Baker, Martin D.

Martin D. Baker

PARENTS: Capt. John Baker and Elizabeth Ann Sullivan

BIRTH: 10 Oct 1780 Catfish Camp, Washington Co., PA
DEATH: Abt. 27 Apr 1857, Center Twp., Monroe Co., OH
BURIAL: Apr 1857, Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, Steed Cemetery

BIRTH-CONFLICT:  Mrs. Fedorchak has Martin Baker born in 1773.  Calculated birth date is 10 Oct 1780.

BIRTH-DEATH: Clarice Stanley and Denver Yoho list, b. 1781 at Fish Camp, Washington, PA; d. 17 Apr 1857. m. to Sarah Winland and 2nd to Sarah Farnsworth.

RESIDENCES: Washington Twp., Belmont Co., OH about 1804; Center Twp., Monroe Co., OH.

MARRIAGE: Married twice, first to Sarah Winland and second to Sarah J. Farnsworth. There was issue of both marriages.  Catherine Fedorchak claimed in her Steed Cemetery Survey that there is a record of the second marriage in Belmont Co., OH.  She didn't list a date.

BIRTH-CHILDREN: Martin Baker married Sarah Farnsworth and that record can be found in Belmont Co., [OH] - they married Feb. 16, 1812.  A descendant of the family told me that some of the older girls were children of a previous marriage, but he did not know the name of their mother, and to date, I have not uncovered that fact either.  However, the tombstone for Margaret Baker Winland - shows that she was born circa Sept. 17, 1809, so Martin's first wife must have died after that date.  He said that from the 2nd marriage, Martin had 7 boys and 1 girl; Isaac b. 1814; Vincent b. 1816; Martin b. 1818; Henry b. 1822; Mary (Barrackman) b. 1825; Jackson b. 1828; John Farnsworth b. 1832 and David b. 1835.  Both John F. and David were in the Civil War.  The John F. Baker family went to Michigan about 1872. [Fedorchak column, 19 Sep 1994]
(Source: "Family Research in Monroe County, Ohio," by Catharine Foreaker Fedorchak, Vol. X, p. 240)

LAND: 3 Sep 1813
In Monroe County Martin Baker purchased the North West quarter of Section Twenty-seven in Township four, Range Five on September 3, 1813. On September 16, 1815 Martin purchased an adjacent 109 acres in Section 33, Township 4, Range 5.

CHILDREN-COMMENT: It appears that Martin D. Baker had a child named, Mary Baker, with each of his two wives.

Census:  1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 68/68, 24 sep 1850
    Martin Baker, 70, m. farmer, $4000, VA; Sarah, 59, f. VA
    Sarah, 11, f. OH; John, 18, m. farmer, OH; David, 16, m. farmer, OH

CEMETERY: Steed Cemetery: Martin Baker, died April 27, 1857, aged 76 years, 6 months, 17 days.  [Birth date calculated, Abt. 10 Oct 1780. REH]
(Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Steed Cemetery Survey, p. 99, unknown publication)

CEMETERY: Martin Baker is buried in Steed Cemtery, died April 27, 1857, aged 76 years, 6 months, 17 days.  His wife Sara is beside him.
[Note:  Calculated birth date, 10 Oct 1780.  REH]
(Source:  Catherine Fedorchak Steed Cemetery survey, unknown volume, page 99 - furnished by Ray Alfred Stewart)

LEGAL_MATTER: Suit over the Estate - Court of Common Pleas - Record Book 13, page 182 - 1858
Suit brought by James Martin and Catharina, his wife; James Winland and Margaret, his wife; Vincent Baker, plaintiffs vs: Benjamin Baker of the State of Iowa; Joseph Baker of Monroe Co; Elias Ward and Ann, his wife; residence unknown; Wm. Dearth and Mary, his wife of Monroe Co; Martin Baker, Jackson Baker, Isaac Baker, Henry Baker, and John Baker, all of Monroe Co.; Samuel Barrackman and Mary, his wife of the State of Wisconsin; David Baker of Monroe Co. and Sarah Baker, widow, of Monroe Co., all heirs at law of Martin Baker, deceased, who died the 27th of April, 1857.

The plaintiffs charge in this suit that the last will and testament of Martin Baker should be declared invalid, as the said Martin was of unsound mind due to old age and infirmity at the time he made it.

The last will of said Martin Baker was entered for probate in the court of Monroe Co. (Fedorcak note, It would no longer be available in those records, due to the courthouse fires.) and read as follows:

I, Martin Baker, of Center Township declare this to be my last will and testament, and that
    1.  my lawful debts be paid;
    2.  my wife, Sarah, and son, David Baker to have the home place where I now live during her lifetime, then David to have it after her death, which
comprises about 133 acres in the home place, including the land across the creek from the house.
    3.  Henry Baker to have 33, acres where he now lives
    4.  John Baker to have about 70 acres where he now lives on the east side of the home farm.
    5.  Isaac Baker to have the land where he now lives containing about 54 acres.
Said Isaac is to pay my five daughters, viz Catharine Martin, Mary Dearth, Margaret Winland, Anna Ward, and Mary Barrackman $25 each within one
year after my decease.
    6.  Jackson Baker is to have the place where he now lives containing about 70 acres at the north end of the 28th section.
    7.  I want Joseph Baker to have 30 acres.
    8.  I will and bequeath to Martin Baker, Jr. about 40 acres south of the tract donated to my son John, and he is to pay my son Benjamin Baker $100
within one year from my decease.  He is to pay the doctor's bills.
    9.  I will to my wife all my personal property and money on hand after defraying funeral expenses.
                                              /s/Martin Baker
Martin Baker, Jr. executor
James Smith and West. Sinclair - witnesses
Probated Aug. 15, 1857
[Note: Fedorchak comment.  The plaintiffs charge in this suit that the last will and testament of Martin Baker should be declared invalid, as the said
Martin was of unsound mind due to old age and infirmity at the time he made it.]
(Source: Court of Common Pleas - Record Book 13, page 182, 1858 - first found in Fedorchak, unknown volume, page 96 - furnished by Ray Alfred Stewart)
(Source: "Family Research in Monroe County, Ohio," by Catharine Foreaker Fedorchak, Vol. X, p. 248-249)

[Note:  It is interesting that son, Vincent, is not mentioned in the will.  A son, Benjamin, is mentioned but researchers have not listed him as a son. QUESTION: Could Vincent and Benjamin have been the same person?  Also a son, William is not mentioned in the will. REH]

EMIGRATION: Some of the Martin Baker children moved to Tyler Co., WV in 1871.
QUESTION: Who knows who they were?

