PERSONAL MEMOIRS
Source:
BIOGRAPHICAL and HISTORICAL
MEMOIRS
Of
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO
Embracing an
Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the
History of the County and a Record of the Lives of
Many of the Most Worthy Families and Individuals
ILLUSTRATED
Published
Chicago:
The Goodspeed Publishing Co.
1892
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CAPT.
GEORGE EGAN,
groceries and home and table supply house, Dresden, Ohio. The
question of food supplies is one of the first with which the human
family have to grapple, and viewing the competition from a
commercial standpoint, it will be admitted that the well-appointed
grocery establishment furnishes the largest share toward the
solution of the problem of feeding the masses. In such
connection we make due reference to the popular concern conducted by
Mr. George Egan. He was born in Madison township,
Muskingum county, Ohio, Feb. 26, 1829, and is a son of John and
Sarah (Hahn) Egan, the father a native of Rising Sun, Maryland,
born in 1779, and the mother a native of Washington county, Penn.,
born in 1789. The former died Dec. 13, 1843, and the latter
Sept. 8, 1873. He was the son of Valentine Egan, who
was a native of Ireland, and who lived to be ninety-seven years old,
and she was the daughter of Paul Hahn, who was a native of
the Keystone state. The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Egan are named in the order of their births as follows: Jane,
James P. (deceased), Sarah A., widow of Edward
Featherston, John, George H. (deceased),
Augustus (deceased) and George. When a young man
the latter learned the molder’s trade, and he also worked at
the carpenter’s trade for a number of years. In 1801, at the
first call for troops, he enlisted in Company E., Third Ohio
Infantry, and served for three months, the time of his enlistment.
In July, 1862, he went out as captain of Company E, Ninety-seventh
regiment Ohio infantry, and was discharged on account of disability
(rheumatism of the hip), being mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tenn.,
Mar. 13, 1863. He worked at carpentering from that time up to
1879, and since then has been engaged in the grocery business at
Dresden. Patrons will always find in Capt. Egan
a careful and honorable gentleman to deal with, as well as one whose
courtesy and affability render trading with him a pleasure. He
is one of the substantial business men of the county. The
Captain was married in September, 1861, to Miss Charlotte S.
Slaughter, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, Aug. 9,
1841, and who is the daughter of Aden and Sarah A. (Howell)
Slaughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Egan have been born two
children: Ella, who died in September, 1866, and George H.,
whose death occurred in March, 1867. Mrs. Egan died in
February, 1868.
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs
of Muskingum County, Ohio, publ. 1892 - Page 435 |
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JOHN ELSEA.
Among Muskingum county’s esteemed and enterprising citizens, none
deserves more favorable mention than the subject of this sketch,
John Elsea, farmer, Adamsville, Ohio, who was born in
Union township, Muskingum county, near Norwich, on the 15th of
October, 1824. His parents, John and Nancy (Self) Elsea,
were natives of Virginia, the father born about 1787, and the mother
in 1789. The latter was the daughter of John Self, who
lived and died in Warren county, Va. She had two brothers and
a sister settled in Union township, this county. John Elsea
Sr. was the son of William Elsea, who was of Scotch
descent. The former left his native place, Frederick county,
Va., and settled in Union township, Muskingum county, in 1809.
He followed farming all his life, and was quite successful. In
politics he was a whig, and later a Jackson man. He held
membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, as did also his wife.
Mr. Elsea died in 1846, and his wife in 1870. They were
the parents of nine children: Alcinda, Sarah,
William D., Mary, Louis, Harriet, Nancy
and John (twins) and Angeline, the youngest.
John Elsea Jr. divided his time in youth in assisting on a farm
in Union township, and in attending the common schools of the day.
In 1852 he started out for himself, and was married to Miss
Catherine Armstrong, daughter of William
Armstrong, and a native of Union township, Muskingum county,
born Mar. 4, 1833. To them were born three children: John
W., Louis H. and Nevada C., only John W.
now living. The mother of these children died in February,
1861. She was a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. On the 8th of October, 1862, Mr. Elsea
enlisted in Company E, Second Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was in
the Fourteenth Army corps. He participated in the following
battles: Stone River, Perrysville and Chickamauga. He was
taken sick in August, 1863, and was sent back to the hospital in
Nashville, and from there to the hospital in New Albany, Ind.
