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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen & Van Wert
Counties, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co.
1896
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HON. JAMES MACKENZIE
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JOHN M. MARSH, M. D.
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BENJAMIN F. MARSHALL
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J. R. MARSHALL
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SUMNER F. MASON
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EDWIN E. McCALL
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ROBERT W. McCLURE
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WILLIAM McCOMB, JR.
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McCULLOUGH FAMILY
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A. J.
McFARLAND was born at Sandyville, Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, May 31, 1835. Remaining on the farm until 1859, he
was then married. During 1861 and 1862 he served in the
home guard, and in August, 1862, he enlisted for three years in
company E, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry,
which was assigned to the army of the Potomac. He was in
nineteen regular battles, and by a concussion lost the use of
one ear. On the morning of May 6, 1864, he was wounded in
his left leg by a piece of shell, lay on the field all that day
and the following night, and on the morning of the 7th was
captured by the Twenty-sixth Georgia Confederate infantry, and,
with 800 others, was taken to Lynchburg, Va. He was
bayonetted by one of the guards, taken to Danville, and two
weeks later, to Andersonville, where he was stripped of clothing
and of everything of value. Six months afterward he was
taken to Florence, S. C., where he remained until the close of
the war. Returning home he remained four months, then went
down to Columbus, where he was honorably discharged.
Generally he was a farmer and a teacher before the war. and for
some time after. He served as township clerk, and as
postmaster at West Cairo about nine years, during the
administrations of Garfield and Harrison.
Elected councilman, he served in that capacity for some time,
and also as clerk of the council about twelve years. Since
1881 he has been a notary public.
A. J. McFarland is a son of John and Margaret
(Shuse) McFarland, respectively of Pennsylvania-Dutch and
Scotch descent, the former a farmer by occupation, and in
politics a Henry Clay whig and then a republican, dying
at Sandyville in October, 1876. He was married twice, the
subject being the third child by the first marriage. A.
J. McFarland was married to Miss Sarah Craig, a
daughter of John and Susan Craig, the former dying in
1893, the latter still living at the age of seventy-seven.
To this marriage there have been born no children, but Mr.
and Mrs. McFarland have reared three orphans, one boy and
two girls. Mr. McFarland has always been a
republican, and both he and his wife are members of the
Christian church.
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DAVID
McPHERRON, one of the most successful agriculturists of
Perry township, Allen county, Ohio, is the eleventh child of a
family of fourteen children born to William and Jane (McCamish)
McPherron, of whom further mention will be made a little
further on, thus permitting a few remarks touching the ancestral
history of the subject of this sketch.
JAMES McPHERRON, the paternal grandfather of our
subject, was a native of Ireland, probably of the northern part of
that island, and undoubtedly of Scottish extraction, as his name
would imply. However, he came to America prior to the revolt of
the colonies against the tyranny of the British government, and
settled in Greene county, Tenn., bringing with him his wife and
three children who were born in the old country, he having there
married and having had born to him the following children —some of
Irish birth and some of American nativity: James, John,
Robert, William and a daughter, Betsey, who
was married to David Logan.
WILLIAM McPHERRON, father of our subject, was
born in 1781, doubtless in Tennessee, where he learned the
blacksmith's trade, which for many years he carried on in
connection with the making of gunbarrels, at which he was an
expert, and also engaged in farming and distilling while still a
resident of Tennessee. In 1835 he came to Ohio and located a mile
and a half east of the village of Liberty, then in Champaign
county, but, by division of territory, now in Montgomery county,
where he followed his trade for two years, and then, in 1837, came
to Allen county purchased eighty acres of land in section No. 10,
Perry township, and here laid the foundation of a fortune. He
first erected his blacksmith shop, then cleared up his farm, which
he wrought out from the wilderness and made to '' blossom as the
rose." He made a name and fame for himself throughout the
surrounding country as a gunmaker and was probably the best
blacksmith that the township of Perry saw for many years. As a
farmer he had few equals, and no one, in that early day, was more
active than he in advancing the interests of his township. In
politics a democrat, he served his fellow citizens as township
trustee, and was a most public-spirited citizen in all respects.
