Harlem Twp. –
ARCHIBALD C. NEEDELS, SR., farmer; P. O. Center Village; born Aug. 5, 1800, in the south part of Indiana; his father, John Needels, was born in Sussex Co., Delaware, in September, 1779; from Delaware he went to Indiana when a young man, and there married Sarah Campbell in 1797, and, in 1803, moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and bought fifty acres of land, on which he built a small cabin, and remained there several years; he then moved to Franklin; in 1812, while getting out timber to build a log house, he was hurt by a falling tree, from the effects of which he died in a short time, his death occurring during the total eclipse of the sun in the year 1812; he was a member of the M. E. Church; by his death, his wife was left alone with a number of small children (the oldest being only 14 years old), and in an almost destitute condition, though by hard work she raised her children, and lived to see them well settled; she died in 1847, in her 67th year; they had seven children, three of whom are still living––Nancy, born in July, 1802, and is now Mrs. Hudson, and lives in Auglaize Co., Ohio; Elijah, born in February, 1806, and living in Atchison Co., Mo. Our subject was the second child, and was 3 years old when his parents moved to Ohio, was 12 years old at his father’s death, and worked for his mother until 1816; his work was mostly in timber, and, when 15 and 16 years old, would make his 200 rails a day from the stump; during his early life, wild game was plentiful, such as deer, turkeys, wolves, wild hogs, etc.; with one gun that he owned, he killed twenty-three deer, having killed as many as three a day, beside other game; when 16 years old, he commenced doing for himself, and, for seven years, he worked nine months during the year, and attended school three months. April 20, 1823, he was married to Nancy, daughter of J. and Rachel Kile, of Kentucky, where she was born in May, 1803; after his marriage, our subject remained in Franklin Co. two years and then moved to Delaware Co.; March 23, 1825, he located on his present homestead, which was then covered with heavy timber; he bought 100 acres, and for it paid $150; he continued to add to it until he owned 400 acres, but during the panic of 1847, he lost about three-quarters of his property, and, during the same year, he lost his wife; they had twelve children, three of whom died in childhood. Sept. 25, 1848, he married his present wife, Julia A., daughter of Benson and Annie E. Wilmoth, of Union Co., where Mrs. Needels was born Jan. 6, 1829; her mother died when she was quite young; her father married again, and at 10 years of age she left home and supported herself until her marriage to the subject; by his last wife he has had fourteen children; seven of them died in childhood; Mr. Needles is the father of twenty-six children; twelve of them are now living; though he lost the most of his property in 1847, he has accumulated until he now owns 325 acres of good land with a good farm, residence, barns, sheds, etc., also has several tenement houses on his land; he also has his farm well stocked with cattle, hogs and sheep; in addition to what he now owns, he has given his first wife’s children property, either in land or money, all of which he has made by hard work, never having had any money or property given him, and though 80 years old, he is yet as active in business and work as men usually at 60; Mr. Needels cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson, and continued to vote with the Democratic party until 1840; since that time has been with the Republican party; has held the position of Trustee and other township offices, and was Supervisor at the time of locating and working many of the public roads; he was a member of the M. E. Church for eighteen years and was class-leader in that body.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 845
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GEORGE NEILSON, farmer; P. O. Delaware; was born in Fairfield Co. Sept. 12, 1824; the fourth child of a family of ten children; his father, John, was a native of Luzerne Co., Penn., and came to this State in 1818, locating in Fairfield Co.; his father was a British soldier in the Revolutionary war; deserting, he was pursued by hounds, and escaped to the American side. George’s mother’s name was Elizabeth Raudbaugh, from Berks Co., Penn.; came to this State in 1805. George remained in Fairfield Co. until 1826; his father moved to Berkshire Township, and located; he was a millwright by trade; lived there until his death, in 1854; the family are of Scotch descent; George was raised on the farm until his 16th year, when he went to learn the trade of a brickmason [sic]. Oct. 26, 1847, he was married to Sarah Sharer, born May, 1829; in Maryland; daughter of George and Caroline (Sykes) Sharer, who were of Yankee descent; they came to this State when she was 3 years of age; after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Neilson settled in Delaware City; where he engaged at his trade up to 1854; then moved to the northern part of Berlin Township, on the pike, in which place has since remained; he has 118 acres of excellent land, which has been brought to a high state of cultivation through his own efforts; when he came here, it was entirely unimproved–– “all woods;” his land is now underdrained [sic], and, for the size, is one of the best farms in the county; they have had five children, four living––Caroline, now the wife of H. Miller, of Troy Township, Wilmer G., Edward J. and Carper W., at home. Mr. Neilson was out in the late war; served in Co. H, 145th O. V. I. Has served the county in several official capacities; was a member of the Agricultural Board for twenty years; now a member of the Central Ohio Board; also as Infirmary Director for nine years; is also a zealous advocate of the Masonic Fraternity, being a member of Hiram Lodge, No. 18, and Delaware Chapter, No. 52. His father was a Jackson Democrat, but he has been identified with the Republican party, and is a strong temperance man.