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Washington Twp. -
ENOS CAHILL, farmer, P. O.
Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born
in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Mar. 17, 1829. He
is a son of William and Rebecca Cahill.
On Aug. 1, 1849, in Tuscarawas County, he married
Miss Isabel Martin who was born Sept. 3, 1827;
she is a daughter of James and Jane Martin,
now deceased. By this union there has been an
issue of ten children - Rebecca J., Alexander,
Mary M., William J., Susannah, Martha, Joseph H.,
Alpheretta, John E. and died in infancy.
IN the autumn of 1863, with his family, he came to
Union County, and settled in Washington Township, at
Byhalia, where he now resides. As an
agriculturist, he has been successful, owing to his
industry and good management. In March, 1865,
he enlisted in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and continued in
the service until the following October. He
has served as Assessor and Trustee of Washington
Township, and is the owner of ninety-four acres of
land in a good state of cultivation.
 Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 667 |
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Claibourne
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ISAAC CAHILL, farmer, P. O.
Richwood, was born in Union County, Ohio, Mar. 31,
1850, and is a son of J. E. and Hannah (Bristen)
Cahill) His father was a native of
Pennsylvania, where he followed farming until 1839,
when he came to this county and engaged extensively
in farming and stock dealing. Our subject was
raised on the farm, but received all the advantages
of a collegiate education in the colleges at
Marysville and Delaware. He has chosen farming
for an occupation and in it has been very
successful, now owning 217 acres of land. He
and his brother, Benton, have farmed in
partnership and are now partners in everything but
their real estate. Mr. Cahill was
married, in 1876, to Tillie Figley, by whom
he has one child, John E. Mrs.
Cahill is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Cahill is a stockholder in the Richwood
Bank, a Democrat in politics and a member of
Richwood Lodge, No. 303, F. & A. M. He
occupies a neat and comfortable residence, built at
a cost of $4,500, and is very much attached to his
home and family.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 614 |
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Taylor Twp. -
NEWTON CASE (deceased), was
born in Hartford County, Conn., Oct. 18, 1805, and
was a son of Martin and Rachel (Moore) Case,
who were natives of Connecticut, where they were
married. They emigrated to Delaware County,
Ohio, where they remained until their deaths.
Newton was united in marriage, Nov. 3, 1828,
and Azubah Gay, who was born in
Massachusetts, Oct. 1, 1810. When he was
twenty-three years of age, he bought sixty-seven and
a half acres of land from his father, and engaged in
farming. He continued buying land and farming
until, at the time of his death he owned nearly 895
acres, all in a high state of cultivation. He
died Aug. 12, 1881. He acquired a common
school education, and had filled the office of
Township Trustee of Taylor Township. Mr.
and Mrs. Case were the parents of nine children,
of whom six survive - Lucretia, born July 16,
1829; Electa, born Mar. 30, 1831; Climenia
E., born Sept. 3, 1833; Clinton, born
Apr. 20, 1835; Rachel, born Feb. 12, 137; and
Velasco J., born June 20, 1841. Mr.
and Mrs. Case were members of church, for a
great many years, and in the death of Mr. Case.
Taylor Township lost one of its most valuable
citizens.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 685 |
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Taylor Twp. -
VELASCO J. CASE, farmer, P. O.
Broadway, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, June
20, 1840, and is a son of Newton and Azubah Case,
whose biographical sketch appears in this work.
He was united in marriage Oct. 14, 1861, with
Mary Ann Keller, who were born in Virginia Sept.
18, 1843. He has been engaged in farming all
his life, and has filled the offices of Township
Trustee and School Director. He acquired a
very limited education. Mr. and Mrs. Case
are the parents of ten children, of whom seven
survive - William L. born Oct. 13, 1853;
Adella May, born May 7, 1866; Addie V.,
born Mar. 7, 1868; Newton O., born Dec. 21,
1869; Ida M., born Nov 6, 1872; Clarence
V., born Apr. 7, 1878, and Minnie, born
Mar. 9, 1880.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 685 |
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Jackson Twp. -
LORENZO CHENEY, farmer, P. O.
