Ralph Cowgill

Ralph Cowgill b 31 Mar 1794, Loudoun Co., VA, d 21 Apr 1851 (also have note d 4 Dec; Plainfield MM record entry is dated 19 Mar 1851, but says date of d is 12 Apr 1851), St Clairsville, Belmont Co., OH, m 31 Aug 1816, Belmont Co., OH, Elizabeth "Betsy" Spencer, b 8 May 1793, Loudoun Co., VA, d 21 Jan 1851, dau of Nathan and Ann (Smith) Spencer, who moved to Belmont Co. about 1805. Both bur Plainfield MM burial grounds. Ralph was taken by his parents from Loudoun Co., VA, to Belmont Co., OH, in 1796. They are said to have "encamped, on the way, a year on the East bank of the Ohio River, where the city of Wheeling now stands, waiting for the subsidence of the Indian troubles". Later, they crossed the river, and settled on a farm 12 miles West of the Ohio, and 3 miles from the present town of St Clairsville. His father gave him a quarter section of land, being half of his own purchase. Early in life Ralph became an interested Friend, became an Elder, and for many years sat at the head of St Clairsville Meetings. Children: known are - Phineas, Jonathan, Jeptha, Ann, Sarah, Isaac, William

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