Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield County, Ohio (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...his goods for a farm near Kirkersville, to which they moved, Pittsford died in March, 1847. In 1849 Mrs. Pittsford married Myron Merchant, who died in June, 1866. In October, 1868, she married Alfred Hatch, of Delaware, Ohio, who died in May, 1871, leaving her a widow for the third time. Mrs. Hatch is still living, 89 years of age. The Peters stock were long-lived people. TUNIS PETERS, SR. Tunis Peters, sr., married Francina Adams, and they reared a family of 13 children in Hampshire county, Virginia. We have written briefly of Jonathan and Philip and will now mention others of the family. James Peters married his cousin, Nancy Peters, Samuel Peters married his cousin, Amelin Peters, Abigail Peters married Aaron Ashbrook, Deborah Peters married Michael Blue, Katie Peters married Reverend Eli Ashbrook, who moved to Licking County, Ohio; Tunis Peters, jr., married Eve Glaze and settled in Franklin County. The Peters Dash Company was owned by his sons, of Columbus, Ohio; Gersham Peters married Susan Glaze and settled in Franklin County; Parmelia Peters married William Ashbrook and they settled in Amanda township, Fairfield County, Ohio; John Peters married Cynthia Biddle and settled in Pickaway County, Ohio; Absalom Peters married Phama Sarsher and settled near E. Ringgold, Pickaway County, Ohio. THE KAGYS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY The Shenndoah Valley, of Virginia, was settled largely by Pennsylvania people, both English and German speaking people. They emigrated from Berks, Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania, There were Mennonites, Dunkers and Primitive Baptists among them. From the year 1806 to 1840, in almost every year many families came from that valley to Fairfield County. Samuel and Reverend John Wiseman, Abraham Winters, the...