Pension From Revolutionary War, Private.
While residing in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Luke Tipton Volunteered in August 1778, and served 2 months grading the frontiers in Captain Tarenton's Pennsylvania Company. In April 1779, Indiana became very troublesome and Luke Tipton's father and family moved into the Leadmine Fort in Bedford County, Pennsylvania for protection. Luke Tipton and his brother, Meshac Tipton (however there is no claim on file based on the service of Meshac Tipton in the Revolutionary War.) Volunteered and served 1 year in Captain Thomas Cluggage's Pennsylvania Company of Rangers and spies under Colonel Albright; this service was rendered at the fort and in the sourrounding county against Indiana and Tories. In May following his discharge, he volunteered, and served 2 months under Captain in the Pennsylvania Troope and when that Captain left the service, he (Tipton) with 20 others, volunteered to continue serving and did not ;leave the service until fall. He also served on other tours a long period- detailes not given. A part of his service was rendered as a drummer.
After the close of the Revoluntionary War, this soldier lived in Maryland, Virginia, and then to Ohio. He was allowed a pension on his applictation, excuted October 8, 1832, at which time he resident of Holmes County, Ohio. In 1846 he was living in Henry County, Tennessee to which- lace he moved with his son and daughter and their fmilies; Their names not designated, nor is the name of his wife shown. In that year (1846), William Tipton and Mary Tipton withessed his signature. (relationship).
Luke Tipton appears to have been a sort of "home guard soldier" in the Revolutionary War, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania but his claim for recognition for military service in that war was approved by the U.S. Government.He was a farmer.
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Olive Attended school in Mills County, Iowa and 21 went to Sidney, Nebraska to be with her sister Rachel. At a church social she met Issac Jones whon she later married. They homesteaded a ranch north of Sidney. There they had nine children. Olive was a true pioneer, living at first in a sod house often helping her husban riding the range, often each with a child in arms. Issac took employment with the Union Pacific Rail road in Sidney while Olive managed the ranch. Overseeing ranch hands and general operation. She was adroit at handing fast horses, could drive a team of the liviest mustangs to a vehicle full of lively children, However to the amusement of the family she never masrter a model T Ford. She was an active Christain member of the Methodist church and installing the faith in her children. She is remembered with great affection by her children also by her sibling. After her husband retired they lived for many years in Chico, California.
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He studied medicine, never practiced, became a farmer
At the time of the Carter County, Tennesseee 1860 census, Nancy and her family were enumerated with her parents, Abraham and Martha.