Seneca Twp. -
BENJAMIN HAGA - is a native of Morgan
county, Ohio, and was born Sept. 24, 1823, son of John
and Susanna (Day) Haga, both deceased. He came
into Monroe county in 1843, and married here Dec. 1, 1847,
by Elijah Hathaway, esquire. His wife was
Ruth Danford, daughter of Samuel and Nancy Matheney,
both deceased, and she was born in this county, Dec. 7,
1828. Children: Mary D., born Aug. 29,
1848; Samuel M., Oct. 21, 1853; Orlin M.
(grand child), Feb. 23, 1874. Mr. Haga's father
was a native of Huntington county, Pennsylvania, and came to
Morgan county when it was wild, with only a cabin here and
there through the woods, no churches nor school-houses, but
plenty of wild animals, such as bears, wolves, etc.
Mrs. Haga's ancestors, the Danfords, were natives
of Wales. Her great-grandfather came to this country
at a very early day and settled on Delaware Bay, New Jersey.
He reared a family of three sons and two daughters, Peter,
the second son, being grandfather of Mrs. Haga.
Her father, Samuel Danford, was the oldest son of
Peter's three sons and four daughters. He was born
in New Jersey, Dec. 29, 1774, and came to what is now
Belmont county in 1798, where he met and married Nancy,
daughter of Rachel (Floyd) Matheney, Aug. 20, 1800.
He resided in Belmont county until 1807, when he settled in
what was afterward the northwestern part of Monroe county.
In the year 1813, during the trouble with the Indians, he
was compelled to flee with his family to the settlement in
Belmont county for protection. He returned in 1817,
cleared up a farm in the woods and possessed a liberal
amount of the world's goods. He reared a family of
fifteen children and died respected by all who knew him.
Mr. Haga's business is farming and stock-raising.
Address, Calais, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
16) |
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Washington Twp. -
JAMES HALL – born in Jefferson county, Aug. 24, 1841, is a son of
Thomas and Mary (Kelly) Hall, who
settled in this county in 1849.
Married here, Jan. 7, 1868, Susan A.
Smith, who was born in Noble county, Feb. 2, 1838, daughter of
Jesse and Sallie Smith (the latter
deceased), who came here in 1853.
Children: Nelson, born Nov. 7, 1869; Mattie F., Sept. 8,
1872; William E., Sept. 8, 1875; Howard, July 27, 1878;
Nellie, Sept. 12?, 1879.
Mr. Hall served in the late war, in
Company G, 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; enlisted Sept., 1861,
mustered out Sept., 1864; was in the battles of
Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, South Mountain, Antietam, second
fight at Bull Run, Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, and
Murfreesboro. Reenlisted, Oct. 14, in Company G, 2d
Virginia Cavalry, was in engagements of Petersburg,
Stanton, Warren Junction, Richmond, Appomattox Court-house, and mustered out at close of the
war. Business, farmer. Postoffice, Quarry.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty & Co.,
Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 10)
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Summit Twp. -
JACOB H. HAMILTON - has held
commission as postmaster of Lecompton postoffice, Monroe
county, for the last thirty years. Is a farmer and
stock-raiser of Summit townships. He was born in
Greene county, Pennsylvania, Apr. 11, 1818, and came to this
county with his parents, John and Margaret (Wise)
Hamilton in 1822. He was married here Dec. 28,
1840, to Maria Robison, who was born in Ireland Dec.
17, 1816, daughter of John and Margaret (Cummins)
Robison, who settled in this county in 1842. Their
children are: Margaret (Wagenfield), resides at home;
Elizabeth (Coleman), resides in Washington county;
Adaline, resides in Indiana; Marinda, resides at
home; John C., resides in Darke county; G. Wire,
resides in Woodsfield; Aoevella (Hinson), resides in
Franklin township; Oliver, died Aug. 15, 1864;
Forrester, died Aug. 18, 1864. Mr. Hamilton
has held other offices besides that of postmaster, as
trustee, assessor and land appraiser.. His brother,
John, was a lieutenant in the 116th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, served about two years and resigned because of ill
health.. His brother, Joseph, was also in the
116th, served about a year and died of camp disease.
