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County, Ohio :
its past and present, 1740-1881
Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881
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ROBERT
G. RALSTON, Crawford township; school teacher; born
Feb. 7, 1853; son of Robert Ralston, who was a native
of the county of Armagh, Ireland; emigrated to this country
and settled in Crawford township, in 1845. Soon after
his arrival his wife died. His second wife, Sarah
J. (Elliott) Ralston, to whom he was married, in 1846,
is the mother of Robert G. His father died
Sept. 11, 1863. Robert G. commenced attending
Muskingum college in 1879, and is a member of the graduating
class of 1881. He taught his first school in 1873, has
taught several terms since then and expects to follow
teaching as his profession. Mr. Ralston ranks
among the leading teachers of the county.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 -
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HENRY
RAMER, Keene township; born May 17, 1796, in
Strasburg, Pennsylvania; son of Adam and Mary (Lenhart)
Ramer, and grandson of Stophle Lenhart. He went
to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in 1806, and remained there
until 1821, when he came to Coshocton county and located
where he now resides. Farming has always been his
occupation. He was married, Jan. 3, 1820, to Miss
Catharine Jones, born Aug. 10, 1800. They have had
the following children: John, born Apr. 10, 1828;
Isabelle, Sept. 8, 1831; Stephen, Apr. 6, 1834;
Emily, Nov. 16, 1836; Thomas, June 6, 1839;
Catharine, Nov. 20, 1840, and Angeline, Oct. 31,
1842. After the death of Mr. Ramer's first
wife, he married Miss Delila Shimer Jan. 1, 1861.
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HENRY
P. RAMER, born Sept. 1, 1845, in Coshocton county,
Ohio. For ancestry see his father's biography
elsewhere. His occupation is farming. He was
married, Feb. 29, 1872, to Miss Nancy E. Kent, who
was born in 1842, a daughter of Isaac and ___ (Sutton)
Kent. They have had the following children:
Ida A., born Dec. 23, 1872, and Lulu M., Dec.
29, 1876.
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Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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JESSE
RAMER, Keene township; farmer; born Nov. 19, 1820, in
Tuscarawas township; son of Henry Ramer, a sketch of
whose life is given elsewhere. At the age of twelve
years he came with his father to Keene township and has
lived there since; was married Feb. 22, 1855, to Sarah
A., daughter of Peter and Dorcas (Russell) Ling,
and granddaughter of Charles and Mary Russell.
They had the following children: Mary E., born
Jan. 22, 1867; George W., (deceased), born Jan. 26,
1858; John B. (deceased) born Apr. 4, 1860;
Benjamin F., May 11, 1862; Emily D., May 22,
1867, and Fanny, (deceased), Nov. 19, 1870.
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JOHN
RAMER, Keene township; farmer; born in this county
Apr. 10, 1828; son of Henry Ramer; married May 7,
1864, to Sarah A. E. Wheatcraft, born June 14, 1834,
daughter of Samuel and Chloey A. (Potter) Wheatcraft,
and granddaughter of Samuel Wheatcraft and Elisha Potter.
Their children were: Clement L., born July 9,
1865; Elrado Ellsworth, born Jan. 10, 1867, and
Clarinda Ammarilah, Apr. 11, 1870.
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STEPHEN
RAMER, Keene township; farmer; born Apr. 6,
1834, in Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Henry Ramer.
He married Miss Margaret Wilson, Aug. 11, 1867, who
was born Aug. 29, 1850, daughter of William P. and Olive
(Cortright) Wilson, and granddaughter of John and
Rebecca (Cay) Wilson, and Abram and Margaret
(Dusthammer) Cortright. Their children were
Olive A., born Aug. 6, 1868; B. B., deceased,
born Aug. 25, 1869; Lewis H., born Sept. 20, 1870;
Charles W., deceased, born Nov. 24, 1871; Orley B.,
born Sept. 29, 1873; Eda, deceased, born May 29,
1875; Katie Blanche, born Oct. 2, 1876; Harly B.,
deceased, born Dec. 13, 1877, and Jennie Perlorlo,
born Dec. 19, 1878.
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THOMAS
RAMSEY, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel
Hill; born in 1825, in Washington county, Pennsylvania; came
to Harrison county in 1837, and was married in 1850, to
Miss Louisa A. Carson of the same county. They
came to this county in 1870, and are the parents of four
children, viz.: William F., Mary M., Lydia J. and
T. C. Mr. Ramsey has a good home and a farm of 216
acres.
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J. A.
RANDLES, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of John
Randles; was born in 1833, in this county. He was
married in 1860, to Miss Hannah Foster, of this
county, who was born in 1829. They became the parents
of ten children, viz: Elizabeth, William, Jane, Perlina,
Emiline, Emerson, Martin, Cornelius, Ella and
Charles. Mr. Randles has always been a resident of
Bethlehem township and has been a successful farmer,
esteemed by all his neighbors.
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Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 -
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JOHN
RANDLES, Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe; was
born near Cadiz, Harrison county, May 21, 1814. His
father, Abram Randles, was born in Loudon county,
Virginia, and in his youth emigrated to Harrison County,
Ohio, where, at the age of twenty-one, he married
Elizabeth Cheney. In March, 1817, before John
was three years old, his father moved to Jackson township,
Coshocton county, settling about eight miles from Coshocton,
on the road leading to Mt. Vernon, in the midst of an
unbroken wilderness. On this road their nearest
neighbors were eight miles distant. Here John
was reared to manhood, enduring all the privations incident
to pioneer life. The oldest of seventeen children, he
became his father's main support in reducing the barbarous
wilds to a civilized state. Savage, howling wolves
prowled about the lonely cabin at night, disturbing the
sleep of the family. Deer and turkeys were abundant,
and ears were occasionally seen. John threaded
the dismal forests in every direction, visiting every mill
within thirty miles of home. He was married in August,
1835, to Mary, daughter of Samuel Gilman of
this county, and by this union had six children, viz.:
Jemima E. (Clark), Jackson; Thomas J., deceased;
Nancy J. (Shaw), William W., and Hester A.
