Individual Details
Job E Phillips
(19 Jul 1806 - 20 Dec 1877)
Letters written by Job & Louisa to her brother Adolphus and Julia Prouty.
January the 30 1848 Handcock Co. Ohio
Dear Brother and sister, I will inform you that we are all well at this time and hope these few lines may find you and family in (?) full enjoyment of the same blessing. we receved your letter with pleasure. it tends to prolong the enjoyment of antisapation of your becoming a neighbor wich I sencerly hope will take place soon as will be convienient. Thair has ben quite (missing) for land this winter and the prospect is we will get several new neighbors in the coming yer and we all hope you will be wone of them. I have not had andy chance to find out anything about the quarter that you want sence you went home. I have not sold buel farm yet but I have had two offers for it. One was $800, $300 down with balance in yearly payments and the other offer is $1000 cash down and as quick as I can get returns from Mr. (G.G.?) Buell I will close the trade. The first bids is from Carol County Ohio and the other is from Delaware County. I have not cleared any yet this winter for we have been very busy in the shop blacksmithing and fixing old guns. Father has traped some this winter and ketched 2 minks, 2 blue jays, 1 owl and 4 hawks.
Samuel R P kild 2 ders one afternoon (stutting Jame?) Hansfield kild a big nothing and I hunted 1 day and half and I kild one turkey and that one (missing) and quite the (missing) (missing) (missing) tis hard work for me any how and mak nothing and that I believe is worse than reading novels wicked & bad enough amusements for old batchelors and old Maids. Mother and Louisa wants to rite so I think I might as bring my part of the letter to a close for the present by subscribing my self as your frend.
Job Phillips
I am done looking over apples and now I am going to milk a heifer that had a calf last night L.A.P.
Well job has wrote all the news he can think of and so I will write some, he wrote about our health and so I will mention about our neighbors. Mr. Lockard died the 2nd of Jan., after a long spell of sickness, I believe that is all the deaths and I know of no one being sick since you was here. Mrs. Mc Long has got (?). now for the increase of our population, there has been about 30 young children born within (9?) months, that we are aquainted with, Sam Mansfields''s wife beat all the rest of the women for she has 2 at a time. She has a pair of girls abourt 10 years of age and the 16 of this month she had a pair of boys. Mother and myself is going up to see them so good bye untill we come back. Well, we have got back and now I have got to write by candle light. I will inform you that (Zipporah?) Lillibrige is married to Charles M (Kees?) They never spoke to each other only 3 weeks before they were married. Some think she had done well. James Scotts and Mary Jane Armstrong was married last Thursday. (Zipporahs?) husbands brother married a girl by the name of Rachel Prouty from Vermont and she says she believes that we are related. If they did not live so far of I would like to see her. Father says that Mr. (Deles?) carried 3 sheep skins to (?eaur??dd) to be taned. One for a saddle cover and 2 for aprons and you may have them if you will get them, well, Julia & I finished Julia's dress a few days ago and my cap. I have had so much weaving to do that I can't not get time to do it before. I have wove 13 yards and got one more peace to weave but it had been so cold long back I have not put it in. We have had a great deal of sewing to do. We have it most done. I have got me 2 new Dresses, one is (???pe?epe) cost 4 ½ Dol. The other is calico and a pleasant sort. Cost 1 dollar and 75 cents. Well, I must stop for Daniel wants to write, you must write soon. We received a letter from Austin about the same time you did but I believe we mentioned it in our last, no more
Louisa A.P.
(?) I am agoing to school this winter. I am reading and writing and seiphering spelling. I wish (?) would hury and Sell your place and come out here.
David A. Phillips
David C. Phillips was here on Crissmas from Union County. He got thair on the 17 October and on the 12 day of November his wife died and left him with 7 children.
THIS IS THE 4TH SIDE OF THE LETTER.
January the last day in the evening and it vary cold and freezing vary fast but the 2 last weeks was vary beautiful march wether with pleasant wether but we are shure to have Febuary and March in good earnest. We have had no snow of any amount this winter and no slaying. not enough to haul fire wood. I hope thair won't be more work to do in the shop for I want to get to
Signature is missing but was written by Job Phillips
THE ABOVE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO MR. ADOLPHUS PROUTY
CALVARY POSTOFFICE ATHENS COUNTY
STATE OF OHIO
PLESENT DALE
( UNREADABLE)
THE FOLLOWING IS ANOTHER LETTER WRITTEN TO SQUIRE ADOLPHUS PROUTY. MY THANKS TO DARLENTE MORROW COOK FOR LETTING ME COPY IT.
