GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE
PIONEER OF SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH OVERMIER REED, by Laurence Overmire, genealogist and family historian, May 2023:
Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Overmier (1786-1849) and probably his second wife Catharine Binckley. She was born Nov. 28, 1813 near Somerset, Perry Co., OH. She moved with her parents to Sandusky Co., OH, and married George Michael Reed there on Dec. 18, 1834. They owned 17 acres in Section 7 of Sandusky Township, where they lived for nearly the rest of their lives. They were members of the Lutheran church.
Note: The identity of Elizabeth's mother is uncertain. According to the authors of the 1905 Overmyer history (who were unaware of Jacob's first marriage to Barbara Kester), Elizabeth was the daughter of Catharine Binckley, but Jacob didn't marry Catharine until Apr 5, 1815 (well after Elizabeth's birth date of Nov. 28, 1813). Jacob was in litigation petitioning for a dissolution of marriage with his first wife Barbara (Kester) in the months preceding the birth of Elizabeth. The petition states that Barbara left Jacob's "bed and board" Apr. 13, 1812, and had no further marital relations, and therefore Elizabeth was almost certainly not the daughter of Barbara. But whose daughter was she? Was she the daughter of Catharine born out of wedlock? Could it be that once Barbara left Jacob's marital bed, he began a relationship with Catharine Binckley?
(See Petition for Dissolution of Marriage – Overmire, State of Ohio, Fairfield County, The Zanesville Express, Apr 14, 1813, p. 4.)
For more on the Overmyer Family History, see: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
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PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE - OVERMIRE
State of Ohio, Fairfield County
WHEREAS Jacob Overmire of the county aforesaid having filed in the office of the Supreme Court for said county, his Petition praying that his intermarriage with Barbara his wife might be dissolved for the following reasons, to wit. That the said Barbara has since her marriage at various times conducted herself towards the said Jacob in an extreme cruel manner, and particularly on the thirteenth day of April, A. D. 1812, and that she without any cause or provocation left his bed and board on the said thirteenth day of April 1812, and moreover that the said Barbara at the time of her marriage aforesaid, was through a natural defect or imperfection altogether incompetent to render him the expected society and comforts of the married state and condition, and that until the day she left him the incompetency as aforesaid continued. Therefore notice is given to the said Barbara to appear before the judges of the Supreme Court at Lancaster in and for the county aforesaid on the 5th day of July next and shew cause, if any she hat, why the marriage aforesaid should not be dissolved.
HUGH BOYLE, Clk. S. C.
P. Beecher, Atny. for Petitioner,
Lancaster March 29, 1813
The Zanesville Express,
April 14, 1813, p. 4
PIONEER OF SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH OVERMIER REED, by Laurence Overmire, genealogist and family historian, May 2023:
Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Overmier (1786-1849) and probably his second wife Catharine Binckley. She was born Nov. 28, 1813 near Somerset, Perry Co., OH. She moved with her parents to Sandusky Co., OH, and married George Michael Reed there on Dec. 18, 1834. They owned 17 acres in Section 7 of Sandusky Township, where they lived for nearly the rest of their lives. They were members of the Lutheran church.
Note: The identity of Elizabeth's mother is uncertain. According to the authors of the 1905 Overmyer history (who were unaware of Jacob's first marriage to Barbara Kester), Elizabeth was the daughter of Catharine Binckley, but Jacob didn't marry Catharine until Apr 5, 1815 (well after Elizabeth's birth date of Nov. 28, 1813). Jacob was in litigation petitioning for a dissolution of marriage with his first wife Barbara (Kester) in the months preceding the birth of Elizabeth. The petition states that Barbara left Jacob's "bed and board" Apr. 13, 1812, and had no further marital relations, and therefore Elizabeth was almost certainly not the daughter of Barbara. But whose daughter was she? Was she the daughter of Catharine born out of wedlock? Could it be that once Barbara left Jacob's marital bed, he began a relationship with Catharine Binckley?
(See Petition for Dissolution of Marriage – Overmire, State of Ohio, Fairfield County, The Zanesville Express, Apr 14, 1813, p. 4.)
For more on the Overmyer Family History, see: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
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PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE - OVERMIRE
State of Ohio, Fairfield County
WHEREAS Jacob Overmire of the county aforesaid having filed in the office of the Supreme Court for said county, his Petition praying that his intermarriage with Barbara his wife might be dissolved for the following reasons, to wit. That the said Barbara has since her marriage at various times conducted herself towards the said Jacob in an extreme cruel manner, and particularly on the thirteenth day of April, A. D. 1812, and that she without any cause or provocation left his bed and board on the said thirteenth day of April 1812, and moreover that the said Barbara at the time of her marriage aforesaid, was through a natural defect or imperfection altogether incompetent to render him the expected society and comforts of the married state and condition, and that until the day she left him the incompetency as aforesaid continued. Therefore notice is given to the said Barbara to appear before the judges of the Supreme Court at Lancaster in and for the county aforesaid on the 5th day of July next and shew cause, if any she hat, why the marriage aforesaid should not be dissolved.
HUGH BOYLE, Clk. S. C.
