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- p. 188 - HISTORY OF PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO.
John Riner came to Preble County, Ohio in 1805 and died in Gratis township in 1840.
John Riner was born near Martinsburgh, Virginia, about 1780. From Virginia he moved to Ohio, and settled in Gratis in the year 1805. He died in Gratis on section fourteen, in 1840. His first wife was a Huffman, of Virginia, by whom he had two children: Sarah and Catharine. His second wife was Mary Osborn, of Sheppardsburgh, Virginia. She died in the year 1873, at the age of eighty-three. John and Mary Riner had seven children, four of whom are now living: Julia Ann, Henry, J. Welsey and Rebecca. Henry Riner married Elizabeth, daughter of John Chrisman. They have three children of their own: Susan, John and Charles, and two adopted ones—Thomas and Mattie.
John Riner was born near Martinsburgh, Virginia, about 1780. From Virginia he moved to Ohio, and settled in Gratis in the year 1805. He died in Gratis on section fourteen, in 1840. His first wife was a Huffman, of Virginia, by whom he had two children: Sarah and Catharine. His second wife was Mary Osborn, of Sheppardsburgh, Virginia. She died in the year 1873, at the age of eighty-three. John and Mary Riner had seven children, four of whom are now living: Julia Ann, Henry, J. Welsey and Rebecca. Henry Riner married Elizabeth, daughter of John Chrisman. They have three children of their own: Susan, John and Charles, and two adopted ones—Thomas and Mattie. [History of Preble County]
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Preble County, Ohio----Deed Records Deed Book 2
6-18-1814---Alex Pugh and Hannah his wife of PCO to John Rinar of Barclay [Berkeley] Co., Virginia--$640; NE 1/4, S18, T8, R2. Wit. William Swisher, Henry Riner. Recorded 6-18-1814. [25] p. 15
6-22-1814--Alexander Pugh and Hannah his wife of PCO to John Rinar of Barclay Co., Virginia--$1668. SW1/4; S13, T4, R3 also pt SE1/4, S14, T4, R3. Wit: William Swisher, John Pugh. Recorded 6-22-1814. [26] p. 15
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1820 census Preble County Ohio year/page/township
Rhyner, Henry 1820 094 Gratis
Rhyner, John 1820 092 Gratis
1830 Census: Grattis Township, Preble County, Ohio p. 373
1840 Census: Grattis Township, Preble County, Ohio p. 73
0001100100000/0011100100000
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In the Riner home, the Methodists of Preble County met and formed the first church in Greenbush. Christian Fall, Jr., a second cousin of Jacob Christman, helped to organize the church. [Fahl-Fall and Allied Families]
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Church Messenger: United Brethren Church [memorial booklet]
"History of the Greenbush U. B. Church" [Preble County, Ohio]
"The settlers of this community organized a Methodist church as early as the year 1816. For a long time, they made use of John Riner's barn for a meeting house. About 1836 they built their first building." p. 6.
"The first trustees were: Henry Riner, John W. Riner, and John W. White." p. 2.
"Few people know that Greenbush once had its own cemetery. This was located on the old Riner farm, now owned by Raymond Hall. The first burial on the ground was that of Mrs. Betsy Ellis who was buried there in 1828. John Riner, on his death bed, wishing to have the place recognized as a public buring ground, willed a half acre of the land, where the graves stood, to the township as a permanent burying place. The deed was made in the year of 1875. The cemetery has not been used for nearly sixty years." p. 8
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Preble County, Ohio----Will Abstracts
Riner, John--dated 6-23-1836; recorded 12-6-1841--Wife; Mary--Sons: Henry and John W. ----Daughters: Sarah Deem, Catherine Saylor, Julia Ann Christman, Mary Riner, Elizabeth Riner, and Rebecca Riner--"Bequeath to Methodist Church of which he is a member, one half acre of ground for use of a meeting house and burying grund, situated in southweat corner of the land" ---Executors: John Saylor and Elisha Stubbs---signed: John Riner---Witnesses: John Ellis and Henry Riner [78] p. 7
Preble County, Ohio--- Common Pleas Court Records
3-17-1843--Elisha Stubbs, executor of John Riner, dec'd vs. Mary Riner, at al. Petition to complete real contract. Filed 2-7-1843. Land, tract in Eaton not laid off in lots. Widow, Mary Riner. Children: Sarah late Riner, wife of Thomas Deem of Decatur, Indiana; Catherine late Riner, wife of John Saylor; Juliann late Riner, wife of Jacob Christman; Mary Riner; Elizabeth Riner; Rebecca Riner; Henry Riner; John Riner; all of Preble County [185] p. 93
[HISTORY OF PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO]
THE METHODISTS
at Greenbush organized as early as the year 1816. For a long time they made use of Mr. John Riner's barn for a meeting-house. In 1836 they built their first building, at a cost of about frve hundred ($500) dollars. ''his was sold and moved away in 1863; it now stands on the Germantown pike, and is used as a Wesleyan meetinghouse. In 1850 the present church was built by a party of New Englanders, who were Congregationalists. In 1860 they moved away, and sold the church building to the Methodists and the United Brethren. The present building has a seating capacity of about two hundred and fifty. The first class was composed of Mr. and Mrs. John Riner, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Fall, Mrs. Cooper (now Mrs. Eslinger), Mr. mid Mrs. Thomas Deem, and a few others. The Sunday-school, which is a union one, was organized in the year 1833. The present membership is about thirteen persons. The pastor in charge is the Rev J. C. Ambrose.
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1782 - 1841 (59 years)
