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Aaron Vancleave – Saga #2

By The Paper of Montgomery County | March 19, 2023

Aaron Vancleave as was noted in the first Vancleave Saga and I share birthdays, ten days before Christmas his in 1768 Rowan County, North Carolina, oddly from where many of…

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Harshbarger Saga #3 – Mary Harshbarger Nofsinger

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 22, 2023

An almost Christmas present (same with our daughter – day after Valentine’s but she’s still our sweetie) came to be the day after the holiday in 1790 in Virginia, likely…

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Harshbarger Saga #2 – Jacob

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 15, 2023

Lancaster County, PA (or Franklin) was the place this week’s Saga feature, Jacob Harshbarger, entered the world on 24 June 1792, moving with his parents to Roanoke Valley as a…

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Final Durham Saga – #4 Jesse Younce Durham

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 1, 2023

Nine children were born to Jesse Younce (also found as Youce) Durham, today’s feature and his wife, Martha Tarkington (haven’t checked it out but she is supposed to be a…

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Durham Saga #3 – John Harrison Durham

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 26, 2023

John Harrison Durham came into the world (16 Sept 1808) on his parents (John J and Celia Bonham) farm near Perryville, Kentucky and passed away right here in Montgomery County…

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Durham Saga #2 – Jeremiah Brisco

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 19, 2023

Jeremiah Brisco Durham popped into this world in Mercer County, Kentucky on 27 June 1806 to John J. and Celia Bonham Durham, their second son and third child. He joined…

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Ball Saga #6 – The Final Two – Salome And Sarah

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 10, 2023

Salome Ball was born April 21, 1821 in Butler, Ohio. Her future husband, Abram Heath, was born there as well in June the year before. He also passed away a…

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Ball Saga #6 – The Final Two – Salome And Sarah

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 5, 2023

Salome Ball was born April 21, 1821 in Butler, Ohio. Her future husband, Abram Heath, was born there as well in June the year before. He also passed away a…

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Ball Saga #4 – Nathan and Isaiah

By The Paper of Montgomery County | December 15, 2022

Nathan was born 30 Jan 1813 Butler, Ohio and passed away 21 April 1852. Not long after Nathan’s death his brother James and Levi Moore, who were guardians of his…

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Ball Saga #3 – Meet Abigail

By The Paper of Montgomery County | December 8, 2022

Meet Abigail Ball born 28 September 1812 and although she was not in a census that we would know where she was born (died 30 Sept 1846 before the 1850…

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