Amos BONAR

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• Name: Amos G. Bonar
• Census: 1860, Living with parents in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1870, Living with parents in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1900, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1900; Farmer
• Census: 1910, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1910; Farmer
• Census: 1920, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1920; Farmer
• Census: 1930, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1930; Farmer

Notes:

Information from Mariana L. Zuelsdorf:
His obituary read:
Amos G. Bonar
Amos G. Bonar, retired farmer, 78, died early Thursday morning 6/30/1938, at his home in Powhatan. he had spend his entire life in that district and was a son of Dawson and Elizabeth Bonar. Surviving are his wife and three children: Earl Bonar, George Bonar and Mrs. Eva Walters, of Powhatan. A sister at Little Hocking also survives. funeral services were conducted at 1:00 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Cole of the M.E. Church. burial was made in the Powhatan Cemetery.

Amos married Charlotte SCHNEGG on 29 Dec 1882 in Belmont County, Ohio. Charlotte was born in Jun 1862 in Belmont County, Ohio; died on 26 Jul 1953 in Powhatan Point, Belmont Co., Ohio; was buried on 29 Jul 1953 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Earl G. BONAR was born in 1894; died on 03 Oct 1954; was buried on 06 Oct 1954 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio.
2. Eva Lee BONAR was born on 25 Jan 1891 in Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio; died on 19 Apr 1956 in Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio; was buried on 23 Apr 1956 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio.
3. George Edward BONAR was born on 30 Mar 1883 in Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio; died on 31 Dec 1966 in Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio; was buried on 03 Jan 1967 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio.

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• Fact: Son of James Bonar and Mary Brown
• Name: Greenburg Dorsey Bonar
• Birth: 05 Aug 1817, Belmont County, Ohio
• Census: 1850, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1850; Farmer
• Census: 1860, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer
• Census: 1870, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1870; Farmer
• Census: 1880, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1880; Farmer

Greenbury married Elizabeth CARPENTER on 08 Feb 1844 in Belmont County, Ohio by John F Crist. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert CARPENTER and Sevilla GATES) was born on 29 Jan 1823 in Ohio; died on 09 Jun 1914; was buried on 11 Jun 1914 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with husband in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1900, Living with son, Amos, in York, Belmont County, Ohio
• Census: 1910, Living with son, Amos, in York, Belmont County, Ohio

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• Census: 1850, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1850; Farmer
• Census: 1860, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer
• Census: 1870, Living in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1870; Retired Farmer

James married Mary BROWN on 01 Oct 1816 in Belmont County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Abel BROWN and Lydia STUCKEY) was born on 23 Apr 1793 in Ohio County, (West) Virginia; died on 23 Jun 1870 in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with husband in York, Belmont Co., Ohio
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in York, Belmont Co., Ohio

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• Fact: Son of Robert and Elizabeth Carpenter

Notes:

Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:

Robert was born in the Ohio Territory in the area that became Noble County in 1850.
Robert and his wife, Sevilla Gates are buried in Dover Cemetery just a few miles outside of Powhatan Point, Ohio. Sevilla was the daughter of George and Sevilla Stiehl Gates who are buried a few miles away in the Boger Cemetery. Over the years their tombstones had toppled over due to ground settling. In 1997 the original stones were up-righted and repaired. Birth and death dates taken from those tones. There is a conflict in their marriage date. The Belmont County records show that their marriage license was issued in January 3, 1822, however, their Family Bible states that their wedding date was April 18, 1822. The farm that they lived on was given to Sevilla by her father. There appears to be a problem between Robert and his father-in-law. the farm was never titled in Robert's name but passed from Sevilla to her son, Robert.

