REUBEN PACE. ––Through his own well directed endeavors Mr. Pace has become the owner of a well improved farm of eighty acres in Gilead township, and he is numbered among the successful agriculturists and stock-growers of the county, where he has maintained his home for more than thirty years and where he has forged forward from the position of a farm hand, employed by the month, to a secure place as one of the representative agriculturalists of this section of his native state
     Mr. Pace was born in Perry county, Ohio, near New Lexington, and the date of his nativity was January 19, 1853.  He is a son of Minor and Julia (Drake) Pace, members of sterling pioneer families of this state, where the father continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits until his death.  He died in Perry county and his wife died in Marion county, Ohio.  Of their children four sons and one daughter are now living.  He whose name introduces this review early began to learn the valuable lessons of practical industry, as he began to assist in the work of the home farm when a mere boy.  His educational advantages were those afforded in the district schools of his native county and he continued to be associated with his father in the work of the farm until he had attained to his legal majority.  He then began working by the month as a farm hand, and as such he came to Morrow county in 1877, dependent entirely upon his own energy and ability for making his way to the goal of independence.  He was industrious and frugal and in 1894 he purchased his present farm, which is eligibly located in Gilead township at a point about three miles northeast of Mount Gilead, the county seat.  He has shown distinctive thrift and progressiveness in his farming and business operations and his place is devoted to diversified agriculture and stock-growing, in which latter department he has given special attention to the breeding of registered Merino sheep.  He has been very successful in this line of enterprise and the fine sheep raised by him are in much demand for breeding purposes.
     While loyal to all civic duties and responsibilities and ever ready to lend his cooperation in the promotion of measures advanced for the general good of the community, Mr. Pace has no ambition for public office.  His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, and in religion he is a Baptist.  His wife holds membership in the Presbyterian church at Mt. Gilead.  They are held in high esteem by all who know them and their pleasant home is noted for its generous hospitality.
     As a young man, while employed on a farm in Morrow county, Mr. Pace was united, in marriage to Miss Rose F. Nellans, daughter of the late John Nellans, a farmer of Canaan township.  Mrs. Pace was summoned to the life eternal December 31, 1892, and of the three children only one is living––Dora Maude, who is now and has been for six years, a successful and popular teacher in the schools of Gilead township.  The other daughter––Jessie U., died at the age of sixteen years, and the only son, John Sheldon, was but eighteen months old at the time of his death.  On the 4th of April, 1895, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Pace to Miss Angenetta Payne, who was born and reared in Morrow county, and who is a daughter of the late Hiram Payne.  No children have been born of the second marriage.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 505-506
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JACKSON PARKS, farmer; P. O., Andrews; was born in Ashland Co., Nov. 8, 1827, son of David and Elizabeth (Lance) Parks, who were natives of Pennsylvania. Jackson was six years of age when he came here with his parents, who settled on the same place; he lived there until his death. Jackson was married to Julia Ann Snyder, who was born in this township in 1832, a daughter of Jacob Snyder. After marriage he located on the place where he now lives, and has since remained there; he has been engaged in farming pursuits. They had thirteen children, eleven now living. Mr. Parks is a hard working man, and has a small farm, which employs the greater portion of his time; he does outside jobs and burns coal pits, in the management of which he is well versed.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 695
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MELLVILLE PARROTT. ––A representative business man of Mount Gilead, Morrow county, Ohio, and one whose loyalty and public spirit have prompted him to do all in his power to conserve the progress and development of this section of the fine old Buckeye state is Mellville Parrott, who is a native son of Mount Gilead and a scion of an old Pennsylvania family.  He was born on the 4th of March, 1854, and is a son of Simeon S. and Mary (Hiddleson) Parrott, the former of whom was a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of whom claimed Monroe county, Ohio, as the place of her birth.  Both were born in the year 1818, and the father came to Morrow county, Ohio, in the year 1837, settling on a farm near Mount Gilead.  Mrs. Parrott came to this county with her parents, as a young girl, and her marriage was solemnized in September, 1840.  To this union were born the following children: Nelson, Clark, Mellville, Louise and Dora.  Nelson and Clark are both deceased; Mellville is the immediate subject of this review; Louise is the wife of N. N. Hiskett, and resides in Morrow county; and Dora married I. M. Lautz, of Vinton county.  Simeon S. Parrott died in 1904 and his cherished wife was summoned to eternal rest in 1901.
     Mellville Parrott was reared to the sturdy discipline of the home farm which was situated one mile southeast of Mount Gilead, and during the busy seasons he assisted his father in the work and management thereof, attending school during the winter terms.  When eighteen years of age he gave his entire time to farming and the raising of high-grade stock and he continued to be thus engaged until 1910, in which year he opened a coal yard at Mt. Gilead.  In the latter line of enterprise he has been most successful, controlling a large trade and conducting a prosperous business.  He owns forty acres of fine land in Gilead township, one quarter of a mile southwest of Mount Gilead, and on the same raises corn of exceptional quality, samples of which have been exhibited in many states of the Union.  He makes a specialty of the Johnson county white and the Reed yellow corn and for the same has been awarded premiums in many of the state fairs.  Mrs. Parrott is the owner of one acre of real estate in Mount Gilead, the same being located on West High street, near the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad.
     Mr. Parrott has been twice married, his first union having been to Miss Addie McAllister, by whom he had three children: Ethel, who is the wife of Ellery Newson, of Morrow county; Nellie, who passed away in 1882; and Florence, who is the wife of Charles Markham, of Mount Gilead, Ohio.  Mrs. Parrott was summoned to the life eternal in 1880, and in 1893, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Parrott to Miss Lillie F. Elliottt [sic], who was born and reared at Marion.  No children have been born to this latter union.
     In politics Mr. Parrott accords an unswerving allegiance to the principles and policies for which the Democratic party stands sponsor and although he has never been desirous of political preferment he has been sincere and energetic in his efforts to promote the general welfare.  He served for a number of years as a member of the Morrow County Agricultural Society.  His wife is a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, and they hold a secure place in the esteem and friendship of their fellow citizens.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 804-805
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THOMAS A. PATTEN. ––A representative of one of the sterling pioneer families of Morrow county, Mr. Patten is here one of the effective exponents of the agricultural industry in this favored portion of the Buckeye state and he is the owner of a fine landed estate of one hundred and forty-four acres located in Gilead township, five miles northwest of Mount Gilead, the county seat, and three miles north of the thriving village of Edison.  Well known in his native county, Mr. Patten is a citizen whose career has been marked by unflagging application and productive energy, the while his sterling attributes and genial personality have gained to him the confidence and good will of those with whom he has come in contact.  As one of the representative citizens of Gilead township and as a citizen whose influence is given in the support of all worthy objects conserving the general welfare, he is well entitled to recognition in this volume.
     Thomas A. Patten was born in Canaan township, this county, on the 19th of June, 1861, and is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Coe) Patten, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Ohio.  Joseph Patten was a boy of six years of age at the time when the family removed from the old Keystone state to Ohio.  He was a son of Thomas Patten, who came to this state in 1826, making the overland journey with ox teams and wagons, by means of which he transported his family, household effects and a modest equipment of farming implements.  In the year mentioned he established his home in Morrow county, which was then a part of Marion county, and located on a farm now owned by William Lepp, in Canaan township.  This land was a forest wilderness at the time he secured the same from the government and his first arduous labors were directed toward making a clearing in the woods and erecting therein his primitive log cabin, which was the family home for many years.  He reclaimed much of his land, which was a quarter section, to cultivation and continued to reside on this homestead until his death, as did also his noble and devoted wife.  They became the parents of eleven children, of whom Joseph was the second in order of birth, and these children were reared to lives of usefulness and honor.  The parents lived up to the full tension of the pioneer days and were earnest, sincere and God-fearing folk whose names merit a lasting place on the roster of those who assisted in laying the foundations for latter-day prosperity.  Thomas Patten, the elder, was a very strong man physically as well as morally and his children were strong and active.  Shortly after settling here in the woods he found that he needed a heavier log chain and he went to Mount Vernon on foot and, purchasing the iron, carried it back to Mount Gilead on his shoulder, a substantial chain being made therefrom.  His wife, who was also a very strong and determined woman, once killed a deer with a chopping ax.  The deer had been crippled at some time and had come to the spring for a drink.  The dog scented it and the deer went close to a large log to guard off the dog.  Mrs. Patten stole up to the log and struck the deer’s head over it, splitting it open.  Mr. Patten still has one of the horns in his possession as a memento of his grandmother’s prowess.  His father, James Patten, used to ride an ox and carry to the mill, a long distance away, a sack of corn sufficient to supply the family with meal.  Quite a difference now in the matter of accommodation!
     Joseph Patten was reared to maturity amid the scenes and influences of the pioneer epoch in Morrow county and his youth gave to him ample experience in connection with the herculean work of developing a farm in the midst of the forest.  He finally, however, determined to direct his efforts along other lines, and served an effective apprenticeship to the trade of blacksmith, in which he became a skilled artisan and to which he continued to devote his attention for fully forty years, during much of which time he was associated in partnership with the late Jonathan Masters, under the firm name of Patten & Masters.  They conducted a large and representative business and had a well equipped shop in Mount Gilead.  Their characters were as stanch as the vocation which they followed and they had a wide acquaintanceship in this section of the state, where both ever commanded secure place in popular confidence and esteem.  Vigorous in mind and body, cheerful, optimistic and whole-souled, Joseph Patten was a man of influence in the community and his friends were equal in number to his acquaintances.  He attained to the age of eighty-five and one-half years and his cherished and devoted wife was summoned to the life eternal at the age of seventy-three years.  They became the parents of seven children, three sons and four daughters, all of whom attained to years of maturity and two of whom are now living.  The subject of this review is the younger, and his brother, J. R., is a representative citizen of Brown county, Kansas, where he is in business.
     Thomas A. Patten was reared to manhood on the old homestead which his father owned in Canaan township and conducted in connection with his blacksmithing business, and he remained there until he became twenty-two years of age.  The public schools of his native county afforded him his early educational advantages and he continued to attend the same at intervals until he had attained to the age of eighteen years.  Virtually his entire active career has been one of close identification with agricultural pursuits, and through the same he has gained a definite and secure success, giving him place as one of the independent and substantial citizens of his native county, of whose manifold advantages and attractions he has ever been deeply appreciative and to whose interests he is signally loyal.  His present fine farm is well improved with substantial buildings and is under a high state of cultivation.  It is devoted to diversified agriculture and the raising of excellent grades of live stock and the thrift and good management of the owner are in evidence on every side.  He has been the owner of this farm since 1902 and the same was formerly owned by Jonathan Masters, his father’s old and valued partner in the blacksmith business.
     In politics, though never ambitious for official preferment, Mr. Patten is found arrayed as a stanch supporter of the principles and policies of the Democratic party and in local affairs of a public order he gives his support to all measures and enterprises tending to advance the general welfare of the community.  Both he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church at Boundary, and he is a valued member of Denmark Lodge, No. 760, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past noble grand.  He has belonged to the foregoing organization for twenty years.
