Donna Mae MacGruder

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military service: United States Air Force

Notes:

Donna MacGruder was a graduate of the Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton, Ohio) School of Nursing, and is a Registered Nurse. She was employed by the Miami Valley Hospital in Utilization Review. She enlisted in the United States Air Force on 28 January 1956 and was discharged on 24 March 1959. She then served in Air Force Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. She was listed in "Who's Who of American Women," 5th edition, 1979-1980.

Donna married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Eye color: hazel
• Hair color: black
• Height: 5' 9"
• Military service: United States Navy, World War I
• Occupation: electrician
• Residence: 1926, 308 Cemetery Drive, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1933, 1837 Summit Street, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Howell Joshua Magruder changed his last name to MacGruder sometime before his marriage in 1922. He felt that this form of the name would be closer to the original Scottish form. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve Forces on 1 August 1918, and was called to active duty on 7 August 1918. His address at the time of his enlistment was 1248 Warder Street, Springfield, Ohio. He was at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois from 17 August 1918 to 11 September 1918. He was then sent to the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia, until 14 September 1918. He served on the U.S.S. Massachusetts until 11 November 1918. His rank was Fireman 3rd Class. He also served on the U.S.S. Harrisburg. He was released from active duty on 26 September 1919, and received his honorable discharge on 30 September 1921. He was an electrician by trade. Emma (Mayme) Kohn went to work at an early age, first in a laundry and later in a factory. She later played the piano at a silent movie house while her brother Clyde sang. The Howell MacGruder family was one of the first families in Dayton to own a television set. At the time of the 1930 census, the family was living at 35 Quentin Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. After the death of Howell MacGruder, Emma Kohn MacGruder went to work as a switchboard operator at Dayton's Central YMCA, retiring in 1965. The cemetery where he and his wife are buried, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, is near Donnellsville, Clark County, Ohio.

Howell married Mayme Elizabeth Kohn on 13 May 1922 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Mayme (daughter of John David Kohn and Barbara Elizabeth Cotter) was born on 15 Aug 1898 in Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA; died on 22 Nov 1984 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 24 Nov 1984 in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Donnelsville, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Mary Elizabeth

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Milledgeville, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
• Occupation: 1899; coal miner
• Census: 1900, Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1910, Chillicothe Pike, Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1920, 1245 Warder Street, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

The John Magruder family was living in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, at the time of the 1900 Census (see 1900 Ohio Census, Fayette County, page 136a). Living with the family was his father-in-law, David Lewis, and his brother-in-law, David Lewis. After the divorce of John Garrett Magruder and Martha Hall, she moved to Boulder, Colorado, where she married Andrew L. Wing. At the time of the 1920 Census, the family was living at 1245 Warder Street, Springfield, Ohio. John Garrett and Hannah Lewis Magruder both died at the home of John's daughter, Della Magruder Pettit, at 1107 Kenton Street, Springfield, Ohio, within two days of each other. John Garrett Magruder was a helper at Robbins and Myers Company in Springfield, Ohio.

John married Hannah Lewis on 25 Mar 1899 in Jackson County, Ohio, USA. Hannah (daughter of David D. Lewis and Hannah Evans) was born on 16 Oct 1861 in Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; died on 23 Jan 1928 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 25 Jan 1928 in Newcomers' Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
• Buried: 11 Nov 1925, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, the John Kohn family was living in McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio. Listed with John and Barbara Elizabeth Kohn were their children William, Elsie, and Carrie. At the time of the 1900 census, the John Kohn family was living in Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio (see Ohio 1900 Census, Muskingum County, Roll 1310, Book 1, page 256a). At some point, the family lived at Foraker, Ohio. John David Kohn's body was moved from Newcomers Cemetery, Clark County, Ohio, to Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, on 11 November 1925.

