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NOBLE COUNTY,
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Source:
History of Noble
County, Ohio : with portraits and biographical sketches of some of
its pioneers and prominent men. Chicago: L.H.
Watkins & Co., 1887
For Reference: Noble County was formed in 1851
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BALL FAMILY.
Mathew Ball, one of the prominent pioneers of Center
Township, was a native of Wales, where he was born in 1745.
He came to this country shortly after the Revolutionary War;
he first settled in Allegany County, Md., where he followed
tanning and milling; he was successful in business, and
accumulated what at the time was thought to be a competency.
With the desire no doubt of bettering the condition of his
family he came to Noble County, and in 1818 entered 160
acres of land near where is now the village of Sarahsville.
On this farm he lived until his deceased which occurred Dec.
27, 1821; he reared a family of nine children -
Mathew, Jonas, John, Daniel, Lydia (Gilpin), Mary (Riddle)
Susan (Vorhies), Anna and Julia. Jonas was born in
Maryland in 1791, and came to the new country with the
family. He married Miss Amy Archer, and was the
first settler on the farm now owned by Mr. Clay Young.
He was a typical pioneer in the fullest sense of the term,
strong, robust and resolute, and possessed of unlimited
confidence in his own resources and his ability to conquer
success under such adverse circumstances. He had a
full share of pioneer experiences, a narration of which
would sound to the present generation more like fiction than
fact. He was obliged to market the produce of the farm
in Marietta, a distance of nearly fifty miles over roads
that at this time would be thought to be impassable; on one
occasion he took a load of pork to Marietta, which he sold
for $1.50 per hundred, but despite the obstacles, which
would have disheartened one less courageous, he was
successful in life and at one time owned over 1,200 acres of
land. But few men did more than he in the development
of the county, and the name of Jonas Ball will always
he accorded a prominent place among the pioneers of Noble
County. He died Oct. 9, 1875, aged eighty-three years;
his wife died in 1865, aged sixty-three. He had a
family of twelve children, four boys and eight girls.
James was born in Center Dec. 19, 1819; his youth was
passed on the farm of his father, sharing the hardships of a
pioneer family; his recollection of the early days is vivid;
he recalls many incidents that took place in his boyhood
that illustrate pioneer life in Center. The following
is related to show what the pioneers were compelled to
endure, and something of the early life of our subject.
In 1835, just before harvest, the family got out of wheat,
and they were obliged to cut the ripe spots; the sheaves
after being sufficiently dried were threshed with flails,
cleaned with a sheet and riddle. On this occasion the wheat
was boiled in a tea-kettle with a little maple sugar to
render it more palatable. On this unwholesome diet
they subsisted for two days. Many other experiences
might be given, but this will suffice as an illustration.
Like his father, he began life upon a new farm, and is
entitled to a prominent place among the pioneer farmers of
the county. He married Miss Anna Salladay in
1844. She was born in Buffalo Township in 1824.
They reared a family of six children - Emily (Russel),
Israel, Martha (Downey), Angeline (Cox), Jane (Newton)
and Annie.
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BARNES FAMILY.
Able Barnes, one of the early settlers of
Noble County, was born in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio,
Oct. 23, 1814. He was of English descent. His
wife, nee Caroline Brown, whom he married
in Summerfield, Dec. 24, 1839, was of Scotch extraction, and
was born near Culpeper Court House, Loudoun County, Va., May
31, 1815. They had a family of seven sons and two
daughters - Nathaniel B., Adam, Peter F., George B.,
Allen W., James S., Abel W., Margaret A. and
Rhoda E. Nathaniel B., the eldest of the
family, was born in Marion Township, near the village of
Summerfield, Mar. 28, 1844. In 1871 he married
Miss Sarah E., daughter of John and Nancy
Floyd. They have two children -
Edward W. and Nola; the former was
born in 1879, the latter in 1885.
Adam, the second son, was born in 1846.
