Updated 1/13/2003

	Isaac Overall - Author of most of the letters. Husband of Jane Overall and son of Jacob Overall. He lived with Jane on a small piece of property overlooking the Ohio River in Chambersburg, Gallia County, Ohio (Lot 11, Section 19) which he bought for $50 on December 21, 1859. He was a private in Company I, of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry serving from 1/8/1862 until he died of disease (lung fever or diptheria) at Carthage Tennessee on June 6th, 1863 at the age of about 34. He was born in Tennessee in about 1829 as the oldest child of Jacob and Eliza Overall. His military records list him as being 6' 1 1/2 inches tall. He is buried in Memphis Tennessee at the Mississippi River Cemetery. When he died, he left 4 young children with the youngest being Jasper Newton Overall who was 3.
	Martha Jane Proctor-Overall - Wife of Isaac Overall. Everyone called her Jane. This is her collection of letters. She was married to Isaac on Sept 21st, 1851. She was born in Virginia, probably Shenandoah County. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Proctor of Shenandoah County. I think we have found John's wife Elizabeth as Betsy Smith. Adam Smith died in 1830 and his will names daughter Betsy Smith now Betsy Proctor by marriage and son-in-law John Proctor. She also had lots of sisters (see Nibert and Estep descriptions). Before Isaac left for the war, she had 4 children : Florence Virginia (3/10/1854), Jacob Asbury (4/3/1856), John William (6/7/1858), Jasper Newton (5/12/1860) and at least 1 infant son who died early. She remarried John Ginder on March 25th, 1866, about 3 years after the death of Isaac. That was a short marriage because she died on July 1st, 1870 at the age of 40. She is buried at the Clay Chapel Cemetery overlooking the Ohio River in Gallia County Ohio, between her infant son and her youngest son, Jasper Newton Overall, who died much later. Her tombstone reads "Coming Home" "Martha J" "wife of" "I Overall" "Died" "July 1 1870" "40 yrs 7 mos 16 d".
	Florence Virginia Overall - Daughter of Isaac and Jane Overall. Born March 10th, 1854 in Gallia County.
	Jacob Asbury Overall - Son of Isaac and Jane Overall. Born April 3rd, 1856 in Gallia County. In 1880, at the age of 24, he was living with Noah Kinder and Elizabeth Overall-Kinder (Isaac's sister). In 1900, he was in Columbus Ohio, married to Jessie Overall (born 1857 in Ohio) with no children.
	John William Overall - Son of Isaac and Jane Overall. Born June 7th, 1858 in Gallia County. In 1880, he was living in Huntington WVa and was single. In 1910, he was still in Huntington, but was divorced. I have an old envelope addressed to him in Huntington, WVa dated Sept 21, 1898.
	Jasper Newton Overall - Son of Isaac and Jane Overall. Born May 12th, 1860 in Gallia County. He is the child of Isaac and Jane that is most important to me because he is my gg grandfather. He is actually mentioned in the letters and referred to as "Naty" by Isaac. He probably never remembered his father, Isaac, because he was only about 7 months old when Isaac left for the war and he was only 3 when his father died. He was also only 10 when his mother, Jane, died in 1870. On July 8th, 1879, at the age of 19, he married Lovenia F. Ray in Gallia County and they had a son, Charles H. Overall on May 20th, 1881 while they were living in Ohio Township, just south of Clay Township. Charles H. is my great grandfather. Jasper Newton died just 5 years later on May 29th, 1886 at the age of 26 leaving Lovenia with their 5-year-old son. Jasper was buried beside his mother, Jane, in the Clay Chapel Cemetary just 17 days after his grandfather, Jacob Overall was buried just a few feet away. His tombstone reads, "JASPER N" "SON OF" "ISAAC & J" "OVERALL" "BORN" "May 12 1860" "DIED" "MAY 29 1886" along with what appears to be a bible verse.
	Lovenia F. Ray-Overall - Wife of Jasper Newton Overall and mother of Charles H. Overall. On April 29th, 1889, 3 years after the death of Jasper, she remarried Stephen K. Pollock. It is possible that Charles H. Overall was raised in this family, but I have no information.
