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History of Hancock County, Ohio
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Washington Twp. -
ROBERT W. TAYLOR,
farmer, P. O. Arcadia, was born in this county Apr. (illegible,
check original book), 1839, son of William and Casander
(Bell) Taylor, former a native of Ireland, latter of
Maryland. William Taylor, who was a farmer, came to
America. To the parents of our subject were born eight
children, of whom five are living: Eliza, Mark, Mary
A., George, and Robert W. Our subject has
always given his attention to agricultural pursuits and has at
present a farm of 270 acres of land. He married, Dec. 5,
1865, Miss Mary Moore, daughter of John Moore, a
farmer of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have
four children: Hillery, Agnes, Howard and Rush.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 879 |
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Big Lick
Twp. -
HENRY THOMAS, familiarly known among his
friends as "Little Henry," farmer, P. O. West Independence, was
born June 23, 1815, in County Down, Ireland. His parents,
who were of Scotch and Welsh descent, came to America in 1816.
They first settled in Virginia, from there moving to
Pennsylvania; thence, in 1826 or 1827, to Wayne County, Ohio
where they remained until 1834 o4 1835, when they came to this
county and settled on Section 9, Big Lick Township (having
entered land here in 1833) and began pioneer life. Of
their eleven children ten are yet living; a picture of the
enitre family is now in the possession of Henry.
Our subject was married, Dec. 4, 1856, to Margaret Bigham,
and to them were born five children, three of whom are now
living: Mary A., Amos H. and Ida J.
The deceased are Elmer J. and Jesse G. Mr.
Thomas and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 679 |
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Portage Twp. -
LEVI M. THOMAS, farmer and stock raiser,
P. O. North Baltimore, Wood County, was born in this county,
Oct. 13, 1839, son of Jacob and Rebecca (Edgington) Thomas,
natives of Ohio, the former of Dutch descent, and the latter of
Scotch and Welsh descent. James Thomas, who was a
farmer, came to this county and settled on a farm in Marion
Township; was twice married, and reared a family of nine
children, our subject being the third by the first wife.
Levi M. Thomas was reared on the farm, received his
education in the common school, and has made agriculture his
business. He is the owner of 160 acres of land, on which
he resides. Mr. Thomas is a man of more than
ordinary nerve and energy, and when his right leg was broken by
a tree falling upon it, he crawled from under the tree unaided,
unhitched his team and rode home. At another time, while
hunting in Michigan, he climbed a tree, shot a deer, and while
he was descending to secure his game, the tree fell, breaking
his left leg. He made his way to the nearest house, and
thee, finding that he was many miles from any physician, he set
the broken leg himself, and placing a box around it, came home.
Our subject enlisted, in 1851, in Company G, Twenty-first
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was taken prisoner at the
battle of Chickamauga and sent to Libby Prison, where he
remained eight months. In 1869 Mr. Thomas
was united in marriage with Mary C., daughter of
William Wilson, and of Dutch descent. They have
two children: Elsie E. and Jacob C. In
politics Mr. Thomas is a Democrat. He has
been trustee of Portage Township.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 852 |
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Big Lick Twp. -
SAMUEL L. THOMAS, farmer, P. O. Arcadia,
was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1824, son of Henry
and Jane (Stranahan) Thomas, natives of Ireland. They
came to America in 1816, and resided in Pennsylvania for a few
years; then, in 1834 or 1835, came to this county and entered
160 acres of land in Section 6, Big Lick Township (where
Samuel L., the subject of this sketch, now resides), and
there endured the hardships and privations incident to pioneer
life in the forest of a new country. Their family
consisted of four sons and two daughters: William
(in Michigan), John, Mary, (wife of C. Weimer,
in Iowa), Henry, Sarah (deceased) and Samuel L.
Our subject was married, Sept. 21, 1854, to Mary A.,
daughter of William and Cassandra Taylor,
the former of native of Ireland, the latter of Pennsylvania.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were born
eight children: Martha J. (wife of Jasper
L. Gipson), Cassandra, William H., Marcella, Samuel E., George
E., Chalmers B. and Mary A. Mr. Thomas was one
of the pioneer children of Big Lick Township, and is now one of
the substantial farmers of the township. He is connected
with the Presbyterian Church; in politics a Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 679 |
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Allen
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ROBERT THORNBURG, farmer, P. O. Findlay,
was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, Feb. 12, 1832, the eldest of
twelve children, eight of whom are now living: Robert,
Ruth A., Martha J., Matilda, Elizur J., Oliva F., Enos R.
