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Biographical Record of Knox County, Ohio
To Which is Added an Elaborate Compendium of National Biography
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Publ. Chicago : The Lewis Publishing Company
1902
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ISRAEL LANNING
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Knox County, Ohio -
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ISAAC P. LARIMORE
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EUGENE R. LEEDY
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ISAAC LEEDY
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JOSEPH LEEDY
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JOHN LEONARD.
John Leonard, now deceased,
was one of the honored pioneers of Knox
county, where he located when this portion
of the state was a wild frontier region in
which the work of progress and development
had scarcely been begun. His labors
added to the general advancement and
improvement, and in the passing of the years
he was acknowledged to be one of the most
valuable representatives of the farming
interests of the county.
Mr. Leonard was a native of Pennsylvania,
his birth having occurred in Washington
county, of the Keystone state, on the 28th
of March, 1814. His education was
there obtained in the primitive schools of
the time, and through the summer months the
work of the home farm claimed his attention.
He was but thirteen years of age when he
came to Knox county with his parents,
Samuel and Phebe (Logan) Leonard, who
entered a large tract of land in Morris
township and there began the development of
a farm. Our subject shared with his
family in all the hardships and trials of
pioneer life and bore his share in the
arduous task of re claiming wild land for
purposes of civilization. Throughout
his entire life he carried on general
farming and at his death was the owner of a
very valuable and richly improved tract of
land of three hundred and fifty acres.
On the 2d of March, 1866, Mr. Leonard
married Miss Harriet
Boudinot, who represented one of the
oldest families of America, tracing her
ancestry back to the French Huguenots, who
sought freedom from persecution in America
in the early part of the seventeenth
century. Three brothers, Elisha,
Elias and John Boudinot,
it is believed, crossed the Atlantic in the
Mayflower in 1620, and the first named was
the grandfather of Mrs. Leonard
four times removed. Her grandfather
also bore the name of Elias.
The family became very prominent in public
affairs and representatives of the name were
associated with events which went to frame
the policy of the nation. An uncle of
Mrs. Leonard was Elias
Boudinot, LL. D., who was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1740.
He became an eminent lawyer and was an
advocate of colonial liberty. In 1777
congress appointed him commissary general,
having charge of provisions for the army,
and the same year he was elected to
congress. He became president of that
body in 1782 and the following year, in his
official capacity, he signed the treaty of
peace which ended the eight years' struggle
that brought independence to the nation.
Washington made him superintendent of
the mint in 1796, and he filled that
position until 1805, when he resigned and
retired from public life, after a career of
public usefulness and honor that extended
over more than a quarter of a century.
He was a trustee of Princeton College, to
which he gave a cabinet of natural history
specimens. In 1812 he was a member of
the American board of commissioners for
foreign affairs and missions, and in 1816
was the first president of the American
Bible Society, to which he gave very liberal
donations. He was one of the first
writers to favor the idea that American
Indians were of Jewish origin, to which end
he published the Star of the West, or An
Effort to Discover the Lost Tribes of
Israel. He also published the Age of
Infidelity, and other works which awakened
the interest of the scientific world.
He died in 1821.
The parents of Mrs. Leonard were John
and Margaret (Williams) Boudinot.
Their daughter was born in Athens county May
3, 1841, and when ten years old accompanied
her parents on their removal to Morris
township, Knox county, where she was
educated in the public schools. Her
maternal grandfather was William
Williams, a soldier of the Revolutionary
war, who enlisted from Virginia, in which
state Mrs. Boudinot was born.
John Boudinot was born in New
Jersey in 1771 and enlisted from Oneida
county, N. Y., for service in the war of
1812, under Captain John
Whitney. In 1817 he removed to
Ohio and there he and his wife spent their
remaining days. They became the
parents of ten children, namely: William,
deceased; Elias R.; Tobias,
who has also passed away; James,
deceased; Eliza, the deceased wife of
Jacob Walter; John, who
has been called to his final rest; Sarah,
the wife of Josiah Walter, and
a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri;
George, deceased; Henrietta, the
wife of J. E. Fritz, of Warsaw,
Indiana; and Harriet, who completes
the family, and is now well known in Knox
county as the honored wife of Mr.
Leonard.
At the time of her marriage she went to her husband's
home in Morris township and there they lived
happily for many years. Mr.
