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  BENJAMIN SCOTT - See JOHN SCOTT
CHARLES A. SCOTT.  In the vicinity of Piney Fork Creek, Jefferson Co., Ohio, on Sept. 27, 1820, there was born an infant who has lived and grown to old age, these long years, in the counties of Jefferson and Carroll, and is known as Charles Alexander Scott.  His grandfather, Charles Scott, and father, John Scott, were natives of Ireland, whence they emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1790, when the latter was twelve years old.  Grandfather Charles Scott was a minister of the gospel and in an early day brought salt from Baltimore, Md., over the Alleghany Mountains to western Pennsylvania, on horse pack-saddles.  John Scott emigrated from his father's home in Pennsylvania to Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1802, and was soon after married to Elizabeth Davidson, whose parents were of German Descent, her father having been a minister of the gospel.  To them were born nine children, viz.: Nancy, Polly, Samuel, William, Eliza, Charles A., John, David and Jane, all of whom were reared by pions and religious influence.  John was a farmer and miller, making gunpowder and flour.  He and his wife were strict members of the Methodist Protestant Church, forty years.  They passed from earth, and were interred at Palermo, Carroll Co., Ohio, John dying Apr. 10, 1864, at the age of eighty-four years, his wife eight years later when aged eighty-two.
     Charles A. Scott, the subject of this biography, spent his early boyhood days in laboring for the support of the family in the summer, and attending school in winter.  He was employed in teaming, hauling flour to Steubenville, with six horses, also in farming, milling and occasionally teaching singing.  At the age of twenty-nine he was married to Phebe A. Frazier, of Jefferson County, Ohio, daughter of John and Zellah Frazier (who were of Irish and English descent), who emigrated from Pennsylvania when Phebe was three years old.  Soon after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Scott moved to Orange Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, and purchased the farm on which he still resides.  He had little capital with which to start on life's journey, but has made a grand success, and the evidence that he is self-made man is sufficient, when it is considered that he owns 440 acres of prime land, all accumulated by hard labor, perseverance and sound judgment.  Mr. Scott has lived forty-one years on the same farm, and has seen and participated in the many changes taken place in that period.  He is among the leading figures of the community in politics, having filled a majority of the township offices with credit, and was twice elected commissioner of the county by the Republican party; was chairman of the board during the time of the contracting for and construction of the new court house.  He is firm in decision, prompt in action, energetic, honest, and kind to his family and neighbors, being willing and ready to contribute to good and charitable purposes.  Although he has sustained losses equal to half his gain, yet he is in good circumstances, financially.
     He and his wife have lived consistent members of the Methodist Protestant Church, at Palermo, since 1860.  In person Mr. Scott is tall and commanding, being six feet in stature, possessing a good countenance high forehead and dark-blue eyes, which, though not particularly expressive, have an electrical appearance when kindled; he has light-colored, grey hair and full beard.  His family consisted of eight children - three sons and five daughters - all of whom are living, except the third child, which died in infancy: Lancaster F., and M. D. in Chicago, Ill., is married to Anna R. Cope, of Cadiz, Ohio; Laura D., is the wife of Alpha B. Baker, a farmer of Orange Township, Carroll County; Zella J., is the wife of J. H. Brackin, of Perry Township, Carroll County; Dassa A., Nina J. Frazier and Walter H., the younger four children, are living with their aged parents who reside on the banks of the beautiful vale of Connotton, facing the old village of Leesville just beyond.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1100
  JOHN SCOTT, proprietor of the well-known hardware and furniture establishment of Leesville, Carroll Co., Ohio, was born and passed his early youth in Hanover Township, Washington Co., Penn.  He is of Scotch descent, his immediate ancestry having come from Scotland to America about the year 1790.
     Joseph Scott, the grandfather of the subject of our sketch, and who came to America at about that period, married and settled among what, at that time, was the wild woods of Washington County, Penn., taking up land by what was commonly known as the ''tomahawk right."  With the assistance of ever-willing neighbors, a log shanty for these new settlers was speedily erected, in which they found protection, and, although deprived of many of the luxuries of life, were soon able to expand to the dimensions of a comfortable home.  The story of the struggles, hardships and privations of the early pioneers has often been told; and this earnest and self-reliant couple were not more fortunate than their comrades in the arduous task of subduing the wilderness.  Here these grandparents, by their industry and nobleness of character, became wealthy and highly respected, and here the remainder of their lives was passed; surrounded by children and friends, they died at a ripe old age in the full faith of the Old-school Presbyterian Church, in which they had been brought up from their infancy; in politics the grandfather was a Democrat.  There were born to his marriage two sons and three daughters, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood.
    
BENJAMIN SCOTT, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born, in 1792, in Washington County, Penn. Working in his father's mill he learned and followed the milling trade for some years. While 'still a young man be married Susan, daughter of Hugh McKinley, also of Washington County, Penn, and the couple settled on a farm near the home of his parents, and the mill having by purchase been transferred to a new ownership, he thenceforth devoted his entire attention to agricultural pursuits, in which be met with gratifying success.  The names of the nine children born to this couple are as follows: Alexander, Joseph, Sophia, Benjamin, Sarah Jane, Patterson, John, Susan and Elizabeth.
     Mr. Scott took an active interest in politics, and was a life-long Democrat.  He and his wife were, socially and financially, leading members of the Presbyterian Church.  In 1877, at the close of long and useful lives spent together, they both passed from earth, the father at the age of eighty-live years and the mother aged seventy-seven.
     John Scott, the seventh of his father's family, and the subject of this sketch, was born at the family homestead in Washington County, Penn., on Apr. 10, 1837.  His early boyhood was spent in assisting in the farm labor, and attending the school of his native district, which did not average more than three months in each year.  At about the age of fifteen years he left the parental roof and went to Ohio, with his elder brother Alexander, who had married, and was seeking a location.  The brother soon purchased and settled upon land in Perry Township, Carroll Co., Ohio.  Here John remained with his brother for three years, assisting in the arduous task of clearing up the land, and transforming it into a productive farm.  At the expiration of this time he returned to the old homestead in Pennsylvania, and during the following two years remained with his parents on the farm.  Becoming somewhat restless, and having a desire to see more of the country, he then went to Illinois, where he followed the occupation of a farm laborer for three years.  But not being fully satisfied with that manner of life, he returned to Jewett, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he and his brother, Benjamin, formed a partnership and engaged in mercantile business; and after conducting the business for about one and a half years, the War of the Rebellion having broken out in the meantime, he transferred his interest in the now prosperous business to his brother, intent upon responding to the country's call for volunteers.  Accordingly on Aug. 10, 1862, he enlisted under Capt. G. W. Voorhes in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, O. V. I.  The regiment was assigned to the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, and its record forms a part of the history of the war.
     At the organization of the company, John Scott was appointed fifth sergeant, from which position he was promoted successfully to first sergeant, second lieutenant and first lieutenant.  He participated in all the engagements, twenty-four in number, through which his regiment passed up to the time when he was disabled.  At the battle of Cedar Creek, Va. , Oct. 19, 1864, he was struck by a minie-ball, both legs being injured.  The left was mangled to such a degree that a thigh amputation was found necessary.  He was then sent to the hospital at Baltimore where he remained until May 20, 1865, when he was discharged from the service.  From Baltimore he returned to Jewett, Ohio, where he had enlisted, but only remained there for a short time.  He next decided to learn the saddle and harness-maker's trade, and went to the neighboring village of Jefferson, Harrison County, where he secured employment with a Mr. J. R. Roberts, then extensively engaged in that line of business.  At the expiration of two years he purchased the entire business interests of Mr. Roberts, and for several years thereafter conducted the business in his own behalf, meeting with a fair degree of success.
