John McGhee Jr and Eliza McKinnis
Husband John McGHEE Jr 1
Born: 10 Jan 1810 - Ross Co, Ohio 2 3 Died: 13 Nov 1885 - Bagley, Guthrie Co, Iowa 2 Buried: Nov 1885 - Dodge Center Cemetery, Bagley, Iowa
Father: John McGHEE (Abt 1785-Abt 1812) 4 Mother: Sarah Elizabeth GALBREATH (1790- ) 4
Marriage: 3 Mar 1831 - Liberty Twp, Hancock Co, Ohio
Events in his life were:
• Residence, "the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 9", Hancock Co, Ohio, 1 Jun 1829
• Residence, Liberty Tsp, Hancock Co, Ohio, 6 Dec 1830
• Census, Liberty Tsp, Hancock Co, Ohio, 5 Sep 1850
• Residence, Hardin, Allamakee Co, Iowa, 1853
Wife Eliza McKINNIS 1 3
Born: 31 Oct 1814 - Ross Co, Ohio 3 4 Died: 8 Feb 1893 - Bagley, Guthrie Co, Iowa 4 Buried: Feb 1893 - Dodge Center Cemetery, Bagley, Iowa
Father: Judge Robert McKINNIS (1777-1863) 4 Mother: Elizabeth CRANER (1777-1845) 4
Events in their marriage were:
• Alt. Marriage 4, Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio, 31 Mar 1830
Children
1 F Nancy Emeline McGHEE 5
Born: 7 Jan 1853 - Findlay, Hancock Co, Ohio 6 7 Died: 28 Sep 1933 - Burdett, Washington Co, Colorado 6 Buried: Sep 1933 - Burdett Cemetery, Burdett, ColoradoSpouse: James DEE (1842-1915) 8 Marr: 10 Nov 1870 - Hardin, Allamakee Co, Iowa 7
2 M Robert McGHEE 3
Born: 1833 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 3 Died: Deceased - Gilmore City, Pocahontas Co, Iowa 4 Buried:Spouse: Mary TOPLIFF (Abt 1838- ) Marr: 18 Apr 1857 - Allamakee Co, Iowa 9Spouse: Fanny ??? (1850- ) 4 Marr: Abt 1867 - Iowa 4
3 F Sarah McGHEE 3
Born: 1835 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 3 Died: Deceased - Guthrie Center, Guthrie Co, Iowa 4 Buried:Spouse: Unknown BOWMAN (Abt 1830- ) 4
4 M Nelson McGHEE 3
Born: 11 Jul 1837 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 3 10 Died: 15 Oct 1915 - Franklin, Allamakee Co, Iowa 10 Buried: Oct 1915 - Hardin Cemetery, Forest Mills, IowaSpouse: Barbara GOCHENOUR (Abt 1836- )Spouse: Sarah BILLINGS (1837-1865) 10 Marr: 18 Apr 1858 - Allamakee Co, IowaSpouse: Eliza ELLENBOLT (1849-1932) 10 Marr: Abt 1866 - Iowa
5 M Merideth McGHEE 3
Born: 1838 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 2 3 Died: 1914 - Gale, Guthrie Co, Iowa 4 Buried: 1914 - Dodge Center Cemetery, Bagley, IowaSpouse: Mary Ann ERVIN (1839- ) Marr: Abt 1859
6 M William McGHEE 3
Born: 1841 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 3 Died: Deceased - South Dakota 4 Buried:Spouse: Sarah ??? (1847- ) 4
7 F Elizabeth McGHEE 3
Born: 7 Apr 1843 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 3 11 Died: 11 Jan 1866 - Post, Allamakee Co, Iowa 11 Buried: Jan 1866 - Minert Cemetery, Post, IowaSpouse: George W TOPLIFF (1839-1863) 4
8 F Mary Ann McGHEE 3
Born: 1845 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 3 Died: Deceased - South Dakota 4 Buried:Spouse: Unknown CASSEY (Abt 1840- ) 4
9 M Lucius H McGHEE 5
Born: 17 Jul 1850 - Liberty, Hancock Co, Ohio 11 Died: 22 May 1931 - Post, Allamakee Co, Iowa 11 Buried: May 1931 - Minert Cemetery, Post, IowaSpouse: Ruth Marie EATON (1849-1903) 4 Marr: 10 Dec 1869 - Waukon, Allamakee Co, Iowa 4
General Notes (Husband)
1850 Hancock Co, OH Census, Liberty Tsp, pg 391b
John McGhee 39 M Farmer 1800 O
Eliza McGhee 36 F O
Robert McGhee 17 F O
Sarah McGhee 15 F O
Nelson 13 F O
Meredith 11 M O
William 9 M O
Elizabeth 7 M O
Mary Ann 5 F O
History Of Hancock County,
Chapter XVIII, Part III, 1886