Leonard devoted his time and energies to
general farming and owned and operated three
hundred and fifty acres of land,
constituting a valuable and highly improved
tract. He was industrious and
energetic, and his capable management made
him one of the prosperous farmers of his
locality. His fellow townsmen,
recognizing his worth and ability,
frequently called him to public office.
He served as township trustee and for a
number of terms was supervisor, discharging
his duties in a manner that won him the
commendation of all concerned. He
co-operated in all movements which he
believed would prove of general good, and in
matter of business and private concern he
was ever straightforward and. honorable,
commanding the respect of his fellow men in
a high measure. He passed away Oct.
28, 1893, and the community mourned the loss
of one of its best citizens, while in the
household his place can never be filled.
Mrs. Leonard is still living on the
old homestead, where she went as a bride
many years ago. Her excellent
qualities have gained her many friends.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
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MARVIN LEPLEY
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Knox County, Ohio -
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SIMON C. LEPLEY
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FRANK O. LEVERING.
The Levering family is so well
known in Knox county that its
representatives need no introduction to the
readers of this volume. When the
Buckeye state was almost an unbroken
wilderness and the greater part of the land
was still in possession of the government
the family was founded here, and those who
have borne the name since that time have
faithfully carried forward the work of
upbuilding and improvement begun by their
ancestors. It was in the latter part
of the seventeenth century that the family
was first planted on American soil by
Gerhard Levering and his brother
Wigard. They were sons of
Rosier Levering, who was born in
Holland of English or Anglo Saxon parentage,
his father and mother having been exiled
from England on account of their religious
belief. Rosier Levering
married Elizabeth Vandewalle,
of Westphalia, Germany, and their son,
Gerhard Levering, was born in
Gamen, Germany, in 1660. In 1685,
accompanied by his brother Wigard, he braved
the dangers incident to an ocean voyage at
that day and crossed the Atlantic to
America. He married, and among his
children was Daniel Levering,
who was born Dec. 2, 1704, and on the 12th
of May, 1735, was married, in Christ church,
in Philadelphia to Margaret Beane.
They resided upon a farm of one hundred
acres in Whiteplain township, Montgomery
county, New Jersey.
Upon that farm, on the l0th of June, 1738, there was
born unto them a son, to whom they gave the
name of Henry Levering and who was
the great-great-grandfather of our subject.
For many years he resided at the Durham Iron
Works in New Jersey, but in 1785 removed
from there to a large farm in Belfast
township, Bedford county, Pennsylvania.
He wedded Ann Wynn, and their son,
Daniel Levering, the great-grandfather
of our subject, was born in New Jersey, Feb.
3, 1764. In 1785 he accompanied his
parents on their removal to Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, where he married Mary
Karney. In 1811 he visited Knox
county, Ohio, and purchased a large tract of
land from the government in Owl Creek
valley, whereon he located with his family,
and there spent his remaining days, his
death occurring in 1820. His widow
died Oct. 24, 1846, at the advanced age of
eighty-four. They were prominent
members of the Presbyterian church and
leading citizens of the community.
Noah Levering, the grandfather of our
subject, was born in Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 1802, and in 1813 came
with his parents to Knox county. He
was married here, Mar. 25, 1828, to
Armanella Cook, daughter of John and
Ann Cook, who came to Ohio from
Washington county, Pennsylvania about 1805.
Their daughter was born in 1809 and died
June 13, 1879, while Noah Levering
passed away Mar. 4, 1881. They were
farming people, and the town of Levering was
laid out upon their land.
John Cook Levering, their son, and the father of
Frank O., was born on the old family
homestead, in Middlebury township, Sept. 11,
1829, and was the eldest son in a family of
ten children. His youth was spent in
the usual manner of farmer lads of that
period, and as the years passed he assisted
his father in the control and management of
the farm. When twenty-one years of age
he purchased eighty acres from, his father
and began farming on his own account.
As a companion and helpmate for the journey
of life he chose Miss Carrie Richardson,
and they were married in 1860. Her
parents were Daniel and Thankful (Camp)
Richardson, the former a well known
lumber merchant of New York for many years.
Mr. Levering and his wife began their
domestic life on the land which he had
purchased, and as the years passed their
financial resources increased so that he was
enabled to purchase other land and became
one of the wealthy farmers of the county.
