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 History of Coshocton County, Ohio :
its past and present, 1740-1881
Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

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J. C. MCBANE, Franklin township; farmer; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1826; son of Jesse and Mary McBane.  His grandfather McBane emigrated from the highlands in Scotland to America, locating near Baltimore, Maryland, on a place which is now within the city limits.  In 1831 his father's family came to Lafayette township, where he grew to manhood, receiving the education which the country schools afforded; was married Mar. 20, 1853, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Hawkins, an early settler in this township, who came from New Jersey.  The years 1854-5 were spent in Clark county, Illinois.  In 1856 he moved to Franklin township and has lived here since.  He has three children, viz: Olivia, Helen and Jesse.  Olivia was married Dec. 24, 1879, to James W. Maxwell, of Harrison county.  Mr. McBane was elected county commissioner in 1876, and is now serving his second term.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 731
ADAM MCCAIN, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford; born in this county, in 1845; son of John and Sarah (Dunn) McCain; married in 1868, to Miss Hester J. Mowrey, daughter of Martin and Mary Mowrey.  Mr. McCain is engaged in keeping hotel, at present; also keeps on hand a variety of notions for sale.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 731
______ McCAMMANT, Lafayette township; carpenter; postoffice, West Lafayette; born Oct. 25, 1824, in Brooke county, West Virginia; son of James McCammant, native of Washington county, Pennsylvania; raised on a farm, but also learned the gunsmith's trade, and worked at that and farming, until 1852, when he learned the carpenter trade, and conducted both trades and run the farm until recently, but gives his entire time at present to carpentering.  He left West Virginia, in1837, and went to Perry county, remaining until 1839; then, for a short time, lived in Muskingum county, and settled in Lafayette township, in 1840.  He was married, Apr. 8, 1847, to Miss Rachel A. Shafer, daughter of Peter Shafer, of Albany county, New York.  They have eight children, viz.:  Mary, William W., married to Melissa Shroyer; Sarah E., married Samuel Garselin; Emily J., Josephine, Ida, James and George Edgar.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 732
SHARON WICK'S NOTE:  Please not that this Jacob McCammant has children of the same names that are in the short biography, however his occupation differs in that the biography lists Jacob as a Carpenter and all the Census Records list him as a Gun Smith.
In the 1850 Census of Lafayette Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio on Oct. 11th 1850 is the following:
Dwelling 128  Family 128
Jacob I. McCammant, 25 M, Gunsmith, born Vir.
" Rachel A., 26 F, born NJ
" Mary 3 F, born Ohio
" William 1 M, born Ohio
--- Source: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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In the 1860 Census of Lafayette Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio - Post office: West Lafayette on June 6, 1860 is the following:  Dwelling 89  Family 89:
Jacob Mccammant, 35 M, Gunsmith, RE$__, Pers$300, born Va
Rachel ", 35 F, born NJ or NY
Mary ", 13 F, born Ohio
William ", 11 M, born Ohio
Sarah ", 9 F, born Ohio
Emily ", 7 F, born Ohio
Josephine ", 5 F, born Ohio
Ida ", 3 F born Ohio
James ", 1 M, born Ohio
----- Source: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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In the 1870 Census of Lafayette Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio - Post office: Bacon is the following:  Dwelling 14 Family 11 as follows:
McCammant, Jacob, 46 M W Gun Smith, RE$___ Pers$350, born VA
" , Rachel A., 46 F W Keeps house, born York S.
" , Wm. W., 21 M W Farm hand, born Ohio
" , Josephine, 15 F W, born Ohio
" , Idia, 13 F W, born Ohio
" , James, 11 M W, born Ohio
" , Geo. E., 6 M W, born Ohio
---- Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Coshocton, Ohio; Roll: M593_1185; Page: 125B
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MARRIAGE RECORD:  Jacob J. Mccammant, Male, Married 8 Apr. 1847 at Coshocton, Ohio, to Rachel A. Shafer.
---- Source: Ancestry Film Number 000895286
GEORGE McCLAIN, Linton township; farmer; born in Lafayette township, Nov. 27, 1837; son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Stringer) McClain, and grandson of Thomas McClain, one of the earliest pioneers of Lafayette township.  In 1872 Mr. McClain  moved from Lafayette to Linton township.  He was married in 1870 to Louisa Summers, daughter of John L. and Margaret (Michael) Summers, now of Muskingum county.  His children are Ada, Maggie, Edward, Lewis and Clarinda, deceased.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 732
H. F. McCLAIN, Plainfield, Linton township; grocer and saloon; postoffice, Plainfield.  Mr. McClain was born April 28, 1853, in Coshocton county, Ohio.  He was raised on the farm, and followed that occupation until twenty-two years of age.  He was married July 18, 1875, to Miss Lydia Hootman, of this county.  They became the parents of two children - Sophia E. and Freddie.  In 1875 Mr. McClain removed to Plainfield, Ohio, and started a general grocery and saloon.  He has successfully followed the business ever since.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 732
RICHARD McCLAIN, deceased, Lafayette township; was born in Linton township, in November, 11823, and was married in 1848, to Miss Catherine Elson, of this township.  They have had ten children, as follows:  Jennie; Seth, deceased; Ella, Arthur, Lizzie, Lyde, Noah; Laura, deceased; Charles and Jesse.  Mr. McClain was a man of note in this township, having held numerous township offices, and was county treasurer two terms.  In a newspaper account of his life, it is said that his youth and manhood were passed at a time when men were honest, and integrity and uprightness of character were prized jewels among men.  He possessed these in an uncommon degree, as evidenced by the high appreciation of his neighbors and friends throughout the county.  His courage and patriotism were co-equal, and he defended his country with the same devotion to duty that actuated him in his eventful and successful life. When a young man, he enlisted in the Third Ohio infantry, and with other comrades from this place, served in the war with Mexico, in 1846-48.  At the breaking out of the rebellion, in 1861, the firing on Fort Sumter aroused him, and he was the first in this county to organize a company, which served three months as part of the Sixteenth Ohio, with distinction.  Upon his return, he immediately assisted in recruiting and organizing the Fifty-first Ohio, one of the best regiments in the service.  He was elected major at the organization, and was afterward promoted to lieutenant colonel, and then to colonel, after the promotion of Colonel Stanley, Matthews.  He participated with his comrades in the battle of Stone River, and others of the campaign.  At Chickamauga he was captured, and after one year spent in Libbey prison, was exchanged and returned to the command of his regiment, serving until the close of the war.  Upon his return home, he was nominated and elected treasurer on the Democratic ticket, though he had been an uncompromising Republican.  When his term expired he was re-elected by being the candidate of both parties, which was sufficient recommendation of a faithful discharge of his duties.  He was one of the most efficient officers the county ever had.  Colonel McClain died of malarial fever, Mar. 31, 1880.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 732
SETH McCLAIN

Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 732
THOMAS McCLAIN, Monroe township; was born Feb. 15, 1826, in Lafayette township, Coshocton county; son of john and Elizabeth (Maple) McClain, and grandson of Thomas and Massa (Marts) McClain, who were natives of Ireland, and of Jacob (Sagatha) Maple, who were natives of Germany.  Mr. McClain was born and brought up on a farm, and educated in district schools.  He lived in his native place till the age of thirty-four, when he removed to Tuscarawas county, where he followed farming and stock dealing for four years; then came to Monroe township, Coshocton county, where he is now the owner of a neat little farm of about 100 acres.  He was married to Miss Rebecca Marlatte, Apr. 18, 1847, daughter of Abraham and Susan (Hamersly) Marlatte, and granddaughter of Michael and Catharine Hamersly who were natives of England.  Their children were John, Jeremiah, and Thomas, deceased; Seth is married to Almeda Severns, a farmer in Jefferson township, this county; Anderson, Christopher, Jacob, Mary J., Martha E., and George H. Pendleton are at home.   Benton C., Andrew B., and Margaret have also deceased.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 732
GEORGE H. McCLAUGHRY

Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 733
J. W. MCCLEARY, Tuscarawas township; postoffice, Coshocton; born in Franklin township, Apr. 16, 1849; son of James T. and Naomi (Wofford) McCleary. His grandfather was William McCleary, and his great-grandfather was William McCleary.  Mr. McCleary was raised to farming, which business, with slight exception, he has followed successfully to the present time.  He was married to Miss Rose Anne, daughter of Samuel Moore, of Tuscarawas county.  Four children were born to them, viz: Samuel A., Mary Geneva, James Philip and Wolford.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881- Page 733
SETH McCLEEARY, Linton township; farmer; born in Franklin township, June 26, 1827; son of George and Sarah (Tanner) McCleeary, and grandson of William McCleeary, who emigrated from Scotland at eighteen and of Margaret (Slagel) McCleeary, a lady of German descent.  In 1813 his granddaughter came to Linton township, and some years later his father moved to Franklin township.  In 1851 he married Miss Mahala, daughter of Samuel Roderick, and in 1852 he moved to Linton township, where his wife died soon after, leaving two children, John and Mahala; and in the winter of 1853, Mr. McCleeary went to California, where he remained nearly three years, engaged in mining.  He returned to his father's, and Apr. 11, 1857, he married Elizabeth Roderick, daughter of Absolom Roderick, of Tuscarawas township.  By this marriage he has six children, viz: Melissa, Elma, Bessie, Sarha, George, and  Ettie Bell.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881- Page 733
JOHN McCLUGGAGE, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tyrone; born in 1809, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was married in 1832, to Miss Elizabeth Guthrie, of the same county, who was born in 1811.  They removed to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in 1836, and came to this county in 1846.  They lived in Bloomfield, this county, until 1863, when they removed to their present location.  They are the parents of nine children, three of whom are living, viz: Ellenora, Robert and Elizabeth H.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 733
JAMES McCLURE, Coshocton; proprietor of restaurant and saloon, 522 Main street; was born Mar. 22, 1843, in Keene township; son of Alexander McClure, a native of Ireland.  Young McClure's first work was with his father at the carpenter trade.  At fifteen he went into the Coshocton Democrat office to learn type-setting, and from this office he went to the Coshocton Age, working about five years in all.  In 1861 he was the second man in the county to enlist in the three month's service, at the beginning of the war.  He served in Company A, Sixteenth O. V. I.  In 1862 he re-enlisted as second sergeant in Company I.  In 1862 he re-enlisted as second sergeant in Company I, Ninety-seventh O. V. I., and served to the close of  the war.  He was promoted to first sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant and to the command of the company, which he obtained at Huntsville, Alabama.  At the close he came to this city and established his present business.  Mr. McClure was married Oct. 18, 1865, to Miss Rebecca C. Mosier, daughter of Philip Mosier, deceased, formerly of Adams township, Muskingum county.  This marriage was blessed with four children, viz.:  Kate H., Charles A., Lulu May, and Willie V., deceased.  Mr. McClure is doing a very good business at present.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 733
ALEXANDER McCONNELL, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of Matthew McConnell; was born Apr. 6, 1845, in Bethlehem township, Coshocton county.  Mr. McConnell was raised on the farm, and has followed farming all his life.  In 1863 he enlisted as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-second regiment, O. V. I., and served 100 days.  He was married in 1842, in  this county.  They are the parents of three children, viz.:  William T., born in 1871; Cora May, born in 1874, and Abraham H., born in 1879.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
MATTHEW McCONNELL, Bethlehem township; farmer; born in 1810, in Donegal county, Ireland.  He came to this county in 1832, and located in Keene township.  He was married, Dec. 31, 1840, to Miss Mary Laughhead, of this county, who was born in 1819, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  They are the parents of eleven children, six of whom are living, viz.: Thomas, born in 1843; Alexander, born in 1845; Edward R., born Oct. 4, 1847; William T., born May 21, 1850; Martha J., born Feb. 3, 1854, and Mary C., born in 1862.  Mr. McConnell has lived on the same farm ever since he came to this county, and has followed farming and stock-raising.  He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church at Keene.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
THOMAS McCONNELL, Bethlehem township; farmer and stock dealer; son of Matthew McConnell, was born in July, 1843.  Mr. McConnell enlisted in September, 1851, for three years, in company I, Fifty-first O. V. I., under Captain James Cook.  He served in the Fourth Division under Generals Grant and Sherman.  He was in the battles of Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain, and marched with Sherman to the sea.  He returned October, 1864, after having been in active service over three years.  He was married, in 1866, to Miss Mary Miller, of this county, who was born Aug. 19, 1847. Mr. McConnell moved to Indiana in the spring of 1866, and remained eight months, when he returned to this county, where he has since lived.  They became the parents of three children, viz.: Minnie, born May 23, 1868; Edward R., born Apr. 10, 1870, and Matthew, born Feb. 6, 1874.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
GEORGE McCOSKEY, White Eyes township; farmer; born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania in 1815.  His father, George McCoskey, was a native of Ireland; was married in that country; emigrated to the United States in 1812, and settled in Pennsylvania.  He remained in that State six years; came to White Fyes in 1818, and settled on a farm that was all in woods.  He was the father of six children, but two of whom are living.  He died in 1871, at the age of eighty-three years, and his wife Margaret died in 1866, at the age of seventy-eight years.  George, the subject of this sketch, was apprenticed to learn the carpenter trade in 1838, and has worked continuously at the trade since then.  In 1848 he married Miss Eliza Christy.  She was born in this county, August 11, 1823.  They have one child, a daughter, born July, 1844, who is married to William Lockard, and is living on the adjoining farm.  Mr. McCoskey located on the farm where he now resides in 1850.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
WILLIAM McCOSKEY, White Eyes township; a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; son of George McCoskey; was married to Miss Eliza Graham, who was a native of Ireland, and was born in 1813.  They were the parents of three children - one deceased, William; two living, G. W. and Margaret.  Mrs. McCoskey died June, 1845.  William  was married, Dec. 1852, to Miss Nancy McCoskey, a native of Jefferson county.  They became the parents of eight children, five of whom are living.  G. W. was born in 1844, and was married, November, 1867, to Miss Joanna Hamilton, the daughter of Samuel Hamilton.  They have seven children: Ida M., Eva M., William J., Eliza B., Emma S., Hestella and Arosta, all living.  G. W. has never left the county, and now resides between Avondale and Chili.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
DANIEL McCOY, Virginia township; born in Coshocton county, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1812; son of Joseph Milly McCoy.  He was married Aug. 28, 1866.  His second wife was Susan Norris, and his children were Joseph, Leroy, Katharine, Beam, W. R., Emily, Margaret, John Morris, George and Joseph.  Postoffice, Dresden.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
HENRY McCOY, Jackson township; born in this county, in 1837; son of Joseph and Sarah McCoy; married in 1857, to Martha Roberts, daughter of Dr. Roberts.  Mr. McCoy is the father of five children, four living and one dead.  Postoffice, Roscoe.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
JOSEPH McCOY, Virginia township; born in Coshocton county, in 1850; son of Daniel and Mary McCoy, and married in December, 1873.  his children are Minnie M. and Verna P.  Post office, Dresden.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
JOSEPH McCOY, Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe; born in East Virginia; settled in Coshocton county, 1807; son of Joseph and Millie McCoy, and grandson of John and Nancy McCoy; married in 18__ to Sarah Ogle, daughter of Joseph and Millie Ogle.  Mr. McCoy is the father of ten children, all living but two.  Mr. McCoy was one of the first settlers of Coshocton county, and still lives enjoying the fruits of his early toil.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
WILLIAM McCOY, Jackson township; born in Virginia township, Coshocton county; son of Joseph and Sarah McCoy; married in 1844 to Catharine Johnson daughter of Henry and Clarinda Johnson.  Mr. McCoy is the father of twelve children, five living and seven dead.  All married but one.  Postoffice Roscoe.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 734
GEORGE McCULLOUGH, deceased; born in the county of Donegal, Ireland; came to this county about 1830.  He was married Dec. 3, 1850, to Miss Rebecca Lockard, the daughter of Robert Lockard, and she was born in 1822.  They had seven children, viz: Malinda, Mary A., Martha J., deceased; Sadie A. Stewart, deceased; Franklin H. and Emma.  Mary A. is married to John P. Benjamin, of Avondale, a shoemaker by trade.  The others are at home.  Mr. McCullough died Feb. 28, 1866.  He located on the farm where his widow now resides before his marriage.  He was a member of the M. E. church at Kimbles.  Franklin is the only son living; is at home with his mother and farms the place.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
WILLIAM MCCULLOUGH, deceased; born in 1787, in Delaware, and was married in 1818.  His wife was born in 1796.  They came to this county in 1834.  He died in 1869.  They were the parents of eight children, viz: Margaret, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; Samuel; Ann; Martha, deceased; Rebecca, deceased; Lydia, deceased, and Mary.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 735
JOHN McCUNE, Linton township; farmer; born Feb. 17, 1813, in Linton township; son of James and Elizabeth (Craig) McCune, grandson of John and Jane (Jenkins) McCune, who were foremost in the settlement of Linton township.  Mr. McCune has been twice married; first in 1835, to Sarah McDowell, daughter of James McDowell, of Stark county.  Children: Mary Craig, James, Nathaniel; Martha, deceased; Salina Jackson and Ellen R. Wiggins.  His second wife was Miss Nancy A. Glenn, and their children were John and Robert.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
SAMUEL McCUNE, Linton township; farmer; born Apr. 8, 1824, in Linton township; the son of James McClure, one of the earliest settlers of Linton township; married Dec. 2, 1852, to Hester Ann Higer, daughter of Jacob and Mary Higer, of Oxford township.  Children: Mary E., James W., Jerry C., Joab, Jane, Arabella, Agnes, Flora Ellen, Sarah Ida and John A. Logan.  Mr. McCune enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth O. V. I., and remained in service about eight months, doing duty in Virginia and Washington City.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
DANIEL McCURDY, Belford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1826, in this county.  His father, Daniel Sr., was born in 1780, in county Tyrone, Ireland.  He moved to Philadelphia in 1798, and to Jefferson county in 1802.  He was married in 1809, to Miss Jane Richey, of that county, who was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1791.  They came to this county in 1817.  He died in 1862, she died in 1869.  They were the parents of eight children, Daniel being the fifth.  He was married in 1853, to Miss Rachel Loder of this county, who was born in 1833, in this county.  They were the parents of nine children, viz: Rebecca; Mary S., deceased; William A.; Clement L., deceased; Francis A., Rosella, May B., Echo P. and Fanny D.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 735
W. C. McCURDY, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1849, in this county.  His father, John McCurdy, was born in 1826, in this county.  His grandfather came from Ireland.  John was married in 1847, to Miss Nancy Adams, of this county, and died in 1872.  She died in 1855.  They were the parents of three children, the subject of this sketch being the oldest.  He was married in 1874, to Miss Elizabeth Jobe, of this county, who was born in 1850, in this county.  They are the parents of three children, viz:  Otis, deceased; Otto and J. F.   The first two were twins.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 735
G. A. McDONALD, proprietor of McDonald House, Coshocton, Ohio; was born Sept. 11, 1831, in Fauquier county, Virginia; son of Thomas and Mary (McGruder) McDonald.  Mr. McDonald came to this State and located at Mount Vernon, where he remained four years prior to coming to this city, in 1862.  Here he engaged in the photograph business, and continued in it until 1875.  In 1868 he added furniture and undertaking to his business.   In 1876 he first engaged in his present occupation.  He was married Sept. 9, 1858, to Miss Caroline, daughter of Prosper and Melissa (Mervin) Rich.  They are the parents of four children, viz:  Minnie B., Jennie, Fannie and Herbert.  Mr. McDonald is a genial, hospitable and popular landlord.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 736
J. McDONALD, farmer; Washington county; postoffice, Dresden; born in 1847, in this county.  His father was born in 1821, in Muskingum county, and was married in 1842, to Miss Frances O. Moore, of the same county, who was born in 1823, in Farquier county, Virginia.  They came to this county in 1843, and are the parents of nine children.  The subject of this sketch being the third.  He was married in 1872, to Miss Sarah A. Lake, of this county, who was born in 1852.  They are the parents of three children, viz.:  Lemmert J., French and Nora D.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 736
JOHN McDONALD, Virginia township; born in this county, Dec. 23, 1847; son of William and Jane McDonald, and John and Elizabeth Clanahan; married Sept. 7, 1871, to Rachel Markley, daughter of J. B. and Margaret Markley.   They have three children, viz: Orpha J., John W., and Stacy B.  Mr. McDonald enlisted Feb. 29, 1864, in Company H, Eightieth Ohio Regiment, Captain Freeman; and was with Sherman in all his engagements during his march to the sea.  Postoffice, Willow Brook.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 735
WILLIAM McDONALD, Virginia township; born Apr. 17, 1825, in Muskingum county, Jefferson township, Ohio; son of George and Anna (Lovett) McDonald, grandson of Berry and ___ McDonald, of Daniel and Mary (James) Lovett.  The McDonalds are of Scotch descent, and the Lovetts are of German descent.  Mr. McDonald was brought up as a farmer, and was educated in the district schools.  About the age of twenty years he commenced business for himself in his native county.  He remained there one year, then moved to the farm on which he now resides, in Virginia township, Coshocton county.  He married Miss Jane McClannahan, Mar. 21, 1845, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lemert) McClannahan.  Their union was blessed with seven children, four of whom are married, and three still remain with their parents, viz: Alex, Melvina and James.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 735
JOHN McDOWELL, Coshocton; blacksmith; was born May 20, 1836, in the County of Tyrone, Ireland; son of James McDowell, deceased.  He was apprenticed at about the age of sixteen to Robert McDowell, and served five years.  Shortly after completing his apprenticeship he set out for America, and landed in May, 1860, and worked a few weeks in the State of New York and came to this city June 9, 1860, and has made it his home to the present time.  Mr. McDowell was married July 3, 1866 to Miss Kate Dolen of this city.  This union was blessed with six children, two deceased, viz:  Charles, Joseph, John and Francis James.  For about two years, Mr. McDowell worked at his trade as a government employe in the Army of the Cumberland.  He is now doing a good business at his shop No. 543 Main street.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page
