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Family Group Sheet

Husband:   Jacob Balser
Born:   Abt 1789 in:   VA
Died:   28 Aug 1844 in:   Rush Co., IN
Father:  
Mother:  
Wife:   Mary Ann Thomas
Married:   10 Jun 1813 in:   Butler Co., OH
Born:   27 Sep 1795 in:   Knox Co., TN
Died:   03 Nov 1855 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Father:   Henry Thomas (1756-1836)
Mother:   Mary ? (c1767-1851)
CHILDREN
1   M       Name:   John Wesley Balser
Born:   17 Sep 1814 in:   Butler Co., OH
Died:   08 Dec 1884 in:   Madison, Tipton Co., IN
Married:   16 Jan 1837 in:   Rush Co., IN
Spouse:   Sidney McDonnel
Born:   20 Oct 1820 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   30 May 1890 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:   Phebe Ann Balser (1839-1901) m. John W Ray (1829-1870)
George T Balser
Benjamin S Balser
Mary Ann Balser (1851-1906) m. F M Shaw (1846-1935)
Emily Balser
Francis Balser
William J Balser
2   M       Name:   William Balser
Born:   1816 in:   Butler Co., OH
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Elizabeth ?
Born:   1814 in:   OH
Died:   in:  
Children:  
3   M       Name:   David Frank Balser
Born:   1817 in:   Butler Co., OH
Died:   1880 in:   IN
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Ann F ?
Born:   1823 in:   KY
Died:   in:  
Children:  
4   F       Name:   Nancy Ann Balser
Born:   1819 in:   Butler Co., OH
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Peter Steigler
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
5   F       Name:   Elizabeth Balser (1823-1902)
Spouse:   Amos G Hanshew (c1822-1875)
6   M       Name:   Henry T Balser
Born:   1823 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Hester ?
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
7   F       Name:   Mary Ann Balser
Born:   1824 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   1918 in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Benjamin Frey
Born:   1827 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Children:  
8   M       Name:   Jacob Balser
Born:   1826 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
9   M       Name:   George W Balser
Born:   4 May 1826 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   22 Mar 1882 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Married:   15 Sep 1853 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Elvira Shaw
Born:   Nov 1835 in:  
Died:   15 Aug 1854 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:  
Married:   6 Jun 1855 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Elizabeth Jane Beeson
Born:   7 Jan 1834 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Died:   25 Mar 1918 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:   Sarah Alice Balser (1854-1881) m. Thomas M Brookbank (1851-1914)
Lousetta J Balser (1858-1950) m. Morris T Brookbank (1852-1940)
Melvina N Balser (1861-1925) m. Joseph T Brookbank (1858-1936)
William Otto Balser (1870-1918) m. Amanda Isabell Tracey (1873-1955)
Ida M Balser (1873-1893) m. Henry F Skidmore (1870-1927)
10   F       Name:   Margaret Balser
Born:   1830 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Zacheus Brammell
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
11   F       Name:   Susan Balser
Born:   1833 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   Bef 1856 in:  
Married:   6 Jun 1852 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Jonathan P Miller
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
12   M       Name:   Levi Balser
Born:   1834 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Ann M ?
Born:   1842 in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
13   F       Name:   Harriet Balser
Born:   1836 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   14 Oct 1853 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   William Williams
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
14   M       Name:   Benjamin Franklin Balser
Born:   13 Jan 1837 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   04 Jun 1918 in:   Charlevoix Co., MI
Married:   28 Jan 1859 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Martha Jane Williams
Born:   1840 in:  
Died:   1917 in:  
Children:   Orenia A Balser (1860-1940) m. Frank S. Kidder (1850-1926)
Rebecca Viola Balser (1862-1901) m. Ephriam Kidder (1851-1900)
Rosete Balser (1866-1866)
John Franklin Balser (1868-1940) m. Polly DeEtte Bennett (1868-1930)
Dora Selesta Balser (1871-1872)
Benjamin Elmer Ellsworth Balser (1873-1952) m. Mary Ann Murphy m. Myrtle Umlor Helfridge
William Jasper Balser (1874-1906) m. Barbara McKay
Roydalas Balser (1878-1896)
Isaac Allen Balser (1880-1964) m. Carrie Gertrude Decker (1881-1956)
15   F       Name:   Sarah Ann Balser
Born:   Mar 1841 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   1921 in:  
Married:   01 Dec 1859 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   David B Marshall
Born:   13 Aug 1838 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   19 Jul 1914 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:   Jasper N Marshall (1861-1946)
Cenia Marshall m. Marshall Pickett
Ada Marshall (died at age 15)
Laura Elva Marshall (1860-1920)
Phoebe F Marshall (1863-) m. George Crutchfield
Elva Marshall (1870-) m. Joseph Crutchfield

