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its past and present, 1740-1881
Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881
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WILLIAM
WABLE, Bedford Township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel
Hill; born in 1815, in Harrison county, Ohio. He came
to this county in 1830, with his mother, his father having
died in 1816, in Harrison county. She died in 1862.
They were the parents of six children, the subject of this
sketch being the youngest. He was married in 1832, to
Miss Ella Welling, of this county, who was born in
1813, in Harrison county. They were the parents of
eight children, four of whom are living.
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JOHN
WAGNER, Coshocton. His father, Philip Wagner,
deceased, was a native of Bavaria, Germany; his mother's
maiden name was Barbara Fox. The family came to
America in 1837, and settled at Roscoe, where he remained
but a short time, then to a place near Warsaw, from thence
he moved to Tiverton township and engaged in farming, which
business he followed until his death, Oct. 8, 1874.
When Philip Wagner came to Roscoe he had but $8.50 in
money, but he had that which was better than gold, an honest
heart, determined will, and a strong hand, which he used
untiringly until he had earned and saved enough to secure
forty acres of land. To this beginning he added until
he had a good farm of 270 acres. John Wagner,
the subject of this sketch, was born Dec. 8, 1835, in
Bavaria, Germany, and shared the fortunes of his father's
laborious and trying life until Nov. 27, 1859, when he was
married to Miss Elizabeth Kaiser, of Holmes county,
Ohio. This union was blessed with three children, one
deceased, and two living, viz.: John F. and
Margaret Emma. Mr. Wagner visited Dallas
county, Iowa, with a view to settle there, in1868. But
owing to the extreme severity of the winter and the ill
health of Mrs. Wagner, returned to the old
neighborhood in Ohio, where he remained until 1876, when he
came to the city to attend to the duties of the office of
treasurer to which he had been elected the previous year.
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M. C.
WAGNER, Virginia township; born in 1819; son of
Joseph and Rachel Wagner. He was married Nov. 18,
1841, to Mary Marquand. Mr. Wagner's family
consists of the following, viz.: John, Martha M., Joseph,
Mary, James D., William G., Lydia, Jane G., Elizabeth M.,
Louisa T. and Margaret C. Postoffice,
Moscow. He is a farmer.
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ELIJAH
WAGONER, Franklin township; farmer; born in Muskingum
county; son of John and Barbara Wagoner. His
father was born July 18, 1793, in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, and emigrated from that State to Muskingum
county shortly after the close of the war of 1812; married
in December, 1850, to Elizabeth Sturtz, whose parents
brought her from Pennsylvania to Muskingum county when six
years old. Mr. Wagoner moved to Franklin
township in March, 1855; his three children, viz.:
Lavinia (Wirtz), Mary Ann (Aronhalt) and Melinda
Catharine, are all living in this township.
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HARRISON
WAGONER, Coshocton; carpenter and contractor; born
Sept. 2, 1821, in Muskingum county; son of John and
Barbara (Shurtz) in 1854, and to this city in 1870.
Mr. Wagoner was raised on the farm until nineteen
years of age, when he went to his trade, which he followed
three years; then rented a farm and conducted it four years,
when he bought a farm which he worked in connection with his
trade county. Since coming to this city he has given
his entire attention to contracting and building.
Mr. Wagoner served about four months in Company E, One
Hundred and Forty-third O. N. G. He was married Mar.
19, 1843, to Miss Malinda, daughter of John
Shroyer of Muskingum county. Her mother's name was
Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Susannah Wertz.
Their children are - Mary Elizabeth; Barbara Jane,
deceased; Eliza Annie, Margaret, John Oliver and
George Bartholomew.
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JOHN
WAGONER, Franklin township; farmer; P. O. Coshocton,
Ohio; born June 21, 1834, in Adams township, Muskingum
county; son of John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner,
natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. John
remained with his father on the farm until he became
twenty-one years of age, when he began teaching school in
the winter and working on the farm in the summer seasons.
In 1859 he located on the Robinson farm in Tuscarawas
township, and remained four years. He came to Franklin
township in 1863, and to his present residence in 1859.
Mr. Wagoner was married Aug. 18, 1858, to Miss
Catharine, daughter of Valentine and Elizabeth
(Buchanan) Zimmer, natives of Alsace, France. They
became the parents of six children: Ada, Alice,
married to Andrew Brannon; Henry H.; Elizabeth F.,
deceased; Judson E., William A. and Alta
Theodosia. Mr. Wagoner was elected Justice of the
Peace of Franklin township, in Apr. 1870, and was re-elected
three times, now serving his fourth term.
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R. D.
WAIT, Coshocton; dental surgeon; son of John Waite,
deceased; was born Mar. 16, 1851, in Canada West. His
father died when the son was but three years old.
Soon after, the boy, with his mother, moved to a farm in
White Eyes township, this county. Here on this farm
the son learned what it is to 'earn his bread by the sweat
of his brow." When about twenty years old he, with his
mother, came to this dentistry with Dr. F. O. Jacobs,
and was recognized by the State as a practitioner in 1873,
since which time he has been engaged in his profession, at
his present rooms, 226 Main street, Coshocton, Ohio.
