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Source:
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Biographical Record of Knox County, Ohio
To Which is Added an Elaborate Compendium of National Biography
Illustrated
Publ. Chicago : The Lewis Publishing Company
1902
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CLAY D. MARTIN.
Clay D. Martin, who is engaged in
general farming in Berlin township, was born
in Fayette county, Missouri, Nov. 24, 1865,
and is the youngest of the three children of
John A. and Elizabeth (Lloyd) Martin.
The father was born in reared in
Pennsylvania and removing to Missouri there
engaged in farming. His wife was a
native of Kentucky, and there spent her
girlhood days. She was afforded
excellent educational privileges and was
graduated from Louisville College. She
belonged to a very prominent family of that
state and was a lady of marked culture and
refinement. She died in Kansas when
about sixty-eight years of age. In the
family were two- sons and a daughter, the
latter being Laura, the wife of
Sterling Curry, a farmer of
Vernon county Missouri.
Mr. Martin, of this review, was reared in
the west and imbibed the progressive spirit
which has led to the wonderful development
of that portion of the country. His
youth was passed in Missouri and Kansas, and
his education was acquired in the Montevallo
schools in Vernon county, Missouri. In
1889 he came to Ohio, making his way direct
to Berlin township, Knox county. Here
he has a small farm and is successfully
engaged in the cultivation of the cereals
best adapted to 'this climate. In
summer the green fields give promise of
golden harvests and the neat and thrifty air
which pervades the place indicates the
careful supervision of the owner.
On the 28th of April, 1887, in Missouri, Mr.
Martin led to the marriage altar Miss
Elizabeth Leedy, a daughter of Rev.
Isaac and Nancy (Bostater) Leedy.
Their union has been blessed with four
living children Cora, Pearl. Ollie
and Martha. They also lost one
child in infancy. They have a pleas
ant home in Berlin, township and delight to
entertain their many friends. They
hold membership in the Brethren church, and
Mr. Martin belongs to the Grange.
He has always been a Democrat, and on that
ticket he was elected township trustee in
1901. There have been no exciting
chapters in his life history, but his career
illustrates what can be accomplished through
determination and strong purpose.
Depending on his own resources he has gained
a place among the substantial and leading
young farmers of his adopted county.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 160 |
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JAMES MARTIN
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 373 |
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LEANDER McCAMENT Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 50 |
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WILLIAM McCAMMENT Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 348 |
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WILLIAM McCLUER Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 307 |
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DAVID McDANIEL.
Among the leading and progressive farmers in
Berlin township is numbered David
McDaniel, who there owns and operates a
valuable tract of land of one hundred and
four acres. He was born on the farm
where he now lives, his natal day being
Sept. 2, 1830. His father, David
McDaniel, was a native of Ireland and
when a young man sought a home in America,
taking up his abode in Maryland, whence he
afterward came to Knox county. Here he
first located in Mount Vernon, but at a
later date he settled upon the farm which is
now the home of our subject. It was
then a densely wooded tract, but with
characteristic energy he began to clear away
the trees and put the land in condition for
cultivation, so that in the course of time
the fields yielded to him good harvests.
He voted with the Democracy and was ever
true to his duties of citizenship. His
death occurred when he was seventy-eight
years of age. Mrs. McDaniel,
the mother of our subject, bore the maiden
name of Christina Lett, and was a
native of Germany, coming to the United
States with her parents. In Maryland
she gave her hand in marriage to David
McDaniel, and in a wagon, according to
the primitive manner of the times, they
journeyed westward to Knox county, where she
spent the rest of her life, passing away
when about seventy-two years of age.
David McDaniel, whose name introduces
this record is the youngest of this family
of five sons and four daughters, all of
whom, with one exception, were born in Knox
county. The old homestead farm was his
play ground in youth and it was there that
he was prepared for the particular and
responsible duties of life. He has
seldom been away from home, never further
than Michigan, and throughout his entire
life he has devoted his energies to the work
on the farm. His tract of land of one
hundred and four acres is under a high state
of cultivation, for the methods he follows
are progressive and fail not to bring good
results.
On the 21st of October, 1852, was celebrated the
marriage of Mr. McDaniel and Sarah E.
