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History of Madison County, Ohio
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1883
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SAMUEL PAINE, farmer, P.
O. London, was born in Ross County, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1820, and is the
son of Jesse and Ann (Griffith) Paine, natives of Maryland, the
former of English and the latter of German descent, who came to this
county in the latter part of 1820, and settled seven miles southeast of
London. Our subject was married, in 1858, to Sarah Black,
by whom he has one child - William, born in 1859. Mrs.
Paine is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr.
Paine is a life-long farmer. He began life as a poor boy, working by
the month for three years, and has given his attention to anything by
which he could turn an honest penny; he has driven cattle from here to
the Eastern market at Philadelphia, and now, though over threescore
years of age, he is full of vigor, and is capable of doing a hard day's
work at anything.
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JOHN PANCAKE, farmer, P.
O. London. This well-known citizen of Oak Run Township was born in
Paint Township, this county, Nov. 15, 1851. He is the son of
Cephas and Nancy ( Cooper ) Pancake. He was married Dec. 9, 1875, to Ann L. Rea, daughter of Robert Rea.
He is a live, energetic farmer, and has, by his gentlemanly demeanor,
acquired quite a prominence in the section in which he lives.
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SAMUEL T. PEARCE,
London, is one of the oldest residents of London and vicinity. He was
born in Fleming County, Ky., June 24, 1798, and is therefore in his
eighty-fifth year. His grandfather was a native of Virginia, and located
in Tennessee at an early day. He subsequently settled in Kentucky, and
afterward removed to Clark and Champaign Counties, Ohio, passing away
from earth in the latter county. His son, Joseph Pearce,
father of Samuel T., was also born in Virginia, and worked
at the carpenter's trade at Harper's Ferry. He was there married to
Martha Taylor, who sacrificed her life in giving birth to our
subject. In 1801, Mr. Pearce married Elizabeth, daughter of the
Rev. John Hubbard, of Virginia. The same year he visited Ohio with
his wife and son (our subject), going to see his father, in either Clark
or Champaign County. On this journey they camped one evening about the
present site of Somerford, in this county. Samuel T. Pearce,
although but then three years of age, told the writer he distinctly
remembered this camping-out episode. Our subject was subsequently put in
charge of his mother's brother, Judge Samuel Reed,
near Portsmouth, Ohio, and four years later his father took him to his
home in Ross County. The latter died at Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co.,
Ohio, in 1836, and his wife about 1866. In 1812, Mr. Pearce went to
Chillicothe, Ohio, and served an apprenticeship at the saddler's
trade. He then returned to Chillicothe, commenced business for himself,
but in 1831 came to London and opened a shop. Three or four years later,
he purchased 385 acres of land in Jefferson Township, and there resided,
with the exception of two years in business at Jefferson, until March,
1880, when he retired from active labor, and purchased a residence
property in London. Mr. Pearce owns 335 acres of his first
purchase, and in connection with a son has another farm of 258 acres,
lying in Jefferson and Deer Creek Townships. Mr. Pearce
was married, in June, 1825, to Elizabeth, daughter of John
McDonald, who planted his first crop in Madison County in 1808. They had
ten children, five living - Mary, wife of A. A. Gregg, of Jefferson
Township; Sarah Jane, wife of E. B. Haynes, a
farmer Jefferson Township; Thomas, who married Sarah McCollum,
and resides on George G. McDonald's farm in Union Township;
Harriet, first married Vesuvius McCollum, and now the
wife of John Gilbert, and Lemuel, probably a
resident of Texas. Mrs. Pearce departed this life,
Dec. 1, 1848, and Mr. Pearce was again married Apr. 23, 1850, to
Mrs. Mary (Lilly) Durflinger, widow of Philip
Durflinger, by whom she had two sons - Philip S., residing
on the home farm in Jefferson Township, and S. W., attorney at
law, of London. They have one child - Theodosia, wife of John
Silvers. Mr. Pearce has been a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church sixty-seven years, and is probably the oldest
church member of that denomination in Madison County. Mrs.
Pearce is seventy-two years of age, and has been connected with the
church for half a century. Mr. Pearce became a Whig in
1824; since 1854, he has been a member of the Republican party, until
recently, when he joined the ranks of the Prohibition party.
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L. C. PECK, farmer, P. O.
