Thomas Powell

Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Washington, Twp., 65-65

• Thomas Powell, 25, OH, farm labor;
• Sarah I., 18, OH, keep house
• William E.T., 1, OH

BIOGRAPHY:
Thomas H. Powell son of Hiram H. and Mary (Sill) Powell, was born in this county [Monroe Co., OH], September 30, 1844; married here, also, February 18, 1869, to Sarah I. McVey, who was born here, January 25, 1852, being a daughter of John and Louisa (Hupp) McVey.

Mr. Powell's father died March 16, 1867, and Mrs. Powell's mother died in November, 1866.

Children: William E., born December 12, 1869, died August 21, 1870; Abner E., March 11, 1871; Mary L., December 6, 1872; Dora V., August 26, 1877; Johnnie, October 28, 1881.

Thomas H. Powell was in the Morgan raid in our late war. His brother, Christopher T., served in the war in the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was wounded in the face at the battle of Shiloh, from which he died at Louisville, Kentucky. Otty was wounded in the same battle, was moved home, and died from the wound. Mrs. Powell had three uncles in the war.

Mr. Powell was twice married, his first wife, Eliza Crow, dying with her first child.

His grandfather cleared the land where Graysville, [OH] now stands, and helped to build one of the first school houses in the township, and was a wide-awake, energetic settler.

Postoffice address, Graysville, [OH].
(Source: History of Monroe County, Ohio; H.H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo, 1882, page 11)

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Abner Powell

Birth: ABT 1760, VA
Death: ABT 1865
Burial: ABT 1865, Graysville, Monroe, OH, Graysville Cemetery

Census: 1820, in Monroe Co., OH
Census: 1830, in Monroe Co., OH, Perry Twp.
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Washington Twp., 87/87, 31 Oct 1850

• Abner Powell, 80, m. farmer, VA
• Catharine, 30, f. PA
• Joseph, 5, m. OH;
• William, 1, OH

BURIAL: According to Joyce E. Posey he died Abt. 1865 and was buried in the old cemetery at Graysville, OH without headstone. No death or cemetery record was found, probably destroyed in a courthouse fire.

BIOGRAPHY:
Abner Powell was born in Virginia ca 1760, he married first, Sarah Hall, 24 September 1803 at Shenandoah County, Virginia. Sarah died in the late 1830s. Several children were born to this union. Hiram Powell being the only proven son. Alfred, John and Isaac on the 1850 census are probably sons of Abner and Sarah.

Abner Powell is recorded among the first tradesmen in Center Township, Monroe Co., OH. The County Commissioners contracted with Abner to do the mason work on the first jailhouse in Woodsfield, OH on April 13, 1816 for the sum of $12.00.

Abner appears on the 1820 census living next to Elias D. Conger (R4, T3, S3) who came to Monroe County before 1816 from Greene County, Pennsylvania. Abner is not found on the early county tax records, therefore, it is unknown how he acquired his land. It is apparent that he owned land as he presented a petition to the County Commissioners on June 6, 1825 for a new road to be built beginning at or near the Four Mile Tree between the said Powell's to Straight Fort, then to Elias Allen's, then down the Straight Fork to William Cochran's house, thence to Isaac Cline's, thence to intersect the Marietta Road near William Knowlton's.

Abner appears on the 1830 Perry Twp. census, then he moved on to Washington Township where he is recorded as an early settler. It is claimed that Abner was the first Justice of the Peace in Washington Township and that he helped to build the first school.

On May 24, 1856, Abner Powell applied for a bounty land warrant, his age is recorded as 86 years old. The petition states he served as a sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Peter May in the regiment of the Virginia Militia commanded by Colonel Rundloph in the War of 1812. He stated he served six months and twenty-one days. This petition was denied, probably because of the lack of witnesses and his age.

According to an old newspaper article from the "Spirit of Democracy," Abner's second wife was Catherine Eaky born in Pennsylvania. Six sons were born to this union. William died young. The 1860 census relates Abner was 90 years old with sons, Joseph, George W., John D., Jesiah, G., and Anthony the youngest, age three. George was killed during the Civil War. The article states Abner died at age 96 in 1865 [Note: This is the only statement about his death found, as of Feb 1996]. He and wife Sarah are buried at the old cemetery in Graysville, OH without headstones. Catherine and children moved to Wirt County, West Virginia, after Abner's death and before 1880.
(Source: "Monroe County Ohio Families," page 243 written by Joyce C. Posey)

Tags: Genealogy, Powell

How I Entered My Data

Here are some comments about how I entered data. I was using Personal Ancestral File (PAF) version 2.31 to record my genealogy data.

