George Drybread, son of Fredrick Drochenbrodt, was born July 14, 1753 in Pennsylvania, and died November 05, 1832. He is in buried Monroe Cemetery, Butler County, Ohio. He was married to Susan Sager, daughter of Mathias Sager, on November 15, 1775. Susan Sager was born July 14, 1760, and died October 07, 1839. She is buried in Monroe Cemetery, Butler County, Ohio. Soon after their marriage they settled on a farm in Pennsylvania, but about 1785 moved to Kentucky where they remained until about 1798, when they moved to the Territory of Indiana, settling in what is now Dearborn County, and near the present site of Elizabethtown. They stayed here until about 1801 removing to Butler County, Ohio, where they remained until their respective deaths. To the union of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born the following children: Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Margaret, Joseph, Susannah, Hannah, Catherine, George, John, William, Henry & Rebecca.
Mary Drybread, first child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born February 4, 1777 in Pennsylvania; died October 29, 1855 in Indiana. On August 1, 1796 she was married to Thomas Kendall, and to this union was born the following known children: George, Thomas, William, James, Susannah, Elizabeth, Mary & Margaret.
Elizabeth Drybread, second child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born June 10, 1780 in Pennsylvania; died April 22, 1850. Elizabeth married Jacob Vantreese on April 27, 1802 in Butler County, Ohio, son of Conrad Vantreese and Catherine Gross. Jacob was born May 05, 1780 in Crosby Twp., Ohio, and died May 09, 1805. On May 23, 1809 Elizabeth married Daniel Wilkins, son of Michael Wilkins & Margaret Wilkins, in Butler County, Ohio. Daniel was born December 23, 1773 in Pennsylvania, and died October 17, 1841 in Hamilton County, Ohio. (Elizabeth Drybread & her first husband Jacob Vantreese are my 4th great grandparents)
To the union of Elizabeth Drybread & Jacob Vantreese, one child, a son, namely:
a. George Vantreese, born October 2, 1803 in Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio; died March 19, 1899 in Decatur County, Indiana. On April 5, 1826 near Harrison, Ohio, George was united in marriage to Elizabeth Storms. Elizabeth was born September 9, 1806 in Warren County, Ohio, to Jacob Storms and Eve (nee ?) Storms, and died January 29, 1895, Decatur County, Indiana. (George Vantreese & Elizabeth Storms are my 3rd great grandparents)
To the union of Elizabeth Drybread & Daniel Wilkins, was born the following, children:
a. Daniel Wilkins, born September 30, 1810; died circa 1889. On March 6, 1834 in Butler County, Ohio, Daniel married Eliza D. Shields, with the rites performed by the Rev. Adam B. Gilliland.
b. John Wilkins, born February 22, 1812; died November 27, 1836 (although another record states November 27, 1837).
c. Susannah Wilkins, born circa 1814; married David Smith, born February 23, 1808 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and who died September 11, 1889.
d. Michael Wilkins, born March 9, 1816 in Crosby Township, Ohio; married Julia Ann McGonigle. Julia was born November 11, 1821.
e. Sarah Wilkins, born January 06, 1819, and died September 16, 1838
Sarah Drybread, third child born to George Drybread & Susan Sager, on born January 21, 1782 in Pennsylvania. Sarah married Joshua Ball in Butler County, Ohio on July 4, 1805.
Margaret Drybread, fourth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born July 11, 1784. She married Thomas Millholland in Butler County, Ohio on July 4, 1805.
Joseph Drybread, fifth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born February 12, 1787 in Kentucky. He married Catherine Isenminger in Butler County, Ohio on June 9, 1808.
Susannah Drybread, sixth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born April 21, 1789 in Kentucky. She married Peter Brown.
Hannah Drybread, seventh child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born November 2, 1791 in Kentucky. Hannah married Thomas Beeler in Butler County, Ohio on September 14, 1809. To this union was born: William, Jackson, George, Mary, Susan, John, Bolivar, Jane, Isreal D. and Minerva Belle.
Catherine Drybread, the eighth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born January 6, 1794, in Kentucky. No further information has been found on her.
George Drybread, the ninth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born January 6, 1796 in Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Jones in Butler County, Ohio on March 4, 1819.
John Drybread, the tenth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born November 25, 1797 in Dearborn, Indiana. He died about 1847. John married Nancy Lewis on April 1, 1819 and to this union was born, namely: Margaret M., William Lewis, Rebecca H., George W.*, Henry C., Elizabeth Ann, & Joseph E. Our line descends from George W.
Picture taken August 1919 ~ Front row: Frank Drybread (son of George W.) & wife Nannie Belle Castillo. Back row, L - R: Lily Louese, Matilda Belle, Bessie Emily, Elma Ellene. Picture courtesy of Louese Hayes, granddaughter of Matilda Belle Laughlin great-granddaughter of Frank Drybread great-great-granddaughter of John Drybread & Nancy Lewis.
