harrison Jack's where we were tonight was the old Thornhill home left to him by his mother. Am mailing the history back to him.

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At residence of Oscar E. Bradfute No 608 N. King St, Xenia, O Oct 15, 1926 8:26 PM

I have met Mr & Mrs Bradfute & their daughter Helen & they have given me the several exact dates on pages 490 & 491.

Their son David C. was in Co F in the World War in 319th Field Signal wireless division. He went abroad May 1918 & got back about Aug 1, 1919. He was with the headquarters of the First Army at Chateau Thierry, signaling. He escaped being gassed or wounded as he was not in the gun service.

Mr B. says that Secy of the Interior Hubert Work told him that his grandmother was a sister of Rev Dr Joseph Scroggs. I think she was probably a younger half sister. If in Wash D.C., call & see him. Let them know when book is ready.

Leaving 9:42 PM

It is now 12:46 AM 16th & I must quit & go to bed as I was not in bed at all last night.

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Probate Judge's office Xenia, O Oct 16, 1926 9 AM

I came in half an hour ago & have made note on page 506 of Hulda Finley's will.

Will of Samuel Findley book K p 587

This will is dated Feby 2, 1866 & says "in view of the advanced period of my life: he deems it well to set his house in order &

Gives to wife Martha Findley 80 A of the 120 A I own in Poweslick Co, Iowa

to my youngest daughter, Eliza Margaret Graham 40 A or land in Iowa

to my wife, bals of estate library excepted.

Appoints son Wm T. Findley Exr

Directs that he be buried beside his first wife in Antram, O

Says his library now in the West he hopes to distribute before his death

Saml Findley

Probated May 10, 1870

This shows that Rev Wm T. was Findley

See Georgia B. Whittet letter

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see bk 21 p 131

Will of Robert S. Finley book S page 481

Laura C. Finley produces for probate, will of Robert S. Finley, late of Xenia Tp who died Mch 22, 1906. She was his widow & his next of kin in Ohio were:

Herman H. Finley, son, 231 Main St, Xenia, O

Wills entire estate to his wife Laura C. Finley. Dated May 29, 1899 Robert S. Finley Probated Apr 16, 1906

See pages 506 & 516

Will of Herman H. Finley book X p 44

Application states that he was of Xenia Tp & died July 6, 1917 leaving a widow Della L. Finley of 231 E. Main St & the following as his only next of kin:

Mrs Clyde Patterson, daughter Wilson, Pa

Laura Finley Rhoades, daughter, Dravosburg, Pa

Ethel L. Finley, daughter 191 W 4th Av, Columbus, O

Francis McD Finley 15, son 231 E. Main St Xenia, O

Mary C. Finley 14, daughter 231 E. Main St, Xenia, O

Earl E. Finley 13, son 231 E. Main St, Xenia, O

Josephine V. Finley 6, daughter 231 E. Main St Xenia, O

Catherine L. Finley 3 1/2 daughter 231 E. Main St Xenia, O

Probated Aug 3, 1917

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Will:

to wife Della L. Finley all money & personal estate & also gives here the residence where I now live at 231 E. Main St & appoints her Exrx. Dated Nov 22, 1916 signed H.H. Finley

See b 14 p 470

See b 15 p 112-3

see b 11 p 121

Will of John Carruthers Book K p 595

Wills as follows:

to my son Thomas $500

to my daughter Jannet's heirs $500

to my daughter Sarah J. Watt $500

to my son James $500

to my son William $50 as he recd $466 July 1855

to my daughter Mary $1400

to my son Robert now decd to his daughter $500

to James Watt $50

to John C. Watt $50

to Wm Watt what is behind of Mary's board.

Directs erection of tombstone & appoints son James & Wm Watt Exrs Dated Oct 1, 1869. John Carruthers (seal) Proven June 9, 1870

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Refer to page 165

I can't find that Paul Rothermel took out any license to marry during the World War, but do find on page 370 marriage license docket 15 that Lela Oglesbee aged 20 yrs on Aug 10, 1916 born in Clinton Co, O daughter of H.S. Oglesbee & Maud Conklin was married to R.M. Carlisle on Dec 11, 1916

See b 18 p 165

In marriage Record B-1 I find on page 154 marriage license on May 14, 1850 to Robert S. Finley & Huldah Hayler both of lawful age.

See page 506 & 514

Marriage License record A page 211 is marriage of Green B. Jacks & Margaret Baskin on May 6, 1830 by Christopher Hursey J.P.

Leaving 11:30 AM

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At residence of Rev Lorenzo Lackey Grey, N. Limestone St, Jamestown, Greene Co, O Oct 16, 1926, 1:30 PM

I arrived here 20 minutes ago & was admitted by Mrs Gray & her husband has come in. She has a history of the Hanna family, her mother's mother, the wife of Rev Joseph Scroggs, having been Mary Hanna. This prepared by Charles Elmer Rice, Dentist, Alliance, O printed by Aden Pin [best guess] & son Damascus, O in 1905 238 pages. On page 181 et seq is a list of Polly & Rev Joseph Scroggs children.

Mary Hanna, daughter of Thomas Hanna & his first wife Jane Cowden Hanna was born in Wash Co, Pa in 1792 & died July 29, 1848. She married Joseph Scroggs D.D. of Ligonier Valley, Pa. His accuracy of scholarship & ability as a theologian were never questioned. He was keen of wit & could scarcely respect a man who could not appreciate pure humour or crack a joke. To them were born eleven children all of whom lived to maturity except James R. who died in his 10th yr & an infant unnamed. viz:

1. Margaret C. Scroggs born Dec 18, 1818 married Jany 22, 1855 Joshua Dushane. She died May 18, 1861. Issue, one child:

1. Joseph Dushane now living in Wilkinsburg, Pa & has four children. Mrs Grays [sic] says Joseph was married twice & he died abt 2 yrs ago. Don't know abt the children or widow. Says ask Mrs McFarland.

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2. Thomas Hanna Scroggs M.D. b Mch 1, 1821 married Sept 27, 1846 Louise E. Hunter & had issue one daughter & 3 sons. Dr Scroggs died Mch 4, 1859. His widow lives at Wapello, Louisa Co, Iowa

3. Jane H. Scroggs b June 28, 1823 married May 7, 1845 Rev Robt H. Pollock D.D. (U.P.) He fell dead from his horse in the streets of Mt Vernon, O in June 1877. She later in 1905 was living at 52 Larwell ST, Wooster, O & died there about 18 yrs ago. They had 10 or 11 children, but only two grew up viz:

1. Mary, who lived with her mother but died unmarried in Wooster, O.

2. Thomas Carson Pollock married 1 Mary McCaughey a Wooster girl, 3 children. Married 2 Blanche Wakefield who survives him & lives in the home in Aspinwall, Pa. No issue.

1. Luella, married Rev Saml Lang U.P. 1st Ch Spgfd & both living at 25 S. Belmont Ave Springfield O. Have one child.

a. Jane Pollock abt 7 mos old Get record

2. Lucile, teaching & is now at Columbia University taking her master's degree, single

3. Robert, single, works for Heinz Co.

4. Ellen M. Scroggs b Dec 15, 1825 died Aug 26, 1849 married May 12, 1848 Rev Abraham Anderson. He died July 31, 1849. No issue surviving.

5. James R. Scroggs b Mch 1, 1828, Oct 14, 1837

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6. Elizabeth M. Scroggs b Sept 1, 1831 married Feby 14, 1854 & died May 12, 1884. Issue six children see pages 487-497.

7. Rachel W. Scroggs bon Dec 8, 1833 married Dec 9, 1856 & resides in Macedonia, O issue 2 daughters & 4 sons. She married Huston Cochrane. She died at Mrs McFarland's 4 yrs ago & was buried beside her husband at Northfield, O. Her children were:

1. Laura Ellen b 1858 married Wm McFarland in 1883

I. Huston M. b 1884 ob 1887

II. George Wheeler b 1888

III. Albert Rankin b 1891

2. James Edwin Cochrane b 1860 ob 1861

3. Joseph Scroggs Cochrane b 1862 ob 1884

4. Harry Adolphus Cochrane b 1866 married Myrtle Nesbit & has one child:

I. Helen Rachel Cochrane

5. Agnes Elizabeth Cochrane b 1868 married 1900 Geo P. McFarland & lives near Greensburg, Pa

6. Thomas Pollock Cochrane b 1872 ob 1876

8. Rev Joseph A. Scroggs b July 28, 1835. He was among the first to enlist when the Civil War broke out, though not yet through college. He enlisted under Pres Lincoln's call for 3 yr men. He was then teaching school in Iowa & joined Co C 11th Iowa Inf. He was in the battle of Shiloh & nearly all the subsequent battles about Corinth & at Vicksburg was mustered out abt 6 wks after his term expired.

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He contracted "granular ophthalmia" in the service & blindness resulted. Married 1 Miss Lou Archer of Canonsburg, & had one son. Married 2 Miss Agnes Pollock. No issue. He & his first wife (& probably his 2d wife) are buried in Canonsburg, Pa

1. David Archer Scroggs b Jany 28, 1879 married Apr 8, 1900 to Alice Boone. He died in Canonsburg, Pa & his widow is living there with her daughter.

I. Louise graduated at Westminster College New Wilmington Pa 2 or 3 yrs ago

9. John H. Scroggs M.D. b Aug 30, 1838 & died Feby 13, 1891 unmarried. Practiced about Derry, Pa & died in that region.

10. Jemima Rankin Scroggs b Mch 26, 1841 married May 31, 1864 to Rev Alexander Harry Elder, son of James Elder & his wife Jane Gageby. He was born at Pleasant Unity, Pa Nov 13, 1833 & died Feby 19, 1897 in Cleveland, O where he was Pastor of the 2d U.P. Church which he organized & was its 1st pastor for 14 yrs until his death. She died Jany 19, 1895 also at Cleveland, O & both are buried in Harvard Grove Cem there. They had two children both born in McKeesport, Pa viz:

1. Lillie Jane born Sept 11, 1865 & married Sept 7, 1897 in Cleveland O to John Henry Ritchie born Nov 17, 1861 near Hudson O, son of Alexander Ritchie & wife Emeline Galloway. Both

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living at No 98 Russell Ave Akron, O where he is financial secy of the Main St Meth Ep Ch & asst pastor. Have one son born near Hudson, O

I. Harry Elder Ritchie born Oct 21, 1898 married June 13, 1925 in Akron, O to Wanda Beatrice Moul born at Delaware, O May 20, 1899, daughter of Samuel Benson Moul & his wife Inuva Morrison. Both living in Cleveland, O at 14225 Coit Road. He graduated fr Mt Union College in 1920.

2. Mary Emma Elder b June 1, 1867 married Dec 27, 1898 at Cleveland, O by Rev R.L. Warnock U.P. to Lorenzo Lackey Gray born Mch 26, 1868 at Morning Sun, Ohio, son of David Alexander Gray & wife Mary Ann Ramsey. Both living here where Mr Gray has been pastor of the U.P. Church for 5 yrs. Mr G. graduated from Muskingum College, New Concord, O in 1893 & from the Allegheny U.P. Seminary in 1896. Have one son born at Knoxville, O

I. Dwight Elder Gray born July 6, 1903. Graduated from Muskingum College in Class of 1924. He is teaching the High School at Medina, O & is single.

11. Unnamed son born Nov 1, 1843 & died soon thereafter.

The father, Rev Joseph Scroggs died Apr 18, 1873 aged a little past 80 yrs having been pastor of the U.P. Con of Fairfield & Donegal for 57 1/2 yrs from Oct 1, 1815. Mrs Gray don't know abt her gf's sister who married Rev Dr J.W. Walker.

Leaving 3:40 PM

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Mrs Gray's cousin, H.A. Cochran is at Macedonia, O Box 101 where he is a farmer half a mile out of town.

See T.A.L.T. Hist p 84 & 86

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At home of Frederick Jack No 4 Glady Ave Xenia, O Oct 16, 1925 4:55 PM

Fred has given me the information to fill out the blanks of his record on page 486. His wife Ethel has come in & given date of Thelma birth days on page 485.

Leaving 5:11 PM

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At residence of Orris Ray Jones, Alpha, Beaver Creek Tp, Greene Co O (P.O. Alpha, O) Oct 16, 1926 7:50 PM

Mr Jones is the son of D.a. [sic] G. Jones, whose father Samuel, was the son of Matthew who married Sallie Thoroman.

Dahl Green Jones was born in Meigs Tp, Adams Co, O Sept 2d 1863 & married 1st Feby 2, 1889 at Wamsley, O to Lydia Wamsley, daughter of Peter Wamsley & his wife Sarah Compton. Lydia was born May 1, 1870 at at Wamsley & died Feby 11, 1899 & had three children all born in Meigs Tp. She is buried at Dunbarton (Jacktown) O & has a marker.

He married 2d Aug 22d, 1900 at West Union, O to Miss Marietta Newman daughter of Thomas Newman & wife Mary Case. Marietta was born in Adams Co near to Rarden, O Mch 29, 1878. Both living in Meigs Tp (P.O. Peebles O RFD 3) where he is a farmer on the old Saml Jones homestead. Have had four children all born in Meigs Tp:

1. Orris Ray Jones born Oct 5, 1891

2. Ora Ordelia Jones born Dec 4, 1894

3. Paul Jones born Oct 22, 1898

4. Anna Laura Jones born June 19, 1901

5. Emily Jones

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6. Clarence Jones

7. Wanda Jones

1. Orris R. married Oct 15, 1919 at Alpha, O to Margaret Lucile Smith born in this Tp Aug 22, 1897, daughter of George Crawford Smith & his wife Lydia Belle Brown. Both living here where he is a traveling salesman. No issue. Mrs Jones is teaching in this Tp.

2. Ora Ordelia died Oct 10, 1897

3. Paul died Aug 22, 1899

4. Anna Laura married George Smittle. Both living in WVA at Petersburg when last heard from. Write to her father.

5. Emily married

6 & 7 Both at home & in school.

See b 16 page 503

Finished 9 PM

Orris R. is selling Oldsmobile cars, his territory being the Western tier, three deep of Ohio Cos Prices $950 to $1190.

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At Massies Creek or Tarbox Cem near Cedarville in Cedarville O Oct 16, 1926 4:15 PM

From page 472

115. George Monument

David McIntire George B May 7, 1856 ob Sept 24, 1864

Susie May George B Aug 5, 1868 ob Nov 11? 1869

Wm M. George B Nov 1, 1857 ob Feby 23, 1882

M. Eva George B Feby 8, 1864 ob Mch 13, 1882

Susan McIntire, wife of R.S. McIntire ob Nov 23, 1860 aged 53 yrs See b 15 p 571 & 574

Leaving 4:20 PM

The above were taken in the rain & a severe thunderstorm.

When I got in from the afternoon trips, I walked up to 231 E. Main St to the good large frame house the old Finley home & going in the Fisher Grocery Store in the next building beyond, he said the widow Della Finley had died & the house had been sold & the children had moved to Dayton, O. Going in the P.O. just this side they said they were all dead, that one of the sons had shot himself

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dead here with a rifle & the other one got killed on the RR. Their father, Herman H. was son of Dr Robert S. Finley & he was son of Saml S. Finley & came here from Adams Co, O.

When in Jamestown, I called on Ralph George, son of Mary George of Olathe, Kansas, who I found at Nelson's Jewelry store. He said they hadn't put his father John Dolman George's inscription on the monument yet.

Orris R. Jones at Alpha, O said his Uncle Matthew James Jones living at Fawcett, Adams Co, O (P.O. Peebles, O RFD 1) can give good information. He has a big family & is in his '70's & he thinks he has the bible of his father Samuel Jones who was married twice & had a big family. Write him for record. Another Uncle Paul K. Jones lives at Yates, Ills & has 4 children. Write him also.

Was not able to find any wills of our Samuel & Sarah Wilson.

