Gilead Twp. –
REV. W. S. EAGLESON, Pastor of Presbyterian Church; is of Scotch-Irish descent; his paternal grandfather emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland; his paternal grandmother, Jane Hervey, was a sister of Revs. James, David, and Henry Hervey; his father was the late Rev. John Eagleson, D. D., for thirty-nine years pastor of the Church of Upper Buffalo, Washington Co., Pa.  Here young Eagleson was born Jan. 15th, 1840, and reared in a rural home; he was the youngest of three sons, by his father’s first wife.; his mother dying when he was about two and a half years old, he owed much to the maternal care and nurture of his stepmother, Mary Gordon, a sister of Revs. George and Joseph Gordon; he is one of a family of eight children, all of whom are still living. When 17 years of age Mr. Eagleson entered Washington College, (now Washington and Jefferson College), and graduated when he was 20. He at once entered the Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny City, where he took a full course and graduated in the spring of 1863. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Washington April 28th, 1863; in June following he was called to the pastorate of the church of Fredericktown, Knox Co., O., where he spent eleven years and a half; in the fall of 1874 he received two calls, one to the church of Mt. Gilead, and the other to Apple Creek, O.  He removed to the latter place, where he preached for sixteen months, but did not accept their call; at this time the church of Mt. Gilead renewed its call, which he accepted, and here has since labored.  Nov. 28, 1869, he was married to Clarissa E. Pentecost, daughter of George W. Pentecost, of West Middletown, Pa., by whom he has five children -- four sons and one daughter.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 531
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Gilead Twp. –
ALLEN M. ECCLES, stock-dealer; Mt. Gilead; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Jan. 23, 1828, and lived there about three years, when, with his parents, he came to Marion, now Morrow Co., where his parents engaged in farming; he lived at home until he was 30 years of age attending school and working on the farm.  Nov. 29, 1839, he married Miss Sophia Lyman; she was born in Franklin Co, Ohio, and was raised in Delaware Co., and came to Morrow Co. in 1838; of their three children two are living -- Myrtle M. and Joseph M.  After his marriage, he moved to his present place, located three and one-half miles southeast of Mt. Gilead, and gave his attention to farming until 1864, when he began dealing in stock, in which he is now largely engaged; his business for the year ending April, 1880, aggregating seventy odd car loads, for which he paid between $60,000 and $70,000. His parents, Jacob and Minerva (Overturf) Eccles, came to this vicinity in 1831, and lived here until their death, Nov. 4, 1849, and Oct. 6, 1864.  Mrs. Eccles’ parents were Oliver and Joan Linaberry; they were natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania; they married in Franklin Co., Ohio, where they had moved when young. He died in Franklin Co., in 1845; she died in Iowa, where she lived with her son.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 532-533
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Congress Twp. –
JOHN W. EDWARDS, farmer; P. O., Andrews,; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Sept. 24, 1830; is the third of a family of five children, born to William and Mary Ann (Bell) Edwards. His father was a native of this State, and his mother of Maryland. John’s boyhood was employed at school, and in assisting his father in the duties of the farm; he drove his father’s team and followed threshing for several years. At the age of 21 he launched out for himself, farming pursuits being the business he seemed to take to most naturally.  Jan. 13, 1853, he was united in marriage to Sarah J. Foy, who was born in 1828 in Pennsylvania. After marriage he located on the farm his father had purchased after leaving Belmont Co. (being the winter of 1833), when his father located in what is now called Gilead Tp.; here Mr. Edwards remained until the summer of 1853, when he removed to Harmony Tp., and, after a sojourn of three years, sold out, and bought a piece of land in Franklin Co., and resided there four years; in the fall of 1864 he moved to Williamsport, where he now resides. Mr. Edwards has been successful, though not having any financial start in the commencement of his business career, yet he has accumulated a good home, and 125 acres of land; he has three children -- Mary J., George W. and Andrew.  Mr. Edwards is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, No. 469, Johnsville Lodge; also a member of the Grange, and a good Democrat.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 685
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JACOB EKELBERRY. ––A native of the old Buckeye state and a representative of one of its sterling pioneer families, Jacob Ekelberry has lived a life of uprightness and usefulness and was long and successfully identified with the great basic industries of farming and stockgrowing, through association with which lines of enterprise he gained distinctive success.  He is now living virtually retired on an attractive little homestead of thirteen acres, lying adjacent to the village of Cardington, and in the county that has so long been his home and the scene of his well directed endeavors he is held in unqualified confidence and esteem, his standing in the community being such as to entitle him to representation in this publication.
     Jacob Ekelberry was born on a farm in Brown township, Delaware county, Ohio, on the 13th of September, 1841, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Whiteman) Ekelberry, both of whom were born and reared in Pennsylvania, where their marriage was solemnized.  The father was a son of Jacob Ekelberry, who was of stanch German ancestry and who finally removed from Pennsylvania to Muskingum county, Ohio, where he developed an excellent farm and where he and his wife passed the residue of their lives, honored by all who knew them.  He was a man of sturdy integrity and marked industry and he was one of the worthy pioneers of Muskingum county, to whose social and material advancement he contributed his quota.  Jacob Ekelberry (II), father of him whose name initiates this review and who bears the full patronymic, remained in Pennsylvania for some time after his marriage and then came with his cherished and devoted wife to Ohio.  For a few years he maintained his home in Fairfield county, and he then removed to Delaware county, where he reclaimed a farm and won independence and definite prosperity through his indefatigable industry and good management.  On the homestead both he and his wife continued to reside until they were summoned to the life eternal, and their names merit an enduring place on the roll of honored pioneers of this favored section of the state.  The mother was a member of the Baptist church.  They became the parents of eleven children, of whom four sons and five daughters were reared to years of maturity, and of the number three are now living: Sarah, who is the wife of George Ferguson, residing near St. Joseph, Missouri; Mary, who is the wife of John Heverlo, of Delaware county, Ohio, and Jacob, who figures as the immediate subject of this sketch.
