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BIOGRAPHIES
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The County of Noble, Ohio
A History of Noble County Ohio from the Earliest Days
with Special Chapter on Military Affairs and Special Attention Given
to Resources,
By Hon. Frank M. Martin
1904
For Reference: Noble County was formed in 1851
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JOHN K. ANDERSON, a well
known farmer of Noble county, was born in Center township
Apr. 3, 1837. He is a son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth
(Keller) Anderson, who were the parents of six children,
three of whom are living, Matilda and Ezekiel of
Illinois, and John K., the only one living in Noble
county. The father died in 1842. Mr. Anderson
was early thrown upon his own resources and consequently his
education was only such as the schools of the community
afforded. He adopted farming as the occupation most to
his liking, and has always followed it. He was married
in 1860 to Susanna Casner, a daughter of John
Casner, an old resident of Noble county, who came from
Maryland in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
are the parents of eight children: William Asbury,
deceased; Mary Catherine, wife of John Morris
of Cambridge; John Wesley; Charles Henry; Wilbert
Ezekiel; Elizabeth, deceased; Alice and George W.
Mr. Anderson and family are members of the Methodist
Protestant church.
Source:
The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M. Martin - 1904 -
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ARTHUR OGDEN ARCHER,
comes of an old and highly respected family of Ohio, a
family that has sturdy, noble men, prominent in the history
pf the county and of the state. The grandfather,
Absolom Archer was a son of Simon Archer, and a
native of Stock township, where he lived the quiet life of a
farmer. His wife, Rhoda Swainey, of an old and
pioneer family, was the mother of five children: Isaac,
who gave his life on the altar of his country in 1865;
Aaron; Adaline, whose daughter, Rhoda McGovern,
is a Sister of Charity in Nebraska; George W.; and
Andrew Jackson, who died in boyhood. The father
Aaron Archer, was born in Stock township Oct. 24,
1844. He served in Company G, of the One Hundred
Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteers, in the war and was injured in
an explosion at Chattanooga, but after a short time in the
hospital, rejoined his regiment. He followed farming
as an occupation after his discharge, until 1890, when he
moved to Caldwell. He was married to Cordelia
Riddle, daughter of Michael and Susanna
Riddle, one of the substantial citizens of the
community. Mr. and Mrs. Archer are the parents
of five children, one of whom died in infancy, the others
being Isaac E., ex-school teacher and railroad man,
and one of the Superintendents of decorations of the
American exhibit at the Paris Explosion, now of Columbus,
Ohio; Columbia A., wife of Marshall E. Merry,
a well known and prominent stock dealer of Caldwell, and the
mother of one child, L. Walton, a musical prodigy of
ten years of age, who began his career as a pianist at six
years of age and who frequently sings at concerts;
Marcilla Archer, the youngest child, a student of
Hiram College and now a manager of the Ladies' Department in
the A. E. Starr Department Store at Zanesville; and
Arthur Ogden. Mr. A. O. Archer was born on
his father's farm in Stock township. He received an
academic education, and at the age of twenty years began the
study of law under the tutorship of Judge Charles A.
Leland, of Caldwell, later Associate Supreme Judge for
the territory of New Mexico. After three years study,
he was admitted to the bar, standing second in a class of
fifty-nine, only seventeen passing the examination.
Mr. Archer began a practice of his profession at
Caldwell, where he remained six years, going at that time to
Lorain, and was successful in his practice there. At
the age of twenty-three he was elected Mayor of Caldwell,, a
very high compliment to his ability, being the youngest
mayor ever elected in the city, and at that time, the
youngest mayor in the state of Ohio. He has been a
member of the Cabinet for the Fifteenth Congressional
District of the Ohio Republican League, and has in many ways
served his party. Mr. Archer is one of the
successful young members of the Ohio bar, and his past
brilliant record augurs well for his future. As an
orator he is without a peer in southeastern Ohio; there has
been no political campaign since he was nineteen years old,
with which he has not been prominently connected, and rarely
has there been a public occasion without Mr. Archer
delivering an address. On Mar. 5th, 1904, Mr.
