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BIOGRAPHIES
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COMMEMORATIVE
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
of the Counties of
HARRISON AND CARROLL, OHIO
Containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, and of Many of the Early
Settled Families.
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1891
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ANDREW
GARRETT was born in September, 1828, in what is now Orange Township,
Carroll Co., Ohio. The Garrett family is one of the
oldest settled families in Carroll County, and are of German descent, and
probably settled in America long before the war for independence.
Henry Garrett, father of Andrew, was born in Somerset County, Penn., where
he worked his father's farm until he became of age, when he married Miss
Mary Oller, a German lady whose parents brought her to America when
young. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett, not contented with their home in
Pennsylvania longed to make themselves a new home in what was then the wilds
of Ohio. With this desire burning within them, and possessing a worthy
spirit of determination, they set out on horseback to find their ideal place
of rest. Riding in day time and camping out at nights, they finally
reached their place of destination, which was Carroll County, Ohio, in the
summer of 1816. At that time our beautiful country was a dense forest
which was waiting to be cleared by the horny hand of toil. With two
cows as the amount of their capital, which they drove over the mountains,
Henry and his wife began the resolute fight for existence.
Slowly but surely he cleared away the forest; slowly
but surely were his labors rewarded by the productions of mother earth.
Finally the family was re-enforced by new comers until eleven children came
to bless the home, viz.: George, John, Henry, William, Benjamin,
Andrew, Nancy Thomas, Jonathan, Eli and Susan. George died in
Missouri; John is a farmer in Perry Township, Carroll Co., Ohio;
Henry is a farmer in Allen County, Ohio; William is a farmer in
Richland County, Ohio; Benjamin is a farmer in Monroe Township,
Carroll Co., Ohio; Thomas is dead; Jonathan is a farmer in
Missouri; Eli is in Canton, Ohio; Nancy married Dr.
Cutler, and Susan died about 1885.
Andrew, the subject of this sketch, lived with
his father, attended the district school, and, at the age of thirty, married
Miss Sharp, whose parents lived in Leesburg, Carroll Co., Ohio, and
were of German descent. Mr. Garrett is the father of two girls;
Mary A. and Martha. Mary is married to I. S.
Albaugh, a farmer of Monroe Township, Carroll County; Martha is
married to S. H. Moffet, a farmer. Mr. Garret has a
finely improved farm of eighty acres with fine buildings and all modern
improvements. He possesses the same kind of perseverance that prompted
his father and mother to leave relatives and friends to seek a home in the
then Far West. Many are Mr. and Mrs. Garrett's friends, and
many there will be who will miss them when they are called away to settle in
the "city of the dead."
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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ANDREW N. GARTRELL,
youngest son of Upton B. and Margaret (McCullough) Gartrell, was born
in Orange Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, Sept. 18, 1855. He was there
educated in the district schools, being reared at the same time to
agricultural pursuits, and Oct. 2, 1878, he was married to Martha E.
Bowers, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, born Oct. 2, 1857, and whose
parents John and Jane Bowers were old settlers of that county, her
grandfather Bowers having been one of the first pioneers.
Mrs. Gartrell had resided all her life in Harrison County, up
to the time of her marriage, and the young couple then settled on their
present farm, comprising eighty acres of prime land, and situated about one
mile north of Leesville, in Orange Township, Carroll County. Seven
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gartrell (six of whom died in
early infancy), as follows: a son, born Dec. 13, 1879, died same day;
a son, born Dec. 26, 1880, and died Jan. 11, 1891; a son, born Mar. 18,
1882, died Mar. 20, 1882; an infant, born July 31, 1883, died Aug. 12, 1883;
Clara Belle, born Feb. 18, 1888, and died July 18, 1888; a
daughter, born Apr. 19, 1889, and died same day, and Edgar J. born
Oct. 26, 1885. Our subject and wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and in politics he is a Republican.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JOHN M. GARTRELL, another
of the representative, prominent and progressive agriculturists of Orange
Township, Carroll County, is a native of the same, having been born Apr. 11,
1833. His father, Lawson Gartrell, was born near
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 20, 1802, and in 1812 came with his parents to
Jefferson County, Ohio, where they remained one year, and then removed to
what is now Carroll County, and purchased land in Orange Township.