     Jacob Ekelberry, the only surviving son in this large family, gained his initial experiences in connection with the work of the home farm and the conditions that compassed his boyhood were those of what may be termed the middle-pioneer period of the history of this section of the state.  He found his early educational advantages those afforded in the somewhat primitive district schools, but he has profited largely by the lessons gained under the direction of the wise headmaster, experience, and is a man of broad mental ken and mature judgment, the while he has exemplified most effectively the wholesome traditions of the family name, which has ever been exponent of integrity, loyalty and unassuming worth.  There has been nothing complex or dramatic in his career as one of the world’s noble army of workers, but his course has been sincere, sane and earnest, marked by appreciation of the duties and responsibilities that canopy every life, and the result is shown in the impregnable vantage place he holds in the confidence and regard of his fellow men.  Mr. Ekelberry purchased his homestead farm in Westfield township, Morrow county, and through his well directed energies he developed the same into one of the valuable properties of the county, making the best of improvements and giving his attention to diversified agriculture and stock-growing.  His landed estate, comprising eighty acres, he sold in 1911 and he has now established himself in the attractive home which he has purchased contiguous to the village of Cardington, where he is enabled to enjoy the gracious rewards of former years of earnest endeavor.  The place comprises thirteen acres, as already stated, and he will thus find oportunity [sic] to touch in a moderate way the cultivation of the soil, his love for which has become reinforced by long years of close association.
     Though never desirous of entering the turbulance [sic] of practical politics, Mr. Ekelberry has ever stood ready to lend his influence and cooperation in the support of measures tending to advance the general welfare of the community and he is aligned as a stanch supporter of the basic principles of the Democratic party.  Both he and his wife have been for many years zealous members of the Marlboro Baptist church, which is one of the oldest in Delaware county and near which their homestead farm is located.
     The domestic relations of Mr. Ekelberry have been of the most ideal order, as his cherished and devoted wife has been a true helpmeet as they have passed side by side along the journey of life, sustained and comforted by mutual sympathy and abiding affection.  On the 24th of December, 1863, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Ekelberry to Miss Maria E. Redman, who was born in Brown township, Delaware county, Ohio, on the 23rd of October, 1845, and who is the daughter of Aaron and Drusilla (Dix) Redman, the former of whom was born in the state of Virginia, where he was reared to maturity and whence he came to Delaware county, Ohio, when a young man, his marriage being here solemnized.  His wife was a daughter of David and Mary (Main) Dix.  David Dix was a son of Elijah Dix, who was born and reared in the highlands of Scotland and who immigrated to America about the year 1750.  He located about thirty miles north of the city of New York and there passed the remainder of his life.  A number of his descendants have attained to distinction in public, professional and business life, including the late General John A. Dix, at one time governor of New York, as well as Honorable John A. Dix, the present governor of that state, and Reverend John M. Dix, D. D., a prominent member of the clergy of the Protestant Episcopal church.  Elijah Dix, the progenitor of the family in America, married Margaret Clark, who was of English parentage.  He was distinctively loyal to the land of his adoption, as is well shown by the fact that he served as a valiant soldier in the Continental line in the war of the Revolution.  In this connection he was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown.  Later he established his home in Vermont, but he finally removed to Pennsylvania.  David Dix, grandfather of Mrs. Ekelberry, was one of the sterling pioneers of Delaware county, Ohio, where he took up his abode in 1808, a few years after the admission of the state to the Union.  He secured a tract of heavily timbered land in Troy township, where he reclaimed a farm from the wilderness, besides which he had the distinction of being the first permanent settler of that township.  His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Main, was a representative of a family that gave a number of valiant soldiers and at least one officer to the patriot forces in the war of the Revolution.
     In conclusion is entered brief record concerning the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Ekelberry.  Stephen A., Joanna. E., Bertha L. and Kittie M.  Stephen A., who was afforded good educational advantages, having been educated in the schools of Delaware, Ohio, and at Kenyon Military Academy, at Gambier, is a master mechanic and resides in the city of Delaware.     He married Miss Sylvia Catherine Jacoby, and they had two children: Glady Marie, who died in infancy, and Jay Redman, educated in the schools of Delaware, who is a promising young man, and a member of Company K, Ohio National Guards.  Joanna E., after completing her public school education received training in art and took a course in music in the Ohio Wesleyan University, and was a successful teacher for a number of years.  She first married Emmet M. Wickham, and by this marriage has one son, Joy Carrollton, now a veterinary surgeon, who received his education at the Ohio State University.  She is now the wife of Frank L. Woods, and resides in Graceton, Texas, and has two sons, Francis Jacob and Joseph Patrick.   Bertha L., who remains at the parental home, was graduated in the high school of Delaware, and also took courses in music and art at the Ohio Wesleyan University; Kittie M., who is also at home, after completing the course in the public schools continued her studies in music and art, and she, like her sisters, is a lady of culture and of most gracious personality, the family having been one of prominence in connection with the social activities of the home community.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 869-871
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DANIEL BEERS ELDRIDGE, a prosperous farmer residing a short distance north of Pulaskiville in Franklin township, Morrow county, Ohio, was born in this county and, having passed his early life here, returned in later years to renew his identity with the locality.  He dates his birth in Franklin township December 8, 1828, a son of pioneers of this vicinity.  His father, Harvey Perry Eldridge, was a native of New York state, who came in early life to the Western Reserve and made settlement on a section of wild land in Franklin township, Morrow county, which he entered from the government.  Here he subsequently married Miss Margaret Beers, whose parents were settlers in the pioneer community.  Harvey P. and Margaret Eldridge were the parents of eight children, one of whom, Judson, died in army service at Corinth, Mississippi.  The father died at the age of fifty-two years; the mother at sixty-four.