HUGH McFADDEN, Tuscarawas township; Coshocton postoffice; farmer; was born in Harrison county, Mar. 20, 1830; son of George and Elizabeth (Kelley) McFaddin, and grandson of Joseph McFadden, formerly of Washington county, Pennsylvania.   Hugh was brought up on the farm, and to this industry he has devoted his entire attention, making it a complete success, having a first-class farm, supplied with an abundance of choice fruit, and stocked with the best blood of sheep and other domestic animals.  He came to his present residence in 1855, and was married, in 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Parkhill, who was born in 1833.  The family consists of the parents and four children: Stewart K., George, Maggie E. and Carrie B.
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EZEKIEL McFARLAND, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Newcomerstown, Ohio.  Mr. McFarland was born May 6, 1816, in Adams township, and has lived in the township ever since.  His father was of Irish descent, and was one of the oldest settlers of this county.  When he came to this county it was a wilderness, inhabited by Indians, bears, wolves and other wild animals.  He was compelled to leave his place three different times and fly for his life on account of the depredations of the Indians.  He was an old hunter, and killed many bears and deer.  Mr.  McFarland was raised on the farm, and has followed that occupation all his life, acquiring by his own industry a good farm of 485 acres.  He was married Oct. 4, 1838, to Miss Isabella Corbit, of Coshocton county.  They are the parents of eleven children: Robert, Susannah, Jane; Andrew, deceased; Hannah, Margaret, George; Mary, deceased; Catharine, John and William.  Mr. McFarland is one of the oldest settlers of Adams township.  Mrs. McFarland was born Apr. 6, 1818, in Adams township.  The fathers of Mr. and Mrs. McFarland both served in the war of 1812.
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MATTHEW McFARLAND, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, West Bedford; born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1816, came to this county in 1834, and was married in 1851, to Miss Mary Campbell, of Licking county, who was born in 1820.  Mr. McFarland has lived in the village of West Bedford since 1838, engaged in the mercantile business, from 1838 to 1845.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
WILLIAM & JOHN McGIFFIN, Keene township; were born in Keene township, Coshocton county.  William was born Nov. 24, 1841 and John Dec. 9, 1844.  They are sons of William and Lydia (Butterfield) McGiffin, and grandsons of Arch. McGiffin.  They were born and brought up on a farm and educated in common schools.  At the age of twenty, William went to Illinois, from there to California, and remained there until 1867, when he returned home and in partnership with his brother, purchased the old home farm, and they have been devoting their attention to that ever since.  William was married to Miss Sarah J. Shurtz, Jan. 3, 1875, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Smith) Shurtz, and granddaughter of George and Mary (Lee) Smith.  Their children are Holiz C., born July 21, 1876; Carl A., Aug. 24, 1877, and Ada Glenn, Apr. 25, 1879.
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ROBERT T. McGILL, Coshocton, Ohio; stock dealer.  Mr. McGill was born Oct. 13, 1851, in Roscoe, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of David and Isabelle (Cox) McGill, both natives of Ireland.  The first four years of Mr. McGill's business life was clerking in stores.  He was elected assessor of the city and township in the fall of 1881.  Mr. McGill was married May 25, 1880, to Miss Annis, daughter of John and Mary (Freetague) Edson, of Coshocton.
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ROBERT McKEAG, deceased, Linton township, was born in the year 1805, in County Derry, Ireland.  He emigrated to America about 1850, when his son, James, was four and Robert two years old.  He first settled in Knox township, Guernsey county, and engaged in farming.  About five years later he removed to Linton township, where he remained till the time of his decease, July 11, 1875.  His wife died Feb. 21, 1874.  Their children are James, Robert, Sarah (Banker), Margaret, Mary Jane (Estep), Isabel and Eliza (Stephen).
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EGBERT McKEE, Pike township; farmer and stock raiser; postoffice, Frazeysburg, Muskingum county; born in this county, in 1834; son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Ashcraft) McKee, who came to this county in 1815, from Ireland.  He was married in 1861, to Miss Eliza Morris, daughter of William and Nancy (Clinton) Morris.  They are the parents of ten children, viz: Elizabeth E., Edison L., Emma W., Mary e., French, Barton S., Cora A., Patrick H., Minnie J. and John W.
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GEORGE W. McKEE, Washington township; farmer; postoffice, Dresden; born in 1845, in this county.  His father was born in 1811 in Knox county.  He married Miss Nancy Henderson of this county, who died in 1849.  They were the parents of six children.  In 1850 he married Mrs. Jones of this county.  They are the parents of eight children; the subject of this sketch being the fifth child by the first wife.  He was married in 1866 to Miss Nancy E. McDonald of this county, who was born in 1843.  They are the parents of seven children, viz: Melvin S., Rosalind, Francis A., Mary E, Charles D., Frank L. and Luellie M.
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J. L. McKEE, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlisle; born in Washington township, this county, in 1840; son of James and Isabella (Crawford) McKee.  He was married in 1874, to Miss C. A. Lee, daughter of John W. and Elizabeth Lee.  Mr. McKee is the father of two children viz: Raleigh L., and Lula B.
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T. A. McKEE, Washington township; farmer; postoffice, Dresden; born in 1831, in this county.  His father was born in 1800, in Ireland, and came to Philadelphia in 1818, and to this county in 1827.  He was married the same year, to Miss Isabella Crawford, of this county, who was born in 1810, in Ireland.  He died in 1871, she died in 1855.  They were the parents of nine children, the subject of this sketch being the third.  He was married in 1858, to Miss Henrietta Frey of this county, who was born in 1840.  They are the parents of two children, viz: Eugene and Emmett.
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MARTIN McMANUS, Coshocton, wholesale and retail liquor dealer, corner of Main and Fifth streets; was born Oct. 1, 1852, in 'Steubenville; son of Patrick McManus, deceased, who was a native of Ireland.  At fourteen young McManus, went on the railroad as water boy on a construction train for two summers, going to school in the winter.  He was then promoted to flagman, which responsible duty he filled for two years, at the end of which time he was advanced to fireman, which labor he performed for three years.  He was then advanced another step to that of engineer, which position he held until the death of his father, September 6, 1878, when he, being the oldest son, continues his father's business at the above place.
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G. W. McMORRIS, Washington township; farmer; postoffice, Dresden; born in 1824, in this county.  His father was born in 1780 in Hampshire county, Virginia.  He was married in 1815, to Miss Winiford Rector, of Fauquier county, Virginia, who was born in 1785.  They came to this county, in 1817.  He died in 1850.  She died in 1839.  They were the parents of seven children, the subject of this sketch being the sixth.  He was married in 1850, to Miss Martha McConnel, of this county, who was born in 1833.  She died in 1854.  They are the parents of two children.
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GEORGE McMURPHY, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Newcomerstown; son of William and Catharine (Stanley) McMurphy; was born in this township, in 1832, his parents being natives of the State of Delaware.  George was married in 1855, to Jane E. Forsythe, of this township; they have had the following children: Ernest D., Mary A., Minnie B., Blanche; Samuel, deceased.  He and his wife are members of the Protestant Methodist church, and he is a member of the Masonic fraternity.  He lived in Tuscarawas county eleven years after he was married; now owns eighty acres of land, and is esteemed by his fellow citizens.
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ISAAC McNABB, Bedford township; carpenter; postoffice, Warsaw; born in 1829, in this county.  His father was born in 1796, in Brooks county, Virginia, and was married in 1820, to Miss Mary Hoge, of Belmont county, who was born in 1800, in Hampshire county, Virginia.  They came to this county in 1821, and both died in 1858.  They were the parents of seven children, Isaac being the third.  He was married in 1853, to Miss Delilah Devinia, of this county, who was born in 1833, in Carroll county.  They have one child, Rezon.
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JAMES McNABB, SR., Coshocton; carpenter and superintendent of the bleaching department of the paper mills; both Feb. 7, 1822, in Mahoning county; son of Patrick McNabb, a native of Ireland.  He was raised on the farm until about twenty years of age, when he began his trade with William Logan, with whom he remained two years.  In 1845 he went to Wellsburgh, West Virginia, and was engaged in a paper-mill until 1872, when he came to this city and engaged in his present position.  He enlisted May 5, 1861, in Company G, First Virginia V. I., (three months' men), and re-enlisted Sept. 11, 1861, in Company B, First Virginia V. I., for three  years, and served his term of enlistment.  He was slightly wounded at Winchester, Mar. 23, 1862; was captured Sept. 11, 1863, at Mooresfield, West Virginia, and held in Libby prison and Belle Island until Mar. 16, 1864, when he was paroled.  He was married Mar. 31, 1844, to Miss Jane Kimberland, daughter of John Kimberland, of Brooks county, West Virginia.  They have had eight children, three of whom, John, Campbell and Harding, have deceased, and Robert, Catharine, William, Laura Belle and James S. are living.  Mrs. McNabb departed this life in the full faith of glorious immortality, June __, 1880.
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CHARLES A. McNARY, Coshocton; general pump dealer, gas fitter and plumber, 133 Second street; born July 10, 1855, in Fishkill, Dutchess county, New York; son of Isaac McNary, a native of New York, of Scotch descent.  Young McNary's first work was farming; leaving this he became a machinist.  In April, 1874 he came to this city and engaged in the gas business.  In 1876 became successor to J. H. Carman and continued the business at the old stand two years, then moved to his present place where he has more ample room for his much increased business which extends throughout this county and a part of Tuscarawas county.  Mr. McNary was married Dec. 22, 1880, to Miss Jennie, daughter of James H. and Jane (Shaw) Knapp, of Fishkill, Dutchess county, New York.
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McNAUGHTON & CO., druggists, Nov. 444 Main street, Coshocton.  M. W. McNaughton, managing partner of this firm, is a native of Licking county, where he was born Sept. 22, 1847, and received his education in the district schools.  HE followed farming until 1867, when he engaged in the drug business in company with D. Wilkin under the firm name of D. Wilkin & Co., at Utica, Ohio.  this firm continued to do business until 1868, when he came to Coshocton and engaged in the same business here, with Mr. Wilkin as partner, and the firm name was changed to McNaughton & Co.  They occupy pleasant and convenient rooms, 20 x 40, where they carry a large first class stock of pure drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, fancy goods, toilet articles, trusses, cigars and tobacco.  Prescriptions carefully compounded.
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GEORGE C. McNEIL, of the firm of McNeil and Johnson, general provisions, family grocery and bakery, 430 Main Street, Coshocton, Ohio.  Mr. McNeil was born in Warsaw, Coshocton county, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1854; son of Harrison and Julia (Cassingham) McNeil.  In 1872, George C. entered the steel works, and remained there six years; after which he engaged as traveling salesman for J. W. Pinkerton, the grocer, of Zanesville, Ohio.  With this firm he remained three years.  In May, 1881, the present firm was established.  Their future is auspicious.
     Joseph K. Johnson, Jr., of the firm of McNeil & Johnson, family groceries and baker, 30 Main street, Coshocton, Ohio.  Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 7, 1859, in Coshocton, Ohio, and brought up in his native city.  He is the son of William K. and Elizabeth (Humrickhouse) Johnson; was educated in the public schools of Coshocton and the Pennsylvania M. academy, at Chester, Pennsylvania.  After leaving the academy, he engaged with his brother Thomas, civil engineer on the extension of the Lake Erie and Western railroad.  May 16, 1881, he became partner in the above firm.
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J. S. McVEY, New Castle township; was born Jan. 2, 1811, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, came to Ohio in 1814, settled in Perry township, Coshocton county, and was brought up on a farm until the age of twenty-one.  He then engaged as clerk with John H. Pigman and remained with him about two years; and then formed a partnership with Benjamin Cochran in general merchandise, which lasted two years when he purchased the entire stock and carried on the business by himself until 1842.  He then moved to Muscatine county, Iowa, and formed a partnership with John H. Sullivan in the milling business, which lasted two years.  He then traded his interest in that, as part payment on his present ill property in Walhonding, where he has remained since, doing a good business in milling and buying and selling wheat, grinding about four hundred bushels daily, besides custom work.  He married Miss Eleanor Trimble in the year 1839, daughter of William and Ann (Duncan) Trimble, who became the mother of five children, viz.: Leander, Franklin, Martha, Catharine, and John.  Franklin is living in Blandonsville, Illinois.  Martha married Dr. J. R. Gamble, and also resides at Blandonsville, Illinois.
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LEONARD F. McVEY, New Castle township; farmer; born July 7, 1843, in Perry Township; son of Joseph S. and Eleanor (Trimble) McVey.  When young McVey was a boy, he worked in a flouring mill, where he remained until he was about twenty-four years of age, when he engaged in merchandising at New Castle, continuing one year in that place, after which he moved his store to Walhonding, where he conducted his business until April 1880,w hen he came to his present farm residence.  Mr. McVey was married Feb. 12, 1871, to Miss Mary Ellen, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Biggs) Butler.  They are the parents of five children, viz: Joseph S., John C., Paulina V., Mary Catherine and Emma Lorena.
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JOHN MACKEY, Oxford township; farmer; Newcomerstown; son of James M., who was a Marylander.  His mother was Elizabeth Case.  Both are deceased.  The subject of this sketch was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and came to Ohio when a child with his parents; was married to Margaret Rosenberry, in August, 1880.  They are both members of the United Brethren church.  He has been supervisor a number of years, and has for years been a member of the school board.  His son John took an active part in the war, serving in the Fifty-first regiment three years.  He is the father of nine children, viz: Sarah, John, Mary A., Nancy, Catherine, Perry, Liza, James, Luther and Grayton, deceased.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 741
T. J. MADDEN, Coshocton; painter; was born Feb. 2, 1824, in this city; son of Samuel F. Madden, a native of Loudon county, Virginia, of Scotch-Irish ancestry.  His mother's name was Mary Knoff, of New York. Young Madden, when a boy, worked with his father at the carpenter trade, he also learned painting, which trade he has followed until the present time.  He enlisted June 8, 1846, in Company B, Third O. V. I., for the Mexican war, Col. Curtis commanding, and served year, his term of enlistment, after which he worked four months in the ordinance department as a government employe, and then returned to his home in this city.  Mr. Madden was crippled in the right arm by a fall from a pair of derricks, during which time he served as a city assessor and constable.  He was elected a member of the school board in April, 1878, which office he holds at present.  Mr. Madden was married Sept. 24, 1854, to Miss Mary, daughter of Caleb Penn, a relative of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.  Mrs. Madden is a daughter of Mary Laffer, whose father was killed while on picket, by  the Indians, near Buffalo, New York, They have been blessed with seven children, viz.: Willis, deceased; Lellia, Sallie; Willis and Iowa, deceased; Charles and Lina.
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GEORGE MAGEE

