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Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio
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  JAMES CANNON, the subject of this sketch, was born in Athens Township, Harrison County, Mar. 31, 1824.  His father, Moses, was born Oct. 15, 1794, in Harford County, Md., of which State his parents were also natives. Erasmus Cannon, grandfather of our subject, was born Mar. 3, 1763, and in his early life he was married to Mary Bowman, a resident of Maryland.  His family consisted of five girls: Mary, Rachel, Maria, Effie and Harriet, and five boys: Moses, Ewell, John, Erasmus and Thomas.  In 1815, with his family, Erasmus Cannon came to Harrison County and settled in Athens Township.  He by trade was a blacksmith, and for many years followed it in connection with farming.  Highly respected by all, he passed away and was buried in Crab Apple Cemetery, where his wife was laid beside him, she dying at the age of ninety.
     Moses Cannon grew to manhood on the farm on which his son James now resides.  Oct. 17, 1819, he chose, as the sharer of his joys and sorrows, Rachel, a daughter of Joshua and Priscilla Turner residents of Moorefield, Harrison County, and to this union were born the following named children:  Sarah A, now Mrs. Joseph Dickerson of New Athens; William, of Cadiz, Ohio; James of Athens; John of Athens; Rachel Jane, deceased; Thomas, deceased; Moses, deceased; Allen, deceased, and Caroline, now Mrs. Basil Bowers, of New Martinsville, W. Va.  Mr. Cannon was a member of the Methodist Church at New Athens, was one of its most active supporters, and was a trustee for many years.  His political proclivities were Republican, but he invariably used his own judgment in casting his vote for candidates for public office.  His death occurred Aug. 26, 1851, and his remains now rest beside those of his wife in New Athens Cemetery, to which she followed him Dec. 11, 1864.
     James Cannon from his youth has been engaged in agriculture, which he still follows.  Reared on a farm he has always been observant, and, forming his own judgment as to the different methods pursued, has, by carefully following his conclusions, become one of the most successful farmers in his section.  Oct. 21, 1848, he was married to Mary Trimble.  She was a daughter of John Trimble, whose father was a soldier in the Revolution, in which he was killed.  In 1806 Mrs. Trimble, nee Miss Eliza McCall, came to Belmont County with her son, John, father of Mrs. Cannon.  After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cannon settled in Belmont County, where they remained some time, then removed to the farm where they now reside.  Their children were named Mary E, Sarah T., Rett A., John A., and Hayes of Butte City, Montana; Jeanette (deceased), and A. A., at home.  Mr. Cannon has been a life long Republican, and has always taken a deep interest in politics.  He and his family are members of the Methodist Church, at New Athens, and Mr. Cannon, as a representative of the Cannon family, is the embodiment of their virtues, and fully represents the progressive man of to-day.  The family are well known in the financial and social circles of the county, and are counted among its worthy and respected citizens.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 262
  SARAH ANN CANNON was born July 27, 1820, and in 1844 was married to William Mills, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, born Sept. 1, 1811, and died Nov. 25, 1864.  John Mills, father of William, was born in County Down, Ireland, Nov. 18, 1706, and died in Carroll County, Ireland, Nov. 18, 1766, and died in Carroll County, Ohio, Apr. 29, 1853.  Alexander Mills, the father of John, was born in County Down, Ireland, Dec. 11, 1738, and died Dec. 4, 1815.  The father of Alexander died Feb. 10, 1776.  John Mills, in his old age, moved from Jefferson County, Ohio, to Carroll county, where his son, Alexander, resided.  Two, only, of Alexander's children are now living:  Ithamar and Shane, and both are farmers of Carroll County.
     William Mills grew to manhood in Jefferson County, Ohio, and worked in his fathers saw mill until he got hurt in digging a race, after which he taught school until 1837.  He then came to New Athens, Harrison Co., Ohio, and entered Franklin College.  Afterward he studied medicine under Dr. Enoch Thomas, of the same place, with whom he practiced for three years.  In 1844 he was married to Sarah Ann Cannon.  Beginning in autumn of the same year he attended a course of lecture at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn., after which he continued his practice alone in New Athens for nearly twenty-years.  Previously, however, he had purchased a farm, and to this he retired a few months before his death, but still pursued his practice.  Here he died in his fifty-third year, the father of eight children, viz.:  Rachel Jane, James Allen, Moses Cannon and John Sullivan (all deceased); Jesse Lewis, in Kansas; Mary E., Mrs. Dr. J. H. Irwin in Oregon; Nancy Priscilla,  Mrs. Dr. James A. Calhoon, of Pittsburgh, and Robert Emmett, deceased.
     For her second husband Mrs. Mills married Joseph Dickerson, a native of Pennsylvania, and son of Thomas Dickerson who came to Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1800.  In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson came from the farm to the house in which Mrs. Dickerson now lives, in New Athens, where Mr. Dickerson died in the spring of 1877, lacking only twenty days of being eighty-one years of age.  There were no children born to this union.  Since the age of sixteen Mrs. Dickerson has been a devout and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 222
  DAVID CHRISTY ranks among the self-made men, and is among the most favorably known of Stock Township, Harrison County.  He was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, Nov. 12, 1832, a son of Robert Christy, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and born in 1799.  The grandfather of our subject, also named Robert, was a native of Scotland, and possessed of all the shrewdness for which that people are so well known, and which has descended in a large degree upon his grandson David.  During their younger days Robert and his brother determined to come to America; so, after finishing their trades (Robert being a builder and his brother a ship carpenter), they started for the Mecca of all poor but ambitious young men, but soon after landing in New York they were separated, and never saw each other again.  Soon after  his arrival in America, which was in 1776, while the people were firing their guns and rejoicing over the independence of the United States, Robert Christy married Margaret Marshall, a resident of New York, and to this union were born the following named children:  George (who served in the Indian War of 1812), William, Robert, David (who was an advocate and lecturer for the colonization of the Southern colored people, also a printer), John (a printer), Sarah, Nancy and Margaret.  In the early part of the present century the family came to Ohio, and settled on a farm in Jefferson County, which Mr. Christy conducted in conjunction with his trade, and on which he resided for many years.  During the Indian invasion of Ohio, Mr. Christy enlisted in the defense of the frontier against the savage foe, and served until peace was declared.  Later on, he became prominent in the settlement of Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and was a resident of that township at the time of his death, which occurred in 1830, when be was (so it is thought) ninety-eight years old.  In politics he was a Whig, and always took a deep interest in the development of his adopted country.
     Robert Christy, son of the above and father of David Christy, our subject, was reared a farmer and was educated at the subscription schools of his day, but his attendance at the was limited to three months in the year, and very few years at that.  In 1831 he married Jane M. McCleary, born in 1812, daughter of Andrew McCleary, of Jefferson County, where he died of cold plague in 1812.  One brother of Mrs. Jane M. Christy, James McCleary, born in 1809, is yet living.  Soon after marriage Mr. Christy settled in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he resided until his death.  The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Christy were as follows: David; Elizabeth, Mrs. John R. Hines, mother of the present recorder of Harrison County; Margaret, deceased; James, deceased; Sarah A., Mrs. Meredith Barrett; George, who enlisted in the Ninety-eighth O. V. I., was wounded while in the gunboat service, having his left thumb shot, off by a shell thrown by the rebels (he served twenty-eight months); Jane Anne, who was a school teacher, but is now deceased; Mary, Mrs. George Garner; Lydia C., Mrs. Elias Hinds; and Joanna Matilda, Mrs. Pickney Moore.  Mr. Christy was a self-made man, having commenced life with no aid, but made a success.  He was a Whig in politics, and in religion he affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church.  On Oct. 9, 1853, Robert Christy passed from earth, and his remains were laid to rest amid the scenes of his early youth.  His widow, on Dec. 28, 1890, reached the advanced age of seventy eight years, and she at present resides with her daughter, Mrs. Pickney Moore.  George, a brother of Robert, was eighty-four years old when he died: a sister, Sarah, was eighty-three, and another sister.  Nancy, was over eighty when she died.
     David Christy, the subject proper of this sketch, passed his boyhood life in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and was initiated into the mysteries of farming.  At an early age his penchant for trading made itself manifest, and this was gratified by his parents.  From boyhood he has engaged in buying all kinds of stock and selling in the eastern markets.  In this traffic the inherent shrewdness of his Scotch ancestry displayed itself, and he soon became one of the most successful dealers in his section.  He still carries on the trade, and conducts a farm of 350 acres, situated in Stock Township, about two miles east of Deersville, Franklin Township, Harrison County.   Here the improvements were all made by himself, and consist of a large, well-finished dwelling, and a finely arranged stock barn.  On Apr. 7, 1864, Mr. Christy married Miss Elizabeth Spiker, daughter of Christopher Spiker; this union has not been blessed by the birth of children, their home, however, is made bright and happy by the presence of E. C. Christy and two nieces, Lizzie Hines and Bertha J. Christy, who have every comfort they can desire. Mr. and Mrs. Christy reared Elmer C. Christy, who remained with them till he was twenty years old when he married Miss Laura B. Hines, who died one year later; E. C. Christy then returned home and lived there three years, when he married Miss Nettie Spiker; they still live on the farm.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 331