I did not use the "Co." abbreviation for county name. I wish I had since this can sometimes cause confusion. In later edits I fixed this problem in some of my genealogy files.

When the full name of a person isn't known I often use the word "Unknown" in the field where the missing name belongs. This is especially true in the case where a woman has children out of wedlock. In this situation I always enter the name of the father as "Unknown Unknown."

In the case of surnames such as McCoy I enter the name as "Mc Coy". This was done because programs which automatically capitalize the surname to "MCCOY" make it impossible for the reader to know that the name should only have two captial letters in it.

I entered place names in this order: town/city, county, state. In the case of burial a fourth piece of information, the cemetery name could be entered: town/city, county, state, cemetery name. In PAF only 16 characters are allowed for each of the 4 place name fields, so sometimes the cemetery name is truncated. You can usually find the full name entered in the note. In the notes I used a period (.) in the first position of lines between paragraphs. Why I did this is a long story. It was to keep the paragraphs from closing up on each other when printed by some programs.

When I send a GEDCOM you get everything I know. I don't hold back information. If I know a source citation you will find it in the note. If I think there is a conflict about data that has been recorded I discuss it with a "Problem:" note.

The last line in any good GEDCOM file is the TRLR, trailer line. It has those 4 characters "TRLR" in the line and I always check to see that they are there before I send out the file. I use an "editor" or "word processor" to make this check. If you have a similar program that comes with your version of Windows you should do the same thing once you get the GEDCOM. There is no point loading the file if the "TRLR" line isn't there.

If you incorporate any, or all, of my data into your own genealogy file then you may consider the data to be yours and you may share it in any way you see fit.

Good luck with your genealogy. And, if you have shared your information with me, thank you for sharing.

Dick Henthorn
5403 76th Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20785-1705
(301) 459-0535
Email: Dick.Henthorn@gmail.com

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George Washington Henthorne

Born - 2 Nov 1886 Tatumville, Saline, AR
Died - 1 Nov 1959 Benton, Saline, AR
Buried - Nov 1959 Benton, Saline, AR, Rosemont Cemetery

RESIDENCES: In 1912, he wrote a card to his mother, Mrs. N. Henthorn; Alexander; Box 90, RFD #1, Ark. He signed it: George, Mabelvale, Ark.

OCCUPATION: George Washington Henthorne worked for the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) in Bauxite, AR for some 40 years. He said that Alcoa put the "e" on the end of his last name by mistake.

DEATH: He was 73 years old when he died of a stroke.

REFERENCE:
The following information was obtained from, "The Henthorn History,” Compiled by Delbert Henthorn 1972-1992. The years reflect the period of time that Delbert worked on his project. Delbert states, "These names and dates are not verified. They are recorded in an old Henthorn Bible belonging to the late George W. Henthorn of Bentonville, Arkansas. This Bible has an 1816 copyright book and the names were copied into it."

• Sylvester Henthorn, born 20 Dec 1424, "He is now in captivity." {Delbert's comment: This probably means that he was a prisoner of war. No indication of locality given.}
  
• Silas Henthorn, born Oct. 1546
• 1796 - Isaac Henthorn was a witness at a wedding at Oldcastle, Carlow Monthly Meeting, Carlow Co., North Ireland
• 1797 - Isaac Henthorn married Mabel Wildman. Excerpt from marriage license 282 C. Page 12, Kilmore Diocese, County Armagh, North Ireland.

[Note: Who was this George W. Henthorn? Whose Bible was this? Where did George W. Henthorn get it? And, who was George W. Henthorn? Who has this Bible now?]

COMMENT:
As of 2 Feb 1994, the number of records in the Henthorn/Bolerjack file stood at 25,484. There were only 2 persons in the file who were good candidates to be the, George W. Henthorn who owned this Bible. One was George Washington Henthorn, son of Cyrus M. Henthorn, who was reportedly born in Arkansas. Very little else is known about him at this time. The more likely candidate was, George Washington Henthorne, b. 2 Nov 1886. He lived, worked and died (d. 1 Nov 1959) at Benton, Saline Co. Arkansas, the son of Nathaniel Henthorne and Nancy Maholey Glover. Benton and Bentonville Arkansas are not the same place. Benton is located in the middle of the state, just to the southwest of Little Rock. While Bentonville is located in the northwest corner of the state, directly north of Fayetteville.

