Joseph Ogle (June 17, 1737 - February 24, 1821) was an American soldier and frontiersman. Early years Joseph Ogle was born in Frederick, Maryland. Ogle married first Prudence Drusilla Biggs (1748–1777), of Frederick County, Maryland, who bore him five children. American Revolutionary War In 1777, the family was living on Buffalo Creek in what is today Brooke County, West Virginia. Capt. Joseph Ogle commanded a Virginia company during the Revolutionary War. He was involved in the Siege of Fort Henry in what is now West Virginia.He married a second wife, Jemima Meiggs or Meeks, with whom he had four children. All of the children were born in what was then Virginia. Illinois Ogle left Virginia in opposition to slavery. By 1785, Ogle had settled his family in the Northwest Territory, which is present-day Monroe County, Illinois. Ogle is said to have been the first Methodist in Illinois, and helped found the Shiloh Methodist Church, the first Methodist Church. Ogle first settled on the road from Bellefontaine to Cahokia. In 1796, he moved to New Design, in what is now Monroe County. In 1791, Ogle was involved in a skirmish with Native Americans near what is now Waterloo, Illinois. Death Joseph Ogle died on February 24, 1821, in New Design, Illinois. He is buried in St. Clair County, Illinois. Ogle had a son who was also named Joseph Ogle. His son was involved in the Black Hawk War, and died in 1846. See also Ogle County, Illinois Notes External links Biggs Family Ogle Family Excerpts from Pioneer History of Illinois, Reynolds, 1887 History of St. Clair County, Illinois, Walton, 1928 Ogle History 1737 births 1821 deaths United States Army officers People from Monroe County, Illinois People from Frederick, Maryland People from Brooke County, West Virginia Military personnel from Illinois