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- Family tradition as presented by my Great Aunt Gladys states that Wesley Tobin was a full Irishman and his wife, Mary Ann Danner was Pennsylvania Dutch. (CL-102) (Two of his great-granddaughters, Wanda Getz and Peg, both felt Wesley had some American Indian ancestry. Several members of the family have had his high cheek bones. This is also supported by the fact that the women in this family of the last 4 generations have had dimples in the upper part of their hips again indicating Native American ancestry. ) They met at an Old Brick Inn where she probably worked. Mary Ann Danner's father was born in Pennsylvania.
Wesley had been raised in Monroe Twp., Guernsey Co, Ohio. His birth date is contradictory in second hand sources and census records, being either 1830, 1831, or 1835. His birth place is given as Ohio or Virginia. (CL-102) He moved to Gallia Co. in 1851, married on May 21 or on March 4, 1854 depending on which second hand source is used. He was a merchant, fur dealer, and farmer. The family resided in a log house on their farm on range 34 of Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio. My grandfather, William Edward Clark, was born in this log house. Sometime, thereafter, it burned totally down. According to a great-granddaughter of Wesley, Sophia Clark Liggett, the family then proceeded to clean out the chicken coup and use it for their living quarters. (CL-141)
In the 1874 "Gallia County Ohio Atlas", Wesley lives one section south and west of Adamsville (now Rio Grande, OH), and one section south of Rio Grande College, Twp. 6, Range 16, section 34. (C-590 In the 1870 census for Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., OH, Wesley's property is listed as worth $3700.00 and his personal estate worth $500.00. (CL-305) This is greatly up from the 1860 census which lists both values at $300.00. In the 1880 Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio census, he was 45 and a farmer with wife, Mary, age 44, Wesley 22, Mary A. 20, and Lola was age 18. Lola attended school within that year. In the next house, John Tobin, age 24 lived with wife Ellen who was age 15. (CL-231)
Wesley Tobin died of a heart attack and is buried with his family at Old Pine Cemetery at a location next to a fence. He gave a portion of his farm or equivalent funds to each of his children near the time of his death. Ad- ministration records for his farm, seem to suggest that the children received the land before the administration and that they hired someone to work the farm for a period of five years at that time. Wesley's death date is stated as 13 Aug. 1898 in this document, but was actually 1897 when the document is studied in full and his tombstone inscription is noted.
APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION (Transcribed by Linda Coate Dudick) The State of Ohio, Gallia County, in Probate Court. W.B. (Chambers), being duly sworn says that Wesley Tobin late a resident of the Township of Raccoon in said County, died on or about the 13th day of August A.D. 1898; leaving Mary A. Tobin, his widow, whose P.O. address is Rio Grande, Ohio and the following persons his only next of kin: Sonora Swanson, daughter, p.o. address Jackson, Ohio; Alice M. Hively, daughter, Rio Grande, Ohio; Lola C. Clark, daughter, Rio Grande, Ohio; John W. Tobin, son, Plain City, Ohio; Wesley R. Tobin, son, Thurman, Ohio. That on this 20th day of August, 1897 Henry Wickline was appointed administrator of the estate of said deceased by the Probate Court of said County of Gallia, and that said administrator duly qualified and extend upon his duties as(sue) administrator. That Henry T. Wickline the Administrator of said decedent on or about the 8th day of August 1898, without fully administering said estate. The undersigned asks to be appointed Administrator de bonis non of the estate of said descendent and on his oath aforesaid says, the amount of personal property will be about $50.00 Total. He offers a bond as such Administrator de bonis non, in the sum of $100.00 (Signed) W.B. Chambers. Copy (Albeit) A to petition (of) W.B. Chambers, Rio Grande, Ohio, Aug. 24th, A.D., 1894. Know all men by these present that we this day (entrust) an () will with (Poschoe Worner) leasing the (house) (farm) for the term of five years. We (p ) of the first agree that he shall ever ( ) up said farm to ( ) and ( ) and wood for his own use, and all necessary to fix said farm and we agree for Henry Wickline to be the (man) to hold this article and receive all ( ) from Mr. (Worner), and pay the ( ) all debts till all are paid and if any is left in his (house), divide according to law. We agree to keep up all outside fences and pay for working ( ) for the inside fences and roof ( ) ( ) and fix the roof of the house. (Poschal Worner) ( ) by the ( ) (foot) agreed to farm land in good workmanlike style, and leave the (soil) in as good shape as is possible, and keep up all inside fences and keep (up ?) shrubbes, and be also ( )to pay to Henry Wickline in trust the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) a year, and pay to the County treasurer all taxes that become due from year to year. Said rent to be paid twice a year, the first day of December and the first day of March, and if they sell the ( ) to let them have the lumber to the road (in) the most (convenient) way. (Signed) Poschoe Worner, Lonora Swonson, John W. Tobin, Alice M. Hively, Lola Clark, Mary Tobin. (CL-68)
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