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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio
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Vol. II -
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Published by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1921
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GEORGE THOMPSON is one of
the oldest residents of Carroll County, and still lives on a fine farm which
his energies developed near Jewett in Loudon Township.
He was born in Harrison County, Ohio, Feb. 23, 1833,
son of Andrew and Jane (Sloan) Thompson. His father was born in
County Armagh, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and was brought to America
by his widowed mother, who settled with her family in Harrison County, Ohio,
in 1830. James Sloan was born in County Tyrone, Ireland,
daughter of William and Mary (Sloan) Sloan. William Sloan made
two trips to the United States, first locating at Smithfield, Ohio.
After being there a few years he went back to Ireland for the purpose of
getting the money due him for several years of service in the English navy,
but was unsuccessful, and soon returned to America and settled in Harrison
County and later in Loudon Township of Carroll County, where he died.
Andrew Thompson and wife after their marriage lives for a year near
North Rumley, Ohio, and then bought land in Loudon Township, where he lived
until his death on Feb. 14, 1864, and she passed away Feb. 10, 1853.
Of their children George Thompson is the oldest; Mary,
deceased, was the wife of William Waggener; Sarah died at the age of
eight years; Elizabeth, of Harrison County, is the widow of Joseph
Barr; and William, Robert and Andrew are all deceased.
George Thompson grew up in a pioneer district,
acquired his education in Loudon Township, walking two miles between home
and school. In 1845 he married Hannah Rutan, who was born in
Loudon Township in July 1832, and died in March, 1903, after nearly half a
century of married companionship. She was a daughter of Daniel and
Margaret (Carr) Rutan, the former a native of France and of Huguenot
ancestry, while her mother was a native of Ireland. After his marriage
George Thompson moved to an eighty acre farm given him by his
father in Loudon Township. Four years later he sold that and bought a
place in Harrison County. After living there twelve years he sold and
bouht 248 acres of improved land in section 10 of Loudon Township. Not
until 1920 did the infirmities of age cause Mr. Thompson to give up
his active supervision of his farming interests, though since 1911 he has
rented out most of the land. for years he made a specialty of raising
Delaine sheep. Mr. Thompson is an independent in politics and
has been a lifelong member of the United Presbyterian Church. He was a
member of the local church of that denomination until it was disorganized in
May, 1919.
Of his children the eldest is John,
a resident of Stark County, Ohio. The second, Margaret, died at
the age of sixteen. Andrew, also deceased, left two children,
Agnes, a school teacher, and Andrew, who died at the age of
twenty-one, Elizabeth, the fourth of Mr. Thompson's children,
died at the age of twenty-seven. Miss Sarah is his housekeeper.
Robert is a minister of the United Presbyterian Church, pastor of the
First Church at Des Moines, Iowa, and has three children named Samuel,
George and Dorothy. The next child, Clarence, died
in infancy.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 1004 |
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HARVEY L.
THOMPSON was born in Carroll County, Ohio, on June 7,
1842. He was the son of Gabriel D. and Elizabeth (Allen) Thompson
who were born in Maryland, and who later removed to and became residents of
Carroll County, Ohio, where the following children were born, viz.:
Gilbert, Lydia Ann, Antoinette, Howard, Bathsheba, Harvey L., Joseph
and Sarah A.
Harvey L. Thompson grew up as a farmer's son,
acquiring a practical knowledge of farming and also a common school
education such as the country schools of that day afforded, and there the
seeds of patriotism took deep root in his heart, and he later manifested his
loyalty by enlisting in the service of his country on August 13, 1862, as a
private in Company A, 126th Regiment O. V. I.
He was promoted to corporal and then to sergeant, and
took part in quite a number of the bloodiest battles of the Civil war, among
them Harper's Ferry, Second Bull Run, Spottsylvania, Petersburg, Cedar
Creek, and many others, and was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness on
May , 1864. After his discharge in 1865, Mr. Thompson returned
home and still desiring a better educational training he entered the
Hopedale Normal College at Hopedale, Ohio, in 1865, and later became a
student of the Scio College at Scio, Ohio, following which he taught school
a few years and then went into business with N. E. Clendennin at Conotton,
Ohio, where they conducted a general store.
