Additions and Corrections to
Pioneer Women Compilations

Following are additions and corrections to the data found on the Pioneer Women of Geauga County page. These additions and corrections come from personal research of others, and are to either add to or correct information which was found in the book "Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve." Where possible, email addresses of those who have done the additional research are included.

**JOHNSON, Jane (2nd wife of Isaac THOMPSON)
The writings list her as "Jane Johnson," wife of Capt. Isaac THOMPSON, then later mentions that she was apparently previously married to a WELLS. Ruth Ann Miller indicates in her Revolutionary War pension records for Capt. THOMPSON that her maiden name was EVANS and not JOHNSON. Ruth Ann has more information on this family, email her by clicking on her highlighted name above.

*YOUNG, Silas, his wife Hannah CARROLL, and their daughter, Betsy YOUNG

*Note: I have Silas Young's death date as 1852, age 92 years; and Hannah Carroll Young's death date as 1843, age 69 years. From Walt Newcomb's "Descendants of Orrin Newcomb," the following children are also listed for Silas & Hannah Young:
John, Rease, Tommy, Hercules, & Ransford. Go to the Geauga Co. Family Page to see this information.

From "A Monumental Work, Descriptions and Interments in Geauga County, Ohio through 1983" by Jeanette Grosvenor; Middlefield - Young-Gates Cemetery, Section 2:
Young, John died 27 Sep. 1859 age 67 years
Young, Mary, wife of John, d 31 May 1827 age 28 years
Young, Thomas 28 Oct 1806 - 7 Sep 1880

**Moses A. DEWEY & Anna DICKENSON
Following is information to correct a listing of Munson Twp = "Moses A. Dewey
came in 1832 and Anna Dickenson." The correct name is Marcus Aurelius Dewey,
my Great-great-grandfather and g-g- grandmother, Anna Dickenson.  Also
information concerning them can be found in "History of Geagua and Lake
Counties, Ohio (published 1878), page 201.  This book is in the Chardon Library.:

Marcus Aurelius Dewey was born in Central Bridge, Schoharie County, New York
on December 19, 1805.  Marcus died December 28, 1895, in Munson, Geagua
County, Ohio at 90 years of age. He married Anna Dickenson in Central Bridge, Schoharie County, New York on January 9, 1831.  Anna was born on June 9, 1805.  Anna died on November 28, 1861, in Geagua County, Ohio at 56 years of age. They came to Geagua County in 1832.  Children born to them:
-Fernando Dewey, November 28, 1831, Schoharie County, New York
-Charlotte Dewey, January 30, 1833, Munson, Geagua County, Ohio
-Elizabeth Dewey, June 9, 1834
-Harriet Dewey, 1834, Munson Geagua County, Ohio, died on July 4, 1884,
interred Maple Hill Cemetery, Lot 40.
-Charles Dewey, December 29, 1835
-Ira Dewey, February 14, 1841
-Marcus L. Dewey, August 31, 1842
-Jenetta Anna Dewey, October 20, 1843, died December 6, 1924, Munson, Geagua
County, Ohio
-Ralph Pernette Dewey, October 20, 1843
-Sarah (Sally Ann) Dewey, September 1, 1846
-Adelia (Delia) Dewey, July 12, 1849

I have additional information if anyone is interested.

Lauretta Onachila, Lakeland Florida

**Polly THOMPSON, wife of STEPHEN BOND
While it has been brought to my attention that the paragraph mentioning Polly's marriage to Stephen Bond in 1806 does not state that she is the daughter of Capt. Isaac THOMPSON, it is presumed that she is indeed his daughter. On page 7 of Volume I, two paragraphs before the mention of the marriage, it states that James THOMPSON (who is identified earlier as Capt. Isaac's son, "returned to Charleston for his sister Polly." Because it is doubtful that there was more than one Polly THOMPSON in Middlefield in 1806, I have thus identified her as a daughter of Isaac THOMPSON and his unnamed first wife.

