Notes:

Information from "Mulanax - Bales Family Histories" by Alvin and Katherine
Mulanax, April, 1980, pp. 93 & 94. Supplemental information from Helen J.
Gasch. Eli remarried 7 Apr 1866 in Pendleton Co. Betty may have died prior to
this time.

Elizabeth married Eli Calhoun on 1 Jan 1833 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Eli was born on 11 Dec 1815; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ephraim Calhoun died before 1882.
2. Anna Calhoun
3. Allen Calhoun was born in 1845; and died.
4. Susan Calhoun was born in 1848; and died.
5. Jackson Calhoun
6. Martha Calhoun
7. Phoebe E. Calhoun was born about 1835 in Dry Run, Pend. Co., Va/Wv; and died.
8. James Calhoun was born in 1857; and died.

Notes:

Information from "Mulanax - Bales Family Histories" by Alvin and Katherine
Mulanax, April, 1980, p. 93. On 1860 census, wife, age 74, alone.

Abraham married Mary Hannah Kile about 1804/5 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Mary was born about 1786 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Oct 1872 in Mendota, Mo; was buried in Brown Cem., Mendota, Putnam Co., Mo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from "Mulanax - Bales Family Histories" by Alvin and Katherine
Mulanax, April, 1980, pp. 93 & 94. Source quoted is Mr. Harold C. Collins of
Cleveland, Tennessee. Children and their spouse listed. Family lived for the
most part in Randolph and Ritchie Counties, West Virginia

Notes:

From "Mulanax - Bales Family History" by Alvin and Katherine Mulanax, April
1980, p. 93, James served as a Private in the Second Batallion of Augusta
Militia in 1779. Also marriage to Mary Arbogast performed by John Rodgers.
This book also records the year of death and place of burial. Sources
indicated are "History of Highland County, Virginia" by Oren F. Morton and
marriage records of Pendleton Co., VA/ WV.

Marriage to Mary Yeager by Samuel Shannon.

The Jane Barnes Papers indicate year of death as 1814 since there was a public
auction of his property on 6 Sep 1814. Jane also lists two land warrants for
military service as Warrant # 12442, 2 Apr 1792, 10 ac on Crabbottom and #
1814, 3 Jul 1794, 85 ac on Crabbottom. Jane also confirms data from others but
indicates James was born in 1761 or 1762.

James married Mary Arbogast on 10 Apr 1785 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States. Mary (daughter of Michael Arbogast and Mary E Samuels) was born about 1765 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; died about 1794 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source is research and family records of Helen J. Gasch of Clarkston, WA.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

For family, see History of Pendleton (Highland) Co., by Morton, pages 257 &
332. Michael immigrated through Philadelphia on 25 Sep 1749 on ship,
Speedwell.

CHILDREN: Ft. Seybert births of children are approximate from census reel,
except Peter (Fam.Cem.), Adam (Pension), David (Fam. Rec.) and Dorothy, from
Highland History, page 290. Settled prior to 1758 in VA.

WILL: Probated in Pendleton Co., VA, 4 Aug 1812, now Highland Co., VA.

MARRIAGE RECORDS: Only records available are found in Augusta Co. Marriage
Records and Pendleton Co. Court Records.

All information from extensive research and records of Amanda Crawford Arbogast
Forbes on Michael and his descendants unless otherwise indicated.

BIRTH record from Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Kehl, Baden, Germany

Records of daughter, Mary, indicate Michael had two wives. Considering all
available information, Mary was probably his first wife, Elizabeth his second.

Naturalized in Augusta Co., VA, 22 Aug 1770, #117, Chalkleys Abstracts, Vol.
I, p. 161.

Records of Dr. Dunham indicate the possibility of another son, Joseph, b. 1769
based on information from tax records, d. 1820 based on information in Morton's
Pendleton Co. History. The Peter Arbogsast who married Henry Arbogast's daughter also not placed.

Christened:
Michael was baptized on 27 Sept 1732.

Buried:
"Take Wimer Mountain road from Blue Grass, at the intersection with Hardscrabble road, continue north on Wimer Mountain, go approximately 3/10 mile. On the left will be a pond. The two rocks marking the graves are on the right side of the road. The graves sit almost in the fence row, if the grass is high its difficult to see them from the road. "

Michael married Mary E Samuels about 1758 in Prb Frederick Co, Va. Mary was born in 1736; died in 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of Pendleton (Highland Co.), by Morton, indicate Mary as wife. First
public document found by Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes on wife of Michael is
a deed in 1791 from Michael and Elizabeth to one of his sons. Elizabeth's
signature appears on deed, documents, etc.

MILITARY: Accepted by DAR as Revolutionary War veteran, Yorktown Campaign,
1781. Capt. Peter Hull's Company of Cavalry. AAF's DAR Nat'l.#-484839.

See Deed Book 19, page 267, 130 acres on head of South Branch of Potowmackpatented to Michael Arbocust, undated, but adjacent entries indicate the year
was 1773; Augusta Co., VA. Also Deed Book 23, page 90, 17 Aug 1779, conveying
property to Michael Armingcost. This area is now Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.
This information from, Records of Augusta Co., VA, Vol.III, by Chalkley, p.
531, 560. Page 195, citing Will Book VI, records appraisment of the estate of
Barnet Lance by Peter Hull, Jno. Gum, Sr. and Michael Armengash, 20 Sep 1791.
In other books, Michael's sons married into the Hull and Gum families, so they
were probably neighbors.

Only Mary's given name is on record, her full name has not been proven by documents at this time.

Notes:

Married:
No actual marriage record has, as of yet, been found for Michael and Mary. And as of yet only Mary's given name has been documented.