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Zaphaniah Holcomb

Birth	:	1800 Virginia, USA
Death	:	1843 Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Leando Cemetery, Douds, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8269005, -92.0883026
Description	:	Zaphaniah's parents were: Stephen Holcomb, b. Mar. 6, 1773 in Spencertown, Columbia County, NY. and d. 1857 in Van Buren County, IA. & Susannah/ Susan Ann Ewing, b. Sep. 28, 1776 in Thorny Creek, Pocahontas County, WV. and d. 1855 in Leando, Van Buren County, IA. On May 13, 1820, Zaphaniah Holcomb & Mary Collins were marr. in Gallia County, OH. Zaphaniah & Mary Holcomb's children were: 1. Evaline Holcomb, b.(twin of Roxsena?) Vinton, OH. Feb. 8, 1820 (1821?) in Gallia County, OH. and d. 1854 in Multnomah County, OR. Evaline marr.... Read More	Zaphaniah's parents were: Stephen Holcomb, b. Mar. 6, 1773 in Spencertown, Columbia County, NY. and d. 1857 in Van Buren County, IA. & Susannah/ Susan Ann Ewing, b. Sep. 28, 1776 in Thorny Creek, Pocahontas County, WV. and d. 1855 in Leando, Van Buren County, IA. On May 13, 1820, Zaphaniah Holcomb & Mary Collins were marr. in Gallia County, OH. Zaphaniah & Mary Holcomb's children were: 1. Evaline Holcomb, b.(twin of Roxsena?) Vinton, OH. Feb. 8, 1820 (1821?) in Gallia County, OH. and d. 1854 in Multnomah County, OR. Evaline marr. first, John Aldridge in IA. (and had two children, Charity, b. in 1835 & Lucinda, b. in 1839) and second, Henry Baker Bones - married Feb. 29, 1840 in Wapello Co., IA. 2. Roxsena Jane Holcomb, b. Feb. 3, 1821 in Vinton, OH. and d. Nov. 28, 1893. Roxsena marr. Harrison Jackson. 3. Stephen Allen Holcomb, b. Nov. 1822 (or Sep. 1, 1822) in Vinton, OH. and d. Jun. 11, 1901 in West Union, Washington County, OR. 4. Zephaniah Drennan Holcomb, b. Oct. (or Apr.) 11, 1824 in Vinton, Gallia County, OH. and d. Jun. 7, 1900 in Robinson, Brown County, KS. 5. Susan/Susannah Finette Holcomb, b. Oct. 16, 1825 (1827), in Vinton, Gallia county, OH. and d. Dec. 27, 1898. Susan marr. Joseph Bones. 6. Mary Louise Holcomb, b.& d. in Vinton, OH., not sure of exact dates, but buried in the Holcomb Cemetery, Vinton, OH. - so assume that she must have died prior to the Holcomb departure from Vinton in the summer of 1830. 7. Elizabeth Ann Holcomb, b. Nov. 19 1828 in Vinton, Gallia county, OH. and d. Oct. 31, 1864 in Rio, Knox County, IL. Elizabeth marr. Benjamin F. Mayo. 8. William Francis Holcomb, b. Jan. 27, 1831 in Tippecanoe County, IN. and d. Jan. 25, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. 9. Asenath Rachel Holcomb, b. 1832, Tippecanoe County, IN. 10. Mary Holcomb, b. 1833, Tippecanoe County, IN. 11. John J. Holcomb, died in infancy 12. Virginia Laura Holcomb, died in infancy "James Ewing - Pioneer", Vol. II By Nancy Hanks Ewing Compiled by Barbara Ewing Powell Children of "Indian John" (1747-1824) Of all Susannah and Stephen Holcomb's children Zaphaniah, their second, was the most prolific and many of his descendants became leaders in their communities, making them easier to trace than others. Of this chapter devoted to Susannah and her line, 9/10 of it belongs to Zaphaniah. Obviously named for his paternal grandfather, he was born in Virginia about 1800, either when Stephen and Susannah were still in Pocahontas or up at the Ohio River in what is now Mason County, West Virginia. But it was in Huntington Township, Gallia County, Ohio, that he grew up. He was married in Gallia County, on 13 May 1820 to Mary Collins. She was a daughter of John and Hannah (Ewing) Collins (previously mentioned) and was born about 1800 in Virginia. They began housekeeping in Huntington Township, Gallia County, Ohio where Zaphaniah was listed in the 1830 census as "head of household." He and Mary began having their family right off. The birth date of their second child, Roxsena Jane, is known - 8 February 1821, which is just nine months from the date of the marriage. Evaline is listed in all accounts as their first child, and in the 1850 census she is recorded as 29, so one wonders if she and Roxsena were twins. There is also the strange case of their sixth child. The date of Mary Louise's birth is given by one source as 7 April 1828, and by another 23 July 1828, both of which must be in error as her next younger sister, Elizabeth Ann, was born 19 November 1828. Two births four or seven months apart! In the case of the second source, it could be a case of reading the dates wrong on Mary Louise's grave marker at Holcomb Cemetery, because the Huntington Township Cemetery Book, published by the Gallia County Historical Society, also says her death occurred on 2 September 1831, but Zaphaniah and Mary were gone from Vinton by then. All told, Zaphaniah and Mary had 12 children, nine of whom reached maturity. Zaphaniah and his family were with the large group, including many from Mary's family, who departed Vinton in the summer of 1830 and went to Tippecanoe County, Indiana to be joined later by his parents and others from home. They moved around with the family in the next few years, to Joliet, Will County, Illinois, to Van Buren County, Iowa, then to Jo Daviess County, Illinois and finally back to Van Buren County, Iowa. Zaphaniah was listed in the 1840 Territory of Iowa as head of a family of four other males and five females, including his wife. (0102101/0220001) Zaphaniah was only about 43 when he died there in Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa in 1843. He is one of so many Holcombs buried at Portland-Leando Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa. The widow Mary had six children still at home, the youngest, age 10. The two eldest were Stephen, 21, and Zaphaniah II, 19, who helped her run the farm. But two years later when Mary sold out in favor of land in the "New Purchase" of Wapello County, Iowa, she only had Zaphaniah to help her, for that same year, 1845, Stephen was off over the Oregon Trail to what was to become another Portland on the banks of the Williamette River. There were others involved in that move of 1843 from Van Buren to Wapello (a matter of only a few miles). The family of Mary's daughter Evaline, widowed and remarried to Henry B. Bones, joined in and so did Evaline's sister, Susannah Finette, who had married Henry's brother, Joseph. They were all in a cluster in the 1850 census in District 13, which was to become Polk Township. The cluster also included Zaphaniah Drennan Holcomb, who by that time had married Rebecca Blackford. Asenath Rachel (just Rachel in the census) was the only one at home with Mary in the 1850 census. The rest had all married and were living elsewhere, or as in the case of William Francis, had gotten the gold bug.. By the time of the 1860 census, even Rachel had left, but now Mary had two granddaughters with her, 9 year old Margaret Gee and 24 year old Charity Aldrich. So often in researching this history, I have found that a parent's death marked the time of the family's moving on. If that is the case here, we know that Mary died in 1864 or 1865, for in the spring of 1865, the group had departed Wapello County, most heading for Kansas. It is entirely conceivable, of course, that Mary went too and died later, elsewhere. She is not accounted for in any 1870 census. And so Wapello County, which for 20 years had been alive with Holcombs (of whatever name) was now (1865) suddenly devoid of them. They had scattered to California, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois and Kansas, most of them to become leaders in their chosen communities.

