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OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Logan County,
Ohio
BIOGRAPHIES
(Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 - w/ some illustrations and
portraits) |
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SAMUEL L. MARMON,
farmer, P. O., Pickereltown; was born Sept. 3, 1851, in
the northeast part of the township; is the only son and
second child of a family of three children, who were
born to Amos P. and Cynthia Ann (Outland) Marmon.
Samuel L. was married Apr. 30, 1875, to
Elizabeth Watkins, who was born in this township,
April 30, 1851, and was a daughter of Robert J. and
Lydia (Cowgill) Watkins. After their marriage
they located on the farm where he now resides, situated
three fourths of a mile north of Pickereltown,
consisting of 79 acres. Two children have been
born to them - Evaline, born June 20, 1877;
Francis, Nov. 1879. He and wife are members of
the Society of Friends.
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| SUMNER
J. MARSH (Bokes Creek Twp.), merchant; West
Mansfield; was born in Jefferson Co., Wis., Sept. 1,
1846; is the son of Sumner J. Marsh, who was born
in Vermont, and emigrated to Ohio when a young man;
being a good mechanic he located in the growing city of
Cleveland, which offered good facilities for willing and
efficient workmen; during his sojourn there he formed
the acquaintance of Mary R. Wilgus, who resided
in Circleville, this State, but had come from Delaware
to Ohio, with her parents when quite young; they were
married and took up their residence in Circleville and
remained there nearly two years, then moved to
Cleveland, where they lived about four, when they, with
their two eldest children, moved to Jefferson Co., Wis.,
where he carried on his business of "contracting and
building," until the breaking out of the war; he
enlisted April, 1861, in Co. E, 4th Wis. V. I.; was
discharged for sickness 1863; he re-enlisted Co. K, 18th
Wis. V. I., and was wounded at the battle of Altona,
Ala., and was sent to State Hospital, Madison, Wis.,
where he died March 12, 1865; they had seven children -
Charles h., Francis J., Sumner J.,
William H., Mary M., John R. and Edison H.;
the eldest son enlisted in the late Rebellion, 1861, Co.
E, 4th Wis. V. I., and served one year, when he was
discharged on account of sickness, but ere long he
re-enlisted in 38th Wis. V. I., and served until the
close of the war. Sumner J. also enlisted
January, 1865, Co. H, 47th Wis. V. I., and served until
August of same year, when he got his discharge and
returned to their home in Wisconsin, where he re-engaged
in a chair manufactory, and was there until 1879, at
which date he abandoned the manufactory of chairs to
engage in the mercantile business, and in August of that
year he came to West Mansfield, and formed a partnership
with J. R> Skidmore; they carry a stock of
general merchandise - dry goods, groceries and all
staple articles necessary in a country store, under firm
name of Skidmore & Marsh. Mr. Marsh was
married to Narcissa Ashley, May 11, 1869, in
Wisconsin; she was born in Ohio, but had gone to
Wisconsin with her father's family when she was about
10years old; they have two children - S. Jay and
baby. His brother, John R., came to this
State and married here, Belle, daughter of Dr.
William Ream, and is clerking for the firm of
Skidmore & Marsh. The Marshes are the
grandchildren of Robert Wilgus, who, with his
family, were early settlers in Logan Co. |
MARTIN McADAMS (Bokes
Creek Twp.), farmer; P. O., Ridgeway; was born March 23,
in the year 1847, in Logan Co., O.; he, ever since his
birth, has been a citizen of the county, and in October,
1867, Mr. McAdams was married to Lucinda Bower;
their family consists of the following children -
Cora Tidelia, Curtis Adams, Clarence Wilson, Carrie
Amanda and Covert, all of whom are now
living. By occupation Mr. McAdams is a
farmer, practical in the management and appointments of
his farm and stock. He is a member of the White
Swan Grange, No. 512; his wife is a member of the
Disciples' Church, one of the progressive and
enlightened Christian organizations of the present time.
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| SETH MCBRIDE |
J.
W. McCOID, meat market, Bellefontaine; was born
in Muskingum Co., O., June 23, 1843, and is the son of
John and Ellen (Echelberg) McCoid; our subject,
when about three years of age, with his parents moved to
Bellefontaine, which has been his home ever since; here
he entered his father's butcher shop when about fifteen
years of age, and Mr. McCoid has continued in the
butcher business ever since; he is now the oldest
butcher in business in Bellefontaine. Mr.
