Captain Levi Pinney

Images: (1) Levi Pinney's stone; (2) Levi & Miles Pinney's stones; (3) Levi Pinney's residence painted by Frank Welling

Levi Pinney was a young man, when members of the Scioto Company became the first settlers in Worthington. His marriage to Charlotte Beach was the first wedding in the village of Worthington , a double ceremony with that of his brother, Abner, and Polly Morrison. Levi was an ensign in the Sharon Township Light Infantry Militia Company, organized in 1805. In the War of 1812 he became a captain.

In Worthington, he worked as a blacksmith, doing the work of a combination scientist, inventor, manufacturer and mechanic. In 1839, he became Sharon Township Justice of the Peace, and in 1842, mayor of Worthington. A street just north of Riverlea is named Pinney Drive .

Next to Levi Pinney's stone is that of his son Miles Pinney. Miles Pinneywas a Colonel in the militia and purchased the Orange Johnson farm (now the museum) in 1863, just before his death. His family maintained the home for some time.

Fun fact: there are 41 burials with the last name of Pinney in Walnut Grove.

From Stop 12 to Stop 13, turn left on Sharon and procede almost to the corner of Oak. The Tuller monument is set back from Sharon near the corner.