Thomas Waldren, a son of Philip and Anna Catherine (Keller) Waldren. On the 16th of September 1813 he married Mary (Rhonemus) Waldren in Ross Co. Ohio.
Transcribed by Gary Minor from:
PIKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN. AUGUST 5, 1871 issue
WALDREN HILL NATIVE INTERVIEWED
Mr. Thomas Waldren who owned a large farm in Pebble Township, now known as the Waldren Hill area is the topic of our "Old Folks Interviewed" column for this week. Mr. Waldren purchased 400 acres in this area in 1832 and moved there in 1834.
My grandfather Waldren: whose name was George, I believe, was born in Scotland and settled on the south branch of the Potomac in Virginia. He was a planter, owner of a large farm, but contrary to the general Virginia idea, never owned, or would own, a slave, though he settled in a portion of the state where they were numerous. My grandmother, on my father's side, was of Dutch descent, born in Pennsylvania. I do not remember much more about my grandparents than is stated above. I think that they had six children, four boys and two girls. At any rate they are all I can call to mind. The names of the boys are Philip, Thomas, George, and William. I recollect one of the girls was named Sarah; the name of the other I have forgotten. Philip was my father. He received only a decent education, and pursued an agricultural life mostly, though he was something of a carpenter, followed powder making a few years, and the gunsmith business for a time. He was a man of ingenuity and could turn his hand to almost anything. When about 26 years of age he married Catherine Keller, who was born in Germany. She crossed the ocean when seven years of age. My parents had ten children, eight of whom arrived at mature years. Two died while very young. The names of the eight were: Thomas (myself), Sarah, Hosannah, George, John, James, Hiram, and Elizabeth.
Sarah married a man by the name of Michael Sollers, by whom she had several children, who were all born in Vinton County, Ohio. George married in Vinton County, but I am unable to give his wife's name. They have had fourteen children, viz: Philip, John, Elijah, Leah, Aaron, Hosannah, Benson, David, Mary, and two who died young. David was taken prisoner by the rebels and died under their care, whiIe William was kiIled by a cannon balI fired from a rebel gun. They were both unmarried. My brother George and his wife removed from Vinton to Ross County, and thence to pebble Township, Pike County, near my own residence, and he is now suffering from what is supposed to be an attack of bone erysipelas.
My brother John married in Ross County, a Miss Mary Doty. They have had five children, three boys and two girls. He died some years ago. James married in Vinton County. I do not recall his wife's name. They removed to Indiana, and have had fourteen children whom they raised. Five or six of the boys were in the Union Army in the late unpleasantness." His wife died of cancer, after which event he moved to Iowa, and resides with one of his sons. Hiram married Eliza Graves, in Vinton County, but I am unable to say how many children they have had, but I believe six. He died several years ago.
Elizabeth married William Graves, in Vinton County, by whom she had children, but I do not know how many. They have lost several by death.
About 60 years ago I married Mary Runimus, in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. She was born near Harper's Ferry, in Berkeley County, Virginia; in that portion which now constitutes Jefferson County. She was born December 10, 1783, and is now nearly 88 years of age. Her father's name was Andrew Runimus. He came to this country from Germany with his father, when seven years of age. He had three brothers: Louis, Conrad, and George and two sisters: Eve and Elizabeth. Her mother's maiden name was Rachael Mathews. She (my wife's mother) first married a man by the name of Rogers, by whom she had two children. He died and she afterwards married Andrew Runimus. My wife's parents came to Ohio about 1810. We lived near ChIIIIcothe five or six years, and in the spring of l8l7, we came to Piketon. We then had three children – Martha, Mahlon and Andrew J. We resided there untiI about l834, and there were three other children were born to us: WiIIiam James, George and Mary.
While In Piketon, I was a master carpenter, and erected a large number of the buildings now standing In that town, among which I recollect the Ragan house, and a two story frame house formerly belonging to John Lancaster, Esq. There are others which might be mentioned. I got out nearly all the framework for the courthouse.
In 1832, I purchased 400 acres of land in Pebble Township, where I now reside. We moved on to it in the fall of 1834. It was then all a wilderness, but with my own strong arms and hands I felled the sturdy trees and cleared the land. The place is now known as Waldren's Hill.
