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BIOGRAPHIES
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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History of Ashland County, Ohio
with Illustrations and Biographical
Sketches,
by George William Hill, M.D. -
Published by Williams Bros.
-1880 -
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JOSEPH
HARVUOT was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in
1792. In 1818 he married Lydia Bruce, and
removed to Clearcreek, Richland county, Ohio, in the spring of
1820, and located on section twenty-five, where he resided until
his decease in 1843. He was a member of the Disciple church, and
an elder. His family, at his decease, consisted of Isaac,
Anne, Richard, Elizabeth, Lewis,
Sarah, Joseph, and Mary, by his first wife, and
William, by his second wife, having been twice married. The
only member of the family left in Clearcreek is Isaac. Isaac is a
dealer in money, and is accumulating a fortune. He is married, and
resides in Savannah.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 160 |
NATHANIEL
HASKELL was born in Windsor county, Vermont, October
3, 1792. He emigrated to Ohio in 1817, and located in
Cleveland. In July, 1818, he removed to Wooster, Wayne
county, where he remained three years, and located in Loudonville,
Richland, now Ashland county. Soon after his arrival, he
erected a carding-machine and fulling mill, which for several
years was a great neighborhood convenience. In April, 1823,
he married Hettia A. Skinner, the daughter of a pioneer,
who erected the first grist-mill in the vicinity of Loudonville.
Mr. Haskell was a thrifty business man and
accumulated property quite rapidly. He laid out an addition
to Loudonville, and, by his business energy and strict integrity,
contributed to the growth of the town. He was long engaged
in the mercantile business, and possessed tact and energy in its
management. He took a deep interest in the school system of
Ohio, and was always liberal in forwarding the interest of
education. He was, for many years, an active member of the
Masonic fraternity, and noted for his genial disposition and love
for that ancient order. In his later years - 1868 - he
became the principal stockholder and owner of the Haskell
bank of Loudonville, which was an institution of deposit and
exchange, and was managed by him. In 1855 his excellent wife
deceased. September 30, 1871, Mr. Haskell deceased,
leaving his bank interest to a nephew, he having died childless.
The institution was conducted by the nephew until 1875, when he
deceased.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page |
GEORGE WILLIAM HILL, of
Ashland, was born in Marshall county, Virginia, April 22, 1823.
His ancestors were Scotch-Irish. His great-grandfather
settled in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia, in about the year
1750. His grandfather Edward Hill, settled about
four miles west of Mt. Pleasant, in Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, in the year 1794, a region prior to that time
claimed as a part of the territory of Virginia, where John
Hill, father of George W. Hill, was born in 1801.
In the fall of 1822 John Hill located in Marshall county,
Virginia, where he married Catharine Grandstaff, of
German descent, and where George William Hill, their
first child, was born. In 1824 John Hill removed to
Richhill township, Muskingum county, Ohio, on the head waters of
Wills creek, then a wild and sparsely settled region. In
1830, he removed to near Brownsville, in Licking county, where
he remained until 1834, and then located near Hartford, in the
same county, in the midst of the forest of that region, where
deer and other game could be seen almost daily ranging through
the deep woods, and commenced to prepare a new home. After
making some improvements upon his farm, he sold it and again
located near Newark in 1836, and in September of the same year
his wife deceased and was buried in the old cemetery of Newark.
John Hill then returned with his children, seven in
number, to Richhill, in Muskingum county. In March, 1840,
while engaged in business, John Hill died at Providence
City, in the Maumee region. In 1842 the administrator of
his estate became a bankrupt, and took the benefit of that law,
and the children of John Hill were left penniless, owning
to the defects of the administration laws of the State at that
time. Without money and in the possession of a few books,
having a limited common school education, the subject of this
sketch apprenticed himself to learn the trade of a tanner, and
served about three years, on the principle that every young man
should have a trade or occupation to warrant success in life.
In 1845 he entered Ashland academy, then under the
superintendence of the lamented Lorin Andrews, one of the
most successful instructors in Ohio, and who afterwards became
president of Kenyon college, in Knox county, Ohio. Mr.
Hill remained at that school three years, paying his way by
working nights, mornings, and during vacations. In 1848 he
became deputy for the auditor and treasurer, and remained in the
county offices until 1851. In 1850, having read law at
nights after office hours, he was admitted to the bar as a
practicing attorney. In 1852 he was principal of
Loudonville academy, which position he held until failing health
compelled him to resign. In 1853-4 he was official
reporter for the Ohio senate. In August, 1854, he was
appointed a deputy in the office of the State auditor, that
office being presided over by Hon. William D. Morgan, now
of Newark, Ohio. In Nov., 1855, he was appointed to a
first-class clerkship in the treasury of the United States.