Lawson was brought up on the farm, attending during the winter season the
subscription schools of the neighborhood, and in 1826 he was married to
Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Glass, a native of
Pennsylvania and an early settler of Ohio. After marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Gartrell settled on a farm which he had purchased of Mr.
Glass, and here they passed the rest of their days. The children
born to them were as follows: Martha A., Mary E., John M. , Matilda,
Naomi, Jacob and Catherine, all now deceased, except Martha A.,
John M. and Catherine. The father died Mar. 24, 1865;
the mother is yet living. He was one of the successful citizens of the
township, and a prominent business men. Politically he was a Whig, and
in religion he had been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church from its organization, as have also been his widow and surviving
children.
John M. Gartrell, of whom this sketch mainly
treats, had, in early life, the usual experiences of a farmer boy - hard,
practical work with a certain amount of common-school education sandwiched
in during the winter months. But Mr. Gartrell was not
slow to learn, and today there are few better informed men in the county,
and few who have made a better success of life, commencing, as he did, from
a small beginning. Mr. Gartrell's farm now consists of nearly
500 acres of choice farming land in Orange Township. On Nov. 15, 1860,
he was married to Rebecca, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth
Price, and to this union were born children, follows: Carrie,
wife of Hugh Downing; Thomas G.; Meredith P. and
Charles B. The mother of this family dying Apr. 5, 1872, Mr.
Gartrell was united in marriage Jan. 2, 1873, with Matilda,
daughter of James and Mary Rippeth, of Orange Township, Carroll
County, and the issue of this union has been four children, viz:
Samuel J., James L., Mary E. and Albert L. Mr. Gartrell and
family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been
class leader and steward; in politics he has always supported the Republican
party.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JOHN R. GARTRELL, eldest
son of Upton B. and Margaret (McCullough) Gartrell, was born June 24,
1845, near Sherrodsville, in Orange Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, and was
reared on the home farm, attending during the winter months the schools of
his district. On Dec. 2, 1869, he was united in marriage with Mary
M. Ball, of Orange Township, a daughter of Henry and Mary M. (Carter)
Ball, and to this union have been born five children, viz.: Bertha
F., Upton D., Charles W., Viola J. and Alice M., of whom
Bertha F. was married Jan. 8, 1890, to Joseph H. Preston, a
farmer of Orange Township, Carroll County. Mr. Gartrell
in his political preferments is a Republican, and has held several public
positions of trust in his township, all of which he has filled with credit
to himself and satisfaction of his constituents. He is one of the most
progressive and prosperous farmers in the township, and his success has been
entirely due to his own industry, perseverance and good judgment. He
is now the owner of two farms, all in one tract in Orange Township,
aggregating 322 acres of as fine land as may be found in the county, and he
and his estimable lady are regarded as representative citizens, held in the
highest respect.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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REMUS W.
GARTRELL, second son of Upton B. and Margaret
(McCullough) Gartrell, was born Apr. 9, 1850, in Orange Township,
Carroll Co., Ohio, where he was reared and educated. On Dec. 26, 1872,
he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Margaret Boyd, daughter of
John and Matilda (McQueen) Boyd, natives of Virginia, born of English
extraction, and who came to Monroe Township, Carroll County, at an early
period. Mrs. Gartrell was born in Monroe Township, Carroll Co.,
Ohio, and was a resident of the same up to the time of her marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Gartrell are the parents of four children - two sons and
two daughters - viz.: Olive, born Oct. 2, 1873; Alonzo,
born Jan. 27, 1875; Margaret, born June 20, 1880, and Chester,
born May 27, 1888. Mr. Gartrell has been a successful
agriculturist, and his prosperity is due to the industry and thrift of both
himself and his estimable wife. They have been prominent members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for several years; in politics he is a
Republican, and has been elected and served four years as assessor for
Orange Township, Carroll County, during 1887-88-89 and 1890.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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UPTON B. GARTRELL, one of
the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Orange Township, Carroll
County, was born in Montgomery County, Md., Nov. 11, 1813. His
grandfather was Franklin Gartrell, a native of England, who came to
America with three brothers, Stephen, William and Aaron,
taking up land in Maryland. Their father was a trader, owning and
sailing his own vessel. These brothers all died in Maryland, and were
laid to rest side by side. Stephen was elected governor of
Maryland. Franklin was married in that State, and had children
as follows: Rollins, Josiah, John, Richard,
Kate, Ellen, Sarah and Deborah, and of these
Rollins and Josiah both participated in the War of the
Revolution. They were all members of the Church of England.
