Notes:

Resource: "Military Records: Ohio Enlistments 1908-1928" CD fromhttp://www.Ancestry.Com Internet Web Page. Copyright @ 2000 byMyFamily.com, Inc. Text Copyright @ 1995, 2000 by New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society (NEHGS). 360 West 4800 North, Provo,UT 84604 www.MyFamily.com. Telephone 801-705-7000 Fax 801705-7001. All Rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Date informationobtained, 01 Nov 2004. (sljuhl)
Enlistment Name: PERRY BLACKSON
Serial Number: No serial number
Race: W
Residence: Roscoe, Ohio
Enlistment Division: National Guard
Enlistment Location: Coshocton, Ohio
Enlistment Date: 28 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Coshocton, Ohio
Birth Date/Age: 19 Years
Assigns Comment: Co I 10 Infantry ONG to --, Co K 136 Machine GunBattalion to --, Co A 136 Machine Gun Battalion to Discharge Private -Honorable discharge 8 Dec 1917 -- Surgeon?s Certificate of Discharge100% disabled.
Volume Number: 2
Note: Perry is the only "Blackson" listed from Coshocton, Ohio or theState of Ohio. There are no Blackson?s listed for Tuscarawas County.

Social Security Death Index
Name: Perry Blackson
SSN: Private
Last Residence: 43812 Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States ofAmerica
Born: 24 Aug 1899
Last Benefit: 43812 Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States ofAmerica
Died: Aug 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951 )
Source Citation: Number: (private);Issue State: Ohio;Issue Date:Before 1951.
Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line].

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
Name: Perry N Blackson
Birth Date: Est. 1899
Birth State: Ohio
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence City: Coshocton
Residence County: Coshocton
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 24 Aug 1979
Hospital of Death: Coshocton County Memorial Hosp
City of Death: Coshocton
County of Death: Coshocton
Certificate: 053837
Age at Death: 80
Certifier: Physician
Autopsy: No autopsy
Social Security Number: (private)
Marital Status: Married
Source Citation: Certificate: 053837; Volume: 23741
Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932,1938-1944, and 1958-2002 [database on-line].

Notes:

BURIAL SOURCES: South Lawn Cemetery listings in Coshocton/MuskingumCounty, Ohio at 1481 Cemetery Drive, Coshocton, Ohio 43812: mapco-ordinates 401522N-0815135W.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuski2/cemetery/southlawn.html (Many ofthe Blackson's are buried in this cemetery) ALSO, the deathcertificate gives South Lawn Cemetery as burial.

14 June 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Perry Blackson
Home in 1900: Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio
Age: 6.12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Albert (Allen)
Mother's Name: Maggie (Margaret)
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Albert (Allen) Blackson 24 Coal Miner OH, OH, OH
Maggie (Margaret) Blackson 20 married 3 yrs, 2 child/2 living, OH,Pa, Pa
Mary Blackson 1 OH
Perry Blackson 6.12 OH
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio;Roll: T623 1250; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20; super 16; enum.20; sheet 9A; dwelling 174/176.
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line].

Please check this: _MDCL: CONC Coshocton County, Ohio.

(Medical):Cert. # Dist. 244, Pri. 8095, File 59165, Reg. 181, Coshocton,

Allen married Margaret Ann Cutshall on 26 Oct 1896 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Margaret was born in Jan 1880 in Ohio; Both Parents From Pennsylvania; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of John A. Blackson: "ANSWERED THE LAST ROLL CALL
Mr. John A. Blackson, a veteran of the late Civil War, died of stomachtrouble at the family home on Cambridge Street last Saturday. His agewas about 62 years, and he was held in high esteem by many friends.Reverend C.C. Erwin conducted funeral services at the home Mondayafternoon. Following, internment was made at South Lawn Cemetery.Published in the Democrat Standard, a Coshocton, Ohio newspaper April06, 1900. Article would not reproduce a quality print." Thisinformation was provided by Albert Michael Vesco, husband of AnnaAgeos Vesco, by e-mail dated October 31, 2004. E-mail address:anna@wilkshire.net

BURIAL SOURCES: South Lawn Cemetery listings in Coshocton/MuskingumCounty, Ohio at 1481 Cemetery Drive, Coshocton, Ohio 43812: mapco-ordinates 401522N-0815135W.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuski2/cemetery/southlawn.html (Many ofthe Blackson's are buried in this cemetery)

