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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Hocking Valley, Ohio -
Published Chicago:
by Inter-State Publishing Co.
1883
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Benton Twp. -
SAMUEL
H. ILER, son of William and Ann (Berry) Iler, was
born in Hocking County, Jan. 30, 1851. He was thrown on
his own resources when quite young, but succeeded in getting a
fair English education in the public schools. He was
married Jan. 4, 1872, to Emma, daughter of Basil and
Margaret A. Black. They have five children -
Minnie, Lillie, Dellie, Joseph N. and Noah W.
After his marriage Mr. Iler settled on the farm where he
now lives, on section 6, Benton Township. He makes a
specialty of fruit, taking great pride in his work, and being
one of hte largest fruit-growers in the county. He joined
the Disciple church in March 1872. Politically, he is a
Democrat.
SOURCE: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 1096 - Chapt.
XXIX - Washington & Benton Townships |
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Falls Twp. including
Falls-Gore and City of Logan -
JEREMIAH ILES, farmer and
minister of Falls Township, Hocking Co., Ohio, sixth son of
John and Elizabeth (Saunders) Iles, was born in Falls
Township, Nov. 25, 1828, and lived with his parents until
manhood, working on his father's farm and receiving a
common-school education. His mother was born in the State
of Pennsylvania in 1794, and his father in Rockingham County,
Va., in 1784. His mother moved with her parents to Hocking
County and his father to Licking County, Ohio, among the first
settlers, and about the year 1811 were joined in marriage and
settled on a portion of uncultivated timber land along the
Hocking Valley, three miles west of Logan; consequently they
toiled hard in clearing off the land and endured the hardships
and privation of pioneer life and became acquainted with the
ways and doings of the red man; they were both favored with more
than ordinary strength and ability to undergo these
difficulties. They became members of the church at an
early day, when services were held in cabin houses, and remained
members till death. As the fruit of their marriage there
were born unto them twelve children, nine sons and three
daughters, four of whom (three sons and one daughter) are still
living. Jeremiah remained with his parents until
their death; his mother died Oct. 19, 1844, aged fifty years,
nine months and eleven days. Their remains are sleeping in
the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Marion Township, Hocking Co., Ohio.
He then, at the age of twenty-two years, began farming for
himself, having inherited a portion of his father's farm.
At the age of twenty-three years he joined the United Brethren
church at Pleasant Hill chapel, and soon thereafter was licensed
to preach, and in the year 1857 was appointed by the United
Brethren Conference to Pickaway Circuit of Pickaway County, and
the following year was appointed to and traveled the
Gibisonville Circuit. He then traveled six months for his
health through portions of New York, Canada, Michigan, Iowa,
Minnesota and Missouri, and through the then unsurveyed portions
of Kansas on foot. After his return home he was engaged in
local ministerial work and farming until 1863. He was then
appointed to the Portland Circuit in Meigs County, and preached
eight months. His health having failed he returned to his
farm and has been engaged in local ministerial work, farming and
wool-growing to the present time. Mar. 30, 1880, he
married Miss Lida, daughter of George W. and Mariah J.
(Eaton) Gray, near Circleville, Ohio, who is also a member
of the United Brethren church. In 1804 Mr. Iles's
grandfather, Peter Saunders, first settled on the farm
now owned by Wm. Westenhaver including the present site
of the fire-brick works, gas works, warehouse and furniture
factory of Logan. Peter Saunders died Apr. 5, 1834,
in the seventy-first year of his age, and his wife, Elizabeth
Saunders, died Jan. 19, 1831, in the fifty-ninth year of her
age. They had two children - Elizabeth and Nancy.
Their remains now rest in the cemetery at Logan. His
grandfather, Henry Iles, was born and reared in England,
and in the Revolutionary War was compelled to fight in favor of
the British Government, and was taken as a prisoner of war in
New York. Not being in sympathy with the British in
opposing the liberty of the American people, and through his
kindness to the guards of the prison he obtained their good
will, and was thereby enabled to make his escape and went on
foot to Rockingham County, Va. He married Miss Mary M.
Stine, of Reading, Pa.; as the first of their marriage there
were born unto them ten children, eight sons and two daughters.
About the year 1802 they moved to Licking County, Ohio.
His occupation was that of tailoring. He died Jan. 14,
1814, in the fifty-sixth year of his age. His wife,
Mary M. (Stine) Iles, was born in Reading, Pa., and died
Feb. 14, 1832, in the sixty-ninth year of her age. Their
remains rest in the cemetery in Bennington Township, Licking
Co., Ohio.
SOURCE: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 960 |
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Starr Twp. -
JOSEPH
INGMIRE, deceased, late of Starr Township, was born in
the State of Maryland, July 21, 1802, and was a son of Snoden
Ingmire, who bought his family to Muskingum County, Ohio,
when the subject of this sketch was a small boy. Joseph
came to Starr Township in 1849, where he cleared out a farm,
working very hard until his death, Aug. 21, 1873. He was
married June 25, 1835, to Susana Williams, by whom he had
twelve children; of these ten are living - Eliza J. (Mrs.
Hutchinson), John, Snoden, Abraham, Mary (Mrs. Boyles), George,
Martha (Mrs. Buckingham), Addison, Lizzie and Susana.
Snoden and Addison, with the two younger girls and
their mother, reside on the old homestead, of which there is 132
acres, situated on section 36. The boys are engaged in
farming and stock-raising.
SOURCE: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 153 |
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Perry Twp. -
THOMAS
IRWIN, M. D., was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Mar. 20,
1836, a son of Elisha and Orpah N. (Amos) Irwin, natives
of Maryland. He was reared on a farm and given a common
education in the country schools. He was of an ambitious
disposition, and by his own efforts acquired a good literary
education, and in 1855 commenced to read medicine with Dr. C. S.
McQueen, of Ringgold, Morgan County. In the spring of 1858
he went to Hancock County, Ill., where he began the practice of
his profession, remaining their a year He then returned to
Morgan County and remained till 1868, when he went to Chapel
Hill, Perry County, and two years later came to South Perry,
where he now has a large practice and has been very successful
in his profession. He was married Feb. 27, 1868, to
Mary E., daughter of Otho H. and Agnes (Shepard)
Williams. She was born in Morgan County, June 9, 1848.
They have three children - Lulu, born Jan. 10, 1871;
Rochester, Aug. 8, 1873; Algernon C., July 3,
1877. Dr. and Mrs. Irwin are members of the
Disciples church. Mrs. Irwin has a wide reputation
in literary circles.
SOURCE: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 1120 |
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