BIOGRAPHIES
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1798 -
History of Licking Co., Ohio -
It's Past and Present
Compiled by N. N. Hill, Jr.
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Illustrated -
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers
1881
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Franklin Twp. -
STACY LACEY. -
This aged citizen of Franklin township, who recently died,
was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in the eyar 1793, and
was married to Mahala Sanford, also a native of
Loudoun county, Virginia. In 1831 Mr. Lacy
removed from Virginia to this county. After he arrived
he resided in Newark about two years, but the rest of his
life was spent in this township. In early life he
joined the Methodist church, but when physical feebleness,
attendent upon old age, overtook him, he severed his
connection with this denomination and united with the
Lutheran church, which is situated in the vicinity of his
residence. Mr. Lacey aimed to live a
straightforward, prompt and consistent life, in all his
dealings with his fellow men, and the confidence, esteem and
respect with which all who knew him regarded him, manifest
the complete success of his ambition. Of Mr. Lacey's
ten children, four - Mary C., Ann Eliza, Townsend L.,
and Isabella - are dead. Caroline, the
widow of Parker L. Morgan, lives in Licking township;
Leah Jane, wife of Abraham Armstrong, and
William W., reside in Newark; Charlotte lives at
home. Walter M. is a dentist. He is
widely known as a ready debater and extensive historian.
Henry is a physician. He attended lectures at
St. Louis and Columbus, and graduated at the Ohio Medical
college of Cincinnati in 1861. In the summer of 1862
he enlisted in the One Hundred and First Ohio volunteer
infantry, and was commissioned sergeant. At
Chickamauga he was captured and confined in Libby prison.
He was afterwards exchanged, visited home in December, 1863,
and rejoined his regiment in January, 1864, and resigned on
account of ill health in November, 1864. He is now
practicing medicine in this township.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
Bennington Twp. -
V. V. LAKE, post
office, Appleton, farmer and fine sheep raiser, born in this
county in 1835. His father, Jesse Lake, sr. was
born in Harrison county, West Virginia, in1802, and came to
this county in 1804, with his father, Vincent Lake,
grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Vincent
Lake, after coming to this county and living two
years, removed to Muskingum county, Ohio, where he lived
nine or ten years, when he returned to Licking county, where
he lived until his death, in 1825. Jesse
Lake, in 1825, married Miss Elizabeth
English, who was born in 1800, in Washington county,
Pennsylvania. She died in January, 1880. They
were the parents of ten children. Mr. Jesse Lake
still lives on the farm where he has lived fifty years.
V. V. Lake, the subject of this sketch, was the fifth
child. He was married in 1855 to Miss Amy Irvin,
of Benton county, Iowa. She was born in 1839, in Scott
county, Indiana. They are the parents of seven
children: William E., Sarah E., married to A. B.
Green, of this county; Jessie F., married to
Albert Green, of this county; Hattie G., Daniel,
Orris and Jacob. Mr. Lake is engaged in the
raising of fine sheep, having one hundred and twenty-five
sheep registered in the Vermont Sheep Breeders association
register. His flock is one of the finest in the State.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
Bennington Twp. -
GEORGE L. LAKE, SR.,
farmer, born in this county, in 1820. His father,
Elijah Lake, son of Vincent Lake, came to
this county in 1804. He was born in Harrison county,
West Virginia, in 1798, and was married in 1819, to Miss
Susannah Livingston, daughter of George
Livingston, who was born in Dunkard Bottom, Virginia,
Sept. 22, 1795, and moved with his parents to Marietta,
Ohio, in 1798, and to Bowling Green township a few years
later. Elijah Lake died Sept. 20, 1873.
