Joseph Ogle (1811 - 1861)

Born 10 Mar 1811 in Jefferson Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Mar 1861 at age 50 in Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Joseph married Rachel Alloways on 12 October 1835 in Muskingum county. They were living in Dresden with their growing family in 1850^[1] and 1860.^[2] Joseph was a farmer.

SAD CASUALTY - Mr. Joseph Ogle, a citizen of Dresden in this county, was so seriously injured by the falling of the timbers of a building on Saturday last, as to cause his death in three hours after. The deceased, with others, was engaged in removing the building known as the "Furnace Stable," when owing to the giving or slipping of some of the timbers, a portion fell upon, crushing, and lacerating him in a horrid manner.

He leaves a large family and numerous connections and friends to mourn his sudden demise. The funeral procession on Sabbath (?)est; it is said was the largest ever known in the place.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX34-DDH : 4 April 2020), Joseph Ogle, Jefferson, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing family 1318, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG4-1M2 : 19 March 2020), Joseph Ogle, 1860.
3. ↑ "SAD CASUALTY," Daily Courier (OH: Zanesville, 6 April 1861), p. 3.

See Also:

• Ogle, R.W. & Engler, J.F. (2012). Looking Back at the Ogle Family: A Comprehensive History and Genealogy of the Ogle Families in America, (Vol. 1). Seattle, WA: The Genealogy Printing Co. Print.