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Perry Twp. –
STEPHEN C. ACKERMAN,
farmer; P. O., Levering; son of John and Ida (Cook) Ackerman;
was born January 11, 1830, on the old homestead; spent his youth
on the farm and went to district school until he reached his
majority. He united his fortunes with Elizabeth Kline,
March 2, 1851; she was a daughter of James and Abigail (Hyle)
Kline; was born August 30, 1832, in Middlebury Tp., Knox
Co., Ohio. After marriage they lived on his father’s farm one
year, then purchased 80 acres south of the present home, on
which he dwelt eleven years, then returned to the homestead and
lived about four years, when at the death of his father there
was a division of the estate, and Stephen became
possessor of 72 acres of the old place, on which he lives at
present. Five children have been born to them -- John W.,
Mary, who married Curtis Hardgrove, of Knox Co.,
Ohio; James L., who married Miriam Killen, of
Waterford; Libbie and Leroy. Our subject and his
estimable lady are members of the Disciple Church. His father,
John Ackerman, was born October 22, 1805, in Bedford Co.,
Penn.; he is the oldest son of John and Amy (Barton) Ackerman.
We will now follow the fortunes of John Ackerman,
grandfather of Stephen C. He was born about 1760, and at
the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, he enlisted and
fought in all the engagements until the close. He was in the
memorable battles of Lundy’s Lane and Bunker’s Hill. The
Colonel under whom he served was very severe on his troops, and
denied them the privilege of filling their canteens with water
as they crossed a brook on that sweltering June day. Many
perished from thirst, without a wound on their bodies, and as
Ackerman passed through the brook he dipped up water enough
in his hat to preserve his own life. He, often remarked: “That
Colonel never walked before his command after that day.” He was
never off duty with wounds or sickness during the war, and
received a pension of $94 dollars a year for faithful service.
In the fall of 1810 John Ackerman, John Cook and
William Levering came on horseback together, and each
entered a quarter section of land on this branch of Owl Creek. John
Ackerman, being fifty years old when shown the land by the
Surveyor, said: “I will take the first quarter, as I am the
oldest.” Cook took the next. It was during this brief
visit that he employed Thomas Mitchell to erect a cabin
on his land. It was raised by men from Fredericktown, six miles
distant. The next spring he set out with his family. They
landed at their cabin in the wilderness April 8, 1811. He had
two sons and two daughters -- John being five years old
when they arrived; Catherine, Abram and Mary.
When the Seymour family were murdered, they were
notified of approaching danger by “Johnny Appleseed,” and
went into the block-house three weeks, near Lucerne. The first
crop of wheat which they raised to sell was cut with a sickle,
threshed with a flail and cleaned by throwing it up and fanning
it with a sheet. They hauled it to Zanesville, and sold it for
three shillings per bushel, and with the proceeds purchased
leather at 50 cents per pound and salt at $3 per barrel. The
grandfather was a great mower, and at the age of seventy-five he
led six men until three gave out, unable to go to supper. He
split 100 rails in a day when he was eighty years old. He
departed this life Sept. 6, 1844, aged 83. Grandfather
Ackerman and all his family were members of the Regular
Baptist Church, and he helped to erect buildings in which the
members worshiped. The hospitality of his house, and that of
his son, John, was so unbounded, that it was known among
the brethren for two generations as the “Baptist Tavern.” John,
the father of Stephen C., was like his father in many
respects. He married Ida Cook, a daughter of Rev. John
Cook (see sketch of Stephen Cook), and they always
lived in the family of his father. At his death John
received the old homestead as his share of the estate. He also
was a devoted member of the Harmony Church, and kept its
graveyard many years. His memory was remarkable, and although
he kept no record, could tell the exact location of every grave
within its limits. They raised seven children to manhood and
womanhood -- Stephen C., Morgan, Rachel, Amy A., Louis B.,
Leander and James Harvey, and two died young. This
closes a brief sketch of an old and respected family, which may
look back with pride on its examples of sturdy, self-reliant,
Christian manhood.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, pp. 799-800
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Canaan Twp. –
JAMES ADAMS,
farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born Sept. 22, 1829, near
Mansfield, in Richland Co.; his parents, James and Margaret (McGiboney)
Adams, were natives of the Emerald Isle, and they emigrated
to this country and stopped some years in Pennsylvania, and then
located for a time in Richland Co., moving to this township in
1844; after making several changes, they moved to Marion Co.,
where they died at the ripe age of 94 years. At the age of 14,
James Jr. started out to do for himself, and worked five
years for William Johnson; he received, the first year,
$4.00 per month; the second year, $5.00, and so on, increasing
his wages until the expiration of the time. While yet a lad in
his teens, he made a trip across the mountains with a drove of
hogs for his employer to the eastern market, and disposed of
them at a profit. Subsequently he learned the cabinet maker’s
trade, at which he was engaged for fourteen years. At the age of
25, he was married to Eliza L. Freeman, born Jan. 6,
1835, a daughter of George and Emma (Bird) Freeman, both
natives of England. After Mr. Adams’ marriage, he began
farming, and rented land for several years, when he began
keeping house; his outfit was of a very meager character, having
to borrow utensils to commence with; in 1869 he purchased 60
acres; in 1864, he entered the service and was out one year, in
the 174th O. V. I., Co. K, and participated in several battles,
and was a true and faithful soldier. Mr. Adams not having
had school advantages worth mentioning, appreciates the worth of
them, and is giving his children all the advantages in his
power; his daughter, Emma, is now teaching, having
secured a certificate before she was 15 years old. He and his
wife are members of the Bethel Church; he is also a member of
Caledonia Lodge No. 299, I. O. O. F. Of the children, they are
as follows: George, born July 22, 1857, Adda,
(deceased) June 6, 1860, Emma, Aug. 17, 1862, Charley,
April 11, 1866, Frank, Feb. 3, 1868, Ollie, Sept.
1, 1870. Mr. Adams has 92 acres of choice land, all of
which he has acquired by industry.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, pp. 717-718
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Perry Twp. –
WILLIAM ADDLESPERGER,
farmer; P. O., Levering; is the second son of William and
Caroline (Frankfetter) Addlesperger; he was born in
Shepherdstown, Va., Dec. 25, 1821. The family moved from his
native State when he was ten years old, to Greene Co., Penn.
where he engaged in clearing for five years. At fifteen he came
to Ohio, and lived in Perry Tp., Richland Co., going to school
in the Culp District. He worked at milling, farming and clearing
land, until he reached his thirtieth year. He was married
October 12, 1851, to Alice A. Green, daughter of Elder
Benjamin Green; she was born on this place February 1, 1824.
After marriage, he settled on forty acres of his present farm,
to which he has added sixty acres more, which includes the old
homestead of Benjamin Green. He erected his present
elegant frame residence of ten rooms, in 1876. He raised a
family of one son and two daughters, all living at home --
Mary E., born May 29, 1852; John, January 1, 1854;
Emma, December 19, 1861; his wife died July 12, 1867. Mr.
Addlesperger votes the Republican ticket, casting his first
ballott [sic] for Henry Clay, of Kentucky; his
parents were both natives of Virginia; and his father followed
the occupation of cooper; his mother died when William
was six days old, leaving John, another son, some two
years old. His father married Lydia Kimball, of
Wheeling, Va., in 1827, where he lived about three years, then
removed to Greene Co., Penn., in 1831, where he worked at
coopering about five years. In the Spring of 1835, he came to
Ohio, settling in Perry Tp., Richland Co., where he lived some
three years, when he removed to Mt. Gilead, where he worked at
his trade until about one year before his death, which occurred
March 11, 1867. He attained the age of fourscore years, and was
a fine scholar in German and English; by his second marriage, he
was blessed with eight children -- Margaret, Thomas, Cobb,
Susanna, Benjamin, Mary, Louis and Rebecca;
Benjamin is dead, he had served as Deputy Sheriff of the
county. Our subject began life without capital, and the meager
training which the early schools afford, and by persevering toil
and careful study, has surrounded his family with a beautiful
home, where taste adorns, and hospitality maketh glad all
comers.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, pp. 798-799
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Bennington Twp. -
JOHN ALLISON, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O.
