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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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Sunsbury Twp. -
G. W. NELSON - is a resident of Sunsbury
township, and is engaged in farming. He was born in the
same township, April, 16, 1817, being the son of John Nelson
and Rachel Criswell, who came into the county in 1815.
Mr. Nelson was married in Sunsbury township, Nov. 12,
1861, to Angeline Griffith, who was born in Pennsylvania,
Aug. 4, 1831. Her parents were John Griffith and Eva
Allen. They came into the county in 1836. Mr.
Nelson's father, John Nelson, was in the war of 1812,
and remained until its close. He entered the farm on which
his son now lives in 1815; cleared and lived off it at the same
time. It was one of the first farms cleared in this
township. The forests at that time abounded in wild
animals. Mr. Nelson's address is Jerusalem, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 14) |
Centre Twp. -
DANIEL NEUHART - was born in Ruppertsweiler, by Pirmasens,
Rheinpfalz, Germany, Oct. 28, 1828. He was married in Der
Burgermeisterei Munchweiler, Kirchenbezirk, Hinterveidenthal,
Germany, Aug. 1, 1850, to Catherine Kestner, who was born
in Lemberg, by Pirmasens, Rheinpfalz, Germany, Nov. 25, 1830.
Mr. Neuhart located in Monroe county, in 1852, when it
was comparatively new. He followed contracting in the
early part of his life in Woodsfield, building many of the
churches, the infirmary buildings, and a number of the fine
residences of the county. He afterward was in the
marble-cutting business. He was elected treasurer of the
county in 1865, and re-elected in 1867, since which he has been
in the insurance and collection business. He has been a
notary public for fifteen years. His children are:
Daniel, born June 24, 1851, resides in Caldwell, Ohio;
Mary May 17, 1853, died Mar. 10, 1854; Louis
Phillip, Jan. 23, 1855, resides in Woodsfield; Elizabeth
(Frankenfeld), Jan. 26, 1857, resides in Woodsfield;
Emelia, Mar. 9, 1859, resides in Woodsfield, Ohio;
Lawrence A., Dec. 14, 1861, resides in Philadelphia;
George H. P., Dec. 21, 1867, at home; Katie, Dec. 10,
1869, at home. Mr. Neuhart's father, Lawrence,
died Nov. 15, 1863; his mother, Maria Elizabeth (Ehrzott)
died in Germany, Nov. 10, 1850. Mrs. Neuhart's
parents were: Louis Lestner, died Nov. 1, 1850, and
Catherine E. (Weber) Kestner, also deceased. Address,
Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 4) |
Summit Twp. -
JOHN M. NEUHART - the subject of this
sketch, was born in Germany, Aug. 28, 1820, son of Valentine
Neuhart and Catherine Bintz, both deceased. His wife
Catherine Shaub, daughter of John and Mary (Netz)
Shaub, was also born in Germany. They were married in
this township, and have ten children, all living, namely:
Elizabeth, Philip, Henry, John, Mary, Ernestine, Jane, Katie,
George, Amelia, and an adopted child, Mary Yocky.
Katie, Ernestine and Mary reside at Wheeling, West Virginia,
Henry in Woodsfield, John in Tennessee; the others
in this township. Mr. Neuhart resides in
Summit township, follows in farming. Postoffice,
Miltonsburg.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 29) |
Greene Twp. -
EDWARD NORRIS - is a resident of Greene
township, and came to this county in 1829, being engaged in
farming and the dairy business. He was born in Fiat
county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17, 1822. His father was
Robert Norris, now dead, and his mother, Ann Dorsey,
who died Feb. 2, 1879. They came to this county in 1829.
Mr. Norris' wife was Jane Jackson, who was born in
Centre township, Monroe county, Feb. 28, 1821, where they were
married Jan. 23, 1842. Mr. Norris' parents were
Abraham Jackson and Mary Leonard, both
of whom are now dead. The children of Edward
and Jane Norris are as follows: William
L., born Oct. 19, 1842, lives in Greene township; Martha
A. (Hoskinsin), Oct. 5, 1847, lives in Lee township, Monroe
county; John W., Feb. 2, 1851, lives in Greene township;
Isaac H., June 10, 1853, lives at home; George T.,
Dec. 12, 1855, lives in Harrison county, Ohio; Mary E.
(Wright), Oct. 10, 1858, lives in Greene township.
Mr. Norris has held the office of trustee in this
township for ten years. His oldest son, William L.,
served three years in the late war. He was in all the
battles his regiment, the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was
engaged in, coming out with two slight wounds. He was
honorably discharged at the expiration of his time. Mr.
Norris' father was raised until the years of manhood in
Fiat county, Pennsylvania, when he married Ann Dorsey,
the daughter of Aquilla Dorsey and wife. He then
came to Harrison county, Ohio, and settled near Cadiz, where he
remained two years, and then came to Centre township and settled
in the southern part of it. He then entered eighty acres
of land, proceeded to clear it up, built himself a house, and
reared a family of four sons and three daughters.
Edward Norris, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest in
the family, and assisted his father in clearing up the farm.
Centre township was then very new, there being but about ten
houses - log huts - now in the present thriving town of
Woodsfield, the county seat. There were but few families
in that part of Centre township, the Jacksons, the
Griffiths, the Piatts and the Jeffers, were
all there were south of Woodsfield until one came to Antioch.
There were no schools, no churches and no public highways.
