BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Portrait and Biographical History of
Fayette, Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio.
Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros.
1892
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LEWIS
C. MALLOW. Prominent in social and business
circles of Jasper Township, Fayette County, is the family of
L. C. Mallow, whose attractive home and beautiful
farm is one of the finest in the county. His estate
comprises the magnificent sum of eight hundred and eighty
acres, all of which are under the best methods of
improvement.
The father of our subject, Simeon Mallow, was a
native of Ross County, this State, his birth occurring in
1813. His father, Adam Mallow, hailed from
Virginia, where his father, also named Adams, was
born, and where the family were among the F. F. V.'s
The last-named gentleman was captured when six years of age,
together with his mother, by the Indians, and was kept in
bondage six years. The mother was traded, after a
period of two years, to some Frenchmen, by whom she was
taken to New Orleans, but later returned home.
The grandfather of our subject was Colonel of an Ohio
regiment in the War of 1812. The maiden name of our
subject's mother was Jane Campbell. She was
born in Kentucky, and was the daughter of William
Campbell, who was among the early settlers of Fayette,
County, this State, where he was a prominent agriculturist.
Her birth occurred in 1818 and after her marriage with
Mr. Mallow, resided for a time in Fayette County, and
later removed to Ross County, where her death occurred in
1875; the father passed away in 1884. They were the
parents of three sons and one daughter.
The original of this sketch was born Mar. 3, 1840, in
Ross County, and was trained to the life of a farmer on the
old homestead. His education was received in the
schools of his district, supplementing the knowledge gained
therein by a course of reading in later years. He was
married Nov. 23, 1863, to Eliza J., daughter of
Andrew Haughey of Clinton County, this State. To
them has been born one daughter, Jennie E., who is
the wife of N. B. Hall, and resides in Washington C.
H.; she is the mother of three children.
Mrs. Eliza J. Mallow departed this life Feb. 23,
1865, and the present marriage of our subject occurred Dec.
28, 1869, at which time Miss Ellen, daughter of
James H. Hays, became his wife. The
following-named six sons have been born to them:
Orville S., Werter H., Russell C., Earl L., Carl S.
and Roy G. In May, 1864, Mr. Mallow
enlisted in the Union army, joining Company C, One Hundred
and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guards, being mustered in as
Second Sergeant. The company went from Cincinnati to
Baltimore, thence to Saulsbury, Del., to Washington, D. C.,
to Harper's Ferry and Frederick City, being engaged in
skirmishing around Washington and in Virginia and Maryland.
He was honorably discharged in the fall of 1864, when he
returned home and engaged in the peaceful pursuits of farm
life.
Mr. Mallow, in the spring of 1863, came to
Fayette County, and located on the Eustace Survey, where he
made his home until removing to his present location on
Webb's Survey, which he did in 1888. His beautiful
residence, which was erected three years ago, is the finest
in the township. It is supplied with all the modern
conveniences, and is finished and furnished in a style that
shows its inmates to be people of ample means and cultured
taste. Mr. Mallow has placed his entire estate
of eight hundred and eighty acres under cultivation, and has
caused many thousand rods of tiling to be laid. Large
and commodious buildings add to the value of hte place, and
stamp Mr. Mallow as a wide-awake and
progressive citizen.
Socially, he of whom we write is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, being identified with the lodge at
Washington C. H. He is also a Knight Templar,
belonging to the Blue Lodge and Chapter. Mrs.
Mallow is a Dunkard in religious matters, and is a very
intelligent and highly-esteemed lady, who has done her full
share in aiding her husband to attain his present financial
standing in the agricultural community. Our subject
votes the straight Republican ticket, and has served as
member of the School Board. He has also been Trustee
of his township, and for six years was County Commissioner,
having been Chairman of the Board. He has been a
delegate to county conventions, and, all in all, is a very
active and prominent citizen. When locating in Jasper
Township, it was Democratic in politics; now it shows a
Republican majority of seventy-five, of which fact Mr.
Mallow is justly proud, as he has been a hard worker for
the interest of that grand old party. He is a jovial,
good-natured gentleman, and numbers his friends by the
score. He carries on a mixed husbandry, to which
industry he adds that of stock-raising having about fifty
cattle, one hundred and fifty sheep and thirty horses.
Source:
Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,
Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman
Bros. - 1892 - Page 146 |
MARTIN
L. McCOY. The subject of this
sketch makes his home in Union Township, Fayette County, and
is the son of Abraham McCoy, and is the son of
Abraham McCoy, of the same township, who was born near
Washington C. H. about 1823. His father, James
McCoy, came to Ohio from the Eastern part of the
country. The mother of our subject bore the maiden
name of Margaret Hoppes, and was the daughter of
John Hoppes, of this county, a prominent farmer and a
man of considerable wealth. Abraham and Margaret
McCoy reared a family of ten children, and all of that
large circle are still living. Elias, the
eldest, lives at Washington C. H. and is a farmer; Sarah
is the wife of Joseph Briggs and lives in Wayne
Township, this county; John resides in Marion
Township; James lives in Washington C. H. and is in
the grocery business; Nannie is the wife of Al
Melvin, a hardware merchant of Washington C. H.; our
subject and a twin sister are next in order of age, the
latter being Mary, the wife of W. J. Burnett,
who is a farmer in north Dakota and President of the
Farmer's Alliance there; F. M. McCoy lives in Wayne
Township, where he carries on a farm; Allie James is
in the poultry business in Muncie, Ind., and Clara
married William Cleveland, who lives in the same
city, where he is carrying on a clothing business.
