This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DZB.2ACI/2434.1 Message Board Post: Ruth Matheny was born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio. She died while giving childbirth in Abt. 1846. She is buried in Bellair Cemetery,Bellair, Illinios. They named the baby Sarah Tharp. She married James Reuben Tharp in Licking County, Ohio. This is all the information I have on her. I do know that James used his middle name "Reuben" alot as I have came across land deeds with this information. Hope this helps you out.