     Daniel B. Eldridge grew up on his father’s farm, working in the fields in summer and during the winter attending school at Pulaskiville.  In 1861 he married Miss Mahalia Lovett, of this township, and two children were born to them while they resided in Morrow county, a son and a daughter.  The former, Elmer Elsworth Eldridge, a young man of great promise, died in 1898, at the age of thirty-four years, at Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he had gone for the benefit of his health.  The daughter, Eva, was born in 1876, and is now the wife of Frederick Owens, a druggist and one of the prominent citizens of Almont, De Kalb county, Missouri.
     In early life Mr. Eldridge disposed of his holdings in Ohio and moved to De Kalb county, Missouri, where he bought a farm of one hundred and ninety-five acres, near Maysville, the county seat, where he resided for a number of years, and for a time was fairly prosperous.  In February, 1889, his wife died and was buried in that county, beside her mother, Sarah Ann Lovett, who had accompanied them to Missouri and whose death occurred some years previous to that of Mrs. Eldridge’s.  In 1891, two years after the death of his wife, Mr. Eldridge came back to the state of his nativity and again took up his abode in Morrow county.  Here six years later on the 4th of August, 1891, he married Miss Polly Hart.  They purchased a farm of sixty acres, where they now reside in a pleasant country home and where they are surrounded with all the comforts of life.  Mr. Eldridge prides himself on the fine fruit he raises here, and his Delaine sheep are noted throughout the county.  Mrs. Eldridge, also a native of Morrow county, is a daughter of Levi and Leah Hart, pioneer settlers of the county.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 522-523
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Harmony Twp. –
G. M. ELLIOTT, farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born Dec. 28, 1815, in Pennsylvania.  His father, James, and his mother, Jane Elliott, were born in Ireland, and came to Ohio when quite young.  They came to Knox Co. in 1830, where they died – the father, Oct. 16, 1840, and the mother, 1865.  They had seven children – Hugh, Nancy, James, G. M., John, Samuel and Patrick; his parents were Presbyterians.  While on their way to this country, they became scarce of water to drink, on the ocean, and had to hold out sheets while it was raining, and would then wring them, and would drink the water thus extracted.  Mr. Elliott took advantage of the limited opportunities for getting an education, by diligent work at the fireside.  He was married in 1849, to Mary Harrod, born Sept. 4, 1819, by whom he had five children – James M., deceased; Judson, deceased; Jane E., married George Nuterman, Wayne Co., Ind.; Samuel, deceased.  In 1850 they came to their present farm of eighty-nine acres, and have improved the same.  He has been Township Treasurer for twelve years, and Trustee a number of years.  He makes a specialty of Spanish sheep.  They attend the Disciple Church; he takes a deep interest in any worthy county enterprise. 
Source #1:  History of Morrow County and Ohio - Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 706

Gilead Twp. –
ROBERT ELLIOTT, (deceased); native of Washington Co., Pa.; he was born in the year 1808, and came west to Knox Co., Ohio, at a very early day, during his infancy, In 1833, he married Miss Eliza Ward; she was also a native of Washington Co., Pa., and came to Licking Co., Ohio, with her parents in the year 1821, and lived there until her marriage; they then came to Marion, now Morrow Co., Ohio, and settled on the place she now lives on, located three miles north Gilead Station. They came here in a wagon, and entered 160 acres, living in a log cabin until they cleared the place. They put out some corn and potatoes the first spring, and kept on increasing the tillable area, until his death, Dec. 28, 1852.  Mrs. Elliott and family, except the married members, have lived here since. There were nine children, six of whom are living; Wiley lives in Livingston Co., Mo., Elizabeth, now Mrs. Blaney, lives in this county.  Mary lives at home; Nathan lives at Crawford Co., Ohio; John lives in this county; Albert lives at home. Mrs. Elliott has been a member a the Presbyterian Church for the past forty years; her parents, John and Elizabeth (Beebout) Ward, were natives of Washington Co., Pa., and Sussex Co., N. J.  Mr. Elliott’s parents, Charles and Jane (Lee) Elliott, were natives of Ireland.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 532
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CHARLES W. EMERSON. ––Morrow county has been particularly fortunate in the possession of many progressive and honored citizens, whose lives have added greatly to the high place it occupies as one of the foremost sections of the fine old Buckeye state.  High on the roll of successful and sterling agriculturists stands the name of Charles W. Emerson, whose good farm of one hundred and ten acres of arable land is located on the Chesterville and Sparta road, some one and one half miles distant from Chesterville, Ohio.
