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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.
ILLUSTRATED
Publ.
CHICAGO:
J. H. Beers & Co.
1891
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DAVID HAUGH,
one of the sturdy representatives farmers of Monroe Township, Carroll
County, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., Oct. 12, 1824, a son of John and
Jean (Graham) Haugh, both natives of Scotland, the former a son of
James Haugh and born May 26, 1778, latter a daughter of William and
Elizabeth Graham and born Oct. 27, 1785. John and Jean Haugh
were married May 31, 1803, and had the following named children: James
(I), born Jul. 14, 1804, died in infancy; William, born May 19,
1806; John, Mar. 26, 1808; James (II), Apr. 21, 1810;
Andrew, Aug. 16, 1812; Elizabeth, May 16, 1815; Robert (I),
Aug. 14, 1817, all born in Scotland; and Samuel, born May 31, 1819;
Robert (II), Feb. 25, 1822; David, Oct. 12, 1824; Mary,
May 25, 1827, all born in Pittsburgh, Penn.
In 1818 John Haugh immigrated to the United
States with his family, and they took up their residence in Pittsburgh,
Penn., where he was in the employ of John Gibb manufacturer of alum,
vitriol, soap, candles, etc., until 1836, in which year he moved to Carroll
County, Ohio. Here he purchased the farm now owned by his son David,
at that time containing ninety acres, to which our subject has since added
twenty acres, to which our subject has since added twenty acres, aggregating
a fine farm of 110 acres of well-improved land. The father died Dec.
21, 1865, the mother Oct. 30, 1869, both members of the United Presbyterian
Church. In politics Mr. Haugh was first a Whig, and afterward a
Republican.
David Haugh, the subject proper of this memoir,
received his education partly at the public schools of Pittsburgh, and
partly at the common schools of Monroe Township, in the meantime securing a
thoroughly practical training n the science of farming, which has been his
life vocation. On Nov. 23, 1848, he was married to Mary R. Moffett,
who was born Oct. 13, 1827, in Monroe Township, Carroll County, daughter of
Nathan and Sarah (King) Moffatt, which union has been blessed with
nine children, of whom the following is a brief record: John, born
Mar. 27, 1850, resides in Dell Roy, Ohio; William G., born Mar. 29,
1852, lives in Canton, Ohio; Robert B., born Feb. 7, 1854, Sarah
J., born July 17, 1856, Mary E., born Mr. 7, 1859, and Annie
M., born Mar. 25, 1861, are all four deceased; Andrew E., born
Jun. 8, 1863, is still at home; Grant H., born Feb. 7, 1866, is
deceased; Ross L., born Jul. 19, 1867, is yet under the parental
roof. The mother of this family died Apr. 12, 1871, a member of the
United Presbyterian Church, and Nov. 7, 1872, Mr. Haugh was united in
marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Bolling, who was born Oct. 30, 1841, a
daughter of Adam and Catherine (Stoody) Beamer. Mr. and Mrs. Haugh
are members of the United Presbyterian Church; in his political preferments
he has always been a solid republican, and has held several township
offices. Our subject has lived on the same farm ever since coming to
it with his parents in 1836, and he has made many substantial improvements
thereon erecting comfortable and commodious buildings.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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REV. JAMES H. HAWK,
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Carrollton, Carroll County, was
born Sept. 3, 1846, in Westmoreland County, Penn. His father,
George Hawk, is a native of the same county, where he has always
followed agricultural pursuits, and where he was married, in 1842, to
Martha McKallip, a native of County Down, Ireland, who, when a child,
was brought by her parents to this country, and to Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hawk had a family of six children - three sons and
three daughters - and of these the subject of this sketch is the third in
order of birth. His boyhood was passed in assisting his parents on the
farm and attending the district schools, distant from his home about a mile
and a half, and at the age of sixteen years he entered the academy at
Leechburg, Penn., being chosen, the following year, principal of the
Leechburg High School. In the year 1868 Mr. Hawk commenced a
classical course at Westminster (Penn.) College, after which he spent some
eyars as teacher, and in 1871 he entered Allegheny Theological Seminary, at
Allegheny, where he graduated in 1874, on the 23d day of April of which year
he was ordained by the Clarion (Penn.) Presbytery.
