Jonathan Adney

1799 - 1866  (67 years)

• Name	Jonathan Adney  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	9 Jan 1799	Adney Gap, Franklin, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Oct 1866	Huntington Twp, Gallia, OH, USA
  Burial	Abt 20 Oct 1866	Glenn Cemetery, Vinton, Gallia, OH, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I14572	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Wealtha Electa Glenn,   b. 11 Jan 1811, Huntington Twp, Gallia, OH, USA d. 30 Aug 1868, Vinton, Gallia, OH, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1828	Gallia, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Wealtha Jeanetta Adney,   b. 30 Oct 1829, , , OH, USA d. 23 Oct 1901, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Jonathan was the only brother under six feet in size in his family. He was called "the Peacemaker", unusual for the strongest male family in Gallia County. He and the Glenns were early pioneers of Vinton, Ohio. He became a Presbyteriane of the Glenns. The Adney's had been a Quaker sect when immigrating to this country. (CL-455, 150, 474) Jonathan and his wife are remembered by his nephews and nieces as "wonderful persons". When a child, he played with Indians. His good friend was "cousin Johnny" a "tame" Indian who sadly met his death because of it. He could remember a story and tell it without leaving anything out after just one reading. He could stay up half the night telling stories and be up long before the Whipperwill sang. He liked to work and could just as easily be in the fields at night. He was one of the most respected and influential men in Huntington Township. He and his wife had eleven children. Six sons and three daughters grew to adulthood. (CL-376, 509) Jonathan was age 66 yrs, 8 months and 9 days according to his cemetery stone. (CL-455) His likely mother was buried next to him along with his wife. Her name was Barbara Adney, wife of John, who died on Mar. 26, 1855 at age 73 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3371] Alice Woodlief to Linda Coate E-mail letter dated July 21, 1997 at 1517 Baywood Ave.Tulare, CA 93274 (CL-375). [S2853] Wheaton, James W., The World of Tappan Adney. [S165] Dr. Robert Frey to Linda Coate Email letters dated Feb/Mar 1999 at rcfrey@greenapple.com (Dr. Frey is deceased. His cousin, Mike Frey lives in Columbus, Ohio and has the recent family tree information.). [S2026] Dorothy Frazier, Abstracts of the Journal of Wills, Inventory and Sale Bills, Vo.l. 3-C & 4-D, Gallia County, Ohio 1824-1847 (Gallia County Genealogical Society, O.G.S. Chapter, Sep. 1993). [S495] Readings from Glenn Cemetery Vinton, Gallia, Ohio Read by Amber Theresia Dudick, 8/3/1998. [S1882] In Memory of Mary Clark Lewis (Schoedinger & Co.). [S2740] Photos of the stones in Glenn Cemetery, Vinton, OH.