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"A Pedigree Partly Indian, Partly Batavian"
My Van Tassel Line of Descent
The Fourth Generation:
Theodore4 Van Tassel (Theodorus3, Jacob2, Jan Cornelissen1 Van Texel, Cornelius JansenI)
Born: 1760.
Died: June 27, 1832.
Married: Mary Ransom Bush.
Notes for Theodore Van Tassel - Married Mary Ransom Bush (originally recorded Brush) born 1765, died 1823. Theodore lived at or near East Durham, Greene County, N.Y. where his children were born. He moved in 1818 with Abraham [Abram], Ransom and his daughter to Mayville, New York, where his wife died. In 1825 he went to live with his som Ransom at Drummondsville or Lundy's Lane, Canada, where he died. Now the descendents of Henry and Theodore speak of the burning of the house and the loss of the family Bible; undoubtedly the house of Theodorus.
[Source: VT family history, by Daniel VT]
Children of Theodore Van Tassel and Mary Bush are:
1. Theodore5 Van Tassel
Born: April 05, 1784.
Died: January 13, 1833.
Married: Mary Holmes.
Notes for Theodore Van Tassel - Theodore was born, lived and died at East Durham, Green County, N. Y. where he was a farmer.
2. Isaac Van Tassel.
Born: April 7, 17911, Durham, Greene Co., N.Y.
Died: March 02, 1849, Plain, Wood Co., Ohio.
Married: Lucia Badger - Sept. 17, 1822, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Born: Jan 19, 1794, daughter of Rev. Joseph Badger1.
Notes for Isaac Van Tassel -
*1 The first public school within the present limits
of Syracuse [N.Y], and in the town of Salina, was probably District No. I, now
the Salina School, situated in the First Ward. The date of its organization
we have not been able to ascertain, but the schoolhouse was built in 1805.....Some
reminiscences are related of this schoolhouse are worth recording. At an early
day some rough young men and boys were taught here. There was a preacher by
the name of Isaac Van Tassel, a pious man, from Onondaga Hollow, who was determined
to become a minister and had asked the Presbytery to educate him, but they had
refused to do so on account of a certain impediment in his speech. However,
he said he would preach, and finally did preach, becoming a missionary to the
Maumee Indians. Under his adminstration, a plot had been formed to resist his
authority. He had punished a young man for swearing. This led to insurrection
and revolt. Five or six banded together to put him out of the school. He had
some intimation of what was going on, and as he left the house in the morning
he said to Mrs. Dioclesian Alvord, with whom he boarded: "You need not
be surprised to see me home earlier than usual," and then explained to
her his apprehensions. He left, and upon going to his room to put it in order,
she found the bible open to the passage marked: "Rid me and deliver me
from the hand of strange children." His prayer was answered. At noon he
informed Mrs. Alvord that Dean Richmond, who had been drawn into the plot, came
forward and in a manly way confessed and apologized for the whole transaction.
She predicted that he would come to something, which was verified in the well
known future career of this distinguished politician. Mr. Van Tassel, also,
was afterwards a successful missionary, and died among the Maumee Indians about
1847.
*1Clayton, W. W., History of Onondaga County, New York
: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men
and pioneers, Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason, 1878, pg. 143
For a detailed sketch of daily life on the Maumee Mission, Rev. Isaac Van Tassel and the life of First Americans in the Maumee area, see:Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State
UPDATED: 1826 - The Missionary Herald for the month of April 1826, furnishes, from a report to which Mr. Swift refers, some important information relative to the Indian school at Maumee. A part of it is as follows: “The number of scholars in the school is thirty-one, of whom seventeen are boys. Six of the pupils are from the Chippeway tribe, nine are Wyandots, three Potawatomies, four Ottawas, four Miamies, four Shawnees, and one Munsee. Their ages are from seven to twenty-two; one, however, is twenty-seven. Twenty can read the Bible, thirteen write, five are studying arithmetic, four geography, and three grammer.” A part of a letter is then given from Mr. Van Tassel, the teacher of the school, of which the following are extracts:--“Before I came here, I had taught school several years, and I can assure you sir, that these scholars excel in writing any white children I ever taught. In short, the children are all making such progress in their studies as affords a high degree of satisfaction to their instructors, and we presume that our patrons and Christian friends witness their docility, their submission to authority, and the eagerness with which they listen to instruction drawn from the Bible, they would not feel as if they were laboring in vain, or spending their money for naught. For a few weeks past, the scholars have been exercising their talents in writing composition, and they frequently hand billets to their teacher and other members of the family.” Copies of three of these billets are then given, after which the teacher adds—“Many more equally good have been handed in, but these will be sufficient to give a specimen of their improvement and show you the state of their minds. They all appear united, cheerful, and happy—as much or more so than could reasonably be expected, while they are destitute of the benign religion of Jesus. O if they could all enjoy this, we should have a little paradise here below. For this we pray, and for this we beg a special interest in your prayers to Almighty God, with whom is the residue of the Spirit.” [Source: A Historical Sketch Or Compendious View of Domestic and Foreign Missions in the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America , Ashbel Green, DD., Philadelphia, William S. Martien, 1838, pp 73-75.]
