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Washington
Twp. -
ABRAM MANN – a farmer; born in
Malaga
township, June 26, 1817; son of Peter and
Elizabeth (Barnhard) Mann.
Married in this county, Dec. 30, 1841, to
Julia A. Leck, who was born in Maryland, Aug. 14, 1823, daughter of
Elisha and Margaret (Garwood) Leck. Children:
Henry, born Mar. 21, 1844, deceased; Clarkson, May 8, 1845; Clarissa J., Oct. 10,
1847, resides in Woodsfield; Thomas F., Feb. 21, 1850; Oliver P., Sept. 21,
1852, died Nov. 6, 1856; Harriet E.,
died Dec. 2, 1856; Vachael H., Sep.
9, 1858; Makel M., May 4, 1861;
Ross L., Jan. 15, 1865.
Mr. Mann has served as trustee and
treasurer of the township, each three terms.
Postoffice, Graysville.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty & Co.,
Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 11)
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Malaga Twp. -
BARNETT MANN - is a son of David
Mann and Margaret Griffin, who came to Monroe county in
1816, and are now both deceased. Mr. Mann was
born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, in 1807; settled in
Monroe county in 1816, and is engaged in farming and
stock-raising. He was married Mar. 6, 1834, to Mary
Read. She was born in North Surrey, England, Feb.
17, 1813, her parents being John Read, who died Jan.
15, 1847, and Mary (Andrews) Read, who died May 6,
1856. They came to Monroe county in 1834. The
children of Barnett and Mary Mann are:
Elizabeth, born Nov. 22, 1834, died Dec. 11, 1851;
John R., May 24, 1837, and living at home; David,
Mar. 30, 1840 died Mar. 24, 1864; Wilson, May 10,
1842, lives at home; Henry A., July 9, 1844, lives at
home; Ann M., Aug. 19, 1846, died June 25, 1847;
Elman, July 6, 1848, died Nov. 17, 1850; Oliver,
Dec. 5, 1850, died Oct. 24, 1857; Harriet, May 24,
1853, died Aug. 6, 1871; Austin, Dec. 4, 1855, lives
at home. David Mann, son of Barnett Mann,
enlisted in the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861, and
died in hospital in the spring of 1864. Mr. Barnett
Mann was commissioner of Monroe county from 1860 to
1867, and has been trustee of Malaga, Summit and Centre
townships, in all for about fifteen years. Mr. Mann
was one of the earliest settlers of Malaga township.
when he first came here his nearest neighbors were about six
or seven miles away, except two or three families. At
that time there were a great many deer, wolves, wildcats,
etc., in the country. Mr. Mann is engaged in
farming, and is the owner of 500 acres of land, situated in
Malaga township. Address, Malaga, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
26) |
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Malaga
Twp. -
JAMES P. MANN – is a son of
Hughes Mann and Margaret (Craig) Mann,
who came to this county in 1817. He
was born in Malaga
township, Mar. 28, 1839. He was
married in Quaker
City, Guernsey county, Jan. 4, 1866, to
Amanda Jane Moore, who was born in
the town of Malaga, May 25, 1844. Her
parents were Elijah Moore and Rebecca (Fowler) Moore. The
children of James and Amanda Mann are: William Forest, born
Jan. 14, 1867, lives at home; Nellie Moore, Nov. 11, 1870, lives at home; Frank Carroll, Nov. 6, 1874.
Mr. Mann was first lieutenant of
Company C, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; enlisted on the 8th
day of August, 1862. He served
eleven months, and was then promoted to the position of captain of the same
company.
Mr. Mann’s occupation is farming in Malaga township. Address,
Malaga,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty & Co.,
Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 26)
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Greene Twp. -
JOHN P. MARTIN - was born in Belmont
county, Feb. 18, 1851, and settled in this county in 1869.
His father Solomon B. Martin, died in 1863; his mother,
Delilah Piles, lives in Middleburg, Noble county. His
wife, Susan Hagerman, daughter of Peter and
Lavina (Carmichael) Hagerman, was born in this county, Feb.
16, 1847. They were married in Stafford, Nov. 24, 1870.
Children: William G., born Nov. 5, 1871, died Sep. 16,
1879; Eury H., Mar. 3, 1873, died Apr. 3, 1873; Emma
O., Feb. 6, 1874; Martha F., Nov. 2, 1876, died Feb.
28, 1877; John N., June 28, 1878. Mr.
