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BIOGRAPHIES
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Guyan
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REV. JAMES E. CALDWELL - was born in
Giles county, Virginia, July 28, 1823. His father,
Henry Caldwell, was born May 27, 1781, and died Jan. 16,
1859. His mother, Mary (Ferrier) Caldwell, was
born May 14, 1785, and died Feb. 4, 1855. Mr.
Caldwell has been twice married. His first wife
was Nancy E. Montgomery a daughter of Thomas and
Tacy (Swindler) Montgomery. She was born Sept. 25,
1826, and died Mar. 26, 1863. She is mother of the
following children: Felix M., born July 25, 1846, did
Oct. 23, 1852; Chloe P., May 19, 1848, died
Jan. 17, 1867; Madison G., Dec. 13, 1849, resides in
this township; Leathy S., Feb. 11, 1851, died Jan.
27, 1867; Alexander L., June 5, 1853, died July 27,
1854; Jasper N., June 28, 1855, resides in this
township; Vienna V., Jan. 21, 1857, died Jan. 22,
1869; Laura E., Feb. 5, 1859, died Oct. 21, 1859;
Theadocia A., Aug. 28, 1860, died Apr. 1, 1867.
The second wife of Mr. Caldwell is Climena E.
Haskins, who was born in this county Feb. 28, 1836.
They were married in Gallia county July 26, 1863. The
children are: Rosannah E., born July 14, 1864, died
Feb. 3, 1867; Arnon S., Nov. 12, 1865, died Jan. 31,
1867; James S., Oct. 25, 1867, resides at home;
Francis S., Aug. 3, 1869, died Aug. 4, 1870; Minnie
E., Sept. 25, 1871, resides at home; Emery A. C.,
June 4, 1874, resides at home; Willie W., Nov. 20,
1876, resides at home; Carey, Dec. 25, 1878, resides
at home. The parents of Mrs. Caldwell are
Hiram and Elizabeth (Garlick) Haskins settlers of
this county in 1805. Mr. Caldwell has held the
office of justice of the peace three years, assessor a
number of years, constable five years, clerk two years,
treasurer three years, ministerial treasurer, and, in short
all the township offices except trustee. He was
licensed to preach in the Providence Missionary Baptist
Church in 1848, was ordained in the same church in 1857, by
Levi McDaniel, Thomas Harrager and A. J. Warner.
In 1829 Mr. Caldwell came to this county, settling in
Guyan township, where he is engaged as farmer and minister.
His postoffice address is Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Huntington Twp. -
JAMES
CALHOON - is the son of James and Elizabeth
(Stephenson) Calhoon, both of whom are deceased.
He was born in Huntington township, March 4, 1852. He
still resides in the township, where he is engaged in
farming. He was married to Esther A. Deckard,
in this township, April 13, 1879; she is also a
native of Huntington township, born Feb. 20, 1859.
Her parents are Julius N. and Eliza (P)rice) Deckard,
settlers of this county, May 13, 1853. Mr. Calhoon
was elected supervisor in this township for one year in
1877, and school director for one year in 1882. Mr.
and Mrs. Calhoon have one child, Pearly, born
Jan. 25, 1880. Mr. Calhoon is engaged in
farming; his postoffice address is Thurman, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Ohio
Twp. -
ELIAS CAMPBELL
- and Rachel Wellington were married at Bladensburg,
Ohio, July 9, 1864. He is a native of Gallia county,
born Jan. 24, 1836; his wife was born July 11, 1846, in
Jefferson county, Ohio. They have two children:
James, born Jun. 1, 1865, and Ella, Nov. 22,
1869. Elias Campbell is a son of George and
Cassa Campbell settlers of this county in 1806.
The parents of Mrs. Campbell are John and Mary E.
(Jarvis) Wellington, who came to this county in 1858.
Mr. Campbell is a cooper and farmer, his farm being
located in Ohio township. His postoffice address is
Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Ohio Twp. -
GEORGE
CAMPBELL - was born in Culpepper county, Virginia,
April 7, 1806. He is a son of Daniel and Ellen (Ross)
Campbell, who settled in this county in 1806. His
father was born in Culpepper, who settled in this county in
1806. His father was born in Culpepper county, Virginia,
and died in this county in 1851. His mother died in
1813. During the war of 1812 the family of Mr.
Campbell were in great danger from the Indians, and his
mother has often hid the children through the day under a
drift at the bank of the river. They had to do their
trading at Gallipolis, and their mill was twenty-seven miles
distant; the corn for their bread they ground by hand; their
meat consisted of deer and wild turkeys; the bears would not
allow them to raise any hogs, and the wolves used to destroy
all their sheep. Whenever they went to church or to
visit a neighbor they had to carry their rifles. The
father of Mr. Campbell was drafted in the war of 1812.
