Munson, Underwood, Horn, Fairfield and Allied Families

Nathaniel Lafayette Heminger¹

b. 8 May 1829, d. 8 April 1885

Nathaniel Lafayette Heminger|b. 8 May 1829\nd. 8 Apr 1885|p10402.htm|Davis Heminger|b. 2 Mar 1796\nd. 1832|p10457.htm|Margaret "Pega" Cordrey|b. 27 Feb 1801|p10448.htm|||||||Nathan Cordrey|b. bt 1775 - 1776\nd. 1859|p10444.htm|Dorcas J. Ayres|b. s 1785\nd. 1863|p10445.htm|

1st cousin 2 times removed of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
1st cousin 4 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.

Family Background:: Fairfield and Allied Families

     Nathaniel Lafayette Heminger was born on 8 May 1829 in Ohio.^3,2 He was the son of Davis Heminger and Margaret "Pega" Cordrey.² He married Catharine Cordrey, daughter of Moses Ayres Cordrey and Hannah Black, on 9 March 1854 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.^4,1 He died on 8 April 1885 at age 55.^3,4 He was buried in Bisel Church Cemetery, Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.³

     Nathaniel Lafayette Heminger was a farmer and contractor.⁴

Additional Data

Nathaniel and Catharine Hemeger appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 13 July 1860. Their children Hannah M., Rebecca J. and Davis A. were listed as living with them, as was Catharine's paternal grandmother Dorcas Cordery.⁵

Lafayette and Catharine Heminger appeared on the 1 June 1870 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 26 July 1870. Their children Davis A., McSellan, Rachel E., Annie E. and Louiza A. were listed as living with them, as was Catharine's niece Eliza Raridan.⁶

N.L. and Catharine Heminger appeared on the 1 June 1880 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 23 June 1880. Their children Davis A., McClellan, Rachel, Annie E., Louisa A., William E. and Edith M. were listed as living with them.⁷

Children of Nathaniel Lafayette Heminger and Catharine Cordrey

Hannah Margaret Heminger⁵ b. 3 May 1856, d. 25 Aug 1860
Rebecca Jane Heminger⁵ b. 14 Mar 1858, d. 9 Apr 1861
Davis Ayres Heminger⁵ b. 2 Sep 1859, d. 15 Apr 1920
McClellan Heminger⁶ b. 10 Sep 1861
Rachel Ellen Heminger⁶ b. 10 Apr 1863, d. 22 May 1951
Rebecca J. Heminger⁸ b. c 28 Feb 1864, d. 2 Apr 1867
Annie Elizabeth Heminger⁶ b. 15 Jul 1865, d. 7 Dec 1922
Louisa Alice Heminger⁶ b. 15 May 1868
William Elmer Heminger⁷ b. 2 Jun 1872
Edith May Heminger⁷ b. 1875, d. 25 Oct 1906

Citations

[S949] "Francis Cordrey Journal," (MS, 1897; Fort Wayne, Indiana); Charles Horn; Pasadena, Texas. Hereinafter cited as "Cordrey Journal". In a handwritten journal, or more precisely a ledger that he used as a journal, Francis wrote the family history as he knew it. It was among a collection of Cordrey papers and memorabilia that was given to Charles Horn by Francis' granddaughters, Coreinne Bitner and Mildred Bitner Stier.
[S979] M.C. Heminger, comp., Complete Family Record of the Heminger and Cordrey Families (Akron, Ohio: Unpublished, 1940), 2.
[S950] Nathaniel Heminger gravestone, Bisel Cemetery, Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio; read by the writer in 1987.
[S979] M.C. Heminger, Heminger and Cordrey, 23.
[S953] Nathan L. Hameger household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Fairfield twp, page 376, dwelling 739, family 747; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 1043.
[S952] Lafaytte Heminger household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Fairfield twp, New Philadelphia, page 98, dwelling 49, family 45; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 1273.
[S956] N.L. Heminger household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Fairfield twp, enumeration district (ED) 217, sheet 16, dwelling 133, family 137; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1072.
[S950] Rebecca J. Heminger gravestone, Bisel Cemetery, Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.