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Congress Twp. -
JACKSON PARKS, farmer; P. O., Andrews; was born in Ashland Co., Nov. 8, 1827, son of David and Elizabeth (Lance) Parks, who were natives of Pennsylvania. Jackson was six years of age when he came here with his parents, who settled on the same place; he lived there until his death. Jackson was married to Julia Ann Snyder, who was born in this township in 1832, a daughter of Jacob Snyder. After marriage he located on the place where he now lives, and has since remained there; he has been engaged in farming pursuits. They had thirteen children, eleven now living. Mr. Parks is a hard working man, and has a small farm, which employs the greater portion of his time; he does outside jobs and burns coal pits, in the management of which he is well versed.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 695
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Congress Twp. –
WILLIAM PAUL, farmer; P. O. Schauks; was born in Mifflin Co., Pa., March 15, 1827.  There were ten children in the family, of which he was the third, born to Philip and Elizabeth (Mosher) Paul, who were natives of the Keystone State; William’s father was a tailor by trade, and emigrated to Richland Co., this State, in the year 1833, when William was about 6 years of age.  At the age of 18, he bought his time of his father, and launched out for himself; at the age of 19, he was married to Julia A. Zigler, daughter of Christian Zigler; after his marriage, he worked out as a farm laborer for one year; subsequently he learned the cooper’s trade, and then worked on shares for his brother-in-law, he furnishing the material, and received one-half the manufactured material. After this, Mr. Paul took a lease of eighty acres of land for five years, when, after the expiration of this he “cropped” two years, and then worked two years on the Eversole farm; he then went to Palmyra, where he staid three years; then spent two years on the Milton Moore farm.  In. April, 1860, he came to the place here he now lives; he bought eighty acres, which were in a very delapidated condition; the improvements were very inferior; he was to pay $2,000 for the land; five hundred was all he was worth, and that he had not at hand. The tide of opinion was against him, that he would never succeed, but time has proved the contrary; he has now 110 acres of land, in good order, and an excellent brick house on the same, with a good orchard. They have the following children -- Lavina, now Mrs. Byron Lewis, George W., Emiline, Angeline, Jacob, James Allen and Franklin.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 694-695
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Westfield Twp. –
WILLIAM ALBERT PAYNE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Cardington; was born in Lima, Ohio, June 11, 1840.  His parents, Hiram and Adeline (Goodrich) Payne, were born in Delaware Co., and soon after the marriage moved to Westfield Tp.  After living for different periods at Lima, Worthington and Liberty Tp., Delaware Co., they again settled in Westfield Tp., on the farm now owned by William.  He has one brother and five sisters.  Mr. Payne received his education chiefly in common schools, and attended Cardington High School one term.  He married Miss Fredrica Kehrwecker in 1873, whose family history forms an interesting part of this work.  They have been blessed with five children -- two boys and three girls.  His farm consists of 152 acres of land, all tillable, and well adapted to stock-raising, which he turns to good account in the rearing of good grades of sheep, of which he has a large flock.  Although Mr. Payne is a Democrat in a Republican locality, he is, by all parties, spoken of as one of the foremost and most respected citizens of the township, and as liberal and public spirited in the highest degree.  He is a member of No. 269, I. O. O. F., of Westfield.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 644
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Westfield Twp. –
RICHARD PEAK, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Westfield; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., Jan 19, 1813; his father, Daniel, served in the war of 1812.  When he was 6 years of age his parents moved to Wayne Co., O., and the next year to this township.  They were induced to take this step at the solicitation of their son, John, who, having settled in Westfield Tp. after his return from the war, sent back glowing accounts of the productiveness of the country.  Richard spent his boyhood in attending the backwoods schools occasionally, as opportunity afforded, and assisting in clearing off the place until his 16th year, when his brother Ziba took charge of the, farm; he then assisted in this, as well as the manufacture of pearlash, cheese, etc.; their nearest market then for the simplest kind of produce being Delaware.  After arriving at maturity he worked for several years at farm labor, saving $350 with which to begin business.  At the age of 28 he, with his younger brother, George, took charge of the home farm, and cared for their parents during their declining years.  In 1851 he married Miss Maggie Himlich, whose parents came from Alsace, Germany, about 1833, and located in Columbia Co., Pa., where Mrs. Peak was born April 4, 1834.  From there they moved to Marion Co., O., where Mrs. P. received a common school education.  Mr. and Mrs. Peak have twelve children, all of whom are now living, and the four oldest are married; they are as follows: George J., born Aug. 17, 1852; Mary, July 1, 1854; Annie, March 30, 1856; Lorinda, Dec. 31, 1858; Ellenore, Aug. 6, 1860; Luella, March 24, 1862; James, March 18, 1864; Flora, March 5, 1866, Ziba, March 26, 1868; Hawley, April 8, 1870; Elmer, Aug. 17, 1872; Otto, Oct. 1, 1874.  Mr. Peak has a farm of about 130 acres of good land, with good stock water, and gives special attention to the rearing of cattle.  The buildings on his farm are good, and his residence commands a fine view.  Mr. Peak is a member of the Methodist Church, in which his parents lived and died consistent members.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 644-645
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Westfield Twp. –
