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CHAPTER VI.
MARSEILLES TOWNSHIP
THE TOWNSHIP AS ORGANIZED - ITS PHYSICAL FEATURES -
FIRST IMPROVEMENTS - EARLY SETTLERS -
OWNERS OF REAL AND PERSONAL
ESTATE IN 1845 - EDUCATIONAL - RELIGIOUS -
OFFICIALS SINCE 1849 -
MISCELLANEOUS - VILLAGE OF MARSEILLES -
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
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| JAMES D. BARR., M.
D., was born in |
BARTRAM, Ezra G., was born in Marion
County, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1837, son of Milo and Laura (Sabine)
Bartram, natives of New York and Connecticut, respectively,
and of Scotch ancestry. They came to Marion in 1825, and were
the parents of ten children, seven living - C. Porter, Mary
J., Sarah E. G., Louisa, Olive and
John. The deceased are William, Laura E.
and Milo P. The father died about
1869, aged seventy-one years; the mother in 1865, aged fifty-five
yeas. Ezra G. Bartram received a common school
education, and Jan. 20, 1859, married Magdalene Smith,
daughter of Martin Smith, of Wayne County. They
have eight children - Charles W., Lois E., Eunice V., Smith
I., Cora J. and Laura E. The deceased
are Abba A. and George E. In
the fall of 1862, Mr. Bartram enlisted in Company E.,
One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at La
Rue, Marion County, and took part in the chase of Gen. Morgan,
through Kentucky several times; lost his health, and was sent to the
Louisville Hospital, where he received his discharge Apr. 27, 1863.
He returned home, and in 1865 purchased his present farm of eighty
acres, paying $25 per acre - now value at $40. Politically,
Mr. Bartram is a Democrat. His health, which
was injured in the late war, he has never fully recovered, and
consequently he receives a Government pension of $8 per month.
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JOSEPH BLOW, one of the representative
men of the representative men of the township, was born in England,
Sept. 18, 1823. He is the son of Charles and Susanna (Hendryby)
Blow. They had three children - James, Joseph
and Edward, the former being now deceased. His
father died aged fifty-five years; his mother while Joseph
was quite young; and, as a result, his educational privileges
were limited. He worked at yearly waged - $40 to $50 per year -
for some time, but came to America with both brothers in 1845, and
located in Grand Township, Marion County. In 1855, he bought 160
acres of land there at a cost of $1, 075, clearing 120 acres of forest
land himself. His farm is in good repair, valued at $55 per
acre, and has been rented for the past seven years. He purchased
his present home of forty-two acres near Marseilles in 1876, paying
$2,900 or the same, and making it a present to his wife. This
farm is valued at $100 per acre, a valuable stone quarry being located
near the residence. His marriage to Rachel Blow
occurred Mar. 8, 1863. She was born Dec. 14, 1841, daughter of
Robert and Elizabeth Blow. They have no
children. Politically, Mr. Blow is an
Independent, and, with his wife, is a member of the Disciple Church.
He is also a member of the G. A. R. Mr. Blow
was a soldier in the late war, entering the service in October, 1864,
Company C, Thirty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He
was engaged at Chattanooga, where he was taken sick and confined to
the field hospital, but was subsequently removed to Nashville,
Jeffersonville, and lastly to Camp Dennison, where he was discharged
in the spring of 1865. In England he was a member of the I. O.
O. F. fraternity. Robert and Elizabeth
Blow, parents of Mrs. Rachel Blow, came to
America from England in 1857, settling in Grand Township, Marion
County. They had eight children, six now living -
Charles, Hannah, Lucy, Robert, Peter and
Rachel. The deceased are George
and Edward. Robert Blow died aged
eighty-five, and his wife, Elizabeth, at the age of
seventy years. This family were all natives of England.
