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BIOGRAPHIES
Source: History of Gallia County
Pub.: 1882 - H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo
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Addison Twp. -
McCOY RALSTON - and Sarah E. Gaston
were married in Gallia county, Ohio, Feb. 17, 1847. They
are both natives of this county, he born Jan. 7, 1815, and his
wife Dec. 23, 1825. The father of Mr. Ralston,
Andrew, came to this county in 1805, and died here Jan.
25, 1845. His mother, Elizabeth (Bing) Ralston,
came here in 1800, and the death took place April 8, 1827.
The parents of Mrs. Ralston were Jonathan and
Selucia (Morton) Gaston, who died in Aug., 1825, and Oct.,
1865, respectively. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralston are: Morris W., born Nov. 27, 1847;
Jonathan A., Sept. 21, 1849; Arthur M., Oct. 13,
1854; Selucia E., Dec. 15, 1866. They all reside
at home. Mr. Ralston has held the office of
township trustee for several terms, and has filled the
position of township assessor for three terms. J. R.
Bing, a brother of Mrs. Ralston, was a
soldier in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in a
Missouri regiment and served during the war. He got his
honorable discharge and returned home. Mr. Ralston
follows farming, his land being located in Addison township.
His postoffice address is Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882
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Guyan Twp. -
HIRAM RANKIN –
is a
native of Lawrence county, Ohio, born November 15, 1818. He
is now residing in Guyan township, Gallia county, where he
is engaged as a farmer, and also as a counselor-at-law. He
came to this county in 1840. His father, Armstrong
Rankin, was born May 23, 1797, and died July 18, 1849.
His mother, Hannah (Dilley) Rankin, was born March
27, 1797, and died July 18, 1849. They were married in
Lawrence county, Ohio. Hiram Rankin has held the
office of justice of the peace six years, and he has been
mayor of Crown City for six years, and still fills the
office. Mr. Rankin was married in Gallia county,
December 12,, 1839, to Susan Drummond, who is a
native of this county, born July 10, 1823. She is a
daughter of Thornton and Lucy (Stover) Drummond,
settlers of this county in 1823. The children of Mr.
Rankin are: Alamander T., born June 9, 1841,
died July 12, 1849; Vinton A., June 28, 1843,
resides in Crown City; Clarinda E., June 18, 1845,
died May 14, 1846; Mary M., March 1, 1847,
resides in Crown City; Hiram L., August 28, 1849,
died February 20, 1852; John D., June 26, 1851,
died March 17, 1853; Matilda (Steber) June 20,
1853, died April 22, 1878; Tacy A., April 2,
1856, resides in Guyan township; Asberna, June 29,
1859, died July 30, 1866. Vinton A., one of
Mr. Rankin’s sons, was a soldier in the late war,
enlisting for three years and serving till the close of the
war. Mr. Rankin’s brothers and sisters are: Mary,
born January 13, 1813; John, October 26, 1821;
Penina, August 16, 1823; Sarah, December 18, 18
; William J., October 21, 1827; Asberenna,
October 18, 1829; Matilda, January 24, 1831;
Mahala, October 30, 1834; Tompson, December 27,
1836; Barnett, November 15, 1837; Dinannah A.,
September 15, 1839; James L., June 31, 1834. The
postoffice [sic] address of Mr. Rankin is
Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County - Publ.: H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo – 1882, pp. 22
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Cheshire Twp. -
RUBEN REED – is a native
of Washington
county, Ohio,
born Oct. 13, 1830.
He is a son of
William R. and Pemelia (McAtee) Reed.
His father was born Oct. 19, 1801, and died June 16,
1864. His mother
is still living.
Ruben was married in Meigs county, Ohio, Apr. 7, 1853, to
Elizabeth Mauck¸ who is a native of Meigs county, born Dec. 9, 1833.
Her parents, John and Mary (Knopp) Mauck,
came to Gallia county in
1818. Her father
is a native of Virginia.
The family of
Mr. Reed are:
John Augustus, born
Nov. 7, 1854, resides in Meigs county;
Virginia O., deceased;
Charles M., Apr. 4, 1857, killed May 1, 1878, by a log
rolling over him, living only thirty minutes after the
accident, which occurred in Cheshire township;
Silas M., June 28,
1860, resides at home;
Emma M., Mar. 14, 1863, resides at home;
infant, died two
days after its birth;
Walter C., Feb. 26, 1870.
Mr. Reed has a farm of 200 acres, eighty of which is coal land,
located four miles west and two miles east of Cheshire.
Mr. Reed had
two brothers in the late war;
James and Park Reed.
They participated in many battles, and the latter
served during the entire war and came through-without a
scratch.
David Reed, the
grandfather of Ruben,
was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving until its close.
The date of Mr. Reed’s arrival in Gallia
county was 1867.
He is engaged in stock-raising as well as farming.
