John Reed was born May 1, 1758 in Maryland and died September 27 1844 in German Township, Darke County, Ohio. He was drafted in the Maryland Militia in 1777 in Baltimore County Maryland serving a total of 8 months as a PVT in the Company commanded by Capt Daniel Shaw and under Col Charles Ridgeley.
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Henry Gordon and Nancy Owen Gordon
Photo courtesy of Susan Isenbarger Jones, Isenbarger descendant. AWTHS had written earlier history about the Gordon family in reference to the founding of Gordon. At that time, there was a question about Frank or Franklin Gordon and his family as well as Henry, his father, whether he was in the will or not. Recent research
Harrison Township Patriots Rush & Wood
Our Harrison Township Revolutionary War Patriots buried at First Universalist Cemetery are: James Wood 1761-1840 and Peter Rush 1754-1819. These notes are from the Rush Book gathered by Garst Darke Genealogy. Peter Rush’s wife was Mary Slaughter. They had 8 children: Phillip, Jesse, Elizabeth, Catherine, Asa, Margaret, Phoebe and Isaiah. From the Beers book we
Revolutionary War Patriots Harriman & Satterley
At old Castine Cemetery, in Butler Township, lays two Patriots: David Harriman 1756-1842 and Samuel Satterley 1745-1833. In researching and studying cemetery inscriptions, we read that the two patriots not only served but had family connections. According to the Stephens & Spencer Cemetery Inscriptions, David Harriman’s son, Charles, married Jemima Satterly the daughter of Samuel
Updates to Owens family and Old Lynch Cemetery and Methodist Church
Well, you know the saying, “One thing leads to another”. It certainly was in this story. The AWTHS has been working on displays for America-250 which includes our Southern Darke County Patriots and getting their stories together for display and research. We came upon the patriot, William Walker, who has a memorial stone at Ithaca
Samuel McClure & William Brodrick, Patriots
Both patriots have memorial stones in Harrison Township at the Old Friendship Cemetery. Samuel McClure, 1757-1818, was married to Rosannah Steele and had eight children. We read in the Beers book that Samuel was a commissioned justice, lived near the Whitewater, was a preacher and teacher at Otwellis Seminary, a prominent place of higher education