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BIOGRAPHIES |
Source:
History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881 |
| J. C. MCBANE,
Franklin township; farmer; born in Jefferson county, Ohio,
Sept. 30, 1826; son of Jesse and Mary McBane.
His grandfather McBane emigrated from the highlands
in Scotland to America, locating near Baltimore, Maryland,
on a place which is now within the city limits. In
1831 his father's family came to Lafayette township, where
he grew to manhood, receiving the education which the
country schools afforded; was married Mar. 20, 1853, to
Elizabeth, daughter of William Hawkins, an early
settler in this township, who came from New Jersey.
The years 1854-5 were spent in Clark county, Illinois.
In 1856 he moved to Franklin township and has lived here
since. He has three children, viz: Olivia, Helen
and Jesse. Olivia was married Dec. 24, 1879, to
James W. Maxwell, of Harrison county. Mr.
McBane was elected county commissioner in 1876, and is
now serving his second term. |
| ADAM
MCCAIN, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford;
born in this county, in 1845; son of John and Sarah
(Dunn) McCain; married in 1868, to Miss Hester J.
Mowrey, daughter of Martin and Mary Mowrey.
Mr. McCain is engaged in keeping hotel, at present; also
keeps on hand a variety of notions for sale. |
| GEORGE
McCLAIN, Linton township; farmer; born in Lafayette
township, Nov. 27, 1837; son of Isaac and Elizabeth
(Stringer) McClain, and grandson of Thomas McClain,
one of the earliest pioneers of Lafayette township. In
1872 Mr. McClain moved from Lafayette to Linton
township. He was married in 1870 to Louisa Summers,
daughter of John L. and Margaret (MIchael) Summers,
now of Muskingum county. His children are Ada,
Maggie, Edward, Lewis and Clarinda, deceased. |
| H.
F. McCLAIN, Plainfield, Linton township; grocer and
saloon; postoffice, Plainfield. Mr. McClain was
born April 28, 1853, in Coshocton county, Ohio. He was
raised on the farm, and followed that occupation until
twenty-two years of age. He was married July 18, 1875,
to Miss Lydia Hootman, of this county. They
became the parents of two children - Sophia E. and
Freddie. In 1875 Mr. McClain removed to
Plainfield, Ohio, and started a general grocery and saloon.
He has successfully followed the business ever since. |
J. W.
MCCLEARY, Tuscarawas township; postoffice, Coshocton;
born in Franklin township, Apr. 16, 1849; son of James T.
and Naomi (Wofford) McCleary. His grandfather was
William McCleary, and his great-grandfather was
William McCleary. Mr. McCleary was raised
to farming, which business, with slight exception, he has
followed successfully to the present time. He was
married to Miss Rose Anne, daughter of Samuel
Moore, of Tuscarawas county. Four children were
born to them, viz: Samuel A., Mary Geneva, James Philip
and Wolford.
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| GEORGE
McCULLOUGH, deceased; born in the county of Donegal,
Ireland; came to this county about 1830. He was
married Dec. 3, 1850, to Miss Rebecca Lockard, the
daughter of Robert Lockard, and she was born in 1822.
They had seven children, viz: Malinda, Mary A., Martha
J., deceased; Sadie A. Stewart, deceased;
Franklin H. and Emma. Mary A. is married to
John P. Benjamin, of Avondale, a shoemaker by trade.
The others are at home. Mr. McCullough died
Feb. 28, 1866. He located on the farm where his widow
now resides before his marriage. He was a member of
the M. E. church at Kimbles. Franklin is the
only son living; is at home with his mother and farms the
place. |
| JOHN
McCUNE, Linton township; farmer; born Feb. 17, 1813,
in Linton township; son of James and Elizabeth (Craig)
McCune, grandson of John and Jane (Jenkins) McCune,
who were foremost in the settlement of Linton township.
Mr. McCune has been twice married; first in 1835, to
Sarah McDowell, daughter of James McDowell, of
Stark county. Children: Mary Craig, James,
Nathaniel; Martha, deceased; Salina Jackson and
Ellen R. Wiggins. His second wife was Miss
Nancy A. Glenn, and their children were John and
Robert. |
| SAMUEL
McCUNE, Linton township; farmer; born Apr. 8, 1824,
in Linton township; the son of James McClure, one of
the earliest settlers of Linton township; married Dec. 2,
1852, to Hester Ann Higer, daughter of Jacob and
Mary Higer, of Oxford township. Children: Mary
E., James W., Jerry C., Joab, Jane, Arabella, Agnes, Flora
Ellen, Sarah Ida and John A. Logan. Mr. McCune
enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth O. V.
I., and remained in service about eight months, doing duty
in Virginia and Washington City. |
| MATTHEW
McFARLAND, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, West
Bedford; born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1816, came to
this county in 1834, and was married in 1851, to Miss
Mary Campbell, of Licking county, who was born in 1820.
Mr. McFarland has lived in the village of West
Bedford since 1838, engaged in the mercantile business, from
1838 to 1845. |
| J. L.
McKEE, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlise; born
in Washington township, this county, in 1840; son of
James and Isabella (Crawford) McKee. He was
married in 1874, to Miss C. A. Lee, daughter of
John W. and Elizabeth Lee. Mr. McKee is the father
of two children viz: Raleigh L., and Lula B. |
| ISAAC
McNABB, Bedford township; carpenter; postoffice,
Warsaw; born in 1829, in this county. His father was
born in 1796, in Brooks county, Virginia, and was married in
1820, to Miss Mary Hoge, of Belmont county, who was
born in 1800, in Hampshire county, Virginia. They came
to this county in 1821, and both died in 1858. They
were the parents of seven children, Isaac being the
third. He was married in 1853, to Miss Delilah
Devinia, of this county, who was born in 1833, in
Carroll county. They have one child, Rezon. |
| JOHN
MACKEY, Oxford township; farmer; Newcomerstown;
son of James M., who was a Marylander. His mother
was Elizabeth Case. Both are deceased. The
subject of this sketch was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania,
in 1818, and came to Ohio when a child with his parents; was
married to Margaret Rosenberry, in August, 1880.
They are both members of the United Brethren church. He
has been supervisor a number of years, and has for years been
a member of the school board. His son John took
an active part in the war, serving in the Fifty-first regiment
three years. He is the father of nine children, viz:
Sarah, John, Mary A., Nancy, Catherine, Perry, Liza, James,
Luther and Grayton, deceased. |
| GEORGE
MAGRUDER, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlisle;
born in this county in 1847; son of William and Eleanor
(Henderson) Magruder, and grandson of George A. and
Elizabeth (Billingsley) Magruder, and of William and
Arabella Henderson. He was married in 1871 to
Miss Hattie _?. Westlake, daughter of Samuel and Sarah
A. Westlake. They have three children, viz:
Charles C., Gertrude, and one unnamed. |
| JOHN L.
