Adam McGovney

Adam McGovney was born in Ireland and was probably a cousin of James McGovney, father of Polly McGovney whom Adam married.

Adam was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. After settling in Ohio he became a Free Mason and joined the Methodist Church.

He kept a general store and operated a tannery. He loved children. A characterization of him from the "History of Adams County, said "He published the country of his birth whenever he spoke, as he had the broadest of Irish accent, but it was a pleasure to listen to it."

It is said that he was tall and slender. He never remarried after his wife died and was buried next to her in the Kirker Cemetery "40 years after she died" suggesting that he died about 1860.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 30 2019, 15:25:51 UTC