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Source:
History of Highland
County, Ohio
by Rev. J. W. Klise -
Publ. Madison,
Wis.,
Northwestern Historical Association
1902
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JAMES L. CADWALLADER,
superintendent of the Greenfield, (Ohio) public
schools, has long been prominently connected with
educational affairs. In fact he may be said to
have been bred in an atmosphere of pedagogics, as
his father, Alfred Cadwallader, was for many
years a teacher in Highland county, of which he was
a native and honored citizen. The founder of
the family in that part of Ohio was Jesse
Cadwallader, who came from Virginia and settled
there near the close of the eighteenth century.
Mr. Cadwallader obtained his elementary
education in the public schools of his native county
of Highland. He then became a teacher and
spent four years in what Thomson described as
the "delightful task to rear the tender thought, to
teach the young idea how to shoot." After this
educational novitiate, Mr. Cadwallader
accepted the position of principal of the public
schools of Vienna, O., which he held for three
years. at the expiration of his last term, he became
a student at the National Norman university of
Lebanon, O., with a view to qualifying himself
thoroughly as an instructor. That famous
school for the training of teachers honored him with
the degree of B. S. at his graduation in 1891 and a
year later he received the still higher degree of M.
S. After completing his studies at Lebanon,
Mr. Cadwallader resumed his old charge at Vienna
and remained there two years and a half. His
next responsibility was as principal of the
Blanchester (Ohio) schools for three years, when he
was appointed professor of history and Latin in the
Normal university at Lebanon. He was holding
this responsible position when called to fill the
superintendency at Greenfield, the duties of which
have since absorbed his attention. In this
thriving Ohio city Mr. Cadwallader has fully
demonstrated his ability both as an educator and
administrative officer. He has charge of
twenty-one teachers in schools showing a total
enrollment of 850 pupils, and the excellence of the
superintendent's management is shown by the superior
drill and efficiency exhibited in all the grades.
In 1892, Mr. Cadwallader was married to
Bertha Miller, an accomplished lady of
Clarksville, O. He is a communicant of the
Christian church and member of the Royal Arch
masons.
Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Association -
1902 ~ Page 258 |
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ANDREW S. CAILEY,
merchant at East Danville, comes from one of the oldest pioneer families in Highland county. The records show that his
grandfather, Frederick Cailey, was one of the sparse population of New Market township as far back as the
organization of the county. He was a
native of Rockingham county, Virginia, and before leaving that state had married
Mary Roadheaffer, who was a first cousin of the famous Indian fighter,
Lewis Wetzell.
Frederick Cailey located in that part
of Highland county which afterward became White Oak township, became the owner
of abut 200 acres of land, and died when sixty years old, his wife reaching her
eightieth year before passing away.
Their son, John Cailey, was born in White Oak township Nov. 13, 1813, and in early manhood married
Sarah, daughter of
Anthony and Sarah Sonner. He purchased a farm of 128 acres in
Concord township, where he made his home during the remainder
of his life, occupied principally in cultivation of the soil. Aside from this, however, he was a
local minister of the United Brethren church and for many years was quite
prominent in religious work. His
wife died when about sixty-six years old, but he long survived his consort and
passed away in the eighty-fourth year of his age.
They had a family of seven children, of whom
Francis M., Newton J. and Aramitha are dead; the living are
Delilah, wife of
John Robinson, of
Missouri; William A.,
of California; the subject of this
sketch; and Rachel, wife of
W. M. Young, of Columbus.
Andrew S. Cailey, third of the
children in age, was born in Concord township,
Highland county, Ohio, Mar. 21, 1852, and with
the exception of two years spent in
Missouri, remained at home until his twenty-eighth year. He engaged in the mercantile business
at East Danville and has prospered, having one
of the most modern and comfortable dwelling houses in the village. In fact he has a complete a general
store as can be found in the county, outside of large cities, and it must be a
very unreasonable customer who cannot find there what he wants. His store rooms are large and
commodious and he does and deserves to do a large business, as he is courteous
to all customers and up-to-date in his methods.
Mr. Cailey first married
Amy Fleming, a native of
Highland county, by whom he had an only child named
Sarah.
