Guest Post: Steven Michael Lusher's Search, Part 4
Final part: Looking for Paternal 4th Great-grandparents
Timeline Summary and Notes to Self
This timeline document has been revised/updated several times. The original document entries used superscript citation numbers (e.g. [1]) that referred to books/documents listed in the References section. In later updates, I would find new information via FamilySearch, Ancestry, various genealogical organization Facebook group pages, etc. In many of those instances, I would either include a link to the webpage where that information was found or insert a downloaded image/document in the appropriate location in the timeline. Also, some text entries may be redundant because of the multiple revisions/updates. NOTE: Yellow highlighted items have been recently added and require further investigation as to their relevance to my interest in confirming the movements of my 3rd and 4th G-Grandfathers, John K. Lusher (possibly John Jr.) and John Lusher (Sr.), respectively.
Stafford County, Virginia
1785: Heads Of Families – Virginia, 1785. John Lusher; 4 white souls, 1 dwelling
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1907/dec/heads-of-families.html
Greenbrier County, (W)Virginia:
1792: (1) (no list date given, just this #1 in parenthesis) Lusher, John; 1 tithable and 1 horse [1]
Here’s a FamilySearch link to results that show the original 1792 chattel taxes document for the entry in Reference [1]: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ2-3SQ4-X?cat=777465
NOTE: The most common birth year in the genealogical databases for John K. Lusher is 1792 (maybe the ‘John Jr.’ in Gallia County, Ohio chattel tax lists, given later in this document).
1796: Apr 14 (list date) Lusher, John; 2 tithables, 1 horse, book 2 [1]
1799: Apr 18 (list date) Lusher, John; 1 tithable, 1 horse (Question: who was the second tithable in 1796?) [1]
1801: 7 December; John Lusher listed, with many other people, on page 161 of Greenbrier County (W)Va. Wills 1777-1833 under a heading of “Bonds/notes, etc.”. [3]
1805: Lusher, John; ** (i.e., no location given); 1 tithable, 1 horse [1]
1810: Lusher, John; 1 tithable, 0 slaves over 12, 3 horses [2]
1810: John Lusher is officially granted 113 acres of land on August 6, 1810. I was given a heads-up about this land grant from the archivist (Jane Hughes) at The Greenbrier County Archives in Lewisburg, West Virginia on October 5, 2022. I went to the Archives in Charleston to get a copy of their original document. An excerpt from the land grant states, “…lying in the county of Greenbrier, on the waters of Muddy Creek [underlining is shown in the document], joining the land of Thomas Carrawa [Carraway?], William Hamilton, and his own land [bolding is mine], and bounded as followeth to wit…” and the very interesting description of the location is then given. Here’s a link to a more recent search result, from which images of pages 616 and 617 show the grant. NOTE: The copy of the original document I obtained from the Charleston Archives and the one shown on pages 616-617 look to be out of different ledgers. I’ve inserted pictures of the original(s) I obtained at Charleston, below the link.
1812: John and Darkes (spelled “Dorkes” in the index book) Lusher sold land to Joseph Keney (Keeney?) on October 10, 1812. I found the deed at Greenbrier County Court House, County Clerk’s office, on October 4, 2022. [NOTE: Robyn, Debbie, and Tammy were very helpful during my visits]. It looks to be the very same land he was granted only two years earlier (e.g. bounded by Carraway and Hamilton). I took pictures of the pages in the deed books, but they are also viewable through the Greenbrier County IDX Search site link, below.
NOTE: The website is not secure. To view the Lusher deed, type “Lusher” in the Last Name field and hit Enter on your keyboard. The site will be “thinking” then a list of all Lushers will appear. Click on the “Date” column heading and the entries will be sorted by date, beginning with the oldest (if not, then click on “Date”, again). One will see two entries for the same deed (Book 16, Page 117), one for John Lusher and another for Dorkes Lusher. Again, “Dorkes” is the spelling of John’s wife’s name in the index book, but when you view the actual deed, her name is spelled “Darkes,” in my opinion. You can view the one-page deed by clicking on the “Image” link in the far left “Image” column of either entry for John and Darkes Lusher. It could take some time for the image to load. Also note that I think there should probably be more than one page. The text at the bottom of the actual deed seems incomplete. When I took pictures of the actual deed at the Greenbrier County Court House, I did not see a second page, either.
