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History of Coshocton County, Ohio :
its past and present, 1740-1881

Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
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FRANK B. DAILEY, Coshocton, Ohio; carriage wood-worker for V. O. Jeffer's factory.  Mr. Dailey was born in Lancaster City, Pennsylvania, August 21, 1847; son of John and Julia (Delano) Dailey).  His paternal ancestors are Irish, and his maternal French.  He enlisted August 2, 1862, Company G, One Hundred and Fifteenth Pennsylvania V. I., and served until July 3, 1865.  During his service he participated in thirteen general engagements; among them the battles of Malvern Hill, second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spottsylvania and before Petersburg, besides many skirmishes.  He came out of all these unscathed.  When the war was over, he went to his present trade, at Lancaster City, Pennsylvania, where he remained until July, 1871, when he came to Coshocton which has since been his home.  Mr. Dailey was married December 26, 1872, to Miss Annie M., daughter of Andrew Denic, deceased, formerly of Roscoe.  They are the parents of three children, viz:  Frank, Edward and Mary Agnes.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 662
AARON DARLING, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of James Darling; was born in 1832, in Coshocton county.  His father came to this county in 1806 and was one of the old pioneers.  Aaron Darling was married in 1861 to Miss Nancy A. Moore, who was born June 18, 1839, in Coshocton county.  They are the parents of three children, viz: Florella B., Charles and William.  Florella B. is engaged in teaching school.  Mr. Darling was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation.  He owns a good farm and is esteemed by all his acquaintances.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 665
ISAAC DARLING, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Isaac Darling, Sr.; was born December 7, 1829 in Coshocton county.  He was married December 8, 1865 to Miss Almeda Butler, of this county, who was born August 18, 1843.  They are the parents of five children, three of whom are dead.  Jeanette was born March 21, 1867; Glendora was born October 6, 1878.  Mr. Darling was raised on the farm, and has always followed the occupation of farmer.  He and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Darling has served as trustee and clerk of his township for several years.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 662
L. C. DARLING, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Jacob and Harriet A. Spurgeon) Darling; was born January 14, 1849, in this county.  His parents were of Irish descent.  His father came from Virginia and his mother from Knox county, Ohio,  Mr. Darling was raised on the farm and has always followed that occupation.  He was married January 8, 1874, to Miss Mary A. Bantum, of this county, who was born March 23, 1848.  They are the parents of one child, viz; Cora, who was born September 31, 1874.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 665
WILSON DARLING, deceased, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of James Darling; was born in July, 1830.  He was married in 1850, to Miss Barbara Frederick, of this county, who was born January 19, 1835.  They became the parents of four children, viz: Mary P., born in December 1853; Camille L. and Colona, twins, born July 23, 1858; William F., born August 10, 1860.  Mr. Darling was raised on the farm, and always followed that occupation.  He died very suddenly on October 18, 1880, of apoplexy.  Mr. Darling's father was one of the old pioneers of the county.  Mr. Darling was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mrs. Darling is still a member.  Mr. Darling was esteemed and honored by all who knew him.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 662
J. L. DAUGHERTY, Jackson township; Roscoe postoffice; born in Keene township in this county, in 1829; son of John and Jane (Mitchell) Daugherty; married in 1851, to Nancy Karr, daughter of J. W. and Mariah Karr.  Mrs. Daugherty died in 1880.  Mr. Daugherty is the father of seven children, viz:  Priscilla A., William T., Mariah J., Nancy E., G. C., Emma B., Lula M.  Four are married and living in this county.  Mr. Daugherty enlisted in the army as captain of Company G, One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio regiment, in 1864 - Army of the Potomac.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 665
ROBERT M. DAUGHERTY, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Plainfield.  Mr. Daugherty was born May 19, 1830, in Harrison county, Ohio.  He was raised on the farm, and had followed that occupation all his life.  In 1839, he went to Tuscarawas county, and remained two years.  He then went to Jefferson county, and lived there two years; then came to Coshocton county, and has resided here ever since.  Mr. Daugherty was married, April 9, 1859, to Miss Mary Jones, of this county.  They are the parents of seven children:  Seth, Charity J., Willis, John, Frank, Mary and Clara H., all of whom are living.  One, Charity J., is married.   His oldest son, Seth, is engaged in teaching, having taught successfully for five years.  Mr. Daugherty has always been esteemed and honored by his own township.  He has served as trustee for twelve years, and has held other offices.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 665
ROSS DAUGHERTY, Oxford township; White Eyes Plains postoffice; farmer; was born in this township in 1831; son of James D., a native of Wilmington, Delaware, of Irish descent.  His mother was a native of this township.  Both parents have died.   The subject of this sketch was married to Miss Sarah Wurtsbaugh, of Keene township, daughter of Harrison W. and Lucinda (Spira) Wurtsbaugh.  They have had six children, as follows:  Martha Ann, Byron, Mack, John, Jennie May.  Mr. Daugherty took part in the war, going out in Company A, Eighty-eighth Ohio V. I., and served two years and eleven months.  He owns sixty-three acres of good land, and is honest and well spoken of by all.  They are members of the Baptist Church.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 665
