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ANDREW J. DAVIS
was one of the venerable and highly honored native sons of
Carroll
County at the time of his death, June 19, 1919, and
he passed virtually his entire life on the old homestead farm which was the
place of his birth in Monroe
Township. He was a representative of one of the
sterling pioneer families of the county, his paternal grandfather,
David, having been born and reared in Wales and having first established his residence in
Pennsylvania upon coming to the United States. From the old
Keystone
State he came in an early day to
Ohio, and was one of the substantial farmers and highly esteemed
pioneer citizens of Carroll
County at the time of his death. Of his two children the elder was
David and the younger was
George, father of the subject of this
memoir.
George Davis was born and reared in Monroe
Township,
Carroll County,
and here continued his active association with farm industry until the close of
his life. The maiden name of his
wife was Mary Ellen Kale, and both
were in advanced years at the time of their deaths.
George Davis was one of the
successful farmers of Monroe
Township, and of his old homestead the
farm later owned by his son Andrew J.,
of this memoir, was a part.
Andrew Jackson Davis was born Jan.
12, 1841, and thus he was seventy-eight years of age when he passed from the
stage of life’s mortal endeavors. He
was the younger of the two sons of his parents, was reared to the sturdy and
invigorating discipline of the farm and gained his early education in the common
schools of the locality and period.
His studies were pursued in what was known as the
Buchanan School, district No. 1,
Monroe Township,
and here his attendance was principally during the winter terms, when his
services were not in requisition in connection with the work of the home farm. He was a man of distinctive energy
and ambition, of well poised mind and of sterling integrity in all of the
relations of life. He achieved
worthy success through his effective alliance with farm industry, and since his
death his widow continues to reside on the fine old homestead farm of 162 acres
on rural mail route No. 3 from the city of
Carrollton.
The year 1863
recorded the marriage of Mr. Davis to
Miss Mary C. Long, who was born in
Union Township,
this county, Mar. 11, 1839, a daughter of
Alexander and Nancy (Scott) Long, of whose twelve children she was the sixth
in order of birth.
Alexander Long and his wife were born and reared in County Donegal, Ireland, and
were young folk when they came to America and established their residence in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, whence they came to Ohio in the year 1832 and
established their home on a pioneer farm in Union Township, Carroll County,
where they passed the remainder of their lives, both having been more than
eighty years of age at the time of death and both having been devout members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Alexander Long was a democrat in
politics, was a man of strong individuality and inviolable integrity, and he
left a benignant impress upon the community in which he long maintained his
home and to the civic and material development and progress of which he
contributed his quota.
Mr. Davis is survived by two
children.
George Alexander, who is engaged in clerking at Bowerston, Harrison County, married
Miss Leona Vasbinder, of Bowerston, and they became the parents of three
children - James Lawrence who is
nineteen years of age at the time of this writing, in 1920;
Mary, who died in infancy, in 1902;
and Mary Cora, thirteen years of age. Nancy Cora,
the younger of the two children, is the wife of
Raymond Homer Vasbinder, of Carrollton, and concerning their children the
Roy Davis, now twenty-six years of
age, married Miss Sarah Tope, and
they reside in Carrollton; Harold Samuel married Miss Florence
Williams, who died in 1919 and who is survived by one child,
Irene; Mary Lois is a popular teacher
in the public schools at Amsterdam, Jefferson County;
Nancy Ellen is the wife of Everett Saila,
of Minerva, Stark County; and Perry
Jackson is the youngest of the number.
Mr. Davis gave his political
allegiance to the democratic party, and while never ambitions for public office
he took loyal interest in community affairs and was always ready to support
progressive measures and enterprises tending to advance the general wellbeing of
this native county. He was an
earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Pleasant Hill, as is also his widow, who, as before
stated, still remains on the old home farm, where she delights to extend welcome
and generous hospitality to her wide circle of friends in the county that has
ever represented her home.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 794
|
DAVID JACKSON DAVIS. The claim of
David Jackson Davis upon the consideration and good will of his fellow-citizens
of Union
Township is based upon many years of
effective work as an agriculturist, upon a meritorious record as a citizen, and
upon his activity in promoting education and kindred accompaniments of advanced
civilization. His entire career has
been passed in Carroll County,
and with the exception of one and one-half years he has devoted his energies to
agricultural pursuits, in which he has won success through the application of
industry and good judgment.
