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THARP, Solomon

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Cass County MI Archives Photo Tombstone -Tharp, Solomon : Cemetery: Reames-Norton; Solomon Tharp, NEW JERSEY, PVT 1 NC REGIMENT, REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1753 - 1849 - Source:http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/reamesnorton/tharp108538gph.jpg

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Solomon THARP

1. Was born in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. 2 He died in 1849 in Cass Co., Michigan. He was buried in 1849 in Near Cassopolis, Cass Co., Michigan. The cemetery no longer exists. Some graves were removed to Reames-Norton Cemetery, though there is no evidence that that of Solomon was. Nevertheless, a grave stone with adjacent bronze plaques has been installed there by the DAR (about 4 rows from the western boundary and 10 plots in from the southern boundary). The plaque on the left bears his name and that on the right reads:

Solomon Tharp, New Jersey, Pvt. in N. J. Regiment Revolutionary War 1753-1849

A memorial to Solomon Tharp, ancestor of many buried here, who was a Revolutionary War soldier, 1777-1778

Was at Valley Forge 1777-1778

Fought for his countryman's liberty at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Springfield and Yorktown.

He marched with the New Jersey Continental Army through western New York, Seneca Indian Settlements.

Eternal Vigilance and Sacrifice and the Price of Liberty.

He lived from from 1842 until his death in Cass Co., Michigan. He traveled to Michigan with his son, Levi, with whom he had been living in 1840 in Logan County. He served in the military Jan 15, 1777 to Nov 3, 1783 in Valley Forge, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Springtown, Yorktown.3 He enlisted "for the duration of the war" at Sussex County, New Jersey as a private in Captain William Bond's Company, Fourth Regiment. As forces were reorganized, he subsequently served in Captain Johnathan Forman's Company, First Regiment; Captain Forman's Company in Lt. Col. Francis Berber's Light Infantry Battalion; and then Captain Alexander Mitchells Company in Col. Matthias Ogden's Light Infantry Regiment, all in the New Jersey Line.

TATE, Hannah: Solomon THARP was married to Hannah TATE on Jun 16 1774 in Kennett Monthly Meeting, Chester Co., Pennsylvania.4,5 (May have been July 16). Meeting record reads, "contrary to discipline, She was disowned by the Quaker church for marrying a Baptist." About 1780, they moved to the Shenandoah area, in Culpepper Co., Virginia near the Rapidan River. They were devoted Baptists and with other pioneers of similar religious backgrounds, emigrated through the Valley of Virginia into North Carolina. About 1799, they moved to Bedford County, Virginia and then moved to Champaign County Ohio, settling at Kings Creek in Wayne Township sometime before 1811 (Solomon was listed as one of 30 electors of the township on Oct. 8, 1811). The Tharps apparently obtained land by warranty or quit-claim deed from Virginia Revolutionary War soldiers who were granted tracts in Wayne County but never moved there. Hannah TATE was born on Mar 15 1753 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware. She was excommunicated on Jul 14 1774 in Kennett Monthly Meeting, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. The meeting minute read: "Whereas, Hannah Tharp (formerly Tate) hath had a Right of Membership amongst us the People called Quakers but for want of a Strict attention to the Dictates of Truth in her Heart hath So far Erred as to have Carnal knowledge with him that is now her Husband before Marriage and Accomplished Said Marriage by a Magistrate. Therefore for Clearing the Society from the Reproach Such Conduct Occasions we Account the Said Hannah Tharp no member thereof Until by Repentance and Amendment of life She shalt Condemn her Said Outgoings which that she may Happily Experience is our Sincerest Desire. Given forth by our Monthly Meeting of Kennett held the 14th of the 7th Month 1774 and Signed by order of the Society.

By Caleb Pierce, Clerk" Solomon THARP and Hannah TATE had the following children:

I. THARP, Ruth: Ruth THARP was born in 1774 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. 6,7,8 Dorothy Tharp and the Scott Coltrain data agree on the date; Dean gives the date as March 18, 1776, perhaps to avoid the appearance of illegitimacy. Deane and Coltrain agree on New Jersey as the place of birth; Dorothy Tharp lists no place, only Coltrain is specific to Woodbridge. She died before 1850.

REED, John: Ruth THARP was married to John REED in 1800 in Bortetourt Co., Virginia.9 They moved to Logan County, Ohio, in about 1815, settling on what later became the McLaughlin farm. They were among the constituent members of the founding of Tharps Run Baptist church on August 18, 1819 (and were thus presumably previously members of the King's Creek Baptist Church.) They move to Cass County, Michigan, then to Kosciusco County, Indiana, and Jasper County, Iowa. John REED was born in 1778 in Virginia. The Jasper County, Iowa 1850 census lists John's age as 72.

(Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # M432-184 State IA County Jasper PAGE NO: 369 : Enumerated by Gary A Shelledy on 10 August 1850) He died about 1850 in Jasper Co., Iowa. He signed a will on Aug 18 1850 in Jasper County, Iowa. Allen Tice and Manly Gifford were listed as executors. Ruth THARP and John REED had the following children:

A. REED, Mary: 10.

MARMON, Stephen: Mary REED was married to Stephen MARMON on Nov 8 1818 in Logan County, Ohio.11 Stephen MARMON was born in 1790 in Jackswamp, Northampton Co., North Carolina. Mary REED and Stephen MARMON had the following children:

1. MARMON, Lemuel: Lemuel MARMON was born in 1825 in Ohio. He lived from in 1870 in Jasper Co., Iowa.

2. MARMON, John Clark: John Clark MARMON was born in 1828 in Indiana. He lived from in 1860 in Jasper Co., Iowa.

3. MARMON, Robert: Robert MARMON was born in 1830 in Michigan. He lived from in 1860 in Jasper Co., Iowa.

4. MARMON, Martha: Martha MARMON.

B. REED, Nathan: Nathan REED10 was born in 1802.12 He died in 1848 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana.

TINNIS, Peggy: Nathan REED was married to Peggy TINNIS on Apr 17 1823 in Logan County, Ohio.6 Nathan REED and Peggy TINNIS had the following children:

1. REED, Rachel: Rachel REED6 was born in 1834 in Michigan. She died in 1859 in Greene Co., Iowa.

VAUGHN, Mary: Nathan REED was married to Mary VAUGHN on May 28 1839 in Kosciusco Co., Indiana.13 Nathan REED and Mary VAUGHN had the following children:

1. REED, Harvey: was born in 1842 in Indiana.

2. REED, Nathan: was born in 1845 in Indiana.

3. REED, Sarah J.: was born in 1846 in Iowa.

C. REED, Sarah: Sarah REED10 was born in 1805 in Ohio.

HULSE, Mulford: Sarah REED was married to Mulford HULSE on Feb 21 1832 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was divorced from Mulford HULSE 1838 (filing) in Michigan.14 She stated that Mulford had deserted her three years previously. Sarah REED and Mulford HULSE had the following children:

1. HULSE, Orpha: Orpha HULSE was born in 1832 in Indiana.

2. HULSE, Ruth A.: Ruth A. HULSE was born in 1836 in Michigan. She died in 1885 in Oregon.

CONNETT, James: Sarah REED was married to James CONNETT on Jan 26 1840 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana. Sarah REED and James CONNETT had the following children:

1. CONNETT, Oliver: Oliver CONNETT.

2. CONNETT, Mary: Mary CONNETT.

3. CONNETT, William : William CONNETT.

4. CONNETT, Catherine: Catherine CONNETT.

D. REED, Catherine: Catherine REED10 was born on Apr 13 1806. She died on Jul 4 1846 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

RICHARDSON, Hiram: Catherine REED was married to Hiram RICHARDSON on Feb 21 1831 in Cass Co., Michigan.15 By 1836, Catherine was separated from Hiram. Catherine REED and Hiram RICHARDSON had the following children:

1. RICHARDSON, Martha.

2. RICHARDSON, Aaron.

3. RICHARDSON, Norris.

4. RICHARDSON, Seldon.

5. RICHARDSON, John.

E. REED, John: John REED Jr 10 died in 1841 in Kosciusco Co., Indiana. He was born in North Carolina.

ZANE, Nancy: John REED Jr was married to Nancy ZANE on Apr 19 1832 in Cass Co., Michigan. John REED Jr and Nancy ZANE had the following children:

1. REED, Pleasant: Pleasant REED was born in 1833 in Michigan. Pleasant Norton was appointed guardian upon John, Jr.s death in 1845. He died on Feb 3 1862 in Greene Co., Iowa.

2. REED, David: David REED was born in 1835 in Cass Co., Michigan.16 Pleasant Norton was appointed guardian in 1845, several years after his father's death. He was a pioneer settler in Calhoun County, Iowa. "The first school house was a log cabin, with clap board roof, built in 1856 and located just north of Peter Smith's farm house. The territory of the sub-district, in which this house belonged, was all of Calhoun county. The first school taught was in the winter of 1856, and by David Reed, but which lasted for one day only on account of a fearful storm that swept over the country during the day. Many of the children had to be carried home in the evening, and on account of the continuation of the severely cold and stormy weather, that term of school was never opened again." Calhoun Farmers' Advocate, 1891 He died in Aug 1917 in Healy, Lane Co., Kansas.

MARMON, Elizabeth: John REED Jr was married to Elizabeth MARMON on Nov 11 1837 in Cass Co., Michigan. John REED Jr and Elizabeth MARMON had the following children:

1. REED, John M.: John M. REED was born in Jun 1849 in Cass Co., Michigan. Pleasant Norton was appointed his guardian in 1845, several years after his father's death.

F. REED, Martha: Martha REED 10 was born on Dec 22 1809 in Ohio. She died on Jun 19 1889. She was buried in Monroe, Marion County, Iowa (Gifford Cemetery).

GRUBB, Pleasant: Martha REED was married to Pleasant GRUBB on May 2 1830 in Cass Co., Michigan.10 Between 1841 and 1843, the family moved to Indiana, but by 1850 they had gone west to Iowa. Their family is listed in the 1850 Marion Co., Iowa Census. In the 1856 census, Pleasant was listed as a carpenter. M. Grubb is shown in the 1875 Marion County Atlas to own 40 acres in section 19 of Red Rock Township. This is presumably Martha since her daughter, Emily G., married John Marshall, presumably the son of George Marshall, in 1873. Both families were neighbors of the Joshua Parkers. Pleasant GRUBB was born in 1801/2 in Virginia. He died on Sep 6 1863. He was buried in Monroe, Marion County, Iowa (Gifford Cemetery). Martha REED and Pleasant GRUBB had the following children:

1. GRUBB, Amanda: Amanda GRUBB was born in Feb 1832 in Michigan. She was a Farmer between 1900 and 1910 in Lavaca Flats, Cherry Co., Nebraska. Amanda seems to have traveled to the Lavaca Flats area with her sister Emily and Emily's husband, John Marshall. According to the 1900 census, she owned her own farm, on which she maintained 72 animals. She died between 1911 and 1919 in Nebraska. She was buried in Lavaca Cemetery, Lavaca Township, Cherry Co., Nebraska. She is buried adjacent to her sister Emily and Emily's husband, John Marshall.

2. GRUBB, Catherine: Catherine GRUBB was born in 1835 in Michigan. She was buried in Monroe, Marion County, Iowa (Gifford Cemetery).

3. GRUBB, Eliza Ann: Eliza Ann GRUBB was born on Aug 27 1837 in Indiana. 17 In August of 1850, Eliza Grubb, age 11, was listed in the Census as living with John and Mary Reed (her maternal grandfather and his second wife). She died on May 1 1871 in Marion Co, Iowa. She was buried in Monroe, Marion County, Iowa (Gifford Cemetery).

4. GRUBB, Emily G.: Emily G. GRUBB was born on Jun 25 1840 in Indiana. She died on Jan 9 1923 in Lavaca Township, Cherry Co., Nebraska. She was buried in Lavaca Cemetery, Lavaca Township, Cherry Co., Nebraska.

5. GRUBB, Sylvester: Sylvester GRUBB was born in 1843 in Indiana.

6. GRUBB, William Zachary Taylor. William Zachary Taylor GRUBB was born on Oct 20 1847 in Marian, Jasper Co., Iowa. He died on Apr 17 1917 in Aitkin, Aitkin Co., Iowa.

7. GRUBB, Homer (Howie)Homer (Howie) GRUBB was born in 1850 in Iowa.

G. REED, William T.: William T. REED 10 was born in 1813 in Ohio. He died in Nashville, Tennessee. He died in the Civil War, having served in Company G, 19th Michigan Infantry, and was buried in Nashville. He served in the military in Tennessee. He was buried in Cass Co., Michigan (Shaffer Cemetery).

SHAFFER, Nancy: William T. REED was married to Nancy SHAFFER on May 10 1835 in Cass Co., Michigan. William was listed as a yeoman and Nancy as a milk maid on their certificate. Nancy SHAFFER was born in 1819 in Ohio. She died on Dec 13 1874 in Cass Co., Michigan. William T. REED and Nancy SHAFFER had the following children:

1. REED, Henry S.: Henry S. REED was born in 1838 in Cass Co., Michigan. He served in the military in 1864 in Tennessee. He enlisted in Co. C, 19th Infantry (Michigan) on Jan 5, 1864. He died of disease at Chattanooga and was buried at the National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Grave #11663. He died on Jun 30 1864 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2. REED, Jonathan Byron: Jonathan Byron REED was born in 1841 in Michigan. He was buried in Cass Co., Michigan (Shaffer Cemetery).

3. REED, Elsie R.: Elsie R. REED was born on Jul 16 1843 in Cass Co., Michigan. She died on Sep 27 1895 in Newberg, Cass Co., Michigan.

4. REED, Ruth A.: Ruth A. REED was born in 1844 in Cass Co., Michigan.

5. REED, Sarah Ellen: Sarah Ellen REED was born in Jun 1845 in Cass Co., Michigan. She died on Dec 23 1908 in Vandalia, Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Penn Twp, Cass Co., Michigan (Oakdale Cemetery).

