BIOGRAPHIES
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GEORGE McAFEE Among the
residents of Archer Township none were more highly esteemed and honored than
George McAfee, who was born Jan. 27, 1813, in Westmoreland County, Penn.
His father, James McAfee, was born in 1786 in the same State. The
father of James came from Ireland in early life and settled in
Pennsylvania. The father of our subject, at the age of twenty, left home
and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for several years. In
1808 he was married to Mary Wible, a daughter of George
Wible, who was a resident of Pennsylvania, and in 1828 Mr. and Mrs.
McAfee moved to Harrison County, Ohio, settling in North Township, where
they purchased a large farm. He was for some time engaged in general
mercantile business in Hanover, in which he was successful in an eminent degree.
His family consisted of the following named children: Sarah, Mary,
George, James, John, Matilda, Hannah and
Rachel. In politics Mr. McAfee was a Whig, always
supporting that party and the principles it represented, and he and his wife
were leading members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1877, at the
age of eighty-five years, his wife died, and he soon afterward, at the age of
ninety-three, followed her, and was buried by her side in the cemetery at
Rumley.
George McAfee remained at home until he
was of age, working on the farm and passing his early youth much the same as do
the ordinary farm lads. His education was confined to what could be
acquired at the common schools, but he there laid the foundation of that
knowledge which proved so useful to him through life. In Jun., 1835, he
was married to Jane Hixon, daughter of Abner Hixon,
a resident of Hanover, and a prominent merchant and surveyor. In 1878 he
purchased a large tract of land in Archer Township, and after buying and selling
many times finally settled on the place where his widow now lives. His
children were as follows: James, John, Abner, William
(died in infancy), Sarah Jane, Mary Ann, Florence and Rosa.
In politics, like his father Mr. McAfee was a Whig, but on the
organization of the Republican party immediately joined its ranks. He was
not an active politician except in taking a lively interest in all campaigns.
He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were never
found wanting where mercy or duty called, but always responded with
cheerfulness and heartiness. Mr. McAfee was one of the solid
financial and respected farmers in his section. On Nov. 20, 1889, he
was suddenly stricken with apoplexy, and survived only a short time. He
was laid to rest amidst the universal sorrow of all his friends.
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JAMES McAFEE, JR.
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JAMES McFADDEN, fourth son of
James and Mary (Law) McFadden, is one of the well-known and influential
farmers of Cadiz Township, where he was born Sept. 20, 1841. He grew to
manhood on the homestead, assisting in the work of further improving the farm,
and in attending the common schools of the district. In 1866 he was united
in marriage with Arabella, daughter of John M. and Ann Richey, of
Cadiz township, and they at once settled on the place where they have since
resided, and on which many of the improvements have been made by them.
Four children have blessed their union, viz.: Melvin, in Cadiz Township,
and Craig, Frank and Law, at home.
Politically Mr. McFadden is a stanch Democrat,
and for nine years served most efficiently as school director. He is a
consistent member and liberal supporter of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz.
His farm property comprises 136 acres of valuable land, well provided with neat
and commodious dwelling, barn, etc., conveniently situated about two miles from
the town of Cadiz.
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JOHN McFADDEN, youngest
surviving son of James and Mary (Law) McFadden, was born on the old homestead
in Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, Mar. 18, 1845. He was reared to the
pursuits of the farm., and received a good common-school training, in all
respects being well fitted for his life vocation. From his boyhood up he
has always been industrious, and his success is due to his assiduous attention
to business, careful husbandry and sound judgment. He aided his parents
cheerfully in their work of carrying on the improving the farm, and to-day he is
the happy owner of 160 acres of prime land, situated about three miles south of
Cadiz, chiefly devoted to the raising of sheep and other live stock. In
1870 Mr. McFadden was united in marriage with Miss Margaret E. Morgan,
of Harrison County, daughter of Marshall and Ellen Morgan, and the young
couple settled on the farm in Cadiz Township, where they have since made their
home. The old improvements made on this farm have been remodeled by him,
and it is carried on in the same careful manner as when he was a boy. to
our subject and wife have been born three children: Flora B., Orville
J. and Wayne S., all at home with their parents.
Politically Mr. McFadden has always been a
Democrat, but has never sought office. He and his wife are members of the
Presbyterian Church at Cadiz. He has an extensive circle of friends, and
is recognized as an extensive circle of friends, and is recognized as a
progressive, wide-awake citizen. In the constructing of the Cadiz, Athens
pike he was appointed overseer of the grading, and he and a brother did more
work on it than any other farmers along its route. All his life has been
passed in Cadiz Township, save a few months spent in Logan County, Ohio, and two
summers (1869 and 1870) in Wheeling, W. Va., when he was engaged in selling
agricultural implements.
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MRS. MARTHA A. McFADDEN,
a resident of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, is a daughter of Alexander J.
and Elizabeth Barger. On Aug. 26, 1874, she was married to Jamison
Law McFadden, youngest son of James and Mary (Law) McFadden, and for
two years thereafter they lived on the Cadiz-Athens pike, on the farm where
Samuel McFadden now lives; then removed to the Moorefield road to the fine farm on which they built the elegant and comfortable dwelling which they
commenced to occupy in 1881, making all the other substantial improvements.
But not long were they fated to enjoy together their
beautiful new home, for death came in their midst and separated them, taking the
loving young husband and father to his long home. Mr. Fadden had
been ailing for some months with lung disease, and on Nov. 18, 1887, he
peacefully passed away, deeply lamented by all who knew him. He was born
July 16, 1851, on the home farm of his parents in Cadiz Township, and was
consequently but thirty-six years of age at the time of his decease. He
was very popular among his acquaintances, and succeeded in making many friends.
to Mr. and Mrs. McFadden were born four children, viz.: Ola Jane,
James Alexander, Joseph Burger and Jessie Pearl all living with their
widowed mother and aged grandmother, at the present home of the family situated
some three miles from Cadiz. Mrs. McFadden is a member, as was her
husband, of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz. In his political convictions
Mr. McFadden did not differ from the other members of his father's
family, having always been an active Democrat. His remains lie at rest in
Cadiz Cemetery.
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THOMPSON McFADDEN, a worthy
member of the widely known and justly esteemed family of that name of Harrison
County, is a native of the same, born in Cadiz Township Jun. 7, 1830. His
father, Joseph McFadden, was a native of the Keystone State, born of
Irish parents, the date of whose coming to America has been lost. At the
age of four years, in 1801, he came with his parents to Ohio, and lived near
Cadiz up to the time of his death. He was married, Dec. 28, 1826, to
Miss Mary, daughter of David Thompson, and to this union were born
six children, three of whom have passed from earth, those now living being
Thompson; Joseph, also a farmer in Cadiz Township, and Mrs. Mary Fitch,
residing in California. The mother of these children dying Mar. 2, 1844,
the father married, Oct. 11, 1855, for his second wife, Catherine Henderson,
and on Feb. 26, 1858, he departed this life at the age of sixty-five years; in
politics he was formerly a Democrat, but died a Republican. His widow is
now making her home in Belmont County, Ohio.
