 Mary "Polly" Cline, daughter of John Kline (Cline) and N.N..Married name: House, born ± 1788, died before 1827 Guernsey County Ohio Mary Polly Cline father was John Kline Married ± 1810 Pennsylvania to:  John House, son of Samuel House and Cassandra Eagon.Born ± 1784 Morgan Twp, Greene Pa (1781?), died ± 1865 Guernsey County Ohio, approximately 81 years, 1st marriage to: Mary "Polly" Cline, 2nd marriage to: Elizabeth "Betsy" Hughes, 3rd marriage to: Ellizabeth Cline, 4th marriage to: Lucinda "Lucy" Ball History of Noble County Ohio John House, on Beaver Fork, also had an early distillery. Whisky came nearer being a legal tender than almost any other article except money, and the latter was very scarce. The price of whisky was from 25 to 37^ cents per gallon, and a gallon of whisky was the equiv- alent of a bushel of corn. Though whisky was almost universally used as a beverage, yet habitual intoxica- tion was rare. A man who would not offer to treat a neighbor who called at his house was at once set down as mean and stingy. ========\ n 1812 John House and family came from Greene County, Pa., ac- companied by House's brother-in-law, Thomas Ball. They came with teams, 37 cutting their own road from Leather- wood Creek. James Eagon had set- tled in 1811 on the farm next below where House located. John House served as justice of the peace for eighteen years. Prior to this, Ed- ward Bell, who lived on Leatherwood Creek within the present limits of Guernsey County, had held the same oflSce for the township. John House built a log-mill upon the creek as earl}^ as 1816, and afterward erected a saw-mill. The grist-mill was after- ward twice rebuilt, and the last one erected' is still standing. Mr. House died in 1856. Nathan House, born in Greene County, Pa., in 1810, has lived in Beaver Township since 1812, and has a vivid recollection of the hardships and experiences of pioneer life. ======= It is related of John House, the early magistrate of the township, that he kept no docket, but recorded his transactions on slips of paper, which he stuck into the cracks in the walls of his dwelling. He Avas a very honest and worthy man — and the same may be said of his son, Nathan, who is still living. Children: 1. Leah HouseBorn 1820 Guernsey County Ohio, died 1870 afterER Noble County Beaver Township Ohio Death cert say Mary Hughs is mother of William T 2. Nathan HouseBorn Dec 1810 Pennsylvania, died 25 Nov 1901, 90 years 3. Mary HouseBorn 1816, died 1899, 82 or 83 years 4. Catherine HouseBorn 1821 Guernsey County Ohio, died 1844 Noble County Beaver Township Ohio, 22 or 23 years 6.  Reason HouseBorn 1828 7. Hannah HouseBorn 23 Dec 1833 Guernsey County Ohio, died 5 Mar 1910, 76 years Name: Hannah House Sex: F Birth: 23 DEC 1833 in Guernsey Co, OH Death: 5 MAR 1910 in Vinton Co, OH Census: 1880 Jackson, Vinton, Ohio, lists: Hannah age 46 widow with her daughter Lucy Father: John House b: ABT. 1784 in Pennsylvania Mother: Lucinda Ball b: ABT. 1788 in Pennsylvania Marriage 1 Emanuel Jarvis b: 3 MAR 1830 in Belmont co, Ohio Married: 12 JAN 1854 in Noble Co, Ohio Children Lucy Jarvis b: 1868 8. Franklin HouseBorn 1834 9. Charles HouseBorn 1837 10. Mary "Polly" HouseMarried name: Jarvis, born 1816 Guernsey County Ohio, died 16 Aug 1899 Vinton Cty OH, 82 or 83 years, buried Wycoff Cemetery, Richland twnshp, Vinton co, Ohio. Mary House Jarvis then married to a man Ezekiel Knight in 1847, and during the 1850's they moved the family to Richland twnshp, Vinton Co, Ohio, Mary died in 1899 and is buried in the Wycoff Cemetery, Richland twnshp, Vinton co, Ohio. | |||