Martin's wife's great-grandfather was in the war of 1812,
and her brother, James C. Hagerman, in the war of 1861.
Mr. Martin is doing a good business in
manufacturing wagons of all kinds, shoeing, repairing and all
kinds of work in his line. Address, Stafford, Monroe
county.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 18) |
Bethel Twp. -
THOMAS MARTIN - is a son of Robert
Martin and Elizabeth Wilger, who came to this county in
1819. He was born in Bethel township, Feb. 7, 1824.
He was married in the same township, Monroe county, Jan. 21,
1844, to Abigal Waller, who was born in Monroe county,
Dec. 15, 1819. Her parents were John Waller and Sarah
Green. They died in Monroe county. The children
of Thomas Martin and wife are: Sarah S.,
born May 28, 1850, residence in Bethel township; Robert A.,
Apr. 27, 1855, lives at home; Mary E., Sep. 18, 1857,
lives in Monroe county; George W., Apr. 8, 1860, married
Mary Wickbaugher Apr. 4, 1882. They reside in
Bethel township. Martin had a brother, Henry,
in the army, who died at Chattanooga. He has been
justice of the peace about eighteen yeas; has been clerk of the
township for several years. Mr. Martin's father was
one of the hunters and pioneers of Monroe county, and has
endured all the privations and hardships incident to a new
country. In the hunting adventures of himself and others
they killed many bears and wolves. His father killed the
largest bear ever killed in this country; the tree, at the roots
of which the bear lay, stood until a few yeas ago, when it fell.
Truly it may be said that these noble pioneers are gone, but
their good works which they have accomplished to do follow them.
Mr. Martin's father was born July 4, 1796, in Greene county,
Pennsy7lvania; died in Monroe county, July 30, 1874. His
mother was born Jan. 5, 1806, in West Virginia; died in Monroe
county, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1854. His father was by birth of
Irish descent; his mother of English. Her mother was of
Irish descent. His father was a member of the Presbyterian
Church and his mother also. Both are firm believers of
Scripture. Mr. Martin has a farm of 240 acres of
land. He settled on it when in the woods, and has cleared
about 160 acres of it. Occupation, farming. Address,
Mars, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 30) |
Bethel Twp. -
WILLIAM MARTIN - was born at Clearport,
Monroe county, Ohio, Dec. 10, 1827, being the son of Robert
Martin and Elizabeth Wilson. Both died in this
county. Mr. Martin was married in Franklin
township, July 22, 1851, to Sarah Waller who was born in
Monroe county, Mar. 28, 1829. Her parents were John
Waller and Sarah Green. They are both dead.
The result of this union was: Westerman T., born Oct. 26,
1853, a resident of Bethel township; Mary E., Nov. 2,
1855; Walter R., Nov. 8, 18654. The younger three
of the children live at home. Mr. Martin had one
brother, Henry T., in the war of 1861, who died since the
close of the war in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Martin, the
subject of this sketch, has a farm of 250 acres of land, about
160 of which is cleared, and he experienced a great deal of a
pioneer' life in Monroe county. When he first came there
he moved right into the woods. He lives on Indian creek.
His occupation is farming. Address, Mars, Monroe county,
Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 30) |
Centre Twp. -
HENRY RUSSELL MASON - was born in
Woodsfield, July 21, 1834, on the lot on which he is now
located. He is the oldest living native of Woodsfield,
with one exception. His first wife was Mary W.,
daughter of Alexander and Mary (Amos) Franklin,
residing near Summerfield, Noble county, Ohio. Their
marriage took place Oct. 25, 1855. The following are their
children: Belle V., born Nov. 19, 1856; Olive C.,
July 17, 1859; Mary W., Nov. 19, 1862. Mrs.
Mason died Dec. 3, 1862. His second wife was
Catherine, daughter of Simon and Ellen (McCannon) Door.
She was born in Monroe county, June 9, 1839. The date of
their marriage in 1866. They have two children: Leslie
Vanlieu, born 1867, and Laura, in 1872. Mr.
