Last week, I announced the discovery of Sarah Callin and laid out my evidence that she is the last unknown child in the family of James (1779-1820) and Mary (1768-1846) Callin of Milton Township, Richland County, Ohio. Now that I've had a chance to dig in and research the family of Jonathan and Sarah (Callin) Montgomery, let's jump right in.
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| Olivesburg and Richland County (See the modern map on Google Maps) |
Olivesburg
After becoming a state in 1803, a steady flow of settlers from the east began pouring into Ohio. The Callin Family History of 1911 says that James and John Callin, sons of "James 1st" the Revolutionary War veteran, moved to the area between what is now Richland County and Ashland County, in Milton Township.
The Callin families lived together on a farm near the village of Olivesburg, which was founded by Benjamin Montgomery in 1816 and named for his daughter, Olive. After James died in 1820, Mary Callin was listed as a founding member of the Hopewell Presbyterian congregation along with neighbors like Abraham Doty and Olivesburg's blacksmith, Abel Montgomery, a son of Benjamin Montgomery.
Both of Mary's daughters married younger brothers of Abel: Elizabeth married Caleb Montgomery in 1822, and Sarah married Jonathan Montgomery in 1824.
Jonathan Montgomery was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on 5 October 1801. He was fourteen years old in 1815 when the Montgomery family moved to Richland County and settled in the woods, five miles from any neighbor and sixteen miles from a mill and store.
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| Sarah (Callin) Montgomery 1807-1830 |
Jonathan grew up with the country and in 1824 married Sarah Callin. They had three daughters together before Sarah's death on 31 December 1830. She was buried in the Old Olivesburg Cemetery.
Jonathan remarried on 7 August 1834, this time with Eleanor "Ellen" Eichard (1802–1858). The family continued to reside in Ohio where Mr. Montgomery was engaged in sawmills and grist mills until some time in 1850 when he became a merchant and postmaster of the town of Olivesburg. In 1850 he was elected County Commissioner.
Ellen died on 38 June 1858, and Jonathan found himself alone, as his three daughters had married. He went to California for a few months in the 1860s and then moved to Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, where he made his home with his daughter, Huldah Walker.
Jonathan died on 13 February 1898 at nearly 96 years of age and was buried in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Jonathan and Sarah's three daughters were:
- Elvina Montgomery (1826–1869)
- Huldah Montgomery (1829–1918)
- Mary "Polly" Montgomery (1830–1926)
I. Elvina Montgomery was born on 16 May 1827 in Richland County, Ohio. She was three years old when her mother died, and five when her father remarried, and she was raised by her father and step-mother in Olivesburg.
Elvina married Philip Huffman (1822–1890) in Richland County on 16 October 1845. Philip was a farmer born on 2 October 1822 in Ohio. After they married, the couple established a farm in Weller Township, Richland County, where they had their first three children during the 1850s. At some point between 1855 and 1860, they moved to Indiana and were living near Rochester when their fourth child was born. Sadly, the baby died from a diphtheria infection - what the local newspaper referred to as "Black Canker."
Philip and Elvina had two more children, but Elvina died on 24 August 1869, when the youngest was only four years old. Philip moved his family from Rochester to Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, where they appeared on the 1870 Census. Philip hired a housekeeper named Mary (Goodwin) Woodward (1835–1920) and he married her on 24 December 1872.
Mary was the widow of a Union Army private named John Woodward; they had married in 1858 and had a daughter, Margaret, the following year. John enlisted in 1862 and while he was away, Margaret died in February 1863. John came home to Warsaw on a furlough, caught sick, and died that August.
Tragically, Philip had to watch each of his five surviving children succumb to tuberculosis, starting with 17-year-old Amelia in 1871 and 23-year-old Silas in 1872. They were buried with their mother in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. They were followed by 24-year-old Oliver in 1879 and 15-year-old Izora in 1880, both of whom were buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw.
A. Silas L Huffman (1849–1872)
B. Amelia C Huffman (1854–1871)
C. Oliver N Huffman (1855–1879)
D. Martin Huffman (1860–1860)
E. John Huffman (1861–1885)
F. Izora Huffman (1865–1880)
John was the last to die, at 24 years of age. Philip followed on 27 February 1890. They, too, are buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mary remained in the home in Warsaw until she died on 1 November 1920. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
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This was a sad one, but we'll continue with Elvina's sisters next week. Just be glad we have vaccines, now, and we have figured out how to combat wasting diseases like "consumption."As always, if you've found one or more of your relatives mentioned in this blog, please get in touch. You can comment below (anonymous comments are usually not as helpful), or email "mightieracorns" at Gmail.com.
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Until next time... Happy Hunting!
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