N. E. Clendennin


Libbie M. Clendennin

 NATHANIEL EDWARD CLENDENNIN, treasurer of Harrison County, Ohio, and one of its well-known and popular citizens, was born May 24, 1840, in Jefferson County, Ohio.  The ancestry on his father's side were Scotch-Irish people, who came to America and settled in Maryland about the year 1800.  His mother (Miss Jerusha Saner), who was of Pennsylvania-Dutch ancestry, was married in 1844 to John Irvin; she moved to Gallia County, Ohio, in 1851, thence to Virginia, where she died June 22, 1883.  By her second marriage she had eight children, of whom the following is a record: Isaiah is in Mason County, W. Va.; Margaret Ann is the wife of Moses Hanlin, and lives in Gallia County, Ohio; Rachel is the wife of John Shoemaker, also in Gallia County, Ohio; Rebecca is deceased; Samuel, Mary and John are in Mason County, W. Va., and Hester is living with our subject.
     Nathaniel E. Clendennin, whose name stands at the head of this sketch, at seven years of age went to live with T. W. Barr, in Rumley Township, Harrison County, with whom he grew to manhood, working on a farm and attending the common school.  Afterward he taught school until Dec. 9, 1861, when he enlisted in Company F, Eightieth O. V. V. I., which was attached to the Army of the Tennessee, Fifteenth Army Corps.  He participated in nineteen regular engagements, was present at the surrender of Vicksburg, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea; then went through Carolina to Richmond, thence to Washington City, thence to Louisville, Ky., and finally to Little Rock, Ark., where, Aug. 25, 1865, he was mustered out after a service of nearly four years.  He was twice wounded, at Iuka and Corinth, respectively, first time in the face with buckshot, which he carried twenty years, and the second time in the head with the fragment of a shell.  Having received an honorable discharge, he returned to Rumley Township and renewed the profession of school teaching; then, after two years, he carried on mercantile business for six months at Scio; thence moved to Scroggsfield, Carroll County, and from there, in 1870, to Connotton, Harrison County, where he continued until the spring of 1890, when, having been chosen by his party in the fall of 1889 to the responsible position of county treasurer, he sold his stock preparatory to entering on the duties of the office, and Sept. 1, 1890, he moved to the town of Cadiz.  Mr. Clendinnin in politics has always been a stanch Republican, ever taking a leading part.  In 1870, under Grant's administration, he was appointed postmaster at Connotton, a position he held until 1886, when, Cleveland having become President, he was superseded; he had been assistant postmaster at Scio and Scroggsfield - six months at the former place and two years at the latter.  He served two terms as township treasurer, and was elected trustee.  In 1870 he was appointed agent at Connotton for the Panhandle Railroad Company, also Adams Express Company, which positions he held until he resigned to take his position as county treasurer.
     On Oct. 14, 1873, Mr. Clendennin was married at Connotton to Libbie McGavran, who was born June 22, 1850, daughter of W. H. and Elizabeth McGavran, of North Township, and sister to Dr. S. B. McGavran, of Cadiz, Ohio.  She was the mother of two children that died in infancy, and was herself called from earth Dec. 9, 1884, at the early age of thirty-four years.  She was well educated, was a bright and intelligent, and winning in her manner; was a teacher for several years, and was dear to all - loved, trusted and lamented by all who knew her.  Mr. Clendennin's home is now cared for by his half sister, Miss Hester Irvin.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 354
 