     On Mar. 30, 1809, he was married to Amelia, daughter of Vincent and Mary Ferguson, of Harrison County, Ohio. This union remained until 1880, when the wife died, leaving no children.  After the death of his wife he disposed of his entire stock and interests at Jefferson, and again, in 1881, went to the West, where his stay was not of long duration.  He returned this time to New Philadelphia, Ohio, and purchased an interest in the salt works operated at that place.  The investment not proving to be profitable, he disposed of his interest and removed in 1883 to Leesville, Carroll County, and purchased the hardware stock belonging to C. M. Rippeth & Brother, since which time he has conducted the business, and added to the stock a full line of furniture and house furnishing goods.  On Dec. 24, 1885, he was married to Sadie, daughter of Thomas (deceased) and Rebecca Whann, of Carroll County, Ohio, and a representative of an old and respected Maryland family.  To this union there have been born two sons, Charles and Alphord.  By carrying a complete stock of everything in his line of business, Mr. Scott is meeting with well-merited success.  Although laboring under many disadvantages by reason of his injuries sustained while a "soldierboy," his energy and good business ability have enabled him to become handsomely endowed with the comforts of life.  Politically, Mr. Scott is a Democrat.  He was appointed postmaster, at Leesville, under Grover Cleveland's administration, and discharged the duties incumbent to the entire satisfaction of the patrons of the office.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 944
  ROBERT C. SCOTT, wool merchant, Kilgore, Carroll County, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1847, a son of Robert Scott, of Germano, Harrison Co., Ohio, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere.  When he was five years old his parents removed to Carroll County, where he grew to manhood, receiving his more advanced education in the college at Harlem Springs.  At the age of seventeen he entered his father's gristmill in order to learn the trade of miller and in 1871 he moved into the town of Kilgore, where he embarked in the buying and shipping of farm produce.  Since 1865 he has been more or less engaged in the wool trade, which he has carried on exclusively from 1882 to the present time, buying on an average 75,000 pounds per annum.  On Oct. 30, 1873, Mr. Scott was married to Miss Almira Shipps, who was born Aug. 30, 1853, in Loudon Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, a daughter of James and Margaret (Simmons) Shipps, former a native of Virginia, latter of Harrison County, Ohio.  To Mr. and Mrs. Scott have been born five children, as follows:  Maggie O., deceased; Robert C., Jr.; James M. and Emery E., both at home; and an infant, deceased.  The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics Mr. Scott is a Republican.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 899
  WILLIAM SCOTT, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed agriculturists of Monroe Township, Carroll County, of which he has been a resident for over seventy-eight years, was born in Pennsylvania, in January, 1805.  His father, William Scott, was born in Ireland in 1764, and in 1790 came to the United States, taking up his residence in Washington County, Penn., till 1812, when he moved with his family to what is now Monroe Township, Carroll County, entering the quarter section of land now owned by his son William.  Here he erected a rude cabin, in which he resided some few years, and then put up a hewed log house, wherein he died, in 1849, the mother dying in 1862.
     William Scott, the subject of these lines, was seven years old when he came with his parents to Monroe Township, where he was educated and reared to farm life.  He has been twice married, first in 1839, to Ruth Scott, who died Oct. 16, 1886, aged eighty years, and in 1887 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Margaret Snowden, nee BaxterMrs. Scott belongs to the Methodist Church, having united with that church when sixteen years of age.  Mr. Scott is now owner of 290 acres of land, all well improved and provided with comfortable dwelling and out-houses.  Politically, he was first a Whig, and afterward, on the formation of the party, he became a stanch Republican.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 894
  W. D. SHEARER, one of the citizens of Leesville, Orange Township, Carroll Co., was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 2, 1833, a son of Hugh B. and Catharine (McConnell) Shearer.  The family are of Scotch-Irish and English descent, and the first member in this country of whom they have any record was Robert (grandfather of W. D.), who was born in the State of New York about the year 1776.  He was married in his native State to Abrilah Brown, who bore him children as follows:  Hugh B., Robert, Arthur, Elizabeth, Mary and Ruth.  At the breaking out of the War of 1812 he volunteered and entered the army, but remained only a short time, being discharged for disability, after which he emigrated to Jefferson County, Ohio, where he was employed by the State to assist in driving out the Indians who were making frequent raids into the settlements along the Ohio River.  Having learned no trade he occupied himself chiefly in farming.  In politics he was a Democrat in early life, but when the anti-slavery party came into existence he espoused their cause, heart and soul, and was one of the strongest workers.
     Hugh B. Shearer, father of our subject, was born in New York State, and came with his parents to Ohio, where, soon after, his mother died.  He was then apprenticed to Thomas Day, to learn the tanning trade.  After finishing his trade, his father took him to Mansfield, Richmond Co., Ohio, and there purchased a piece of land and started his son in business.  Bark being scarce he remained only three years, and selling out his possessions returned to Bloomfield, Jefferson Co., Ohio, and entered into partnership with a man by the name of Latta.  Becoming, at the end of one year, dissatisfied with the location, he dissolved his partnership with Mr. Latta, and again embarked in business for himself in Amsterdam, in same county.  While there he was married to Catharine, daughter of William McConnell, and she bore him the following named children: Abrilah, William D., Joseph S. (in Missouri), and Samuel M. (in California).  In the course of five or six year he again sold out and moved with his family to Leesville, Carroll Co., Ohio, where he remained, following his business of tanning, and at the age of seventy-seven he died, his wife passing away about a year later, at the age of sixty-nine years; both are buried at Leesville.
     W. D. Shearer, whose name opens this sketch, came to Carroll County at the age of three years, and has since made his home in Leesville, with the exception of about four years he spent in Harrison and Tuscarawas Counties.  He early in life learned the trade of tanning in his father's tannery, mastering the various details of the business, which, on the death of his father, he succeeded to and has since conducted.  On Sept. 10, 1857, Mr. Shearer was united in marriage with Martha, daughter of Levi Hays, of Harrison County, Ohio, and of this union six children were born to them, viz.: Albert R., John M., Sarah A. (deceased), Mary (deceased), Everell L. and Guy E.  Mr. Shearer's education was obtained partly at the common schools of his place and at the New Hagerstown Academy, about a mile distant from his home.  After his marriage Mr. Shearer learned the saddle and harness trade with his father-in-law, and with one of his sons (in connection with the tanning business) is still engaged in it.  Though Mr. Shearer's education has been somewhat limited, yet he is a fine scholar, and has made the most of his advantages. In educational matters he is a champion for any and all improvements, earnestly working in the cause.  He and a part of his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is honored and held in esteem by his brethren.  Politically he is a Republican, and has held with satisfaction to his constituents the office of justice of the peace for fifteen consecutive years.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1015
  PETER SHERER, a well-known and highly respected farmer citizen of Rose Township, Carroll County, was born in Alsace, Germany, Sept. 10, 1827.  His father, also named Peter, was a husbandman in the Fatherland, as had been his antecedents for many generations back.  He was married in 1826 in Alsace, to Barbara Schmidt, who bore him children as follows: Peter, Sophia, Philip, Christian, Jacob, George and Frederick.  In 1847 he sailed with his family for America, and after a tedious voyage of fifty- three days they landed at New York, whence they proceeded to Ohio by way of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, etc., finally landing in Stark County, this State; there the father purchased a small farm on which he spent the remainder of his busy life; he died in 1855, his widow in  1875. They were members of the German Reformed Church, and in politics Mr. Sherer was a Whig.