(Eckert). His wife having died, he married, in
1857, Jane Hornbaker, who became the mother of five
children, viz: Catharine; John H., deceased; John
A., Charles and Dollie. Mr. Randles lived
on the old place till 1850, when he bought and moved to a
farm adjoining Roscoe. In 1857 he moved to Roscoe, and
has lived there since, except five years, 1865-70, spent in
Coshocton.
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Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 -
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JONATHAN
REDD, White Eyes township; farmer; native of this
township, and was born in 1854. His father, Lewis
Redd, was born in 1807, in Pennsylvania, came to this
county in 1833, and settled in this township; he is living
with his son Benjamin. In 1878, Jonathan
married Miss Elizabeth McCoskey, daughter of James
McCoskey, who was a native of this township, and resided
on the farm where Mr. Redd now lives, until the
summer of 1880, when he moved with his family to Oregon.
Mr. Redd has one child, Ernst Winfield, born
June 20, 1880.
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LEWIS
REDD, White Eyes township; farmer;
born in 1807, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. In
1813, he married Elizabeth Horn, he farmed, and
distilled whisky during the winters, for four years; came to
this county in 1837, and settled in this township. He moved
to Chili in 1841, kept tavern there for two years, and then
moved upon the farm where he now resides. His children
are as follows: Benjamin, born in Pennsylvania, Mar.
18, 1833; married Eliza Everhart, Apr. 29,
1858, who died Feb. 29, 1864. In 1865, he married
Miss M. J. Reed, and they have a family of four
children: Mina, born Sept. 6, 1866; Ida, born
May 17, 1869; Lewis J., born Mar. 23,1873; William
C., born Jan. 25, 1875. Benjamin enlisted
in 1861, in the Sixth O. V. I., sharpshooters, and served
three years and ten months, and was home on furlough but
once. Mahala Redd was born Sept. 11, 1835,
married Elijah Bechtal, and lives in Martin
county, Indiana.
Matilda was born October 30, 1837; married
William Normon, and resides in Keene.
Elizabeth was born Nov. 16, 1840; married William
Vansickle, and died in the winter of 1866.
Sarah J. was born Mar. 29, 1843, and died in 1862.
Seata was born Apr. 12, 1845, and died in 1869.
Margaret was born June 24, 1847; was married to
John McCosky, in 1878. William H.
was born Oct. 20, 1849, and died in October, 1874.
Andrew J. was born Dec. 23, 1851; married Susan
Miller in 1877. Jonathan W. was born
Mar. 12, 1854; married Elizabeth McCoskey in
1877. George W. was born Mar. 24, 1856; now
lives in Indiana. Lewis Fremont was born
in 1860, and died when two years old.
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JOHN
H. REED, Virginia township; born in
Coshocton county in 1840; son of Aaron and Lydia Reed,
grandson of Jesse and Sarah Reed, and was married in
1860 to Evaline Wright. He is the father of
five children. Edward B., Effie A., Zebra E..
Charles W., (dead), and William E.
Postoffice, Willow Brook.
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L. H.
REED, Virginia township; born in Coshocton county in
1840; son of Aaron and Lydia Reed, grandson of
Jesse and Sarah Reed, and was married in 1860 to
Evaline Wright. He is the father of five children.
Edward B., Effie A., Zebra E., Charles W., (dead),
and William E. Postoffice, Willow Brook.
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Mc. REED,
Clark township; farmer; postoffice,
Clark's; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, June 8, 1825; son
of Thomas and Nellie (Stone) Reed, and grandson of
Thomas Reed and Benjamin Stone. His parents came
from Pennsylvania to Jefferson county, Ohio, in the year
1808, and in 1833 they moved to Clark township, Coshocton
county. Mr. Reed is the seventh in a family of
ten children, eight of whom are living. He was married
Oct. 14, 1853, to Miss Susannah Endsley, daughter of
James and Christian (Baker) Endsley, and
granddaughter of John and Jane (Blain) Endsley, and
Zachariah and Susan (Washburn) Baker. She was
born Mar. 1, 1833, in Clark township, where she has lived
all her life. They are the parents of the following
children: Mary C., born Oct. 12, 1857;
William M., born Nov. 24, 1860; Charles H., born
May 17, 1864, and Clifford E., born June 26, 1869.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881- Page 771 |
THOMAS & ALEXANDER
RENFREW, farmers; Keene township; postoffice, Canal
Lewisville. They were born in this township, and
raised on the arm. They attended the district schools.
Alexander, after attaining his majority, served in
the Fifty-first O. V. I. during the late war. These
men are sons of Alexander, Sr., was born Jan. 25,
1807, and was the son of Jacob Renfrew. Thomas
Renfrew was married to Miss Margaret Craig, Feb.
23, 1876. She was born Jan. 23, 1844. She is the
daughter of William and Maria (Murry) Craig. Mr.
and Mrs. Renfrew are the parents of one child, Bessie,
who was born Apr. 7, 1877.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 -
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HENRY
RENNER, Crawford township; carpenter at Chili; born
May 14, 1854; son of H. Renner and Charlotta (Novice)
Renner, both natives of Germany. In October, 1875,
he married Margaret C. Miser, daughter of Samuel
Miser. They have a family of three children, viz.:
William O., born Feb. 19, 1877; Clara Elizabeth,
Apr. 16, 1878, and an infant, July, 1881.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 772 |
DAVID
S. REPPART, Adams township; farmer; postoffice,
Evansburgh; born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 12,
1826; son of Daniel and Hannah (Stephen) Reppart, and
grandson of Daniel Reppart, and of Samuel and
Elizabeth (Lewis) Stephen, and great-grandson of
William Lewis. He worked on the farm until the age
of twenty-one; then hired to Mr. Maddox, of Harrison
county, Ohio, by the year, and remained with him twenty
years. He was then a soldier for about eleven months,
after which he went to Iowa, and remained there about one
year; then came back to Ohio again, and engaged with Mr.
