Notes:

Married Joseph Glascow Arthur 24 Aug 1871, Paris, IL. 1860 census 24,
domestic, b. OH.

Notes:

Pages from Portrait and Biographical Album of Edgar Co., IL. Son of Jacob
and Mary Moss. Jacob was born in Germany and migrated to the U.S.

Henry served in the War of 1812 then migrated to Clark Co., OH. In 1854 he
sold out and moved to Paris Twp., Edgar Co. IL where he farmed until his death.

Henry married Barbary Arbogast. Barbary (daughter of David Arbogast and Elizabeth Fleisher) was born on 9 Feb 1799 in Pendleton Co., Va; died on 19 Mar 1885 in Paris, Edgar Co., Il; was buried in Franklin Cem., Edgar Co., Il. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source is a descendant, Jean Shewmake, Paris, IL, 1995, includes her line and
several additional descendants. 1860 Edgar Co., IL, census, age 61, b. VA.
Grave marker 19 Mar 1885, 86yrs., 1mo., 10days. Franklin Cem. is 8 mi. north
of Paris, IL, IL Route 1, west side of highway. Photo from Jean in file of a
tall and somewhat slender gravemarker of granite with inscriptions on three
sides for Barbary and Henry, and their son, Henry, providing date of death and
age for each.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution

Notes:

Migrated to Champaign Co., later Clark Co., OH about 1811. He later
relocated to Madison Co., IN, about 1830-1831, where he died. Migrated to OH
with brothers, Michael, Jr., and Peter. Peter remained in Ohio.

MILITARY: Pvt., Capt. Peter Hull's Co., 2nd Bn., Augusta Militia, during
Yorktown Campaign, 1781, page 148, Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War,
by McAllister.

From "Mulanax - Bales" by Katherine and Alvin Mulanax, April 1980, pp. 83 &
84, David is thought to have migrated to Madison Co., Indiana shortly after
1830 with his family and other relatives, including his niece, Catherine
Arbogast Mulanax (daughter of Michael Arbogast, Jr.), and her husband, Joseph
Mulanax. The Mulanax' report that three Arbogasts bought land in Madison
County in the 1830's, Jesse, Isaac and Jacob Arbogast. It is thought that
they are sons of David Arbogast who came to Madison County about 1831.

According to Vera Arbogast Turner (Mrs. Lynn Turner) of Bloomington, IL, David
purchased land in Madison Co., IN in 1833. Vera is descended through the son,
Henry, William, John Lewis and Rev. Wm. H. Arbogast, her father.

David married Elizabeth Fleisher on 4 Jul 1785 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from research of Amanda Arbogast Forbes in file. Children are
probably not in order of birth. Elizabeth is daughter of Peter Fleisher.

Childrens order of birth from family records of Galen Arbogast of Tabor, ND,
copy in file.

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.