George Campbell and Cassey Campbell were married
in Ohio township May 27, 1830; she was born in Mason county,
West Virginia, September 11, 1813. She is the mother of
the following children: Thomas J., born January
19, 1832, resides in Cincinnati; Elias, January 24,
1836, resides in Ohio township; Charles, April 24,
1839, died October 31, 1844; Francis M., May 26, 1841,
died July 10, 1852; Chloe E., December 27, 1843,
died August 18, 1869; George A., June 22, 1851, resides
at home. The parents of Mrs. Campbell are
Elias and Chloe (Swindler) Campbell, settlers of this
county in 1814. Mr. Campbell is a cooper and also
a farmer. His postoffice address is Swan Creek, Gallia
county, Ohio.
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Ohio
Twp. -
JOHN CAMPBELL was born in Gallia
county, Ohio township, on the farm where he now lives, Nov.
20, 1823. His father, Henry Campbell, was born
Jan. 1, 1796, and died Sept. 24, 1865. His mother,
Nancy (Swindler) Campbell, was born Jan. 31, 1804, and
died Apr. 25, 1879. When the subject of this sketch
was a boy, he and his father would row a boat up the river
two and a half miles with two sacks of corn and take them on
their hacks and carry them half a mile to a horse-mill,
where they would get it cracked; they pounded and grated
their corn to make bread; the children had to go to school
two miles by blazed paths through the woods; their house was
made of round log slabs; schools were held three months in
the year, and were supported by subscription; preaching was
had occasionally at neighbors' houses and at Hobbs'
school house; their wagons were made entirely of wood, the
wheels being blocks sawed off a round log; all their
clothing was home-made and the material raised on the farm;
all their plows were wholly wood. John Campbell
was married to Juliet Kennedy in this county May 7,
1856. She is a native of this county, born Nov. 13,
1833, the same night in which occurred the great meteoric
shower. The following are the children by this
marriage: Lewis E., born Feb. 23, 1857, resides
in Oregon; Willie F., Nov. 7, 1861, resides at home;
Jennie N., Dec. 21, 1864, at home; Mary E.,
June 10, 1869, at home. The parents of Mrs.
Campbell are Cornelius and Jane (Waugh) Kennedy.
The father was born in 1790, and the mother Oct. 8, 1795.
Mr. Campbell has held the office of township
treasurer three years, and also filled the office of township
clerk. Mr. Campbell served his country during
the Morgan raid in 1864. The postoffice address
of Mr. Campbell is Bush's Mill, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Guyan
Twp. -
LOUIS CAMPBELL - was a son of Henry
and Nancy (Swindler) Campbell, who died Sept. 22, 1866,
and Apr. 25, 1879, respectively. Louis is a
native of this county, born Mar. 9, 1821. He was
married to Harriet C. Kennedy in Gallia County Nov.
6, 1849. She was also born in this county Apr. 19,
1830. Her parents were Cornelius and Jane (Waugh)
Kennedy Her father was born in 1790, came to
this county in 1800, and died July 3, 1833. Her mother
was born Oct. 8, 1795, and died Sept. 2, 865. The
parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were among the
pioneers of this county, settling here when it was nothing
but a wilderness, and they endured many hardships. The
children of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are: Thomas H.,
born Sep. 25, 1850, resides in Gallia county, Ohio;
Lucetta F., May 17, 1853, resides at home; Juliet K.,
Mar. 12, 1856, resides in this county; John L., June
9, 1858, resides in this county; Charles H., Apr. 15,
1861, died Jan. 16, 1863; Joseph E., Oct. 29, 1863,
resides at home; George H. P., Dec. 11, 1867, died
Feb. 27, 1868; Jane A., Apr. 22, 1869, resides at
home. Mrs. Campbell has a farm located in Guyan
township. Her postoffice address is Mercerville,
Gallia county, Ohio.
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Addison Twp. -
WILLIAM
JEFFERSON CARRELL - a resident and farmer of
Springfield township, was born in Point Pleasant, Mason
county, West Virginia, September 9, 1825, and settled in
this county in 1845. His parents, William F. and
Elizabeth Ann (Steed) Carrell, came to this county June
10, 1837. Elizabeth a. deceased. He was
united in marriage with Hannah B., daughter of
John and Caroline (Bishop) Smith, in Gallipolis, Gallia
county, Ohio, December 7, 1847. She was born in Warren
township, Washington county, Ohio, July 5, 1832, and came to
this county with her parents in April, 1835. She is
the mother of five children: John W., born December
12, 1848; Emma C., May 3, 1852; Lizzie C., May
26, 1862; Samuel C., February 10, 1854; George R.,
August 17, 1870, all of whom except George, who is at
home, reside in Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
John Smith died September 15, 1840. Mr. Carrell
served as pilot on a government transport in the United
States service from May 12, 1861, to the close of the war in
1865, on the Great Kanawha, Ohio and Cumberland rivers.