McCoid for a number of years kept butcher shop on
the corner where the Miltenberger House
now stands; from there he moved to the northeast corner;
from there to his present place of business, located on
the northwest corner of Columbus and Detroit
streets, where he keeps the leading butcher shop in the
city. Mr. McCoid married Miss Emma J.
Wheeler, of Ohio, by whom he has two children
living, Adolphus and Crutcher.
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| WILLIAM
G. McDONALD (Bokes Creek Twp.), farmer; P. O.,
West Mansfield. The ancestors of William G.
Mansfield. The ancestors of William G.
McDonald were Scotch-Irish. The time of their
emigration to America is, however, unknown. The
date of his father's birth is also unknown, but is
supposed to be about 1784. He was married in 1813
to Rebecca Fitzsimmons. Their family
consisted of eleven children - George, Elizabeth,
Mary, William G., James, Daniel A., Rachel J., John
(deceased), Christiana, Rebecca (deceased) and
Caroline. In 1842, William G. McDonald
married Ellen Whittaker, of Clarke Co., O.; they
have five living children and one dead - Hamilton,
Josephine, William A., Jane and Gertrude A.;
the name of the deceased was Josiah. In
1840, William G., settled in Logan Co., and paid
for first first purchase of land with the proceeds of
sugar sold at 5 cents per pound. The entire family
belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Hamilton, the eldest son, served three years in the
civil war, under his country's flag, for the suppression
of the rebellion. |
HORACE
G. McKEE, livery; Bellefontaine. Among the
most successful liverymen of Bellefontaine is the
above-named gentleman, who was born in St. Lawrence Co.,
N.Y., and came to Ohio when he was about twelve years of
age adn located in Morrow Co., where he remained for a
number of years, holding several offices of public
trust, and was Sheriff of Morrow Co. for two terms, and
a member of the City Council of Mt. Gilead some five
years. These offices Mr. McKee filled with
honor and credit. He was also a soldier in the
late civil war, serving in the 126th O. V. I. From
Morrow Co. Mr. McKee moved to Knox, thence to
Bellefontaine in 1870, having purchased his livery
business in 1868. He is now the owner of one of
the best livery stables and enjoying a leading business
of Logan Co., keeping on hand the best livery in the
city; seventeen head of horses and a fine turn-out in
the vehicle line, having accommodations for sixty-three
head of horses.
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| DR. BENJAMIN T. McKINNON |
| JAMES B. McKINNON |
JONAS MEREDITH, farmer; P. O. Bellefontaine;
is one of the old prisoners of Logan Co.; was born in
Loudoun Co., Va., May 24, 1792, and is the son of
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Howell) Meredith; his mother
was born in Virginia, and his father in Pennsylvania;
they married in Loudoun Co., Va. Benjamin
Meredith was a shoemaker by trade, but in latter
years engaged in farming. In 1805, the family
moved to Belmont Co., O.; here both parents died.
Our subject learned his trade as a house-joiner, working
at different places, when, in 1833, he came to
Bellefontaine and worked at his trade. In 1834 he
married Rebecca Kirkland, and in September, 1835,
moved to the present homestead, which then had but
little improvements, in a dense forest; starting at work
on the new home, he commenced clearing land, and today
has a fine farm of 200 acres, in good condition.
In 1836 Mr. Meredith was Justice of the Peace.
Mrs. Meredith died Apr. 15, 1867; they had four
children, two of whom are living; had one son in the
late civil war. Benjamin F. enlisted in the
132d O.V.I., 100-days service; he is now engaged
in farming on the old homestead.
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JOHN
MILLER, jeweler; Bellefontaine; was born in Cecil
Co., Md., March 20, 1809, and is the son of Thomas
and Abbie (George) Miller, both parents natives of
Maryland. Our subject remained a resident of his
native county until 1810, when he with his parents moved
to Washington Co., Pa., where he remained until 1824;
then came to Ohio, and located in New Lisbon, where he
learned his trade, watchmaking; and afterwards was a
resident of Washington Co., Pa., then to Guernsey Co.,
O., and in 1834 moved to Bellefontaine, O., where he
entered the watch and jewelry business, which business
he has continued ever since in Bellefontaine, being
today the oldest watchmaker in Logan Co. During
Mr. Miller's residence in Bellefontaine he has held
several offices of public trust with honor and credit;
he was Mayor of the city for two terms, and a member of
the City Council two terms; is a member of the Disciple
Church, of which he has been one of its active members,
preaching for number of years; a hard worker in the
temperance cause, and took an active part in the
anti-slavery question, and a member of the underground
railroad. Mr. Miller commenced the watch
and jewelry business in Bellefontaine with a small
capital; he rode horseback to Cincinnati and purchased
his stock, returning with it in a pair of saddle-bags.