Ewers, who was born in Richland county,
Ohio, and was there reared and married.
After thirty-eight years of happy married
life she was called to the home beyond in
1890. Of the eleven children born unto
them, nine are yet living, namely Mrs.
Alice Baldwin; Lovila, deceased;
LeGrand; Luella; Charlie,
deceased; Lewis M.; Mrs. Mary E.
Stahl; Frank; Mrs.
Lunette Hosack; Laura; and
Clarence. All were born on the old
farm where Mr. McDaniel yet
resides. He exercises his right of
franchise in support of the Democratic party
but has never been an aspirant after office.
He is well known in Berlin township, where
he is one of the oldest residents, and the
fact that many of his stanchest friends are
numbered among those who have been
acquainted with him from boyhood is an
indication that his career has ever been
honorable and straightforward.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 280 |
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JOHN McDANIEL.
John McDaniel, who for many
years was engaged in farming in Knox county,
took up his abode within its borders in
1834, when the work of development here was
still in its primitive stages. He was
a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having
occurred in Bedford county, that state, on
the 17th of January, 1813, and his parents
being Joel and Catherine (Smith) McDonald.
His father was a carpenter by trade and also
engaged in the manufacture of coffins and in
the undertaking business. When the
country became involved in war with Great
Britain in 1775 he espoused the cause of the
colonies, and, entering the Colonial army,
served under General Washington
in the struggle for independence.
John McDaniel, of this review, pursued
his education in the schools of his native
county, and when a young man accompanied his
parents on their removal to Licking county,
Ohio. There he remained until 1834,
when he came to Knox county, settling in
Wayne township. For fifteen years he
was engaged in clerking in Licking county,
but after coming to Knox county he engaged
in farming, which he followed until his
life's labors were ended in death.
On the 15th of April, 1850, Mr. McDaniel was
married to Miss Catharine Hughes,
a daughter of John and Rebecca (Woods)
Hughes. She is a granddaughter of
Captain Elias Hughes,
who won his title by valiant service in
command of a company in the Revolutionary
war. He was the first
white settler in Licking county, Ohio, and
entered large tracts of land from the
government, but afterward lost much of it on
account of the depreciation in the value of
continental money. During the war of
1812 he served as captain of scouting
parties in Licking county and killed many a
hostile Indian who was connected with the
bands of treacherous savages that menaced
the frontier settlers. John
Hughes, the father of Mrs.
McDaniel, was born in Wales in 1785, and
was about three years old when brought by
his parents to America, the family locating
in Virginia, where they remained until the
son was a youth of ten, when they came to
Ohio and were the first settlers of Licking
county. He was married in that county
to Rebecca Woods, who was born
in 1802, and her brothers and sisters were
William, George, Nancy, Clementine, Diana
and Rachel. Mr. and Mrs.
Hughes died in Licking county, the
father in 1847, the mother in 1844.
Mrs. McDaniel was born in Licking
county, June 15, 1832, and came to Knox
county at the time of her marriage. By
this union were born seven children:
Willard N., an engineer of California;
Elizabeth, who is living in
Cleveland; Isabel, of Mount Vernon;
Susan, wife of George Walters,
of Coshocton avenue, Mount Vernon; Aaron
D., who lives in California; Charles
R., also a resident of that state; and
Henry C., who is connected with the
gas business in Mount Vernon.
Mr. McDaniel exercised his right of
franchise in support of the men and measures
of the Democracy, but was never an aspirant
for office. Fraternally he was
connected with Newark Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
and held membership in the Lutheran church.
He passed away Jan. 15, 1895, at the
ripe old age of eighty-two years, and thus
the community mourned the loss of one whom
it had esteemed and a faithful citizen and
an upright man. Mrs.
McDaniel still survives her husband and
occupies a pleasant home on East High street
in Mount Vernon, where she is surrounded by
many friends.
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 299 |
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WILLIAM McDERMOTT
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 360 |
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WILLIAM McFADDEN
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 257 |
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JOSEPH A. McFARLAND
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 241 |
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JAMES McGINLEY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 143 |
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WILLIAM S. McGINLEY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 304 |
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DANIEL McGUGIN
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 327 |
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JOHN L. McKINLEY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 120 |
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GEORGE E. McKINLEY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 283 |
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W. B. MERRIMAN
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 133 |
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ABRAHAM MORNINGSTAR
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 63 |
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JOHN M. MOTZ
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 345 |
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L. W. MULHANE
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 56 |
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GEORGE T. MURPHY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 191 |
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CHARLES MURRAY
Source: The Biographical Record of
Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 ~ Page 362 |
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JACOB B. MYERS.
