History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
(Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884)
BIOGRAPHIES
Neff Twp. -
JONAS NEFF,
retired farmer, P. O.
Ragersville, is the
oldest citizen of this
township. He was
born November 20, 1808,
in Somerset County,
Penn., and his father was
Christopher Neff,
who married Miss
Elizabeth Snyder.
They came to Tuscarawas
County with their family
in 1820, and settled in
what is now Auburn
Township, where they
developed a fine farm and
raised their
children. Mr.
Neff died April 17,
1824, followed by Mrs.
Neff March 25,
1845. Of their
family of seven children,
our subject is the only
one now living. He
was brought up on the
farm, and on June 1,
1829, he married Susanna
Royer, of this
township. She was
also a native of
Pennsylvania. They
purchased the old family
homestead farm, where
they have ever since
resided. To them
were born ten children,
nine of whom are now
living, viz.: David,
in this township; Jacob,
in Portage County; Simon,
of this township, Mary
Ann, wife of Martin
Shaffer, of Indiana; Jonas,
in Kankakee County,
Ill.; Elizabeth, still
at home; Ezra, of
New Philadelphia; Martin
Luther, of this
township; and Susanna,
still at home. Mrs.
Neff departed this
life June 9, 1859.
She was a pious member of
the German Reformed
Church.
Subsequently, Mr. Neff
married Miss
Elizabeth Grove, of
Sandy Township, this
county. To them was
born one son - James
Austin, who was
killed by a horse March
20, 1873, in his
thirteenth year. Mr.
Neff has acquired,
largely by his own
efforts, a farm of 157
1/2 acres, with good
buildings thereon.
He has been almost a
life-long member of the
Lutheran Church, in which
he was once a minister,
and has held important
church offices nearly all
the time. He is a
Republican in politics,
formerly belonging to the
Whig party.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers
& Co., 1884
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Neff
Twp. -
MARTIN L. NEFF,
teacher and farmer, P. O.
Ragersville, was born May
16, 1849, and is a son of
Jonas Neff, whose
sketch precedes
this. He was reared
in Auburn Township, and
obtained his education in
the schools of
Ragersville. On
September 26, 1872, he
married Elizabeth
Youngen, of this
township. They have
five children, viz, Jacob
Herbert, Anna Lydia,
Jonas Abraham, Clara
Caroline and Irving
LeRoy. Mr.
Neff has the
reputation of being an
excellent teacher.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers
& Co., 1884 |
Wayne
Twp. -
FREDERICK NEVEL,
carpet and coverlet
weaver, Dundee, was born
in Wurtemberg, Germany,
Nov. 1, 1838, and is a
son of Godleib and
Regina (Schwerdtfeger)
Nevel, both of whom
died in Germany.
Their family numbered
nine children, their
names as follows: Christian,
John Godleib, Frederick,
Frederickna, Minnie
(wife of Adam Schmidt),
William, Rosa, Eugene
Hormer, Charles Otts,
and Rosa Ottily.
The family are members of
the German Evangelical
Church. Mr.
Nevel has filled the
offices of School
Director and Township
Supervisor several
terms. He ahs a
comfortable home
consisting of several
acres of land, and has
been in the manufacture
of carpets and coverlets
for over twenty years.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers
& Co., 1884 |
Sandy
Twp. -
D. K. NIXON,
deceased, was born in
Pennsylvania in
1810. When a lad of
five summers, he came to
Sandy Township with his
mother, Mary Anna
(Lewis) Nixon.
Our subject had three
sisters, only one of whom
is living - Mary
Anna Perdue, of
Newcastle, Penn. D.
K. Nixon was married
October 3, 1833, to Lizzie
A. Exline, daughter
of Bernard and Julia
A. (Beltz) Exline.
Bernard Exline,
settled in Coshocton
County in 1826, and there
remained until his
death. His children
were six in number, of
whom three survive, Valentine,
of Van Wert County; Solomon,
of Hancock, Md.; and
Mrs. Nixon, widow
of D. K. Nixon.
The six children of Mr.
and Mrs. D. K. Nixon
are George, Orintha,
William L. and Amanda,
twins, Almon C.
and Julia A.
William L., is
married to Dora E.
Mahan, and lives in
Abilene, Kan.; Amanda
died in 1875; Julia A.
is married to Calvin
G. Hawk, and lives in
Abilene, Kan.; Almon
C., who has charge
of the home farm, and
with whom is mother and
his sister Orintha
reside, was born March 7,
1848. He was
married December 3, 1873,
to Rachel,
daughter of John and
Margaret (Miller) Knotts,
early settlers of Stark
County. The family
of Almon C. and Rachel
Nixon consists of William
E., born January,
1874; Ralph K.,
born June 9, 1876; John
K., born July 7,
1878; and Anna,
born February,
1881. Mr. Nixon
is a Mason, and has a
pleasant, intelligent
family.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers
& Co., 1884 |
Sandy
Twp. -
GEORGE NIXON,
nurseryman and farmer, P.
O. Sandyville, was born
in Sandyville February
25, 1836, and is a son of
D. K. and Lizzie
(Exline) Nixon.
He received his education
at Sandyville, Hagerstown
Academy and Mount Vernon,
all of Ohio. On the
5th of June, 1861, he
enlisted in Company F,
Fourth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, of Canton,
Ohio, under Capt.
James Wallace,
serving for three
years. He was
engaged at Rich Mountain,
at Romney, Blues Gap, and
at teh first battle of
Winchester. Part of
his term of enlistment,
he served on post duty
near Washington, D.
C. He was married,
October 26, 1865, to Margaret,
daughter of Joseph
Paitner, of Stark
County. Of his
seven children, six are
living - Daniel K.,
Jessie L., Genevera
G., Annie W., Harold A.
and Donald. Mr.
Nixon has an
excellent nursery near
Sandyville filled with
all kinds of shade and
fruit trees. In
politics, he is a
Democrat.
He is a member of
Caldwell Lodge, No. 330,
at Bolivar.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers
& Co., 1884 |
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