Immediately after ordination Mr. Hawk was
installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Rimersburg, Perm., which
incumbency he filled seven years, when, having received a call to fill the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church at Greenfield, Ind., he proceeded
thither in 1881. During his pastorate there the church received large
accessions of membership, and when he left, at the end of three years, to
respond to a call to the church in Franklin, Ohio, his departure was greatly
regretted by members of the congregation. After a seven months'
sojourn at Franklin, Mr. Hawk accepted a call to the charge of the church at
Nelsonville, Ohio, whence, after a brief stay, he came, in 1886, to
Carrollton, to enter upon his duties as pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. Here his assiduous labors have been productive of much good,
having been rewarded with numerous accessions and consequent large increase
of membership, and the church is now in the enjoyment of an era of
gratifying prosperity. He represented the Steubenville Presbytery at
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, held at Saratoga, N. Y., in
1890.
In June, 1869, our subject was united in marriage with
Abbie Wilhelm, a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and a
descendant of the Steck family of that State, among whom are
numbered many ministers of considerable prominence. Two children have
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hawk, viz.: Boynton L., who died at
the age of two years; and Harold Brooks, who was born Feb. 1, 1879.
Mr. Hawk, in his political preferments, is a Republican, and a
strong supporter of protection.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 791 |
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R. T. HAWKE, a representative
and prosperous agriculturist, and a member of one of the oldest and most
highly esteemed families of Brown Township, Carroll County, is a native of
the same, born Mar. 28, 1855. His grandfather, Robert Hawke,
was born July 18, 1753, near Castlefinn, County Donegal, Ireland, and was
married to Hannah Russel, of the same place, who died in Ireland.
Their children's names are William, Martha, John, Jane (who became
Mrs. Robert McConal, of near Steubenville, Ohio), James, Eliza
(who became Mrs. William Hamilton, of Brown Township, Carroll
County), and Robert, father of our subject. Grandfather
Hawke was one of the first five men to organize the First Presbyterian
Church of Waynesburg, Ohio, in which church our subject now holds the
offices of trustee, secretary and Sabath-school superintendent.
In 1814 the family came to America and settled in Ohio, in what afterward
became Brown Township, Carroll County. It is said that they were
compelled to leave their native land on account of threats of violence at
the hands of a gang of robbers, who had "visited" them as well as others.
The Hawke family had "informed" on these outlaws, and the
latter notified them that unless they removed from the country within a few
days they would be killed. Other families received similar warnings,
but paid no heed to them, and the result was that they were burned out, and
some members murdered. The farm on which the Hawkes settled is
now known as the Baxter Blythe Farm, and was largely cleared and
improved by them. After selling his farm Robert Hawke
moved to Stark County, same State, where he died, a member of the
Presbyterian Church, and in politics a strong Democrat.
Robert Hawke, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, Aug. 25, 1805, and was
consequently nine years old when he came with the rest of the family to
America. His education was limited to but a few days at school, and to
such study as he was enabled to apply himself to at home. On Jan. 18,
1848, he was married to Jane, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth
(Cute) Black, former a native of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Black
came to America in 1814 from County Tyrone, Ireland, the voyage being made
in the same ship that brought Grandfather Hawke and family,
but they knew nothing of it until after the marriage of the father and
mother in 1848. They settled in Philadelphia, Penn., and there
remained until 1825, when they moved to Washington County, Penn., where they
resided until 1831, in which year they moved to Monroe Township, Carroll
County, Ohio, and here they died. Their children were as follows:
James (born on the ocean), Elizabeth, Jane, Thomas,
Robert, Isaac, and Eliza (now Mrs. David McCullah,
of Uhrichsville). They were Presbyterians in religious faith, and
politically Mr. Black was a Whig. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Hawke, after their marriage, settled on the property where their son
R. T. now resides, and this by hard work they improved and made one of
the most productive farms in the valley. The children born to them
were as follows: Hannah R. (deceased); Elizabeth O., now
Mrs. Oliver J. Strayer; John R., now of Pueblo, Colo.; R. T.;
Elnora J., now Mrs. T. R, McElhany, and Alica Mary
(deceased). The father died Jan. 9, 1871, the mother Jan. 24, 1881.
