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(Research):1830 Abraham Amerine Sr and Jr in Union Co, Paris, OH pg292. 100010-10010 Mother is too young to be Catherine born c1792
Researcher-From: agoodin@iwon.com (Phyllis)
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(Research):1850 Census: On September 25, 1850, Living in Waltz, Wabash Co., IN 1860 Census: On June 18, 1860, Living in Waltz, Wabash Co., IN 1864 March 01, Isaac Huddleston enlisted in the Civil War
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RECORDS ------ Name: Isaac Huddleston Residence: Somerset, Wabash Co., IN Enlistment Date: 01 March 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Unit Numbers: 533 533 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 01 March 1864 Enlisted in Company G, 130th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 01 March 1864 Mustered out Company G, 130th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 02 December 18 65 -----------
[DI55852] Missouri Death Record, Jackson County Roll # C19509 Cert # 578 Name Ray Evilsizer, age 1 month, died 4/25/1893 due to inflamation of the brain. Residence was 1513 Wyandotte, Kansas City.
[HI55853] (Research):Her sister is Eva Jane (Roup)Oden. "Cassie" was my father-in-(James Erv in Oden) Aunt. The two girls were sisters with Eva being older. I belie ve a typed the whole list of Children of Sarah F. WIlson and William Rou p. The last name is spelt Oden not Ogden (Paula Oden MPODEN@aol.com)
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(Research):Urbana Daily Citizen Tues April 25 2006 Bruce Allen Shaw 36 of Urbana passed away Saturday 4/22/2006 as a resu lt of a motorcylce accident in Brown COunty Ohio. He was brn 2/18/19 70 in Piqua, the son of William James Shaw and Ruth Ann (Bayse) Ramey. Sur vived by his maternal grandmother Betty Gardner, paternal grandfather, Cla rence Shaw. Preceeded in death by maternal great grandparents Simon and Ma bel Maggert, maternal grandfather Elmer L Bayse and paternal grandmother J une R Shaw
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(Research):Name: Emma Metts Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Age in 1870: 8 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1870: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio
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(Research): I find John and his brother Charles in the 1920 Chaiton Co, Cunningha m, MO census ED34 living together, both single, John 25 and Cahrles 28. Th ey say their father was born in PA, so I am surte this is them
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(Research): I find John and his brother Charles in the 1920 Chaiton Co, Cunningha m, MO census ED34 living together, both single, John 25 and Cahrles 28. Th ey say their father was born in PA, so I am surte this is them
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Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 about William A Logan
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(Research):Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index Record Name: Wilbur Kiser Birthplace: Ohio State: OH Age: 28 Color: W Enumeration District: 0022 Visit: 0238 County: Champaign, Urbana City Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: Relation Name Color Age Birth Place Wife Nellie 22 Ohio Son Raymond 02 Ohio Daughter Thelma NR Ohio
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Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 about Wilbur R Kiser
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(Research):KISER, Harry Death date: 6/30/1928, Champaign County Volume #5 675, Certificate #35356
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(Research):Record Book 14 pg 313 Filed March 23 1835 Mathias McComsky and wife vs Henry Powell and wife et al Samule Logan died seized of 40 acres in the SE 1/4 of Sec 22 , the NE 1 /4 of Sec 21 and the NW 1/4 of Sec 21 all in Twp 5 Range 111 (Urbana). Sam uel Logan left the following heirs: Phebe Logan, widow, now deceased w as granted in the August Term of 1821 80 acres on the east wide of the nor thwest quarter of Section 21; Phebe Logan wife of Mathias McComsky; Ru th Logan, wife of Henry Powell; Elizabeth Logan wife of Jacob Claypool; A nn Logan wife of Henry Staymates of Hardino Co, OH; Elijah R Logan and Ben jamin Logan. The court appointed appraisers were: William Glenn, James Dal las, and William Patrick. William Ward was the surveyor on 20 Oct 1835.