His postoffice address is Middleport, Meigs county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 16
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Cheshire Twp. -
SILAS
M. REED - a farmer residing in Cheshire township, was
born in Meigs county, Ohio, June 28, 1860. He is a son
of Reuben and Elizabeth (Mauck) Reed, who came to
this county in 1876. He married Hannah M. McElhinny
at her home in Meigs county, Ohio, on July 16, 1880, she
being a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Calhoun) McElhinny,
who were early settlers. Mrs. Reed was born in
Washington county, Ohio, July 17, 1856. They have one
child, Nellie, born Sept. 23, 1881, who resides at
home. David Reed, the great grandfather of
Silas M., served in the war of 1812, to its close.
Postoffice address, Middleport, Meigs county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Publ: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882-
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Addison Twp. -
SAMUEL
REES, Senior - was born in Gallia county, June 7, 1809.
His father, Samuel Rees, was born in the State of
Virginia, in 1764, and was one of the earliest settlers of
this township, coming here in 1797. His death occurred
in 1832. Mary (McCalester) Rees, mother of the
subject of this sketch, was born in Virginia, in 1775, and
died in this township in 1850. Adeline McCoy
became the wife of Samuel Rees, at Gallipolis, Sept.
12, 1861. She was born in Putnam county, West Virginia,
Feb. 7, 1832. They have the following children:
Samuel, junior, born Oct. 3, 1862, died Oct. 9, 1862;
Mary J., June 28, 1865; Charles C., Jul. 14, 1866;
Anna B., Nov. 5, 1867. Samuel McCoy, the
father of Mrs. Rees, was born in Virginia, in 1807, and
died in Putnam county, Virginia, in 1867. Virginia
(McAlister) McCoy, the mother of Mrs. Rees, was
also born in Virginia, in 1809, and died in Putnam county,
Virginia, in 1879. Mrs. Rees had three brothers
in the late war in the Confederate army. Lewis
and Samuel McCoy enlisted in 1861, and Columbus
McCoy enlisted in 1862. All three served to the
close of the war and returned home. Samuel Rees,
senior, the subject of this sketch, died Mar. 12, 1870.
The postoffice of the widow is Addison, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882
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Galliopolis Twp. -
CHARLES
REGNIER is the senior
partner of the firm of Regnier & Co., druggists, 184 Second
street, Gallipolis. He was born in this city Feb. 13,
1840. He is the son of Julius and Virginia Regnier.
His father was born in Washington county, and his mother in
Gallia county. Charles was a clerk and captain of
a steamboat on the Ohio river for about twenty-five years.
He was in the late war, serving from the beginning to the
close on a government transport. His oldest brother was a
lieutenant in a battery of artillery. Mr. Rebnier
was married to Martha R. McNamara at Allegheny City,
Pennsylvania, Feb. 20, 1879, by the Rev. Dr. W. J. Robinson.
She is a native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. The
postoffice address of Mr. Regnier is Gallipolis, Gallia
county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 |
Greenfield
Twp. -
JAMES
RICE
(1724-1844)
Greenfield
Township,
Gallia
County,
Ohio
James
was
reported
to be
120
years
old when
he
died.
This
information
comes
from
four
different
sources:
Gallipolis
Journal,
8 August
1839
edition;
comment
written
on
original
page,
1840
Federal
Census,
Gallia
County,
Ohio;
Niles’
National
Register,
9
January
1841,
Baltimore,
MD, page
288; the
Boston
Medical
and
Surgical
Journal,
Boston,
MA,
Volume
XXIII,
dated
1841,
page
327.
James
is
thought
to have
originated
from the
Montgomery/Wythe/Tazewell
Counties
of
Virginia.
During
the last
half of
the
1700’s
there
were
numerous
counties
in
Virginia
being
reorganized
and new
ones
formed
so it is
difficult
to track
his
precise
origin.
James
and his
wife
Mary
are
recorded
in the
1801
Annals
of
Tazewell
County,
VA as
selling
land in
that
county
to a
Jeremiah
Lambert.
James
next
appears
in about
1806
reported
as one
of the
first
settlers
of
Greenfield
Township,
Gallia
County,
Ohio
(Ref:
History
of
Gallia
County,
H. H.
Hardesty
& Co.,
1882,
Page
XXIII).
He then
appears
in 1810
as
claiming
a
“Wolf’s
Scalp”
bounty
from
Gallia
County.
He can
subsequently
be
tracked
from the
1812
Gallia
County
Chattels
thru
the 1825
Gallia
County
Chattels
and then
by the
1820,
1830 and
1840
Federal
Census’s
for
Greenfield
Township,
Gallia
County,
Ohio.
James
and
Mary
sold the
last of
their
property
holdings
in 1832
to
Pearsall
Lambert
for $1
(Gallia
County
Deeds,
Vol. 12,
Pg. 56,
recorded
11/14/1832).
Pearsall
Lambert
married
James’s
daughter
also
named
Mary in
1811
(Gallia
County,
OH).
James’
wife Mary
is
believed
to have
died
between
1832 and
1840;
she does
not
appear
on the
1840
census
along
with
James.
James
is
believed
to have
been
married
at least
twice
and to
have had
several
children
besides
Mary
Rice
Lambert.
