Benton Twp. -
GEORGE SCHMIDT - has been a resident
of Monroe county since May, 1858, having been engaged in the
occupations of farmer and shoemaker. He is a son of
John Schmidt, who died in Germany, in 1823, and Mary
Cramer, who died in the same country in 1843.
Mr. Schmidt was born in the city of Wetzlar, Prussia,
June 22, 1820; wife married in the city of Hardicka,
Prussia, Oct. 25, 1845, to Henrietta Marck, who was
born in the city of Hardicka, Prussia, Nov. 8, 1820.
Her parents were Caspar Marck, who died in 1846 in
Germany, and Catherine Rachart, who died in
Germany in 1860. The children of Mr. Schmidt
and his wife, are: Henrietta (Switzer), born
July 13, 1846; William, Aug. 19, 1849; Henry,
Jan. 10, 1853, died Mar. 6, 1870; Matilda (Teeman),
Feb. 16, 1856; George P., June 29, 1858; Julia Ann,
Oct. 4, 1863. All of the above, with the exception of
Henry, deceased, live at Brownsville.
Mr. Smith was for three years in the cavalry service in
the German army, from which he was discharged in 1844.
When Mr. Smith first came to Brownsville, in 1858,
times were hard and money scarce, and there was very little
for him to do at his trade, but by industry he has resided
ever since. His address is Jolly, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
28) |
Benton Twp. -
CHRISTIAN SANDER - conducts a store of
general merchandise at Brownsville, Jolly postoffice, Monroe
county, Ohio; he has been postmaster since Jan. 30, 1864,
and notary public since May 22, 1869. He taught school
for two terms in 1859 and 1860, and has been for several
years a member of the board of education, and through his
influence the board has erected in Brownsville a two story
school-house, and also a high school was established.
July 4, 1876, he was president of the centennial celebration
at Brownsville; he also wrote an epitome of the history of
the town, a copy of which is on file in the Library of
Congress, and also another in the New York State Library at
Albany. In 1859 he and his wife joined the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and he has been the Sabbath-school
superintendent ever since; he has been the leader of the
Tuesday evening meeting for the promotion of holiness since
1870, class-leader since July 3, 1881. He was born
Tuesday, Jan. 25, A. D., Jan. 25, A.D. 1825, at Blaubach,
Canton Kusel, Rhenish province of Bavaria, Germany, and he
is the youngest of seven children. His father's name
was Theobald, and his mother's, Elizabeth;
both died of old age at their peaceful home in Germany.
When the subject of this sketch was a child, he was taken
sick and to all appearance died; preparation was made for
burial, but before it took place signs of life returned
again, and when a youth was shown the shroud in which he was
to be buried. When 16 years old he left Germany and
landed in New York, May 17, 1841, where he remained until
June, 1846, then he traveled in the eastern States till Nov.
9, when he became a citizen of the United States. He
then returned to Germany, where he remained until May, 1847,
when he again came to New York, in June. July 1, 1847,
he was united in marriage to Mary E. Gross; she was
born Dec. 20, 1826, at Denweiler, same province as that of
her husband; she came to New York in June, 1843, and
remained there until November, 1846, when she went back to
Germany, returning again to New York in June, 1847; her
parents, two sisters and two brothers came over with her.
They went to the west and settled near Salem, Washington
county, Ohio. Her father died Aug. 17, 1880; at the
age of 85 her mother still lives. Shortly after the
subject of this sketch was married, he and his wife settled
in Athens, Green county, New York, where he remained till
1850, then went west and settled at East Liverpool,
Columbiana county, Ohio; Dec. 12, 1854, he settled in
Brownsville, the present place of abode. He and his
wife, who shared his joys and sorrows for nearly thirty-five
years, have been blessed with six children; the oldest was
born at Athens, New York, and is a member of the Evangelical
Church; the other five children were born at Brownsville,
and are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at their
respective places of abode. The family record of
Christian and Mary E. Sanders: (l.) George
Washington was born May 27, 1848, has a tin and stove
store in Brownsville, and he was married Oct. 12, 1871, to
Maria S. Dornbusch - they have three boys, Edward,
William, Otto, and two girls, Daisy and
Violet; (2) Chris was born Mar. 23, 1855, has a
grocery and commission store at Wheeling, West Virginia,
since July 6, 1880; (3.) Maggie E., was born Aug. 20,
1857, resides at home; (4.) John W., was born Aug. 3,
1861, and holds a prominent position in Marshall,
Kennedy & Co.'s dry goods store, 1864, resides at home;
(6.) Flora May, was born May 29,1 867, also resides
at home. - (January 1, A. D. 1882).
