Thomas Athey [65604] ⁴³⁹

  General Notes:

151* Thomas, b. ca. 1780; d. 1863

/151/ THOMAS ATHEY (5), son of Elizabeth and Robert Athy, Jr., #66. Born Loudoun Co., Va., 18 November 1780; moved with father to Bourbon Co.,
Ky., ca. 1786; married Diana ABRAMS (b. Bedford Co., Pa., 8 June 1777; d. Madison Co., Ohio, 8 Oct. 1863), daughter of Judge Henry and Ruth Tanehill Abrams, Bourbon Co., Ky., 16 December, 1800; thought to have moved to Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, and then to Fairfield Co., Ohio, ca. 1801; moved to Madison Co., Ohio, 1818; appears census, Union Twp., Madison Co., Ohio, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850; a Methodist minister; died 26 October 1861 and buried with wife in Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Twp., Madison Co., Ohio;

CHILDREN:

550 Delila. b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 11 Dec. 1801; no known offspring.

551 Eliza, b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 18 March 1804; m. Leonard ROBINSON, Clark Co., Ohio, 16 March 1837; no known offspring.

552 Henry, b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 30 Nov. 1805; m. Mary WILLOUGHBY (b. Madison Co., Ohio, 9 April 1809; d. St. Paul, Minn., 18 April 1892), dau. of Andrew and Levina Scott Willoughby, Madison Co.,
Ohio, 20 April 1826; appears census Clark Co., Ohio 1830 and 1840; d. Clark Co., Ohio, 2 April 1846; 6 children; Mary appears census, Clark Co., Ohio, 1850.

553 William A., b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 23 Oct. 1807; City Treasurer, London, Madison Co., Ohio; appears census, Clark Co., Ohio, 1840, 1850, and 1860; d. London, Madison Co., Ohio, Feb. 1899; no known offspring.

554 Hiram Robert, b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 9 Jan. 1810; d. 6 July 1851; no known offspring.

555 James Harvey, b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 10 Nov. 1811; d. 17 Feb. 1843; n. k. o.

556 John M.. b. Madison C e , Ohio, 17 Sept. 1813; no known offspring.

557 Jessee. b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 4 Nov. 1815; no known offspring.

558 Presley, b. Fairfield Co., Ohio, 29 March 1817; d. 1 Nov. 1855; no known offspring.

559 Mary Jane. b. Madison Co., Ohio, 29 May 1820; m. Samuel GRAY,Madison Co., Ohio, 26 Oct. 1843; d. 5 June 1881; had children.

560 George Washington, b. Madison Co., Ohio, 23 Oct. 1823; carpenter; appeared census, London, Madison Co., Ohio, 1850; d. ca. 1895; no known offspring.

  Burial Notes:

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Reportedly was buried at the Union Township Cemetery at 5th and Walnut, north of London. According to one researcher, the cemetery was abolished and the graves moved to Kirkwood Cemetery in a mass grave with no names listed. However, this marker implies burial at Oak Hill.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Moved, 1786, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA. moved with father to Bourbon Co., Ky., ca. 1786;

• Moved: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA. Thought to have moved to Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, and then to Fairfield Co., Ohio, ca. 1801

• Moved, Abt 1801, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA. Thought to have moved to Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, and then to Fairfield Co., Ohio, ca. 1801

• Moved, 1818, Madison County, Ohio, USA. Moved to Madison Co., Ohio, 1818;

• Census, 1820, Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Union Twp., Madison Co., Ohio, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Census, 1830, Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Union Twp., Madison Co., Ohio, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Census, 1840, Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Union Twp., Madison Co., Ohio, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Census, 1850, Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, USA. Appears census, Union Twp., Madison Co., Ohio, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850;

• Occupation: Methodist minister.

Thomas married Diana Abrams [65605] [MRIN: 551619080] on 16 Dec 1800 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA. (Diana Abrams [65605] was born on 8 Jun 1777 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 8 Oct 1863 in Madison County, Ohio, USA and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, USA.)