These rooms are pleasantly located and handsomely furnished.
Dr. Waite is a self-made man, having educated and
established himself in his profession by his own energy and
perseverance.
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JOHN
WALKER, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, West
Bedford; born in 1838, in this county. His father,
James Walker, was born in 1802 in Ireland. He came
to this country in 1823, and settled at Albany, New York.
He was married in 1826, to Miss Jane Little of
Albany, who came from Ireland in 1822. They came to
this county in 1827. He died in 1840, she died
in 1879. They were the parents of six children.
The subject of this sketch is the fifth. He married in
1866, to Miss Narcissa M. Barnes, daughter of
Judge Barnes, of this county. She was born in
1844, in Jefferson county. They are the parents of
seven children, viz: Blanche, deceased; Charles
B., William J., Frank and Fred., who are twins,
and Wade and Worth, deceased. Mr.
Walker has lived in town since 1866.
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WILLIAM
WALKER, Coshocton; clerk in county treasurer's
office; born Oct. 4, 1833 in Smithfield township, Jefferson
county; son of Nathaniel Walker, a native of the
County of Donegal, Ireland. William was raised
on the farm until about twenty years of age, when he began
teaching school and taught eight years, then returned to the
farm where he remained four years, then followed
merchandising until 1871, when he was elected county auditor
and reelected in 1873, and remained one year as deputy after
the expiration of his term of office. He began his
present duties September, 1880. Mr. Walker was
married Sept. 2, 1862, to Miss Catharine Lockard,
daughter of John Lockard, deceased, of Crawford
township. They have three children, viz.: John M.,
Clement L. and Laura E.
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D. C.
WALTON, Fafayette township; telegraph
operator; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in Tuscarawas
county, in 1852; son of David Walton; was raised on a
farm, which he left in 1868 and commenced learning his art
at Port Washington. after working in different places
he came here in 1873, where he has since remained. He
was married to Miss Emma Hunt, of Muskingum county,
daughter of Seth Hunt. They have had three
children: Edgar, Carle and Anna. Mr.
Walton owns a pretty property in the village and is
highly respectable citizen.
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WILLIAM
WALSH, Keene township; born in Orange county, New
York, Dec. 19, 1810; son of Thomas and Sarah Walsh,
and grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth Walsh and
William and Hannah Wood. His grandfather Walsh
was a revolutionary soldier. Mr. Walsh was
raised on a farm, and at the age of sixteen learned the
wagonmaker trade. He moved to Keene township when
twenty-six years old, and after working a year at
carpentering opened his present wagon shop at Keene.
His first marriage was with Eliza Thayer, Oct. 13,
1841, who was the daughter of Ephraim and Sallie (Green)
Thayer, and granddaughter of Bartholomew and
Elizabeth (Blanchard) Thayer. Bartholomew was
a solder of the revolution. By his first wife Mr.
w. and two children.. Mary E. born Sept. 9,
1842; and Sarah Apr. 6, 1845. He married
Miss Sarah, daughter of John McMichael, Apr. 26,
1853, who became the mother of two children, Eliza J.,
deceased, born Mar. 19, 1854, and Frances, Apr.
8, 1857.
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WILLIAM
WARD, Coshocton; bookkeeper; born Apr. 19, 1830, in
Paris, Pennsylvania; son of Richard and Martha (Hay)
Ward. At the age of fourteen, he left his native
village and spent five years in Indiana; then came to
Coshocton; here he engaged as clerk, for a while; then began
the mercantile business for himself - first in dry goods;
afterwards in drugs. In 1872, he became connected with
the Coshocton iron and steel works, serving in the capacity
of shipping clerk; subsequently, he was made secretary, and,
when the firm closed, was secretary, cashier and director.
He was then appointed assignee, by the court. In 1874
he took charge of the books for H. Hay, the present
proprietor. Mr. Ward was married in 1862, to
Miss Frank Hutchison, daughter of John Hutchison,
of this city. Death has claimed the three children
born unto them, Willys Kerr, Katie and an unnamed
infant.
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DAVID
WARING, deceased, Bethlehem township; farmer; was
born in 1780, in Essex county, Virginia. His parents
were of English descent. Mr. Waring came to
this county in1830, and settled in Bethlehem township.
He was married in 1811, to Miss Louisa Beynhan, of
Essex county, Virginia, who was born in 1791. They
became the parents of nine children, viz.: Elizabeth E.,
Maria L., Martha A., William T., Henrietta, David, James S.,
Arthur and Mary. Six are at present living.
Mr. Waring was a man of integrity, and, by his own
industry, accumulated some property. He followed
agricultural pursuits all his life, and died Feb. 24, 1864,
aged eighty-four. Mrs. Waring died Dec.
18,1832, aged forty-one years.
