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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio
Chicago:
Inter-State Publishing Co.
1884
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DAVID SAMSON was born on the
Pickaway Plains, near the present site of Circleville,
Oct. 12, 1802, while his parents, David and Sarah (Broris)
Samson were en route from Berkeley County,
Va., to their new home in the Northwestern Territory.
His father was of French and English, and his mother of
German descent. They located in Alexandria and a
year later purchased a farm below Portsmouth, where they
resided till 1816 when they removed to Pike County where
his father died in 1832 and his mother in 1847.
David passed his early life in assisting his father,
and Oct. 14, 1823, married Nancy Bennett, of
Scioto County, who died in 1877 in the seventy-fourth
year of her age. They had a family of ten children
- Robert (deceased), Sarah, Mary Ann,
Caroline, William J., David N., Nancy, Elias V., John S.
and James R. Mr. Samson has been engaged in
farming, and the mercantile and tanning business since
his early youth. He is one of the successful
citizens of Pike County. His grandmother was taken
prisoner about 1763 or 1764, in the Indian war of that
period, and kept prisoner for eight years, and was
delivered up at the time that Bouquet invaded the heart
of the Indian Territory. She was taken when a
small girl and was kindly treated by them, and one of
the old squaws adopted her as a daughter. (More
fully explained in "Western Border," page 156).
Mr. Samson, in his old days, is surrounded by a
large circle of relatives, who celebrate every year the
anniversary of his birthday, of this the oldest man in
the township.
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E. V. SAMSON, the fifth son of
David and Nancy (Bennett) Samson, was born in Marion
Township, Pike Co., Ohio, Sept. 26, 1843.
When fourteen years of age he entered the Albany
University, Athens County, Ohio, and remained four
years. Oct. 1, 1861, he enlisted in Company F,
Fifty-third Ohio Infantry, and was discharged Sept. 3,
1862, at Columbus, Ohio, on account of injuries received
whilst loading army stores at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
He returned home, and was married Sept. 17, 1863, to
Sarah Jane, daughter of Ransom and Sarah
(Richards) Brown, of Scioto County. At the
time of Morgan's raid through Ohio he was elected
First Lieutenant of an independent company. Aug.
22, 1864, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and
Seventy-third Ohio Infantry, and was appointed First
Duty Sergeant; served in said company until June 26,
1865, when, the war being over, he was discharged and
returned home. Worked at the carpenter's trade two
or three years, and since then has been following the
jewelry and gunsmith business. He was appointed
Postmaster at Flat, Ohio, July 24, 1877, and still
occupies that position. He was appointed Notary
Public Nov. 11, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Samson
have had five children - Charles S. (deceased),
William S., Harvey, Edward V. and Nellie A.
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JOHN S. SAMSON, M. D., was born in
Marion Township, Pike Co., Ohio, Jan. 28, 1841, the
fourth son of David and Nancy (Bennett) Samson.
He attended the common schools until eighteen years of
age, and then attended the Albany University, at Albany,
Athens Co., Ohio, four years. Nov. 1, 1861, he
enlisted in Company F, Fifty-third Ohio Infantry, and
participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing and
Corinth. He received a furlough on account of
sickness and was discharged Jan. 15, 1863. After
his recovery he again enlisted in the Second Ohio Heavy
Artillery, and served till the close of the war.
Immediately after his return home he commenced the study
of medicine, in September, 1865, under Dr. C. H.
Beard. Remained with him three years and
attended lectures at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, at Cincinnati, Ohio, in the winter of
1868-'69. He has been very successful in his
practice, and since 1881 has combined the drug business
with his practice, and has a large and growing trade.
He was married May 31, 1869, to Catharine Koger,
daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Geib) Koger.
They have two children - Anna and Charles,
aged thirteen and nine years respectively. Dr.
Samson is a member of Lucasville Lodge, No. 465, F.
& A. M., and the Grand Army of the Republic, California
Post, No. 375. Mrs. Samson is a member of
the Methodist Protestant church.
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REV. WILLIAM ASBURY SAMSON was
born in Pike County, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1829. He was
converted June 14, 1838, and united with the Methodist
Episcopal church under the pastorate of Rev. Thomas
Hurd. In September, 1847, he united with the
Methodist Protestant church, under the pastorate of
Rev. Samuel Gee, and the next year was elected
Class-Leader of Wesley Chapel at California, Pike Co.,
Ohio. In 1856 he was elected Justice of the Peace
of Madison Township, Scioto County, and served three
years. Was Treasurer of the same township six
years and Clerk two years. The earlier years of
his life were spent in farming and milling, and from the
time he commenced business for himself till 1881 he
owned an interest in a mill. He was a local
preacher of his church twelve years, but in September,
1863, was ordained Deacon of the Methodist Protestant
church at Cardington, Ohio, and in September, 1865, was
ordained Elder at Palermo, and received into the
Muskingum Conference and assigned to Independence at
Ebenezer Circuit. Remained there three years and
was then sent to Sandusky Circuit. He was at
Tiffin, Ohio, three yeas and then returned to his former
charge, the name having been changed from Ebenezer to
Mt. Vernon. He was at Mt. Vernon two years, at
Hanover four years, and in 1882 was sent to Bucyrus
Circuit, where he still resides. During the years
that he has been in the ministry he has traveled in the
discharge of his work, not including visiting, 21,784
miles. He has received 835 members into the
church, baptized 412 adults and ninety-four infants, and
married Ninety-seven couples. He was married Dec.
