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Canaan Twp. -
JAMES MAKEEVER, retired; Caledonia; is
another of the hardy pioneers of Canaan Twp.; he was born Dec.
8, 1809, in Green Co., Pa., son of Patrick and Isabel Makeever.
Patrick was of Irish birth and parentage; he was a weaver by
trade, and, being unfortunate in his business transactions,
financial embarrassments compelled his children to depend upon
themselves for maintenance, James, at a tender age, was bound
out to a farmer, and, being released at the age of 14, he hired
out to work on a farm for two years, at $4.50 per month; at the
age of 17 he came West with Ephraim Sayers, in a wagon;
he returned afterward with a drove of hogs; soon after his
return to Pennsylvania, he sent his mother and family out to his
county; the expense was $60, which he borrowed, and remained
behind to pay it; after working a few months, his leg was
broken, by the kick of a horse, which rendered him helpless for
some time; he borrowed means sufficient to bring him West to his
mother, which added to his already incurred obligation;
when able to work, he took a job of clearing ten acres of
timber, at $2.50 per acre, and cut 7,000 rails, at 37 1/2 cents
per hundred, and finished paying his indebtedness the following
summer; for three years afterward he followed clearing timber by
the job; about this time, his health becoming impaired, he had
to change his vocation, and for seven years followed teaming.
July 4, 1837, he was married to Hester Pittman, who was
born Aug. 10, 1815, in Monroe Co., Ohio, and who came to this
county, with her parents, Jacob and Sophia Pittman
about the year 1831. Since his marriage he has been a
constant resident upon the place he now owns. Nine
children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Makeever,
but two of whom are living - Sanford, on the home farm,
and Milton, living near by; the others have gone to their
final rest. Feb. 26, 1879 his wife died, and was laid to
rest; the spot is marked by a beautiful monument. He
has been a consistent member of the M. E. Church for many years;
in his business relations he has borne an honorable part, and
has been successful in acquiring for himself an excellent home,
and a competency for his declining years, besides donating to
his children a liberal patrimony; he has been in former years
associated with the Democratic party, but more recently, with
the Republican.
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Canaan Twp. -
MILTON MAKEEVER, farmer, P. O. Caledonia; born Nov. 6, 1841, in
this township; son of James and Hester (Pittman) Makeever,
Milton left home a short time before he was of age; went
to Jasper Co., Indiana, remaining four years. June 14, 1868, he
was married to Elizabeth Gruber, who was born Aug. 11,
1843, in Marion Co., daughter of Abraham and Francis E.
(Bell) Gruber. She was born Dec. 18, 1821, in
Maryland. Abram, her husband, was born July 19,
1819, in Jefferson Co. He died Dec. 24, 1867. The
Grubers are of German descent, and the Bells are of the
Society of Friends, or Quakers. Mr. and Mrs. Makeever
lived two years on the Makeever farm after their
marriage. They then went to Marion Co., and lived three
years, and in 1873, came to the place he now owns, consisting of
120 acres; has four children - George E. born Dec. 19,
1869; Louie B., July 5, 1873; James, Nov. 5, 1875;
Alma Pearl, Dec. 4, 1879. Mrs. Makeever is a
member of the M. E. Church.
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Troy Twp. -
ANDREW MECKLEY,
farmer; P. O., Steam Corners; is the second of a family of six
children, and was born Nov. 11, 1834, in York Co., Penn.
His parents were natives of that county; his father's name was
David and his mother's maiden name was Mary Kessler,
His father was a farmer, and emigrated to this State in 1848,
settling on the farm on which Andrew now lives; he
died in 1868. Andrew farmed at first in this
county, and then for five years each in Crawford and Richland
counties; when his father died, he bought the old homestead; he
was married June 26, 1856, to Mary, daughter of Henry
and Rebecca (Rone) Hassler, who was born May 21, 1837, in
what is now Morrow Co. Her parents were early settlers,
and entered the farm on which Edward Meckley now lives;
they have had five children, three of whom are living - Laura
A., Edward D. and Emma O., the eldest of whom is
married. He has been Trustee and Assessor four years, and
Land Appraiser in 1880. Both are members of the
Evangelical Association.
