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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of
Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio
Under the Editorial Supervision of
Judge H. H. Eckley, for Carroll County
and
Judge Wm. T. Perry, for Harrison County
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Assisted by a Board of Advisory Editors
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The Lewis Publishing Company
Chicago and New York
1921
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JOSEPH M. McCULLOUGH.
On the excellent farm of 112 acres which is his present place of residence in
Archer Township, Harrison County, Joseph M. McCullough was born May 12,
1852, and the fine old homestead has been the state of his productive activities
from his youth to the present time. He is the son of John and Jane
(Welsh) McCullough, both likewise natives of Archer Township, where the
former was born the 5th of October, 1822, and the latter on the 6th of May, 1827
- dates that show that the respective families were founded in this county in
the early pioneer days. The mother of Joseph M. McCullough was a
daughter of John and Jane (McClellan) Welsh, both natives of Ireland.
John Welsh, a son of Samuel Welsh, was ten years of age when his
parents came to America, and within a short time after their arrival in this
country they established their home on a pioneer farm in Harrison County, where
the father reclaimed his land from the forest wilds and where he and his wife
passed the remainder of their lives, as sterling pioneer citizens of Archer
Township. John Welsh was reared under the conditions that marked
the early stages of development in this county and became a prosperous farmer in
Archer Township, where he and his wife remained until their deaths, both having
been members of the Presbyterian Church. Their children were ten in
number: Samuel, John, Matthew, James, David, William, Mary, Elizabeth,
Anna and Jane.
John McCullough was a son of Joseph McCullough,
who came to Harrison County when this section of Ohio was little more than a
forest wilderness, and he settled on the land which constitutes the present well
improved farm of his grandson, Joseph M., of this review, the farm having
remained continuously in the possession of the family since the early pioneer
era. The name of the first wife of Joseph McCullough was Hanna,
and they became the parents of seven children: John, James B.
(became a physician), Elizabeth, Sarah Jane, Mary, Esther and Isabel.
The religious faith of the family was that of the Presbyterian Church, and the
lineage traces back to staunch Scotch-Irish origin.
On the ancestral farm which was the place of his birth
John McCullough passed his entire life and in his character and worthy
achievement he well upheld the high honors of the family name. Both he and
his wife were well advanced in years at the time of their deaths and both were
earnest members of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of
four children, Elizabeth ( Mrs. Thomas B. Copeland ), Amanda J. ( Mrs.
Andrew J. Palmer ) and John W. (died in childhood).
Joseph M. McCullough, the only surviving male
representative of his generation of the family, gained his early education in
the district schools of Archer Township and eventually became the owner of the
old homestead farm, with the activities of which he has been associated from his
youth. He is known as a farmer of resourcefulness and enterprise, and has
been successful as a representative of agricultural and live-stock industry in
his native county. His political allegiance is given to the republican
party, and he and his wife hold membership in the neighborhood Methodist
Episcopal Church known as Bethel chapel.
The 30th of November, 1876, recorded the marriage of
Mr. McCullough to Miss Elizabeth Birney, who was born and reared in
Green Township and who is a daughter of the late Asbury and Eleanor
(McCullough) Birney. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough became the parents of
five children: Eleanor is the wife of Charles McKee, a
prosperous farmer in Archer Township, and they have four children, Joseph
Ross, William Birney, Mary Elizabeth and Anna Martha. Mary is
the wife of T. S. Birney, of Washington Township. John, a
farmer in Archer Township, married Miss Clara Ora Heavilin, and they have
three children. Chester H. Joseph Dwaine and Vula Elizabeth.
Alice died at the age of four years, and Lela O. remains at the
parental home.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co., 1921 - Page 613 |
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SHERMAN W.
McKIBBIN is a representative of a sterling pioneer family to Moorefield
Township, Harrison County, where he is now a progressive young agriculturist and
stockgrower, as the owner of a well improved farm of 100 acres. He was
born in this township, on the 24th September, 1894, and is a son of William
and Lydia S. (Porter) McKibben, both likewise natives of Harrison County.
George McKibben, grandfather of William, was one of the most
venerable citizens of Moorefield Township at the time of his death and had been
a resident of that township for many years, he having there developed a good
farm. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1804, but was
reared principally in Belmont. He was a son of Richard and Sarah
(Brocaw) McKibben. Richard McKibben was born in Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, in 1742, and was there reared to manhood, his father
having there settled upon immigrating from Ireland, his native place.
About the year 1790 Richard McKibben came with his family to Ohio, and
after remaining a short time in Jefferson County he removed to Belmont County.
Later he resided for a time in Harrison County, and he was a resident of Morgan
County at the time of his death in 1825. Upon coming to Ohio he entered a
large tract of land, and he and his family had a full share of experience in
connection with life on the frontier. The family name of his first wife
was Coulter, that of his second wife was Robinson, and Sarah
Brocaw became his third wife, eight children having been born of the last
union, namely: Richard, Joseph, Samuel, Thomas, William, Rebecca, Jane
and George.
George McKibben was reared under the conditions of
pioneer life in Ohio and in 1828 he married, the family name of his wife having
been Brashers and she died within a short time after the birth of their
only child, Jesse, who eventually established his home in the State of
Illinois. In 1830 Mr. McKibben wedded Miss Martha Brocaw,
and they became the parents of two sons, George and John. Mrs.
McKibben died within a comparatively few yeas after her marriage and for his
third wife Mr. McKibben chose Miss Eleanor Morrison, who became
the mother of three children - William, Eleanor and Richard.
After the death of his third wife, Mr. McKibben married Jane Bealle,
who died in 1887.
John McKibben, son of George and Martha (Brashers)
McKibben, was born in Athens Township, Harrison County, Jan. 27, 1833.
Jan. 3, 1856, recorded his marriage to Miss Isabelle McMillen, who was
born in the same township, Oct. 6, 1829, a daughter of Charles and Rosanna
(Gilmore) McMillan, who came from Ireland to America in 1806 and who became
pioneer settlers in Harrison County, Ohio. Two yeas after his marriage
John McKibben removed to Moorefield Township, where he became the owner of a
farm in section 31 and where he and his wife passed the remainder of their
lives, both having been members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church, and his
political support having been given to the republican party. John and
Isabelle McKibben became the parents of six children - George, John
C., Mary E., Sarah B., William and Thomas C.
Sherman W. McKibben gained his early education in
the public schools of his native township and he remained on the old homestead
farm of his parents until his marriage, since which time he has parents until
his marriage, since which time he has been engaged in independent farm
enterprise in his native township, where he is the owner of an excellent farm of
100 acres, as previously stated in this context. His political allegiance
is given to the republican party and he and his wife hold membership in the
Nottingham Presbyterian Church.
On the 30th of June, 1915, was solemnized the marriage
of Mr. McKibben to Miss Jennie Hamilton, daughter of Salathiel M.
Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. McKibben have four children- Sherman,
Esther, Ernest and Helen.
Source: History of
Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1921~ Page 1015 |
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JAMES A. McLAUGHLIN.
The late James A. McLaughlin, of Short Creek Township, was for thirteen
years one of the successful farmers and live-stock men of his community, and his
name is held in the highest esteem in Harrison County, while his own career and
the history of his family lend distinction to the pioneer annals of this section
of Ohio.
Mr. McLaughlin was born at Adena, Jefferson
County, Ohio, Nov. 24, 1849, son of William J. Elizabeth (Berry) McLaughlin.
His father was born at the old McLaughlin homestead near Adena in Jefferson
County March 3, 1812. His mother was born near Venice in Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania, July 15, 1815, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1815. They
were married Oct. 20, 1840. The parents of Elizabeth Berry were
William and Jane (McConnell) Berry. Her father was born and
reared in Washington County, where he learned the carpenter's trade in youth,
later became a successful operator of a flour mill at Venice, and owned and
developed a good farm in that locality, where he spent his entire life. He
served more than thirty years in office as justice of the peace. He and
his wife were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he
served as an elder for many years. Their children were named John,
Mary, Elizabeth, William, Matthew, Prudence and James.
