Nathaniel John Polen Jr. (abt. 1802 - 1875)

Born about 1802 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Gotshall) Polen — married 15 Apr 1824 in Harrison, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1875 at about age 73 in Wayne Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Nathanial is alleged to have born in 1792 per a late grave marker placed at Barber Ridge Cemetery in Monroe County, Ohio. This also names his second wife Miriam. The 1792 birth year on this stone was not once reflected during the 1830 thru 1870 U. S. Federal Census. Nathaniel was consistently enumerated as born after 1800 during the 1830 & 1840 U.S. Federal Census, and more specifically, about 10 years later in 1802 when his actual age was enumerated. The same late headstone indicates he died in 1876.

Nathaniel was married in 1824 in Harrison County, Ohio to Margaret Gatschall. Margaret passed away sometime before 1849. On 28 December 1849, Nathaniel Polin of Monroe County, Ohio, Mortgaged to John and George Moose all of the E ½ of the SE ¼ of S28 T5 R6. This was to ensure that he would perform his duties as Court Appointed Guardian of his own children. Those children named were George, Jacob, Samuel, Alexander, Howard, Rachel and Mary Ann.

Nathaniel was named in the administration of Jacob Gatschall, deceased, as guardian to Margaret's 7 minor children; George, Howard, Rachel, Samuel, Alexander, Mary Ann, and Jacob Polen. Three married daughters of Margaret "Peggy" Polen were additionally named in this administration as; Eliza, wife of James Barber; Mary, wife of John Smith; and Eleanor, wife of Jackson Baker.

After the death of Margaret, Nathaniel was again married to his wife Miriam. After this wife passed in 1863, he again married to his last wife Alvira

Sources

• Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZC5-L45 : 8 December 2017), Nathaniel Polen and Margaret Gutschall, 15 Apr 1824; citing Marriage, Harrison, Ohio, United States, v A p 268, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
• [1] 1830 Household of Nathaniel Poland, Jr., German, Harrison, Ohio
• [2] 1840 Household of Nathaniel Poland, Wayne, Monroe, Ohio
• [3] 10 July 1844 Patent of Nathaniel Polen, Junior, of Carroll Co., OH containing 79 and 84/100th acres of land in Monroe County, OH. U. S. Dept. Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management. Accessed 18 Mar 2023 by H. Kleine
• 1850 Household of Nathaniel Polen, Wayne, Monroe, Ohio

Nathaniel Polen, 48 VA

Rachel Polen, 18 OH

George Polen, 18 OH

Samuel Polen, 15 OH

Alexander Polen, 12 OH

Mary Polen, 10 OH

Jacob Polen, 8 OH

• 1860 Household of Nathaniel Polen, Wayne, Monroe, Ohio

Nathaniel Polin, 58 VA

Mariam Polin, 36 OH

Margaret A Polin, 12 OH

Jane Polin, 7 OH

David Polin, 5 OH

William Polin, 4 OH

John Polin, 1 OH

• 1870 Household of Nathaniel Poland, Center, Monroe, Ohio

Nathaniel Poland, 67 MD

Alvira Poland, 40 OH

David Poland, 16 OH

Elias Poland, 7 OH

Charles Poland, 7/12 OH

Sarah E Powell, 12 OH

Wilbert Powell, 6 OH

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 September 2020), memorial page for Nathaniel Polen Jr. (1792–13 Jun 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #42342641, citing Barber Ridge Cemetery, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Ohio River Valley Families (contributor 46528272) .
• Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses. [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• [4] Mortgage 1849 -- OH, Monroe Co., Deed Book 10 Pg. 242