Nimrod’s information is on one side (though the engraver wrote Nimroon).
Inscribed here are the names of Nimrod’s sons, Algerine and Ambrous. Algerine is listed as 16 and Ambrous as 18. Based on the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records, Algerine would have been born in 1848 and died in 1864. Ambrous would have been born in 1852 and died after June 1, 1870.
Ohio started keeping death records at the local level in 1867. This was not strictly enforced. Death records are listed for both Jackson County and Vinton County on their separate rootsweb websites. Technically, Ambrous’s death should have been listed. It was not.
Here is the third inscribed side of the monument. As you can see, two women are listed. Mary, age 33 and Hannah N., age 16. Mary is creating a few problems for me, so we’re going to ignore her for now. Hannah, however, is first listed as 3 months old in the 1860 census. The census was suppose to reflect her age as of June 1, 1860, making her birth date most probably in February. If her age is accurate, she died in 1876.
Again checking the death lists on both the Jackson County and Vinton County websites, Hannah is not listed. A Nancy A. Thacker died March 20, 1875 and is listed as 14 years old. Hannah Nancy would have been 15 at that time. It’s possible Nancy Ann could have been Hannah Nancy but that is unclear.
These three children – Algerine, Ambrous, and Hannah N. – are the only known children of Nimrod and Frances that did not reach adulthood. Next time we will talk about a few of the remaining nine children that I have identified.
Sources:
1. 1850 US Federal Census, Ohio, Vinton County, Wilkesville Twp., Head of Household, Nicholas Thacker, Visit 1024, (http//:www.ancestry.com) census image online, January 4, 2009.
2. 1860 US Federal Census, Ohio, Vinton County, Wilkesville Twp., Head of Household, Nicholas Thacker, Visit 728, (http//:www.ancestry.com) census image online, January 4, 2009.
3. 1870 US Federal Census, Ohio, Vinton County, Wilkesville Twp., Head of Household, Nicholas Thacker, Visit 172, (http//:www.ancestry.com) census image online, January 4, 2009.
4. Vinton County Ohio Genealogy, “Birth, Death, and Marriage Records Online Index,” abstracts online death records 1867 -1952, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohvinton/bmdrecs.htm: accessed January 4, 2009) entry for Nancy A. Thacker.
5. Jackson County Ohio Genealogy, “Birth, Death, and Marriage Records Online Index,” abstracts online death records 1867 -1908, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohjackso/bmdrecs.htm: accessed January 4, 2009.)
6. Photographs of Nimrod Thacker monument, Curry Cemetery, Wilkesville, Ohio, May 21, 2008. Privately held by Teresa L. Snyder, Fremont, Ohio.
Ohio started keeping death records at the local level in 1867. This was not strictly enforced. Death records are listed for both Jackson County and Vinton County on their separate rootsweb websites. Technically, Ambrous’s death should have been listed. It was not.
Here is the third inscribed side of the monument. As you can see, two women are listed. Mary, age 33 and Hannah N., age 16. Mary is creating a few problems for me, so we’re going to ignore her for now. Hannah, however, is first listed as 3 months old in the 1860 census. The census was suppose to reflect her age as of June 1, 1860, making her birth date most probably in February. If her age is accurate, she died in 1876.
Again checking the death lists on both the Jackson County and Vinton County websites, Hannah is not listed. A Nancy A. Thacker died March 20, 1875 and is listed as 14 years old. Hannah Nancy would have been 15 at that time. It’s possible Nancy Ann could have been Hannah Nancy but that is unclear.
These three children – Algerine, Ambrous, and Hannah N. – are the only known children of Nimrod and Frances that did not reach adulthood. Next time we will talk about a few of the remaining nine children that I have identified.
Sources:
1. 1850 US Federal Census, Ohio, Vinton County, Wilkesville Twp., Head of Household, Nicholas Thacker, Visit 1024, (http//:www.ancestry.com) census image online, January 4, 2009.
2. 1860 US Federal Census, Ohio, Vinton County, Wilkesville Twp., Head of Household, Nicholas Thacker, Visit 728, (http//:www.ancestry.com) census image online, January 4, 2009.
3. 1870 US Federal Census, Ohio, Vinton County, Wilkesville Twp., Head of Household, Nicholas Thacker, Visit 172, (http//:www.ancestry.com) census image online, January 4, 2009.
4. Vinton County Ohio Genealogy, “Birth, Death, and Marriage Records Online Index,” abstracts online death records 1867 -1952, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohvinton/bmdrecs.htm: accessed January 4, 2009) entry for Nancy A. Thacker.
5. Jackson County Ohio Genealogy, “Birth, Death, and Marriage Records Online Index,” abstracts online death records 1867 -1908, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohjackso/bmdrecs.htm: accessed January 4, 2009.)
6. Photographs of Nimrod Thacker monument, Curry Cemetery, Wilkesville, Ohio, May 21, 2008. Privately held by Teresa L. Snyder, Fremont, Ohio.
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