Think I may have posted this before, not sure. However, I am seeing some queries requesting information about Jacob Shewman b.1778 in Botetourt County, VA. so maybe this will help somewhat. Hope so as I know it is sometimes hard to piece bits and bits of material together to make sense out of it. I did just update it a couple of days ago. I am still at a loss to connect any parents to Jacob. Suspect that they may have migrated to VA from PA but at this point, I cannot be certain. I am a 6th generation descendent of Jacob. Martin Wogaman Descendants of Jacob Shewman, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. JACOB1 SHEWMAN, SR. was born 11 November 1778 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died 12 May 1840 in Monroe twp, Preble county, Ohio. He married HANNAH HOLDERMAN 10 March 1804 in Botetourt County, Virginia, daughter of CHRISTIAN HOLDERMAN. She was born Cir. 1786 in Franklin County, Virginia, and died 30 January 1860 in Harrison Township, Darke County, Ohio. Notes for JACOB SHEWMAN, SR.: >From the book, "History of Preble County, Ohio." Published by H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers. 1881 Page 275: "Christian Holderman, his son Abraham and son-in-laws, Jacob Shewman and John Koyle, and their families came out from Botetourt county, Virginia, in 1805." (This was in Lanier township.) Page 290 "Jacob Shewman, sr., was born in Botetourt county, Virginia, in 1778. In 1800 he married Hannah Holderman, who was born in Franklin county, Virginia, in 1786. Nine children were born to them, three of whom are living - Jacob, Martin and Susannah. In the early settlement Shewman came to Preble county and settled on Aukerman's creek, in Lanier township. He stayed there three years, and then moved to Gasper township. He had little or no capital when he came to this county, but had accumulated a property of a hundred acres of land before his death, which occurred in Monroe township in 1840. His wife died in 1861, in Darke county. Jacob Shewman, jr., was born was born in Gasper township in 1812. In 1837 he married Elizabeth Sayler, born in Gasper in 1820. They have had twelve children, seven of whom survive. Mr. Shewman was township trustee for thirteen years, from 1850 to 1863. Martin Shewman, born in Gasper township in 1817, married, in 1841, Sarah A Cosby. She was born in Hamilton county in 1822. They have had eleven children, five of whom are living. He was township trustee from 1864 to 1877. He now owns and farms one hundred and twenty-three acres in Monroe township." More About JACOB SHEWMAN, SR.: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty More About HANNAH HOLDERMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty Children of JACOB SHEWMAN and HANNAH HOLDERMAN are: i. ?2 SHEWMAN. ii. ? SHEWMAN. iii. ? SHEWMAN. iv. CHRISTIAN SHEWMAN, m. ELLA A. FALL, 31 December 1830, Preble County, Ohio; b. Cir. 1807. v. JOHN S. SHEWMAN, b. 18 November 1805, Lanier twp, Preble county, Ohio; d. 05 October 1873, Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio; m. SUSANNAH SHOWALTER, 05 April 1830, Preble County, Ohio. More About JOHN S. SHEWMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty More About SUSANNAH SHOWALTER: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty vi. JACOB SHEWMAN JR., b. 15 December 1812, Old Trace Road, Lanier twp, Preble county, Ohio; d. 27 March 1903, Near Eldorado, Monroe twp, Preble county, Ohio; m. ELIZABETH SAYLER, Cir. 1837, Preble County, Ohio; b. 02 February 1820, Gasper Township, Preble Cnty, Ohio; d. 03 March 1886, Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio. More About JACOB SHEWMAN JR.: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty More About ELIZABETH SAYLER: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty vii. JOSEPH SHEWMAN, b. 06 April 1815, Old Trace Road, Gasper twp, Preble County, Ohio; d. 26 October 1855, Gasper twp, Preble Cnty, Ohio; m. MARTHA JANE COSBY, 09 October 1839, Preble County, Ohio; b. Cir. 1824; d. Cir. 1880. More About JOSEPH SHEWMAN: Burial: Saylor Cemetery, Gasper twp, Preble county, Ohio More About MARTHA JANE COSBY: Burial: Saylor Cemetery, Gasper twp, Preble county, Ohio 2. viii. MARTIN SHEWMAN, b. 28 December 1817, Old Trace Road, Gasper twp, Preble county, Ohio; d. 19 October 1890, Eldorado, Monroe twp, Preble county, Ohio. ix. SUSANNAH SHEWMAN, b. 29 November 1822, Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio; d. 14 August 1893, Harrison Township, Darke County, Ohio; m. WILLIAM BROWN, 17 