Maddox for another year, then worked one year for an
uncle of his . Mr. Maddox then married and came
to Coshocton county, and has been a resident of this county
since. He was married Apr. 4, 1867, to Miss Amanda
Norman, daughter of George and Susannah (Walcott)
Norman, and granddaughter of John and Christina
(Roderick) Norman, and of James and Susannah (Cohagan)
Walcott, children of Susannah Walcott. She
was born in Harrison county, Ohio, June 11, 1837. They
have one child, George Walter, born Sept. 8, 1871.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 771 |
WILLIAM
REYNOLDS, Jefferson township; postoffice, Warsaw;
barber; born May 3, 1851, in Coshocton county; son of
Thomas and Rebecca (Carr) Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds
went with his parents, at the age of three years, to
Indiana, and remained there until the age of eight; then
came back to Coshocton county, and followed farming until
the age of twenty; then began the carpenter trade, with his
father, and worked at that about nine years. He then
opened a barber shop, in Warsaw, and, by his gentlemanly
manners, has gradually extended his business, until he now
has a very fair amount of patronge.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 771 |
DR.
G. W. RICE, Adams township; postoffice, Bakersville;
was born in Shanesvile, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, Aug. 24,
1865; son of J. W. and Elizabeth (Fisher) Rice;
grandson of John Rice and John Fisher; great-grandson
of Peter Fisher. His parents came from
Pennsylvania. He attended school until the age of
seventeen, when he began teaching, in which capacity he
continued seven years. While teaching he read
medicine, and during the winters of 1878-79, and 1879-80,
attended lectures at the medical department of Wooster
university, at Cleveland, Ohio. He began practicing in
April, 1880, at Bakersville, and is making fine progress in
his profession. He was married Sept. 2, 1875, to
Miss Hester Flexer, daughter of Daniel and Mary
Flexer, who was born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 26, 1855.
They are the parents of three children: Charles,
born Aug. 13, 1876; William, born Nov. 23, 1877, and
Harry, born Jan. 25, 1880.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 777 |
ELIJAH
RICHARD, Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford;
born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1816; settled in this
county in 1825; son of Henry and Elizabeth (Copeland)
Richard, and grandson of Carey M. and Elizabeth (Snapp)
Richard; married in 1837, to Maria Cullison,
daughter of Jesse and Nota Cullison. The have
four children. W. H. was married to Mary J.
Morgan in 1858. They have nine children.
Mr. Richard's grandfather was in the war of 1812.
Mr. Richard is engaged in selling dry goods and notions
in East Union, Ohio.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 773 |
JOHN
J. RICHARDS, Perry township; postoffice, New
Guilford; farmer and stock raiser; born in Frederick county,
Virginia, in 1804; settled in this county in 1822; son of
Henry and Elizabeth Richards, and grandson of Michael
and Elizabeth Richards, and of Cary and Isabelle
Caldwell. Mr. Richards has been twice married,
first, to Miss Margaret Cullison, who became the
mother of nine children, viz.: Henry, Samuel,
Elizabeth, J. W., Margaret J., William R., Louisa M.; Jessie
L., deceased, and Eliza C., deceased. In
1841 he married Miss Mary Smith, daughter of Henry
and Susan Smith, who were blessed with ten children,
viz.: Mary E., Susan, W. S., Sarah K., Mahala A., R. Z.,
Rebecca A., R. M., T. F., and J. T. M. Mr.
Richard had four sons in the United States army, who
rendered gallant services for their country. His son
Elijah was killed at the battle of Mission Ridge.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
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JAMES
RICHARDSON, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of
Joseph Richardson; was born Dec. 13, 1823, Joseph
Richardson came to this county at an early day, when it
was a wilderness inhabited by Indians and wild animals.
James Richardson, Jr., was married Nov. 3, 1848, to
Miss Sarah Carr, of this county, who was born in
1828. They are the parents of five children, viz.:
James B., Joseph K., Elmira, Seth and Howard.
Mr. Richardson was raised on the farm, and has always
remained a resident of this county.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 774 |
DAVID
W. RICHCREEK, Bedford township; farmer and thresher;
postoffice, Tyrone; born in 1852 in this county. His
father, D. W., was born in 1802, in Jefferson county,
Virginia, and came to Muskingum county in 1821. He was
married in 1843 to Miss Nancy M. Tidball, of
Muskingum county, who was born in 1821 in Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania. They came to this county in 1848.
He died in 1880. They are the parents of eleven
children, six of whom are living. The subject of this
sketch was married in 1877 to Miss Mary A. Dickey of
this county, who was born in 1849. They are the
parents of two children, viz.: Estelle B. and
an infant.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
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W.
D. RICHCREEK, Jackson township;
postoffice, Tyrone; born in Harrison county, Virginia, in
1820; settled in this county in 1837; son of John and
Nancy Richcreek, and grandson of Philip and Sarah
Richcreek; married in 1839
to Estis Philips, daughter of John and Elizabeth
Philips. Mr. Richcreek is the father
of nine children, all married but two, viz: George
and William.
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JOHN
RICHESON, Tuscarawas township; superintendent county
infirmary; postoffice, Coshocton; was born Feb. 10, 1842 in
Holmes county; son of James and Maria (Highlands)
Richeson, of Irish ancestry. John was
raised on the farm, and came to this county about 1859
and located at Canal Lewisville. In the spring of 1861
he enlisted in Company E, Second O. V. I., and served to the
close of the war of Gen. Sherman's command.
Mr. Richeson was married Mar. 1, 1866, to Miss Jane,
daughter of George and Mary (Lee) Smyth, of Muskingum
county. Their children are Dora and Jesse.
Mr. R. was appointed superintendent of the county
infirmary in 1872, and reappointed each succeeding spring to
1880.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 772 |
JOHN
RICHMOND, Oxford township; merchant and farmer;
postoffice, Evansburgh, Ohio; son of Edward and Martha
(Nott) Richmond; was born Mar. 1, 1881, in Salina, New York.
He came to this state with his parents in 1822, and
located in Morgan county. His parents formerly came
from Vermont. While in Salina his father was engaged
in the salt trade. He also sold goods. After
they came to Morgan county he was engaged in the carpenter
trade. Mr. Richmond came to this county with
his parents in June, 1824, and located on the banks of the
Walhonding six miles above Roscoe. In 1826, they moved
to Roscoe. Mr. Richmond's father was engaged as
a stone-cutter, and boarded hands engaged in the
construction of the Walhonding canal. In June, 1828,
the family moved to Oxford township and engaged in the
building of the Ohio canal. Mr. Richmond's
mother died in March, 1829. His father kept tavern and
a station on the Ohio canal from that time up to his death
in 1846.
