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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Monroe County, Ohio
- Illustrated -
A Condensed History of the County;
Biographical Sketches: General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters &c.
Publ. H. H. Hardesty & Co, Publishers
Chicago and Toledo
1882
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Greene Twp. -
JACOB AFFOLTER, Senior - is a resident of
Greene township, being engaged in farming and the dairy
business. He came to this county in 1833, having been born
in Switzerland, Apr. 27, 1822. His father was Jacob
Affolter, deceased Dec. 9, 1879, and his mother, Mary
Kassermann, deceased, June 24, 1873. They came to
Monroe county in the year 1833. The wife of Jacob
Affolter, senior, was Margaret Palmer, to whom
he was married in Switzerland township, Monroe county, Ohio,
Jan. 15, 18__. Mrs. Affolter was born in
Switzerland, Sept. 20, 18__. Mrs. Affolter's
parents were Henry Palmer, deceased, and Margaret Fox,
who died Jan. 27, 1873. they came to Monroe County in
1833. The children of Jacob and Margaret Affolter
are as follows: Jacob, born July 8, 1852, lives in
Greene township, Monroe county; Elizabeth (Grant),
May 9, 1854, lives in Greene township; John, May 20,
1857, lives at home; Mary, Nov. 11, 1859, at home;
Samuel, Feb. 3, 1863; Margaret, Apr. 27, 1866;
Rachel, Mar. 30, 1870; David, July 21, 1873.
Mr. Affolter was elected treasurer of this township in 1864,
and served in that office seven years' continuously. He
was also trustee for two years; was elected commissioner of the
county in the fall of 1877; was reelected in the fall of 1880 -
is one of the present incumbents. His term of office will
expire in the fall of 1883. Mr. Affolter's cousin,
Jacob Kassermann, was in the late war, in the 77th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry; was taken prisoner and died in prison.
He made his home with Mr. Affolter before going into
the war. Mr. Affolter's father came from
Switzerland and settled in the southern part of Switzerland
township, Monroe county, in the year 1833; he took out
letters-patent for a farm and went into the woods and cleared a
place to build a house upon. He cleared up his farm and
raised his family of four children. Jacob Affolter, the
subject of this sketch, was the oldest, being then a lad of
eleven years when his father settled there. He assisted
his father materially in clearing up the farm and tilling it.
Mr. Affolter, senior, lived on the farm he entered until
his death. He lived to reap some of the benefits of his
labor in this county at an early day, and died at the mature old
age of 81 years. He was honored and respected by all who
knew him as a man of truth, integrity and good habits.
Jacob Affolter, the subject of this sketch, came to Greene
township, in 1853, and located where he now lives, in the
northern part of the township. By frugality, economy and
strict attention to his business affairs, he has prospered in
this world's goods. He started out in the battle of life
with only his hands. He mastered the carpenter's trade,
and is now the possessor of 300 acres of valuable land.
Mr. Affolter and his two sons, Jacob and John, are
also engaged in saw-milling; they are owners of a portable mill,
which they move from place to place. There were no roads
in Switzerland township when Mr. Affolter's father
settled in it. They had to cut a road through the land
when they located it. There were no churches or schools,
nothing but woods and wild animals. Mr. Affolter,
the subject of this sketch, attended one of the first schools
organized in this township. It was taught by John Yenne,
in the year 1834. Mr. Affolter's address is Laings
postoffice, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 19) |
Perry Twp. -
FRANCIS MARION AMOS - The Amoses
were of English descent. The great-grandfather of F. M.
Amos was born in England and came to America when 12 years
of age, and settled in Maryland. To him was born Robert
Amos, senior (grandfather of F. M.), who lived and
died in Maryland. From him came Robert Amos, junior,
father of the subject of this sketch. At the age of 17
Robert Amos, Junior, became engaged as a stage-driver on the
old National pike, which in those days was esteemed by a young
man as quite a luxury. While thus engaged he had the honor
of carrying as passengers in his coach, Wm. H. Harrison
and John Tyler, afterward President and Vice-President of
the United States. He came to Washington county in 1842
and settled near Brownsville, now Monroe county. Here he
married Elizabeth Dye in 1843. Daniel Dye,
(born in Virginia) great-grandfather of F. M. Amos, was
one of the first settlers in Monroe county, and was the founder
of what is known in the history of Ohio as "the Dye
settlement," it being one of the first made in this State.