ROBERT COCHRAN, another of the well-known representative, progressive agriculturists of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, and owner of Oak Dale Farm, was born on that farm on Sept. 14, 1822, of Scotch-Irish descent.  His father, Robert Cochran, was born in Dauphin County, Penn., Sept. 15, 1771, and when a young man removed with his father's family to Allegheny County, Penn., twelve miles from Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River, where, Apr. 24, 1800, he married a Miss Dorcas Neal, who died Mar. 1, 1801, and left a young daughter.  In the same year he came to Ohio, locating on a heavily timbered farm, one-half mile from Cadiz, which he commenced to improve by building a horse-mill and getting it in operation, also a log cabin to live in, and effecting other improvements necessary to make a home.  He then returned to Allegheny County, Penn., and married his second wife Apr. 7, 1807, in the person of Miss Sarah Calhoon; then came back to his Ohio home with his wife, who in the course of time bore him six children, viz.:  Eleanor, who died Sept. 17, 1867; Samuel, living at this time in Cadiz Township; David, went West, and died in Kansas, Oct. 30, 1883; Mary, wife of W. H. Caldwell, living at this time one mile and a half from Cadiz; Robert R. and Sarah J., living on the old homestead, wither the father and mother had come so long ago, and where they experienced all the hardships of pioneer life, living to see many changes and vast improvements - the wilderness to "blossom as the rose."  The father died Feb. 1, 1861, aged ninety years.  He was a Jacksonian Democrat, remaining one all his life.  He was a justice of the peace for several years.  His widow died Apr. 4, 18i67, at the old homestead, which she helped to beautify, now the residence of her son, R. R., who had remained at home to care for his parents in their declining years, abandoning an inclination to seek a home on the Pacific coast to a sense of duty.
     Robert R. Cochran received a good common-school education, and was reared to practical farm life.  On Oct. 10, 1867, he married Miss Rachel, daughter of William and Mary J. Hedges, of Cadiz Township, and they settled down for life on the farm where they yet reside.  Six children were born to them, viz.:  J. William, R. Emmett, Mary E., Frank Mc., R. Burchfield and Henrietta K., all at home.  In 1851 the present beautiful home of Mr. Cochran was built, and in 1875 was remodeled, being now one of the finest brick structures in Cadiz Township.  The farm of over 300 acres is situated half a mile from the town of Cadiz.  At one time the upper part of the farm had six cabins standing on it, all at one time.  Politically Mr. Cochran is a Democrat, casting his first vote for Polk in 1844.  Mr. Cochran is a strong and vigorous man for his years, enjoying the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 141
  A. W. COLE.  Among those who have recently come into Washington Township, Harrison County, none have more prominently identified themselves with its interests, welfare and progression than the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this sketch.  He was born in Wayne Township, Jefferson Co., Ohio, July 13, 1846.  His father, William, was also a native of Jefferson County,
and was born in 1822.  Joshua, the father of William, came to Ohio in 1800, and entered the land now occupied by his son.  In his early life Joshua Cole was married to Sarah Talbert, who bore him the following family: Joseph, Thomas, John, Ezekiel, Mary, Elizabeth and William.  He came from Maryland, was identified with the Whig party, and was for many years a member of the Baptist Church.  In 1857 he died, having been preceded by his wife in 1830.  William Cole has always lived in Jefferson County, where he married Axie, a daughter of Elijah and Martha Cole, also of Jefferson, and immediately settled on the home place, where the following children were born to them: Alexander W., Izina, Abyron, Lycurgus, Nesbit, Viola, Delmar, Etta, Emmeline and Luanca.  Mr. Cole is a Republican, and has ever taken an active interest in politics.  In religious matters he is a believer in the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has held all the offices, and has done much for the advancement of its cause.  He is among the enterprising citizens of Wayne Township and takes a sincere interest in its welfare.
     A. W. Cole, the eldest son, as has been stated, was born July 13, 1846.  His early life was spent at the parental home, where he was engaged in the various duties incident to the pursuit of agriculture, and where he received the education which has been so useful to him.  On Oct. 3, 1867, he was married to Eliza J., daughter of Samuel Host, of Stock Township, Harrison County.  The young couple resided in Franklin Township for fifteen years, and then purchased their present residence, consisting of 160 acres in Washington Township, and admirably fitted for stock-raising, in which he engages quite extensively.  His children were named Clarence P. (deceased), Viola, Oscar, Samuel G. and George O.  In his politics Mr. Cole has always been an enthusiastic Republican, and has ever been identified with the leaders in the section in which he has resided, and, although rarely accepting political preferment, still has always rendered efficient aid to the party which advocated his principles.  For many years he has represented his party in the county conventions, and has ever discharged his duties with full satisfaction.  He has been trustee of his township for several years, and has also served as a member of the board of education for nine years.  A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Mount, he has brought the same good judgment and energy of action to the discharge of his duties in this relation.  He is widely and favorably known to a large number of people, and has, by his conduct, won their confidence and respect.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 617
  MRS. REBECCA COLE is a daughter of Jacob and Eliza (Davis) Buxton, natives of Washington County, Penn.  The Buxtons were of German descent.  The father, Jacob Buxton, was born in 1779, the mother Dec. 2, 1787.  They were married in Washington County, Penn., and resided in Cross Creek Township.  Mr. Buxton was twice married.  His first wife was a Miss Mary Sparks, and to this union were born five children, viz.: Mary, Darius, James, Ann and Aaron.  By the second wife were born ten children, as follows:  Davis, a farmer in Washington County, Penn.; Amos, a farmer in the same county; Hannah, wife of William Hamlin, Carroll County (deceased); Ezra (deceased); Friend (deceased); Rebecca, our subject; Haddon, a farmer of North Township, Harrison County, Ohio; Absalom (deceased); Elizabeth, wife of John Cunningham, and Melissa (deceased).
     Rebecca Buxton was reared to womanhood upon the farm where she was born, and received her education in the public schools of her native county.  In 1841 she was married to Moses Cole, she being at that time twenty-one years of age.  Her husband was born in Washington County, Penn., in 1815, and was a son of Samuel and Anna (Perine) Cole, natives of Pennsylvania.  The father, Samuel Cole, was twice married, and Anna Perine was the second wife, to whom was born a large family, as follows:  Samuel, Margaret, Nancy, Stephen, Amy, David, Mary, William, Catherine and Caroline.  Mr. and Mrs. Moses Cole resided in Washington County until 1848, when they came to Rumley Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and purchased the farm (upon which Mrs. Cole still resides) of Emanuel Custer, father of the renowned Gen. Custer, who was killed in a war with the Sioux Indians, under Sitting Bull.  The husband of our subject erected the buildings now standing upon the homestead, and died Jan. 6, 1865, not living to enjoy for many years the fruits of his labor.  Mr. and Mrs. Cole were the parents of eleven children, viz.: John, who died of sickness in the late Civil War; Margaret, wife of Samuel Sherman, in Dennison, Ohio; Samuel, who resides with his family and mother upon the home farm, and who married Miss Esther Patton, daughter of James Patton: James, deceased; Elizabeth J., deceased; Sarah A. wife of Rev. John I. Wilson, in Coshocton, Ohio; Mary E., deceased; George, railroad civil engineer, in Ashtabula, Ohio; Haddon D., a carpenter; William, a dentist, in Buffalo, N.Y.; Isaac, a railroad superintendent, in Geneva, Ohio.  Mr. Cole was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Cole is also an active and influential member of the same society.  He was, as she is, an honorable member of society,
and of him it can truly be said: "Their children shall rise up and call them blessed."
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 577
  MRS. RACHEL COLLINS, of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a daughter of Henry and Maria (Furnice) Willoughby, the former of whom, a native of England, was born in 1800, a son of William Willoughby.  Henry Willoughby, at the age of fourteen years, ran away from home and came to America, enlisted in the army of the United States, and served in the latter part of the War of 1812, continuing his service in the regular army for seven years, six months and eighteen days.  After he left the service he made two visits to England.  He was the father of ten children, named Thomas, William, Elizabeth, Sarah A. (deceased); Mary A. Davis, residing in Morrow County, Ohio; John, in Kansas; Susan Davis, in Knox County, Ohio; Samuel, in Freeport Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; Henry, in Kansas, and Rachel, our subject.  Mr. Willoughby settled in Knox County, Ohio, where he remained till his death in 1882.  He was a life-long member of the Church of England, and his wife was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
     Mrs. Rachel Collins was born in Knox County, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1831, but soon after her birth her parents removed to Morrow County, Ohio, where she received a common-school education.  On Aug. 16, 1849, she was married to Zachariah Collins, who was born Apr. 7, 1828, a son of George and Eliza (Johnson) Collins, natives of Maryland, and by this union there were six children, as follows:  George H., a merchant in Piedmont, Ohio; Nicholas B., attorney-at-law, residing in Piedmont, Ohio; Elizabeth, deceased; Annie E. Reynolds, in Sewellsville, Belmont Co., Ohio; Parley A. Mead, in Flushing, Belmont Co., Ohio, and William, who resides at home.  The father of Zachariah Collins migrated to Ohio in 1831, and settled in Moorefield Township, on the farm now owned by James Wilson.  He was the father of fourteen children, by name Elizabeth, Israel, William, Amanda, Mary, Zachariah, Catharine, George P., Nicholas, Battelle, John W., Cyrena, Eliza and Thomas L.  In 1850 Zachariah Collins purchased three acres of land where our subject now resides, and afterward added until the farm now contains 130 acres.  In 1879 he erected the fine residence where his widow now lives.  He departed this life Nov. 12, 1884, a member of the Protestant Methodist Church.  Mrs. Collins is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Their son, William, who resides with his mother, was born Mar. 1, 1858.  He attended the Hopedale College and also the Ada College, where he received a practical business education.  In July, 1883, he married Miss Nancy Whitehead, of Indiana.  To this union were born two sons: Arthur D., June 23, 1884, and Ernest W., Jan. 3, 1888.  The mother of these boys departed this life Apr. 18, 1889.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 329
  AARON CONAWAY.  In what is now Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born Oct. 13, 1807, Aaron Conaway, one of the oldest residents of that county.  His ancestry were of the famous Conaway family of Ireland.  The great-grandfather was Irish, and his wife was Scotch-Irish; they were married and lived in the State of Maryland, where their eldest son,  Michael, was born in 1837.  He grew to manhood on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, became a successful sportsman, winning prizes in contests, shooting duck on the wing, etc.  He was also a sailor, commanding a small boat on the bay.  One day, while crossing, his boat was struck by a cyclone that carried a waterspout, sinking the frail craft, and the passengers all went down with her, except Conaway and one other man, who rose and commenced to swim.  They secured one oar to ride on, but Conaway gave it to the other man, and told him to save his life, as he had a family to support.  This happened at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and they swam till 3 o'clock the next morning, when they heard a fiddle playing on a passing ship.  Having shouted for help, there was a yawl with two men in her sent to their assistance, but these men told him they could not take him in whereupon Conaway grabbed the craft and told them  to take the other man or he would sink them.  They did so, leaving him, but a long rope hung from the ship, which he got hold of, and the swift motion of the ship made him skip upon the water until he was taken in.  Both were so badly exhausted that they could not stand when rescued.  This adventure caused Mr. Conaway to leave the water.
