Myron Alphonso SMITH [Parents] was born 5 Nov 1866 in Nr Bartlett, Washington, OH. He married Mary Penrose MCKINNEY on 11 Feb 1935 in Marietta, Washington, OH.

Other marriages:

DEWEES, Martha Agnes

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121:

1809 JAMES SMITH, 5th child of James Ward and Esther (Alderman)Smith
was born in Belvidere, New York.
1830 he md Eliza Alvira Goddard who was b in Chesterfield, New
Hampshire, the dau of Hapgood and Rebecca (Wood) Goddard.

James and Eliza Smith had eight children: Ferona Talma,  Alonzo Handy,
Edward Fernandice, James Waldo, Alphonso Wood,  Sarah Amanda, Lucy
Rebecca, and Clarence Comley SMITH.

James Waldo Smith md Mary Ann Gage. . .4 children:
Roscoe Waldo, Myron, Lucy Gage, and Ethel.

HISTORY OF WASH CO. OH-HZ Williams,1881:  pg 720:   "JAMES WALDO
SMITH" living in Wesley Twp in 1881 . . .
Pg 725:  "He bought a farm in Fairfield twp. . .In 1862 he traded to his
brother Edward F. for a part of his present farm.  Additional purchase
from time to time. . .in Wesley twp. . .4 children  . . .all still living (1881)

Mary Penrose MCKINNEY was born 13 Mar 1875 in Pennsville, OH. She died 13 Jul 1941 in Marietta, Washington, OH. Mary married Myron Alphonso SMITH on 11 Feb 1935 in Marietta, Washington, OH.

John Waldo POTTER [Parents] married Edwina SPRINKLE.

Edwina SPRINKLE married John Waldo POTTER.

Gordon Joseph. POTTER was born 15 May 1864 in Center Belpre, Washington, OH. He died 18 May 1933 in Oceana, VA. Gordon married Lucy Gage SMITH on 30 Nov 1893 in Bartlett, Washington, Ohio.

Good biography in cm Smith notebook.
Sorry, it's late and I'm too tired to copy it.

Lucy Gage SMITH [Parents] was born 18 Jan 1868 in Nr Bartlett, Washington, OH. She married Gordon Joseph. POTTER on 30 Nov 1893 in Bartlett, Washington, Ohio.

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121:

1809 JAMES SMITH, 5th child of James Ward and Esther (Alderman)Smith
was born in Belvidere, New York.
1830 he md Eliza Alvira Goddard who was b in Chesterfield, New
Hampshire, the dau of Hapgood and Rebecca (Wood) Goddard.

James and Eliza Smith had eight children: Ferona Talma,  Alonzo Handy,
Edward Fernandice, James Waldo, Alphonso Wood,  Sarah Amanda, Lucy
Rebecca, and Clarence Comley SMITH.

James Waldo Smith md Mary Ann Gage. . .4 children:
Roscoe Waldo, Myron, Lucy Gage, and Ethel.

HISTORY OF WASH CO. OH-HZ Williams,1881:  pg 720:   "JAMES WALDO
SMITH" living in Wesley Twp in 1881 . . .
Pg 725:  "He bought a farm in Fairfield twp. . .In 1862 he traded to his
brother Edward F. for a part of his present farm.  Additional purchase
from time to time. . .in Wesley twp. . .4 children  . . .all still living (1881)

GEN HIST OF THE GAGE FAM, compiled by Myron Alphonso Smith of
Columbus, OH.  "Waldo Smith, my father was well educated in the District
and Bartlett schools, and at Ohio University at Athens, OH, and taught
school several years.  Both he and mother were very ambitious and good
managers, and accumulated a fine home and fine farm of abt 500 acres a
mile north of Bartlett.  Here they raised their family.
1898-They sold this place and moved to Columbus, on a 95 acre farm
they bought a mile east of the city.  Father died here.  Mother died at
sister Lucy's, at Oceana, Va.
(more--well written and very interesting!)

David Hobart SHADRACH married Mary Eliza POTTER.

Mary Eliza POTTER [Parents] married David Hobart SHADRACH.

Dean Smith POTTER [Parents] married Lucille BROCK.

Lucille BROCK married Dean Smith POTTER.

Whitmark MITCHELL married Vera Gage POTTER.

Vera Gage POTTER [Parents] married Whitmark MITCHELL.

Frank Richard SINCLAIR married Mary Jean SHADRACH.

Mary Jean SHADRACH [Parents] married Frank Richard SINCLAIR.

Jeremiah DEBOLT married Jane BROOKENS on 6 Jun 1839 in Holmes, Holmes, Ohio.