They were leading members of the Presbyterian Church, and in his political
preferments Mr. Hawke was an active Democrat.
R. T. Hawke, whose name opens this sketch, from
his youth up has passed his life on the old home place where he was born and
where he yet resides. In consequence of there being sickness in the
family, instead of going to school he remained at home, but, by steady
application to books, and a keen observation of men and things in general,
he succeeded in securing a good practical education. On Oct. 7, 1879, he was
united in marriage with Jennie N. Hamilton, who was born near
Waynesburg, Stark Co., Ohio, Aug. 20, 1860, daughter of R. B. Hamilton,
and the result of this happy union is three children: Robert
B., Paul G. and Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Hawke are members of
the Presbyterian Church at Waynesburg, and in his political predilections
Mr. Hawke, as were his forefathers, is a solid, uncompromising
Democrat.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 971 |
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BENJAMIN F. HAYES,
one of the representative farmer citizens of Harrison Township, Carroll
County, Penn., Nov. 25, 1825. His grandfather, Hayes, was a
native of Ireland, where the ancestry had long lived, and here he married a
village maiden. About the middle of the eighteenth century he came to
American soil, settling in Maryland, where he pursued the same vocation
(presumably that of farming) as had his ancestry in Ireland. His son,
John E., father of Benjamin F., was born in Maryland, Jan. 22,
1770, and after attaining his majority, separated from the other members of
the family and came west, marrying, however, before leaving his native
State, Miss Mary Farver, a young lady of German
descent. Soon after their marriage they located in Pennsylvania, where
they remained till 1830, in which year they moved yet farther west,
remaining a short time in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, whence they proceeded to
Richland County, thence to Wayne, where the father died in 1841. The
mother then returned to Tuscarawas County, where she passed from earth in
the year 1846. They were the parents of the following named children:
Nancy, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Eachel, Ruth, Margaret, Mary, Hannah,
Joseph and Benjamin F. John E. Hayes was a
well-educated man, and during his residence in Pennsylvania, and also for
some years while in Ohio, he taught school successfully; he also mastered
the science of surveying, a profession he was engaged in many years.
Politically he was a Democrat, and took a lively interest in the workings of
his party.
Benjamin F. Hayes was reared to agricultural
pursuits on his father's farm, attending during the winter months the common
schools of his district in his native county, and when he came of age he
commenced life for his own account. On Apr. 5, 1850, he was married to
Christiana E., daughter of Jacob Pontius, a native of
Pennsylvania, born Feb. 27, 1801, where he was married to Elizabeth
Shaffer, a resident of New Jersey, who bore him five children, viz.:
Sarah, Christiana E., Henry, John and Ezra. Coming to Van Wert
County, Mr. and Mrs. Pontius settled on a farm, and in
1854 returned to Montgomery, Ohio, and there died, he in 1876 and she in
1863, both members of the Presbyterian Church; in politics he was a Democrat
of the most pronounced type. Abraham Pontius, father of
Jacob, and also a native of Pennsylvania, was married in that State
to Eve Stetler, and their children were Jacob, Lidda,
Abraham, Elizabeth, Sarah and John and Daniel (twins).
The family were residents of Washington County, Penn.; in religion they were
Presbyterians and in politics Democrats.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Hayes
took up their residence in Willshire, Van Wert Co., Ohio, until 1874, when
they purchased their present property in Harrison Township, Carroll County,
their highly improved and well-stocked farm comprising 197 acres. The
children born to them are named as follows: Elizabeth, Mrs.