Among the worthy citizens that Pennsylvania
has furnished to Ohio is Jacob Benjamin
Myers, who for many years has carried on
general farming in Knox county, but is now
living retired in Mount Vernon, enjoying a
well merited rest. He was born in
Bedford county, of the Keystone state, July
24, 1828, a son of Jesse and Eleanor
(Louderbaugh) Myers. The family is
of German lineage and was founded in America
by the grandfather of our subject, who
sailed from Germany and took up his abode in
Bedford county, Pennsylvania, when that
region was just being opened up to
civilization. There he spent his
remaining days, but his wife afterward died
in Knox county, Ohio.
Jesse Myers, the father of our subject, was born in
Bedford county, and after arriving at years
of maturity he wedded Eleanor Louderbaugh,
also a native of the same county. In
1837, accompanied by their family, they
started westward and took up their abode in
Clinton township, Knox county, but afterward
removed to Pleasant township, where they
remained until called to the home beyond.
The father passed away in 1869, but the
mother long survived him and died in 1897.
Mr. Myers was a farmer and
also engaged in digging wells. He dug
many of the early wells of Mount Vernon and
was an active factor in reclaiming the wild
land for purposes of civilization, carrying
on his farming operations quite extensively.
His industry, his honorable business methods
and his capable management made him one of
the leading agriculturists of the community
and he became widely and favorably known.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Myers were born
seven children: Mary Ann, the
deceased wife of Lloyd McDonald;
Elizabeth Ann, the wife of Harvey
Branyan; Catharine; Jacob,
the subject of this review; John, who
was the treasurer and county recorder of
Knox county, and was for many years very
prominent in public affairs; Eliza,
who resides in Mount Vernon; and Jesse F.,
who is foreman in the paint shops of the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad, in
Mount Vernon.
In the public schools near his home Jacob
Benjamin Myers, whose name begins
this record, pursued his education, and upon
the home farm he was trained to the work of
the fields. Like most young men when
starting out upon an independent career he
desired a companion and helpmate for the
journey of life and chose Miss
Martha Ann Young, the
wedding being celebrated on the 29th of
November, 1855. The lady was a
daughter of Reese and Eliza (Gates) Young,
and died May 14, 1885. For his second
wife Mr. Myers married
Margaret, the daughter of Reuben and
Sarah (Good) Dutt. She was born
Apr. 19, 1850, and was married Nov. 18,
1884. Her father was a native of
Northampton county, Pennsylvania, and her
mother was born in New Jersey. In 1870
they removed to Marshallville, Wayne county,
Ohio, and later went to Medina county, this
state, where the mother died June 15, 1876.
Subsequently the father became a resident of
Gibson, Kansas, where his life's labors were
ended on the 18th of April, 1882. They
were the parents of nine children: Eliza,
deceased; Cortland B., who lives in
Akron, Ohio; Anna, the widow of
Oscar Carr and a resident of
Akron; Sarah, who is the widow of
Jacob Hess and makes her home in
Cleveland; Margaret, now Mrs.
Myers; George, deceased, late
of Mount Vernon; Nathan, who is a
resident of Kansas; Reuben, who makes
his home in Akron; and Mary, the wife
of George Drisback, of Bangor,
Pennsylvania. The father of this
family was a blacksmith and carriage-maker
and his life was one of industry and honest
toil. For ten years he was postmaster
at his old Pennsylvania home. His son,
Cortland, was a soldier in the Civil
war, and during his service was taken
prisoner and sent to Andersonville, where he
was incarcerated for eighteen months.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Myers are
members of the First Methodist Episcopal
church in Mount Vernon. Politically
Mr. Myers is a life-long
Democrat, and has served many years in
important public capacities.
Throughout the years of his active business
career he was connected with agricultural
interests in Knox county. He was only
about ten years of age when brought by his
parents to Ohio, and during his youth he
shared with the family in many of the
hardships incident to life on the frontier.
