Oxford Twp. –
HUGH L. ECKELS, farmer; P. O. Ashley; was born at Milltown, near Harrisburg. Penn., June 11, 1837; the son of James M. and Catharine Eckels; came with his parents to Ohio in 1841; he attended Mt. Hesper Seminary, and in 1857-8 the O. W. University at Delaware; he was married, Oct. 14, 1858, to Ervilla Coomer, daughter of H. N. Coomer, and lived at Ashley for several years and taught the school; then purchased a farm in Morrow Co., near Mount Gilead, which he sold in 1868, and lived north of Mount Gilead, where he engaged in the stock business; in 1871 he bought a firm in Westfield Township, Morrow Co., where he remained until 1874; in 1875 he came to Ashley; they have had ten children––Allen E., James H., Artie M., Jerry C., Lena B.. Joanna J., Harry W., William B., Arthur P. and a babe, two of whom are deceased; Mr. and Mrs. Eckels are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 791
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Oxford Twp. –
JAMES M. ECKELS, retired, Ashley; was born in Cumberland, Penn., Dec. 5, 1819; the son of Samuel and Agnes Eckels, natives of Pennsylvania; he learned the cooper’s trade when a boy with his father, which he followed until 1841.  March 2, 1835, he married Catharine Livingstone, of Pennsylvania; he then went to Milltown, which was his home for six years; during this time, he came to Ohio on horseback, and bought a firm on Alum Creek, in Oxford Township; in 1839, he came out to Ohio again on horseback, and paid for his farm of eighty-nine acres; in 1841, he moved to Ohio in a wagon, and put up a hewed-log house on his farm; in June, after he came, Mr. E. organized the first Sabbath school in Oxford Township; after he came to Ohio, he joined the society of Presbyterians at Ashley, and, in 1854, built the Presbyterian Church––the first built at Ashley; in 1859, he engaged in the mercantile business at Ashley, and kept a variety store; his wife died in the spring of 1863, and he lost his dwelling-house by fire in the fall of the same year.  In May, 1866, he married Mrs. Sarah Clifton, daughter of Jesse and Mary Miller, of Zanesville; he purchased the Ashley Hotel and kept it for seven years, and then built him a comfortable house, where he now lives a retired life.  Mr. E. had by his first wife nine children––Hugh L., Agnes (deceased), Sarah R., Margaretta, Mary (deceased), Joseph C., Elizabeth B., Emma and William deceased.  Mrs. Eckels, nee Mrs. Clifton, has five children living––David H. Clifton, Mrs. Kate Sharp, Mrs. Augusta Martin and Mrs. Isabella Coomer.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 791
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LEWIS EDELBLUTE, farmer; P. O. Delaware; was born April 18, 1840, in Delaware Township; he is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Edelblute; his boyhood days were divided between work upon the farm and attending school; however, at the age of 17 he commenced to work out by the month, dividing his wages with his parents. Aug. 19, 1859, he married Mary A. Peck. In August, 1862, he entered the army as a member of Co. I, 82d O. V. I.; the December following, he was taken prisoner while with a provision train en route from Fairfax Station to Dumfries, Va., and held as such for three months, being confined in Castle Thunder until paroled in the spring of 1863; on July 1 of that year, during the first day’s battle of Gettysburg, he was shot through the head, the ball passing in just below and taking off the lower tip of the left ear, coming out under the right eye, taking out the upper jaw bone; he fell into the enemy’s hands, but was recaptured the next day; with this wound he barely escaped death, and for some time the only sustenance he received was through a tube; he has to this day been compelled to subsist on semi-solids and fluids; Mr. Edelblute remained in the hospital for seven months; coming home as soon as able, he took charge of his farm affairs; his homestead consists of 40 acres. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Edelblute, of whom Mary P., Elizabeth J., Lewis S., Eveline and George A., are living; two––Lucy and an infant––are deceased. Mrs. Edelblute is a member of the Baptist Church.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 742
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Liberty Twp. –
W. H. EDMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Powell; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Aug. 6, 1822; is the second son of a family of six children, born of Paul E. and Hannah (Harris) Edman. Samuel Edman, the grandfather of William, was one of the “minute men” in Revolutionary times; he was a native of New Jersey. Paul, the father of William, came out to Licking Co. in 1813; and entered land, and returned to Pendleton Co., Penn., where he was born (1794) and brought out his family in 1815, and remained in Licking Co. until the year 1855, when he moved to Allen Co., where he met with an accidental and painful death; he was gored by a infuriated bull, and died a few hours afterward. William remained at home until his 25th year, when he was united