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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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| JOSEPH
SANDERS - is a native of Fluvanna county, Virginia,
where he was born July 3, 1823. His father, William
Sanders was born September 26, 1786 and died May 8,
1861. He served through the war of 1812.
Sarah (Strong) Sanders, mother of Joseph, was
born February 4, 1798, and died September 2, 1863.
They settled in this county in 1835. The paternal
grandparents of Mr. Sanders are John and Ann (Cothen)
Sanders. Both his paternal and maternal
grandfathers were in the war of the revolution, and were
both at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His maternal
grandfather, John Strong, was taken prisoner by the
British. The brothers and sisters of Joseph Sanders
are: Samuel H., born June 27, 1816;
Elizabeth C., May 22, 1818; John M., April 18,
1820; William J., February 7, 1821; Sarah A.,
June 6, 1825; Thomas B., April 23, 1827; Susan M.,
November 14, 1829; Judy M., June 24, 1831; Lucy J., August
14, 1834; Stephen E. and Jacob J., December
23, 1835; Eliza F., February 4, 1838; Hezekiah H.,
July 6, 1840; Zachariah P., June 26, 1842.
Joseph Sanders was married in Gallia county,
January 7, 1846, to Sara Sheets, who is a native of this
county, born February 9, 1828. She is mother of the
following children: Minerva M. (Whitrock), born
December 7, 1846, died November 23, 1878; Bettie
Jane (Barlow), September 2, 1849, resides in
Guyan township; Mildred A. (Sanders), September 20,
1851, died in 1852; Sarah A. (Barlow), February 14,
1854, resides in Guyan township; Ida A., January 9,
1845, resides in Mason township, Lawrence county; Juda,
December 20, 1857, died May 1, 1859; Alfred W.,
January 11, 1860, resides in Guyan township; Charlotte L.,
December 14, 1861, resides in Mason township, Lawrence
county, Ohio; Emily S., October 14, 1863; Joseph
W., January 10, 1866; Clarence U. G., December
16, 1867; Gideon E., November 4, 1871; infant son,
born and died August 28, 1848. The grandchildren of
Mr. Sanders are: Noah E. Whitrock,
born May 8, 1869; Sarah J., December 18, 1870; Joseph C.,
May 10, 1875, died January 3, 1881. Mr. Sanders
had five brothers in the late war, on the Union side.
Two of them died in the service. Stephen E., at
Memphis, Tennessee, and William J. at Covington,
Kentucky. Mr. Sanders is engaged in farming in
Mason township, Lawrence county, Ohio. His postoffice
address is Saundersville, Gallia county, Ohio. |
Clay Twp. -
JAMES
K. SCOTT - farmer, son of Robert and Mary A. (Keeble)
Scott both deceased, was born in Morrow county, West
Virginia, Jan. 7, 1809. He settled in Gallia county,
Ohio, in 1862. He died Aug. 27, 1868. He was
united in marriage with Clarissa A., daughter of
Thomas and Prucilla (Craft) Black, both deceased,
in Greenbrier, West Virginia, May 11, 1841. She was
born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25, 1823.
They had two children: Samuel A., born May 6, 1848,
resides in Lewisburg, West Virginia; Sarah E., May
11, 1851, lives at home and is a school-teacher. He
held the position of captain of militia from 1840 to 1849.
Postoffice address, Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Harrison
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GEORGE SERRIERE
– is a resident of the township of Harrison, where he has an extensive farm.
He was born in the city of Gallipolis, Feb. 18, 1817.
He is a son of
Francis and Nancy (Sanns) Serriere.
They came to this county in the year 1818.
Clarinda Cottrell became the wife of
Mr. Serrierein Clay township, Apr. 14, 1856.
She was born in that township Dec. 19, 1830.
They have the following children:
James, born Nov. 28, 1856, died Aug. 27, 1857;
George I., Feb. 26, 1859, died Jan. 10, 1878;
John S., Aug. 24, 1862, died Nov. 16, 1863;
Eliza, Nov. 16, 1864, died Mar. 7, 1882;
Henry, May 3, 1866, resides in Harrison township;
Edward,
Nov. 9, 1868, resides
in Harrison township;
Francis, June 9, 1871; resides in Harrison.
The parents of
Mrs. Serriere are Edward and Rhoda (Langford) Cottrell, who settled in this county in
1809, when it was nothing but a wilderness.
Mr. Serriere came to this county in
1825. His
postoffice address is Thivener, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Huntington Twp. -
GEORGE W. SHACK - was
born in Columbiana county, Ohio, May 11, 1832. He is a
son of John D. and Mary Ann (McGhee) Shack,
who settled in this county in 1832. The former was born
in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1807, the latter in Columbiana
county, Ohio, in 1809. The first wife of Mr.
Shack was Hannah Shivly, to whom the
following children were born: Virginia,
born Feb. 8, 1857; George E., Aug. 17, 1858;
John D., Sept. 23, 1860 - they all reside in
Vinton. The second wife of Mr. Shack is
Catherine Robinson. She is a
daughter of Kinsey and Hannah (March)
Robinson. Her father came to this county in
1840, and her mother is deceased. She was born in
Columbiana county, May 6, 1835. There is one child by
this union: Sarah M., born Oct. 2,
1865. Mr. Shack is engaged in the mill
and woolen manufacturing business. His postoffice
address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| DAVID
R. SEVERENUS SHAFFER - was born in Page county,
Virginia, Oct. 23, 1837, where he worked on a farm with his
father, attending school two or three months each year,
until he was twenty years of age. During the winter of
1857-8 he got the benefit of a six months' term of school at
the Luray academy in Page county. By close application
and hard study he learned something about geometry,
surveying, algebra and chemistry. He taught school
during the winter of 1858-9. He left Page county for
Missouri on the 3rd of March, 1860, arriving at Tipton,
Moniteau county, Missouri, the 7th of the same month.