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ROBERT MAGEE

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FIELDING H. MAGNESS

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JAMES MAGNESS

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JOHN C. MAGRAW

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GEORGE MAGRUDER, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlisle; born in this county in 1847; son of William and Eleanor (Henderson) Magruder, and grandson of George A. and Elizabeth (Billingsley) Magruder, and of William and Arabella Henderson.  He was married in 1871 to Miss Hattie _?. Westlake, daughter of Samuel and Sarah A. Westlake.  They have three children, viz:  Charles C., Gertrude, and one unnamed.
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JOHN L. MALATT, Lafayette township; grocer; West Lafayette; son of Budd Malatt; was born in 1839, and married in 1863 to Catharine A. Trenor.  They have had eight children, four of whom are living, viz:  John M., Charles E., Bertha E., and Maggie.  Mr. M. went out in the Eighty-fifty O. V. I., in 1862, for three months; then in the Fifty-first the same year for nine months; and in 1865 in same regiment for one year.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
JOHN L. MANGOLD, Coshocton; tobacconist, of the firm of T. W. Hagar & Co, 406 Main street, was born October 16, 1856, in Adamsville, Muskingum county; son of Henry Mangold, a native of Germany.  Young Mangold was raised and educated in his native town.  When about fifteen years of age he went to Zanesville as clerk in a grocery store, and remained one year, when he returned to Adamsville.  Here he learned his trade, which he followed in Zanesville and this city.  The present firm was founded June 10, 1880, and is composed of young men of energy and business ability.  Mr. Mangold was married October 13, 1880, to Miss Olive Smith, daughter of Oliver Smith, deceased, of this city.
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A. D. MANNER

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DAVID MARKLEY, Tuscarawas twp.; farmer; was born Oct. 13, 1819, in this township; son of Frederick and Rachel (Cartmill) Markley.  David's father came to Coshocton county in 1808 and located in Bethlehem twp. on the Walhonding river.  His ancestors came from Maryland and are of German descent.  David's father died when the boy was but nine years old, from which age Mr. Markley has depended entirely on  his own industry and management for success, and it is but just to state here that he has by honest and judicious economy obtained an ample competence for his family and himself, and to do a liberal share in assisting in all charitable and religious enterprises of his neighborhood.  He also takes a live interest in education.  Mr. Markley was married July 9, 1842, to Miss Selina, daughter of Lera and Ann (Felch) Payne.  Mrs. Markley's grandmother was Sarah Knox, sister of General Knox.  they are the parents of fourteen children, nine of whom are deceased, viz:  Caroline, William F., Christena Frances, George E., Charles D., Mary Malissa, Judge Harper, Lily May and Edward; and five living, viz: Samuel Asberry, Minerva Catharine, Emma, Annie E. and David, Jr.
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FREDERICK MARKLEY, Virginia twp.; born in Coshocton county, in 1841; son of John B. and Margaret Markley, and grandson of Benjamin and Nancy Markley.  He was married in 1867, to Lovina Lockard, daughter of Andrew and Mary Lockard.  He is the father of six children, five living and one dead.  He was a soldier in the late war, having enlisted in 1861, in Company H, Fifth artillery, Army of the Cumberland.  Mr. Markley was engaged in the battles of Stone river, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 5, 1864.  Postoffice, Willow Brook.
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W. S. MARKLEY, Coshocton, Ohio, of the firm of Markley & Eckert, livery men.  Mr. Markley was born Mar. 12, 1851, in Bethlehem twp., Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Adam Markley, deceased.  Young Markley remained at home on the farm until 1765, when the above firm was established.  They keep, on an average, ten to twelve horses and rigs to suit, such as barouches, buggies, sample-wagons, sleights, etc.
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JOSEPH MARQUAND