     He was married to Miss Elizabeth Davis [Scotch] in 1779, and their eldest son, Michael, was born in 1780; was raised fourteen miles from Baltimore, and became a "market boy," had to start at midnight in order to get to his destination in time, and he soon got so used to his horse that he slept on his back, seldom waking unless there was a stop.  He came to Pennsylvania at manhood, and was married to Martha Hoagland, and then moved to Harrison County, Ohio, with his parents and wife, in 1805.  They reared nine children on the farm: The eldest son, Eli, lived till twenty-seven years of age, dying from a wound in his side (he was a successful teacher).  The second son, Aaron, was born in 1807, has always been a farmer, also held numerous public offices.  He was married Mar. 28, 1833, to Dorcas Busby, by whom he had fourteen children, six of whom still survive:  The eldest son, Michael, is a farmer; one son fell in battle; one was killed by the cars; three sons are eminent and successful physicians in the West, viz.:  John B., living in York, Neb.; Henry O., in Omaha, Neb., president of the Omaha Medical Institute; and Alpheus B., in New Sharon, Iowa (of these three sons it may well be said that in making their life work a success they never fail to attribute the same to the kindly influence and god counsel of their father); two daughters, R. M. Welch and C. B. Burrier, both of whom were successful teachers.  One sister of Aaron, named Betsy, married G. McKinny, and reared five daughters; one brother, Henry, who was a good teacher and doctor, married Rosanna Mosholder and by her had two daughters and one son; one sister, Susanna, married Joel Smith, and had two sons and one daughter (she still lies, now seventy-seven years old); one sister, Rachel, married Alexander Picken, and they reared five daughters and two sons; one brother, Enoch, who was a good doctor, was twice married, and left two daughters; one sister, Mary, died single; one brother, Moses, lived on the old farm, and died in October, 1890 (he was twice married, first to M. J. Crozier, by whom he had three sons, the eldest of whom, Willie died at the age of five years; the second, Horace Mann, is a scholar and preacher; the third son, John Crozier, is a teacher and law student; the second wife of Moses Conaway, by name, Kate Gallaher has one daughter, now five years old, Martha Stella). 
     The ancestor on our subject's mother's side was named Hoagland.  He married Mary Hooey [Irish], and they reared a large family.  James Hoagland was a farmer, and lived in Harrison County, Ohio, where he reared a large family.  Aaron reared a family in Ashland County, Ohio; Moses lived in Holmes County, Ohio, was a strong-minded man.  Martha Hoagland, mother of our subject, was the youngest; her sisters were Mary (who married Harvey Tumbleson), Jane (who went South and married) and Anna (wife of Piatt Martin).
     One of Grandfather Conaway's brother is Samuel, a Methodist preacher, and another brother, Charles, was a great Methodist preacher, the first to preach on the soil of Ohio, and the first to preach in Pittsburgh; he died at the age of ninety-six years, leaving no posterity.  Now, in all the history of these generations we have no knowledge of a single member who was a criminal, an imbecile, or a drunkard, while many left bright records of statesmanship or piety; several were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, or in the War of 1812-15, while a number fought on the Union side in the great Rebellion.
     Aaron Conaway, the subject proper of this sketch, remained at home until about nineteen years of age, when he engaged in the public works, following this for some time.  After his marriage with Dorcas Busby, daughter of John Busby, a resident and prominent farmer of Archer Township, he settled on a farm near his father's and remained there for about twenty years, when he sold out and located on a farm near Laceyville, which consisted of 176 acres, and here lived about twelve years.  He then went to North Township, and after twelve years' sojourn  there, removed to Archer Township, where he and his aged wife now reside, being cared for in their declining years by their youngest daughter and her husband.  They are remarkably well preserved people, and have prospects of a much longer life.  In politics Mr. Conaway is a Republican, and has repeatedly held offices of trust and honor in this township and county, among which may be mentioned overseer of the poor, justice of the peace (thirty-one years), appraiser of the county, district and infirmary director.  These offices fully show in what esteem Mr. Conaway is held by his neighbors and fellow-citizens.  His children regard him with the deepest affection - very rarely indeed is such love manifested by children for parents.  They look upon their father as everything that is good, true and noble in man, and their mother as the kindest of women.
     Mr. and Mrs. Conaway are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were active in the advancement of the interests of that society, as long as their age would permit; and now at the sunset of their lives, they look forward to the future with pleasant hopes and perfect trust, and to the past with a full knowledge of having so lived as to be a benefit to mankind, and an example to all.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 403
  CHARLES CONAWAY, an old and experienced farmer, was born in Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, Sept. 12, 1819.  His father, John Conaway, was born in Kent County, Md., in 1890.  When a small boy his parents migrated to Ohio, and for some time resided near Warren, Jefferson County, but later removed to Harrison County, where John Conaway grew to manhood, and enlisted for six months in the War of 1812 under William H. Harrison.  He married Miss Betty Hoagland, who was born in Pennsylvania 1797, being of German descent.  To this union were born ten children, all of whom are still living.  John Conaway, after his marriage, purchased a part of Sections 16 and 17, in Stock Township, which was then a wilderness, but had resided on this land fifteen years before he purchased it.  He spent his life on this place, dying in 1861; his wife followed him to the grave in 1886.  Politically Mr. Conaway was a Whig and a Republican.  He served for twenty years as justice of the peace of Stock Township, and was highly respected by all.  Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years.
     Charles Conaway grew to manhood in Stock Township and received his education at the common schools.  Apr. 1, 1847, he married Miss Mary Given born in September, 1822, a daughter Robert and Rebecca (Evans) Given, who were among the early settlers of Harrison County, Ohio.  Our subject and wife have been blessed with five children, viz.:  Rebecca J. who died at the age of fourteen years; Robert, at Conneaut, Ohio; John W., at home; Ella E. wife of Samuel Millikin, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and Mary Martha, who resides at home.  Our subject has resided in Stock Township all his life, and about 1855 he purchased the farm he now owns, which contains 160 acres.  Both he and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church from their youth, and both are well known throughout the county, and very highly esteemed by all who know them; politically, he is a Republican.  Mr. Conaway is ever ready to render his moral and financial aid to any project for the promotion of the public good, both of township and county.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 445
  MOSES H. CONAWAY, late of Stock Township, Harrison County, was born Aug. 6, 1817, on the farm on which he passed from earth Oct. 3, 1890.  His grandfather, Michael Conaway, was born in 1737.  He grew to manhood on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, and became a successful sportsman, winning prizes in contests, shooting duck on the wing, etc.  He was also a sailor, commanding a small boat on the bay.  One day,  while crossing, his boat was struck by a cyclone that carried a waterspout, sinking the frail craft and the passengers all went down with her, except Conaway and one other man, who rose and commenced to swim. They secured one oar to ride on, but Conaway gave it to the other man, and told him to save his life, as he had a family to support.  This happened at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and they swam till 3 o'clock the next morning, when they heard a fiddle playing on a passing ship.  Having shouted for help, there was a yawl with two men in her sent to their assistance, but these men told them they could not take them in, whereupon Conaway grabbed the craft and told them to take in the other man or he would sink them.  They did so, leaving him; but a long rope hung from the ship, which he got hold of, and the swift motion of the ship made him skip upon the water until he was taken in.  Both were so badly exhausted that they could not stand when rescued.  This adventure caused Mr. Conaway to leave the water. 
     In addition to the above Mr. Moses H. Conway, on June 15, 1890, committed to writing a family sketch, which, with some additional dates supplied by his widow, is substantially as follows:
     "Biography of Aaron and M. H. Conaway, based on tradition, and now put on record: Our grandfather, Michael Conaway, was born of Scotch-Irish parents, in the State of Maryland, in 1737. Our grandmother's maiden name was Elizabeth Davis (Scotch). The name of our  grandfather (by our mother's side) was Hoagland (of German blood); his wife's name was Mary Hooey (of Irish extraction). Our father was Michael O., eldest son of M. O., and born in 1780, in Maryland; our mother was Martha Hoagland, born in 1780, in Maryland.  They were married in 1805, and settled on the north branch of the Stillwater, eight miles from Cadiz, Ohio.  Our grandfather's family were Michael O., John (married Betty Hoagland, and raised nine children), Charles (married Fannie Arnold, and raised nine children), Catharine (married Henry Barnes), Susan (married Gabriel Holland), Betty (married Archibald Virtue). Our grandfather's brothers were Samuel, who was a Methodist preacher, and Charles, who was the first Methodist preacher who ever preached in Pittsburgh, and the first to preach on Ohio soil; he died in 1847, at the age of ninety-six years, and lies buried in a shady grove of weeping elms, by the side of his brother M., on the farm now owned by M. H. Conaway, who holds the same land settled in 1806 by grandfather.  Our uncles and aunts by mother's side were James Hoagland, who settled and lived in Harrison County, Ohio; Aaron Hoagland, who settled in Ashland County, Ohio; Moses, who lived in Holmes County, Ohio.
     "Our own father's family were nine children:  Eli, born in 1806, died in 1832; Aaron, born in 1807, is now eighty-three years old, and lives in Harrison County, within two miles of his birthplace (he married, in 1830, Dorcas Busby, who still lives, and they raised fourteen children, only five of whom are now living); Betsy, married to George McKinney in 1828, and they raised five children, all daughters; Henry was a good physician, married Rosanna Mossholder, and raised three children; Rachel married Alexander Picken, and raised eight children, five of whom are living; Susan married Joel Smith, and raised three children (she still lives aged seventy-seven); Enoch, who was a good doctor, married Amanda Granfel, who died, leaving one daughter who still lives, and for his second wife he married Charlotte Loman, who raised one daughter who still lives (he died in 1861 in West Virginia); also Mary Conaway, died in 1855.
     "Moses H. Conaway still lives on the old farm, and is now seventy-three years old.  He was married July 15, 1856, to Mary J. Crozier [a teacher], who was born Feb. 15, 1829, and they raised three sons, viz.: Willie C., born Mar. 15, 1858, died Apr. 18, 1863; Horace Mann, born Apr. 2, 1860, and is now preaching for the Methodist Church (he has a wife and son); John Crozier, born Nov. 19, 1862 (is still single and lives at home).   The mother died Nov. 19, 1862, and Sept. 13, 1883, Mr. Conaway was married to Kate Gallaher [a teacher], who was born Sept. 28, 1843, by whom there is one daughter, Martha Estella, born Dec. 19, 1881. 
     "From the earliest records to the present day we find no member of all this kindred to have ever been criminals in court, while some have been eminent as justices, many as religionists and teachers and scholars, some as agnostics and free-thinkers."
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 761
  JACOB CONDO, farmer, German Township, Harrison County, is a son of Jeremiah and Lydia (Stahl) Condo.  Jacob Condo, grandfather of our subject, was among the early settlers of York County, Penn., was a blacksmith by trade, and in 1814 came to German Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he worked at his trade during his lifetime.  Jeremiah Condo, father of our subject, was born in York County, Penn., in 1812, but received his education in German Township, Harrison Co., Ohio.  His father had purchased a farm of 120 acres and as soon as the son was old enough the farm was placed in charge of the latter.  In 1836 Jeremiah Condo, father of the subject, was born in York County, Penn., in 1812, but received his education in German Township, Harrison Co., Ohio.  His father had purchased a farm of 120 acres, and as soon as the son was old enough the farm was placed in charge of the latter.  In 1836 Jeremiah Condo married Miss Lydia Stahl, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Shilling) Stahl, to whom were born nine children, as follows:  William, Elizabeth, John, Margaret, Mary, Catharine, Lydia, Susanna and James - all born in the State of Maryland.  To Jeremiah and Lydia (Stahl) Condo were born six children, viz.:  Jacob, Samuel, John, Margaret, Jeremiah and Benjamin, of whom Samuel was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, was wounded, losing an arm, and now lives in Iowa; Benjamin died in youth.  Jeremiah Condo died in 1884 at his old house in German Township, on the farm where our subject now lives.