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ABRAM
WEATHERWAX, Clark township; farmer; postoffice,
Helmick; born in Clark township, Coshocton county, Jan. 18,
1825; son of Andrew and Lydia (Felton) Weatherwax,
and grandson of John L. Weatherwax and Olive Felton.
The Weatherwaxes came from Holland at an early day
and settled in New York State; from there, emigrated to
Ohio. His father came to Clark township in 1821, and
raised a family of seven children, Abram being the
youngest. He owns 235 acres of fine land, and is an
enterprising and successful farmer. He was married to
Miss Naomi Pettit, daughter of George and
Hannah (Severn) Pettit, who was born in Pennsylvania,
Aug. 31, 1824, and died Aug. 27, 1875. They have had
six children - George, born July 8, 1848; Lydia,
born May 11, 1850; Sarah E., born Feb. 29, 1852, died
Mar. 11, 1857; Nancy A., born Aug. 2, 1854;
Louvina A., born June 18, 1857; Mary W., born
Oct. 2, 1859. George, Lydia, Louvina and
Mary are married. Mary is married to Mr.
William H. Burrell, son of Archibald and
Charity (Norman) Burrell, and grandson of Joseph and
Nancy (Clark) Burrell, and Joseph Norman.
He was born in Bethlehem township, Coshocton county, Feb. 5,
1852. Mr. Burrell is a teacher of common
schools; has had seven years experience and is a a
successful teacher. They have only one child -
Frank D., born Sept. 1, 1880.
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JOHN
A. WEATHERWAX, Monroe township; farmer; postoffice,
Spring Mountain; was born Mar. 15, 1841, in the village of
Spring Mountain, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Jacob and
Susannah (McCoy) Weatherwax, and grandson of Adam and
Elizabeth (Felton) Weatherwax, and of John and Sarah
Weatherwax. He was educated at Spring Mountain
academy, and, at the age of eighteen, began teaching school,
and followed that business for two years. About this
time the late civil war broke out, and, Mr. Weatherwax,
being possessed of patriotic principles, enlisted in Company
I, Fifty-first Regiment O. V. I., Sept., 1861, and served
fifteen months, when he was discharged on account of
sickness, caused by taking cold while having the measles.
Thinking himself sufficiently recovered for the service, he
re-enlisted wth the 100-days' men. Since the close of
the war he has followed farming, and very successfully.
He has, at present, over two hundred acres of land.
Mr. Weatherwax was married to Miss Sevilla Williams,
Oct. 5, 1864. She is a daughter of John R.
and Elizabeth (Fowler) Williams, and grand-daughter of
Richard and Elizabeth (Bracken) Williams, and of
Richard and Jane (Elsin) Fowler; also, great
granddaughter of James and Rebecca (Johnson) Williams,
and of Archibald and Hannah (Roberts) Elsin, and of
John and Christina (Hopkins) Elsin. Their
children were: Jacob O., born July 19, 1865;
William R., Mar. 18, 1867; Cora J., Feb. 18,
1869; Warner, Feb. 21, 1871; Abram, Aug. 1,
1874, and Ada, Aug. 27, 1878.
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JOHN
C. WEIR, hotel keeper; postoffice, West Lafayette; is
a native of Guernsey county. His father was a native
of Ireland, who came to America in 1819. Mr. Weir
came to West Lafayette in 1875, and established the present
hotel - Weir House - having been engaged in the same
business in Guernsey county for several years. With
years of experience, Mr. Weir is prepared to meet the
wants of the people. He has built an extensive
addition to his building, having ample room. He has
also erected a new and commodious barn. With these
late improvements he is fully prepared to accommodate the
public. Mr. Weir was married to Jane
Stewart, who was born in Ireland, and came with her
parent to America when a child. They have four
children, viz.: William, deceased; Sarah Ellen,
Edward and Charlie.
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| ANDRW WEISNER
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DAVID
WELKER, Linton township; farmer; born in Union
township, Knox county, Jan. 11, 1816; son of David and
Sarah (McMillan) Welker; the second of a family of eight
children. His father moved from Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, to Knox county, before the State government
was formed, being among the foremost settlers of Knox
county. His mother, also from Pennsylvania, settled
there soon after. His grandfather, Robert McMillan,
was a revolutionary soldier, serving seven years.
Mr. Welker remained in Knox county till his removal in
Linton township, about 1838. He has lived here since.
He was married Oct. 1835, to Miss Maria, daughter of
Jonas and Sallie (Gaumer) Fox, of Muskingum county.
The children by this marriage are George, deceased;
Sarah, deceased; Susan, deceased; Ellen
(Lawrence), Sylvester, Hiram, and David,
deceased. His wife died Dec. 29, 1852. He was a
second time united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Jackson,
May 10, 1857. She was the daughter of Beeker and
Mary (Bainter) Jackson. Children: Charles,
Lemon, Flora, Paul, John and Margaret.