MALATT, Lafayette township; grocer; West
Lafayette; son of Budd Malatt; was born in 1839, and
married in 1863 to Catharine A. Trenor. They have
had eight children, four of whom are living, viz:
John M., Charles E., Bertha E., and Maggie.
Mr. M. went out in the Eighty-fifty O. V. I., in 1862,
for three months; then in the Fifty-first the same year for
nine months; and in 1865 in same regiment for one year. |
| JOHN
L. MANGOLD, Coshocton; tabacconist, of the firm
of T. W. Hagar & Co, 406 Main street, was born October
16, 1856, in Adamsville, Muskingum county; son of Henry
Mangold, a native of Germany. Young Mangold
was raised and educated in his native town. When about
fifteen years of age he went to Zanesville as clerk in a
grocery store, and remained one year, when he returned to
Adamsville. Here he learned his trade, which he followed
in Zanesville and this city. The present firm was
founded June 10, 1880, and is composed of young men of energy
and business ability. Mr. Mangold was married
October 13, 1880, to Miss Olive Smith, daughter of
Oliver Smith, deceased, of this city. |
DAVID MARKLEY, Tuscarawas
twp.; farmer; was born Oct. 13, 1819, in this township; son of
Frederick and Rachel (Cartmill) Markley. David's
father came to Coshocton county in 1808 and located in
Bethlehem twp. on the Walhonding river. His ancestors
came from Maryland and are of German descent. David's
father died when the boy was but nine years old, from which
age Mr. Markley has depended entirely on
his own industry and management for success, and it is but
just to state here that he has by honest and judicious economy
obtained an ample competence for his family and himself, and
to do a liberal share in assisting in all charitable and
religious enterprises of his neighborhood. He also takes
a live interest in education. Mr. Markley
was married July 9, 1842, to Miss Selina,
daughter of Lera and Ann (Felch) Payyne. Mrs.
Markley's grandmother was Sarah Knox, sister of
General Knox. they are the parents of fourteen children,
nine of whom are deceased, viz: Caroline,
William F., Christena Frances, George E., Charles D.,
Mary Malissa, Judge Harper, Lily May and Edward; and
five living, viz: Samuel Asberry, Minerva
Catharine, Emma, Annie E. and David, Jr.
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FREDERICK MARKLEY,
Virginia twp.; born in Coshocton county, in 1841; son of
John B. and Margaret Markley, and grandson of
Benjamin and Nancy Markley. He was
married in 1867, to Lovina Lockard, daughter
of Andrew and Mary Lockard. He is the
father of six children, five living and one dead. He was
a soldier in the late war, having enlisted in 1861, in Company
H, Fifth artillery, Army of the Cumberland. Mr.
Markley was engaged in the battles of Stone
river, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, and was discharged at
Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 5, 1864. Postoffice, Willow
Brook.
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W. S. MARKLEY, Coshocton, Ohio,
of the firm of Markley & Eckert, livery men.
Mr. Markley was born Mar. 12, 1851, in
Bethlehem twp., Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Adam
Markley, deceased. Young Markley
remained at home on the farm until 1765, when the above firm
was established. They keep, on an average, ten to twelve
horses and rigs to suit, such as barouches, buggies,
sample-wagons, sleights, etc.
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JAMES E. MASTEN, farmer;
Washington township; postoffice, Wakatomaka; born in 1838, in
this county. His father, Edward, was born in 1814 in
Virginia, and was married in 1836 to Miss Elizabeth
Thomas, of this county, who was born in 1804 in
Virginia. They are the parents of two children, the
subject of this sketch being the oldest. He was married
in 1867 to Miss Mary F. Bell, of this county,
who was born in 1839, in this county. They are the
parents of three children living, viz: Kore E., Ella
M. and Susan E. Mr. Masten
enlisted in 1861 in the Eightieth O. V. I., and served three
years and nine months. He was at the battles of Iuka,
Corinth, Jackson, Mission Ridge and at the siege of Vicksburg.
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WILLIAM MAXWELL, Jackson
township; postoffice, Roscoe; born in this county in 1825; son
of Robert and Mary (Carr) Maxwell, and
grandson of Robert and Dora Maxwell; married
in 1847 to Dianna Bible. Mr.
Maxwell is the father of seven children, viz:
Malinda; Mary, deceased; Josephine, Elnora, Almeda,
Alice and Frank. All are married but two, and
living in this county.
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H.
MEEK, Franklin township; born in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, Apr. 14, 1811; son of Isaac and Permelia
Meek, and grand son of John Meek,
and of Matthias Luse. In 1826, he came
to Zanesville, and there learned the tailor trade, working at
it a year or two as journeyman; then, in 1833, he came to
Coshocton, where he followed tailoring, till 1838. From
that year, to 1855, he was engaged in mercantile business, in
Coshocton, and then moved to Franklin township, where he has
since been engaged in farming and in stock raising. He
was married in 1832 to Elizabeth, daughter of
Christian and Anna Spangler, of Zanesville.
By this marriage, he had four children, viz: Hamilton,
Anna, David and Christian, of whom
only David survives. Christian
was killed at Stone River. In 1842, he married
Sarah Tuttle, daughter of Phineas and
Thankful Tuttle. His children by this marriage
are: Charlotte, James H., Mary B.; Henry T.,
deceased, and Elizabeth E.
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J.
F. MEEK, editor of the Coshocton Age; was born July 20
1856, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and educated in the public
schools of Newcomerstown. At the age of sixteen he
commenced learning the art of telegraphy, and soon obtained a
situation on the P. W. & B. R. R. as operator. At the
age of eighteen he became a typo and local writer for the
Newcomerstown Argus. At twenty-one, in company with A.
W. Search, the present editor and proprietor of the Toledo
Daily Morning Commercial, he took charge of the Age, which he
subsequently bought and now edits. His paper is well
received, having a circulation of more than 2,000 copies.
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C. H. MEREDITH, New Castle
township; born Sept. 9, 1823, in New Castle township,
Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Jesse and
Soveniah Horn, and grandson of Obed
and Rebecca (Draper) Meredith, and of C. Horn
and Sarah Wolf. Mr. Meredith is a genius and
has worked at milling, carpentering and farming. At the
age twenty-one he began life for himself; married Miss
Mary J. Bailey January 15, 1826, who was born July 3,
1845, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Isminger)
Bailey, granddaughter of William and (Carter)
Bailey, and of John and Sarah A. (Staggers)
Isminger. Their children were Elizabeth
M., married to Joseph Severin, who
resides in Indiana; Jesse R. (at home);
Rebecca V., married to Leonard Hains,
saddler in Coshocton; William H., married to
Miss Mary N. Barett; Sarah S., and R.