John Gartrell, the father of our subject,
was born in 1760 in Maryland, where he was reared and educated, and at the
age of twenty-eight was married to Lucretia, daughter of Lawson
and Elizabeth Bell, natives of Scotland. To this union
were born the following named children: Lawson, Perry, Upton B., Remus R.
(in Tuscarawas County), Jane, Catherine, Elizabeth, Matilda, Mary,
Eleanor and Lucretia, all now deceased except Upton B., Remus
R. and Eleanor. In 1818 Mr. Gartrell came to
Ohio, for one year taking up his residence near Mt. Pleasant, thence moving
to Tuscarawas County, where he purchased a farm which was entirely wild
laud. This he improved, and erected thereon a cabin, 18x22,
constructed of round logs, and having but one small window made of greased
paper. The neat dwelling, a rather more pretentious affair, was built
of hewed logs, some of which were "scored" by the son, Upton B.
The family were industrious and succeeded well, the father owning, at the
time of his death, 240 acres of comparatively well improved land. He died in
1837, aged seventy-seven years, his widow in 1868, at the advanced age of
eighty-seven, and both are buried at Leesville, Carroll County.
At the age of five years Upton B. Gartrell was
brought to Ohio by his parents, and he was here educated, the school, which
was held in some abandoned cabin, being taught by a man who knew but little
more than the scholars. On Jan. 24, 1839, he was married to
Margaret, daughter of Andrew McCullough, a native of
Pennsylvania, who was married to Margaret Norris, also of that State.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. McCullough were as follows:
Susanna, Jane, Elizabeth, Charles, John,
Margaret, Richard W. and Andrew, all now deceased.
Mr. McCullough was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and in politics he was an old line Jacksonian Democrat, but, on the breaking
out of the War of the Rebellion his family became Republicans. After
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gartrell resided on the home place five years,
at which time he sold his interest in the property and purchased a farm
about two miles north of Leesville, where they remained twenty years; thence
they removed to Uhrichsville, same State, and from there, after seven years'
residence, came to the village of Leesville, where he is now quietly living
a retired life. His wife died Feb. 4, 1890, and is buried in Leesville
Cemetery. The names of the children born to this honored couple are as
follows: Lucretia (deceased), John R., Remus W., Mary J.
(Mrs. Enoch Parker), Catherine (Mrs. Greenberry Bosley), and Andrew
N. Mr. Gartrell has made his own success, and accumulated a tine
property, comprising 370 acres of well improved land. He has always
been a Republican, his first vote being cast for Gen. Harrison
in 1830, and he has filled many offices of trust in his township. In
religion he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Leesville, and
be has always taken an active interest in the affairs of the society.
[Since the above was in type, Mr. Upton B. Gartrell
departed this life, Mar. I8, 1891 and was buried in Leesville Cemetery.]
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JAMES GAULT, Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JOHN C. GEORGE.
This gentleman was born in Fox Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, May 22, 1842,
and is a descendant of one of the oldest families of eastern Ohio. His
early days were spent in the vicinity of Mechanicstown, where his father was
an extensive and progressive farmer. When old enough to receive an
education he was sent to the district school, where, by application and hard
work, he obtained an education which fitted him for the trials of life and
which, as a result, enabled him to successfully overcome the many obstacles
which are common to every pathway. At the age of forty Mr.
George married Miss McGinnis, a native of Carroll County,
whose parents came from Pennsylvania and finally settled in Iowa, where she
was living at the time of her marriage with Mr. George.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. George, named
as follows: Myrtie, Ethel, Edgar and Edwin
(twins), and Walter. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. George
moved to their present beautiful home, which is located about one mile south
of Mechanicstown, and here Mr. George has a farm of 193 acres.
Since he located on his present place he has made many improvements.
In 1879 he built a fine residence which is of the latest style and modern
elegance. The farm is well provided with all kinds of implements and
buildings necessary for the carrying on of agriculture successfully.
