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Source:
Centennial
History of Coshocton County,
Ohio
By Wm Bahmer
Vols. I & II
Illustrated
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Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
1909
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WILLIAM
A. CALHOUN, who is successfully engaged in
agricultural pursuits in Oxford township, was born in County
Tyrone, Ireland, in 1831, his parents being Edley and
Martha (McNickle) Calhoun, who lived and died in the
Emerald isle. Our subject was reared on a farm in his
native country, where he was also married, and engaged in
farming until 1874, when he emigrated to the United States.
After arriving in this country he purchased his present farm
of one hundred and fifty-five acres in Oxford township,
Coshocton county, Ohio, the place being in a somewhat
run-down condition it came into his possession. He has
since added many substantial improvements and has brought
the fields under a high state of cultivation, being widely
recognized as one of the most successful farmers of Oxford
township. In addition to the work of general farming
he has raised considerable stock, both branches of his
business returning to him a gratifying annual income.
Mr. Calhoun was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth Hamilton, a native of Ireland and a daughter
of Claude and Mary A. (Johnson) Hamilton, both of
whom were born in County Tyrone, Ireland, the father in 1804
and the mother in 1814. Their marriage was celebrated
in 1832, and in 1872 they emigrated to the united States,
locating in White Eyes township within the limits of
Avondale, where the father was engaged in agricultural
pursuits until the time of his demise in January, 1896.
His family numbered eight children, namely: Margaret,
Matilda J., Mrs. Calhoun, Mary A., John A., Lucinda D.,
Sarah J. and Thomas J. Unto our subject and his
wife have been born nine children, as follows: W.
J., of Oxford township; John A., who is a dentist
at New Comerstown, Ohio; Richard, who is employed as
express messenger by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company;
E. A., who is at home; Jemima, the wife of
Andrew Shurtz, of New Comerstown, Ohio; Margaret,
who is the wife of O. W. Sargent and makes her home
at Isleta, Ohio; Mary J., the wife of John C.
Glenn, of New Comerstown; and Edward and
Thomas M., both at home.
In his political views Mr. Calhoun is a
republican, while his religious faith is indicated by his
membership in the Methodist Protestant church at Plainfield,
with which his wife is also identified. The hope that
led him to leave his native land and seek a home in America
has been more than realized. He found the
opportunities he sought - which, by the way, are always open
to the ambitious, energetic man - and making the best of
these he has steadily worked his way upward. He
possesses the resolution, perseverance and reliability so
characteristic of his nation, and his name is now enrolled
among the best citizens of Coshocton county, where he has
now resided for a third of a century.
Source: Centennial History of
Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke
Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 386 |
Mr. & Mrs.
George R. Caton |
GEORGE R. CATON
Source: Centennial History of
Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke
Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 404 |
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JAMES
COX. Farm work
has constituted the labors of James Cox throughout
his entire business career. He now owns and operates a
well improved tract situated in Virginia township, this
comprising ninety acres. Hewas born in this township,
Sept. 19, 1848, a son of Hamilton and Rachel (Hardesty)
Cox, the former a native of Loudoun county, Virginia,
and the latter of Coshocton county, both families being
among the earliest settlers of this section of the state.
The father was a farmer, being engaged in that work during
his active business career.
James Cox assisted in the labors of the
home farm from the time of early spring planting until the
crops were harvested in the late autumn and for a few weeks
during the winter months pursued his studies in one of the
old time log schoolhouses. When he started out to make
his own way in the world he chose the occupation to which he
had been reared and he is thus engaged at the present time.
He now owns a well improved and valuable tract of land,
comprising ninety acres located in Virginia township, and
here he is engaged in general agricultural pursuits, each
year harvesting rich crops as a reward for the care and
labor he bestows upon the fields.
Mr. Cox established a home of his own by his marriage
on the 12th of October, 1871, to Miss Maria McCoy, a
daughter of John and Margaret (Meredith McCoy, native
of Coshocton county. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Cox has been blessed with thirteen children:
Nathaniel; Sarah J., who has departed this life;
Daniel; Margaret, who is also deceased; Alvin,
deceased; Annie C. now the wife of Lambert Lacy,
a farmer of Muskingum county; John H.; Ethel;
James E.; Naomi; Prescott; William; and
Rachel, now the wife of Edward Priest, of
Conesville, this state.
Mr. Cox gives his political support to the
democratic party and at various times has served on the
school board. He is deeply interested in any movement
calculated to advance the welfare of the community. He
has achieved success through his own well directed labors
and energy and deserved great credit for what he has
accomplished in the business world.
Source: Centennial History of
Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke
Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 524 |
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SAMUEL COX,
an enterprising and progressive farmer and stock-raiser, is
numbered among the pioneers on Coshocton county, his birth
having occurred Apr.26, 1837, in Virginia township. He
is a son of Hamilton and Rachel (Hardesty) Cox, the
former a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and the latter
of Coshocton county. The son assisted in the arduous
task of developing and improving the homestead farm, for it
was covered with timber when the family took up their abode
on it. He pursued his studies in one of the old-time log
schoolhouses during the winter months and acquired a fair
knowledge of the common branches of English learning.
During the progress of the Civil war Mr. Cox put
aside all business and personal considerations and enlisted
on the 24th of September, 1864, as a member of Company F,
Seventy-eighth Ohio volunteer Infantry. He served
under General Sherman and participated in the march
from Atlanta to the sea. He was never wounded while in
battle and made a creditable record, being discharged July
2, 1865.
Returning to his home in Coshocton county he resumed farming
pursuits and has continued in this line of activity to the
present time. He now has a well improved farm of
eighty acres in Virginia township, and in addition to
raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, he is
also engaged in raising stock, keeping only high grade
animals. He is meeting with success in both branches
of business, and all with whom he has dealings have for him
only the highest respect and esteem.
Mr. Cox established a home of his own on the
28th of November, 1858, by his marriage to Miss Mary
Kreider a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Clemens)
Kreider, who were of German descent and
coming from eastern Pennsylvania were numbered among the
early settlers of the Buckeye state. Their union was
blessed with twelve children, but five of the number have
passed away. The record is as follows:
Maritia, deceased; Isaac; Henry, who has
departed this life; Isadore, who is also deceased;
Howard; Emanuel; Leota, deceased Ida,
now the wife of O. G. McCoy; Effie, who has
departed this life; Marvin; Melvin and
Clara B., now the wife of Edward McFarland.
Mr. Cox is a republican in his political views and
affiliations and has been called by his fellow townsmen to
fill a number of township offices. For two terms he
served as township trustee and for a similar period was
township assessor, while at various times he has acted as
school director. His religious faith is indicated by
his membership in the Baptist church, and he is a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Although he has now
passed the seventieth milestone on the journey of life, he
still takes an active interest in public affairs. He
is a man of strong character and sterling worth and well
merits the high regard in which he is uniformly held.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton
County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke
Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 139 |
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