To him was born, in Virginia, Elizabeth Dye (grandmother
of F. M. Amos) who married James Dye, of Virginia,
and they came into Monroe county in a very early day and raised
a large family of children, of whom the mother of F. M. Amos
was one. Robert Amos, junior, is occupied at
farming, and stock-raising. He raised a large family.
By industry and frugality he rose very rapidly in a pecuniary
way. He finally moved to Washington county on the Ohio
river, the site of his present abode. As a manager he was
very successful, exhibiting that aptitude and tact which
characterize the Amos family. Francis Marion Amos
was born in Perry township, Nov. 12, 1846. His boyhood
days were spent in manual labor on his father's farm, with very
meager advantages for education; this was mostly accomplised
after the day's labor was done. At the age of 16 he began
teaching school; taught two terms at Trail run in Benton
township, and two terms in Perry - teaching in winter and
farming in summer. He was married Apr. 8, 1865, to
Eunice Ann Cisne, who was born in this
county Sept. 26, 1845, daughter of General Emanuel Cisne
and Sarah Garrard. General Cisne and wife
were born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and were of French
extraction; he received his title from the Department of State,
he being general of State Militia. He was in the war of
1861, but did not serve long on account of disability for which
he received an honorable discharge. He was a pioneer in
Monroe county, settling first on Sunfish creek, then at Antioch;
he died June 4, 1878. Seven children have been born to
F. M. Amos and wife, namely: James O. Feb. 15,
1866; Henry O., May 7, 1868; Robert E., Sept. 26,
1870; Earnest O., Feb. 2, 1873; Corbin A., Feb.
12, 1875; Jessie L., Mar. 4, 1877; Francis M.,
Dec. 28, 1879. Mr. Amos was engaged in farming and
teaching alternately near Brownsville for three years; thence he
removed to Graysville and carried on a mercantile business three
yeas, he then came to Antioch and opened up a general mercantile
business three years, he then came to Antioch and opened up a
general merchandise and produce business, and is also a dealer
in leaf tobacco. Mr. Amos has had business
relations in Antioch for eleven years and is one of the leading
men of Monroe county. Address, Antioch.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
21) |
Benton Twp. -
CORBIN AMOS - a merchant, and formerly a
tanner, of Benton township, was born in Harford county,
Maryland, Mar. 26, 1810. His wife, Julia H. Chalk,
is a native of St. Clairsville, Belmont county, where she was
born July 31, 1829. They were married in Benton township,
May 10, 1864; came to this county in 1840. His parents
were Benton township, May 10, 1864; came to this county in 1840.
His parents were Robert Amos, born in 1769, died in 1824,
and Elizabeth, born in 1774, died in 1818. The
parents of Mrs. Amos were Leonard Chalk, born in
1807, died in 1873, and Miranda E., born in 1807, died in
1850. Mr. Amos' father, Robert Amos, and
also his brother, Benjamin, were both in the war of 1812.
When Mr. Amos first came into the place now called
Brownsville, there were but few log houses in the place; the
surrounding country was an almost unbroken wilderness. His
family helped to organize the first school, and also supported
the first church in the place, and have also always been noted
for their extensive charities to all, and especially the poor.
In addition to sharing the vicissitudes and privations incident
to pioneer life, Mr. Amos started in the business of
tanning in a very humble and unpretentious way, living for a
long time in the loft of his tannery. However, he has been
a very successful business man, and was always known as an able
financier. It is said that he has never borrowed fifty
dollars in his life.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 27) |
Washington Twp. -
DAVID ALLEN - born in Pennsylvania, Apr.
30, 1810, and came to this county with his parents, Philip
and Nancy (Wilcox) Allen, in 1817. Parents were dead.