     On the 17th of May, 1883, Mr. Patten was united in marriage to Miss Eda Hann, who was born in Canaan township, this county, on the 19th of January, 1862, and who is a daughter of the late Noah Hann, an honored citizen and prosperous farmer of Canaan township.  Sylvester P., the elder of the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Patten, was born on the 27th of November, 1866, and was educated in the public schools of the county.  He is one of the successful young agriculturists of Gilead township and is a young man of sterling character and exceptionally industrious habits.  He married Miss Mary Clouse and they have one child, Francis A., who was born on the 26th of August, 1909.  Pansy, the younger of the two children of the subject of this review, was born on the 9th of August, 1892, and was afforded excellent educational advantages.  She remains at the parental home and is one of the popular factors in the social activities of her home community.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 823-826
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WILLIAM PAUL, farmer; P. O. Schauks; was born in Mifflin Co., Pa., March 15, 1827.  There were ten children in the family, of which he was the third, born to Philip and Elizabeth (Mosher) Paul, who were natives of the Keystone State; William’s father was a tailor by trade, and emigrated to Richland Co., this State, in the year 1833, when William was about 6 years of age.  At the age of 18, he bought his time of his father, and launched out for himself; at the age of 19, he was married to Julia A. Zigler, daughter of Christian Zigler; after his marriage, he worked out as a farm laborer for one year; subsequently he learned the cooper’s trade, and then worked on shares for his brother-in-law, he furnishing the material, and received one-half the manufactured material. After this, Mr. Paul took a lease of eighty acres of land for five years, when, after the expiration of this he “cropped” two years, and then worked two years on the Eversole farm; he then went to Palmyra, where he staid three years; then spent two years on the Milton Moore farm.  In. April, 1860, he came to the place here he now lives; he bought eighty acres, which were in a very delapidated condition; the improvements were very inferior; he was to pay $2,000 for the land; five hundred was all he was worth, and that he had not at hand. The tide of opinion was against him, that he would never succeed, but time has proved the contrary; he has now 110 acres of land, in good order, and an excellent brick house on the same, with a good orchard. They have the following children -- Lavina, now Mrs. Byron Lewis, George W., Emiline, Angeline, Jacob, James Allen and Franklin.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 694-695
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Westfield Twp. –
WILLIAM ALBERT PAYNE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Cardington; was born in Lima, Ohio, June 11, 1840.  His parents, Hiram and Adeline (Goodrich) Payne, were born in Delaware Co., and soon after the marriage moved to Westfield Tp.  After living for different periods at Lima, Worthington and Liberty Tp., Delaware Co., they again settled in Westfield Tp., on the farm now owned by William.  He has one brother and five sisters.  Mr. Payne received his education chiefly in common schools, and attended Cardington High School one term.  He married Miss Fredrica Kehrwecker in 1873, whose family history forms an interesting part of this work.  They have been blessed with five children -- two boys and three girls.  His farm consists of 152 acres of land, all tillable, and well adapted to stock-raising, which he turns to good account in the rearing of good grades of sheep, of which he has a large flock.  Although Mr. Payne is a Democrat in a Republican locality, he is, by all parties, spoken of as one of the foremost and most respected citizens of the township, and as liberal and public spirited in the highest degree.  He is a member of No. 269, I. O. O. F., of Westfield.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 644
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Westfield Twp. –
RICHARD PEAK, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Westfield; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., Jan 19, 1813; his father, Daniel, served in the war of 1812.  When he was 6 years of age his parents moved to Wayne Co., O., and the next year to this township.  They were induced to take this step at the solicitation of their son, John, who, having settled in Westfield Tp. after his return from the war, sent back glowing accounts of the productiveness of the country.  Richard spent his boyhood in attending the backwoods schools occasionally, as opportunity afforded, and assisting in clearing off the place until his 16th year, when his brother Ziba took charge of the, farm; he then assisted in this, as well as the manufacture of pearlash, cheese, etc.; their nearest market then for the simplest kind of produce being Delaware.  After arriving at maturity he worked for several years at farm labor, saving $350 with which to begin business.  At the age of 28 he, with his younger brother, George, took charge of the home farm, and cared for their parents during their declining years.  In 1851 he married Miss Maggie Himlich, whose parents came from Alsace, Germany, about 1833, and located in Columbia Co., Pa., where Mrs. Peak was born April 4, 1834.  From there they moved to Marion Co., O., where Mrs. P. received a common school education.  Mr. and Mrs. Peak have twelve children, all of whom are now living, and the four oldest are married; they are as follows: George J., born Aug. 17, 1852; Mary, July 1, 1854; Annie, March 30, 1856; Lorinda, Dec. 31, 1858; Ellenore, Aug. 6, 1860; Luella, March 24, 1862; James, March 18, 1864; Flora, March 5, 1866, Ziba, March 26, 1868; Hawley, April 8, 1870; Elmer, Aug. 17, 1872; Otto, Oct. 1, 1874.  Mr. Peak has a farm of about 130 acres of good land, with good stock water, and gives special attention to the rearing of cattle.  The buildings on his farm are good, and his residence commands a fine view.  Mr. Peak is a member of the Methodist Church, in which his parents lived and died consistent members.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 644-645
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Westfield Twp. –
WILLIAM T. PEAK, farmer and stock raiser; P. O. Westfield.  William T. Peak, the only son of Ziba and Amanda Peak, was born June 3, 1845.  His father was born in Windsor Co., Vermont, Sept. 13, 1802.  His grandfather, Daniel Peak, served in the war of 1812, with two of his sons -- John and Orrin; he took part in two battles, those of Bridgewater and Stony Creek, and in the latter his son Orrin was killed.  Daniel Peak emigrated to Ohio, with his family of seven children, in 1819.  The education Ziba gained, was secured before he left Vermont, the hard and incessant labor incident to the new country preventing the further prosecution of his studies.  When he became of age, he engaged in business with his father, farming and running an ashery, the latter probably the first in the township.  They found a market for their products in Zanesville, which were exchanged for dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc., which in turn were traded for ashes on their return.  In 1834, he married Miss Amanda Torry, a native of Windsor Co., Vermont, who emigrated to Ohio at an early day, and taught school for some time, on what is known as the “school lands,” in a double log house, a part of which was used as a dwelling.  In 1850, Mr. Ziba Peak joined the Delaware Company of gold-seekers, and went to California.  Since then he has carried on farming with more than ordinary success, as his farm of 240 acres of excellent land attests.  Mr. Peak has been a member of the Methodist Church for over fifty years, and was one of the first members in this township, while Mrs. Peak traces her family back in the same church for generations, and her father’s home in Vermont, as well as Ohio, was also the home of the itinerant preacher.  Mr. and Mrs. Peak, although far advanced in the afternoon of life, are still bale and hearty, and are now quietly enjoying the fruits of their early labor, and awaiting the reward of the faithful.  Their three daughters are -- Eliza, Mary and Julia.  William T. relieves his parents of the responsibility of managing the farm, and remains with them.  He has also a farm of his own under a good state of cultivation.  He was educated in the common schools and spent one term in the Ashley school and six months in Cleveland.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 643-644
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ALEXANDER PEARL, distinguished as one of the oldest native-born citizens of Bloomfield township, Morrow county, is an honored representative of the brave and courageous men who boldly pushed their way to the western frontier in the early part of the last century, and by sturdy pioneer labor established homes for themselves and their descendants in this vicinity.  Since the days of his boyhood wonderful changes in the face of the country have been wrought, and in the development of its varied resources he has taken an active part, at the same time accumulating for himself a competency.  He was born January 6, 1837, in Morrow county, his birth occurring in Bloomfield township.
     His father, William Pearl, was born, bred and educated in, Maryland.  After his marriage with Nancy Doty, a Maryland girl, he came with his bride to Morrow county, Ohio, locating in Bloomfield township, not far from Chesterville township, where members of the Doty family were then well established.  The long trip was made with ox teams, the way being marked in many places only by blazed trees.  Taking up sixty-three acres of timbered land, be cleared and improved a good farm, and a few years later erected the first frame house in the township.  On that homestead his ten children were born and reared, eight sons and two daughters completing their household, as follows: Peter, Alexander, the special subject of this brief sketch; Jackson, deceased; William, Jim, Isaac, deceased, Oliver, George, Jane, and Ellen.  William Pearl was a zealous supporter of the principles of the Democratic party and a prominent member of the Christian church.
     In common with the sons of the neighboring farmers, Alexander Pearl obtained his early education in the district schools, attending the long winter terms, but assisting on the farm during seed time and harvest.  Beginning life for himself at the age of twenty-one years, his first important step was to take unto himself a wife.  He then embarked in agricultural pursuits, and by means of untiring industry, combined with skill and practical judgment, found himself, ere many years, proprietor of a highly-improved and productive homestead of eighty-three acres, with a good set of farm buildings.  In his political relations Mr. Pearl is a sound Democrat, and has served as trustee of Chesterville township.  Religiously he is an active member of the Advent church at Sparta.
     Mr. Pearl married, in 1858, Lovinia Dupy, who was born in Bloomfield township, Morrow county, on a farm on which her parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Denina) Dupy, located on coming to Ohio from the Empire state.  Of this union five children were born, namely: James, deceased; Joseph; Malinda; Alfaretta; and Kelley, deceased.  Since the death of Mrs. Pearl, which occurred in 1905, Mr. Pearl has resided with his son Joseph, who was born June 4, 1875, and is now actively and prosperously engaged agricultural pursuits.  His daughter, Malinda Pearl, born February 25, 1880, also makes her home with her brother Joseph.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 614-615
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Gilead Twp. –
CHALKLEY PEASLEY, farmer; P. O. Mt. Gilead; was born in Lincoln Tp., Addison Co., Vt., April 15, 1813, and lived there two years; the family then moved to Clinton Co., N. Y., and farmed until 1823, when they came to Ohio, and settled in Marion, now Morrow, Co.; he lived with his parents until he became of age, and Oct. 23, 1834, married Miss Margaret Ashton. She was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, where they were married; after which event he moved on the farm he had bought here, near Mt. Gilead, and lived on the same until he was 50 years old; he then moved to his present place, and has lived here ever since. They had four children -- Jacob A., Joseph J., Martha, now Mrs. Wright, living near Mt. Gilead; and Eliza, now Mrs. Brown, living near Ft. Scott, Kansas. His parents, Joseph and Amie (Wood) Peasley, were natives of New Hampshire and of New York; they married in Peru Tp., Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1812, and came west as stated, and lived in this county until their death, which occurred in the years 1836 and 1849, respectively.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 551-552
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Cardington Twp. –
D. B. PECK, dealer in furniture; Cardington; this gentleman was born in Lewis Co., Va., Sept. 29, 1830. He is the son of John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck, mention of whom is made in this work. D. B. Peck lived at home until eighteen years of age, when he went to Delaware, O., and served an apprenticeship, of three years at the carriage-makers’ trade. He then came to Cardington, and formed a partnership with Mr. John Garvin in the wagon and carriage business. This was the first enterprise of the kind in Cardington. Mr. Peck worked at his trade some sixteen years, and then went into the furniture business with his brother, J. S. Peck. He has since been associated with him, and has greatly aided in building up the large and increasing trade they now have. He was married Apr. 20, 1853, to Miss Margaret S. Faris, and by her had the following family of children -- Arthur C., James F., Laura G. and Virgil W., living -- Alden W. and Ellen I., deceased. Mrs. Peck was born in Delaware Co., O., Aug. 17, 1836, and departed this life Feb. 13, 1873. She was a loving wife, kind and indulgent mother, and a consistent Christian lady. Mr. Peck was again married Oct. 23, 1873, to Miss Jennie Evans. She was born in Sylvania, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1844. There is one child from this union -- Maggie S. Mr. Peck is a thorough business man, a staunch Republican in politics, and one of Cardington’s most respected citizens. He owns a nicely improved property on Nichols St., and has the satisfaction of knowing that his possessions were obtained by his own exertions. He has never aspired to any political prominence, but has devoted his entire attention to his business.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 581
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Cardington Twp. –
JOHN S. PECK, wholesale and retail furniture dealer; Cardington; was at an early age thrown upon his own resources, but by industry and application to business, he has come to be the proprietor of a large manufacturing establishment. He has occupied numerous positions of honor and trust in the city and township, filling within the last decade the offices of Township and Corporation; Treasurer, Chief of the City Fire Department, member of the City Council, and Union School Board. He was born in Lewis Co., -- now West Va., Jan. 31, 1832, the son of John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck, who are the parents of five sons and one daughter. The father was born in Watertown, Ct., and Aug. 7, 1825, was married to Miss Maxwell, a native of Virginia, who died May 23, 1847. The father removed to Cardington, and lived to a ripe old age, dying Nov. 20, 1873. He was a shoemaker by trade, but for a number of years was engaged traveling over the country huckstering tin ware, and in old age was never more in his element than when relating the sharp bargains he drove with his wares, and reminiscences of his life as a huckster. He was a Methodist. During the late war he was a strong Union man, and being more than ordinarily out-spoken in his views, he did much in maintaining that strong loyal sentiment at home which gave courage and confidence to the boys in the field. His son John received the advantages of a common school education, and at the age of fourteen went to Delaware, O., and served three years’ apprenticeship at the cabinet maker’s trade. He then worked at his trade with C. O. Van Horn, of Mt. Gilead; he then removed to Westfield, thence to Newville, DeKalb Co., Ind., working five years at his trade. He then came to La Rue, Marion Co., O., and in the spring of 1865 he came to Cardington and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business; and in 1872 he erected a three story retail establishment on Main street. In 1876 his jobbing and foreign trade having outgrown his facilities, he built a three story brick factory on Railroad street, which he now occupies; it is filled with the latest and best improved machinery. This factory gives steady employment to from 20 to 30 skilled workmen. He was united in marriage with Lorinda Bartlett, May 26, 1854, daughter of Lester Bartlett, Esq., one of the pioneers of Westfield Tp. Mr. Peck owns an elegant residence on Main st., surrounded by the comforts of a well earned competency.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 580
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JOHN S. PECK, who figures as one of the progressive and representative business men of the attractive city of Cardington, Morrow county, and who stands at the head of one of the important industrial enterprises of the place, first saw the light of day in Clarksburg, Virginia, where he was born on the last day of January, 1832.  His father was John Peck, who was born in Connecticut and there reared.  He learned the trade of shoemaking and followed the same for a great many years.  He married Amy Maxwell, a native of Virginia, and in 1832 the parents emigrated to Ohio and settled in the woods of Morgan township, Marion county (now Cardington township, Morrow county), and upon his forest farm the father erected a log cabin.  The earliest event in his life which our subject can recall is that he went half a mile through the woods to witness the raising of that log house.  The father cleared and improved the place, and after a number of years had passed, removed to Cardington and here engaged in the harness business.  He later on retired from active business, and his death occurred November 19, 1873, his wife having been summoned into eternal life May 23, 1847.  They were zealous members of the Protestant Methodist Church, and politically the father was a stanch Republican.  He was a strong and uncompromising Union man during the late war of the Rebellion, and did much to mould public sentiment in favor of the cause which he so warmly and so ably advocated.
     John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck became the parents of the following named children: Leman and a twin brother, the latter of whom died in infancy, the former’s death occurring June 6, 1853; Clinton, died April 27, 1876: David B. is a resident of Cardington, and is engaged in the furniture business; John S. is the subject of this sketch; Tarleton is living a retired live in this village; Minerva J., born April 20, 1837, became the wife of G. R. Cunningham, of Cardington, July 30, 1856, and died August 12, 1864.
