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The Parrett Families of Fayette County, Ohio"Tennessee Joe" and "Paint John": two pioneer lines on Paint Creek and Sugar Creek, with two more households1811 to 1914 · 9 householdsThe Allen Families of Fayette County, OhioNine households, from the pioneer of Allentown to the county superintendent of schools1808 to 1914 · 9 householdsThe McCoy Families of Fayette County, OhioBlacksmiths, farmers and soldiers in five separate households1812 to 1886 · 6 householdsThe Creamer Family of Fayette County, OhioFour generations on Sugar Creek, Jefferson Township, from 18101746 to 1844 · 4 generationsThe Wright Families of Fayette County, OhioThree pioneer households on Sugar Creek and at Jeffersonville1808 to 1838 · 3 householdsThe Cook Families of Fayette County, OhioFive households, from Cook's Station to the sheriff's office1797 to 1882 · 5 householdsThe Hays Families of Fayette County, OhioFour households in Paint, Union and Jefferson Townships, from Virginia and Kentucky1788 to 1883 · 4 householdsThe Smith Families of Fayette County, OhioSix separate households from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and New Jersey1797 to 1850 · 6 householdsThe Wilson Families of Fayette County, OhioFive households in the 1881 and 1914 county histories1825 to 1887 · 5 householdsThe Yeoman Families of Fayette County, OhioWayne Township pioneers, a colonel and a general in three households1808 to 1848 · 3 householdsThe Bush Families of Fayette County, OhioPioneer households from Virginia on Sugar Creek and in Union and Jefferson Townships1778 to 1869 · 3 householdsThe Carr Families of Fayette County, OhioThree pioneer households west of Washington and near Jeffersonville1813 to 1845 · 3 householdsThe Horney Families of Fayette County, OhioTwo North Carolina households around Jeffersonville, Jefferson Township1831 to 1846 · 4 householdsThe Johnson Families of Fayette County, OhioFour separate households from Virginia and Greene County1801 to 1845 · 4 householdsThe Wissler Family of Fayette County, OhioFrom Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Paint Township: three generations1855 to 1883 · 3 generationsThe Cockerill Family of Fayette County, OhioFrom Loudoun County, Virginia, to Perry Township: four generations1790 to 1850 · 4 generationsThe Coil Family of Fayette County, OhioFrom 1,200 acres in Union Township to three generations of farmers1789 to 1853 · 3 generationsThe Post Family of Fayette County, OhioFrom a pioneer clearing to the halls of Congress: three generations1790 to 1863 · 3 generationsThe Brown Families of Fayette County, OhioFour separate households in the 1881 and 1914 histories1839 to 1880 · 4 householdsThe DeWitt Family of Fayette County, OhioFrom Clark County, Kentucky, to Wayne Township: the pioneer John DeWitt and his sons1806 to 1829 · 3 generationsThe Janes Families of Fayette County, OhioTwo Jefferson Township households with Virginia roots1839 to 1914 · 2 householdsThe Kirk Family of Fayette County, OhioThe Kirkpatricks of Jefferson Township: three generations from 18101813 to 1862 · 3 generationsThe Jones Families of Fayette County, OhioThree unrelated households in the 1881 and 1914 county histories1827 to 1857 · 3 householdsThe Perrill Family of Fayette County, OhioFrom Virginia to Jasper Township: three generations1821 to 1866 · 3 generations

24 families documented in Fayette County, Ohio, reconstructed from public-domain county histories and obituaries. Each page shows the family as the record gives it: parents, spouse, and children, with the source named.

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The Bereman Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Joel S. Bereman

Joel S. Bereman ⚭ Sina Thompson, Miss Porter
childrenClayton Bereman · Elizabeth Bereman · Jennie Bereman · Ruth Bereman · Victoria Bereman · Eli Bereman · Porter Bereman · Catherine Bereman
  • Of Scotch-English descent, pioneer settler in Fayette County.
  • In the hardware business.
  • Known as 'Judge Bereman.' Twice married: first to Sina Thompson (one son and four daughters: Clayton, Elizabeth, Jennie, Ruth, Victoria).
  • Second to a Miss Porter (three children: Eli, Porter, Catherine).

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Burnett Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Jesse Burnett

Jesse Burnett ⚭ Mary Johnson
childrenGrace Burnett

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Clover Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

William Clover

William Clover ⚭ Sarah Graham
childrenElizabeth Clover · Jeremiah Clover · Rose Clover · Charles Clover · Thomas H. Clover
  • Native of Pickaway County, Ohio.
  • After marriage moved to Franklin County, Ohio, where he lived the rest of his life.
  • Married Sarah Graham.
  • Reared five children.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Dahl Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

George Dahl d. 1898

George Dahl ⚭ Ruth Bereman
childrenLizzie Dahl · Harris B. Dahl · Victoria Dahl · Ethel Dahl
  • Native of Brown County, Ohio.
  • Came to Fayette County as a small lad with his mother.
  • Manufactured and delivered candies by wagon as a young man, then retail and later wholesale grocery business.
  • Died 1898 at age 64 (born about 1834).
  • Member of the Methodist church.
  • Wife Ruth (Bereman) survived him, age 78 at time of writing.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Henkle Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Nona Henkle

parentsCurran Henkle & Caroline Henkle
Nona Henkle ⚭ Mr. Perrill
childrenRuth Perrill · Virgil Perrill · Williard H. Perrill
  • Married a Mr. Perrill of Union township (a township trustee) on March 27, 1889.
  • Three children.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Horney Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