He was at the battle of Scary Creek, in July, 1861, under
command of General J. D. Cox, and at the battle of
Fort Donelson, in a fleet of 153 steamboats, laden with
troops. Postoffice Pine Grove, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Perry Twp. -
JOHN H.
CARTER - is a native of the township of Perry, Gallia
county, Ohio, born May 10, 1832. His parents are Isaac
and Alice (Armstrong) Carter, settlers of this county in 1812.
His father was born in Virginia, Oct. 4, 1805, and died April
16, 1876. His mother was born in Virginia, Mar. 22,
1808. Abigail D. James became the wife of Mr.
Carter, in
this township, Aug. 16, 1865, the Rev. J. D. Ray performing
the ceremony. She was born in Green township, Gallia
county, Oct. 3, 1846. Her parents are Isaac and Mary
Ellen (Gouldsby) James. Her father was born in Virginia
and her mother is Gallia county, Ohio. Mr. Carter was
master of transportation during the rebellion, and held that
office in Atlanta, George; he commenced at Chattanooga,
Tennessee, in 1864. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Carter
are: Oscar Moore, born May 20, 1866; Sopha Alice, Oct. 13,
1867, died Jan. 20, 1870; Laura Effie, Mar. 11, 1870;
Isaac Newton, Feb. 5, 1872. Mr. Carter
is a farmer and
stock-dealer and raiser. His postoffice address is
Patriot, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Harrison Twp. -
WILLIAM A. CARTER – and
Fannie Spangler were married in Clay township, this county,
Aug. 1, 1867. He
was born in Harrison, Feb.
15, 1840. His wife
was born in Clay township, Nov. 26, 1849.
They have the following children:
Effie, born May 26, 1868; Mary M., Jan. 19, 1870;
Annie L., Apr. 3,
1872; Nora C., Nov.
2, 1874. They are
all residents of Harrison
township. The
parents of the subject of this sketch are
William and Caroline
(Halley) Carter.
John F. and Mary J. (Loucks) Spangler are the parents of
Mrs. Carter.
Mr. Carter enlisted in the late war in the three
months’ service, under
Captain J. S. George, of Lawrence
county, Ohio, which was an
independent cavalry company.
He served three months in West
Virginia under
Gen. Cox; he
received his discharge at Ironton, Ohio.
After his return home he still continued to work on the
farm of his father until Sept., 1862, when he volunteered for
three years in Captain
J. Gatewood’s company, G, 117th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He was
mustered in the service at Portsmouth, Ohio.
He served in that regiment until Feb., 1863, when they
were sent to Covington, Kentucky, and were transferred into
the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery, in which regiment
they did garrison duty, and were engaged in building forts,
until Feb., 1863, when they took up the line of march for
Knoxville, Tenn., by way of Lexington and Burnside Point, on
the Cumberland river.
They arrived at Knoxville, Mar. 28, 1863, a few days after the battle of Fort
Saunders.
The regiment was never in any regular engagement, but
performed some hard service in East
Tenn., from Knoxville to Carter’s station, where Company G
lost two men in a skirmish.
They served in Tennessee
until peace was declared, receiving their discharge at
Nashville,
Tenn., July 3, 1865.
He went right at his old avocation, farming, on his
return home. His
address is Moody postoffice, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Guyan
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REV. AUGUSTUS A. CHAPMAN - was born in
this county Dec. 17, 1844. He is a son of Isaac and
Sarah C. (Dawson) Chapman, settlers of this county in
1817. His father was born Apr. 10, 1812, and died
Sept. 8, 1878; his mother was born in 1818. Mr.
Chapman and Dorcas Sowards were married in Gallia county
Oct. 30, 1871. She was born in Lawrence county, Ohio,
Jan. 31, 1853. Their children are: infant daughter,
born and died Oct. 12, 1872; Sallie, Sept. 26, 1873;
Nannie (twins) Sept. 26, 1873; Bertha, Aug. 13,
1875; Barnard O., Sept. 29, 1877; Archie F.,
Aug. 28, 1879, died Mar. 3, 1880; Alwilda, Sept. 13,
1880. The parents of Mrs. Chapman were Isaac
and Nancy (Burcham) Sowards; they died in 1880 and 1859,
respectively. Mr. Chapman served three years in
the late war in Company G, 4th West Virginia Volunteer
Infantry. He was wounded by grapeshot, at the battle
of Vicksburg, on the 18th of May, 1862; he also participated
in the famous Lynchburg raid, battle of Lookout Mountain,
and others. His grandfather, Archie Chapman,
was one of the early settlers of this township, and endured
all the privations of a pioneer life. Mr. Chapman
is a farmer, and is also engaged in teaching in Guyan
township. His postoffice address in Chapman's
Mills, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Guyan
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GEORGE L. CHAPMAN - is a native of
Gallia county, Ohio, born Aug. 11, 1844. He is a son
of John and Jane (Garlic) Chapman, natives of this
county, the former born in 1816, when it was nothing but a
wilderness. Sarah L. Lewis became the wife of
George L. Chapman, in Lawrence county, Ohio, Oct. 6.