Bloomfield; is the oldest son of A. Allison, whose family
history is in this work. He was born in Columbiana Co.,
Ohio, June 29, 1834. John remained with his parents
until he reached his majority, and then, in dealing until he was
28 years of age. He was united in marriage May 4, 1862, with
Mary A., daughter of B. F. Vail, by whom he had five
children- Franklin M., born May 5, 1863, died April 24,
1866; Fred, born July 25, 1867; Carrie A., born
April 17, 1870, and died Jan. 23, 1872; Howard, born Dec.
28, 1872; Ralph H., born Sept. 16, 1879. The mother
was born Oct. 17, 1842, and was one in a family of twelve.
Mr. Allison is a Republican, and he and his wife are members
of the M. E. Church at Bloomfield. He enlisted for three
months in Co. A., 20th Reg., in the war of Sucession. He
owns 115 acres of excellent land, which he farms in connection
with dealing in stock. Mr. Allison is one of the nine
men who have charge of the beautiful cemetery north of Bloomfield.
Mr. Allison is one of the most intelligent and influential
men in Bennington Tp. He is enterprising and public
spirited, and is a highly honorable citizen.
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Harmony Twp. -
AMOS ALLWORTH, farmer and smith; P.
O. Chesterville; was born Nov. 26, 1830, in New Jersey, and was
married in 1855 to Maria Powell, sister of Thomas
Powell; she was born Sept. 11, 1825; they settled after
marriage in Chester Tp., and farmed there for four years, and
then lived with his mother for three years, afterwards, buying
35 acres, where they now reside, obtained by their labors,
except $550, which she inherited; they have improved the land,
and now possess one of the finest little farms in the township;
he also works some at smithing; he has run a threshing machine
for many years. They had two children, Loella and
Angeline -- deceased Aug. 5, 1866. She is a member of the
Baptist Church; he votes the Democratic ticket. His father
Samuel, and mother Elizabeth (Bockoven) Allworth,
were born in New Jersey, and came to Ohio in 1831, settling in
Delaware Co., and soon after came to Chester Tp. Here the father
died, Jan. 1, 1864; the mother is still living in this township,
with her children, whose names are Margaret, Martha, Sarah,
Amos, Samantha, Eliza, Eli, Delilah and John.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, p. 702
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Congress Twp. -
MICHAEL ALSHOUSE,
farmer; P. O., Whetstone; is a native of Northumberland Co.,
Penn.; was born Nov. 23, 1822; there were twelve children in the
family, he being the second; his father, Henry Alshouse,
died Sept. 11, 1876, being 76 years and 9 months old, in same
county, and was married to Catharine Blottener, both
of same county; she died Jan. 3, 1848, and was 53 years and 2
months old. Michael was but 2 years of age, when his
parents moved to Starr Co., this State. His father was a
blacksmith by trade, but Michael, not satisfied to follow
in his father's footsteps, let the sledge behind, and sought
employment better suited to his tastes and inclinations; he did
not leave his father until he was 23 years of age. At the
age of 26, March 22, 1849, he was married to Sevilla Reed,
who was born in Richland Co.; she lived until Jan. 6, 1855.
He was married to his present wife, Nov. 4, 1858; her name was
Sarah Caldwell; she was born Dec. 4, 1841, in Richland Co.;
she was the daughter of Francis and Catharine (Erb) Caldwell,
who was from Maryland; Mr. Caldwell was born in Richland
Co. After his first marriage, he moved to Crawford Co.,
where he had purchased land; here he remained until 1863, when he
moved to the north part of the township, and purchased 120 acres
of land; here he has remained ever since, and will, in all
probability, spend his remaining days. They have two
children - Charles Elmer, born May 21, 1862; Sarah Etta,
born Aug. 5, 1873. Mr. Alshouse had few school
advantages, and has made his property through the medium of hard
labor and frugal management.
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Gilead Twp. -
B. ANDREWS,
attorney-at law; Mt. Gilead. Of the successful and highly
respected attorneys of the Morrow County Bar, may be mentioned
Mr. B. Andrews, who was born in Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.
