Sunsbury Twp. -
EBENEZER TAYLOR - is a son of Jesse
Taylor and Nancy Hayward. He was born in
Belmont county, Ohio, Apr. 4, 1813; came to this county, Apr. 1,
1861, and is a farmer of Sunsbury township. He was married
in Belmont county, to Elizabeth Ruble, Jan. 4, 1844, who
was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1831. Her
parents were Isaac Ruble and Lydia Glaspy.
They came into the county in the spring of 1858.
The children of Ebenezer and Elizabeth
Taylor are: Nancy Jane (Hudson), born Oct. 23,
1844, lives in Belmont county, Ohio; Lydia A. (Morris),
Dec. 31, 1845, lives in Sunsbury township; Jessie T.,
Jan. 25, 1847, lives in Sunsbury township; Noble, Sept.
19, 1848, lives in Sunsbury township; Ebenezer, Aug. 26,
1861, lives in Sunsbury township; Elizabeth, Apr, 17,
1853, lives in Sunsbury township; John W. Oct. 19, 1854,
died Feb. 8, 1863; Julia A., Nov. 17, 1856, died Jan. 24,
1863; Tunbleson, Sept. 19, 1858, lives in Sunsbury
township; Zachariah, Mar. 22, 1860, lives in Sunsbury
township; Lavina, Feb. 26, 1861; Leander, Dec. 20,
1864; Charlie, Sept. 3, 1865. The five younger
children lie in Sunsbury township. Mr. Taylor was
trustee of Sunsbury township six terms in succession from 1862.
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
14) |
Perry Twp. -
CORNELIUS THOMSON - is a son of John Q.
Thomson, deceased, and Sarah Armstrong, the latter
living now in Missouri. He was born in Madisonville,
Hopkins county, Kentucky, Dec. 29, 1839, and came to Monroe
county in 1880. He was married at Antioch, in May, 1880,
to Mary E. Truax, who was born in Monroe county, August,
7, 1842. Her parents were Allen Truax and Susan
Vanander. Mr. Thomson was a member of the 1st Iowa
Cavalry, Company I, went into the service in August, 1861, and
was discharged in September, 1864. He was in the battles of
Prairie Grove, Little Rock, and Saline River. The regiment
was under fire forty days at Cameron, Arkansas. He was
also in engagements in Blackwater, Missouri; Brownsville,
Arkansas; Newtonia and Oscelola, Missouri. He was wounded
in the shoulder by a Minnie ball at Siler Creek, Jan. 8, 1862.
At the same place he also had a personal encounter with a
Confederate of large stature. At first he halted him, but
he paid no attention to it, running around a tree; Mr.
Thomson followed, when he turned and fired, wounding him in
the shoulder, also clubbing his gun struck him over the head
knocking him down for the second time. Mr. Thomson
rose up and, drawing his saber, struck the Confederate a heavy
blow across the forehead, splitting it open to the left eye. Mr.
Thomson was afterwards taken to the hospital where he
recovered. The Confederate was also taken care of by the
Union officers, but death resulted from his wounds. Mr.
Thomson is a resident of Perry township, and engaged in the
hotel business. Address, Antioch, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 23) |
Malaga Twp. -
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY.
The earliest account of this family is the record of
marriage of Thomas Tomlinson and Joan, daughter of
Henry and Walmsley in 1719. They first settled on a
farm back of Edge Hill, but afterward sold the property and
purchased a large farm in Bensalem, where he resided the
remainder of his life. He died in 1764, and his widow,
Joan, in 1772. Children: Henry, Elizabeth, Joseph,
Thomas, Mary and Rebecca.THOMAS
AND JOAN TOMLINSON'S CHILDREN:
Henry, born Nov.
16, 1720, married Jemima Bolton, in 1753. At the
death of his father, who died intestate, he being the eldest son
secured all the real estate, thus leaving the rest of the
children poor. He was a carpenter by trade and frequently
made plows, grain-cradles, etc. He died in 1800, much
respected by his contemporaries. Jemima died in
1802. Children: Sarah, Jemima, and Jessie.
Joseph, born Oct. 13, 1724, married Elizabeth,
daughter of John and Mary Worthington, in 1740.