1864. She is a daughter of Samuel and Rodia
(Miller) Lewis, and was born in Lawrence county, Ohio,
Mar. 24, 1844. She is the mother of the following
children: William H., born Sep. 3, 1865, died Sept.
12, 1865; Louis M., Feb. 5, 1867, resides at home;
Thomas J. May 17, 1871, died Dec. 7, 1871, died Dec. 7,
1871; John W., Jan. 17, 1873, died Aug. 13, 1874;
Amos W., June 28, 1875, resides at home; Sarah J.,
June 29, 1878, resides at home. Mr. Chapman is
a carpenter, residing in Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio,
where all communications should be addressed.
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Gallipolis Twp. -
I. FLOYD CHAPMAN - is the
present recorder of Gallia county, elected in Oct., 1881, for
the term of three years. He was born in Lawrence County, Ohio,
Apr. 11, 1847. His parents are Isaac and Sarah (Dawson)
Chapman. His father is deceased, and his mother came to this
county in 1826. Mr. Chapman
was married in this county, Dec. 26, 1868, to Mary E. Lewis,
who is a native of Lawrence county, Ohio, born Sept. 24, 1861.
Her parents are John B. and Catherine (Wall) Lewis.
The following are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman: Grace
M., born Sep. 24, 1876; Sackie, Jan. 18,
1878; Nellie, Nov. 26, 1880. Mr. Chapman was
a soldier in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in Company B,
173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in Aug., 1864; he served until
the end of the war, and was mustered out of the services at
Nashville, Tennessee. He had three brothers who were also in
the army, one of whom was wounded. The postoffice address of
Mr. Chapman is Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Guyan
Twp. -
JOHN CHAPMAN - was born in the county
of Gallia, June 2, 1816, the year that his parents came to
the county. At that date the township was not
organized; there were no schools except those supported by
subscription; they had to go fifteen miles to mill, which
was situated on Raccoon creek; they grated and pounded full
half of their corn for bread; meat was mostly wild venison
and turkeys; the trading point was Gallipolis; deer were
very plenty, and Mr. Chapman has seen one hundred in
a flock; he has stood in one place, and shot three without
moving. His parents names are Archibald and
Elizabeth (Mills) Chapman. Jane Garlic became the
wife of Mr. Chapman, in Guyan township, June 24,
1841. She is a native of Ohio township, born Oct. 14,
1814. She is mother of the following children:
George L., born Aug. 11, 1844; William H., Jan.
31, 1846; Thomas J. Sept. 25, 1847; John H.,
Oct. 2, 1849; Eliza J., May 26, 1852. Mrs.
Chapman's parents are William and Elizabeth (Cook)
Garlic, settlers of this county in 1814. Mr.
Chapman has held the office of township trustee for a
number of years; he was captain of the 6th Rifles for a
number of years. He has a farm which he tills, located
in Guyan township. His postoffice address is Crown
City, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Huntington Twp. -
CLEM
W. CHERINGTON - is a son of John M. and Lydia
(Waddell) Cherington, both of whom are natives of Gallia
county, and who still reside here. The former was born
August 5, 1820, and the latter, August 4, 1820.
Clem is also a native of this county, born in the year
1851. He is now engaged in farming in Huntington
township, and teaching. In this township, on the 22d
of May, 1878, he was married to Carrie McGrath, who
was born in Berlin, Jackson county, Ohio, in 1857. She
is a daughter of Martin and Lucinda (Soule) McGrath,
who settled in this county in 1870. The children of
Mr. Cherington are: Lola L., born Jan. 22, 1880,
and Grace, June 4, 1881. The postoffice address
of Mr. Cherington is Ewington, Gallia Co., Ohio.
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PENNEL
CHERRINGTON is a native of the county of
Greenbrier, West Virginia, born Nov. 20, 1802. He came
to this county with his parents when he was but three years of
age. Things in the county at that time were very
primitive; there were no roads nor mills. Pennel's
father made the first hand-mill in the township, and neighbors
used to come for miles around to grind their corn. Salt
was a very scarce article and it was hard to get any. At
that date there were but two stores in Gallipolis. Tea
sold for three dollars per pound and coffee brought fifty
cents, and other things were in proportion. Leather was
hard to secure, and the family had to make a pair of shoes
last them a year. All the schools were supported by
subscription and it was impossible to obtain a good education.
William Cherrington, the father of Pennel, was
born in Pennsylvania, and died in 1833. His mother,
Lettitia (Douglass) Cherrington, was also a native of
Pennsylvania, her death occurring in 1849. Mr.