Thompson McFadden attended the common schools of
his native township, and was reared to a good, practical farm life. When
some seven or eight years of age he removed to the farm whereon J. W. Osburn
now resides, and when twenty-four years old, on Nov. 23, 1854, he was
married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Eliza (McFadden)
Dickerson and also a native of Harrison County. After their marriage
our subject and wife came to the farm in Cadiz Township, which has since been
their home. At that time, in lieu of the present commodious residence,
which was built by them, there stood on the place the old log cabin, a relict of
pioneer days. The farm, which was originally a half section, comprises 255
acres of choice farm land. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden have been blessed
with six children, as follows: Eliza, who died of diphtheria at the
age of twelve years; Margaret Jane, at home; Alice, Mrs. Emmett
Belknap, in Harrison County; Joseph T., on the home farm, and
Annie L. and Lizzie G., also at home. In politics Mr. McFadden
is a Republican, but he has never held nor sought office; he and his wife are
members of the First Presbyterian Church at Cadiz.
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JOHN McKIBBEN, a prosperous
farmer of Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, is a son of George and
Martha (Brocaw) McKibben. George McKibben is a son of Richard,
whose father, a native of Ireland, immigrated in an early day to the United
States and settled in Allegheny County, Penn., in 1742 where he grew to manhood.
He wedded three times. His first wife was a Miss Coulter; the
second a Miss Robison, and the third was Sarah Brocaw. To
this last union were born eight children, by name: Richard, Joseph, Samuel,
Thomas, William, Rebecca, Jane and George. About 1790
Richard migrated with his family to Warrenton, Jefferson Co., Ohio, and
entered a large tract of land. He remained there only a short time, when
he removed to Belmont County, thence to Harrison County, and thence to Morgan
County, Ohio, where he died in 1827. His son, George, was born in
Jefferson County, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1804, and grew to manhood in Jefferson and
Belmont Counties. In 1828 he married Miss Brashers, who became the
mother of one son, Jesse, who now resides in Illinois. This wife
lived only a short time after the birth of the son, and in 1830 George
McKibben married Miss Martha Brocaw. To this union were born
two sons: George, in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and John,
our subject. This wife died in a few years, and Mr. McKibben
married, for his third wife, Miss Eleanor Morrison, by whom were born
three children, namely: William, Eleanor and Richard, the latter
residing with his father. This wife lived but a few years after marriage,
and Mr. McKibben then married Jane Bealle who died in 1887.
The father of our subject resides on his old farm in Moorefield Township, where
he has lived many years, and is the oldest person residing in Moorefield
Township at this date, Mar., 1890.
John McKibben was born Jan. 27, 1833, in the
southern part of Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he grew to manhood
and received a common-school education. Jan. 3, 1856, he married Miss
Isabelle McMillan, who was born in Athens Township, Oct. 6, 1829, a daughter
of Charles and Rosanna (Gilmore) McMillan, natives of Ireland, who
emigrated to New York City in 1806, and thence Harrison County, Ohio.
After his marriage Mr. McKibben remained in Athens Township for two
years, then came to Moorefield Township, Harrison County, where he has since
resided. In 1859 he purchased the farm he now owns, which contains
sixty-four acres on Section 31, Moorefield Township. Our subject and wife
are parents of six children, named George J. C., Mary E. and Sarah B.,
still at home; William, in Moorefield Township, who is married, and
Thomas C., deceased. Mr. and Mrs. McKibben are members of the
Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Politically Mr. McKibben is a
Republican.
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S. K. McLAUGHLIN. Few, if
any of the citizens of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, are better or more
favorably known than S. K. McLaughlin, or "Sam," as he is usually
called. His father, James McLaughlin, was born on the old homestead
near Adena, Jefferson Co., Ohio, and was the second son and sixth child in the
order of birth of four sons and five daughters. He was reared in a very
primitive manner. His knowledge was almost wholly self acquired, and so
earnestly did he improve his opportunities that he acquired a liberal education,
and was a man "well read" at the time of his death. He took an active
interest in public life, being a Whig and later a Republican. He may also
be classed as having been an Abolitionist, ever hoping and striving for the
liberation of the race in bondage. He was an efficient elder in this
United Presbyterian Church of Piney Fork, and once represented his congregation
at the General Assembly in Philadelphia. He was the prime mover in
securing new public schools at Adena, and encouraged all other worthy movements
in his vicinity. He married Miss Sarah J. Kerr, a native of
Harrison County, Ohio, and eldest daughter of Samuel and Annie (Smith) Kerr.
Nine children were born to their union, one of whom died during childhood; the
others being as follows: William B., living at Adena, Ohio; Ann
E. (Mrs. Lewis Bernhard, in Harrison County); Mary E. (Mrs. William
Courtright, in Franklintown, Ohio); Nancy J. (Mrs. J. C. McNary, in
Unionport, Ohio); Samuel K. (our subject); Sarah A. (Mrs. H. W. Parks,
of Hopedale); Joseph S., at home; Mary Emma (Mrs. R. G. Dean, in
Omaha, Neb.). On Aug. 25, 1865, Mr. McLaughlin died in his
fifty-second year, and since her husband's decease Mrs. McLaughlin has
remained at the old home, where they first settled after marriage, and where
she, now seventy-three years of age, is peacefully awaiting the call from earth.
One step farther back in the genealogy of the
McLaughlin family takes us to John McLaughlin, who came to Ohio in
1801, built a cabin and raised a small crop of corn, and in 1802 brought his
family, settling in Jefferson County. In his early manhood John
McLaughlin served the Government as a spy on the Indians, between Pittsburgh
and Wheeling. After coming to Ohio he purchased some land of John
Johnson a brother-in-law, who had purchased it at twelve and one-half cents
per acre. It was in an entirely wild state, and covered with dense
forests, in which all sorts of game abounded, and where the howling wolves made
terrible the nights of the pioneers. John McLaughlin was a man of
more than ordinary attainments for those days, and soon after his coming to Ohio
he was elected a member of the State Legislature, and served in that capacity
eight years. He was then elected to the State Senate, in which he served
eight years, making sixteen consecutive years of service; he was intimate and
associated with William Henry Harrison, John C. Wright and Charlie
Hammond in the Senate. The sessions were first held in Zanesville, and
later at Chillicothe, and thence were changed to Columbus. Mr.
McLaughlin was a member of the "call mission" of 1832 to settle the State
line between Ohio and Michigan. He was the founder of Adena, securing the
post-office for that place, and giving it its name. At the time of his
death he was an elder in the United Presbyterian Church, and a member of the
session of Piney Fork. He was also for many years a justice of the peace,
and beyond all doubt was, during his life, the most prominent man in the
district. He was born in Washington County, Penn., Nov. 4, 1774, and died
Nov. 10, 1860, in his eighty-seventh year. About 1799 he married Miss
Annie Johnstone, who died Jun. 6, 1849, having borne thirteen children.
