Jonathan Massie (1787 - 1876)

Born 13 Mar 1787 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Meadows) Massie — married 27 May 1809 in Monroe, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1876 at age 89 in Mason Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jonathan Massie (aka "Massey") was the son of Jeptha and Mary (Sowards) Massie. He was born in September 1787 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA. He later moved to Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA. He died on his farm there on 19 July 1876 at 89 years old. He was buried in the Carnes Cemetery, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA, next to his 2nd wife, who had died in 1872. ^[1]

Jonathan Massie had 2 marriages and was twice widowed:

1. Sara Meadows, b: 1792; m: 18 April 1809; d: 1818; 5 children:
   1. Patton Massie b: abt. 1809 in Monroe Co., Virginia; d: 1813
   2. Jonathan Massie Jr., b: 1810 in Virginia; m. Margaret Roach
   3. Elizabeth Massie b: ABT 1812 in Monroe Co., Virginia
   4. Clarissa Massie b: 1817; m. Thomas Hysell, 19 Mar 1832^[2]
   5. Joseph Massie b: 1818 in Monroe County, Virginia; 28 Apr 1906 in Lawrence County, Ohio, USA.
2. Mary "Polly" Gore, b: 1799 in VA; m: 23 Oct 1818. 9 children:
   1. Alexander Massie b: ABT 1820 in Monroe County, Virginia
   2. Squire Massie b: 22 Apr 1822 in Monroe County, Virginia
   3. Moses L. Massie b: 1824 in Virginia; m: Nancy Miller
   4. Patton Massie b: 17 Apr 1826 in Monroe County, Virginia
   5. James B. Massie b: ABT 1828 in Mason, Lawrence Co., Ohio
   6. Ruhania Massie b: 1831 in Ohio; m: Hiram Taylor
   7. Albert Massie b: ABT 1832 in Mason, Lawrence Co., Ohio
   8. Reuben Levi Massie b: ABT 1837 in Ohio; m: Elizabeth Corn
   9. Stephen A. Massie b: 1 Jan 1840 in Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio.

1850 living in Mason, Lawrence, Ohio ^[3]

Jonathan Massie Male 62 Virginia

Polly Massie Female 32 Virginia

James Massie Male 22 Ohio

Albert Massie Male 18 Ohio

Reuben Massie Male 13 Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126510339 retrieved 10 Jun 2019 - Jonathan Massie.
2. ↑ Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQN-BLL : 12 April 2016), Albert Massie in household of Jonathan Massie, Mason, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing family 108, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Massie Descendant Outline
• United States Census, 1840
• United States Census, 1850
• United States Census, 1870
• Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001
• Find A Grave Memorial # 126510339
• John gave information

West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-1G7P : 12 September 2020), Jonathan Massey and Sarah Meadows, 1809; citing Marriage, Monroe, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .

"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBPY-MW5 : 11 February 2018), Jonathan Mapey and Polly Gore, 1818; citing Monroe, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,710,519.