Rush Creek. Thomas Cheney
(deceased), a pioneer and the father of the subject
of this sketch, was born May 3, 1804, in Virginia.
His parents were Ebenezer and Elizabeth
Cheney. When four years of age, with
them he came to Champaign County, Ohio, where they
located until about 1826, when they came to Union
County. In March, 1829, he married Martha
Carr, who was born May 16, 1813, in
Pennsylvania. She was a daughter of Absalom
and Dorcas Carr, with whom, when four years of
age, she came to Champaign County, this State.
To them were born fourteen children, of whom seven
are now living, viz.: Lorenzo, Absalom,
Asbury, Dorcas, Mary J.,
Emily E. and Christiana. In 1829,
he settled near where our subject now resides.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and departed this life in March, 1865. Our
subject was born Sept. 27, 1831, in Jackson
Township, this county. He was reared amid the
scenes of pioneer life, and received a common school
education. On Feb. 27, 1859, he was united in
marriage with Miss Anna M. White, an
estimable lady, born Oct. 9, 1837, and daughter of
Albert R. and Amy (deceased) White.
This union has been blessed with eight children,
viz.: Charles S., Eva, Elva, Martha, Alona,
Wesley G., Sylvester S., and Rush.
Mr. Cheney is at present serving his fourth
year as Treasurer of Jackson Township. In
October, 1872, he was elected a County Commissioner
and entered into the duties of this office on the
first day of January following, and served three
years. He and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He is the owner of
671 acres of land, and a member of the I. O. O. F.
society. He is recognized as one of the
leading, substantial agriculturists of Union County.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago -
W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 503 |
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Allen Twp. -
GEORGE CARPENTER,
farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Randolph
County, W. Va., May 23, 1822. His parents,
Solomon and Catharine (Hill) Carpenter, were
natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania. The
former was born in1784, and the latter Nov. 9, of
the same year. They were married in Virginia,
and had eight children when they came to Union
County in 1830. They located in Allen
Township, where they both died - Mr.
Carpenter Aug. 11, 1837, and Mrs. C. Feb.
5, 1855. George is the youngest of the
family. He was reared to maturity on the farm.
At his father's death, he took charge of the farm,
and conducted it till his mother's death, in 1855.
Jan. 17, 1850, he was married to Miss Sarah A.
Wilber, a native of Allen Township, and
daughter of James and Sarah Wilber. Mrs. C.
was born July 31, 1830. Their four
children are as follows: Lewis F.,
Winfield S., Olive, wife of Edward
Stillings, and Carlton. Mary,
born Feb. - , 1862, and died Feb. - , 1863.
Mr. Carpenter occupies the farm located by his
father in 1837, when it was all in woods. He began
clearing it when only fifteen years old, and has
improved most, of it himself. He has
cultivated the soil of this farm ever since his
father's death, except one year he spent in West
Middleburg, Logan County. He and wife are members of
the Woodstock Universalist Church. In politics, he
is of Republican principle.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 472
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Allen Twp. -
CALEB CLARK (deceased).
The subject of this memoir was born in the Old
Dominion July 4, 1814. When twelve years of age, his
parents, Angus and Elizabeth (Green) Clark,
removed West, settling in Champaign County, Ohio,
where they lived for a number of years, and where
Mr. Clark died, in 1859, at the age of
seventy-six. Mrs. Clark died in Union County
Mar. 20, 1881, having attained to the age of
ninety-one. Caleb, the subject of this
sketch, spent the remainder of his early life on the
farm in Champaign County. In 1841, he was
married to Rachel Beltz, who was born
in Bedford County, Penn., June 2, 1811. He
purchased 100 acres of land in Allen Township, and
moved on it. He kept adding to his first purchase,
till he owned 580 acres of some of the best land in
Allen Township. Mr. Clark served
his township as Treasurer for six years, and also in
various other local offices. Politically, he was
strongly Democratic; and was the recognized leader
of his party in his township for many years.