How did these entries happen to be in this Bible? Did George W. Henthorn or one of his ancestors do genealogy? If so, then maybe these are just the notes of someone who collects every piece of Henthorn information they can find. Or, are they a record of some of the ancestors of George W. Henthorn? If that is the case, why isn't there more information, about wives and children?

Many people doing Henthorn research have claimed that they came from County Armagh, North Ireland. But, this is the first time anyone has documented any written record of this in the United States. But, the latest dates shown in the Bible entries is 1796-1797. We know that James and John Henthorn were in PA in before 1730, 67 years before Isaac Henthorn married Mabel Wildman. So, why would George W. Henthorne, a descendant of James, or George W. Henthorn, a descendant of John, have these entries in his Bible? Comment written by REH.

Tags: Henthorne, Genealogy

Hector Ulysses Henthorn

Hector Ulysses Henthorn

Birth: 13 OCT 1869, Pleasant Hill,Cass, MO
Death: 27 JAN 1964, Ventura,Ventura, CA
Burial: 29 JAN 1964, 2 PLAC Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, CA, Arroyo Grande

Problem: How is the middle name spelled: Ulyses, Ulysess, Ulysses? The Family Bible of Hector and Ann lists his name as: Uleses H. Henthorn. His wife's Certificate of Death, which listed him as the informant listed the name as: Hector Ulysis Henthorn. Census records at the Dickinson County, KS Historical Society show the middle name as: Ulysses.

The Obituary Record prepared by Ted Mayr Funeral Home listed the name as: Hector Ulysess Henthorn.

Census: 1875, in Dickinson Co., KS, Center Twp., 2-2, age 6, m., Mo. (Hector)
1880, in Dickinson Co., KS, Center Twp., 20, age 10, m., Mo. (Ulysses H.)
1885, in Dickinson Co., KS, Center Twp., 10-4, age 15, m., Mo.


MARRIAGE:
(Source: Register of Marriage - Dickinson County, KS, page 99) Records license No. 266 issued 10 Aug 1892 to Hector Henthorn, of Detroit, Kansas, Farmer, age 22, white, born in Mo. U.S.A. whose father was Saul (sic) Henthorn and whose mother was Sarah Z. (sic) Crumb with the groom being married for the 1st time. The bride was Alice Parks of Sutphens Mills, age 17, white, born in Kansas whose parents were Joseph Parks and Jennie Salsbury. The bride was being married for the 1st time. The wedding took place at Detroit, Kansas on 14 Aug 1892.

MARRIAGE: Source:
Marriage License. No 266, issued 10 Aug 1892 authorizes the marriage of: Hector U. Henthorn of Detroit, Kansas aged 22 years and Alice Parks of Sutphens Mills, Kansas aged 17 years to marry. The marriage license was afterwards return to the Probate Judge on the 26th of Augus 1892 with the certification of marriage by L.E. Steigelman, Justice of the Peace that on 14 Aug 1892 at Detroit, Dickinson Co., KS that he married Hector U. Henthorn and Alice Parks. (Note: In the 2 places where the middle initial of Hector appears it is not clear that the initial is a "U.", REH)


RECOLLECTIONS:
"They all (Henthorns and Parks) lived in Kansas. Daddy and Mother went to Okeene, OK soon after being married. There Daddy bought a 160 acre farm for $50 from a man who had been in "The Run" during the opening of the Cherokee Strip (Indian) for settlement. For some reason after making the "run" and staking out the claim - the man didn't want the farm. We 4 kids were born there - but we moved to Texas when I was 4 - and on to Calif. when I was 11 and here we are still." (Quote from letter to Gary Henthorn family from his Aunt Mae (Henthorn) Orr, 11 Nov 1982.)

LAND: Lawton Public Library
Okla Tract Books, Roll 4, Vol. 13, p. 59, Blaine Co.; Sect S.E., Sect 15, T19N R10W, 160 acres; purchase money 14.80; Hector U. Henthorn; Date of Sale 13 May 1892; Rect # 7651 K, FC 4736, 28 May 1901.

