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OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Gallia County, Ohio |
BIOGRAPHIES
Source: History of Gallia County
Publ: 1882 - H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo
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Gallipolis
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CHARLES D. BAILEY - is a native of
Washington county, Ohio, born Jan. 4, 1828. His
parents are Emery and Sophronica (Maxon) Bailey; his
father settled in this county in 1832; his mother is
deceased. Mr. Bailey was married in Gallia
county, Ohio, May 12, 1852, to Margaret Cherrington,
who is a native of this county. Her parents are
Pennel and Jenette (Johnston) Cherrington, the latter
being deceased. The following are the children of
Mr. Bailey: Thomas E., deceased; William H.,
deceased; Jimmie J., Jennie C., May B., Maggie P.,
Jessie E., Charles P., Johnnie M., and Vie P.,
deceased. Mr. Bailey is a member of the State
board of agriculture, and he has been president of the
county board for eighteen years. He is also at present
president of the board of education. He is engaged in
farming and stock-raising in Gallipolis township, where he
settled in 1832. His postoffice address is Gallipolis,
Gallia county, Ohio. |
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GEORGE BANDY - is the son of Andrew and Rebecca
(Wooldridge) Bandy, and was born in Boditot county,
Virginia, December 26, 1818. His parents came to Gallia
county in 1828; his father died in 1867, and his mother in
March, 1879. Mr. Bandy has been twice
married. His first wife was Elizabeth Caully,
born in Greenup county, Kentucky, in 1819, and married in
Lawrence county, Ohio, in 1839. Her parents were
Allen and Mary Siner) Caully. She was the
mother of the following children: Lafayette, born
in 1840, died in 1871; Julia A., in 1842, resides in
Gallia county; Malinda A., in 1844, resides in Lawrence
county, Ohio. Mr. Bandy's son,
Lafayette, was a soldier in the late war, enlisting in
1861 in the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three
years, after which he received his discharges and returned
home. In 1871 he was killed by a tree, which he was
cutting, falling on him. Mr. Bandy was married
the second time in Lawrence county, November 16, 1876, to
Emma Stein, who was born in Gallia County in 1854.
Her father, Henry Stein, died in 1875, and her
mother in 1857. Mr. Bandy has held the
office of justice of the peace for twelve years at different
times. He is a farmer, merchant, and also a
charcoal manufacturer. He resides in Raccoon
township, having come to this county in 1878. His
postoffice address is Rio Grande, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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JOHN HENRY BARD - and
Sarah Jane Turner were married in Huntington township,
Gallia county, Ohio, Apr. 12, 1868. He was born in
Columbiana county, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1838, and his wife was born
in this township, Jan. 31, 1832. The parents of Mr.
Bard were Henry and Winfred (Hueston) Bard,
settles of this county in 1847, and who are both deceased.
The subject of this sketch is engaged in farming in
Huntington township. He has three children:
Emily Margaret, born June 21, 1870; William Allen,
Sept. 1, 1872; Mary Ellen, April 13, 1876, deceased.
The parents of Mrs. Bard were Jonathan and Mary
Dawson (Collins) Turner. They settled in this
county in 1828, and are both decreased. Jonathan
Turner was in the service of the United States during
the war of 1812, serving one year. The postoffice
address of Mr. Bard is Ewington, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| HORACE
C. BARGER - was born in Gallia county, Ohio, November
21, 1827. He is a son of Adam and Anna (Clark) Barger,
settlers of this county in 1815. They died October 23,
1856 and July 31, 1880, respectively. His father was
among the first settlers in the township; they had to go about
twenty-four miles to a mill, which took two days; they grated
and pounded their corn; their meat was mostly deer and wild
turkey; they had no roads except blazed paths; the school was
two or three miles distant. Mr. Barger was
married in Lawrence county, Ohio, January 6, 1869, to
Ruhama Tull, who was born in Cabell county, West Virginia,
March 7, 1828. Her parents were William and Hannah
(Coyle) Tull. Her father died August 18, 1875, and
her mother October 31, 1874. The children of Mr. and
Mrs. Barger are: John, born April 29, 1861;
Ellen, July 22, 1863; William, July 9, 1866;
Martha, October 8, 1870; they all reside at home.