	Jacob Overall - Father of Isaac Overall. He was born in Tennessee in about 1805 and bought his first property to farm (80 acres east 1/2 of lot 1253 in section 32) in Clay Township on Dec 3rd, 1849 for $300. On November 23rd, 1850 he sold the west 40 acres to Noah Kinder for $190. Noah was married to Jacob's 18 year old daughter Elizabeth. The 1850 census had Jacob living in Chambersburg with his wife Eliza (45 from Tennessee), Isaac(21 from Tennessee), Louise Tennessee(16 from Pennsylvania), Jane(14 from Pennsylvania),Cyrus(12 from Pennsylvania), and Hellen(6 from Pennsylvania). Louise died a year later on June 18th, 1851 and was the first Overall to be buried in the Clay Chapel Cemetery. I don't know what happened to his wife, Eliza, but Jacob remarried Elizabeth Gumel at the residence of James Keer in Clay Township Ohio by Rev. E. V. Bing on April 20th, 1862. On October 6th, 1863 he paid $700 for 28 acres (in lot 1230) on the south side of Chambersburg overlooking the Ohio River. He divided the property and sold the lots, creating the South Chambersburg addition, still known today as Overall's Addition. I believe he later moved to one of his lots. He died on May 12th, 1886 at the age of 81 and was buried in the Clay Chapel Cemetery beside his daughter Louise Tennessee. His other daughter, Elizabeth Overall-Kinder is buried on his other side along with her husband, Noah Kinder. On the other side of 4 Kinder graves lies Jane, her infant son, and Jasper Newton Overall who died only 17 days later. His tombstone reads: "Jacob Overall SR" "DIED" "MAY 12 1886" "AGED" "81Y 4M 12D" "When Jesus comes again" "his faithful people to receive" "again his kingdom reign".
	Elizabeth Gumel-Overall - Second wife of Jacob Overall. Her parents were born in Ireland. She outlived her husband Jacob.
	James H. Overall - Brother(?) of Isaac Overall. He was born in Butler County Tennessee. He enlisted in August, 1861 at Chambersburg and was a private in Company I with Isaac He was listed as being 5'10" with gray eyes, dark hair and a light complexion. He occupation was boatman (Chambersburg was on the Ohio River and the principal business was boat building). On December 14th, 1861, he was promoted to corporal, but on April 2nd, 1862 he was reduced back to private to pay for 1 tin cup and 1 tin plate. One of the letters talks about his wounding at the battle in Lewisburg W Va in May 1862. On September 6th, 1862 he entered General Hospital in Georgetown DC as a result of a wound or sickness during Company I's operations during Bull Run or the beginning of the Maryland Campaign. He stayed in that hospital until January 22nd, 1862 when he was admitted to Kalorama Hospital in Washington DC where he died of smallpox on February 1st 1863. He is buried at the Military Asylum Cemetary in DC. He is mentioned several times in the letters, but as you read the letters, Isaac did not know of his death for a few months. In one of Isaac's last letters he mentions getting a letter that Sarah wrote to James and burning it. Isaac also mentioned in the letter that James owed a little to the Company but the boys will make up for it.
	Sarah Ann Kinder-Overall - Wife of James Overall. They were married March 19th, 1856. A pension record included a letter from her stating that there were no living children from her marriage although the 1860 census shows a 3 year old son, Andrew, living with them. Pension records show Sarah remarried on June 30th, 1869 in Charleston WVa to Henry B. Whittaker, who died January 31st, 1896. She died in Winfield WVa on October 26th, 1916 at the age of 84.
	Elizabeth M. Overall-Kinder - Sister of Isaac Overall and daughter of Jacob Overall. She was born in 1832 in Tennessee. She married Noah Kinder on July 19th, 1849 at the age of 17. Isaac called her "Lib" and both she and Noah are mentioned in the letters. Notice that it looks like 2 of the Overall siblings (James and Elizabeth) each married Kinders. The Overall and Kinder families were neighbors during the 1850's and 1860's. Noah and Lib had at least 9 children: Samuel Kinder(1850-1850?-he is probably the infant Kinder son buried in the Clay Chapel Cemetary), Jacob H(1851?-1851), Louisa(1853-?), Arabell(1854-?), John(1856-?), Helen(1860-?), ?daughter?(1864-?), Robert H(1869-1912), and Charles R(1871-1917). Noah and Lib were still living in Gallia County in 1880 at the ages of 60(Noah) and 48(Elizabeth). Along with their own children, Jacob Asbury Overall (son of Isaac and Jane) was living with them in 1880. Lib died in 1923 at the age of 91. She is buried in the Clay Chapel Cemetery with Noah, and beside her father, Jacob Overall. Buried with her are much of her family: Kinder infant son; Charles R Sgt 7 Ohio Inf. Spanish American War b. Feb 22, 1871 d. Feb 17, 1917; Jacob H son of Noah and Elizabeth d.July 29, 1851; Noah R b.1819 d.1882; and Robert H b.1869 d.1912.
	Noah R. Kinder - Husband of Elizabeth Overall. He lived on the 40 acres adjoining Jacob Overall on Teens Run Creek. Noah and Lib's grave is in the Clay Chapel Cemetery with much of their children. The Kinder graves are between the graves of Jacob and Louisa Tennesse Overall's graves; and the graves of Jasper Newton Overall, Jane Overall and her infant son.
	Martha Hellen Overall-Dickey - Sister of Isaac Overall. She was married to Hamilton L. Dickey in Chambersburg by Rev. R. Callaghan on November 7th, 1867. Everyone called her Hellen. She was mentioned in the letters.
	Hamilton L. Dickey - Husband of Hellen.
