Person:Jonathon Dresbach (1)

birth parents: Johann Dresbach and Magdalene Buchs

Obituary: DIED Mr. Jonathan Dresbach departed this life on the 18th inst. in the sixty-fifth year of his age after a very severe illness of Lung Fever, for some six weeks. Mrs. Dresbach was favorably known as a good citizen, an exemplary and kind father, and an affectionate husband. He has lived in this country some fifty years and has been identified with the interest and improvement of this county for this last half century. During his sickness, and especially a few days previous to his departure out of this world, he enjoyed great peace of mind, and was anxious to depart and be with the sinner's friend. He leaves a large family and many friends to mourn his absence. W. Hanby appeared in the Circleville Watchman on 24 May 1861

Jonathon was co-owner of printing business, Circleville. He and his brother George, donated land for the Dresbach United Brethren Church on the Pickaway/Ross County line. They both wanted to donate land for the church, and they had adjoining farms, so they each gave some of the land. Their land joined at the county line, George owned a farm in Saltcreek Twp, Pickaway Co., and Jonathon owned a farm in Clearcreek Twp., Fairfield Co. The church sat on the county line. It was in 1828-1829 that they donated the land. Later the road was built around the church and cemetery.

FROM "PICKAWAY COUNTY HISTORY:
"The last bear killed in Pickaway County was discovered by William Drum and George Morgan, on the farm of Drum's father, and followed by them into Washington Twp. Pursued closely by men and dogs, the bear ran up a white oak tree, on the farm now owned by George W. Stout. Among those who joined the chase were Jonathan Dreisbach and John Reichelderfer,who had their guns with them and were pretty good shots. Both were ambitious of the honor of killing the animal, and, in order to gratify them, it was decided by Drum and Morgan, masters of ceremonies, to let them shoot simultaneously. The bear was killed instantly. He lodged in the fork of the tree, which had to be cut down in order to get him. The animal was a very large specimen, and his hide was sold for the sum of $18. This was in June 1840."

The Otterbein University of Ohio:
It is so called from Philip Wm. Otterbein, the founder of the church under whose auspices the university was first established, and by which it is now controlled. It was chartered in 1849 by the legislature of Ohio with university privileges. The names of the first trustees were Levi Dean, Jonathan Dresbach & William Hanby, of the Scioto Annual Conference, of the Church of the United Brethren of Christ, and Jacob Boyer, Peter Flock & P. Hulbert, of the Sandusky Conference of the same church. Source -- ?

FROM A LEDGER KEPT BY JONATHAN DRESBACH COMES THE FOLLOWING FAMILY INFORMATION:

"Family record of Jonathan Dresbach and of his father and mother -

Jacob Dresbach was born in the year ____ on the ____. Jacob Dresbach departed this life June the 11st in the year of our Lord 1804.

Leadiah Dresbach was born March the 15th in the year 1759.
Leadiah Dresbach departed this life on the 15th day of February 1836, aged 78 years 11 months. Lived with her husband 29 years and 3 months and a widow 31 years 7 months 24 days and had 14 children - 9 sons and 5 daughters and at her deth had 108 grandchildren and 46 grate grandchildren.

November the 1th, 1843, Malinda Dresbach res'd of Mr. Jonathan Dresbach, her father, as an outfit for housekeeping: Two beds, 80 lb of feathers, 4 coverlets, 4 quilts, 7 blankets, $75.00; Goods per bill by Rodgers $57.50; Furniture by Pontious & Robonson $29.00; One iron kittle, candle molds, pan & sarver $3.72; One bay mare $50.00; three cowes $30.00; three hogues $5.00; one wheal & reale $4.50; April the 1th, 1854 to cash paid on the setelment of the expense of the house with L. S. Morris $75.69.

March the 1th, 1846 John L. Dresbach reseved of Mr. Jonathan Dresbach, his father, as an outfit for housekeeping: Two beds, 46 lb of feathers, 2 coverletes, one some worne, 1 quilt, 5 blankets, $38.50; two bedsteds $10.00, six chares $5.00 tabel and stand $21.50; Goods per bill by Grage & Oldes $22.00; One Iron Kittle $2.00, One bay mare $55.00; three cowes $30.00; seven sheape $7.00; To cash to pay for two horses $135.00.

April the 1th, 1848, Jemima Dresbach reseve of Mr. Jonathan Dresbach, her father, as an outfit for housekeaping: Two beds, 79 lb of feathers, 4 coverletes and 4 quiltes, 7 blankets $74.75; To goods per bill by George B. Dresbach $17.50; To goods per bill by Atwater & Martin $2.93; To goods per bill by Atwater & Martin $7.87; To goods per bill by Burse for cokin stove $28.68; To goods per bill by Doddridg $24.00; To crockes & washbord, lg. bacon tray & tabel $7.51; to seven chares by Melane $9.00; To two bedstedes & stand $12.50; To three cowes $30.00; To one horse $65.00; To seven hed of hoges $14.00; To one big wheal and reale $5.00; To one yoke of 2 year old oxin $31.00.

December the 1th, 1846, Benjamin Dresbach reseved of Mr. Jonathan Dresbach his father as an outfit for housekeeping: Two beds, 42 lb. of feathers, two coverlets, 5 blankets $29.50; To furniture, 2 bedsteds & tabel, 1 safe, 1 set of chare, 1 rocking chare $25.87; To goods per bill by Noha Gray $7.37; To goods per bill by Atwatter $71.35; To one kooking stove $30.00; To three cowes $3.00; To one horse & one mare $125.00; To cash to mek him equale with John L. Dresbach $52.00.

December the 1th, 1851, Lydia Dresbach reseved of Mr. Jonathan Dresbach hir father as an outfit for housekeeping: two bedes, 73 lb of feathers $18.25; four coverlets, four quilts, sevin blankits $59.50; To one burow with glass, 2 bedstids, 1 tabel, 1 stand, 1 rocking chare $40.00; one set of chares, one safe, one bake tray, one washbord $15.25; to one kooking stove, churn, tabel and tin ware $43.97; to two sets of knives and forkes and butcher knife and 2 sad irons $5.80; October the 1th, Goods per bil by Delaplane $24.16; November the 9 To Crockes, jars and scisers $2.70; To two cowes and two heffers $28.00; to one dun horse $75.00.

May 1, 1860 Jane Dresbach - goods per bill by John Coon & Co. for drses $24.38; goods per bill by Fred Picking tin ware $6.70; furniture by G.W. Mires $31.50; stove and furenture and coffee mill W. W. Biers $35.25; stand & bacin tray by W. Robey $3.50; Bill of goods by Delaplane $29.19; 68 lbs of feathers, 4 coverlits, 4 quilts, 5 blankets $53.25; one bay mare $80.00; three cows $30.00; March 10, 1863 Cash paid by John J. Dresbach $33.00.

April 30, 1863 Nancy Dresbach - one bed and beding $16.00; 4 coverlits, 3 quilts $35.00; one bay mare $60.00; one heifer $4.00; April 30, 1865 cash by John J. Dresback $212.00; April 30, 1863 paid Nancy Dresback $115.00 for wages alow'd buy her father.

(This is not all of the children. Original spellings have been retained in copying from the Dresbach ledger provided courtesy of Harold Himes.)