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Source:
Centennial History of Coshocton  County, Ohio
By Wm Bahmer
Vols. I & II
Illustrated

- Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
1909

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  WILLIAM A. CALHOUN, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits in Oxford township, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1831, his parents being Edley and Martha (McNickle) Calhoun, who lived and died in the Emerald isle.  Our subject was reared on a farm in his native country, where he was also married, and engaged in farming until 1874, when he emigrated to the United States.  After arriving in this country he purchased his present farm of one hundred and fifty-five acres in Oxford township, Coshocton county, Ohio, the place being in a somewhat run-down condition it came into his possession.  He has since added many substantial improvements and has brought the fields under a high state of cultivation, being widely recognized as one of the most successful farmers of Oxford township.  In addition to the work of general farming he has raised considerable stock, both branches of his business returning to him a gratifying annual income.
     Mr. Calhoun was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, a native of Ireland and a daughter of Claude and Mary A. (Johnson) Hamilton, both of whom were born in County Tyrone, Ireland, the father in 1804 and the mother in 1814.  Their marriage was celebrated in 1832, and in 1872 they emigrated to the united States, locating in White Eyes township within the limits of Avondale, where the father was engaged in agricultural pursuits until the time of his demise in January, 1896.  His family numbered eight children, namely: Margaret, Matilda J., Mrs. Calhoun, Mary A., John A., Lucinda D., Sarah J. and Thomas J.  Unto our subject and his wife have been born nine children, as follows:  W. J., of Oxford township; John A., who is a dentist at New Comerstown, Ohio; Richard, who is employed as express messenger by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; E. A., who is at home; Jemima, the wife of Andrew Shurtz, of New Comerstown, Ohio; Margaret, who is the wife of O. W. Sargent and makes her home at Isleta, Ohio; Mary J., the wife of John C. Glenn, of New Comerstown; and Edward and Thomas M., both at home.
     In his political views Mr. Calhoun is a republican, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Protestant church at Plainfield, with which his wife is also identified.  The hope that led him to leave his native land and seek a home in America has been more than realized.  He found the opportunities he sought - which, by the way, are always open to the ambitious, energetic man - and making the best of these he has steadily worked his way upward.  He possesses the resolution, perseverance and reliability so characteristic of his nation, and his name is now enrolled among the best citizens of Coshocton county, where he has now resided for a third of a century.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 386

Mr. & Mrs.
George R. Caton
GEORGE R. CATON


Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 404

 

JAMES COX.     Farm work has constituted the labors of James Cox throughout his entire business career.  He now owns and operates a well improved tract situated in Virginia township, this comprising ninety acres.  Hewas born in this township, Sept. 19, 1848, a son of Hamilton and Rachel (Hardesty) Cox, the former a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and the latter of Coshocton county, both families being among the earliest settlers of this section of the state.  The father was a farmer, being engaged in that work during his active business career.
     James Cox assisted in the labors of the home farm from the time of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in the late autumn and for a few weeks during the winter months pursued his studies in one of the old time log schoolhouses.  When he started out to make his own way in the world he chose the occupation to which he had been reared and he is thus engaged at the present time.  He now owns a well improved and valuable tract of land, comprising ninety acres located in Virginia township, and here he is engaged in general agricultural pursuits, each year harvesting rich crops as a reward for the care and labor he bestows upon the fields.
    Mr. Cox established a home of his own by his marriage on the 12th of October, 1871, to Miss Maria McCoy, a daughter of John and Margaret (Meredith McCoy, native of Coshocton county.  The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cox has been blessed with thirteen children:  Nathaniel; Sarah J., who has departed this life; Daniel; Margaret, who is also deceased; Alvin, deceased; Annie C. now the wife of Lambert Lacy, a farmer of Muskingum county; John H.; Ethel; James E.; Naomi; Prescott; William; and Rachel, now the wife of Edward Priest, of Conesville, this state.
     Mr. Cox gives his political support to the democratic party and at various times has served on the school board.  He is deeply interested in any movement calculated to advance the welfare of the community.  He has achieved success through his own well directed labors and energy and deserved great credit for what he has accomplished in the business world.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 524

  SAMUEL COX, an enterprising and progressive farmer and stock-raiser, is numbered among the pioneers on Coshocton county, his birth having occurred Apr.26, 1837, in Virginia township.  He is a son of Hamilton and Rachel (Hardesty) Cox, the former a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and the latter of Coshocton county.  The son assisted in the arduous task of developing and improving the homestead farm, for it was covered with timber when the family took up their abode on it. He pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses during the winter months and acquired a fair knowledge of the common branches of English learning.
     During the progress of the Civil war Mr. Cox put aside all business and personal considerations and enlisted on the 24th of September, 1864, as a member of Company F, Seventy-eighth Ohio volunteer Infantry.  He served under General Sherman and participated in the march from Atlanta to the sea.  He was never wounded while in battle and made a creditable record, being discharged July 2, 1865.
    Returning to his home in Coshocton county he resumed farming pursuits and has continued in this line of activity to the present time.  He now has a well improved farm of eighty acres in Virginia township, and in addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, he is also engaged in raising stock, keeping only high grade animals.  He is meeting with success in both branches of business, and all with whom he has dealings have for him only the highest respect and esteem.
     Mr. Cox established a home of his own on the 28th of November, 1858, by his marriage to Miss Mary Kreider a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Clemens) Kreider, who were of German descent and coming from eastern Pennsylvania were numbered among the early settlers of the Buckeye state.  Their union was blessed with twelve children, but five of the number have passed away.  The record is as follows:  Maritia, deceased; Isaac; Henry, who has departed this life; Isadore, who is also deceased; Howard; Emanuel; Leota, deceased Ida, now the wife of O. G. McCoy; Effie, who has departed this life; Marvin; Melvin and Clara B., now the wife of Edward McFarland.
     Mr. Cox
is a republican in his political views and affiliations and has been called by his fellow townsmen to fill a number of township offices.  For two terms he served as township trustee and for a similar period was township assessor, while at various times he has acted as school director.  His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Baptist church, and he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.  Although he has now passed the seventieth milestone on the journey of life, he still takes an active interest in public affairs.  He is a man of strong character and sterling worth and well merits the high regard in which he is uniformly held.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 139

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