Y., October 21, 1822, and is the son of Erastus and
Polly (Freeman) Andrews; his mother was born in
Massachusetts, and his father in Vermont; our subject was raised
on the farm, where he remained until he was about 20 years of age,
when, in 1826, with his parents he came west to Ohio, and located
in Medina Co., and formed the village of Westfield in that county;
his father died there in 1846, and his mother died near Westfield,
in 1873. Our subject, after obtaining a good common school
education in the Wadsworth Academy, and a select school by
Henry Bates, began the study of law in the office of
C. A. Lake, of Medina, where he remained about one year, when
he went to Wooster where he entered the law office of Cox &
Wason; and in 1846 he was admitted to the bar in Wooster,
when he returned to Medina and commenced the practice of law,
which he continued in Medina for some three years, when, in June,
1849, he came to Mt. Gilead and began the practice of law, during
which time he has formed partnerships with E. F. Riley, one year;
Henry Albach, one year; D. Rogers six years,
and in 1875 the present firm of Andrews & Allison
was formed, which today is one of the strongest law firms of
Morrow County. In 1864 Mr. Andrews was elected
to the office of prosecuting attorney, and re-elected to same
office in 1866, which he filled with credit and honor for four
years. He was married September 8, 1844, in Wooster, O., to
Miss Rachel Hand. They have six
children.
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Gilead Twp. -
O. ALLISON,
wool dealer; Mt. Gilead; was born in Green Co., Pennsylvania, July
25, 1811, and lived there three years; the family then came to
Ohio and farmed in Columbiana Co., and lived on same until he was
11 years of age; he was then bound out for seven years to Mr.
Orth, a woolen manufacturer, and continued with him six years
thereafter; he then went into partnership with Thomas Wallace,
in a cabinet making shop at New Lisbon, and followed the business
until 1844, when he came to Delaware, now Morrow Co., and engaged
in buying sheep and wool; which business he has since continued
in. In 1872 his son, Abner, became a partner in the
business. Mr. Allison has been thrice married.
First to Jemima Burt, a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio,
Sept. 5, 1833; she died Oct. 10, 1840; of their three children two
are living; John and James. William
died at Paducah, Ky., while in the army (20th O. V. I.) He
second wife was Lydia Wheeler, a married June 10,
1841; she died Sept. 9, 1861; they had nine children, seven now
living; Charles, Abner, Melville, Isorah,
Jane, Ellen Thompson, a native of York Co.,
Pennsylvania. They were married March 16, 1864; they have no
children.
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North Bloomfield Twp. –
STEPHEN B. APPLEMAN, farmer and stock.
dealer; P. O. Corsica; is one of the most prosperous and well
known men in the county; born Nov. 14, 1837, in what is now
Morrow Co.; (his father, James Appleman, was born in
Washington Co., Pennsylvania, in 1798, and his mother, Nancy
(Irwin) Appleman: was born in Stark Co., Ohio). His father
emigrated to this state when 18 years of age, settling in Stark
Co.; when 23 years old he entered eighty acres of Government
land in what is now Morrow Co., and worked on it for a short
time, when he returned to Stark Co. and was married. They
brought all their worldly effects in a cart, and commenced
housekeeping in a cabin that had no upper floor nor chinking;
they had no bedstead, but slept on the floor until he made one
from some scantling; their principal cooking vessel was a small
kettle, in which the good woman made porridge three times a day,
and on this diet he would make over two hundred rails a day.
After living in Stark Co. one year they moved to Morrow Co.,
where they ever after lived. He cleared his farm and bought more
land as fast as he was able, until he owned 320 acres.
Stephen commenced buying stock on commission when only 16
years old, and has followed the business ever since, and deals
mostly in hogs and sheep, but has handled wool and grain for the
last few years. He has been successful and careful in his
investments, which have brought good returns; he owns over 300
acres of land, and carries on a very extensive business. He was
married March 24, 1859, to Julia, daughter of Joseph
and Martha Waldrof; she was born Nov. 15, 1837, and died
June 15, 1874, leaving two children: Alma I. and
Joseph S. He was again married July 2, 1875, to Anna,
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Hensel) Waldrof. She
was born Oct. 11, 1843. His daughter graduated from the Ohio
Central College at Iberia, in 1879. She is now teaching school
at Blooming Grove, with very good success. His wife and daughter
are members of the Presbyterian church at Iberia.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, p. 620-621.
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Washington Twp. –
J. D. ARMSTRONG,
miller; Mt. Gilead; was born in Knox Co., O., 1841; his parents
were among the early settlers of that county, and were formerly
from Canada. The ancestry preceding the second generation
was of Irish descent. Besides availing himself of the
common school privileges in the near vicinity of his home,
Mr. Armstrong
attended the academy at Danville, of his native county, for two
years. At 20 years of age he went to California and
remained there six years, and then returned to his early home,
and afterwards purchased a grist-mill in Washington, Morrow Co.
