OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS - Seneca Co., Ohio

JOHN M'CAULEY was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, December 10th, 1834. He was educated at the university at Delaware, where he finished his course in 1859. He was admitted to the bar in 1860, when he located in Tiffin. He was elected prosecuting attorney in 1865, and held the office four years. He was elected a member of the late constitutional convention to fill the vacancy created by the death of Dr. O'Connor. In October 1879, he was elected judge of the court of common pleas for this district. *
SHARON WICK'S NOTES:
1870 Census Seneca County - 1st Wd. Tiffin - Film Series M593 - Roll 1266 - Page 327 - Dwelling 285 Family 316:
John McCauley age 35 - attorney-at-law; Josephene age 33 - keeping house; Anna age 4; Mary age 3; Josephene age 8/12 and Elizabeth Kingsly age 20 - house keeper. All born in Ohio.
1880 Census Seneca County - 2nd Wd. Tiffin - Film Series T9 - Roll 1065 - Page 196 - Dwelling 174 Family 178 -
This record is hard to read however the following can be seen:
John McCauley age 45 - Judge Comm. P. Court; Josephene age 42 - wife; Anna? age 12 - daughter; _____ age 13 - daughter; _attie age 9 - daughter; Fannie? age 6 - daughter; Grace age 3 - daughter; and Lydia ____ age 18 - servant.
1910 Census Seneca County - 2nd Wd. Tiffin - Film Series T624 - Roll 1229 - Page 71 - 181 Washington Street - Dwelling 44 Family 46 -
John McCauley age 75 - Head - Lawyer; Anna age 35 - daughter; and Ida Fritz age 36 - servant - All born in Ohio. John's parents are listed as born (Scot) English.
1920 Census Seneca County - 2nd Wd. Tiffin - Film Series T625 - Roll 1431 - Page 197 - 181 Washington Street - Dwelling 138 - Family 145 -
John McCauley age 85 - Widowed Head; Mary Sayler age 50 - widowed daughter; Joshpine age 17 - granddaughter. This census lists all born in Ohio and John's parents born in Scotland.

WILLIAM M'EWEN - Mr. James McEwen says:
     My father, William McEwen, was born in Berwick, Pennsylvania. He went to Northampton county, Pennsylvania, to learn the trade of a blacksmith, and was married there to Sarah Johnson. We came here in the fall of 1823 and brought with us one half ton of hay, which we made at New Haven. With this hay we kept four horses and two cows all winter. There was plenty of picking in the woods all winter in 1823. Father entered the southwest quarter of section twenty-seven, in Clinton, and put up a cabin there and a blacksmith shop.
     Leverett Bradley settled on the southeast quarter of section twenty-eight right west of us. Asa Crocket built the first barn on that farm.
     Cal. Williams lived north of us, on the place where old father Schwander lived and died, on teh Morrison road, in section twenty-two. He was an old bachelor, had a dog and cat, and all three took their meals together.
     Joseph Herrin's father and mother, with their families, came in 1826; the children were all single then, except Mrs. Hines; the rest were married here.
     When the Herrin's folks came they stopped at our house, and we were so crowded some had to sleep in wagons.
     My parents had twenty-one children altogether, of whom sixteen were then living. I am the youngest of the family.
     Mrs. Rachel Frees was also married. She was a sister of the Herrin boys also.
     Thomas Vanatta came two years after and settled where some of his daughters are still living. Peter Schuk lived there once.
     The first school house was built on the Bradley place, and Jonas Doan taught it. Another log school house was put up north of the road and opposite the church on Rocky creek.
     Hugh Welsh settled on the Richardson farm and lived there when we came. Birnsides were also here before us and lived on section twenty-eight.
     We had to go clear to Columbus for flour, and cut our way through the woods. We lived on milk and potatoes for a good while until we could do better. I used to plough with a wooden mold-board and wore buckskin pantaloons.