See bk 7 p 258

see bk 5 p 156

see bk 18 p 98

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At Xenia Cemetery, Xenia, Ohio Oct 17, 1926 7:22 AM This is a beautiful cemetery filled with big trees of several varieties. I went over it but did not make exhaustive examinations & failed to find the John Carruthers monument.

116. John Collins father ob June 14, 1902 aged 78 yrs

Mary E. Collins, mother ob May 12, 1884 aged 53 yrs

Frank E. Collins ob Feby 25, 1883, aged 28 yrs

Joseph S. Collins ob Feby 23, 1897 aged 26 yrs & 11 mos

117. Rev John McMillan D.D. a soldier faithful unto death

Martha Niccolls wife of Daniel McMillan born Sept 13, 1843 ob Dec 30, 1911

See page 539

Gertrude McMillan Bray wife of Frank Chapin Bray March 5, 1872 April 15, 1920

Daniel McMillan & others on this monument.

Leaving 8:15 AM

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The article loaned me by Miss Ella Carruthers

The newspaper articles on "Carothers" with the coat of arms & "about our ancestors" at the head is probably from a Cincinnati paper & date of June 28, 1917 is penciled at the top. It is by Frances M. Smith ("Eleanor Lexington") with whom I have corresponded in NY State. The article says the probabilities are that the first Carruthers was born in France which she explains by saying the special heraldic charge of the Carruthers coat armor is the lily of France & this leads to the supposition that they were originally French. Like so many others, they may have come over with William the Conqueror as they, as they [sic] have been prominent & dominant in Scotland since the Eleventh Century. She speaks of their centuries in Scotland & of the hamlet of Carruthers & the ruins of Castle Carruthers in Dumfriesshire & says the Carruthers of Howmains are well known & that Wm Carruthers of Howmans was among the first to go to the support of Robert the high Steward who was later King Robert when he took the field against Baliol. She calls Scotland their first home, Ireland their second with the U.S. a good third. When they came to this country in the 18th country [sic think he means century] they spelled the name as it had always been spelled, Carruthers & Caruthers. Pioneers to the western country were the four children of James Carruthers who was born in Scotland but was living in the North of Ireland when his children were born. In 1765, the four children of

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James Carruthers, John, James, Andrew & Sarah settled in Cumberland Co, Pa. John's children were all daughters. These four attractive daughters were Mary, Isabella, Sarah & Eleanor. Descendants of these four daughters can read their title clear to several important patriotic organizations as the father of the quartet, John Carruthers was a bold Indian fighter, barely escaping with his life from the battlefield. Not that he fled - Carruthers never flee, they face the guns - but he was severely wounded. The societies to which his children's children etc are eligible include: Founders & Patriots, Society of Colonist Wars, Colonial Dames & Daughters of American Patriots.

James, brother of John, married Nancy Neely & Andrew married Mary Neely. Probably two brothers married two sisters. After Nancy died, James married Abigail Henderson. By his two wives, he was father of 14 children:

1. Sarah was one of the children & she married Archibald Henderson.

2. Andrew, another of the 14 married Jane Fitzsimmons

3. John took to wife Mary Boal* [no explanation for the *]

4. Samuel's spouse was Anne Zimmerman

5. Thomas took a Scotch lassie, Miss Peggy Duncan &

6. Jonathan also one of the brothers had a bride of Scottish birth, Miss Ruth Douglass. Each & all of the 14 children of James Carruthers married & had families. The Fitzsimmons are a South Carolina family. Other allied families include:

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the Loves (of whom mother had spoken to me as relatives) & Gockenberrys & Ghelsons, all Southern families. Dr Samuel Creed Ghelson, married Mary, daughter of Dr Samuel Caruthers (not Carruthers) & became the father of eight children. The second son was called Samuel Caruthers Ghelson. He was a physician & married Kate Harris. Families allied with this branch include the Howards, Clarks, Yates, Hills, Ishams & Watsons. Dr Samuel C. Ghelson, who married Mary Caruthers, was sixth in descent from Anthony Ghelson, Colonist of Va 1725. The Ghelsons were large land owners in Orange Spottsylvania & Brunswick Cos Va.

Andrew Carruthers, one of the four colonists was a soldier in the Continental Army. He served throughout the war. His later home was N.C. to which state he moved from Cumb Co, Pa, his first home here. Andrew had nine olive branches which means much more than a Corporal's Guard of descendants, each & all entitled to membership with Patriotic organizations. Of the nine children, three were boys - John, Thomas & James. The six girls married & the two sons, John & Thomas left descendants. James, the youngest son died unmarried.

The families, the 8 married into included the Bains, Kimmons, Bells & Blairs.

1. One married her cousin, Hugh Caruthers

2. John, one of the nine married 1 Mary Hope & 2d Rachel Burrows & had a bakers dozen of children.

The roster of soldiers at Point Pleasant Va Oct 10, 1774 included Edward Carther which may have been Caruthers.

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A son of Robert Caruthers who settled in Tennessee was a Captain in the Revolutionary War & a brother was also a soldier under his Captain brother.

Robert Caruthers married Marger [sic] Gillespie in Scotland. He had a brother John who always spelled the name Carothers. Probably they were related to the four Penna pioneers of Cumb Co.

It is an interesting coat armor with its unusual crest.

The blazon is Gules two chevrons, engrailed between three lilies of France Or.

Crest, An angelic being volant proper

Motto, Promptus et fidelis

It isn't every family that can boast of an angel, or near-angel for crest, indeed is there another crest like it? It is doubtful. The symbolism is not clear but would seem to be something of a highly complementary nature. The motto too shows that Carothers as people of probity & honor. The chevron denotes prolection [sic] engrailed possession of land & the tinctures & metals courage, generosity & elevation of mind.

Finished copying as the clock struck one Oct 17, 1926 at Room 37 the Regil Xenia, O JVT

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At residence of Alexander Hill Finlay No 308 E 2d St Xenia, O Oct 17, 1926 1:20 PM

Mr Finlay is Asst Production Manager of the Hoover & Allison Co here, ropes, twine, clothes lines, & Oakum. He says he came to America in 1904 from Dundee, Scotland & he has a decided Scotch brogue. His father was John, his grandfather, William & he said his ggf whose name he thought was William was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. He was not able to give much information about the family, but said his sister could & she had some old bible records which he had seen which go away back & told me to write to her viz:

Miss Eliza Finlay 144 Lochee Road Dundee, Scotland

He called his son, Robert & had him drive me in his car to his Uncle William Finlay's see next page. He said if there was anything else he could do to let him know.

Left 1:33 PM

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At residence of William Finlay Senr No 704 Chestnut St, Xenia, O Oct 17, 1926 1:42 PM

Alex H. Finlay's son Robert drove me up here & I was admitted by Mrs Finlay & am now conferring with Mr Finlay & her. I met their older daughter & two younger children who were just leaving as I came in. Mr Finlay says he came to the U.S. in 1903 from Dundee, Scotland, where his father William Finlay had died in 1886 aged 82 years. He does not know of any brothers or sisters of his father nor the name of his grandfather but says his widowed sister, whose husband died a month or two ago can tell. Her name & address are:

Mrs James Robertson 55 William St Dundee, Scotland

He will write & tell her to expect a letter from me asking for their line. Mr F's mother was Mary Milne (pro Millen) daughter of the man who composed the music for the "Maid of Montrose". She died in Mch of the year following the Tay Bridge disaster. Their children were:

1. Elizabeth Finlay married Geo Angus

2. John Murray Finlay married Jesse Angus, a

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sister of George. He died in Dundee

3. Mary Finlay, married James Robertson

4. Crawford Finley, lives in Dundee, married

5. Hellen Finley, married Farquharson

6. William Finley born in Dundee Scotland on Jany 9k, 1860 & married there Dec 31, 1886 to Lillias McGregor daughter of Wm McGregor & his wife Elizabeth McKay who was also born in Dundee Apr 13, 1860. He came to Xenia in 1903 & she came 8 mos later in 1904. Have had six children, three of them living, the four oldest born in Dundee & the others in Broughty Ferry about 3 1/2 miles then from Dundee viz:

1. Elizabeth McKay Finlay born Nov 17, 1887

2. Mary Ann Milne Finlay born Sept 27, 1891

3. William Finlay born June 5, 1893 4. Lillias Finlay born July 4, 1897

5. Boyd Finlay born Oct 23, 1901

6. Beatrice Saltsrella Finlay born May 14, 1903

4. Lillias died aged 6 1/2 weeks

5. Boyd died aged 2 months

6. Beatrice died aged 9 mos

1. Elizabeth married Clyde Anderson & divorced him & is now stenographer for Probate Judge & is probation officer. Has two children:

1. Thelma Lillian Anderson B Feby 11, 1914

2. Wm Finlay Anderson b July 20, 1916

2. Mary Ann married June 7, 1921 to Wm Nash. Live just outside the [unreadable word]

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& have one child:

1. Agnes McGregor Nash b July 4, 1922

3. William is at home single & I saw him as he was leaving for the ball game.

Mr Finley is fiber inspector in the twine business. His father was a weaver in Dundee.

William, my informant has a medal taking first prize in 1889 for jute spinning.

Finished 2:46 PM

Elizabeth's divorce was approved by R.L. Gowdy, judge Sept 14, 1925 Mr F. & his wife both had a very decided Scotch brogue & he said to write to him if I found I wanted any further information. He & his wife are both low in stature, he small & she rather large.

I walked in & went to 21 Market St & delivered the Caruthers clipping for Ella Carruthers to her step mother, Eliza Carruthers 93 yrs old who came to the door.

Must now pack up to get 4 PM St car to Dayton, O.

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At residence of Mr & Mrs E.K. Nye 196 Iroquois St, Oct 18, 1926 8:26 PM Dayton, O

Mrs Margaret Irene Jack, living at 113 Ridge Ave is here tonight at her sister's. Her husband, Elmer Ellsworth Jack is the son of Matthew Jack who died in Armstrong Co, Pa when Elmer E. was 14 yrs old. Mrs Jack says that his daughter Anna Hudson, wife of Edward Hudson, living in Tarentum Pa on 9th or 10th St & have a telephone got the family bible of her father. Elmer E. was born on the farm in Armstrong Co, Pa Feby 5, 1863 & died in Martins Ferry, O Mch 28, 1924 aged 61 yrs plus. He married June 7, 1892 to Margaret Irene Alexander, daughter of David Drury Porter Alexander & his wife Abigail Wray, born at Shady Plains, Armstrong Co, Pa June 14, 1868 & my informant of the night. Have had two children both born in Pittsburgh, Pa.

1. Clara Edna Jack born June 13, 1893

2. Eugene Alexander Jack born July 11, 1897.

He [Elmer E.] is buried in Chartiers Valley Cem near Crafton, Pa.

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at No 113 Ridge Ave where he is with the Delco Light. Have one child born at Martins Ferry, O:

1. Margaret Frances Bradshaw born Oct 8, 1921

2. Eugene A. was married on Mch 29, 1919 at Bellaire, O to Floy Eugenia Barcus born Mch 4, 1901. Both living at Indiana Harbor, Ind. At No 4102 Catalpa St where he is a roller in the mill. Have two children born in Martins Ferry, O:

1. Betty Ellen Jack born Jany 23, 1920

2. Eugene Elmer Jack born Mch 21, 1922

Mrs Jack says her father-in-law, Matthew Jack was married twice & had 18 children thinks 11 by first wife & & by second & her husband was the oldest of 2d wife's children. Ask Mrs Hudson. All the first wife's children are dead she says.

See bk 14 p 6

Leaving 9:35 PM

Mrs Bradshaw & Margaret came in while I was there & gave their records. Mr Nye also came in. Ridge Ave is near Mr Nye's & I phoned Saml O. Finley on Ridge Ave Main 3082-M from there & he

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is away across the river, too far to go in the night. He said his father was Robert & his grandfather, Thomas Finley & that he has a record of the family back for many years. He said he was busy the first of the week, but would phone me later in the week & make an appointment.

From page 528

At Germantown Cemetery, 1 mile west of Germantown, Montgomery Co, Ohio Oct 19, 1926 9 AM I came to Germantown on the bus & walked out here & find:

118. William McKean ob Jany 24, 1870 aged 73 yrs & 16 days

Elizabeth McKean B Aug 29, 1802, ob Aug 7, 1886 aged 84 yrs

John T. McKean M.D. b Aug 13, 1866 aged 36 yrs 11 mos 25 days Capt Co I 5th Ind Cav

Benjamin D. Woodward 1827-1901

Elizabeth McKean 1831-1925

Wm A., son of W & E McKean ob Sept 16, 1864 aged 20 yrs 4 mos 6 days a member of 93 Reg O.V.I.

119. John Stoever born in Lancaster Co, Pa Dec 27, 1779 ob Apr 26, 1860 aged 81 yrs 3 mos 29 days

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Anna M. wife of J. Stoever B in Lancaster Co, Pa Sept 13, 1781 ob May 6k 1860 aged 78 yrs 7 mos 23 days

120. George Aaman ob Sept 20, 1837 aged 69 yrs 9 mos 4 days

Mary C. wife of George Aaman ob Nov 18, 1857 aged 84 yrs 10 mos 18 days

After examining all the cem. back to the tool house, except the 1/2 tier on the extreme right, I went to the barn just by the entrance where two men were unloading hay & the sexton answered from the hay loft opening, saying he had been in charge for 20 yrs & has never seen a Finley tombstone in the Cem. He said the cem was started in 1864. Before that, they had used the old Lutheran Cem right in the town. This g.y. has been discontinued & the tombstones are buried on top of the graves. Rev Brant, the Lutheran minister might have the old church records. Write him. I called at the parsonage but he was out.

See book 11 p 400

Leaving 10:10 AM

I then walked back to town & took the 11 o'c bus to Dayton & got the 12:15 PM bus to Trotwood, O & got D.A. Landis to drive me 3 miles out & was soon:

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At residence of Hiram Franklin Thoroman, Madison Tp, Montgomery Co, O (P.O. Trotwood, O route 1) Oct 19, 1926 1:06 PM

Mr Thoroman is away from home, but is expected back soon. Mrs Thoroman has gotten out the old bibles of his father Hiram Thoroman & his own. The record are as follows:

Hiram's bible is a small one published in 1851 at NY by the Amer. Bible society. Hiram Thoroman & Sarah Jane Robertson was married Apr 17, 1851

William Edwin Mendenhall was born Jany 6, 1893 (This is Rosa's son)

Clarence Amos Mendenhall & Rosa Alice Mendenhall was married Apr 1, 1892.

Hester Clorine Thoroman died Oct 10, 1859

Hiram Thoroman was born Sept 12, 1826

Sarah Jane Thoroman was born June 5, 1833

Their children:

1. Mary Ann Thoroman born Feby 24, 1853

2. Hester Clorine Thoroman born Oct 12, 1854

3. Thomas Andrew Thoroman born Dec 22, 1856

4. James Robertson Thoroman born Oct 7, 1858

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5. Huldah Adeline Thoroman born Apr 19, 1860

6. John Brough Thoroman born Oct 15, 1863

7. Sarah Jane Thoroman born Dec 28, 1865

8. Eliza Luela Thoroman born June 23, 1869

9. Hiram Franklin Thoroman born Jany 27, 1871

10. Rosa Alice Thoroman born Feby 28, 1876

There is no date in H. Franklin's bible which is a medium sized one with flexible back & the record is:

Hiram Franklin Thoroman born Jany 27, 1871

Nellie Blanche Kneisley born Jany 31, 1881

They were married March 11, 1900

Their children:

1. Nellie Fayetta Thoroman born Feby 17, 1901

2. Pearl Franklin Thoroman born Dec 31, 1902

3. Ray Oliver Flowerel Thoroman born May 21, 1906

4. Maybelle Lenora Thoroman born Mch 3, 1910

5. Cora Loretta Thoroman born July 7, 1913

6. Goldie Christena Thoroman born Mch 29, 1916

7. Paul Leroy Thoroman born Feby 16, 1922

Marriages

Pearl Thoroman married Glenn Cotterman Dec 26, 1922

Deaths

Nellie Fayetta Thoroman died Aug 27, 1914 aged 13 yrs 6 mos 10 days

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Mrs Nellie Blanche Thoroman, my informant, was born in Pike Co, O near Cynthiana, O daughter of Sampson Kneisley & his wife Rebecca Elliott (daughter of Joseph of Ohio who was Scotch)

2. Glenn Cotterman was son of Irvin Cotterman & his wife Nora Emrich & was born she thinks at Eaton, O on Aug 15, 1904. Both living at 525 Shoop Ave Dayton, O where he is a miller but now working in an apartment store. No issue.