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Gilead Twp. -
MRS. M.
L. MERRITT, Mt. Gilead; is the wife of the late Zenas
L. Merritt, who was born in Canaan Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio,
November, 1824, and the son of Thomas and Maria Merritt,
who came to Morrow Co. about 1821-22, locating in Canaan Twp.,
being among the first settlers of that township. Mr.
Merritt was raised on the farm, where he remained until he
was about 18 years of age, when he came to Mt. Gilead and
learned the cabinet makers' trade, which he followed for a
number of years; he entered the business with Mr. Vanhorn,
which partnership continued some two years, when Mr. Merritt,
became a partner with Mr. George Wren, one year; then he
went in business for himself some three years, when he went to
California, gold seeking, and worked in the mines some ten days,
when he was taken sick with the typhoid fever; after getting
well he entered the furniture business, remaining away from home
some five years, when he returned to Mt. Gilead, where he
entered the grocery and provision business, in which he
continued until his death, in 1877. He was a man respected
and honored, and by his death Morrow Co. lost one of its best
citizens. He married in 1854 to Miss Martha L.
Patterson, of Baltimore, Md., daughter of David E. and
Rebecca J. Patterson, who came to Mt. Gilead in 1843.
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Congress Twp. -
NELSON METTLER, farmer, P. O.
Andrews; is a native of the Empire State, and was born in Tompkins
Co., . Y., Dec. 25, 1820; he is the fourth of a family of nine
children, who were born to George and Grace (Haughvoit)
Mettler, natives of Sussex Co., N. J., who settled in
Tompkins Co. where Nelson was born; the family
emigrated to this State at an early day; the father bought 270
acres of land, and engaged in farming; and was prominently
identified with teh interests of the county until October, 1845,
when he moved to Iowa, where he lived until the close of the late
war. Nelson worked for his father until he
was 28 years of age, when he was united in marriage with
Elizabeth Graham, a native of Franklin Co., and dau. of
Joseph and Margaret (Mann) Graham, whose marriage
was celebrated April 15, 1847; soon after, they located on the
farm he now owns, which is situated in the southeast corner of the
township, and consists of 160 acres. In the year 1870, he
lost all his buildings by fire; the burning of the house occurred
February 9th, and of the barn, May 3rd. They have had two
children - Martin, born Feb. 19, 1848, and died
Mar. 29, 1867, in his 19th year, with typhoid fever; Mary
E., now Mrs. W. G. Thompson.
Mr. Mettler's wife was born Jan. 14, 1824; is a
member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Mettler
has always been identified with Jeffersonian principles.
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Congress Twp. -
JACOB MILLER, Jr., farmer; P.
O. Shaucks, born in Cumberland Co., Pa., Sept. 2, 1825, and is a
son of Jacob Miller, who was born Mar. 17, 1792, in Lancaster Co.,
Pa., whose wife was Catharine Cassel, born in
Dauphin Co., Pa., in 1792, and died April 30, 1878. The
family emigrated to Richland Co. when Jacob, Jr.
was 5 years of age, where they remained until 1841, when they
moved to Congress Twp., and became permanent residents. At
the age of 23 Jacob was married to Mary
J. Wright, who was born in Richland Co.
Jacob's father was a wagon maker by trade, which business
he followed for eight years; after this he engaged in farming.
Jacob has now a good farm, consisting of
168 acres. Their children's names are Jason, Asa,
Mary A., Virda and Zenis. His wife
and Mary A. are members of the Disciple Church.
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Canaan Twp. -
ZENAS L. MILLS,
farmer; P. O., Marits; born on the farm where he now lives;
March 9th, 1845, situated one mile north of Denmark, being the
third of a family of eight children, but six of whom are living,
who were born to Hallett and Emily (Merritt) Mills.