Mr. Barger is a farmer, and also a shoemaker. He is
a resident of Ohio township and his postoffice address is Swan
Creek, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| ROBERT
BARKER - a resident of Ohio township, settled in
this county in 1828, and was born in Indiana, September 3,
1823. He is a son of Thomas W. Barker, born in
Berkshire, England, in 1782, died February 5, 1854, and
Dannah (Weece) Barker, born in Hardy county, Virginia, in
1786, who came to this county in 1828. William
Thompson, born in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, in
1808, and Elizabeth Campbell, born in Jackson county,
Ohio, in 1807, and coming to this county in 1840, were the
parents of Mary A. Thompson, born in Ross county, Ohio,
December 13, 1827, who became the wife of Mr. Robert Barker
in Ohio township, April 22, 1847. They have the
following children; Sarah A., born January 22, 1848,
resides in Ohio township; William T., March 18, 1849,
in Mason county, West Virginia; John R., February 25,
1851, in Chambersburg, this county; Luella J., July 6,
1852, in Kentucky; Isaac, January 31, 1854, died April
28, 1855; Elizabeth, June 1, 1855, in West Virginia;
Mary, November 27, 1856, at home; Louisa, August
15, 1858, in Ohio township; Charles, February 18, 1860,
died February 21, 1861; Ella, May 1, 1861, died
September 5, 1866; David Campbell was a soldier in the
war of 1812. Mr. Robert Barker is engaged in
merchandising and farming, with postoffice address at Bush's
Mills, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| JOHN J.
BING, is a son of William and Nancy (Phelps)
Bing, settlers in Gallia county in 1800. John J.
was born in this county Oct. 31, 1820. He was
married to Mary J. Rathburn, in this county, Oct. 10,
1844. She was born in Meigs county June 29, 1821.
They have the following family: Almira M., born Nov.
19, 1845; William H., Mar. 2, 1848; Alonzo E.,
Sept. 22, 1850; James F., Dec. 12, 1854. The
parents of Mrs. Bing are John and Jame Reison)
Rathburn, James P. Bing, a brother of John
J., was a soldier in the late war. He served as
regimental surgeon, holding the office of captain in the 56th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He resigned and returned home.
He was engaged at the battle of Shiloh and others.
Mr. Bing has held the following township offices:
justice of the peace two terms from 1854 to 1860; township
trustee for several terms, and at present holds the office of
township assessor. He is by occupation a farmer.
His postoffice address is Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| ANSELM
T. BLAKE - was born in Washington county, Ohio, October
23, 1801, and came to this county with his parents, David
and Martha (Daggett) Blake, in the year 1817. He
located in Ohio township, where he is engaged in farming.
Mr. Blake was married in Athens county, Ohio, December
10, 1826, to Hannah P. Trobridge, who was born in
Fairhaven, Rutland county, Vermont, July 6, 18802. She
is a daughter of Levi and Hannah (Smith) Trobridge.
The following are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Blake:
William D., Born November 2, 1827, resides in Louisiana;
Cincinnatus B., January 8, 1830, resides in Gallipolis;
Harriet N., August 7, 1833, died May 14, 1858; Julia
A., August 17, 1836, resides in Lawrence county, Ohio;
Hannah D., June 29, 1839; resides in Gallipolis; Martha,
June 2, 1846, resides in Gallipolis. Mr. Blake
has held the office of township trustee for a number
of years. He had two sons in the late war.
