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Note for: Otho D. Rench, 24 MAR 1811 - 5 MAR 1891 Index

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According to a letter from Mr. Charles C. Cruse, Otho came to Ohio in 1835.. He was twice married, first to Margaret Elliott (1816-1863) and second to Susan Shicker. His gravestone shows that his age at the time of his death was 79 years, 11 months, and 11 days. This would compute his date of birth to have been circa Feb. 24, 1811. Information from Joe Bosserman.

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Note for: Margaret Elliott, 22 NOV 1816 - 9 APR 1863 Index

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Margaret MAY have been a daughter of William Elliot of Piqua, Miami Co., OH. This is speculation.

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Note for: Susan Shicker, 19 MAR 1824 - 17 MAR 1907 Index

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The 1900 census indicates Susan had a total of three children, one (Martha) still living in 1900. She is buried on the Flammer Family lot in the Highland Cemetery, Covington, Miami Co., OH. She first married Jacob Lyons at age 21, then about 3 years after his death she married Alexander Cobeau, a teacher in West Milton who died in the military, and then her third husband was Otho Rench. Pauline Whitmer, Nov. 10, 2000.

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Note for: ? Henry, - Index

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According to Mr. Gale Honeyman, Mr. Henry lived in PA.

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Note for: Catharine ?, - AFT 1830 Index

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Has been found on the 1830 Census for Huntingdon Co., PA. Listed as living in Barree Twp., 004.

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Note for: Margaret Shafer, 1733 - 1779 Index

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Other spellings for Margaret's maiden name may have been Shaver / Schafer / Shover.

Margaret had 3 full siblings, Nicholas, Elizabeth and Susanna Shafer. She was still living and signed a deed record on Jan. 23, 1779, but was dead before June 19, 1780 when her husband Joseph signed papers with Mrs. Barbara Tefren/Tefron (his 3rd wife-to-be) shortly before their marriage. The preceeding paragraph courtesy Joe Bosseman, April 16, 1997 to this researcher.

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Note for: Susanna Rench, 1755 - 1815 Index

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

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Note for: Stephen Ulrich, 25 APR 1750 - 1835 Index

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Served as Supervisor in Frankstown Twp., Huntingdon (now Blair) Co., PA in 1801 and 1803. "History of Indiana Co., PA" pg. 107, Arms and White, ED, Newark, OH, 1880.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

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Note for: John R. Rench, ABT 1759 - 28 JAN 1820 Index

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The year of birth and the date of death of John was given me (in 1996) by Mrs. John G. Holyoke (nee Frances Eugenia Rench) of Dayton, OH. She did not give her source of information for the two dates. From my own records John's estate was settled and filed in Miami County, OH. The preceeding was furnished by Joe Bosseman on April 16, 1997.
John served as Superviser in Frankstown Twp., Huntingdon (now Blair) Co., PA in 1793. "History of Indiana Co., PA" pg. 107, Arms and White, ED., Newark, OH. 1880.

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Note for: Elizabeth Caylor, - 7 MAR 1845 Index

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Elizabeth's maiden name found as Sayler / Sailor / Cayler / Caler / etc.) Her marriage to John Rench is listed as CALER as shown on page 6263 of I.G.I. microfiched P-0252, Maryland 1988 series. In Miami County, OH her siblings seemed mostly to use SAYLER spelling. (According to Joe Bosserman - April 16, 1997)

She is buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Delaware Co., IN. (According to Gale E. Honeyman - April 25.1997)

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Note for: Peter Rench, 1762 - 27 JUL 1818 Index

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The only known son of Peter and Catharine, Joseph (1785-1856) moved with his wife and children to Bond County, Illinois, therefore no descendants of this branch, with the surnmane Rench remain in the Miami Valley of Ohio.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
According to Phyllis Jean Monroe, via email, Oct. 14, 2003: "Peter Rench was listed in Woodberry Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA tax records lisitng 125 acres, 2 horses and 2 cows. Peter moved his family to Montgomery Co., OH about 1807 and received a land patent Nov. 25, 1812 for 162 acre NW 1/4 Sec 5 of Newton Twp., Miami Co., OH. He died July 17, 1814 and is buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery. His wife Catharine married John Brumbaugh, Sr." Joe Bosserman gives Peter's death date as July 27, 1818.

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Note for: Sebastian Bouslaugh, ABT 1758 - 1841 Index

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Sometimes the surname was also spelled Bauslaugh.

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Note for: Joseph Rench, 1767 - 1815 Index

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Joseph and Susannah came to the Miami Valley (Ohio) from Huntingdon Co., PA with their children c1811/12. Like his brother Peter, Joseph settled in Newton Township, Miami County. Joseph, his wife, and their oldest child, John, were among the first deaths in this area and are buried together in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Joseph died of milk sickness in 1815 and his wife also died of the same illness the following year. Source: Phyllis Jean Monroe

Source: From LDS Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Source: Cindy Torres Owens, cindyo@@staffnet.com, Email 12/3/1997

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Note for: Barbara Tefern, ABT 1735 - 20 MAY 1820 Index

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Barbara's maiden name is not known at this time. She was the third wife of Joseph Rench. Barbara's gravestone in Millhouse Cemetery, Springcreek Twp., Miami Co., OH reads: "dated May 1820, aged 80 odd years." She had at least one daughter by her marriage to Mr. Tefern, namely Margaret (Tefern) Millhouse. There were no children born to Barbara and her second husband Joseph Rench. She and her "new" husband-to-be Joseph Rench, filled out and signed a premarrital agreement (dated June 19, 1780 in Washington Co., MD).

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Note for: Elizabeth Rench, 1753 - 1815 Index

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Elizabeth Rench is thought to have been a child of her father's first marriage, and perhaps she was born about the time of her mother's death. There is a chance that she (Elizabeth) may have been by her father's second marriage and thus a full sister to the rest of her siblings.