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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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| GEORGE
W. EAGLE, Senior - is a farmer and
stock-raiser of Raccoon township. He is a native of
this county, born December 15, 1821. His father,
Henry Eagle, was born in Greenbrier county, West
Virginia, in 1787, and came to this county in 1813, locating
on the farm where the subject of this sketch now lives.
He was married in this county to Elenor Lewis in
October, 1817. They were parents of four boys and two
girls. Two of the boys live in this county, two are
deceased, and the two girls live in Illinois. He died
July 30, 1842, in his fifty-sixth year, and his wife died
July 3, 1869. George W., was married in this
county December 31, 1845, to Leantha Glenn, who is a
native of Gallia county, born August 8, 1830. She is
the daughter of Hugh T. and Seneth (Pruit) Glenn.
Her father died January 1862, and her mother still resides
in this county. Mrs. Eagle had three brothers
in the late war. Gilbert W. Glenn and
Meridith P. Glenn were members of the 36th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. They were both taken prisoners at
Harper's Ferry, and shortly after being exchanged they got
their discharge. George W. Glenn enlisted in
1864 in the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served to the
close of the war. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Eagle are: Marietta (Cole), born April 27,
1847, resides in this county; William H., January 5,
1849, resides in this county; Permilla E.,
December 24, 1852, died November 22, 1864; John F., June
11, 1855, resides in Gallia county, Ohio; Hortense
(Welker) July 15, 1858, resides in Gallia county;
Sarah, October 8, 1862, resides at home; Luella,
March 11, 1866, resides at home; Adalate, December
18, 1867, resides at home; George W., junior, July
13, 1870, resides at home. The address of Mr. Eagle
is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| WILLIAM
CLENDENIN EAGLE - is the son of George and
Susanna (Williams) Eagle, settlers of this county in
1813. His father died July 4, 1869, having been born
in Greenbrier county, Virginia, October 15, 1789. His
mother, Susanna, was also born in the same county
July 20, 1788, and died July 23, 1864. William C.
Eagle, the subject of this sketch, was born in Gallia
county November 24, 1830. His first marriage was to
Anna Jones, which took place in this county October 4,
1865. She was daughter of Evan and Ann (James)
Jones, and was born November 9, 1840, and died June 30,
1875. She was the mother of two children:
Elmer E., born August 14, 1866, died August 21, 1867;
and Ajestia, March 4, 1868. Mr. Eagle
was married to Flora E. Williams, in this county,
June 11, 1878. She was born in Wapello county, Iowa,
October 31, 1856. She is the other of Ethel,
born April 18, 1882. Mr. Eagle is at present
school director in this township, and has held the same
office for two years. He is also trustee of the Rio
Grande College. He is engaged in farming in Raccoon
township. His address is Rio Grande, Gallia county,
Ohio. |
| WILLIAM
H. EAGLE, Junior - and Elizabeth M. Allen were
married in Ross county, Ohio, Dec. 28, 1871, and are both
natives of Gallia county. He was born Jan. 5, 1849,
and his wife Mar. 9, 1849. They have two children,
namely, Jessie Bernice, born Nov. 20, 1872 and
Wilbertia, Nov. 23, 1875. The parents of the
subject of this sketch are George W. and Leantha (Glenn)
Eagle, who are both natives of Gallia county, and who
still reside here. William and Ellen (Dupra) Allen,
both of whom are deceased, were the parents of Mrs. Eagle.
Farming is the occupation of Mr. Eagle, and his farm
is located in Huntington township. His postoffice
address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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Walnut Twp. –
HIRAM
W. EAKINS – son of
Joseph S. and Alcy J.
(McDaniel) Eakins, was born in this county Feb.
18, 1843. He was
united in marriage with
Naomi Griffith, in Lawrence
county, Ohio,
Feb. 11, 1869.
They have two children:
Nina M., born Oct. 31, 1869;
Maud R., Oct. 24,
1872. She is the
daughter of John O. and Amy (McCartney) Griffith¸and was born in Scioto county,
Ohio, Jan. 5,
1851.
