Information for John Longbrake

John moved his family from West Virginia to Logan County, Ohio in 1861, settling on a 90 acre farm near Logansville. He was a Farmer. His religion was Methodist.

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Another researcher shows location of death as being in Berkley County, West Virginia

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John Longbrake..., assisted his father in the work of the homestead in Virginia until the time of his marriage to Caroline Baylis. He then rented a tract of land...until the fall of 1861, when he removed to Logan County, Ohio and settled on a farm of ninety-six acres north of Logansville. This was given to him by his father. Unto John Lonbrake and his wife were born sixteen children - per Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio - 1903

"On This Rock: The story of St. Peter's Church, Shepherdstown 1765-1965" by Gladys Hartzell. An article in this book states that Pastor Joseph A. Seiss baptised siz children of John and Caroline on 26 December 1845...

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1870 Census, Washington Township, Logan County, Ohio:

Longbrake, John, age 63, b: VA
Caroline, age 58, b: VA
Jacob, age 23, b: VA
??, age 18, b: VA (male)
Robert, age 16, b: VA

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1880 census, Logansville, Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio:

John Longbrake, age 75, b: VA, father b: VA, mother b: MD
Mary J., age 50, b: IN, father b: MD, mother b: VA
Robert S., age 24, b: VA (the census states both parents b: in KY)

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January 1875, Buried Logansville Cemetary, Logan County, Ohio

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