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History
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(Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884)
BIOGRAPHIES
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Bucks
Twp. -
JACOB N. MAST,
proprietor grist mills, Rowville,
was born in this county January
7, 1854. His father, Noah
Mast, is a native of Holmes
County, and his mother, Elizabeth
(Miller), is a native of
Tuscarawas County. Jacob
N. was raised on a
farm, educated in the common
schools, and was married, in
1875, to Polly Ann,
daughter of John Miller, a
native of Holmes County.
They have a family of four
children - Isadora, Ida,
Susan and an infant
son. In 1880, a grist mill
was erected, under the firm name
of Mast, Troyer & Co.,
Rowville Mills. In 18832,
it was refitted, with nine run of
rollers, capable of turning off
from 60 to 100 barrels of flour
per day. Also three run of
buhrs for corn-chop, etc. Mr.
Mast is a member of the Omish
Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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Fairfield
Twp.
JOHN McCREERY,
farmer, P. O. Zoar Station, was
born Aug. 7, 1822. His
father, John McCreery,
was born July 22, 1769, and died
Apr. 29, 1857; his mother, Margaret
(Slutts) McCreery, was
born Nov. 28, 1788, and died June
15, 1877. They were married
about 1809, and to them were born
ten childen, four of whom are
living. As narrated in the
history of Warren Township, John
McCreery, Sr., was one
of the foremost pioneers of this
county. He first settled in
Warren, and built a "corn
cracker" on One Leg Creek,
which could be reached only by a
narrow path, through which the
settlers brought their grain on
horseback. He took a great
deal of pork by canoe to
Zanesville, and there sold
it. Salt was hauled from
over the mountains, and Mrs.
McCreery made all the
wearing apparel for the
family. John,
the subject of this sketch, was
raised in his father's pioneer
home in Fairfield Township.
He was married, Aug. 30, 1865, to
Mary Wise,
daughter of Jacob
and Ann Wise.
The family of Mr. and
Mrs. McCreery consists
of seven children -
Amanda A., Margaret A., Diana
May, William, Mary A., Alma B. and
John N. Garfield.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884 - Page 766 |
Fairfield
Twp.
NATHAN McCREERY,
farmer, P. O. Zoar Station, was
born in this township, Juy 10,
1827. His father, John
McCreery, was a native
of Virginia, and of Irish
descent; his mother, Margaret
(Slutts) McCreery, of
Maryland, and of German
extraction. John
McCreery, in his young
day, living in Pennsylvania,
built flat boats, bought up
produce and boated it to New
Orleans. He made seven
trips to New Orleans, and five
times returned afoot, a distance
of 500 miles through the
wilderness, without seeing a
white family. He was a
powerful man, physically, and
stood six feet in height.
One day on a wharf, a bystander
remarked that it would take a
stout man to carry a ship anchor
lying close by. John
McCreery overhead it and
offered to wager that he could
find a man who would carry it 100
yards, provided that two men
would place it on his shoulders,
and two remove it
afterward. Looking at his
strong physique the bet was not
accepted. Mr.
McCreery, stepping
astride of it, raised it and
swung it backward and forward
several times. The anchor
weighed 600 pounds. John
McCreery was a
Presbyterian, his wife a
Methodist. Nathan
was married, Feb. 20, 1855, to Margaret
Scarlett, of Jefferson
County. She died May 8,
1881, and on the following
October 9, Mr. McCreery
married Ellen Frose,
by whom he has one child - Margaret
Luella. He is a
Methodist, and has been class
leader for twenty-five years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 -
Page 767 |
Wayne Twp. -
WILLIAM McKEAN, M. D.,
was born in Venango County,
Penn., May 21, 1837. He is
of Scotch-Irish extraction.