See 19 p 16

The other five children are all living & at home single

Mr Thoroman is a plasterer & had a nervous breakdown about a year ago.

Mrs T. says his brother John B. Thoroman a grocer at Upland, Ind has the family bible with record of their grandfather, Thomas Thoroman. Her mother-in-law in her 94th year, lived some at her son John's & told my informant that the big bible was at John's. She lived here awhile & she is now living with her son James R. in Wood Co, O. He did live at Rudolph O but they left the leased property & bought property at a small town near Bowling Green, O where he farms for people. Her memory is fair for that age & better by times.

Mr T's sister, Hulda Willman & her hus-

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band, Anderson Willman, live at No 81 Gordon Ave, Dayton, O now blind was a good blacksmith & carpenter. Have two children, George & Maybelle, both married. Ask her for Rosa's address. Rosa's second husband is Edwin Kneisley, a second or third cousin of my informant & both live in Springfield, O & works in a factory. He used to live on Fountain Ave but bought a little place on the outskirts of town. She had two children by first husband & six by second. Seven of them boys all living & one a little girl dead. Don't know address.

1. Mary Ann was married twice, both husbands dead & she is now living in Wyanet, Ill her name now Cochran. See below next page

3. Thomas A. died in Nov 1908 was married & lived near Sinking Springs, Highland Co, O where she too died. No issue.

4. James R. is in Wood Co, O & had about 9 children. See him & his mother.

7. Sarah Jane married Nathan Malone who died Feby 1926 & she still lives near Seaman, O. Her daughter Edna Hasson lives in Springfield, O. His name, Ray.

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8. Eliza Luela married Curtis P. Pucket. She is dead & he is living & married again in Springfield, O. She had no issue.

Mr Thoroman did not get back & I have completed the record from the information she has given.

I told Paul 4 yrs old that he was a fine boy & he said "yes, I know I am".

Leaving 2:26 PM

1. Mary Ann's son, Ernest Boldman writes that she is not in Wyanet, but is in Weston, Ohio.

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At residence of Thomas Silas Dillon, Perry Tp, Montgomery Co, O (P.O. Brookville, O route 4) Oct 19, 1926 5:15 PM

Mr & Mrs Dillon's children are as follows: 1. Hazel Geneva Dillon born Jany 28, 1912

2. Pauline Vadis Dillon born Oct 8, 1914

3. Lawrence Calvin Dillon born Sept 21, 1915

Mr Dillon gave me record to fill some of the blanks on Page 465 but they can't give me all of the data, but refer me to Mrs D's Uncle William Brown living at No 1084 S. Main St, Dayton, O just across from the lower gate of the fairground, who they think can give the record. He works at the N.C.R. Co just near. He can also give data as to Norman.

Mr Dillon is a farmer & has 30 A here. They are both interested in getting a book & wish to be advised when the book is published. see page 465

Leaving 5:42 PM

Everyone spoke most highly of him & especially E.E. Leatherman who drove me out. He said he tried to live a Christian life & said they were Drunkards.

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At residence of Della Jack Urich 58 W. Fairview Ave, Dayton, O Oct 20, 1926 9:55 AM

Mrs Urich says her father's name was really Clark Jack, but he got to using D.C. & the Admr put "DeWitt C. Jack" on the tombstone at Morrow, O. She has her father's large well preserved bible which is without date, but published by Bradley, Garretson Co entd in 1874 & the record is as follows:

Marriages Clark Jack of Morrow & Almira Ann Ross of Loveland Dec 22, 1872

Births

Clark Jack was born Aug 26, 1850

Almira A. Ross was born Sept 10, 1852

Their children

1. Della May Jack born Jany 19, 1874

2. Lenna Eva Jack born Dec 14, 1875

3. Mary Lorena Jack born Jany 21, 1878

4. Arthur Mitchell Jack born May 5, 1881

5. Mattie Alice Jack born Aug 28, 1884

6. Lloyd Ross Jack born Mch 4, 1893

Deaths

Almira A. Ross Jack died Feby 9, 1919

Clark Jack died Dec 2, 1921

They both joined the Morrow Meth Epis Ch Jany 29, 1882 & were baptized July 23, 1882. End of bible record..

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Clark Jack was the son of James Mitchell Jack & Almira A. Ross was the daughter of Samuel Ross & his wife Mary Ann Simonton. Their six children were born as follows:

Della & Lenna Eva were born on the farm near Blanchester O in Clinton Co where Lewis J. Henry now lives (he, L.J. Henry, was married to a Blanccheter, O girl & who applied for & got a divorce. No issue) the next two at Morrow, O & also the last two.

1. Della May was married on May 26, 1904 to Sheridan Urich born at Pyrmont, O June 25, 1869 son of George Urich & wife ______ Loy. Both living here where he is a machine hand. Lost one child. None living.

1. unnamed son born & died at Dayton O July 25, 1907

2. Lenna Eva see book 19 p 65 was married 1st Dec 3, 1907 to Charles Ward born Mch 9, 1880 son of Wm S. Ward & his wife Eliza Cross. Were divorced in Dayton, O 1908. He is now a carrier at the P.O. here & could be seen there among the carriers abt 3 PM. No issue. She married 2d to Michael Thomas Nolan

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_____________ Nolan & wife Margaret Ann Birmingham. Both living at Minneapolis, Minn where he has charge of the outgoing mail there. No issue. Live at 1902 4th Ave South Apt 1. Mrs U. is writing for record for this & the others.

3. Mary Lorena was married Dec 24, 1902 to Geo Clifford Starry born June 6, 1873 son of Hiram McCardt Starry & wife Eva Beck. Both living at No 905 Clinton Ave Hamilton, O where he is a personnel man at the Mosler safe Co. Had two boys & lost them both at birth.

1. unnamed son born & died

2. unnamed son born & died

4. Arthur Mitchell married June 27, 1906 to Mary Wuest born Feby 9, daughter of Charles Wuest & wife Julia Rapp. Both living at 3224 Girard Ave South Minneapolis Minn where he is a traveling salesman. Have 3 children born the oldest born at a Cincin suburb, the second at Cincinnati, Ohio, the third at Kansas City, Mo viz:

1. Arthur Mitchell Jack Jr born July 4, 1909

2. Richard Jack born Dec 24, 1913

3. Edgar Jack born May 14, 1919

Nov 15/27. He died Mch 1, 1927 at his sister Mrs Urich's while there on a visit.

5. Mattie Alice was married 1st to Albert Ross of Cincin, O

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Divorced. No issue. He is in the P.O. at Cincin, O. Married 2d George Tranth. Both living in Detroit, Mich where he is an accountant. No issue.

6. Lloyd R. is single & makes his home here. He is a traveling man, with a good record.

Leaving 11:07 AM

Mrs Urich would like to have a book.

She was a nurse & an old doctor gave her a cure for pneumonia which has never failed. Her mother traces descent from the Betsy Ross family. She would not say what her pneumonia cure was. She is a handsome buxom woman weighing 232 lbs & is a member of the Westminster Pres Ch 1 square east of Miami Hotel at 2d & Wilkinson St where they have a million dollar church. She said her husband wanted to meet me & they may call.

See bk 18 p 361.

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At residence of Mrs Martha Thompson Bradley No 31 E. Ernest Ave, Dayton, O Oct 20, 1926 11:40 AM

Mrs Bradley says her husband Phineas Meloy Bradley had an Uncle John Bradley whose widow Josephine Bradley (nee Cunningham) lives with her first cousin Mrs Geo Compton (nee Eva McDonald) & at Morrow, O. Her husband was in the Civil War & she lives on the pension she gets. She is very bright & is abt 80 yrs old. She can tell, if anyone can, the relationship of the Bradleys. Mrs Bradley says it is through the Lees & her husband's father Edward Bradley was a first cousin if James Mitchell Jack & my informant's mother was a first cousin of James Mitchell Jack's wife who was a Corwin. Mrs B's mother was a Newport, but her mother was a Corwin. This would make it look like the father of Edward Bradley viz: Patrick Bradley was perhaps married to a sister of [11]sa Co, Iowa_=_-[_# descendants would be related to Adam Jack's descendants, but wd not be Jack descendants.

Mrs Bradley is the daughter of Samuel Thompson who was s son of William Thompson who came from New Jersey. He had a

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sister Mrs Wilkinson, who had ten children one girl & nine boys, all dead, but Ether Wilkinson living in Morrow, O. Another sister married Joseph Slater & moved to Ft Wayne, Ind & had 9 children. William Thompson had 9 children, 3 girls & 6 boys, all dead but two boys. His son, John Thompson has a janitor's supply place on Market adjg the Market House between 3d & 4th on east side. He is aged 80 yrs, but don't look it.

He, William, died in 1869. His son, Samuel Thompson died abt 1873. He wd if living be 93 next March, born then 1834. He married Sarah Ellen Newport & had six children & my informant Martha Thompson born in Lebanon, O Feby 19, 1855 & married Dec 24, 1874 to Phineas Bradley born Apr 12, 1849 & died Nov 22, 1905. Had three children, 2 girls & a boy viz:

1. Pearl Ertel Bradley born June 10, 1875

2. Esse Harper Bradley born Sept 10, 1882

3. Rolandus V. Bradley born July 29, 1888

Pearl is here with her mother & gave her own birth

Mrs B. says there were 3 boys & 3 girls in her father's family & all are living. Her Uncle Joseph Jefferson Thompson is living in Los Angeles, Calif. Don't know St number but his brother John can tell. See book 18 p 411

Leaving 12:35 PM

Has several old Bradley bibles leaves in her bible

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At residence of Mrs Anna M. Clevenger No 122 W. Herman Ave, Dayton, O Oct 20, 1926 1:11 PM Tel Main 4238-J

Mrs Clevenger says she has been an invalid for 9 yrs from a stroke of paralysis & her son Frank is here also. She says her father Cornelius DeHart Hartough, was born may 21, 1811 (page 394) in New Brunswick NJ son of Henry Hartough

Cornelius D. & his wife Rebecca Jack had four children all born in Lebanon, O viz:

1. Anna Maria Hartough born Aug 18, 1841

2. Laura Matilda Hartough born Apr 3, 1846

3. John Hartough born Aug 16, 1849

4. George Hartough born Mch 6, 1853

1. Anna Maria married Jany 30, 1862 at Lebanon, O to John Llewellyn Clevenger born in Northern Ohio in May 15, 1837 son of Isaac Clevenger & his wife Luella. He died Mch 1902 here in Dayton, O & is buried in Woodlawn Cem. Have had five children. The first & second born in Dayton, O 3d & 4th in Miamiburg, O & 5th in Lebanon, O viz:

1. Frank Clevenger born Aug 13, 1867

2. Herbert L. Clevenger born Sept 13, 1869

3. Lulu Clevenger born Jany 18, 1872

4. Laura Clevenger born Sept 8, 1875

5. George Hartough Clevenger born Mch 16, 1879

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1. Frank was married July 14, 1906 at St Louis, Mo to Emma Harrison born Dec 14, 1869 at Ladoga, Ind daughter of Mason C. Harrison & his wife Martha Lee Call. Both living at Toledo, O where he is a traveling man, but both he & his wife are here now giving their records. No issue.

2. Herbert L. was married to Nettie M. Sherer. She remarried to a wealthy man in Cleveland, O & is living there. He died in Mch 1905 in Dayton, O & is buried in Woodlawn Cem. No marker, no children.

3. Lulu was married Apr 13, 1892 here to Herbert L. Wright born Sept 28, 1871 son of William Lewis Wright & wife Elizabeth Rike. He died here abt 22 yrs ago & is buried in Woodlawn & has a marker. She is living here with her mother & has one child born in Dayton, O.

1. Robert Clevenger Wright b Dec 31, 1899. He is at home single.

4. Laura was married June 3, 1897 here to Raymond Ellsworth Drake. Both living at Indianapolis

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Ind, where they are moving to a new place. He is sales representative of the Frigidaire Co of Indiana. No issue.

5. George H. was married May 15, 1906 to Pearl Andrews daughter of Samuel Buckman Andrews & his wife Frances Maria Northup. Both living here in Dayton, O where he has been am employee all his life of the National Cash Register Co. Have one child born here in Dayton, O

1. George Clevenger Jr born Mch 16, 1908 lives 641 Grafton Ave Tel Lincoln 2315-R

See bk 19 p 87

2. Laura Matilda, sister of my informant see page 553 was married at Lebanon, O Dec 31, 1862 to George W. Carey born 1838 son of Dr Carey & wife. He died in Sept 1914. She died 1915 see item 81 p 394. Had two children born in Lebanon, O.

2. Harry Carey born in Jany 1868. He married Lydia Drake born in Lebanon, O. Both living in St Petersburg, Fla where he is in R.E. & Ins business.

1. Catherine

2. Robert

1. She had a child Chas D. 1865-1866

C/o Whitfield Estate Made slip see page 357 JVT Dec 19/26

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3. John Hartough was married in Newport, Ky to Sallie Riley. Both dead, he on a train coming into Chicago, Ills about 8 or 9 yrs ago & is buried in Oak park, Ills. She died later abt 5 yrs ago in Oakland, Calif & is buried same place. Had but one child born in Cincin, O viz:

1. Mabel Hartough married Harry Jones. Both living in Oakland Calif where he is a watch salesman. Have one child:

1. Helen Core Jones. She is married.

4. George Hartough was married May _____ here in Dayton, O to Alice Raymond, daughter of James B. & Margaret Raymond. Both dead here & buried in Woodlawn Cem here & have a marker, not far from entrance, under Raymond or Hartough. No issue.

Leaving 2:25 PM

see book 18 p 357

see book 19 p 86

George Hartough died Nov 13, 1920

S. Alice Hartough, his wife died Mch 1, 1918

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At home of Mabel Cerreta, Apt 1, No 19 Clay St, Dayton, O Oct 20, 1926 4:55 PM

Mrs Cerreta is sick in bed & her sister Mrs Virginia C. Schaeffer living at 1407 S. Broadway, says her mother Josephine Carothers Hess lives 6 1/2 miles in the country on the D.C. & P traction, get off at stop 8 & walk half a mile west where she lives in a little brown house in a hollow on the right hand side with a for sale sign on the house.

Mrs Hess has five children viz:

1. George Judson Hess born Feby 2, 1881

2. Carl McLane Hess born Feby 26, 1884

3. Virginia Carothers Hess born Sept 6, 1886

4. Mabel Marie Hess born Feby 23, 1891

5. Ray Austin Hess born July 17, 1894

Geo & Carl born near Morgantown, WVA. Virginia & Mabel in Bell Brook, O & Ray at Waynesville, O.

1. George J. was married Sept 28, 1904 to Susan Farnsworth born Nov 11, 1878 daughter of George Farnsworth & his wife Melissa Jones.

Both living at 49 Clover St here where he is a Notary Public. Have two children born in Dayton, O. viz:

1. Verna Alice Hess born Oct 17, 1906

2. Lois Marie Hess born Aug 29, 1916

Both at home single

2. Carl M. was married June 8, 1910 to Emma Moon born Oct 10, 1882 daughter of Oliver Moon & his wife

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Lucetta Anspach. Both living at 144 Illinois Ave here where he is shipper at the Dayton Scale Co. Have one child born here viz:

1. Ruthemma Hess born Mch 27, 1911 at home & in school

Tel East 101-W

3. Virginia C. was married June 21, 1911 in Dayton, O to Harry Herbert Schaeffer born Dec 16, 1888 in Germantown, O son of Henry Clay Schaeffer & his wife Josephine Coleman. Both living at 1407 S. Broadway where he is Supt of Schieble Toy Co. No issue. He came in before I left.

