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Ch. of John M .- Mary E. (Barclay Smith), Calvin D., Al- meda F. (Almeda Simmons), Lela G., Carrie B., Phoebe C. (Robert Swadley), James F., John P., Aud B., George E.
Ch. of Henry C .- Lura C. (Don Byrd), Maud D., Clara E., Ona D., Ott F., Otho C. (dy).
Ch. of Charles B .- Arley (dy), Olin, Kenny, Lester, Don, Nellie.
John (Mary -- ) of Rkm. had these other children be- sides Cornelius: 2. Isaac (Deborah Nestrick), William ( -- --- ), Mary (William Dyer)-b. 1776, d. 1861. Isaac and William did not live here. The following son of Isaac was reared by his maternal grandmother on South Fork Mtn. -
John M. (Mary E. Eye)-b. 1830-upper Trout Run-ch. 1. William P. (Carrie Ruddle). 2. Isaac (Susan Dahmer)-
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sheriff. 3. Sarah-Ia. 4. Alice. 5. Jennie (John Moyers). 6. Emily (Jacob Cowger)-S. V. 7. Maud (Floyd Simmons) -Hdy.
Ch. of William P .- Roma.
Ch. of Isaac N .- Claude, Whitney, Saylor, Reta, Roy, Dick, John, Dottie, boy.
Br. of William :- Carrie (William P. Ruddle).
Rymer. Thomas (Annie Waybright)-m. 1810-merchant at C'ville-ch .- 1. George (Margaret Harper)-Wm. H. Ry- mer's. 2 others.
Br. of George W .- Phoebe A. (Solomon Newman, Hld) *, Mary J. (S-C. Beveridge, Hld)*, Ellen (Andrew T. New- man, Hld)*, Hannah C. (George . W. Hammer), Elizabeth (John A. Calhoun), George (d. 24), William H. (Catharine Phares), Jacob H. (Susan Hinkle).
Ch. of Jacob H .- Matie (William Simmons), Clyde (Sarah Calhoun), Sudie (Charles Bennett).
Thomas was the grandson of George, a soldier of the Revo- lution, b. 1750, d. after 1840.
Saunders. Edward T. (Margaret Eagle, Hld)-b. 1799, d. 1873-ch .- 1. John C. (Mary M. Hiner-homestead. 2. Louisa J. (John P. Rymer, Aug.) *. 3. Mary E.
Ch. of John C .- Margaret O., Elizabeth G. (Arthur Hiner), Martha (d).
Edward T. was a bricklayer by trade. He was a consta- ble of Pendleton.
Schmucker. George (Sarah Hahn, b. 1807, d. 1900-b. Feb. 16, 1807. d. Aug. 10, 1886-settled on Mallow's Run, 1841-ch .- 1. Henrietta J. (Isaac T. Kile). 2. Mary E. (Stephen H. Thacker). 3. Samuel L .- S. 4. William M. (W. Va.)-merchant, O. 5. Jacob N. (Ky). 6. George M. (O.)* 7. Martha (dy). 8. Hannah R. (John S. Harman).
Rev. George Schmucker was born near Woodstock, gradu- ated at Gettysburg in 1835, and was licensed to preach the same year. He came to Pendleton as the result of a visit by his father, the Rev. John N. Schmucker. The grandfather John C., came from Hesse Darmstadt in 1785. The family" however, is of Swiss origin. George M. is also a Lutheran' preacher. He graduated at Columbus, O.
Schrader. Jacob (Mary Simmons-Jack Mtn -- ch ?- 1. Henry (Nancy Knapp, Poca.)* 2. Jacob (Phoebe Mowrey) -b. 1812. 3. Sarah (John McQuain). 4. Mary (Rkm) .* 5. Christian (Sarah Rexroad)-b. 1817. 6. Susan Hoover). 7. Peter (Jane Knapp. Poca.)
Br. of Jacob :- Uriah (Ritchie),* Ami (-Crummett)- homestead, Eliza ( -- Gragg), David (Ritchie),* Benjamin.
Ch. of Ami :- John (- Pitsenbarger), Phoebe J. (Amby
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Rexroad), Hannah (Frank? Eye), Minnie (Kemp Rexroad).
Br. of Christian :- Catharine ( -- Hoover), Solomon (d). Br. of Peter :- 1. William-d. war. 2. Ezra-k. 3. Mary (Poca) *. 4. Washington-d. 5. Martha-d. 6. Margaret (Dice Lantz). 7. Catharine (Hld) *. 8. Robert (Minnie Simmons) -Buffalo Hills.
Unp. 1. Henry-1803. 2. Nicholas (Verona --- )- 1790. 3. John (Christiana Moats)-m. 1812.