Copy of the: "Act of June 27, 1890. DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION.State of Ohio, County of Coschocton, ss; On this day 7 day of April,A.D., one thousand nine hundred, personally appeared before me, aNotary Public, within and for the County and State afoesaid, ElizabethBlackson, aged 50 years, a resident of Coshocton, County of Coshocton,State of Ohio, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares thatshe is the widow of John A. Blackson, who enlisted under the name ofJohn Blackson, on the 12 day of November A.D. 1861, as a Private inCompany D, in the 78 Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, and served at leastninety days in the late War of the Rebellion, in the service of theUnited States, who was Honorably Discharged March 22, 1863, and diedMarch 31, 1900. That he was not employed in the military or navalservice otherwise than as stated above. That he was never employed inthe military or naval service of the United States after the 22 day ofMarch, 1863. That she was married under the name of Elizabeth Gay tosaid John A. Blackson, on the 16 day of May A.D. 1861. That she hasnot remarried since the death of the said John A. Blackson. That shemakes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pensionroll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27,1890." Provided by, Kandice Richardson on August 07, 2004 of Canton,Ohio.
Copy of the: "ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY FORDISCHARGE. John A. Blackson private of Captain William S. HarlansCompany, D, of the Seventy Eighth Regiment of United States O.V.Infantry was enlisted by E. Hilles Talley of the Seventy EighthRegiment of O.V. Infantry at Rural Dale, Ohio on the 12th day ofNovember 1861, to serve 3 years; he was born in Muskingum County inthe State of Ohio is twenty two years of age. 6 feet 1 inches high,Fair complexion, Blue eyes, Dark hair, and by occupation when enlisteda Farmer. during the last two months said soldier has been unfit forduty 60 days. The said John A. Blackson was Ruptured when musteredinto Service and has been growing worse ever since, and for the lastsixty days has been doing no duty of any kind. Station: LakeProvidence, LA. Date: March 6th, 1863 Signed: I.C. Robinson, 1st Lt. Commanding Company. Narrative section: Per Kandice Richardson,"This part of the document is illegible on the copy I received fromthe archives." " Recieved this copy August 07, 2004 from KandiceRichardson of Canton, Ohio.
Title: Sothlawn Cemetary Book, Coshocton, Ohio
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Text: Found at the Tusc. Co. Genealogy Society
Title: Muskingum County Ohio Marriages, Book 4, 1848-1865
Author: Muskingum Co. Genealogy Society
Publication: 1983
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: pg. 137
Title: Civil War Pension Document of John Blackson
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document
Sources:
Title: Southlawn Cemetary Book, Coshocton, Ohio
Text: Found at the Tusc. Co. Genealogy Society
Title: Muskingum County Ohio Marriages, Book 4, 1848-1865
Page: pg. 137
Title: Civil War Pension Document of John Blackson
Source: Kandacerichardson199@msn.com http://www.Rootsweb.com
Added
William Haskell BLACKSON b: 25 SEP 1875 in Byesville, Ohio
Allen Winfield BLACKSON b: 25 SEP 1876 in Blue Rock, Muskingum, Ohio
Edward Harlan BLACKSON b: 20 JAN 1877/78 in Blue Rock, Muskingum, Ohio
Perry Nelson BLACKSON b: 20 AUG 1880 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
Nancy Ellen BLACKSON b: 15 MAY 1884 in Perry Co., Ohio

Deaths of Coshocton County Residents,
1939, 1944-1947, 1950 & 1951
Blackson, Benjamin F., 73, Route 3, April 1946

Blackson, Edward, 72, 223 Chestnut st., November 1950

Blackson, Elmer, 62, New Philadelphia, March 18, 1939

Blackson, Mrs. Perry N., 64, 523 Vine st., January 1950
Source: End of the year list of deaths from the Coshocton Tribune
Copyright 2004 Barb Ragucci.