He has been very prominent in agricultural
circles, and his influence has been felt
throughout the entire country in behalf of
the best interests of the farmer and stock
raiser. His stock has won many first
prizes in all parts of the country, and he
did much to improve the grade of domestic
animals raised in this part of the state.
In 1866 he became a member of the Knox
County Agricultural Society, of which he has
since been a representative, and for a
number of years he was honored with the
presidency. But other honors of a less
local character have been conferred upon
him. In 1881 he was elected a member
of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture.
He assisted in the purchase and improvement
of the now beautiful state fair grounds and
buildings at Columbus, Ohio. For six
years he was a member of the state board,
was treasurer in 1885 and president in 1886.
In 1883 he represented Ohio in the National
Agricultural Convention in Washington.
In 1887 the goveror
governor of Ohio appointed him a member of
the state centennial board, and he took an
active part in managing the Ohio Centennial
celebration held in Columbus in 1888.
In 1890, at the Ohio Annual Agricultural
Convention, at the request of the state
secretary of agriculture, he read a paper on
the Farmers Horse and Horse Breeding.
This led to the formation of the Ohio State
Draft and Coach Horse Association in 1891,
and of this Mr. Levering was
elected, president and served for three
successive years. In 1871 he was
elected county commissioner of Knox county,
and by re-election in 1874 filled the
position for six consecutive years. It was
in 1874 that iron bridges were built in the
county, an improvement to which he gave his
support. He was also instrumental in
building the county infirmary at a cost of
one hundred thousand dollars. In his
political views he has been a life-long
Democrat, and in 1886 was the nominee of his
party for congress in the ninth Ohio
congressional district. He has ever
been most painstaking and conscientious in
the discharge of all public duties devolving
upon him, regarding an office as a public
trust which must not be betrayed.
Early in life he united with the
Presbyterian church, in which he has since
been an active and zealous member.
When a history of the Levering family was
being prepared in 1891 he acted as
corresponding secretary. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Levering now reside at
Levering, Knox county, Ohio. They have
the following children: Noah C., of
Richland county, Ohio; Lloyd D., of
Knox county; John Clifton, of Toledo;
Mrs. Nettie Barnhill, of Mansfield,
Ohio; and Frank O., of this review.
Frank O. Levering as born on the old family
homestead in Middlebury township, Knox
county, Sept. 29, 1862, and pursued his
early education in the district schools,
while through the period of vacations he
assisted his father in the work of fields
and meadows. He afterward engaged in
teaching, and later was graduated with
honors in Eastman's Commercial College,
Poughkeepsie, New York. Not desiring
to follow the pursuit to which he had been
reared, he determined to enter the
mercantile field, and in 1885 established a
store in the town of Levering, but this did
not prove entirely congenial, and in 1890 he
took up the study of law in Mount Vernon, in
the office of Hon. Frank V. Owen, who
directed his reading until his admission to
the bar in 1892. He has since engaged
in practice and has secured a very desirable
client age. In 1883 he was appointed a
member of the board of electors of the
county and was twice reappointed, while in
1896 he was elected probate judge for a term
of three years. Since his retirement
from that office he has given his attention
to his private practice, which often
partakes of a very important character, as
he is retained as counsel on many of the
prominent cases tried in the courts of the
district.
The Judge was united in marriage to Miss Byrdess E.
Leiter, of Shelby, Ohio, a daughter of
Captain C. P. Leiter, who was mayor
of that city for a number of years.
Their union has been blessed with six
children: Howard A., Russell Edgar, John
Collin, Nina May, Carlos and Ada.
In his political views Judge
Levering is a Democrat and attended the
national convention of his party as a
delegate in 1900. He is a valued
representative of several fraternal
organizations, belongs to the lodge,
chapter, council and commandery in the
Masonic fraternity, and of the last named
has served as eminent commander. He
also belongs to the Mystic Shrine. He
is a past chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias lodge; past grand of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, and has filled many
other offices in these organizations.
Like his ancestors, he has ever taken a deep
interest in everything pertaining to the
progress and welfare of the county, and is
an honored representative of a worthy
pioneer family.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
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HOMER B. LEVERING.