John McLaughlin, founder of the family of that name
in southeastern Ohio, was born in Cecil Township, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, and married there Miss Anna Johnson. In 1801 he
became one of the earliest settlers in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County,
where he and his wife endured the circumstances of the frontier while he was
reclaiming a farm from the forest wilds. He was an honored and influential
citizen of he county and for seventeen years was a member of the Lower House of
the Legislature, having a record of sixteen consecutive years in that office.
He impressed his ability upon the legislative record of the period and was the
first to suggest and urge the establishment of a state asylum for the deaf and
dumb. He and his wife were revered pioneers of this county. They
were United Presbyterians. Their family of children were Eliza, Polly,
Nancy, Peggie, Anna, William J., John, James M., Jane, Catherine and
Samuel R. Samuel R. was distinguished by a brilliant intellect, being
only twelve years old when he gained admission to Franklin College at New
Athens.
William J. McLaughlin was reared and educated in
Smithfield Township, Jefferson County. Virtually his entire active career
was devoted to farming, with a high degree of success and accompanied with the
responsibilities of an influential citizen. He was a republican, and he
and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian Church. His death
occurred in January, 1894, while his wife passed away Dec. 28, 1898. The
names and respective birth dates of their children were: John M., Jan. 8,
1843; Jane, Dec. 25, 1845; William G., Apr. 25, 1847; James A.,
Nov. 24, 1849; Samuel, Mar. 24, 1854; and Martha, Oct. 8, 1856.
The late James A. McLaughlin during his
youth acquired a fortifying experience in connection with the work of the old
home farm, and at the same time profited by the advantages of the district
schools. In his native township as a young man he commenced farming for
himself, and during the long intervening years gave unwearying industry and
allegiance to the production of crops and live-stock, with a degree of success
merited by his labors and good judgment. The scene of his farming
enterprise continued in Jefferson County until 1907, in which year he removed to
short Creek Township and for the next six years was engaged in partnership with
his sons William W. and Wilmer M. in farming and live-stock operations.
In 1913 he and his son Wilmer M. became partners in the operation of the
old Ladd farm and he so continued until his death on Feb. 14, 1920.
During his time the partnership became notable for the successful breeding of
registered Jersey cattle.
Mr. McLaughlin was a republican, though he never
sought or held public office. He and his family were United Presbyterians
and at the time of his death he was an elder in the Harrisville United
Presbyterian Church.
Feb. 2, 1874, Mr. McLaughlin married Miss
Sarah A. Barkhurst. she was also born and reared in Jefferson County.
Her father, William Barkhurst, was of pioneer stock. Mr.
McLaughlin was bereaved of his devoted companion of more than thirty years
on Feb. 22, 1906. The memory of her kindly personality is deeply cherished
in Jefferson County and by her children and grandchildren in Harrison County.
Of the children of Mr. and Mrs. James A. McLaughlin, Ella May, born Feb.
29, 18 is the wife of George T. Davis and has three children, named
James Howells, Sarah Catherine and Martha. Mary E., who was
born Jan. 10, 1879,, is the wife of Rev. Herbert Haldy, a clergyman of
the Society of Friends. They have two children, Helen Avien and
Josephine A. The sons of William Wilson and Wilmer M.
are accorded special mention in these pages. Jennie B., who was
born May 1, 1886, died Jul. 3, 1891. Russell H., the youngest, was
born Nov. 16, 1888, married Miss May Rogers and has two children, John
Howard and Martha Marie.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co., 1921 -
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Samuel K. McLaughlin |
SAMUEL K. McLAUGHLIN was for many years actively identified with agricultural
enterprise and the raising of live stock in Harrison County, where he improved
one of the finest farms in Short Creek Township. He remained on this model
rural estates until 1899, when he removed to Cadiz, where he now holds
precedence as one of the buyers and shippers of wool in this section of
his native state, the family name having been identified with Ohio history for
more than a century.
John McLaughlin, grandfather of him whose name
introduces this review, came to Ohio in 1801, and in the following year he
established the family home in Jefferson County. He had previously gained
more than a usual amount of frontier experience, as he had served the Government
as an Indian spy through the wild country between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
Wheeling, West Virginia. He purchased a tract of heavily timbered land in
the midst of the forest wilds of Jefferson County, and their instituted the
reclamation and development of a pioneer farm, the land having been originally
secured by his brother-in-aw, John Johnson, at the rate of twelve and
one-half cents an acre. Of this resourceful pioneer an interesting record
has been previously published, and from the same is reproduced the following
data, which is well worthy of perpetuation: "John McLaughlin was a man of
more than ordinary attainments for those days, and soon after coming to Ohio he
was elected a member of its Legislature, in which he served five years as a
member of the House of Representatives. He was then elected to the State
Senate, in which he served twelve years. In the Senate he was intimately
associated with Gen. William Henry Harrison, John C. Wright and Charles
Hammond. The sessions were first held at Zanesville, later at Chillicothe
and finally at Columbus, which was made the permanent capital of the
commonwealth. Mr. McLaughlin was a member of the 'call session' of
the Legislature in 1832 to settle the dispute relative to the boundary line
between Ohio and Michigan. He was the founder of Adena, Jefferson County,
securing the postoffice for that place and giving the village 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 for many years a justice of
the peace, and, beyond all doubt, was during his active career the most
prominent and influential man in his district. He was born in Washington
County, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 1774, and died Nov. 10, 1860, in his
eighty-seventh year. About 1799 he married Miss Annie Johnson, who
died June 6, 1849. Their children were thirteen in number."
James McLaughlin, son of John and father
of Samuel K. of this review, was born on the pioneer homestead near Adena,
Jefferson County, and was the second son in the large family of four children,
of whom four sons and five daughters attained to years of maturity.
Educational advantages in his youth were limited in this section of Ohio, but by
self-application he became a man of broad information and mature judgments.
He was a staunch abolitionist in the climacteric period leading up to the Civil
war and united with the republican party at the time of its organization, his
previous alignment having been with the whig party. He and is wife were
zealous members of the United Presbyterian Church at Piney Fork, and on one
occasion he represented his church as a delegate to the General Assembly of the
denomination in the City of Philadelphia. He served long and effectively
as an elder of the church, was a leader in movements tending to advance the
material and civic welfare of the community and was specially influential in
developing an effective public-school system at Adena. He married Miss
Sarah J. Kerr, who was born and reared in Harrison County, the eldest
daughter of Samuel and Annie (Smith) Kerr, and of the nine children of
this union one died in infancy; William B. was a resident of Adena,
Jefferson County, at the time of his death; Ann E. became the wife of
Lewis Bernhard, of Harrison County; Mary E. married William
Courtright, of Harrison County; Nancy J. became the wife of Joseph
C. McNary, of Unionport, Jefferson County; Samuel K., immediate
subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; Sarah M. married
Rev. Hugh W. Parks, of Harrison County; Joseph S., of Adena, Ohio,
is now deceased; Mary Emma married Robert G. Dean, and they
established their home at Omaha, Nebraska. She is now a widow, residing at
Seattle, Washington, and the mother of two sons and two daughters living.
James McLaughlin died Aug. 26, 1865, in his fifty-second year, and his
widow, surviving him by many years, continued to reside at the old home in
Jefferson County until her death, at the venerable age of seventy-two years.
Samuel K. McLaughlin was born at Adena,
Jefferson County, Sept. 12, 1846, and was there reared to adult age. There
he received the advantages of the common schools of the period, and at the age
of eighteen years entered the McNeely Normal College at Hopedale, Harrison
County, where he continued his studies until the death of his father made it
necessary for him to return to the old home and assist his widowed mother in the
management of the farm. While applying himself vigorously to farm work
during the summer seasons be made an admirable record as a successful and
popular teacher in the public schools in the winter season after having passed
the examination which entitled him to a teacher's certificate of the first
class.