George L. was married in 1839. to Miss
Sarah J. Overturf, daughter of Solomon Overturf,
of this county; she was born in 1819. T hey are the parents
of five children living: Rebecca A., George L., jr.,
married, and living in Appleton; John R., William S.,
married, and living in this township; and Frank J.,
living at home. Mr. Lake is the owner of
a good farm of two hundred and eighty acres in this
township, and besides overseeing this, he sills agricultural
implements of all kinds.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
Franklin Twp. -
DAVID J. LAMP,
born in the village of Amsterdam, Licking county, June 30,
1847, the ninth of a family of ten children. His
factor, Jacob Lamp, was born in Frederick county,
Virginia, in 1794, and emigrated to Belmont county, Ohio,
and from there to Licking county in 1835. His mother,
Catharine Stacher, was born in Washington county,
Pennsylvania. He married Julia Wiley, a native
of Jacksontown, Mar. 22, 1866, and has five children:
Lily V., Jacob A., Marion J., Margery A., and Thomas
E. Mrs. Lamp's father, Alfred Wiley, a
tailor by trade, was born in Virginia, and her mother,
Mary J. Mossman, born in Ireland, came to this country
with her parents when three months old. Mr. Lamp
has always lived in Amsterdam, except four years, 1866 to
1870, in Franklin county, one in Jersey township, and one in
Jacksontown. He is a farmer, and has also owned a
portable saw-mill, from 1870 to 1880. He and his wife
are members of the Christian Union church.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
Burlington
Twp. -
T. P. LARIMORE, farmer, born in 1819,
in Hampshire county, Virginia. He was married in 1842,
to Miss Ellen Stearn, of the same county. She
was born in 1822. They came to this county in 1851.
She died in 1861. They were the parents of seven
children. He again married in 1862, Miss Deborah
Ervin, of this county. She was born in 1834, in
this county. They are the parents of three children.
He was elected justice of the peace in 1864, and continued
in that office for fifteen years.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
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Bowling
Green Twp. -
FRANK E. LAWRENCE,
born Feb. 4, 1834, in Linnville, the son of John T. and
Clara (Parker) Lawrence. His father and
grandfather emigrated from Fauquier county, Virginia, to
Muskingum county in 1833, and ten years later came to this
township. His father was a school teacher, and his
life was terminated by an accident - the upsetting of a
wagon upon him - May 15, 1864. Mr. Lawrence is
a school teacher, beginning his avocation at the age of
seventeen. He is serving his township as justice of
the peace and township clerk. He was married Oct. 1,
1874, to Ella Goldsmith, and his three children are
John W., Maud Bell, and Raymond C.
Source:
1798 - History of
Licking Co., Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill,
Jr. – Publ. Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers -
1881 – page 706 |
Fallsbury Twp. -
LOUIS LEGG,
farmer and stock-dealer; a son of Harrison and Nancy Legg,
and was born in Perry township Sept. 26, 1826. He was
reared by his parents till he arrived at the age of
twenty-one years; he then made a trip to Wisconsin, bringing
a team through for John Arnold, where he remained
about eleven months. He then came back to Ohio.
He then engaged to perform labor on a farm for Silas
Bland, with whom he continued about three years.
In December, 1848, he married Augusta Bland, a
daughter of B. Bland. She was born in 1831.
After his marriage he located near Fallsburgh where he
purchased thirty acres of land, and remained about seven
years. He then sold out, and moved to Perry
township; while there, he rented a farm, and remained three
years; he then came back to Fallsbury township, and
purchased the Bland farm, where he then moved
his family, and remained about four years. He then
sold this farm, purchasing the Bright farm, where he
moved and now resides; while living near Fallsbury, his
companion died June 13, 1860. She was the mother of
four children, viz: Thomas H., born Nov. 1, 1849;
George F., May 25, 1852, Silas L., Jan. 15, 1856,
and died October, 1863; Volia B., July 22, 1859.
After the death of his wife, Mr. Legg remained a
widower till Apr. 2, 1863, when he married Martha J.
Eavens, a daughter of Leander and Jane Eavens.
She was born Oct. 6, 1840. After his second marriage
he located on the farm spoken of where he now resides.
Mr. and Mrs. Legg are the parents of two daughters:
Anna M., born June 19, 1866, and Jennie, June 3,
1870. He and his companion are consistent members of
the Methodist Episcopal church of Pleasant Valley.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
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Bowling
Green Twp. -
ALMON G. LEWIS,
was born in Rensaelleer county, New York, June 17, 1833, the
son of Abram and Eunice (Colegrove) Lewis. In
the fall of 1850 Mr. Lewis came to Perry
county, his father moving with his family the following
spring. His father had been extensively engaged in
farming in New York, and continued the same business in
Perry county. The subject of this sketch moved to the
large farm he now occupies in this township in 1869.
