Thomas Athey [65507] ⁴³⁹

  General Notes:

145b* Thomas, b. ca. 1783; d. 1870.

/145b/ THOMAS ATHA (5), son of Margaret and William Athy, #65. Born
probably Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Va., ca. 1786; married Abigail MILLER (b.
Va., 7 Aug. 1786; d. Logan Co., Ohio, 29 Dec. 1883), Allegany Co., Md.,
29 July 1804; thought to have moved to Pennsylvania and then to Champaign
Co., Ohio, 1809, and to Logan Co., Ohio, 1811; served during the War of
1812 as private in Captain Joseph Evans' Company, Ohio Militia, enlisted
24 February 1813, discharged 24 March 1813; owned a60 acres, Jefferson
Twp., Logan Co., Ohio; appears census, Jefferson Twp., Logan Co., Ohio,
1820, and Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, 1830, 1840, and 1850; owned 400
acres on headwaters of Mac-o-cheek Creek, Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio;
gave one acre of land to establish the Atha School; died Monroe Twp.,
Logan Co., Ohio, 30 October 1870;

CHILDREN:

535 Susanna, b. Pa., ca. 1805; m. ? BROWN; no known offspring.

535a Son. b. ca. 1806-10,

536 John. b. ca. 1810-11; said to have moved South; n.k.o.

537 Margaret, b. ca. 1810-15; m. Stacy SMITH, Logan C e , Ohio, 2 May 1830; no known offspring.

538 Mary Ann. b. ca. 1810-15; m. Joseph B. WILSON, Logan Co., Ohio, 8 Oct. 1835; no known offspring.

539 Sarah, b. Logan Co., Ohio, 1815; m. Isaac WILKINS, Logan Co., Ohio, 16 July 1839; no known offspring.

540 William, b. Ohio, 1821-23; m. Mary Ann CORSON (b. New Jersey, 1823-25), Logan Co., Ohio, 1 May 1834; appeared census Clark Co., Oh., 1840, Champaign Co., Oh., 1850, Union Co., Oh., 1860, and Pulaski Co., Ind., 1900; 7 children.

541 Elizabeth, b. Logan Co., Ohio, 28 March 1822; m. Jonathan C. FIELDS (b. 26 Oct. 1815; d. 17 Dec. 1907), son of Robert and Susannah Willets Fields, Logan Co., Ohio, 18 Feb. 1841; d. Union Ce, Ohio, 18 June 1903; several children.

542 Joseph T.. b.Logan Co., Ohio, 23 Jan. 1827; moved to York Twp., Union Co., Ohio, ca. 1847; m. Nancy Ann SKIDMORE (b. Logan Co., Ohio, 8 Feb. 1832; d. 1902), dau. of Joshua and Hope Skidmore, Logan C e , Ohio, 8 May 1850; owned 82 acres of land, York Twp., Union Co., Ohio; a schoolteacher; d. 1908; nine children.

543 Nancy Ann. b. Logan Co., Ohio, 1828; m. Thomas Jefferson FIELDS, son of Robert and Susannah Willets Fields, Logan Co., Ohio, 28 Aug. 1845; d. 1900; n.k.o.

544 Simeon L.. b. Logan Co., Ohio, Nov. 1832; m. Rhoda Ann EUANS (b. Logan Co., Ohio, 1836; d. West Liberty, Ohio, Oct. 1917), dau. of Samuel and Jemima Buckley Euans, Logan Co., Ohio, 1857; inventor of "Atha Patented Hub" but was unable to defend the patent, 1869; d. West Liberty, Ohio, 19 May 1917; 6 children.

545 Thomas, Jr.. b. Logan Co., Ohio, 1834; m. Sabrina HARVEY (b. Oh., 1837), Logan Co., Ohio, 1856; lived on his father's farm, Logan Co., Ohio; four children.

546 Abigail, b. Logan Co., Ohio, 1836; d. before 1883; n.k.o.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: Pennsylvania. Thought to have moved to Pennsylvania and then to Champaign
Co., Ohio, 1809, and to Logan Co., Ohio, 1811

• Moved, 1809, Champaign County, Ohio, USA. Thought to have moved to Pennsylvania and then to Champaign
Co., Ohio, 1809, and to Logan Co., Ohio, 1811

• Moved, 1811, Logan County, Ohio, USA. Thought to have moved to Pennsylvania and then to Champaign
Co., Ohio, 1809, and to Logan Co., Ohio, 1811

• Military Service: War of 1812-Enlisted, 24 Feb 1813. Served during the War of 1812 as private in Captain Joseph Evans' Company, Ohio Militia, enlisted 24 February 1813, discharged 24 March 1813;

• Military Service: War of 1812-Discharged, 24 Mar 1813. Served during the War of 1812 as private in Captain Joseph Evans' Company, Ohio Militia, enlisted 24 February 1813, discharged 24 March 1813;

• Land: 60 Acres: Jefferson Township., Logan County, Ohio, USA. Owned 60 acres, Jefferson Twp., Logan Co., Ohio;

• Census, 1820, Jefferson Township., Logan County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Jefferson Twp., Logan Co., Ohio,
1820, and Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Census, 1830, Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Jefferson Twp., Logan Co., Ohio,
1820, and Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Census, 1840, Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Jefferson Twp., Logan Co., Ohio,
1820, and Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Census, 1850, Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Jefferson Twp., Logan Co., Ohio,
1820, and Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Land: 400 acres: Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio, USA. Owned 400 acres on headwaters of Mac-o-cheek Creek, Monroe Twp., Logan Co., Ohio;

• Land: Gave one acre of land to establish the Atha School.

Thomas married Abigail Miller [65508] [MRIN: 14448] on 29 Jul 1804 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. (Abigail Miller [65508] was born on 7 Aug 1786 in Virginia, USA and died on 29 Dec 1883 in Logan County, Ohio, USA.)