Names of persons who has attained
the age of seventy-six years and over, residing in Center
township in 1876.
Hugh Miller, Joseph Eagleson, Martha Eagleson, James
Eagleson, Katharine Eagleson, John Luzadder, Nero Gilson,
Benjamin Simpson, Nancy McCollum, James Spence, Joseph
Griffith, James Dugan, Mrs. James Dugan, Martha Patterson,
Mary Kendall, Elizabeth Boyd.
WILLIAM NORRIS, JR., of
Center township, is a son of William and Jane (McCrory)
Norris, and was born in this county Aug. 17, 1834.
His parents were natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania,
where his father was born August 17, 1805, and his mother,
Jan. 23, 1803. William Norris, Sr., removed
from Pennsylvania to Ohio with his family in 1834, and
settled in the northern part of this township, where he soon
after died. Mrs. Norris, with her children,
returned to her old home in Pennsylvania, and after three
years again came to Ohio. In 1837 she married
William Strippinger, and on the farm she now occupies
her son was raised. Oct. 3, 1860, William Norris
was married to Elizabeth C. Watson, who was born in
West Virginia, Jan. 12, 1836, whence her parents, Lewis
and Rebecca (Teril) Watson came to this county. To
Mr. and Mrs. Norris have been born eleven children,
five of whom are living, as follows: Ava, Adah,
Stella, Alice C., and Josephine, all of whom remain at
home. In 1875 Mr. Norris bought from a
Richmond, Indiana, company, the right to mine coal on his
property, which right they had previously acquired from him.
He has since carried on the mining business successfully.
In 1881 he opened on his farm what is called the Slope bank,
and now operates it with one hundred men. The old bank
has been abandoned. Mr. Norris started a
general grocery store in 1875, which he still continues.
He has a farm of seven hundred acres, on which seven men are
constantly employed. In the coal bank one hundred men
are employed.
RESIDENCE of JOHN R. HIBBS,
Londonderry Twp.,
Guernsey Co., OH
DANIEL
THOMPSON is a son of John and Margaret (Teril)
Thompson, who emigrated to this county and settled
on Leatherwood creek, Center township, very early.
John Thompson as born in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, on the 9th of March, 1807. His wife,
Margaret, was born in West Virginia, May 14, 1803.
He died in 1859. They had born to them six
children, two of whom died in infancy. Daniel
Thompson was born Dec. 25, 1830, and Mar. 1, 1866,
was united to Miss Elizabeth Clippinger, who was
born Dec. 25, 1844. They have four children, as
follows: Charles W., born Jan. 9, 1867;
Maggie J., born Aug. 3, 1869; John M., Sept.
9, 1875; Alva Ross, May 23, 1879. Mr.
Thompson has been treasurer of his township for
several years. He possesses three hundred and
seventy-eight acres of land, which is under a good state
of cultivation and located in section twenty-two, on the
east side of Center, near Wills township. His
mother is still living and makes her home with him.
WILLIAM
THOMPSON. Among those who in 1820 braved the
dangers of the Ohio wilderness, were William and Mary
(Robinson) Thompson, who were born in Pennsylvania
about the year 1787, in Washington county. In 1819
the elder Thompson came to Center township, and
seeing that the land was fair to look upon, he entered a
farm of one hundred and sixty acres, built a cabin, and
returned to Pennsylvania for his family. In April,
1820, the Thompsons came all the way to Ohio in a
wagon, although the country at that time was infested
with wild animals, and settled in Center township, on
the farm where their son James now lives. In a
short time the heavy timber disappeared and wheat, corn,
oats, and other crops occupied the land. One
hundred and sixty acres adjoining were soon after
purchased, and in a few years a saw and grist-mill were
built on Leatherwood creek. These were the first
mills built in Center township. They were
successfully run for a number of years. Of the
seven children of this family, three survive, - David,
Rebecca, and James. David resides in
Washington county, Ohio; Rebecca, the oldest
child, is he wife of Andrew Hockins and lives in
Muskingum county, Ohio; James was born in
Pennsylvania about 1810. Nov. 18, 1841, he married
Mary McClerg, who was born in Pennsylvania about
1814. Her parents were natives of Washington
county, Pennsylvania, who in 1840 settled on land since
owned by the late William Thompson, Jr. Of
James Thompson's four children two are dead and
two living, Mary Elizabeth, wife of E. B.