UPDATED: 1831-
[In a report] …from Mr. (Isaac) Van Tassel, September 29, 1831: “At the time of the treaty, they prevailed on about half of those a Blanchard’s Fork and a small party on the Oglaze to go west of the Mississippi, in all about fifty men. The others refused to go, and will probably remain here for the present. * * * since they have had time to reflect upon what they have done, they appear to very much cast down. * * * Since the treaty, some of the Indians have said they will never leave this country; if they can find no place to stay, they will spend the rest of their days in walking up and down the Maume, mourning over the wretched state of their people. Some have said they would place themselves under our protection, and stay by us as one as we remain * * *. ”[Source: “Missionary Herald,” December, 1831, XXVII: 338.- “Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1906”; Government Printing Office 1908.]
1832- "Maumee, a station of the A. B. C. F. M. in Wood Co. Ohio, about 30 m. from the
mouth of Maumee R. which empties in the upper end of lake Erie. It was commenced
by Western Missionary Society, transferred to the U. F. M. S. and in 1827 to
the A. B. C. F. M. The Indians are Otawas, about 800 in number. Their land is
in five reservations, and comprises 66,560 acres. Isaac Van Tassel, missionary,
Mrs Van Tassel; Misses Sarah Withrow and Hannah Riggs, assistants. Mr. Van Tassel
gives the following view of the mission in a letter dated April 31, [sic.] 1832.
-"As it respects the concerns of this station,
the family are enjoying good health, living in peace and harmony, and all manifest
a disposition to press forward in the path of duty. I have visited the Indians
some, while scattered on their hunting grounds in the course of the winter;
but not so much as I intended, on account of the unfavorable season for traveling
in the wilderness.
-"When at home, I preach every Sabbath at the
station, attend the Sabbath school and Bible-class. The congregation is gradually
increasing, and there is uniformly good attention. There has recently been two
additions to this little church, one by letter and one by examination. At times
we have had some tokens of the Lord's presence; so that we were encouraged to
hope for a revival; but, as often before, these seasons have passed like the
early cloud and morning dew.
-"In my last, I wrote you that some of the
Indians had agreed to go west of the Mississippi. I think now they will settle
down with the others, and remain till the rest of their land is taken from them.
They are more willing to receive instruction. Three new scholars have been added
to the school, and several more have agreed to send their children this spring.
-"Within two or three weeks, the Indians will
return again to their villages. After this, myself and wife intend to spend
our time almost exclusively among them."