6. REED, Martha Olive: Martha Olive REED was born on Jul 21 1854 in Calvin Township, Cass Co., Michigan. She died on Oct 29 1923 in Wakelee, Cass Co., Michigan.

7. REED, Frances A.: Frances A. REED was born in Aug 1859 in Cass Co., Michigan. She died on May 27 1944 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Penn Twp, Cass Co., Michigan (Youngs Prairie Cemetery).

8. REED, Nancy: Nancy REED died on Jun 30 1864 in Cass Co., Michigan.

9. REED, Alta: Alta REED died before 1850.

10. REED, Anna: Anna REED died before 1850.

II. THARP, William B.: William B. THARP18 was born on Mar 18 1776.6,7,8 Dean and Dorothy Tharp (p. 8) give the place as Loudoun Co., Virginia; Coltrain says it was in Woodbridge, NJ. He died on Oct 26 1853 in Tharps Run Cemetery, Logan Co., Ohio.19,20 He was buried in Old Cemetery on Tharp's Run, Logan Co., Ohio. He served in the military in War of 1812.

HENRY, Mary : William B. THARP was married to Mary HENRY in 1792.21 Mary HENRY was born on Jun 14 1793. She died on Jun 30 1878. She was buried in Tharps Run Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Logan Co., Ohio.

HALE, Nancy : Frances William B. THARP was married to Nancy Frances HALE on Mar 15 1801 in Bedford Co., Virginia.22 (spelling in marriage records was Frances Hail, daughter of John). Surety was provided by Andrew Grubb; Alderson Weeks performed the marriage. William B. THARP and Nancy Frances HALE had the following children:

A. THARP, Nathaniel (Nathan): Nathaniel (Nathan) THARP died on Feb 19 1839 in Cass Co., Michigan. He was born in Virginia. It is unclear whether Nathan was the son of William's first wife, Mary Henry or of his second wife, Frances Hale.

ZANE, Lucinda: (Lucy D.) Nathaniel (Nathan) THARP was married to Lucinda (Lucy D.) ZANE on Apr 20 1826 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. They moved from Logan County to Calvin Township in Cass County, Michigan, settling on 80 acres southeast of Diamond Lake. In 1836 they moved to Jefferson Township. Lucinda (Lucy D.) ZANE23 was born on Sep 2 1805 in Kentucky. (Date calculated from cemetery records) She died on Dec 10 1888 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.24 Fourteenth row, about 9 graves in from north side; adjacent to Enos and Marquis Nathaniel (Nathan) THARP and Lucinda (Lucy D.) ZANE had the following children:

1. THARP, Zane: Zane THARP was born about 1927 in Ohio.

2. THARP, Squire Crew: Squire Crew THARP was born on Jun 26 1828 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. He died in 1912 in Cass Co., Michigan.

3. THARP, Hale B.: Hale B. THARP was born about 1830 in Ohio. He died in California. He was featured in a National Geographic article in May, 1951.25,26 It is said that he discovered the redwood trees and made his home inside a fallen tree. His house was said to be on display to the public, though requiring "some hike" to reach it.

4. THARP, Helen: Helen THARP was born about 1835 in Michigan.

5. THARP, Fanny: Fanny THARP was born about 1836 in Michigan.

B. THARP, Hale: Hale THARP was born on Feb 14 1808 in South Carolina. He died on Mar 6 1843 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. (Coltrain gives 1840 as year of death.)

BISHOP, Susan Hale THARP was married to Susan BISHOP on Jul 20 1833 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. (Coltrain gives marriage date as 1824) Susan BISHOP was born on Jul 28 1816 in Milford Center, Ohio. She died on Jan 16 1903 in Logan County, Ohio. Hale THARP and Susan BISHOP had the following children:

1. THARP, Thomas P.

WILLIAMS, Mary : William B. THARP was married to Mary WILLIAMS on Jul 3 1813 in Champaign Co., Ohio. William B. THARP and Mary WILLIAMS had the following children:

A. THARP, Ruth: Ruth THARP. It is unclear whether Ruth was the daughter of Solomon's third wife, Mary Williams or his fourth wife Mary Epley.

EPLEY, Mary William B. THARP was married to Mary EPLEY on May 3 1827 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. Mary EPLEY was born on Jun 13 1793. She died on Jun 30 1878. She was buried in Tharps Run Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Logan Co., Ohio.27 William B. THARP and Mary EPLEY had the following children:

A. THARP, John Lee: John Lee THARP was born on Feb 28 1828 in Jefferson Township, Logan Co, Ohio. He died on Apr 25 1902 in Cass Co., Michigan. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

NORTHROP, Serena: John Lee THARP was married to Serena NORTHROP on May 20 1852 in Cass Co., Michigan. Serena NORTHROP was born on Mar 14 1833 in Middletown Twp, Rutland Co., Vermont. She died on Jun 15 1863 in Cass Co., Michigan. John Lee THARP and Serena NORTHROP had the following children:

1. THARP, Serenus: Serenus THARP was born on Oct 8 1860 in Brownsville, Cass Co., Michigan. He died on Dec 27 1931 in Chicago, Illinois.

2. THARP, Ardella: Ardella THARP was born on Jan 16 1863 in Cass Co., Michigan. She died on Mar 31 1933.

B. THARP, Mary: Mary THARP was born about 1831 in Ohio.

C. THARP, Levi: Levi THARP was born about 1833 in Ohio. He died about 1874.

DRAPER, Emma : Levi THARP was married to Emma DRAPER. Emma DRAPER died about 1877. Levi THARP and Emma DRAPER had the following children:

1. THARP, S.

2. THARP, Pleasant Norton: Pleasant Norton THARP28 was born on Jul 24 1873 in Cass Co., Michigan. He died on Jan 12 1912 in Kenton, Ohio. He was buried in Rushsylvania Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Logan Co., Ohio.

3. THARP, daughter: daughter THARP.

D. THARP, Sarah D.: Sarah D. THARP was born on Nov 28 1834 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. She died about 1913 in Rush Creek Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. She was buried in Rushsylvania Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Logan Co., Ohio.

GRABIEL, John: Sarah D. THARP was married to John GRABIEL Jr. on Dec 31 1857 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. Sarah D. THARP and John GRABIEL Jr. had the following children:

1. GRABIEL, Luthera Quindaro: Luthera Quindaro GRABIEL was born on Nov 8 1858. He died on Nov 15 1861.

2. GRABIEL, Mary E.: Mary E. GRABIEL was born on Dec 2 1860. She died on Nov 7 1861. She was buried in Tharps Run Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Logan Co., Ohio.29

3. GRABIEL, William Hillman: William Hillman GRABIEL was born on Aug 5 1862. He was a Treasurer of Logan County.

4. GRABIEL, Elma Vidella: Elma Vidella GRABIEL was born on Dec 2 1864.

5. GRABIEL, John Welling: John Welling GRABIEL was born on Mar 17 1867. He was an attorney.

6. GRABIEL, Herman Honnell: Herman Honnell GRABIEL was born on Jul 6 1869.

7. GRABIEL, Rachel Olga: Rachel Olga GRABIEL was born on Feb 9 1872.

8. GRABIEL, Sarah Elizabeth: Sarah Elizabeth GRABIEL was born on Aug 20 1875.

9. GRABIEL, Anna Lois: Anna Lois GRABIEL was born on Mar 14 1878.

E. THARP, Rachel: Rachel THARP was born about 1838 in Ohio.

REAMS, Robert Rachel THARP was married to Robert REAMS on Feb 8 1859 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.