Buried:
Family tradition holds that the body of John David Kohn was moved from Newcomers' Cemetery to Ferncliff Cemetery after his wife's death in 1925. Although his death certificate states that he was buried at Ferncliff, the records of Ferncliff Cemetery indicate that his burial service occurred on 11 November 1925.

Buried:
Family tradition holds that the body of John David Kohn was moved from Newcomers' Cemetery to Ferncliff Cemetery after his wife's death in 1925. Although his death certificate states that he was buried at Ferncliff, the records of Ferncliff Cemetery indicate that his burial service occurred on 11 November 1925.

John married Barbara Elizabeth Cotter on 5 Aug 1875 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Barbara (daughter of James Laurence Cotter and Anna Maria Harrison) was born on 10 Dec 1852 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; died on 5 Aug 1925 in Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 8 Aug 1925 in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 Census, Barbara Cotter was living at 627 Belmont Avenue, Springfield, Ohio. Her name was given as Elizabeth (age 67). Living with her were Erma Kohn (age 24), Mamie Kohn (age 21), and Alma Holden (age 5).

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• Residence: 1830, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
• Residence: 1840, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
• Occupation: 1860; Laborer
• Residence: 1860, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
• Occupation: 1870; Farmer
• Residence: 1870, Clinton County, Ohio, USA
• Occupation: 1880; Retired farmer
• Residence: 1880, Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

John W. Magruder was probably born in Allegany County, Maryland. The place of his marriage to Margaret Porter is not known, but it could have taken place either in Brooke County, (West) Virginia, or in Allegany County, Maryland. John W. and Margaret Porter Magruder are buried in the Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery near Milledgeville, Fayette County, Ohio. The John W. Magruder family was living in Allegany County, Maryland, in 1830. By 1840, they had moved to (West) Virginia and settled in Brooke County. They moved to Ohio County, (West) Virginia, by 1850, and lived there until about 1870, when they moved to Clinton County, Ohio. After two or three years in Clinton County, they moved to Fayette County, and settled near Milledgeville.

John W. Magruder appears in a list of names in the (Wheeling, West Virginia) Daily Intelligencer of April 25, 1860. The list appears to be a list of voters who are being asked to attend a meeting in Wheeling on May 2, 1860, to elect delegates to the Republican national convention.

John married Margaret Porter on 14 Sep 1826. Margaret (daughter of Thomas M. Porter and Catherine Burns) was born on 17 Apr 1810; died on 29 Jul 1885 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker
• Immigration: 1 Oct 1839
• Census: 1870, Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1880, Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

David D. Lewis immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1839, landing in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 1. David Lewis was naturalised on 26 October 1852 in Gallia County, Ohio, the same day as his brother, Evan. The David Lewis family was living in Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, at the time of the 1870 census. Those listed were David D. Lewis (age 46, born Wales), Hannah Lewis (age 38, born Wales), Margret (age 11, born Ohio), Hannah (age 9, born Ohio), Thomas (age 8, born Ohio), James A. (age 4, born Ohio), Mary E. (age 4, born Ohio), and Samuel (age 1, born Ohio). Living next door was a John S. (?) Lewis (age 28, born Ohio), a boot and shoemaker, Rhoda Lewis (age 28, born Ohio), and Mary (age 6 months, born Ohio). The Lewis family was living with David and Margaret Thomas (Id numbers 27661 and 27662) in Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, at the time of the 1880 Census. David D. Lewis was living with the John Garrett Magruder family in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, in 1900. His date of birth was given as January 1824 in the 1900 Census. Buried nearby David Lewis is a "McGruder", probably Rachel Lewis Magruder, on a lot owned by Frank Colby, purchased in 1888.

Birth:
Based on the age given in his death record, David Lewis was born on 8 Jan 1825, but his obituary has his birthday as 8 Jan 1823. Since he was baptized in March of 1824, his correct birth date may be 8 Jan 1824.