Cherrington was married in Gallia county, Aug. 2,
1825, to Jennette Jonston, who was born in the city of
Melrose, Scotland, Apr. 14, 1802; she died Feb. 11,
1881. She was the mother of the following children:
James J., born Jan. 13, 1827, died June 13, 1833;
William, Aug. 7, 1828, resides in Gallipolis; Margaret,
Feb. 14, 1830, resides in Gallipolis; Edward, June 7,
1831, died in California, Dec. 19, 1881; John G., Feb.
9, 1833, resides in Gallipolis; Eliza, Feb. 22, 1835,
resides in Gallipolis; Thomas, Mar. 21, 1837, resides
in Ironton, Lawrence county, Ohio; Lettitia, Dec. 4,
1838, resides at home, Mary, May 1, 1840, died Sept.
20, 1850; Jeanette, Feb. 6, 1842, resides at home.
The parents of Mrs. Cherrington were James and
Margaret (Cowen) Johnston. They were both born in
Scotland, and died in 1820 and Sept. 17, 1836, respectively.
They came to his county, from Scotland, in 1818. Mr.
Cherrington has served two terms in the State legislature,
has been justice of the peace for six years, township trustee
three years, and was a lieutenant-colonel of militia
during the early days. His son Thomas served in
the first call for volunteers during the late war. After
the expiration of his term he recruited a company and served
as their captain during the whole of the war. Mr.
Cherrington's farm is located in Addison township.
His postoffice address is Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Clay Twp -
ALEXANDER
CLARK - was born in Clay township, Gallia county,
June. 23, 1838. His parents are William and Mary
(Ward) who settled in this county in 1824. He
married Mary M. , daughter of Isaac and Eleanor
(Northup) Jeffers, in Gallipolis, Sept. 13, 1865.
Her parents settled in this county in 1835. They have
five children to bless their union: Emily F., born
Oct. 20, 1866; William J., Apr. 5, 1870; Mary E.,
Feb. 20, 1872; Alice G., Sept. 5, 1877; John E.,
Aug. 20, 1881; all live at home. His residence is Clay
township, Gallia county, and postoffice is Mercerville,
Gallia county, Ohio. He is a teacher and farmer, and
held the office of assessor one year of Clay township.
He had one brother, George W. Clark, who served in
the 193d Regiment, Company B, O. V. I., seven months.
His parents were among the early pioneers of this county,
and endured all the privations and hardships of early
settlers.
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Clay Twp. -
AMOS
CLARK - has been married twice. His first wife,
Frances H., daughter of James and Mary Riggs, was
married to him June 2, 1863, and died Nov. 24, 1874.
She was the mother of three children: Mamie Laura,
born July 23, 1864; James Stephen, Mar. 8, 1869; Ada
Frances, Nov. 7, 1871. His second wife, Mrs.
Sallie B. Harper, was married to him in Gallipolis,
Ohio, Oct. 19, 1881. She was born in Gallia county,
Ohio, Oct. 24, 1851, and is the daughter of Jesse and
Mary A. (Waddell) Ingels. Her father came to this
county in 1826. Her mother was born here in 1830.
Mr. Clark is a resident of Clay township, and settled in
this county in 1859. He was born in Frankfort, Maine,
Dec. 8, 1839, and his parents, Stephen and Prudence M.
(Martin) Clark, now deceased, were residents of Waldo
county, Maine. He entered the late war July, 1861, and
was appointed orderly sergeant of Company I, 36th O. V. I.
He was commissioned second lieutenant of Company G, 36th
O. V. I., in Mar. 1862, resigned April, 1863, on account of
disability. Occupation, farming. Address,
Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Clay Twp. -
SAMUEL
V. CLARK - residing in Clay township, was born in
Gallia county, Ohio, Mar. 25, 1833. He is a son of
Isaac and Annie (Lee) Clark, who were early
settlers in this county, and was married in Gallia county,
on Dec. 20, 1860, to Elizabeth Dickey, born
Feb. 7, 1840, in the same county as her husband. Her
parents are Wilson L. and Elizabeth (Riley) Dickey, who were
also early settlers. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Clark are: Mary E., born April 28, 1861;
Elma L., Mar. 10, 1864; Annie A., July 3, 1866;
Edgar M., Oct. 21, 1868; Emit H., Mar. 19, 1871;
Cora F., Aug. 11, 1874; Curtis, Oct. 26, 1878;
Arthur, Nov. 2, 1881 - all reside at home.
Mr. Clark has held the office of justice of the peace
for several years, and holds the same office at present.
He enlisted in the late war, in 1865; for one year, and
served about five months, when he was discharged on account
of sickness and returned home; the regiment in which he
served was the 193d O. V. I., in Company B. Mr.