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
28) |
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Washington
Twp. -
ALEXANDER P. SCOTT
– is a farmer and tobacco packer of this township.
Postoffice, Graysville.
He was born in this county, July 1, 1843; married here,
July 1, 1865,
Elizabeth Hill,
also a native of the county, and born Sept. 7, 1847.
His father, James Scott, was born in Greenbrier county, West Virginia in 1805, and died May 4, 1879. His mother,
Mary Minney, was born in 1807, and they settled here in 1826.
Mrs. Scott’s
father, Avery Hill,
was born in 1798, died 1874; and her mother,
Lavina McVey, born July 6, 1805, died in 1880.
Children: George
S., born Apr. 11, 1866;
Calvin P., Aug. 12, 1867;
Oliver F.,
Apr. 12, 1869;
William E., Sept. 9, 1871; Louisa B.,
Aug. 10, 1873;
Thomas H.,
Jan. 8, 1876;
Homer, July
11, 1877;
Virgil A.,
Aug. 5, 1879;
Camsydel,
Aug. 22, 1881.
James Scott,
father of the subject of this sketch, was one of the
early settlers here, coming from
Belmont
county in 1826.
He cleared one of the first farms in the township, and
lived on it at the same time. He built a
frame saw mill, one of the first water mills in the
country. He
was noted all his life for his love of peace and
justice, and served as justice of the peace for
thirty-three years.
He lived a firm believer in the doctrine of universal
salvation, and died in the triumphs of a living faith at
the age of seventy-five years.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ.
by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo
- 1882 - Page 11)
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Washington
Twp. -
THOMAS SCOTT – a farmer of Washington
township, was born there June 29, 1839.
His father,
James Scott,
senior, was
born in 1805 and died May 4, 1879.
His mother,
Mary Minney,
was born in 1807. They settled
in this county in 1826.
Mr. Scott’s
wife was
Margaret Jane
Weekley, born Feb. 26, 1861.
Her parents are
William and
Rebecka (Wailes) Weekley, residents of this county.
Postoffice,
Flint
Mills.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ.
by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo
- 1882 - Page 11)
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Seneca Twp. -
DAVID T. SEARS - born in Anarundle
county, Maryland, Mar. 26, 1829, is a son of John and
Willie A. (Howard) Sears, who came into this county in
1843. His wife, born in Guernsey county, Mar. 29,
1839, was Elizabeth Barlow, daughter of Zachariah
Barlow and Mary Wells. They were married in Monroe
county, Jan. 25, 1870, and their two children are: Sarah
C., born Nov. 2, 1870, and Mary L., Mar. 27,
1872. Mr. Sears enlisted at Miltonsburg, Ohio,
Aug. 11, 1862, in Company C, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and was a sergeant of his company. They went directly
to the front, and were in the battles of Moorfield,
Piedmont, Lynchburg, and many others. He was slightly
wounded at the battle of Opequan, Virginia, Sept. 19, 1864.
He was honorably discharged at Richmond, Virginia,
June 14, 1865. Mr. Sears' father was a native
of Maryland. About the year 1835 he moved to Belmont
county, where he remained about seven years, and then came
to Monroe county, and settled in Seneca township. He
reared a family of five children, and died in his seventieth
year, respected by all who knew him. Mrs. Sears'
grandfather, Zachariah Barlow, came from Maryland and
settled in Guernsey county, when the whole of southeastern
Ohio was a wilderness. They were among the very
earliest settlers in this section. Settled near
Fairview, and reared a family of nine children, of whom
Mrs. Sears' father is the third. Mr. Sears
is the eldest of his father's family. He is by
occupation a carpenter, resides in Seneca township.
