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History of Knox County, Ohio
It's Past and Present,
containing
A Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline
History of the North-
west; A complete History of Knox County; It's Townships, City,
Towns, Villages,
Schools, Churches, Societies, Industries, Statistics, etc.; A Record
of Its
Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of its early settlers and
Prominent men; Views of Its Finest Buildings;
Miscellaneous Matter; Map of the
County; Biographies and Histories
of Pioneer Families, etc.
Compiled by N. N. Hill, Jr.
- Illustrated -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio:
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers
1881
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FREDERICK SAILOR
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 792 |
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EUNICE SANDERS
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 793 |
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DAVID SANDERSON
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Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 793 |
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W. H. SANDERSON
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Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 793 |
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WILLIAM SANDERSON, JR.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 893 |
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WILLIAM SANDERSON, SR.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 793 |
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CALVIN D. SAPP,
M.D., deceased; son of Joseph and Drusilla Sapp,
was born near Danville, this county, on the
twenty-first day of December, 1821. He was educated at
Kenyon College. In 1842 he commenced the study of
medicine in Danville with Dr. Houtz. He read
one year there and then went to Loudonville, Ashland county,
where he completed his course with Drs. Fuller and
Whitney.
In the winter of 1846-7 he
attended his first course of lectures in Cleveland. He
then engaged in the practice of medicine, and continued to
practice twenty-three years, and in the winter of 1869-70 he
graduated in the Cleveland Medical college. Mar. 4,
1847, he married Miss Sarah B. Baker, born near
Danville, this county, June, 1835, and settled in
Loudonville. In the spring of 1847 he became a partner
of Dr. Fuller in the practice of medicine, and
remained as such about four years, when their partnership
ceased.
In the spring of 1851, leaving his wife at home, Dr.
Sapp went to California, where he continued in his
profession. He located first in Sacramento City, and
remained about six months; from thence to Weaverville, where
he remained nine months; then went to Portland, Oregon,
where he remained about six months. In 1852 he
returned to San Francisco and remained there about nine
months. In 1853 he went aboard a merchant vessel, as
physician and surgeon, bound for Philadelphia by way of
China, East and West Indies, reaching Philadelphia in the
fall of 1853; and from thence he returned home to his
family.
In the spring of 1854 he commenced the practice of
medicine in Danville, and continued until 1870, when he
moved to Gambier, where he resided until his death. He
left a family of five children - Clinton E., Laura C.,
Dora, Victoria and Lucetta. His son,
Clinton E., was educated at Gambier, read medicine with
his father, attended his first term of lectures at
Cleveland, and graduated at Cincinnati in the Ohio Medical
college in the winter of 1874-5, and is a partner of his
father's in the practice of medicine at Gambier.
Dr. Sapp died on Sunday, Feb. 27, 1881.
His life was closely devoted to his profession, in which he
became eminently successful.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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GEORGE SAPP,
a member of an honored pioneer family of the Buckeye state,
was born on the farm on which he now resides on the 10th of
April, 1826. His grandfather, George Sapp, was
a native of Maryland, but became one of the early pioneers
of Knox county. He built the first Catholic church in
Union township, also donating the ground upon which it was
erected and the St. Luke's cemetery lot The church was
a small one-room log building. He reached the
eighty-fifth milestone on the journey of life, and
throughout his long and useful career he so lived as to win
and retain the respect and esteem of his fellow men.
Levi Sapp, his son and the father of our subject,
also claimed Maryland as the state of his nativity, but when
a babe he was brought by his parents to this state, his
mother, who made the journey on horseback, carrying him in a
sack, while the father walked and led the horse. He
was reared to the quiet pursuits of the farm, and his
marriage was celebrated in Somerset, Ohio, to which place he
rode on horseback, and after his marriage he located on the
farm on which his son George now resides, where he
made his home for a number of years. In 1882 he
removed to Mount Vernon, and there spent his remaining days,
passing away at the age of seventy-one years. He, too,
was a prominent member of St. Luke's Catholic church.
The lady who became his wife bore the name of Mary Colopy.
Her father, Timothy Colopy, came to this country from
Ireland and her mother from Germany, and they became
prominent early settlers of Knox county, their deaths
occurring in Mount Vernon, where they had resided for many
years. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Sapp was
blessed with ten children, eight of who still survive, the
eldest child in order of birth being Sarah, the wife
of Dr. Bradfield, of Danville; another daughter,
Lucinda, resides in Union township, and is the widow of
John Durbin.
George Sapp, the second children and eldest son of
the above family, has spent his entire life in Knox county,
and during his youth he attended a log schoolhouse, which
was furnished with slab seats and desks. Since his
marriage he has engaged in farming the old Sapp
homestead, which consists of two hundred and seventy acres
of land, all of which is under an excellent state of
cultivation and improved with good and substantial
buildings, everything about the place indicating the
supervision of a thrifty and progressive owner. In
matters of national interest he gives an intelligent support
to the Democracy, but at local election he votes for the men
whom he regards as best qualified to fill positions of
public trust and responsibility.
On July 24, 1853, Mr. Sapp was united in
marriage to Miss Delia A. White, also a native of
Knox county, born Sept. 27, 1832, and a daughter of
Anthony and Keziah (Wade) White, early pioneers of this
portion of the Buckeye state. Seven children
have been born unto this union, namely: Flora, the
wife of John P. Breckler, a prominent farmer of
Howard township; Mary Keziah, wife of M. P.
Hammond, also a farmer of Howard township; Ella,
a wife of Patrick Percel, of Mount Vernon; Julian,
who married Cassie Wiggins and makes his home in
Howard township; Jennie, wife of P. J. Matingly,
of Licking county, Ohio; Lucy, wife of B. R.
Parker, of Cleveland; and Bertha, who lives with
her uncle, Dr. L. W. Sapp, of Cleveland. The family
were all born on the farm on which Mr. Sapp also
opened his eyes to the light of day, and they are all
members of St. Luke's Catholic church at Danville, Mr.
Sapp having assisted largely in the erection of the
house of worship. His genial manner makes him popular
in all circles, and his friends in the community are almost
as many as his acquaintances.
SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio - Mt. Vernon,
Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 Page 114 |
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JAMES SAPP,
with the first of M. C. Sapp, boot and shoe dealer, Roger's
Arcade block, east side south Main street, Mt. Vernon.
Mr. James Sapp, was born in Knox county, Oct. 2,
1832. He remained on a farm until his seventeenth
year, when he went as an apprentice to the boot and shoe
trade, and served three years, and then worked as a
journeyman for six months. He then entered the employ
of Messrs. Miller & White, at Mt. Vernon, and
continued with them for four years. He then went to
Cleveland and engaged with the firm of Webster,
Spencer & Miller, and remained one year. On his
return to Mt. Vernon he entered the boot and shoe store of
Nathaniel McGiffin as salesman, with whom he remained
two years. In 1860 he purchased the stock of Mr.
McGiffin, and continued business for five years, and
then sold out to Mr. W. J. Morton, and went to New
York city and engaged with the wholesale house of Howes,
Hyatt & Co., with whom he remained one year. He
then returned to Mt. Vernon and repurchased the stock he had
previously sold to Mr. Morton.
In 1866 he sold his stock in trade to Mr. W. T.
Patton, and remained in his employ as salesman for ten
months. His next engagement was with the firm of
Miller & Houston, Columbus, Ohio, as travelling
salesman. For one year he remained with the above
mentioned firm. He commenced business in his present
location in the fall of 1878, and has retained it ever
since. He carries a stock of about one thousand five
hundred dollars, comprising bots, shoes, and rubbers; also
does manufacturing and repairing in all its branches.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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JONATHAN SAPP,
Howard township, farmer, post office, Howard, was born July
17, 1809, in Union township. He was married to Miss
Mary Durbin, July 15, 1830. He lived on the old
farm with his father thirty years. He then bought the
old Bradfield farm just across the line in Howard
township, where he still lives.
They had eleven children: Simon, Catharine, Susan,
Frances, William, Francis, Edmond, Susanna, John, Timothy,
and Sarah Ann. Catharine died at nineteen years
of age; William at thirty; Edmond at
twenty-two; Susanna, at three; Francis at
three; and Sarah Ann, at three.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 793 |
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ROBERT SAPP,
Union township, carpenter, post office, Gann. He was
born Sept. 10, 1813, in Allegheny county, Maryland, and came
here in June, 1818. He settled in Howard township, and
lived there until his twenty-second year.
In 1834 he was married to Rosanna Lose, and
settled in Jefferson township, where he still remains.
His business has been farming and carpentering. He had
eight children: Joseph, who died at nine years of
age; Margaret, born June 16, 1839; Drusilla,
Jan. 19, 1840; Adam, Aug. 21, 1841; Emma, Mar.
4, 1843; M. E., Mar. 2, 1845; H. E., Oct. 30,
1846; Henry, Mar. 3, 1848; Frederick, Jun. 5,
1850; R. D., Jan,. 8, 1857; all living and doing
well.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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WILLIAM G. SAPP,
Union township, farmer, post office, Gann, born in Gann,
Mar. 3, 1840. In 1861 he enlisted in the Fifty-first
Ohio volunteer infantry company I., and served his full time
and returned with the honors of a brave soldier, Sept. 3,
1865. He was married to Margaret Gann, and
settled in Union township, where he has since remained.
His business is chiefly agricultural. His children
are: George, born May 30, 1868; John,
Nov 23, 1870, Sarah Catharine, Aug. 2, 1875; and
Samuel, Nov. 20, 1876. Oscar died Oct. 3,
1878, and Samuel, Nov. 22, 1876. The living
children are all at home and attending school.
William Sapp was wounded in the hip at the battle of
Stone River, Tennessee. He was in about thirteen
battles, but sustained to other injuries, except a
deficiency in his eyesight, which has never been removed.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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WILLIAM I. SARGENT,
Fredericktown, painter, was born in Fredericktown in 1854.
He was married in 1876, to Jennie Randall, who was
born in Licking county in 1857. They have one
daughter, Martha L., born in 1878. Mr.
Sargent is a painter by trade and is a skilful mechanic.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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JAMES S. SAWER
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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JACOB SCHINDLER,
owner and proprietor of the Danville Carriage and Wagon works.
These works were established in 1875, in the Collins building, where he
carried on the business of blacksmithing, carriage and wagon making, until 1877,
when he erected his present shop, in which he is manufacturing all kinds of
wagons, carriages, sleighs, etc.
Prompt attention given to repairing of all kinds.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 816
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JOHN A. SCHNEBLY
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 794 |
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ALLEN SCHOLES
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 795 |
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CHARLES SCHOLES
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 795 |
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JOHN SCHOLES
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 795 |
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SAMUEL SCHRIMPLIN
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
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WILLIAM
L. SCHROEDER, Middlebury township, farmer, post office,
Fredericktown, born in Wayne township, Aug. 31, 1846, and was
married Mar. 30, 1868, to Louisa Anderson, who was born
in Middlebury township, May 3, 1844. They have the
following children: Corie L., born Jan. 11, 1870;
Charlie W., Aug. 9, 1873; Glenn T., Mar. 15, 1877;
George, Jan. 22, 1879, died Mar. 11, 1879.
SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio - Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A.
Graham & Co., 1881 Page 795 |
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PHILIP F. SCHWEIKERT
Source: History of Knox
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GEORGE
H. SCOLES, Pike township, farmer, post office, Mt.
Vernon, born in this township in 1840, and was married in 1866
to Rebecca J. Leonard, who was born in this township
in 1843. They have two children - Ida Belle, born
in 1869, and Alva L., born in 1870. Mr. and Mrs.
Scoles are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He has held and filled prominent positions in the
church, also township offices. He owns a farm and is one of
the active farmers of Pike township.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 796 |
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GEORGE W. SCOLES,
Gambier, a native of Knox county, Ohio, and son of Henry
and Jemima Scoles, was born in Clay township, near
Martinsburgh, Apr. 15, 1826. His father, a native of
Ohio, was born Feb. 17, 1799, and came to this county in an
early day, where he died about the year 1828. His
mother, Jemima Scoles, was a native of
Washington county, Pennsylvania, born Jan. 24, 1799, and
emigrated to this county about 1820, where she married
Henry Scoles and reared four children, viz: George
W., Keziah A., Jackson, and Amanda, and died Mar.
6, 1875, aged seventy-six years.
Mr. G. W. Scoles married Miss Martha A.