     Jacob Condo our subject, was born on the old homestead in Harrison County, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1837, received a practical business education in Green and German Townships, and taught school some nine years in the county.  On Mar. 15, 1860, he married Miss Sarah Jane Kimmel who was born May 18, 1837, a daughter of Jonathan and Christiana (Nopp) Kimmel, natives of Adams County, Penn., and who were the parents of ten children, viz.: Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Nimrod, Christena, Titus, Simon, George, Jonathan, Isaac, Magdalena and Martin, all born in Harrison County, Ohio.  Grandmother Kimmel is still living, hale and hearty, at the patriarchal age of ninety seven years.  To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Condo two children have been born: Nimrod (deceased) and Rebecca E., who is living with her parents.  After marriage our subject settled on part of his father's farm, where he has built a fine brick house and a commodious barn.  He is one of the best farmers of the county, and raises some of the finest stock.  Mr. and Mrs. Condo and daughter are members of the Lutheran Church, of which congregation the daughter is organist.  Mr. Congo enjoys the full confidence of his fellow citizens, and has efficiently served as township treasurer for a period of eight years.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 432
  COPE FAMILY.  Perhaps no family in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, is better or more favorably known than the one now under consideration, whose lot has for more than half a century been cast among the people of the county named.  The first of the family, of whom we know anything, was one Oliver Cope, who. in 1687, came from Wiltshire, England, to make a home in the then new world, settling in Pennsylvania, among the first English settlers, where be resided until his death, which occurred in 1701.  John Cope, a great-grandson of tins original comer, was born in in Virginia, where he grew to manhood, married Grace Steer, and reared a family, with whom he removed, in 1812, to Belmont County, Ohio, and thence, in 1813, came to the new county of Harrison, settling in Short Creek Township, and making a home in the dense forest that then covered what now are fertile fields.  Here it was that death found them, the husband and father being taken first, the mother following to the grave Mar. 30, 1855, at the advanced age of ninety-two years.  Their children were five in number, and named as follows: William, born Aug. 1, 1796, died Sept. 27, 1869; Joseph, born Jan. 9, 1799, died Apr. 22, 1885; Isaac, born Feb. 1, 1801, died Dec. 19, 1883; John, born Apr. 25, 1803, still living; James, born Nov. 9, 1806, died Jan. 17, 1868.  These five brothers all grew to manhood, and settled on adjoining farms in northwestern Short Creek Township.  The eldest son later removed to Iowa, and died, and the youngest removed to Hopedale, Green Township. Harrison Co., Ohio, where he died.
     JOSEPH COPE, son of John and Grace (Steer) Cope, was some fourteen years of age when with his parents he came from Virginia to Harrison County, where he grew to manhood engaged chiefly in mechanical pursuits.  In common with his father and brothers he built a saw-mill, and also entered upon the manufacture of threshing machines, which were the first manufactured or used in the West.  In 1825 Joseph chose as his life's partner Miss Ruth Griffith, daughter of William and Sarah (Cooke) Griffith, and born in Westmoreland County, Penn., Jan. 1, 1801.  Her ancestors were of Welsh extraction and of the sect of Friends. At the time of her marriage she lived in Fayette County, Penn., but soon thereafter removed to Harrison County, settling about one mile from where she now resides, their first home being where now lives Harrison Adams.   In 1844 they removed to a farm, where now the aged widow and her son Oliver reside.  The farm, which was principally paid for by the manufacture and sale of threshing machines, was partly improved, having thereon a brick house in which the family still reside, and which is one of the oldest in the township.  In April, 1885, death took the husband at the age of eighty-seven years.  The family consisted of five children, named as follows: Amos A., now a resident of Poweshiek County, Iowa; Benjamin T., residing in Short Creek Township, on part of the old home farm; Israel, who died in infancy; Oliver G. , who resides on the old home farm; and an infant daughter who died unnamed.  Since the father's death the aged mother and her son Oliver have lived at the old homestead where "Aunt Ruth," as she is usually called, now a woman of ninety years, having been born on the first day of the present century, is calmly awaiting the final summons to the long last sleep.  The husband (Joseph) was from boyhood opposed to slavery, and for nearly forty years was an active conductor on the "Underground Railroad," extending from his home to Moore' s Salt Works, in Carroll County, often carrying as many as seven fugitives on one trip.  In politics he was originally a Whig, but on account of the attitude of both the great parties in relation to slavery, and having no faith in third-party methods, he did not vote from 1844 until 1860, when he became a Republican, with which party he was in full sympathy until his death.  In religious faith he was a member of the Hicksite Friends Society, and he was a man universally respected, standing high in that society.  His success in life was largely his own making.
     BENJAMIN T. COPE, son of Joseph and Ruth (Griffith) Cope, was born May 15, 1828.  His education was that of the common schools, whose primitive methods were as nothing when compared with those of this later day.  He had, however, as had also his brother, Oliver G., the advantages, for a short time, of a high school in  Stark County.  In 1855 he was married to Miss Rachel Lukens, daughter of Moses and Elizabeth (Barber) Lukens, and a native of Guernsey County, born in 1834; she was a child of four and one-half years when she was brought to Harrison County.  Her maternal grandparents, Samuel and Ann (Schooley) Barber, had come into Harrison County among its pioneers, and within said county Elizabeth Barber was born.  Grandfather Samuel Barber died in January, 1851, at the age of eighty- four years, and grandmother Ann Barber survived until Oct. 1, 1863, when, at the age of ninety-seven years, she, too, departed this life.  In 1856 Benjamin T. Cope and his wife came to the old Cope homestead, where they now reside, situated some four miles from the town of Cadiz. Of their union two children have been born, namely: Ruth Anna, now the wife of Dr. L. F. Scott, of Chicago, Ill., and Lizzie L., who married McNary F. Adams, a farmer of Franklin County, Kas.  Politically Mr. Cope is a Republican, ever ready to stanchly support the principles of his party, and he has for a number of years served as assessor of his township.  He and his esteemed wife are both member of the Hicksite Friends Society, and are justly classed among the progressive citizens of Harrison County.
     OLIVER G. COPE, another son of Joseph and Ruth (Griffith) Cope, was born Aug. 11, 1830.  He grew to manhood on the old farm, bearing his portion of its various duties. He made the most of the meager advantages of his neighborhood schools, and early showed an aptitude for carpentering.  On Mar. 6, 1856, he was married to Miss Sarah Williams, daughter of Nathan and Sarah Williams, of Harrison County, and of this union one child was born, Mary Elizabeth, who lived to be but twenty months old, and on May 10, 1859, the wife also died.  Since then Mr.
Cope has cared for his parents, and since his father's decease has tenderly cared for and
smoothed the path of his aged mother, as her life's sunset is drawing near; and when, ere many moons, her day darkens into the night of death, her last words will be a blessing on her children.  Mr. Cope is of the Republican ranks, and has taken an active part in his county.  State and National politics, and in 1880 and 1881 he had the responsibility and honor to represent his
district in the State Legislature. He is a reformer, and a member of the Good Templar organization.  Few, if any, men in Harrison County have more friends than Mr. Cope, and his
popularity has come from real merit coupled with untiring zeal in every worthy enterprise which occupies his attention.
     JOHN COPE, son of John and Grace (Steer) Cope, was born in Frederick County, Va., Apr. 25, 1803, and now, at the advanced age of eighty eight years, weakened in body and slowly
approaching dissolution, it will ere long be said, "a good citizen has gone to his reward;" but a record worthy of being remembered will be made.  A brief outline of his life is as follows:  His education was that of the pioneer trials, which gave strength of arm and resolution of spirit, and before the sturdy strokes of his ax many a forest giant has been prostrated.  In 1832 he was married to Miss Mary Lukens, daughter of Moses and Sarah Lukens, and born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 1, 1804.  Their home was made in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where they shared the hardships, trials and successes of life until July 19, 1876, the faithful wife and helpmate, at the age of seventy-two years, was called home.  She had borne three children as follows: Sarah T., born June 2, 1833; Lemuel, born July 1, 1838, died, aged three months; Hiram, born Dec. 16, 1843.  Since the departure of the mother, the aged father has remained at the old home farm, which is situated some four miles from Cadiz, where his declining years are cheered by his daughter, Sarah T. (who with true filial affection has clung to her childhood's home), and an adopted daughter, Miss Mary L. Creighton, who for twenty-three years has made her home with them.  The farm on which is the home is part of the land added to the original farm settled by the first comers, John Cope and his sons, and to day, on the green hills over whose then wooded summits the wild animals wanderered in search of their prey, now pasture peaceful herds and flocks.  Politically John Cope is a Prohibitionist, but was formerly a Republican.  During the existence of African slavery John Cope was everywhere known as an uncompromising Abolitionist, and in the times (times that tried men's souls) preceding the Civil War, his home frequently sheltered the fugitive on his way to liberty.  The family are members of the Hicksite Friends Society, and are no exception to the general rule that for respectability the Cope family rank among the highest.
     HIRAM COPE, son of John and Mary (Lukens) Cope, certainly ranks as one of the most progressive and intellectual of the young farmers of his township.  Not yet having reached the fiftieth milestone of his life, he has yet made a record of which he may well feel proud, and which many an older man might envy.  His education, with the exception of one term in Hopedale College, was obtained at the district school of the neighborhood, and his early work was on his father's farm.  In 1872 he was united in marriage with Miss Martha, daughter of Isaac and Anna Thomas, old residents of Harrison County.  For a few years Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cope remained at his father's home, and then, in 1880, came to their present farm, where, in 1887, they erected their pleasant and commodious dwelling.  Their anion has never produced any children. Politically, Mr. Cope is a Prohibitionist, and one who earnestly and fearlessly advocates the principles of that party.  Formerly a member of the Republican ranks, he left the party, merely because his convictions of right and wrong told him it was his duty so to do, and, loving principles more than party ties, he "dared to do right, dared to be true," notwithstanding the criticism of many who either had not similar convictions or else lacked the moral courage to assert them; he deserted his old party and became a " Short Creek Prohibitionist," while the party was yet in its incipiency.  In 1885 he was honored by his party by being given the nomination for the State Legislature, but it being during the infancy of the cause, he was most naturally defeated.  Not only does Mr. Cope vote and talk for the advancement of the temperance cause, but articles from his pen are frequently to be found in various periodicals of his county and elsewhere, and the leading literature of the times is to be found on his table.  He and his wife are members, respectively, of the Hicksite and Orthodox Friends.  His library is not merely for show, but is stored with books which Mr. Cope finds both time and disposition to often read.  His farm is largely devoted to the raising of small fruits, and is situated five miles from Cadiz.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 515
  ENOCH C. COPELAND