Mr. Richmond was married Mar. 3, 1836, to
Miss Elizabeth Reed, of this county. They became
the parents of six children, viz.: Catharine A., George
U., John E., Mary E., James J. and William H.
Mr. Richmond had followed boating from his boyhood
until he married. he then purchased a boat and
followed boating for fifteen years. During that time
he was also engaged in the dry goods and grain business.
In April, 1850, Mr. Richmond started an overland
journey to California, as captain of a company of fifteen
men. They were on the road four months and fifteen
days. While in California he was engaged in mining and
trading. He returned by vessel July 4, 1852, via
Panama. Mrs. Richmond died in February, 1852.
He married Nov. 28, 1852, Miss Elizabeth Higbee,
daughter of J. C. Higbee, Esq. They became the
parents of five children, viz.: Elizabeth N., Jesse F.,
Charles H., Francis A. and Lottie C. His
wife died in June, 1864. His third marriage took place
in January, 1865, to Mary J. McClain, of this county.
Mr. Richmond has been engaged in farming and mercantile
business. He has amassed a fortune. Starting in
the world a poor by, meeting reverses after reverses, he
nevertheless by his own honest labor accumulated a fortune.
He has always worked hard, and has been regarded as honest
and upright in his dealings, thereby gaining the esteem of
all who knew him. He operates largely in grain and
wool. He owns a splendid farm of over 600 acres, a dry
goods store, a ware-house, and town property in the town of
Orange.
Mr. Richmond had two sons who served in the
rebellion. James J. was a member of Company C,
Fifty-first Regiment, O. V. I. He died at Green Lake,
Texas, and was buried there. John E. was a
member of Company H, Eighty-eighth Regiment, O. V. I.
He served three months, and was then discharged on account
of sickness.
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RICHARD
RICHIE, Keene township; farmer; born December, 1812,
in Donegal, Ireland; came to America when twenty-one years
of age, and settled in Coshocton county; son of George
and Susan Richie, and grandson of William and Martha
(Hogg) Richie, and of Richard and Mary (Cunningham)
Williams. He was married Dec. 23, 1839, to
Margaret Marshall, who was born in January, 1815, in
Jefferson county, Ohio, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth
Marshall, and granddaughter of William and Jane
(Lemmon) Marshall, and of Robert and Jane (Riddle)
Adams. Their children were: Elizabeth, born
Dec. 30, 1840; Susannah, deceased; Jane,
deceased, born Oct. 17, 1844; Sarah M., born Mar. 26,
1847; Joseph M., born May 29, 1850; George W.,
born Nov. 2, 1852, and Anna M., born Oct. 19, 1856.
Mrs. Richie died Sept. 15, 1880.
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present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
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BENJAMIN
F. RICKETS, Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice,
Coshocton; born in Lafayette township Nov. 20, 1840; son of
Barzilla Rickets, a native of Virginia, who came to
this township in 1847, and to his present residence in 1856,
with his parents. He was brought up on a farm where he
was wisely remained, engaged in agriculture and husbandry;
having all his stock selected and bred from the bet blood in
the country.
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THOMAS
HUGH RICKETS, prosecuting attorney;
postoffice, Coshocton; was born Dec. 9, 1845, in Franklin
Township; son of F. Rickets, native American of
English descent. Young Rickets remained on the
farm until he was seventeen years old, when he enlisted in
Company I, Twelfth O. V. C., and served to the close of the
war. On his return to his peaceful home he attended
school one year, and then entered Ohio Wesleyan university,
and remained two years, when he commenced the study of the
law in the office of A. L. Neely, of New
Philadelphia, Ohio, and read about one year. In 1868
he entered the law department of the New York State
university at Albany, and was graduated in 1869 with the
title of B. L. In this year attorney Rickets
was married June 30 to Miss Annie Powell, daughter of
Hon. T. W. Powell of Delaware, Ohio. Soon after
his marriage he located at Clinton, Iowa, where his wife and
infant son died in 1870. He next practiced his profession in
Chicago, Illinois, with attorney S. F. Brown as
partner. They, for the time being, reached beyond
their profession and invested in the lumber and
manufacturing business, in 1873; which enterprise, in common
with others, went down in the financial wrecks of that
period. In the spring of 1876 he resumed his
profession, and established an office in this city. In the
spring of 1878 he was elected mayor of the city, and in the
fall of the same year was elected to the office which be now
holds.
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RICKETTS
& JACOB, hardware dealers, 234 Main
street, Coshocton, Ohio. B. Worth Ricketts, the
senior member of this firm, was born Oct. 12, 1847, in
Tuscarawas county, near Gnadenhutten; son of Robert F.
and Julia A. (Thistle) Ricketts, and grandson of
Benjamin and Nancy Ricketts, who were pioneer settlers
of Coshocton county. Mr. Ricketts was brought
up on the farm, until seventeen, when he entered Harlem
Springs college, and subsequently attended the Ohio Wesleyan
university and Mount Union college. He began his
present business in 1874, in this city, firm name G. W.
Ricketts & Co. In 1877, Mr. Ricketts
purchased his partner's interest in the firm, and conducted
the business alone, until January, 1880, when the present
firm was formed. They carry a complete assortment of
general hardware, having the largest stock of the kind in
the county. Mr. Ricketts was married,
Oct. 8, 1877, to Miss May, daughter of
Sanford and Elizabeth (Watkins) Rose, of this city.
They are the parents of two children viz: T. H.,
deceased, and Karl Thistle. Robert Jacob,
junior member of the firm, was born Jan. 10, 1856, near New
Philadelphia, Ohio; son of E. P. and Mary L. (Ricketts)
Jacob. Mr. Jacob was brought up on
the farm, and taught school four terms. He was
married, Apr. 4, 1878, to Miss Abbie, daughter
of John and Catherine (Whedon) Wallace. John
Wallace was a descendant of the family of Sir
William Wallace, one of Scotland's greatest heroes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob are the parents of two children,
viz : William W. and Edna P.
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JOSIAH
RIDEBAUGH, Perry township; postoffice, Mohawk
Village; farmer and stock raiser; born in Carroll county in
1834; son of George and Margaret Ridebaugh; married
in 1860 to Miss Mary E. Cullison, daughter of
Ephraim and Harriet Cullison. They are the parents
of two children - John William, deceased and
George F.