Shaver. Paul - -)-d. 177-, ch ?- 1. Christo- pher (Mary Wanstaff)-m. 1804. 2. Jacob (Mary Tarr)-m. 1799. 3. Christian. 4. John (Catharine N. -m. 1803. 5. Balsor (Ann C. Mitchell)-b. 1792-Sweedland. Line of Balsor :- 1. Alexander M. (Sarah -)-b. 1818 -Ind. 2. Isabella-out. 3. John. 4. Simon (Anna B. Si- mon, Hdy)-b. 1825, d. 1880-homestead. 5. Ephraim (S. V.)-Ind. 6. Eliza (- Imon)-W.
Br. of Simon :- 1. Anna C. (Hdy) *- b. 1847. 2. Mary V. (Hdy) *. 3. Michael S. (Rachel Mitchell). 4. Priscilla (Cy- rus Mitchell). 5. Sarah S. E. (Andrew J. Nesselrodt). 6. Ephraim B. J. (Rachel Kuykendall)-Va. 7. Martha G. (Charles B. Nesselrodt). 8. John C. (Minnie M. Hartman) -homestead. 9. Edmund C. (Ind.)-O.
Ch. of Michael S .- Addie J. Simon J., Ettie, Sarah A. Unp. 1. Barnabas (Mary -- )-b. 1814. 2. Henry (Elizabeth Cook).
Shaw. John (Elizabeth Bolton)-b. 1807, d. 1875-ch .- 1. John W. (Mary Williams) - Fln - expressman. 2. Frances (William Skiles). 3. Ann (James S. Trumbo). 4. Rebecca (James Skiles)-d. 1879.
Ch. of John W .- Otis, Cecil.
Shirk. Henry (Rebecca Vanmeter)-b. 1800* - son of Henry, an Irish immigrant-ch .- 1. George (Ill.) *- b. 1831. 2. Phoebe (Alfred Kimble). 3. Amos (Lucinda Vanmeter),- Smokehole-b. 1839. 4. Elijah (- Nelson)-Rph. 5. Joab (Una Harman)-Upshur. 6. Solomon (Mary Full)-Grant. 7. Aaron (Susan Ayers)-Rph. 8. Enos (Ill.) *. 9. Jesse- S. 10. William (dy). 11. Lucinda (Adam Kimble). 12. Sarah (John A. Kimble, Isaac Harman). 13 Eliza (Samson Day)-W. Va.
Ch. of Amos :- William W. (Susan J. Champ)-homestead, Sarah E. (John Kimble, Grant)*, Mary (John Self, Grant)*, Martha J., Ida S. (d), Cora A. (d), Helena, George, Rebecca, Osborn.
Shreve. John (Eliza Platt, Loudoun)-ch .- 1. Daniel-b. 1795. 2. John P. (Hannah Ayers)-m. 1827. 3. William (Rebecca Hedrick)-k. 1864 *. 4. James-S. 5. Amos (Mary Arbogast?). 6. Jane-S .- b. 1802. 7. Mary (John? Long)
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-Milwaukee. 8. Lucinda (Elihu Hedrick). 9. Eliza (Jesse Vanmeter)-m. 1825. 10. Nancy (Philip Hedrick)-m. 1819. 11. Benjamin W. (Lucinda McUlty)-b. 1822, d. 1906.
Br. of Daniel :- Hiram W .- b. 1832-Ill. 2. Samson P. 3. Mary E .- W. Va. 4. Daniel Y. (Mary Kimble)-Smokehole. 5. Phoebe E. 6. Mahala E. 7. Cyrus H. (Emily Holloway) -Md. 8. Theresa. 9. Julia A. (George Eagle). 10. Caro- lina (George Hill). 11. Lucinda (David Vanmeter). 12. girl.
Br. of William :- Wesley (Mary Harper), Clark, Zachariah, Kenny, Jane, Louisa, Ann J. The family moved to Ind.
Br. of Amos :- 1. Nicodemus (Catharine Huffman). 2. Benjamin (Hannah Ketterman)-Md. 3. Jesse (Eliza Ar- mentrout) -Md. 4. Rebecca. 5. Nancy (John E. Ayres). 6. Edith J. (Adam Hedrick).
Br. of Benjamin W .:- 1. Ann J. (Sam H. Nelson-b. 1846. 2. Matilda C .- dy. 3. Mary E .- D. 4. Emily C. (Calvin Kimble). 5. James F. (Samilda Ayers)-Rph. 6. John W. (Hadie J. Kimble)-Brushy Run. 7. Benjamin F. (Sarah Judy). 8. Andrew B. (Joanna Shreve). 9. Noah A .- d.