III. THARP, Martha (Patsy): Martha (Patsy) THARP was born on May 1 1779. (The recording of Tharps Run grave stones indicates that Martha was 44 years at death, which would have made her birth two years earlier.) Dorothy Tharp gives birth date as Jan 1 1779. Dean lists birth place as Bedford County, Virginia; Coltrain as NJ. She died on Nov 13 1821 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. Descendants of Eliza Grubb White believe that Patsy died in the aftermath of Eliza's birth. The Tharp's Run Cemetery stone seems to indicate that Patsy was 44 at her death, which doesn't match our best estimates of her birth and death dates. She was buried in Tharps Run Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Logan Co., Ohio.30,20 She is buried in Row 4 (n to s)

GRUBB, Andrew: Martha (Patsy) THARP was married to Andrew GRUBB on Sep 17 1800 in Bedford Co., Virginia.31,32,33,34 Patsey's brother, Nathan Thorp provided surety as to her being of age. They were married by Alterson Weeks. Andrew and Patsy moved initially to Ohio in 1813 or 1814 with the Tharps. The Matthews history says they went initially to Clark County (which is just south of Champaign County. Other evidence has them in Champaign and then to Logan County. They are listed in the 1820 Logan County Census as a family of 11, with 2 girls and 2 boys aged 10-16 and 2 girls and 3 boys under ten. Andrew GRUBB was born about 1773.35 He died on Apr 4 1843 in Cass Co., Michigan. He was Baptist. Along with John Reed and others, she organized the first Baptist church in the Brownsville area. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.36 (20th row; under tree at extreme west end of cemetery) Martha (Patsy) THARP and Andrew GRUBB had the following children:

A. GRUBB, Pleasant: Pleasant GRUBB was born in 1801/2 in Virginia. He died on Sep 6 1863. He was buried in Monroe, Marion County, Iowa (Gifford Cemetery).

REED, Martha: Pleasant GRUBB was married to Martha REED on May 2 1830 in Cass Co., Michigan.10 Between 1841 and 1843, the family moved to Indiana, but by 1850 they had gone west to Iowa. Their family is listed in the 1850 Marion Co., Iowa Census. In the 1856 census, Pleasant was listed as a carpenter. M. Grubb is shown in the 1875 Marion County Atlas to own 40 acres in section 19 of Red Rock Township. This is presumably Martha since her daughter, Emily G., married John Marshall, presumably the son of George Marshall, in 1873. Both families were neighbors of the Joshua Parkers. Martha REED10 was born on Dec 22 1809 in Ohio. She died on Jun 19 1889. She was buried in Monroe, Marion County, Iowa (Gifford Cemetery). Pleasant GRUBB and Martha REED had the following children:

The remainder of this line was detailed above.

B. GRUBBS, Jesse: Jesse GRUBBS died in 1913. He was born in Virginia.

VAUGHN, Mary : Jesse GRUBBS was married to Mary VAUGHN on Jun 9 1861 in Zanesville, Ohio. Mary VAUGHN37 was born in 1843 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. She died in Mar 1921 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. She was buried in Zanesfield Cemetery, Jefferson Twp, Logan County, Ohio. Jesse GRUBBS and Mary VAUGHN had the following children:

1. GRUBBS, Charles.

2. GRUBBS, Arthur.

3. GRUBBS, Frank.

MASON, Mary Ann Jesse GRUBBS was married to Mary Ann MASON on Sep 16 1830 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. Married by Haynes Parker, M.G. Mary Ann MASON was born in Virginia. Jesse GRUBBS and Mary Ann MASON had the following children:

1. GRUBBS, Edward M.Edward M. GRUBBS38 was born on Nov 1 1841 in Jefferson Township, Logan Co, Ohio. He died on Mar 12 1902.

2. GRUBBS, William.

3. GRUBBS, Mary.

4. GRUBBS, Catherine.

5. GRUBBS, Martha.

C. GRUBB, William: William GRUBB was born on Dec 23 1802 in in Virginia, presumably. He died on Oct 15 1872. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

MCILLVAIN, Elizabeth: William GRUBB was married to Elizabeth MCILLVAIN.39 Elizabeth MCILLVAIN was born on Feb 7 1809 in Ohio.40 She died Sep 9 (or 26) 1885 in Calvin Township, Cass Co., Michigan.41,24 A Dead Pioneer report in the Cassopolis Vigilant gives the date as Sep 26; the listing of grave markers in Reames and Norton, prepared in 1976, gives the date as Sep 9. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. William GRUBB and Elizabeth MCILLVAIN had the following children:

1. GRUBB, girl 1 was born 1830 to 1835.

2. GRUBB, girl 2 was born 1830 to 1835.

3. GRUBB, boy 1 was born 1830 to 1835.

4. GRUBB, girl 3 was born 1835 to 1840.

5. GRUBB, girl 4 was born 1835 to 1840.

D. GRUBB, Mariah: Mariah GRUBB42 was born in Oct 1806 in Loudon Co., Virginia.43 She moved with her parents to Logan County, Ohio in 1813 or 1814. She died on Nov 15 1887 in Brownsville, Calvin Twp, Cass County, Michigan. She lived from in Cass Co., Michigan. She was member of the Disciple church.43 She had earlier been connected with the Liberty Baptist Church, but transferred her membership early on and was followed in that action by her husband. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

HULL, Isaac: Mariah GRUBB was married to Isaac HULL on Feb 21 1828 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.42,39 They were married by Haynes Parker. They moved to Cass County with their family of six children in 1837 and settled near Brownsville in Calvin Twp, where Mr. Hull had located land two years earlier. Isaac was one of the original trustees of the 1st Baptist Church, which was founded on December 7, 1843. Six of Mariah's children --she may have had more after moving to Cass County -- had died at the time of her death. Isaac HULL was born about 1807. He died on Dec 19 1873 in Cass Co., Michigan. He lived from in Cass Co., Michigan. Mariah GRUBB and Isaac HULL had the following children:

1. HULL, Isaah: Isaah HULL was born about 1828. He died on May 8 1873 in Cass Co., Michigan.

E. GRUBB, Mary: Mary GRUBB was born on Mar 20 1811 in Virginia.44 Obituary in Cass Co., MI paper gives place as Logan Co., OH, but the 1880 census of Lake City, IA gives place as Virginia, which is consistent with evidence that the Grubbs didn't migrate to Ohio until 1813. She was buried in 1881 in Lake City Cemetery, Jackson Twp, Calhoun Co., Iowa; (orig addn blk 2, lot 11). She died on Apr 20 1881 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. She appeared on the census.