     In Knox county, Ohio, on the 5th of March, 1856, occurred the birth of Charles W. Emerson, who is a son of James and Mary (Ink) Emerson, the former of whom was born and reared in the old commonwealth of Virginia and the latter of whom was a native of New York.  Mrs. Mary (Ink) Emerson immigrated to Ohio with her parents when she was but six years of age, the trip across the country from the old Empire state having been made in a wagon.  James Emerson was long engaged in farming and stock raising in this state and he was summoned to the life eternal in the year 1865; his wife is yet living.  They were the parents of three children, all boys, of whom Charles W. was the second in order of birth.  Monroe and Arthur Emerson are both identified with agricultural operations in Morrow county and of recent years Arthur has devoted a great deal of time to engineering work, being at the present time engineer of the hoop factory at Cardington
     Charles W. Emerson attended the district schools of his home county until he had received an excellent common school education and subsequently he was a student in the Waterford Academy in Knox county, Ohio.  After his marriage, in 1880, he established the family home on the Lanning estate, on which they have continued to reside to the present day.  This estate or farm consists of one hundred and ten acres of excellent land on the Chesterville and Sparta road, and by reason of ith [sic] substantial buildings and general air of thrift and prosperity it is recognized as one of the good farms in this district.  Commencing with youthful zeal to improve and beautify their home, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson worked with industry and perseverance and their toil has been amply rewarded, for now they are passing the years of their lives in full enjoyment of the fruits of former labors.
     On the 7th of April, 1880, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Emerson to Miss Emma M. Long, of Harmony township, Morrow county.  She is a daughter of Jacob and Mary Ann (Westbrook) Long and was the youngest in order of birth in a family of nine children, whose names are here entered, George, Will, Henry, Elizabeth, Ann, Maria, Olive, Etura and Emma.  To Mr. and Mrs. Emerson were born four children, one of whom, Maude, died in infancy.  Clarence, Ralph and Guy were reared to adult age under the invigorating influences of the old home farm and after completing the curriculum of the district schools of their birth place they attended the high school at Chesterville, in which Clarence and Ralph have been graduated with honors and in which Guy, who is now sixteen years of age, is a member of the class of 1911.  Clarence attended Delaware College for a period of three years, at the expiration of which he went to Columbus, Ohio, where he is now manager for the firm of Cussings & Fearn, a large hardware concern in that city.  Commencing at the bottom of the ladder as a mere clerk he has from time to time been advanced until he now holds the responsible position of superintendent in his particular department.  Ralph is employed as solicitor for the same firm and during the past two terms has attended the night sessions of the business college of the Young Men’s Christian Association.  In 1910 Ralph was united in marriage to Miss Effie Greno, one of the popular and attractive young women of Columbus.
     In all affairs of national import Mr. Emerson endorses the cause of the Democratic party but in local matters he maintains an independent attitude, preferring to give his support to men and measures meeting with the approval of his judgment rather than to vote along strictly partisan lines.  Mr. and Mrs. Emerson have always manifested a deep and sincere interest in every public work that means an uplift to the community.  For over twenty years he has served as a member of the school board.  Mrs. Emerson is an honored member of the Chester Baptist church and an enthusiastic Sunday School worker.  She has been superintendent of the Sunday School for over five years and at the last Sunday School conference was elected for a sixth year.  In 1910 she was delegate to the Ohio Sunday School Convention, held at Cleveland, and she has been elected as delegate to the state convention to be held at Dayton in June, 1911.  She is a very ardent worker in behalf of all religious and charitable matters and is deeply beloved by all who have come within the sphere of her gracious influence.  In his fraternal affiliations Mr. Emerson is a valued and appreciative member of the Chesterville Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  The name of Emerson is one highly esteemed in this community and it stands for everything that tends to promote progress and development.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 638-640
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WALTER S. EMERSON. ––A man whose splendid success in life has been on a parity with his fine initiative power and marked executive ability is Walter S. Emerson, who is president and general manager of the Mt. Gilead Tile & Pottery Company.  As a penniless youth he began life and through persistent application and earnest devotion to duty he so shaped his course as to make all count for good, with the result that today he has not only gained a competency but has also secured a high place among the representative business men of Morrow county.  Mr. Emerson is a native son of Mt. Gilead, his birth having here occurred on the 22nd of May, 1871.  Both of his parents, whose names were John W. and Sarah (Purcell) Emerson, are deceased, the former having died on the 22nd of September, 1910, at the venerable age of eighty years and eight months, and the latter having passed away on the 29th of August, 1876.
     John W. Emerson was born at Leesburg, Loudoun county, Virginia, on the 22nd of January, 1830, and in the Old Dominion commonwealth was reared to maturity.  There, on the 9th of October, 1851, occurred his marriage to Miss Sarah E. Purcell, and soon after that event he and his wife came to Mt. Gilead, Ohio, where two of his sisters, Mrs. Craven O. Van Horn and Mrs. David Sanders, resided.  Mr. and Mrs. Emerson became the parents of seven children, all of whom were born in Ohio and two of whom died in childhood.  The other five still survive and concerning them the following brief data are here incorporated: Mrs. Hicks Mosher is a resident of Cardington, this county; Mrs. J. R. Seitz, Mrs. Frank Kline and Walter S. Emerson, of this review, all maintain their homes at Mt. Gilead; and Mrs. John Nulk resides at Columbus, Ohio.  As previously noted, the mother was summoned to the life eternal on the 29th of August, 1876.  When the dark cloud of the Civil war obscured the national horizon Mr. Emerson came loyally to the front and tendered his services in defense of the Union.  On the 14th of June, 1861, he enlisted for a term of three years in Company E, Twenty-sixth regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, one of the most heroic Ohio regiments and one which took part in nearly all the battles in the department of the Cumberland, from Shiloh to Nashville.  He was always ready and eager for duty and participated in thirty-two battles, some of the most sanguinary in the war.  On the 1st of January, 1864, he re-enlisted as a veteran for another term of three years and served thereafter until the close of the war, being finally mustered out of the army on the 21st of October, 1865, at Victoria, Texas, after a period of four years and four months in the service.  During his active business career Mr. Emerson was identified with the butchering line of enterprise.
