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Milton is in the Ohio Grave Registrations with his birth and death dates as given. His upright gravestone was in row 26, grave 39. He enlisted in the Civil War on Aug. 15, 1861 and was discharged on Nov. 24, 1862. He was a private in the Army, Co. B, 36th regiment, O.V.I. (CL-177) The 1890 census gives slightly different information on his service. They transcribed his name as Matton K. Glenn. It agrees accept for the dates, listing his enlistment as Aug. 12, 1851 and his discharge as Nov. 28, 1862. He had sustained a gunshot wound to his right hand. His address was listed as Vinton, Huntington Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio. (CL-363) Milton purchased 10 acres of land from his father on Aug. 13, 1864 in Gallia Co. Deed records. He was an operator on the Underground Railroad along with his father, an uncle and a cousin. (CL-537)

Milton married Sarah E. LEWIS on 6 Jan 1853 in , Gallia, OH, USA. Sarah was born on 11 Jan 1832 in , Miami, OH, USA; died on 5 Mar 1904 in Huntington Twp, Gallia, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At Ancestry, my mother's descent to James Glenn is supported by a DNA Circle that relates 5 participants all back to this same James Glenn and inter-relates them to various members in the group. In it 3 of the members descend from this James Glenn and all are related to each other through DNA. This is called triangulation and proves that we descend from James Glenn genetically: M.C., JClark2d, and w_woods57. A second triagulation in this group again is proof and that is between M.C., JClark2d and terkamazis. James Glenn "was a farmer and cabinet maker. His home, west of (Glenn) Cemetery (near Vinton), was a 'weigh station' for the 'underground railroad.' James was amongst a small group of families that emigrated from Virginia and helped found Huntington Twp. in Gallia Co., Ohio. A religious man, he was instrumental in starting the first Presbyterian Church of Huntington and Raccoon in 1829, serving as Ruling Elder and Clerk." (CL-149) He was known as Uncle Jimmy to his nieces and nephews. (CL-453)

James paid taxes on his chattel in the 1827 tax lists for Huntington Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio (CL-499, 587) He was involved in several land transactions after that date. On Feb 3, 1831, Andrew Y. Glenn and his wife, Margaret, sold 30 acres of land on the west side of the northwest quarter of Section 25, Twp.7, Range 16 from lands he bought at Chillicothe, Ohio to James Glenn (his brother) for 200 hundred dollars. (CL-DOC, V. 12, p. 147) On Nov. 23, 1833, John B. Poindexter sold land in Range 16, Twp. 7 & part of Section 25 &26 bordering on Raccoon Creek for $275.00 to James. Both of these properties are listed as in his possession in the 1874 Gallia Co., Ohio Atlas. (V. 12, p. 146) (CL-523, 590) On Sep 6, 1834, James Glenn & Polly, his wife, sold Andrew Y. Glenn a section of the northeast corner of the north west quarter of Section 25 in Twp. 7,, Range 16 for 96 dollars. It abutted Raccoon Creek. (CL-524, V. 12, p. 653) The last record found was on Mar 2, 1864 between James Glenn and his son, Milton K. Glenn. Milton bought ten acres of land from his father for $200.00 in Huntington Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio that was part of the northeast quarter of Section 20. (CL-537, Vol. 33, p. 585) The 1880 Ohio census record, pg. 425D, Huntington Twp., Gallia Co., Oh, says that he was born in Virginia in 1792 as were his parents. His wife was born in Pennsylvania as were her parents. She was 67 and he was 88 in this 1880 census. (CL-229)

According to readings of his cemetery stone, he died on Jan 11, 1886, age 93 yrs, 9 months and 19 days. This would make his birth date to be Mar 23, 1792 - and needs rechecking as it doesn't match previous information on his day of birth.