SCOTT, Greenlee: Mary GRUBB was married to Greenlee SCOTT on Aug 30 1827 in Bellefountaine, Logan Co., Ohio.45,46,44,47 They were married by Haynes Parker. The Matthews history of Cass County (p. 380) says that Greenlee and Mary, along with one child, left Logan County on October 16, 1830 with William and Elizabeth (McIllvain) Grubb (Mary's brother and sister-in-law) and their two children, "all drawn by two yoke of oxen attached to one wagon, into which was also packed all their worldly possessions, which were conspicuous only by reason of their meagerness." "This journey occupied until November 2, at which time the house of Andrew Grubb, who had preceded them the spring before, was reached. . . . " The 1840 census for Jefferson Twp shows five children, all consistent with presumptive birth dates of Mariah, Andrew, David, James and Hiram. The 1850 census, however, suggests that all of the Scott children were born in Michigan. It is possible that an earlier child, born in Ohio, died before 1850. (Their obituary says they had 12 children, eight of whom were alive in 1881.) In the early 1850s they moved to Iowa, first settling in the southwestern part of the state. In the fall of 1856 Greenlee, Mary, James B., Hiram, and Lucinda and a second daughter (Jessina?), arrived in Calhoun County, Iowa In the late fall of that year they bought the property of Levi D. Tharp, who moved on to Marion County. During the following fall, Tharp fell ill on an elk hunting expedition about 35 miles north of Lake City. He was brought by wagon to the Scott's home. "Dr. McBride was sent for from Jefferson, but all was too late for death took place soon after. In the 1860 census, the family is the first-listed in the Calhoun Twp, Calhoon Co., Iowa listings. Greenlee is 54, a farmer of $480 real value and $300 personal value who cannot read or write. Mary is 50 and also is recorded as unable to read or write. By the 1870 census, James and his wife, as well as Lucinda (22) remain at home. In 1880 they are alone in Lake City.

Greenlee SCOTT was born in 1806 in Ohio.48,44 Parents are not known, but 1880 census says Greenlee was born in Ohio, his father was born in Ireland and his mother in Scotland. Whereas obituary specifies location of Greenlee's birth was Logan County, this seems questionable since there is no evidence of a plausible set of Scott parents being resident in the county that early and the obituary got Mary's birth place completely wrong (Logan Co., rather than Virginia).. He died on Apr 21 1881 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. He owned 1865 to 1881 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. The Scotts bought, in section five of Calhoun Twp, the SE qtr. of the SW qtr., and the S half of the NE qtr of the SW qtr. (60 acres), for $450. The Scotts also, or subsequently, owned lots 5 and 6 in block 28 of Lake City, on the SW corner of Monroe St. and Woodlawn Ave., property that was sold to R. E. Moseley five months after the Scotts died. He was buried in Lake City Cemetery, Jackson Twp, Calhoun Co., Iowa; (orig addn blk 2, lot 11).49 Location: original addition block 2, lot no. 11 Mary GRUBB and Greenlee SCOTT had the following children:

1. SCOTT, Emma: Emma SCOTT lived from.

2. SCOTT, Mariah: Mariah SCOTT was born on Feb 22 1833 in Cass Co., Michigan. In the 1870 and 1880 Marion County (Iowa) censuses, her name is spelled Maria She died on Dec 7 1911 in Gordon, Sheridan Co., Nebraska.

3. SCOTT, Andrew: Andrew SCOTT was born in 1835 in Cass Co., Michigan.

4. SCOTT, David: David SCOTT was born in 1837/38 in Cass Co., Michigan. Some sources give his birth as 1836, but he was listed as 22 in the July 23, 1860 Calhoun Co. (IA) census. He died in 1918.50

5. SCOTT, James B.: James B. SCOTT was born on Nov 16 1838 in Cass Co., Michigan.51 His obituary lists the year of birth as 1839. He died on Apr 12 1895 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. He served in the military August 1862 to Oct 1865.51,52 (He was credited to Mahaska Co, but lived in Calhoun) He served in Company C of the 33rd Iowa Infantry until March 1864, rising to the rank of sixth corporal, and then, reenlisted in Company L, 9th Iowa Cavalry, as fifth corporal, serving one year and seven months. Although he received his discharge for disability he never received a pension. He was mustered into Lander Post G.A.R. in the year 1883 and was a charter member. He was buried in Lake City Cemetery, Jackson Twp, Calhoun Co., Iowa. He was a teamster/drayman.51 "During the early days of Mr. Scott's residence in Iowa he followed farming for a business and later he engaged in teaming from Lake City to Glidden, before the railroad was built to Lake city. After the completion of the railroad he engaged in the dray business and later engaged in the livery business and was so engaged a the time of his death.

6. SCOTT, Hiram: (Homer)Hiram (Homer) SCOTT was born in 1839/40 in Cass Co., Michigan. HP Scott (James' son) thought Hiram was born in 1843, but the July 23 1860 census lists his age as 20. Presumably Hiram is the "Homer" that M.F. Peterson says Joshua Parker enlisted with in the Civil War. He is not listed in the 1850 census in Michigan, nor does he (nor any other Scott) appear in the list of members of the 40th Iowa Infantry . An "H Scott" is, however, shown in the 1875 Marion Co. (Iowa) atlas of 1875 as owning 20 acres in section 20 of Red Rock Twp, about five miles west-southwest of Joshua Parker's land.

7. SCOTT, Lucinda: Lucinda SCOTT was born in 1842 in Cass Co., Michigan.53 Birth year inferred from 1850 (Cass Co, MI) and 1860 (Calhoun Co, IA) censuses, which list her as 8 and 18. HP Scott gives her year of birth as 1842.

8. SCOTT, William: William SCOTT was born on Jun 16 1829. He died on Feb 28 1907 in Iowa. He was buried in Monroe, Jasper Co., Iowa (Silent City Cemetery). (Center Sect III, Row 10, between Williams and Shaw)

9. SCOTT, Jessina: Jessina SCOTT was born in 1847 in Cass Co., Michigan. Jessina does not appear in the 1860 census, which suggests either that she died before she was 13 or that she was considerably older the HP Scott indicated.

F. GRUBB, Frances (Fanny): Frances (Fanny) GRUBB was born on Jan 21 1816 in Ohio.54 (date calculated from cemetery records) He (or she) died on Jan 27 1881. He (or she) was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. (11th row)

G. GRUBB, Malissa.

H. GRUBB, Daniel.

EATON, Catharine: Daniel GRUBB was married to Catharine EATON 8-21-1840 (lic) in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.

I. GRUBB, Elizabeth Ann (Eliza): Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) GRUBB was born on Mar 24 1821 in Logan County, Ohio. She died on Sep 30 1892 in Havensville, Pottawatamie Co., Kansas.

WHITE, Alexander: Alexander WHITE lived from in Cass Co., Michigan. Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) GRUBB and Alexander WHITE had the following children:

1. WHITE, Beniah

2. WHITE, Leroy

IV. THARP, Nathan: Nathan THARP was born on Aug 18 1781 in Culpepper Co., Virginia. He died in Aug 1814 in Champaign Co., Ohio.