Mr. Hamilton's grandfather, Hugh Hamilton, was
a native of Ireland, settled very early in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary
war, and served seven years, and was a captain in the army.
When he settled in Greene county, Pittsburgh was not thought
of. He raised four sons and four daughters, of whom
John, the father of Jacob H., was the oldest.
About 1816 he married a daughter of Jacob and Mary Wise.
In 1821 he settled in Belmont county, where he remained a
year and ten came to Monroe county, settling in what is now
Summit township. The nearest grist mill was at the
mouth of Captina creek, thirty-five miles away, no road but
a "blazed" one, plenty of wolves, bears, panthers, and not a
school-house or church in the county Mr. Hamilton's
father died in August, 1851.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
29) |
Seneca Twp. -
JAMES H. HAMILTON - a resident of
Seneca township, is by profession a school-teacher, and has
taught since 1869. He is now teaching at Calais, and
has a large school whom all command their teacher. He
was elected to the office of justice of the peace at the
last election. He is a son of Joseph and Susannah
Hamilton, both natives of this county. The former
died shortly after the battle of Pittsburg Landing from
disease contracted while in the army. James'
grandfather was one of the renowned antecedents of the
county, Mr. Hamilton and Mary C. Wise were married at
Lewisville, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1877. Their child is Is
Berth I, born Sept. 21, 1878. Mrs. Hamilton's
parents are Washington K. and E. J. Wise.
Mr. Hamilton and wife were both born in Summit township.
Address, Calais, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
16) |
Centre Twp. -
JOHN HAMILTON - was born in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21, 1811. He
came with his parents from there and located in Wheeling,
West Virginia, where they lived about three years, coming
from their to Belmont county, Ohio, where they resided ten
years, and then removed into what is now Perry township, in
1824, and to his present farm in 1833. He attended the
first school taught in Perry township, it being taught by
Zachariah Loomis. He took out letters-patent for
his land, and the title deeds are yet in the family.
Mr. Hamilton was married in Centre township, Nov. 16,
1832, to Rachel Agin, who was born in Belmont county,
Sept. 1, 1812. The family embrace; Elizabeth J.,
born Apr. 22, 1834, died June 9, 1840; David,
May 4, 1837, resides in Centre township; William,
Jan. 18, 1841, resides in Centre township; John D.,
Oct. 22, 1844, deceased; Sinclair, Apr. 1,
1852, resides in Centre township, William was in the
war of 1861; he enlisted at Woodsfield, in the spring of
1861, and was engaged in the Second Bull Run, Cheat Mountain
Cross Keys, and other engagements in which the regiment took
part. He was taken prisoner at the battle of
Gettysburg; he was honorably discharged after serving three
years and three months. Mr. Hamilton has been
justice of the peace in Centre township for twelve years; he
also filled the recorder's office in place of D. O'Connor,
deceased. Mr. Hamilton's parents were Thomas
and Margaret (Drum) Hamilton, both deceased.
Mrs. Hamilton's parents were Asher and Elizabeth (Kidwiler)
Agin, both deceased. Address, Woodsfield, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
2) |
Seneca Twp. -
ADAM J. HANNAHS, a resident of Seneca
township, is engaged at farming and teaching. He was
born in this township, May 20, 1852. His father,
James Hannahs, settled in this county in 1844, and his
mother, Anna Mehl, in 1834. He was married at
the residence of his wife's parents in this township on
the2d of April, 1874, to Phebe r. Rockwell, who was
born in Wayne township, Noble county, May 11, 1857, the
daughter of Asa M. and Mary J. Rockwell, who came
into Monroe county in 1870. Postoffice address,
Calais, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
16) |
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Washington
Twp. -
HENRY HARMON – a farmer of this township,
and Graysville postoffice, is the son of
Peter H. Harmon, who died in September, 1856, and
Elizabeth Little, who died Feb. 13, 1875. He was
born in Carroll county, Nov. 29, 1835, and came to this county with his parents
in 1836. He was married to
Nancy Cline, Dec. 21, 1859. Her birth took place
Mar. 5, 1840, being a daughter of David
and Jane (McVey) Cline, the former of whom died in November, 1876, the
latter in March, 1877. Their
children, all at home, are: David,
born Oct. 6, 1860; Huldah J. (Drum),
June 2, 1862; Rachel E., July 19,
1866; William P., Dec. 21, 1867;
Lola A., Nov. 17, 1869;
Elmer, July 14, 1874;
Mary M., Aug. 7, 1878.
