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 1882
by S. Riddle, Historian
Names of the pioneers of Ashland County who have
died since our last annual meeting Aug. 18, 1881,
also a few others who have not been reported the
previour year.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP -
Frederick
Dale,
born in Petersburg, Sept, 4, 1827,
died Aug. 8, 1881, aged 53 years, 11
months and 4 days.
Christian
King,
born in Germany, and died Feb. 8,
1882, aged 82 years, 3 months and 8
days. |
LAKE TOWNSHIP -
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Peter
Huff,
born in Virginia, Dec. 25, 1798,
came to Lake township, Ashland
County, in 1826 and died Dec. 29,
1881, aged 83 years and 4 days. |
MOHECAN TOWNSHIP -
Mary M. Winbigler was
born at Harpers Ferry, Virginia,
June 20, 1793, came to Ashland
County, then Wayne, in 1819 and died
Feb. 17, 1882, aged 88 years, 7
months and 26 days.
Margaret Butdorff, (whose
maiden was Ream) died June
28, 1882, aged 55 years, 9 months
and 13 days. |
GREEN TOWNSHIP -
Benjamin Castor
was born in Beaver County,
Pa.., Sept. 16, 1809 and came to
Ashland County in 1829 and died Dec.
14, 1881, aged 73 years.
Joseph Gladden,
born in Richland County, came into
Ashland County in 1860 and died in
1881, aged 65 years.
George Krouse,
born in Montgomery County, Pa., Aug.
1, 1817, came to Ohio in 1838 and
died Dec. 8, 1881, aged 64 years.
Fanny Littell Miller
born in Beaver County, Pa., Oct. 16,
1808, came to Richland County in
1816 and died Oct. 26, 1881, aged 73
years and 10 days.
Michael Shambaugh,
born in Mifflin township Nov. 29,
1818 and died Oct. 24, 1881, aged 62
years, 10 months and 25 days.
John Vanscoyac,
born Oct. 28, 1824, in Green
township and died Jan. 15, 1882,
aged 58 years.
Catharine Dilgard,
born in Franklin County, Pa., came
to Ohio in 1844 and died Jan. 1882,
aged 73 years.
Mary White,
a resident of this County 60 years,
died Jan. 30, 1882, aged 72 years.
Mr. Derry,
born in Virginia, came into this
County in 1851 and died Mar. 1,
1882, aged 4 years.
Rev. Frank Eddy
born in Wayne County, Ohio, Dec. 5,
1832, came into Ashland County in
1868 and died Mar. 26, 1882, aged 49
years, 3 months and 21 days.
John Wert,
born in Cumberland county, Pa., came
to Ohio in 1827 and died Apr. 8,
1882, aged 95 years.
John Grove,
born in Maryland, May 31, 1827, came
to Ashland County in 1864 and died
Apr. 10, 1882, aged 54 years and 10
months.
Mrs. Anna Cromer,
born in Berkley county, Virginia,
Nov. 3, 1800 and died May 24, 1882,
aged 81 years 6 months and 24 days.
Michael Toney,
born in Pennsylvania, came to
Ashland County in 1834 and died in
June 1882, age not given.
Cyrus Rowland,
born in Green township, Ashland
County and died in 1881, aged not
given. |
HANOVER TOWNSHIP -
Reuben Freshwater
was born in Hancock
County, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1803,
came to Coshocton County, Ohio, in
1816 and to Loudonville in 1838 and
died Dec. 17, 1881, aged 78 years, 4
months and 9 days.
Peter Vanhorn,
came to Loudonville 67 years ago,
died Jan. 28, 1882, aged 70 years, 2
months and 21 days.
Joseph Beverly
Sanborn, born in
Chichester, New Hampshire, Mar. 6,
1810, came to Loudonville with his
wife and two little children the
fall of 1837 and died Mar. 8, 1882,
aged 72 years and 2 days. |
VERMILLION TOWNSHIP -
John Harper, Sr.,
was born in Virginia, came to
Ashland County in an early day and
died June 12, 1880, aged 96 years.
Rosa McNall,
(whose maiden name was Douney)
was born in Ireland in 1797 and came
to Montgmery township, Ashland
County in 1815 and died Oct. 9,
1881, aged 84 years, 5 months.
George Buchanan
was born in Washington county, Pa,
in 1800, came to Ashland County in
1831 and died Thursday, Aug. 10,
1882, aged 82 years. |
PERRY TOWNSHIP -
John Greenlun,
born in Harrison County, Ohio in
1814, died Aug. 18, 1881, aged over
68 years, had resided in the county
more than 41 years.
Elizabeth Allison,
born in 1820 and died Oct. 23, 1881,
aged 62 years, resided in Perry
township over 50 years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas,
born in Westmoreland County, Pa., in
1807, died May 25, 1882, aged over
75 years, and had resided in the
county over 49 years.