Cincinnatus served two years and was discharged for
disability. William enlisted for three years and
was discharged on account of disability. The postoffice
address of Mr. Blake is Swan Creek, Gallia county,
Ohio. |
| SAMUEL
J. BLAKE, a farmer and carpenter of this township, was
born in this county May 5, 1828. His parents are
Samuel and Nancy (Switzer) Blake. He was united in
marriage with Almira H., daughter of James and
Barbara A. (Fry) Philips, in Gallia county, May 8, 1860.
She was born in the same county Jan. 8, 1839. She is the
mother of eight children namely: William E., born
Apr. 14, 1861; Mary A., Oct. 3, 1864; Areus S.,
July 30, 1866; Effie B., Apr. 3, 1868; George H.,
Jan. 7, 1872; Hattie M., Feb. 3, 1874; Lottie E.,
Dec. 17, 1877; Bertha O., Aug. 29, 1880; all at
home, Mr. Blake enlisted in the late war in 1861 in the
36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was sergeant of Company
A, served three years and received an honorable discharge at
New Orleans, Oct. 27, 1864. He had two brothers who were
in the war also, Philip S., enlisted in 1865 in the
185th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and received an honorable
discharge at the close of the war. Areus L.
enlisted in 1861 in the 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry for three
years. He was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, and
died in the hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, July 11, 1863.
Mrs. Blake's father enlisted in the 56th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry in 1861, served to the close of the war and received
an honorable discharge. Her brother, John R.,
enlisted in the 23d Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served to the
close of the war. Address, Mr. S. J. Blake, Kerr
postoffice, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| JEAN
FRANCIS JULES BLANC - was born in Lausanne,
Switzerland, May 29, 1822, and is the son of Sebastian Jean
and Jeanne Marie (Schnider) Blanc. He has been
married twice. His first wife, Marguerite,
daughter of Jean Emanuel and Marie Madelaine (Jaguerod)
Echenard, was born in Aigle, Switzerland, November 10,
1824. The were married in Lausanne county, Switzerland,
January 23, 1843. They have had six children:
Julius Augustus Francis Henry, born September 25, 1843,
lives in Gallia county; Louisa Henrietta, November 6,
1845, resides in Gallia county; Mary Louisa Alice,
March 8, 1849, resides in Gallia county; Eliza, May3,
1853, died January 8, 1855; Edward, January 19, 1857,
resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Laura C., April
26, 1861, at house. Mr. Blanc is a resident of
Springfield township, and settled here with his wife and four
oldest children in 1855. His wife died November 16,
1863. He was united in marriage with his second wife,
Francis Fanny Soupine, April, 1864, in this county.
She was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1846, and died April 30,
176. The following are the children of this marriage:
Emma, born May 27, 1865; Lewis, August 29, 1867;
Nora, May 15, 1869; all at home. Julius A. F.
H., son of Mr. Blanc, served in the late war,
enlisting in Gallipolis October 10, 1862, in Company M of the
7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He was taken prisoner in
different Southern prisons until the close of the war, and was
discharged June 10, 1865, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Business,
farmer and carpenter. Address, Gallipolis, Gallia
county, Ohio. |
| JULIUS
AUGUSTUS FRANCIS HENRY BLANC,
a resident and farmer of Springfield twp, was born in
Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 25, 1843. He settled in
this county with his parents Julius and Marguerite (Echenard)
Blane in 1854. His wife, Maira Dorothee, was
born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22, 1850. She came
to this county with her parents John Henry and Margaret (Ecker)
Bolte, in 1866, and was married to Mr. Blanc in
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1872. Mr.
