George N. Jerauld (1811 - 1894)

Born 23 Dec 1811 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States

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Died 15 Feb 1894 at age 82 in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

George N. Jerauld was born 23 Dec 1811 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, the son of Edward Gorton Jerauld and Sophia Baker. He was a young boy of six when his father moved the family to Princeton, in Gibson County, south-western Indiana, following an uncle who had settled there. Then, during the four years between 1824 and 1828, after his mother had died and his father had relocated the family to New Harmony, Posey County, he learned the tailor trade and worked as a tailor. In view of declining health, he was advised to return to Princeton, where he began working in the grocery of his uncle and eventually built up his own dry goods business.^[1] On 18 Mar 1835, he married Sarah Stallings, who died only five years later.^[2] Then, in 1842, he married Nancy Foster, with whom he had seven children, among whom were:

1. Mary F. Jerauld (1843–1923)
2. Anson M Jerauld (1845- )
3. Annie Jerauld (1847-bef.1850)
4. Laura (Jerauld) Owen (1849–1937)
5. Amelia (Jerauld) Paxton (1853–1940)

George was noted in the region for having run his business continuously in the same location for over sixty years.

Politically Mr. Jerauld was originally an old line Whig. In 1860 he voted for Abraham Lincoln, and from that time to the present has been a consistent and zealous Republican. Mrs. Jerauld is a member of the Presbyterian Church.^[1]

George died just four months after his wife, on 15 Feb 1894, at age 82, and is buried with her at Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Research Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tartt, 1884, p. 165.
2. ↑ Mention of this marriage is found in Tartt. Nothing further is currently known of Sarah Stallings.

Sources

• FamilySearch Details page for George N. Jerauld (1811-1894).
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 March 2022), memorial page for George N Jerauld (23 Dec 1811–15 Feb 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #62749961, citing Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Ann Rorabaugh (contributor 46629248), with facsimile of newspaper obituary.
• Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. FamilySearch database with images.
  • Gibson County Marriage Record, Vol. A (1813-1839), p. 110 (image 57), Record #970. Marriage of George N. [transcr. "H"] Jerauld and Sarah Stallings, 18 Mar 1835. Officiate: A. C. Mills Esqr. (License, 18 Mar 1835).
  • Gibson County Marriage Record, Vol. B (1839-1856), p. 35 (image 20), Record #1578. Marriage of George N. Jerauld [transcr. "Ferauld"] and Nancy Foster, 19 Apr 1842. Officiate: Revd. R. H. Tilly.
• Gorton, Adelos. The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton ... and a History of the Colony of Providence and Rhode Island Plantations. Philadelphia: Publisher unknown, 1907, p. 397.
• Tartt, James T. History of Gibson County, Indiana, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Edwardsville, IL: Jas. T. Tartt & Co., 1884.
• US Census, Indiana. FamilySearch database with images.
  • 1850, Gibson County, Patoka Twp, Princeton, p. 13A (image 2), family 167, lines 15-24. (NARA M432 roll 147). Household members: George N Gerall (38 RI, merchant), Nancy (35 KY), Mary (7 IN), Anson (5 IN), Loury (0:5 IN), Mary Conrey (43 TN), Edward G Gerall (65 RI), Joanna Welsh (43 RI), Edward [Welsh] (20 IN, clerk).
  • 1860, Gibson County, Patoka Twp, Princeton, p. 58 (image 27), family 420, lines 29-39. (NARA M653 roll 260). Household members: George N [transcr. "A"] Jerauld (49 RI, merchant), Nancy (47 KY), Mary (17 IN), Laura (11 IN), Permelia (7 IN), Margaret Ettley (35 Germany), Ernst Greenwaldt (17 Germany), Rosa Masa (16 IN), Ed. [transcr. "Edj"] Jerault (77 RI, store clerk), Allen C. Small (17 IN), Jane Small (19 IN), Margaret Small (21 IN).
  • 1870, Gibson County, Patoka Twp, p. 297A (image 17), family 119, lines 14-17. (NARA M593 roll 316). Household members: George N. Jerauld (59 RI, retail merchant), Nancy (56 KY), Laura (19 IN), Alelia (16 IN).
  • 1880, Gibson County, Patoka Twp, p. 359A (image 33), family 314, lines 11-12. (NARA T9 roll 279). Household members: G N Gerauld (68 RI, gry good merchant), Nancy (66 KY).