     Peter Sherer, the subject proper of this sketch, was educated in his native land in both German and French, being reared, in the meantime, to agricultural pursuits, and at the age of twenty he came with the rest of the family to Stark County, Ohio, where, when twenty two years old, he left his home and worked by the year until he accumulated five hundred dollars, and when twenty-six years of age, in March, 1854, he bought a farm.  On Apr. 25, 1854, he was united in marriage with Caroline Kenright, daughter of Michael and Margaret (Caspar) Kenright, and to this union were born the following named ten children: Sarah (died in 1861), John, Michael, Emma (Mrs. John Foltz), Alice (Mrs. Albert Hay), Mary, William F., Amos, George and LydiaMr. and Mrs. Sherer remained on the small farm he had first bought, in the meantime fully paying for the same and also adding another to it, to which they moved, after a five years' residence on the first farm.  They kept on adding to their possessions until they finally found themselves the owners of 240 acres of prime land, all accumulated by hard work, good management and economy.  Mrs. Sherer died in 1875 on the same farm on which she was born.  In 1880 Mr. Sherer purchased the farm in Rose Township where he at present resides.  During the War of the Rebellion he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Sixty-second Regiment O. N. G., one-hundred-days men.  Politically he has been an active Republican for many years, and in religion he is a consistent member of the German Reformed Church, in which he has been an elder twenty-eight years.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 986
  DAVID B. SHERROD, M. D. (deceased).  The history of the Sherrod family in Carroll County is more immediately traceable to William Sherrod who was born in Maryland, near the city of Baltimore.  He was the second son in a large family whose ancestors, many generations back, had come to American soil from the motherland, England.  The family were agriculturists, and ranked among the leading citizens of their section.  The early life of this William Sherrod was not unlike that of his ancestry, excepting in that he had better educational advantages, and was well read for his time.  While yet a young man he was married to Mary Nichols, one of the playmates of his youth, and they reared a family of children as follows:  Ruhama, born Mar. 23, 1789; Amos, born Mar. 1, 1792; William, born Aug. 2, 1794; Richard, born Jan. 1, 1797; Nancy, born June 17, 1799; John G., born Jan. 17, 1801; Elizabeth, born Feb. 15, 1803; Charles M., born July 11, 1805; Joseph R., born June 7, 1808; James, born June 26, 1810; David B., born Jan. 22, 1813; and Mary, born Oct. 18, 1815.  In 1810 Mr. Sherrod, with his family, came to Ohio and settled near the present town of Mt. Pleasant, where he remained only a few years, however, coming in 1815, to what is now Carroll County, where he entered land near the present site of Sherrodsville, which land was improved entirely by his own and his family's efforts.  He was an enthusiastic Democrat, always a leader and prominent worker in his party, having been one of its organizers.  He and his faithful wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which they both took an active part.  Mrs. Sherrod was known far and wide for her Christian character, and her untiring energy and zeal in church matters.  On Mar. 7, 1843, Mr. Sherrod died, and was followed some years later by his widow.
     Dr. David B. Sherrod, the subject of this sketch, was born as above related, Jan. 22, 1813, and when two years old was brought by his parents to what is now Carroll County, Ohio.  He received his primary instruction at the common schools of the neighborhood, and at the Hagerstown Academy; and his natural bent being for the study of medicine, he entered the office of Dr. Cummings, of Leesville, where he read for some years, supplementing his study by at tending a thorough course of lectures at Cincinnati Medical College, where he received his degree in 1844.  He immediately commenced practice in his native township, and by his skill and successful treatment built up a large and lucrative practice.  He was regarded as one of the leading physicians in his section, and was frequently called to a distance for consultation.  He was a public-spirited man, and liberally aided, both by time and money, any enterprise tending to the upbuilding of his county.  In religion he was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and in politics he was an earnest Democrat of the old school, one of the leaders in his party in the county.  On June 12, 1845, he was united in marriage with Sarah A. Hedges, daughter of Hiram Hedges, a merchant of Virginia.  Mr. Hedges married Hannah Foreman, who bore him children as follows: Reuben, Charles T., Mary, Sarah A., Elizabeth and Caroline J.  To Dr. and Mrs. Sherrod were born four children, viz.: Two died in infancy: Hannah M. died at the age of eight years; Carrie, deceased wife of R. D. Baird, of Cleveland, Ohio.  Dr. Sherrod departed this life at his old home in Orange Township, Carroll County, Dec. 17, 1889, at the age of seventy-six years, ten months, twenty-rive days.
     Joseph R. Sherrod was born in what is now Harrison County, Ohio, June 7, 1808, and was married Aug. 14, 1834, to Mary Jane Depuy, daughter of John and Catherine Depuy.  They had born to them eleven children as follows:  Catharine, born June 10, 1835; Sarah Alvina, Jan. 17, 1837; Lucinda, Feb. 14, 1839, Mary Margaret, May 11, 1841; William Benton, May 22, 1843; Sylvester Deaves, Dec. 10, 1845; Jane Adaline, June 2, 1848; Leroy Leonidas Hamlin, Aug. 12, 1850; Alvin Lester, Oct. 27, 1952; John Orlando Aug. 25, 1854, and Emma, Sept. 19, 1856.  At this date (February, 1891) five of the children and the mother are still living.  All the family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Joseph R. Sherrod was a faithful worker in the church, having the responsible position of class leader  during the lat fifteen years of his life.  He was a farmer by occupation, and in April, 1855, removed with his family to Monroe County, Iowa, settling on a farm near Eddyville, where he died of typhoid fever Oct. 27, 1858, in the triumph of he Christian faith.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1087
  JOHN SIMMONS, a worthy and influential farmer citizen of Loudon Township, was born on the farm he now owns, in Loudon Township, Carroll County, Dec. 10,  1825, a son of William and Elizabeth (Albaugh) Simmons, of whom mention is made in the sketch of Levi Simmons, which appears elsewhere in this volume.