James was married to all three of the above women. Two of them are verified by their gravestones in Glenn Cemetery. His last two wives names can be verified in the administration of James Glenn's will. His first wife's nickname, Polly, is on her gravestone. She is listed as Mary in the 1850 and 1860 census. His marriage to his first wife, Mary (Polly) Tharp was the first marriage that occurred after Huntington Twp. was formed from Raccoon Twp. in 1810. She was the mother of all his children. (CL-411) A transcription of his second marriage follows: "James Glenn and Mary M. Hartsook: The State of Ohio Gallia County (...) I do hereby certify that on the 22nd day of December AD 1863 by (venture) of License issued by the Judge of the Probate Court of said county. I joined in marriage James Glenn and Mary M Hartsook Given under my hand the 29th day of December in the year 1863. H.R. How M.V.D." (CL-181)

The following will of James Glenn is from the Gallia Co. Courthouse. It is being transcribed with original spelling and punctuation retained by Linda Coate Dudick. "In the name of the Benevolent Father of All I James Glenn of the County of Gallia and the State of Ohio being of sound mind and memory and in lieu of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner and following that is to say First It is my will that out of my personal Estate all my Just debts, funeral expenses, cost of administration and the (bequest) hereafter mentioned shall be fully paid Second It is further my will that in addition to what I have heretofore given to my daughter Electa J Radekin I hereby give and bequeath to her ten dollars to be paid to her out of my personal Estate it being in full all that I ever intended to give her Three It is further my will that in addition to what I have heretofore giving to my daughter Terza She(ron) I hereby give and bequeath to her the sum of forty dollars to be paid out of my personal Estate it in full of all that I ever intended to give Fourth It is further my will that ( ) heretofor giving my daughter Eliza J. Clark all that I ever intended her to have of my Estate It is my will that she shall have no (part) of My Estate Fifth It is further my will that after first paying all my (Just) debts funeral Expenses cost of administration and the bequest heretofore named that the balance of My personal Estate shall be paid to my wife in addition to what she will be entitled to under the laws of The State of Ohio Sixth I give and bequeath to my son William Glenn two hundred dollars to be paid to him out of the proceeds of my real Estate if not paid by Milton K. Glenn Seventh I give and devise to my Son Milton K. Glenn all the real Estate that I now own it being the farm on which I now live He however is to pay to my other son William Glenn two hundred dollars within (twenty) four months after my death If my son Milton K. Glenn shall neglect or refuse to pay the said William Glenn the said two hundred dollars within the said twenty four months after my deth then so much of my real Estate shall be sold by ( ) the Probate Court as will be necessary to pay the said two hundred dollars and the cost of selling Eight I do hereby nominate and appoint my two Sons William Glenn and Milton K. Glenn Executors of this my last will and testament and I desire that no appraisement and no Sale of my personal Estate be made and that the Probate shall not require them to give Security upon their bond for the faithful fulfillment of the trust here giving to them I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This the 9th day of June A.D.1875 Signed Sealed and acknowledged by James Glenn as his last will and testament in our presence and reg() ( ) us in his presence Benj MartinJames Glenn (Seal) Joseph C( ) I James Glenn of Huntington Township Gallia County Ohio being of sound mind and memory and having heretofore on the 9th day of june AD 1875 made my last willand testament do hereby declare the following to be a codicil to the Same. That since the making of said Will, my wife Mary M Glenn then living has expired this life That since the death of my said Wife Mary M Glenn; I have again resume the marriage relation with Mary Graves who is now my present wife First It is my will; that my former Will Shall be so modified (to say) I give to my said wife all the household ann Kitchen goods and furniture that I own at the time of my decease Also the cow that I own at the time of my decease and if I should not owe at the time of my death a cow, then it is my will that my Executor shall pay to my said wife money enough to buy a common good cow. It is further my will that after my decease that my said Wife shall have fifty dollars paid to her be paid to her out of the proceeds of my private Estate after first having the cost of administrator and funeral Expenses paid out of said personal Estate Signed Sealed and acknowledge by James Glenn James Glenn as his last will and testament in our presence and ( ) by us in his presence. P P Porter Benj (Martin) (CL-154) APPLICATION TO PROBATE WILL In the Probate Court of Gallia County, Ohio. James Glenn Deceased. And now comes Milton K. Glenn and produces for admission to Probate in said Court, the Last Will and Testament and the Codicil thereto of James Glenn late a resident of the Township of Huntington in said County, who died on the 11th day of January A.D. 1886. Said Will was not deposited during the lifetime of the Testator, in the office of the Judge of the Probate Curt of said County, for safe-keeping, as allowed by law. Said Testator died leaving Mary Glenn his widow and the following persons all his next of kin resident in the State of Ohio. Eliza Jane Clark, daughter, P.O. Box Rio Grande, O; Electa Radikin, daughter, Rio Grande, O; M.K. Glenn, son, Vinton, O; Curtis Davis, Grandson, Vinton, O; Rathsheba Dyer, Granddaughter, Vinton, O; Mary (Viers), Granddaughter, Vinton, O; William G (D)avis, Grandson, Bulaville, O; Terza (Turkle), Granddaughter, Bulaville, O. Signed: M K Glenn The State of Ohio, Gallia County: The above named M K Glenn having first duly sworn, says the statements of the foregoing application are true as he verily believe. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 21 day of January A.D. 1886 John J. Thomas Probate Judge. (CL-153)