Married in Woodsfield, Apr. 1856, Sarah Huff who was born
in Noble county, Mar. 22, 1826, daughter of Emanuel and Polly
(Davis) Huff. Their children, all at home, are:
Henry, born Apr. 4, 18__; Louisa (Blazer), Apr. 11,
18__; Elijah, Jan. 24, 18_; Aaron, Aug. 14, 18__.
By a former marriage the following children were born:
Paulina (Hill), Gideon, Annie (Knowlton), Elias, Avery, Lewis,
Mary (Huff), Philip, Ezekiel, Sarah (Fisher), Paulina (Watson),
and David. Gideon served in the army, and
Ezekiel in the 92d Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
Avery, Lewis and Philip served in the 8th Virginia
Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Allen is a farmer.
Postoffice address, Graysville.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 9) |
Jackson Twp. -
ELAM DYE AMOS - sons of Robert and
Elizabeth Amos, was born in Benton township, Monroe county,
Ohio, June 22, 1852, and married in Washington county on October
30, 1872, to Temperance Smith Wells, born in the same
county on March 4, 1854, and daughter of Edward J. S.
and Michael (Owen) Wells, both Aug. 24, 1873; Elizabeth
R., Mar. 26, 1877; Anna Michel, Sept. 6, 1881 - all
reside in their parents. Mr. Amos is a merchant in
Jackson township. Postoffice address, Centerview, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 27) |
Greene Twp. -
RICHARD ANGUS - is engaged in the
occupation of farming and stock-raising in Greene township,
Monroe county; was born in the same township and county, Nov.
16, 1836. His father was John Angus, who died June
18, 1870, and his mother was Louisa J. McBurney, who died
Feb. 3, 1878. They came to this county in this county in
the year 1834. Mr. Angus was married in Ohio
township, Monroe county, Nov. 11, 1858, to Annie M.
Kassermann, who was born in Switzerland, Mar. 15, 1838.
Mr. Angus' parents were Stephen Kassermann, now
livinng in Green township, and Elizabeth Kassermann, who
died Mar. 18, 1861. They came to Monroe county in 1841.
The children of Richard and Ann Angus are:
Elizabeth J., born June 30, 1859, lives in Lee township,
Monroe county, Ohio; Abigail A., Jan. 18, 1861, died July
4, 1879; John William, Sept. 16, 1862, died Mar. 5, 1865;
Martha J., July 7, 1864, died Oct. 2, 1880; Caroline,
July 18, 1866, died Sept. 18, 1866; Emma, Jan. 24, 1868,
lives at home; Letitia, Oct. 19, 1869, at home,
Margaret A., Feb. 12, 1872, at home; Joseph, Feb. 16,
1874, died June 30, 1875; Christine, Feb. 19, 1876, at
home; Adam, May 28, 1878, died Feb. 28, 1879; Mary E.,
July 6, 1881. Mr. Angus had one brother, John,
in the late war; he served about eight months, and was honorably
discharged. Mr. Angus' brother-in-law, Jacob
Kassermann, a member of the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
served with the regiment during the whole of the Rebellion,
participating in all the battles that it was engaged in; he was
honorably discharged at the close of the war. Mr. Angus
has held the office of trustee of this township for about twelve
years; has also held the office of school director for twenty
years continuously in school district No. 1. Mr. Angus'
ancestors came from Scotland and settled in Germany county at a
very early date. His father, John Angus, was raised
in that county, and married the daughter of John and Louisa
J. Bowers McBurney. He then came immediately to Monroe
county, Greene township, and entered eighty acres of land, moved
upon it, cleared it up, and raised a family of six sons and
three daughters, of whom seven are still living.
Richard, the subject of this sketch, lives in Greene
township; John, the second son, in Lee township, this
county; the others reside in Virginia. Mr. Angus'
father spent his whole life on the farm he had entered and
improved. Both he and his wife were members of the
Presbyterian Church for many years, and were universally
respected. They both lived to a mature old age, and were
mourned by all their acquaintances at their deaths.