WILLIAM T. PEAK, farmer and stock raiser; P. O. Westfield.  William T. Peak, the only son of Ziba and Amanda Peak, was born June 3, 1845.  His father was born in Windsor Co., Vermont, Sept. 13, 1802.  His grandfather, Daniel Peak, served in the war of 1812, with two of his sons -- John and Orrin; he took part in two battles, those of Bridgewater and Stony Creek, and in the latter his son Orrin was killed.  Daniel Peak emigrated to Ohio, with his family of seven children, in 1819.  The education Ziba gained, was secured before he left Vermont, the hard and incessant labor incident to the new country preventing the further prosecution of his studies.  When he became of age, he engaged in business with his father, farming and running an ashery, the latter probably the first in the township.  They found a market for their products in Zanesville, which were exchanged for dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc., which in turn were traded for ashes on their return.  In 1834, he married Miss Amanda Torry, a native of Windsor Co., Vermont, who emigrated to Ohio at an early day, and taught school for some time, on what is known as the “school lands,” in a double log house, a part of which was used as a dwelling.  In 1850, Mr. Ziba Peak joined the Delaware Company of gold-seekers, and went to California.  Since then he has carried on farming with more than ordinary success, as his farm of 240 acres of excellent land attests.  Mr. Peak has been a member of the Methodist Church for over fifty years, and was one of the first members in this township, while Mrs. Peak traces her family back in the same church for generations, and her father’s home in Vermont, as well as Ohio, was also the home of the itinerant preacher.  Mr. and Mrs. Peak, although far advanced in the afternoon of life, are still bale and hearty, and are now quietly enjoying the fruits of their early labor, and awaiting the reward of the faithful.  Their three daughters are -- Eliza, Mary and Julia.  William T. relieves his parents of the responsibility of managing the farm, and remains with them.  He has also a farm of his own under a good state of cultivation.  He was educated in the common schools and spent one term in the Ashley school and six months in Cleveland.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 643-644
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Gilead Twp. –
CHALKLEY PEASLEY, farmer; P. O. Mt. Gilead; was born in Lincoln Tp., Addison Co., Vt., April 15, 1813, and lived there two years; the family then moved to Clinton Co., N. Y., and farmed until 1823, when they came to Ohio, and settled in Marion, now Morrow, Co.; he lived with his parents until he became of age, and Oct. 23, 1834, married Miss Margaret Ashton. She was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, where they were married; after which event he moved on the farm he had bought here, near Mt. Gilead, and lived on the same until he was 50 years old; he then moved to his present place, and has lived here ever since. They had four children -- Jacob A., Joseph J., Martha, now Mrs. Wright, living near Mt. Gilead; and Eliza, now Mrs. Brown, living near Ft. Scott, Kansas. His parents, Joseph and Amie (Wood) Peasley, were natives of New Hampshire and of New York; they married in Peru Tp., Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1812, and came west as stated, and lived in this county until their death, which occurred in the years 1836 and 1849, respectively.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 551-552
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Cardington Twp. –
D. B. PECK, dealer in furniture; Cardington; this gentleman was born in Lewis Co., Va., Sept. 29, 1830. He is the son of John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck, mention of whom is made in this work. D. B. Peck lived at home until eighteen years of age, when he went to Delaware, O., and served an apprenticeship, of three years at the carriage-makers’ trade. He then came to Cardington, and formed a partnership with Mr. John Garvin in the wagon and carriage business. This was the first enterprise of the kind in Cardington. Mr. Peck worked at his trade some sixteen years, and then went into the furniture business with his brother, J. S. Peck. He has since been associated with him, and has greatly aided in building up the large and increasing trade they now have. He was married Apr. 20, 1853, to Miss Margaret S. Faris, and by her had the following family of children -- Arthur C., James F., Laura G. and Virgil W., living -- Alden W. and Ellen I., deceased. Mrs. Peck was born in Delaware Co., O., Aug. 17, 1836, and departed this life Feb. 13, 1873. She was a loving wife, kind and indulgent mother, and a consistent Christian lady. Mr. Peck was again married Oct. 23, 1873, to Miss Jennie Evans. She was born in Sylvania, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1844. There is one child from this union -- Maggie S. Mr. Peck is a thorough business man, a staunch Republican in politics, and one of Cardington’s most respected citizens. He owns a nicely improved property on Nichols St., and has the satisfaction of knowing that his possessions were obtained by his own exertions. He has never aspired to any political prominence, but has devoted his entire attention to his business.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 581
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Cardington Twp. –
JOHN S. PECK, wholesale and retail furniture dealer; Cardington; was at an early age thrown upon his own resources, but by industry and application to business, he has come to be the proprietor of a large manufacturing establishment. He has occupied numerous positions of honor and trust in the city and township, filling within the last decade the offices of Township and Corporation; Treasurer, Chief of the City Fire Department, member of the City Council, and Union School Board. He was born in Lewis Co., -- now West Va., Jan. 31, 1832, the son of John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck, who are the parents of five sons and one daughter. The father was born in Watertown, Ct., and Aug. 7, 1825, was married to Miss Maxwell, a native of Virginia, who died May 23, 1847. The father removed to Cardington, and lived to a ripe old age, dying Nov. 20, 1873. He was a shoemaker by trade, but for a number of years was engaged traveling over the country huckstering tin ware, and in old age was never more in his element than when relating the sharp bargains he drove with his wares, and reminiscences of his life as a huckster. He was a Methodist. During the late war he was a strong Union man, and being more than ordinarily out-spoken in his views, he did much in maintaining that strong loyal sentiment