William Horney

William Horney ⚭ Adeline Fent
childrenClara Horney · Mary Margaret Ann Horney · Ollie Horney · Lucy Horney · Lewis Horney · Libbie Horney · Ivy Horney · James Horney
  • Native of Fayette County.
  • Wife Adeline (Fent) Horney also a native of the county.
  • Reared eight children: Clara, Mary Margaret Ann, Ollie, Lucy, Lewis, Libbie, Ivy and James.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Moore Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · from Kentucky · documented from the public record

George Moore

George Moore ⚭ Mrs. Moore
childrenEzekiel Moore · Thomas Moore
  • Came from Kentucky and located on Sugar creek, Concord township, Fayette County, Ohio, about a mile and a half southeast of the Wright settlement.
  • Most of the family removed to Indiana in 1820 or 1821.
  • Wife (Mrs. Moore) was a native of Kentucky.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Perrill Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

James Perrill

James Perrill ⚭ Rebecca Chenoweth
childrenJohn Perrill
  • Father of John Perrill.
  • According to History of Fayette County, Ohio, the Perrill family was among the earliest pioneer families of Fayette County.
  • A separate sketch of James Perrill appears elsewhere in the volume.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Perrill Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Ruth Perrill

grandparentsCurran Henkle & Caroline Henkle
Ruth Perrill ⚭ John W. Shoup
childrenNaomi Marion Shoup
  • Eldest daughter of a Perrill of Union township.
  • Wife of John W. Shoup.
  • Daughter Naomi Marion is a high school graduate.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Plymire Family

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

John Plymire

John Plymire ⚭ Margaret Wilson
childrenWilliam Plymire · Mary Plymire (Mrs. Hage) · Susan Plymire · Samuel Plymire · Philip Plymire · Martin Plymire · Joshua Plymire · John W. Plymire · David Plymire
  • Native of Pennsylvania.
  • Came to Fayette County, Ohio as a boy with several brothers.
  • Father of ten children.
  • Several children (Samuel, Philip, etc.) lived in Sabina.
  • Son Joshua lived at Goldsmith, Indiana.
  • Father of Martin Plymire.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Thompson Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Sina Thompson

Sina Thompson ⚭ Joel S. Bereman
childrenClayton Bereman · Elizabeth Bereman · Jennie Bereman · Ruth Bereman · Victoria Bereman
  • First wife of Joel S. ('Judge') Bereman.
  • Married name Bereman.
  • Mother of Clayton, Elizabeth, Jennie, Ruth, and Victoria.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Ward Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Bessie Ward

parentsWilliam Ward & Anna Myers
Bessie Ward ⚭ Lininger
childrenWillard Lininger · Walter Lininger · Alfred Lininger · Martin Lininger · Paul Lininger
  • Married a Mr. Lininger on January 10, 1906.
  • Her husband was a Marion township farmer and stock breeder.
  • Daughter of William and Anna (Myers) Ward.
  • Five sons born to the union.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Willis Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · from Boston, Massachusetts · documented from the public record

Nathaniel Willis

Nathaniel Willis ⚭ Mary Parker
childrenFannie Fern · Nathaniel Parker Willis
  • Came from Boston to Ross County, Ohio, in an early day.
  • Founder of the Youth's Companion and the Scioto Gazette (said to be the first newspaper in Ohio).
  • Buried near Bainbridge.
  • Wife Mary Parker.
  • Two children (Fannie Fern the novelist and Nathaniel Parker Willis the poet) were by a former marriage.
  • Grandfather of Mrs. Humphrey Jones.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Wilson Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Eli Wilson b. 1823

grandparentsJoshua Wilson
parentsWilliam Wilson & Sally St. Tee
Eli Wilson ⚭ Catharine Tracy
childrenMilton Wilson
  • Subject of sketch.
  • Born May 13, 1823 on grandfather St. Tee's farm near New Petersburg, Fayette County.
  • Farmer on 212-acre home place.
  • Married Catharine Tracy March 15, 1852.
  • Built barn 1884, residence 1892.

Source: Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio

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The Worthington Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · from Virginia · documented from the public record

Joseph Worthington

Joseph Worthington ⚭ Harriet Shields
  • Middle initial C. Paternal grandfather of William Worthington.
  • Native of Virginia.
  • Pioneer settler.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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The Worthington Family

of Fayette County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Robert Worthington d. 1898

parentsJoseph C. Worthington & Harriet Shields
Robert Worthington ⚭ Jennie McDowell
childrenWilliam Worthington · Margaret Worthington (Mrs. Spencer Calvert)
  • Reared in Highland County.
  • Came to Fayette County about 1850, locating in Concord township.
  • Accumulated 1,600 to 1,800 acres devoted mainly to grazing and stock raising.
  • Died 1898 at age sixty-seven years and one month.
  • Methodist Episcopal.
  • Enlisted during the Morgan raid.

Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio

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