Ira Baxter; Jacob and Arminda J., deceased; and
John B., at home. In politics Mr. Hayes was a stanch
Republican until a few years ago, since when he has given his aid and
influence to the Prohibition party. He is recognized as a man of
excellent judgment, possessed of thorough business qualifications, and has
made his own success in life.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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THOMAS HAYS,
one of the leading attorneys of Carrollton, Carroll Co., Ohio, was born May
25, 1834, in Franklin Township, Columbiana Co., Ohio. He is of
Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors having emigrated from Scotland to
Ireland during the reign of James I of England and IV of Scotland.
The name was originally Hay, but when the family became quite
numerous they were spoken of as the "Hays," and about A. D. 1750 a
part of the family adopted the name of Hays, and have written it that
way ever since. His parents, James and Mary (McKernan) Hays,
were natives of County Tyrone, Ireland, where they, in 1818, were married.
In 1819 they immigrated to America, and after a stay of about three
years in Beaver County, Penn., they moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, where
they took up Government land, and were among the earliest of the pioneers,
the woods abounding at that time with wild animals, including all kinds of
game. Here they ended their days, their deaths occurring in 1846 and
1877, respectively. They had eight children - five sons and three
daughters the eldest of whom, William H. (now deceased), was born in
County Tyrone, Ireland; six of this family are yet living.
Thomas Hays, whose name appears at the opening
of this sketch is the sixth in his father's family in the order of birth,
and first saw light in an old log cabin on the original homestead in
Columbiana County, as above related. His early life was spent with his
parents, assisting them in the duties of the farm, and attending the early
district schools. When about eighteen years of age he commenced
teaching in the district schools of the neighborhood, a profession he
followed at various times for some ten winters, and the earnings so made he
devoted to pay the expense of his studies at the New Lisbon High School,
which he attended three years, supplementing same with a short course of
study at Mount Union College. While engaged in teaching he read law,
and under the able tuition of Judge John Clarke, of New Lisbon, he
advanced rapidly till in June, 1862, he was qualified to pass a most
creditable examination before one of the supreme judges, and was admitted to
the bar with the privilege of practicing before all the courts of the State
of Ohio. In 1867 he was admitted at Cleveland to practice before the
United States District Court. In May, 1863, Mr. Hays came to
Carrollton, and here established himself in the practice of his chosen
profession. Politically he is a Democrat, and for two years was mayor
of Carrollton; also for three years served as a member of the board of
education. In 1863 he married, in Columbiana County, Miss Martha J.
Williams, a descendant of a pioneer family of that county, and four
children have blessed them, viz.: Mary J., Joseph F., Adda C. and
William J. Mr. and Mrs. Hays are members of that county, and four
children have blessed them, viz.: Mary J., Joseph F., Adda C. and
William J. Mr. and Mrs. Hays are members of the
Presbyterian Church, and she is prominent in woman's work in connection
therewith. He is the architect of his own success, and the family
enjoy the respect and esteem of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 774 |
J. Helfrich
NOTE: Not sure if Jacob or John W. Helfrich ~ sw~ |
JACOB HELFRICH.
Like a giant tree in a forest of weather-worn oaks, the name we have just
written stands prominent on the roll of those noble pioneers whose lives
were passed in bringing Carroll to its present enviable position in the
magnificent galaxy of Ohio's counties. He was born in Germany Mar. 17,
1818, one of a family of eleven children, the record of the remaining ten
being as follows: Twin boys died in infancy; Peter, a farmer, and
Philip, a blacksmith, died in Crawford County, Ohio; Nicholas
died at Fort Wayne, Ind.; Wendall and Andrew both died
in Germany; Henry and Michael live in Crawford County, Ohio;
Margaret died in Germany.