S. K. McLaughlin, with whom we have mainly to
deal, was born in Adena, Ohio, Sept. 12, 1846, and grew to maturity at the home
of his parents. He first attended the common schools, and at eighteen
years of age entered the McNeely Normal College in Hopedale. While in
attendance here his father died, necessitating his return home, where he
assisted his mother in the care of the farm. He soon passed a satisfactory
examination, securing a "first class" certificate, and for seven consecutive
winters was a teacher in the public schools of Harrisville, No. 5, and Adena,
spending his summers at home on the farm. On May 22, 1872, he married
Miss Mary Belle Snider, a native of Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio,
daughter of Samuel and Hannah Snider, and soon after their marriage they
located on the old Hurford homestead, adjoining the one on which they now
reside. The following year they removed to Adena, Jefferson County, where
Mr. McLaughlin taught the village schools, and while there built what was
then the finest residence in the village. In 1875 they came back to
Harrison County, to their present place, on which they built their large and
commodious house in 1888. This dwelling is not only one of the pleasantest
in the township, but its hospitable doors have ever the "latch-string out."
Of their union four children have been born, namely: Charles Johnson,
John Orin, Hannah Lucretia and Samuel Parks. Mr. McLaughlin is
a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cadiz, and in politics is a stanch
Republican. For many years he served as trustee of Short Creek Township,
and in 1882 represented it in the Congressional Convention, which met at St.
Clairsville, and spent one full week in session without making a nomination.
Mr. McLaughlin is one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Harrison
County; he is genial, large-hearted and progressive, in all of which virtues he
is fully equaled by his most estimable wife.
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J. F. McMATH is one of the leading
young men of Freeport, Harrison County, and is always identified with the
progressive citizens. The family are of Irish descent, John, his
grandfather, having come from Ireland with his parents to America many years
ago, settling in Pennsylvania. He was early apprenticed to a stone and
brick mason, with whom he remained until his knowledge of the trade was
thoroughly acquired, and which he followed the most of his life. He was a
Democrat, and invariably supported that party. In early life he was
married to Elizabeth Rooney, a resident of Kentucky, locating first in
Clermont County, Ohio, but soon after removing to Harrison County, where he
spent the remainder of his life. He reared the following family: Hannah
(deceased), Belinda (deceased), Ruth (Mrs. I. Barrett), Jane, William,
Simeon and David. In 1880 he died, his wife surviving him till
1884. William McMath spent his early life in Freeport, where he
learned the miller's trade, which he followed until 1878, when he engaged in
agriculture. In 1857 he was married to Lydia, daughter of James
and Susan (Delany) Ford, residents of Freeport, and his children are named
Sarah J. and J. F.
J. F. McMath was born Jun. 14, 1862, in Freeport,
where he has ever since resided. His business life was commenced as
publisher of the Freeport Press, in which he is now associated with w.
A. Williams. The office is large and completely fitted for all kinds
of job work, in which they have a large trade. On July 19, 1889, he was
united in marriage with Rosa E., daughter of E. M. Knox, a
resident of Freeport, and she has borne one child, Edward K. Like
the family in general, Mr. McMath has been a Democrat and takes an active
part in the politics of his section. He is among the well-known and
popular young men of his town, as is evinced by his repeated election to various
offices, such as town-clerk and justice of the peace, although the town is
Republican. For several terms he has been secretary of hte fair held at
Smyrna, the duties of which, though difficult and onerous, have been discharged
with satisfaction to all. The family are leading members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
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THOMAS McMILLEN
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MATTHEW R. McNARY, a
well-known and wealthy farmer of Rumley Township, Harrison County, was born Feb.
14, 1831, in Washington County, Penn., a son of James and Jane (Welch) McNary.
He was reared on the old homestead, received a practical education at the common
schools of his township, and assisted his father on the home place until Nov. 8,
1854, when he married Miss Margaret A. Anderson, who was born Apr. 7,
1834, a daughter of James and M. (Howard) Anderson, natives of Ireland.
Five children have been born to this union, viz.: James W., Alice J., Thomas
McCorkle and Maggie O. A. (twins) and Addie Z. In 1858
Mr. McNary moved to Washington County, Penn., where he resided until
1867, when he returned to Rumley Township and bought the farm of 182 acres in
Sections 2 and 32, where he now resides. He has served as township trustee
fifteen years, and the whole family are members of the United Presbyterian
Church.
The McNary family are of Scotch descent, their
ancestry being traced back to Greenock, from which place several of the name
went to Ireland, and it is thought that four brothers came to America as early
as 1760, from whom have descended all those of the name residing in the United
States.
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JOHN CALVIN MALLERNEE
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BENJAMIN J. MALLERNEE,
son of Levi and Eleanor (Johnson) Mallernee, was born Feb. 10, 1840, in
Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he still resides, and is looked
upon as one of the most enterprising young farmers of his neighborhood.
His great-grandparents, William and Sarah Mallernee, were natives of
Maryland, and in 1809 came to Ohio, settling in Jefferson County. Their
children were three in number and were named Emanuel, Mary and Jaret.
Emanuel Mallernee, grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland, Nov. 3,
1770, and in his younger days learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed
nearly all his life. He was first married to Rachel Matthews,
who was born in Maryland, Nov. 3, 1788, a daughter of Francis and Mary (Karr)
Matthews, natives of the same State, but who came to Ohio in 1809. To
this union were born eight children: William, Mar. 30, 1807;
Aquila, Jan. 6. 1809; Mary A., Aug. 7, 1811; Matthew P., Oct.
12, 1813; Levi, Feb. 12, 1816; Emanuel, Jr., Nov. 3, 1818;
Lewis, May 18, 1822; Elizabeth, May 25, 1825. Emanuel Mallernee,
grandfather of Benjamin J. Mallernee, remained in Jefferson County, Ohio
(to which county he bad come with his father), until 1829, when he settled in
Harrison County, where he bought eighty acres of forest land, passing his life
in clearing off his farm and working at the bench. His first wife
having died, Jun. 24, 1828, Emanuel married Miss Hannah Eaton, who
bore him three children: Benjamin, born Oct. 4, 1830; Rachel,
Aug. 13, 1832, and Jaret, Sept. 10, 1834. The father of these
children died Feb. 23, 1839, deeply mourned by his bereaved family and all his
neighbors.
Levi Mallernee, son of Emanuel and
father of Benjamin J. , our subject, was reared to manhood and educated
in his native township. Dec. 6, 1838, he married Eleanor Johnson,
who was a daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor Johnson, and was born in
Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, Jan. 27, 1820. To this union were
born nine children in the following order: David Turner, Nov. 18,
1839; Emanuel, Mar. 22, 1843, deceased; Mary A., Mar. 25, 1840,
wife of J. H. Kent, of Illinois; Benjamin J., our subject;
Lemuel, July 5, 1851; Lydia A., Aug. 3, 1854. deceased; Caroline
L., Aug. 20, 1857, deceased; Eleanor J., July 18, 1860, wife of L.