Clark is a farmer and school teacher. Postoffice
address, Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Morgan Twp. -
WILLIAM
W. CLARK - and Christenia Caldwell were
married in Morgan township July 1, 1852. They are both
natives of this township, he born Feb. 21, 1828, and his
wife Dec. 23, 1835. The following comprise their
children: Joseph R., born Apr. 9, 1853, resides in
Morgan township; Jacob, Dec. 4, 1855, resides in
Huntington township; Mary R., July 14, 1857, died
Feb. 8, 1853; Elmer E., July 17, 1861, resides in
Morgan township; Eva, Aug. 29, 1865, resides in Morgan
township; Alpha, Dec. 8, 1868, resides in Morgan
township; John W., June 28, 1870, resides in Morgan
township; Arthur, Jan. 28, 1872; Stella, Aug.
25, 1875. The parents of Mr. Clark and Joseph and
Rachel (Watkins) Clark. Mrs. Clark is a daughter
of Jacob and Christenia (Vance) Caldwell. Mr. Clark
was a soldier in the late war, enlisting in Company C, 194th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Feb., 1864, and was discharged on
account of disability after serving six months. Mr.
Clark is engaged in farming in Morgan township.
His address is Pine Grove postoffice, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Gallipolis Twp. -
LEMUEL Z. CODOT - was born
in Scioto county, Ohio, in 1838, and settled in this county in
1858. His parents are Lemuel and
Catherine (Baccus)
Codot; his father is deceased, and his mother resides
in Scioto county, Ohio. Mr. Codot
was married in Gallipolis, in 1863, to Josephine
Carel, who was born in that city in 1839. She
is a daughter of Franklin and
Sallia (Whitney)
Carel, residents of Gallipolis. Mr.
Codot is clerk of the board of education and
has been a member of the board since 1869. He is also deputy
revenue collector for Gallia county. He was a soldier during
the late war, a member of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
being captain of company A. After nine months' service as
captain he was promoted to major, and he was promoted to
lieutenant - colonel, Dec. 9, 1864. He served to the close of
the war, through West and East Virginia, through the valley of
the Shenandoah with Sheridan and crook. He has two children:
Charles C., born Sept. 15, 1864, and
Harry L., Sept. 29, 1874. They both reside in
Gallipolis. The business of Mr. Codot
is a tobacco merchant. His postoffice address is Gallipolis,
Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Guyan
Twp. -
REV. CHESTER B. COFER - was born in
Montgomery county, southwestern Virginia, Apr. 16, 1834.
He is a son of Joseph and Margaret (Dobbins) Cofer.
Cynthia A. Allison became the wife of Mr. Cofer
in Pulaski county, Virginia, Oct. 3, 1855. She was
born in Wythe county, Virginia, July 25, 1834. Their
children are: Margaret J., born Nov. 18, 1856;
Martha E., Apr. 7, 1858; Nancy A., Dec. 30, 1959;
Joseph S., Apr. 27, 1863; Mary C., Dec. 16,
1864; Francis R., Jan. 1, 1867; Charles E.,
Oct. 2, 1869; Sarah A., Sept. 11, 1871; Chester N.,
Aug. 5, 1875; Hinton P., Aug. 21, 1878 - the last
seven reside at home, and the first three in Gallia county.
The parents of Mrs. Cofer were Francis and Martha
(Howard) Allison Her father was born in Apr.,
1805, and died June 6, 1879. Her mother was born Jan.
5, 1803, and died in March, 1875. Mr. Cofer
came to this county, in 1866, where he is engaged in
farming. His postoffice address in Mercerville, Gallia
county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Guyan
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JOSEPH T. COLWELL - and Imogene
Towbridge were married in Gallia county, Ohio, June 4,
1876. They are both natives of this county, he born
Oct. 7, 1856, and she Mar. 2, 1858. They have the
following children: Lottie M., born May 29, 1877;
Cora O., Mar. 22, 1879; and Richard E., Jan. 2,
1881. The parents of Mr. Colwell are William
F. and Jane (Sheets) Colwell, settlers of
this county in 1829. His father was born Nov. 19,
1812, and his mother May 19, 1817. The latter died May
6, 1881. Mrs. Colwell's parents are Ferguson
and Ruth (Crawford) Towbridge, settlers of this county
in 1831. Her father was born Sept. 9, 1821, and died
Dec. 1, 1864. Her mother was born Apr. 9, 1825.
Mr. Colwell had five brothers in the late war.
Four of them served four years each, and one of them served
one year. Mr. Colwell is occupied in Guyan
township as a farmer. His postoffice address is
Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Clay Twp. -
WILLIAM
COON - farmer, came to this county in 1854. He
was united in marriage with Letitia Thornily in
Washington county, Ohio, August 7, 1842. He was born
in Green county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27, 1819. His wife
was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28, 1817.