Buried:
E 1/2 Lot 96 Sec Old; 3rd on north line, no stone
This lot was purchased by David D. Lewis. The people buried in the lot are:
Hannah Lewis - buried 11 July 1890 - 1st on north line
_____ Morgan - buried 13 July 1892 - 1st on south line
Rachel Lewis Magruder - buried 23 December 1892 - 2nd on north line
David D. Lewis - buried 15 Dec 1904 - 3rd on north line
Albert Lewis - buried 26 March 1921 - 4th on north line
There are no stones for any of these people.

David married Hannah Evans on 29 Jun 1858 in Gallia County, Ohio, USA. Hannah was born on 2 Jul 1834 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales; died on 10 Jul 1891 in Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 11 Jul 1891 in Fairmount Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1880, Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Hannah Evans Lewis's name is given as Jane Evans on her daughter Hannah's marriage license.

Buried:
E 1/2 Lot 96, Section Old; 1st on north line

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker
• Census: 1850, Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1860, Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1870, Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Amos Kohn's family Bible lists a son named George, born on January 22, 1824, which is about a month earlier than the birthday implied in George Kohn's death record, which states that he was 47 years, 11 months, and 2 days old.

George Kohn was a member of the First Methodist Church, Kenton, Ohio, having been transferred by letter on 24 Sept 1865. He died of "lung fever." Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses for Hardin County, Ohio, give his birthplace as Virginia, but his death record gives his birthplace as what appears to be "Fairfield". The entry in the 1860 census of Hardin County, Ohio, includes George Coon (age 35, born Virginia), Hannah Coon (age 27, born Ohio), John Coon (age 6, born Ohio), Sally Coon (age 7, born Ohio), and Rachel Coon (age 2, born Ohio). The 1870 census of Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio, records the family as follows: John (sic) Kohn (age 45, born Virginia), Hannah Kohn (age 38, born Ohio), Rachel Kohn (age 10, born Ohio), William Kohn (age 8, born Ohio), Nancy Kohn (age 4, born Ohio), and Eliza Kohn (age 4, born Ohio). George's son, John David Kohn, was living with the nearby family of John Whitmore. George's mother may have been named Mary. There was a Mary Koons living with the Curtis Wilkin family in Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio, at the time of the 1870 census. She was 74 years old, and her birthplace is recorded as Virginia.

A George Khon (sic), age 38, born in Virginia, registered for the draft in 1862 in Boles Creek (Bokescreek) Township, Logan County, Ohio, just south of the Hardin County line.

The administrator of George Kohn's estate was John Wall. The last name is spelled Cone on the inventory, which included the following:
one cookstove - $5.00
cooking utensils - $20.00
bed and bedding (no value stated)
household goods - $10.00
2 pigs - $2.50
patch of wheat - $9.60
George owed the following amounts:
George Woods - $4.25
J.J. Ripley - $14.56
Samuel Hawk - $3.12
Jacob Woods - $8.55
He was reported to owe $175 in total and left "no personal estate". His land was sold and was identified as the northeast quarter of section 5, township 4, range 11, in the center of the Findlay Road. Named as heirs were his widow, Hannah, and children John, Rachel, William, Nancy, and Elisa. W.T. Cessna was appointed guardian, presumably of his minor children. The last name is spelled Kolen in the newspaper notice.

Buried:
Row 13, Number 6

George married Hannah A. Russell on 24 Jan 1853 in Hardin County, Ohio, USA. Hannah (daughter of James Russell and Charlotte Baldwin) was born in cir 1830 in Ohio, USA; died in cir 1855 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah Russell was living with the James McCracken family in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, at the time of the 1850 Census.

Died:
It is assumed that Hannah A. Russell Kohn died around 1855, since her husband, George Kohn, remarried in 1856. There are no divorce records in Hardin County, Ohio, before 1868.

