The Major Family

of Summit County, Ohio · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

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Rev. Thomas Major 1811 – 1888

Rev. Thomas Major ⚭ Sarah Righter

childrenSamuel Major · Thomas E. Major · Annie M. Major

Source: Biographical Record of Summit County, Ohio

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Born September 19, 1811.
One of six children.
Educated in common schools, learned carpenter's trade in Philadelphia.
Married Sarah Righter in Philadelphia.
Became a German Baptist preacher (took up the work in 1840).
Farmed near Portsmouth, Ohio, then removed to Highland County, Ohio (c.1847-1849).
Later resided at Greenfield, Ohio.
Died April 17, 1888, at his daughter's home in Washington, D.C.

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