Before we left Piketon, our daughter Martha married Southey Copes, by whom she had three children: Adaline, Mary Jane and Wesley. Her daughters are both dead, having died unmarried. She is now living with her son Wesley, In Hlllsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Wesley married Surrepta Thompson. They have five children: Thomas Lafayette, Ernest St. Clair, Annie, Rosa LiIlie and Surrepta.
My son Mahlon resides In California. His post office address is Lincoln, Place County. He is in possession of a large estate there. He married Ruth Ann McClure, in Grant County, Indiana about 1837. They subsequently removed to California, and have had eight children, four are nonliving. Their names are Mary, Martha, Thomas and George.
Andrew J. has nearly always lived with me, though he was, for seven years, absent from home, one year in the Union Army. He married, first, Sarah Jane Hampton, of Bourneville, Ross County, Ohio, and lived with her thirteen years, when she died childless, November 24, 1837, he married Sarah Ann Newton, in Mahaska County, Iowa.
My wife is blind and very deaf, and requires attention from some younger person than myself.
William James lives on 80 acres of the original 400. He married, first, March 1842, Delliah S. Jones, sister to Hon. James Jones of Waverly. They had three children, one died before it was named. The other two were Joel F., who died when about ten months old, and Mary Susan, who married Samuel A. Sailor. They have one daughter, Delilah. His first wife died May 1846. In July of 1848. he married Mary Andrew, daughter of William Gibson Andrew. They have one child, Ruth Ann.
George married Huldah Beekman, of Pike County, in 1843, and settled on the 80 acres hereafter referred to. They have nine children, all living: Martha J., Barris A., Mary C., William, Andrew J., George F., Christopher B., Amy E., and Delliah.
Mary married Benjamin Cuyles, of Ross County, and moved to Highland county in 1863, where Mary died. She bore four children, Elizabeth, Martha, Surrenta and Thomas. The latter is dead. Elizabeth married Charles Doyle, and they live in Boone County, Illinois. Martha married Miriam Haller, of Hillsboro, where they now reside. They have one child, Mary.
(Since the above was written, we learn that Thomas Waldren was in the service of his country in
the war of 1812, but he did not so inform us.)
Transcribed by Gary Minor from:
PIKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN. AUGUST 5, 1871 issue
WALDREN HILL NATIVE INTERVIEWED
Mr. Thomas Waldren who owned a large farm in Pebble Township, now known as the Waldren Hill area is the topic of our "Old Folks Interviewed" column for this week. Mr. Waldren purchased 400 acres in this area in 1832 and moved there in 1834.
My grandfather Waldren: whose name was George, I believe, was born in Scotland and settled on the south branch of the Potomac in Virginia. He was a planter, owner of a large farm, but contrary to the general Virginia idea, never owned, or would own, a slave, though he settled in a portion of the state where they were numerous. My grandmother, on my father's side, was of Dutch descent, born in Pennsylvania. I do not remember much more about my grandparents than is stated above. I think that they had six children, four boys and two girls. At any rate they are all I can call to mind. The names of the boys are Philip, Thomas, George, and William. I recollect one of the girls was named Sarah; the name of the other I have forgotten. Philip was my father. He received only a decent education, and pursued an agricultural life mostly, though he was something of a carpenter, followed powder making a few years, and the gunsmith business for a time. He was a man of ingenuity and could turn his hand to almost anything. When about 26 years of age he married Catherine Keller, who was born in Germany. She crossed the ocean when seven years of age. My parents had ten children, eight of whom arrived at mature years. Two died while very young. The names of the eight were: Thomas (myself), Sarah, Hosannah, George, John, James, Hiram, and Elizabeth.
Sarah married a man by the name of Michael Sollers, by whom she had several children, who were all born in Vinton County, Ohio. George married in Vinton County, but I am unable to give his wife's name. They have had fourteen children, viz: Philip, John, Elijah, Leah, Aaron, Hosannah, Benson, David, Mary, and two who died young. David was taken prisoner by the rebels and died under their care, whiIe William was kiIled by a cannon balI fired from a rebel gun. They were both unmarried. My brother George and his wife removed from Vinton to Ross County, and thence to pebble Township, Pike County, near my own residence, and he is now suffering from what is supposed to be an attack of bone erysipelas.