The mother died in 1889, and
Mr. Cailey took for his second wife
Maggie, daughter of C. P. and
Elizabeth Helsley, of White Oak township, and one child,
Marjorie, has resulted from this
union. Besides his mercantile
business, Mr. Cailey finds time to
fulfill the duties of postmaster at Winkle, the official name of his place, and
also those of station agent for the Hillsboro railroad. In Oddfellowship
he is a member of East Danville lodge, No. 844, and Encampment No. 243, at
Sardinia.
Source:
The County
of Highland – A History of
Highland County, Ohio – by Rev. J. W. Klise – Publ. Madison,
Wis.,
Northwestern Historical Assn. - 1902-
Page 258
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JOHN CRAWFORD CALDWELL,
a prominent live stock dealer and one of the
commissioners of Highland county for several years,
comes of a family long identified with the county's
industrial development. The founder of the
Ohio branch was Crawford Caldwell, a native
of Ireland, who was brought across the ocean by his
parents when about eight years old. He served
as a soldier during the war of 1812 and was among
the earliest of the settlers of Ross county.
He left a son named Allen, who was born and
married in Ross county and lived there some years,
but in 1857 transferred his home to Highland county,
where he died in 1896. His wife was Eleanor
Jane Winegar, member of a well known family of
Rockbridge county, Virginia, which had
representatives in the Scioto valley at what is now
called "an early day." Mrs. Allen Caldwell,
who is still living at Greenfield, became the mother
of fourteen children, of whom John Crawford
Caldwell is the oldest. His birth occurred
in Ross county, Ohio, in 1839, and there his early
training was obtained before the removal of his
parents heretofore mentioned. Dec. 31, 1861,
he was married to Effie Ann, daughter of
William S. Town, deceased, and member of one of
the oldest families in Highland county.
Mrs. Caldwell died in 1872, leaving four
children: Addie, wife of William
Crooks of Highland county; William A.,
also of Highland, and James M., of Fayette
county; John S., superintendent of the
Southside school in Greenfield. In 1872 Mr.
Caldwell took a second wife in the person of
Effie Lawson, by whom he has five children:
Clara, wife of Fred Marks; Mary, wife
of Frank Snarrenberger. Throughout his
life Mr. Caldwell has been more or less
closely connected with the live stock industry,
chiefly as a shipper, in which line he has done a
large amount of business and become well known to
the trade. He finds time also to take part in
all the local political contests in Highland county
and has been recognized for years as one of his
party's leaders. In 1891 he was elected a
member of the board of county commissioners and by
re-elections held that important position nearly
seven years. He is a member of the first
Presbyterian church at Greenfield and of the order
of Odd Fellows, and is recognized in all the
relations of life as a clever man and good citizen.
Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Association -
1902 ~ Page 259 |
LAFAYETTE
CALLAWAY, of Union Township, has worked his
way up from poverty to a position as one of the
representative farmers of Highland county. On
the side of his paternal grandfather, he is of North
Carolina origin, John Callaway having come
from the old North State to Adams county many years
ago and married a widow McCoy, whose son by
her first husband was one of the wealthiest men in
that part of the state. This marriage resulted
in the birth of a son named William, who
married Margaret Toler, a native of Kentucky,
and a few years afterward enlisted in the
Sixty-first Ohio regiment, was captured and died a
prisoner at Andersonville. His widow, who is
living at Mineral Springs, Ohio, was left with five
children, of whom three survive. One of the
latter is Lafayette Callaway, who was
born in Adams county, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1859. So
early as his ninth year he was forced to realize
that a life of hardship lay before him and that he
would be compelled to earn his daily bread by
unremitting labor. For eleven years
consecutively he worked by the month and several
years for daily wages, but he did not lose heart,
persevered and eventually found himself on the road
to independence. In 1877 he came to Highland
county and in 1887 bought the farm in 62 acres,
which he now owns and resides on. As a general
farmer and successful stockraiser he occupies a
position in strong contrast to the enforced toil of
his earlier years. Mr. Callaway also
finds time to help out in the public business and
has served as constable and supervisor in Union
township. November 26, 1886, he was married to
Sarah E., widow of James Sharp, who
has a son by her first husband named James B.,
and a daughter by Mr. Callaway called
Susie. The family attend the Christian
church, of which Mrs. Callaway is a member.