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G.
G. RIDGELY, Coshocton; freight Agent of P., C. and
St. L. R. R.; born Jan. 21, 1832, in Baltimore, Maryland;
son of Archibald G. Ridgely, a native of Baltimore,
whose ancestors came to America from Gloucester county,
England, in 1632, and who was a United States marshal for
about twenty years. Young Ridgely at the age of
seventeen entered a jobbing and dry goods house in his
native city; at nineteen years of age he came to this city;
and was a dry goods clerk until 1856, when he established a
dry goods store, which he continued three years; then became
banking clerk in Rickett's bank, where he remained
till Mar. 7, 1865, at which time he assumed his present
duties. Mr. Ridgely was married Oct. 30, 1853,
to Miss Henrietta Ricketts. This union was
blessed with three children - Thomas R., married to
Miss Hattie Switzer, daughter of M. Switzer,
Newark, Ohio, Anna H. and Mary B. Mr. Ridgely
is heir to a realty in Maryland, which was transferred by
Leonard Calvin, in1632, to one of Mr. Ridgely's
ancestors and has been in possession of the family since.
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DAVID
RIDGWAY, Franklin township; farmer; born Feb. 12,
1829, in Belmont county; son of Basil and Mary Ridgway.
His grandfather moved from Maryland to Belmont county about
1808, when his father was about four years old.
David was only ten months old when his father came to
Muskingum county, Ohio. He has lived since in Marion
county, Ohio; Marion county, Iowa; Linton township, in this
county, and in Muskingum county, until he moved to Franklin
township in1876. He was married Jan. 17, 1856.
He was married Jan. 17, 1856, to Mary, daughter of
David and Sarah Ruse, and granddaughters of John and
Mary (Fitzgerald) Ruse, and of Garrison and Jane (Vanander)
Vermillion, who came from Loudon county, Virginia, with
her father, in1846. They have eight children, viz.:
Louisa, Francis William, Abraham Lincoln, Clegget C.,
Mary Ellen, Anna Elmira, Sophia and
Clara May.
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ORANGE
RILEY, Jefferson township; farmer; postoffice,
Warsaw; born in Jefferson township, Coshocton county, Nov.
14, 1849; son of Reuben and Hilpa (Darling) Riley,
and grandson of Isaac and Mahala (Severns) Darling.
He has always been a resident of this township, excepting
one year that he was in Illinois. He was married, Feb.
5, 1874, to Miss Anna M. Simpson, daughter of
Robert and Eliza (Moffat) Simpson who died Apr. 20,
1876. Etta V. is their only child. He was
married Sept. 26, 1877, to Miss Ruth Simpson, sister
of his first wife, who was born June 27, 1843. Anna
M., born Sept. 13, 1878, is their only child.
Mrs. Riley has two sisters living, Isabella and Flora
J. Isabella is one among the first class teachers
in the schools of Coshocton county. Mrs. Simpson,
the mother of these three girls, is the daughter of John
Moffat, who died Feb. 25, 1877. He was a
blacksmith, and worked in the employ of Robert Fulton,
and did the smithwork of the first three steamboats that
ever ran on the Ohio river. He was a son of
Alexander Moffat, who served seven years in the war of
the revolution as a minute man, was taken prisoner at Fort
Montgomery, and remained a prisoner nine months. He
was a son of Hugh Moffat, whose father, a farmer,
with three brothers, Presbyterian ministers, came from
Antrim county, Ireland, and settled in Orange county, New
York, some time in the eighteenth century.
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BENJAMIN
RINE, farmer; Washington township; postoffice, West
Carlisle; born in 1817, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and
was brought to this county in 1818. He was married in
1844 to Miss Elizabeth Camp, of this county, who was
born in 1826. They are the parents of twelve children,
viz.: Lucinda, deceased; Amanda, deceased;
Mazy E., Mary E., David W., William B., Violet L., Francis
M., Ida E., Benjamin A., Eliza A. and Lauer E.
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ISAAC
H. RINE, Pike township; postoffice,
West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county
in 1833; son of Jesse and Margaret (Wheeler) Rine.
He was married in 1853 to Miss Sarah E. Smith,
daughter of Richard and Sarah R. (Taylor) Smith.
They are the parents of six children, viz: Emma C.,
deceased; Alice M., Austin L., Sylvia B., Clara F.
and H. M. Three are married.
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JESSE
W. RINE, Perry township; farmer and
stock raiser; postoffice, West Carlisle; was born in this
county in 1825; son of Jesse W. and Margaret (Wheeler)Rine,
and a grandson of Casper Rine and of Gilbert
Wheeler; married in 1847, to Miss Hannah Toothman,
daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Gault) Toothman.
Mr. Rine is the father of eight children, viz.:
Gilbert W., Samuel A., John Milton, Jessie W.; Martha D.,
deceased; Margaret M., deceased; Thomas H,
deceased, and Adam G., deceased.
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J. C.
RINE, Perry township; postoffice, New
Guilford; born in this county in 1831; son of John and
Matilda Rine, and grandson of Rudolph and Barbara A.
(Conaway) Rine, and of Casper and Margery Conaway.
He was married in 1861, to Hannah Taylor, daughter of
Abraham and Mary Taylor. Mr. Rine is the
father of six children, viz: Rudolph, Mary E., Matilda
I., Liza E., John S., and Zora
E.
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WILLIAM
RINE, Perry township; New Guilford
postoffice; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county in
183; son of William and Nancy Rine. He was
married in 1861 to Miss Martha A. Busa, daughter
of John and Mary A. Busa. They are the parents
of nine children, viz: Sarah M., Nancy A., John W.,
George H., Alfred W., James C., Mary E., Samuel T. and
Eliza E.
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WILLIAM
T. RINE, Perry township; New Guilford
postoffice; born in this county in 1841; son of John and
Matilda Rine, and grandson of Rudolph and Barbara E.
Rine. He was married in 869 to Miss Mary L.
Norris, daughter of William and Nancy Norris.
They have seven children, viz: Margery E., Minna
J., Leweva M., Clara M., Alanzo L., (dead), Milton
Millard, Arley M.
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G.
