Jacob F Clawson (1792 - 1881)

Born 4 Apr 1792 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1881 at age 89 in Clarksfield, Huron, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jacob was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1792. The family went to Tomkins County, New York in 1800. He married Betsy E. Rowland there in 1813.^[1]

Jacob and his wife Betsy Rowland moved to Clarksfield, Huron County, Ohio in 1831 where they settled on a farm. He was also a mechanic and woodworker, turning out chairs and coffins. "He also spent some time catching wild pigeons and hiveing bees and liked to tell a good story."^[2] Betsy and Jacob had five children:^[2]

1. Eliza Ann b 1815; m Lemuel Case and moved to Michigan
2. Emeline m Worlin Carlton, died in 1857
3. John F. b 1820; m Dorcas Phillips of Hartland
4. Margaret b 1823; m Daniel Bills; she died in 1883
5. Luke R. b 1830; moved to Michigan

Jacob's brother John G. relocated from North Hector, New York in 1836 and lived in a log cabin next to Jacob's property.^[3]

Jacob died on September 19, 1881 at Clarksfield, Ohio.^[4] He is interred at the Collinwood Cemetary there.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Find-a-Grave Link.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Weeks, F.E. Pioneer History of Clarksfield. Clarksfield, OH: Self-Published, 1908. Page 84.
3. ↑ Weeks, 1908. Page 162.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6VX-5YV : 10 March 2018), Jacob Clawson, 19 Sep 1881; citing Death, Clarksfield, Clarksfield Township, Huron, Ohio, United States, source ID bk 1 p 91, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 865,076.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #41345827