William
Drybread, the eleventh child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born October 21, 1799 in Dearborn, Indiana. He married Nancy Charlton on December 21, 1826 in Butler County, Ohio by William Bobb/Bebb, J.P. Nancy was a daughter of James Charlton and Mary Passamore. Nancy was born October 10, 1808 in Butler County, Ohio. William is stated to have grown to manhood on his father's farm, following the general routine of a farmer's son, working in summer and attending a subscription school in winter, obtaining a moderate knowledge of reading, writing and ciphering; in the latter branch, it is said, going as far as the "rule of three". After his marriage to Nancy Charlton, William rented his father-in-law's farm, and had barely sufficient to enable him to start housekeeping in a small log cabin. In 1827 he came out to Indiana on horseback, entered eighty acres of land in Section 10, Township 10, Range 4, Ninevah Township of Bartholomew County; returned home, and, the same summer came and entered eighty acres more, joining the first, on which he built a log cabin and cleared five acres, with the intention of settling on that farm. He again returned to Ohio, where he remained, with the exception of an occasional visit, until 1834, when he moved with his family, hiring a couple of teams to bring his household effects and help him take care of some sheep and cattle which he brought with him, his family occupying his own wagon on the route, arriving at his destination September 12, 1834. He bought the farm in Section 2 the same year, on which was a log house and twelve acres of ground, cleared ten of it and planted it in corn. This farm contained 148 acres, and he paid $500 for it. William was in much better circumstances than the average pioneer; still he was a poor man, but, year after year, he accumulated by constant toil, industrious and economical habits, a property second to few in the county; and after dividing among his children about $45,000 in money and
land. In all his undertakings, trials and hardships, his good wife was always ready to encourage and help him, and she still remains his companion, to comfort him in his declining years. He is in his 80th and she in her 71st year; have lived as man and wife fifty-three years, and considering their ages, are enjoying fair health. He cast his first vote for Jackson; afterward became a Whig, and, on the formation of the Republican party, enrolled himself in its ranks where he still remains. It is claimed by reliable authority that "Uncle Billy Drybread" is the oldest living native-born citizen of the State and he is the only survivor of a family of 13 children. He and his wife have never adhered to any church, are liberal in their religious views, take the "Golden Rule" as their guide and believe that all who follow it will be saved. William is said to be a man of upright, honest character and abhors trickery as deceit, and, in looking back over a long and useful life, may well feel a just pride at the position he has won in the esteem and confidence of honest men and the respect of all good citizens. He can also look with contentment on his children, who are well settled in life, and all good citizens, all of them who are living being settled in the vicinity of the old home -- that spot which is ever the "Mecca of our hopes" and around which our fondest memories cluster, endeared to us by the many joyous and holy associations of childhood. William has ever been kind and hospitable in his home. To all comers a hearty welcome was extended free from cold formality on the one hand and utter neglect on the other. May his posterity and the youth who may peruse this sketch be induced to emulate his example. Both he and his wife have attained an age beyond the allotted time of man. Their lives have been well spent and their work well done; and when death shall have closed the scene, their memory will be gratefully cherished by their children and the verdict of all who have
known them will be: "They have done what they could". (William Drybread & Nancy Charlton are my 4th great granduncle & great grandaunt.)
To the union of William Drybread and Nancy Charlton were born the following children:
a. Mary Ann Drybread, born July 25, 1828; died April 1829.
b. Elizabeth W. Drybread, born March 21, 1830; married David White on February 23, 1848, in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
c. John S. Drybread, born January 3, 1833.
d. James C. Drybread, born November 25, 1834.
e. William H. Drybread, born January 16, 1837; February 1872.
f. Joseph M. Drybread, born March 17, 1839; died April 29, 1885. On October 17, 1866 Joseph was united in marriage to Rebecca Wheatley, daughter of Ezekial Wheatley and Mary Cone. Rebecca was born June 1, 1850. Joseph & Rebecca had two known children: May Drybread born August 22, 1867 and William N. Drybread born July 1, 1870.
g. Clarissa W. Drybread, born May 29, 1841; married John F. Snyder.
h. Phoebe A. Drybread, born November 23, 1843; married C. H. Tulley on October 29, 1868 in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
i. Henry G. Drybread, born October 20, 1845; died October 1868.
j. Seneca S. Drybread (twin to Sanford H.), born September 17, 1848. On April 6, 1884 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, Seneca was united in marriage to Elenora N. Kindig. Seneca & Elenora had two known children ~ Carl born July 22, 1893 and a daughter whose name remains unknown, born November 7, 1894.
k. Sanford H. Drybread (twin to Seneca S.), born September 17, 1848; married Rose Belle Hogue on April 8, 1883 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
l. Nancy A. Drybread, born July 28, 1856; died 1863.
Henry Drybread, the twelfth child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born February 8, 1802 in Butler County, Ohio; died October 10, 1834, Butler County, Ohio. He is buried at Hickory Chapel - Baptist Church near Shandon, Butler County, Ohio. Henry married Elizabeth Charlton on December 3, 1823 in Butler County, Ohio with William Bobb/Bebb, J.P., officiating.
Rebecca Drybread, the 13th and being the last child of George Drybread & Susan Sager, was born April 4, 1804 in Butler County, Ohio. Rebecca married David Hopkins.