27, 1849, to Araetta O. Smith, who died Aug. 23,
1863, leaving seven children, five boys and two girls.
Aug 27, 1865, Mr. Samson married Nancy C.,
daughter of Dennison James, of Jackson, Ohio.
They have three daughters, all now at home. Of his
other children, the eldest son, John Smith Samson,
was married Apr. 22, 1875, to Sardinia Stephenson,
and died in May, 1882. His eldest daughter,
Rhoda E., was married in January, 1870 to Edward
K. Crabtree, of California, Ohio. The youngest
daughter by his first marriage, Libbie E.,
married A. B. Parks, of Jackson County, May 23,
1881. His son, J. N., married Della
Fullerton, of Scioto County, Ohio. George
W. is attending college at Adrian, Mich.
William G., the youngest son, was married Oct. 29,
1882, to Dora E. Anderson. His third son,
M. W., was born Aug. 11, 1857, and Feb. 22, 1876,
married Ollie McGinniss, daughter of James W.
and Elizabeth (Chapman) McGinniss.
They have one child, Minnie. M. W. Samson
commenced teaching in the public schools when sixteen
year of age and proved a very successful teacher.
He is at present foreman of a large saw and
flouring mill at California, Ohio, giving perfect
satisfaction to his employers.
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WILLIAM J. SAMSON, farmer and
Stockraiser, was born in Marion Township, Pike Co.,
Ohio, Dec. 5, 1831, the second son of Daniel and Mary
(Bennett) Samson. He resided with his parents
till twenty-one years of age, and then worked in a
tannery at California a year. He then went to
Athens County, Ohio, and followed the same business nine
years, when he returned to Pike County, and has since
been engaged in farming. He owns 600 acres of
fine, well-improved land. He was married Jan. 1,
1853, to Mary Austin, of Pike County. They
have had a family of eight children, but six now living
- Sarah, Rufus, Josephine, Martha, Margaret and
John. Worth and William are
deceased. In the fall of 1864 Mr. Samson
enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Seventy-third
Ohio Infantry, and served till the close of the war.
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JAMES SARGENT was born Jan. 23,
1823, in Seal Township, Pike Co., Ohio, and is the
fourth son of James and Nancy Sargent, the former
a native of Maryland and the latter of Moorfield, Va.,
who came to Ohio in a very early day. The father
was a farmer by occupation, and died in August, 1854,
aged seventy-one years. Our subject was reared on
the home farm and attended the common schools till he
was twenty-one years old, and in 1846 he entered the
Marietta College, where he remained three years, taking
a scientific course. In 1850 he went to College,
where he remained three years, taking a scientific
course. In 1850 he went to California where he
spent several years at the gold mines, when he returned
home and has since been engaged in farming, and now owns
435 acres of land near Piketon. He has several
Clydesdale horses and a number of heads of Holstein
cattle imported from Holland and Friesland in 1880.
He was married Feb. 24, 1858, to Lydia A.,
daughter of T. W. and Elizabeth Sargent.
They have had five children, of whom four are living -
Thornton W., Elizabeth, Charles H. and Samuel
S. Nancy is deceased. Mr. Sargent
taught school several years when a young man.
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SNOWDEN SARGENT was born June 10,
1815, in Seal Township, and is the second son of
James and Nancy (Steinberger) Sargent. He
lived on the farm till 1856, since which time he has
resided in Piketon, where he owns thirty-five acres of
land. He was married Sept. 9, 1850, to Miss C.
A., daughter of James and Nancy (Collings) Cole,
of Adams County, Ohio. Of their four children
three are living - Nancy S., wife of C. C.
Daily; Snowden C., born Apr. 6, 1856,and
E. E., wife of Dr. O. C. Andre. M. E.,
youngest daughter, died in 1881 aged nearly twenty
years. Mr. Sargent's parental ancestors
were of English descent, and his maternal ancestors were
natives of Virginia. His father's death occurred
Aug. 24, 1854, his mother having died Sept. 7, 1846.
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THORNTON W. SARGENT, son of Eli
and Elizabeth Sargent, was born Mar. 19, 1806, in
Pee Pee Township, Pike Co., Ohio, and died Sep. 25,
1883, at the family residence in Scioto Township, and
was one of the oldest farmers in the county. His
father, Eli, laid out the town of Piketon, and
his the son of Snowden Sargent, who was about the
first of the Pioneer settlers in the county, coming from
Maryland in 1796. He died in Coles County,
Ill., May 24, 1834. Thornton W. Sargent was
married in 1830 to Elizabeth Mustard, whose
parents were among the earliest settlers of the county.
