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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio
Chicago:
Inter-State Publishing Co.
1884
Marion
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ABEL B. PARKS was born in Jackson
County, Ohio, Apr. 23, 1856, a son of N. D. and Sarah
(Dixon) Parks. His father came from West
Virginia to Ohio with his father's family when nine
years of age and located in Lick Township, and three
years later removed to Hamilton Township, where our
subject was reared and educated. He began teaching
in 1876, and taught four winter terms, residing with his
parents. In the spring of 1881 he engaged in the
mercantile business at Mabee's Corners, and a year later
sold out and removed to California, Pike County.
He then learned telegraphy, and in April, 1883, was
appointed operator and station agent at Beaver. He
was married May 23, 1881, to Libbie E. Sampson,
daughter of Rev. William A. and Annett (Smith)
Sampson. Their only child died when a year
old. Mr. and Mrs. Parks are members of the
Protestant Methodist church. Mrs. Parks's
mother died when she was an infant, and she afterward
lived with her uncle, John B. Brown, receiving
the same care and affection as the other children of the
family.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 816 |
Seal Twp. -
WILLIAM PATTERSON, deceased, was
born Feb. 20, 1823, in Montgomery, County, Pa. He
was left an orphan at an early age, and was reared by
his aunt. He attended the common schools, and
completed his education at the High School at
Philadelphia, where he received a good education.
He left school when sixteen years old, after which he
served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade,
after which he worked some years at that business.
In 1846 he came to Piketon, Ohio, where he engaged in
the manufacture of buggies and wagons, in connection
with blacksmithing, till his death, which occurred June
11, 1879. He was married Jan. 10, 1850, to
Hannah, daughter of John and Levisa Brown,
who were natives of Virginia. Seven children,
blessed this union, six now living - Levisa E.,
wife of Dr. W. R. Hurst; John B., who is carrying
on his father's business; William H., in the
West; Thomas N., Samuel L. and Charlie K.
George is deceased. Mr. Patterson was a
Republican in politics, and took an active part in all
political campaigns, and generally acted as chairman of
all meetings. He was formerly a member of the
Baptist church, but there being no church of that
denomination in his neighborhood, two years previous to
his death he united with the Methodist Episcopal church
at Piketon. He was a member of the I. O. O. F.
lodge at Piketon, and was buried in the sacred tokens of
Odd Fellowship.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 790 |
Newton
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W. R. PAYNE was born in Pike
County, July 8, 1856, a son of John and Martha H.
Payne, who are natives of Ohio. He was reared
a farmer, and his education was received at the common
schools till he was twenty-one years old. He then
attended the Mount Joy Normal School, and afterward the
Waverly High School, and since leaving school he has
followed teaching in Pike County. In 1879 he was
married to May H., daughter of Allen Curns,
who is a native of Ross County. Mr. Payne
was elected to the office of Township Clerk in 1883.
His paternal grandparents came from Virginia in 1825 to
Ohio, where they lived till their deaths.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 835 |
Jackson
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JOEL PENDERGRASS, fourth son of
James and Mary Ann (Buxton) Pendergrass, was born in
Athens County, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1847. When he was six
years of age his father died, and he then lived in Ross
County, Ohio, with Henry G. Dubois, till reaching
his majority when he went to Nodaway County, Mo., where
he remained two years and then returned to Pike County.
He now resides on and superintends an extensive farm
belonging to his father-in-law, Philip Houk.
Mr. Pendergrass married Elizabeth A. Houk in
1872. They have had five children - Charles H.,
Ida M., James a., Elmer E. and Phillip H.,
the latter now deceased. Mr. Pendergrass
has served his township as Road Supervisor and School
Director. HE and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 802 |
Pebble Twp. -
GEORGE PENISTEN, JR., was born in
Pike County, June 8, 1825, a son of Joseph and
Jerusha (Lunbeck) Penisten, his father a native of
Kentucky and his mother of Ohio. His mother died
July 17, 1830, aged thirty years, leaving six children.