Blanc enlisted in the late war in Gallipolis, in Company M
of the 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Oct. 10, 1862, and remained
in his company until captured by the enemy, Nov. 19, 1864, at
the battle of Franklin, Tennessee. He was kept in
different Southern prisons until the close of the war, when he
was discharged June 10, 1865, at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Address, Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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JOHN W. BLOSSER, Junior
- died December 17, 1864. He served as a private in
the late war with the 100-day men, and received an honorable
discharge at the expiration of his time. He was born
in Gallia county April 11, 1831, and was a son of John
and Catherine (Strichler) Blosser, who settled here in
1830, being among the earliest settlers, and are still
living with their grandson, David M., a son of
John W. Blosser, junior, on the same farm on which he
settled when he came to this county. His father was a
wagon-maker by trade, and probably made the first wagon in
Gallia county. His wife, Louisa, was born in
Gallia county, Ohio, October 27, 1836, and was married to
him in the same county, December 15, 1857. She is the
mother of four children: David M., born
November 16, 18__, residence, Gallia county, Ohio; Julia
R., January 9, 18__, died July 30, 1862; George L.,
December 12, 18__, died July 3, 1862; Margaret J.,
June 11, 1863, lives in Gallia county, Ohio. John
W. Blosser's wife's parents are Hiram D. and Julia
(Fulton) George), who settled in this county in 1818.
Her brother, Archibald, served in the late war, and
was killed in the battle of Champion Hill, May 16, 1863.
He enlisted in 1861 in the 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Mr. Blosser's son, David, was united in
marriage with Laura V. Mauck in Gallia county, April
20, 1881, and is the father of one child, Nanna, born
May 9, 1882. His wife was born in this county,
September 21, 1858. Her parents were James and
Barbara (Rothgeb) Mauck, the father dying May 4, 1881.
Mr. Blosser was a resident of Pine Grove, Springfield
township, Gallia county, Ohio. His business was
farming and wagonmaking. David M. was a
merchant, but is now living on the farming the old farm.
Address, Pine Grove, Gallia county, Ohio |
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ISAAC BOATMAN
- was born in Columbiana, Ohio, April 30, 1840, and came to
this county in 1846 with his parents, Barney and Eliza
(Ward) Boatman. Mr. Boatman enlisted as a
private Nov. 5, 1861, in Company I, 53d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was assigned to the 2d division under
General W. T. Sherman. He was at Shiloh, April 6,
7, and 8, at Pea Ridge and siege of Corinth. From
Memphis he was detailed by Sherman to build Fort
Pickering at that city with one hundred colored contrabands.
In Sept., 1862, he was taken with typhoid fever, and
transferred Jan. 1, 1863, to Mound City hospital. He
left the hospital Mar. 1, 1863, and joined his regiment at
Lagrange, Tennessee. In June he was detailed by
Brigadier-General W. S. Smith to assist in organizing
a colored regiment, which was completed June 7, and Mr.
Boatman was commissioned by President Lincoln
second lieutenant; was on Colonel Edward Bouton's
staff, station at Memphis; was assigned to
Brigadier-General Sturgis (a traitor), and marched 150
miles to Guntown, where a battle was fought June 10, 1864.
The rebels captured and took prisoners over half the
command, a remainder retreating to Memphis. Mr.
Boatman was then placed in the command of Major
General A. J. Smith; went to Harrisburg, Mississippi,
where August 14 and 15, they had a two-days fight and came
out victorious. He was then stationed at Memphis until
the close of the war, and was mustered out Jan. 31, 1866.
After receiving his discharge he returned to Mississippi,
where he was elected sheriff of Tunica for three years,
1867-8-9. He returned to Gallia county in 1870, where
he has a splendid farm, consisting of 373 acres, over 100 of
which is bottom land that is valuable. Mr. Boatman was
married at Austin, Mississippi, Sept. 12, 1866, to Jennie
E. Ellison, who was born in Adams county, Ohio, April 1,
1847. Their children are: Arthur E., born June
7, 1867, at West Union, Ohio, and resides at home; Mary
E., at West Union, Sept. 30, 1869; John S., in
Cheshire township July 13, 1875. The parents of
Mrs. Boatman are Thomas and Mary (McNelan) Ellison.
Her mother was born in Ireland. The former died July
16, 1868, and the latter resides in Adams county, Ohio.
