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| MRS. SARAH
PLOTNER is the widow of Joseph Plotner, and was born in
Northumberland County, Penn., Feb. 11, 1815, one of sixteen
children, and the daughter of John and Catherine Crissinger.
Her grandparents came from Germany. Her people came to
Crawford County, Ohio, in 1832. Her marriage to Mr. P.
took place in May, 1835; in 1845, they purchased eighty acres of
their present home, now consisting of 220 acres.
Joseph Plotner was a strong, vigorous, active and highly
respected citizen. He filled with great commendation the
offices of Trustee, Constable and Clerk of the township, but his
earthly career was cut short by death at the age of fifty-five
years; he left an estate of $15,000. His widow is still
strong, and a consistent member of the Reformed Church. She
has two sons living with her - J. W. and
John Plotner; the former owns one-half interest in an
engine (Westenhouse), thresher and huller. At Mount Vernon
last year (1882) they threshed 25,000 bushels of grain.
John D. "shares" the old farm. His marriage
to Miss Emma F. Simpson occurred May 9, 1875.
She is the daughter of George and Rebecca Simpson,
of Crawford County, Ohio, and they had three children, one dying
when an infant. The names of the living are Harley R.
and Melvin L. Source #1: History of Marion County, Ohio - 1883 - Page 1001 - Tully Twp. |
| THOMAS PUGH,
deceased, pioneer farmer of Prospect Township, was born Aug. 18,
1784, in Montgomeryshire, North Wales. He emigrated to the
United States in 1802, landing at the port of New York. He
came to Ohio subsequently, and was married, in Wayne County, Ohio,
Nov. 7, 1805, to Elizabeth Smith, a daughter of
Samuel C. and Sarah (Bishop) Smith. Thomas Pugh,
with his family, located in Radnor Township, Delaware County, in
1810, and in 1819, bought 122 acres of land, well timbered, at $2.50
an acre, on Section 6 of what is now Prospect Township. Not a
stick had been cut on this land by white men, except for hunting
purposes. He cleared about forty acres of this land, and died
only four years after making it his place of residence; his death
occurring Sept. 27, 1824. He left a widow and six children -
Sarah, born Oct. 22, 1806, who married Samuel
Martin, both deceased; Jane, born July 21,
1809, and married Samuel Cratty, both deceased;
Lucinda, born June 17, 1815, and married John Hughes, she
is deceased; Phoebe, born Dec. 2, 1817, and married
the Rev. Samuel Allen, became a widow and married
the Rev. Samuel Gossard, and now lives in Iowa;
Wesley, born Mar. 18, 1820; Mary,
born Mar. 26, 1822, and married William A. Palmer,
and died in Montgomery County, Ill. The subject of this sketch
was a soldier of the war of 1812. Source #1: History of Marion County, Ohio - 1883 - Page 936 - Tully Twp. |
| WESLEY PUGH,
retired farmer, Prospect Village, is a son of Thomas Pugh,
a pioneer, and was born on the old homestead in Prospect Township,
Mar. 18, 1820. He was reared a farmer, and has followed that
occupation all his life. He bought the old homestead from the
other heirs and lived there until thirty-seven years of age, when he
sold the place and bought a farm one mile north of Prospect Village,
on the east side of the Scioto River, where he lived for twenty-five
years. He then removed to Prospect Village, where he now
resides, with his wife. Mr. Pugh was married
Mar. 31, 1846, to Martha Welch, a daughter of
Solomon and Lavina Welch. They have had a
family of five children, all of whom are deceased; two died when
infants; Thomas died aged three years;
Martha Jane died aged nine years, and Lucinda
died Mar. 3, 1879, aged sixteen years. Mr. Pugh
has been a life-long Democrat. He has served his
township in various local offices. He is an earnest advocate
of temperance, and for the past two years has acted with the
Prohibition party. He is one of the oldest residents of the
township now living and one of its substantial and best respected
citizens. Source #1: History of Marion County, Ohio - 1883 - Page 936 - Tully Twp. |
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