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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
COMMEMORATIVE
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
of the Counties of
HARRISON AND CARROLL, OHIO
Containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, and of Many of the Early
Settled Families.
ILLUSTRATED
Publ.
CHICAGO:
J. H. Beers & Co.
1891
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JOHN KEAN, a progressive,
well-to-do agriculturist of Washington Township, Carroll County, was born on
the farm on which he now resides, in that township, Jan. 26, 1842. He
is a son of John and Jane (McMaster) Kean (an account of whom is
given in the sketch of Hon. Robert G. Kean), and was reared to farm
life, attending the common schools of his district. On Nov. 4, 1886,
he was married to Martha J. McIntire, a native ov Carroll County,
born in Lee Township, Dec. 24, 1846, a daughter of Samuel and Barbara S.
(Maple) McIntire. Mr. and Mrs. Kean are members of the United
Presbyterian Church; in politics he is a Republican. His farm, which
was bought by his father 1832, contains 160 acres of land in a high state of
cultivation.
James McMaster, the maternal grandfather of our
subject, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1783, and when nine years of
age he came to the United States, and to Washington County, Penn., where he
grew to manhood and married Elizabeth George, who bore him the
following named six children: Mrs. Jane Kean (mother of our
subject); Christianna and Maria (deceased); Mrs. Hannah
Hunter of Bloomington, Ind.; James C., in Jefferson County, Ohio;
Eliza (deceased). In 1810 Mr. McMaster came to Ohio,
where he purchased 160 acres of land in what is now Washington Township,
Carroll County, which he cleared and resided on several years, and then
removed to Jefferson County, where he died in 1865.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 1045 |
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ROBERT G. KEAN, member of
the State Legislature for Carroll County, and a prosperous and influential
farmer of Washington Township, is a native of the same, born Apr. 25, 1844.
John Kean his grandfather, was born in Ireland, where he was married,
and soon after that event he was pressed into the British Army, in which he
served some two or three years. Succeeding in deserting, however, he
came to America, and for some time taught school in Washington County, Penn.
In 1814 his wife came to the United States and, rejoining her husband, they
proceeded from Pennsylvania to Salem, in Jefferson County, Ohio, where they
resided a short time. They then came to what is now Washington
Township, Carroll County, where he leased a tract of land and commenced
farming; he also taught school here, being the first teacher in the county.
After several years' residence in Washington township he removed to near
Bergholz, in Jefferson County, where he passed the remainder of his life;
politically he was a Democrat. The children born to this pioneer
couple were as follows: Mrs. Jane Kelly, Mrs. Rosanna Sweany, John, Mrs.
Mary A. Miller, Francis, Mrs. Isabella Fulton, Mrs. Matilda Wallace, Daniel
and William. Of the children above enumerated, John
was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and came with his parents to Ohio, where
he was brought up on the farm and educated at the subscription schools.
In 1827 he was married to Jane McMaster, a native of
Washington County, Penn., born Dec. 5, 1809, and daughter of James and
Elizabeth (George) McMaster. To this union were born ten children,
as follows: James, Mrs. Mary Donaldson and Mrs. Elizabeth J.
McClellan, all three now deceased; Mrs. Christiana Stephenson,
residing in Columbiana County, Ohio; Mrs. Matilda George,
in Lee Township, Carroll County; Mrs. Hannah Crofts, a
resident of Columbiana County, Ohio; Mrs. Isabella Carey,
in East Liverpool, Ohio; John, in Washington Township; Robert G.,
our subject, and William, a Presbyterian minister in Lafayette, Ind.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. John Kean resided on a leased farm
in Washington Township until 1832, when he purchased the property now owned
by his son John, containing 160 acres, afterward buying the farm
owned and occupied by our subject, also comprising 160 acres (these 320
acres being located in Section 2, Washington Township), where he died.
In politics he was a Republican, and in religion a member of the United
Presbyterian Church; his widow is now living with her son John.
Robert G. Kean, the subject proper of this
memoir, grew to manhood on his father's farm, attending in the winter months
the common schools of the district. In August, 1862, he enlisted in
Company H, Ninety-eighth Regiment, O. V. I., and was promoted to sergeant.
On Mar. 30, 1869, he was married to Miss Sarah McBurney, who was born
Mar. 10, 1847, in Monroe Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, a daughter of
Samuel and Sarah Jane (George) McBurney, and after their marriage they
came to the farm already referred to, whereon they have since resided.
They are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church; in politics Mr.
Kean is a Republican, and in the fall of 1889 he was elected to
represent the people of Carroll County, in the State Legislature; he has
served as justice of the peace twenty years.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 1137 |
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JAMES KELLY.
The Kelly family in Carroll County trace their history back to
the time when their ancestry left the verdure-clad fields of Ireland.
The grandfather of the subject of this memoir came at an early day to
America from Erin, here to seek his fortune, and settled in what is now West
Virginia, where he brought up a large family of children, among them being
Philip (father of James), who first saw the light in 1804
Philip Kelly, after spending his early days on his father's farm in
Virginia, having a desire to settle in the West, moved to Ohio after his
marriage with Miss Mary Barnhouse, daughter of Francis and Martha
Barnhouse, and a native of Baltimore, Md., also born in 1804.