London, was born in the Buckeye State August 12,1804, and came to this
county in 1828. He is the son of George and Mary (Lancisco)
Peck, natives of Germany. Our subject was reared on a farm, and
received a district school education. He has made farming the occupation
of his life, and has passed through the routine of a poor boy, who by
industry and perseverance became a well-to-do farmer. He owns a good
farm of 213 acres, which is under a high state of cultivation. On
Dec. 28, 1829, he married Mary Melvin, a daughter of
Benjamin and Ruhamia (Crabtree) Melvin,
who came to this county in 1800. By this union, six children were born,
viz.: Amanda, Henry, John, Jane, Francis and
Ann. These children are all married and doing well.
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PETER PEETREY, an old
and respected pioneer of London, was born near Boonesboro, Washington
Co., Md., Feb. 6, 1810. His father was Ludwick Peetrey,
a native, of Maryland, and of German ancestry. He was a pattern-maker by
trade, and worked at that through life. He owned a mill in Maryland, run
by water-power. In the winter of 1810-11, he was cutting away the ice
from the over-shot wheel, and caught cold. This proved a fatal ending,
and he passed away from earth at the age of forty-two. He married
Elizabeth Summers, a native of Maryland, who was the mother
of six children, three daughters, and a like number of sons. Mrs.
Peetrey died in 1812, seven months after the death of her
husband, leaving our subject an infant of eighteen months' age. He was
reared by an uncle, Jacob Summers, and resided with him
until fourteen years of age. He then learned double coverlet and figured
weaving and dyeing, remaining at that occupation till obtaining his
majority, a period of seven years. He then went to Lexington, Ky., and
learned jeans weaving. Returning home, he remained but a short time, and
in the summer of 1831 went to Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio. In December
of the same year, he came to London, and after a short time engaged in
weaving, purchased 115 acres of land, where he resided five years. At
the expiration of this time he removed to his present residence on East
High street, where he has since resided. Mr. Peetrey cast
his first vote for a Democrat; was subsequently a Whig, and lately a
Republican. He was Treasurer of London Village for two years, during
this time handling large sums of money with no loss either to the town
or himself. Mr. Peetrey was formerly a member of the Good
Templars and Odd-Fellow fraternities, but at present is not connected
with any secret organization. He was married, June 13, 1833, to Jane,
daughter of William and Jane (Burris) Patterson,
and a native of Pittsburgh, Penn. Of the eight children born to this
union, only two are livingJacob, a general insurance agent, and
Isaac G., just retired from a sixteen years' mercantile trade.
The latter enlisted as a Sergeant in Company B, Ninety-fifth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was a prisoner nine months, and mustered out as
First Lieutenant. The former, on account of ill health was refused
admission to the service.
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JACOB PEETREY,
prominently identified with the insurance business of Ohio and Madison
County, residence, London, was born in London February 14, 1837. He is a
son of Peter Peetrey, an old and honored citizen of this
county, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr.
Peetrey received a fair common school education, and from 1853 to
1856, was engaged as a clerk in a dry goods house of London. He
was a year in the " Great West," and was employed a like time in the
Franklin Branch of the State Bank of Ohio at Columbus. In 1860, he was
appointed Postmaster of London by President Buchanan, serving about one
year. The same year, he was made local agent of the Phoenix Insurance
Company of Brooklyn, N. Y. He was elected Auditor of Madison County in
the fall of 1862, on the Democratic ticket, and served from March, 1863,
to March, 1865. He then engaged in the dry goods trade. In 1868, he was
made a special agent of the Home Insurance Company of Columbus, and a
year later, was made general agent. In 1872, he was elected Secretary of
the company, holding that position one and a half years. He was then
appointed supervising agent of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. A year and a half later, he was appointed manager of the Southern
Department of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Penn.
He resided at Philadelphia during the time he held the two latter
positions. In February, 1879, Mr. Peetrey returned to London, and
since that period has been special agent of the following Insurance
Companies: Shawmut of Boston, Mass.; New York Alliance of New York, and
is now State agent for Ohio and West Virginia of the Queen Insurance
Company of Liverpool, England, with headquarters at London, Ohio. Mr.
Peetrey was married Sept. 11, 1861, to Fannie Vethake,
a native of New York City, and a niece of Col. Henry Brush, a
prominent Mason and politician of the Empire State. They have one
child - Henrietta. Mrs. Peetrey and daughter are members of Trinity
Episcopal Church, of London.