Ch. of James E .- William H. (Della Teter), James A. (Della Vanmeter), Cora (Blaine Teter), Sarah.
Ch. of John W .- William B. (in Nicholas), Alvin, Eva M., Annie (d), John B., Isom H., Ewart C.
Ch. of Benjamin F .- Ira, Clemens, Ettie.
Ch. of Andrew B .- Austin, Emma, Floda, Minnie. Unp. Jacob-1800.
John, the pioneer, was a nephew of Joseph, who visited the South Branch in 1769, and took up land in Pendleton and Grant, and also Randolph on land warrants. He died west of the Alleghanies. The connection in this county is in the north of Mill Run.
Simmons. (A) Leonard (Mary A. --- )-came before 1768 to S-F-d. 1808-ch .- 1. Elizabeth (Balsor Hammer). 2. Henry (Susan --- )-b. Oct. 12, 1760, d. Sept. 7, 1825 -homestead. 3. Leonard (Catharine -). 4. William -b. 1774, d. 1815. 5. George (Mary Wimer)-b. Jan. 27, 1779-Dry Run.
Line of Henry :- 1. Leonard (Mary Mifford)-m. 1805- W. Va. 2. Jonas - Lewis. 3. Peter (Sarah Moyers)- Cave P. O. 4. Henry (Rachel Simmons)-b. July 3, 1798, d. Aug. 17, 1868-homestead. 5. William (Margaret -) -b. 1800-Hammer mill. 6. Abraham (Nancy -- )-b. 1815 ?- Lewis.
Br. of Henry :- 1. John (Barbara -)-b. 1818-out? 2. Mary (Balsor Hammer). 3. Melinda (Harmon Moyers). 4. Leah (John Bowers). 5. Elizabeth (John Hammer). 6.
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Phoebe (Zebulon Johnson). 7. Timothy (Deborah Bible). 8. Emanuel (Eleanor A. Harper). 9. Henry (Mary Mauzy)- b. Sept. 9, 1835-homestead. 10. Jeremiah (Valeria Hille).
Ch. of John :- Louisa J. (b. 1839), Sarah A., Daniel, Mary M., Lucinda E.
Ch. of Timothy :- 1. John (- Jordan)-Friend's Run. 2. Susan (- Moyers). 3. Minnie (Robert Schrader).
Ch. of Emanuel :- Delia (Taswell Fitzwater)-O., Lucy (George Colaw, Hld)*, Etta (D), Jennie (Creede Fitzwater) -O., Jasper (Almeda Mowrey, Phoebe Moyers), Harvey (Eliza Simmons).
Ch. of Henry :- 1. Charles W. (Annie Walls)-G'brier. 2. Edgar (Ardena Vint). 3. William (Amanda J. Simmons) -Aug. 4. Alice (Peter Moyers). 5. Kenny (Martha Ham- mer). 6. Harry (Barbara Hammer). 7. Dice C. (Lucy Rex- road). 8. Arthur. 9. Glenn (Alice Judy). 10. Florence (Maria Moyers). 11. Sarah C. (Floyd Rexroad).
Ch. of Jeremiah :- Zadie (- Hille).
Line of George :- 1. Henry E. (- - -)-b. 1816- Panther Knob. 2. Mary A. 3. Sarah A. 4. Margaret J. (Wil- liam Nicholas)-b. 1826. 5. Catharine (William Rexroad). 6. (Joshua Nicholas).
Br. of Henry E .- Mary C. (Eli Bennett), Sarah A. (dy), Ann R. (Harness Phares), George F. (Abigail Phares)-b. 1851, Christina (Jacob Mitchell), boy.
Ch. of George F .- Clay (Effie M. Fox, Hld) .- homestead. C. of Clay :- Luther E., Arley C., Ethel B., Isa, Ralph.
(B) John N. (Margaret -- -)-exempted 1790-ch ?-- 1. John (Rebecca --- ). 2? George (Eve Cook)-m. 1796, d. 1810 - Wilfong church-tailor. 3. Leonard-Hld? 4. Michael. 5. Mark. 6. others?
It is not known whether Leonard and John were brothers. Our knowledge of the posterity of the latter is too indefinite to present otherwise than in more or less disconnected groups. Line of John :- 1. John (Margaret Wimer)-b. 1774, d. 1837* 2. others?
Br. of John -1. Frederick (Elizabeth Rexroad)-b. 1793, d. 1874-S. H. Bolton's. 2. Benjamin (Rachel Dickenson Propst?). 3. David (Sarah Gragg)-m. 1821. 4. Amanda. 5. Daniel (Elizabeth --- )-b. Oct. 4, 1800, d. Dec. 5.