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(Research):From CCGS newsletter fall 1988 5/1/1873 Urbana Citizen & Gazette Died Friday evening last Mrs Phoebe McComsey, widow of late Mattias McComs ey 70 yr
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(Research):Marriage 1 Mary BREESE b: ABT 1837 in Roundhead Twp, Hardin County, Ohio Children Fannie B. MCCOMSEY b: ABT 1861 in Roundhead Twp, Hardin County, Ohio Gertrude MCCOMSEY b: 1863 in Roundhead Twp, Hardin County, Ohio John B. MCCOMSEY b: 18 DEC 1859 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio
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Tree provided by reseaarcher Sandy Smith has him buried in Baintertown cemetery, Goshen, IN. Contacted for a source by David Brandstatter dwbinfl@tampabay.rr.com 1/17/2011 and the following has been concluded: Today I contacted the Elkhart Public Library (Reference Desk) who informed me...
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(Research):Obit Urbana Daily Citizen 8 July 1868 CCGS 1989 p 9 Deaths aged 30 yr 2 mo 6 da Will Book C pg 529 (Abstract by Stickley p 125) Probated 10 Jul 1869 Sign ed 21 Mar 1865 To be buried in family buring lot in Oak Dale cemete ry in the name of father and mother Mathias and Phebe [both living]; Mi ss Susan Humes of Urbana $500; balance of estate to the ch of Ross and Eli za [my sister] Colwell, namely Owen, Rebecca, and Frank Colwell. John H J ames executor Witness: James Taylor Isaac Johnson Birth also given as 20 May 1839
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(Research):1850 census he is age 9
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Daughter of Noah & Charlotte Stevenson.
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(Research):Name : Margaret Mccomsey
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The Urbana Daily Citizen
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(Research):PUBLIC RECORDS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. OHIO CHANCERY RECORDS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Record Book 7, Page 13- Filed 14 April 1818 (For conclusion of this case s ee Record Book 8, Page 212.) Job Martin vs Heirs of William Riddle On 3 October 1812 Henry Reynolds purchased 100 acres off the north si de of Sections 28 and 34 in Township 5 Range 12 (Salem Tp.) from am Riddle who is now deceased. Reynolds' notes were payable 3 October 181 4, and the last four were due on 25 December 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1815. Af ter Riddle died, Reynolds continued to pay for the land to William's admin istrators: Daniel Newcomb and Jane Riddle, widow, and a deed was not giv en to Reynolds by 18 December 1815 as promised. On 4 July 1817 Henry Reyno lds assigned the land to Job Martin for $400 under a title certificate. J ob Martin is suing for a clear deed for the property. The heirs of Willi am Riddle are: Jane, widow and six children, John Riddle, James Riddle, Na ncy Riddle, William Riddle, Abner Riddle and Polly Jane Riddle. James Robi nson and later John Wallace were appointed guardian ad litem for the min or children. Joseph Reynolds was summoned as a witness on 6 September 181 9, but his relationship was not given. The residence of Daniel Newcomb, Ja ne Riddle and the children were not known and notice of the suit was publi shed with the Urbana Gazette for nine weeks. On 30 August 1819 a judgme nt was settled on the case that Jane Riddle, widow and John Wallace, guard ian for the children, were to issue a deed within 60 days to Job Martin. H owever, as the widow and children could not be located the sheriff was ord ered to perform 'fa per facias levari facias a capias ad satisfaciendum is sued for the same" (to take possession of the land until Jane Riddle issu ed a clear deed for the property).
