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Joseph Wasson

Born 3 Jan 1775 in Iredell, North Carolina

Ancestors

Son of Joseph Wasson Sr. and Sarah (Smith) Wasson

Brother of Archibald Wasson, John Wasson, David Wasson, Nathaniel McCoy Wasson, Ezra Edmond Wasson, Elizabeth (Wasson) Lambert, Mary (Wasson) Campbell and Lemuel Wasson

Husband of Ellen Pitcher (Ryland) Wasson — married about 1795 in Kentucky, United States

Husband of Mary (Sellers) Wasson — married 4 Nov 1824 in Preble, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Father of Sarah (Wasson) Quinn, Joseph Wasson, Hiram Wasson, Lewis Wasson, Myra Wasson, Nancy Jane (Wasson) Quinn, Almira Wasson and Lewis Wasson

Died after 14 Jan 1845 after age 70 in Eaton, Preble, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1775. He is the son of Joseph Wasson and Sarah Smith. ^[1]

He is buried in Ohio, so did he move to Missouri and then on to Ohio where he died?

Burial Mound Hill Cemetery , Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, USA

Joseph Wasson of Madison County, Kentucky - listed in Kentucky tax lists: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005. Ancestry

Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Kentucky Census, 1810-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Ancestry

Joseph Wasson married Mary Henderson on 4 November 1824 in Preble County, Ohio, see Ancestry

1820 Census: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Eaton, Preble, Ohio; Page: 76; NARA Roll: M33_95; Image: 92; Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. [1]

1830 Census: Year: 1830; Census Place: Eaton, Preble, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 138; Page: 358; Family History Library Film: 0337949; Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. [2]

1840 Census: Year: 1840; Census Place: Twin, Preble, Ohio; Roll: 421; Page: 122; Family History Library Film: 0020174; Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. [3]

If this is the same Joseph Wasson that moved to Howard County, Missouri, in 1810, how do we explain his presence in Preble County, Ohio, in 1820, 1830, and 1840? Why would his heirs be mentioned in 1829 in Howard County, Missouri, if he were still living in Preble County, Ohio? - Justin Watkins

Preble County, Ohio, Deed Book 10, p. 373, rec. 17 May 1830, Family Search

Preble County, Ohio, Deed Book 15, p. 125,1 Oct 1833, rec. 4 Oct 1833, [4]

Preble County, Ohio, Deed Book 19, p. 14, 9 July 1835, rec. 6 Nov 1835, [5]

Notice that Joseph Wasson of Howard County, Missouri, was issued a Federal Land Grant in 1837: BLM GLO Records

Land grants for Joseph Warson of Howard County, Missouri: BLM GLO Records

BLM GLO Records

And as per the "story" on Ryland Wasson's profile, they say that Ryland's father was, Joseph, but I think they meant to say "Joseph" but this story is almost exactly what is on his profile... and they say James Wasson set up the mill.

"Very few of the streams furnished mill sites. In the very early days

of pioneer civilization, James Wasson set up a gi'ist-mill on Muddy Creek and named it “Pin Hook Mill.” Some of the settlements had the old mill which was run by horse-power and this was the most reliable because inclement weather and swollen streams sometimes kept the neighborhood from the water-mill, and in this emergency the coffee-mill was resorted to. When some had not coffee mills—they didn’t all have them—a grater was made by punching holes in a tin can, the corn softened by boiling water and the meal grated. In 1829, for weeks, whole settlements sub¬ sisted on meal grated and ground by the improvised grater and the coffee- mill. A little later, Flat Creek furnished mill-sites. [6]

Joseph Wasson (1775-1845) cannot be the father of Thomas Wasson. There is a Joseph Wasson present in Fort Cooper with Thomas Wasson. This Joseph Wasson died in 1829 in Howard County, Missouri and is referenced in a deed record from that year. Thomas Wasson was the son of Joseph and Ellen Wasson according to his tombstone at Mt. Herman Cemetery in Pettis County, Missouri, but the Joseph Wasson that married Ellen Ryland was NOT the same as the Joseph Wasson who was born in 1775 and died in 1845 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio. The fact that there is no evidence that the Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, ever left there; that there was another Joseph Wasson who lived in Madison County, Kentucky AT THE SAME TIME as the above Joseph Wasson was living in Preble County, Ohio; that the Joseph Wasson of Madison County, Kentucky, moved to Howard County, Missouri, BUT the above Joseph Wasson was living in Preble County, Ohio at the same time; and that the Joseph Wasson of Howard County, Missouri clearly died before 1829, while the Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, died in 1845 demonstrates that the above Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, and Joseph Wasson of Madison County, Kentucky, and Howard County, Missouri, COULD NOT POSSIBLY be the same individual. It is my view, based on this evidence, that the DAR and SAR have accepted a spurious lineage for the descent of Thomas Wasson from the Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Wasson. - Justin Watkins

Sources

↑ Another source for this information is needed.

