SENECA COUNTY OHIO - BIO: Jeremiah Pankhurst *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitter: Tina Hursh Email: ribbit@clubnet.isl.net Date: 14 July 2002 *********************************************************************** From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- SENECA COUNTY BIOGRAPHY Contributed to the Ohio Biographies Project by Sharon Winter Jeremiah Pankhurst was born in Kent Co., England on 9 Jan, 1809. He came to America about 1829, and became an early settler in Seneca County, Ohio when he bought land in Loudon Twp in 1835. In 1836 he married Mary Williams born 3 Apr 1807, and they had four children: Susan born 17 Jan 1833 and died 1839. Mary born 2 Aug 1837 and died 1837. An infant son born 10 Sept 1836. The youngest son, Moses was born in 1841 and died at the battle of Stone River, 31 Dec 1862, in Tennessee. After Mary died 2 June 1841, Jeremiah married Lucy Ann McDougle on 11 Nov 1841 in Louden twp., Seneca Co., Ohio. Lucy was born 29 Oct 1824 in Culpepper, VA. In 1844, Jeremiah bought land in Jackson Twp., and that is where he raised his family. At one time he owned 800 acres mainly used for grazing cattle and farming. He belonged to the Methodist Church and held many public offices in the township. Their children were: Ruth born Sept 1842 and died Nov 1842; Jeremiah born 2 Aug 1843 and died 22 Aug 1843; Nancy born 12 Jan 1845 and died 16 Dec 1861; Merilla born 19 Feb 1847 in Jackson twp., Seneca Co., Ohio and died 17 Aug 1890 in Leipsic, Ohio; Daniel born 22 June 1849 in Jackson twp. and died 1927; John born 25 Mar 1852 in Jackson twp. and died July 1929 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan; Peter born 25 Mar 1852 in Jackson twp., and died 18 Feb 1933 in Jackson twp., Seneca Co., Ohio; Enoch Wesley born 25 Oct 1854 in Jackson twp. and died 1909; Louisa born 7 May 1857 in Jackson twp. and died 7 June 1880 in Jackson twp., Ohio; Timothy was born 4 Dec 1859 in Jackson twp., and died on 19 Oct 1894 in Ansburg, Seneca Co., Ohio; Amanda was born 4 Dec 1859 in Jackson twp.; Lucinda was born 11 Feb 1863 in Jackson twp., Seneca Co., Ohio and died 1928 in Jackson twp.; Selinda was born on 11 Feb 1863 in Jackson twp., and died in 1942. Merilla married David Ash on 3 Apr 1870 in Jackson Twp., Seneca Co., Ohio. Daniel married Louisa Williams on 17 Dec 1868 in Tiffin, Ohio. John married Marietta Trumbo on 16 Nov 1871 in Arcadia, Hancock Co., Ohio. Peter married Margrett Good on 22 Feb 1872 in Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio. Timothy married Rosetta Strawman 13 Feb 1882 in Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan. Enoch married Mary Ella Noble on 6 Aug 1876 in Jackson twp., Seneca Co.,Ohio. Louisa married S.C. Newcomb on 21 Dec 1876. Amanda married Robert Bighamm on 14 Sept 1879 in Jackson twp., Seneca Co., Ohio. Selinda married Joseph Chilcote on 15 Nov 1883 in Seneca Co., Ohio. Lucy Ann (McDougle) Pankhurst died 24 Sept 1912 in Jackson twp., Seneca Co, Ohio. Jeremiah died 17 Oct 1884 in Jackson Twp, Seneca Co., Ohio.