April the 22 1848 Deleware T.P. Hancock
Ohio
Dear Brother and Sister,
I will try to (indele?) a few lines to you and let you know how the world goes here. We are all reasonable well at this time and I hope we are duly thankful to the author of all good. Wee receved your of the last of March with pleasure and due resignation and hope if circumstances cant be bent so that wa can be neighbors in this world I hope wee all will enjoy an indestruable bonds of friendship in the next. I had feasted quite freely o the enjoyments of anticipation of your social converse which I think is strengthened and matured by a free exchange of thought and so it concerns my self it is my greatest Earthly beliefs. I believe there is an agreement that each one of us here is to personate themselves in this letter and in 4 parts each one will be short. I hope you will answer this before you go on your visit to the west and come and see us before you move but I hope and pray you may settle in the vicinity of this neighborhood. I will let you know something about our market. Wheat is from (missing) to $1.00 per bushel. Corn 25 cent, Oats 20 cents, potatoes 50 cents per bushel, Pork salted $5.00 per C wt. Cut beef none here, fish from $3 to $5 per (?). fair well my the God of love bless you in every angle of the journey of life. To A.P. J.P.
Job Phillips
*C Wt is 100 lbs.
(A.P J.P was Adolphus Prouty and Julia Prouty. Job Phillips was married to Louisa Ann Prouty, who was the sister to Adolphus and Austin Prouty.)
Well, Job has wrote his part of the letter and I must write some but I hardly know what to write for I have been a writing a journal ever since the 20th of Feb. and I have wrote every thing I could think of in that, but I do not know as your ever will get it if you are agoing so far of I am afraid we will not correspond by letter or journal as often as we have done but the will of the Lord be done and every one please them selves as far as they can. I was in some hopes of you getting in this neighborhood so that Father and Mother would be with you some of the time if they chose to do so but if you go to Illonois or Iowa they cannot be with both. They will either have to go with you or stay with us, they can do which they please, mother feels very bad about you and I hope you write something to satisfy her. I hope you will do as your would wish to be done by. I do not know what else to write without I tell you same thing that I already wrote in my journal. We had quite a snow storm the 18th of this month. I am afraid that and the frost together has killed the peaches and plumbs for they were in full bloom, we have had bad luck with our sheep this spring. We have lost 5 and 5 lambs and the dogs got after them last knight and I do not know how many they would have killed if I not heard them, they chased them out of the pasture I to the woods and I hollood at the dogs til Job dressed and he went after them and got them. I ran over to Mrs. Gilloons. There was none hurt, Mother Phillips wants you to let her know if you know anything about Rufus when you write, which I hope will be soon. I must close for Mother will want to write a good Deal and they are all a bed but her and I. This from your affectionate sister,
Louisa
Wel Daniel has gone with his father up to Patterson after a half barel of fish which they get for blacksmith work and so I will finish filling up this sheet. Mother and I went to Mrs. (Locan?) yesterday avisiting and we started to take a walk down to the river but it began to rain and so we turned about and came back and went to the house on other way so Mother could climb a hill once more and it is a pretty steep high one too. Mother and I is agoing to town tomorrow with Job so she can get her a pair of eyes for she burned up hers. (missing) mentioned about your finding a linen shirt in your trunk when you got home (in one of your letter) it belongs to father and we hunted the house over and over and wondered it had been taken of from the close line, you want to know why we did not seal that leter, we did not know but what it was sealed so it must have been carlesness. You wrote a verse on tobacco and I will write one also.
Tobacco is an evil weed ------ ----------- ------
From the devil sprang the seed _____ ______ ______
It robs the pocket and burns the cheeks
And makes a chimney of the nose
Well I believe I have wrote most all I can think of this time and as much (pusale) out for my pen is a very poor one and I have not patience to write slow and well as I could if I tried. You must write us soon as you receive this. L.A.P.