Thompson Mar. 12, 1848, daughter of Joseph and Nancy
Thompson, who was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania,
in April, 1827. They settled in Harrison township,
this county, and remained until 1852, when they moved on a
farm in College township, where he engaged in farming and
followed that as his vocation until in 1879, when he moved
to Gambier and engaged in hotel keeping, which is their
present business.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 796 |
J. L. Scoles
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JAMES L. SCOLES,
Fredericktown, photographer, was born in this county in
1843, and was married Apr. 18, 1872, to Ella J. Hunter,
who was born in this county in 1848. They have two
sons - L. Guy, born Nov. 7, 1875; Carl
Brook, May 19, 1878. Mr. Scoles learned
photographing in Mt. Vernon, and engaged in that business in
New London, Ohio. In 1873 his property was all
destroyed by fire, after which he came to Fredericktown and
engaged in the same business. His well arranged and
furnished rooms are located over W. B. Cox's shoe
store. He is a first class artist, and is building up
a paying business.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 796 |
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JOHN T. SCOLES, blacksmith, post office, Mt.
Vernon - He was born in Pike township in 1844.
In 1868 he was married to Nancy Gower who was born in
this county in 1847. They have three children - Amy
L., born June 15, 1869;
Rebecca A., Apr. 13, 1874; and Etta Edith Aug.
10, 1877, and died Aug. 15, 1879. Mr. Scoles
has been engaged working at the blacksmith trade.
He is a good mechanic and is doing an extensive custom
trade.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 796 |
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SCOTT - See
STEPHENS & SCOTT
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
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A. C. SCOTT
- Among the old citizens of Jackson township, is Dr. A.
C. Scott, who is a native of the county and was born
near the village of Clinton, in Morris township, Mar. 13,
1817. His father was the Rev. James Scott, the
first Presbyterian minister of the county. He attended
the school in his boyhood at Clinton and Mt. Vernon, and was
a pupil at the first session of the old Martinsburgh
academy, after which he spent one year at Washington
college, Pennsylvania. On his return from thence he
studied medicine in Mt. Vernon with Dr. J. N. Burr as
his preceptor. He commenced the practice of his
profession at Centreburgh, in Hilliar township, in April,
1840; was married to Miss Hannah Denny, of Jackson
township, on the twenty-fourth day of June of the same year.
He has four sons, the oldest of them. Dr. J. Foster
Scott, resides at Sarcoxie, Jasper county, Missouri;
William B. and A. C. Scott, jr., are farmers and
reside in the vicinity of Bladensburgh, and Dr. John W.
Scott, who is associated in the practice of medicine
with his father. His two daughters are Violette
and Lizzie. Dr. Scott became a citizen of
Bladensburgh in October, 1841.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 797 |
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BALDWIN BANE SCOTT,
Mt. Vernon, a rising physician, was born in Knox county,
Ohio, Nov. 10, 1846. His father, Thomas E., is
of direct Scotch descent. He came from Culpeper
county, Virginia. His mother is of English origin.
Her parents came from Brainbridge, Connecticut.
The subject of this notice learned the trade of
millwright with his father, and in the winter season taught
school. He commenced to read medicine in the spring of
1872 with Drs. J. W. and Isaac W. Russell.
He attended his first course of lectures at the Michigan
university in 1874-5, and the winter of 1875-6, at the
Medical Department of the Wooster university at Cleveland,
Ohio. He graduated in the spring of 1876, and the same
summer commenced the practice, in which he has been
successful. He graduated perfect in his classone
hundred. He was married to Miss Lunetta E. Kost,
Mar. 14, 1869, by whom he has had two sonsWalter K.,
born Apr. 19, 1870, and Edwin J., born May 10,
1872one of whom is living. He is secretary of the
Knox County Medical society. He was elected one of the
board of censors of the Medical Department of the University
of Wooster, located at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1876, and again
in 1881.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 797 |
James Scott
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REV. JAMES SCOTT,
Mt. Vernon, the pioneer Presbyterian minister of this county
and section of the State, was born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, on the twenty-second day of February, 1773.
His father, Josiah Scott, and family came to
western Pennsylvania in 1781, and settled on lands which are
now the eastern suburbs of the town of Washington, the
present site of the "United College of Washington and
Jefferson." In early youth he united with the
Presbyterian church under the ministry of Rev. Dr.
McMillen. Some time after this, his convictions of
duty led to the preparation for the Gospel ministry.
After completing his preparatory studies, he wintered
Jefferson college, and graduated in 1805. Having
completed his theological studies under tile direction of
Dr. McMillen, he came to this section of Ohio in
the year 1807.
For the first two or three years he was associated with
the Rev. Dr. McCurdy in the superintendency of an
Indian school and mission at Upper Sandusky, spending,
however, a majority of his time in traveling from that place
to Newark, and preaching to settlements on the route.
On the third day of July, 1810, he was united in
marriage by the Rev. George Van Eman, to Miss Jane
Wilson, daughter of Captain Archibald Wilson, of
Newark, Ohio. Soon after his marriage, he removed to
the then village of Clinton in Morris township. In
1828 he removed to Mt. Vernon, and in 1829, to the house on
Wooster avenue, still occupied by a portion of his family.
For several years previous to the year 1828, he had the
charge as pastor of the churches at Fredericktown, Clinton
(now Mt. Vernon), and Martinsburgh. From that time
until about 1842 or 1843, he gave his whole time to the
church at Mt. Vernon, when he resigned the charge, still
however, continuing to preach at different places, until
some ten days previous to his death, which occurred on the
eighteenth day of September, A. D. 1850.
Mr. Scott, as a man, was remarkable for
his evenness of disposition. His most intimate
acquaintance never saw him give way to anger or passion.
Rev. Mr. Hervey, of Martinsburgh, long his
associate and intimate friend, thus portrays him as a public
teacher: "As a preacher of the Gospel he was remarkably
earnest and sincere. He caused his hearers to feel,
because he felt. With him a text was not merely a
motto for a sermon (as is the tendency of certain tastes),
but it was the brick and mortar of the superstructure, and
its adornment also, and while he understood and presented
the doctrines of the bible, and peculiarities of that scheme
of theology which he held forth as the ground of the
sinner's hope, he had acquired the rare excellency (not
often attained), of preaching doctrinal truth in a practical
and experimental manner. In his private duties, and in
the graces of his own soul, he leaves a high example.
The consistency of his daily life, in connection with his
unfeigned piety, produced such an impression, not only upon
the church but upon the men of the world, that the remark
was frequently made that if he failed to reach Heaven it
would be useless for others to try. His knowledge of
the bible was so complete, consequent upon a faithful
perusal of its sacred pages, and liis wonderfully retentive
memory, that he could give invariably the chapter and almost
always the verse of any important text it contains."
One distinguished trait of his, it would be well for
ministers in these days to imitate. He made it a point
always to be in the pulpit when his congregation had a right
to expect him. Possessed of a good, natural
constitution, he was known to fail but once to fulfill his
Sabbath engagements by sickness during the whole course of
his ministerial life.
His remains now rest by the side of his wife, who died
in August, 1862, having survived him nearly twelve years.
They repose in the cemetery overlooking from the north the
city of Mt. Vernon, and the church he so long and faithfully
served in the cause of his Master.
Unto James Scott and his wife Jane,
seven children were born, viz: Josiah Wilson,
who died when about three years of age; Abraham C.,
now an eminent physician, and residing at Bladensburgh;
Ann V., Margaret J., Mary; James
Foster, who went as a soldier in the Mexican war, and
died in that country in 1847, and Felicia, who
married William Tulloss. Mr.
Tulloss died in 1866.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 796 |
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JAMES SCOTT,
Milford township, farmer, was born in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, Nov. 15, 1818. His father was a native
of Maryland, and his mother of Pennsylvania. Her
maiden name was Jane Fitch. They were
married in Greene county, Pennsylvania. He came to
Ohio in 1837, bringing with him three children, leaving
James in Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1841.
They bought land in Bloomfield township, Knox county
(now Morrow county), where Mr. Scott died.
His wife survives him at an advanced age. Two of the
children are yet livingJames and George.
The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm.
When about eighteen years old he learned the cooper trade,
and worked more or less at that business for fifteen years.
In 1847 he purchased a tract of fifty-one acres of land
and a twenty-one acre tract, which was entirely covered with
forest. He cleared up this land, and has resided m
Milford township for the last thirty-three years, being
engaged in farming.
He was elected infirmary director, serving three years
to the satisfaction of the public. He was president of
the Hartford Agricultural society, and now is one of the
directors. He has held most of the township offices,
is a prudent, careful business man and farmer, and has the
esteem of the public.
He was married to Miss Sarah Horn
in 1838, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, by
whom he had five children, viz: Sarah Jane (married
to John Williams), Priscilla (married to
Thomas P. Fadely), Corbin T., James L.,
and Chinsworth, a promising boy of nineteen who was
killed by a collision on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at
Independence, Richland county, in 1872. His wife died
May, 1879.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio by
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 797 |
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JOSEPH SCOTT,
Wayne township, farmer, post office, Fredericktown, born in
England, in 1833, came to Richland county, in 1849, and to
this county in 1855. He was married in 1856, to
Louisa Ball, who was born in this county, in
1829. They have been residents of Wayne township since
1873. Mr. Scott was formerly engaged in
Working on the railroad, and filled different prominent
positions for twenty-two years. He settled on a farm
in Wayne township, and is one of the leading farmers of this
county.
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OTIS SEARL,
Wayne township, farmer, post office, Fredericktown, born in
New York, in 1818, came to Ohio in 1847, and was married in
1849, to Amelia Livingston, who was born in
New York.
He owns a well improved farm with excellent buildings
and is one among the best farmers in the township. He
is enterprising and always ready to assist in every good
cause and work.
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B. F. SEILER, meat market.
He was born in Plymouth, Huron county, in 1848; he was
married in Richland county in 1871 to Delphine
Brumback, who was born in Huron county. They have
two children. Mildreth J. was born in 1873, and
Carl in 1880.
Mr. Seiler learned the harness trade and
worked al that business for five years, after which he
engaged in the painting trade for nine years, then engaged
in the butchering business in Fredericktown, where he is a
member of the firm of B. F. Seiler & Co. They
are doing quite an extensive trade.
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SIMON SEILER,
Fredericktown, butcher, born in Dauphin county,
Pennsylvania, in 1845, came to Ohio with his parents in
childhood, they locating in Plymouth, Richland county, Ohio.
He was married in 1867, to Edessa Cuykendall,
who was born in Ohio, in 1848.
Mr. Seiler in company with Dorr
Cuykendall owned the Fredericktown mill, and they were
engaged in operating it until 1874, when it was burned.
They erected a new mill in 1875, sold out to S. S. Tuttle
& Co.; then engaged in butchering in 1879. He is a
member of the firm of B. F. Seiler & Co.
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JOHN SELBY
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JOHN SELBY
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SOLOMON SELBY
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GEORGE SELLERS,
Morgan township, farmer, born in Morgan township, May 8,
1824. He is the son of Jacob Sellers, sr., of
whom mention is made in the biography of Jacob Sellers,
sr., of whom mention is made in the biography of
Jacob Sellers, jr. The subject of this notice was
reared on a farm, and has always followed farming as his
occupation. He resides on a part of the original tract
his father purchased when first settling in Ohio.
On Mar. 11, 1847, he married Miss Adaline Hughes
(daughter of Jonathan Hughes, a pioneer of Licking
county), who was born Dec. 7, 1829. They had a family
of eight children, viz.: One who died in infancy; Orcelia
L. wife of John Oldaker; Zilpah C., wife of
Aaron Channel; George H., Jacob O., Rosa D., Mary F.,
wife of Louis Hall, and Cora Ettie. Mr.
Sellers is a good farmer and citizen.
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JACOB SELLERS,
farmer, Morgan township, was born in Morgan township, Mar.
2, 1816. His father, Jacob Sellers, came to
Morgan township in 1808 and purchased quite a large tract of
land. He was a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania.
His wife was Mary Beam, a native of Virginia.
They had a family of eleven children, viz: William,
Susan (wife of James Honey), Sarah (wife
of John Clutter), Isaac, David, John, Jackson,
and Mary (wife of Joseph Bolwine). the
above are deceased. The living are Christian, Jacob,
and George.
Jacob Sellers, sr., was born in 1785, came to
Knox county in 1808, and died in 1846. His wife was
born Dec. 18, 1790, and died Ag. 6, 1878. When his
couple came to Morgan township they lived in what is called
a camp, and while living there built a small cabin on the
site of the buildings now owned by John Penick.
The farm was entirely covered with forest, which he cleared
off and became one of the good farmers of that section.