My brother John married in Ross County, a Miss Mary Doty. They have had five children, three boys and two girls. He died some years ago. James married in Vinton County. I do not recall his wife's name. They removed to Indiana, and have had fourteen children whom they raised. Five or six of the boys were in the Union Army in the late unpleasantness." His wife died of cancer, after which event he moved to Iowa, and resides with one of his sons. Hiram married Eliza Graves, in Vinton County, but I am unable to say how many children they have had, but I believe six. He died several years ago.
Elizabeth married William Graves, in Vinton County, by whom she had children, but I do not know how many. They have lost several by death.
About 60 years ago I married Mary Runimus, in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. She was born near Harper's Ferry, in Berkeley County, Virginia; in that portion which now constitutes Jefferson County. She was born December 10, 1783, and is now nearly 88 years of age. Her father's name was Andrew Runimus. He came to this country from Germany with his father, when seven years of age. He had three brothers: Louis, Conrad, and George and two sisters: Eve and Elizabeth. Her mother's maiden name was Rachael Mathews. She (my wife's mother) first married a man by the name of Rogers, by whom she had two children. He died and she afterwards married Andrew Runimus. My wife's parents came to Ohio about 1810. We lived near ChIIIIcothe five or six years, and in the spring of l8l7, we came to Piketon. We then had three children – Martha, Mahlon and Andrew J. We resided there untiI about l834, and there were three other children were born to us: WiIIiam James, George and Mary.
While In Piketon, I was a master carpenter, and erected a large number of the buildings now standing In that town, among which I recollect the Ragan house, and a two story frame house formerly belonging to John Lancaster, Esq. There are others which might be mentioned. I got out nearly all the framework for the courthouse.
In 1832, I purchased 400 acres of land in Pebble Township, where I now reside. We moved on to it in the fall of 1834. It was then all a wilderness, but with my own strong arms and hands I felled the sturdy trees and cleared the land. The place is now known as Waldren's Hill.
Before we left Piketon, our daughter Martha married Southey Copes, by whom she had three children: Adaline, Mary Jane and Wesley. Her daughters are both dead, having died unmarried. She is now living with her son Wesley, In Hlllsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Wesley married Surrepta Thompson. They have five children: Thomas Lafayette, Ernest St. Clair, Annie, Rosa LiIlie and Surrepta.
My son Mahlon resides In California. His post office address is Lincoln, Place County. He is in possession of a large estate there. He married Ruth Ann McClure, in Grant County, Indiana about 1837. They subsequently removed to California, and have had eight children, four are nonliving. Their names are Mary, Martha, Thomas and George.
Andrew J. has nearly always lived with me, though he was, for seven years, absent from home, one year in the Union Army. He married, first, Sarah Jane Hampton, of Bourneville, Ross County, Ohio, and lived with her thirteen years, when she died childless, November 24, 1837, he married Sarah Ann Newton, in Mahaska County, Iowa.
My wife is blind and very deaf, and requires attention from some younger person than myself.
William James lives on 80 acres of the original 400. He married, first, March 1842, Delliah S. Jones, sister to Hon. James Jones of Waverly. They had three children, one died before it was named. The other two were Joel F., who died when about ten months old, and Mary Susan, who married Samuel A. Sailor. They have one daughter, Delilah. His first wife died May 1846. In July of 1848. he married Mary Andrew, daughter of William Gibson Andrew. They have one child, Ruth Ann.
George married Huldah Beekman, of Pike County, in 1843, and settled on the 80 acres hereafter referred to. They have nine children, all living: Martha J., Barris A., Mary C., William, Andrew J., George F., Christopher B., Amy E., and Delliah.
Mary married Benjamin Cuyles, of Ross County, and moved to Highland county in 1863, where Mary died. She bore four children, Elizabeth, Martha, Surrenta and Thomas. The latter is dead. Elizabeth married Charles Doyle, and they live in Boone County, Illinois. Martha married Miriam Haller, of Hillsboro, where they now reside. They have one child, Mary.
(Since the above was written, we learn that Thomas Waldren was in the service of his country in
the war of 1812, but he did not so inform us.)