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JOSEPHUS MARQUAND

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A. M. MARSHALL

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J. D. MARSHALL

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L. W. MARSHALL

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OWEN MARSHALL

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JAMES MARTIN

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J. P. MARTTER

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JOHN MARTTER

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BENJAMIN F. MASON

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JAMES E. MASTEN, farmer; Washington township; postoffice, Wakatomaka; born in 1838, in this county.  His father, Edward, was born in 1814 in Virginia, and was married in 1836 to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of this county, who was born in 1804 in Virginia.  They are the parents of two children, the subject of this sketch being the oldest.  He was married in 1867 to Miss Mary F. Bell, of this county, who was born in 1839, in this county.  They are the parents of three children living, viz: Kore E., Ella M. and Susan E.  Mr. Masten enlisted in 1861 in the Eightieth O. V. I., and served three years and nine months.  He was at the battles of Iuka, Corinth, Jackson, Mission Ridge and at the siege of Vicksburg.
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WILLIAM MAXWELL, Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe; born in this county in 1825; son of Robert and Mary (Carr) Maxwell, and grandson of Robert and Dora Maxwell; married in 1847 to Dianna Bible.  Mr. Maxwell is the father of seven children, viz:  Malinda; Mary, deceased; Josephine, Elnora, Almeda, Alice and Frank.  All are married but two, and living in this county.
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H. MEEK, Franklin township; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Apr. 14, 1811; son of Isaac and Permelia Meek, and grand son of John Meek, and of Matthias Luse.  In 1826, he came to Zanesville, and there learned the tailor trade, working at it a year or two as journeyman; then, in 1833, he came to Coshocton, where he followed tailoring, till 1838.  From that year, to 1855, he was engaged in mercantile business, in Coshocton, and then moved to Franklin township, where he has since been engaged in farming and in stock raising.  He was married in 1832 to Elizabeth, daughter of Christian and Anna Spangler, of Zanesville.  By this marriage, he had four children, viz: Hamilton, Anna, David and Christian, of whom only David survives.  Christian was killed at Stone River.  In 1842, he married Sarah Tuttle, daughter of Phineas and Thankful Tuttle.  His children by this marriage are: Charlotte, James H., Mary B.; Henry T., deceased, and Elizabeth E.
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J. F. MEEK, editor of the Coshocton Age; was born July 20 1856, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and educated in the public schools of Newcomerstown.  At the age of sixteen he commenced learning the art of telegraphy, and soon obtained a situation on the P. W. & B. R. R. as operator.  At the age of eighteen he became a typo and local writer for the Newcomerstown Argus.  At twenty-one, in company with A. W. Search, the present editor and proprietor of the Toledo Daily Morning Commercial, he took charge of the Age, which he subsequently bought and now edits.  His paper is well received, having a circulation of more than 2,000 copies.
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C. H. MEREDITH, New Castle township; born Sept. 9, 1823, in New Castle township, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Jesse and Soveniah Horn, and grandson of Obed and Rebecca (Draper) Meredith, and of C. Horn and Sarah Wolf.  Mr. Meredith is a genius and has worked at milling, carpentering and farming.  At the age twenty-one he began life for himself; married Miss Mary J. Bailey January 15, 1826, who was born July 3, 1845, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Isminger) Bailey, granddaughter of William and (Carter) Bailey, and of John and Sarah A. (Staggers) Isminger.  Their children were Elizabeth M., married to Joseph Severin, who resides in Indiana; Jesse R. (at home); Rebecca V., married to Leonard Hains, saddler in Coshocton; William H., married to Miss Mary N. Barett; Sarah S., and R. E. J., who live at home.
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JACOB METZ, Crawford twp.; farmer; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; was born, Sept. 16, 18344 in Crawford township; son of Jacob and Barbara (Long) Metz, of Wertemberg, Germany.  Mr. Metz, from boyhood to the present time, ahs given his undivided attention to agriculture and husbandry.  Mr. Metz was married, in January, 1858, to Miss Mary Anna, daughter of William and Anna (Rickey) Beaird.  They had three children, viz: Sarah; Louise, deceased, and Phebe, deceased.  Mr. Metz died June 15, 1866.  Mr. Metz was married Apr. 5, 1858 to Miss Sarah, daughter of Henry and Rebecca (Humel) Holderbaum.  They had two children: George W. and Andrew J.  Mr. Metz has held the office of justice of the peace three terms and of notary pubic in one term.  At the present time, he has the contract for carrying the United States daily mail from Stone River office to Millersburg.  He also has in his possession the original deed for his farm, signed by President Andrew Jackson.
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DANIEL MIKESELL, Perry township; post office, New Guilford; born in this county, in 1832; son of Jacob and Sarah (Shuss) Mikesell.  Mr. Mikesell is one of a family of nine children, three boys and six girls, six of whom are still living.  He is the grandson of George and Susan (Long) Mikesell, and of George and Catharine Long.  He was married in January, 1856, to Miss Anna Crawford, daughter of Thomas and Mary Crawford.  They have seven children, viz: Elcie A., deceased; Oscar M., Mary A., William T., Ettie B., Emma M. and Orpha J.  Mr. Mikesell is at present a justice of the peace of Perry township.
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A. J. MILLER, Coshocton; brick-maker; born Feb. 27, 1829, in Allegheny county, Maryland; son of Jacob and Mary Poland, and grandson of Christopher Miller.  He was brought up on a farm, and continued farming until about the year 1862, when he abandoned agriculture, and was engaged in various pursuits until 1870, when he established his present business, and now makes from 800,000 to 1,000,000 brick per year.  Mr. Miller was married Oct. 24, 1852, to Miss Mary Jane Timmons, daughter of William and Maria (Banks) Timmons.  Mr. Miller is strictly abstemious in his habits, now using alcoholic drinks or tobacco in any form.
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ANDERSON MILLER, Keen twp.; born in Keene twp., Coshocton county, Ohio, Jan. 28, 1850.  He was brought up on a farm and educated in the district schools, and is engaged in farming at present.  For his ancestry, see his father's (Samuel Miller's) biography, in another part of this work.  He married Miss Mary A. McClure, Nov. 26, 1873, a daughter of Robert and Jane (Spangler) McClure, and granddaughter of Nathan and Mary (Stewart) McClure, and of George and Rebecca (Cleigett) Spangler.  Their children were Nora B., born Nov. 24, 1874; Line J., Jan. 11, 1877, and Samuel McClure, Dec. 9, 1879.
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BASIL MILLER, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born Sept. 17, 1833 on the farm where he is now living; son of Daniel and Deborah (Rickells) Miller  He was married in 1856 to Miss Susan Ravenscraft, daughter of James and Mary Ellen (Cresap) Ravenscraft.   They have had six children - Daniel, Harriet Ellen, Laura, James Banner, Hutoka and Orlando.  Mr. Miller owns about 200 acres of good land, lives in a substantial brick residence, is well spoken of, and has been director of School District No. 6, for fifteen or more years.  Mrs. Miller is a member of the Baptist Church.
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FRANK MILLER, Roscoe; cooper; born in Oldenburg, Bavaria, May 9, 1817; son of George Miller; followed coal mining in his native country, and came to America in 1842, and settled in Massillon, Ohio, where he worked as a common laborer until Nov. 6, 1843, when he commenced the cooper trade with Henry Rinks, with whom he worked fifteen months, and in Massillon about six years; came to Roscoe and after working for Medbery about thirteen and Glassen ten years, started a shop of his own in 1872, where he has done a good business up to the present time.  He was married to Margaret Fritz, daughter of Charles F. Fritz, of Wurtemberg.  Their children are Charles, born Nov. 18, 1851; Frank, born Oct. 4, 1853; John, born Feb. 12, 1856; and Lewis, born Feb. 16, 1858.
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HARRISON MILLER, Bedford twp.; postoffice, West Bedford; farmer and justice of the peace; born in 1818, in Harrison county, Ohio and was married in 1839, to Miss Mary Ann Wheeler, of the same county, who was born in 1820, and died in 1858.  They were the parents of nine children.  He went to Jefferson county, and in 1860 married Mrs. Story, of that county.  They have two children.  They came to Tuscarawas county in 1867, and to this county in 1875.  Mr. Miller always worked at the carpenter trade until 1870, when the asthma compelled him to quit it, and he has since been farming.
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HENRY MILLER, Jefferson twp.; insurance agent; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Conrad and Sarah (Scott) Miller; has born Aug. 11, 1844, in Wayne county, Ohio.  His father was a Virginian, and his mother a Pennsylvanian.  They came to Ohio in 1830, and located near Wooster, Ohio.  At that time there were but few houses in what is now the city of Wooster.  The people were obliged to go on horseback to Zanesville for salt and the nearest wheat market was Massillon.  Mr. Miller was raised on a farm near Napoleon, Holmes county, Ohio.  He came to Coshocton county in 1876.  He was married May 4, 1876, to Miss Mary E. Lowery, of this county.  They are the parents of three children, viz:  Harry M., born Feb. 18, 1877, died Mar. 3, 1877; an infant, which died when but three days old, and Miller J., born Feb. 9, 1880.  In 1869 Mr. Miller went on the road to sell medicine, and notions, and followed the occupation four years.  He was ten engaged in the fruit tree business for three years.  He is at present operating fire, life and accidental insurance, and is doing a flourishing business, representing several first-class companies in this county.
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IRWIN MILLER, Coshocton; boot and shoe manufacturer; was born November, 1841, in Clinton, this county; son of David Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, of German and Irish ancestry.  Young Miller was educated in the public schools of his native town.  He worked about one and one-half years at his trade, before enlisting in Company B, Eightieth O. V. I. and served to the close of the war, and was never off duty or in the hospital.  On his return he resumed his trade at Newcomerstown, as a journeyman, and worked about four months, when he began business for himself at West Lafayette, and remained about one year, from which place he came to this city, where he has continued his business.  Mr. Miller was married Jan. 1, 1866, and is the father of three children, are living, viz: William A., Mary and Catharine.  He is doing a leading business in custom work.
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ISAAC W. MILLER, deceased; was born Dec. 10, 1814; died Dec. 30, 1873.  He was married to Sarah Morgan, in 1837, who died in 1866.  He married Miss M. J. Cochran in 1869, who became the mother of one child, M. J. Elson.
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JOHN C. MILLER, Franklin twp.; boot and shoemaker; postoffice, Wills Creek, Ohio; born in Linton twp., Jan. 18, 1842; son of Isaac and Rebecca (Clark) Miller.  When a youth, he worked in a saw-mill and attended school.  Nov. 2, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Eightieth O. V. I.; re-enlisted in Jan., 1864, as a veteran, and served till the close of the war, serving through all the minor grades of office to that of second lieutenant.  At the close of the war, he began working at his present trade.  His first shop was established at Frew's Mills; next at Coshocton; from there, he returned to Frew's Mills, his present location.  Mr. Miller was married, July 3, 1866, to Miss Alice C., daughter of Addison and Jane (Pocock) Syphert.  They become the parents of seven children: Howard, Rena, Ventner, Isaac, Addison, Cora Alice, Leroy and John.
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JOHN F. MILLER, Perry township; farmer and stock raiser; postoffice, West Carlisle; born in Washington township, this county, in 1849; son of John and Nancy (Lyons) Miller, and grandson of Francis and Isabel Miller, and of John and ___ Lyons; married in 1876, to Miss Anna Mikesell, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Mikesell.  They have two children, viz: Clara E. and John J.  Mr. Miller spent several years of his life in the West, visiting a number of States during his stay.  His grandfather Lyon was in the war of 1812.