Robert married Sevilla GATES on 18 Apr 1822 in Belmont County, Ohio. Sevilla (daughter of Georg GOETZ and Maria Sybilla STEHELI) was born on 24 Jun 1801 in Washington County,Pennsylvania; died on 04 Dec 1898 in Belmont Co., Ohio; was buried in Dover Cemetery, near Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
Almost a Centenarian, Mrs. Sevilla Gates Carpenter, widow of the late Robt (sic) Carpenter, died at the residence of her son-in-law, A.W. Burkhart, in Washington Tp., on Saturday morning, 6 o'clock am, of the infirmities of age. Sevilla Gates was born in York Tp, June 24, 1800, and died December 3, 1898 at the age of 98 years, 5 months 9 days. She was married to Robert Carpenter in the year 1822. To this union eleven children were born, of which five are sill living, her husband having gone before her in July, 1879, and also six children. Of those still living are: Mrs. Elizabeth Bonar, of York Township, who is in her 76th year; Mr. Robert Carpenter, Jr.; Mr. Samuel Carpenter, both of York Township: Mrs. G.W. Hendershot and Mrs. A.W. Burkhart, both of Washington Tp. Mrs. Carpenter never lived outside of York Tp. except the first three years after marriage living on Wills Creek Guernsey Co. and the last six years in Washington Tp, with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Burkhart. She was a consistent member of the Christian Church for 70 years. She was kind and affectionate mother and greatly loved by all who knew her. the funeral services took place Sunday, after which the remains were followed by a large number of relatives and friends to their last resting place in the family burying ground, near Captina, O. Yours, respt, C.T.Rock

Sevilla is buried in Dover Cemetery just a few miles from her parents. Over the years, Sevilla's and Robert's headstones had toppled over due to the settling of the ground. In 1997 the stones were up righted and repaired. Her birth and death dates taken from those stones are:
Born June 4, 1801 and died December 4, 1898 according to her tombstone, which differs from her obituary.

Notes:

Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
(from written history by James Edward Brown and Leona Brown June 1997)

Abel and Lydia came to the area which is now Wheeling, West Virginia. Their first child, Jacob, was born in the Wheeling area, which was then part of Virginia.

Wheeling area was called Fort Fincastle in 1774, and in 1776, the Fort's name was changed to Fort Henry in honor of Patrick Henry. The siege of Fort Henry took place about eight years before Abel and Lydia came to Wheeling. The road to Maysville, Kentucky was built while they were living in the Wheeling area. Able and Lydia son Isaac, born in 1801, states he was born in Ohio so the family must have moved across the Ohio River to the Captina Creek, York Township area by 1801, then took up land east of the Dover Bridge in 1805.

A clan history, read at a Brown Reunion held at Alledonia, Ohio about 1946, sent by Mary Brown, widow of Frank Brown, states that Abel and Lydia came from New Jersey in 1792, and located near Wheeling. It also states that their son Joseph was born in 1794 in a Blockhouse designed by George Rogers Clark, which stood near the corner of 11th and Main Street, in Wheeling.

Abel had a brother John, who he referred to in his will as his "esteemed brother, John" and named him as one of his executors. Abel's brother John left a will dated July 25, 1848, which awarded his wife Barbara the rent from two farms, with the remaining wealth to be divided between Jacob and Joseph Brown, sons of his brother Abel. He gave Mary Ann Ring and Harriet Ring, daughters of Alexander F. and Elizabeth ring, bedstead and bedding. He also gave Barbara and Elizabeth Ring twenty-five dollars each.

According to a history of Belmont and Jeferson Counties, concerning the settlement of York Township: George Lemley bought land i Section 14 in 1801 and Abel Brown purchased land there on December 21, 1805, and William Brown in 1805 as well. Able Brown received two dollars for killing one wolf over six months old that year.

In the tax lists of 1820, the Range, Township and Sections are given and contain the following:

William Brown R-3 T-4 S-27 original owner Henry Huffman

Able Brown R-3 T-4 S-27 original owner Henry Huffman

John Brown R-4 T-5 S-7 original owner Jacob Brewer

It would appear that Abel and William bought adjoining or the same land from Henry Huffman. There is probably some relationship between Abel and William; they could possibly be brothers. William, Abel, and John Brown were listed together in York Twp in 1806, 1810, 1815, 1817, and 1820.

In a statement by Arch Brown are the following comments:

On April 7, 1808 Abel bought a 192 acre farm in York Twp., from Henry Huffman. This farm lay along Captina Creek, below Dover, and is now known as the Pearsol Farm. the deed of Abel Brown for this farm can be found at St. Clairsville, Ohio Courthouse Deed Book B p 312. It is R-3 T-4 S-27. the price paid by Abel to Huffman was five hundred dollars, according to the deed. On October 3, 1822, Abel gave Jacob and Joseph 82 acres each of R-4 T-5 S-13 (Vol J. p 10-11). the rest of Abel's land was sold in 1852 to Michael Dorsey.