WILLIAM M'PHERSON. This venerable pioneer came from the highlands of Scotand, where he was born at Vernesshire, on the 6th day of Feb., 1793. He is a descendant of the family of William Wallace, who were so justly celebrated for their love of country and liberty, and for their bravery. His family being educated people and of the nobility, young William had the advantage of refinement in education, morals and religion.
     Mr. McPherson became dissatisfied with both country and government, despising England's rule, and being of an adventurous turn of mind, at the age of twenty-three years, he followed his inclinations to visit America. In the year 1816, in company with a young friend of about his age, they set sail and arrived at Halifax on the 11th of September of that year. Finding no suitable employment here, they went to Baltimore, where they arrived in October and engaged in the mercantile business, which they conducted several years with success, but Mr. McPherson becoming tired of the confinement of a store, sold out and started for the west with a view of speculating in land. The Indians had sold their reservations and the new purchase had come into market. Mr. McPherson arrived in Tiffin in October, 1828, and by the advice of Abel Rawson and Joseph Howard, the land agents, he followed up Honey creek and selected a tract on the south bank and where the Columbus and Sandusky turnpike was then being built, and where the Columbus and Sandusky turnpike was then being built, and purchased it. It contained 800 acres and embraced the present village of Caroline.
     Fearing the effects of miasma along the creek, he built his cabin one mile farther south. The cabin, however, was a very large house built of hewed logs, intended for a tavern and was the third house in the township. There was one shanty in Attica and one in Caroline, built by John Gilmore, for the purpose of boarding the hands that worked on the pike. After the turnpike was finished, the company put a tollgate in front of McPherson's hotel and arranged with him to keep it' which he did until the time when it was destroyed by a mob that cleaned out the gates all along the road. The traffic on railroads had now supplanted travel on the public roads and hotel keeping in the country becoming slow business, Mr. McPherson removed to Caroline, and again engaged in the mercantile business. Here he practiced that strict honesty and correctness in dealing that have characterized his whole life. He bought for cash and sold for ready pay only. He was so careful in giving proper measure that it was said of him, "he would bite a grain of coffee in two to balance the scale." He never changed the price of his goods, and sold them as they were marked, often holding them until they were out of fashion.
     His old tavern is still standing and was used as a residence in 1879, but Mr. Ph. Schimp, its present owner, has built a fine residence near to it, and the old house is destined to go into decay. It is now used as a shop and tool house. It should be preserved as the first house built in Venice township, being erected in 1828.
     After he kept store in Caroline eight years, he sold his stock of goods and moved about five miles further south, to near the edge of Crawford county, where he owned large tracts of land and which he wished to bring into market. He lived here eight years and until he had sold all his land, when he again returned to Caroline and took his old storeroom.
     The Seneca County Academy was then in a prosperous condition, and the children of Mr. McPherson being of such an age that required attention to their education, he moved to Republic and placed them under the tutorship of Professor Aaron Schuyler, whose name has become celebrated among educators since.
     He resided in Republic until about 1860, when he again returned to Caroline, where he had built for himself a new house. Here he still resides (July 29, 1880) and will stay until called to go higher. He is quite feeble now, but for a man of 88 years, his mind is still vigorous and clear. He divided his handsome fortune among his children, reserving enough to retire into a warm corner while the shades of evening chill the atmosphere around.
     My friend, McKitrick, was so kind as to furnish the author with the following additional statement pertaining to Venice township in relation to the war of the rebellion and matters pertaining to the general charity of the people: CLICK HERE

