usesW

OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS A Part of Genealogy Express   WELCOME to COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO History & Genealogy   BIOGRAPHIES BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX Source: Mack, Horace - History of Columbiana County, Ohio  : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: D. W. Ensign & Co., 1879 (Transcribed by Sharon Wick) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z < CLICK HERE to RETURN to 1879 BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX > < CLICK HERE to GO to LIST of BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES > Mr. & Mrs.Moses Oyster   MOSES OYSTER was born in Columbiana County, Feb. 4, 1822.  He and his wife are both of German descent.  His father, Samuel Oyster, was born in the State of Pennsylvania.  Mr. Samuel Oyster was a very energetic, hard-working man.  During his life he purchased one thousand and fifty acres of land which he divided among his children, giving to each eight acres.  His death occurred in 1847; his wife died in 1836.  Moses Oyster received an ordinary English education in the common schools of this State, engaging much of the time in manual labor.  His first purchase was sixty acres of land in South township, Columbiana (now Mahoning) County.  He owned his farm about ten years.  Selling it to his brother Eli, he again bought sixty-six acres in the same township; on this farm he now lives; he has since added to this until he has a fine farm of one hundred and thirty-five acres.      When Mr. Oyster first commenced life for himself he  worked at such work as he could at that early day find to do, farming and ditching for his neighbors when they needed help, working for the sum of fifty cents a day.  In the year 1845, June 19th, he married Elizabeth, daughter of George and Mary Kimes; they have had a family of twelve children.  On the 20th day of October, 1852, death entered the family circle and removed one of the children.  Few families can surround the hearthstone and not find some "vacant chair."  In religion, Mr. Oyster is a liberal, believing the highest type of Christianity and the truest religion consists in doing right.  His wife is a member of the Disciples church, which he attends.  He is in politics a Republican.      It is the earnest wish of the many friends of Mr. Oyster that he may live long to enjoy the many comforts and blessings of life, well earned by upright industry and honest dealings. Source:  History of Columbiana County, Ohio  - Philadelphia: D. W. Ensign & Co., 1879 - Page 312   CLICK HERE to RETURN to COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO INDEX PAGE CLICK HERE to RETURN to OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS INDEX PAGE FREE GENEALOGY RESEARCH is My MISSION GENEALOGY EXPRESS This Webpage has been created by Sharon Wick exclusively for Ohio Genealogy Express  ©2008 Submitters retain all copyrights