     Our subject grew to manhood on the farm, on which he has resided all his life, and received a good common-school education.  In his religious convictions he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in his political preferments he is a Republican. His farm comprises 155 acres of well improved land.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1095
  LEVI SIMMONS, one of the well-known prosperous agriculturists of Union Township, Carroll County, was born in Washington County, Penn., Aug. 1, 1815.  His grandfather, Lawrence Simmons, a native of Prussia, immigrated to America about the middle of the eighteenth century, and settled in Northumberland County, Penn.  He was married prior to the Revolutionary War (in which he participated), the lady of his choice being a resident of the Keystone State, and by this union there were children as follows:  Simon, Lawrence, David and Peter.  Having sold his property, and got his pay for the same and for his service in the army in Continental money, he moved to Washington County, Penn.  Then found his money worthless.  He rented a farm a number of years before he purchased land in Washington County.  Lawrence Simmons carried on farming until the opening up of Ohio for settlement, at which time he came to what is now Carroll County, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying at the good old age of one hundred and sis years.  He was a hearty supporter of the German Reformed Church, and was one of the organizers of the same in each of the settlements he assisted in founding.  His wife was a Lutheran.  Peter Simmons, father of Levi, was born in Northumberland County, Penn., in 1781, and moved with his parents to "Washington County, same State, about the year 1787, and there, in 1814, was married to Mrs. Jacob Beckley, by whom he had the following named children: Levi, Eliza, Catherine, David and Nancy.  In 1820 he came with his family to what, is now Carroll County, Ohio, and settled near Centreville (now Carrollton); in 1821 he moved to Brown Township, near where Oneida now is, and purchased a farm on which he died at the age of about seventy-five years.  In religion he was a member of the German Baptist Church; politically he was a Democrat.
     Levi Simmons, whose name opens this sketch, received his education in the common schools of Brown Township, Carroll County, and was thoroughly trained to farm life.  On Nov. 18, 1841, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Christian Kintner, and moved, in April, 1842, to Union Township, near Carrollton, where he has resided ever since.  To his marriage five children were born, viz.: Celia A., Salathial, Sarah M., Catherine E. and Angeline C.  The mother of these children died in 1859, and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Carrollton.  On May 26, 1864, Mr. Simmons was married to Martha Heim, of Columbiana County, Ohio, a daughter of Daniel and Mary Heim, former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania, born Dec. 10, 1805.  Mr. and Mrs. Heim were married in Pennsylvania, and the children born to them were Martha, Catherine, Daniel, Mary, Jacob, Susanna, Lydia A., Melinda and Emeline.  The family came to Stark County, Ohio, in 1839, where they remained some twenty years, at the end of which time they moved to Columbiana County, same State, where Mr. Heim died, Dec. 15, 1878, his wife having preceded him to the grave Feb. 2, 1872.  They were members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he was a Democrat.
     After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Simmons came to the farm where they now reside, which their untiring labor has greatly improved and beautified.  The children born to them were Levi (deceased) and George W.  Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are honored members of the German Baptist Church at Carrollton, and in his political preferments he has always been allied to the Democrats.  Our subject commenced life with but meager financial advantages, and to-day he is the owner of a large tract of land situated near the town of Carrollton.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1111
  LEVI SIMMONS, a resident of Kilgore, Loudon Township, Carroll County, where he is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, was born in that township May 2, 1821, a grandson of Jacob Simmons, and son of William Simmons who was a native of Maryland, born near Hagerstown, Dec. 3, 1795.  When about ten years of age William, in company with his brothers, John, Adam and Jacob, came to Ohio, and here resided with his brother Adam till he was twenty-one years of age, working for his brothers as a day laborer till March, 1820.  At that date he became united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John Peter and Lea (Cook) Albaugh, and born Aug. 11, 1800.  After this event he located on a piece of wild land which he had purchased some time previously, containing 155 acres, and now occupied by his son John, of Loudon Township.  Here he erected a log cabin, and spent his life in clearing the place and making improvements.  He and his wife were parents of eight children, as follows:  Mary, in Loudon Township; John, on the old farm; Sarah, deceased; Matilda, in Loudon Township; Eliza, living with John; Charles W., in Lee Township, Carroll County; Jacob, deceased, and Levi, whose name heads this sketch.  The father died Dec. 22, 1876, the mother Feb. 1, 1883; they were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics Mr. Simmons was a zealous Republican.
     Levi Simmons was reared to manhood on the old farm, attending the district schools.  On June 2, 1842, he was married to Miss Cynthia Cottrell who was born in Harford County, Md., in 1815, daughter of Ephraim and Cynthia (Johnson) Cottrell natives of Maryland.  After marriage Mr. Simmons apprenticed himself to learn cabinet-making with Eli Simmons, with whom he worked three years; also spent some time at carpentering.  In 1848 he removed to Amsterdam, same State, where he remained till 1856, when he returned to Kilgore, and since 1857 has been actively engaged in his present business.  To Mr. and Mrs. Levi Simmons eight children have been born, viz.:  Sheridan B. and David W. (both of whom died of diphtheria July 6, 1861, and were buried in the same grave), Morris, Martha A. (deceased), William F. (in Loudon Township), Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wrikeman and Mrs. Mary C. Tinlin (in Kilgore), and Thomas L. (at home).  The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Simmons is a Republican.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1054
  MARY CATHARINE SIMMONS, widow of Adam Simmons, who in his lifetime was one of the well-known and highly respected agriculturists of Loudon Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, was born in Frederick County, Md., June 20, 1822.  She is a daughter of Adam Lucas, a native of Maryland, born in 1798, a son of Thomas Lucas, also a Marylander, who migrated to Ohio in 1808, and settled in Jefferson County, where he passed the remainder of his days.  Adam Lucas was ten years old when he came to Ohio, in which State he grew to manhood.  Revisiting Maryland, he there married Miss Rhoda Larkins, a native of Frederick County, that State, and to this union were born the following named children: Mary C.; Elizabeth A., residing with Mrs. Simmons; Sarah, Thomas, John and Jesse, all deceased in infancy; Susan, who died at the age of seventeen years; Martha, who died when thirty-two years old; Josiah and Jeremiah, both residents of Loudon Township, Carroll County.  Adam Lucas, about one year after his marriage, returned to Ohio and purchased a farm of 181 acres in Loudon Township, Carroll County, where he spent his latter days in clearing the land.  He died in 1877, his wife having preceded him to the grave in 1872; they were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and in politics he was a Republican.
