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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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GEORGE LACEY,
Franklin township; farmer; born in Fauquier county,
Virginia, August 20, 1823; son of William Lacey.
In the spring of 1832 his father moved his family to
Muskingum; county, and three years later to Virginia
township, where Mr. Lacey, December 15, 1843, married
Phoebe Tilton, who was born in Virginia township, and
is the daughter of Joseph and Phoebe Tilton.
About the year 1848 they moved to Lafayette township, and
lived successively in Lafayette township; Richland county,
Illinois; Lafayette township; Tuscarawas township;
Franklin township; Muskingum county, and back again to
Franklin township two years ago. Mr. Lacey has
seven children living, viz: George W., Nancy
Elizabeth (Donaker), Jesse, Sanford, Susie Ann, Lawrence L.,
Ida B. and May Eleanor. He has lost two boys,
Joseph T. and James R. The former enlisted in
the Ninety-seventy O. V. I., Company I, in 1862, and was
killed in the battle of Mission Ridge; James died in
early childhood. Mr. Lacey was married a second
in February, 1880, to Marinda Frost, of Licking
county.
Source:
History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present,
1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 |
JOHN
A. LAHM, of the firm of J. A. Rimer & Co.,
merchants; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; born Jan. 10,
1853, in Germany; son of Simon and Catharine (Miller)
Lahm. Young Lahm was raised on the farm
until seventeen, when he began working in a woolen factory
and attended school. His first experience in
merchandising was clerking at Beck's mills, Holmes
county, where he remained four years. He next clerked
at Millersburgh a short time. Also clerked at Helmick
about three years, after which he attended the commercial
college at Zanesville, and obtained a diploma. He
subsequently clerked at Barnesville and Helmick, and at New
Bedford for George A. Rimer, where he was employed
when the above firm was formed, Jan. 21, 1879. This
firm is doing an extensive business, having a full stock for
a combination village store.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 719 |
JACOB
LAHNA, Linton township; farmer; postoffice, Bacon
Run, Ohio; born June 6, 1843, in Adams township, Muskingum
county; son of Jacob and Rosanna (Sandel) Lahna, a
native of Alsace, France. He came to America with
three children, and located in Adams township, Muskingum
county; and came to Linton township, Coshocton county, about
1847, and located on the farm now owned by his heirs. Jacob
Lahna enlisted in February, 1865, in Company I, One
Hundred and Ninety-fifth O. V. I., and served until Dec of
same year. Mr. Lahna was married June 10, 1867
to Miss Sarah, daughter of Michael and Anne (Lash)
Wagner, who is of German ancestry. They became the
parents of eight children; Matilda, deceased;
Agatha, John M. and Sarah Adaline.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 719 |
JOHN
LAKE, Pike township; postoffice, Frazeysburg,
Muskingum county; farmer and stock raiser; born in this
county in 1854; son of Joseph and Jane (Riley) Lake,
and grandson of
Spencer and Martha Lake. He was married in 1876, to
Miss Laura McConnell, daughter of Daniel and Mahalay
McConnell. They have one child, viz: Ura.
Source: History of
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CHAS. A. LAMBERSON, Coshocton; packer in
Empire Mills, Roscoe, O.; was born September 11, 1861, in
Canal Lewisville; son of Samuel Lamberson, a native
of Virginia. Young Lamberson attended public
schools until May, 1880, when he came into the above mills,
where he is now employed.
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SAMUEL LAMBERSON,
Coshocton; of the firm of Barney, DeMoss & Co.,
Empire Mills, Roscoe, and proprietor Washington Mills,
Tuscarawas township; born Mar. 14, 1814, in Virginia; son of
Samuel Lamberson, deceased. When young
Lamberson was only four years of age he was sadly bereft
of the kind care and influence of a loving mother, she being
suddenly killed by the falling of a chimney. When yet
a child he came to New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county.
When about twelve years of age he went to the hatter's trade
with Samuel Burns, and served about seven years,
after which he went into the store of Smeltzer &
Ramsom, of Roscoe, where he remained about seven years.
He then became partner with Arnold Medbery in a store
at Canal Lewisville. This firm continued about four
years, when Mr. Lamberson became sole proprietor, and
conducted the store about twenty years. In 1872 he
came to this city and bought his present residence, 671 Main
street. Mr. Lamberson served one term as county
commissioner, and declined to be a candidate for a second
term after having been nominated. He also served as
treasurer, the unexpired term of Samuel Ketcham, one
year, and was elected and served the succeeding term in the
same office.
Mr. Lamberson is the father of four children,
viz: Caroline, married to John Cashingham,
Esq., of this city; Louisa, Charles and Samuel
Lamberson, Jr.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 720 |
SILAS
LANNING, Monroe Township; born August 30, 1846, in
Monroe township, Coshocton county, O.; son of Israel and
Susannah (McCoy) Lanning, and grandson of Jacob and
Margaret (Moore) Lanning, and of William and Harriet
(Walraven) McCoy, and great grandson of John and
Rebecca McCoy. He was brought up on a farm and
educated in district schools and Spring Mountain academy.
At the age of 23 he began the blacksmith trade under
George Osburn, of Marion county, Iowa; served an
apprenticeship of two and a half years, then returned to
Spring Mountain, where he is now working at his trade.
Mr. Lanning was married November, 1866, to Miss
Phoebe Wing, a native of New York, daughter of
Charles and Phoebe (Titus) Wing,
grand-daughter of William R. and Phoebe (Cuthburt)
Wing, and granddaughter of Stephen and Phoebe (Marsh)
Titus. Their children are: Darvin,
born October 20, 1867; Mond, February 14, 1869;
Alva,
March 25, 1871, and Harold. December 16, 1874.