He has done much toward clearing and
developing his portion of the county and
lived in his present neighborhood when there
was nothing but a great wilderness all
around him, there being but two other houses
on the Gambier road between him and the
city, which then consisted of one store.
In addition to the home he also owns what is
known as the old Indian field, adjoining the
city, upon which for many years the tribe
maintained an Indian village. As the
years have passed he has aided in pushing
forward the wheels of progress and his
labors have been very beneficial in
developing this portion of the state.
He has taken just pride in what has been
accomplished in the county and well does he
deserve to be numbered among its leading and
influential citizens.
Source: The
Biographical Record of Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 - Page 151 |
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JOSEPH
MYERS.
In Democratic circles in Knox county
Joseph Myers is a recognized
leader and that to a high degree he enjoys
the confidence and trust of his fellow men
is indicated by the fact that he is now
filling the responsible position of
president of the board of county
commissioners. His personal popularity
is indicated by the fact that at the
election of 1900 he ran more than two
hundred and fifty votes ahead of his ticket,
his support coming from many who voted for
the Republican nominees for other offices.
His loyal citizenship, his practical yet
progressive administration of the affairs of
the office and his earnest efforts to
promote the welfare of the county — these
are some of the strong characteristics of
the man.
Mr. Myers was born in Liberty township,
Knox county, four miles west of Mount
Vernon, on the 3d of May, 1844, his parents
being William and Sarah (Dietrich) Myers,
in whose family of four daughters and two
sons he was the youngest child and the only
survivor. Upon the home farm he
was reared and his work in the fields was
alternated by period of attendance at the
public schools. At the age of eighten
he was drafted for service in the army,
enlisting as a member of Company F,
Sixty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
He served under the command of General
Rosecrans and participated
in the battle of Stone River. He was
drafted for nine months, but was with his
command at the front for eleven months.
After receiving an honorable discharge Mr.
Myers returned home and remained on the
farm until his father's death. The old
home place was willed to him and his
brother, Jacob, and the latter,
having married and removed to another
locality, our subject operated the land
which they had purchased from the other
heirs. Upon Jacob's death
Joseph Myers purchased his
interest in the property and soon after sold
the entire amount and bought his
father-in-law's farm of one hundred acres,
in Clinton township, two miles west of Mount
Vernon. There he lived for a number of
years, but eventually sold the place and
invested his money in one hundred and
sixty-eight acres of land in Monroe
township, three miles northeast of Mount
Vernon, upon which he yet resides.
Throughout his entire life he has carried on
agricultural pursuits and his farming
methods are in harmony with the advancement
of the times.
Mr. Myers was united in mariage to
Miss Clementine Rinehart, a native of
Knox county and a daughter of Samuel
Rinehart who came from New Jersey to
this county with his parents in 1816.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Myers have been
born seven children: Emma, who
is the wife of Foster Tulloss,
of Clinton township, by whom she has six
children: Joseph; James;
Charles; Anna; Fay and
Margaret; Samuel deceased;
William at home; Victoria, the
wife of Harry Patterson, of Morris
township; Mary, Melissa and
Ralph, all yet under the parental roof.
Since attaining his majority Mr. Myers has been
a supporter of the Democratic party and in
1897 was elected on that ticket to the
position of a member of the board of county
commissioners. He served so capably
that on the expiration of his three-years'
term he was re-elected in 1900 by a majority
of sixty-five, although a majority of two
hundred was given the head of the Republican
ticket. He was then chosen president
of the board and is therefore at the head of
the business affairs of the county, which
come under the province of this board.
For several terms he was trustee of Liberty
township and at all times has exercised his
official prerogatives in support of such
meagures as he believes most conducive to
the public good. Mr. Myers
belongs to the Methodist Protestant church,
and fraternally he is connected with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, his
membership being in Mount Vernon Lodge, No.
316; Cokosing Encampment and also with the
Uniformed Rank of the Order. Few men
in the county are better known, for he has
always lived in Knox county, has
successfully engaged in farming and has
proved himself a worthy public officer.
Source: The
Biographical Record of Knox County, Ohio -
Publ. 1902 - Page 73 |
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