He was active during the war, and did much to
sustain what he considered to be the right. He
was a man of enterprise, and aided in the
construction of many improvements. His death
occurred May 7, 1869; his widow followed him Mar. 7,
1875. Mr. Clark was for many
years engaged in breeding and rearing fine stock, in
which he ranked with the prominent men of his
township. Through his industry he acquired
large property, and at his death left his children a
legacy of about $12,000 each. Such was the
force of character of Mr. Clark. His
son Lester was born Feb. 17, 1847, and Oct.
13, 1870, he was married to Jerusha, a
daughter of James and Mary Poling, and a
native of Allen Township. Mrs. C. was
born Nov. 9, 1845. Lester owns 136
acres of the old homestead, and pursues the
avocation of his father. Henry C., his
third son, was born on the home farm, May 19, 1854,
and owns 245 acres of land; he follows the pursuit
of rearing fine cattle and French horses.
Susan was born Feb. 25, 1845; Feb. 22, 1877, she
was married to William Caryl, who was
born near Marysville Jan. 30, 1848. They have
two children—Effie, born Aug. 24, 1879, and
William H., born July 6, 1882. May
is deceased; she was born June 15, 1878, and died
Sept. 8, 1878.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 473 |
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Jerome Twp. -
RICHARD CLARK, farmer, P. O.
Plain City, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, Jan.
8 1806, and is a son of Henry and Nancy (O'Neil)
Clark, natives of Scotland and County Down,
Ireland, respectively. His paternal
grandparents removed to Ireland on account of
religious troubles, and were Presbyterians in
belief. Henry Clark died when our
subject was six years old, and in 1829 or 1830, his
mother removed to Manchester, England. She was
preceded in 1823 by her son Richard, who
found employment in the cotton factories, in which
he worked twenty-three years. In June, 1849,
he came to America, and bought fifty-five acres of
land in this township, on which he settled and lived
thereon till 1872, when he located in Plain City.
He was married in Manchester, England, in December,
1836, to Eliza Gilmore, daughter of Ross
and Sarah (White) Gilmore. The former was
born in England, the latter in Ireland, and removed
to England with her parents when a child. They
have three living children - Elizabeth, Margaret
and Susan. James, a deceased
son, enlisted Nov. 26, 1861, in Company K,
Fifty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He
served under General Sherman, and fought at
Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and upon other fields of
no lesser note. Sept. 1, 1863, he was promoted
to Sergeant Major, and served until he veteranized,
Jan. 4, 1864. Exposure brought on sickness,
and after enjoying a short furlough at home, he
returned to his regiment and suffered a relapse,
from which he died Feb. 25, 1864. He was a
brave and valiant soldier, and died from sickness
caused by exposure while fighting for the perpetuity
of his country. He was commissioned Captain of
a company that had been recruited by Col. Smith,
but it was not received until the day of his burial.
The other children died as follows: John,
died Feb. 22, 1871; Sarah, July 9, 1848;
Sarah (second), Dec. 22, 1853. Mr. and
Mrs. Clark are very exemplary members of the
Presbyterian Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago -
W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 293 |
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Leesburg Twp. -
ROWLEY CLARK, farmer, P. O.
Scott's Corner and Richwood, was born in Licking
County, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1827. His parents were
Rowley and Roxanna (Patch) Clark, the
latter a native of Vermont. They were among
the early settlers of Licking County, where the
former died in 1867, aged about seventy-nine years.
Our subject was raised and educated in Licking
County, where he was married about 1847 to Martha
Hutchinson, a native of Knox County, by whom he
had ten children, three boys and seven girls, the
following surviving, viz.: Jane, Daniel, Ann
Eliza, Estella, Alice and Benjamin. Mr.
