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History of Coshocton County,
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History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
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Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909
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WILLIAM
LAPP
is one of the most expansive farmers and
stock-feeders of New Castle township, operating six hundred
and thirty-five acres of land. He was born in Franklin
Township, Coshocton county, Nov. 26, 1860, a son of
Michael and Wilhelmena (Snite) Lapp, the former a native
of Germany and the latter of Coshocton county.
The father was brought to the United States by his
parents when but two years of age, the family home being
established in Muskingum county, Ohio, where he was reared
and educated. He learned the carpenter's trade and did
contracting in the Buckeye state in his earlier years.
He was twice married and following his first marriage he
removed from Muskingum to Coshocton county and engaged in
farming and threshing and also operated a sawmill. By
his first marriage there were born ten children, namely:
Henry, who is on the old homestead farm at Wills Creek;
John, who follows farming at the mouth of Wills Creek;
Louisa, the wife of Frank Fortune, a farmer of
Roscoe, Ohio; Mary, the wife of Elsworth Wright,
who follows farming near Dresden; William of this
review; Saul, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits
near Dresden; Alice, the widow of John Brannon
and now making her home with her eldest brother; Caroline,
the wife of William Thresh, a resident of Monroe
township, Muskingum county; Albert, a merchant of
Wills Creek; and Frank, a resident of California.
The wife and mother died in 1873 and following her death the
father married a second time, this union being with Nelle
Miller, by whom he had twelve children: Harvy,
deceased; David, who follows farming in Franklin
township, Coshocton county; George, who also follows
farming in Franklin township; Blanch, the wife of
Henry Achbaker, a farmer of Franklin township; Nora,
the wife of George Hiser, of Coshocton; Laura,
the wife of Harry Balo, who is engaged in farming
near Adams Mills, Coshocton county; two who died in infancy;
Samuel a resident farmer of Franklin township; Hattie,
who makes her home in Coshocton; Chester, who died in
early youth; and Elmer, who is with our subject.
The father passed to his final reward in 1904, he remains
being interred in St. Paul cemetery in Franklin township by
the side of his wife.
William Lapp, whose name introduces this record,
was educated in the district schools of Franklin township
and spent his boyhood and youth on the home farm, being
trained to the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the
farmer boy. He remained under the parental roof until
he attained the age of twenty-seven years, during which time
he not only assisted in the work of the home farm but also
assisted his father in the operation of the threshing
machine and in the conduct of the sawmill. At that age
he began farming on his own account in Muskingum county,
where he remained for eight years. He then took up his
abode in Coshocton county, farming for a similar period in
Franklin township, subsequent to which time he came to the
farm which he is now operating, this comprising six hundred
and thirty-five acres situated in New Castle township and
belonging to J. W. Cassingham. Mr. Lapp is
engaged very extensively in feeding stock, his annual
shipments reaching a large amount. He is very
successful in this field of labor and in this connection is
known throughout Coshocton county and in many other sections
of the Buckeye state.
Mr. Lapp was married in 1887, the lady of his
choice being Miss Edith Wiles, a resident of Franklin
township and she is the mother of one daughter, Mary,
who is now in school. Mr. Lapp gives his
political support to the men and measures of the democratic
party but is not active as an office seeker, preferring to
give his undivided time and attention to his private
business affairs, which he finds make heavy demands upon
him. Both he and his wife are members of the Lutheran
church. He is a man of excellent business ability and
sound judgment and the success which he today enjoys has
come to him as the result of his own labor, economy and
indomitable energy.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 -
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D. C.
LAWRENCE, a representative of the agricultural
interests of this county, was born on the farm on which he
now resides on the 12th of February, 1864. His
grandparents, Jesse and Susanna (Farwell) Lawrence,
who were of Scotch descent, made the overland journey from
New Hampshire to this county in 1831 with ox teams.
After residing in Keene township for about a year they
removed to Mill Creek township, were the grandfather entered
the farm which is now in possession of our subject.
Jesse, Lawrence was one of the early postmasters in Mill
Creek township, his home being located on the old state road
between Coshocton and Millersburg. He passed away on his
farm, and the county was thus called upon to mourn the loss
of one of its worthy pioneer settlers and prominent
citizens.
