James Baldwin

1817 - 1895  (77 years)

• Name	James Baldwin
  Birth	9 Nov 1817	Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA   [2, 3]
  	After the death of James's father, Samuel Baldwin, in 1830, Adam Shoemaker was appointed guardian of his minor children. James was reported to be 13 years old on 14 Aug 1830. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Census	1870	Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Census	1880	Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Death	22 Sep 1895	Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA   [2, 3]
  		Certified Copy of Death Record Muskingum County, Ohio, Probate Court
  Burial	Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  		Samuel, Hannah and James Baldwin
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 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 Sep 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	Rachel ? (Relationship: James Baldwin witnessed the will of Rachel Shoemaker)
  Association	James H. Alexander (Relationship: Administrator of James Baldwin's estate)
  Notes	James Baldwin went to California during the Gold Rush and reportedly returned a wealthy man. He is mentioned in a book about Muskingum County by Norris F. Schneider, entitled "Y Bridge City." The book states that "the returning forty-niners did not always tell how much gold they found. All were believed to be rich. James Baldwin came home and divided his gold with the man who furnished money for his trip. With his own share of the gold he bought a farm in Perry Township on the site of the Zanesville Airport. Many people tried to borrow money from Baldwin, thinking he had plenty and would not miss it. Baldwin was honest and did not want to lie to people. So he carried two pocketbooks. One was named 'World.' When some one asked him for money, Baldwin opened that pocket book and truthfully said, 'You see, I haven't got a cent in the World.' " At the time of the 1880 census, he was living with his sister, Nancy, in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio. The birthplaces of their parents were given as Virginia. By the time of his death, he owned several tracts of land in Perry and Salt Creek Townships. His estate was valued at about $40,000. His nephew, Samuel Russell, was accused of ransacking James' personal papers on the night of his death and destroying evidence of his debts to James. Obituary from the Zanesville Time Recorder, Monday, September 23, 1895: Death of a Wealthy Landowner James Baldwin, one of the wealthiest land owners in Muskingum County, died at his home in Perry Township about six miles northeast of the city, yesterday afternoon of dysentery, at the age of seventy eight years. He was rather an eccentric man, having lived his life a bachelor. Until about a year ago his sister kept house for him. Since her death a distant relative has made her home with him. No arrangements have been made for the funeral. Obituary from The Daily Signal, Monday, September 23, 1895 A Large Landholder James Baldwin, of Perry Township, died yesterday afternoon at his home six miles northeast of the city. He was sixty eight years old. He had amassed during his life a very considerable fortune, and his landholdings have been among the largest in the county. He was never married. By his neighbors he was regarded as a very eccentric person. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock from Salt Creek Baptist Church. James Baldwin of Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, was appointed a juror for the term commencing 5 September 1853. [4]
  Person ID	I913	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	21 Jun 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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Nov 1817 - Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Census - 1860 - Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Census - 1870 - Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Census - 1880 - Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Death - 22 Sep 1895 - Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Burial - - Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show	6 Documents
  	Transfer of Property from Hannah Baldwin to James Baldwin Muskingum County, Ohio, USA 8 April 1844
  	Hannah Russell, Plaintiff, vs. James H. Alexander as Administrator of the Estate of James Baldwin Deceased, Defendant It is believed that the Hannah Russell in this case is the daughter of Samuel B. and Margaret Paxton Russell.
  	James Baldwin Estate Files, Part 1
  	James Baldwin Estate Files, Part 2
  	James Baldwin Estate Papers, Part 3
  	1860 Hardin County, Ohio, USA, Deed This deed conveys land from James Baldwin, "assignee of James Russell and Samuel Russell", to Caroline Thompson.

  
  

  Newspaper Articles » Slide Show	2 Newspaper Articles
  	James Baldwin Estate The Times-Recorder Zanesville, Ohio September 29, 1895
  	Off for California Newspaper account of people leaving Muskingum County for California during the Gold Rush The Zanesville Courier 5 April 1849

  
  

• Sources

  [S706] Muskingum County Probate Court Estate Records, 26 Jan 2024 (Reliability: 3). Book 8-E, Page 76, Case Number 954 [S439] Death Record. Muskingum County, Ohio, Probate Court [S440] Tombstone. The inscription on the cemetery marker states that he died on 22 September 1895 aged 77 years, 10 months, and 13 days, the same age that's stated on his death record. [S725] Records of Early Jurors, (Zanesville, Ohio: Muskingum County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1985), Ohio, 977.1, MUSKINGUM, CR245r.