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• Residence: 1848, McGillivray Township, Huron (now Middlesex) County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1870, Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

James L. Cotter emigrated to Ontario, Canada, in 1835 with his father, and he later settled in the Park Hill, Ontario, area. In the "History of Middlesex County," James is listed as a warden and pathmaster for the year 1845. He is recorded as having owned land in Middlesex County, Ontario. The land was in McGillivray Township, Lot 23, Concession 9, and was purchased on 17 Dec 1842. His brother, George, purchased the neighboring lot, No. 22, on the same day; their brother, John, purchased Lot No. 20 on 18 Mar 1844 . However, James Cotter is also listed on the 28 September 1837 map of McGillivray Township as owning that same lot number. James Cotter appears in the 1848 census of Canada West (Ontario). He is listed on page 3, McGillivray Township, Huron (now Middlesex) County. Around 1848, James Cotter moved to Clark County, Ohio. He filed a Declaration of Intention for Naturalization in Clark County, Ohio, on 20 March 1861, but apparently never completed the naturalization process. At the time of the 1850 census, James and Maria (name given as Mary in the census) were living in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. James' age was given as 26, and his occupation was sawyer. Maria's age was given as 25. At the time of the 1860 census, the family was living in German Township, Clark County, Ohio. Included in the census is Anna Cotter, aged 66. He is listed in the 1880 census of Clark County, Ohio. James Cotter was a member of The Champion City Guard, Company A, Seventh Infantry, Ohio National Guard, during the Civil War. He purchased land from William T. Haley in the city of Springfield, Ohio, on 13 July 1855, and from James T. Warder on 14 December 1870, in Springfield Township. Around 1881, the James Cotter family moved to Illinois, settling near Claremont in Richland County. James Cotter purchased land from Robert B. and Ellen Patrick in Richland County, on 27 November 1882. The property is described in the deed as the northwest fourth of the southeast quarter of Section 26, township 4, North Range (numbered 14 west), "containing 40 acres, more or less." The property was sold by his heirs to Mary Cotter Melrose, James's daughter, for $800 on 28 November 1902, following the death of James's second wife in August 1902. James is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, in Lot 242 of Section L. This plot was purchased by Ann Cotter on 18 April 1899.

Buried:
Section L, Lot 242

James married Anna Maria Harrison on 6 Oct 1849 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Anna died before 1866; was buried in cir 1865 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Maria Harris
• Buried: 8 May 1903, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Section L, Lot 242

Moved from Mt. Zion to Ferncliff, 8 May 1903

Notes:

The exact date and place of the deaths of Zachariah and Ann Dawson Magruder are unknown; however, Ann must have died between the census years of 1820 and 1830. Zachariah was living in Allegany County, Maryland, at the time of the 1830 census. Although only four children are known, according to census records there must have been at least three others. Zachariah and Ann Dawson Magruder were married by the Rev. William Shaw, a Deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Allegany County, Maryland.

Zachariah married Ann Dawson on 13 Feb 1797 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. Ann (daughter of Edward Dawson and Elizabeth ?) was born on 7 Aug 1779 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA; died on 17 Apr 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1850; Laborer
• Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

Thomas and Catherine Porter were living in Ohio County, (West) Virginia, at the time of the 1850 census. They were living with their son, Thomas (age 26) and daughter-in-law Eliza (age 19). Also living with the family was Alexander McKinsey, age 11. Thomas was living with his daughter and son-in- law, John W. and Margaret Magruder, at the time of the 1860 census in Ohio County.

Thomas married Catherine Burns on 17 Mar 1807 in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA. Catherine was born in cir 1785 in Ireland; died in 1850-1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Between 1 July and 30 September 1839, Port of arrival: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Occupation: Shoemaker
• Residence: 1824, Dolefawr, Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, Wales
• Census: 1840, Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1850, 5th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Also Known As: 30 Mar 1852, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; Thomas T. Lewis
• Probate: 25 May 1854, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; Civil Journal 1, page 101 Case L-35

Notes:

The marriage record of Thomas Lewis and Margaret Williams states that they were both from the parish of Cilcennin in Cardiganshire, Wales. According to the obituary of his son, David D. Lewis, the Thomas Lewis family emigrated to the United States in 1834, and lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "for a good many years" before moving on to Gallia County, Ohio, where many emigrants from Cardiganshire had settled in the first half of the 1800s. However, abstracts of passenger lists of the port of Baltimore, Maryland, show the family arriving between 1 July and 30 September 1839. At the time of the 1850 census, the Thomas Lewis family was living in the 5th Ward in the city of Pittsburgh. The census lists Thomas Lewis, age 58; Margaret Lewis, age 61; David Lewis (shoemaker), age 27; Lewis Lewis (laborer), age 22; Evan Lewis (laborer), age 21; Eleanor Lewis, age 17, and; John Lewis, age 10. All were born in Wales, with the exception of John, whose birthplace is given as Ohio. There were two Thomas Lewises who filed naturalization papers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, during the 1840s. It is not known if either is this Thomas. The first filed his Declaration of Intention on 2 January 1844, and the other on 14 October 1846. Both gave their birthplace as Wales. Thomas Lewis' will was written on 14 March 1854, and was probated in Gallia County, Ohio, on 25 May 1854. He left his estate to his wife, Margaret, including the northeast quarter of section 29, township 6 (Raccoon), range 16, consisting of approximately 40 acres, which would go to his son David after Margaret's death; the northwest half of the northwest quarter of section 18, township 6, range 16, consisting of approximately 80 acres, which his executor, David Lewis, was to sell to support Margaret, and; lot 44 in the town of Centerville in Gallia County. He also mentioned his other children and his grandson, John Howell. Margaret Lewis sold the lot in Centerville to A.S. Combs on 11 July 1865.

Also Known As:
The middle initial T appears on the deed dated 30 March 1852 for the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 29, township 6 (Raccoon), range 16 in Gallia County, Ohio. The property was sold to Thomas Lewis by David D. Thomas and consisted of 40 acres. The middle initial also appears on the delinquent tax list for Gallia County dated 26 January 1849 for section 18, township 6 (Raccoon), range 16. These are the only references found thus far (January 2024) that assign a middle initial to Thomas Lewis.

Thomas married Margaret A. Williams on 31 Dec 1816 in Cilcennin, Cardiganshire, Wales. Margaret was born in cir 1788 in Wales; died on 11 Oct 1867 in Centerpoint, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; was buried in 1867 in Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1 Oct 1839

Notes:

Margaret Lewis' death record states that she was living at Centre Point, Gallia County, Ohio, at the time of her death.Her tombstone says that she was 79 years old, in which case she would have been born in 1788 or 1789.

Notes:

The Amos Kohn family moved to New Albany in Franklin County, Ohio, probably in 1831. Amos died in Franklin County (in or near New Albany, northeast of Columbus) in 1844, and his widow Rachel married George Welch on October 9, 1845. Though she was about 46, she had a child by him: Mahlon, born 1846 or 1847. In 1850 some of her Kohn children were living with her and her second husband, and the census-taker misidentifies them as Welches.

Amos + Rachel Chilcott. Rachel (daughter of Elihu Chilcott and Lydia Payne) was born on 16 Oct 1801; died on 20 Nov 1884 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Middle Creek Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rachel Chilcote Kohn Welch was living with her son Isaac Kohn in Paulding County at the time of the 1880 census. She died there November 20, 1884 and was buried in the Middle Creek Cemetery in Grover Hill.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Bridgeville, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

James Russell served in the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Ezra Nott's Company and Captain Frederick Richmond's Company in the New York Militia. The Russell family was living in Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio, at the time of the 1850 census. The 1850 census says that James was born in Connecticut. By 1860, they were back in Muskingum County, living in Perry Township.

Census:
The identity of Edwin McCracken is unknown.