Biography and Timeline

Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1789   VA   Birth: Jacob
  1794   TN   Birth: Mary
  1813   OH, Butler Co.   Marriage: Jacob and Mary
  1820   OH, Butler Co.   Census: Jacob (age 26-44) engaged in agriculture, female (age 26-44)
  1824   IN, Rush Co.   Land purchase
  1826   IN, Rush Co.   Land purchase
  1830   IN, Rush Co.   Census: Jacob (age 30-39), female (age 30-39)
  1840   IN, Rush Co.   Census: Jacob (age 50-59), female (age 40-49)
  1844   IN, Rush Co.   Death: Jacob
  1850   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Mary (age 54) farmer
  1855   IN, Tipton Co.   Death: Mary

Family Photos

 

 

Birth Records

 

 

Marriage Records

Jacob Balsel and Polly Thomas marriage record, Butler Co., OH, married on June 10, 1813:

marriage

FTM Marriage Index, Ohio 1789-1850:

Jacob Balsel
Polly Thomas
Marriage date: 10 Jun 1815
County: Butler Co.
Family History Library film # 0355779

Death Records

Mary Ann Balser was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Tipton Co., IN.

Census Records

1820 Census, Ohio, Butler County, Hanover Township:

  Jacob Bolser 4 males 0-9, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 engaged in agriculture

1830 Census, Indiana, Rush County:

  Jacob Bolser 1 male 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 3 males 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 0-4, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 30-39

1840 Census, Indiana, Rush County, Walker Township:

  Jacob Bolser 1 male 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 0-4, 2 females 10-14, 3 female3 15-19, 1 female 40-49

1850 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Mary Balsar age 54, female, farmer, $900 real estate, born in TN, cannot read & write
  William Balsar age 32, male, born in OH, cannot read & write
  Henry Balsar age 27, male, born in OH, cannot read & write
  Jacob Balsar age 23, male, born in OH
  George Balsar age 22, male, born in OH
  Susan Balsar age 17, female, born in IN
  Levi Balsar age 16, male, born in IN
  Harriet Balsar age 13, female, born in IN
  Benjamin Balsar age 12, female, born in IN
  Sarah Ann Balsar age 8, female, born in IN

Notes and Other Records

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Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1813 marriage record shows Jacob Balsel married to Polly Thomas.
  • No proof of lineage found yet.

Early Landowners of Rush County, Indiana, by Maurice Holmes:

Bolsol, Jacob & Mary of Butler County, Ohio
Book: A
Page 216

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com):
Jacob Balsor, Indiana, 20 Oct 1824, Rush Co., Twp: 13-N, Range: 9-E, Sec: 15

land record

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com):
Jacob Balsor, Indiana, 20 Oct 1824, Rush Co., Twp: 13-N, Range: 9-E, Sec: 15

land record

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com):
Jacob Balsor, Indiana, 5 Oct 1826, Rush Co., Twp: 13-N, Range: 9-E, Sec: 17

land record

"Counties of Howard and Tipton, IN" published in 1883 by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL Madison Township:

JOHN W. BALSER was born in Butler County, Ohio, September 17, 1814, and is the eldest of sixteen children of Jacob and Polly Balser, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Tennessee. John W. labored as a farmer until 1830, when he removed with his father to Rush County, Ind., where they entered 160 acres, and erected a rude cabin. The family made all their clothing, even shoes, from the raw flax and hides. Jacob Balser was an influential Democrat, and died in August, 1844. Both he and wife were members of the Christian Church. John W. Balser, when twenty-one years old, began life for himself, and was married, January 16, 1837, to Miss Sidney McDonnel, of Rush County, born in Kentucky, October 20, 1820, daughter of Enos McDonnel, by which union they had nine children, seven of whom survive - Phebe A., George T., Benjamin S., Polly A., Emily J., Frances M. and William J. Mr. Balser began housekeeping in the crudest form, and cleared some land, which he sold in 1843, when he came to this county, and purchased forty acres north of New Lancaster; this took all of his money, and he began a second time without means; this land he also sold, and returned to Rush County; he came again to this county, after twelve months, where he commenced anew, erecting a weaving loom, which his wife operated in making clothing for their little family, while her husband labored on his land. In 1861, he located on his present farm of 100 acres, which he has improved generally, and to which he has added seventy-five acres of new land. Mr. Balser is a Democrat, having first voted for Gen. Jackson in 1836; he has been Road Supervisor a number of terms.

Sources and Credits

  • 1813 Butler County, Ohio marriage record.
  • FTM Marriage Index, Ohio 1789-1850.
  • 1820 Census, Ohio, Butler County, Hanover Township.
  • 1830 Census, Indiana, Rush County.
  • 1840 Census, Indiana, Rush County, Walker Township.
  • 1850 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • Early Landowners of Rush County, Indiana, by Maurice Holmes.
  • U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com).
  • Family trees posted on Ancestry.com.
  • Data posted on FindAGrave.com.