At the age of 17 he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and
Forth-second O. N. G., and served 100 days.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page
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MICHAEL LAPP, Franklin township;
born in Alsace, France, Sept. 28, 1829; son of Henry and
Magdalena (Zimmer) Lapp. In June, 1830, he
arrived, with his parents, at Zanesville; was raised in
Muskingum county; is a carpenter by trade, and worked at it
many years, when a young man. In 1854, he moved to
Linton township, and, three years later, Franklin township.
In connection with farming, he does a general saw-mill
business, sawing more lumber than perhaps any man in the
county. He is also a contractor for bridges,
school-houses, etc., and has constructed and prepared lumber
for many buildings. Mr. Lapp has been twice
married; first, to Dorotha M. Snite, born in
Tuscarawas county, daughter of John T. Snite.
By this marriage, he had ten children, viz: Henry,
John F., Louisa, Mary D., William, Solomon Co., Alice
E., Caroline, Albert and Frank. His second
wife was Lucinda Miller, who was born in Virginia,
and came to Ohio about 1864; daughter of Stephen Miller.
Harvey, David, George and Anice are the issue of
this marriage.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~
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J. J.
LA SEERE, grocer and provisions, No. 146
Second street, Coshocton. Mr. La Seere is a
native of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in
1839, and located at Putnam, Muskingum county, where he
remained until 1848, when he come to Roscoe, where he
followed coopering, and, in June, 1880, he established the
grocery business at his present location, where he carries a
good, fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries,
confectioneries, provisions, fruits and vegetables,
sugar-cured and pickled meats, sliced hams, fish, flour,
bread, and all kinds of canned goods; also deals in all
kinds of country produce.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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THOMAS
LAUDENSCHLAGER, Crawford township; farmer; postoffice,
New Bedford, Ohio; born Oct. 10, 1857, in Crawford township; son
of John and Elizabeth (Sheets) Laudenschlager, natives of
Germany, but came to America in 1846. His father died in
1859, leaving his mother a widow, with three children, David,
Elizabeth and Thomas. Afterward, his mother
married Michael Link, with whom Thomas, the
subject of this sketch, now resides in Crawford township.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 ~ Page 723 |
J. H.
LAURIE, Coshocton; proprietor saloon and restaurant,
corner Main and Third streets; was born Jan. 11, 1839, in
Bavaria, Germany; son of Christopher Laurie. Young
Laurie attended school until fourteen years of age when he
entered Kaiserslantern seminary, and remained two years,
then returned home and remained one-year. In 1856 he
came to America, landing at Baltimore, Maryland. Soon
after his arrival he became a steamboatman on the Adriatic,
plying between Pittsburgh and New Orleans, and remained on
this boat three years. He was successively a bridge
builder on the Pan Handle railroad, coal miner, near
Steubenville, Ohio, and oil operator, near Marietta, Ohio,
from thence he came to this city in 1861, and mined four
years. Then engaged in merchandising, which he
followed until 1872, when he purchased and fitted up the
Central House, and was proprietor for two year, when he sold
out his hotel and established his present business.
Mr. Laurie was married in August, 1861, to Miss
Catharine Stone, of Washington county, Ohio. This
marriage was blessed with four children, two deceased,
Willie Edward and Clara; and two living,
Tillie and Haddie Laurie. Mr. Laurie is now
doing a good business.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page
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G. W.
LAWRENCE, Clerk, Township; postoffice, Clark's
farmer; born in Cheshire county, New Hampshire, Nov. 15,
182; son of Jesse and Susannah (Farwell) Lawrence,
and grandson of Martin Lawrence and Richard Farwell,
all of Scotch descent. He came to Keene township,
Coshocton county, with his parents in 1826, remained there
about one year, then came to Mill Creek township, and lived
there about thirty-three years, after which he moved to
Clark township, where he has remained since on a farm of 113
acres, adjoining the village of Bloomfield. He has
been twice married, the date of his first marriage being May
28, 1848, to Miss Lydia Ross, daughter of Nathan
and Sarah Ross; born Dec. 11, 1824, and died Mar. 12,
1862. They were the parents of two children; J.
Ross, born Mar. 1, 1850, and Harry, born Jan. 20,
1853. His second marriage was on Mar. 5, 1863, to
Miss Rachel Cox, daughter of Elijah and Christina
Shepler. She was born in Harrison county,
Ohio, Mar. 8, 1832. They are parents of three
children; Don Carlos, born Feb. 12, 1864; Willie
G., born Apr. 26, 1868, and Jesse B., born Sep.
1, 1875.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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L. H.
LAWRENCE, New Castle township; farmer; postoffice,
New Castle; was born in New Castle, Coshocton county, Ohio,
March, 11, 1831; son of George P. and Phoebe (Butler)
Lawrence, and grandson of Jonathan and Mary (Horten)
Lawrence, and Thomas Butler, one of the first
settlers of the county. He attended district school
and worked on the farm until the age of eighteen, then
attended college at the Ohio University at Delaware one
year. His father was one of the first occupants of the
village of New Castle, then called Liberty. He is now
one of the oldest residents of New Castle township. He
was a partner in a store at the age of nineteen, with A.
S. Lawrence and J. K. Leighow, and remained about
two years; then engaged in mercantile business with
Jonathan Coggins, and continued a partner with that
gentleman three years, when he sold his interest and turned
his attention to farming and stock raising, and has
continued in that business up to this time. He has
been successful through his entire career; is kind, genial,
and highly esteemed by all his acquaintances and neighbors.