D. Wells, of Illinois, and Kinsey C., Dec. 20, 1863, deceased. Dec.
23, 1803, three days after the birth of her last child, Mrs. Mallernee
passed from the scenes of her earthly toil. For his second wife
Levi Mallernee chose Mrs. Jemima Hines, whose
maiden name was Garner, and to this union were born three children: James
G., Oct. 10, 1866; Levi E., Oct. 20, 1868, and Ruth J., Jan.
6, 1871. Again losing his spouse, Mr. Mallernee married Rachel
Crabtree, Jun. 1, 1879, but one year later. Jun. 1, 1880, Levi
Mallernee drew the last breath of life. The business Life of Levi
Mallernee was a varied one. Remaining after his majority a few years
on the farm first purchased by his father, he removed to Cadiz. Harrison County,
and for several years carried on a livery business; thence be returned to
Nottingham Township, and soon after purchased 105 acres in the northern part, on
which he resided a few years, and next bought the farm on which his son,
Benjamin J., now resides. A few years before his death he moved to
Deersville, where he expired in the faith of the Baptist Church, of which he bad
been many years a member. In politics Levi was first a Tory, but
later united with the Republican party. He was widely known and highly
honored for his integrity and elevated standard of morality.
Benjamin J. Mallernee, trained to the
cultivation of the soil on his father's farm, has made agriculture his life's
vocation. Jan. 17, 1872, he married Miss Maggie Warman, who was born in
Illinois Mar. 15, 1850, a daughter of William and Margaret (Hoffman) Warman,
natives of New Jersey. The children resulting from this union are named
Ella M., born Jan. 10, 1873; Myrta F., Nov. 4, 1874;
Blanche W., Sept. 5, 1880, and Frank G., Oct. 24, 1881. In 1870
Mr. Mallernee purchased the farm, of ninety acres, on which he now
resides, on Section 15, Nottingham Township, which farm presents to the view of
the passer-by every evidence of skillful care and elegant taste in its
management. Mr. Mallernee is a Republican in politics, and
in 1S85 was elected trustee of Nottingham Township. In religion he and his
wife are Baptists.
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ALLEN MAXWELL
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JAMES MAXWELL
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DAVID D. MILLER, the subject of
this sketch, was born Jan. 30, 1843, in Harrison County, Ohio, near the line
between Archer and Stock Townships. His father, R. D. Miller, was,
at an early age, married to Jane Curry; he soon after settled in
Archer Township, where he reared a family of five children, three of whom are
still living. After a happy life of a few short years his wife died,
leaving him alone with his family of little ones. That they might receive
a mother's care, he was married again, this time to Mrs. Jane Robinson,
and removed to North Township. After residing there some time they removed
to Gallia County, where they still reside.
At eleven years of age David D. Miller left
home, determined to win for himself a living and to gain a competency for old
age. He early learned the carpenter's trade, and followed it for many
years with profit. In Feb., 1862, he responded to the call of his country
for volunteers, enlisting in Company G, Seventy-fourth O. V. I., and went with
his command to Camp Chase, and was then sent to Nashville, Tenn., to join the
Army of the Cumberland. He served with distinction through the war,
participating in all the battles of his regiment, never flinching from his duty,
irrespective of the danger to himself. At the expiration of his time he,
like many other brave and loyal soldiers, re-enlisted for the remainder of the
war. He was mustered out in 1865, when he returned home and took up his
trade again. On Nov. 25, 1880, he was married to Martha Eastlick,
who was one of the descendants of the earliest settlers of the county, and a most
estimable woman. In politics, Mr. Miller is a Republican, and,
although not desiring any office, still works for the interests of his party in
every way that is honorable. He and his wife are members of the Ridge
Presbyterian Church, and are among the foremost in all works of benevolence and
charity. Mr. Miller, by his own unaided efforts, has acquired a splendid
farm, which is under excellent cultivation and highly improved. Since
early life Mr. Miller has struggled earnestly, bravely and persistently,
and his is a life that might well be emulated by the young men of present day.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 385 |
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H. A. MILLER, one of the young
and most successful farmers of German Township, Harrison County, is a son of
John and Susan (Mikesell) Miller. He was born Mar. 8, 1851, and
received a practical business education at the common schools. He
remained on the farm with his parents till Mar. 5, 1874, when he married
Miss Sarah C. Wood, who was born in Loudon Township, Carroll Co., Ohio,
Sept. 22, 1852, a daughter of Ellis and Elizabeth (Shearer) Wood,
also natives of Carroll County. Joseph Wood, the father of
Ellis, came from Pennsylvania, and was among the early settlers of
Carroll County. Mr. Shearer, father of Elizabeth Shearer,
was of German origin, and was also among the early settlers of Carroll
County, Ohio.
On Jun. 20, 1875, H. A. Miller came to where he
now lives, in Section No. 15, German Township. He bought the farm,
containing one hundred acres, of his father, which is considered by
competent judges to be one of the best farms in Harrison County. He
takes pride in raising Clydesdale horses, of which he has six of the finest
in German Township. On Apr. 12, 1889, his buildings are all destroyed
by a cyclone, excepting a portion of his house, and the damage to him by
this storm would reach two thousand dollars. Among the stock killed
were fine sheep, valued at two hundred dollars, one horse, valued at two
hundred dollars, cattle and poultry, etc. He rebuilt at once, having
now, without doubt, the best barn in German Township, it being 40x60 feet,
having a fine basement, and being finished complete in every respect.
No similar example of pluck and energy is on record in the township.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Miller are both active members of the Lutheran
Church, and are parents of five children: John E., Chester O., Etta B.,
Homer L. and Welta R.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 424 |
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HENRY MILLER,
breeder of Clydesdale horses, etc., German Township, Harrison County, is a
son of Daniel and Susannah (Lowmiller) Miller, and was born Aug. 27,
1824, on the farm where he now lives. Daniel Miller was a son
of John, a native of Frederic County, Md., who came in 1806 to Rumley
Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he purchased land of the Government, and
at the time of his death, in 1836, he was owner of 215 acres of land.
When he came to Rumley Township he had to cut the road through the woods to
et to his premises, and had to camp out while he built his cabin. He
was the father of nine children, viz.: Daniel, David, John, Jacob,
Joseph, Catherine, Hannah, Polly and Sarah.
Daniel Miller was born in Frederick County, Md., in
1788, and in 1806 came with his parents to Ohio, where he shared all the
hardships his father encountered in clearing land and making a home.