Postoffice, Calais, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
16) |
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Washington
Twp. -
WILLIAM SHUTTS – a farmer. Postoffice,
Graysville. Born in
Pennsylvania, Jan. 29, 1812; son of
Daniel and
Elizabeth (Hagan) Shutts, both deceased, who came
into this county in 1837; married in
Washington
township, Aug. 24, 1840,
Catharine Harmon, born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 4,
1822, daughter of
Peter and
Elizabeth (Little) Harmon), both deceased, who
settled here in 1836.
Mr. Shutts
has held the office of trustee of this township for four
terms. Children
have been born to them as follows:
Peter, Mar. 22, 1841, lives in Belmont
county; George,
July 22, 1842;
James, Mar.
17, 1844, Wood county, Virginia;
Elizabeth (Powell), July 4, 1848?,
Jackson
county; Mary A.
(Malley), November, 1848;
Sarah A. (Hall), Esther E. (Smith),
Wayne township;
Margaret, Hetty E., Nancy J., the latter born Aug.
1, 1867.
Peter
served in the late war, Company D, 110th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry; out three years, and in the battles
of Winchester and Richmond, and was wounded on the shin
by a piece of a shell.
John, a son
of
Mr. Shutt’s first wife, born Oct. 22, 1836, now in
Kansas, was also in the army.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 -
Page 11)
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Centre Twp. -
W. H. SIMMONS - resident of Woodsfield, is
a son of James N. and Lucretia Simmons, settlers of this
county in 1836. His wife, S. F., is a daughter of
Samuel G. and Ruth Smith. Mr. Simmons was
born in Woodsfield, September, 1840. His wife at the same
place, Apr. 15, 1837. They were married at Woodsfield,
Apr. 26, 1866. The Children that bless this happy union
are: Lulu R., born Feb. 2, 1867, and Frank F.,
born Nov. 10, 1869, both reside at Woodsfield. Address,
Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 5) |
Centre Twp. -
HENRY SMITH - came to this county with his
parents from Germany, in 1832, settling in Milles Creek, in
Malaga township; it was simply a wilderness at that date, and
they endured many privations. Henry attended the
first school taught in the township. He was born in
Bavaria, May 28, 1829, and was married in this county, Oct. 27,
1850, to Harriet Baker, born in Bavaria in 1841.
Their family record is as follows: Catharine (Moore),
born Sept. 6, 1851, resides in Barnesville; Jacob,
Aug. 14, 1853, at home; Elizabeth, July 11, 1855, resides
in Malaga township; Caroline, May 27, 1857, resides at
St. Clairsville; Mary, Dec. 25, 1859, at home; George,
Oct. 14, 1862, at home; John, Sept. 30, 1864, at home;
Henry, Jan. 12, 1866, at home; Louisa, Mar. 17, 1868,
at home; Christena, Feb. 2, 1870; William, Apr. 4,
1872; Reuben, Sept. 5, 1874. George Smith,
Henry's father, was born Jan. 8, 1804, and died May 30,
1881; his mother, Christena (Fyock) Smith, was born Jan.
4, 1804, and is still living, aged 78 years. Mrs. Smith's
parents are John and Caroline (Schroeter) Baker, who
settled here in 1844; both are deceased. Mr. Smith
had held the office of infirmary director since 1874, his term
will expire in 1883. He is a farmer. Address,
Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 4) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
JOSEPH SMITH - is a farmer of Sunsbury
township; was born in Pennsylvania, and came to this county Nov.
8, 1823. His parents were Henry Smith and Effamy Palmer,
who came to this county Nov. 8, 1823. Henry Smith
died Feb. 28, 1865; Effamy Palmer died Aug. 23, 1851.