Census: 1900, in Blaine Co., OK, Cimarron Twp.; Roll 1335, T-623, dwelling 148, family 148; Sheet 7,, ED 11, page 91

• Henthorn, Hector U., head, white, m., age 30, b. Oct 1869, farmer
• married 8 years, b. MO, f.b. IN, m.b. IN
• Henthorn, Alice, wife, f. age 25, b. May 1875, b. KS, f.b. OH, m.b. MO
• Henthorn, Rolload W., son, white, m. age 5, b. Aug 1894, OK
• Henthorn, Ellie/Elbie L., son, white, m. age 3, b. Sep 1896, OK
• Henthorn, Floyd, son, white, m. age 6/12, b. Nov 1899, OK

LAND:
The United States of America: Homestead Certificate No. 4736, Application 7651}

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas There has been deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States a CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Kingfisher, Oklahoma, whereby it appears that, pursuant to the Act of Congress approved 20th May, 1862, "To secure Homesteads to Actual Settlers on the Public Domain," and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of Hector U. Henthorn has been established and duly consummated, in conformity to law, for the South East quarter of Section fifteen in Township nineteen North of Range ten West of Indian Meridian in Oklahoma, containing one hundred and sixty acres according to the OFFICIAL PLAT of the Survey of the said Land, returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE by the SURVEYOR GENERAL:

Now know ye, That there is, therefore, granted by the UNITED STATES unto said Hector U. Henthorn the tract of Land above described; To have and to hold the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Hector U. Henthorn and his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof I Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the seal of the GENERAL LAND OFFICE to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, the second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-seventh.

BY THE PRESIDENT: T. Roosevelt
s/T.M. McKean, Secretary
Recorded Oklahoma, Vol. 76, Page 234 s/C.M. Brush Recorder of the General
Land Office


Census: 1904, Blaine Co., OK School Census, Dist. #11, Solid Rock P.O., Okeene, 5 mi. east of Okeene

• Henthorne, Rollin/Roland m. 10
• Henthorne, Floyd m. 7
• Henthorne, Elba m. 7

RESIDENCES: The family lived in or near Lipscomb, TX before they moved to California.

AKA-RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION:
He went by the name, Heck. In 1914 he moved, with his family to California. They settled originally near Taft, CA. He worked in the oil fields as a carpenter. The derricks and engine sheds were made of wood.

Prior to 28 Jul 1952 Hector was living at: Route 1, Box 382; Arroyo Grande, CA. He changed his address to P.O. Box No. 302; Grove City, CA on his Farmer's Insurance Exchange Policy on 28 Jul 1952.

RESIDENCES: As of 1959, he was living in Ventura, CA.

OCCUPATION-CHURCH_AFFILIATION:
Hector Ulyses Henthorn was a licensed minister of the United Brethren Church.
Source: License for Quarterly - Conference Preacher: This is to Certify That Rev. H.U. Henthorn is an approved preacher of the gospel of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so long as his conduct and doctrine are conformable with the gospel of Christ as held by this church. Given at the Quarterly Conference held on Barr charge, this first day of March in the year of our Lord 1908. Subject to Renewal Annually. s/Chas. E. Heisel Presiding Elder (Note: there is a similar license issued at the Quarterly Conference held on Lipscomb the 3rd day of Oct 1910 s/C.A. Schlotterbeck Presiding Elder. REH)

Evening of Life
July 11, 1951, Tuesday eve at home
by H.U. Henthorn

Soon I shall stand on the bank of the river of life,
And can hear the boatsmans oar
And can see the gleam of that city so high
That stands on eternities shore

Soon I'll be at home in that city of gold
Where my friends have all gone, I'm told
Where Jesus now sits at the Fathers right hand
In that land where we never grow old

The victory's I win in this world filled with sin
With the pleasures and sorrows and cares
Will cause me to shine in that mansion above
That Jesus has gone to prepare

I'll fight a good fight. I'll finish my course
Ore life's rough rugged way
In the evening of life as the shadows grow dark
There is the dawn of eternities day.

Love of Jesus
by H. Henthorn

When in sin and sorrow roving
And I did not know his grace
Never knew how Jesus loved me
For I could not see his face

When I felt that sin and sorrow
Pressing down upon my soul
Then I cried, Oh Jesus save me
And his blood has made me whole.

Now I know how Jesus loves me
Why he gave his life for me
Why he suffered in the garden
Why he died on Calvary.


OBITUARY: Hector U. Henthorn
Grover City -- The Rev. Hector Ulysses Henthorn, 94, a minister of the United Brethren Church for 72 years, died Monday, 27 Jan 1964, in a Ventura hospital after a short illness.

A resident of Arroyo Grande, Rev. Henthorn was born Oct. 13, 1869, in Pleasant Hill, MO. He served as a minister in Texas, the San Joaquin Valley and South San Luis Obispo County.