at home which gave courage and confidence to the boys in the field. His son John received the advantages of a common school education, and at the age of fourteen went to Delaware, O., and served three years’ apprenticeship at the cabinet maker’s trade. He then worked at his trade with C. O. Van Horn, of Mt. Gilead; he then removed to Westfield, thence to Newville, DeKalb Co., Ind., working five years at his trade. He then came to La Rue, Marion Co., O., and in the spring of 1865 he came to Cardington and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business; and in 1872 he erected a three story retail establishment on Main street. In 1876 his jobbing and foreign trade having outgrown his facilities, he built a three story brick factory on Railroad street, which he now occupies; it is filled with the latest and best improved machinery. This factory gives steady employment to from 20 to 30 skilled workmen. He was united in marriage with Lorinda Bartlett, May 26, 1854, daughter of Lester Bartlett, Esq., one of the pioneers of Westfield Tp. Mr. Peck owns an elegant residence on Main st., surrounded by the comforts of a well earned competency.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 580
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Cardington Twp. –
TARLTON PECK, farmer and dealer in horses; P. O., Cardington; this gentleman is the seventh son of John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck, and was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Oct. 9, 1835; his youth and early manhood were passed in school, and in and upon the farm. When quite a small boy, he manifested a strong liking and aptness for handling horses; as he neared his majority, it became apparent to his friends and relatives, that his judgment in regard to horses was second to none in the county; he began handling horses and has owned some of the best horses ever brought into Central Ohio; and it has been greatly owing to Mr. Peck’s exertions, that the people of Morrow Co., have so good horses. Cardington, through the influence and labors of such men as Mr. Peck, is to-day one of the best horse-markets in the State. Mr. Peck was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Ocker, Nov. 12, 1857; she was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Apr. 18, 1841. From this union are three children -- John S. and Elva May, living, and William L., deceased. Politically Mr. Peck is a staunch Republican; he owns a nicely improved farm of eighty-seven acres in Cardington Tp. The most of his time is spent dealing in, and handling horses, and perhaps there is not a man in the county who knows so well what a horse is, and should be, as Mr. Peck; he began life poor, and is in the fullest sense of the word self-made.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 580
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Perry Twp. –
EZEKIEL C. PENN, farmer; P. O., Levering; son of John and Mary (Chumblin) Penn; was born in Perry Tp., Richland Co., Ohio, June 26, 1841.  At eighteen he went to the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, during the spring term of 1860, and attended the Chesterville Union Schools that summer; he taught school in the home district the following spring of 1861; in the fall he again assumed the duties of teacher, but during the winter he lay aside the “birch,” and rushed to the rescue of his imperiled country.  He enlisted October, 1861, in the 72d Regiment, O. V. I., Company C.  His first engagement was in the Battle of Shiloh, having previously been in a skirmish of Friday.  He was just recovering from the measles, and as he lay out the night of the battle, he was taken sick and sent home on a furlough, in April.  He returned to Camp Chase in August for examination, and was honorably discharged.  He united his fortunes with Sarah J. Winand, Oct. 2, 1862.  She is a daughter of John and Cynthia (Painter) Winand, of this township.  She was born July 3, 1844 (see biography of John Winand).  After marriage Mr. Penn settled for two and a half years on the homestead of his father; lived on a rented farm some six months, then purchased seventy-nine acres in Richland Co., where he engaged in farming two and a half years.  He purchased his present home of eighty-two acres, and moved here Feb. 27, 1869, where they have since lived raising a family of three children -- Clement, born June 10, 1863; John R., Feb. 24, 1866; Mary C., Feb. 19, 1876.  Mr. Penn, with wife and sons, are members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, near Waterford, in which he holds the office of Elder.  The parents were baptized under the preaching of Elder Wagner, at Mansfield, in October, 1871.  Mr. Penn is a tireless worker in the Church and Sabbath-school, and believing in education in its highest, noblest sense, he has surrounded his family with music and books, and the hallowed influences of an enlightened Christian home.  The Church to which he belongs has a brief history, which we will follow.  Some years since, Mr. Newell Grant, of Richland Co., became dissatisfied with the creeds with which he was acquainted.  He began searching for the truth and the true church; in due time he was put in communication with the Seventh Day Advent Church, at Battle Creek, Michigan, and found that their views coincided with his own.  Through his influence two ministers, Elders Vanhorn and Lawrence, came, and Mr. Penn heard them, and some of the church’s literature found its way into his family.  He investigated and studied two years; then began keeping the Sabbath; and social meetings were held here in his house in 1869.  In April, 1872, Elder O. Mears, of Bowling Green, Ohio, organized the first church in this house, consisting of seven members.  They met in his dwelling about two years, in the meantime holding meetings at different points in Franklin Tp.  They are now known as the Waterford Society, and have built a neat and substantial frame church one-half mile west of Waterford, which was dedicated by Elder H. A. St. John, in January, 1874.  The church has increased quite rapidly, and has at present a membership of forty-four, which meet every Sabbath for church and Sabbath-school.  John Penn, the father of our subject, was born in Baltimore Co., Maryland, May 5, 1800; his parents were natives of England; he learned the coopers’ trade when a youth, and remained with his first employer until twenty-one.  He then traveled in Pennsylvania and Virginia, going to Loudoun Co., Va., where he married Mary Chamblin in 1824.  The Chamblin family were from New Jersey.  He soon removed to Jefferson Co., near Harper’s Ferry, where they lived some eight years, when he came to Ohio with five children, settling on eighty acres of almost new land in Perry Tp., Richland Co., in October, 1834.  The wife died in April, 1844, and he died March 1st, 1879.  Nine children were born to them -- Elizabeth -- Mrs. John Vermillion, of Greene Co., Ohio; William, farmer near Waterford, Ohio; Mary E., deceased; John, farmer of Hardin Co., Iowa; Deborah J., now Mrs. George Penn, of' Iowa; Maria, now Mrs. Ovin Boggs, of Whitley Co., Ind.; George, farmer in Noble Co., Ind.; Mahlon, died in the army; Ezekiel C., subject.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 824-825
