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Ratcliffe" Subject: Noble Co KELLAR Bible Record (w/Coffey) Susan Kellar Ratcliffe Delaware, Ohio skrat@midohio.net I Inserted in the cover of the family Bible of BENJAMIN HARRISON & CATHARINE ANN MILLER KELLAR now the property of THE WARREN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Warren County, Iowa reads the following information ** 106 YEAR OLD BIBLE ** Hitchcock's new and complete analysis of the Holy Bible - published in 1874. This Bible belonged to Harrison and Catherine Kellar. In the family record in the Bible it shows Harrison Kellar born April 5, 1816 in the District of Columbia. Catherine Ann Miller born Feb. 9, 1822 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, married March 12, 1840 in Morgan County, Ohio. Their children were: James Henry, 3-07-1841 / 5-21-1841; John Francis, 8-10-1842 / 5-25-1925; Friend Miller, 12-17-1845 / 5-04-1857; Nancy Elizabeth, 2-25-1848 / 4-25-1921; Catherine Virginia, 8-11-1851 / 1-27-1929; Henderson, 8-11-1855 / 5-01-1936; Thomas Tipton, 1-03-1860 / 2-23-1931; William Cooper, 9-17-1863 / 12-02-1940. Harrison and Catherine and all the children but James and Friend are buried in the family plot purchased by their father in the Linn Grove Cemetery, Warren County, Iowa. This Bible is donated to the Warren County Historical Society by the children of William Kellar. BIRTHS Harrison Kellar April 5th 1816 District of Columbia Catharine Ann Miller February 9th 1822 Shenandoah Co Va James Henry son of Harrison and Catharine A. Kellar March 7th 1841 Morgan Co Ohio John Francis son of Harrison and Catharine A Kellar August 10th 1842 Morgan Co Ohio Friend Miller son of Harrison and Catharine A Kellar December 17th 1845 Morgan Co Ohio Nancy Elizabeth Daughter of Harrison and Catharine A Kellar February 25th 1848 Morgan Co Ohio Cathern Virginia Kellar Daughter of Harrison and Catharine A Kellar August 11th A.D. 1851 (no county listed, but that part of Morgan Co became Noble Co April 1, 1851) Henderson son of Harrison and Catharine A Kellar August 11th A.D.1855 Noble County Ohio (Handwriting changes here) Thomas Tipton Kellar Born Jan 3rd 1860 Wm Cooper Kellar Born September 17th 1863 MISCELLANEOUS BIRTHS (Handwritten) Govie Colmore Perkins Born in Warren Co Iowa January the 13, 1887 Bertha D Perkins Born in Warren Co Iowa February 19, 1889 Martin V. Perkins Born in Warren Co Ill. Nov. 17, 1845 James M. Coffey Born in Noble Co. Ohio April 5, 1837 Charles Harrison Coffey Born in Noble Co. O. Aug. 1st, 1872 Freddi Way Coffey Born in Noble Co., Ohio January 5th, 1883 Hazel Coffey Born in Lincoln, Nebraska July 17, 1891 MARRIAGES Harrison Kellar and Catharine Ann Miller March 12th 1840 Morgan Co Ohio DEATHS Harrison Kellar Died February the 17th 1880 James M. Coffey Died December 24, 1883 Catharine A. Kellar Died December 24, 1888 Bertha D. Perkins Died April 10th, 1911 Age 22 Years 1 Month and 22 Days Nancy Elizabeth Coffey-Perkins Died April 25th, 1921 James Henry son of Harrison and Catharine A Kellar May 21st 1841 Aged 2 Months 14 Days Morgan Co Ohio F Miller Son of Harrison and Catharine Kellar May 4, 1857 aged 11 Years 4 Months 17 Days Noble County Ohio Charles H Coffey Died Aug 11th 1912 Age 40 Yrs 11 Days Des Moines Iowa William Cooper Kellar Son of Harrison and Catharine Kellar Dec-2-1940 Henderson Kellar Son of Harrison and Catharine Kellar May-1-1935 Cathern Virginia Davis Daughter of Harrison and Catharine Kellar (BLANK) John Francis Kellar Son of Harrison and Catharine Kellar April-25-1925 Thomas Tipton Kellar Son of Harrison and Catharine Kellar Feb-23-1931 Govia C Perkins Son of M V and Nancy Perkins (BLANK) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also, pasted on the back cover of this Bible were two newspaper obituary notices for Mrs. Lida Kellar, wife of Henderson Kellar, sources unknown, which