According to a story told by Ike Brown, he had two uncles who were captured by Indians while they were young. Eventually they escaped and came home. One of the boys got along well with the Indians and returned to visit them in later years. Evelyn Dowdle of St. Clairville has a family tradition that is much the same. "The Indians taking two of the Brown's sons while they were skating on the ice on Captina Creek. their mother would rock and cry, not knowing if her sons were living or dead. With the smaller one sleeping in his big brother's arms, they slipped away from the Indians one night, finding their way back to Captina Creek from Chillicothe, Ohio. One of the Brown boys would go back to visit the Indians and one would not sleep in a bed as he was used to the way the Indians lived."

The story does not say how long the boys were captives. the distance from Chillicothe to Powhaten Point is approximately one hundred and twenty miles. these boys may have been sons of Abel and Lydia. Jacob and Joseph were born in the Wheeling area. Assuming the capture took place about 1800, Jacob would have been 9 years old, Joseph 6 years old, and John probably about 3.

According to historians, the last Indian battle on Captina Creek took place May 1794 with settlers coming into the Captina Creek area soon after this battle.

Abel married Lydia STUCKEY about 1790. Lydia (daughter of Jacob STUCKEY and Hannah CREE) was born on 16 Dec 1770 in New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Dec 1861 in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio; was buried in York Twp., Belmont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Living in Washington, Belmont County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer

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• Also Known As: George Gates

Notes:

Information from mariana L Zuelsdorf:
History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. J.A. Caldwell. Historical Publishing Co., 1880 Page 417
"York was one of the original civil townships and erected November 25, 1801, as follows: The third to begin on the Ohio river at the southeast corner of the township of Pultney.......thence up the river to the place of beginning, to be called and known by the township of York. This township has been the scene of severa Indian depredations, prominent among which was the battle of Captina....this battle occured in 1794, on section 8, at the mouth of Cove Run.
.........George Gates (setled) Septembe 28, 1804......Abel Brown (settled )December 21, 1805

From: "Belmont Co., Ohio before 1830." Irene M. Ochsenbein and Catharine F. Fedorchak. 1977. Page 53
"George Gates is buried in the Boger Cemetery, York Township, Belmont Co., near the junction of State Road 7 and S.R. 148. He emigrated from Germany to eastern PA., then to Washington Co., PAS., in 1790, then to Washington and Belmont Cos. in Ohio, near the boundary with present day Monroe Co. His will is on file in Belmont Co. and the following children are named: 1. Mary; 2, Susan; 3. Daniel;4. Valentine; 5. Henry; 6. George; 7 Solomon; 8. Sevilla; and 9. John."

"Monroe County, Ohio: A History. by Theresa A. Maienknecht and Stanley B. Maienknecht. Chapter XXX Switzerland township. Page 408
"Early in the month of April 1819 a colony of ten Swiss families embarked in a flat boat......After leaving Wheeling they were informed that at Captina there was a great quantity of vacant land, and that there they would find two men (Henry Sweppy and George Goetz) who could speak German, and were urged to stop there. On the 15th day of September they landed there and were kindly received and cordially welcomed by the old settlers of the Valley of Captina, viz: the Greens, Lemleys, Moores, Browns, Goetz, Sweppy, Ruble, Smith, and others."
"Along the river all was a forest, except an improvement opposite Fish Creek, then owned by George Goetz. On Big Run, Jos Blare, Hendershot Lemley and the Smiths had made some improvement. In Belmont County, on Captina and Cat's Run, was settled by the Greens, Browns and Goetz, before mentioned."

Georg married Maria Sybilla STEHELI on 11 Jun 1782 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Maria (daughter of Johann Melchior STEHELI and Maria Sybilla ?) was born in 1761 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died on 09 Dec 1850 in York Township,Belmont County, Ohio; was buried in Boger Cemetery, York Township, Belmont Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with daughter, Susannah Gates Brisen, in York, Belmont County, Ohio