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The following are the names of the
residents of Millwood township who were over seventy-six
years of age in 1876: Mary Hall, Henry Hall, John
D. Hall, Noah Hartley, Sarah Hartley, Michael Creighton,
Samuel Ruth, Margaret Ruth, Thomas Ruth, Isaac Spencer,
William Rose, James R. Johnson, Priscilla Johnson, George
Emerson, Hannah Hague, Jesse Coles, Washington Clary, Nathan
Hall, George Falmer, Thomas Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Josiah
Outland, Francis Linn, William Crouse, James Fillett, Jacob
S. Brill, Albina Sayre, John Rimer, Isaac Webster, James
Hart, Mary Wolford, William Hyde, Joseph Dunlap, Elizabeth
Brill, Mary Brill, Jehu Hague, James Whitcraft, John Stotts,
George K. Fox, Ann F. Harvey, Susanah Arnold, Michael
Aubmire, Sarah Perego, Clarissa Shuman, John Shuman, Samuel
Carter, John Addison, C. McCormick, Hannay Scott.
WILLIAM P. HARTLEY
is the oldest son and third child of
David B. Hartley who was born in Burks county,
Pennsylvania, Sept. 28, 1786. When twenty-one years of
age he moved to Warren county, New Jersey, where he taught
school for thirty years. On Sept. 6, 1817, he married
Phoebe, daughter of Jonas Parke, of Hunterdon county, New
Jersey. In 1837 they moved to Guernsey county, Ohio.
Seven of their eight children are now living, viz.:
Sarah, Elizabeth William P., Thompson P., Hiram J., Samuel,
and Arletta. James, the eighth child, was
first lieutenant in the One Hundred and Twenty-second
regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. He was killed at the
battle of Cold Harbor. William P. Hartley was
born in New Village, Warren county, New Jersey, Mar. 23,
1821. With the exception of three years spent in
California, he has lived continually here since 1837.
On Oct. 19, 1852, he married Eliza E., daughter of James R.
and Priscilla Johnson, of Guernsey county. Their
children were: Mancil J., born Aug. 9, 1853, now an attorney
at Xenia, Ohio; Anna, born Oct. 10, 1862; Anice P., born
June 8, 1866, and residing at home. Anna died in
September, 1864. Mr. Hartley has passed his days in
farming. He has held local offices, and in 1785 he was
elected sheriff of Guernsey county. He is a Democrat
in politics, and a Christian in religion.
JOSEPH HARTLEY
is the third son of Mahlon Hartley, of Bucks county,
Pennsylvania, born Oct. 30, 1807. His parents had six
girls and three boys, named as follows: John, Noah,
Joseph, Sarah, Aby, Phoebe, Elizabeth, Melinda (living),
and Mary (deceased). when a boy of ten years he
went with the family to their new home in Belmont county,
Ohio. His life has been spent upon a farm.
In 1828 he married Sarah, daughter of Isaac and
Mary Hall, of Guernsey county. Five of their six
children are living, viz.: Isaac, Henry, Noah E.,
Jesse and Zimri. Mrs. Hartley died in
February, 1844, and in July, 1845, he married Maria,
daughter of Micajah and Mary Bailey, of Belmont
county, Ohio. This couple had two children - Joseph
B. and Sarah Hall. Since 1830 he has lived
near Quaker City. He is a Republican and a Friend.
ISAAC HARTLEY
is the eldest son of Joseph Hartley, of Quaker City,
Ohio. He was born Aug. 30, 1829, in the town of
Millford, near Quaker City. He was raised upon a farm
and educated at the common schools. On Jan. 2, 1851,
he and Mary H. Engle were married. She was a
daughter of John Engle, and bore him three children.
Alva B. is the sole living child, Abner and
Lewis being deceased. Mr. Hartley's farm is
a very productive one, and contains one hundred and
sixty-five acres. He is one of the tillers of the soil
and sheep-growers who fairly represent the farming portion
of the community. He is a Republican, a trustee of
school lands, and a member of the Friends society.
NOAH E. HARTLEY
is the third son of Joseph and Sarah (Hall) Hartley,
of Quaker City, in this township. He was born Feb. 20,
1834, reared on the farm, and educated at the district
schools. Dec. 3, 1863, he married Sina D.,
daughter of Samuel Carter, of Maryland. Their
six children are all living, and are named Jesse C.,
Sarah E., Samuel J., Melissa F., Frank W., and Willis
P. Mr. Hartley is a consistent Republican, and a
member of the Friends society.