Mr. Smith was married in Adams township, Aug. 14, 1841,
to Edith King, who was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 12,
1823. Mrs. Smith's parents were Michael King and
Martha Lee. They came to this county Oct. 10, 1832.
Michael King died in May, 1845; Martha King, June
22, 1845. The children of Joseph and Edith Smith
were: Johnson, born Mar. 17, 1842, died April 2, 1861;
Malon, Sept. 3, 1843, died Aug. 7, 1844; Matilda (Slay),
July 7, 1845, lives in Beallsville; Margaret J., Mar. 20,
1849, died Oct. 3, 1861; Laura Belle, Jan. 3, 1860, died
June 2, 1866; Lucy May (Arnold), Dec. 17, 1865, lives in
Beallsville, Ohio. Mr. Smith's postoffice address
is Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 14) |
Centre Twp. -
SAMUEL G. SMITH - is a carpenter and
farmer of Centre township. He was born in Lewisburry, York
county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 12, 1814. He first settled in
Harrison county, coming from there to this township in 1839.
His first wife was Ruth, daughter of Henry and Nancy
(Hale) Ford, by whom he had the following children: John
H., born July 8, 1839, resides in El Paso, Texas; 1846,
resides in Missouri; Henrietta J., May 25, 1848, resides
at home. His second wife is Nancy Ford, born in
Harrison county, Ohio, Aug. 10, 1827. The date of their
marriage was Nov. 10, 1850, in Monroe county. Their
children comprise: Charles W., born Sept. 12, 1851,
resides in Springfield, Missouri; Milton D., Dec. 26,
1853, resides at home ; Harvey G., Nov. 7, 1856, resides
in Richmond, Indiana; Elmer F., July 22, 1861, resides at
home; Lorena A., Sept. 23, 1865, resides at home.
Henry and Aberilla (Rouse) Ford, are the parents of
Mrs. Smith; they settled in this county in 1839; both are
deceased. Mr. Smith's parents are John and
Barbara (Griesinger) Smith, deceased. Two of the sons
of Mr. Smith, John and Thomas, were in the late
war. John was in a Virginia regiment; was
honorably discharged. Thomas enlisted at
Woodsfield, in the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the fall of
1863; was in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Wythville,
Cloa Mountain, and others; was wounded in a skirmish at
Berryville, Sept. 3, 1864; was discharged at Wheeling, July 27,
1865. Mr. Smith's postoffice address is Woodsfield,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 5) |
Summit Twp. -
WILLIAM SMITH - a farmer of Summit
township, whose address is Lewisville, Monroe county, Ohio, was
born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 1801; settled
here in 1816. His parents (deceased) were Robert,
born on Muddy creek, three miles above Peach Bottom Ferry, and
Elizabeth (Hanley) Smith, born in County Armagh, Ireland.
His wife, Sarah Emmons, born in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, June 20, 1811, was daughter of Lewis and Sarah
(Wheatley) Emmons, both deceased, who also settled here in
1816. Their children are: Rachel A. (Wise), born
Sept. 11, 1831, deceased; Sarah (Rose), Apr. 6, 1834;
Hester A. (Cashner), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, born Aug.
10, 1836; Robert H., Jan. 11, 1842; Margaret, Dec.
15, 1843; James, Mar. 7, 1846; Catharine (Pryor),
June 1, 1848; William, Aug. 11, 1850; and Louis,
Feb. 11, 18i55. Two of his sons, Robert and
James, served in the late war. Robert was a
member of Company F, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; enlisted in
the fall of 1862, was taken prisoner at the battle of Winchester
and held a short time; was in all the battles of the regiment,
and was discharged after serving three years. James
was in the 7th Virginia Volunteer Infantry; enlisted in 1862 and
served three years. When Mr. Smith's father settled
here, Monroe county had only been organized a year. The
country was a wilderness, with no more than six families in the
bounds of Summit township. They were members of the first
church in the county. Their nearest school was at
Woodsfield, four miles away. Mrs. Smith's older
brother, Thomas, attended this school. The teacher
was Elijah Andrews. Mrs. Smith's family settled
very early in this county, at Woodsfield, coming from
Pennsylvania.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
29) |
Adams Twp. -
LEVI SNIDER - son of George and Barbara
Snider, deceased, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Sep. 1,
1822, and died July 1, 1865. His parents were among the
very early settlers of Belmont county, coming there when it was
a wilderness and abounded with wild animals. Mr. Snider
grew to years of manhood in that county. He then migrated
to Sunsbury township, Monroe county, where he met and married
the second daughter of William and Rachael Marshall,
deceased, and built up a home, where he was a respected and
honored citizen by all who knew him. His wife, Mary,
was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 10, 1824;
their marriage occurred Feb. 22, 1844, and they had eight
children, all of whom are living but three: Hulda E.
