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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Logan County and Ohio
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers
186
Dearborn Street
1880
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E. NAFUS, (Richland Twp.) carriage and buggy
manufacturer; Belle Centre; is one of the most
enterprising and energetic business men to be found in
this township, and, although he has lived here but a few
years, he has built up a good and rapidly increasing
trade; he was born June 15, 1849, in Sunbury, O.; his
father, Joseph S. Nafus, was a native of Luzerne
Co., Pa.; was born near the scene of the Wyoming
massacre, in which some of his relatives were killed; he
came to this State during his boyhood, and learned the
trade in a wagon and buggy shop at Delaware, O.; he was
married to Mary A. Ports, and owned a shop at
Delaware, and then at Sunbury. In 1850 he moved to
West Liberty, this county, and resided there eight
years, when he came to Huntsville and conducted a good
business till his death, in 1867. Ed.
learned the trade with his father, but at his death, the
bright vision of a classical education and a
professional career vanished like mist before the
"rising sun, and he immediately became the business
manager; he followed the trade three years, and
then sold out and went to Kansas; he soon returned to
Huntsville, where he lived one year and then moved to
Louisburg, Champaign Co.; he was engaged in
manufacturing buggies and carriages at that place with
Levi Warner, and in 1873 he moved to Belle
Centre, where he has since lived; he was married March
17, 1871, to Martha L. Anderson; she was born
Nov. 23, 1847, in this township. Her father,
John B. Anderson, was one of the early settlers, and
a very prominent man; he was Justice of the Peace twenty
years. They have one child living, Mary
Gertrude; their twins died in infancy. Both he
and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and he has been Superintendent of the Sunday
School four years; has served as Township Clerk several
years, and is elected each year with an increased
majority; he is the presiding officer of the I. O. O.
F., and corresponds for the Bellefontaine Republican
and Cincinnati Daily Gazette, and has
always taken an active part in the proceedings of the
Republican party, of which he is a stalwart member.
Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 ~ Page 809 |
Perry Twp. -
JOHN NASH, farmer; P. O., East
Liberty; was born Sept. 22, 1811, in Westmoreland Co.,
Pa.; he is a son of Nathan, who was a son of
Edward; they were born in Maryland. John
emigrated to this State with his parents in 1817, to
Green Co., where they remained a short time; they then
moved to Licking Co. His mother's name was Mary
Jane Ward, before marriage, whose family came from
England. The Nash family are descendants
from "Erin's Green Isle." John's
grandparents on both sides, were soldiers in the war of
the Revolution. John Nash, our
subject, began life poor, his mother dying when he was
very young. The family was broken up and he
launched out to do for himself, and soon became innured
to privation and severe toil. When he acquired
means, he purchased a team and teamed several years to
Cincinnati, before the era of railroads. In Dec.
27, 1838, he was married To Elizabeth A. Peterson,
born in Hardy Co., Va., Dec. 13, 1809, daughter of
Jacob and Hannah Stoakly, all of Virginia,
afterwards settled in Clinton Co., and was engaged in
farming, where he lived until 1860. He then moved
to this township where he bought 156 acres of land, one
mile west of East Liberty, where he now resides.
He has five children - Hannah E. born Aug. 29,
1840 (now Mrs. Hiram Harshfield); Amy C.,
born Feb. 7, 1842 (Mrs. Preston J. Thornton, of
Saline Co., Mo.); Mary J., born Apr. 27, 1844 (Mrs.
Marion Vanica, of Monroe Tp.); Maria L., born
July 13, 1846 (Mrs. L. Ballinger, of Hardin Co.),
and William F., born July 11, 1849, was married
July 24, 1873 to Catharine Vogel, born in
Dearborn Co., Ind., Mar. 21, 1857, daughter of
Michael and Barbara (Dellaman) Vogel, both born in
Germany. They had five children, Mrs. Nash
being the eldest. Her mother is deceased - her
father is a resident of Cincinnati. Three children
were born to William F. Nash and wife -
Charles A., born June 26, 1874, Clarissa B.,
July 12, 1878, infant deceased. His father,
whose name heads this page, is now fast approaching 70
years; he is an excellent citizen, a worthy and
accommodating neighbor, and has this to say: he
has never sued or been sued. He has an excellent
farm of 100 acres in a desirable location, and a rare
spring of White Sulphur, and his orchard contains
seventy-five varieties of apples.
Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 - Page 654
SHARON WICK'S NOTE: |
Dwelling 126 - Family 129 - William Nash is found in
1880 Census, Perry Twp., Logan Co., Ohio listing William
F., Catharine, his wife and his children Charles A. &
Clarrisa A. Nash
Dwelling 125 - Family 128 - John and Elizabeth A. Nash
are found in 1880 Census, Perry Twp., Logan Co., Ohio |
Harrison
Twp. -
WILLIAM H. NEER, farmer; P. O.,
Bellefontaine; was born in Licking Co., O., in 1823; son
of Adam and Elizabeth Neer, who were born in
Lancaster Co., Pa. and where they resided until about
1803, when they left hte place of their nativity for
that of Licking Co., and in 1832 they came to Logan Co.,
where the parents died; the father died in 1861 and the
mother in 1852; they had a family of twelve children,
five of whom are now dead. Our subject, William
H. Neer, was raised on his father's farm, and had
the advantage of a common school education; he was
married in 1850 to Elizabeth Carnes; her parents
were among the earliest settlers of Logan Co. From
this union twelve children also, the same as in his
father's family; three of them are now dead.
Mr. Neer began business for himself, relying
entirely upon his own resources, and has made all he now
has by his own hard work; he owns a good farm two miles
west of Bellefontaine, most of which he cleared and
improved; he has always followed farming and
stock-raising for a business; he and family are members
of the Christian Church. Politically, he is a
Democrat.
Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 ~ Page 624 |
Lake Twp. -
JOHN NEVIN, retired;
Bellefontaine; was born in Ross Co., O., Sept. 2, 1806,
and is the son of William and Mary (Robinson) Nevin.
He remained in his native county until he was eight
years old, when he, with his parents, moved to Fayette
Co., remaining there one year; he then moved to Highland
Co., where he remained until 1835, during which time he
went to Ross Co. and began to learn his trade as a
chair-maker, returning to Hillsborough, where he worked
until 1835, during which year he came to Bellefontaine
and engaged in working at his trade. Soon
afterwards he embarked in the cabinet-maker's business,
which he carried on until 1879, when he closed out his
business. Mr. Nevin was a sufferer by the
big fire in Bellefontaine in 1856, losing some $3,000
worth of property, without any insurance. Mr.
Nevin purchased his present homestead in 1834, but
did not move to Bellefontaine until 1835. It has
been his home ever since, and today he is recognized as
one of its honored and respected citizens. He
married Miss Nancy G. Starr, daughter of James
Starr, who came to Bellefontaine about 1833.
By this union they have two children.
Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 ~ Page 606 |
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