He worked in a flouring mill the most of the time that he
was there. He was within eighteen miles of Bonneville
when General Lyon fought the rebels there. He
remained in Missouri during 1860-61 and part of 1862,
the war excitement running very high at that time. He
left Missouri, June 7, 1862, starting from Tipton by rail,
and spending several days in St. Louis. From there he
took passage on the large stern-wheeler, Prima Donna, for
Cincinnati. From there he took passage on the
steamboat Izetta for Cheshire, at which place he
landed June 13, 1862. He taught school in the winter
and worked at the carpenter's trade in the summer, which was
varied by a two weeks' service in the Ohio National Guard
during the Morgan raid in Ohio. He also served ten
days with the militia termed "Squirrel-Hunters." His
regiment was encamped in the Chickamauga bottoms, known to
us as "Camp Hard-scrabble." They were stationed there
during General Lightburn's retreat down the Kanawha
valley. Mr. Shaffer also served four months in
the 141st Ohio National Guard in the summer of 1864.
In the spring of 1865 he entered into a partnership with
Captain Samuel Rothgeb in the mercantile business at
Addison. They continued the business until 1872, when
Mr. Shaffer bought the whole business, which he is still
carrying on. He acted as assistant postmaster from
June, 1865, until Feb., 1880, when he was appointed
postmaster, which office he still holds in 1882. The
parents of Mr. Shaffer are Isaac and Mary (Rothgeb)
Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer was marriedin this
county, June 8, 1865, to Louisa Roush, who was born
in Gallia county Sept. 6, 1839. Her parents were
William and Esther (Rothgeb) Roush. Her father was
born in this county and her mother in Page county, Virginia.
Her mother came to this county in 1827, with her parents.
The following are the children of Mr. Shaffer:
Joseph V., born Feb. 26, 1866; Vesta D., May 5,
1870; David H., Dec. 13, 1874; they all reside at
home. Their mother died Nov. 1, 1881. Mr.
Shaffer was treasurer of Addison township in the year
1874. His address is Addison, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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Addison Twp. -
LEWIS C. SHARON – is a
native of Jefferson county, Ohio, where he was born Nov. 22, 1823.
His grandfather came to this country in the Mayflower
from England,
and settled with his parents near
Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
During the revolutionary war he came with Zane to the
fort opposite
Wheeling, and helped support it.
The parents of Mr. Sharon were
William and Susan (Kirk) Sharon.
His father was born in 1794, and died April 5, 1879.
His mother was born in 1796, and died in 1862.
William Sharon emigrated to Jefferson
county, Ohio, with his
parents in 1806, being the first settlers opposite Wheeling.
The grandfather of Lewis served eight years in the
revolutionary army under
Washington; he was a second
lieutenant. Lewis’
grandmother Sarah Smiley gave him a present
which he still retains, which was given her by
Washington in the year 1782, at Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
The father of Lewis served in the war of 1812.
Lewis Sharon
was married to Philena Jones in Meigs county,
Ohio, Oct. 5, 1858.
She was born in that county Nov. 16, 1823.
They have one child:
William A., born Oct. 11, 1859, and
who resides at home.
The parents of Mrs. Sharon were
Phillip and Mary (Higly) Jones, who died in
1870 and 1866, respectively.
Mr. Sharon held the office of township
clerk in Jefferson township
for one term. Mr.
Sharon held the office of township clerk in
Jefferson township for one term.
The subject of this sketch is a brother of
Senator Sharon, of
California, whose name is, perhaps,
more closely identified with the Great West than that of any
other single individual now living.
Though, like most other men, he has seen times when
fickle fortune has turned her back upon him temporarily, yet
his life has throughout been marked by a degree of success
which it is the happy lot of but very few men to attain.
Nor has this been due to good luck alone.
Ability, shrewdness, and unlimited spirit of
enterprise, and a strict adherence to the laws of fair
dealing, have made Senator Sharon what he is – whether he is
judged as a millionaire or a social and political magnate.
The amount of good which he has done for
San Francisco
and California,
it is beyond our power to compute.
For many years past all the most important enterprises
in the State have either been originated or substantially
encouraged by him.
If he had done nothing else but build the Palace Hotel, that
alone would be a long enduring monument to his business
sagacity and pluck, and the magnificent scale on which he
bases his ideas of enterprise.
But he has done far more than this for the Golden
State.
Her mills, factories, railroads, and nearly all her
other leading and prosperous industries testify in his praise.
He has worked for the people and with them, as only one
man in a general can work, and almost every interest that he
has touched and supported has grown and flourished as if by
magic. For the
State of Nevada he has done as much.
With his wealth he has developed her mines, and with
his railroads he has brought her remotest silver regions and
other resources into communication with the outer world.
Nevada
rewarded him by making him her senator; but even that great
honor by no means cancels the debt of gratitude she owes him.
A man with a record like Sharon’s has
reason to be prouder of his life than any monarch, and
certainly has a stronger hold upon the affections of the
people than the mightiest sovereign could have.
Lewis Sharon came to
Gallia county in 1864, locating in Addison township, where he is engaged in farming.
His postoffice address is Gallipolis, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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| JAMES
SHAVER - a resident of Springfield township, was born
in this county Dec. 27, 1816. His parents, Thomas
and Susan (Clark) Shaver, came to this county in 1815.
His wife, Mary A., daughter of William and Mary A.