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Cardington Twp. –
ISAAC H. PENNOCK, banker; Cardington; was born in Columbiana Co., O., Aug. 16, 1825; his parents, William and Abigail (Welch) Pennock, were natives of Pennsylvania, the mother coming from the “Quaker City,” and the father from Chester Co. They were of English descent, and held with their ancestors to the religious tenets of the followers of Wm. Penn. The offspring of William and Abigail Pennock were one son -- Isaac H., and five daughters, all of whom are now living, as is the mother, at an advanced age, attesting to the vigor and vitality of the original stock. The Pennocks came to Ohio while it was yet a part of the great Northwest Territory.  John Pennock, the grandfather, built the first mill in that portion of the State now known as Columbiana Co.  William Pennock, the father, was also a mill-wright and a successful business man. He departed this life in 1847.  Isaac H. Pennock spent his early years in the schools of his native village, and at the age of fifteen years began the study of medicine at Marlborough, in Stark Co., O.  He was a diligent and untiring student, and at the early age of nineteen graduated at the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati. He came to Morrow Co. in 1843, and began the practice of medicine; he remained at Woodbury twenty years, and while located there attended lectures at some of the best medical colleges in the United States. In the fall of 1859 he was united in marriage with Carrie A., youngest daughter of Maj. Samuel and Annie (Northrop) Clark, of Boardman, Mahoning Co., O.  Maj. Clark emigrated from New Milford, Litchfield Co., Ct., and settled in Boardman in 1810, at which time nearly the whole of the Western Reserve was a wilderness. In 1863 Dr. Pennock removed to Cardington, where he continued actively in the practice of medicine until 1875, since which time he has devoted the most of his time to banking and agriculture; as a physician he was regarded as among the first in this section of the State, always a careful and close student of Pathology, as he found it in his practice; he became a leader in the use of new and rational remedies, and with uniform success. Shortly after locating in Cardington, he in connection with W. H. Marvin, Gen. John Beatty and others, organized under the National Banking law, the “First National Bank” of Cardington, and has been the largest stock holder, and the president of the bank since its organization; he is also President of the Citizens’ National Bank of Galion, O., and a stockholder and Director in the Morrow Co. National Bank of Mt. Gilead, and the Citizens’ Savings Bank of Columbus. With sound judgment conducting his large business interests, he yet finds time to speak encouragement to the young and struggling members of the profession with whom he started in the world. With social qualities of a high order, he is an earnest, temperance advocate, and those who have heard him in his deliberate way sum up the evidence in the case against the great social evil, will admit that he practices temperance by precept as well as by example. His wife is an amiable lady, accomplished and pleasing. In Dr. Pennock’s family are two children -- William C. and Mary A.; the son is now attending Kenyon College, near Mt. Vernon, O., and the daughter a seminary for young ladies at Poughkeepsie, New York.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 579-580
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Lincoln Twp. -
PETER PERKINS, farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Feb. 8, 1819; his parents were natives of Virginia, and came to Belmont Co. about 1804, where they lived the balance of their days. Here Peter Perkins lived until 1847, when he came to the present county of Morrow, and purchased the land upon which he still makes his home. It was then in the woods, but by his energy and thrift he has turned it into pleasant fields, from which he reaps the benefit of his days of toil in bringing it under cultivation. He was married in 1842 to Miss Emily Russell, whose parents were also natives of Virginia, and came to Belmont Co. at about the same time of the Perkins family. From their marriage there were ten children, three of whom are now dead. Mr. Perkins had two sons in the late war. They went out in 1864. One of them, Isaac, died in a few months thereafter; and the other, Jephtha, served till the close of the war, and returned to his home. Mr. Perkins began business at the bottom of the ladder, and can appreciate a home built by his own hands, having comfortable surroundings.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 767
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Peru Twp. –
MARCUS PHILLIPS, farmer; P. O. Pagetown. The parents of Marcus Phillips were Asa Phillips and Rhoda Hazleton, both of Essex Co., Mass. Marcus Phillips, Esq. was born in Windham Co., Vt., January 16, 1806; in 1817 Marcus’ parents settled in Erie Co., N. Y. Marcus is one of a family of nine children, consisting of four sons and five daughters. In 1832, the 11th day of October, Marcus married Asenath Herrick, of Ontario Co., N.Y.; and in April, 1834, removed to Medina Co., Ohio. The following children were born: Alvan C. Phillips, born February 14, 1836; Joseph H., Nov. 30, 1837; Mary Emma and Mary Etta (twins) Jan. 4, 1842.   Sept. 26, 1846, Mrs. Asenath Phillips died; and on the 29th day of Dec. 1847, Marcus again married. His wife (Miss Fidelia Potter) was descended from one of the earliest pioneer families and was born May 12, 1818, in Franklin Co., Ohio. By the second marriage there were born Francis Preston Phillips, March 18, 1850; and Charles Sumner Phillips, April 15, 1856. In 1837, Squire Phillips settled in Peru Tp.; although a farmer by profession, he has held the office of Commissioner for three terms, of Magistrate for twelve years, and Notary Public for nearly nine years; has been a member of the M. E. Church for four years and of the Wesleyan Methodist Church for thirty two years, and Recording Steward of the same for thirty years. As early as 1828, Marcus came to Columbus, and remained for some time, with Doctor Horton Howard of that place, after which he returned to the State of New York. Now in his 75th year he is again removing and purposes locating in Bennington Tp., in the same county.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 656-657