and Mason's parents, Henry and Deborah (Vanlieu)
Mason, settled in this county in 1818. Mr. Mason
was mayor of Woodsfield from 1876 to 1878, and town marshal from
1879 to 1882. His trade is butchering. Address,
Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 3) |
Salem Twp. -
HENRY MAURY - is a son of Jacob and
Mary Maury, who came into this county in 1859. He was
born in Belmont county, July 10, 1846. Mr. Maury is
a teacher and farmer. He was elected assessor of Salem
township in 1870, and reelected in 1871. He was elected
representative of Monroe county in the Ohio legislature in 1877
for two years, and reelected to the same office in 1881 for
another term. Address, Clarington, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 6) |
Centre Twp. -
JOHN McARDLE - was in the mercantile
business in Woodsfield. He was born in Wigtonshire,
Scotland, Dec. 15, 1834; he died very suddenly of heart disease,
Dec. 8, 1872. His parents, Henry and Ann (Ross) McArdle,
are both deceased. Agnes Moore, daughter of
James and Elizabeth (Ross) Moore, was married to John
McArdle at Woodsfield, Feb. 25, 1867. She is the
mother of three children: Elizabeth M., born May 30,
1869; Mary Ann, May 30, 1869; Agnes V., July 31,
1872. Mrs. McArdle's father died in November, 1857.
Her mother is living at the age of 82. Mrs. Moore
settled here in 1865. William McArdle, a
brother of John, was in the war of 1861, in a
Pennsylvania regiment; he was captured, and died in
Andersonville prison. Mrs. McArdle's brother,
John Moore, was prominently identified with the educational
interests of this county for ten years, being principal of the
high school; he was a graduate of Glasgow (Scotland) College.
He died Oct. 31, 1867, respected by all who had the pleasure of
his acquaintance. Mrs. McArdle was born in
Wigtonshire, Scotland, May 30, 1837. Her 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 3) |
Benton Twp. -
JAMES McCASLIN - is a native of Belmont
county, Ohio, having been born Sept. 18, 1831; settled in Monroe
county in the spring of 1833. His parents were Thomas
McCaslin, who was born in 1804, and died in 1879, and
Elizabell Fulton, born in 1798 and died in 1877. They
came into this county in 1833. Mr. McCaslin's wife
was Mary E. Miller, who was born in Pennsylvania, Nov.
14, 1838. Her parents were Samuel Miller, born Dec.
21, 1812, and died in 1873, and Abigail Miller, born Dec.
19, 1814, died in 1871. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Caslin are: Andrew T., born Jan. 18, 1859; James
G., June 14, 1861; Joseph I., Mar. 29, 1864;
William F., Oct. 16, 1866, died Feb. 6, 1870; John M.,
Apr. 27, 1868, died June 28, 18__; Anna B., Jan. 15,
1871; Ella M., Dec. 15, 1874; Mary M., Dec. 13,
1877; Edgar F., Sept. 7, 1880. Mr. McCaslin
has been trustee of Benton township for three different terms.
Occupation, farmer. Address, Jolly, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 28) |
Seneca Twp. -
THOMAS A. McCOY - Was born in Alleghany
county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 1838, and settled in Monroe
county in 1870. His parents, John McCoy, who
died Oct. 20, 1878, and Mary (Scott) McCoy, never lived
in this county. Mr. McCoy was married in Washington
county, "Apr. 10, 1870, by John T. Hill, esquire.
His wife was Nancy Carpenter, born in Monroe county, Jan.
24, 1850. She is the daughter of Joseph Carpenter,
who was born in this county, and died Nov. 29, 1874, and
Martha McMurray, who died Apr. 13, 1875. Their child,
Ruth, was born Feb. 2, 1880. Mr. McCoy was a
member of Company B, 148th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He
enlisted at Marietta, May 2, 1864, served until the following
September, and was discharged at the expiration of his time,
Sept. 19, 1864. He was employed in the State service two
years prior to his enlistment in 1864, and participated in the
capture of Morgan on his famous raid through Ohio. Mr.
McCoy's parents were among the first settlers of Washington
county, Ohio. Mrs. McCoy's grandfather, Joseph
Carpenter, and his brother, Robert, came to this
county when Ohio was yet a territory, when the country was full
of wild animals and still wilder Indians. At that time
there were not probably over three families in the township.
Joseph Carpenter, senior, was a soldier of the war
of 1812, and Joseph Carpenter, junior, father of Mrs.