https://greenbriercounty.net/departments/county-clerk/
1814: John K. Lusher (maybe the John Lusher Jr. in Gallia County documents) was “allegedly” drafted at Charleston, Kanawha County, (W)Va. to serve in the War Of 1812. I found his pension application files through FamilySearch or Ancestry (can’t remember which) on 8/3/2022. According to those documents, his pension application was rejected because he could not furnish enough evidence to back up his claims of when he was drafted, who he served under and with, and when he was discharged. Regarding his birth year, there is the original Declaration of Soldier For Pension letter from John’s attorney, Jesse White from Pacific, Missouri, in which the attorney writes, “On this 31st day of December AD 1873, …John Lusher aged 83 years, a resident of Crawford County, Missouri, who being duly sworn according to law, says that he served the full period of sixty days in the military service…” So, according to this declaration, John K. was born around 1790 give or take a year. In the Meramec Iron Works diary (Vol. 2 1865-1877), on the day of his death, Saturday, January 13, 1877, the diary keeper wrote, “Still freezing. Old man Lusher - father of Wm., Julius and James died at 7:20 p.m. of old age being 86 or thereabouts, he does not know exactly but was old enough to be drafted in the war of 1812 and was on his way to join Jackson's army to oppose Packenham when they were disbanded as the war had closed in the meantime.” So, this statement puts John K.’s birth year around 1791. Therefore, the age entered for him on the 1850 Madison County, Missouri census of 52 seems less likely to be correct. If he was born in 1791, he would have been 23 years old when (if) he was drafted near the end of the War Of 1812; i.e. 1814.
1815: No entry for John Lusher [1]
1815: Lusher, John, of Kahaway [typo; should probably be Kanawha] County; Muddy CK, south side Greenbrier RV; ?3W [4] A more detailed description of the land location would be “Muddy Creek [an adjacent stream], on the south[?] side of the Greenbrier River, 3 miles west of the courthouse.” The question mark before 3W does throw variability into the distance the land is from the courthouse. Here is the description of the entries from the referenced document; “In 1782 the General Assembly of Virginia enacted new tax laws which created within each county an enumeration of land and certain personal property. These early land tax laws required a tax commissioner in each district of a county to record a list of the names of persons owning land or town lots, the quantity of land owned and its value, and the amount of tax owed. By 1813, a brief geographic description (usually citing an adjacent stream, road, or other landmark) was required; in 1814, the distance and direction from the courthouse for each parcel was also added to the tax rolls. The present work is an alphabetical listing of all 1815 landowners found in each county, as well as the accompanying description of the location of the said property. We have not included the number of acres, taxes assessed, or any transactions between landowners which may have been noted on the tax rolls; also, in many cases the geographic location was provided as "adjacent to John Smith", etc. and, while useful many times to a genealogist, was considered to be beyond the objectives of this project.” Question: Is this possibly John K.? He was drafted into the War Of 1812 in Charleston, which is in Kanawha County, just a year prior to 1815. The Muddy Creek actually dumps into the north side of the Greenbrier River in downtown Alderson, W. Virginia. Another road trip is in my future.
NOTE: The next road trip, referenced above, was taken beginning October 3rd and continuing through the 6th, 2022. I spent the first night in Charleston, WVa, and checked out the downtown public library then the Archives on the state capitol grounds, the next morning. At the Archives, I found several documents of interest and took pictures. I drove to Lewisburg, WVa, the Greenbrier County seat, took many pictures, stopped by the Historical Society/Archive, and the County Court House. At the Archive, I bought a book entitled, “A History of Greenbrier County.” At the courthouse, I found the deed for the John and Darkes (or Dorkes?) Lusher 1812 sale of land to Joseph Keney (Keeney?). I spent the night in Lewisburg and revisited the Archive and the courthouse the next day, obtaining more information about John Lusher. One such document was given to me by Jane Hughes of the Archive and was the location of a document at the state Archives in Charleston of a land grant to John Lusher in 1810. I drove to Alderson, WVa, and took many pictures. I located “Johnson’s Island,” what I believe may have been called “Lusher’s Island” in the late 1700s, and I took pictures/video of the Muddy Creek dumping into the Greenbrier River. I drove to Charleston via Highway 3 through Beckley (incredible road) and got to the state Archive just in time to obtain the 1810 land grant to John Lusher. I drove just past Louisville, KY, and got a room for the night. I returned home the next day.