The subject of this sketch was reared on the old
homestead and has always resided on a part of it. He
married Miss Cynthia Carmon, and they have a family
of four children, viz.: Ida M. born May 1, 1859;
Delphos S., Apr. 22, 1861; James M., Jun. 12,
1863 (died Sept. 20, 1863); and Jesse H., June 7,
1870.
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JAMES B. SELLERS,
Morgan township, farmer, born in Morgan township, Mar. 26,
1858, son of John sellers Sellers, of same township,
and of whom mention is made elsewhere, was reared on a farm,
and has continued farming ever since. He attended
common schools and about a year at an academy.
He was married to Miss Grizzilda Beney, daughter
of William Beney, of Clay township, on Dec. 6, 1877.
They have one child, John William.
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JOHN SELLERS,
farmer, Morgan township, was born in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, in June, 1795. His parents belonged to
the farmer class, being industrious and well-to-do people.
The subject of this sketch was one of ten children,
only two of whom are now living. He spent his youth on
the farm with his parents, attending such schools as were
taught in the county in those days. His father
purchased a tract of two hundred and fifty acres of land in
Morgan township, and in the fall of 1823 Mr. Sellers
came to this land and erected a cabin and then returned to
Pennsylvania, where he remained until the spring of 1824,
when he emigrated to his new home with his family. He
worked during the summer of 1824 in subduing the forest -
the whole tract being heavily timbered.
In the spring of 1825, the noted "Burlington storm"
swept over M. Sellers' new home, levelling most of
the timber. This was discouraging to him as he was
bitterly hemmed in by an almost impenetrable jungle of
fallen timber. But what he supposed was a misfortune
proved a blessing - from the fact that the fallen timber
dried so, that the following year fire did the work of the
axeman, and the logroller.
Mr. Sellers, by his industry, prospered, and
soon had a good farm, and in the course of time was enabled
to purchase more land, until he is now the largest land
owner in the township, and among the largest in the county.
His success and integrity of character soon made him a
leader, and he has always taken an active interest in the
affairs of the township and county.
In politics Mr. Sellers is a Democrat of the
Jackson type. In 1850 his party nominated and elected
him a member of the Constitutional convention of Ohio.
Mr. Sellers is the benevolent impulses, and
through his many acts of charity is known as "the poor man's
friend." He never sends any way without supplying their
wants. In religion he is a Universalist.
He was three times married. His first wife was
Nancy Mitchell, a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania,
to whom he was married before coming to Ohio.
They had twelve children, five of whom are living:
Elizabeth, wife of William Hamilton; Levi, an
influential farmer of Morgan township; George M., in
Illinois; Mary A., wife of James Elliott, who
resides in Texas; and Maria. His second wife
was Miss Honey, who died without issue. His
present wife was Mrs. Charlotte Rapp nee
Taylor. They have four children, viz.:
James B., Rufus P., C. L. Vallandigham, and Mitchell.
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LEVI SELLERS,
Morgan township, farmer, was born in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, Aug. 9, 1823. He is the son of John
Sellers, of Morgan township, of whom mention is made.
His father shortly after the birth of Levi came to
Morgan township, and settled here. Mr. Sellers
spent his youth on the farm, and when old enough assisted in
clearing it up. His education was such as the common
schools afforded. He remained with his father until he
was about twenty-five years of age. In October, 1848,
he married Miss Cassandra McLain, daughter of 'Squire
Charles S. McLain, of Morgan township. Shortly
after his marriage he moved to his present home, where they
have resided ever since. Mr. Sellers is one of
the well-to-do and influential farmers of old Morgan, and is
highly esteemed. He is the father of seven children,
viz.: Charles W., William H., Ella F., wife of H.
B. Hughes, of Clay township; George W., Lizzie M.,
Jennie M., and Anna L.
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WILLIAM H. SELLERS,
Morgan township, farmer, born Oct. 5, 1850. He is the
son of Levi and Cassandra Sellers, of whom mention is
made. He was reared on his father's farm,
educated at the common schools, and Dennison university,
Granville, Ohio. He is a rising young farmer,
intelligent and industrious.
He was married Aug. 8, 1878, to Miss Elizabeth J.
Campbell, daughter of James Campbell, of Morgan
township. They have one child, Gertrude, born
Mar. 22, 1880.
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EMANUEL SELLS
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WILLIAM
FINLEY SEMPLE, surgeon dentist, Mt. Vernon, was born in
Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1834. He is the first
child of Alexander W. and Mary F. Semple, nee
Finley, who at the time of her marriage resided at
Steubenville, Ohio. The parents removed to Steubenville,
where the subject of this sketch spent his youth. His
father being a dentist, he commenced the profession at an early
age. In 1856 he came to Fredericktown, this county, and
opened rooms, where he practiced his profession until 1868, and
then located in Mt. Vernon, where he has ever since practiced
his profession with eminent success. In December, 1870, he
was examined by the State board, who were appointed under the
laws of Ohio. He was not compelled to be examined, but
submitted to an examination, as he was desirous of having their
certificate; he has a large and lucrative practice; he is
regarded as a proficient and expert dentist. He was
married to Miss Abbie Young, of Fredericktown, September,
1869. Unto them were born three children, two of whom are
living.
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ISAAC
D. SEVERNS, Pleasant township, farmer, son of Samuel
Severns, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, Dec. 23, 1824.
Farming is his vocation. On the eighth of October, 1847,
he married Miss Elizabeth Mills, born Apr. 10, 1826,
daughter of Joseph Mills. They settled on a farm in
Coshocton county, where they remained until 1876, when he
purchased the farm in Pleasant township, Knox county, Ohio where
they are now living. They have a family of four children,
two sons and two daughters.
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JAMES SEVERNS,
retired farmer, Brown township, a son of Joseph and Mary
Severns, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, on the
tenth day of February, 1805. His mother deceased when
he was a boy of about nine summers. In 1817 he was
brought to Knox county, Ohio, by his father and stepmother
his father having married again who located near Millwood,
remained one year, then moved back to Coshocton county and
located near New Castle, where they lived about two years.
In 1820 he purchased four hundred acres of Military land
from Columbus Delano, in Brown township, this
county, on which he made improvements and moved his family
the same year, where he remained and followed farming as his
vocation until his death, at the good old age of about
eighty-eight years.
At the time of his settlement in Brown township there
was but one cabin between his residence and Danville;
neighbors were few and far apart. There nearest
grist-mill was one known as the Shrimplin mill near
Millwood. The red man was his friend and often called
to see him; wild animals were abundant; the forests were
full of game of all kinds; he was known as a great hunter
and a good marksman. He was married twice and was the
father of twenty-two children, all of whom are now deceased,
except James, by his first marriage, who is now
living on a part of the old home farm, and two sons and one
daughter by his second wife.
James Severns, the subject of this sketch, was
reared a farmer and has made farming his vocation through
life and has lived on the same farm since 1820, which is
situated two miles west of Jelloway, Brown township.
He has been married three times, first to Miss Elizabeth
Pierce of Richland county, Jan. 1, 1832, who bore him
one child, Lyman W. She died in August, 1832,
and he married Mrs. Armelia Frazier, nee
Hughes, of Holmes county, Ohio, in May, 1838, who lived
with him eighteen years, and deceased in 1856. He
married Jane Sells, of Knox county in 1857, by whom
he has had six children, four of whom are now living, viz.:
Joseph B., Mary E., John B., and James.
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JESSE SEYMOUR
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GEORGE M. SHAFFER,
agent of Cleveland, Columbus & Mt. Vernon railroad, Mount
Liberty, was born June 6, 1854; he was the son of Peter
and Ellen Shaffer, nee Thatcher.
His youth was spent with his parents, and when he was old
enough he was put to work; his educational advantages were
limited, but he acquired sufficient to transact business.
He was appointed agent at Mt. Liberty on the completion of
the road, and has held it ever since. He makes an
efficient and competent agent and is affable in his manners.
In connection with his other business he buys grain.
He was married to Miss Ella Lyal, daughter of
John Lyal of Hilliar township. Feb. 22,
1877. They have one child, Earl L., born June
19, 1878.
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PETER SHAFFER,
Hillman township, proprietor of Shaffer house, Centreburg,
Ohio, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania in 1826.
George Shaffer, his father was a soldier in the War
of 1812, and came to Ohio with his family in 1848 and
settled in Berlin township, where the subject of this sketch
spent his youth. Mr. Shaffer kept hotel in
Mount Liberty and in connection run a farm. At Mt.
Vernon he also kept a hotel. He returned again to Mt.
Liberty after being in Mt. Vernon, and in connection with
farming kept hotel. From Mt. Liberty he came to
Centreburgh and opened his present hotel; in connection with
a hotel he has a livery stable. From his long
experience in the business of catering to the public he has
acquired the art of making his guests feel at home. He
is doing a good business and is always pleased to see his
friends. Mr. Shaffer is pleasant and sociable
in his manners, and merits the patronage of the public.
He was married to Miss Ellen Thacher of Liberty
township, in 1854, and by this union they had a family of
six children, all of whom are living.
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DAVID
SHALER, Middlebury township, millwright, post office,
Levering; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 14,
1812, and was married June 12, 1841, to Martha Dyer.
They have the following family; John D., born Mar. 1,
1842; Catharine, Aug. 27, 1843; E. Shauck Feb. 20,
1845; Martha, June 1, 1847; Mary E., Dec. 22,
1848; Charles, May 31, 1852; Olive, Mar. 18, 1854.
Mrs. Shaler died Feb. 22, 1858. Olive Shaler
died Feb. 15, 1857. Mr. Shaler was married Sept.,
1859, to Helen Burk who was born in Martinsburgh, Knox
county, July 21, 1861. They have the following children:
Charlotte, born July 21, 1861; Frank L., June 8,
1863; Leah D., Jan.28, 1865; Bertie, Feb. 12,
1870; David, Dec. 16, 1873; William, Oct. 27,
1874.
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JOHN
SHANNON, Morris township, farmer, post office, Mt.
Vernon, was born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1830; was married
in 1855 to Margaret Davis, who was born in Licking county
in 1833. They had the following children: Emma Jane,
born in 1860; Alonzo, born in 1862; William, in
1856; Byron, in 1864; Maggie, in 1866.
William died in 1861.
John Shannon is a farmer by occupation, and is
one of the active men in his township.
Mrs. John Shannon died in Morris township, June
10, 1880.
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DAVID
SHARP, deceased, Morris township, was born in New Jersey
in 1808, and married in 1832 to Mary Rinehart. They
had twelve children: William, born in 1833; Christian,
in 1835; Margaret, May, in 1837; Morris, in 1839;
Caroline, in 1841; Anora, in 1844; Samuel,
in 1846; Mary, in 1847; Rebecca Jane in 1849;
David in 1853; George and Thomas in 1855.
Mrs. Mary Sharp died in 1859. Mr. Sharp
subsequently married Margaret Studer, by whom he had four
children: Catharine, born in 1860; Fanny Ellen, in
1865; Phillip, in 1868; Daniel, in 1870.
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W. L.
SHARP, Morris township, gardener, post office, Mt.
Vernon, born in Morris county, New Jersey, in 1822, and was
married in 1852 to Matilda A. Carr who was born in the
same county in 1834. They had eight children: Mary A.,
born in 1853; Pealey A., in 1855; Anna E., in
1856; Peter C., in 1858; Cyrena A., in 1860;
Edward P., in 1862; Margaret J., in 1853; and
Pearlie M., in 1869.
The following members of the Sharp family are
married: Mary A., to Dennis Jackson, September,
1871, and resides in this township; Anna E., to John
S. Cowden, March, 1879, and is a resident of Clinton
township.
Mr. Sharp moved to Bureau county, Illinois, in
1854, and remained there seven years. While residing there
Pealey A. Sharp died, Mar. 31, 1855. Mr. Sharp
moved back to Delaware county, Ohio, and resided there a short
time; then came to Morris township, this county, and resides
here. He owns a pleasant home, is engaged in raising
vegetables, fruits, etc. He is an industrious and worthy
citizen.
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E.
SHARPNECK, Mt. Vernon, was born in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, in 1836, and left there with his parents in the
same year and came to liberty township, Knox county, Ohio, and
has been a citizen of Knox county, ever since. He
commenced in the grocery business in 1877, Mar. 20, in which he
has been engaged ever since. Previous to 1877 he was a
farmer; educated at the common schools; doing a business of
fourteen thousand dollars per year; married Jan. 9, 1859
to Miss C. Tocam of Knox county, and has a family of two
children.