Sally (or Sarah) Nathan THARP was married to Sally (or Sarah) about 1804 in Virginia. Sally (or Sarah) was born about 1790 in Virginia. She died in 1840 in Cass Co., Michigan. Nathan THARP and Sally (or Sarah) had the following children:

A. THARP, Henry D.: Henry D. THARP was born in 1805 in South Carolina.

MOOTS, Susanna: Henry D. THARP was married to Susanna MOOTS on Dec 11 1825 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.

B. THARP, William: William THARP was born about 1806 in South Carolina.

HILDRETH, Lucy : William THARP was married to Lucy HILDRETH in Sep 1830 in Champaign Co., Ohio. Lucy HILDRETH was born in 1807 in New Hampshire.

C. THARP, Abner: Abner THARP was born in 1807 in South Carolina. He died on Feb 4 1851 in Davis Co., Iowa. He was a wagon maker.

MOOTS, Sarah (Sally): Abner THARP was married to Sarah (Sally) MOOTS on Dec 20 1829 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. For eight years they made their home in West Liberty, Liberty Twp, Logan County. Sarah (Sally) MOOTS55 was born on May 12 1811 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.

D. THARP, Solomon: Solomon THARP was born about 1812 in Ohio. He died on Aug 26 1847 in Cass Co., Michigan.

LOOMIS, Lorena C. : Solomon THARP was married to Lorena C. LOOMIS on Sep 7 1845 in Cass Co., Michigan. Lorena C. LOOMIS was born about 1824 in New York. Solomon THARP and Lorena C. LOOMIS had the following children:

1. THARP, Harlan - Harlan THARP was born about 1846 in Michigan.

E. THARP, Nathan: Nathan THARP was born about 1810 in Champaign Co., Ohio.

Sarah Nathan THARP was married to Sarah.

F. THARP, Mariah: Mariah THARP was born on Mar 5 1811 in Champaign Co., Ohio. She died on Apr 21 1883.

LONGFELLOW, Tillman: Mariah THARP was married to Tillman LONGFELLOW. Tillman LONGFELLOW was born in 1812 in Ohio. Mariah THARP and Tillman LONGFELLOW had the following children:

1. LONGFELLOW, Mary E.: Mary E. LONGFELLOW was born about 1835 in Ohio.

2. LONGFELLOW, Richard: Richard LONGFELLOW was born about 1837 in Michigan.

3. LONGFELLOW, Augustus: Augustus LONGFELLOW was born about 1840 in Michigan.

4. LONGFELLOW, Epaph(?): Epaph(?) LONGFELLOW was born about 1843 in Michigan.

5. LONGFELLOW, William J.: William J. LONGFELLOW was born about 1845 in Michigan.

6. LONGFELLOW, Loreana: Loreana LONGFELLOW was born about 1848 in Michigan.

V. THARP, Abner: Abner THARP was born on Apr 18 1787 in Virginia. (Dorothy Tharp gives date of birth as the 18th of April and the year as 1884. The evidence from the tombstone supports the 18th as the day, but 1887 as the year.) He died on Aug 7 1869. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

BOUSMAN, Sarah: Abner THARP was married to Sarah BOUSMAN on Sep 1 1810 in Champaign Co., Ohio.56,57,58 (Coltrain provides location of marriage.) They went to Ohio and then, in October of 1828, on to Cass Co, Michigan. Abner received word from his brother-in-law, John Reed, as to the "beauties and productiveness" of Cass County, Michigan, inducing him and Nathan Norton to come to better their fortunes. Along with Norton's family and those of Moses and William Reams, they became the first settlers in Jefferson Township of Cass County, building cabins that were "constructed of unhewed logs, ranged one above the other, with notches in the corners into which they interlocked, thus forming a solid wall on three sides, the front being open, and across which was hung a quilt in lieu of boards and a door. The earth formed the only floor of which the cabins could boast, while the roof was constructed of poles, over which was piled sods and earth, through the center of which was left an opening for the smoke to ascend." The following spring the family moved to Calvin Township, but in 1830 moved back to Jefferson Township, first in section 27 and then in section 23. "After a time" he sold out, returned to Ohio and then to Illinois before returning to settle in Brownsville, where he remained until his death. It was perhaps not Illinois, but Iowa, for Abner and Sarah show up in the Calhoun Co. census , in 1855 when both were 65. Sarah BOUSMAN was born on Aug 8 1792 in Northwest Territory.58 "in fort at North of the Ohio River before the organization of the Territorial Government of Ohio. She died on Feb 5 1874. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. Abner THARP and Sarah BOUSMAN had the following children:

A. THARP, Hannah: Hannah THARP was born on Mar 10 1812. She died on Nov 18 1839 in Logan County, Ohio.

REAMS, William: Hannah THARP was married to William REAMS on Jan 19 1827 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.59 The year following their marriage, William and Hannah moved, along with Hannah's parents, her aunt Polly and uncle Nathan Norton, and Moses Reams (William's brother?), to Cass County, Michigan, where they were among the first white settlers in Jefferson and Calvin Townships. William REAMS was born on Mar 5 1808 in North Carolina. He died on Nov 8 1892.

B. THARP, Elizabeth (Betsey): Elizabeth (Betsey) THARP was born in 1814 in Ohio.

WILLIAMS, Isaac Elizabeth (Betsey) THARP was married to Isaac WILLIAMS on Feb 25 1831 in Cass Co., Michigan. Isaac WILLIAMS was born in 1800 in Virginia. He died on Nov 22 1974. Elizabeth (Betsey) THARP and Isaac WILLIAMS had the following children:

1. WILLIAMS, Sarah.

2. WILLIAMS, John.

C. THARP, Levi Dixon: Levi Dixon THARP was born about 1819 in Logan County, Ohio. He died in 1857 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.

GRUBB, Mary A. : Levi Dixon THARP was married to Mary A. GRUBB on Apr 8 1848 in Cass Co., Michigan.60,61 Levi, apparently without Mary, moved to Iowa in the fall of 1852 and two years later became one of the pioneers of Calhoun county. With varied experience and the hardships and privations incident of that time, farming on a small scale, for his means were but moderate, hunting, trapping and fishing at leisure time like other pioneers for amusement as well as profit, he lived a man among men until late in the fall of 1856 . . . when he moved to Marion County. From here in the fall of 1857 in company with several others, among whom was a young man named Wm. Stevenson, he came up past Calhoun county and on to the Boyer river on an elk hunting expedition. Here after a short time he was taken sick and there being no means of caring for him nearer than Lake City or of securing medical attention from nearer than Jefferson, the only thing that seemed possible to be done was to load him, sick as he was, into a wagon and bring him to Lake City, Wm. Stevenson as driver of the team, after a hard days journey of 30 or 40 miles over trackless prairie with the sick man lying in the bottom of the wagon, arrived at Greenlee Scott's near Lake City late in the evening. Here of course he received every attention and care that friendship could give, Dr. McBride was sent for from Jefferson, but all was too late for death took place soon after.