The grandfather of Mr. Boatman, Barney Boatman,
served in the revolutionary war, and remained for fifteen
yeas in the American army. At the age of sixty he was
married to a girl of sixteen, and raised a family of ten
children. He lived to the advanced age of 110 years.
Mr. Boatman is engaged in stock-raising in
addition to his farming. His postoffice address is
Kyger, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| JOHN
BOGGS - and Mary E. Meloon were married
in Greene township, Gallia county, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1865.
He was born in Perry township, Sept. 20, 1843, and his wife in
Greene township Apr. 7, 1840. They have the following
children: Ella, born June 18, 1866; Elza, Dec.
6, 1867; Aquilla, Mar. 19, 1870; John F., Mar.
23, 1874; Waly Garfield, Jul. 11, 1881. They all
reside at home. The parents of Mr. Boggs are
Aliexander and Evaline (Prose) Boggs; his father was born
in 1799, and died September 8, 1867; his mother was born in
1812. Mrs. Boggs is a daughter of Mark and
Azubah (Martin) Meloon, settlers of this county in 1820.
Her father was born April 8, 1809, and died Dec. 5, 1863; her
mother was born July 20, 1807, and died July 10, 1877.
Mr. Boggs was constable in the years 1872 and 1873, and
also served as school director for two years.
Alexander W. Boggs, a brother of John, served three
years in the war of the rebellion, a member of the 7th Ohio
Cavalry. A half-brother, Robert Boggs, also
served three years. Mr. Boggs is engaged in
farming, carpentering and joining. His postoffice
address is Sprinkle's Mills, Gallia county, Ohio.
Mrs. Boggs had three brothers in the war of 1861:
Augustus Meloon enlisted in 1861 and served three years;
Samuel B. enlisted in the 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry,
in 1862, was taken prisoner, and died in prison.
Lewis enlisted in 1863, was taken sick, returned home and
died. |
Gallipolis
Twp. -
H. H. BOLLES - was born in
Massachusetts in 1833. He is son of Joshua W.
Bolles, who died in this county, and Sarah Ann Bolles,
who died in Massachusetts. Mary A., the wife of
Mr. H. H. Bolles, was born in Ohio, in 1833.
They were united in marriage in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1856,
and their children are: Willie, born Apr. 30, 1857,
deceased; George N., June 28, 1859; Charles,
June 15, 1861, deceased; Louisa, July 2, 1853,
deceased; Albert, Apr. 1, 1867; Fredie, Apr.
26, 1870; Lizzie, July 14, 1874. Mr. Bolles'
grandfather was a revolutionary soldier. The
subject of this biographical notice settled in this county
in 1855, resides in Gallipolis, and is by occupation a house
carpenter. Postoffice address, Gallipolis, Gallia
county, Ohio. |
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ASA BRADBURY
- was born in Penobscot county, Maine, Nov. 22, 1805.
He came to this county with his parents in 1816. His
father, Joseph Bradbury, was born August 21, 1774,
and died Sept. 1, 1828. Elizabeth (Stevens)
Bradbury, the mother of Asa, was born April 21,
1776, and died Oct. 4, 1838. Mr. Bradbury was
married in Cheshire township, Oct. 21, 1835, to Electa B.
Harding, who was born in Ontario county, Rich township,
New York, August 19, 1816. The following are their
children: Sarah S., born Aug. 26, 1836, married to
D. V. Buckston, and lives in Mason county, West
Virginia; Joseph P., Feb. 21, 1838, married to
Dott Wood, and lives in Pomeroy, Meigs county, Ohio,
where he is judge of the court of common pleas; Augusta,
February 11, 1840, married to Dr. Johnson, of
Gallipolis, who is practicing medicine at that city;
William, May 1, 1842, married to Belle Smith,
of Athens county, William being a merchant at Kyger;
Frances A., September 26, 1844, married Annie
Ellison, and resides at Gallipolis, where he is clerk of
courts; infant female, Feb. 13, 1851, died same day;
Mary A., March 31, 1854, died in October, 1857.