JOSEPH B. HARTLEY
is the only son of Joseph Hartley, by his first wife.
He was born on June 4, 1848, on the family homestead at
Quaker City, Guernsey county, and was raised on the home
farm. He availed himself to the utmost of the limited
opportunities to become educated afforded by the
district schools. On the 28th day of May, 1868, he and
Sarah E., daughter of Jonah Smith, Esq., of
Quaker City, were united in marriage. He has always
followed the occupation of a farmer, and like many members
of the Society of Friends, is an adherent of the principles
of the Republican party.
ISAAC W. HALL
is the second son of John Hall, who came from North
Carolina in 1805,, and purchased a tract of land near what
is now the village of Quaker City, in this county. In
1830 John Hall opened a general store one mile and a
half east of Quaker City. In 1807 he married
Phoebe, daughter of John Webster, of Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, by whom he had eight children, six of
whom are living - Isaac W., Cyrus, Thomas, John P., Eli,
and Eliza W. Isaac W. was born in 1810, and
educated at the common schools. In 1839 he engaged in
the mercantile business at Quaker City, where he has resided
since. He was married three times. By his first
wife, Margaret Thomas, of Belmont county, he had one
child, Phoebe T. His second wife was
Elizabeth Vail, of Belmont county, who bore him a son,
John R. In 1862 he married his present wife,
Sarah Gumere, daughter of John Gumere, of
Harrison county. Their only child died in infancy.
Mr. Hall is the originator and president of the
national bank in Quaker City. Mr. Hall is a
Friend in religion and Republican in politics.
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Res. of the Late John Hall -
Present Res. of Eli Hall,
Spencer Sta., Millwood Twp.,
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JOHN P. HALL
is the fourth son of John Hall, of North Carolina,
who settled near Quaker City, in this township.
John P. was brought up on his father's farm, and availed
himself of the educational facilities offered by the common
schools of his district. In 1841 he married Phoebe
Ann, daughter of John and Sarah Fields, of
Belmont county, Ohio. They have had five children,
viz.: Eliza Jane, married to Thomas E. Goiset,
of this county; Sarah E., wife of James S. Rownd,
of Noble county; Mecissa H.; Alonzo Eli, married to
Hannah Ann, daughter of John and Mary Doudna;
and Elmer W. Mr. Hall is a fine, productive
farm of nearly three hundred acres, and is, like all members
of the Friends society, a Republican.
ELI HALL
was born on the old home farm in Millwood township, on June
10, 1819. He is the fifth son of John Hall, and
was reared on the farm and educated at the common schools.
His wife was Priscilla Thomas, of Belmont county, and
his children were: Hannah Ann, Elmer M., Rebecca,
Elvina, and Margaret. Mr. Hall is one of
the leading agriculturists of this region. In politics
he is a Republican, and is a member of the Society of
Friends.
JOHN D. HALL
is the third son of Isaac Hall, who came from North
Carolina to Belmont county in 1803, and purchased one
hundred and thirty acres, one and one-half miles south of
Barnesville. He was a farmer and his wife was Mary,
daughter of John and Sarah Doudna. Three of
their ten children yet live, viz.: Henry, Paniah Croft,
and John D. The latter was born in Belmont
county, Oct. 13, 1806, and came with the family to Guernsey
county in 1811. He was reared on the farm, and
educated at the subscription schools. On Mar. 26,
1828, he married Anna, daughter of Joshua and
Elizabeth Scott, of Belmont county. Their children
are: Joshua, Henry S., Elizabeth Campbell,
Isaac C., Mary D., Benson, and Anna Hilton.
All but Elizabeth yet live. Their mother died
on Dec. 13, 1854. Isaac C. married Elizabeth
E. Sharp, of Morrow county, Ohio, in 1858. She
died on July 21, 1859. Her infant daughter, Lizzie
E., died nearly twenty years later. Isaac
married again in 1873. His second wife is Mary
Alice, daughter of Alfred and Sarah E. Logan, of
Loudoun county, Virginia. They live on the homestead
with their father. Both father and son are
Prohibitionists and members of the Friends society.