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DANIEL
SHARTLE, Pike township, farmer, post office; Democracy,
was born in Centre county, Pennsylvania, in 1811; came to Ohio
in 1838, and was married in 1851 to Rebecca Carmichael,
who was born in Brown township, this county, in 1826. They
have five living children - Louisa E., born in 1852; William
H., in 1854; Aaron D., in 1855; Almeda C., in
1861; and Alice M., in 1864.
Their oldest daughter, Louisa E., was married to
N. M. Black, and now lives near Danville, in this county.
William H. was married in Kansas in 1880 to Miss
Phosia E. Zigler and is a resident of that State.
Almeda was married in 1880 to Thomas McDonel, and is
a resident of Monroe township. Aaron D. and
Alice M. are living with their parents.
Mr. Shartle purchased the farm where he now
resides, containing eighty acres, on the east half of the
northwest quarter of section twenty, in township eight, range
twelve. He paid three hundred dollars for the farm,
cleared and improved it, and is now one of the most valuable
farms of this county. He gave his children a very liberal
education.
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JOHN SHAW,
deceased, Union township, son of William and Charlotte Shaw,
was born in Allegheny county, Maryland, Aug. 16, 1787. He
was reared on a farm, and made farming his principal vocation.
In 1809 he married Miss Charity Rickets, born in
Allegheny county, Maryland, in 1792.
They settled in Allegheny county, remained until the
fall of 1833, when he, with wife and family, emigrated to
Danville, Knox county, Ohio, where they passed the remainder of
their days.
They reared a family of ten children, viz: William,
Benjamin R., Otho, Lavinia, Ruth, Josephus, Parmenas, Henry N.,
Eleanor and John T. William, Benjamin R., Lavinia
and Ruth have died. Mr. Shaw filled the
office of justice of the peace for several years, in Union
township. He died in 1842, and Mrs. Shaw, in 1855.
Their third son, Josephus Shaw, was born in Allegheny
county, Maryland, Mar. 27, 1820. He is a saddler and
harness maker, served his apprenticeship for three years, with
M. L. Dayton, in Martinsburgh, Knox county, Ohio, from
1839 to 1842. He then worked as journeyman at his trade
until 1844, when he commenced business for himself, Danville, in
the same county, where he has since lived, being the oldest man
in the business in Danville.
In 1846 he married Martha Robinson of Union
township. They settled in Danville, where they were living
now. Their union resulted in six children, five sons and
one daughter.
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JOHN SHAW,
Mount Vernon was born Mar. 4, 1809, in Lancashire, England,
where he remained until 1826, when he emigrated to America and
located in New Haven county, Connecticut, where he lived four
years, then moved to Ohio and settled in Wayne township, Knox
county, where he followed farming, but becoming dissatisfied in
the spring of 1833, he started from Philadelphia on foot; when
he got as far as Chester county he got a job in a cotton
factory, where he remained some two years. During this
time the railroad had been built, and he returned home by rail.
He went east again in the spring, and worked in the woollen
factory, i Cecil county, Maryland, but very soon after his
arrival, he was taken sick, and when recovered sufficiently, he
returned to England and spent the winter, and regaining his
health; in the spring he returned to Cecil county, Maryland, and
was married shortly after, to Miss Charlotte Porter.
He remained in Cecil for three years and then with his family,
he returned to Knox county, Ohio, and farmed for four years; he
then worked in a woollen factory in Wayne township. In
1849 he came to Mt. Vernon and worked three years in the woollen
factory here, then purchased the Marshal factory which he
operated for eleven years. In 1864 he returned to Mt.
Vernon and rented the Norton factory and has been engaged in
various ways to the present time. They have had a family
of eleven children, seven of whom are living.
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THOMAS SHAW, Boston boot and
shoe house, corner Main and Gambler streets, Mt. Vernon.
Mr. Shaw is a son of one of the pioneers of
this city, ex-Senator John Shaw, and was born
Oct. 31, 1822. His first business engagement was with
the firm of Hill & Woodard, in a general
store, where he served two years; he then served the firm of
K. Winne one year, after which he was engaged with
N. N. Hill for six years. In July, 1843, he went
to New York City and engaged with the firm of Dibblee,
Pray & Co., dealers in fancy dry goods, as salesman.
He was retained five years, after which he entered the firm
of Benedick Hall & Co., boot and shoe jobbers,
with whom he remained until 1856, when he went to Boston and
engaged as manufacturer and wholesale dealer in boots and
shoes, under the firm name of Shaw & Childs,
and Thomas Shaw & Co., in which he remained
until the fall of 1876, when he returned to Mt. Vernon, and
finding the old room vacant that he has occupied when a boy,
he decided to go into the boot and shoe business, in which
he has since been engaged. He has a stock of from ten
to twelve thousand dollars, consisting of boots and shoes,
being one of the largest and most complete stocks in the
city.
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WILLIAM A. SHAW, deceased,
born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1825; was married in
1847 to Emeline Berry, who was born in
Waterford in 1830. They had nine children
Hamilton, born Sept. 16, 1848; Jane, Aug. 8,
1850; Sarah, May 5, 1853; Alpheretta, Mar. 7,
1856; Stanley, Feb. 18, 1854; May, Sept. 5. 1859;
Douglass, Oct. 16, 1860; Anne Belle, Aug. 21,
1864; Dick, Oct. 25, 1867, and John, Feb. 8,
1869.
William A. Shaw died Apr. 4, 1880; Mary
died Nov. 30, 1861; Douglass, May 21, 1877, drowned
near Mt. Vernon while engaged in shearing sheep.
Mr. Shaw came to Knox county with his
parents when a child; was engaged in farming during life;
was a highly respected citizen. Mrs. Shaw
resides in this township with her children.
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ADAM SHEFFER, Pleasant
township, deceased, was born in Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, Feb. 24, 1788. He was a cabinetmaker and
joiner by trade, which business he followed as his avocation
until 1828, when he turned his attention to fanning which he
made his avocation until the time of his death. In
1813 he married Miss Susannah Shaffer,
of Greene county, Pennsylvania, who was born in 1794.
They migrated to Ohio shortly after
marriage and located in Licking county where they remained
until 1828, when they moved to this county and located on a
farm in Morgan township. In 1836 they moved to Clinton
township and located near Mt. Vernon, where he died Nov. 24,
1838, leaving a wife and eleven children. He was a
good citizen, an affectionate husband, and a kind father.
His companion survived him until Apr. 24, 1877. Of the
eleven children only four are now living, viz: Lovina,
Lemuel, Lydia, and Burr.
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BURR SHEFFER, Pleasant
township, farmer, son of Adam and Susannah Sheffer,
was born in Knox county, Ohio on the second day of May,
1833. He has followed farming and stock raising as his
avocation. On the eighteenth of Feb., 1858, he was
united in marriage with Miss Catharine Bechtel, born
in this county, Mar. 1, 1837, daughter of Martin
and Sophia Bechtel. They settled on
a farm in Clinton township, remained there until 1866, when
he purchased and moved on the farm in Pleasant township now
owned by Philip Fry. They lived on this
farm about eleven years. In 1877 he purchased a part
of the Bechtel homestead, on which they are
now living. Their union resulted in four children:
Ida M., Charles B., Anna S., and Mary M. Mary
M. deceased Feb. 11, 1877.
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J. J. SHELLENBARGER,
Howard township, post office, Howard, was born in
Jefferson township, June 4, 1840. He remained at home
until he was eight months old when his father died and he
was taken to Mr. S. Nighhart's, and remained there
until he was fifteen years old. From this time he went
from place to place farming, until his twenty-first year.
He was then married to Mary Allen, Dec. 3, 1860;
moved on a farm and lived a year in Howard township.
In October, 1861, he enlisted in Colonel Cassil's
company, Ohio volunteer infantry. He went to Kentucky.
The first battle he remembers was the battle of Stone
Bridge, where he was wounded in the fight and was laid up
for seven months. He met his company at Chattanooga.
Not long after they engaged in the battle of Mission Ridge.
He was in eleven battles, besides several scouting
expeditions. He had seven children: F. M., J. C.,
Nora Ellen, W. G., J. H., H. N., and W. F.
Shellenbarger.
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GEORGE SHEPPARD
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ABNER D. SHERMAN
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HUMPHREY SHERWOOD
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STEPHEN SHERWOOD
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ENOCH B. SHINABERRY
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WILLIAM SHINABERRY
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WILLIAM B. SHINAERRY
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AMON MASSENA SHIPLEY,
Mt. Vernon, deceased was born in Springhill township,
Fayette county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 1806. He was
reared on a farm, and married Miss Susannah Saddler,
about one year his senior, and of the same neighborhood, on
the fifth day of April, 1827. They came to Knox county
in 1832, and settled on what is known as the Old Hill place
in Monroe township, about three miles east of Mt. Vernon, on
the Coshocton road, where they met with all the privations
and hardships incident to clearing up and improving a farm
at that time. Mr. Shipley was for some years
engaged in school teaching in the winter and farming the
balance of the year. In 1852 he sold his farm in
Monroe township and bought the "old Indian fields" in Howard
township, containing four hundred and eight acres, where,
for many years, he carried on farming and lumbering.
On the sixteenth of November, 1872, his wife, Mrs.
Susannah shipley, after eight weeks of intense
suffering, passed away in great peace, her wonderful
patience in suffering being a signal proof of the triumph of
the Christian's faith. Soon after his companion's
death, Mr. Shipley sold his land in this county and
retired from business, and moved to Jackson county,
Michigan, where he still resides. He has eight
children living, viz.: Minerva the eldest
daughter, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, July 14,
1828, and married William D. Wollison, of Monroe
township, who is now a successful farmer in Cedar county,
Iowa, and has five children living: Worthington R.,
was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5, 1829;
he is now farming in Howard township; Benedict F.
(see biography); Emeline, born July 12, 1838, resides
in Spring Arbor, Michigan; Agnes D., born Mar. 13,
1842, married Calvin Miller, of Clay township and is
now living in Marion county, Illinois; Eugene C.,
born June 8, 1845, married Miss E. J. Baker, of
Monroe township, Dec. 15, 1871, and now resides in Jackson
city, Michigan; he is an excellent mechanic and is a local
preacher in the Free Methodist church; Almon D., born
Aug. 9, 1847, married Miss Elizabeth Hall, of West
Windsor, Richland county, Sept. 10, 1878; he is a physician
and surgeon, and resides and practices near Toledo, Ohio;
Robert S., born Oct. 26, 1852, married Miss Ellen
Barron, of Brown township, Mar. 6, 1877. He is a
very ingenious mechanic and a successful physician and
surgeon, and is practicing medicine at Lindsey, Ohio.
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BENEDICT F. SHIPLEY,
Monroe township, son of Amon and Massena Shipley, was
born in Monroe township, Knox county, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1836.
His childhood and youth were spent on the farm and in the
saw- 1858 he went to South Carolina, via Baltimore,
Washington City, and Richmond. After visiting several
places in the southern States he went to Charleston, South
Carolina, intending to follow the sea, but after applying to
a number of sea captains for a berth, he abandoned the idea,
and, as he afterwards learned, barely escaped shipping on a
private craft. In the spring of 1859 he returned home,
visiting all the eastern cities except Boston. The
following autumn he started south again via
Cincinnati, and down the river to Memphis, and across
Arkansas on foot to Clarksville, Texas, where he engaged in
merchandizing. In this he continued until early in
1861, when he joined an expedition organized by the State,
to march against a force of about twelve hundred Indians,
under the old chief Hopotholoholo, who with
his braves were threatening the border settlements with
destruction. The summer and winter of 1861 he spent
among the Indians in the territory, being with his command
in some desperate encounters with Hopotholoholo's
band, who were finally routed and scattered. In the
spring of 1862, he, with the whole command, was marched to
White river, in Arkansas, and turned over to the confederate
government as conscripts and placed under command of
General Beauregard at Corinth, Mississippi. Having
been promoted to the lieutenancy, Mr. Shipley soon
sent in his resignation. It was never accepted, but he
was turned over instead to Jeff Davis at Richmond.
Having obtained leave of absence on tendering his
resignation, he visited Mobile, Alabama, and returned to
Texas via Vicksburgh and Monroe, Louisiana.
From Texas he returned to Mississippi, and spent the winter
of 1862 and 1863 in Tallahatchie county, hunting bear on
Tipp's lake, in a large swamp near the Tallahatchie river.