ROBERT M'CANDISH MARTIN was born in Perry county, Ohio, September 18, 1822, and died April 4, 1879, and was therefore aged fifty-six years, and six months and sixteen days. In the spring of 1829 he came here with his father's family, Samuel S. Martin, noticed above, and has resided in Eden township to the time of his death, except only a few years, as hereafter noticed. In his youth he taught school in the winter and labored on his father's farm during the summer and fall until 1846, when he was appointed to the office of county recorder by the county commissioners, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Kessler, who had accepted a clerkship in some department at Washington. In 1846 Mr. Martin was elected to his office and re-elected in 1850, making his aggregate term of service about seven years. His official administration was characterized by a high degree of capacity and singular punctuality at his post of duty.   On October 12, 1848, Mr. Martin was married to Barbara Kagy, daughter of Abraham Kagy, Esq., who still resides in Bloom township. Thirteen children resulted from this union, ten of whom, together with their bereaved mother, survive to lament their loss. The funeral cortege which followed the corpse to the burial was the largest ever known in the township, being nearly a mile in length. During his prostrated illness of more than two years, Mr. Martin manifested an almost heroic fortitude, and at the trying end of his earthly race he met the remorseless "King of Terrors" with such calm resignation that seemed to mock his power. The family of the deceased realized the fact that he must leave them, only a few minutes before the end, and the wildest manifestation of grief prevailing, Mr. Martin essayed to calm their sorrow and counsel them for the future. He retained his reason and spoke up to within a minute or two of his death, and thus peacefully and calmly he closed his timely career. To Robert Martin, all who ever knew him record the highest and noblest tribute to his memory. He was an honest and upright man and an exemplary citizen.
     The foregoing is taken from an obituary notice, slightly changed; and if there is anything to be added to describe Robert as he looked and walked, let me say that he was about five feet, seven inches in height, well proportioned, and a high and noble forehead, dark eyes, fair complexion, regular, delicate but manly features, and always met you with a smile. His friendship was warm and firm and his notions of honor high and sound. While he was decided in everything he had put through the crucible of his own thoughts, he had great respect for the opinions of others no matter how widely they differed. A son of nobler impulses and warmer friendship than Robert Martin the writer never knew.
     Among the enterprising farmers of forty hears ago may be remembered also: Richard Baker, George Denison, Thomas Baker, Selden Graves, Sylvanus Arnold, John Baker, James Watson, Jesse Koler, William Watson, David Olmsted, Benjamin Brudage, Daniel W. Eastman, Philip Bretz, John Kagy, Adam Pennington, Hezekiah Searls, John Bretz, Jonah Brown, John Gibson, John Crum, Jacob Price, John Downs, Philip Springer, Jacob Andrew, Samuel Kennedy, James Gray, William Ireland, Dr. Bates and John Lamberson. James Stevens, Jacob Buskirk, the Arnolds and others, were among the early settlers of Melmore, also.

PETER MARSH Was also a Clinton township pioneer. He settled in the northwest quarter of section twenty-seven, about the time the McEwen family came here. He was then a young man but recently married. He, his wife and his wife's sister, who came with them, were all three excellent singers. They all belonged to the Presbyterian church, and were very nice, kind and quiet people. Mr. Marsh used to teach singing school and soon became very popular in the neighborhood. He started a Sabbath school and a prayer meeting in the vicinity and took a great interest in church affairs generally. When the first railroad from Sandusky, by way of Republic, was being built, he took a job of grading a mile, including the fill over Willow creek. The company failed in making payment as it was agreed, and Mr. Marsh broke up, losing nearly all he had. He left and located in Kenton, Ohio, where he recuperated to some extent, and where he and his wife both died.

DANIEL MARTIN, retired farmer, P. O. Bettsville, was born in Frederick County, Md., Oct. 19, 1814, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Martin, natives of Maryland, of German descent, who removed early in 1816 to New York State, where our subject learned the miller's trade, which he followed in New York State and Pennsylvania until 1837. In 1838 he and his brother, Peter, built the first house in Bettsville. The same year he embarked in general merchandise, in which he continued several years, and then engaged in agriculture; for several years, however, he ahs led a retired life. Mr. Martin was married, in May, 1846, to Mary Betts, daughter of John Betts, and by this union he has one son, John A., who served in the late war of the Rebellion, and is now engaged in buying and shipping horses. Mr. Martin at one time owned all that part of Bettsville west of Emma Street. He has been active in the various enterprises of the village, and is a most affable and pleasant gentleman.