He resides on a farm one and a half miles southwest of New
Castle. His paternal ancestors were Pennsylvanians,
and his mother was of Irish descent. He was married
August 9, 1855, to Miss Eliza Nichols, daughter of
Eli and Hachel (Lloyd) Nichols, of Belmont county, who
was born Aug. 9, 1833, in Loydville, Belmont county.
They have but one child, Eugene, born Apr. 18, 1857,
who is now farming and dealing in stock in Kansas.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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DR. DAVID LAWSON
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ELISHA LAWSON
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WILLIAM
LAWSON, Choshocton; photographer; was born in
Monongalia county, West Virginia, Feb. 29, 1842; son of
Alexander Lawson, American born, of Scotch ancestry.
Young Lawson spent his childhood on the farm, and,
when twelve years of age, he entered a store as clerk, and,
at twenty, began to learn the art of photography, with
Snedeker, of Mattoon, Illinois. He was also
employed at Gallion, Ohio, and in London, Ohio, before he
came to this city, and took charge of his brother's gallery.
Mr. Lawson was married, Mar. 15, 1877, to Miss
Mary, daughter of Dr. De Long, of Hardin county,
Ohio. One child, Georgie E., was born to them,
Jan. 16, 1878, in Gallion, Ohio. Mr. Lawson's
rooms, located in the Hays building, on Second
street, are well fitted up, with all the modern instruments
and accessories, making it a first class photograph gallery.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 723 |
D. A.
LAYMAN, Lafayette township; post-office, West
Lafayette, O. Mr. Layman was born Dec. 24,
1854, in Keene, O., and has remained a resident of this
county all his life. His parents were of German
descent. Mr. Layman was raised on the farm
until sixteen years old, when he learned the blacksmith
trade, which he has since followed. Mr. L. was
married Aug. 23, 1877, to Miss Isabella Frederick, of
this county. They became the parents of two children,
viz: Irvin, born Apr. 11, 1878, and Nora C.,
born Oct. 15, 1880. Mr. Layman has followed his
occupation in Millersburgh, Warsaw, Spring Mountain and
Manchester. He came to West Lafayette in the fall of
1879 and has since remained controlling the wagon and
blacksmith shops, doing a good business and giving
satisfaction in all his work.
Source: History of
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JAMES LE RETILLEY
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HENRY LEAR
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THOMAS LEAR
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I. N. LEAVENGOOD
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GEORGE C. LEE,
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H. W. LEE, Perry township; New
Guilford postoffice; born in this county in 1826; son of
William and Isabelle (Richard) Lee, grandson of
Ezekiel and Mary Lee, and of Henry and Mary Richard,
and married in 1861, to Miss S. E. Bonnett, daughter
of Lewis and Mahaley Bonnett. Mr. Lee is the
father of eight children, viz.: William G., Lewis
H., M. B., J. W., Katharine J., Laura L., and Henry
Harrison. Mr. Lee's grand-father was a
revolutionary soldier.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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J. W. LEE Perry township; New
Guilford postoffice; born in this county, in 1828; son of
William and Isabella (Richard) Lee, grandson of Henry
and Elizabeth Richard. He was married Nov. 7,
1850, to Miss Elizabeth Wolf, daughter of Absolom
and Mary Wolf. They have three children, viz.:
M. F., C. A., and M. B. One of his sons is
a practicing physician and surgeon of Columbus, Ohio.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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DR. S. H. LEE
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ASA
LEIGHNINGER, Lafayette township; farmer; was born in
this county in 1836; son of George Leighninger; was
married in 1860 to Miss Sarah Foster, a native of
England, who came to this country when quite young.
They have six children, viz: Norah, U. Grant, Ernest,
Ida; George, and an infant, both deceased.
He and his wife are members of the Protestant Methodist
church.
Mr. Leigninger owns 130 acres of land in this township,
and twenty-four acres in Oxford township, and is an
enterprising farmer.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page
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B.
F. LEIGHNINGER, Lafayette township;
postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in this township, in
1838; son of
George and Mary (Wolfe) Leighninger. His father died
in 1841; his mother is still living, aged eighty-four years.
He was married, in 1870, to Nelia Conaway, daughter
of
Michael and Elizabeth (Lovelace) Conaway, both
Virginians. They have three children: Ella M.;
Charley C., deceased, and Clyde H. Mr.
Leighninger was a member of Company E., One Hundred and
Forty-second O. N. G., holding the commission of Second
Lieutenant; was in general hospital, at Fortress Monroe,
three weeks, with the typhoid fever, and had charge of forty
of the six and disabled, in their transportation home.
In 1866,
Mr. Leighninger, in company with B. F. Fleming,
was engaged very extensively in the lumber business, in
Southern Indiana; running their own mill, buying and
selling, and carrying on quite a successful business, when
he was stricken with the lung fever, and remained sick our
months; and, seeing he could not endure the exposure and
hardships incident thereto, he sold his entire interest to
Mr. John Grove, of Harrison county."
In early life, Mr. Leighninger, with his
brothers Levi, Asa and Lewis, formed a
partnership with the home farm of 180 acres, after they had
brought out the heirs, as their capital, and worked together
until 1856, when Levi withdrew and located on a
hill-farm in Oxford township, known as the Mushrush farm.
In 1859 Lewis withdrew, the possessor of the fine
farm of 100 acres near West Lafayette; the partnership
between
Isa and B. F., continued until last spring, when
the stock was divided between them, giving to each a fine
farm, well stocked and improved. The farm owned by
B. F. was bought April 1, 1867, and known as the
Ralph Phillips farm, Mr. Phillips having entered
it and owning it until the purchase by the Leighningers.