4. Mabel M. was married Aug 26, 1922 in Dayton, O to Daniel David Cerreta born June 16, 1896 at New Haven, Conn son of Canio Cerreta & his wife Lucy Russo. Both living here & he is engaged in clerical work. No issue. She has been sick six weeks with pleurisy he says.

5. Ray A. was married June 30, 1920 to Ruth Sarah Stettler born Apr 22, 1897 daughter of Peter Albert Stettler & his wife Florence Arbelia Sholtz. Both living with his mother & have two children, Geo R. born in Dayton & Mabel V. here in Randolph Tp.

1. George Robert Hess born Apr 27, 1921

2. Mabel Virginia Hess born May 17, 1924

Take car at D & X Traction office on Ludlow St near union Depot

Leaving 5:30 PM

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Probate Judge's office, Dayton Montgomery Co, Oct 20, 1926 8 AM

I find will of Milton McGrew of Washington Tp in Will book H page 59 in which he leaves his wife Ann all the household goods & to his three children, James R., John & Nancy all of his R.E. & appoints his friend Adam Clay Exr. Dated Oct 19, 1868

Milton McGrew

On same day, he adds a codicil dividing the land & giving Nancy 40 1/2 A north of the Centerville Turnpike & balance jointly to James R. & John.

Probated Feby 2, 1869

I found reference to settlement of the estate of his father John McGrew but no will

I did not find any Caruthers, Finley, or Jack wills

Leaving 8:40 AM

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At residence of Chas Harrison Jack No 1725 Emerson Ave off Salem Ave Dayton View, Dayton O Oct 21, 1926 9:05 AM

Mr Jack was born in Mooresville, Ind son of Wm Harrison Jack on Jany 12, 1855 see page 353. He has gotten out his big well preserved bible published by Wm W. Harding Phila in 1873 & the record therein is as follows:

Chas H. Jack & Mary Elizabeth Stroup were married in Dayton O May 20, 1879

Mary Elizabeth Stroup, daughter of John Stroup & his wife Rachel Jane Semple was born Sept 22, 1859 in Mifflin Co, Pa

Their children:

1. Mary Pearl Jack born Dec 20, 1880

2. John Stroup Jack born Mch 20, 1882

3. Elizabeth Jane Jack born Nov 27, 1887

4. Lawrence Cole Jack born Apr 6, 1890

5. Clara Kneisley Jack born Apr 20, 1892 & died May 23, 1893

Deaths

Mary Elizabeth Jack wife of Chas H. Jack died Dec 23, 1916

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The oldest was born at Osborn, O & all the others born in Dayton, O.

1. Mary Pearl Jack was married Dec 19, 1910 to Custis F. Fadely born June 28, 1878 near Mt Jackson, Va son of Joseph S. Fadely & his wife Magdalene Moore. Both living at Mt Jackson, Shenandoah Co, Va where he is a farmer (P.O. Mt Jackson, Va RFD 2). Have three children all born there viz:

1. Jack Charles Fadely born March 31, 1912

2. Fred Lee Fadely born Oct 31, 1913

3. Charles Richard Fadely born July 5, 1915

2. John Stroup Jack has never married & lives here with his father, crippled by rheumatism.

3. Elizabeth Jane married Aug 2, 1913 to Lester W. Adams born Sept 21, 1888 at Ft Smith, Ark, son of John E. Adams & his wife Mary M. Brown. Both living at No 1224 5th Ave West Seattle, Wash. where he is State Secy of Y.M.C.A. Have two children, the oldest born in Dayton, O & the youngest in Seattle Wash viz:

1. Mary Jean Adams born Oct 2, 1917

2. John Charles Adams born Nov 13, 1920

4. Lawrence C. was married on May 11, 1920 to Carrie Catherine Moeller born Dec 26, 1896 at Springfield, O daughter of Louis Jacob Moeller & wife Marie Dorothy Fox.

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Both living here at No 1354 Epworth Ave where he is an assembler, Have two children twin boys born here in Dayton, O viz:

1. Robert Lee Jack born May 11, 1921

2. Charles Louis Jack born May 11, 1921

Mr Jack says that his nephew Wm T. Jack, son of his brother Wm Theo is now living at Holly Hill, Fla P.O. Box No 3 a suburb of Daytonia. He knows nothing of Herbert S. Jack listed in directory here. An obituary of Mr Jack's mother states that she, Elizabeth Hart was born at Surry Court House Va Mch 28, 1826 & died in Lebanon, O at Mrs Dunham's Oct 27, 1910 aged 84 yrs 7 mos 27 days.

She united with the Bethany Christian Church in 1862 by letter from the Methodist Church in Indiana where she had formerly lived.

See book 18 p 355

Leaving 10:20 AM

Mr J. says his nephew Wm T's first wife is Haddie Jack a nurse who did live on monument Ave. She had one son who he thinks lives at Cincin. or Middletown, O.

see page 485.

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At restaurant of Ira Brown Keener No 1200 S. Brown St, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 11 AM

I went in & asked Mr Keener who is son of Oliver M. & S. Amanda Keener if he ever heard of Fayette Co, Pa & told him my name was Thompson & he said J.V. Thompson & gave my hand a hearty grasp & introduced his wife who was Mary Lois Rankin born in Penn Tp, Butler, Co, Pa Aug 21, 1888 daughter of James Rankin & wife Margaret Murtland. She was married Nov 14, 1917 in Butler Pa to Ira Brown Keener & have but one child viz:

1. Ira Brown Keener Jr born Sept 16, 1920 & not 1919 as his mother said. They were both very glad to see me & wanted me to stay & have lunch with them. They gave me directions for finding Henry B. Eagle's & Wm Brown's in that sector

Left 11:05 AM

See book 13 p 107

Walking down Brown St, I saw "Finley's Garage" & went in & was:

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At Garage of Wm John Finley No 1141 & 1143 S. Brown St, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 11:15 AM

Mr Finley was born in Spring Valley, Greene Co, O Apr 19, 1881, son of William Finley & grandson of Bernard Finley who came from Belfast, Ireland to Spring Valley, O where William, the youngest of his 13 children was then living, but was then 1862 or 1863 serving in the Civil War. His children were all born in Ireland & he & his wife lived near his son William. They both died at their son William's, he aged 98 yrs 6 mos & about 1887 or 1888 & she had preceded him about 1 yr aged 89. Both buried in St Bridget's Cem Xenia, O & have tombstone. Mr F thinks their bible record would be with his mother at Spring Valley, O. Write her.

William Finley was born Mch 3, 1840 & died Mch 24, 1924 aged 84 yrs & 21 days. He married about 1879 to Joanna O'Brien born Apr 9, 1859 & she is still living in Spring Valley, O. Write her. "Mrs Joanna Finley, Spring Valley, O" & send questionnaire. Mr F. says she can give name of Bernard's father & possibly farther back & also record of his children. Bernard's wife was Mary Donahue. William & Joanna had 3 boys & one girl of whom my informant,

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Wm J. Finley is the oldest. He was married Oct 30, 1906 at Dayton, O to Catharine Nora Hayes born in Dayton, O June 1887 daughter of Patrick Hayes & his wife Ida Vermiley. Both living at 409 S. Brown St, City & have three children, born in Dayton, O viz:

1. Catharine Nora Finley born Feby 2, 1912

2. Edward James Finley born June 4, 1914

3. Mary Louise Finley born May 23, 1916

All at home & in school

Mr Finley says that none of the other Finleys here in Dayton are of his immediate family. An Aunt Jane Finley Marron died at Lorain, O about 5 yrs ago & some of her children are living there, viz: Tom, Annie & Winnie. Annie is married & is now Annie Cejka [sic] who wrote Mr F. on Sept 4, 1926 from Lorain, O at 1244 W. Erie Ave.

Leaving 11:50 AM

Bernard was a shoemaker in Ireland & his son William followed that business or trade after coming to America which was in 1859. Ask his wife for his Civil War record & transcript of Bernard & William's bible records. Both of them & my informants belonged to the Catholic Church.

I then walked about six blocks & was:

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At residence of Henry Benton Eagle. No 129 Alberta ST, corner of Adams, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 12:18 PM

Mr Eagle is at his work but Mrs Eagle says he was born Dec 9, 1866. He married on Nov 27, 1895 here Mary F. Tegenkamp born in Delphos, O Dec 23, 1871 his 2d wife. Write him for date of his first marriage to Nettie E. McGrew & exact date of his son Roy's death.

Leaving 12:25 PM

See Book 18 P 463

I then walked briskly across to South Main St & was:

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At residence of William Brown No 1084 S. Main St Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 12:44 PM

I walked fast from Alberta & Adams St & found Mrs Brown at the kitchen door who said Mr Brown had just left for his work a minute before.

She has gotten out the History of Montgomery Co, O W.H. Beers & Co Chicago 1882 where in the latter part of the book Book III Tp Histories, part First on Page 415 is Miami Tp records & an article on Anthony Brown born in Schuylkill Co, Pa June 13, 1820 & came to Ohio in 1822 with his parents George & Elizabeth. He married Nov 8, 1842 Rebecca Lindenwood of Va & had 6 children:

1. Rosanna E. Brown B Nov 21, 1843

2. Rebecca Ann Brown b Apr 26, 1845 married 1 a Cotterman & 2 an Emrich & died in Apr this year

4. William Brown born Oct 10, 1849. He don't have his parent's bible record Mrs B. says. He is husband of my informant.

6. John A. Brown born June 13, 1858. His address is "Miamisburg, O Rural Route:. Mrs B. thinks he wd have his parents bible. See book 18 page 465 & Johnsville slip for questionnaire in writing John A. Brown.

Albert Brown who married Ida May McGrew see p 465 was a natural son of Rebecca before she was first married. Norman is at an Institution for the Insane at Marion, O.

Leaving 1:17 PM

I then walked up 2 blocks to Wyoming & took Street Car & was:

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At residence of Heber Perrine No 457 Wyoming St, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 1:49 PM

Mrs Perrine has admitted me & says her husband was born in Turtle Creek Tp, Warren Co, O Nov 24, 1879 & was married Feby 14, 1901 in Lebanon, O to Ada Adella Smith born Sept 27, 1882 in Wayne Tp, Warren Co, O daughter of Alexander Smith & his wife Elizabeth Phillips. Have two children born in Turtle Creek Tp, Warren Co, O viz:

1. Fay Alexander Perrine born Mch 25, 1902

2. Velma Irene Perrine born Mch 24, 1910

Both at home single & Velma is here today with her mother.

Leaving 1:57 PM

See Book 18 p 340

I then walked back Wyoming St to Jay St & found the gate of Woodlawn Cemetery at the head of Jay st. Going in, a man in the brick building inside to the left who was in the machinery room said the office was back the road where they would give me information about the graves & send a man with me to locate them. I then walked over to 211 Adams St which was closed & an old lady next door told me

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[several unreadable dark words] had moved up street to:

Residence of Charles Thoroman No 412 Adams ST, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 2:30 PM

I went to two or three houses before I got to the right one & found Mrs Thoroman in the kitchen putting up fruit. She didn't think Mr Thoroman was any relation to the Crawfords until I told her that his father, Charles Thoroman was 10th child of Samuel & his wife Ann Crawford & her husband was 9th & youngest child of Charles. She sd her husband worked at Woodlawn Cem where I had just been & he may have been the man I talked to. I arranged to come back & she said to take a "Dayton St" car at Main & 2d going South & get off on Johnson St at James & go north a short block to Adams. She said she had an old bible which she had found stuck up on a shelf near the ceiling in a house they had once moved in just after his mother had moved out & in it was pasted an obituary of Mrs Jones, the mother of 17 children which he told her was his Aunt & evidently the wife of Matthew Jones. This bible is packed up with other things & has not been opened since they moved here & she does not think there is any

other record in it, but will get it out by the time I come back.

Left 2:50 PM

I then went into Ludlow St & came out 3d St to:

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At residence of William Henry Finley No 23 N. Horton St, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 3:40 PM

I have just arrived by St car & find Mr Finley, his wife & mother. He was born just outside of Chillicothe, O July 4, 1869 & was married 1st Sept 16, 1897 at Chillicothe, O to Minnie Rohe born in Huntingdon Tp, Ross Co, O May 10, 1872 & died June 27, 1922 daughter of Christopher Rohe & his wife Catharine Maul. Had one child born in Chillicothe, O. Married 2d Sept 7, 1926 in Covington Ky to Mary Hannah Agenbroad, born in Hancock, Co, Ind Oct 4, 1860 daughter of John R. Reeves & his wife Laura E. Holt & widow of James Thompson Agenbroad who died Sept 10, 1919. No issue.

1. William Howard Finley b Jany 8, 1899. He married Oct 4, 1924 in Dayton, O. Miss Mabel Davis born June 22, 1900 in Indiana, he thinks daughter of George Davis & his wife Rebecca King. Both living at Apt 4, Olive? Apartment on Olive ST just off 3d at corner of an alley west of the river. His office is room 16 in Canby Bldg on S. Main near 5th where he has a telephone Garfield 162. No issue. He is in type writer business.

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Mr Finley, my informant is a machinist.

Mrs Finley, his mother says her son Leroy Foster was married in the fall Dec 20, 1913 to Cecil Yoho & both live now at Akron O at No 777 Leo St where he works for Goodyear Rubber Factory. Have but one child born in Chillicothe, O viz:

1. Agnes Finley born Mch 9, 1915.

Cecil is daughter of Solomon G. Yoho & wife Christenia Morris. Cecil was born in New Martinsville WVA Aug 15, 1893.

His mother says her name was Mary Silence Wiltshire, daughter of Wm Willshire [sic] & his wife Lydia Stinson & she was born a mile beyond Masseyville, O Jany 27, 1851. & has her family bible at her home in Masseyville, O (being just here on a visit) where she lives with her daughter, Mrs Margaret Lenox from whom I got record of births of her eleven children in Sept 1925. They both say that the year of coming to America was 1811 & that Isaac's birth was 1811 & not 1816 as they both claim that to be the statement of Scott Finley.

Dont' know of Herbert S. Finley listed here as being any relation.

Isaac Finley & Scot Finley & his wife were all Presbyterians.

His mother however says that her father-in-law, Isaac Finley died in 1863 aged 49 which wd make his birth 1816 to which her son assented.

Leaving 4:30 PM

See book 14 p 226

See book 16 p 238

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At residence of Mrs Wilson No 67 S. Garfield St, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 5 Pm

I walked fr Mr Finley's back about three blocks to No 63 S. Garfield St & found the house locked up & deserted. Coming here to next door, Mrs Wilson told me Herbert S. Jack has sold the house & gone to Detroit Mich but said his mother, Mary Catharine Jack was living on East 5th St. Said if I would phone East 1572-M, I could get Herbert S. Jack's wife Anna, who she told me lived with her mother Mrs Graeter on E. 4th St some 4 blocks off, so I walked around in the falling darkness to:

Leaving 5:07 PM

Residence of Mrs Mary Graeter No 1952 E. 4th St Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 5:17 PM

Here I was admitted by Mrs Anna Jack, a nice petite handsome young girl & met too, her aged mother & others. She said S. in her husband's name was just an initial & that his mother, Mary Catharine Jack lives at No 2613 E. 5th St near Finley St where she is living at the home of Mrs Mary Rossell. Her husband was

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Joseph H. Jack.

My informant says her name was Anna Graeter, daughter of August Graeter & his wife Mary Boeringer & that she was born in Dayton, O July 26, 1899 & on Oct 1, 1921, she was married here in Dayton, O to Herbert S. Jack & they have one child born here viz:

1. Herbert S. Jack Jr born Nov 27, 1922

Mr Jack is a salesman & his address now is No 2646 Cass Ave Detroit, Mich.