Jacob Helfrich, when eighteen years of
age, his father having provided him with money sufficient to bring him to
America, set sail in company with several other emigrants in April, 1837,
and after a long voyage of 105 days landed at Baltimore, Md. Some
dozen of these emigrants, including our subject, all young men, walked to
Wheeling, W. Va. (their baggage going by wagon), where he worked three
mouths at his trade; thence went by river to Steubenville, Ohio, from which
place he came by stage to Carrollton, there being at the time (1837) but a
few hundred inhabitants in the place. Farther than this the stage was
unable to proceed on account of the mud, so Mr. Helfrich
remained in Carrollton, a stranger in a strange land, and immediately
commenced working at his trade, that of shoemaker, at which he had served an
apprenticeship in Germany. Two of his brothers had preceded him to
Ohio, settling in Crawford County, and Mr. Helfrich, being
desirous of once more seeing them, walked all the way to their place and
back. Their father, Nicholas Helfrich, who had been a
public officer in Germany during the greater part of his life, died there in
1840, and the widowed mother afterward came to Ohio, where she died in 1850
at the home of her sons, in Crawford County.
In about two years after Jacob Helfrich's
settlement in Carrollton he opened out a shoe business for his own account,
which he has since continued in, from time to time enlarging his premises
and stock as his trade expanded, and in 1855 he moved to his present place.
On Apr. 15, 1841, he was married to Catharine Stemple, daughter of Jacob
Stemple, of Carroll County, and their union was blessed with nine
children, of whom the following is a brief record: Margaret is the
widow of Charles Cronenwett, formerly residing in Sandusky County,
Ohio, now of Carrollton, Ohio; Eva C. is the wife of Rev. E.
Cronenwett, of Butler, Penn.; Susanna is the widow of Rev. F.
E. Harsh, and lives in Carrollton, Ohio; Barbara, is married to
Dr. C. R. Ziegler, of Carrollton; Jacob M. is deceased; Mary E.
is the wife of J. Henry Troutman, of Butler, Penn.;
John W. is more fully spoken of farther on; Sarah D. is the wife
of J. L. Frederick, of Greenville, Penn.; Albert is deceased.
In politics Mr. Helfrich was first a Whig, afterward a
Republican, but of late years he has supported the Democratic party.
For six years he was a justice of the peace, and in all things tending to
the advancement and prosperity of his town and county he has ever been found
in the front ranks, not the least among the progressive movements in which
he took prominent part being the Carrollton & Oneida Railroad. In 1859
the Carrollton & Oneida Railroad (now Carrollton Branch of the C. C. & S.
Railroad) was sold to a company composed of John Ebersole,
Henry A. Stidger, James Huston, James P. Cummings,
Jacob Helfrich and James Cameron. The road
at this time was broken down by heavy engines, and had deteriorated year by
year through lack of necessary repairs. The new company soon had the
road repaired and in running order. They rigged up a passenger car and
a couple of flats ("gondolas") with couplings, purchased motive power in the
shape of stout horses, and turned the much-vaunted Carroll County railroad
into a horse-ear line under the new name of the "Carrollton & Oneida
Railroad." On June 9, 1866, the stockholders of the road met for the
election of directors, Jacob Helfrich being elected one of
them, and general ticket agent. The work of rebuilding and fitting up
the road was pushed to completion, and on Sept. 11, 1807, a steam engine
arrived for the road, and was a profitable investment for the company; in
1873 the road bed was donated to parties who made a narrow gauge road.
His connection ceased here.
At a reunion of the Helfrich family to be
held at the homestead in Carrollton, on Apr. 15, 1891, there are expected to
be present one son, six daughters, twenty-five grandchildren, one
great-grandchild, four sons-in-law, and two daughters-in-law. There
have passed to their long homes two sons and six grandchildren.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 836 |
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JOHN
W. HELFRICH, son of Jacob Helfrich, one of the best
known and most highly respected citizens of Carrollton, was born Jan. 17,
1855, in Carrollton, Carroll Co., Ohio. He was educated at the common
and first ward schools of his native town, and first learned the trade of
shoemaker, at which he worked three years. At the age of sixteen he
commenced an apprenticeship in Carrollton to the watch and clock business,
and in Cleveland he spent two years perfecting himself in the trade.