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(Research):From ancestry Father: Daniel ANTRAM b: 6 OCT 1721 in Springfield Twp., Burlington, NJ Mother: Susannah WEAVER b: ABT. 1727
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(Research):CCGS Newsletter June 1991 Deaths from Urbana Daily Citizen 6/25/1868 Sarah Cowgill wife of Thomas died 6/18/1868 Wayne Twp 88yr bo rn Stafford Co, VA
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(Research):Champ Co Will Book D pg 132 Ann Cowgill, probated 11/13/1873 Sis Sarah Thomas and Lydia Watkins the beds and quilts; nieces Deborah Iri ch, Deborah Ann Green, Electa Cowgill; borthers John, Eli, Thomas and Dani el Cowgill. Wit: Mary Crew, Thomas Cowgill, John Cowgill, Lydia Watkins, Sarah Thoma s, Eleanore Cowgill Verbal will 10/14/1873
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(Research):KENTON RECOLLECTIONSDelaware, Ohio, Aug. 28, 1881
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(Research):EARLY SCHOOLS - I By Thomas Cowgi! I propose to give a little history of our early schools in Champaign count y. Sixty-four years ago I attended school one-half day in company wi th my brother Daniel, six years older than 1. On that day my grandmother w as buried in the graveyard near "Elkrun" meeting house, in Columbiana coun ty, OH In the winter of 1817-18, my. brothers Henry and Daniel and two elder sist ers, attended a school in a log cabin school house, about ten rods nor th of the residence of my nephew Thomas A. Cowgill. This school was attend ed by at least a dozen young men and women filly six feet high and of prop ortionate size. The joists in the house were not six feet high, consequent ly those tall young men and women had to bow every time they walked acro ss the house or they would bump their heads badly. Perhaps two persons w ho attended that school are now living. Daniel Read, son of the late Ez ra Read and my brother Daniel who is living at Delaware, OH. This school w as taught by the late Judge Daniel Baldwin, father of Enos Baldwin, of We st Liberty. In the winter of 1818-19 1 attended school at the same place for a few da ys only. The first day I attended I became considerably alarmed during t he forenoon, all the scholars spelled and read aloud. It seemed all tri ed to see which could make the most noise. This school was taught by the l ate Judge Ed L. Morgan. He frequently called out in a loud voice "SILENCE ". I concluded he had forgotten my name and called me silence and as he ke pt a large hickory within his hand I feared that might come down on m e. As soon as school was dismissed at noon, I made tracks for home. Wh en I related the circumstance to my parents and sisters, they told me wh at the teacher meant by saying silence and assured me that he meant no ha rm towards me and that I might return to school in perfect safety. Next mo rning I went to school and the teacher seemed to be veay friendly to all h is scholars and I felt as if I was at home and was ever anxious to atte nd school during my schoolboy days. Of the scholars who attended this scho ol, I remember three, Ezekiel Thomas, son of the late Col. John Thomas, h is brother Volney Thomas living in West Liberty and my brother Daniel. In the winter of 1819-20 Judge Morgan again officiated. It was like oth er school houses of the time, the fire-place occupied the east end of t he house, the writing bench the north side, with a window about ten inch es wide extending nearly the full length of the house, with small uprig ht pieces at about eight inches apart to paste our papers to. We general ly used old newspapers, well greased with lard or bee tallow, pasted on ma de very comfortable light. When we could not obtain newspapers we used bro wn paper of any kind we could obtain. Our writing table was a broad oak bo ard one inch thick and as long as the window. The bench we sat on was ha lf of a small tree, with two strong legs at each end, made of heavy oak sl abs, which were sawed at John Taylor s mill, on Kingscreek at Kingston. T he benches were all made the same height for children and young men six fe et tall. About six could sit at the writing table at a time. Scholars wer e: Isaac McAdams; Samuel, Nellie, Nancy, John, Archibald and William McAda ms; ,Jehn (L?), Asa, James Rebecca and Rachel Gray; Edward, Nathaniel C a nd Ezra Read, Jr.; Nicholas Williams and two of his sisters and two brothe rs. Also Ezekiel, Mary, Nancy, Samuel and Volney Thomas; Benjamin, Adam, L awrence and Charity Moffitt; Jesse and Matilda Baldwin; Mariah Hunt; Henr y, Daniel, Ann and Susannah Cowgill and myself plus several others. I attended this term but a short time as my older brothers and sisters att ended school, I had to stay home to do the work. Urbana Citizen & Gazette April 1880 Abstracted by Pat Stickley (CCGS Ne ws Oct 1995 Pg 75 (To be continued)
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(Research):Champ Co Chancery Records. Book 28 pg 546 Filed 8/14/1860 Petition for Dow er Esther Cowgill vs Levi Cowgill, & Thomas Cowgill, his guardian. Levi Cowgill deceased was seizedf by inheritance of lands located in Milit ary Survey #s 8964-5469-11065 and 4534. Levi died about 5/1859, leaving Es ther Cowgill as his widow and Levi Cowgill as his minor heir.