Mr. Harmon was in the late war,
serving in Company A., 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which he
entered in August, 1862, and came out 1865; was in the battles of
Winchester, Lynchburg,
and Piedmont.
He had a lively experience in the army – was wounded at Lynchburg, on
June 15, 1864, in the groin, and went into the hospital at Gallipolis; recovered
and returned to his regiment at Deep Bottom, near Richmond, Virginia; ws taken
prisoner at Bunker Hill and kept in Libby prison a week, thence to Belle Isle
for a week, thence to City Point, then to Annapolis, Maryland, to parole camp
about a week, and soon after into service again, commencing with Appomattox
Court-house.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty & Co.,
Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 10)
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Sunsbury Twp. -
BROCK HARPER - is a resident of Sunsbury
township, and is a stock-dealer and farmer. He was born in
Malaga township, June 17, 1847. His parents were Daniel
Harper and Rachel Truax, both of whom came into Monroe
county in 1844. Mr. Harper was married in Malaga,
Ohio, June 21, 1874, to Catharine Butt, who was born in
Summit township, Apr. 11, 1845. Her parents were Martin
Butt and Elizabeth Sebach, who died Jan. 6, 1863. The
children of Brock and Catherine Harper are: Minnie
Louisa, born Oct. 19, 1875, lives at home; Charles F.,
Apr. 16, 1877. Madison Harper, brother of Brock
Harper, enlisted in the 9th Ohio Cavalry, at Malaga, in the
fall of 1863, served three years and was then honorably
discharged. Stillwell Truax, the grandfather of
Brock Harper, was one of the earliest settlers in the
township, and helped to clear out the town of Malaga. He
was also one of the first trustees of Malaga township.
Mr. Truax went through all the hardships incident to the
settlement of a new country, and died at the age of 88 years, in
the town of Malaga, respected by all who knew him. He was
a member of the Baptist church for twenty-five years.
Mr. Harper's address in Ozark, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
13) |
Sunsbury Twp.
HARRISON HARPER - is a farmer of Sunsbury
township. He was born born in Harrison county, Ohio, Mar.
6, 1817, and came into this county in 1855. His father was
Mortica Harper, and his mother, Margaret Jackson.
Mr. Harper was married in Monroe county to Elizabeth
Truax. Her parents were Stillwell Truax and Polly
A. Palmer. Mr. Truax died in 1854. Mr.
Harper's wife died, and June 16, 1861, he married
Elizabeth Thornberry. She was born in Pennsylvania,
Apr. 13, 1831. The children of Harrison and first
wife were: Mortica, born Aug. 9, 1839, lives
at Beallsville, Ohio; Stillwell, Dec. 18, 1842, lives in
Sunsbury township; Gideon, June 26, 1843, lives in Malaga
township, Monroe county; Alexander, Sept. 4, 1845,
lives at Beallsville, Ohio; Mary C., Nov. 25, 1847, lives
in Sunsbury township; Byron K., Dec. 26, 1854, lives in
Sunsbury township; Margaret E., Jan. 28, 1860, lives in
Sunsbury township. Gideon Harper was a
member of the 77th Ohio Volunteers. He went into the
service in 1863, and came out at the close of the war.
Alexander Harper was also in the 77th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He went out in 1863 and returned in 1865.
Mr. Harper's address in Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
13) |
Centre Twp. -
JARED HAWKINS - came to this township from
Virginia when he was a young man, settling in the southern
portion, which was sparsely settled at that date, 1834. He
cleared up his farm and endured many hardships. His father
held many religious meetings in the township, he was universally
respected and died at the age of 75 years. His name was
Joshua Hawkins and his wife Cassa (Tracy) Hawkins;
the latter is also deceased. Jared was married to
Isabella Snodgrass, in Virginia, Mar. 33, 1848. She
was born in that State, Oct. 28, 1826, while he is a native of
Maryland, born Sept. 24, 1818. Their children are:
Barbara H. (Wright), resides in Perry township; Martha C.
