Samuel Larimore, Sr.

War of 1812 Veteran 114th Regiment Virginia Militia Samuel was a strong abolitionist - In 1861 he met Abraham Lincoln at Lincoln's inauguration. Lincoln knew his brother John who lived in Circleville IL. Samuel was a farmer and auctioneer.

Samuel and his siblings were born in Virginia before moving west. West Virginia did not become a state until 1863, after 50 northwestern counties of Virginia decided to break away from that Southern state in the Wheeling Conventions in 1861. Technically, he was born in Hampshire County, Virginia which is now in West Virginia.

Siblings:John Larimore (Deborah Temple), William Larimore(Nancy McMann), Joseph Larimore (Ary___) James Larimore(Naomi Wolverton), Nancy Larimore (Thomas McBride), Margaret Larimore (Timothy Starkey), Sarah Larimore (Joseph Hawkins), Robert Larimore (Mary Smith, Elizabeth Tate Evans and Susannah Doddridge), Susannah Larimore (James Smith and Lucius Reed), Thomas Larimore(Rachel Haines)

War of 1812 Veteran 114th Regiment Virginia Militia Samuel was a strong abolitionist - In 1861 he met Abraham Lincoln at Lincoln's inauguration. Lincoln knew his brother John who lived in Circleville IL. Samuel was a farmer and auctioneer.

Children: Samuel Larimore (Mary "Polly" Cain), William Larimore (Ann R.),Lucinda Larimore (Richard C. Blue), James Larimore (Ellen Paschal), Thomas Patton Larimore(Eleanor Pascal and Deborah Ervin Carver), Susan Larimore, Jeremiah C. Larimore (Ann ), Sophia Larimore (James Newton Blue), Sarah Larimore (William Youst), Julia Larimore(Elijah Hamilton Hutchinson & James E. Taylor), Robert Allen Larimore (Zulemma Pownall, Caroline Wright)

Grandchildren: William Henry Harrison Larimore (Addie B. Beichner/Hodges), Francis Marion Larimore (Cornelia Vale), Andrew Jackson Larimore (Caroline Anthony), Mary Amantha Larimore (Hiram Hunter)

Great Grandchildren: Henry C Larimore, Nellie A Larimore, Minnie Larimore (Cort Green), Albert Andrew Larimore (Lucinda Smith), Elsie Jane Larimore (Tom Hancock), Louis Elmer Larimore (Lena Pech), Jessie Caroline Larimore (Halac Colson)

Great Great Grandchildren: Gladys Ester Larimore (Preston Frakes), Albert Earl "Ted" Larimore (Helen Mildred Kohloff), Charles Darwin "Darve" Larimore Evelyn Steinmetz)

Great Great Great Grandchildren: James Lloyd Larimore (Frances Quarles) and Barbara Ann Larimore (Joseph Crandell)

Great Great Great Great Grandchildren: Linda Crandell (James Curto), Constance Crandell (Kenneth Moss & Peter Loncke), Joseph Crandell (Debi Taylor), Nancy Crandell (Robert Marvin & Jeffrey LaGrow)

Great Great Great Great Great Grandchildren: Joann Moss, Julie Moss (Brody Maag), Christopher Curto (Sheena Reeves), Jennifer Curto (Jason Barker), Jessica Crandell (Corey Campbell), Joshua Crandell, Cyndi Crandell, Alec Marvin, Brady Marvin

Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchildren: Taylor Moss; Holiday, Angus, Scarlett and Elliott Maag; Noah, Kaylee and Alexis Campbell; Ashton and Drayton Barker; Rogan Curto

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GEDCOM Note

Came to Ohio and lived in Knox and Licking Counties in 1848. Was a soldier in the War of 1812.

In his early days he and his brother, James, used to raft flour to Washington and sell it, and the lumber in the raft and walk back to Romney. Also an auctioneer and was a Whig and violently opposed to slavery. Also known as a strong temperance man. Attended, with his brother, Thomas, Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration.

ID: I2646 Name: Samuel LARIMORE 1 Sex: M Birth: DEC 1788 in Three Churches, Hampshire, VA 1 Death: 13 JAN 1873 in Licking County, Ohio 1 Reference Number: 2646

Father: James LARIMORE b: 1740 in Ulster, Ireland Mother: Susanna Elizabeth BONHEIM b: ABT 1755 in Westfalen, Dorsten Sankt Agatha Katholisch

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From "These Build Civilization", James and Susannah had the following

children:
6. Samuel Larimore b Dec 1788 Hampshire VA, d 13 Jan 1873 Licking Co.
OH; m Catherine Case 1809 in Romney, Hamsphire, VA http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LARIMER/1997-11/0879222023