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The Thew Family Home Page Updated November 5, 2007	Arlene Stilgenbauer Lengyel Wellington, OH 44090 United States arstar50@yahoo.com
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I am researching the Thew Family in America which began in 1822 with William Thew III arriving on a sailing ship and proceeding to walk all the way to Marion County, Ohio. He came from Lincolnshire, England and served as a scout for his other family members at home. He arrived in Ohio very soon after much trouble with the many Indian tribes. He purchased land and became a successful farmer. His brother Richard Thew,wife Ann and 6 kids followed in two years with William walking all the way back to New York to meet them and bring them out some of the way to Ohio via the newly built Erie Canal. How do I know this? William sent a letter to his parents in England after the 2nd trip to Ohio in 1824. In the 1930s a relative went to England and found the letter and brought it back to America about 100 years after it was first written! I am the great-great granddaughter of Richard's son Henry Thew. Many Thews still live in Marion County, Ohio. I have recently completed a book entitled "Ohio Pioneers: The Chronicles of the Thew Family." It includes a lot of history and tells about the times my ancestors lived in. E-mail for more information.


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The Thew Family Tree (58 KB) The Thew family has a long history in Lincolnshire, England. Many family members emigrated to America. This tree covers 10 generations from 1733 to the present.

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Anna Hayward Thew 1817-1872 (39 KB) Anna is my great great grandmother who came to America in 1834 with her parents.It is said she was a friend of Princess Victoria. This photo was orginally black and white and I used Photo Deluxe to "color" it. Ruth Scoville Thew 1860-1915 (21 KB) Ruth was my great grandmother. She was a music teacher who invented a special music stand. Arlene and Dave Lengyel (10 KB) Here we are celebrating at Kelley's Island, Ohio. I began researching the Thews in the Spring of 1999. Gravestone of Mary Young Thew, 1764-1838 (7 KB) Mary Young Thew traveled to America after her husband, William Thew II, died in England. She lived with her son William Thew III. She is buried in the Thew Cemetery in Caledonia, Ohio, USA. Twins 80th Birthday (56 KB) Twins Hazel Winchell and Helen Stilgenbauer pose with Arlene Lengyel (Helen's daughter)on their 80th Birthday. The twins' great-grandfather was Henry Thew.

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The Exciting Discovery of the old Thew Cemetery (5 KB) This adventure found the burial place of Mary Young Thew (died in 1838), the Thew Homestead built in 1840, and the Marion County, Ohio, USA Historical Society.

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