In the following summer, feeling feeling no longer safe from
confederate conscription, Mr. Shipley made his way to
the Mississippi river, flanked the confederate pickets and
appeared in the Yankee lines at Helena, Arkansas, July 16,
1863.
Mr. Shipley returned home, but soon went to
California via New York and Aspinwall. Here he
engaged in merchandizing at Mugginsville, on Cats-paw flat,
west of Mule-ear divide, in Lyekiyou county, where he
remained nearly three years. Mr. Shipley
returned to Knox county in 1866, and married Mary C.
Anderson, of Howard township, Sept. 11, 1866. He
now resides in Monroe township, near where he was born.
Four children were the issue of this marriage, viz?
Marion Eugene, born July 16, 1868; Price McKendree,
born June 28, 1871; William Burrk, born June 29,
1873; Lida Ora, born Sept. 20, 1875.
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GEORGE W. SHIPLEY,
Pike township, farmer, post office, North Liberty, born in
this township in 1838, and was married in 1861 to Sarah
J. Rummel, who was born in Worthington township,
Richmond county, in 1838. They have three children -
Mary G., born in 1862; Willard B., in 1865,
and Edwin R., in 1870.
His father, Elias Shipley, was born in Maryland
in 1791, and was married to Rebecca Phillips, who was
born in Maryland in 1796. They had twelve children -
Reuben, Catharine, William A., James, Brice, George W.,
and Rebecca. The deceased children are Mary
Jane, Caroline, Elias, Charles, and John Wesley.
Elias Shipley, sr., died in this township in 1861.
They came to Knox county at an early day and settled in this
township, and are numbered among the pioneers.
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WORTHINGTON SHIPLEY,
Howard township, farmer, post office, Howard, was born in
Springfield township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5,
1829, and moved to Monroe township, Knox county, with his
father in 1832, who lived in Monroe township twenty years,
and then moved to Howard township in 1852, where he lived on
his farm, twenty-five years. He then moved to Spring
Arbor, Michigan.
Worthington Shipley's mother died in Howard
township, Feb. 10, 1873, on the old farm. Mar. 10,
1857, he was married. He has been engaged largely in
lumbering, and conducting milling as well as farming.
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RUDOLPH H. SHIRA
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JEREMIAH SHOWERS
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\ABSALOM SHRIMPLIN
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JACOB SHULTS
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ALEX SILLIMAN
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THOMAS SIMMONS
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M. J. SIMONS
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NICHOLAS SIMONS
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BENJAMIN F. SIMPKINS
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JOHN SIMPSON
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JOHNSON SIMS
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J. W. F. SINGER
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GEORGE SLAIGHT
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ROBERT R. SLOAN
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BENJAMIN SMITH,
farmer, Morgan township, was born in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, Jan. 27, 1807. His father, James H.,
was born in Maryland, in 1780, emigrated to Greene county,
Pennsylvania, where he married Martha Davis in 1804.
In 1811 he came with his family to Ohio, and settled in
Morgan township, where he purchased a tract of heavily
timbered land. He was a soldier in the War of 1812,
and died in 1860. His first wife died in 1828.
He afterwards married Martha Honey, who died
in 1863. By his first wife he had eleven children,
five of whom are living. Mr. Smith made
a trip to Ohio as early as 1800. The subject of this
notice learned blacksmithing with his father and worked at
it for some years. Jan. 17, 1833, he was joined in
marriage to Miss Sarah Brown, a native of Virginia.
She died Sept. 26, 1870. They had two children, viz:
Martha, deceased, and Sarah, living at home.
Mr. Smith is a man of general
information, well informed upon the issues of the day, and a
man of considerable genius. He has always been
industrious, and cleared up the farm on which he now
resides, and is in comfortable circumstances.
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EBER SMITH,
Milford township, physician, post office, Lock, was born in
Delaware county, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1821. His parents were
pioneers in Delaware county, locating there about 1810.
They were Pennsylvanians by birth.
Dr. Smith is the only son of seven children, was
reared on a farm and his early education was that of the
common schools. At about the age of twenty years he
obtained sufficient education to teach a common school, and
he taught several terms, then attended an academy at
Westerville, Ohio. He decided to enter the medical
profession, but being poor he was obliged to teach in order
to obtain funds with which to attend lectures, receiving
fifteen dollars per month.
He read medicine with Dr. J. R. Clapp, of
Galena, attended the Starling Medical college at Columbus,
and graduated there February, 1849.
He first located at Lock, where he has since practiced,
and has been successful in his practice.
He was assistant surgeon at the Post hospital at
Springfield, Illinois, for seven months.
Dr. Smith married Miss Cordelia Stoughton,
daughter of B. P. Strughton of Licking county, 1850,
and they have one son, Willie A.
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GEORGE L. SMITH,
Liberty township, farmer, was born in New Milford,
Litchfield county, Connecticut, Oct. 15, 1827. When he
was about three years old his parents, Preserve and
Amelia Smith, came to Ohio and settled in Milford
township. A notice of them will be found under the
biography of F. S. Rowley, of that township.
George L. Smith was the second child. His
youth was spent on his father's farm at the Five corners in
Milford township, where he also attended school. In
1850 he was seized with the "gold feer," and to the land of
gold he went by the overland route, which means he rode and
walked alternately. He remained in California five
years. The first eighteen months he was engaged in the
mines, the remainder of the time he was employed with a
pack-train taking provisions to the mines in the mountains.
He came home by the way of Nicaraugua, and resumed farming.
While in California he saved some money. He commenced
poor in life, but he has succeeded in making for himself
considerable property. He is a good farmer and an
estimable citizen. He enlisted in company A, One
Hundred and Forty-second regiment, Ohio National guards, and
served out the term of his enlistment. Mar. 5, 1857,
he married Miss Mary W. Pitkin, daughter of Rev.
John Pitkin, and shortly after moved to his present
home.
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H. W. Smith
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H. W. SMITH, M. D.,
was born in June, 1826, in Litchfield county, Massachusetts,
and came to Ohio with his parents in 1839; received his
preparatory education in Mt. Vernon; read medicine with
Drs. Russell and Thompson, and graduated at a medical
university in New York city, after which he practiced in
that city for twelve years; was also engaged in the drug
business. He married Miss Cornelia, daughter of
Charles Baxter, of New York city, and has a family of
six children.
In 1861 he came back to Mt. Vernon and formed a
partnership with Dr. Thompson, which continued until
the death of Dr. Thompson, after which he continued
the practice alone, and also engaged in the drug business,
in which he continued until his death, Dec. 15, 1875.
He was a deacon in the Congregational church for several
years.
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ISAAC SMITH,
farmer, post office, North Liberty. He was born in
Wayne county, Ohio, in 1814. He was married to
Deliah Smith. They had two daughters, Sarah
and Maria. They reside in Iowa. Mrs.
Deliah Smith died in this county, Sept. 28, 1858.
Mr. Smith subsequently married Sarah Wallace,
who was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, in 1832.
They have six children: Eldaah, born in 1860;
Armina A., in 1862; Ettie in 1864; Mary,
in 1866; Charlie, in 1868; Milton, in 1869.
Mr. Smith came to this county in 1854, and located in
Pike township, where he now resides. He was engaged at
the carpenter trade while in Wayne county. He erected
his present residence with his own hands. He owns a
good farm and is engaged in farming.|
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JACOB SMITH,
Pike township, farmer, post office, North Liberty, born in
Berks county, Pennsylvania, in 1821, and was married to
Maranda Kairger, who was born in Berlin township, this
county, in 1825. They have four children: Mary A.
was born in 1848; Howard, in 1852; Esther, in
1857; John, in 1862.
Mr. Smith came to Ohio with his parents when he
was five years old. They located in Stark county, and
forty years ago came to Knox county. Mr. Smith
is a farmer and stock dealer.
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JAMES SMITH,
Pleasant township, deceased (a native of Ireland), was born
in 1798. When but seventeen years of age he emigrated
to America, and located in Hunterdon county, New Jersey,
where he engaged in the mercantile business, and continued
in it a number of years.
In 1825 he married Miss Frances Jones, daughter
of Abraham and Catharine Jones, born in New Jersey on
the fifteenth day of October, 1801. They settled in
New Jersey, where they remained fourteen years. Their
union resulted in six children one of whom deceased young.
In 1839; he, with his wife and five children - Mary,
Sarah, William I., Frances, and James, emigrated
to Knox county, Ohio, and located on the farm in Pleasant
township now owned by his son, William J. He
then engaged in farming, living on the same farm until his
death, which occurred Feb. 9, 1856. He owned a farm of
two hundred acres. His companion is still living, at
the advanced age of seventy-nine years, enjoying good
health. She is living with her son on the home farm.
Only two of her children are now living, viz: Sarah
and William J. Sarah married Reed Setts,
and is now a widow, her husband died in 1876.
William J. was born in the State of New Jersey, Feb. 7,
1831. He was brought up on a farm and made farming and
stock raising his vocation.
In August, 1858, he married Miss Susannah Baker,
born in Knox county, Feb. 12, 1832, daughter of Peter and
Barbara Baker. They settled on his father's home
farm, where they are now living. They have a family of
five children, two sons and three daughters. In 1878
he erected one of the finest brick residences in Pleasant
township, on the old home farm, in which he now resides.
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JAMES SMITH,
deceased. There were none of the earlier settlers of
Mt. Vernon more generally known, or more prominently
connected with every good work tending to promote the
interests of the pioneers of Knox county, than the person
whose name heads this article. Mr. Smith was
born Mar. 6, 1779, at the family homestead near Harrisburgh,
Rockingham county, Virginia. His father died during
the minority of James, leaving him, the youngest of a
large family, to the care of his widowed mother, by whom he
was educated. At the decease of his mother, in the
distribution and settlement of his father's estate, he
inherited eight negro slaves. He married Miss
Rebecca Emmitt, daughter of Rev. John Emmett,
then of Staunton, Virginia.
Impressed with the truth and justice of the declaration
"that all men are created equal, and entitled to the
enjoyment of personal liberty," he emancipated all his
slaves, and with his wife and child, Jane, who
afterwards married Colonel Charles Sager, he removed
to Ohio. Arriving in Knox county in 1806, he first
settled on the Haines farm, one and one-half miles
south of Mt. Vernon.
The journey from Virginia to Ohio was no easy matter,
as it had to be made on pack-horses, through an unsettled
region, without suitable roads or stopping places. It
was a tiresome and fatiguing journey for his young wife and
infant child. When he reached Knox county he had
expended all his money but fifty cents.
He soon removed to the new town of Mt. Vernon.
With a disposition to engage in any honest employment, he
was reasonably prosperous; a member of the Christian church,
and a local preacher of that denomination, he preached
without pay or salary, and his house, for many years, was
the stopping place of the ministers of that and other
denominations, and especially of the early settlers in other
parts of the county visiting Mt. Vernon.
When the county, was organized and courts established,
Mr. Smith was appointed clerk of the supreme court
and court of common pleas, a position he filled to the
satisfaction of the judges for a quarter of a century.
A season of great financial embarrassment induced the
business men of Knox county, as well as of Licking, Richland
and other localities, to engage in banking as a means of
relief, and the result was the establishment of banks of
issue at this and other localities in advance of legislation
expressly authorizing the issue of paper money. Mr.
Smith, Robert Giffin, John Hawn, jr., Samuel Kratzer,
and others, organized "The Owl Creek bank," of Mt. Vernon,
and were induced to loan upon the notes of solvent persons,
a large amount of the money issued by the bank, relying upon
the payment of these notes, in addition to the capital paid
in for their redemption. The makers of these notes
combined, and were able to defeat the expected legislation,
and refused to pay their notes; the bank, not having been
legally incorporated, could not enforce the collection.
The bank bills thus loaned were put in circulation by these
borrowers, and the bank stockholders compelled to redeem
them; this, by reason of the non-payment of the notes thus
given, they were unable to do in full.
Mr. Smith, and the other stockholders, were
compelled to redeem those outstanding bank notes, not being
able to legally enforce collection of the notes received and
upon the faith of which they were issued. The last
payment on the part of Mr. Smith, to redeem those
bank bills, required the application of the entire proceeds
of the sale of his farm, situated on the Martinsburgh road,
near Mt. Vernon. The old case of Luke Walpole
vs Robert Giffin and others, finally closed up
this unfortunate banking venture, and virtually ruined most
of its stockholders, men who never realized a cent of profit
out of it. Allusion is made to this matter in justice
to all the parties interested, as the facts have not been
fully understood by those who refer to the old Owllll Creek
bank in terms not complimentary to its originators.
Mr. Smith continued to reside in and near Mt.
