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Jeremiah Redinbo a.k.a. Redenbo & Redenbaugh Submitted by Gene Dulin All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner.

Jeremiah Redinbo was born October 18, 1793, in Berks County, PA, son of John and Christine Redinbo (a.k.a. Redenbaugh). At some point prior to 1800, John and Christine moved to Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, OH, bringing Jeremiah and his siblings with them. There is some evidence indicating that John brought his family to what was soon to became Shelby County, OH, prior to the War of 1812. (The political entity of "Shelby County" was not created until 1819 when it was formed from the northern sections of Miami County.) From History of Shelby County published in 1883: "Previous to the War of 1812 the Redenbaughs (John, Christine, Jeremiah, et al) came to the present limits of Orange Township but remained but a short time, when, on account of Indian trouble, they returned to Hamilton County where they remained until 1818, when they returned to this (Shelby) county." There can be little doubt that the "Indian trouble" mentioned in the county history is a reference to the general Indian uprising of 1811 fomented by Tecumseh, legendary war chief of the Shawnee. The future Shelby County was definitely not a safe place to be in 1811. The Greenville Treaty Line which separated "Indian land" from "settler land" ran diagonally across what was to become Shelby County and "Orange Township" was situated nearly adjacent ot the land set aside for the Indians by the treaty. The Greenville Treaty Line had been established in 1795 following "Mad" Anthony Wayne's decisive victory over indian forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The line apparently served fairly well to separate the Indians and Ohio settlers until Tecumseh, at the Tecumseh, at the encouragement of the British, attempted to unite the tribes of the Northwest Territory into a military confederation for the purpose of driving the encroaching American settlers out. In any event, Jeremiah had returned to Hamilton County by 1812 and on August 11 of that year both he and his father John enlisted in the 1st Ohio Militia Regiment of Volunteer Riflemen and were assigned to the Company of Capt. Asa Hinkle. They served in that capacity until February 11, 1813, when they were mustered out with their company at Fort St. Mary's (built by the forces of Anthony Wayne in 1795). Jeremiah subsequently received both a pension and a "bounty land" award for his services. Following the war, Jeremiah returned to hamilton County and married Margaret Shanklin in May of 1817 but did not remain there long. The families of both Jeremiah and John returned to the newly-formed Shelby County and both of their names appear on the 1820 Federal Census for that county. Jeremiah and Margaret parented 13 children: John, Nathan, Samuel, Eliza, William, Aaron, Wesley, Anna, Isaac, Hiram, Lavina, Mary, and Sarah. Both families remained in Shelby County until 1866 when Jeremiah and Margaret moved on once again, this time to Bond County, IL, where Jeremiah died on September 14, 1872, and where Margaret died 10 days later on September 24, 1872. Jeremiah's father John remained in Shelby County where he died in Orange Township on August 10, 1847, and was probably buried on his farm.

Genealogical Ties to Shelby County for Jeremiah Redinbo

Appears on 1820 Federal Census for Shelby County, OH.

Appears on 1830 Federal Census for Orange Twp, Shelby County, OH.

Appears on 1850 Federal Census for Orange Twp, Shelby County, OH.

Appears in History of Shelby County, published 1883, p. 176, referenced in article entitled "Jeremiah Redenbaugh." The article states that Jeremiah left Shelby County and moved to (Bond County) Illinois in 1866 where he died in 1872. Grave marker never located.