George Tombaugh

1761 - 1822  (61 years)

• Name	George Tombaugh
  Birth	15 Aug 1761	Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Nov 1822	Washington County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I34846	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JMF
  Last Modified	8 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Jacob Tombaugh
  Mother	Eva Regina Redd
  Family ID	F20486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Gardner,   b. 9 Mar 1758, Frederick County, Virginia d. 9 Feb 1832, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years)
  Children	+ 1. Christiana Tombaugh,   b. 17 Dec 1781, Washington County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Dec 1866, Hancock County, Ohio (Age 84 years)   2. George Washington Tombaugh,   b. 26 Oct 1796   d. 19 Jun 1880 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F20485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 May 2021

  
  

• Notes

  He was a private in James Craven's company of the Pennsylvania militia, 5th Battalion, 8 Apr 1782. Also said to have been in Stokely's Rangers from 1778 to 1783. JMF is a third cousin three times removed to the discoverer of Pluto: George Tombaugh (1761-1822) = Elizabeth Gardner (1758-1832) Matthias Tombaugh (1792-1864) = Rachel Spohn (1807-1892) Jacob Tombaugh (1840-1919) = Sarah Jane Ostrander (1839-1930) Muron Dealvo Tombaugh (1880-1967) = Adella Pearl Chritton (1884-1958) Clyde William Tombaugh (1906-1997)

  
  

• Sources

  [S5639] Find a Grave page for George Tombaugh.