in matrimony to Mary Ann Fry, born Dec. 4, 1822, in Greene Co., Penn. Their marriage took place Dec. 2, 1847, after which he rented for two years, and in December 1851, moved on land he had previously bought, where he still remains; he first bought 100 acres covered with standing timber, built a log cabin with clap-board roof, which was weighted down with poles, and moved into it before there was any chimney; he and his wife began work in good earnest, he clearing up his land, and she spun and wove the cloth for their clothes. The log cabin is now eclipsed by a modern brick structure, recently built. They have had seven children––Abram, Susan, Angelina, Juliet, Malinda, Amanda and Mary (deceased). He and his wife are members of the Christian Union Church. Mr. Edman can remember cheering for Gen. Jackson, and is still a Democrat.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 660
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Radnor Twp. –
DR. H. EDWARDS, physician and surgeon, Radnor. Among the enterprising men and successful physicians of Radnor is Dr. Edwards; he was born Jan. 1, 1847, and is the youngest of a family of twelve children, of which our subject and a brother, David M., are the only surviving children. The parents, William and Dorothy (Thomas) Edwards, were natives of Montgomeryshire, Wales; in 1832, they emigrated to America, coming direct to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio; the father’s occupation was wagon-making, a business he engaged in on coming to this country; he also purchased a farm of sixty acres, on which his family resided; when 19 years of age, our subject selected medicine as his vocation in life; after reading for a time under the instruction of Dr. Glidden, of Radnor, now of Prospect, he commenced attending medical lectures in Columbus, Ohio, in 1867; after attending three consecutive terms at Columbus, he graduated with honors, and then, locating in his native village, he has remained practicing his profession ever since. He was united in marriage to Hannah M. Evans, daughter of Robert and Margaret (Griffiths) Evans, Dec. 11, 1874; from this union there were two children born, one of whom is yet living––Maggie Orie, born April 22, 1876. His wife is a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Edwards is a Presbyterian, and Independent in politics, and is a man of considerable skill and ability in his profession, being spoken of quite highly by the faculty of the medical college of Columbus as a student of more than ordinary ability in surgery.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 753
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Brown Twp. -
EZEKIEL EKELBERRY; P.O. Alum Creek; was born in Fairfield Co. Jan. 20, 1827; is the fourth child of Jacob and Elizabeth (Whitman) Ekelberry. Jacob was born June 9, 1799, in Pennsylvania, and came West when a lad, and, after a residence of twenty years in Muskingum Co., moved to Fairfield Co., where he remained until the year 1834, when he settled in this county. Ezekiel’s mother was born in Fairfield Co. Nov. 17, 1800. Ezekiel was a lad of about 7 years old when his parents located in this township. His father bought land at $3 per acre; settled in the southeast part of the township, where he lived until 1870, when he moved to Delaware, remaining until his death, which occurred July, 1872; his wife died in October, 1854. Ezekiel was married in his 23d year to Julia Ann Edelblute, daughter of John Edelblute; she was born in Licking Co. After their marriage, they lived about two years in Berlin Township; then came to his present place of abode on the homestead and has since remained. Were blessed with ten children, but seven of whom are living––Ann (now Mrs. Charles Miller, of Delaware), Theodore, Mary E. (now Mrs. W. Hultz), Drusilla, Francis, Alice and Ross. Mrs. Ekelberry has 140 acres of land.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 809
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JACOB EKELBERRY, farmer; P. O. Alum Creek; was born in this county Sept. 13, 1841, the youngest child of Jacob Ekelberry, and a namesake of his father’s; he was raised up under the care of his parents, and in December, 1863, he was united in marriage to Maria E. Redman, born in Brown Township; since their marriage, they have resided in the northern part of Berlin; he has 255 acres of land––sixty-seven acres in Berlin, and the remainder in Brown. Mr. Ekelberry has served as Township Trustee four terms; is a member of the Grange, and the Order of Red Men, Lodge No. 95. Has three children––Stephen, Joanna and Bertha.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 699