1881. 6. William. 7. Joseph? 8. Philip (Mary Maurer). 9. Sophia. 10. Eli. 11. Sarah. 12. Rebecca (Cain Moyers) -b. 1808, d. 1875. 13. Emanuel. 14. John (Sophia C .- ). Ch. of Frederick :- 1. Benjamin (Mollie Snider)-b. 1818 -Hawes Run. 2. William (Sarah Bodkin). 3. Frederick (Mary A. Hoover). 4. John (Virginia Simmons) -Braxton. 5. Addison (Mary Elyard). 6. David ( -- Hoover)-Har-
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man. 7. Daniel (Olive Hoover)-Hamp. 8. Frances (John H. Miller). 9. Matilda (Joel Hoover)-Harman. 10. Sarah (A -- Thompson)-Harmon. 11. Barbara (Michael Lamb). 12. Susan (Philip Eckard). 13. Emanuel-k.
C. of Benjamin :- 1. Sylvester (Martha M. Propst) -home- stead. 2. Ruhama S. (Adam Hoover). 3. Elizabeth J .- S. 4. Martha-d.
Cc. of Sylvester :- Granville D., Oliver (dy), Olive, Emma, Polly A .. Lona (dy), Bertha M.
C. of Frederick :- William F. (Laura G. Hoover), Susan E. (Charles P. Anderson), Eli C., Henry B., Harvey S. (Carrie Snider), Charles E. (Grace Harold), Robert H. (Jane Har- old), James T. (Verdie Simmons), Arthur L., Victor H., Jennie (James Harold), Carrie C., (Isaiah Murphy), Fernan- do C., 1 other.
Ch. of Daniel :- Mary (b. 1825). Joel, Amos, Elizabeth.
Ch. of Joseph :- Sabina (Eli Wilfong), Mary (Nicholas Wimer), Sarah (Joseph Simmons), Samuel (Sarah Wilfong), Joseph (Frances Wilfong), William (Christina Smith), Eli (Mahala A. Simmons, Kate Simmons), Jonas (- Hedrick) -Okla.
C. of Samuel :- Elias (Elizabeth Simmons), Hannah (Sam- uel Puffenbarger), Naomi (Benjamin Mitchell).
Cc. of Elias :- 1. Emanuel F. (Hannah Bowers)-S. G. 2. Elijah (Mahulda Wilfong), Ami (- Lough), Joshua (Mar- garet Lambert), Harrison (d), Eliza C. (Joseph Wilfong), Esther (dy), Mary J.
Ccc. of Emanuel F .- Emory F.
C. of William :- Sarah (b. 1844), John, Julia A.
C. of Joseph-Samuel (Millie Snider), Elizabeth (John
A. Snider), Valentine (- Swadley, Mineral)* Joseph (Mattie Bodkin), Hannah (Martin Gragg), Margaret (George Smith,) Amanda (Laban Harold), Mordecai (Jane Gragg).
Ccc. of Samuel :- Calvin (Emma Bowers)-Rph., Albert (Frances Hinkle)-Hld., Amanda J. (William Simmons), Eliza (Harry Simmons), Ursula, Olive (Kenny Rexroad), 2 boys (dy).
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Ccc. of Joseph :- Lillie (David Wilfong), Lillie, 3 others (d).
Ccc. of Mordecai :- John (Jennie Simmons), Moses, Riley, Carrie, girl (Marshall Hoover), girl.
Ch. of Philip :- David (Leah Crummett), William (Amanda Pitsenbarger, Mary Eckard), Job (Lucinda Eckard), Mar- garet (Marshall Smith), Jane (Noah Crummett), Amanda (Amos Puffenbarger), Melinda (Isaac Waggy).
C. of David :- Mary J. (Sylvester Simmons), Caroline (Abraham Armstrong, Hld), Hannah (Riley Armstrong),
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Aaron (Emma Dove), Jemima (Emanuel Mitchell), Noah (Mary Hale, Aug.)*, Susannah (Abraham Puffenbar- ger, Aug.)*, Harvey (Lucinda Dove), Louisa (Erasmus Sim- mons), David (Elizabeth Puffenbarger), William F. (Aug.)*, Cora (John Dove), Martha (dy).
Cc. of Harvey :- Guy, Homer M., Lou, Emma, Edmund H., Cora A., Hannah L., Elsie F.
Cc. of David :- Mary E., Otho F.
Ch. of John :- Ephraim (b. 1831), Rachel, John, Catharine, George A.