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ISAAC G. PEETREY,
retired grocer, London, born in London Jan. 27, 1839. A sketch of his
parents will be found in this work. Our subject was reared and educated
in London, and in early life assisted his father on the farm. When
sixteen years of acre, he commenced active business as a clerk for
John M. Smith, a pioneer merchant of London, in the dry goods line. He remained with him till his death, in the spring of 1858. Mr.
Peetrey continued as a clerk until the war broke out. Then, with
three others, including Charles L. Cover, of London, he went to
Springfield, Ohio, and enlisted in Company F., Second Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, "ninety-days men." He accompanied the regiment to
Washington, and participated in the first battle of Bull Run. At the
expiration of the ninety days, he was mustered out, but immediately
re-enlisted in the Twenty-seventh Regiment, but six weeks later, came
home. In August, 1862, he again re-enlisted, this time in Company B,
Ninety-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and in 1863 was made
Second Lieutenant of the company. The following year (1864) he was
promoted to First Lieutenant and Adjutant. He accompanied Sherman, when
the latter "marched down to the sea," but was captured, in June, 1864,
at Guntown, Miss., and was in the rebel prisons at Macon and Savannah,
Ga.; was thence transported to those at Charleston and Columbia, S. C,
and exchanged at Wilmington, N. C, Mar. 5, 1865, after nine months'
imprisonment. He then returned home on a short furlough, but was soon
ordered to report for duty at Mobile, Ala. He was finally mustered out
in August, 1865. For two months, he was Provost Marshal of a war
district in Mississippi, with headquarters at Enterprise, in that State.
After his return to London, he purchased the interest owned by James
M. Warner, of Wildman & Warner, grocers, and was in that business
till May, 1882, a period of seventeen years. He then disposed of his
stock to W. S. Squires and L. G. McCollum. Mr.
Peetrey is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Chapter and Council, of
London, Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar, of Springfield, and Lyons
Post, G. A. R., and American Legion of Honor, also of London.
Politically, Mr. Peetrey is a strong Democrat. Gov.
Bishop appointed him one of the Directors of the Ohio
Penitentiary, which position he held two years. He has been Chairman of
the County Democratic Central Committee for a number of years. He was
married, in August, 1863, to Delia Willis, a native of Pleasant
Township, this county. They have two children - Willis G.
and Donna P. Mrs. Peetrey is a member of the Universalist
Church.
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ELIJAH PETERSON, retired farmer, P. O. London, was born in Clark County,
Ohio, Jan. 30, 1825. He is the son of Michael and Susan Peterson,
natives of Hardy County, Va., of German descent. He received his
education in Clark and Madison Counties, and adopted the occupation of a
farmer, which he has since followed. He was married, in 1848, to Mary
Wilbur, by whom he had three children, viz.: Barger, married and living
on the home farm; Clinton, a teacher, also married; and Cadmus, a
farmer, married and at present living in London. Mrs. Peterson died in
1881. Mr. Peterson is a Republican in politics, and for eighteen years
served as an officer of Paint Township. He owns a farm of 240 acres,
well improved
and most of it highly cultivated. Mr. Peterson has retired from the
active duties of life, and is now taking the rest that his years merit,
while the work of his farm is being performed by younger and stronger
hands.
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CHARLES PHELLIS, farmer and stock dealer, P. O.
Rosedale. Among the many leading and enterprising citizens of
Madison County, we take pleasure in representing in this work the
subject of this sketch. He was born Sept. 8, 1814, in Butler
County, Ohio; his parents were Thomas and Margaret Phellis.
When six years old, his father died, and when nine his mother also died.
Shortly after the death of his father, he went to live with a farmer and
friend, Mr. Asa Phillips with whom he removed to Hamilton County,
and located near Cincinnati. When ten years old, with Mr.
Phillips he came to Goshen Township, Champaign County, where they
remained four years, when they came to Pike Township, Madison County,
where he remained with Mr. Phillips until he was twenty-two years
of age. On Nov. 20, 1836, he married Miss Abigail Fullington,
daughter of George and Rebecca Fullington; she, after enjoying
for nearly a quarter of a century a life of peace and tranquility with
her devoted husband, departed this life Nov. 20, 1860. In the
spring of 1837, Mr. Phellis bought of the Fullington
heirs 300 acres of land, and by his industry, economy and
perseverance, kept adding to his first purchase until at the present
time he is the owner of 3,000 acres of land in Madison and Union
Counties, the greater portion of wood, however, lies in Madison County.