In 1859, he graduated in medicine in the medical department of
Georgetown college, District of Columbia, lecture hours
occurring after office hours in the treasury, thus enabling him
to attend lectures without losing time. In July, 1861, he
was at teh first battle of Bull Run, as a volunteer surgeon.
In January, 1862, he returned to Ashland, Ohio, and entered upon
the practice of Medicine, and continued in that profession until
the fall of 1867. In 1862 he was elected prosecuting
attorney of Ashland county, and was re-elected in 1864. In
the winter of 1868-9, he was official reporter of the house of
representatives of Ohio. In April, 1868, he purchased the
Ashland Union, the Democratic organ of the county, and
changed its name to The States and Union. He
continued to edit said paper until August, 1872, when, differing
with his party on the policy of nominating Horace Greeley
for President, he sold said upper.
In 1872 he was a delegate from the fourteenth district
to the Baltimore convention, but refused to act with his
delegation as to the time-serving policy of selecting a
candidate from the ranks of the Republican party to head the
National Democratic ticket for President. In disgust he
retired, selling to men who thought they sacrificed no principle
in advocating the claims of Greeley for President, although he
had often stated in Tribune, that he "would not say that
every Democrat was a horse thief, but would say that every horse
thief turned out to be a Democrat." The people of
the United States refused to sustain his nomination, and defeat
and disaster overtook the old man, and from
disappointment, he soon became a hopeless wreck, and died.
Such is the end of ambitious and ill-balanced men! In the
spring of 1873, Mr. Hill was elected a member of the Ohio
Constitutional convention held at the cities of Columbus and
Cincinnati in the summer of 1873 and winter of 1874.and served
upon several committees int he convention, and was chairman of
the committee of accounts and expenses. He made a number
of speeches, all of which are printed in the volumes of the
debates. He was active in opposing all schemes to deplete
the treasury, and increase the burthens of the people, and
finally voted against the constitution, feeling convinced that
it was not what the people wished. On the fourth of July,
1876, at a town meeting, the people selected him to deliver the
Centennial address for Ashland county. A large assemblage
of people was present to hear the address, which was published
in both the county papers. In 1875-6-7-8 he wrote the
sketches of Marion, Wyandot and Allen counties, with a full
history of the ancient Wyandotts, Delawares and
Shawnees, including their final removal west. In
1880 he finished, for publication, the history of Ashland
county.
Mr. Hill married Miss Rebecca Draper,
daughter of John Draper, formerly from near Boston,
Massachusetts, May 17, 1850. His family consists of three
children: Margaret Amanda, Ida Rena and William Duane
Hill all of age.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 126 |
| CHARLES HOY, SR.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 404 |
PETER HUFF
was born in Virginia, December 25, 1798, and when a child
accompanied his parents to Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where he
remained until 1825, when he came west and located in Lake
township. He settled on the west side of Lake fork in the
forest, and soon erected a cabin and began to improve his land.
Those residing on the west side of the stream were George
Marks, John C. Young, John Emerick, Enoch Covert, Abraham Blue,
Jabez Smith, Emer Akins, and Nathan Dolby. Mr. Huff
has a fine property south of Mohicanville. He is
quite vigorous and retains all his faculties. He has two
sons, Samuel and William. The former resides
in Mohicanville and carries on a large woollen manufactory, and
the latter resides on the homestead. Mr. Huff stays
with his son.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 177 |
ABRAHAM
HUFFMAN was born in Brooke county, Virginia, November 19,
1785. In 1813 he enlisted with the Brooke county soldiers to
serve in the northwest part of Ohio; but before seeing active
service the war closed. He entered the east half of section
thirty-one, in Clearcreek township, Richland county, in the
spring of 1815, and came on with a hand and erected a small open
cabin, and returned about the middle of the summer, after having
prepared a few acres of new ground for corn, and brought his
family. His was among the first families who located in
Clearcreek - the families of Robert McBeth, James Haney, John
and Richard Freeborn, and William Shaw having
arrived about the same time. When Mr. Huffman first
landed he found large numbers of Delaware and Wyandot Indians
encamped along the stream, engaged in hunting and trapping.