read: "Mrs. Henderson Kellar died Sunday and was buried Tuesday. Mrs. Kellar had been ailing for several months. She leaves a husband, and a daughter of two years. Mrs. Kellar was an exemplary woman, a faithful wife, loving mother and kind neighbor, whose loss will be deeply mourned. The husband has the deepest sympathies of all." PROLE "Died, at her home in Prole, July 3, 1898, of consumption, Mrs. Lida Kellar, wife of Henderson Kellar. She was born Nov. 17, 1878, and lived with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Wheeler until Oct. 3, 1893, when she was married to Henderson Kellar and has lived near Prole ever since. Mrs. Kellar was honored and loved by all that knew her. She was kind and affectionate and always ready and willing to do a good act whenever an opportunity presented itself. With bright hopes of getting well she lingered along patiently for six months until last Sunday at 1:30 o'clock she passed away. The day before she died she told her friends she realized for the first time that she was going to die. The funeral services were conducted at the Linn Grove church July 5, at 2 p.m. and were attended by a large circle of friends and neighbors. Our hearts go out in sympathy for the bereft ones. May we all live and prepare ourselves to meet her in that home above. ---A. Friend " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All spelling and punctuation was copied directly from the original. Submitted by Susan Kellar Ratcliffe *************** This Bible record and other family data is online (Warren Co., IA) at: www.rootsweb.com/~iawarren/bios.htm **************************************************************************** *********** ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Benjamin Harrison used only the name Harrison Kellar. He was certified in 1839 to teach reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic and geography in Morgan County. On April 7, 1871, he put up for public auction the following: "Residence in Olive Township, 1 2-horse wagon, 1 buggy, household goods, farming utensils, horses, cows, sheep, hogs. Also 8 hives of bees." The entire family moved to Iowa. They are buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Prole, Warren County, Iowa. Information from Pierce Raubach, Valentine, Nebraska. HISTORY BOOK OF WARREN COUNTY, IOWA, 1879; p. 669, Jefferson Township: "Kellar, H., Farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Lothrop, was born in Washington City, D.C., in the year 1816, and was taken by his parents to Ohio when young and lived in this state until 1871; he enlisted in the late war in 1863, and served until the close; he came to this county, in 1871, and owns 170 acres of land; he married Miss C.A. Miller, born in 1822, she was a native of Shenandoah County, Virginia; their family consists of six children, Henderson, Thomas, William C., John F., Nancy E., and Virginia." (not in order of birth) Also from the same book, p. 739: "Kellar, H. married to Miss C.A. Miller, and has a family of six children living; John F., Nancy E. (now the wife of James Coffey, of Ohio), Virginia (wife of Thomas Davis), Henderson, Thomas, and W.C. His son, John F., enlisted in the late war, in the State of Ohio, in the fall of 1863, and served till its close. Mr. Kellar was ordained a minister of the gospel, March 24, 1862, by Bishop Edward R. Ames of the M.E. Church." ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:32:54 -0500 From: "S. K. Ratcliffe" Subject: Noble Co: SCOTT, MARY ANN HATTON, obit Susan Kellar Ratcliffe Delaware, Ohio skrat@midohio.net NOBLE COUNTY LEADER, March 5, 1902: "Mrs. Mary Scott, aged 79 years, was found dead in bed at her home near Dudley last Friday morning and was buried Saturday afternoon in the Dudley cemetery. She was highly respected and had a large circle of friends in the vicinity in which she lived." Also, (source unknown): "Mary A. Hatton was born June 15th, 1823, in Fairfax County, Va., and was married to Ellis Scott, March 18, 1846, in Olive Township, Morgan Co., Ohio, by Rev. John S. Corp. To this union was born one child, Susan. Her husband died on Dec. 1st, 1847, in Aurelius Township, Washington County. Soon after her husband's death she moved back to her father's home (Boling Hatton) and took care of her father for twenty-seven years. She joined the M.E. church in her youth. She died February 28, 1902. " FRIEND ELLIS1 SCOTT was born Abt. 8-1-1821 in New Brunswick, Canada, and died 12-1-1847 in Washington Co., OH. He is buried in the old Macksburg (Lund) Cemetery in northern Washington Co., adjoining Noble Co., OH. In the 1900 Morgan Co., OH, census, daughter, Susan Scott Hardin, reported her father's pob as "probably New Brunswick, Canada." ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:47:00 -0500 From: "S. K. Ratcliffe" Subject: Noble Co: Keller, Jacob Obit Susan Kellar Ratcliffe Delaware, Ohio skrat@midohio.net From the CALDWELL PRESS, February 14, 1917: "Jacob, age 90, died in Mt. Ephraim yesterday. His wife was buried last Friday. Son, Tucker, survives in Iowa." In the Ohio 1870 census for Noble County, Seneca Twp., Morton James (age 8) is living with the family. 1. JACOB4 KELLER (LEVI3, GEORGE2, MARTIN1) was born 1827 in OH, and died 2-13-1917 in Mt. Ephraim, Noble Co., OH. He married MARGARET UNKNOWN. Children of JACOB KELLER and MARGARET UNKNOWN are: i. TUCKER5 KELLER. ii. SYBASTIAN KELLER, b. Abt. 1853. ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 21:07:51 -0500 From: "S. K. Ratcliffe" Subject: Noble & Harrison Cos. HATTON, Richard; Bio. Susan Kellar Ratcliffe Delaware, Ohio skrat@midohio.net From PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF HENRY COUNTY, IOWA: p. 626---"Richard Hatton, deceased, was born in Virginia, March 5, 1808, and was the son of Boland and Margaret Keller Hatton. His family were residents of Virginia for several generations. He removed with his parents to Noble County, Ohio, in his youth, and began his business career as a publisher and editor of the Guernsey TIMES. He subsequently published the Carrollton FREE PRESS, and later the Cadiz REPUBLICAN. He was married at Barnesville, Ohio, May 26, 1834, to Miss Sarah Green, daughter of Allen and Mary Nicklin Green. Mrs. Hatton was born in Virginia, and went to Ohio in childhood with her parents...Mr. Hatton removed with his family from Cadiz, Ohio, to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1866, when bought the JOURNAL office. He continued to edit and publish the JOURNAL up to the time of his fatal illness. His death occurred Nov. 5, 1869. Mr. Hatton was an earnest Republican and labored faithfully in the advocacy of the principles of that party. He was a man of positive convictions, upright and honorable, whose aim was to encourage that which was good in the world." From THE HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, IOWA: p. 447---"The first paper issued in the county was also the first Abolition journal ever published west of the Mississippi...the oldest paper now published is the Mt. Pleasant JOURNAL. This paper originally appeared in 1856...Mr. Hatton (Richard) changed the name to Mt. Pleasant JOURNAL. He trained his sons to journalistic work, and was aided by Hon. Frank Hatton, now the principal owner of the Burlington HAWK-EYE, and Chairman of the Iowa State Republican Central Committee. Here the younger Mr. Hatton acquired those habits of professional experiences which have enabled him to achieve so marked a success in life. The JOURNAL has remained in the family to the present time. Mr. G.W. McAdam, son-in-law of Mr. Richard Hatton, became a third proprietor, and, in succession, Messrs. E.W. Brady, John F. Leech and John Teasdale have each held a third interest. But