Children: Rebecca, John, Thomas, Joseph, Francis, Mary
and Benjamin. Elizabeth died in 1761 and
Joseph married Peggie McCann. The union being
an unhappy one they finally parted. Joseph died in
1793. Children: Keziah, Benjamin, Naomi, Phebe Ann,
and Issachar. Of these Benjamin married
Betsy Carlisle, and moved to Delaware county.
HENRY AND JEMIMA TOMLINSON'S CHILDREN:
Sarah and
Jemima died single.
Jessie, born Mar. 1, 1766, married Sarah,
daughter of Jonathan Wilson in 1794, and settled on the
homestead in Bensalem. He was a man of great physical
endurance and was much respected. He died October, 27,
____. Children: Jessie, Rhoda, and Charles.
JOSEPH AND ELIZABETH'S CHILDREN:
Rebecca, born
Mar. 2, 1745, married Andrew Singley. Rebecca died
in 1791. Children: Elizabeth, Catharine, Mary,
John, Joseph, Andrew, Rebecca, Phebe, and Jemima.
John, born Jan. 26, 1748, married Phebe,
daughter of Patrick Malone, in 1773. Several years
afterward he purchased a farm of Amos Simpson, near
Bustleton, where he resided the remainder of his life.
Their children: William, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Benjamin,
James, Mary, and Thomas.
Thomas, born Feb. 21, 1847, married Phebe,
daughter of Isaac Carver, in 1775. They lived for
forty years on a farm back of Smithfield, which belonged to
Silas Walmsley. Their children: Elizabeth, Phee,
Martha, Isabella, Joseph, John, Amos, Isaac, Francis, Thomas
and Silas.
Joseph married Mary, widow of Benjamin
Taylor, and daughter of Isaac Carver. He died
in 1792, leaving no issue.
Francis, born Aug. 8, 1753, lived near the Forks
of Neshaminy. He married and had children: Tacy who
married John Roberts, and Elizabeth, who married
William Tomlinson.
Mary, born June 22, 1755, married John Malone,
and settled near Westchester.
Benjamin, born Apr. 25, 1758, died Mar. 22,
1875.
ANDREW AND REBECCA SINGLEY'S CHILDREN:
Elizabeth
married Daniel Osmond. Children: Rebecca,
who married John Osmond; Mary, who married
Daniel Stevenson; add Sarah, who married Elisha
Newbold.
Catharine married John Hill, and lived near
the Red Lion. They had one daughter.
Mary married Abraham Vansant.
Children: John and Alonzo.
John married Sarah, daughter of William
Walton (Jersey Billy). They had one child, Hannah,
who married John Lippincott.
Joseph married Esther, daughter of Thomas
Knight. They had two daughters. Ellen, Susan,
Edward, Joseph, Andrew, and Mary.
Rebecca married Joseph Rees. Children:
William, Mary, Phebe, John.
Phebe married first Robert Ervin, and had
two sons, Andrew and William. She married
second John Price, and had one daughter.
Jemima married Moses Davis.
Children: William and others.
JOHN AND PHEBE TOMLINSON'S CHILDREN:
William married
Martha, daughter of Benjamin Taylor and
granddaughter of Isaac Carver, and settled in Byberry.
They had children: Mary, Aaron, John, James, Silas,
Benjamin, Phebe, William and Isaac.
John married Sarah, daughter of Joseph
Worthington. Children: William, Mary, Sarah,
Joseph, and Jason. John died Jan. 21,
1841.
Sarah and Elizabeth died single.
Benjamin married Asenath, daughter of
Joseph Walton, but had no children.
James married Tacy, daughter of James
Carter.
Mary married Joshua Worthington, and settled
on the old Worthington homestead, in Byberry. children:
John, Camly, and Spencer.