On the paternal side, he traces
back to Revolutionary stock, Thomas
McKean, a signer of the
Declaration of
Independence. The Doctor's
father, a father, gave his family
the benefit of a moderate or
rather a common school
education. The father
removed from Western Pennsylvania
to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1850,
settling in the northern part of
the county, on a small farm,
bringing up the family to the
labors of the farm with the
advantages of schooling during
the winter season. The
Doctor had the advantages of an
academic education, spending some
winters in teaching. In
April of 1860, he entered the
office of Dr. Joel Pomerine,
then practicing medicine in
Middletown. After spending
some time with the Doctor and
attending one term of lectures at
Ann Arbor, Mich., he occupied the
office of the Doctor in this
absence in the army. He
continued there in practice,
graduating from Jefferson Medical
College in the spring of
1866. Removed from Holmes
to Tuscarawas County in *74,
since which time he has been in
practice in Dundee. In
1861, he was married to Rachel
Slutts, their union being
blessed by six children, five of
whom are living. The
oldest, John E., is a
student of the Ohio Wesleyan at
Delaware; Josiah S., the
second son, is filling a cadet's
position in the Naval Academy at
Annapolis; Mary, the
oldest daughter, is a student at
Mount Union; George, the
youngest son, is a salesman in
his uncle's store at Middletown;
and Celia, a child,
at home. The Doctor has
always been an uncompromising
Republican, outspoken and
aggressive.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 997 |
Bucks Twp. -
A. S. METZLER,
physician, Baltic, was born in
Coshocton County December 2,
1839, the son of Jacob and
Susan (Suter) Metzler, of
Westmoreland County, Penn., who
came to Ohio about 1820. He
was raised on a farm, received a
common school education, taught
school for five years, and, in
1864, served for four months in
the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth
Ohio National Guard. Mr.
Metzler read medicine with Dr.
Guittard, of New Bedford, and
attended the Medical Department
of the Wooster University, at
Cleveland. His education he
obtained means of his own
labor. The Doctor practiced
six months at Keene, Coshocton
County, and in 1868 came to his
present residence, and began a
practice which he has since
successfully maintained. In
politics, he is an active and
influential Democrat. He
was married, in 1867, to Miss
Eleanor, daughter of Albert
Scott Wade, of Holmes
County. Six children have
been born to them - Edith,
Victor Wade, Jessie Ruth, Walter
Scott, Vesta Susanna and Lucretia.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884 |
Bucks Twp. -
GEORGE MIESER, farmer,
P. O. Bakersville, was born in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1812,
and is the only living son of John
and Betsy (Miller) Mieser,
both natives of
Pennsylvania. John
Mieser settled, in 1811, in
this county, which was then a
dense wilderness. He came
without a cent, but had the
support of his wife and two
children. He entered eighty
acres of land, but afterward sold
it, purchasing 700 acres, for
which he paid $10 per acre.
He was one of the noted hunters
of the day, and by his gun he not
only earned a livelihood, but
amassed considerable money.
It was customary for him to
absent himself, while hunting,
for days, finding rest and
shelter in the forest. At
one time, while sleeping in a
tree, he was awakened by the nose
of a beast which he knew to be a
bear, and lying still he let his
bearship descend the tree, and
seizing his gun shot him.
When day dawned, the bear was
found to be 700 pounds in
weight. Another time he
killed a huge panther, which
measured eleven feet in length,
and a second one was twelve
feet. At one time he came
upon a rattlesnake, which he
killed, but coming upon a cluster
of them, and trying to slaughter
them with the butt end of his
gun, the poisoned atmosphere
compelled him to flee, and he ran
for miles before being relieved
from the poisoned air.
Again, while attempting to
capture one of three cubs that
were playing in a tree, he was
attacked by the mother, which he
killed, and securing the cub
carried it home for a pet.
He and his son (our subject) were
excellent sots, and were widely
known. Their dress or
clothing was made a buckskin,
hand made. The result of
one of the day's sport was
thirty-one deer. Our
subject was twenty-one years old
when he wore the first shoes on
his feet, having many a time
stood in the winter's cold
without a covering on his
feet. He was a companion of
his father during the latter's
life, and was the first white
child born in the limits of
Tuscarawas County, and is now the
oldest born citizen. He
lives on and owns the homestead
of 700 acres in Buck
Township. He was married to
Betsy, daughter of
Benjamin Helwig, a
pioneer. The seven children
born to this issue are as follows
Benjamin, Polly, John W., Simon
P., Samuel, Margaret and
George. Mr. Mieser
advanced capital for mercantile
trade at one time, gut the
investment was doubled in
indebtedness, which, however, he
has cleared up, and at the
present does not owe a
dollar. As a pioneer he is
widely known, and as a citizen is
highly esteemed.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Bucks
Twp. -
ALEXANDER MILLER
was born May 26, 1826. His
father, Jacob Miller, was
born in Northumberland County,
Penn. He helped to fight
the battles of the war of 1812,
and was for nine or ten months in
McArthur's division.