E. J., who live at home.
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JACOB METZ, Crawford twp.;
farmer; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; was born, Sept. 16,
18344 in Crawford township; son of Jacob and
Barbara (Long) Metz, of Wertemberg, Germany.
Mr. Metz, from boyhood to the present time,
ahs given his undivided attention to agriculture and
husbandry. Mr. Metz was married, in
January, 1858, to Miss Mary Anna, daughter of
William and Anna (Rickey) Beaird. They
had three children, viz: Sarah; Louise,
deceased, and Phebe, deceased.
Mr. Metz died June 15, 1866. Mr. Metz
was married Apr. 5, 1858 to Miss Sarah,
daughter of Henry and Rebecca (Humel) Holderbaum.
They had two children: George W. and
Andrew J. Mr. Metz has held the office of
justice of the peace three terms and of notary pubic in one
term. At the present time, he has the contract for
carrying the United States daily mail from Stone River office
to Millersburg. He also has in his possession the
original deed for his farm, signed by President Andrew
Jackson.
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DANIEL MIKESELL, Perry
township; post office, New Guilford; born in this county, in
1832; son of Jacob and Sarah (Shuss) Mikesell.
Mr. Mikesell is one of a
family of nine children, three boys and six girls, six of whom
are still living. He is the grandson of George
and Susan (Long) Mikesell, and of
George and Catharine Long. He was
married in January, 1856, to Miss Anna Crawford,
daughter of Thomas and Mary Crawford.
They have seven children, viz: Elcie A.,
deceased; Oscar M., Mary A., William T., Ettie B.,
Emma M. and Orpha J. Mr. Mikesell
is at present a justice of the peace of Perry township.
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A. J.
MILLER, Coshocton; brick-maker; born Feb. 27, 1829,
in Allegheny county, Maryland; son of Jacob and Mary
Poland, and grandson of Christopher Miller.
He was brought up on a farm, and continued farming until
about the year 1862, when he abandoned agriculture, and was
engaged in various pursuits until 1870, when he established
his present business, and now makes from 800,000 to
1,000,000 brick per year. Mr. Miller was
married Oct. 24, 1852, to Miss Mary Jane Timmons,
daughter of William and Maria (Banks) Timmons. Mr.
Miller is strictly abstemious in his habits, now using
alcoholic drinks or tobacco in any form.
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ANDERSON MILLER, Keen
twp.; born in Keene twp., Coshocton county, Ohio, Jan. 28,
1850. He was brought up on a farm and educated in the
district schools, and is engaged in farming at present.
For his ancestry, see his father's (Samuel Miller's)
biography, in another part of this work. He married
Miss
Mary A. McClure, Nov. 26, 1873, a daughter of Robert and Jane
(Spangler) McClure, and granddaughter of Nathan and Mary
(Stewart) McClure, and of George and Rebecca (Cleigett)
Spangler. Their children were Nora B., born Nov. 24,
1874; Line J., Jan. 11, 1877, and Samuel McClure, Dec. 9,
1879.
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BASIL
MILLER, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West
Lafayette; was born Sept. 17, 1833 on the farm where he is
now living; son of Daniel and Deborah (Rickells) Miller
He was married in 1856 to Miss Susan Ravenscraft,
daughter of James and Mary Ellen (Cresap) Ravenscraft.
They have had six children - Daniel, Harriet
Ellen, Laura, James Banner, Hutoka and Orlando.
Mr. Miller owns about 200 acres of good land, lives in a
substantial brick residence, is well spoken of, and has been
director of School District No. 6, for fifteen or more
years. Mrs. Miller is a member of the Baptist
Church.
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FRANK MILLER, Roscoe; cooper;
born in Oldenburg, Bavaria, May 9, 1817; son of George
Miller; followed coal mining in his native country,
and came to America in 1842, and settled in Massillon, Ohio,
where he worked as a common laborer until Nov. 6, 1843, when
he commenced the cooper trade with Henry Rinks,
with whom he worked fifteen months, and in Massillon about six
years; came to Roscoe and after working for Medbery about
thirteen and Glassen ten years, started a shop of his own in
1872, where he has done a good business up to the present
time. He was married to Margaret Fritz,
daughter of Charles F. Fritz, of Wurtemberg.
Their children are Charles, born Nov. 18,
1851; Frank, born Oct. 4, 1853; John,
born Feb. 12, 1856; and Lewis, born Feb. 16,
1858.
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HARRISON MILLER, Bedford
twp.; postoffice, West Bedford; farmer and justice of the
peace; born in 1818, in Harrison county, Ohio and was married
in 1839, to Miss Mary Ann Wheeler, of the
same county, who was born in 1820, and died in 1858.
They were the parents of nine children. He went to
Jefferson county, and in 1860 married Mrs. Story,
of that county. They have two children. They came
to Tuscarawas county in 1867, and to this county in 1875.
Mr. Miller always worked at the carpenter
trade until 1870, when the asthma compelled him to quit it,
and he has since been farming.
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HENRY MILLER, Jefferson twp.;
insurance agent; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of
Conrad and Sarah (Scott) Miller; has born Aug. 11,
1844, in Wayne county, Ohio. His father was a Virginian,
and his mother a Pennsylvanian. They came to Ohio in
1830, and located near Wooster, Ohio. At that time there
were but few houses in what is now the city of Wooster.
The people were obliged to go on horseback to Zanesville for
salt and the nearest wheat market was Massillon.
Mr. Miller was raised on a farm near Napoleon, Holmes
county, Ohio. He came to Coshocton county in 1876.
He was married May 4, 1876, to Miss Mary E. Lowery,
of this county. They are the parents of three children,
viz: Harry M., born Feb. 18, 1877, died
Mar. 3, 1877; an infant, which died when but
three days old, and Miller J., born Feb. 9,
1880. In 1869 Mr. Miller went on the
road to sell medicine, and notions, and followed the
occupation four years. He was ten engaged in the fruit
tree business for three years. He is at present
operating fire, life and accidental insurance, and is doing a
flourishing business, representing several first-class
companies in this county.
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IRWIN MILLER, Coshocton; boot
and shoe manufacturer; was born November, 1841, in Clinton,
this county; son of David Miller, a native of
Pennsylvania, of German and Irish ancestry. Young
Miller was educated in the public schools of
his native town. He worked about one and one-half years
at his trade, before enlisting in Company B, Eightieth O. V.