McCoy, was his third son. Mr. McCoy is trustee
of Seneca township, and is engaged in wagon-building and
coopering at Calais village, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
16) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
ALLEN McELROY - is a son of John
McElroy and Elizabeth Gray, who came into the county in
1830. He was born in Pennsylvania, September, 1810, and
came to this county in 1830, with his parents. He was
married in Sunsbury township, Mar. 30, 1832, to Elizabeth
Wright, who was born in Pennsylvania, June, 1811. Her
father was Samuel Wright, who came to this county in
1816. The children of Mr. and Mrs. McElroy are:
William, lives in Kansas; Margaret A. (Mellott),
lives in Adams township, Monroe county; Alfred, now dead;
Mary E. (Mellott), lives in Sunsbury township; Hiram
Y., dead; Albert, dead; Elizabeth, lives in
Sunsbury township; Newton, dead; Isaac, Sunsbury
township. Hiram McElroy belonged to the 4th
Virginia Infantry; went out in 1862. He died in Grafton,
West Virginia. Albert was in the same regiment, and
went out in 1862. He took sick while in the army, came
home and died. Mr. Allen McElroy was trustee of
Sunsbury township for two terms. He is now a resident of
Sunsbury township and engaged in farming. Address,
Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 13) |
Salem Twp. -
CHARLES McGONIGAL - is a farmer of Salem
township; was born in Tyrone county, Ireland, in May, 1816, and
settled in Monroe county in 1850. He is a son of Joseph
McGonigal, who died May 2, 1871, and Isabella McFarland,
who died July 7, 1863. His father came from Ireland, and
located near West Liberty, West Virginia, and engaged in the
manufacture of woolen goods, which he followed until his
sixtieth year, when he retired from business on account of poor
health. He then removed to Monroe county to the residence
of his son Charles, where he spent the remainder of his
days in quiet, and died at the age of 85 years, respected by
all. Mr. Charles McGonigal's great-grandfather,
McGonigal, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war all
through, serving under General Washington. His
brother-in-law, James Steward, served through the late
war, a captain in the 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was with
Sherman on his famous "march to the sea."
Mr. McGonigal has held the office of assessor for five years in
this township, and was one of the judges of stock at the first
county fair held in the county. He is one of the
enterprising citizens of the county, lending his influence to
educational matters, and to everything to the advancement of the
interests of the county. Address, Clarington.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 8) |
Greene Twp. -
GEORGE McKELVEY - is one of the prominent
farmers and stock-raisers of Greene township, being a son of
Robert McKelvey, now deceased, and Nancy Boyd. Mr.
McKelvey was born in Tyrone county, Ireland, in the year
1815, and came to Monroe county in the year 1845. His wife
was Mahala Coleman, a native of Belmont county, where she
was born, Aug. 24, 1827. They were married in Belmont
county, Nov. 11, 1854, by Rev. Samuel Wallace. Mrs.
McKelvey's father was Samuel Stonebraker, now
deceased. The children of George McKelvey and wife
are: George C., and Martha E. Mr.
McKelvey's son-in-law, Lewis Sykes, was in the late
war, having been a member of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
He served five years; was taken prisoner and held several
months, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.
Mr. McKelvey came from Tyrone county, Ireland, and
settled in Belmont county about the year 1835. He were
married his first wife. Belmont county was at that time
very new. He remained there about six years after he was
married, and then came to Greene township, Monroe county, and
located in the eastern part of the township. Mr.
McKelvey was among the hardy pioneers that came into the
woods in Monroe county, and helped make what it is to-day.
He is living at the age of sixty-seven years of the farm he
cleared up. Mr. McKelvey's first wife was Eliza
Fulton, daughter of George Fulton and Belle
McClarn. They were married in Belmont county, Apr. 11,
1838. Born by this marriage: Margaret and David,
both resident in Greene township; Mary A. (Walton), a
resident of Washington county; Nancy (Imes), a resident
of Ritchie county, West Virginia; Belle (Sykes), living
in Monroe county, Ohio; Emily Holmes, resident in Tyler
county, West Virginia; William F., in Monroe county,
Ohio; Violet C. (Ayers), deceased. Mr.
McKelvey's postoffice address is Round Bottom, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 20) |
Salem Twp. -
JAMES W. McKIMMIE - a druggist of
Clarington, Monroe County, Ohio, son of G. W. and Ann
(Ferrell) McKimmie, was born in Marshall county, West
Virginia, Mar. 3, 1851. His mother died in 1852. His
father remarried in 1853, and he lived with his father until he
became of age, and received a common school education, after
which he attended the State Normal School at West Liberty, West
Virginia, in 1872-3, to fit himself to teach. He taught a
term of five months in 1874, and became dissatisfied. He
then served as an apprentice with John R. Davis, a
druggist of Moundsville, West Virginia, up to Aug. 15, 1877.