She said Mrs Rossell's home was adjg the Franklin school bldg between Horton & Finley Sts & about four blocks beyond Linden Ave

Leaving 5:22 PM

I then walked around & down to No 205 Linden Ave.

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At residence of Miss Stella Leach No 205 S. Linden Ave, Dayton, O Oct 21, 1926 6:11 PM

I arrived here half an hour ago & was admitted by Miss Leach who sd she had lived here 44 yrs being born in the house adjoining. Her father was a brother of Mrs Rothermel's mother & they are first cousins. Mrs R. has come in & says:

Mrs R. was born Anna Lewis in Casstown, O Feby 6, 1861 daughter of Thomas C. Lewis & his wife Virginia Leach. She married Sept 22, 1893 at Troy O to John Williams Rothermel born Mch 25, 1860 in Pleasant Hill, O & died Feby 14, 1921 & is buried in the cemetery lot at the foot of the hill on Stillwater River where his brother's Isaac & Edwin & his father, Joel & his wife Esther are also buried & have monument & headstones. Esther's parents, Longeneckers are also buried there. His parents, Joel Rothermel & his wife Esther Longenecker came to Ohio & settled at Pleasant Hill, O when it was a small village. She thinks she came from Harrisburg, Pa. Don't know whether he was married in Pa or Ohio. Joel died aged 60 yrs & has been dead over 30 yrs.

He had but three children all born

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at Pleasant Hill & all buried there:

1. John Williams Rothermel who had two children born at Twigo viz:

1. Pauline Virginia born Mch 5, 1895 & died Jany 16, 1898 aged 2 yrs & 10 mos

2. Harry Joel Rothermel born May 30, 1896. He married Aug 20, 1923 here to Pauline Gebhart born Dec 16, 1900, daughter of Harry Gebhart & wife Eva Summers. Both living at No 38 Shaw Ave Apt No 7. He has charge of the Foreign Trade of the Dayton Pump & Mfr Co where he has been 13 yrs & the phone is right at his desk. No issue.

See Bk 19 p 31

2. Isaac. He died of membranous croup when nearly 3 yrs old being sick but one day.

See bk 19 p 543-5

3. Edwin. He was married at Covington, O to Mae Sines, daughter of Edward Sines & his wife Margaret Strailey. She was born Mch 3, 1870 & lives with her two children in the town of Covington, O. He died abt 1911 & was aged 49 yrs. They had two children born at Covington, O viz:

1. Margaret Esther born Dec 10, 1904

2. Edward Born May 11, 1909

Both in school yet. See their mother.

Mr J.W. Rothermel was Deputy Clerk of the Court at Troy, O for 10 yrs

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Mrs R. says that Joel did not have any brothers or sisters come to Ohio, but his wife did. There are no Rothermels any more at Twyor Pleasant Hill, O but thinks the Longeneckers at the latter place might give information about Joel's antecedents or forbears.

Leaving 7 PM

She has often heard them speak of Berks Co. She mentions a Gast who had a General Store in Pa probably Union Co who married Anna Rothermel who was about a second cousin of her husband. He visited at Pleasant Hill, O abt 25 yrs ago. She had several children. She says her mother told her that Joel's father came from Germany. I think it was a generation or two further back. Miss Leech spoke of them as Penna Dutch & said Mrs R. & her husband were members of the Reformed Church. Her son is also a member of same church & a photo shows him to be a very handsome young man

Left 7:22 PM

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At residence of Mrs Mary E. Rossell No 2613 E. 5th St Dayton O Oct 21, 1926 7:35 PM

I find Mrs Mary Catherine Jack, widow of Joseph Hagerman Jack who was born June 18, 1863 in Hamilton O see pages 319 & 320. He died Nov 19, 1916 at 63 S. Garfield ST here & is buried at Shiloh Springs Cem abt 4 miles north of here, out North Main St. He married June 5, 1892 Mary Catharine Stone, my informant born May 3, 1868 at Westminster, Carroll Co, Ind, daughter of Adam Jacob Stone & his wife Susanna Starner.

Joseph H. Jack was a machinist. They had two children both born in Dayton, O viz:

1. Herbert S. Jack born Apr 8, 1901

2. Kathryn Lucile Jack born Dec 10, 1907 & she died unmarried June 17, 1925

Herbert S's wife gave me their record earlier this evening, see pages 572-3

Leaving 8 PM

Mrs Jack is a heavy set fleshy handsome faced buxom woman with big arms. Her husband's father was John Benton Jack from Fayette Co, Pa see pages 319-323.

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At residence of Mrs Joanna Finley, Walnut St. Spring Valley, Greene Co, O Oct 22d, 1926 9:11 AM

I arrived here 20 minutes ago by bus from Dayton, O & find Mrs Finley & her daughter in this nice white painted frame house. Mrs Finley was Joanna O'Brien, born in London, England Apr 9, 1860, daughter of Timothy O'Brien & his wife Bridget O'Connor. She came to America Feby 3, 1869 with an Aunt & Cousin to her parents here who had preceded here about a year to Spring Valley. She was married Mch 31, 1880 at Xenia, O to William Finley born Mch 3, 1840 in Queens Co, Leinster, Ireland, at Marborough. He died in this house Mch 24, 1924 aged 84 yrs & 21 days. They had four children all born in this house viz:

1. William John Finley born Apr 19, 1881 see pages 564-5 for his record.

2. Timothy Edward Finley born June 4, 1883

3. Rosetta Finley born Nov 1, 1885

4. James Isaac Finley born July 7, 1888

2. Timothy Edward is single & lives at Detroit, Mich at 430 Navahoe St where he is foreman in Chryslers Auto, Co

3. Rosetta was married July 7, 1907 at Xenia, O to Jesse Earl Smith born

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Apr 11, 1881, near Waynesville, O son of John Smith & wife Hannah Elizabeth Pennewitt. Both living in Wayne Tp Warren Co, on a farm where he is a farmer (P.O. Waynesville, O Route 1). No issue.

4. James Isaac was married June 23, 1926 at Stone Lick, O near Cincin, O to Mary Margaret Davis daughter of Frank Davis & wife Teresa Spahr. She was born in Sept 15, 1892 on a farm near Perintown, O. Both living at Terrace Park, a suburb of Cincin, O where he is agent of the Penna RR Co (P.O. Terrace Park O)

My informant's husband William Finley came from Drogheada, County Louth, Leinster, to which his father, Bernard Finley had moved from Queens Co when he lost his leave in 1859 to America, settling here at Spring Valley, O where his sister Bridget Gahagen had settled a few years before. While not subject to draft, he said when the war came on, that he was making this country his home & if it was good enough to live in, it was good enough to fight for, so he enlisted in Co E 94th O.V.I. & was a private & was in fourteen engagements or battles & was wounded at the battle of Resaca, Ga by a gunshot

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wound in the right shoulder & the bone was shattered & splintered permanently destroying the full use of that arm. His first battle was at Perrysville, Ky. He was given his discharge on Nov 29, 1864 at Columbus, O which states that he 5 ft 7 in high & was discharged on surgeon's cft of disability. This discharge also states that he enlisted on Aug 12, 1862 to serve 3 yrs or during the war.

A badge of the engagements of the 94th at their 44th reunion at Pleasant Hill, O Sept 9, 1915 gives 12 of the 14 battles he was in & the Co were in 12 battles after Resaca. The 12 he was in were:

1. Tates Ford, Ky Aug 31, to Sept 1862

2. Perryville, Ky Oct 8, 1862

3. Stone River, Tenn Dec 31, 1862 to Jany 3, 1863

4. Tullahoma Campaign, Tenn June 24, to July 4, 1863

5. Dug Gap, Ga Sept 11, 1863

6, Chickamauga, Ga Sept 19, to 21, 1863

7. lookout Mountain, Tenn Nov 24, 1863

8. Missionary Ridge Tenn Nov 25, 1863

9. Ringgold, Ga Nov 26, to 29 1863

10. Reconnoitre on Dalton, Ga Feby 22, to 26, 1864

11. Tunnell Hill & Buzzards Roost, Ga May 7 to 10, 1864

12. Resaca, Ga May 14, 1864

He followed shoemaking as best his arm would permit & drew a pension which she now enjoys.

Their son James Isaac went from Xenia on May 26, 1918 in the World War & landed

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at Brest, France Aug 12, 1918. He was in the Argonne Forest drives. He went in 36th & was transferred to the 80th Div, a Penna & WVA Co who had been in the trenches & over the top. He was in the machine gun service a bursting shell broke his eardrum. He got back in June 1920, being in Southern France the first winter.

William Finley's father, Bernard Finley was also born in Queens Co, Ireland & had a lease of a small piece of land "as long as grass grew or water run or for 99 yrs". This lease was deposited with the landlord & when he died, his nephew who succeeded to his estate would not give other or recognize the lease & Bernard moved to County Louth. Bernard's father was William Finley, who lived & died in Queens Co. The time of Bernard's leaving Queens Co was when my informant's husband, Wm was ten yrs old or say in 1850. Bernard married Mary Donohue in Queens Co & they came to Spring Valley, O while their son William was in the Civil War in 1862 or 1863. They both died in this house & are buried in St Bridget's Cem, Xenia, O but do not have markers but their son William who is buried there has. She died in May 4, 1887 aged 89 yrs. He died on Oct 30, 1887 aged 98 yrs 6 mos +

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They had 13 children all born in Queens Co, Ireland & Mrs F. does not have their bible record, but thinks it probable that his daughter Jane Marren who lived & died at Lorain, O might have gotten it. Her children:

Mrs Winifred Mannions, the oldest

Frank Marren

Mrs Elsie Moon

Mrs Annie Cejka No 1244 W. Erie Ave Lorain, O see page 565 could tell about it.

Bernard's children in order of age as my informant thinks were:

1. Bridget, oldest married Christopher Gahagen in Ireland & came to New Orleans, La & came here later being a tanner. Had 3 children born at Jamestown, O, two boys d.y. & a girl Rose Ann who married Geo Fisher.

2. James who married in Ireland to Jane Flinn. Both dead at Co Louth Ireland leaving six children, John, Mary Jane, Bernard, Ann

Mary married John Allen who is dead but she is living at Droheda, Termonfecken, Co Louth, Ireland. She wrote Mrs F. abt 4 yrs ago giving the names & ages of Bernard's children as her father James had gotten them from the church records at Marborough, Queens Co which can be had by writing to the Parish priest there who would no doubt be able to give record of William's

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the father's children & perhaps earlier generations, or write to her at above address. Two of her daughters are living in NJ. She had the address of these two daughters, but gave it to her son Wm J. in Dayton.

3. John Finley, remained in Ireland

4. Patrick, d.y.

5. Patrick. He left Ireland for America when a young man & was never heard from & they think he was lost at sea or killed. She said Bernard was a shoemaker & the boys all learned the trade & there were seven of them working in the shop at the same time.

6. Jane married John Marron see above

7. Ann died a young woman, unmarried in Ireland of small pox

8. Thomas who died in Ireland when a young man, unmarried of small pox also

9. Maria came to America in 1859 with her brother William. She was younger than William. She married James Durkin here & died here aged 24 yrs & is buried at St Bridget's Cem Xenia, O & has a marker. He remarried & died in Dayton 3 or 4 yrs ago. No issue. Died 6 or 7 mos after her marriage.

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10. Essie older than William. She died unmarried in Ireland

11. & 12. two died young

13. William Finley born Mch 3, 1840 see record above.

Don't know how old Bernard or his wife were, when married.

Leaving 11:30 AM

Mrs Finley said lying on the lounge in this room praying & crying for her son James Isaac, she heard him call "Mam", "Mam", "Mam" from just outside the back door as plain as he ever spoke to her & getting up she looked at the clock & it was 1:20 AM. Talking about it to him when he returned, he said he had called to her that very minute as he "went over the top" in the World War. I then told her of Rev James Finley's similar experience.

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At residence of Mrs Nannie Cook on the Main St or Road Beavertown Montgomery Co, O oct 22, 1926 2:25 PM

I arrived here 20 minutes ago & found Mrs Cook sitting in her rocking chair before the stove. This house is a neat vine clad frame cottage in the center of the town & 3d house from the garage where I got out of the bus. Her daughter is also here. When I told her my name, she said her grandmother McGrew was Mary Thompson, daughter of Samuel Thompson & that her great Uncle Samuel Thompson, younger than her grandmother. He lived & died at Centerville, O 5 miles from here & his wife "Aunt Betsy Thompson" was the first white person in Dayton, O. She remembers her great Uncle Samuel Thompson very well & was at his funeral. She was a little girl & went with her father & mother. Says her Uncle was a medium sized man. His wife, Betsy survived him 5 or 6 yrs, perhaps more. He & his wife & her grandfather John McGrew & his first wife Mary Thompson are buried at the Centerville Cem on the left of the Lebanon Pike as you go from here near the edge of the town & where the old original church which church has since been moved in town was first located. Her grandparents have markers,

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but she does not think her Uncle Samuel Thompson & wife have. Her grandfather John McGrew's second wife was buried at Kankakee, Ills. She only knows of one child of her Uncle Samuel Thompson viz:

Marshall Thompson was a farmer two miles from Centerville & adjg her father's farm. He had the consumption & coughed so hard that they often heard him coughing at their home. Says the consumption came from his father & that her grandmother Mary Thompson McGrew also died from consumption. He had the following children:

1. Samuel Thompson, oldest

2. Eliza Thompson

3. Cinderella Thompson 4. John Thompson d.y. unmarried

5. Mary Thompson d.y. unmarried

Marshall & his wife are both buried at Centerville, O but don't think they have any tombstone.

1. Samuel married Mary Reeder. He & his wife both buried at Centerville. Thinks had 2 or 3 children.

2. Eliza married Alex Jones. After she died, he married again to a woman of this town. She had 2 daughters:

1. Mary Jones married a Bowman & live in Dayton, O a widow & lives on Williams St. She has 2 or 3 children.

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a son in Calif & a daughter on the farm at West Milton at No 129 North Williams. Mrs Bowman says to take a 3d St Car at 3d & Ludlow going west on 3d, get off at William & go north to the 2d house from 1st on west side of N William.

Mrs Bowman who Mary Cook called by phone & to whom I talked says her father's bible is in hands of her step mother which is across the street from where I am writing. She thinks her grandfather Marshall Thompson is in the hands of Mrs Taylor Watkins at Centerville, O, she being oldest child of Marshall Thompson's widow by her 2d husband Abraham Lantz.

3. Cinderella Thompson was married three times: 1st to Ab. Allen, 2d 3d to James Manuel who is still living in Centerville, O & several of her children are living there with him. Cinderella is dead.

She never heard of Susan Shannon, Jane Jeffries or Rebecca Brotherton. AS to Martha McLucas, she says there were McLucas relatives living at Centerville, O. She mentions two old maiden ladies Martha & Elizabeth McLucas, first cousins of her father, the dearest old ladies you ever saw, who were poor & worked but were always cheerful. They

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raised three nieces named McCoy. Martha, oldest, married her 1st cousin James McLucas, lived & died in Iowa. No issue. Elizabeth married Anthony Tice. He died leaving 5 children. She lived at Potsdam, O & she went to Iowa to live with her daughter, Martha & died there. Thinks her boys, one called Gaul Tice live in Troy, O. Mary Ann married John Claybaugh & lived in Penna at Pittsburg, Pa. had some children who went west. Separated. All married & dead.

She says Robert Fulton, probably, son of James & Agnes, no doubt was at her father's once & wanted him to call his son, John born in 1835, who he had named for his own father, Robert Fulton McGrew, but he said "no, that wd anger my father, but I will call him John Fulton". Mrs Cook thought this was the inventor, but I told her he died in 1815. She doesn't recall any other of the sisters of her grandmother. Says her father's brothers all went away from here & she never saw any of them.