(Kerr) Edwards, was born in Dumfarland, Scotland,
June 17, 1813, and settled in this county with her parents
in 1836. She was married to Mr. Shaver in
Gallipolis, April 27, 1841, and is the mother of six
children, who are: William E., born Feb. 10, 1842,
resides in this county; Abraham C., July 21, 1843,
lives in Kanawha county, West Virginia; Mary J., May
8, 1845, at home; Susan (Fergason), June 18, 1847,
lives in this county; James L., Feb. 20, 1850,
resides in Kanawha county, West Virginia; Thomas J.,
Oct. 12, 1847, at home. Mr. Shaver had two sons,
William E. and Abraham C., who enlisted in the
late war. William enlisted in 1861, in the 19th
United States Regulars, served to the close of the war and
received an honorable discharge. He was wounded twice
during his service, once in the battle of Chickamauga and
again in the battle of Bull Run. Abraham
enlisted in 1865 in the 194th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
He was first sergeant of Company C, but was taken sick and
never went out in the service. Mr. Shaver has
held several public offices, and is now engaged in farming.
Address, Pine Grove, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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| BRICE
H. SHEETS, No. 1 - is a native of this county, born
July 11, 1823. He has been twice married. His
first wife was Mahaly Fowler, who was born May 17,
1823, and died March 26, 1864. She is mother of the
following children: Rebecca J., born January 2,
1846; Louis M., December 14, 1848; Sarah A.,
June 26, 1851; Susan F., April 20, 1853; John F.,
April 12, 1855; Rhody A., May 2, 1857; Elizabeth
E., March 7, 1862, died Aug. 20, 1876. Mr. and
Mrs. Elijah Fowler are the parents of the first Mrs.
Sheets. The second wife is Sarah S. Sanders,
born in this county February 10, 1838. They were
marred in Lawrence county, Ohio, August 27, 1865. She
has the following children: Lorena B., born
Oct. 2, 1866; Araminta, Oct. 17, 1868; George R.,
Jan. 20, 1871; Chloe F., Jan. 29, 1873; Faraby,
Sept. 30, 1876; Retha O., Mar. 5, 1878; Vilony E.,
Nov. 5, 1881; they all reside at home. The parents of
Mr. Sheets are John H. and Susan (Henry) Sheets,
settlers of this county when it was nothing but a
wilderness, in 1816. The parents of Mrs. Sheets
came here in 1820. Their names are Jesse and Nancy
(Strong) Sanders. Her father died in 1865, and her
mother in May, 1858. A brother of Mr. Sheets
was a soldier in the war of 1861, serving one year.
Mr. Sheets is a farmer, residing in Guyan township.
His postoffice address is Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| BRICE
H. SHEETS, No. 2 - is a son of William and
Elizabeth (Henry) Sheets, who came to this county in
1806. His father was born in 1795 and died in 1871,
aged 76 years; and his mother was born in 1793, and died
March 2, 1864, aged 71 years. The subject of this
sketch was born in this county on the farm where he now
resides, Feb. 28, 1834, and he was married in this county to
Samantha Willcoxon, who was born in Carroll county,
Ohio, May 21, 1834. She is a daughter of Henry H.
and Nancy A. Legget) Willcoxon, who came to this county
from Maryland in 1842. Her father was born May 2,
1807, and died Oct. 12, 1879; her mother was born Nov. 9,
1812, and died Dec. 30, 1852. The family of Mr.
Sheets are: Sarah F., born May 1, 1855,
died Jan. 5, 1877; Ira J., Feb. 22, 1857, resides in
this county; Silas H., resides in this county;
Elza S., Feb.. 25, 1861, resides at home; Nancy E.,
Feb. 18, 1863, resides in this county; Emma R., Jan.
16, 1865, resides at home; Paulina I., May 2, 1867,
resides at home; Celestial A., Sep. 6, 1869, died
Aug. 7, 1870; Etta M., May 25, 1872, resides at home;
Alphonse C., Nov. 25, 1874, resides at home.
Mr. Sheets was a soldier in the war of the rebellion.
He enlisted Feb. 14, 1865, at Cumberland, Maryland.
His brother, William J. Sheets, was in the same
regiment, and served till December same year. His
brother, George W., served in the 173d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry one year. Mrs. Sheets had five
brothers in the war. Samuel Willcoxon enlisted
for three years, and has never been heard of; Richard
Willcoxon served three years in the heavy artillery;
William Willcoxen served three years in the 60th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, the whole regiment being taken
prisoners, and after his exchange he reenlisted in the 195th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Sutton Willcoxon
served in the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and reenlisted
in the 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Anthony Willcoxon
served three years in the 33d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being
slightly wounded. The father of Mr. Sheets was
one of the first settlers in Guyan township, emigrating here
from Virginia in 1806. He had to endure many
hardships. Mr. Sheets is a farmer, residing in
Guyan township. His postoffice address is Mercerville,
Gallia county, Ohio. |
| EDWARD
SHEETS - was born July 13, 1855, in Gallia county,
Ohio. His father, George W. Sheets, was born
March 25, 1830, and his mother, Susan M. (Sanders) Sheets,
was born December 14, 1829, and died in 1874. They
settled in this county in 1830. George W. was a
soldier in the late war, serving ten months. The
brothers and sisters of Mr. Sheets are:
William J., born July 17, 1853, died March 4, 1879;
Albert W., July 16, 1857, died August 30,1 858; Sarah
J., April 13, 1859, resides in this county; Elizabeth
M., March 25, 1861, resides in this county; Susan C.,
August 2, 1876, to Virginia E. Warren, who was born
in Glenwood, Mason county, Virginia, July 2, 1855. She
is mother of the following children: Adonirum J.,
born June 25, 1877, resides at home; Fanny A.,
January 23, 1879, died September 16, 1880; Andrew H.,
February 4, 1880. The parents of Mrs. Sheets
are Andrew J. and Mary A. (McCoy) Warren, who came to
this county in 1864. Her father was born February 4,
1821, and her mother June 16, 1821. The farm of Mr.