DNA
testing
of
descendants
of his
various
reported
off
spring
tends to
substantiate
this
belief.
For
other
details
see Find
A Grave
Memorial
#
100286070.
[Researched
and
written
by
researcher
Gene
Patterson.]
NOTE per
Gene
Patterson:
This
James
Rice
(1724-1844)
is the
same
James
Rice
mentioned
in the
“Greenfield
Township
Gallia
County
Ohio”.
He is
also the
same
James
Rice
mentioned
as
living
in
Kanawha
County,
Virginia
in 1801
along
with
Daniel
Faulkner
also
mentioned
in the
H. H.
Hardesty
article.
[Attachment
#1]
[Attachment
#2]
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JAMES RICE
(1795-1874),
Gallia County, Ohio.
James Rice was born 27 November 1795 in the area
of Wythe and Russell Counties which later became Tazewell
County, Virginia, created 20 December 1799. Specific parents
cannot be proven. DNA testing under the Rice Genealogical
Testing project tends to establish a relationship to the
lineage of old James Rice born 24 Aug 1724 in
Virginia who was living in Gallia County, Ohio from the
early 1800’s to 1844 when he reportedly died. He was
estimated to be approximately 120 years old at the time of
his death.
My wife, Ruth Rice Patterson’s, younger
brother (Robert Edward Rice) submitted
to DNA testing thru the Rice Family Y-DNA
Project (67 markers) and those results concluded that he was
in Group 5 (same group that old James Rice’s
other relatives were in). Close matches were to descendants
of Elijah (1775), William (1756), Ezekiel
(1777) Rice. This association is displayed by Sandra
Salyers a long time Rice genealogist for “My Eastern
Kentucky Ancestry”.
James Rice (1795) is
reported to be a veteran of the War of 1812 in his short
obituary posted in the Porter County Vidette, 13 August 1874
published in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. That
information together with other facts to follow would have
placed him in Gallia County, Ohio at the time of his
enlistment in the Ohio militia. The primary unit originating
from that area with James Rice as a member
would have been Captain Isaac Butler’s
Company which served from 9 August until 9 October 1812.
That unit was composed of members from southeastern Ohio
specifically Gallia County and was assigned to the 2nd
Regiment of the Ohio State Militia under Colonel
Safford. James served a second tour in the War of
1812 with the Ohio State Militia in a unit commanded by
Captain Joseph W. Ross from 1 September 1813
until 1 March 1814. Both tours are documented in his 1850
Land Bounty Claim # 10976 on file with the National
Archives. James’ presence in the area is
specifically identified in 1815 when he married Violetta
“Zeletty” Keeton on 21 February 1815 in Gallia County,
Ohio ("Ohio Marriages", 1803-1900, Ancestry.com, Provo,
UT). Violetta Keeton was the daughter of
David Keeton a Revolutionary War soldier living in the
Gallia, Ohio area at the time.
James (1795) is again reported in the Gallia area in
1818 in Raccoon Township and 1819 in Greenfield Township. I
believe he was living in Bloomfield, Jackson County, Ohio in
the 1820 US Federal Census enumerated 7 August 1820. There
were five members living in the household at the time of the
census; they would have been James, wife Violetta,
daughter Irena, and sons Edward W. and Taswell.
That matches the family structure at that time. In the 1830
US Federal Census the family was living in Elk Township,
Athens County, Ohio. At that time the household numbered 10.
They would have been James, wife Violetta,
daughters Irena, Fatima and Esther, and sons
Edward W., Taswell, and Elias M. There
are two members of the household that cannot be identified;
a male 20-29 years of age and a female under 5 years of age.
This is not considered unusual as James and
Violetta frequently had other family members living with
them in later years. On 18 November 1834, James
Rice purchased land equating to approximately 120 acres
in Athens County, Ohio (Athens County Deeds, Vol. 7, pg
704). That land was located in the S½, SW¼ of Section 30,
Township 10, Range 16. In the 1840 US Federal Census the
family was living in Brown Township, Athens County, Ohio. In
1850 due to county boundary relocation that land had moved
to Vinton County, Ohio. In the 1850 US Federal Census the
family was living in South Brown Township, Vinton County,
Ohio. The James Rice family lived at this location until 1
September 1856 when they sold the property and moved to
Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana. The land sale
transaction is documented by the same land location on the
Deed of Sale as on the purchase document (Section, Township,
and Range designation). During that interval James and
Violetta Rice bore seven children - Irena
(1816), Edward W. (1818), Taswell S. (1821),
Fatima (1823), Esther (1825), Elias M.
(1827) and James V. (1834). The heirs are identified
in James’ will dated 28 April 1873. Violetta died 15
September 1869 and James died 6 August 1874. Both are
buried in the Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Indiana
(Find A Grave
Memorials # 39861529 and 39861495 apply).
Five of the seven offspring of James and Violetta
Rice were married in Athens County, Ohio
(Reference:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994", FamilySearch.org).
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Irene (Irena) Rice married John Cottrill on 13
October 1837, Athens County, Ohio.
