Person:Michael Nigh (2)

Elizabeth Nigh Female Family

Event(s): Birth: 22 MAR 1832 , Fairfield, Ohio

Christening: Death: 21 JAN 1909

Burial:

Parents: Father: Michael M. Nigh Family Mother: Mary Ann Bechtel

Marriages: Spouse: Amos Cook Family Marriage: 03 MAR 1850 , Pickaway, Ohio

Isaac b. 1829 Elizabeth b. 1832(your ggg grandmother who married Amos Cook) Barbara b. 1834 Benjamin Franklin b. 1839 Mary Jane Nigh b. 1845 (my g grandmother who married David A. Torrence)

Both Isaac and his father, Michael Nigh, were in the Mexican War. They were together during the war and Isaac was with his father when he died. Emma Cook, your gg grandmother, and Ida Torrence, my grandmother, werefirst cousins. You are my third cousin twice removed.  :-)

Several years after Michael died, all of the family except Elizabeth moved to Illinois. Elizabeth was married to Amos Cook then. Here is the 1850 census, Pickaway Co, OH.

Amos Cook, 27, shoemaker, PA Elizabeth 18, PA (birth state should be OH) Mary Nigh 39, PA (Mary Ann Bechtel Nigh, my gg grandmother) Mary 4, OH (this is my g grandmother, Mary Jane Nigh, Elizabeth's youngest sister) ID: I47124 Name: Michael M. Nigh Given Name: Michael M. Surname: Nigh Sex: M Note: Michael served in the War with Mexico and died in Santa Barja,Mexico. He enlisted with his son isaac and Isaac was with him when hedied inSanta Barja, mexcico in 1847. Michael & maryAnn Bechtel had 7children and fivewere living according to Michael's pension files.thisfrom Mary Bednorz Birth: 21 NOV 1803 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland Death: 5 SEP 1847 inSanta Barja, Mexico

Father: Jacob Nigh b: ABT 1780 in Maryland Mother: Barbara Christy b: ABT 1783 in Pennsylvania

Marriage 1 Mary Ann Bechtel b: 4 AUG 1811 in Centre, Pennsylvania Married: 28 JUN 1829 in Fairfield, Ohio Children Michael Nigh b: ABT 1829 in Fairfield, Ohio Isaac Nigh b: 2 DEC 1830 inAmanda, Fairfield, Ohio Elizabeth Nigh b: 22 MAR 1832 in Fairfield, Ohio Barbara Ann Nigh b: 28 JUN 1834 in Ohio Benjamin Franklin Nigh b: 26 DEC 1839in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio Mary Jane Nigh b: 24 DEC 1845 in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio

The father of Elizabeth (Nigh) Cook was Michael Nigh born November 21, 1803 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD. He was in the MexicanWar and died while serving in the Mexican War on Sept 5, 1847 in Santa Barja,Mexico. He died of Typhus Fever.

There was an error in the last paragraph of the obit of John Fry where it referred to Elizabeth's father -- "her father was a soldier in the War of 1812." Elizabeth's father was not in the War of 1812 -- he was in the Mexican War. Michael Nigh and his son, Isaac, both enlisted for service in the Mexican War in 1846. Isaac was 17 yrs old when he enlisted with his father. More to follow. Mary P.S. Found the following info on the Mexican War on the web:

The Mexican War between the United States and Mexico began with a Mexican attack on American troops along the southern border of Texas on Apr. 25, 1846. Fighting ended when U.S. Gen. Winfield Scott occupied Mexico City on Sept. 14, 1847; a few months later a peace treaty was signed (Feb. 2, 1848) at Guadalupe Hidalgo. In addition to recognizing the U.S. annexation of Texas defeated Mexico ceded California and , New Mexico (including all the present-day states of the Southwest) to the United States.

BACKGROUND

As with all major events, historical interpretations concerning the causes of the Mexican War vary. Simply stated, a dictatorial Centralist government in Mexico began the war because of the U.S. annexat

In the Nigh Cemetary there is a tombstone near Michael's gravestone that says;

Rosina Nigh, wife of Michael Nigh died __ 29, _41 (?) aged 29 years, 9 months

Now Rosina's name has never been recorded, but maybe he was married before and to someone from Maryland?

1. ↑ 1819 Tax Records, Perry Co., OH.

   Moore, JohnMoore, ThomasMiner, FrederickNorris, GeorgeNorris, WilliamNye, GeorgeNye, MeltzorNeal, James (2)Nunnemaker, DanielNorris, WilliamNesbit, ThomasOvermier, PeterOvermier, JacobOvermier, JohnOgg, GeorgeOrtman, JohnOliver, JosephOvermier, George's heirsPoorman, JohnPoorman, BernardPugh, DavidParkison, Daniel (2)

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   Details: Footnote: War of 1812 Service Records about Michael Nigh Name: Michael Nigh Company: CAPT. HOOKER'S CO., CAVALRY, OHIO MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 154 Roll Exct: 602 _FOOT: War of 1812 Service Records about Michael Nigh Name: Michael Nigh Company: CAPT. HOOKER'S CO., CAVALRY, OHIO MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 154 Roll Exct: 602

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