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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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DAVID
RADCLIFF, a farmer and early settler of Noble county,
was born in County Down, Ireland, Jan. 16, 1813. His
parents both died when he was young, and he came with his
brother to America, setting in Noble county in 1830.
He entered government land in Olive township, engaged in
farming and wood cutting most of hte time. Aside from
these interests he followed keel boating along the Muskingum
and Ohio rivers, making trips as far as New Orleans.
In 1837 he married Jane Miller, a daughter of
William Miller, one of the oldest Irish settlers of
southern Ohio, and who at the time of his death, was the
oldest Mason in Ohio, and said to be the oldest in the
United States. He lacked one month of one hundred
years at his death. Mr. and Mrs. Radcliff were
the parents of seven children: Margaret, deceased;
William Willey; Mary, and George, died young; and
DAVID H.. Mrs. Radcliff
died in 1898, and Mr. Radcliff in 1902. Mr.
Radcliff was a member of Sharon Lodge No. 136, Free and
Accepted Masons; he and his wife were members of the
Universalist church at Dudley, Ohio.
DAVID H. RADCLIFF was born in Olive township
Oct. 24, 1865, where he was reared and educated, and where
he has followed the life of a farmer. Mr. Radcliff
was married Mar. 9, 1893, to Georgiana Allison, and
to this union have been born: Robert Kenneth,
Harvey Allison, deceased, and Orton Dale. Mr.
Radcliff is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Castle
Hall Lodge No. 280 at Caldwell; Keith Lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, No. 466, and Keith Encampment No. 245.
He and his wife are members of Rebecca lodge at Caldwell.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 150 |
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JOHN
RADCLIFF, the elder of the three brothers who came to
Ohio from Ireland, was born in County Down, in 1803.
Settling in Noble county in 1830, he lived there twenty
years, following the trade of a stone mason, and then moved
to Randolph County, Illinois, where he became a farmer,
until his death in 1868. Mr. Radcliff was
married in Ireland to Sarah Jane Smith, and to them
were born six children, two of whom, David and
Margaret, are living, and the others, John, William,
Mary Jane, and Francis, are now deceased.
Mrs. Radcliff died in 1875. David Radclliff
was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1830, and was about two
months old when his parents came to America. He was
reared in Noble county and has spent his life in farming in
that county but for ten years spent in Illinois. He
was married in 1849 to Lois Ann Woodford, a daughter
of Amanda Woodford, and old settler of Noble county,
and to them have been born nine children, Charles, John,
and William, deceased; and Sarah, wife of
John C. Blake; Martha Marinda, wife of Ansel Balke;
Eunice, wife of B. A. Lancaster; Aranda M.; Lillie,
wife of Martin McAtee; and Margaret Jane,
deceased. Mrs. Radcliff died in September,
1900. Mr. Radcliff is a member of the
Universalist church.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 151 |
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WILLIAM
RADCLIFF, oldest son of DAVID
and Jane (Miller) RADCLIFF was
born in Olive township Mar. 30, 1840, where he was reared
and educated, adn where he has followed the strenuous life
of a farmer since reaching manhood. Mr. Radcliff
was married in 1864 to Eliza Shriver, daughter of
J. J. Shriver, of an old Noble county family. She
died in 1883, leaving three sons, George, a farmer in
Sharon township; William Elmer, a student at the
Starling Medical College; and David W., a school
teacher.. Mr. Radcliff was again married in
1885 to Mrs. Jane Danford a daughter of W. W.
Stringer, and to them have been born two children;
Mary Jane and Charles Francis. Mr. Radcliff
is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
subordinate Lodge, and Encampment at Keith.
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REV. SAMUEL
FINLEY ROSS, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Caldwell, is a native of Harrison county, Ohio, where he
was born on Feb. 20, 1853, and was reared and educated.
He is a son of Joseph and Catherine (Patterson) Ross,
early settlers in Harrison county. The paternal
grandfather was killed in the War of 1812; the paternal
great grandfather was paymaster in General Washington's
army, and was captured by the British near the present site
of General Grant's tomb. Mr. Ross first
attended the common schools, and later was a student at
McNeely Normal School, Scio College, and La Fayette College,
receiving the degree of D. D. from the latter institution.
He had the honor of being a student under the noted
mathematician and chemist, Prof. William H.
Brinkerhoff, who was president of McNeely Normal School.
Mr. Ross began his educational career with the
bent of the parental mind turned toward the law, but when
ready to launch upon his life work, he chose for himself the
ministry. While a student he also engaged as a tutor
in the Normal College, having had some experience in that
line in the common schools, where he taught when but
seventeen years of age, earning the money for his college
expenses in one year's teaching. He spent four years
in collegiate work as student and tutor, also serving as a
"supply" on many occasions in ministerial work. Mr.
Ross was ordained to the ministry after two years
probationary work in the Eastern Ohio Conference. this
was with deacon's orders, in 1887; in 1891, was ordained an
Elder, and received the degree of D. D. in 1902, having been
a trustee of Scio College for seventeen years previously.
His first pastoral charge was Adamsville, where he and
Rev. J. J. Jackson had charge of seven churches, then at
part of Washington, at Philadelphia Plains, at Waynesburg,
at West La Fayette, having charge of each place three years,
and three years at New Concord, where he assisted in
building the Muskingum College, being president of the
Convention in soliciting aid in its construction. He
went thence to Cumberland for three years and came to
Caldwell in his present capacity in September, 1902.
Mr. Ross is an earnest, able preacher whose kindly
spirit and human sympathies endear him to all. He has
done much voluntary evangelistic work, and is effective and
powerful as a revivalist. He has been very successful
in his work in the Caldwell church, a society which has the
name of being one of the oldest churches in that part of
Ohio. Mr. Ross was married Dec. 25, 1873, to
Amanda R. Welsh, a native of Harrison county, and a
daughter of John and Margaret (Gilmore) Welsh.
She was educated at Scio College, and is very talented in
music. Their union has been blessed with four
children: Howard J., now a student in the State
University at Columbus, preparing for the law; Olive
Margaret, a graduate of Scio School of Oratory; Ruth
of the Masonic order, belonging to Port Washington Lodge No.
202. In politics he is rated as a Republican, though
with strong temperance sympathies. He is opposed to
lawlessness even though apparently sanctioned by law.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
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