On account of ill health he was discharged in September, 1863, after
being in the service about a year. Returning to Muskingum
county, Mr. Elsea engaged in agricultural pursuits, which
occupation he has followed ever since. Mr. Elsea was
married in 1865 to Miss Sarah Lindle, a daughter of John
and Martha Lindle, the former now a resident of Licking county,
Ohio, but the mother deceased many years ago. Mrs. Elsea
was born in Washington township, Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1843.
To Mr. and Mrs. Elsea were born two children, Olive J.
and Clarence C. The former is the wife of D. J.
Davis, of Highland township. Mr. Elsea has a farm
of 100 acres of excellent land, and is one of the representative men
of the county, being public spirited and enterprising. He has
traveled a great deal in his day, and is well posted on all
subjects. In 1849 he went overland to California, and was among the
first to visit the gold regions of that state. He was 105 days
in making the journey. After reaching that state he was
successful for a time, but in 1851 he was taken sick, and returned
to the East by water.
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs
of Muskingum County, Ohio, publ. 1892 - Page 438 |
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WILLIAM D. ELSEA was born
on a farm in Union township, Muskingum county, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1813,
and was the third in order of birth of a family of nine children
reared by John and Nancy (Self) Elsea, both natives of
Frederick county, Va., the father born July 4, 1787, and the mother
Apr. 7, 1789. The paternal grandfather, William Elsea,
was also a native of the Old Dominion. John Elsea and
Nancy Self were married in their native county, and after one
child was born, or in 1809, they immigrated to Muskingum county,
Ohio, making the journey in a two-wheeled cart drawn by two horses.
They had to cut their way through the wood, and on their arrival
settled on a farm bought by John Self, father of
Mrs. Elsea, in 1804. He had purchased the farm, but
never lived on it. On this tract of land Mr. and Mrs. Elsea
passed the remainder of their days, the former dying on the 3d of
December, 1846, and the latter in 1870. Both were members of
the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Elsea was a
prosperous farmer, and a man interested in all good movements.
He affiliated with the democratic party, and was justice of the
peace in Union township for a number of years. Their children
were named in the order of their births as follows: Alcinda,
Sarah, William D., Mary, Louis,
Harriet, John and Nancy (twins) and Angeline.
Mr. and Mrs. Elsea experienced all the privations of new
settlers, but prospered in their new home, and became substantial
and worthy citizens. William D. Elsea has passed all
his life, with the exception of the past six years, on the farm in
Muskingum county, and was educated in the district school, which was
taught in a log cabin with puncheon benches and desks. At the
age of twenty-one he began learning the carpenter’s trade, but in
1850 he took the home place, which he successfully cultivated until
within the last few years, since which time he has retired from the
active duties of life, and is now a resident of Norwich.
Mr. Elsea was married on the 4th of March, 1862, to Miss Jane
Elliott, a daughter of Thomas and Ann (Elliott) Elliott,
and granddaughter of John Elliott, on the father’s side.
The parents were natives of Washington county, Penn., and there
their nuptials were celebrated. They came to Perry township,
Muskingum county, Ohio, at an early date, settled on a farm, and
there the father died in 1857, and the mother one year later.
Both held membership in the Presbyterian church. They were the
parents of nine children, named as follows: Andrew, John,
Nancy, Charity, Hugh, Simon, Belle,
Thomas and Jane. The last named, wife of
subject, was born on a farm in Perry township, Sept. 11, 1840, and
remained there until her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Elsea’s
marriage has been blessed by the birth of two children:
Nevada O., now Mrs. Hilick, resides on a farm in
Union township, and Lillie A., now Mrs. Moore, is a
resident of Perry township. Nevada has two daughters, Stella
and Letha, and Lillie has a son and daughter, Denie
and James D. Mr. and Mrs. Elsea are associated
with the Methodist Episcopal church, and are prominent members of
the same. In politics he is a democrat. He owns the farm
of 160 acres in this township, and a comfortable home in Norwich.
For forty years he has been a member of the Masonic fraternity.
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs
of Muskingum County, Ohio, publ. 1892 - Page 438 |
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