She produces an article from the Dayton Daily News published 2 yrs ago abt Oct 13, about the Centerville Baptist Church founded 125 yrs before which states that just 23 yrs after the Declaration of Independence, there were but two settlements in this section, the McGrew & Wilson & that four men & five women founded the church, the printed cov-

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enant being brought from Ky by one of the members, evidently John McGrew who came there from Ky 3 yrs before in 1796. Centerville was so called by reason of being midway between Dayton, Lebanon, Middletown, & Xenia. She has her father's bible which she says is "nearly all to pieces". It was printed in Cincin, O in 1837 by Wright & Swornstedt. I see it gives the record from her grandfather John McGrew's bible which she says her father copied. This is not all of the record as she says her brother John asked to have part of the record & she gave it to him. The record follows being on four pages, one folio, of two detached leaves:

Marriages Milton McGrew & Ann Russell was married Feby 5, 1829

John F. McGrew & Emily C. Clary Sept 30, 1858

James Cook & Nannie McGrew Oct 13, 1869

Births

Milton McGrew son of John & Mary Dec 5, 1805

Ann McGrew daughter of James & Nancy Russell was born July 15, 1807

Their children:

1. James Russell McGrew born Oct 29, 1829

2. John Fulton McGrew born Aug 17, 1835

3. Nancy McGrew born Apr 6, 1843

Then follows records of others of the family

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Nettie E. daughter of John F. & Emily C. McGrew was born Nov 15, 1861

John McGrew, father of Milton McGrew was born Nov 9, 1766

Mary Thompson, wife of John McGrew was born Jany 23, 1767

Their children:

William McGrew born Mch 6, 1789

Samuel T. McGrew born May 24, 1790

Archibald McGrew born Aug 24, 1792

James McGrew born Aug 7, 1794

John McGrew Jr born July 18, 1796

Margaret McGrew born Nov 3, 1798

Brackin McGrew born May 11, 1801

Mary McGrew born July 20, 1803

Milton McGrew born Dec 5, 1805

Rebecca McGrew born July 29, 1808

James Russell, father of Ann McGrew was born Aug 26, 1769

Nancy Russell, his wife was born Nov 22, 1771

Deaths

Milton McGrew died Oct 27, 1868

James McGrew son of Milton & Ann McGrew died Mch 28, 1880

Ann Russell McGrew died Mch 28, 1890

John McGrew Sen died July 23, 1848

Mary McGrew wife of John McGrew died July 29, 1816

James McGrew son of John & Mary Apr 27, 1804

Brackin McGrew son of John & Mary Feby 19, 1813

Margaret McGrew daughter of John & Mary Dec 23, 1817

James Russell Sen died Mch 12, 1845

Nancy Russell, his wife died Nov 19, 1849

end of bible record.

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Mrs Cook's brother, James R. McGrew died unmarried on the farm near Centerville, O & is buried at Centerville Cem.

Catherine Corliss died unmarried

Mrs C's Uncle James was the first person ever buried in Centerville Cem. Her Aunt Margaret died single

My informant was married on Oct 13, 1869 at the home farm to James Cook born in Sharon, England in Sept 1832 & died Mch 8, 1918 & is buried At Centerville Cem. See page 616.

He was born in Lincolnshire Eng, the son of William Cook & his wife Elizabeth Nailor. She had three children born down on the farm viz: 1. Milton Wilmer Cook born July 26, 1870

2. Anna Marian Cook born Jany 23, 1872

3. Mary Rebecca Cook born Apr 6, 1874

1. Milton W. died unmarried. Died Feby 1, 1909

2. Anna M. was married on Nov 7, 1889 on the farm to Benjamin Franklin Tizzard son of William Tizzard of Eaton, O & his wife Amelia Hice. He was born in Eaton, O on May 6, 1860. Both living at 1358 Arbor Ave where he

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works at the filling station. Have one child born in Dayton, O:

1. Hazel Lenora born Jany 7, 1892. She married July 14, 1914 to Harry Egbert born June 1891 at Custer, O son of Wm Egbert & his wife Adda Place. Both living on Arbor Ave with her mother & he works for a cigar Co. Have one child born in Dayton, Ohio viz:

I. Hollis Delano Egbert b Nov 3, 1915

3. Mary R., my joint informant is at home with her mother & single.

Mrs Cook does not know date of death of her grandfather's 2d wife who died in Kankakee, Ills & is buried there.

Miss Mary will show me where Mrs Jones lives. Mrs Cook says some of her family are buried in the new cemetery at Centerville. See book 12 p 374 & 381-2. See book 12 p 254-5

Leaving 5:44 PM

It was dark & Mrs Jones would not let me in but said I could copy the record Sunday if I came back, so I caught 6 o'c bus back to Dayton, O.

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At residence of Mrs J. B. Stansel No 129 N. Williams St Dayton, O Oct 23, 1926 10:10 AM

I find here Mrs Mary Linda Bowman, who is a first cousin of Mrs Stansel, but on her father's side. Mrs Stansel's mother being a sister of Alexander Jones, the father of my informant. Mrs B. was born Mary Linda Jones born near Centerville, O Nov 30, 1863 daughter of Alexander Jones & his wife Eliza Thompson

Mrs Stansel has come in & says her gf the father of Alexander Jones, was Abel Jones & his wife was Lydia Ann Campbell. She does not think her gf was any relation of Matthew Jones. Mrs B. says her mother Eliza Thompson was the daughter of Marshall Thompson & died when she, my informant, was 6 yrs old, which she thinks was in the fall of 1869. She was but 27 years old when she died of consumption & is buried in the old cemetery at Centerville, O & has a marker.

Mrs S. says to go north on Main St to Monument & then go to the right on Monument Ave a short distance to the old log cabin which is there preserved.

Mrs B. says her mother had five children all born in in Centerville viz:

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See Page 615 bottom

1. Walter A. Jones born June 22, 1862 & died when 3 yrs old & is buried at old g.y. at Centerville. Died Dec 30, 1866. Bible says Jany 1, 1866 evidently correct.

2. Mary Linda Jones, my informant born Nov 30, 1863 & was married Jany 18, 1888 in Toledo, O where she was living with Mrs Stansel's brother John A. Hawthorn to Oliver Bowman of Troy, O son of John Bowman & his wife Sarah Sedgwick. Oliver was born in Butler Co, O July 12, 1851 & died May 17, 1925 & is buried at the Nashville West Union Christian Church 1 1/2 miles east of West Milton where their home had been, but does not have a marker. They had two children both born in Elizabeth Tp, east of Troy

1. Hazel Emma Bowman, b Feby 16, 1890

2. Leslie Jones Bowman b July 2, 1893

1. Hazel E. married Dec 18, 1917 at Newport, Ky to Milea Ford Hildebrand born May 3, 1894? at Ludlow, Falls, O son of Stephen Hildebrand & wife Caroline Copp (pro Cope). Both living on Mrs B`s 5 A plat abt 3 miles N.E. of West Milton, O (P.O. West Milton, O route 2) where he is a carpenter. Have one child born there in Union Tp, Miami, Co viz:

1. Esther Ellen Hildebrand B Feby 15, 1919

2. Leslie J. was married May 24, 1924 at Newport, Ky to Katherine Stoddard born by Greenville, O, daughter of Harry Stoddard & wife.

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Both living in California at Gazelle, Calif, a lumbertown in Northern Calif. He is expecting to go this winter to a tractor school at Stockton Calif. Had one child:

1. Andrew Bowman born Mch 28, 1925 & died Mch 30, 1925 & is buried in the Nashville, Cem above noted.

3. Harry Louis Jones born Feby 17, 1866. He is single & lives at Klamath Falls, Oregon where he has a farm.

4. Emma Jones was born Sept 22, 1867 & married in Dayton, O to Harley Bellman born near Dayton, O son of Jacob Bellman & wife Rachel Yeik. He has remarried & lives in Cincin, O. She died Feby 11, 1919 by Bell Brook, O & is buried at David's Cem abt 2 miles south of Dayton, O on Lebanon, Pike. She was aged 51 yrs. She had two children born here near Dayton, O viz:

1. Rachel Zella Bellman B Feby 2

2. Edward Harley Bellman b Dec 7

He is single & lives with his sister

1. Rachel Z. married at Dayton to George Burlile. Both living at 415 York St Cincin, O & have one child born there viz:

I. Charles born June 12, 1923

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5. John T. Jones born Sept 19, 1869 & died aged 6 mos & is buried by his mother at Centerville, O. He died in 1870 aged 7 mos see book 19 page 2 item 123

Alexander Jones married 2nd Miss Joanna Johns born about 1843 as she is 83 yrs old & lives in Beavertown & has his bible.

They say James Manuel now bedfast at Centerville can give record of Cinderella, his wife.

Mrs Stansel thinks that Samuel Thompson p 587 had but one baby that died.

Mrs B. does not know anything about the brother & sister of her mother that died young, nor of her gf Marshall's brothers or sisters if any. His widow married Abram Lantz & had 3 girls & a boy one of whom Mrs Taylor Watkins at Centerville, O can tell about & probably has Marshall Thompson's bible record.

They have the W.H. Beers Hist of Montgomery Co, O Chicago 1822 which I believe I have at home, which look up a thick vol & in part second City of Dayton, Pages 547 & 548 which states that the first settlers arrived in a pirogue Apr 1, 1796 & that Mrs Catherine Thompson was the first lady to step ashore at the head of St Clair St. She was

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the wife of Samuel Thompson (who was the grandfather of my informant Mrs Bowman's mother) & their two children, Sarah & Matthew were with them.

Mrs B. has five thin silver teaspoons with the initials "E.T." which were her mother, Eliza Thompson's given to her because of the initials which had belonged to her grandmother Thompson. She remembers the McLucas's when a little girl, but knows nothing of them since.

Page 547 of the above history speaks of the Big purchase for 83 cts per acre of the 7th & 8th range of Tps between Mad River & the Little Miami from Judge Symmes by Gov Arthur St Clair, Jonathan Dayton, Gen James Wilkinson & Col Israel Ludlow (my Potter line relative) about the year 1789 or a little later.

Leaving 11:55 AM

I then walked around to Marion A. Kilgore's at 12:05 Pm & his wife said her husband would be back at 1 o'c. Left at 12:17 PM & walked around to rear of 116 Olive St at 12:30 PM & a colored man & his wife said John Kilgore had moved out of the house in the rear & that he was a colored man. Also that John Kilgore 17 yrs old also colored lived next door. I then walked back & was:

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At residence of Marion Arthur Kilgore, No 1237 W. 2d St Dayton, O Oct 23, 1926 1:05 PM

Mr Kilgore was born in Wise Co, Va Aug 23, 1897 & was married Sept 21, 1918 in Wise Co, Va to Mary Ethel Bryant born in Whitley Co, Ky Jany 4, 1895 daughter of Daniel Irvin Bryant & his wife Emeline Hickey. Have three children the oldest born in Wise Co, Va & the other two in Dayton, O.

1. Marion Arthur Jr born Feby 24, 1920

2. Wilma Irena born Jany 14, 1925

3. Warren Dalford born Aug 3, 1926

Mr K. says his grandfather was James A. Kilgore who he thinks came from about Gates City, Scott Co, VA to Hancock Co, Tenn where he died abt 14 miles from Rogersville, Tenn, the closest town in the fall of 1903 & is buried on the home place but don't think had a marker. He had a brother named Henry who lived in Scott Co, Va. Thinks James A. was 72 when he died. He had children:

Launa [Lanna?] died unmarried at old home in Hancock Co, a girl

Sallie married a Trent & lived in Scott Co, Va where he is a farmer & where she still lived at last reports.

Sevier married Ida Vaughn, both living at old home place, Hancock Co where he is a farmer. Has 11 children or more.

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James married a Mrs Horton & both living in Hancock Co, Tenn. His P.O. is Edison Tenn route 2 & his brother Sevier's is Edison Tenn, route 4. Has 3 boys.

Hansford, married a Begley both living at Benham, Ky where he was a coal inspector. P.O. Benham, Ky. Has 3 children.

William married 1 a Trent & 2d a Willis. He died at Big Stone Gap, VA & had abt 10 children:

Henry

Harrison P.O. Edison Tenn route 4

William

Henry, d.y. unmarried

Thomas Jefferson Kilgore married Laura Vaughn. She died in 1921 in Lee Co, VA & the last word from him was in 1911. Had five children the oldest my informant born in Va, the next two in Hancock Co, Tenn & the last two in Wise Co, Va.

1. Marion A. Kilgore born Aug 23, 1897

2. Maud Kilgore born 1900

3. Lula Kilgore born Feby 18, 1902

4. Lillie Kilgore

5. Willie Kilgore born Apr 1907

2. Maud married Sept 1917 to James Wilkes who was born in N.C. Both living in WVA where he is a coal miner & have four children:

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1. Geraldine Wilkes born Oct 1918

2. Carl Wilkes born Apr 1921

3. Evalyn Wilkes born Sept 20? 1923

4. Gloria Wilkes born Jany 1926

3. Lula was married Sept 1920 to Joseph Leonard. Both living at Lookout, Ky where he is a coal miner at above P.O. Have two children:

1. Gordon Leonard b Dec 26, 1921

2. Delmar Leonard b Apr 1924

4. Lillie died before her brother Willie was born

5. Willie is single & somewhere in the U.S. Army

Mr Kilgore's occupation is a driver. He thinks his Uncle Sevier is the best one to write to. Says when his grandmother died, they moved all of her effects to Sevier's & there was a big bible 6 inches thick that had all kinds of records in it. He thinks it would give record back to Sevier's gf & possibly further. Mr K. came to Ohio in 1922.

Leaving 1:54 PM

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At residence of Homer Wesley Jackson 629 Cambridge Ave Dayton, O Oct 23, 1926 2:30 PM

I find Mr & Mrs Jackson here packing up to go to Florida for the relief of his asthma. They tell me that his mother, Hannah Kelly Jackson celebrated her 96th anniversary this week in Columbus, O where she is visiting at Mrs Emma Young's widow of Clay Young, at No 33 14th Ave, her niece whose mother was a Houseman. Mrs Young's sisters there are Lizzie Houseman VanMeter 247 19th Ave & Mrs Alice (Mrs J.K.) Graham 37 Maple Ave, Wheeling WVA & Mrs Mary Burson, Irwin, Union Co, O. Mrs Jackson will only be there until about next Wednesday & after going south with her son's family her address will be "Zephyr Hills, Florida RD 1"

Mr & Mrs J. say to see Lyman M. Kelly son of Ellis Kelly near Cambridge, O RD 1 on the Natl Road 2 miles west where bus line passes. He is much interested in family matters & they think has records. His father was a full brother of Mrs Hannah Kelly Jackson

The sons of Sarah Myers

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Kelly by her second husband viz:

1. Ellis Kelly born Feby 15, 1827

2. John Kelly born June 14, 1828

3. Hannah Kelly born Oct 20, 1830 Sarah Kelly died June 6, 1849 at the farm near Claysville, O. She was born July 24, 1791 Was Co, Pa & married 1 Christopher Houseman Nov 20, 1812 & married 2d Mch 21, 1826 to Joseph Kelly.

Christopher Houseman was born Apr 1, 1788 in Wash Co, Pa & died Dec 19, 1821 at Richhill? O

Sarah Myers father was Jacob Myers, but Mrs Homer says her mother-in-law doesn't know the name of Jacob's wife. Mrs J. says her mother-in-law will know no more about the early records than she has given me, but says to see here in Dayton, O Mrs Rev C.A. Moore No 52 Warden St, Tel Main 1588-W. He is minister at Riverside M.E. Ch & her mother was a sister of Saml Houseman whose father was a son of Christopher & his wife Sarah Myers. Mrs Moore was Daisy Fraser.

Hannah Kelly was married to Rev John J. Jackson Apr 8, 1857 at Claysville, O & had three sons as follows:

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1. Albert Bell Jackson

2. Lyman Fordyce Jackson

3. Homer Wesley Jackson born Aug 31, 1870 at Columbiana, O & married Oct 14, 1908 at Damascus, O to Helen M. Cass daughter of Rev Joseph M. Cass & his wife Amanda Crozier who was born at Wellsville, O Sept 20, 1872. No issue.