SAMUEL M. DAUGHERTY, Adams Township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; born in Keene township, July 2, 1826; son of John and Jane (Mitchell) Daugherty, and grandson of James and Jane (Lawson) Daugherty, and Samuel and Nancy (Lyons) Mitchell.  His grandparents came from Ireland to America in 1778.  His father was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1788, and moved to Keene township, this county, in 1818, where the subject of this sketch was born.  He began the carpenter trade at the age of eighteen, and continued until the age of twenty-three; then moved to his present location, where he worked at the trade and farmed for about six years.  He was then bereft of his companion, and compelled to quit housekeeping, but worked at his trade three years; then turned his attention to farming, and is still following that business.  He lives on a farm of two hundred acres, pleasantly located in the southern part of the township.  He has also a farm of two hundred and seventy-four acres one and one-half miles east of the home farm.  He was married November 29, 1849, to Miss Mary Beaver, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Clous) Beaver, of Irish and English descent.  Mrs. Daugherty died February 23, 1856.  She was the mother of one child, Mary, born February 4, 1856.  Mr. Daugherty was married February 3, 1859, to Miss Eliza Watson, daughter of Robert and Agnes (Munce) Watson, and granddaughter of John and Mary (Neely) Watson, and Thomas and Margaret (McKnight) Munce, and great-granddaughter of Mary MoultrieMrs. Daugherty is of Irish and Scotch parentage.  She has a son, Robert W., born March 25, 1860.  Mr. Daughterty is a gentleman of high standing, and is a present filling the office of county commissioner.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 663
JOHN DAVIED, Franklin township; born Jan. 22, 1815 in Vittoncourt, Faulguemont Canton, Moselle Department, France; son of John Davied.  In 1847, he emigrated to America, landing at New Orleans, and coming up to Zanesville, by water.  He had been a stonemason, in France, but engaged in farming here, the first two years in Muskingum county; then a year in Fountain county, Indiana; next in Franklin township.  Married, in 1855, to Ann Grand-Girard, born in Voinehaute, France, January 25, 1825.  By a former marriage to John N. Daniel, she had two children, viz:  John N., born January 14, 1854 and Margaret (Burton), born November 30, 1851.  Mr. Davied's children are Ferdinand, born April 23, 1856; Mary (Burton), born April 3, 1858; Anna (Collet), March 31, 1860, John, November 20, 1861; Leo, March 14, 1863, and Matilda, March 14, 1866.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
BENTON DAVIS, Lafayette township; farmer Plainfield postoffice; only son of John Davis; was born in this township, in 1846; was married to Miss Blanche Beelsford, of Linton township, who became the mother of four children, viz:  Beelsford, Stephen, Mary and Blanche.  The subject of this sketch was educated at Vermilion Institute, Ashland county, and is a progressive young farmer.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
J. T. DAVIS, Oxford  township; physician; Orange, Evansburgh postoffice; son of Thomas Davis; was born in 1845, in this county, and after receiving a good high school education, he took up the study of medicine about the year 1865, under Dr. Bates, of Wheeling, and finished under Dr. Chapman, of Bakersville, and commenced the practice in 1869, in Harrison county.  After prosecuting his profession in that county about two years, he met with misfortune, loosing his entire accumulations by fire, and his next location was at his present place, where, by strict attention to business, he has had a flattering degree of success.  He has a good practice, and is surrounded by the comforts of a good home.  He was married in 1866, to Miss R. E. Spurgeon, of Knox county and they have one child, a boy, Charles H., now in his twelfth year.  The doctor finds time to handle better road horses than any body in this part of the county, and is a genuine lover of a good horse, of which is handled a good many.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
JAMES R. DAVIS, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; born in Herefordshire, England, Nov. 4, 1818; son of John and Ann (Baily) Davis.  He came to America in June, 1832, on the Sarah, of Petersburg, Virginia, landed in New York, from thence he came to Adams township, Coshocton county, viz, Hudson river, Erie canal, Lake Erie and Ohio canal, and has been a resident of this township since.  He was married May 5, 1841, to Miss Rachel J. Kimball, daughter of Abner and Nancy (Jeffries) Kimball, daughter of Abner and Nancy (Jeffries) Kimball.  They are parents of eleven children, viz: Emily A., born Dec. 20, 1842, died Oct. 19, 1867; Myra J., born Sept. 29, 1844; Curtis, born Oct. 19, 1846; Charles W., born Aug. 17, 1848, died Oct. 17, 1875; John N., born Apr. 26, 1850; Abner T., born Feb. 18, 1852, Ernest J. S., born Dec. 1, 1853; Eleanor M., born Mar. 28, 1856; Hereford H. C., born Dec. 12, 1858; Horace F. H., born Nov. 8, 1860, and Laura L., born Aug. 14, 1863.  John is married and living in Adams township; Abner and Ernest are farming in Kansas; Curtis is in Knoxville, Iowa.  He formerly lived in Idaho and while there was representative two years.  Mr. Davis' father died in September, 1833, and his mother died September, 1840.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
JOHN N. DAVIS, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; born in Adams township, Coshocton county, Ohio, April 26, 1850, son of James and Rachel J. (Kimball) Davis, and grandson of John and Ann Davis and Abner and Nancy (Jeffries) Kimball.  He remained with his father until twenty-three years of age, when he married and began farming for himself.  The date of his marriage is September 15, 1874, to Miss Hannah McFarland, daughter of Ezekiel and Isabella (Corbit) McFarland, and granddaughter of Robert and Ann McFarland, and granddaughter of Robert and Susan (Fuller) Corbit.  She was born October 30, 1845.  They are the parents of three children:  George C., born July 10, 1875; Richard G., born January 19, 1877, and Isabell J., born July 15, 1878.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