RESEARCHER: Mr. Earl Carson, 718 Broadway, Flint, MI 48506, a descendant of this family, told Catherine Fedorchak that some of the older girls were children of a previous marriage, but he did not know the name of their mother, at at the time she was writing she had not uncovered that fact either.  However the tombstone of Margaret Baker Winland shows that she was born circa Sept. 17, 1809, so Martin's first wife must have died after that date.  Mr. Carson said that from the 2nd marriage, Martin had: 7 boys and 1 girl: Isaac - b. 1814; Vincent - b. 1816; Martin - b. 1818; Henry - b. 1822; Mary (Barrackman) - b. 1825; Jackson - b. 1828; John Farnsworth - b. 1832; and David - b. 1835.  Both John F. and David were in the Civil War.  The John F. Baker family went to Michigan about 1872.
(Source:  Catherine Fedorchak, unknown volume, page 97 - furnished by Ray Alfred Stewart)

James Henthorn, II of Monroe Co., OH

James Henthorn, II

COMMENT: James Henthorn, II, was the starting person in the PAF file of Richard E. Henthorn that he named, "pafjam" when he was using PAF 2.31 to record genealogy.

PARENTS: James Henthorn and Mary

BIRTH: 1735, Baltimore Co., MD, or Abt. 1741 in an unknown place
DEATH: Abt. 1818 in Newport Twp., Monroe Co., OH

COMMENT: The Ancestral File shows, b. [1731] and calls him, Jr.

BIRTH-CONFLICT:  Some say he was born in Baltimore, MD and others in PA.

RESIDENCES:
1772        - taxed in present Fayette Co.
1782        - signed petition for new state
1785 Jun 21 - adjoinee to Mordecai Chalfant, Menallen Twp.
1790        - census 2 3 0 Menallen Twp, Fayette Co., PA
(Norma Henthorn states that, the James Henthorn in Menallen Twp. is probably the son of James I, and the father of the Monroe Co., OH Henthorns)
1792        - taxed in Ohio Co., (W) VA
1796        - in Monongalia Co., (W) VA
1799        - to now Monroe Co, OH; then Washington, later Belmont Co., OH
1800        - taxed Newport Twp. Washington Co.
1804 abt    - died, Administration Papers, Bk O, p. 33, Belmont Co., OH

MILITARY: He served in the Washington county, PA militia during the Revolutionary War, in the 5th Battalion, under Capt. George Myers.

RESIDENCES: James Henthorn II and his brother John Henthorn, the lesser, moved into western Pennsylvania and settled on adjoining farms in Fayette county near Uniontown, PA. They were among the first white settlers in the area.  Both had large families.

RESIDENCES: James II and his family also lived in Monongalia Co., WV for a while before moving to Monroe Co., OH in 1798.  He is considered to be the original Henthorn settler in Monroe Co., OH.

BIOGRAPHY:
James is mentioned in the Hardesty History, which states, that he came from the Fort on Wheeling Creek where he had been when Boggs was killed on Boggs Island by the Indians.  The names of the children are given as: James Jr., John, Henry, William, Adam, Ann, and Mary.  It also states that James Jr., married Nancy Bowen in Salem Township in 1800 and William married Susan Parrott in Monroe Co. in 1807.

PUBLIC_SERVICE: James Henthorn Justice of the Peace
Robinson and Mary (Davis) Ross were married on 11 Mar 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran, James Henthorn, Sr., who was a Justice of the Peace in the township of Salem - then Belmont county.  James Henthorn, Sr., settled at the mouth of Sunfish Creek about the year 1798 or 1799.  His sons were John, Henry, Adam, William, and James, Jr.  He had daughters Ann and Mary.

At the time of these early settlements, Ohio was divided into Territorial Counties and Henthorn's settlement was in Washington County, which was proclaimed by Gov. St. Clair July 27, 1788.  Belmont was proclaimed Sept. 7, 1801, before Ohio was a state.  The first seat of justice for Belmont County was Pultney, in Pultney Township, which was one of the original townships, of Belmont County and erected Nov. 25, 1801.  St. Clairsville was laid out in 1801 by David Newell and was called Newellstown for a time before the name was changed to St. Clairsville in honor of Arthur St. Clair who was a cousin to Newell.  St. Clairsville became the county seat in 1804.

On Feb. 24, 1802, the house of James Henthorn, Sr., at the mouth of Sunfish Creek was selected as the location for Salem Township elections (of Belmont County) to be held.  Salem Township then contained about three-fourths of  Monroe County's lands.  When Monroe County townships were erected, the name Salem was retained for one.  The first marriage within the boundaries of the present Salem Township was that of James Henthorn, Jr., and Nancy Bowen in the spring of 1800.  Justice of the Peace, David Ruble, married John Prebel and Susan Archer Dec. 3, 1804.  William Henthorn married Susan Parrott of Well's Bottom, Virginia, in 1807.

The settlement at the mouth of Sunfish Creek went by the name "Sunfish" for a while.  Then the farmland was willed by James Henthorn, Sr., to his son William.  He sold to David Pierson, Sr., and on Sat., June 22 1822, David had the land surveyed and laid out a town which he named "Clarinda-town" for his daughter.  Clarinda Pierson was born Oct. 7, 1820, and on May 5, 1847, married Thomas H. Ford who was born Dec. 4, 1817.  Clarinda died Oct. 8, 1892 and Thomas joined her June 12, 1893.  David Pierson also laid out Miltonsburg, in Malaga Township, in 1836.  He named it for his son, Milton.

David Pierson and Elam Patterson established a store at the mouth of Sunfish around 1815.  On June 19, 1824, William D. Henthorne was granted a license to operate a ferry across the Ohio River at that location.  William Walton obtained a license to operate a tavern at Clarindatown in April of 1827.  Jesse Rich obtained a tavern license at "Clarindatown" (Clarington) Mar. 30, 1831.

In 1824, a post office was opened at the mouth of Sunfish Creek and was called "Sunfish" for a time.  Asahel (Apr. 17, 1778 - Mar. 21, 1858) and Bethiah (Fairchild) Booth (Oct. 26, 1787 - Mar. 30, 1868) were the first to operate it.
(Source:  Clyde Decker, Spirit of Democracy, Friday, 26 Sep 1980, p. 5; article provided by Gordon W. Paul)

HISTORY: Early History of Monroe Co., Ohio
Squatters began settling on Congress land in Salem Township, Monroe Co., Ohio along the Ohio River and especially near the mouth of Sunfish Creek as early as 1798-9.  James Henthorn and his children, James, John, Henry, William, Adam, Ann and Mary were the first settlers.  He and Charles Atkinson were most likely the first to occupy lands where Clarington, OH now stands.  William Powell, who settled on the point at the mouth of the creek, operated a ferry service during the year of 1802.  Jonathan Rutter settled on the land on Gardner Run that later became the town of Walton and years later was incorporated into the town of Clarington.