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Taswell S. Rice married Mariah Pratt on 30
November 1843, Athens County, Ohio.
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Ester Rice married James Butt (Butts) on 6
September 1845, Athens County, Ohio.
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Fatima Rice married Silas Cottrill on 30
January 1848, Athens County, Ohio.
·
Edward W. Rice married Emeline Butts on 13 Jan
1848, Athens County, Ohio.
Note: John and Silas Cottrill were brothers. James
Butts and Emeline Butts were brother
and sister.
Note: They bought the farm in Ohio in 1834 in Athens County,
Ohio. In 1850 through realignment reorganization the farm
moved from Athens County to Vinton County, Ohio. The farm
was sold in 1856. The legal land description of the farm was
approximately 120 acres of land residing in SW¼, S30, T10,
R16 and NW¼, S29, T10, R16. A portion of the land was sold
for railroad right of way in 1854. The land purchase
document for land purchased in 1834 was provided by Athens
County Historical Society, File No. 2195, dated 22 August
2012. The land sale document was provided by Office of the
Vinton County Recorder, Judy Harper, Deputy
Recorder.
Note: James Rice (1795) served in both
Captain Isaac Butler and Captain Joseph
W. Ross’s units during War of 1812. Confirming
documentation was obtained from the National Archives in a
Bounty Land Claim James filed in 1850 while living in
Vinton County, Ohio. The claim contained a supporting
affidavit by Alexander Poor who was also in
Captain Butler’s unit and who was living as a
neighbor to James Rice in Bloomfield Township,
Jackson County, Ohio in the 1820 Federal Census. The claim
was approved and James Rice was awarded 160
acres of land outside of Janesville, Iowa (Bremer County).
The legal land description was SE¼ S32, T91N and Range 14W.
He later sold his interest in that Iowa land to Allen Sharp
in 1853.
Note: James and Violetta Rice have both been accepted
to the “First Families” registries of both Gallia (James #
831 & Violetta # 832) and Athens (James # 495
& Violetta # 496) Counties.
[Researched and
written by researcher Gene Patterson.]
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VIOLETTA
KEETON RICE
(1793-1869), Gallia County, Ohio.
(nick name: Zeletty)
Born Violetta Keeton, 3 Oct 1793, a daughter of
David Keeton and Anna Poore Keeton. She was born in
Henry County, Virginia; the portion which later became
Patrick County, Virginia. Her family moved to Ohio sometime
after 1803. Her father David Keeton is
reported as living in Huntington Township, Gallia County,
Ohio around 1807 (Src: "First Settlers of Huntington
Township", Gallia Republican, Gallia County, Ohio, 22
January 1857). On 21 February 1815, she married James
Rice (1795) in Gallia County, Ohio. The marriage was
performed by Hugh Poor(e), Justice of the
Peace, who was reportedly her uncle. Over the years she
resided in Gallia, Jackson, Athens, and Vinton Counties
before moving to Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana
in 1856 where she resided until her death 15 September 1869.
James and Violetta Keeton had seven
children: Irena, Edward, Tazwell,
Fatima, Esther, Elias, and James
Vinton Rice. Violetta is buried in the
Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Indiana alongside her husband.
(Find A Grave
Memorial #39861529 applies).
[Researched and
written by researcher Gene Patterson.]
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Perry Twp.
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REV. RICHARD RICHARDS –
was born in Glamorganshire,
Wales, July 21, 1821, and settled in
Gallia county in 1876.
His parents, John and Margaret (Rees) Richards,
died in
Wales.
Jane Davies became the wife of
Reverend Richards, in Perry township, Apr. 19, 1877.
She is a daughter of Jenkins and Eleanor
(Edwards) Davies, settlers o this county in 1838; her
mother is deceased. Mrs.
Richards was formerly married to Williams I.
Jones, who was born in March, 1830, and died Oct. 18,
1868. The
following are his children:
Isaac, born
Nov. 1, 1857, died Nov. 17, 1859; Jenkins,
Oct. 2, 1859, resides at home; Eleanor, Jan.
16, 1862, died Feb. 1, 1862; Isaac W., Jan.
10, 1863, resides at home; Mary Ellen, May 4,
1865, resides at home; Thomas, Nov. 27, 1867,
resides at home.
Mrs. Richards had two brothers in the
rebellion, named William J. and
Daniel J. Davies.
William was a member of the 91st
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Daniel of the 56th.
William participated in a great many
battles. Rev.
Richards has been a successful worker for Christianity since
the year 1850, and still continues his labors in both
Congregational churches, (Welsh) Tynrhos and Nebo.