GEORGE LAWRENCE, the father of
D. C. Lawrence, was a native of Cheshire county, New
Hampshire, were his bitch occurred Nov. 15, 1823, and lived
on the old homestead farm in Mill Creek township until 1870,
when he removed to Bloomfield, Coshocton county, where he
passed away in 1889. His political allegiance was
given to the republican party, while his religious faith was
indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal
church. George W. Lawrence had been married
three times. On the 28th of May, 1848, he wedded
Miss Lydia Ross, whose birth occurred Dec. 11, 1824, her
parents being Nathan and Sarah Ross. She passed
away on the 12th of March, 1862, leaving two children to
mourn her loss, namely: J. Ross, of Missouri, and
Harry, a resident of Millersburg, Ohio. On the 5th
of March, 1863, George W. Lawrence second union being
with Miss Rachel Cox, a daughter of
Elijah and Christina (Sheplar) Cox. She was born
in Harrison county, Ohio, Mar. 8, 1832, and in childhood
accompanied her parents on their removal of this county.
She passed away in 1889 in the faith of the Baptist church,
of which she had been a life-long member. Her three
children were as follows: D. C., of this
review; William G., of Mill Creek township; and
Jesse B., living in Bloomfield. George W.
Lawrence was married again in August, 1890, his third
wife being Mrs. Irene Steadman, who now lives in
Bloomfield.
D. C. Lawrence was but six years of age when
brought by his parents to Bloomfield, where he acquired his
education in the public schools. He remained under the
parental roof until the time of his marriage and then began
farming on his present place of one hundred and eighty acres
in Mill Creek Township, which he purchased from his father
and which is the same tract of land that was entered by the
grandfather in pioneer times. It has always remained
in possession of the family. Mr. Lawrence has
placed many substantial improvements thereon, including a
commodious and attractive residence, and is well known and
highly esteemed as one of the progressive and enterprising
agriculturists of the community.
On the 10th of April, 1889, occurred the marriage of
Mr. Lawrence and Miss Lula Carr, who was born in
Mill Creek township, Feb. 26, 1869, her parents being
John W. and Hester (Duncan) Carr, the former a native of
Clark township, Coshocton county, and the latter of Harrison
county, Ohio. The father was called to his final rest
on the 30th of May, 1902, when sixty-eight years of age, but
the mother still survives and now makes her home in
Coshocton. Unto his worthy couple were born seven
children, namely: W. D., of Mill Creek township;
Mrs. Lawrence; Charles, a resident of the village of
Keene; Frank and John L., both of Coshocton;
Joseph, living in Akron, Ohio; and Ross, of
Wayne county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence have
two children, Ross K., born Apr. 18, 190; and Jay
W., whose natal day of Mar. 28, 1895.
Mr. Lawrence vote for the men and measures of
the republican party, and has served as township clerk and
in various school office, ever discharging his public duties
in prompt and capable manner. Both he and his wife are
devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Bloomfield, and have gained the confidence and warm regard
to all with whom they have been associated. From
pioneer times the name of Lawrence has figured honorably in
agricultural circles off this county and he whose names
initiates this review is successfully carrying forward the
work that was begun by his grandfather eighty-two years ago.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 -
Page 147 |
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JESSE
WILLIAM LAWRENCE was born on the 25th of August,
1877, in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio, on the farm
where he still resides. His parents are M. A. and
Elizabeth (Morhead) Lawrence, the former born in this
county, in 1840, and the latter in Virginia in September,
1841. The father owns one hundred and seventy-five
acres of valuable land in Coshocton county and both he and
his wife are now living retired in Keene, being highly
respected and worthy residents of the community. Their
family numbered three children, namely: Ora J.,
deceased; Olive E., the wife of S. T. Elliott,
of Keene township; and Jesse William, of this review.
The last named supplemented his preliminary education
by a course in the high school at Keene and also by one
year's attendance at college. On attaining his
majority he became a partner of his father and they
successfully carried on farming and stock-raising for a
number of years. Jesse W. Lawrence now owns two
hundred acres of well improved and valuable land in Keene
township and is widely recognized as a substantial and
enterprising agriculturist of the community.