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 739
  JAMES COPELAND

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 618
  JAMES COPELAND

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 720
  WILLIAM COPELAND

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 742
  WILLIAM D. COPELAND

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 732

 		 THOMAS WILSON COUCH

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 92
PORTRAIT ROBERT McCOY COULTER

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 582
   
   
   

R. M. Coulter		 ROBERT McCOY COULTER

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 581-582
  RICHARD M. COULTRAP

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 688
  JOSEPH W. COURTRIGHT

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 195
  Z. Z. COURTRIGHT

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 194
  BENJAMIN COVERT

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 413
  J. H. COVERT

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 379
  JOHN D. CRABTREE, a wealthy farmer of Nottingham Township, Harrison County, was born June 12, 1825.  Peter Crabtree, his grandfather, was a native of England, but at an early day immigrated to the United States, lived in western Pennsylvania for a short time, and then came to Ohio.  In this State he resided at Rush Creek, Jefferson County, until about 1812, when he removed to Harrison County.  Here he entered a tract of land in the southern part of Nottingham Township, erected a small log cabin, but a few years later sold his land to Robert McMillan, and bought the farm in Nottingham Township on which John D. Crabtree now resides, and here he died in 1829.  The children born to Peter Crabtree were eight in number and were named Rhoda, Sarah, Rachel, Ann, Amy, Cornelius, Gabriel and William.
     William Crabtree, the youngest child of Peter Crabtree, was born in Pennsylvania about 1795, but was reared to manhood in Ohio.  He married Rachel Moore who was born about 1811, a daughter of Loami Moore, a soldier of the War of the Revolution, and to this union were born ten children, viz.:  Sarah, Keziah, John D., Loami, Gabriel, Shepard, James, William, Peter and Mary A.  Of these, James and William served in the War of the Rebellion.
     John D. Crabtree, the subject of proper of this sketch, was married May 27, 1847, to Miss Elizabeth Moore, who was born in Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, Feb. 6, 1829, a daughter of David and Sarah (Kidwell) Moore and this union has been blessed with seven children, viz.:  William, Sarah, Martha, Gabriel, Mary, Edmond and Elmer.   Immediately after his marriage John D. Crabtree settled on the farm which he at present occupies, and on which he has resided over since, with the exception of two years passed in Tuscarawas County.  Politically he is a Republican, and under its auspices has served his fellow citizens as trustee of Nottingham Township, several terms.  Mr. Crabtree enjoys the full esteem of his neighbors, and is recognized fall esteem of his neighbors, and is recognized as a prudent, practical and enterprising an enterprising agriculturist.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 483
  JOHN ALVIN CRAIG was born on the farm where he now resides, in Green Township, Harrison County, and his ancestral line will be found in the sketch of his uncle, Walter Craig.  Johnson Craig, his father, was born in Green Township, Dec. 19, 1803, and died in 1888.  Johnson Craig was twenty two years of age when his father died, and, being the eldest son at home at once took charge of the farm.  In 1834 he married Miss Martha Thompson, daughter of Samuel Thompson, of Green Township.  They built a house on a part of the old home farm, moved therein 1837, and here they reared the family, and from its doors they were carried to their long, last sleep.  This original farm, the patent for which was signed by President Thomas Jefferson, is yet in the family possession, and comprises 345 acres.  Throughout his life Johnson Craig was a farmer, and in the early days held a major's commission in the militia, being known during his later years far and near as Maj. Craig.  His widow survived until July 16, 1890, when, after a long period of almost total helplessness, she closed her eyes to earth at the age of eighty years.  She was the mother of the following named children:  John, who died at one year of age; Thompson now in Nebraska; Rachel A., wife of George W. Brown, formerly of Harrison County but now in Nebraska; Eliza J., wife of M. K. Turner, also in Nebraska; William S. of the same State, and John A., our subject.
     John A. Craig was born May 16, 1852.  On Oct. 20, 1881, he married Miss Lizzie J. Mills, daughter of James and Nancy (Davis) Mills, of Jefferson County, Ohio.  James Mills was born on the farm where he now resides; his parents emigrated from Scotland to Pennsylvania, where they resided a while before removing to Ohio.  The father of Mrs. Nancy (Davis) Mills was English; her mother Irish.  To the union of our subject and wife have been born the following named children:  Cora M., Ada Myrtle and May R.   Politically, Alvin Craig (as he was known) is an Independent and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church of Cadiz.  Socially, Mr. and Mrs. Craig stand in the front rank of their community.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 306

Walter Craig		 WALTER CRAIG.  As an example of what may be accomplished by tireless energy, coupled with good judgment, the record of Walter Craig, of Green Township, Harrison County, is probably without an equal in the county, and, although now a man past the second decades of life's allotted time, he is still to be found in the army of busy toilers, daily overseeing the multitudinous affairs
of his extensive business; aiming not only to benefit himself, but to advance and beautify his township and county; and long after his busy brain shall have ceased to plan, and his willing hands to execute, his name will be remembered as a synonym of success in life.
     Mr. Craig was born in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, July 4, 1819.  His ancestors were originally Scottish Covenanters, who, owing to the persecution of that sect under King James, left their native land, and sought, with many others, safety in Ireland.  This couple had three children, one of whom, by name Walter Craig, by occupation a weaver, married Jane McCleon.  In 1791 Walter Craig and family came to America and settled at West Middletown, Penn.  Their children were named as follows:  David, Thomas, Ann, Beckie, William, John, Walter, Jane and Susan.  Of these children John, born Aug. 1, 1775 (who afterward became the father of our subject), was some sixteen years of age when he came with his parents to America.  He grew to manhood in Pennsylvania, and married Elizabeth Johnson, who was born on June 23, 1781.  They made their home at Hardscrabble (now West Alexandria), that State until October, 1803, when they came to Green Township,  Harrison county (then Jefferson), and , settling on the farm now owned by Mrs. Col. Welch, built part of the house in August, 1803, which still stands on the place.  He had entered a section of land at $2 per acre, and here they spent the remainder of their lives and reared their family, and here it was that the subject of this sketch was born.
     On Aug. 22, 1825, John Craig died, aged fifty years.  He had ever been an active man, and succeeded in increasing his original farm to a large tract.  Politically he was a Whig, and served as county commissioner.  His widow survived until Feb. 28, 1864, when, at the age of eighty three years, she followed him to the grave.  She was the mother of the following named children:  Jane, born June 14, 1802, was married to Joshua Hamilton, and died in 1890, aged eighty-seven years;  Johnson, born Dec. 19, 1803, and died July 14, 1888, in Harrison county, at the age of eighty-four years; Rachel, born Sept. 16, 1805, died Aug. 22, 1825, aged twenty years; Polly, born July 16, 1808, married Nathaniel Gilmore, of Ford County ,Ill., and is now deceased; Ann, born Feb. 22, 1811, married James Taggert, and died Feb. 27, 1887; Rebecca, born July 27, 1813, married Andrew Patterson, of Pickaway County, Ohio, and is now deceased; William born Mar. 15, 1816, ___ded in Fulton County, Ill., and died Feb. 8, 1872; Walter (our subject); John, born July 31, 1822, and died Sept. 16, 1825, at the age of three years.  The life of the father and mother had been full of the dangers incident to the early settlement of a wooded country, where not only the wild beasts threatened the settler, but the prowling, uncivilized Indian made existence a constant vigil.  John Craig, aside from his farming, used, in the early days, to go from his farming, used, in the early days, to go with produce to New Orleans, proceeding thither by river, and returning overland.  At this time the route was infested by robbers, one of whom, named Mason, was especially during, and it required both dispatch and skill to avoid him and return with the money obtained for the provisions; and this Mr. Craig succeeded in doing, which was thought to have shortened his days.
     Walter Craig, our subject, grew to manhood on his native farm.  The old time subscription schools, with their meager instruction, furnished his education, and, as soon as his strength would allow, he began to bear his portion of the farm duties.  In 1844 he was married to Miss Jane Moore of Green Township, and daughter of William and Sarah Moore, who had come to Harrison county the same year the Craig family came.  Until 1846 Walter Craig and his wife remained at the old Craig homestead, and then erected and moved to his present home, which, although much improved and modernized, is the same domicile.  The children born to their union were four in number, and named as follows:  Sarah Jane, who died at the age of thirteen years; Amanda, the widow of Cassius M. Nichols; John now living in Nebraska, and Lizzie, married to W. H. Ogelvee, of Illinois.  In 1859, at the age of thirty-five, the mother of these children died, and in 1860 Mr. Craig married Hannah Henderson, who lived until 1879, when she died, leaving one child, a son, named William; another son had been born, but died in infancy, before the mother; also a daughter named Nannie, who died when one year old.
     Mr. Craig owns about 900 acres of land in Harrison County, which is widely known as the Walnut Grove Stock Farm, it being devoted to the breeding and raising of fine horses, for both draft and speed; and now in his possession Mr. Craig has some of the finest horses in Harrison County, some of them inheriting thirty-seven and a half per cent of the blood of Axtell.  Harrison County had long been needing suitable grounds for the holding of its annual fairs the old grounds being too limited in extent and too deficient in buildings.  Mr. Craig's active brain foresaw a way to benefit both the county and himself, and he began preparing plans for a new fair ground on his farm, one mile from Cadiz, which have resulted in giving Harrison County one of the finest enclosures for such purposes in the State.  The half-mile track thereon is of mathematical exactness and artistic finish, while the numerous and excellent stables invite horsemen from far and near to send their horses to the Walnut Grove track for training, the excellent water and good climate insuring the greatest development of speed.  The buildings are commodious and modern, and, all in all, the ground is a credit to the county, and the people thereof unite in praise for the maker, a man who, while living on "borrowed time," had still the mind and energy to plan and complete a task so arduous, and the liberality to expend for his county and posterity thousands of dollars which he could never expect to regain during his remaining years.  Now, in partnership with his son William, his business is conducted under the name of Craig & son.  Politically, Mr. Craig is a Republican, and, while not a strict partisan, yet generally adheres to the principles of his party.  He has held in his county the office of commissioner one term, which office he filled simply from a sense of public duty, not from desire.  He is a man of progressive and liberal ideas, and it is needless to state that his friends are innumerable.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 336
  GEORGE W. CRAMBLET

