8. | Rufus Homer Eachus was born on 15 Jul 1792 in Chester County, Pennslyvania. USA (son of Benjamin Eachus and Mary Huston); died on 18 Jan 1846 in Gailla County, Ohio.; was buried on 28 Jun 1846 in Patriot Cemetery, Perry Township, Gailla County, Ohio. Notes:
The descendants from Rufus and Mary changed the spelling of their name to Eaches.
Rufus is mentioned in a newspaper article, stating that he was a) an 1812 War Veteran, and b) is buried in Patriot Cemetery in Gallia County.
Public Ledger 30th June 1838: Counterfeit Notes: Three Men, named Rufus Eaches, David Wilson & John Neblin, were arrested in Baltimore about to months ago, supposed to be counterfeiters, Eaches was admitted to bail, Nebling was discharged and Wilson remained in Jail. Nebling after his release called at a public house where Wilson had left a pair of Saddle Bags, and demanded them. The Occupant of the house ascertained that this person had just come from prison, had the saddlebags and Nebling brought before the city court on Wednesday last, On Being examined a large amount of counterfit notes and shinplasters (1) were found. Neblings saddlebags were also brought before the court contain a quantity of the same kind of money. He was sent back to prison, The whole amount thus captured is between two & three thousand dollars. The Article does not mention Rufus again, but it is thought he fled bail and arrived in Gallia County, Ohio, where he lived the rest of his life.
(1) Shinplaster was a common name for paper money of low denominations circulating widely in the frontier economies of the 19th century. The Oxford English Dictionery give the words origins from the quality of the paper, which was so cheap that with a bit of starch it could be used to make paper-m?ach?e-like plasters to go under socks and warm shins.
Rufus married Mary Crunkleton on 26 Dec 1815 in Washington County, USA. Mary was born in 1796 in Franklin, Gailla County, Ohio; died in 1838 in Perry Township, Gallia, Ohio, North America; was buried in 1838 in Patriot Cemetery, Perry Township, Gallia, Ohio, North America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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