May 22, 1872, recorded the marriage of Mr.
McLaughlin to Miss Mary Belle Snider, who was born and reared in
Green Township, Harrison County, a daughter of Samuel and Hannah Snider,
and soon after their marriage the young couple established their home on the old
Hurford homestead in Short Creek Township, Harrison County. In the
following year they removed to Adena, Jefferson County, the old home of Mr.
McLaughlin, who resumed his educational service as a teacher in the village
schools and who also erected in the meanwhile the best residence in the town.
In 1875 returned to Harrison County and established their home on the fine farm
of 230 acres which was to continue as their abiding place for many years.
In 1888 Mr. McLaughlin erected on his farm one of the most commodious and
modern farm houses in Short Creek Township. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin
were member of the United Presbyterian Church until they took up their residence
in Cadiz, since which time they have been members of the Presbyterian Church.
They became the parents of four children: Charles Johnson, John Orrin,
Hannah Lucretia and Samuel Parks, all of whom are deceased except
Robert Parks, the youngest, who is now Government postoffice inspector at
Waterloo, Iowa. He married Margaret McIlvaine, the daughter of
judge Walter G. Shotwell, of Cadiz. They are the parents of four
daughters, Nancy Shotwell, Margaret McIlvaine, Mary Elizabeth and Ann.
Mr. McLaughlin has never wavered in loyal
allegiance to the republican party and has been influential in its council and
campaign activities in Harrison County. He gave effective service as
trustee of Short Creek Township and later represented Harrison and Carroll
counties in the State Legislature for two terms, with a record that fully
justified his election to this office. Mr. McLaughlin made his farm
one of the best improved and most valuable in Short Creek Township, and he still
owns the property, though he has maintained his home at Cadiz since 1899 and is
here actively and successfully engaged in the buying and shipping of wool, as
one of the leading representatives of this line of business in Harrison County.
A man of genial sincerity and sterling character, his circle of friends is
virtually coincident with that of his acquaintances, and though he has passed
the span of three score years and ten he is still hale and vigorous and takes
satisfaction in his business activities.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co., 1921 -
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WILLIAM WILSON McLAUGHLIN
is the owner of an excellent farm of eighty and one-half acres in Short Creek
Township, Harrison County, and is one of the vigorous and successful
agriculturists ad stock-growers of the younger generation in that township,
where he is now beginning to give special attention to the breeding and raising
of blooded Shorthorn cattle.
William Wilson McLaughlin was born in Belmont
County, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1879, and is a son of James of James A. and
Sarah (Barkhurst) McLaughlin, individual mention of the father being made on
other pages of this volume, so that further review of the family history
is not here demanded. He whose named introduces this article gained his
early education in the public schools of Belmont and Jefferson counties and in
1907 he came with his father to Harrison County, where the latter engaged in
farm enterprise in Short Creek Township. Here William W. was
associated with his father's farm industry until his marriage on Oct. 1, 1912,
and the following winter they spent in Florida, and then resided in Cadiz for
one year. In 1915 Mr. McLaughlin purchased his present farm in
Short Creek Township, and here he has since been successfully engaged in
effective enterprise as an agriculturist and stock-grower, with high civic
standing in the community. His political allegiance is given to the
republican party, he holds membership in the United Presbyterian Church, and his
wife is a birthright member of the Society of Friends, with which she maintains
active and appreciative affiliation.
On the 1st of October, 1912, was solemnized the
marriage of Mr. Laughlin to Miss Erie Esther Fox, who was born on
Apr. 13, 1880, and reared in Short Creek Township, a daughter of the late
William Spicer Fox, whose death occurred Jan. 28, 1908. Mr. Fox
was born in Short Creek Township Sept. 22, 1839, and was a son of Charles
James and Esther (Cooper) Fox, the former of whom was born in the City of
Washington, D. C., Oct. 17 1805, and the latter of whom was born near Baltimore,
Maryland, Apr. 4, 1810. The Fox family is of honorable English
Origin and its history has been fully written and published representatives of
the family of Harrison County having copies of these genealogical records,
running back to the year 1650. Charles James Fox was a son of
Josiah Fox, who was born in Falmouth, England, Oct. 9, 1763, and who entered
upon a seafaring life when a young man of about twenty-seven years. He
visited many of the important parts of the world and in 1793 he was engaged by
the United States Government as navy constructor, in which capacity he drafted
plans for a goodly number of early war vessels. He continued in this
service until 1811, when he located at Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1814 he
established his home on a frontier farm at Colerain in Belmont County, Ohio, and
there he died in 1847, his wife having passed away in 1841. By reason of
his having been concerned in the building of war vessels Mr. Fox was
disowned by the Society of Friends, with which the family has been prominently
identified for many generations.
Charles James Fox settled in Short Creek
Township, Harrison County, Ohio, in 1842, and here he passed the remainder of
his life. He became one of the most successful farmers and wealthy and
influential citizens of the county, and both he and his wife were venerable in
years at the time of their deaths, they having been earnest birthright members
of the Society of Friends. He died June 21, 1895, and his wife died Apr.
2, 1896.
William S. Fox, a man of superior education and
fine intellectuality, developed one of the fine farms of Short Creek Township,
and on his farm he constructed a large pond and engaged in fish culture.
HE was a leader in community sentiment and action, was a staunch republican and
he and his wife were members of the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends.
In 1876 Mr. Fox wedded Miss Esther J. Moore, daughter of
Jeremiah Moore of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and of this union were
born three children - Mary Moore, John Francis and Erie Esther.
Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin have three children whose
names and respective dates of birth are here recorded: Francis Fox, Feb.
22, 1915; James Alfred, Sept. 29, 1915; and Dorothy Loraine, born
Sept. 17, 1918.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co., 1921 -
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WILMER M. McLAUGHLIN, Wilmer M.,
of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, is recognized as one of the successful
and representative farmers and stock-raisers and is a son of the late James
A. McLaughlin, of a prominent pioneer family of Jefferson County and whose
connections with the life and affairs of that county and also with Harrison
County are reviewed in the preceding sketch.
Wilmer M. McLaughlin was born in Belmont County,
Ohio, Nov. 19, 1882. He was reared in that county and educated in the
schools of Belmont and Jefferson counties. In 1907 he came with his father
and other members of the family to Short Creek Township, and he and his father
and brother, William W., engaged in farming and the stock business in
partnership, their partnership being continued for six years, until terminated
in 1913. The son Wilmer M. and his father continued partnership
relations in farming and stock-raising on the old Ladd farm until the
death of his father in 1920. Since then Wilmer M. McLaughlin has
continued the operation of this well known stock farm and is one of the
recognized authorities on pure bred cattle and sheep in that section of the
state.
He stands for all that is best in citizenship, and
is an honor to his community, is industrious, and has exemplified the quality of
fair dealing and consistency in his relations both to business and the
fundamental religious principles of life. He is a member of the
Harrisville United Presbyterian Church and a republican in politics.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co., 1921 -
Page 762NOTE: See Obituary of Wilmer's son, Major General (Ret) George
W. McLaughlin, provided by Joan McLaughlin -
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GEORGE M. MALLARNEE.
One of the most pleasing revelations of this publication is that in both
Harrison and Carroll counties are to be found at the present day many
representatives of honored pioneer families who initiated the work of
development and progress in eastern Ohio, and such distinction attaches to
George M. Mallarnee, who is now one of the prosperous and enterprising
exponents of farm industry in his native county. He was born in Cadiz
Township, Harrison County, Feb. 19, 1876, and he has resided since he was four
years old on the fine farm which he now owns in Nottingham Township, the same
comprising 160 acres, and special attention is being here given to the raising
of fine sheep in connection with well ordered agricultural exploitation.
