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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
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ISAAC REAM was born in Fairfield County,
Ohio, July 2, 1812. In 1840 he came to Athens County and made four
miles of the Hocking Canal. He was then overseer at Judge
Pruden’s salt works ten years. In 1854 he followed boating on the
canal. The next six years he kept a dairy, having sixty cows. In
1870 he went to Vinton County and worked for a stock importer four years.
He then bought a farm in Vinton County and remained there till 1882.
In April of that year he bought a farm of eighty acres in Alexander
Township, Athens County, where he now resides. He was married in 1839,
to Elizabeth Williamson, of Fairfield County, Ohio, a native
of Virginia, born in 1815. They have two children —Ellen, now
Mrs. D. M. Cooper, born April 3, 1853, and Sarah, now Mrs.
Charles Martin, born Sept. 3, 1859. Mr. Ream
enlisted in 1862, in Company E, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, and served
three years. He participated in the battle of the Wilderness, both
battles at Bull Run, Gettysburg, and was eight months in front of
Charleston, S. C. His regiment was mounted and sent to Florida.
He was discharged at Hilton Head, Fla., and returned to Athens County.
He participated in twenty-six hard-fought battles besides skirmishes, and
was never wounded.
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ELIPHAZ REEVES - As far back as 1801, at
the age of three years, David Reeves, father for Eliphaz, came
with his parents to Athens County and settled on the farm where the Wines
school-house now stands. The Reeveses were among the early
pioneers of this section of Ohio, coming here from Pennsylvania, where
David Reeves was born, near Pittsburg, in 1798. Mr. Reeves
is still living, past eighty-five years of age, and is probably the oldest
man living in Athens County, who came here as early as 1801. His wife
was Matilda Woodyard, and they were married in 1825. Eliphaz
Reeves was born near the Woodyard church, Alexander Township, Nov. 27,
1832. He was reared, engaged in business and continued to live in the
same neighborhood, spending his time in farming and trading, and is now,
1883, merchant and Postmaster at Woodyard. Apr. 2, 1874, he was united
in matrimony with sMarticia C. Shumwa, of Meigs County, Ohio.
Lulu May, their only child was born July 7, 1876. Mr. and
Mrs. Reeves are members of the Woodyard Methodist Episcopal church, in
which he is Class-Leader. During the war Mr. R. served as
Orderly Sergeant in the Ohio State militia, and has at various times held
the township offices.
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DANIEL T. RICKEY - On a farm in Greene
County, Penn., June 6, 1830, Mr. Rickey was born and reared to the
age of maturity. His father was Abraham C. Rickey, and his
mother Pheba Throckmorton, both natives of the Keystone State.
In 1855 at the age of twenty-five, Daniel Rickey left his native
State, and came direct to Athens County, where he has since lived. He
enlisted under Colonel Jones in the late war, but was soon after
discharged for physical disability. June 10, 1856, Mr. Rickey
was married to Harriet Williams, a daughter of A. M. Williams,
of Lodi Township. Their children were - Milan A., born Mar. 15,
1857; Clara, born Sept. 26, 1858; Blanche, born Aug. 13, 1865;
Imogene, born Sept. 16, 1867, and Annetta C., born Aug. 1, 1872.
He and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church of Albany.
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JOHN RICKEY, born in Jefferson county, Ohio,
Oct. 12, 1801, is a son of John and Nancy Rickey. His parents
were among the first settlers of Jefferson County. They moved to
Belmont County about 1815. His father was a soldier of the war of
1812, and died from a cold contracted while in the service. John
was reared on a farm, receiving but a limited education. He was
married Sept. 15, 1825, to Michal Jones, a native of Virginia.
In 1830 he moved to Morgan County, where he lived six years. In 1836
he came to Athens County, settling in Alexander Township. In
1875, he bought the farm where he now lives. He is a member of the
Free-Will Baptist church, and one of its strongest supporters. Mrs.
Rickey died in July, 1874, after rearing a family of eight children -
R. J., Jane, James, Narcissa, Elza A., Matilda, John and Henry.
In March, 1875, Mr. Rickey married Hetty Jane Robneth, a
sister of his former wife.
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FRANCIS C.
ROBINSON, farmer and stock-raiser, born in Ames Township, Athens Co.,
Ohio, Oct. 2, 1832, is the eldest son of John C. and Eliza A. Robinson,
who were prominently identified with the early settlement of Ames Township.
He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, remaining with
his parents until he was twenty-three years of age. He was married
Nov. 17, 1855, to Miss Mary J. Johnson, a daughter of Joseph and
Dorcas Johnson, also pioneers of Athens. They have ten children—Eliza
T., Delila J., Thomas G., Calvin C., Margaret L., William D., John Q., Polly
E., Joseph F. and Mary E. Mr. Robinson owns a large farm on which
he is nicely situated. He and his wife are members of the Disciple
church.