After leaving Mr. Davis, he located in Clarington, Monroe
county, Ohio, where he has since been engaged in the drug
business. He was married in Clarington, Jan. 16, 1878, by
Rev. Mr. Grimes, to Alice L., daughter of John
and Catherine E. Messerly His wife was born Aug. 10,
1856. Their two children are: James Edgar, born
Nov. 7, 1879, and Anna E., Feb. 25, 1881. Mr.
McKimmie was elected justice of the peace of Salem township
in Oct., 1881, and now holds that position. His father
located in Marshall county, West Virginia, in 1847, and has
since been engaged in the practice of medicine, and has been
very successful both in his practice and in his financial
affairs. He is still a resident of Marshall county, West
Virginia, where his whole professional life has been spent, and
is one of the prominent citizens of his county. He was
born in Loudoun county, Virginia, Nov. 15, 1815.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 8) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
MR. McMEEK - was born in Monroe county,
Ohio, May 16, 1854, and was married in Sunsbury township, Aug.
18, 1873, to Sarah Berry, who was born in Monroe county,
July 30, 1856. Mr. McMeek is a son of Henry
McMeek is a daughter of John Berry and Joannah
Hobbs. Mr. McMeek is engaged in farming in Sunsbury
township. Address, Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 14) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
JOHN S. MELLOTT - was born in Sunsbury
township, Apr. 1, 1840, being the son of Noah Mellott
and Susannah Seigler, who are both dead. Mr.
Mellott was married in Monroe county, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1865,
to Jemima Mobley, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio,
Mar. 28, 1844. Her parents are Nathan Mobley and
Susannah Ward. They moved to Monroe county from
Maryland. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Mellott are:
Emma I., born Oct. 7, 1866; Amanada M., Dec. 26,
1868; Anna M., Jan. 18, 1872; Michael S., Dec. 23,
1874; Loah A., June 15, 1878 - all of the children live
in Sunsbury township. Mr. Mellott was engaged in
the war of 1861, in Company D, 7th West Virginia Volunteer
Infantry. He went into service in the fall of 1861, and
was mustered out in 1864, serving as a private in the ranks.
He was in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
and was with Grant in the Wilderness and at Spottsylvania
Court-house. He was wounded at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863,
on the right side of the lower jaw. The second wound was
received in the fight on the Rapidan river, Feb. 16, 1864, in
the right leg; it was a flesh wound. The third wound was
received at Hatche's Run, Oct. 28, 1864; he was wounded between
the spine and the right hip. Mr. Mellott was
assessor for two terms, the first in 1870. Mr. Mellott
is a resident of Sunsbury townsh8ip, being engaged in the
occupation of farming. Address, Beallsville, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
13) |
Salem Twp. -
CHARLES M.
MESSERLY - whose parents, John and Catherine E. (Legar)
Messerly, came into this county in 1852. He was born
at Syracuse, New York, Sept. 21, 1848, was married at
Beallsville, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1873, to Desda M. Steward
born in Sunsbury township, this county, Feb. 29, 1853, daughter
of Noah and Anna (Armstrong) Steward. Children:
George A., born Oct. 13, 1874; Mina A., born Nov. 3,
1876; Edward E., Jan. 14, 1879; Ada V. born Dec.
19, 1881. Mr. Messerly carried on the business of a
merchant tailor in Clarington for about ten years, and then,
April 1, 1882, moved to Sistersville, where he still conducts
the same business. Three of Mrs. M.'s brothers,
George, Thomas and Joseph Steward, served in the late
war. Address, Sistersville, West Virginia.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 7) |
Salem Twp. -
WILL W. MESSERLY
- is a son of Abram Messerly and Catharine Van Dusen, who
came into this county in 1852. He was born in Herkimer,
New York, May 15, 1849; married in Moore township, Alleghany
county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 23, 1873, to Martha J. Sterling,
who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mar. 8, 1847.
She was daughter of James Sterling, who died in 1860, and
Margaret Clark. Their three children are: Warren D.,
born Aug. 19, 1875; Charles B., Oct. 15, 1878; Jay E.,
April 26, 1880. Mr. Messerly is a manufacturer of
cigars. Address, Clarington, Monroe County, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 8) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
W. S. MILLER - is a son of John Miller
and Mary Williams. He was born in Belmont county,
Ohio, July 1, 1831; came to this county in 1835. He was
married in Wayne township, Belmont county, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1852,
to Mary King, who was born in Belmont county, Sept. 19,
1835. Her parents were Phillip W., born Oct. 25,
1853, lives in Bellaire; Loretta C., Nov. 6, 1854,
deceased; Alonzo P., May 1, 1856, deceased;
Sarah L. (Mellotte), May 14, 1858, lives in Lebanon,
Missouri; Mattie B., Mar. 20, 1860, lives at home;
John C., Apr. 29, 1862, lives at home; Margaret J.,
Feb. 11, 1869; Charles H., June 23, 1870; Mary A.,
Mar. 14, 1872; James B., June 3, 1875; Cyrus B.,
Feb. 7, 1878. John Miller, the father of W. M.
