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COLUMBIANA COUNTY,
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History & Genealogy
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.,
1879NAMES OF CITIZENS
WHO ASSISTED AND CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE PUBLICATION OF THE
HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY WITH PERSONAL STATISTICS
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)PATRON'S DIRECTORY BY TOWNSHIPS
(s = settled, b = born)< CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS >
KNOX TWP. - - - - pg. 326 Ailes, Isaac, son of James and Margaret (Nixon) Ailes, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1818, s. Knox Tp. 1851, Farmer, p. o. add. Alliance. Anderson, William, son of James and Grace (Potts) Anderson, b. Scotland, s. Knox Tp. 1847, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth ** Anderson, J. B., son of Thomas and Hannah (Safer) Anderson, b. Knox tp. 1825, Farmer and Stock Dealer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Boyce, Richard, son of Joseph and Catherine (Carnes) Boyce, b. Madison Tp. 1840, Farmer and Carpenter, p. o. add. Homeworth. Beer, James, son of James and Jane Beer, b. Pennsylvania, in War of 1812, s. Knox Tp. 1828, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Borton, Daniel, son of Daniel and Tabitha Borton, b. New Jersey, s. Smith Tp. 1817, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Borton, H. P., son of Daniel and Mary Borton, b. Knox Tp. 1834, Farmer and Teacher, p. o. add. North Lewistown. Bowman, D. S., son of G. M. and C. S. (Summers) Bowman, b. Knox Tp. 1834, Miller and Farmer, p. o. add. North Georgetown. Brosius, Charles, son of Benjamin and Phebe (Booth) Brosius, b. Chester Co., Pa., s. Knox Tp. 1838, Farmer and Blacksmith, p. o. add. Alliance. Buck, J. W., son of John and Miriam Buck, b. Knox Tp. 1834, Farmer, p. o. add. Alliance Clements, Rev. John A., son of John F. and Maria (Yaggi) Clements, b. Knox Tp. 1826, Teacher and Farmer, p. o. add. North Georgetown. Coffock, Isaac, son of Samuel and Rebecca (Cobbs) Coffock, b. Knox Tp. 1825, Farmer, p. o. add. Beloit. Cook, Enos, son of Caleb and Hannah Cook, b. Chester, Pa., 1821, Farmer, p. o. add. Beloit. Greenawalt, W. H., son of John and Elizabeth Greenawalt, b. Montgomery Co., Pa., s. Knox, 1835, Farmer and Harness Maker, p. o. add. N. Georgetown. Gyger, George R., son of J. and Tacy (Roberts) Gyger, b. Radnor Tp., Delaware Co., Pa., s. Homeworth, 1863, Manufacturer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Johnson, David, son of Jas. and Margaret Johnson, b. County Down, Ireland, a Columbiana Co., 1831, Farmer and Trade Carpenter, p. o. add. Homeworth ** Kuntz, Jacob, son of George and A. (Wise) Kuntz, b. York Co., Pa., s. Columbiana Co. 1841, Farmer, p. o. add. North Georgetown. Morris, T. C., son of Jonathan and Sophia Morris, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1822, Farmer,, p. o. add. Alliance. Miller, John, son of Jonathan and Sophia Morris, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1827, Farmer, p. o. add. Alliance. Mathews, Philip, son of Christopher and Susannah Miller, b. Knox Tp. 1815, Farmer, p. o. add. Alliance. McLaughlin, J. C., son of Jacob and Mary (Boyle) Mathews, b. Maryland, s. Knox Tp. 1864, Farmer, Trade Blacksmith, Carpenter, and Miller, p. o. add. Homeworth. Pentz, John, son of Ephraim and Elizabeth McLaughlin, b. Westport, s. Knox, 1844, Teacher and Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Ruff, Samuel, son of Christopher and Catharine Pentz, b. Maryland, 1795, Farmer, p. o. add. Alliance. Ruff, D. A., son of John and Mary (Allison) Ruff, b. Columbiana Co. 1806, Farmer and Lumberman, p. o. add. Homeworth. *** Ruff, Huram, son of ___ and R. (Coxin) Ruff, b. West Tp., s. Knox, 1837, Farmer and Stock Dealer, p. o. add. Homeworth * Shaffer, Joseph, son of Jacob and Nancy (Lynard) Shaffer, b. Knox Tp. 1825, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Sheehan, Jeremiah, son of Cornelius and Elizabeth (McLaughlin) Sheehan, b. Elk Run Tp. 1810, s. Knox, 1821, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. ** Sheehan, J. W., son of Wm. and Mary (Williams) Sheehan, b. Elk Run Tp. 1808, s. Knox, 1821, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. Stanley, Osborn, coal of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cobbs) Stanley, b. Knox, 1815, Dealer in Coal and Farmer, p. o. add. Damascus. Sturgeon, B. F., son of S. L. and Rigna (Klitz) Sturgeon, bl. North Georgetown, s. Knox Tp. 1845, Farmer and Trade Painter, p. o. add. North Georgetown. Thomas, David, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Smith) Thomas, b. Knox Tp. 1809, Farmer, p. o. add Homeworth. Thomas, Jefferson, son of Thomas and Lucy (Miller) Thomas, b. Knox Tp. 1836, Farmer, p. o. add. Homeworth. ** Thomas, Eli, son of Jacob and Rebecca (Stull) Thomas, b. Knox Tp. 1836, Farmer, p. Whiteleather, Zelotus,o. add. Homeworth. Tolerton, J. G. son of Robert and Zilpha Tolerton, b. Perry Tp. 1838, p. o. add. Alliance. Weaver, Frank, son of Isaac and Catharine (Shively) Weaver, b. Knox Tp. 1848, Fancy Carpentering, p. o. add. North Georgetown. Whiteleather, Zelotus, son of Geo. and Elizabeth (Zimmerman) Whiteleather, b. Knox tp. 1842, General Dry-Goods Merchant, p. o. add. N. Georgetown. Whiteleather, John M., son of David and Elizabeth (Myers) Whiteleather, b. Knox Tp. 1825, Farmer, p. o. add. North Georgetown. NOTES:
* At www.findagrave.com Huram Ruff's grave is there showing his gravestone and his family links at
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33783664
Memorial No. 33783664
in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery there.
His father, Jonas Ruff, was the founder of Homeworth, formerly the Town of Winchester.
** - buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Homeworth, Ohio.
*** There is a stone for a David A. Ruff and Laura A. Ruff in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, at Homeworth, Ohio.
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