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JOHN EKELBERRY, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne. John was born Oct. 1, 1824, in Fairfield Co.; is the eldest of a family of eight children, whose parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Whitman) Ekelberry; the former was from Pennsylvania; his wife was born in Fairfield Co. John was married Oct.14, 1852, to Cecilia Longwell, born in this township in 1834; daughter of James and Phebe Longwell, who were among the stanch families in this county; since the marriage of John and wife, they have lived in Brown Township; the first few years of their married life were spent in a log cabin; subsequently, moved to their present place of residence, where they have 225 acres of land, and he is among Brown’s best farmers; they have a very interesting family, four boys––Frank J. (now practicing medicine in Concord, at Belle Point), Charles J. (teacher), Louis A. and Norton (at home). Mr. Ekelberry is a member of Floral Grange, No. 366, also of Hiram Lodge, A., F. & A. M., No. 54.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 809
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Orange Twp. –
C. P. ELSBREE, farmer; was among the first to find a home in Orange Township; is a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y., born April 17, 1800, and, while quite young, his father died; not many years subsequently, his mother (whose maiden name was also Elsbree) married Jeremiah Macomber, who, in 1811, emigrated with his family to this locality, settling on what is known as the Gooding property; at this time there were but four other families living in the township; everything was in its primitive condition, and the difficulties to be surmounted were enough to try the nerve of the sturdiest pioneer; the opportunities for schooling were of the most limited character, and, as a result, Mr. Elsbree obtained but a meager education in common with others thus situated; in 1820, he returned to his native State, remaining three years, the last winter of which he spent in the pineries of the north, working in the logging camps, and, in the spring, assisted in rafting the logs down.  Matilda Norton, a native of Connecticut, and who came West with her father when she was about a year old, became the wife of Mr. Elsbree Feb. 17, 1825; her father commanded a company of riflemen in the war of 1812, and was prominently mentioned in the history of the township; Mr. and Mrs. Elsbree have had born to them eight children, but three of whom are now living––Augustus, George and Cicero; the latter is at the old home with his parents, and the other two are farming in the immediate neighborhood.  Mr. Elsbree and wife are members of the Christian Church; he has followed the predilections of the old Whig party, of which he was one, and is now a Republican.
     Since writing the above.  Mr. Elsbree has met with a most tragic death by being gored and trampled upon until he was horribly mangled by an infuriated bull, in the stall where the animal was confined, the old gentleman laving gone in by the side of him for some purpose; thus, in the most soul-depressing manner, is put out the light of that most honorable and worthy citizen, who has contributed so much to the well-being of the community of which he has so long been a member.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 709-710
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Orange Twp. –
MRS. PARTHENIA A. ELSBREE; P. O. Lewis Center; was born in the Empire State, Putnam Co., Aug. 26, 1827; daughter of James Fowler and Polly (Clawson) Fowler; there were nine children in the family, Parthenia being the youngest.  On the mother’s side of the family, they trace their ancestry to the British Isles, being of Scotch-Irish descent.  The parents of Parthenia moved to this county when she was but 6 years of age, and located in Orange Township, where they remained until their death––the mother in 1866, and father in 1869.  Parthenia was united in matrimony to Gustavus Elsbree.  In 1827, he was born in this township, a son of C. P. Elsbree, one of the oldest of the resident settlers in the township; her marriage was celebrated in December, 1852, after which they located on the place where she now lives.  Mr. Elsbre [sic] died in June, 1877, having been previously received into the church; since his demise she has remained on the farm; she has two children––Mary M. and Elmer E., and is a member of the Presbyterian Church, at Liberty.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 710
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Radnor Twp. –
BOWEN EVANS, grain-dealer, Radnor. Our subject was horn in North Wales Aug. 28, 1845; is the son of William B. and Mary (Williams) Evans, both natives of Wales, and the parents of ten children, five of whom are now living. The parents emigrated from Wales to this country in 1848, and located in Northumberland Co., Penn. After living there a period of five years, they removed to Radnor Township. Here the father departed this life in 1863; the mother is yet living in the township. The father’s business was that of farming, and here our subject passed his youth and early manhood. He received as good an education as the common schools afforded. Began business for himself when 27 years of age. Was united in marriage to Minerva Wise Dec. 25, 1871; she was born in Troy Township Feb. 13, 1845. This marriage resulted in the birth of four children––Arthur, Jessie, Hosea W. and Adda. Mr. Evans enlisted in the 100-day service, Co. A., 145th O. N. G. Is a Republican in politics, and among the main business men of Radnor.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 753