Isaac was born July 20, 1834.
CYRUS HALL
was born on the 31st of May, 1808. His was the first
birth on the present site of Millwood township. He was
the first born of John Hall, who came from Wayne
county, North Carolina, in 1805, with his father, Isaac,
son of Moses Hall, an English emigrant. Young
Cyrus was reared where he was born, and on the 22d of
March, 1832, became the husband of Ellen, daughter of
Isaac Stahl, of Belmont county. Three of their
five children are living, viz.: Edward, Joel, and
Thomas Clarkson. Mr. Hall is a Republican and
belongs to the Society of Friends. He is a
representative man of the county, of literary attainments,
and unsullied reputation.
AMOS HALL
is a son of Nathan Hall, who came from North Carolina
to Guernsey county in the year 1825, and purchased eighty
acres of land which he afterwards cultivated. He
married on the 29th of March, 1832, to Deborah Parry,
a daughter of John and Rachel Parry, of Noble county,
Ohio. They had three children, namely: Hannah
Ann, Amos and Thomas P. Mrs. Hall died Feb.
1, 1844, and her husband, Nathan Hall, died in March
1880. Amos was born on the home farm on the
30th of March, 1837. While living there he attended
the district school, and June 3d, 1858, married Deborah
W., a daughter of Thomas and Anna Webster, of
this township. They have three children, viz.:
Alva B., who was born Aug. 8, 1859; Clarence W.,
born Jan. 28, 1863; and Clayton T., born Oct. 22,
1866. Mr. Hall is a Republican and a Friend.
JOHN SMITH
is a son of William and Elizabeth (Holt) Smith, of
Yorkshire, England, where he was born Nov. 4, 1814.
While an infant he was brought to America by his father, who
became a stonemason at Washington and helped prepare the
material for the United States Capitol building. There
were seven children, viz.: Hannah, Elizabeth, John,
Squire, Sarah, Mary, and William Wilson.
The last three are now dead. John Smith was
raised upon a farm. In 1840 he married Margaret
Temple, who became the mother of his eleven children,
ten of whom are living. Their names are:
William W., Mary Ellen, George M., Elizabeth, Sarah J.,
Margaret Louisa, Biddie Amanda, John T., Emma A., Etta,
and Nancy M. Mr. Smith lives as a farmer on the
homestead, two and one-half miles north of Quaker City.
He is a Democrat and a member of the United Presbyterian
church.
THOMAS WEBSTER,
son of Thomas Webster, who came from Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, and entered a tract of land one mile
west of Quaker City many years ago. Previous to this
time he had been a carpenter, but he then settled on his
land and became a tiller of the soil. He married
Annie Gore, of Loudoun county, Virginia. Their ten
children were: Nancy, John, Hannah, Ann P., Sarah,
Phoebe, Deborah, Joseph, Jeptha, and Thomas.
His son Thomas was born in 1832 and brought up on the
farm. In 1860 Thomas, Jr., married Lydia P.,
daughter of Samuel Richardson, of Morgan county,
Ohio. He settled a quarter of a mile west of Quaker
City village. His children are: Willis B., Anna S.,
Hattie G., Franklin T., Albert, Walter, Alva, and D.
R. He is a Friend and a Republican.
JAMES WHITE,
of Baltimore county, Maryland, was a machinist by trade and
lived for a time in Montgomery county, Maryland, from whence
he moved, in 1830, to Harrison county, Ohio. His wife
was a Baltimore lady named Mary (Dennis) Stewart.
Five of their twelve children are living - James W.,
Joseph h., Belinda, Emily E., and Hannah M.
Their son, Dr. James W. White was born in Montgomery
county, Maryland, in 1823, and came to Ohio with his father.
He was reared upon a farm and educated at the common
schools. In 1845 he married Minerva, daughter
of William Moore, of Belmont county. Their
children were: Washington A., Mary B., Clarinda J.,
Lazelle M., and Shattiece D. Clarinda died
in infancy. Mr. White studied medicine with
Dr. William George, of Middletown, Guernsey county,
Ohio, and has practiced medicine a quarter of a century at
Salesville. His only son, Dr. W. H. White, was
born in Middletown, November 29, 1850. He was educated
at the district school, and graduated at the Eclectic
Medical institute, of Cincinnati, in 1880. Nov. 3,
1880, he married Emma Martin, of Belmont county.