Mr. Armstrong married in 1870 Miss Linda Wood, whose
home since eight years of age has been very near where they now
reside. Irma and Orrin are the names of
their children. Mr. Armstrong is now enlarging the
capacity of his mill so that hereafter he may secure a larger
success in his occupation.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, p. 743
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Lincoln Twp. -
T. P. ASHBROOK,
farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born in Hampshire Co., Va., Jan. 9,
1806; he is a son of Eli and Catharine Ashbrook who were
born in the same county; his father was born about 1782, and his
mother in 1784; in the father's family there were fourteen
children, two of whom died in infancy; the rest are living, and
have families of their own; there are seven of the family yet
living. The father was a Baptist Minister, and
labored a great many years in the cause of Christianity; he died
in 1878, and Catharine, his wife, died Jan. 1, 1872. He came
to Fairfield Co., Ohio, with his parents, in 1810, and from there
to Licking Co., in 1823, where his parents died, and where he was
married, Jan. 5, 1832, to Annie Coffman, whose
parents were born in Pennsylvania. She was born Sept. 21,
1807. From this union there were seven children - Laura
J., Milton P., William, Naomi, Welcome,
Savilla and Lemuel. The mother of these
children died June 16, 1850. Mr. Ashbrook
lived a widower until Aug. 3, 1851, when he again married.
His second wife was Elizabeth (George) McCrary, a widow
lady, with two children; she is a daughter of Henry and
Mary George, who came from Wales; they lived a short
time in Pennsylvania, and came from there to Delaware Co., they
came to Morrow, in 1810. She was married first to George
McCrary, who died Feb. 20, 1848. From here second
marriage there were three children, one of whom died in infancy -
Louis D. and Emma K. Mr. Ashbrook is a
mason by trade, a business he followed for over thirty years in
connection with farming; he is also a Baptist Minister, and a
faithful worker in the cause. He began business for himself
in the woods, and with limited means, but by faithful application
to his various occupations, he has gained quite a fortune, and has
an excellent farm where he lives, consisting of 220 acres.
He had one son in the late war. Welcome Ashbrook
enlisted in 1862, was in the 15th regiment O. V., Co. C, and
served until the close of the war, at which time he was
discharged; he was in a number of engagements, but never received
a wound. Mr. Ashbrook's second wife also had a
son in the war- Davis McCrary, who enlisted in 1861,
and was in the 15th regiment O. V., Co. C; he served first a
little more than a year, when he was taken sick, and discharged,
but after he got able he enlisted again, and served until the
close of the war.
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J. ASHLEY, Marengo, was born in Bennington Tp., Morrow
Co., O., March 17, 1857. He began going to school at the
remarkably early age of three and one-half years, and continued
this winter and summer until he was eleven years old. His
father then requiring his services on the farm, kept him at home
summers, but continued to send him to school during the winter
months until he was 16, when he was employed by an organ agent
for $20 per month to show the excellencies of the instruments.
In the fall of 1873 he attended the Cardington Union Schools,
but came home to attend school during the winter. The following
summer he sold sheet music and musical periodicals, farming
while not thus engaged. In the fall of 1874 he went to Mt.
Gilead to school, and the following winter taught his first
term. He was then 17 years old. This school was a
difficult one and had a hard name, but after some preliminary
skirmishing, during which some of the worst characters received
prompt and summary correction, it was easily governed. The next
summer he taught his home school, and in the following fall
started for Oberly, where he remained two and a half years,
completing the scientific course of that college. During
his last term he taught two classes in bookkeeping in the
college. During the vacations he would teach to get means
to continue his college course. On Nov. 24th, 1877, he was
married to Addie L., daughter of Abner and Abbey A.
(Morris) Sherman. Mr. Ashley's parents are Harrison
E. and Adaline (Benson) Ashley, Harrison being the
grandson of the illustrious Eld. William H. Ashley, who
figured so prominently in the early history of this and
neighboring Tps. He taught in Harmony township the winter
of 1877-8, and the succeeding fall and winter, the fall term
being a select school. The following spring and summer he
worked with his father. In the spring of 1879 he moved to
Marengo, and lived there during the summer, fitting himself for
teaching. The following fall he began in the graded school
at Sparta, teaching there the fall, winter and spring terms.