     Of their children, Mary O., whose name heads this sketch, was reared to womanhood in Loudon Township, and received a good common-school education.  On Mar. 4, 1847, she married Adam Simmons, a native of Maryland, born in 1808, and who came to Ohio when a small boy, being reared to manhood on the farm now owned by his son, Jesse T.  After his marriage he remained on the old farm for about eight years, when he purchased the property now owned by our subject.  Here he remained till his death, which occurred July 25, 1877, at which time he was owner of a one-half section of land.  Mr. and Mrs. Simmons were the parents of eight children, viz.: Harvey, who died when fifteen years of age; John, when four years old, and Sarah, when two years old; Martha, who died in infancy; Catharine and Joseph, when aged six years and four years, respectively; Jesse T., residing on the old farm, and Theresa A. Stinger, living with her widowed mother.  Politically Mr. Simmons was a Republican, and he held many offices of trust in the township.  He was for a long time an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church (as is his widow), having served as steward for many years.  Mrs. Simmons, since her husband's death, ha continued to reside on the farm, of which she has the management.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1060
  SAMUEL SIMMONS, for over three-fourths of a century a residents of Loudon Township, Carroll County, is a native of the same, born on the farm where he now resides Mar. 10, 1814.  His father, Adam Simmons, was born about the year 1775 in Maryland, where he was reared to manhood.  In 1806 or 1807, in company with his brothers John, Peter, Jacob (a twin brother of Adam), Daniel and William, he came to Ohio, settling in what is now Loudon Township, Carroll County.  Adam married Miss Sarah Springer, and had three children, namely, Jacob and Samuel, both residents of Loudon Township, and Mary (deceased).  Soon after his marriage Adam Simmons entered the farm now owned by his son Samuel, and hereon he built a log cabin in which the family resided some years, when he erected a hewed-log house, and in 1833 he put up the brick dwelling at present occupied by our subject.  He served in the War of 1812 under William H. Harrison.  In 1810 death called him from earth, his widow surviving him till 1856, when she, too, fell before the Reaper's scythe.  They were both consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
     Samuel Simmons, whose name heads this biographical sketch, was reared to manhood on the old farm, and received a good education at the common schools.  On Apr. 28, 1836, he married Miss Susan Thomas, who was born Apr. 25, 1811, in Adams County, Penn., to which union have been born five children, as follows:  Margaret, wife of William Fickes, in Missouri; Sarah L., wife of Hiram Zimmerman, of Jefferson County, Ohio; Mary C., wife of John F. Warner, of Taylorsville, Christian Co., Ill.; Jane, wife of Fletcher Simmons, of  Loudon Township, Carroll County; and Jesse, in Kansas.  Mr. Simmons has resided on his farm all his life, and by industry and economy has amassed a comfortable competency.  He and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for several years.  Politically he is a Republican, and has held various offices of trust in his township.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1098
  HENRY SMITH, farmer, Harrison Township, Carroll County.  The family, of which this gentleman is a worthy representative, can be traced to Germany, where Henry Smith, the grandfather of our subject, was born.  When he reached his majority he came to America and settled in Lancaster County, Penn., where he married, and reared the following named children: John, Martin, Lewis and Mary.  On the breaking out of the War of the Revolution, he allied himself on the side of the Colonists, and rendered valuable and efficient aid to them in their struggle for independence.  In 1812 two of his sons entered the service of their country, serving during the war of that period, and little else is known of the family.  Lewis, the youngest son, was born in 1790 in Lancaster County, Penn., and was there married to Susanna, daughter of Jacob Fisher, a resident of Pennsylvania, and a native of Germany, to which union were born the following named children: Susanna, Nancy and Catherine, all deceased, and John, Henry and Elizabeth.  In 1815 the family came to Ohio, traveling by wagon, and bringing their goods and chattels with them.  They located in what is now Centre Township, Carroll County, for eight or nine years, and then Mr. Smith entered the farm now occupied by his son, Henry, in Harrison Township.  The father died in 1871, and was laid to rest by the side of his wife, who had preceded him to the grave in 1862.  In religion he was a member of the Lutheran Church, in politics first a Whig, and afterward, on the formation of the party, a Republican.
     Henry Smith, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, was born May 2, 1825, in Centre Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, and his boyhood and early youth were passed alternately on the farm and in the common schools of his district.  He remained under the paternal roof, assisting on the farm, and also taking building contracts, as well as other odd jobs, until the death of his father, when he bought the interests of the heirs.  In 1873 he was married to Lydia Ann Baxter, who was born in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1836, a daughter of Benjamin and Mandy Ann Baxter, natives of Virginia, who were married in Carroll County, Ohio.  For many years, Mrs. Henry Smith has been a leading member of the Lutheran Church, of which he has been deacon; in politics he has always been a Republican.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 817
  HENRY SMITH (deceased), than whom no one exerted greater influence in the growth and upbuilding of Carroll County, was born in Greene County, Penn., May 11, 1809, and died in Orange Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, June 21, 1890.  His father, Alexander Smith, was a native of Germany, whence he was brought to America by his parents, when quite young, the family settling in Pennsylvania, where they carried on agriculture.  Alexander was married to Catherine McGunney, a native Scotland, the eldest of fourteen children, five of whom were boys.  She set sail from her native land for America in company with her parents, who both died on the voyage and were buried at sea.  Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Smith came to Ohio, and in 1814 settled near Bowerston (Harrison County), where they erected their log cabin, and encountered all the hardships and dangers incident to pioneer life.  They were among the early organizers of the Presbyterian Church in their section, and in politics Mr. Smith was a Democrat of the old Jeffersonian type.
     Henry Smith, of whom this sketch more particularly relates, came with his parents to Ohio, and passed the rest of his life in the State.  He was educated at the primitive subscription schools of his day, and early in life thoroughly learned the trade of miller.  He built a mill on the site now known as "Smith's Mills," and carried on an extensive business in that line during the rest of his life.  He was twice married, and had, by the first marriage, two children, John and Samuel, and, by the second marriage, eight children, named as follows: Benjamin, Joseph, Diana, Gotleib, Henry, Theophilus, Mary and Amelia (Mrs. Poinsett).  Mr. Smith was a member of the United Brethren Church, as are his widow (Mrs. Annie Smith) and family; in politics he was first a Whig, and on the formation of the party, he became an active Republican.  He was in all respects a self-made man, having begun at the bottom rung of the ladder and worked himself up by his own individual efforts.  His success was well merited, having been industriously and honestly earned; and when he was called from earth he left behind a wide circle of mourning friends and acquaintances, who, one and all, held him in the highest respect, and now reverence his memory.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1040
  PERRY A. SMITH, a leading agriculturist of Orange Township, Carroll County, is a native of Ohio, born in Tuscarawas County, Nov. 8, 1828.  The paternal grandfather was the first of this family to come from the Old World to the New, and he settled in Maryland, where Benjamin Smith moved from his native State to what is now Harrison County, Ohio, at a time when the country was new and neighbors few.  He built a home in the wilderness, and commenced to clear his farm by felling the "giants of the forest" and hewing away the brush. After coming to Harrison County he married Miss Jane Gartrell, who came to that county from Maryland along with her parents.  To this union were born five children—one son and four daughters—Perry A., Elizabeth L., Mary Ann, Catherine J. and Matilda.  The father was called from earth Aug. 20, 1838 and the mother Dec. 9, 1853.  They were an industrious couple, honored and esteemed far and wide.
     Perry A. Smith, whose name opens this biographical memoir, was educated in the common schools of his district, and had a thorough practical training on the home farm.  On Apr. 10, 1856, he was married to Miss Mary Parker, whose father, Robert Parker, was a native of Ireland, and came to this country in an early day, settling in eastern Ohio, and finally taking up his residence in Carroll County, where he cleared up a farm and reared a large family; he is still an aged, honored citizen of Monroe Township, Carroll County.  Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Smith came to Carroll County, where they lived first on a farm near Carrollton, whence they moved to their present place in Orange Township.  Five children were born to their union, as follows: Robert B., Sarah O, James W., Winfield S. and one that died in infancy, and of these Robert B., Sarah C. and Winfield S. are living at home, and James W., who is married, is a farmer on a place of his own, also in Orange Township.  Perry A. Smith owns 177 acres of choice farming land, situated about two miles north of Leesville, comprising both bottom and high land, all well improved, with abundance of water and many kinds of fruit trees, etc.  He has been and is now a very ardent Republican, and a strong supporter of the Government during the late Rebellion.  Although not in the army himself, he helped to clear the township several times from draft, and contributed liberally of his means to the boys who went to the front to face the enemy in order that the institutions he so much cherished might be perpetuated for his children's children, and for the unborn generations of this great republic.  For over half a century Mr. Smith has been an esteemed resident of Carroll County, and has always ranked among her most respected citizens.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 972
  SAMUEL SMITH, one of the oldest native-born residents of Monroe Township, Carroll County, than whom there is none held in higher esteem in his section, is well worthy of prominent mention in this volume.  He was born Feb. 22, 1810, a son of Michael and Eve (Shuster) Smith, former a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born Mar. 7, 1767, and later a native of Washington County, Penn., born Jan. 19, 1779, a daughter of Daniel Shuster.  The paternal grand-father of our subject was Peter Smith, a native of England, who moved from there to Germany, where he married a Miss Slomp, and soon thereafter they emigrated to the United States, taking up their residence in Lancaster County, Penn., for some years, when they moved to Westmoreland County, same State, and there passed the later days of their lives.  They were members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics Mr. Smith was an Old line Democrat.  The sons born to this pioneer couple were Michael, Peter and Christopher, latter of whom served through the Revolutionary War.