     On the 7th of September, 1881, Mr. John Emerson was again married, his second wife being Miss Susannah Heidlebaugh.  To this union were born seven children, namely: Harry, of Galion, Ohio; Howard, of Akron, Ohio; Lloyd and Ralph, of Mt. Gilead; and three who are deceased.  Mr. Emerson’s death was a cause for widespread grief in the county in which he so long made his home.  He was a great sufferer in the last years of his life and received the tenderest of care from his wife and children.  Besides his widow and children and many grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren mourn his departure.  The funeral services were conducted under the auspices of Hurd Post, Grand Army of the Republic, on September 30, 1910, and his remains were laid to rest in River Cliff cemetery at Mt. Gilead.  Mr. Emerson was a man of straightforward and honorable principles, one who recognized his duty and did it unwaveringly.  His was a just and upright mind and he left as an heritage to his children a fair and untarnished name.
     Walter S. Emerson was a child of but five years of age at the time of his mother’s death.  He attended the graded schools of Mt. Gilead until he had attained to the age of fifteen years and he then turned his attention to farm work.  Two years later he went west to Iowa, where he worked on a farm by the month for the ensuing three years, during which time he managed to save as much as four hundred dollars.  In 1890 he returned to Mt. Gilead, where he purchased a dray and engaged in the transfer business for a period of six years, during which time he gained capital enough to pay for a tract of one hundred acres of most arable land in the vicinity of Mt. Gilead.  He began to save by putting a quarter of a dollar in a box each day, later raised the sum to half dollars and finally to dollars.  After purchasing his farm he disposed of the dray line and gave his time to agricultural pursuits, in which he was engaged for a period of six years, at the expiration of which he sold his farm and purchased another in Franklin township which he sold to the same party.  He thus made six hundred dollars and bought one hundred and seventy acres in Congress township.  Thereafter he became interested in practical business affairs and in 1902 came to Mt. Gilead, where he engaged in the grocery business, following the same for six years, when he disposed of his stock and went to Florida for the winter season.  In October, 1909, he bought seventy shares out of one hundred and fifty in the Mt. Gilead Tile & Pottery Company, of which he was elected president and general manager.  This concern was organized and incorporated in 1906, with a capital stock of fifteen thousand dollars and it is one of the most important industries in this section of the fine old Buckeye state.  Mr. Emerson has other interests of broad scope and importance in Mt. Gilead.  He owns a half interest in the Kline & Emerson Bakery and has considerable real estate of high value.  He has a half interest in a general store at Edison, Ohio, the same being known under the title of Edison & Greenfield, and he owns a fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Congress township.  He is also interested in the horse and mule business, in which he is an extensive breeder.
     On the 29th of May, 1891, Mr. Emerson married Miss Anna B. Taylor, who is a daughter of Martin Taylor, of Ohio, and who was reared and educated in Morrow county.  To this union were born four children, namely: Mary, Ralph, who died September 25, 1907, Gertrude and Howard.  Mr. and Mrs. Emerson are devoted members of the First Baptist church of Mt. Gilead and they are most ardent church workers.