In 1817 he married Miss Susannah Lowmiller, a daughter of John and
Catherine (Long) Lowmiller. She was born in Dauphin County, Penn.,
in 1796, and her parents came to Harrison County in 1800; she is still
living, now aged ninety-five years. Daniel Miller, after his
marriage, settled in German Township, Harrison County, where he bought 100
acres of land for $1,500, borrowing the money of his father and
father-in-law; afterward he bought 160 acres in the same township, and 160
acres in Rumley Township. He afterward sold his land in Rumley
Township, and bought 73 acres in German Township, Harrison County; then
bought 145 acres where John Miller at present lives, and twelve acres
adjoining, where his widow now lives. Daniel Miller and his
wife were the parents of children named as follows: Catherine, Elizabeth,
Sarah, John, Henry, Susannah, Rebecca, Margaret, Abigail and Eliza J.
The father died in 1854.
Henry Miller received a common-school education
in German Township, and has always lived on the farm where he was born.
On May 20, 1856, he married Miss E. W. Gault, who was born Feb. 28,
1831, a daughter of John and Nancy (McKinsey) Gault, who came to
Harrison County, Ohio, in 1839. Mr. Miller is a great lover of
fine horses, always endeavoring to get the best that can be found, and has
made several trips to Canada, to Kentucky, and through the western States,
in search of fine blooded stock; he pays special attention to Clydesdales,
although he breeds some trotting stock, of the Mambrino, Patchin and Log
blood, and he has thirty of these noble animals on his farm at the present
time. He is also a considerable breeder of fine sheep, of which he has
a flock of 175. His farm contains 338 acres of fine farming land, and
he is the owner also of eighty acres of timber land in Michigan.
Politically Mr. Miller is a Democrat, in which party he has always
served faithfully. His father and grandfather were Democrats, also his
brother, John Miller, and five of his sisters married Democrats.
He has had several offices of trust tendered him by his party, but has
always declined them, choosing rather to look after his farm and business.
Mr. Miller has had several serious accidents in his life, chiefly
caused by his horses, and once he was shot through the hip accidentally by
his brother John; but he recovered from them all, and now at the age
of sixty-six years he is hale and hearty, attending to his affairs just as
in his younger days. In Sept., 1862, during the War of the
Rebellion, Mr. Miller was drafted into the army.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 602 |
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JASON MILLER.
The Miller family were among the first settlers of North Carolina and
took a prominent part of the development of that section. The earliest
one of whom any knowledge exists is Mason Miller, who was the son of
one of the leading residents of that section. His youth was spent in
his native place, where he married Ruth Howard. The young
couple, in whom the adventurous spirit was well developed, immediately left
home and friends to settle in the wilds of Ohio and there built themselves a
home. After many days' tedious journey through the woods, when paths
had to be cut, and rivers forded - part of the time walking, and sometimes
riding - they arrived in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County where they
purchased a farm. They remained here but a short time, however, when
they entered a large tact in Freeport Township, and afterward in Washington
Township, Harrison County. Their family consisted of the following
named children: Asa, Nathan, Stephen, Eli, Richard, Sarah, Mary, Edith,
William and Thomas. Here, in the wilderness, they struggled
under many difficulties, among which not the least to be experienced were
the dangers from beasts to be experienced were the dangers from beasts of
prey and the Indian. They were among the organizers o the Friends
Church in their vicinity, and were active in promoting its success.
Politically the family supported the Whig party, and were much interested in
its success. They were well known and highly respected, and after a
long life of usefulness the parents passed to their reward.
Nathan Miller, the second son, spent his youth
on the home place, and was active in the performance of the duties of the
farm. In his early youth he was married to Amy Jones, of
Washington Township, Harrison County, settled on a farm in that township,
and remained there till his death. His children were Ruth Ann (Mrs.
William Wallace), Jason, John N., Ardenna J. (Mrs. Joseph Miller) and
Elizabeth A. (Mrs. Leander Wallace). In his early life Mr.
Miller supported the Democratic party, but in 1840 he joined the Whig
party, and remained true to it until his death. He was one of the
prominent men of his township, and was repeatedly elected to it s various
offices. A self-made man, he by his own efforts succeeded in the
duties of life, and, numbered among the progressive men, he ever
identified himself with all movements for the furtherance of the interests
of the people with whom he lived. His death took place in 1882 and
that of his wife in 1885.
Jason Miller, second child and eldest son of
Nathan and Amy (Jones) Miller, was born Apr. 29, 1835, in Washington
Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he has thus far spent his life. He
received his education at the common schools, where he laid the foundation
for the subsequent study, in which he has spent much of his leisure.
In politics Mr. Miller, while a believer in the doctrines of the
Republican party which he usually supports, still in local elections votes
for the man he deems best fitted to perform the duties of the office.
He now resides on the home place, where he engages in general farming and
stock-raising. An enterprising citizen and an excellent neighbor,
Mr. Miller has well filled the place occupied by his father.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the
Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. -
1891 - Page 646 |
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JOHN MILLER, a farmer, German Township,
Harrison County, is a son of Daniel and Susannah (Lowmiller) Miller.
Daniel Miller was the son of John, a native of Frederick
county, Md., who came in 1806 to Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio,
where he purchased land of the Government, and at the time of his death, in
1836, he was the owner of 215 acres of land. When he came to Rumley
Township he had to cut the road through the woods to get to his premises,
and had to camp out while he built his cabin. He was the
father of nine children, viz.: Daniel, David, John, Jacob, Joseph,
Catherine, Hannah, Polly and Sarah.
Daniel Miller was born in Frederick County,
Md., in 1788, and in 1806 came with his parents to Ohio, where he shared all
the hardships his father encountered in clearing land and making a home.
In 1817 he married Miss Susannah Lowmiller, a daughter of John and
Catherine (Long) Lowmiller. She was born in Dauphin County, Penn.,
in 1796, and her parents came to Harrison County in 1800; she is still
living, now aged ninety-five years. Daniel Miller, after his
marriage, settled in German Township, Harrison County, where he bought 100
acres of land for $1,500, borrowing the money of his father and
father-in-law; afterward he bought 160 acres in the same township, and 160
acres in Rumley Township. He afterward sold his land in Rumley
Township and bought seventy-three acres in German Township, Harrison County;
he then bought 145 acres where our subject at present lives, and twelve
acres adjoining where his widow now lives. Daniel Miller
and his wife were the Parents of children named as follows:
Catherine, Elisabeth, Sarah, John, Henry, Susannah, Rebecca, Margaret,
Abigail and Eliza J.
JOHN MILLER, whose
name opens this sketch, was born in German Township, Harrison County, Ohio,
Feb. 22, 1822, in an old log cabin, and received an education in one of the
log school houses, such as they had in those days. He spent his
boyhood days in his old home helping his father, who died in 1854. On
May 1, 1849, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss
Susannah Mikesell, who was born in Rumley Township, Harrison County,
Ohio, Feb. 15, 1824, a daughter of Peter and Mary A. (Long) Mikesell,
who came from Frederick County, Md., with the early settlers in 1800.