They had six children - Samuel, Elizabeth, Lydia,
Mary, Harriet and Henry W. In politics
the entire family affiliate with the Republican Party.
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CHARLES F. SCHAUSEIL, was born in
Waverly, Pike Co., Ohio, Dec. 4, 1849. His father,
John G. Schauseil, was born in Prussia, Germany,
in 1815. He was by trade a weaver. He was
married in 1837 to Hannah S. Yette, and in 1848
came to the United States with his wife and three
children. He landed in Buffalo and came to
Waverly, where he commenced work in a brick-yard.
In 1850 he moved to Beaver, and in 1853 returned to
Waverly and embarked in the mercantile business, there
being but four stores in the town at that time. He
died in 1877, leaving a wife and five children -
Charles F., John G., George A., Sophia and
Hannah. Charles F. remained with his father
till twenty years of age, and in 1869 went to Portsmouth
and began clerking in a wholesale grocery house,
traveling part of the time. In the fall of 1872 he
returned to Waverly and Nov. 1 commenced business for
himself on the corner of Lock and Third streets.
Mr. Schauseil has been very successful in
business. In 1875 he was elected a member of the
Common Council and served four years. In 1882 he
was elected a member of the School Board for a term of
three years. He has been a member of the Fire
Department since 1877. He was married Dec. 29,
1872, to Lizzie Cook, a native of Piketon, born
Feb. 26, 1854, and a daughter of Felix Cook who
was born in Germany in 1824, and came to America in
1835. He came to Pike County and is now a resident
of Waverly, carrying on the trade of a wagon-maker.
He was married in 1848 to Magdalena Krick.
To them have been born four daughters, but two now
living- Rosa and Lizzie.
Source: History of Lower
Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State
Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 770 |
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DR. WILLIAM SCURLOCK, son of
James and Margaret (Jenkins) Scurlock, was born Nov.
25, 1829, in Jackson County, Ohio. His father was
a native of North Carolina and came to Ohio in 1811, and
settled in Gallia County, near where the town of Vinton
now stands, being one of the pioneer settlers, and a
noted marksman and hunter. In 1816 or 1817 he
moved to Jackson County, just about the time the county
was laid out, and was present when the town was laid out
as the county seat, which previously went by the name of
Salt Lick, from the salt works in the vicinity. In
1857 he moved with his family to Pike County, where he
lived till his death, which occurred March 28, 1874,
aged seventy-eight years. He assisted in building
the first bridge across Salt Creek. Our subject
studied medicine under Dr. Timothy Marvin in
1852, '53, and '54. During the winters of 1851 and
1854 he taught school to secure funds to enable him to
pursue his medical studies. In 1855, he commenced
the practice of medicine under the guidance of his
preceptor, until 1856, after which he practiced a short
time in Gallia County. He has followed his
profession in Piketon since 1859, and, with the
exception of Dr. Bliss, is the oldest practitioner in
the county. Oct. 10, 1861, he was married to
Mary S. Cissna, born Sept. 2, 1835, and daughter of
John and Sarah P. (Ingersoll) Cissna, natives of
Ohio. Of the two children born to them one is
living - William, aged thirteen years.
Willimetta died when thirteen months old.
Mrs. Scurlock died Dec. 26, 1877, at the age of
forty-two years; and Sept. 29, 1878, Dr. Scurlock
was married to Clara Burns, of Adams County,
Ohio, daughter of Ebenezer and Mary A. Burns.
He has been a member of the M. E. church for twenty-four
years. He was appointed United States Examining
Surgeon for Pensions in 1871, and in 1877 he resigned on
account of ill health. He is a member of Orient
Lodge, No. 321, F. & A. M., and is a Master Mason.
Since the organization of the Republican party he has
always acted with that political organization.
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W. R. SHARP was born Aug. 29,
1857, in Jackson County, Ohio, a son of J. W. and
Cynthia Sharp, who are natives of Ohio, of German
descent. He was reared on a farm, and attended
school during the winter till he was twenty years of
age, after which he followed farming pursuits for five
yeas. He then engaged in the mercantile business
at Bethel, Ohio, and is now engaged in merchandising at
Pike, where he has built up a good trade. He was
married Mar. 20, 1879, to Fannie, daughter of
Thomas and Polly Bondurant, who are natives of Ohio,
of German descent. In 1882 Mr. Sharp was
appointed Postmaster of Pike, which office he still
holds.
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ANDREW SHOCK was born Nov. 10,
1811, in Greenbrier County, Va., a son of Henry and
Mary Shock. His father was born in Virginia
and emigrated to Ross County, Ohio, in 1815, and the
following spring moved to Pike County, where he remained
till his death, which occurred Sept. 30, 1842, aged
sixty seven years, four months. His wife died at
the age of eighty-eight years and nine months.
Andrew Shock was married Nov. 24, 1836, to Amanda
Shoemaker, who was born Oct. 23, 1815.