Line of George :- 1. Jacob R. (Magdalena -- )-b. 1779, d. 1861. 2? Leonard (-)-m. 1799. 3. Susannah (George Crummett). 4. Elizabeth. 5? Mary M. (John Smith)-m. 1794. 6. Margaret.
Br. of Jacob R .- 1. Lavina (Christian Puffenbarger). 2. Susan (Solomon Carr)-b. 1835. 3. Polly (Cain Arbogast). 4. Emanuel (Sarah Propst, Leah Moyers)-Smith Cr. 5. John (Polly Simmons)-Rph. 6. James (Catharine Wilfong). 7. Nariel (Hannah Barclay, Poca.)* 8. Ami-Lewis. 9. Lewis (Nellie Simmons)-Hld.
Ch. of Emanuel :- 2 girls (dy); by 2d m .- Charles E. (P- -Lambert), Price, Rebecca E. (d).
C. of Charles E .- Ezra, Annie R., Lizzie, Frank, Sarah, Arthur W. (dy), Elsie (dy).
Ch. of James :- Alice (Zachariah Rexroad), Oscar (Nor- folk)*, Zebulon (Lura N. Hartman), Zora (Va)*, Edward ( - - Simmons), Mollie (- Day), Mattie (Lonnie Lam- bert), Samuel, Charles.
Unp. 1. Michael (Mary Waggy)-b. 1810. 2. Rachel (Henry Simmons)-m. 1788, d. 1869. 3. Joseph (Frances- -)-b. 1818. 4. Solomon-d. 1831. 5. Solomon (Mary A. - -)-b. 1814. 6. Mary (Joseph Davis)-m. 1791. 7. George (Margaret Sheets?) -m. 1800. 8. Mark (Sarah Smith)-m. 1810. 9. George (Elizabeth Jones)-m. 1827. 10. Henry (Catharine Snider)-m. 1805. 11. Henry (Susan- nah Baldwin)-m. 1821. 12. Joseph (Nancy -)-1812. 13. ? 14. John (Ann Stone)-m. 1812. 15. An-
drew (Barbara -)-b. 1811, d. 1875. 16. Rachel (David Gum) - m. 1825. 17. David (Elizabeth ------- )-b. 1816. 18.
William (Phoebe -)-b. 1822. 19. David (Susan -) -b. 1823. 20. Jacob (-
Ch. of 1 :- Mary (John Simmons)-b. 1835, George (Mary E. Hartman), Jeremiah (Catharine Helmick)-Poca, Eliza- beth (Michael Hoover, Jacob Hoover), Eleanor (Lewis Sim- mons), Elijah (Eliza Simpson), Addison (Susan Harper, Gum, Hld)*
C. of George H .- Mary E. (William Moyers), Frances
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(Cantor Lambert), Sebaldis (Della Lambert), Alice (Floyd Warner), George A. (Mary L. Propst), Luetta (Harry Hed- rick), Jenina (Harry Simpson), Savannah (Frank Eye), Claude (Luna Lambert).
Cc. of Sebaldis :- Eva, Price, Millie, Mary, Jesse, Zenie, Early L.
Cc. of George A .- Effie M., Daniel M., Henry H., Mary V., Okey L., Martha A., Mary V.
Cc. of Claude :- Oscar, Edward.
Ch. of 3 :- Samuel (b. 1840), Elizabeth, Valentine, Morde- cai, Amanda.
Ch. of 5 .- Hezekiah (b. 1836), Sidney, Martin, Melinda, Mary, Catharine, Marshall, Susan.
Ch. of 13 :- Margaret (b. 1804), Daniel (b. 1816), Mary . (b. 1819.)
Ch. of 20 :- Daniel (Sarah? Gragg) Joseph (Frances Sim- mons).
C. of Daniel :- Amos (Hannah Simmons)-d. 1863*, Noah (d), Elizabeth (Elias Simmons), Polly (Solomon Stone), infs (dy).
Cc. of Amos :- Edward H. (Lavina Bowers), William ( ---- Hinkle), Samuel (Polly Bowers).
The Simmons connection is very numerous, is widely dis- persed over the county, and does not seem to admit of a com- plete classification. As in the case of the Propst family, the dates pertaining to the earlier members are troublesome and there is no longer any authoritative court of appeal.
Simpson. Allen (Susannah -)-ch ?- 1. John-b. 1784 .* 2. William (Nancy Holland Day)-b. 1790. * 3. Abel (Mary A. Hartman)-Trout Run-b. 1801? d. 1857. £ 4. Kate
-). 5. others?
Br. of William :- Emily A. (b. 1833), Andrew J., Solomon F., John L., Robert W., William A.