They have five children: Evelyn, born Nov. 30, 1843, lives
in Gallia county; Walter, March 22, 1845, lives in Gallia
county; Caleb E., May 13, 1846, resides in Laclede
county, Missouri; Augusta, May 15, 1851, lives in
West Virginia; William J., Feb. 11, 1858, resides at
home. He is a son of William and Margaret
(Stackhouse) Coon; and his wife's parents, Letitia
(Archer) and Caleb Thornily, both died in 1823.
He had one son, Caleb, who served in the 133d
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry six months. Address,
Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
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Cheshire Twp. -
DAVID
COUGHENOUR - and Rachel McCarty were married
in Cheshire, Oct. 26, 1843. He was born in Augusta
county, Virginia, Aug. 6, 1820, and his wife in this
township, Feb. 4, 1822. Their children, numbering
eleven, are as follows: Mary J., born Aug. 2,
1844, resides at home; Augusta, Jan. 31, 1846,
married Dec. 25, 1872 to Flournoy C. Bowling, and he
died Aug. 20, 1878; Marilla, Mar. 12, 1848, married
Dec. 19, 1866, to J. Q. Evans, resides in Cheshire;
John M., Mar. 22, 1850, married Apr. 11, 1874, to
Milessa Butcher; Derthula, June 1, 1852, married
May 10, 1882, to Clement Hooper, of Athens, Ohio;
Albert A., Oct. 27, 1854, married Apr. 7, 1880 to
Susan S. Kent; Annie E., June 24, 1857, resides
at home; Jennie E., Apr. 22, 1859, resides at home;
Luella, Aug. 25, 1861, married Feb. 15, 1882,
to James L. Butcher, resides in Cheshire township;
Abie M. May 26, 1864, died Aug. 26, 1864; Minnie A.,
Jan. 25, 1867, resides at home. The parents of Mr.
Coughenour were Christian and Margaret (Dice)
Coughenour, who came to this county in 1830 from Augusta
county, Virginia. His father died Jan. 1, 1873, aged
87 years, and his mother Oct. 11, 1859, 67 years old.
The parents of Mrs. Coughenour are Jonas and
Esther S. McCarty, who came to this county in 1800 from
Greenbrier county, Virginia. Her father died May 28,
1852, and her mother, who was born March 23, 1791, is still
living, in good health, in Cheshire township at the age of
91 years. Mr. David Coughenour has accumulated
a very pleasant and comfortable home, consisting of 140
acres of which thirty contain coal, the balance being
principally, bottom land. He is an earnest worker in
the Baptist church. Besides attending to his farm
duties he is engaged in milling, and also in stock-raising.
The date of his arrival in this county is 1830. His
address is Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
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Cheshire Twp. -
ISAIAH
COUGHENOUR - was born in Augusta county, Virginia,
Jan. 14, 1808. His father, Christian Coughenour,
came to this county from Eastern Virginia in 1830.
Jacob Coughenour, father of Christian was married
to a Miss Kline, of Pennsylvania. The mother if
Isaiah was Margaret (Dice) Coughenour.
Her father's name was Christian Dice, and he was
married to Margaret Reed, of Pennsylvania.
Isaiah Coughenour was married to Margaret Swisher,
in Rockbridge county, Virginia, June 4, 1828.
She was born in that county July 24, 1810. She is a
daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Harry) Swisher.
The following comprise the family of Mr. Coughenour:
Washington, born Dec. 15, 1829, resides in this
township; John, Feb. 19, 1832, resides in this
township; William, Sept. 21, 1834, resides in
Missouri; Mary, Dec. 24, 1837, resides in this
township; Martin V., Sept. 12, 1840, resides in this
township; Selah F., Dec. 7, 1843, resides in Cheshire
township; Harriet, Apr. 11, 1847, resides in this
township; Margaret, Jan. 14, 1849, died Aug. 3, 1849;
Melissa, June 24, 1851, resides in Cheshire township;
Perry, May 11, 1857, resides at home. Mr.
Coughenour had a farm of about 600 acres, which he has
divided between his children, and all are comfortably
located around him but William, who lives in
Missouri. Mr. Coughenour has been a member of
the Freewill Baptist church for a great many years, and has
filled the office of clerk for a considerable time. He
has attained his seventy-fifth year, and is respected by all
classes of citizens. He filled the office of township
assessor for three years, in 1872-3-4. He had two sons
in the war of 1861: Martin and Selah.
Martin served three years, until the close of the war,
and Selah was in the 100-day service. Mr.
Coughenour has retired from attending to the duties of a
farm. His postoffice address is Malaby, Gallia county,
Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
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Cheshire Twp. -
JACOB
COUGHENOUR - was born in Augusta county, Virginia,
Dec. 5, 1816, and came to this county Oct. 20, 1830,
the trip occupying fourteen days. He located in
Cheshire township where he engaged in farming, and now has
accumulated a splendid property. Located on his farm is a
coal mine, turning out from forty to sixty tons a day, on
which Mr. Coughenour receives a royalty of one-half
cent per bushel. The mine is operated by C. A. Carl
under a lease. The number of acres in the farm is 240,
100 of which are unmined coal, and 140 farming land.