In 1853, with Messrs. Jonathan Farrar, of Madison County, and
B. B. Browning, of Clark County, as agents for the company in which
they were stockholders, went to England and imported a fine lot of both
Short Horn cattle and long wool sheep; prior to and since that time,
Mr. Phellis has been quite extensively engaged in stock-raising; he
has served as Clerk and Trustee of Pike Township, also as Justice of the
Peace several years; and for sixteen years served as County
Commissioner. It seems that those township and county offices were
but stepping stones to others, to which is attached a greater
responsibility, as will be shown by his subsequent official career.
In 1855 and 1856, he served as a member of the Ohio Legislature; in 1870
and 1871, he served as a member of the State Board of Equalization, and
in 1873 he served as a delegate in the Convention held to revise and
amend the Ohio State Constitution, at Columbus, and subsequently at
Cincinnati, to which city the Convention had adjourned. In the
fall of 1872, he served as a Presidential Elector, at the time of
Gen. Grant's re-election, having been elected from the Eighth
Congressional District to represent that district in that convention.
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CHARLES PHELLIS, JR., farmer and stock-dealer, P.
O. Rosedale. Charles Phellis, Jr., was born Jan. 9, 1845,
in Hamilton County, Ohio. His parents were Jacob and Marilda
Phellis, to whom were born eight children, seven now living.
Jacob died in Butler County in 1848; his widow survives him, and
at present resides in Butler County in 1848; his widow survives him, and
at present resides in Butler County. When nine yeas of age, our
subject came to Pike Township, Madison County, to live with his uncle,
Charles Phellis, whose sketch
appears in this work, and with whom he remained until he reached the
years of manhood. After receiving a rudimentary education, when
sixteen years old he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware,
which institution he attended one year, when the war of the
rebellion broke out. He then withdrew from the university and in
July, 1861, enlisted in Company D, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Army of the Cumberland, and remained in the service ten months,
receiving an honorable discharge in May, 1862, and returning in somewhat
feeble health. In the fall of 1862, he again entered the Ohio
Wesleyan University, and this time he remained two years, leaving the
institution at the close of his sophomore year. On Oct. 5, 1869,
he married Miss Clara A. Guy, an estimable lady, born Aug. 14,
1850, and a daughter of William and Adelaide Guy, whose sketch
appears in this work. Their union has been blessed with three
children - Nellie A., born Sept. 3, 1872; Charles W., born
July 15, 1875 and Verne H., born June 10, 1881. Mr.
Phellis has served as Clerk of Pike Township five years, one term as
Justice of the Peace and for two years as Township Trustee. In
1880, he was elected County Commissioner, in which capacity he now
officiates. In the management of his farming duties, Mr.
Phellis has everything done in the most orderly and advantageous
manner. He is of a pleasant, hospitable and entertaining nature,
and a most sociable man, highly esteemed in the community.
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JAMES PHIFER, retired farmer and stock-raiser, London, was born in
Stokes (now Paint) Township July 12,1815. His paternal grandparents were
John and Catherine (Rader) Phifer, natives of Virginia. One son,
Abraham Phifer, the father of James, came to this county in 1809 or 1810,
locating 270 acres of land in what was then Stokes Township (now Paint),
where he resided till his death, April, 1875. He married Ann Withrow,
probably a native of Pennsylvania, who departed this life in July, 1860.
Our subject is the oldest of four children, one daughter and three sons,
all yet living. In early life, he assisted his father with the farm
duties, obtaining only an ordinary education. He married Phebe Harpole,
a native of Greene County, Ohio. Soon after marriage, he rented a piece
of land for farming purposes, and three years later bought 310 acres.
During the intervening years, by perseverance, energy and strict
economy, he has added to his first purchase until he now owns over 1,700
acres, and he is considered one of the wealthy citizens of London and
the county. About 1872, Mr. Phifer removed to London, where he has since
resided. He is Republican in politics. Mr. Phifer and wife have four
children - Albert, who married Vinnie Neiberger and resides
on the home farm; Vandalia, wife of H. D. Strowbridge, of Washington, D. C.:
Melissa, wife of Thomas Duncan, of Columbus, Ohio, and Mary.