Levi D. Tharp was a man of powerful physical frame and constitution and was morally a man without reproach. Mr. Tharp stands recorded in history as the man who cast the first ballot and the first man that died in Calhoun county. Mary A. GRUBB was born in 1828 in Ohio. Levi Dixon THARP and Mary A. GRUBB had the following children:

1. THARP, Sara E.: Sara E. THARP was born on Feb 8 1852.58

2. THARP, Minerva: Minerva THARP was born about 1857.

D. THARP, Laban: Laban THARP62 was born on Mar 19 1816 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. He died on Oct 11 1888 in Jefferson, Cass Co., Michigan.62 He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. He was Christian church member for more than 30 years. He helped to build the White church in Jefferson and was one of its first members.

REAMES, Lydia O. Laban THARP was married to Lydia O. REAMES on Jun 15 1838 in Cass Co., Michigan. They had 10 children together, five sons and five daughters, five of whom had died by the time of Laban's death in 1888 and a sixth by Lydia's death in 1893. Lydia O. REAMES was born on Jan 10 1817 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio.63 (Elaine Dean gives birth year as 1820.) She died on Sep 15 1893 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. Laban THARP and Lydia O. REAMES had the following children:

1. THARP, Abner B.

2. THARP, William.

3. THARP, George: George THARP was born on Feb 7 1842 in Michigan. He died on Oct 10 1910 in Michigan.

4. THARP, Andrew J.: Andrew J. THARP was born about 1844 in Michigan. He died on May 5 1886.

5. THARP, Priscilla: Priscilla THARP was born on Jan 4 1845 in Michigan.

6. THARP, James B.: James B. THARP was born in 1849 or 1850.

7. THARP, Mary Emmaline: Mary Emmaline THARP was born in 1847 in Michigan. She died in 1893.

8. THARP, Sarah: Sarah THARP was born in 1855 in Michigan.

9. THARP, Emma - Emma THARP was born in 1858.

E. THARP, Nicodemus: Nicodemus THARP was born in 1825 in Ohio. He lived from in 1882 in the Indian Territory.64

REED, Lydia (Letty) Nicodemus THARP was married to Lydia (Letty) REED. Lydia (Letty) REED was born in 1831/32 in New York.65 Nicodemus THARP and Lydia (Letty) REED had the following children:

1. THARP, Martha: Martha THARP was born in 1854/55 in Michigan.66

2. THARP, Lucian: Lucian THARP67 was born in 1856/57 in Michigan.

3. THARP, John.

F. THARP, Martha: Martha THARP was born in 1827 in Ohio.

CORWIN, Thomas (or David) Martha THARP was married to Thomas (or David) CORWIN on Oct 18 1844. Martha THARP and Thomas (or David) CORWIN had the following children:

1. CORWIN, Oliver - Oliver CORWIN was born on Apr 16 1846. He died on Jun 14 1911.

G. THARP, Emmons: Emmons THARP was born in 1832/33 in Michigan.58

Rhuohamma Emmons THARP was married to Rhuohamma. Rhuohamma was born in 1836/37 in Ohio.

H. THARP, Nathan: Nathan THARP was born in 1817 in Ohio. He lived from in 1882 in Colorado.68

SMITH, Cora Nathan THARP was married to Cora SMITH. Nathan THARP and Cora SMITH had the following children:

1. THARP, Malise.

2. THARP, Martha.

VI. THARP, Mary (Polly): Mary (Polly) THARP was born on Mar 12 1789. (Dorothy Tharp gives North Carolina as place; Coltrain says it was Virginia.) She died on Sep 12 1850 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

NORTON, Nathan: Mary (Polly) THARP was married to Nathan NORTON. They lived in Grayson County, Virginia in 1806 and shortly thereafter moved to Champaign County, Ohio and then settled in Jefferson Township, Logan County. In October, 1828, (when Nathan was 53 and Polly 49) at the urging of Polly's brother-in-law, John Reed (husband of Ruth Grubb), they moved, along with Abner Tharp and his wife and Moses and William Reams to Cass County, Michigan. They built their cabins, the first white inhabitants of Jefferson Township, south of Diamond Lake. Nathan NORTON was born in 1773 or 1774. He died on Sep 11 1847 in Cass Co., Michigan. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. Mary (Polly) THARP and Nathan NORTON had the following children:

A. NORTON, Mahala: Mahala NORTON.

REAMS, Moses : Mahala NORTON was married to Moses REAMS.

B. NORTON, Pleasant: Pleasant NORTON was born in 1806 in Grayson Co., Virginia. At the age of two he was moved with his family to Champaign County, Ohio, and shortly thereafter to Logan County. He died about 1877. He was an overseer or manager of a large farm owned by John Reynolds of Urbana in in Logan County, Ohio.69 Pleasant also was an active democrat who served as nine terms as township supervisor, four terms as township treasurer, and two terms as a member of the state legislature.

FUKERY, Rachel : Pleasant NORTON was married to Rachel FUKERY in 1826 in Ohio. In 1832 they moved to Jefferson Township in Cass County, Michigan where Pleasant lived until his death. Rachel FUKERY was born in 1808 in Highland County, Ohio. She died after 1882. Pleasant NORTON and Rachel FUKERY had the following children:

1. NORTON, Jane: Jane NORTON died before 1882.

2. NORTON, Amanda.

3. NORTON, Elizabeth.

4. NORTON, Hiram Hiram NORTON. He lived in Cassopolis in 1882.

5. NORTON, Maxwell Z. : Maxwell Z. NORTON. He lived in Cassopolis in 1882.

6. NORTON, James L.: James L. NORTON.

7. NORTON, Louisa: Louisa NORTON.

8. NORTON, John C.: John C. NORTON. He lived on the old family homestead in Cass County in 1882.

9. NORTON, Harriet: Harriet NORTON.

10. NORTON, Mary Ann: Mary Ann NORTON died in infancy.

C. NORTON, Jane: Jane NORTON was born in 1806. She died in 1898 in Cass Co., Michigan. She was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

ZANE, Maxwell Jane NORTON was married to Maxwell ZANE.70 Having been told of the benefits of Michigan by Jane's father, she and Maxwell left their home in Champaign County, Ohio in September, 1829, accompanied by four men who drove their stock and teams during the 11 day journey. Jane, who was seven and a half months pregnant, rode a pony and carried her 18-month old child. Six weeks after the journey, she became the mother of Nancy, the first white child born in Jefferson Township. They settled on section 12 and subsequently moved to sections 21 and 28. Maxwell ZANE was born in 1845. He died in 1932 in Cass Co., Michigan. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan. Jane NORTON and Maxwell ZANE had the following children:

1. ZANE, first born was born in 1828.

2. ZANE, Nancy Nancy ZANE was born Oct (?) 1829. She was adopted.

LUMPKINS, Mr.Jane NORTON was married to Mr. LUMPKINS.