James married Charlotte Baldwin on 6 Nov 1823 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA. Charlotte (daughter of Samuel B. Baldwin and Hannah Romine) was born in cir 1806 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; was christened on 2 Oct 1831 in Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; died on 14 Nov 1884 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church Record: 2 Aug 1834, Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
• Church Record: 3 Sep 1842, Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; Charlotte Russell was "received by letter" on this date.
• Church Record: 2 Dec 1848, Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; Charlotte Russell was dismissed from the church on this date.
• Census: 1870, Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1880, Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

James and Charlotte Baldwin Russell were married by Dr. Francis Silver, who later served as the administrator of the estate of Charlotte's father, Samuel. Charlotte Baldwin Russell was received by letter at the Salt Creek Baptist Church in Muskingum County, Ohio, on 3 September 1840. She is also recorded as becoming a member by letter at the same church on 3 September 1842. She was "excluded" by the church on 2 December 1848. She may also be the Mrs. Russell who was baptized by the church on 2 October 1831 and dismissed on 2 August 1834. In 1880, she was living in Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, with John and Matilda Mitchlett. In the 1900 census of Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, Charlotte's son, Samuel, gave her birthplace as Virginia.

Birth:
Charlotte's death record states that she was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, but the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses all say Virginia. However, the 1880 census says she was born in Ohio.

The name in the church record of the person baptized on this date is Mrs. Russell. Although not proven, it is likely that the record refers to Charlotte Baldwin Russell.

Church Record:
The name in the church record of the person dismissed by the church on this date is Mrs. Russell. Although not proven, it is likely that the record refers to Charlotte Baldwin Russell.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Trinity College, Cambridge
• Education: Trinity College, Dublin
• Education: University of Edinburgh
• Occupation: doctor
• Military service: 1811-1829; Surgeon, West Meath Militia
• Immigration: 1835, New York, USA

Notes:

It is possible that Rogers Cotter was born in Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland, since his father was Vicar there from 1784-1797. Rogers Cotter is identified in his 1810 marriage record as "Rogers Cotter of City of Dublin Esquire." He attended Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1806, but did not graduate), and later graduated as a physician and surgeon from Trinity College, Dublin, and then the University of Edinburgh, on 1 August 1815. His dissertation was entitled "Dissertatio medica inauguralis de tympanita," and was published in Edinburgh in 1815. He entered the army as a surgeon's mate in the West Meath Militia on 26 March 1811. He was assistant surgeon from 1817 until 1829, when the regiment disbanded. He was also surgeon and physician of Balinacaryge Dispensary. He published "The Fables of Aesop, in Latin hexameter verse translated from the original Greek," in Dublin in 1833. Rogers Cotter and his family emigrated in 1835. They sailed on the ship Tallahassee, originating in Ireland, and departing ultimately from Liverpool. The ship arrived in New York on 8 July 1835. The following family members are on the passenger list: Rogers Cotter, no age given; Mrs. (?) Cotter, age 39; James L. Cotter, age 17; George L. Cotter, age 19; John R. Cotter, age 13; Lydia Cotter, age 15; Annabella M. Cotter, age 11, and; A. Cotter, age 1 (female). Upon their arrival, Rogers stated that his destination was Ohio. However, he went instead to Ontario, settling in Toronto Gore Township, Peel County, Ontario. There is no record to indicate that he ever went to the Park Hill, Ontario, area with his sons. On 28 September 1835, he applied to purchase Lot 12, Concession 10, of the Gore of Toronto (Clergy Reserves), but the lot was not for sale. He was described as a "Doctor of Medicine and Surgeon," and "lately arrived in this province with a numerous family." Rogers Cotter is listed in the 1837 census of Toronto, Gore Township, York County, as "Dr. Cotter," living at Concession 10, Lot 12, in the Gore of Toronto. On 9 July 1839, he applied to purchase the same lot, where he had been living as a lessee. Rogers Cotter is listed in "The City of Toronto and the Home District Commercial Directory and Register with Almanack and Calendar for 1837." He appears on page 38 in a list of physicians and on page 162, as living in the Gore of Toronto, Northern Division, Concession 10, Lot 12. Rogers Cotter may have been the Cotter (first name not given) who was buried in McGillivary Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, on 23 September 1845, age 60.