Vernon until the year 1838, when he removed to Madison
county, Ohio, where he died in 1841, in the sixty-second
year of his age. His death was occasioned by injuries
received in being thrown from his horse. His remains
were removed to Mt. Vernon, where they rest near those of
his wife, who died of cholera in 1832.
All the children of Mr. Smith, except Jane,
were born in Mt. Vernon - three girls and three boys.
The daughters are all dead save Mr. Adaline David,
who still resides in Ohio. The sons, Benjamin,
James, jr., and Vispacian, are all citizens of
Minnesota, where they have resided since 1856. The
desire to "go west," which induced the father to leave
Virginia, appears to have, fifty years afterwards, possessed
the sons. Whilst they are reasonably prosperous and
attached to their homes in Minnesota, they note with pride
and pleasure the growth and prosperity of their native town
of Mt. Vernon.
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DEACON JOHN S. SMITH,
deceased, late of Miller township, was born on the ninth day
of March, A. D. 1793, in Tyrone county, in the north of
Ireland, and came to the United States with his parents in
1796, who located in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania,
where the subject of this sketch continued to reside with
his parents until after his marriage in December, 1817.
In May, 1818, he removed to Knox county, Ohio, and located
on the farm where he died, having been a resident of the
county nearly sixty years.
Mr. Smith united with the Presbyterian church in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, at about the age of
twenty-two years, of which church his parents were members -
uniting by letter upon his removal to Ohio with the
Presbyterian church in Mt. Vernon, which church was then
under the pastoral care of Rev. James Scott. He
served in the capacities of deacon and ruling elder in the
church for many years. He was a faithful attendant of
the church of his choice until prevented by the infirmities
of age, and was gently attached thereto. He was a
devoted Christian, and always felt his dependence on Christ,
in whom he trusted for eternal life. That faith which
he so long enjoyed did not fail him in the closing days of
his life, for he died with full and clear view of his
acceptance with God, and could exclaim "I know that my
Redeemer liveth."
This good man died at his late residence, three and
one-half miles sough of Mt. Vernon, on the fifth day of
November, 1877, in the eighty-fifth year of his age.
The subject of the above sketch was married to Miss
Mary Sterret Dec. 4, 1817. She was of Scotch
descent, born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, June 9,
1801, and died Jan. 26, 1879, on the old homestead.
She was a lady of many Christian virtues.
They were the parents of eleven children, viz.: Mrs.
Eliza Levering, of Gratiot county, Michigan; Mrs.
Mary Letts, of Utica, Licking county, Ohio; Moses,
farmer near Gambier; Robert, who resides on the old
homestead; Sarah, who lives on the farm; Mrs.
Emily Bebout, Morgan township; William is a
lawyer of St. Louis, Missouri. The deceased: John
N., died Sept. 24, 1860, on the farm; Catharine B.,
wife of A. J. Hyatt, of Brownsville, Ohio, died Aug.
15, 1862; Cynthia Tulloss, died Jan. 20, 1864, in
Franklin county, Kansas; Nancy Sims, died Dec. 25,
1878, in Delaware, Ohio.
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JOHN T. SMITH,
farmer, post office, Howard. He was born in Howard
township, and lived there two years. In 1873 he
married Sarah Jones, who died in 1874. He then
went to Franklin county, Ohio, clerked in a store two years,
then married Olive Jones. After a year he came
to Howard township, where he has remained. He has one
child, Dortha.
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ROBERT R. SMITH,
farmer, Berlin township, postoffice, Fredericktown, was born
in Coshocton county, Ohio, Dec. 24, 1837, and was married
first to Eliza E. Gouser, who was born in Knox
county. They had one child, John Henry,
deceased. Mrs. Smith died in Harrison township,
this county, May 22, 1864. Mr. Smith's second
marriage, in 1867, was to Ellen E. Lybarger, who was
born in Harrison township in 1846. They had two
daughters - Rosa May, born June 30, 1868; and
Della R., Nov. 25, 1870. Mr. Smith has been
identified with this county since 1853. He united with
the Presbyterian church at Millwood, Oct. 6, 1866, and was a
ruling elder while he remained there. He is now a
member of the Presbyterian church of Fredericktown, and is
one of the official members of that society. Mr.
Robert Smith was elected justice of the peace of Berlin
township in 1878.
His father, John Smith (deceased was born in
Jefferson county, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1809, and was married Oct.
6, 1836, to Sarah Crouch, who was born in
Harrison county, Ohio, Mar. 30, 1813. When they
started housekeeping they located in Coshocton county, and
remained there until Sept. 14, 1853, when they moved to Knox
county, settled in Harrison township, and moved from there
to Union, and to Berlin township in March, 1875, where he
died Feb. 2, 1880. He was a worthy member of the
Presbyterian church, and attended church in Fredericktown.
They had the following children, viz.,: Robert P.,
Nancy Jane, Mary E., John M. (deceased), Simon S.,
now a resident of Grundy county, Iowa; Rebecca A. and
Sarah E. (married to J. M. Cliffton).
They reside in Danville, Knox county. During his
membership he was a ruling elder at Millwood, this county.
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MRS. SARAH SMITH,
was born Dec. 27, 1835, in Franklin county, Ohio, and came
to Knox county in 1864, was married to A. R. Funk in
October, 1856, from whom she has lately been divorced; has
seven children - Mary Jane, Julia C., Finley, Elliott H.,
Franz F., Allison R., and Lyman B. Mrs. Smith
is owner of a new seminary building.
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THOMAS SMITH,
deceased. He was born in this county in 1816, he was
married in 1840 to Ruth Ann Barnhard, who was born in
Frederick county, Maryland, in 1823. They had the
following children: Isaac B., was born in 1841;
Fidelia D., in 1843; Sheldon, in 1845; John F.
in 1847; Columbus W., in 1850; Martha Jane, in
1851; Emma L., in 1854; Mary M., in
1856, and Alice M., in 1858. Thomas Smith
died in 1858. Isaac B., was a soldier in the
Rebellion; he was a member of the Third Virginia cavalry
till August, 1863; he reenlisted in the Second Ohio heavy
artillery; he continued till he was killed accidently by the
cars near Concord, Tennessee, Jan. 29, 1865. He was
second lieutenant. His remains were brought home and
interred in the Berlin cemetery.
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WILLIAM H. SMITH
Liberty township, justice of the peace and stock and wood
buyer, Bangs post office, was born in Milford township, June
10, 1836. His paternal grandfather, Henry Smith,
was a captain in the War of the Revolution. William
H. Smith, his father, was born in Ohio county, Virginia,
Oct. 17, 1799.
In 1823 Mr. Smith came to Ohio and bought a
tract of land in Milford township. In 1828 he married
Esther J. Dill, of Ohio county, Virginia, who was
born September, 1811. They had a family of eight
children, six of whom are yet living. He worked at
tanning for some years. In 1843 he was nominated by
the Democrats of Knox county and elected to the legislature,
and reelected in 1845. In 1847 he was defeated for the
nomination for senator by one vote. This concluded his
active political life. He remained on the farm the
remainder of his days. He died May 9, 1871.
The subject of this notice was reared on a farm and
received the education of the common schools. He
taught for several terms. He moved to Bangs, Ohio, in
1873. In April, 1858, he married Hannah J. Milligan.
They have had eleven children, seven of whom are living.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are estimable people.
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WILLIAM K. SMITH,
farmer, post office, Pipesville, son of William J. and
Elizabeth Smith, born in Holmes county, May 17, 1831,
where he continued to reside most of the time until 1860.
On the twenty-first of June, 1860, he married Susan
Kinsey, a daughter of Samuel and Susan Kinsey,
born in Coshocton county, Dec. 27, 1835. After his
marriage he purchased eight acres of land in Harrison
township, Knox county, where he then moved at the
present resides.
Mr. Smith is an industrious and enterprising
farmer; at present the owner of one hundred and forty-six
acres of land. He is the father of two children, one
of whom is living, Norris D., born Nov. 24, 1874.
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WILLIAM W. SMITH,
farmer, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Sept.
16, 1816. On the twenty-fourth of April, 1849, he
married Miss Elizabeth Guy, born in Washington
county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, 1828, daughter of John and
Mary Guy. They settled in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, where they lived until 1854, when they
emigrated to Licking county, Ohio, remained there until
1860, when they moved to Clinton township, Knox county,
Ohio, and located on a farm three miles from Mt. Vernon, on
the Granville road, where he is now living. His wife
died Jan. 12, 1873. They reared a family of four
children, two sons and two daughters. Farming has been
his vocation.
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GEORGE SMITHHISLER,
Howard twp., farmer, post office, Howard, was born in Holmes
Co., Ohio, Mar. 18, 1850, moved to Knox co. with his parents in
1855.
He was married June 27, 1871,
and moved to his farm on which he now lives.
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MICHAEL SMITHHISLER,
farmer, Union twp., was born in France, May 15, 1824, and was
brought to America by his parents, Phillip and Mary
Smithhisler, in 1828, who located in Baltimore,
Maryland, remained until 1835, then emigrated to Holmes co.,
Ohio, and settled in Knox twp., two miles northeast of
Greersville, where Michael's father died, Jan.
4, 1873. Mrs. Smithhisler survived her
husband until May 1, 1874. She died in Knox co., Ohio,
near Danville, at the home of her son, Michael.
They reared a family of four children - Magdalene,
Michael, Anthony, and Philip.
Michael married Mary Milless in 1844, who
was born in Alsace, France, June 11, 1827, emigrated to America
in 1835, daughter of Jacob and Catharine Milless.
After his marriage to Miss Milless they settled
in Knox twp., Holmes co., Ohio, remained until 1847, then moved
to Knox county. He now owns a farm near Danville, Union
township, on which they are living. They have a family of
eleven children, eight sons and three daughters.
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HARRISON K. SMOOTS
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CHRISTIAN E. SNIDER
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CONROAD SNIDER
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JONATHAN SNIDER
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H. A. SOCKMAN
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WILLIAM
SPEARMAN, Liberty township, farmer and
boiler-maker, was born in Devonshire county, England, May
16, 1835. His father, William Spearman, was
born in 1799, came to the United States in 1844, and
remained in Mt. Vernon seven years. In 1821 he married
Ann Brock. They had ten children, five of whom
are living. Mrs. Spearman died on the
farm.
The subject of this notice spent his youth attending
school. He learned the blacksmith trade and
boiler-making, which trade he has followed for a number of
years. He married Anna Moore, with whom he had
two children. His second wife was Mary Maginnis,
who had three children.
Mr. Spearman is a good citizen, an industrious
man, and is much esteemed.
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DAVID H. SPEELMAN
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ISAAC N. SPERRY
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N. J. SPINDLER
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E. H. SPRAGUE
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JOSEPH SPROULE
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JACOB SQUIRES
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ISAAC
STAATS, Pike township (deceased), born in Knox county,
Dec. 15, 1819, and was married in 1844 to Rebecca Giffin
who was born in Coshocton county in 1821. They had three
children - Louisa, born in 1846; William Alonzo in
1848; and Joseph, in 1851. William was
married to Elizabeth Doty, and resides on the old
homestead.
Mr. Staats died Oct. 10, 1853, at his home in
Knox county, Ohio. His occupation was farming, and he
owned a good farm in this county. Mrs. Staats still
resides on the home place in Pike township.
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JOHN
STAATS, Jefferson township, farmer and stock raiser, post
office, Jelloway, son of Joseph and Catharine Staats,
born in Butler township, Knox county, Mar. 18, 1827; he received
a common school education and continued to farm for his father
until 1849, November 10th, when he was united in marriage with
Miss Rosannah Horn a daughter of Jacob Horn, born
in Butler township, Knox county, Apr. 10, 1826. After his
marriage he remained in Butler township for about nine years,
and then moved to Jefferson township, and there purchased a farm
of one hundred and twenty acres, where he then moved with his
family, and devoted himself to farming, which has been his
vocation all his life.
Mr. and Mrs. Staats became the parents of six
children, viz.: Sarah J., Jacob H., Joseph L., Calvin
F., Edward S., one of whom died in infancy. Five are
still living. Mrs. Rosannah Staats, his wife, died
Aug. 20, 1863, aged thirty-seven years. On the tenth of
March, 1864, he married Miss Hannah Berry, daughter of
Joseph and Matilda Berry, born in Wayne county, Jan. 20,
1838. By their union they became the parents of five
children, two of whom are dead and three are living, viz.:
Carrie B., Carresie B., Charles B.