Sheets is located in Guyan township. His
postoffice address is Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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| GORY
W. SHEETS - is a resident of Guyan township, where he
is engaged in farming. He is a native of this county,
born Jan. 18, 1838. John Sheets, the father of
Gory, was among the very early settlers of this
township, enduring all privations incident to a pioneer
life; he died in 1862. The mother of the subject
of this sketch, Susan (Henery) Sheets, died July 21,
1876. The date of their settlement in this county was
1806. The first wife of Mr. Sheets was Becky
Willcox. The second marriage took place in Gallia
county, September 28, 1861, to Eliza A. Martt, who
was born in this county, Jan. 15, 1843. She is a
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Page) Martt.
The children by this marriage are: Hulda E., born
Aug. 14, 1862, resides at home; America F., Oct. 21,
1863, resides in this township; John W., Mar. 26,
1865; James M., Apr. 3, 1867; Emily S.,
Jul. 28, 1868; Jerry, Jul. 30, 1870, died Nov. 6,
1874; Electa J., Apr. 7, 1872; Eura A., Mar.
11, 1874; Amos H., Sep. 11, 1876; Herbert Eugene,
Mar. 31, 1878; Bertha A., Mar. 7, 1880. Mr.
Sheets has been school director in this township for
twelve years. The address of Mr. Sheets is
Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio. |
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H. SHEETS, No. 1 - is a native of this county, born
June 14, 1824. His father, William Sheets, was
born in 1795, and died Mar. 7, 1871, aged 76 years.
Elizabeth (Henry) Sheets, his mother, was born in 1793,
and died Mar. 2, 1864, aged 71 years. They came to
this county in 1806. The first wife of Mr. Sheets
was Jane, daughter of Elijah and Jane (Bogan)
Fowler, who was born July 18, 1824, and died June 19,
1871. She is mother of the following children:
William F., born Mar. 20, 1846; Louis M., Nov.
11, 1847; Elijah W., Jan. 16, 1850; Elizabeth F.,
Nov. 16, 1852; Brice M., April 28, 1856; John
J., Dec. 28, 1859; James S., Dec. 21, 1861;
Luther W., Feb. 28, 1863. They are all residents
of Gallia county. The father of Mr. Sheets came
to this county when there were no roads, schools, churches
or mills. Everything was done by hand. Game was
very plentiful, and he killed a few bear in this township.
Sarah E. Niday became the wife of Mr. Sheets
in this township July 4, 1872. She was born in this
county Jan. 21, 1833. Her parents are Jacob and
Unes (Colwell) Niday, settles of this county in 1827.
Mr. Sheets is the mother of two children, viz:
Caony F., born Jan. 20, 1876; Mary C., Jan. 28,
1878. Mr. Sheets has been trustee of
this township for four years. Mr. Sheet's son,
William F., served one year in the war of 1861.
Mr. Sheets is a farmer, his farm being located
in Guyan township. His address is Saundesville, Gallia
county, Ohio. |
JOHN
H. SHEETS, No. 2 - is a farmer, his land being
located in Guyan township. He was born in this
township, in Feb., 1830. His father, John Sheets,
was a native of Virginia, coming to this county when it was
very thinly settled, having no roads, mills, schools or
churches. Game was very plentiful; the year of his arrival
was 1806. He died in 1862. Susan (Henry)
Sheets, mother of the subject of this sketch, was born
in Virginia and died in this county in 1876. John
Sheets and Frances C. Sanders became husband and wife in
Lawrence county, Ohio, June 30, 1853. She was born in
Highland county, Virginia, January 25, 1833. She is a
daughter of Jesse and Nancy (Strong) Sanders.
Her father emigrated to this State from Virginia at a very
early date, when there were very few settlers in this
county. The mother of Mrs. Sheets was born in
1800. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Sheets
number twelve, as follows: Nancy S., born April
12, 1854, resides in Guyan township; Albert M., Jan.
6, 1856, resides at home; Elizabeth j., Aug. 17,
1858, died Jan. 1, 1875; John J., Jan. 1, 1860,
resides at home; Tennessee, Jan. 4, 1862, resides in
this township; Gory J., Oct. 3, 1864, resides at
home; Louis J., Dec. 10, 1867, resides at home;
James W., June 10, 1868, died Aug. 3, 1869; Noah,
Sep. 20, 1869, resides at home; Leroy, Nov. 7, 1871,
died in 1882; Emma F., Jul. 10, 1873, resides at
home; Sarah E., July 2, 1874, died Feb. 9, 1875.
The postoffice address of Mr. Sheets is Crown City,
Gallia County, Ohio. |
| LEWIS
M. SHEETS - and Nancy C. Drummond were married
in Gallia county July 26, 1868. He is a son of John
H. Sheets, No. 1, and Jane (Fowler) Sheets,
settlers of this county in 1824. Lewis was born
in Gallia county November 11, 1847, and his wife is also a
native of this county, born June 12, 1850. They have the
following children: Harriet C., born August 2,
1869; Elizabeth J., March 8, 1871; Lela Vo.,
September 2, 1873; Franklin T., August 4, 1876;
William E., December 10, 1878; Chloe F., July 25,
1881; they all reside in Guyan township. The parents of
Mrs. Sheets are Sylvester and Elizabeth (Earwood)
Drummond. Mr. Sheets filled the office of Assessor
in Guyan township one year. He is engaged in teaching
school, having followed that profession for sixteen years.