Joseph Wasson, Jr (1775-1845) on Find A Grave: Memorial #8560924 retrieved 26 June 2018
Limper, Harriet Neville. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A History of Some of the Descendants of Joseph Wasson and Some Allied Lines. Baton Rouge, LA: Self-published, April, 1988.
Heirs of Joseph Wasson of Howard County, Missouri, listed in Howard County, Missouri, Deed Book K, p. 214, 28 April 1829, FHL Film 008196686, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLK-6FZ?i=398&cat=215752

Moved from Madison County, Kentucky, to Howard County, Missouri in 1810 - Portrait and Biographical Record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1893), 694

Newspaper references: Missouri Intelligencer, 10 June 1820, https://www.newspapers.com/image/338259714/?terms=%22Joseph%20Wasson%22&match=1

Missouri Intelligencer, 17 June 1820, https://www.newspapers.com/image/338259741/?terms=%22Joseph%20Wasson%22&match=1

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:

~1.56% Billie Reid : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member greenplantwomanfree
~0.78% Zac Bond : 23andMe, GEDmatch M153339 [compare]
~0.78% Laura Enomoto : 23andMe, GEDmatch NY5974392 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NY5974392 [compare], Ancestry member irish_focus_kc
~0.78% Kate (Thomas) Shepard : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A242801 [compare], Ancestry member kate_shepard

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Justin Watkins

I would like to see proof that Ellen Pitcher Ryland was married to the Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio. I am not convinced that the Joseph Wasson she married is the same as the Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio. Several of the additional children listed under this Joseph above are mentioned in an 1829 deed in Howard County, Missouri, listing the heirs of Joseph Wasson, indicating that their father was deceased. Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, however, did not die until 1845. The difference in death dates would indicate that the two are not the same.

posted Feb 03, 2023 by Justin Watkins

Hans Hofmann

Wasson-2170 and Wasson-740 appear to represent the same person because: It is unlikely that Ellen Pitcher Ryland was married to both Joseph Wasson's - if there are two different ones. Also, Ellen has additional children linked which are attributed to the other Wasson

posted Feb 02, 2023 by Hans Hofmann

Justin Watkins

I have updated the profile with census data from Preble County, Ohio, which I believe prove that Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, stayed in that county and did not move to Missouri. I have also added Federal Land Grants which show that Joseph Warson/Wasson of Howard County, Missouri, was living there at the same time as the other Joseph Wasson was living in Preble County, Ohio. This is further demonstrated by Joseph Warson of Howard County, Missouri, filing a federal land grant in 1824 while Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio appears on a deed record that same year in Preble County, Ohio. It should also be noted that the children of Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio (other than Thomas) listed above include Sarah, Joseph, Hiram, Lewis, Myra/Almira, and Nancy Jane. The children of Joseph Warson/Wasson of Howard County, Missouri, according to the 1829 deed are Thomas, John, Claborn, Joseph, Susan, and Frances. Other than Thomas and Joseph, these are not the same set of names. To me, that is proof that Thomas Wasson was a son of Joseph Wasson of Howard County, Missouri and NOT a son of Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio. Add to that the fact there is NO RECORD of a marriage between Joseph Wasson and Ellen Ryland in Preble County, Ohio and that the only marriage record for Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, is to Mary Henderson in 1824. If you can prove me wrong on this and that the Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio, was IN FACT the same as Joseph Warson/Wasson of Howard County, Missouri, please show me. Otherwise, I will create a new profile for Joseph Warson/Wasson of Howard County, Missouri. Due to the mismatch in children lists, I will list his wife as Ellen, but not as Ellen Ryland until I do more research into the children listed for Joseph Wasson of Preble County, Ohio.

posted Mar 16, 2023 by Justin Watkins
edited Mar 16, 2023 by Justin Watkins

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Joseph Wasson (1775 - aft. 1845)

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