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(Research):LOST CHILD IN THE WOODS AND PRAIRIES IN 1821. A little daughter of Mr. Cowgill's, then about four years old, had be en in the habit of going with some of the family to the nearest neighbor' s, William H. Baldwin. She one afternoon assumed the responsibility of goi ng alone ; she went straight to the neighbor's, when Aunt Elizabeth soon s tarted her home, and went with her near to the crossing of the Urbana roa d, and watched her along the path until she thought the little girl wou ld surely get safe home. Somehow, she missed the way, and took down sou th along the Urbana road, which was then a mere pathway. Her track was se en in the road, but, as it happened, she was not seen by any one until aft er sundown. She had traveled partly along the Urbana, and along paths a nd through woods, barrens and prairies, and crossed King's Creek, whi ch is said to have been one-third larger fifty years ago, than at presen t. In the evening, after sundown, she was found along a cow-path, among t he plum and hazel bushes, near the present home of Matthew Stewart, Es q. A man named Lyman Olds then lived near Kingston ; his boys were out hun ting their cows, and met the little girl along the path ; they asked her w here she was going, she said "goin' home." The boys took her home with the m, their father talked with her, and she told him where she had been, to ld him her name, and answered every question directly and to the point. Ly man Olds made ready as soon as he could and took the little girl to the ho use of John McAdams, Esq. AS soon as it was ascertained that the child w as lost, almost the whole neighborhood turned out to search for her, a num ber of women were of the company. Near 11 o'clock at night, several men we re stopped about one-fourth mile south of where Kennard now is, consulti ng about the best mode of search, when some one said, "Listen, I hear a ca ll." We listened, and at the distance of about one mile we plainly hea rd a loud, clear call borne upon the quiet air of that calm, clear nig ht in August, Isaac McAdams said, That is mother's voice. I know the chi ld is found."The men then started on a run in the direction of the call. S oon after, tin horns sounded from several of the neighboring houses; it se emed to be a time of great and general rejoicing the child was found. Lym an Olds said the little girl talked to him incessantly on their journey th at night, told him what each member of the family were doing when she le ft home, the names of all the horses and cows on the farm. She arriv ed at home about midnight, to the great joy of her parents and the famil y, her mother being sick at the time. A company of Indians were camped a f ew days before on the east fork of King's Creek, near where Cable now stan ds. It was feared by some that the Indians had taken the child.
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Chester B Logan (1895 - 1903)*
John Edwin Logan 1900-1997
Bertha P. Logan (1918 - 2011)*
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Father: Alexander (Jr.) MCCOMSEY Mother: Barbara GRAY
Champaign County Deaths from CCGS Fall 88 died 11/19/1869 Urbana age 68y 2m 28 d
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Marriage 2 Lydia RITCHEY b: ABT 1841 Married: MAY 1872 in Round Head, Hardin County, Ohio Children Jesse Neville MCCOMSEY b: 15 AUG 1889 in Roundhead Twp, Hardin County, Oh io Frances Edna MCCOMSEY b: DEC 1885 in Roundhead Twp, Hardin County, Ohio Davidson Carter (Jr.) MCCOMSEY b: 1879 in Roundhead Twp, Hardin County, O hio Eva MCCOMSEY b: ABT 1883 in Hardin, Ohio
Champaign Co, Genealogical Society, Champaign Co Oh-Newspaper Abstracts M ay 1855-1871, (March 2000). pg 16 Aug 20 1857 Homicide on the afternoon of Mon last, an Irishman by the name of WARD, w as struck with a billet of wood by DAVID McCOMPSEY and almost instantly ki lled. McCOMPSEY was employed as a ---ster?; WARD and his younger broth er as tenders. During the absence of the employer, McCOMPSEY had difficul ty with the younger brother about the mortar and pushed or attempted to pu sh him down the stairs; complaining to his brother, the elder WARD, caug ht up a stick that had been split from a piece of plank and started up t he stairs. McCOMPSEY met him at the top of the stairs and struck him wi th a billet of wood, breaking the skull which resulted in immediate death.
1. they could not find an obit for Davision McComsey
2. they searched their cemetery index and could find no record of a Davison McComsey burial in Baintertown Cemetery, Goshen Indiana.