SAMUEL MARTIN. Of this distinguished old friend of mine I here insert an obituary notice I found in one of the Tiffin papers, and which is short but a very faithful picture of him:
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN OF SENECA COUNTY.
     Samuel S. Martin was born in the town of Mifflin, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, October 24th, 1795, and died April 10th, 1864, and was therefore sixty-eight years, six months and seventeen days old. His father died when he was quite young, and he was obliged to depend upon his own energies to carry him through the vicissitudes of life. He removed to Ohio in 1812, and in 1821 bought land in Eden township, to which he emigrated in 1829. In common with the early settlers of the county he was subjected to the hardships and privations of a pioneer life. He was a man of good natural endowments, which soon made him prominent in the community; he was twice elected assessor of the county, under the then existing laws, and held the office of justice of the peace for many years in Eden township. He scrutinized every measure propounded to the public with great care, and when his conclusions were reached, he never departed from them. Politically, he was a Democrat, and felt great interest in the success of the great conservative measures of his party. Few men can boast the coolness and serenity of temper which Mr. Martin always exhibited. Affable in his intercourse with men, scrupulously honest in business, moral and high-minded in character, he challenged the esteem of all who knew him, and left this bitter world without an enemy.
     Mr. Martin quietly entertained his own views of religion, but upon his dying bed professed a hope in the saving pardon of God, and frequently said that he was going to the realms of endless glory. He has left behind him a record of virtue worthy of our imitation. His disease was chronic asthma.
     It is not singular that in writing up a short history of a township, obituary notices of father and son, both distinguished and good men, and both special dear friends of the writer, should follow each other so closely in succession? But we all follow each other in close succession, and one has scarcely time to tell the tale of his friend before he is himself called away to realize the scenes of another mission.

JAMES McINTIRE, farmer, P. O. Green Spring, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1825, a son of Smith and Catharine (Larkins) McIntire, both deceased, who came to this county in 1832, parents of ten children, six of whom are still living. Our subject was married, in 1850, to Miss Catharine Myers, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ryne) Myers, early settlers in this county and Adams Township, and to this union have been born seven children, four of whom are now living. His wife dying in 1865, Mr. McIntire then married, in 1867, Miss Wealthy Scott, of Sandusky County, Ohio, daughter of William and Susan (Blubaker) Scott. This marriage has resulted in the birth of three children, two of whom survive. Mr. McIntire has served in some of the township offices in Adams Township; in politics he is a Democrat. *

DR. ARCHIBALD R. McKELLAR, physician and surgeon, Green Spring, was born in Elgin County, Ontario, in 1850. His father, Malcom McKellar emigrated from Scotland, in 1833, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Elgin County, Ontario. Dr. A. R. McKellar was the youngest of eight children - six sons and two daughters. After receiving a common school education, he taught school in the surrounding districts for two or three years. He then further promoted his education by attending the Provincial Normal School at Toronto, passing his examinations with honor. He again resumed the profession of teaching, and taught in several rural districts until he was appointed assistant high school master of the Smith's Falls High School (one of the most efficient schools in the Province of Ontario), at a very liberal salary. He subsequently filled the position of high master in the Hawkesbury School, having an average daily attendance of 600 pupils; but in 1873, at the earnest solicitation of the people of Smith's Falls, he again assumed the position of high master of the high school in that place. Having turned his attention to the study of medicine, he entered the Ann Arbor University in the fall of 1875, and at the end of the session he attended the summer course of lectures in the College of Medicine and Surgery of Cincinnati, graduating with honor in the summer. The following fall, to thoroughly complete his medical education, he attended a session of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and was one of the six students who passed the most successful examination. He first settled in Detroit, Mich., and from there moved to Green Spring, Ohio, in July, 1877, where he has since remained, and has met with ample success in his profession. The Doctor is a member of the Seneca County, State of Ohio, and American Medical Associations; is a member of the Orange Masonic and I. O. O. F. societies. He is nominally a member of the Presbyterian Church. While in Canada he was a stanch Reformer, and since he became an American he is equally as strong a Republican. In the year 1877 he was married to Catharine Morwood, who was born near the village of St. John, Province of Quebec. She removed to the Province of Ontario, in 1850, with her mother, three brothers and three sisters. The Doctor and his wife have two boys, both healthy and strong, their names being Archibald and Neil. Dr. McKellar has a remunerative practice, and is destine to be a permanent and prominent resident of Green Spring. * pg

