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Note: Henry Sheets was born 2-2-1780 in Augusta County, Virginia and died 8-13-1856 in Delaware County, Ohio. Henry`s wife was Sarah Reese who was born 10-22-1786 Augusta County, Virginia and died 7-30-1857 Ohio. John Brown, D.D. a Lutheran minister in Augusta County, Virginia married them in 1804. Henry appears in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 census records of Augusta County, Virginia census records and then he moved to Delaware County, Ohio. Henry and Sarah were listed in the census records of 1850 living in Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Living with them were Lydia Wallace born 1826 and her daughter Mary E. Wallace age 1. Henry inherited 142 acres of land from his father. On 2-21-1831, Henry guaranteed a loan for Solomon Sheets. On 9-1832, Henry sold land in the town of Morrisville, Virginia. Henry moved to Delaware County, Ohio with most of his sons and daughters in the 1830s. Henry and Sarah are buried Old Eden Cemetery, Brown township, Delaware County, Ohio. Two of his daughters list Henry as their father in their marriage records. One son, John, who moved to West Virginia, has descendents who claim that John is the son of Henry. Names of the other children are from a descendent of Henry Sheets Jr who moved to Ohio. Information from Jan Crouch http://www25.brinkster.com/anncrouch/Henry Sheets was born 2-2-1780 in Augusta County, Virginia and died 8-13-1856 in Delaware County, Ohio. Henry's wife was Sarah Reese who was born 10-22-1786 Augusta County, Virginia and died 7-30-1857 Ohio. John Brown, D.D. a Lutheran minister in Augusta County, Virginia married them in 1804. Henry appears in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 census records of Augusta County, Virginia census records and then he moved to Delaware County, Ohio. Henry and Sarah were listed in the census records of 1850 living in Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Living with them were Lydia Wallace born 1826 and her daughter Mary E. Wallace age 1 Henry inherited 142 acres of land from his father. On 2-21-1831, Henry guaranteed a loan for Solomon Sheets. On 9-1832, Henry sold land in the town of Morrisville, Virginia. Henry moved to Delaware County, Ohio with most of his sons and daughters in the 1830s. Henry and Sarah are buried Old Eden Cemetery, Brown township, Delaware County, Ohio. Two of his daughters list Henry as their father in their marriage records. One son, John, who moved to West Virginia, has descendents who claim that John is the son of Henry. Names of the other children are from a descendent of Henry Sheets Jr who moved to Ohio.
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