Mrs. Angus' parents came from Germany, and settled in this
township when it was comparatively new. They accumulated a
liberal share of this world's goods, and were among the
substantial farmers of that township. Mr. Kassermann
having lost his wife, will make his home during the remainder of
his days with Mr. Angus. Mr. Richard Angus's
address is Morton postoffice, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 19) |
Summit Twp. -
DR. A. C. ARMSTRONG - resides in Summit
township, Lewisville post-office, and is a physician, surgeon
and druggist. He was born in Belmont county, Dec. 27,
1839. His parents, Henry and Margaret (Adams) Armstrong,
came to this county in 1845, and in the spring of 1864 removed
to Iowa. He married at Beallsville, in this county, Sept.
16, 1864, Louisa Woolenweber, a native of West Virginia,
and whose parents, Louis and Wilhelmina Woolenweber, came
into this county in 1840. Their child, Charlie L.,
was born Sept. 16, 1865, Dr. Armstrong has held the
office of township clerk for ten years. His brother,
Franklin, served during the war in the 25th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, enlisting at Woodsfield, served three eyars and was
honorably discharged. He was severely wounded in the
battle of Chancellorsville, from the effects of which he is
crippled for life. The Armstrongs are of Irish
descent, and were residents of Washington county, Pennsylvania,
where they remained about seven years, and then came to Monroe
county, settling in Sunsbury township. Dr. Armstrong,
at the age of twenty years, began the study of medicine with
Dr. G. G. McCullock, of Beallsville. After finishing
his studies he commenced the practice of medicine in the village
of Lewisville, where he has remained ever since By close
attention to business, Dr. Armstrong has acquired a very
large practice, and is one of the prominent physicians of the
county.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
28) |
Seneca Twp. -
MITCHELL ATKINSON - a farmer and
millwright of Seneca township, was born on Captina creek, now
Belmont county, Nov. 19, 1804. His parents, Isaac and
Margaret (Holmes) Atkinson (both deceased), the latter of
whom died Sept. 20, 1857, settled in Monroe county in 1802.
He was elected six times to the legislature. They came
from Greene county, Pennsylvania, and settled on Captina creek,
where they remained about five years, when they came to this
county, into Seneca township. They settled on Will's
creek, about one and a half miles above the present town of
Calais, where they remained about three years and then entered
the farm on which Mr. Atkinson now resides. This
was about the year 1812. There were only about six
families in this township at that time, and not a church in the
township, and but one log hut, which was used as a
school-house. The roads were only blazed paths through the
woods. Isaac Atkinson was one of the leading
spirits of that day. He taught some of the first schools
in the county and in this township; was one of the first
associate judges of the county, which position he held for many
years; was a man of superior education, and was respected by all
for his worth and integrity. He lived to his eighty-fourth
year, and died in 1853. Mitchell Atkinson was
married near Fairview, Guernsey county, Dec. 24, 1838, to
Nancy Greeneltch, who was born in Colerain township, Belmont
county, Mar. 14, 1810. Her parents were James
Greeneltch, who died in September, 1864, and Phebe Moore,
who died in September, 1866. They were among the early
settlers of Belmont county, before the county was organized, and
lived to a good old age. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Atkinson are: Margaret (Yockey), born May 27,
1842, lives at Lewisville; Isaac B., July 31, 1844, at
home; Lydia L. (Kroning), Mar. 31, 1846, resides at
Calais; Phoebe L. (Calvert), May 21, 1848, died June 12,
1872; Lucius W., Dec. 7, 1850, lives in Seneca township;
Hamer F., Oct. 3, 1852, died July 5, 1860; Milton M.,
Nov. 27, 1855, at home. Mr. Atkinson held the
office of trustee in this township for two years, and the office
of treasurer about ten years. His son-in-law, Casper
Yockey, served three years in the late war, as a member of
the 92d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His uncle, Mitchell
Atkinson, served in the war of 1812, and was one of the
first surveyors in this county, and also held the office of
justice of the peace about fourteen years; and another uncle,
James, served in the wars with the Indians in early days.