He got his education by his own efforts at home. The
postoffice address of Mr. Sheets is Saundersville,
Gallia county, Ohio. |
Huntington Twp. -
JOHN SHIVELY - was born
in Columbiana county, Ohio, Apr. 18, 1818. His parents,
both of whom are deceased, were John and Hannah (Wallum)
Shively. The subject of this sketch was married
in Columbiana county, Ohio, Nov. 15, 1838, to
Elizabeth Bard, who is also a native of Columbiana
county, born Mar. 15, 1821. They have the following
children: Henry, born Dec. 28, 1842, resides
in section 22 of this township; Jeremiah,
Aug. 22, 1845, deceased; George, May 1, 1851,
resides at Vinton; Richard Campbell, Nov. 22,
1855, resides in Pickaway county; Mary Elizabeth,
June 12, 1858, deceased; Daniel Devore, Dec.
3, 1860, resides in Pickaway county; John J.
July 23, 1863, deceased. The parents of Mrs.
Shively were Henry and Winford (Hueston) Bard,
both deceased. Mr. Shively is a farmer
of Huntington township. Address, Vinton, Gallia county,
Ohio. |
| JOHN
L. SHOEMAKER is a native of the township of
Harrison, born July 9, 1836. He is a son of John and
Nancy (Carter) Shoemaker. John L. was
married in Gallipolis, Feb. 3, 1877, to Rachel S. Irvin,
who was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, May 4, 1852.
She is the daughter of John G. and Jerushie (Sainer)
Irvin. They have the following children:
Effie J., born December 29, 1877; John R., November 22,
1879; Katie E., July 29, 1881. Mr. Shoemaker was a
soldier in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in
Conneaut B., 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1864, and was
discharged at the close of the war in 1865. Mr.
Shoemaker is a farmer, residing in Harrison township.
His address is Northrup postoffice, Gallia County, Ohio. |
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| GEORGE
SIDERS and Nancy Wolfinberger were married in
this county August 5, 1832. They have had five children,
namely: Mary J., born Feb. 7, 1834, lives in
Leavenworth county, Kansas; Noah, February 25, 1837,
resides in Butler county, Kansas; Julia A., October 8,
1839, died June 17, 1840; Davis, June 1, 1841, died in
Georgia, 1864; Kate, December 2, 1844, lives in Butler
county, Kansas. Mr. Siders is the son of Henry
and Catherine (Mothersspaugh) Siders, and was born in
Rockbridge county, Virginia, February 14, 1812,
settling in this county with his parents in 1828. His
wife was born in this county December 2, 1814, and her
parents, John and Mary (Shoemaker) Wolfenberger,
settled in the county in 1812. Mr. Siders' two
sons, Noah and Davis, were in the 7th Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry in the late civil conflict. Noah, after
serving three years, received an honorable discharge and
returned home. Davis was taken prisoner at
Rogersville, Tennessee, Nov. 6, 1863, and confined in the
prison at Belle Island, Virginia, where he remained for four
months. He was then taken to Andersonville prison, and
kept seven months; finally he was taken to Savannah, Georgia,
where he died from disease in 1864. Mr. Siders
has held the office of township trustee for three terms; he
has also been postmaster at Morgan Center, Gallia county.
Business, farmer and cooper. Address, Evergreen, Gallia
county, Ohio. |
| DR.
NELSON B. SISSON was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, July 17,
1820. His parents were Stephen Sisson, born in
New York State in 1795, and Matilda (Varian) Sisson,
who died in May, 1828, aged 28 years. The former came to
this county in 1818, the latter in 1807. At Porter,
Springfield township, on July 4, 1849, Lucevia Blakely
became the wife of Dr. Sisson, she being a daughter of
Zerah Blakely who died at Rising Sun, Indiana, in 1865,
and Laura (Wells) Blakely, who died at Wilkesville,
Ohio, in 1841. The two last named came from Pennsylvania
in 1832. Mrs. Lucevia Sisson was born in Conneaut
village, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1826.
Mr. and Mrs. Sisson's children are: Mary Jane,
born April 19, 1852, died January 28, 1853; Charles H.,
December 18, 1855, died at Marietta, Ohio, October, 18, 1870;
Caroline M., August 24, 1859; Nelson E.,
February 2, 1863. The two latter reside in Porter,
Gallia county, Ohio. Mr. Nelson B. Sisson, who
resides in Springfield township, is a merchant, physician and
farmer by occupation. William H. H., a brother of
the doctor, enlisted in 1861, in teh 4th Virginia, was
promoted to first lieutenant, wounded at the battle of
Winchester in 1864, and died in Gallipolis, December 24, 1877.
Benjamin W. enlisted in 1864 in the 173d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, contracted disease, and is now permanently disabled.
The subject of the sketch Nelson B. Sisson, M. D., was
also a participant in the war of the rebellion. He was
commissioned as assistant surgeon, August 14, 1862, in the 92d
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, resigned at Atlanta, Georgia, August
15, 1864, on account of dangerous domestic affliction, and
returned home, suffering from partial deafness. He was
one of the successful electors of President James A.
Garfield in the year 1880. Studied medicine and
graduated at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1846.
