|
OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
|
NOBLE COUNTY,
OHIO BIOGRAPHIES |
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
PLEASE NOTE: If you see a name that you
would like to see on here,
please contact me and I will put it on here ahead of others.
Sharon Wick
|
<BACK TO
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX> |
|
 |
|
CLARK M. WATSON,
was born in Seneca Township, Noble County, June 15,
1847. The Watson family were among the early settlers of
that township. He was educated in the normal schools and at
the Ohio Wesley an University, graduating from the classical
department of that institution in 1874. For the three years
succeeding his graduation he served as superintendent of
schools in Chesterville, Morrow County, Seville, Medina
County, and Frederick-town, Knox County, meantime reading
law in his spare moments. He next entered the law office of
Hon. L. K. Critchfield. ex-attorney-general of Ohio, at Cleveland, and in the spring of 1878 was
admitted to the bar in that city. In the fall of the same
year he removed to Caldwell, where he still practices his
profession. Mr. Watson is a Eepublican and a Methodist. He
was married in 1874 to Miss Lettie A. Brown, a native of Cuyhoga County, and is the father of one child. |
|
|
| DR. G. A.
WAY |
|
|
| CAPELL L. WEEMS
is an able young lawyer, who is fast earning for himself an
honored place in the ranks of the profession. He was born at
Whigville, Marion Township, July 7, 1860. He attended the
common and normal schools until the age of sixteen, when he
began teaching school, and taught with occasional
interruptions until he began the practice of law. He studied
law under the tuition of Dalzell & McGinnis,
beginning at the age of nineteen, and was admitted to the
bar in October, 1881 He then took a position as
superintendent of schools at Senecaville, Guernsey County,
where he remained until 1883. In the spring of that year he
settled in Caldwell, and entered upon the practice in
partnership with James M. McGinnis, Esq. Mr. Weems
was elected prosecuting attorney in 1884, and has ably
discharged the duties of that position. In November, 1883,
he was married to Mary B. Nay. |
|
|
| I. C.
WERNECKE |
|
|
| NATHAN B.
WHARTON, was born in what is now Marion Township, May
10, 1844. He received such advantages for education as were
offered by the district schools of that day. At the age of
eight-teen he enlisted in Company D. Ninety-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of that command until
March, 1863, when he was discharged at Carthage, Tennessee,
by reason of disability contracted in the service. May 2,
1864, he again entered the service, this time as a member of
Company C, One Hundred and. Sixty-first Ohio National
Guards. He served in this company until it was discharged
from the service, at Camp Chase, September 6, 1864. On his
return to his home he began the study of the law in the
office of Hon. J. M. Dalzell, and was admitted to practice
by the district court of Columbia County, April 26, 1871, At
the October election of 1881, he was elected prosecuting
attorney of Noble County, which position he filled
creditably for three years. In July 1885, he was appointed
special agent for the General Land Office with headquarters
at St. Cloud, Minnesota. He married Miss Amelia A., daughter
of Kinsey and Louisa John, April 27, 1865, and has a family
of ten children. |
|
|
DR. J. H. WILLIAMS
has practiced medicine in Harriettsville since June, 1885.
His boyhood was spent chiefly on a farm. He was
educated at Summerfield and studied medicine under his
father, Dr. J. B. Williams, of Monroe County.
He graduated from the Columbus Medical College in the spring
of 1883, and entered upon active practice in 1885. He
is the partner of Dr. J. W. Brock.
The first physician in Carlisle was Dr. L. S.
Cummins, who came in 1839 and remained until 1850, when
he removed to California. He was a competent physician
and had a large practice. Dr. McPherson, from
Guernsey County, followed Dr. Cummins and remained
six or seven years. |
|
|
| COL.
HARMON WILSON |
|
|
| SAMUEL G.
WISHARD, M. D., is the son of John R. and
Eliza J. (Adair) Wishard, and was born in Winchester,
Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1843. In early life he followed
teaching. He entered the army in June, 1861, in Company F,
Twenty Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out
as first sergeant in December, 1805. He was in the battles
at Pittsburgh Landing, Perryville, Laverne, Stone River,
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca,
Adairsville, New Hope Church, Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree
Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Love joy, Columbia, Spring Hill,
Franklin and Nashville. After the close of the war his
regiment was sent to Texas in the Fourth Army Corps. In 1865
he married Miss Susie Gray, of Washington County. Two
children, Proctor and Nellie, were born of this union; the
latter died in 1881 at the age of ten months. Mrs.
Wishard is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. Wishard graduated at the old Cleveland Medical
College in 1871. He is a member of the Noble County Medical
Society; is located at Dexter City where he has a large
practice. He is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and
holds the office of surgeon in the Grand Army of the
Republic post at Dexter City. |
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
CLICK HERE to
Return to
NOBLE COUNTY, OHIO |
CLICK HERE to
Return to
OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS |
This Webpage has been created by Sharon Wick exclusively for Ohio Genealogy Express
©2008
Submitters retain all copyrights |
|