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ENOCH W. ABEL, a farmer and carpenter by occupation, and one of the well-to-do citizens of Perry Township, Carroll County, is a native of Harrison County, Ohio, born Apr. 30, 1838.
     Christopher C. Abel, his great-grandfather, was a native about the time of the Revolutionary War.  After his arrival in this country he made his way to that part of the Northwest Territory that was then known as the "Steubenville Land District,"  where he took up land and made a home for himself and family.  He was among the first settlers in what afterward became the State of Ohio, and his farm subsequently, on the organization of the county in 1814, was brought within the limits of Harrison County.  The country was then in a very primitive condition, and where are now prosperous farms and beautiful fields and meadows the Indian roamed, and the dense woods teemed with wild animals, bears, deer, wildcats, turkeys, etc.  Remaining here but a short time after bringing out his family, Christopher Abel returned to Germany, where he died about the year 1840.
     Christopher C. Abel, a son of the old pioneer, and grandfather of Enoch, came from Virginia to what is now Harrison County, Ohio, shortly after the War of 1812, in which he served as captain.  He died May 29, 1859.  He was the father of seven children - three sons and four daughters - all born in Harrison County, and all now deceased, and a brief record of the four daughters is as follows:  Polly married David Blickendaffer, a shoemaker by trade; Elizabeth married George Levengood, a blacksmith and stock-raiser; Anna married Samson Barnhouse, a farmer; Margaret married Henry Heisler, a farmer.  The following is a brief record of the three sons: George moved to Iowa, where he settled on a farm; Alexander P. was a school teacher; John (father of Enoch W.) was born in Harrison County, Ohio, July 26, 1816, and died Sept. 23, 1949 (he was a stonemason and farmer, and was married Oct. 30, 1837, to Miss Sarah Ann Abel, a first cousin, also a native of Harrison County, Ohio, born July 9, 1818, and whose parents came here from Virginia.  By this union were born three children, viz.: Enoch W., Christopher C., born Oct. 3, 1839, and is living in Perry Township, Carroll County (he served about three years in the Civil War), and Henry K., born Mar. 3, 1841, and died Nov. 19, 1844.  The mother, who is yet living, was married Mar. 3, 1853, to Henry Kick).
     Enoch W. Abel
, the subject proper of this memoir, spent his early life in Harrison County attending the district schools.  He was a lad of twelve summers when his father died, and so he had to "paddle his own canoe," which he did bravely.  Being determined to acquire a good education, he went to work with a resolution, earning by labor in the summer months sufficient money to defray his expenses of education in winter time.  Having laid in a good stock of book-lore, Mr. Abel then learned the trade of a carpenter in Jefferson County, Ohio, later removing to a western State, where he followed it until his return home in 1860.  In the spring of the following year, the Civil War having broken out, he enlisted in Company A, Third O. V. I. (three months' service), participating in the battle of Bull Run, after which he returned home to Harrison County, and August 12, same year, he re-enlisted, this time in Company A, Thirty-second O. V. I. (three years' service), which was sent to West Virginia, and participated in many engagements in that campaign.  On Sept. 15, 1862, Mr. Abel was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, but being exchanged, he rejoined his regiment and followed its fortunes till the close of the war.  He took active part in the battles of Vicksburg, Atlanta, Champion Hills, Jackson (Miss.), Port Republic, Winchester, Resaca and others, and was mustered out in the fall of 1865, having served his country four years and six months.  As will be seen, our subject experienced a deal of hard fighting, having many narrow escapes, and to this day he bears the marks of three wounds.  The fraticidal conflict being ended, Mr. Abel returned to the pursuits of peace, and settled in Perry Township, Carroll County, where, since 1870, he has both worked at his trade and followed farming.  In 1870 he was married to Margaret Kirby, who was born Jan. 8, 1844, in Carroll County, Ohio, a daughter of Isaac and Rachel Kirby, old settlers of Carroll County.  Mr. and Mrs. Abel have no children, but raised an adopted daughter, by the name Mollie Carter, who is teaching school.  Politically Mr. Abel is a Democrat, has held various offices of trust in his township, and has been a justice of the peace for the past six years.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 978
ABRAHAM ADAMS (deceased) was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1821, and was a son of John Adams, in relation to whom further mention will be founded in the sketch of C. C. Adams, of Fox Township, printed elsewhere in this work.  Abraham Adams was reared to farming in Carroll County, Ohio, and was educated at the common schools of that early day, absorbing all the learning that the tutors of his time could impart.  Nov. 18, 1855, he married Miss Mary A., daughter of John Bellman.  After his marriage, Mr. Adams resided in Fox Township, Carroll County, until 1860, when he purchased the farm of 263 acres in Washington Township, now owned by his widow, and which lies three and a half miles north of Carrollton.  Here Mr. Adams died Apr. 12, 1881, a consistent member of the Disciples Church.  In politics he was a Republican, and served nine years as infirmary director.
     Mrs. Mary A. Adams was born Aug. 5, 1827, and still resides on the farm left by her husband, and is comforted in her declining years by an adopted son, John D., and an adopted daughter, Rebecca J. Burson.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 883
WILLIAM ALLISON, a prominent and influential farmer of Fox Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, was born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 13, 1822.  James Allison, father of our subject, was a native of New York.  The grandparents of William were of English descent.  James Allison was reared in Beaver County, Penn., where he attended school and grew to manhood.  He married a Miss Witherspoon, of the same place, whose father and mother were natives of Ireland, but came to America when young.  After marriage they located on a farm in Pennsylvania, but soon left that State to seek a home in the West.  In 1883 the Allison family moved to Ohio, where they located in Fox Township, Carroll County, near Scroggsfield.  Five children were born to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Allison - three girls and two boys.  After living for a short time on the farm which Mr. Allison had purchased, he bought the mill property near Wattsville, and carried on that business in connection with his farm until his death, which occurred in 1873.  Thus, after living nearly half a century in Fox Township, where he was always conspicuous as an active, honest man, Mr. Allison passed away to meet his reward.  Mrs. Allison died in 1885.
     William Allison, the subject of this sketch, spent his early days in Pennsylvania.  At the age of eleven he came with his parents to Fox Township, Carroll County, of which he has ever since been a resident.  He attended the subscription school in the winter time and in summers helped to clear away the forest.  William and his brother were compelled to carry on the farming, as their father was occupied in the mill at Wattsville.  Dec. 9, 1846, Mr. Allison married Miss Johnson, who was born in Pennsylvania, and whose parents were of German descent and old pioneers of Fox Township, and representative farmers of Carroll County.  Soon after marriage Mr. Allison bought and settled on a forty-acres farm; he then bought eighty acres, and after living thereon for seven years he moved to his present farm in 1859.  Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Allison, two of whom are dead, those living are Sarah M., Elizabeth A., Ross, Howard and JohnsonMr. Allison has a farm of 170 acres situated near Mechanicstown, and is at present (1890) building a fine residence, which is of modern style.  His life has been one of push and thrift.  Politically he is a Republican, and has been honored by his party with many offices of trust.  Mr. and Mrs. Allison have been consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church for a number of years.  Among the representative citizens of Fox Township Mr. and Mrs. Allison justly deserve a place, being highly respected by all who know them.
Source 2: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1092
 
 
 
 


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