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| Lewis Boyer | 1755-19 Sept 1843 | Born near Hagerstown, MD. Life guard to Gen. George Washington. He married in 1789, Rockingham Co, VA, to Rosanna Kerns. Lewis moved to Miami county, OH in 1810 and lived just across the county line from Shelby. Lewis and Rosanna had 10 children: Elizabeth Kiggins, Mary Kiggins, Catherine Johnston, Margaret Millhouse, Jacob, John, William, Lewis, Nancy Clauson, Rosanna Young. Buried in Brown Cem. Orange Twp. The Lewis Boyer Chapter DAR, in Shelby County is named in his honor. |
| James Cannon | 1756-1828 | Born in Ireland. He married Mary (Polly) Long, Ligionier Co., PA. They moved to Ohio in 1795 and to Shelby county in 1806. Children: Abraham, Catherine, Margaret, James, Susanna, Richard M., Daniel. He is believed to be buried in Pioneer Cem., Hardin. |
| Ezra Carey | 1735-1828 | Born in Morris Co., NJ. He married Lyda Thompson in Morris Co., NY. Ezra belonged to the Washington Co., PA Militia. He moved to Marietta, OH and then on to Shelby Co. Children: Phebe Harris, Rufus, Cephas, Ephraim, Absalom, Elias, and George. Buried in Pioneer (Cary) Cemetery, Hardin. |
| Zachariah Cecil | 1758-20 Aug 1823 | Born in Maryland. He was the son of Samuel W. & Rebecca (White) Cecil. He served in the VA militia. Married in 1783 to Nancy Ingraham/Ingram in Montgomery Co., VA where 7 sons were born: Samuel, John, William, Aaron, Beuford, James, and Calvin. He then moved to Shelby County in 1812. Zachariah is believed to be buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Hardin. |
| Thomas Curts | 16 Jan 1755-28 May 1842 | Born in Northampton Co., PA. He is buried in Old Loramie Valley cemetery, Dinsmore twp. A nephew is John H. Parr. |
| Rev. William A. Davis |
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Said to be buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Hardin. No other information is known. |
| Rev. William Forest Ray Davis |
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Buried in
Carey Cemetery. From The Sidney Journal, Friday, May 25, 1888: "In the old graveyard at Hardin lies buried William F.R. Davis, a local Methodist preacher, Revolutionary soldier and maternal grandfather of William M. and Edmund Bell, of Hardin. He belonged to the Virginia soldiers, was a pensioner when he lived in Sidney with his son, who kept the Wagner House more than 40 years ago, and was 75 years old when he died. His grave, like all the other old "heroes" graves, is in a neglected state. Let all the resting places of the Revolutionary patriots be made known so that none may be missed when a move is made to have them buried in Graceland Cemetery." His wife, Elizabeth, is also buried in Carey Cemetery with the following written on her tombstone: "Elizabeth, Consort of the Rev. Wm. F.R. Davis, died April 11th, 1841, aged 81 yr. 6 mo. and 13 da." The History of Shelby County, Ohio by Sutton (pg 278) gives information on his daughter and her family. |
| Charles Gobel/Caleb Goble |
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From The
Sidney Journal,
Friday, May 4, 1888: "Over the river, in the old Protestant graveyard, just south of the Catholic burying ground, beneath a marble slab lying on the ground and well-nig grass covered, lie the bones of Charles Goble, a soldier who served in the army during the whole seven years of the American Revolution, one year of which he acted as a spy. Fifty years ago on the 22nd of March his body, then 78 years and 22 days old, was there buried. His daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Miller, is still living with her son-in-law, J.F. Gearhart, in Perry township, and to him is the Journal indebted for these few facts concerning the old patriot and his resting place. Again, it is asked as favor that all information concerning those old soldiers who may lie in Shelby county be given, so that the record of none is lost." |
| Peter L. Hall | 26 Oct 1764-1841 | Born in Monmouth Co., NJ. He entered service July 1779 at the age of 15. He had 4 children, two of which are Catharine & Rebecca. It is unknown where he is buried. |
| Col. John Hardin | 1753-1792 | Born in Virginia in 1753. He never resided in Shelby County, but while he was on a peace mission he was killed by Indians on the spot where the village of Hardin stands now. His burial is said to be at the intersection of SR 47 and Hardin-Wapakoneta Road. |