On Aug. 3, 1871, Harvey L. Thompson was united
in marriage to Maria Shambaugh, born Aug. 22, 1844, a daughter
of Michael and Hettie (Hazlett) Shambaugh; Michael Shambaugh being
one of the sturdy, honest and strictly reliable, as well as successful
farmers of Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, and whose family were as
follows: James, Elizabeth, Mary, Simon B., Adam H., Charlotte, Maria,,
Jane, John and Phillip. Mr. Shambaugh was for many years
one of the pillars of the United Brethren Church at New Rumley and led a
truly and exemplary life, his family all being reared in this faith and
uniting with the church. In 1874 Harvey L. Thompson having been
elected treasurer of Harrison County, with his family removed to Cadiz,
Ohio, where he served as treasurer for two terms, with a highly creditable
record; while Mr. Thompson's aspirations were for a higher education
along literary and other educational lines, he sacrificed these in a degree
and chose the rural life, purchasing a farm in Archer Township, Harrison
County, on which he resided until his death which occurred on Feb. 3, 1907,
and which is still known as the home farm. He was a good business man,
possessed with rare social qualities, a great reader, and one of Harrison
County's prominent men.
Harley L. and Maria (Shambaugh) Thompson were
the parents of the following children: Simon Edwin, born July
9, 1872, served as recorder of Harrison County six years, he was married to
Mildred R. Ryder, of Scio, Ohio, whose children are Andrew R., Marie,
Harvey (deceased), Margaret and Frederick, S. Edwin dying
in 1910. B. Frank Thompson, born Aug. 28, 1874, married
Charlotte A. Probert of Richmond, Ohio, an accomplished musician widely
known as a composer and teacher. Their children are Anna Doris
and Harvey Duard. Charles H. Thompson, born Nov. 30, 1876
married Jennie Spence of Jewett, Ohio, their children are Charles
Spence and Donald. Mary C., born Oct. 30, 1878, single and
living at home. J. Paul, born Jan. 13, 1880, who is now an
attorney at Cleveland, Ohio, married Georgella Ikert, of East
Liverpool, Ohio. Nellie, who died in 1888, aged six years.
Fred A., born June 16, 1888, married Carrie Grove of Jewett,
Ohio, their children are as follows: Forrest, Mary Florence, John, Gwen
and Eva.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Thompson were members of the
Methodist Church of Jewett, Ohio, of which religious organization their
children are all members. Mrs. Thompson is a lady of more than
ordinary ability and refinement and of a literary and artistic temperament,
her natural talents. She still remains on the farm in company with her
daughter Mary, and at this writing still radiates an influence for
good in all community welfare, and in trying to carry out the desires of her
late husband for the best interests of the family and community at large.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page
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WILLIAM R.
THOMPSON. The one thing really significant and
important in the scheme of human existence is worthy achievement, for this
represents the concrete evidence of resolute thought and action. The
life of the farmer offers much to the man who is willing to apply himself
and has the good judgment to avail himself of proper methods and business
principles. Such a representative of farm industry in Carroll County
is William R. Thompson, of Lee township, who has been a resident of
the county from his boyhood and who has proved himself resourceful and
persistent in the carrying forward of his activited as an agriculturist and
stock-grower, with the result that he has achieved prosperity and made for
himself a place as one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of
the community.
Mr. Thompson was born at Richmond, Jefferson
County, Ohio, on the 25th of June, 1840, and is a son of John and Eliza
(Wilson) Thompson, both likewise natives of that county, where the
respective families were founded in the early pioneer days. in 1852
John Thompson came with his family to Carroll County and engaged in farm
enterprise in Lee Township. He and his wife passed the remainder of
their lives in this county and were residents of Augusta at the time of
their deaths.
William R. Thompson was about twelve years old
at the time of the family removal to Carroll County, and here he gained full
fellowship with the work of the farm and profited by such advantages as were
afforded him in the local schools. He remained at the parental home
until he had attained to the age of twenty-four years, and for eighteen
years thereafter he was employed by the year at farm work, on various farms
in this section of the Buckeye State. At the expiration of this period
he was so fortified as to be justified in the purchasing of a farm in Lee
Township. On this place he continued his productive labors
twenty-three years, and he then sold the property and, in the autumn of
1914, purchased his present farm, of seventy acres, in section 4 of the same
township. Bringing to bear the energy and good judgment that are
characteristic of the man, and profiting by former experience, Mr.
Thompson has brought this farm up to an excellent state of
productiveness, the place having been distinctly in a rundown condition when
he purchased the same. In his work of revitalizing and improving the
farm Mr. Thompson has had the effective aid and co-operation of his
son, who is still associated with him in the work and management of the
farm.
Mr. Thompson takes loyal interest in community
affairs, is a republican in his political adherency, and he has served with
marked efficiency as road supervisor. He and his wife hold membership
in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The year 1877 recorded the marriage of Mr. Thompson
and Miss Margaret Fawcett, who was born in Union Township, Carroll
County, a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Brooks) Fawcett, who
were born in the vicinity of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, the
former in 1803 and the latter in 1807. Mrs. Fawcett was a small
child at the time when her parents embarked on a sailing vessel and set
forth to establish a new home in America. The father died on the
voyage and was buried at sea. The widowed mother continued her sad
journey and eventually became a resident of Ohio, where she passed the
remainder of her life. The parents of Alexander Fawcett
immigrated to America about the same time as did the Brooks family,
and they became pioneer settlers in Union Township, Carroll County.