Mrs. Abraham McCoy died on the 3d of ay, 1885, and was
followed to her grave at Washington C. H. by her bereaved
husband and all her children.
The subject of this sketch was born June 26, 1855, in
Union Township, Fayette County, at the old homestead.
His education was received in the district schools of his
township, where he has always resided. On the 20th of
November, 1883, he was united in marriage with Miss Annie
M., daughter of Elias and Sarah Parrett.
Mr. Parrett was born Feb. 4, 1811, in Virginia, his
native place being in Shenandoah County, six miles north of
Woodstock and his parents were John and Catherine Parrett,
who came to Ohio in the fall of 1811, when their son
Elias was above eight months old. They traveled by
wagon and settled six miles north of the court House in
Paint Township, thus becoming one of the earliest pioneers
of the county. During the War of 1812, John Parrett
was called to serve his country and fought all through that
period of conflict. Upon the land which he bought upon
Paint Creek he lived from 1811 to 1859, during which hear he
died. Eight of his eleven children grew to man's and
woman's estate, and four of them are still living. The
mother of Mrs. McCoy was Sarah, daughter of
James and Elsie Conner, and of her five children, all of
whom are now living, Mrs. McCoy is the youngest.
Mr. McCoy has a family of two children, one son
and one daughter: Walter E., who was born Jan. 10,
1887, and Florence, May 7, 1891. The splendid
tract of one hundred and ten and one-half acres, which
belongs to Mr. McCoy and comprises his home farm, is
in a fine state of cultivation, and here he carries on
general farming and stock-raising. He also operates a
farm of three hundred and fifty acres adjoining, and this
year (1892) he is harvesting one hundred and eighty acres of
wheat, and makes a specialty of fine Brahma chickens and has
some very fine specimens of this fowl.
Our subject is a member of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O.
O. F., at Washington C. H. His political views bring
him into sympathy with the Democratic party, but he also
belongs to the Farmer's Alliance. He ranks as one of
the most enterprising young farmers of the county and is a
most pleasant and agreeable gentleman to meet. His
father-in-law, Elias Parrett, makes his home with his
family and is now eighty-one years of age.
Source:
Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,
Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman
Bros. - 1892 - Page 259 |
CHARLES H. MURRAY. There is no one
feature that tends so much to give a city a reputation for
progress as the facilities afforded both residents and
visitors for transacting business and thus adding pleasure
to convenience. Prominent among the establishments of
Washington Court House may be mentioned that owned and
managed by Mr. Murray, and located at No. 228 East
Court Street. The dimensions of the building are
110x22 feet, the first floor being stocked with a complete
line of furniture, while the second story contains a
well-selected stock of carpets. In addition to
furniture and carpets, Mr. Murray carries on an
undertaking business, for which he has excellent facilities
in his establishment.
Mr. Murray was born in Greenfield, Highland
County, Ohio, June 5, 1853, the son of Samuel C. and Emma
(Allen) Murray. His father was born in Ross
County, three miles from the village of Greenfield, of which
Grandfather Murray was a pioneer. He was a
prominent citizen of the place, and there engaged in the
harness and saddlery business for many years. He and
his wife reared a large family of children, concerning whom
the following is recorded: Frank was a resident
of Washington Court House for twenty years, but died at
Topeka, Kan., in 1885; Owen, formerly a resident of
Washington Court House, is deceased; Carrie married
Fay Baldwin, who is Cashier of the Highland County
Bank; Russell is engaged in business as an undertaker
at Frankfort, Ross County; Samuel, who for fifteen
years was a druggist at Washington Court House, now resides
in
Kentucky, sixty miles south of Cincinnati. Fannie
is at Greenfield, and Harry resides in Cincinnati.
The father and mother still survive and are esteemed
throughout the community where they have spent their entire
lives. They are faithfully devoted to the welfare of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which they are members.
An attendant for some years at the public schools of
Greenfield our subject has gained his education, however,
principally through close observation and experience.
After serving an apprenticeship of three years at the
carriage-making trade, and later learning the
cabinet-maker's trade in Greenfield, he engaged in business
at Bainbridge, and was also for a time in the employ of
Stewart & Meek, of Washington Court House. For six
years, he carried on a successful business as an undertaker
and dealer in furniture at Bainbridge, after which he sold
out and opened a store at Washington Court House in 1884.
It was not long until he had built up a successful business
in the furniture and undertaking line, to which, in January,
8190, he added a carpet department. He has purchased
the substantial brick building occupied by his store and
expects soon to put in a fine glass front and make other
improvements.
A Democrat in politics, Mr. Murray has no time
to devote to public offices, although qualified to discharge
official duties with credit to himself. In his social
connections, he is identified with Temple Lodge and Fayette
Encampment, I. O. O. F., and the Knights of Pythias.
The lady who became the wife of our subject May 10, 1880,
and who has since been his cheerful and devoted helpmate,
bore the maiden name of Sina V. Logan, and was born
at Washington Court House in March, 1858. Her father,
Capt. Wilson Logan, was killed during active service in
the late war, and her mother, who is a daughter of Judge
Joel Bearman, still resides in Washington Court House.
Mrs. Murray is an accomplished lady and is especially
proficient in music, having been a student in the
Conservatory of Music at Cincinnati. In their
religious preference, Mr. and Mrs. Murray are
attendants at and supporters of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and are generous contributors to all charitable
measures. They are the parents of two sons,
Shepherd and Fay.
Source:
Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,
Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman
Bros. - 1892 - Page 174 |
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