Hoopman, of Jackson township, born Sept. 18, 1842;
and John W., born Nov. 3, 1845. He married
Anna M., daughter of William M. Grant of
Jackson township, born in Harford county, Maryland, Jan.
19, 1847. John W. and Anna Thompson
have two children - Mary E., born June 18, 1870;
and William Grant, born Feb. 2, 1875.
John W. is working his father's farm. It
consists of three hundred and three acres and is located
in section four, Center township.
William Thompson was born in Center township,
May 24, 1832. He was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth McConnell, who was born the 25th of
January, 1842. To them five children were born,
four of whom are living - Thomas _. born Nov. 30,
1871; John G., born July 17, 1873; Bessie L.,
born Apr. 27, 1877; the baby Apr. 17, 1881.
Jessie L. Thompson, their third child, was born
September 1, 1875; she died Nov. 5, 1876. Mr.
Thompson is the possessor of a large tract of land,
all in Center township. He devotes his time to
farming and sheep raising. Thomas and Lucinda
McConnell are the parents of Mrs. Thompson.
He was born in Pennsylvania, Washington county, Jan. 11,
1819, and she was born Mar. 20, 1819. They are
living in this township.
ALEXANDER EGLISON,
father of Thomas Eglison, was born in Ireland, in
1783. Hearing much of the "promised land," as
America was called, he joined the innumerable throng who
were steadily passing from the old world to the new, to
seek in far away America that liberty and prosperity
denied them at home. In 1819 he located in the
Keystone State, and in 1830 settled in Center township,
Ohio. Mr. Eglison married Miss
Martha McConnell, a native of this township, who
died about the year 1835. Joseph, the
brother of Alexander, was born in county Tyrone,
Ireland, in 1800. In 1823 he came to America, and
after a six years' residence in Pennsylvania, he settled
on the land where he now lives. His wife was
Martha Gallespie, whom he married in Ireland in1822.
Thomas, son of Alexander Eglison, was born
July 17, 1840. In 1868 he married Miss Jennie
Spence, who was born Mar. 6, 1846. Four of
their six children are living. Their names are
Hattie A., William F., Thomas F., and Cora L.
The traveler along the National pike will find Mr.
Eglison's farm a very fine one; it contains one
hundred and sixty-five acres. Mr. Eglison
has been trustee of his township for nine years.l
GEORGE S.
SCOTT was born in Ohio county, West Virginia, on
Dec. 5, 1821. In 1823 his parents moved to
Washington county, Pennsylvania, and he remained with
them until 1839, and then settled in this county, near
where the "Company coal bank" is. On Mar. 5, 1850,
he married Caroline A. Black, who was born in
Guernsey county, in July, 1825. Their seven
children are living at home, viz.: John Clark, Lida
Ann, Talleyrand Black, Wyatt Leslie, Robert Thaker,
George Jefferson, and Henry Grant. In
1856 Mr. Schott engaged in the coal mining and
salt manufacturing business, with his brother, Elza
M. We append a sketch of his parents,
Alexander and Ann (Mathews) Scott. Alexander was
born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1796, and died
in 1840, in Ohio county, West Virginia. He was of
Irish descent. His wife (Ann) was born in
Ohio county, West Virginia, in 1797. She was of
English descent. Their eight children were:
Annie, Elza M., George S., Charles P., Alexander L.,
Margaret Ann, James M. and John C.
Three of these children are living, George S.
and John C., in Guernsey county, and Charles
P. in Oscaloosa county, Iowa. Two of Mr.
George S. Scott's sons, Talleyrand B. and
John Clark Scott, are engaged in the livery
business in Cambridge.
Forty
years ago SAMUEL NELSON and
Susan (Paden) Nelson, parents of Edwin N. Nelson,
left their native State, Pennsylvania, in the winter of
1841, and settled on the farm where Edwin N. Nelson
now resides. To the elder Nelson and wife
nine children were born, three of whom are deceased.
Those living are: Robert, a resident of Noble
county, Ohio; Whiteford is living in the West;
James, Rebecca, Joseph, and Edwin N. still
cling to the old homestead, which is now owned by the
last named. In 1863Edwin N. Nelson was
married to Margaret Work, who was born Sept. 16,
1841. Their children were: Florence, Ella, Ida,
and Mary, who remained at home. Mr.
Nelson was clerk to the justice of the peace for
nine years, when his fidelity was rewarded by his
promotion to the seat of justice. He has been
justice of the peace for ten years, and has two years
yet to serve. He was also land appraiser for one
year. His farm was cleared by his grandfather, and
has always remained in the family. The tract of
land is part of the Military land located in number
eleven, on the National pike. There are one
hundred and four acres in the old farm.