Homer B. Levering is now one of the
most extensive and prosperous dealers and
shippers in live stock, hay, grain and feed
in Knox county. It is always a
pleasure to see true merit suitably
rewarded, to behold the prosperity of those
who eminently deserve it, as does the
subject of this review. At an early
age he learned one of the great lessons of
life - that there is no royal road to
wealth, and as he was not above work he
toiled industriously until he won not only a
very comfortable competence but also the
esteem and confidence of the people with
whom he has been associated. Work, the
true friend of mankind, has developed his
latent resources and brought out the strong,
self-reliant force of his character.
Mr. Levering was born in Morrow county, Dec. 14,
1874, and he and his elder brother and
partner, Milton G. Levering, are the
only children of Charles B. and Mary J.
(Grove) Levering. The father was
born in Waterford, Knox county, in 1839, and
died in 1893. After arriving at years
of maturity he wedded Miss Grove, and
then located on a farm in Middlebury
township, where he made his home for a
number of years. He then removed to
Morrow county and resided in Franklin and
Chester townships until his death, his
efforts at farming and purchasing shipping
stock being crowned with prosperity.
Under the parental roof Homer B. Levering spent
the days of his childhood, and in the common
schools he attained his early education,
which was followed by a course in the Austin
high school. When only fifteen years
of age he began his career as a stockbuyer,
and as time passed his business in that
direction increased until he has long been
ranked among the leading stockbuyers and
shippers in this portion of the state.
After his father's death he and his brother
purchased the home farm and later bought an
adjoining tract of land of sixty-five acres.
In April, 1900, they bought the warehouse
and business so long conducted by M. J.
Simons, and they are now extensive
buyers and shippers of hay, grain and feed,
as well as of live stock, Milton G.
Levering, however, being interested only
since April, 1900.
On the 14th of October, 1896, was celebrated the
marriage of our subject and Miss Eva
Boone, a native of Fredericktown, and a
daughter of Charles Boone, a
prominent fanner of this county. They
now have an interesting little son,
Harold W. In his political views
Mr. Levering is a liberal Democrat,
voting for the party, but never seeking
office, for his attention is fully occupied
by his large business interests. His
keen perception of business possibilities
and his improvement of opportunity have led
to success, and his reputation for straight
forward dealing is unassailable.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
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MILTON
G. LEVERING.
Milton G. Levering, a member of the
firm of Levering Brothers, is
associated with a business enterprise that
contributes largely to the commercial
activity and consequent prosperity of
Fredericktown. As buyers and shippers
of live stock, grain, hay and feed, their
business furnishes an excellent market for
the farmers of the outlying districts and
thereby adds to the general success, at the
same time bringing to them a very gratifying
income.
Milton G. Levering first opened his eyes to the
light of day in Morrow county, Ohio, on the
20th day of Morrow county, Ohio, on the 20th
of March, 1868, his parents being Charles
B. and Mary J. (Grove) Levering.
His parents directed his study, his play and
his work in early years, thus aiding to
shape a character worthy of respect and to
develop a life of usefulness. He
mastered the common English branches of
learning in the district schools and pursued
his more advanced studies in the
Chesterville high school. At the age
of nineteen years he began teaching and for
nine yeas successfully followed that
profession through the winter months, while
the summer season he worked upon the home
farm. He was a capable educator, being
both a good disciplinarian and instructor,
and his labors received the commendation of
the majority of the residents of the
districts in which he was employed.
On the 30th of October, 1894, Mr. Levering
married Miss Anna McConnell, who was
born in Fredericktown, her father, John
S. McConnell, being a retired farmer of
this place. In 1896 Mr. Levering
joined his brother in the work of farming
and stock-raising, which they carried on
together for a year. They then
dissolved partnership and for a year Mr.
Levering was engaged in farming alone.
In April, 1900, however, he once more
entered into partnership relations and
purchased the grain warehouse and business
conducted many years by M. J. Simons.
Their shipments and purchases of grain, hay
and feed are so large that they are ranked
among the most prominent representatives of
this branch of business in central Ohio, and
their stock shipments also add largely to
their income. They are deserving of
much praise for their success, which has
resulted for earnest and untiring efforts
and unflagging perseverance. They are
reliable and resolute, straightforward and
energetic and are widely and favorably known
in Knox county.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
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LEANDER H. LEWIS.
One of the most widely known and popular
citizens of Knox county is Leander Head
Lewis, who is now living a retired life
in Mount Vernon. He has been actively
and prominently connected with mercantile
interests in Fredericktown and Mount Vernon,
has been honored with public office and now
has put aside business cares to enjoy a
well-earned rest. The circle of his
friends is almost coextensive with the
circle of his acquaintances, and his life
history will be gladly received by many of
our readers.