     Michael Smith, father of Samuel, lived in Westmoreland County, Penn., some years, and then moved to Washington County, where he married Miss Eve Shuster, who bore him thirteen children, of whom the following is a record: Catherine born Sept. 16, 1799; Elizabeth, June 15, 1803; Daniel, Oct. 20, 1805; John, Dec. 13, 1806; Margaret, July 20, 1808; Samuel, Feb. 22, 1810; Peter, Feb. 10, 1812; Henry, July 28, 1813; Jacob, Apr. 4, 1815; Charlotte, June 22, 1816; Sarah, Apr. 15, 1818; Michael, Apr. 25, 1820; Mary, Aug. 18, 1823, all now deceased excepting Samuel, Charlotte (who lives in Missouri) and Mary (a resident of Crawford County, Ohio).  In 1808 Michael Smith brought his family to Ohio, and entered 160 acres of wild land in Section 12, in what is now Monroe Township, Carroll County, and which is the farm whereon Samuel now resides.  Here the father put up a rude cabin, in which he lived several years, and then erected a hewed log dwelling.  When he came to his part of Ohio he found it a bewildering forest, teaming with wild animals of many kinds, game being plentiful, and he had to cut his own roads through the woods as he moved onward toward his new home.  He passed from earth May 30, 1843, his faithful wife following him to the grave Aug. 15, 1871. For years they had been members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he was a stanch Democrat.
     Samuel Smith, of whom this sketch more particularly relates, was reared on the old homestead, where he was born, attending, in his boyhood, for a few weeks in winter time, the primitive subscription schools of the neighborhood.  In his youth he learned carpentering, which he followed about sixteen years, his winters being spent in cabinet making, his work as carpenter being mostly done in Pittsburgh, Penn., and along the Ohio River.  On March, 13, 1834, he married Miss Rachel Mangun, a native of Maryland, born Nov. 24, 1812, a daughter of James and Mary (German) Mangun, and this union was blessed with five children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows:  James, June 30, 1835; Josiah W., June 3, 1837; Mary E., Mar. 16, 1840; John, Nov. 7, 1843; Daniel, Nov. 2, 1846, all now deceased, Josiah W. having been killed in the War of the Rebellion.  The mother of this family died Mar. 16, 1867, an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and Sept. 14, 1869,Mr. Smith married Miss Sarah A. Madden, who was born in Ohio, a daughter of John and Sarah (Richardson) Madden, native of Maryland.
     On Oct. 25, 1844, Mr. Smith purchased  the old homestead, on which he has since resided, and afterward he bought 118 acres, making a fine farm of 266 acres, situated about one mile and a half west of Dell Roy; the present buildings were all erected by him.  He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church; in politics, Mr. Smith is a Democrat, and he has held several township offices.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 893
  WILLIAM H. SMYTH, a resident of Lee Township, Carroll County, was born in Ross Township, Jefferson Co., Ohio, Aug. 25, 1834.  William Smyth, his grandfather, was born in Ireland, where he grew to manhood, and married Catharine Armstrong, by whom he had twelve children.  They set sail for America in 1802, landing in Philadelphia, and same year migrated to Washington County, Penn., and lived there until 1817, when he moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, and purchased the farm on which he lived the balance of his life.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics was a Democrat.
     Andrew A. Smyth, father of William H., was born in Washington County, Penn., in the  year 1806, and came with his father's family, in 1817, to Jefferson County, Ohio, where his youth was passed in assisting on the farm and securing a fair common-school education; also in learning the trade of carpenter and cabinetmaker, in which he was a skilled mechanic in his day.  In 1833 he was married to Lydia McLoud, daughter of William McLoud, and they had three children, viz.: William H., Annie and Electa M., the latter of whom died in 1854.
     William McLoud (whose father was a native of Scotland) was born in a block-house, in what is now West Virginia, in 1777; he was a soldier in the War of 1812; his wife, whose name was Prudence Daniel, was born in 1784.  They moved to Ohio among the first settlers of the State, and afterward entered, in 1820, the farm in Lee Township, Carroll County, where the subject of this sketch now lives.  William McLoud died in 1854, and his wife in 1836.  Andrew A. Smyth lived in Jefferson County, Ohio, until 1847, when he purchased the farm in Lee Township, Carroll County, from his father-in-law, William McLoud, where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1873.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics a Democrat.
     William H. Smyth passed his youth on the farm, his education being at the same time secured at the common schools of his district, and subsequently at Richmond College.  In 1860 he was married to Amanda Blackburn, daughter of James Blackburn, of Steubenville, Ohio.  They have one son, Roscoe C., who was born in 1861, and married Mary Carson, by whom he has three children: Addie E., Roscoe C. and Stanley V.   Mrs. James Blackburn was Amy England, daughter of Israel England, one of the first settlers of Jefferson County, Ohio; her uncle, John England, kept the first store in Steubenville, Ohio, and donated to the town the land on which the City Opera House and public buildings now stand.  William H. Smyth enlisted, Aug. 15, 1862, in Company H, Ninety-eighth Regiment, O. V. I., and was discharged with the regiment June 1, 1865.  He was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863, by a musket ball striking him in the knee, which confined him in a hospital for eleven months.  He lived in Steubenville five years (from 1868 to 1873), and when his father died in 1873 he moved on the farm where he has resided until the present time.  Mr. Smyth has viewed with apprehension and alarm, for years, the rapid accumulation of the wealth of the country in the hands of the few, and the corrupting power of money in high places, resulting in class legislation; and has been an earnest advocate of economic and financial reform for over fifteen years.  He rejoices in the present awakening of the farmers and other common people to the dangers that beset us, and hopes that he may live to see the day when our Government will return to the wisdom, justice, fraternity and political purity of our forefathers.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1026
  HENRY STEES, a prosperous farmer of Monroe Township, Carroll County, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, June 14, 1836.  His father, George Stees, was born in Washington County, Penn., Aug. 23, 1802, a son of Jacob Stees, who was born in Germany about 1780.  Jacob grew to young manhood in his native country, and married a Miss Truckelmiller, soon after which they came to the United States and settled in Washington County, Penn.  To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stees were born the following named children:  Christiana, Mary, Lydia, Sarah, Catherine, Barbara and George.  In 1807 Jacob Stees came to Ohio and entered 160 acres of land in Monroe Township (then in Tuscarawas County).  The greater part of the way from Steubenville, Ohio to Monroe Township, he had to cut his road through the forest.  Here he erected the first water grist-mill ever built in Carroll County.  Mr. Stees was a member of the Lutheran Church, and died in its faith about 1840.  George Stees, the father of our subject, grew to manhood in Monroe Township, his boyhood days being mostly spent in his father's grist-mill, and he received his education at the common schools.  In 1823 he married Miss Margaret Maughiman, who was born in 1806 in Washington County, Penn., and to this union were born children as follows: John F., deceased; Jacob, deceased; Henry, George, who resides in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; William, in Tuscarawas County; Daniel, deceased; Catherine Beamer, in Monroe Township, Carroll County; Esther, in Monroe Township; Margaret Kimmell, Matilda Hoffman and Christina Beamer, all three in Tuscarawas County.