     Politically Mr. Emerson is a stalwart Republican and he has always manifested a deep and sincere interest in all matters conducive to the general welfare.  He is a member of Charles H. Hull Lodge, No. 196, Knights of Pythias, in which he is past chancellor, and he is also affiliated with L. H. Breese Camp, Sons of Veterans.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 782-784
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Franklin Twp. –
HOMER P. EMERY, nurseryman and farmer; P. O., Chesterville; is the only son of Samuel L. Emery. He was born Oct. 16, 1843, in Lincoln Tp., of this county. He passed his youth amid the scenes of rural life, and received a good education in the common schools. As the father had been a grower of trees, it was but natural that the son should follow the same employment. His taste and inclination led him to turn his attention to growing of evergreen and ornamental trees; accordingly, he purchased a large stock of healthy trees of Storrs, Harrison and Co., of Painesville, O.  He has continued to add new and rare varieties from year to year, until he has grown from three to four thousand healthy, vigorous trees at present. They embrace over twenty of the most popular varieties of evergreens adapted to this climate, and a large assortment of ornamental trees. This nursery is well worthy of a visit from those who wish to procure the finest trees without the expense and injury incident to transportation from foreign nurseries. He united his fortunes with Fanny Detwiler Nov. 27, 1879.  She is a daughter of Samuel and Jane (Riddle) Detwiler. She was born Feb. 8, 1851, near Belleville [sic], Richland Co., O.  Mr. Emery is a practical farmer, who takes an active interest in the Grange movement, seeking to exalt and dignify the calling he has chosen. He is Past Master of Franklin Grange, No. 466.  Samuel L. Emery, father of our subject, was the oldest son of Samuel and Nancy (Gardner) Emery; was born in Hillsborough Co., N. H., March 1, 1816. He came with his parents to Ohio in 1831, he being 15 years old at that time. They settled on a fifty acre lot, where Abel G. Emery lives, in Lincoln Tp.  It was all in woods then, and they lived in Jerah Smith’s house until a cabin could he built. It was a large log cabin, raised one day, hewed down the next, and they moved in on the third day. Here they lived until fall, without chimneys, doors or windows. The first corn crop was two acres, enclosed by brush fences. The father of Samuel L. Emery was Captain of a militia company in New Hampshire, and a man of considerable influence; he purchased two military claims -- his homestead of fifty acres, and a hundred-acre lot, where Samuel L. now lives. He raised five children -- Samuel L., Clementina, Homer C., Abel G. and Susanna B.  Samuel L. had a fair education when he reached his forest home in Lincoln Tp.; in that neighborhood nothing had been done for the cause of popular education. He, with others, assembled to build a log school-house; it was built by voluntary contributions, and ere long they employed George Adams, who was the first teacher; here Mr. Emery received instruction until 21.  A sad accident befell Mr. Emery, who came to deaden timber, on his present place, in August, 1837, by an unguarded stroke the ax struck his knee, inflicting a wound which made him a cripple for life; he was confined with it nearly a year.  May 6, 1839, he went to Granville, Ohio, to learn cabinet-making, and, being stilt weak, worked on crutches two months; he worked at Granville about two years, and then returned to Emery’s Corners, and erected a shop and lathe, and worked at cabinet and furniture making, for eleven years. He came to the present farm of fifty-two acres in 1854; then few improvements had been made, and log cabins occupied the site of the present substantial buildings, which his energy and toil have reared. He engaged in the nursery and grafting business for many years. He was married to Caroline L. Powell, Dec. 1, 1842.  She was a daughter of William and Eunice (Tuirrel) Powell, born Aug. 16, 1822, in Essex Co., N. Y. She died Jan. 31. 1878. Two children were born to them -- Homer P., subject of this sketch, and Eunice M.  Samuel L. has been a constant reader of the best literature; has gathered many valuable books, and is well informed. He has been Clerk of his township two terms, and Lecturer of Franklin Grange, No. 466.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 779-780
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Gilead Twp. –
C. D. ENSIGN, boots and shoes; Mt. Gilead.  C. D. Ensign is one of Mt. Gilead’s live boot and shoe men; he is located on the east side of Main street, and keeps a full line of ladies’, gents’, misses’ and children’s boots and shoes; he manufactures to order first-class sewed work.  Mr. Ensign was born Dec. 13, 1820, in Richland Co., Ohio; his parents were natives of the State of New York, his father, Silas Ensign, was born in Albany; the mother, Julia (White) Ensign, in Orange Co.  Silas Ensign was at one time engaged in the manufacture of edge tools, in the city of New York; he afterwards studied theology, and became a minister in the M. E. Church; he emigrated to Richland Co., Ohio, in 1818, and in 1832 he engaged in the boot and shoe business, in Mansfield; having studied medicine, he began the practice of this profession in Mt. Gilead, in 1840.  The grandfather of C. D. Ensign was an English clergyman. Coming to New York, he purchased 11 acres of land on the present site of Trinity Church; he preached there for a number of years, and served in the war of 1812; returning to England for a time, his property was confiscated, the city wanting the ground, falsely charged him with being disloyal, and although several attempts have been made, the property has not been, as yet, recovered. C. D. Ensign went into the shoe store at the age of 12, learning this trade; he stayed in the store until 17 years of age -- at that time his father having closed out that business and entered the dry goods trade, running two stores; he commenced clerking for him, which he continued until the age of 19, when he went to Oberlin College, where he remained until 21 years of age; he then went to Mt. Gilead, where he remained a year, teaching a portion of that time; at the end of that time he began studying law with Judge Stewart, of Mansfield; in 1845 he commenced business for himself.  He was married in the fall of 1842, to Catharine C. Ink, by whom he had four children -- Xira Veturia, Winfield Scott, Gabriella and Eva -- all married in their 19th year.  Mr. Ensign was an Abolitionist, at a time, when to express an opinion without discretion, was not calculated to make a man exceedingly popular, and he still reserves the right of thinking entirely for himself -- in fact, would be termed a rationalist.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 531
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Chester Twp. –
JOHN J. EVANS, farmer; P. O. Chesterville. This old pioneer was born June 11, 1807. in Pa.; his father, Edward, was born in Montgromeryshire South Wales, and his mother in Carmarthenshire, same country. Each emigrated to Pa. when single; however, Edmond was married to Mary Jenkins and buried her and one child in the ocean while on the way; his other two children, Edward and Ann, landed safely with their father. He was married in Chamberstown, Pa., to Sarah James.  John J. was the only child of this union. The family came to Welch Hills, Licking Co., in 1808, and remained but a short time, and then moved to Radnor Tp., Delaware Co., and in 1812, they came to Chester Tp., and settled in a log cabin, on the farm. The father died in 1816 or 1817, and the mother died December 12, 1824.  John being quite young when his father died, he was compelled to endure hard labor while young. He had but little advantage of obtaining an education. He was married in 1828, to Isabel, daughter of David and Mary A. (Johnston) Miller; she is a sister of Elizabeth McCracken, whose sketch appears elsewhere. She was born March 20, 1790.  She and Mr. Evans settled on the farm left him by his mother, and remained there until 1875, when he sold the same to James Lewis, and bought ten acres where he now lives. His wife died June 22, 1865.  He was again married Sept. 19, 1865, to Mary E., daughter of James and Philanda Peren Miller, born March 22, 1843. Her people are of French descent; her father was a twin, and was nursed by George Washington. The Millers once kept hotel at Alexandria, Va., in the same building where Col. Ellsworth was shot. Mr. Evans has had no children. He was elected Captain of the militia; he joined the Baptist church, at Chesterville, in 1865; he voted first for Andrew Jackson, 1828, and has voted the ticket ever since. The sister of Mrs. Evans lives with them, and was married to George H. Scott, and has one child -- E. E.  She and husband are members of the Baptist Church.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 599
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JOHN W. EVANS. ––The thriving, industrious and prosperous agriculturists of Morrow county have no more worthy representative than John W. Evans, who stands high among the business-like men who are so ably conducting the farming interests of Chester and Harmony townships.  He comes of substantial Welsh stock, his parents, John and Mary (Jones) Evans, having emigrated from Wales to this country in 1840.
