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From: "Jerry M" <>
Subject: Re: [FOX-L] Highland County OH FOX Family
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:45:25 -0400


MAYBE i AM LOOKING TO CLOSE BUT I just feel like they have carried on with
family names all the way through
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From: Sue Ellen Ash <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 11:00 PM
Subject: [FOX-L] Highland County OH FOX Family

>Here is the post. I cannot verify if this is all correct. HIGHLAND PIONEER
>SKETCHES:
>and Family Genealogies by Elsie Johnson Ayres. I have heard that she has a
>few mistakes in some materials in this large book. ON page 436.
>"David FOX, another emigrant from the Quaker Settlement of North Carolina
>settled on waterson Survey #753 in 1811. His farm was later owned by George
>Foreman. A brother, Andrew FOX born in 1781, married Abigail Hart. william
>M. FOX 1825-1899 and his wife Elizabeth 1825-1912, took over the farm of
his
>grandfather David. who passed away 1839."
>Page 445 "Dunn's Chapel Union Twp. Highland Co OH, >>"the church was
>supported by the FOX,MARSH, HART, RICHARDSON families...A log structure was
>erected ...in 1809. "
>Page 448-449 "Other Churches & Cemeteries. IN Union twp. The Clark Cemetery
>on the farm of William Clark in the Mt Olive area was the oldest
>cemetery...all markers of Early graves are now gone. DAVID FOX 1789-May 30
>1839. "
>Page 224. Liberty twp. Conrad and Charlotte FOX of Pennsylvania were the
>parent of nine children including a son Christian born Oct 26, 1811. He
>emigrated ti a farm in Liberty twp. where his death occurred in 1884. He
>married the widow of Conrad Wertz. The FOX family Christian and Elizabeth
>Wertz FOX had the following children. Emma, Geroge W., Caroline, who died
>at age 28., Charles and Charlotte, twins, Carrie Mrs Albert Depue of TN,
>Francis, who died age 16, and Lewis who lived in Carthage MO. George W. the
>eldest of the children married Emma, dau of Samuel and Mary Black LYLE.
>...........................................................................
.>......................................................................
>Volume TWO State Centennial History of Highland County OH 1902 by Rev. J.W.
>Klise
>Published 1980 Cook and McDowel Publications
>Page 308 The County of Highland.
>"George W. FOX one of the industrious and enterprising farmers of Liberty
>township,is descended from an old Penn family long resident of the City of
>Brotherly Love. There dwelt Conrad and Charlotte FOX who had nine children,
>and among them Christian FOX born October 26, 1811 who emigrated to OH
where
>he died at the age of 73years. He married Elizabeth Weber Wurtz who had two
>children. Mariah Elizabeth and John Jacob Wurtz. The children of Christian
>and Elizabeth FOX were Emma, a dressmaker wiht her half sister at Dallas;
>George W.; Caroline B. died at age 28 years; Charles M. and Charlotte M.
>twins; Carrie B. wife of Albert Depue of Knoxville TN; Francis A. died at
>age 16; Lewis A. superintendent of lead mine at Carthage MO. George W. FOX
>eldest of the FOX children, married on February 28, 1890, to Emma dau of
>Samuel and Mary Black Lyle, members of the old and established Highland
>families. (More here on the Lyle family, Samuel) Mr FOX owns a small tract
>near Brouse Chapel, but resides on the Spargur farm of 244 acres..which he
>rents. ..."
>posted by Sue Ellen Ash
>
>
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