‡Source: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portrait of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z < CLICK HERE to RETURN to 1883 BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX >   CORNELIUS BATTELLE O'BLENESS SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 369   HENRY O'BLENESS SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 369   PATRICK O'CONNOR SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 594   AARON OGG was born in Athens County, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1826.  He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools.  He was married Sept. 17, 1851, to Theodosia Wickham.  Tne children were born to them - William W., Izola, Clarinda, Lucy, Elmer E., Arthur, Lydia, Lindley, Leonard and Charles.  Mr. Ogg followed the avocation of farming until the breaking out of the late civil war, when he was among the first to answer to the call for men, and enlisted in August, 1861, in Company B, Fifty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He engaged in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, when he was taken seriously ill and was unable for active duty, and received an honorable discharge in November, 1862, and returned to his home in Athens county and again engaged in farming.  He now has a farm of seventy-five acres of good land.  He is a member of the Columbus Golden Post, G A. R., and also a member of A. F. & A. M., Amesville Lodge, No. 278. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 711   ANDREW J. OGG, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Athens County, Oct. 11, 1827, a son of Andrew and Lucy (Wright) Ogg, who came to Athens county among the first settlers.  One subject was reared on a farm.  when he was about sixteen years of age he began work for himself, working out by the month for John Brown and George Walker for a period of ten years.  About 1847 he purchased forty acres of land in Bern Township.  He was married Mar. 22, 1855, to Elizabeth Rathburn.  Four sons and one daughter were born to them - David L., Sally A., Andrew L., William N. and Silas F.  Mr. Ogg is a self-made man, having accumulated a large property by his own exertion and industry.  He has a farm of 400 acres of good land, where he makes a specialty of growing live stock.  About 1857 he moved to Morgan County where he resided for about sixteen yeas, after which he returned to his native county where he has since resided.  He is a member of A. F. & A. M., Amesville Lodge, No. 278. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 711   Dover Twp. - WILLIAM OGG, section 7, Dover Township, farmer, stock-raiser and mechanic, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, May 14, 1833.  His father, Andrew Ogg, came to Athens County when a young man and settled in Ames Township, and afterward removed to Hocking County.  He returned with his family  to Athens County in 1834, where he died in 1865.  Our subject learned the carpenter's trade when a young man, and followed that avocation continually for twenty-eight years, when he began farming, though he occasionally works at his trade.  He was married June 5, 1856 to Eliza Tippe.  They have seven children, three living - Wesley, Sarah and Joseph.  Mr. Ogg owns 140 acres of valuable land.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 757   Lee Twp.- JOSEPH OLIVER, farmer, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, May 19, 1828.  In 1859 he came to Athens County and lived in Alexander Township eighteen months, and then came to Lee Township.  He has nine acres of good land in the corporation of Albany.  For fifteen years he drove a hack from Albany to Marshfield, and a part of the time to Pomeroy.  Three years of the time he was United States mail carrier, and was also employed during this time by the Adams Express Company.  He was married Feb. 3, 1853, to Rebecca B., daughter of William and Margaret Figley, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, born Aug. 30, 1827.  They have had seven children, five now living—Mary, J. D., Lizzie J., John M. and Addie M.  Mr. and Mrs. Oliver and their daughter Mary are members of the Free-Will Baptist church.  Mr. Oliver’s father, Jesse Oliver, was born in Virginia in 1799, and is now living in Noble County, Ohio.  His mother, Rebecca Oliver, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, March 25, 1805, and died March 15, 1882.  There was a family of nine children, seven of whom are living—Leven, L. B., Joseph, William, Maria, Martha and Mary.  Mrs. Oliver’s father was born in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1800, and died in January, 1881.  Her mother died when Mrs. Oliver was only three years old, leaving three children—Margaret A., Rebecca B. and Martha J. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 620   L. OLIVER, born Jan. 22, 1825, in Harrison County, Ohio, is a son of Jessie Oliver, a native of Virginia.  When he was four years of age his parents removed to Guernsey County, where his early life was spent on a farm and in attending the common schools.  He was married Oct. 16, 1851, to Elizabeth Adair, a native of Guernsey County, and a daughter of George Adair.  They have seven children - Adandra, Joanna, Horton, Clara, Elizabeth, Ernest and William.  Mr. Oliver has a good farm of forty acres, where he has lived since 1854.  He has held the office of Justice for twelve years.  Politically he is a Republican.  He is a member of the Presbyterian church. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 563   DAVID W. O'NEAL SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 535   H. A. OVERNOLZER SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 534   HORACE C. OWEN SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 535   JAMES G. OWEN SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 535   NELSON B. OWENS SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 641