Br. of Abel :- 1. William-b. 1829-W. 2. Amos (Susan Cook, Hannah Hiner). 3. James (Dorothy Good)-Barbour. 4. Miles (Sarah A. Bolton). 5. Michael-k. 6. Susan (William Simmons). 7. Eliza (Elijah Simmons). 8. Eliza- beth (Reuben Kessner). 9. Noah.
Ch. of Amos (by 2d m.) :- 1. Joseph L. (Cora D. Keister). 2. Charles E. (Margaret Siple)-Fln. 3. John W .- carpen- ter-Washington, D. C. 4. James A. (Dora Hoover). 5. Fillmore H., Carrie (John F. Hope), Mollie (Howard W. Simpson), Margaret (Wilbert Lough).
Ch. of Miles :- Howard W. (Mollie Simmons), Floyd (- Simmons), Harry (-Simmons), Clyde, Lottie, Daisy, Delia (d), 1 other.
Sinnett. Patrick (Catharine Hevener)-served -- Con-
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rad 4 years as a redemptioner-ch .- 1. Henry (Catharine Fleisher)-b. June 4, 1783, d. Sept. 19, 1854. 2. Abel-Ritchie. 3. George ( Rexroad)-Ritchie. 4. Herman - Ritchie. 5. Elizabeth Drake)-Ritchie, 6. Catharine (Henry Propst). 7. Jacob (Susannah Eye)-b. 1815 *- n. Dahmer P. O.
Br. of Jacob :- 1. William (Mary J. Rexroad, Anna E. Mitchell, Eliza Mitchell)-b. 1835-homestead. 2. Henry (Mary C. Moyers)-B-T. 3. Amanda C. (William Simmons). 4. Elizabeth (William Eye). 5. Jacob. 6. Julia A. 7. Catharine. 8-9. twins (dy).
Ch. of William :- 1. Henry M. 2. Jacob A. (Martha Rex- road). By 2d m .- 3. Lee (Louise M. Mitchell). 4. Abel (Sa- rah Simmons)-Hld. 5. Wesley (Jennie Moyers)-Aug. 6. J. Frank (Huldah V. Propst)-Horton. 7. Emanuel-d. 23. 8. Amanda C. (John Fultz). 9. Lavina A. 10. Harriet (Har- rison Rexroad). 11. Valeria (Jasper Propst).
C. of Jacob A .- Paul W., Charles, Ettie, Henry, 2 others. Ch. of Lee :- William A., David C., Eliza F.
Br. of Henry :- Catharine (Eli Hoover)-b. 1842, Valeria, (George Hammer), Phoebe J. (Lewis Eye), Naomi (Laban Bowers, Benjamin Bodkin), Josephine (George Eye), Harri- son (dy).
Siple. Joel (Mary M. Hiner)-ch .- 1. George (Poca)* 2. Caroline (John Roberson). 3. Jane (Robert Wolfenbarger, Poca.)-Ill. 4. William (Mary Lough)-k. 5. Mary (Jo- seph Armstrong, Hld) *. 6. John (Ill.)* 7. Abraham (Hld -Albemarle) *. 8. Hannah (Lough Wagoner)-Bridgewa- ter. 9. Josiah H. (Rachel Beaver, Aug.)-B. D. 10. Sam- uel (Sarah Armstrong, Hld, Sarah Smith)-M. R. D. 11. J. Madison (Poca.)* 12. twin girls (dy).
Ch. of Josiah H .- Charles (Emma Hiser, Rkm), Annie, Augusta V. (Rkm)*, Mary M. (Perry Martin), Minnie, Theodore (twin to Minnie), Maud.
Ch. of Samuel :- Lee (Ill.)*, Maud (Hld)*, William (Ill.) *; by 2d m .- Mary M. (Charles E. Simpson), Cora (William Wagoner), Preston T., Cosmos (Carrie Wagoner)-Mineral, Lena (Hugh Kimble), John (in U. S. A.), Etta M. (Otho Byrd), Edward L.
Joel was a grandson of Conrad, who came from Penna. to New Market. He himself settled in Highland in 1834 and on the Andrew Dyer farm in Mill Run in 1862. Corporal John was a guard at San Francisco during the days follow- ing the earthquake.
Unp. George (Mahala --- ) -- b. 1797 *- ch .- Conrad (b. 1834), Joseph, George, Ambrose, Christina, Magdalena, Jane.
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(B) William (Laura J. Hoover)-S-F-ch .- Delia (Early C. Snider), Phoebe J.
Sites. Jacob (Margaret Lough, m. 1792,-Catharine Hin- kle)-b. 1769, d. 1854-ch .- 1. Jacob-Mo. 2. Adam (Edith Teter)-b. 1803. 3. John. 4. Barbara. 5. Elizabeth. 6. Margaret-S. 7. Eve (George Dolly)-m. 1825. By 2d m. -8. Samson (Eve Harper)-b .- homestead. 9. William (Dorothy Edmund)-n. homestead.