MARRIAGE: found in Holmes County Ohio Marriage records Vol I. 977.164 (SLFHL)
Spelling of last name there is DEWALT.

1840 Paint twp, Holmes Co., Ohio Census  Jeremiah Deboalt, 1 m 20-30, 1 f under 5, 1 f 15-20

Will: of Thomas Brookens names Lewisa DEBOLT dau of the now Jane Scott.

Jane BROOKENS [Parents] was born about 1821 in , , OH. She married Jeremiah DEBOLT on 6 Jun 1839 in Holmes, Holmes, Ohio.

Other marriages:

SCOTT, Reason

MARRIAGE 1ST: to Jeremiah Dewalt per Holmes County Marriage Records Vol 1

MARRIAGE 2ND: to Reason Scott per Holmes County Marriage Records.( pg 98 Brookens book,

CHILDREN: Lewisa Debolt is noted in Thomas Brooken's will, listed with Jane and Reason Scott in 1850 and 1860 Hicksville Census.

Merna Brookens Smith says they lived at Williams Center Ohio and had 5 children

PARENTS: named in Thomas Brooken's will

Batch #: M514441, Source Call #: 477144

CENSUS:29 in 1850 Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio  (Bro020 11)
       38 in 1860 Hicksville with  children of Scott and L. Debolt
                  enumerated right before Amos and Eliza Brookens Callender.

Frank Wheeler CALLENDER [Parents] married Mary Helen WILSON.

Mary Helen WILSON married Frank Wheeler CALLENDER.

Samuel HOWARD was born 12 Feb 1793. He died 29 Sep 1838 in Marietta, Illinois. Samuel married Hanna ALDERMAN on 30 Jun 1820 in Athens Co, OH.

"SAMUEL HOWARD was a native of the Old Dominion;  he brought his family toIL in 1831 in a wagon drawn by 3 yoke of oxen.  When they reached the Kickapoo river they
found the floor of the bridge had been swept away and the river high. Thinking it dangerous to ford, Mr. H. directed his wife and the elder children (among whom was Charles) to walk over the remaining stringer of the bridge, while he took the two smalaler children and the team and attempted to ford the river.  When he reached the center of the stream the current was so swift that it turned the wagon over.  Mr. H. caught his children and made his way to shore.  It was only through the greatest exertion that he succeeded in saving his oxen."
(HIST OF FULTON CO.IL, Chapman,1879 p.702)

In 1831 SAMUEL & ANNA (ALDERMAN)  HOWARD "came to Illinois.  They located in Farmers Township, Fulton Co, and sold that claim before the land came
into market...then buying a piece of wild land on the Lewistown and Bernadotte road not far from the village of Bernadotte in Bernadotte Twp.  They can well remember
hearing wolves howl in Table Grove, when they lived in their pioneer home there. They were very poor and their only wealth consisted in a team of oxen. The first
summer of their residence here, the crops failed and in the following winter provisions were high and the family had a hard time to get along.  The wolves killed two of
the oxen, so Mr. H had to abandon his land the next summer, 10 acres of which he had broken, and he sold his claim to Robt Hughes.  He then rented a piece of land
near Isaac Cadwalleder.  He and his family wintered there one season and the next winter he bought a tract of land.  He was an honest, hard working man, and in time
became better off."  (Portrait & Biog Album of Fulton Co. IL., Chicago Biog Pub Co., 1890, p 337.)

7. - ANNA ALDERMAN was born 27 September 1801; Died 9 September  1878;  Married SAMUEL HOWARD who was born 12 February 1793  and died 29 September 1838.  The history of this family is very interesting. They emigrated to Illinois in 1830 in a wagon, driving four teams of oxen, as the hardships of the road through the wilderness would be too great for horses to endure. They had a family of nine children.  ANNA and her husband died at Marietta, Illinois, he having lived there only eight years.  It is said that the first wheat bread in Illinois was made from
flour sent to them by Ohio friends.  This was keel-boated down the Ohio and up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, then hauled to where they lived. They made clapboards to pay for the freight. For a long time, letter postage was not paid in advance.  The rate was twenty-five cents a letter.  One came to them when they had no money, as was often the case in those days, so they flailed out a bushel of wheat which they sold for twenty-five cents, and so were able to get their letter. (Bernice Graham)

Read Bio of  son, Charles Howard-in his notes.

Hanna ALDERMAN [Parents] ¹ was born 27 Sep 1801 in Genesee Valley, Monroe, New York. She died 9 Sep 1879 in Of Marietta, Fulton, IL. Hanna married Samuel HOWARD on 30 Jun 1820 in Athens Co, OH.