John Calvin Mallarnee, father of him whose name
introduces this review, was born at Bloomfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, Oct. 22,
1843, a son of John G. and Mary (Galbriath) Mallarnee, the former of whom
was born in Maryland in 1815, and the latter of whom was born in Ohio about the
year 1820. John G. Mallarnee was a son of Isaac Mallarnee,
who was born in the State of Maryland about the year 1778, and who was there
reared to manhood. There he learned the trade of wagonmaker, and from his
native state he went forth as a soldier in the War of 1812. Soon after the
close of this conflict he came with his family to Ohio, where he first located
at Bloomfield, Jefferson County, whence he removed to Smithfield, that county,
shortly afterward. At the latter place he followed his trade until
impaired health prevented, and he passed the closing years of his life in the
home of his son John G., then a resident of Guernsey County, where he
died in 1870. John G. Mallarnee was a child at the time of the
family removal to Ohio, where he was reared to manhood and where he learned the
trade of wagonmaker under the effective direction of his father. He
finally engaged in the work of his trade at Bloomfield, Jefferson County, where
he remained until 1850, when he removed to Tuscarawas County. Within a
short time thereafter he purchased and removed to a small farm near West
Chester, Guernsey County, where he and his wife remained until their death, both
having been earnest members of the Methodist Protestant Church. They
became the parents of eleven children: John Calvin (father of the subject
of this sketch), Sylvester, Jasper, Lafayton, Ashley, Samuel K.,
Margaret, Sarah E., Mary C., Elizabeth and Estella.
John Calvin Mallarnee gained his early education
principally in the schools of Tuscarawas County, and remained at the parental
home until he had attained to his legal majority. Thereafter he found
employment at farm work, and after his marriage, in 1872, he rented a farm in
Cadiz Township, Harrison County, where he remained six years. Thereafter
he was similarly engaged one year in Moorefield township and the next year in
Athens Township. He then, in 1880, purchased a farm in section 23,
Nottingham Township, and here he remained as one of the progressive
agriculturists and stock-growers of the township until his death, on the 12th of
January, 1900, his widow passing away Mar. 17, 1913. He became prominent
as a grower of high-grade sheep, of which he had some of the finest in
Nottingham Township, and on the old home farm his son George M., subject
of this review, is well maintaining precedence in this special field of
industrial enterprise. Mr. Mallarnee was originally a democrat, but
when his convictions led him to oppose the liquor traffic he transferred his
allegiance to the prohibition party, of whose cause he continued a staunch
supporter until the close of his life, both he and his wife having been members
of the Presbyterian Church.
On the 25th of January, 1872, was solemnized the
marriage of John C. Mallarnee to Miss Eleanor McKibben, a daughter
of George and Eleanor (Morrison) McKibben, and she was about seventy-six
years of age at the time of her death, in 1913. They became the parents of
two children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the older and the one
surviving, the younger son, John Curtis, Jr., having been born Sept. 22,
1878, and having died Apr. 21, 1884.
George McKibben Mallarnee, as already noted, was
four years old at the time the family home was established on his present farm,
into ownership of which he came at the death of his parents. He early
gained practical experience in connection with the activities of the home farm,
and thus was well fortified when he began his independent enterprise as an
agriculturist and stock-grower on the old home place, which he has maintained at
high standard and which comprises 160 acres of the excellent land of Nottingham
Township. His early education was gained in the schools of this township,
and has been effectively supplemented by self-discipline and active association
with the practical affairs of life. His political allegiance is given to
the republican party, and he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian
Church at Deersville.
On the 14th of September, 1898, Mr. Mallarnee
wedded Miss Dessie Titus, who was born in Nottingham Township Sept. 12,
1877, and who is a daughter of Marion and Louisa (Reynard) Titus, both
likewise native of this county, where the former was born Aug. 17, 1865, and the
latter on the 1st of November, 1857, in Franklin Township. Mr. Titus
was one of the substantial farmers and honored citizens of Nottingham Township
at the time of his death in 1881, and his widow survived him by nearly a quarter
of a century, her death occurring Jan. 5, 1905. Both were active members
of the Presbyterian Church at Deersville. Mrs. Mallarnee is their
only child. Marion Titus was the only child of Uriah and Sarah
(Garner) Titus, sterling pioneer citizens of Harrison County. Uriah
Titus was born Jan. 8, 1813, and died July 28, 1875; his wife was born Nov.
25, 1817, and died Jan. 4, 1907, when eighty-nine years of age. Mr. and
Mrs. Mallarnee have six children: Louella Gertrude, Wilma Frances,
Walter Raymond, Marion Calvin, Helen Virginia and Alice Geneva.
Louella Gertrude was graduated from the Deersville High School, later
attended Franklin College at New Athens, and has been a student also in the Ohio
State Normal School at Athens, where she intends eventually to complete the full
normal course, she being (in 1921) a successful and popular teacher in the
district schools of Nottingham Township. William Frances, the
second daughter, is a member of the class of 1921 in the high school at
Freeport.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
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BENJAMIN J. MALLERNEE,
son of Levi and Eleanor (Johnson) Mallernee, mentioned in the preceding
sketch, was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, on the 10th of
February, 1849; was here reared and educated; and here he has been continuously
identified with farm enterprise, except for two years passed at Cadiz, the
county seat. He is the owner of an excellent farm property of 191 acres
and is one of the substantial and highly esteemed citizens of his native county,
his home farm comprising ninety-one acres, and the remainder of his farm
property being not far distant. He is a staunch republican and has served
as township trustee, his religious faith being indicated by his status as an
earnest member of the Baptist Church.
Jan. 17, 1872, was marked by the marriage of Mr.
Mallernee to Miss Margaret J. Warman, who was born in Illinois Mar.
15, 1850, a daughter of William and Margaret (Hoffman) Warman. Mrs.
Mallernee passed to the life eternal Apr. 8, 1894, and of her four children
two are living: Ellen Mabel, born Jan. 10, 1873, is deceased; Myrtle
Florence, born Nov. 4, 1874, is the wife of Alvah Lee, and they have
one child, Clyde; Blanche W., born Sept. 5, 1879, is deceased; and
Frank G. was born Oct. 24, 1881.
On the 23d of December, 1896, Mr. Mallernee
married Mrs. Emma Morris, and they are leading members of the Christian
Church at Minksville. Frank G. Mallernee, only son of the subject
of this review, married Miss Blanch Garner, whose death occurred Oct. 3,
1917, and who is survived by two children - Harold V. and Mary
Margaret.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
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JAMES G. MALLERNEE, a
brother of Levi E. Mallernee of Nottingham Township, was one of the
honored residents of that community for many years, and though he died
comparatively young he was in every sense a successful man.
He was born in Nottingham Township Oct. 10, 1866, and
was reared and educated on the home farm in that locality. In 1887, at the
age of twenty-one, he married Alice R. Hefling, a native of Washington
Township in Harrison County and daughter of Noah and Jane (McCullough)
Hefling. After their marriage they made their home on a farm in
Washington Township, where Mr. Mallernee continued to live until after
the death of his wife. In 1915 he removed to Tippecanoe, Ohio, and died
there May 7, 1918. He was an elder in the Christian Church at Tippecanoe.
On May 12, 1914, he married Sarah M. Hitchcock, who was born in
Washington Township Aug. 18, 1880, daughter of Johnson and Rebecca (Jackson)
Hitchcock.
Mr. Mallernee by his first marriage had six
children: Earl, who died June 28, 1916; Audra, who is the wife of
Laurence Rose and has four children named Viola, Helen, Pauline
and Lucile; Mabel, wife of Frank Jenkins, has four children, named
Mirl, Edith, Hazel and James; Paul, whose career is briefly
sketched below; Bessie, wife of Robert Young and mother of
Maxine; and Marian wife of Eugene Walker
Paul Hefling Mallernee, who was born Oct.
