Source:
HISTORY
of the
ASHLAND COUNTY
PIONEER
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
From Its Organization Sept. 10, 1875, to the
Close of the Eleventh Annual Meeting
Aug. 27, 1885, Embracing a Period of Ten Years.
by Dr. S. Riddle
Ashland, Ohio,
The Brethren Publishing House
1888
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NECROLOGY REPORT OF 1884
by S. Riddle, Historian
A list of the names of Pioneers who have died in
Ashland County and at other points, who once lived
here, since our last annual meeting..
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP -
Robinson Keffer was born in
Dauphin County, Pa., Nov. 12th,
1804, came to Petersburg in April,
1834, and died Oct. 10th, 1883, aged
78 years, 10 months and 28 days.
John Sunday was born in York County, Pa., Sept.
29th, 1797, came to Mifflin township
in 1818, died Sept. 21st, 1883, aged
85 years, 11 months and 22 days.
John
Charles was born in Lancaster
County, Pa., came to Mifflin
township in 1826, died Feb. 14th,
1884, aged 81 years, 7 months and 1
day.
MArtin
Kagey was born in Shenandoah
County, Virginia, Dec. 14th, 1801,
came to Mifflin township in 1825,
died Aug. 8th, 1884, aged 82 years,
7 months and 24 days. |
GREEN TOWNSHIP -
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Miss Mary Tannehill was born at
the old homestead, near Perrysville,
Nov. 14th, 1835, and died at her
father's home in Perrysville, July
4th, 1884, aged 48 years, 7 months
and 20 days. She was one of
the excellent of earth. |
HANOVER TOWNSHIP -
None reported for this year, but
the two following should have been
reported last year:
John Priest was born in Crawford County, Pa.,
Jan. 25th 1807, and died in
Loudonville June 12th, 1883, aged 76
years, 4 months and 17 days.
He was a son of James Loudon and
Paulina Priest and one of a
family of fifteen children.
Judge
George Harris Stewart was born
in Alexandria, Huntingdon County,
Pa., Oct. 9th, 1809, came to
Loudonville in 1833, and died Feb.
2nd, 1883, aged 73 years, 3 months
and 21 days. |
LAKE TOWNSHIP -
Mrs. Sarah Emerick was born in
Licking County, Ohio, her maiden
name was Green, came to Lake
township in 1820, and died at the
age of 78 years.
Sparks
Bird, Sr., was born in
Westmoreland County, Pa., Feb. 9th,
1796, came with his parents to
Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1803.
In 1814 he left the parental roof;
in 1815 he visited his uncle,
Gen. Reason Beall; in 1816 he
followed up the Beall trail and came
to Loudonville and located in Lake
township where he lived over 60
years, and died July 6th, 1884, aged
88 years, 4 months and 27 days.
Philip
Faber was born in Elsos,
Germany, and died January 8th, 1884,
aged 67 years, 7 months and 5 days.
Milton Newkirk was born in Wayne County, Ohio,
and died Apr. 19th, 1884, aged 69
years.
Mrs.
Mary Ream was born in Columbiana
County, Ohio, and died May 2nd,
1884, aged 84 years.
Christian Faber was born in
Elsos, Germany, and died May 3rd,
1884, aged 88 years.
Mary Naylor was born in Green township, Ashland
County, Ohio, and died Mar. 28th,
1884, aged 53 years.
Miss
Mary Warrens was born in
Pennsylvania, and died July 4th,
1884, aged 75 years. |
MOHECAN TOWNSHIP -
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George Ensminger was born in
Franklin County, Pa., and was one of
the first settles in Mohecan
township, and died Feb. 22nd, 1884,
aged 80 years. |
VERMILLION TOWNSHIP -
Prof. S. Diefendorf, D. D., was
born Apr. 24th, 1816, in Montgomery
County, N. Y., came to Hayesville,
Ashland County, in April, 1849, and
died Feb. 14th, 1884, aged 67 years,
9 months, and 20 days.
Thomas
Crone was born in Juniatta
County, Pa., Oct. 27th, 1800, came
into this State in 1840, and into
this County in 1843, and died June
22nd, 1884, aged 83 years, 7 months
and 25 days.