Alexander's mother was a
native of Bedford County,
Penn. He was raised a
farmer's lad, and educated in a
backwoods school. In 1862,
he was married to Catharine,
daughter of George Gonter.
There were born to them two sons
- John C. and Edward
J. Mr. Miller has held
different township offices.
He owns a well cultivated farm of
250 acres, in the northern part
of Bucks Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Clay
Twp. -
JACOB B. MILLIGANN,
farmer, P. O. Lock 17, is a
native of this county. He
was born in Rush Township Oct.
31, 1847. His parents, Thomas
and Margaret (Edgar) Milligan,
of Pennsylvania, were early
settlers of the county. Jacob
B. was brought up on the
farm, and received his education
from the public schools of the
neighborhood. He was
married in 1871 to Ellen A.
Rank, daughter of Levi and
Mary Ann (Tachudy) Rank, of
this county. Mrs.
Milligan is a memer of the
Moravian Church. Their
children, three in number, are Oscar
E., Erwin M. and Harry R.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884 – Page 735 |
Clay
Twp. -
THOMAS MILLIGAN,
farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutt, was
born in Rush Township, Jan. 2,
1843, son of Thomas and
Margaret (Edgar) Milligan,
who were natives of Pennsylvania,
were of Irish extraction, and
emigrated to this county in
1837. Thomas was
reared on the farm, and received
his education in the common
schools. In 1862, he
enlisted in the Seventy-eighth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
remained in service about three
years, receiving no injuries
during the time. Mr.
Milligan was married in 1870
to Mary E. Rank, daughter
of Levi Rank, of this
county, who died at Aurora, Ind.,
Dec. 17, 1864. The children
of Mr. and Mrs. Milligan
are Orpha M., Melvin E.,
Francis W., Maggie A., Charles C.
and Austin E. Mrs.
Milligan is a member of the
Moravian Church. Mr.
Milligan has served his
township in various capacities.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
735 |
Bucks Twp. -
SAMUEL P. MIZER,
farmer, P. O. Bakersville, was
born in this county, December 15,
1832. His father, Philip
Mizer, was born in
Pennsylvania March 27, 1799; his
mother Margaret (Schultz),
a native of Loudoun County,
Va., was born August 12, 1800,
and came to Harrison County,
Ohio, when five or six years
old. Philip Mizer
brought his family to Bucks
Township in the spring of
1832. Samuel P. was
raised on the farm, receiving a
common school education. He
was married in 1855 to Margaret
C. Barrick, daughter of Jacob
and Mary Barrick. Her
father was a Virginian and her
mother a Pennsylvanian. To Mr.
and Mrs. Mizer seven children
have been born - Mary Margaret,
married and residing in Iowa; Elvira
Alice; Sedilia Edith, married
and living in this township; Ida
May; Ira Bartholomew; Cora
Bell, and Edwin P. During
the rebellion, Mr. Mizer.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Fairfield
Twp. - Page 767
JOHN MINNIS,
farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was
born Oct. 25, 1828, in Allegheny
County, Penn., and is a son of Hugh
and Eleanor Minnis.
They moved to Tuscarawas County
in 1836, and entered land
there. They died many years
ago. They raised a large
family, of whom five are now
living, viz., James,
living in Putnam County, Ohio; William,
of this township; Wilson,
also of this township; Eleanor,
wife of Daniel Smith,
of New Cumberland; and John.
Our subject was united in
marriage in February, 1855, with Catherine
Kelly, daughter of Hugh
Kelly, of this
township. To them have been
born five children, of whom four
are living, viz., Melissa,
Caroline, A. Lincoln and
Elvaretta. They
settled on the old Minnis
homestead, and have been
living there ever since. Mr.
Minnis.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
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Washington Twp. -
BENJAMIN MURPHY,
farmer, P. O. Albany, Ohio, was
born in Belmont County, Ohio,
June 31, 1818, son of
John W. and Sydney Murphy,
who came to this county in
1838. Both father and
mother died in Washington Twp.,
and are buried near the Hartwood
Church. Benjamin was
married February 28, 1839, to Mary,
daughter of Charles and
Martha Robinson, who
came to this county at an earlier
date than the Murphys.
Mr. B. Murphy and wife
are parents of fourteen children,
five of whom are dead.
