Jacob Job, s/o Andrew Job Jr and Elizabeth Vernon, who married Rachel Brokesby now have their own site - with a link from the main Job(e) links page. Hopefully this site will start to grow like the others. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/j_jacob.html *on this site, you can now see how Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) Wilmer connects to Jacob. Her other lineage can be found on the Thomas Vernon Job site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/j_tom_v.html Ann (Jobe) Brown

Going to give you a bit more background information: >From a follow-up posting of Jane Smith Hill on the Jobe Geneforum board, we know that she received this originally from her aunt, Ruth. http://genforum.genealogy.com/jobe/messages/548.html Her aunt was the granddaugher of Arrington Gray Coble and Louisa Jane Gadrner and gt gd/o Sidney Gardner and Nancy R. Job, and gt gt gd/o James Job and Ann Crosbie, and 3rd gt gd/o John Job, Sr. and Elizabeth Ruggle and 4th gt gd/o Thomas Job of Rowan Co., NC. This is part of the file that I call, Job(e) Branches, which I'll try to update later on today. --------------- So far I haven't been able to identify Dale Fox or the Ernest Blalock. If you know who they are, please let us know. ------------ Have any of you ever wondered WHY our earliest and most-detailed records are coming from the Thomas Vernon Job descendants? What really gave Col. Edwin Wilmer 'the edge' over others who in the 1860's - early 1880's who may have wanted to research the early Job(e) family? For one thing, the Will of Andrew Job Jr in 1722: ""To son Thomas, 200 acres of the South end of the lott whereon I live" Like Col. Wilmer states, by 1736, Andrew's other children had moved to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. This included Randy and my Caleb, Freida's Joshua, Abraham and Patience (Job) MacKay. After their mother, Elizabeth (Vernon) Job had died 1731/1732 and the opening of new land, Andrew Jr's family ventured inland. In the early days - owing land was important and it supported the large families. However, Thomas Vernon Job remained on the homestead that his father, Andrew Job Jr had left him his entire life. Plus they continued as members of the 'Society of Friends', Quakers. We have even located where Thomas applied for a Tavern license for the Blue Ball Tavern and we also know that he was a botanist and helped to landscape the burial ground next to the Brick Meeting House. When Thomas Vernon Job died, the land was left to his son, Archibald Job. The record below we have posted on the website. Job's Hope. A draught of a Tract of Land possessed by Archibald Job, Esquire, Containing 158 3/4 acres in right of Thomas Job, his Father, descending from Andrew Job his Grandfather for whom it was originally Survey'd in the Year 1702, it being the middle part of the Easternmost South Lot in Nottingham. We know that Archibald Job had to be an educated man. He was executor for many wills including Sarah McWilliams in 1765, his brother-in-law John White, his sister-in-law Abigail (Gatchell) Job Price, Plus he witnessed many others. We also know that Archibald Job was a respected and educated man as he was sheriff of Cecil Co., MD, appraiser, business owner, tax comissioner, etc. We also know that he and his sons were expelled by the Quakers for their support of the Revolutionary War. Daniel Job inherited, from his father, the farm on which he was born and on which he lived for more than 80 years of his life. The will had been signed 6 August 1805 and proved 1 Feb 1812 - this land was divided equally between daughters Sarah Trimble, Margaret Reynolds, and Elizabeth McGrady. The other children of Archibald Job was deceased. Daniel Defoe Job married Mary Elizabeth Megredy and they had only the one daughter, Rebecca Job who did not marry. 1842 -State Agency Series Listing at the Maryland State Archives -CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) 1841-1842 MSA SSF 512 -<http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s500/s512/html/s512x.html> Date: 1842/02/24 9032: Rebecca Job vs. Joshua Reynolds, Morris Reynolds, Daniel Megredy, Enoch Megredy, Greenbury Purnell, Mary Purnell, Ebenezer McClannahan, Margaret McClannahan, Eli White, Sarah White, Joseph Trimble, James J. Trimble, Thomas Trimble, Reese Trimble, William Phillips, and Ann Phillips. CE. Title to land. Accession No.: 17,898-9032 MSA S512-11-8966 Location: 1/38/4/ In 1842, Elizabeth Maxwell Job and her husband, John Megredy, ancestors of Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) Wilmer were deceased. But in the suit, above, you see the names of Daniel Megredy, Enoch Megredy, Eli White, Greenbury Purnell and Mary Purnell, and Margaret and Ebenezer McClannahan - ALL descendants of Elizabeth Maxwell Job and John Megredy. Also note that Daniel Megredy had married his cousin, Mary REYNOLDS. *Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) , d/o Daniel Megredy and Mary Reynolds, was the wife of Colonel Edwin Wilmer. They had married 1839 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Her father died in 1844 in Cecil Co., Maryland, but her mother, Mary (Reynolds) Megredy (a Job descendant herself) continued to live in the Wilmer household where she can be found on the 1850 Cecil Co. Maryland census and the 1860 Kent Co., Delaware Census. So we have Colonel Wilmer in the right location, marrying into the right family and he was a writer for a newspaper, respected, well-known and had access to many of the original records. Plus he had his mother-in-law living with him for many years who would have had first-hand knowledge. >From his obituary, we know: "He raised the Sixth Regiment of Delaware Infantry in 1863, at the time of Lee's raid into Pennsylvania, and in two days he had the regiment armed, equipped and on duty on the line of the P. W. B. Railroad." We know from the 1850 census that Edwin Wilmer was listed as a lumber merchant and in 1860 as a grain merchant. We also know from the wedding announcement that I sent a couple of days ago, that his son, Edwin Megredy Wilmer was a professor (and the 1870 census listed him as a medical college student while the 1880 census listed him as a professor of languages and the 1900 census listed him as a banker) and that his wedding in Decmeber 1882 was quite the gala. And the 1880 census shows a son-in-law listed as a solicitor. We also know from our Memory Lane Letter page, that Col. Edwin Wilmer wasn't the only writer from Archibald Job's descendants. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/letters_thomas.html So this family was one that kept in touch and wrote letters often. We also know that some of the descnednats of Thomas Vernon Job, even in the 1880's after moving to Ohio, were still practicing Quakers. *Be sure and bookmark this site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/wilmer_job_history.html and as Randy gives us more postings, I'll get them posted to the site as soon as I can. The site is linked on the main Job(e) site under Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) and Colonel Edwin Wilmer - on the Thomas Vernon Job Page and what will soon be the Jacob Job - Rachel Brokesby page. Thank you Randy for taking the time to transcribe and post these for us and most of all for your explanation and insight. Ann (Jobe) Brown