(L.A.P. stands for Louisa Ann Phillips who was a sister to Squire Adolphus Prouty to whom the letter was written)
402 - HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY.
latter. Josiah Smith, who is now living at Forest, Hardin County, settled in Section 1, while his brother Darius, who came with him, built his cabin in Amanda Township. Cephas Smith settled in Section 7, whence he removed West about 1850-51.
The township was now pretty well settled; large clearings had been made in the forest, and those who came later found a hearty welcome and willing hands ready to render any assistance needed. From 1831 to 1835 Dr. A. F. Burson, John Lafferty, William Musgrave, James Taylor, John P. Gordon, Abner Bell, Joshua Brown, Abijah Smith, Michael Shafer, Job Phillips, Samuel R. Phillips, Robert Wilson, George Sebastian, John Treece and a few others came into the township. But more than a decade had then passed by since the first cabin was erected in Delaware Township, , and these later comers can scarcely be regarded as pioneers in the true sense of that term, though many of them did their full share toward building up and improving their adopted county.
January the 30 1848 Handcock Co. Ohio
Dear Brother and sister, I will inform you that we are all well at this time and hope these few lines may find you and family in (?) full enjoyment of the same blessing. we receved your letter with pleasure. it tends to prolong the enjoyment of antisapation of your becoming a neighbor wich I sencerly hope will take place soon as will be convienient. Thair has ben quite (missing) for land this winter and the prospect is we will get several new neighbors in the coming yer and we all hope you will be wone of them. I have not had andy chance to find out anything about the quarter that you want sence you went home. I have not sold buel farm yet but I have had two offers for it. One was $800, $300 down with balance in yearly payments and the other offer is $1000 cash down and as quick as I can get returns from Mr. (G.G.?) Buell I will close the trade. The first bids is from Carol County Ohio and the other is from Delaware County. I have not cleared any yet this winter for we have been very busy in the shop blacksmithing and fixing old guns. Father has traped some this winter and ketched 2 minks, 2 blue jays, 1 owl and 4 hawks.
Samuel R P kild 2 ders one afternoon (stutting Jame?) Hansfield kild a big nothing and I hunted 1 day and half and I kild one turkey and that one (missing) and quite the (missing) (missing) (missing) tis hard work for me any how and mak nothing and that I believe is worse than reading novels wicked & bad enough amusements for old batchelors and old Maids. Mother and Louisa wants to rite so I think I might as bring my part of the letter to a close for the present by subscribing my self as your frend.
Job Phillips
I am done looking over apples and now I am going to milk a heifer that had a calf last night L.A.P.
Well job has wrote all the news he can think of and so I will write some, he wrote about our health and so I will mention about our neighbors. Mr. Lockard died the 2nd of Jan., after a long spell of sickness, I believe that is all the deaths and I know of no one being sick since you was here. Mrs. Mc Long has got (?). now for the increase of our population, there has been about 30 young children born within (9?) months, that we are aquainted with, Sam Mansfields''s wife beat all the rest of the women for she has 2 at a time. She has a pair of girls abourt 10 years of age and the 16 of this month she had a pair of boys. Mother and myself is going up to see them so good bye untill we come back. Well, we have got back and now I have got to write by candle light. I will inform you that (Zipporah?) Lillibrige is married to Charles M (Kees?) They never spoke to each other only 3 weeks before they were married. Some think she had done well. James Scotts and Mary Jane Armstrong was married last Thursday. (Zipporahs?) husbands brother married a girl by the name of Rachel Prouty from Vermont and she says she believes that we are related. If they did not live so far of I would like to see her. Father says that Mr. (Deles?) carried 3 sheep skins to (?eaur??dd) to be taned. One for a saddle cover and 2 for aprons and you may have them if you will get them, well, Julia & I finished Julia's dress a few days ago and my cap. I have had so much weaving to do that I can't not get time to do it before. I have wove 13 yards and got one more peace to weave but it had been so cold long back I have not put it in. We have had a great deal of sewing to do. We have it most done. I have got me 2 new Dresses, one is (???pe?epe) cost 4 ½ Dol. The other is calico and a pleasant sort. Cost 1 dollar and 75 cents. Well, I must stop for Daniel wants to write, you must write soon. We received a letter from Austin about the same time you did but I believe we mentioned it in our last, no more
Louisa A.P.
