William CROGHAN
INFO. FROM CAROL J. HOLTON RIGGLE,12995 MORRIS TRAIL,COLORADO SPRINGS,CO 80908-3232 PHONE 1-719-4450 NAME SPELLED VARIOUS WAYS. CROHORN,CROGGIN,CROCHRAN ETC. DEATH\BUR IN 1845 THEY WERE IN BELMONT CO. OHIO, 1850 ?,1860 WIFE IS LIVING WITH THEIR SON JOHN IN TUSCARAWAS CO FHL FILM # 848629;LAST ITEM ON ROLE. Coshocton Co. Ohio,pg. 316,dwelling #204 William croggin,age 69, laborer,b.Pa. cannot read or write,Jemima croggin,age 69 b,Va.cannot read or write. In dwelling 205 there is a John Duffy age 49 b.in Ohio,wife Maryanne age 49 b. in N.J., They have children; JEMIMA age18,James,17,George,16,Levi,12,Elvira,10,William,8,Lucinda,6,Nancy,2,Henry,8/12. It would certainly fit that she is a dau. of Wm. and Jemima except for being born in N.J.. but must be related someway. 1800-10 /tax lists James Coughran Belmont Co. Ohio 15------------- Wm. coughran Belmont Co. Ohio 73 James Crockan Ross Co. Ohio 007-----------===William croghan Franklin co. Ohio Wm.Croghan Armylands Va. 18,21 1789-James Croghan to Eliza Waitman,28 June 1789,Rev.Wm.West,Redtor,St.Pauls Parish,Baltimore.
INFO. FROM CAROL RIGGLE; FHL FILM #890361 PG.89 AGE ON TOMBSTONE IS DIFFERENT Ancestral file gives death 16 May 1880, also gives Maryland as birthplace
1850 CENSUS,PERRY CO. OHIO. CROGHAN FAMILY HISTORY,BY FRANSINA CROGHAN POUDER. 1891 ATLAS,POTTAWATTAMIE CO. IOWA. 1860/70 CENSUS OF CEDAR CO. IOWA. STATED IN 1870 CENSUS THAT JAMES PARENTS WERE FORIEGN BORN. IT IS SAID THAT THERE WERE 11 CHILDREN IN THIS FAMILY BUT OTHERS WERE UNKNOWN TO ME. OLD CEM. OVERLOOKING CEDAR RIVER,WHITE MARBLE OBELISK ABOUT 5'TALL. INFO.FROM BILL CROGHAN ,YAKIMA,WASH. WAS A MEMBER OF CO. B.37TH VOL.REG. IOWA ENL. 15 DEC. 1862, MED.DIS. 17 DEC 1864.GALLIPOLIS OHIO. EYES BLUE HAIR,GREY,HT.5'10",OCC.COOPER CHECK 1830 CENTRE AND ALLEGHENY Marr. Rec.in cedar Co.Ohio, 6 Apr.1865, James croghan to Jane Coffey. This was probably a second marriage. Land Records; Ohio,Carroll Co. vol.8 page 609,quit clail;James Crochan and Catharine late Montz. Later in Perry,Salt Lick,Ohio 1850 census James and Catharine lived next door to Catharines sister Elizabeth and Samuel Brindley. Harrison Co Ohio Acct. of guardians;/FHL film0894187;p.161;both william and James bought items from estate of Charles Angel. Census; Union;Harrison;page 116/220;James is on the same page as William. Listed as between 20/30;1male 6-10;1 female 15/20;1female 10/15 Marriage rec.5 Oct 1828,in Tuscarawus Co. Ohio. a printed rec.(misread?) of James croghan to Cathrine Mauntry. Notes from Charles Croghan;He was a member of the Hardsbell Baptist Church but after coming to Iowa he united with the Christian Church. Charles said James had 14 children,but only lists 3. He also said he was a Republican. I think this is from a family poem that has a lot of errors in it.
1809 IS THE DATE GIVEN FOR JOHN AND NATHANIEL, OBIT. IN POSS. OF Joyce Atkin Obit says he died at home of dau. Jennie Gaskill At the time of his death he had 36 grandchildren ,38 gr.grand. and 7 2nd grt.
DEED,CARROLL CO. LAND REC.;BOOK 4,PG.219;8 MAR 1836,SON OF WM. MARR. CARROLL CO. VITAL REC;FHL FILM 333249 "GATEWAY TO THE WEST" VOL. 2 COMP. BY RUTH BOWERS AND ANITA SHORT. Info. from Linda Moss and Mary Capehart,Desc. .
OBIT IN POSS. OF CAROL RIGGLE. IGI, OBIT SAYS MARRIED IN 1833 THERE ARE TWO ROCKFORDS IN OHIO, CARROLL CO. AND MERCER CO.
HIS OBIT. IN POSS. OF CAROL RIGGLE. M. 12 AUG. 1882 TO JANE Compton Memorium mentions that there were 8 children who died in infancy. 1850 census,Jefferson,Tuscarawas,Ohio .
Carroll Co. Ohio History,Pg. 1004,featuring their son Hiram G. In History book it states under dau. Catherine that her maternal grandmother (Jemima?)died age 100,and had met George Washington frequently,had shaken hands with him and was present at his funeral.She was of English descent as was her husband. Charles Croghan notes her death was by cholera
INFO. FROM KELLY RYAN OF ZANESVILLE OHIO IN POSS. OF CAROL RIGGLE
He married Jemima Davis 1803/12 at Virginia . Jemima Davis was born at Hollidays Cove, Brooke, Virginia 24 Nov 1780 daughter of Nathaniel Davis and Catherine Griffin .
They were the parents of 8
children:
James Croghan
born Abt May 1803.
John Croghan
born 21 Aug 1809.
Nathaniel Croghan
born 11 Apr 1809.
Ruth Croghan
born 17 Sep 1813.
Jesse Croghan
born 26 Sep 1815.
Catharine Croghan
born 1818.
Blocked
Jemima Croghan
born 6 Oct 1823.
William Croghan died Abt 1859 at Ohio .
Jemima Davis died 15 May 1878 at Salem, Tuscarawas, Ohio .