Those living are as
follows: Thomas J.,
born May 10, 1841; Charles
W., born May 8, 1846; Lemuel
C., born Mar. 2, 1849; Josiah
M., born Mar. 26, 1851; Amanda
E., born Apr. 18, 1853; James
A., born Jan. 12, 1855; Albert
C., born Mar. 26, 1859;
Lucia M., born May 2,
1861; and Phebe E.,
born May 6, 1864. Mrs.
Murphy, Thomas J., Lemuel C.
and Phebe E. are
members of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Thomas
J. is a member of the
Masonic Lodge, and Charles W. of
the I. O. O. F. The
children are all well educated,
and four of the boys have taught
school. Thomas A.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 991 |
Washington Twp. -
JOHN MURPHY,
farmer, P. O. Albany, was born
Mar. 14, 1822, in Belmont County,
Ohio. He is a son of John
W. and Sydney Murphy,
who came to this county in 1838,
when our subject was sixteen
years of age, and settled on the
farm on which John now
lives, which was a perfect
wilderness at that time. John
has spent almost his entire life
in clearing the land.
Himself, brothers and sons
together own about 1,500 acres of
land, in Washington Township;
nearly all of which is improved. Mr.
Murphy married
Eliza Swaney, Feb. 8,
1849. She was born, Oct.,
1828, in Harrison County, and is
a daughter of William
Swaney. They are
the parents of seven children
living, and one dead, as follows:
Lloyd,
born Nov. 4, 1849; Adeline,
born Sept. 20, 1851; William,
born May 14, 1853; Sydney, born
Aug. 6, 1855, wife of John
A. Taylor; Philip P.,
born Sept. 27, 1857; John
W., born Feb. 12, 1860;
and Margaret J.,
born Sept. 18, 1862, wife of George
W. Cappel. Their
youngest child was born June 14,
1865, and died April 16,
1871. The children each
have a good education; Lloyd, the
oldest, has been teaching school
since he was eighteen.
William S. is a minister of the
M. P. Church. Mr.
Murphy and family (with
the exception of Philip)
are members of the M. P.
Church. He has held each of
the township offices at different
times. He takes great pride
in his stock, which is
principally sheep, having at this
time about 200 head of fine
sheep.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~
Page 991 |
Washington Twp. -
JOSIAH MURPHY,
farmer, P. O. Albany, was born
July 2, 1829, in Guernsey County,
Ohio, son of John W. and
Sydney Murphy, who came
to this county in 1838, when our
subject was a boy. At that
time there was nothing better to
live in than a log hut.
Several large tobacco houses,
some of which were forty feet
high, dotted the country here and
there in that county.
Tobacco was about the only that
that would bring money then, and
was more extensively cultivated
than at present. Josiah
attended school about three
months a year, during the winter
season, which was a much better
chance than his companions
received. He was married,
Nov. 20, 1852, to
Elizabeth, daughter of George
and Ruth Chadwell, early
settlers of this county.
Four children were given them, al
of whom are living, viz.:
Brice B., George W., Mary E.,
now the wife of Adam
Copple, and Lanie
M. Mrs. Murphy
departed this life May 15, 1866,
and is buried near Hartwood
Church. Mr. Murphy
married his second wife, Mrs.
Mary A. Porks, widowed
wife of George W. Porks,
Apr. 9, 1868. To this
couple, three children were given
- Josiah J., Elizabeth F.
and Ingabee P.
Our subject was elected Treasurer
of this county, in 1873, and
served two terms. He is now
cultivating his farm, which
consists of 320 acres,
well-improved. He deals in
Spanish Merino sheep quite
extensively. He is one of
the most thrifty farmers and
sociable men of this county, and
belongs to the Masonic
fraternity. He and his wife
are members of the M. P. Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~
Page 992 |
Washington Twp. -
LEMUEL C. MURPHY,
farmer and teacher, P. O.
Gilmore, was born in Washington
Twp., Mar. 2, 1849. He is
the son of Benjamin and
Mary Murphy. His
father came to this county in
1836 when the country was almost
a wilderness. Lemuel
received a good common
school education, and has taught
eight terms of school. When
he was twenty years of age, he
went out West, and spent two
years there. He then
returned home, and has been
living in this place since.
He was married, Oct. 8, 1874, to Cordelia
A., daughter of John
and Mary Browning, also
early settlers of this
county. Three children have
been born to this union - Lillie
May, Mary E., and
Eliza C. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Murphy are
members of the M. P. Church. Mr.
Murphy
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
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