THOMAS AND
ANN (PURSLEY) WARNE emigrated from New
Jersey to Ohio in about 1802, and located in Wills
township, this county. After remaining a short
time they moved to Muskingum county, but in 1812
returned to Guernsey county and settled on land where
D. C. Warne now resides, in Center township.
Their log-cabin home was once surrounded by water during
a flood, and the family were removed on horseback.
Mr. Warne was drowned while on a trip to
Stillwater, where he had gone to procure funds with
which to prosecure the claims of the family to a share
in a large estate in New Jersey. He was the father
of Jonathan Warne, who was born in New Jersey
Oct. 30, 1791, and died July 19, 1855. His wife,
Martha (Luzader) Warne, was born in Pennsylvania
Dec. 17, 1799, and died in June, 1856. They were
married Sept. 25, 1815. Their family consisted of
nine children, three of whom are deceased - Jonathan,
DeWitt C., John, Elijah, Mary Ann, and Nancy.
DeWitt C. Warne married Jane Wills, and has
had six children, five of whom are living - Edward,
Jennie F., Charlie Ross, Agnes, and DeWitt
Clinton, Jr. Jonathan is deceased.
John Warne was born Oct. 30, 1833, and married
Mary Wicup, who was born in Muskingum county May 26,
1841. Their three children are: Annie,
Martha, and Hattie.
RESIDENCE WITH PORTRAITS, OF WILLIAM NORRIS,
GUERNSEY CO., O
ANDREW CLARK was born
in Jefferson township, Guernsey county, Sept. 23, 1820.
He was the son of William and Elizabeth (Baird) Clark,
who emigrated from Washington county, Pennsylvania,
about the year 1815, and located in Jefferson township
for a short time in about 1817. They afterwards
lived in Liberty township for two years, and then
returned to Jefferson township and settled on the farm
now owned by Henry McClary, where they remained
during the rest of their lives. William Clark
and his wife were born in the same year, month, and day
- Mar. 3, 1797. He died while yet in middle life,
on Jan. 11, 1849, having survived his wife, who died
Sept. 29, 1842. On Aug. 25, 1846, Andrew Clark
and Miss Nancy B. Forsythe were married.
She was born Oct. 10, 1821, in Liberty township, this
county. To them were born three children.
One of these, Eliza Ann, married Alexander
Patterson, who lives in Center township, another,
Sarah Jane, lives at home; while the third,
Martha, is the wife of J. W. Armstrong, of
Jefferson township. Mr. Clark was justice
of the peace for Jefferson township for three years from
1858. He owns one hundred and seventy-one acres of
land, located in section eight, Center township.
JOHN BOYD.
Among the hardy sons of toil that the Emerald isle has
contributed to help build up this mighty nation is
John Boyd, a native of county Antrim, who was born
Feb. 10, 1818. His parents and a sister (Jane)
left their native shores in the month of August, 1843,
to seek in the new world that liberty and prosperity
which has denied them at home. After a two weeks
stay in the metropolis of America they settled in Center
township. His father was James Boyd, and
his mother, Jane (Crawford) Boyd. The elder
Boyd was born in 1765, and died in 1850; his wife
was born in 1780 and died in 1857. In 1840 John
Boyd and Susan Scott were married. She
was born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 14, 1820, and came to
this county with her parents, Francis and Elizabeth
(Hunter) Scott, natives of Ireland. Ten
children (eight living) have been born to them -
Elizabeth Jane, and Josephine are deceased;
James S., Francis S., Margaret, Nancy J.,
Samuel N., Susan E., Sarah Ann, and John
Boyd, Jr., are yet living. Mr. Boyd has
been justice of the peace for twenty-one years,
treasurer, trustee, etc. His time has, indeed,
been well spent, and the possession of four hundred and
thirty-two acres of land, well improved, and the good
will of his community will make his old age comfortable.
STOUT
PATTERSON. A brief sketch of the
senior Patterson will appropriately precede that
of Stout Patterson, Jr. Stout Patterson,
Sr., was well named, for he was one of those
stout hearted pioneers who went far beyond the ramparts
of civilization, into the then dreary region known as
the "Ohio Wilderness," to carve out for himself and
family the rude comforts of an isolated home. He
was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1786, and
died Oct. 7, 1851. His wife was born in the same
county in 1789, and died in 1846. Her name was
Mary Rose Patterson, In 1808, when few head dared to
brave the dangers of a frontier life, this stout hearted
couple settled in section six of Center township.