His father afterward married Sarah Ann Hill, by
whom he had nine children. He was magistrate for
thirty years, and was an officer in the State militia
for many years. He died May 2, 1866, at the age of
seventy years, six months, twenty-seven days.
George Penisten was married Mar. 26, 1846, to
Amanda Melvina Cowgill, a native of Virginia, who
was born Feb. 10, 1827. They have had ten children
- Mary J., born Jan. 2, 1847; Nancy J.
(deceased), born Feb. 11, 1849; Juliett
(deceased), born Oct. 4, 1851; Ann Eliza, born
Mar. 25, 1854; William A., born Nov. 2, 1856;
Daniel (deceased), born Mar. 11, 1859; Harriet E.,
born Mar. 30, 1860; Georgiana, born June 1, 1863;
Flora Gale, born Apr. 28, 1869.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 860 |
Waverly - Pee Pee Twp. -
GEORGE PENISTEN, SR, was born in
the State of New Jersey, and while still in his youth
removed to Kentucky. From there he emigrated to Ohio
about the year 1797 and settled on what was then known
as “Bullskin,” near Cincinnati. He afterward
located in the present territory of Pike County (then a
part of Ross County) where he died about the year 1847,
at the age of seventy-nine years, nine months, one day.
He reared a family of ten children, five boys and five
girls, all of whom lived to rear families of their own.
George Penisten, Jr., the only surviving son of
George Penisten, Sr., was born in 1804. In
1833 he married Vianna Murphy. T hey
reared a family of eight children, five boys and three
girls, all of whom are now dead except three.
Isaac C., the second son, died while a member of the
Ohio Legislature. He was serving his second term.
He served two terms as Auditor of Pike County.
George Pennisten lived all his life in Pike
County with the exception of five years when he resided
in Highland County, where he married his second wife,
Rebecca Rains, who is still living. Mr.
Penisten filled many local offices and served in
the militia five years as First Lieutenant.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 769 |
Mifflin Twp. -
GEORGE WESLEY PENNISTEN, junior
member of the firm of Humphreys, Pennisten & Co.,
dealers in dry-goods, groceries and general merchandise,
Byington, was born Apr. 2, 1848, in Pike County.
He lived on a farm till seventeen years of age, and was
educated at the common schools, after which he taught
school during the winter seasons and farmed in the
summer session for a number of years. He was
elected Assessor of Sunfish Township when twenty-one
years old and served three years. He was Township
Clerk one year, and served as a member of the Board of
Education of Pebble Township, and also School Director
in Sub-district No. 9. He also served as County
School Examiner from 1872 till 1875, and was appointed
to that position in the spring of 1883. He has
been Treasurer of Mifflin Township since 1879, and is
serving his second year as member of the Board of
Education of this Township. He was Assistant
Postmaster at Idaho, Pike County, two years, and in
November, 1880, was appointed Postmaster of Byington.
In 1875 he engaged in his present mercantile business,
with his father-in-law, under the firm name of
Humphreys & Pennisten. He was married Feb. 21,
1875, to Calverna M., daughter of John and
Elizabeth A. (Mustard) Humphreys, of Byington.
They have five children - Clarence E., John W.,
Charles R., F. Grace and Leroy H.
Mrs. Pennisten belongs to the Methodist Episcopal
church. Our subject's father, William Pennisten,
was born in Pike County and was married to Mary Ann
E. Anderson, a native of Virginia.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 855 |
Waverly
- Pee Pee Twp. -
LEWIS PENISTEN, also a son of
George, Sr., was born in 1809, in what is now Pike
County; lived all his life in said county. He was
the father of twelve children, eight boys and four
girls, nine of whom are now living, all in the West
except Uriah.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 769 |
Waverly
- Pee Pee Twp. -
URIAH PENISTEN, third son of
Lewis and Elizabeth (Boyles) Penisten, was born in
Benton Township, Pike Co., Ohio, Jan. 18, 1836.
