Congrove Family

FAMILY BACKGROUND

The working theory is that an Unknown Congrove family had at least 5 sons who were born in Virginia in the early 1800's and then moved to Ohio before 1840.

One possibility is that this Unknown Congrove was Elijah Congrove who married Mary Hardman on 22 Jul 1807 in Harrison County (W)VA. There were other Congrove men that were living in the area at that time, but no proof has been found to definitely prove who this Unknown Congrove is.

Since Elijah Congrove was born in Harrison County (W.VA) (per his daughter's (Prisilla A. Avise) death certificate, and he married in Harrison County (W)VA (per his marriage record) and George Washington Congrove was born in Harrison County (per his death certificate), it could be argued that Elijah is George's father.

The 5 Congrove men believed to be sons of the Unknown Congrove are:

• John Congrove (1807-1875)

- born in Virginia, married Sarah Wigal of Wood County, (W)VA
- lived in Olive Township, Meigs County, Ohio in 1840 and 1850
- lived in Pickaway County, Ohio in 1860
- lived in Hocking County, Ohio in 1870

• Thomas Congrove (1808-1859)

- born in Virginia, married Sally who was born in Virginia
- lived in Olive Township, Meigs County in 1840 and 1850

• William Congrove (1809-1871)

- born in Virginia, married Susan Bailey who was born in Virginia
- lived in Olive Township, Meigs County, Ohio in 1860 and 1870

• George Washington Congrove (1813-1893)

- born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (W)VA, married Julia Coleman in 1841 of Meigs County, Ohio
- lived in Olive Township, Meigs County, Ohio in 1840, 1850, 1660, and 1870.

• Elias Congrove (1815-1879)

- born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, (W)VA, married Lydia
- lived in Olive Township, Meigs County, Ohio in 1850 and 1860
- lived in Hancock County, Illinois in 1870

All 5 were living in close proximity in Olive Township in Meigs County, Ohio in the mid 1800's.

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George Washington Congrove (1813-1893) married Julia Coleman on 15 July 1841 in Meigs County, Ohio. Their family included 10 children. They were:

FAMILY INFORMATION

Click on the following links to view information on the descendants of the 5 assumed sons of the Unknown Congrove family or the descendants of George Washington Congrove. The PDF reports are generated by the Legacy Genealogy program.

Congrove Family Descendant Book (1807 - Present) - a privatized (dates & places of living people omitted) Descendant Book, with index and with notes , of Congrove descendants - 128 pages plus index (Large file may take extra time to load).

Congrove Family Descendant Book (1807 - Present) - a privatized (dates & places of living people omitted) Descendant Book, with index but without notes, of Congrove descendants - 60 pages plus index.

Descendants of George Washington and Julia Coleman (1813 - Present) - a privatized (dates & places of living people omitted) Descendant Book, with index but without notes - 31 pages plus index.