Sevilla GATES

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Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
Almost a Centenarian, Mrs. Sevilla Gates Carpenter, widow of the late Robt (sic) Carpenter, died at the residence of her son-in-law, A.W. Burkhart, in Washington Tp., on Saturday morning, 6 o'clock am, of the infirmities of age. Sevilla Gates was born in York Tp, June 24, 1800, and died December 3, 1898 at the age of 98 years, 5 months 9 days. She was married to Robert Carpenter in the year 1822. To this union eleven children were born, of which five are sill living, her husband having gone before her in July, 1879, and also six children. Of those still living are: Mrs. Elizabeth Bonar, of York Township, who is in her 76th year; Mr. Robert Carpenter, Jr.; Mr. Samuel Carpenter, both of York Township: Mrs. G.W. Hendershot and Mrs. A.W. Burkhart, both of Washington Tp. Mrs. Carpenter never lived outside of York Tp. except the first three years after marriage living on Wills Creek Guernsey Co. and the last six years in Washington Tp, with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Burkhart. She was a consistent member of the Christian Church for 70 years. She was kind and affectionate mother and greatly loved by all who knew her. the funeral services took place Sunday, after which the remains were followed by a large number of relatives and friends to their last resting place in the family burying ground, near Captina, O. Yours, respt, C.T.Rock

Sevilla is buried in Dover Cemetery just a few miles from her parents. Over the years, Sevilla's and Robert's headstones had toppled over due to the settling of the ground. In 1997 the stones were up righted and repaired. Her birth and death dates taken from those stones are:
Born June 4, 1801 and died December 4, 1898 according to her tombstone, which differs from her obituary.

Sevilla married Robert CARPENTER on 18 Apr 1822 in Belmont County, Ohio. Robert was born about 1808 in Ohio Territory; died on 05 Jul 1879 in Belmont Co., Ohio; was buried in Dover Cemetery, near Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Albert CARPENTER was born on 03 Oct 1837 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died on 03 Jan 1889.
2. Elizabeth CARPENTER was born on 29 Jan 1823 in Ohio; died on 09 Jun 1914; was buried on 11 Jun 1914 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio.
3. Maria CARPENTER was born on 05 Mar 1829.
4. Hannah CARPENTER was born on 30 Aug 1826; died on 17 Apr 1838.
5. Mary M. CARPENTER was born on 13 May 1843 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died on 11 Jun 1936 in Belmont Co., Ohio; was buried on 14 Jun 1936 in Powhatan Point Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio.
6. Robert CARPENTER was born on 29 Apr 1835 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died on 16 Jul 1837 in Belmont Co., Ohio.
7. Sevilla CARPENTER was born on 24 Oct 1824 in Monroe County, Ohio; died on 01 Dec 1911.
8. Samuel CARPENTER was born on 08 Oct 1846 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died in 1929 in Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio; was buried in Grandview Christian Church Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio.
9. Robert CARPENTER was born on 03 Jun 1840 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died on 24 Feb 1927 in Belmont Co., Ohio; was buried in Grandview Christian Church Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio.
10. David CARPENTER was born on 11 May 1833 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died in 1870 in Belmont Co., Ohio; was buried in Dover Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio.
11. George CARPENTER was born on 23 Jan 1831 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died on 19 Aug 1864 in Civil War.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: George Gates

Notes:

Information from mariana L Zuelsdorf:
History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. J.A. Caldwell. Historical Publishing Co., 1880 Page 417
"York was one of the original civil townships and erected November 25, 1801, as follows: The third to begin on the Ohio river at the southeast corner of the township of Pultney.......thence up the river to the place of beginning, to be called and known by the township of York. This township has been the scene of severa Indian depredations, prominent among which was the battle of Captina....this battle occured in 1794, on section 8, at the mouth of Cove Run.
.........George Gates (setled) Septembe 28, 1804......Abel Brown (settled )December 21, 1805

From: "Belmont Co., Ohio before 1830." Irene M. Ochsenbein and Catharine F. Fedorchak. 1977. Page 53
"George Gates is buried in the Boger Cemetery, York Township, Belmont Co., near the junction of State Road 7 and S.R. 148. He emigrated from Germany to eastern PA., then to Washington Co., PAS., in 1790, then to Washington and Belmont Cos. in Ohio, near the boundary with present day Monroe Co. His will is on file in Belmont Co. and the following children are named: 1. Mary; 2, Susan; 3. Daniel;4. Valentine; 5. Henry; 6. George; 7 Solomon; 8. Sevilla; and 9. John."

"Monroe County, Ohio: A History. by Theresa A. Maienknecht and Stanley B. Maienknecht. Chapter XXX Switzerland township. Page 408
"Early in the month of April 1819 a colony of ten Swiss families embarked in a flat boat......After leaving Wheeling they were informed that at Captina there was a great quantity of vacant land, and that there they would find two men (Henry Sweppy and George Goetz) who could speak German, and were urged to stop there. On the 15th day of September they landed there and were kindly received and cordially welcomed by the old settlers of the Valley of Captina, viz: the Greens, Lemleys, Moores, Browns, Goetz, Sweppy, Ruble, Smith, and others."
"Along the river all was a forest, except an improvement opposite Fish Creek, then owned by George Goetz. On Big Run, Jos Blare, Hendershot Lemley and the Smiths had made some improvement. In Belmont County, on Captina and Cat's Run, was settled by the Greens, Browns and Goetz, before mentioned."

Georg married Maria Sybilla STEHELI on 11 Jun 1782 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Maria (daughter of Johann Melchior STEHELI and Maria Sybilla ?) was born in 1761 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died on 09 Dec 1850 in York Township,Belmont County, Ohio; was buried in Boger Cemetery, York Township, Belmont Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with daughter, Susannah Gates Brisen, in York, Belmont County, Ohio