The site is now updated to include the latest transcription that Randy just posted. Since the website isn't plain text, as the lists require, it might be easier to follow. We can now see where Bill Jobe, of the Jobe Journal, did get some of his information. As you can see, these papers were originally written in 1883. Remember that both Edwin and his wife, Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) (a double Job descenant) were both born in 1819. Her father, Daniel Megredy didn't die until 1844 and her mother died in 1868. Please feel free to make any comments, questions, etc to BOTH lists. > > RANDY Many Thanks to Ann for the introduction and history of the people > that were involved in the original writing and copies on the previous > post. Should you wish to see these posts again in chronological order > along with pertinent information, she is currently posting all concerning > this paper at: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/wilmer_job_history.html

A HISTORY OF THE JOB FAMILY AND SOME MARRIAGE CONNECTIONS, AND THEIR DESCENDENTS FOR 200 YEARS Copied from a history by Col. Edwin Wilmer of Baltimore Md., in 1883 By W. H. Cartwright for his wife Mattie Bruce Cartwright, who is a descendent of the Job Family Mediapolis, Iowa Feb'y 1, 1897 This typewritten copy of above mentioned history was made by Thomas C. Job at Kansas City, Mo., in January 1898 Rec'd from Dale Fox To Ernest Blalock June 1982 RANDY This is the title page. Let me remind you this is type-written copy of a mimeograph that Jane Smith Hill received from her Aunt Ruth, a descendent of Thomas Job of Rowan County, NC. I am entering this as I saw it on the page without corrections to spelling or punctuation. I will enter my comments with my name, RANDY, preceding the comment...otherwise this is verbatim. RANDY Many Thanks to Ann for the introduction and history of the people that were involved in the original writing and copies on the previous post. Should you wish to see these posts again in chronological order along with pertinent information, she is currently posting all concerning this paper at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/wilmer_job_history.html RANDY The Dale Fox above I have no recollection of in my studies, but the Ernest Blalock listed is a descendent of Thomas Job of Rowan County, NC. and could still be living, though I have had no correspondence with him. In the top right corner of the paper is written Ruth. As there were no mimeographs in 1898 when T. C. Job copied this paper, I take it that one of the above mentioned took liberty to mimeograph when that was popular. TRADITION Andrew was of Scotch parentage and noble birth. When quite young he was stolen by a band of marauders and taken to England where he was adopted by a family named Job whose name he took and by whom he was reared and educated. He became the friend and favorite of Wm. Penn and came with Penn to America and ever after maintained cordial relations with Penn and was a trusted servant. RANDY We know he wasn't a Scot and neither was he noble that we can find so far. The story about being kidnapped is prevalent amongst many families hoping to be related to nobility. Andrew Jr. was a friend of William Penn but arrived in America 31 years before Penn sailed. His father Andrew may have jumped at the chance to start a new life in a new country. But Andrew Sr. might have used this migration as a means to evade and avoid the church of England. But in 1649-50 when the Job family sailed, George Fox was just beginning to openly preach against the church of England, even though some historians date the beginnings of the Quakers to 1643. On January 30, 1649, Kings Charles I is beheaded. England then becomes a Commonwealth and Protectorate ruled by Oliver Cromwell. Bill Jobe once wrote of Andrew Sr. serving in Cromwell's Army when he met his wife Elizabeth. Still no proof of that to date. HISTORY The first authentic record of Andrew Job that I have been able to obtain is in the first record book of the Society of Friends