The parents of Mrs. Bradbury were Perry and Mary
(Smith) Harding, settlers of this county in 1823.
Her father was born Jan. 7, 1773, and died April 16, 1851.
Her mother was born Jan. 7, 1774, and died March 6, 1862.
Mr. Asa Bradbury started the village of Kyger, and
has done all in his power to advance the interests of the
town and the county. He has a farm of one hundred and
seventy acres of land and a very comfortable residence at
Kyger, where himself and wife reside. He refused to
accept any offices in the gift of the people except township
or district offices. His three sons were all in the
late war, serving till the close and each receiving an
honorable discharge. The postoffice address of Mr.
Bradbury is Kyger, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| WILLIAM
BRAY - resident and farmer of this township, has
been married twice. His first wife, Clarinda,
daughter of Thomas and Charlotte (Hale) Barton, was
married to him in Jackson county, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1848.
She was born in 1823, and died May 8, 1850. One child
was the result of this marriage, Wilson S., born Oct.
1, 1849, and residing in California. His second wife,
Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah (Hill) Denney,
who settled here in 1812, was united in marriage with him in
Gallia county, April 28, 1853. She was born in the same
county, Sept. 22, 1815. She has had four children,
namely: Sarah E., born Mar. 4, 1854, died Feb. 7, 1862;
Martha L., Apr. 23, 1856, died Dec. 3, 1859;
Theodosia E. (Jackson), May 27, 1858, lives in Gallia
county; Mary L. (Langdon, later Hecker), died
May 24, 1882. Mr. Bray was born in Gallia county,
Jan. 10, 1817, and is a son of William and Elizabeth
(Denney) Bray. His father, son of Little Berry
Bray, was born in Surry county, North Carolina, in 1777.
He was married to Elizabeth Denney in 1801, and
came to this county, and landed in Gallipolis, Oct. 17,
1811. The following year he was drafted into the
army, and while in service was taken with camp fever and
nearly lost his life. He was taken home in 1813, where
he recovered from his sickness. He bought and cleared a
large farm in Springfield township, where Mr. Bray, the
subject of this sketch, now lives. He joined the
Springfield Missionary Baptist church in 1850, and lived a
devoted Christian until his death, April 20, 1861.
Address Mrs. William Bray, Heatly postoffice, Gallia
county, Ohio. |
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JOHN BROTHERS - son of
John, deceased, and Ruthy (Sprague) Brothers, was
born in Brook county, West Virginia, Oct. 11, 1822. He
is a cooper and farmer, and settled in Gallipolis in 1847.
June 11, 1844, he was united in marriage with Susan,
daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Wastel) Groves, both
deceased. She was born in Ohio county, West Virginia,
June 9, 1827. They were parents of seven children:
Wheeler, born July 23, 1845, lives in Gallia county;
Martina, September 15, 1847, resides in Gallia county;
Roman and Claudius (twins), Dec. 17, 1849 -
Roman died September 12, 1878; Isabelle,
November 28, 1857, at home; Edward, Aug. 3, 1859,
resides in Gallia county. He served three years in the
7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and fought in many hard battles
and met with many narrow escapes. He had his clothes
riddled with bullets and one ball passed through his hair,
carrying the most of it away. He was the Sherman's
raid and returned home with his health impaired. He
now suffers with rheumatism and contracted in the service.
When he came to this place he bought forty acres of land and
by hard labor, economy and good management soon reached two
hundred acres. He had no tam to help him and had to
carry his rails and do his milling on his back. He
would chop and grub while his good wife would gather up the
brush and burn it, and at night his wife would lay a quilt
on the ground to rest, and often they had to do without
bread rather than go in debt for corn. They lived on
potatoes; and now they have plenty of the world's goods to
live comfortably the rest of their days. He spent
twenty-three days as nurse amid the yellow fever in 1878.