Remembering what "they" say ("Genealogy without documentation is nothing more than mythology") and absent any further info I think the safest thing for me (others) to report is that Davison Carter McComsey died sometime between Bet. Jun 1800 - 16 Jun 1900 since he last appeared on the 1800 Census. My personal guess is he died and is buried in Champaign County, Ohio.I guess my next step is to see where his wife is buried (I have her death cert) and then contact that cemetery to see if he's nearby.
(david contacted Candy Gilliam for removal from FAG)
David sent email to researcher in Hardin County to check Roundhead cemetery where his wife is buried.
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Champaign County Deaths from CCGS Fall 88 Henry McComsey died 7/3/1869, single, age 30y2m6d born Md died in Urbana
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The 9 month old son of Mr & Mrs Cyrus McComsey, died last evening of cholera infantum.
Record Book 8, Page 212- Filed 17 April 1818- Heard June Term 1823 (For t he first part of this suit see Record Book 7, Page 13.) Job Martin vs John Riddle, James Riddle, Nancy Riddle, William Riddle, Abner Riddle, Ja ne Riddle, widow -Heirs of William Riddle In 1818 Daniel Newcomb and Jane Riddle were the administrators of Willi am Riddle deceased and his children were: John, James, Nancy, Wiliam, Abn er and Polly Jane Riddle. A writ of subponea was issued on 7 October 18 23 and the defendants were found, however, by the March Term of 1824 th ey failed to plead. Job Martin's bill was taken as confessed. A note was a dded by the court that a mistake was made in the title bond and the premis es were not fully or correctly described, however, the land is described c orrectly in the complainants' bill. '.Beginning at the south-west corn er of the north-east quarter of Section 34 Township 5 Range 12 thence ea st with the line of said Job Martin the complainant three hundred and twen ty poles to the south-east corner of the north-west quarter of Secti on 28 Township 5 Range 12 containing 100 acres.'. John and James Riddle w ere ordered to grant a deed to Job Martin with 60 days and the other defen dants were to execute a deed of release to Martin within six months of bei ng of age. .'In default of such conveyance this decree to be taken and con sidered as a good and sufficient convevance. .,
Record Book 9, Page 141 Heard 23 October 1826 Petition for Partition
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John Riddle, William Riddle, James (hereafter Jane) Riddle, Abn er Riddle, Isaac Robinson and Nancy his wife Division of the undivided 1 /6 of 380 acres: southeast quarter of Section 34 Township 5 Range 12 (Sa lem Tp.); northwest quarter of Section 27 Township 5 Range 12 (Salem Tp. ); southwest quarter of Section 28 Township 5 Range 12 (100 acres off no rth side of southeast quarter Section 34 (Salem Tp.) and southwest quar ter of Section 28 belong to Job Martin). John Riddle & minors, William Ri ddle and Abner Riddle are of Champaign County. Isaac & Nancy Robinson a nd minor, Jane Riddle are of Nicholas County, Kentucky. John Wallace w as appointed guardian ad litem, The surveyors reported that the land cou ld not be divided and valued the land at $1140 on 20 March 1826. On 23 Se ptember 1826 the land was purchased by Arthur Cretchfield for $2.00 an acr e; $760 for all. Cretchfield paid $253.37 1/3 down and 1/3 was due with in 9 months and 1/3 due within 18 months.