Adams Twp. -
DANIEL METZGER, farmer, P. O. Republic, is a native of Pickaway Co., Ohio, born Aug. 15, 1818, son of Henry and Catharine (Wise) Metzger, natives of Union County, Penn., and who were married in Pickaway Co., Ohio, and moved to this county in October, 1833; they were the parents of four children: Elizabeth, Mary A., Harriet and Daniel. Henry Metzger was born Feb. 8, 1797, died Mar. 1, 1868; his widow was born Aug. 14, 1794, died May 9, 1880. The father of our subject was one of the first to enter land in this county, and he improved many acres with his own hands and the assistance of his only son, Daniel. He was a noted military man, having drilled several companies of home guards. He was an ardent advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and was a member of the Lutheran Church. Daniel Metzger, the subject of this sketch, bought his first land in Adams Township in 1841, to which, by industry and economy, he has added until he now has 210 acres, most of which he has improved in various ways. He has been twice married; first to Miss Sarah Whiteman. Aug. 31, 1838, by whom he has had four children: Catharine, Henrietta, Harriet A. and Henry V., all living and married. Henry V. has six children: Harriet A., the widow of John Bowman¸ has one son; Henrietta, the wife of Otha H. Hull, has four children, and Catharine, the wife of Samuel Bowers, has three children. The two latter families live in Henry Co., Ohio, and the two former reside in Adams Township, this county. Mr. Metzger’s first wife died in Apr. 10, 1850. She was in native of Columbia Co., Penn., born Sept. 18, 1819, a daughter of Daniel and Susan (Coleman) Whiteman¸ who came from Pennsylvania to Seneca Co., Ohio, in a very early day; both are now dead. Mr. Metzger’s second marriage took place June 22, 1851, with Miss Catharine Bowerman¸ of Adams Township, this county, a native of Seneca Co., N. Y., born Nov. 13, 1822, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Ritter) Bowerman¸ natives of Pennsylvania, and who married in Seneca Co., N.Y., coming to Seneca Co., Ohio, in 1829. They had twelve children, of whom nine are still living. The father died Aug. 16, 1876, aged eighty-one years; the mother died in Feb., 1877, aged seventy-eight years. Mr. Bowerman was a noted hunter in his day, and for several years gained a livelihood by hunting. By his second marriage Mr. Metzger is the father of five children, the sole survivor of whom, Mary J., is now the wife of Samuel Weller, and has three children. Mr. Metzger is an active Democratic politician; has served in many of the township offices; has been justice of the peace for nine years, and is now filling the office of infirmary director of this county.
(Source: History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. 1886 - Page 706)