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JOHN H. MILLER, Linton twp.; farmer; born Sept. 5, 1832, in Muskingum county; son of George and Elizabeth Miller, who moved from Loudon county, Virginia, about 1828.  When about sixteen years old his father and family moved to Vinton county, but John remained in Muskingum, and when about twenty-one came to Linton twp., and has been here pretty much since.  He was married to Susannah Werts, daughter of John and Eliza (Bainter) Werts, and has four children: Maria Ellen, Solomon C., Mary Elizabeth, and John Alvin.
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LEVI MILLER, Adams twp.; postoffice, Barkersville; miller; born in Tuscarawas county, Feb. 7, 1826; son of Henry and Barbara (Cease) Miller; grandson of Jacob and Catharine (Stootsman) Miller, and of George Cease.  His father entered land in Tuscarawas county, in 1801, and moved there in 1804; was one of the first settlers of Tuscarawas county.  The subject of this sketch is the youngest of thirteen children.  At the age of seven years, he began carding wool, and followed that trade until he was about seventeen years of age.  He then began the milling business with his father, and remained with him until he reached manhood, when he began his former occupation,  carrying on a factory in Shanesville, Ohio, manufacturing cloth and all kinds of woolen fabrics for a period of fourteen years; after which he moved to Rogersville, where he was in the milling business for four years, then sold his mill and lived a retired life for three years; then came to Bakersville, and built the Eureka City mills, and has been engaged in that occupation ever since.  He has a very good trade, doing mostly custom work.  Mr. Miller was married, Oct. 4, 1849, to Miss Catharine Ohl, daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Dusman) Ohl, granddaughter of Henry Ohl, and John and Elizabeth Dusman.  She was born in Trumball county, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1824.  They are the parents of five children, viz: George W., deceased; Albert, deceased; Priscilla, deceased; Caroline, born June 15, 1854, and Charles A., born Mar. 22, Adams township, and has four children: Charles is married to Elizabeth Miser, and lives in Bakersville; is engaged in milling with his father, and has one child.
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M. MILLER, proprietress grocery, bakery and confectionery, 528 Main street, Coshocton.  P. I. Miller, business manager and baker of this establishment was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, July 15, 1839, and came with his parents to Roscoe when quite young.  He received his education in the public schools of this county, and, when about sixteen years old, he engaged in learning the baking business, in which he served three years.  He then went to Zanesville, where he served the firms of J. H. Palmer, C. Stolzenbach, and Gill & Leslie; after which he went to Dresden, and was in the employ of A. Gudhold, with whom he remained until 1857, when he came to Coshocton and embarked in business for himself, and was conducted the grocery and baking business ever since, with the exception of four years that he was in the United States service.  He enlisted in the first all for three months' men, in Company A, Sixteenth O. V. I., and, after this term of service, he enlisted in the three years' service, in Company I, Ninety-seventh O. V. I., in which he was promoted to second sergeant, and served eighteen months, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability.  He enlisted again, in 1863, in Company F, Fifty-first O. V. I., in which he served as sergeant of ambulance, until the close of the war, when he returned home and gave his attention to his business.  He occupies commodious rooms twenty by 100 feet, where he carries a first-class stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries.  He also has an extensive bakery attached, and produces a large amount of bread, plain and fancy cakes, and pies of all kinds.  Specialties, oysters and ice cream, in their seasons.
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SAUL MILLER, Keene twp., born in Coshocton county, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1815; he is a son of Nicholas and Mary (Darling) Miller; grandson of Henry and Cynthia McCarta, and of Robert and Cynthia (Sever) Darling.  He was born on a farm and brought up to that occupation, and has continued farming until the present.  He has more than 700 acres of land in the valleys of Tuscarawas and Walhonding.  Mr. Miller was married to Elizabeth Miller Nov. 7, 1839, daughter of Michael and Ada (Tanner) Miller, who was born May 8, 1819, and died Sept. 20, 1879.  They had the following named children: Edith, born Dec. 14, 1840; Squire, Aug. 21, 1842; Franklin D., June 16, 1844; Eliza A., May 24, 1846; Alexander, May 20, 1848; Wilson C. and Anderson D., Jan. 28, 1850; Mary J., May 17, 1852; Howard, Nov. 8, 1854; Isabel, Mar. 14, 1859; and Elizabeth M., Dec. 12, 1861.
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W. S. MILLER, Keene twp; was born in Coshocton county, Nov. 7, 1847.  He lived on a farm with his parents till the age of eighteen, when he went to the Baldwin university to school.  After his education was finished, he returned to the farm, and has been engaged in the business of farming ever since.  He married Miss Sue J. Hanlon, daughter of William and Mary (Stark) Hanlon; granddaughter of Allen and Susan (Lord) Hanlon, and of James and Elzabeth (McGee) Stark, and great-granddaughter of James McGee.  They have one child, Cora May, born Nov. 16, 1873
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WARREN MILLER, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of Isaac W. and Sarah (Morgan) Miller was born Mar. 4, 1856, in Lafayette township, this county.  His parents were of Irish-German descent, but were born and raised in this country.
     Mr. Miller was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation.  He owns a fine farm of  202 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley, near the village of West Lafayette.
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ANTONY MILLIGAN, Bethlehem twp.; farmer; was born Sept., 1821, in Coshocton county, Ohio.  His father was one of the first settlers of Bethlehem township, and came from Virginia.  Mr. Milligan was married in 1845, to Miss Susannah Randles, of this county, who was born in 1818.  They are the parents of eight children, viz: John E., born in Oct., 1847; Benjamin F., born in May, 1849; Anderson, born Oct. 13, 1851; Margaret A., born Nov. 28, 1856; Francis Marion, born Oct. 21, 1859.  The other three are dead.  All are married except Francis M., who is still at home.  Mr. and Mrs. Milligan are honored members of the Methodist Protestant church.
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J. C. MILLIGAN, Keene twp.; postoffice, Roscoe; born in Keene twp., Sept. 4, 1838; son of Cuthbert and Dorotha (Reed) Milligan, and grandson of Elizabeth Milligan.  He enlisted in Company D., Sixteenth O. V. I., in Apr., 1861, was at the charge on Philippi and was mustered out in August.  He re-enlisted in September, 1864, in Company K., - O. V. I., and was appointed orderly sergeant, also served a short time as captain, was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and engaged at Atlanta and Fort McAlister.  After the grand review at Washington he was discharged.  Mr. Milligan was married Oct. 2, 1862, to Elizabeth McCullough, daughter of William and Keziah (Beard) McCullough.  Their children were: Alice K., born Sept. 4, 1863; Flora E., born June 15, 1865; Mary L., born Feb. 1, 1867; Charles A., born Mar. 21, 1869; James E., born Apr. 15, 1871; Sarah J., born Apr. 15, 1873; William, born June 3, 1877, and John H., born Nov. 1, 1879 (deceased).  Mrs. Milligan died Nov. 9, 1879 and was buried at Prairie Chapel cemetery.
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JOSEPH MILLS, New Castle twp.; farmer; postoffice, New Castle; was born in New Castle twp., Apr. 30, 1844; son of Samuel and Priscilla (Morford) Mills, grandson of Joseph and Mary (Exline) Mills, also grandson of William and Mary (Fulks) Morford.  He attended school and worked with his father on the farm, until the age of twenty-seven, at which time he married and began tilling the soil for himself.  He is an enterprising young farmer, and highly respected by all who know him.  He entered the army in February, 1865, under Captain Brophy, of Knox county, Company A, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth O. V. I., and continued until the close of the war.  He was married to Miss Martha Preston, daughter of Jonathan and Harriet (Horner) Preston, Dec. 27, 1870.  Mrs. Mills is granddaughter of Bernard and Mary (Forwood) Preston, and William and Susannah Horner, all natives of Pennsylvania.  She was born in Licking county, Ohio, June 7, 1838.  This union has been blessed with two children, viz:  Harriet V., born Feb. 2, 1873, and Bernard P., born Nov. 30, 1878.
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JOHN MISKIMEN, deceased; born July 12, 1815, in Linton township; son of James Miskimen, of pioneer note in Linton township.  He was married in 1841, to Rachel Burt, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Fought) Burt, born in Orange county, New York, and moved with her parents to Oxford township, when sixteen years old.  After their marriage they lived in Oxford township till 1869, when they moved to near Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas county.  Mr. Miskimen died there July 10, 1870, his wife surviving until April 5, 1876.  They had seven children, viz: Daniel, Frank, Charlotte, Mary, John C., George W. and Rachel A.  John C. now resides in Linton township.
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REUBEN MITKIFF, Virginia township; born in Pennsylvania, in 1810.  He then moved to Coshocton county, where he died in February, 1880.  He was a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Sheperd) Mitkiff.  Mr. Mitkiff was a faithful and devoted member of the Methodist church.  He married Rebeca Perkins in 1831.  His widow survives him, and resides on the home farm.  Postoffice, New Moscow.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
WILLIAM MIZER, Tuscarawas twp.; Coshocton postoffice; merchant and farmer; was born in Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, August, 1825.  He is a son of Philip and Margaret (Shultz) Mizer, a native of Pennsylvania.  William was brought up on a farm, where he remained until the fall of 1856, when he engaged in merchandising at Bakersville, where he continued until 1866, when he returned to farming, which he followed until 1870, when he resumed merchandising, with a Ley as partner.  This firm conducted two stores, one at Shanesville and the other at Port Washington.  In 1875 they sold the Shanesville store, and came to his present residence in April, 1880, one mile south of Coshocton.  Mr. Mizer was married Feb. 14, 1850, to Catherine, daughter of Michael and Sarah (Bensinger) Riggle, of Adams township.  They have had five children, viz: Sarah M. V., Philip deceased; Elizabeth and Hattie.
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W. G. MOFFITT, Jackson twp.; postoffice, Roscoe; born in Ireland in 1832; settled in this county in 1853; son of George and Mary Moffitt; married in 1858 to Mary Gamble, daughter of William Gamble.  Mr. Moffitt is the father of ten children, seven of whom are living, viz: Mary E., Lizzie, Anna J., Sarah C., Georgiana, William Fren.
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GEORGE W. MOHLER, school teacher; Tuscarawas twp.; postoffice, Canal Lewisville; born Apr. 6, 1841, in this county.  His father, Peter Mohler, was born in 1814, in Maryland.  He was married in 1838 in Adams county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Rosanna Frederick of that county.  She was born in 1813 in Germany.  They came to this county in 1838.  They are the parents of seven children, all boys, six of whom are living.  The subject of this sketch is the second.  He enlisted in the Fifty-first O. V. I. March, 1864, an was mustered out Sept., 1865.  He was the only man in the regiment that voted for Morgan for governor of Ohio in 1865.  He was married in 1869 to Miss Clara A. Belser, of this county.  She was born in 1852.  They are the parents of five children, viz: Minnie G., Horace P.; Rosa D., deceased; Edna C. and Maud F.
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SAMUEL MONTIS, keene township; was born in Richland county, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1830.  He lived in his native county until about the age of eight years, when he moved with his parents to Knox county, where he followed farming for forty years.  In 1878 he removed to Coshocton county, where he is following his old occupation of farming, as well as the ministry, to which he was elected by the German Baptists, in 1870.  He now has charge of the Coshocton congregation.  Mr. Montis was married to Miss Louisa Stimate, Jan. 6, 1854.  She is a daughter of John Stimate.  They are the parents of  seven children, viz.:  Mary B., Lillie D., William M., Lauren A., Martin M., Eda A. and Ida M.  Mr. Montis was a son of John and Susan (Griffeth) Montis, and a grandson of George Montis.
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MRS. SARAH MOODE, Bedford twp.; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1823, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania.  She came to this county in 1832, and was married in 1841, to John Tipton, of this county.  He was born in 1817.  They moved to Indiana in 1852.  He died in 1853.  They were the parents of three sons, viz.: Jacob A., James T. and John W., all deceased.  She came back to Coshocton county in 1858, and was married in 1859, to Richard Moode, of this county, who was born in 1786, in Maryland.  He died in 1867.  Mr. Moode was a lawyer of ability.  He was a school teacher, and owned a large tract of land.
