Biography of Charles G. High
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 999
CHARLES G. HIGH, farmer, P.O. West Jefferson, is a son of Hosea and Mary Ann High, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Washington, D. C. Her father, in 1803, settled on the present site of Columbus, Ohio, where she grew up, married, and continued to reside until 1840, when Mr. High and family moved on their farm, seven miles north of Columbus. Fifteen years later, they settled in Brown Township, of the same county, where he died in 1875. His widow returned to Columbus, where she resides, aged about eighty years. Their children were eleven in number, eight of whom are still living, two in Madison County. Our subject, the second eldest of the family, was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1826, and was raised there until the age of fourteen, in the meantime enjoying the priveleges of the schools of that city. After moving to the farm, he, being among the eldest, was deprived of educational advantages, and kept constantly busy in the clearing-up of hte land and in its cultivation. Thus he continued until his majority, when he went West, engaged as farm hand in different Western States, and settled in Missouri in 1859, having, two years previously, married Martha Brown. In the fall of 1864, he came to Madison County, Ohio, where he has since resided, and now owns a fine farm of 150 acres, which he cultivates with good success. Since residing here, he has filled the capacity of Township Trustee several terms. His ideas of religion are in accordance with the Universalist Church, to which he belongs. He is also one of the Trustees of the Alder Chapel property. He and wife have a family of four children, all now living. She is a daughter of the late Israel Brown, and a great-granddaughter of the late Rev. Lewis Foster, founder of the Foster Chapel Methodist Church.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
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or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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