Their children are - Martha, born Sept. 28, 1837,
and married to I. W. Givens, in the fall of 1861;
John, born Nov. 27, 1838, and died March 12,
1839; Mary Ann, born Nov. 8, 1840, and married
James Raden, in the fall of 1861; Henery,
born April 30, 1843, married to Mahala Armintrout,
in 1871, and died Oct. 17, 1872; Andrew, born
Dec. 23, 1844, and died Aug. 17, 1847; Catherine,
born Nov. 1, 1846, and married Cyrus Givens, in
January, 1880; Elizabeth, born Dec. 1 1848, and
married Coonrod Vallery in the fall of 1872;
Amanda, born Feb. 7, 1851, and married Frank
Rodell in 1876 Frances, born Mar. 14, 1853,
and married David Givens in 1875; Peter,
born April 30, 1855, and died Aug. 5, 1879; Isaac,
born March 19, 1859, and died Aug. 5, 1879, and
William, born Dec. 9, 1862, and died May 15, 1863.
Mr. Shock is of Dutch descent, his
great-grandfather having come from the River Rhine, in
Germany, to the Shenandoah Valley, Va. Mr.
Shock has served three terms of three years each as
County Commissioner. He has also served as Justice
of the Peace, Township Assessor a number of times, Land
Appraiser and other minor offices. Mrs. Shock's
father, Peter Shoemaker, was born in Loudoun
County, Va., and came to Ross County, Ohio, when quite a
boy. He was married in Ross County, and moved to
Pike County, Ohio, in the fall of 1827 or '28, remaining
there till his death, July 11, 1867, at the age of
eighty-three years and eight months. His wife died
Nov. 15, 1870, aged eighty years and six months.
They were of Dutch descent.
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WILLIAM SHOOP was born Jan. 3,
1837, in Scioto County, Ohio, and is a son of James
and Julia (Scott) Shoop, who were natives of Ohio.
He was reared on the farm and attended the public
schools till he was about twenty years of age, after
which he was engaged boating on the Ohio Canal, from
Portsmouth to Cleveland, for fifteen years. When
the war broke out he enlisted in Company C, First Ohio
Heavy Artillery, as a private, but was soon promoted to
Orderly Sergeant. He served till the close of the
war and was mustered out at Knoxville, Tenn., in August,
1865. He soon after engaged in the mercantile
business, which he still caries on at Coopersville,
Ohio, where he has a large trade. He was married
Mar. 15, 1859, to Mary A., daughter of Lloyd
and Elizabeth (Bradford) Hart, who are natives of
Virginia, of German and Scotch descent. In 1863
our subject's father moved to Kentucky, where his death
occurred in 1882.
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J. W. SILCOTT, son of Jacob and
TAmor Silcott, was born June 2, 1835, in Loudoun
County, Va., and in 1836 his parents came to Pike
County, Ohio, where they remained several years.
They then moved to Highland County, Ohio, where the
father died in 1845, and the mother in 1874. Our
subject lived on the home farm till he was fourteen
years old, after which he clerked in a store for five
years. He then, with Perrin, Gould & Co.,
began dealing in grain, and after some time he accepted
a position with R. Lloyd & Co., where he remained
one year. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Company
B, Thirty fourth Ohio infantry, and participated in the
battles of Antietam, Cloyd Mountains, and a number of
others, and was mustered out at Camp Dennison, July 26,
1865. He was engaged in stone contracting with
R. S. Winn about twelve years. In 1865 and
1866 he was engaged by a New York company to superintend
the boring of the oil wells in Scioto County. In
1867 he was married to Effie, daughter of
Baker and Hester Wisbon, who were natives of Ohio.
They have five children - Harry, Frank, Violet,
Arthur and Maud. Mr. Silcott is a
member of Orient Lodge, No. 221, A. F. & A. M., and has
been through the Blue Lodge.
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Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 836 |
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REUBEN SLAVENS, son of Charles
and Margaret Slavens, was born Nov. 11, 1832, and
was reared on his father's farm and educated at the
common schools. Sept. 3,1861, he enlisted in
Company E, Thirty-third Ohio Infantry, under E. V.
Hibbs, and was in the battles of Stone River,
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, through the Atlanta campaign
and a number of other battles. Oct. 17, 1864, he
enlisted in One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry,
in which he served till the war closed, and was mustered
out Nov. 26, 1865. He was married Aug. 28, 1869,
to Harriet R. R_der, who has borne him eight
children - Mary M., Nancy P., Charles L., John W.,
Emma, Jacob C., Samuel R. and an infant.
Mr. Slavens was elected County Commissioner in
1869 on the Republican ticket by 200 majority, and in
1872 was re-elected and in 1881 was again elected to the
same office. He is a Master Mason and belongs to
Orient Lodge No. 321, A. F. & A. M. His parents
were natives of Virginia, of Irish descent, and moved to
Ohio at an early age. His father was born Mar. 6,
1796, and died Apr. 16, 1871. His widow still
survives at the advanced age of eighty-three years.