(Snider) Hobbs, born Aug. 25, 1845, died June 20, 1871;
Rachael L., Nov. 3, 1847, died Aug. 5, 1849; William M.,
Mar. 10, 1850, resides in Adams township; Oswald, Jan. 1,
1853, in Belmont county; Wilbur J., Oct. 2, 1855, at
home; Amanda J. (Harmon), Mar. 23, 1858, in Greene
township; John L., Dec. 7, 1860, at home; Sarah L.,
Oct. 17, 1864, died June 16, 1866. Mrs. Snider's
parents settled in Monroe county in 1830; she had one brother,
John Marshall, in the late war. Mr. Snider was
a farmer. Address Mrs. Snider at Ozark, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 24) |
Centre Twp. -
JOHN P. SPRIGGS - is a lawyer of
Woodsfield, practicing in this and adjoining counties. He
was born at Centreville, Belmont county, Ohio, Mar. 17, 1833.
He was married near Calais, Monroe county, Sept. 16, 1855, to
Lucinda Windham, who was born near Barnesville, Ohio, Mar.
12, 18). Their children are: Rosalia J., born
at Calais, May 11, 1859, deceased; George B. McClellan,
born at Clais, Oct. 22, 1861; Alice V., born at
Calais, May 11, 1864; A. G. Thurman born at Woodsfield,
Dec. 8, 1866; Florence, born at Woodsfield, Mar. 29,
1869. Morris D. Spriggs and Catherine (Pool)
Spriggs are the parents of the subject of this sketch.
They live in Wayne county, Illinois. Mrs. Spriggs'
parents are George and Elizabeth (Ritts) Windham,
settlers of this county in 1845; they died in 1880. Mr.
Spriggs has been justice of the peace for six years, and
prosecuting attorney from 1866 to 1872 and from 1878 and 1882.
He was admitted to the bar in January, 1860, at Columbus, Ohio,
and has ever since been engaged in the practice of law. He
has resided in Woodsfield since 1865. His address is
Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 5) |
Salem Twp. -
JOHN STAUFFER - is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Stauffer, the latter being now dead. He
was born in Switzerland, Nov. 24, 1841; moved into this county
in June, 1854. He was married in Ohio township, Monroe
county, April 24, 1866, to Catherine Lude. Their
children are: Christina, born May 16, 1867; John,
Sept. 11, 1869; Jacob, Apr. 17, 1871. All of the
above live at home. Mr. Stauffer is a resident of
Salem township, and engaged in farming and the dairy business.
Address, Clarington, Monroe County, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 8) |
Seneca Twp. -
ALEXANDER D. STEPHEN - resident of Seneca
township, in which he was both born and married, being born on
the farm where he now resides, Dec. 24, 1824, son of Elijah
Stephen and Marjora Dearth. He was married Apr. 3,
1854, to Mary Miller, who was born in St. Clairsville,
Belmont county, Apr. 6, 1825. Her parents were Adam
Miller (deceased) and Catherine Snider, who settled
in this county in 1835. Their children were: James M.,
Julitta, deceased; Julia A., deceased; Johnnie,
deceased; Randolph; Alexander, deceased; and
Samuel, the latter adopted. Samuel served
three years in the late war; enlisted, Aug. 22, 1862, in the
116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Calais; was in all the battles
of the regiment; was wounded at Piedmont, and mustered out with
his regiment at the close of the war. Mrs. Stephen's
first husband was Samuel Carpenter, deceased.