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Oxford Twp. –
EDWARD EVANS, farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Leonardsburg; the subject of this brief biography was born in 1816, in the province of Wales, and emigrated to Columbus, Ohio, in 1841, and there worked at any honest work he could get to do, continuing under such disadvantages until he married, in 1845, Mary, daughter of John Lewis; she was born in 1825, in Wales, and came to America when 9 years old.  Mr. Evans and his companion began a lonely life––financially poor––in Morrow Co., Ohio, soon after marriage, and, in 1847, they had concluded to risk their means on a wider field of labor, and bought fifty acres of land in the green woods, which received the strictest attention of their willing hands, until now, in their old days, it presents a beautiful little, arable farm which blesses them yearly for their early days’ labors.  Perhaps but few have undergone the trials, that this old couple have; they have devoted almost a lifetime to Christianity, having joined the Baptist Church at an early day, to which they have devoted their lives and their share of finances.  Mr. Evans has been Township Trustee and Supervisor, and held many other offices; they have had one child––John F., married Rose N. Shultz, daughter of Benjamin Shultz, he died April 10, 1877.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 791
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Oxford Twp. –
JOSEPH EVANS, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Ashley; son of Maurice and Susannah (Thomas) Evans; his father was born in Wales about 1790, and emigrated to America about 1840, and settled in Franklin Co.; he died in Newark; they had ten children––Jane, Maurie (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Evan (deceased), Joseph, Sarah, Susannah, Maurice, two infants (deceased).  Our subject was born in Aug. 1, 1829, in Wales, and came with his father to America; he was married in 1855, to Elizabeth J., a daughter of Rev. Owen and Mary (Evans) Thomas; her father was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, and emigrated with his wife to America at an early day; they settled in New York City for some time, and then came to Columbus, Ohio, where they remained some time, and then finally made their settlement in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., where he died in 1868; her mother is still living on the same farm they settled on, and is hale and hearty at 66 years; they had ten children––Mary (deceased), Elizabeth, Ebenezer (deceased), David, enlisted in the army and was killed during the siege of Vicksburg; Joseph, enlisted in Co. E, 66th O. V. I., was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg in the left arm; Margaret, Sarah; three died when small; she was born in 1832 in Columbus, Ohio; she has six children by her marriage with Mr. Evans––Mary M., Joseph O., David M., Owen W., Edwin T., Lulu E.  They settled after marriage in Franklin Co., and in 1876 they bought the present farm of fifty acres of Joseph Horr, and have since been on the same; they are members of the Presbyterian Church of Ashley; he votes the Republican ticket; the family have generally been healthy.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 790-791
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Orange Twp. –
MRS. PHEBE R. EVARTS; P. O. Westerville; was born in Sullivan Co., N. H., April 21, 1819; she is a daughter of John George; her mother’s name before marriage was Fannie Broton; Mrs. Evarts’ grandfather was a participant n the war of 1812; she came to this State with her parents when she was but 3 years of age; they first settled in Noble Co., where they lived seven years, and, in the year 1829, moved to Orange Township, on the east side of Alum Creek, where they purchased land, and remained until their death––her father in 1865, and her mother in 1867; Mrs. Evarts remained with her parents (having taught school some) until her 19th year.  She was then married, April 26, 1838, to Elijah Sackett, a native of Pennsylvania; they moved to Brown Township, where he died soon after.  She returned home to her father’s; remained until her marriage with Philo P. Evarts; he was born in New York; after the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Evarts they moved to her former place of abode in Brown Township, where they lived six years; then moved to Berlin; lived there until March 21, 1860, when her husband met with his death; she subsequently moved to the old homestead, where she now lives; she has but one child, Edgar, born in 1845; he is married, and resides in Berlin, on the land belonging to the estate.  Mrs. Evarts was for many years a member of the Baptist Church, having made a profession when she was but 16 years of age.  She has 125 acres of land on the homestead, where she lives.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 710
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