Address, Calais, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
15) |
Salem Twp. -
OLIVER ATKINSON
- a hardware merchant of Clarington. His father,
Cornelius Atkinson, died Feb, 1847; and his mother, Mary
Johnson, died May 1, 1864. His grandfather, William
Atkinson, was one of the very earliest settlers along the
Ohio river, settling at the mouth of Sunfish creek, when Ohio
was only laid out in territorial counties. He, with his
brothers, Isaac and James and Charles, made the first
settlement where Clarington now stands. This whole
southeastern Ohio was then Marietta district. They often
had trouble with the Indians, and had to flee many times to the
fort at Wheeling. Cornelius Atkinson, father of
Oliver, was born on the Susquehanna river, in Pennsylvania,
and was a small lad when they settled here. They endured
all the hardships and inconveniences incident to the settlement
of a new country. Oliver Atkinson started in a
world with nothing but his hands to help him, but by industry
and economy he has prospered, and is now one of the leading
business men of Clarington.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 6) |
STEPHEN A.
ATKINSON - was born Feb. 13, 1840, at the residence of
his father on the south side of Sunfish creek, in the town of
Cameron (formerly Jamestown), Adams township, Monroe county,
Ohio. The first school which he attended, at the age of
five, was taught in an old hewed log meeting-house, situated in
the cemetery west of Cameron, by James Myers, the present
recorder of the county, and the next school which he attended
was taught by Eliel Headley in a new frame school-house,
the first erected in Cameron, (then Jamestown), and the first
taught therein. He labored upon his fathers' farm,
attending school during the winter season only, until he was
twenty years of age, at which time, and on the day of his
twentieth anniversary, he commenced his first term at Cameron,
as a teacher in the public schools, and continuously thereafter
made teaching his chief occupation for nearly twenty years.
He taught most of the time in Cameron, having taught only in six
other places, in each one term, and all these in adjoining
districts to Cameron, save one, and that in the township in
which he lived. He was the principal of the Cameron school
for the last ten years in which he taught, teaching winter and
summer. While living in Adams township he served seven
years as township clerk, one year as trustee, two years as
assessor, and seven years as justice of the peace. Mr.
Atkinson was appointed school examiner of the county by
James R. Morris, probate judge, Apr. 16, 1874, and served
two years, when he was reappointed, served three years, and was
again reappointed by R. K. Walton, probate judge, and
served until November, 1879, at which time having been elected
county auditor for the term of three years, the office which he
is now holding, he resigned the position as school examiner, and
also the office as justice of the peace. He was married
Sept. 16, 1865, to Melissa Ward, who was born Feb. 18,
1844, in Belmont county, Ohio, and a daughter of James and
Phebe Ward. They lived in Cameron from the time of
their marriage until November, 1879, when they moved to the
county seat, Woodsfield, Centre township, where they now reside.
Their children living are two in number: Clarence M.,
born Feb. 4, 1868; Bertha Pearl, Apr. 19, 1875.
Bennie Arthur, their first child, died Jan. 20, 1867, aged
eight months. All the children were born at Cameron.
Stephen A. Atkinson, is the son of Stephen Atkinson
and Elizabeth (Ross) Atkinson. Stephen, the
father, was born June 17, 1793. at Waynesburg, Greene county,
Pennsylvania, and died of cancer at Cameron, Monroe county,
Ohio, Mar. 24, 1874, and was buried in the Cameron cemetery.
