Esarey Places
Locations Significant to Esarey Family History
Doe Run, Kentucky
In the early 1780s, John Essery and Sarah Hester Clark moved west and settled on Doe Run in what is today Meade County, Kentucky. This is where the American branch of the family began.
Branchville, Perry County, Indiana
Branchville became the center of Esarey family life when Jonathon Davis Esarey moved from Kentucky to Oil Township of Perry County, Indiana in 1810. Many Esarey descendants still live in the area today.
Key Locations in Perry County:
- Walker Cemetery - The 1910 reunion was held "in the chestnut grove west across the creek from Walker Cemetery"
- Ewing Creek - Near the reunion grounds
- Oil Creek - Location of "Reily Hole" from the family story "The Bullfrogs of Reily Hole"
Tobinsport, Indiana
Location of Leaf Cemetery, where John Clark Esarey and Barbara Ewing Esarey are buried.
California
Some descendants of Jesse Esrey migrated to California in 1846, just before the Gold Rush. Amanda Esrey and Daniel Rhoads settled there and Daniel participated in the rescue of the Donner Party.
Beall Woods, Illinois
Beall Woods State Park preserves the last remnant of virgin forest in the Wabash Valley. Hiram Marcus Esarey played a role in its preservation.