Jabez Coulson (1774 - 1853)

Born 1 Oct 1774 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania

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Died 30 Nov 1853 at age 79 in Kensington, Columbiana, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jabez Coulson, the father of Jehu, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1774, Jabez was the son of Samuel Coulson, whose family came from Derbyshire, England.^{[1] [2]}

It is related of Jabez that when he was a small boy at one time his clothing consisted of nothing but a long tow shirt. His older sisters decided that he should not go to church in that costume and gave orders accordingly, but when they arrived at the church they found him already there in his tow shirt, sitting on one of the back benches. Another story is that he crept out from under one of the benches wearing his tow shirt after meeting had commenced. ^[3]

Jabez Coulson served in the war with England in 1812, and was a school teacher when a young man.^[4]

Marriage and Family

Jabez Coulson's mother, C.C. Coulson's great great grandmother, was living with her son, Jehu, in the United States of America at the time of the Indian scare in 1814. The family were preparing to leave, but the old lady, Tamar Coulson, would not go unless they took with them a certain feather bed that she was much attached to, but she finally gave up to go without It. This Indian scare proved to be a false alarm. Jabez Coulson married Anne Van Horn, a Pennsylvania Dutch lady. Anne Van Horn was born in 1778, and died in 1846. We know but little about her family. Her father's name was William. It is said of him that during the Revolution, he sold his farm in Pennsylvania and had all his property in the form of Continental money which at the time was repudiated by the government. He lost it all. The Coulson's were conservatixe, careful people, and good reasoners. Jabez Coulson was raised a Quaker, but married out of Meeting. His father was a Tory, and Jabez told that during the time of the Revolution he could remember hearing his father and older brothers cry, "Hurrah for King George!" ^[5]

Jabez Coulson was one of the earliest justices of the peace in what is now Franklin township, arriving shortly after 1814. "Coulson, George H., son of John and Catherine (Holland) Coulson, b. Hanover, 1836, Fruit Grower, p.o. add, Bucks."^[6] "Jabez, who was justice of the peace, and interested in politics, wrote the following poem in 1821:

My friends, the day is drawing near, which God of Nature gives. For choosing our Senator. Keen candidates are plenty, too. On legislation bent. Fifteen or twenty wish to go. But Lord knows who'll be sent. Some talked of starting John again, But others think it best To send a plainer-coated man. And let the doctor rest. Old Joey, he lies still, for fear Of being sore perplexed; But if he takes his wind this year. He'll speak the better next. Some say that Wilson, Will and Dan, Each one a prize will take; While others as sincerely plan For Peter, George, and Jake. Alex, some say, will scarely crawl, And Ike will run but little; But I say a fair race to all, Both Club and Hitabidle. Throw up the reins and let them run. Apply the whip and spur. And when the glittering prize is won They'll care for you no more." ^[7]

Death and Legacy

Jabez Coulson died in Ohio in 1853. At the time of his death, Jabez owned two hundred acres of land.^[8] Jabez was buried at Sandy Springs Cemetery in Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Randolph, C.C., "Family History: A History of the Ancestors and Relatives of C. C. Randolph." The Review Publishing Company, Alliance, Ohio. 1908
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/189014389/jabez-coulson : accessed 23 July 2021), memorial page for Jabez Coulson (1 Oct 1774–30 Nov 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 189014389, citing Sandy Springs Cemetery, Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Joseph Coulson (contributor 47527906) Body lost or destroyed.
3. ↑ Randolph, C.C., "Family History: A History of the Ancestors and Relatives of C. C. Randolph." The Review Publishing Company, Alliance, Ohio. 1908
4. ↑ Randolph, C.C., "Family History: A History of the Ancestors and Relatives of C. C. Randolph." The Review Publishing Company, Alliance, Ohio. 1908
5. ↑ Randolph, C.C., "Family History: A History of the Ancestors and Relatives of C. C. Randolph." The Review Publishing Company, Alliance, Ohio. 1908
6. ↑ Mack, Horace. "History of Columbiana County, Ohio." 1878. Page 152.
7. ↑ Randolph, C.C., "Family History: A History of the Ancestors and Relatives of C. C. Randolph." The Review Publishing Company, Alliance, Ohio. 1908
8. ↑ Randolph, C.C., "Family History: A History of the Ancestors and Relatives of C. C. Randolph." The Review Publishing Company, Alliance, Ohio. 1908
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/189014389/jabez-coulson : accessed 23 July 2021), memorial page for Jabez Coulson (1 Oct 1774–30 Nov 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 189014389, citing Sandy Springs Cemetery, Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Joseph Coulson (contributor 47527906) Body lost or destroyed.