I. and served to the close of the war, and was never off duty
or in the hospital. On his return he resumed his trade
at Newcomerstown, as a journeyman, and worked about four
months, when he began business for himself at West Lafayette,
and remained about one year, from which place he came to this
city, where he has continued his business. Mr.
Miller was married Jan. 1, 1866, and is the father of
three children, are living, viz: William A., Mary
and Catharine. He is doing a
leading business in custom work.
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ISAAC
W. MILLER, deceased; was born Dec. 10, 1814; died
Dec. 30, 1873. He was married to Sarah Morgan,
in 1837, who died in 1866. He married Miss M. J.
Cochran in 1869, who became the mother of one child,
M. J. Elson.
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JOHN C. MILLER, Franklin
twp.; boot and shoemaker; postoffice, Wills Creek, Ohio; born
in Linton twp., Jan. 18, 1842; son of Isaac and
Rebecca (Clark) Miller. When a youth, he worked
in a saw-mill and attended school. Nov. 2, 1861, he
enlisted in Company G, Eightieth O. V. I.; re-enlisted in
Jan., 1864, as a veteran, and served till the close of the
war, serving through all the minor grades of office to that of
second lieutenant. At the close of the war, he began
working at his present trade. His first shop was
established at Frew's Mills; next at Coshocton; from there, he
returned to Frew's Mills, his present location.
Mr. Miller was married, July 3, 1866, to Miss
Alice C., daughter of Addison and
Jane (Pocock) Syphert. They become the
parents of seven children: Howard, Rena, Ventner,
Isaac, Addison, Cora Alice, Leroy and John.
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JOHN
F. MILLER, Perry township; farmer and stock raiser;
postoffice, West Carlisle; born in Washington township, this
county, in 1849; son of John and Nancy (Lyons) Miller,
and grandson of Francis and Isabel Miller, and of
John and ___ Lyons; married in 1876, to Miss
Anna Mikesell, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Mikesell.
They have two children, viz: Clara E. and John
J. Mr. Miller spent several years of his life in
the West, visiting a number of States during his stay.
His grandfather Lyon was in the war of 1812.
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JOHN H. MILLER, Linton twp.;
farmer; born Sept. 5, 1832, in Muskingum county; son of
George and Elizabeth Miller, who moved from
Loudon county, Virginia, about 1828. When about sixteen
years old his father and family moved to Vinton county, but
John remained in Muskingum, and when about twenty-one came to
Linton twp., and has been here pretty much since. He was
married to Susannah Werts, daughter of
John and Eliza (Bainter) Werts, and has four
children: Maria Ellen, Solomon C., Mary Elizabeth,
and John Alvin.
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LEVI MILLER, Adams twp.;
postoffice, Barkersville; miller; born in Tuscarawas county,
Feb. 7, 1826; son of Henry and Barbara (Cease)
Miller; grandson of Jacob and
Catharine (Stootsman) Miller, and of George
Cease. His father entered land in Tuscarawas
county, in 1801, and moved there in 1804; was one of the first
settlers of Tuscarawas county. The subject of this
sketch is the youngest of thirteen children. At the age
of seven years, he began carding wool, and followed that trade
until he was about seventeen years of age. He then began
the milling business with his father, and remained with him
until he reached manhood, when he began his former occupation,
carrying on a factory in Shanesville, Ohio, manufacturing
cloth and all kinds of woolen fabrics for a period of fourteen
years; after which he moved to Rogersville, where he was in
the milling business for four years, then sold his mill and
lived a retired life for three years; then came to Bakersville,
and built the Eureka City mills, and has been engaged in that
occupation ever since. He has a very good trade, doing
mostly custom work. Mr. Miller was
married, Oct. 4, 1849, to Miss Catharine
Ohl, daughter of Jacob and Catharine
(Dusman) Ohl, granddaughter of Henry Ohl,
and John and Elizabeth Dusman. She was
born in Trumball county, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1824. They are
the parents of five children, viz: George W.,
deceased; Albert, deceased;
Priscilla, deceased; Caroline, born
June 15, 1854, and Charles A., born Mar. 22,
Adams township, and has four children: Charles
is married to Elizabeth Miser, and lives in
Bakersville; is engaged in milling with his father, and has
one child.
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M. MILLER,
proprietress grocery, bakery and confectionery, 528 Main
street, Coshocton. P. I. Miller, business manager and
baker of this establishment was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, July
15, 1839, and came with his parents to Roscoe when quite
young. He received his education in the public schools
of this county, and, when about sixteen years old, he engaged
in learning the baking business, in which he served three
years. He then went to Zanesville, where he served the
firms of J. H. Palmer, C. Stolzenbach, and
Gill & Leslie;
after which he went to Dresden, and was in the employ of
A. Gudhold, with whom he remained until 1857, when he came to
Coshocton and embarked in business for himself, and was
conducted the grocery and baking business ever since, with the
exception of four years that he was in the United States
service. He enlisted in the first all for three months'
men, in Company A, Sixteenth O. V. I., and, after this term of
service, he enlisted in the three years' service, in Company
I, Ninety-seventh O. V. I., in which he was promoted to
second sergeant, and served eighteen months, when he was
honorably discharged on account of disability. He
enlisted again, in 1863, in Company F, Fifty-first O. V. I.,
in which he served as sergeant of ambulance, until the close
of the war, when he returned home and gave his attention to
his business. He occupies commodious rooms twenty by 100
feet, where he carries a first-class stock of staple and fancy
groceries and confectioneries. He also has an extensive
bakery attached, and produces a large amount of bread, plain
and fancy cakes, and pics of all kinds. Specialties,
oysters and ice cream, in their seasons.
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SAUL MILLER, Keene twp., born
in Coshocton county, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1815; he is a son of
Nicholas and Mary (Darling) Miller; grandson of
Henry and
Cynthia McCarta, and of Robert and Cynthia (Sever) Darling.
He was born on a farm and brought up to that occupation, and
has continued farming until the present. He has more
than 700 acres of land in the valleys of Tuscarawas and Walhonding.
Mr. Miller was married to Elizabeth Miller
Nov. 7, 1839, daughter of Michael and Ada (Tanner) Miller, who
was born May 8, 1819, and died Sept. 20, 1879. They had
the following named children: Edith, born Dec. 14, 1840;
Squire, Aug. 21, 1842; Franklin D., June 16, 1844;
Eliza A.,
May 24, 1846; Alexander, May 20, 1848;
Wilson C. and Anderson
D., Jan. 28, 1850; Mary J., May 17, 1852;
Howard, Nov. 8,
1854; Isabel, Mar. 14, 1859; and Elizabeth M., Dec. 12, 1861.