at ____ Delaware County, Pa., kept in a strong safe in their meeting house. This meeting was established by Robert Wade and others at what is now Chester Pa. in 1675 but there are no records preserved prior to 1691. From 1691 to the present time a record of the sayings and doings, morals and religious labors of the Society are continuous. Extract: "In the third month 1692 Andrew Job and Elizabeth Vernon appeared at Chester monthly meeting held at the house of Thomas Vernon declared their intentions of marriage with each other" A committee of men and women Friends were appointed to make inquiry into the clearness of the parties from other marriage engagements; at the next monthly meeting they appeared again and declared that they continued their intentions. The committee reported that "nothing appearing to prevent the approval of this meeting the parties are left at liberty to accomplish their marriage according to the order of faith", and another court of two men and women were appointed to attend and report if the marriage was correctly performed. Andrew Job was evidently well educated and his name is prominent in the early records of the Colony. He was High Sheriff under Penn from 1687 to 1700; He removed to Cecil Co., Md., in 1704, commissioned to survey and locate roads, adjust township lines, settle differences etc. His property consisted of many acres of the "original Nottingham survey" on which was afterward the famous "Blue Ball Tavern" seven miles north of Elkton, the County Town of Cecil County. Andrew Job died April 5th 1722 at an unknown advanced age. His wife Elizabeth survived him; her name appears on the tax lists as late as 1731. Their children were Benjamin, Jacob, Thomas Vernon, Mary, Enoch, Abraham, Caleb, Joshua, Hannah and Patience. Benjamin remained at Chester. Mary married John White (emigrant). Thomas Vernon remained at the homestead until his death. The others all removed to the Shenandoah Valley Virginia about 1736. RANDY The blank in the first paragraph could read "Aludia" or "Alcudia" according to other records. In my searches, I found no place name in old Pennsylvania...Delaware County once containing more than the State of Delaware. In the second paragraph, Andrew is referred to as well educated. In June of 1636, the first College on American soil, Harvard, was founded, yet we find no record of his attendance there or at William and Mary founded 1693. We have nothing written by Andrew other than his signature on his will and an early Quaker marriage record. (that we have yet to get a copy of.) The third paragraph states Andrew died in April. This is off by two months as it was taken verbatim to mean fourth month, but in Quaker reckoning it is actually June. The last paragraph fails to mention the first Enoch as a child, presumably because he might have been confused with the second Enoch and did not live to maturity...even though he probably outlived his oldest brother Benjamin.

Just updated Job(e) Legacy - for descnednats of Andrew Job Jr with 190 new entries. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown Big updates this week include: 1) Daniel Megredy - Mary Reynolds Family 2) Daniel H. Barron - Mary Estep Family 3) several of the John Odle - Abby ? family

Does anyone have the time to do some transcribing of various Job(e) records? I would send you the actual image and you would transcribe and send back to me within a week to 10 days. If so, please write me directly at ann@personainternet.com These records mainly have to do with descendants of Andrew Job Jr. Even if you prefer just to transcribe on a particuliar child of Andrew Jr - then just let me know. Also, if you prefer only to type up typewritten obituaries, then let me know. I do need to build up a 'pool' as always getting things. Some are quite easy and some are very difficult. Just give me your prefernces when you write. Thanks, Ann (Jobe) Brown ( Ontario, Canada) <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/index.html> <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe.html>