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C. F. MOORE, Bedford twp.; hotel keeper and farmer; postoffice, New Bedford; born in 1817 in Jefferson county, Ohio.  He was married in 1846 to Miss Sarah Brown of the same county.  She was born in 1827.  They came to this county in 1851.  They are the parents of four children, viz: Martha E., deceased; Tilly S.; Adaresta F., deceased, and Charles A.  they have kept hotel in West Bedford for seen years.  Mrs. Susannah Holmes Moore, mother of the subject of this sketch, was at the raising of one of the first churches that was built west of the Ohio river.  She was born Nov. 22, 1793, and died Feb. 10, 1876.  Jacob Moore, grandfather of C. F., was a spy among the Indians for five years, reporting at the fort of Warren every night, when not too far away.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 750
JAMES MOORE, Pike twp.; postoffice, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser; born in Ireland, in 1808; came to this county in 1835; son of Robert and Margaret (Gardener) Moore, and grandson of John and Rosa Moore.  He was married, in 1838, to Miss Jenette Patton, daughter of James and Mary Patton.  They are the parents of nine children, viz: Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Samuel, Anna, Robert, James; William, deceased, and Ella.  All are married but two.  Mr. Moore's father died in 1826, and his mother in 1838.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 749
JAMES MOORE, Jefferson twp.; born July 8, 1815, in county Tyrone, Ireland.  At the age of fifteen he came with his parents to St. Johns, New Brunswick.  The family was composed of his father, Rebecca, Robert, Sarah, James, John, William, Mary A. and Margaret, his  mother having died in Ireland.  Mr. Moore's father was offered a great amount of land to remain under the British crown in Canada, but he left old Ireland for his freedom, and refused the offer, came and settled in Brooks county, Virginia, remained there three years, then came to Harrison county, Ohio; lived there five years, then came to Coshocton county, Jefferson twp., and bought the farm where he now lives.  He is a son of James and Margaret (McMains) Moore, and grandson of James and Sarah (Boak) Moore, and of Robert and Mary (Buchanan) McMains.  He was married in 1848, to Miss Sarah Given, daughter of William and Margaret (Alexander) Given, and granddaughter of John and Rebecca (Moore) Given, and of James and Rebecca (Hamilton) Alexander.  Their son James resides at home, and is a member of the M. E. Church.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 750
JOHN MOORE, West Lafayette; farmer; born Oct. 23, 1841, in Tuscarawas twp.; son of Samuel Moore, a native of Virginia.  John was raised on the farm.  In 1865 he located in Lafayette twp. on the farm where he now resides.  Mr. Moore was married Aug. 31, 1864, to Miss Sarah Waggoner, daughter of David Waggoner, of Coshocton City.  Samuel W. is their only child.  Mr. Moore is a successful and intelligent farmer.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 750
PHILIP H. MOORE, Franklin twp.; farmer; born in Tuscarawas twp., Aug. 7, 1843, son of Samuel and Susannah (Hershman) Moore, and grandson of John D. Moore, one of the pioneer settlers of Coshocton.  Mr. Moore enlisted Dec. 10, 1861, in Company H, Eightieth O. V. I., and was discharged in March 1865.  This regiment belonged to the Western Army.  He was at the engagement at Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, then Chattanooga, where he was twice wounded, through the right arm and right side, was confined to the hospital about four months, then rejoined his regiment and was with Sherman in his Georgia campaign, present at Resaca and the engagements between it and Atlanta, and thence to Savannah.  From this city, he marched to Beaufort, South Carolina, where he was discharged.  He was married in 1871, to Miss Mary V. Welsh, daughter of William R. and Mary B. (Lamberson) Welsh.  By this marriage he had two children, viz: Vinnie W. and Susannah.  Mr. M. moved to Franklin township in 1871, and has been engaged in farming.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 750
S. H. MOORE, Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice, Coshocton, Ohio.  Mr. Moore was born April 6, 1849, on the farm where he now lives, and where his father, Samuel Moore, Esq., was born.  He was married Feb. 7, 1872, to Miss Sarah Anne, daughter of Elias Barcroft, of Franklin township.  They are the parents of five children, viz: Ettie Viola, Emma Gale, Ada Belle, Sarah Sophia, Hiram Bennet.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881
SAMUEL MOORE, Tuscarawas twp.; farmer; born Mar. 4, 1816, on the farm where he now resides, two miles south of the county seat, in the Muskingum valley.  His residence is on a beautiful knoll overlooking the Muskingum river.  Samuel Moore's father, John D., Moore, was one of the worthy pioneers of the county, having settled in it about the year 1810.  His grandfather, William Moore, was a native of Pennington, New Jersey.  Samuel's mother was Mary M., daughter of George Miller, of Lafayette township.  He was born near Romney, Hampshire county, Virginia.  Samuel Moore has been a very successful farmer, having 550 acres of land in the fertile valley of the Muskingum.  He was elected county commissioner in 1870, and re-elected for the following term, serving two terms.  He was married, Dec. 15, 1840, to Miss Susannah, daughter of Philip and Rosanna (Baker) Hershmen.  They became the parents of seven children, viz: John D., Philip H.,; Mary E., deceased; Rose Ann, Samuel H., Adelia M. and Susannah, deceased.  Mrs. Moore died Mar. 11, 1855.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 749
SAMUEL M. MOORE, Bedford twp.; school teacher; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1839, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio; married in 1866, to Miss Sarah E. Spencer, of Belmont county, Ohio, who was born in 1847.  They came to this county in 1875 and are the parents of five children, viz.:  Ina J., Mary E., Amanda B., Darius S., and John C.  Mr. Moore has made teaching a specialty for twenty-one years.  He was county surveyor for one term in Tuscarawas county.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 750
SILAS MOORE, Monroe twp.; was born Nov. 3, 1871 in Harrison county, Ohio; son of Richard and Hannah (Black) Moore, and grandson of Sylvanus Moore.  He lived in Harrison county, on a farm, and went to district schools until the age of sixteen, when he came with his foster parents to Coshocton county.  His parents died while he was yet quite young, and he made his home with William Smith until the age of twenty-three.  At nineteen he began teaching school, and followed that in the winter for nine successive years, wince that time farming in Monroe twp., Coshocton county, has been his occupation.  He was married first to Miss Mary McCoy, Oct. 8, 1840, daughter of William McCoy.  The children by this marriage are William Harriet, Nancy, Sarah M., Martha J., Leonidas H. and Hamlin.  Mrs. Moore died Aug. 2, 1864; Mr. Moore than married Mrs. Susannah Weatherwax (maiden name McCoy), June 8, 1865, daughter of John and Sarah (Stehnens) McCoy.  Elmer E. born Aug. 10, 1866, was the only child of this marriage.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 750
SAMUEL MOREHEAD, Keene twp. born in Brooks county, Virginia, in September, 1809; son of Robert and Margaret (morrow) Morehead.  Until eighteen he remained on the farm, then was employed in flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.  In 1833 he moved to Mill creek township, and followed farming till 1878, when he came to Keene, and is living a retired life.  He was married in February, 1837, to Margaret, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Scott) Morehead.  Their children were Robert, deceased, born Jan. 9, 1838; Charles, deceased, born July 1, 1839; Hosea, July 8, 1841; James, deceased, Aug. 22, 1843, and Nathan, Apr. 1, 1846.  Mrs. Morehead died Nov. 27, 1874, and Mr. Morehead was united in marriage May 18, 1875, to Harriet Zink, daughter of Leonard and Rachel (Light) Zink, who became the mother of two children, Margaret J., born June 25, 1877, and Samuel, February 1, 1879.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 751
G. S. MORRIS, Lafayette twp.; physician; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1850; son of Joseph and Mary (Brock) Morris; was on a farm until sixteen years of age, when he attended school at Franklin college; then went to Mount Union; then took a course of lectures at the Ohio medical college, Cincinnati, in 1873, 1874 and 1875.  He practiced in Winchester, Guernsey county, about eighteen months; then, after a visit West, located at Plainfield this county; then moved to where he now resides, where he has succeeded, by strict attention and quite successful practice, in building up a good business.  He was married, Jan. 11, 1876, to Miss Bessie Middleton, of Jackson township, daughter of Jesse and Amanda (Titus) Middleton.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 751
WILLIAM MORRISON, farmer; postoffice, White Eyes Plains; was born in Canada, in 1826; came to the United States at the age of six years with his parents, who located in Detroit, Michigan, where he received his education and spent his boyhood days.  In 1838 they moved to Roscoe, this county.  His father was a sub-contractor in building Walhonding canal.  In the fall of 1838 they moved to Athens county, and worked on the Hocking valley canal, till it was finished.  In 1843 William engaged in boating on the Ohio canal, first as a driver; and was captain of a boat for several years.  He was engaged on the canal for twenty-one years, during which time he was a heavy shipper of grain, produce, lumber, flour, and whisky.  He supplied this market with lumber for many of the first frame houses built in this county.  He was married in 1865 to Rachel Starker, who was born in Oxford township.  Mr. M. owns a farm with good buildings, and is a first-class farmer, and a live Republican, and was a boat boy at the same time with President Garfield.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 751
WILLIAM MORRISON, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White Eyes Plains; was born in Canada in 1826, and came to the United States at the age of six years with his parents, who located in Detroit.  Here he attended school and spent most of his boyhood days, when the State of Michigan was a territory.  They remained here till 1837, and then moved to Roscoe, Coshocton county, where his father was engaged in building the Walhonding canal.  There they remained till the fall of 1838, then went to Athens county and worked on the Hocking Valley canal till it was finished.  In 1843 Mr. William Morrison engaged in boating on the Ohio canal, first as a driver, and afterward captain of the canal boats Mohawk, Roscoe Belle, the War Eagle and Robert Hay.  The two latter he assisted to build.  He continued till about 1864, making a period of Captain Meyers who employed James A. Garfield as a boat boy.
     He returned to this county in 1848, and was captain of a boat, transporting flour from Roscoe mills and whisky from the distillery at Coshocton, to Cleveland, and on return he purchased lumber and goods and brought to this market, he supplying the lumber for a number of the houses in this county that were built in those days.  He was married September 1865, to Miss Rachel Starker, who was born in Oxford township, this county.  They located on the farm where he now resides.  Mr. Morrison owns a beautiful farm in this township, with a residence built in modern style, showing taste and enterprise.  He is one of the intelligent and progressive farmers of this county.
     His father, William Morrison, Sr., was born in Queens county, Ireland, and belonged to the regular British army.  He was brought to Canada, in 1813, by the British government, and was in all the battles from Quebec up to Lundy Lane; was wounded, and draws a pension.  He was married in Canada.  Mrs. Morrison was born in the county of Whitlow, about 1798, and is still living with her son Robert, in Muskingum county.  She is a remarkable woman, has a good memory and enjoys good health.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 751