His postoffices address is Cora, Gallia county,
Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Raccoon Twp. -
HENRY RICKABAUGH
- was one of the earliest settlers of Gallia county, coming
here in 1800, with his parents, when he was only thirteen
years old. He was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia,
Dec. 13, 1786. His parents are John and Elizabeth
(Griffith) Rickabaugh. Henry was a soldier in the
war of 1812, and his death occurred in this county April 1,
1869, at the age of eighty-three years. The wife of
Mr. Rickabaugh was Elizabeth Danner, who was born
in Pennsylvania, Feb. 16, 1810. They were married in
Gallia county, Sept. 20, 1828. They have the following
children: John J., born Sept. 20, 1829, resides
in this county; David W., July 2, 1832, resides in
this county; Henry, April 25, 1824, resides in
Jackson county, Ohio; Elizabeth, Oct. 28, 1836, died
Oct. 10, 1845; Margaret M., Jan. 8, 1844, died Oct.
2, 1862; Julia A. (Edwards) July 16, 1846, resides in
Gallia county; Wesley A., Jul. 26, 1850, resides on
the farm with his mother, who is seventy-two years of age.
The parents of Mr. Rickabaugh are Jonathan
Rickabaugh was a soldier in the late war. He
enlisted in 1862 in the 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and
served three years. The postoffice address of
Wesley Rickabaugh is Rio Grande, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 |
Raccoon Twp. -
WILLIAM RIDGWAY
- was born near the Indian Nation, in the State of Georgia,
June 1, 1800. He is a son of David and Elizabeth
(Wagoner) Ridgway. William came to this county
with his parents at the very early date of 1803.
Mr. Ridgway was married in Gallia county, Ohio, Nov. 7,
1825, to Jane Dougherty, who is a native of Monroe
county, West Virginia, born June 28, 1801. She is a
daughter of John and Hadasie (Alder) Dougherty, and
settled in this county with her parents, in 1818. The
children of Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway are: David
A., born May 15, 1828, died April 28, 1853; Augustus
W. Mar. 7, 1830, resides in Harrisburg, Gallia County,
Ohio; John J., Jan. 22, 1832, resides in Gallipolis;
Edward N., Nov. 6, 1833, resides in Fayette county,
Ohio; Junius N., April 26, 1835, resides in
Harrisburg, this county; William H., Mar. 19, 1837,
deceased; Permelia J., Dec. 22, 1838, deceased;
Mary J., May 16, 1840, deceased. Mrs.
Ridgway was married previous to her marriage with Mr.
Ridgway to Mr. Nehemiah Wood, junior,
which occurred in this county, Aug. 11, 1821. He
was a son of Nehemiah Wood, senior, and was born in
Shenandoah county, Virginia, in the year 1770, and died in
1824, leaving his wife and two children: Nancy, born
June 20, 1822, resides in Gallia county, and Magnitia,
Dec. 2, 1824, died Sep. 6, 1873. Mr. Ridgway
held the office of justice of the peace for two years in
this township. His death took place Mar. 3, 1882.
His son, Augustus W., served in the war of 1861; he
enlisted in 1863 in the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery, Company G.
He was appointed regimental commissary sergeant, and served
as such eight months, after which he was promoted to second
lieutenant and assigned to Company H, same regiment.
He served as lieutenant until July 1, 1865, when he received
his discharge. The address of Mrs. Ridgway is
Harris postoffice, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 |
Cheshire Twp. -
CHARLES A. RIFE, M. D. - is a graduate
of Sterling Medical College. He attended one regular
course at the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati.
He graduated at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 23, 1882. He is a
practicing physician and surgeon at Kyger, where his
abilities are appreciated by a host of citizens. He is
permanently located there. He is a natural genius
handling tools well with his one hand, he having lost his
left when six years of age. He is native of this
county, born Nov. 26, 1858. His parents are
Jonathan and Rosetta A. (Rowley) Rife, who were born and
raised in Gallia county. Mr. Rife had four
half-brothers in the late war. Their names are
Edward S. and A. H. Shuler, and Jona and
Stephen Rife. They were participants in a great
number of battles. Edward Shuler died of
heart disease at Chickamauga. Jona Rife was
taken sick with measels on the Big Sandy river,
Kentucky, and discharged for disability, and died soon after
he reached home. Charles Rife and Lydia L.
Matthews were married in this township Mar. 24, 1880.
She is a daughter of Charles W. and Taphena
(Holcomb) Matthews, and together with her parents was
born in this county. They have one child, Clara V.,
born May 1, 1881. The address of Mr. Rife is
Kyger, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 16 |
Clay Twp. -
JACOB
RIGGS - came to Eureka, Clay township, in 1832, with
his parents, James and Mary (Bare) Riggs; the former
died July 14, 1870, the latter lives with her son, Jacob.
He is a farmer, and was born in Monroe county, Ohio, Jan.
23, 1824. On Mar. 28, 1848, in Gallia county, he was
united in marriage with Elizabeth Mary,
daughter of Truman and Hannah (Knowles) Guthrie. They
moved to this township in 1834. His wife was born in
Washington county, Ohio, August 24, 1828. He has been
commissioner of Gallia county from 1877 to 1882. He
still resides in Eureka, Clay township. They have
eight children, all living in Gallia county: Laura F.,
born May 20, 1849; Edward A., Dec. 28, 1851; Mary
H. Nov. 11, 1854; Rosa B., Aug. 3, 1857; James
T., Dec. 7, 1859; Jessie F., April 11, 1860;
Celia E., Aug. 1864; Ernest J., June 19, 1873.