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J. W. ROBINSON, blacksmith and manufacturer
of road and spring wagons, is the second son of Thomas W. and Magdaline
(Haning) Robinson. He was born near Pomeroy, Meigs Co., Ohio,
Sept. 16, 1857. When he was thirteen years of age his parents removed
to Deavertown, Morgan County, where he lived until manhood. At the age
of twenty-one years he went to work for Frank Deaver to learn the
blacksmith’s trade, and served an apprenticeship of three years. He
then came to Trimble and established his present business. He is a Master
Mason, member of Deavertown Lodge, No. 172, A. F. & A. M., Morgan County,,
Ohio. June 7, 1877, he married Lizzie, daughter of William
and Mary (Particious) Tysinger, of Morgan County, Ohio. They have two
children — Thomas W. and George W.
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JOHN C. ROBINSON was born
in Wood County, W. Va., Mar. 22, 1803. When he was two years of age he
came with his mother’s family to Ohio and settled in Warren Township,
Washington County, where they lived until he was thirteen years ol age, when
they removed to Ames Township, Athens County, where with the exception of a
few years he has since lived. His father died when he was an infant,
leaving his mother with a family of five small children in limited
circumstances. The first year after they came to this county they
located temporarily on an improved farm, after which they moved into the
woods on school land, where the small boys cleared the land and supported
their widowed mother. In 1818 they returned to Washington County,
where they resided for two years. They then came again to Athens
County and purchased a farm in what is now Bern Township. In 1826
Mr. Robinson, taking great interest in all the leading questions
that were of benefit and interest to the community, with one or two others,
started a petition to separate Bern and Ames townships. He was married
Sept. 17, 1826, to Elizabeth Ann Gardner, a daughter of Thomas
Gardner. She was born in the city of New York in the year 1809.
To them were born seven children, only five still living—Margaret and
Polly (deceased), Frances C., Sarah E., James L.,
Delilah J., Lewis L. He moved on his present farm in
1836. It contains eighty-six acres of good land, under a high state of
culture. Mr. Robinson never aspired to publicity, and could
never be persuaded to accept the support of his friends to county or local
offices. He has been a member of the Baptist church for about sixty
years. His wife was a member of the same church. She died April
15, 1876. Mr. Robinson is eighty years of age, and by a long
life of honest and upright dealings he has won a large circle of warm and
true friends, and the confidence and esteem of the entire community.
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T. K. ROSSETTER
was born in
Hew Hartford, Conn., Sept. 14, 1822. When sixteen years old he came to
Ohio and settled on Shade Creek, Alexander Township, Athens County, where he
lived twenty-two years. He then came to Albany, Lee Township, and now
has a farm of 170 acres on section 4. He was married in 1847 to
Matilda J. Wheeler, a native of Athens County, born in 1827. They
have four children—Chandler M., Mary M., Hattie A. and Lou T.
Mr. Rossetter is a member of Albany Lodge, No. 156, A.
F. & A. M.
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Dover Twp. -
PETER RUSH, section 30, Dover
Township, was born in Bedford County, Penn., Mar. 11, 1806. His
father, John Rush, of Pennsylvania, brought his family to Perry
County, Ohio, in 1812. The subject of this sketch came to this county
about 1830, which was then inhabited by deer, wolves and other wild animals,
and has lived here ever since. Mr. Rush was married Oct. 20,
1826, to Susannah Linscott, daughter of Israel Linscott.
They have had eleven children, of whom four are living - Calvin, George,
Almira and Minerva. Alva J. was married, and at his
death left four children - Reburta, George, Barbara E. and Martha.
George carried on the farm. Another son of our subject, Hiram
died at the age of eighteen years. Mr. Rush owns sixty-five
acres of land.
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Trimble Twp. -
GEORGE A. RUSSELL, dealer in
general merchandise, oldest son of L. W. and Elizabeth A. Morrow) Russell,
was born near Chapel Hill, Perry Co., Ohio, July 10, 1841, and removed with
his parents to Trimble, Athens County, in 1842, where he received a
common-school education. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company H,
Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private for three months.
He was appointed Second Sergeant of his company, and served as such during
his term of enlistment. He was in the West Virginia campaign, and was
discharged at Athens, Ohio, in August, 1861. Sept. 5, 1861, he
re-enlisted in Company B, Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a
private, for three years. He was appointed First Sergeant of his
company, and served as such until Oct. 31, 1862; was engaged in the battle
of McDowell, Cross, Keys, South Mountain, second Bull Run, White Sulphur
Springs Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Oct. 31,
1862, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and had command of his company
from the battle of Chancellorsville to the battle of Gettysburg, where he
was wounded and came home on furlough and remained two months. He
returned to Annapolis, Md., and was discharged for disability Dec. 18, 1863.
Returning home in 1863 he engaged in the mercantile business with his father
at Trimble, Ohio, under the firm name of L. W. Russell & Son for one
year, when he purchased his father's interest and conducted the business
alone one year. He then sold an interest to John S. Dew, and
conducted the business under the firm name of Russell & Dew for three
years. He then purchased Dew's interest and continued the
business alone until 1876, when he again became associated with his father
under the firm name of L. W. Russell & Son, and served as Township
Treasurer a number of years, Treasurer of Special School Fund, and
Postmaster from 1865 to the present time. He is a Master Mason, member
of Lodge No. 470, A. F. & A. M., Bishopville, Ohio. May 8, 1864, he
married Almira J., daughter of Dr. John S. and Angeline (Pugh) Dew,
of Trimble, Ohio. They have four children - Clara B., Carlos A.,
John D. and Daisy. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are members of the
Disciple church.
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