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(Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Chicago:
Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884)
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Camp
Creek Twp. - Page 845
P. T. McLELLAN, merchant, and
Postmaster of Coopersville, Ohio, was born Feb. 24,
1842, in Pike County, and is a son of Thomas and
Nancy (Wills) McLellan. Sept. 13, 1861, he
enlisted in Company A, Fifty-third Ohio Infantry, as a
private, but was afterward promoted to Sergeant-Major.
He was at the battle of Shiloh and with Sherman on his
march to the sea; was discharged Aug. 2, 1865.
After returning home he engaged in the mercantile
business, and now carries a stock of about $2,000, with
sales amounting to about $9,000 a year. In 1872 he
was married to Jane, daughter of James and
Phoebe Rodgers. They have had three children -
Delia, Florence and Flora. Mr.
McLellan is a member of Orient Lodge, No. 321, A. F.
& A. M., and belongs to Colwell Post, No. 245, G. A. R.
His father was a native of Maine, and was of Dutch and
Irish descent. He was one of the first settlers of
this county, remaining here till his death, which
occurred in 1870, at the age of seventy-five years. |
Camp
Creek Twp - Page 845
H. H. MERRITT, son of John and
Prudence Merritt, was born Jan. 1, 1822, in Pike
County, Ohio. He was reared on the farm and
attended the old log-cabin schools till he was
twenty-one years old, after which he devoted his time to
agricultural pursuits, and by hard labor has accumulated
160 acres of good land. HE was married Sept. 29,
1844, to Levise, daughter of Benjamin and Mary
Coffman, who were of German descent. They were
the parents of thirteen children - Stephen, born
Dec. 22, 1846; G. W., Nov. 11, 1847; C.
Bathell; Milton, March 12, 1863; Sarah E.,
Dec. 24, 1856, wife of Mr. Bakenhester; J. D.,
Jan. 26, 1859; Theodore R., Oct. 27, 1860; Ida
A., Aug. 15, 1866; Emma E., Nov. 3, 1868;
infant, Feb. 14, 1860; John, Aug. 24,
1854; Alonzo, Aug. 16, 1866; and Allen B.,
Oct. 30, 1863. Mr. Merritt has held several
township offices, and politically is a Republican.
His parents were among the first settles of Camp Creek
Township. His father was born Jan. 9, 1786, and
died in this township in Sept., 1871. |
Camp
Creek Twp. -
MILTON MERRITT was born
Apr. 9, 1834, in Pike County, and is a son of John
and Annie (McDonnell) Merritt, who were natives of
Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Southern Ohio.
He attended the public schools in the county till he was
eighteen years old, and at the age of twenty-five years
he took a trip to the West, but soon returned and
followed boating on the Ohio Canal till a few years ago.
In Sept., 1864, he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred
and Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, under Captain Scott.
He remained in the army till the close of the war, and
was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., in June, 1865.
He was married in 1876 to Louisa Wolford, who is
of French descent. His grandfather, Ezekiel
Merritt, was one of the pioneers of Ohio, coming
from Kentucky in a very early day and locating in Scioto
County, where he built the first floating boat that was
ever run on the Scioto River. |
Seal
Township - Page 789
HON. ALFRED MOORE was born in Pike
County, Ohio, Feb. 13, 1825, the fifth son of a family
of fifteen children of Levi and Polly (Higginsbotham)
Moore, natives of Virginia, his father born April
29, 1788, and his mother July 28, 1795. His
parents were married June 12, 1810, and in 1818 came to
Ohio and located near Piketon, where his father died
Feb. 20, 1873, and his mother Oct. 2, 1878. Mr.
Moore's early educational advantages were limited,
and the most of his education was obtained by hard study
after he reached manhood. When eighteen years of
age he united with the Methodist church, but in 1864
withdrew from that denomination and connected himself
with the Christian Union church, and since that time has
been a licensed minister. He was married Sept. 18,
1843, to Susan daughter of Charles and Polly
(Randall) Ross, natives of Virginia. To them
were born five children - Hannah (now the wife of
George Masters), Levi, Polly (now Mrs.