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Zaphaniah Holcomb's memorial is located at: Leando Cemetery, Douds, Van Buren County, USA.
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Zaphaniah Holcomb death on 1843 in Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8269005
Longitude: -92.0883026

Family Members:

Parent

Stephen Holcomb

(1773 - 1857)

Susannah Ewing Holcomb

(1776 - 1855)

Spouse

Mary Collins Holcomb

(1794 - 1867)

Siblings

Samuel R Holcomb

(unknow - 1848)

Robert V Holcomb

(1812 - 1853)

Susannah Holcomb Friend

(1815 - 1846)

John V Holcomb

(1819 - 1858)

Children

James Madison Rupe

(1820 - 1894)

William Francis “Grizzly Bill / Uncle Billy” Holcomb

(1831 - 1912)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Leando Cemetery
Douds, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8269005, -92.0883026

2. Boyer Family Cemetery
Leando, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8333560, -92.1112885

3. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Douds, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8563000, -92.0664000

4. Roush Cemetery
Chequest Township, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7872009, -92.0755997

5. Mount Moriah Cemetery
Douds, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8710000, -92.0860000

6. White Chapel Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8417015, -92.0203018

7. Hissem Cemetery
Selma, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8030784, -92.1587902

8. Passmore Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8608017, -92.1549988

9. Valentine Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7743988, -92.0460968

10. Mathias Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8031000, -92.1681000

11. Groves Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7627983, -92.1130981

12. Hem Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8389015, -92.1785965

13. Chequest Miller Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7847200, -92.1641300

14. Spencer Farm Cemetery
Leando, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7847200, -92.1641300

15. Heidlebaugh Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8165800, -92.1933500

16. Iowaville Cemetery
Selma, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8861008, -92.1628036

17. Winsell Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9067001, -92.1247025

18. Gilbert Cemetery
Kilbourn, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916926, -91.9779510

19. Kilbourne Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.9705000

20. Bethel Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8967018, -92.0056000

21. Cook Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7839000, -91.9778000

22. Wilson Family Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7951500, -91.9681000

23. Emerick Family Plot
Lebanon, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7305500, -92.1010000

24. Ten Eyck Cemetery
Pittsburg, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7282600, -92.0795000