The area where Clarington now stands was a natural site for a shipping port and town.  For the first twenty years it was simply known as the "Mouth of Sunfish" or "Sunfish."  James Henthorn willed his land to his son, William, who sold it to David Pierson.  In 1822, David Pierson laid out the town of Clarington, naming it after his daughter, Clarinda.
(Source:  Monroe County a History by Theresa A. & Stanley B. Maienknecht)

LAND: Ohio County Court House, Wheeling, West Virginia, Abstract of Deed Book 7 - Page 328:
10 Feb 1812.  James Henthorn bought for 25 pounds, 239 acres on the waters of Middle Wheeling Creek.

CENSUS: 1800, Washington Co., OH, Newport Twp (which later went to form Monroe County in 1820) shows James Hinthorn, James Hinthorn, Jr. and John Hinthorn.

LAND:
Samuel Buskirk and James Henthorn of Belmont County Applies for the purchased of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9 in Township 5 of Range 5 Containing 160 01/100 Acres at two dollars per acre and Produces Receivers Receipt No. 834 of this date [March 22, 1815] for $80 001/2/100...in full for the first Instalment of the purchase money for this quarter Section and Certificate thereof No. 340 was granted same day to said Samuel and James.
(Source: Vol. 1 of series 60 of Marietta Land Office Records, p.188 - furnished by Willa M. Craig and Patricia Grimm)

TAX_LIST: for 1818, for Monroe Co. shows listings for James Henthorn, Sr.; James Henthorn, Jr.; and two women, Margaret Henthorn and Elizabeth Henthorn.

CENSUS: 1820 shows families headed by
Adam Henthorne, over 45 years of age;
John Henthorne, over 45 years of age;
James Henthorne, over 45, but he also had four children under 10; and
Margaret Henthorne over 45.  Margaret had children who were born between 1804-1810.

LAND:
The Hardesty History states that the site of Clarington was willed by James Henthorne to his son William, who in turn sold it to David Pierson, who laid out the town of Clarington, in 1822.  Clarington was named after Clarinda, the daughter of David Pierson.

LAND: Town of Clarington surveyed for David Person (this name is also Pearson or Pierson) 22 Jun 1822 - addition to the town of Clarington by Ephraim and Thomas Pollack - 34 lots, made in 1839.
(Source:  Monroe County Ohio Deed Book A, page 131 - found in Fedorchak, Vol. X, page 176)

Problem:  Some give the date of birth as 1735 and others as 1739.  The DAR application of Opal (Martin) Hankins gives the dates as: b. 1735, d. 1818 at Newport Twp., Monroe Co., OH.  Jan Jennings and Delbert Henthorn use, b. Abt. 1738 and d. 1804 Belmont Co. OH. [Belmont Co., is today Monroe, Co.]

MARRIAGE:
It is reported that he was married twice.  The name of the first wife was Nancy Collins.  The second wife's first name was, Elizabeth. Delbert Henthorn states that his 1st wife was dead by 1790 and his 2nd wife was named, Elizabeth.

ORGANIZATIONS: Daughters of the American Revolution Membership
DAR Information:  James Henthorn is one of 2 Henthorns that can be used for application for membership in the DAR as of Sep 1992.  He appears on page 100 of the DAR Patriot Index, Vol. II as: Henthorn, James, b. 1735, d. 1818, m. Elizabeth, Pvt. PA.  Members accepted because of relationship to James are: 596129, Opal (Martin) Hankins and 612304, Loretta Lea (Henthorn) Ohman.  Member 719082, Virginia (Rosenau) Esh,  uses James as a supplemental qualification for membership.

Mrs. Hankins application stated: My ancestor's services in assisting in the establishment of American Independence during the War of the Revolution were as follows:  Private, Third Class, Capt. George Mire's 1st Co., 5th Battalion, Washington Co. Militia, PA., according to the evidence of a Court of Appeal, dated April 8, 1782. (Military Accounts (Militia) Records of the Comptroller General, at the Div. of Archives & Manuscripts.  Bethlehem Township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.)

CENSUS: Index to the 1820 Ohio Census shows the following Henthorns in Ohio.
Last,First,MI            Page      Cty       Twp
Henthorn, Adam           121       MNR       SAL
Henthorn, Delila         007A      PER       THO
Henthorn, Elij           007A      PER       THO
Henthorn, Geo            106A      PER       HRN
Henthorn, James          122A      MNR       CEN
Henthorn, Jas            007A      PER       THO
Henthorn, John           006A      PER       THO
Henthorn, John           121       MNR       SAL
Henthorn, John Jr        016A      LIC       WAS
Henthorn, Joseph         121       MNR       SAL
Henthorn, Margaret       122A      MNR       CEN
Henthorn, Rachel         007A      PER       THO
Henthorn, Wm             120A      MNR       SAL
Henthorn, Wm             123A      MNR       CEN
[Note: MNR = Monroe; PER = Perry; LIC = Licking; REH]
(Furnished by Betty Cronin)