After prospecting for a suitable place in eastern Ohio, they concluded to
settle in the fertile county of Carroll, and therefore bought a farm in what
is now known as Perry Township. Eight children came to bless their
home - six boys and two girls - viz.: William, Francis, Richard,
Philip, Nancy Jane, James, Sarah and Daniel, all now deceased
except Richard, who is a farmer in Perry Township, Carroll County,
and James.
James Kelly, the subject proper of this
sketch, was born on the farm in Perry Township in 1842, and here spent his
boyhood days. It was there he learned the first lessons of industry
and economy, which are the true secrets of success. James
attended the district school in the winter time, and, like other farmer
boys, had to work during the busy summer season. At the age of
twenty-four he was wedded to Miss Charity Walters, whose parents came
from Pennsylvania and settled in Carroll County at a very early period,
becoming identified with the early pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly
are the parents of three children, named as follows: Ada F.,
born No. 16, 1866; Emma C., born Nov. 15, 1869; and William H.,
born Sept. 29, 1873, all at home. Mr. Kelly has a farm of
eighty-one acres, which is well improved and watered, having an abundance of
many kinds of fruit and other trees, and by hard labor he has made his farm
one of the most productive in Perry Township. Politically he is a
Democrat, and has held positions of trust. His neighbors look upon him
as a man among men, and upon his wife as a lady who has gained the esteem of
a wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 862 |
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JACOB KINTNER.
At an early day George Kintner, then a lad of fourteen years,
came from Germany to America and located on a tract of Penn's
purchase, in Washington County, Penn., becoming the first settler in
Somerset Township. He was there married to Mary Susanna Lamb,
also a native of Germany, who had come with her parents to America.
The young couple resided for a number of years in Washington County, then
came to Ohio, where he entered Government land in Sugar Creek Township,
Tuscarawas County; about the year 1800 he was killed by a falling tree; his
widow survived him several years, and died in Pittsburgh, Penn. Seventeen
children - eight sons and nine daughters - were born to them, all of whom
but one grew to maturity.
The second youngest child was a son, named Christian,
born in Washington County, Penn., May 14, 1784. His boyhood days were
spent in his native county, and when a young man he came to Ohio, locating
on the land his father had entered in Tuscarawas County. At the death
of his father he entered in Tuscarawas County. At the death of his
father he returned to Pennsylvania, and purchased the homestead, where he
remained a few years. About 1810 he married Elizabeth Moore, a
native of Westmoreland County, Penn., born in 1790. In March, 1816,
taking a team of oxen and loading a few household effects into a covered
wagon, they journeyed to Ohio, where they purchased a quarter section of
land, now Centre Township, Carroll County, paying for the same five dollars
per acre. There, in a little cabin built of unhewn logs with puncheon
floor and clapboard roof, they began life for themselves in their new home,
three years previous to the organization of the village known as
Centreville, and they were among the early pioneers of this region, the
country where they settled being then a portion of Stark County.
Christian Kintner was a progressive, public-pirited citizen, a
consistent member of the Lutheran Church, and was active in founding the
first church of that denomination in Carrollton. His death occurred
June 7, 1860, and that of his wife in 1848; they were the parents of ten
children, of whom the following is a brief record: George was
born Oct. 2, 1811, and is now deceased; Andrew was born May 22, 1814;
Mary, born June 30, 1816, is the deceased wife of George M. Henry
(had seven children); Susanna, born May 25, 1818, is the deceased
wife of Joseph Ebersole (had five children); Christian was
born Dec. 30, 1822; Jacob is the subject proper of this sketch;
Lydia died in infancy; Abraham was born July 29, 1829; Jonas
was born Nov. 12, 1831.
Jacob Kintner was born on the homestead near
Carrollton, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1824, and grew to maturity with his parents,
enduring the privations of the pioneer times, wore home-made clothing, and
attended the district and subscription schools. The greater part of
the country at that time was wild woodland, and in his boyhood he often saw
herds of deer and flocks of wild turkeys. On Feb. 6, 1849, Mr.
Kintner was married to Miss Louisa, daughter of George
and Mary Kintner, and their first residence upon the place where they
now reside was a small log cabin. Eleven children have been born to
them, their names and dates of birth being as follows: Benjamin A.,
Dec. 7, 1849, died May 17, 1887; Clement V., Apr. 22, 1851; Isaac
N., Dec. 21, 1852; Christian A., Oct. 15, 1854; Elnorah A.,
July 19, 1856, died in infancy; Mary Louisa, born Sept. 20, 1857, now
Mrs. S. Abrahims; William M., Feb. 21, 1859; Annie E.,
July 7, 1861, now Mrs. G. W. Tressel; Eli J. M., Oct. 26,
1865; James A., Sept. 30, 1868, and Franklin, Feb. 28, 1870.
Mr. and Mrs. Kintner are respected and consistent members of the
Reformed Church. Politically he is a Democrat, but is not bound by
party ties. His farm of 150 acres lies adjoining the corporation of
Carrollton, and upon it stand a fine brick residence and commodious
out-buildings.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 789 |
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