Br. of Adam :- 1. Johnson (Ann Adamson)-b. 1826. 2. Jacob (Mary Day). 3. Job (Polly A. Harper)-b. 1830. 4. Noah (Jane Harper). 5. Adam (-Simmons). 6. Chris- tina (Joshua Day)-b. 1838. 7. Sarah E.
Ch. of Johnson :- 1. Hannah (dy). 2. Mary J. (George Harper). 3. Margaret (George W. Eagle). 4. Jacob (Nora Harper)-Martinsburg. 5. William (Baltimore) .* 6. Joseph (Rose Largent)-Phil'a. 7. John M. (Estella F. Kile)- Martinsburg. 8. James (Susan E. Judy) -U. T.
C. of James :- Nida L., Johnson, Joseph, Mabel, Ella, Ber- tha, Mildred.
Ch. of Jacob :- 2 dau. - W. Va.
Ch. of Job :- Perry (Mary S. Mallow), John A. (Gertrude Raines), Isaiah (Sarah J. Mallow), Christina (Jacob Lewis), Kate (Noah Painter), Elizabeth (Lorenzo Hinkle), 2 girls (dy).
Ch. of Noah :- John W. (-Harper), Adam H. (Frances Hedrick), Simeon (Margaret Miley), William (-Huffman).
Ch. of Adam :- 2 dau .- out.
Br. of Samson :- Elizabeth (George Shirk), Jacob W. (dy), Elias C. (Mary Kisamore), John W. (Ellen Hedrick), Phoebe C. (Joseph Raines), Mary S. (George Thompson), Virginia (dy), Hannah C. (dy), Elisha H. (-Robinson)-Rph, Anna A. (Joseph M. Harper), Della (Stewart Bland), Jen- etta (Johnson Dolly).
Bro. to Jacob, the pioneer :- 1. Abraham (Hannah Lough) -m. 1802. 2. Daniel (Susannah Miller) -m. 1824.
Aaron (Elizabeth Hedrick)-n. U. T .- son of John of Grant County.
Unp. 1. Gerhard-1795 .* 2. R- (Charles Hedrick) -m. 1795 .* 3. Mary A. (Adam Greeenawalt)-m. 1829.
Skiles. Michael (Mary E. McCoy)-b. 1828, k. 1862-car- penter-from Augusta .- ch .- 1. Rebecca J. (Ill.)* 2. Wil- liam (Frances V. Shaw)-S-F Mtn. 3. James M. (Rebecca Shaw)-Sweedland.
Ch. of James M .- Byron, Carl.
Skidmore. (A). John (Magdalena Hinkle)-d. 1809-ch. -1. James (Rachel Nestrick). 2. Hannah (Charles Rogers) -- m. 1796-W. Va. 3. John (Hannah --- )-m. 1791. 4.
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Levi (Nancy --- ). 5. Elijah (Eleanor Westfall)-b. Jan. 9, 1775, d. Aug. 21, 1815-N-F. 6. Andrew (Elizabeth Stone- street-)N-F. 7. Susannah (Nicholas Harper). 8. Phoebe (Alexander Taylor)-m. 1791. 9. Nancy (John G. Dahmer) -d. 1857. 10. Rachel-S. 11. Mary (- Samuels). 12. Isaac (Mary Benson)-drowned-homestead. 13. Edith- W. Va.
Line of James :- 1. Samuel. 2. Jesse (Elizabeth Leach)- Onego. 3. Mary E. (John Bible). 4. Phoebe (John? Haig- ler). 5. Sarah (- Hiner).
Line of Elijah .- 1. Mary (Henry Smith) - b. 1795*, d. 1881. 2. Hannah (Elisha Stonestreet)-Ill. 3. Ellen (Christina Smith).
Line of Andrew :- Margaret (George W. Bland)-b. 1818. 2. dau. (George Bennett). 3. Martha (Reuben W. Harper). 4. Julia A. (Joseph Adamson)-b. 1833.
(B). Joseph (Elizabeth -)-d. 1810-ch .- 1. James (Mollie Lough)-homestead. 2. Catharine (Philip Fisher). 3. Samuel (Elizabeth -)-Ky., 1821. 4. Joseph. 5. Barbara. 6. Sarah (Peter Hyer)-m. 1825.
Line of James :- 1. Joseph (Emiranda Butt) -b. Nov. 22, 1812, Mo. 1840 *. 2. James (Catharine Halterman)-b. 1814, d. 1870. 3. Elizabeth (Ill.)-Mo. 1840 *. 4. Rebecca (Ga- briel Skidmore)-Mo. 1840 *. 5. Adam (dy).