LAND:
Henthorn, James, 15 May 1804, Belmont, R3, T3, S19
Henthorne, William, 17 Aug 1809, Belmont, R3, T3, S19
Henthorne, Adam, 25 Feb 1812, Belmont, R3, T2, S36
Henthorn, James, 12 Aug 1813, Belmont, R5, T5, S1
Henthorn, James, 30 Mar 1814, Belmont, R4, T4, S31
Henthorn, James, 5 May 1814, Belmont, R5, T5, S8
Henthorn, William, 5 May 1814, Belmont, R5 T5, S33
Henthorn, Adam, 10 Nov 1814, Belmont, R3, T2, S36
Henthorn, James, 22 Mar 1815, Belmont, R5, T5, S9
Henthorn, John, 10 Apr 1816, Monroe, R5, T5, S8
Henthorn, William, 10 Apr 1816, Monroe, R5, T5, S8
Henthorn, William, 3 Sep 1816, Belmont, R5, T5, S26
Henthorn, Adam, 26 May 1817, Monroe, R3, T2, S36
Henthorn, James, 26 Aug 1818, Monroe, R5, T5, S2
Henthorn, Adam, 5 Feb 1819, Monroe, R4, T4, S7
Henthorn, William, 25 Apr 1827, Belmont, R4, T4, S1
Henthorn, Abraham, 9 Jun 1836, Monroe, R5, T4, S12
Henthorn, Adam, 5 Apr 1836, Monroe, R4, T2, S27
Henthorn, Elijah, 16 Dec 1836, Monroe, R4, T3, S17
Henthorn, James, 6 Aug 1836, Monroe, R6, T4, S15
Henthorn, James, 5 Dec 1836, Monroe, R4, T2, S15
Henthorn, Nimrod E., 28 Nov 1836, Monroe, R3, T 2, S30
Henthorn, Andrew, 2 Oct 1838, Monroe, R3, T2, S28
Henthorn, Andrew, 12 Mar 1839, Monroe, R4, T3, S4
Henthorn, Andrew, 12 Mar 1839, Monroe, R3, T2, S28
Henthorn, Elijah, 17 Jan 1837, Monroe, R4, T3, S10
Henthorn, James, 19 Jun 1837, Monroe, R6, T4, S15
Henthorn, James, 4 Mar 1840, Monroe, R6, T4, S14
Henthorn, Jesse, 19 May 1837, Monroe, R5, T4, S4
Henthorn, John L., 8 Apr 1837, Monroe, R6, T4, S21
Henthorn, John L., 27 Dec 1838, Monroe, R7, T5, S9
Henthorn, John L., 3 Apr 1840, Monroe, R7, T5, S9
Henthorn, William, 24 Apr 1837, Monroe, R4, T2, S28
[Note: Part of what later became Monroe Co., OH was in Belmont Co., OH until 1815.]
(Source:  Early Ohio Settlers Purchasers of Land in SE Ohio 1800-1840, pages 78, 108 - furnished by Betty Cronin; page 15 furnished by Joyce Posey)

HISTORY: Early History of Salem Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Salem Township was organized on July 19, 1815.  Although not at an earlier date, the larger settlements were made in this township.  This is attributed to the fact that Sunfish Creek, the largest creek in the county, was in Salem Township and furnished a great attraction to the settlers.

Below the mouth of Opossum Creek, a settlement was made by Cornelius Vandevanter prior to 1802.  At about the same time, John Vandevanter and the Hurd's settled on the farm owned by Vachel Gamble in 1880.  Thomas Howell settled on the farm owned by Levi Baldwin in 1881.  A few years later, Francis Martin settled about a mile up the creek.  His son, John Martin, Esquire, still owned the land in 1881.  William McLain, Aaron Howell, and Martin Boughner also settled along the creek.

In 1798 or 1799, James Henthorn settled at the mouth of Sunfish Creek after moving there from the old fort on Wheeling Creek.  His children were as follows: James; Henry; William; Adam; Ann; and Mary.  He made improvements where Clarington now is located.  At the same time, Charles Atkinson cleared 15 acres which later was known as the W.H. Mallory farm.  In 1802, Alexander Newlen cleared 10 acres on the Joel Yost farm.  Other settlers included Elijah Johnson; James Scott; Robert Baldwin; James Walton; and Jonathan Rutter. William Powell settled at the mouth of Sunfish Creek and kept the ferry.  The following persons settled along the valley of the creek in the order given: John Vandevanter; Peter Vandevanter; Andrew McKee; William McCoy; Joseph Blare; Matthew Brown; Richard Cain; and Samuel Buskirk.  David Howell, Reuben Redman, and Reuben Sturgeon lived on the hills near the mouth of the Creek.  Other large settlements were made by the Bowen family; the Roby family; the Twible family; the Preble family; the Gilmore family; the Davis family; the Ross family; the Watson family; the Jones family; and the Kyger family.  These settlements furnished settlers for many other parts of the County -- especially further up the creek and on Will's Creek.
(Source: page 12 of an unidentified type written book - furnished by Wayne F. Koontz)

TAX_LIST: Henthorns Living in Monroe County, Ohio in 1827
1827 Monroe County, Ohio Tax Records
Elijah Andrews, Auditor, Monroe Co., OH, 1 Sep 1827
Extracted by Rita Bone Koop

ADAMS TOWNSHIP: Total of 40 taxpayers, Township of Adams being Township No. 4 & 5 of Range 5, one part in No. 3 & 4 in Range 4.
Henthorn, James "Lame," R5,T5,S1, NE, 157 acres, Value $214
2 horses, 6 cattle, Value $128
Henthorn, James "Lame," R4,T4,S31, NE, 146 acres, Value $166
Henthorn, James "Lame," R4,T4,S32, SW, 147 acres, Value $162
Henthorn, William, R5,T5,S8, SW, 79 acres, Value $91
Henthorn, James, Jr., R5,T5, S8, NE, 159 acres, Value $216
2 horses, 3 cattle, Value $104
Henthorn, John, 1 horse, 1 cattle, Value $48
Henthorn, Margaret, 2 horses, 1 cattle, Value $88
Henthorn, Nathan G., 1 horse, 3 cattle, Value $64
Henthorn, Elizabeth, 1 horse, 1 cattle, Value $48
Henthorn, Abraham, 1 horse, 2 cattle, Value $56

GREEN TOWNSHIP: Total of 50 taxpayers, Township of Green being, Townships No. 2 & 3 in Range 4 and part of township 3 & 4 in Range 5.
Henthorn, William, 2 horses, 2 cattle, Value $96

MALAGA TOWNSHIP: Total of 161 taxpayers, Township of Malaga being, Township 5 in Range 5 and part of Township 6 in Range 6.
Henthorn, William, R5,T5,S33, 79 acres, Value $109
No horses or cattle

SALEM TOWNSHIP:  Total of 103 taxpayers, Township of Salem being, Township No. 2 & 3 in Range 3 and part of township 3 & 4 in Range 4.
Henthorn, Adam "Big", R3,T2,S30, N 1/2 NE, 64 acres, Value $74
No horses or cattle
Henthorn, Adam "Big", R3,T2,S30, E 1/2 NW, 95 acres, Value $172
Henthorn, Adam, R3,T2,S26, NW, 161 acres, Value $200
3 horses, 8 cattle, Value $184
Henthorn, John, R3,T3,S19, fraction, 3 acres, Value $17
1 horse, 2 cattle, Value $56
Henthorn, Joseph, 2 cattle, Value $16
(1827 Tax List - Furnished by Joyce Posey)

Henthorn Heads of Household in Monroe County, Ohio, Listed in the 1820, 1830, 1840 Census
Census: 1820
Salem Twp: William; Joseph; Adam; John; Daniel Kyger
Center Twp: Margaret; James; William

Census: 1830
Adams Twp: Elizabeth; James; James; John; Abram; Abram; David
Green Twp: Adam; William
Salem Twp: Adam, Daniel Kyger; John; William D.
Sunsberry Twp: Margaret; Jesse

Census: 1840
Adams Twp: David; William; Abraham; Elijah; Jesse
Bethel Twp: John L.
Centre Twp: John
Salem Twp: Nimrod E.; John; Adam; John H.; Nancy; Joseph; Andrew
Washington Twp: James Sr.; James Jr.; Stephen

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The Miltonsburg History Project

The Miltonsburg History Project:

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Here's a very nicely done website about the town of Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio.