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SAMUEL SLAVENS, deceased,
was born in Pike County, Ohio, Mar. 18, 1831, son of
Charles and Margaret Slavens, of Irish descent.
He was reared on a farm, and Oct. 30, 1856, was married
to Rachel, daughter of Samuel and Mary Taylor.
Three children blessed this union - John O., born
Mar. 2, 1858; Charles W., born Oct. 2, 1859, and
Samuel C., born Aug. 23, 1861. In the fall
of 1861 Mr. Savens enlisted in Company E,
Thirty-third Ohio Infantry, under Captain Hibbs.
After being in the army he, with a party of Andrews'
men, were engaged in cutting off connections between the
North and South, when a party of them were captured by
the rebels and it was decided to execute a part of the
prisoners. Seven of them were hanged at once, June
20, 1862, our subject being one of them. Thus they
died like heroes, and they will ever be remembered as
teh Bridge Burners of '62.
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PROF. C. B. SMITH, son of W. D.
and Elizabeth Smith, was born June 22, 1826, in
Blacksburgh, Montgomery Co., Va. He was reared on
the farm, and his educational advantages were very
limited, but he obtained his education by his own
industry and perseverance. In December, 1849, he
began teaching school, and, with the exception of a few
terms, has followed that profession for twenty-nine
years. He was married June 13, 1850, to
Lucinda, daughter of William and Sarah Campbell.
They were the parents of four children - John A.,
Samuel W., Henry C. and Robert J. Mrs.
Smith died in July, 1863. Aug. 11, 1862,
Mr. Smith enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and
Seventeenth Ohio Infantry, as a private, and was soon
transferred to the heavy artillery. At the
expiration of his term of service he was mustered out at
Knoxville, Tenn., and returned home. In 1867 he
was again married to Catharine, daughter of
Charles and Ann Jones, of Ross County. They
have had two children - Annie E. and Laura A.
(deceased). Mr. Smith is now engaged in
farming, and owns 100 acres of fine land, on which he
has one-half mile of stone fence. He is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 836 |
Waverly - Pee Pee Twp. -
CHARLES F. SMITH was born at
Lancaster, Penn., Dec. 18, 1826, the youngest of eleven
children of Charles and Sarah (Ream) Smith, only
three of whom are now living. His father was born
in Columbia, Penn., Apr. 2, 1792, and his mother in
Reamstown, Lancaster Co., Penn. His mother died on
Mar. 10, 1832, and he went to live with his grandmother.
In 1833 his father moved West to Fremont then called,
Lower Sandusky, Ohio, and there married again. Of
the five children by his marriage four are now living.
When Charles F. Smith was eight years old he
determined to go to his father, and learning the parties
going West he walked almost the entire distance of 500
miles. In 1836 his father moved West as far as
Fort Independence, Mo., in wagons, but not liking the
country returned to Ohio, making the return journey by
water. He first located in Jackson County, Ohio,
and afterward, on Apr. 1, 1840, moved to Piketon, Pike
Co., Ohio, where his father died, Mar. 29, 1856.
When Charles F. Smith was twelve years old he
began to learn the tin and coppersmith trade of his
father, which was all done by hand-tools at that time.
After he had served his apprenticeship he drove cattle
for other parties to Baltimore, Washington, D. C.,
Philadelphia, New York, etc., making the entire journey
on foot. He then went into the tinning business
again, working by machinery, which came into use about
that time. In 1858 he opened a shop of his own in
Waverly, Ohio, and in 1860 he added hardware to his
stock. He commenced on a small scale, and by
strict attention to business has made additions to it,
till his large and prosperous business is the result.
His is the oldest establishment of the kind in Waverly.
He was married in 1857 to Catherine Hasselbach, a
native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, who came to America
when seventeen years old. They have had ten
children of whom two died in infancy. Those living
are - Charles W., John K., George B. McC., Joseph H.
T., Hiram A. O., Edwin P. O., Clarence F. and Catherine
Louisa. The two eldest are engaged in the
stove and hardware business under the firm name of C.
W. Smith & Co. They have a full stock of
hardware, stoves and implements, and are doing an
extensive and prosperous business. Their store is
distinct and separate from Charles F. Smith's,
and was established in 1879.
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Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 770 |
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DAVID STAHLER was born in
Lambsheim, Rheinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany, June 2, 1823, a
son of Friedrich and Louisa (Stephan) Stahler.
His parents both died in Germany in June, 1864, his
father aged seventy and his mother sixty-nine.
They reared a family of six children, five sons and one
daughter. Four sons are still in the old country -
Jacob, Friedrich, John and Rudolph.
His father was a baker and farmer and also dealt
extensively in lumber. David worked on the
farm till old enough to learn a trade and then went into
his father's bakery, where he remained ten years.
He afterward worked in other cities in Germany, and Mar.
