Settlements of Madison Twp. (1810)

-Ajax (a R.R. stop in 1911), Section 6

-Astoria (a P.O. in 1840) / Jacktown, Section 6

-Ball's Ferry (c1818) / Brownstown, Section 4

-Brown's Run Area (c1798), Section 3

-Christiana (a P.O. in 1829), Section 2

-Gregory Ford / Gregory Crossing, Section 16

-Miltonville (1816), Section 30

-Poasttown (1818) / West Liberty (1818), Section 11

-Poasttown Heights (1924), Section 2

-Sunsbury (1815, in this area, not related to Sunsbury in Geman Twp.), Section18

-Templeton (1813), Section 12

-Trenton (1821) / Bloomfield (1816), Sections 31 & 32

-Vail's Mill (1802, on both sides of river at bridge into Middletown), Section 27

-West Middletown (1907) / Heno (1890) / Madison City (1846), Section 22

-Woodsdale (1867,in 4 townships & both sides of the river) / Augspurger (1829), Section 19


-Lemon Twp. still owns the southeastern quad of Section 4, even though it is on this side

of the river.

* name of place; other names it has been known as; year of first known existence, settlement, or

founding.

* R.R. = railroad; P.O. = post office; c = circa.

Take care,
J. Larry Helton, Jr.

Augspurger Cemetery, Madison Twp.


Location:

-Augspurger Farm parcel

-bordered by 6328 Sycamore Rd., Sycamore Rd., Kay Dr., and dead-end of Trenton Pl.

-fence, gate, and cable; mowed; dirt road.

Heavily vandalized.

Fourteen broken and missing gravestones.

Seven marked graves:

-Augspurger, partial monument stone found over fence in the woods.

-Augspurger, Catharina, born Mar. 7, 1849, died Mar. 14, 1885 (OS)

Augspurger, Catharina, 1849-1885 (NS)

separate Mother stone (NS)

Augspurger, N. G., 1843-1916 (OS)

Augspurger, Nicholas G., 1843-1916 (NS)

separate Father stone (NS)

-Augspurger, Elizabeth, born Nov. 2, 1860, died Mar. 24, 1884 (OS)

-Augspurger, Magdalena G. Augspurger, born Oct. 19, 1847, died Jan. 28, 1902 (OS)

Augspurger, Magdalena Gautsche, 1800's (NS)

Augspurger, Magdalena, Oct. 19, 1847, Jan. 28, 1902 (NS)

Augspurger, Rev. Nicholas, 1811-1872 (NS)

-Ramseyer, Catherine 1837-1916, Mother (OS)

-Zimmerman, Andrew; Baden, Germany 1793, Trenton, Ohio 1850 (NS)

(NS) = new stone

(OS) = old stone

Gospel Herald Obituary - January 1917

Augspurger. - Nicklous Augspurger, son of the late Bishop Nickolas and Magdalena Augspurger, was bon near Trenton, Butler Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1843; passed to his eternal reward on Dec. 27, 1916; aged 73 y. 10 m. 5 d. He united in marriage with Catharine Schantz, Feb. 20, 1873, who preceded him in death March 4, 1885. This union was blessed with two daughters and one son, Clara, Julina, and Willis, who are left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father. he also leaves seven grandchildren, two brothers, one sister. Two grand children preceded him in death. In his youth he united with the Amish Church near Trenton, Ohio, of which his father and grandfather were for many years the bishop. Funeral services were held at his late home in Trenton by David Augspurger in German and at the Trenton Church by H. H. Grubb in English. Interment in Augspurger Cemetery.

Take care,
J. Larry Helton, Jr.

To M.A. Lewis

 

I have read your entries and commend your efforts.

 

I generally research south eastern Indiana but also some in Hamilton, Butler, and nearby counties as to New Jersey and New York migrants, many having some connection to my Pearce line.  In short I do not look at the state line between the Miami River and the Whitewater Valley.  Additionally, I am working with a researcher of the Michael Pearce family of Trenton, Preble Co., OH, to whose line I am probably related.  There are Lewis members far back, one being Hope Lewis who m. prob. late 1790s Daniel Runyon, born Long Hope, NJ,

 

Another is a Louisa or Mary Lewis who married Lewis Jefferson Pearce who was born in Hamilton Co., OH.  On my tree I have him as a son of my gg grandfather Pearce's brother, James S. Pearce.  I think they lived in Madisonville, Columbia Twp., Hamilton Co., or possibly Sycamore Twp.  Wondering if either of the Lewis names mean anything to you?

 

Last month I scoured the cemeteries on FindAGrave in Fayette, Union and Rush Cos., IN with excursions into Franklin Co.  I am preparing entries for the Fayette Co., IN Bicentennial History Book as well.  I know my Pearce family from Sussex Co., NJ/Orange Co., NY and briefly the Finger Lakes before migrating west, were acquainted with many of the Dutch and English from NJ and NY who migrated to western OH, southeastern  IN.  I found many familiar names on the cemeteries list and hope one day the links will be set.  (I host a gently used discussion forum at instomer@yahoogroups.com on these folk in migration to the area of St. Omer, Decatur Co., IN.

 

Regards,

S. Pearce