Mr. Staats now resides on a farm of one hundred and
sixty acres, known as the Marshal farm, two and one-half
miles southeast of Jelloway.
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JOSEPH
STAATS, who is a native of Butler township, was born May
8, 1823. June 18, 1846, he was married to Eliza Jane
McCahon. Their children are: Maria Esther,
born Mar. 27, 1847; Margaret Ellen, Oct. 22, 1848;
Clarissa Jane, Nov. 21, 1850; Orange Jefferson, Dec.
12, 1852; Catharine, Mar. 27, 1856; Alwida A., May
8, 1857; Hortense Florine, Jan. 21, 1859; Normandy,
Oct. 15, 1865; Joseph B., July 8, 1866. All are
living except Maria E. and Joseph B.
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A. M. STADLER
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BARTON STARR
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JOSEPH STATTS
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JOSEPH STAUFFER
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JOHN H. STAUNTON
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ISRAEL STEELE
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J. &. H. STEELE
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JAMES B. STEELE
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JOHN W. STEMM
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STEPHENS & SCOTT,
carriage works. The business was originally started in
1865 by Messrs. White, Stephens & Barker, who
continued five years. After this the firm became
Stephens & Co., and continued as such until December,
1879, when the present firm was organized. They have
very much improved, remodeled, and made new additions to the
works. They have a woodwork department, ironwork department,
painting and trimming department, and wareroom in addition
to the repository building for the display of finished work.
This company manufacture and keep on hand fine
carriages, single and double buggies, barouches, phaetons,
spring and platform wagons, and every style of farm wagons.
The remarkable perfection in the execution and finish of
their work, as well as the substantial materials which they
use, enable them with confidence to invite those who
contemplate buying to call and examine their stock before
purchasing elsewhere. They feel able to satisfy all of
the justice of their claimthat their vehicles are made of
the very best material in use, and put together by workmen
of skill and experience. They use in their gearing the
best second growth hickory; in bodies, the best poplar and
ash; the wheels are the genuine Sarvern pattern, second
growth hickory; the springs are Forest City; axles number
one; tubu___ bow sockets, trimmed with good leather, rubber,
or flock as customers may desire. Their painting
speaks, to all who see it, of superior skill, finish, and
excellence. All their work is well ironed with the
best iron in the market, and is warranted.
Stephens & Scott are
able to compete in beauty of work, style, finish, quality,
and price with any establishment in this part of the State.
Mr. Stephens is a thoroughly skilled
workman of large experience, and a gentleman who stands high
in the community, both in business and social circles.
Mr. Scott is a young man completing and
perfecting himself in the business under the most
advantageous circumstances, and with his skill, natural
ability, and business qualifications will eventually take a
prominent position in the field of business activities.
Each of these gentlemen are natives of this State.
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W. A. STEVENS,
of the firm of W. A. Stevens & Co., butter and egg
packers, Mt. Vernon. Mr. Stevens is a native of
Newark, New Jersey. He resided in that State until he
was about ten years old, when his father emigrated to Ohio,
locating on a farm near Chesterville, Morrow county, where
he resided about ten years. From the farm near
Chesterville the subject of this sketch went to Missouri and
engaged in the drug and dentistry business in the town of
Cameron. Here he remained about four years. From
Cameron he came back to Ohio and for one year resided in
Mansfield, and then went to Belleville, where he engaged in
the dry goods business. In this business he remained
some two and a half years. His next remove was from
Belleville to Bucyrus, where he engaged in egg and butter
packing, with his father and brother. Some two years
were thus spent, when he and his brother came to Mt. Vernon
and engaged in the same business, to which was added the
purchasing and shipping of hides, pelts and furs. The
firm of W. A. Stevens & Co. is well established and
is doing a large and a steadily increasing business.
During the first year their business amounted to twenty
thousand dollars, and for the year just past amounted to
thirty-five thousand dollars, and from the favorable
commencement, this year's trade will exceed the amount last
mentioned.
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WILLIAM STEVENSON,
carpenter, residing in Martinsburgh; was born in Washington
county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18, 1807; removed to Mt. Vernon
at an early date, residing there until 1861, when he removed
here. He was married Dec. 27, 1836, to Christiana
Graham. They were the parents of eleven
children: Thomas A., John G., William F., Emeline, Anna
M., Frank, and Fred A.; the others dying in infancy.
John G. and Anna are now the only surviving
children. Mr. S. is a member of the
Presbyterian church of Martinsburgh.
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DAVID STEWARD
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JOSIAH
STILLWELL, Middlebury township, farmer, post office,
Levering, born in this township Oct. 1, 1819, was married in
1849, to Mary Levering who was born in Morrow county,
Apr. 7, 1825. They had the following children: Zantha,
born Nov. 6, 1852; Zoe, Aug. 13, 1856; Mary, Nov.
29, 1859; Lee V., Apr. 28, 1863; Jay W., June 15,
1866; Jennie L. Oct. 6, 1869.
Mrs. Mary Stillwell died Mar. 17; 1872;
Zantha Stillwell is married to George Ireland.
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OBADIAH
STILLWELL, Middlebury township, deceased, born in
Pennsylvania, and was married to Sarah Whaford, who was
born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, Mar. 7, 1782. They
came to Ohio in 1818. They had the following children,
viz.: Josiah, born Dec. 29, 1804; Charlotte,
Feb. 1, 1806, now deceased; John, deceased;
Rachel, July 6, 1811; Jackson, Jan. 18, 18151;
Arthur Jan. 9, 1871; Josiah, Oct. 1, 1819.
Obadiah Stillwell died Apr. 8, 1850.
Mrs. Sarah Stillwell is still living on the old homestead,
with her great-granddaughter, Olive S. Blackford, who was
born Feb. 24, 1862.
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JOSHUA
N. STIVES was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, Jan. 31,
1840, and came to Butler township, Knox county, in 1872.
He was married Feb. 16, 1862, to Rosan Smith, who
was born July, 1844, in Guernsey county. They have had
eight children, viz.: Minnie May Bell, born Nov.
11, 1862; Charles W., Apr. 25, 1865; Lillie F.,
born Apr. 13, 1867; Theudas E., Sep. 14, 1870.
Samuel Martin, Aug. 28, 1872, James D., Sept. 25,
1874; John R. Hancock, May 27, 1876; Joshua L.,
June 7, 1880; all are living except Minnie, who died Feb.
13, 1863. Mr. Stives was a member of company H,
Sixteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, served three months and
reenlisted in the Ninety-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry.
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ABRAHAM STOFER,
Pike township, retired, post office, North Liberty, born in Northampton county,
Pennsylvania, in 1807; came to Ohio in 1834, and was married in 1836, to
Barbara Bearinger, who was born in
Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1814.
They had fourteen children: Flora,
born in 1837; Joseph, in 1838;
Jane, in 1839;
Rachel, in 1840; Jacob,
in 1842; Nancy, in 1844; John, in 1845;
Samuel, in 1847;
Allen, in 1848;
Harriet, in 1852; Eli, in 1855;
Amanda, in 1857; and
George, in 1859. The deceased are:
Flora, Jacob, Jane, Nancy, and Allen:
Joseph
married Margaret Swank; Rachel
married James Landes; John married Sarah E. Hipsley.
Dr. Samuel Stofer
was married to Lucretia Frances Boals,
of Richland county, and resides in Danville, engaged in the practice of medicine.
Harriet Stofer was married to
William H. Harris; Henry was married
to Adda Loney.
Eli Stofer is
engaged in the study of medicine, attending lectures in
Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr. Stofer, after marriage, returned
to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and remained about three years and then came to Knox
county, and located in this township.
He has improved and cleared a farm, and by industry and economy has
accumulated a competency. He has
reared a large and respectable family, and is one of the reliable and respected
citizens of this township, everybody esteeming him highly.
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JOHN J. STOFER,
Pike township, post office, North
Liberty, born in Pike township in 1845, and was married in 1873 to
Sarah E. Hipsley, who was born in
Berlin township in 1849. They had two children
Jesse L., born
Apr. 5, 1874, and
died Apr. 24, 1875.
Cora May was born Apr. 28, 1876.
Mr. Stofer is a farmer, owns a well
improved farm, which good buildings, and has been very successful in his
occupation, having accumulated rapidly.
He bought the farm on which he resides, and made most of the means to pay
for it upon the farm.
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JOSEPH STOFER,
Pike township, farmer, post office, North Liberty, born in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, in 1838, and was married in 1869 to
Margaret Swank, who was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1838. They have four children living
Amanda, born in 1870;
Arminda, in 1871;
Alfred, in 1877; and John A., in 1879. The deceased members are infant
twins, and Rosa.
Mr. Stofer
resided in Indiana from 1864 to 1866, then returned to Pike
township, Knox county. He owns a farm in a good state of cultivation, and is a
leading active citizen of this township.
Mr. Margaret Stofers father,
Gabriel Swank, was born in
Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1795, and was married to
Catharue Stone, who was born in the
same county in 1797. They had ten
children Henry, born in 1818, was a
resident of Richland county, and came to his death by the falling of a tree,
which occurred in 1876; Lenah was
born in 1820; Zachariah, Elizabeth,
Susannah, Christena, Mary, Sarah, Margaret, and
Catharine.
Mrs. Catharine
Swank died in Franklin county, Pennsylvania,
in 1856. They came to
Ohio
in 1866, first to Richland
county. In 1878 came to Knox county.
Mr. Swank resides with his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Stofer.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 813
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HARRISON N. STOW,
N. Pike township, carpenter, post office, North Liberty, born in Crawford
county, Pennsylvania, in 1827, came to Ohio in 1836, locating in Holmes County,
and remained there a year; then came to this county and was married in 1851 to
Louisa Johnson, who was born in this
township. They had six children,
four of whom died in infancy.
Ampuda Winton and
Cora May are living in North Liberty.
Mrs. Louisa Stow died at their
residence in this township, July 4, 1879.
Mr. Stow is a carpenter engaged in
working at his trade in this and adjoining townships. He is a skilful workman and the
leading carpenter in this neighborhood.
Ampuda W. Stow is engaged in
carrying the mail from North Liberty to
Independence, three times per week, and is a promising
young man.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 813
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FREDERICK
STREETER, Union township, teamster, post office, Rossville, was born in Jackson
county, Michigan,
in 1843, and remained there until his twenty-sixth year. He was then married to
Ella A. Howell, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1840. In 1864
Mr. Streeter and his wife settled in
Harrison township, Knox county, and lived there two years; then moved to Jackson
county, Michigan, for two years; then to Columbus, Ohio, for one year; then back
to Harrison township for two years, and once more to Jackson, Michigan for a
year, and from there to Rossville, where he has bought a piece of land and is
making a permanent home. He has one
child, Samantha B., born in 1866.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 813
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LEWIS STRONG,
Fredericktown, farmer, was born in Frederick
county, Maryland, in 1815, came to
Ohio in 1830, and was married in 1839 to
Susannah R. Cone, who was born in New
York. They have one son,
Clayton Strong, who was born in 1847. He is now married and resides in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Strong is a dealer in stock.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 813
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NORMAN M. STRONG,
Middlebury township, farmer, post office, Fredericktown, born in Middlebury
township in 1832, and was married in 1856 to Sarah A. Farquhar. They have five children
Wilbur T., Charles F., Edwin Franklin,
and Eddie.
Mrs. Sarah A. Strong died in March, 1871.
Mr. Strong married Ruth P. Farquhar, who was born
in Knox county.
Mr. Strong owns an excellent farm,
with buildings in a fine condition.
His father, Truman Strong, was born
in Vermont; came to Ohio in 1811; was engaged in the War of 1812, under
General Harrison, and was among the
earliest settlers of this county.
When it was all in woods he settled in Middlebury township, cleared up a farm,
and was engaged in preaching in the Universalist denomination, and was very
conscientious and zealous in his religious faith.
He had a charge in Huron county several years, and was familiarly known
by many of the early settlers. In
1870 he died in this county, at an advanced age.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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REV. P. B. STRONG,
was born in
Medina county, Ohio,
May 3, 1842, and received his preparatory education at Baldwin university, at Berea, Ohio, after
which, in 1861, he enlisted during the first call for troops, in company H,
Eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, in which he served three months. He then enlisted in company H, Ohio
Volunteer Cavalry, in which he served consequence of disability. After his return he engaged in the
study of law at Elyria,
Ohio, where he remained two years, and was admitted to the bar Aug.
29, 1864, but did not engage in practice.