20, 1850, embarked in the sailing vessel Actress for the
United States. He came direct to Ohio, and located
at Chillicothe, where he opened a bakery and carried on
the business nineteen years. Feb. 10, 1869, he
removed to Waverly and established a hardware store.
In October, 1871, his son Henry became associated
with him under the firm name of D. Stahler & Son.
Jan. 1, 1881, Mr. Stahler gave the business into
the hands of his sons, Henry and Louis,
and retired. The business is now carried on under
the name of Stahler Brothers. Oct. 7, 1850,
Mr. Stahler married Louisa Lorbach, also a
native of Lambscheim, Rheinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany, who,
with her parents, came to America in the same vessel
with Mr. Stahler. She was born Dec. 9,
1822. They have had six children; five now living
- Henry; Lizzie, widow of John Lorbach; Louis
F., married Eva Knapp; Maggie, wife of Dr.
J. Steitenberger, and David. Maggie
died at the age of four years. Politically Mr.
Stahler has always been a Democrat. He served
seven years as Treasurer of the town of Waverly.
Source: History of Lower Scioto
Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 771 |
Camp
Creek Twp. -
D. W. STARR, merchant, was born
May 30, 1846, in Camp Creek Township, and is a son of
James and Elizabeth (Lee) Starr; the former a native
of Ohio, and the latter is a descendant of Richard
Henry Lee, one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence. His parents were among the first
settlers of Southern Ohio, and are yet living in Camp
Creek Township, being the oldest couple in that
vicinity. Our subject, when he grew to manhood,
read medicine under Dr. Penn, of Galena, Ohio,
for two years, after which he learned the
harness-maker's trade, which he followed about five
years. He then followed farming for some time,
after which he engaged in his present mercantile
business. He was married in 1869 to Margaret,
daughter of William and Julia Winterburn, who
were of English descent. They have five children -
Cora L., Mary A., Henry W., Annie F. and Lida
M. In 1876 he was elected Constable, and is at
present Township Clerk.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 647 |
Waverly - Pee Pee Twp. -
SIDNEY A. STEDMAN, son of Enoch
and Elizabeth (McConkey) Stedman, was born in Medina
Co., Ohio, Jan. 30, 1836. His father was a native
of New York State and by trade a mechanic. His
mother is a native of Ohio. Our subject is the
second son of a family of eleven children, of whom three
sons and five daughters are still living. He lived
in medina and Summit counties till his thirteenth year,
when the family moved to Pike County where they have
since resided, his father having a farm in Sunfish
Township. At the age of sixteen years he commenced
teaching school, which he followed until 1865, teaching
in almost all the school districts of the county.
During a part of this time he was reading law, after
which he went to Piketon, where he practiced law with
his brother-in-law, John T. Moore, remaining with
him till 1867. The following spring Mr. Moore
moved to Waverly, the county seat, where he entered upon
the duties of Prosecuting Attorney. Mr.
Steadman, being admitted to the bar the same spring,
also came to Waverly and became a partner with Mr.
Moore. The firm dissolved in 1876, the latter
removing to Jackson and our subject continuing the
practice of his profession alone, and as a lawyer has
been very successful. Since 1868 he has been
engaged in surveying in connection with his other
business. In 1874 he was elected Prosecuting
Attorney and re-elected in 1876. In the fall of
1881 he was elected Justice of the Peace and is still
filling that office. He was first married in July,
1861, to Emeline Humphrey, of Pike County, who
died December, 1865. In 1868 he was married to
Frances Johnson, of Waverly, and daughter of John
H. Johnson, an old settler in the county. They
have had nine children, of whom two sons and four
daughters are living. Two died in infancy and a
daughter at the age of thirteen years. In politics
Mr. Stedman affiliates with the Democratic party.
Source: History of Lower Scioto
Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 771 |
Waverly - Pee Pee Twp. -
JACOB STEINHAUER, third son of
John Steinhauer, was born in Germany, Sept. 19,
1834. In 1849 he came with his parents to the
United States, and located with his parents to the
United States, and located in Pike County, Ohio.
His father died in 1865 and his mother in 1871.
Jacob began working on a farm for himself in 1855,
and is now one of the most extensive and prosperous
farmers in the Scioto Valley. He resides on a farm
of 1,100 acres, two miles south of Waverly. In
1857 he married Margaret Farni, daughter of
George and Margaret Farni. To them have been
born ten children- Christian, Margaret, Catherine,
Rosa, Lucy, Anna, Frederick, Jacob, Minnie and
Frank. The eldest, Christian, died aged
one year. Mrs. Steinhauer and the children
are members of the German Methodist church, at Waverly.
Source: History of Lower Scioto
Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 772 |
Jackson
Twp. -
J. J. STEITENBERGER, M. D., second
son of John M. and Permelia (Ridgway) Steitenberger,
was born in Pike County, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1852. He
assisted his father on the farm till eighteen years of
age, and then entered the college in Lebanon, Ohio,
graduating Aug. 12, 1874. He then attended
Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, and graduated
Feb. 25, 1881. He located in the village of
Sharonville, where he is building up an extensive and
lucrative practice. He has been successful, and is
fast winning the confidence of the people and proving
himself deserving of their patronage. He is a
public-spirited man, and is always ready to assist in
any enterprise of interest to the town, taking an
especial interest in educational matters. Sept.