The address given on the baptismal record of his son, George Sackville Cotter, is Strawling Lodge. The baptism took place in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland.

Rogers married Arabella Lyon on 13 Nov 1810 in St. Andrew's, Dublin, Ireland. Arabella was born in cir 1794 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to family tradition, Rogers Cotter "ran off with a parlor maid." Living with James Cotter at the time of the 1860 Clark County, Ohio, census was a 66-year-old woman named Anna Cotter, who may have been his mother. The baptismal record of her daughter, Mary, states that Arabella's name was Isabella Ann. Isabella is also the name given on the marriage record of her daughter, Annabella, to Amos Barber. Her maiden name may have been Lyne.

Notes:

Samuel Beall Magruder signed the Oath of Fidelity and Support during the American Revolution in 1778. He also served as a private during the War in First Company, Class 6, Lower Battalion, Montgomery County (Maryland) Militia.

Samuel married Rebecca Sheckel in 1755. Rebecca (daughter of John Shekel and Frances Birkhead) was born on 21 Sep 1737; died on 10 Aug 1800 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rebecca Magruder's will was recorded on 23 May 1798 in Allegany County, Maryland. The will names Elias, Zachariah, Elizabeth B., Sarah, and Francis Magruder.

Notes:

The Dawson family may have lived in Hampshire County, Virginia, at one time.

Edward + Elizabeth ?. Elizabeth died on 13 May 1813 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moses Porter's will was probated in Allegany County, Maryland, on 5 January 1795. The will was dated 10 July 1794, and mentions his wife Margaret, sons Aaron, John William, Joshua, Bethel,Thomas, and Moses, and daughters Eleanor and Sarah. The executors were his wife Margaret and his brother John. Witnesses were William Shaw, Aaron Mackenzie, and Michael Porter. He was probably the father of the Thomas Porter whose daughter Margaret married John W. Magruder.

Moses + Margaret McKenzie. Margaret (daughter of John McKenzie and Katherine Gabriel) was born in 1741 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is no documentary evidence that proves conclusively that Margaret's parents were John McKenzie and Katherine Gabriel.

Notes:

Birth:
If born in Hampshire County, it was in that portion of the county that became Hardy County, (West) Virginia, in 1786.

George + Mary Olinger. Mary was born in cir 1775; died in 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Molly

Notes:

In 1850, Molly Olinger Kohn was living in Franklin County with her widowed and remarried daughter-in-law Rachel Chilcote Kohn Welch. She was about 85.

Elihu + Lydia Payne. Lydia was born in cir 1775; died on 8 Jul 1844 in Lost River, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Chilcott Cemetery, Lost River, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The James Russell family moved from Eastford, Connecticut, to Tyringham, Massachusetts, and then to Erie or Onondaga County, New York. James Russell was a private in Captain Throop's company, 4th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Col. John Durkee, during the American Revolution.He served from 16 July 1779 to 15 January 1780. The regiment wintered at Morristown from about 1 December 1779 to 22 June 1780. James Russell and Lydia Brown were married by Rev. Adoniram Judson, father of the well-known early missionary, Adoniram Judson.

