Pleasant Stoops of Southern Ohio

Pleasant Stoops was born 1832-1835 in Clinton County, Ohio.^1,2,3 Ohio birth (and death) records do not begin until 1867 although a few counties have them for 1856-1857.

In the 1850 United States census, Pleasant is residing in Madison Township, Highland County, Ohio in the “Simbrew” [Simbro] household.⁴

     Adam Simbrew - age 30, male, farmer, born Ohio
     Drusilla Simbrew – age 30, female, born Ohio
     James W. Simbrew – age 7, male, born Ohio
     John L. Simbrew – age 6, male, born Ohio
     Pleasant Stoops – age 18, male, farmer, born Ohio

Pleasant married Hannah Ferry 12 January 1854 in Highland County, Ohio.^{5, 6}

In the 1860 United States census, Pleasant “Sloop” [Stoops] and his family are enumerated in Green Township, Fayette County, Ohio.⁷

     Pleasant Sloop – age 28, male, laborer, $250 in real property, $100 in personal property, born
     Ohio, cannot read and write
     H.M. – age, 22, female, born Ohio, cannot read and write
     J.W. – age 4, born Ohio
     Lafayette – age 3, male, born Ohio
     D.H. – age 1, male, born Ohio

Pleasant enlisted in the Civil War on 24 October 1861 at Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, for a term of 3 years. At the time of his enlistment, he was 26 years of age and was a farmer. His complexion was ruddy, and he was 5’6” tall. He had blue eyes and brown hair.⁸

He served as a private in Company F, 1st Battalion, 18th United States Infantry. On 18 February 1862, he was left at the hospital in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky where he died of phthisis pulmonalis (tuberculosis) on 27 April 1862.^9,10 He is buried in the Lebanon National Cemetery, Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, grave number 177.^11,12,13

Lebanon National Cemetery (Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky),

Pleasant Stoops gravestone,photographed by Yolanda Campbell Lifter, 7 April 2024.

On 16 March 1864 in Highland County, Ohio, Lewis W. Baldwin was appointed guardian of the minor children and representatives of Pleasant Stoops, deceased. The children were Lafayette, aged 8 years on or about 5 October 1864, David H., aged 5 years on or about 1 January 1864, and Pleasant, aged 2 years on or about 25 March 1864.¹⁴

The dates of birth for the children of Pleasant and Hannah were noted in the Civil War pension file. Lafayette Stoops was born 5 October 1856.^15,16,17 David Henry Stoops was born 1 January 1859.^18,19,20 Pleasant Stoops was born 26 May 1862.^21,22 I need to view the original guardianship file to see if Pleasant was born on the 25th or 26th of May since there is a discrepancy.

Pleasant’s widow Hannah married George A. Leaverton 13 January 1864 in Highland County, Ohio.^23,24

An entry in a Shelby County, Ohio, deed book, notes that Lewis W. Baldwin, guardian of the Stoops children, filed a petition in Shelby County Court of Common Pleas against Mark Galimore, Samuel Stoops, Sarah Stoops, George “Leverton” [Leaverton], and Hannah “Leverton” [Leaverton].²⁵ Were Samuel Stoops and Sarah Stoops the parents of Pleasant? I have ordered a copy of the common pleas petition from Shelby County which I hope will provide more information about the family.

Who was the 4-year-old male with the initials J. W. that was enumerated with the family in the 1860 U.S. census? Was he another son that may have died before the death of Pleasant or was he a relative or family friend? A burial record for him was not located for him in Fayette or Highland counties, Ohio.^{26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33}

Hannah died 20 December 1915 in Highland County, Ohio.^34,35 I have yet to locate an obituary for her. If there is one, it may list her children.