24, 1893, was one of Harrison County's soldiers in the World war. He
entered the service Sept. 20, 1917, and was trained at Camp Sherman, where he
was assigned to duty with the 308th Veterinary Section. In January, 1918,
he was promoted to corporal. June 14, 1918, he left New York, landed in
France on the 21st of June, and was in service with his organization until the
signing of the armistice, and was then sent to Germany with the Army of
Occupation. He returned to the United States July 9, 1919, and received
his honorable discharge at Camp Mills. Before going overseas and while at
Camp Sherman his father died, and he came home to attend the funeral and while
at home was married on May 10, 1918, to Alice Jenkins, daughter of
James Jenkins.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
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LEVI E. MALLERNEE is
another of the native sons of Harrison County who is here standing as a
successful exemplar of agriculture and livestock industry, and the
finely improved farm which he owns and operates comprises 245 acres in
Nottingham Township. He was born in this township on the 20th of
October, 1868, and is a son of Levi and Jemima (Garner) Mallernee,
the latter's first husband having been a Mr. Hines concerning
whom more specific mention is made on other pages, in the sketch of
their son Nelson T.
Levi Mallernee was born in Jefferson County, Ohio,
Feb. 12, 1816, and in 1829 his father came to Harrison County, where he
bought eighty acres of forest land in Nottingham Township, where he
remained until his death, Feb. 23, 1839, his industry as a pioneer
farmer having been supplemented by his work at the shoemaker's trade.
The worthy pioneer, Emanuel Mallernee, was born in Maryland, Nov.
3, 1779, a son of William and Sarah Mallernee, who came from that
state and settled in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1909. Emanuel
Malernee first married Rachel Matthews, who was born in
Maryland Nov. 3, 1778, a daughter of Francis and Mary (Carr) Matthews,
who came to Ohio in 1809. Emanuel and Rachel Mallernee
became the parents of eight children - William, Aquilla, Mary A.,
Matthew F., Levi, Emanuel, Jr., Lewis and Elizabeth. Mrs.
Mallernee died June 24, 1828, and her husband later married
Hannah Eaton, the three children of this union having been
Benjamin, Rachel and Jared.
On the 6th of December, 1838, Levi Mallernee
married Eleanor Johnson, who was born in Nottingham Township,
Harrison County, Jan. 27, 1820, a daughter of Benjamin Johnson.
They became the parents of nine children - Daniel Turner, Emanuel,
Mary A., Benjamin J., Lemuel, Lydia A., Caroline L., Eleanor J. and
Kinsey C. Mrs. Mallernee died Dec. 23, 1863, and afterward
Mr. Mallernee wedded Mrs. Jemima (Garner) Hines.
They became the parents of three children - James G., Levi E. and
Ruth J. After the death of his second wife Mr. Mallernee
married Rachel Crabtree, and exactly one year later his death
occurred, on the 1st of June, 1880. Levi Mallernee passed
his entire life in Harrison County and his active career was given
principally to farm enterprise. He was a republican in politics
and his religious faith was that of the Baptist Church.
Levi E. Mallernee gained his early education in
the district schools of Nottingham Township, but he was only thirteen
years of age when he began working on a neighboring farm. He has
been continuously identified with farm industry during the long
intervening years and has through his own efforts become one of the
prosperous farmers of his native township, his large farm being the
stage of well ordered agricultural and live-stock operation, and many of
its modern improvements, including the house and barn, having been
installed since he became the owner of the property. He is a loyal
and progressive citizen, is a republican in politics and he and his wife
hold membership in the Christian Church.
May 22, 1890, recorded the marriage of Mr. Mallernee
to Miss Olive Carson, daughter of John K. and Anna (Cope)
Carson, and of this union have been born three children: James
Lyle, who resides at Alliance, Stark County, married Ada Howell,
and they have three children - Olive, Veda and Charles.
Edith May and Ethel Fay were twins, the former having died at
the age of eleven months, and the latter remaining at the parental home.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis
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ANDREW B. MILLER
is a well known citizen and farmer of Rumley Township, Harrison County.
For nearly half a century his time and activities have been devoted to the
routine of agricultural efforts; and his standing as a farmer and a good citizen
is an additional tribute to the qualities of one of the sturdy pioneer families
established in this county more than a century ago.
Mr. Miller was born in German Township, Harrison
County, Dec. 9, 1852. His grandfather, Daniel Miller, was born in
Frederick County, Maryland, in 1788, and was a youth of eighteen years when he
came with his parents to Harrison County in 1806, his father settling on
Government land in German Township in that year. Daniel Miller
lived a long and useful life, had a share in the arduous task of clearing a
portion of the wilderness, and he lived to see the fruits of his toil and the
many collective benefits achieved by an increasing population. He married
Susannah Lowmiller, who was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 1796,
daughter of John and Catherine (Long) Lowmiller, w2ho had settled in
Harrison County in 1800, when she was four years of age. The children of
Daniel Miller and wife were Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, John, Henry,
Susannah, Rebecca, Margaret, Abigail and Eliza J.
John Miller, a son of Daniel, was born in
German Township Feb. 22, 1822. His birthplace was a log cabin. He
attended log cabin schools in his early youth and taught public school.
When he left the home farm he began an independent career as a farmer, and at
the time of his death had a valuable and well improved place of 166 acres.
He was a democrat who filled several local and county offices, and was a devout
member of the Lutheran Church. May 1, 1849, he married Susannah
Mikesell, who was born Feb. 15, 1824, daughter of Peter and Mary A.
(Long) Mikesell, another early family in Harrison County. John
Miller and wife had the following children: O. B., who was a
public school teacher and a music teacher; Rebecca Margaret; H. A.,
deceased, was a farmer of German Township; Andrew B.; Rev. Daniel d.,
a minister of the Lutheran Church; Prof. Samuel H., an educator and at
one time a member of the faculty of Thiel College at Greenville, also president
of Fredonia Teachers Institute, Pennsylvania; John O.; Joseph M. of
Hanlon Station, West Virginia; Clement E., owner of the home farm;
Clayton I., deceased, formerly of Greenville, Pennsylvania; and Rev.
Jesse L., a minster of the Lutheran Church, Youngstown, Ohio.
Andrew B. Miller like the other children was
afforded good educational advantages. After the district schools in German
Township he spent a year in the Hopedale Normal School, taught in the public
schools for a time, and since then his life has been one steady and successful
devotion to farming. Mr. Miller owns ninety acres in Rumley
Township, and it is a farm of well diversified industry. His specialty in
livestock is sheep. It is an attractive home, and from this farm have
radiated some of the good influences to the community at large. Mr.
Miller has never sought a place in politics, but has been a life long
democrat, and he and Mrs. Miller are members of the Lutheran Church at
Germano.
In 1878 he married Miss Flora A. Smith, a native
of Carroll County and daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Weir) Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller are the parents of five children. Rev. Charles
D., the oldest, a resident of Cleveland, married Miss Adeline Corll,
of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and has four children, Charles, Robert, Frank
and Dorotha. The second son is Monfred L. of Harrison
County. Wilbert S. Miller, President of the Wheeling, West
Virginia. He married Miss Ruth Snyder. Laura B., the only
daughter, is the wife of Frederick Miller, of Jefferson County, Ohio, and
is the mother of three children, Arthur, John and Flora Frances.
The youngest of Mr. Miller's sons is Harry C. of Wheeling, West
Virginia, and honored as one of the ex-service men from Harrison County.
He enlisted and joined the colors Aug. 30, 1917, and after ten days at Columbus
was stationed at Madison Barracks until the latter part of November, when he
sailed for overseas. In France he was with the transportation department
of the Medical Corps, and was on duty abroad for nineteen months. He
received his honorable discharge July 5, 1919. He is at present post
commander of the Loyal Legion at Wheeling.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub.
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CHARLES B. MILLER.
Among the enterprising farmers of Harrison County whose well directed efforts
have been rewarded by deserved success, is Charles B. Miller of Monroe
Township. He was born in Stark County, Ohio, a son of Isaac and Mary
(Bricker) Miller, and grandson of Simeon Miller, a native of Germany,
who came to the United States when a young man and established himself in Stark
County, as a farmer. The children born to him and his wife were as
follows: James, Andrew, Isaac, Hannah, Polly, Rachel and Betsy.
