Joseph Baldwin

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Joseph Baldwin graduated from Bethany College in (West) Virginia in 1852. He went to Missouri, where he taught school for a number of years. From 1859 through 1863, he conducted several private normal schools in Indiana. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War from 1863 to 1864. In 1867, he moved to Kirksville, Missouri, where he opened a normal school. This school became a state institution in 1870, with Joseph Baldwin as its first president. He served in this capacity until 1881, and his statue still stands on the campus of Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville. From 1881 through 1891, he headed the Normal School at Huntsville, Texas. From 1891 through 1897, he held the chair of pedagogy at the University of Texas, retiring in 1897. He authored a number of books on education.

Joseph married Ellen Sophronia Fluhart on 26 Aug 1852 in Fulton County, Ohio, USA. Ellen (daughter of Henry Fluhart and Nancy Jewell) was born on 18 Oct 1828 in Wayne County, Ohio, USA; died on 26 Nov 1924 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA; was buried in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Icilius Victor Baldwin was born on 3 Nov 1853 in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA; died on 4 Aug 1856 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA.
2. Anabel Baldwin was born on 26 Mar 1856 in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA; died on 11 Mar 1936 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.
3. Olivia Artemisia Baldwin was born on 5 Mar 1858 in Burnettsville, White County, Indiana, USA; died on 8 Feb 1931 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
4. Coramantha Baldwin was born on 3 Apr 1860 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA; died on 30 Sep 1947 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
5. Joseph Rolla Baldwin was born on 15 May 1863 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA; died on 31 Aug 1946 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.
6. Rachel Irene Baldwin was born on 30 May 1865 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, USA; died on 9 Nov 1867.
7. Harold Baldwin was born on 4 Feb 1868 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA; died on 13 May 1923 in Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas, USA.
8. Norma Mabel Baldwin was born on 6 Aug 1870 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA; died on 27 Nov 1936 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.
9. Zoe Lenore Baldwin was born on 19 Jun 1874 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA; died on 6 Jan 1929 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

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Joseph Baldwin served in the War of 1812, enlisting in the regular army at Winchester, Virginia, on 12 May 1812. He served until 21 May 1817, when he was discharged at Pass Christian, Mississippi. He moved from Virginia to Pennsylvania with his parents about 1818. In Pennsylvania, he resided on a farm in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and taught school. He was involved with the organization of the Disciples of Christ Church at Normal Glen, Shenango Township.

Joseph married Isabella Henry Cairns on 27 Nov 1818 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA. Isabella (daughter of William Cairns and Agnes Martin) was born on 24 Dec 1794 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 20 Nov 1870 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph Baldwin went from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1773. He is thought to have served in the Revolutionary War. There is a record of a Joseph Baldwin who served as a Private in Captian Abel Westfall's Company of the 8th Virginia Regiment from 25 May 1776 to 30 April 1777, when he was reported to have deserted. Though the background of this Baldwin family was probably Quaker, there is almost no mention of them in Loudoun County Friends records. A single entry for 28 September 1783, shows that a Joseph Baldwin was received on request at Fairfax Monthly Meeting (now Waterford). Joseph Baldwin, Jr., must have inherited his father's lands in Shenandoah County. He apparently lived in Shenandoah County until at least 1818, when he moved to Shenango Township, Beaver (now Lawrence) County, Pennsylvania.

Joseph married Mary Pettit in 1774 in Alexandria, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in cir 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Williams Cairns family lived in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

William + Agnes Martin. Agnes was born in cir 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: cooper

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In 1729, Joseph Baldwin was condemned by the Falls Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for "marriage out of unity." He were later reinstated. On 17 September 1730, Joseph Baldwin was appointed constable of Bristol for a term of one year. Joseph Baldwin was originally from Bristol, Pennsylvania, but moved from there in 1734, first to Philadelphia and then to Marple Township, Chester County. He moved from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Loudoun County, Virginia, with his wife, Ann, (sometimes called Susannah), by 1773. On 19 April 1773, he purchased 200 acres of land in Loudoun County from James and Rachel Maris of Newtown Township, Chester County. This land was probably at the site of present-day Hamilton, Virginia. His name appeared on the county's list of tithables 1773, 1774, 1775, 1777, 1778, and 1783. In September 1786, Joseph and his wife sold 43 acres of their land to a neighbor, George Tavenner, and in April 1793, they sold two more parcels to George Tavenner. Finally, on 7 September 1793, they sold the remaining 148 acres of land to Stacey Janney. On the same date, they purchased from Stacey Janney a tract of 161 acres in the southwest corner of Loudoun County. They sold this parcel about a year later and purchased 67 acres from William and Dinah Hand, located partly in Frederick County and partly in Shenandoah County. The county boundaries were redrawn, putting all of the land in Shenandoah County. The land lay near Front Royal, and when Warren County was formed from Shenandoah County in 1836, the land was in the new county. While residents of Loudoun County, the Baldwins were apparently connected with Ketocton Baptist Church. The records show an entry in May 1794 in which the clerk was directed to "give a letter of dismission to Sister Baldwin, at her request." This would have coincided with the family's move to Shenandoah County, but it is not clear who "Sister Baldwin" was. She could have been the wife of either Joseph Baldwin, Sr., or Joseph Baldwin, Jr.

Joseph married Ann Tomlinson in 1729 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Ann was born in cir 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]