The Historical Society of Mount Pleasant, Ohio shared the news that they had acquired this large wooden tool chest which belonged to Jacob Ong (1760-1849), the builder of the Friends Yearly Meeting House in that town. It was in the basement of a local family, the Cleavers, who are related by marriage to the Ongs: John Wheeler Ong (1851-1933), a great-grandson of Jacob Ong, married Clara Belle Cleaver (1856-1923) in Mount Pleasant in 1894. According to the 1906 "Ong Family of America," John W. Ong was a contractor and builder and probably inherited the chest, which subsequently passed into the hands of the Cleaver family. What a great find!
Thank you so much for posting this ! Love the history and the photo. My dad, Donald Hunter Ong, was also a builder.
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