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History of Coshocton
County, Ohio :
its past and present, 1740-1881
Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881
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REV. A.
W. ODOR, Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe; born
in Orange county, Virginia, in 1822; settled in this county
in 1830; son of Elwood and Nancy (Moore) Wigfield;
married Sept. 25, 1856, to Maloney C. Platt, daughter
of Robert and Margaret Platt. Mr. Odor is the
father of two children, viz: J. W. and E. P.
Mr. Odor pursued a regular course of studies at Denison
university until his health failed him. He was then
engaged in teaching for some seven years. Ordained to
preach by the Regular Baptist church in 1853, and has
followed that calling ever since.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 Page
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JOHNSON
OGELVIE, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of James
Ogelvie of Keene township; was born, Feb. 7, 1813, in
Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Ogelvie wa raised on the
farm and has always followed that occupation. He was
married, in November, 1838, to Miss Margaret Norman,
of this county, who was born Nov. 12, 1818. They are
the parents of six children, viz: William born in
1840; John W., born in 1841; Malona, born in
1844; James G., born in 1847; Benjamin H.,
born in 1849; Laceann born in 1853, and a. G.,
born in 1845. William and Malona are
married and live in Franklin county, James and
Albert G. are in California, engaged in business.
Mrs. Ogelvie died in August, 1856. Mr.
Ogelvie was married again, April, 1860, to Mrs.
Sophia Westerwilt, of Franklin county. They have
one child, Oscar T., born Feb. 26, 1861. Mr.
Ogelvie removed to Delaware county, in 1852. He
went from there to Franklin county, in 1857; thence to
Hocking county, remaining eighteen months, and returning to
Coshocton county in 1866. Mr. Ogelvie owns a good
farm of 240 acres.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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F. M.
OGILVIE, Keene township; born Aug. 19, 1844, in
Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Thomas and Christina
(Johnson) Ogilvie; a grandson of Thomas and Jane
(Taylor) Ogilvie, and great grandson of Thomas
Ogilvie, Sr., who was an Englishman by birth; grandson
of John and Elizabeth (Peterson) Johnson. F. M.
Ogilvie was brought up on a farm, and educated in
district schools. At the age of twenty-two he began
school teaching, and taught two years in Illinois and one in
Missouri. He enlisted in Company I, Fifty-first O. V.
I., in the fall of 1861, and served till the spring of 1863,
when he was mustered out. In September of the same
year he re-enlisted in Company D, Forty-fifth Ill. V. I.,
and continued till July, 1865, when he was mustered out for
the last time. The principal battles he was engaged in
are, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta,
Nashville, Siege of Vicksburg and Chickamauga. He was
married to Miss Emma Richardson October, 1869, a
daughter of Lemuel and Jennie (Turner) Richardson.
They have four children - George W., Mary May,
Thomas and Katie.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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JAMES
OGILVIE, Keene Township; was born in West Virginia,
Apr. 15, 1788; son of Thomas and Jane (Taylor) Ogilvie;
a grandson of Thomas Ogilvie, Sr., who came to
America sometime before the revolutionary war, and was one
of the patriots who braved the storm of battle for American
liberty. James lived in his native State till
1810, when he came to Coshocton county, where he enlisted
and served through the war of 1812, then returned to his
farm, where he has continued ever since. He was
married to Miss Christina Johnson, of West Virginia,
a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Peterson) Johnson.
They had seven children: Thomas, Johnson and Eliza
are living. Mr. Ogilvie's first wife died
March, 1843; after this he married Mrs. Catherine
Thursthammer, who was born Mar. 14, 1795, a daughter of
Charles and Catharine (Cost) Thursthammer.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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THOMAS
OGLEVIE, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of James
Ogelvie, of Keene township, who came to this county from
Virginia, in 1809, was born in 1820. He was married in
December, 1842, to Miss Rachel O'Donald, of this
county, who was born in 1852. Her parents were of
Irish descent. They are the parents of four children,
viz: Francis M., born Aug. 20, 1844; Josephine M.,
born Nov. 25, 1845; J. J., born July 29, 1848, now
living in Virginia. The other one is dead.
Francis M. served three years as a private in Company I,
Fifty-fourth regiment O. V. I., and was with Sherman
on his famous march to the sea. Mr. Ogelvie has
always resided in Bethlehem township, owns a good farm, and
is esteemed by all his acquaintances.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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WILLIAM
ORR, Bedford township; farmer and blacksmith;
postoffice, Warsaw; born in 1824, in Newcastle county,
Delaware, and came to this county in 1838, with his father,
who was born in 1791, in Ireland. He came to Delaware
in 1816, and was married in 1818, to Miss Elizabeth
Little, of Delaware. She was born in 1798, in
Ireland, came to this country in 1815, and died in 1872.
He died in 1852. They were the parents of eight
children, the subject of this sketch being the third.
He was married in 1850, to Miss Elizabeth Tredway, of
this county, who was born in 1826. They are the
parents of nine children, viz.: Mary E., Olive J., A. F.;
Emma P., deceased; Ida B., deceased; John T.;
Ella M., deceased; William E. and Joseph.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 |
JOHN
OVERHOLT, Keene township; post-office, Keene; born
Oct. 10, 1831, in Tuscarawas county; son of Abraham and
Elizabeth (Harbaugh) Overholt. He learned the
shoemaker's trade under John Hamilton, and for twenty
years followed it exclusively. He has since taken up
farming in connection with his trade, and is an industrious
and careful farmer and stock raiser. He was married
Feb. 17, 1856, to Miss Catharine, daughter of
William Saunders, of this township. Their children
were: Reo A., born Dec. 24, 1856; James M.,
born Sept. 21, 1859; Orlando A., born Feb. 26, 1862;
William C., born Nov. 7, 1869; and Charlie R.,
deceased born July 14, 1873.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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JOSEPH
OXLEY, Perry township; farmer and stock raiser;
postoffice, New Guilford; born in this county, in 1839; son
of
Ohio and Hester A. Oxley; married in 1865, to Miss
Martha J. Bonham, daughter of Evan and Mary (Worley)
Bonham. They are the parents of four children, viz:
George, Mc., Mary A., Isa M. and John M.
Source: History of Coshocton
County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881" - Newark,
Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page 761 |
OHIO
OXLEY, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlisle;
born in this State, in 1804; son of Jeremiah and
Elizabeth Oxley; died in 1863. The subject of this
sketch was married in 1833, to Miss Hester Stewart,
daughter of Charles and Susan (McDowell) Stewart.
They are the parents of six children, viz: Elizabeth;
John, deceased; Joseph; Jeremiah, deceased;
Thomas S., deceased, and G. W., who was born in
this county, in 1849; married in 1876, to Margaret
Johnston, daughter of John and Mary (Dugan)
Johnston. They have three children, viz.:
Charles E., Hettie M. and Emma E. Mr.
Oxley's father was in the war of 1812. Jeremiah
enlisted in the U. S. army in 1862, and died at
Vicksburg in 1863.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881"
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Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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