He married in 1829 to Miss Abbie Torrence; by his
union they had seven children, of whom five are living.
Mrs. Miller died in December, 1879, nearly 70
years of age. Thus passed away one of the highly
respected old settlers of Bellefontaine.
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JOHN
B. MILLER, deceased, Bellefontaine; was
born in New York City, De. 16, 1808, and was the son of
Ephraim Miller, a carpenter by trade. Our
subject learned the trade as a shoemaker in Cincinnati,
O., where he had moved to when he was a child, and
working at his trade in different sections of the
country. He married Susan Thurston, who was
born in Massachusetts in 1811; came to Cincinnati when
she was not quite 13 years of age. In 1832 they
moved to Bellefontaine; coming here in a two-horse
wagon, being one of the first regular shoemakers to
locate at Bellefontaine, working in a building on the
site of the Opera House for a number of years. He
entered the mercantile business, and then in the hotel
business. He was a soldier in the Mexican war,
enlisting in the 15th Infantry as First Lieutenant; here
he served for nine months, doing good service. He
was also in the late civil war, enlisting in the 13th O.
V. I. as Captain, and serving some three years, and
participating in a number of engagements. He had
also a son, Spencer, in the same regiment, who
did good service and was honorably discharged.
Mr. Miller has filled several offices of public
trust, serving as Postmaster of Bellefontaine for some
four or five years, and Deputy Sheriff of Logan Co.,
filling this office with honor and credit. He was
liked and honored by all. He died Jan. 4, 1877,
leaving a large family to mourn his loss.
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| NOAH
MILLER, farmer; P. O. Lewistown. Among the
many enterprising men of Logan Co., is Mr. Noah Miller,
who was born in 1844, in Logan Co., O., and spent his
boyhood in farming. For five years he lived in
Bellefontaine, clerking in one store, and then went to
Cincinnati, where for one year he followed the business
of a clerk, and then for three yeras, the same
occupation in Indianapolis, Ind., but not being
satisfied with working for others, he decided to go in
to business for himself. So he started a country
store at Bloom Centre, and he sold out and moved to
Lewistown, where he kept "the store" and post-office for
eight years, when he sold out in order to improve his
farms, of which he owns two good ones as there are in
the State. He has over 2,000 yards of tiles on his
farms, and several springs that are "never failing."
He has married Sept. 6, 1872, to Miss Sarah Huber, of
this county, who was born in 1848; they have three
children - Cora Estelle, Tiry H., Homer Tennyson.
Mr. Miller started out when a boy with the intention of
owning a farm of his own, and has already succeeded in
realizing his most sanguine expectations. He and
his wife are both members of the Protestant Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Lewistown, and are identified with
all the charitable and benevolent enterprises of the
community. Is a stalwart Republican in politics. |
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JUDSON MONROE, Justice of the Peace; Lewistown;
was born Dec. 6, 1828, in Delaware Co., O., and moved to
his county in 1844. Was married to Miss Martha A.
Brown, Dec. 2, 1852. They had three children -
Alferetta, wife of Samuel Patrick; Isodora, wife of
Frank Wilson. Mrs. Monroe died in Jan. 1857, and
Dec. 6, 1857, he was married to Miss Susan Wagoner, of
this township. They have five children - Sarah E.,
died, aged 3 years; Jennie O., Frank D., died aged 12
years; Eva D.; George Etta, died, aged 1 year. Mr.
Monroe's grandfather, Leonard Monroe was a soldier in
the Revolutionary war; his father, L. F. Monroe, was
also a soldier in the war of 1812, and he volunteered in
the 183d O. V. I., and was wounded at Franklin, Tenn.,
Nov. 30, 1864, and is now drawing a pension; he has been
twice elected Justice of the Peace, which office he now
holds. He was Census Ennumerator of his township
this year; he is a Republican, and belongs to the A. F.
& A. M. Lodge, No. 209, Bellefontaine. O. |
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