     After his marriage George Stees lived on a farm in Monroe Township, Carroll County, some years; then moved just across the line into Tuscarawas County, where he purchased a farm and remained until his death, which occurred Sept. 1, 1887, his wife having died Sept. 5, 1881.  They were members of the Lutheran Church for many years, and politically he was Democratic.
     Henry Stees grew to manhood in Tuscarawas County, and attended the district school.  On Oct. 2, 1859, he married Miss Mary A. Maughiman, who was born Apr. 8, 1831, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Beamer) Maughiman.  To this union have been born the following named children: Elizabeth West, a resident of Monroe Township; Sarah, at home; Louisa Minks, in Belmont County, Ohio; Margaret A., deceased; Alice, at home; John F., deceased, and Henry M., at home.  Our subject resided in Tuscarawas County until 1863, when he purchased the farm he now owns, which contains 130 acres, being located on the Indian fork of the Connotton Creek.  Politically Mr. Stees is Democratic.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1131

JOHN R. STEEVES


MARY CLARK STEEVES

JOHN R. STEEVES, principal of Harlem Springs College, was born in Lee Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, Jan. 18, 1852.
     The family of Steeves seems to be of French descent, and associated with it, on the maternal side, are the names of Lutz and KayMorton Steeves was born in St. Johns, New Brunswick, in 1819, one of nine children born to his parents.  The family came to Ohio in 1829, and located in Scio, Harrison County.  Morton Steeves was by occupation a carpenter, and in the later years of his life a stock-dealer and farmer, with residence in Lee Township, Carroll County.  In November, 1863, he was fatally injured by a vicious horse, dying two weeks thereafter.  In religion he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in politics first a Whig and afterward a Republican.  In 1850 he married Martha Lee, daughter of David and Julia (Dobbins) Lee.  The Lees are of English extraction, and, coming from Virginia, they were among the first settlers of Carroll County in Lee Township, to which they gave the name.  The Dobbins family are of Scotch-Irish descent, and early settled in Pennsylvania.  The brothers of Martha Lee (all deceased) were William, Jonathan, David, Gideon, and Alfred D. Lee, the founder of Rural Seminary (now Harlem Springs College), in Harlem Springs, and also of Scio College.  The sisters (all living) are Mrs. Elizabeth Crellin, Mrs. Caroline Wilson and Mrs. Julia A. Harmount.  The family of Morton and Martha (Lee) Steeves consisted of John R., Mary (Mrs. R. H. Lee), Sarah (Mrs. George Wiggins), Julia (Mrs. William Allensworth), Henry and Olive.
     John R. Steeves spent his youth on a farm, receiving his education at Rural Seminary and Scio College, where he graduated in the scientific course in 1871, receiving his classical degree in 1873.  His teaching record is as follows:  Professor at Scio College, one year; president of New Castle College, New Castle, Penn, six years; president of Harlem Springs College (his present position), ten years.  He spent one year in Richmond, Ind., where he finished his law course and was admitted to the bar.  He spent one summer in California and one winter in the South.  In politics he is a Republican, and in religion a Methodist.  He is a thorough, earnest teacher, of unquestioned ability, and has served six years as county examiner.  He is a notary public, and mayor of the village of Harlem Springs.  In November, 1881, Mr. Steeves married Miss Mary J. Clark.  They have greatly improved the college property, and conducted the institution through some of the most prosperous years of its history.  The points of excellence always claimed for the school are its beautiful surroundings, healthfulness, the high moral, religious and temperance sentiments of the community, and the excellent character of the work done in the school-room.  Harlem Springs has long had an enviable reputation as a health resort, on account of the pure quality of the atmosphere and the mineral properties of the water.  From 1840 to 1860 it was liberally patronized, and many patrons have acknowledged marked benefit from the use of the waters.  To utilize the features of the place, the college buildings are opened in the summer months for the reception of all who wish a quiet retreat for rest, recreation and recuperation at reasonable rates.
     Mrs. Mary J. (Clark) Steeves is a native of Leesburg, Carroll County, the only daughter of John and M. Anne (Smith) Clark.  Her paternal grandparents were Jesse and Jane (Grant) Clark, who in 1810 came from near Winchester, Va., and settled near Leesburg.  Their sons, John, William, Robert and Grant, all lived and died in or near Leesburg; three of the daughters - Sarah, Elizabeth and Maria - have died, Frances Rouse being the only one now (1891) living.  The maternal grandparents of Mary Clark Steeves were Russell Smith and Priscilla (Basil) Smith, of St. Charles County, Md.  In 1818 Henry Smith and his wife, Anne (Russell), came from Maryland to Ohio, where two of their sons, James and Wilmer, had entered land near Leesburg.  With them they brought their eldest grandchild, Anne (whose father had died in Maryland), leaving the other child, Mary, with the widowed mother; Thomas S. and S. Galon, their other sons, soon followed.  In 1829 John Clark and Anne Smith were married, and of their four children - Luther, Lemuel, William Russell and Mary Jane - the two eldest died in youth; William Russell succeeded his father in the ownership of a carriage factory, becoming a successful business man in Leesburg, where he died in April, 1875; his wife (formerly Miss Maggie Swaney), survived him till October, 1876; his eldest son, Charles M. died in Chattanooga, Tenn., in October, 1882; three children remain, viz.: Miss Clara H., J. Howard and W. O.  Mrs. John Clark died in January, 1881, Mr. Clark in January, 1882.
     Early in life Mary J. (Clark) Steeves developed a love for teaching, and has since 1863 made it her chosen profession.  Her first teaching was a Clark's district, where she taught five terms.  As a student teacher she entered Rural Seminary in 1864, graduated in 1866, remaining till 1867.  Since then two years were spent in Leesville graded schools, two in Scio College, six in New Castle College, New Castle, Penn., and the last ten years in Harlem Springs College.  Her long life in school work has only increased  her love for the profession.  She has kept pace with the advancement, and is actively and earnestly keeping up interst in educational matters.  Descended from a long line of Methodist families, she is methodistic in religious belief.  Having graduated in Chautauqua Sunday-school worker, making the most of opportunities, and thus helping the cause.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 1118
  JOHN H. STEPHENSON, M. D., for years one of the most prominent and successful physicians of this section, was born at Burgettstown, Washington Co., Penn., July 22, 1817, and died at his home, at Leesville, Carroll Co., Ohio, Nov. 23, 1890.