(?) I am agoing to school this winter. I am reading and writing and seiphering spelling. I wish (?) would hury and Sell your place and come out here.
David A. Phillips
David C. Phillips was here on Crissmas from Union County. He got thair on the 17 October and on the 12 day of November his wife died and left him with 7 children.
THIS IS THE 4TH SIDE OF THE LETTER.
January the last day in the evening and it vary cold and freezing vary fast but the 2 last weeks was vary beautiful march wether with pleasant wether but we are shure to have Febuary and March in good earnest. We have had no snow of any amount this winter and no slaying. not enough to haul fire wood. I hope thair won't be more work to do in the shop for I want to get to
Signature is missing but was written by Job Phillips
THE ABOVE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO MR. ADOLPHUS PROUTY
CALVARY POSTOFFICE ATHENS COUNTY
STATE OF OHIO
PLESENT DALE
( UNREADABLE)
THE FOLLOWING IS ANOTHER LETTER WRITTEN TO SQUIRE ADOLPHUS PROUTY. MY THANKS TO DARLENTE MORROW COOK FOR LETTING ME COPY IT.
April the 22 1848 Deleware T.P. Hancock
Ohio
Dear Brother and Sister,
I will try to (indele?) a few lines to you and let you know how the world goes here. We are all reasonable well at this time and I hope we are duly thankful to the author of all good. Wee receved your of the last of March with pleasure and due resignation and hope if circumstances cant be bent so that wa can be neighbors in this world I hope wee all will enjoy an indestruable bonds of friendship in the next. I had feasted quite freely o the enjoyments of anticipation of your social converse which I think is strengthened and matured by a free exchange of thought and so it concerns my self it is my greatest Earthly beliefs. I believe there is an agreement that each one of us here is to personate themselves in this letter and in 4 parts each one will be short. I hope you will answer this before you go on your visit to the west and come and see us before you move but I hope and pray you may settle in the vicinity of this neighborhood. I will let you know something about our market. Wheat is from (missing) to $1.00 per bushel. Corn 25 cent, Oats 20 cents, potatoes 50 cents per bushel, Pork salted $5.00 per C wt. Cut beef none here, fish from $3 to $5 per (?). fair well my the God of love bless you in every angle of the journey of life. To A.P. J.P.
Job Phillips
*C Wt is 100 lbs.
(A.P J.P was Adolphus Prouty and Julia Prouty. Job Phillips was married to Louisa Ann Prouty, who was the sister to Adolphus and Austin Prouty.)
Well, Job has wrote his part of the letter and I must write some but I hardly know what to write for I have been a writing a journal ever since the 20th of Feb. and I have wrote every thing I could think of in that, but I do not know as your ever will get it if you are agoing so far of I am afraid we will not correspond by letter or journal as often as we have done but the will of the Lord be done and every one please them selves as far as they can. I was in some hopes of you getting in this neighborhood so that Father and Mother would be with you some of the time if they chose to do so but if you go to Illonois or Iowa they cannot be with both. They will either have to go with you or stay with us, they can do which they please, mother feels very bad about you and I hope you write something to satisfy her. I hope you will do as your would wish to be done by. I do not know what else to write without I tell you same thing that I already wrote in my journal. We had quite a snow storm the 18th of this month. I am afraid that and the frost together has killed the peaches and plumbs for they were in full bloom, we have had bad luck with our sheep this spring. We have lost 5 and 5 lambs and the dogs got after them last knight and I do not know how many they would have killed if I not heard them, they chased them out of the pasture I to the woods and I hollood at the dogs til Job dressed and he went after them and got them. I ran over to Mrs. Gilloons. There was none hurt, Mother Phillips wants you to let her know if you know anything about Rufus when you write, which I hope will be soon. I must close for Mother will want to write a good Deal and they are all a bed but her and I. This from your affectionate sister,
Louisa
Wel Daniel has gone with his father up to Patterson after a half barel of fish which they get for blacksmith work and so I will finish filling up this sheet. Mother and I went to Mrs. (Locan?) yesterday avisiting and we started to take a walk down to the river but it began to rain and so we turned about and came back and went to the house on other way so Mother could climb a hill once more and it is a pretty steep high one too. Mother and I is agoing to town tomorrow with Job so she can get her a pair of eyes for she burned up hers. (missing) mentioned about your finding a linen shirt in your trunk when you got home (in one of your letter) it belongs to father and we hunted the house over and over and wondered it had been taken of from the close line, you want to know why we did not seal that leter, we did not know but what it was sealed so it must have been carlesness. You wrote a verse on tobacco and I will write one also.
