Person:William Fenimore (2)

William served as one of the first Justice of the Peace and performed many marriages before many other ministers settled in the Miami County. William formed a partnership with a Mr E. Loveland who was also the founder of the Peru Republican newspaper. William also practiced law and was a Stonemason when he made out his will on the 24th of December in 1870 and died on the 26th of December. During the census of 1850 William was living in Union Township, Miami, Indiana. The census showed his Real Estate valued at $700.00. The census showed only son William age 12 living at home William received land in Indiana from his father Ebenezer when he died in 1854.

William was a Spy for one year during the war of 1812. He served in the US Rangers in James Manary Company of the US Rangers and in the company of Alexander Manary OH Militia. He was then drafted for 40 days to help build a fort at the Upper Sandusky in OH now called Fremont, OH. William enlisted for 3 years in the Civil War. He served in a company led by a Captain Ewing. William said he was 60 years old when he was actually 67 or 68 years old when he enlisted. He was discharged on the 1st of May in 1862 at Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee due to Pneumonia and old age. The 1850 Census shows that William was a farmer.

William Mott FENIMORE was born in 1794 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Miami County, Indiana. William is listed in the 1840 Federal Census as living in Perrusburgh (Peru) in Miamia County on page 47. He was working as a Farmer in Sep 1850 in Union Township, Miami, Indiana. The 1850 Census shows that William was a farmer. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Miami County, Indiana. William is listed in the 1870 Federal Census for Miami Co., Indiana. He lists his age at 75, birth in Penn and living as a farmer. His wife is shown as Mariah M. born in Maryland and at age 71. He died on 26 Dec 1870 in Macy, Indiana. He served in the military on 26 Dec 1870 in Indiana. William enlisted for 3 years in the Civil War. He served in a company led by a Captain Ewing. William said he was 60 years old when he was actually 67 or 68 years old when he enlisted. He was discharged on the 1st of May in 1862 at Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee due to Pneumonia and old age. He served in the military War of 1812 in Pennsylvania. William was a Spy for one year during the war of 1812. He served in the US Rangers in James Manary Company of the US Rangers and in the company of Alexander Manary Ohio Militia. He was then drafted for 40 days to help build a fort at the Upper Sandusky in Ohio now called Fremont, Ohio. William served from 14 Apr 1812 until 21 Mar 1813 and then from 28 Jul 1813 until 5 Sep 1813. He was buried in Perrysburg, Indiana. William served as one of the first Justice of the Peace and performed many marriages before many other ministers settled in the Miami County. William formed a partnership with a Mr E. Loveland who was also the founder of the Peru Republican newspaper. William also practiced law and was a Stonemason when he made out his will on the 24th of December in 1870 and died on the 26th of December.

The census of 1850 William was living in Union Township, Miami, Indiana. The census showed his Real Estate valued at $700.00. The census showed only son William age 12 living at home William received land in Indiana from his father Ebenezer when he died in 1854. Living next to William and Mariah is son Cyrus and wife Mary.

William lived in Ross County, Ohio in 1853. In 1856 he was living in Five Corners, Miami Co, Indiana again.

Parents: Ebenezer Ross FENIMORE Sr and Mary REA (?). He was married to Mariah M. HURST on 23 Dec 1813 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. He was sealed to spouse on 7 Apr 1981 in the St. George Utah LDS temple. Children were: Julia Belle FENIMORE, Mariah H. FENIMORE, Catharine S. FENNIMORE, Cyrus FENIMORE, Harriet M. FENIMORE, William J. B. FENIMORE.