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 700-701
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Scioto Twp. –
JAMES H. NEWHOUSE, farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Ostrander; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Feb. 13, 1840; he is a son of William and Annie (Richie) Newhouse, both of whom are natives of Pennsylvania, and the parents of eleven children, eight of whom are now living. The father was the eldest child of Anthony Newhouse, the well-known pioneer who came to Delaware Co., Ohio, with his family in 1814; during the war of 1812, he well and faithfully served his country, leaving his wife and family in the wilderness of Delaware Co. Here young Newhouse remained during his father’s absence, caring for the mother and children thus left in his care; the habits of industry and economy thus early instilled in his youthful mind were never forgotten, as was afterward demonstrated in the way he reared his large family; he departed this life when our subject was but 3 years of age. The mother died in 1871. Our subject passed his youth and early manhood on a farm, receiving quite a good education; on the breaking-out of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. F, 66th O. V. I., and served with distinction until April, 1862, when he received, at the battle of Winchester, Va., a severe gun-shot wound that so disabled him, that in a short time thereafter, was discharged; for some time after he returned home he attended school and then turned his attention to farming and stock-raising; he is now one of the largest wool-growers in Delaware Co.; previous to his engaging in farming, he traveled quite extensively through the Southwest. He was united in marriage with Isabel Bryson Dec. 14, 1865; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, April 4, 1845; she is a daughter, of Thomas and Sarah (Cutter) Bryson, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Franklin Co., Ohio. The Cutters were among the first to settle in Central Ohio. It was Mrs. Newhouse’s grandfather (a Mr. Newhouse) who started the first store in “Old Franklinton.” From our subject’s marriage there are six children––Anna M., Adda M., Otto T., Catharine R., Chauncey H. and Harry J. During the late war, the Newhouse boys were among the first to shoulder their muskets and do battle for their country; their war as well as their private record is without a stain or blemish. Our subject owns seventy acres of nicely improved land, upon which are good buildings; he began life as a poor boy, and has accumulated his property by close attention to business. He is a stanch Republican; a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 732
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Orange Twp. –
J. C. NEWKIRK, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center.  Mr. Newkirk was born in Fairfield Co., March 23, 1818; is the ninth child of a family of ten children born to Reuben Newkirk, a native of Pennsylvania; his wife was Mary Kemp, born in Maryland; they were married in the East, and came to Fairfield Co. at an early time, and were associated with the early settlers of that county.  John C. had but medium school advantages; remained with his parents (he being the youngest son) until they died.  In January, 1837, he was married to Sarah Walters, born in Fairfield Co. in September, 1817.  After their marriage, they located on the homestead, remaining there until the year 1847, when he moved to this township and located on the land he now occupies, and has since remained; has 153 acres of land; has cleared about two-thirds of the land and put on all the improvements, and is an enterprising farmer; have four living children––Missouri, Cyrus, Alice and Clara.  Cyrus was a soldier in the late civil war; enlisted in 1862 in the 96th O. V. I., and participated in many of the sanguinary engagements in which the regiment was engaged; he returned home without a scratch.  Mr. Newkirk has now been a resident of the county for about thirty-two years, and none are more highly esteemed than he.  He has always attended to his own affairs, and deported himself as becomes a worthy, upright man and respected citizen.  In April last had a paralytic stroke.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 716
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Scioto Twp. –