Clark was a member of the Seventy-seventh
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A,
Capt. Rogers, and served from August, 1864,
until July, 1865, participating in several important
battles and minor skirmishes. He has been a
resident of Union County for the past nine years.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago -
W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 434 |
Sheperd Clark |
Allen Twp. -
SHEPERD CLARK, farmer, P. O. North Lewisburg,
a prominent citizen residing in Allen Township, was
born in Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio, June
7, 1832. He is a son of Angus and Elizabeth
(Green) Clark, who emigrated from Lancaster,
Penn., to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1826, and
purchased a farm in Rush Township, containing about
200 acres. He began the work of clearing up
his forest farm and made some of the first
improvements in that locality. The greater
part of the county yet dwelt in its wild state, and
Mr. Clark was one of the first pioneers to
open it up for immigration. While land was
cheap, he continued to make additions till his farm
constituted about 500 acres of the finest land in
Rush Townships, and which he improved to a high
state of cultivation. About 150 acres was
largely composed of sugar camp, and for
twenty-five years he was engaged in manufacturing
maple sugar, doing an extensive business, making
form 8,000 to 10,000 pounds annually. Mr.
Clark died in 1859, leaving an estate valued at
$60,000. Mr. Clark lived to be
ninety-one years of age, her death occurring
Mar. 20, 1881. Her father, Nehemiah Green,
was a Revolutionary patriot. He served
throughout the war, and while a prisoner, was
poisoned, from which he subsequently died at North
Lewisburg, at the age of eighty years. Mr.
Clark, the subject of this notice, is the
youngest of nine children. He spent his early
life on the farm where he was born, and received his
education in the common schools of his native place.
In 1856, the year following his first marriage, he
removed to Allamakee County, Iowa, and lived four
years, then returned to his native place, where he
resided till 1867, when he purchased his present
valuable farm. In 1877, he erected a two-story
brick residence, at an expense of $10,000. It
is situated on a beautiful elevation, some distance
back from the pike, and forms the finest location in
the township. In early life Mr. Clark
formed a strong taste for farming, and has always
followed its pursuits in the most thorough,
practical and scientific manner. He has
followed, in connection with his agriculture,
breeding, rearing and dealing in fine stock.
Mr. Clark is considered one of the finest
agriculturists Union County affords. He is a
man whose energies are alive to all public
improvements and enterprises such as are intended to
benefit and enrich the county or people. He
owns, besides his home farm, which contains 320
acres, 290 acres in Rush Township, Champaign County.
He has been prominently identified with the
Agricultural Society of Union County and for some
years a regular exhibitor at its annual fairs.
He is a member of the Board of Directors and
Treasurer of the Ohio Farmers' and Horsemen's Mutual
Protection Company, and Vice President of the Bank
of North Lewisburg. Mr. Clark served
his township in the capacity of Trustee three terms,
and as Land Appraiser in 1870; he was elected to
other offices, but declined to fill them. He
is associated with the Masonic fraternity, in which
order he has taken the Red Cross degree; he is also
connected with Commandery No. 19. During the
war, Mr. Clark was active in the interest of
the Union, and was liberal in clearing the township
of the draft and furnishing means for the soldiers.
His political affiliations have always been with the
Republican party. Mr. Clark has been
twice married; the first time to Miss Hannah
Barney, who died and left four children, viz.,
Flora E., wife of Joseph Spain, Alice,
Lucy E. and Charles. His second
marriage occurred Apr. 16, 1870, to Miss Eliza
Asher, daughter of John and Deborah Asher.
Mrs. Clark was born in Logan County, Ohio,
Aug. 25, 1838. Five children were given to
bless this union - Pearl, John E., George,
Ada and Blanche.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 473 |
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Allen Twp. -
JONAS C. CLINE,
merchant, Pottersburg, was born in Washington
County, Penn., Nov. 1, 1824. His father,
Michael Cline, was born in Germany Mar. 8,1789,
and his mother, Phebe Condit, was born
in Wales Nov. 12, 1800. Mr. Cline was a
son of William and Margaret Cline (originally
Kline), who were also natives of Germany.
Mr. Cline died in his native country, and some
years afterward Mrs. Cline, with her three
children - George, William and Michael
- emigrated to America. George settled
near Cincinnati; William, near Wheeling, W.
Va., and Michael, and his widowed mother
settled in Washington County, Penn., where he grew
to manhood. He served one year as Drum Major
in the war of 1812, and then returned to his former
home in Pennsylvania, where he married Miss
Lovina Clutter, who died there. In 1817,
he was again married - to Miss Phebe Condit,
daughter of Jonas and Eunice Condit, who
crossed the waters from Wales about the year 1812.