After a few weeks they returned to Sandusky. In the fall
they came on again. A large and well worn trail passed near
his cabin. The hunters passed up and down this trail on
their way to Wooster and Pittsburgh, on their trips to exchange
furs and peltry for lead, powder, tomahawks, knives, clothing, and
"white men's fire-water." There were two burial spots on the
farm of Mr. Huffman, one near the modern site of his barn,
and where one Mr. Mykrants erected a residence, east of the
Savannah road. In their hunting excursions along the streams
of Clearcreek, they frequently stopped at these cemeteries, and
seemed to mourn the departed. Mr. Huffman was careful
not to disturb the last sleeping place of their braves. It
was his custom to feed the Indians when they called at his cabin,
and by doing so he won their esteem. They never disturbed
him, although they passed in large numbers until about 1822.
Mr. Huffman was a large, energetic and thorough-going man.
His land contained a splendid sugar camp, and the second year he
made enough sugar to complete his payments on his farm. It
sold at the trading points at eighteen cents per pound, in cash.
For three or four years his toil was constant, for, when not
engaged in leveling the forests on his own premises, his services
were freely given to aid his neighbors in erecting cabins, rolling
logs and the like. The timber of the native forests of
Clearcreek was very dense and exceedingly tall. To prepare
fields for tillage, therefore, required much hard labor and toil
for a number of years. Mr. Huffman, in his prime,
possessed uncommon endurance. In a few years he had a model
farm, and was surrounded by all the comforts of the thrifty
agriculturist. He resided on his homestead until his family
had grown up and became somewhat scattered. He had been
foremost in encouraging the common schools of the township, in
erecting public highways and in support of houses of worship.
He was always ready to aid the needy, and was the foe of every
species of vice. In his intercourse with his neighbors, he
was frank and outspoken. He was an active member and
official of the Methodist Episcopal church for over fifty years.
He removed to Ashland in 1848, disposing of his farm, and died
October 19, 1860, at the age of seventy-five years. Mrs.
Huffman died in 1862, aged seventy-three years. The
family consisted of Zachariah, Susan, Abraham, Benjamin, John,
William, Mary Ann, Sarah Jane, Daniel and Perrin,
Zachariah, Abraham, John, William and Sarah are dead,
and the balance of the family are very much scattered.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 197 |
ANDREW
HUMPHREY, born in Ireland, came to America when only
twelve years old, and afterward married Mary Humphrey of
Erie, Pennsylvania. He came to Ashland county in 1824, and
first settled on the farm now owned by William Humphrey.
He was a shoemaker by trade, but in the latter part of his
life was engaged in farming. He was a member of the
Disciple church, and in politics was a Democrat. He was
the father of ten children, six of whom are living: William
who married Nancy McIlvaine; Rebecca, wife of
Lewis Patterson, of Missouri; Nancy, wife of
Alexander McS___; Catharine, wife of John Ramsey,
of Iowa; John, who married Rebecca Toney, and
lives in Ashland county, Ohio; and Jane, wife of James
Laird.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 282 |
ROBERT
R. HUMPHREY, born in Ashland county, Ohio, in
1851, was engaged in farming and school teaching until 1874,
when in company with J. R. Swartz, he purchased A. D.
Simmerman's stock of dry goods, groceries and notions in
Perrysville, and continued in partnership until 1878, when he
purchased Swartz's share, and still continues business
under the firm name of Humphrey & Son Apr. 14,
1880, their store and nearly their entire stock was destroyed by
fire, but they immediately erected a temporary building
adjoining their old stand, bought a new stock of goods, and
still continue in business. They deal largely in country
produce; their sales in all amounting to between twenty-five
thousand and thirty thousand dollars per annum. In 1878 he
married Jennie E. Wallace, and they have one child,
Clyde.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 282 |
WILLIAM
HUMPHREY, born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, in 1814,
came to Ohio with his father, and in 1842 married Mary
McIlvaine. He is engaged in farming, and also in the
dry goods business in Perrysville, and has the largest vineyard
in Green township. He has held the office of trustee,
clerk and treasurer for a number of years, and is an honored and
respected member of society. He has eight children, viz.:
James A., who married Mary Wachel, and lives in
Ashland County; Mary, wife of Benjamin Fry, of
Ashland county; Annie; Robert, who married
Jennie Wallace, and lives in Ashland county; William,
Jane, Sadie and Hattie.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 282 |
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