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BIOGRAPHIES |
Source:
History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881 |
| JOHN
M. JACQUET; Coshocton; pastor of St. George
congregation; born August 20, 1817 in France; son of Claude
Jacquet; educated at Lyons, France, and ordained there in
1844; came to America in 1845, and was employed in the diocese
of Nashville, Tennessee, until 1855, in which year he became
pastor of St. Mary's church, at Batesville, Noble county,
Ohio, where he remained till 1869; he then removed to
Coshocton, and has remained here since, officiating as pastor
of the St. George church, in the city, and, in addition,
having charge of five small missions, viz: One in
Franklin, one in Linton, and one in Monroe township, this
county; one in Dresden, and one in Muskingum township,
Muskingum county. |
| V. O.
JEFFRIES, Coshocton; carriage and wagon manufacturer,
north Second street; born Nov. 22, 1841, in White Eyes
township; son of William Jeffries. Young
Jeffries was raised on the farm, where he remained until
he was twenty-one yearsof age, when he went to his trade with
E. McDonald, after which he worked with Conrod &
Shepler, of Marysville, Union county; and four years under
instructions at Columbus; also for A. D. Manners, of
this city. In the spring of 1876 he established his
present shop, where he is receiving a full share of the
patronage in his line of business. Mr. J. keeps
eight or ten hands employed at his shop. Mr. Jeffries
was married Dec. 21, 1880, to Miss Ada L., daughter of
George Morgan, of this city. |
| ROBERT
D. JELLEY, Keene township; farmer; born Dec. 1,
1841, in Mill Creek township; son of Samuel and Lydia
Jelley, and grandson of James and Mary (Hazlett) Jelley,
and of Robert and Elizabeth Davidson, natives of
Ireland. He was married October 22, 1867, to Christina,
daughter of Jacob and Susannah Best, and granddaughter of
John and Christina (Revenaugh) Best, and of
Peter and Susannah Miller, of German lineage. They
have one child, Elizabeth M. born Sept. 1, 1869. |
| JOSEPH
JENNINGS, Franklin township; farmer; born in Coshocton
county, Sept. 23, 1845; son of Joseph Jennings, Sr., an
early settler of this county; enlisted in Company M, Ninth O.
V. C., Oct. 22, 1863, and remained in service until mustered
out in 1865. Among the engagements he participatedin
were Decatur, Alabama, those about Atlanta, Aiken, Chappel
Hill, Nashville, Tennessee, etc. Sine his return he has
engaged in farming. He was married Sept. 8, 1870, to
Rebecca Simon, born April 27, 1847, daughter of William
Simon, who was born in Fairfield county, and whose parents
emigrated from Germany. His children were, Arminta,
Viola, William Marshall, John Harley, Sara Bell and
Olvy Pearl. |
| JESSE
JOHNSON, White Eyes township; farmer; born in
Jefferson county about 1847, an was the son of Derrick
Johnson. Jesse was married in 1841 to Miss
M. J. Dennison of Jefferson county; she was born in
Washington county, Pennsylvania. They had nine children,
all of whom have deceased except the three youngest, two boys
and one girl - Charles, Ernst and Grace. Grace
is married to John Adams, a stock dealer of Coshocton,
and resides at that place. Charles lives at home
with his mother, and farms the place. Ernst has been
attending school at Coshocton for the last three years.
Mr. Johnson came to this township in the spring of 1861,
and located on the farm where his widow resides. He died
September 15, 1868, aged 62 years, and was interred at Kimbles.
They lost four of their children within two weeks. |
| WILLIAM
JOHNSON, Pike township; post office, Fallsburgh;
farmer and stockraiser; born in England in 1819; came to the
United States in 1852, and settled in this county in 1870; son
of Daniel and Mary (Topps) Johnson, an grandson of
William and Mary Johnson, and of Thomas and ____ Topps.
He was married in 1858 to Miss Levina Lane,
daughter of Joshua and Sarah Lane. They are the
parents of six children, viz: Mary and Sarah,
both deceased; Margaret, John, Terrissa, George E.,
Harriett, and Elizabeth. The father of the
subject of this sketch died in 1867. |
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