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W. S. MILLER,
Keene twp; was born in Coshocton county, Nov. 7, 1847.
He lived on a farm with his parents till the age of eighteen,
when he went to the Baldwin university to school. After
his education was finished, he returned to the farm, and has
been engaged in the business of farming ever since. He
married Miss Sue J. Hanlon, daughter of
William and Mary (Stark) Hanlon;
granddaughter of Allen and Susan (Lord) Hanlon,
and of James and Elzabeth (McGee) Stark, and
great-granddaughter of James McGee. They have one child,
Cora May, born Nov. 16, 1873
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WARREN
MILLER, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West
Lafayette, Ohio; son of Isaac W. and Sarah (Morgan)
Miller was born Mar. 4, 1856, in Lafayette township,
this county. His parents were of Irish-German descent,
but were born and raised in this country.
Mr. Miller was raised on the farm, and has
always followed that occupation. He owns a fine farm
of 202 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley, near
the village of West Lafayette.
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ANTONY MILLIGAN, Bethlehem
twp.; farmer; was born Sept., 1821, in Coshocton county, Ohio.
His father was one of the first settlers of Bethlehem
township, and came from Virginia. Mr. Milligan was
married in 1845, to Miss Susannah Randles, of this county, who
was born in 1818. They are the parents of eight
children, viz: John E., born in Oct., 1847;
Benjamin F., born
in May, 1849; Anderson, born Oct. 13, 1851; Margaret A., born
Nov. 28, 1856; Francis Marion, born Oct. 21, 1859. The
other three are dead. All are married except Francis M.,
who is still at home. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan are honored
members of the Methodist Protestant church.
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J. C. MILLIGAN,
Keene twp.; postoffice, Roscoe; born in Keene twp., Sept. 4,
1838; son of Cuthbert and Dorotha (Reed) Milligan, and
grandson of Elizabeth Milligan. He enlisted in Company
D., Sixteenth O. V. I., in Apr., 1861, was at the charge on
Philippi and was mustered out in August. He re-enlisted
in September, 1864, in Company K., - O. V. I., and was
appointed orderly sergeant, also served a short time as
captain, was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and
engaged at Atlanta and Fort McAlister. After the grand
review at Washington he was discharged. Mr. Milligan
was
married Oct. 2, 1862, to Elizabeth McCullough, daughter of
William and Keziah (Beard) McCullough. Their children
were: Alice K., born Sept. 4, 1863; Flora E., born June 15,
1865; Mary L., born Feb. 1, 1867; Charles A., born Mar. 21,
1869; James E., born Apr. 15, 1871; Sarah J., born Apr. 15,
1873; William, born June 3, 1877, and John H., born Nov. 1,
1879 (deceased). Mrs. Milligan died Nov. 9, 1879 and was
buried at Prairie Chapel cemetery.
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JOSEPH MILLS, New Castle
twp.; farmer; postoffice, New Castle; was born in New Castle
twp., Apr. 30, 1844; son of Samuel and Priscilla (Morford)
Mills, grandson of Joseph and Mary (Exline) Mills, also
grandson of William and Mary (Fulks) Morford. He
attended school and worked with his father on the farm, until
the age of twenty-seven, at which time he married and began
tilling the soil for himself. He is an enterprising
young farmer, and highly respected by all who know him.
He entered the army in February, 1865, under Captain Brophy,
of Knox county, Company A, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth O.V.I.,
and continued until the close of the war. He was married
to Miss Martha Preston, daughter of Jonathan and Harriet
(Horner) Preston, Dec. 27, 1870. Mrs. Mills
is
granddaughter of Bernard and Mary (Forwood) Preston, and
William and Susannah Horner, all natives of Pennsylvania.
She was born in Licking county, Ohio, June 7, 1838. This
union has been blessed with two children, viz: Harriet V., born Feb. 2, 1873, and
Bernard P., born Nov. 30, 1878.
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JOHN MISKIMEN, deceased;
born July 12, 1815, in Linton township; son of James
Miskimen, of pioneer note in Linton township.
He was married in 1841, to Rachel Burt,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Fought) Burt,
born in Orange county, New York, and moved with her parents to
Oxford township, when sixteen years old. After their
marriage they lived in Oxford township till 1869, when they
moved to near Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas county.
Mr. Miskimen died there July 10, 1870, his wife
surviving until April 5, 1876. They had seven children,
viz: Daniel, Frank, Charlotte, Mary, John C., George
W. and Rachel A. John C. now
resides in Linton township.
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| REUBEN
MITKIFF, Virginia township; born in Pennsylvania, in
1810. He then moved to Coshocton county, where he died
in February, 1880. He was a son of Isaac and
Elizabeth (Sheperd) Mitkiff. Mr. Mitkiff was a
faithful and devoted member of the Methodist church.
He married Rebeca Perkins in 1831. His widow
survives him, and resides on the home farm. Postoffice,
New Moscow. |
WILLIAM
MIZER. The field of opportunity is limitless in
this land, which is unhampered by caste or class, and the
man who has determination and energy may carve out his
fortune to suit himself. Recognizing this fact Mr.
Mizer has steadily worked his way upward undeterred by
obstacles or difficulties and today he occupies a prominent
position as one of the leading representatives of fire
insurance in Ohio. The Mizer family, of which
William A. Mizer is a representative, founded in
Pennsylvania at an early period in the history of this
country and during the pioneer epoch in the history of
Jefferson county, Ohio, representatives of the name settled
in Germano near Jefferson County, Ohio. The family is
noted for longevity, one of its members dying at the
advanced age of one hundred and two years, while the sister
of his paternal grandmother reached the age of ninety-seven
years.
Philip Mizer, the grandfather of our subject
removed to Shanesville, Ohio, and became a prominent and
influential resident of that community. He was a
cabinetmaker by trade and also engaged in making coffins.
For thirty years he served as justice of the peace and was
well known throughout the district as Squire Mizer.
He was a handsome man, well proportioned and the strength of
his character made him one of the leading citizens of his
community. He was married at Germano to Margaret
Schultz. Their son, George P. Mizer, was
born at Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and voted his
life to farming, in which business he was quite successful.
He was a man of intensely patriotic spirit and did
everything in his power to promote the best interests of his
county, state and nation. In 1846 he married Miss
Catherine Hagen, a native of Ohio by her parents, the
family home being established near New Comerstown. The
death of George P. Mizer occurred June 30, 1886, but
his widow still survives at the age of eighty-one years.