Both father and son are engaged in the practice of medicine
at Salesville, Ohio.
JOHN R. HUNT
is the third son of Henry and Eliza Hunt, of
Maryland. There were four boys and one girl, but
John R., Lewis, and Hiram alone survive.
John R. was born in Warren township, Belmont county,
Ohio, on the 21st of November, 1839. He was reared
upon a farm, educated at the district school, and on the 4th
of November, 1870, was married to Lucretia J.,
daughter of Reuben and Eliza Whitaker, of Zanesville,
Ohio. Their seven children were: Mary J., Theodore
W., Cora M., Minnie M., Lena B., Orin W., and
Rutherford H. Mr. Hunt removed in November, 1867,
to Spencer Station, in Millwood township, where he has since
been engaged in the mercantile business. For eleven
years he has been postmaster there.
W. N. COWDEN
is the only son of David Cowden, who came to America
with his father, William Cowden, from Ireland in
1810. David Cowden, on his arrival, purchased a
tract of land one and one-half miles northeast of Quaker
City, and in 1835 married Margery, daughter of
Newell Kennon, and sister of Judge William Kennon,
of Belmont county, Ohio. Four children by this
marriage were named William Newell, Joseph Kennon,
Margaret J., and Eliza W. Joseph and
Eliza are dead. William Newell Cowden was
brought up on the family farm. His district school
education was supplemented by a course of study at Muskingum
college. In 1866 he married Deborah, daughter of
Thomas W. Laughlin, of Center Township, by whom he has
had seven children - William Kennon, David Laughlin,
Newell Wilson, Jenny Margery, Mary Henrietta, Deborah
Lillian, and Charlotta. The last named is
dead. Mr. Cowden is largely engaged in breeding
sheep and growing wool. He has five hundred and
thirty-seven acres of land. For several years he was
president of the Quaker City Fair association, and is at
present vice president of the Quaker City National bank.
He is an elder of the United Presbyterian church, and a
Democrat.
HUGH KEENAN
is a son of James and Margaret (Milrine) Keenan, of
Greene county, Pennsylvania. His parents left their
native State for a home in Monroe county, in the year 1836,
but one year later they settled in the village of Quaker
City in this county. Their surviving children are:
Hugh, James, Thomas, and Sarah A. Mr. Hugh
Keenan was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, and was
educated in the district school of Quaker City. June
9, 1860, he married Phebe T., daughter of Isaac W.
Hall. They have five boys and six girls, all
living, viz: Ida B., John T., Eliza E., Eva A., Isaac W.,
Sarah L., Eli E., Harriet M., Anna L., Willis H., and
Charles E. Mr. Keenan is a tiller of the soil, a
Republican, and a member of the Society of Friends.
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JOHN P. HALL
JOHN P. HALL
is a native of Millwood township, born on August
26, 1813. October 14, 1842, he married
Miss Phebe Ann Fields, who was born in
Belmont county, Ohio, November 3, 1821.
Her parents were John and Sarah (Broomhall)
Fields. Her father was born April 20,
1793, and died October 26, 1881. Sarah,
his wife, was born January 20, 1790, and died
June 28, 1867.
To Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall five children were
born, as follow: Eliza Jane, wife
of Thomas E. Griest, born Oct. 17, 1843,
and living in Guernsey county; Sarah
Elizabeth, wife of James S. Rownd,
born Apr. 18, 1846, residing in Noble county,
Ohio; Malina H., born January 3, 1850;
Eli A., born January 10, 1858, married
Hannah A. Doudna, who was born in Guernsey
county; Elmer W. was born July 10, 1860.
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THOMAS
McFARLAND was second son of James and Mary
Ann (Quinn) McFarland, of county Tyrone, Ireland.
His parents had ten children,, four of whom survive,
viz.: John, Thomas, Hugh, and
Catherine. John and Hugh are living in
Wisconsin, and Catharine in Philadelphia, Thomas
came to America in 1835, and settled in Coshocton, Ohio.
He moved to Washington, Ohio, three years later, and
worked at his trade of carpenter. In 1840 he and
Mary Ann Graham, daughter of Walter Graham,
were married. They lived in Morgan county two
yeas, and then moved to Millwood township, their present
residence. Since his marriage he has been a
farmer. Their children are: John W., William
G., Thomas, Mary Ann, Salvina, James, and
Margaret. The last two are dead. Mr.