March 1842, Preble County, Ohio. More About SUSANNAH SHEWMAN: Burial: Yankee town cemetery, Harrison twp, Darke county, Ohio Generation No. 2 2. MARTIN2 SHEWMAN (JACOB1) was born 28 December 1817 in Old Trace Road, Gasper twp, Preble county, Ohio, and died 19 October 1890 in Eldorado, Monroe twp, Preble county, Ohio. He married SARAH A. COSBY 27 November 1840 in Preble County, Ohio, daughter of THOMAS COSBY and ANNA. She was born Cir. 1822 in Hamilton twp, Butler county, and died 17 January 1883 in Eldorado, Monroe Township, Preble county, Ohio. More About MARTIN SHEWMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble county, Ohio More About SARAH A. COSBY: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty Children of MARTIN SHEWMAN and SARAH COSBY are: 3. i. WILSON3 SHEWMAN, b. November 1848, Monroe Twnshp, Ohio; d. 08 March 1935, Monroe Twnshp, Ohio. ii. HENRY SHEWMAN, d. 07 October 1862. iii. MARGARET SHEWMAN, b. Cir. 1841. iv. THOMAS SHEWMAN, b. Cir. 1843. v. WILLIAM ALAN SHEWMAN, b. 05 June 1844. vi. FRANKLIN SHEWMAN, b. 08 September 1845. vii. OLIVER SHEWMAN, b. Cir. 1854. viii. CLAYTON SHEWMAN, b. 28 October 1856. ix. ELLEN SHEWMAN, b. 07 September 1861. x. ALBERT H. SHEWMAN, b. 18 June 1864, Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio; d. 30 July 1893, Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio. More About ALBERT H. SHEWMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty Generation No. 3 3. WILSON3 SHEWMAN (MARTIN2, JACOB1) was born November 1848 in Monroe Twnshp, Ohio, and died 08 March 1935 in Monroe Twnshp, Ohio. He married SARAH SAYLOR 07 February 1875. She was born 06 May 1854, and died 02 March 1935. Children of WILSON SHEWMAN and SARAH SAYLOR are: i. EVA4 SHEWMAN, b. Cir. 1876; m. IRA GUCKIN. ii. HALLIE SHEWMAN, b. 05 December 1877; d. 20 May 1898. iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SHEWMAN, b. 20 March 1882; d. 18 February 1946; m. DAISY MAE JAQUA, 29 March 1902. iv. HATTIE SHEWMAN, b. February 1884; m. ANDERSON FUDGE. 4. v. JOSEPH MARTIN SHEWMAN, b. 28 November 1886, Greenville, Darke Cnty, Ohio; d. 04 February 1959, Greenville, Darke Cnty, Ohio. 5. vi. CORA SHEWMAN, b. September 1889; d. 24 June 1979, Dayton, Ohio. vii. CLARA EDITH SHEWMAN, b. November 1892; m. WADDEL HARRISON WILL. viii. IRENE SHEWMAN, b. February 1897; m. ORVILLE RICHARDS. Generation No. 4 4. JOSEPH MARTIN4 SHEWMAN (WILSON3, MARTIN2, JACOB1) was born 28 November 1886 in Greenville, Darke Cnty, Ohio, and died 04 February 1959 in Greenville, Darke Cnty, Ohio. He married ROSA LEE WILL. She was born 17 October 1885 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died 20 November 1954 in Greenville, Darke Co., Ohio. More About JOSEPH MARTIN SHEWMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty More About ROSA LEE WILL: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty Children of JOSEPH SHEWMAN and ROSA WILL are: 6. i. HELEN GERTRUDE5 SHEWMAN, b. 19 August 1911; d. 13 October 1982, Cape Coral, Florida. ii. ? SHEWMAN, b. Unknown. iii. ? SHEWMAN, b. Unknown. iv. ? SHEWMAN, b. Unknown. 5. CORA4 SHEWMAN (WILSON3, MARTIN2, JACOB1) was born September 1889, and died 24 June 1979 in Dayton, Ohio. She married JAMES WILLIAM RITZ 05 October 1910 in Preble County, Ohio. He was born 23 December 1875 in Darke County, Ohio, and died 18 February 1958 in West Manchester, Ohio. Children of CORA SHEWMAN and JAMES RITZ are: 7. i. RAYMOND5 RITZ, b. Cir. 1910. ii. TREVA ELIZABETH RITZ. Generation No. 5 6. HELEN GERTRUDE5 SHEWMAN (JOSEPH MARTIN4, WILSON3, MARTIN2, JACOB1) was born 19 August 1911, and died 13 October 1982 in Cape Coral, Florida. She married LEONARD EARL WOGAMAN 06 March 1930 in Trotwood, Montgomery Co., Ohio. He was born 30 December 1911 in Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio, and died 11December 1981 in Cape Coral, Florida. More About HELEN GERTRUDE SHEWMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty More About LEONARD EARL WOGAMAN: Burial: Stump Cemetery, Monroe twp, Preble cnty Children of HELEN SHEWMAN and LEONARD WOGAMAN are: i. DIXIE JEAN6 WOGAMAN, b. 15 June 1931. ii. MARTIN LEE WOGAMAN, b. 02 July 1935. iii. NANCY KAY WOGAMAN, b. 25 June 1941. 7. RAYMOND5 RITZ (CORA4 SHEWMAN, WILSON3, MARTIN2, JACOB1) was born Cir. 1910. He married (1) ALICE LENORA LINDAMOOD. He married (2) TREVA ELIZABETH BRUNER. Child of RAYMOND RITZ and ALICE LINDAMOOD is: i. DIXIE ANN6 RITZ. Children of RAYMOND RITZ and TREVA BRUNER are: ii. RAYMOND6 RITZ. iii. ANNA LOUISE RITZ. iv. RALPH EDWARD RITZ.