Upon the home farm William A. Mizer was reared
and when not busy with his text-books as a district-school
student he aided in the work of the home farm, assisting in
the cultivation of the fields form the time of early spring
planting. His preliminary education as supplemented by
study in a select school at New Comerston, which he attended
through two winter seasons. At the age of nineteen
years he began work in the country store and in early life
he was inured to hard labor and learned the value of
untiring industry and perseverance. On the 9th of
September, 1865, he began clerking for the firm of Mizer
& Ley for five dollars per month. His duties were
manifold and included the janitor work in the store and the
currying of the horses, besides making sales. That he proved
capable and faithful is indicated by the fact that he was
frequently entrusted to conduct the business in the absence
of the proprietors and at one time five thousand dollars was
left in his care. He remained in that store for three
years and while there learned the German language, for there
were many German speaking people in the neighborhood.
He afterward became a salesman in the employ of J. W.
Pierce and subsequently, as a result of his diligence
and economy, he was enabled, in connection with John H.
Lovelace, to purchase this store which he conducted for
three years. Selling out on account of his health he
afterward engaged in the sale of farm implements for one
year and on the 3d of Jan., 1873, he became connected with
the insurance business, accepting the agency of Coshocton
county for the Farmers Insurance Company of Leroy, Ohio.
He also represented the interests of the company in Holmes
county, Ohio, and is still engaged in the business,
controlling today the largest fire insurance agency in
Coshocton. Prior to his removal to this city he lived
in Bakersville until Sept. 1, 1890. He has done
business in this county for the past thirty-five years and
has a wide acquaintance throughout its border.
Mr. Mizer has always been active in politics and
is a stalwart advocate of democratic principles. On
the 9th of November, 1899, he was elected clerk of the
courts of Coshocton county and served for three years.
In 1803 he was again chosen for that office and continued in
the position until 1906. Otherwise he has never sought
political preferment but has been content to do his duty as
a citizen in private relations, giving his aid and influence
to every measure calculated to prove of public benefit.
He has been president of the Citizens Building & Loan
Association since 1894 and is proving an excellent executive
officer, at the same time carefully controlling his
insurance business, in which connection he represents about
twenty companies.
On the 22d of November, 1870, Mr. Mizer was
married to Miss Helen M. Pierce and they now have
three children: Frency V., born July 16, 1875;
Blake V., born Feb. 13, 1880; and Audrey V., Mar.
8, 1888. Mr. Mizer is a Royal Arch Mason, and
is loyal to the teachings of the craft and is in hearty
sympathy with its principles of mutual helpfulness and
brotherly kindness. His reliability in business, his
consideration for the rights and interests of others, his
activity in support of progressive community affairs and his
faithfulness in the discharge of every obligation that
devolves upon him, have made him one of the popular and
respected citizens of Coshocton.
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WILLIAM MIZER, Tuscarawas
twp.; Coshocton postoffice; merchant and farmer; was bornin
Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, August, 1825. He is a
son of Philip and Margaret (Shultz) Mizer, a
native of Pennsylvania. William was
brought up on a farm, where he remained until the fall of
1856, when he engaged in merchandising at Bakersville, where
he continued until 1866, when he returned to farming, which he
followed until 1870, when he resumed merchandising, with a
Ley as partner. This firm conducted two
stores, one at Shanesville and the other at Port Washington.
In 1875 they sold the Shanesville store, and came to his
present residence in April, 1880, one mile south of Coshocton.
Mr. Mizer was married Feb. 14, 1850, to
Catherine, daughter of Michael and
Sarah (Bensinger) Riggle, of Adams township.
They have had five children, viz: Sarah M. V., Philip
deceased; Elizabeth and Hattie.
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W.
G. MOFFITT, Jackson twp.; postoffice, Roscoe; born in
Ireland in 1832; settled in this county in 1853; son of
George
and Mary Moffitt; married in 1858 to Mary Gamble, daughter of
William Gamble. Mr. Moffitt is the father of ten
children, seven of whom are living, viz: Mary E., Lizzie, Anna
J., Sarah C., Georgiana, William Fren.
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GEORGE W. MOHLER, school
teacher; Tuscarawas twp.; postoffice, Canal Lewisville; born
Apr. 6, 1841, in this county. His father, Peter Mohler,
was born in 1814, in Maryland. He was married in 1838 in
Adams county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Rosanna Frederick
of that
county. She was born in 1813 in Germany. They came
to this county in 1838. They are the parents of seven
children, all boys, six of whom are living. The subject
of this sketch is the second. He enlisted in the
Fifty-first O. V. I. March, 1864, an was mustered out Sept.,
1865. He was the only man in the regiment that voted for
Morgan for governor of Ohio in 1865. He was married in
1869 to Miss Clara A. Belser, of this county. She was
born in 1852. They are the parents of five children, viz:
Minnie G., Horace P.; Rosa D., deceased;
Edna C. and Maud F.
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MRS. SARAH MOODE, Bedford
twp.; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1823, in Bedford
county, Pennsylvania. She came to this county in 1832,
and was married in 1841, to John Tipton, of this county.
He was born in 1817. They moved to Indiana in 1852.
He died in 1853. They were the parents of three sons,
viz.: Jacob A., James T. and John W., all deceased. She
came back to Coshocton county in 1858, and was married in
1859, to Richard Moode, of this county, who was born in 1786,
in Maryland. He died in 1867. Mr. Moode was a
lawyer of ability. He was a school teacher, and owned a
large tract of land.
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C.
F. MOORE, Bedford twp.; hotel keeper and farmer;
postoffice, New Bedford; born in 1817 in Jefferson county,
Ohio. He was married in 1846 to Miss Sarah Brown of the
same county. She was born in 1827. They came to
this county in 1851. They are the parents of four
children, viz: Martha E., deceased; Tilly S.; Adaresta F.,
deceased, and Charles A. they have kept hotel in West
Bedford for seen years. Mrs. Susannah Holmes Moore,
mother of the subject of this sketch, was at the raising of
one of the first churches that was built west of the Ohio
river. She was born Nov. 22, 1793, and died Feb. 10,
1876. Jacob Moore, grandfather of
C. F., was a spy among
the Indians for five years, reporting at the fort of Warren
every night, when not too far away.
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JAMES MOORE,
Pike twp.; postoffice, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser;
born in Ireland, in 1808; came to this county in 1835; son of
Robert and Margaret (Gardener) Moore, and grandson of
John and
Rosa Moore. He was married, in 1838, to Miss Jenette
Patton, daughter of James and Mary Patton. They are the
parents of nine children, viz: Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Samuel,
Anna, Robert, James; William, deceased, and Ella. All
are married but two. Mr. Moore's father died in 1826,
and his mother in 1838.
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JAMES MOORE, Jefferson twp.;
born July 8, 1815, in county Tyrone, Ireland. At the age
of fifteen he came with his parents to St. Johns, New
Brunswick. The family was composed of his father,
Rebecca, Robert, Sarah, James, John, William, Mary A. and
Margaret, his mother having died in Ireland.
