An American Family History

Jonathan Fox was born on July 4, 1778 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Absalom Fox and Christian Bonham.

He married Hannah Dearth on January 15, 1801.

Jonathan and Hannah's children included:
Bonham Fox (1801, married Mary Fox),
James Fox (1802),
Absalom Fox (1804),
Ambrose D. Fox (1807, married Sarah Cline),
John C. Fox (1815),
George L. Fox (1817),
Martha Ann Fox Dunham (1820, married Henry Jones Dunham),
Rebecca Nell Fox (1823, married Charles Fox (son of David Fox and Mary Cammel),
Jonathan Fox (1825, married Joanna Fox daughter of Absalom Fox and Sarah McFarland).

Bonham Fox 1801 and Mary Fox 1815 

They settled on Muddy Creek, west of Deerfield, Ohio about 1797 or 1798. After his father's death the other heirs transferred 98 ¾ acres of land to him. It was called Fox Hill on Ten Mile Creek, beginning at an elm tree near the properties of David Sutton, Philip Llewellyn (Luallen), and Charles Fox.

Jonathan appeared in the 1810 tax list of Warren County, Ohio in Deerfield.

The family appeared in the 1850 census of Union Township, Warren County, Ohio. The household consisted of Jonathan who was 73, Hannah who was 68, Absalom who was 46, F. McKenney who was 36 and Mary A. Howard. Their two nearest neighbors are their sons, John and Jonathan.

Jonathan died on January 31, 1851 in Warren County, Ohio and Hannah died on June 12, 1853.

Children of Absalom Fox and Christian Bonham Captain Charles Fox Bonham Fox Mary Fox Frazee David Fox Anchor Fox Sutton Iva Fox Sargeant Jonathan Fox Rebecca Fox Dearth