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| S. D. WELLING
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| THOMAS WELLING
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JOHN
M. WELLS, Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice,
Coshocton; was born in Harrison county, Aug. 22, 1822; son
of Francis and Nancy (Moffett) Wells, natives of
Washington county, Pennsylvania, and grandson of Charles
D. Wells. John M. was married, Jun. 4, 1848, to
Miss Lucinda, daughter of James and Annie (Douglas)
Conner They have been blessed with eleven
children, viz.: James, deceased; Perry F.;
John H., deceased; Hiram D., Isaiah P., Luella J.,
Samuel Thompkins, Charles Howard, Hattie M., Harvey E.,
and Mary A. Mr. Wells is a man highly esteemed
by his acquaintance.
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| F. A. WERNETT, D. D. S.
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| JACOB F. WERTS
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| SOLOMON H. WERTS
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| DANIEL WHITE
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| JAMES B. WHITE
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| L. P. WHITE
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| JENKIN WHITESIDES
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| GEORGE WHITMER
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| D. G. WHITTEMORE
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| SAMUEL WIER
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| BENJAMIN WIGGIN
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| EDWARD WIGGINS
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| THOMAS WIGGINS
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| THOMAS T. WIGGINS
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| WILLIAM WIGGINS
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| CHARLES WILCOX
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| GEORGE WILCOX
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| H. A. WILCOX
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| IRA WILCOX
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| C. M. WILLIAMS
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| DR. HESLIP WILLIAMS
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| JAMES F. WILLIAMS
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| JAMES M. WILLIAMS
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| JOHN R. WILLIAMS
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| M. H. WILLIAMS
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| W. D. WILLIAMS
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| WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS
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| ISAAC WILLIAMSON
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| PIATT WILLIAMSON
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| S. W. WILLIS
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| R. A. WILMAN
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GEORGE
B. WILSON, New Castle township; postoffice, New Castle;
was born Dec. 2, 1819, in Bethlehem township, Coshocton
county. His father, John Wilson, was of Irish
descent. His mother, Rebecca (Kay) Wilson, was of
German descent. He remained with his parents until he
reached his manhood, working on the farm and attending school
occasionally. He then worked four years by the month,
after which he began farming for himself and has followed
farming successfully ever since. On the 1st of December,
1861, he volunteered in the United States service, to serve
for three years or during the war, under Captain Metham,
Company F., Eightieth O. V. V. I. He entered his first
engagement at Iuka, under General Nelson from there he was
ordered to Vicksburg, and then to Chattanooga and Atlanta, and
from thence with General Sherman on his famous march to the
sea, and from the sea to Columbia, South Carolina, thence to
Goldsboro North Carolina, and from Goldsboro to Richmond, and
thence to the city of Washington and attended the grand
review, and from there to Louisville, Kentucky, thence to
Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was mustered out of the
service in July, 1865. He then came to Columbus, Ohio,
and received his discharge on the 25th of August, 1865.
During his entire term of soldiering he never was wounded.
He filled all the offices from first corporal to first
lieutenant. He was married to Miss Maria
Butler, September 4, 1844, daughter of James and
Elizabeth Butler, and granddaughter of Thomas
Butler. They have been blessed with seven children,
viz: Charles, Elvira, Sarah, James, Clara,
Frank and Polina.
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ROBERT
W. WILSON, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White
Eyes Plains; son of Robert and Margaret
Wilson; was born in Pennsylvania, in 1816; married, in
1844, to Miss Sarah Craig, of this
county. Their children were as follows: Jerusha,
Isabel, Robert W., Mary E., Arnall; Charles,
deceased. Mr. Wilson has held offices of trust in
the township, owns 120 acres of land, and he and his wife
are members of the Presbyterian church
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FRANK
WOLF, farmer; Oxford township; P. O. West Lafayette;
was born in 1842; son of John and Sarah (House) Wolf,
both of this State. Mr. Frank Wolf was married
in the year 1867, to Miss Nancy F. Foster, of Keene
township. The fruits of this union has been four
children: Addie, deceased; Mary L., deceased;
Eddie, Jesse, deceased. He owns
ninety-four acres of land in this township. They are
members of the Protestant Methodist church. He took an
active part in all the battles in which that regiment was
engaged, and was mustered out Nov. 4, 1865.
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GEORGE
L. WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice,
Evansburgh; son of Jacob and Mary E. (Leighninger) Wolf;
was born July 3, 1836, in this county. His parents
were of German descent, and came from Pennsylvania.
Mr. Wolf was raised on the farm, and has always followed
that occupation. He was married Apr. 14, 1861, to
Miss Annie Foster, of this county. They
became the parents of three children, viz.: An
Infant, not named; Elmer J. and Orelia.
Mrs. Wolf died Oct. 26, 1077. He was
married Feb. 20, 1879, to Miss Olla Maxwell of this
county. Mr. Wolf owns a fine farm of 137 acres,
situated in the Tuscarawas valley.