In religion he was an adherent of the New School Baptists, and in
that faith he died on his farm in 1844, lamented and honored by
his family and an extended circle of friends. The children who
blessed the prolific union of William and Jane (McCamish)
McPherron were named in order of birth as follows: James,
who died in Illinois; Elizabeth was married to David
Logan and died in Indiana; William also died in
Indiana; Margaret, who became the wife of William
Goetz, ended her days, also, in the state of Indiana; John
died in Dayton, Ohio; Thomas died in Indiana; Samuel died
in Miami county, Ohio; Susan, wife of Samuel
Crossley, died in Perry township, Allen county, Ohio;
Andrew, the ninth child, died in Indiana; George died
in Perry township, Allen county, Ohio; David is still
living in the township last mentioned; where Alexander, the
twelfth child, passed away his life; Martha, now Mrs.
Wilson, is a resident of Terre Haute, Ind., where the
fourteenth child, Mary A., ended her days, the wife of
Henry Lippincott.
David McPherron, the subject of this
memoir, was born October 12, 1823; in Greene county, Tenn., and
came with his father to Ohio in 1835, and, being a mere lad at
that time, received the greater part of his education in the
pioneer schools of Tennessee—log structures that they were, but
filled with a spirit of struggling ambition to acquire knowledge.
He was early inured to the toil of farm life, became a thorough
agriculturist, and on reaching his majority purchased the home
farm and filially cared for his beloved mother until her death in
1854. He then purchased forty acres in Perry township, which he
cleared up and turned into a neat and comfortable farm, but did
not long hold his residence there, as he chose to go to Indiana,
where he bought 130 acres in the northern part of the state, and
also purchased 360 acres across the border line in
Michigan. After a residence of four years in Indiana, however, he
returned to Ohio and purchased a farm of eighty acres in Perry
township, Allen county, and here has since made his home.
The first marriage of Mr. McPherron was
with Miss Mareitta P. Lippencott, who
died March 10, 1869, leaving three children, viz: Morgan;
Elizabeth, wife of John Scott, and Rillia,
wife of John Burgess. The second choice of Mr.
McPherron as a helpmate was Mrs. Mary
Logan, who bore the maiden name of Graham, and whom he
married in 1870. In his politics Mr. McPherron
has always been a democrat, and by that party has been elected to
fill all, or nearly all, the offices of his township; in religion
the Christian church recognizes in him a true and faithful member.
In his farming industry he has always made a success, although for
several years he added brick making to his agricultural pursuits,
and from that industry also derived a handsome income. He is today
one of the most prominent citizens of Perry township, which he has
seen developed from a wilderness into a central home of modern
civilization, this happy consummation being the result, to a great
extent, of his own personal efforts.
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JAMES B. McWILLIAMS, M. D.
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ELI MECHLING
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ROBERT MEHAFFEY
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JOHN MERICLE
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CHARLES A. METHEANY
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JOSEPH MEYER
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JOHN MILL
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THE MILLER FAMILY
- One of the most distinguished families of Allen county is that
whose history is here briefly traced. The founder of this
family in America was Stephen Miller, a native of
Holland, who in 1750 left that country and settled in Vermont,
subsequently removing to Brock's Gap, Va., with several of his
children, where he continued to live until 1806, when he and one
of his sons were killed by Indians. While facts in regard
to the lives of his children are somewhat meager, yet it is
known that four of them, William, George, Abraham and
Daniel, removed with him to Virginia. The family was
afterward separated, part going to Pennsylvania, while the
others removed to Ross county, Ohio, with the exception of
Daniel, who remained in Virginia.
GEORGE MILLER was born in 1762 in
Vermont and it is with his descendants that this sketch has to
deal. After the arrival of the family in Virginia, he
married Miss Mary Custer of that state, in which state
for sometime he pursued the trade of tanner, but at length, as
has been intimated above, removed to Ross county, Ohio, where he
lived until his death. He and his wife, Mary were
the parents of the following children: Stephen,
Ferdinand, Benjamin, Joseph, George, Mary, who became
Mrs. Murphy; and Rachel, who married a Mr. John.