	H.T. Nibert - Nephew of Jane Overall. He served with Isaac in the 36th Regiment. He wrote the letter in June of 1863 informing Jane of Isaac’s death. I believe his first name is Hugh. He survived the war because his name was mentioned in an 1865 letter from Jane’s sister, Lorena. I have received this valuable informaion from some friends in Gallipolis: His name is Hugh Thomas Nibert. His father was Thoms Nibert who married Clara Proctor (Martha and Lorena's sister) in Gallia Co. in 1837. Catherine is a sister of Clara. Catherine was married to George Allman when they came to Gallia Co. about this same time. Catherine had a son named James Franklin so she was probably married to ____ Franklin before she married G. Allman. Catherine and George lived in Chambersburg . George Allman died between 1850 and 1860 census. Catherine is still in Chambersburg in 1880 but died before 1900. In the letter dated April , 1866 "Aunt Can(?) and Aunt Clarn(?) could be Catherine? and Clara? Hugh Nibert married Evelyn Coon (Kuhn) and had no children. Hugh is buried in Providence Cemetery. Evelyn 's brother William Coon married Helen Kinder daughter of Elizabeth Overall Kinder. Elizabeth is Isaac Overall's sister who married Noah Kinder. Another of Elizabeth's daugthers Louisa, married John Chambers. I also have a picture of Hugh provided by my friends in Gallipolis.
	Andrew J. Overall - ??. He is mentioned in the letters, but I don’t know his relationship to the other Overall's. He was maried to Ann Maria Hamilton on September 10th, 1858. He had a one year old son, Elbert in the 1860 Gallia County census. It claims he was born in Tennessee. He joined the 18th OVI Company I at Camp Dennison, Ohio on October 16th, 1861 at the age of 21. He had light complexion, hazel eyes, light hair, and was 5 feet 7 and 1/4 inches. The descriptive book says he was from Cab Tenn. On May 20th 1863, he was wounded or got sick at Murfeesboro Tn and entered the hospital. He stayed in the Lousiville Ky hospital for a few months and was transferred to the Camp Dennison Hospital where he stayed until at least February of 1864. He was discharged from the army at the end of his long hospital stay.
	Will Shaw - At Black’s store in Chambersburg. Mentioned in a letter.
	Wesley Overall - Owned a house that Isaac passed in Tennessee and mentioned in a letter.
	Jasper Hanes - He was mentioned in a letter as being with Isaac Overall in combat.
	Sallie Howell-Ray - Niece of Jane Overall. She lived in Addison Champaign County, Ohio and wrote a few letters to Jane.
	George Ray - Husband of Sallie Howell. Sally told of their marriage in her letters.
	Wesley Martindill - Wrote letter to Mr. Clark detailing the death of Isaac Overall. I have records of him being in the 36th OVI, Company I.
	George Crook, Davol, William Jones, Captain Nye, Captain Kelley - Officers of the 36th Regiment. These names were mostly mentioned in the Martindill letter.
	Lorena Estep - Sister of Jane Overall with children Victory (or Victoria) Catherine(b.8/4/1855), Virginia Bell(b.1856), Pheby Jane(b.1858) and Ann Rebecca(b.1864). I have the following additional information from a book on the Estep's. Victoria married 1/1/1871 to Henry McInterff son of Levi and Rebecca McInterff. Virginia "Jennie" Estep married 9/17/1879 to A. M. Evans a tanner, son of Wm. H. and Adeline Evans. Phoebe Jane Estep married 9/7/1879 to George C. Fry son of George and Magdaline Fry and 1/3/1884 to Peter Helsley son of Levi and Isabella Helsley. Anna C. Estep married 8/25/1881 to John H. Ruby son of Isaac and Susan Ruby. Lorena was born in 1824 as Lorena Proctor, so she was Jane's older sister. The Estep researchers claim that Lorena was a nickname and her real name was Susan Proctor at birth. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Proctor. She became a McKelvey through marriage, She married Lewis McElvey 3 July 1841 and later married Harrison Estep on October 12th, 1854. When she wrote her letters in the 1860's, she lived in Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County, Virginia. She wrote a letter that provides the best clues to the relationships between all of Jane’s siblings, nieces and nephews. She wrote of her sister, Jane. "How oft I sit and think of thee when I am far away and in my mind thy image see as plain as open day"
	Mary (Liz) Wetzel - Niece of Jane Overall with children Emma, Willie and Franky. She also lived in Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County, Virginia and wrote letters to Jane.
	Martin Wetzel - Husband of Liz.
	John W. Middleton - Nephew of Jane Overall with children Sarah Jane and William Preston. He wrote a letter from Wheeling, West Virginia with his wife. He lived in Wheeling because that seems to be where he went when he escaped the rebels. He is most likely Liz’s brother.
	Joshua M. Clark - According to Isaac's pension records, he became guardian of Isaac's children on June 6th, 1866. He was a 1st lieutenant in Company I at Summersville and was ordered to Gallia County by General Brooks to recruit men. He mustered Isaac on Jan. 8th 1862.

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