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HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. - 531 THOMAS COWGILL, physician; P. O. Kennard. Soon after the emigration of Wil liam Penn to America, Ralph, Isaac and Henry Cowgill, brothers, came fr om Wales, their native country, and settled near Philadelphia, Penn. Abo ut the same time, four brothers, named Antrim, emigrated from Ireland a nd settled near the same place. One of these Antrim brothers soon became d issatisfied with the new country and returned to Ireland, and, in cour se of time, received the title of Lord Antrim. He died in Ireland, leavi ng an estate worth over $30,000,000, which, according to history, remai ns to this day in the Bank of England waiting for orders from the rightf ul heirs. From these two sets of brothers descended the subject of this no tice. Thomas Cowgill, the father of our subject, was born in Frederick Co ., Va., July 27, 1777, and died in Champaign Co., Ohio, Sept, 14, 1846. H is wife was born in Stafford Co., Va., Sept. 16, 1780, and died in Champai gn Co., Ohio, June 18, 1868. They raised to maturity eleven children, name ly, Ann, Henry, Susannah, Daniel, Sarah, Thomas, Joseph, Levi, Lydia, Jo hn and Eli, of whom Ann, Henry, Susannah, Sarah, Joseph and Levi are decea sed. Mr. and Mrs. C. were members of the Society of Friends during their w hole life. The members of both families have generally been members of sa id society, or held to that faith since the settlement of their ancesto rs in America. The paternal grandmother of our subject was an eminent mini ster in the Society of Friends, and was related to Gen. George Washingto n. The Washington family frequently visited her at her home in Virginia, a bout one hundred years ago, claiming relationship with her. They also atte nded her meetings frequently. The parents of our subject were married in 1 799, in Virginia, and in 1801 became residents of the Northwest Territor y, locating in what is now Columbiana Co., Ohio. In the fall of 1817, th ey moved with their family to Champaign Co. Thomas, Jr., was then in his 6 th year, and has resided here ever since, a period of sixty-three year s. He spent several years in helping to clear the forest and make his fath er's farm, and has borne a full share of the hardships, trials and privati ons incident to settling a new country. Now, in his 69th year, he feels th at he has lived a long life. He has enjoyed good health and the confiden ce of his fellow-men. He has been Surveyor of his adopted county, and h as been a practicing physician for thirty-five years. His chief and best r ecommendation is that he has been a member of the Society of Friends duri ng his entire life, and has never wavered from the true doctrine of that c hurch. He recognizes the goodness of Divine Providence in directing his st eps.
Carmel Friends' Church.-The Carmel society took shape as early as 1825; t he present house was built in 1873, in the western border of the townshi p. Previous to this, the society occupied a meeting-house on the same sit e, and which was built in 1832. Still earlier the same people worship ed at what is now known as Ryan's, in Salem Township, nearly two miles fur ther north. The early preaching was generally held at the houses of Thom as Cowgill, Sr., W. H. Baldwin and John Robinson. These families, with tho se of John Miller, Henry Cowgill, Lydia Gray, Jesse Baldwin and others, co nstituted the membership in its earlier history. Eli Cowgill and Abrill a, his wife, since 1866, have from time to time ministered to this peopl e. Thomas Cowgill, Sr., was a native of Virginia; his wife, Sarah Antrim, w as of the same State. The were members of the Friends' Church. They ca me to Ohio and settled in Columbiana County in 1801. In 1817, they ca me to Champaign County and settled in the western part of Wayne Townshi p, near the Carmel meeting house. Mr. Cowgill was for many years a Trust ee of the township and sustained a high reputation for honesty. His fami ly consisted of seven sons and four daughters-Henry, Daniel, Thomas, Josep h, Levi, John and Eli ; the daughters were Ann, Susannah, Sarah and Lydi a. Of these only Daniel, Thomas, John and Eli survive. These sons and daug hters of this early pioneer became staid citizens of the country. They adh ered to the doctrine of the church in which they had a birthright. Thom as A. Cowgill, a grandson of this subject, served the county as Representa tive in the State Legislature repeatedly, and was made Speaker of the Hou se of Representatives of the Sixty-Fourth General Assembly.
The pioneer meeting at West Liberty, on Thursday last, was a grand success in every particular. The meeting convened in the town hall at the usual hour, and after reading a portion of scripture by Rev. Wm. Fitzgerald, prayer was offered by Hon. Luther Smith, assistant Chaplain of the association. The hall was filled, and excellent addresses were made by Rev. Samuel Alien, aged 82 years; Judge Wm. Patrick, aged 84 years; Hon. Jesse C. Phillips, aged 80 years; Daniel Cowgill, [the maker of Gen. Simon Kenton*s coffin forty-.three years since] aged 73 years; Hon. Luther Smith, aged 79 years, which, together with Mr. HaIler, the first speaker, whose age is 78 years, makes a total of four hundred and seventy.-six years, for the six speakers, or an average of more than seventy~nine years. A resolution tendering the thanks of the association to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for their kindness and hospitality was passed by a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned to meet on the 28thof August in their annual reunion, at Neal*s grove, near Concord Chapel.