     Taking up land in Harmony township, Morrow county, Ohio, John Evans devoted his energies to the clearing and improving of a homestead.  Industrious and energetic, he made good progress in his pioneer labors, working with energy throughout each year.  Misfortune, however, overtook him in early life, the falling of a large tree which he was cutting for fuel in his sugar camp injuring him so seriously as to cause his death, April 10, 1845.  The accident was witnessed by his son, John W. Evans, who was then a mere lad.  His widow, with her four children, survived him, there being two boys, John W. and Thomas, and two girls, Mary and Anna.  Thomas died in 1848, aged three years.
      John W. Evans, with his two sisters, was educated in the district schools of Harmony township, and as soon as old enough to work found employment, his wages amounting to a dollar a week, a sum which he proudly gave to his mother to assist in paying the family expenses.  Both Mr. Evans and his sisters obtained an excellent knowledge of books, and became teachers in the public schools.  Mr. Evans taught two terms in his home district, and likewise taught in Delaware county, and at Bethel, being eminently successful in his pedagogical labors.  Among his pupils in Bethel was B. T. Jinkins, who was afterwards one of Morrow county’s successful and popular educators, and Rilla Harris, who became distinguished throughout this part of the state as a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
     Many years ago, at the time of General Bragg’s threatened invasion of Ohio, Mr. Evans went with the Ohio Volunteer Militia to Cincinnati, the troops furnishing their own blankets and firearms.  This military demonstration was known as the “squirrel hunt,” obtaining its name on account of the brief time the squad was out and for the variety of guns carried by the men.  Forty years later, in. 1910, Mr. Evans received from the government of Ohio the sum of thirteen dollars for his service at that time, it being a soldier’s regular monthly pay.
     After his marriage Mr. Evans made his first purchase of land, buying sixty-four acres, which he managed to such good purpose that he subsequently added to his possessions, becoming an extensive landholder and a successful farmer.  He has since sold at different times, at one sale disposing of seventy-five acres, and at another fifty acres, and finally selling a tract of twenty-five acres, his present farm containing one hundred and fifteen acres of rich and productive land.
     Mr. Evans married, in 1868, Viola Marsh, of Delaware county, a daughter of Alexander and Catherine (Evans) Marsh, and into their household ten children have been born, namely: Ida May, deceased; Mary Catherine, deceased, was the wife of D. D. Ulrey; Stella P., wife of John West; Alexander married Delilah Mystel Herrod; John married Chloe James; Alfred married Maud Brown; Blanche, wife of Dayton Kirby; Nellie, wife of Charles Hoy Gardner; Olive, wife of John W. Bowen; and Cecil, who is unmarried, resides with his parents.
     Politically Mr. Evans is an earnest adherent of the Democratic patry [sic].  He is active in public affairs, and has filled various offices of responsibility and trust.  He was assesor [sic] of Harmony township while residing there; has been assessor of Chester township three terms; for twelve years he was justice of the peace; he has also served as township trustee; and is at the present time a member of the township board of education.  Religiously Mr. and Mrs. Evans are valued members of the Chester Baptist church, of Chester township, in which he has served as deacon for many years.
