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BIOGRAPHIES
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County of Williams, Ohio.
Historical & Biographical
with An outline Sketch of the Northwest Territory, of the State, and
Miscellaneous Matters.
ILLUSTRATED
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO., PUBLISHERS -
1882
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HUGH MANON,
son of Hugh and Rebecca Manon, was born in Franklin County,
Penn., Dec. 27, 1828. In 1848, he married Miss Lydia A. Bender,
also a native of Franklin County, and born in September, 1828.
Some two years later, they came to Williams Centre, this county, where
he worked in an ashery about eight years, meanwhile saving his earnings
and buying forty acres of land in the township, upon which he moved and
resided for some time, and then sold it and bought his present farm on
Section 33. During the first week of his residence hereon, he had
the misfortune of losing his wife, who left him a family of seven
children - Katie, John, George, Wesley, Sarah, Lillie and
Jeremiah. When he moved upon his eighty-acres farm it was quit
in the wilderness, but by hard labor he has put it all under fence, and
the greater portion of it under cultivation.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 777 - Centre Twp. |
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JOHN MANON
is one of the early pioneers of Williams County, coming to Williams
Centre in 1841, when its entire outfit consisted of three log cabins.
His energy and public spirit have assisted very materially in making the
place what it is. He was Postmaster have for thirteen years,
Justice of the Peace for nine, and held the office of Township Treasurer
nearly twenty years. He has been employed in various vocations -
for ten years at the tailor's trade, then clerking for G. H.
Tomlinson nearly eight years, afterward farming two years, when a
partnership business was established between himself and George
Garver, which was discontinued after two years, Mr. Manon
continuing alone until the present time, when his intention is to close
out his business and retire from active life to the repose and quiet he
has so well earned. Mr. Manon was born in Franklin County,
Penn., Aug. 17, 1814, the eldest of the six children of his parents,
Hugh and Rebecca Manon, both natives of Franklin County, Penn.
He remained in his childhood's home until twenty years of age, when he
went to Wayne County, Ohio, remaining two years; then to Stark County,
where he was united in marriage Apr., 1841, to Miss Mary M. Frager,
after which he came to Williams County, where his life has been
subsequently traced. Mrs. Manon passed away Feb. 12, 1858,
leaving seven children, three of whom have "gone before" - Emma M.,
Lydia K. and Erastus M. Four survive to cheer the
declining years of their father - William A., Jacob G., John
E. and Charles W.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 776 - Centre Twp. |
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JAMES P.
McKARNS was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1845, and his
parents, Jonathan and Eliza B. (Copeland) McKarns, brought him
with them on their removal to this township in 1850. Here he grew
up to manhood, and in 1872 married Miss Nancy Brannon, and by
this union became the father of three children, named as follows:
Margaret B., John M. and James B. Mr. McKarns, since
his majority, has been an active politician in the Democratic ranks, and
in 1875 was elected by that party to the office of School Inspector, and
was again elected to the same office in 1877, his tenure running till
1880. He is looked upon by his neighbors with respect, and enjoys
the confidence of all his fellow-citizens.
Source: County of
Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical - Illustrated - Publ. Weston
A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
- Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 759 - Jefferson
Twp. |
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Jefferson
Twp. -
JOHN C, McKARNS was born in Columbiana County,
Ohio, in 1844, and in 1850 his parents brought him with them to this
county, settling in Mill Creek Township. A few years later our
subject came to this township, where he learned the carpenter's trade,
at which he worked till the spring of 1865, when he enlisted in the One
Hundred and Ninety-fifty Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went with his
regiment to Harper's Ferry, Va., and thence to Alexandria, in the same
State. AT the latter point the regiment was mustered out of
service, when our subject returned to this township and was subsequently
elected to the office of Deputy Sheriff, which position he filled for
four years. In 1876, he married Miss Jennie Graves, a
native of this county, and to their union have been born two children -
Olive H. and Sarah E. Mr. McKarns is now an
industrious and enterprising farmer and is the owner of a fine piece of
land, which he keeps thoroughly cultivated; he is surrounded with all
the comforts of a pleasant home and has every prospect of a prosperous
future.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 758 |
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Jefferson
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JOSHUA T. McKARNS, a native of Columbiana County,
Ohio was born in 1841, and came with his parents to this township in
1852. With them he resided, assisting on their farm, till 1862,
when he purchased a thrashing machine, which he operated until 1868,
earning with it a comfortable subsistence. His father died in
1879, at the age of seventy, and our subject then took charge of the
home farm, which he is still managing in the interest of their heirs.