This a project of, Paul E. Young.  Home Page

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10 October 2014

Cornelius Atkinson

Cornelius Atkinson

Parents: not known
Born: Abt. 1732
Married: Jan 1757 to Mary Cross in Lancaster Co., PA
Died: April 1815
Buried: April 1815 in Halifax Twp., Dauphin Co., PA
Children: 11

HISTORY: ADAMS TOWNSHIP - Organized March 6, 1826
"Atkinson's run, which drains the northeastern part of the township, and Hurd's run the southern, empty into Sunfish at Cameron."

"Who were the first settlers of the township is not now certainly known. Of the *five brothers Atkinson - Charles, James, Mitchell, William and Isaac* - who settled at the mouth of Sunfish, about the beginning of the century, or before, Charles and James soon removed farther up the creek, James on the bottom, where the town of Cameron now stands, and Charles, the father of Stephen Atkinson, senior, on the farm now owned by Michael Boughner. Mitchell and Isaac removed to Seneca township. William is believed to have been, at one time, a resident of the territory now within the limits of Adams, but afterward removed to Greene, on the farm now owned by Christian Roth. Other early settlers were Gilbert and Mitchell McCoy, Elias Conger, senior, Christian Hartloine, Philip Noland, Robert Norris, Samuel Bracy, the Melotts, Powells, and others, whose names have escaped the memory of the writer."

"The town of Cameron was laid out in 1837, by James Atkinson, and called Jamestown. It is situated on Sunfish creek, near the eastern border of the township. Stephen Atkinson made an addition to the town next to the creek. At this place was established the first postoffice, called Rocky Narrows. The names of the town and postoffice were subsequently changed to Cameron...."
(Source: From "History of Monroe County, Ohio," H. H. Hardesty; page 219 - furnished by Linda (Cunningham) Fluharty)

BIOGRAPHY:
Lt. Cornelius Atkinson, Revolutionary Patriot, was born abt. 1732, possibly in England. Most records say he was born in Ireland, but at that time there was a quota set by the King of England on the number of persons that could leave England. Anyone in a hurry could go to Ireland and leave from there if they said they were born in Ireland.

Cornelius is said to have been the son of Robert Atkinson but there is no supporting evidence at this time.

Cornelius arrived in America about 1756. Soon after his arrival, it appears he served in a Pennsylvania militia unit in the area that became Northumberland County. (Northumberland County formed 1772 from parts of Berks, Cumberland, Bedford, & Northampton; all, at one time or another, were part of Lancaster County.)

    *Penna. Archives, 5th Series*, Vol. I, page 59, "A Muster Roll of Capt. Shippen's Com'y in the First Regiment of Foot in the Pay of  the Province of Pennsilvania. (d)" "April 3d, 1756. Cornelius Atkinson." (The ages of some of the men are given but not that of Cornelius Atkinson.)

    Vol. I, page 65, "An Acco't of the Provincial Clothing, &C., Delivered out to the Soldiers of Captain Shippen's Company by Himself and the Several Commissarys of Stories at Different Times to the 1st Oct., 1756. (d)" Cornelius Atkinson received "1 Coat, 1 Leather Breeches, 1 White Shirt, 2 Pairs of Shoes, 1 Blanket."

    Page 74: "Captain Joseph Shippen's Company - 1756-57. (a.) - [From Joseph Shippen's account Book of his Company in a Regiment of Foot in the Pay of the Province of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel William Clapham, 1756. The Regiment in Garrison at Fort Augusta, Shamokin.]" "Cornelius Atkinson, April 20, 1756." Then on page 80, "Account of Clothing, Etc..... Cornelius Atkinson, 1 Coat, 1 Breeches, 1 White Shirt, 3 Shoes." ("Shamokin" is in Northumberland County, Pa.)

In Lancaster County, Pa., Cornelius married Mary Cross, or Mary (Stephens) Cross, in January 1757. Where did this marriage date come from? Was Mary a widow? Or was her middle name Stephens?

Interesting among the names of the other men in the aforementioned roll of Capt. Shippen's Company, are those of Christopher Cruiss and Alexander Stephens. The latter is probably the same who married Catherine Baskins, of the family closely aligned with the Atkinsons. Catherine's sister, Elizabeth, is our direct ancestor, wife of Thomas McCoy. - And might there be a connection to Mary (Stephens) Cross?

Cornelius and his sons, James and Charles are variously listed in "Penna. Archives, 3rd Series", Vol. 23, pp. 245, 338, 711, 797. William is listed in the same volume, page 196.

    *Rangers on the Frontiers, 1778 to 1783* (Includes aforementioned pages 196, 245, 338):

    [Prefactory Note: The list of Revolutionary Soldiers which follows is copied from a volume recently discovered of payments made to the individuals noted for services chiefly on the Frontiers as Rangers, between the years 1778 and 1783. As the majority of the names appear more than once upon the list, this is owing to the fact that they were paid for different tours of duty. It is to be regretted that the Company designation is not attached to each individual, for had that been the case the men might have been arranged into companies. No year is given for the specified service.]

    Page 196: Rangers on the Frontiers, 1778-1783. "Robinson Volunteers - Wm. Atkinson."

    Page 245: Northumberland County Rangers of the Frontier, 1778-83. "Cornelius Atkinson, Lieut." Charles & James are also listed.

    Page 338: Northumberland County Rangers of the Frontier, 1778-83. "Cornelius Atkinson's Comp.- Cornelius Atkinson, Lieut."

    *Muster Rolls, Cumberland County Militia, 1780*:

    Page 711: "Second Class. Cornelius Atkinson." "Fourth Class. James Atkinson." (This is duplicated in Penna. Archives, Fifth Series, Volume 6, page 622, under "Muster Rolls Relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Cumberland.")

