Lydia Baldwin

1805 - 1859  (54 years)

• Name	Lydia Baldwin
  Birth	cir 1805	Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Baptism	3 Jul 1813	Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA The first preacher at Salt Creek Baptist Church in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, was Henry Pringle. He and his wife, Mary Trumbo, were from Loudoun County, Virginia. Early members in 1807 included Abraham Gabriel, Reuben Gabriel, and Jacob Livingood. Peter Livingood and John Wycoff joined the church in 1810. Miscellaneous comments from the history of the church about people who were related to or associated with the Baldwins and/or Romines include the following: 1 - James Alexander (administrator of the estate of James Baldwin) donated coal for use in the church on 30 November 1850. 2 - Mary Alexander, a niece of Bill Evans, kept house for her brother Jim. 3 - Surnames of people with Baldwin and/or Romine connections who were members include Tudor, Handshy, Layton, Livingood, Gabriel, Emmons, Asher, Crane, Alexander, Shoemaker, Dunn, Lewis, Evans, Culbertson, Cockrell, McKnight, Peregoy, Hawk, and Paxton.
  	It cannot be proven that this is the same Lydia Baldwin who was baptized at Salt Creek Baptist Church in Muskingum County, Ohio, on 3 July 1813. Her mother, Hannah, was baptized in the same church in August 1816.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Death	3 Dec 1859	Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Muskingum County, founded on 1 March 1804, is located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Native American word meaning "swampy ground".
  	This date of death is based on a receipt found in the estate papers of Lydia Baldwin Thomas from her doctor stating that he provided medical care from 25 July 1859 until 3 December 1859.
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Lydia Baldwin,   b. cir 1805, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Dec 1859, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 54 years) ▻ David Thomas   2. Charlotte Baldwin,   b. cir 1806, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Nov 1884, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ James Russell,  m. 6 Nov 1823   3. John Baldwin,   b. cir 1809   4. Marsina Baldwin,   b. 1811, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 1890, Clark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Joseph Hauk,  m. 9 Jun 1829   5. Abraham Baldwin,   b. cir 1813   d. 29 Jun 1889, Victoria, Australia  (Age 76 years) ▻ unknown   6. Samuel A. Baldwin,   b. cir 1815 ▻ Lovina Catherine Romine   7. James Baldwin,   b. 9 Nov 1817, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 22 Sep 1895, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years)   8. Ruth Baldwin,   b. 12 May 1820, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 2 Apr 1901, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years) ▻ Elam C. Bailey   9. Nancy Baldwin,   b. 12 May 1820, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 7 Feb 1893, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 72 years)   10. Sarah Jane Baldwin,   b. 22 Aug 1822, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Jan 1914, Knox County, Illinois, USA  (Age 91 years) ▻ James McCracken,  m. 12 May 1842   11. Joseph Baldwin,   b. cir 1826, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. cir 1850, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Association	Richard H. Atkinson (Relationship: Richard H. Atkinson was appointed guardian of John Thomas.)
  Person ID	I14647	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Baldwin,   b. cir 1766, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Mar 1830, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Hannah Romine,   b. 23 Apr 1785, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1858, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	cir 1804
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Thomas,   b. cir 1806, Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef Nov 1857 (Age 51 years)
  Notes	There is a Lydia Baldwin listed in the records of Salt Creek Baptist Church, Muskingum County, Ohio, as having been baptized on 3 July 1813. In 1846, David and Lydia Thomas brought suit against the other heirs of her father, Samuel Baldwin, demanding partition of the estate. They sold their share to Lydia's brother, James Baldwin, in 1847. In the 1860 census of Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, the four children are shown living together with an older woman, Pheabean Ray, next to John's guardian, Richard Atkinson.
  Children	1. James Thomas,   b. 28 Mar 1839, Ohio, USA d. 4 Nov 1926, Massillon, Stark Clunty, Ohio (Age 87 years)   2. John Thomas,   b. 12 Mar 1842, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Jul 1926, Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)   3. Eunice Thomas,   b. 1846, Ohio, USA d. 24 Mar 1939 (Age 93 years)   4. Wylie Thomas,   b. cir 1849, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F5713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - cir 1805 - Pennsylvania, USA Baptism - 3 Jul 1813 - Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Residence - 1850 - Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Death - 3 Dec 1859 - Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Estate Record of Lydia Baldwin Thomas Muskingum County, Ohio

  
  

• Sources

  [S254] 1850 Census, Muskingum County, Ohio.