the control has been in the Hatton family. Mr. Albert L. Hatton has also been a part proprietor. The FREE PRESS was established in April, 1866, at Mt. Pleasant, by E.T. White. In January, 1868, Mr. White sold to O.K. Snyder and Frank Hatton. They changed the name to that of HENRY COUNTY PRESS. Mr. Hatton retired in May, 1868, and the firm became Snyder Brothers..." RICHARD2 HATTON (BOLING1) was born 3-5-1808 in Fairfax Co., VA, and died 11-5-1869 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA. He married SARAH GREEN 5-26-1834 in Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH, daughter of ALLEN GREEN and MARY NICKLIN. Children of RICHARD HATTON and SARAH GREEN are: i. MARY A.3 HATTON, b. 5-22-1836, OH; d. 12-27-1896, Henry Co., IA. ii. MARGARET E. HATTON, b. 6-21-1838, OH; m. E. W. BRADY. iii. SARAH JANE HATTON, b. 6-21-1838, OH; d. 7-12-1838, OH. iv. LAVINA HATTON, b. 1839, OH; d. 8-1841, OH. v. CAROLINE HATTON, b. 3-16-1842, Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH; d. 1907, Henry Co., IA. ... vi. FRANK HATTON, b. 4-28-1846, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH; d. 4-30-1894. vii. ALCINDA HATTON, b. 1844, OH; d. 9-1846, OH. viii. ALLEN HATTON, b. 12-27-1850, OH. From the CADIZ TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES book, page 55: Also buried next to Richard Hatton is MARY GREEN, wife of ALLEN GREEN, age 66 yrs, d. April 8, 1862, and GLADDIE, (last name uncertain from the book entry but probably HATTON) marked with a small footstone. ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 21:08:02 -0500 From: "S. K. Ratcliffe" Subject: Harrison Co- HATTON & MCADAM Bios. Susan Kellar Ratcliffe Delaware, Ohio skrat@midohio.net From PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF HENRY COUNTY, IOWA: p. 607---"On May 12, 1864, Mr. McAdam was married to Miss Carrie Hatton, who was born in Cadiz, Ohio, March 17, 1842, and is a daughter of Richard Hatton, one of the best-known newspaper men of Ohio, and for fourteen years, editor of the Cadiz REPUBLICAN, one of the most influential papers of eastern Ohio. Mrs. McAdam was educated at the Steubenville (Ohio) Female Seminary, and is a lady of culture, who well sustains the reputation of the gifted family from which she is descended. The union of Mr. and Mrs. McAdam has been blessed with three children---Frank H., Richard H. and Jessie." From THE HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, IOWA: p. 572---"George W. McAdam, publisher of the Mt. Pleasant JOURNAL; born in Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio, Nov. 2, 1832; lived there on a farm until 20 years of age, when he entered Franklin College, and graduated in 1857; after engaging in teaching for a time, he entered the Theological Seminary at Alleghany College; after completing his theological education, he engaged in preaching for two years in the U. P. Church; in 1864, removed to Newark, Ohio, and published the NEWARK REPUBLICAN; he came to Iowa and located at Mt. Pleasant in 1866; in 1869, he became connected with the JOURNAL, being associated with Frank Hatton, now the Burlington HAWK-EYE; in May, 1874, he bought Mr. Hatton's interest, and is now editor and proprietor of the JOURNAL; he holds the office of Postmaster, being appointed in April, 1874, and is also member (six years) of the School Board. He married Miss Carrie Hatton, from Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio, daughter of Richard Hatton, editor of the Cadiz REPUBLICAN; they have three children---Frank H., Richard H. and Jessie." GEORGE W.2 MCADAM (JAMES1) was born 11-2-1832 in Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH, and died 1923 in Henry Co., IA. He married CAROLINE HATTON 5-12-1864, daughter of RICHARD HATTON and SARAH GREEN. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #15 ******************************************