    *Muster Rolls, Cumberland County Militia, 1782*:

    Page 797: Lieutenant Beatty's Company. Class Roll of Captain McCoy's Company, Made out by Lieutenant Beaty, the Captain Being Dead, for the Years 1781 and 1782. "Second Class. Cornelius Atkinson." "Fourth Class. James Atkinson." "Fifth Class. Charles Atkinson." (This is duplicated in Penna. Archives, Fifth Series, Volume 6, page 359, under "Muster Rolls Relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Cumberland.")

    *Fifth Series Vol. IV*. Depreciation Pay, Cumberland County Militia. Page 295 - "James Atcheson ... William Adkinson ... Thomas McCoy."

The Revolutionary War service of Cornelius, James and Charles has been accepted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. As yet, no one has applied for membership based on William's service.

    *D. A. R. Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, 1990*:

    *ATKINSON:*
    Charles: B 1760 PA d 4-23-1834 OH m (1) Sarah McNight (2) Elizabeth Stevens Pvt PA
    Cornelius: b 1732 IR d 4- -1815 PA m Mary Cross Lt PA
    James: b c 1762 PA d 1845 OH m Mary Brown Pvt PS PA -

Legend is that in one battle of the Revolutionary War, Cornelius was wounded several times and survived. He lived out his days in Pennsylvania and died in April 1815 in Dauphin County, Pa.; Mary died in 1807. Both are buried in Halifax Township, Dauphin County.
(Biography furnished by Linda (Cunningham) Fluharty)

REFERENCE:
Catharine Foreaker Fedorchak wrote a series of articles about the Atkinson family which appeared in the pages of "Spirit of Democracy," published in Woodsfield, OH: 2 Mar 1972; 9 Mar 1972; 3 Sep 1974; 9 Sep 1974; 16 Sep 1974

COMMENT: Posted from the Atkinson File of REH on 8 June 2014)

Mozena Family

I successfully copied the Mozena family to my laptop computer where I loaded the GEDCOM into RootsMagic5.  This family has strong connections to Monroe county, Ohio and links to these other families: Foote, Buskirk, Henthorn, R. David Thomas (founder of Wendy's, who married a Buskirk).

Dick Henthorn
18 August 2013

Okey Family of Monroe County, Ohio

Today I added a set of eleven links to Okey family information on the Collateral Families page of the HenthornFamily Wiki. This will make it easier for anyone interested in the Okey family to find the information I shared.

Dick Henthorn
28 June 2013

Collateral Families

HenthornFamily Wiki

Today I added links to many webpages about Atkinson, Conger, McCoy, Yoho, Erlewine, Henthorn Families of Monroe County, Ohio which when studied comprehensively will reveal links between the Atkinson family and other early families of Monroe county, Ohio.

27 January 2013

Collateral Families

HenthornFamily Wiki

I created a Collateral Families page on the HenthornFamily Wiki where I posted links to articles written by Catharine Foreaker Fedorchak about the following Monroe County, Ohio families:

• Atkinson
• Baker
• Kyger
• Yoho

The webpages, which I created, are hosted on the website of the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.

26 January 2013

Dally Memorial Library

The website of the Dally Memorial Library in Sardis, (Monroe county) OH. The library also has a Page on Facebook.

dallyhome

Monroe County Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society - Homepage

I don't remember when I last posted a link to this site. In recent months I've been helping by making some changes to the website. There's more work to do and I have move to learn. The next project is to get the website search tool, on the homepage working.

If you haven't visited this website for a while, it's worth a look. I checked all links to make certain they worked. I shared some of my own pages with Monroe county information and I also added many easy to use links to pages on the website of Richard Harrington.

Monroe County Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society - Homepage

Box.Net

This morning I did some housekeeping on my Box.net account. About a half dozen people whom I offered collaborator access never responded. I deleted the invitations. That way it will be easier for me to track more recent invitations.

If I know you and we have shared genealogy information in the past, I'm always willing to entertain a request to gain access.

Also, keep in mind that I make lots of genealogy information available on the Internet without the need to accept an invitation.

Recently I shared some webpages on the website of the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society (MCC-OGS) website. Some of the information came from a series of family articles written by Catharine (Foreaker) Fedorchak in the 1970's.

Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

I have offered to help with the maintenance of the genealogy website of the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. The website resides on the RootsWeb area of Ancestry.com. I don't know much about either RootsWeb or Ancestry.com. It should be an interesting learning experience.

Yesterday, using some suggestions from friends at the computer club, I was able to plug the information supplied to me by my contact in Ohio and gain access using Fire FTP which I have installed on my Mozilla Firefox browser. I'm reasonably confident that I have enough HTML knowledge to be able to make a contribution now that I can access the website. I don't have skill to do fancy things, but I believe what I know how to do will allow me to do some useful projects for the group. I'm looking forward to the challenge and the mental stimulation.

It's really fascinating that today's technology allows us to communicate and work together from widely separated geographic locations.

Mr. Dickie
18 Mar 2011

Hardesty's History of Monroe County, Ohio

This morning I uploaded to the MonroeCountyOhio folder of MyBox an "Index of Personal History Department" created by yours truly from History of Monroe County, Ohio, published by H.H. Hardesty and Co., in 1882. The file, an HTML table, is named, Hardesty.htm.

I hope you like how it turned out as much as I do. Perhaps I'll post a short description of the steps I went through to create this file on this blog. You might be surprised at how easy it was once I had the right free tool on my computer.

I regret that I didn't make this finding aide available sooner in the HTML format which can easily be viewed with your browser. Sometimes it takes me a long time to find a way to accomplish what I want to do.

There is also a "text" file of extractions from other pages of the Hardesty publication (Monroe.txt) available on MyBox. It's been there since December 2010. The extractions are paragraphs that were of interest to me during my active days of researching. I'd forgotten about this document. (My memory issues are becoming more evident with the passing months.)

BTW, I own a copy of the History. I'm willing to do look-ups for friends who have access to MyBox.

Mr. Dickie
2 Mar 2011

New Links

I installed three links to West Virginia and Ohio genealogy websites in the sidebar links on my genealogy news and genealogy obits blogs. I consider myself privileged to know some of the people responsible for donating to and maintaining these websites.

These links will take you to these counties:

• Monroe county, Ohio
• Wetzel county, West Virginia
• Marshall county, West Virginia

Mr. Dickie
27 Feb 2011

Yoho, Peter and Mary Jane McFadden

Most Wanted

William V. Dean, Sr. provided information about the Peter and Mary Jane (McFadden) Yoho family of Monroe Co., OH. As of January 1999 (still a mystery as of February 2011) we have been unable to link this branch of the Yoho family to the Yoho family tree.

Today I created a Most Wanted folder under the Yoho folder on MyBox. I added information about this Most Wanted family that was available until October 2008 on my AOL genealogy website.