Miller, was one of the old settlers, and was very
industrious and frugal; was a great worker. He is said to
have worked one year, and lost only one half day, which was
caused by being a judge of election. He contributed one
thousand dollars for the construction of the Bellaire and
Southwestern Railroad. He was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Beallsville; also, his wife and family.
W. M. Miller was raised on the first farm cleared in
Sunsbury township. He was a great grain-raiser. With
the help of his sons he was enabled to accumulate what would be
considered in those times a fortune. Mr. Miller's
occupation is that of a farmer, in Sunsbury township.
Address, Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 14) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
JACOB MILLER - is a resident of
Sunsbury township, and is engaged in 1822. His parents
were John Miller and Mary E. Echerote, both of whom came
into this county in 1835. Mr. Jacob Miller was
married in Monroe county, Jan. 1, 1856, to Hannah Beardmore,
who was born in Monroe county, Oct. 9, 1831. Her parents
were Isaac Beardmore and Susanah Carl, both of whom came
to this county in 1820. The children of Jacob and
Hannah Beardmore were: Mary A., born Jan. 12,
18__, died in 1861; Lara J., Jan. 24, 1860,
died May 15, 1861; Emmett M., May 31, 1862, lives in
Sunsbury township Martha E., Nov. 25, 1864,
died Sept. 14, 1865; Ophelia, Aug. 29, 1866, lives in
Sunsbury township; Francis Marion, Oct. 31, 1868, lives
in Sunsbury township; John B., Jan. 24, 1870; Clara O.,
Nov. 18, 1876. Mr. Miller's address is Beallsville,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 14) |
Centre Twp. -
JOHN MOORE - parents came from Ireland to
Centre township, this county, in 1832, when it was all a
wilderness. His father, William Moore, took
out letters-patent for his land. He assisted in building
the first school house in Summit township, and helped organize
the first Presbyterian church in the county, known as the
Buchanan church. He was also instrumental in pushing
forward the public schools, building highways, etc. He is
still a resident of the county, aged eighty-four years.
John's mother, Elizabeth (McKeown) Moore, died in
1874. Mr. Moore was married to Margaret T. Smith
in this township, Sept. 1, 1870. She is a native of Centre
township, born May 1, 1850, while he was born in Summit
township, June 5, 1833. Their children are: (1) Robert
S., Sept. 17, 1871; (2) Mary May, May 16, 1873; (3)
William C., Dec. 25, 1874; (4) Sarah Trissilla,
April 16, 1876; (6) Bessie J., Sept. 17, 1878; (6)
Kate Pearl, Mar. 16, 1881. Mr. Mason has held
the office of trustee for three years in Centre township.
Joseph Smith, a brother of Mrs. Moore, was in the
war of 1861, enlisting at Woodsfield in the 116th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, serving till honorably discharged at the close of the
war. Mrs. Moore's parents are John and Mahala
(Greene) Smith, both deceased, the former in August, 1881,
the latter in 1852. Mr. Moore 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 3) |
Malaga Twp. -
MATTHEW MOORE - is a farmer and
stock-raiser, and owns 325 acres of land in sections 27 and 28,
Malaga, and 21 Sunsbury townships. He was born near
Louisville, June 1, 1839, and is the son of William and
Elizabeth A. (McKeown) Moore. They were settlers of
Monroe county, September 1, 1832. The latter died Dec. 25,
1872. William still lives in Malaga township..
Mr. Moore's wife is Sarah Jane, daughter of
John H. and Mary (McBroom) Dickey. The former
died Jan. 18, 1878. Mrs. Dickey is living at her
old home in Marshall county, West Virginia. Mrs. Moore
was born near Cameron, Marhall county, West Virginia,
Mar. 5, 1845. Matthew and Sarah J. were married at
the residence of Captain J. H. Dickey, Mar. 14, 1867.