After his marriage Mr. Miller settled on the farm he now owns, where
he has erected fine buildings, and his farm ranks among the best of the
county. He and wife are the parents of children, as follows:
O. B., a professional teacher of music and public school in Germano;
Rebecca Margaret; H. A., a farmer in German Township; Andrew B.,
a farmer in Rumley Township; Rev. Daniel D., married and living at
Parker's Landing, Penn.; Samuel H., a professor in Thiel College, at
Greenville, Penn.; John O.; Joseph M., a farmer in Washington County,
Penn.; Clement E., Clayton L. and Jessie L., at Thiel
College, Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller has held various township
office, and in 1883 was elected county commissioner, which position he
filled three years. Both parents and children are members of the
Lutheran Church, and, politically, strong adherents to the party of
Jefferson and Jackson.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical
Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 592 |
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JOHN MILLER,
one of the leading farmers of Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born
Feb. 6, 1832, in Belmont County, Ohio. His father, Samuel G. Miller,
was born Feb. 6, 1832, in Belmont County, Ohio. His father, Samuel
G. Miller, and was a son of John Miller, a native of
Pennsylvania, where he was married and reared a family of eighteen children,
nine of whom were boys, and in his native State he followed the vocation of
farming until his death. Samuel G. Miller, who was reared to
the farming business, came to Ohio in 1828, and settled in Belmont County,
where he was married to Margaret Lightner, who was born in
Pennsylvania, Apr. 3, 1805. To this marriage were born the following
children: John; Mary J., Mrs. R. P. Smith; William; Elizabeth, Mrs.
Richard Lane; Belinda, deceased, and Margaret A. In 1853
Mr. Miller removed to Morgan County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm,
which he lived on till 1874, when he came to Stock Township, Harrison
County, and lived with his children until his death, July 26, 1889, when his
remains were laid in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harrison County. His
wife, who had died Mar. 14, 1860, was buried in Morgan County. Mr.
Miller was a Democrat in politics, and in religion affiliated with the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley.
John Miller, the subject proper of this sketch,
passed his youth in Belmont, Harrison and Morgan Counties, Ohio, where he
attended the common schools during his leisure hours - or, rather, those not
occupied with farm work, and these precluded any extended devotion to
educational matters. Nov. 3, 1853, having reached his majority and the
years of discretion, Mr. Miller married Miss Margaret,
daughter of William P. Smith, the result resting in the following
family of children: Amanda, Mrs. John A. Miller; George H.; William D.;
Anna J.; Maggie M.; Clement L. and Albert L. The
Miller family are respected members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Pleasant Valley, in which Mr. Miller has especially taken an active
interest. In politics he has ever been a member of the Democratic
party, and has several times served as township trustee, and also as
treasurer. The present financial prosperity of Mr. Miller is
due solely to his own efforts, with the aid of his excellent wife, and he
has built up his present extensive property from nothing. An active
and energetic gentleman, he has won the respect of all who know him, and his
fair dealing and honest life have been the admiration of his neighbors.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 659 |
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JOHN N. MILLER. The
ancestors of the Miller family in Harrison County came from North
Carolina. Mason Miller, the first to come to Ohio, married
Ruth Howard, and at once, with his bride, left the Old North State for
the Far West, and after a long and tedious journey, during which paths had
to be cut through forests, and rivers had to be forded, at times riding and
at other times walking, they at least reached Ohio, where they purchased a
farm in Short reek Township, Harrison County. For a while they resided
in this tract, and then entered a large tract in Freeport Township,
and, still later, one in Washington Township, where they permanently made
their home, which they carved out of the wilderness. They became
highly respected by their neighbors, and after a long and useful life passed
away, leaving the following named children: Asa, Nathan, Stephen, Eli,
Richard, Sarah, Mary, Edith, William and Thomas.
Nathan Miller, the second son of Mason, and
the father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was reared on the
home farm, in the development of which he took an active part. In his
early youth he was married to Amy Jones, of Washington, who bore him
the following children: Ruth Ann (Mrs. William Wallace), Jason,
John N., Ardenna J. (Mrs. Joseph Miller) and Elizabeth A. (Mrs.
Leander Wallace). Nathan Miller, in his early days, was a Democrat
in politics, but in 1840 united with the Whig party, with which he remained
until his death. He became a very prominent man in his township, quite
popular with his party, and by it was repeatedly elected to office. He
was progressive in his ideas, and was fully identified with every measure
that had a tendency toward the advancement or improvement of the condition
of the community in which his lot was cast. His death took place in
1882, when he was aged seventy-six years, and that of his wife in 1885, when
she was aged seventy-three years.
John N. Miller, the second son of Nathan
Miller, was born Oct. 20, 1836, in Washington Township, Harrison Co...,
Ohio. He spent his youth in attendance at the schools of the period,
during his leisure from the duties which claimed so much of his attention on
the farm. His life has been one of hard work and economy, and by it he
has succeeded in making a competency. His success is due to his own
efforts, he having commenced life with no aid from any, but gradually he has
added to his possessions and now has a small, well-stocked farm, situated
about three miles from Freeport, which he has largely improved himself.
As in finances, so he is in educational matters, his knowledge, which is
varied, having been acquired after his school days were over, and when, in
the spare time from his work, he found opportunity to gratify his desire for
knowledge. He takes an especial interest in the political affairs of
his country, and is exceptionally well informed on the leading questions of
the day. He has always, however, been identified with the Republican
party, but is not actively engaged in politics. He has ever been found
among the representative men of his county and township, as well as among
the liberal supporters of charity, and other matters of public and private
benefit. On Apr. 1, 1862, he chose, as his life's partner, Mary
Guthrie, daughter of Benjamin C. Guthrie, of Franklin Township,
and two children have been born to them, viz.: Anna Belle and
Benjamin N., the latter of whom is now deceased.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 555 |
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MICHAEL MILLIKEN, one of
the most respected and at one time one of the most robust and vigorous of
the native born agriculturists of Harrison County, first saw the light in
Green Township, Oct. 25, 1812. His grandfather, Mark Milliken,
was born in England, and when a young man came to the United States.
His son, John, learned the trade of shoemaker, and was married to
Hannah Karbaugh, a native of Pennsylvania. They came to Ohio and
settled upon a piece of wild land in Green Township, Harrison County, where
they remained some time, and then removed (in 1815) to the farm where their
son, the subject of this sketch, now resides. Here the mother of
Michael passed from earth at the age of sixty years, followed several
years later by the father, who departed this life in 1856, when aged
seventy-seven years. They were the parents of fourteen children, two
of whom survive: Mrs. Abigail Blair and Michael, both
now residents of Cadiz Township.
Michael Milliken, who name appears at the
opening of this sketch, from the age of three years grew to manhood on his
present farm, and, as soon as he was able to wield an ax, set to work to aid
in clearing and improving the place. In 1838 he was united in marriage
with Miss Charity Day, also a native of Harrison County, and four
children have been born to them, viz.: William, residing in
Nottingham Township, Harrison County; John, on the home farm;
Adeline, Mrs. G. Christie, living in Iowa, and Hannah M., Mrs. Albert
Rogers, in Cadiz Township, Harrison County. Politically Mr.