NOTE: Regarding the previous paragraphs discussing John Lusher’s property in the 1815 Greenbrier County list (Reference [4]), I found the following entry in the Greenbrier County, [W.]Va. Land Entry Book, 1780-1786 (see Reference [6]); “We the Commissioners, etc. do certify that James GREYHAM is entitled to 300 acres of land by settlement before the year 1778 as assignee of Thomas SKAGGS, to include a survey of 70 acres made for Luke STANDIFER in the year 1774 in Greenbrier County on Greenbrier River opposite to LUSHER's lsland. Given under our hands this 19th day of January 1780, etc. (39)” [6] There are Lushers all over the history of (W)Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc. This particular entry is intriguing because it may help the research into earlier generations of my family tree.
NOTE: On the issue of Mary A. Lusher (my 3rd G-Grandma) being born a Harrah, there was a Mary A. Lusher who was a Harrah but is not 3rd G-Grandma (she died April 15, 1858 at the age of 58 years - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64822875/mary-a-lusher). See page 172 in the Greenbrier County (W)Va Records Volume VI, Death Records 1853-1901[7]. Here’s the entry; “Mary A Lusher born in Grbr; died on Nov 9 1861 age 69yr 8mo 5da father-Daniel Harrah mother-Eliza Harrah; rpt by Husband; cause-Flux; {Vol 1A}”. So, 3rd G-Grandma’s place/time of birth and family history is still unknown. Was she really born in Virginia, or in England as James Henry stated in the 1880 Crawford County, Missouri census. Note that he also said his father was born in England. James Henry’s statement is the one and only reference to John K. and Mary A. being born in England that I’ve found over the many years since beginning my genealogy research in the late 1990s after my Dad, Donald William James Lusher, crossed the river, May 7, 1994.
Speculation based on above data: John Lusher was in Greenbrier County in 1810 but had moved on, possibly to Gallia County, Huntington Township, Ohio, by 1818 (see next section). However, he and his family, including John K. (or John Jr.), may have resided in Kanawha County, (W)VA before moving on and settling down in Gallia County, OH.
Gallia County, Huntington Township, Ohio:
1818: Gallia County Chattels: Lusher, John; 2 horses; 1 cattle; Huntington Twp [5]
1819: Gallia County Chattels: Lusher, John Jr.; 3 horses; 3 cattle; Huntington Twp [5]
1820: Gallia County Census: Lusher, John; 3 1 0 2 0 1 _ 0 0 1 1 1 _ 0 3 0 0 Huntington Twp [5] Here’s the link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-T6K
1822: Gallia County Chattels: Lusher, John; 2 horses; 4 cattle; Huntington Twp; Lusher, Nancy; 1 cattle; Huntington Twp [5]
NOTE: The new link for the 1824 land tax entry, the link for the 1826 land and chattel tax entry (both links to FamilySearch results), and the two 1827 entries, below, were added after my 3rd genealogy road trip from 5/19/23 through 5/24/23: Two days in Huntington, WVA, two days in Gallipolis, OH, and a stop in Athens, OH at the Ohio University library on the way to visit friends in W. Farmington, OH.