His mother, who is a very worthy old lady, is still living and is
residing with our subject. In 1869, Mr. McKarns married
Miss Margaret A. Richardson, and by this union became the father of
four children, viz., John E., Frank, Alice (deceased) and Anna
B. Mr. McKarns is a worthy citizen and enjoys the esteem and
confidence of his fellow-townsmen, who have elected him to the office of
School Commissioner, in which capacity he has served over nine
years to the satisfaction of all parties.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 759 |
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S. B. McKELVEY
was born in Portage County, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1814, and was the youngest
and now the only living child of a family of ten born to James and
Sarah McKelvey. James McKelvey was born in Ireland in
1765, and came to America with his parents in 1770. They arrived
at Philadelphia, remained there a short time, and then moved to Chester
County, Penn., where the parents died. James, the youngest
of the family, remained in Chester till twenty-five, learned the
tailor's trade, went to Westmoreland County, and there married Sarah
Stephens, a native of the county, and daughter of Amos Stephens,
who was born on shipboard while his parents were on their passage from
Wales to Philadelphia. James and wife, shortly after
marriage, came to Portage County, this State, and there died in 1843 and
1850, respectively. S. B. McKelvey was married in his
native county, May 28, 1835, to Janet Byers, one of the eleven
children of James and Mary Byers. In 1851, he sold his
property in Portage and came to Williams County and settled on Section
9, this township, where he owns 180 acres of fine land, of which 120 are
well improved. He has had a family of ten children, viz.,
Lucetta (deceased), Artlissa (deceased), Antoinette,
Lydia, Louis (deceased), Lewell, Franklin, Hiram, Wilson and
Robert R. (deceased). Mr. McKelsey is very popular
gentleman, and at present holds office as Justice of the Peace, and has
so held for nineteen years. He was also County Commissioner one
term, and has served as Township Treasurer and Township Trustee.
He has taught several terms of school in the township, and is also a
Granger.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 777 - Centre Twp. |
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Superior Twp. -
SAMUEL W. MERCER, M. D., was born in Crawford
County, Ind., Oct. 15, 1832. His parents, Samuel and Sarah
Mercer, were natives respectively of Maryland and Ohio.
Samuel Mercer died at Newville, Ind., and was in attendance at Ann
Arbor, Mich., in 1859-60. Dr. Mercer is a graduate from
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Class of 1873-74. He has since
attended lectures there in 1879-80. He began the practice of his
profession in 'de Kalb County, Ind., remaining there two years. He
returned to Montpelier in 1863, and has since been a permanent resident.
Dr. Mercer has a large and successful practice, both in medicine
and surgery. His marriage with Miss Rebecca J. Bower, took
place at Fairfield Centre, De Kalb County, Ind., Oct. 7, 1862. Her
parents are natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and are now living in
Noble County, Ind. Dr. and Mrs. Mercer have three children,
viz., Edwin, William and Pliny. Clara E. an
adopted child, of French descent, died in November, 1881. Mrs.
Mercer is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Dr.
Mercer belongs to the Brotherhood of A., F. & A. M., of West Unity,
Ohio.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 642 |
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WILLIAM
C. MILLER was born in Richland County, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1834, next
to the oldest of a family of nine children born to John and Rebecca
(Carl) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio. John
Miller settled in Brady Township when William C. was but six
months old, and entered 160 acres of wild land, which he rescued from
the wilderness; sold thirty years later, and moved to Pulaski Township,
where he resided till 1876; sold out again and moved to Waterloo, Ind.;
resided there till 1881, and then came to Edgerton, this county, where
he now lives. William C. Miller worked with his father till
twenty-one years of age, and then began to work out on his own account.