Mrs J. gives me the address of Mrs A.B. Cunningham 202 N. Prince St, Shippensburg, Pa who is interested in family lore. She is of the Houseman family. Ask Daisy Moore.

Leaving 3:30 PM

see Mrs Goff's letter.

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At residence of B. Franklin Tizzard, No 1358 Arbor Ave Dayton, O Oct 23, 1926 4:40 PM

Mrs Tizzard has given me the dates lacking & corrected some I got yesterday from her mother in Beavertown, O which I have entered in place on pages 592 & 593. Mrs F. would like to be advised when book is published as she would be interested in getting one.

Leaving 4:55 PM

See book 12 p 381

Mrs Tizzard looks very much like her mother.

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At residence of Charles Samuel Finley No 161 Illinois Ave Dayton, O Oct 23, 1926 5:37 PM

See Book 7 p 238-9

See also bk 13 p 96

Mr Finley was born July 13, 1865 at or near Senecaville, O the son of Thos Jefferson Finley born Mch 26, 1843 & died in Oct 1869 & his wife Catharine May McDonald who is still living aged over 80 yrs at Alexandria, Ind & now the wife of Joseph R. McKean, living on E. John St. about a square off the Main St. Thos J. had but two children the younger having been born abt six months after his death.

Chas S. was married at Greenville, O Mch 18, 1896 to Manzella Horine born in Darke Co, O July 14, 1874 daughter of Adam Horine & his wife Mary Hemp. Both living here where he is a street car operator. No issue.

Mr F's brother is Theodore Jefferson Finley born Apr 1870 who was married to Catherine Ayers from Huntingdon, Ind daughter of Edward Ayers & his wife Belle. She was born in Huntingdon, Ind. Both living at NO 6051 E. Washington St, Indianapolis, Ind where he is a salesman. They have

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two children born, the older in Manhattan, Kansas & the daughter in Huntingdon, Ind viz:

1. Charles Ayers Finley

2. Dorothy Belle Finley

1. Chas A. was married at Marion, Ind to Naomi______. Both living at Montgomery, Ala where he is a salesman in one of the big stores there & have one child born in Marion, Ind

1. James Finley born 1926.

Catherine May McDonald is the daughter of Jacob McDonald & wife Lavina May. Alexandria, Ind is abt 12 miles N.W. of Muncie, Ind. Mr F. says that none of the Finleys here are related.

A.T. Secrest was here last fall & left the following record of births & deaths of Mr Finley's father & his brothers & sisters: 1. Joseph Dyson Finley Nov 14, 1840, ob Dec 31, 1863

2. Harrison Finley Dec 14, 1841 ob Nov 9, 1861

3. Thos Jefferson Finley Mch 26, 1843 ob Oct 1, 1869

4. Eliza Jane Finley Sept 10, 1844 ob Mch 27, 1902

5. Rev Theodore Finley Aug 25, 1846 ob Mch 28, 1876

6. Clarissa Finley Mch 19, 1848 ob Aug 15, 1877

7. Caroline Amelia Finley Feby 10, 1850 ob Sept 16, 1868

8. Patience Finley Oct 12, 1851 ob May 7, 1852

By second wife:

9. Abraham Finley Nov 8, 1854 living unmarried at Henderson

10. Elizabeth Finley Feby 16, 1857 living unmarried at Rich's

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11. Columbia Mehitable called Hettie Finley born Aug 12, 1858, dead

12. Norval Taylor Finley born May 7, 1860, living at Cambridge, O

Leaving 6:16 PM

Let Mr F. know when book comes out. He will take one. Mrs F. said to write to Catherine at Indianapolis, Ind & not to her husband, Theodore Jefferson Finley. Says she will answer all the questions, but he would not & would tear up the letter. He is the picture of health & they live in a very nice home.

Asking him how he escaped tuberculosis which carried off his father & so many of the family, he said when it appeared to be taking hold of him, they sent him to Colorado where he lived in the open for 2 yrs & came back & when it reappeared, he went to Kansas & lived in the open a few years until he got entirely rid of its ravages. She had pneumonia several times & as often her life was despaired of but she was cured by onion poultices on her feet, ankles & breast. She is a handsome, educated woman.

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At residence of Charles LeRoy Thoroman 412 Adams St Dayton, O Oct 24, 1926 10:22 AM

Mr Thoroman is the 10th, youngest child of Charles Thoroman who was the 10th & youngest child of Samuel Thoroman & his wife Ann Crawford. He was born in Tiffin Tp, Adams Co, O Jany 24, 1860. He married Oct 31, 1889 near Dunkinsville, O to Annie Scott born near Ripley, in Brown Co, O Apr 19, 1860, daughter of John William Scott & his wife Mary Ann Savage. They had but one child born in Tiffin Tp Adams Co, O viz:

1. Ora Ione Thoroman born Nov 28, 1890 & she died single May

2, 1910 at Dayton, O & is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery here.

Both living here & he is employed at Woodlawn Cem.

Mr T. says a Hist of Adams Co of about the year 1880 gives the names of all the children of his gf Samuel Thoroman & dates of their birth & same can be had at City or Cooper Library on St Clair 2 squares east of Main between 2 & 3d Sts. He also says that he has his father's bible, but the family record therein is gone having been torn out by the children & probably burned. He says however that his brother Oliver Francis Thoroman aged 82

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on Jany 25, next, living on a farm on the north edge of Van Wert, O can give better record of the family. His son Noble Thoroman has a wholesale & retail cigar & tobacco store there & will take me out.

Mr T's father was married but once & his wife Maria Fear was born near Dunkinsville, O the daughter of Peter Fear & his wife Anna Newkirk. They had ten children all born in Tiffin Tp & they both died across the line in Oliver Tp. He died Mch 11, 1890 aged 77 yrs & she died Apr 27, 1897 aged 78 yrs. Both buried at the Baptists Ch g.y. at Wheat Ridge. Their children in order of age were:

1. Nancy Ann married Ebenezer Jones, not related to Michael. Both died in Tiffin Tp & buried same g.y. as her parents. She had 10 children:

1. Amy Jones married Porter Duffy & he died in Adams Co, O & she is living not remarried in Kokomo, Ind. She or her brother there can give record. No issue, run a boarding house.

2. Theodore, married & dead in Kokomo, but his widow is living there. Had two boys.

3. Maria, married Ham Ivers. Both living near Marshall, O where they moved from Ross Co, O abt a year ago. Has 2 or more children. Mr T. has not seen her for over 30 yrs

4. Spencer Jones married & owns a farm right close to Kokomo, Ind where

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he lives & who, or Amy could give best record of their mother's family. Has one boy.

5. Julia married Thomas Ryan. Both living at Macon, Broon [sic] Co, O & have 4 children, 3 girls & a boy.

6. Minnie Jones married & both dead near Greenfield, Highland Co, O & had three children.

7. Nora Jones, married in Indiana & both living near Kokomo, Ind. No issue.

8. Charles Jones married & both living near Kokomo, Ind

9. Oliver Jones, married & for 25 yrs has been in U.S. army, now an officer. Has one or more children.

10. Twin sister of Minnie, stillborn.

2. Margaret Jane married William Thoroman son of Samuel of Samuel who was her first cousin. Both dead at Paulling Centere [sic] Pauling Co, O leaving 10 children who are widely scattered, 9 living & 1 dead. Ask Mr T's brother O. Frank at Van Wert.

1. Seymour Thoroman

2. Howard Thoroman

3. Ina Thoroman

4. John Thoroman in Michigan

5. Hamer Thoroman in Michigan

6. Ollie Thoroman in Adams Co, O

7. Allie Thoroman married & died

8. Annie Thoroman married & died in far west

9.

10.

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3. Louisa Thoroman married Sidney Jones a cousin to Ebenezer, who came from Licking County, O & not related to Michael. Thinks she had nine children. One of her sons, William Jones, a wealthy farmer near Kokomo, Ind can give record of her family.

4. William Henry Thoroman married Amanda Jane Mowry a farmer both living 1 mile south of Seaman, O (P.O. Seaman O RFD 2). No issue. Has a cancer on his neck below ear.

5. Mary Thoroman married Alfred Myers. He dead 4 yrs ago near Portland, Jay Co, Ind & she living there. 4 children. see book 19 p 480-2

1. Charles Myers unmarried a detective

2. Oliver Myers unmarried has trucks there

3. Laurie Myers married & living there

4. Ora Myers married & living there

6. Angeline Thoroman married David Hughes. Both dead in Oliver [best guess] Tp Adams Co, O. Two children:

1. Marty Hughes, married Leslie Kidder. Both living out north Main St here near Shiloh this Co. (P.O. Route 1 Dayton, O) on a farm & have 3 children:

1. Clarence Kidder married Hannah Bainor

2. Ethel Kidder married Henry Gray, policeman here

3. Isabel Kidder single at home

2. Lurancy Hughes married Miss ______ & both living in Cincin where he is a marble cutter

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To go to Marty's take a Covington & Piqua car on Main St at 3 going north & get off at Shiloh 4 or 5 miles out & they are 1 to 2 miles east of Shiloh. Get someone there to take you out. Enquire at store there.

7. Emma Hester Thoroman see book 20 p 192 married Wm Jasher Clark. She dead near Harshaville, Adams Co, at Youngsville & he living here in Dayton where he boards. Had 3 children:

1. Clyde Roscoe Clark oldest lives on Eagle St Mrs T thinks No 21, where he recently moved. Married & has 3 children. A laborer. Eagle St is east of Wayne Ave, reached by Wayne Ave car & off at Market house & got 2 sqs? east.

2. Laura Belle Clark married John Marion McElfresh & both living in Greene Co, O near Painterville, (P.O. Xenia route 6) where he is a farmer. See bk 20 p 192-3 Have 3 children living & one dead:

1. Lloyd McElfresh, dead

2. Mary McElfresh, at home single, teacher

3. Emma McElfresh, at home single

4. Cecil McElfresh, at home single

3. Charles F. Clark at 31 N. Jersey St City married & has one child. Works in factory. See bk 19 p 46.

8. Oliver Francis Thoroman married Frankee [sic] Smith. He was born Jany 25, 1845. He was 3d child. Both living edge of Van Wert, O. Had 5 children: [2 dead making 7 total]

1. Harry Thoroman married Mira Price & both living in West Milton, O where he is a barber. Has one child.

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I. Frank Price Thoroman born Feby 1914

2. Wm Thoroman married & living near Van Wert City, O No issue. A farmer.

3. Effa Thoroman married Fred Stevenson. Both living in Van Wert O. Have three children.

I. Myron, oldest son

II. Ernest

III. A daughter

4. Stella Thoroman married & lives on the farm.

5. Noble Thoroman has store in Van Wert, O married & has one child a girl aged abt 14

6 & 7 twin sons who died same day of birth

9. Silas Thoroman died aged 4 yrs

10. Charles LeRoy Thoroman born Jany 24, 1860, my informant see above.

Mr T says that if I do not find the record of his gf's children in the library, to see his brother, Frank at Van Wert O.

He says Thos Thoroman a morphine fiend is away out north Main St & his son William living in Belmont works at N.C.R. Co where he is foreman. Wm's bro Charles also lives at Belmont. Both married. Phone N.C.R. Co for Wm & get his own bros & father's street numbers. Mr T. says he wants a book. Advise him when published. See book 19 p 69-70

Leaving 12:30 PM

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At residence of Mrs Joanna Jones, Beavertown, O on Main St (P.O. Dayton, O Route 12) Oct 24, 1926 1:26 PM

Mrs Jones explains that while she is almost opposite Mrs Cook's, their mail routes are different as Mrs Cook's is No 2. Mrs Jones is a small woman bent half over from a hump on her back. It has been raining continuously but not a downpour since about midnight last night & I came down on the Brookville bus which left Dayton at 1 PM.

Mrs Jones has gotten out the well preserved leather backed bible of her late husband Alexander Jones which was published by the American bible society NY in 1862. The record is as follows:

Marriages Alexander M. Jones & Eliza A. Thompson were married Sept 11, 1861

Alexander M. Jones & Joana [sic] Johns was married Dec 17, 1874

His children

1. Walter A. Jones was born June 22, 1862

2. Mary Linda Jones was born Nov 30, 1863

3. Harry L. Jones was born Feby 17, 1866

4. Emma Jones was born Sept 22, 1867

5. John T. Jones was born Sept 19, 1869

By second wife:

6. Anna May Jones was born May 29, 1876

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Deaths

Walter A. Jones died Jany 1, 1866

Alexander M. Jones died Sept 21, 1889

John T. Jones died 1870 when about seven months old

Anna May Jones died Oct 26, 1903 & was unmarried so her mother says

Thus ends the bible record.

Mrs Jones says Alexander Morrow Jones was born Nov 4, 1834 as he would have been 55 if he had lived until Nov. He is buried at Beavertown, O. He died in Staunton Tp, Miami Co, O 2 miles from Troy, O. Thinks he was born at Centerville, O. My informant was born north of Bell Brook, Greene Co, O Feby 28, 1843 daughter of James John & his wife Joanna Purgrin from Va.

leaving 2:11 PM

At residence of Mrs Nannie Cook Beavertown, O Oct 24, 1926 2:22 PM

Mrs Cook got out the Centennial Hist of Dayton & of Montgomery Co, O A.W. Bowen & Co 1897 & on pages 1085-6 is an article on James Cook which says he was born in Lincolnshire, England May 11, 1836, son of

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William Cook who lived to be 103 yrs old & his wife Elizabeth Nailor & came to America when 17 yrs old. Says Mrs Cook's paternal gf came to the west fr York Co, Pa (they had been there before coming to Westnd Co, Pa ). His farm was in the river bottoms of Washington Tp. He married in 1788 & removed to Georgetown, Ky same year. In 1790, he joined the army to fight against the Indians & was in the great battle of Maumee Ford on present site of Ft Wayne, Ind. In 1796, he moved to Mont Co, O & settled 5 miles south of Dayton, O. Mrs Cook says she never heard of Sarah & Matthew, children of her great Uncle Saml Thompson & also thinks the article in the history noted above styling her as Catherine is an error as she was always known as "Aunt Betsy Thompson", the first white woman to ever set foot in Dayton & this is proven by the spoons Mrs Bowman

has marked "E.T.". She says today that Cinderella's husbands were:

1st husband was Allen Watkins a cousin of Taylor Watkins, 2d husband was Abner Allen, 3d husband was James Manuel. Her daughter by Allen is living at Manuel's as is also Mary Manuels.

Page 806 in above hist has an article on Rev Henry Adams Thompson D.D. L.L.D. of Dayton, O who was born in Centre Co, Pa Mch 23, 1837 & traces his ancestry back to an old family of Tyrone, Ireland, the American branch of which was founded by his great

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At residence of David Wylie Thomas No 32 N. June St Dayton, O Oct 24, 1962 5 PM

Mr Thomas has the family bible of his father Joseph Jefferson Thomas on whom I just called at 424 E 3d ST & he sent me out here. His wife was Maggie J. Maddox whose mother was Sarah Caroline Finley The bible is a small one printed by the American Bible Soc NY in 1877 & the record is as follows:

Marriages David & Elizabeth Thomas (parents of J.J.) were married Nov 9, 1854

Jos J. Thomas & Maggie Maddox were married May 8, 1890 at Cincin, O by Vincent Schwab J.P.

Births

Joseph Jefferson Thomas was born Nov 9, 1865

Maggie J. Maddox was born Aug 13, 1870 at Buena Vista, Scioto, Co, O

He was born at West Union, O

Their children:

1. David Wylie Thomas born July 29, 1890

2. John Fritts Thomas born Oct 26, 1892

3. Ruth Caroline Thomas born Oct 11, 1894

4. Oscar Reynolds Thomas born Feby 11, 1897

5. Joseph McLean Thomas born July 27, 1899

6. Hugh Finley Thomas born Nov 3, 1901

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7. Charles Bunn Thomas born Feby 11, 1904

8. unnamed daughter Thomas born June 10, 1906 & died June 12, 1906 aged 2 days

9. Margaret Jane Thomas born Jany 12, 1908

the first seven were born in West Union, O the 8th in Dayton, O & the 9th in Cincin O.

