Benjamin and Mary had 3 children who died in infancy but who was theth ird one?
Residences & events:
Bef 1814 OH where he married Mary.
Bef 1815 Tuscawaras Co, OH where son William and succeeding childrenwe re born.
From the History of Tuscawaras Co:
"Among the earliest land holding pioneers of Franklin, were WilliamBac her and Isaac Deardorff, both of whom were residents of the countybefo re 1809.....
Other pioneers were Abraham Brenninger, John Casebeer, Henry Duncan,Ab raham Forney, Walter Griffith, Benjamin Gundy, Christian Guagy,Michael K ohr, Philip Knappenberger, Jonas Kline, Jr., David Porter,Thomas Lappi ngton, Jehiel Savidge and George Wallick."
"Benjamin Gundy was the. owner and occupant of the southwest quarterof S ection 20, prior to 1820. Originally from Pennsylvania he hadlived in H arrison County for awhile, and after a residence for a timein Franklin T ownship, he returned to Harrison County. Again changinghis place of ab ode, he sojourned in Wood County for a brief season,then returned to t his county and died here."
5/13/1820 Among the advertisements of this date are the following:Ben jamin Gundy forewarns all persons not to purchase several notes ofhis, f or which he claims to have received no value."
Again from the county history"
"In the southwestern part of the township, in the northwestern part ofS ection 1, stands an old frame Methodist meeting-house, known as theHol mes Church. The membership of the society that worships here issmall, b ut its existence dates back more than forty years. Among theearly memb ers were Adam Riggle, Benjamin Gundy, Sherrod Ricketts,John Salsbury a nd Mr. Conwell." Warren Twp
"The church edifice in Strasburg is the property of the UnitedBrethren s ociety. It is a frame building 34 x 44 feet, and was builtabout 1853, a t an expense of $1,200. Prior to this, the society hadheld services in a u nion church, built in 1833, one-half mile northof the village. The Uni ted Brethren, Methodists and Lutheranscontributed to its erection. The e arliest meetings of the UnitedBrethren society were conducted at priva te houses. The earliestmembership included Abraham Forney, John Forney , George Sees.Christian Gnagy, Benjamin Gundy and John Shisler. Abraha m Forney.Mathias Burchfield and Christian Gnagy were early local preac hers.Among the earliest ministers were Revs. Joseph Gundy, George Pfri mer,George Drum and Jacob Winters. Rev. B. F. Booth is the present minister. The congregation exceeds 100 members."
1840 Flat Rock, Monroe Twp, Harrison Co, OH. Listed as BenjaminGundy i n the census, his family was recorded with 1 male aged 15-20,2 at 20-3 0, himself at 40-50, 2 females 10-15, 1 at 20-30, andprobably his wife a t 40-50. Next door was John Gundy.
Don Widen posted at Ancestry:
"Settled near Strasburg, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. Lived there untilMary's d eath in 1829. After Mary's death, he and the nine survivingchildren mo ved back to Harrison County. Benjamin was a farmerthroughout his life a nd carried on milling for five years"
"Politically, Benjamin was a Whig. He was a prominent citizen ofMonroe T ownship, often holding the office of school director and thatof Townsh ip Trustee. He was a member of the United Brethren in Christchurch." A s a member of that church meetings were held at his oldhome near Bower ston before the church itself was built.
10/3/1850 Union Twp, Tuscawaras Co, OH. At census time he was a 59ye ar old farmer with $4000 worth of real estate. Living with him wasthi rd wife, Barbara, and six Arnold step-children.
Benjamin was buried with wife Magdalene, cemetery records have hisdate s as 1801-1871, neither date can be correct.