The farm is one of the best improved in the county, and is set
off by one of the prettiest houses on the plains, supplied
with all the modern improvements, and everything in fact,
tending to make a pleasant home. There never was a
more prosperous and happy combination, all things
considered, than this, inasmuch as there never was a jar
during the years that their interests were a common one, and
was the means of giving them all comfortable homes.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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HIRAM
LEIGHNINGER, Lafayette township; farmer;
postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in this county in 1822;
son of George and Mary Leighninger; was married to
Miss Susannah Loos, daughter of Daniel Loos,
October 30, 1847, and had the following children, viz: an
infant, deceased; Seldan; Emma J., deceased;
Clara, an infant son, Maria; Olive and an infant son, both
deceased; Elmer and Alta Carvetta. Mr.
Leighninger is a prosperous farmer, and owns
eighty-eight acres of fine land; has held offices of trust
in his township, and he and his wife are members of the
Protestant Methodist church, Mr. Leighninger having
been a member for the past thirty years.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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JACOB
LENHART, Crawford township; merchant; Chili; born in
Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, in 1836; son of Peter
Lenhart and Magdalena (Deeds) Lenhart, both natives of
Pennsylvania. He left home in 1857, clerked in dry
goods stores in Bedford and Illinois for a number of years.
Enlisted March, 1865, and was discharged at the close of the
war same year. Mr. Lenhart married Miss Emma
Winklepeck, of Chili, May 18, 1879. They have one
child, Edward Stewart born April 29, 1880.
Mr. Lenhart had been owner of a dry goods store at
Chili for a number of years, and he and Charles
Stein are in partnership now.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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ANTHONY
LENNON, farmer; Tuscarawas Township; postoffice,
Canal Lewisville; born May 27, 1836, and brought up on the
farm which he now owns. His father, James, was
a native of Kildare county, Ireland; his mother, Keziah
Thompson, was daughter of Samuel, and
granddaughter of James Thompson, who was a
revolutionary soldier. She was born April 13, 1809, in
Ashtabula county, the same year. Anthony was married
July 28, 1860, to Miss Emily, daughter of William
and Lydia (Butler) McGiffin, of Keene township.
This union has been blessed with one child, Carrie Rose.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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JAMES
LENNON, farmer; Tuscarawas township; was born March
7, 1832. September 10, 1861, he enlisted in Company H,
Fifty-one O. V. I., and served three years. Mr.
Lennon was married October 10, 1867, to Miss Emeline,
daughter of Amos and Mary (Coyle) Markley They
are the parents of seven children, viz: Samuel, Anthony,
Mary E., Ualosia B.; two infants, deceased, and Amy
M.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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JOHN
LENNON, White Eyes township; farmer; a native
of Tuscarawas township; born in 1833. His father,
James Lennon, was a native of county Kildare, Ireland;
emigrated to Canada, and landed at Quebec in 1818; remained
there about two years, and then removed to Lockport, New
York, where he worked on the Erie canal two years. He
next came to Ohio, worked on the Miami canal, and came to
this county after the letting of the Ohio canal, about 1826,
on which he was a contractor. After the canal was
finished, he bought a farm in Tuscarawas township, on which
his widow now resides, and lived there until his death,
which occurred in 1854. His widow was born in this
county, in 1807. Her ancestors were New Englanders,
and were from Trenton, New Jersey.
In 1858 John Lennon married Miss Lydia Sowers,
a native of Jackson township. He located on a farm in
Tuscarawas township, and was elected sheriff of Coshocton
county, in 1873, and was installed in January 1874. He
was re-elected in 1875. Ept, the murderer of
young Wertheimer, was the only criminal ever hung in
the county, and Mr. Lennon officiated at his hanging.
After serving two terms he moved upon his farm, in White
Eyes township, in 1880, where he now resides. He now
holds the office of assessor of White Eyes township.
He has a family of three children, James, born
December 4, 1860,
William, b. July, 1863, and Howard, born April
1868.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
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SYLVESTER LEVITT, Keene
township; was born Aug. 6, 1831, at Kingsville, Ashtabula
county, Ohio; son of Gideon and Mary (Stockler) Levitt,
and was a farmer. He enlisted in Company H, One
Hundred and Forty-third O. V. I., May 1, 1864; died, in West
Chester county, New York, July 1864. He had married
Miss Mary A. Whittemore, Nov. 26, 1856, daughter of
Daniel B. and Lavina (Goodhue) Whittemore. Their
children were Julius M. and Sylvester G.
Julius is married to Florence Baldwin, and
lives in Hopedale, Ohio, engaged at school teaching.
Sylvester is going to school.
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MICHAEL
LINK, Crawford township; farmer; postoffice, New
Bedford; born Oct. 11, 1817, n Wurtemberg, Germany; son of
John and Rosanna (Wegerle) Link. After quitting
school, at fourteen years of age, he worked in a vineyard,
until he was twenty years old, when he entered the military
service, and served six years in the infantry. After
his discharge he worked most of the time in a vineyard,
until Sept. 1, 1852, when he landed in New York City, and
immediately located in a country locality of said State,
where he remained thirteen years, after which he came to his
present residence, in Crawford township, in 1865.
Mr. Link was married June 17, 1844 to Miss Magdalene,
daughter of Charles and Catharine (Frihofer) Graft.
They have four children, three of whom are dead.
John is now residing in the State of New York.
Mr. Link was married to Mrs. Elizabeth, daughter
of Conrad and Elizabeth (Fink) Sheets. They
have one child, Emanuel, born in America, having a
good farm and comfortable home.
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HARRISON
LING, Keene township; farmer; born Nov. 11, 1840, in
Keene township; son of Peter and Darcus Ling, and
grandson of Peter and Elizabeth Ling, and of
Charles and Mary (Umphort) Russell. He was
brought up on a farm and received only a common school
education. Jan. 26, 1871, he married Anna
M., daughter of Samuel and Catherine Munn, and
granddaughter of Samuel and Anna (Thomas) Munn, and
of Frederick and Sarah (Patterson) Yant. Ora
May, born Nov. 8, 1872, is their only child.