The administration of James Glenn's will gives us clues as to the married names of his unknown daughters as the following grandchildren are listed as living relatives: Grandsons, Curtis Davis, William G. (Davis) and Granddaughters, Rathsheba Dye(r), Mary Vie(r)s, and (Terza) Quickle. (CL-154,155,453) Unknown or additional Glenn children might prove to be any of the following Glenn's located in records about Gallia County. Elizabeth Mahala Jane Glenn, died July 5, 1831, aged 7 years, 8 months, 19 days (buried near likely grandparents, William and Ann Curry Glenn). (From her age, she is either James or brother George's daughter.) Born in 1823, she has the exact same tree symbol carved on her stone as her possible brother, James Carlille Glenn, son of James Glenn. Polly Ann Glenn, died Feb 2, 1837, aged 15 years 4 months and 12 days. She is buried near her grandparents, William and Ann Glenn in the center of Glenn Cemetery, as all their grandchildren that died as children seem to be. There is a tree symbol on her cemetery stone, like several other suspected children of this James and Polly Glenn. Franklin J. Glenn & Samantha had a d. Ella in 1869. George W. Glenn married to Jane J. Tyler who had a son Edmore F. in 1870. (I personally believe these last two are a generation after his children and are either grandsons or gr. nephews).

James married Mary (Polly) THARP, * on 31 Oct 1811 in Huntington Twp, Gallia, OH, USA. Mary (daughter of Joseph THARP and Elsey (Elserman) CALHOUN) was born about 16 Dec 1790 in , , NC; died on 2 Sep 1863 in Huntington Twp, Gallia, OH, USA; was buried about 5 Sep 1863 in Glenn Cemetery, Vinton, Gallia, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At Ancestry, my mother's descent to Mary Tharp is supported by a DNA Circle that relates 5 participants all back to this same Mary Tharp and inter-relates them to various members in the group. This is evidence that we descend genetically through this James Glenn. Mary is listed as Mary in the 1850 and 1860 census and Polly on her gravestone. As Polly was a nickname for many women's names including Mary, I am assuming that her original name was Mary. It was common for the Tharp line to name their daughters Mary and call them Polly. (CL-308) About the same time as our Mary, there were the following Tharps in Gallia Co., Ohio: 1820 Census: Abel (Raccoon Twp.) who married Polly Bruno on Sept 7, 1820; Zaus, Jane Tharp who married William Blagg on Sept 14, 1817, Jesse who married Nancy Stephens on Dec. 30, 1819, and John Tharp (Perry Twp.) who married Harriet Souls on Feb. 3, 1828. Zaus was born in 1804 in Gallia Co, Ohio. He married Mrs. Rachel Calfrey. They moved to Boone Co., Indiana and then Grundy Co., MO. He died there on Sep. 8, 1885. (CL-399) By 1830, the Gallia Co., Ohio census only lists a John Tharp in Spring...Twp. Joseph and his son Abel moved to Tippacanoe Co., IN in 1830. William Tharp is in Tippacone Co., IN by 1840. Zaus is in Boone Co., IN by then also. From the migration pattern through Gallia county, I believe they are likely to be father and brothers of our Mary Polly Tharp. Zaus (also known as Isaias after Joseph's brother?, Esaes or Isaac (after Joseph's brother?) named one of his daughters Mary Polly Tharp. (CL-425, 448)