P. Beecher, Atny. for Petitioner,
Lancaster March 29, 1813
The Zanesville Express,
April 14, 1813, p. 4
GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE
PIONEER OF SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH OVERMIER REED, by Laurence Overmire, genealogist and family historian, May 2023:
Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Overmier (1786-1849) and probably his second wife Catharine Binckley. She was born Nov. 28, 1813 near Somerset, Perry Co., OH. She moved with her parents to Sandusky Co., OH, and married George Michael Reed there on Dec. 18, 1834. They owned 17 acres in Section 7 of Sandusky Township, where they lived for nearly the rest of their lives. They were members of the Lutheran church.
Note: The identity of Elizabeth's mother is uncertain. According to the authors of the 1905 Overmyer history (who were unaware of Jacob's first marriage to Barbara Kester), Elizabeth was the daughter of Catharine Binckley, but Jacob didn't marry Catharine until Apr 5, 1815 (well after Elizabeth's birth date of Nov. 28, 1813). Jacob was in litigation petitioning for a dissolution of marriage with his first wife Barbara (Kester) in the months preceding the birth of Elizabeth. The petition states that Barbara left Jacob's "bed and board" Apr. 13, 1812, and had no further marital relations, and therefore Elizabeth was almost certainly not the daughter of Barbara. But whose daughter was she? Was she the daughter of Catharine born out of wedlock? Could it be that once Barbara left Jacob's marital bed, he began a relationship with Catharine Binckley?
(See Petition for Dissolution of Marriage – Overmire, State of Ohio, Fairfield County, The Zanesville Express, Apr 14, 1813, p. 4.)
For more on the Overmyer Family History, see: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
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PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE - OVERMIRE
State of Ohio, Fairfield County
WHEREAS Jacob Overmire of the county aforesaid having filed in the office of the Supreme Court for said county, his Petition praying that his intermarriage with Barbara his wife might be dissolved for the following reasons, to wit. That the said Barbara has since her marriage at various times conducted herself towards the said Jacob in an extreme cruel manner, and particularly on the thirteenth day of April, A. D. 1812, and that she without any cause or provocation left his bed and board on the said thirteenth day of April 1812, and moreover that the said Barbara at the time of her marriage aforesaid, was through a natural defect or imperfection altogether incompetent to render him the expected society and comforts of the married state and condition, and that until the day she left him the incompetency as aforesaid continued. Therefore notice is given to the said Barbara to appear before the judges of the Supreme Court at Lancaster in and for the county aforesaid on the 5th day of July next and shew cause, if any she hat, why the marriage aforesaid should not be dissolved.
HUGH BOYLE, Clk. S. C.
P. Beecher, Atny. for Petitioner,
Lancaster March 29, 1813
The Zanesville Express,
April 14, 1813, p. 4
PIONEER OF SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH OVERMIER REED, by Laurence Overmire, genealogist and family historian, May 2023:
Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Overmier (1786-1849) and probably his second wife Catharine Binckley. She was born Nov. 28, 1813 near Somerset, Perry Co., OH. She moved with her parents to Sandusky Co., OH, and married George Michael Reed there on Dec. 18, 1834. They owned 17 acres in Section 7 of Sandusky Township, where they lived for nearly the rest of their lives. They were members of the Lutheran church.
Note: The identity of Elizabeth's mother is uncertain. According to the authors of the 1905 Overmyer history (who were unaware of Jacob's first marriage to Barbara Kester), Elizabeth was the daughter of Catharine Binckley, but Jacob didn't marry Catharine until Apr 5, 1815 (well after Elizabeth's birth date of Nov. 28, 1813). Jacob was in litigation petitioning for a dissolution of marriage with his first wife Barbara (Kester) in the months preceding the birth of Elizabeth. The petition states that Barbara left Jacob's "bed and board" Apr. 13, 1812, and had no further marital relations, and therefore Elizabeth was almost certainly not the daughter of Barbara. But whose daughter was she? Was she the daughter of Catharine born out of wedlock? Could it be that once Barbara left Jacob's marital bed, he began a relationship with Catharine Binckley?
(See Petition for Dissolution of Marriage – Overmire, State of Ohio, Fairfield County, The Zanesville Express, Apr 14, 1813, p. 4.)
For more on the Overmyer Family History, see: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
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PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE - OVERMIRE
State of Ohio, Fairfield County
WHEREAS Jacob Overmire of the county aforesaid having filed in the office of the Supreme Court for said county, his Petition praying that his intermarriage with Barbara his wife might be dissolved for the following reasons, to wit. That the said Barbara has since her marriage at various times conducted herself towards the said Jacob in an extreme cruel manner, and particularly on the thirteenth day of April, A. D. 1812, and that she without any cause or provocation left his bed and board on the said thirteenth day of April 1812, and moreover that the said Barbara at the time of her marriage aforesaid, was through a natural defect or imperfection altogether incompetent to render him the expected society and comforts of the married state and condition, and that until the day she left him the incompetency as aforesaid continued. Therefore notice is given to the said Barbara to appear before the judges of the Supreme Court at Lancaster in and for the county aforesaid on the 5th day of July next and shew cause, if any she hat, why the marriage aforesaid should not be dissolved.
HUGH BOYLE, Clk. S. C.
P. Beecher, Atny. for Petitioner,
Lancaster March 29, 1813
The Zanesville Express,
April 14, 1813, p. 4
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