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Sharon Wick's Note: According to Death Record,
Mary E. (Leigninger) Wolfe who was daughter of George and
Margaret Leighninger, died Aug. 14, 1879 of palsy at Oxford
Twp., Coshocton, Ohio aged 82 years. She was married
and her approx. birth year was 1797 at Little York, Penn.
Copy of Mary E. Wolfe's death record at
Anna Wolfe died Oct. 26, 1877 at Oxford Twp., married, aged
_9 yrs. 7 mos. 5 ds., was born at York Shire, England,
daughter of John Foster. Died of Heart Disease.
Last Residence was Oxford Twp., Coshocton Co., OH. (does not
mention her husband's name)
Copy of Anna's death record at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6VJ-ZY7 |
HENRY
WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice; was
married Nov. 18, 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, of
this township. They have had the following children;
Eliza, born in 1853; Walonia, born in 1855;
Albert, born in 1869. Lutie, born in 1865,
and Carrie, born in 1869. Lutie died
Oct. 2, 1867. They own about 400 acres of the finest
land in the township, or in Coshocton county, and are
surrounded by all the comforts of an elegant home.
They are members of the Protestant Methodist church, and are
esteemed for living up to their professions. He has
been a school director for a number of years, believes in
education in all its branches, and supports the same in a
financial way that is most encouraging to the cause of
education. Eliza is married to Mr. Burne
and resides in Harrison county, and Malonia was
married to Mr. Leland and resides in Knox county,
Ohio. The rest of the children are at home.
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NOTE: There may be a misspelling of the one daughter's
name in this paragraph as written in the book. It is
first written as Walonia and then later there is a Malonia.
I don't know if this person is one and the same. ~ Sharon W. |
HIRAM
WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; Evanburgh, postoffice;
son of Jacob Wolf; was born in 1829; married in 1853,
to Miss Hannah House, their children being - Clara
Ellen, born in1855; James Irwin, born in 1860;
Mary Nettie, born in 1866, and Jennie Alta,
deceased, aged five and a half years, born in 1872.
Mr. Hiram Wolf has held offices of trust in the township
and he and his wife are members of the Baptist church.
He lives on his farm of ninety-three acres and is possessed
of other real estate in this township.
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JACOB
WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White Eyes
Plains; was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in
1802, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1806. He
was married to Miss Elizabeth Leighninger of this
township as follows: Margaret, Sarah Hiram and
George. Jacob's wife died in August, 1879.
He is a member of the Baptist church, and is an honest and
industrious citizen, working as if he was still in the prime
of life. He is one of the oldest men in Oxford
township.
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He died Feb. 10, 1891, widowed aged 88 yrs. of Heart
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JOHN
WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice,
Evansburgh, Ohio; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagner)
Wolfe; was born Aug. 29, 1813, in Oxford township, and
is the oldest living resident of the township. Mr.
Wolf was raised on the farm and has always followed that
occupation. He was married June 2, 1836, to Miss
Sarah House, of Knox county, Ohio, who was born Nov. 15,
1817. They became the parents of ten children, viz.:
Samuel H., born May 20, 1837; Margaret A., born
Oct. 30, 1838, and died Feb. 5, 1841; Mary, born Oct.
14, 1840; Francis H., born Oct. 11, 1842; David,
born Oct. 28, 1844, and died in the army Nov. 12, 1864;
Henry, born Feb. 26, 1817, and died June 6, 1847;
Elizabeth, born Oct. 12, 1849; John W., born Feb.
6, 1851, and died Dec. 14, 1868; Richard W.,
born Mar. 13, 1853, and Rebecca J., born Feb. 6,
1856.
Mr. Wolf's second marriage took place Oct. 29,
1857, to Miss Lavenia Howard, of Knox county, Ohio.
They became the parents of eight children, viz.:
Joseph C., born July 30, 1858; Arminda, born Mar.
8, 1861, died Mar. 31, 1862; Almeda, born July 6,
1862; Luella J., born Oct. 7, 1864; Jason G.,
born Feb. 13, 1866; Addie, born Nov. 8, 1868, died
Mar. 3, 1869; Nettie, born Jun. 22, 1870. His
second wife died Sept. 30, 1870. He was married the
third time, Aug. 24, 1871, to Miss Lavina Page, of
Stark county, Ohio. Mr. Wolf's parents came
from Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and are of German
descent. In 1837 Mr. Wolf moved to Knox county,
Ohio, and remained ten years. He then returned to this
county and has since remained. Mr. Wolf has
dealt extensively in stock for twenty years. He owns a
splendid farm of 305 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas
valley, near the town of Orange. Two of his sons,
David and Frank, were in the army. David
was wounded in the battle of Chicamauga, and died
from the wound. They were members of Company C,
Fifty-first regiment, O. V. I. Frank served
three years.
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MILLTON
N. WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in this township, in 1837; son of
Philip Wolf, and was married to Miss Harriet A.
Emerson, daughter of Timothy Emerson in 1861.
They have five children, as follows: Norah E.,
Lulie L., Claridan C., Minnie L. and Ina M.