Mr. Phifer,
wife and children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of
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GEORGE PHIFER, son of the
above, married Tabitha Dean; was also a blacksmith by
trade, which business he followed several years. After his marriage, he
located at London and became one of the active business men of that
place. He erected the Phifer House; also the block on the
opposite side of High street now occupied by Wolf's clothing store and
others. During this time, he was carrying on an active business as a
farmer and stock-dealer, and was also for several years engaged in the
tanning business - in all which enterprises he was remarkably successful,
and died possessed of a large amount of property. Abraham, son of
John and brother of George Phifer, married Ann
Withrow and settled near his father; devoted his life to farming;
was very prosperous, and at his death owned 600 acres of land and
several thousand dollars in money. John, the third son, died when
young. The daughters were named Dolly, Clara, Betsey
and Nancy. All married and had families, and became prosperous
and good citizens.
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JOHN PHIFER, a native of
Virginia, emigrated to Madison County about 1810, and located on Paint
Creek, on what is now known as the Buffenberger land. He was a
blacksmith by trade, which business he followed, in connection with
farming, through life. He had a family of three sons and four daughters,
all now deceased. Mr. Phifer was an exceptional man for
honesty, integrity and uprightness of life. Industrious and faithful in
business, kind-hearted and liberal, ever ready with his means and
influence to aid in every moral progress and improvement, and died at a
good old age, loved and respected by all who knew him.
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STEPHEN PHIFER,
farmer, stock-raiser and horticulturist, P. O. London, was born in
Madison County in 1833, and is a son of Abraham and Ann (Withrow)
Phifer, the former a native of Virginia, of German descent, and the
latter a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent. Our subject
was reared on the farm, and remained at home until 1852, when he went to
California via Panama. In the next year, he went to Australia via the
Sandwich Islands, landing at Sidney, New South Wales. From there he went
to Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, where he engaged in mining and
hotel-keeping for several years. He subsequently returned to America,
and bought 215 acres of land in Paint Township. In 1875, he came to
Union County, where he is engaged as above mentioned. He was married in
Australia, in 1859, to Alice Haub, a native of Germany, by
whom he has one child, Anna. Mrs. Phifer is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Phifer is
comfortably situated in life, and enjoys the respect of the whole
community.
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G. M. POTEE, retired farmer,
P. O. Somerford, is the son of Sutton and Hannah (Markley) Potee,
was born in Maryland, Mar. 21, 1817. His parents emigrated to Ohio
in September 1817, and settled in Madison County, where they remained
until their deaths, he Mar. 9, 1863, and she Feb. 7, 1868.
Gabriel, at the age of nineteen, began farming as a renter, and thus
he continued for eight years, when he bought twelve acres of land, to
which he has since added until he owns 243 acres, in a high state of
cultivation. He acquired a common school education, and has been
Township Trustee of Somerford Township for three terms, an office he
filled with credit to himself and his constituents. He was united
in marriage with Levina Mitchell Dec. 4, 1836. She was
a native of Madison County, Ohio, where she was born Jan. 22, 1819, and
by this union has had eight children, of whom five survive, viz.,
Claudius, Lizzie, Newton, John M. and Nancy A. Mr. and Mrs.
Potee have been members of the Methodist Church since they were
sixteen years of age.
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ISAAC POTEE, London,
retired farmer, was born near the National pike, in Somerford Township,
Sept. 16, 1823. He is the son of Sutton Potee, a native of
Maryland, who came from Baltimore to Somerford Township, this county, in
1816. He purchased 270 acres of land, paying for a portion of it
the sum of $16 per acre. He was a butcher by trade, and a farmer
by occupation. He resided on his farm in Somerford Township till
death ended his earthly labors, in March, 1863. He is buried in
the "Old Wilson" or "Mill Graveyard." He married Hannah Makley,
also a native of Maryland. Six children were the fruits of this
union, four now living - one sister and three brothers. Mrs.
Potee died in Feb., 1868, and is buried near her husband. The
subject of this notice was the youngest child, and consequently his
education was somewhat limited. He grew up amid pioneer
surroundings, often seeing a drove of twenty deer pass his father's
door. He resided on the old homestead until twenty-four or
twenty-five years of age, and in 1850 married Rachel Marsh, a
native of Madison County, and daughter of Josiah L. Marsh.