On the 6th of December, 1830, all of the territory lying between the present western boundary of Findlay Township and the Putnam County line, and extending from Wood to Hardin County, was erected as Liberty Township. This was only one row of sections narrower than Old Town, and embraced the present townships of Pleasant. Portage. Blanchard, Liberty, Union, Orange, Van Buren and three-fourths of Eagle. The following March the lands now composing Blanchard. Eagle, Van Buren and the west half of Madison were cut off; and on the 21st of June. 1831, the first election for justice of the peace was held in Liberty. William Wade, George Chase and Moses Predmore were the judges, and Amos Bonham and Joshua Jones, clerks. The voters were John Fishel, John Magee, John Travis, John J. Hendricks, John Fishel, Jr., William Wade, Meredith Parrish, Moses Predmore, George Chase, Nathan Frakes, Joshua Jones, James Caton, James McCormick, Amos Bonham, Addison Hampton, Zebulon Lee, John Mullen, William Wade, Alfred Hampton, Ebenezer Wilson. Charles Jones. Jacob Poe. James McKinnis, Robert McKinnis. Charles McKinnis and Philip McKinnis. Total, 26. Benjamin Cummins received every vote cast and was declared elected. Of these twenty-six voters. Zebulon Lee, of Orange Township, and Alfred Hampton, of Findlay, are the only survivors living in this county.
The year 1830 brought into the township a large number of settlers. Nathan Frakes, John J. Hendricks, Amos Bonham, Zebulon B., Jonathan, Solomon, James and Stephen Lee, John Magee, Meredith Parrish, John Hubbs, Moses Predmore and James Caton, all came that year, but some of them had previously lived in other parts of the county.
John Magee, a step-son of Meredith Parrish, married Eliza, daughter of Judge McKinnis, and settled on the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 9, which he entered June 1, 1829, and where they resided until their removal to Iowa about 1851. Meredith and Sarah Parrish located on the west half of the northeast quarter of the same section, entered August 21, 1829, and in 1834 sold out to John Fletcher and went to Putnam County. John Hubbs settled on the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 5, entered November 3, 1830, which land he sold to Daniel Cusac in 1839, and then moved to Indiana. Moses Predmore settled on Section 9, and James Caton on Section 8. Both sold their farms and went to Iowa. All of the foregoing came about 1830.
Religious Societies.
— A class of the Methodist Episcopal denomination was organized at the house of Johnson Bonham as early as 1831. Among the earliest members were Johnson Bonham and wife, Amos Bonham, Mrs. Meredith Parrish, Mrs. Addison Hampton, Nathan Frakes and wife, Mrs. William Fountain and Barna Beardsley and wife. The class was organized by Revs. Thomas Thompson and Elnathan C. Gavit. In 1851 this society built a frame church across the line in Findlay Township, which is still used by the Methodists of the neighborhood.
1 History of Hancock County (Ohio) (Chicago: Warner Beers & Co, 1886), Chapter XVIII, Part III.
2 Cemetery, Dodge Center, Guthrie Co, IA.
3 1850 Hancock Co, OH Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), 391b.
4 Forstad, Paul (http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1932384&id=I111761274).
5 Curtis, Darrell.
6 Cemetery, Burdett, Washington Co, CO.
7 1900 Thurston Co, NE Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 187 Sh 1.
8 1850 Union Co, OH Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), 97a.
9 First Marriages, 1849-1860 (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/allamakee/vitals/1stmar.txt).
10 Cemetery, Hardin, Allamakee Co, IA.
11 Cemetery, Minert, Allamakee Co, IA.
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