Mr. Davis was born on a farm in
Union Township Feb. 5, 1863, a son of
William and Sarah (Tope) Davis, the former a native of
Perry Township,
Carroll County,
and the latter of Union
Township. His paternal grandfather was
Joshua Davis, a native of
Maryland, who married an Irish girl who had been brought to the
United States at the age of thirteen years, and they spent
their later lives in Union Township,
where they entered land from the United States Government. The maternal grandparents of
Mr. Davis were
Stephen and Jemima (Kail) Tope, who were among the earliest settlers of
Carroll
County and also entered Government
land.
Following their
marriage William and Sarah (Tope)
Davis settled on a farm in
Perry Township, where they resided for a short time, but soon bought
land in Union
Township, and there continued to be
engaged in agricultural operations during the rest of their lives,
Mr. Davis passing away May 28, 1895,
and his widow surviving until 1918.
They were industrious, God-fearing people, who discharged their responsibilities
faithfully, and were held in the highest regard in the community in which their
home was located. They were the
parents of the following children:
Stephen, who is engaged in
agricultural operations in Union
Township; Mary Ann, of Union
Township, who is the widow of
John McKnight, a farmer;
Jasper N., who died at the age of two
years; Joshua B., of Monroe Township;
David Jackson; Thomas J., of Carrollton, Ohio;
Martha E., of Massillon, Ohio; and
John, who resides on the home place.
The district
schools of Union Township
furnished David Jackson Davis with
his educational training, and his boyhood and youth were passed on the home
farm, where he secured experience in agricultural methods while assisting his
father and brothers. When he entered
upon his independent career it was as a farm hand, and for four years he was
thus employed. Following his
marriage he became the owner and operator of the thresher and manager of a
sawmill for about three years.
During the time he conducted these enterprises he made his home at
Petersburg, but eventually returned to farming, and for
one year lived on his father’s place.
He then purchased 128 acres of the home property, on which he has
continued to carry on general operations to the present time, in addition to
which he raises all kinds of fruit and has a well-ordered apple orchard of 300
trees. He has won a well-merited
success, and in so doing has held the confidence and respect of those with whom
he has had dealings.
On October 22,
1892, Mr. Davis was united in
marriage with Miss Cora A.
Sell, who
was born in Union Township, Carroll County, a daughter of
John and Elnora (Hahn) Sell, the
former a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and the latter of Lee Township,
Carroll County.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis have no children. They are consistent members and
liberal supporters of St. John’s
Lutheran Church, of which
Dr. Davis has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1918, and a deacon
for many years. He has rendered
valuable and efficient service to his community in several offices of public
trust, having been a justice of the peace for nine years, land appraiser of
Union Township in 1910, personal assessor in 1912, and for some years a member
of the School Board.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 858
|
JOSHUA DAVIS. Although the well-directed labor of
Joshua Davis belongs to the past
rather than the present of Union
Township, innumerable evidences abound of his sojourn within its
boundaries, and particularly of his diligence in developing the farm now owned
by his sons, Alpha and
Newton
Davis. Mr. Davis had a keen and
practical business mind and probably understood as well how to get the most out
of his land and general opportunities as any resident of the township. Moreover, he was a man of sterling
integrity and high ideals of citizenship, an individual and could not fail to
have an influence for good in the community in which his home was made for so
many years.
Mr. Davis was born on a farm in
Union
Township, in 1857, and was a small
child when his parents died and he has placed among strangers. His educational advantages were
confined to intermittent attendance at the district schools, and his status
until his marriage was that of an employe on the farms of others. After his marriage he gathered
together his modest resources and engaged in renting, which he followed for some
years, but after the death of his wife’s parents he bought the old
Fawcett homestead in Union
Township, a tract of 163 acres, on
which he began at once to make improvements.
The old house was destroyed by fire, and in 1891
Mr. Davis erected the present frame
residence, after which he erected other structures and installed modern
equipment, making the property an attractive and valuable one. He was an earnest, hardworking man,
who concerned himself chiefly with the interests of his farm, although he was at
all times public-spirited and when he died, July 6, 1910, his community lost a
man who had done much to further its welfare.