They bought forty acres of land, now owned by Elijah
Warne, and lived on it until they died. Two of
their eleven children are yet living - Julia Ann,
wife of Elijah Warne, and Stout Patterson, Jr.,
who was born Mar. 17, 1819. Aug. 18, 1843,,,,,
Rebecca Noble, daughter of Thomas and Julia Noble,
gave him her hand in marriage. Their only child
died when four months old. The mother was born in
March, 1823, and died Apr. 31, 1845. In June,
1846, Mr. Patterson married Miss Deborah
Stiles; she was born Oct. 9, 1822, in Jefferson
township. Eight of the ten children of this
marriage are living - John L. and Mary A. are
dead; Margaret Eliza, Joseph C., James R., Elias A.,
William R., Stout H., Elza D., and Josephine N.
are living. Mr. Patterson's
great-grandfather, Joseph, was of Scotch-Irish
descent. His wife, Elizabeth Barton, was an
English lady. He died while an officer on a ship
at sea. His widow married a Mr. Luke, and
settled in New Jersey. Daniel Patterson and
Hannah Heavens were the parents of Stout
Patterson, Sr., and Jonathan and Mary (Lanutz)
Stiles were Mrs. Patterson's parents.
Her father was born in Virginia in 1775, and died in
1861. Her mother was born in 1778 and died in 833.
They had fourteen children.
WILLIAM CLIPPINGER.
In writing the simple annals of a quiet and unobtrusive
man like William Clippinger, much can not be said
to interest the stranger, but those who had the honor of
his acquaintance will read with pleasure and record of
his life. His father George was born in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1781, and his
mother, Betsey (Smith), in 1779. Both died
in 1835. After purchasing the land now owned by
his son William, he and a son built a
cabin, and partly cleared the little farm before moving
the family here in 1820. Before his death his farm
of fifty acres had increased to one hundred and
fifty-seven acres, all paid for. He had seven
children, viz.: Polly, Joseph, Sarah, William,
George, Jr., David, and Israel. Sarah
and David are dead. George resides
in Indiana, Polly in Morgan county, Ohio, and the
remaining three in this county. William
Clippinger was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 11, 1812.
In 1837 he married Mrs. Norris,
daughter of William and Annie (Stone) McCrory.
By her he had five children:: Sarah Ann, wife of
C. P. Forsythe; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel
Thompson; Betsey, deceased, and two that died in
infancy. Mr. Clippinger is a cooper by
trade, and worked hard at that business for many years.
ISAAC
MCCOLLUM was born in New Jersey Nov. 1, 1802.
In 1819 he came to Center township, and lived here until
his death in 1876, from paralysis. His wife was
Nancy Grey, who was born in Camden, New Jersey, Mar.
10, 1805. Their marriage occurred on Apr. 27,
1831. Their children were: Alexander, James,
Mary, John; Amanda, deceased; Henry Harrison,
deceased; Isaac, Miller, and a dead infant.
The survivors are living in this county. Miller
McCollum, eight child of Isaac and Nancy Grey
McCollum, was born on Aug. 31, 1845, on the
homestead, which has since been his home. His
boyhood was not notable for any unusual incident until
his eighteenth year, when he enlisted in Company H,
Twelfth Ohio cavalry, and served from September, 1863,
to July, 1865. During the struggle at Mt.
Sterling, Kentucky, he was wounded in the right thigh,
and in a subsequent engagement at Saltville, West
Virginia, he was shot through both legs. On Oct.
2, 1864, he was taken prisoner, and endured the
hardships of life in Libby prison until Feb. 5, 1865.
Mr. McCollum is a practical farmer. On Mar.
17, 1868, he married Sarah Rebecca Noble,
daughter of William Francis and Elizabeth Dugan
Noble, of Center township. She was born on
Jan. 30, 1846, in Center township. Their children
are: Charles Homer, born Apr. 7, 1869;
Franklin Clay, born Aug. 31, 1871; Ernest Carey,
born July 27, 1873, Mary Grace, born July 25,
1875; Anna Lena, born Apr. 24, 1877, and, Eva
Maud, born Sept. 9, 1879. Mr. McCollum
has been township clerk three terms. He is a
Presbyterian in religious belief, and in politics is a
Republican.
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