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Source for: Ada Laub, 11 Jun 1873 - 24 Jun 1951
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Source for: Nancy Duncan, 1835 - 13 Nov 1880
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Death source: S1Text: . . . Things moved along for another year and our mother was taken sick and passed away. It was in cold weather. I remember papa taking our baby sister by the hand and me on the other side, as he went into the front room where our mother was lying in her casket. When he saw her he fell face down onto the floor and I really believe his heart was broken, and in the long years of his life we could never mention our mother, the tears would start to his eyes. I really believe he made a solemn vow there by her casket he would be father and mother both, to all of us and he surely did that. No one could have done it better. . .
General Source: S2Text: Nancy Duncan Freeborn Laub, birthplace, Hodgenville, Kentucky 1838, died Leadville, Colorado. Married Freeborn, he died, two children, John Freeborn died, (aunt Maggie) Margaret Freeborn married Harrison Tanner. Married (2nd) Christopher Columbus Laub.
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Source for: Elizabeth Williams, ABT 1779 - ABT 1820
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Burial source: S3Page: pp. 176-178
Text: Elizabeth Williams Duncan . . . is buried on the old home farm of her husband, Shadrach Duncan, about three miles southeast of Hodgenville. . . Miss Thomas says there were two children buried there also.
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Source for: Anthony Phelps, 15 Sep 1763 - 30 Jun 1859
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General Source: S3Page: 85a
Text: Revolutionary Pensioner's Record. Virginia Service W 10886, Soldiers application of Dec 23, 1834; aged 72; residence Hardin County, Kentucky. Entered service fall of 1777 as volunteer with about 15 or 20 men from Buckingham County, Virginia under Captain Richard May. Service Cr. 7 mo. 21 days. Nov. 1777 arrived at Boonesborough, Kentucky, remained about 16 months. Went to Falls of Ohio (Louisville) in March, 1780, marched under General Clark, Captain Owens. Went by water to Iron Banks to build garrison and guard Miss. Stayed about 15 months and came back to Louisville, July, 1781. Campaigned against the Shawnee Indians. Left army in May, 1782, by permission of General Clark. Amended statement - - Nov. Court, 1846, Larue County, Kentucky.
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Source for: Sarah Phelps, 1771 -
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General Source: S4Page: pp. 88-100
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Source for: Abel Johnson, 8 Feb 1812 - 10 Mar 1887
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Death source: S6Page: vol.5, p.73
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Source for: Joseph Johnson, 23 May 1776 - 29 Jul 1855
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Birth source: S7Page: p.763
Text: DAVIS JOHNSON, deceased, was a son of Joseph Johnson, who was born in Virginia, near York River, May 23, 1776. Joseph Johnson was a son of Abel and Anna (Alexander) Johnson, the former of whom was a native of England, and a son of Benjamin Johnson, who, accompanied by his family, upon emigrating from England, landed in Philadelphia about 1744, when Abel was a babe. In Philadelphia Abel Johnson was educated and there learned the cooper trade. There, also, in 1768, he married Miss Anna Alexander, daughter of Joseph Alexander. . . . .Joseph Johnson was reared and educated on a farm, and, like his father before him, learned the cooper trade, though he never followed it as a means of earning a livelihood. On April 12, 1806, he married Miss Mary Davis, daughter of William and Rebecca (Thorly) Davis, and to them were born ten children, as follows: Benjamin, who died in infancy; Anna, wife of John Wagers, who lives in Van Wert county, and who was eighty seven years old July 15, 1895; Rebecca, deceased wife of Josiah Foster, of Van Wert county; Abel, formerly of Van Wert county, now deceased; Davis, the subject of this sketch; Benjamin, who died in infancy; Ama, deceased wife of Robert Baxter, also deceased, formerly of Van Wert county; Catherine, who died when fifteen years old; Mary, deceased wife of James Daily, of Adams county, Ind., and Joseph, who died at the age of twenty-two.
Mary Davis, wife of Joseph Johnson, and the mother of his children, was a native of Northumberland county, Pa., having been born January 3, 1783. Her father was a native of Wales. The next day after his marriage Mr. Johnson removed to Harrison county, Ohio, making the journey on horseback, and entered at different times three quarter sections of land, 480 acres, on which he lived thirty years, and during the war of 1812 was made adjutant of a regiment, but could not remain in the service, on account of having been kicked in the mouth by a horse, which affected his speech to a considerable extent. He was the first white man to locate in Harrison county, Ohio, and his daughter was the first white child born in Stock township, that county. Removing to Van Wert county in 1837 he there entered one quarter-section for each of his children, and one quarter-section for a grandchild (brought up by himself), and he still continued to own of the original entry, 240 acres, until his death. The entire number of acres of land entered by Mr. Johsnon for himslf, his children and his grandchild, was 2,160 broad acres.
In Politics Mr. Johnson was what was known as an old-line whig, and while a citizen of Harrison county was a justice of the peace for twenty-five years. Upon removing to Van Wert county he became one of the first county commissioners, and as such assisted to lay off the county. He also served as town ship trustee for many years. His death occurred July 29, 1855, and that of his wife on January 21, 1851. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a lady of most excellent character and dispositon. . . .
Death source: S6Page: vol.5, p.131