John Hatfield), Charles P., and Harriet A.,
who died in infancy. Mrs. Moore died May
13, 1855. May 13, 1856, Mr. Moore married
Elizabeth A., daughter of John and Jane
Beasley. Her father was born in 1811, and died
Apr. 13,1843. Eleven children were born to them -
George B., John M., Rosa J. (wife of
James Southworth), Ella, Given, Thomas M.,
Alfred, Jr., William B., Joel C., Nannie M. and
Clara E. D. In 1879 Mr. Moore was
elected to represent Pike County in the State
Legislature by a Democratic majority of 483. He
supported the Smith Sunday law, the Pond law, supported
Allen G. Thurman for Senator against Garfield,
introduced a bill authorizing the commissioners to levy
a tax of $12,000 to build the Piketon bridge, and
another of $6,000 to finish the Waverly & Cooperville
Turnpike. In 1881 he was re-elected by a majority
of 500. During this assembly he voted against the
Scott law, supported the Canal bill, and introduced
several important turnpike bills, etc. Mr.
Moore is a conscientious and God-fearing man, and
all his dealings, both of a private and public nature,
are in accordance with his religious principles. |
Seal
Township - Page 789
COLONEL JAMES MOORE, deceased was
born Jan. 10, 1793, and was the eldest son of Enos
and Elizabeth Moore the former born in Pennsylvania
in 1765, and the latter in Virginia, Jan. 12, 1777.
At the age of eight years he moved with his parents to
Ross County, Ohio. They were about the first
settlers of the county. He was a great hunter
during his life, and was noted for his accuracy as a
marksman. When eighteen years old he went to
Chillicothe, where he learned the blacksmith's trade.
During the war of 1812 he enlisted in the company of Captain
Samuel L. Jones, and served till he was honorably
discharged, Aug. 31, 1813. He was commissioned
Lieutenant-Colonel, April 14, 1846, and May 30, 1846, he
was commissioned as Brigadier-General of the Third
Brigade of the Second Division of the Ohio Militia.
He was married, May 26, 1817, to Ann, daughter of
Abraham and Rebecca Chenoweth, who settled in Pee
Pee Township in 1796. He was again married, Oct.
5, 1854, to Anna E., daughter of Alexander and
Henrietta Bateman. Colonel Moore was one of
the early settlers of Piketon, and was the first
blacksmith of the place, where he carried on that
business many years. He was an active member of
the Methodist Episcopal church for many years previous
to his death. |
Waverly-Pee
Pee - Page 768
JAMES H. MOORE, son of
Hambleton and Maria (Clark) Moore, was born in
Virginia in 1849. When a child his parents removed
to Iowa County, Iowa, and located the town of
Millersburg, named at his father's suggestion. His
father built the first mill in that neighborhood.
At the commencement of the civil war Mr. Moore
came to Ohio and located in Portsmouth. He was for
ten years ticket agent for the M. & C. Railroad at
Chillicothe. He is now living on a fine farm of
300 acres, a mile north of Waverly. In 1876 he
married Lutitia McNeil, a daughter of a
distinguished pioneer, both parents now deceased.
They have three children - Maria, Bessie Davis
and James Hambleton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Moore
are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Moore's father died in 1871, his mother is still
living. |
Pee Pee
Township - Page 768
JOSEPH MYERS was born in Wurtemerg,
Germany, Oct. 15, 1830, son of Antony and Mary Ann (Lintzmiar)
Myers. His mother died in Germany in 1831, and
he came with his father to Ohio when two years old.
They settled in Portsmouth, Scioto County, there being
only two German families living there at that time.
His father died Feb. 28, 1842. Joseph Myers
was educated in Portsmouth, and Aug. 5, 1843, came to
Waverly, where he was employed by James Emmitt in
the mercantile business till 1853. This year he
became a partner with James Emmitt and James
Davis, under the firm name of Emmit Davis & Co.
The following spring Mr. Davis died and the firm
name was changed to Emmit & Myers. He was
with Mr. Emmitt nearly thirty-eight years being a
partner for thirty years. April 1, 1881, he opened
his present business with Henry Stahler, the firm
name being Myers & Stahler. They have one
of the largest mercantile houses in Waverly, and are
carrying on a successful business. He was married
in 1857 to Cynthia Faker, a native of Portsmouth.
They had seven children, four of whom are living -
George J., married to Bird Wily, living on a
farm in Clinton County, Ohio; Anna, James J. and
Francis Edward. Emma, wife of Henry
Stahler, died Aug. 1, 1880. Mary M. and
a son died in infancy. His wife died June 2, 1871,
and April 8, 1883, he was married to Elizabeth
Lorbach, a native of this county. In religious
faith Mr. Myers is a Catholic.
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