They live on 148 acres in Oxford township. He is a
member of the M. E. church. He served four months in
Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second O. V. I., and is a
good citizen.
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WILLIAM
WOLF, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White Eyes
Plains, Ohio; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagner) Wolf;
was born Feb. 27, 1821, in Oxford township, this county.
His parents were of German descent, and came from Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolf was raised on
the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He
has also been an extensive dealer in stock for forty years.
He drove cattle over the mountains before there was a
railroad in the State. Mr. Wolf was married,
Apr. 6, 1848, to Miss Mary Forsythe, of this county.
They became the parents of one child, Emma A. Mrs.
Wolf died Apr. 7, 1851. He was married, in 1864,
to Miss Louisa Loos, of this county. They
became the parents of one child, Ella, deceased.
Mrs. Wolf died in 1869. Mr. Wolf was
married, in 1871, to Mrs. Fransanna Culbertson, of
this county. Five children were born to them, viz.:
Violet; Lilian, an infant, not named; Jemima and
Henry W. Mr. Wolf owns a fine farm, of 440
acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley. Mr. and
Mrs. Wolf are influential members of the Protestant
Methodist church and are esteemed by all their
acquaintances.
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WILLIAM WOLF,
Coshocton; county auditor; was born May 11, 1833, in Keene
township, this county. Mr. Wolf was engaged in
farming until 1871, when he went into the tanning business
in Monroe township, this county, and continued the business
until he was elected to the office of auditor of Coshocton
county, Ohio, in 1875, and re-elected to the same office in
1877. Mr. Wolf was married Feb. 19, 1861, to
Miss Malinda Manning, of Tuscarawas township. This
union was blessed with three children, viz: Orlando D.,
Eugene and Ida May. Mr.
Wolf's father, George Wolf, was of French
or German extraction. His mother's maiden name was
Hannah McGuire.
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FRANCIS WOLFE,
Franklin township; farmer; eldest son of George and
Hannah Wolfe; born Dec. 19, 1826, in Oxford township.
His father was a son of Phillip and Margaret (Wagner)
Wolfe, who came from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to Oxford
township in 1808. His mother was the daughter of
Francis and Elizabeth (Miller) McGuire, who emigrated
from Romney, Virginia, to the Tuscarawas valley, near
Newcomer's town, about 1804, and in 1807 came to Lafayette
township. Mr. Wolfe moved to Keene township when four
years old, and remained there till he came to Franklin
township in 1850.
He was married Feb. 28, 1854, to Camilla Stuart,
daughter of Matthew and Eda (Giffen) Stuart.
Her maternal grandfather, Robert Griffen, was
among the earliest settlers of New Castle township.
Her father was a contractor in
Coshocton. Their children are five in number, viz:
Charles, Robert S., Edith, Perry C., and Howard A.
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GEORGE WOLFE,
Keene township: was born Apr. 3, 1802, in Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagoner) Wolf,
natives of Pennsylvania, and grandson of John
Wolfe. He came to Ohio in 1810, and settled in
Oxford township, Coshocton county. Mr. Wolfe
is a tanner by trade and for fifty years has worked at his
trade in connection with farming. He married Miss
Hannah McGuire February, 1826, who was born in 1804;
daughter of Francis and Mary (Miller) McGinn.
The names of the children are as follows: Francis,
Margret, William, Mary A., George W.,
Thomas and Joseph. After the death of
his first wife Mr. Wolfe married to Mrs.
Alice Salyard Thomas, born Sept. 9, 1829, daughter of
William and Julia (Moffatt) Salyard; granddaughter of
John and Mary (Avers) Salyard, and great-granddaughter
of Equilla and Nancy (Sleeper) Moffatt.
Equilla was a soldier in the revolutionary war.
Mrs. Thomas gave birth to four children: Nancy,
William, John and Mary; Mrs.
Wolfe to four: Jacob, Judge, Julia
and Alpha.
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GEORGE
L. WOLFE, farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in
Oxford township, and was married to Anna Foster, who
was born in England. They had three children, Elmer
J., Orelia D., and an infant, deceased. Mrs.
Anna Wolfe died in 1877, and was buried in White Eyes
Plains cemetery. Mr. Wolfe married Olive A.
Maxwell who was born in this county. Mr. Wolf
owns a beautiful farm, and has erected a fine residence.
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JOSEPH
B. WOLFE, Franklin township; farmer; born in Keene
township, Oct. 20, 1845; son of George and Hannah Wolfe.
His father was a tanner by trade, and carried on a tannery
in connection with farming. He moved to Franklin
township, Mar. 1871; married Oct. 31, 1872, to Cynthia P.
Shannon, daughter of John Shannon, of Mill Creek
township. They have one child, Clara Belle.
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L. B. WOLFE,
dealear in white, bronze monuments, statuary, etc.,
139 Second street, Coshocton, Ohio; born June 2, 1834, in
Evansburgh, OxI ford township; son of Philip and
Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Jacob Meek, of
Tuscarawas county. He spent his early life at the
tanning, sadlery and harness business. In December,
1856, he enlisted in Company K, Captain G. H. Stewart,
Fourth F. S. C., Colonel, later General E. V. Sumner.
