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BIOGRAPHIES
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
B. EVANS, a well known, progressive and prosperous
agriculturist of Bethlehem township, was born on the old
homestead farm in this county on the 27th of December, 1867,
his parents being Alexander and Mahala A. (Cochrell)
Evans. Daniel Evans, the paternal grandfather,
settled in Monroe township, Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1842.
His family numbered nine children, as follows:
Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Matthew, Alexander, Albert, Alfred,
William and John. The year 1838 witnessed
the arrival of the Cochrell family in this county,
the grandmother of our subject walking the entire distance
from Woodsfield, Ohio. She carried in her arms her
little daughter, Mahala A., and on the journey she
stopped and rested for a while among the Indians at
Gnadenhutten. After arriving in Coshocton county she
settled at Roscoe, where she made her home until the
marriage of her daughter, Mahala A., to Alexander
Evans on the 16th of March, 1858.
Alexander Evans, the father of our subject, was
born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 24, 1835, and took
up his abode on a farm in Bethlehem township, Coshocton
county, in 1868, residing on that place until called to his
final rest on the 10th of July, 1894. He carried on
farming and stock-raising throughout his active business
career and met with a gratifying measure of success in his
undertakings, being widely recognized as a substantial and
enterprising agriculturist of his community. A loyal
supporter of the Union, he enlisted in 1862 as a member of
Company K, Nineteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and went with General Sherman on the march to the
sea. He received his discharge at Nashville,
Tennessee, in 1865, returning home with a most creditable
military record. His brother, William Evans,
who was a member of the Fifty-first Regiment of Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, was captured at Chickamauga and
incarcerated in Libby and Andersonville Prisons, his death
occurring at the latter place. Alexander Evans
upheld the candidates of the republican party where national
issues were involved but at local elections cast an
independent ballot, supporting the an whom he believed best
fitted for the office in question. He capably served
his fellow townsmen in the position of assessor and was a
member of the school board for fifteen years, the cause of
education ever finding in him a stalwart champion.
Though not a member of any religious denomination, he
usually attended the services of the Methodist church and
was a man whose upright, honorable career commanded the
regard and esteem of all with whom he was associated.
His wife, whose birth occurred in Monroe county, Ohio, Mar.
16, 1835, passed away on the 10th of June, 1904.
William B. Evans, whose name initiates this
review, attended the schools of his home locality until
sixteen years of age and received a certificate to teach
school, which he held for eight successive years. He
never followed the profession, however, as his assistance
was needed in the work of the home farm. His entire
life has been spent on the old homestead where he was born
and in its cultivation and development he is still
successfully engaged, the fields annually yielding golden
harvests as a regard for the care and labor which he bestows
upon them.
On the 8th of October, 1893, Mr. Evans was
united in marriage to Miss Emma Mullet, a daughter of
N. J. and Mary Ann (Mullet) Mullet, who are mentioned
on another page of this work. Unto Mr. and Mrs.
Evans have been born seven children, namely: Katie
Oka, Mary Ellie, Mona Bella, Russell Otis, Charlotte Goldie
and William Owen, all at home; and Harold
Orlando, who died in infancy.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise
Mr. Evans has given his political allegiance to the men
and measures of the democracy and has been the efficient
incumbent in the offices of township clerk and assessor,
while for twelve successive years he acted as a member of
the school board. He and his family are all devoted
members of the Methodist church, in the work of which they
take an active and helpful interest. He was early
trained to habits of industry, enterprise and integrity, and
these have proven strong elements in the success which has
come to him and which entitles him to representation among
the prosperous and well known citizens of his native county.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 -
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DAVID EVERHART,
deceased, was born in White Eyes township, Coshocton county,
Ohio, Mar. 8, 1833, his parents being
Frederick and Elizabeth
(Mizer) Everhart, who were natives of
Washington
county, Pennsylvania,
and were among the earliest settlers of White Eyes township.
Their family numbered four children, all of whom are
now deceased.
David Everhart was
reared on the old home farm in his native township and
assisted his father in the work of the fields until the
latter’s death. In 1871
he purchased the farm of one hundred and eleven acres in White
Eyes township that is now owned by his children, and there
successfully carried on agricultural pursuits until called to
his final rest. In
addition to the work of general farming he was also
extensively engaged in stock-raising and bought and sold a
great many horses. In
fact, he was one of the best judges of horse flesh in the
county, being able to give the correct value of an animal
almost at a glance. He
was well known and highly esteemed as one of the prosperous
and enterprising citizens of the community, and gained the
confidence and good wil of all with whom he had came in
contact by reason of his straightforward and honorable
dealings under all circumstances.
The main portion of the residence which stands on the
Everhart farm is
over one hundred years old and was one of the first
frame houses erected in this part of the county.
The same floor and the same plastering have done
service since the time of its construction.
On the 16th
of January, 1862, Mr.
Everhart was united in marriage to
Miss Sophia Gonter,
whose birth occurred in Tuscarawas county,
Ohio, July 2, 1840, her parents being
Jacob and Elizabeth (Stilgenbower)
Gonter, the former a native of Tuscarawas county and the
latter of
Germany.
The mother was born in 1813 and when eighteen years of
age accompanied her parents on their emigration to the new
world, the family home being established in Tuscarawas county, Ohio.
There she gave her hand in marriage to
Jacob Gonter and they resided on a farm in that county until the
time of their demise.
The father of Mrs.
Everhart, whose birth had occurred in 1814, passed away
Aug. 5, 1898, while her mother’s death occurred on the 7th
of October, 1884. Unto
this worthy couple were born seven children, six of whom still
survive, namely:
Mrs. Everhart;
Elizabeth, the wife of
Samuel Wyler, of
Ragersville, Ohio; Mary,
the wife of John
Saunterman, of Tuscarawas county, Ohio;
Sylvester, a
resident of White Eyes township;
Adeline, the wife
of Adam Dook¸ of
White Eyes township; and
George, living in Tuscarawas county.
Unto
Mr. and Mrs. Everhart were born six children, as follows:
Calvin, of
white Eyes township;
Mary E., the wife of
Wilber Ely, of
Crawford township;
Saloma, the wife of
Jacob Leavengood, Coshocton;
Walter, a resident
of Coshocton; Ella¸the
wife of Henry Hooper, of Keene township; and
Milton, who operates the home farm for his mother.
In his political
views Mr. Everhart
was a republican, while his religious faith was indicated by
his membership in the English Lutheran church, with which his
widow is identified.
Mrs. Everhart has
won the regard and friendship of all who know her because of
her genuine personal worth and many excellent traits of heart
and mind.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 -
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