Source:
The County
of Highland – A History of
Highland County, Ohio – by Rev. J. W. Klise – Publ. Madison,
Wis.,
Northwestern Historical Assn. - 1902--
Page 260 |
CHARLES NEWTON CAREY,
who resides in the village which derives its name
from his father and is one of the most progressive
citizens of Penn township, is connected both by
descent and marriage with strong pioneer families.
His grandfather, Samuel Carey, was born in
Virginia, Dec. 2, 1785, married Anna McPherson,
and in 1834 purchased 100 acres of land where the
village of Careytown was subsequently built and
named. He died in Clinton county in February,
1878, and his wife Dec. 19, 1866. Jonathan
Carey, one of their children, who died Feb. 14,
1873, was the village blacksmith for thirty years,
and his son Gurney B. now resides on the old
homestead. David McPherson Carey,
another of the sons of Samuel, was born in
Highland county, May 6, 1822, and subsequently
became one of the leading farmers in Penn township.
It was to him the community was indebted for the
little village which bears his name and constitutes
a convenient center for the transaction of
neighborhood business. He married Rebecca
Hiatt, who was born Feb. 11, 1827, and died Jan.
5, 1887. Her great-grandfather came to Penn
township in 1816 and her father, Thomas Hiatt,
spent most of his life at Samantha engaged in
the milling business. The children of David
and Rebecca Carey were Thomas L., Amos
H., S. Albert; Annie E., wife of Taylor
Hixson; David F.; Hattie E.; wife of Milburn
Himiller; Elwood O., James E., Charles N., Matthew,
Minnie, Thaddeus L. and Irvin.
Charles Newton Carey, who appears ninth in the
above list, was born near where he now resides in
Highland county, Ohio, Mar. 27, 1859, and grew up to
the life of a farmer. At the present time he
owns 121 acres of land, which is well improved and
equipped with a fine barn, besides the cosy dwelling
house in Careytown in which the family make their
home. Mr. Carey was the leading spirit
in organizing the Careytown Telephone company, whose
lines extend from Leesburg to New Vienna through the
first mentioned place and constitute an improvement
which adds much to the social enjoyments, as well as
business convenience of the neighbors. This
company opened for business June 15, 1901, with
twenty-six subscribers now has about eighty regular
patrons. Its officers are Charles N. Carey,
,president; Henry Sanders, secretary and
treasurer; who, with Joseph Bailey, Thomas H.
Smith and R. H. Ockerman constitute the
board of directors. Feb. 28, 1889, Mr.
Carey was married to Cornelia Edwards,
descended on both sides of the house from early
pioneers who exercised great influence in their
respective communities. Her great-grandfather,
Robert Edwards, was born Dec. 28, 1775, married
Abigail Barnes, and among his children had a son
named after himself. This son was born in
Chester county, Pa., June 6, 1803, and married
Elizabeth Conard, a native of the same state,
with whom he afterward located in highland county.
He died near New Lexington, June 27, 1883, and his
wife passed away near New Lexington, June 27, 1883,
and his wife passed away in 1888 at the age of
eighty-six years. Their son, Charles B.
Edwards, married Mary, daughter of
Gilbert and Anna (Hussey) Holmes, and they
became the parents of the following named children :
Anna, wife of Salkeld Larkin; Florence,
wife of Elwood Carey; Horace D., of Penn
township; Cornelia, who became Mrs.
Charles Newton Carey; Edgar Holmes, a farmer of
Penn township; Gilbert H., a dentist at
Greenfield; Robert Carl recently returned
from twenty-two months' service in the Philippines,
where he was promoted to a sergeantcy; Elizabeth,
at home; Henry Charles, a teacher in
Penn township. Mrs. Carey's mother was
reared by her grandfather, Stephen Husey who
came to Highland county from North Carolina in 1805
and has many descendants. The children of
Charles Newton and Cornelia (Edwards) Carey are
Ethel, born Aug. 16, 1890; Bernice, born
Nov. 19, 1891; David M., born Dec. 19, 1893;
Ruby and Reba (twins) born Jan. 9,
1896; Ralph, born June 1, 1898; and Helen,
born Jan. 27, 1902.
Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Association -
1902 ~ Page 261 |
JAMES BEASON CARLISLE,
the efficient and popular superintendent of the
Highland county infirmary, is connected with one of
the old and substantial families. His
grandfather, Rynard Carlisle, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1788 and was married in May, 1815,
to Ellen Simmons, born in Maryland in 1794.
Some years subsequent to their marriage they removed
to Highland county, where he died in February, 1851,
and she in December, 1873.. Their children
were James S., born Dec. 7, 1817; Betsey,
who married John L. Hughes, of Marshall, in
1840, and died in February, 1901; Sarah, who
was married Jan. 20, 1848, to John Lucas of
Marshall township; and Siana married Oct. 5,
1848, to Jonathan Spargur of Marshall.
James S. Carlisle, the eldest of the family,
was married Jan. 8, 1852, to Emily Jane,
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Lowman) Hill,
and this union resulted in the birth of ten
children. Of these William R. is
farming near Carmel church; Hamer H. resides
in Xenia, Ohio; Sarah E. is the wife of
John Burnett of Marshall; John S. lives
at Denton, Tex.; Nannie V. married J. M.
Williams of Mt. Sterling, Ohio; Carrie L.
is living with her mother at Marshall; James B.
died when two years old; James Beason is
further mentioned below; Donn W. and Grace
D. are at home. James Beason Carlisle
was born at Marshall, Highland county, Ohio, Apr. 2,
1870, and received his education in the township
schools. After he grew up he was engaged for
some years in farming and the life insurance
business, which continued until the early months of
1900. March 1st of that year he was appointed
by the board of commissioners to the responsible
position of superintendent of the Highland county
infirmary, a place which he has since filled in a
manner entirely acceptable to all concerned.
Mar. 3, 1896, he was married to Stella,
daughter of Ambrose R. and Nancy Alice (Roberts)
Setty, scions of old and honored families of
Highland county. The Settys, as well as
Lewis Roberts, the father of Mrs. Nancy A.
Setty, came from Virginia and were among those
who earned the honored name of being early settlers
of the county. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Carlisle are Carshall Carter, born Jan.
23, 1897; Grace Genevieve, born July 20,
1898; and H. Beason, born Jan. 20, 1901.
Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Association -
1902 ~ Page 262 |
CASE BROTHERS
- Isaiah Case, a native of Pennsylvania, came
to Greenfield in 1870 and purchased the property
known as the Model Mills, built in 1849 by a man
named Knox. He conducted the establishment for
several years, then sold it and engaged in the
planing-mill business. In a short time,
however, he resumed charge of the mills and retained
control until his death. He married Hannah
Owens, by whom he had a fmaily of four children,
consisting of two sons and two daughters.
Their names are John W., Charles Maud and
Saturah A., the latter wife of Charles,
son of Hon. H. L. Dickey, who is cashier of
the Commercial bank. In 1898, under the firm
name of Case Brothers, the two sons took
charge of the Model Mills. John W. Case,
the elder of these brothers, though born in Jackson
county, Ohio, was brought to Greenfield when an
infant two years old. After finishing school
he worked for some time in the mills with Edwin
I. Brown and in 1890 entered the Commercial bank
as individual bookkeeper. He retained this
position five years and in 1898, in partnership with
his brother, Charles, assumed control of the
mill property which they have jointly managed since
that time. Aside from his business, Mr.
Case has been identified in a prominent way with
the official and social life of the city. In
1898 he was elected treasurer of Greenfield and held
that office four years. He is a member of the
First Baptist church and of the Order of Odd
Fellows.
Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 263 |
| ISAIAH CASE Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 263 |
| WILSON CHANEY Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 263 |
| JOHN F. CHAPLIN Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 264 |
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PHILIP W. CHARLES Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise -
Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 265 |
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WILLIAM M. CLEVELAND Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise -
Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 266 |
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JOSEPH W. CLOUSER Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise -
Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 267 |
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ALBERT G. COCKERILL Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise -
Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 268 |
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MONTO B. COFFIN Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 269 |
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JONATHAN B. COWGILL Source: History of
Highland County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise -
Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 269 |
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COWMAN FAMILY Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 271 |
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H. A. COWMAN Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ.
Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical
Association - 1902 ~ Page 271 |
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THE CRAWFORD FAMILY
– The name of Crawford
is a memorable one in the annals of
Ohio and especially identified with the history of Ross and
Highland
counties. The family here mentioned
is descended from a Pennsylvania family of
Irish descent, of which two of the sons were captured by Indians about the year
1760, and were prisoners in Ohio
until surrendered to General Bouquet
at the famous treaty of 1764. One of
them afterward settled on Eagle creek, in Brown county, and the other located at
Crawfordsville, Ind., which was named after him. The
Colonel Crawford whose defeat in
1782, and subsequent burning at the stake in what is now Wyandot county, was one
of the most tragic events in the annals of Indian massacres, was a relative of
the Highland
county branch of the family.
Alexander Crawford, a brother of the
Indian captives alluded to, was born in Pennsylvania
during the Revolutionary war, and was the first of the family to gain a foothold
in the Scioto valley. He married
Anna Pigman and with her and four children left his native state in the fall of 1795, floated down the
Ohio on a small flat-boat to the mouth of the
Scioto, and ascended that stream in a canoe to the vicinity of
Chillicothe. He was a millwright and helped to
build the floating mill famous in Chillicothe
history, commonly supposed to have been the first mill of any kind upon the Scioto river. After remaining about two years at
his first location, Alexander Crawford
moved to the mouth of Waugh’s run on Deer creek, which locality he abandoned in
1799 and selected a place of residence on what afterward became the site of
Centerfield in Highland county. Here he remained about six years
and the place was long known as “
Crawford’s Thicket.” From this
point he removed in 1805 to Paint township, Ross county, his land extending into
the Highland
county township of the same name. In
1807, he built on the Highland county bank of
Paint creek a grist mill which became an important factor in the domestic life
of the neighborhood. Here he lived
and carried on his work until 1823, when he was drowned while attempting to
cross the creek in a canoe. His
children, all of whom are long since dead, were seven in number and named as
follows: Jesse, Alexander, Mary (Mrs.
Nathan Thomas), Sarah (Mrs. James Greenfield), Elizabeth (Mrs. William
Greenfield), Susan (Mrs. John McElwaine) and
Elsie (Mrs. Joseph Estle) of Indiana.
Alexander Crawford, Jr., second of
the children in age, was born in Green county, Pa.,
in 1790 and was consequently a lad of five years when he floated down the
Ohio with his parents on their adventurous voyage to the
western wilderness. After he grew up
he was associated with his father in the management of the mill after the
latter’s death took charge and conducted the business alone for some years. In 1825, he sold the property to
Mr. Barrett and removed to Plum run,
a mile or more southwest of his former location, and there built a saw and grist
mill which he conducted until 1850 when his sons assumed charge of the business.
Alexander Crawford was a man of most
excellent traits of character and very interesting as a companion on account of
the experiences of his early life.
He was a companion of the Indian boys, with whom he played and hunted, and he
personally knew many of the warriors who became famous in history. Among his acquaintances were such
celebrated characters as Logan and
Tecumseh, and
Captain John, a Shawanee chief who taught young Crawford how
to hunt deer. He often went with his
father to visit Waw-wil-a-way, the
old chief who resided on Rattlesnake creek, and whose base murder by
Wolff has been much reprehended by all the historians of the pioneer days.
Mr. Crawford was present at Old Town (now Frankfort), Ross county, when the ceremonies establishing peace between the
murderer and his victim’s sons were celebrated, and often during his life spoke
of the impressiveness of the scene which were ensued.
Alexander Crawford, Jr., who was a fine mill-wright, erected many
mills on various Ohio
streams and was widely known as well as highly esteemed for his cheerful and
sociable disposition. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of
Benoni Brown, who came to Ross county
form Virginia,
and as a result of this union there were eight children.
Jemima, the eldest, and widowed wife
of Solomon Mershon, is a resident of
Clermont county where her brother Jackson
is also living in his eighty-sixth year.
John joined the Second regiment, Ohio
heavy artillery, and was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow soldier in
Kentucky.