He was a member of Company H, One Hundred and Eighty-sixth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He married in Missouri, in
1873, Miss Nancy Garrett, a native of South
Carolina. They have five children. He is a
prominent business man of Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.
Peter F. was born in 1848. He married
Miss Jeanette Dalrymple in Greene County,
Ind. They have four children. George B.,
the fourth son, was born in 1850. Abel W.
was born in 1853, and married Miss Ida Warren,
of Washington County, Ohio. He is a farmer.
Allen W. was born in 1856, and married
Sadie E., daughter of B. F. Penn,
in February, 1883. She died June 24 of the same year.
James S. was born in 1859, and
married Miss Kate, daughter of
George and Jane Furches. He is one of the
prominent business men of Pratt, Pratt County, Kan. He
is a graduate of the Muskingum College, and for several
years was a teacher. He was for some time county
surveyor of Pratt County. The eldest daughter,
Margaret, was born in 1841. She is now the
wife of Bartholomew Davis, a well-to-do
farmer of Greene County, Ind. They have four children.
Rhoda E. married in 1865 J. F. Gant,
and resides in Washington County. They have a family
of eight children. Nathaniel B. is
one of the representative men of Noble County. He is a
Republican in politics. For nearly five years he
served his fellow-townsmen as trustee, and in 1885 was
elected county commissioner, which position he now holds.
In religious belief he is a Methodist, and has officiated as
steward, district steward and trustee. During the war
he was a member of Company D, Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, from which he was transferred to the Thirty-first
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H. He was in the
service for nineteen months, and participated in all the
engagements in which his regiments participated. He is
a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post
of Summerfield.
Mr.
Barnes is the possessor of a fine farm near
Carlisle, which is his home. He occupies an enviable
position among the best men of the county, and is regarded
by those who know him as a man of unimpeachable integrity,
and is well qualified for the responsible position he
occupies.
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| JAMES W. BARNES
was reared at Summerfield, in this county ; studied law
under Hon. J. M. Dalzell, and was admitted to the bar about
1872. After his admission he practiced in partnership with
his preceptor for a short time. He is now in the government
printing office at Washington, D. C. |
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JABEZ
BELFORD,
an early and prominent lawyer of Noble County, was born in
Malaga, Monroe County, O., in 1820. He was brought up
to hard work and had but limited opportunities for obtaining
an education. His youth was spent in Hoskinsville and
vicinity. He learned the blacksmith's trade when
young, but not being satisfied with it he sought to improve
his mind by reading and study, and finally began the study
of law in the office of Virtulon Rich, of
McConnelsville, and was admitted to the bar in 1851.
He first began practice in Sharon, but removed to
Sarahsville a few years after the organization of the
county. He served as the first prosecuting attorney of
Noble County, and in that position achieved such success
that he at once rose to prominence as a lawyer. He was
afterwards elected to the same position. For several
years he was the law partner of Hon. Isaac Parrish,
and afterward he sustained the same relation to William
C. Okey, Esq. He was a skillful and eloquent
advocate, a successful lawyer and a good citizen. He
removed from Sarahville to Caldwell, where he served as the
first postmaster of the village. During the war he was
elected as draft commissioner of the county. He was a
Democrat and a partisan, but he never permitted politics to
estrange friendship. He died in Caldwell, October 22,
1882.
One of the local papers in an obituary, said: " *
* * Without the advantage of a classical
education in youth, he has long been recognized by those who
knew him best, as a gentleman not only learned in the law,
but possessed of a vast fund of accurate knowledge of
science, history, and general literature. He was
especially fond of biological research and natural history.