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JACOB
LINT, Clark township; postoffice, Helmick; farmer;
born in Holmes county, Ohio, Apr. 4, 1839; son of Conrad
and Sarah (Quig) Lint, and grandson of Henry and
William Quig. He has always been a farmer and owns
a farm of 106 acres. His dwelling was destroyed by
fire Apr. 1, 1878. On the 25th of Aug., 1864, he
married Miss Eleanor Teeling, daughter of William
and Matilda (Rush) Teeling, granddaughter of Robert
and Eleanor (Morehead) Teeling and Nathaniel Rush.
She was born, Apr. 16, 1841, in Holmes county. They
are the parents of three children - Mary Ellen, born
Feb. 4, 1867; Eda C., born Apr. 12, 1870, and
Emma, born Sept. 9, 1878.
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ISAAC
LODER, Jackson Twp.; born in Jackson township,
Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Aaron and Rebecca Loder.
Mr. Loder's father came from Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, to this county, in 1816. The subject of this
sketch was married, Dec. 16, 1879, to the Mary E.
Baughman, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Baughman.
Mr. Loder is one of a family of nine children, all
living but two. Mr. Loder is a graduate of
Delaware university. He is engaged at present in
teaching. Postoffice, Roscoe.
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JAMES
LONG, teacher in Coshocton public schools; was born
Apr. 12, 1855, in New York City; son of John and Annie
Long. Young Long was left an orphan at the
age of six years. He resided with a married sister
until about twelve years of age, when he privately left for
the west in quest of fame and fortune and landed in
Coshocton, Ohio, in the spring of 1867, soon after which he
engaged to work on a farm in Franklin township. In the
fall of the same year he engaged with Joseph Royer
with whom he remained about five years, and worked on the
farm and attended school the first last winters. In
Aug., 1873, he entered Otterbein university, at Westerville,
Ohio, which institution he attended two or three terms.
Dec. 8, 1873, he took charge of his first school (district
school No. 1, Adams township). June 20, 1879, he was
elected a teacher in the Coshocton public schools, which
position he now holds. In the fall of 1878, he entered
as a law student in the office of Attorney W. S. Crowell,
of this city.
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JOHN
G. LONSINGER, Tiverton township; postoffice, Yankee
Ridge, Ohio; born in 1851, in this township. His
father, F. W. L. Lonsinger, was born in 1823, in Wurtemberg,
Germany. He came to New York, in 1846, and to this
county, in 1848. He was married, in 1850, to Miss
Magdaline Bower, of this county, who was born in 1830,
in Bavaria. They are the parents of fourteen children,
the subject of this sketch being the oldest. He was
married, in 1874, to Miss Elizabeth Kirch, of this
county, who was born in 1852, in Bavaria. They are the
parents of three children: Clara; Nettie P.,
deceased, and Lucy.
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ADAM
LOOS, Oxford township;
farmer; Evansburgh; was born in Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, in 1803, and came to Ohio when about eight
years of age. He was married to Miss Wiggins in
1838, and they have had six children, as follows:
Louisa,
deceased; Sarah Jane; Becky Ellen, deceased;
Susannah, deceased; Margaret Ann and Elmira.
The three living are married to well-to-do farmers.
Mrs. Loos is a member of the Methodist Protestant
church, and Mr. Loos gives it his support. He
is a man well preserved for one of his age, and is esteemed
by his fellow-citizens.
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ASA H.
LOOS, Oxford township;
was married to Sarah H. Whitmire, November 30, 1865.
Their children are Ira M.; Irvin A., deceased at the
age of three years, and Virgil. He and his
brother Jeremiah own 140 acres of good land in this
township.
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DANIEL
LOOS, Oxford township; farmer; West Lafayette,
Oxford township; was born in Middletown township, Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania, December 20, 18_7; son of George
Loos, who was a Pennsylvanian, as was his mother.
Mr. Loos
came to his present home with his father, in 1811; was married
October 11, 1827, to Miss Sarah Waggoner, and they
were blessed with nine children, as follows: Hiram,
born August 14, 1828, and died October 28, 1828;
Adam, born December 23, 1829;
Susannah,
born August 2, 1832;
George, born July 16, 1835, and died August 21, 1838;
Rebecca J., born November 2, 1837; Isa H., born
March 11, 1842; Henry born August 21, 1846, and died
same year; Jeremiah B., born May 13, 1848, and
Emily, born March 5, 1851. Mrs. Loos passed
away September 14, 1869. Daniel Loos was
married to
Fredrica Long, January 25, 1869, who was born in the
kingdom of Bavaria, June 6, 1819, daughter of Michael
Velger. She was married to Frederick Long,
in 1840, the year of her arrival in America, and settled in
this county. At the age of fourteen she joined the
Lutheran church, and in 1869 became a member of the
Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Loos united
with the same church in 1843. He has represented his
circuit twice as delegate to conference, and has filled in a
most satisfactory manner all the offices of the church, and
has held other offices of trust in his township.
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JEREMIAH
LOOS, Oxford township;
was married to Elizabeth J. Wolf, in 1868.
Zelma C. is their only child.
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PHILLIP
LOOS, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice West
Lafayette; was born in Middleton township, Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania, in 1799, and was married to Sallie
Ann Haines, a Virginian in 1827. Their children
were Wilfred B., John Emery, Adam, Joseph and
Franklin. His sight failed him some years ago, and
for the past four years he has dwelt in almost total
darkness. He owns eighty acres of land, and he and his
wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church.