The maternal grandfather was Jacob Bricker, and he was a saddler of
Pennsylvania, who later on in life came to Ohio and here became a farmer and
mail carrier. HE became the father of the following family: Mary,
Margaret, Minerva, Emma, Clara and Edith.
Isaac Miller was born in Stark County, Ohio,
and his wife was born in Pennsylvania. Until about 1878 he was engaged in
farming in Stark County, Ohio, but in that year he went west to Kansas and for
the succeeding eleven years was there engaged in farming. Returning to
Ohio, in 1889, he located on the farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, now
occupied by his son, Charles B. Miller, and here he continued to reside
until 1909, when he retired, moved to Canton, Ohio, and died in that city, Mar.
26, 1913. His wife died July 1, 1906. Their children were as
follows: William, who is deceased; Charles B., who was born
June 1, 1872; Edgar, who lives in Stark County; Stewart, who is
deceased. The family all belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Charles B. Miller attended the public schools of
Stark County, Ohio, and Kansas, and completed his education in those of Monroe
Township. Since 1889 he has lived on his present farm, and became owner of
its 158 acres at the death of his father, and here he has since been engaged in
general farming and stockraising with very gratifying results for his land is
fertile and he knows how to operate it as he is a practical agriculturist.
On Aug. 23, 1894, Mr. Miller was united in
marriage with Mary Helen Crumrine, a daughter of James Crumrine
(Dixon) Crumrine. James Crumrine was born in Monroe Township, Harrison
County, Ohio, and his wife was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they were farming
people of Monroe Township. Mr. Crumrine died Apr. 27, 1916.
His children were: Ellen, who is Mrs. Miller; Elizabeth,
who lives at Ulrichsville, Ohio; and Carrie, who is deceased. The
Crumrine family all belonged to Plum Run Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, also belong to this church. Clyde A. is
the only child of the Millers, and he married Gladys M. Brown and
they have a daughter, Helen Elizabeth, born Sept. 6, 1920.
Clyde A. Miller is a veteran of the great war,
having entered the service of his country July 24, 1918. He was first sent
to Camp Sherman and assigned to Company E, Three Hundred and Thirty-third
Infantry, Eighty-fourth Division. On Aug. 22, 1918, he left Camp Sherman
with his organization for Camp Mills, Long Island, and on Aug. 31, set sail on
the "Carmanian" for France, landing at Liverpool, England, on Sept. 13, at six
o'clock in the evening. From there the organization went on to
Southampton, England, and crossed the English Channel on the night of Sept.
17th, landing at Le Havre, France, although the boat was torpedoed when
nearing the harbor, but managed to reach it before sinking. After landing
in France he had the misfortune to be stricken with the influenza, and was
confined in the hospital for a month on account of it. Following his
recovery he was sent to Le Mans, France, where he was assigned to the Three
Hundred and Eighth Motor Transport Train, and remained with this organization
until his return to the United States. On June 16, 1919 he left Le Mans
and sailed from Le Havre on June 28, arriving in New York City July 8, 1919.
He received his honorable discharge July 18, 1919, at Camp Sherman, and returned
home. His marriage occurred on Oct. 14, 1919. Like the majority of
the young soldiers of this memorable conflict Mr. Miller is very modest
about his country had need of him he responded to its call and risked his life
and limb in its behalf. No man make such a sacrifice without emerging from
the experience a better citizen. A land worth dying for is certainly one
worth the best efforts of its American-born people, and it is doubtful if any of
the returned soldiers will be indifferent to the welfare of the land in whose
behalf they took up arms.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub.
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CLEMENT E. MILLER
has exercised with marked circumspection and progressiveness his functions as
one of the constructive representatives of farm industry in his native county,
and in German Township, Harrison County, he owns and resides upon the old
homestead farm which figures as the place of his nativity. Here he was
born on the 14th of June, 1863, and he is a scion of a family that was founded
in this county more than a century ago, when this section of the Buckeye State
was virtually a forest wilderness, John Miller, the original
representative of this family in Harrison County, came here from his native
State of Maryland, in the year 1806, and in Rumley Township he reclaimed from
the forest a productive farm, he having been the owner of an estate of 215 acres
at the time of his death in 1836. His nine children were: Daniel,
David, John, Jr., Jacob, Jacob, Catherine, Hannah, Polly and Sarah.
Of these children Daniel, grandfather of Clement E. Miller of this
review, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1788, and thus was a youth of
about eighteen years at the time of the family removal to Harrison County in
1806. In 1817 he married Susannah Lowmiller, who was born in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in1796, and whose parents, John and Catherine
(Long) Lowmiller, became in 1800 early settlers in Harrison County, Ohio.
Daniel Miller acquired a large and valuable farm property in Rumley and
German Townships, and was one of the substantial and influential citizens of the
county at the time of his death, his widow having been more than ninety-five
years of age when she passed from the stage of life's mortal endeavors.
They had ten children - Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah, John, Henry, Susannah,
Rebecca, Margaret, Abigail and Eliza J.
John Miller, son of Daniel and Susannah
(Lowmiller) Miller was born in German Township, this county, on the 22d of
February, 1822, the place of his advent in the world having been a log house of
the pioneer typ0e. He continued to be associated in the work of the home
farm until the death of his father in 1854, and eventually he became one of the
most successful exponents of farm industry in his native county as the owner of
a large and valuable landed estate, including the fine old homestead now owned
by his son Clement E. of this review. He was influential in local
affairs of public order, served in various township offices, was a democrat in
politics and both he and his wife were communicants of the Lutheran Church.
Mr. Miller died at the age of eighty-nine yeas and his wife at the age of
eighty-nine years. They became the parents of eleven children: Oscar
B., Rebecca Margaret, Henry A., Andrew B. (individually mentioned on other
pages of this work), Daniel D. (a clergyman of the Lutheran Church),
Samuel H. became a member of the faculty of Thiel College, Greenville,
Pennsylvania, John O., Joseph M., Clement E., Clayton L. and Jessie L.
On the 1st of May, 1849, was solemnized the marriage of John Miller to
Miss Susannah Mikesell, who was born in Rumley Township, Harrison County,
Feb. 15, 1824, a daughter of Peter and Mary A. (Long) Mikesell, pioneers
who came to the county in 1800 from Frederick County, Maryland, and thus it is
to be seen that the subject of this sketch is a representative of fine pioneer
stock in both the paternal and maternal lines.
Clement E. Miller was reared under virtually the
same conditions and influences as other farm boys of his day and generation, and
his early education was obtained mainly in district school No. 4, German
Township. He has remained from the time of his birth on the old home farm,
which comprises 166 67/100 acres in the portion owned by him, and here he has
been engaged in independent and successful enterprise as an agriculturist and
stock-grower since the year 1906. He is one of the county's leaders
in the breeding and raising of pureblood and registered Poland-China swine, and
in all departments of his farm industry he gains the maximum returns, owing to
his progressiveness and mature judgment, as combined with his long and practical
experience. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party, and
he and his wife are active communicants of the Lutheran Church at New Jefferson.
On the 26th of March, 1903, was solemnized the marriage
of Mr. Miller to Miss Mary Elizabeth Rutledge, who was born and
reared in Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, a daughter of Thomas and
Mahala (Skelley) Rutledge, both likewise natives of that township, where the
respective families were founded in the pioneer days. Thomas Rutledge
was one of the prosperous farmers and influential citizens of is native township
and county at the time of his death, in 1905, aged seventy-eight years, and his
widow passed away June 5, 1915, at the venerable age of eighty-five years.