Thomas married Ann, daughter of Joseph
Walton. They have children: Watson, Spencer,
John, Isaac, and Lydia Ann.
THOMAS AND PHEBE TOMLINSON'S CHILDREN:
Elizabeth
married Benjamin Field. Their children: Robert,
Phebe, Thomas, Tomlinson, Isaac, Mary, Benjamin, and James.
Phebe married James Carter. Children:
Mordecai, Tacy, Emily, Stephen, Thomas, Mary, James and
William.
Joseph married Elizabeth Twining.
Children: James, Caroline, Hannah, Thomas and Joseph.
Isabella died single.
Thomas married Rebecca Twining.
Children: Elizabeth, Emmor, Mordecai, Abner, Hannah, Phebe,
Thomas, James, and Rebecca.
Isaac married Mary Dewees. Children:
Samuel, Aaron, Rebecca, Carver, Susannah, Comly, Chalkley,
Thomas and Sarah.
John married Martha Worthington.
Children: Ezra, Hannah, Wilmer, Francis, and Stephen.
He died Apr. 5, 1846.
Francis married Deborah Twining.
Children: Edward, Hannah, Phebe, Deborah, and Francis.
He died July 10, 1865.
Martha married John Praul.
Children: Isaac, Thomas, William, Francis, Elias, and
Philip.
Amos married Caroline Praul. Children:
Rebecca, Charles, Francis, Edward, and Amanda.
He died Jan. 31, 1841.
Silas, unmarried.
Thomas, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Twining)
Tomlinson, married Aletta Nicholson.
Children: Alazana, who married Henry S. Williams; John
N., who married Jane Beardmore; Joseph, who married
Priscilla Tipton; Elizabeth, who married C. W. Adams;
Isaac, who married Tacy A. Tipton; Mary C.,
who married Robert McBroom; Hannah E., who died single;
Sarah A. V., who married Jesse D. Grissell; Hervy P.,
who married Louisa Beardmore; Rebecca Jane, who died
single; Charles N., who resides at home; and Thomas W.,
who died single.
John N. settled in this county in 1841, and was
married in Malaga township, Jan. 11, 1859. His wife's
parents were Isaac (deceased) and Susannah Beardmore.
Children of John N. and Jane are: Isaac W.,
born Dec. 10, 1860, died Dec. 17, 1861; Mary Alazana,
July 13, 1862, died June 15, 1863; no name, infant born Mar. 30,
1865, died Apr. 11, 1864; Aletta E.,
June 3, 1865; Thomas, Sept. 8, 1867- last two reside at
home. Address Mr. J. N. Tomlinson at Jerusalem,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 27) |
Salem Twp. -
GEORGE E. TOPP - merchant tailor of
Clarington, was born at Wheeling, West Virginia, Oct. 18, 1856,
and came into Monroe county with his parents, August and
Elizabeth (Messerly) Topp, in 1866. He married at
Powhattan, Ohio Sept. 14, 179, Kate M. McGrew, daughter
of Archibald and Lydia (Campbell) McGrew (the latter
deceased), who settled in this county in1875. Mrs.
Topp's father was quite an early settler in Belmont county,
a miller by occupation, and operated a grist-mill for a number
of years at Wagee, Belmont county. Mr. Topp and his
father are among the enterprising business men of Clarington,
and carry on a large merchant tailoring business. He had
two brothers in the war. William was in the 1st Virginia
Cavalry, and was taken prisoner, escaped, and served during the
war. Charles was killed in service. Address,
Clarington.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H. Hardesty &
Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 8) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
W. A. TRACEY - is a resident of Sunsbury
township, and is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser.
He is a son of W. Tracey and Patience Lacey, who came
into the county in the fall of 1829. He was born Oct. 2,
1830, in Beallsville, Ohio. Mr. Tracey owns two
hundred and twenty acres of land, and is engaged in the raising
of sheep quite extensively; also grain for use on the place.