Archer received the appointment of Assistant United
States Attorney in the Dawes Commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes of Muskogee, Indian Territory. He is
the attorney representing the government in the enrolling
and allotting of lands in the Choctow and Chickasaw Indian
nations. This appointment is an unusual recognition of
eminent ability in one of his years and is especially
gratifying to Mr. Archer's friends.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 149 |
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J. W. ARCHER, a
farmer living near Berne, was born on Oct. 30, 1859, on the
farm he now owns. He is the ninth child of a family of
eleven children, six boys and five girls, of whom six are
still living. They are: Martin, Sebastian,
Robert, J. W., Martha Ellen, and Ollie Mary, all
living in Stock township with one exception, and all
well-to-do. Mr. Archer was educated in the
district schools and by private study, so that he was given
a certificate, and engaged in teaching school for eleven
years. His efforts were appreciated to such an extent
that he was retained in the same school and nearly all the
time in the same building, for the entire time he was
engaged in educational lines. After giving up his
school work, Mr. Archer engaged in farming, and has
been particularly successful in the line of stock raising.
He owns a farm of one hundred acres, a farm which comprises
the old homestead, a part of it being inherited and a part
purchased. Mr. Archer was married Feb. 9, 1886,
to Anna Mayler, and to this union have been born nine
children, six of whom are living. They are,
Francis S., Charles Urban, Mary Elizabeth, John Clarence,
John Adam, and Albert Leo, all but the youngest
attending the public school. Mr. Archer is a
Democrat in his politics, but has no aspirations in that
line. In religious belief they are Catholic.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 181 |
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HON.
JOHN S. ARCHER, county commissioner of Noble county,
was born on Duck Creek, eight miles east of Caldwell, June
21, 1864. He is a son of Daniel and Anna (Myers)
Archer, both natives of Noble county, as now organized.
The father's father was Simon Archer, son of
Michael, who was one of the first settlers on Duck
Creek. The mother's parents were natives of Germany,
where they were married, and came to Noble county, early in
their married life. The grandfather Myers died
in Indiana, but the other grandparents died and were buried
in Noble county. Daniel and Anna Archer were
the parents of five children: Andrew C., a merchant
at Fulda; John S.; Peter, in the ice plant and cold
storage business at Woodsfield; Michael Francis, in
the milling and feed business at Woodsfield; and Emma,
wife of John Warner living near Carlisle.
John S. Archer, the subject of this sketch, received a
limited common school education and began life as a hired
laborer on a farm, at the age of twelve, remaining there two
years. He then went to work in a grist mill as fireman
and engineer until he was eighteen, when he rented the mill
and entered the milling business for himself. He was
engaged in the business at different places, at Carlisle,
and Sarahsville, where he had the best mill in the county,
and where he established a fine business. He also
owned the mills at Caldwell and Woodsfield. In 1897 he
was elected on the democratic ticket to the office of county
commissioner, being the only commissioner elected by that
party for many years, and at present the only Democratic
office holder in Noble county. His large and favorable
acquaintance, due to his successful career as a business
man, give him a strong following among the people of all
parties. He was re-elected in 1900 and is now serving
on his fifth year. As county commissioner, he has
always manifested an active interest in attending to county
affairs and to him is largely due the credit for the
repairing and beautifying of the county property. Some
five or six years ago, he became interested in the oil and
gas industry, and is now president and general manager of
The National Oil and Gas Company, with headquarters at
Caldwell, the gas interests in being mostly in Washington
county. He has also been engaged as a dealer and
packer in the leaf tobacco business. Mr. Archer
was married June 2, 1885, to Emma Hesson, a native of
Noble county, and to them have been born, Clyde C.
and Walter H., sixteen and five years old,
respectively. The oldest is employed in the telephone
office in Caldwell. Mr. Archer, as may be
inferred, is a recognized leader in the Democratic party; he
is one of the directors of the Citizens' National Bank in
Caldwell, is a member of the building committee, which
purposes the erection of a fine bank building during the
present year. It is to be a three story pressed brick,
stone front, 400x100 feet, equipped with all modern
appliances, and will be unquestionably the best building in
Noble county. The cost is estimated at $35,000.