The children by this union are: William E., born Apr. 12,
1868; John H., June 3, 1870; George T., Dec. 12,
1872; Mary L. Jan. 5, 1875; James W. A., Feb. 17,
1878. All reside at home. Mr. Moore may
rightfully be addressed at Ozark, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
26) |
Sunsbury Twp.-
JACOB R. MORE - is a son of Henry More
and Jane Micham. Mr. More came to Monroe county in
1857; was born in Belmont county, Apr. 9, 1829. His wife
was Susannah Mobley, to whom he was married in Belmont
county, Ohio. Nathan Mobley and Susannah Ward, who
came into Monroe county in 1856. The children of Mr.
and Mrs. More are: Alexander, born Sept. 11, 1857,
lives in Sunsbury township; Samantha (Hobbs), Nov. 7,
1859, lives in Adams township, Monroe county; Louis L.,
Mar. 24, 1860, lives in Sunsbury township; Jacob L.,
March 5, 1864; John C., Feb. 18, 1866; Florence E.,
June 8, 1868; Annie L., June 8, 1876. Mr. More
is engaged in farming in Sunsbury township. Address,
Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 14) |
Bethel Twp. -
ROBERT MORRIS - is a son of
William Morris and Anna Wells, both of whom died in Monroe
county. He was born in Monroe county, June 10, 1824.
He was married in the same county, Oct. 18, 1844, to Rebecca
A. Connor, who was born in Hardin county, Sept. 15, 1825.
Her father was John Connor and her mother was Charlotte
Selvie, who died in Monroe county. The children of
Robert and Rebecca Morris are: William H., born
May 17, 1846, resides in Wood county, West Virginia; Mary
J, Aug. 25, 1848, and lives in West Virginia; Levi T.,
May 2, 1852, lives in Wood county, West Virginia; Charlotte,
Sept. 1, 1856, lives in Bethel township; Leona E., Jan.
16, 1863, resides at home; Robert W., Jan. 21, 1868,
resides at home. Mr. Morris had one son, William
H., in the late war, a member of the 92d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. His grandfather, Elisha Murray, was a
soldier of 1812. Mr. Morris' father died Mar. 26,
1837, and his mother July 17, 1867. They were both members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Morris has a
farm of 183 acres in Elk township, Noble county, Ohio. He
is a hard-working man and an honest one. Address,
Harriettsville, Noble county, Ohio. Occupation, farming.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 30) |
Adams Twp. -
STEPHEN H. MORRIS - son of Thomas C.
and Jane V. Morris, was born in Monroe county, Ohio June 25,
1850. He was married in Asbury Chapel, by Reverend A.
G. Robb, Sept. 6, 1876, to Emma B. Hobbs, born at
Wheeling, West Virginia, Feb. 26, 1858, and daughter of
Richard and Ellen F. Hobbs; their children are: Martha E.,
born May 30, 1877; Gertrude V., Dec. 23, 1878; Mary B.,
Sept. 5, 1880, Arthur S., Dec. 23, 1881, and all reside
in Monroe county. Mr. Morris had two brothers in
the war, Wm. J. and Theodore Morris.
George Hobbs, and family left Liverpool, England, in May ,
1833, and landed at Baltimore, Maryland, in August, after being
on the water eleven weeks, seven weeks out of sight of land.
They then came to Wheeling, West Virginia, remained there
over six years, thence to Ohio, and settled in Monroe county.
They were among the pioneers of the county. Mr. Morris'
first wife was Carolina A. Morris, daughter of Richard
and Martha J. Hobbs. She was born Sept. 17, 1845, died
Nov. 3, 1874; they were married Oct. 21, 1873. Richard
and Martha Morris were married in Monroe county, Feb. 6,
1844. Mr. Morris' parents were Joshua and
Charity Morris. Martha J.'s parents were
George and Martha Hobbs. Richard Morris was born Sept.
4, 1815, died Aug. 29, 1864. Martha was born Apr. 23,
1823, and is now living in Adams township. Her son-in-law
is a school teacher and farmer. Address, Beallsville,
Monroe county.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ.
by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 -
Page 24) |
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Malaga Twp. -
WILLIAM J. MOORE – a merchant at
Jerusalem, was
born in Allegheny City,
Pennsylvania, Nov. 22, 1853.