Tobacco is an evil weed ------ ----------- ------
From the devil sprang the seed _____ ______ ______
It robs the pocket and burns the cheeks
And makes a chimney of the nose
Well I believe I have wrote most all I can think of this time and as much (pusale) out for my pen is a very poor one and I have not patience to write slow and well as I could if I tried. You must write us soon as you receive this. L.A.P.
(L.A.P. stands for Louisa Ann Phillips who was a sister to Squire Adolphus Prouty to whom the letter was written)
402 - HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY.
latter. Josiah Smith, who is now living at Forest, Hardin County, settled in Section 1, while his brother Darius, who came with him, built his cabin in Amanda Township. Cephas Smith settled in Section 7, whence he removed West about 1850-51.
The township was now pretty well settled; large clearings had been made in the forest, and those who came later found a hearty welcome and willing hands ready to render any assistance needed. From 1831 to 1835 Dr. A. F. Burson, John Lafferty, William Musgrave, James Taylor, John P. Gordon, Abner Bell, Joshua Brown, Abijah Smith, Michael Shafer, Job Phillips, Samuel R. Phillips, Robert Wilson, George Sebastian, John Treece and a few others came into the township. But more than a decade had then passed by since the first cabin was erected in Delaware Township, , and these later comers can scarcely be regarded as pioneers in the true sense of that term, though many of them did their full share toward building up and improving their adopted county.
Events
| Birth | 19 Jul 1806 | Pennsylvania, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 29 Sep 1831 | Athens, Ohio, United States - Louisa Ann Prouty | | | |
| Property | 15 Mar 1836 | Hancock, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census (family) | 1840 | Richland Twp., Hancock, Ohio, United States - Louisa Ann Prouty | | | |
| Census (family) | Oct 1850 | Delaware Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States - Louisa Ann Prouty | | | |
| Census (family) | 18 Jul 1860 | Delaware Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States - Louisa Ann Prouty | | | |
| Census (family) | 1870 | Delaware Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States - Louisa Ann Prouty | | | |
| Death | 20 Dec 1877 | Hancock, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Burial | Hueston Cemetery, Forest, Hardin, Ohio, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Louisa Ann Prouty (1813 - 1887) |
| Child | Daniel Austin Phillips (1832 - 1858) |
| Child | Augustus Cady Phillips (1834 - 1918) |
| Child | Lycurgus L. Phillips (1835 - 1835) |
| Child | Diantha Phillips ( - ) |
| Child | Quintillus F. Phillips ( - ) |
| Child | Rachel Phillips (1840 - 1840) |
| Child | Amanda J. "Lennie" Phillips (1841 - ) |
| Child | Julia M. Phillips (1844 - ) |
| Child | Squire Adolphus Phillips (1847 - 1920) |
| Child | Edwin Phillips (1849 - 1849) |
| Child | Josephine L. "Josie" Phillips (1852 - ) |
| Child | Leander F. Phillips (1855 - 1855) |
| Father | Daniel C. Phillips (1770 - 1831) |
| Mother | Abigail Cady (1773 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Roxanna Phillips (1797 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Martha Phillips (1799 - ) |
| Sibling | David Cady Phillips (1807 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Rufus Phillips (1811 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Robert Phillips (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Phebe Phillips (1817 - ) |
Notes
Birth
son Adolphus death records says his father was born in Vermont, but all census records say Pennsylvania.His death record list birth 1806 New Jersey
Marriage
OHIO MARRIAGE RECORDS ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO VOL 1 1805-1865: OHIO MARRIAGE RECORDS ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO VOL 1 1805-1865.PROUTY, ADOLPHUS ALDERMAN, JULIA ANN 9-28-37
PROUTY, AUSTIN WATKINS, ESTHER 3-11-40
PROUTY, LOUISA ANN PHILLIPS, JOB II 9-29-31
Marriage intention
September 21 Job Phillips 2nd & Louisa Anna Prouty License del Phillips on his statement
Property
Patentee: JOB PHILLIPSState: OHIO
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 3/15/1836
Land Office: Bucyrus
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 12541
Accession/Serial Nr.: OH0960__.450
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Legal Land Description: SE 30/ 2-S 12-E No 1st PM OH Hancock
Patentee: JOB PHILLIPS
Survey
State: OHIO
Acres: 111.97
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 3/15/1836
Land Office: Bucyrus
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 12542
Accession/Serial Nr.: OH0960__.451
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Legal Land Description: E½SW 30/ 2-S 12-E No 1st PM OH Hancock
Census (family)
Phillips, Job1 male under 5 (another son, maybe Lycurgus)
2 males 5-10 (Daniel 8, Augustus 6)
1 male 20-30
1 male 30-40 (Job, 34)
1 female 10-15
1 female 20-30 (Louisa, 27)
1 female 70-80 (Job's mom?, Diantha & Squire had their own household and Job's mom was widowed by 1831)
The unknown members could be Phillips siblings?