Mr. Archer and family are members of the Roman
Catholic church of St. Michaels at Carlisle. This
church was first built by his great grandfather, Michael
Archer, and was one of the first churches erected in the
county. The old church has now been replaced by a new
and better one.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 211 |
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MARTIN B. ARCHER,
- In the very first years of the nineteenth century, five
families from northwestern Virginia and western Pennsylvania
settled in what is now Noble county, the place of settlement
being known as the "East Fork of Duck Creek," lying between
Crum Town and the source of the stream. The history
leading up to this settlement is very interesting. At
the close of the eighteenth century, Patrick Archer
and his brother came from Ireland to this country,
Patrick locating at Waynesburg, Pa., and the brother at
Baltimore. It is impossible to follow the history of
the brother but suffice it to say that a number of the
leading men of Maryland in after years were his descendants.
Patrick Archer had a very large family, only one of
whom ever came to these parts - JAMES;
he had a family of six sons and four daughters, most of whom
in turn were married and had families; these were the first
of the Archer name to settle in what is now Noble
county. the names of the children were: James, Jr.,
Michael, Simon, Jacob, Joseph, Nathan, Rachel, Nancy, Betsy,
and Polly. Most of the sons served in the War
of 1812. James Archer, Jr., was born in
Pennsylvania, was a farmer by occupation, following that all
his life. He married Rhoda Enochs, a daughter
of Captain Enoch Enochs, an officer in the
Revolutionary war. Howe in his history reports
him to have been killed in the battle with the Indians near
the Ohio, but this is a mistake, as he came to what is now
Noble county with his family, and died there. Mr.
Enochs was a Hollander and a man of remarkable force of
character and broad intellect. He had several noted
descendants, among whom was General William H. Enochs,
of Civil war fame. James and Rhoda (Enochs)
Archer were the parents of James (3), Amy,
Cynthia, Stephen, Henry, Enoch, Joseph, and Jacob,
and two daughters, one of whom married John Dye and
the other Mr. Dailey. James Archer (3), was the
oldest son of the family, and was born in Virginia in 1800,
coming to Ohio with his parents when but a child. He
received a good education, was a farmer all his life, and
besides that was a local preacher in the Methodist church
for a number of years. He was a man of great influence
and integrity, and was commonly known by his friends as
"Preacher Jim." He married Cynthia Morris,
daughter of Isaac Morris and they became the parents
of George, Jonas, John W., Stephen M., Isaac, Celia,
and Cynthia. STEPHEN M. ARCHER
was born in what is now Stock township, in 1837, received a
common school education and has always lived in Noble
county, engaged in farming, stock raising and tobacco
dealing. He married Rachel Matheny, daughter of
Cyrus Matheny, a Methodist minister and old resident
of Noble county. Mr. and Mrs. Archer are still
living in Noble county, the parents of six children living,
who are: Martin B.; Rosa, wife of W. T.
Hague; Cicero M., a farmer in Marion township;
Eastman W., in the mercantile business at East Union;
Esther, with of Charles Craig; and Stephen M.,
Jr., principal of schools at Maple Grove, Seneca county.
Martin B. Archer, the subject of this sketch, was
born in Stock township, Aug. 26, 1860, was educated in the
common schools and at the Normal. Upon reaching
manhood he engaged in farming until 1890, when he entered
the mercantile business at East Union for three years.
In 1887 he was the Republican candidate for county treasurer
but was beaten in the convention by five votes. In
1893 he was unanimously nominated for Probate Judge,
elected, re-elected in 1896, leading the presidential ticket
by one hundred fifty-two votes. In the fall of 1900 he
was upon the Republican state electoral ticket for the
fifteenth district, and was elected He was frequently
been a delegate to conventions of his party. In 1897
he was admitted to the bar, and after the expiration of his
term as Probate Judge, he began the practice of his
profession. Mr. Archer was married Nov. 30,
1887, to Arabella Rutherford, daughter of Joseph
Rutherford, and old resident of Center township.
Five children are the fruits of this union: Bertie,
Jessie, Katie, Howell C., and Grace. Mr. Archer
is a member of the Masonic Order.
Source:
The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M. Martin - 1904 -
Page 131 |
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RODERICK C. ARCHER -
JOHN WESLEY ARCHER, deceased, was the
third son of "Preacher Jim", as James Archer
was familiarly called, and was born in Stock township, where
he grew to manhood, and was engaged in agricultural
pursuits. After his marriage, he moved to Center
township, making that his home the rest of his life.