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| MICHAEL BOWER, son of |
| SIMEON B. COOK was born in |
| PETER L. DEMAREST (deceased) war born |
| WILLIAM EMPTAGE was born in |
| FREDERICK FEHL, one of the leading
farmers of |
| GEORGE W. FOX was born in Richland
County, |
| HORATIO S. GATES, of the firm of |
| SOCRATES HARTLE (deceased), one of the
pioneers of the |
| ADAM M. HARTLE was born in |
| HENRY HANDCHY was born in |
| THOMAS HEWLITT was born in |
| DAVID B. HILDRETH, born in |
| STEPHEN HILDRETH was born in |
| STEPHEN P. HILL was born in |
| ISAAC JOHNSON was born in |
| G. W. KEMP, M. D., was born in |
| B. F. KENNEDY was born in |
| JOHN W. KENNEDY, Postmaster at
Marseilles, was born in |
| LEMUEL KRISHER was born in |
| CHAUNCEY M. LEAR. This gentleman is
a native of |
| BENJAMIN F. LEE was born in |
| JOHN LESLIE, the subject of this sketch,
was born in |
ROBERT LINDSEY, of the firm of
Lindsey & Gates, dealers in dry goods, groceries, etc., was born in
Grand Township, Marion County, Ohio, May 30, 1844, son of
James H. and Elorn (Stiverson) Lindsey, natives of Ohio, and
of Scotch-Irish and Scotch-German descent respectively. They
were married about 1835-36 in Grand Township, and were the parents of
seven children, four living - Robert, Ann M., Sarah R.,
and Mary. The deceased are James, John
and David, the two latter having lost their
lives in the late war. His father died Feb. 19, 1881, the mother
Oct. 29, 1882. Mr. Lindsey, our subject, was
educated in the common schools, attending one term at the Weslyan
University of Delaware, Ohio, closing his literary pursuits at the age
of Nineteen. He remained with his father till May 2, 1864, when
he enlisted in Company M, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Regiment
(Cavalry) National Guards and was engaged at Manassas Junction, and
discharged four months later at Columbus, Ohio. He returned to
the farm, staying until his twenty-sixth year. In 1870, he went
to Kansas purchased eighty acres of land, and staid three years, when
he returned to Ohio, and received 160 acres of land from his father in
Grand Township. He tended this farm till 1880, when he purchased
an interest in his present store, of B. F. Kennedy,
and began business under the firm name of Kennedy & Lindsey.
They continued this partnership one year after which time Mr.
Lindsey purchased his partner's interest, selling soon after
one-half interest to H. S. Gates, with whom he is
still in partnership. They carry a $12,000 stock. Besides
this, Mr. Lindsey owns 320 acres of land in Kansas,
valued at $20 per acre, well situated. His marriage to
Miss Rebecca J. Oroke, daughter of Catharine Oroke,
occurred Feb. 6, 1871. They have five children - James H.,
Frank E., Edith L., Charles F. and Jessie M.
John is deceased. Mr. Lindsey
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of the F. & A. M.,
Master Mason, of Marseilles, of the G. A. R., and a Republican in
politics. He is a successful business man and a good citizen.
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| MAJ. HUGH LONG,* one of the oldest
settlers of the township, was born in |
| JOHN McCLEARY (deceased) was born in |
DAVID W. McCONNEL, M. D., a leading
physician of this county, was born in Greene County, Ohio, May 14,
1839. He is the son of Isaiah and Ann (Bain) McConnel,
the former born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1800; the latter in
Lexington, Ky., in 1799, her parents originally emigrating form
Glasgow, Scotland, about 1795. They were married in Xenia,
Ohio, Jan. 1, 1828, and resided in that city ten years, after which
time they removed to Hardin County, where they settled permanently.
They were the parents of six children, four still living - James
B., Sarah F., David W., and Martha. The deceased
are Rebekah and Samuel J. The father died July
4, 1860; the mother Sept. 12, 1883. the subject of this sketch
attended the Kenton schools, and subsequently graduated from
Northwood College in 1854. He began the study of medicine
under Dr. W. H. Phillips, of Kenton, in 1856, and remained
with him nearly four years, and afterward graduated from the
Starling Medical College in 1866, in the meantime teaching eight
terms of school. He enlisted in Company G, Fourth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Apr. 16, 1861; re-enlisted in the
Thirty-third in July of the same year as private, and was appointed
Orderly Sergeant, serving nine months, when he was appointed Second
Lieutenant, after twelve months First Lieutenant, and then Captain
of his company till the close of the war. He was engaged in
the campaign of Eastern Kentucky under Gen. Nelson, and
participated in the following battles: Piketon, Bowling Green,
Bridgeport, Battle Creek, Prestonburg, Stone River, Chickamauga and
Mission Ridge. At the latter place he was wounded three times,
but was not discharged, and after six weeks returned as Aid; was
subsequently in the battles at Franklin and Nashville, and continued
as Aid till June of 1865, when he received his discharge.