Thomas Waldren, a son of Philip and Anna Catherine (Keller) Waldren. On the 16th of September 1813 he married Mary (Rhonemus) Waldren in Ross Co. Ohio.
Transcribed by Gary Minor from:
PIKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN. AUGUST 5, 1871 issue
WALDREN HILL NATIVE INTERVIEWED
Mr. Thomas Waldren who owned a large farm in Pebble Township, now known as the Waldren Hill area is the topic of our "Old Folks Interviewed" column for this week. Mr. Waldren purchased 400 acres in this area in 1832 and moved there in 1834.
My grandfather Waldren: whose name was George, I believe, was born in Scotland and settled on the south branch of the Potomac in Virginia. He was a planter, owner of a large farm, but contrary to the general Virginia idea, never owned, or would own, a slave, though he settled in a portion of the state where they were numerous. My grandmother, on my father's side, was of Dutch descent, born in Pennsylvania. I do not remember much more about my grandparents than is stated above. I think that they had six children, four boys and two girls. At any rate they are all I can call to mind. The names of the boys are Philip, Thomas, George, and William. I recollect one of the girls was named Sarah; the name of the other I have forgotten. Philip was my father. He received only a decent education, and pursued an agricultural life mostly, though he was something of a carpenter, followed powder making a few years, and the gunsmith business for a time. He was a man of ingenuity and could turn his hand to almost anything. When about 26 years of age he married Catherine Keller, who was born in Germany. She crossed the ocean when seven years of age. My parents had ten children, eight of whom arrived at mature years. Two died while very young. The names of the eight were: Thomas (myself), Sarah, Hosannah, George, John, James, Hiram, and Elizabeth.
Sarah married a man by the name of Michael Sollers, by whom she had several children, who were all born in Vinton County, Ohio. George married in Vinton County, but I am unable to give his wife's name. They have had fourteen children, viz: Philip, John, Elijah, Leah, Aaron, Hosannah, Benson, David, Mary, and two who died young. David was taken prisoner by the rebels and died under their care, whiIe William was kiIled by a cannon balI fired from a rebel gun. They were both unmarried. My brother George and his wife removed from Vinton to Ross County, and thence to pebble Township, Pike County, near my own residence, and he is now suffering from what is supposed to be an attack of bone erysipelas.
My brother John married in Ross County, a Miss Mary Doty. They have had five children, three boys and two girls. He died some years ago. James married in Vinton County. I do not recall his wife's name. They removed to Indiana, and have had fourteen children whom they raised. Five or six of the boys were in the Union Army in the late unpleasantness." His wife died of cancer, after which event he moved to Iowa, and resides with one of his sons. Hiram married Eliza Graves, in Vinton County, but I am unable to say how many children they have had, but I believe six. He died several years ago.
Elizabeth married William Graves, in Vinton County, by whom she had children, but I do not know how many. They have lost several by death.
About 60 years ago I married Mary Runimus, in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. She was born near Harper's Ferry, in Berkeley County, Virginia; in that portion which now constitutes Jefferson County. She was born December 10, 1783, and is now nearly 88 years of age. Her father's name was Andrew Runimus. He came to this country from Germany with his father, when seven years of age. He had three brothers: Louis, Conrad, and George and two sisters: Eve and Elizabeth. Her mother's maiden name was Rachael Mathews. She (my wife's mother) first married a man by the name of Rogers, by whom she had two children. He died and she afterwards married Andrew Runimus. My wife's parents came to Ohio about 1810. We lived near ChIIIIcothe five or six years, and in the spring of l8l7, we came to Piketon. We then had three children – Martha, Mahlon and Andrew J. We resided there untiI about l834, and there were three other children were born to us: WiIIiam James, George and Mary.
While In Piketon, I was a master carpenter, and erected a large number of the buildings now standing In that town, among which I recollect the Ragan house, and a two story frame house formerly belonging to John Lancaster, Esq. There are others which might be mentioned. I got out nearly all the framework for the courthouse.
In 1832, I purchased 400 acres of land in Pebble Township, where I now reside. We moved on to it in the fall of 1834. It was then all a wilderness, but with my own strong arms and hands I felled the sturdy trees and cleared the land. The place is now known as Waldren's Hill.