| Hezekiah Bloomfield Hubbell | 1755-12 Oct 1855 | Born in Middlesex Co., NJ to Asa & Anna (Bloomfield) Hubbell. He served on the NJ line and fought in several battled. Married to Nancy Drummond in NJ. Abt. 1790 they moved to Hanover twp Luzerne Co., PA. Abt. 1807, they moved to Fairfield Co., OH. He first purchased land in what would become Shelby Co. on 10 Dec. 1811. The family also lived in Shelby & Putnam Co's, OH and Cass Co., IN at the homes of his children. He died at the home of his daughter, Sally (Hubbell) Vandermark in Richland Twp, Allen Co., OH at the age of 100 yrs. His children, all born in Luzerne Co., PA, were: Asa, Sally, Agnes, Mary, Minerva, John, Betsy, Lois, Daniel and Hezekiah B. jr. |
| Harry Jones | b. 1734 | Born in Wales. He is buried in Township Pioneer Cemetery just north of Fort Loramie. |
| John Line | 1758-1834 | Born in NJ. Brother of Joseph Line (below). He served under Col. George Rogers Clark. Married Mary Baltzell and, in 1800, moved to Ohio. Abt. 1830, they moved to Shelby Co. John and Mary had six children. He is said to be buried in Medaris Cem., Perry twp. |
| Joseph Line | 4 May 1755-4 Sept 1837 | Born in Sussex Co., NJ. Brother of John Line (above). He served 2 yrs under Col. George Rogers Clark. Married Mary Magdalen Houst on 15 Jan 1782 in PA. 9 children were born to this union. Four of their children are: Abraham, Susannah Ball, Rebecca Kerns, Catharine Jackson. Moved to Shelby co. abt. 1831. He is said to be buried in Medaris Cem., Perry twp. |
| David Mellinger | 15 March 1762-4 Sept 1848 | From The
Sidney Journal,
Friday, June 8, 1894: "The graveyard at Lockington holds the dust of two early heroes. The first was David Mellinger, who fought in the War of the Revolution. He was born March 15, 1762, dying September 4, 1848, at the ripe old age of 86 years, 5 months and 19 days." |
| Abraham Minniear |
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From The
Sidney Journal,
Friday, August 6, 1897: "There is an old grave in a graveyard near Montra, in Jackson township, which is almost completely obliterated now by time, so that little more remains of it than a tradition that in it lie the bones of an old soldier of the Revolutionary war. Even his name has been forgotten, except possibly by a few of the old residents of the township, but the archives of the court house have preserved something of his history in the musty and ancient volume which bears the title of the first record of the Court of Common Pleas. According to this, September 5, 1821, before Joseph H. Crane, Presiding Judge, and Samuel Marshall, Robert Houston and William W. Cecil, Associate Judges, there appeared one Abraham Miniger, alias Minnier, who made application for a pension under the acts of Congress passed March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. In pursuance of this intention he made oath that he enlisted in Pennsylvania, October 15, 1778, in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Camplain, bu he could not remember the name of the Colonel of the regiment. In this he served until July 15, 1779, during which time he fought in the battle of Freeland's Fort, and was discharged in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He then proceeded to make affidavit that since the passage of the acts mentioned he had not disposed of his property, nor did any one hold it in trust for him. Evidently it was necessary in those days to plead extreme poverty in order to be pensioned, for the following schedule of his property was appended: Land, none; three horses, valued at $120; two head of cattle, valued at $18; one hoe and shovel, $1.37-1/2; two planes, $10; one rifle, $13, and one mattock, $1.50, making a total of $163.87-1/2. He further declared that his occupation was that of a farmer; his age was 57 years, and that in consequence of old age and infirmity neither he or his wife was able to work. This is as far as the record goes. Whether Mininger got his pension there is no means of knowing....." |
| Elijah Pixley |
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First applied
for pension
in 1818 in Adams Co, OH prior to his coming to Shelby County. A
pension
re-application was found dated 12 December 1820 and it states the
following
information: "Elijah Pixley will by 58 yrs old 28 March, wife's name is Eleanor (age 39 yrs), and seven children were currently living with them at the time of application: Thomas (14 yrs next June), Plumer (11 yrs last Oct.), Hezekiah (9 yrs last Apr.), Phebe (7 yrs next Jan.), Rachel (5 yrs last Sept.), Mary (3 yrs last Aug.), and William (1 yr last Mar.)." The application further states that Elijah enlisted at Litchfield, CT in December 1777 and served as a drummer until his discharge in June 1783. |
| Abraham Rinehart |
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Buried in Indian Creek Cemetery, Perry twp. |
| Thomas A. Shaw | 13 Oct 1753-29 Dec 1835 | Born near
Belfast, Ireland.
