Georgia, I would see if there is a GEORGE W BRICKER that served in the Civil War . You might be able to get his parents from records at the National Archives. The records I ordered had this info. Georgia Hileman Halloran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgia Weitzel" <jweitzel@columbus.rr.com> To: <PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: [PAWESTMO-L] George W and Sarah Bricker > This is all the information I have on George W. Bricker and Sarah Pinkston > > > > GEORGE W. BRICKER > > > > FACT: Name: George W. Bricker (my great grandpa) > > > Born: 21 March 1833 > > Died: 8 Sept 1905 in > Perry Township, Licking County > > Cannot locate a > death certificate for him. > > > > ASSUME: That he was born in Coshocton County, Ohio - but > he > might have > > been born in Pennsylvania. The census > shows that he was born in > > Ohio. > > > > FACT: Married Hannah Huffman > > Date: 19 July 1855 > > Place: Coshocton County > > Born: 30 April 1838 in > Tuscarawas County > > Died: 15 Dec 1859 in > Fresno, Coshocton County > > > > FACT They had 2 children > > (1) John Fidley Bricker > > Born: 3 Jan 1857 > > Died: 27 Feb 1950 in Albia, Iowa > > > > (2) Malissa Jane Bricker > > Born: 26 August 1858 in Fresno, Coshocton County > > Died: 7 Jan 1947 in Perry Township, Licking County > > > > ASSUME: That John was born in Fresno, Coshocton County > > > > FACT: George W. Married Eliza Jane Osborn Deweese (my > ggrandma) > > Date: 1 Oct 1865 > > Born: 13 May 1830 in Mt. > Sterling, Muskingum County > > Died: 25 Jul 1902 in > Perry Township Licking County > > > > FACT: They had 2 children > > (1) Sarah E. Bricker > > Born: 19 Sept 1866 > > > > (2) Sibbett McCann Bricker (my > grandfather) > > Born: 15 Oct 1870 in Perry Township, Licking County > > Died: 25 May 1945 in Newark, Licking County > > > > I have located George W. in the following census: > > > > 1900 George W. & Eliza in Perry Township, > Licking County > > 1880 George W., Eliza, John, Malissa, Sarah > and Sibbett in Perry > > Township, Licking County > > > > 1870 George W., Eliza, Sarah in Perry > Township, Licking County > > 1860 I found a George Bricker age 26 and > John > age 3 living with a > > William Pinkerton/Pinkston. (The ages match that of my George W and his > son > John.) This was in Bakersville, Adams Township, Coshocton County. > William's wife Sarah is listed as being 32 years of age. I am thinking > that > Sarah might be George W.'s sister (or at least some relative of his). I > cannot find any information on Sarah at all. > > > > 1850 I found a George, age 17, living with > William Pinkston. (The age > > Matches that of my George W.) This was in Bakersville, Adams > > Township, Coshocton County. The Sarah that is living there on this census > has as her age being 40. > > > > Per Polock on the genealogy chat - he found the Pinkston in the 1870 > census > in Adams Township, Coshocton County. Again her age was much different > than > the other two. He is thinking that we might be dealing with two Sarah > Pinkston. > > > > I am thinking that George W.'s parents might have died when he was a very > young child. I cannot locate a birth certificate for him because > Coshocton > County did not start keeping records until 1867. I looked to see if I > could > locate guardianship records and could not because of the fact that > Coshocton > County told me they did not keep records until 1867. > > > > George served in the Civil War and I have his military records - but it > does > not show who his parents were. Because of his military service - he ended > up being blind at the time of his death and he did receive a pension from > the Government for his service. > > > > Really would love to find his parents. > > > > ==== PAWESTMO Mailing List ==== > >