Postoffice address, Eureka, Gallia County, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 28 |
Gallipolis Twp. -
ALDEN LOTHROP ROADARMOUR - is an
attorney at law and notary public at Gallipolis, and
practices in all the courts of the state. He is a
native of Gallia county, a son of Thomas Jefferson and
Rhoda (Loucks) Roadarmore, both of whom were born in
this county. The grandparents of the subject of this
sketch came from Virginia to this county at a very early
date, and lived here until their death. John
Roadarmour, the grandfather, was one of the pioneers of
Harrison township, having the honor of killing the last
panther seen in the township. He was a colonel of
militia in 1812, and was for many years a justice of the
peace in Harrison township, and was identified with the
affairs of the township for more than sixty years.
Mr. Roadarmour resided in Lewisburg, West Virginia, from
1870 to 1873, where he was engaged in the sewing machine and
confectionery business. He went to Iowa in September,
1873, where he taught school. From there he went to
the Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, where he remained
two years, when he graduated in August, 1875, taking the
degree of B. S. He taught two years at Bartlett
academy, Plymouth, Ohio, one year at Central Indiana
College. He entered the University of Michigan in
September, 1879, and graduated in March, 1881,
and was admitted to the bar May 7, 1881, at Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Roadarmour was assessor of Harrison township for
one year. His address is Gallipolis, Gallia county,
Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page
45 |
Morgan Twp. -
SAMUEL ROBINSON - was
born in Columbiana county, Ohio, Apr. 9, 1829, and came to
this county with his parents, Kinsey and Hannah
(March) Robinson, in 1840. His father
was born Feb. 11, 1798, and his mother July 21, 1804.
Mary C. Titus became the wife of
Samuel Robinson, in Gallia county, Ohio, Apr. 9,
1857. She is a daughter of Leonard and Maria
(Becker) Titus, and was born in Onondaga county, New
York, Feb. 17, 1831. Her father was born Mar. 24, 1791,
and her mother June 3, 1805, they settling in Gallia county in
1835. The children of Mr. Robinson are:
Flora H., born June 1,
1858; Elmer H., Sept. 29, 1861; J.
Titus, May 23, 1864; Joseph M., Jun.
27, 1866. They all reside in Morgan township. To
show the respect in which Mr. Robinson is
held by his neighbors, it is only necessary to state that he
has filled the office of assessor nine years, township clerk
three years, and justice of the peace fifteen years. He
is engaged in farming his land being located in Morgan
township. His postoffice address is Eno, Gallia county,
Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 30 |
Ohio Twp. -
CALVIN EDWARD ROACH - is a son of
Jacob and Mary Ann (Shelenbarger) Roach. He was
born in Jefferson City, Missouri, June 25, 1855. He is
a farmer of Ohio township. He was married in this
township Mar. 12, 1875, to Elizabeth Halley, who is a
native of this township, born Dec. 17, 1856. She is a
daughter of Henry and Ann (Sheets) Halley, who
settled in this county in 1826. Mr. Roach has
one son, Samuel, born Nov. 4, 1876. The subject
of this sketch has held the offices of constable and
assessor in this township; the first office he filled for
two years, and the last for one year. Mr. Roach
came to this county in 1872. His postoffice address is
Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 12 |
Clay Twp. -
WILLIAM
RODGERS - son of James and Margaret (Wright)
Rodgers, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Dec. 27,
1827. He was united in marriage with Amanda C.,
daughter of Timothy and Anna (Smith) White, in
Jefferson county, Ohio, June 26, 1851. She was born in
Bruck, West Virginia, Mar. 29, 1824. They moved to
Mercerville, Guyan township, in 1852. They have a
family of six children: Louisiana, born May 1, 1852,
lives in Green Bottom, West Virginia; Mary E., Oct.
26, 1853, lives in Ohio township, Gallia county; Margaret
A., Sep. 20, 18556, lives in Clay township; James H.,
Aug. 2, 1859, lives at home; Frank E., Sep. 18, 1861,
lives in Ohio township; Winfield, Jan. 11, 1869, died
Mar. 21, 1869. He is a carpenter and farmer, and has
one son married with Emma D., daughter of Jesse A.
and Elizabeth (Amos) Wells, who was born Jun. 21, 1863,
and had one child, Myrtle M., born Sept. 15, 1880.
This township was quite a wilderness, and very thinly
settled when he moved here. Postoffice address,
Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 28 |
Raccoon Twp. -
JAMES
ROSE - was born in Monroe county, Virginia, Apr. 8,
1840. His parents are Jackson and Ruth M. (Woolf)
Rose. At the breaking out of the war Mr. Rose
still resided in his native county, and, being a thorough
Union man, was arrested by the rebel authorities in Feb.,
1862. They took him to South Carolina where they
forced him to join the army, and on March 9, 1862, he was
sent to the 60th Virginia Infantry. He remained with
his regiment until the 17th of October, 1862, when he
escaped to the Union lines, and came to this county, his
family following him. After working for a short time
on the Ohio river boats he engaged in farming, which he has
followed ever since. His brother Joseph, was
also forced into the rebel army, but made his escape after
staying a short time. Jackson Rose, the father
of James, was also arrested in 1862 and sent to
prison at Richmond, and from there to Saulsbury, North
Carolina, and died there Dec. 5, 1862. He was a native
of Allegheny county, Virginia, born Dec. 17, 1815.