Malachia Stacher,
born in Northumberland County, Pa.,
1795 and died Apr. 20, 1882, aged 87
years, resided in Ashland County
over 48 years.
Mrs. Mary J. Campbell,
born in Green County, Pa., in
1816 and died May 25, 1882, aged 66
years.
Henry Shissler
was born in Washington County, Pa.,
in 1818, came to Ashland County when
four years of age and died June 25,
1882, aged 64 years.
Adam Mish
died in 1881, aged 71 years. |
JACKSON TOWNSHIP -
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Frederick Plice, born in Wurtenberg,
Germany, emigrated first to Berks County
Pa., then to Jackson township, Ashland
County and died Oct. 18, 1881, aged 87
years and 1 day. |
ORANGE TOWNSHIP -
Samuel Leidigh
was born in Lebanon County, Pa., Feb.
17th, 1801, came to Orange Township,
Ashland County, in 1840, and died Apr.
1st, 1881, aged 80 years, 1 month and 14
days.
Mary Murray,
whose maiden name was Chilcoat,
was born in Pennsylvania, came to Orange
Township in 1812 when 12 years of age,
and died Sept. 6th, 1881, aged 80 years.
Wm. Fast was
born in Green County, Pa., Mar. 26th,
1795, came with his parents to Richland
County, Orange 5p., now Ashland County,
in 1815. Remained on the same farm
until his death, which took place May
31st, 1882. Aged 87 years, 2
months and 7 days.
John Ramsey
was born near Baltimore, Md., in
February, 1789, came into Wayne County,
Ohio in 1817, and to Ashland County
about the year 1820, and died Aug. 7th
1882, in his 94th year. |
RUGGLES TOWNSHIP -
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Parmelia Phelps,
whose maiden name was Daniels,
was born in Williamstown, Mass., Jan.
10th 1799. Came to Ashland County,
then Huron, and settled in Ruggles
Township in 1836 and died in March,
1882, aged 83 years. |
MILTON TOWNSHIP -
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Margaret Nelson,
whose maiden name was Williams,
born in Westmoreland County, Pa., Feb.
25th, 1821, came to Mifflin Township,
Ashland Co., in 1823, remained till
1866, when she removed to DeKalb Co.,
Ind., where she died Apr. 12, 1882, aged
61 years, 1 month and 15 days. |
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP -
Hannah Grubb,
whose maiden name was Robinson,
was born in Miami County, Pa., Mar.
20th, 1802, came to Ashland, then
Uniontown, in 1823, and died Dec. 26th,
1881, aged 79 years, 9 months and 6
days.
Caroline M. A. Sprangle,
whose maiden name was Ruth, born
in Georgetown, D. C., June 20th, 1806,
came to Ashland Aug. 2nd, 1835, and died
Mar. 14th, 1882, aged 75 years, 8 months
and 20 days.
Josiah Closson,
born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Dec.
20th, 1820, came to Montgomery Township
when a boy, and died in Ashland Mar. 28,
1881, aged 61 years, 3 months, and 8
days.
George E. Crowell
born in Columbiana County, Ohio,
in 1811, came to Ashland in 1852, and
died March, 1882, aged 71 years, 1 month
and 3 days.
Henry Smith
born in Pennsylvania, came to Ashland
County in 1834 and died Jan. 14th, 1882,
aged 68 years, 10 months and 7 days.
Judge Daniel W. Whitmore
born in Leicester, Livingston County,
New York, Mar. 3rd, 1823, came to
Ashland County in 1847, and died July
3rd, 1881, aged 58 years.
Fanny E. Pratt,
born in West Townsend, Windham County,
Vermont, came to Ashland County in 1837
and died July 17th, 1882, aged 52 years.
Benjamin Kauffman
was born in Clear Creek Township,
Ashland County, May 12th, 1817, and died
in Ashland, July 19th, 1882, aged 65
years 22 months, and 7 days.
Mrs. Jane Russell, wife of
Samuel Russell once of Ashland, died
in Oregon in 1881. Aged 72 years,
5 months and 9 days.
Richard Beer, born in North
Hampton County, Pa., Nov. 21st, 1796,
came to Ashland, June 24th, 1882, aged
nearly 86 years.
Judge T. J. Kenny,
born in Buffalo, New York, Dec. 23rd,
1830, came to Ashland County in in Feb.
1850, and stopped with J. M. Gorham
in Sullivan. Taught a half term of
school, vacancy, Near Sullivan, then
returned to Mr. Gorham's, doing
chores about the hotel during the
summer, and in October of that year came
to Ashland and commenced reading law
with Smith and Allison.
Remained here until the time of his
death which took place April 20th, 1882.
Aged 52 years and 4 months. |
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