Mr. Lewis is one of Ohio's native sons,
his birth having occurred in Huron county,
on the 23d of August, 1843. He
represents one of the oldest families of
America, tracing his ancestry back to one of
five brothers, who came from Wales in early
colonial days. One settled at
Whitestown, Long Island, one at Pawtucket,
one at Puilmore, another at Exeter, and
Daniel became a resident of Connecticut.
It is from him that our subject is
descended. Daniel Lewis
was the father of seven sons and a number of
daughters. His son, Daniel,
settled in Westerly and had seven children,
namely: Jasper, Waitstill,
Poenenagh, William, Mary
and two whose names are not remembered.
The line of descent is brought on down to Joseph
Lewis, who was born in 1720 and in
1752 was united in marriage to Mary
Bliven, who was born in 1734.
She was a daughter of Edward
Bliven, whose parents were Edward and
Freelove (Baker) Bliven. He was a
native of Somerset, England and married
Freelove Baker, whose father, Peter
Baker, was a Baptist minister.
Their son, Edward Bliven, Jr., was
married and his children were Joseph,
Edward, Peter, Mabel,
Patience, John, Nathan,
Mary and Sarah. Of this
number Mary Bliven be came the
wife of Joseph Lewis. He
died in 1799 and she survived until 1813,
when she, too, passed away. Their
children were as follows: Freelove,
born in 1753; Sylvester, in 1754;
Wealthy, in 1755; Mary, in 1757;
Sylvia, in 1759; Hannah, in
1760; Joseph, in October, 1762;
John, in 1867; Sarah, in 1770;
Abigail, in 1772; and Elias,
in 1775.
Of this family, Joseph Lewis, Jr., who was born
in October, 1762, was the grandfather of our
subject. He wedded Mary Gilbert
and their children were Jasper, Gilbert,
Becky, Mary, Elias, Jonathan, Charles
and James B. After the death of
his first wife the father married Susan
Clark. James B. Lewis a son of the
first marriage, and the father of our
subject, was born Sept. 10, 1802, and after
arriving at years of maturity was married,
on teh 14th of July 1825, to Miss Louisa
White, who died Sept. 11, 1840. On
the 24th of June, 1841, he was again
married, his second union being with
Susan Head, who was born June 2, 1812.
Unto them were born two sons, Leander
Head and James S.
The former, the
subject of this reveiw
review, was reared to manhood under the
parental roof and in the public schools of
Huron county pursued his education.
When a young man of twenty years he came to
Knox county, settling in Fredericktown,
where he was employed as a shipping clerk in
the service of C. R. Hooker.
After a few years he began business on his
own account as a merchant, dealing in dry
goods and clothing. His patronage
steadily increased and he became one of the
leading merchants of the town, doing a large
and profitable business until 1888, when he
sold his entire stock, after being appointed
deputy treasurer of Knox county under W.
H. Ralston. In 1889 he removed his
family to Mount Vernon, where he has since
made his home. He served as deputy
treasurer for four years and at the
expiration of that period he resumed
merchandising, establishing a store, which
he stocked with groceries, boots and shoes.
He was not long in securing a liberal
patronage and successfully carried on the
store until April, 1901, when he sold out
and retired to private life. His toil,
capable management and enterprise in former
years brought to him a handsome competence
which now enables him to rest from his
labors and yet enjoy many of the comforts
and luxuries of life.
On the 4th of September, 1867, Mr. Lewis
was married to Miss Anna M. Aker, a
daughter of Bowman and Rebecca (Cassel)
Aker. She was born Mar. 8, 1847,
and died on the 8th of April, 1872.
Mr. Lewis has since again married, his
second union being with Mansoneta
(Braddock) Durbin. Her sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth (Durbin) Cattle, died
July 17, 1890, while another sister, Mrs.