Civil War Source: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; BrothersGreenberry, Benjamin, and John A. Blackson were all in the Civil Warfrom Ohio.
John Allen Blackson
Served In The Civil War
Union Army
78th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Co. D
In: Pvt
Out: Pvt
Film #: m552
Roll #: 9
UNION OHIO VOLUNTEERS
78th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Organized at Zanesville, Ohio, October, 1861, to January, 1862, andmustered in January 11, 1862. Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence toFort Donelson, Tenn., February 11-16. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rdDivision, District of West Tennessee, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rdDivision, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. Unattached, Districtof Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, RightWing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, toJuly, 1865.
SERVICE.-Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 16, 1862.Expedition toward Purdy and operations about Crump's Landing, Tenn.,March 9-14. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siegeof Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Capture of Jackson June 7. Duty atBethel and Grand Junction till August Bolivar August 30. March toIuka, Miss., September 1-19. Battle of Iuka September 19 (Reserve).Duty at Bolivar till November. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign,operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad, November 2, 1862, toJanuary 20, 1863. Reconnoissances from LaGrange toward ColliersvilleNovember 5 and November 8-9. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 20,thence to Lake Providence, La., February 22, and to Milliken's Bend,La., April 17. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Forty Hills and Hankinson's FerryMay 3-4. Battles of Raymond May 12; Jackson May 14; Champion's HillMay 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults onVicksburg May 19 and 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4, and duty theretill February, 1864. Clinton July 16. Expedition to Monroe, La.,August 20-September 2, 1863. Expedition to Canton October 14-20. BogueChitto Creek October 17. Regiment re-enlisted January 5, 1864.Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2, 1864. Baker's Creek February 5.Wyatt's February 13. Meridian February 14-15. Canton February 26.Veterans on Furlough March and April. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thencemarched to Ackworth, Ga., May 5-June 8. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign June8-September 8. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw MountainJune 10-July 2. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5.Howell's Ferry July 5. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Leggett's orBald Hill July 20-21. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle ofJonesboro August 31-Septemer 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Dutynear Atlanta till October 15. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., and dutyguarding railroad near Chattanooga till November 13. Little River,Ala., October 27. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege ofSavannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April,1865. Pocotaligo, S. C., January 14. Barker's Mills, Whippy Swamp,February 3. Orangeburg February 12-13. Columbia February 16-17. Battleof Bentonville, N. C., March 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14.Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March toWashington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand ReviewMay 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June, and there mustered out July11, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 71 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 2 Officers and 230 Enlisted men by disease. Total355.
(Already have Civil War Record Information. Copies in McCoy FamilyVolumes.)
Note: Michael Dean McCoy II and James Dennis McCoy are his ThirdGeneration Great-Grandsons and direct descendants.
Sandra Lee Elkins Juhl
02 April 2005
Please check this: _MDCL: CONC trouble at the family home.

(Medical):1863, Army Disability Noted --"Rupture growing worse" Died of stomach

Birth:
Per Civil War Army Certificate Of Disability

Died:
At The Familty Home

*John married *Elizabeth Betsy Gay on 23 May 1861 in Rural Dale, Muskingum County, Ohio By C. Betz, Justice Of The Peace. *Elizabeth (daughter of *Henry Gay, Jr. and Mary Polly Derwater Daruater Duerrwaechter) was born on 9 Jul 1843 in Gaysport, Muskingum County, Ohio; died on 17 May 1930 in 86 Y, 10 M, 8 D; Coschocton, Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried on 19 May 1930 in South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Elizabeth Blackson: This article was published in aCoshocton, Ohio newspaper May 17, 1930, but was not reproduceable withmuch clarity. " HEART DISEASE FATAL TO LOCAL WOMAN TODAY
Mrs Elizabeth Blackson age 86 died at her home at 668 Elm St. thismorning at 1:30 o'clock from heart trouble. Mrs. Blackson, formerlyElizabeth Gay, was born July 9, 1843 at Gaysport, Ohio where she spenther early life. She was united in marriage with John Blackson May 23,1861. Her husband, a Civil War veteran, proceeded her in death 30years agao. Six children, Mrs Mary Strawn of this city, Mrs. NancySlonecker of Uhrichsville, Elmer Blackson of New Philadelphia,Benjamin and Perry Blackson of this city and Edward of the late homeand one brother Henry Gay of Canaanville, Ohio survive. No funeralarrangements have been made at this time." (transcribed by sljuhl)
Parents of Betsy Gay:
ID: I201 Name: Henry Jr. GAY Sex: M Birth: 1784 in Fredrick Co.,Maryland

BURIAL SOURCES: South Lawn Cemetery listings in Coshocton/MuskingumCounty, Ohio at 1481 Cemetery Drive, Coshocton, Ohio 43812: mapco-ordinates 401522N-0815135W.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuski2/cemetery/southlawn.html (Many ofthe Blackson's are buried in this cemetery)

Marriage 1 Mary ?ECKLEBERRY b: 1805 in ?Pennsylvania
Children
George GAY
William GAY
Cathrine May GAY b: ABT 1828
Mary A. GAY b: ABT 1834
Joseph GAY b: ABT 1836
Jacob GAY b: ABT 1841
Henry Harrison GAY b: 1 MAR 1840/41 in Ohio
Betsy Elizabeth GAY b: 19 JUL 1843 in Gaysport, Muskingum Co., Ohio
Julia GAY b: ABT 1845 in Ohio
ID: I200 Name: Mary ?ECKLEBERRY Sex: F Birth: 1805 in ?Pennsylvania