He came to America in 1772 and entered service from Cumberland Co., PA
in early 1777. Married to widow Polly McCoy McKee in July
1792.
He had seven children: Margaret Steele, Sarah McClintock, Elizabeth
Gamble,
Samuel, Alexander, David, and William. Buried in Presb. Cem, but was
removed
to Graceland Cemetery. From The Sidney Journal, Friday, April 13, 1888: "in the extreme southeast corner of the old graveyard back of the Presbyterian church edifice stands a sandstone headstone, mossy and ivy-sustaining, bearing this somewhat faded and crumbling inscription: Thomas Shaw, departed this like December 27, 1835, aged 82 years 2 months and 14 days. This is all the record that it was possible to get from the gray headstone. The deep excavation of ever-encroaching gravel pit on the east has gnawed its way to within a yard or two of the foot of the patriotic grave, and unless the remains are removed, the ashes of the old hero will be carted into the streets, to be trampled or become the sport of the wanton winds, it would be eminently proper to have them carefully removed to our beautiful cemetery and a monument erected suitable for the heroic dust. The French and Indian War, of about 10 years duration, which dispossessed France of all her possessions in America east of the Mississippi, had just commenced when he was born, and when the battle of Lexington was fought he was 22 years old. It is hoped that Neal Post, Grand Army of the Republic, or our Council, will take steps at once to have the remains removed, and that his descendants, among whom are Robert N. Shaw, of Perry township; Samuel Shaw, of Orange, and Mrs. B.W. Maxwell and Robert Shaw, of Sidney, who are in possession of any of his papers, facts or incidents of his life will furnish them to the Journal, that they may be laid before its readers and preserved." ( Mr. Shaw's body was reinterred in Graceland Cemetery, Sidney.) |
| Joshua Stevens | 1733-1823 | Born Berks Co., PA. He married Pricilla Humphries in 1771. Served initially from Chester Co., PA. He is said to be buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Hardin. |
| Timothy Wales | abt. 1759-abt. 1849 | Of Welsh Quaker descent. He entered service at the age of 17 and served throughout the war. Moved from PA to Shelby Co. in 1835. His wife was Elizabeth __, and they had two sons named Timothy and Thomas. Buried in Howell Cemetery, Jackson twp. No marker has been found for him. From Official Roster of Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio p.age 383 (submitted by T. Frazzini), ""...Bur(ied) in Old Burial Ground,1-2 mile east of village of Montra, Jackson Twp, on north side of Road, 3rd unmarked grave fr(om) the first tombstone, at the South end of the first row of graves on the east end of graveyard." From The Sidney Journal, Friday, August 24, 1894: (the first item is found in an article mentioning the visit of 80 year old James B. Davis of Salem, West Virginia to his son A.H. Davis in Jackson Center.) "He [James B. Davis] was the fifer at the funeral of Timothy Wales, the Revolutionary Soldier who settled in Jackson Township, and the late J.P. Forsythe was the drummer." (In a lengthy account of the life of early settler, J.C. Elliott, Timothy Wales is again mentioned.) "He [J.C. Elliott] helped to bury him with military honors and gave a suit of his own in which to dress the body for Wales died exceedingly poor..." In this article, Tom Wales is mentioned as being a son of Timothy. |
| Tom Wilkinson, Sr. | 3 June 1759-8 July 1828 | He was in George Washington's Brigade. Buried in Cedar Point Cemetery (reinterment). |
| Samuel Woodward | 11 Jan 1760-25 Sept 1852 | Born in Bedford Co., VA. At the age of 16, he entered the army and fought under the command of General Green and was actively engaged in the battle of Guilford Court House and a number of other contested battles. He also took part in several Indian raids after the close of the Revolution. He married (2nd) Sarah Roberts on 19 Aug 1819 in Warren Co., OH. In 1830, he came to Greene twp and settled with his family. Three children were born: Rachel Apple, Eliza A., and Samuel. They moved to Shelby co. in 1838. Buried in Pioneer Cem., Plattsville. |