No better land nor more improved farm can be found in the
township. He has two brothers and one sister now
living - Henry, in Perry county; Edwin, and
Esther, wife of Baker Hupp, in this
township. Two brothers died young and one sister,
Emeline, married to Avery Martin, died in Hardin
county in 1855, leaving three sons - Edwin A., Lewis A.,
and Charles B. Mr. Lewis was married in
1860 to Linda, daughter of Lewis Boring, of
this township. His children are Ida, Etta, Almon,
and Myrtie.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 706 |
Bowling
Green Twp. -
EDWIN C. LEWIS was born in Rensaelleer
county, New York, Nov. 5, 1840. He emigrated to Perry
county, Ohio, with his father, in April, 1851, where he
resided, engaged in farming, until 1871, at which time he
crossed the county line to the fertile southwest corner of
this township. He is a farmer and an extensive dealer
in stock. He was married July 31, to Melissa A.
Armstrong, of Jacksontown. His family consists of
eight children - Edwin, Frank, Etta, Eunice,
Joseph, Nellie, Blanche, and Maud.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 707 |
Bennington
Twp. -
DAVID LINING, farmer, born in
Monongalia county, Virginia, in 1820. He was married
in 1841, to Miss Juliet Vance, of the same county;
she was born in 1820. They came to this county in
1855. They are the parents of five children.
Mr. Lining has a fine farm of one hundred and
thirty-three acres in Bennington township.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 706 |
Bennington
Twp. -
JOHN LINING, farmer, born in
Monongalia county, Virginia, in 1842; came to this county in
1855, with his father, David Lining. He was
married in 1865 to Miss Evaline M. Burgoon of this
county; she was born in 1844. They are the parents of
two children: Cora A. and Edson M.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 706 |
Bennington
Twp. -
CYRUS M. LONG, farmer - He was born in
1853, in Knox county, Ohio. His father, Rollins
Long, was born in 1821, in Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, and came to this county in 1825, with his
father, Solomon Long, grandfather of the subject of
this sketch. Solomon Long died in 1869, and his
wife in 1879. Rollins Long was married in 1842,
to Elizabeth Conway, of Knox county, Ohio. She
was born in 1820. They removed to Knox county, on
getting married, and reside there yet. Cyrus Long,
the subject of this sketch, was married in 1876, to Miss
Jennie Simms, of Douglass county, Illinois. She
was born in 1857, in that county. They are the parents
of two children: Fanny M. and Ella C.
Source:
1798 - History of Licking Co.,
Ohio, It's Past and Present - by N. N. Hill, Jr. – Publ.
Newark, Ohio - A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 –
page 706 |
City of Newark -
U. LYON, grocer,
No. 157, North Third street, Newark. Mr. Lyon
is a native of Tomp[kins county, New York, were he was born
Feb. 11, 1834, and when quite young, his parents moved into
Chautauqua county, where he received his education in the
district and select schools. In the year 1865 he came
to Newark and bought out the firm of Rankin & Smucker,
dealers in boots, shoes, hats, caps, etc., and after closing
out this stock he engaged in general notions, toys, wood and
willow ware, and musical instruments, which he conducted
until 1867, when he engaged in the bottling business, in
which he continued until 1877, when he moved out on his farm
and engaged in agriculture in which he continued three yeas,
when in April, 1880, he returned to Newark and purchased the
stock of L. O. Granger, and engaged in the grocery
business, in which he still continues. He occupies
commodious rooms twenty by one hundred feet, with cellarage,
twenty by seventy-five feet in which he keeps a alrge stock
of first-class staple and fancy groceries, confectioneries,
stoneware, wood and willow ware, smoked and sugar-cured
hams, pickled pork, salt, flour, fsh, and all the latest and
best brands of cigars and tobacco.
Source: 1798
- History of Licking Co., Ohio - It's Past and Present -
Compiled by N. N. Hill, Jr. - Illustrated - Newark, Ohio -
A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers - 1881 - Page 710 |
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