Mr. Rose had two brothers who were also forced to enlist
in the Southern army. W. C. Newman served about
one year and was taken prisoner by the Union forces and died
in prison in 1863. William Newman served in the
rebel army a short time and made his escape. James
Rose and Elvira A. Newman. They have the following
children: Martha V., born June 20, 1858;
William J., July 26, 1860; James W., Aug. 22,
1833; Viola A., March 22, 1868; Marion U.,
April 16, 1870; Everette G., June 12, 1878. The
first three were born in Monroe county, Virginia, and the
last three in this county. Mr. Rose, has held
the office of supervisor one year and school director three
year. His postoffice address is Tycoon, Gallia county,
Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 |
Greenfield Twp. -
JOHN D. ROSE - was born in Greenfield
township Dec. 26, 1844. He is a son of Pleasant and
Amanda (Yingling) Rose. His father was one of the
pioneers of this county, and had to endure a great many
privations. He was a justice of the peace for six
years, from 1873. He was also a soldier in the late
war,,,, entering the service at the age of six years, from
1873. He was also a soldier in the late war, entering
the service at the age of forty-four. He served one
year in the 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged
at the close of the war. John D. Rose was
married to Amanda M. McCormick, in this township,
July 1, 1864. She was born in Mercer county, Virginia,
July 19, 1844. The following are her children:
William S., born Jan. 10, 1865; Pleasant L.,
Dec. 26, 1868; Allwilda C., Feb. 1871; Trinvilla
C., Nov. 16, 1873; Nellie M., Dec. 17,
1875; Effie E., Dec. 1, 1877; John E., July
17, 1880. They all reside at home. Mrs. Rose's
father, Samuel McCormick, drove a team from
Lynchburg, to Richmond, Virginia, in 1841. They
afterward removed to Kentucky where Mrs. Rose was
compelled to leave her home and seek refuse in the union
lines in 1863. It was shortly afterward when she met
Mr. Rose, to whom she was married. He was a
poor but honest man, and their combined fortune amounted to
$25 to start in life with, but by hard toil and economy they
have secured a place they call home. Mr. Roe
held the office of school director for five years, and
trustee for one year. The parents of Mrs. Rose
were Samuel and Maria D. (Harmon) McCormick.
Her father died in 1846, and her mother in February, 1867.
Mr. Rose follows the business of collier and farmer.
His address is Gallia Furnace, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882
- Page 37 |
Greenfield Twp. -
JOSEPH W. ROSE - was born in this
township Oct. 2, 1851. He commenced business in 1872,
in Montgomery county, Ohio, working at private work.
In 1873 he taught school in Buffalo township, Putnam county,
West Virginia, and his father being taken sick at that time
he had to relinquish teaching, and attend to the duties of
his father's farm. He afterward took a clerkship with
Mr. T. L. Lloyd, in his store, in 1876, and in the
fall of 1879 he commenced the mercantile business for
himself on section 23, Greenfield township. He still
continues in the business. His parents are John and
Margaret (Johnston) Rose. His father was born May
5, 1842, and died in 1879. Elizabeth Blebaum
became the wife of Mr. Rose in Symmes' township,
Lawrence county, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1878, Constantine Hanly,
justice of the peace, officiating. Mrs. Rose
was born in Center Furnace, Lawrence county, Ohio, Nov. 15,
1850. She is mother of one child: Fannie May,
born June 16, 1882. Her parents are William H.,
and Elizabeth (Beinker) Bloebaum; the first is
deceased, and her mother resides in Lawrence county, Ohio.
The postoffice address of Mr. Rose is Gallia Furnace,
Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Publ.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 - Page
36 |
Greenfield Twp. -
PLEASANT ROSE - is a son of Sebird
and Annie (Lambert) Rose. He was born in
Greenfield township, this county, May 15, 1820. His
father was born Apr. 20, 1799, and died July 5, 1855; his
mother was born Mar. 22, 1797, and died Mar. 4, 1875.
Mr. Rose married to Amanda Yugling, in this
township, Nov. 4, 1841. She is a daughter of John
and Catherine (Delong) Yugling, and is a native of
Lawrence county, Ohio, born Apr. 8, 1820. She is
mother of the following children: John D., born Dec.
26, 1844, resides in this township; Annie J., Feb.
16, 1846, resides in this township; William I., Aug.
