Rufus Homer Eachus

1792 - 1846  (53 years)

• Name	Rufus Homer Eachus
  Born	15 Jul 1792	Chester County, Pennslyvania. USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 1846	Gailla County, Ohio.
  Buried	28 Jun 1846	Patriot Cemetery, Perry Township, Gailla County, Ohio   [1]
  Person ID	I3026	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Eachus,   b. 1759, Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Apr 1856, Delaware, Pennsyvania, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Mary Huston,   b. Abt 1762, (in/of)Chester County, Pa. US
  Family ID	F1143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Crunkleton,   b. 1796, Franklin, Gailla County, Ohio ,   d. 1838, Perry Township, Gallia, Ohio, North America  (Age 42 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1815	Washington County, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Maria Margaret Eachus,   b. 2 Mar 1817, Franklin County. Pennsylvania, U.S.A ,   d. 10 Sep 1895, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  (Age 78 years)   2. Joseph C Eachus,   b. 18 Jan 1820, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1897, Aid, Lawrence, Ohio  (Age 77 years)   3. George W Eachus,   b. 22 Feb 1822, Pennsylvania, U.S.A ,   d. 9 Jul 1896, Patriot, Ohio, US  (Age 74 years)   4. Virgil Houston Eachus,   b. 10 Jan 1827, Ohio, North America ,   d. 27 Nov 1878, Missouri, U.S.A.  (Age 51 years)   5. Sarah A Eachus,   b. 1830, Ohio, America   6. Sadie Eachus,   b. Abt 1832, Ohio, America   7. Malissa Cordelia Eachus,   b. 9 Feb 1834, Ohio, U.S.A. ,   d. 30 Aug 1910, Stark Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin, U.S.A  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F1161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Sullivan,   b. 1810, (in/of) Chester County, Pa. USA
  Married	12 Sep 1839	Washington County, Ohio, North America   [3]
  Children	1. Henry Eachus,   b. 1843, Ohio, America   2. Thomas Eachus,   b. 1845, Ohio, US ,   d. The Civil War
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F1162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S399] Grave Stone. [S580] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.co.uk. [S733] Linda Trent , Linda Trent .