Other marriages:

STEWART, John
DODGE, George

Maydell Alderman said in Jan 1977 letter in ref to Elisha and Thankful: "The records show that their dau Mary was born March 4, 1777.  A dau Thankful 'died young' and she may have been their first child. Their last child was born in 1801 so we conclude Thankful was quite young when she married."
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1810:They emigrated to what is now Morgan Co with 17 people. They floated down the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh, upon a lumber raft loaded with household effects and families, and then via the Ohio to Marietta--nearly 500 mi voyage --uninhabited country--traded the lumber for 640 acres in Homer twp.    (History of Morgan Co. by Robertson 1886)
The names of the colonists were:
ELISHA ALDERMAN (b 1742=68 in 1810) & WIFE, (Thankful Huff) JOB PHILLIPS & WIFE, (Mary Alderman b 4 Mar 1777= 33 in 1810) JOHN STEWART & WIFE, (Ann Alderman b abt 1780 = 30) JAMES WARD SMITH & WIFE (Esther Alderman b 8 Mar 1782=28) ELISHA JR (b 1783=27 in 1810) & WIFE, (Maria Vandermark)
RACHEL,   (b abt 1785=25 in 1810)
ELIJAH,   (b 8 Mar 1788  = 22 in 1810)
HOSEA,    (b 9 Mar 1791 = 19)
ELIHU     (b 11 Aug 1792= 18)
LUCY,     (b 1796 = 14)
ANNA      (b 27 Sep 1801=9) all were son, dau, and s-i-law of Elisha Senior.

1810-1840 Job Phillips family settled near Amesville, Athens Co. OH
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"ELISHA ALDERMAN, with his family went 10 miles farther west and settled in Morgan Co on land for which he had traded his raft.  There he and his wife, THANKFUL HUFF spent the remainder of their lives.  They had eight children." Bernice Graham.  (No, it appears they had 12 children.)

"The first schoolhouse was in the Alderman neighborhood, near Joy." Robertson

1.- MARY ALDERMAN, b 4 Mar 1777 in Genesee md JOB PHILLIPS and settled near Amesville, Athens Co, OH.  They had 7 children. "Their son Justus Baker Phillips, b Oct 17, 1797 NY state; Their son Evert V.b in "New York State and came to OH when he was not yet ten years old."
Job died in 1842; Mary remarried 12 Sep 1844 Samuel Ring, Athens Co. Mary died 9 Apr 1858.
~List of 6 children & spouses comes  from Alderman's in America.

2.- THANKFUL ALDERMAN, born abt 1778.  Probably died before 1810.

3.- ANN ALDERMAN, born abt 1780 in___________  who md JOHN STEWART before 1810.

4.- They may have had another dau named ESTHER ALDERMAN  born 1781 who died as a baby.

5.- ESTHER ALDERMAN, born 8 Mar 1782 in New York,  who md 17 Feb 1800, JAMES WARD SMITH in Schenectady NY.  We have no written record of this mg.  Did they really backtrack to Schenectady?  IF they did, why would families move back east during westward movement?)
Their children's birth places show some of the James Ward Smith fam migratory movements: Their eldest son
Vincent born 22 Jan 1801, Otsego, NY;
Milton  born  3 Dec 1803 in "Canisteo on the Unadilla River, Otsego,NY."
Alanson born  4 Apr 1805 nr Belvidere, Allegany Co. NY.
Harvey  born  5 Jun 1808 nr Belvidere, Allegany Co. NY.
James W.born 22 Nov 1809 nr Belvidere, Allegany Co. NY.
Carmi  born  6 Aug 1812  (& other children born)   Plymouth, Washington Co. OH.

6.-  ELISHA ALDERMAN JR, born in Genesee Valley,NY, (in 1783, B.Graham) md MARIA VANDEMARK and had 10 children. (He a Methodist Minister?) "Elisha Jr. reared a large family and was quite promptly identified with the early affairs of that section (Homer Twp.) He removed to Iowa about 1850, where he died."   Robertson History of Morgan Co. OH. 1886.
1822 Oct 16:  Benjamin VandeMark of Caneadea in Allegany Co, NY paid $100 to Elisha Alderman Jr of Homer,Athens Co,OH for a sixth part of piece of land in Caneadea, Allegany, NY, Lot #10 on eastern bank of Genesee River, 98 acres.  Signed by Elisha Alderman Jr and Mariah Alderman (her mark) and witnessed by ZIBA HUFF.(Allegany Co.Deeds/)

7.- RACHEL ALDERMAN, born abt 1785 in ________.  She's mentioned in Robertson's article. Not md in 1810 evidently.