It is located on the county line of Meigs county.
Among the relics located on the farm is the grave-stone of
George Washington Putnam, who was buried here in
1812, having come here from Brooklyn, Connecticut, a number
of years before. The parents of Mr. Coughenour
are Christian and Margaret (Dice) Coughenour, who
settled in this county in 1830. Jacob Coughenour
was married in Cheshire, on his farm, ,Sept. 26, 1839, to
Ann Rothgeb, who was born in Page county, Virginia, Oct.
2, 1815. She is a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Spitler)
Rothgeb, settlers of this county in 1828.
The children of Mr. Coughenour are: Charlotte, born
July 8, 1840, died Mar. 22, 1876; Mary M., Feb. 4,
1842, married Wesley King and lives in Cass county,
Missouri; Samantha, Feb. 4, 1844, married to G. W.
Bing, resides in Addison; Esther Ann, Feb. 14,
1846, died Mar. 11, 1854; Orin, Sept. 15, 1848,
married Feb. 3, 1878, and resides in Cass county,
Missouri; Joseph C., Jan. 19, 1851, was married to
L. E. Morton, who died Jan. 18,1870 - Joseph C.
resides at home; John J., July 31, 1853, was married
Nov. 24, 1880, to Miss S. J. Swanson, and resides on
his father's farm; Laura A., May 2, 1856, resides at
home; Lela E., Sept. 28, 1859, resides at home.
Mr. Coughenour has held the office of county
commissioner for three years, trustee of Cheshire township
for two terms, and he is also a member of the board of
trustees of Rio Grande College. He was one of the four
abolitionists who first cast their votes in Cheshire
township. Mr. Coughenour is a considerable
raiser of stock. His postoffice address is Cheshire,
Gallia county, Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Twp. -
FRANCIS COUSINS - was born in the
state of Virginia Nov. 7, 1811. His parents were
John and Lizzie (Anderson Cousins. On the 5th day
of April, 1853, Francis united his fortunes for life
with Pantha (Mayhew) Liggens, who resided in the
State of North Carolina. The fruit of this marriage is
but one child, Annie E., who was born on the 25th day
of January, 1871, and resides in Gallia county, Ohio.
Mrs. Cousins was born in Halifax county, North
Carolina, on the 5th day of August, 1826. She is the
daughter of John and Betsey Mayhew, of that State.
Francis Cousins is a merchant by profession,
and is exceedingly industrious and attentive to business.
He first settled in Gallia county in 1857, and has since
been identified with its best interests. His
postoffice address is Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
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Addison Twp. -
DANIEL
COVERSTON - a farmer and miller of Springfield
township, was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, October
2, 1805, and came to this county with his wife and three
oldest children in 1835. His parents are Jacob and
Elizabeth (Miller) Coverston. Elizabeth, his wife,
was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, November 7, 1811,
and is a daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Hisey) Niswander.
They were married in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, May
8, 1828. Eight children were the result of this union:
Franklin, born January 25, 1830, died April 5, 1848;
Silas, March 9, 1832, lives in Gallia county; Samuel
A., March 3, 1834, died April 19, 1864; Lucy A.
(Frederick), August 13, 1836, resides in Gallia county;
Mary E. (Davis), January 5, 1839, lives in
Gallia county; Caroline J., March 19, 1841, died
April 29, 1844; William H., June 7, 1843, died March
31, 1877. Mr. Coverston's son Samuel A.,
served in the late war, enlisting in 1863, in the Trumbull
Guards. They were stationed at Gallipolis and engaged
in provost duty. He took sick while in the service and
returned home on a sick furlough, and died April 19, 1864.
Address Mr. David Coverston at Rodney postoffice,
Gallia county, Ohio.
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WILLIAM CRAIG - was born
in Ohio, June 1, 1829. He is a son of James and
Elizabeth (Kitts) Craig, and settled in this county in
1867. In Washington county, Ohio, May 4, 1848,
Hannah Coon became the wife of William Craig.
Her birth took place in Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio, May
14, 1828, and she is a daughter of Coonrad Coon, who
was born in 1801, and Nancy A. Coon. The
children of Mr. and Mrs. Craig are: Robert,
born Mar. 13, 1849, resides in Ohio township; John W.,
Nov. 4, 1850, in Ohio township; Amanda A., Jan. 30,
1853, died June 17, 871; Augusta Woolford, Mar. 19,
1856, in Ohio township; Mary E., Oct. 13, 1859, in
Ohio township; William W., June 5, 1861, in Missouri;
Elonidas, May 18, 1865; Lucy Jan. 25, 1867;
Thomas, Jan. 29, 1871 - The last three reside at home.
Mr. Craig is a farmer residing in Ohio township, and
his postoffice address is Bush's Mill, Gallia county, Ohio.
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