17, 1882, he was married to Maggie, daughter of
David Stahler, a hardware merchant of Waverly.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page |
Newton Twp. -
J. W. STEPHENSON, son of John
and Mary Stephenson, was born May 6, 1847, in Oak
Hill, Jackson County, Ohio. He was reared on his
father's farm and received the benefit of the public
school till he was sixteen years old, after which he
entered the mercantile college at Portsmouth, from which
he graduated July 13, 1867. In 1869 he entered the
State Normal School, where he remained one year, when he
left on account of his eyes failing him. He then
taught school till 1877, and since then has been engaged
in the mercantile business. He was married in 1874
to Jennie L., daughter of J. L. and M. C.
Mills, of Jasper. They have had five children
born to them, of whom four are living - Charles E.,
Joseph W., Raymond H. and Jennie V. Mary E.
is deceased. In his political views Mr.
Stephenson has always been a Republican. He
has been Justice of the Peace seven years, and has held
several other offices of trust, and is at present
Postmaster of Jasper, Ohio. He and his wife are
active members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Source: History of Lower Scioto
Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 836 |
Waverly - Pee Pee Twp. -
GEORGE STEVENS was born in
Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1833, a son of Joshua and
Caroline Stevens. His father was born in
Maryland in 1803, and when a boy came to Ohio, residing
in Guernsey County till after his marriage, Mar. 15,
1858, he removed to Illinois and remained a year.
Returning to Ohio, he settled in Pee Pee Township, Pike
County, where he still resides. His wife died July
23, 1881. They had a family of twelve children -
James, George, Thomas, John W., P. W., Lewis,
Elizabeth Sophia, Rachel, Mary, Jane, Nancy
and Margaret. Margaret is deceased.
George resided at home till manhood, and then began
working on a farm for himself, at which he has been very
successful. He was married Jan. 23, 1857, to
Mary E. Frush, of Belmont County, Ohio. three
children have been born to
them - Mary E., Amanda A. and George.
The latter is deceased. Jan. 23, 1867, Mrs.
Stevens died, and Mr. Stevens has never
married. He is one of the influential and
prosperous citizens of the township. Politically
he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Lower Scioto
Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 772 |
Waverly - Pee Pee Twp. -
JOHN L. STIR, son of Adam and
Amanda (Plumb) Stir, was born in Pike County, June
4, 1848. He was educated at the district schools
and has followed the avocation of a farmer most of his
life. May 25, 1872, he was married to Maria
Isabell Brown, a native of Pike County, born Nov.
18, 1855, and daughter of Stephen and Nancy (Halderman)
Brown This union has been blessed with two
children - Autie A., born Nov. 19, 1878, and
Mary Lee, born Feb. 20, 1882. After his
marriage Mr. Stir remained on his father's farm,
a portion of which he worked for himself. Dec. 19,
1882, he moved to his present home in Waverly, and in
the fall of 1882 was elected County Recorder and began
the duties of that office Jan. 1, 1833. He had
previously held the office of Township Assessor two
years, was a member of the School Board for years, and
Township Trustee one year, resigning this position when
he became Recorder. Our subject's father was a
native of Germany, and when sixteen years old came to
this country with his father, Nicholas Stir, who
settled in Pike County in 1838. He was married in
1847, his wife being a native of Scioto County.
She died in 1863, aged thirty-three years. They
had a family of seven children, six still living, our
subject being the eldest. Mr. Stir was
again married in 1864 to Nancy A. Culp.
They have had five children, four now living.
Adam Stir is a resident of Marion Township, where he
has a farm of 340 acres.
Source: History of Lower Scioto
Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 772 |
Union
Twp. -
HENRY C. STOCKHAM youngest
son of Colonel Aaron and Rhuhama Stockham
was born Mar. 13, 1834, and reared on the home farm.
In May, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and
Fortieth Ohio National Guards, and was discharged
December, 1864, when he returned home and has since been
engaged in farming. His father was born Aug. 3,
1787, in Pennsylvania, and at the breaking out of the
war of 1812 he enlisted as Captain of the Home Militia,
but was afterward promoted to Colonel. He served
till the war closed, and died July 16, 1849, and his
wife died Mar. 10, 1873. They were the parents of
thirteen children - Rachel, born Feb. 19, 1812;
William, Mar. 31, 1813; David, Mar. 4,
1815; Cynthia, Apr. 14, 1816; John, Sept.
15, 1817; Polly, Apr. 27, 1819; George W.,
Feb. 4, 1821; Susan, Oct. 4, 1822; Pardon P.,
Feb. 22, 1824; McKenzie, Mar. 8, 1826; J. H.,
Nov. 7, 1827; Aaron, June 13, 1832, and our
subject, who was married Aug. 12, 1862, to Abigail,
daughter of Franklin and Mary Wait They
have had ten children, of whom seven are living -
Mary B., Flora F., Emma F., Nellie H., Abbie V., Myrtie
M. and Floyd V. Although Mr.
Stockham's education was limited he shows by his
writing that his natural ability is more than ordinary.