JAMES NOBLE, farmer; P. O. White Sulphur; was born in County Tyrone Ireland, June 14, 1817; is a son of James and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Noble, both natives of the Emerald Isle, and the parents of six children, three of whom are now living; his father died when he was 8 years of age, soon after which the mother with her family emigrated to this country and located in Harrison Co., Ohio, where they remained three years and then came to Delaware Co., where they have since resided. Mr. Noble was brought up on a farm; received a good common-school education. Was married to Miss Nancy Lash Aug 2, 1846; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio, March 8, 1827; there were three children by this union––William H., George and Elizabeth. Mr. Noble commenced life as a poor boy, and is a self-made man; he owns 320 acres of land, all under a good state of cultivation.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 732
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Thompson Twp. –
JAMES W. NOBLE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Prospect; was born in this county Jan. 18, 1841; is a son of George and Eliza Noble––the father is of Irish descent––came to America in about 1835; the mother is a native of Pennsylvania. Our subject is the eldest of a family of seven children and is the only one now living. He was married Oct. 2, 1862, to Miss Matilda Wottring, who was born in Delaware Co., June 22, 1840; from this union there were six children, one of whom is now dead; Martin W. was born July 3, 1863, and died Sept. 23, 1863; Reuben S. was born Aug. 13, 1865; William N., Aug. 11, 1867; Lydia B., Feb. 14, 1872; Laura B., Sept. 3, 1877; George L., Sept. 22, 1879. Mr. Noble has always followed farming and stock-growing––owns a farm of 84 acres of well-improved land; began business for himself without any aid and made all he now possesses by his own industry. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Noble’s political faith is allied with the Democratic party.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 805
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Genoa Twp. –
EDWARD O. NUTT, farmer; P. O. Galena; is a son of Edward Nutt, Sr., who was a native of Virginia, where he was born April 17, 1790, and remained until 21 years old, when with his parents he came to Ohio, locating near Zanesville, where he engaged in farming, and on May 20, 1823, was married to Miss Allie Coe. He then located on an [sic] a farm adjoining the corporate limits of Zanesville, where they remained twelve years, and in November, 1834, moved to Franklin Co., where they lived about twenty years, and then moved into this township, where they spent a few years, and then returned to Franklin Co., where Mrs. Nutt now lives, though she spends much of her time with Edward, who is her youngest son, born March 14, 1835. When 20 years old, he went to Iowa, where he entered 160 acres of land, but stayed there only a few months, when he returned to Ohio; again going West in about two years, remaining but a short time. In 1857, he commenced selling Hogden’s Chain-pump, at which he continued two years. March 6, 1862, he was married to Charlotte E. Park. After his marriage, he located on a farm in Genoa Township. In March, 1872, he moved on his present homestead, which he had bought the year before. They have four children, all girls––Leonora H., Loretta H., Gertrude H. and Mattie H. The oldest one is now attending school at Gahanna, in Franklin Co. Mr. Nutt is a charter member of Galena Lodge, No. 404, I. O. O. F.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 852
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Genoa Twp. –
JOHN C. NUTT, farmer; P. O. Central College; was born Jan. 21, 1810, in Frederick Co., Va.; was 10 years old when his folks came to Ohio. His father, John Nutt, Sr., was born in 1780, in Virginia. When 24 years old, he was married to Mary Cohorn; they had nine children. In 1820, they came to Ohio, and until 1831 lived near Zanesville; then came to Delaware Co., locating in the south part of Genoa Township, where Mrs. Nutt died in 1852, and Mr. Nutt March 5, 1866. They were members of the Baptist Church. The subject was their second child, and remained with, and worked for, his father until 21 years old. Feb. 12, 1833, he married Eliza A. Eoff. She was born Dec. 18, 1810, in New Jersey. After marriage, he located in Genoa Township, and the following year bought and moved onto his present homestead of 100 acres. They had seven children––John C., Jr., who married Elizabeth Randolph; they have ten children, and live in Franklin Co.; Jacob W., married Eliza Hennis; they have one child, and live on our subject’s home place; the other five children are dead. Mrs. Nutt died Nov. 11, 1845, and Aug. 22, 1846, he married his present wife, Elizabeth Thompson; she was born Aug. 8, 1823; by whom he has seven children, of whom Joseph T., Mary A., Eveline M., Edward J., Charles J. and Martha S. still survive, and David H., deceased. . Of those living, Joseph T., Mary A. and Eveline M. are married, and living in Genoa Township. The three youngest live with the subject, when not engaged in teaching. Mr. Nutt united with the Baptist Church at the age of 21, and remained with that body until 1866, when he and his wife united with the Christian Union Church at Maxwell, with which they are still connected.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 852
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