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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Gallia County
H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo
Publ: 1882
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Cheshire Twp. -
DAVID R. JACOBS - and Mary Stowe
were married in Meigs county, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1844. He
was born in Plymouth county, Massachusetts, July 24, 1817,
and came to this county from Pomeroy, Meigs county, April
16, 1880. His wife was born in Meigs county, Aug. 28,
1824. They have the following family: Emma,
born Aug. 28, 1851, resides at home; Hannah, April
17, 1852; Thephelus, Sept. 28, 1854, resides at home;
David H., Nov. 17, 1855, died Jan. 2, 1880; Mary
Rittie, July 9, 1858, resides in Cheshire township;
Jennie, June 17, 1861, resides at home; Fannie,
Mar. 15, 1866, resides at home. Mr. Jacobs was
elected county commissioner in Meigs county for two years,
in 1854-5; he was also township trustee for several years.
He was a soldier in the war of 1861, enlisting in the fall
of that year in the 7th Ohio Batter Light Artillery; was
elected as first lieutenant and mustered out in 1863.
He is a present located at the farm of H. B. Smith,
known as the Blue Sulphur Springs, a summer pleasure and
health resort; he is the sole manager of the estate. A
brother, and his son, of Mrs. Jacobs was in the late
war, and her father Erastus Stowe, was in the war of
1812. His father, Gilbert Stowe, was an early
settler in New York, and was killed by the Indians with a
tomahawk, while he was scaling the pickets of the fort.
Erastus, being a weakly infant, was taken by the
Indians, and after search was found in the cradle in a corn
field, their house being burned. The parents of Mr.
Jacobs were Joshua and Hannah (Cushing) Jacobs;
they were both born in Massachusetts, his father in 1769 and
his mother in 1875; they died in 1840 and 1824 respectively.
Mrs. Jacobs' parents were Erastus and Jane (Smith)
Stowe. Her father was born in Cooperstown, New
York, and died in February, 1845. Her mother was born
in New Hampshire, and died in May, 1870. Besides
attending to the Springs, Mr. Jacobs is engaged in
farming. His postoffice address is Kyger, Gallia
county, Ohio.
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Raccoon Twp. -
RUFUS
D. JACOBS, M. D. - is the son of
Rufus and Mary (Dupre) Jacobs,
settlers of this county in 1819. The doctor was born
in Gallia county, Ohio, August 6, 1832. He commenced
the study of medicine in 1853, and in 1856 he started
practicing; he is a graduate of Charity Hospital Medical
College of Cleveland, in the year 1869; he also received a
diploma from the Medical Department of the University of
Wooster, in the year 1871. He has been practicing his
profession continuously for twenty-six years. He first
located in this county in 1856, and removed to Vinton,
Gallia county, in 1860, and remained there until the year
1877, at which time he removed to Rio Grande, where he still
resides. His first marriage was to Jemima,
daughter of William C. and Elizabeth (Trotter) Iron.
she was born December 27, 1837, and died May 24, 1864.
She was the mother of the following children: Mary
E., born December 20, 1857, died in 1881; Ira W.,
February 6, 1860, resides at home; Eliza E., January
12, 1862, died June 2, 1864; infant son, May 9, 1864,
deceased. The doctor's present wife is Mary J. Dupre,
who is a native of this county, born October 8, 1836; her
parents are Abraham and Mary (Deckard) Dupre.
The children of this marriage are: Charles S.,
born December 20, 1865, and Sarah A., February 22,
1868, both reside at home. The postoffice address of
Doctor Jacobs is Rio Grande, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Raccoon Twp. -
RUFUS
JACOBS -
was born in Barnadstown, Franklin
county, Massachusetts, April 27, 1804. His parents
settled in this county when it was sparsely settled in 1819.
His father, Abel Jacobs, died in 1864, and his
mother, Aseneth (Briggs) Jacobs, in 1866. In
1829 Mr. Jacobs bought a farm he now lives on.
In 1830, March 13th, he was married in this county to
Mary Dupry; she was a daughter of Abraham and Mary
Dupry, and was born on the Island of Jersey, England,
Nov. _ 1811; she died June 22, 1835. She was the
mother of the following children: Abraham, born
July 13, 1831, died August 6, 1831;
Rufus D., August 1832, is a
physician in Rio Grande; Abel A., August 7, 1834,
died February 3, 1842. The second marriage of Mr.
