Jeremiah said his middle name was "Boombaugh".  This is a direct link to his maternal grandfather's name as its usage changed. Originally that name was Bumbach or Bumbaugh.

Jeremiah is the author's favorite ancestor. He was an artist, a songwriter, an alchemist, a Braucheri/Powwow healer, and a devout member of the Brethren/Dunkard church. His copybook is a treasure of early 1800 vignettes, he recorded that he just got news that Davy Crockett was killed at the Alamo!

He brought his family (including his aged father) to Illinois by covered wagon in 1856. He brought with him over $1500. in gold, originally as a bankroll in buying into the Toby Anderson Plow Works in Peoria, IL.  He decided on arriving to invest in land instead. Presumably because the land here impressed him more the the Plow Company.

 Photo of the Axle-Grease Bucket that hung on the side of the Covered Wagon, when the family moved to Illinois.

Married Barbara Thomas, the grand-daughter of the superintendant of Pine Grove Furnace and Iron Works, where he worked.

  Children

Mary Catherine b.1/21/1849 John Thomas b.1/26/1851 George Andrew b.9/10/1853 Martha Jane b.8/19/1856 Wm. Franklin b.12/24/1858 Charles Calvin b.12/20/1858 Anna Barbara b.12/3/1863 James Jeremiah b.6/10/1872

 Powwow Medicine of Barbara and JB Tawzer

Barbara brought to Illinois, the knowledge and practice of  Braucherei, a Pennsylvania German healing practice.  Jeremiah was interested in this practice and joined her in healing sessions that became fairly well-known in the area, actually rivalling the early practice of medical arts in Woodford County.  For more information please see the website dedicated to the couple at:

http://www.bonewhistlegraphics.com/tawzerpapers

Samuel Thomas Coverlet     Martha Jane's Artwork

 Photogallery of Tawzers

Barbara below and Jeremiah B. Tawzer above