In 1827, Mr. Cline removed to Belmont County,
Ohio, thence to Knox County, where he died in 1866.
Mr. C. died in Union County in 1877.
Capt. Cline is the youngest son of nine
children. He was reared on a farm till
seventeen years old, when he came to Union County
and learned the carpenter trade, which he followed
till the breaking-out of the war. Aug. 7,
1862, he responded to the call of his country, by
enlisting in Company K, Ninety-sixth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He was elected First
Lieutenant, and served in that rank till Apr. 1,
1863, when he was promoted to Captain, and assigned
to Company C. He remained in charge of this
company till Mar. 11, 1864, when he received an
honorable discharge at Frankelton, La., on account
of disability. Among the principal battles in
which he was engaged were: Chickasaw Bluffs,
Arkansas Post, siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Grand
Coteau, and a number of minor engagements. At
the last named battle he was slightly, but not
seriously wounded. At the expiration of his
term of service he returned to Allen Center, and
resumed his trade, following it up to 1868, when he
engaged in merchandising at Pottersburg, where he
has enjoyed a good trade. Jan. 11, 1848, he
was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth A.
Ware, a daughter of Lester Ware, and a
native five of Champaign County. Her birth
occurred Jan. 24, 1831. They were blessed with
five children, of whom four are living: Lester
W., Allie F., wife of Franklin Robinson, Ira
B., and Phillelia A., wife of George
Burr. Mr. Cline and family are
members of the Universalist Church. Mr. C.
is connected with the F., & A. M. and I. O. O. F.
orders, and Post of the Grand Army. He served
as Township Treasurer two terms, and politically is
a Republican. His farm, located near Allen
Center, contains seventy-one acres.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 474 |
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Paris Twp. -
HON. J. B. COATS.
Probate Judge, Marysville. John B. Coats
was born in Guilford, Windham Co., State of Vermont,
on the 5th day of September, A. D. 1821, in which
State, with the exception of about two years'
residence in the State of Massachusetts, he
continued to reside until a few weeks prior to
reaching majority. He was principally engaged
in farm labor during this time, leaving home to
engage in the battle of life, on his own account,
when a little over thirteen years of age. He
received such education as the common schools
afforded at that time, and after leaving home made
it a point to attend school during the three winter
months, until arriving at majority. In 1842,
he bid adieu to his native hills and started for
Ohio, selecting it as, in his judgment, the bet of
the then Western States, arriving at Xenia in
September of the aforesaid year. After
attending school at the latter place for a few
months, to add to his then limited store of
knowledge, and familiarize himself with the customs
of the country, he commenced teaching near
Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio. He continued
teaching and laboring on a farm up to the year 1848,
during which time he had read law with John H.
Watson, of Xenia, at which place he was admitted
to the bar, on the 17th day of June, A. D. 1847.
In 1848, his health having become so impaired as to
incapacitate him for entering upon the practice of
his profession, he returned to his native State to
recuperate, where he remained for about a year and a
half, engaged in teaching and various pursuits a
portion of the time. His health being
restored, he returned to Ohio and located in
Marysville, in December, 1849, entering into
partnership in the practice of law with P. B.
Cole, Esq., which partnership continued for
about assistant editor of the Marysville Tribune,
then under the control of the late Hon. C. S.
Hamilton; being a pronounced Whig in politics,
he labored in various ways to insure the success of
that party till it ceased to exist, when he became a
Republican. In November, 1853, he purchased
the Tribune of Mr. Hamilton, assumed
the editorial control of the same and continued to
act in that capacity for one year, when he sold out.