MARCUS DAWSON, Virginia township; born in East Virginia, in 1808; settled in Coshocton county in 1829; son of William and Hanna Dawson.  Mr. Dawson has been married three times.  His first wife was Mary Reed, who bore him four children.  His second wife was the mother of eight children.  His third wife was Katherine Clark,  Post office, Willow Brook.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
WILLIAM DAWSON, Jackson township; born in this county, in 1833; son of Marcus and Mary Dawson; married Nov. 2, 1861, to Augusta M. Adams, daughter of John Q. and Lovina Adams.  Their union was blessed with nine children, one of whom is dead, viz:  J. Q., Murrell E., Effie L., Ora B.,. Aba M., Katie L., William M., Clide W.  Postoffice, Roscoe.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
WILLIAM H. DAY, Tuscarawas township; farmer; Canal Lewisville; born Mar. 15, 1833, in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania; son of Barney Day, of Irish ancestry; raised on the farm, came  to this county in the spring of 1847, and settled in Jackson township, near Roscoe, and came to his present residence in 1852, and has followed farming during his entire life.  He at present is living with his brother-in-law.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 666
ROBERT DEAN, Bedford township; farmer; post office. Warsaw. Ohio; son of Samuel and Mary (McCurdy) Dean was born April 5. 1819, in Jefferson county. Ohio. He came to this county in 1848, and has since remained. Mr. Dean was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He was married April 3. 1851, to Miss Margaret J. Hamilton, of this county. They are the parents of five children, viz: Charlotte J., Mary A., John H., William L. and Wilbur S , all of whom are living. Mr. Dean owns a good farm, in Bedford township, and is respected by all his neighbors, as a man of integrity and business qualities.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
WILLIAM DEAN, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1823, in Jefferson county, Ohio, and was married in 1853, to Miss Asmath Starr, of the same county, who was born in 1836.  They came to this county in 1853.  They are the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living, viz.:  George H.,  deceased, Mary M., John H., Eliza J., William H., Dennis, Nettie, Henry H., Lina, deceased, and Ella B., deceased.  Mr. Dean has lived where he now is since 1868.  He is one of the large land owners of the township, having about 325 acres.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
CORNELIUS DECIOUS, Jackson township; Roscoe postoffice; born in Page county, Virginia, in 1813, settled in this county in 1843; son of Frederick and Magdaline Decious; married, in 1830, to Katharine Davis, daughter of William B. and Jane Davis. They have six children, viz: Charles, John, Frank, Lewis, Howard, deceased, and William. All are married but two. Those married are all living in this county.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
WILLIAM DEAN, Bedford township; farmer; post office, Tunnel Hill; born in 1823, in Jefferson county, Ohio, and was married in 1853, to Miss Asenath Starr, of the same county, who was born in 1836. They came to this county in 1853. They are the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living, viz : George H., deceased, Mary M., John H., Eliza J., William H., Dennis, Nettie, Henry H., Lina, deceased, and Ella B., deceased Mr. Dean has lived where he now is since 1868. He is one of the large land owners of the township, having about 325 acres.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
ABRAHAM DEEDS, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Plainfield, Ohio; son of John and Mary (Seabault) Deeds; was born September 23,1802, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania Mr. Deeds was raised on the farm, and has followed that occupation all his life. In 1830, he removed from Pennsylvania, and came to this county, remaining nine years. He then removed to Athens county, Ohio, and resided there six years, returning then to this county, where he has since resided. Mr. Deeds was married September 11, 1823, to Miss Agnes Singson, of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania. They became the parents of ten children, viz; John, Susannah, Samuel, deceased, Sarah. Abraham, debased. Drusyla, Fannie, Josephus, deceased, and William H., deceased. When Mr. Deeds came to this county, it was generally a wilderness, the few settlers living in cabins, surrounded by a small lot of cleared land. He has by his own industry acquired a good farm, and is prosperous.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
A. D. DENMAN, Tuscarawas township; Coshocton post office: of the firm of b & D. F. Denman, farmers and stock raisers. A. I. Denman was born in Springfield. Essex county, New Jersey, son of David and Mary (Lyon) Denman, of English ancestry, and came to his present residence in October, 1834. He was married November 16. 1828, to Miss Eliza A., daughter of Moses and Lydia (Munn) Condit, of New Jersey. This union was blessed with three children. : George and Matthias died, and only one is living. D. F. Denman, of the above firm. was born April 15, 1830, in Essex county. New Jersey. He was married October 18, 1855, to Miss Matilda W., daughter of C. L. and Sophronia (Hamilton)  Whiting. This union has been been blessed with six children, three deceased, viz: Alfred W., E. Alida and Emma L. Their three living children are Clara B., Herbert and Matthias. This firm is engaged in stock raising and agriculture, succeeding well in both, having their farm and buildings in first class repair and raising the breeds of stock. The farm now owned by this firm was patented to Matthias Denman,  grandfather of the senior member of the firm, April 24, 1816. They also hold patent for lands granted to said Matthias Denman, March 28, 1800, and signed by President John AdamsMatthias Denman was, at one time probably, the largest landholder in the State. He was also one of three partners who founded the city of Cincinnati.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