He reported for duty in the spring of 1857, at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, and assisted in the survey of the
southern boundary of Kansas, which required exactly six
months. This was the first to succeed, after two
previous attempts had failed, from the hostilities of the
Indians and scarcity of water in the American desert.
The subsequent fall and winter, the command was engaged
to keep the peace and guard the elections in Kansas.
Mar. 18, 1858, he started for Utah under command of Col.
Huffman, to escort supplies for Col. Johnston, at
Fort Bridger. At Laport creek, sixty miles west of
Fort Laraamie, on the morning of April 1, the snow was three
feet deep, all having fallen the previous night. One
quart of corn for each horse was all the grain they had; and
for ten days the only feed the horses got was the bark from
cottonwood poles which were cut and carried to the horses.
Only one horse died; the others kept in good condition.
Going through the South Pass, they arrived at Fort Bridger
July 4, in a severe snow storm. They returned under
command of Capt. Dessashore, through Bridger's Pass,
via Fort Laramie, to Fort Leavenworth, having been absent
eight months and traveled 2,200 miles. Remaining about
two weeks, they started for Fort Riley under Major,
afterward General, Sedgwick.
In 1859 the command was ordered to the Santa Fe
crossing of the Arkansas, to guard the Santa Fe travel from
Kansas City to Santa Fe, from the Kiawa and Comanche
Indians. Returned in the fall to Fort Riley for winter
quarters. After remaining about two weeks, were
ordered back to the Pawnee fork of the Arkansas to establish
a post, guard mail stations and mail trains from that point
to Santa Fe. At this place the command remained about
one month, and built a sod corral and winter quarters.
Leaving a detachment of thirty men, they returned to Fort
Riley. On this march they were caught in a
"northwester," which froze their horses so badly that they
could not stand, and had to be shot. One man's lower
limbs were frozen so that they had to be amputated.
In the spring of 1860, he was ordered, under Major
Sedgwick, to scour the plains for Comanche and Kiawa
Indians. In the fall, their command was ordered to
"Big Timber" of the Arkansas, where they built Fort Lyons,
where they remained during the winter and next summer.
In the fall, he was discharged, having served five years and
witnessed many thrilling incidents, among which w:is the
fatal shooting of Pawnee, a war chief, while attempting to
escape, after having been captured. Returning home, he
resumed his trade, learned when a youth. In the summer
of 1863, he was unanimously elected captain of Company E,
Sixty-ninth Battery, and was ordered out in the 100-days'
service, and served four months. At the close of the
war, he again resumed his trade, and continued until the
spring of 1880, when he assumed his present business, in
which he has succeeded beyond his most sanguine
expectations. His first job was put in the Waggoner
cemetery, in Oxford township, over the remains of Mrs.
Switzer and family. Captain Wolfe was
married, September, 1862, to Miss Sarah J., daughter
of Adam and Rebecca (Wiggins) Loos, of Oxford
township. They have had five children, viz: Adam
Cooper, deceased; Lanna Jane, Ivan
Milton, Esther Ella and Chat Lambert.
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SAMUEL WOLFE;
farmer; postoffice, Mt. Vernon. He was born in
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810; came to Ohio in
1829, and was married in 1830, to Sidney Ocker, who
was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810.
They had three daughters, namely: Mary Ann,
born in 1832, and was married to Charles Matheny,
and resides in Coshocton county; Susannah, born in
1838, and was married to John Matheny, and are
residents of Coshocton county; Permilla, born in
1844. Mr. Wolfe emigrated to Coshocton
county in 1831, and lived there forty-four years. In
1873 he moved to Pike township, Knox county. He owns
an improved farm, in good cultivation, with good buildings,
and is a farmer after the Pennsylvania style, and is an
honest, industrious man.
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THOMAS
WOLFE, Franklin township; born Apr. 25, 1841, in
Keene township; son of George and Hannah Wolfe;
remained there till 1865, when he came to Franklin township,
and has lived there ever since, engaged in farming. He
was married, Dec. 31, 1862, to Mis Annie
Daughter of Isaac White of Clark township. By
this marriage, he has five children, viz.: Power, Charles
F., Zenona, Lulu and W. Clyde.
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WILLIAM WOLFE,
Linton township; resides in Plainfield; born Apr. 28, 1843,
in Lafayette township; son of David and Eliza (Gilbert)
Wolfe. His father was from Carlisle county,
Pennsylvania. He was a member of the One Hundred and
Forty-second O. N. G. After his return he farmed a
while, and in 1871 begun business with James F. Williams
in a planing
mill. In 1878 a grist mill was added, and March 1830,
he purchased his partner's interest, and has since conducted
the business alone. His custom is large and
increasing, covering a radius of many miles. He was
married in 1868 to Miss Catherine, daughter of
William and Elizabeth Fowler. Their children are
Eva May, William F., Melvern E.,
and Laura, deceased.