Mr.
Moore's father was offered a great amount of land to remain
under the British crown in Canada, but he left old Ireland for
his freedom, and refused the offer, came and settled in Brooks
county, Virginia, remained there three years, then came to
Harrison county, Ohio; lived there five years, then came to
Coshocton county, Jefferson twp., and bought the farm where he
now lives. He is a son of James and Margaret (McMains)
Moore, and grandson of James and Sarah (Boak) Moore, and of
Robert and Mary (Buchanan) McMains. He was married in
1848, to Miss Sarah Given, daughter of
William and Margaret
(Alexander) Given, and granddaughter of John and Rebecca
(Moore) Given, and of James and Rebecca
(Hamilton) Alexander.
Their son James resides at home, and is a member of the M. E.
Church.
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JOHN MOORE, West Lafayette;
farmer; born Oct. 23, 1841, in Tuscarawas twp.; son of Samuel
Moore, a native of Virginia. John
was raised on the
farm. In 1865 he located in Lafayette twp. on the farm
where he now resides. Mr. Moore was married Aug. 31,
1864, to Miss Sarah Waggoner, daughter of
David Waggoner, of
Coshocton City. Samuel W. is their only child.
Mr.
Moore is a successful and intelligent farmer.
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PHILIP H. MOORE, Franklin
twp.; farmer; born in Tuscarawas twp., Aug. 7, 1843, son of
Samuel and Susannah (Hershman) Moore, and grandson of
John D.
Moore, one of the pioneer settlers of Coshocton.
Mr.
Moore enlisted Dec. 10, 1861, in Company H, Eightieth O. V.
I., and was discharged in March 1865. This regiment
belonged to the Western Army. He was at the engagement
at Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, then Chattanooga, where he
was twice wounded, through the right arm and right side, was
confined to the hospital about four months, then rejoined his
regiment and was with Sherman in his Georgia campaign, present
at Resaca and the engagements between it and Atlanta, and
thence to Savannah. From this city, he marched to
Beaufort, South Carolina, where he was discharged. He
was married in 1871, to Miss Mary V. Welsh, daughter of
William R. and Mary B. (Lamberson) Welsh. By this
marriage he had two children, viz: Vinnie W. and
Susannah.
Mr. M. moved to Franklin township in 1871, and has been
engaged in farming.
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| S. H.
MOORE, Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice,
Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Moore was born April 6,
1849, on the farm where he now lives, and where his father,
Samuel Moore, Esq., was born. He was married
Feb. 7, 1872, to Miss Sarah Anne, daughter of
Elias Barcroft, of Franklin township. They are the
parents of five children, viz: Ettie Viola, Emma Gale,
Ada Belle, Sarah Sophia, Hiram Bennet. |
SAMUEL MOORE,
Tuscarawas twp.; farmer; born Mar. 4, 1816, on the farm where
he now resides, two miles south of the county seat, in the
Muskingum valley. His residence is on a beautiful knoll
overlooking the Muskingum river. Samuel Moore's
father, John D., Moore, was one of the worthy
pioneers of the county, having settled in it about the year
1810. His grandfather, William Moore,
was a native of Pennington, New Jersey. Samuel's
mother was Mary M., daughter of
George Miller, of Lafayette township. He was
born near Romney, Hampshire county, Virginia.
Samuel Moore has been a very
successful farmer, having 550 acres of land in the fertile
valley of the Muskingum. He was elected county
commissioner in 1870, and re-elected for the following term,
serving two terms. He was married, Dec. 15, 1840, to
Miss Susannah, daughter of Philip and
Rosanna (Baker) Hershmen. They
became the parents of seven children, viz: John D.,
Philip H.,; Mary E., deceased; Rose Ann,
Samuel H., Adelia M. and Susannah,
deceased. Mrs. Moore died Mar. 11,
1855.
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SAMUEL
M. MOORE, Bedford twp.; school teacher; postoffice,
West Bedford; born in 1839, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio;
married in 1866, to Miss Sarah E. Spencer, of
Belmont county, Ohio, who was born in 1847. They came to
this county in 1875 and are the parents of five children,
viz.: Ina J., Mary E., Amanda B., Darius S.,
and John C. Mr. Moore has made
teaching a specialty for twenty-one years. He was county
surveyor for one term in Tuscarawas county.
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SILAS
MOORE, Monroe twp.; was born Nov. 3, 1871 in Harrison
county, Ohio; son of Richard and Hannah (Black) Moore,
and grandson of Sylvanus Moore. He
lived in Harrison county, on a farm, and went to district
schools until the age of sixteen, when he came with his foster
parents to Coshocton county. His parents died while he
was yet quite young, and he made his home with William
Smith until the age of twenty-three. At
nineteen he began teaching school, and followed that in the
winter for nine successive years, wince that time farming in
Monroe twp., Coshocton county, has been his occupation.
He was married first to Miss Mary McCoy, Oct.
8, 1840, daughter of William McCoy. The
children by this marriage are William Harriet, Nancy,
Sarah M., Martha J., Leonidas H. and Hamlin.
Mrs. Moore died Aug. 2, 1864; Mr. Moore
than married Mrs. Susannah Weatherwax (maiden
name McCoy), June 8, 1865, daughter of
John and Sarah (Stehnens) McCoy.
Elmer E. born Aug. 10, 1866, was the only
child of this marriage.
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JOHN
MORGAN died at his residence, a few miles east of
Coshocton, Sept. 14, 1866, in the seventy-ninth year of his
age. He was born in New Jersey, Oct. 9, 1789. He
was among the earlier settlers of Coshocton county,
cultivating a farm until old age and illness interfered.
He was for twenty-five years a member of the White Eyes
Baptist church.
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SAMUEL MOREHEAD, Keene
twp. born in Brooks county, Virginia, in September, 1809; son
of Robert and Margaret (morrow) Morehead.
Until eighteen he remained on the farm, then was employed in
flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In 1833
he moved to Mill creek township, and followed farming till
1878, when he came to Keene, and is living a retired life.
He was married in February, 1837, to Margaret,
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Scott) Morehead.
Their children were Robert, deceased, born
Jan. 9, 1838; Charles, deceased, born July 1,
1839; Hosea, July 8, 1841; James,
deceased, Aug. 22, 1843, and Nathan, Apr. 1,
1846. Mrs. Morehead died Nov. 27, 1874,
and Mr. Morehead was united in marriage May
18, 1875, to Harriet Zink, daughter of
Leonard and Rachel (Light) Zink, who became
the mother of two children, Margaret J., born
June 25, 1877, and Samuel, February 1, 1879.