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William Glenn's marriage is in the Augusta Co., VA records as verified by Chakley's transcriptions: 1791, June 15th, Wm. Glenn and Anny Curry (married). Instead of his father who still appeared to be living, he was the bondsman for two of his sisters marriages, that of Sarah in 1792 and Martha in 1798. William Glenn purchased land from the Chillicothe Land Office that was on Raccoon Creek, near Vinton, Ohio in 1805. A few years previously, William, his wife Ann, and seven children had left Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia and traveled down the Kanawha River to Point Pleasant, W.VA. where their 8th child, Robert Curry was born. It is thought that he lived out the remainder of his days in Huntington Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio and is buried in Glenn Cemetery with his wife. He was at the meeting in 1810/11 when Huntington Twp. in Gallia Co., Ohio was formed. He is listed on the Tax list for Gallia Co. in 1819 and the Census in 1820. He paid taxes on 1 house, 2 horses and 5 cattle in the Chattle lists of 1822 for Huntington Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio He is on Chattel Tax lists for Huntington Twp, Gallia Co., OH in 1823 owning the following land: 16-7-12,25 & 26 and again in 1827 owning a little less land: 16-7-25 & 26. Several of his sons moved west. Glenn County, California is named after one of them. (CL-413, 468, 499) In William's will he names his wife Amy Glenn and children Andrew Ewing and wife, Jane; John McCarley and wife Emmy, George Glenn, Hugh Glenn, Andrew Y. Glenn, Jonathan Adney and his wife, Electa and Harvey Glenn to which he all gave shares. He also mentioned sons Robert C. and Samuel Glenn of Hillsoborough that had already received their shares. It was probated Oct 21, 1837. James Glenn was the administrator. (CL-451) I have personally been able to visit the Glenn Cemetery just south of the "Entering Vinton" (Gallia Co.) sign on Route 325. It is probably on the property that belonged to his son Andrew Y. Glenn in the 1874 Gallia Co., Ohio census in section 25 of Huntington Twp. It is located behind a gate, a hundred feet or so down a gravel road on the left hand side of it's fork. It is a beautiful little cemetery set amongst the hills of Gallia. William and Ann are buried in the center of it, with a stone made in 1989 placed next to their difficult to read original giving the information from the first stone on it. An old large pine springs up behind it, surrounded by young children of the name Glenn who also died. Some of them are their children by dates, and some of them are obviously their grandchildren. A Joseph James Carlisle Glenn who died Feb 7, 1837, aged 3 yrs/3 months and 12 days was amongst these. A grave with the word "Infant" only and another next to it that was entirely unreadable were the other two in these. Off to the left hand column of the cemetery, starting near the gate are their sons and daughters families. The far right column of the cemetery (furthest from the gate) includes Indian Ewing, Holcombs and Matthews from memory. This last column we did not spend time reading, as they appeared more likely to be neighbors and members of their Presbyterian Church. The first stone that is visible as you enter the cemetery is that of Rev. Howe and his several wives and his 7 infants who died, all surrounding one single pillar type monument. This is at the front of the column that bears the children's families of some of William and Ann's sons and daughters or what I referred to as the left hand column above. In the center section where William and Ann are buried, an Elizabeth Mahala Jane Glenn who died July 5, 1831 is buried. She is obviously a daughter or granddaughter, but which is not certain. (CL-455) Shortly after William's death on Nov 22, 1838, there is a deed in the Gallia Co. courthouse entitled William Glenn to Andrew Y. Glenn for town lots in Porter, #15 &16. The deed itself states that Samuel Glenn, Robert C. Glenn and Harvey Glenn of the county of Hiland in Ohio sendeth their greetings and for the sum of 25 dollars give and released to Andrew Y. Glenn of Gallia Co., Ohio lots 15 and 16 in Porter, Ohio. These were all sons of William and Ann Curry Glenn. (CL-456) An interesting note from Tappan Adney in his pre-1950's research, states that 2 of William's sons moved to Glenn's Ferry, Snake R(iver), Idaho where they were cattlemen and married Indians. Since we know where some of the sons lived and died, the 2 sons being referred to are likely to be either Samuel, Hugh Tate, Wilson or Harvey Glenn. (CL-509)

William married Ann CURRY, * on 15 Jun 1791 in , Augusta, VA. Ann (daughter of Dr. Robert Addison CURRY, * and Elizabeth "Ann" MCCOMBE) was born on 22 Jun 1768 in , Augusta, VA; died on 13 May 1850 in , Gallia, OH, USA; was buried about 14 May 1850 in , Gallia, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There is a Curry cemetery just north of Gallia County that could have relatives of Anne buried there. The Curry's lived between Vinton and Wilkesville. The Curry Church Cemetery is located in Section 22, 3 miles west of Wilkesville on Rt. 124, then one half mile south on Township Rt. 4. The Curry graves are surrounded by a terrace. (CL-306)

Ann is referred to as Amy in an abstracted copy of William's will. This might simply be a misinterpretation of the original or her nickname. I suspect it's a misspelling of a possible nickname, "Anny". (CL-451)

This Ann is the half sibling of her currently listed brother James Albert McComb via an autosomal DNA match. Ann is not listed as the daughter of Elizabeth McCombe and Robert Curry in Andrew McCombe's will. Therefore, it appears that Robert Curry had 3 wives. His 3rd wife if suggested to be Andrew McCombe's daughter Jane, also deceased. He does not name the children of Jane McCombe and Robert Curry.