A. RINNER, Crawford township; postoffice, New
Bedford; of the firm of G. A. Rinner & Co.,
merchants; born Jan. 8, 1859, in New Bedford; son of
George C. Rinner, predecessor of the above firm.
After obtaining a good elementary education in the public
and select schools of his native township, he took a
commercial course at the Cleveland Spencerian business
college, and received a diploma from the college, receiving
100 per cent on examination, May 31, 1879. On
returning home he resumed clerking in his father's store,
which position he held when the above firm was formed.
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GEORGE
C. RINNER, Crawford township; retired
merchant; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; born Aug. 18, 1831,
in Langenschwarz Kerfensteuthuen, Hessen, Germany; son of
John and Margaret (Saleman) Rinner. At thirteen he
quit school to clerk in a store at Fulda, on the Tulda.
This position he held until he started to America, where he
arrived June 2, 1851, and located at Appleville, where he
attended school and worked on a farm one year. Then he
clerked in Wooster and Nashville, Holmes county, each about
one year. He commenced business in New Bedford, as
clerk, in 1854, first for Landecker & Co., afterward
for Bell. Then he became partner in the firm of
Rinner & Pocock, subsequently Rinner, Pocock &
Doak, which was succeeded by the firm of Rinner & Cox,
which firm continued until the death of Mr. Cox, in
1874. After that Mr. Rinner continued business
alone until he sold out to his son, George Albert,
and J. A. Lahm, Jan. 21, 1879. Mr. Rinner
was married Apr. 8, 1858, to Nancy, daughter of
Elijah and Christiana (Shepler) Cox. Seven
children were born to them, viz.: George Albert; Flora,
deceased; Ida Rachel, deceased; Elijah Calvin,
Mary Etta, Amanda Jane and John Sheridan. Mr.
Rinner started in this county with about $100, but by
faithful attention to business, retires with a competency.
He enjoys the respect of a wide acquaintance.
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FRANCIS
J. RIPPL, Adams township; postoffice, Bakersville;
wagonmaker; born in Bakersville, Jan. 30, 1860; son of
Joseph and Maria A. (Busler) Rippl, and grandson of
Joseph and Mary (Fisher) Rippl. His father and
mother came from Austria in 1850. He began his trade
July 16, 1880, with his father, and is making fine progress,
being an energetic young man and a great reader and lover of
literature. He has two brothers and two sisters.
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JOHN
GEORGE RIPPL, Adams township;
blacksmith; postoffice, Bakersville; born in Bakersville,
Mar. 22, 1857; son of Joseph and Maria A. (Busler) Rippl,
and grandson of Joseph and Mary (Fisher) Rippl.
He began his trade in 1876, learning it of his own accord,
never serving an apprenticeship, and is now a first-class
workman, doing an extensive business in ironing and trimming
wagons. He was married Nov. 27, 1879, to Miss
Elizabeth Gintz, daughter of John and Caroline (Copple)
Gintz. She was born Feb. 11, 1859, in Tuscarawas
county.
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JAMES
ROBERTSON, Keene township; farmer; born in Derry
county, Ireland, May, 1808; son of Matthew and Rebecca
(Anderson) Robertson, and grandson of Rebecca Denny.
In 1812 he left his native land for America, but was
captured by the British on the sea and detained at Halifax
two years. He there witnessed the burial of the
gallant captain, James Lawrence. Upon his
release his father came to Coshocton county. Mr.
Robertson was married Mar. 11, 1829, to Eliza
McFetredge, born May 22, 1808. Her ancestry is as
follows: Parents, James and Elizabeth (McDonald)
McFetredge, natives of Ireland; paternal grandparents,
Archibald and Eliza (Cochran) McFetredge; maternal
grandparents, John and Mary (Loyd) McDonald.
Their children are: Levina G., born Jan. 8, 1830;
William, deceased, Jan. 31, 1832; Mary L.,
deceased, July 29, 1833; James M., deceased, Mar. 25,
1835; Elizabeth C., Mar. 26, 1837; Annie J.,
Feb. 23, 1839; Rebecca A., Aug. 31, 1841; John,
Feb. 23, 1843; Amanda, Jan. 17, 1845; Joseph R.,
Mar. 24, 1847; Milo R., deceased, June 15, 1850;
Louisa, Apr. 28, 1853, and Lewis K., Mar. 31,
1855. John was in the 100-days' service, and
Joseph served his country till the close of the war.
Lewis K. married Maggie, daughter of Robert
and Margaret (Hood) Boyd, Sept. 16,
1880.
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A. S.
ROBINSON, Monroe township; was born in
1811, in Fairfax county, Virginia; son of A. S. and
Elizabeth (Duval) Robinson, and grandson of John C.
and Verlinda (Summers) Robinson, and of William and
Nancy (Johnson) Duval. Mr. Robinson,
while very young, was taken by his parents to Prince
Williams county, where he lived until 1821. After the
death of his father he lived with his grandfather
Robinson, in Fredrick county, Virginia, two years.
From there he went with his grandfather to Hampshire county.
After living there two years, he left his grandfather and
went to London county; then to Prince Williams county; then
back to his mother; thence to Loudon county again, staying
but a year or two in each place. In 1830 he began the
wagon-makers' trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years.
After spending one year in Fredrick county, he came to Perry
county, Ohio; followed farming there two years; farmed eight
years afterward in Muskingum county; then was a minister in
the Protestant Methodist church for nine years. Ever
since then he has followed farming, near Spring Mountain,
Coshocton county, Ohio. He married Miss Mahala
Lyder, Feb. 9, 1832, in Loudon county, Virginia.
She was born in December, 1806; daughter of Lewis
and Susannah (Bradfield) Lyder, and
granddaughter of Jacob and Margaret Lyder,
and of Jonathan Bradfield. Their
children were as follows: Susannah, deceased;
Samuel, married to Frances Menifee, whose
children were Charles, Mary E., George T., Lou A., and
Letitia, deceased. John W. married Miss
Martha Duval, whose children are, Clifford L., Emma,
Joseph, William A., Roberta, and Dinkey. Arthur L.
lives at home.
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E.
LETTS ROBINSON, deceased; Franklin township; was born
Jan. 26, 1818, in Franklin township; the son of Col.