During his brief editorial career, he still
continued in the practice of the law, in partnership
with John L. Porter, under the firm name of
Coats & Porter. This was continued with
an interruption of a few years up to 1862, when
Mr. Porter when into the army. In 1858, he
began acting as assistant editor of the Union
Press and so continued until 1859; and in 1861
he assumed the editorship of the same paper, and in
this capacity acted until the paper changed hands,
some time in 1863. While engaged editorially,
he labored with zeal to promote the success of the
Republican party, and was a delegate in the
convention of July 13th, 1854, at Columbus, which
practically formed that party, and to which he has
adhered during the years of its existence. The
first office he was called to fill was that of
Justice of the Peace, to which he was elected in
1851, serving three years, and again elected to the
same office in 1857. In 1859, he was elected
to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of the county,
a position that he held for three successive terms,
when he retired. At the October election, in
1869, he was elected to the office of Probate Judge,
which office, by successive elections, he now holds,
having entered on his fifth term. At the April
election, in 1873, he was elected a delegate to the
Constitutional Convention, to which position he had
been nominated by a Republican convention, held in
March of that year. It is but justice to
Judge Coats to say that he did not seek
this, and during the canvass, prior to his
nomination, spoke against the use of his name,
believing it not in the fitness of things that he,
while holding one office, should seek, or be elected
to, another; but on receiving the nomination, he
deemed it but justice to his friends who had placed
him in nomination, that he should accept, and leave
the matter in the hands of the people, to whose
decision in the premises, he felt willing to submit
with cheerfulness. He has numerous competitors
for the nomination, which, as he had foreseen,
caused some bitterness of feeling, and his
competitor at the polls being an independent
candidate, made the contest a very lively one, out
of which he came with a majority of thirteen, in a
very light vote. On Apr. 20, 1854, Judge
Coats married Catharine P. Vastine, of
Delaware County, Ohio, daughter of John and
Catharine (hetrick) Vastine who removed to Iowa
in 1854, and remained until their deaths. By
this marriage three children have been born, to wit:
John Wilber (who died in 1872 in his
eighteenth year), Frances D., born Oct. 19,
1845, and Charles N., born June 8, 1861.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 87 |
Philip Coe |
Allen Twp. -
PHILIP COE, farmer, P.
O. Milford Center. The subject of this sketch
was born in Washington County, Penn., Apr. 28, 1823.
He is the eldest son of Daniel and Mary (Gladden)
Coe, the former a native of Washington County,
Penn., and the latter of Jefferson County, Ohio.
He was born in March, 1801, and his wife, to whom he
was married in 1822, was born Jan. 18, 1803.
Mrs. Coe's parents were among the earliest
pioneers of Jefferson County. In March, 1834,
Mr. Coe and family removed to Union County,
locating temporarily in Union Township; then removed
and settled in Allen Township, where Mr. Coe
bought a farm of 200 acres of Reuben P. Mann;
the same spring he made an addition of 1060 acres to
the original purchase. This whole tract of
land, except a few acres was in its primitive
condition. There were few improvements, and,
there being no mill within a convenient distance, in
1837 Mr. Coe erected a mill on Big Darby, in
Allen Township, which he operated twelve years.
In 1850, during the gold excitement, he, with his
second son, Joseph, started for California.
While crossing the plains he was seized with the
flux, and after a severe illness returned home and
died Jan. 18, 1851. He served in various
official capacities of the township and was Elder in
the Presbyterian Church at his death. He was
the parent of twelve children, five of whom are
living. Philip, the subject of this
sketch, was reared to manhood on the farm and
received his education in the pioneer schools
of his day. At an early age, he took charge of
his father's farm and conducted it successfully till
his (father's) death. Oct. 10, 1850, he was
married to Miss Elizabeth C. Woodworth, a
daughter of Charles and Lalura Woodworth.
She was born in Massachusetts May 17, 1833, and died
June 21, 1854. Mr. Coe celebrated his
second marriage Feb. 8, 1855, with Louisa S.
Smith, daughter of James R. and Anna
(Masters) Smith. Mrs. Coe was born Sept.
15, 1832. Nine children were the fruits of
this union; eight are living, viz.: Anna L., Mary
E., Lottie M., William D., Charles H., James P.,
Martha L. and Walter T. Mr. and Mrs.
Coe are consistent members of the Presbyterian
Church. Mr. Coe is identified with the
I. O. O. F. and Masonic order, in which he has taken
the Scottish Rite, thirty-second degree.