He then entered the ministry in the travelling connection of the North
Ohio conference, and was ordained elder by
Bishop E. S. Janes (deceased) at Norwalk, Sept. 12, 1869. His first charge was Republic
circuit, where he remained one year, then East Townsend, two years,
Milan, three years, Fairfield, one year,
Troy, two years, Ashland,
two years, Sandusky
City, three years, and at present is laboring on the Mt. Vernon
station. He was appointed presiding
elder of the Mt.
Vernon
district by the conference held at Norwalk
in September, 1880, Bishop J. T. Peck,
presiding.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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DAVID W. STRUBLE,
Fredericktown, retired from business, was born in Wayne
township, this country, in 1841; was married in 1866 to
Anne Cummings, who was born in Richland county in 1844.
He was a soldier in the late war, a member of company B, Second New York
Cavalry, and was in the service over three years.
Mr. Struble has been engaged in the
mercantile business for some time, but has retired from all business pursuits.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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John D. Struble
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JOHN D. STRUBLE, Berlin township, deceased, was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, in 1792, and
was married in 1822 to Mary Hadley,
who was born in Norris county, New Jersey, in 1802. they
had nine children Rebecca, born in 1824; Headley, in 1826;
Daniel, in 1828;
William J., in 1831;
John S., in 1834;
Charles S., in 1836; Oscar, in 1839;
David W., in 1841; and
Edwin Dallas, in 1845.
Mr. Struble located in Fredericktown
in 1832. He was an extensive land
holder, owning over four hundred acres, and a very active and successful
business man, engaged in different enterprises, such as the sale of merchandise
and the milling business, superintending all himself.
In 1874 his mill
property was destroyed by fire. He
did much to improve Fredericktown, and was a prominent member of the Baptist
church. He departed this life May
21, 1875.
Mrs. Struble is living with her son, John S., in
Berlin
township.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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DAVID STRUDER,
Morris township, farmer, post office, Fredericktown, was born in Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, in 1825; emigrated with his parents to Ohio in 1830, and was
married in 1858 to
Rebeccca Ebersole, who was born in
this county in 1833. They have three
children Byron, born in 1859;
Albert, in 1864; and
Castilla, in 1866.
Mr. Studers parents first located in
Fairfield
county, Ohio;
also resided in Holmes and Wayne counties, and then came to Knox county. He has since been a resident of this
county, and owns a beautiful farm in this township, with fine improvements.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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MARTIN STULL,
farmer and stock raiser, Miller township, was born in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, Aug. 2, 1828.
He is the son of George and Elizabeth Stull, deceased, who came to Ohio
in 1833, and resided for about seven years in Milford township, when they came to Miller township. They had ten children, viz:
Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine, Abram,
Martin, Philip, Isaac, Sarah Ann, Lucinda, and
Lucina, of whom
Mary, Elizabeth, and
Philip have sine died.
Mr. Stull was reared on a farm, and
was educated at the district school.
In April, 1861, he enlisted in company H, Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, and
was in several of the engagements in West Virginia, and in the army of the Potomac. He suffered considerable while in the
army from chronic diseases, which greatly impaired his health. He was discharged with his regiment.
Mr. Stull
entered the army upon patriotic
principles. Nothing can deter him
from expressing his sentiments on the political issues of the city. He is a Democrat from principle, and
is well informed upon the policies of the two great parties.
Mr. Stull started in life poor, but
with a determination to succeed; he has gained the object of his determination. He is a man of strict integrity, and
his word is regarded as good as gold,
He has a beautiful home. He
was married to Miss Magdalene Ilgenfritz,
Dec. 10, 1867. They had seven children, three of
whom died in infancy.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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PHILIP STULL,
was born in 1840 in Millwood, Knox county, Ohio. He was married to
Melissa Darling on the seventeenth of November, 1865.
Mrs. Stull was born in 1847. They have had five children, viz:
William, born July 13, 1866, and died
July 23, 1866; Ida May, born July 4, 1867;
Sherman, born Oct. 2, 1869;
Eliza D., born Oct. 15, 1871; Samuel,
born Feb. 4, 1874, and died July 6, 1874.
Mr. Stull was
a member of company F, One Hundred and Twenty-first regiment,
Ohio volunteer infantry, enlisting in 1862, and served about three
years and until the war was over.
Mr. Stull was wounded at Perryville,
Kentucky; he was also in the engagements at Crab Orchard, Kentucky;
Campbellsville, Kentucky; Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, also in Shermans
march to the sea.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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FRED D. STURGES,
cashier of the First National bank of Mt.
Vernon, was born in Zanesville,
Muskingum county, June 1, 1833, where he received a preparatory education,
entered Marietta college, and graduated in 1851;
came to Mt. Vernon in 1853, and engaged
in banking, where he has since lived.
He was formerly engaged in a bank at Zanesville
and at Newark.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 814
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JACOB STYERS, of
Mt. Vernon, was born in
Greenwich township, Warren
county, New Jersey,
Oct. 31, 1813, about two miles from Easton, Pennsylvania, the Delaware river
being the boundary line between the two States.
His education was received in the common schools of that day. He has been a hard worker from his
youth up to old age, enjoying good health through life. At the early age of nine years he
left his fathers house and commenced work on the farm of
Mr. John Lance, with whom he
continued six years. His father, John Styers, was the father of ten
children, eight sons and two daughters,
Jacob, the subject of this sketch, being the second child. All are living except two of the
sons, one of whom died while quite young, and the other was drowned in
Wisconsin. The parents
are both dead.
In 1832, after
leaving the Lance farm, Mr. Styers
went south and engaged with his Brother
Daniel, a carpenter, who had been employed by a New
York
company to erect houses in the town of St. Joseph,
located by them on St. Joes bay,
Florida.
Here he remained about one year, when he returned to his fathers home in
New Jersey. On May 31, 1838, he married
Miss Elizabeth A. Andrews, daughter
of Mr. Jacob B. Andrews, of
Warren county,
New Jersey, by whom he had three children:
Sarah Ann, who married
William A. Rose; Jacob M.,
who married
Miss Callie C. Reed, to whom one child was born, a daughter, and
James W., who married
Miss Olla Jadden, to whom three
children have been born.
Mr. Styers came to Knox county with
the family of his father-in-law, Mr.
Andrews, September, 1846.
Mr. Styers engaged with the late
Samuel F. Voorhies to work on his
farm in Clinton township, now owned by the heirs
of Jacob B. Andrews, where he worked
one year when Mr. Voorhies sold the
farm and came to Mt.
Vernon, retaining Mr. Styers in his
employ with whom he remained six years.
Mr. Styers next employment
was at the foundry of General C. P.
Buckingham as general teamster, where he remained for six years and until
1859. For the last few years
Mr. Styers has been in the employ of Mr. Charles A. Bope, an extensive coal merchant.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 15
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DAVID A. SUTTON,
Hilliar township, farmer, was born
in Licking county, Ohio,
Dec. 31, 1826. His parents were
Elijah and Nancy Sutton, nee
Gillespie, born respectively July 24, 1802, and Jan. 8, 1799.
They were married Feb. 12, 1824.
They had two children, one of whom died when young.
Mr. Sutton dying, he married Sarah Stonebraker,
June 4, 1829. They had six children.
Mr. Sutton died Nov. 12, 1872, his wife dying some years previous.
Mr. Sutton was from Greene county,
Pennsylvania, came to
Ohio
with his parents, and was a stone-cutter by trade. The subject of this notice, after the
death of his mother, and whom about eighteen months old, was taken by his
grandfather, David Gillespie, and by
him reared until about eighteen years old, when he went to his Grandfather Suttons where he remained several
years. June 10, 1851, he was married
to Miss Sarah EmeryΈ and in 1853 they
moved to Hilliar township, where he purchased the farm on which he now resides.
Mrs. Sutton was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Sutton is a good farmer, a man of
fine social qualities, and is respected by the community. They have had three children, all
sons, viz: Elijah, Ellmore, and
Allen K.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 815
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GIDEON SUTTON,
Hilliar township, retired farmer, was born in Licking county, Dec. 24, 1807.. His father,
Jehu Sutton, was born in Uniontown, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 1777. He was married in the year 1801, and
in 1804 came to Licking county, being among the early settlers.
He was lieutenant
of a company of soldiers during the War of 1812, and went to
Upper Sandusky to protect the frontier from the devastations of the
Indians. He was esteemed by all who
knew him.
He was a
consistent member of the Old School Baptist church for many years, and died at
the ripe old age of nearly eighty-eight years.
His aged companion died some years later, at the age of ninety-six years. Thus passed away two of Licking
countys first and most influential settlers.
They did not live
in vain. They left their impress on
the minds and hearts of their family, who grew up to be useful and influential
citizens.
Gideon was one of their sons. We learn from him that he spent his
youth on the fathers farm. After
leaving home he engaged in cutting stone for the National road, which was then
being built. He subsequently
contracted for stone work in Newark
and surrounding country, in which he was successful.
In the fall of
1834 he came to Hilliar township, Knox county, and the following spring he moved
on the farm he now occupies. His
first abode on the farm was a cabin
near his present dwelling. This he
occupied until 1839, when he built his present dwelling. He has been successful in making for
himself a competence.
He was elected
justice of the peace in 1841, and held the office until 1847. He is a man of good judgment, social
and congenial, and makes all who call upon him feel at home.
We are indebted
to him for an article entitled Centreburgh, its Past and Present, which he had
written some years previous, and which he kindly lent us.
He was married to
Miss Eliza Shaver, of Licking county,
Mar. 8, 1832. They have therefore
been together for over forty-nine years.
They had four children born to the, viz:
Rebecca, married to
David N. Potter; Jasper N., and
Joseph S., and
Samantha A., married to
Dr. W. S. Pollard.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 815
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GEORGE SWANK,
Pike township, farmer, post office, North Liberty, was born in Pike
township, Knox county, in 1825, on the same farm he now resides. In 1851 he was married to
Nancy Gilmore, who was born in Pike
township in 1827. They had the
following children:
Christain, born in 1854; Mary Ellen, in 1856;
Eliza Alice, in 1858;
John, in 1866, and
Amanda, in 1868.
Christian Swank was married in 1880
to Irena Garber. Mary Ellen Swank was married to
Simeon Betchel in 1877.
Mr. and Mrs. Swank are both members
of pioneer families. He now owns the
old homestead, a farm that was improved and cleared up by the
Swank family.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 815
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H. C. SWETLAND,
dry goods merchant, corn of Main and Gambier streets, Mt.
Vernon, was born in Morrow county Apr.
7, 1855, when he resided until he was sixteen years old, and during which he
attended school, and assisted his father who was a merchant in the store. He then came to
Mt. Vernon, and entered
the employ of J. C. Swetland as
salesman, where, in appreciation of his abilities and faithfulness, and has
since been conducting the business himself.
He commenced with a stock of about fifteen thousand dollars, and has been
doing a successful business. He now
has a stock of about sixteen thousand dollars, consisting of foreign and
domestic dry goods, notions and fancy goods, and does a business of from forty
to forty-five thousand dollars per year.
Mr. Swetland is a young man of
character, energy and ability, and his prospects for the future as a citizen and
a business man are most flattering, as he commands the respect of the public
generally.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 815
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ALLEN SWETZER, Berlin township, farmer, post office, Fredericktown, was born in
Richland
county in 1833, came to this township when a child, and was married in 1862, to
Mary Ann Pound. They had three children, viz:
Charles M., born in 1865;
Marion, in 1867, and an infant,
deceased.
Mrs. M. Swetzer died in 1867.
Mr. Swetzers second wife was
Ruth Ann Kesler, who was born in Pike
township in 1837.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 816
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JACOB SWITZER,
deceased,
Berlin township, was born in
Berlin township, this county, in 1836, and was married in 1857, to
Alvira Hughes, who was born in
Berlin
township, this county, in 1839. They
had four children: Hiram M., born in
1858; Clayton, in 1860;
Freddie, in 1862, and
Willie A., in 1865, and died Jan. 24,
1864.
Mr. Switzer studied medicine with
Dr. Ring, of Fredericktown, and
attended lectures in Cleveland. He engaged in
the practice of medicine in Sparta, Morrow county, and in 1836 located in Fredericktown, where he
remained until the time of his death.
He was a member of the Disciple church.
Hiram M. was married Dec. 29, 1880,
to Miss Minnie Gibson. He has been engaged in teaching
school in this county for about four years.
Clayton
Switzer is teaching school in
district No. 4, and is a very promising young man.
Dr. Switzer died Mar. 17, 1867.
Source: History of Knox
Co., Ohio, Its Past and Present Publ. Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881 - Page 816
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