John O. Griffith
was born in 1823, and
Amy Griffith in 1826.
Joseph S. Eakins, the father of
Hiram Eakins, occupies probably the oldest farm in the township.
He is one of the
pioneer settlers, and has acted in important part in
developing the resources of the township.
Hiram Eakins
is a farmer in Walnut township.
His address is McDaniels, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Walnut Twp.
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WILLIAM L. EAKINS
– and Minerva Gates
were married in this township Oct. 20, 1868.
They have had three children:
Ida B., born May
24, 1870; Bertie W.,
July 26, 1874; Earl J.,
May 5, 1882, died July 20, 1882.
Mr. Eakins was born in Walnut township, Nov. 2, 1845, his parents,
Joseph S. and Alcy J.
(McDaniel) Eakins, settling here in 1841.
His wife was born in this township Feb. 3, 1848.
Her parents are
David M., and Mahala B. (Armstrong) Gates, who settled
here in 1816.
Mr. Eakins gains a
livelihood by farming
and stock-raising.
Address, McDaniels, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Clay Twp. -
NATHAN
EARWOOD - son of Ephraim and Laodicea (Williams)
Earwood, was born in Gallia county, Dec. 18, 1818.
He is a farmer and stockdealer in Clay township, Gallia
county, Ohio. Apr. 23, 1844, in Lawrence county,
he married Ida, daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Rankins)
Blankinship. She was born in Lawrence county, May
15, 1826. Twelve children were born to them: Ampuda,
born Mar. 8, 1847, lives in Gallia county; Mary J.,
Jun. 23, 1848, lives in Gallia county; Laodicea, Dec.
13, 1851, died Jan. 25, 1862; Edward, Oct. 18, 1852,
lives in Gallia county; Aldernise, Mar. 6, 1854, died
Aug. 7, 1861; Albert, Jul. 3, 1856, deceased;
William P., Apr. 24, 1858, dead; Levicy, Jul. 2,
1860; d. Jun. 9, 1874; Timothy, Oct. 9, 1862, at
home; Lawsom, May 12, 1865, died Sep., 1877; Emit,
Nov. 17, 1867, died Sep. 1877; Seamore, Dec. 10,
1869, died Sept. 1877. He had one son, Ampuda,
who served three years in the 7th O. V. C.. He was in
several very severe battles, and wounded in the battle of
Atlanta, Georgia, and lost an eye in the service. His
parents were among the first settlers in the county, and
were compelled to endure all the hardships and privations
incident to pioneer life, such as grinding their own meal
and packing their salt a distance of sixty-five miles, from
the Kanawha. Panthers, bears, squirrels, coon, deer
and turkey were plenty, and were very annoying. In
remember when there were but two wagons in the township, and
hauling was done on sleds or packing on horses.
Postoffice address, Thivener, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Green Twp. -
JOHN W. ECKER – was born
in Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, Mar. 23, 1852.
He first settled in this county in 1855.
His parents were
Henry and Caroline (Weihe) Ecker.
His father was born in Hanover,
Germany, Dec. 14, 1822, and
his mother was born in
Prussia, Dec. 22, 1827.
They also settled in Gallia county in 1855.
The subject of this sketch was married to
Emma C. Waddell, on the 19th day of Nov., 1879, by
Reverend T. H. Monroe.
Mrs. Ecker,
was born in this
county
Mar. 17, 1860.
They have one child, Charles Albert, born Sept. 6, 1881.
Mrs. Ecker’s
parents were James P.
R. and Harriet (Lovett) Waddell, who settled in
Gallia
county in 1825.
Her mother was born May 16, 1835, and her father, Mar. 13,
1825. Her father
died Dec. 3, 1877.
Mr. Ecker has held
the office of township clerk for one year.
He is a farmer and stock-raiser by profession, with
postoffice address at Gallipolis, Ohio.
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Green Twp. -
HENRY ECKER – is one of
the residents of Greene township, without mention of whom this
record would be incomplete.
He was born in Hanover,
Germany, on the 14th
day of Dec, 1822, and first settled in
Gallia
county in 1855.