Mary was drowned in infancy, and
Catherine, who married
S. G. Gough, died in July 1901. The other three children are
Alexander, Jesse and
Anna, the latter a widow of
John O’Neil. Alexander Crawford, the third,
who was born in 1828, and his brother
Jesse two years younger, worked together in the mill for some years and the
latter learned the trade of a millwright.
In the spring of 1857 they purchased in partnership 188 acres of land
which they operated jointly for some time, and a few years later removed to
their present place of residence, where in 1870 they erected a commodious
dwelling-house. The two brothers now
own 500 acres of land, which is well improved and equipped with all necessary
agricultural conveniences. Formerly
they raised mules extensively, but latterly have confined themselves to general
farming and breeding of miscellaneous stock.
Feb. 16, 1865, Jesse Crawford
was married to Ruth V. Wheaton, of
Madison township, daughter of John F. and Mary (Vance) Wheaton, natives of
Pennsylvania.
The children of this union are five in number:
Emma, married Joseph Burgess, of Paint township and has one
child, John A.;
John A. Crawford, died Aug. 27, 1894;
Elizabeth E., wife of
Albert McCoy, resides at Washington
Court House; Luana, married Russel Hughey and died Aug. 6, 1896, leaving one child, Ruth E.;
Jessie M., wife of Samuel Beck,
has two children, Elizabeth and
Catherine.
Source: The
County of
Highland – A History of
Highland County,
Ohio
– by Rev. J. W. Klise – Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Assn. - 1902- Page 272
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JOHN H. CRUM
was born on the Hempstead farm, Oct. 20, 1844, and
was educated in the district school. At the
outbreak of the great civil war he was among the
first to offer their services to the great civil war
he was among the first to offer their services to
the nation, and enlisted in Company L of the Second
regiment, Ohio cavalry, with which he was mustered
in at Columbus. Being sent to Virginia, he was
on duty there for twenty two-months, participating
in a number of encounters with the enemy, including
the notable battles of the Wilderness, Hanover Court
House, Dinwiddie Court House, Ream's Station, Cedar
Creek, Winchester, Charlottesville, and Harper's
Ferry. At the conclusion of his service he was
mustered out at St. Louis, Mo., when he returned
home and resumed the work of farming. Soon
afterward he was married to Phoebe Lowe, a
native of Maine, and for four years they made their
home in Liberty township, afterward removing to the
old homestead. He built a handsome residence
in 1901, affording him a comfortable home, upon 125
acres of valuable land. He is a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and a Republican in
politics. Mrs. Pheobe Crum who died in
1892, was the mother of three children:
Pearl, wife of R. J. Pope; Oscar,
residing in Brush Creek and Ivy, wife of
J. Grable. On May 11, 1901, Mr. Crum
was united in marriage with Mrs. Martha Garman
and there was born to this union one child, Nina.
Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 274 |
LEWIS CRUM,
in the early days one of the best known men of
Highland county, was born in Virginia, Feb. 10,
1787, and in early manhood married Sarah Engle,
born in Virginia Oct. 5, 1787. A few years
later they moved to Wayne county, Ohio, and not long
afterward, in 1823, made their home in Brush Creek
township, Highland county. There Lewis Crum,
who was a carpenter by trade, bought the old mill
now known as the Porter mill, which he operated,
with the exception of about three years, until his
death, on Apr. 7, 1861. His wife died on Jan.
20, 1862. Their eleven children were:
George, residing at Bainbridge; William,
deceased; Amelia, of Coshocton county;
John Harrison, Millie, Anna, deceased;
Strawder, of Kansas; Eliza, deceased;
Sarah, of Louisiana; Alcinda, deceased;
Rachel, deceased. John Harrison
Crum, the father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in Frederick county, Virginia, Jan.
27, 1817, and was reared in Brush Creek township
mainly, where he married Ann M. Wickersham
and began house keeping at Sinking Spring, where
they lived about twelve years. Two years they
spent at the place now owned by Mrs. John H.,
now lives. He lived to the age of seventy-nine
years and his wife to fifty-nine. Their
children are: Jacob W., residing in
Brush Creek township; John H., subject of
this notice; Joseph W., residing in Brush
Creek township; John H., subject of this
notice; Joseph W., Samuel, and Peter
N. living in Brush Creek; Sarah, wife of
D. Shoemaker of Brush Creek, and Lewis, whose
residence is in the same township.
Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 274 |
PETER N. CRUM,
a younger son of J. Harrison Crum, Sr., of
whom a sketch is given in the foregoing, was born
Dec. 1, 1858, on the farm where he now lives.
At nineteen years of age he went west, to Illinois,
Minnesota and Iowa, and was most of the time in
employment on the railroads. Then returning
home, he bought part of the old place and married
Mary A. Roads, of Brush Creek township.
Seven children have been born to them: Chester,
Sherman, Cecil, Blanche, Gorden, and Silvie
(twins, the latter deceased), and Roscoe
deceased. Mr. Crum is the owner of 104
acres of good land, is a successful farmer and god
business man, and is unusually popular in the
township, as was shown recently by his election as
the Republican candidate for trustee in a township
generally Democratic by a large majority. He
is serving his first term in this office, which he
is adapted to fill with credit and benefit to the
public.
Source: History of Highland
County, Ohio by Rev. J. W. Klise - Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Association - 1902 ~
Page 275 |
THOMAS
CUMMINGS, one of the early settlers of Brush
Creek township, was a patriot soldier of the war of
1812, served the full term and was rewarded with a
land warrant, but unfortunately lost his rights
through some of the devious land operations of the
early days. He married Susan Ockerman
who, like himself, was a native of Virginia, and
they made their home upon a small tract of wild land
in Brush Creek township, where they reared ten
children: Henry, William, John, Martha,
Mary, Barbara, Elizabeth, Anthony, Daniel and
Thomas. Thomas Cummings was one of the
founders of the first church in the township, and
lived an honorable and Christian life, which is
remembered with pride by his many descendants.
Daniel Cummings, one of the sons, now prominent
in Brush Creek township, was born there Feb. 27,
1832, and in early manhood married Jane
daughter of James and Elizabeth Woolfe.
In the time of the great rebellion he volunteered
for the military service and was a private in
Company B of the Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio
infantry, with which he served about ten months in
Tennessee. Though he started in early manhood
without property he now has a valuable farm of 152
acres, and is much respected, and has been honored
with the offices of school trustee and supervisor.
He is a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic
and a steward in the Methodist church. He and
his wife have had nine children: Barbara E.,
John W., James T., George A., Joseph, Charles E.,
Eliza E., Wesley and one that died in infancy.
Thomas Cummings the younger son of Thomas,
whose name heads this sketch, was born and
reared in Brush Creek township, and married to
Mary J., daughter of Jacob T. and Elizabeth
Hizer. He lived to the age of about sixty
years, and was one of the successful farmers and
influential men of the township. Taking a
great interest in educational and religious affairs,
he served for a number of years as a member of the
school board, and was one of the staunch supporters
of the old Pisgah Methodist church, and one of its
trustees for many years. His children were:
Edward S., residing in Paulding county; Mary
E., at the old home; Martha E., at
Belfast, Ohio; Daniel R.; Melissa J.,
Ollie A. and Sherman are deceased; and
Farris B. resides on the old homestead.
DANIEL R. CUMMINGS, son of
Thomas and Mary J. Cummings, was born on the
farm now owned by his mother Mar. 21, 1868, and was
educated in the public schools. In his youth
he began teaching in the schools of Paulding county,
and he followed this profession for five years, then
returning to Highland county and taking charge of
the old homestead, and marrying Annie E.,
daughter of John N. and Catherine Butters of
Marshall township. They are now living on the
farm of her parents, and he is the owner of sixty
acres of valuable land, but farms a larger area,
with much success. He is one of the prominent
young men of Marshall township, and has been honored
with the responsible office of township trustee.
He is a member of the lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 25,
at Hillsboro, and a steward and trustee of the
Methodist Church. In politics Mr. Cummings
is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings
have three children: Fay M., Ruth V.
and N. Gladys.
Source: The
County of
Highland – A History of
Highland County,
Ohio
– by Rev. J. W. Klise – Publ. Madison,
Wis., Northwestern Historical Assn. - 1902- Pages
275 & 276 |
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