-On the 27th of June Mr. Van Tassel states, that
the school contained 31 Indian children-14 boys, from three to fifteen years
of age, and 17 girls, from five to twenty years old. Ten of the scholars were
studying arithmetic and geography, twelve were attending to writing, and fifteen
were able to read in the Bible. The pupils were cheerful, obedient, and moral;
and the cause of temperance was gaining ground, both among the Indians and white
settlers in the neighborhood. [Source: The Missionary Gazetteer; Comprising a Geographical
and Statistical Account of the Various Stations of the American and Foreign
Protestant Missionary Societies With Their Progress in Evangelization and Civilization,
B. B. Edwards, Boston, Published by William Hyde & Co. 1832]
1841 - WHO CAN BEAT THIS!--Wood County against the world, and the Maumee Valley against creation in the water-melon line. On the farm of the Rev. Isaac Van Tassel, in this county, a watermelon vine sprang up from a single seed, during the past summer--which bore 28 melons, that average 18 pounds each. 504 pounds of water-melons from a single see. Think of that. Fact and no mistake-- [Source: Maumee Times. Who Can Beat This! Date 1841-10-01 - Reported in the Pittsfield Sun, Pittsfield, Mass]
1849 - [Reverend Isaac Van Tassel's Obituary]
"DIED, Suddenly, March 2d, [1849] in consequence of a fall upon the ice between Gilend and Plain, the Rev. Isaac Van Tassel, of Plain, Wood Co., O., aged 57 years and 11 months. By this sudden and afflictive dispensation of Divine Providence we are called to witness the termination of the life and labors of the oldest minister of the Gospel in this valley, and the last of those whose labors were associated with its earlier history. To many now living he is remembered as the man who left the attachments of home and youth, not for adventure or gold; but to carry the lamp of truth to the benighted savage mind, where hardships, sickness and obstacles of nearly every form awaited him. He was possessed of a strong native constitution which being matured by agricultural pursuits, peculiarly fitted him for a life of hardship and labor in the West. At the age of about 20, he united with the Congregational church in Durham, Green co, N. Y. Though struggling with the pecuniary difficulties, by his own energetic efforts, with the encouragement and aid of some religious friends he was enabled to acquire an education for the Gospel ministry. In the fall of 1822, he was appointed with others to a mission among the Ottawa Indians in this valley.
In this tribe he labored patiently, amidst the discouragements of that period until the tribe was removed. The influence of traders and intoxicating drinks opposed no slight barrier to his labors, yet during a life of 12 years labor among them, he was permitted to see about 30 renounce their heathenism and embrace the gospel. But if this was the direct fruits of that mission, its indirect effects have not been few or small. Many, both of that tribe and of the white people in the vicinity were there educated for the pursuits of common life. Though a variety of opinions have existed in relations to this mission--yet if we take into consideration the obstacles that opposed it--it might be well enquired whether it would not bear a favorable comparison with the average of other Indian missions.
While Mr. Van Tassell continued at this station, the emigrant prostrated by disease where there was none to receive him, found in him the kindness and sympathy of a brother. His house was a hospitall for the sick, --his roof a shelter for the houseless. His sympathy embraced the needy, the weary, and the forlorn of every class and condition.
His subsequent life was not destitute of benevolence and charity. For several years he visited this sparsely settled region as a physician, preaching occasionally as his health and circumstances would permit. Many are the witnesses who now live to testify to his kindness in visiting and comforting them, where there was none to comfort and none to relieve. He was possessed of commanding and strong points of mind which fitted him for the position God called him to occupy; and if to all he was not equally acceptable, yet if we judge men by the Gospel standard, not by their few faults, but by the tenor of their lives, it might well be enquired, who of all that opposed him have exhibited a life of superior usefulness. As a neighbor few were more generally esteemed. His record is on high, after 26 years of hardship, labor and suffering spent in poverty, which might have been blessed with abundance, he has retired to rest. Suddenly did he retire, without a painful parting adieu and apparently without a struggle, yet he lives still on earth in the heart of a bereaved widow, and also in the hearts of many whom he comforted, relieved and benefited. "
1872 - The Presbyterian Mission on the Maumee. [Recollections by Mrs. Lucia Badger Van Tassel]
To the honored Mrs. Van Tassel, now of Maumee City, the writer of this is indebted for the most interesting account he has discovered, furnished in the letters which follow, of the old Presbyterian Maumee Mission. It is proper here to add that Mrs. Van Tassel was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Badger, General Harrison's Chaplain during the siege of Fort Meigs, in 1813.
Maumee City, Dec. 30, 1872.
Mr. Knapp, --SIR: I will endeavor to answer your questions to the best of
my recollection, though not precisely as to time in the order proposed.