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WILLIS
LOOS, Lafayette township; harnessmaker, West
Lafayette; was born May 14, 1857; son of Charles W. Loos,
of this township; learned his trade in Coshocton, with
Stirensan & Son; deals in everything in his line, and by
strict attention to business and square dealing has built up
an excellent trade.
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HENRY
LORENTZ, Coshocton; restaurant and saloon and
grocery, 450 Main street; is a native of Bavaria, Germany;
worked on the farm until twenty-one years old, when he
entered the Bavarian army, serving four years, during which
time the army was engaged in the French and Prussian war.
At the close of the service, he came to America, landing in
New York City, and came immediately to this city.
After working on the railroad two yeas, he established his
present business, in Nov., 1873. Mr. Lorentz
was married, Mar. 11, 1874, to Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards,
of this city. The union was blessed with three
children:
Henry J., William C. and Susannah. Mr.
Lorentz has succeeded well in business.
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GEORGE LORENZ,
grocer and baker, Fourth and Main streets, Coshocton.
Mr. Lorenz is a native of Bavaria, Germany, where he
was born January 4, 1849. He emigrated to America and
located at Chili, Ohio, where he engaged in shoemaking, having
learned that trade while in Germany. He remained in Chili
about one year, and then went to Hamilton, Dayton and
Portsmouth. He came to Coshocton in 1873, and established
the grocery and baking business in which he still continues, and
has a large stock of staple and fancy groceries and
confectioneries, also deals in all kinds of country produce.
He has an extensive bakery in connection, where he produces a
large amount of bread, plain and fancy cakes and pies of all
kinds.
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JOHN
LORENZ, merchant; Chili, Crawford township; son of
John and Christina (Euter) Lorenz, natives of Bavaria.
Mr. Lorenz was born in Oderheim, Bavaria Jan. 12, 1844.
When fifteen years old he emigrated to America, and clerked
in a store in this state, until he went into the mercantile
business at Chili, in the spring of 1865, where he has
continued in business up to the present time. Mr.
Lorenz began at Chili with a small capital, but by
Industry and close application
to business, he has succeeded in building up a good business
and has accumulated considerable property. He married
Maggie Slarp in 1868. Her parents, Peter and
Elizabeth (Zinkhon) Slarp, are both of German ancestry.
They have a family of six children - Mary Elizabeth,
Ellanora, Charles Edwin, William Henry, Minnie, and
Laura. Mr. Lorenz and family are members of the
Evangelical church.
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JOHN LOVE,
Keene township; farmer; born July, 1806, in Ireland; son of
James and Jane (McKee) Love, grandson of Samuel
and Susan (Kirskadden) Love, and of Thomas McKee.
Mr. Love followed farming in Ireland till the age of
twenty, when he came to America and settled on the farm
where he now lives....... He was married, Jan. 1838,
to Miss Jane McConnell, born in Ireland, June 3,
1812, daughter of John and Sarah (Rodgers) McConnell.
Their children were: Sarah J., born December 28,
1838; James, deceased, October 28, 1840; Mary A.,
deceased, September 2, 1842; Catharine, deceased,
September 2, 1842; Samuel, May 1846; Ellen F.,
deceased, July 12, 1849; Emma, September 1, 1854,
John M. May 2, 1857, and Miranda, Oct. 23, 1859.
Mrs. Love died May 8, 1876. Alice Love,
sister of John, was born January, 1818, in Ireland.
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JOHN
LOVE, Keene township, more commonly known as John
O'Love; was born in February, 1795, in Molinmore parish,
Donegal, Ireland; son of Thomas and Susan (Osborn) Love,
and grandson of John and Nellie (McKee) Love, and
of John and Bess (Ellis) Osborn, and great-grandson
of Elizabeth Forquer. He was married to
Eleanor Love, who was born in March, 1798, in Molinmore
parish, Donegal county, Ireland; daughter of James and
Jennie (McKee) Love, and granddaughter of Samuel and
Susan (Kirskadden) Love, and of Robert and Fannie
(McKee) McKee. They were married Feb. 19, 1821,
and are both yet living. Their children were as
follows: Jane, born Feb. 15, 1826, married to
Joseph Love, and resides in Iowa City, Iowa, the
husband and one child dead; Ann, born Sept. 10, 1828,
married in April, 1847, to William R. Johnston,
resides in Galesburgh, Illinois, with two children- husband
and two children are dead; James, born Jan. 8, 1833,
died March 15, 1852; Thomas, born July 8, 1835,
married Jan. 18, 1872, to Mary J. Endsley, who was
born May 11, 1845, daughter of Thomas and Matilda (Karr)
Endsley, and granddaughter of John and Jennie
(Blaine) Endsley, and of John and Nancy (Welch) Kerr.
Their children were: Robert, born Apr. 1, 1873;
Susie born Jan. 28, 1875; James R., born Jan. 27,
1877; Thomas, born Apr. 27, 1878, and Carrie B.,
born Nov. 26, 1879.
Susan Love, born Aug. 24, 1838, was married in
April, 1859, to Andrew Karr. They had seven
children, all living in Coshocton county. Thomas
enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and
Forty-third Regiment, O. N. G., in July, 1863, and was
discharged in May, 1864.
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JOSEPH
LOVE, Linton township; farmer born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Mar. 1, 1836. His father was born in
county Donegal, Ireland, and emigrated in 1834 to
Philadelphia, and in 1846 to this township. His three
brothers followed him to America and preceded him to this
county. William and Alexander, two early
settlers of Linton township, were great uncles to Joseph.