D. H. MORTLEY, Coshocton; merchant, of the firm of Hay & Mortley, corner of Main and Second streets; was born Mar. 8, 1820, in the county of Kent, England; son of John Mortley, deceased.  At the age of sixteen young Mortley, without an accompanying relative, took passage for America, and arrived at New York City in May, 1836, and came immediately to Roscoe, arriving in July, and commenced work with his brother, a carpenter, and continued with him four years.  The next year was spent clerking at Jacobsport and in the county auditor's office.  In March, 1841, Mr. Mortley went to McConnellsville, Morgan county, and was county clerk about twelve years.  In 1850 he was one of the secretaries of the constitutional convention which framed the present constitution of the State of Ohio.  The original copy was written and engrossed upon parchment by Mr. Mortley; also all the proceedings of the convention were written by him.  Subsequent to this county clerkship he was in the mercantile business until about 1871, when he was elected first clerk of Malta national bank, Malta, Ohio, which position he resigned in 1873, and engaged in the wholesale grocery business at Zanesville, Ohio, being senior member of the firm of Mortley & Pinkerton.  In 1879 he bought out the interest of James S. Wilson, of the firm of Hay & Wilson of this city, forming the firm of Hay & Mortley, of this city, forming the firm of Hay & Mortley, as first stated.  Mr. Mortley was married Oct. 17, 1844, to Miss E. J. Sherwood, daughter of William Sherwood, of Malta, Ohio.  This union was blessed with four children, viz.:  Mary E., married to Dr. P. C. McLean, of New Cumberland, West Virginia; Hattie G., married to John W. Pinkerton now of Zanesville, Ohio; Kate S., married to W. W. Pyle, editor of the daily morning Times, Zanesville, Ohio; and Edward M., married to Miss Dawson, of McConnellsville, Ohio.  In 1862, Mr. Mortley volunteered and was commissioned by Gov. Tod quartermaster of the One Hundred and Twenty-second O. V. I., and was honorably discharged at the hospital at Georgetown, D. C., in December, 1803.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 752
EDWARD M. MORTLEY, grocer and confectioner, corner of Main and Fifth streets, west of railroad, Coshocton.  Mr. Mortley is a native of McConnellsville, Ohio, where he was born Mar. 31, 1854, and where he received his education, and made his first business engagement, which was in 1873, under the firm name of Mortley & Lackey, in the grocery business, and continued one year.  He then went to Zanesville and served the firm of Mortley & Pinkerton wholesale grocers, for three years, after which he to Frazysburg, where he was engaged in the grocery business for himself about two years.  In June, 1879, he located in Coshocton, and reestablished the grocery business in the old Crowley stand, where he carries a large first class stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries, stoneware, woodenware, sugar cured and pickeled meats, salt fish, flour and salt.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 752
ABRAHAM MOWRY, deceased, Bethlehem township; was born in 1810, in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia.  He came to this county with his parents in 1834, and was married in 1844, to Miss Mary Konkle, of Knox county, Ohio, who was born in 1822.  They became the parents of six children, viz:  Elvira, born Jan. 11, 1849, married to Mr. Alex. Miller, of Keene township; William, born in 1850, married in 1876, to Miss Mary Wood of Keene township, who was born in 1857. William follows farming and stock raising, and owns a good farm of 286 acres; George S. was born April 22, 1854, married Oct. 19, 1876, to Miss Isabella Miller, of Keene township who was born Mar. 14, 1857 - they are the parents of two children: Holland W. was born Jan. 22, 1858, is single and lives at home with his mother and farms the homestead; Henry E. was born in 1862, and died at the age of twenty-three months; Mary S. was born June 7, 1864 is single and lives at home.  Abraham Mowry died Nov. 11, 1877, aged sixty-seven years.  He was a general farmer and stock raiser, and by his industry and steady habits accumulated good property.  He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 752
GEORGE S. MOWRY, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Abraham and Mary (Conkle) Mowry; was born in 1854 in Coshocton County.  Mr. Mowry was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation.  He was married, in 1876, to Miss Isabella Miller, of this county.  They are the parents of one child, Gladus.  M. Mowry is a successful farmer, and is esteemed by all who know him, as a man of business and integrity.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 752
WILLIAM MOWRY, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Abraham and Mary (Conkle) Mowry; was born Dec. 12, 1851, in this county.  Mr. Mowry was raised on the farm, and has always followed farming.  He was married May 30, 1877, to Miss May Wood, of this county.  They are the parents of one child, Ward, born in June, 1881.  Mr. Mowry is an extensive and prosperous farmer, and owns a fine farm, situated in the valley of the Killbuck.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 752
NICHOLAS MULLETT, Clark township; farmer; postoffice, Helmick; born in Switzerland, Feb. 1, 1829; son of Benjamin and Barbara (Zimmerman) Mullet, and grandson of John and Catharine Mullet. He came to America in 1832, with his parents, came to Holmes county, Ohio and settled in Walnut township, where he remained about four years, when he moved to Clark township, Coshocton county, and has been a resident of the township since.  He is the fourth of a family of ten children.  He was married Oct. 11, 1863, to Catharine, daughter of John and Rosannah (Nyfeler) Schneebarger, and granddaughter of John and Elizabeth (Rup) Schneebarger and Jacob and Elizabeth (Anlicker) Nyfeler.  She was born April 14, 1846, in Cantone county, Switzerland.  They have no children.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 754
F. M. MURPHEY, White Eyes township; teacher; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of James and Elizabeth (Jones) Murphey; was born June 18, 1845, in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio.  He received a good common school education, and was at Otterbein university during the year 1867.  He also attended the national normal school, at Lebanon, Ohio, during the year 1873.  He taught the first school in White Eyes township, in 1867, and has been constantly engaged in teaching ever since.  He is one of the oldest and most successful teachers in the county, always commanding the highest wages.  All of his teaching has been in Coshocton county.  He is a present engaged as principal of the Lafayette schools, which position he has held for two years.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 753
FRANKLIN P. MURPHEY, White Eyes township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio.  Mr. Murphey was born Jan. 20, 1852, in Coshocton county, Ohio.  He was married, Jan. 1, 1874, to Miss Louisa Vasbinder of Tuscarawas county, Ohio.  They became the parents of three children: Phillip A., Francis M. and Charles T.  In the spring of 1874, Mr. Murphey removed to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and engaged in the mining business, remaining two years.  He then returned to Coshocton county, and has since been farming.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 753
WILLIAM E. MURPHEY, White Eyes township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of James and Elizabeth (Jones) Murphey; was born Oct. 30, 1839, in Coshocton county, Ohio.  Mr. Murphey was raised on a farm, and has always been a citizen of this county.  He was married Aug. 28, 1862, to Miss Elizabeth Gardner, of Coshocton county, Ohio.  They became the parents of seven children:  Francis M., deceased; Laura E.; George F. and Hannah M. E., deceased; Sarah W., Catharine A. and Celia A.  Mr. Murphey enlisted in the United States service Sept. 5, 1862, and was honorably discharged June 20, 1865.  He was a member of Company K, Sixty-second O. V. I.  He was with Grant at the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, also at the surrender of Petersburg.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 753
WILLIAM P. MURPHEY, White Eyes township; is a native of this county in 1807 from Maryland.  William, Sr. was married to a Miss Shipley, of Pennsylvania.  They had four children, all of whom are living.  William, Sr., entered the regular army and served four years; he took park in what was known as the Florida war in 1805.  He volunteered in the war of 1812, but never went into active service.  He died at the age of eighty years, and his wife died at the same age, just one year later.  William P. was married December, 1842, to Miss Cynthia Deeds, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1820, and was the daughter of Adam Deeds, who came to White Eyes at an early date.  They have eight children, viz.: John D., Samuel, James, Johnson W., Sabina, Milton, Mary and Nelson.  John D. is a Protestant Methodist minister, and is preaching at Jacobsport.  He is married to Miss McWrarth, of this county.  Samuel is a farmer and resides in Indiana, and is married to Kate Boyd, of this county.  James lives at home.  J. W. is a school teacher, and is preparing himself for the law; Captain Cromwell, of Coshocton, is his preceptor.  The rest are at home.  William P. is a carpenter by trade, and has worked occasionally at his trade for the last thirty-five years.  He was a minister of the United Brethren church until the last twelve years, during which time he has been connected with the Christian Union denomination.  He has labored in the ministry for the past thirty-five years.  He lives on a farm of eighty acres, on which he located in 1865.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 753
HUGH MURPHY, Coshocton; brickmaker; was born Nov. 20, 1837, in Coshocton city; son of Charles and Annie (Campbell) Murphy, natives of Ireland.  His mother died when Hugh was a child.  He was principally brought up by William Burns, of this city, but spent several years, when a boy, in Zanesville, and settled in this city in 8155.  He was married May 2, 1859, to Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of John Fish of this city.  Six children were born to them, namely, Mary Ann, William, Sarah Jane; Aggie, deceased; Annie, deceased, and Eddie, deceased.  Mrs. Murphy died in 1874, and Mr. Murphy married Miss Edith, daughter of John Sherrard whose children are Makra, Frank and J. Foster.  Mrs. Murphy has, on Second street, four doors south of Chestnut street, a full line of millinery, fancy goods and notions of every kind.  Dressmaking, cutting and fitting done to order.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 754
MILTON MURPHY, White Eyes township; farmer; was born in 1859, in this county, and is the son of W. P. Murphy.  He was married, Sept. 24, 1880, to Mrs. Minerva Cutshall, who was born in 1856.  She is the daughter of Newton Huff, of Oxford township.  She had one child by her first marriage, Charles, born 1875.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881~ Page 753
ADAM MURRAY, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford; born in West Virginia Feb. 22, 1812; son of Adam and Margaret Murray;  settled in this county in 1820; married in 1835, to Miss Chariott Elliott, daughter of John and Chariott Elliott.  They are the parents of twelve children, viz: Margret, John, Andrew, dead; William, Fannie, Simon; Katherine, dead; George, dead; Mary E. Elliott; Andrew, dead, and Thomas  Four are married, two living in Iowa, and two in this State.  William enlisted in 1861 in Company A, Seventy-sixth, O. V. I., Captain Lemert.  He was connected with the Army of the Cumberland and did good service for his country until discharged in 1865.  Mr. Murray had another son (John) who enlisted in the army from Wayne county, in 1861, Company G., Sixty-fourth regiment, O. V. I., Captain Leeper, and participated in the battles of Murfreesborough, Lookout Mountain and Stone River.  He was discharged at Columbus in 1865.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 754
JAMES MYERS, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford; born in Virginia, in 1800; son of Henry and Isabelle Myers; settled in this county in 1824, and was married in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Abraham and Mary Taylor  The subject of this sketch died in 1876.  They had seven children, viz: Mary, deceased; Henry A., deceased; Olive, Bullzora, Joseph L., Mary and James K.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 754
JOSEPH MYSER, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Bakersville; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Mar. 15, 1812; son of Jacob and Catherine Faucler) Myser, and grandson of Adam and Eve (Miller) Miser, and of Philip and Mary M. Faucler,  He is of Pennsylvania German descent.  Mr. Myser came to Coshocton county at three years of age; remained at home until the age of twenty-five, when he married and began farming for himself, in Crawford township; remained there about three years, then  removed to White Eves township, and after remaining three about two years, moved to Port Washington, in Tuscarawas county, and remained there about nine months and then moved back to Crawford township.  After remaining there about six months, he moved to Adams township, where he at present resides on a farm of 300 acres, in the northwest corner of the township.  He was married Feb. 18, 1837, to Miss Catharine Shanks, daughter of James and Christina (Helwick) Shanks, and granddaughter of Andrew and Catharine (Beam) Shanks.  Mrs. Myser was born Aug. 14, 1919.  Their union has been blessed with twelve children, viz:  M. Jessie, Calvin, Amanda, Susannah, Libbie, James, Joseph, Adaline, Olive, Joanna, Howard and William.  They are all teacher, and form a very interesting family. Mr. Myser is a member of the Evangelic Lutheran church (general synod); has been a member since he was twenty years of age.  A part of the family belong to the same church with their father.  The remainder, except one, belong to the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Myser is one of the old land-marks that is left standing in the county.  His son Calvin served three years in the war of the rebellion as a soldier, and carries several ugly scars.
 Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark, Ohio:  A. A. Graham & Co.,  1881 - Page 754

 


 

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