Jacobs was to Gottleaben Federar, who is a native
of Wurtemberg, Germany, born January 17, 1813; they were
married in this county, July 28, 1839. They have the
following children: Lewis born February 4,
1841, died February 11, 1841; Joseph F., December 5,
1843, resides at home; Mary L. (Woodruf),
December 2, 1851, resides in this county; was married to
Ira Woodruf, August 15, 1874; George W., August
15, 1854, was married to Mary Sannar, January 27,
1877, died June 27, 1882; Sarah C. (Sannar) March 27,
1857, resides in this county. The parents of Mrs.
Jacobs were Mathias and Mary A. (Black) Federar;
her father is deceased, and her mother died in Germany in
1826. Joseph F., one of Mr. Jacob's
sons, was married in Jackson county, Ohio, April 9, 1867, to
Elizabeth J. Turner. She was a daughter of
Samuel and Elizabeth (Wilmore) Turner, and was born in
Jackson county, Ohio. Only one child was born to them,
Albert E., born February 13, 1868, and who resides at
home. Joseph F. is living on the farm with his
father. Joseph Jacobs, an uncle of Rufus
Jacobs, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died while
in service, nine days before the battle of Plattsburg.
Mr. Jacobs held the office of school examiner in
1832, an several other offices at different times.
Mr. Jacobs' address is Tycoon, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Greenfield
Twp. -
DAVID E. JENKINS
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Sarah Griffiths were married in Cincinnati, Ohio,
Jan. 18, 1866. He
was born in South Wales, Cardiganshire, June 26, 1836, and his
wife is Brooklyn, New York,
Jan. 28, 1836. The
parents of Mr. Jenkins are Evan and
Elizabeth (Davies) Jenkins.
His mother died in 1870, and his father resided in
Wales.
Mrs. Jenkins is a daughter of
Griffith D. and Elizabeth (Davies) Griffiths,
settlers of this county in 1845.
Her father was born in Wales in 1804,
and her mother is deceased.
The children of Mr. Jenkins are:
Evan, born Oct. 14, 1866; Mary
E., Oct. 26, 1870;
Griffith, Mar. 3,
1872. Mr.
Jenkins in his early days followed the sea for a
living. He has
made one trip from Chicago to Liverpool with a cargo of wheat.
At different times he has sailed from the upper
peninsula of Lake Superior to the mouth of the
St. Lawrence river.
He has also sailed through the Mediterranean, and all
through the East Indies, reaching Constantinople at the time of the Crimean war.
He has also followed milling, both grist and saw-mill.
He is still engaged in the saw-mill business, and also
in farming, the latter consisting of 204 acres, which he
purchased of the heirs of Evaline Boggs.
He settled in this county in 1866.
His postoffice address is
Wales, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Greenfield Twp. -
EVAN T. JENKINS - was born at Cambria
Furnace, Jackson county, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1848. His
parents are Thomas and Leah (Evans) Jenkins, settlers
of this county in 857. His mother was born in 1818,
and died Feb. 7, 1873. Mary Ann Evans became
the wife of Mr. Jenkins in this township, Oct. 27,
1870. She was born in Greenfield township, Apr. 14,
1851. The following are their children: Anna L.,
Feb. 24, 18__; Leah Belle, July 26, 1873; Margaret,
Nov. 19, 1875; David, July 12, 1878; Mary,
Oct. 24, 1881. The parents of Mr. Jenkins are
David and Ann Evans. Her father died in
October, 1851, and her mother was born in 1812.
David T. and William T. Jenkins served in the late war
in the 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, ten months, being
discharged at the end of the war. Richard D. Evans
served one year and eleven months in the 56th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was discharged for disability, and has not
seen a well day since. David C. Evans was also
a member of the 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company C, and
was killed June 16, 1863. He was wounded the May
previous at the battle of Champion Hill, and it terminated
fatally, as stated. His wound occurred the day after
capturing the flag from Fort Gibson. John A. Evans
was a member of Company E, 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
enlisting July 22, 1861. He served through the whole
of the rebellion and did not receive a wound, and retained
good health. He enlisted as a private, and for his
fidelity and manly qualities was promoted step by step to
captain. He resides in Franzeysburg, Muskingum county,
Ohio, where he is engaged as a merchant. The subject
of this sketch, Evan T. Jenkins, is a farmer, his
land being located in Greenfield township. His
postoffice address is Gallia Furnace, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Harrison Twp. -
GEORGE W. JENKINS –
was born in Scioto county,
April 6, 1837. He is a
son of Gallipolis, Sept. 29, 1858, to
Abigail, daughter
of Nicholas and MaryA.