He began teaching in 1855, and has taught in this and
adjoining counties for fifteen years. He was married
Au. 22, 1861, to Margaret Rusk, a lady of
Scotch-Irish descent. Her father, William Rusk,
emigrated from Antrim county, Ireland, to Guernsey county,
Ohio, about 1840 and to this county in 1858. Mr.
Love's family consists of seven children, William,
Ella Jane, Margaret Ann, George Rusk, Robert M.,
Emily S. and Bessie.
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JOSEPH
LOVE, who in 1893 became a resident of Decatur
(Illinois) where he was engaged in the manufacture of
mattresses, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 7th
of April, 1847, his parents being Samuel and Deborah
(Mitchell) Love, both of whom were natives of the
Buckeye state. Samuel Love came west with his
family in an early day and established is home in Champaign
county, Illinois, where he purchased a section of land from
the government, for which he paid two dollars and a half per
acre. Not a furrow had been turned or improvement made
upon the tract but with characteristic energy he began to
clear it and to plow and plant it. He also erected
good buildings and in course of time developed an excellent
farm which he continued to cultivate and which he made his
home until his death. His wife also passed away on the
old homestead in Champaign county and some of their children
now reside upon the same farm there.
Excellent educational privileges were afforded
Joseph Love. He pursued his early studies in the
district schools and later became a student in the Champaign
University, in fact, he was one of hits first pupils and the
thorough training which he there received well prepared him
for life's practical and responsible duties. On
putting aside his text books he began farming near the old
homestead in Champaign county and while thus engaged he
returned to Ohio in 1875 and was there married to Miss
Eliza J. Hanlon, a native of Jefferson county, Ohio,
born in 1849. Her parents were William and Mary
(Stark) Hanlon, and her father, who was a farmer by
occupation, spent his entire life in Jefferson county.
His widow still resides there and has reached the advanced
age of eighty-two years. Five children were born unto
Mr. and Mrs. Love: Nellie H., who is now a
teacher in the Sangamon street school in Decatur; Mary,
who occupies a position as private secretary in the Boys'
School in Lake Forest, Illinois; Louella, who is a
stenographer and teacher in Brown's Business College of
Decatur; Florence, who is at home with her mother;
and one that died unnamed in infancy.
After his marriage Mr. Love engaged in general
farming in Champaign county until 1893, when he came to
Decatur and established a mattress factory near his home
which is now occupied by his widow. In the new
enterprise he prospered and continued in the business up to
the time of his death. He did excellent work and
secured a liberal patronage, his products finding a ready
sale in the market. In business affairs he was
strictly reliable and he became a well known and respected
representative of trade interests in the city. He was
energetic, a man of firm purpose and strong will and in all
his dealings with his fellow men he was upright and
honorable. In his political views he was an earnest
Republican, believing firmly in the party and its principles
yet never seeking office. Both he and his wife were
members of the Presbyterian church of Decatur and his life
was in harmony with its teachings. He died Jan. 18,
1898, leaving not only a comfortable competence to his widow
but also an honorable name. Mrs. Love now
occupies a beautiful home at No. 812 North College street,
where she resides with her daughters. They are well
known in Decatur, and enjoy the favor and friendship of many
a household here.
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ALEXANDER
LOVELESS, Adams Township; farmer and stock
dealer; postoffice, Newcomerstown; was born April 27, 1828;
son of Stephen H. and Eleanor (Armstrong) Loveless,
and grandson of Samuel Armstrong. He began the
blacksmith trade at the age of nineteen, with John R.
Dunlap., of Shanesville, Ohio, remaining with him about
two years; then worked at different places about a year;
after which he began business which he continued for fifteen
years. He then sold his shop and bought a farm, and
has been devoting his time to farming and stock dealing
since. He was married September 11, 1851, to Miss
Martha Watson, daughter of Robert and Agnes (Muntz)
Watson. She died September 1, 1859. They had
two children, viz:
Stephen H. and Agnes J. He married November 14,
1861, Miss Susannah Conaway, daughter of Charles
and Frances (Arnold) Conaway, and granddaughter
of
Charles and Rachel Conaway, who was born September 24,
1837. They have five children, viz: Charles
R., born December 20, 1862; Frances E., December
4, 1866;
Frederick J., July 20, 1868; Eloise T., March
11, 1872; and Garfield, November 5, 1880.
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JEREMIAH
LOWER, Crawford Township; farmer and sewing machine
agent; postoffice, Chili, Coshocton county, Ohio; was born
in Crawford township, Mar. 26, 1836; son of George and
Susannah Lower; was married Feb. 28, 1856, to Mahala
Lower, daughter of Benjamin and Catherine Lower,
born in Crawford township Oct. 28, 1836. Children born
to them were as follows: Amanda Rachel, born Sept.
12, 1857; Mary Ellen, born Apr. 22, 1860;
Susannah Catherine, born June 13, 1862; George
Francis and Elizabeth Anne, born Jan. 19,
1865; Clara Etta, born May 11, 1867; Sarah Jane
born June 21, 1875. Mr. L. commenced teaching
school in 1855, and taught for twenty-one years. The
confinement not agreeing with his health he gave up teaching
and commenced farming and selling the American sewing
machine. He was elected and served as a justice of the
peace for the term of three years; was a Democrat from
his youth to the present, casting his first presidential
vote for Stephen A. Douglass.
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DAVIS
LOWERY, Jackson township; post-office Tyrone; born in
Washington county, Pennsylvania; settled in Coshocton
county, in Mar. 1835.; son of Thomas and Mary Lower,
and grandson of James and Mary Lowery. Mr.
Lowery's people are of Irish descent. He was
married Jan. 13, 1842, to Martha Foster, daughter of
Moses and Hannah Foster. Their union was
blessed with six children, five of whom are living, viz:
James M., Thomas S., J. W., Davis J., Martin S., all
married and living in this county.