ELI DEVORE, Tiverton township; farmer; postoffice, Gann, Knox county; born in 1844, in Holmes county, and was married in 1864, to Miss Elizabeth A. Crider, of Holmes county, who was born in 1847, in Knox county. They came to this county in 1868. They are the parents of five children, viz: Mary F., born February 11, 1865; Nancy J., born March 23,1867; Lucy, born August 24, 1870; James R., born February 12, 1875, and Lyman, born November 16, 1877.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
WILLIAM DEVORE, Tiverton township; farmer; postoffice, Gann, Knox county; born in 1840, in Carroll county. He came to Holmes county with his parents in 1843, and to this county in 1855. He is unmarried, and has lived on the same farm since 1855.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
ISAAC C. DeWITT, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Bakersville; born in Adams township, Coshocton county, Oct. 14, 1839; son of Vincent and Eleanor (Cordray) DeWitt, and grandson of Thomas Cordray. He attended school until the age of maturity, and has since devoted his time to farming.  He was married September 1, 1864, to Miss Delila Smith, daughter of Bartholemew and Mary A. (Reed) Smith, and grand-daughter of George and Elizabeth (Ellis) Smith.  She was born in Bucks township, Tuscarawas county, July 24, 1845.  They are the parents of three children, Asmer A., born June 20,1865; Francis M. born June 20, 1868, and Ira A. born June 17, 1872
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 667
SOLOMON DeWITT, Crawford township; proprietor of hotel, Chili; born in Adams township, Aug. 23, 1829; son of Vincent DeWitt and Elenor (Cordray) DeWitt, both of whom were natives of Maryland.  Mr. DeWitt left home in 1853 and followed farming until 1870, when he went into the dry goods business at Chili, married Miss Nancy Fisher, Oct. 13, 1863.  Her parents, Absolem Fisher and Harriet (Johnson) Fisher were both native born.  Their family consists of Four children; Lenox, Phebe, John, Alice and Frank.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
W. W. DeWITT, Lafayette township; wagon and carriage maker; West Lafayette; was born in Adams township, this county, Dec. 18, 1849; son of Jonathan and Margaret DeWittW. W. followed carpentering and cabinet making for about nine years, then engaged in his present business, which he has been conducting seven years, and in that time has built up quite an extensive trade.  He was married in 1877, to Miss Angeline McLain, of this township; they have had one child; Clifford Monroe.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
JAMES F. DICKERSON, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1829, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and came to this county in 1847 with his father, who was born in 1788 in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and was married in 1811 to Elizabeth Doney, of the same county, who was born in 1795.  He died in 1874, and she died in 1870.  They were the parents of ten children; the subject of this sketch being the youngest.  He was married in 1845 to Miss Margie Fisher, of this county, who was born in 1839, in Harrison county, Ohio.  They are the parents of one child, Ida M.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
JOHN DICKERSON, farmer; Washington township; postoffice, Wakatomaka; born in 1822, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania; came to this county in 1831, with his father, who was born in 1783, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania; came to this county in 1831, with his father, who was born in 1783, in Fayettte county, Pennsylvania.  He was married in 1811, to Miss Jane Morrison, of the same county, who was born in 1792.  He died in 1857, she died in 1878.  They were the parents of eight children.  The subject of this sketch being the seventh.  He was married in 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Crumley, of this county, who was born in 1828, in Harrison county.  They are the parents of eleven children, viz:  Susan J., Mary C., William, Melissa; Telma, deceased; Sarah E., Florida; John E., Eveline, an infant, deceased and Minerva.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
JOSEPH DICKERSON, farmer; Washington township; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1820, in Harrison County.  He came to this county in 1834, with his grandfather, Levi Dickerson, his father having died in 1821, in Harrison county.  Joseph was married in 1841, to Miss Mary Jones, of this county, who was born in 1821, in Harrison county.  They are the parents of eight children, viz: Elizabeth, deceased; Susan, Lavina, Sarah J., deceased; Martha, Aaron W., Mary A., Emma O.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 669
JOSHUA DICKERSON, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1845, in this county.  His father was born in 1798, in in Harrison Conunty, Ohio, and was married in 1820, to Miss Nancy Glasner, of the same county, who was born in 1796.  They came to this county, in 1820, and he died in 1879.  They were the parents of nine children, the subject of this sketch being the seventh child.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
LEVI DICKERSON, farmer; Washington township; postoffice, Wakatomaka; born in 1827, in this county.  His father was born in 1798, in Pennsylvania.  He settled in Harrison county, and was married there to Miss Nancy Glasmir, of this county, who was born in 1796, in Pennsylvania.  They came to this county in 1825.  He died in 1879.  They were the parents of nine children, the subject of this sketch being the fourth.  He was married in 1850 to Miss Amy Howell, of Tuscarawas county, who was born in 1825, in Belmont county.  They are the parents of seven children, viz: Joshua, Isabelle, Benjamin, David, Nancy, Amy and James.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 669
LEVI DICKERSON, farmer; Washington township; Wakatomaka, born in 1832, in this county, Pennsylvania, and was married in 1811, to Miss Jane Morrison, of the same county, who was born in 1792.  He died in 1857, she died in 1878.  They were the parents of eight children, the subject of this sketch being the youngest.  HE was married in 1854, to Miss Sarah E. Middleton of this county, who was born in 1834, in Pennsylvania.  They are the parents of eleven children, viz:  Morrison, Mary E., Hartley, Emma J., Harriet S., John C., Charles H., Carrie B., Effie J., Armor and Daniel.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 669