His wife, to whom he was married at Jerusalem, Oct. 4, 1877, was
Debbie E. Gatchell. She was born in
Monroe
county, Ohio. Her parents are
Robert and Mary Ann Gatchell. Mr. Moore’s
parents are William Thompson, and
Mary K. Moore. William J. settled in this county
in 1859. He was department
postmaster in Jerusalem, six years. Their children are:
Charles Thurman, born July 14, 1878,
and Mary Rosene?, Sept. 23, 1881;
both reside at home. Address,
William J. Moore,
Jerusalem, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ.
by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 -
Page 26)
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Salem Twp. -
JACOB T. MORRILL - is an
attorney-at-law and notary public of Clarington. He
was born in Kennebec county, Maine, Sept. 30, 1822.
His father, Noah Morrill, died in 1834, and his
mother, Sarah P. Prescott, in 1856. They
settled in this county in 1827. Noah Morrill
came from Maine to Wheeling, Virginia, in 1825. He
remained there about a year, and then came on to Woodsfield,
which was then but a hamlet in the woods. The
court-house was the only brick building in the town, the
others being rude log houses. The jail was a log
building. There were then but two resident attorneys
in the town, Edward Archbold and Samuel H.
Guthrie. Mr. Morrill, senior, was a manufacturer
of pumps. There was then no school-house in
Woodsfield. Mr. J. T. Morrill read law under
Judge John W. Okey, now one of the Supreme Judges of the
State. He was admitted to the bar Apr. 4, 1860, and
has practiced continuously in this county since. He
held the office of justice of the peace for twenty-four
years in succession in this township, was postmaster for
seventeen years in this town, holding besides many minor
offices. Mr. Morrill married here, Jan. 20,
1842, Dorintha M. Bracey, who was born in Marshall
county, Virginia, Aug. 22, 1820. Of their children,
Elizabeth J., Sarah E. and Ruth A., reside at
Wheeling, West Virginia; Leander B., and James C.,
at Bellaire; and John E. and Nancy A., at
Clarington. Leander served three years in the
war, enlisting at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sept., 1863, in
the 14th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was first
in the infantry and then in the mounted Infantry, and served
until the close of the war.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
8) |
Adams Twp. -
THOMAS MORROW - was born in Belmont
county, Ohio, July 4, 1828, and settled in Monroe county in
1860. His wife Sarah (Harrison) Morrow,
daughter of William and Elizabeth Harrison deceased,
was born in England, Feb. 28, 1832; their marriage took
place at St. Clairsville, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1850, and they
have the following children: Lizzie E., born Mr. 18,
1855, attending school at Valparaiso, Ind.; Maggie A.
(Morrow) Tracy, June 6, 1856, resides in Tyler county,
West Virginia; William J., Mar. 18, 1857, is in
Nebraska; Harry T., Dec. 6, 1858, is a graduate of
Valparaiso, residence, St. Louis, Missouri; Mollie M.,
May 14, 1863, Valparaiso, attending school. Mr.
Morrow's parents, John and Ellen (White) Morrow,
both deceased, settled in Adams township, when it was very
thinly populated, took up government land in the woods, and
built up a home. They went through all the hardships
incident to the settlement of a new country. Mrs.
Morrow, senior, departed this life June 2, 1844, at the
age of 44 years. Mr. Morrow died Oct. 9, 1874,
at the ripe age of 90 years. He was universally
respected and honored. Mr. Morrow's brother,
John, was a participant in the late war, a member of
company E, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he was wounded at
the battle of Winchester, and taken prisoner; was in all the
battles of the regiment and honorable discharged at the
close of the war. Mr. Morrow is a farmer, and
may be addressed at Irish Ridge, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ.
by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 -
Page 23) |
Centre Twp. -
JAMES MYERS - and Rachel A.
Timmons were married in Perry township, Monroe county,
Ohio Dec. 6, 1867. He is a native of Belmont county,
Ohio, and the date of his birth Nov. 24, 1814. His
parents, both of whom are deceased, were George and
Hannah (Dixon) Myers, settlers of this county in 1848.
His wife's parents are Samuel and Susanna (McMullen)
Timmons, the former deceased. Mrs. Myers
was born in Seneca township, Monroe county, Nov. 28, 1836;
she was formerly married to Theodore Flowers, by whom she
had one child, William S. Flowers, born Apr. 4, 1850,
died Sept. 12, 1881. When Mr. Myers settled in
Jackson township, there was still some government land; he
entered 120 acres in Marietta land district. He was
elected recorder of Monroe county, in October, 1878; his
term will expire on the first Monday in January, 1884.
His brother, William, enlisted at New Martinsville,
West Virginia, in October, 1861; he lost his health, and was
discharged for disability in July, 1862, at West Alexandria.
Mr. Myers' 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
3) |
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