Before we left Piketon, our daughter Martha married Southey Copes, by whom she had three children: Adaline, Mary Jane and Wesley. Her daughters are both dead, having died unmarried. She is now living with her son Wesley, In Hlllsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Wesley married Surrepta Thompson. They have five children: Thomas Lafayette, Ernest St. Clair, Annie, Rosa LiIlie and Surrepta.
My son Mahlon resides In California. His post office address is Lincoln, Place County. He is in possession of a large estate there. He married Ruth Ann McClure, in Grant County, Indiana about 1837. They subsequently removed to California, and have had eight children, four are nonliving. Their names are Mary, Martha, Thomas and George.
Andrew J. has nearly always lived with me, though he was, for seven years, absent from home, one year in the Union Army. He married, first, Sarah Jane Hampton, of Bourneville, Ross County, Ohio, and lived with her thirteen years, when she died childless, November 24, 1837, he married Sarah Ann Newton, in Mahaska County, Iowa.
My wife is blind and very deaf, and requires attention from some younger person than myself.
William James lives on 80 acres of the original 400. He married, first, March 1842, Delliah S. Jones, sister to Hon. James Jones of Waverly. They had three children, one died before it was named. The other two were Joel F., who died when about ten months old, and Mary Susan, who married Samuel A. Sailor. They have one daughter, Delilah. His first wife died May 1846. In July of 1848. he married Mary Andrew, daughter of William Gibson Andrew. They have one child, Ruth Ann.
George married Huldah Beekman, of Pike County, in 1843, and settled on the 80 acres hereafter referred to. They have nine children, all living: Martha J., Barris A., Mary C., William, Andrew J., George F., Christopher B., Amy E., and Delliah.
Mary married Benjamin Cuyles, of Ross County, and moved to Highland county in 1863, where Mary died. She bore four children, Elizabeth, Martha, Surrenta and Thomas. The latter is dead. Elizabeth married Charles Doyle, and they live in Boone County, Illinois. Martha married Miriam Haller, of Hillsboro, where they now reside. They have one child, Mary.
(Since the above was written, we learn that Thomas Waldren was in the service of his country in
the war of 1812, but he did not so inform us.)
Transcribed by Gary Minor from:
PIKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN. AUGUST 5, 1871 issue
WALDREN HILL NATIVE INTERVIEWED
Mr. Thomas Waldren who owned a large farm in Pebble Township, now known as the Waldren Hill area is the topic of our "Old Folks Interviewed" column for this week. Mr. Waldren purchased 400 acres in this area in 1832 and moved there in 1834.
My grandfather Waldren: whose name was George, I believe, was born in Scotland and settled on the south branch of the Potomac in Virginia. He was a planter, owner of a large farm, but contrary to the general Virginia idea, never owned, or would own, a slave, though he settled in a portion of the state where they were numerous. My grandmother, on my father's side, was of Dutch descent, born in Pennsylvania. I do not remember much more about my grandparents than is stated above. I think that they had six children, four boys and two girls. At any rate they are all I can call to mind. The names of the boys are Philip, Thomas, George, and William. I recollect one of the girls was named Sarah; the name of the other I have forgotten. Philip was my father. He received only a decent education, and pursued an agricultural life mostly, though he was something of a carpenter, followed powder making a few years, and the gunsmith business for a time. He was a man of ingenuity and could turn his hand to almost anything. When about 26 years of age he married Catherine Keller, who was born in Germany. She crossed the ocean when seven years of age. My parents had ten children, eight of whom arrived at mature years. Two died while very young. The names of the eight were: Thomas (myself), Sarah, Hosannah, George, John, James, Hiram, and Elizabeth.
Sarah married a man by the name of Michael Sollers, by whom she had several children, who were all born in Vinton County, Ohio. George married in Vinton County, but I am unable to give his wife's name. They have had fourteen children, viz: Philip, John, Elijah, Leah, Aaron, Hosannah, Benson, David, Mary, and two who died young. David was taken prisoner by the rebels and died under their care, whiIe William was kiIled by a cannon balI fired from a rebel gun. They were both unmarried. My brother George and his wife removed from Vinton to Ross County, and thence to pebble Township, Pike County, near my own residence, and he is now suffering from what is supposed to be an attack of bone erysipelas.