WILLIAM DICKERSON, Bedford township; farmer and blacksmith; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1827, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania; came to this county in 1847 with his father, who was born in 1788, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and was married in 1811 to Elizabeth Doney of the same county, who was born in 1795.  He died in 1874.  She died in 1870.  They were the parents of ten children; the subject of this sketch being the eighth.  He was married in 1850 to Miss M. J. Eaton, of this county, who was born in 1832 in this county.  They are the parents of twelve children, all living.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
JOHN DICKEY, Jackson township; born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1810; son of William and Elizabeth Dickey; settled in this county in 1839; married in 1845, to Miss Jane Thompson, daughter of John and Mary Thompson.  Mr. Dickey is the father of five children, two of whom are dead, and two are married.  The names of those living are as follows:  William, J., A. W., J. F.  Postoffice, Tyrone.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
WILLIAM DICKEY, deceased, Bedford township; born in 1771, in county Tyrone, Ireland; came to this country in 1785, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Graham, who was born in 1781, and died in 1832, in Steubenville, Ohio.  Mr. Dickey came to this county in 1840, and died in 1848.  They were the parents of eleven children, only three of whom are living; one in Cincinnati, one the wife of Park Wheeler, of this county, and Fanny, who lives on the old homestead.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
WILLIAM DICKEY, Keene township, farmer; born July 28, 1857, in Mill Creek township; son of Hiram and Jane (Ling) Dickey, and grandson of John Dickey.  At the age of twenty Mr. Dickey left home and traveled through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana; then came home, but soon returned to Indiana, where he was married July, 1, 1877 to Jennie J. Belser, born June 23, 1860, in Decatur county, Indiana, daughter of Augustus and Catharine (Hazelrigg) Belser, and grand-daughter of Godfrey and Abbie (Dupee) Belser.  Her grandmother, Abbie, was a native of Boston, of French descent.  Her maternal grandparents were Charles and Caroline (McCoy) Hazelrigg.  Karl F., born Dec. 17, 1879, was their only child.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 668
A. A. DIEFENBACH, Crawford township; boot and shoe manufacture; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; was born Dec. 10, 1855, in Tuscarawas county; son of Adam and Louise (Greeannabold).  He remained with his parents on the farm until eighteen years of age, when he went to his trade and, in 1874, established business in New Bedford with Simon P. Sprenke, and continued the partnership until Oct. 1, 1879, when Mr. Diefenbach became sole proprietor.  He is doing a first-class business for a country town. He and two other good workmen being constantly employed.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 669
AMOS DILLON, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford; born in this county, in 1841; son of Israel and Elizabeth (Fitch) Dillon, grandson of William and Deborah M. (Meredith) Dillon, also of William and Mary Meredith.  Mr. Dillon's great-grandfather was a revolutionary soldier.  Mr. Dillon, in 1865, married Susannah Casteel, daughter of Thomas and Susannah (Bottomfield) Casteel.  They have eight children, viz:  Sarah E., Israel T., William J., Howard T., Ettie J., Rachael A., Bertha L. and John C.  Mr. Dillon was engaged in the merchandise business some three years; followed farming since.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
F. J. DILLON, Tuscarawas township; Coshocton postoffice; farmer; born Feb. 10, 1845, in Knox county; son of Thomas and Eliza Jane (Buxton) Dillon.  His maternal grandfather was Francis Buxton.  Young Dillon was brought up on the farm.  when about twelve years of age he located in New Castle township.  May 2, 1864, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and forty-second O. V. I. (100-days men); re-enlisted in Company I, O. V. I. for one year.  At the close of the war he visited Missouri and soon returned; then went to Illinois and taught one term of school, and again visited Missouri; then home again, and back to Illinois, where he taught school.  He again visited Missouri and returned to Iowa; then went to Minnesota and remained during the cold winter, and in the spring returned to Iowa, and from there went to the Pacific coast, visiting California and Oregon, remaining one year; then returned, in 1876, to Ohio, where he has remained to the present time.  Mr. Dillon was married first Aug. 18, 1868, to Miss Susan Clark, daughter of John Clark.  They had four children, three of whom died in infancy.  Willis Clide is their only living child.  His second marriage was on Oct. 22, 1879, to Miss Carrie E. Wood, daughter of Andrew Wood, deceased, formerly of Tuscarawas township.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
ISRAEL DILLON, Coshocton; clerk of the courts of common pleas; born June 17, 1819, in Perry township and spent his entire life on the farm until elected to the above office in 1875 and re-elected in 1878, his entire tenure of office being six years.  Mr. Dillon was elected a justice of the peace in 1853, and served three consecutive terms, and after an interval of two years again served three consecutive terms, making in all eighteen years of service as justice of the peace.  Esquire Dillon has taken an active part in educational matters, having served for a number of years on the board of education of the county.  Mr. Dillon was married Oct. 18, 1840, to Miss Elizabeth Jane Fitch, daughter of William and Mary Fitch, of Perry township.  This union has been blessed with twelve children, two deceased, viz.:  Rebecca Jane and William Catharine, Eliza, Leora, Deborah Anne, Josiah, Samuel, Israel Buchanan, Elizabeth, Emma and Sarah Frances.  Mrs. Dillon, consort of Esquire Dillin, died in March, 1870, and is buried at New Guilford, Perry township.  Mr. Dillon's second marriage was to Mrs. Isabelle Barrett, of Mohawk village, Sept. 24, 1874.  The result of this marriage was one child, a daughter, Ida Belle.  The grandfather of Esquire Dillon was a native of Ireland but came to America and served in the revolutionary war for the independence of the United States.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 669
