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Personal data John Viers 


Household of John Viers

He is married to Rebecca B. Salsberry.

They got married on September 23, 1824 at Harrison Co., OH, he was 23 years old.

John Viers oo Rebecca B. Salsberry

John Viers & Rebecca Salsberry were married by John Wagner, J.P.

Were they married in 1828 or 1826?

Salsberry, Jesse, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Pub. location unknown, J.S., xxiv Jan MM)

'2. REBECCA B.2 SALSBERRY ... married JOHN VIERS September 24, 1824 in Harrison Co., OH ...'

Liggett, Harry, Viers FGS, (Pub. location unknown, HL, ca. MCMLXXXIX) <>

Child(ren):

  2. James Madison Viers  1824-1865 
  3. Luranea Viers  1826-1899 
  4. Peter Salsberry Viers  1828-1878 
  5. Elisha William Viers  1830-1901 
  6. Anna Mary Viers  1832-1872
  7. Elizabeth May Viers  1835-1922 
  8. David Salsberry Viers  1837-1918 
  9. Rebecca Bersheba Viers  1838-1938 
  10. John Bazeliel Viers  1841-1922 
  13. Esrom L. Viers  1845-1898 


Notes about John Viers

John Viers

Source: Liggett, Harry, FGS, (Akron OH, H.L., received ca. MCMLXXXIX).

For his sources on the FGS for John Viers & Rebecca Salisbury, Larry Liggett gives:

Jefferson County, Ohio marriages

Mrs. Ruth Petracek Nora Breznik 935 River LN 4241 LONGBOW DR SANTA ANA CA 92706 TITUSVILLE FL 32780

Tombstone Inscriptions Fulton Co OH Vol II, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, MCMLXXXVI), pg. 50, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Lucas Co. Common Pleas Extracts (Aug 1835 - Mar 1843 (continued), Ft. Industry Reflections, vol XIX #3, (Toledo OH, LCCOGS, ), pg 28

Nov 1836 Term Common Pleas Ct.

'Page 28 ... John Viers, james Viers, Rebecca Viers, ... appeared in court in a debt case

The State of Ohio vs Naman Goodsell. Assault & battery. ... jury ... Solomon Salsbury, ... James Viers, ... John Viers, Peter Schleppi ... found not guilty'

Reed, Beverly Todd, Lucas Co., Ohio Supreme court Journals 28 July 1937 to 10 July 1851, pg 48

'VIERS JOHN 18 Jul 1844 pg 98 JUROR'

Lozer, Mark, Surnames of Fulton Co. OH, (Fulton Co., OH, M.L., read vi July MM)

'+7 vi. John VIERS was born 9 JAN 1801 in Jefferson Co. OH, and died 2 JUL 1873 in Fulton Co. OH.'

Seaman, Vashti, 'Record of Patent Deeds, Vol. 113', Fulton Footprints, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, Ap-June MMII), vol 22 iss. 2, pg. 26

'... land sales from the US Gevernment ca 1835-1840 ... ... Page 76 Viers, John Residence Harrison Co., OH Oct 7, 1935 Location of Land: Fulton Twp ... Page 85 Viers, John Residence Harrison Co., OH Jul 20, 1837 Location of Land: Fulton Twp ...'

'History of Fulton Township From its First Settlement', Fulton Footprints Vol XXIII iss. 1, Winter 2003, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, Received xi Apr MMIII), pg 2 col 2 & 3

'Mr. John Viers settled with his family in 834 on the SE 1/4 of Sec 5, Town 7 N, Range 8E and continued his residence on said lot until his death in 1878. He had held several township offices during his early settlement, was a good andindustrious farmer and citizen. His widow has lived on the old farm since they bought the place where she now lives.

Their children of which there were 9 boys and 4 girls ...' <>

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  1. Harry Liggett undated FGS received ca. 1989

Historical events

Birthday January 9, 1801

  • The temperature on January 9, 1801 was about 0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1801: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » Ceres, the largest and first known object in the Asteroid belt, is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.
    • February 4 » John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
    • March 8 » War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
    • March 28 » Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.
    • May 10 » First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.
    • July 12 » British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.

Day of marriage September 23, 1824

  • The temperature on September 23, 1824 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1824: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 22 » The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
    • March 11 » The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    • March 17 » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
    • August 5 » Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
    • August 6 » Peruvian War of Independence: The Battle of Junín.
    • October 4 » Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic.

Day of death July 3, 1873

  • The temperature on July 3, 1873 was about 23.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
    • February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
    • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
    • April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
    • April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
    • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.


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