     John S. Peck was an infant when his parents removed to Ohio, and he remained on the old homestead until he was about fourteen years of age, when he went to Delaware, this State, and there served an apprenticeship at the cabinet-maker’s trade.  After his term of apprenticeship he went to Mount Gilead, where he was in the employ of C. O. Van Horn for several months, working at his trade.  He then betook himself to Westfield, Morrow county, and for one year was an artisan in a fanning-mill factory conducted by Adam Wolf.  He next went to Newville, DeKalb county, Indiana, and there conducted a furniture business for a period of five years.  His health had become seriously impaired and he accordingly disposed of his business and returned home, where he remained for one year and then removed to La Rue, Marion county, and engaged in the ashery and furniture business, continuing the same about five years, and then, in 1863, coining to Cardington, where he bought out a little furniture store and conducted a cabinet shop in a back room, continuing the enterprise on this modest scale for some two years, when he purchased an old building which was located at a point across the railroad track, nearly opposite his present factory.  Into this building he put his machinery and operated the same by horse power, utilizing a docile and venerable gray mare for the propelling of the machinery.  While manufacturing furniture in these quarters he made use of the little store building on Main street as a wareroom.  In 1872 he erected a substantial brick building on the site of the little frame structure, the former being the first brick business block erected on Main street.
     About 1873 he relegated the old gray mare to obscurity and supplied her place with a small upright engine, and in 1876 he built the south part of his present factory, later on adding to it.  In the meanwhile the little engine had proved inadequate and it was replaced by one of greater power, while in the mechanical equipment many improvements and additions have been made from time to time.  The business at the factory increased to such an extent as to demand the entire attention of our subject, and for this reason he sold the business on Main street to his nephew, J. F. Peck, who is now deceased.  Later he added a lumber yard to his business enterprise here, and continued both until 1891, when he sold the lumber yard to his nephew, afore-mentioned, and one year later sold to him the balance of the business, thereupon retiring from active business.  He went to Colorado and there remained for a time, but in the fall of 1892 J. F. Peck contracted a serious illness and our subject was induced to take charge of the former’s business interests until his recovery.  The proprietor’s illness reached a fatal termination, however, in the December following, and thereupon our subject was appointed administrator of the estate, continuing in that capacity one year, when the factory and other interests were sold to the widow of J. F. Peck, and later on our subject purchased of her a half interest in the manufactory and the lumber business.  The factory manufactures furniture for the wholesale trade, and in the lumber yards are kept on hand all kinds of material for building purposes, the enterprise being one of the most important in the city.
     Politically, Mr. Peck has been an active worker in the Republican party, and has held several offices of public trust.  While in Indiana he held preferment as Justice of the Peace, and was Secretary and Treasurer of the School Board.  He has been a member of the Republican Executive Committee of Morrow county, and has served as a member of the Cardington Common Council and the local Board of Education.  He was one of the trustees of the committee which had in hand the erection, at Cardington, of the fine memorial monument to the soldiers who forfeited their lives in the service of the late war.
     In 1852 Mr. Peck was united in marriage to Miss Lorinda Bartlett, a native of Westfield township, and the daughter of Esquire Lester Bartlett.  The date of her birth was August 18, 1835, and her education was received in the schools of Westfield township.  Mr. and Mrs. Peck have had no children, but they have an adopted son, Virgil W., a son of D. B. Peck, and a young man of great promise.  For the past two years he has been a student in the Colorado University, at Denver.  Mrs. Peck is a most devoted member and zealous worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Fraternally, our subject is identified with the Masonic order, retaining a membership in the Chapter at Mount Gilead.
Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union & Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 191-193
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Cardington Twp. –
TARLTON PECK, farmer and dealer in horses; P. O., Cardington; this gentleman is the seventh son of John and Amy (Maxwell) Peck, and was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Oct. 9, 1835; his youth and early manhood were passed in school, and in and upon the farm. When quite a small boy, he manifested a strong liking and aptness for handling horses; as he neared his majority, it became apparent to his friends and relatives, that his judgment in regard to horses was second to none in the county; he began handling horses and has owned some of the best horses ever brought into Central Ohio; and it has been greatly owing to Mr. Peck’s exertions, that the people of Morrow Co., have so good horses. Cardington, through the influence and labors of such men as Mr. Peck, is to-day one of the best horse-markets in the State. Mr. Peck was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Ocker, Nov. 12, 1857; she was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Apr. 18, 1841. From this union are three children -- John S. and Elva May, living, and William L., deceased. Politically Mr. Peck is a staunch Republican; he owns a nicely improved farm of eighty-seven acres in Cardington Tp. The most of his time is spent dealing in, and handling horses, and perhaps there is not a man in the county who knows so well what a horse is, and should be, as Mr. Peck; he began life poor, and is in the fullest sense of the word self-made.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 580
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Perry Twp. –
EZEKIEL C. PENN, farmer; P. O., Levering; son of John and Mary (Chumblin) Penn; was born in Perry Tp., Richland Co., Ohio, June 26, 1841.  At eighteen he went to the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, during the spring term of 1860, and attended the Chesterville Union Schools that summer; he taught school in the home district the following spring of 1861; in the fall he again assumed the duties of teacher, but during the winter he lay aside the “birch,” and rushed to the rescue of his imperiled country.  He enlisted October, 1861, in the 72d Regiment, O. V. I., Company C.  His first engagement was in the Battle of Shiloh, having previously been in a skirmish of Friday.  He was just recovering from the measles, and as he lay out the night of the battle, he was taken sick and sent home on a furlough, in April.  He returned to Camp Chase in August for examination, and was honorably discharged.  He united his fortunes with Sarah J. Winand, Oct. 2, 1862.  She is a daughter of John and Cynthia (Painter) Winand, of this township.  She was born July 3, 1844 (see biography of John Winand).  After marriage Mr. Penn settled for two and a half years on the homestead of his father; lived on a rented farm some six months, then purchased seventy-nine acres in Richland Co., where he engaged in farming two and a half years.  He purchased his present home of eighty-two acres, and moved here Feb. 27, 1869, where they have since lived raising a family of three children -- Clement, born June 10, 1863; John R., Feb. 24, 1866; Mary C., Feb. 19, 1876.  Mr. Penn, with wife and sons, are members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, near Waterford, in which he holds the office of Elder.  The parents were baptized under the preaching of Elder Wagner, at Mansfield, in October, 1871.  Mr. Penn is a tireless worker in the Church and Sabbath-school, and believing in education in its highest, noblest sense, he has surrounded his family with music and books, and the hallowed influences of an enlightened Christian home.  The Church to which he belongs has a brief history, which we will follow.  Some years since, Mr. Newell Grant, of Richland Co., became dissatisfied with the creeds with which he was acquainted.  He began searching for the truth and the true church; in due time he was put in communication with the Seventh Day Advent Church, at Battle Creek, Michigan, and found that their views coincided with his own.  Through his influence two ministers, Elders Vanhorn and Lawrence, came, and Mr. Penn heard them, and some of the church’s literature found its way into his family.  He investigated and studied two years; then began keeping the Sabbath; and social meetings were held here in his house in 1869.  In April, 1872, Elder O. Mears, of Bowling Green, Ohio, organized the first church in this house, consisting of seven members.  They met in his dwelling about two years, in the meantime holding meetings at different points in Franklin Tp.  They are now known as the Waterford Society, and have built a neat and substantial frame church one-half mile west of Waterford, which was dedicated by Elder H. A. St. John, in January, 1874.  The church has increased quite rapidly, and has at present a membership of forty-four, which meet every Sabbath for church and Sabbath-school.  John Penn, the father of our subject, was born in Baltimore Co., Maryland, May 5, 1800; his parents were natives of England; he learned the coopers’ trade when a youth, and remained with his first employer until twenty-one.  He then traveled in Pennsylvania and Virginia, going to Loudoun Co., Va., where he married Mary Chamblin in 1824.  The Chamblin family were from New Jersey.  He soon removed to Jefferson Co., near Harper’s Ferry, where they lived some eight years, when he came to Ohio with five children, settling on eighty acres of almost new land in Perry Tp., Richland Co., in October, 1834.  The wife died in April, 1844, and he died March 1st, 1879.  Nine children were born to them -- Elizabeth -- Mrs. John Vermillion, of Greene Co., Ohio; William, farmer near Waterford, Ohio; Mary E., deceased; John, farmer of Hardin Co., Iowa; Deborah J., now Mrs. George Penn, of' Iowa; Maria, now Mrs. Ovin Boggs, of Whitley Co., Ind.; George, farmer in Noble Co., Ind.; Mahlon, died in the army; Ezekiel C., subject.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 824-825
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Cardington Twp. –
ISAAC H. PENNOCK, banker; Cardington; was born in Columbiana Co., O., Aug. 16, 1825; his parents, William and Abigail (Welch) Pennock, were natives of Pennsylvania, the mother coming from the “Quaker City,” and the father from Chester Co. They were of English descent, and held with their ancestors to the religious tenets of the followers of Wm. Penn. The offspring of William and Abigail Pennock were one son -- Isaac H., and five daughters, all of whom are now living, as is the mother, at an advanced age, attesting to the vigor and vitality of the original stock. The Pennocks came to Ohio while it was yet a part of the great Northwest Territory.  John Pennock, the grandfather, built the first mill in that portion of the State now known as Columbiana Co.  William Pennock, the father, was also a mill-wright and a successful business man. He departed this life in 1847.  Isaac H. Pennock spent his early years in the schools of his native village, and at the age of fifteen years began the study of medicine at Marlborough, in Stark Co., O.  He was a diligent and untiring student, and at the early age of nineteen graduated at the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati. He came to Morrow Co. in 1843, and began the practice of medicine; he remained at Woodbury twenty years, and while located there attended lectures at some of the best medical colleges in the United States. In the fall of 1859 he was united in marriage with Carrie A., youngest daughter of Maj. Samuel and Annie (Northrop) Clark, of Boardman, Mahoning Co., O.  Maj. Clark emigrated from New Milford, Litchfield Co., Ct., and settled in Boardman in 1810, at which time nearly the whole of the Western Reserve was a wilderness. In 1863 Dr. Pennock removed to Cardington, where he continued actively in the practice of medicine until 1875, since which time he has devoted the most of his time to banking and agriculture; as a physician he was regarded as among the first in this section of the State, always a careful and close student of Pathology, as he found it in his practice; he became a leader in the use of new and rational remedies, and with uniform success. Shortly after locating in Cardington, he in connection with W. H. Marvin, Gen. John Beatty and others, organized under the National Banking law, the “First National Bank” of Cardington, and has been the largest stock holder, and the president of the bank since its organization; he is also President of the Citizens’ National Bank of Galion, O., and a stockholder and Director in the Morrow Co. National Bank of Mt. Gilead, and the Citizens’ Savings Bank of Columbus. With sound judgment conducting his large business interests, he yet finds time to speak encouragement to the young and struggling members of the profession with whom he started in the world. With social qualities of a high order, he is an earnest, temperance advocate, and those who have heard him in his deliberate way sum up the evidence in the case against the great social evil, will admit that he practices temperance by precept as well as by example. His wife is an amiable lady, accomplished and pleasing. In Dr. Pennock’s family are two children -- William C. and Mary A.; the son is now attending Kenyon College, near Mt. Vernon, O., and the daughter a seminary for young ladies at Poughkeepsie, New York.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 579-580
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ZENAS B. PEOPLES. ––A prominent agriculturist of Congress township, Morrow county, Ohio, is Zenas B. Peoples, who here owns and operates a fine farm of one hundred and twenty acres.  Everything about his highly cultivated estate is indicative of thrift and prosperity and throughout this region Mr. Peoples is recognized as a man of sterling integrity of character and as a citizen whose contribution to progress and development has ever been of the most insistent order.  Mr. Peoples was born in this county, the date of his nativity being October 9, 1857.  He is a son of William and Mary (Cook) Peoples, the former of whom was a prominent farmer of this section of the fine old Buckeye state whose demise occurred on the 5th of June, 1880, at the age of fifty-five years.  William Peoples was a son of David Peoples, who was reared in Jefferson county, this state, his parents having been natives of Ireland, whence they came to America about the year 1780.  David Peoples accompanied his parents to Franklin township, Morrow county, in 1810, at which time he was a child of but five years of age.  At that time Franklin township was an uninhabited wilderness and Robert Peoples, great-grandfather of Zenas B., entered a tract of two hundred acres of government land, which he cleared and on which he reared to maturity a large family of children.  His son, David Peoples, died in 1865 at the age of seventy-three years.  The marriage of William Peoples to Miss Mary Cook was solemnized on the 11th of May, 1854, and to them were born four children: Louisa, whose birth occurred on the 28th of February, 1855; Zillah and Zenas, born October 9, 1857; and Kate, born April 2, 1866.  Louisa married Davis Hetrick and resides in Congress township, this county; Zillah is the wife of Michael Hirth and maintains her home in the city of Cleveland, Ohio; Zenas is the immediate subject of this review; and Kate married Jacob Volk, of Cleveland, Ohio.  William Peoples at the time of his death, was the owner of a farm of one hundred and ten acres of most productive land, which was divided among his children.