Betsy YOUNG, wife of Isaac GATES
Again, while the book does not state in the paragraph about this marriage, that Betsy is the daughter of Silas YOUNG and Hannah CARROLL, it does mention that she was "one of the children who came on the horse with her mother" (pg. 8). Previously on page 7, the arrival of Betsy's mother (Hannah CARROLL, wife of Silas YOUNG) is written up in great detail. Following is a snippet from the book: : "....adventure of Hannah CARROLL, wife of Silas YOUNG, a Qaker (sic), from Pennsylvania, who came a little later; Mrs. YOUNG on horseback with a baby in her arms, and two little children on the horse behind her....."

Alice Allen

Melinda BARNES, daughter of Justice BARNES
Belinda Barnes married Enoch Stockham 5 August 1847 in Geauga County.  Melinda was born about 1832 and Enoch about 1824, both in Ohio, according to the 1860 census of Victor Twp, DeKalb Co., IL.  Belinda and Enoch are found in Perry Twp, Lake Co., OH in the 1880 census with daugher Harriet, age 11.

Information from Gary Mosher

JUSTICE MINER
(Info from Geauga Co Genealogical Society)
29 Jan 1762 Born, Woodbury Twp, Litchfield Co, CT, in the northern part known as Bethlehem.
2 Dec 1779 Married Mabel Plum(b) in Church of Christ, Norfolk, Litchfield Co, CT
Sep 1781 U.S. Revolutionary War: Saw action at West Point
1800 Census In Charleston, Ontario Co, NY (now Lima, Livingston Co) with 9
dependents
1801 Bought 320 acres of unbroken wilderness in OH
1802 Moved to Chester Twp, Geauga Co, OH
1 Jan 1812 Married Hannah Nichols Morse or Mass. She died 28 Oct 1831
Burton, Geauga Co, OH
1820 Census Chester Twp, Geauga Co, OH (pg 101)
Oct 1823 Became guardian of his grandchildren, the 6 children of Betsey &
Jeremiah Iles, when Jeremiah died.
1830 Census Concord, Geauga Co, OH (pg 273)
27 July 1850 Died, Chester Twp, Geauga Co, OH. Buried in Row 10, Old
Settlement Cemetery, 1 mile from Chester, OH on the south side of Mayfield
Reimbursement Division (Rt 322) between Sperry Reimbursement Division and
Kenyon Dr. His tombstone reads: "Justice Miner Died July 17, 1850 Aged 88
years, 6 months Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"

MABEL PLUM(B)
(Info from Geauga Co Genealogical Society)
10 March 1762 Born Norfolk, Litchfield Co, CT
2 Dec 1779 Married Justice Miner in Church of Christ, Norfolk, CT
19 Sep 1780 Birth of son, Philo, Norfolk, Litchfield Co, CT. Married Sarah Jackson 21 Jan 1802 Geauga Co, OH. (Son Justus b 21 March 1807 Chesterlund, Geauga Co, OH); Died 9 Sep 1832 Detroit, MI.
24 May 1782 Birth of daughter, Charlotte ("Lottie"), Norfolk, Litchfield Co, CT. Married Harvey Sheffield 20 Oct 1799 Geneseo, Livingston Co, NY. Died 12 March 1856 Chester; buried Row 10 Old Settlement Cem, Chester, OH
13 April 1786 Birth of twin daughter, Anne, Milton, Ulster Co, NY. Married John Sheffield Apr 1804 Geauga Co. Died 1811 Illinois.
13 April 1786 Birth of twin daughter, Sarah ("Sallie"), Milton, Ulster Co, NY. Married William Archer Dec 1806 Geauga Co, OH. Died 1855 Chester. Buried Archer Cemetery, Chester, OH.
Feb 1789 Birth of son, John, Milton, Ulster Co, NY. Married Remitty ("Submit") Cochran 15 Feb 1809 Geauga Co, OH. (Son Justus born 10 May 1828 Newberg, Cuyahoga [Geauga?], OH); Died 1854 Knox Co, OH
31 Dec 1790 Birth of daughter, Matilda, Milton, Ulster Co, NY. Married David Allison, Jr 10 May 1808 Geauga Co, OH. Died 18 Jun 1841 Warsaw, Hancock Co, IL
19 April 1796 Birth of daughter, Betsey, Lima, Livingston Co, NY. Married Jeremiah Iles 13 Jun 1811 Geauga Co, OH. Widowed Oct 1823. Remarried 24 Nov 1823 to David Edwards Reynolds. Died 31 Mar 1859 in Calvin, Cass Co, MI. Buried with David Edwards Reynolds, old East Cemetery at Birch Lake, near Vandalia, MI
4 Jun 1804/5 Birth of son, Origen, Chester Twp, Geauga Co, OH. Married Sarah Hopkins 17 Sep 1829 Geauga Co, OH. Died < 1893, Nebraska.
21 April 1811 Died, Chester, Geauga Co, OH. Buried with Justice, Old Settlement Cemetery, 1 mile from Chester, OH on the south side of Mayfield Reimbursement Division (Rt 322) between Sperry Reimbursement Division and Kenyon Dr