Below we insert one of his poems written during the
campaign of 1876:A SONG FOR THE
TIMES.
Step forth, ye sons of freedom,
Give ear, ye boys in blue,
Since we've come out victorious
We'll sing a verse or two;
With your broadsword and musket
You have made the rebels yield,
We have whipped them with the ballot-box
As well as in the field.We stood up face to face
with them
As we did in 'sixty-one,
To fight them with the ballot-box
In place of sword and gun;
We boldly marched up to the polls,
Beneath the good old flag,
And voted for Hayes and Wheeler
To tear down the rebel flag.
They are the self-same rebels
We fought all through the war,
They've killed our friends and relatives,
Perhaps you wear a scar;
They have taken off our bravest men,
Made widows of their wives.
And still those Northern Democrats
With them do sympathize. |
There is no true Democracy,
Their virtues are all gone,
They have no established principles
To base their hopes upon;
Their platform was both hard and soft,
Just as your case did suit,
They said they'd pay the rebel debt,
And then "reform" to boot.They put up Sammy
Tilden,
A man of railroad fame,
Not one drop of patriot's blood
Had e'er run thro' his veins;
He is a perjured villain,
And that we did remember
When we voted for our candidates
On the seventh of November.
This very same Sam Tilden,
Whom the reels did support,
When we were fighting rebels, boys,
Lay laughing at the sport;
When we had them almost whipped
And forced them to the wall,
His sympathies were great form them,
For "quarter" he did call.
But he boys in blue, with hearts so true,
rushed on to victory,
They have died that we might live
To enjoy sweet liberty;
To overthrow this Government
Sam joined heart and hand,
He never will be President
To rule his loyal land. |
Thousands of our bravest men
Died martyr to the cause,
And in the rebel prison pen
Were starved by those outloaws;
They have gained a glorious victory,
Our flag still waves on high,
And we'll maintain the liberties
For which the brave did die.These hostile Northern
rebels
Helped inaugurate the war,
But they all lit out for Canada
When they heard the cannon's roar;
They skulked among the hills and rocks
And through the lofty pine;
What noble soldiers they would make
With their breast plat on behind.
The great rag baby suddenly died,
And another child was born,
Sam Tilden was its daddy,
And they christened it reform;
The child, it was a come-by-chance,
'Twas born without a mother,
It had no teat to suckle,
So it died just like the other.
We've sent them up Salt River now,
With all their motley crew,
Skedaddlers and repeaters,
Likewise pea-hullers, too;
We've elected Hayes and Wheeler,
We are in a
splendid fix,
Good-bye to you, Sam Tilden,
Farewell to you Hendricks. |
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio -
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 824 |
Marion
Twp. -
WILLIAM H. STOCKHAM was born in
Scioto County, Ohio, Mar. 31, 1813, the eldest son of
Aaron and Rhuhama (Sikes) Stockham. While but
a boy he assisted his father in paying for the farm,
remaining with him till after his marriage. Feb.
23, 1839, he married Abigail Adams, daughter of
George and Margaret Adams, and purchased and
entered from the Government 700 acres of land in Scioto
County. He lived there fifteen years; then sold
his farm and purchased the one where he now lives.
He has 225 acres of highly improved land. Mr.
and Mrs. Stockham are the parents of four children,
a son and three daughters. Their son enlisted in
the war of the Rebellion and lost his life in the
defense of his country. Mr. Stockham is a
public-spirited man and any enterprise of benefit to his
county finds a firm supporter in him.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 819 |
Sunfish
Twp. -
EDWARD PERRY STUBBS, eldest son of
John and Margaret (Cunningham) Stubbs, was born
in Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 18, 1835. His parents were
born in 'Ireland, and came to America and settled in
Pittsburg in 1829. Our subject began working
in a rolling-mill when very young and was employed in
mills until 1858, when he removed to Jackson County and
engaged in farming. In September, 1862, he
enlisted in Company M, Seventh Ohio Cavalry, of Jackson
County, as a private, for three years. He was in
the Army of the Cumberland and was on detached duty at
Stanford, Ky., one year. He was with Sherman
to Atlanta, and at the battle of Franklin, Tenn.
He was discharged at Nashville, Tenn., in July, 1865,
and returned to Jackson County. In 1868 he removed
to Pike County, where he has since been engaged in
farming. He was married Oct. 28, 1858, to
Margaret J., daughter of William and Jane (Jones)
Dulaney, of Jackson County. They have had six
children of whom three are living - Charles A.,
Mary E. and Ana M. Mr. Stubbs has
been Township Trustee two years. He is a member of
Idaho Lodge, No. 620, I. O. O. F., Pike County.
His wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio -
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 842 |
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