To the Editor: In looking through the Beers History of Champaign County, I was very mu ch surprised to find (on p. 823) the assertion that the coffin enclosing t he remains of that old pioneer and Indian fighter [Simon Kenton] was ma de by Lyman North, late of Salem Twp. Desirous of vindicating my own statements and veracity, as well as establi shing the truth in a matter more important, perhaps, to myself than to any one else, I submit the following personal reminiscence: I conducted a furniture manufacturing and undertaking business near Zanesf ield, Logan Co., for about 25 years, locating there in 1830. On Apr. 30, 1 836, with the assistance of John Kirkpatrick, who now lives in Bellefontai ne, then a journeyman cabinet maker in my employ, I made the coffin and at tended, as under-taker, the funeral of Simon Kenton. In addition to Mr. Kirkpatrick, I refer, in support of the statement, to t he following well known citizens of Logan Co., who are cognizant of the ma terial facts herein stated: Judge Ezra Bennett, Abner Riddle, Michael Funk, Dr. Lord, Elder George Mcc ulloch, all of Bellefontaine; and Ccl. Joel Haines, of West Middlebur g, as well as to any of the old residents of Jefferson Twp. in the vicini ty of the place where the eventful life of the brave old pioneer terminate d.
I knew Simon Kenton well during the years of my early manhood, the place w here he lived the last few years of his life being but about three miles f rom where I resided more than 30 years. Although 45 years have elapsed, y et the incidents connected with the death and interment of the wonderful o ld pioneer are fresh in my memory, as I doubt not they are in the min ds of those whom I here cite as my witnesses.
I suggest that the Beers reference ("The coffin which enclosed the remai ns of Simon Kenton of pioneer fame was made by Mr. North") be erased by th ose who desire to preserve the truth of history for the coming generatio n. And I request that the newspapers of Champaign and Logan Counties co py this article, or its substance, in order that this matter of personal r eminiscence important only by reason of its connection with weightier mat ters may be established while living witnesses remain to confirm it.
Daniel Cowgill
(From Urbana Citizen & Gazette, Sept. 8, 1881)
No previous census record found on Daniel prior to these
1870 Delaware Co, Delaware, OH pg 266 Daniel Cowgill, 65, OH Mary, 59 OH John 28 OH Josephine 28 OH Otway, 23, OH Daniel, 16, OH
1880 Delaware, Delaware, Ohio Family History Library Film 12550
NA Film Number T9-1012 Page Number 325C John COWGIL Self M Male W 37 OH Farmer OH OH Ella COWGIL Wife M Female W 27 IL Keeping Hou Arthur COWGIL Son S Male W 4 OH OH IL Eva COWGIL Dau S Female W 2 OH OH IL Daniel COWGIL Father Male W 74 OH Boarder VA VA
522 - HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. WAYNE TOWNSHIP. BY F. M. M'ADAMS In April, 1830, John Shaul was elected Clerk, and his successor, Wesley Hu ghes, was elected April 2, 1832. George N. Swisher served two years, a nd on the 7th day of April, 1834, Thomas Cowgill, Jr., was elected. On t he day of the Presidential election, November 1, 1844, Thomas Cowgill resi gned the office, having held it more than ten years
Champ Co Will Book H pg 567 Thomas Cowgill, Wayne Twp died 10/29/1896 Probated 11/2/1896 Heirs John Cowgill, son Kennard. Land to be set aside for Mt Carmel Cemetery for public cemetery a nd to be maintained by Wayne Twp; to Thomas Cowgill as trustee, in trust f or use and benefit of my son John all personal property and real esta te in Union Co, OH. After son John's death all estate shall descend to hei rs of son John, if no heirs, then to my lawful heirs fixed by laws of Oh io excepting by nephews Levi Cowgill and his heirs, my bros John and Eli C owgill and their heirs; they have been amply provided for by their fathers . Thomas A Cowgill, Exec Wit: J S Maher, Casper Kitselman Signed 8/31/1894
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