(Alexander), resides in the township; John W., Nancy J.,
Comfort R., J. Will, Mary E., Francis L., Nicholas E., Paren U.,
and Charles E., all reside at home. Mr.
Hawkins has held the office of justice of the peace from
1874 to 1880, inclusive. He is also a notary public.
William Hawkins, a brother of Jared, was a member
of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the late war, he served
three years and was honorably discharged. Mrs. Hawkins'
parents, William and Nancy (King) Snodgrass,
are deceased. MR. Hawkins is a farmer.
Address, Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 2) |
Jackson Twp. -
WILLIAM HAYTHORNTWAIT - son of Richard
and Mary (Parkison) Haythorntwait, born in Jefferson county,
Ohio, Dec. 5, 1825, settled in Monroe county in 1846. His
wife, Mary Ann daughter of John and Elizabeth (Knight)
Hamilton, was born in Monroe county, March 29, 1827,
and married in Perry township, Feb. 17, 1853. Their family
consists of Lienberta Jane, born Feb. 14, 1854,
died in April, 1856; Orpha Lidorn, Mar. 17, 1856, resides
in Washington county, Ohio; Margaret Ellen, June 17,
1858, died in 1859; Missouri Belle, Aug. 22, 1860,
resides in this township; Almira Jane, Sept.. 21, 1862,
died Dec. 30, 1877; Thomas Andrew, Dec. 5, 1865, resides
in Jackson township, Monroe county; Lucinda Elonia, Feb.
15, 1871, also resides in Jackson township. Mr.
Haythorntwait has served fro twelve years as treasurer of
Jackson township, Monroe county, which office he now fills.
Business, farming. Address, Antioch, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 27) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
JOHN HEADLEY - is a son of Silas
Headley and Sevilla Yoho, who came into Monroe county
in 1820. Mr. HEadley was born in Sunsbury township,
Dec. 22, 1828, and has been and still is engaged in farming and
stock raising in the same township. On the 10th of
October, 1872, he was married to Nancy Nice, who was born
in West Virginia, Feb. 11, 1840. Their children are:
Eva R., born Aug. 25, 1873; Albert E., Oct. 25, 1874;
Vola M., June 4, 1876; Charles C., Aug. 25, 1878.
Mrs. Headley's parents were Caleb Nice and Nancy A.
Meek. Aaron Headley was a member of the 116th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A. He enlisted in 1862,
and was mustered out at the close of the war. Mr. John
Headley's father, Silas Headley, cleared up one of
the first farms in Sunsbury township. HE made a living off
it at the same time, and raised a family of six children.
The forest was then wild and unbroken. The Brown
water-power mill was built in 1874 and located on Atkinson run.
The first hand-mill for grinding corn was built on the farm of
Peter Ault, in East Sunsbury, in 1844. Mr. John
Headley's first wife was Susannah Davis. His
address is Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
13) |
Jackson Twp. -
WILLIAM HESS - a native of Zellhamersbach,
Baden, Germany, was born May 29, 1822, and settled in Monroe
county, Ohio, in May, 1858. His parents George and
Josephine (Fisher) Hess, reside in Baden. In the city
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 5, 1850, William Hess
and Mary Christina Malis were united in marriage. She
was born in Darmstadt, Prussia, on Apr. 17, 1828, and came to
this country with her parents, John Godfrey and
Johannah Dorrade Charlotte (Hof) Malis, who settled at
Butler county, Pennsylvania, and who are now both deceased.
The family result from this marriage are: Herman born
Apr. 30, 1851, resides at Wheeling, West Virginia; William,
Mar. 11, 1853, resides at Clarington, Ohio; Edward, Jan.
3, 1855; John, Oct. 28, 1857; Mary Terecia, Apr.
