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Elizabeth Tharp, apparently named for her father's
mother, was born on June 2 1807 in Montgomery (after Mar. 1 1808, Preble) Co.,
Ohio. When she was about 2 her family moved west into Indiana. In Rush Co. on
Aug. 12 1824 Elizabeth Tharp married Nide Pettyjohn, who was born about 1797 in
Surry Co., North Carolina. Nide was an early settler in Rush Co., where he
purchased government land west of the Big Blue River in Ripley Township in 1821
(Register of Sales of Gernment Lands in Rush County, Indiana, 14):
Aug.
10 1821. Onide Pettyjohn, 80 acres, $ ; W1/2 NW1/4 S26 T15N R8E.
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long after their marriage, the Pettyjohns sold this land (Rush Co. Deed Record
Book A, 272):
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Nov. 30 1825. Onide Pettijohn [sic] and Elizabeth his
wife, of Rush Co.,
to Benjamin Cox of Wayne Co., for $150. W1/2 NW1/4 S26
T15N R8E
in the district of Brookville, containing 80 acres.
Witnesses:
Jonathan Hill, Andrew Tharp
Recorded July 4 1826 |
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