The first wife of Dr. N. B. Sisson was Mary Jane
Cable, who died April 28, 1848, a daughter of Samuel
and Catherine Cable, both of whom died in Louisville,
Kentucky. They were married in Louisville, Kentucky,
October 30, 1846, being the place of her birth, and the date
August 13, 1829. They had one child by this marriage,
Samuel Stephen, born April 24, 1848, resides at Harper,
Harper county, Kansas. Samuel Stephen Sisson
graduated at Marietta College in 1870, and was a tutor in the
same for two years, studied law and was admitted to the bar at
Pomeroy, Meigs county, Ohio, in the year 1876, moved to Kansas
and engaged in the practice of law where he still resides.
The postoffice address of Dr. Nelson B. Sisson in Pine
Grove. |
| BRICE
H. SMITH - is a resident of Guyan township, and is
engaged in farming. He is a son of William Smith,
who was born in North Carolina, Aug. 15, 1786, died November
26, 1849, and Margaret (Waugh) Smith, who was born in
West Virginia, Dec. 22, 1794, died June 6, 1860. They
came to this county in 1808. Mr. Smith was born
in this county June 27, 1831. His wife, Nancy L.
Dickey, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, and is a
daughter of Wilson S. and Elizabeth (Riley) Dickey,
the former born in Centers county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17,
1794, and died Dec. 23, 1860; the latter was born Feb. 11,
1802, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. They settled
here Mar. 9, 1832. Mr. Smith married Nancy
Dickey in Harrison township, this county. Their
children are: George R., born May 10, 1848,
resides at Bladensburg, Ohio, Orlander W., Aug. 18,
1851, died Oct. 18, 1852; Viola A., May 2, 1854,
resides in Ohio (Part of this biography is missing) |
Ohio Twp. -
RICHARD SMALL -
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Ohio Twp. -
GEORGE R. SMITH - was born in Gallia
county, Ohio, May 10, 1848. He is a son of Brice H.
and Nancy E. (Dickey) Smith, who were both born in this
county in 1821 and 1825, respectively. Mr. Smith
was married to Belle L. Kinder in Chambersburg,
this county, Nov. 4, 1873. She is a native of this
county, born Sept. 22, 1854. The following comprise
their children: Ninna, born Aug. 31, 1874; Tenny,
May 7, 1876; Levi, Dec. 11, 1878; Twelvy, Aug.
2, 1881. The parents of Mrs. Smith are Noah
R. and Elizabeth (Overall) Kinder Her father was
born Sept. 18, 1819; came here when he was seven years old,
and his death took place Feb. 28, 1882. Her mother was
born in this county in 1832. Mr. Smith keeps a
general merchandise store in Bladensburg. He has
filled the office of clerk in Ohio township for five years
and treasurer three years. His postoffice address is
Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
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| JAMES
D. SPRAGUE - has been married three times. He
was united in marriage with his first wife, Jane, in
Gallia county, Oct., 1836. She was the daughter of
John and Grace (Oddell) Mossman, Born Mar. 14, 1817, and
died Mar. 14, 1839. She had one child, John E.,
born Oct. 6, 1838, resides in this county. His second
wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Margaret
(Short) Denney, was married to him in this county in
1849. She was born in this county, and died Mar. 25,
1868. She had eight children: George; Margaret,
born Dec. 9, 1859, died in 1869; Lawrence; Augustius,
Oct. 7, 1856, lives in Gallia county; James, Charley;
Ruth, Feb. 8, 1864, reside at home; Joseph, April
24, 1867, resides at home. He was united in marriage
with his third wife, Nancy Murray, in Gallia county,
Oct. 1870. She was born in Columbiana county,
Pennsylvania, and is the daughter of Peter and Nancy
(McBride) Murray. Mr. Sprague is a resident of
Springfield township, and was born in Sidney, Maine, Dec.
18, 1806. He came to this county with his father in
1812. His mother was Louisa (Davis) Sprague.
He and his father were among the earliest settlers in the
county settling first in Gallipolis township. When he
was twenty-one years old he bought a farm of eighty-eight
acres in that township, and in 1842 bought land in
Springfield township, and now owns two hundred and
eighty-eight acres in that township. His son, John
E., enlisted in the late war, in 1863, in the 36th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served nine months. He
reenlisted in 1864, in the 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and served to the close of the war, when he received an
honorable discharge. Mr. Sprague is a
stone-mason and brick-layer by trade, but is now occupied at
farming. Address, Evergreen, Gallia county, Ohio. |
| WILLIAM
STEEL - is a native of Augusta county, Virginia, born
Oct., 1808. He is son of William and Elizabeth
(Hanger) Steel, settles of this county in 1815.
They are both deceased. Mr. Steel was married
in this county in October, 1835, to Sarah Barlow, who
was born in Gallia county Feb. 27, 1808. She is a
daughter of Elnathan and Anna (Morehouse) Barlow, who
were among the very early settlers of this county, coming
here in 1803. Her father died in 1814, and her mother
is also deceased. They came here from Connecticut and
her father served in the war of 1812, and died while in the
service. Aaron Barlow, grandfather of Mrs.
Steel, was a colonel in the revolutionary war, and his
brother Joel Barlow, was one of the land agents of
Ohio. He was a poet, Philosopher, politician, and a
chaplain in one of the regiments in the revolutionary war.
After the war he was sent as United States Minister to
France, and he was one of the persons who induced the French
colony to settle at Gallipolis. The family of Mr.
and Mrs. Steel are Leander C., Sylvester B.,
deceased; Sarah V., Henry C., Augustus W., and
Alonzo C., deceased. Henry C. Steel is
keeping a general store in the village of Centerville, and
is doing a good business. He was married in Delaware
county, Ohio, Nov. 5, 1879, to Mattie C. Holmes.
She is a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Bixler)
Holmes. She was born in Delaware county,,, Dec. 14,
1850. Her father was born in Rockingham county,
Virginia, and died in Delaware county, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1863.