Mr. Isaac Van Tassel was born in Durham, New York, April 7, 1791, and came to
Ashtabula, O., in 1821. In the summer of 1822, he was appointed the Maumee Mission,
by the Western Missionary Society, of Pittsburg, Pa., as assistant and teacher,
and was the first member of the Mission family on the ground. Rev. Samuel Tate,
of Mercer, Pa., was appointed Superintendent pro tem., remained six months,
and was succeeded by Rev. Ludovicus Robbins. Mr. R. remained about two years,
and was dismissed at his own request, on account of failing health. Mr. Van
Tassel taught the school and pursued his theological studies, spending one winter
with Rev. G. H. Cowles, D.D, of Austinburg, O. In 1826 Mr. Van Tassel was licensed
and ordained by the Huron Presbytery; he remained a member of that Presbytery
until the Maumee Presbytery was formed, of which he remained a member until
his death, March 2, 1849. He died suddenly, having been thrown from his horse
and instantly killed, on his way from Gilead, (now Grand Rapids,) to our home
in Plain. He was appointed Superintendent of the Maumee Mission in 1826, at
which time the Mission was transferred to the A. B. C. F. M. He served in that
capacity until the Mission was abandoned, in consequence of the removal of the
Indians, in 1834.
I was born in Blandford, Mass., Jan 19, 1794. My maiden name was Lucia Badger.
My father, Rev. Joseph Badger, was then pastor of the Congregational Church
in that town. In 1800 he was appointed by the Connecticut Missionary Society,
Missionary to New Connecticut, (now Western Reserve) in the Ohio Territory,
and in 1802 removed his family to Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., O. I was married
in Ashtabula, O., to Rev. Isaac Van Tassel, Sep. 17, 1822. We went immediately
to Pittsburg, where we, with others, were organized into a Mission family. We
landed at Maumee, Oct. 27, 1822.
Mr. Van Tassel repaired immediately to the site of the mission-house; found
the body of a hewn log cabin erected, 16 x 60, and went to work to prepare it
for the reception of the family, consisting, then, of 13 members and some hired
help. As there were no inhabitants near, his only bed was a board, and his covering,
his overcoat. November 6, the remained of the family arrived, and the men all
went to the station, to work on the house. As there were no boats coming into
the Maumee river, we were obliged to cross the Lake in small schooners, chartered
for the purpose. November 26, the family met at the mission-house, to commence
our labors among the poor Ottawas. Our Mission family consisted of Rev. Samuel
Tate, wife and son; Rev. Alvan Coe and wife; Isaac Van Tassel and wife; Leander
Sacket (farmer) and wife; John McPherrin, (carpenter;) Straight, (blacksmith;)
Miss Sabina Stevens and Miss Hannah Riggs.
Our school commenced the winter following, with about half a dozen scholars,
and increased time after time till we numbered 50; but they probably would not
average over 30, as they were very unsteady in their attendance. Mrs. Sacket
commenced the school, and taught a few weeks; it was subsequently taught by
different members of the family. I taught one year; the remained of my time
was devoted, (when not confined by sickness,) to domestic avocations, and the
study of the Indian language, in which I had made considerable proficiency.
It would have been far more agreeable to my wishes to spend my time in studying
the language, and instructing adult native females, than otherwise. But this
was not the plan of our mission; our instructions were, to collect all the native
children we could into the school and teach them English. These had to be fed
and clothed; consequently little would be done to elevate the adult natives.
They were not, however, entirely neglected. Mr. Robbins and Mr. Van Tassel visited
them in their villages, and preached to them through an interpreter, and they
were urged to adopt habits of industry, and a better style of living, which
they did in some instances. But the good which the missionaries had hoped to
accomplish was often frustrated through the opposition of the Indian traders,
who made every effort to keep them intoxicated as much as possible. To civilize
and Christianize the Indians would be, to deprive them of the unrighteous gains.
It has been said that the Maumee Mission was a failure:--If the hopeful conversion
of about thirty souls, and the triumphant deaths of at least nine of these,
who were known to the missionaries to have died trusting in the Saviour, besides
much seed sown, the result of which can only be known in the light of eternity,
was not worth the few thousands expended there, then might the mission be called
a failure. The Indians were at first shy and distrustful; they could not believe
that white people intended them any good. As they became acquainted, however,
they were very friendly, and never gave us any trouble by stealing or commiting
any depredation. They were always grateful for any favors bestowed on them by
the missionaries. A mother once came to the station to beg a water-melon for
her sick son; she gratefully received it, and the next time she called brought
us a quantity of nicely dried whortleberries, for which she refused any compensation;
other similar incidents are within my recollection. In the fall of 1826, a young
Indian came to the station, saying that his friends had all gone for their winter's
hunt, and left him behind, because he was sick and could not travel; he appeared
nearly gone with consumption; he begged to be taken in and permitted to sleep
by the fire in the children's room, and to eat what they might leave. While
his strength lasted, he was anxious to make himself useful, and would cheerfully
offer to do any little chores which he felt able to do; but he was soon confined
to his bed. He gladly received instruction through the interpreter, and some
of the larger boys, who had hopefully become pious, often prayed with him. We
never carried him a dish of food or a cup of cold water without receiving his
emphatic "wawanee, wawanee," (thank you, thank you.) He died apparently
happy, trusting in the Saviour. There are many reminiscences of the mission,
interesting to me, which might not seem so to others. If you think the above
satisfactory and wish me to continue, I will answer any question you may propose.