Mr. George is one of the representative men of Fox Township,
and has reached his present position by hard work and good management; he is
a stock-raiser, and makes a specialty of breeding fine sheep, being the
first to introduce improved breeds into Eastern Ohio. Temperate in his
habits, honest in his dealings, generous in all things, he has won a
position which he may well be proud of. In religion Mr. and Mrs. George
are United Presbyterians, and in politics he votes the Republican
ticket.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JOHN S. GEORGE, was born in
Lee Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, Apr. 24, 1824. His father, Thomas
George, was one of those pushing, energetic men who came from
Washington County, Penn., to find a home and fortune in the fertile country
of eastern Ohio. The George family can trace their
origin to Alexander George, who left the Emerald Isle at a
very early period, and became a farmer in Pennsylvania. Thomas
George, full of the desire of adventure, coupled with the prospects
of a home and fortune, left his native State, and entered a farm of 160
acres in Lee Township, Carroll County. He married Miss
Rachel Crosky, who was also reared in Pennsylvania, and whose parents
were of Irish descent. They built for themselves a home in the
wilderness, and a log cabin was their haven of rest. A family of
thirteen children was born to them to make their otherwise lonesome home a
happy one. The bear, the wolf and the deer were very plentiful at that
time, and the wild savage still lingered around their old hunting grounds.
John S. George remembers of hearing his mother tell of how she was
frightened one night by several Indians calling at her lonely home for
something to eat. Thomas George died in Iowa, and Mrs.
George in Carroll County.
John S. George, the subject of this biographical
sketch, spent the first fifteen years of his life on his father's farm,
going to the district school in the neighborhood three months out of the
twelve, and working on the farm in the summer time. At the age of
fifteen he commenced learning tailoring, of Joseph G. Kennedy, of
Carrollton, Ohio, and after finishing his trade, he spent one year at Cadiz
and two years in Pittsburgh, Penn.; after which he opened a shop at
Scroggsfield, Carroll Co. , Ohio, where he met and married Miss Sarah J.,
daughter of Robert George (of Scroggsfield, Ohio) and Sarah
(Ramsey) George (of Washington County, Penn.), and who were old pioneers
of Carroll County. Our subject soon left Scroggsfield, and settled in
Mechanicstown, where he carried on his business for twenty years, in
connection with farming, and in 1851 moved to his present place in
Mechanicstown, where he has since remained. He has a farm of eighty
acres of well improved laud within the limits of the town. In religion
he is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and in politics a
Prohibitionist. Mr. George's success is the result of
labor, coupled with an upright, honest way of living, and be ever feels it a
duty and a privilege to help advance any cause tending to the public good.
Although he never has had any children to educate, yet he recognizes the
school-house and church to be the greatest civilizers mankind is blessed
with.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JOHN WILSON
GEORGE, proprietor of gents' furnishing store in
Carrollton, Carroll County, was born in Scroggsfield, Carroll County, Ohio,
Mar. 20, 1841, a grandson of Robert George, an old resident of
Scroggsfield, and a son of Andrews George; now living near
that village.
The subject of this sketch was reared on his father's
farm, and received his education at the common and select schools.
When sixteen years of age he commenced as clerk in his father's store,
subsequently becoming a partner, the style of the firm being Andrews
George & Son. This continued four years when John W.
commenced business on his own account, which he carried on three years; he
then sold out and bought a farm in Carroll County, which he operated,
becoming a raiser of general stock, and making a specialty of Spanish Merino
sheep. Not having been blessed with good health and also having had
much sickness in his family, Mr. George sold his farm, and in
1887 moved to Carrollton, where he purchased a stock of clothing and gents'
furnishing goods, in which line he has since continued, having the most
complete assortment of the kind in the town.
In 1864 he was married to Miss Maria A., a
daughter of the late Hamilton Walker, of Carroll County, whose widow
now resides in Fox Township, two miles from Scroggsfield. By this
union six children were born, as follows: Anna, who died in the fall
of 1886, aged eighteen years; Mary Hamilton, Walker,
Herbert, Mitchell and Clarence, all attending school.
The parents and older children are members of the United Presbyterian Church
of Carrollton; politically Mr. George is a Republican, and for
four years he was clerk of Fox Township. He is recognized as one of
the leading business men of Carrollton, and his enterprise and
progressiveness are appreciated by his fellow-citizens.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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ROBERT L. GEORGE.