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G. S. MORRIS, Lafayette twp.; physician; postoffice,
West Lafayette; was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Oct. 21,
1850; son of Joseph and Mary (Brock) Morris;
was on a farm until sixteen years of age, when he attended
school at Franklin college; then went to Mount Union; then
took a course of lectures at the Ohio medical college,
Cincinnati, in 1873, 1874 and 1875. He practiced in
Winchester, Guernsey county, about eighteen months; then,
after a visit West, located at Plainfield this county; then
moved to where he now resides, where he has succeeded, by
strict attention and quite successful practice, in building up
a good business. He was married, Jan. 11, 1876, to
Miss Bessie Middleton, of Jackson township,
daughter of Jesse and Amanda (Titus) Middleton.
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WILLIAM MORRISON, farmer;
postoffice, White Eyes Plains; was born in Canada, in 1826;
came to the United States at the age of six years with his
parents, who located in Detroit, Michigan, where he received
his education and spent his boyhood days. In 1838 they
moved to Roscoe, this county. His father was a
sub-contractor in building Walhonding canal. In the fall
of 1838 they moved to Athens county, and worked on the Hocking
valley canal, till it was finished. In 1843 William
engaged in boating on the Ohio canal, first as a driver; and
was captain of a boat for several years. He was engaged
on the canal for twenty-one years, during which time he was a
heavy shipper of grain, produce, lumber, flour, and whisky.
He supplied this market with lumber for many of the first
frame houses built in this county. He was married in
1865 to Rachel Starker, who was born in
Oxford township. Mr. M. owns a farm
with good buildings, and is a first-class farmer, and a live
Republican, and was a boat boy at the same time with
President Garfield.
Source:
History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881~ Page 751 |
WILLIAM MORRISON
Source:
History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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ABRAHAM MOWRY, deceased,
Bethlehem township; was born in 1810, in the Shenandoah
valley, Virginia. He came to this county with his
parents in 1834, and was married in 1844, to Miss Mary
Konkle, of Knox county, Ohio, who was born in 1822.
They became the parents of six children, viz: Elvira,
born Jan. 11, 1849, married to Mr. Alex. Miller,
of Keene township; William, born in 1850,
married in 1876, to Miss Mary Wood of Keene
township, who was born in 1857. William
follows farming and stock raising, and owns a good farm of 286
acres; George S. was born April 22, 1854,
married Oct. 19, 1876, to Miss Isabella Miller,
of Keene township who was born Mar. 14, 1857 - they are the
parents of two children: Holland W. was born
Jan. 22, 1858, is single and lives at home with his mother and
farms the homestead; Henry E. was born in
1862, and died at the age of twenty-three months; Mary
S. was born June 7, 1864 is single and lives at home.
Abraham Mowry died Nov. 11, 1877, aged
sixty-seven years. He was a general farmer and stock
raiser, and by his industry and steady habits accumulated good
property. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
- Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881
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GEORGE S. MOWRY, Bethlehem
township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of
Abraham and Mary (Conkle) Mowry; was born in 1854 in
Coshocton County. Mr. Mowry was raised
on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He
was married, in 1876, to Miss Isabella Miller,
of this county. They are the parents of one child,
Gladus. M. Mowry is a successful
farmer, and is esteemed by all who know him, as a man of
business and integrity.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
- Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881
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WILLIAM
MOWRY, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw,
Ohio; son of Abraham and Mary (Conkle) Mowry;
was born Dec. 12, 1851, in this county. Mr.
Mowry was raised on the farm, and has always followed
farming. He was married May 30, 1877, to Miss
May Wood, of this county. They
are the parents of one child, Ward, born in June, 1881.
Mr. Mowry is an extensive and prosperous
farmer, and owns a fine farm, situated in the valley of the
Killbuck.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
- Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881
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| ADAM
MURRAY, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford;
born in West Virginia Feb. 22, 1812; son of Adam and
Margaret Murray; settled in this county in 1820;
married in 1835, to Miss Chariott Elliott, daughter
of John and Chariott Elliott. They are the
parents of twelve children, viz: Margret, John, Andrew,
dead; William, Fannie, Simon; Katherine, dead;
George, dead; Mary E. Elliott; Andrew,
dead, and Thomas Four are married, two living
in Iowa, and two in this State. William
enlisted in 1861 in Company A, Seventy-sixth, O. V. I.,
Captain Lemert. He was connected with the Army of
the Cumberland and did good service for his country until
discharged in 1865. Mr. Murray had another son
(John) who enlisted in the army from Wayne county, in
1861, Company G., Sixty-fourth regiment, O. V. I.,
Captain Leeper, and participated in the battles of
Murfreesborough, Lookout Mountain and Stone River. He
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| JAMES
MYERS, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford; born
in Virginia, in 1800; son of Henry and Isabelle Myers;
settled in this county in 1824, and was married in 1849, to
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Abraham and
Mary Taylor The subject of this sketch died in
1876. They had seven children, viz: Mary,
deceased; Henry A., deceased; Olive, Bullzora,
Joseph L., Mary and James K. |
| JOSEPH
MYSER, Adams township; farmer; postoffice,
Bakersville; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Mar. 15, 1812;
son of Jacob and Catherine Faucler) Myser, and
grandson of Adam and Eve (Miller)
Miser, and of Philip and Mary M. Faucler,
He is of Pennsylvania German descent. Mr. Myser
came to Coshocton county at three years of age; remained at
home until the age of twenty-five, when he married and began
farming for himself, in Crawford township; remained there
about three years, then removed to White Eves
township, and after remaining three about two years, moved
to Port Washington, in Tuscarawas county, and remained there
about nine months and then moved back to Crawford township.
After remaining there about six months, he moved to Adams
township, where he at present resides on a farm of 300
acres, in the northwest corner of the township. He was
married Feb. 18, 1837, to Miss Catharine Shanks,
daughter of James and Christina (Helwick) Shanks, and
granddaughter of Andrew and Catharine (Beam) Shanks.
Mrs. Myser was born Aug. 14, 1919. Their union has
been blessed with twelve children, viz: M. Jessie,
Calvin, Amanda, Susannah, Libbie, James, Joseph, Adaline,
Olive, Joanna, Howard and William. They are
all teacher, and form a very interesting family. Mr.
Myseris a member of the Evangelic Lutheran church
(general synod); has been a member since he was twenty years
of age. A part of the family belong to the same church
with their father. The remainder, except one, belong
to the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Myser is
one of the old land-marks that is left standing in the
county. His son Calvin served three years in
the war of the rebellion as a soldier, and carries several
ugly scars. |
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