     Mary (Cook) Peoples, the mother of him whose name introduces this article, was a descendant of a long line of illustrious people.  She was a daughter of William P. and Louisa (Mann) Cook and her birth occurred on the 29th of August, 1830.  William P. Cook was a native of the state of Maryland, whence he came to Ohio in the early pioneer days, locating on a farm in Morrow county, where he raised a family of four children.  He was a son of Reverend John Cook, a minister in the Baptist church, who was long a noted preacher in Maryland and who served as chaplain in the war of the Revolution.  After immigrating to Ohio, Reverend Cook settled in Morrow county on the north fork of Owl creek, where he purchased a tract of seven hundred acres of land and where he divided his time between preaching and farming.
     Zenas B. Peoples was reared to adult age on the old homestead farm and his preliminary education consisted of such advantages as were offered in the public schools of the locality and day.  When nineteen years of age, through reading and close application to his studies, he was enabled to teach school, which he did for the ensuing eight years.  He is now the owner of a fine farming property of one hundred and twenty acres and he devotes his attention to diversified agriculture and the raising of high grade stock.  He is a prominent member of the Pleasant Grove Christian church, in which he was an elder for two years and in which he has served as clerk for the past year.  In politics he accords a stalwart allegiance to the principles and policies of the Democratic party, in the local councils of which he has long been an influential leader.  He is an ardent temperance advocate and is a member of the township board of school directors.  Mr. Peoples is a well informed, affable gentleman and one whose dealings have all been characterized by uprightness and most honorable methods.
     On the 13th of May, 1882, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Peoples to Miss Jennie Maxwell, a daughter of James P. and Susan (Swallum) Maxwell.  She was born on the 12th of February, 1860, and was reared on the farm on which she and her husband now reside.  Her father was summoned to the life eternal on the 2nd day of May, 1898, at the age of eighty years, and her mother passed away on the 24th of January, 1902, at the age of seventy-nine years.  James P. Maxwell came to Ohio from Pennsylvania, as a young man.  He was an early pioneer in this county and he traced his ancestry back to stanch Scotch-Irish extraction.  Mrs. Peoples’ great-grandfather, on the maternal side, was John Swallum, who was taken from school when a mere boy and forced into service as a soldier in the Hessian army.  Subsequently he was captured by the American forces and then became a gallant and faithful soldier under General Washington.  To Mr. and Mrs. Peoples were born two children: Jessie, the elder, and Ward M.  Jessie was educated in the public schools and at Angola, Indiana, Normal School, and she has been a popular and successful teacher in the schools of Morrow county and at Cleveland, Ohio, for the past nine years.  Ward M. lives on a farm adjoining his father’s and he is married to Miss Norma Elizabeth Fish; they have one child, Maxwell Beck Peoples, whose birth occurred on the 13th of May, 1909.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 930-932
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Lincoln Twp. -
PETER PERKINS, farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Feb. 8, 1819; his parents were natives of Virginia, and came to Belmont Co. about 1804, where they lived the balance of their days. Here Peter Perkins lived until 1847, when he came to the present county of Morrow, and purchased the land upon which he still makes his home. It was then in the woods, but by his energy and thrift he has turned it into pleasant fields, from which he reaps the benefit of his days of toil in bringing it under cultivation. He was married in 1842 to Miss Emily Russell, whose parents were also natives of Virginia, and came to Belmont Co. at about the same time of the Perkins family. From their marriage there were ten children, three of whom are now dead. Mr. Perkins had two sons in the late war. They went out in 1864. One of them, Isaac, died in a few months thereafter; and the other, Jephtha, served till the close of the war, and returned to his home. Mr. Perkins began business at the bottom of the ladder, and can appreciate a home built by his own hands, having comfortable surroundings.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 767
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Peru Twp. –
MARCUS PHILLIPS, farmer; P. O. Pagetown. The parents of Marcus Phillips were Asa Phillips and Rhoda Hazleton, both of Essex Co., Mass. Marcus Phillips, Esq. was born in Windham Co., Vt., January 16, 1806; in 1817 Marcus’ parents settled in Erie Co., N. Y. Marcus is one of a family of nine children, consisting of four sons and five daughters. In 1832, the 11th day of October, Marcus married Asenath Herrick, of Ontario Co., N.Y.; and in April, 1834, removed to Medina Co., Ohio. The following children were born: Alvan C. Phillips, born February 14, 1836; Joseph H., Nov. 30, 1837; Mary Emma and Mary Etta (twins) Jan. 4, 1842.   Sept. 26, 1846, Mrs. Asenath Phillips died; and on the 29th day of Dec. 1847, Marcus again married. His wife (Miss Fidelia Potter) was descended from one of the earliest pioneer families and was born May 12, 1818, in Franklin Co., Ohio. By the second marriage there were born Francis Preston Phillips, March 18, 1850; and Charles Sumner Phillips, April 15, 1856. In 1837, Squire Phillips settled in Peru Tp.; although a farmer by profession, he has held the office of Commissioner for three terms, of Magistrate for twelve years, and Notary Public for nearly nine years; has been a member of the M. E. Church for four years and of the Wesleyan Methodist Church for thirty two years, and Recording Steward of the same for thirty years. As early as 1828, Marcus came to Columbus, and remained for some time, with Doctor Horton Howard of that place, after which he returned to the State of New York. Now in his 75th year he is again removing and purposes locating in Bennington Tp., in the same county.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 656-657
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ORLANDO D. PHILLIPS ––The ranks of old patriot soldiers, who were so loyal in the defense of their country in her urgent need, are gradually becoming thinned, and thus it is a matter of special gratification to the publishers of this volume to here accord recognition to one who fought and bled at the shrine of Union.  Orlando D. Phillips has passed practically his entire active business career in Harmony township, Morrow county, Ohio, where he is the owner of a splendid farm of three hundred and twenty acres of well cultivated land.  He is engaged in diversified agriculture and the growing of live stock and in these lines of enterprise he has met with unqualified success.
     Orlando D. Phillips was born at Granville, Licking county, Ohio, the date of his nativity being the 21st of November, 1845.  He is a son of Benjamin and Margaret (Johnson) Phillips, both of whom were born and reared in Licking county, Ohio, where was solemnized their marriage.  Benjamin Phillips came to Morrow county from Newark, Ohio, in 1854, and he located on a farm in Harmony township, on which he continued to reside during the remainder of his life.  With the passage of years he accumulated a large estate, owning at one time as much as four hundred and fifty acres of fine Buckeye lands.  He was a well educated man and was widely renowned as an orator of marked eloquence.  He was a stanch Republican in his political proclivities and for a number of years served with the utmost efficiency as a member of the board of county commissioners of Morrow county.  He was the father of five children, all of whom are now deceased except Orlando D., the immediate subject of this review.  Benjamin Phillips was summoned to the life eternal in the year 1891, and his cherished and devoted wife passed away in 1911.  Both were highly esteemed in their home township, where they were active factors in progress and development.
     On the old homestead farm in Harmony township Orlando D. Phillips was reared to adult age, and as a boy and youth he attended the public schools of this section.  When but seventeen years of age he became fired with boyish enthusiasm and enlisted as a soldier in Company C, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the date of the beginning of his military career being the 29th of January, 1862.  He was in the Eastern army during the first year and a half of his service and during that time participated in the second battle of Bull Run, the battle of Chancellorsville and the conflict at Gettysburg.  Subsequently he was with Joe Hooker and took part in the battle of Lookout Mountain.  He was twice wounded, at the battle of Resaca in the left thigh, and at Atlanta in the lungs.  He was with Sherman on his memorable march to the sea and throughout his military career he saw hard service.  Before the close of the war he was promoted to the rank of corporal and he received his honorable discharge and was mustered out of the service on the 3d of August, 1865.  One of his brothers, Oliver P. Phillips, gave up his life in the service of his country.  Mr. Phillips, of this notice, retains a deep interest in his old comrades in arms and signifies the same by membership in the Grand Army of the Republic, in which he is a valued and appreciative member of Marengo Post.  As a reward for his services during the Civil was he receives a pension of twenty-four dollars per month.
     When peace had again been established Mr. Phillips returned to Morrow county, Ohio, where he worked on his father’s farm until his marriage, in 1867.  After that important event he began to farm on his own account and he now owns a splendid estate of three hundred and twenty acres, all of which is in a high state of cultivation.  The fine substantial buildings, located in the midst of well cared for fields are ample proof of the owner’s thrift and industry.  In addition to his farming operations he raises high-grade stock and everywhere he is recognized as a farmer and business man of reliable methods and sterling integrity.  He and his wife are devout members of the Disciple church at Wildcat and he is affiliated with a number of fraternal and social organizations of representative character.  His political convictions are in harmony with the principle promulgated by the Republican party and he is ever on the alert to do all in his power to advance the general welfare of his home community and county.
     Mr. Phillips has been twice married, his first union being to Miss Mariah Long, the ceremony having been performed on the 19th of January, 1867.  To this marriage were born four children, three of whom are living in 1911, namely: Emma, who is the wife of Arthur Hayden; Eddie B., who is unmarried and who remains at the parental home; and Starley H., who is engaged in agriculture and who resides in Harmony township.  Mrs. Phillips was called to eternal rest on the 24th day of March, 1892, and subsequently Mr. Phillips married Miss Addie B. Turner.  The latter union has been profilic [sic] of one child; Freddie D., who was born on the 19th of April, 1899, and who is now attending the district schools in this township.  Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are popular and prominent citizens in Harmony township and they command the high regard of all with whom they have come in contact.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 523-524
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SQUIRE MARCUS PHILLIPS, one of the representative citizens of Morrow county, was born in Windham county, Vermont, January 16, 1806.  His father, Asa Phillips, was born in the town of Bellingham, Massachusetts, March 12, 1771, but when a young man located in Windham county, Vermont.  He was there married to Rhoda Hazelton, who was born in Bellingham, Massachusetts, January 26, 1771.  From 1814 to 1817 they resided on a farm near New Salem, Franklin county, Massachusetts, and in the latter year removed to Niagara, now Erie, county, New York, where Mr. Phillips died November 13, 1842.  He was a Whig in his political views, and both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church.  Asa Phillips and wife had ten children, namely: Mrs. Rhoda Herrick, Mrs. Mary Chase, Arba and Mrs. Susanna Chase, deceased; Marcus, the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Hannah Twitchell, deceased; Asa, a resident of California; Amos, deceased; and Mrs. Sarah Stevens, a widow lady.  The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Massachusetts, and of Welsh descent.
     Marcus Phillips remained with his father until twenty-two years of age.  In 1828 he same to Ohio, and next, via the Alleghany river, rafted to Wheeling, West Virginia, where he worked for $1 per day.  From there he come [sic], via Zanesville, to Marion county, Ohio, where he worked on a farm for $8.33 per month.  From 1830 to 1834 he resided in New York, but in the latter year returned to this State and located on a farm of sixty acres near Norton, Medina county, for which he paid $800.  Three years afterward Mr. Phillips sold that place for $1,300 and bought 100 acres of unimproved land in the woods of Peru township, Delaware, now Morrow, county, where he built a log cabin 12 x 24 feet, the roof being of boards and all slanted the same way.  He improved and added 100 acres to his original purchase, and remained there until 1880.  From that year until 1891 he owned and resided on forty acres in Bennington township, and since that time has resided in the town of Marengo, Morrow county.
     In 1832, in Erie county, New York, Mr. Phillips was united in marriage with Asenath Herrick, a native of that State.  She died September 26, 1846, leaving four children, — Alvin C., who married Sarah J. Lott, deceased, and they had four children; Joseph H., deceased, as is also his wife, and they had one child; Mary Emma and Marietta, twins; the former married Ira Benedict and has three children; and the latter married Henry Osborn, and they are the parents of four children.  December 29, 1847, Mr. Phillips married Fidelia Potter, who was born in Harrison township, Franklin county, Ohio, May 12, 1818, a daughter of Asahel Potter, an early pioneer of Delaware county.  Her mother, formerly Anna Benton, was a native of Connecticut.  Mrs. Phillips was the seventh of their eight children.  Our subject and wife have two sons.  The eldest, Francis P., married Ollie Long, deceased, and they had one child.  For his second wife he married Ada Long, deceased, and they also had one child.  Charles S. married Alice McDonald and has one child.  The family are members of the Methodist Church, in which Mr. Phillips has served as an official for many years.  In political matters he is a stanch Republican, and has served as Justice of the Peace for twelve years, County Commissioner nine years, has been delegate to many Republican conventions, and held the office of Notary Public sixteen years, receiving the appointment from many different Governors of the State.
Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union & Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 230-231
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WILLIS T. PHILLIPS. ––A wide-awake, brainy man, full of vim and energy, Willis T. Phillips, of Bennington township, holds a place of prominence among the foremost agriculturists of Morrow county, and has made his mark in insurance circles, in the year 1910 doing an especially large business as agent for the Ohio State, Life Insurance Company.  He was born April 27, 1872, in Coshocton, Ohio, a son of Reverend W. L. Phillips, a well known Methodist Episcopal minister.
     Born in Pennsylvania, Reverend W. L. Phillips was educated for the ministry, and subsequently came to Knox county, Ohio, and was assigned to the Northern Ohio Conference.  He preached in different places, spending the larger part of his time, however, in Morrow county, where he held various pastorates.  He was a regularly ordained preacher at Iberia, and likewise at Fulton, where he built up a large church.  He was a man of great intelligence, public-spirited and progressive, and while in Morrow county represented his district in the State Legislature.  He married Mary Madden, who was born in 1840 in Perry county, and came with her parents to Morrow county in 1841.