He was the father-in-law of the Rev. William S. Orr, pastor of Arroyo Grande Presbyterian Church. He attended Arroyo Grande Presbyterian Church since 1930.

Rev. Henthorn is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Alice Orr of Arroyo Grande; two sons, F.J. and E.L. Henthorn, both of Ventura; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today in the Mayr Funeral home, Ventura. Friends may call at the Grensted Funeral home from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. today, and from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Arroyo Grande District Cemetery. Rev. Orr and the Rev. Glenn Peters will officiate. Rolland Henthorn was soloist.
(Source: San Luis Obispo County, CA, Telegram-Tribune; 29 Jan 1964)
(Source: The Star-Free Press, Ventura, CA; 27 Jan 1964)

Tags: Obituary, Henthorn, Genealogy

David Watson

Problem: David Watson. Was the place of birth, Maryland or Fayette Co., PA?

Census: 1790 in Fayette Co., PA, German Twp; David Watson: 1 male +16, 1 male -16, 3 female.

David Watson also appears on p. 542 of German Twp.: 1 male -10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 3 female -10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45.

Also in German Twp. 082-1810; 1 male 16-26, 1 male 45+, 3 female -10, 2 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45.


Census: 1820 in Monroe Co., OH, David Watson: 2 male 16-26, 2 male 26-45, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-16.

David Watson in Noble County, Ohio

David Watson and family came from Fayette County, Pa., and settled in Noble County about 1810. Their children were: Ann, James, John, Rebecca (Delancy), Sarah (Williams), Ann T. (Morris), Rachel (Yoho), Cynthia (Wilson), all of whom are deceased.
(Source: Noble County History, p. 471)

1995 Family Reunion

The Watson Family Reunion was held on Sunday 16 Jul 1995 at the Tuscora Park in New Philadelphia, OH.


RESEARCHER: Belinda Fowler Watson furnished some information on the David Watson family to Denver C. Yoho. She probably published a Watson book.


BIOGRAPHY:
David Watson and his family came from Fayette Co., PA and settled on Gladys Branch of Seneca Creek, both of which now help to form the Seneca Lake [in Ohio]. They are both buried in the David Watson Cemetery, on their farm which is now known as the Patrick Bates farm. This David Watson Cemetery is located up around the Seneca Lake, a few miles from Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. There is also an old Jacob Yoho Cemetery which is almost surrounded by the waters of Seneca Lake. The Watson, Wilson, and Yoho families, when they first came to Ohio, all settled on Wills Creek Valley within one to three miles from one another. Found from this is Watsons married Wilsons, Wilsons married Watsons, and Watsons married Yohos.
(Source: David Watson and John Watson family group sheets, author unknown -
furnished by Denver C. Yoho)

Tags: Genealogy, Watson, Yoho, Wilson

Frances (Low) Henthorn

RELATIONSHIP: Frances Low was named for her grandmother, Frances Johnson, who was married to Daniel Johnson. She was called Fanny by her grandson, Rev. James Quinn, in his recollections.

Problem: The last name has been reported as: Low and Lowe.

RELATIONSHIP: Frances Low was the niece of Hannah Johnson who married Thomas Cresap, Sr. This is the link between the Henthorn family and the Cresap family. Thomas Cresap was a leader of the folks from Maryland who became involved in a border dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Thomas Cresap was imprisoned in Philadelphia for his part in the affair. It is reported by some that his wife and children lived with some of the Henthorns at Cordurus, PA while he was in prison. The various exploits of Thomas Cresap and his sons are quite well documented.

DEATH: She died soon after the birth of her daughter, Sarah in 1744.

LAND-DEATH: Some say she died about 1745. This is because on the conveyance, selling "Providence," dated 3 May 1745, the wife testifying was named: Margarett. Nothing is known of this woman, but it is assumed that John, being a widower with 4 children, would have remarried. "Providence" was located on Codorus River (Creek) in Baltimore Co., MD in what is now the area of York, PA.

REFERENCE: "Lapidum, Another Chapter in Harford County History," by A.P. Silver a pamphlet found at the Library of Congress in June 1966 by Ruth Hanthorne. It was a reprint of a paper A.P. Silver read before the Harford County Historical Society in 1888. [Note: As of Jan 1996, it is not known what information about the Low and Johnson families was in this document or whether there is sufficient cataloging information at the Library of Congress to find it again. REH]

Tags: Genealogy, Henthorn, Low, Cresap