They were devout communicants of the Methodist Episcopal Church and four of
their sons are clergymen in that denomination. Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge
became the parents of nine children: James A. and Caleb H.
are ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Margaret, Jane is
deceased; William A., and John S. are Methodist clergy men, and
the latter has given effective service as president of the Anti-saloon League in
the City of Cleveland; Bert M. is a resident of Toronto, Jefferson
County, Ohio; Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. Miller) was the next in order of
birth; Franklin P. resides on the old home farm of his parents in
Jefferson County; and Myra R. married Howard Copeland, and they
reside in Jewett, Ohio.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub.
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HENRY MILLER, who was one of the venerable
native sons of Harrison County at the time of his death in 1910, was a
representative of one of the best known pioneer families of this county,
with whose history the family name has been identified for more than a
century. Adequate details concerning this influential family may be
found in the sketch of Andrew B. Miller on other pages of this work.
Henry Miller was a man of fine character and marked ability, became
one of the most successful agriculturists and stock-growers' of his native
township, ad at the time of his death was the owner of a valuable landed
estate of more than 300 acres n German Township. He achieved special
success in the breeding and raising of Clydesdale horses, as well as the
best type of standard bred horses and also fine sheep.
Mr. Miller was born in German Township, on the
farm which was his place of residence at the time of his death, and the date
of his nativity was Aug. 27, 1824. He was a son of Daniel and
Susannah's (Lowmiller) Miller, and a grandson of John Miller,
who came to Harrison County from Maryland in 1806. Mr. Miller
passed his entire life on the farm on which he was born, and his early
educational advantages were those of the pioneer schools. May 20,
1856, recorded his marriage to Miss E. W. Gault, who was born Feb.
28, 1831, a daughter of John and Nancy (McKinsey) Gault, her parents
having become residents of Harrison County in 1839. Mrs. Miller
was seventy-one years of age at the time of her death, and both she and her
husband were communicants of the Presbyterian Church. They had no
children, but in their home they reared from childhood David B. Zollars,
a representative Harrison County farmer of whom individual mention is made
in the preceding sketch. Mr. Miller was a staunch democrat in
politics and was liberal and public-spirited as a citizen, the while his
generous and kindly native gained for him the high regard of all who knew
him. He lived and labored to worthy ends, achieved much of success,
and by his character and accomplishment honored the country and state of his
birth.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub.
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JOSEPH MILLER,
one of the substantial farmers and sterling citizens of German Township,
Harrison County, is a representative of an honored pioneer family that was
here founded in the early pioneer days. His grandfather, George
Miller, reclaimed a farm from the forest wilds and became one of the
prosperous citizens of German Township. The family name of his wife
was Sawvell, and both were earnest communicants of the Lutheran
Church. Of their children the following names are recorded:
Solomon, Adam, George, Jr., Melinda, Lydia, Mary Ann and Catherine.
Joseph Miller was born in Loudon Township, Carroll
County, Jan. 4, 1851, and is a son of George Miller, Jr., and
Catherine (Lowmiller) Miller, both natives of German Township, Harrison
County. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of Harry Lowmiller,
who was born in Maryland and was a boy when his parents came to Harrison
County, Ohio, and numbered themselves among the earliest settlers in the
present German Township. George Miller, Jr., was reared and
educated in German Township and eventually became one of the representative
exponents of farm industry in Loudon Township, Carroll County, where he
established his home soon after his marriage and where he continued his
residence until his death, May 9, 1888. His wife died in August, 1892,
and both were earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They
became the parents of the following children - Mary Ann (Mrs. Simeon
Gotshall), Absolom, Jacob, Joseph, Sarah (Mrs. Abraham Baker), Hannah
(Mrs. James Ryder) Henry (deceased, aged eight years), and Lydia
(Mrs. John Shawver).
To the district schools of Loudon Township, Carroll
County, Joseph Miller paid due academic tribute during the period of
his boyhood and youth, and in the meanwhile he profited also by the sturdy
discipline gain in connection with the activities of the home farm. In
1871 he assumed connubial responsibilities, and it was soon after his
marriage that he established his residence on a farm which he rented
in Rumley Township, Harrison County. There he continued his vigorous
operations eleven years, and for the ensuing three years he rented a farm in
Germon Township. The next two years found him engaged in farming in
North Township, and in 1893 he purchased his present farm, which comprises
ninety-one acres of fertile and productive land and is one of the valuable
properties of German Township. He has erected substantial and modern
buildings on the place, in fact all of the buildings that are here found
were placed since the property came into his possession except the horse
barn. The house is modern in design and appointments, is equipped with
steam heat and has running hot and cold water in all rooms, so that it
figures as one of the model farm dwellings of the community. Mr.
Miller ahs had no ambition for political activities or official
preferment, but is loyal to all civic responsibilities and gives his support
to the democratic party. Both he and his wife are influential members
of the Howard Chapel (Methodist Episcopal), and he has served as trustee and
steward of the same.
The year 1871 recorded the marriage of Mr. Miler
to Miss Nancy L. Zollars, daughter of David and Matilda
(Richardson) Zollars, of German Township, Harrison County.
Of this union have been born four children: George D. married Miss
Carlie Rife and they had three children - Harold, who is
deceased; Nellie, who is the wife of William Dedrich and has
one child Harold; and Joseph E. David W. married Miss
Anna Galligher, and of their two children, Josephine and Nancy
Ellen, the former is deceased. Joseph Eugene first married
Miss Louis Briney, and they became the parents of three children,
Henry, Doris (deceased), and Lando (deceased). After the
death of his first wife Joseph E. married Miss Helen Hardington,
and they have two children, Marion and Ruth, the family home
being now in the City of Columbus. Jacob S., who resides at
Dillonvale, Jefferson County, married Miss Hazel Petty, and they have
one child, Ward Eugene.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub.
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MONFRED L. MILLER, son of Andrew B. Miller,
subject of the personal sketch and family record that immediately precedes
this review, was born on the old homestead farm in Rumley Township May 8,
1881. He acquired his youthful education in the district schools of
Rumley and German townships, and thereafter continued his association with
the activities of his father's farm until he was about twenty years of age,
when he went to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where for two years
was in the employ of the street-railway company. For the ensuing three
years he was there in the employ of the Pittsburgh Construction Company.
He then manifested his wisdom by returning to his native county and resuming
his active association with farm industry. He is now the owner of a
well improved and productive farm of 102 acres in the northeast corner of
Rumley Township, and his pleasant farm residence is almost directly across
the road from that of his parents. For six years after returning to
Harrison County from Pittsburgh Mr. Miller gave special attention to
the buying and selling of horses, but as an agriculturist and stock-raiser
he has found his maximum potential in a business way and counts himself
fortunate to be an exemplar of the basic industries under the influences of
which he was reared, the while his loyalty to his native county is marked by
full appreciation of its attractions and advantages. He is a democrat
and his wife is a republican in their political proclivities, and both are
communicants of the Lutheran Church.
On the 1st of August, 1907, was solemnized the marriage
of Mr. Miller to Miss Grace Amos, daughter of Joshua and
Mary V. Amos, of Loudon Township, Carroll County. Mr. and Mrs.
Miller have four children - John A., Anna Virginia, Helen
Elizabeth and Samuel Jefferson.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub.
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HARRY M.
MILLIKEN is one of the progressive agriculturists and
stock-raisers of the younger generation in his native county, where he owns
fifty acres in Cadiz Township, this constituting his homestead place and
eighty-eight acres in the adjoining township of Nottingham. He is a
scion of one of the honored pioneer families of Harrison County, and thus by
ancestry as well as by reason of his individual standing in his native
county he is specially entitled to recognition in this history.