     The only child of his parents, Willis T. Phillips attended first the graded schools, completing his early education in the Marengo High School.  As a young man he began his active career as an agriculturist, and now owns, in Bennington township, a well improved farm of one hundred acres, which he devotes to general farming and stock raising, meeting with good success in these lines of industry.  On October 1, 1909, Mr. Phillips accepted a position with the Ohio State Life Insurance Company, and the following year was credited by the company with doing more business along certain lines than any other of the company’s representatives.
     At the age of nineteen years, on February 19, 1891, Mr. Phillips married Jennie Randolph, who was born in Stantontown, Peru township, Ohio, December 22, 1871, a daughter of Hiram and Anna (Chase) Randolph.  Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are the parents of three children, namely: William, born November 1, 1892, was graduated from the Marengo High School with the class of 1911; J. Foster, born May 29, 1894; and Leno L., born August 7, 1898.  Politically an earnest supporter of the principles of the Republican party, Mr. Phillips is an active worker in its ranks, and is now one of the supervisors of election.  Both he and his wife are congenial, pleasant people, prominent in social affairs, and are held in high esteem throughout the community.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 909-910
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DR. ROY L. PIERCE, a representative member of the medical profession of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, has been identified with this place since the spring of 1901.
     Dr. Pierce is a native of Morrow county, Ohio, born in Chesterville, Chester township, September 15, 1868, and he belongs to a family whose residence in Ohio covers a period of more than a hundred years.  His parents, Clark and Harriet (Lyon) Pierce, both natives of Ohio, the former born in Harmony township, Morrow county, in 1830, the latter, in Knox county in 1833, were well known and highly respected in the community in which they lived; they died within twenty-four hours of each other, and of the six children born to them the subject of this sketch is the only one now living.  Clark Pierce was a Union soldier, and as a members [sic] of Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Regiment of Infantry, served all through the Civil war.  He was a son of Zabad Pierce.  Mrs. Harriet Pierce was a daughter of Daniel Lyon, who was a son of Simeon Lyon and a grandson of Abraham Lyon, the last named a captain in the Revolutionary war.  Simeon Lyon, in 1805 came to Ohio from Morristown, New Jersey, and acquired title to a tract of land in the Western Reserve, which is still in possession of members of the Lyon family.
     Roy L. Pierce passed his youth and early manhood at Chesterville in his native county.  After his graduation from the Chesterville High School he clerked and later taught school there deciding to prepare himself for the medical profession, he entered the Ohio Medical University, of Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated in 1896.  He began the practice of his profession as an extern of the institution, and took a post graduate course of one year.  In the spring of 1901 he took up his residence in Mt. Gilead, where he has since been successfully engaged in the practice of medicine.  He is secretary of the Morrow County Medical Society and has membership in the Ohio State and American Medical societies.
     Doctor Pierce married Miss Laura J. Rhodebeck in October, 1898.  She was born in Morrow, county in 1873, and is a graduate of the Mt. Gilead High School.  Previous to her marriage she was a music teacher.  They have had two children, an infant deceased, and Harriet I., born December 1, 1904.
     Fraternally the doctor is a Mason, having membership in Chester Lodge, F. and A. M.  He is also a member of Mt. Gilead Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Encampment, and has passed all the chairs, and is past grand chief patriarch.  Both he and his wife are members of the Order Eastern Star, in which she has passed the chairs, and she is also a member of the Rebekah Degree, auxiliary to the I. O. O. F., in which she has filled all the offices.  Politically the doctor affiliates with the Republican party.  He served two terms as coroner.  He is a genial, cordial gentleman and affable and of a cheerful, sunny nature, which are prime exponents of success in the sick chamber.  He is a lover of fine horses, a bird fancier, and humane by his dog; these are some of his social characteristics.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 485-486
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Congress Twp. –
JAMES PITT, farmer; P. O., Andrews; was born in March, 1803, in Indiana Co., Pa.; is the fourth of a family of seven children, born to Joseph and Esther Pitt, who were natives of Pennsylvania; James moved to this State with his parents when he was 16 years of age, locating in Richland Co., and remaining there until the year 1831, when he located in this township, on the place where he now lives, having entered 160 acres of land. His first work upon his arrival was to provide a house, which, with the assistance of another man, he put up in one day; its dimensions were 12x14 feet; on his arrival here, his funds were low, having only one dollar; his wants were few, and encouraged by the hope of better days, he began clearing up his land. He was married at the age of 25, to Sarah Arter, born June 19, 1808, in Cumberland Co., Pa.; they have had seven children, five boys and two girls; but two of the children are now living -- Elizabeth, now Mrs. Struble, and Lavina, now Mrs. Thomas Carr, of Crestline.  Mr. and Mrs. Pitt are members of the M. E. Church, and have been associated with that body for over fifty years; they have been constant residents of this township about half a century. Mr. Pitt has been loyal to the political principles of Andrew Jackson, for whom he cast his first vote.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 695
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Franklin Twp. –
THEODORE PITTMAN, farmer; P. O., Pulaskiville; son of Abednego and Affa (Slaugh) Pittman, was born in this township, March 11, 1858; he obtained a common school education in the Pulaskiville schools; he has lived on the old homestead, just east of the village, all his life; he is a practical farmer, and with his brother, Abednego Pittman, Jr., rented the home place of 160 acres, in 1879, where they now successfully carry on farm operations. The father, Abednego Pittman, oldest son of Benjamin and Sarah (Stevens) Pittman, was born in Bedford Co., Pa., Feb. 16, 1804. His father was a farmer, and the father of seven children, by the first marriage -- Abednego, Joseph, Sarah, William, Thomas Rebecca and Margaret. They all emigrated to this township in the spring of 1812, but Joseph, who died in Pennsylvania. Abednego, being a lad of some 8 years old, walked all the way from Pennsylvania, a distance of nearly 500 miles. They employed a surveyor to find their land; cutting their way through the unbroken forest, they settled on a quarter section, two miles from any white man’s cabin. Abednego left home when 10 years old, and worked at clearing land, by the day and acre, for about twelve years, when he returned to Pennsylvania, and engaged in digging iron ore for five years. On the 6th day of December, 1832, He married Sarah Boyce. She was born in Pennsylvania, Jan. 2, 1816.  Of this marriage six children were born -- but two are living -- William, born Feb. 11, 1834, and Hannah M., Sept. 2, 1838, while Thomas, Sarah, Joseph and Mary are dead. The wife and mother died, and he united in marriage with Affa Slaugh, Oct. 2, 1846. She is a daughter of Jeremiah and Anna (Hile) Slaugh, born in Northumberland Co., Pa., March 25, 1820. Of this union nine children were born -- Miram, Emanuel, Harriet, Benjamin, Lucelia, Cecelia, Theodore, Abednego and Anna S., of which four are dead -- Emanuel, Miram, Lucelia, and Benjamin. Mr. Pittman has 160 acres of land, well improved, and adorned with good and substantial buildings, and all is the fruit of his own labor; he had few advantages in youth, but of later years takes a deep interest in education, holding at present a perpetual scholarship of the Dennison University. He has held several offices of trust in the township, which he discharged faithfully. He was a very skillful hunter, and in his younger days spent much time hunting in the forest, often killing as high as thirty and forty deer in a season. He voted the Democratic ticket since the days of “Old Hickory” until late, when he changed his support to the Republican party.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 792-793
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JAMES H. PLACE. ––Morrow county, Ohio, figures as one of the most attractive, progressive and prosperous divisions of the state, justly claiming a high order of citizenship and a spirit of enterprise which is certain to conserve consecutive development and marked advancement in the material upbuilding of this section.  The county has been and is signally favored in the class of men who have contributed to its development along commercial and agricultural lines and in the latter connection the subject of this review demands recognition, as he has been actively engaged in farming operations during practically his entire life thus far.  He has long been known as a prosperous and enterprising agriculturist and one whose business methods demonstrate the power of activity and honesty in the business world.
     James H. Place is a native son of Morrow county, his birth having occurred in Westfield township, on a farm near his present home, on the 27th of August, 1839.  He is a son of Ethan F. and Charity (Smith) Place, the former of whom was born in the state of New York and the latter of whom claimed Germany as the place of her nativity.  Ethan Place was a son of John Place, who was likewise born and reared in the old Empire state of the Union, in which place was solemnized his marriage and whence he removed to Ohio in an early day, location having been made on a farm in Westfield township.  His cherished and devoted wife, whose christian [sic] name was Sally, was summoned to the life eternal in Westfield township in 1836, and John passed away in 1848, at Caledonia, where he spent the closing years of his life.  To them were born the following named children: John, Sullivan, Ethan, Anson, Margie, Sallie and Elizabeth, all of whom are now deceased.  To Ethan and Charity Place were born: Lydia E., whose birth occurred on the 22nd of November, 1833; Philo D., born March 5, 1836; George P., March 3, 1838; James H., August 27, 1839; Henry and Henrietta, twins, born June 27, 1841; and Mary E., born October 13, 1849.  Ethan Place died on the 3rd of May 1881, and his noble wife was called to her reward on the 8th of May, 1885.  He was a stanch Republican in his political convictions and he was ever on the alert to do all in his power to advance the general welfare of the community in which he maintained his home.  The father was a Baptist and the mother a devout member of the Presbyterian church in their religious faith, and they were active and zealous participants in all benevolent and charitable movements advanced in the township.
     Mr. Place, the immediate subject of this review, was reared to the invigorating discipline of the home farm, in the work and management of which he early became associated with his father.  During the winter terms he attended the district schools in Westfield township and there managed to eke out a fair education, which he has since supplemented with extensive reading and varied experiences.  In 1867 he initiated operations as an independent farmer and he has resided upon his present splendid estate, comprised of one hundred acres, since 1867.  In the midst of highly cultivated fields are beautiful and substantial buildings and the general atmosphere of thrift and prosperity which pervades the place is indicative of good management on the part of its practical owner.  The Place farm is eligibly located six miles distant from Cardington and it is accounted one of the finest estates in Morrow county.  In his political convictions Mr. Place accords an uncompromising allegiance to the cause of the Republican party and while he has never manifested aught of ambition for the honors or emoluments of public office he is always willing to contribute his share to all matters projected for progress and development.  He is affiliated with the social organizations of representative character and while he is not formally connected with any religious organization, he has the highest feeling of respect for Christianity and attends and gives his support to the United Brethren church, of which his wife is a devout member.
     On the 25th of April, 1867, was recorded the marriage of Mr. Place to Miss Ruth R. Shaw, who was born in Westfield township, this county, on the 13th of November, 1845, and who is a daughter of Jonathan Shaw, born in Pennsylvania, and of Mary A. (Barry) Shaw, born in Maryland, whence they came to Westfield township at an early period, they having been the first white settlers in this section of Morrow county.  Jonathan Shaw, the father of Mrs. Place, lived and died on the old farm entered by his father and he was summoned to eternal rest on the 19th of November, 1901.  Mrs. Place is a scion of one of the most worthy families in Morrow county and a lady of most pleasing address and personality.  Her parents, Jonathan and Mary A. (Barry) Shaw, were the parents of the following children: Susanna, who is the wife of William Curl, a prominent citizen of Cardington, Ohio; Rachel, who was the widow of Andrew Redd prior to her marriage to T. J. Holloway, of Morrow county, Ohio; Sarah J., who was the wife of Oliver Sharp at the time of her death, on the 9th of September, 1902; Ruth R., who is now Mrs. Place, wife of the subject of this review; J. W. Shaw, a successful business man at Cardington, was twice married, first to Eva Ensign, who is deceased, and second to Miss Imo Shunk; James S., who married Miss Alma Lewis, is a resident of Carthage, Indiana, where he is the proprietor of a jewelry establishment and where he also conducts an undertaking business; Aaron is deceased, as are also Mary E. and Alfred A.; Melissa is the wife of Loran Curren, of Westfield township; John L. wedded Minerva Oliver and they reside in the northern part of Morrow county, near the city of Galion, Ohio; Martha E. is deceased; and Dorothy is the wife of W. C. Brenizer, one of the prosperous farmers of Westfield township.  Mrs. Place was reared and educated in what is now Shawtown, Ohio, and prior to her marriage she was one of the successful and popular teachers of Morrow county.  Mrs. Place, as well as her husband, came from sterling families and there has never been a blot on the escutcheon of the family name.  To Mr. and Mrs. Place have been born two children: Walter W., whose birth occurred on the 17th of May, 1872; and Carrie M., born November 4, 1874.  The son was married on the 25th of October, 1893, to Miss Ada Cecil and they are the parents of three children; Ralph L., Ivan L., and Irene E.  The daughter, Carrie M., was married to Lewis Howard on the 25th of February, 1897, and they reside in Westfield township.