Her mother was born in Perry county, Ohio, and died in Allen
county, Ohio, Dec. 1, 1872. Mr. Steel, and the
subject of this sketch came to Gallia county in 1815, and
was engaged as a merchant and hotel-keeper in Centrevile.
He died Jan. 14, 1861. The address of Mrs. Steel
is Thurman postoffice, Gallia county, Ohio. |
Walnut Twp. -
JOHN STEWART - a farmer and
stock-raiser in Walnut township, settled in this county in
1839. He was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, Feb. 16,
1818, and was united in marriage with Sally Cook Neal,
in Gallia county, Apr. 14, 1842. Nine children were
the result of this union: Mary A., born Aug.
19, 1843, lives in Gallia county; James R., July 1,
1846, died Oct. 3, 1851; Sarah E., Oct. 17, 1849,
died Sept. 8, 1880; Euphemia, Nov. 28, 1857, lives in
Gallia county; John T., Apr. 14, 1854, lives in this
county; Charles P., Sept. 16, 1856, lives in this
county; Archibald, Feb. 8, 1859, died Nov. 28, 1860;
Grace, Aug. 31, 1861, resides in Lawrence county;
Joseph, Aug. 2, 1864; at home. Mr. Stewart's
wife was born in Monroe county, West Virginal, July 17,
1821. Her parents, Charles and Martha (Arnot) Neal,
were among the early settlers, settling here in 1824.
They endured many hardships and privations, having to pound
and grate their own corn. Mrs. Stewart's
father, when he settled here, had but seventy-five cents and
a large family. He and his wife worked hard and soon
earned enough to buy a small piece of land. Their meat
consisted of wild game, such as deer, turkey and bear.
Her father afterwards prospered enough to buy land for all
his children. There were no churches or schools when
her father first came, and the first preaching was in his
house. The first school was held six years after he
came, in a log cabin. Mr. Stewart formerly held
the office of trustee for six years. He is now justice
of the peace, which office he has held eight years.
Address, Waterloo, Lawrence Co., Ohio.
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Gallipolis Twp. -
DAVID STIRLING- was born in Duntober,
Scotland, Apr. 8, 1835. His parents were David B.
and Wilhelmina (Ferriage) Stirling. He was married
to Martha Phenix, in Gallipolis, May 9, 1875.
Two children resulted from this union, as follows:
Olive, born May 5, 1876; and Mary, April 4, 1880.
Mrs. Stirling was born in Petersburg, Virginia, May
28, 1845. She is a daughter of John and Elizabeth
Phenix. Mr. Stirling's first wife, Mary,
was born Dec. 25, 1840, and died July 22, 1874, in Nottoway
county, Virginia. She was mother of the following
children: Wilhelmina, born Sept. 12, 1858; John,
Mar. 10, 1861; George, July 6, 1863; Elizabeth,
Aug. 13, 1866; Anna, Oct. 7, 1868. The subject
of this brief biographical sketch is a house-joiner by
profession, and is universally respected in the community
where he resides. His postoffice address is
Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio. |
Clay Twp. -
WILLIAM
ALONZO STRAIT, - teacher and farmer, settled in this
county with his parents in 1858. He served as township
clerk one year, in 1879. He was son of John Phelps
and Rebecca (Lewis) Strait, and was born in Lawrence
county, Ohio, Dec. 2, 1857. He was united in marriage
with Alzina, daughter of Giles S. and Mary Perkins
Harrington, in Gallia county, Sept. 3, 1879. She
was born in Gallia county, Jun. 2, 1861. They have one
child: Bertha, born Apr. 1, 1881, lives at home.
His father served three years in the 71st Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He contracted disease that caused his death.
Address, Thivener, Gallia county, Ohio.
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| CHARLES
H. D. SUMMERS, is a son of James Harvey and
Elizabeth Hannah Summers, and was born in Gallia county,
Ohio, Oct. 20, 1858. His father was a soldier in the war
of the rebellion. Charles Summers was deputy
clerk of courts in Gallia county for four and a half years,
from Sept. 1877 to Feb. 1882. He is at present filling
the office of deputy auditor. His postoffice address is
Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio |
| WILLIAM
H. SWAIN - is the owner of a farm, located in the
township of Guyan. He was born in Noble County, Ohio,
Jan. 1, 18145, and came to this county with his parents.
His parents are Othey and Emily (Artest) Swain.
The subject of this sketch was married in Gallia County,
Ohio, Dec. 25, 1881, to Lucy A. Williams, who was
born in this county Apr. 9, 1861. She is a daughter of
Elijah and Eliza (Griffith) Williams. The
father of Mr. Swain wa a soldier in the war of 1861.
The postoffice address of Mr. Swain is Crown City,
Gallia County, Ohio. |
| BENJAMIN
F. SWANSON - came to this county with his parents in
1818. He was born in Augusta county, Virginia, June
10, 1814. His father, Dennis Swanson, died in 1861.
His mother, Sarah (Freeholder) Swanson, died
November 18, 1842. Mr. Swanson was the first
township assessor elected in Raccoon township. He has
held the office of township trustee several terms.
Mr. Swanson and Hannah Kyre were married in this
county in April, 1836. She was born in Greenbrier
county, Virginia, April 27, 1814. They have the
following children: Henry C., born Jan. 17,
1837, resides in Gallia county, Ohio; Martha J., Oct.