In 1877 he located in Dell Roy, in Carroll County, where he remained a few
months and then settled finally in Carrollton, where he opened out the best
watch, clock and jewelry repair business in the county; and his superior
skill in his line has brought him a well-merited patronage from both far and
near. His connection with the Connotton Valley Railway as official
jeweler of the road (a position he yet holds) since 1877 has increased his
business very much. Since then he has furnished and kept in order all
the depot clocks, the fine chronometer engine clocks, as well as the Howard
tower clock at the Canton depot. When the Cleveland & Canton changed
their gauge, everything in the clock line was thoroughly overhauled and
placed in order, and all of the clocks are in as good condition as when
placed thirteen years ago. He supplied the fine tower clock and bell
for Carroll County court-house, also the one for the railroad depot at
Canton, Ohio, and the signal service at Carrollton is managed by him.
On Sept. 1, 1887, Mr. Helfrich was married to
Miss Hattie May Wert, of Sulphur Springs, Crawford Co., Ohio, a daughter
of J. B. and Leonora (Ziegler) Wert, former of whom is a merchant at
Sulphur Springs. One year ago Mr. and Mrs. Helfrich went to
Cleveland, Ohio, where they studied for and both graduated as opticians at
Dr. Julius King's establishment. They then returned to Carrollton,
where they have since followed that branch of the business in connection
with his regular watch and jewelry business. One child, named John
Wert, has been born to our subject and wife. In his political
preferments Mr. Helfrich' is a Democrat, but is no partisan,
and bas invariably declined nomination to office, as his business demands
all his time and attention.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 839 |
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RICHARD
HEMMING, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Harrison
Township, Carroll County, was born in Washington County, Penn., Mar. 18,
1823. William Hemming, his grandfather, was a native of
England, and came to America at a very early day, settling in Maryland,
where he was married to Sisson Stephens, who bore him the following
named children: Thomas, Mary, Richard, George, Henry, Samuel, Nancy,
Sally, Amos and Anna. In 1795 William Memming
removed with his family to Washington County, Penn., where he carried on
farming until 1830, in which year he came to what in a few years afterward
became Harrison Township, Carroll Co., Ohio. He had been all his life
a Democrat, a zealous worker in his party.
Richard Hemming, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born near the city of Baltimore, Md., in 1787, and was nine
years old when his parents moved to Washington County, Penn., where he
attended school and also learned the practical lessons of farm life.
He was there married to Eleanor Leggett, and in 1830 they came
to Ohio, purchasing the farm whereon their son Richard is at present
living, most of the improvements on which they made themselves, with the
assistance of their children. They had born to them the following
named children: Mary, William, Eleanor, Richard and Jesse.
The father died Mar. 23, 1859, the mother Feb. 25, 1849, and they both lie
buried at Carrollton, in Carroll County; they were leading members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics he was a Democrat.
Richard Hemming, whose name opens this
sketch, was seven years old when his parents brought him to Ohio, and his
education was obtained in the subscription and common schools of the
neighborhood, thorough practical farming being, however, the chief training
of his boyhood and youth. On Mar. 4, 1844, be was united in marriage
with Lydia, daughter of Elias and Sarah Harsh, and she bore
him children named as follows: George W., Sarah E., Elias R, Enoch N.,
Abrabam H., Daniel W., Mary C, Clara M. and Julia A. The
entire family are members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics Mr.