James married Lydia Brown on 10 Feb 1785 in Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA. Lydia (daughter of Obadiah Brown and Anne Watkins) was born in cir 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1820, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

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This is probably the same Samuel Baldwin listed as a member of Class No. 9, 56th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Loudoun County Militia, Captain George Rust's Company, on 15 September 1794. In October 1794, the regiment was in western Pennsylvania active in suppressing the Whiskey Rebellion. About 20 years after that, George Rust purchased a plantation as part of the settlement of the estate of Peter Romine, possibly the grandfather of Samuel Baldwin's wife. Samuel and Hannah Baldwin moved to Ohio from Loudoun County, Virginia, sometime between 1807, when their daughter Charlotte was born, and 1809, when Samuel signed a deed in Belmont County. On 30 May 1809, Samuel purchased 80 acres of land in Muskingum County from James Johnston of Steubenville, for $400. He is listed on the 1814 tax list of Muskingum County, Ohio. When he died intestate in 1830, the land passed to his children. By 1857, his son James had bought out the other heirs and owned the farm. Several of his children gave Samuel's place of birth as Virginia, rather than Pennsylvania, in the 1880 census.

Samuel married Hannah Romine in cir 1804. Hannah (daughter of Peter Romine and Ruth Burson) was born on 23 Apr 1785 in Virginia, USA; was christened in Aug 1816 in Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; died on 27 Mar 1858 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Relationship not proven: The people listed as Hannah's siblings were definitely siblings of each other, but there is no proof yet that they are also Hannah's siblings.
• Relationship to parents not proven: There is indirect evidence only that Hannah's maiden name was Romine. If so, Peter Romine and Ruth Burson may have been her parents.
• Census: 1850, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

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• Education: St. Peter's College, Cambridge, England
• Education: Westminster School, London, England

Notes:

From: The Dictionary of National Biography, edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee; Vol. IV. London: Oxford University Press, 1964.

"Cotter, George Sackville (1755-1831), poet and translator, was the fourth son of Sir James Cotter. He was educated at Westminster School, of which he was captain in 1770, and in 1771 he was elected to St. Peter's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1775 and M.A. in 1779. Having taken holy orders he became vicar of Kilmacdonough, and rector of Kilcreddan-Garrivoe and Ightermorragh, diocese of Cloyne. In 1788 he published two volumes of 'Poems,' dedicated to Lady Shannon, and consisting of a poem in two books, entitled 'Prospects,' and a collection of odes and other fugitive pieces. In 1826 he published a translation of Terence for the use of the schools, in the preface to which he states that when at Westminster School he had been an actor in three of Terence's comedies. In the following year he printed seven of the plays of Plautus, 'translated literally and grammatically, and cleared of objectionable passages.' The later years of his life were spent at Youghal, Cork, and he died in 1831. By his wife, a daughter of Bayly Rogers, physician and banker of Cork, he left, with other issue, four sons."

George Sackville Cotter was named after Lord George Sackville, a friend of his father's, and was known as "a great musician." His translations of the comedies of Plautus was "Plauti Comoediae septem selectae; Anglice redditae, expurgatae." The comedies are Aulularia, Epidicus, Menaechmi, Mercator, Pseudolus, Trinummus, and Rudens. The book was published by J. F. Dove, London, in 1827. The poems dedicated to Lady Shannon were published by William Flynn, Cork, in 1788. The full title is "Poems, consisting of odes, songs, pastorals, satyrs, &c, and a descriptive poem in four books, called Prospects." His translations of the comedies of Terence was "Four Comedies of Terence, translated, and the stage management and mode of acting them set down, as they were acted at Westminster School; and also the other two comedies of Terence, the Heautotimorumenos and the Hecyra..." It was published by Dodges and M'Arthur, Dublin, in 1824. George Cotter also wrote "An Essay on the Best Mode of Extension of Agriculture in Ireland, by the breaking up and cultivating lay or grasslands." It was printed by A. Edwards, Cork, in 1802. It was originally published in "Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 1801." Grorge Cotter is listed in "A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors" by A. Austin Allibone, published by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, in 1858, and in "The Poets of Ireland: A Biographical Dictionary" by David J. O'Donoghue, published by the author, London, in 1892-3.

George married Margaret Rogers on 4 Nov 1775 in St. Finbarr's, Cork, Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Bayly Rogers and Martha Pigott) died on 11 Feb 1832 in (probably) Dublin, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]