Who will solve this linkage problem?

Mr. Dickie
26 Feb 2011

Salvaging My Genealogy Work

When AOL dropped free website support at the end of 2008 it was a disaster as far as sharing my genealogy information was concerned. Since then I have tried several other ways to share. I created two Google blogs: Henthorn Genealogy News and Henthorn Genealogy Obits. More recently I opened an account on Box.net where I share information in MyBox with collaborators to whom I grant access. The blogs are public and MyBox is by invitation only.

I came up with a way to salvage, and share, some of my genealogy data that's in HTML format. With minor modifications I can get it ready to upload to MyBox where my collaborators can download and view the page with their own browser. I've tested the idea and found it works nicely with Firefox. It's like having a website that can only be viewed by folks who have been granted access.

To test the idea I uploaded Seven Generations of Thomas and Elizabeth (Baskins) McCoy to the MonroeCountyOhio folder on MyBox. Collaborators with access to this folder can test out how it works. When you have the McCoy.htm file name displayed on the screen don't click to preview the file. You can't see the entire webpage from the "preview."

Rather,

• Find the "down" arrow to the right of the file name.
• Click on that arrow.
• Next click on the "Download" line.
• A dialog box pops up on the screen

Chose

• "Save" the file on your computer, or
  
• "View" the file with your browser.

If you have any problems understanding the steps let me know and I will try to help out.

Your feedback about your experience will be appreciated.

Mr. Dickie
19 Feb 2011

Okey, Thomas and Elizabeth Stockley

Thomas Okey and Elizabeth Stockley

Today I created a 172-page PDF report from one of my RootsMagic files. This report is about the family of Thomas Okey and Elizabeth Stockley. The report includes members of the Henry Yoho and Anne Phillips families. These families have roots in Monroe county, Ohio.

I uploaded the file to the MonroeCountyOhio folder on My Box where it is available to those whom I have granted access. Access is by invitation only.

Dick Henthorn

Hardesty's History of Monroe County, Ohio

Hardesty's History of Monroe County, Ohio
Published about 1882

This evening I uploaded extracts from Hardesty's History of Monroe County, Ohio to My Box. The paragraphs extracted pertain to families of interest that lived in this county about 1882 or prior. There are seven pages in this "text" file. The file resides in the MonroeCountyOhio folder.

Access to My Box is by invitation only.

Mr. Dickie
10 Dec 2010

Atkinson, Stephen A.

Yesterday I uploaded an article about Stephen A. Atkinson of Monroe County, Ohio that I extracted from page 31 of the 1882 Hardesty History of Monroe County, Ohio. This five-page PDF is available from my Box account. Access to my Box is by invitation only.

A copy of this document is also available on this blog. Use the search box in the side bar to search for "Stephen Atkinson."

Conger, Elias

Summary of Elias CONGER - 21 Jul 2010
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Name: Elias CONGER
Sex: Male
Father: David CONGER Jr. (1767 - 14 Oct 1833)
Mother: Sarah WELCH (1769 - 1844)

Individual Facts
Birth abt 4 Oct 1789 Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
Burial Nov 1869 (age 80) Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, Atkinson Cemetery
Death 17 Nov 1869 (age 80) Cameron, Monroe Co., OH

Marriages/Children
1. Margaret ATKINSON
Marriage 17 Jun 1815 (age 25) Monroe Co., OH
Children
David Atkinson CONGER (25 May 1818 - 27 Aug 1895)
Charles Atkinson CONGER (3 Mar 1820 - 23 Jan 1894)
Levinah CONGER (24 Dec 1822 - )
Sarah Jane CONGER (3 Jan 1824 - 11 May 1869)
Aaron A. CONGER (1 Dec 1825 - 9 Jun 1892)
Elijah Atkinson CONGER (4 Feb 1828 - 26 Jun 1901)
Mary CONGER (12 Feb 1830 - )
Julia Ann CONGER (30 Apr 1835 - )
Stephen Laven CONGER (29 Oct 1838 - 30 May 1895)
Elizabeth CONGER (20 Aug 1841 - 31 Jul 1849)

Notes (Individual)
General:
Elias Conger

PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch

RELATIONSHIP: According to Joyce Posey this Elias Conger was the nephew of Elias Darby Conger Sr., born 8 June 1763 in New Jersey. The younger was sometimes called Elias, Jr. to differeniate. Can it be proved that he was called Junior?

Problem: Joyce Posey lists his middle initial as, "D.". Can it be proved that his middle initial was, "D."?

AKA-BIRTH-DEATH: Ancestral File of Jan 1996 lists him as: Elias Darby Conger, Jr.; born 4 Oct 1790 in Middlesex, NJ; died 17 Nov 1869 in Monroe Co., OH; buried at Old Cameron Cem., Jamestown, Monroe, OH.

BIRTH-CONFLICT: Robert Guilinger lists the following dates: b. 4 Oct 1789, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, d. 17 Nov 1869, Cameron, Monroe Co., OH. He has the estate record, dated Dec 1869. Clyde Decker lists the following dates: b. 3 Oct 1789, d. 17 Nov 1869. Others have listed a birth date of 16 Oct 1788. Maxine Crowell Leonard lists, b. 6 Sep 1789, Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ, d. 17 Nov 1869, Cameron, Monroe, OH (CFA I, p. 140), then corrects the birth date to, 6 Apr 1790 (CFA II, p. 715)

MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: Some say he was married in Green Co., PA and others in Monroe Co., OH. Ethel Conger Heagler listed, Green Co., PA. [Note: Robert Guilinger thinks that Mrs. Heagler was in error. He states, "No source quote for location of marriage, however Margaret moved as a young child with her father, Charles Atkinson, to Monroe Co., OH around 1799. Elias moved to Monroe Co. in the 1813 time period. There is no reason to believe they were not married in 1815 in Monroe County, OH."]
QUESTION: Who can cite a source for the marriage information?