Mr. Milliken was born in Nottingham Township
August 22, 1885. His father, William Milliken, was born in
Cadiz Township in the year 1838, his entire life having been passed in
Harrison County, where he was continuously identified with farm industry, -
in Cadiz and Nottingham Townships. He was the owner of a valuable farm
property of 187 acres at the time of his death, on December 13, 1916, his
wife having passed away in 1889. He was a son of Michael Milliken,
who was born in Green Township, this county, October 25, 1812, whom this
section of the Buckeye State was mainly a forest wilderness. He was a
son of John and Hannah (Karbaugh) Milliken, who were born and reared
in Pennsylvania, where their marriage was solemnized. Mark Milliken
father of John, was a native of England and was a young man when he
came to America and established his home in Pennsylvania. In the old
Keystone state John Milliken learned the shoemaker's trade, and this
he found of much value after he and his young wife became pioneer settlers
in Harrison County, Ohio, where Mr. Milliken first settled on a tract
of wild land in Green Township, whence in 1815 he removed to the farm which
later was owned and occupied by their son Michael. Here John
Milliken died in 1856, at the age of seventy-nine years, his wife having
passed away at the age of sixty years. In 1838 Michael Milliken
was united in marriage to Charity Day, who likewise was born and
reared in Harrison County, and they passed the remainder of their lives on
their old homestead farm in Cadiz Township, Mr. Milliken having
reclaimed much of his land from the native forest. He became the owner
of 248 acres of land, in Cadiz and Nottingham townships, and was one of the
honored and influential men of his community. His political support
was given to the whig part until the organization of the republican party,
when he allied himself loyally with the latter. He and his wife were
venerable in age at the time of their deaths, and of their four children,
William, the eldest, John is deceased; Adeline became the
wife of George Christie, and they established their home in the State
of Iowa; and Hannah Margaret became the wife of Albert Rogers,
a farmer of Cadiz Township.
William Milliken was reared on the home farm and
secured his early education in the common schools of the locality. In
his active career he will maintained the prestige of the family name through
his loyalty as a citizen and his resourceful and productive activities as an
agriculturist and stock-grower. Following their marriage he and his
wife returned to Nottingham Township, where the wife died September 13,
1887. In 1891 he married Hannan (Hines) Blair, the widow of
Albert Blair, and then came to Cadiz Township where he died. His
widow survives. By his first marriage William Milliken became
the father of three children: Lennie became the wife of Obediah K.
Ourant and she is deceased; Nannie is the widow of Frank
Carson; and Harry M. is the youngest of the children.
Harry M. Milliken is indebted to the public
schools of his native township for his youthful education, and he was
associated with his father in the work and management of the old home farm
until the latter's death, his present farm property being a portion of the
land formerly owned by his father. He gives his attention to well
diversified agriculture and also raises excellent grades of live stock.
He is a republican, but has no desire for political activity or official
preferment. August 18, 1909, recorded his marriage to Miss Florence
Keesey, daughter of John and Mary (Haverfield) Keesey, of
Harrison County, and they have three children - Allen Scott, born May
26, 1910; Neva Elizabeth, born January 25, 1912; and John William,
born February 21, 1915.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago:
Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 - Page 801 |
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JAMES E. MORRISON was a
resident of Harrison County from his boyhood until his death, and left
upon the community the impress of strong, noble and useful manhood.
He became one of the representative farmers of Freeport Township, and
upon his fine old homestead farm he continued to reside until his death,
on the 23d of March, 1908. Since that time his widow and sons have
effectively continued the management of the farm, which comprises 161
and 35/100 acres and which is devoted to diversified agriculture and
stock-raising with special emphasis given to the dairy department of the
progressive farm enterprises.
James E. Morrison was born in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, on the 30th day of August, 1856, was about nine years of
age at the time of the family removal to Harrison County, Ohio, in 1864,
and he was reared to manhood in Freeport Township, the while he was
given excellent educational advantages, as gauged by the standards of
the locality and period. The genealogy of the Morrison family
of Harrison County traces back to John Morrison, who was born and
reared in County Antrim, Ireland, where he became a farmer and where he
also followed the trade of stone mason. There he married Miss
Nancy Taggart, and they became the parents of five children -
James, Mary, John, Nancy and Rachel. Soon after
the death of their parents Mary and John came to America.
In the late '30s James Morrison married Mary Ervin, of
County Antrim, her parents, John and Jane (Wallace) Ervin, having
been of Scotch ancestry and their religious faith having been that of
the Secedar Church, as it was then known. In the year 1847
James Morrison came with his family to the United States and
established his home in Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he
engaged in farming and where he also followed the trade of stone mason.
In September, 1864, he came with his family to Harrison County, Ohio,
and purchased the farm in Freeport Township that later was owned by his
son, James E., the subject of this memoir. Here he
continued his activities as a farmer during the remainder of his active
life, and here his death occurred Oct. 19, 1886, his widow passing away
Dec. 13, 1889. Both were earnest members of the Covenanter Church,
and his political views were in consonance with the tenets of the
republican party, the four who attained to years of maturity and
survived the honored parents were Samuel W., Nannie C. (Mrs. William
J. Blackwood), Jennie A. (Mrs. Marshall McCall) and James
E.
James E. Morrison was a loyal and public-spirited
citizen, was a republican in his political sentiment, and was a zealous
and influential member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church at
Londonderry, in which his widow and sons likewise hold membership.
On the 12th of November, 1887, Mr. Morrison wedded Miss Jennie
M. Forsythe, who was born and reared in Freeport Township, this
county, and who is a daughter of William and Rose A. (McKeown)
Forsythe, the latter a daughter of Alexander McKeown, who was
an honored pioneer settler of Harrison County, William Forsythe
was one of the representative farmers of Freeport Township at the time
of his death, in August, 1871, and his widow's death occurred in
February of the following year, both he and his wife having been earnest
members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which he served as an
elder. Of the children of William and Rose A. Forsythe the
following brief data is available: Jennie M., widow of the
subject of this memoir, was born Sept. 20, 1863; Arthur M., who
became a prosperous farmer in Guernsey County, was born June 13, 1865;
Nannie M., who was born Mar. 26, 1867, married David C. Sleeth,
of Guernsey County, now deceased, her second marriage being to George
Rapp, a contractor of Cleveland, Ohio; and William A., who
was born Jan. 29, 1869, is now (1921) superintendent of the city schools
of Canton, Ohio. William Forsythe was a son of Matthew
and Margaret (Glenn) Forsythe, natives respectively of County Antrim
and County Derry, Ireland. There marriage was solemnized in
Pennsylvania, whence they came to Ohio in October, 1840, the closing
years of their lives having been passed in Harrison County, where Mr.
Forsythe died in 1874, his wife having passed away in 1872, and both
having been members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Their
children were three in number- William, Jane (Mrs. Jesse Alexander),
and Margaret (Mrs. James Alexander).
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Morrison became the parents
of three children - Samuel W., James R. and Ralph M., the
last named having died on the 6th of June, 1918, and the two surviving
sons being associated in the management of the old home farm.
James R. Morrison was born on the farm which is
now his place of residence, and the date of his nativity was Dec. 12,
1889. His native county must ever honor his name by reason of the
gallant service which he gave in connection with the nation's
participation in the great World war. He entered service Oct. 6,
1917, and thereafter was stationed at Camp Sherman until the 10th of
December, 1917, when he was transferred to Camp Hancock, Georgia.
There he was assigned to Company H of the First Motor Mechanics
Regiment, with which he embarked Feb. 8, 1918, on the Government
transport "President Lincoln" and sailed for France. It is
worthy of incidental note that on a later return trip this vessel was
sunk by the enemy. Mr. Morrison landed with his command at
St. Nazaire, France, and there he was stationed during the entire period
of his active service in France. He was granted furloughs on three
occasions, and on one of these passed ten days in the city of Paris,
besides which he availed himself of the opportunity of visiting the
great battlefields of Rheims, Chateau Thierry and Soissons. On the
26th of June, 1918, he sailed for home, and shortly after his arrival he
received his honorable discharge, on the 14th of July, 1919, at Camp
Sherman.
The Morrison family are members of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church, the members of which denomination do not vote, for
the reason that Christ is not acknowledged in the Constitution of the
United States as King of Nations, or the Bible accepted as the Supreme
Law of the land.
Source: History of
Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 -
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