8.- ELIJAH ALDERMAN, born abt 1788 in Olean, New York.  (Md abt 1812? Probably in Athens Co.OH) MARY WATKINS and had 14 children. Robertson book says 18 ch. (ELIJAH's 72 in 1860 in Homer Twp, Morgan Co OH, [b 1788]. Apparently three of his children are living nearby. Next door is NELSON J.ALDERMAN 39 & fam. Also next door on the other side is DANIEL ALDERMAN 36 & fam. CATHERINE 47, prob a dau, is living with ELIJAH.)
1886 Robertson's HISTORY OF MORGAN CO, OH:  "ELIJAH died in Homer township at an advanced age.  He reared a fam of 18 ch one of whom, REV. J. W. ALDERMAN is pastor of the First ME Church of Burlington, IA."
1828, 1833, 1834: ELIJAH ALDERMAN Trimble Twp Trustee. p 521  Walker's HISTORY OF ATHENS CO. 1869.
In 1860 Trimble Twp there is a John L Alderman 24 & fam; and a Julius Alderman 49 & fam.   Are these Elijah's children?   Also several Watkins families.

9.- HOSEA ALDERMAN, born 9 Mar 1791 in ________; died 21 Oct 1843; md 1821 HANNAH
REYNOLDS who was born 1 Jan 1795 and died 13 Nov 1886; had 8 children: ASAHEL, ELECTA, IRA, ELI, CARMI, ARZA, VINTON & JUSTUS.
(1860:  HANNAH ALDERMAN is in Homer Twp, Morgan Co. 1860 census with 5 of her children.)
HOSEA ALDERMAN  "was a man well known.  He was a Methodist in his religious belief and prominent in the affairs of the church.  He was emphatically a peacemaker, and in early times was frequently called to adjust differences between his neighbors.  He reared a family of 8 children, but one of whom, AZRA, one of the prominent business men of McConnelsville, resides in the county.  Probably the first brick house in the township was erected by HOSEA ALDERMAN."   Robertson's HISTORY OF MORGAN CO, OH. 1886.

10.- ELIHU HUFF ALDERMAN born 11 Aug 1792, in Allegany Co, NY,  Md 6 Feb 1821 SARAH BAKER, moved with family of five children to Iowa;  His death occurred at Fort Madison, Iowa, 24 March 1850.

11. - LUCY ALDERMAN, born in 1796 in ____________;  md 10 Apr 1817, Athens Co, MATTHEW  WATKINS.
1817 March 21, mg of Lucy Alderman to Matthew Watkins-- in Ohio Researcher v3 p 187.
Three children were born to them,  William, Esther and Elizabeth. William, born 20 August 1820, was married 17 September 1842 and died in 1877. Their son, JAMES W. PROUTY, was born 10 November 1843.  His first
wife, FANNIE J. GORDON, was born in South Carolina.  SALLIE  M. HUGHES, his second wife, was born in Mississippi.  His home was in Dalesville, MS,and he had eight children. (The Prouty likely is a son of Esther).
(There are several WATKINS in Trimble Twp, in 1860 census.  MATTHEW probably md again.)

12. - ANNA ALDERMAN was born 27 September 1801; Died 9 September 1878; Mg #1 to JOHN STEWART.
Married #2  SAMUEL HOWARD who was born 12 February 1793 and died 29 September 1838.  The history of this family is very interesting. They immigrated to Illinois in 1830 (Farmer's Twp, Fulton Co, IL)  in a wagon, driving four teams of oxen, as the hardships of the road through the wilderness would be too great for horses to endure. They had a family of NINE children.  ANNA and her husband died at Marietta,(Harris twp, Fulton Co,) Illinois, he having lived there only eight years.  It is said that the first wheat bread in Illinois was made from flour sent to them by Ohio friends.  This was keel-boated down the Ohio and up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, then hauled to where they lived. They made clapboards to pay for the freight. For a long time, letter postage was not paid in advance.  The rate was twenty-five cents a letter.  One came to them when they had no money, as was often the case in those days, so they flailed out a bushel of wheat for which they got twenty-five cents, and so were able to get their letter.
(Great biographies in her husband, Samuel & son, Charles' notes.)
ANNA md #3 GEORGE DODGE.

Source for much of above, Bernice Graham: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"
THE TALLOW LIGHT, Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121: (Census and additions in parenthesis by Carol Minson.)
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1830: F M 19-24