     His great-grandfather, Richard Stephenson, came from England to Virginia in the early history of that colony.  Here Col. James Stephenson, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born.  He and two brothers were, in boyhood and manhood, friends and associates of Washington; their half-brother was Col. William Crawford, who commanded "Crawford's Expecition" against the Sandusky Indians, and was captured and burned at the state at Upper Sandusky, in 1782.  In 1789 James Stephenson removed with his family to western Pennsylvania, where he resided until his death.  One of his sons, Joseph, the father of Dr. Stephenson, removed with his family to Ohio, and, after a few years' residence on Island Creek, in Jefferson County, settled at Carrollton, in 1833.  He bad learned the carpenter's trade in Pennsylvania, and during a large part of his life was engaged in building.  In early manhood he had married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary McCrary, who were of Scotch descent; and to this union were born six children:  John H., Martha, Mary, Benjamin, James H. and Alexander S., all of whom are now dead but the last named.  The mother died Apr. 3, 1853, after which the father made his home with his son John until his death, which occurred July 3, 1872.  He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics was a Democrat.
     John H. Stephenson received a common school and brief academic education, after which he worked a few years at carpentering, with his father.  He then began the study of medicine, and, after reading under the preceptorship of Dr. C. V. McMillen and Dr. J. S. Hunter, of Carrollton, he attended lectures for two winters at the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, where he was graduated in 1845.  He first located in the practice of his profession at Newmarket (now Scio), Harrison County; also practiced a short time at Cadiz.  In 1848 he removed to Leesburg, where he spent the remainder of his life, engaged in the active practice of medicine almost to the time of his death.  In 1845 Dr. Stephenson was married to Thyrza, daughter of Dr. Geo. W. Duffield, of New Jefferson, Ohio; she died in 1850, leaving two children: George D. and Chastina, both now deceased.  His second wife was Eda, daughter of Dr. Thomas Cummings, of Leesburg, who died leaving one child, Thyrza.  In 1858 he was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter the late Hon. James Forbes, of New Hagerstown, Ohio; Mrs. Stephenson, with three children born of this marriage - James F. Emma, and Myrta - survives her husband.
     Politically Dr. Stephenson was in early life a Whig, but, on the dissolution of the Whig party, he joined the Republican party, to which In' was an adherent until his death.  He was a man of vigorous intellect, strong likes and dislikes, of kind and charitable instincts, and of the strictest integrity.  His religions views were Calvanistic, and for some years previous to his death he was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 810
  ALFRED A. STEWART, one of the most prominent and prosperous young farmers of Carroll County, Ohio, is a native of the same, born in Perry Township June 4, 1858.  His paternal grandfather, whose immediate ancestry came from England to America prior to the War of 1812, migrated from Maryland to Ohio and settled on wild land in what is now Carroll County, where he built a log house and prepared to clear a farm from the unbroken forest.  A son of this old pioneer, named Edward, born Feb. 21, 1824, on the old farm (which is now in Perry Township), married Martha Davis, whose parents were old settlers of Carroll County, and by this union were born eleven children, eight of whom are yet living.
     Alfred A. Stewart spent his boyhood on his father's farm, attending the subscription and district schools, and when old enough learned the trade of a tanner. On October 16, 1879, he married Miss Laura B. Vasbinder, who was born in Jewett, Harrison Co., Ohio, Apr. 27, 1861, to Samuel B. and Nancy (Buchanan) Vasbinder, both natives of Harrison County, Ohio, former born July 2, 1834 (he learned the shoemaker's trade at Cadiz, Ohio), latter born June 17, 1839; they were married Feb. 11, 1858, and when Mrs. Stewart was four years of age they moved to New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, where they resided until 1875, in which year the family moved to Perrysville.  The parents are at present living at Leavittsville, Carroll County.  To Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are born five children, viz.: Ella May, born Aug. 12, 1880; John Buchanan, born Jan. 8, 1882; Ralph Melville, born Jan. 19, 1884; Homer Arthur, born June 21, 1886, died Feb. 24, 1887, and Harry Ross, born Dec. 18, 1887.
     Politically Mr. Stewart is a Republican, and has always taken an active interest in all matters pertaining to the advancement of his county and township.  Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are respected by a wide circle of friends.  Their farm of 100 acres of well improved land, situated near Perrysville, is one of the best in the county; it is well watered, and has an abundance of fruit and other trees and shrubbery.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 843

EDWARD STEWART
EDWARD STEWART, commissioner of Carroll County, and a prominent farmer and tanner of Perry Township, is a native of the same, having been born Feb. 21, 1826.  His great-grandfather's name was Adam whose wife's name was Eve, a remarkable and most rare combination of names.  Our subject's paternal grandfather, Edward Hill Stewart, was a Marylander by birth, descended of stalwart Scotch-Irish ancestry, who came to Columbia's shores about the year 1785; he died in Jefferson County, Ohio, whither he had come, as a pioneer, after his marriage in Maryland with Miss Susannah Clay, who bore him four sons and four daughters, all now deceased.
     Mahlon Stewart, father of the subject of this memoir, was born in Maryland, where he became united in marriage with Elizabeth Park.  He and his wife came in 1804 to Jefferson County, Ohio, and in 1820 moved to the wild piece of land he had entered in what is now Carroll County, which was formed in 1833 from Jefferson, Columbiana, Stark, Tuscarawas and Harrison Counties, and here followed agricultural pursuits.  They were the parents of seven children, of whom the following is a brief record: Ephraim P. is a physician in Bakersville, Coshocton Co., Ohio; William P. is a farmer in Iowa; Ebzon, who was an extensive farmer, died in Van Wert County, Ohio; Ellen is the wife of Stephen Capper, in Van Wert County, Ohio; Susanna is the deceased wife of Samuel Barnhouse, of Carroll County; Edward is the subject of this sketch; Eliza A. is the deceased wife of William Thompson, of Iowa.  The mother died in 1871, at the age of eighty-four years, and the father in 1879, having reached the patriarchal age of nearly ninety-two years.  They are both buried at Perrysville.   He had been a resident of the county ever since its formation in 1833, and owned the land on which the village of Perrysville now stands, which he laid out in 1835. Politically he was first an Old-line Whig, and, on the formation of the party, became a Republican; both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, although she had been reared a Quaker.
     Edward Stewart, of whom this biography chiefly treats, grew to maturity on the farm where he was born, sharing in all the arduous duties thereof, and attending school in the temporary school-house of the neighborhood, which was the old log church building, used also for school purposes till they were able to build a school-house. In 1847 he was married to Miss Martha Ann, daughter of William and Maria Davis, of near Rumley, Harrison County, and by this union were born eleven children, viz.: Mariam (wife of John M. Dodd), James William (a farmer) and Hulda (wife of S. M. Myers), all in Perry Township; Ruth Cornelia; Emma Zilpha, Ada Belle and Mary Alice (all three deceased); Alfred Anson (a farmer in Perry Township), and Florence Nevada, Mablon Ross, Josephine (at home).
     About the year 1852 Mr. Stewart commenced the tanning business near Perrysville, which is still in operation under his direction.  His farm of 464 acres, one of the very finest in Perry Township, is devoted to general agriculture and stock-raising, and in 1886 be erected his capacious and elegant dwelling thereon, his fine, commodious barn having been put up in 1883.  Politically, Mr. Stewart is a straight Republican, and in 1888 he was elected to his present position of county commissioner, filling the duties assigned to him in a manner satisfactory to his constituents.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Perrysville.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 952

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