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In 1785, Joseph and his father, William, witnessed a land purchase when John Heath bought 150 acres M. Cannon on Troublesome Creek. Heath and Cannon were both from Guilford, North Carolina previous to this purchase.

In 1790, Joseph lived in Guilford Co., North Carolina. (CL-429, p. 152) On Jan. 20, 1792 he purchased 200 acres of land that was partially in Guilford and partially in Rockingham Co., North Carolina. In 1793 he purchased 50 acres from his father-in-law, James Calhoun in Guilford. On Nov. 24, 1796, Joseph Tharp of Rowan Co. sold this 200 acres on Little Hogan Creek that was then Rockingham.

By 1800, he is listed in the Rowan Co. census. That census lists him with the following household members: 40010-22010-00. Joseph has not been found with certainty in any census record after that point. It is possible that he is the Joseph Tharp living in Fairfield Co., OH in their 1807 tax lists though not enough info on his has been found to verify this. It is likely that he is the Joseph Tharp in Tippacanoe Co., IN in the 1830, and Clinton Co., IN in the 1850 census due to the alignment of his age, his birth place and his migration pattern. In the 1830 census for instance, he is living next door to sons William, Able and Isaac. Dana Norton found that in the 1850 Clinton Co., IN census, he was 87 years old, born in Delaware. He is listed with Elsey (his wife?), age 84, born in NC and his son, Abel's family. Abel was born in NC about 1795. Next to their household lived Elsey Tharp Bush (age 26, b. Oh) and her husband Adonijah Bush. This is obviously a daughter of Joseph and Elsey. This pattern of migration and birth places would fit - as our Mary did marry in Ohio. The last census he and Elsey are in, is the 1850 Clinton Co., Indiana census. There is a possibility that his wife Elcy died shortly after 1850 and he is the Joseph Tharp who married an Elizabeth Uhler on Feb 28, 1854 in Boone Co., IN. (CL-317h, 419, 425, 547, 599, 600)

Four of his children's birth dates come from a single sheet of paper of unknown origin that recorded their births and is now housed in a folder in the North Carolina University Library, Historical Records Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He had at least one more daughter in the 1800 census records who was under age 10, who was not on this sheet. We can tell from this paper and from a birth date calculation on our Mary Tharp's cemetery stone that this Joseph is the father of our Mary. (CL-317)

There were two other Josephs in North Carolina that could be confused with our Joseph. A Joseph Tharp who was younger than ours, purchased land with Samuel Owens on 12/24/1780 on the Haw River. A slightly younger Joseph Tharp, b. abt. 1772, died in 1839 in Iredell Co., North Carolina. This is likely the Joseph whose estate was probated there in Feb.1840 and who was in the 1830 Iredell Co., NC census. The 1830 Iredell Co., NC Joseph was supposedly born between 1760 and 1770. He was living adjacent to a Hannah H. Tharpe, William Tharpe Sr. and Jr. and Peter Tharpe. I actually believe this to be the Joseph who was b. abt. 1772 and had a son named Peter, but it still could be our Joseph Tharp instead. (CL-427) Joseph, b. abt. 1772, married Mary Harris on Nov. 10, 1791 in Guilford Co., NC according to Bob Tharp who provided all this researched data. There is also a Joseph in Monroe Twp., Darke Co., Ohio in 1840 that needs to be checked.

Joseph married Elsey (Elserman) CALHOUN on 10 Nov 1791 in , Guilford, NC. Elsey (daughter of James CALHOON and Jean \ Jinette JOHNSTON) was born about 1766 in , , VA or NC; died after 1850 in , Clinton, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the 1850 census for Indiana, Elsey and her husband are living with their son Abel. She is age 84 at the time and the person who gave the info to the census taker believed she was born in North Carolina and her husband was born in Delaware.