Enoch and Jane GEORGE Timeline: 1807 - (Nov 15) Enoch GEORGE born WV 1807 - Matilda A. born VA (E's 2nd wife) 1809 - (Jan 1) Jane MCCOTTER born PA 1825 - Enoch's mother Ann died OH 1826 - Jane and Enoch married, Butler Co OH 1827 - Annaretta GEORGE born OH 1829 - Joshua James GEORGE born OH 1832 - Reuben Andrew GEORGE born OH 1834 - Isaac Newton GEORGE born OH 1835 - Enoch's oldest brother died 1836 - Sarah E. GEORGE born OH 1837 - Enoch's father Reuben Sr died OH 1837 - Enoch's step-mother and half brother died OH 1838 - Fannie GEORGE born OH 1841 - (Jan 15) Ezra GEORGE born OH 1841? - family moved to Indiana (Green Co?) 1843? - Mary Ellen GEORGE born IN 1847 - Nancy J (Jane?) GEORGE born IN 1849? - family moved to Andrew County MO, joining brother & sister 1851 - Emma "Kate" GEORGE born MO 1857 - (May 25) Mother Jane GEORGE died 1860s - Enoch married Matilda A. (last name, unknown), in KS? 1870s - Matilda died in MO? 1892 - (Dec 13) Enoch died in MO At least 17 of Enoch and Jane's grandchildren died as children in 1859, 1860, c1865, 1868, 1870, 1871, 1874, c1875, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1886, 1889, 2 in 1891, 1896, and 1899. buried in Andrew Co MO: Jane McCOTTER GEORGE

Family History On November 15 1807, Enoch GEORGE was born in Monroe County West Virginia (while it was still part of Virginia) to Reuben (Sr.) and Ann HANDLEY GEORGE. When he was about 5, Enoch joined his parents, brothers, and sisters going down the Ohio River to land north of what is now Cincinnati, Ohio. Enoch grew up there on the hilly family farm land in Butler County, Ohio. Enoch had just turned 19 when he married nearly 18 year old Jane MCCOTTER in Butler County. Ten years later, in 1836-37, their growing family survived the illnesses (typhoid fever?) that killed Enoch's eldest brother Joshua, their father, Reuben Sr., step-mother, Esther, and young step-brother, Isaac, all within a period of months. Enoch and Jane moved their family across the state line to Indiana (to Green Co, IN?) from Butler Co about 1843. About four years later, they moved on farther west to join Enoch's brother, Reuben GEORGE, Jr., and his wife, probably Jane's sister, Nancy (MCCOTTER) GEORGE, who had already moved their family to Andrew Co, MO, just north of St. Joseph. Both families lived near the One Hundred and Two River, just east of the Missouri River, and farmed. Jane and Enoch's youngest known child, Emma "Kate" GEORGE, was born in 1851. In 1852 their two eldest children, AnnaRetta and Joshua James, both got married in Andrew County within 2 weeks of each other in November. In 1853, their brother Reuben Andrew married Mary Ann HOBSON. In 1855, Reuben and Mary Ann had Jane and Enoch's first grandchild, born in Whitesville, Andrew Co, MO. In 1857, Fannie George married George Colburn. Just across the Missouri River from Andrew Co MO, the Kansas Territory was opened up to white settlers in 1856, and Columbus City was platted May 25, 1857. That same day, 27 year old Joshua J. GEORGE's 48 year old mother Jane died, to be buried in Andrew Co MO. Enoch and several of his children's families moved across the river, from Andrew County, to homestead in Burr Oak Township, Doniphan County, Kansas. The 1860 census showed Enoch back in Missouri living with son Reuben Andrew GEORGE, Mary Jane his wife, and their family. During the early 1860s, Enoch sold land in both Andrew (MO) and Doniphan (KS) counties. Later, he bought lots in Amazonia, Missouri. By 1864, Enoch had married Matilda A. (last name unknown), perhaps in Kansas. She was in her 50s, born about 1807 in VA. In 1870, Enoch and Matilda sold their lots in Amazonia, and were living with son Isaac N. GEORGE and family in Lincoln township of Andrew County, according to the census. Matilda apparently died in the 1870s, since she did not appear in the 1880 census with Enoch. The census also indicated that Enoch had moved back to Platte township, living near the CLEMMONS (Jesse and his father Antony), Isaac N. GEORGE, and the ST.CLEAR's with whom Gertrude BAILY (Enoch's grand-niece) was living. Enoch died, aged 85, on December 13, 1892, and was buried in the McGlothlin cemetery in Benton township of Andrew County, MO, where several relatives and friends had already been, and would soon also be, buried.