     Mr. Place is a man of fine mentality and broad human sympathy.  He thoroughly enjoys home life and takes great pleasure in the society of his family and friends.  He is always courteous, kindly and affable, and those who know him personally accord him the highest esteem.  Mr. and Mrs. Place’s lives have been exemplary in all respects and they have ever supported those interests which are calculated to uplift and benefit humanity, while their own high moral worth is deserving of the highest commendation.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 840-844
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Gilead Twp. –
D. G. POLAND, dealer in groceries, etc; Mt. Gilead. He is a native of Monroe Co., Ohio, and was born April 10, 1828, and lived there seven years, when, with his parents, he came to Richland, now Morrow Co., O., and farmed in Congress Tp.; he lived at home until he was 20, when they moved to Mt Gilead. He taught school and worked on the farm until 1864; he then engaged in the grocery business, and in 1865 took his brother Samuel in as a partner, and he remained as such until 1875, when he bought him out, and has conducted the business since, himself. He married Miss Charlotte Dawson; they have one child, Frank D.  Mr. Poland’s parents, Samuel and Mary (Truex) Poland, were natives of Pennsylvania; they were married in Richland, now Morrow Co., O., where they had gone when young; of their ten children, six are living. Mr. Poland was one of the pioneer educators in this country, and served twelve years as Justice of the Peace in Congress Tp.; on the organization of Morrow Co. he was elected Recorder, first for a six month’s term, then for a three year’s term, and later served as Deputy County Clerk, for four years, and, by appointment, for some time longer; he also served as Justice of the Peace; he and his wife lived in this county until their deaths, which occurred in 1865 and 1864, respectively.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 551
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Canaan Twp. –
J. C. POLAND, teacher; Marits; is among the successful educators in this county, and was born Feb. 23, 1837, in Knox Co., this State; is a son of Samuel and Mary (Truax) Poland, both natives of Virginia, and emigrated West about fifty years ago, and settled in Congress Tp. Samuel Poland was the first Recorder of Morrow Co.  J. C. was the fifth child, and was raised on a farm until 11 years of age, when his parents moved to Mt. Gilead, where he was afforded good school facilities, which he improved until 19 years of age, when he went to Iowa, and began teaching, which he continued until the outbreak of the war, when he enlisted, Oct. 5, 1861, in the regular army, 19th United States Infantry, and served as band musician and clerk in the Adjutant’s office until July 1871, and was discharged at New Orleans, La. Upon his return home he resumed teaching, at which he has been engaged up to the present time, and is one of the most efficient in the county. For the last eight years he has been teaching in Denmark, and served as Township Clerk five consecutive years, which office he yet holds with credit to himself, and with satisfaction to the people. He is married and has a family growing up about him.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 736
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SAMUEL T. POLAND. ––An essentially loyal and public-spirited citizen of Congress township, Morrow county, Ohio, is Samuel T. Poland, who has filled with utmost efficiency many important offices of public trust and responsibility in this section.  Mr. Poland was born on the 30th of April, 1842, a son of Samuel and Mary (Truex) Poland, both of whom are now deceased, the former having passed away in 1865, at the age of sixty-five years, and the latter, in 1864, at the age of fifty-four years.  The father was a prominent farmer and was the first recorder of Morrow county, having been elected to that office in 1848 and serving therein for two terms.  Mr. and Mrs. Poland became the parents of ten children, namely: David, Benjamin, William R., John C., Daniel, Joseph, Samuel T., Elizabeth (Mrs. Parsons), Mary C. (Mrs. Early) and George W.  Of the above children all are deceased except John C., Samuel T. and George W.
     As a youth Samuel T. Poland attended the district schools of this county and he early began to assist his father in the work and management of the home farm.  When seventeen years of age he entered upon an apprenticeship at the shoemaker’s trade, serving for a period of three years and becoming a most skilled workman.  During the war he was an ardent Union sympathizer and in May, 1864, he enlisted as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served for one hundred days, at the expiration of which he reenlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.  He saw much active service in the war; was under General Thomas at Nashville and later joined Sherman at Goldsboro, North Carolina, being under that renowned general at the surrender of General Johnston.  He participated in many important conflicts marking the progress of the war, including the battle of Murfreesboro, Nashville, the battle of the Cedars, the evacuation of Decatur, Alabama, Wise Forks, North Carolina and others.  He received his honorable discharge in August, 1865, and was mustered out of service at Charlotte, North Carolina.  After the close of his brilliant military career Mr. Poland returned to Morrow county, where he initiated his active business life as a grocer in the town of Mount Gilead, his partner in business being D. G. Poland.  He continued to be identified with that line of enterprise for the ensuing nine years and in 1876 he came to the farm owned by his father-in-law in Congress township, where he remained for two years.  He then, in 1878, purchased a tract of one hundred and forty acres of most arable land at an administrator’s sale, the same being located in Congress township.  He engaged in diversified agriculture and the raising of high-grade stock and has continued to devote the major portion of his time and attention to agricultural pursuits during the long intervening years to the present time, in 1911.  In 1908 he purchased an additional tract of land, some eighty-seven and a half acres adjoining his homestead on the south.  As a farmer Mr. Poland is thrifty and industrious and his splendid estate is finely improved, all the buildings being of the most modern type.
     In politics Mr. Poland is aligned as a stanch supporter of the Republican party and he has been incumbent of many important offices in Morrow county.  For nine years he was a school director and for eleven years he served as justice of the peace.  In 1904 he was elected county commissioner, to which office he was reelected in 1906, serving until 1909.  Mr. and Mrs. Poland are highly esteemed citizens in their home county, where they are deeply admired and beloved for their sterling integrity of character and their sincere devotion to all matters tending to enhance progress and development.  Mr. Poland has ever retained a deep interest in his old comrades in arms and signifies the same by membership in Hurd Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Mount Gilead.
     In June, 1865, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Poland to Miss Rachel J. Lyons, a daughter of Peter and Sophia (Bell) Lyons.  She was born in this county on the 24th of January, 1840.  Mr. and Mrs. Poland have two children: Sarah A., who is the wife of Charles B. Hull, of Edison; and William H., who married Miss Iva Long and who resides in Congress township.  William H. has two sons: Samuel, who was born in 1905, and John, whose birth occurred in 1907.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 821-823
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EDWIN TAYLOR POLLOCK was born October 25th, 1870, at Mount Gilead, Ohio, and entered the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, May 20, 1887, as a naval cadet, having received the appointment from Colonel W. C. Cooper, representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District.  He was graduated from the Naval Academy June 4, 1891, was commissioned an ensign, July 1, 1893; a lieutenant, junior grade, March 3, 1899; a lieutenant, September 9, 1899; a lieutenant-commander, September 30, 1905; and a commander March 4, 1910.
     He served on the U. S. S. “Lancaster,” “Monocacy,” “Petrel,” and again on the “Lancaster,” in 1891-1893, on the Asiatic Station, going out under sail around the Cape of Good Hope on the “Lancaster,” and returning across the Pacific by mail-steamer.  He was on the “New York” when she first went into commission in 1893 and for over a year thereafter, as well as during the Spanish war, when she was Admiral Sampson’s flagship; was on the “Machias” from ’94 to ’97, on the Asiatic Station, returning from there on the “Detroit” in 1897; was on the “Alliance,” a training ship for apprentices, cruising on both sides of the Atlantic in 1899-1900, then on the “Dolphin” for a few months, and after a tour at the Torpedo School at Newport, Rhode Island, on the “Buffalo,” en route to the Asiatic Station where he was transferred to the “Brooklyn” 1901-2.  The “Brooklyn” was then sent to Australia to represent the United States at the reception given to the Duke and Duchess of York (the present king and queen of England), on their tour around the world.  After a. cruise to all the ports of north China and Japan, the “Brooklyn” returned to New York.  The summers of 1903 and 1904, were spent on the “Chesapeake” (now called the “Severn,”) and the summer of 1909 on the “Olympia,” and that of 1910 on the “Massachusette,” [sic] all of these summer cruises being for the instruction of midshipmen.
     Commander Pollock joined the battleship “Ohio” in October, 1904, remaining until May, 1905, when he was made Equipment Officer at the Naval Station, Cavite, P. I., until January; 1906, when he was ordered back to the “Ohio” as Flag Lieutenant on the staff of Rear Admiral C. J. Train, Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Navel forces on the Asiatic Station.  On the death of the Admiral in August, 1906, he accompanied the remains back to thee United States, and was on the battleship “Alabama,” as navigator until August, 1907.  October 1, 1910, he joined the battleship “Virginia” as Executive Officer.  Of these ships, the “Lancaster,” “New York,” “Brooklyn,” “Ohio,” “Alabama,” “Olympia,” were flagships.
     His shore duty has been at the U. S. Naval Academy, 1897-99, 1902-04, in 1907 and 1910, and in 1902 a few months on the receiving ship “Columbia” at the Navy Yard, New York, also occasional minor duties, as in command of the tug “Nina,” the torpedo-boat “Bagley,” etc., for short times.  While on duty at the naval academy he was instructor for four years in mathematics, and three years in electrical engineering.  His services at sea have taken him over two hundred thousand miles in all parts of the world, except around South America.
     He was married, December 5, 1893, at Hale’s Rest, Richland county, Ohio, to Beatrice Law Hale, born there July 20, 1873.  She was a daughter of Hugh Brisben and Henrietta Melvina (Fox) Hale, of Richland county, Ohio.  Beatrice Hale, their daughter, was born June 1, 1901, at Brooklyn, New York.
     He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, of the Society of Colonial Wars, of the Military Order of the Carabao, and has received from the government the West Indian medal for service on the New York, during the war with Spain, also the Spanish campaign, and Philippine badges, for service during those campaigns, and has a sharpshooter’s medal with expert bars for rifle and revolver shooting.  During the Jamestown Exposition, while on the “Alabama” he was temporarily of the staff of the German Commodore who represented [sic] the German Emperor, and some months later received from the Commodore and his staff a handsome silver cigar box, in recognition of his services.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 889-890
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G. F. POLLOCK, Postmaster of Cardington, Ohio, was born in this city August 9, 1868, and is one of the most enterprising and progressive young business men of the place.
     H. H. Pollock, his father, is a native of Martinsburg, Ohio, born April 1, 1836, and was left an orphan at the age of fifteen years.  A portion of his boyhood days were spent in Champaign county, Illinois, and in early life he learned the trade of blacksmith.  During the war his home was in Mount Vernon, Ohio, from which place he came to Cardington in 1867 and engaged in the lumber business.  In 1861 he enlisted as a private in Company A, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Corporal.  He served three years, two months and two days, at the end of which time he was honorably discharged.  At the battle of Cold Harbor he was wounded in the left arm by a musket ball, which disabled him from afterward following his trade.  Some time after the war he went to Lawrence county, Illinois, where he spent five years, and upon his return to Ohio he again settled at Cardington, where he has since resided.  At one time he served as Corporation Clerk of Cardington.  He is a charter member of James St. John Post, G. A. R., of this place, is connected with the Masonic order, and is a member of the Episcopal Church.  The grandfather of our subject was Samuel Pollock.  He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and beyond this fact little is known of his history.
     H. H. Pollock married Caroline Rose, who was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1846.  Her father, George Rose, a native of Orange county, New York, was married in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and from there came direct to Guernsey county, Ohio, where he resided until 1857.  That year he came to Cardington.  He was of German descent.  Mr. and Mrs. Pollock had three children, two daughters and a son, the daughters both dying in infancy.
     G. F. Pollock graduated in the Cardington high school in 1887, and, after his graduation, accepted a clerkship in the store of Hon. G. Kreis, of Cardington, where he remained until 1890.  In January, 1890, he was elected Engrossing Clerk of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly of Ohio, and served as such two years.  In the spring of 1892 he was elected Mayor of Cardington, which office he filled until July, 1893, when he resigned.  He received his appointment as Postmaster, the position he now fills so acceptably, April 2, 1894.  He is Democratic in his political affiliations, and has served as Chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee.  Fraternally he is identified with both the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias at Cardington, being the first Chancellor Commander of the latter order.
     Mr. Pollock was married July 6, 1894, to Miss Daisy Bartlett, an amiable and accomplished young lady, a graduate of the Cardington high school with the class of 1890.  She is a daughter of Elroy and Harriet (Fisk) Bartlett.
Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union & Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 414-415
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Gilead Twp. –
J. H. POLLOCK, insurance, Mt. Gilead; is a native of Lake Co., Ohio; he was born in Paynesville in Nov., 1830, and moved to Summit Co. with his parents when young; they settled near Akron, and farmed in that vicinity about five years; they then moved to Wayne Co., in the neighborhood of Saville, and J. H. tended store in the latter place for about four years; he then returned to the farm, and soon after began reading medicine and attended lectures at Cleveland Medical College for one season; he then determined to discontinue his medical course and turn his attention to farming, which he followed until 1870, conducting the insurance business in connection with farming; in 1866 he came to Morrow Co., and in 1870 he sold out his farming interests and moved to his present residence; also formed a partnership in the drug business, as Briggs & Pollock, Mt. Gilead, Ohio.  In Nov., 1861, he married Miss Olive O. Taylor; they had five children, four living -- Ernest, Walter, Edwin and Annis.  Mr. Pollock has long taken an active interest in the project of building a railroad to Mt. Gilead from Gilead Station, and finally the road was secured and authorized by an enabling act; the court appointed a board of trustees, one of whom was Mr. Pollock, who was chosen President of the Board.  His parents, Samuel and Sarah Harper Pollock, were natives of Pennsylvania; they married there and came to Ohio in the year 1822.  They came to this county in 1866, and lived here until their deaths in June, 1874, and March, 1867, respectively.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 551
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Franklin Twp. –
ROLLIN M. POND, deceased; farmer; P. O., Chesterville; was the oldest son of Abel and Maria (Bateman) Pond; was born Sept. 4, 1820, on the Pond farm, of this township. His father settled the place in a very early day, beginning without money enough to buy an ax; he raised three children -- Rollin M., Monson and Ruth E.  One daughter, Florilla C., died at the age of 5 years.  Rollin M. passed his early life on the farm, with such advantages as the cabin school-house had to give, until his marriage with Sarah A. Olin, Nov. 8, 1842, to whom were born two daughters -- Chloe A. and Laura M. Pond. His wife, Sarah A., died Aug. 26, 1858; April 17, 1859, he married Martha Styer, who was born Dec. 13, 1822, in Luzerne Co., Penn.; she is the second child in a family of eleven -- Abram, Martha, Esther, Joseph T., Charles. Henry, William, Catharine, Mary J., Eliza and George. Her parents were Joseph and Rachel (Kedney) Styer, who left the “Key Stone” State in 1824, and settled first in Fairfield Co., O., where they remained three years, then lived in Berkshire Tp. eight years, when the family settled permanently in Trenton Tp., Delaware Co., until his death. The aged mother came to live with her daughter, Mrs. Pond; gliding quietly down the Stream of Time, she passed to her rest, March 12, 1880.  Rollin M. Pond died May 5, 1876, leaving a wife and three children to mourn his loss. He left an estate of 215 acres, with large and commodious buildings upon it, furnishing a home and support for Mrs. Pond and her children -- Eva E., Ruth E. and George M. Both families believed in the faith and doctrines of the Universalist Church.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 793
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Cardington Twp. –
W. H. POORMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Cardington; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, July 12, 1827. His parents, Christopher and Mary (Longsdorf) Poorman, were both natives of the “Keystone State”; they removed to Knox Co., Ohio, in a very early day, and were among the most respected and influential people of that county; they were the parents of ten children -- W. H., Andrew J., Theodore, Margaret, Sarah, Serena, Elizabeth, Phineas, Evaline and Susanna.  The father was a cooper by trade, a business he followed through life. W. H. Poorman made his home with his parents, going to school and assisting on the farm until he was man grown. He was united in marriage with Miss Loretta Bowyer, May 6, 1849, and by her has the following family -- Theodore, Madison, William, Mary J. and Margaret, living; Isaac, Francis and two not named, deceased. Mr. Poorman began life at the foot of the ladder, and is, in the fullest sense of the word, a self-made man. His possessions at the time of his marriage were an old horse, and a dilapidated wagon; he first purchased a small tract of land, which he improved and sold; he now owns one of the largest and best improved farms in Morrow Co., which he has the satisfaction of knowing he obtained by his own exertions. He is a staunch Republican, politically, an honest, industrious man, respected by all who know him.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 580-581
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JAMES R. PORTER. ––Living on his pleasant homestead in Westfield township, James R. Porter is numbered among the successful and enterprising agriculturists of Morrow county, where for many years he has been actively engaged in the cultivation of the soil.  A native of Ohio, he was born June 9, 1849, in Delaware county, and there brought up and educated.
     His father, James Porter, was born in Pennsylvania, and while young came with his parents to Ohio, locating in Delaware county in pioneer days and there spending the remainder of his life, during his active career being engaged in general farming.  He married Eliza Kane, who was also born in Pennsylvania, and when a child was brought by her parents to Delaware county, Ohio.  She died on the home farm in Delaware county, and her body was laid to rest beside that of her husband in the Marlboro church yard.  Of the five children born of their union, three are living, as follows: Elizabeth, wife of Lester Olds, of Kansas; Henry W., of Arkansas, and James R.
     James R. Porter became familiar with the three “rs” in the district school.  Left fatherless at the age of thirteen years, he assumed a large part of the responsibility of the care of the family, and until his own marriage had charge of the home farm.  Coming to Morrow county, he located in Westfield township, where he now has a well-improved and highly productive farm of sixty-five acres, which he is managing most successfully, each year gathering abundant harvests.  He is a general farmer, but pays considerable attention to the raising of stock, which he finds a profitable industry.  He is a Democrat in politics and a strong advocate of all measures calculated to advance the interests of the community.
     Mr. Porter married, in 1869, Sarah Claypool, who has passed to the life beyond, her death occurring on the home farm October 24, 1907.  Five children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Porter, namely: Laura, wife of William Blake, of Delaware county, Ohio; Hattie, wife of Frank Mayfield; Bertha, living at home; Addie, who after graduation from the Ashley High School taught school for a time, is the wife of Ralph Riley; and Minnie, who was graduated from the Ashley High School and afterwards took a commercial course at Valparaiso, Indiana, is now a bookkeeper in Cleveland, Ohio.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 764-765
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Gilead Twp. -
DAVID POTTER, farmer; P. O., Mt. Gilead; was born in Yorkshire, England, about 1811, and lived there until 1838, following farming and general labor; he then came to Ohio, and worked at farming in this vicinity; in October, 1839, he married Miss Elizabeth Melott, who was born in Monroe Co., Ohio, and came to this county when 12 years of age. About the year 1858, Mr. Potter settled on his present place, and has lived on the same ever since. Of their nine children, but four are living -- Hannah, now Mrs. Geo. Pinyerd, of this vicinity; Martha E., now Mrs. W. F. Finley, of Jay Co., Ind.; Henry, living in this vicinity, and Charles E., living at home. Mrs. Potter's parents, Samuel and Massie (Straight) Melott, were natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, Mrs. Melott being born at Straightsville, which was named after her father, one of the pioneers of that locality. She died in Monroe Co.; he then married Mrs. Wink, formerly Miss Mary Truex, and they came to this vicinity in 1831, where he died in March, 1868; Mrs. Melott is living on the old homestead.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 552
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Franklin Twp. –
EVAN W. POWELL, farmer; P. O., Mt. Gilead. Among the influential self-made Men who settled in this township from the “Old Dominion,” the above named gentleman is worthy of more than a passing notice; he is the second son of Peyton and Permelia (Fox) Powell, born in Loudoun Co., Va., March 15, 1822; he spent his youth on a farm, and at twenty-three had the oversight of a plantation for two years.  In the fall of 1847 he came to Ohio, and ere long was engaged to teach school in Congress Tp., of this county; he accepted the position with some misgivings about his qualifications, but by hard study his labors were crowned with good success. The wages at that time attained the modest sum of ten dollars per month and board; he next engaged to work on a farm some six month at the same wages, and during that fall cast his first vote for General Taylor, having been disfranchised before by the “property test,” in his native State; he then returned to Virginia where he taught subscription school; having some pupils whose attainments were equal to his, he worked on bravely, sometimes until two o’clock at night, to keep ahead of them, thus catching the spirit of the true teacher; with his matter ever fresh in his mind, he took his pupils through without their ever suspecting the trial it cost. In 1849 he attended the boarding school of Franklin Taylor, during the spring and summer, and continued to teach until 1851.  He united his fortunes with Miss Elizabeth Everett, Sept. 20, 1849; she is a daughter of Eli and Nancy (Davis) Everett, born in Harrison Co., Ind., March 21, 1827; her father was a surveyor and settled in the Hoosier State very early. In the spring of 1851 Mr. Powell set out for Ohio with his family, arriving May 2, at Williamsport; he at once began looking for a home; he visited Indiana, but soon returned and located on the present place, which then consisted of eighty acres; in June he purchased it of Elijah Whistler, who had settled there some seven years before, and made small improvements. Mr. Powell has since added seventy-three acres to his first purchase and erected substantial and elegant buildings on the same; his estate now includes about one hundred and thirty acres of fine farming lands, on the south branch of Owl Creek, also valuable timber lands. Mr. Powell is the father of thirteen children, nine of whom are living -- Mary E., born Oct. 26, 1850, married William Virtue, a carpenter of this township; Louis K., Feb. 6, 1852; graduated at the Otterbein University in 1875; he read law with Olds & Dickey, and was admitted to the Bar, in 1878; he is at present Mayor of Mount Gilead, and School Examiner; is a young man of brilliant promise, and the partner of Thomas Dalrymple, attorney-at-law; Ora Virginia, born June 1, 1853; now Mrs. James McCammon, of Gilead Tp.; Margaret P., Oct. 4, 1854, married John Russell, Treasurer of Morrow Co.; Charles R., March 5, 1856; Walter P., Dec. 6, 1857; Frank, Aug. 12, 1859, died Aug. 27, 1861; infant daughter; Frank E., Apr. 17, 1862; Evan W., Dec. 29, 1863, died Oct. 2, 1865; George W., born December 3, 1865, died March 7, 1867; Thaddeus S., May 16, 1867; Anna B., March 4, 1871. The home of our subject he has striven to beautify with the culture and refinement of the age, and the high social standing and moral worth of his family attest the wisdom of such a course. Mr. Powell early united with the United Brethren in Christ, and is now Trustee of the Williamsport Church. He was a Whig in the days of old “Rough and Ready,” and joined the Republican party at its organization. His parents were both natives of Virginia. His father followed the trade of blacksmith, and served in the war of 1812; in later years he was a tiller of the soil. He departed this life during the late civil war, and his companion followed him in 1867; both had reached the time allotted to man of three-score-years-and ten. Ten children were born to them -- William, Amy, Elizabeth, Evan W., Margaret, George, Charles, Thomas, Gurley and Harriet.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 791-792
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Lincoln Twp. –
JOHN POWELL, farmer; P. O., Cardington; was born in Delaware Co., O., Feb. 10, 1830; he is of Welsch [sic] descent; his parents were born in Fairfield Co., O. They came to Delaware Co. in a very early day, where they resided until 1833, at which time they came to Morrow Co. Mr. Powell was raised on a farm, and resided with his parents until of age, at which time he began business for himself. He received a common school education; he was married Dec. 20, 1849, to Mary E. Stephens, whose parents were very early settlers in Morrow Co.; from their marriage there were eight children, two of whom are dead; Peter C., Margaret E., George M., Isaiah D., Clement L. V., Sanford D., Maria E., John W.  Mr. Powell began business for himself entirely upon his own resources, and made all he now has, by bard work and economy; owns a farm of 170 acres of well improved land, and is in comfortable circumstances.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 767
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JUDGE LOUIS K. POWELL. ––Independence may be cultivated to advantage, but the germ must be inborn and inbred.  Some fortunate individuals possess it by inheritance and as a birthright, and they have the strongest and finest brand of it.  They are not swayed by every breeze which may be wafted, but they deliberately choose their course and walk with unwavering steps toward their destination.  They hold to their principles and their ideals and govern their actions accordingly, paying no attention to the names of sects or parties but closely considering the things or thoughts or policies for which they stand.
     Among the foremost of this class which has influenced for advancement the communities of Morrow county stands Judge Louis K. Powell, former mayor of Mt. Gilead and probate judge and long a leading member of the bar.  A native of the county, he was born February 6, 1852, son of Evan W. and Elizabeth (Everett) Powell, and was trained in the schools of Franklin township and on his father’s farm, his education in these respects alternating with the seasons of summer and winter.  At the age of eighteen he realized one of his strongest ambitions by entering Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, where he completed a regular course in 1873 and graduated with the degree of B. A.  Then he engaged in teaching, but kept his eye on the goal of the law by devoting his “leisure” hours to study in the office of Olds & Dickey.  In 1878 he was admitted to practice and immediately formed a partnership with T. H. Dalrymple in the office which he now occupies.  Elected mayor of Mount Gilead in 1880, he conducted its public affairs with marked discretion and ability until 1884, and it was during his administration as mayor that the Short Line Railroad connecting the village with the Big Four system was constructed.  From 1885 to 1891 he served the county with equal honor in the capacity of probate judge.  On his retirement from the bench he resumed practice with characteristic promptness, good judgment and success.  In addition to the other positions mentioned he was a member of the seventy-third General. Assembly of Ohio, and is at this writing a member of the Circuit Court for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Ohio, having been appointed to that position by Governor Harmon to succeed Hon. Maurice H. Donahue, who was elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio at the general election of 1910.  In early life and as an official Judge Powell supported the Republican party but has since come to believe that the independent or progressive wing of the Democratic party more nearly conforms to his political views than does the Republicanism of to-day.  Thus believing, he has had no hesitancy in vigorously supporting the party of his choice.