Yours, LUCIA B. VAN TASSEL
1873 - MAUMEE CITY, Jan. 17, 1873. [Additional recollections of Mrs. Lucia Badger Van Tassel]
H. S. KNAPP, --SIR: The mission farm was situated
nine miles above Fort Meigs, and the same distance below Gilead, (Grand Rapids.)
It included the east half section and south-west quarter section lying on the
Maumee river at the mouth of Tontogany creek. The large island opposite, and
extending down to the lower rapids, 1 ½ miles in length and half a mile
in width, also belonged to the mission farm. The section on the main land was
densely covered with large timber, and part of the island. On the upper end
was about 40 acres without timber, which was immediately cultivated. A two story
frame house, still standing, was built on the bank, below the mouth of the creek,
on the west side of the road, and a large orchard, raised from the seed by the
missionaries, was set out on the side hill south of the house; all the mission
buildings except the framed house have been removed. The present owners and
occupants of the farm are two brothers, George and Thomas Yunt. The location
of the mission was probably as healthy as any on the Maumee river. At that time
the family suffered much from sickness, incident to the climate, and other diseases
which followed; and, in four years, nearly all of the original members had left.
The labour afterward was mostly performed by hired help. The missionaries likewise
suffered the second year for want of proper food. Our first year's supply was
exhausted. We were informed that there was flour for us at Erie, Pennsylvania;
but navigation had closed, and there was not road through which a team could
pass within thirty miles. Nothing but corn could be procured, and that, for
want of a mill to grind it, had, for some weeks, to be eaten whole. No vegetables
could be obtained, no potatoes, not even for seed. We were told that "potatoes
would not grow on Maumee." but the third spring a vessel came into the
river laden with potatoes; Mr. Van Tassel went down and bough 40 bushels, and
we never afterwards wanted for potatoes.
Some time in November, 1823, all the female members of the family being sick,
a young woman, living a few miles down the river, was engaged to assist a few
weeks, and Samuel Holmes, a half Indian boy, 8 years old, was sent down with
a horse for her; he told her he chose to walk back, and would leave the horse
for her to ride, when she was ready. The girl came, but the boy had not come
home; it was thought he might have loitered on the way to gather hickory nuts,
as they were very plenty. Night came and he did not make his appearance; the
family became alarmed and sent around to the Indian camps, but no one had seen
him. A message was sent to his father, who lived below the mouth of the river,
who came and brought an Indian with him. They searched through the woods, and
visited every Indian camp they could find, but could hear nothing of him. All
hope was relinquished of finding him, when a report came that some Indians had
found a child in the woods and brought it to Findlay. His father and companion
started immediately for that place, and about twenty miles from the station,
met Samuel walking slowly, supporting himself with a stick in each hand. When
asked where he was going, he said he was going home to the station, that he
had been lost in the woods a long time, and had lived on nuts; but for two days
had been in a swamp, where he could find none, and he was almost starved. Twenty-one
days, he had subsisted on nuts. There seemed a special providence in his being
found on that day as he must have perished soon with cold and hunger. The children
were generally docile and affectionate to their teachers and each other, though
from different tribes. Disturbances seldom occurred among them, and they learned
as fast as children in general.
Yours respectfully,
Lucia B. Van Tassel
[Source: "History
of the Maumee Valley, Commencing with it Occupation by the French in 1680. To
Which Is Added Sketches of Some of Its Moral and Material Resources as They
Exist in 1872", H.S. Knapp, Toledo, Blade Mammoth Printing and
Publishing House, 1872, p.