Ferdinand, the second son of George, was
born in 1795, was reared in Virginia, was by occupation a
carpenter and farmer, and served in the war of 1812 as a colonel
from commencement to the close. He married Miss Keturah
Carr, by whom he had the following children:
Charles; Israel; Isaac, who died in Ohio; Joseph, who
served as a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and also died
in Ohio; Austin, who was a veteran in the same war, and
who now lives in Van Wert; Jesse, also a veteran in the
Rebellion and who died in Allen county; William; Curtis,
all of whom served in the Rebellion except the first named son;
Solomon, who now lives in Allen county; Sarah,
wife of John Heisler, of Kansas; Keturah, wife of
Samuel Herring; Kesiah, wife of William Lettle.
Ferdinand Miller settled in Amanda township, Allen county,
he coming to Fort Amanda in the winter of 1823-4 and there took
up eighty acres of government land, which he subsequently sold
and purchased eighty acres more. From this fact it may be
readily inferred that he was one of the early settlers of that
township, and upon his land he lived and labored in the manner
of the pioneer the remainder of his days, dying in Amanda
township, his wife Keturah having died some years
previously.
JOSEPH MILLER, the third son of
Ferdinand, who is mentioned above as a soldier in the war
of the Rebellion, was born in October, 1823, in Ross county,
Ohio, but was reared in Allen county, educated in the common
schools and learned the trade of a carpenter. In 1864 he
joined what is known as the home guards, and served ninety days.
He settled on eighty acres of land, which he entered in section
No. 26, forty acres of which he subsequently sold, and purchased
forty acres in section No. 34, adjoining. Upon this farm
he lived, improving it into a good and fertile piece of
property, and died in May, 1883. Politically Mr. Miller
was a republican, and was an active worker for his party's
success.
Joseph Miller married Miss Minerva J. Shock,
daughter of Samuel Shock, of Allegheny county, Pa., who
settled in Amanda township, Allen county. To this marriage
there were born eight children, viz.: Azariah D., Mary
A., Elizabeth, William F., of Lima, Ohio; Hanibal, of
Fort Worth, Texas; Solomon, of Lima, Ohio; Wilson C.
and Charles W. both of whom are living on the old farm.
AZARIAH D. MILLER, eldest son of
Joseph, was born June 18, 1853, upon the homestead in
Amanda township, and received his education in the common
schools. So well did he improve his opportunities that he
began teaching at the age of sixteen years, in district school
No. 7. He was devotedly attached to the profession of
teaching and followed it successfully for twenty-five years, and
closed his career in this line of labor in the same district in
which he began. With the exception of one term, when he
taught in Elida, he taught the entire twenty-five years in
Amanda township. During the many years thus spent,
however, Mr. Miller spent some time attending the schools
at Lima, and also in the National Normal school at Lebanon,
Warren county, Ohio, in order that his own education might be
more complete and that he might be better qualified for the
performance of his duties; and it is doubtless owing in part to
this course that he met with such extraordinary success.
In 1871 - 2 he was book-keeper for the agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, in its freight and express business, at Elida,
and at the same time was clerk for Rice & Leist, and
afterward for G. W. Moore, merchants at that place.
In 1876 he married Darthula Place, daughter of James
and Susan Place, soon afterward purchasing a farm in Amanda
township. In 1877 he was elected assessor of that
township, and in 1878 was elected justice of the peace, filling
the latter office for five years. While he was engaged in
teaching he had made a special study of the law books from the
office of McKenzie & Robb, and in 1885, as a member of
the firm of Remington & Miller, began the practice
of that profession, which hs continued until 1887, when,
being burned out and losing all his law library, he discontinued
the practice, and retired to his farm. From his time on
until February 9, 1894, he was engaged in farming and
contracting, but on the latter date he was appointed clerk of
the probate court, and has continued to fill this position until
the present time. Politically Mr. Miller is a
democrat and always takes great interest in his party's
prosperity. He has been a member of the county central
committee for several years, and once filled the office of
secretary, as such practically managing the campaign in 1890 in
Allen county. Fraternally Mr. Miller is a Knight of
Pythias, of which lodge he was one of the charter members - also
a charter member of Mount Lebanon lodge, of Lima. He is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and is altogether one
of the most prominent men in Allen county. Mr. and Mrs.
Miller are the parents of the following children:
Lehr E., Fredia G., Susan A., James J. and Mabel, all
bright and intelligent children.