TAX_LIST: 1820 Tax List of Monroe Co., OH
Gershom Conger, R4, T4, S25 SW, 80 acres
Elias Conger, Jr., R4, T4, S25, SW, 80 acres
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)

RECOLLECTIONS:
Julianna Conger Walton wrote that her father, Elias, and Uncle Gershom entered land together in Monroe county, Ohio. They built their houses and improved the land by clearing it. Elias bought out Gershom a few years later. Gershom went west, but spent the winter of 1847 with relatives in Ohio.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)

LAND: Elias Conger, Jr. - Range 4, Township 4, Section 25, Part of Section: East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 79.96 Acres. Date of Entry: December 6, 1830. Land Office Where Sold: Marietta. Residence at the time of Entry: Monroe County, Ohio. (Located now (1990) in Monroe County, Switzerland Township, Ohio River Survey) Page 21.
(Source: Tract Book - Entries - Congress Lands - 22 Ranges & U.S. Military Survey - Volume 2 - Auditor of State of Ohio. - Furnished by Joyce Posey)

COURT: Records of Clerk of Common Pleas. Elias Conger - Grand Jury for this term Sept. 1834, page 72, Journal 2.
(Source: History of Monroe County, OH, by Catherine Fedorchak, page 42 - furnished by Joyce Posey)

COURT: Records of Clerk of Common Pleas. Elias Conger, appointed appraiser of personal estate of William Lippencott, dec'd. Journal 2, page 2.
(Source: History of Monroe County, OH, by Catherine Fedorchak, page 41 - furnished by Joyce Posey)

LEGAL_MATTER:
Journal 2, June term, 1835 (Court of Common Pleas) indicates that Elias Conger and wife sued Elizabeth Atkinson, Elijah Atkinson, Abel Atkinson et. al. The Elizabeth in this record is the widow of Charles, and her maiden name was Stephens. Elias Conger was married to Margaret Atkinson, a dau. of Charles. The suit was brought to prove whether the purported will of Charles Atkinson was true. Page 131 of the same Journal 2 indicates that the court found the will to be valid. The court records also show that Elizabeth, the widow, had declined to act as executor of the will, and the court appointed John Watson. He was married to Rebecca, another dau. of Charles and Elizabeth Atkinson. Perhaps he was a brother of David Watson who was possibly married to a Duvall - see the column on Conrad Duvall.
(Source: Court of Common Pleas, June term 1835, Journal 2, p. 123-124, 131)

LEGAL_MATTER:
Also at the June term of court, 1835, Elizabeth Atkinson appeared and proved to the satisfaction of the court that Charles Atkinson, late a Revolutionary pensioner, had died 25 April 1834, leaving her, the said Elizabeth, his widow.
(Source: Court of Common Pleas, June term 1835, Journal 2, p. 119) (Fedorchak column, The Spirit of Democracy, 2 Mar 1972)

Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 124/124, 23 Jul 1850
Elias Conger, 59, m. farmer, $2000, NJ; Margaret, 56, f. PA
Julia, 17, f., OH; Laven, 11, m., OH

Census: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 515/515, p. 76, 6 Jul 1860
Elias Conger, 69, m. farmer, 600/350, NJ; Margaret, 66, f. domestic, PA
Stephen L., 21, m. farm laborer, /100, OH
Mary E. Ferry, 14, f. OH
(Census furnished by REH)


CEMETERY: "ELIAS CONGER; DIED; Nov. 17, 1869 AGED; 80 Ys. 1 Mo. 14 Ds" - 1812 soldier (Fedorchak comment - married Margaret Atkinson - B. 6-17-1793, died June 20, 1872, also supposed to be buried at this Cameron cemetery, but I didn't find a stone for her)
[Note: The information in quotes was verified by a photograph taken by Robert Guilinger in 1987. The only part that was unclear was the number of days. Birth date calculated from this data is: 3 Oct 1789. JoNelle Linnaus lists the number of days as, 11. REH]
(Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Old Cameron/Atkinson Cemetery survey conducted in Aug 1961, unknown volume - furnished by Robert Guilinger)

BURIAL: Elias Conger who is buried at the Old Cameron Cemetery has a veteran's marker on his grave, although I could not find a pension application for him. He was born about 1789, as the inscription on his marker reads: "Died Nov. 17, 1869, 80 years, 1 mon., 13 days." He was married to Margaret Atkinson (sister of Mrs. Gilbert McCoy, (above). Margaret Atkinson Conger was born June 17, 1793 and died June 20, 1872. She is also supposed to be buried at Cameron, but I did not find a marker for her.
[Note: Calculated birth date, 4 Oct 1789. REH]
(Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Vol. 5, 1967, page ? - furnished by Robert Guilinger)

BURIAL: Elias Conger, d. 17 Nov 1869, 80 y, 1 mo, 19 da., Old Cameron Cemetery
[Note: Others have read the number of days as, 14. REH]
(Source: Monroe County Navigator, June 1991, Vol. 4, No. 2, page 32 - furnished by Joyce Posey)

BURIAL: Cemetery notes from Atkinson Burying Ground (Jamestown) Cameron, OH;
Elias Conger, died 17 Nov 1868 at the age of 80 years, 1 month, 1 day.
[Note: This extraction of what the tombstones says does not agree with what several others report. It seems to have an error in the year of death, which probably reads 1869, and the number of days he lived, which probably reads, 13. or 14. REH]
(Furnished by: Delbert Henthorn)


COURT: Legal Notice
David A. Conger of Washington Co., Ohio; Charles A. Conger, Lavinia Dougherty, wife of Joshua Dougherty, and Aaron A. Conger, all of the State of Illinois, Elijah A. Conger of the State of Kansas, Mary Purtlebaugh, wife of George of the State of Indiana, Stephen L. Conger, whose place of residence is unknown, Julia K. (sic) Walton, wife of Richard K. Walton, James M. Boughner, John M. Boughner, Margaret Boughner, Mary Boughner, Julia A. Boughner, Thomas J. Boughner, Mazy Boughner, Lavinai Boughner, Michael Boughner, and Margaret Conger all of the State of Ohio, Monroe Co. will take notice that a petition was filed against them on the 2nd day of Dec. in the court of Common Pleas by Michael Boughner for partition of N 1/2 of NE 1/4 S.12, T.3, R.4 - 80 acres.
(Source: Spirit of Democracy, 21 Dec 1869, found in Fedorchak, unknown volume - furnished by Robert Guiliinger)


BIOGRAPHY:
Elias Conger (1789-1869), the great-great grandfather of researcher, Robert Guilinger, apparently left Washington Co., PA about 1813 and moved to Monroe Co., OH. There he resided and worked on the farm of his uncle, Elias Darby Conger (1763-1843). It is my opinion that Elias Conger left Pennsylvania in 1813 to avoid being drafted to serve in the War of 1812. Elias, being the oldest son of David Conger (1767-1833), was the first in line to inherit the family farm. I think his father gave Elias his inheritance as a lump sum when he left home.

Elias married a few months after the end of the War of 1812 on 17 Jun 1815 and bought a farm in Monroe Co., OH. He and his wife, Margaret Atkinson, had 10 children, all born in Monroe Co., OH.

I am descended from David A. Conger (1818-1895), the oldest son of Elias and Margaret.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)