21, 1839, died July 5, 1841; John W., Nov. 17, 1842,
died May 29, 1863; Margaret A.,
Nov. 17, 1844, died Dec., 1844; Catherine R. (Decard),
Feb. 17, 1848, resides in this county; David A.,
Apr. 28, 1851, resides in Rio Grande, Gallia county,
Ohio; John N., June 16, 1853, died July 16, 1860,
Mr. Swanson has two sons in the late war. Henry
C. enlisted in 1863 in the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
served to the close. John W. enlisted in 1862,
in the 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, but was taken sick at
Somerset, Kentucky, and died there May 29, 1863, and he was
buried at Bethel Church in Somerset, Pulaski county,
Kentucky. Two of Mr. Swanson s brothers were
also soldiers in this war. John W. Swanson
enlisted in 1861, in the 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
served about five months, and was discharged for disability.
Ami Swanson served in the same regiment, and
was also discharged on account of disability. They
both died of disease contracted in the army. The
parents of Mrs. Swanson are Nicholas and Sarah
(McMillan) Kyre. They came to this county in 1818,
and died in 1856 and 1861 respectively. Mr. Swanson
is a farmer and bricklayer. His address is Rio Grande
postoffice, Gallia county, Ohio. |
Cheshire Twp. -
SILAS W. SWANSON - came to Gallia
county in 1818, from Augusta county, Virginia, where he was
Nov. 11, 1816. He is a son of Dennis and Sarah
(Freeholder) Swanson. His father died in 1848, and
his mother Oct. 25, 1851. Silas was married in
Huntington township, this county, Nov. 25, 1841, to Ruth
M. Holcomb, a daughter of Abner F. and Ruth (Burdick)
Holcomb, who was born in Chenango county, New York, May
9, 1820. Her parents came to this county in 1822.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Swanson are: George W.,
born Aug. 10, 1842, died July 5, 1875, of inflammation of
the stomach; Zephenia J., Sept. 15, 1844, died
Dec. 24, 1852, from the effects of a fall from a horse;
Henry B., Dec. 1, 1846, died Apr. 17, 1870; Franklin
F., Mar. 23, 1849, resides in Wellston, Jackson county,
Ohio, where he is a general agent; Mary M., Sept. 27,
1851, resides in Wellston; Leonidas W., Aug. 12,
1855, resides at Cheshire, where he is engaged in teh marble
busienss; Serepta J., Jan. 24, 1857, married to J.
T. Coughenour, Nov. 24, 1880, and resides on his
father's farm in Cheshire township; Gusta R., June
28, 1862, resides at home. Leonidas W., one of
the sons, was married Sept. 24, 1879, to Ina M. Day,
and they have one child, Ora D., born July 17, 1881.
His wife is a daughter of Alfred and Maria (Anderson) Day,
and they reside in this township. George W.,
another son, was a soldier in the late war. He
enlisted in the three months' service, and was discharged
for disability. The father of Silas W. Swnason
was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving till the close.
Mr. Swanson has held several township offices when it
could not be avoided, such as clerk, etc. The business
which Mr. Swanson follows is the tin and hardware.
His wife died Jan. 24, 1882. The address of Mr.
Swanson is Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio.
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GEORGE W. SWISHER - is a native of the
township of Cheshire, born Nov. 10, 1831. He is a son
of Peter and Sarah (Mauck) Swisher. His father
was born in 1806, died Aug. 11, 1876, and his mother died in
1864; they were both born in this township. Mr. Swisher
has seventy-five acres of bottom land, and twenty-two acres
of coal land, nicely situated on the Ohio river. He
was married to Samantha J. King in this township Nov.
28, 1850. She was born in Cheshire township Apr. 4,
1833. Her parents were Newel and Clarissa (Darst)
King. Mr. King was born in North Carolina in 1805,
and came to this county in 1812, and died Mar. 28, 1853.
The mother of Mrs. Swisher was born in 1811 and died
Feb. 23, 1882. The children of Mr. Swisher are:
Henry G., born Sept. 25, 1852, resides at home;
Curtis J., Nov. 10, 1854, was married Jan. 1, 1882, to
Laura Rothgeb; Julia A., May 10, 1857, resides
at home; Rinaldo, Sept. 13, 1859; Clara B.,
Jan. 27, 1862; Wesley E., July 31, 1864. Mr.
Swisher has helped to advance the interests of the
county and township by holding different offices.
Mrs. Swisher had two brothers in the war of 1861.
Newel and Wesley King enlisted in 1862 in Company B,
91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Captain Nida
commanded the company until his death, and was succeeded by
Captain Blazer. Both of the boys served till
the close of the war. Mr. G. W. Swisher had two
brothers in the war. P. W. and D. W. were in
the same company and regiment as the King boys.
D. W. was discharged for disability and P. W.
served to the close of the war. Mr. Swisher is
engaged in farming. His postoffice address is
Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Cheshire Twp. -
WILLIAM SYMMES - is a son of Edward
and Mary A. Bush) Symmes. He was born in Jackson
county, West Virginia, Apr. 14, 1817. In Addison,
Gallia county, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1838, William Symmes was
married to Eliza Matthews, who was born in Cheshire,
Gallia county, Ohio, Apr. 18, 1820. She is a daughter
of Phineas and Abigail (Nobles) Matthews, who came to
this county in 1798. Mr. Symmes has held the
office of township clerk and chattel assessor for several
years, from 1846 to 1852; real estate appraiser in 1853, in
Huntington township; justi8ce of the peace in Cheshire
township from 1873 to 1879; member of the decennial State
Board of Equalization of Ohio, 1880-0881, at Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Symmes, who resides in Cheshire township, settled
in this county in 1828. He is now a farmer, having
been engaged in merchandising form 1854 to 1875.
Postoffice address, Cheshire, Ohio.
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