Br. of James :- 1. Mary M. (Isaac C. Ruddel)-b. 1841. 2. Joseph C. (Barbara E. Beveridge, Hld.)-saddler-Fln. 3. Rebecca J. (John McClure). 4. Eliza A. (Andrew Dyer, James Evick).
Ch. of Joseph C .- Mary C. (Martin K. Boggs), John B. (Maud Boggs), Rebecca M., James W.
C. of John B. - Leo, Lester, Richard.
Unp. 1. Elijah-1758. 2. Joseph (Ann -- )-d. 1779. 3. James (Sarah -- )-1774. 4. Conrad-1788. 5. Eliza- beth (David Hull)-m. 1798. 6. Eve (Robert Chenoweth)- m. 1811. 7. Richard (Eliza Lewis)-m. 1819. 8. Amelia (Henry Halterman)-m. 1812. 9. Sarah (Henry Robinson) -m. 1810. 10. Elijah (Eleanor Westfall)-m. 1793. 11. Samuel (- -)-d. 1802. 12. Nancy (David Summer- field). 13. -).
Ch. of 2 :- Samuel, Joseph (b. 1770*), Thomas (Eleanor )-b. 1772.
Ch. of 11 :- Marcellus A. (b. 1839*), Calvin A., Ann R., Francis A.
Ch. of 13 :- John (b. Aug. 27, 1795), Richard (b. 1797), Christian (b. 1809).
John and Joseph-(A) and (B)-were brothers. Those marked "unp." were evidently related, but the points of con-
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nection have been lost sight of. It would appear that there were several pioneer brothers. The original settlement was around Ruddle, then known as Skidmore's Mill Run. The family was prominent and influential in the pioneer days.
Smith. The remark made of the Millers will apply equally well to the Smiths. They are not exceptionally common at the present time; but in the early days were quite numerous, appearing to represent several distinct group families settled in all parts of the county. At this late day the tangle of names does not seem capable of being reduced to order.
(A) John -)-Ft. S., 1747-ch ?- 1. Johannes
-). 2. Peter (Mary -). 3. others? Line of Johannes :- 1. John (Margaret Pool)-d. 1807- N-F Mtn. 2. others?
Br. of John :- 1. Henry (Mary Skidmore)-b. 1789, d. 1888-below M. S. 2. John (Christina Dolly)-m. 1804-d. at New Orleans. 3. Christian (Ellen M. Skidmore, Susan -)-Tkr. 4. Jacob (Elizabeth Davis)-Grant. 5. Su- san (Andrew Dolly). 6. Elizabeth (William Cunningham). 7. Isaac? (Mary Harper). 8. Hendron? (Lydia Bonnifield, Swisher, Grant) *. 9. Calvin? (Lydia Rinehart, Grant) * 10. Mary? (George Harman). 11. Elizabeth? (George Har- man, same).
Br. of Henry :- 1. Aaron W. (Ill.)* 2. Samson (Susan Carr, Grant) *. 3. Hannah (Daniel Black)-b. 1827. 4. Ellen M. - Wood).
Br. of Christian :- Martha E. (Grant) *- b. 1836. 2. others? (B) William (Phoebe Fisher)-of Ireland-m. 1811-n. Ft. S .- ch .- 1. Laban (Polly E. Lough)-b. 1819, d. 1861. 2. William (Caroline Johnson, Tenn., Adaline Temple)-Ia. 3. Sophia (Adam Wagoner). 4. Elizabeth (W)* 5. John (Caroline Dyer)-O. 6. Jared M. (Elizabeth Bible)-b. 1816 *. 7. Zebulon (Malinda Dice) -- b. 1827 *- O. 8. Phoebe J. (George Bible).
Br. of Laban :- 1. Pendleton (Mahala Parsons)-Cal. 2. Mary (Job Parsons). 3-9. infs (dy).
Br. of Jared M .- Hannah S. (George W. Smith), Phoebe J. (d. 23).
(C) John (Mary S. Simmons)-m. 1794, d. 1838 ?- S-F, above Crummett's Run-ch .- 1. Jacob (Barbara Gragg)- b. 1798. 2. Christian (Susan Crummett)-b. 1808-Hld. 3. Henry (Elizabeth Bowers)-Hld. 4. Daniel (Mollie Bow- ers). 5. Joseph (Polly Simmons)-Hld. 6. Peter (Barbara Jordan)-homestead. 7. John (Jane Jordan). 8. Sarah (James Armstrong, out) *.
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