and Elmer. John W. and Elizur J. served in
the war of the Rebellion, the former being a lieutenant in an
Indiana regiment, and sustained injuries at the battle of
Gettysburg, and the latter a member of the One Hundred and
Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The parents of these
children were William and Beriah (Loveland) Thornburg,
natives, respectively, of Pennsylvania and Ohio, the former of
whom, a farmer and bridge builder, helped to construct the Ohio
Canal. He was a son of Robert Thornburg, a pioneer
of Holmes Co., Ohio. The subject of this sketch came to
this county from Holmes Co., Ohio, in October, 1860. He
had taught school in early years, and had served as deputy
sheriff of Holmes Co., Ohio, but during his residence in this
county he has devoted his attention to his farming interests,
having a farm of 115 acres of land, besides an interest in the
old estate. Mr. Thornburg is a justice of the peace
of Allen Twp., this county, which capacity he has filled for
eighteen years. He was married, Apr. 19, 1860, to
Miss Gennette Rockwell, daughter of P. V. Rockwell,
formerly a miller of this county. Our subject and wife has
seven children: Annie B., Catherine O., Malinda, George
W., Jessie, James E., and Mary. In politics
Mr. Thornburg is a Democrat.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co.,
1886 - Page 656 |
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Delaware Twp. -
JAMES C. TREECE, postmaster
at Mount Blanchard, was born in Jackson Township, this county,
Mar. 1, 1851. His father, John, the son of Henry
Treece, a native of New England, married, May 12, 1841,
Sarah, daughter of Henry Treece, of
Pennsylvania, and they reared a family of four sons and one
daughter: William B., born Nov. 24, 1843, married to
Mary J. Marshall; Mary C., born Feb. 6, 1845, married
to William W. Anderson; James C., Isaac N.,
born Jan. 7, 1854, married to Mary E. Gobrecht; John
T., born Apr. 24, 1860, married to Minnie E. Fahl.
They came to this county in 1832, and resided in Delaware
Township until his death, which occurred Mar. 7, 1861. His
widow, the mother of our subject, afterward married Daniel
Aurand, and after living in Michigan for fifteen years
returned to Jackson Township, this county, where she now
resides. James C. Treece carried on the
harness-making business in Mount Blanchard. this county, for
three years (in 1871-73). He then went to the Northwestern
Ohio Normal School, at Ada, Ohio, where he attended in all five
years, and on returning he engaged in teaching, a profession he
has since followed in Delaware Township, this county, and in
Wyandot County, Ohio. During this time he taught for eight
years continuously in his home district, and made a fine record
as a faithful and efficient educator. He was elected
justice of the peace in 1884, and was appointed postmaster of
Mount Blanchard, under President Cleveland, Apr.
23, 1885. Mr. Treece is uniformly polite and
courteous, and discharges his duties to the satisfacfaction of
the public. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 710 |
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Amanda Twp. -
PETER TREESE,
farmer, P. O. Mount Blanchard, born in December, 1830, in Amanda
Township, Hancock Co., Ohio, is a son of Henry (who
served in the war of 1812) and Elizabeth (Hager) Greese,
natives of Pennsylvania. Henry Treese purchased
land in Jackson Township, Hancock Co., Ohio, and October, 1830,
came to this county and entered 160 acres of land in Section 24,
Amanda Township. His was the third or fourth family in the
township at that time. The Wyandot Indians frequently
passed his place, going to and from their hunting.
Henry Treese built a cabin in the woods, cut the
first timber from the land, and there lived and reared his
family of nine children, who assisted him on the farm.
Those of his children now living are Sarah, wife of J.
Durand; Elizabeth, wife of Uriah Selick,
Mary, wife of James Shooly; George and
Peter; Eliza, wife of J. Snider, died in
December, 1862; John, died in 1862; Amos, died in
1861; Isaac, died in 1882. The subject of this
sketch married, Dec. 26, 1858, Martha, daughter of R.
H. Bennett, and by this union there were eight children,
seven now living: R. H., Isaac H., William H.
(deceased), Olive E., Ella J., Mary E.,
Eva A. and Edith. Mr. Treese
lives on the old homestead of his father, on which he has made
many modern improvements. In 1881 he erected a fine house,
and in 1883 built a commodious barn. He is a member of the
I. O. O. F., a careful farmer, and has filled the office
township treasurer.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 669 |
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