1824: Gallia County Chattels: Lusher, John; 2 cattle; Huntington Twp; Lusher, John Jr.; 1 horse; 3 cattle; Huntington Twp; Lusher, Nancy; 2 cattle; Huntington Twp; Lusher, Thomas; 1 horse; Huntington Twp [5]
Here’s a FamilySearch link to results that show the original 1824 land (159 acres) taxes document for the land referenced in 1827. NOTE: The name of the person shown responsible for the taxes is John Lusher, not John Lusher Jr.: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYTY-Q86Z
1825: Gallia County Chattels: Lusher, John; 1 horse; 2 cattle; Huntington Twp; Lusher, John Jr.; 1 horse; 2 cattle; Huntington Twp; Lusher, Nancy; 2 cattle; Huntington Twp [5]
Here’s a FamilySearch link to results that show the original 1825 land (159 acres) taxes document for the land referenced in 1827. NOTE: The name of the person shown responsible for the taxes is John Lusher, not John Lusher Jr.: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYH2-8SZM
NOTE (7/8/23): I’ll try to remember to date each new addition/update to the document. So, in the last couple of weeks, I have found many new documents through FamilySearch. I began by selecting the “Search” box at the top of the main page, then selecting “Records” from the resulting drop-down menu. A new page appeared, and I entered only “John” “Lusher” in the appropriate search boxes then clicked on the Search button. The search results would come up and then I would tighten the search by typing “Ohio” in the “Place” field of the ‘Add Life Event – Any’ box. Autofill would bring up “Ohio, United States – 1803 to Present” in that field and I would select that database. I would then add beginning and ending dates of 1775 and 1850 in the “Year (Range)” fields. I would then click on the Search button at the bottom of the page. This particular search yielded 1,333 results, or 67 pages at 20 results per page. I’m still learning how to use this website because the results do not necessarily seem to fit my search criteria, all the time. Anyway, I’ve entered links to my FamilySearch results, below, for the years 1826 - 1834.
1826: Here’s a FamilySearch link to results that show the original document for the 1826 land taxes (for John Lusher Jr.’s land referenced in 1827) and chattel taxes (for John, John Jr., and Nancy). NOTE: This is the first instance in which the land taxes are in the name of John Lusher Jr. Also note that the acreage is now only 150 acres. One might assume 9 acres were sold once the Lusher family was in possession of it, even though the land patent (discussed in detail below) wasn’t officially issued until 1827, and for 159.30 acres. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QY4S-6MW2
1827: John Lusher is issued a land patent for 159.30 acres south of Vinton, OH. Gary Rusk, a member of the Gallia County Genealogical Society Facebook group, answered one of my questions in the FB group by sending me a pdf of a quick search/analysis he did. I’m not sure what program he used but will ask him next time I think about it. The pdf outlined, essentially, a timeline comparison for John Lusher (born before 1775, John Sr. or 4th GGrandad?), John Lusher (born 1792 or 1798, 3rd GGrandad, John K., or John Jr.?), and James Henry Lusher (2nd GGrandad). Most of the info I was already familiar with except for the land purchase by “John Lusher,” issued in 1827. Info was obtained through the U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015. I downloaded the patent document, and any other related documents/images. Here’s the link to the results page:
There is a sentence in the results page that is in the “Authority” box. It reads, “April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566).” Here’s the Wikipedia page about this issue:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Act_of_1820
1827: I stopped at Ohio University in Athens on my third road trip. The archive room was theoretically closed but Greta Suiter happened to be there and helped me find the Gallia County books they had on the shelf. I took photos of pages within several of the books but of greatest interest was the only Lusher entry in the book, “Southern Ohio Taxpayers In The 1820s, Gallia & Jackson Counties,” compiled by Marilyn Adams. The entry showed that John Lusher had paid chattel taxes, John Lusher Jr. had paid taxes on land designated 16-7-26 (Range, Township, and Section of the Ohio River Survey), and Nancy Lusher had paid chattel taxes. The fact that “a John Lusher” had been issued the land patent on that very piece of property in 1827, and had paid taxes on that land, also in 1827, is very strong evidence that it was John Lusher Jr. that actually owned that land. I still need definitive evidence that the John Lusher Jr. that purchased and paid taxes on that land was my 3rd GGrandad, John K. Lusher. If I could find some document, etc. that noted John Lusher Jr.’s middle initial as “K.”, that would do it. Verification of this issue would focus my research on his dad, John Lusher (Senior, in the chattel tax lists). The “Eureka” moment would be if I could find documentation that John Lusher Senior’s wife’s name was Darkes* (or Dorkes**). That would make the link between the John Lusher in the 1820 Gallia County, Ohio census and the John Lusher obtaining/selling land in 1810/1812 in Greenbrier County, (West)Virginia.