Children of Enoch and Jane (McCOTTER) GEORGE: AnnaRetta, Joshua James, Reuben Andrew, Isaac Newton, Sarah E., Fannie, Ezra, Mary Ellen, Nancy J (Jane?), and Emma Kate GEORGE
1. AnnaRetta George     b 3 Oct 1827 OH     d 14 Feb 1905 MO (77) McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     m 25 Oct 1852, Andrew Co MO     Hiram B. St. CLEAR (St. Clair?)     b 1824 KY or IN     d 22 May 1890 MO McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     lived in Whitesville, MO	AnnaRetta, born in Butler County OH, was about 14 when she moved with her parents to Green Co, IN about 1841, then to Andrew Co, MO about 1849. She married Hiram in Andrew Co, MO, and except for a short time across the Missouri River in Doniphan Co, KS in the late 1850s, they lived in Andrew County the rest of their lives. Hiram, whose parents were from Kentucky, was a plasterer or stone mason. They apparently never had children of their own, but in various censuses had some children living with them, including:     B. W. HUGHES, 1860 census, Doniphan Co KS     Charles ATKISON, 1860 (Doniphan Co KS) and 1870 (Andrew Co MO) censuses     Gertrude BAILY 1880 census, Andrew Co MO; Annaretta's cousin     Clara (ST CLEAR? or BAILY?), (1875-?) 1880 census, Andrew Co MO
2. Joshua James George     b 25 Oct 1829 OH     d 14 Feb 1895 MO (65)     m 11 Nov 1852, Andrew Co MO     1. Eliza BOWMAN     b 1836 KY     m 1 Jan 1863, Andrew Co MO     d Mar 1860 MO     2. Lucy Ann BURK     b Mar 1842 IN     m 1 Jan 1863, Andrew Co MO     d Mar 1880 MO lived in Andrew Co & St. Joseph, MO	Joshua J. GEORGE, born in Butler County OH, was about 12 when he moved with his parents to Green Co IN about 1841, then on to Andrew Co MO about 1849. He married his first wife, Eliza BOWMAN in Andrew County MO on Nov 11, 1852, and they had two children before she died in March, 1860:     * Newton Howard (1856 MO-1931 OK) Gotebo Cemetery tombstone     with wife, Alice Watts (1860 MO-1927 OK) tombstone     * Enoch Casper "Cass" GEORGE (1858 MO-1950 OK) Gotebo Cem tombstone     with wife Mary "Frances" SMITH (1861-1962) tombstone         "Cass" and Francis had 3 sons:         * Walter "Russell" (Mtn View OK) tombstone,         * Dr. John Otto (Portland OR) tombstone,         * Russell I. (Hobart OK) tombstone Joshua J. married Lucy Ann BURK in Andrew County, MO on Jan 1, 1863. They had 11 children:     * Sarah Jane "Jenney" GEORGE (1863-1937),     * David Reuben GEORGE (1864-1924),     * Mary Ellen "May" GEORGE TOLES (1866-1937),     * Albert "Bert" Elza GEORGE (1868-?),     * Austin "Toby" Freeman GEORGE (1870-1934),     * Arthur James GEORGE (1872-?),     * Ezra Gibson GEORGE (1873-1886),     * Annaretta GEORGE McNAIR (1875-1947),     * Bubby GEORGE (1877-1878),     * Minnie GEORGE (1879-1879),     * Tobias GEORGE (1880?-?).
3. Reuben Andrew George     b 11 Dec 1832 OH     d 8 Apr 1902 MO (70) buried in New Hope Cemetery, Nodaway Co     m 20 Oct 1953     Mary Jane HOBSON     b 12 Sep 1837 NC     b 11 Feb 1916 ND (78) buried in New Hope Cemetery, Nodaway Co     lived in Hopkins, MO	Reuben Andrew was born in Butler County OH, and was about 9 when he moved with his parents to Green Co IN about 1841. Sources differ on whether he came to Andrew Co MO about 1849 with his parents, or about 1845 with his aunt and uncle, Nancy and Reuben GEORGE Jr.. On Oct 20, 1853, he and Mary Jane HOBSON were married in Andrew County, MO. They farmed, and had 9 children: Louise "Alice" GEORGE FITCH (1855-1941) Charles Thomas GEORGE (1858-1938) William Hadley GEORGE (1861-1945) Enoch Ezra GEORGE (1863-1868) James Newton GEORGE (1865-1941) Margaret Ellen GEORGE MATTHEWS LEONARD (1867-1946) Walter "Reece" GEORGE (1870-1932) Wesley Reuben GEORGE (1870-1870) Nancy "Pearl" GEORGE (1874-1964) Continued...