Marriage 1 Henry Jr. GAY b: 1784 in Fredrick Co., Maryland
Children
Title: Photo
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Photograph
Text: Birth and death date on back of photo of Betsy written by NancyEllen.
Title: Death Certificate
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document
Page: #28398
Title: Death Certificate
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document
Title: Muskingum County Ohio Marriages, Book 4, 1848-1865
Author: Muskingum Co. Genealogy Society
Publication: 1983
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: pg. 137
Title: Civil War Pension Document of John Blackson
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document

Please check this: _MDCL: CONC 244, Pri. 8095, File 28308; no Reg. No., Coshocton, Coshocton County,
_MDCL: CONC Ohio.

(Medical):Organic Heart and Indigestion for 5 years, 2 months; Cert. #'s Dist.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage date from newspaper obiturary of Elizabeth Gay Blackson.

Notes:

Sources:
# 1). Title: IGI Individual Record of the LDS
# 2). Source: Kandacerichardson199@msn.com http://www.Rootsweb.com

*Michael married Elizabeth Elisabeth Hatfield Johnson Hambler on 9 Sep 1835 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Elizabeth (daughter of Johnson and Hatfield ?) was born in 1815 in Maryland; died after 1860 in Muskingum County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Although Elisabeth must have been very young, perhaps 15-16 years oldwhen she may have married a Mr. John Hamler, it is possible of course. Certainly more research would be appropriate in order to verify thispossibility. In her daughter, Mary Hamler Kenny's, death certificateit is stated that her father was John Hamler and her mother wasElizabeth Johnson.

"Note the birthdate (indicating the death certificate copy ofGreenbury Hatfield). I believe it should be 1841. No matter how I dothe math this doesn't come out right if he was born in 1842. Notealso the birth place. There is no Clay County in Ohio. There is aClay Township in Tuscarawas County and a Clay County in West Virginia. This helps to verify the parentage of John Blackson. This is John'sbrother." 14 Sept. 2004.
The document states that Elizabeth Hatfield was Greenbury?s mother.
Update: After another careful review of the death certificate it wasnoted that the information as to Greenbury's parentage and otherinformation was given by J.F. Blackson, probably a son, and the deathcertificate has other possible mistakes in it as pointed out byKandace Richardson above. It cannot be proven by any records in Ohiothat Greenbury's mother was Elizabeth Hatfield. The census records doindicate in 1850 that Elizabeth's probable children are living withher in Muskingum County, Ohio and their last names are Hambler alongwith her Blackstone children including Greenbury. Elizabeth Gaymarried Greenbury's brother John Blackstone/Blackson. It is noted onJohn's Army certificate for discharge it states that he was born inMuskingum County where the 1850 census occurred. There is also amarriage listing in Guernsey County of an Elizabeth Hamler marrying aMichael Blackson in 1835, which would be the correct time period forthe family in the census records where Greenbury is listed asElizabeth's son. It's possible that Greenbury's informant for thedeath certificate, probably his son, was not too familiar with thefamily since living in Kansas instead of Ohio nor was he familiar withthe particulars of Greenbury's birth state when mentioning a ClayCounty that did not exist in Ohio. Since Greenbury's middle name isHatfield, it is reasonable to understand an assumption of Elizabeth'slast name possibly being Hatfield. Although, in all likely hoodHatfield could also be Elizabeth's mother's maiden name, or even thelast name of Michael Blackson's mother, Greenbury's father. Inotherwords, one of the grandmothers of Greenbury could also be aHatfield. There are many Hatfield's settled in early Ohio in countiesnear where Greenbury grew up. More research will need to be done onthe family, and it would be prudent to keep in mind that Greenbury'sdeath certificate may not be totally correct with the information itcontains. 17 July 2006, SLJuhl, compiler.

Notes:

Death: 11 DEC 1872 in Blue Rock Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio 3 4
Military Service: BET 10 AUG 1813 AND 8 MAY 1815 Served in the War of1812 in the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd Brigade.
Title: Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Muskingum Co., Ohio
Title: Pension File, War of 1812 for Henry Gay, Jr.
Title: War of 1812 Pensioners
Title: Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Muskingum Co., Ohio
Page: pg. 166.
Text: Microfilm of original probate records obtained at the Stark Co.Library June 2004.
Title: Muskingum County Ohio Marriages 1803-1818
Page: pg. 23