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 749
  JACOB CRAMBLET

Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 717
  JOHN CRAWFORD was born in Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, Nov. 29, 1816.  His father, Edward Crawford, was a Virginian by birth, grew to manhood in Brooke County, W. Va., and married Mary Wiggins, daughter of Edward and Charity Wiggins.  The maternal grandfather, Alexander Wiggins, was of Irish parentage, his parents having come to America, where he was born; he died in Virginia.  For a number of years Edward Crawford and wife remained in Virginia, and in 1806 came to Ohio, settling, Mar. 9, on a farm of one-quarter section of wild land, which he had entered, and which has since continually remained in the family's possession.  At first they were obliged to "camp out" in the woods, as the log house was but partly finished.  From this place they never moved, and in 1830 or 1831 death called the father, when he was aged seventy years.  The mother survived many years, and it was not until she had reached the advanced age of ninety-four years that she passed from earth.  She was the mother of twelve children, viz.:  Ellen, deceased wife of James Hagerty; Mary, deceased wife of James Harper; Alexander, who died in Carroll County; Thomas, of Archer Township, Harrison County; Isabella, deceased wife of William Welch; Charlotta and Josiah, both deceased; Nancy, widow of William Lewis, Holmes County, Ohio; Margaret, deceased; Elizabeth, widow of Joseph McGonigal; John, in Cadiz township, Harrison County; Harriet, widow of Mathew McCoy, of Archer Township, Harrison County.
     John Crawford grew to manhood very much as do other pioneer boys, and in 1849 chose, as life's partner, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Prudy Hedges, and they then settled on the old home place, where they remained until the aged father and mother were carried to the grave.  It was in 1877 that death claimed the mother, who at the age of about fifty years laid down life's burdens.  She had borne six children, namely: Mary, deceased wife of Hamilton Lisle, of Archer Township, Harrison County; Samuel E., in Cadiz Township, Harrison County; Alexander, on the home place; Harriet, who died in 1878; Mattie, Mrs. John Holland, of Cadiz, and Maggie, still at home, unmarried.  In November, 1882, leaving the farm of 330 acres in the charge of his son, Mr. Crawford purchased his present place, situated about one mile from the city of Cadiz, where, with his daughter, Maggie, he now resides, his home having been cared for by her since the death of the wife and mother.  Politically Mr. Crawford is a Democrat, but has never held office of any kind, preferring to give his undivided attention to his home and farm.  He is a well-known and esteemed member of the Presbyterian Church of Cadiz, Harrison County.  Now a man of seventy-four years, and well-preserved for his age, he is widely known and respected throughout Harrison County.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 40
  R. F. CRAWFORD, a well-known, progressive agriculturist of Archer Township, Harrison County, is a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, having been born near Sherodsville, Feb. 5, 1845, being the seventh in the family of Thomas and Eleanor (Guinea) Crawford.  He was reared much in the manner of most farm boys, assisting and making his home with his parents until about twenty-three years of age, his educational training being confined to the schools of the neighborhood, which forty or fifty years ago were of a very primitive nature.  On Oct. 26, 1869, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary H. McFadden, daughter of Nathaniel and Eliza (Green) McFadden, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume.  This union has been blessed with three sons, viz.: one born Apr. 1, 1871, died in infancy, unnamed; Thomas N., born June 1, 1874, and Lloyd F., born July 8, 1880.
     For three years after his marriage, Mr. Crawford operated his father's farm in Harrison County, and then removed into the town of Cadiz, same county, where for six months he was a genial landlord of the hotel then known as the Cadiz House, now as the Arcade Hotel.  Our subject then permanently located on his present farm in Archer Township, comprising 108 acres of prime land, all under cultivation and situated two and a half miles north of Cadiz.  Mr. and Mrs. Crawford are both members of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz; in politics, he is, as was his father, a stanch and active Democrat.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 241
  SAMUEL EDWARD CRAWFORD,  a well-known business man of Cadiz, Harrison County, was born in Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1853, and is a son of John Crawford, also a native of Harrison County, and at present a resident of Cadiz Township. Edward Crawford, father of John, and a native of Virginia, was a farmer and an early pioneer of Ohio, in which State he died. 
     Samuel E. Crawford received his early education at the common schools, and this he has supplemented with self-tuition.  He was reared on the home farm, giving his aid toward its cultivation until June, 1874, when he was married to Miss Emma E. Barratt, a native of Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and a daughter of William H. Barratt.  Two children, Everett B. and Rena O., have blessed this union.  Until 1S86 he continued to reside on a farm, and, although now a citizen of Cadiz, he still retains his farm of 100 acres in Archer Township.  Mr. Crawford is Democratic in his political sentiments;
in religion he is, with his wife, a member of Asberry Chapel.  He is held in high esteem by his fellow-townsmen, both for his integrity and enterprise in his business, as well as for the unimpeachable character of his private life.
Source:  Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 703

T. R. Crawford		 REV. T. R. CRAWFORD, D. D., of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a son of Nathaniel and Susan Crawford, and was born near New Athens, Ohio, Mar. 8, 1820, of Scotch-Irish origin.  He graduated at Franklin College in 1844, and on the same day was chosen professor of mathematics in said college, and during his teaching there he read Hebrew under President A. D. Clark, D. D., and theology under Dr. Rea.
     He soon left college for the purpose of completing his theological course, and he was licensed to preach the gospel by the Presbytery of Steubenville, Oct. 6, 1846.  He immediately received a call from the Presbyterian Church of Nottingham, and was ordained and installed pastor, laboring one-third of his time at Deersville for nine years, after which his whole time was confined to Nottingham, where he continued pastor forty years, when he asked and received a release from his charge.  He had five brothers and two sisters, three of whom are living and settled in life; Dr. James B. Crawford, at Gillespie, Ill.; Nathaniel who resides on a farm in the northeast part of this State, and Monica, who is married to I. K. Welch, and resides at Unionport, Ohio.  In 1846 Dr. Crawford was married to Miss Isabel
Parks, daughter of Hugh and Mary Parks, near Wheeling, W. Va.  The ancestors of our subject fled from Scotland in the seventeenth century, during the Covenanter persecution, and settled in the north of Ireland.  His father, Nathaniel Crawford, at the age of sixteen years, together with the household of which he was a member, emigrated to the United States just at the close of the Revolutionary War.  Three brothers of the grandfather of Dr. Crawford had come to this country at an earlier period, and were in the Revolutionary struggle.  They fought on the American side, and a fourth brother was a captain under Lord Cornwallis on the British side.  The three
former lost their lives in battle at different periods during the war—one of them, a colonel of an artillery company, fell at the battle of Bunker Hill; one lost his life in a skirmish on the Hudson River, and the third was killed
at the battle of Saratoga.  The father of the subject of this narrative and two of his uncles were through the War of 1812-16, and three of his brothers, James, John and Andrew, were in the late Civil War as Union soldiers, the last two named losing their lives as a sacrifice for their loyalty to the stars and stripes.  The fortieth anniversary of the settlement of Dr. Crawford over the congregation of Nottingham was celebrated Oct. 19, 1886, at which time he asked a release from his onerous charge, and in the morning of said day delivered his farewell discourse from the words:  "And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years." 
A large assemblage of people was present, together with sixteen of the surrounding ministry of different denominations.  Many of them
made appropriate and historical addresses. During the forty years of his pastorate in this church, Dr. Crawford, according to his record, preached 5,100 sermons, made 350 popular lectures, made 14,437 pastoral visits to the sick and well, has administered, in the Nottingham Church, baptism to 960 infants or children and has baptised 480 adults in the same.  There
were received into his entire charge 1,210 persons, 975 by public profession of faith, and 232 by letter, making an average of over 30 additions annually for forty years.
     After purging the roll, at the end of his ministry with his people, there were still 378 names of members on the records.  The old church of Nottingham had unparalleled prosperity all through these forty years, and was never in a more prosperous condition than at the end of this long pastorate.  Up to this date Dr. Crawford has aided in conducting 781
funeral services, and he has solemnized 431 marriages.  During the forty-three years of the residence of the subject of this biography in the same place, many events of a personal and historic character have occurred, too numerous to rehearse in this connection.  We will, however, note a few things that may be of interest to some people in the western part of this county, and which are gathered from his sketch book. He says: "At the beginning of my sojourn here no railroads passed through this State; our eyes and ears were daily greeted with the duplicated four-horse stage in the summer season, coaches traveling on the great thoroughfare from east to west through our neighborhood and village, together with heavy road wagons carrying agricultural produce and merchants' goods, also, from August to December, large droves of cattle and hogs almost continually
in sight of each other.  But this slow transportation scheme has given way years ago to the railroad coach and freight car."  Again the record says: "How hard for a pastor in war times.  During my charge in this church
we passed through two fiery, bloody wars—the first with Mexico to relieve Texas from oppression and appropriate said territory.  The old Whig party said the object of the administration party was to extend slave territory.  The Democratic party said 'No, we wish to deliver the abused and overtaxed people of Texas from Mexican oppression.'  The second was that terrible civil conflict between our own States, running through four years of terror, recrimination, bloodshed and death.  Political wire-workers branded the opposite party with everything degrading and humiliating, and many times when the angry waves of political strife and excitement rose high it was a hazardous business and stormy work for a pastor to stand firm at the Gospel
helm in behalf of truth and righteousness, and pilot his congregation, made up of different elements, through the conflicts of passion and the breakers of different kinds."  His record further says: "Shortly after President Lincoln
delivered his proclamation of liberty to the slaves, I called upon a respectable parishioner, and was received in a courteous manner.  After religious conference and prayer the head of the family addressed me as follows: 'Now, Mr. Crawford,' said he, 'you see what this war has come to—recklessly destroying State rights, and robbing a large portion of the citizens of these United States of their legal property.'  Mr.,' said I, 'you will admit with me that slavery was the procuring cause of the war, and this is just "what the war has come to," and it appears to me there can be no cessation of strife until slavery is blotted out.'  'You ministers,' said he, 'should condemn from the pulpit this proclamation, as not in keeping with justice.'  In reply— 'I do not regard it, Mr. ___, as in keeping with my commission, nor do I think it wise or prudent for me, or any pastor situated as I am to introduce your suggestions into his pulpit administrations on the Sabbath
day.'  In a few days afterward, in the course of my parochial work, I called upon an equally intelligent and courteous family, but of a different political creed.  It was near noon, I was kindly invited and remained for dinner.  After a portion of Scripture was read and prayer offered.  I was then about to take my leave, when the wife and mother said: 'My dear sir.  I looked for you the last two Sabbaths to come out in your sermon in defense of President Lincoln's proclamation; this is certainly one of the most important deliverances that has ever come from the White House.'  'Certainly,' said I,  'It is of vast importance.'  'Why, then,' said she, 'do you not preach about it?  Why not commend the proclamation and condemn the Southern confederacy - the Democrats and the sympathizers in the North, as a part of your sermon, at times, from the pulpit on Sunday?'  'Suppose, Mrs. ____, I personally desired all the objects you wish, would it be according to the revealed will of Christ, or even good common sense, to introduce this in the way you desire into my pulpit exercises?  I can reply to you, as I did the other day to a man, though from a different political standpoint, and say that I can not see that it would be wise or prudent, or in keeping with my authority as a preacher of the gospel of Christ, to drag into the pulpit on the Lord's day plans of civil polity, which would not only mar the peace of this congregation, but destroy my future usefulness here and elsewhere, and be at war with the general interests of the Kingdom of Christ.' "
     We take but another extract from the reminiscence book of Dr. Crawford in regard to his escape form being captured by Gen. Morgan's Southern cavalry, when passing through this part of Harrison County:  "It was early in the morning of July 24, 1863.  I had my horse harnessed to make a call upon a sick man four miles from town, but was prevented by being informed that Mr. W. and wife, together with Mr. B. and wife, were going to make us a social visit that aforenoon, and were desirous to meet us at our home.  Our guests soon drove up in their carriages.  After dinner was over we were utilizing the few moments previous to their departure in social conference.  Suddenly the sound of horses' feet and the loud voice of a man were heard on the street, which drew us to the front rather hurriedly.  Both our eyes and ears were greeted with an unusual sight and sound for our otherwise quiet village.  Two men, driving furiously a span of rather small, fleet horses, coupled to a light vehicle, going east and calling aloud, 'In twenty-five minutes John Morgan will capture your town.'  This was an alarm,   MORE TO COME


Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 208
  THOMAS CRAWFORD, one of the oldest and most prominent of the citizens of eastern Archer Township, Harrison County, was born in Brooke County, Va., Dec. 3, 1804.  His father, Edward Crawford (as were also his grandfather and his wife), was a native of Virginia, and from him our subject imbibed those sterling qualities which have made his name the synonym of honesty, integrity and justice.  The mother's parents were also natives of Virginia, and were among the representative people of that section in which they lived.  In early youth Edward Crawford married Mary Wiggins who lived in Brooke County, Va., and soon after marriage they came to Archer Township, Harrison County, where, in 1806, he erected a log cabin.  Here he and his family endured the usual hardships of the early settlers, and by his own industry and energy he succeeded in clearing a large tract.  Six children were born To Edward Crawford and his wife in Virginia, and six in Harrison County, Ohio.  He was a stanch Democrat in politics and always strove to advance the interests of his party, although he would not accept any political preferment.  He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church from early youth and continued their membership until death.  He died in 1831, and was buried at Cadiz, leaving a loving wife and affectionate children to mourn his decease.  His widow survived him until 1864 when she, too, passed away, and was buried by his side.
     Thomas Crawford remained at home with his parents, assisting in the management of the farm until he was about nineteen years of age, when he went to Cadiz to learn the blacksmith's trade.  In education he had the advantages of the common schools, which were very primitive in their character.  After continuing black-smithing for some time, he lost his health and was compelled to abandon the trade.  He then engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1840 he purchased a farm.  In 1829 he was married to Miss Jane, daughter of Hugh and Mary Kelly, who resided in Cadiz, Harrison County.  His wife died, leaving four children: Hugh, Edward, Isabella and Thomas, and Mar. 5, 1839, he was married to his present wife, Mrs. Eleanor Forbes, the widow of Joseph Forbes, a former resident of Harrison County, Ohio.  Of this marriage were born children as follows:  John A. (who is assisting in the carrying on of the home farm, and with his wife renders the old age of his parents as pleasant as possible), Elizabeth, Jane, Robert, James F., and Jason.  Mr. Crawford has been a life-long Democrat, and has always taken a great interest in the political affairs of this country.  He has, by his own efforts amassed a large property, and won for himself an enviable position in the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens.  To such men as Mr. Crawford is due the present prosperity of Harrison County.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 436
  JESSE B. CREW (deceased) was descended from an English family of Friends, his ancestors coming to America at an early day, and locating in Virginia.  He was born in Charles City County, Virginia.  He was born in Charles City County, Va., where his parents, Robert and Nancy (Terrell) Crew, belonged to Wayne-Oak Meeting.  The father, being a man of fine intelligence, was clerk of the Yearly Meeting, also superintendent and instructor in a boarding school.  The subject of this sketch was the sixth child in a family of twelve children, ten of whom grew to maturity.  About 1831 there occurred a negro insurrection in their neighborhood, and the worthy Quakers, whose religious belief prohibited them from using violence, were forced to secrete themselves in barns and outbuildings to save their lives.  Selling their property at a great sacrifice, they emigrated to Ohio.  So great was the sacrifice that a side-board, which, at its original purchase, cost several hundred dollars, was sold at public auction and brought but six and three-quarter cents.  Thus was their Eastern home, with all its comforts and luxuries, exchanged for one scarcely yet past the dangers and privations of a frontier settlement.  The family first located in Jefferson County.  On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth month, 1837, at the Short Creek Monthly Meeting, Jesse B. Crew was united in marriage with Elizabeth H. Jenkins, and the young couple resided at Emerson, Ohio, where he followed the trade of a pump-maker.  Late in the autumn of 1855, they removed to a farm near West Grove, Harrison County, where his death occurred on the thirtieth day of the seventh month, 1865.
     Elizabeth H. Jenkins was born near Mount Pleasant, Jefferson Co., Ohio, the seventh day of the first month, 1821, and is the youngest daughter of Israel Jenkins, a native of Virginia, who was born near Winchester the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1779, he being a son of Jonathan and Ann (Hoge) Jenkins.  He came to Ohio in the year 1800, and, locating in Jefferson County, took up a tract of land, and after having cleared a small patch and started a log cabin thereon, he returned to his boyhood home, and there, in the year 1801, married Elizabeth Horseman, who was born in Virginia the twenty-second day of the sixth month, 1785, daughter of Daid and Ruth (Wright) Horseman.  They at once returned to Ohio, to find that the man whom Mr. Jenkins had engaged to finish the cabin had failed to do so, and but a partially built structure awaited them.  Hanging shawls and blankets over the doors and windows, however, they lay down to rest, lulled to slumber sweet by the howling of the wolves and the cries of other wild animals, with which the woods were infested.  Israel Jenkins died the seventeenth day of the fifth month, 1863.  He had been particularly interested in the religious and educational advancement of the country, and was one of the founders of the Short Creek and Mountain Pleasant churches.  The children of this union were Ruth, who taught school several years, and died at home at the age of thirty-four; Esther, wife of Joseph Hill, of Washington County, Penn., but recently of Fulton County, Ind.; Ann, wife of Aaron Thompson, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio; Jonathan, a self-taught man of good business  capacity, and for many years a very successful merchant of Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio; Mary, wife of Alexander White, of Portland, Jay Co., Ind.; Hannah, wife of Samuel Custer, of Logansport, Ind.; Elizabeth, subject of this sketch (youngest daughter); David P. (youngest son), received a liberal education at Mount Pleasant Boarding School, after which he studied law at Steubenville and Cincinnati, engaging in his chosen profession first at Cincinnati, but afterward changing place of residence as business seemed to require; he is familiarly known as Col. D. P. Jenkins, having served his country's cause of colonel of Illinois cavalry during the war; some yeas later he settled in (then) Washington Territory, and, manifesting a deep interest in its welfare, ahs done much toward its progress as a new State, where he now enjoys the fruits of his labors in a pleasant home in affluent circumstances.  Since the spring of 1886 Mrs. Crew has resided in Georgetown.  Her union with Mr. Crew was blessed by three children:  Theophilus, who died at the age of two years; Ruth Anna, now Mrs. Asa Hoge, of Belmont County, Ohio, and Robert Terrell, of Washington County, Kas.  Mrs. Crew was educated in part at Brownsville, Penn., and then attended the first term of the new Friends Boarding School at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, where afterward each of her surviving children attended the same school a number of terms, after which the daughter attended Hopedale Normal College, of Harrison County, and the son, Oberlin College, of Northern Ohio.
Source:  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 401

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