He was twice married; his first wife was Margaret Jones,
daughter of John Jones, died Aug. 23, 1824, in the
twenty-eighth year of her age. His wife wife was
Elizabeth Rose, daughter of Robinson and Mary (Davis)
Ross, born on Sunfish creek, about four miles from
Clarington, Mar. 23, 1809, and died May 25, 1864. His
first wife died at Woodsfield, having been taken sick while on
her way there to attend a religious meeting. His last wife
died in consumption, at Cameron, and both are buried in the
Cameron cemetery. At the time of his death he owned 243
acres of land on the south side of the creek at Cameron, having
purchased the most of if from the government, and there he
continuously lived from the time he was first married until his
decease. His first dwelling was a two-story, built of
hewed logs, with a one story kitchen attached, but was torn down
and replaced with a frame. He, with his father and family,
emigrated to this county near the close of the eighteenth
century. The first school which he attended was about two
miles above Clarington, on the Ohio river, taught by Mitchel
Atkinson, who was then about nineteen years old, and was a
brother to his father. This school, probably without
doubt, and from reliable information received from the earliest
settlers, was the first one taught in the county. In the
early part of his life, he held to the doctrine of Universalism,
but afterward became a consistent member of the Disciple or
Christian Church, and was, for about fifty yeas and until his
death, a preacher in that church. He was the father of
fifteen children, seven sons and eight daughters. The
children in the order of their ages are: Charles J.,
Isaac, Lily, Rebecca A., Benjamin, Samuel S., Margaret, Louisa,
Martha, Stephen A., John J., Abel M., Mary E., Maria J. and
Julia A.; those dead are, Charles J. born Mar. 21,
1817, and died June 9, 1847, was married to Isabelle Ferrill;
Benjamin was born Feb. 13, 1830, and died Dec. 28, 1851;
Margaret was born Dec. 20, 1833, and died May 16, 1856;
Abel M., was born Apr. 19 1844, and died Feb. 29, 1872;
Mary E. was born Aug. 7, 1846, and died Aug. 12, 1847;
Maria J., was born May 29, 1848, died Jan. 3, 1852; Julia
A. was married to Michael Schafer, and died Dec,
1879, in the thirtieth year of her age - all buried in Cameron
cemetery, in a row, together with their father and his two
wives; those living are: Isaac, married to
Hannah Lippincott, and resides at Marietta, Ohio; Lily,
married to Richard Angus, living in Wood county, Ohio;
Samuel S., married to Emma D. Hartline, living near
Cameron of this county; Louisa, married to Dr. W. G.
Webb, John J., married to Ella J. Clark, daughter of
Dr. John Clark, and Rebecca A., the only one
single, all live at Cameron; Martha, married to
Stephen Beard, resides in Jefferson, Green county, Iowa, and
Stephen A., at Woodsfield; Samuel S., John J.
and Abel M., enlisted in Company E, 116th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, August, 1862, and served until the close of the late
rebellion. Charles Atkinson, father of Stephen,
was born, probably in Ireland, in 1760, and died Apr. 23, 1834,
aged 74, at the residence now owned by Michael Boughner,
about two miles below Cameron, on Sunfish Creek, and buried at
Cameron. His parents, Cornelius Atkinson and
Mary (Cross) Atkinson, emigrated from Ireland to America a
few years before the revolutionary war, and settled in
Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. James and
Charles were the two oldest children of Cornelius,
and they and their father enlisted in the American army, and
served the entire time of the revolutionary war; Cornelius
was a lieutenant; Charles was about sixteen years old at
the time of his enlistment.
Charles was the father of fourteen children, six sons and
eight daughters; the oldest son, known in history as General
Atkinson, was born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania;
they then moved from there to Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, at
the mouth of the Juniatta river, at which place their son
James was born, who came with his father to this county,
lived here for many years, married here, moved to the State of
Indiana, and there died at an advanced age. Charles
owned a part of an island in Dauphin county, known as Duncan's
Island, and from there he was sent to guard the western part of
the State of Pennsylvania against Indian hostilities, and was
held for that purpose for the term of three years, and during
that time, and while stationed at Waynesburg, Greene county,
Pennsylvania, Stephen and Margaret, twins, were born in
the fort at that place, June 17, 1793; Margaret was
married after they moved to this county to Elias Conger,
and died June 20, 1872, and was buried at Cameron by the side of
her husband, whom she survived. From Waynesburg he
was sent, taking his family with him, to the fort at Wheeling,
and, after staying there for a short time, moved to Ohio,
settling near the mouth of Captina creek, and, living there a
while, again moved on the river, about two miles above
Clarington, and there remained a few years, having built a house
and cleared some land, but was "entered out," as it was called,
and from there moved on Sunfish creek, about two miles from the
mouth, on the Cochran farm; but, after living there a
short time, building a house and clearing some land, was again
"entered out," and then made his last move, to the farm on which
he died, having purchased of the government a quarter section of
land, which he owned at the time of his death. His wife,
Elizabeth, died Dec. 14, 1841, aged 72 years, 3 months
and 2 days, at the residence of Sarsfield Clark,
her son-in-law, and was buried by the side of her husband.