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Congress Twp. –
JAMES PITT, farmer; P. O., Andrews; was born in March, 1803, in Indiana Co., Pa.; is the fourth of a family of seven children, born to Joseph and Esther Pitt, who were natives of Pennsylvania; James moved to this State with his parents when he was 16 years of age, locating in Richland Co., and remaining there until the year 1831, when he located in this township, on the place where he now lives, having entered 160 acres of land. His first work upon his arrival was to provide a house, which, with the assistance of another man, he put up in one day; its dimensions were 12x14 feet; on his arrival here, his funds were low, having only one dollar; his wants were few, and encouraged by the hope of better days, he began clearing up his land. He was married at the age of 25, to Sarah Arter, born June 19, 1808, in Cumberland Co., Pa.; they have had seven children, five boys and two girls; but two of the children are now living -- Elizabeth, now Mrs. Struble, and Lavina, now Mrs. Thomas Carr, of Crestline.  Mr. and Mrs. Pitt are members of the M. E. Church, and have been associated with that body for over fifty years; they have been constant residents of this township about half a century. Mr. Pitt has been loyal to the political principles of Andrew Jackson, for whom he cast his first vote.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 695
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Franklin Twp. –
THEODORE PITTMAN, farmer; P. O., Pulaskiville; son of Abednego and Affa (Slaugh) Pittman, was born in this township, March 11, 1858; he obtained a common school education in the Pulaskiville schools; he has lived on the old homestead, just east of the village, all his life; he is a practical farmer, and with his brother, Abednego Pittman, Jr., rented the home place of 160 acres, in 1879, where they now successfully carry on farm operations. The father, Abednego Pittman, oldest son of Benjamin and Sarah (Stevens) Pittman, was born in Bedford Co., Pa., Feb. 16, 1804. His father was a farmer, and the father of seven children, by the first marriage -- Abednego, Joseph, Sarah, William, Thomas Rebecca and Margaret. They all emigrated to this township in the spring of 1812, but Joseph, who died in Pennsylvania. Abednego, being a lad of some 8 years old, walked all the way from Pennsylvania, a distance of nearly 500 miles. They employed a surveyor to find their land; cutting their way through the unbroken forest, they settled on a quarter section, two miles from any white man’s cabin. Abednego left home when 10 years old, and worked at clearing land, by the day and acre, for about twelve years, when he returned to Pennsylvania, and engaged in digging iron ore for five years. On the 6th day of December, 1832, He married Sarah Boyce. She was born in Pennsylvania, Jan. 2, 1816.  Of this marriage six children were born -- but two are living -- William, born Feb. 11, 1834, and Hannah M., Sept. 2, 1838, while Thomas, Sarah, Joseph and Mary are dead. The wife and mother died, and he united in marriage with Affa Slaugh, Oct. 2, 1846. She is a daughter of Jeremiah and Anna (Hile) Slaugh, born in Northumberland Co., Pa., March 25, 1820. Of this union nine children were born -- Miram, Emanuel, Harriet, Benjamin, Lucelia, Cecelia, Theodore, Abednego and Anna S., of which four are dead -- Emanuel, Miram, Lucelia, and Benjamin. Mr. Pittman has 160 acres of land, well improved, and adorned with good and substantial buildings, and all is the fruit of his own labor; he had few advantages in youth, but of later years takes a deep interest in education, holding at present a perpetual scholarship of the Dennison University. He has held several offices of trust in the township, which he discharged faithfully. He was a very skillful hunter, and in his younger days spent much time hunting in the forest, often killing as high as thirty and forty deer in a season. He voted the Democratic ticket since the days of “Old Hickory” until late, when he changed his support to the Republican party.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 792-793
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Gilead Twp. –
D. G. POLAND, dealer in groceries, etc; Mt. Gilead. He is a native of Monroe Co., Ohio, and was born April 10, 1828, and lived there seven years, when, with his parents, he came to Richland, now Morrow Co., O., and farmed in Congress Tp.; he lived at home until he was 20, when they moved to Mt Gilead. He taught school and worked on the farm until 1864; he then engaged in the grocery business, and in 1865 took his brother Samuel in as a partner, and he remained as such until 1875, when he bought him out, and has conducted the business since, himself. He married Miss Charlotte Dawson; they have one child, Frank D.  Mr. Poland’s parents, Samuel and Mary (Truex) Poland, were natives of Pennsylvania; they were married in Richland, now Morrow Co., O., where they had gone when young; of their ten children, six are living. Mr. Poland was one of the pioneer educators in this country, and served twelve years as Justice of the Peace in Congress Tp.; on the organization of Morrow Co. he was elected Recorder, first for a six month’s term, then for a three year’s term, and later served as Deputy County Clerk, for four years, and, by appointment, for some time longer; he also served as Justice of the Peace; he and his wife lived in this county until their deaths, which occurred in 1865 and 1864, respectively.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 551
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Canaan Twp. –