SEBASTIAN DINGLEDINE, Adams township; saddler; postoffice, Bakersville; born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, Mar. 18, 1822; son of Belthazer and Amea C. Dingledine, and grandson of John Dingledine.  He left his native country for America in 1830, landing in Baltimore after a voyage of sixty-four days, then cam to Pennsylvania, where he remained about four years. and from there came to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where he resided about thirty-seven years, being the second postmaster of that village.  He then moved to Illinois, and after remaining there about three years, he again moved to Ohio, and settled in Bakersville, where he has resided since, engaged at his trade, doing a fair business.  He is at present serving fourth term as justice of the peace of Adams township.  He learned his trade with Sampson Shalter, of Canal Dover, in 1838.  Mr. Dingledine was married May 7, 1846, to Miss Julia A. Gard, daughter of John and Susannah C. (Oswalt) Gard.  She died in November, 1867, from injuries received by being thrown from a buggy.  By this marriage he became the father of one child, James, born July 5, 1860.  He was married September 16, 1868, to Miss Delila Carnahan, daughter of David and Eliza T. (McCune) Carnahan, and granddaughter of James and Margaret Carnahan, and James and Margaret McCune.  She was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 1837.  They have three children, viz: Agnes C., born Sept. 12, 1869; Charles M., born May 25, 1871; Howard S., born Dec. 2, 1877.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 669
T. E. DIVAN, Perry township; farmer; post-office, West Carlisle; born in this county in 1850; son of Adolphus and Mary (Hardenbrook) Divan, and grandson of Henry and Mary Divan; married in 1869, to Miss Harriet Cochran, who died in 1872.  He married, in the same year, Anna A. Board, daughter of Thomas H. and Elizabeth A. Board  They are the parents of four children, viz: Ola M., Walter M., Floyd and Arazota.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
A. J. DOAK, Clark township; dry goods merchant; postoffice, Clark's; born in Crawford township, Coshocton county, Dec. 1, 1837; son of William and Evaline (Gardener) Doak.  He attended school, and taught until twenty-five years of age, when he began the mercantile business in New Bedford, in the spring of 1862, where he remained until the fall of 1864, when he came to Bloomfield and engaged in the same business, and has continued here ever since.  He has a flourishing trade, and carries a fine assortment of dry goods, groceries and ready made clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes, and everything usually found in a general merchandising establishment.  He was married Feb. 29, 1860, to Miss Louisa M. Pocock, sister of Colonel Pocock, of Coshocton, and daughter of Joshua and Catharine (Wilson Pocock).  She was born in Keene township May 19, 1835.  They are blessed with three children - Edgar A., born Apr. 28, 1862; William C., born Aug. 13, 1863; Ella C., born Dec. 23,  1870.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
ROBERT DOAK, Crawford township; farmer; postoffice, Chili, Ohio; born Mar. 9, 1826, in Amwell township, Washington county, Pennsylvania; son of William Doak, of Crawford township.  In 1832 he located with his father about two miles east of Chili.  He was married May 20, 1847, to Miss Mary Anne, daughter of Thomas M. and Sarah (Hughes) McCollum.  She was born Aug. 17, 1826, in Amity, Washington county, Pennsylvania.  This union was blessed with four children, viz: William R., Thomas M., deceased; Adam J. and Sarah E.  Mr. Doak has succeeded well, being blessed with a good family and a comfortable home.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
WILLIAM DOAK, Crawford township; retired farmer; postoffice, Chili, Ohio; born Dec. 5, 1804, in South Strabane township, Washington county, Pennsylvania.  His father and he were both born on the farm, patented to William's father.  William is son of William and Nancy (Dill) Doak, of Irish ancestry.  Mr. Doak came to his present residence in 1832.  The entire country was new then, his farm being nearly all timbered land, but was lived to enjoy the fruits of his toil.  The cabin has changed to a comfortable frame, and the forest to fields of pasture, grain and orchards.  Mr. Doak was married about the year 1824, to Miss Evaline, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Mason) Gardner.  They are the parents of seven children, viz.:  Robert, Adam, deceased, Mary Anne, deceased, Nancy Jane, married to David Ewing; Elizabeth, married to Thomas Wilson; Andrew, married to Louisa Pocock; and William, married to Sallie E. McNaryMr. Doak started to provide for himself, without wealth, but has now a competency for himself and wife, who still lives to share the comforts of their united toil in early life.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
CHARLES B. DONAGHY, Coshocton; railroad contractor and plasterer; born Jan. 8, 1849, in Wellsville, Columbiana county; son of William Donaghy, born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, of Irish ancestors.  Young Donaghy was raised in Steubenville, Ohio, attending public school until seventeen, when he entered Fairfield academy, and remained two and a half years, then attended Reynoldsville academy, under instruction of D. J. Snyder, two years.  Messrs Donaghy, Sr. and Jr., have been remarkable railroad builders, having completed large contracts on the Pan Handle, New Salem, Cincinnati and Louisville Short Line, Chesapeak and Ohio, Atlantic and Lake Erie; Springfield, Dayton and Cincinnati Short Line; Cleveland, Mt. Vernon and Columbus; Pittsburgh, Merietta and Cleveland, and Sciota railroads; also built eight miles of Lancaster and New Salem turnpike.  Charles B. first came to this city in November, 1873, and remained two years, and after an absence of a few years, building railroads, returned, and is now a contractor for plastering, doing a first class business. 
