Moses Hogle

Biography Work in Progress (12/16/2015)

He was born the son of Isaac Hogle and Sarah Snyder in 1793 near Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York.

Decade 1810 to 1820

He married Electa Symonds Rider, in New York. about 1815 probably in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York

a Son is Born to them William B. Hogle Apr 17, 1816 in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York

a Daughter Arvilla Born 1818 Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York

a Son is Born to them Albert B Hogle May 04, 1820 in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York

a Daughter Born to them Louisa Hogle 1833 in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York

1820 Census the family is living in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York

Decade 1820 to 1830

Moses then appears in 1835 in early Pioneer Journals with his Son William B. Hogle in Michigan. William at this time is a youth of 19 years. Can you imagine what that must have been like? At that time there was nobody around except you and the Virgin stands of Timber, untouched and altered lands. That would probably make that Journey the best Hunting and Fishing Trip the family ever had.

Since there are no Known Photographs of Moses, I've included a Map of Michigan Published in New York in 1831 as his profile picture, which who knows Moses might had something like this in his pack. From it you can see the Chicago Road was in, and heading in the direction where they eventually settled.

Early Michigan Roads were Indian Trails

The network of roadways that now serves Michigan began centuries ago as a network of Indian trails. These paths, worn deep by centuries of foot travel by the Indians, were located on high, dry ground along waterbeds and streams. They connected main Indian villages and led to the rich hunting and fishing grounds of the state. They linked the numerous rivers which covered the state, thus providing a continuous transportation system.

Some of the Indian trails which crisscrossed Michigan were segments of well-known trails connecting the Atlantic seaboard and the plains states. Michigan’s earliest white men, explorers, missionaries and fur traders used these convenient paths as they traveled westward to penetrate the frontier. Later, they provided a way through the wild country for thousands of settlers who poured into Michigan to carve out homes in the wilderness.

These trails should not be confused, however, with modern highways or even the crude wagon roads built by the early settlers. An Indian trail was merely a narrow path, about 12 to 18 inches wide, permitting only single-file travel. It was not until the coming of the white settlers, laden with supplies, that the trails were improved. The use of the pack horse was the first step in the process of widening these pathways. Branches and bushes were broken off from each side of the trail and soon it was several feet wide. Later, when settlers flocked to Michigan Territory, bringing their possessions in oxen-drawn wagons, there was a need for even wider roads.

Nearly all of the principal highways radiating from Detroit, for example, once were narrow paths through forest and plain marked by blazed trees and campfire ashes. US-24 southward to Toledo originally was the westernmost segment of the Great Trail from Fort Pitt to Fort Detroit, linking up on the east with Braddock’s Road from the Atlantic seaboard.

So given the above

They probably took Braddock's Road into Pittsburgh, then the Great Trail from there to Detroit, then the Chicago Trail west. until they found their land. That would be their most likely route. OR there is the compelling story that Moses got up one day and told William, "get me an Ax, we're chopping a path to Michigan"

We have a tradition in our Branch of this Family

It has to do with the first hunt between father and son, and the first Bridge you cross over. It happens just before you cross the first bridge. The Father is to says to the Son, "do you see that bridge up there?" Son says, "Yes" Father then responds to the Son, "Everything that happens from now on, on that side of the Bridge stays on that side of the Bridge, never bring it Home" I remember my first Deer Hunting Trip in 1975 with my Dad and those words. So if that came from Moses, nobody will ever know the true facts.

Next Chapter will be boring documents and facts

By 1838 Son William Settles down

The first settlers who came in 1838 were Charles &. & Catherine INGALLS, John F. & Polly INGALLS TERRILL, John & Sarah (Sally) INGALLS BROWN, and Jonathan INGALLS, age 76, Revolutionary War Veteran, father of thirteen children, including Charles, Polly, and Sarah.

There are still INGALLS not too far away in Dewitt, Grand Ledge and Lansing, and scores of BROWNS all around. William HOGLE and Anson W. HALBERT soon came, married TERRILL daughters

1840 William and Moses Migrate on to Sebewa, Ionia, Michigan where they purchase their first land in in Michigan

The 1840 Census has William in Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA with his Wife Laura Terrell and Son Gilbert Bruce live two parcels away from his father-in-law

Later in 1840 it seems Moses was back in New York only to return 3 years later with the remainder of his family in 1843.

Sources:

A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEBEWA TOWNSHIP by Grayden SLOWINS: Part I – First 120 years – 1838-1957:

Memorials of the Grand River Valley Pages 143 & 144 in sources on this profile.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 9 2017, 14:09:34 UTC