J. C. POLAND, teacher; Marits; is among the successful educators in this county, and was born Feb. 23, 1837, in Knox Co., this State; is a son of Samuel and Mary (Truax) Poland, both natives of Virginia, and emigrated West about fifty years ago, and settled in Congress Tp. Samuel Poland was the first Recorder of Morrow Co.  J. C. was the fifth child, and was raised on a farm until 11 years of age, when his parents moved to Mt. Gilead, where he was afforded good school facilities, which he improved until 19 years of age, when he went to Iowa, and began teaching, which he continued until the outbreak of the war, when he enlisted, Oct. 5, 1861, in the regular army, 19th United States Infantry, and served as band musician and clerk in the Adjutant’s office until July 1871, and was discharged at New Orleans, La. Upon his return home he resumed teaching, at which he has been engaged up to the present time, and is one of the most efficient in the county. For the last eight years he has been teaching in Denmark, and served as Township Clerk five consecutive years, which office he yet holds with credit to himself, and with satisfaction to the people. He is married and has a family growing up about him.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 736
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Gilead Twp. –
J. H. POLLOCK, insurance, Mt. Gilead; is a native of Lake Co., Ohio; he was born in Paynesville in Nov., 1830, and moved to Summit Co. with his parents when young; they settled near Akron, and farmed in that vicinity about five years; they then moved to Wayne Co., in the neighborhood of Saville, and J. H. tended store in the latter place for about four years; he then returned to the farm, and soon after began reading medicine and attended lectures at Cleveland Medical College for one season; he then determined to discontinue his medical course and turn his attention to farming, which he followed until 1870, conducting the insurance business in connection with farming; in 1866 he came to Morrow Co., and in 1870 he sold out his farming interests and moved to his present residence; also formed a partnership in the drug business, as Briggs & Pollock, Mt. Gilead, Ohio.  In Nov., 1861, he married Miss Olive O. Taylor; they had five children, four living -- Ernest, Walter, Edwin and Annis.  Mr. Pollock has long taken an active interest in the project of building a railroad to Mt. Gilead from Gilead Station, and finally the road was secured and authorized by an enabling act; the court appointed a board of trustees, one of whom was Mr. Pollock, who was chosen President of the Board.  His parents, Samuel and Sarah Harper Pollock, were natives of Pennsylvania; they married there and came to Ohio in the year 1822.  They came to this county in 1866, and lived here until their deaths in June, 1874, and March, 1867, respectively.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 551
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Franklin Twp. –
ROLLIN M. POND, deceased; farmer; P. O., Chesterville; was the oldest son of Abel and Maria (Bateman) Pond; was born Sept. 4, 1820, on the Pond farm, of this township. His father settled the place in a very early day, beginning without money enough to buy an ax; he raised three children -- Rollin M., Monson and Ruth E.  One daughter, Florilla C., died at the age of 5 years.  Rollin M. passed his early life on the farm, with such advantages as the cabin school-house had to give, until his marriage with Sarah A. Olin, Nov. 8, 1842, to whom were born two daughters -- Chloe A. and Laura M. Pond. His wife, Sarah A., died Aug. 26, 1858; April 17, 1859, he married Martha Styer, who was born Dec. 13, 1822, in Luzerne Co., Penn.; she is the second child in a family of eleven -- Abram, Martha, Esther, Joseph T., Charles. Henry, William, Catharine, Mary J., Eliza and George. Her parents were Joseph and Rachel (Kedney) Styer, who left the “Key Stone” State in 1824, and settled first in Fairfield Co., O., where they remained three years, then lived in Berkshire Tp. eight years, when the family settled permanently in Trenton Tp., Delaware Co., until his death. The aged mother came to live with her daughter, Mrs. Pond; gliding quietly down the Stream of Time, she passed to her rest, March 12, 1880.  Rollin M. Pond died May 5, 1876, leaving a wife and three children to mourn his loss. He left an estate of 215 acres, with large and commodious buildings upon it, furnishing a home and support for Mrs. Pond and her children -- Eva E., Ruth E. and George M. Both families believed in the faith and doctrines of the Universalist Church.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 793
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Cardington Twp. –
W. H. POORMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Cardington; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, July 12, 1827. His parents, Christopher and Mary (Longsdorf) Poorman, were both natives of the “Keystone State”; they removed to Knox Co., Ohio, in a very early day, and were among the most respected and influential people of that county; they were the parents of ten children -- W. H., Andrew J., Theodore, Margaret, Sarah, Serena, Elizabeth, Phineas, Evaline and Susanna.  The father was a cooper by trade, a business he followed through life. W. H. Poorman made his home with his parents, going to school and assisting on the farm until he was man grown. He was united in marriage with Miss Loretta Bowyer, May 6, 1849, and by her has the following family -- Theodore, Madison, William, Mary J. and Margaret, living; Isaac, Francis and two not named, deceased. Mr. Poorman began life at the foot of the ladder, and is, in the fullest sense of the word, a self-made man. His possessions at the time of his marriage were an old horse, and a dilapidated wagon; he first purchased a small tract of land, which he improved and sold; he now owns one of the largest and best improved farms in Morrow Co., which he has the satisfaction of knowing he obtained by his own exertions. He is a staunch Republican, politically, an honest, industrious man, respected by all who know him.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 580-581
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Gilead Twp. -