Adams Twp -
JOHN C. METZGER, farmer, P. O. Green Spring, is a native of Adams Township, this county, born Dec. 1, 1838, son of Samuel and Rebecca (Heltzel) Metzger, natives of Union County, Penn., and Hardy County, Va., (now West Virginia), respectively, and of German descent. They were married in Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1836, and same year came to this county and purchased land in Adams Township. They reared a family of five children: Henry H., John C., Sarah A., Jacob and Lavina E., all living except Sarah A., who died in April, 1877. Samuel Metzger remained in this county until 1880, then removed to Sandusky Co., Ohio, where he now resides. John C. Metzger was married Mar. 29, 1860 to Miss Sarah Miller of Clinton Twp., this county, a native of Scipio Twp., this county, born Jan. 2, 1841, daughter of Daniel and Anna (Bergstresser) Miller¸ natives of New York State, and among the first to settle in this county, where Mr. Miller still lives; Mrs. Miller died in 1845. To Mr. and Mrs. Metzger have been born three children: Alwilda, now the wife of Isaac Dillman¸ of Adams Twp., Gertrude and Samuel. Mr. Metzger removed to Steuben Co., Ind., in 1862, but returned to his native county in 1869. He has served his township in several of its offices, and is an advocate of the principles of the Democratic party.
(Source: History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. 1886 - Page 706)

OSCAR MEYERS, farmer, P. O. Green Spring, was born Oct. 9, 1856, in Adams Township, this county, son of John and Elizabeth A. (Ryne) Myers, natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania respectively, and who were married in this county; they had two children: Catharine (deceased) and Oscar. The mother died Jan. 24, 1885; the father is now seventy-seven years old; he was a very industrious man through life, having accumulated considerable land and other property, most of which he has already given to his son Oscar, who is a worthy young man. In politics both father and son are Democratic from principle. Our subject was married Dec. 5, 1876, to Emma Gibbons, born in Adams Township, this county, Mar. 28, 1857, daughter of William and Jane (Stilwell) Gibbons, natives of Pennsylvania and New York, respectively, coming to this county about 1853, where they still reside; they reared a family of one son and two daughters: Almerinda, John and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Myers have two children: Frank and Cecil. Mr. Myers was reared a farmer, an occupation he still follows, devoting his spare time to operating a steam factory he has on his farm, where he manufactures bee hives and various articles of wooden ware. He also has a feed-mill, for grinding corn, etc. * pg

JACOB J. MILLER, farmer, P. O. Green Spring, is a native of Yates County, N. Y., born Feb. 21, 1829, and came with his parents, in 1838, to this county where he was reared a farmer. His parents Daniel adn Anna (Bergstresser) Miller, came from New York State to this county in 1838. They have reared a family of eight children: Jacob J., Mary A., Peter, Barbara, Catharine, Sarah, Angeline and Martin. The mother dying, Mar. 24, 1849, aged forty-four years, the father then married, in 1851, Mrs. Sarah Reeber, and now resides in Clinton Township, this county. At the age of sixteen years our subject began learning the cooper's trade, which he followed for twenty-six years, with the exception of two years spent in mining in California, which, together with his trade, was quite profitable to him, financially; hence he was prepared to pay for the land he had purchased in Adams Township, this county, in 1857, and, by industry and economy, he has since added to the same until he now has 164 acres, which he has improved in various ways. In 1870 he erected a fine brick residence, at a cost of over $3,000. Mr. Miller was married Mar. 29, 1855, to Miss Sarah Robenalt, a native of Clinton Township, this county, born Sept. 1, 1837, daughter of Solomon and Catharine (Powell) Robenalt, natives of Pennsylvania, who married in Fairfield County, Ohio, and came to this county about 1833; they had a family of thirteen children, of whom eleven are now living: Mary, Elizabeth, Lavina, Catharine, Christena, Sarah, Barbara J., Andrew J., George, Solomon and William The deceased are John and Peter. The father of this family died in June, 1866, aged sixty-five years. The mother died Dec. 25, 1881, aged eighty years. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob J. Miller have been born ten children, of whom six are yet living: Ida J., Daniel L., Almarinda, Mary B., Minda A. and J. P. The deceased are Warren P., Delia A., Noble A. and an infant twin brother of Minda A. Ida J. is now the wife of A. R. Young, a furniture dealer in Green Spring, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, are members of the Reformed Church. He has served in several of the township offices. In politics he is a Democrat.