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BENJAMIN MILLER,
of Beaver Dam, Allen county, was born in Highland county, Ohio,
about 1825, and is the eldest of twelve children born in
Christopher and Esther (Fullerton) Miller, both natives of
Ohio. Christopher Miller, was a wealthy farmer, who
removed from Madison county, Ohio, to Allen county, in 1833.
Here he entered eight acres of land, to which the following fall
he moved his family, and began clearing and improving.
Continuing to improve and to add to his estate, he at length
came to be worth $75,900, notwithstanding he began with less
than $500. Following are the names of his children:
Benjamin, Alexander, Andrew, Peter, Mary S., Elizabeth,
Lydia, John W., Dichia, Christina, Josiah and Barbara.
Of these only Benjamin, Barbara and Peter now
survive. The father of these children died in 1875, the
mother having died some years before.
Benjamin Miller has been married twice - first,
to Eliza Tipton, by whom he had six children, as follows:
Freeling H., Mahala, Commodore D., Mary E., Elia E., and
William T. The mother of these children died in
1875, and Mr. Miller married, in 1877, Mrs. A. Davis,
a daughter of Jonathan Lewis, an early settler of the
county. To this second marriage there were born no
children. Mr. Miller is a republican in politics
and a member of the United Brethren church. His eldest son
and one of his brothers enlisted in the army of the Union during
the Civil war, the son being killed in battle and the brother
dying of wounds received in defense of his country.
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Hon. John J. Miller |
HON. JOHN J. MILLER,
mayor of Spencerville and notary public, was born in Spencer
township, Allen county, May 27, 1857, and was the son of
Joseph R. and Sarah (Berry)
Miller. The mother is now
dead, but the father lives in Spencerville. John J.,
was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools and
began teaching when twenty years of age, which vocation he
followed for twelve years during the winter, farming in the
summer. During this time he was elected to the office of
justice of the peace of Spencer township two different times,
and resigned the last term in order to move to Spencerville.
He was also elected to fill the office of township trustee when
but twenty-four years of age. In 1889 he was elected land
appraiser of Spencer township, decennial appraiser in 1890; in
1890 was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of John H.
Dunathen as mayor, and the following spring was elected to
the office and has twice been elected since. Mr. Miller
has made an excellent mayor, and his incumbency has been
characterized by marked advancement and improvement in the
government of the town, as well as in material improvements.
He aided in organizing the Cooperage company of Spencerville in
1892 and incorporated it with a capital stock of $10,000, and of
this he has always been secretary. He has also been
secretary of the Home and Savings association since 1893.
Meanwhile he does a lively insurance business, both of life and
fire, and is withal one of the busiest men in the town. He
owns fifty-eight acres of good oil-producing property, and also
a neat place in Spencerville. His real estate transactions
are heavy, doing an extensive business at home and abroad.
Farm loans are likewise a specialty with him, and he is in every
respect an all-around business man - such a one as is necessary
in every community. He is a member of the Knights of
Pythias lodge, No. 251, also a member of U. R. of K. of P.,
Spencerville division, No. 60, having passed the chairs of the
subordinate and was a representative to the grand lodge in 1892,
at Columbus, Ohio.
Dec. 24, 1878, Mr. Miller was married to Miss
Naoma Hullinger, daughter of Eli and Nancy A. (Russell)
Hullinger. She was born in Perry township.
Mayor Miller and wife are the parents of six children -
Jesse E., Sallie, Russell Ray, Cannor, Homer, and Willie
(deceased). Both are members of the Christian church
and active workers in the society. Politically Mayor
Miller is a democrat and is a wheel-horse of his party.
That Spencerville prospers goes without saying when it can bosat
of such men as the one of whom this sketch is written.
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WILLIAM FINLEY MILLS
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HENRY J. MOENNIG
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FRANK MOENTER
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JOHN HENRY MOENTER
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THOMAS MONTAGUE
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EDWARD MOORMAN
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JOHN P. MORGAN
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RICHARD J. MORGAN
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EDWARD MORRIS
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JAMES T. MORRIS
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DAVID B. MOYERS
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THOMAS C. MOYERS
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JOHN MUELLER
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DANIEL MULLENHOUR
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JULIUS CURTIS MUSSER
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DANIEL MYERS
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LEVI M. MYERS
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