His father was also born in Pike County about the year
1809, and after living out a lifetime of usefulness died
at fifty-two years of age. His widow still
survives him. Our subject assisted his father on
the farm until attaining his majority. The two
years following he engaged with his cousin at farming.
At the close of the first year he married Elizabeth
Henry, by whom he had three children, two daughters
and one son - Amanda, William Henry and Agnes
Alwilda. Since the year 1877 he has been
engaged in the mercantile business. He located in
Waverly in the fall of 1881 where he operates a general
store and is also proprietor of the hotel known as the
Penisten House, located on Market street. Mr.
Penisten comes of pioneer stock and is one of the
substantial and enterprising business men of Waverly.
He is a member of the Idaho Lodge, No. 620, I. O. O. F.;
was also one of the charter members.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 769 |
Scioto
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CAPTAIN M. C. PETERS, son of
Elisha and Drucilla (Guthery) Peters, was born May
5, 1830, in Scioto Township. He was reared on the
farm and attended the public schools during the winter
till he was twenty-one years old, since which he has
been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was
married Oct. 5, 1851, to Ruth, daughter of
Stewart Slavens. They have had ten children,
eight of whom are living - Alice (wife of
Elijah C. Williams), Carrie I., Sarah J.,
(wife of John Cockral), Louella, William R., Nellie
C., Charles S. and Nora M. Sept. 4,
1861, Captain Peters enlisted in Company E,
Thirty-third Ohio Infantry, as a private, and twelve
days later he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, and at
the end of six months was discharged for disability.
In February, 1865, he raised a company, of which he was
chosen Captain, and served till the war closed, being
mustered out Nov. 4, 1865. He is a member of Colwell
Post, No. 245, G. A. R. His father was a native of
Virginia and came to Ross County, Ohio, in 1812, and his
mother was born and reared in Pike County, Ohio, and was
the granddaughter of Colonel Guthery. They
were the third family to settle on Howard's Run.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 829 |
Beaver Twp. -
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, M. D.,
was born in Jefferson Township, Jackson Co., Ohio, Aug. 2,
1847, a son of John and Mary (Dulany) Phillips, and
a grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth early settlers
of Jackson County. He was reared on a farm, but
given a good education, completing his literary course at
the Normal, of Lebanon, Ohio. In 1871 he began the
study of medicine with Dr. T. E. Griffith, of Oak
Hill, remaining with him three years. He too a
course of lectures at the Eclectic Medical College,
Cincinnati, Ohio, in the winter of 1875-'76, and the
following summer practice at Wellston. The winter of
1876-'77 he returned to the medical college and graduated,
and immediately located in Beaver Township, where he has
been very successful as a practitioner. He was
married Sept. 11, 1873, to Susie, daughter of
James and Margaret (Perry) Nutt. They have three
children - Ida May, Jennie Edith and Oakley
Pursell. Dr. and Mrs. Phillips are members of
the Methodist church. He is a member of Portland
Lodge, No. 366, A. F. & A. M.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page |
Waverly
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JOHN D. POWELL was born in
Monmouth, South Wales, Feb. 6, 1826, a son of
William and Mary Powell. In 1830 the family
came to the United States, and on the voyage his mother
died and was buried in the sea, June 9, 1830. In
1837 he accompanied his father back to the Old Country,
where he latter died some years after. While
living there he began to serve as an apprentice at the
stonecutter's trade, and after his father's death, he
came back to this country and finished his trade at St.
Louis. For the past thirty years he has been
superintending public works. He was married Feb.
29, 1856, at Greenup, Ky., to Harriet Elizabeth
Suttle. They have had nine children, four of
wom are deceased. Since 1857 Mr. Powell has
made his home in Pike County.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 770 |
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