He lost his son, and wife and son-in-law. Postoffice,
Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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WHEELER BROTHERS - son
of John and Susan (Groves) Brothers, who settled in
this county in 1847, was born in Ohio county, West Virginia,
July 23, 1845. He is a cooper and farmer; his address,
Gallipolis. He married Nancy S., daughter
of William H. and Sarah V. (Filinger) Markin, in
Gallia county, September 13, 1866. She was born in
Gallia county March 1, 1845. They had four children:
Augustus, born August 26, 1867; John W. July
21, 1870, at home; Lecta M., July 14, 1873, at home;
Mary B., June 2, 1876, at home. He was elected
school director three years. His father served three
years in the 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and made some very
narrow escapes. A shot passed through his hair and
hand. He was in several very hard -fought battles, and
came home all safe with the exception of rheumatism.
He had a brother and wife who died with the yellow fever in
1878. His father spent twenty-three days in the midst
of the fever, but did not take it. His wife's parents
moved to this county in 1839. |
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JOHN BERNHARD BUCK -
was born in Germany, May 6, 1844. His parents are
John Bernhrd and Agnes (Stinhilber) Buck. Mr. Buck
was married in Vinton, July 18, 1872, to Agnes Jane
Holelum, who was born in Huntington township Sept. 28,
1843. They have the following children: Agnes
B., born July 26, 1873; Samuel H., Dec.
28, 1875, deceased; Edward B. Dec. 10, 1878; Mary
B., Sept. 15, 1881. The parents of Mrs. Buck
are Abner J. and Ann S. Holcum, who were among the
pioneers of this county, settling here in 1817.
By the Mr. Buck is a stone-mason. He is a
resident of Huntington township. His postoffice
address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| WILLIAM
BUNCE, was born in Mason county, West Virginia, July 7,
1836, and is a son of Richard and Mary Bunce, who came
to the county in 1837. He was married, April 22, 1874,
in Gallia county, Ohio, to Mary Jane Daniel, who is his
second wife, a daughter of Sylvester W. and Margaret Daniel,
who came to this county in 1812. Mary Jane was
born in Gallia county, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1845. Children as
follows: Jennie B., born in Feb. 14, 1875,
resides in Addison; Thurman D., October 23,
1877, in Addison; Stanley A., May 30, 1819, in Addison;
Floyd E., Dec. 22, 1880, died Sept. 30, 1881.
William Bunce was a soldier in the 100-day service, in
Captain Rothgeb's company, 142d Ohio National Guards.
A brother, Richard, enlisted in the 23d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry and served till end of the war. Both were
honorably discharged. Sarah Jane Cramer was the
first wife of William Brunce, by whom he had the
following children: Mary Ella, born Aug. 7, 1863;
Clara Vesta, Nov. 27, 1865; George Elmore, Feb.
17, 1868; William Perry, Aug. 14, 1870. Mr.
Bunce is a resident of Addison township, and is a farmer
and stock-dealr by occupation. Postoffice address,
Bulaville, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER
- is a native of this county, born Jan. 13, 1838. He
is a son of Fleming and Elizabeth (Eagle) Butler who
came to this county in 1816, when it was nothing but a
wilderness. Fleming Butler was a soldier in the
war of 1812, serving till its close. William
was married to Anna Jane Kerr, in Gallia county, Nov.
28, 1866; she was born in this county Sept. 6, 1845.
They have the following children: Maggie, born
Nov. 8, 1867; Nellie, Dec. 1, 1877; Howard Kerr,
April 4, 1879. Mrs. Butler's parents are
Richard and Nancy (Wood) Kerr; they were both born and
raised in Gallia county. Mr. Butler was elected
trustee in 1863, and served three years; in 1871 he was
reelected, and served seven years. Mr. Butler had
one bother in the late war; he was a lieutenant, and
enlisted in Missouri in 1862. Mr. Butler makes
a specialty of raising cattle in Huntington township.
His address in Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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