Mr. McConnel was married Mar. 10, 1870, to Miss Martha J.
Lacey, daughter of Haman H. Lacey. They have four
children - Anna L., James H., John C. and D. Watt
(Samuel E. deceased). He located in Marseilles in August,
1865, where he has since resided, building up a good living practice
in his chosen profession. He belongs to the regular school of
medicine, and favors the temperance element of Republicanism; is a
member of the I. O. O. F. and K. of H. fraternities, and a master
member of Marseilles Lodge, No. 515, F. & A. M.; McCutchen Chapter,
R. A. M.; member of Ivanhoe Council, R. & S. M., Bucyrus, Ohio; and
of Marion Commanery Knight Templars, Marion, Ohio. He is a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and highly respected as a
citizen. It is worthy of notice that the father of our subject
was one of the seven original Abolitionists of Ohio, and his son has
always been an active anti-slavery man. Mrs. McConnel
departed this life Nov. 25, 1884. She was a lady of unusual
strength of character, and was greatly admired and esteemed for her
many excellent qualities.
Source: History of Wyandot Co., Ohio - Publ. 1884 - Page 874 |
| SAMUEL PHILLIPS, blacksmith, was born in |
| JAMES B. POOL was born in |
| HENRY QUAIL (deceased) was born in |
| LEWIS A. SELIGMAN was born in |
|
WILLIAM SELIGMAN, an influential farmer,
was born this
Source: History of Wyandot Co., Ohio - Publ. 1884 - Page 876 |
| SAMUEL SIMPSON was born in this |
JOHN O. STUDEBAKER was born in
this county June 22, 1840, son of Samuel and Delilah (Fehl)
Studebaker, natives of Pennsylvania and of German parentage.
His mother was born in 1822, and his father about 1816. They
were married in this county in 1838. He was a shoe-maker by
trade. They were the parents of three children - Flavius
J., Mary and John O. The father died in February,
1845; the mother is still living, in Marion County, sixty-two years
of age. Our subject attended the common schools till his
eighteenth year and was subsequently engaged in farm labor till
1861. May 28 of that year, he enlisted in Company K, Fourth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was engaged at Rich Mountain,
Laurel Hill, Romney, Winchester, Edinburg, New Market, Port Republic
and Chancellorsville; captured at the latter place and taken to
Richmond, and, after sixteen days, paroled; thence to Annapolis;
thence to Washington; on Gen. Auger's staff as clerk till
discharged, July 11, 1864. He returned to farm, and married,
April 16, 1867, Ivy, daughter of William and Jane N.
Renick, natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania respectively, of
German descent. They settled in Wyandot County (then Marion)
in 1823. Their one child, Ivy E., was born Mar. 28
1843. The father died in 1876, aged sixty-five years; the
mother died in 1876, aged fifty-five years. Mr. and Mrs.
Studebaker have two children living - Renick, born Jan.
28, 1869; Bertha E., Jan. 3, 1880. Lorin V.,
Aug. 3, 1875, died Jan. 28, 1879; George V., born Jan. 19,
1882, died Jan. 10, 1883.
Source: History of Wyandot Co., Ohio - Publ. 1884 - Page 877 |
| ENOCH THOMAS was born in |
| ANDREW UNCAPHER (deceased) was born in |
| PHILIP UNCAPHER. This enterprising
farmer was born in |
| A. ROYAL WEBBER, was born in |
| WILLIAM E. WEBBER was born in |
| DAVID WILKIN is a native of |
| PHILIP WINSLOW was born in |
| JOSEPH C. WORTHINGTON. The subject
of this sketch was born in |
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