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Note: BIO:History of Van Wert County Ohio by Thaddeus S. Gilliland:1906 page 226-227..."George Longwell moved to Jackson township in 1851 and located in the woods with his wife and children. His nearest neighbor was two miles distant. After he had built his cabin and cleared a few acres of land, he found he was the victim of a mistake and had located on another man's land. He then lost a year's labor and was compelled to commence anew again. There is a very fine sulphur spring near his house that at an early day was frequently visited for the benefit to be derived from it's healing waters. page 654.. Charles Longwell ... " The parents of Mr. Longwell were pioneer settlers in Jackson township, locating there in 1851. The Father [George] was a native of Delaware Co. Ohio, and the mother [Mary Sheets] of Virginia. After a long and useful life, George Longwell died in July, 1872. His wife survived him until April 2[sic], 1901. They where worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the parents of 13 children." page 672. Albert Longwell.."George Longwell was born in Delaware Co. Ohio, and in 1851 removed, thence to Jackson Twp.,Van Wert Co., settling, through a mistake, on the land adjoining the property for which he had already paid. After residing there for two or three years, his mistake was discovered by a survey of the land, and he then located on what is now our subjects farm of 160 acres, now finely improved and valuable. Then it was a wilderness, even the pioneers axe not yet having sounded throughout the forest, which still sheltered deer and other animals. Right in the woods he built his log cabin and with manly courage began clearing the land around it. Hardships of the most trying character were finally overcome, and as years passed, Mr. Longwell was able to enjoy the fruits of his hard and faithful work. He was a man of prominence in his section and the first township election was held in his cabin, the mother of our subject generously preparing an old-time, abundant election dinner... He served in numerous township offices and had been recognized as an honored and valued citizen. Politically he was identified with the Republican party."
From "THE HISTORY OF VAN WERT AND MERCER COUNTIES, OHIO" published in 1882) George Longwell was born in Delaware County, Ohio, in the year 1815. In 1839 he was married to Mary A. Sheets and moved to Jackson Twp. in Van Wert County in the year 1851, and located his home in the woods with his wife and seven children. At that time there was not a settler in that section. His nearest neighbor lived two miles distant. After he built a cabin and cleared a few acres of land he learned that he was a victim of the mistake of locating on another man's land, and that the necessity of moving on to their own farm was evident. Thus he lost a year of labor with all its embarrassments and anxieties. The first election held in the township was at his house. A very rare thing to be found in this section of Ohio is a white sulphur spring. One flows, however, near his house. Mr Longwell died in 1872, leaving a family of ten children.
(Information has been taken from "THE HISTORY OF VAN WERT AND MERCER COUNTIES, OHIO" published in 1882) From Van Wert Ohio death record Book #1 1867-1893
Longwell, George Date Died: 20 July 1872 Place Died: Jackson Twp. age 56y 10m 11d Sex: male Color: Wht. Marital Status: Married Occupation Farmer Cause of Death: Flux Place of Birth: Delaware Co., Ohio Parents: ng Residence: Jackson Twp. Pg. No. 50
The information found in the LDS Ancestral File show all of Mary and Georges's children being born in Augusta, Virginia.
Marriage certificate Delaware County Courthouse
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