He remained with his father in law one year, and until his wife's death,
which occurred the same year (1852). His second marriage occurred
Mar. 25, 1853, when he was united to Elmira, daughter of
Claudius Mitchell, and a native of Champaign County, Ohio, near
Mechanicsburg. A year after this second marriage, Mr. Potee
removed onto a farm of fifty acres in Somerford Township, and the
following fall to Mr. Mitchell's farm in Champaign County.
On Mar. 10, 1857, he returned to Somerford Township, and bought a farm
of 158 acres from Thomas Taylor, and located one mile northeast
of Somerford Village, on the old Columbus road. He there resided,
and was engaged in farming until January, 1880, when he removed to his
present residence in London. Mr. Potee is connected with no
organization whatever, except the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which
he has been an able member for over forty years. In 1873, while a
resident of Somerford Township, he erected, at a cost to himself of over
$2,500, what is known as the Somerford Methodist Episcopal Church, and
it was dedicated in fall of 1874 by the Rev. Granville Moody.
Mr. Potee was a Trustee, of the congregation at that time, and also
served as a member of the school board, being Republican politically.
Ten children have been given Mr. and Mrs. Potee, seven living.
They are as follows: Claudius D., who married Emma Brown,
of Logan County, Ohio - he owns a farm of 105 acres, in Somerford
Township, but is now in the employ of the Howe Sewing Machine Company;
Amelia, wife of Frank J. Kiefer, a farmer, residing two
miles west of Somerford; Idelia, Della, Gabriel, Isaac Milton and
Cordelia. Both wives have been members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Source: History of
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PATRICK POWERS
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SHEDRICK
PRESTON, from Greenbrier County, Va., settled on the tract of
land purchased by John Arbuckle about 1812 or 1813, as in 1814 he
served as Township Trustee. Subsequently he removed to the Big Sandy,
since which nothing has been known of him. Abner S. Williard was
a native of Vermont, born in 1791. He emigrated first to Canada, thence
to New York, and in 1812 came to Champaign County, Ohio, and in 1815
removed to Madison County, where he lived till his death. He married
Hulda Colver, who was born on the banks of Lake Champaign, in New
York, in 1796. They were married in Madison County in 1817. He died
December 16, 1872. She died June 3, 1861. He was a man of undoubted
character, and esteemed and respected by all who knew him. David
Colver, a native of Vermont, settled on land now owned by Reason
Louck about 1815-16. In early life he was a sailor, and followed the
sea. After settling here he remained till his death. He was an active,
industrious man, a good neighbor, and a firm Universalist in religious
belief. He raised a large family, who are now all deceased.
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THOMAS W. PRESTON, a prominent blacksmith, London,
was born in Lancaster County, Ky., Jan. 25, 1841. His father,
Thomas Preston, was also a native of Kentucky, and a carpenter by
trade. He resided in his native State until his death, in 1851.
He married Mary Owens, of Kentucky and our subject was the only
child born to this union. Mrs. Preston died in 1841.
Our subject was reared by Mrs. Polly Baker of Lancaster County,
Ky., till sixteen or eighteen years of age. obtaining a very fair
education. He then went to Flat Rock, in his native State, and
learned general blacksmithing, remaining there three and a half years.
He then removed to Cincinnati, and two years later (in fall of 1860)
located at Pittsburgh, Penn. He subsequently went to Columbus,
Ohio, and in 1861 to Jefferson, in this county. Soon after, he
came to London, and thence to Newport. He was there married, Aug.
7, 1862, to Almira, daughter of Laban Willoughby, of Range
Township. On May 2, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, One hundred
and Fifty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. David Watson,
and served one hundred days. He then re-enlisted in Company B, One
Hundred and Ninety-sixth Regiment, Mar. 1, 1865, and received an
honorable discharge at Baltimore, Md., in September, 1865. He then
returned to Newport, and in 1870 removed to London. Mr. Preston
has met with fair success in his trade. His shop is located on the
south side Fourth between North Main and North Oak streets where he does
blacksmithing and general repairing. Mr. Preston is a
member of Madison Lodge, No. 70 (I. O. O. F.), of London, Gilroy Lodge,
No. 695, of Lilly Chapel, and London Encampment, No. 126 (I. O. O. F.).