Perhaps there are few people in Carroll County, Ohio, better
known or more highly respected for thrift and integrity than the numerous
members of the family of George. They can trace their origin
back to Robert George, who, with some companions, left his
native country of Ireland and settled in the New World. They soon
located in Fox Township, Carroll County, where, in the midst of the
wilderness, they built up a home, and brought with them those religious
principles which have ever since been the grand characteristics of the
people of Fox Township. Thomas George, the father of our
subject, was born in Cumberland County, Penn., but when a mere child was
moved with his father's family to Carroll County, Ohio, in 1809, where he
grew to manhood in the midst of solitude itself. At that time
schooling was a luxury, but Thomas managed to obtain a fair education
from the old subscription school. After reaching manhood he married
Miss Walker, who was born and reared in Jefferson County, Ohio.
They settled on a farm near what is now Mechanicstown, where they commenced
to clear away the forest, which they replaced with beautiful fields.
The woods teemed with wild life. Deer fearlessly roamed about the
little log cabin, while bears and wolves frequented the more secluded
regions. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. George, five
of whom are living, named as follows: John C, Thomas, Robert, Sarah
and Christina. After a long life of hardship Mr.
George died, in 1875, on the Ohio farm, his wife having preceded him in
1874. Mr. George was a public-spirited man, one who
always took a leading interest in all movements which were to better the
condition of his fellow-men, whether at home or abroad. He was for
many years school director, also justice of the peace. Thus the old
pioneers are fast passing away, and but a very few are left to tell of the
scenes and the trials which were incidental to pioneer life: but they have
left behind them monuments which will live throughout time.
Robert L. George, the subject of this sketch,
was born in Fox Township, Carroll County, June 2, 1851. He attended the
district school about three months out of the twelve, and worked on the farm
during the summer season. At the age of twenty-four, in 1876, he
married Miss Dorrance, who was born and reared in Jefferson
County, Ohio. William Dorrance, her father, was a native
of Ireland, but settled in Ohio at an early period. Four children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. George, viz.: Blanche, born Jan. 1, 1877;
Montford, July 14, 1880; Anna O., June 25, 1885; Earl F.,
July 21, 1889. In religion Mr. George is a United Presbyterian, and in
politics a Republican. He has a fine farm of 160 acres, which is
provided with a fine residence, barns, etc., and he pays special attention
to the raising of stock, in which he has made a success. Like his
father, he feels it a duty and privilege to help build up his county,
feeling that it is the duty of every citizen to do what is within his power
to make the community prosperous and his country correspondingly better.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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THOMAS J. GEORGE was born
June 23, 1854, in Fox Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, and was reared on his
father's farm, near Mechanicstown. There he received his first lessons,
which he has followed during his manhood years, and which, to a great extent
are the cause of his success and respect among hie fellow-citizens.
There, under the tutorship of his father, he learned the habits of industry
and honesty, which he has lived up to, and which mark the progress of many
of our representative men. Mr. George obtained his
education at the district school by applying himself three months out of the
year, as the remainder of the time was consumed in the cultivation of the
fields. At the age of twenty-seven, Dec. 4, 1881, Mr. George
married Miss Roudebush, who was reared in Washington Township,
Carroll Co., Ohio. Her parents were among the earliest settlers that
came to eastern Ohio, and have been among the most prominent citizens of
Washington Township. Three children resulted to the union of Mr. and Mrs.
George, and were named as follows: William A., Elmer B. and
Oscar Clyde. Soon after marriage Mr. and Mrs. George
moved to their present farm, which is the old homestead where Mr.
George was born. They have a well-improved farm of 100 acres,
which is provided with fine buildings and all modern improvements.
Although Mr. George rents his farm he still lives there, where he is
actively connected with the wagon-making business. In politics he is a
Republican, and lives up to the principles of that party. Although
Mr. and Mrs. George are among the younger citizens of Fox Township, yet
they justly deserve a place among its representative citizens. They
have always done their part to advance public enterprises and build up their
county.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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WILLIAM N.