D. NORTON, Levi D.

MCILLVAIN, Martha H - Levi D. NORTON was married to Martha H MCILLVAIN. Levi D. NORTON and Martha H MCILLVAIN had the following children:

1. NORTON, Mary Ann: Mary Ann NORTON.

2. NORTON, Leonard: Leonard NORTON.

3. NORTON, Elizabeth: Elizabeth NORTON.

4. NORTON, Jane: Jane NORTON.

5. NORTON, Samuel: Samuel NORTON.

E. NORTON, Richard: Richard NORTON.

VII. THARP, Levi D.: Levi D. THARP was born on May 1 1792. He died on Jul 2 1869 in Cass Co., Michigan. He served in the military in in the War of 1812. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

DUNSON, Nancy : Levi D. THARP was married to Nancy DUNSON on Jul 9 1821 in Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., Ohio. They moved in 1842 to Cass Co., Michigan, taking Levi's father Solomon with them. Nancy DUNSON was born about 1801 in Virginia. She died on Dec 14 1875 in Cass Co., Michigan. Levi D. THARP and Nancy DUNSON had the following children:

A. THARP, Ebaliza: Ebaliza THARP was born about 1824.

RICHARDSON, Barnet N. Ebaliza THARP was married to Barnet N. RICHARDSON on Dec 12 1844 in Cass Co., Michigan. Barnet N. RICHARDSON was born about 1821.

B. THARP, Frances: Frances THARP was born in 1823. He (or she) died on Aug 31 1852.

C. THARP, Benaiah A.: Benaiah A. THARP was born in 1823 in Ohio. He died in 1914. He was buried in Reames & Norton Cemetery, Cemetery St., Cass Co., Michigan.

NICHOLSON, Lydia Benaiah A. THARP was married to Lydia NICHOLSON on May 10 1848 in Cass Co., Michigan. : Lydia NICHOLSON was born in 1829 in Ohio. She died in 1851.

SEWARD, Elizabeth - Benaiah A. THARP was married to Elizabeth SEWARD on Sep 24 1854 in Cass Co., Michigan. : Elizabeth SEWARD was born in 1834. She died in 1868. Benaiah A. THARP and Elizabeth SEWARD had the following children:

1. THARP, Cassius C.: Cassius C. THARP was born in 1857 in Michigan. He died on Nov 10 1860.

BELDON, Sarah M. Benaiah A. THARP was married to Sarah M. BELDON on Nov 30 1871 in Cass Co., Michigan. Sarah M. BELDON was born in 1837. She died in 1880.

VIII. THARP, Pleasant (Plessy): Pleasant (Plessy) THARP was born in 1794.

LUNDY, Enoch Pleasant (Plessy) THARP was married to Enoch LUNDY. They moved from Ohio to Cass Co., Michigan in 1828.

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3. Ibid. p 1.

4. Ibid. p. 1.

5. Middleton, Judge Evan P., Supervising Editor. History of Champaign County, Ohio, its People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana 1917. Electors in 1811, p. 277.; military surveys, p. 214.

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10.

11. Ibid. Family Group Record, John Reed, Sr.

12. Ibid. Family group record (John REED, Sr.

13. Family Group Record, John REED, Sr.

14. Divorce record found at SW Mich Archives, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo.

15. Ibid. Haas cites a Cass Co. Deed of sale of property by Catherine (12-2-1836).

16. Transcribed by Gary Ramthun. Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa.

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19. Edith and Fred Eads. Cemetery Records, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., OH. Logan County Genealogical Society. d. Oct 26, 1853, 77y 6m 8d.

20. Visit of Connie and Stan Heginbotham to Tharps Run Cemetery, Logan Co., Ohio, May 28, 1998.

21. provides date.

22. Bedford Co., Virginia Marriage Records as transcribed for county website.

23. Dean, Elaine (Tharp). Private, 1978. p.13.

24. Felt, Capt. Samuel, Chapter NSDAR, Dowagiac, Compiler and Editor. Cass County Michigan Vital Records, Vol III, Cemetery Records. 1976.

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26. National Geographic Magazine. May, 1951, p. 692.

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28. Obituary of Pleasant Norton Tharp. The Weekly Examiner (Logan Co., ?), Jan 19, 1912.

29. Edith and Fred Eads. Cemetery Records, Jefferson Twp, Logan Co., OH. Logan County Genealogical Society. 11m 5d.

30. Ibid. d Nov. 13, 1821, 44 y.

31. Dean, Elaine (Tharp). Private, 1978. p. 2.

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33. Fourth Census, 1820, Population, Ohio, Logan County.

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36. Felt, Capt. Samuel, Chapter NSDAR, Dowagiac, Compiler and Editor. Cass County Michigan Vital Records, Vol III, Cemetery Records. 1976. Erroneously listed as GRUFF.

37. Aged Resident of Zanesfield Dies. Logan County, Ohio, March 12, 1921.

38. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol 111. p. 213.

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40. Cassopolis Vigilant. Cassopolis, Michigan, June 17, 1886. Gives birth date as 1808 and death date as 9-26-1885.

41. Ibid.

42. Maria Hull (obituary). Cassopolis Vigilant, Nov 17, 1887.

43. Cassopolis Vigilant, Nov 17, 1887.

44. Cassopolis Vigilant. Jul 21, 1881.

45. Transcribed by Gary Ramthun. Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa. April 31, 1891.

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47. Beaumont E. Stonebraker. Past and Present of Calhoun County Iowa: A record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Co., 1915. p. 58.

48. Iowa, Marion Co., Census 1880. Joshua Parker Family, p. 8, Dwelling 61, Family 62.

49. Lucretia Garretson. Iowa State Department of History and Archives, letter from Librarian, dtd 10/9/1941, to Alfreda Post, PS gives grave registrations of Greenlee and Mary Scott.

50. Letter of H.P Scott to Ruth Parker, 2/28/1919, Lake City, Iowa.

51. The Graphic, Lake City, Iowa, April 18, 1895.

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53. MI, Cass Co., 1860 Census.

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55. About People Column profiling Sarah Moots Tharp. The Weekly Examiner, May 23, 1902, p.2.

56. I. Wilson. Obituary of Laban Tharp. Cassopolis Vigilant, Oct 18, 1888. Says Laban, then about 11, moved to Michigan with his parents in about 1827 (61 years before 1888).

57. Matthews. History of Cass County, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins, and Co. 1882. p. 367.

58. IA, Calhoun Co., 1855? Census.

59. Matthews. History of Cass County, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins, and Co. 1882. pp. 367-8.

60. Transcribed by Gary Ramthun. Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa. April 31, 1891.

61. Beaumont E. Stonebraker. Past and Present of Calhoun County Iowa: A record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Co., 1915. pp. 57, 98-99.

62. I. Wilson. Obituary of Laban Tharp. Cassopolis Vigilant, Oct 18, 1888.

63. Obituary of Lydia O. Reams. Cassopolis Vigilant, Sep 21, 1893, p. 1.

64. Matthews. History of Cass County, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins, and Co. 1882. p.368.

65. Iowa, Calhoun Co., 1860 Census. p. 97.

66. Ibid. p. 97.

67. Ibid. p. 97.

68. Matthews. History of Cass County, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins, and Co. 1882. p. 368.

69. Ibid. p. 368.

70. Ibid. pp. 386-7.

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