Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, John traveled west to Ohio with his sister, Mary Yeley. John supposedly worked in the Washington Township of Warren County, Ohio for a couple of years. Within that time John met Margaret Robertson and her family. He soon married Margaret Robertson on October 9th, 1817 in Warren County, Ohio.
John and Margaret had been married for 4 years and had brought two children into the world, the year was 1821. John decided he would once again move west, this time with his new family. Within moving west he would uptake his greatest desire, to have a home of his own on his own land that he could call his own. There was no greater desire had by John than to have his own land.
So a party consisting of three persons, Frederick Ford, John R. Robertson, and John C. Yeley traveled to Bartholomew Co., Indiana in 1820. Leaving their families among relatives and friends in Ohio. After selecting their location they erected a hut, and began at once to clear off a piece of ground on which to plant a corn patch. After about 3 months time, Ford and Robertson traveled back to Ohio to fetch the families for their new home in Indiana. He was one of many early pioneers to this new land. He fathered eight children, Mary Ann, William, Rachael Lockey, Charles, David, John C Jr., James, and Lucinda Yeley. In a newspaper article John and Margaret stated that in 1881, "We have seven children living and one dead; 37 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren." John's names were spelled many various ways in census'.
John and Margaret had been married for 4 years and had brought two children into the world, the year was 1821. John decided he would once again move west, this time with his new family. Within moving west he would uptake his greatest desire, to have a home of his own on his own land that he could call his own. There was no greater desire had by John than to have his own land.
So a party consisting of three persons, Frederick Ford, John R. Robertson, and John C. Yeley traveled to Bartholomew Co., Indiana in 1820. Leaving their families among relatives and friends in Ohio. After selecting their location they erected a hut, and began at once to clear off a piece of ground on which to plant a corn patch. After about 3 months time, Ford and Robertson traveled back to Ohio to fetch the families for their new home in Indiana. He was one of many early pioneers to this new land. He fathered eight children, Mary Ann, William, Rachael Lockey, Charles, David, John C Jr., James, and Lucinda Yeley. In a newspaper article John and Margaret stated that in 1881, "We have seven children living and one dead; 37 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren." John's names were spelled many various ways in census'.
Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, John traveled west to Ohio with his sister, Mary Yeley. John supposedly worked in the Washington Township of Warren County, Ohio for a couple of years. Within that time John met Margaret Robertson and her family. He soon married Margaret Robertson on October 9th, 1817 in Warren County, Ohio.
John and Margaret had been married for 4 years and had brought two children into the world, the year was 1821. John decided he would once again move west, this time with his new family. Within moving west he would uptake his greatest desire, to have a home of his own on his own land that he could call his own. There was no greater desire had by John than to have his own land.
So a party consisting of three persons, Frederick Ford, John R. Robertson, and John C. Yeley traveled to Bartholomew Co., Indiana in 1820. Leaving their families among relatives and friends in Ohio. After selecting their location they erected a hut, and began at once to clear off a piece of ground on which to plant a corn patch. After about 3 months time, Ford and Robertson traveled back to Ohio to fetch the families for their new home in Indiana. He was one of many early pioneers to this new land. He fathered eight children, Mary Ann, William, Rachael Lockey, Charles, David, John C Jr., James, and Lucinda Yeley. In a newspaper article John and Margaret stated that in 1881, "We have seven children living and one dead; 37 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren." John's names were spelled many various ways in census'.
John and Margaret had been married for 4 years and had brought two children into the world, the year was 1821. John decided he would once again move west, this time with his new family. Within moving west he would uptake his greatest desire, to have a home of his own on his own land that he could call his own. There was no greater desire had by John than to have his own land.
So a party consisting of three persons, Frederick Ford, John R. Robertson, and John C. Yeley traveled to Bartholomew Co., Indiana in 1820. Leaving their families among relatives and friends in Ohio. After selecting their location they erected a hut, and began at once to clear off a piece of ground on which to plant a corn patch. After about 3 months time, Ford and Robertson traveled back to Ohio to fetch the families for their new home in Indiana. He was one of many early pioneers to this new land. He fathered eight children, Mary Ann, William, Rachael Lockey, Charles, David, John C Jr., James, and Lucinda Yeley. In a newspaper article John and Margaret stated that in 1881, "We have seven children living and one dead; 37 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren." John's names were spelled many various ways in census'.
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