James Robinson. He was married, in 1844, to
Miss Mary J. Roe, daughter of Rev. Jesse Roe who
was a pioneer Methodist minister in Muskingum county.
Mr. Robinson was a life long resident of his native
township, engaged in farming and stock raising. His
children are James W., Anna M., Sallie J. (Bell), S. Roe,
L. Viola and Edmund L.
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L. W.
ROBINSON, Coshocton; general
superintendent Union Coal Mining Company; was born Sept. 19,
1855, in Hudson, Ohio; son of Warren Robinson,
a native of Connecticut, and Sarah Woodward, a
native of Maine. When about seven years of age he
moved to New Haven with his father's family to be educated,
and received a good elementary education in the public
schools of that city; was then placed under a private tutor
for three years. At the age of eighteen years he
entered Yale college, and was graduated at the age of
twenty-one. After completing his college course he
engaged as engineer in the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and
was transferred to this place to take general charge of the
company's interests here, and do the engineering of the
place. Mr. Robinson was married Sept. 9, 1880,
to Miss (Dollie) Ruth May, daughter of Lewis De
Moss, Esq., of this city.
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W. H.
ROBINSON, Coshocton; insurance agent,
Equity building; was born Jan. 11, 1812, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; son of William Robinson,
American born of Scotch ancestry; lived on a farm until the
age of ten years, when with his parents he moved to
Savannah, Georgia; attended school until the age of
seventeen, then went to New York City and attended school
there a short time, from which city he moved to Orange, New
York, and was apprenticed to the carpenter trade, and served
four years. In 1836, came to this city and followed
his trade until 1871, when he established his present
agency, and conducted it to the present time. His
first marriage was Jan. 6, 1834, to Miss Sarah Anne
Matthews, daughter of James Matthews, of Orange,
New York. By this marriage he became the father of six
children, two of whom, Esther M. and Charles C.,
have died. Their living children are Mary E.,
married to Calvin Skinner, of this city; Harriet
N., married to James Stonebock, now residing at
Crystal Plains, Smith county, Kansas; William H.,
married to Louisa Johnson, of this city, and Sarah
Frances. Mrs. Robinson died February, 1864.
Mr. Robinson after ward married Miss Susan C.
Deman, and by this marriage became the father of two
children, viz: Clara D. and Howard.
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D. C.
ROBISON, Perry township; New Guilford postoffice;
born in this county, in 1845; son of John and Mary
(Torrence) Robison, and grandson of John and Mary
Torrence. He went West in1865, and returned to
this State in 1880, and was married in 1866, to Caroline
Cochran. Mr. Robison is the father of three
children, viz.: Ella M., John and Lillie M.
Mr. Robison has been engaged in teaching school for the
past fifteen years. Entered Ohio Wesleyan university
in 1862, staying there some three years. Volunteered
in First U. S. Engineer Regiment, Company I, Captain John
L. Thomas. Mr. Robison's senior,
was a revolutionary soldier.
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J. C.
ROBISON, Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle;
farmer and stock raiser; born in Licking county, in 1816;
settled in this county in 1813; son of John and Bulah (Rakestraw)
Robison, and grandson of Maximillian
and Lucinda Robison, and of John and
___ Rakestraw. He was married, in 1841, to Miss
Nancy E. Coulter. They are the parents of eight
children, viz.: Rush, John W., Samuel, deceased;
Joseph B.; James R., deceased; Richard A., Elonzo L.
and Susannah B. Two are married. Mr.
Robison's grandfather was three years in the
revolutionary war. His father was in the war of 1812.
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LEWIS
RODRUCK, Franklin township; farmer; born in Franklin
township, Mar. 19, 1824; son of Thomas Rodruck, who
was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, and emigrated to
this township May 1, 1811, with his father, Lewis Rodruck.
In 1823 his father married Mary Hines, who came from
Virginia in 1822. Mr. Rodruck enlisted in the
Nineteenth O. V. I. in 1864, and remained in service nine
months, serving with Sharman in his Georgia campaign.
He was married Jan. 21, 1849, to Ethalinda Hawk,
who became the mother of two children, viz.: Mary
Elizabeth, who died in infancy, and John Alvin.
He was married Sept. 17, 1863, to Ann, daughter of
William Haukins, an early settler of Franklin township.
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G.
H. RODEHAVER, New Castle township; postoffice,
Walhonding; was born in Jefferson township, Coshocton
county, in February, 1846; son of David and Louisa
(Butler) Rodehaver; grandson of Noah and Rebecca
(Cox) Butler; was educated at Coshocton; brought up on
the farm until the age of twenty-one; then engaged with
Shaffner Brothers, merchants, in Warsaw, one
year. He then engaged with Cassingham &
Crowley, grocers, for three years; then went into the
boot and shoe business in Coshocton, remaining in it two
years, when he was employed by Fleek & Sherwood, of
Newark, Ohio, as shipping clerk two years; then returned to
Coshocton and clerked for Cassingham & Co. one year,
when he purchased a half interest in the firm, continued a
year, dissolved the partnership and went to New Orleans and
engaged in the erection of iron bridges six months; after
which he returned to Coshocton and engaged with C. A.
Eckert in the grocery and baking business one year,
after which he moved to Walhonding, where, in the spring of
1879, he began merchandizing for himself, and is having a
fair trade. he married Miss Mary F. Dixon, Mar.
13, 1870, daughter of Robert Dixon. He is
father of four children, viz.: Emma, Willie, Minnie,
(deceased), and Frank.
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SIMON
RODERICK, Linton township; farmer; born near Dayton,
Sept. 26, 1825; son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Crampton)
Roderick. His father, a miller by occupation,
about 1813, came with his brother, John, from
Maryland to Linton township, remained a year or two,
returned to Maryland, married, and then moved to Montgomery
county, where he remained till 1826, then came to Linton
township, and resided here till his decease. Mr.
Roderick, in 1851, married Margaret McCleeary,
daughter of George McCleeary. She having died,
he, in 1866, was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth,
daughter of Thomas Williams and granddaughter of
Richard Williams.
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JAMES L. ROGERS,
Lafayette township; farmer; was born in Harrison county,
Ohio, Feb. 19, 1840, son of Joseph and Mary (Burkhead)
Rogers, and is the sixth of ten children. He came
to this county in 1866, and was married Apr.15, 1877, to
Miss Harriet Burt, being the thirty-third marriage
anniversary of her father, the well-known Judge James M.