J. W. MONTGOMERY, teacher, P. O. Cromer's, was born near Fort Seneca, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1856, son of William and Marian A. E. (Hoke) Montgomery, both of whom are still living, the former born near Tiffin in 1827, a son of William Montgomery, one of the first settlers of this county. The mother of our subject was born in 1836, in Franklin County, Penn., daughter of John Hoke. J. W. Montgomery received a college education. He began life as a teacher before reaching his sixteenth year. He is now devoting his leisure hours to the study of medicine, which profession he expects to enter in the future. He was married, April 3, 1881, to Kate Murray, who was born in Liberty Township, this county, July 12, 1863, daughter of J. B. and Sarah (Greene) Murray, both living the former born near Massillon, Ohio, to Jacob and Catharine Murray (the latter still living, and nearly one hundred years old); the latter was born in Virginia, to Valentine and Helah (Robertson) Greene. Mr. Montgomery has one child - Fay - born May 8, 1884.

Pleasant Township - Page 943
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, farmer, P. O. Fort Seneca, was born in Clinton Township, this county, Jan. 6, 1826, eldest son of William and Christianna (Plank) Montgomery. William Montgomery, father of our subject, was a native of Ireland, where he was first married and had a family of five children, with whom he came to America and settled in Circleville, Ohio, where his wife died. After his second marriage, in 1823, he came to this county, where three children were born to him: William, Isabelle and Milton. William Montgomery, Sr., died here Jan. 27, 1830. His widow subsequently married George Hollinger, by whom she had one son - Napoleon B., now residing in Lucas County, Iowa. Mrs. Hollinger died at the residence of her son William, in Pleasant Township, this county, Dec. 24, 1873. Our subject has had to work for himself since quite a small boy. When old enough he operated the home farm which he conducted for several years and now owns. He was married, Jan. 6, 1856, to Marian Hoke, a resident of Liberty Township, this county, and a native of Franklin County, Penn., daughter of John and Margaret (Byers) Hoke, who immigrated to this country about 1848, and who had a family of five sons and three daughters. Mrs. Hoke died Feb. 8, 1857, and Mr. Hoke Sept. 26, 1874. To the union of our subject and wife have been born four sons and one daughter: John W., James M., George H., Leroy N. and Anna E. Mr. Montgomery is a Democrat in politics and has served in some of the township offices.

MAURICE MOORE was born in Germantown, Huntington county, New Jersey, July 15, 1798, and is therefore eighty-two years old. He has raised on a farm, and when twenty-five years of age, he was married and then moved to Harrison county, Ohio, where he located near the county line of Tuscarawas in 1823. Here he lived three years, and being dissatisfied with this hilly country, he left it in the spring of 1834, and packing his household into a covered wagon, he arrived in Venice township with his wife and two children early in June, the same year. Here he immediately entered a quarter section of land in the east part of the township, where he pitched his tent. On the 19th of June he moved into his cabin, and on the following night a heavy thunderstorm drove the rain through the clap-boards and the open spaces between the logs, drenching the family in their beds, spoiling their goods and making them wish to be back on the sand lots of New Jersey. On the next morning the woods were a lake. Intercourse with neighbors was completely cut off, and there were none nearer than three miles. During this summer one of the children died of billions fever, then very common among the new settlers. They raised twelve children, six boys and six girls, who, together with grand and great-grand children, number about seventy at present. Among this number are some of the most valued of the citizens of the township and their interests in business affairs are so much interwoven with the progress of the township, that to separate them now from Venice township, would be a great and serious loss to the community.
Mr. Moore and his wife are still in the enjoyment of good health, and promise fair to remain with us many years yet to come.

* SOURCE: History of Seneca County : from the close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 : embracing many personal sketches of pioneers, anecdotes, and faithful descriptions of events pertaining to the organization of the county and its progress
Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Print. Co., 1880, 717 pgs.

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