He made a trip to California in 1859, and visited Oregon, Washington
Territory and Idaho. In the fall of 1863, he returned to Brady
Township via Panama and New York, and bought 175 acres of land, on which
he has ever since resided, increasing it to 255 acres, and bringing it
up to the highest standard of cultivation. March 10, 1864, he
married Miss Margaret L. Rowles, a daughter of Alfred M. and
Mildred (Green) Rowles, and a native of Ashland County, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the Universalist Church, and
are the parents of five children - Edwin U., Carrie B., John, Otis R.
and Hernando C. Mr. Miller when a boy of thirteen, was the
first to suggest to Mr. Schamp that his child had been murdered
by Heckerthorn and Tyler, a detailed account of which crime will
be found in the historical department of this volume.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 676 |
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Springfield Twp. -
JAMES MIGNEREY was born July 30 1830, in France.
He was one of eight children born to John C. and Catherine (Fevre)
Mignerey. Our subject received the rudiments of an education
in his native country. When seventeen years old he learned the
blacksmithing business, after which, in 1849, he came to the United
States, locating at Buffalo, N. Y., where he worked ten years. In
1859, he moved with his family to Springfield Township, where he
purchased 100 acres - the same on which he lives. Mr. Mignerey
was married, at Buffalo, in 1853, to Louise Colen.
Mr. and Mrs. Mignerey are the parents of twelve children, ten of
whom are living. Both are members of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Mignerey belongs to Stryker Lodge, I. O. O. F. In
politics, he is a Republican, and he is a most enterprising citizen.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 728
SHARON WICK's NOTES: You can find James' burial at
www.findagrave.com
Memorial#73139726
He was buried in Oakwood Cem., Stryker, Williams Co., OH. His
wife's maiden name was Coulon.
Shows children George L. and Lucy A.
See James Mignery's Last Will & Testament -
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Geo. W. Money |
GEO. W. MONEY
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical -
Illustrated - Publ. Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles
Blanchard, Biographical Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers
- 1882 - Page 667 |
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GEORGE
W. MYERS was born in Beaver County, Penn., Dec. 24, 1808, and is
one of two living children in a family of nine born to George and
Susanna (Wenrich) Myers, natives of England and Pennsylvania
respectively. The father came to this country when a small boy,
and in the latter part of the Revolution served in the Colonial army,
and again, in 1812, rendered the country service. In 1813, he came
to Wayne County, Ohio, thence moved to Richland County, thence to
Cranberry Township, Crawford County, in 1827, where he and wife ended
their days. George W. Myers learned the carpenter and
joiner's trade in Norwalk, Huron County, and in August, 1836, there
married Emily Lewis, who was born in Erie County, N. Y., May 27,
1816. In 1835, Mr. Myers had visited Jefferson Township,
Williams County, and entered 160 acres of land, cleared three acres,
sowed in wheat, and put up a first-rate log cabin, and in 1837 moved his
family and his few household goods upon the place, and thus began life
in the woods. In connection with farming, he also worked at his
trade, and erected many of the substantial buildings throughout this
county and Defiance. In the spring in 1855, he sold his property
in Jefferson, and removed to Bryan, with the intention of emigrating
West. He made a prospecting tour through Illinois, Iowa and
Kansas, but, finding nothing to suit him, returned home and resumed his
old occupations, and secured a comfortable fortune and a few years ago
retired from active life and is now a resident of Bryan. He and
wife are parents of five children, viz.: Julia A., now Mrs. J.
M. Welker; Zilpha,, wife of F. M. Carter; Amzi V., who
resides in Colorado; George W., who married Jennie Gilbert,
and Elias, who married Caroline Reeves. The first
farm owned by Mr. Myers in Williams is now owned by the
county, and used as the Poor Farm. At present he owns 180 acres in
this county, some valuable town property, 2,000 acres in Texas, and an
orange farm in Florida. He is a Democrat in politics; was Justice
of the Peace nine years in Jefferson Township, and has filled various
other offices; is one of the few remaining pioneers of the county, and
is universally respected.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 578 |
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