*I found the complete census records for Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) Wilmer. Between these and the cemetery records we have a very good record of this family. Now Mary McGreedy and Mary McGritty (listed below) is actually Mary (Reynolds) Megredy - wife of Daniel Megredy and mother of Hannah Elizabeth (MEgredy) Wilmer. Mary was d/o John Reynolds and Hannah 'Annie' Knight and gd/o Benjamin Reynolds and Mary JOB, and gt gd/o Jacob Job and Rachel Brokesby. *At this time, these are not in the notes of Job(E) Legacy but will be on the next update. 1850 - Cecil Co., Md, Port Deposit, stamped page 149, #944-960 (enuemrated Sept 11, 1850) Edwin WILMER 31 m lumber merchant Delaware Hannah E. 31 f MD Mary R. 10 f MD Emily 5 f MD Laura F. 3 f MD Edwin M. 6/12 MD Mary McGreedy 48 f MD Ann Howett 57 f MD Catharine L. Wright 20 f MD Jacob Buckenhart 14 m Md Thomas Morrison 34 m MD ------------------ 1860 -Kent Co., Delaware, Smyra, #641-636 (enumerated July 6, 1860) Edwin WILMER 40 m grain Merchant $25 5000 Delaware Hannah E. 39 f MD Mary R. 19 f MD Laura F. 12 f MD Edwin 10 m MD Ella 7 f MD Florence 6 f MD Mary McGRITTY 60 f MD Catherine 16 f MD Thomas Morrison 40 m laborer MD P. Thomas Combs 23 m clerk MD ---family of blacks with last name of Ransom -------------- Civil War Records: - Sixth Delaware Infantry,(Union)Company A, infantry.rank induction capt.rank discharged col.,muster roll - Hannah E. received a pension on his behalf ----------- 1870 -Baltimore, Maryland, written page 125, stamped page 533, #611-749(enumerated July 14, 1870) Edwin WILMER 50 m w Delaware Hannah 50 f w Maryland keeping house Laura 20 f w Maryland Edwin M. 19 m w Maryland student, Medical College Ella 17 f w Maryland Barnes 11 m w Maryland at school Thomas Morrison 50 m w Maryland domestic servant ---------------- 1880 -Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, page 534A Hattie WILMER Self W Female W 61 DE At Home DE DE Ed. M. WILMER Son S Male W 28 MD Prof. Of Languages DE DE Chas. H. HEPBURN SonL M Male W 32 PA Solicitor ... R.R. PA PA Laura HEPBURN Dau M Female W 30 MD Keeping House DE DE Florence WILMER Dau S Female W 20 MD At Home DE DE Ella WILMER Dau S Female W 16 MD At Home DE DE Mary WOOLFORD Other S Female B 23 VA Servant VA VA --------- 1900 -Baltimore City, Maryland, Ward 13, Sheet 1, #15-19 (enumerated June 1, 1900) Edwin M. WILMER head m w Nov 1849 50 wd 9 yrs MD Delaware MD banker Edwin P. son m w June 1884 15 s MD MD MD student Alblasnel P. dau f w Nov 1885 14 s MD MD MD at school Henry P. son m w May 1889 11 s MD MD MD at school Hannah E. mother f w Aug 1819 80 w MD MD MD (7 children - 4 alive) Ellen M. R. sister f w Aug 1852 48 s MD MD MD Florence G. sister f w Feb 1858 42 s MD MD MD Florence W. HEPBURN niece f w Dec 1882 17 s MD MD MD Jenet S. niece f w Sept 1884 15 s MD MD MD at school Susan E. PLACIDE s-i-l f w Mar 1850 50 s MD MD MD Martha E. DEBERN servant f b April 1876 23 s MD MD MD servant ----------------

HEre is a better link for the cemetery http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/md/cecil/hopewell.html Just noticed that Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) Wilmer's parents are also buried here. Ann

http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/md/cecil/hopewell/hopewell_wi-z.html The Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery at Port Deposit, Cecil Co., MD is online and many of the Wilmers are buried here. Ann