The Board of Education, highly pleased with his school, has
employed him for the coming year. Mr. Ashley has
shown more than ordinary talent for music and in the acquirement
of knowledge; he began to play the violin when eight years old,
and when 14 purchased an organ, paying for it by his own labors
and giving a colt he owned as part payment. Since then he
has been connected with many musical entertainments and concerts
throughout the southeastern part of the county. Mr.
Ashley has shown a perseverance in the pursuit of knowledge
worthy of imitation. He made his way at Oberlin by his own
endeavors, teaching and economizing, and the result is that he
has a fine education. HE is a Republican and is a member
of the Christian church a Sparta. He is also a surveyor
and civil engineer, and is a commissioned notary public, his
office being in Sparta. He owns forty acres of nice land
in Bennington Tp., which is clear of all encumbrances.
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ELI ASHWILL, farmer; P. O. Gillead
Station; was born in Canaan Twp., Marion (now Morrow) Co., Ohio,
July 17, 1835, and lived with his parents until he was 12 years of
age; he then hired out and worked in the vicinity until 1857;
January 19, of that year, he married Miss Sarah Cook.
She was born in Knox Co., Ohio. After his marriage he lived
with his father-in-law and farmed the place, and later bought the
part he now lives adjoining the village of Gilead Station.
By this marriage there were nine children, eight now living:
Florence L., Elmer E., H. Estell, Fred, Jennie, Burt, Rosie B.,
and Nelson B. His parents, James and his second
wife Agnes (Stewart) Ashwill, were natives of Virginia;
they married there, and, in 1826, came to Ohio and settled in
Canaan Tp., where, by purchase and entry, they owned 160 acres of
land, and lived there with what comforts the pioneer days
afforded. He died here in the year 1842. Mrs. Ashwill
went to Illinois, and lived with her son until her death, in 1856.
They had nine children, seven of whom are now living:
John, living in Illinois; Robert, in Kansas; Richard,
in Illinois; Eli, in Morrow Co., Ohio; Frank D., in
Delaware Co., Ohio; Henry and Nelson C., in Kansas.
All are married and have families, and are well-to-do.
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Washington Twp. –
JAMES AULD,
retired farmer; P. O., Iberia. This gentleman, whose portrait
appears in this work, is a native of Pennsylvania; he was born
on a farm in Cumberland Co., Jan. 30, 1803; when he became 5
years of age, the family moved to a farm on the line between
Greene and Washington Co’s., upon which they lived for eighteen
years; they then moved to a farm located near Taylorstown.
James lived there with his parents until 1830; he then came West
in a wagon, and settled on his present place, upon which he has
since lived. The country was all timber when he came; he
entered 150 acres, and erected a frame house, with a shingle
roof probably the second of the kind in the township; the house
was 18x20 feet, one room, and one story and a half high, glass
windows, and in every way a model palace of its day, and though
it has been standing for fifty years., it now, with a few
additions, serves as his present residence. While in
Pennsylvania, Mr. Auld worked some at carpentering, at,
first receiving $8 per month. The state road from Mansfield to
Marion, passes his residence, and was opened only a short time
previous to his coming. He began clearing the land, and making
a farm, and soon had some small crops growing. They wore
home-spun clothing, and did principally all their own labor; in
the early days he also hauled grain to Sandusky and Milan, and
shared in general the comforts of the pioneers. Feb. 4, 1831,
he married Miss Jane Way, a native of Washington Co.,
Pa. She died Oct. 12, 1859. They had five children, three of
whom are living -- Sarah Noble lives in this vicinity;
Mary H. Coulter lives in Clearfield Co., Pa.; Samuel D.
farms the homestead; David died while young, and Nancy
Jane Martin was killed in Iowa by a storm, July 4, 1876.