Hemming is a Democrat.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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ALBERT
HERBERT. Among the business men of Sherrodsville, in Carroll
County, who have been identified with every progressive movement for the
developing and building up of the village, none, probably, has been more
active in the work than Mr. Herbert. His father was a
native of Wales, whence, when he was eighteen years old, he came to America
alone, his capital consisting of willing hands and a stout heart. He
first began working in the mines in Luzerne County, Penn., occupying his
leisure time in acquiring an education. In early manhood he was united
in marriage with Catherine Jones, a native of Wales, and their
children were as follows: Jane, John, Albert, Evan, Edward, William,
Ellen, Mary A., Emma and Lewis. The father departed this
life in 1867, the mother having preceded him to the grave two years
previously. Mr. Herbert was a stanch supporter of the
Republican party, and as soon as he had made himself conversant with the
various phases of politics he became of considerable assistance in
disseminating the doctrine of Republicanism among his fellow miners, by whom
he was much respected. He was a consistent and useful member of the
Congregational Church.
Albert Herbert, whose name heads this
sketch, was engaged in the mines of Luzerne County, Penn., occupying various
positions until he became "boss" of a mine, in which capacity he served with
ability and satisfaction to both employer and employes. Here he
remained until 1880, when he went to Colorado, remaining one year; then came
to Sherrodsville, where for a time he was engaged in mining, after which he
opened the grocery and provision store, which he at present carries on.
In 1883 he was married to Miss Frank (born in Carroll ton, Ohio),
daughter of Charles and Jennie (Rue) Hardesty, of Centre Township,
Carroll County, and one child was born to them, which lived but a short
time. Mr. Herbert is emphatically a self-made man,
and enjoys the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of friends. He
and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in
politics he is a stanch Republican.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 855 |
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MRS. DRUSILLA HIBBS
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 1005 |
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JOHN
HUNTER, farmer, Monroe Township, Carroll County, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1815. His father, James Hunter, was a native of
Ireland, where he married Miss Jane Caughran, and to them were born
children as follows: Thomas, Sarah, Mary, Nancy, James, John, Jane,
William, Eliza and George. Mr. Hunter, soon after his marriage,
immigrated to the United States, and settled in Allegheny County, Penn.,
where he remained till 1834, when he came to Ohio and purchased a farm of
160 acres in Rose Township, Carroll County. He cleared this land,
making many improvements, and resided upon it until his death, which
occurred in 1877.
John Hunter, our subject, grew to young manhood
in Allegheny County, Penn., and came to Ohio in 1834 with his parents.
He has been twice married: first, in 1840, to Miss Mary Aber, of Rose
Township, and to this union were born Mar. 17, 1841, John and Mary,
twins. John, who is a mute, resides on the farm; he was married
to Pauline Monnin (also a mute), of Stark County, Ohio, and to them
were born three children: Josephene, Mary and John.
Mary is the wife of James Kennedy, who resides in
Vicksburg, Miss., and is employed by the Government as Special Pension
Examiner; to them for children were born, viz.: Lelia, Hunter, Mary
and Gray. Mrs. Hunter died in 1841, and there second
marriage of Mr. Hunter was with Miss Christina West, a
daughter of James West, of Columbiana County, Ohio, to which union
were born six children, viz.: Sarah J., who died in infancy; James,
who resides in Kansas; Douglas, Margaret, Nettie and William,
who reside at home. Mr. Hunter remained in Rose Township till
1861, when he purchased the farm on which he now resides, and which contains
230 acre in Section 12, Monroe Township, where he is successfully engaged in
grain producing and stock-raising. In 1880 he erected his fine
residence. Politically Mr. Hunter is a Democrat, and in
religion he is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, in which he has
been an elder for thirty years.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JAMES HOLDER
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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ROBERT
G. HUNTER. Among the prominent farmers of Fox Township the
above named gentleman occupies a conspicuous place. His grandfather,
John Hunter, was born in Ireland, as was also his grandmother.
After coming to this country John Hunter, Sr., followed butchering as
an occupation. Both he and his good wife died in Maryland.
