The next destination on my Virtual Hike was Scioto Township, Ohio.

The previous destination on my virtual hike was Zanesville, Ohio

You can see here that Scioto Township is just north of Columbus.

The route from Zanesville followed narrow country roads with many trees along the way.

The route went through Newark, Ohio which is the county seat of Licking County. This courthouse was not built until the late 1800’s. However, in 1812 there was an older log courthouse at the same place and it was here that my 5th Great Grandfather Christian Burge was granted a license to solemnize marriages. He had credentials from the Christian Church as a minister.

Continuing on toward Scioto the route continued through rural areas.

The Virtual Hike finally made it to Scioto Township.

Here is a clip of the Scioto Township Park and Nature area. I don’t know exactly where my family lived here, so this is just representative of the rural area there.

It was here in Scioto Township that Christian Burge passed away in 1834.

It was mentioned in the Ohio Gazette that

died at his home in Scioto township, Delaware county, the Rev. Christian Burge, Minister of the Gospel, in the 69th year of his age. The deceased was a soldier of the Revolution, and emigrated many years since from Greene county in Pennsylvania to Licking county, Ohio, where he resided until within two years past.

I have a Bible that belonged to his son-in-law Jonathan Cochran, and he is mentioned as the father of Susannah.

My next few stops will have family connections. I have been working on the route so that I can include as many family locations as possible along the way. Of course, I am also finding new research opportunities as I go and am learning more about migration routes as the frontier pressed further west.

Steven

Images in this post are from Google Maps and Street View

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