I did a bit more research on this family to go along with the series that Randy is posting. This information is NOT yet in Job(e) Legacy but will be on the next update. ---------- This is the marriage of the son of Col. Edwin Wilmer and Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) _<http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/cecil/newspapers/whig1882b.txt> -Saturday Dec 30, 1882, Various Articles from The Cecil Whig, Elkton, 1882: Cecil Co., MD Marriage of Prof. Wilmer. Prof. Edwin Megredy Wilmer, son of Col. Edwin Wilmer, formerly of this county, was married on Tuesday evening last, in Baltimore, to Miss Alice B. Placide, daughter of the late Henry S. Placide, a prominent business man of that city. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. R. Naylor, Pastor of the Madison Avenue M. E. Church, at the residence of the bride's mother, No. 319 Madison Avenue. Only the immediate families of the bride and groom were present at the ceremony, which being celebrated at 8 o'clock was followed by a reception until 11 P. M., until which hour the spacious parlors were thronged by a crowd of invited guests. On Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer started on a short bridal tour to Philadelphia and New York. ----------- 1900 -Baltimore City, Maryland, Ward 13, Sheet 1, #15-19 (enumerated June 1, 1900) Edwin M. WILMER head m w Nov 1849 50 wd 9 yrs MD Delaware MD banker Edwin P. son m w June 1884 15 s MD MD MD student Alblasnel P. dau f w Nov 1885 14 s MD MD MD at school Henry P. son m w May 1889 11 s MD MD MD at school Hannah E. mother f w Aug 1819 80 w MD MD MD (7 children - 4 alive) Ellen M. R. sister f w Aug 1852 48 s MD MD MD Florence G. sister f w Feb 1858 42 s MD MD MD Florence W. HEPBURN niece f w Dec 1882 17 s MD MD MD Jenet S. niece f w Sept 1884 15 s MD MD MD at school Susan E. PLACIDE s-i-l f w Mar 1850 50 s MD MD MD Martha E. DEBERN servant f b April 1876 23 s MD MD MD servant

wow, guess it was what was known as 'fashionably late'! Invited guests join the reception at 11 pm!! And instead of 'honeymoon', it was a 'bridal tour'. Very interesting. :o) xoxo Patti Marriage of Prof. Wilmer. Prof. Edwin Megredy Wilmer, son of Col. Edwin Wilmer, formerly of this county, was married on Tuesday evening last, in Baltimore, to Miss Alice B. Placide, daughter of the late Henry S. Placide, a prominent business man of that city. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. R. Naylor, Pastor of the Madison Avenue M. E. Church, at the residence of the bride's mother, No. 319 Madison Avenue. Only the immediate families of the bride and groom were present at the ceremony, which being celebrated at 8 o'clock was followed by a reception until 11 P. M., until which hour the spacious parlors were thronged by a crowd of invited guests. On Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer started on a short bridal tour to Philadelphia and New York.

http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN14018061&id=aLAsMgdDkfcC&pg=PA1080&lpg=PA1080&dq=Jobe Look at this book and tell me if this fits your line. Randy

Sadly, no. There needs to be 3 sisters born around 1860: Mary Ann, Sarah, & Elizabeth Job(b,e). The closest found so far are: JOB 1871 census 030e4 family 104 @ca.on.perth.elma_township division 4 page 36 film C9941 lds0349157 1 104 JOB Ayers John m 40 Ire Meth Irish farmer married lot 17 concession 12 according to agricultural census 2 JOB [] Mary f 40 Ire Meth Irish married 3 JOB Sarah f 22 Ire Meth Irish 4 JOB Eliazabeth f 20 Ire Meth Irish 5 JOB Jemima f 18 Ont Meth Irish 6 JOB Mary Jane f 16 Ont Meth Irish 7 JOB Anna Maria f 15 Ont Meth Irish 8 JOB Margaretta f 12 Ont Meth Irish 9 JOB Hannah f 9 Ont Meth Irish 10 JOB Adeline f 7 Ont Meth Irish 11 JOB Clara f 4 Ont Meth Irish Now I need to match this to Mary Ann's death certificate. Wish I could find Mary Ann's and James Williams' marriage documentation....their first child was Jessie, born in 1878. So I'm assuming they were married around then. In 1878 Mary Ann was 18 & james was 20 yrs old. They were said to be married in Montreal, but I'm beginning to think they said Montreal just because in early Minnesota (where they settled) Montreal may have been the only town neighbors knew of in Canada. Nothing was found in Montreal. Thank you for asking! chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "JAMES JOBE" <rjobe@bellsouth.net> > http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN14018061&id=aLAsMgdDkfcC&pg=PA1080&lpg=PA1080&dq=Jobe > Look at this book and tell me if this fits your line.