Burt. They have had four children, viz.: J.
Burt, Maggie, Mary Anna, and Lewis Bradner.
Mr. Rogers enlisted in Company F,
Ninety-eighth O. V. I., organized in Harrison county in
August 1862, and served two years and ten months, taking
part in every engagement in which his regiment was engaged,
a few of which were the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesborough,
Peach Tree Creek, Rome, Georgia and Bentonville, North
Carolina. He was in Sherman's march to the sea,
witnesses the grand review at Washington, traveled over
5,000 miles while out, never rode but one-half a day in an
ambulance, was never sick a day, and was mustered out at
Cleveland, as a second lieutenant in June, 1865, although he
had entered the service as a private. He and his wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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CASPER
ROLLER, Franklin township; farmer; postoffice, Wills
Creek, Ohio; was born Sept. 23, 1834, in Alsace, France; son
of Andrew and Barbara (Sandle) Roller.
Andrew Roller was born in Weidenberg, Germany, in
1808. His father, Jacob Roller, was one
of a family of eight sons, four of whom came to America and
served in the revolutionary war. Two settled in South
Carolina, and two in Virginia. Some of their
descendants are now residents of those States, and have
filled offices of trust at Washington D. C. Jacob
Roller was a wealthy man, but sold out in 1813 and
moved to Alsace, France, with two sons and three daughters.
He suddenly lost all his wealth by exchanging, with the
banks, his specie for paper, which the next day became
worthless. He then became a village school-teacher,
and taught a German school for twenty-four years. His
sons, Jacob, seventeen, and Andrew, five years
of age, became shepherds, which occupation they followed
until 1837, when Andrew came to America and settled
in Franklin township, this county. He was the father
of ten children, eight sons and two daughters, five of whom
are dead. Of those living, Casper, William
H. and Elizabeth live in Linton township;
George, in Franklin township, and Philip J., in
Douglas county, Illinois. Casper Roller,
the subject of this sketch, was married Mar. 5, 1852, to
Elizabeth, daughter of James M. and Mary (Nelson)
Brannon. They are the parents of eight
children, viz: George McClelland, deceased;
Cassius Clay, Edward Henry, Jessie Roe,
John Floyd, Annetta Delle,
Casper Herbert and Lizzie Agnes.
Mrs. Roller was first married to Samuel
Erwin. They became the parents of two children,
viz.: William Augustus and James
Madison.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 778 |
J. W.
ROOT, Tuscarawas township; farmer; born in
Bloomfield, Holmes county; son of L. L. Root and Clarissa
(Morgan) Root, who are natives of Connecticut.
J. W. Root came to this county when a child, with his
parents, in 1840. May 20, 1866, he married Nancy E.
Thomas, daughter of Levi Thomas and Annie (Salyards)
Thomas. They became the parents of the following
named children: Annis, Clara, Lyman, John, L. L.
and Alpha.
Source: History of Coshocton
County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark,
Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page 780 |
JOHN
J. ROSE, Coshocton, O.; of the firm of D. Rose &
Son, Main street. Daniel Rose, of the above
firm, came to Roscoe about the year 1834. His parents
were from the island of Guernsey. His father built the
foundry in Coshocton county, at Roscoe. D. Rose
was married in 1850 to Miss Alcinda G. Rickets, whose
parents were natives of Virginia. D. Rose is
the father of six sons, viz: John J., of the above
firm, who was married January 5, 1876, to Miss Weltha L.,
daughter of Alonza and Carlotte (Denman) Ransoms.
They are the parents of one child, viz: Carlotte R.
The other sons are: Charles F., Marion, William E., A.
R., and Walter B. The above firm was formed
in 1876, with a small cash capital, the senior member having
lost almost everything by fire and the junior member having
a small capital made by plastering at which he worked about
six years, but by adhering to the policy of cash purchases
they have been very successful, now having the most
extensive trade in their line in the county.
Source: History of Coshocton
County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark,
Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page 780 |
GEORGE
ROSS, Coshocton; saddler and harness-maker; born Oct.
15, 1826, in the County Donegal, Ireland; son of Hugh Ross.
Young Ross lived on a farm until fifteen years of age, when
he went to his trade and worked six years in his native
island, then came to America, landing in New York City, Aug.
1, 1851, where he worked at his trade a few years. He
came to this city in March, 1853, and worked on the railroad
nineteen years as foreman of repairs, after which he worked
two years in the steel works of this city. After
leaving the steel works he resumed his trade, which he has
followed to the present time. By industry and good
management, he has acquired a competency. Mr. Ross was
married August 6, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth Hill,
daughter of James Hill, of Roscoe. Her mother's
maiden name was Elizabeth Dunlap. James Hill
and Charles G., are their children.
Source: History of Coshocton
County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 - Newark,
Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page 780 |
ADAM
ROYER, Franklin township; farmer; postoffice, Wills
Creek; born May 17, 1843, in Loraine, France (now Germany);
son of Nicholas and Anne (Lago) Royer. Adam
came to near Sonora, Muskingum county, with his parents, who
remained there about six years prior to coming to Adam's
present residence, in Franklin township, which he obtained
by paying $1,200 to each of six other heirs. He has
since bought forty-two acres adjoining the homestead.
Mr. Royer was married, Nov. 10, 1858, to Miss
Susan, daughter of Benjamin and Susannah (Michael)
Roof. Her father was a native of Germany, and her
mother of Switzerland. Mr. Royer, by his
marriage, became the father of six children: Alice Jane,
John Nicholas, Emma Agnes, Cora May, Harvy Edward and
Della Anne.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 781 |
JOHN
N. RUSSEL; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette; was
born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1817, and was married in
1838, to Harriet Williams, who was born in the same
county, in 1820. They had nine children, six living,
viz.: Emily, Williams A., Similda, Sue, Freeman,
and Leila Ada. The deceased are,
Francis, John, and an infant daughter. Mr.
Russell came to Coshocton county in 1865, and located in
this township, and owns a good farm, and is an intelligent,
enterprising and progressive farmer.
Source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and
present, 1740-1881 - Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co.,
1881 - Page 781 |
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