Alexander Fawcett became one of the prosperous farmers of his day and he
and his wife remained in Carroll County until the close of their lives,
their daughter Mararet having been the youngest in a family of
thirteen children. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have two
children: Marietta, who was born Aug. 2, 1878, is the wife of
Henry Davis, of Perry Township, this county, and they have one
child, Hazel, born in June, 1902. John M. was born Oct.
2, 1880, and is associated with his father in progressive farm enterprise.
He married Eliza Johnson, and their only child is a daughter, Ila
Martha, who was born Feb. 22, 1918.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page
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HENRY TOMLINSON manifests
in his connection with farm enterprise in Carroll County the same vigor and
resourcefulness that have characterized his activities in other fields of
business enterprise, and he is one of the progressive and highly valued
citizens of London Township, where he is now serving his first term as
township trustee, an office to which he was elected in the fall of 1919.
He was born in Perry Township, this county, on the 25th of November, 1864,
and is a son of George and Catherine (Shambaugh) Tomlinson, the form
of whom was born in Harrison County, this state, and the latter in Perry
Township, Carroll County. Thomas Tomlinson, grandfather
of Henry Tomlinson, was born in England and became one of the early
settlers in Harrison County, Ohio. John Shambaugh, the maternal
grandfather, came in an early day from Pennsylvania and obtained
government land in Perry Township, Carroll County, where he reclaimed and
improved a farm and where he passed the remainder of his life, he having
been a native of Company. George Tomlinson became one of the
representative farmers of Perry Township, where he settled after his
marriage and where both he and his wife maintained their home for many
years, secure in the high regard of all who knew them. However,
George Tomlinson did a large amount of important work as a contractor
and builder, and in this line of enterprise he had his son Henry as
an effective coadjutor, as will be noted in a later paragraph.
Henry Tomlinson is indebted to the public
schools of his native county for his early educational discipline, and in
his youth he gained also a valuable experience in connection with farm
industry. At the age of nineteen years he found employment in
connection with lumbering operations near Dellroy, this county, and later he
became associated with his father in work at the carpentr's trade at
Sherodsville, this county. As contractors and builders they erected
many house and other buildings in the village, and they continued their
successful activities as contractors during a period of fully twelve years
Henry Tomlinson then went to Dennison, Tuscarawas County, where he
did construction work in connection with the opening of a coal mine for the
Davis Coal Company, in which corporation he became a stockholder. In
1893 he retired from his alliance with this company, and in 1896 he became
associated with John B. Rammage in the purchase of the Twin City coal
mine in the vicinity of Dennison. Two and one-half years later
he made a lease of his interest in this mine, and for six months thereafter
he was engaged in repair work for the Panhandle Railroad, at Dennison.
For some time he was associated with his brother George W. and a man
named Schofield in the bottling of carbonated water and other soft
drinks, at Dennison, and the failing health of his parents then led him to
return to the home in Carroll County, where he remained with his parents on
the farm until the close of their lives. He then returned to Dennison,
where he continued his activities as a contractor and builder about five
years. On the 25th of March, 1909, Mr. Tomlinson established
his residence on the William Arbaugh farm, of 164 acres, in Loudon
Township, Carroll County, this property having previously been purchased by
him. IN 1911 he bought fifty-four acres of timber land, in Perry
Township, and from this tract he obtained 230,000 feet of timber. He
now utilizes the land for pasturage purposes. In his vigorous farm
enterprise Mr. Tomlinson gives special attention to the raising of
registered Percheron horses, registered Poland-China swine, fine Delaine
sheep, and registered Hereford cattle, besides which the farm shows several
hundred chickens and is a center of successful poultry enterprise.
Mr. Tomlinson is a thoroughgoing republican and
is well fortified in his political convictions. While a resident of
Sherodsville he served two terms as a member of the village council, and, as
before noted, he is now serving as trustee of Loudon Township. He is a
valued and appreciative member of Kilgore Grange, and is serving on its
financial board. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Kilgore. In October, 1891, Mr. Tomlinson
wasc united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Morgan, who was
born in Stark County, Ohio, a daughter of Thomas and Jane Morgan,
both natives of Wales. She died Nov. 13, 1917, and left three
children: Corinne is the wife of John Mooney of Dennison,
Tuscarawas County; Dremond, who is associated with his father in the
work and management of the home farm, married Miss Jessie Smith and
they have one child, Willis; and Catherine is the youngest
member of the attractive home circle.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page
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