4. Isaac Newton George     b 9 Mar 1834 OH     d 14 Jun 1913 KS (78)     m 5 Sep 1858     1. Margaret SMITH     b 6 May 1841 IN     b 18 Dec 1873 MO (32)     m 19 Jul 1877     2. Maggie Marian E. (HOBSON) MAGEE     b 1847 MO - ? in CA?     lived in Wichita KS Isaac and Maggie	Isaac Newton was born in Butler County OH, and was about 7 when he moved with his parents to Green Co IN about 1841, then on to Andrew Co MO about 1849. On September 8, 1858 in Andrew County, MO, Isaac married 17 year old Margaret SMITH. They had 7 children:     Thomas Jordan GEORGE (1859-1860)     Jane "Anna" GEORGE HUFFAKER (1861-1952)     Ida Alice GEORGE BARBEE (1863-?)     Ulysses J. GEORGE (1866-1931)     Rufus Lambert GEORGE (1868-1967)     Olive Belle GEORGE (1870-1871) - Long Branch Christian Church cemetery     Reuben J (S?) GEORGE (1873-1874) Margaret SMITH GEORGE died in 1873. Four years later, on July 19, 1877 in Andrew County, MO, Isaac married Mrs. Maggie Marian E. MAGEE (maiden name HOBSON). She had a daughter, Lily MAGEE, then she and Isaac had three more children:     Mary Hiziah GEORGE (1878-1882) - Long Branch Christian Church cemetery     Jesse E. (K.?) GEORGE (1883-?)     Fanny K GEORGE (1886-1889) - Long Branch Christian Church cemetery Similarly to his younger sisters Fannie GEORGE COLBURN and Kate GEORGE ASHLEY, several of the children did not survive childhood, but others lived into their 90s. Kathleen Hash, in 2007, was tracking down an Isaac N. GEORGE who lived in Shawnee County Kansas. After he died April 1, 1909, he was buried at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. His niece, Fannie GEORGE, was a daughter of John F. GEORGE (d 1891 in Madison Co IN - Grovelawn Cemetery), Isaac's brother. This does not seem to be the same John E. GEORGE family of Andrew Co MO.
5. Sarah Elizabeth George     b 21 Aug 1836 OH     d 31 Mar 1919 MO (83) old age McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     m 14 Feb 1864 MO     Jesse Green CLEMMONS     b 1835 MO d 30 Apr 1929 MO McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     lived in Whitesville, Andrew Co, MO	Sarah Elizabeth was born in Butler County OH, and was about 5 when she moved with her parents to Green Co IN about 1841, then on to Andrew Co MO about 1849. On February 14, 1864, Sarah married Jesse G. CLEMMONS in Andrew County, MO. They had 3 sons:     William E. CLEMMONS (1865-?)     George Samuel CLEMMONS (1866/7-1855) - Whitesville Cemetery     Edward L. CLEMMONS (1869-?) Sarah's death certificate says her mother's maiden name was McOter, phonetically correct, but Jesse didn't know where Jane McCotter was born.
6. Fannie George     b 6 Oct 1838 OH     d 24 Jun 1898 MO (59) McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     m 5 Nov 1857 Doniphan Co KS     George COLBURN     b 5 Nov 1836 IN     d 22 Jan 1891 MO (54) McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     lived mostly in Andrew Co MO	Fannie was born in Butler County OH, and was about 3 when she moved with her parents to Green Co IN about 1841, then on to Andrew Co MO about 1849. On November 5, 1857 in Doniphan County, KS, Fannie married George COLBURN. I think Fannie helped raise her younger siblings after their mother died when the youngest was 6. Fannie and George farmed in Andrew County, MO, and had 8 children:     William Isaac COLBURN (1858-1859)     Mary "Eva" COLBURN DEARDORFF (1859-1955)     Elizabeth Jane COLBURN (1861-1860s)     Jessie Ann COLBURN ELLIOTT (1862-1948)     Thomas A. COLBURN (1866-?)     Emma Adella COLBURN PAUL (1870-1937)     Margaret Ethel COLBURN (1873-1870s)     Oscar N. COLBURN (1875-?)