Census (family)
1850 Ohio, Hancock Co. Delaware Twnship.31, 31 Job Phillips 44 M Farmer 2500 Real Estate born PA
Louisa 37 F b. Ohio
Daniel 18 M Ohio
Augustus 16 M Ohio
Amanda 9 F Ohio
Julia 6 F Ohio
Adolphus 3 M Ohio
32, 32 Squire Prouty 74 M Blacksmith b. Mass
Deantha 69 F b. Ohio
33, 33 David Phillips 43 M Farmer b. PA
Hannah 40 F b. Ohio
Elisha 17 M Ohio
Nathan 15 M Ohio
Daniel 12 M Ohio
Martha 10 F Ohio
Rachel 7 F Ohio
Rochey 5 F Ohio
Census (family)
1860 Census, Ohio, Hancock County, Delaware Twp., PO Mt. Blanchard, pg 170B150, 144, Job Philips, 54, M, Farmer, 4011, 725, PA
Louisa, 47, F, Ohio
Amanda, 18, F, Ohio
Julia 16, F, Ohio
Adolphus 12, M, Ohio
Josephine, 9, F, Ohio
Samantha Prouty, 79, M, no occupation, VT. **Should be Dianthy, Female
Jane Philips, 25, F, 0, 125, Ohio
Census (family)
75, 75 Phillips, Samuel K, 5477, 77 Phillips, Job 63 Farmer 6720 real estate, 130 personal property, Penn.
Louisa A. 55 Ohio
78, 78 Adolphus 23 Ohio
Elizabeth 22 Ohio
Josephina 18 Ohio
79, 79 Switzer, W. L. 24 Farmer 3460 real estate, 500 personal property MD
Julia M. 24 Ohio
Clark, Harrison 9 Ohio
Adaline A. 4 MD
Burial
aged 72 years 3 months 1 dayEndnotes
1. US Federal Population Census, 1850 Ohio, Hancock Co. (interlibrary loan from Sutro Library, SF, CA read Oct 27, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
2. , "Hueston Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2011), .
3. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 1 March 2013), Job Phillips and Louisa Anna Prouty, 1831..
4. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1840 > OHIO > HANCOCK > RICHLAND Series: M704 Roll: 401 Page: 49.
6. US Federal Population Census, 1850 Ohio, Hancock Co. (interlibrary loan from Sutro Library, SF, CA read Oct 27, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 > OHIO > HANCOCK > DELAWARE TWP Series: M432 Roll: 692 Page: 73.
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > Ohio > HANCOCK > DELAWARE TWP Series: M653 Roll: 982 Page: 170.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > Ohio > HANCOCK > DELAWARE TWP Series: M593 Roll: 1218 Page: 79.
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
11. , "Hueston Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2011), .
12. South, Richard Wendell., Family history and photographs of the Prouty Family as descended through Cecelia M Prouty Rush. History originally recorded by son of Charles Buchanan, grandson of Jeffrey and Rachel (Prouty) Buchanan. (West Point, Miss: Richard Wendell South, Nov. 2001.).
13. , "Hueston Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2011), .