GEORGE. This gentleman stands
prominent among the citizens of Fox Township as a representative man. He was
born in Lee Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, Mar. 18, 1825, and has been a
progressive and energetic citizen of this county ever since he reached his
majority. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of
Ireland, where he spent his boyhood days. Soon after marriage he came
to America, settling in what is now known as Washington County, Peun., where
Robert George, father of William N., was born. After
reaching manhood Robert George married Miss Nevin, a
native of Pennsylvania, whose parents were of Scotch descent. Desirous
of obtaining a new home and wishing to better their condition, Mr. and
Mrs. George moved west and settled in the fertile country of eastern
Ohio, where, in Lee Township, Carroll County, they "drove their stake," and
commenced to clear away the dense forest. They constructed a log
cabin, which, although humble, still to them was their castle of refuge and
protection - it was their home. In that almost unbroken wilderness
seven children were born to bless them, among them being William, the
subject of this biographical sketch. After a few years' life in the
wilds of Lee Township, where the father and mother traveled life's pathway
together, death, in 1829, entered the household and took away the mother,
and a short time after Mr. George married for his second wife,
Mrs. Strain, by which union six children were born.
Mr. George was an energetic, progressive farmer - one who did his
share toward the advancement of all enterprises of public interest.
William N. George spent his youthful days on his
father's farm, helped to clear away the forest, and when not employed in
this manner, attended the district school. At the age of twenty-seven
he married Miss Sarah Golden, who was reared in Lee Township, Carroll
County, and whose father was one of the old settlers of eastern Ohio.
Four children were born to them, named as follows: Margaret R.
(married to a farmer), R. A. (a minister of the United Presbyterian
Church), W. J. (a professor) and C. M. (a physician).
Two nephews reared by Mr. George - W. J. Golden and H. G. Golden -
are both ministers of the gospel. Mrs. George died Sept.
10, 1881. Miss Priscilla C. Clark, the second wife of Mr.
George, was reared in Fox Township, her parents being among the first
settlers of eastern Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. George moved to their
present place in Mechanicstown in 1884, and here they are living a retired
life, being among the representative people of Fox Township.
Politically Mr. George was a Republican, but is now a
Prohibitionist, and socially he is much esteemed by his fellow-men.
Mr. and Mrs. George are both United Presbyterians, of which church
Mr. George has been a ruling elder in the congregation of Mechanicstown
for a number of years.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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SAMUEL GONZALES,
farmer, of Monroe Township, Carroll County, was born in Beaver County,
Penn., Aug. 31, 1830. His father, Richard, was also born in
Beaver County, Penn., grew to manhood in his native Sate, and married
Miss Jane Gonzales. To them were born the following named
children: Nancy A., deceased; Samuel, our subject; Silas,
who resides in Nebraska; Benjamin, in Carroll County; Richard,
in Iowa, and John, who died in infancy. Richard Gonzales
continued to reside in Pennsylvania for some time after his marriage he then
moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, where he lived for some time, and then
proceeded to Missouri, where he died in 1836. After his death his
widow returned with her family to Columbiana County, Ohio, where she
remained till 1839, when she came to Carroll County; her last days, however,
were spent in Iowa, in which State she died in 1875.
Samuel Gonzales has been a resident of Carroll
County since he was nine years old. At the age of seventeen years he
commenced to learn blacksmithing, and worked at that trade until 1882.
On Oct. 11, 1862, he enlisted in the United States service in Company H,
Tenth Ohio Cavalry, and was mustered out July 24, 1865. ON Sep. 22,
1852, Mr. Gonzales married Miss Mary E. Stoody, who was
born in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Dec. 26, 1831, a daughter of
John Stoody, Sr. In 1878 he purchased the farm he now owns,
which he has erected commodious buildings. Politically he is a
Republican, and has served the township one term, and township treasurer two
terms. He is a member of B. F. Potts, Post, No. 438, G. A. R.,
at Dell Roy. Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales are active members of the
United Presbyterian Church.
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JAMES GRAHAM, a worthy
representative of the sturdy race who have made the North of Ireland famous
in history, has been a resident for over forty years of Carroll County,
where his industry and frugality have won for him success and independence.
He is a native of County Antrim, born Mar. 11, 1816, to John and Margaret
(McGregor) Graham, natives, respectively, of Ireland and Scotland.
The mother had come to Ireland from Scotland, at the time of the religious
persecutions in the latter country, and took up her residence in County
Down, where she met and was married to John Graham. They were
well to do farmers, and both died in County Antrim, the parents of eight
children (four sons and four daughters), of whom the subject of this sketch,
is the sixth in order of birth.