He also owns four shares of railroad stock in the Bellaire and
Southwestern Railroad Company. Address, Beallsville,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
15) |
Sunsbury Twp. -
DANIEL TRUAX - is engaged in the business
of stone-mason in Sunsbury township. He was born in
Sunsbury township. He was born in the same township, Oct.
3, 1822; came into this county in 1822. His parents were
Benjamin Truax and Pheba Wink. They came to this
county in 1814, and are now deceased. Mr. Truax was
married in Sunsbury township, Oct. 21, 1849, to Margaret A.
Waters, who was born in Belmont county, Feb. 12, 1831.
Her parents were George Waters, born in Maryland, and now
dead, and Elizabeth Waters, born in Morgan county,
Virginia. They came into Monroe county in 1840. The
children of Daniel and Margaret Truax are as follows:
C. S., born Aug. 7, 1850, lives in St. Clairsville; E.
W., Mar. 25, 1865, lies in Beallsville; B. O. Sept.
16, 1862, lives in Beallsville; Ina A., June 25, 1865,
lives in Beallsville. Mr. Truax's father came to
this county in 1814, when the country was a perfect wilderness.
He came from Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and occasionally
Indians were seen when he first arrived. He and his wife
came from Pennsylvania on two colts; carried all their goods and
each of them a child apiece. It took them eight days to
reach Monroe county. they settled one mile west of town
and entered eighty acres. They built a cabin, bought at
St. Clairsville an old fashioned spinning-wheel for two dollars,
and had nothing left. They worked for their neighbors in
the day time, and cleared off for themselves at night. His
wife also helped to clear, roll logs, etc. He was also a
great hunter, and his rifle supplied him with meat. He
often had to pound corn to keep up the supplies. He was a
member of the Christian church, and one of the first to help
organize it. He raised eight children, two of whom,
Eliza and Jane, are dead. Louisa Morris
lives in Indiana. Jerushua Decker lives in Monroe
county; Cynthia Decker in Sunsbury township, Monroe
county; Rhoda Stackhouse lives in Sunsbury township.
Mr. Truax's father was a volunteer in the war of 1812.
He cleared the ground for the first log cabin in which was built
in Beallsville. N. W. Truax, brother of Daniel,
born in Sunsbury, Apr. 7, 18227, died June 19, 1864.
Mr. Daniel Truax, the subject of this sketch, was assessor
for six terms in Sunsbury township. He was also land
appraiser in 1880, and covered thirty-two sections in all.
His address is Beallsville.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page
15) |
Salem Twp. -
SAMUEL TSCHAPPAT - is a native of Monroe
county, having been born in Switzerland township, May 19, 1845.
Ever since his seventeenth year he has been in the employ of the
government, with the exception of two years. On the 23d
day of August, 1862, he enlisted in the 116th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, serving until the close of the war. He
participated in the following engagements; Winchester, Opaquan,
Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, in the principal battles around
Richland, at the surrender of Lee, and in numerous
skirmishes and small engagements. He was shot in the knee
while on the skirmishes and small engagements. He was shot
in the knee while on the skirmish line at Winchester. His
brother, David Tschappat, was starved to death in Libby
prison, and is now buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, at Columbus,
Ohio. Samuel was Assistant United States Marshall
in 1870 in Monroe county. He was assistant-postmaster at
Powhattan Point for five years. He still holds, and has
filled, since 1876, the position of postmaster at Clarington.
Elizabeth Duerr became his wife at Clarington, Ohio, Jan.
18, 1874. They have two children: Emma Gertrude,
born July 6, 1876, and Katie, May 6, 1879.
Samuel's parents, Jacob and Susannah Tschappat,
settled in this county in 1825. John and
Catherine Duerr are the parents of Mrs. Tschappat.
