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From: Arthur H Laube <>
Subject: [OHPerry] Joseph BURGESS
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:14:17 -0500

Vest this may help --
Joseph BURGESS Born: July 20, 1830. Died: Jan 18, 1924. Married Matilda
COLEMAN. She was born: April 27, 1835 in Clayton Township, Perry
County, Ohio, on her father's farm. She died: November 19, 1887 in
Hopewell Township, on their farm on Jonathan Creek. They are both buried
in the old part (Many Brethren) of Mt. Perry Cemetery.

Marriage Book 2-3 p. 379 #955, April, 25, 1857. Byself.
Married 5 May 1857 by James Mitchell M.G. And Hopewell and Madison
County Cemeteries 1989 by OGS chapter of Perry County. And court records.

Joseph Burgess is listed in the 1896 petition to partition Henry
Bowser's farm - Matilida is dead. Matilda was the daughter of Nancy
Horn Coleman Bowser. Since matilda was a step-daughter of Henry Bowser
Joseph was apparently considered a possible legal heir - although I am
not sure why.

Henry's line of Bowsers is the main line in the family history, Anna
Maude Bowser. Henry was a sheep farmer and a millionaire by today's
standards. He was my wife's great-great-grandfather.
Joseph Burgess's property is on the south bank of Jonathan Creek and the
Bowser property was on the north bank - in Hopewell Township, Perry
County, Ohio. Many neighbor families had been for several generations
members of the Jonathan Creek Brethren congregation. They had met in a
church building on the site of what is now Mt. Perry Cemetery.

There are several Burgess families buried there but except for two of
their young sons there is no grave listed for death earlier than
Matilda's. As pointed out by Carole there are few surviving stones
before 1850. Henry and William Bowser, young sons, of the above, died
about that time and their stones were down and overgrown. Today I
believe there is more of an effort to keep the cemetery in good order.

Vesta - please tell us anything you know about the religion of your
Burgess line. We have found religion and politics to be very helpful in
better understanding our ancestors. Matilida's Coleman ancestors were
Methodist but Nancy Horn was from a well known Brethren family - and we
wonder if she joined her Methodist husband. We know she was a most
interesting, strong, independent woman of her time. And as a widow she
married a Brethren. Were her Coleman children Brethren? We may never
know - unless someone like you can help us out.

When you reply - please do so on this Perry County list. I am also
posting this on the Brethren list because they have an interest in this
little known but important Brethren congregation.

Regards Hal

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