He was born in New York State, Feb. 6, 1810, and was married
Dec. 5th, 1839, to Miss Merritt, who was born Nov. 26,
1818. Hallett was young when he came West.
The first purchase he made was eighty acres, at $5.00 per acre;
this he settled on, and cleared, and remained until his death,
which took place Mar. 4, 1864, Zenas Mills' grandfather's
name was Thomas; he was born in Virginia, Mar. 10, 1789,
and was married Nov. 10, 1813, to Maria (Hall) Merritt,
who was born Feb. 6, 1796; Matthew Merritt was the great
grandfather of Zenas, and was born June 11, 1758, whose
wife was Sarah Jamason, who was born Apr. 15, 1756, and
was married to Matthew Merritt Oct. 1st, 1777. Of
the children born unto Thomas Merritt, (the grandfather
of Zenas) were - Nancy, born Sept. 10, 1814;
Sarah, born Jan. 14, 1817; Emily, born Nov. 26, 1818;
Martha, born Feb. 18, 1821; Matilda, born Nov. 23,
1822; Zenas, born Nov. 11, 1824; Mary, born May
31, 1827; Maria, born Jan. 8, 1835; Zenas has been
living on the homestead since the death of his father.
Zenas was out during the late war, and served nine months in
Co. "B," 5th Ohio Cavalry; Sept. 21, 1865, he was married to
Rachel McClenathan who was born in Tuscarawas Co. She
is a daughter of Blair and Mary A. (Dalrymple), McClenathan;
they have two children - Mary E. and Maria J.
He and his wife are members of the Protestant Methodist Church.
He is also a member of the I. O. O. F. Caledonia Lodge No.
299.
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SAMUEL MOFFET; Mt. Gilead; is a
descendant of one of the pioneer families, in the township, that
of James and Rebecca Moffet. James
was born Apr. 7, 1787 in Westmoreland Co., Pa.; the Moffet's
are of Scotch descent; his father's name was Robert;
he came from Scotland; James Moffet was married
to Rebecca Kelley, Oct. 12, 1813; she was born
Feb. 10, 1787, in Franklin Co., Pa.; her father's name was
James, who was a native of Belfast, Ireland, whose wife
was Ann McCamus. Mrs. Moffet
crossed the mountains with her parents in 1802, and came to
Harrison Co., in 1803; here her father entered a section of land;
Mrs. Moffet was married in Jefferson Co., and
resided several years at Salem, where her husband worked at the
shoemaker's trade; he afterwards lived eight years at Bacon
Ridge. Dec., 1831, they moved to this township, where he had
entered 160 acres of land; here they built a cabin, 12x16 feet,
and lived in the same until circumstances afforded them something
better; it was "all woods," not a stick had been cut; Mrs.
Moffet is now 93 years of age, and is remarkably well
preserved, for one of her years; she has the first bedstead she
ever owned, and the patent bearing Andrew Jackson's signature upon
it, which they received when they located their land; Mr.
Moffet died Sept. 6, 1847, and was a Jackson Democrat
during his life, and a member of the Associate Reformed Church
since his marriage - Mrs. Moffet being now
identified with a church nearly three-score years and ten.
Samuel was born July 13, 1836, being the youngest
child of the family, the following being the names of those living
- Mary, now Mrs. John Dunlap, of
Iberia; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Samuel Devore
of North Bloomfield; Sarah J., now Mrs.
J. Fulton of Iowa; James K. in Marion
Co.; William T., abroad; Robert T.,
in this township; Ann and Rebecca,
and Samuel at home.
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Gilead Twp. -
JOS. W.
MOZIER, farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Gilead Station; is
the son of L. D. and A. L. (Harrison) Mozier; he was born
on his father's farm, located at Gilead Station, this county,
Jan. 18,1 836, and lived at home until he became of age, when he
began teaching school, and has taught, in all, about fourteen
terms in this county; also, on becoming of age, he farmed his
father's farm a few years; he then bought a piece of land two
miles west of the Station, and April 4, 1864, he married Miss
Julia C., daughter of Ziba and Amanda (Torrey) Peak;
she was born near Westfield, this county. They moved on
his place, and lived there three years, when he sold out, and
bought and occupied a place one-half mile south of the Station,
upon which he lived for eight years, when he sold out, and came
to his present place, which he has been known as Geller Farm;
it contains 180 acres, and is located one mile northeast of
Gilead Station. They had three children, two of whom are
living - Clarence P., and Blanch A.; Mr. Mozier and lady
are members of the Baptist Church, to which he has belonged for
two years.
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