(Angel) White She
is a native of Clay township, born Feb. 9, 1838.
She is mother of the following children:
George W., born Mar. 11, 1859, resides in Harrison township;
John T., November
1, 1861, died July 19, 1880;
Dora B., Aug. 9,
1863, resides in Harrison township;
Charles A., Nov. 1,
1872, resides in Harrison
township.
Mr. Jenkins is engaged in farming, his farm being located in Harrison twp. He
came to Gallia county in
1843. His postoffice
address is Thivener, Gallia, county,
Ohio.
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Cheshire Twp. -
WILLIAM S. JENKINS - was born in Bath
County, Virginia, Sept. 13, 1811. He is a son of
Daniel D. and MAry (Sively) Jenkins. His father
was born in Virginia in 1774, and came to this county with
his family in 1815. Mr. Jenkins and Cynthia
Scott were married in Cheshire township. She is a
native of this county, born April 1, 1812. Their
children are: Mary, born May 7, 1836, married
Alexander D. Fraser, and resides in Nebraska;
George W., Aug. 1, 1837, resides in Cheshire township;
Amanda, Dec. 25, 1838, married to Rodney
Roush, and resides in Cheshire; Sarah Anne, Nov.
27, 1840, resides in Cheshire, where she is married to
Thomas J. James; Charles S., May 3, 1842, resides
at home; Benjamin, June 23, 1845, married to Lucy
Evans, and resides in Cheshire township; William
Alonzo, Sept. 6, 1849, resides at home. The
parents of Mrs. Jenkins are Charles and Mary (Darst)
Scott, who reside in this county. William S.
Jenkins was elected justice of the peace in Cheshire
township in 1842, and has held the office ever since, his
term expiring in 1884, making forty-two years of continuous
office service. Charles S. Jenkins, a son of
the subject of this sketch, was a soldier in the late war.
He enlisted in 1862 in Company B, 91st Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He was wounded on the 19th of September,
1864, at the battle of Winchester, receiving a shot on the
left side of his head. He remained in hospital until
March, 1865, when he returned to his regiment and served
until the close of the war, when he received his honorable
discharge. The father of Mrs. Jenkins, Charles
Scott, served in the war of 1812. Mr.
Jenkins has lived in this county since 1815, and has
acquired a fine property of 500 acres. He has about
fifty acres of coal land near Kygerville, in Cheshire and
Morgan townships. His address is Kyger, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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WALTER
JOHNSON - was born in Fluvanna county, Virginia, April
4, 1835, and came to this county in 1857. His father,
Henry Johnson, was born in the county of Fluvanna, July 4,
1772, and died in the same county in June, 1850. His
mother, Mary C. (Strong) Johnson, is a native of the
same county, born April 15, 1792, and died August 3, 1877.
Walter Johnson was a soldier in the war of 1861.
He enlisted in a Virginia regiment and served three years.
He was a participant in the battle of Vicksburg from the first
to the last, forty-seven days in all. In the retreat
from Lynchburg to Kanawah Valley, he was five days and nights
without food or sleep, being in General Hunter's command.
Mr. Johnson was married in this county, June 6,
1869, to Annie E. Williams, who is a native of this
county, born April 28, 1845. She is a daughter of
John and Lucia (Sartin) Williams. Her father died
February 18, 1879, and her mother in October, 1876. The
children of this marriage are: John J., born May
5, 1870; Ernsey S., November 3, 1871; Lucy M.,
February 3, 1873; Lu Altea, December 16, 1874;
William H., August 25, 1876; Elijah C., January 11,
1878; Walter E., October 11, 1879; Charles U.,
August 26, 1881; they all reside at home. Mr. Johnson
is a farmer, residing in the township of Guyan.
His address is Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio.
