Will of John Earhart 8/23/1849

Jonathan Church Jr. is buried in New Harmony, Clermont Co., OH. He died of skin cancer on 03 October, 1889. Born in Brown Co. OH. His grave stone says "Died October 3 1888, aged 80years,6months,22days" This calculates to born Mar. 11, 1808. He was a farmer. In 1850 he was living in Pike Township Brown Co. OH.

Pike Township, Brown Co., OH
Early Settlers

Thomas FOSTER came to the township prior to the arrival of Henry Moyer and lived at the time on the farm which is now occupied by Wesley THOMPSON; he died in Williamsburg, Clermont Co., OH about 1878. William Thompson came from Greenbrier County, Va, and was the father of Alexander, Isaac, James, John, William, Andrew and Felix.

Among the earliest who sought the unbroken forests of this part of the state was Charles HUNT. Of him, tradition can give but little account, as none of his posterity are her to give us the genealogy of the Hunt family. Jonathan Hunt was also among the first comers to this section, and located on the farm which is now the home of Adam EARHART. Other early settlers of which little is known were Jasper SHOTWELL and James MCINTIRE. James McIntire lived in 1830 on the farm now owned and occupied by Theodore KNABE.

Other Settlers

Jonathan CHURCH 1840
Henry GATES Unknown
One GENNINGS 1812
Abram FISCUS 1812
Nicholas PEDDICORD Unknown
James HUGHS 1823
Williams HUGHS 1823
James D. HIGGINS 1818
James ALLEN 1827
Smith J. COWDREY 1817
Daniel KAIN 1811/1812
Ramus RAPER Unknown
Thomas E. MCLAIN 1834
William P. TAYLOR 1845
Reuben WILSON, Sr. 1845
Huchins ALLEN Unknown
Samuel WARDLOW Unknown
Isaac PENNY Unknown
David H. CARPENTER 1847
Gideon LOWE 1853
Robert L. ALEXANDER 1850
James FRY, Sr. 1848
Alexander HOLTEN 1812
John BROWN Unknown

Thomas E. Kelly:
Martha Rebecca Church (Duncanson)- "Rebecca" cared for her father, Jonathan, in his last years at Locust Ridge,
when he is said to have been disabled by skin cancer,on his face, and blindness--
self conscious about his skin cancer condition and the accompanying odor, he
parked his buggy alongside the church window and set there listening to services
being held inside.

No family better typifies the CHURCH FAMILY tradition of frontier hospitality
than the Charley and Walter Henderson Families, of Locust Ridge, Brown County,
Ohio. Brothers, they are great grandsons of Jonathan (1809-1889) and Harriet
(Earhart) Church (1813-1866). The land they walk and care for is land trodden
by their families for more than 150 years. The old brick house built by Jonathan
Church, about 1854, a house they were both born in, is just down the road from
their homes. They remember old log buildings the families used before that.

Jonathan died in Ohio, in 1889, and is buried in New Harmony Cemetery.

Anne R. Gray(deceased)
5395 Powell Rd.
New Vienna, OH 45159
COMPILED 1983
Five sons of Jonathan and Harriet Earhart Church enlisted 18 Sept., 1861 in Co. A 5th Ohio Vol. Calvary. Byard, James, George, Leonidas, and Jonathan. George discharged 18 May, 1864 on disability. Other four mustered out 29 Nov. 1864 with their company.

Johnathan Church Clark,Brown,OH 1820

1840
Name: Church, Jonathan
Township: Tate
County: Clermont
State: Ohio
Year: 1840
Roll: M704_384
Page: 146
Image: 65


1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jonathan Church
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Pike, Brown Co., OH
Household Members:
Name Age
Byard H Church 14
Eliza A Church 8
George W Church 12
Harriet Church 39
James F Church 13
Jonathan Church 41
Jonathan Church 6
Leonidas M Church 9
Martha H Church 0
William E Church 3


1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Jonathan Church
Age in 1860: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Pike, Brown Co., OH
Gender: Male
Post Office: Locust Ridge
Household Members:
Name Age
Jonathan Church 51
Harriet Church 47
James F Church 23
Leonidas Church 19
Eliza A Church 18
Jonathan Church 16
Wiliam E Church 13
Martha R Church 10
Francis M Church 7

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jonathan Church
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Age in 1870: 61
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Pike, Brown Co., OH
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Feesburg
Household Members:
Name Age
Jonathan Church 61
Mary Church 53
Francis M Church 16
Allie Vaughan 18
Robert Vaughan 16

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Jonathan Church
Home in 1880: Pike, Brown Co., OH
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Mary C.
Father's birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Jonathan Church 71
Mary C. Church 66
Marion Church 27
Alice Ireland 11
Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pike, Brown Co., OH; Roll: T9_996; Family History Film: 1254996; Page: 195D; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 0046.
neighbors:
John M. Coulthar Pike, Brown, OH abt 1823 Ohio Self (Head)
Julia An. Coulthar abt 1824 Ohio Wife
Robert H. Duncanson Pike, Brown, OH abt 1826 Ohio Self (Head)
Rebecca Duncanson abt 1830 Ohio Wife
Phebe O. Duncanson abt 1857 Ohio Daughter
Thomas B. Duncanson abt 1862 Ohio Son
Mary E. Duncanson abt 1865 Ohio Daughter
Robert E. Duncanson abt 1868 Ohio Son
Rebecca J. Duncanson abt 1870 Ohio Daughter

• Married: 23 OCT 1834 in Clermont Co., OH

1. Byard Hamilton Church b: 28 JUL 1835 in Hamersville, Brown, OH
2. James Franklin Church b: 28 JAN 1837 in Pike Twp., Brown, OH
3. George Washington Church b: 12 MAR 1838 in Pike Twp., Brown, OH
4. Leonidus M. Church b: 28 OCT 1840 in Pike Twp., Brown, OH
5. Elizabeth Amanda Church b: 30 MAY 1842 in Pike Twp., Brown, OH
6. Jonathan James Church b: 20 MAR 1844 in Locust Ridge, Brown, OH
7. William Earhart Church b: 28 MAR 1847 in Locust Ridge, Brown, OH
8. Nathaniel Adams Church b: 5 AUG 1848 in Locust Ridge, Brown, OH
9. Martha Rebecca Church b: 23 FEB 1850 in Locust Ridge, Brown, OH
10. Francis Marion Church b: 16 MAR 1853 in Locust Ridge, Brown, OH

• Married: AFT 1866 in Clermont, OH