Deaths

Maggie J. Thomas (mother) died in Cincin, O Jany 20, 1908 & is buried in West Union, O

Joseph J. Thomas is the son of David Worthington Thomas & his wife Elizabeth Fritts

Maggie J. Maddox was the daughter of Noah Maddox & his wife Sarah Caroline Finley

1. David Wylie was married Jany 31, 1912 at Dayton, O to Edna Hazel Simms born in Jackson Co, O May 29, 1891 daughter of Wm Simms & his wife Dora Burroughs. Both living here where he is a machinist & have had three children all born in Dayton

1. David Worthington Thomas born Sept 3, 1912

2. Leona May Thomas born Dec 7, 1914

3. Unnamed daughter Thomas born July 15, 1918

2. John Fritts is unmarried & is in the U.S. army at Fort Thomas Ky. He was abroad in the World War from beginning to end & escaped without being wounded & gassed.

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3. Ruth Caroline married in Columbus, O to Samuel S. Danforth. Both living in Toledo, O at No 4206 Asbury Drive. Have two children born in Toledo, O where he is manager of a shoe store H.M. & R shoe Co.

1. Jean Danforth

2. Samuel Danforth

Phone her & she will come for me Tel Garfield 2344-J

4. Oscar Reynolds is unmarried & is in the U.S. marine band & is now stationed at Quantico, Va. He was in the U.S. marine band in China & Japan during the World War.

5. Joseph McLean was married in Newport, Ky to Lena Roser. Divorced in 1925 here where she lives. Have two children born in Dayton, O & with their mother who lives with her parents:

1. Robert Thomas

2. Ruth Thomas

He enlisted at the outbreak of the World War & went abroad about Jany 1918, was in the anti airgun craft & got back about a year later gassed, but not wounded. She lives at 612 Hunt St Tel Garfield 5756-R.

6. Hugh Finley is single & lives at Jacktown, O at present

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7. Charles Bunn married Feby 16, 1926 at Covington, Ky to Virginia Allen born Mch 6, 1909, daughter of Charles Lewis Allen & wife Judith Blancett. Both living near Peebles, O Rural route 1 where he is a farmer.

9. Margaret Jane. She is single & living with John Ensinger family in Dayton, Ky who took her after her mother's death & raised her as their own & she perhaps thinks she is, but her father said she had not been legally adopted by them. John Ensinger's address is 319 Wash Ave Bellevue, Ky

David W. cannot tell about his grandmother's sisters, Margaret & Hannah nor her brother Joseph Finley, but says her sister, Jennie married a Shuffler & lived at Columbus, O. Ask his father.

See book 14 p 445

Leaving 6:11 PM

D.W. would like a book & wants to be advised when it comes out.

A steady continuous rain fell all day & continues at ten o'c tonight. I took the two places in the city where long records were to taken & which were reached by short walks fr the street cars & thus kept busy the entire day without getting very wet, reached hotel 6:30 PM & finished my dinner at 7:11 PM

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from page 617

grandfather, John Thompson, his father, also a native of Center Co, Pa born May 13, 1798 was early left an orphan & was reared by a Quaker family & became a Quaker. He married Miss Lydia Blake born Mch 19, 1799 & died May 7, 1871. He died Jany 12, 1876 near where he was born leaving twelve children. He was twice Democratic shff of his county. Rev Henry A. married in 1862 Miss Harriet E. Copeland a native of Galena, O.

Left 3:55 PM

& took bus leaving at that hour for Dayton, O & took a street car at 4;25 in the rain at Ludlow & 3d went out to 425 E 3d St where the door of the auto tire store was locked but rattling it, Joseph Jefferson Thomas came from the back where he was having a game of solitaire. He told me his bible was at his son David W's at 32 June St about 7 squares further out E 3d & directed me to go out there, which I did. See page 618. He said one of his wife's aunts, either Margaret or Hannah Finley married a Wylie from whom David's middle name came.

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Hotel Miami, Room 519 Dayton, O Oct 24, 1926 11 PM

I do not find any record in the telephone or city directory of anyone named Zern. See bk 11 p 388 & bk 13 p 160

Nor of the three daughters of Herman H. Finley see page 526 so will have to write to their married sisters at Wilson Pa & Dravosburg, Pa. See bk 18 526 JVT

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At residence of James Monroe Manuel off west Franklin St Centerville, O Oct 25, 1926 11 AM

I came out on the 10 o'c bus & went to Taylor Watkins & he said his wife had gone to Dayton & that the old Marshall Thompson bible was here & I have come here & met Mr Manuel who is in bed with a cancer on his leg. Have met his daughter Mary & her brother & Miss Allen their older half sister. They have gotten out the bible records of their mother, Cinderella & her father Marshall Thompson the records from which I am copying. The latter bible is very old & a big one published by Chas Ewer Boston, but is without date. It's record is:

Marriages Marshal [sic] Thompson & Elizabeth Thompson (nee Foutz of Centerville) were married May 31, 1838

Births

Marshal Thompson was born Aug 27, 1817

Elizabeth Thompson (Foutz) was born Oct 23, 1820

Their children:

1. Samuel Thompson born Mch 7, 1839

2. John Thompson born Oct 18, 1840

3. Eliza Ann Thompson born Aug 19, 1842

4. William M. Thompson born Mch 18, 1844

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5. Cinderella Thompson born Nov 12, 1845

6. Mary E. Thompson born Dec 23, 1847

Laura Lantz born Feby 14, 1855

Thomas Lantz born Mch 17, 1857

Elizabeth H. Lantz born 17, 1858

Emma Lantz born Sept 17, 1864

Death

William M. Thompson died Jany 25, 1845

Marshal Thompson died Jany 22, 1849

Samuel Thompson died Sept 23, 1853

Samuel Thompson died May 7, 1864

John Thompson died May 17, 1864

Mary Thompson died Sept 29, 1866

Eliza Thompson (Jones) died Nov 23, 1869

on next page:

Abraham Lantz was born May 8, 1824 see book 19 p 4 item 129

The girls produce an exquisite beautiful sampler 15x15 1/2 inches Finley embroidered with all the letters of the alphabet in different sizes with five birds & other symbols wonderfully done by an invalid Thompson relative, evidently a sister of their gf which says:

"Belinda Thompson's work wrought in 1824" & then inside a rectangular bordering [he draws the border] is Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania Marshall Thompson was born August 27th, 1817 Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania, Samuel Thompson was born July 17, 1775. Elizabeth Thompson was born Jan 17th, 1776"

The records of Marshall & Samuel are in heavier blacker ink.

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The bible of Cinderella was printed in NY in 1866 by the American Bible Society.

The record from Center of bible is gone & on back white page of Revelations is a record of births copied by Mary while her mother was living. They say that their mother, Cinderella Thompson was married three times, but they have no record of the dates. They say that before his memory left him, Mr Manuel could give all these dates as he had a wonderful memory,

She married 1st Allen Watkins son of Joseph Watkins & wife Abigail Brewster. He was born Feby 20, 1838 & died Feby 15, 1869 & buried in new cemetery & has a tombstone. Had two children born in Wash Tp near here. Married 2d to Abner M. Allen born Dec 4, 1834 & died here Jany 2, 1874 & is buried in new cem. See bk 19 p 4 item 130. He was son of Mason Allen & his wife Elmira A. _____. Had but one child born in Dayton, O. Married 3d in Dayton, O to James M. Manuel

& his wife Elizabeth Harris. He was born in Wash Tp Mch 28, 1848. Had four children all born in Centerville. Mrs Manuel died Jany 30, 1920 & is buried here in the new cem. She was his second wife. The bible record of births are:

1. Heber Watkins born June 15, 1864

2. Lucy Watkins born June 12, 1866

3. Minnie May Allen born Mch 30, 1871

4. Emory Manuel born Apr 22, 1877

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5. Mildred Fayne Manuel born May 12, 1880

6. Mary Ellen Manuel born June 10, 1885

7. Ina Rhea Manuel born Mch 19, 1888

1. Heber Watkins was married to Rhoda Davis born 1868 daughter of Thomas Davis & his wife Sallie. He died July 13, 1918 killed by a train in Dayton, O & is buried on the Davis lot here. She died before he did & is also buried there. had two children born here in Centerville, O viz:

1. Allen Watkins born June 24, 1887

2. Eula Watkins born Jany 7, 1894

Rhoda died 1897

1. Allen Watkins married to Julia Delaney daughter of Michael Delaney & wife. Both living 2 miles north of town where he is a farmer (P.O. Dayton, RR No) & have two children born on the farm in Wash Tp viz:

I. Dorothy

II. Marie

Eula Watkins married At Centerville to John Miller son of Howard Miller & wife Lillie. Both living here in town. He works at the Delco in Dayton, O. Have two children born in Dayton, O viz:

I. Marilyn Miller

II. Doris Miller

2. Lucy Watkins married Nov 1, 1883 in Dayton O to Walter Taylor son of Laban Taylor & wife Mary Brown. See bk 19 p 63. Both living in Dayton, O at 110 S. Main St where he is retired. Have 3 children all born in Dayton, O. See her.

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2. Roy Laban Taylor born July 5, 1886

3. Carl Scott Taylor born May 4, 1888

4. Hazel Watkins Taylor born Oct 31, 1889

They are all married & living in Dayton see bk 19 p 63-4

3. Minnie M. Allen is here single one of my informants

4. Emory Manuel married Jany 15, 1903 to Margaret Rickey born July 25, 1877 daughter of Bloom Rickey & his wife Missouri Ebrite. Both living here in Centerville where he drives a truck. Have had two children, one dead & one living.

1. unnamed son born & died Nov 8, 1903

2. Fayne Manuel born June 1, 1908 is single

5. Mildred Fayne died Jany 7, 1917 aged 36. She married Oct 15, 1896 to Emory W. Bradstreet born Aug 17, 1876 son of Francis Marion Bradstreet & his wife Melinda Watkins. He is remarried & lives here in Centerville, O where he is mail carrier. Had one child born here:

1. Amy Cinderella Bradstreet born July 9, 1901

All births at Centerville, O 1. Amy was married Nov 26, 1919 to William Keever Espy born Apr 24, 1900 son of Edgar Espy & wife Mamie Watkins a 2d cousin. Both living here & he works for N.C.R. Co Have one child born here.

I. Donald Eugene Espy born July 30, 1920

6. Mary Ellen is here single & my joint informant

7. Ina R. was married in Dayton O

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Dec 28, 1910 to Edwin Wilson Nutt born Sept 18, 1887 in Centerville, O son of John M. Nutt & his wife Eva Wilson. Both living in Wash Tp where he is a farmer (P.O. Spring Valley, O Route 1). Have three children born in Wash Tp viz:

1. Mildred Arlene Nutt born Aug 19, 1911

2. Herman Manuel Nutt born Oct 4, 1915

3. Alma Lois Nutt born Jany 26, 1917

Ina R. dropped in & gave her own record.

Miss Minnie M. says that 20 yrs or more ago, a man named Gorman who she says was wealthy was here & took all the names of their Thompsons saying there was a fortune coming to them in Phila where he lived.

She says too that she remembered Elizabeth & Martha McLucas where she used to go play & recalls that everything about the house was immaculately clean. Just remembers that they were so nice to her & so clean. Don't know about their Uncle Samuel's children if any, but says to ask Mrs Taylor Watkins. Say that Samuel & Mary, his sister whose pictures they show & their brother John all died of the tuberculosis. Samuel & John dying within two weeks of each other.

Leaving 1:46 PM

Say their mother escaped the tuberculosis but was always safe guarding [last line cut off]

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no Robt H. Hamilton here so [unreadable small word] Centerville where he is must be a small place in Highland Co not shown on the Rand Map.

They said Orilla Creighton McGrew's P.O. was Spring Valley O route 1 write her for date of her birth.

See book 18 p 465

See book 18 p 594-5

I then walked down to old cem & then to the new cem & in the 2 3/4 hours it took to cover them darkness overtook me & my fingers were so benumbed, I couldn't hold a pencil except by my hand. See book 19 which I phoned & wired home for tonight. Pallini evidently did not get my letter written a week ago.

At residence of Wm Taylor Watkins Main St Centerville, O Oct 25, 1926 5:20 PM

Mrs Watkins said her mother, who was widow of Marshal Thompson when married to her father Abraham Lantz, had died in a Sept as had her father also, both on a Friday & both buried on Sunday, but she did not remember the date of either. Her mother was born here & her name was Foutz, daughter of Abraham Foutz. Allen Watkins, 1st husband of Cinderella Thompson was son of Joseph Watkins & wife Martha Brewster. He had not been married before, nor had Abner M. Allen her 2d husband. Mr James M. Manuel however had been married before to Jennie Norris who died in a yr or two after marriage.

Samuel Thompson, her half brother, married Mary Reeder, daughter of Henry Reeder & wife Elizabeth. They had two boys & both died young. she married 2d Ludlow Heber & thinks both are buried in the old cem here. He was a widower with two children, but she had no children to him. Marshal had a good farm which he got from his father (Look up will & deed records) located in Wash Tp & his father & mother & sister Melinda & all lived with him. She said Marshal & his sister Melinda & his children Saml, John, Mary & Eliza A. all six died of tuberculosis. She said her father Abraham Lantz came from Penna & that his great grandfather at one time owned half of Phila & she said it was 25 yrs ago that Gorman, wearing a stovepipe silk hat was here taking all their names & told them abt the great fortune but they never heard anything more from him. I didn't get to ask her about the McLucas's as I had to rush to catch the 5:50 PM bus & write & ask her abt them & her own record.

Left at 5:45 PM

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At Residence of Mrs Ada Blanche Ballantyne, No 252 N. Detroit St Xenia, O Oct 15, 1926 12:50 PM

Mrs Ballantyne gave me the record to fill in the blanks on pages 492 & 491 except one she is going to write for & send to me. She is writing to Dale White's mother at Chester S.C. for date of Dale's birth. She says his address, Janet's is Chichawatni, Punjanb [sic] India. She said her oldest daughter had paid back all for her education & sent her $5000 in addition to help educate the two boys now at Muskingum college, which is wonderful help considering the stress that for years has been upon her. She said she has often only she & her God knew it. We had a nice hour's talk & I

Left at 2 PM

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*1 May 3, 1927 Lydia Belle Scott reports her as having a daughter Louise.

*2 Thos Belew [var. in spelling noted] was born in Pendleton Co, Ky Aug 7, 1872 son of James W. Belew & his wife Sally Speigel.

*1 This was youngest sister of Peter Rothermel

*2 $350.00 of this was for Barbara.

*3 Tel 3171-L

*4 See Anjou Crawford Hist pages 116-118

*5 Harvey John Parnkopf enlisted Apr 24, 1917 & was 1st Lieut of engineers when discharged Jany 16, 1919 at Camp Custer Battle Creek, Mich. He was first a corporal then sergeant, then 2d Lieut & then 1st Lieut. Helen wants a copy of the book.

*1 Helen says she will want to buy a book if published. Dorothy Ellen Gray's mother was Orpha Pope.

*2 See item 87 p 3896 where she is named as Ella K. JVT

*3 He graduated in 1874 from Mercersburg College long since merged with Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster Pa. Graduated from Xenia Theolog Sem 1877. Attended Princeton Sem 1877-8. Stated Supply Santa Ana, Calif Sept 1878 & ordained as Pastor there by San Francisco Pres Apr 10, 1879. Resigned because of ill health 1894 & thereafter spent much time in desert of Southwest assaying & cyaniding ores & acting as pastor at large.

*1 Robert Lee's wife however was Mary Jack see page 510

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