Mr. Stephen is engaged at farming and raising stock.
His address is Calais, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
17) |
Malaga Twp. -
GEORGE W. STEWARD - born in Clarington,
Monroe county, Ohio, Apr. 4, 1848, is a son of Dr. James
Steward and Hannah Leaman, both natives of this county, and
deceased since 1851. His wife's parents are William
Hill, deceased, and Mary Wright. George W. and
Marinda Jane were married at Beallsville, Ohio, Nov. 20,
1873. Their family consists of two sons and one daughter,
as follows: Samuel V., born Oct. 18, 1874; Laura
A., Jan. 30, 1876, and Frank A., Sept. 18, 1881.
All reside at home. Mrs. Steward was born in Adams
township, Monroe county, June 29, 1853. Mr. George
Steward, grandfather of the subject near Beallsville at the
ripe old age of 92 years. George W. was
representative in the legislature of the sixty-fourth general
assembly of the State of Ohio, from Jan. 1, 1879, till Jan. 1,
1881, one term. He is now living at Jerusalem, Malaga
township, and is a physician. His mother's grandfather was
a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. Steward should be addressed,
Jerusalem, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 26) |
Adams Twp. -
JOHN STUKEY - a resident of Cameron, is a
hotel-keeper and United States mail agent - carries the mail
from Clarington to Woodsfield. He was born in Belmont
county, Ohio, Aug. 8,1821, and settled in this county in 1831,
with his parents, Joseph Stukey, deceased, and Hannah
(Brewer) Stukey. He was married in Monroe county, Jan.
28, 1845, to Mary A. Melott, also a native of Belmont
county, born Dec. 16, 1826, and their two children are: Kate
(Ward), born Aug. 28, 1848; Dollie, Nov. 2, 1868 -
both residents of Cameron. Mrs. Stukey's parents,
Theodore W. and Catherine (Reyman) Melott, settled
in this county in 1845. Mr. Stukey served as
constable in Adams township for about eight years. He had
two brothers in the late war - Daniel was in the one
hundred days' service, and was honorably discharged; Joseph
was a member of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was wounded at
the battle of Pittsburg Landing, was taken prisoner and held ten
months; served four years and was honorably discharged at the
close of the war. Mr. Stukey's grandfather was one
of the vary early settlers on Cantina creek, Belmont county,
Ohio. Address, Cameron, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 24) |
Adams Twp. -
GEORGE SUPPES - and Mary J. Wiley
were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in Monroe county,
Jan. 1, 1852, and eight children have been added to their family
as follows: Rebecca A., born Sep. 24, 1852, died
Jan. 21, 1855; Margaret S., Feb. 6, 1854, married
David Abersold, resides in Cameron; Theodore, June
11, 1856, resides at Buffalo, Illinois; John, Dec. 11,
1858; Susannah, Feb. 10, 1861; Emma A., Sept. 15,
1865; Elizabeth J., May 9, 1868; Charles C., Mar.
11, 1870- the last five reside at Cameron. Mr. Suppes'
parents, Theodore, born Jan. 2, 1798, and Elizabeth
(Glitch) Suppes, born Jan. 24, 1798, settled in Monroe
county in 1848, the former died Sept. 4, 1877, the latter died
Oct. 19, 1851. John and Rebecca (Polk) Wiley,
parents of Mrs. Suppes, also came to this county in 1848.
Her brother, George W. Wiley, enlisted on Sept. 18 1862,
in Company E, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was taken prisoner
at Cedar, Virginia, Oct. 13, 1864. Mrs. Suppes was
born Nov. 8, 1830, at Warnacks, Belmont county, Ohio, and Mr.
Suppes was born Dec. 26, 1830, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany.
He is a merchant and tobacco-dealer, and may be addressed at
Cameron, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 24) |
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