*How it is spelled in cursive on the actual deed
**How it is typed in the grantor index
Here is the link to the 1827 John, John Jr., and Nancy Lusher land and chattel taxes document. Based on the entries, as in 1826, it seems that John Jr. is the only one paying land taxes, and still on only 150 acres. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7D4M-1DN2
1828: Here is the link to the 1828 John, John Jr., and Nancy Lusher chattel and land taxes document. NOTE: It seems that, this year, John Lusher Sr. is paying taxes on the 150 acres of land. A potential mistake on the part of the county recorder? https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DQM-QKPZ
1829: Here is the link to the 1829 John Lusher Jr. land taxes document. NOTE: The taxes are, again, in the name of John Lusher Jr. and the acreage is still 150 acres. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DBF-JH2M
1830 Federal Census: Gallia County, Huntington Township, Ohio: John Lusher; males- 3 under 5 years, 1 of 30 and under 40 years; females- 1 of 5 and under 10 years, 1 of 20 and under 30 years. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGV-7P6
1830 Federal Census: John Lusher-Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio. NOTE: This census is included because of the possibility that John Lusher Sr. and some family moved from Gallia County to Ross County, just prior to the 1830 census enumerator making their way through Ross County. Here’s the Ancestry link for the 1830 Ross County, Ohio census, showing a John Lusher: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/373982:8058?tid=&pid=&queryId=adfbf5a95bbaef8a1c6e0f9a8510ab3b&_phsrc=bDb324&_phstart=successSource
NOTE: On 9/5/23, I went back to find that Ancestry entry about John K. and Thomas Lusher being half-brothers. I found the entry and noticed that the account owner, “elliput,” had commented about a month ago concerning an 1830 tax assessment for Thomas Lusher in Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio. I found the Thomas Lusher tax assessment and downloaded it. Elliput suggested that “Widow Lusher” referred to the wife of Thomas Lusher, and that Thomas had died between the 1830 tax assessment in Ross County and the 1832 Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio tax assessments of John and Widow Lusher. I told her in my response comment that I took that to mean John had died, which I based on the ages of the family members in the 1830 Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio census: John was between 60 and 69, his wife (“Widow”? Second wife?) was between 70 and 79 and Thomas was between 20 and 29. I gave Elliput my e-mail address and asked to correspond.
1830: Here is the link to the 1830 John Lusher Jr. (150 acres of land; no chattel taxes) and John Lusher Sr. (chattel) taxes document. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DWZ-3VZM
1831: Here are the links to the 1831 John Lusher Jr. (?) land tax document, and the John Lusher Sr. (or Jr.?) chattel tax document (i.e. two separate documents). NOTE: The entry for the 150 acres of land tax document is shown only as “John Lusher.” John Lusher Jr. (?) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DQD-PH2M John Lusher Sr. (or Jr.?) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7D42-RM6Z
NOTE: So, 1831 is the first occasion where the land tax document is in the name of “John Lusher” and not “John Lusher Jr.” I suppose the most probable explanation for this is that John Jr. dropped the suffix “Jr.” part of his name because, maybe, his dad, John Sr., moved away (to Ross County, perhaps?). Now John Jr. is paying land and chattel taxes in his newly adopted name, John Lusher (now, he’s the Sr.).