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WILLIAM
JOHNSON - and Francis Martt were married
in Gallia county, Ohio, September 25, 1873. They are
both natives of the same county, he born in 1836, and his wife
in 1854. They have the following children:
Edward, born July 12, 1874, died September 20, 1880;
Leroy, July 8, 1875; Arazona, October 4, 1876;
Levina A., June 11, 1878, died August 12, 1878; Amy,
August 12, 1879. The parents of Mr. Johnson
are Joshua and Amy (Hawkins) Johnson his father was a
soldier in the war of 1812. Isaac and Mary A. (Cremeems)
Martt are the parents of Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson had been previously marred to
Transylvania Burnett, who was born December 28,
1842, and died March 27, 1873. She was mother of the
following children: William T. S., born April 26,
1866; Joshua, September 20, 1867; Harvey,
November 13, 1869, died August 24, 1870; Jerome, March
22, 1871; Hattie, September 8, 1872. Her parents
were Murwood and Mary A. W. (Parish) Burnett,
who were born August 12, 1821, and October 20, 1820,
respectively. Their fathers were Jesse Burnett
and John H. Parish, both of whom were soldiers in the
war of 1812. Mr. Johnson has filled the
office of trustee in Guyan township for three years. He
was a soldier in the late war; he enlisted in 1861, under
Captain Harry Graham, in Company G, 4th Virginia Volunteer
Infantry, at Mason City, Virginia; he reenlisted as a veteran
at Larkinsville, Alabama, in 1864, and was discharged after
serving four years. He was in the following engagements:
Lightburn retreat, siege of Vicksburg; Jackson, Mississippi;
Chattanooga, all the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, and the
great Lynchburg raid, and many minor engagements. His
farm is located in Guyan township. His address is
Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Gallipolis -
JAMES JOHNSTON - is the son of
Samuel and Elizabeth (Cherrington) Johnston, and was
born in Gallia county, May 12, 1834, and graduated at
Starling Medical College, Mar. 3, 1857. He was married
Sept. 16, 1857, to Augusta Bradbury, who is also a
native of the same county, born Feb. 11, 1840. They
have the following children: Asa O., born July 16,
1858, resides in Kyger, Gallia County; Ida, May 23,
1860, resides in Cheshire; Hollis C., Oct. 2, 1861,
resides in Gallipolis. The parents of Mrs. Johnston
are Asa and Electa B. (Harding) Bradbury.
Dr. Johnston was assistant surgeon of hte 116th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry; was commissioned in 1862, and resigned
in February, 1863, on account of disability. He was
again commissioned in 1864, and was assigned to the 141st
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He is a practicing physician
and surgeon of Gallipolis, where he should be addressed.
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ROBERT
C. JOHNSTON is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Cherrington)
Johnston. He was born in Gallia county Mar. 22,
1839. His father was born in Scotland, Sept. 25, 1805,
and his mother in West Virginia, Apr. 14, 1804. They
settled in this county in 1814, when it was in a very wild
state, and they had to endure a great many privations.
Robert Johnston was married to Ada Hutsinpiller,
in Gallia county, May 23, 1869. She was born in this
county, Aug. 2, 1847, and is a daughter of David and Mariah
(Winsor) Hutsinpiller. Her father was born in 1818, and
died Feb. 10, 1881, and her mother was born in 1823.
Mr. Johnston had one brother, James, in the late
war. He was assistant surgeon in the 116th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Johnston is a farmer, and
resides in Addison township. His postoffice address is
Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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SAMUEL
JOHNSTON- came to this county with his parents in 1818.
He was born in Melrose, Scotland, Sep. 25, 1805. At the
time his parents came here there were none of the modern
conveniences. Sometimes their corn for bread was pounded
by hand. The names of his parents were James and
Margaret (Cowen) Johnston. They were both born in
Scotland, and his father died in 1820, and his mother Sept.
17, 1836. Mr. Johnston was married to
Elizabeth Cherrington, in Gallia County, Aug. 25, 1826.
She was born in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, Apr. 14,
1804. Her parents were William and Lettitia
(Douglass) Cherrington, settlers of this county in 1805.
They were both born in Pennsylvania and died in 1833 and 1849,
respectively. The children of Mr. Johnston are:
William, born June 4, 1827, died July 16, 1827;
Harriet, July 11, 1828, resides in Springfield township;
Lettitia, Sep. 30, 1829, resides at home; Eleanor,
Nov. 30, 1830, died Sept. 18, 1852; Margaret, July 12,
1832, resides in Gallipolis; James, May 12, 1834,
resides in Gallipolis; John, March 14, 1836, died Aug.
11, 1836; Samuel, February, 3, 1837, resides in Gallia
county; Robert C., March 22, 1839, resides in this
county; Mary E., October 22, 1841, resides at home.
James Johnston, a son of Samuel, was a surgeon
in the war of 1861. He served two years and was
discharged on account of disability. Mr. Johnston
is a farmer residing in Addison township. His postoffice
address is Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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