From Find-A-Grave.
James Poage is buried at the Old Ripley Cemetery in Ripley, Ohio.
A lot of Poages are buried there.
It is located at 5th and Cherry Street.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
Showing posts with label Poage James. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poage James. Show all posts
Friday, May 6, 2016
James Poage, Founder of Ripley, Ohio-- Part 4: Freed His Slaves
From Pogue/Poage Family in Black and White.
James Crawford Poage/Pogue founded the town of Ripley, Ohio, on the Ohio River.
In 1790, he became convinced that it was a sin to own slaves and he moved his family to the Ohio side of the Ohio River where slavery was illegal. he brought his family and 20 slaves with him. He freed them once in Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
James Crawford Poage/Pogue founded the town of Ripley, Ohio, on the Ohio River.
In 1790, he became convinced that it was a sin to own slaves and he moved his family to the Ohio side of the Ohio River where slavery was illegal. he brought his family and 20 slaves with him. He freed them once in Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, May 5, 2016
James Poage, Founder of Ripley, Ohio-- Part 3: Ripley, Not Staunton
Kentucky was admitted to the United States as a slave state and Ohio as a free state. Ripley, following James Poage's lead,became a major stop on the Underground Railroad, also because of the town's location on the Ohio River. Once across that, runaway slaves were somewhat safe.
Poage initially called Ripley Buck's Landing and a few months later decided it could be a good place to establish a town. He surveyed it, cleared it and plotted it, deciding it would be named in honor of the town he was born in in Virginia, Staunton.
James Poage was well-known for his dislike of slavery and like-minded people began moving there. By 1816, the town had 100 residents, but they found there was already a town in Ohio named Staunton, so the name was changed to honor War of 1812 General Eleazor Wheelock Ripley.
--Brock-Perry
Poage initially called Ripley Buck's Landing and a few months later decided it could be a good place to establish a town. He surveyed it, cleared it and plotted it, deciding it would be named in honor of the town he was born in in Virginia, Staunton.
James Poage was well-known for his dislike of slavery and like-minded people began moving there. By 1816, the town had 100 residents, but they found there was already a town in Ohio named Staunton, so the name was changed to honor War of 1812 General Eleazor Wheelock Ripley.
--Brock-Perry
James Poage, Founder of Ripley, Ohio-- Part 2: Land Grants
From Touring Ohio.
James Poage, 44, arrived in Ohio by flatboat in 1804 to lay claim to 1000 acres of land he received for fighting for Virginia in the American Revolution in what was known as the Virginia Military District . He came with his wife. 10 children and all of his possessions.
Poage was already a titled land owner in Kentucky as he surveyed in parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois. Back then, the lead surveyors were usually paid with land. Plus, he was given the title of colonel, a title reflecting the dangers and military regimen of the surveying teams.
He was a former slave owner, but had come to abhor slavery and decided not to live in Kentucky, a slave state. He moved his family to what became Ripley, Ohio, one reason why it became so important in the Underground Railroad.
--Brock-Perry
James Poage, 44, arrived in Ohio by flatboat in 1804 to lay claim to 1000 acres of land he received for fighting for Virginia in the American Revolution in what was known as the Virginia Military District . He came with his wife. 10 children and all of his possessions.
Poage was already a titled land owner in Kentucky as he surveyed in parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois. Back then, the lead surveyors were usually paid with land. Plus, he was given the title of colonel, a title reflecting the dangers and military regimen of the surveying teams.
He was a former slave owner, but had come to abhor slavery and decided not to live in Kentucky, a slave state. He moved his family to what became Ripley, Ohio, one reason why it became so important in the Underground Railroad.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
James Poage, Founder of Ripley, Ohio-- Part 1: Served in the American Revolution
From the Grether Family Extended on Roots World Connection.
In my April 15, 2016, blog entry, I wrote about James Poage (also sometimes spelled Pouge) as being the founder of Ripley, Ohio.
James Poage was born in 1760 in Augusta County, Virginia. he died 19 April 1820 in Ripley, Ohio.
He was a surveyor, farmer and trapper.
During the American Revolution he was a lieutenant in the Augusta County militia.
Later he was the county surveyor of Pochahontas County as well as a farmer, Indian trader and founder of Ripley, Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
In my April 15, 2016, blog entry, I wrote about James Poage (also sometimes spelled Pouge) as being the founder of Ripley, Ohio.
James Poage was born in 1760 in Augusta County, Virginia. he died 19 April 1820 in Ripley, Ohio.
He was a surveyor, farmer and trapper.
During the American Revolution he was a lieutenant in the Augusta County militia.
Later he was the county surveyor of Pochahontas County as well as a farmer, Indian trader and founder of Ripley, Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, April 15, 2016
Brown County and Ripley, Ohio's War of 1812 Connections
From Wikipedia.
Brown County was created in 1818 and named for Major General Jacob Brown, a War of 1812 officer who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Also at the battle were Winfield Scott and Eleazor Ripley.
An early resident of Ripley, Ohio, (located in Brown County) was Col. James Poage, an American Revolution veteran who arrived in 1804 from Virginia to claim his 1000 acres he had been granted for his war service in what was called the Virginia Military District. (This was the reason why William Stephenson, Mills Stephenson's father, came to the area.)
Pouge laid out the town of Staunton in 1812 and it was renamed in 1816 to honor General Eleazor Ripley, a hero of the War of 1812. being located on the Ohio River, it became a major destination for runaway slaves.
--Brock-Perry
Brown County was created in 1818 and named for Major General Jacob Brown, a War of 1812 officer who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Also at the battle were Winfield Scott and Eleazor Ripley.
An early resident of Ripley, Ohio, (located in Brown County) was Col. James Poage, an American Revolution veteran who arrived in 1804 from Virginia to claim his 1000 acres he had been granted for his war service in what was called the Virginia Military District. (This was the reason why William Stephenson, Mills Stephenson's father, came to the area.)
Pouge laid out the town of Staunton in 1812 and it was renamed in 1816 to honor General Eleazor Ripley, a hero of the War of 1812. being located on the Ohio River, it became a major destination for runaway slaves.
--Brock-Perry
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