     The father and mother of Mr. Evans came from the little country of Wales in 1840, in a sailing vessel and landed in New York city, the voyage across the Atlantic ocean covering six weeks duration.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 603-604
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Chester Twp. –
JOHN W. EVANS, farmer; P. O. Chesterville; among the enterprising farmers is this gentleman; his father, John, was born in Wales, in 1795, also his mother, Mary Jones; the time of her birth was in 1805; they were married in 1840, and came soon after to Harmony Tp.; the father there died in 1845, through injuries received from a tree, which fell upon him; he was the father of four children -- John W. Mary E., Ann V. and Thomas. John’s mother is still living with him. Mr. Evans was born August 3, 1841, in Chester Township, and attended school some -- commencing in a log cabin; at the age of 21, he began for himself by working on the farm and teaching school in the winter time, at which he was employed four terms, at $18 to $30; he was married February 28, 1868, to Viola, daughter of Alexander and Catharine Marsh. She was born in 1845. They settled after marriage on the farm they now possess, which he bought in 1864, of William Lloyd; it is finely improved, and is the fruit of hard labor. His union gave him six children -- Stella P., Alexander M., Mary C., Ida M., John L., Alfred E. He was township assessor three terms, elected by both parties; a member of the Patrons of Husbandry; he is a member of the Baptist church, in which he is one of the auditing committee; he is an active member of the Democratic party, and is an upright and intelligent man.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 599
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LEWIS H. EVANS, a farmer of Peru township, was born in Knox county, Ohio, April 21, 1834.  His father, Owen Evans, was born in Pennsylvania, June 20, 1802, a son of William Evans, a native of Wales.  After the latter came to America, he located in Pennsylvania, and thence came to Knox county, Ohio, where he subsequently died.  Owen Evans was married in Knox county, to Mary George, a native of Chester township, Morrow county, and a daughter of Henry George.  His father, Rev. Henry George, was born in Wales, was a Baptist minister, and became one of the pioneers of Knox county.  After their marriage Owen Evans and wife located on a farm in Knox county, where they remained until death, the mother dying at the age of eighty years and the father at the age of eighty-four years.  They were the parents of twelve children; ten grew to years of maturity, namely: William G., of Clarke county, Iowa; L. H., the subject of this sketch; E. J., also of Clarke county; Maria, widow of Stephen West, and a resident of Bennington township, Morrow county; Elizabeth, wife of Norton Moore, also of that township; Rachel, wife of Royal Moore, of Marengo, Ohio; Henry, of Bennington township; Naomia, wife of Robert Taylor, of Chester township, this county; LaFayette M., of Clarke county, Iowa, and Jane, who married Stephen Ullery, now deceased.
     Lewis H. Evans, the second child in order of birth, was reared and educated in his native place.  He began for himself at the age of nineteen years, empty-handed, and worked on a farm for from $12 to $16 per month.  He has resided on his present place since 1858, which consists of 150 acres of fine farming land, and has made all he now owns by hard labor and economy.  In 1874 his house and half its contents were destroyed by fire.  In political matters Mr. Evans affiliates with the Democratic party, and has served as Township Assessor two years and as Trustee three terms.  He was nominated for County Commissioner in 1892, but, owing to the fact that his county is strongly Republican, he was defeated.
     Mr. Evans was united in marriage with Caroline Ullery, May 24, 1857; she was a native of Morrow county, Ohio.  Four children were born to that union, viz.: Flora E., wife of E. D. Lloyd, of Peru township, and Arthur, George W. and Verdie, deceased.  Our subject was afterward married to Catherine Sherwood, a native of Pennsylvania, who when a child came to Richland, now Morrow county.  The family are members of the Baptist Church.
Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union & Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 231-232
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Gilead Twp. –
F. M. EWERS, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Gilead Station; is the son of Samuel and Emily R. (Coe) Ewers. He was born in Marion, (now Morrow) Co., Ohio, Feb. 11, 1849, on his grandfather’s farm, which adjoined the present farm; he lived with his parents until he was 24 years of age, during which time he worked on the farm and attended school; he also taught school for four winters.  Oct. 30, 1873, he married Miss Isabel Hammond; she was born in Washington Tp., this county; after their marriage he moved to a farm located about one and three-fourths miles north of Gilead Station, and farmed there until 1875, when he came to his present place. They have two children -- Daisy A. and Margaret E.  He has held no office except those connected with the schools and roads. He owns 80 acres of land, located two and three-fourths miles north-west of Gilead Station. His wife’s parents, William and Margaret (Mitchell) Hammond, were natives of Ohio; they were among the early pioneers of this locality. He assisted in blazing early roads in this vicinity. They yet live in Washington Tp., this county. Their parents were natives of Ireland.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 531-532
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Gilead Twp. –
SAMUEL EWERS, farmer; P. O., Gilead Station; is a native of Loudoun, Co., Va.; he was born on the farm, Jan. 19, 1822, and lived there ten years, when with his parents he came west to Ohio, and settled in Marion (now Morrow) Co., one and a half miles south of Mt. Gilead, and engaged in farming; Samuel lived at home until he became of age; he then with his uncle worked the latter’s farm on the shares for three years; he then bought a thresher and threshed for three seasons; Feb. 10, 1848, he married Miss Emily R., daughter of Abraham and Margaret (Nichols) Coe; she was born in Marion (now Morrow) Co., Ohio; her parents were natives of Virginia, and came to this vicinity at a very early period; after his marriage he farmed his father-in-law’s farm one season; he then bought a farm about one mile from his present place, and farmed there until 1875, when he came to his present place; they had five children, four of whom are living -- Francis M., Nancy J., George M. and Flora V.  In addition to the offices connected with the school and road, he has served as Township Trustee. Though confining himself to his business as farmer, he has been successful, and has given a liberal start to each of his married children, and he retains as a competency for himself and wife the present place, which contains 115 acres, located about two miles north of Gilead Station.  His parents, Ammon and Nancy (Talbert) Ewers were natives of Loudoun Co., Va.; they married there and came west in a wagon and farmed in this vicinity until their death, in Jan., 1877, and May, 1848, respectively. They had six children, five of whom are living -- Samuel, Rachel, now Mrs. Cletter, of this county; Susan, now Mrs. Ireland, of this county; Barton, and Sarah H., now Mrs. Pierson, of Clinton Co., Iowa.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 532
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