1850 & 1860 Federal Census's For Muskingum County
1). NOTE: In the 1850 Census for Ohio, Henry and his wife Mary wereboth listed as being born in Pennsylvania, but in the 1860 census theentire family is listed as from Ohio. In Elizabeth's obituary thereis no indication as to parents nativity or names. Only her brotherHenry is mentioned as surviving her as well as some of her children.It is likely that Henry Jr. & Mary were both from Pennsylvaniaoriginally, and the children were born in Ohio. Having said that, itwould seem that Catharine is listed as their oldest being born in Ohioin the year 1827/28. This would put Henry Jr. & Mary in Ohio justprior to 1827/28 probably.
2). NOTE: According to both of the federal census year of 1860, HenryJr. Gay was "renting". There is no indication that he owned land inthe census. There is a land purchase: PROP: 8 NOV 1853 Land documentshowing the purchase of land in Muskingum Co. by Henry Gay from JonGibbons sourced by K. Richardson however. If Henry Sr. lived to be109 years old, it may be possible that the land was actually purchasedby him also. This is not verifiable one way or the other at present.
3). NOTE: Another thing that is noted is that Mary's age didn'tchange from the 1850 to the 1860 census, and that Henry is listed witha different age than you would expect, BUT the children's ages are aswould be expected.
Example:
Henry Sr.'s age in the 1850 census was 66; in the 1860 census he waslisted as 80, not as 76.
Mary's age in the 1850 census was 45; in the 1860 census she waslisted as 45, not as 55.
Yet the children's ages were appropriate in 1860 with the added 10years for the census.

SOURCE: ID: I1470; Chandler & Ritter Families; Dr. Hubert ThomasChandler;
E-mail: htchandler@earthlink.net
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=htchandler&id=I1470&printer_friendly
"Name: Henry Gay , Jr.
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1791 in Frederick Co., MD 1
Death: 11 DEC 1872 in Muskingum Co., OH 2
Note: In the 1850 census, Henry declares PA as state of birth. Thismay be true since his father lived near the MD/PA state line and moveda number of times. Since Henry's age is listed in the census as age 66(wife 45) we can estimate his birth year as about 1784.Henry is listedin Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio census of 1860 and BlueRock Township, Muskingum County, Ohio census of 1870." NOTE: Theabove author gives the names of several more children previouslyunknown to this compiler, William, George, Joseph, and Jacob.[Transcribed 26 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

*Henry married Mary Polly Derwater Daruater Duerrwaechter on 7 Jul 1825 in Muskingum County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Jacob Derwater Daruater Duerrwaechter) was born in 1805 in 1850 Census States Pennsylvania; died after 1845 in Possibly Muskingum County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=htchandler&id=I1662;Obtained: 26 July 2008; Permission of Author: Dr. H. Thomas Chandler,E-Mail htchandler@earthlink.net; See Notes of Henry Sr. Gay forpersonal correspondence between this compiler and author.
"Mary (sometimes called Polly) Derwater was the wife of Henry Gay, Jr.It should be noted that Mary's surname is spelled several differentways on various documents. In the Muskingum County GenealogicalSociety Marriages 1803-1818, is named Polly Derwater. In her daughterJulia's Muskingum Co. death certificate, Muskingum Co. DeathCertificate her mother's maiden name was declared to be Derwacter. InHenry Gay, Jr.'s 1812 pension papers she is called Polly Dewater andMary Darwacter. In U.S. census documents after 1850 her given name islisted as Mary in 1850, 1860 & 1870. In the 1880 census she was listedas Polly Gay.
Mary was married in Muskingum Co., OH in 1825. A census search for herparents showed no similar sounding names in 1820, however in the 1830census a Jacob, Daruater, Jr. was found. The age listed wasappropriate that he could be her brother. For this reason, it issurmised that her father's name was Jacob, Daruater (Senior).Information from a file found in the Zanesville, OH library has nowestablished that Jacob, Jr was her brother and Jacob, Sr. was herfather. The original spelling of the surname was Duerrwaechter.
It should be noted that information on some of Mary/Polly'sdocumentation and most of her descendants was contributed by adescendant Kandy Richardson of Canton, OH." [Transcribed 26 July2008, SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

Notes:

Married:
A Family Source: Mrs. Kandace Richardson of Ohio has listed fourother children, George, William, Joseph, and Jacob Gay. They are notin the early 1850 or 1860 census records with the family. However,Mrs. Richardson may have a good source for these children. You cancontact her through the Internet genealogy web site, www.Rootsweb.comfrom the WorldConnect Project by entering one of the names on thisfamily in the search area. This will locate that person for you aswell as give you the contributor and their e-mail address. Thiscompiler will not give out information on living individuals. Youmust contact the contributing sources yourself for verifications.SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com