John T. Hunter, father of our subject was born in Maryland, but at the
age of four years was taken by his father to Washington County, Penn., where
he grew to manhood. At an early age he came west and located in Fox
Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, where he married. He then returned to
Pennsylvania, his old home, where he remained about five years, after which
he came back to Fox township and settled on a farm. Mr. Hunter
was an intelligent, thinking man; he taught school, and was looked upon as a
man of more than ordinary information and learning. Mr. Hunter
was a strong Democrat, in the earlier part of his life being anti-slavery in
sentiment, holding the opinion that the North had nothing to do with
slavery, until President Van Buren publicly announced that he would
veto any bill passed by Congress abolishing slavery in the District of
Columbia; Mr. Hunter then came out a full-fledged Abolitionist, and
so remained to the end of his life. He died in 1851, and his widow in
1880.
Robert G. Hunter was born Oct. 7, 1832, in
Washington County, Penn. His father moved to the West when Robert
G. was but a child, and here father and son cleared away the forest,
made improvements, converted the woodland into blossoming fields, and thus
helped to advance civilization in the West. The younger Hunter
was allowed the usual among of education, which, was the case with other
boys, was obtained by attending the district school in winter time.
Summer was the time to work, to clear the fields, plant the crops, and to
prepare for the coming winter. Robert G. Hunter was married
Sept. 14, 1883, to Miss Malinda Roudebush, who was reared in Carroll
County, and three children came to brighten their home, viz.: Abraham L.,
Elizabeth Ann and Chrissie G. Mr. Hunter is a member of the
United Presbyterian Church, and is a Republican in sentiment, though no
politician. He has a finely improved farm equipped with modern
improvements, and his success is due to his energy, good management and
honest living. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have a wide circle of
friends, who value honest, upright neighbors.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
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JAMES HUSTON |
V. E.
HUSTON, a prominent citizen of Carrollton, and senior ember of the
firm of Huston & Fawcett, proprietors of the most extensive general
hardware store in Carroll County, was born Nov. 22, 1849, in Mechanicstown,
Carroll Co., Ohio, of Scotch-Irish and English descent. His father,
James Huston, who was born in Allegheny County, Penn., Apr. 17, 1813,
was one of the pioneer merchants of Carroll County, he having come to Ohio
when a young man. He first located on a farm in Fox Township, where,
later, he became a miller, and finally established himself in a general
store at Mechanicstown, which he conducted several years, until 1853, when
he moved to Carrollton, and here opened out in the same line on a more
extensive scale, to which, one year thereafter, he added the grain business.
In 1868 he purchased a hardware store, also in Carrollton, and formed a
partnership with his son V. E., under the firm name of J. Huston &
Son. This continued till 1886, when the father withdrew, and
Mr. R. C. Fawcett was received as a partner, the style of the firm
being Huston & Fawcett. James Huston was married in 1838, to
Christine Emsley, a native of England and three children have been
born to this union, viz.: Amanda, deceased wife of Cyrus A. Shober;
Emma, wife of R. C. Fawcett, and V. E. On Jan. 3,
1887, the father closed his eyes to earth, at the age of seventy-four years,
after a busy life which he had made prosperous by honest toil which he had
made prosperous by honest toil, indomitable perseverance and strict
integrity, having begun life a poor boy, with no capital save willing hands
and a stout heart. Politically he had been originally a Democrat, but
for some years before his death he voted the Prohibition ticket.
V. E. Huston received his education at the
common schools of his district, also at the college at Harlem Springs, and
after leaving there he entered his father's store as clerk, continuing with
him in that capacity until becoming a partner with him in the hardware
business, as above related. In 1872 Mr. Huston was married to
Miss Ida J. McCoy, daughter of Judge McCoy, of Carrollton, and
Margaret (Druckamiller) McCoy, and by this union were born the
following named six children: James E., Charles V., William M., Christine
E., Amanda S., and Roy, who died at the age of two years.
Mr. Huston in his political leanings is a stanch Democrat, but has
never accepted office. Mrs. Huston is a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891
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