Milliken was first a Whit, and afterward, on the formation of the party,
a Republican. For several years his health has been failing, and in
May, 1889, he had the misfortune to be stricken with apoplexy. Mrs.
Milliken, now seventy years of age, although feeling somewhat the weight
of years, is still in the enjoyment of comparatively good health. The
home farm of 248 acres of choice land is devoted chiefly to sheep culture,
and the dwelling is neat and commodious.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 727 |
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JOHN D. MITCHELL, was burn
Nov. 22, 1825, on the farm where he now resides, situated five and a
half miles from Cadiz, Harrison County. John Mitchell,
Sr., father of our subject, was born in Washington County, Penn.. and his
father, Matthew Mitchell, had come from Ireland, locating there, but
later moved to Harrison County, Ohio, and entered the land which has never
since passed out of the Mitchell family's possession. In Ireland,
Matthew Mitchell had married Jennie McDill, with whom,
after entering the Harrison County land, he returned to Pennsylvania, where
they both died. His Ohio possessions fell to his son, John,
who, having, in 1816, married Miss Margaret McGee,
moved upon them with his wife, and began at once to erect a cabin home.
There they endured such privations and dangers as only the pioneers of a
forest country experience. They saw the denizens of the forest
gradually exterminated, and their place given to the herds and flocks.
Tiny saw their dusky Indian neighbors recede before the advancing wave of
immigration, until all was changed. In Nov., 1865, the pioneer
father was called from earth, at the age of seventy nine years, and his
remains are interred in the cemetery at Cassville, Harrison Co., Ohio.
He left a large circle of friends. Few men in Harrison County
commenced life poorer, or made an unaided success of life more marked than
did he. For some ten years after her husband's death the aged widow
calmly awaited the final summons home, and at the age of eighty-five years,
in 1875, she fell asleep in death. She was the mother of eleven
children: Jane, deceased (she was married to Abe Corban,
and lived near Cassville); Matthew, in Noble County, Ohio; Nancy,
deceased; Ross Ann, deceased (she was married to John Chamberlain,
and lived in Powershiek County, Iowa); Morris in Knox County, Ill;
Elizabeth, deceased; Peg Ann deceased (was married to John
Nash, and lived near Cassville, where she reared a family of six sons:
John D., our subject; George, deceased; Sarah (married
John Honser, and moved to Mercer County, Ill., where she died, leaving
six children); Mary, deceased (married Welling Calhoon,
and lived in Crawfordville, Ind.)
John D. Mitchell has lived through many changes
of his county. The fields, which now are pastures or cultivated farms,
were in his boyhood covered with dense groves of the sugar maple, which were
so large and abundant as to give the place the name of "The Sugar Farm," and
on it still stands one of the best sugar groves to be found in the county.
The first school Mr. Mitchell attended was like other primitive
schools, and ruling power being a huge switch in the hands of the rustic
master which often fell heavily on the transgressor who neglected some rule
or failed to recite. In 1852, feeling "it is not good for man to be
alone," he chose, as a life partner, Miss Rebecca Hammond, but she,
some thirteen yeas later, was called from earth. Six of her children
died when young, one, Rebecca, surviving her but a few months.
On Nov. 5, 1868, a second wife was chosen by our subject, in the person of
Elizabeth A. Kyle, the daughter of Thomas and Jane (McNary) Kyle,
of German Township, Harrison County, to which union six children have been
born, viz.; Thomas Crawford; Frank Morris, deceased; Maggie
Jeannette; John Kyle, deceased; Samuel M. and Ida Bell;
those living are still at home. Mr. Mitchell has a farm of 483
acres, and devotes his time to the culture of sheep, possessing at all times
from 300 to 600, and has never sold over 200 bushels of wheat on his place.
His present house was built, and improvements generally have been made, by
himself, and he and his faily rank high among the respected citizens of the
county.
Source: Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 113 |
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ROBERT MITCHELL
Source:
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Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 221 |
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ALBERT MOORE
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Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 130 |
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DAVID B. MOORE, dealer in
boots and shoes, Cadiz, Harrison County, was born in Carroll County, Ohio,
Dec. 9, 1834, a son of Thomas L. and Mary (Barnett) Moore, the former
a native of Washington County, Penn., born Dec. 9, 1800, and the latter born
in Ireland in 1796, coming with her parents to America. Thomas
Moore grandfather of our subject, also a native of Ireland, came to
America soon after the Revolution; his son, Thomas L., who was a
farmer, came to Carroll County, Ohio, in about the year 1820. To
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Moore were born nine children, of whom six are
living, three in Harrison County, viz.: Keziah, wife of Isaac A.
Lawrence, in Cadiz Township; Ann, wife of Capt. Andrew Smith,
in Cadiz; and David B. The mother of these children dying, the
father took for his second wife Mrs. Jane Palmer, a widow, by which
union one child, now dead, was born. Mr. Moore moved from
Carroll County to Guernsey County, and thence in 1879, to Harrison, where he
resided on a farm in Cadiz Township until his death, which occurred in 1882,
when he was aged eighty-two years. He was a prominent abolitionist and
a Republican, and a member of the United Presbyterian Church.
The subject proper of this biographical record received
a common-school education, and remained at home until his marriage in 1860
with Miss Miranda, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Price, of
Carroll County, Ohio, by which union were born two children: Carrie
G., wife of Dr. Jesse Osborn, of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson Co.,
Ohio; and Mira L., who died in infancy. The mother of these
children departed this life July 8, 1887, at the age of forty-six years; she
was a most estimable woman, beloved by all; was a member of the Presbyterian
Church of Cadiz, and had been for several years leader of the choir in a
church at Hagerstown, Ohio. After his marriage Mr. Moore
remained on the farm for some years, and in 1881 removed into the city of
Cadiz, where he opened a boot and shoe store, which he carried on up to the
time of his wife's death, when he sold the business, but in the following
Dec. reopened, doing now an excellent trade in the same line.
Mr. Moore ha made a success of life, and is highly honored for his
upright principles. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church; in
politics a Republican.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 30 |
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I. CRAIG MOORE, cashier of
the First National Bank of Cadiz, was born two miles east of that city July
24, 1854, and comes of an early settled family of Harrison County, his
grandfather, a farmer, having come here as early as 1800. William
Moore married Sarah Cory, and died in 1848. His son,
John, the father of our subject, was born in this county, was reared a
farmer, and in 1836 married Elizabeth McCullough, daughter of
Joseph and Elizabeth (Lyons) McCullough, who shared his life trials and
life-pleasures until 1856, when she departed this life at the early age of
thirty-six years, the mother of nine children, as follows: Sarah;
David O., M. D., in Bloomington, Ill., William A., boot and shoe
merchant; Beatty, a druggist; Mary, wife of Thomson Craig;
Alice, now Mrs. R. W. Barricklow; Nannie now Mrs. A.