Nancy
Zimmerman was born in Frederick
County, Maryland, Nov. 7th, 1814,
came into Ashland County in 1852,
died May 30th, 1884, aged 69 years,
8 months and 11 days.
Samuel
Robinson was born in
Pennsylvania, Feb. 22nd, 1811, had
lived in Ashland County over 49
years; died Aug. 6th, 1884, aged 73
years, 5months and 14 days.
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PERRY TOWNSHIP -
Catharine Stover was born in
Lancaster County, Pa., Feb. 9th,
1817, came to Ohio 1834, died Mar.
19th, '84, aged 67 years, 1 month
and 10 days.
Jonathan
Myers was born in Center County,
Pa., came to Ashland County
at the age of 15, died Jan. 28th,
'84, aged 62 years, 6 months and 26
days. |
JACKSON TOWNSHIP -
ORANGE TOWNSHIP -
Jacob Shopbell was born Sept. 29th,
1788, in Berks County, Pa., came to
Orange township, then in Richland County
in '32, died Mar. 6th, '84, aged 95
years, 5 months and 7 days.
Jacob Priest
was born in Orange township, and died at
McComb, Hancock County, Ohio, June 2nd,
'84, aged 55 years, 3 months and 9 days.
Jacob Fluke
was born in Orange township, then
Richland County, June 22nd, '20, and
died July 11th, '84, aged 64 years and
19 days.
Mary Barrack,
daughter of Jacob Shopbell, and
wife of Samuel Barrack was born
in Columbia County, Pa., came with her
parents to Orange township 50 years ago,
died May 18th, '84, aged 63 years, 10
months and 4 days.
Mrs. Elisha
Chilcoat was born in Pennsylvania,
came to Ohio in an early day, died May
8th, '84, aged 90 years.
Ephraim
Baughman was born in Ohio, died May
4th, '84, aged 52 years.
Jacob Karth
was born in Pennsylvania, came to Orange
township many years ago, died in
February '84, aged 77 years.
Betsey
Jackson (Wiley) was born in
Columbiana County, Ohio, came to Ashland
County in the fall of '32, died June
27th, '84, aged about 63 years. |
SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP -
TROY TOWNSHIP -
RUGGLES TOWNSHIP -
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Samuel Snyder was born in
Northumberland, County, Pa., June 5th,
'07, and died Apr. 5th, '84, aged 76
years and 10 months. |
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Susannah Stahl was born in
Northumberland County, Pa., came with
her father's family to Clear Creek
township when but a girl. She was
a member of the U. P. church died died
Sept. 28th, '83, aged 54 years.
Abel Bailey
was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa.
Came to Ashland (then Richland county)
in the year 1816. Died Nov. 13,
'83, aged 84 years. He was a
life-long member of the Baptist church.
Jacob Lehman
was a native of Germany, and came to
Clear Creek Township with his father's
family when a boy. He died Mar.
27, '84, aged 54 years. He was a
member of the Presbyterian church.
Moses C.
Scott came from Zanesville, Ohio, to
Clear Creek Township when a young man.
He died Apr. 15, '84, aged 71 years.
Robert
McKibben was born on the old
McKibben homestead in Clear Creek
Township. His death took place
Apr. 19, '84, aged 51 years.
Mr. Hannah
Cisney (whose maiden name was
McCurdy) and her father were among
the eaerly settlers of Clear Creek
Township. Died Apr. 18, '84, aged
71 years. |
MILTON TOWNSHIP. -
John Briggle was born in Wertenburg,
Germany, June 11, 1797. Came first
to Pennsylvania, then to Ohio, and
settled in Milton Township in 1840, and
died Jan. 28, '84, aged 87 years and 17
days.
Mrs.
Catharine (Albert) Brubaker was born
in Lancaster county, Pa., May 10, 1809.
Came to Ashland County and settled in
Milton Township in 1825, and died July
14, 1884, aged 75 years, 2 months and 4
days.
Conrad Smith
was born in Lancaster county, Pa., Feb.
3, 1783. Moved to Clear Creek
Township, Ashland County, in 1840, and
died in Milton Township, May 20, 1884,
aged 101 years, 3 mo. and 17 days.
