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History of Hancock County, Ohio
Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co.
1886
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Washington Twp. -
ROBERT W. TAYLOR,
farmer, P. O. Arcadia, was born in this county Apr. (illegible,
check original book), 1839, son of William and Casander
(Bell) Taylor, former a native of Ireland, latter of
Maryland. William Taylor, who was a farmer, came to
America. To the parents of our subject were born eight
children, of whom five are living: Eliza, Mark, Mary
A., George, and Robert W. Our subject has
always given his attention to agricultural pursuits and has at
present a farm of 270 acres of land. He married, Dec. 5,
1865, Miss Mary Moore, daughter of John Moore, a
farmer of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have
four children: Hillery, Agnes, Howard and Rush.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 879 |
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Big Lick
Twp. -
HENRY THOMAS, familiarly known among his
friends as "Little Henry," farmer, P. O. West Independence, was
born June 23, 1815, in County Down, Ireland. His parents,
who were of Scotch and Welsh descent, came to America in 1816.
They first settled in Virginia, from there moving to
Pennsylvania; thence, in 1826 or 1827, to Wayne County, Ohio
where they remained until 1834 o4 1835, when they came to this
county and settled on Section 9, Big Lick Township (having
entered land here in 1833) and began pioneer life. Of
their eleven children ten are yet living; a picture of the
enitre family is now in the possession of Henry.
Our subject was married, Dec. 4, 1856, to Margaret Bigham,
and to them were born five children, three of whom are now
living: Mary A., Amos H. and Ida J.
The deceased are Elmer J. and Jesse G. Mr.
Thomas and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 679 |
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Portage Twp. -
LEVI M. THOMAS, farmer and stock raiser,
P. O. North Baltimore, Wood County, was born in this county,
Oct. 13, 1839, son of Jacob and Rebecca (Edgington) Thomas,
natives of Ohio, the former of Dutch descent, and the latter of
Scotch and Welsh descent. James Thomas, who was a
farmer, came to this county and settled on a farm in Marion
Township; was twice married, and reared a family of nine
children, our subject being the third by the first wife.
Levi M. Thomas was reared on the farm, received his
education in the common school, and has made agriculture his
business. He is the owner of 160 acres of land, on which
he resides. Mr. Thomas is a man of more than
ordinary nerve and energy, and when his right leg was broken by
a tree falling upon it, he crawled from under the tree unaided,
unhitched his team and rode home. At another time, while
hunting in Michigan, he climbed a tree, shot a deer, and while
he was descending to secure his game, the tree fell, breaking
his left leg. He made his way to the nearest house, and
thee, finding that he was many miles from any physician, he set
the broken leg himself, and placing a box around it, came home.
Our subject enlisted, in 1851, in Company G, Twenty-first
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was taken prisoner at the
battle of Chickamauga and sent to Libby Prison, where he
remained eight months. In 1869 Mr. Thomas
was united in marriage with Mary C., daughter of
William Wilson, and of Dutch descent. They have
two children: Elsie E. and Jacob C. In
politics Mr. Thomas is a Democrat. He has
been trustee of Portage Township.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 852 |
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Big Lick Twp. -
SAMUEL L. THOMAS, farmer, P. O. Arcadia,
was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1824, son of Henry
and Jane (Stranahan) Thomas, natives of Ireland. They
came to America in 1816, and resided in Pennsylvania for a few
years; then, in 1834 or 1835, came to this county and entered
160 acres of land in Section 6, Big Lick Township (where
Samuel L., the subject of this sketch, now resides), and
there endured the hardships and privations incident to pioneer
life in the forest of a new country. Their family
consisted of four sons and two daughters: William
(in Michigan), John, Mary, (wife of C. Weimer,
in Iowa), Henry, Sarah (deceased) and Samuel L.
Our subject was married, Sept. 21, 1854, to Mary A.,
daughter of William and Cassandra Taylor,
the former of native of Ireland, the latter of Pennsylvania.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were born
eight children: Martha J. (wife of Jasper
L. Gipson), Cassandra, William H., Marcella, Samuel E., George
E., Chalmers B. and Mary A. Mr. Thomas was one
of the pioneer children of Big Lick Township, and is now one of
the substantial farmers of the township. He is connected
with the Presbyterian Church; in politics a Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 679 |
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Allen
Twp. -
ROBERT THORNBURG, farmer, P. O. FIndlay,
was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, Feb. 12, 1832, the eldest of
twelve children, eight of whom are now living: Robert,
Ruth A., Martha J., Matilda, Elizur J., Oliva F., Enos R.
and Elmer. John W. and Elizur J. served in
the war of the Rebellion, the former being a lieutenant in an
Indiana regiment, and sustained injuries at the battle of
Gettysburg, and the latter a member of the One Hundred and
Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The parents of these
children were William and Beriah (Loveland) Thornburg,
natives, respectively, of Pennsylvania and Ohio, the former of
whom, a farmer and bridge builder, helped to construct the Ohio
Canal. He was a son of Robert Thornburg, a pioneer
of Holmes Co., Ohio. The subject of this sketch came to
this county from Holmes Co., Ohio, in October, 1860. He
had taught school in early years, and had served as deputy
sheriff of Holmes Co., Ohio, but during his residence in this
county he has devoted his attention to his farming interests,
having a farm of 115 acres of land, besides an interest in the
old estate. Mr. Thornburg is a justice of the peace
of Allen Twp., this county, which capacity he has filled for
eighteen years. He was married, Apr. 19, 1860, to
Miss Gennette Rockwell, daughter of P. V. Rockwell,
formerly a miller of this county. Our subject and wife has
seven children: Annie B., Catherine O., Malinda, George
W., Jessie, James E., and Mary. In politics
Mr. Thornburg is a Democrat.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co.,
1886 - Page 656 |
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