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OSCAR P. QUIGGLE, Mayor
of Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, is one of the leading members of
commercial circles in the county, and a citizen highly esteemed.
He is a native of the county, born in Hampden township Aug. 9, 1842, a
son of P. J. Quiggle, a native of the same place, born Feb. 24,
1810. John Quiggle, the grandfather of our subject,
emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1808, and settled in Hampden township
when there were but few families there. He bought land, built a
cabin in the woods, and developed a farm which he sold. He then
cleared another tract of land upon which he erected buildings, and where
he lived for nearly half a century. h He died at the age of ninety-one
years; his wife, a native of Philadelphia died at the age of
seventy-four years. They reared a family of four sons and three
daughters. The first settlers of the name in this country
emigrated from Holland in colonial times. The great-grandfather of
our subject, John Quiggle, came to America in an early day and
served in the war of the Revolution seven years. P. J. Quiggle
was reared and educated in Hampden township, attending the pioneer
schools of the neighborhood; he assisted in clearing large tracts of
land, and has owned several fine farms. He is now living, at the
age of eighty-three years. He married Angeline Canfield,
who was born in Geauga county, Ohio, in 1816. They reared a family
of five children: Mary, deceased; Delia A., a
teacher of public schools of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Oscar P.,
the subject of this notice; Millie and Gertrude. The mother
is still living; she is a member of the Diciples' Church,
and has always been deeply interested in religious matters. O. P.
Quiggle is the third of the family; he attended the select and district
schools of Hampden township until he acquired a good business education.
He enlisted July 29, 1862, in Company E, One
Hundredth and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in at
Cleveland and set to Lexington, the regiment being placed in the Second
Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. On the retreat
from that city to Louisville he was taken prisoner; he was confined at
Lexington a short time and was then paroled. He rejoined his
regiment at Murfreesborough, Tennessee, and afterward participated in
the battles at Milton, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge; he was in the
Atlanta campaign, and fought in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, New
Hope Church, and was under fire until taken sick at Marietta, where he
was in the hospital, and then at Chattanooga, Nashville, Jeffersonville
and Camp Dennison, Ohio. He rejoined his regiment at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, in March, 1865, and was afterward at Raleigh, Holly
Springs, then marched through Richmond to Washington and took part in
the grand review May 24, 1865. He was mustered out at Washington
June 8, 1865, and paid off at Cleveland.
Mr. Quiggle was united in marriage Aug. 30,
1865, to Helen I. Field, who was born at Claridon, Ohio.
They have two children: John J. and Elsie M.;
Howard F. died at the age of seven years. Mr. Quiggle
went into business with his father-in-law, John T. Field, at
Hampden in September, 1865. They carried on a general mercantile
business for five years at the end of which Mr. Quiggle took
charge of the business. In 1878 they formed a second partnership
at Chardon, which existed four years, Mr. Quiggle then buying the
business. He carries a large and well selected stock of dry goods,
groceries, glassware and carpets, and has a large patronage throughout
Geauga county. A Republican in politics, he was elected Mayor of
Chardon in 1892, and has made a good officer. He was a member of
the council four years, from 1888 to 1892, was Justice of the Peace in
Hampden nine years, from 1869 to 1877, and was Postmaster there for ten
years, from 1866 to 1876, discharging his duties with that promptitude
which characterizes all his movements. He is a member of Reed
Post, No. 387, G. A. R. He and his wife are worthy members of the
Congregational Church.
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Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis
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