His parents were Conrad
and Dorothea (Nordhausen) Ecker.
They settled in the county in 1854.
His father was born
Sept. 9, 1797. His
mother’s birthplace was Kirchspiel, Amt Hoga.
The subject of this sketch was married at
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, July 1, 1847, to
Caroline Weihe, who
was born in Prussia,
Dec. 22, 1827.
This marriage was productive of four children, as below:
William,
born May 27, 1848, died Jan. 12, 1851;
John W., Mar. 25,
1850, still resides in Gallia county, Ohio;
Eliza C., Feb. 9,
1855, and Charles L.,
Sept. 7, 1856. The
parents of Mrs. Ecker
were John C. and Sophia (Myers) Weihe, who were born in Scharenburg Sippi,
and died in Stadt Hagen.
Mr. Ecker
has held the office of township treasurer for three terms.
He is a farmer by profession, with postoffice address
at Gallipolis, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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WILLIAM H. C.
ECKER - was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, May
6, 1849, and came to Gallia county in 1853. He was
educated at Gallia Academy, Gallipolis, Ohio, and graduated in
1873. He then entered the Cincinnati Law College and was
graduated and admitted to the bar in April, 1874, when he
located in this city permanently. He taught school
during the winter season from 1869 to 1871. He was
elected prosecuting attorney of Gallia county in 1881, for the
term of three years, and he still holds the position.
Mr. Ecker was married in Santa Clara county,
city of San Jose, California, Mar. 17, 1878 to Alberta
S. Montgomery, who was
born in Macon county, Illinois. The parents of
Mr. Ecker are John D. and Wilhemine Ecker.
His father still resides in Gallia county, and his mother died
in 1857. Mr. Eckeris a daughter of
George B. and Rachel Montgomery, who reside in San
Jose, California. Mr. Ecker's
postoffice address is Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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| FRANCIS
M. EDMISTON - was born in Huntington township, May
29, 1837. He is a son of William and Margaret
(McGhee) Edmiston. His father was born in 1808,
and came to this county in 1810. His mother was born
in 1818. Mr. Edmiston was married June 3, 1869,
to Catherine Cherington, who was born in Gallia
county, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1845. She is a daughter of
John M. and Lydia (Waddell) Cherington. her father
and mother were both born in 1821, and still reside in this
county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Edmiston
are: William Eddie, born Apr. 25, 1870; Virginia
Margaret, Aug. 23, 1872; Elbert E., Feb. 9, 1874;
Mira M., Aug. 24, 1875; Lydia Ellen, May 12,
1879. Mr. Edmiston served as trustee from 1872
for nine years. He was a soldier in the late war,
enlisting, Aug., 1862, in the Independent Company of
Trumbull Guards, and was discharged July 2, 1865. He
is a resident of the township of Huntington, where he is
engaged in farming. His postoffice address is Vinton,
Gallia county, Ohio. |
| RICHARD
D. EDWARDS - was born in Wales, England, Dec. 12,
1836. He is a son of David and Hannah (Evans)
Edwards, the former of whom is deceased. Mr.
Edwards and Sarah H. Macomber were married in Gallia
county Dec. 19, 1861. She was born in Vinton county,
Ohio, Jan. 18, 1843. They have the following children:
Hannah N., born Dec. 10, 1862, resides in Ewington;
Lindsay A., Apr. 25, 1864; Calphurnia A., May
18, 1866; William D., Mar. 8, 1868; Sarah B.,
Sep. 22, 1869; David B., May 3, 1872, deceased;
Richard C., Sept. 27, 1873; Otho E., May 20,
1876; Elizabeth H., Sept. 29, 1878. The parents
of Mrs. Edwards are Lindsay A. and Calphurnia
(Holcomb) Macomber. Her father came to this county
in 1852, and her mother is deceased. Mr. Edwards
has filled the office of supervisor, trustee and assessor.
Mr. Edwards enlisted in the 173d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, Sep. 13, 1864. He was sergeant of Company I.