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 670
CLEMENT DORSEY, Coshocton; proprietor barber shop, corner Main and Fourth streets; born Dec. 25, 1839, in Washington county, Maryland; worked on a farm and canal boating until 24 years of age, when he came to Parkersburg, West Virginia, with I. Cuthberson, a government agent.  In June, 1867, he went to Stubenville, Ohio, and followed steamboating; was on the C. E. Hillman when she collided with the Nannie Byers, which sunk at Madison, Indiana, and forty-five lives lost.  In September, 1867, he went to Newark and worked in a barber shop and attended school until Dec. 1, 1868, when he came to this city and established a shop, and continued his business to the present.  Mr. Dorsey was the first colored juror of this county, also the first colored citizen to be nominated for a county office.  Mr. Dorsey was married, Oct. 14, 1869 to Mrs. Martha Lucas, of Janesville, Wisconsin.  This union was blessed with five children, viz.:  Mildred Effie, Isham C., Jesse C., Gertrude Hayes and Clement G.  Mr. Dorsey came to this city with but $48, but now owns real estate and a good home.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 671
ELMOS DORSEY, Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser; born in Muskingum county, in 1842; settled in this county in 1880; son of John and Prudence Dorsey.  His father settled in Muskingum county in 1812, and died in 1877.  His mother died in 1878.  The subject of this sketch is the youngest of a family of three children, one living in Missouri and one in Licking county, Ohio.  He was married in November, 1870, to Miss Lizzie Magruder, daughter of George and Margera Magruder.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 671
SAMUEL H. DRAPER, Tiverton township; farmer; postoffice, Yankee Ridge, Ohio; born Sept. 8, 1808, in Knox county.  He came to this county in 1830, and was married in 1837, to Miss Elizabeth Smith, of this county, who was born in November, 1818, in Pennsylvania.  She died in 1844.  They were the parents of three children.  He was married in 1845, to Miss Catharine Horton of this county, who was born in 1823 and died in 1852.  They were the parents of three children.  He was married in 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Huey, of this county, who was born in 1828 and died in 1871.  He married, in 1871, Miss Isabella Lockard of this county, who was born in 1825.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 671
JACOB DRESHER, Crawford township; postoffice, New Bedford; blacksmith; born May 24, 1842 in Hesse-Homburg, Germany; son of Frederick and Margaret (Kline) Dresher; came to America in 1855 and first located in Adams county, next in Crawford township, went to his trade in 1858, and has followed it to the present time.  He came to his present residence in 1876.  Was married June 22, 1866, to Miss Louisa, daughter of John and Catharine (Lyman) Kesler.  They have five children:  John Frederick, deceased, Emily M., Caroline R., Karl H. and Augustus Jacob.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 671
WILLIAM DUGAN, Linton township; farmer; born in January, 1833, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; son of Francis and Ann (Smith) Dugan, who emigrated from county Down, Ireland, in 1833, remained in Philadelphia a few years, then came out to Harrison county, lived there about ten years, then came out to Harrison county, lived there about ten years, and moved to Guernsey county.  There Mr. Dugan remained till he came to Linton township, in 1875.  He enlisted in January, 1862, in Company I, Eightieth O. V. I. and served three years in the army.  He was under fire at the siege of Corinth, battle of Corinth, Iuka, siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Champion Hill, etc.  He was married in 1855, to Hannah Walgamot, daughter of David and Sophia Walgamot, of Guernsey county.  Their children are Jemima Ellen, Jane, Mary, Lincoln, William, David, Sophia, Alva and Samuel.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 671
DAVID DULING, Linton township; saddler; postoffice, Plainfield; born Oct. 18, 1845, in Lafayette township; son of William and Rebecca P. Duling.  His grandfather, Edmund Duling, came to this county in 1815.  His maternal grandparents, David and Lucy Richardson were early settlers in the county, coming from Vermont.  His father, a Protestant Methodist minister, died at Steubenville, in 1854.  He lived in Linton township from that time until October, 1861, when he enlisted in Company F, Fifty-first O. V. I., and remained in the army four years, seeing active service at Stone river, Chickamauga, the numerous battles in the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, etc.  After his return he kept a grocery in Plainfield one year, then, in 1867, enlisted in the regular army for three years, and was stationed at Atlanta, Georgia, Huntsville, Alabama, Jacksonville, Alabama, Columbia, South Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina.  After his discharge he owned a saddler shop in Coshocton till 1875, then moved to Plainfield, and has been running a shop here since.  He was married in 1872, to Christina Weisser daughter of Jacob Weisser, of Coshocton.  His children are Lizzie, deceased, and Maud.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 671
HIRAM W. DULING, Linton township; farmer; born Apr. 4, 1829, at his present home in Linton township; son of Edmund and Mary (Dean) Duling, and grandson of William Duling and of Thomas and Jane (Gilmore) Dean  His father emigrated from Hampshire county, Virginia, to Linton township, in 1815.  Mr. Duling has always lived in this township.  He was married Feb. 18, 1869, to Sarah Catharine Lawrey, daughter of Joseph and Jane (Platt) Lowrey.  Their children are, Uriella, Joseph L., James Edmund, and Lowel Mason.  He was a member of Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second O. N. G., and was in service about four months in Virginia.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 672
JONAS DUNCAN, Keene township; farmer; born June 27, 1843, in Mill Creek township; son of John and Elizabeth (Long) Duncan.  He was married Apr. 30, 1868, to Amanda Shannon, whose ancestry is as follows:  Parents, Nathan and Mary (Endsley) Shannon; grandparents, Isaac and Jane (Porter) Shannon; grandparents, Isaac and Jane (Porter) Shannon, and John and (Blane) Endsley; great-grandfathers, Robert Shannon, born in Ireland, Thomas Porter and Thomas Blane.  Mr. Duncan's family consists of five children: Mary E., born Aug. 4, 1869; Joseph A., Jan. 9, 1871; Sophia L., Oct. 18, 1872; Cynthia Grace, September, 1874, and Martha, Jan. 11, 1878.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 672
