Re: Children of Henry Abrams, Jr
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Children of Henry Abrams, Jr
Karen Abrams 11/07/01
Centennial History of Lancaster, OH (Wiseman--1898), pages 52-53:
Henry Abrams lived on his farm near Lancaster.He was an early pioneer and his name will always be closely associated with that of Lancaster.He was early engaged in surveying the government lands.October 12, 1802, he was elected a member of the first Ohio Constitutional Convention, receiving 181 votes.In 1806, 1807, and 1808, he was one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas.His son, John Abrams, was a farmer of Greenfield Twp.His son Henry went to New Orleans and died in Grand Gulf, MS.He was a hotel keeper.His daughter Nancy married George Sanderson and died in Lancaster at an advanced age.Emma married Mr. Harper, an officer of the United States Navy.But little is known of his history.He made the circuit of the globe and occasionally visited his family.Jemima Abrams married a man named Clark, and they moved to Marion, OH.Another daughter became the wife of Christian Musser.He was a chairmaker and lived for a time in Rushville.From there they moved to Dayton, OH, where he died some years since.Sarah Harper, granddau. of Henry Abrams, was educated at Bardstown, KY, and became a good scholar and an artist of considerable ability.She is an accomplished woman, having been a teacher in two or three Catholic institutions, and has many friends in Lancaster.Henry Abrams died in 1821, aged 68 years.
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