He received his honorable discharge at Nashville, Tennessee,
on the 26th of June, 1865. He came to this county in
1838, settling in Ewington, where he is at present engaged
in building and contracting. His postoffice address is
Ewington, Gallia county, Ohio. |
WILLIAM
S. ENTSMINGER - is a
native of the county of Gallia, where he was born Oct. 26,
1836. His parents were John L. and Sophia
(Sawyers) Entsmiger. His father is deceased,
and his mother was born in this County in 1806.
William S. was married in Gallia County, Feb. 20,
1877, to Agnes M. Lyons, who was born in
Meigs county, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1846. The parents of
Mrs. Entsminger were John H. and
Margaret (Martin) Lyons, both of whom are deceased.
Mr. Entsminger is a
dealer in pictures, frames, mouldings, etc., and also agent
for the Domestic and New Home sewing machines, his store being
located on Second street, where the public square, Gallipolis,
Ohio, when he should be addressed.
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| DAVID
MILTON EVANS - was born in Gallipolis in 1843.
He commenced business in February, 1873. On the 17th
of March following the great fire occurred in Centreville,
by which his dwelling and store were burned, but he saved a
portion of his stock. He rebuilt in a few years, and
has been in business ever since, keeping a general country
store, and dealing in all kinds of country produce. He
was appointed postmaster of Thurman in 1876, and still holds
the office; he is also treasurer of the village of
Centreville. He was married in Centreville September
22, 1874, to Amelia, daughter of Edward and
Elizabeth (Evans) Jones, who was born in Pittsburgh,
September 8, 1848. They have the following children:
Daniel Gilbert, born October 20, 1874, died June 22,
1876; Edward, April 10, 1877; Charlotte,
February 14, 1879; Margaret, March 26, 1881.
Mr. Evans had a brother in the late war, named John
H. Evans. He enlisted in 1862, in the 56th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served to the close of the war.
Two brothers of Mrs. Evans also served in the war.
Thomas J. Jones was a member of the 56th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and John S. Jones, in the 179th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The father of Mr. Evans
died in February, 1873. Mr. Evans should be
addressed at Thurman, Gallia county, Ohio |
| GEORGE
B. EWING—was born in Gallia county, August 17,1829. He
took part in the late civil strife, enlisting August 16, 1863,
in the 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was taken sick at
Nashville, Tennessee, and died in the hospital, January 12,
1864, leaving a wife and four children to mourn his loss. His
brother, Joseph H., enlisted in Company B, 36th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, August 11, 1861, was taken sick and died
in the hospital at Summersville, West Virginia, December 12,
1861, at the age of twenty-one years, six months and two days.
Mrs. Ewing's brother, George, also served in the
war, enlisting in 1862 in Company L, of the 7th Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry, for three years. He was captured in the- latter part
of 1863, and confined in Andersonville prison about seven
months. He was then taken to Libby prison, Richmond, Virginia,
where he died in 1864 of starvation. Mr. Ewing's
father, Abraham M. Ewing, came to this county, in 1810,
from Bath county, Virginia village of Ewington in this county.
It is said he built the first hewed log house in the county,
also built the first stone eh Ewing homestead, near Ewington.
He came to this county, also built the first stone chimney.
The house yet stands on the old Ewing homestead, near Ewington.
His mother, Elizabeth (Bowman) Ewing, came to this
county in 1816, from Shenandoah county, Virginia, and settled
near the town of Vinton, on Raccoon creek. She was married to
his father October 31, 1828. Mr. Ewing's wife,
Lucinda H., daughter of Nathan and Sarah (May) Shields,
was born in this county May 16, 1827, and was married to him
in Evergreen, Gallia county, December 27, 1856. She has had
four children, namely: John H., born October 27, 1857,
lives in Evergreen, Gallia county; Frank E., March 16,
1859, died April 4, 1882; Rufus A., February 14, 1861,
died Feb. 15, 1882; Sallie H., Mar. 4, 1864, at home.
Her oldest son, John H., is township clerk, having been
elected in the April election in 1881 and 1882. Mr.
Ewing was a carpenter and joiner. Address of J.
H. Ewing is Evergreen, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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