James Graham was educated in his native land for
the ministry, and as a consequence his school advantages were above the
ordinary. He resided at home, helping his parents on the farm, and
when old age came to them conducted the same until their deaths, the mother
dying in 1839, the father in 1841. Our subject was married Aug. 11,
1841, to Jane Clark, a native of County Antrim, born in July,
1816, a daughter of James and Isabella (Hunter) Clark, both natives
of Ireland, he of Country Antrim, and she of County Down; they were the
parents of ten children (six sons and four daughters), Mrs. Graham
being the seventh in order of birth. James and Isabella
Clark died, the former in 1831, and the latter in 1841.
After their marriage, our subject and wife commenced
farming for their own account, but in 1847 the potato blight having caused a
famine which brought such terrible distress to Ireland, they decided to
emigrate to America, the land of liberty and plenty. Accordingly in
that year they sold their possessions, and set sail for New York, bringing
their three children, but they were fated yet to meet with misfortune, for
hardly had they left the shores of their native land ere they lost by death
their second child, a daughter of three summers. Then the voyage,
which lasted six weeks, terminated disastrously, for just as they were
nearing New York harbor the vessel was wrecked, and the passengers escaped
with barely their lives and what money they had, their baggage being lost.
Under a heavy load of difficulties the family proceeded to Cleveland, Ohio,
thence, after a short sojourn, to Carroll County, they being led to come to
Ohio through Mrs. Graham having four brothers and he a sister
living in the State. In Fox Township Mr. Graham bought a
farm, and here by toil, perseverance and economy they made for themselves a
comfortable home and became prosperous, to-day owning a considerable amount
of property in Carroll County, Carrollton and in Ireland. In the fall
of 1889 Mr. Graham and his faithful wife, who has for so many
years shared adversity and prosperity with him, retired to Carrollton, here
to live retired from the arduous labors of farm life. They are the
parents of seven children (five of whom are yet living), viz.: Isabella,
now Mrs. John Wright, of Carrollton; Margaret,
deceased; Eliza Jane, at home; John H., a prosperous farmer of
Scroggsfield, Carroll County; Robert G. , a farmer in Lee Township;
William J., pastor of the United Presbyterian Church at Midway,
Penn., and Mary Agnes, who died at the age of three years and
four months. The parents are members of the United Presbyterian
Church, in which they were brought up in childhood; in politics Mr.
Graham is a Prohibitionist. He has revisited his native land three
times, where, as is already stated, he owns property.
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ROBERT G. GRAHAM, one of
the most prosperous native born farmers of Carroll County, was born in Rose
Township, Sept. 8, 1852, a son of James and Jane (Clark) Graham,
former of whom, a native of the north of Ireland, came to Ohio and for some
years carried on a farm in Fox Township, Carroll County. Our subject's
boyhood was passed in working on his father's farm, and in attending the
common schools of his district, which was supplemented by a course of study
at a select school in Scroggsfield, under the management of James Hunter.
Since school he has devoted his leisure time to making himself conversant
with social and religious subjects, as well as the many phases of the
question of political economy, and is recognized as the best-read man in his
seciton. Mr. Graham was married June 5, 1884, to Alpharetta
Cox, who was born Nov. 7, 1859 a daughter of Isaac and Lydia A. (Pottorf)
Cox, of East Township, Carroll County, and this union has been blessed
with three children, viz.: Clarke J., born May 5, 1885; Eva J.,
born Sept. 11, 1887, and Alpharetta, born Sept. 30, 1889.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Graham settled on the place in Lee
Township, where he now lives, and which he has largely improved. The
buildings are commodious and neat, the dwelling-house, erected in 1886,
being especially so. It is 50x30 feet in dimensions, two stories high,
and finished in maple, cherry and chestnut, the roof being slated. His
farm comprises 100 acres of well-improved land, where he carries on general
farming, and in addition to this he has 120 acres under cultivation near
Amsterdam. He and his family are consistent members of the United
Presbyterian Church at Scroggsfield, of which they are liberal supporters,
and they are held in high esteem for their social qualities and deeds of
beneficence. In his political preferments Mr. Graham was
formerly a Republican, but for the past six years has voted the Prohibition
ticket, of which party he is a leading and zealous member. He has
always been in the van of the array of representative and progressive men in
his native county, and is well deserving of the respect in which he is held.
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