Oct. 20, 1863, he married Mrs. Walker, formerly Miss
Mary Garrett. She was born in Ohio, and died April 6,
1873. His present wife was Mrs. Armstrong, formerly
Miss Catharine Armstrong; they were married May 20, 1876;
they live on the old homestead, which contains 146 acres, and is
located one-half mile west of Iberia. Mr. Auld became a
member of the United Presbyterians in 1828, and has ever
retained his Christian principles. His parents, David and
Mary (Auld) Auld, were natives of Ireland; they came to the
United States -- he, when about 30 years of age, and she, when
about 26; she came here first; they settled in Cumberland Co.,
Pa., where they married about the year 1802; they finally
settled near Taylorstown, Pa., and lived there until their
deaths.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, pp. 742-743
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South Bloomfield Twp. –
JOHN D. AUSTEN,
farmer; P. O., Bloomfield; was born in Kent Co., England, Oct.
27, 1815; he came to the United States in 1828, and worked
twelve years in a mill, thus thoroughly learning the trade. In
1841 he was united in marriage to Martha Cooper, and by
her had a family of three children -- Elizabeth, born
March, 1842; William, Nov., 1843, and Martha A.,
born Aug., 1845. His first wife died in 1846, and in Jan.,
1847, he was married to Lucretia Glaze, who lived but
about six weeks, dying Feb., 1847; Jan. 7, 1849, he married
Mary Jane Thompson, and has by her a family of three
children -- Martha L., born Aug., 1850; Amanda A.,
Sept. 1853, and Ben Dean, Aug., 1856. Mr. Austen’s
daughter, Elizabeth, married J. C. White; she has
a family of two boys, and lives in Bennington Tp.; William
married Elizabeth Dunkinson, and has two children, and
lives in South Bloomfield Tp.; Martha is unmarried and
lives at home; Ben Dean is unmarried, and at present is
assistant agent of the B. & O. R. R. at Frederickton [sic].
Mr. Austen and family own fifty acres of land, all well
improved. He is a Democrat, but was formerly a Whig; he is a
member of the Disciple Church, at Mt. Liberty. His father and
mother are William A. and Charlotte (Dean) Austen, who
had a family of three boys and three girls -- John Dean,
Sarah, Sophia, Elizabeth, William and Henry.
Sophia and Henry are married; the former lives in
Illinois, and the latter in Kansas. Mr. Austen, though a
miller by trade, is at present a farmer.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, p. 660
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Gilead Twp. -
D. R. AXTELL, farmer; P. O. Gilead
Station; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, June 10, 1823, and lived
there until 1837; he then went to Logan Co. with his father, his
mother having died June 19, 1823. In 1838 they came to
Marion (now Morrow) Co., and settled near Mt. Gilead, and he
worked in that vicinity; Nov. 2, 1848 he married Miss Catharine,
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dillon) Brown; she
was born in Knox Co., Ohio; after the marriage he settled on his
present place, which he had previously bought, and has lived here
since, except about fourteen months, spent in traveling West, in
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas; of their three children two
are living - Lou and Nettie; he has eighty acres two
miles northwest of Gilead Station, and forty acres in Canaan Tp.,
this county, which he has obtained by his own labor.
Himself, wife and family are members of the M. E. Church; he since
1839, and Mrs. Axtell for the past thirty years; he has
always taken an active interest in church affairs, and has served
as steward or twenty-six years. He has also served as
Sabbath-school Supt. His parents, Isaac and
Rebecca Riggs Axtell, were probably natives of Pa.; they
settled in Knox Co., after which he married Mrs. Abigail Jewell,
with whom he lived until his death, in Logan Co., Ohio, in the
spring of 1838. They had no children; she lived with her
children by her first marriage, until her death in Union Co.,
Ohio. By Mr. Axtell's first marriage, there were ten
children, of whom but one is living - D. R.
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Franklin Township -
JOEL AXTELL, farmer; P. O., Pulaskiville.
Joel Axtell is the son of Thomas and Eunice (Riggs)
Axtell, and was born Jan. 20, 1802, in Mercer Co., Pal; his
youth was passed on his father's farm, and when 16, he worked one
year in a tannery; at the age of 21 he began clearing land at
$2.50 per acres, cutting all under eighteen inches, and continued
the business four years, being one of the men who cleared the land
upon which the village of Denmark now stands. On the 20th of
June, 1827, he married Miss Jan. Campbell, daughter of
Robert and Mary (Reynolds) Campbell, and by her raised a
family of seven children - Thomas, born Jan. 9, 1830;
Hannah M., Nov. 1, 1831 (deceased); Obediah C., April
29, 1833; Phoebe A., May 31, 1836 (deceased); Simeon B.,
Jan. 11, 1838; Eunice J., May 28, 1840; Robert
married Elizabeth Williams, who died, leaving two
children; he afterward married Millie A. Schade, and is now
a farmer in Congress Tp.; Thomas married Margaret M.