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MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. -
Mrs. Nancy Wicks (Vantilburg)
was born in Milton Township Dec. 25,
1826, and died in Ashland, Apr. 7, 1884,
aged 57 years, 3 months and 12 days.
Death of
Mrs. Dr. Robinson (See Memorial)
Martin V.
Kagey was born in Mifflin Township
in 1840, and died in Ashland, Jan. 15,
1884, aged about 44 years.
Dr. Mrs.
Phoebe Coffin was born in White
Creek, Washington county, N. Y., Dec.
25, 1808. Came to Ohio in the fall
of 1833, died Feb. 24, '84, aged 75
years and 2 months.
Simon
Brindle was born in Franklin county,
Pa., July 6, 1808. Came to Ohio in
1847. Died Feb. 27, 1884, aged 75
years, 7 months and 21 days.
Mrs. Mary
Cairus (Peters) was born near
Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa., Mar. 13,
1797. Came to Ashland in 1835.
Died Jan. 23, 1884, aged 86 years, 10
months and 10 days.
John Rigdon
Riddle was born in Montgomery
Township, Apr. 12, 1824, 1824.
Died Mar. 19, 1884, aged 59 years, 11
months and 7 days.
Stephen Wolf
was born in Columbiana county, Ohio,
June 19, 1814. Came to Ashland
county (then Richland) in April, 1831.
Died May 10, 1884, aged 69 years, 10
months and 27 days.
John Philip Kosht was born at East Penusborough,
Cumberland Co., Pa., Mar. 30, 1797.
Came to Ashland on the 18th day of May,
1832. Died May 27, 1884, aged 87
years, 1 month and 27 days.
Sarah Saner
Swineford was born in Ashland, Aug.
11, 1826, and died at Grundy Center,
Ill., June 27, 1884, aged 58 years.
Wm. Hanley
Widgeon was born near Norfolk,
Virginia, Aug. 22, 1809. Came to
Ohio in an early day. First
settled in Marietta, then in Zanesville,
then in Ashland, where he lived a number
of years, and died June 25, 1884, aged
74 years, 10 months and 3 days.
Mrs. Harriet Greenewald (Wilson) was born in
Perry Township, July 16, 1820, and died
in Ashland, Feb. 14, 1884, aged 63
years, 7 months and 9 days.
Samuel
Shirts, once of this place, was
burned to death in Shelby, Mich., in
Feb. 1884, aged 86 years.
Mrs. Amelia Graham Sprengle (Cook) was born in
Ashland and died in Washington, Kansas,
in 1884, aged 52 years, 2 months and 25
days.
John B.
Hossler was born in Franklin county,
Penn., Sept. 5, 1819. Came to
Ashland county in 1842, and died July
23, 1884, aged 64 years, 10 months and
22 days.
Mrs.
John Krebbs died in Ashland May 8,
1884, aged 82 years.
Mr. Gustavus
Osterlein was born in Wertenburg,
Germany, Nov. 20, 1804. Came to
Ashland in October, 1834, and died Aug.
4, 1884, aged 79 years, 8 months and 14
days.
Rev. Frances
Ruth, who once lived in Ashland, was
born in Pennsylvania. Came
to Ashland in an early day, and died in
Galion, O., Sunday, July 27, 1884, aged
80 years.
Col.
Barnabus Burns was born in Fayette
county, Pa., June 20, 1817, and at the
age of three years was brought with his
father's family to Ashland, then
Uniontown, and died in Mansfield, Oct.
12, 1884, aged 66 years, 3 months and 13
days. He studied Grammar and some
of the higher branches in the old
Ashland Academy. He practiced law
in Mansfield for many years. Held
many positions of honor and trust.
Made the first war speech that was made
in Ashland in the spring of 1861.
Delivered the annual address of Ashland
County Pioneer and Historical Society in
Ashland in August, 1881. His last
meeting with us was at the unveiling of
the Copus and Ruffner
monuments, Sep. 15, 1882. His
noble life had been spent in the
interests of his country and of
humanity. But he sleeps now, and
rests from all his labors. Peace
to his memory.
Total number reported 60.
S. RIDDLE, Historian of Ashland County
Pioneer and Historical Society. |
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