Couple of comments that I would like to make: *Please remember when you write back to the list, try to delete most of the previous letter. If we get an interesteing letter that does go to just one of the list, we will forward it on to the other list - as there are different subscribers on both lists. I will be starting a site for this in which I'll try to include everything - including Randy's comments, etc. Want to thank Randy for transcribing this, posting it, and most of all for giving us his narration and explanation as he goes along. Background information: Now Col Edwin W. Wilmer was born September 10, 1819 Smyrna, Delaware and died January 27, 1888 Govanstown, Baltimore Co.,, Maryland, He was the s/o Edward Price Wilmer and Rachel Wilson and grandson of So he himself was not a Job(e) desceendant. He married Hannah Elizabeth Megredy (a double Jobe descenant) on April 11, 1839 Cecil Co., Maryland. She was the d/o Daniel Megredy and Mary Reynolds. Daniel Megredy was d/o John Megredy and Elizabeth Maxwell Job, gd/o Archibald 'Arch' Job and Margaret Rees, and gt gd/o Thomas Vernon Job and Elizabeth Maxwell and gt gt gd/o Andrew Job JUNIOR. Mary Reynolds was d/o John Reynolds and Hannah 'Annie' Knight , gd/o Benjamin Reynolds and Mary Job, gt gd/o Jacob Job and Rachel Brokesby, and gt gt gd/o Andrew Job JUNIOR. Now M. W. Blair would be Morris William Blair born June 20, 1825 Pike Co., Illinois and died 1912. He was the s/o David Evans Blair and Sarah Job, gs/o Morris Morrico Job and Lidia Bond, gt gs/o Archibald 'Arch' Job and Margaret Rees. So BOTH the wife of Col. Edwin W. Wilmer and M. W. Blair descend from Archibald Job and Margaret Rees. So on the closest Job(e) connection Col Wilmer's wife, Hannah Elizabeth (Megredy) Blair and M. W. Blair were 2nd cousins. Hannah's father, Daniel Megredy and M. W. Blair's mother, Sarah (Job) Blair were 1st cousins, Hannah's grandmother, Elizabeth (Job) Megredy and M. W. Blair's grandfather, Morris Job were siblings. But don't forget that Col Wilmer's wife also had the Job connection through Andrew's son, Jacob. Colonel Wilmer wrote a series of interesting articles for the Smyrna Times which appeared in 1880. They were reminiscences of what Smyrna was like 50 years ago (therefore in the years 1830 or so). They were reproduced (in part) in Feb of 1931 in that same newspaper. from The Cecil Whig, Elkton, 1888: Cecil Co., MD Saturday, February 4, 1888: Death of Col. Edwin Wilmer. (NOTE: This article is abridged due to its length) As announced briefly in our last issue Col. Edwin Wilmer died suddenly at his residence at Govanstown, Baltimore Co.,, at a very early hour on Friday morning of last week. He had been suffering from cold and shortness of breath. The cause of death was paralysis of the heart. Col. Edwin Wilmer was in his 69th year, having been born September 10, 1819, in Smyrna, Del. His parents were Edward Price Wilmer and Rachael (Wilson) Wilmer. His grandfather, Dr. John Lambert Wilmer was the fourth generation in descent from Simon Wilmer the progenitor of the family in America, who emigrated from England in 1660 and settled in Kent, in the Province of Maryland. He married Elizibeth Brooke Carmichael, of Queen Anne's Co.,. His mother was descended on the maternal side form the Morris family of Pennsylvania, of revolutionary fame. They had three children besides the subject of this sketch, viz, Henrietta, who married the Rev. Pennell Combe, of the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and left three children; Susan Elizabeth, who married Lampson Farrow merchant of Baltimore and left one child; Wm. Carmichael, who died in infancy. Col. Wilmer's father died when he was an infant, and the care of the family devolved on his widowed mother. His mother dying when he was fifteen years old, he left college and engaged with his brother-in-law in Baltimore as clerk in the dry good business. On April 11, 1839, he married Hannah Elizabeth, only daughter of Daniel and Mary (Reynolds) Megredy, of Port Deposit. Her father was the son of John Megredy, a Scotchman, and Elizabeth Job, a descendent of the family of Daniel Defoe, author of "Robinson Crusoe." Mary (Reynolds) Megredy was the daughter of John and Hannah (Knight) Reynolds of Cecil Co.,. He was a brother of Judge David Reynolds, of Lewistown, Pa., and of Reuben Reynolds of Cecil Co.,. He raised the Sixth Regiment of Delaware Infantry in 1863, at the time of Lee's raid into Pennsylvania, and in two days he had the regiment armed, equipped and on duty on the line of the P. W. B. Railroad. He had born to him seven children, five of whom survive, viz., Mary Rachael, who married Henry R. Torbert of THE CECIL WHIG; Laura Freeman who married Chas. H. Hepburn, of Baltimore city; Edwin Megredy Wilmer, Ellen Moore Reynolds, and Florence Zeilin Wilmer, who resided with their parent. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from the residence of his son, No. 1800 Madison avenue. Rev. J. J. G.Webster, pastor of the Madison Avenue M. E. Church, officiated. The body is to be removed t the family burying ground at Hopewell, in this Co.,. > Lastly, this is not just Col. Wilmer's History. There are parts > attributed to M. W. Blair who also wrote a history of the Jobes over 10 > years after Col. Wilmer died. There is correspondence between the two > contained herein also. > Most of you know the current and not so current Job/Jobe genealogists > of the past 30 years. I am humbly grateful to have worked with the some of > best of my generation. As you read these postings, keep in mind that Col. > Wilmer was one of the best in his generation 130 years ago...and he wasn't > even a Jobe! > > Randy Jobe