665 Appendix C]
1881 - Recollection of a visit to the Maumee Mission by James B. Walker
"At the other side of the State before the white people had settled on the Maumee river, an incident occurred that left quite a different impression upon my mind. I had rode through the Black Swamp, which was then almost impassable, between Little Sandusky and Maumee city. There I met Mr. Van
Tassel, missionary to the Ottawa Indians, at whose invitation I rode to the mission station, some distance up the Maumee to spend a day or two, and
visit the Indian camps. During my stay the missionary and myself took a canoe and "paddled" up the stream to the camp of the Indians in order to witness the pow wow which they annually celebrated at the season of corn-gathering. Two long rows of logs were on fire, and between these the Indians were holding a dance, in which they leaped and contorted and swayed their persons in the most violent manner some of them humming meanwhile a low monotonous strain in accord with the noise of a sort of drum which was shaken by an old man sitting apart from the dancers. A prophet or "meteer" was on a visit to them and sat near the "music man." A portion of the Indians which had previously left the region had returned, much dissatisfied with the treaty by which they had conveyed their lands to the Government."
"After spending some time witnessing the strange movements and grimace of the dance, Mr. Van Tassel and his half-breed interpreter with myself in company visited some of the tents or lodges of those with whom they were well acquainted. I was reclining on a raised seat covered with skins at the side of the lodge, when an Indian thoroughly intoxicated entered. He mistook me I was afterwards told for an agent of the Government, and proceeded to make an extravagant and threatening address to me concerning the alleged fraud. His gestures were violent, and performed in near proximity to my face. The interpreter and missionary made earnest efforts to appease him, but he seemed oblivious to their explanations, and they could only advise me to keep composed and his rage would subside. I felt uneasy; and when the drunken warrior proceeded to draw his tomahawk and flourish it to indicate how such men as me ought to be dealt with, I was thoroughly frightened, and although the interpreter seemed to be ready to seize his arm if he should make the movement to strike I was chilled with apprehension; and I remember no time in my life when I felt a greater sense of relief, than when the wild Indian subsided into a quieter mood and returned his tomahawk to his belt."
Source: "Experiences of Pioneer Life in the Early Settlements and Cities of the West", By James B. Walker. Chicago, Sumner & Co., 1881, pp. 144-145.
Both he and his wife are buried in the Maumee Cemetery, Ohio.
For more information on Isaac, his wife Lucia, and his nephew Isaac see: Center for Archival Collections, Van Tassel Family Papers, Wood County, Ohio.
3. Amelia Van Tassel.
Born: 1787.
Married: Sylvester Richmond.
Notes for Amelia Van Tassel - Married Sylvester Richmond, son of William and Rachel Matson Richmond. Had one child which died young.
4.. Ann Van Tassel.
Born: 1789.
Married: John Richmond..
Notes for Ann Van Tassel - Married John Richmond, son of William and Rachel Matson Richmond of Switzerland Co., Ind.
5. Abram Van Tassel.
Born: February 16, 1794, East Durham, Greene Co. NY. See: Fifth Generation - My line of VT descent.
6. Luke Van Tassel. (For Luke's descendants see: Van Tassel Family, Annual Reunion at Tontogany.
Born: April 15, 1796, Durham, Greene Co., N.Y.
Died: December 02, 1869, Wood Co. OH.
Married: Sally Richmond.
Notes for Luke Van Tassel - Luke was a farmer. In the War of 1812 he was a fifer in Col. Post's Regiment, 80th N.Y. Volunteers. He went to Ohio in 1832. He and his wife are buried in Washington Cemetery, eight miles from Bowling Green, Ohio.
7. Ransom Van Tassel.
Born: March 25, 1803.
Died: April 13, 1879.
Married: (1) Mary Millard.
Married: (2) Mary Olney, September 10, 1854.
Notes for Ransom Van Tassel - Ransom was a farmer. First wife, Mary Millard, was the daughter of Thomas and Salome Millard. He early went to Canada, and returned to the United States in 1834; married his second wife, Mary Olney, at Enterprise, Pa. She was the daughter of Simon P. Olney and Sally Carpenter. He died at Centreville, Crawford County, Pa.
8. Alanson Van Tassel.
Born: 1806.
Died: November 23, 1871.
Married: Harriet Richmond, December 31, 1828.
Notes for Alanson Van Tassel - Alanson was a farmer. He early removed to Peoria County, Ill. and died there. He married Harriet Richmond, daughter of George and Catharine Potter Richmond of Switzerland County, Indiana. She was a niece of Sally who married Luke Van Tassel.
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