Citations
1. 1850 U.S. census, Highland County, Ohio, population schedule, Madison Township, District 73, page 154 (stamped), dwelling 1539, family 1542, Adam “Simbrew” [Simbro] household; imaged, “1850 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054 : accessed 12 May 2024).
2. 1860 U.S. census, Fayette County, Ohio, population schedule, Green Township, page 353 (penned), dwelling 2457, family 2467, Pleasant “Sloop” [Stoops]; imaged, “1860 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ : accessed 15 May 2024).
3. “U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1880762 : accessed 15 May 2024) > image 425 of 636, for Pleasant Stoops, private, 18th Infantry, Company F, enlisted Hillsboro, 24 October 1861; imaged from Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 NARA microfilm publication 233, 81 rolls (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1956), roll 28, volume 57 (January 31, 1859-December 14, 1863), R-Z, page 767.
4. 1850 U.S. census, Highland County, Ohio, pop. sch., p. 154 (stamped), dwell. 1539, fam. 1542, Adam “Simbrew” [Simbro] household.
5. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804: accessed 13 May 2024), image for Pleasant Stoops and Hannah Ferry, 12 January 1854; citing Highland County Marriage Records, volumes 4-5-6, p. 454, entry 464; Probate Court, Hillsboro.
6. Testimony of A. G. Matthews, 27 August 1862, Hannah Stoops, widow’s pension application no. 2,908, certificate no. 779,629, service of Pleasant Stoops (Pvt., Co. F, 18th Regiment, 1st Battalion, Ohio Vol. Inf.), Civil War; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7. 1860 U.S. census, Fayette County, Ohio, pop. sch., p. 353 (penned), dwell. 2457, fam. 2467, Pleasant “Sloop” [Stoops].
8. “U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1198/ : accessed 9 May 2024), entry for Pleasant Stoops, p. 115; NARA microfilm publication 233, roll 28, vol. 57 (1859-1863). National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9. Statement of J.A. Manley, 6 November 1867, Hannah Stoops, widow’s pension application no. 2,908, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…,1861-1934.
10. Statement of Samuel Breck, 19 December 1862, Hannah Stoops, widow’s pension application no. 2,908, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…,1861-1934.
11. “U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962,” digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2590/ : accessed 9 May 2024), image for Pleasant Stoops, 27 April 1862, Grave 117, Lebanon, Kentucky National Cemetery; citing Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962, A1 2110-B, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92, National Archives, College Park, Maryland.
12. “U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865,” Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : accessed May 2024), p. 296, number 846, entry for Pleasant Stoops; Quartermaster General's Office. Roll of Honor. Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union. Volumes VIII-XXVII. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867.
13. “U.S., List of Interred Soldiers of the U.S., Army, 1827-1889,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60507/ : accessed 15 May 2024), entry for Pleasant Stoops, Pvt., Co. F, 27 April 1862, grave 117, Lebanon, Kentucky; List of Interred Soldiers of the U.S. Army, 1828–1888, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
14. David N. McBride and Jane N. McBride, Wills, Administrations, Guardianship and Adoptions of Highland County, Ohio, 1805-1880 (1957; reprint, Hillsboro, Ohio: The Southern Ohio Genealogical Society, 1981), 233.
15. Deposition of Claimant, L. W. Baldwin, minor pension application no. 51,000, certificate no. 150,233, service of Pleasant Stoops (Pvt., Co. F, 18th Regiment, 1st Battalion, Ohio Vol. Inf.), Civil War; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…,1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Record Group: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
16. Affidavit of Samuel Campbell and Mary Campbell, 19 April 1871, Minor Children pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
17. Affidavit of Catharine Ferry and Margaret Delph, 1 November 1864, Minor Children pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
18. Statement of John Delph and Elijah Ferry, 26 April 1864, minor pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
19. Affidavit of Catharine Ferry and Margaret Delph, 1 November 1864, Minor Children pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
20. Statement of Cyrus Elwood, M.D., 20 January 1865, Minor Children pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
21. Affidavit of John Delph and Elijah Ferry, 26 April 1864, Minor Children pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
22. Affidavit of Catharine Ferry and Margaret Delph, 1 November 1864, Minor Children pension application no. 51,000, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
23. Testimony of A. G. Matthews, 3 November 1864, Hannah Stoops, widow’s pension application no. 2,908, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934.
24. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804: accessed 13 May 2024), image for George A. Leaverton and Hannah Stoops; 12 January 1864 citing Highland County Marriage Records, volume 7, p. 769, entry 657; Probate Court, Hillsboro.
25. Shelby County, Ohio, Deed Record 35 (1867-1868), p. 15, Sheriff of Shelby County, Ohio to Mark Galimore, 20 December 1867, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37R-P9KX-Q?i=1&cat=319247 : accessed 18 May 2024)>digital film 8587915> image 40.
26. Gossett, Charles R. and Peggy Gilmore. Tombstone Inscriptions: Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio (except the Washington City Cemetery). Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 1991.
27. Gossett, Charles R. and Peggy Gilmore. Tombstone Inscriptions: Wayne and Marion Townships, Fayette County, Ohio. Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 2000.
28. Gossett, Charles R. and Peggy Gilmore. Tombstone Inscriptions: Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio. Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 2001.
29. Gossett, Charles R. and Peggy Gilmore. Tombstone Inscriptions: Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio. Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 2001.
30. Gossett, Charles R. and Peggy Gilmore. Tombstone Inscriptions: Concord-Green Townships, Fayette County, Ohio. Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 1999.
31. Gossett, Charles R. Tombstone Inscriptions: Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio. Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 2000.
32. Fayette County Genealogical Society. Tombstone Inscriptions: Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio. Washington Court House, OH: Fayette County Genealogical Society, 1999.
33. McBride, David N. and Jane N. McBride. Cemetery Inscriptions of Highland County, Ohio. 1954; reprint, Hillsboro, OH: Southern Ohio Genealogical Society, 1972.
34. Receipt of Guy O. Taylor, Hannah Stoops, widow’s pension application no. 2,908, Civil War; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…1861-1934.
35. “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1307272 : accessed 2024); image for “Hanna” [Hannah] Leaverton, 18 December 1915; citing “Certificates of Death,” volume 1804, certificate 57168, Department of Health, Columbus.