25, 1861; Thomas, Mar. 5, 1868; Joseph, May 22,
1870; the latter five reside at home. Mr. Hess, by
profession a machinist, was in the arsenal at Allegheny,
Pennsylvania, and also employed in these of Germany, Vienna,
Switzerland, Strausburg, Hungary, Hamburg; and Zanesville and
Cleveland, Ohio, and other places in the United States. He
is now a farmer, and his postoffice address in Sardis, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 27) |
Greene Twp. -
HENRY HICKMAN - is a farmer of Greene
Township, and settled in this county in the year 1822. He
was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1822, his
father being William Hickman, his mother Mary Greene,
now deceased. They came to this county in 1822.
Mr. Hickman's wife was Susan Connor, who was born in
Monroe county, Dec. 9, 1830. They were married in Monroe
county, Mar. 30, 1848. Her parents were Jeremiah Connor,
deceased, and Elizabeth Dennis, also deceased. They
came to Monroe county about 1824. The children of Henry
and Susan Hickman were as follows: John M.,
born July 24, 1849, died Nov. 27, 1871; Mary E.,
Mar. 20, 1851, now living at home; Becca J., Sept. 7k,
1853, died Oct. 26 ,1881; Harriet M., Feb. 29,
1856, deceased Dec. 8, 1862; Louisa A., Apr. 14,
1858, lives at home; Isabell, Feb. 27, 1861, lives at
home; Minerva E., Mar. 7, 1868, lives at home.
Mr. Hickman had two brothers, James and Peter Hickman,
in the war. James was a member of the 77th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and was taken prisoner near Little Rock,
Arkansas, and was held ten months. He served during the
war, and was honorably discharged at its close. Peter
was a member of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
enlisted at Woodsfield. He served three years, and was
also honorably discharged. Henry Hickman also had a
brother-in-law, Joseph Connor, in the war. He was a
member of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in all the
battles the regiment was engaged in. He was twice hurt by
pieces of shell, and was honorably discharged at the close of
the war. Mr. Hickman's father was a native of
Pennsylvania, and married a daughter of John Greene and
wife, who were residents of Greene county; came to Monroe county
near the central part of the county, and made a settlement, in
the fall of 1822. Greene township was at that time an
unbroken wilderness. They would have to gather for miles
around to get enough to raise a cabin. The country was
then full of wild animals, such as wolves, bears, panthers, and
deer by the drove. Mr. Hickman entered a farm of
eighty acres of land, and went into the woods and cleared up his
farm. He afterwards entered several tracts of land and
improved them. He raised a family of ten children, of whom
three are still residents of Monroe county. The others
have sought homes elsewhere. Mr. Hickman's parents
came from Greene county, Pennsylvania, and settled in the
eastern part of this township, when there were but a few
settlers in the township. There were no schools nor
churches nor public improvements, only a cabin here and there
through the woods. They also took up land and cleared a
farm, and helped to lay the basis of our thriving county.
Mr. Hickman still has in his possession the first and
only spelling book he ever used. It is of the United
States series, and was published in 1826. He values it
highly as a relic of his early schools days. His name was
written in it by the first teacher he ever attended school to,
being over fifty years ago. Mr. Hickman's address
is Laings, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 20) |
Centre Twp. -
LOUIS HOEFFLER - is a son of Michael
and Louisa (Gross) Hoeffler. He was born in Bavaria,
Germany, Oct. 7, 1848. He was admitted to the bar of
Monroe county, at St. Clairsville, in 1872. He was master
commissioner of the court for two years; he practiced his
profession for three years, when he entered the mercantile
business in Woodsfield. He is now a member of the firm of
Ketterer & Hoeffler, the leading dry goods, clothing, and
general merchandise house in the county. He was married at
Miltonsburg, Monroe0 county, Ohio, April 22, 1873, to Mary V.
Oblinger, who was born in this county, Sept. 27, 1849.
They have the following children: Julius A., born June
21, 1874; Clerment L., born June 23, 1876; John B.,
born Aug. 3, 1878; Orletia A., born Nov. 27, 1880.
The parents of Mrs. Hoeffler are John B., and
Fenandina (Bidenhorn) Oblinger; the former died Dec. 24,
1865, and the latter Feb. 21, 1880. B. F. Oblinger
a brother of Mrs. Hoeffler, was in the war of 1861, in an
Ohio battery of artillery. Mr. Hoeffler's address
is Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio -
Publ. by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo -
1882 - Page 2) |
Centre Twp. -
JACOB HUBER - and Barbara Senetra
were married in Seneca township, Monroe county, Ohio, in 1841.