T. D. DUNCAN, Keene township; born July 9, 1846, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; son of Robert C. and Nancy (Patterson) Duncan, of Scotch and English descent.  His childhood and early youth was spent on a farm in Beaver county, Pennsylvania; from seventeen to nineteen he attended the academy at Beaver, then took a course at Washington and Jefferson college, Washington, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1869.  The following two years he spent at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, and after a year spent as principal of Callensburg academy, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, he returned and completed theological studies, graduating in the spring of 1874.  The next year he was engaged as principal of the Verona academy, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, then in the spring of 1875, he received a call from Clark Presbyterian church, Bloomfield, which he accepted and was ordained in May.  He remained there as pastor until April, 1879.  After traveling for some time he accepted a position in August, 1880, as principal of the public schools and academy at Keene.  He was married in June, 1876, to Miss Ella, daughter of George and Jane (Douglas) Craig.  They have one child - Robert C., born July 5, 1877.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 672
JOHN DUNLAP, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1839 in this county.  His father, James Dunlap, was born in 1796,  in Pennsylvania, and came to this county while yet unmarried, and was married to Miss Hannah Baker, of this county.  He died in 1879.  She died in 1839.  They were the parents of eight children; the subject of this sketch being the youngest.  He was married in 1861 to Miss Rachel H. Philips, of this county, who was born in 1844.  They are the parents of four children,  viz:  Samuel L., deceased, Charlie, Sarah E., and John.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 672
JOHN DUSENBERRY, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1850 in this county.  His father was born in 1799 in eastern Pennsylvania, and came to this county in 1832.  He was married in 1835 to Miss Rebecca Stevens of this county, who was born in 1810.  He died in 1879, and she died in 1880.  They were the parents of seven children, the subject of this sketch being the youngest.  He is unmarried, and lives on the old farm.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 672
JOSEPH W. DWYER, Tuscarawas township; was born in Coshocton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1832; married Emma A., daughter of John G. and Emma (Denman) Titus, Oct. 21, 1858.  Has one child living, named David G.  Commenced life as a merchant.  Owned and published the Coshocton Age from 1856 to 1866.  Appointed postmaster of Coshocton, Ohio, by President Lincoln in March, 1861, declined, and was appointed Clerk in treasury department at Washington City in same month., and for a while was assistant private secretary to Secretary Chase, subsequently, being promoted through the various grades to be chief in charge of commissary accounts in the treasury department.  Resigned this office to accept the office of pension agent for the Columbus, Ohio, pension district.  It being a new district, he entered upon the new duties and organized the office in September, 1864, which office he continued to hold until June, 1869, with the exception of an interim   of six months during President Johnson's swing around the circle.  His successor failing of confirmation by the Senate, Dwyer was reappointed by President Johnson.
     At the close of his second and last term as pension agent at Columbus, he received notice from the chief accounting officer of the treasury department at Washington, that his accounts were closed on the books of the department, and that "during his last term of office, he disbursed nearly two millions of dollars to Pensioners, with promptness and efficiency that meets the entire approbation of this department."
     Allen Rutherford third auditory of treasury department, on closing up his accounts and turning over the office to his successor, was appointed: by President Grant, chief of supervisors and detective in the internal revenue service, head-quarters at Washington.  Holding this office until December, 1869, when a vacancy occurred by the death of Charles Hedges, of Mansfield.  Dwyer was appointed supervisor of internal revenue for Ohio and Indiana, with headquarters at Coshocton, Ohio, holding this office until July 1, 1872, when his resignation was accepted by Hon. John W. Douglass, commissioner of internal revenue, in the following words:  "I regret that you feel compelled to take this step, not only on account of the pleasant personal relations which do now and ever have existed between us, but chiefly because the Government is about to lose the services of an intelligent, courageous and incorruptible officer."
     On retiring from the foregoing office he was appointed one of the three United States commissioners to visit, inspect and accept, if completed in accordance with the law, the Central Pacific railroad.  He met Messrs. Sullivan and Brown, his fellow commissioners, at San Francisco, California, from whence they made a minute inspection of the whole road and all its branches, culverts, bridges, grades, etc., and upon their report the government accepted the road as finished, and gave to its company the subsidy of bonds and lands voted by congress.
     This ended his services in official position.  He accepted employment with the Atlantic and Pacific railroad company and was their agent at Washington, and among other duties, endeavored to induce congress to organize the Territory of Oklahoma out of the present Indian Territory and open it up to white settlement, and to this end invited both houses of congress to visit the Territory.  Over two hundred members accepted the invitation and made a trip to that country, extending their visit to Galveston, Texas and to New Orleans.  Nothing came of the organization of the Territory, but the building of the Eads' jetties below New Orleans at the mouth of the gulf was the outcome and result of this excursion.
     During his official career he found time to devote to farming and stock raising, and for a time, when pension agent at Columbus, published the Farmer's Chronicle.  He engaged actively in whatever would improve and interest the farming community, and to this end was one of the promoters of the "Patrons of Husbandry" in its infancy, and has now in his possession the third charter, issued by the originators of the institution, authorizing the late secretary Klippart, of the State Board of Agriculture, Dugan and others, to organize a grange at Coshocton.  He is now a farmer and stock raiser near Coshocton and ranchman of New Mexico.  He, with his partner, Mr. John S. Delano of Denver, have upon their New Mexico ranch over 1,400 cattle, 6,000 sheep, and 200 horses.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 672

 


 

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