Additional information contributed by Martha Watson

*Eliazer Hovey
The following information was contributed by Arthur Stafford, a descendent of Eliazer (Elijah) Hovey:

My mother, Florence (Hovey) Stafford was the g-g-granddaughter of Mr. Hovey. His real name was Elijah Hovey. He and his family settled Munson Township in 1816. His house still stands on Mulberry Road, and is plaqued. It was the first frame house erected in Munson, and the Hoveys are listed among the First Families of Ohio by the Ohio Genealogical Society. Elijah Hovey is credited with naming Munson. It was supposed to be Monson, for the family's ancestral home, Monson, MA. Unfortunately, handwriting being what it was in those days, the "o" became "u" and the rest is history. You can find Elijah's ancestry in THE HOVEY BOOK, Describing The English Ancestry and American Descendants of Daniel Hovey of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Lewis R. Hovey, Haverhill, MA, 1913, pp. 208-9. He was b. Oct 13, 1765 in Windham, CT. His wife was Wealthy Utley (1769-1842). They were married about 1789. She was discontented with life on the frontier, and while returning to Connecticut, Elijah died in New York September 18, 1830. Their son, Hiram Hovey (1803-1849) remained in Munson. His biography is on p. 265. It was Hiram who married Abigail Foster (1812-1892). They married in 1827. She survived him by forty-three years, and the Hovey farm, called the Abigail Hovey House, dated 1849, still stands on Sherman Road in Munson, and is also plaqued. Their son, Albert Dwight Hovey (1845-1916) became a prominent citizen of Chardon, OH, where he operated a drug store on the town square (10 Union Block), and the building still stands. He married Mary Foote (1850-1934) in Chardon on May 20, 1880. His entry can be found on p. 342 of the same book. Mary was a direct descendant of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield, CT and her ancestry is detailed in NATHANIEL FOOTE of Wethersfield, Connecticut And His Descendants, Abram W. Foote, Marble City Press, Rutland, Vermont, 1907, p. 398. Both Albert and Mary (Foote) Hovey are entombed in the Chardon Mausoleum. Their son, Charles Albert Hovey (1884-1966), also p. 398 of the Hovey book, was my grandfather. He married Laura Thacker (1886-1984) on his birthday, September 7, 1909. They are buried together in Kissimmee, FL.

The Hiram Hovey Family burial plot is in the Fowler's Mills cemetery on Fowler's Mills Road in Munson. Hiram, Abigail and two of their children, Mary and Horace, are buried there. When Elijah Hovey came to Munson he was accompanied by two of his sons, Hiram and Oliver. The Oliver Hovey House also stands on Mulberry Road, a short distance east of Elijah's house. It is also plaqued. Also accompanying Elijah on his journey west was his grandson, Charles Louie Hovey, son of Elijah's son, Orrin. Charles Louie and his family settled Chester Township. So, all the Hoveys of Geauga County came from the same family. If you visit the Chardon Cemetery on Park Street, the Mausoleum also
contains two other Hoveys, Elisha Flint Hovey, another prominent citizen of Chardon, and his brother, Orrin Utley Hovey. Both were brothers of Albert Dwight Hovey. Orrin Utley served in the Civil War, and his crypt is so marked. Northeast of the Mausoleum you will find the large granite headstone of the Foote Family. Here lie the parents and two sisters of Mary (Foote) Hovey, wife of Albert Dwight. Charles Homer Foote (1812-1874) was a merchant and officeholder in Chardon. His wife, Mary (French) Foote (1816-1883) is beside him. If you visit the Chardon Public Library you will be standing on the site of the Albert Dwight Hovey house. When the library was built, the house was moved to Hambden Street (third house on the left, east of the square).

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