McFarland is a Republican in politics, and a
Methodist in religious belief.
JESSE DOUDNA
was the first son of Noas and Hannah (Webster) Doudna.
The names of his parents' children were: Jesse, Noas
W., Sinah, David, Sarah Coster, Joseph, Ann,
Mary, Elisha and John. Jesse was
born in Belmont county on the 12th of December, 1808.
He purchased a tract of six hundred acres of land, and
in April, 1862, he married Rachel L., daughter of
Levi and Rachel Benson, of Harford county,
Maryland. His wife was born Sept. 23, 1827.
Their children's names are: Laura Viola, Franklin B.,
and Ellen Lancaster. Mrs. Rachel
(Lancaster) Benson, the mother of Mrs. Jesse
Doudna, is the daughter of Jesse and Mary
Lancaster, of Harford county, Maryland. She is
the great-granddaughter of Thomas Lancaster, of
England, a minister of the Society of Friends, after
whom Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, was named.
Mr. Jesse Doudna died on the 30th of November at his
home, near Spencer's Station. He was highly
esteemed by all who knew him for his intellectual and
moral worth. He was a stock raiser and general
farmer.
JOHN DOUDNA
is the fifth son of Noas Doudna, of North
Carolina, who located in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1805,
and purchased two tracts of land one and a half miles
northeast of Spencer's Station, in Millwood township, in
1810, and removed there. In 1807 Noas
married Hannah, the daughter of John Webster,
of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, by whom he had ten
children. His son John was born in 1828,
and was reared on the farm, and educated in the district
schools. HE married Mary Jane, daughter of
Samuel and Susan (Benson) Carter, of Maryland,
who had settled in this township. Their eight
children are living, viz.: Hannah Ann, Samuel C.,
Martha Ellen, Tabitha C., John E., Mary J., Willis E.,
and Edward B. Mr. Doudna farms his land
which adjoins the family homestead. He is a
Republican and Friend.
ROBERT McCORMICK
is the son of Robert and Catharine (Brill) McCormick,
of county Tyrone, Ireland. His father landed at
Philadelphia in the year 1800, and clerked in a store
for five years. In 1805 he moved to Somerset,
Pennsylvania, and taught in the district schools.
In 1807 he married Catharine, daughter of John
Brill, of Somerset. Their eleven children were
named: Henry, Robert, Hamilton, Mary J., Harriet,
Elizabeth, John Wesley, Genet, Noble, Margaret, and
Benjamin F. In 1815 he came to Guernsey
county, and purchased a tract of land here, and farmed
during summers, and taught school winters. He is
still living, aged ninety years. Robert, Jr.,
was brought up on the farm, and educated at the common
schools. In 1845 he married Sarah, daughter
of David and Elizabeth Brill, of Millwood
township. Six of their seven children are living,
viz.: Caroline, Benjamin H., Ella, Dora, David
C., and Mary Florence. He lives on the
old homestead, and has a productive farm of two hundred
and fourteen acres.
HENRY GRIER,
a soldier in the Revolutionary war, entered a section of
land one mile west of Barnesville, Ohio, in 1800, and
moved there from his home in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania. His son William was reared
upon this farm, and married Jane, a daughter of
William and Sarah Vance, of Fayette county,
Pennsylvania. Their children were: John W.,
Ezekiel, James, Permelia, and William V., who
are living, and Sarah A., Henry T., William T.,
and Mary, who are deceased. Ezekiel
Grier was educated at the common school, and
pursues the avocation of a farmer. In politics he
is a Democrat and in religion a Presbyterian. In
1844 he married Dorcas Anderson, daughter of
Humphrey and Lavina Anderson, of Belmont county.
She bore him ten children, viz.: Mary Virginia,
Vanhallen, John W., George S., Louis C., Henry T.,
Charles K., Joseph N., Amanda Jane and Cassandra
Lydia. The two first named are dead. Their
mother died Sept. 10, 1851, and in September, 1873, he
married Mrs. Sarah E. (Dallas) Saville, of
Belmont county. By her he had four children, viz.:
Allen T., Violet, Arthur, and Emmett G.
Arthur died in infancy.
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