Politically, Mr. Coe is of pure Republican
sentiment. He has always displayed a deep
interest in all religious and educational
enterprises. By occupation he is an
agriculturist and stock-raiser. Since 1858 he
has been engaged in manufacturing cheese. He
keeps thirty cows and makes from 10,000 to 12,000
pounds of cheese annually. His farm contains
328 acres of finely improved land, and is adorned
with a large adn commodious frame residence, with
all the latest improvements. It is furnished
with a furnace, gas in all the rooms, and cold and
hot water baths.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 474
(Portrait on Page 369) |
Stephen Cranston |
Liberty Twp. -
STEPHEN
CRANSTON
Source: History Union County,
Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page
404 (Portrait on Page 420) |
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Allen Twp. -
WILLIAM H. CRARY, farmer, P.
O. North Lewisburg, Clerk of Allen Township, was
born near his place of residence Aug. 12, 1840.
He is a son of Ebenezer W. and Harriet M. (Morse)
Crary, natives of Connecticut and New York.
In 1836, they removed from what is now Lake County,
Ohio, to Allen Township, where Mr. Crary
bought a farm of 135 acres. He died near
Sandusky, Ohio, in October, 1846. Mrs.
Crary departed this life Mar. 6, 1877.
While Mr. Crary lived in Allen, he held
several important township offices; among them was
Justice of the Peace for six years, Clerk two years
and Land Appraiser one year. He and wife were
formerly members of the Presbyterian Church, but
when they came to this county they united with the
Lutheran Church. They had five children, three
of whom they reared to maturity. William H.,
our subject, is the eldest; he was brought up on the
old homestead and educated in the common schools.
June 14, 1866, he was united in marriage with
Miss Olive A. Inskeep, daughter of William
and Mary Inskeep, and a native of Allen
Township. She was born Jan. 11, 1841.
Five children were born to this marriage; of these
three are living - Jennie M., born Oct. 24,
1869; Charlie F., born June 16, 1876; and
Mary E., born July 29, 1878. Mr. Crary
is now filling the office of Township Clerk for
the eleventh year. He owns a
half-interest in a farm of 135 acres and is engaged
in farming. He was the chief worker in
securing petitions for some of the first pikes in
the township, and has been engaged more or less in
their construction since their first introduction in
the township. He and wife are ardent members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which they
have been prominently identified for twenty-three
years. Politically, Mr. Crary is a
stanch Republican.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 475 |
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Claibourne Twp. -
THOMAS P. CRATTY, merchant,
Richwood, was born in Marion County, Ohio, Dec, 12,
1830, and is the son of Samuel and Jane (Pugh)
Cratty, natives of Ohio, the former of Irish and
the latter of Welsh descent. His paternal
grandfather is still living at the age of
ninety-eight years. Our subject was educated
principally at the Delaware (Ohio) University, and
pursued his studies with the view of becoming a
lawyer. Fearing he would not be able to
acquire the profession for lack of funds, he
abandoned the idea and resorted to store-keeping and
auctioneering to gain livelihood. He still
retains his liking for the legal profession, and has
argued a great many cases before Justices of the
Peace with marked success. As an auctioneer,
he has but few equals, and no superiors in this part
of the country. He began his business life in
1859 in the grocery and dry goods trade in Marion
County, where he remained until 1863, when he
engaged in the same business at Richwood. On
the organization of the Union County Bank, he was
elected its President, and has served in that
capacity ever since. He is a Republican in
politics, and for a time served as Mayor of the
village of Richwood. Prior to engaging in
mercantile pursuits, he had taught school from the
time he was eighteen years of age. He is a
thorough business man, and the owner of 125 acres of
land, all of which he has made by his own exertions.
He was married in 1861 to Ann Eliza
Fish, a daughter of Samuel Fish,
of Marion County, and by her has had four children,
viz., S. Frank, Nina May, Mina J. and
Princess Eva. Mr. and Mrs. Cratty
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
which he is a licentiate minister.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 615 |
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Paris Twp. -
OTWAY CURRY
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 91 |
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