Mr. Norris attended the first school in that part of
Centre township. It was taught by John Davis in the
winter of 1834. Mr. Norris has been one of the
useful and enterprising men of the county, and has an ample
share of this world's goods gathered together. He
remembers often of having to climb saplings, when a boy and out
hunting the cows, to get away from the wild hogs. Mrs.
Norris' parents, the Jacksons, were among the
earliest settlers of Centre township, coming into it when it was
a wilderness, and infested with wild animals, such as bears,
wolves, panthers, etc. They went through all the hardships
incident to a settlement of a new country. Mr. Norris'
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. -
JACOB NORRIS - may rightfully be
considered one of the pioneers of this county, having settled
here in 1816. His father emigrated from Ireland when he
was a young man, locating at Hagerstown, Maryland, where Jacob
was born Dec. 27, 1811. Mr. Norris, senior, was
married to Elizabeth, daughter of William Hoshman
at Hagerstown; from there he moved to the western part of Adams
township, this county, in 1816; this part of the country was
then a perfect wilderness, wild animals and Indians roaming
through the woods at their will. The title deed to Mr.
Norris's land was signed by President Jackson.
He was voted for every Democratic candidate for president since
1816. Mrs. Norris's grandmother had to flee to the
fort at Wheeling a great many times to escape massacre by the
Indians. Mrs. Norris's maternal grandparents were
among the first settlers on the Ohio river. Jacob
Norris and Nancy Steed were married in Salem
township, Monroe county, Sept. 27, 1831. She was born in
that township, Sept. 27, 1812. Their family were:
Elizabeth, deceased; John, resides Centre township;
Susana, deceased; James deceased; William,
resides in Centre township; Abby (Anderson), resides in
Antioch, Ohio; Lucina (Kalebaugh), resides in Perry
township; Amon, resides in Centre township; David
resides in Centre township. Mr. Norris's parents
were George and Elizabeth (Johnson) Steed, both deceased.
Mr. Norris has held the office of school director for
twenty-four successive years. Jacob's oldest son,
John, was in the war in 1861, a member of the 92d Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, serving nine months, and was discharged for
disability. Mr. Norris 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 4) |
Greene Twp. -
WILLIAM L. NORRIS - of Greene township, is
a son of Edward Norris and Jane Jackson, who emigrated to
Monroe county in 1829. He was born in Monroe county, Oct.
19, 1842, and on Feb. 7, 1867, was married to Cordelia A.
Wise, who was born in Summit township, Monroe county, Nov.
20, 1848. Her parents were Washington W. Wise and
Elizabeth J. Buchanan. The children of William and
Cordelia Wise are as follows: George W., born
Jan. 27, 1868; Martha M., Sept. 22, 1869; Harvey C.,
Aug. 7, 1871; Oliver E., Sept. 18, 1875; Forest P.,
Feb. 14, 1878; Odessa J. Feb. 27, 1879; Clara A.,
Oct. 23, 1881. Mr. Norris' grand-parents came from
Cadiz, Ohio, and settled in Centre township, in the southern
part, on Crane's Nest creek, when that township was
comparatively a wilderness. There was but one cabin here,
and that in the woods. The Jacksons, Griffiths,
Grants, and Jeffers, were all the settlers in that
part of Centre township at that time. He took out
letters-patent for his land, went into the woods and proceeded
to build him up a home, and raised a family of eight children,
of whom Edward Norris, the father of the subject
of this sketch, was the oldest. He assisted his father
largely, in clearing up and tilling the farm. Mrs.
Norris' grand-parents, William and Mary Buchanan,
were among the early settlers in the vicinity of Louisville,
Summit township, in this county. It was then (1823) known
as Centre township. There they endured all the hardships
and trials incident to pioneer life in a new country.
Mr. Norris has held the office of trustee of this township
for two terms; was also elected a justice of the peace in 1878,
and has held the office continuously ever since. He served
three years in the late war, enlisting in the 116th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 19, 1862, at Antioch, Ohio. He
went immediately to the front, and was in the following battles:
Moorefield, West Virginia, Jan. 3, 1863; Manchester, West
Virginia, Rude Hill, May 9, 1864; Piedmont, June 5, 1864, and
others. He was slightly wounded in the shoulder at the
battle of Hulltown. He was also with General Sheridan's
command in the battle of Winchester, West Virginia. Mr.
Norris is engaged in farming. Address, Laings, Monroe
county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 20) |
Adams Twp. -
JAMES T. NUSS - born in Greene county,
Penn., Feb. 19, 1828, is a son of Jacob and Jane (Rail) Nuss,
deceased. He was married in Moundsville, W. Va., Nov. 8,
1858, to Elizabeth Burris, born in Belmont county, Ohio,
Jan. 28, 1824, and daughter of Thomas and Persosha (Pearson)
Burris, settlers in Monroe county, 1836; the latter died in
Oct., 1881. In 1836 the county was almost a wilderness;
they settled in the woods upon government land, cleared up a
farm and endured all the hardships and inconveniences of a new
country. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for thirty years. Mrs. Nuss was first
married to Thomas Lewis, is Pennsylvania, on Nov. 18,
1845; he died June 5, 1853. The result of this union was
one child, Joseph, born June 4, 1846; she is now the wife
of William Bailey, and resides in Shawnee, Perry county,
Ohio. Mr. Nuss is a farmer. Postoffice
address, Ozark, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ.
by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 -
Page 24) |
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