The remainder of Charles' children were all born after he
moved to this State. Julia A. was married to
Samuel Stephens, now deceased; she is now living where she
has always lived since her marriage, in Seneca township of this
county, and is 86 years old; James, called "Blue head,"
to distinguish him from another James, was married to
Rhoda Conger, lived for many years on Sunfish creek, o the
farm now known as the Maury farm, but moved fro there to
the State of Indiana, where he died at an old age; Cornelius
was married to Nancy Henthorn, lived for many years
about one mile below Cameron, on the creek, moved to Indiana,
lived there a few years, then moved to Illinois, and after a
short stay there moved to Clark creek, Morris county, Kansas,
where he died Dec. 14, 1879, aged 74 years; Jane married
Sarsfield Clark, and they lived on the Ohio river, two miles
below Clarington, where they owned a large and beautiful river
farm, which they sold and moved to Illinois, at Ridge farm,
about eighteen miles from Paris, Edgar county, in the spring of
1859; Mrs. Clark died Oct. 4, 1881 - her husband,
Sarsfield, is still living; Rebecca married John
B. Watson, and having lived in this county for many years,
and raised a large family of children, moved to West Virginia in
the year 1856, where they are now living; Elizabeth was
married to John Conger, lived in Adams township of this
county, on what is now known as the Pfalzgraf farm, and,
after selling their farm there, moved to Iowa, where they still
live; Ruth, the youngest daughter, was married to
Ebenezer Henthorn, and soon after marriage moved to
Illinois, where he died in 1878; Elijah was married in
this county and moved to Missouri, where he died in a few years
after moving there; Abel, the youngest son, was married
to Mary Archer, and after living together a few years he
went to Missouri, leaving his wife in this county, and some time
afterward took sick and died there, at the residence of his
brother Elijah. James, the son of
Cornelius, was engaged with his brother Charles in
protecting the frontier at that time against Indian hostilities,
and both emigrated to this State at the same time.
James was a single man at the time he came to this State,
but soon afterward married Mary Brown (usually called
Aunt Polly Atkinson by the young people in earlier times)
and shortly after their union, moved to Licking county in this
State among the Indians, but remained there but a short time
when they moved back to this county and settled on Sunfish creek
near the mouth of Atkinson's run, bought a quarter section of
land from the government, erected a house thereon, and laid out
the town of Jamestown (now called Cameron), and having lived
there for many years, and raised a large family of children, he
died at a good old age, and his remains were interred in the
Cameron cemetery; his relict (Aunt Polly) lived in this
county several years after his death, and moved with one of her
sons to Wood county, West Virginia, and there died at a very old
age. Mitchell, Isaac and William Atkinson,
the other sons of Cornelius Atkinson and Mary (Cross)
Atkinson, and brothers of James and Charles,
were born in Pennsylvania, and were among the earliest settlers
of this county. William served as
commissioner of the county, and died at Clarington; Mitchell
taught the first school in the county, and was elected county
surveyor; Isaac was the first representative elected in
the county, and the second senator. Cornelius was
the father of three daughters, one of whom emigrated to this
State and died in this county; the other daughters remained in
Pennsylvania, in Dauphin county, one of them marrying a man by
the name of Martin. Cornelius and his wife died in
Dauphin county. But little is known concerning the father
of Cornelius, only that his name was Robert, and
that he was a native of Ireland. Address, Centre township,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 31) |
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