7. Ezra George     b Jan 15 1841 OH     d Dec 10 1863 MO (22) McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO     never married	Ezra was born in Butler County OH, and may still have been a baby when he moved with his parents to Green Co IN about 1841, then on to Andrew Co MO about 1849. Apparently, Ezra died as a result of the Civil War, where he fought for the Union in Missouri. His tombstone indicates he was born January 15, 1841 and was 22 years, 10 months, and 26 days old when he died. He is buried with other family members in McGlothlin Cemetery, Andrew Co, MO.
8. Mary Ellen George     b 3 Jan 1843? IN     d 27 Jan 1921 CO (78?)     m 18 Apr 1871 MO     Chalmers EPPLER     1849 MO - 1929 CO (80)     lived in Ramah, CO	Mary Ellen was probably born in Green Co IN, and was about 6 when she moved with her parents to Andrew Co MO about 1849. On April 18, 1871 in Andrew County, MO, Mary Ellen married Chalmers EPPLER, son of Henry EPPLER. Some EPPLER family history of Henry's parents Jonathan and Ailsey (THOMAS) EPPLER is on-line by T.W. Corder (also see General Notes #6). Chalmers and Mary Ellen had 5 children:     Charles Carl EPPLER (1872-1946)     Frederick Milton EPPLER (1873-1933)     Georgia Ann EPPLER (1876-1955)     Geneva Katherine EPPLER (1877-1956)     Thomas Harvey EPPLER (1880-1966)
9. Nancy J (Jane?) George     b 1847 IN     d 1934 CO (87)     m 10 Mar 1897 MO     Thomas Gilmore ASHLEY     b 1845 MO     d 1906 CO (61) buried in Cory Cemetery, Delta Co, CO	Nancy J. was probably born in Green Co IN, and was about 2 when she moved with her parents to Andrew Co MO about 1849. As an adult, she owned land AND WAS A MILLINER ?? in Doniphan County, Kansas, across the Missouri River from where she grew up in Andrew County, MO. Nearly four years after her younger sister, Emma "Kate" died on June 3, 1893 of TB, Nancy married Kate's husband, and helped raise her nieces and nephews. Most of them did not survive childhood, probably from TB. Nancy and Thomas moved to Delta County CO for a change in climate, where Thomas died in 1906. Nancy returned to the Andrew County area, but when she needed help, her family came and took her back with them to Colorado, where she died in 1934, aged about 87.
10. Emma "Kate" George     b 30 Apr 1851 MO     d 3 Jun 1893 MO (42) McGlothlin Cemetery, AndCo MO with some of her children     m 30 Sep 1875 MO     Thomas Gilmore ASHLEY     b 1845 MO     d 1906 CO (61)	Kate was born and raised in Andrew County, MO, the youngest child of Enoch and Jane GEORGE. Around the age of 20, Kate became a member of the M. E. Church. On September 30, 1875 in Andrew County, MO, "Kate" married Thomas Gilmore ASHLEY. According to the Newspaper Gleanings of Andrew County MO, by McMackin (page 343), Kate and Thomas had 10 children, with 8 still living in 1893 when Kate died June 3, 1893, at Annaretta St Clair's house in Whitesville, MO. Kate and Thomas had been married 17 years. Her funeral, conducted the following Sunday from her home near Rush, MO by Reverend Kutzner (or Kinzer?) was attended in part by W. B. ALLEN, H. H. TILSON, and Oscar and Mrs. (Fannie) COLBURN. Kate was buried near her parents and other relatives at the McGlothlin Cemetery. Kate and Thomas's last child, Nannie E. was born January 31, 1893. She was 5 months old when her mother died, and died herself 3 months later. Of Kate and Thomas's 10 children, only 3 (Roy, Marian, and Myrtle) are thought to have survived the TB that killed their parents and siblings. Kate was still living when the twins, Ralph and Roxie (1889-1891) had died. These were extremely hard times for the family. more...

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