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Surnames: BOWMAN, OBERLIN, PONTIUS, METZKER
Classification: Query
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"Early Plain Twp., Stark Co., OH settlers; John OBERLIN--owned coal mine (probably
the guy who Oberlin College is named after)" "Early Pike Twp., Stark Co., OH
Settlers; David METZKER--76th Ohio died at Pilot Knob, Missouri". "Early Perry
Twp., Stark Co., Oh settlers; John BOWMAN--early settler from PA, opened first tavern in
Kendall [now the city of Massillon]". "Early Jackson Twp., Stark Co., Oh
settlers; Isaac BOWMAN--early settler 1815, Quaker."
Patent Deeds Recorded in Stark Co., OH; OBERLIN, Frederick, 25 Dec 1812,BOWMAN,
Henry, 10 Dec 1827, PONTIUS, Nicholas, Jr., 4 Aug 1824.
"Stark Co. Ohio Folks, Mudbrook Church area; Clay, Moses, born in Jackson Twp,
Nov 27, 1823. His father Isaac was a native of PA.. born about 1782; to this county in
1804 to Plain Twp. His bro David came with him. Moses mer. Miss Mary Pennock a native of
VA. and came to Jackson Twp. His wife died in 1832 and he in 1852. They had seven ch.
Moses mar. in 1850 Catherine M. Madison, dau of Otis Madison a native of VA. They had
Elvira, wife of J. PONTIUS, Harvey, Otis M., Frank M., Edward P., Emma, Mary &
Marshall."
Early Union Church Members (shared church -- St. Jacob/Mudbrook, with Lutherns);
OBERLIN, Elizabeth, 1791-1872.
Ofiicial Description Of Jackson Township, (Translation by Gitte Anderson from the
German language as recorded in the 1875 Stark Co., mapbook) -- The earliest settlers in
the township were; J. E. Balmer, Jacob Ettleman, H. Schumacher, R. Stinner, Isaak Clay, J.
BOWMAN, Richard Williams, Dan Richard, George Miller, J. Luts, and Samuel Luts. Richard
Williams, Dan RICHMOND and J. BOWMAN were Quakers and attended the meetins in Perry
Twp.