He is Republican in politics. Mr. Preston has been thrice
married. His first wife died Feb. 22, 1875. His second
marriage, Nov. 14, 1878, was to Lizzie Wilson, a native of
Madison County, who died June 10, 1879. His third marriage
occurred Feb. 21, 1882, to Angie M. Fuller, a native of New York.
The first and second wives were members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church; the Present one, of Trinity Episcopal Church, of London.
Seven children have been born to Mr. Preston - Viola, May,
Katy (wife of John W. Maddux, of Lilly Chapel), Ada M., B.
Frankie and Jessie M.
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JOHN PRICE, farmer and
stock-dealer, P. O. Plain City. The subject of this sketch was
born in Clark County, Ohio, July 1, 1833; he is the son of James and
Margaret J. (Ryan) Price, his father a native of Wales. His
paternal grandfather was James Price, and his maternal
grandmother was Mary Harvey. Our subject was married, Dec.
8, 1859, to Sarah Wilson, a native of Madison County, Ohio, born
March 10, 1844, and daughter of William D. and Nancy (Moore) Wilson,
her mother a native of Clark County, born 1808, nationality English, and
her father born Feb. 27, 1807. Mr. Price's wife's
grandfather, John Moore, of Kentucky, emigrated to Ohio in an
early day. Mr. and Mrs. Price have had four children, viz.,
Flora, James W., Rosa (died March 25, 1877) and William
(died May 25, 1873.)
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JAMES ALFRED PRINGLE
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WILLIAM D. PRINGLE
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GEORGE PRUGH was born in
Maryland, but of German descent, and married Margaret Markle, a
native of Maryland, and in 1812 emigrated to Ohio and settled in what
was then Deer Creek Township (now Somerford), about one mile north of
the village of Somerford, where they remained till their death. He died
in 1841, and she in 1864. He was a very excellent citizen, and held the
offices of Trustee, Treasurer and Justice of the Peace. Two of his sons,
Samuel and G. W. Prugh, now quite advanced in years, are still
residents of the township, and are most honored an i respected citizens.
The former was born in Maryland in 1811, and the latter in this township
in 1816. William Pepper a native of Maryland, settled here on
land now owned by Charles Mitchell about 1810-12, as we find by
the township records. He was a Supervisor in 1812. John Summers,
from Virginia, settled here about 1813; was a blacksmith by trade, and
perhaps the first settled in this township.
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SAMUEL PRUGH
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SAMUEL M. PRUGH
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ARTHUR A. PUCKET, farmer, P. O. Mt. Sterling.
The subject of this sketch was born at Manchester, Adams County, Ohio,
May 14, 1831. He is a son of John and Catherine M.
(deceased) Pucket. His father was born in Adams County,
Ohio, and when a boy, with his father, came to Highland County, where,
in 1826, he married. Four of his family of seven children are yet
living - Mary, Sarah J., Martha, and our subject, who is the
oldest now living. After his marriage, he engaged in the tanning
business until 1831, in which year he came to Mt. Sterling, this county,
where he again engaged in tanning, and continued in the same many years.
In 1853, he settled on the farm at present occupied by our subject.
His wife died in 1872, having enjoyed many pleasant years of married
life. For fifteen years he has been afflicted with paralysis;
during the past five years, he has been utterly helpless, and has been
under the care and protection of our subject and his kind wife. He
has served as Trustee of Pleasant Township, and is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject, in his youth, received a
liberal English education, and in February, 1853, he married Miss
Margaret Willman, daughter of James and Letta Willman.
By her he had two children - James V. and John W.
She died in April, 1856. In April, 1857, he married Louisa
Stroup, daughter of Clabourne and Mary Stroup, of Highland
County, this State. To them have been born six children, four of
whom are now living - William N., Maggie A., Mary M. and
George W. In 1852, he took possession of the tannery after his
father's retirement at Mt. Sterling. He engaged in tanning for the
two following years, when he removed to Adams County, where he farmed
eighteen months, and lost his wife. In 1856, he returned to Mt.
Sterling, and for one year engaged int he mercantile business. In
1860, he moved to Fayette County, and engaged in agricultural pursuits
for the following six years, at the expiration of which time he returned
to Pleasant Township, this county. In 1878, he located on his
father's homestead, where he at this county. In 1878, he located
on his father's homestead, where he at present resides. He is a
member of the Christian Church, and of the F. & A. M. society; the owner
of 115 acres of land.
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