On July 4th of this year, Jane Smith Hill of Winston-Salem, NC made a generous offer on the Genforum board as follows: "I have in my possession a mimeographed copy of a set of letters and other data about the JOB/JOBE family. The first page is titled A HISTORY OF THE JOB FAMILY AND SOME MARRIAGE CONNECTIONS, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS. Copied from a History Written by Col. Edwin Wilmer of Baltimore Md., in 1883. by W. H. Cartwright for his Wife Mattie Bruce Cartwright, who is a descendant of the Job family. Mediapolis, Iowa Feb'y 1- 187-. This typewritten copy of above mentioned history was made by Thomas C. Job at Kansas City, MO., in January 1898. There are 14 double-sided pages. There is tradition and there is history. It mainly concerns Andrew Job and his descendents, but there is no mention of the John and Thomas Job/Jobe men who came into Guilford County, NC. If anyone is interested in the "history" I will made copies and charge for them and postage." I sent her the money, received the package and only today finished the transcription, which I will be posting to both the Job and Jobe lists. I won't say how often I will be making the posts yet, because I will be adding notation and describing the folks mentioned as needed for clarity. The actual document as it stands retyped is 26 pages on 8 1/2 x 11, so I will not be sending it all at once. This will give everyone on the list a chance to comment or ask questions about each posting before we move along. Alot of this information we already know. This is one of the documents few of us have ever seen...but use as a source for early Job/Jobe documentation. Bill Jobe had a copy he used while writing his Job Journal, but that was lost after his death. This is the first time I have seen a copy and have been looking for one for over 10 years. This by no means is a record in the truest sense of the word. It does contain actual transcriptions of Quaker church records that we currently own and others we only have condensed versions of. There are letters here that we have and a few others we don't. Sections of this paper are hard to read and meander in thought on occasion. There are additional descendents we don't have and information on lateral lines that might seem unrelated but are actually important to the Jobes. Lastly, this is not just Col. Wilmer's History. There are parts attributed to M. W. Blair who also wrote a history of the Jobes over 10 years after Col. Wilmer died. There is correspondence between the two contained herein also. Most of you know the current and not so current Job/Jobe genealogists of the past 30 years. I am humbly grateful to have worked with the some of best of my generation. As you read these postings, keep in mind that Col. Wilmer was one of the best in his generation 130 years ago...and he wasn't even a Jobe! Randy Jobe

Wow! Thanks for the information, Freida! Peace & blessings, Cathy Porter-Maynard (In Minnesota) <>< ========================== In a message dated 9/9/2006 6:24:59 AM Central Standard Time, freida49@yahoo.com writes: While searching online I ran across a site on Ancestry and it is for photos. This company called www.Pictopia.com has quality photos of about everything for sale. I found a view of Jefferson City MO dated 1869. They have different sizes that you can order, the smallest being a 10" print for $9.95 http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?provider_id=411 Freida *Descend from Andrew Job Jr - Elizabeth Vernon, Job(e) Legacy, please send records, old photos, memorials, letters, heirlooms to Freida -- freida49@yahoo.com -- or myself (Ann) -- ann@personainternet.com