DAVID POTTER, farmer; P. O., Mt. Gilead; was born in Yorkshire, England, about 1811, and lived there until 1838, following farming and general labor; he then came to Ohio, and worked at farming in this vicinity; in October, 1839, he married Miss Elizabeth Melott, who was born in Monroe Co., Ohio, and came to this county when 12 years of age. About the year 1858, Mr. Potter settled on his present place, and has lived on the same ever since. Of their nine children, but four are living -- Hannah, now Mrs. Geo. Pinyerd, of this vicinity; Martha E., now Mrs. W. F. Finley, of Jay Co., Ind.; Henry, living in this vicinity, and Charles E., living at home. Mrs. Potter's parents, Samuel and Massie (Straight) Melott, were natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, Mrs. Melott being born at Straightsville, which was named after her father, one of the pioneers of that locality. She died in Monroe Co.; he then married Mrs. Wink, formerly Miss Mary Truex, and they came to this vicinity in 1831, where he died in March, 1868; Mrs. Melott is living on the old homestead.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 552
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Franklin Twp. –
EVAN W. POWELL, farmer; P. O., Mt. Gilead. Among the influential self-made Men who settled in this township from the “Old Dominion,” the above named gentleman is worthy of more than a passing notice; he is the second son of Peyton and Permelia (Fox) Powell, born in Loudoun Co., Va., March 15, 1822; he spent his youth on a farm, and at twenty-three had the oversight of a plantation for two years.  In the fall of 1847 he came to Ohio, and ere long was engaged to teach school in Congress Tp., of this county; he accepted the position with some misgivings about his qualifications, but by hard study his labors were crowned with good success. The wages at that time attained the modest sum of ten dollars per month and board; he next engaged to work on a farm some six month at the same wages, and during that fall cast his first vote for General Taylor, having been disfranchised before by the “property test,” in his native State; he then returned to Virginia where he taught subscription school; having some pupils whose attainments were equal to his, he worked on bravely, sometimes until two o’clock at night, to keep ahead of them, thus catching the spirit of the true teacher; with his matter ever fresh in his mind, he took his pupils through without their ever suspecting the trial it cost. In 1849 he attended the boarding school of Franklin Taylor, during the spring and summer, and continued to teach until 1851.  He united his fortunes with Miss Elizabeth Everett, Sept. 20, 1849; she is a daughter of Eli and Nancy (Davis) Everett, born in Harrison Co., Ind., March 21, 1827; her father was a surveyor and settled in the Hoosier State very early. In the spring of 1851 Mr. Powell set out for Ohio with his family, arriving May 2, at Williamsport; he at once began looking for a home; he visited Indiana, but soon returned and located on the present place, which then consisted of eighty acres; in June he purchased it of Elijah Whistler, who had settled there some seven years before, and made small improvements. Mr. Powell has since added seventy-three acres to his first purchase and erected substantial and elegant buildings on the same; his estate now includes about one hundred and thirty acres of fine farming lands, on the south branch of Owl Creek, also valuable timber lands. Mr. Powell is the father of thirteen children, nine of whom are living -- Mary E., born Oct. 26, 1850, married William Virtue, a carpenter of this township; Louis K., Feb. 6, 1852; graduated at the Otterbein University in 1875; he read law with Olds & Dickey, and was admitted to the Bar, in 1878; he is at present Mayor of Mount Gilead, and School Examiner; is a young man of brilliant promise, and the partner of Thomas Dalrymple, attorney-at-law; Ora Virginia, born June 1, 1853; now Mrs. James McCammon, of Gilead Tp.; Margaret P., Oct. 4, 1854, married John Russell, Treasurer of Morrow Co.; Charles R., March 5, 1856; Walter P., Dec. 6, 1857; Frank, Aug. 12, 1859, died Aug. 27, 1861; infant daughter; Frank E., Apr. 17, 1862; Evan W., Dec. 29, 1863, died Oct. 2, 1865; George W., born December 3, 1865, died March 7, 1867; Thaddeus S., May 16, 1867; Anna B., March 4, 1871. The home of our subject he has striven to beautify with the culture and refinement of the age, and the high social standing and moral worth of his family attest the wisdom of such a course. Mr. Powell early united with the United Brethren in Christ, and is now Trustee of the Williamsport Church. He was a Whig in the days of old “Rough and Ready,” and joined the Republican party at its organization. His parents were both natives of Virginia. His father followed the trade of blacksmith, and served in the war of 1812; in later years he was a tiller of the soil. He departed this life during the late civil war, and his companion followed him in 1867; both had reached the time allotted to man of three-score-years-and ten. Ten children were born to them -- William, Amy, Elizabeth, Evan W., Margaret, George, Charles, Thomas, Gurley and Harriet.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 791-792
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Lincoln Twp. –
JOHN POWELL, farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born in Delaware Co., O., Feb. 10, 1830; he is of Welsch [sic] descent; his parents were born in Fairfield Co., O. They came to Delaware Co. in a very early day, where they resided until 1833, at which time they came to Morrow Co. Mr. Powell was raised on a farm, and resided with his parents until of age, at which time he began business for himself. He received a common school education; he was married Dec. 20, 1849, to Mary E. Stephens, whose parents were very early settlers in Morrow Co.; from their marriage there were eight children, two of whom are dead; Peter C., Margaret E., George M., Isaiah D., Clement L. V., Sanford D., Maria E., John W.  Mr. Powell began business for himself entirely upon his own resources, and made all he now has, by bard work and economy; owns a farm of 170 acres of well improved land, and is in comfortable circumstances.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 767
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Harmony Twp. -