John Wesley, and Frances (Deverell) Archer
were the parents of nine children: Robert, Maggie,
Frances, and Sophia, deceased; Maria,
Lionel, Susan, (now Mrs. Withington of Kansas),
Roderick C., and Hattie. Mr. Archer died
in July, 1882, and his wife still lives at the old homestead
in Center township. Lionel married Anna
Lincium, and has four children. Roderick C.
married Georgia Settles, who died Aug. 14, 1901,
leaving no children.
Source:
The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M. Martin - 1904 -
Page 164 |
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WILLIAM
C. ARCHER - Bell Archer, a prominent educator
of Noble county, was born June 4, 1845, and is a son of
SIMON
and Elizabeth (DeLozier) ARCHER. He is a
grandson of NATHAN ARCHER, who is the youngest son of
James Archer, Sr., and Rebecca (Morris) Archer,
a daughter of Isaac Morris, who is a nephew of
Robert Morris, the Financier of the Revolution.
Nathan and Rebecca Archer were the parents of ten
children: Simon, Stephen, Henry, Thomas, James,
Rose, Teener, Lucinda, Sophia, and Elizabeth. Simon
and Elizabeth Archer were the parents of four children:
Bell, Sylvenus, Marcellus, and Mary A.
Mr. Archer, the subject of this sketch, was reared and
educated in the public schools of his native county, which
education he supplemented by diligent private study.
He has been a teacher since 1865, holds a state certificate,
and has served as examiner of Noble county for twenty years,
being a member of the board at present Mr. Bell
Archer was married Sept. 4, 1866, to Clara J.
Thompson, and to them have been born three children,
Effie C., William C., and Blanche R. Effie C. is
now the wife of W. H. Smith superintendent of the
Newport, Ohio, schools, a graduate of Lebanon College, and a
member of the bar since 1900; and the other daughter is
still at home. William C., the only son, was
born Mar. 30, 1876; he has had a first class education,
taught school for several years, studied law under Judge
Follett of Marietta, and was admitted to the bar in
1899. He was connected with the Zanesville Herald
for a short time, and in 1902 bought the Caldwell Press,
the Democratic paper of the county, which he is now editing.
He was married in 1898 to Monica Collins, and is the
father of one child. Mr. Bell Archer is a man
of broad culture, and one who has made his mark in the world
entirely through his own efforts.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio -
By Hon. Frank M. Martin - 1904 - Page 166 |
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FRANCIS
ADUDDELL, a practical farmer and stock grower of
Sharon township, was born near Fairview, Guernsey county,
Jan. 1, 1829. He is a son of
CORNELIUS and Phoebe (Gardner) Adduddell, the
father born in Loudoun county, Va., and the mother a native
of Ireland, who came to this country at the age of seventeen
years. They were married in Guernsey county, and
located on the farm now owned and occupied by the subject of
this review in 1832. There was a family of eight
children, Robert, Thursa, George, Francis, William,
Thomas, John Milton, and Lizzie,
and of these Francis and William are the only
survivors; two died in childhood, Thomas, in
California; Robert at Central City, Colo., a soldier
in the Crimean war; Clarisa, wife of William
Archibald, died in Sharon township; and George,
who died in Wisconsin. Mr. Francis Aduddell
was educated in the public schools of his native township,
and has always been a farmer, living upon the same farm
seventy-one years. He inherited a one-half interest in
one hundred twenty acres, to which he has added by purchase
until he now has two hundred fifty-six acres. Upon
this farm are commodious barns, a splendid brick residence,
convenient out-houses, and every thing conducive to a well
ordered farm. The residence was built in 1877, and is
the best country residence in Sharon township. It is
large and commodious, built for comfort rather than
adornment, though it occupies a commanding site overlooking
a beautiful valley to the westward. Mr. Aduddell
was married in 1863 to Mary Ellen Lyons, a native of
Sharon township, and of a large family born to this union,
but three are now living: Anna Frances Gorrell,
Milton A. and Harley. Mrs. Aduddell died,
and twenty years later he married Alice Jane Patterson,
daughter of Joseph Patterson, Sr., the oldest living
native of Noble county. Mr. Aduddell has been
unfortunate in a financial way, having paid about $8,000, of
security debts. Notwithstanding this, he has gradually
accumulated property, paid up his debts honorably, and is
now more than square with the world. Mr. Aduddell
has been a life-long Republican and has always taken an
active interest in public affairs, serving his township as
trustee at one time. He was a member of Sharon Masonic
Lodge for forty-seven years and is now dimitted.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 236 |
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