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B. F.
WRIGHT, Jackson township; born in Virginia township,
Coshocton county; son of Henry and Emily Wright;
married in 1871 to Martha McCoy, daughter of
William and Catharine McCoy. Mr. Wright is
the father of five children, viz: Edward, Earl L.,
Mertie L., Aritha, Harry G. Postoffice, Roscoe.
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DARIUS
WRIGHT, postoffice, Warsaw; was born in Bedford
township, Coshocton county, Jan. 17, 1825. He worked
with his father in the shop, and on the farm, until the age
of twenty-two, when he began business for himself, in his
father's shop, where he remained two years, then went to
Washington township crossroads, and opened shop, and carried
on business there about twenty-two years; then came to
Warsaw, and has been engaged in smithing in this village
since that time. He as a fair amount of trade and a
splendid shop. Mr. Wright was married to
Miss Elizabeth Grove, daughter of David Grove.
They are the parents of eight children: Nathan,
Mary E., Lurintha, Sarah, William, Hampton, Franklin D.
and Darius E.
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HENRY
WRIGHT, Virginia township; born Oct. 24, 1817, in
this county; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (McCoy) Wright.
He was raised a farmer and educated in the district schools.
At the age of twenty-one he commenced business in life for
himself. He married Emily Croy, Aug. 22, 1841.
They had six children:, viz: Emanuel, Lucinda, B. F.,
Catharine, William O., Isadora A. Two are living
in this township, one in Washington township, and three in
Jackson.
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HIGHLAND
WRIGHT, Virginia township; born in Eastern Virginia,
May 21, 1811; settled in this county in the years 1835, and
was married April 19, 1835, to Miss Mary Wright, who
died in 1862. Mr. Wright has nine children
living and seven dead. Postoffice, Willow Brook,
Coshocton county.
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JOHN
W. WRIGHT, M. D., Coshocton; born July 17, 1842, in
Harrison county, Ohio; son of Benjamin Wright, who was
American born of English ancestry. His mother's maiden
name was Lucinda Rager, daughter of Conrod
Rager, founder of Ragersville, Tuscarawas county,
Ohio. Young Wright spent his childhood and
early youth on the farm. At the age of fifteen he
commenced teaching school, and taught seven consecutive
years, during which time he read medicine with Dr.
William Vanhorn. In the winter of 1864-5 he
attended a course of lectures at Cincinnati college of
medicine and surgery. In the summer he attended a
course at Starling medical college, in 1867, a course at
Well's Eye and Ear hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and in June, 1873, was graduated at the first named college
with the title of M. D. Dr. Wright first
entered upon the practice of his profession at Port
Washington, Ohio, and remained two years; then for the same
period at Ragersville. In the spring of 1869 he came
to this city, and opened an office in his present residence,
Main street. January 14, 1880, he established his
office in Columbus, Ohio, considering that point as offering
superior inducements for the practice of his specialty, the
treatment of the diseases of the eye and ear. Dr.
Wright was married August 9, 1864, to Miss Belle
Hesket, daughter of John Hesket, Esq.,
sheriff of this county. This union was blessed with
six children, all living, viz: Frances Neva, Nellie
Corena, John Hesket, Halsted, Columbus Clinton, and
Mary Lucinda. Dr. Wright has successfully
performed several difficult surgical operations in this
county, among which is the operation for cataract, which he
has removed, thereby giving sight where there was total
blindness.
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LEWIS
WRIGHT, Perry township; postoffice West Carlisle;
farmer and stock raiser; born in this county, in 1839; son
of William and Martha (Clark) Wright, and grandson of
Edward and Elizabeth Wright; married, December 16,
1860, to Miss Martha E. Cochran, daughter of
Montraville and Elizabeth (Ashcraft) Cochran.
They are the parents of five children, viz: Malissa,
Sylva J., Dora A., deceased; Joseph A. and
Wheeler O.
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LOYD
WRIGHT, Virginia township; born in Coshocton county,
Ohio; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wright; married in
1839, to Rachel Houser, who died July 5, 1878.
Their union was blessed with eight children, viz:
Henry, Mary, Margaret J., William, Malissa, John, Laura,
and Elizabeth. postoffice, New Moscow.
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NATHAN
WRIGHT, Jefferson township; born Feb. 19, 1798, in
Bedford township; son of Nathan, Sr., and Hannah (Warly)
Wright, and grandson of Acre and Elizabeth Warley,
American born. He came to Coshocton county, in
1814. He was a blacksmith and sicklemaker.
Mr. Wright was married, Aug. 22, 1822, to Elizabeth
Ripley, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Sheets)
Ripley. Their children were Athaliah, Darius,
Acre, Ethan, Ellen, Hannah, Lucas, Mary, William Cass
and Almeda, all living.
Source: History of
Coshocton County, Ohio : its past and present, 1740-1881 -
Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 - Page
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