ELDER PETER POWELL, minister; Marengo; was born Oct. 18,1804, in Fairfield Co., Ohio; his parents, Moses and Rebecca (Meredith) Powell, were natives of Virginia, and about the year 1800, emigrated to this State, locating in Fairfield Co. They had nine children -- Stephen, John, Aaron, Peter, Elizabeth, Prudence, Nancy, Isaac and Moses. The mother died in 1817 and the father in 1826; they were members of the Baptist Church. When Elder Powell was a boy, the opportunities for obtaining an education in Ohio were of the most meager and primitive kind; the country was an unbroken forest, the settlements were but few, and but recently made, and the little community that could boast of a log cabin school-house, was considered highly fortunate; but Mr. Powell made the most of his opportunities, and in the course of events, became a minister of the Gospel.  May 3, 1827, he was married to Esther, a daughter of Elder Christian and Christina Coffman; her parents came from Virginia to Ohio in 1808, and become residents of Fairfield Co.; they were the parents of eight children, as follows -- Anna, deceased; Esther, Rebecca, Gideon, Rachel, Fannie, Joshua and Joel. The father was an Elder in the Baptist Church for over fifty years. Mrs. Powell was born March 29, 1809; after marriage they settled in Hocking Co., and engaged in farming. In 1832 they found a home on a farm in Trenton Tp., Delaware Co., and in 1834 moved to Lincoln Tp., now in this county, where they engaged in the nursery business, which proved a successful enterprise; in this a snug fortune was realized, a portion of which Mr. Powell distributed among his children. A few years ago he purchased twenty acres of land in Harmony Tp., where he now resides; he retired from the active duties of life, devoting, however, some of his time to the ministry which he entered in 1843. He now has two regular appointments, one in Westfield Tp., of this county, and the other in Harlem Tp., Delaware Co.  Mr. and Mrs. Powell are the parents of six children -- Ann, who married George Ulrey, they have two children -- Esther B. and Sarah M.; John (whose biography appears in Lincoln Tp.); Rebecca, who became the wife of James S. Dunham, and has seven children -- John B., Minerva J., Monroe H., Peter I., Esther A., Amos M. and Minor B.; Isaiah, who married Elizabeth Long, nine children have been born to them, viz. -- John O., William and Allen, deceased, Barton. Emily, Peter J., Manford P., deceased, Tilman and an infant not named; Maria J. married Eli Ulrey, to whom three children have been born -- an infant deceased, Delbert D., and Lyman P.; the sixth of the family, Minerva married John W. Porter, they have had two children -- Alice F., deceased, and an infant un-named. A party, consisting of Elder Powell's paternal grandfather and a brother Robert, and the Elder's father, while crossing a ford of Cheat river (afterwards called Powell's ford), in West Virginia, were assailed by the Indians; the grandfather was shot, and his brother Robert was tortured to death by pine sticks being stuck into the flesh of his legs and set on fire. Mr. Powell's father, Moses, escaped.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 714-715
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Cardington Twp. –
JAMES M. PRINGLE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Cardington; this gentleman was born in Berkshire Tp. Delaware Co., O., Aug. 6, 1820. He is the son of Daniel and Deliverance (Rogers) Pringle, both natives of Luzerne Co., Pa., and descended from old and respected New England families; they removed from Pennsylvania to Delaware Co., O., in 1820, and from there in 1829 to Westfield Tp., Morrow Co., where they passed the remainder of their days. They were the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom reached their majority. They were hard working, intelligent people, and held to the religious tenets of the followers of William Penn.  James M. Pringle was brought up to farm labor, receiving but a limited education; he was, however, a great lover of books, and at odd times applied himself so closely, that previous to his majority, he had mastered all the common branches, and had taught several terms of school. When twenty-two years of age, he began doing for himself. He was married to Miss Mary A. White, June 12, 1842; she was born in Morrow Co. O., Oct. 18, 1821; her parents, Noah and Fanny (Newton) White, were among the very first settlers of this county, having come here as early as 1808. Soon after Mr. Pringle’s marriage with Miss White, he purchased forty acres of unimproved woodland and began its improvement. He had four years in which to pay for the land, but by hard work and economy, he had, at the expiration of three years, liquidated the indebtedness; he now owns 126 acres of very superior land, upon which are good buildings. He has always voted with the Whig and Republican parties, and has been an exemplary member of the M. E Church since early manhood. He has held numerous positions of honor and trust, both in church and township, and has done much to advance the religious and educational interests of the county.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 581-582
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Cardington Twp. –
HENRY PROPHET; merchant; Cardington; was born in Warwickshire, England, town of Southam, Jan. 8, 1823. He is the son of John and Catharine (Roberts) Prophet, natives of England. These parents were married in England, and in 1830, came to the United States. They were six weeks on the ocean.  There were three small children in the family at that time, and five more were born to them in the United States. The father was a tailor, working at his trade many years in and near Philadelphia. In about six years after coming to this country he moved to Columbiana Co., Ohio, remaining there some two years. He and family came to the State across the mountains in a one-horse wagon, the seven children in the family at that time walking most of the way. In about 1838 the father purchased forty acres of land near Cardington, and after paying for it had forty cents left. He was a man of great ambition, and accumulated some property. The mother died in 1856, and the father in 1861. Henry served an apprenticeship at the tailor’s trade, working with his father. He received scarcely any education, and was married to Harriet Nichols, who bore him the following family -- Ellie, Katie, Harry, Frank P., and Hattie. Mr. Prophet owns a nice homestead on Center street, in Cardington. He is a Democrat, and is one of the most influential men of the city. His son Harry was married to Miss Gussie Smith, April 7, 1880. This lady was born in New London, Ohio. Harry was raised at Catdington [sic], and in early manhood traveled two years in the West. He owns one of the most valuable properties in Cardington, and is at present running a confectionery and fruit depot. He is one of the most prominent and enterprising young men in the city.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 581
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