Eleanor Valentine, daughter of John Valentine and Margaret Zieger, was born July 29, 1814, in Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. She married Sylvester W. Saxton on March 12, 1835. It appears she died soon after the birth of her only child. Both she and infant son, John Saxton, are buried in Forest Cemetery, under the name Valentine. Her record in the Forest Cemetery records have her death as December 30, 1886, aged 22 years, 5 months and 1 day, when it is most likely a mis-reading of 1836, a common occurrence when dealing with very old grave stones. When calculating her age at death with the 1836 date, it would match up exactly to her birthdate in her family's register of births. The Forest Cemetery record also states, "daughter of J. M. Valentine," when in fact it should read "daughter of J. & M. Valentine" which would stand for John and Margaret Zieger Valentine.
Eleanor Valentine, daughter of John Valentine and Margaret Zieger, was born July 29, 1814, in Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. She married Sylvester W. Saxton on March 12, 1835. It appears she died soon after the birth of her only child. Both she and infant son, John Saxton, are buried in Forest Cemetery, under the name Valentine. Her record in the Forest Cemetery records have her death as December 30, 1886, aged 22 years, 5 months and 1 day, when it is most likely a mis-reading of 1836, a common occurrence when dealing with very old grave stones. When calculating her age at death with the 1836 date, it would match up exactly to her birthdate in her family's register of births. The Forest Cemetery record also states, "daughter of J. M. Valentine," when in fact it should read "daughter of J. & M. Valentine" which would stand for John and Margaret Zieger Valentine.
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