He was a republican in politics, although not a politician, and a
faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
On February 17,
1870, Mr. Davis married
Miss Sarah J. Fawcett, who was born in
Union Township,
daughter of Henry Fawcett, an early
settler of that township. She died
Apr. 2, 1916, leaving three sons:
Henry, of
Perry
Township; and
Alpha and Newton,
of Union
Township, the former born Aug. 23, 1878, and the
latter born June 20, 1890. Neither
Alpha nor Newton
are married. They are republicans
and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Alpha belongs to the
Petersburg Grange. The sons are operating
the home farm jointly and successfully, have developed many of the substantial
traits of their honored father, and have won the regard and esteem of their
fellow-citizens because of their industry and integrity.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio - Chicago:
Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 - Page 982
|
OLIVER J. DAVIS has resided
since the year 1910 on his present farm of eighty acres in
Monroe Township,
Carroll County,
the place being situated seven miles southwest of
Carrollton on rural mail route No. 4 from that city. He is known as one of the enterprising
farmers and loyal and progressive citizens of his native township and county,
and is here a representative of the third generation of the family, his
grandfather, George Davis, having
been one of the substantial pioneer farmers of Carroll County and having here
remained until his death. The elder of
his two children was David, father of
Oliver J., of this sketch.
Oliver Jackson Davis was born in
Monroe
Township, this county, in the year
1874, and is a son of David and Margaret
(Pettenger) Davis.
David Davis was born June 5, 1839, in
Monroe Township
and passed his entire life in Carroll
County, where he paid close
allegiance to farm industry from the time of his youth until his death, which
occurred Mar. 10, 1919, his wife having passed to the life eternal in December,
1914.
Oliver J. Davis was the third of their four children. The parents were earnest members of the
Presbyterian Church and the father gave his political support to the republican
party.
The district schools of his native
township afforded Oliver J. Davis his early educational advantages, and when a
mere boy he began to aid in the work of the home farm, in which connection he
learned the lessons of practical industry and came to place true value upon
honest toil and endeavor. At the age of
eighteen years he varied his experience by finding employment in a saw mill, and
with this line of industrial operations he continued his association at
intervals until 1906. His independent
farm enterprise was initiated by his renting a farm of seventy acres, in Monroe
Township, where he remained three years. He then, in 1910, purchased and removed to
his present farm, which he has since continued the state of his successful
activities as an agriculturist and stock-grower.
Mr. Davis pays allegiance to the republican party and takes loyal interest
in community affairs, though he has manifested no desire for political activity
or public office. He and his wife hold
membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Leavittsville.
In the year 1906 was solemnized the
marriage of Mr. Davis to
Miss Mary M. Brower, daughter of Israel and Rebecca (Rutledge) Brower, of Monroe Township, and the four
children of this union are Dora Ann,
David Israel, Wilbur Evan and Nancy.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 928 |
JOHN W. DENNIS Source: Commemorative Biographical
Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated -
Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1053 |
H. D. DUNLAP Source: Commemorative Biographical
Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated -
Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1139 |
JOHN DUNLAP Source: Commemorative Biographical Records
of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published:
Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 948 |
SAMUEL DUNLAP Source: Commemorative Biographical
Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated -
Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 966 |
GEORGE W. DUNN,
who holds the responsible position of stock collector from the clay shop to
gloss wire room in the modern pottery of the Albright China Company at
Carrollton, was born at Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1866,
and is a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Cary) Dunn. Mr. Dunn was
a child at the time of the death of his father, who was superintendent of a
steel rolling mill at Steubenville, and the widowed mother, a native of the
State of West Virginia, was a resident of Columbiana County, Ohio, at the
time of her death, she having been a devoted member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. She was the mother of four children - Robert,
George W., Elmer and Flora Ella.
George W. Dunn gained his youthful education in the
public schools of Steubenville and Irondale, Jefferson County, and in the
latter place he finally found employment in the brick yard of William
Lacey. Later he went to East Liverpool, Columbiana County, where
he gained his initial experience in the pottery industry. Later he
became a stockholder and active executive in a pottery in the City of Akron,
where he remained from 1894 until 1909, during six months of which latter
year he was employed in a leading pottery in the City of Columbus. On
the 1st of October, 1909, he accepted a position with the Carrollton Pottery
Company, and after holding a position as foreman with this company about
five years he assumed, in 1816, the position of foreman of the clay
department of the pottery of the Albright China Company, and is now stock
collector from the clay shop to the glossware room, where his technical and
executive ability come into effective play and where he is known as an
efficient and popular official.
Mr. Dunn is a loyal supporter of the cause of
the republican party, is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
In 1895 Mr. Dunn wedded Miss Elizabeth
Brooks, who was born and reared in Columbiana County, Ohio, and
they have two children: Edith gained her early education in the
public schools at Akron and is now (1920) a student in a leading
conservatory of music at Ithaca, New York; Georgette, who completed
her studies in the Carrollton High School, is now the wife of Harvey A.
Gottschall, who is associated with a representative brokerage firm in
the City of Cleveland.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page
724 |
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