Biographies

* Source:
1803
History of Knox County, Ohio
It's Past and Present,
containing
A Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the North-
west; A complete History of Knox County; It's Townships, City, Towns, Villages,
Schools, Churches, Societies, Industries, Statistics, etc.; A Record of Its
Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of its early settlers and
Prominent men;  Views of Its Finest Buildings;
Miscellaneous Matter; Map of the
County; Biographies and Histories
of Pioneer Families, etc.
Compiled by N. N. Hill, Jr.
- Illustrated -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio:
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers
1881
 

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	GEORGE D. NEAL, carriage manufacturer, corner Front and Main streets, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.  A native of Mt. Vernon, was born Sept. 20, 1844, and was educated in the public schools of this city.  His first business engagement was with the firm of J. W. Weaver, wholesale and retain grocer, as salesman, where he served about three years, and then was in the employ of James George & Son one year.  He then entered employ of S. H. & L. W. Jackson, carriage manufacturers, to learn carriage trimming, and remained with them until the dissolution of the firm, after which he served other firms as journeyman at carriage trimming until 1871, when he established himself in the carriage business, in which he still continues.  In 1877 he added to the carriage business that of shipping green fruits, cider, and vinegar, and in favorable seasons he ships about five thousand barrels of apples, and about five hundred barrels of vinegar.  In the carriage business he carries a stock of about four thousand dollars, and  manufactures all kinds of double and single carriages and light wagons, and does a business of from ten to twenty thousand dollars per year, and employs from eight to ten hands in the different  departments.  He occupies the commodious buildings erected by himself expressly for the business, which consists of a two-story brick building, thirty-two and sixty-three feet, with a two story frame addition, twenty by thirty feet.  Residence at No. 27 East Vine street. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 755
	NEFF PETROLEUM COMPANY Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 853
	PETER NEFF, Gambier, Knox county, Ohio - Resident twenty-one years, and has been engaged for many years in the development of the county for petroleum, and in the manufacture of Diamond Black.  See his pamphlets, and the Ohio State Geological Survey, etc. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 765
	GEORGE W. NEIBEL, Milford township, deceased, was born in Licking county, in 1829.  He came to Knox county with his parents, and was reared on a farm, and always followed it as his occupation.  He married Miss Mary A. Twist, Feb. 29, 1852; she is the daughter of Peter and Catharine Twist, nee Beardsly.  She was born in New York, and came to Ohio about 1834, with her parents.  Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812.  The subject of this notice enlisted in company B, One Hundred and Forty-second regiment Ohio National guard.  After his return home he was taken sick with lung disease, from which he died, April 11, 1866.  They had one child, John H., born June 4, 1854.  He is a man of sterling qualities, is well read, and highly esteemed by the community.  He was married to Miss Ida A., daughter of David H. Speelman, November 18, 1880.  They reside on the farm where he was reared. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 765
	JACOB NEIDERHOUSE, Union township, farmer, past office, Rossville, born in Switzerland, in 1829, and came to this country in 1852.  He settled in Holmes county, Ohio, where he lied fourteen years, and 1867 settled in Union township, where he now is.  He was married in 1854, but his wife only lived three years.  His second marriage was in 1858, to Miss C. Frederick.  They have nine children - Mary, John, Robert, Samuel, Caroline, Lavina, Edward, Cora, and William.  Mary married Dniel Kirk, and moved to Coshocton county, where she now lives. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 765
	JAMES NEWELL, deceased, born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1782.  He married Miss Polly Fleming, July 11, 1811, who was born in Pennsylvania, July 17, 1792.  Mr. Newell located in Clinton township in 1819.  He died December 7, 1848, aged sixty-six years, and his wife, April 15, 1850, aged fifty-eight. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 765
	NEWTON BROTHERS Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 765
	CHARLES H. NEWTON Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 765
	NICHOLAS & ZUCK Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 766
	JOHN NICHOLS Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 766
	JACOB L. NICODEMUS Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 766
	ANDREW NIXON, farmer, Berlin township, post office, Shaler's Mills, was born in Jefferson county, in 1810, and was married to Mary Scarlet.  They had one son, Michael, a resident of Mt. Vernon.  Mrs. Nixon was deceased.  Mr. Nixon's second marriage was with Jane Knight (Culberson), who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1816.  They have one son, Edwin, who was born in 1862, and is living with his parents. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 766
	WILLIAM H. NORRICK, salesman, Pike township, post office, Democracy, born in 1850, in Harrison county, Ohio, and was married, in 1876, to Mary M. Donel, who was born in Ohio, in 1855.  Mr. Norrick was engaged in selling buggies for Louis Cook, of Cincinnati, and has had good success being the only man in this section of Ohio representing this manufacturing establishment. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 766
	NORTON & KINDRICK Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 767
	DANIEL S. NORTON Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 766
	G. K. NORTON Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 767
	JOHN M. NYHART, Brown township, farmer, was born Dec. 13, 1839, in Jefferson township.  He is the son of Jacob and Mary Nyhart, now residing in Jefferson township, Knox county.  He was reared on a farm.  His education was obtained at a select school taught at Danville, this county, and several terms at Loudonville, Ashland county.  During the winter of 1862-3 he taught a five months' term of school in Hanover township, Ashland county.  In 1863 he was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Garrett, of Hanover township, Ashland county, daughter of William and Prudence J. Garrett.      They settled on the farm where they are now residing, located in Brown township, this county, near Jelloway.  He then turned his attention to farming and stock raising, making sheep a specialty. He is the father of two children, one son and one daughter.  He filled the office of township treasurer in Brown township for three years. Source:  History of Knox Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present – Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 768

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