Person:Margaret George (3)

The Weller family tree has Bedford Co as birthplace.

A response to an internet query (Longstreth Surname Message Board. Note from Cindy S.) said the birthplace was Cambria Co. Cambria Co and Bedford Co, Pennsylvania are adjacent to each other, and, according to the Cambria Co website, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/) Cambria Co was formed in 1804 by taking pieces of three other counties, including some of Bedford county.

"In 1813 Elijah Holcombe, his son John and daughter Achsah Holcombe Pidcock, migrated by oxen wagon train from New Jersey to Ohio, thru Pennsylvania. Three years later they were followed by sons Joseph and Jacob. While in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the Holcombe train fell in with another group - Margaret Ann George, wife of John Longstreth, and her four sons , Philip. James, Bartholomew and Michael and a daughter Abigail, who with their respective families were also migrating to Ohio. It is believed that a Foraker family was with them. They all traveled together to Zanesville, Ohio, there to cross the Muskingum River. They held Bounty Certificates for land farther west, in the Dayton area. Resuming their journey, they proceeded as far west as what is now Lancaster and got caught in the mud of the "flat lands" of Ohio and fearing ague they returned to Zanesville where they met Jonas Deaver, who led them 18 miles south to what was later to be Deavertown, where they bought land and made their homes.

Jonas Deaver had a farm on the crest of the hill, 1 1/2 miles south of Deavertown. The Longstreths bought land down the hill toward the south and the Holcombes farther south and west on a tributary of Jonathan Creek which flows north to the Muskingum River near Zanesville. The Longstreth family occupied the original purchase of 164 acres until only a few yearsago." (from The Longstreth Story, by Lester G. Holcombe (1891-1973), written about 1968).

"In 1778 he (John Longstreth) married Margaret Ann George, daughter of Albright George of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was born May 11, 1760, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 18, 1837 at Deavertown. Many years later, under the supervision of Mrs. D. V. Rannells of Logan, Ohio, a descendant of James Longstreth, a stone was erected in the Methodist Cemetery at Deavertown to the memory of Margaret Ann George Longstreth. A measure of earth was taken from her grave in the new light cemetery and placed at the foot of the stone in the Methodist Cemetery. She was eulogized as "the Grand Lady of all the Longstreths." Her daughters, Margaret and Barbara remained in Pennsylvania with their father, and after his death, it is known that Barbara came to Ohio. And while not proven, it is believed that Margaret came also." (from The Longstreth Story, by LesterG. Holcombe (1891-1973), written about 1968).

(Jonas Deaver was a cousin of Levi Deaver, the founder of Deavertown, Morgan Co, Ohio. The Deaver genealogy can be found at http://www.my-ged.com/ellerbec/)

"After the settlement of the Deavers, the next family of prominence to take up their residence in the township were the Longstreths Bartholamew, Philip, Michael, James, and their families - about fifteen in all. They came from Cambria County, Pa. Philip located about one mile and a quarter north of Deavertown, upon one hundred and sixty acres of wild land. Bartholomew entered one hundred and sixty acres adjoining his brother's on the east. Michael's location was one mile south of Deavertown. James, or Squire Longstreth, as he was familiarly known in after years, settled one-half mile west of the village. Bartholamew lived on the farm where he first settled until his decease. One peculiarity of these brothers was that while they were reared amid the same influences, they all held different religious convictions. Bartholamew was a Catholic, and soon after he came to York built a Catholic church, which is said to have been the second Catholic church erected in this section of Ohio. He secured the services of a priest, Rev. N. Young, and for many years services were regularly held. The establishment of this church induced quite an extensive emigration of German Catholics from Cambria County, Pa., who settled in the immediate vicinity. Among the number was a German by the name of Andrew Gossman.

" In addition to other initial efforts, Bartholomew built a mill on the headwaters of Jonathan Creek. This mill, though a rude affair, was a great convenience to the early settlers. After his death, which occurred in 1825, his widow operated the mill, until about 1850. Only two of his children now reside in the township, Daniel and Bartholomew. Michael died on the place where he settled. Two children, Henry and Catherine, reside on the old homestead. Philip also died on the farm on which he was the pioneer. James went to Missouri, where he died." [From History of Morgan County, Ohio by Charles Robertson, Page 521.]

"The Church of the United Brethren in Christ. This society was organized in 1842 by Rev. William Davis. The original members were James Longstreth, L. Leach and H. W. Weller, Phillip Longstreth and wife, James Longstreth, Emanuel Leach and wife, Lloyd Leach and wife, Ephraim Johnson and wife, Eli Johnson and wife, Christena Wolfert, Joseph Davis and wife, John Pletcher and wife, Lemuel Brown and wife, Sarah Johnson, June Kennedy, Betty Leach, Ellen Brown and Julia Brown. H. N. Weller, James Longstreth and L. Leach were the first trustees. The church has had thirty-two different pastors since 1842. The succession has been ..."[From History of Morgan County, Ohio by Charles Robertson, Page 526.]

1. ↑ Cindy S., Longstreth Surname Message Board. Note from Cindy S. (Feb 16, 2000).
2. ↑ Robert J. Weller, Weller and Related Families (Updated Feb 20, 2003).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} GEDCOM file submitted by James Longstreth, 450 N. Lake Shore Dr, Mundelein, Il 60060. Created on 28 APR 2005. Imported on 13 Nov 2005..
4. ↑ Teressa Hasty, Longstreth Family Surname Forum - Teressa Hasty (Genforum.genealogy.com June 27, 2000).
5. ↑ Not Known, History of St. Bartholomew's Church (1909)
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6. ↑ Philip W. Longstreth, The Longstreth Family Records, PWL 1916 Supplement (W. B. Longstreth, Hebron, Ohio, 1916).
7.   Alvin E. Longstreth (from the archives of, and paraphrased by), Our Longstreth Lineage from 1188 to Present (c 1983).
8.   William C. Forester, Descendants of William Langstroth Oct 18, 2000 (Updated).