Olive Baker, passed away in October,
1891. Her half brother, Professor
C. W. Durbin, died Dec. 25, 1895, and
Mrs. Samantha (Durbin) Grandin, died
Feb. 21, 1890. Unto Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis were born two children. The
son, George Durbin Lewis, was born
Jan. 20, 1878, and was a member of the Ohio
state militia. When war was declared
against Spain he enlisted in Company L,
Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry under
Colonel Coyt and was made first
duty sergeant. After three weeks spent
in camp at Columbus the regiment went with
General Miles to Porto Rico,
where it was stationed at the time peace was
declared. Mr. Lewis then
returned with his command, was honorably
discharged and mustered out of the service
Jan. 20, 1899. He then became employed
in the Mount Vernon postoffice, where he
remained until Aug. 6, 1901, when he went to
Denver, Colorado, where he is now located.
Iva Browning, the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, was born Aug. 27,
1882. She is a graduate of the
Mount Vernon high school and is now taking a
special course as an elocutionist in the
Northwestern University, at Evanston,
Illinois.
The family occupy a commodious and elegant residence on
North Main street. It is surrounded by
a large and shady lawn and is most
attractive, being celebrated for its
gracious and pleasing hospitality.
Mrs. Lewis is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church and politically he is a
strong Republican. He is one of the
best-known men of the county and his many
excellencies of character have gained for
him a host of warm friends.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
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JOHN W. LINDLEY
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ELIAKIM E. LOCKWOOD.
The subject of this review is one whose
ancestral history touches the pioneer epoch
in the annals of the Buckeye state, and its
members have ever been loyal and valorous,
having served their nation faithfully in
times of war, and he himself has left a
military record which has added new honors
to the; name. Eliakim Ellison
Lockwood was born in Knox county, Ohio,
Sept. 2, 1838, a son of Nelson and Hannah
(Lockwood) Lockwood. The father
was born in Windsor county, Vermont, but in
an early day he located in Knox county,
Ohio. He was united in marriage with
Hannah Lockwood, who also was
born in Windsor county, Vermont, and they
became the parents of four children:
Henry H., who was born Sept. 17, 1837;
Eliakim E.; Nolan P., born
Jan. 23, 1840; and Rufus R., born
Jan. 2, 1841. The eldest son, Henry
H., was a soldier in the Civil war, and
he was called upon to lay down his life on
the altar of his country, having been killed
at the battle of Bolivar, Tennessee.
Both he and our subject were members of the
same regiment and both enlisted at the same
time.
Eliakim E. Lockwood, of this review, received
but limited educational advantages during
his youth and early manhood, as his time was
principally occupied by the duties of the
farm. When the Confederate guns were
turned upon Fort Sumter his patriotic spirit
became aroused, and at the age of
twenty-three years he enlisted for service
in the war, becoming a member of Company G,
Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting
for three years, and on the 31st of
December, 1863, he received an honorable
discharge. However, he re-enlisted as
a veteran volunteer on the same day of his
discharge, and with his old company and
regiment he served until July 15, 1865, when
he was again discharged. During his
military career he participated in many of
the hard fought battles of the war,
including those of Vicksburg, Iuka.
Big Shanty, Port Royal, Shiloh, Black River,
Atlanta and many others. At the last
named engagement he received a gunshot
wound, and for six weeks thereafter was
confined in the hospital at Rome, Georgia,
after which he was discharged at the capital
of his country, which he had fought so
valiantly to sustain. After the war
had closed and he had returned to his home
he was again ready to enter the private
walks of life, and in times of peace he has
been as true to his duties of citizenship as
when he followed the starry banner on the
battlefields of the south.
Mr. Lockwood has been twice married,
children: his first union having been with
Frances A. Dean, and they became the
parents of four Charlie, Bertha, Eva
and Alice. The last named is
now deceased. For his second wife our
subject chose Armetha Beardsley,
who was born in Knox county, a daughter of
William and Dorcas (Oliney)
Beardsley. The father was born
in Albany, New York, Sept. 3, 1814, and was
but an infant when he was brought to Knox
county, Ohio. He is now living in
Topeka, Kansas, at the age of eighty-seven
years. In 1901 he made a visit to his
old home in Miller township, Knox county.
His wife was born in Rhode Island on the 8th
of June, 1817, and was called to her final
rest in the fall of 1865. In their
family were six children: Arminta,
Armenia, Amanda, Armetha,
Adora and William P. By
his second marriage our subject has one son,
Harrv B.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 321 |
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J. CALVIN LONEY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 160 |
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JOHN R. LONG
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 195 |
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JOHN J. LOSH
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 341 |
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MARVIN LYBARGER
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 105 |
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