Perhaps, I did not clearly state my relationship. My dad is Harold Raymond Job. Harold Raymond Job, George Job, Clay Job, Hadley Job and Ruby Job are five of the seven sons of Jesse Lee Job & Dora Sherwood and the gs/o Gideon Madison Job & Lucinda Catherine Cook. (The sons not pictured are Stanley Job and Bernard Job.) Thanks, Freida, and keep up the good work, Ray Job ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freida Wells" <freida49@yahoo.com> To: "Jobe-L" <jobe@rootsweb.com>; "Job-L" <job@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:23 AM Subject: [JOB] Photo - Gideon Madison Job and Lucinda Catharine Cook > Ray Job has sent me a photo of his Dad Jesse Job and four of his seven > brothers. Jesse is the s/o Gideon Madison Job & Lucinda Catherine Cook, > gs/o Jeremiah Job and Margaret Elizabeth Thorpe and gr gs/o Zachariah Job > & Elizabeth Odell. > > Freida > > http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4291929841 > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/album/pic_gideon_m.html > > > # 3 Job Brothers -Five of the seven sons of Jesse Lee Job. & Dora > Sherwood. From l. to r.: Harold Raymond, George, Clay, Hadley and Ruby. > All seven are now deceased. Believe the picture dates circa 1927 / 1929. > Submitted by Ray Job > > > *Descend from Andrew Job Jr - Elizabeth Vernon, Job(e) Legacy, please send > records, old photos, memorials, letters, heirlooms to Freida -- > freida49@yahoo.com -- or myself (Ann) -- ann@personainternet.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.0/439 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 > >

Thanks Ray for that correction. Was early this morning when I did that, guess I have not had enough java! Freida Ray Job <rayjo@centurytel.net> wrote: Perhaps, I did not clearly state my relationship. My dad is Harold Raymond Job. Harold Raymond Job, George Job, Clay Job, Hadley Job and Ruby Job are five of the seven sons of Jesse Lee Job & Dora Sherwood and the gs/o Gideon Madison Job & Lucinda Catherine Cook. (The sons not pictured are Stanley Job and Bernard Job.) Thanks, Freida, and keep up the good work, Ray Job ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freida Wells" To: "Jobe-L" ; "Job-L" Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:23 AM Subject: [JOB] Photo - Gideon Madison Job and Lucinda Catharine Cook > Ray Job has sent me a photo of his Dad Jesse Job and four of his seven > brothers. Jesse is the s/o Gideon Madison Job & Lucinda Catherine Cook, > gs/o Jeremiah Job and Margaret Elizabeth Thorpe and gr gs/o Zachariah Job > & Elizabeth Odell. > > Freida > > http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4291929841 > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/album/pic_gideon_m.html > > > # 3 Job Brothers -Five of the seven sons of Jesse Lee Job. & Dora > Sherwood. From l. to r.: Harold Raymond, George, Clay, Hadley and Ruby. > All seven are now deceased. Believe the picture dates circa 1927 / 1929. > Submitted by Ray Job > > > *Descend from Andrew Job Jr - Elizabeth Vernon, Job(e) Legacy, please send > records, old photos, memorials, letters, heirlooms to Freida -- > freida49@yahoo.com -- or myself (Ann) -- ann@personainternet.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.0/439 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 > > *Descend from Andrew Job Jr - Elizabeth Vernon, Job(e) Legacy, please send records, old photos, memorials, letters, heirlooms to Freida -- freida49@yahoo.com -- or myself (Ann) -- ann@personainternet.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JOB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ray Job has sent me a photo of his Dad Jesse Job and four of his seven brothers. Jesse is the s/o Gideon Madison Job & Lucinda Catherine Cook, gs/o Jeremiah Job and Margaret Elizabeth Thorpe and gr gs/o Zachariah Job & Elizabeth Odell. Freida http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4291929841 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/album/pic_gideon_m.html # 3 Job Brothers -Five of the seven sons of Jesse Lee Job. & Dora Sherwood. From l. to r.: Harold Raymond, George, Clay, Hadley and Ruby. All seven are now deceased. Believe the picture dates circa 1927 / 1929. Submitted by Ray Job

While searching online I ran across a site on Ancestry and it is for photos. This company called www.Pictopia.com has quality photos of about everything for sale. I found a view of Jefferson City MO dated 1869. They have different sizes that you can order, the smallest being a 10" print for $9.95 http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?provider_id=411 Freida