My brother John married in Ross County, a Miss Mary Doty. They have had five children, three boys and two girls. He died some years ago. James married in Vinton County. I do not recall his wife's name. They removed to Indiana, and have had fourteen children whom they raised. Five or six of the boys were in the Union Army in the late unpleasantness." His wife died of cancer, after which event he moved to Iowa, and resides with one of his sons. Hiram married Eliza Graves, in Vinton County, but I am unable to say how many children they have had, but I believe six. He died several years ago.
Elizabeth married William Graves, in Vinton County, by whom she had children, but I do not know how many. They have lost several by death.
About 60 years ago I married Mary Runimus, in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. She was born near Harper's Ferry, in Berkeley County, Virginia; in that portion which now constitutes Jefferson County. She was born December 10, 1783, and is now nearly 88 years of age. Her father's name was Andrew Runimus. He came to this country from Germany with his father, when seven years of age. He had three brothers: Louis, Conrad, and George and two sisters: Eve and Elizabeth. Her mother's maiden name was Rachael Mathews. She (my wife's mother) first married a man by the name of Rogers, by whom she had two children. He died and she afterwards married Andrew Runimus. My wife's parents came to Ohio about 1810. We lived near ChIIIIcothe five or six years, and in the spring of l8l7, we came to Piketon. We then had three children – Martha, Mahlon and Andrew J. We resided there untiI about l834, and there were three other children were born to us: WiIIiam James, George and Mary.
While In Piketon, I was a master carpenter, and erected a large number of the buildings now standing In that town, among which I recollect the Ragan house, and a two story frame house formerly belonging to John Lancaster, Esq. There are others which might be mentioned. I got out nearly all the framework for the courthouse.
In 1832, I purchased 400 acres of land in Pebble Township, where I now reside. We moved on to it in the fall of 1834. It was then all a wilderness, but with my own strong arms and hands I felled the sturdy trees and cleared the land. The place is now known as Waldren's Hill.
Before we left Piketon, our daughter Martha married Southey Copes, by whom she had three children: Adaline, Mary Jane and Wesley. Her daughters are both dead, having died unmarried. She is now living with her son Wesley, In Hlllsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Wesley married Surrepta Thompson. They have five children: Thomas Lafayette, Ernest St. Clair, Annie, Rosa LiIlie and Surrepta.
My son Mahlon resides In California. His post office address is Lincoln, Place County. He is in possession of a large estate there. He married Ruth Ann McClure, in Grant County, Indiana about 1837. They subsequently removed to California, and have had eight children, four are nonliving. Their names are Mary, Martha, Thomas and George.
Andrew J. has nearly always lived with me, though he was, for seven years, absent from home, one year in the Union Army. He married, first, Sarah Jane Hampton, of Bourneville, Ross County, Ohio, and lived with her thirteen years, when she died childless, November 24, 1837, he married Sarah Ann Newton, in Mahaska County, Iowa.
My wife is blind and very deaf, and requires attention from some younger person than myself.
William James lives on 80 acres of the original 400. He married, first, March 1842, Delliah S. Jones, sister to Hon. James Jones of Waverly. They had three children, one died before it was named. The other two were Joel F., who died when about ten months old, and Mary Susan, who married Samuel A. Sailor. They have one daughter, Delilah. His first wife died May 1846. In July of 1848. he married Mary Andrew, daughter of William Gibson Andrew. They have one child, Ruth Ann.
George married Huldah Beekman, of Pike County, in 1843, and settled on the 80 acres hereafter referred to. They have nine children, all living: Martha J., Barris A., Mary C., William, Andrew J., George F., Christopher B., Amy E., and Delliah.
Mary married Benjamin Cuyles, of Ross County, and moved to Highland county in 1863, where Mary died. She bore four children, Elizabeth, Martha, Surrenta and Thomas. The latter is dead. Elizabeth married Charles Doyle, and they live in Boone County, Illinois. Martha married Miriam Haller, of Hillsboro, where they now reside. They have one child, Mary.
(Since the above was written, we learn that Thomas Waldren was in the service of his country in
the war of 1812, but he did not so inform us.)
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