21, 1847, resides in this township; Rhoda E., July
24, 1849, resides in Lawrence county, Ohio; Candace A.,
Dec. 26, 1851, resides in Lawrence county; Margaret,
Aug. 26, 1853, resides in Lawrence county; Amanda E.,
Dec. 1, 1857, resides in Lawrence county; Minnie
B. Cross, an adopted child, born Dec. 13, 1872.
Mr. Ross has served as constable and township assessor
three terms, clerk one term, trustee two terms. He was
elected justice of the peace in 1873, and held the office
for six years. He was enrolling clerk during the late
war. He also served his country during the rebellion,
enlisting in the last call for troops, and serving ten
months. He is engaged in farming. His postoffice
address in Gallia Furnace, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882
- Page 36 |
Cheshire Twp. -
DAVID ROTHGEB - a son of Jacob and
Barbara (Wideth) Rothgeb, was born in Shenandoah county,
Virginia, Apr. 11, 1809, coming to this county with his
parents in 1810; his mother was a German by birth. David
Rothgeb was married in Cheshire, by Alexander Frazier,
July 28, 1836, to Elizabeth Scott, who is a native of
this township, born Jan. 8, 1810. She is a daughter of
Charles and Mary (Darst) Scott. The only offspring
of this marriage is Mary Jane, born May 26, 1837, and
who now resides on the homestead, managing all her business.
The farm ahs a beautiful location, and is located three
miles northwest of Cheshire, and about two and one-half
miles from the Blue Sulphur Springs; she has about fifty
acres of land, a portion of which contains coal. Her
grandfather, Charles Scott, served in the old Indian
war, leaving his wife and three children alone while he went
to protect the settlement. He held the office of
justice of the peace about 1830, for several terms. An
uncle of Miss Rothgeb, also named Charles Scott,
enlisted in Company A, 2d Virginia Cavalry, in 1862, was in
a great number of engagements, and was mustered out shortly
before the close of the war; his health was destroyed in the
service. The parents of Mary Jane Rothgeb were
Christian members of the First Kyger Free-will
Baptist church for nearly forty years before they died, and,
although they were afflicted nearly ever since she could
remember, they always put their trust in God. Mary
Jane Rothgeb became a member of the Second Kyger
Free-will Baptist church in the eleventh year of her age,
and still remains a steadfast believer in the verity of the
religion of Jesus Christ, and has faith in Him as her never
failing friend. The address of Mary Jane Rothgeb
is Cheshire, Gallia County, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 16 |
Cheshire Twp. -
ADMIRAL RODNEY ROUSH - has a farm in
Chester Township, Gallia county, Ohio, containing fifty-four
acres, twelve acres of which is coal land. It is
situated one and a half miles from Kyger and three miles
from Cheshire. He is a native of this township, having
been born here Jan. 25, 1836. His parents are Gideon
and Sarah (Roush) Roush). His first wife was
Rosella Scott, who was the mother of one child,
John H., born Oct. 6, 1864; he lives at home with his
parents. The present wife of Mr. Roush is
Amanda J. Jenkins, who was born in Cheshire township
Dec. 25, 1838. Their marriage occurred in this
township. Her parents are W. S. and Cynthia
Jenkins. Mr. Roush served his country all through
the war. He enlisted in Company F, 192d Ohio Volunteer
Inf., and served to the close of the war, when he received
his honorable discharge. He was considered by his
officers as one of the best soldiers in the regiment.
George Roush, the grandfather of the subject of this
sketch, was engaged in farming and stock-raising. His
postoffice is Kyger, Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882~ Page 16 |
Huntington Twp.
-
WILLIAM Y. ROWLES - was
born in Columbiana county, Ohio, July 2, 1838, and settled in
Gallia county in 1876. His parents are Elisha
and Susan (Young) Rowles. Malinda, daughter of
Wilson and Betsey (Davis) Liston, was married
to William Rowles, in Gallia county, Dec. 26,
1863. She was born in Vinton county, Ohio, Feb. 28,
1836. The following are her children: Laura
H., born Sept. 23, 1864; Frank L.,
July 31, 1866; Ellen, May 6, 1868;
John E., Apr. 27, 1872. They all reside in
Morgan township. Mr. Rowles was drafted
during the late war. He was assigned to Company F, 43d
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served eight months, when the war
closed. Mr. Rowles is a merchant,
and also postmaster of Rowlesville, Gallia county, where all
communications should be addressed.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 |
Huntington Twp.
-
REUBEN A. RUSSELL - is
the son of Randall and Martha (Graham) Russell,
and was born in Jackson county in the year 1840. He was
kicked by a horse June 14, and died June 16, 1882. Both
of his parents are deceased. Mr. Russell
was a resident of the township of Huntington, where his widow
is engaged in farming. He was married in Gallia county,
Ohio, Oct. 1, 1871, to Elizabeth R. Wilcox,
who is a native of this county, born in the year 1843.
She is a daughter of Stephen and Rebecca W. (Butler)
Wilcox, who was married in this county on a very
patriotic day, July 4, 1840. Mr. Russell
was elected township trustee for one term in 1879.
Mrs. Russell's postoffice address is Vinton,
Gallia county, Ohio.
Source: History of Gallia County -
Pub.: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882 |
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