Address, Clarington, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 9) |
Centre Twp. -
THOMAS TWADDLE - and Levina Truex
were married in Monroe county, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1858. His
birth place was Jefferson county, Ohio, and the date Aug. 10,
1830. They have a family of six, all residing at home, as
follows: Florence T., born Nov. 19, 1859; Violet
A., Nov. 19, 1861; Alice R., Apr. 7, 1864; Eveline
A., Nov. 16, 1866; Lulu E., July 12, 1869; Olive
G., June 30, 1872. Mrs. Twaddle was born in
Monroe county, Ohio, July 8, 1837, and her death occurred June
19, 1875. Her parents were Benjamin and Elizabeth
(Sype) Truex, both deceased. Mr. Twaddle's
parents, Phillip and Mary (Bruce) Twaddle, both of whom
are deceased, settled in Monroe county in 1833. Thomas
was for three years in the war of 1861. He served one year
in the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and then enlisted in the
116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was in the battles of
Winchester, Cedar Creek, and several others in which the
regiment took part. He was wounded May 28, 1863, while on
a scouting expedition. He was transferred to the 62d Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and from that regiment to the 67th, in which
he served until the close of the war, seeing some very hard
service. He is engaged in farming. Address, Antioch,
Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 5) |
Centre Twp. -
CHARLES TWINEM - is a native of Ireland,
his birth having occurred in Armagh county, Jan. 7, 1831.
His father, Thomas Twinem, was born in Ireland, Aug. 15,
1796, and died in Monroe county (where he settled in 1841), Nov.
1 1881, respected by all who knew him, and his mother, Mary
A. Twinem, died Nov. 28, 1880; they came to Monroe county in
1841. At Newcastle, this county, Mar. 19, 1968, Charles
Twinem was married to Hannah M. Dalley, who was born
in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 1838. Her
parents were Abram Dalley, who died Mar. 12, 1842, and
Mary (Guthrie), who came to this county in 1862, and is
still living at the age of seventy-five years, and has been an
invalid of Paley for the past eight years. Mr. Twinem's
family are: Mary B., born Nov. 9, 1869; Thomas E.,
Feb. 11, 1872; Oscar D., Mar. 18, 1875; William C.,
June 16, 1878. Mr. Twinem was a member of Company
B, 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, having enlisted at Woodsfield,
Ohio, Apr. 29, 1861, going right from Camp Dennison to the
front, and participating in the battles of Cheat Mountain, Green
Brier, and others. He was wounded at McDowell, Virginia,
May 8, 1862, and after returning to his regiment, in December,
1862, was transferred to the Veteran Reserves on account of his
wound and sickness. Mr. Twinem is a farmer and
stock-raiser. Address, Antioch, Monroe county, Ohio.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio - Publ. by H. H.
Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo - 1882 - Page 5) |
Adams Twp. -
LEONARD TWINEM - is a resident of Adams
township, Monroe county, where he settled in 1850. He was
born in Belmont county, Nov. 30, 1822, where he was married Dec.
21, 1848, to Martha (Henderson) Dysart, born in the same
county, Oct. 6, 1820. Their family consists of Martha (Feisley),
born May 3, 1850, married Nov. 16, 1870, resides in Salem
townships; Esabelle (Bonar), July 14, 1854, married Sep.
2, 1875; Sarah (Barber), Aug. 31, 1856, married Feb. 11,
1882; Agnes (Funkhauser), Mar. 4, 1858, married Nov. 9,
1876; Leonard, Sept. 4, 1860; James, Mar. 22,
1863. Mrs. Twinem's parents, Andrew Henderson,
deceased, and Jeanette (Nichol) Henderson lost one son in
the late war. Mr. Twinem's parents, Leonard
Twinem and Mary McCullum, both deceased, came to this
country from Ireland, and settled in Belmont county, Goshen
township, in 1818, which was then a wilderness. They
endured all the hardships and privations of early squatters in a
new country. Their nearest postoffice was St. Clairsville,
which was two miles away. Mr. Twinem lived in
Belmont county, until he was about 34 years of age, when he
removed to Adams township, his present residence. He is
one of the enterprising men of the township, and takes great
interest and uses his influence in the educational matters of
the county. He served as justice of the peace one term; he
is now one of the trustees of the township. Business,
farming. Address, Round Bottom, 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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