N. Hammond; Joseph, M. D., in Omaha, and I. C., our subject.
The father died Feb. 2, 1883, at the age of sixty-nine and one-half years;
after the death of his first wife he had been twice married, his second wife
being a sister of his first, and named Sarah J.; she died Jun. 14,
1874. The third wife, Phebe (Gary) still survives. Mr.
Moore was for several years township trustee, and for forty-three years
was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of which church the mother of our
subject was also a devout member. Beatty Moore was a soldier in
the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth O. V. I., was in many battles, but came out
at the close of the war uninjured.
I. C. Moore, the subject proper of this sketch,
came to Cadiz with his father in 1868, and here was educated at the high
school, graduating there with honors in 1871, then he entered Franklin
College, in which he remained until three months of graduation, when he went
into business in 1873. In 1874 he entered the private bank of Rezin
Welch & Co., which, in 1884, was consolidated with the First
National, of which Mr. Moore became cashier. He is also
treasurer of the Building & Loan Association of Cadiz, and vice-president of
the Library Association. On Nov. 14, 1878, Mr. Moore married
Miss Anna E., daughter of D. B. and Martha C. Welch, and one son
has come to brighten their fireside, Barclay Welch Moore.
Politically Mr. Moore is a Republican, and in religion he is a
Presbyterian. Socially he stands in the front rank of the community in
which he lives, and as a business man is unexcelled in Harrison County.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 16 |
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JAMES MOORE,
mayor of Cadiz, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Feb. 17, 1843, a son of
John and Ellen (Campbell) Moore, both descendants of Scotch ancestry,
who moved to the north of Ireland at an early day. The father, who was
a farmer and land owner, sold his place and came to America, in 1848, with
his wife and three children, viz.: James, Mary W. (now the wife
of Abram Howell residing in the west part of Nottingham Township,
Harrison County), and James Moore (who died in Buffalo while the
family were en route to their new home). The father died at
Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, while they were on their way to Harrison County.
After his death the rest of the family in their affliction proceeded onward
to Harrison County, and here commenced to make a home for themselves in
Nottingham Township. The widowed mother, now seventy-five years of
age, resides with her son, who with true filial piety has never left her.
The subject of our sketch grew to manhood on the farm,
attending the common schools, and in Aug., 1862, he enlisted in Company C,
Ninety-eighth O. V. I., under Capt. John A. Norris, serving till Jun.
10, 1865, He participated in the engagements at Perryville,
Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, was in the Atlanta campaign,
and at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, after which e was laid up sick at
Vining Station, Ga., in army hospital, this being his only absence during
his term of service. He was also in the battles of Resaca and
Jonesboro (near Atlanta), besides many other minor engagements; was present
in the "Mar. to the sea," and was through the Carolinas. In his first
battle Mr. Moore had his gun shot out of his hands by a minie-ball
going through the butt. During his entire term of service (except
while sick, as mentioned) he did not have his clothes once off a single
night. Receiving an honorable discharge, he returned to Cadiz, Jun.
10, 1854, and, being desirous of improving his education, he entered the
college at Hopedale in Sept., same year, and subsequently he taught
school. In 1869 he entered the arena of politics, and being nominated
for sheriff on the Democratic ticket, he was elected by a majority of 166.
In this office he served with honor for two years, then began reading law
under Judge Pierce, and Sept. 12, 1876, he was admitted to the bar,
since when he has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers of Cadiz.
In 1885 he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for representative of the
State. He was justice of the peace three years; is one of the
soldiers' relief commissioners for Harrison County, appointed by the court.
In 1885 he changed his side of politics, becoming a Republican on the
pension question. In 1888 he was elected mayor of the city, and is
still in office, proving one of the most popular mayors Cadiz has ever hand.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical
Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 14 |
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JOHN F. MOORE, farmer,
Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a son of Uriah and Mary A.
(Fulton) Moore. He was born in Moorefield Township Jan. 1, 1845,
grew to manhood on the old farm and received a common-school education.
On Aug. 30, 1866, he married Miss Catherine B. Knight, who was born
Dec, 1, 1848, a daughter of Joseph and Eliza Ann (Jones) Knight,
natives of Ohio, her grandparents having been born in Pennsylvania, whence
they came to Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, being among the early
settlers.
John F. Moore and his wife are parents of three
children, named as follows: William E., Annie M. and
Hannah M., all residing at home. In 1873 Mr. Moore
purchased a part of the farm on which he now resides, and which contains
eighty acres in Section No. 7, Moorefield Township. Mr. and Mrs.
Moore are members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church; politically
Mr. Moore is Democratic.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 124 |
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SAMUEL A. MOORE
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 346 |
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URIAH MOORE
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 558 |
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WILLIAM MOORE
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 262 |
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WILLIAM C. MOORE,
a life-long farmer of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a son of
Robert A. and Elizabeth (Peacock) Moore. Robert A. was a
son of Robert and Mary (Armstrong) Moore, natives of Ireland, who
immigrated to the United States in 1793. From New York City, where
they landed, they made their way with a pack-horse to eastern Pennsylvania,
where they remained till 1795, when they migrated to Jefferson County, Ohio,
and purchased a tract of land about ten miles west of Steubenville.
Robert A. was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, about 1800. While
Robert was yet a small boy his parents moved to Harrison County, Ohio,
and purchased 160 acres of land in Section 13, Moorefield Township, and here
he received his rudimentary education. His children were named Mary
A. Adams, of Freeport; Susannah, who resides with her brother in
Nottingham Township; Eli P., in Freeport Township; William C.,
our subject; Eliza J. Bartlett, in Iowa; Robert B., in
Nottingham Township; Julia A. Snyder, in Nottingham Township; and
Thomas A., in Moorefield Township. Mr. Moore, after his
marriage, purchased 160 acres of land in Nottingham Township, the greater
portion of which land he cleared. He spent his life on this farm, but
at his death he owned 720 acres in Freeport, Nottingham and Moorefield
Townships. He held the office of supervisor of the township for
several years, and died in 1877, his wife having died in 1864.
William C. Moore was born Apr. 20, 1830, in Nottingham Township,
Harrison Co., Ohio, where he grew to manhood and received a common-school
education. On Mar. 21, 1861, he married Miss Rebecca J. Adams,
who was born Jan. 21, 1842, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Johnson)
Adams, and this union has been blessed with six children, as follows:
Mary E., born Mar. 28, 1868, died Sept. 26, 1881; Ella B. Parks,
born Jan. 4, 1867, and residing in Moorefield Borough; Annie J., born
Nov. 28, 1868, and residing at home; Emma D., born July 31, 1871, and
residing at home; Leona D. , born Dec. 17, 1874, died Sept. 29, 1875;
Iona E., born Sept. 11, 1876, and residing at home. Mr.
Moore, after his marriage, moved to the farm he now owns, and which was
given him by his father. This land was first entered by John
Brown, whose "body lies mouldering in the grave, as his soul goes
Mar.ing on." Mr. and Mrs. Moore and three daughters are members
of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Mr. Moore has held the
office of trustee of the township for three years, and is very popular with
his fellow citizens.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 694 |
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JAMES E. MORRISON
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 349 |
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