1832: Here are the links to the 1832 John Lusher Jr. (?) 150 acres of land tax document, and the John Lusher Sr. (or Jr.?) chattel tax document (i.e. two separate documents). NOTE: Again, the entry for the land tax document is shown only as “John Lusher.” John Lusher Jr. (?) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:741Y-1G2M John Lusher Sr. (or Jr.?) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:74PN-VD3Z
1832: Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio Chattel Taxes: John and Widow(?) Lusher. This entry is included because of the possibility that John Lusher Sr. and his widow(?) moved from Ross County to Holmes County, Ohio. See 9/5/23 NOTE, above. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:74PN-VD3Z
1833: Here are the links to the 1833 John Lusher Jr. (?) land tax document, and the John Lusher Sr. (or Jr.?) chattel tax document (i.e. two separate documents). NOTE: Again, the entry for the 150 acres of land tax document is shown only as “John Lusher.” John Lusher Jr. (?) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HMR-13PZ John Lusher Sr. (or Jr.?) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7H9S-Z3PZ
1834: Here are the links to three, 1834 tax records (i.e., three separate documents). Things are becoming even fuzzier in that there are two land tax documents and one chattel tax document, but only the name “John Lusher” appears in them; not John Jr. (this continues the trend first noticed in 1831). One of the land tax documents shows two entries for John Lusher’s land references (Range 16, Township 7, Section 26). The top one shows 122 acres (with the “Quarter of Lot” description of W SE) and the bottom entry shows only 28 acres (with the description of E SE). Also note that the 28 acres entry has been scratched through and a very light notation next to the John Lusher ditto marks (**) seems to be “Del”, an abbreviation for Deleted, perhaps? The 1833 land tax document shows 150 acres, as it did, beginning in 1826 (although the land patent, officially issued in 1827, was for 159.30 acres). It seems that the 150 acres was broken into two parts: 122 and 28 acres, with taxes only due on the 122 acres. Presumably, the 28-acre lot was sold or deeded to someone else.
Here’s the link for the first land document: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HQR-FTN2
The second land document shows that the payment of taxes on the 122 acres is “Delinquent.” https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7415-356Z
The third document is the chattel taxes ledger book. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:741G-72MM
Lawrence County, Decatur Township, Ohio:
1840 Federal Census: Lawrence County, Decatur Township, Ohio: John Lusher; males- 2 under 5 years, 1 of 5 and under 10 years, 2 of 10 and under 15, 1 of 40 and under 50 years; females- 1 under 5 years, 1 of 5 and under 10 years, 1 of 15 and under 20 years, 1 of 30 and under 40 years.
Here’s the link to the 1840 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTH-5L9
Madison County, Missouri:
1850 Federal Census: Madison County, Missouri: John [John K. or John Jr. or John II] – 52, Mary – 49, John [John III] – 22, George – 19, Elizabeth – 16, Fleming – 14, James – 11, Mary E. – 9.
Here’s the link to the 1850 census: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3895926:8054?_phsrc=bDb333&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=john&gsln=lusher&ml_rpos=1&queryId=2d320b0f404b6dd59913c8290057b9b6 NOTE: There are two pages of images. Most of the Lusher family is entered at the very bottom of Page 61, with two more entries at the very top of Page 62.
References
Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia Records; transcribed by Larry G. Shuck; Volume 2; Greenbrier County (West) Virginia personal property tax lists: 1782/3, 1786/8, 1792, 1796, 1799, 1805 & 1815; Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia
Greenbrier County Virginia 1810 Substitute Census List: abstracts from the 1810 1. personal property tax list; by John Vogt, New Papyrus Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia
Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia Records Volume V; Greenbrier County Deed & Will Records; Early Deed Records, 1750-52, 1754, 1769, 1783-84; Deed Books 1-5 1780-1814; Will Book 1, 1777-1833; plus appendix: Sim’s Index to Land Grants in West Va. – Greenbrier Co.; transcribed and compiled by Larry G. Shuck; Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia. Page 161.
1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners, Greenbrier County: extracted from Land Tax Records in the Library of Virginia by Roger G. Ward New Papyrus Co., Inc. Athens, Georgia.
Gallia County, Ohio Residents: 1800-1825. Taken from: Chattel Tax Lists; Land Tax Lists; Wolf Scalp Lists; 1800 & 1820 Census. Compiled by Dennis R. Jones for the Gallia County Genealogical Society, OGS Chapter. Gateway Press Inc. Baltimore, MD. 1997.
Greenbrier County, Virginia Records Volume 7: Greenbrier County, [W.]Va. Land Entry Book, 1780-1786. transcribed by Helen S. Stinson, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia; electronic version (2014).
Greenbrier County, [W] Virginia Records Volume VI: Greenbrier County Death Records, 1853-1901. transcribed and compiled by Larry G. Shuck, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia; electronic version (1993). Page 172.