Marion, and lives in California; Obediah married
Elizabeth Wirth, and is a physician in Kansas; Simeon
lives in Congress Tp., and has had two wives - the first, Mary
Eldridge, and after her death, Jane McMillen. In
1825 Mr. Axtell entered 80 acres of land in Congress Tp.,
upon which he moved in 1828; he had no tools, team, nor money, but
managed to raise three acres of corn the first year, cultivating
it with rude hoes; his few supplies were obtained at Mt. Vernon;
he built his own cabin, doing all the work with an ax; at the age
of 22, he joined the Presbyterian Church, and was an Elder for
thirty years, first joining the Harmony Church. He is a
Democrat, and polled his first vote for Andrew Jackson; he
is one of the most prominent of the Congress Tp. citizens.
Mr. Axtell's father was a native of Washington Co., Pa.; he
was born there Jan. 30, 1780. He married at the age of 21,
and in the spring of 1810, let Mercer Co. Pa., and came to Knox
Co., Ohio, leased a track of land near Mt. Vernon, planted ten
acres of corn and returned to Pennsylvania in harvest time for his
family. He served forty days in the war of 1812, though he
enlisted for a longer period. His wife remained alone in her
cabin with her family, unprotected, and one day, meeting Johnny
Appleseed, was told that the British were coming; but the
resolute woman, instead of fleeing to the fort, returned to her
cabin to guard her children. The father died in 1859; after
his wife's death, in 1816, he married Jane, widow of
Isaac Jackson, and by her had four children - Thomas
M., Jane, Azube D. and William M. His first wife
bore him Joel, Hannah, Joseph, Daniel, Cyrus, Mary and
Rufus.
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Canaan Twp. –
WM. S. AYE,
farmer; P. O., Caledonia; Sept. 19, 1821, Mr. Aye was
born in Marion Co., Ohio; his father's name was Jacob,
who was born in Maryland in 1792, and emigrated to this State
with his father, whose name was also Jacob, and located
in Berkshire Tp., Delaware Co., in 1806, remaining there until
1820; he then came to Clarendon Tp., Marion Co., where
William S. was born; after a residence of a few years on
this place, the family moved four miles north, and lived upon a
forty-acre piece, which they had entered, remaining there until
1826, when they moved to what is now Morrow Co., Canaan Tp., and
entered eighty acres, the first year he cleared four acres,
which was planted June 18, yet with good results; the year
following he cleared six acres more, which crop was nearly all
destroyed by the squirrels. Jacob Aye died Aug. 24, 1871;
his wife was Rebecca Hyde before marriage; she died Sept.
12, same year; she was born in Massachusetts, Sept. 12, 1792;
her birthday and death were the same date; the Ayes are
of German descent; William S. was married Oct. 10, 1844,
to Sarah J. Mitchell, who was born March 27, 1829, in
Ross Co., Ohio, and is a daughter of William and Jane (Hines)
Mitchell, who came to Marion Co. the same year that Sarah
was born, and entered eighty acres of land; the Mitchells
are of Irish and the Hines of Dutch descent; since the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Aye, they have lived at their
present place of residence; he has, in all, nearly 500 acres of
land, 160 of the number in Wyandot Co.; eight children have
been born to them, five now living -- Maria, now Mrs.
J. M. Campbell; Morris J., Melville C., William M., Laura
T.; the deceased are -- Emily, Elenore, and Almon
N.; Mr. Aye, wife and entire family are members of
the M. E. Church; while his father lived across the line in
Marion, the first Methodist society established in Marion Co.,
was formed at his father's house in 1821, and consisted of seven
members; Jacob and his wife were of the number, he having
joined that denomination in 1814, and his wife in Massachusetts
in 1808; Mr. Aye is among the intelligent class; is a
liberal patron of the public journals, and his library is well
stored with useful and standard works.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L.
Baskin, 1880, p. 718
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