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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884
BIOGRAPHIES
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Auburn Twp. -
JONAS
NEFF, retired farmer, P. O. Ragersville, is the
oldest citizen of this township. He was born November
20, 1808, in Somerset County, Penn., and his father was
Christopher Neff, who married Miss Elizabeth Snyder.
They came to Tuscarawas County with their family in 1820,
and settled in what is now Auburn Township, where they
developed a fine farm and raised their children.
Mr. Neff died April 17, 1824, followed by Mrs. Neff
March 25, 1845. Of their family of seven children,
our subject is the only one now living. He was brought
up on the farm, and on June 1, 1829, he married Susanna
Royer, of this township. She was also a native of
Pennsylvania. They purchased the old family homestead
farm, where they have ever since resided. To them were
born ten children, nine of whom are now living, viz.:
David, in this township; Jacob, in Portage
County; Simon, of this township, Mary Ann,
wife of Martin Shaffer, of Indiana; Jonas, in
Kankakee County, Ill.; Elizabeth, still at home;
Ezra, of New Philadelphia; Martin Luther, of this
township; and Susanna, still at home. Mrs.
Neff departed this life June 9, 1859. She was a
pious member of the German Reformed Church.
Subsequently, Mr. Neff married Miss Elizabeth
Grove, of Sandy Township, this county. To them was
born one son - James Austin, who was killed by a
horse March 20, 1873, in his thirteenth year. Mr.
Neff has acquired, largely by his own efforts, a farm of
157 1/2 acres, with good buildings thereon. He has
been almost a life-long member of the Lutheran Church, in
which he was once a minister, and has held important church
offices nearly all the time. He is a Republican in
politics, formerly belonging to the Whig party.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 726 |
Auburn Twp. -
MARTIN L. NEFF,
teacher and farmer, P. O. Ragersville, was born May 16,
1849, and is a son of Jonas Neff, whose sketch
precedes this. He was reared in Auburn Township, and
obtained his education in the schools of Ragersville.
On September 26, 1872, he married
Elizabeth Youngen,
of this township. They have five children, viz,
Jacob Herbert, Anna Lydia, Jonas Abraham, Clara Caroline
and Irving LeRoy. Mr. Neff has the
reputation of being an excellent teacher.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 726 |
Oxford Twp. -
DAVID NEIGHBOR
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 876 |
Oxford Twp. -
JACOB NEIGHBOR
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 876 |
Oxford Twp. -
WILLIAM NEIGHBOR
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 875 |
Wayne Twp. -
FREDERICK
NEVEL, carpet and coverlet weaver, Dundee,
was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Nov. 1, 1838, and
is a son of Godleib and Regina (Schwerdtfeger)
Nevel, both of whom died in Germany. Their
family numbered nine children, their names as
follows: Christian, John Godleib,
Frederick, Frederickna, Minnie (wife of Adam
Schmidt), William, Rosa, Eugene Hormer,
Charles Otts, and Rosa Ottily. The
family are members of the German Evangelical Church.
Mr. Nevel has filled the offices of School
Director and Township Supervisor several terms.
He ahs a comfortable home consisting of several
acres of land, and has been in the manufacture of
carpets and coverlets for over twenty years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 997 |
Sandy Twp. -
D. K. NIXON,
deceased, was born in Pennsylvania in 1810. When a lad
of five summers, he came to Sandy Township with his mother,
Mary Anna (Lewis) Nixon. Our subject had three
sisters, only one of whom is living - Mary Anna
Perdue, of Newcastle, Penn. D. K. Nixon was
married October 3, 1833, to Lizzie A. Exline,
daughter of Bernard and Julia A. (Beltz) Exline.
Bernard Exline, settled in Coshocton County in 1826, and
there remained until his death. His children were six
in number, of whom three survive, Valentine, of Van
Wert County; Solomon, of Hancock, Md.; and
Mrs. Nixon, widow of D. K. Nixon. The six
children of Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Nixon are George,
Orintha, William L. and Amanda, twins, Almon
C. and Julia A. William L., is married to
Dora E. Mahan, and lives in Abilene, Kan.; Amanda
died in 1875; Julia A. is married to Calvin G.
Hawk, and lives in Abilene, Kan.; Almon C.,
who has charge of the home farm, and with whom is mother and
his sister Orintha reside, was born March 7, 1848.
He was married December 3, 1873, to Rachel, daughter
of John and Margaret (Miller) Knotts, early settlers
of Stark County. The family of Almon C. and Rachel
Nixon consists of William E., born January, 1874;
Ralph K., born June 9, 1876; John K., born
July 7, 1878; and Anna, born February, 1881.
Mr. Nixon is a Mason, and has a pleasant, intelligent
family.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 923 |
Sandy Twp. -
GEORGE NIXON,
nurseryman and farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born in
Sandyville February 25, 1836, and is a son of D. K. and
Lizzie (Exline) Nixon. He received his education
at Sandyville, Hagerstown Academy and Mount Vernon, all of
Ohio. On the 5th of June, 1861, he enlisted in Company
F, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of Canton, Ohio, under
Capt. James Wallace, serving for three years. He
was engaged at Rich Mountain, at Romney, Blues Gap, and at
teh first battle of Winchester. Part of his term of
enlistment, he served on post duty near Washington, D. C.
He was married, October 26, 1865, to Margaret,
daughter of Joseph Paitner, of Stark County. Of
his seven children, six are living - Daniel K.,
Jessie L., Genevera G., Annie W., Harold A. and
Donald. Mr. Nixon has an excellent nursery near
Sandyville filled with all kinds of shade and fruit trees.
In politics, he is a Democrat.
He is a member of Caldwell Lodge, No. 330, at Bolivar.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 924 |
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