Seen in the court-room he appeared cold, practical and
severe, but his heart was full of generous warmth and noble
impulses." At a meeting of the Noble County bar,
highly eulogistic resolutions were passed, at which time
Hon. W. H. Frazier said:
" He was one who always did what he believed to be
right, without prejudice or favor." W. C. Okey,
who perhaps knew him more intimately than anyone else, said:
"I saw him more and knew him better than others. As a
lawyer he was greatly above the average. Often when in
in consultation respecting the merits of a case, 'Is this
right as between men, let this test settle the question,' as
soon as thus satisfied, he became invincible in his
convictions. During his last years his life seemed to
be growing more symmetrical with his extensive reading and
reflection." In 1843 he was married to Miss
Clarissa, daughter of Lebbens Fordyce. She
was to him a valuable aid in his early struggles with
poverty; while he was engaged in his law studies she
supported the family through her own efforts. Ten
children were born to them, six of whom are living. Cyrus,
the eldest son is a farmer; Irwin is an attorney,
residing in Toledo, O; Richelieu follows the trade of
his father; Ethan A. is a physician in Nevada;
Dora married Reuben McGlashen; Lebbens, the
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| IRVIN BELFORD,
son of Jabez Belford, served as clerk of courts from
1872 to 1878, and about the close of his second term as
clerk was admitted' to the bar. After a few years he removed
to Toledo, where lie is at present assistant prosecuting
attorney. |
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| JOHN
W. BELL was in Caldwell before the war, and attempted
to practice law for a time. He was afterward in the
newspaper business, and succeeded admirably. |
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| DR. W. R. BOGGS,
of Keiths, is a native of Noble County, where his parents
reared a family of eight children. He was born at Sharon,
March 23, 1854. He followed teaching, and in 1883 graduated
from the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville. He
settled at Keiths, where he is now in successful practice.
Dr. Boggs is an Odd Fellow and a Democrat. He was
married in 1876 to Sarah A. Barkley, of this county,
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DR.
EBENEZER BOWEN and his brother, Dr. George Bowen,
of Waterford; Dr. John B. Regnier, Dr. Hodge
and Dr. Benjamin Brown, of Macksburg, all had more or
less practice in the valleys of Duck Creek in early years.
Dr. George Bowen, of Waterford, Washington
County, had a large practice throughout the western portion
of Noble County. Dr. Clark of Seelysville,
Morgan County was another early doctor who practiced in the
same field. Dr. McGarry, of Olive, and Dr.
Ziba Lindley of Brookfield were the only resident
physicians at an early day in the western part of the
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| EDWARD A.
BRATTON
was perhaps the leader among the resident lawyers of
Sarahsville in 1851 and 1852. He came from Cambridge,
where he had previously practiced several years. He
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DR. J. W. BROCK
has resided and practiced in Harriettsville sine March,
1882. He waws born at Antioch, Monroe County, in 1850;
educated in the common schools at the National Normal
School, Lebanon, Ohio; studied medicine under Dr. G. W.
Mason, of Stafford, Ohio. He attended medical
lectures at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati; began
practice at Calais, Monroe County, in 1877; moved thence to
Elba, Washington County, and from Elba to Harriettsville,
Dr. Brock was married in 1881 to Minnie Seidler,
of Elba, Washington County. He is a member of the Odd
Fellows' Lodge adn of the Noble County Medical Society. |
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BROWN FAMILY |
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DR.
JAMES T. BROWN, a native of
Pittsburgh, Pa., settled in Fulda in 1874 and was the first
physician in the place. He still resides in Fulda, having a
good practice. Dr. Brown came to Middleburg, in this
county in 1867, and practiced until 1871, when he returned
to Pittsburgh and remained three years. |
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DR. ROBERT SAMUEL BROWN is a native of Noble County, born in
Marion Township in 1856. He was brought up on the farm
of his parents, attending the common schools and two terms
of normal school at Summerfield. In 1878 he began
reading medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. D. H.
Taylor; attended the Columbus Medical College in 1879 -
80; was granted a certificate by the Noble County Medical
Society in 1880, and began practice in that year; attended
Columbus Medical College in 1882-3, and graduated in March,
1833. He then located in Middleburg, where he remained
until 1884, when he came to Summerfield and bought the drug
store of Taylor Bros. He has since followed the
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BROWNRIGG FAMILY |
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DR. CORWIN E. BUGHER |
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