On the 20th of December, 1900, Mr. Lawrence was
united in marriage to Miss Margaret Josephine Elder,
whose birth occurred in Jefferson township, Coshocton
county, Feb. 27, 1881. Her parents, John T. and
Nancy E. (Creighton) Elder, were natives of Coshocton
county, Ohio, and Pennsylvania respectively, and had a
family of ten children. Mrs. Lawrence is a
graduate of the Roscoe high school, and by her marriage has
become the mother of two children: Myron E., born
Sept. 17, 1904; and Milan Morhead, born June 15,
1908.
In his political views Mr. Lawrence is a stanch
republican but has no desire for the honors or emoluments of
office, preferring to devote his time and attention to his
private interests. Fraternally he is connected with
the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Sons of
Veterans at Coshocton. Both he and his wife are
members of the Grange at Keene, Ohio, while their religious
faith is indicated by their membership in the Presbyterian
church at Coshocton. The young couple have an
extensive circle of friends throughout the county in which
they gave spent their entire lives and the hospitality of
the best homes is cordially extended to them.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 -
Page 293 |
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M.
A. LAWRENCE is a representative of one of the old
Coshocton families and was born in Mill Creek township, Mar.
26, 1840, his parents being Solon and Mary Ann (Andrews)
Lawrence. The father was a native of Keene, New
Hampshire, born in the year 1812. He was brought to
Coshocton county in 1824 when a youth of twelve years by his
parents, who settled in Mill Creek township, where the
grandfather of our subject purchased a farm, developing a
raw tract of land into a productive property. He was
also one of the early postmasters of the county and was
closely associated with the work of pioneer development and
improvement here. At one time he and his son Solon
worked on the Walhonding aqueduct.
Solon Lawrence grew to manhood in this county
and after attaining adult age was married to Miss Mary
Ann Andrews. He then began farming on his own
account in Mill Creek township and as the years passed met
with a gratifying measure of success, becoming owner of
seven hundred acres of valuable land. He worked
diligently and persistently to acquire his success and in
addition to tilling the soil he also bought and shipped
considerable stock, thus adding materially to his income.
Having gained a goodly measure of prosperity he retired from
business life some years prior to his death, spending his
last days in Keene, in the enjoyment of well earned rest.
There he passed away and his wife, who was a native of new
Comerstown, Ohio, is also deceased. They were the
parents of four children, of whom two are living, the
daughter being Mrs. Emily Wood the wife of
Harrison Wood, of Keene, Ohio.
M. A. Lawrence was reared on the old home farm
and attended the district schools but when fifteen years of
age started out to make his own way in the world, being
first employed as a farm hand. Throughout the greater
part of his life he has given his attention to general
agricultural pursuits, but at the time of the Civil war he
put aside all business and personal considerations, joining
the army in May, 1864, as a member of Company H, One Hundred
and Forty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he
remained until honorably discharged in September of that
year. When the war was over he returned to the home
farm and continued to assist in its cultivation and
improvement up to the time of his marriage.
It was in 1868 that Mr. Lawrence was joined in
wedlock to Miss Elizabeth Moorehead, who was born in
Virginia in 1841, and is a daughter of William and
Elizabeth (Fertuson) Moorehead, in whose family were
five children but Mrs. Lawrence is the only one now
living. She came to Coshocton county in 1852 with her
parents who settled in Keene township where her father
purchased an improved farm, making his home there until his
death. His wife also passed away there. Unto
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence were born three children: Ollie
E., the wife of Samuel Elliott, of Keene
township; Jessie W., living in the same township; and
Ora, born in 1869 but now deceased.
At the time of his marriage Mr. Lawrence began
farming in Mill Creek township on a part of his father's
land and the following year was given one hundred acres.
He cultivated that place for six years and then removed to
Keene township, settling on a farm of one hundred and
seventy-one acres which Mrs. Lawrence received from
her father at his death and which she still owns. Mr.
Lawrence traded his one hundred acres in Mill Creek
township for two hundred acres in Keene township and this he
gave to his son. He now owns a fine home in the
village of Keene and twenty-five acres joining the
corporation limits. He also owns one hundred and fifty
acres in Mill Creek township. He has had a busy and
useful life and in addition to general agricultural pursuits
he has carried on stock buying and shipping, finding this
work a gratifying source of profit. He deserves much
credit for what he has accomplished, for his success is
attributable to his industry and honorable management.
In his political views he is a stalwart republican and his
wife is a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian
church. They enjoy the warm regard of many friends and
are prominent representatives of honored pioneer families of
Coshocton county.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio -
Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 -
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