He was born in Whetlenberg State, Germany, in 1812, and his wife
in Darmstat, Germany, in 1811. They had four children:
Samuel, born Apr. 27, 1843, died July 26, 1844; George J.,
June 5, 1845, resides in Centre township; Jacob, Nov. 11,
1847, died Dec. 1, 1862; John, Feb. 19, 1854, resides in
West Virginia. Mr. Huber was married the second
time to Elizabeth, daughter of Marks and Elizabeth (Halfler)
Butt. The date of the marriage was Mar. 19, 1867.
Their children are: Frederick, born Dec. 11, 1867, died
Mar. 13, 1868; Pauline Matilda, born Apr. 27, 1870,
resides at home; William, Apr. 1, 1872, died Dec. 12,
1878. Mr. Huber is a farmer and stock raiser.
His postoffice address is Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 2) |
Perry Twp. -
ROSSBURY M. HUFFMAN
- was born in Monroe county, Ohio, Mar. 16, 1835. His
parents were Jacob Huffman, now dead, and Nancy
Mitchell, also dead. He was married in Brownsville,
Monroe county, Nov. 1, 1861, to Zillah Pool, who was born
in Monroe county, Aug. 12, 1835. Her parents were
William Pool and Jane Swartwood. William Pool was born
in Monroe county; Emma Mitchell born in Pennsylvania.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Huffman were: William S.,
born Aug. 31, 1867, died Nov. 1, 1868; Anna M., Oct. 12,
1868; Nancy J., Feb. 28, 1869; Mary B., Nov. 12,
1871, died Oct. 1, 1873; John B., Aug. 30, 1873;
Minnie Sept. 22, 1874, died Nov. 18, 1874; Oliver E.,
Feb. 28, 1878; Effie Z., Oct. 28, 1880. All of the
seven children who are living are at home. Mr. Hoffman
was in the service during the rebellion, being a member of the
2e Virginia Cavalry, Company C. He went into the service
in 1861, and came out in 1865. He was in the battles of
Williamsport, Flat Top mountains, Virginia, Gettysburg,
Sheppardstown, Lewisburg, Harper's Ferry, Paintsville, Kentucky;
did a great deal of fighting in the Kanawha Valley. Mr.
Huffmann's grandfather, Thomas Mitchell, built the
first grist mill in Perry township, southeast from Antioch one
and one-half miles. Thomas Mitchell, came from
Pennsylvania at the same time that Mr. Huffman's father
did. Both settled in Monroe county, Ohio. Mr.
Huffman's grandfather helped to organize the First Christian
church in the township, of which he was a member. He also
contributed liberally to the building and support of churches.
Mr. Huffman's grandfather was in the war of 1812.
His uncle, Phillip Huffman, was supposed to have been
killed by the Indians; he was in the army and never returned.
Mr. Huffman's uncle, Abraham Huffman, was in the
war of 1812. His brother J. M. Huffman, was in the
war of 1861, and served in the same regiment and company and in
the same battles. His brother, J. M. Huffman, was
sergeant. Mr. Huffman is a farmer of Perry
township. Address, Antioch, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 23) |
Salem Twp. -
WILLIAM T. HURD - is a native of Monroe
county, having had his birth here, Sept. 27, 1816. His
parents, both deceased, were Samuel Hurd and Elizabeth
(Buskirk). He married his first wife, Eliza Smalley,
Jan. 10, 1842, near Fort Smith, Arkansas. Her parents are
both deceased. Both by the first marriage: Mary
V., 1843, died June 10, 1843. Married the second time
at Clarington, Feb. 15, 1847, to Susan Newhouse, who was
born at Wellsburg, Virginia, in 1827. Born by the
second marriage: Wesley B. Hurd, resides in
Clarington. His third wife was Ann J. McBride, who
was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dec. 25, 1827. Her
parents were James and Margaret (Whitten) McBride, the
former deceased. Mr. Hurd has been justice of the
peace in Salem township for twelve years. He has also
served ten years as mayor of the town of Clarington, Monroe
county, Ohio, which position he now holds.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
7) |
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