     In 1882 Judge Powell married Miss Carrie Dalrymple, the daughter of his partner, and to them have been born four children, two of whom are living; Herman D., born in 1883, and Roger K., in 1902.  The former is a high school graduate and at this writing is employed with a civil engineer corps at Medford, Oregon, of which state he has become a resident.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 484-485
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Harmony Twp. -
ELDER PETER POWELL, minister; Marengo; was born Oct. 18,1804, in Fairfield Co., Ohio; his parents, Moses and Rebecca (Meredith) Powell, were natives of Virginia, and about the year 1800, emigrated to this State, locating in Fairfield Co. They had nine children -- Stephen, John, Aaron, Peter, Elizabeth, Prudence, Nancy, Isaac and Moses. The mother died in 1817 and the father in 1826; they were members of the Baptist Church. When Elder Powell was a boy, the opportunities for obtaining an education in Ohio were of the most meager and primitive kind; the country was an unbroken forest, the settlements were but few, and but recently made, and the little community that could boast of a log cabin school-house, was considered highly fortunate; but Mr. Powell made the most of his opportunities, and in the course of events, became a minister of the Gospel.  May 3, 1827, he was married to Esther, a daughter of Elder Christian and Christina Coffman; her parents came from Virginia to Ohio in 1808, and become residents of Fairfield Co.; they were the parents of eight children, as follows -- Anna, deceased; Esther, Rebecca, Gideon, Rachel, Fannie, Joshua and Joel. The father was an Elder in the Baptist Church for over fifty years. Mrs. Powell was born March 29, 1809; after marriage they settled in Hocking Co., and engaged in farming. In 1832 they found a home on a farm in Trenton Tp., Delaware Co., and in 1834 moved to Lincoln Tp., now in this county, where they engaged in the nursery business, which proved a successful enterprise; in this a snug fortune was realized, a portion of which Mr. Powell distributed among his children. A few years ago he purchased twenty acres of land in Harmony Tp., where he now resides; he retired from the active duties of life, devoting, however, some of his time to the ministry which he entered in 1843. He now has two regular appointments, one in Westfield Tp., of this county, and the other in Harlem Tp., Delaware Co.  Mr. and Mrs. Powell are the parents of six children -- Ann, who married George Ulrey, they have two children -- Esther B. and Sarah M.; John (whose biography appears in Lincoln Tp.); Rebecca, who became the wife of James S. Dunham, and has seven children -- John B., Minerva J., Monroe H., Peter I., Esther A., Amos M. and Minor B.; Isaiah, who married Elizabeth Long, nine children have been born to them, viz. -- John O., William and Allen, deceased, Barton. Emily, Peter J., Manford P., deceased, Tilman and an infant not named; Maria J. married Eli Ulrey, to whom three children have been born -- an infant deceased, Delbert D., and Lyman P.; the sixth of the family, Minerva married John W. Porter, they have had two children -- Alice F., deceased, and an infant un-named. A party, consisting of Elder Powell's paternal grandfather and a brother Robert, and the Elder's father, while crossing a ford of Cheat river (afterwards called Powell's ford), in West Virginia, were assailed by the Indians; the grandfather was shot, and his brother Robert was tortured to death by pine sticks being stuck into the flesh of his legs and set on fire. Mr. Powell's father, Moses, escaped.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 714-715
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SANFORD D. POWELL.  ––Numbered among the substantial and progressive citizens of Morrow county is Sanford D. Powell, farmer and stockman, who also devotes a part of his well-improved farm of eighty-five acres to the profitable keeping of bees.  He is one of the loyal citizens of Morrow county and has paid this favored portion of the Buckeye state the compliment of remaining within its borders throughout nearly the entire course of his life.  By the circumstance of birth Mr. Powell belongs to Auglaize county, for it was there that his eyes first opened to the light of day November 28, 1865.  His parents were John and Mary (Stevens) Powell, and his paternal grandfather, Peter Powell, was a well-known and highly honored elder of the Baptist church and a native of the state of Virginia.  John Powell, like his son, our subject, was a farmer and stock-raiser and the owner of an advantageously situated farm of one hundred and seventy-one acres, upon which were reared his family of six children.  They are as follows: Peter Christian, deceased; George Monroe Powell, residing in Perry county, Ohio; Isaiah Douglas Powell, of St. Louis, Missouri; the subject, who is third in order of birth; Maria, wife of Marion Hart, near Stanton, Ohio; and John W. Powell, who makes his home in Lincoln township.
     The early days of Sanford D. Powell were passed amid rural surroundings and to the schools of the county is he indebted for his educational advantages.  When he was about twenty years of age he had the misfortune to lose his father and much of the responsibilities of the operation of the farm fell upon his youthful shoulders.  He remained upon the homestead with his mother until her death, which occurred in 1904.  This admirable lady was previous to her marriage Miss Mary Stevens, daughter of Benjamin Stevens, and she was born in Ohio, in the year 1828, being seventy-six years of age at the time of her demise
     Upon the settlement of the property after the death of his parents Mr. Powell received one sixth of it, and he has added to his share, now owning eighty-five acres.  As previously mentioned, in addition to his general farming and stock-raising he also cultivates honey for the market, and has twenty-two stands of bees.  His agricultural methods are of the most advanced and enlightened sort and have been crowned with abundant success.
     Mr. Powell is a prominent member of the time-honored Masonic Order, his membership being with Mt. Gilead Lodge, No. 206, Free and Accepted Masons; and with Cardington Chapter, No. 163, Royal Arch Masons; while he is also affiliated with Fulton Lodge, No. 433, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  In addition he is identified with the Crystal Lodge of Rebekahs, Lodge No. 487, of Fulton, Ohio.  In his political proclivities he is Democratic and at one time served as justice of the peace of Lincoln township.  He is a man of more than ordinary ability, a wide reader, who studies current events and keeps abreast of the times.  He is well known in this section of Morrow county and that favorably, for his honesty and integrity are unswerving, and in consequence he enjoys the respect of the community in which he has spent almost his entire life.  His parents removed from Auglaize county to Morrow county in the year 1866.
     Mr. Powell comes from a sturdy old Virginia family, and his forbears were prominent in the life of the Old Dominion His grandfather was a noted clergyman, and although Mr. Powell is not united with any church, he is a liberal supporter of them.  He finds his lodge relations a source of great pleasure.  Mr. Powell is unmarried.
Source:  History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 – pp. 910-911
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JAMES M. PRINGLE, a farmer of Cardington township, Morrow county, was born in Delaware county, one and a half miles from Sunbury, August 6, 1820, a son of Daniel Pringle, a native of Pennsylvania.  The latter’s father, James Pringle, was a native of Connecticut, where his father located in an early day.  The mother of our subject, née Deliverance Rogers, was born and reared in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Joel Rogers, a native of Connecticut, who was taken a prisoner in the war of 1812.  Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pringle were married in Pennsylvania, and remained on a farm in that State until coming to Delaware county, Ohio, in 1820.  They purchased a farm near Sunbury, paying $1.25 per acre, and remained there until 1829, then moved to Westfield township, the father dying in his eighty-second year, and the mother in her fifty-fifth year.
     James M. Pringle, one of twelve children, and the only one surviving, was reared in Delaware county.  He now owns 106 acres of fine farming land in Cardington township, Morrow county, where he is engaged in general farming.  He has been a life-long Republican, his first Presidential vote having been cast for William Henry Harrison.  He has served many years as School Director.  In his religious views Mr. Pringle has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since fifteen years of age, in which he has served as class leader and steward for thirty-five years, has always been a liberal contributor to the cause, and has helped build many of the present church buildings.
     June 12, 1842, Mr. Pringle was united in marriage with Mary Ann White, a native of Morrow, then Marion county, Ohio, a daughter of Noah and Fanny (Newton) White, natives of New York.  They came to this county at an early day.  Mrs. Pringle died May 17, 1881.  In 1883 our subject married Margaret J. Carter, a native of Belmont county, this State, and a daughter of Joel and Harriet Carter, natives respectively of Harford county, Maryland, and Virginia.  They were among the early settlers of Belmont county, but in 1865 removed to Morrow county. 
Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union & Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, p. 203
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Cardington Twp. –
JAMES M. PRINGLE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Cardington; this gentleman was born in Berkshire Tp. Delaware Co., O., Aug. 6, 1820. He is the son of Daniel and Deliverance (Rogers) Pringle, both natives of Luzerne Co., Pa., and descended from old and respected New England families; they removed from Pennsylvania to Delaware Co., O., in 1820, and from there in 1829 to Westfield Tp., Morrow Co., where they passed the remainder of their days. They were the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom reached their majority. They were hard working, intelligent people, and held to the religious tenets of the followers of William Penn.  James M. Pringle was brought up to farm labor, receiving but a limited education; he was, however, a great lover of books, and at odd times applied himself so closely, that previous to his majority, he had mastered all the common branches, and had taught several terms of school. When twenty-two years of age, he began doing for himself. He was married to Miss Mary A. White, June 12, 1842; she was born in Morrow Co. O., Oct. 18, 1821; her parents, Noah and Fanny (Newton) White, were among the very first settlers of this county, having come here as early as 1808. Soon after Mr. Pringle’s marriage with Miss White, he purchased forty acres of unimproved woodland and began its improvement. He had four years in which to pay for the land, but by hard work and economy, he had, at the expiration of three years, liquidated the indebtedness; he now owns 126 acres of very superior land, upon which are good buildings. He has always voted with the Whig and Republican parties, and has been an exemplary member of the M. E Church since early manhood. He has held numerous positions of honor and trust, both in church and township, and has done much to advance the religious and educational interests of the county.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, pp. 581-582
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Cardington Twp. –
HENRY PROPHET; merchant; Cardington; was born in Warwickshire, England, town of Southam, Jan. 8, 1823. He is the son of John and Catharine (Roberts) Prophet, natives of England. These parents were married in England, and in 1830, came to the United States. They were six weeks on the ocean.  There were three small children in the family at that time, and five more were born to them in the United States. The father was a tailor, working at his trade many years in and near Philadelphia. In about six years after coming to this country he moved to Columbiana Co., Ohio, remaining there some two years. He and family came to the State across the mountains in a one-horse wagon, the seven children in the family at that time walking most of the way. In about 1838 the father purchased forty acres of land near Cardington, and after paying for it had forty cents left. He was a man of great ambition, and accumulated some property. The mother died in 1856, and the father in 1861. Henry served an apprenticeship at the tailor’s trade, working with his father. He received scarcely any education, and was married to Harriet Nichols, who bore him the following family -- Ellie, Katie, Harry, Frank P., and Hattie. Mr. Prophet owns a nice homestead on Center street, in Cardington. He is a Democrat, and is one of the most influential men of the city. His son Harry was married to Miss Gussie Smith, April 7, 1880. This lady was born in New London, Ohio. Harry was raised at Catdington [sic], and in early manhood traveled two years in the West. He owns one of the most valuable properties in Cardington, and is at present running a confectionery and fruit depot. He is one of the most prominent and enterprising young men in the city.
Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio – Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880, p. 581
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J. W. S. PUGH, Deputy United States Marshal, resides on a farm in Gilead township, Morrow county, Ohio.  He is one of the representative men of this county, is well known and highly respected, and it is appropriate that some personal mention be made of him in this work.  A sketch of his life is as follows:
       J. W. S. Pugh was born in Canaan township, Morrow county, Ohio, December 15, 1858.  His grandfather, Jesse Pugh, a native of Wales, emigrated to America when a young man and located in Pennsylvania, where he took claim to a tract of Government land.  Subsequently he came to Ohio and entered land in Fairfield county, being among the earliest settlers of that place, and from there he afterward removed to Morrow county.  In Walnut township, Fairfield county, December 17, 1818, his son James, the father of our subject, was born, and there he spent his boyhood days, coming with his father to Morrow county.  He married Elizabeth W. Stinchcomb, who was born in Thorn township, Perry county, Ohio, May 16, 1825.  Her grandfather, George Stinchcomb, came from England to this country at an early day and settled at Baltimore, Maryland, from whence he afterward removed to Pennsylvania, where he passed his last days and died.  His son George, Mrs. Pugh’s father, was born in Pennsylvania, and came from there to Perry county, Ohio.  James Pugh and his wife were married in Perry county and soon afterward located on a farm in Canaan township, Morrow county, where he was engaged in general farming until 1867, when he moved to Gilead township.  He died in the sixty-sixth year of his age, after an active and useful life.  Politically he was a Republican.  During the war he served for two terms, six years, as Commissioner of Morrow county.  He was Township Trustee and Land Appraiser of Gilead township in 1870.  In religion he was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as also is his wife, who is still living, now a resident of Edison, Ohio, and in the seventieth year of her age.  They had ten children, six sons and four daughters, the eldest dying in infancy.  Of the others, we record that Henrietta L. is the wife of H. C. Bennett, of Cardington township, this county; George H., a prominent physician, is a resident of Thornville, Perry county, Ohio; Margaret A. is the wife of Alvin Essing, of Canton, Ohio; J. W. S. is the subject of this article; Jesse H. is a resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Elmer is deceased; John C. resides in Columbus, Ohio; Sarah E. is deceased; and Benjamin F. lives at Columbus.
     J. W. S. Pugh was eight years of age at the time his parents moved to Gilead township.  He had good educational advantages, attending the district schools and later the Union School at Mount Gilead, where he graduated in 1881, in a class of thirteen.  Soon after his graduation he became an employe [sic] of the O. C. R. R., with which company he remained four months.  Then he settled down to farming and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits on his present farm ever since.
     He was married September 23. 1886, to Carrie Belle McCracken, who was born in Chesterville, Morrow county, May 6, 1862, daughter of William W. and Mary (Green) McCracken.  She, too, was educated at Union School and was a member of the same class in which her husband graduated.  They have one child, Mary Caroline, born in 1890.
     Politically Mr. Pugh is a Republican.  He was appointed United States Deputy Marshal under Harrison’s administration, in 1889. and still fills the office most efficiently.  He has also served as Township Trustee and Township Collector.  Fraternally Mr. Pugh is identified with the Masonic Lodge, No. 206, of Mount Gilead, and Gilead Chapter, No. 59, R. A. M.  He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union & Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 369-370
Contributed by a Generous Genealogist.