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I. D.
LUKE, Crawford township; attorney at law, notary
public and insurance agent; post-office, New Bedford; born
Aug. 28, 1831, in German township, Holmes county; son of
George and Mary (Davidson) Luke. He was brought up
on the farm by his grandfather, Jacob Luke, until
about fourteen years of age, when he came to New Bedford and
assisted his uncle in the hotel until seventeen years of
age, when he taught one term of school, after which he
clerked for different parties in stores, for several years,
then, with Ludecker as partner, conducted a store at
Nashville, Holmes county, and subsequently a branch store at
New Bedford. On closing out these stores, he again
clerked in New Bedford until 1856, when he went to
California and sought the precious metals by placer mining.
In June, 1859, he returned to New Bedford and resumed
clerking.
Soon after he entered as a student the law office of
Messrs. Barcroft & Voorhes, attorneys, and was admitted
to practice at Millersburg, in June, 1861. In
September, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company H,
Fifty-first O. V. I., and served until the spring of 1864,
when he resigned on account of disability. During his
service he was appointed sergeant-major of the regiment, and
commissioned second and first lieutenant of his company.
In June, 1865, he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and remained
one year. Then he crossed the plains to New Mexico,
and was allured by the glittering stories of the placer
mines of Grant county to seek their treasure . At
these mines he remained about a year and a half; thence to
Arizona, and from there to Fort Mogave, where he entered the
quartermaster department of the U. S. regulars, and remained
six months. Quitting this position, he engaged with
the Colorado River Steam Navigation Co., at the company's
yards at Sonora, Mexico, and remained there three years.
In the spring of 1872 he returned to New Bedford.
Attorney Luke was married first in the fall of 1872,
to Miss Barbara, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth
(Krieger) Sprenkle. By this marriage he had three
children: Harvey, Clifford D. and Paris D.
Mrs. Luke died in 1875. He was married Feb. 5,
1876, to Miss Pauline, sister of his first wife.
This union has been blessed with two children: Benjamin
R. and George A.
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E. L.
LYBARGER, Monroe township; born Sept. 27, 1841, in
Wayne county, Ohio; son of James T. and Amelia (Crum)
Lybarger, and grandson of Andrew Lybarger, who
came to Coshocton county from Pennsylvania in 2808, and
settled in the town of Coshocton. He was a Soldier
under Captains Harris and Williams, and was
under Hull at the time of his surrender. His
great-grandfather, James Thompson, was a
revolutionary soldier, and also a pioneer settler of
Coshocton county. Mr. Lybarger was born in
Blatchlysville, Wayne county, and lived there till the age
of four years, when his parents moved to Millford, Knox
county, where he lived till 1861, excepting two years he
lived at Danville. He enlisted in Company K,
Forty-third Regiment, O. V. I., under Captain Walker
and Colonel J. L. Kirby Smith The battles he
participated in are as follows: Capture of New Madrid,
Island No. 10, Ft. Pillow, first battle of Corinth, Iuka,
second battle of Corinth, Vicksburg, Dalton, Resaca,
Kennesaw Mountain, the capture of Atlanta, Pokataligo,
Salkehatchie, Bentonville, Columbia, and the surrender of
Joe Johnson at Raleigh. He was mustered out
July 18, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Lybarger
enlisted as a private, and gradually rose in rank till he
became captain. After the close of the war he returned
home and pursued the study of law two years; then engaged in
the mercantile business at Spring Mountain, where he has
continued ever since. He was married to Miss S. W.
Rodgers, in January, 1866, daughter of Dr. and
Catharine (Hawn) Rodgers, of Millwood, and granddaughter
of John Hawn, who was a settler of Knox county, and
also a wealthy man. Mr. and Mrs. Lybarger are
of Irish and German descent.
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A. LYNCH,
Perry township; West Bedford post-office; born in
this county, in 1834; son of William and Elizabeth (Wolf)
Lynch and grandson of Peter Lynch; married in 1862,
to Miss S. E. White, daughter of Lewis and Sarah
White. Mr. Lynch is the father of two children, viz:
Florence E. and William L.
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CORNELIUS
LYNCH, Perry township; post-office, West Bedford;
born in this county, in 1837; son of William and
Elizabeth (Wolf) Lynch; grandson of Peter Lynch.
Mr. Lynch's father settled in this county in a very
early day, and sunk the first well ever sunk in Bedford
township. He was a hatter by trade. Mr. Lynch
in 1856, married Miss Darcus A. Fry.
Mrs. Lynch's grandfather was a revolutionary soldier.
Their union was blessed by three children, viz: Sarah V.,
William and Lewella.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
731 |
GEORGE
LYONS, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlisle;
born in this county in 1843; son of John and Matilda
(Crawford) Lyons. He was married in 1864, to
Miss Elizabeth Gault, daughter of Adam and Sarah
Gault. Mr. Lyons is the father of three
children, viz: Fannie, Anna and Edmund.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
731 |
WILLIAM
LYONS, Adams township; farmer; postoffice,
Bakersville, Ohio. Mr. Lyons was born Mar. 19,
1840, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was raised on
the farm. He removed from Washington county in 1844
and settled in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. In 1860 Mr.
Lyons lost his right arm by an accident at a threshing
machine. He commenced teaching school in 1859,and
taught successfully for five years. Mr. Lyons
was married Dec. 31, 1869, to Miss Nancy J. Stonehocker,
a school teacher of Coshocton county. They are the
parents of five children: Mary A., Louisa J.,
William H., Eliza W. and John C., all of whom are
living. Mr. Lyons came to this county in 1874,
and has remained ever since, following the occupation of a
farmer.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 731 |
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