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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record
of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and
Representative Citizens of the County
Together with Biographies of all the Presidents of the
United States.
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1895
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ALEXANDER F. AGNES
is a well known stock-dealer and agriculturist
of Warren Township. He owns a good
homestead, comprising two hundred and sixty-two
acres situated in the northwestern part of the
township. Since 1871 he has manufactured a
remedy known as the Agnes Lung and
Bronchitis Liniment and Cholera Balsam, which
has a ready sale in this portion of the state,
and has won more than a local reputation.
The proprietor keeps several agents on the road
and makes a good income form the sale of this
justly esteemed and valuable medicine.
The birth of our subject occurred Mar. 21, 1846, in
France. His paternal grandfather,
Francis Agnes, a native of the same land,
reared a large family, and four of the number
came to the United States, namely: Leonard,
who died in Massillon, Ohio; Alexander,
who lives near Beach City, Franklin Township,
this county; Joseph; and Adeline
Verner, of Sciota County, Ohio. In
1849 Francis Agnes, with Ins wife
and four children, started for the United
States, but was shipwrecked and landed in
Ireland. Resuming their journey later, on
account of storms and bad weather it was still
three months before they landed in New York
City. From there they proceeded by boat to
Buffalo, and thence by lake and canal to
Massillon, this state. Here Francis
Agnes bought thirty-five acres of land in
Franklin Township, where he died prior to the
War of the Rebellion, his wife surviving him
some two years.
The parents of our subject were Joseph and Josephine
(Penot) Agnes, likewise
natives of France. The former is still
living, and is now seventy-live years of age.
For many years he worked on the construction of
the Ft. Wayne Railroad, being superintendent of
a gang of men who were supplying wood and water
for the trains. In this way he accumulated
some money, which he invested in forty acres of
land, and subsequently became the owner of
sixty-three acres more. He also owned two
dwellings in Navarre, where he has lived for ten
years past. A Democrat in politics, he has
never desired or accepted official honors.
To himself and wife were born ten children,
namely: Alexander F.; Adam J.;
Xavier; Charles, living on the old
homestead; Jennie, now Mrs.
Henry Biddle; Lizzie,
deceased; Mary, the wife of Fred
Richenbach; Joseph, of Mansfield,
this state; Leona, who died in Ireland,
at the age of one year; and Aimuel, who
died at Wooster, Wayne County, this state.
Mrs. Josephine Agnes is one
of the two daughters of John Penot,
whose wife died in France, and who came to the
United States in 1849, dying in Navarre, Stark
County, where the father now resides. His
other daughter, Sophia, became the wife
of Alexander Agnes. Mrs.
Josephine Agnes died in 1886, aged
sixty-five years.
The boyhood of our subject was passed on a farm, and he
continued to live with his parents until
twenty-one years of age. Then, starting
out to make his own livelihood, he chopped
cordwood during the first winter, and after
spending the following season in working on a
farm, he went to Portsmouth and husked corn
until he obtained a situation in a rolling-mill
of that city, where he was employed for three
and a-half years. Returning to Franklin
Township, he worked the next summer on a farm,
and then rented a place near Dundee, which he
operated for three years. In 1873 he
bought sixty-three acres of land of Joseph
Kuhns in Franklin Township, which place he
sold on the expiration of throe years.
In 1886 Mr. Agnes leased a mill at Beach
City and ran the same for three years and
a-half, when he sold his lease for $600.
The next year he spent in running the Wilmont,
Mill, after which he put tip a building at Beach
City, and engaged in farming a place of one
hundred and four acres, which he had purchased
in that locality. Later, selling out his
farm and buildings, he invested the proceeds in
one hundred and fifteen acres in Wayne Township,
which he still owns. Here he lived for
five years, or until 1888, when he moved to New
Cumberland, and there remodeled a mill, and in
1891 put in modern machinery. After
selling out a half-interest in the mill he
traded the remainder, in March, 1892, to
Robert Campbell for a farm of two
hundred and sixty-two acres, which place is now
his home. The farm is well improved and is
a valuable place.
In March, 1873, our subject married Melinda Wellet,
who was born in this county, and is one of four
daughters and four sons of Benjamin
Wellet, who was a native of Pennsylvania,
and of German origin. He was a cooper by
trade, and passed his last years in Sandyville,
Ohio. In 1875 death called the devoted
wife of our subject from his side at the early
age of twenty-two years and seven months.
She left one child, a daughter, Emma.
Mrs. Agnes was reared in the faith
of the German Baptist or Dunkard Church, but
after her marriage became identified with the
Roman Catholic Church, which is the faith of her
husband, the subject of this sketch.
Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas
Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 359 |
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HON. CHARLES JEFFERSON ALBRIGHT Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas
Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 235 |
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JESSE ALEXANDER Source: Portrait
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Publ. 1895 - Page 397 |
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JOHN M. AMOS Source: Portrait and
Biographical Record of Tuscarawas Co., OH -
Publ. 1895 - Page 151 |
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JAMES M. ARMSTRONG Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas
Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 338 |
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JEREMIAH P. ARMSGRONG Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas
Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 251 |
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JOHN WALKER ARMSTRONG.
Guernsey County is justly proud of her
native-born citizens, who are honorably bearing
their share in sustaining her interests and
extending her wealth. Among these is the
subject of this biographical review, who is
engaged in farming on section 24, Jefferson
Township, and is one of the most progressive and
enlightened farmers. His estate, which
comprises one hundred acres, is placed under
substantial improvements, the fields are well
tilled, and a neat set of farm buildings adorns
the place.
Mr. Armstrong was born Jan. 13, 1847, in
Cambridge, but was reared on the farm of his
grandfather, John Armstrong, in Jefferson
Township, until thirteen years of age, when he
went to live with his father, and assisted in
the flouring-mill which the latter owned on
section 24, Jefferson Township, and which was
kept running day and night through the busy
season. His attendance at school was
limited to a few months in each year, but on
becoming his own master, in 1868, he determined
to become well educated, and with the little
money which he possessed entered Mu-kin-gum
College, carrying on his studies in that
institution for one term. The tuition he
next received was at the normal at Cambridge,
and on leaving there he was given a certificate
to teach. This occupation he followed only
a short time, however, as Sept. 2, 1869, he was
married, and thereafter gave his attention to
milling, which business occupied his entire
attention for fifteen years. At the end of
that time he sold his interest in the mill, and
gave his whole attention to farming. The
lady whom our subject married was Martha R.,
a daughter of Andrew and Nancy B. Clark,
of Centre Township, this county. She was
born in Jefferson Township, Guernsey County,
Feb. 7, 1849, and in girlhood was given the
privilege of a good education. After her
union with Mr. Armstrong, the
young couple located at Guernsey Mill, where
their nine children were born, namely: Mary
B., William R., Addie L., Martha E., John C.,
Abraham C., Harry O., Charles O. and Ira
P.
The parents of Mrs. Armstrong came from
Pennsylvania. Andrew Clark,
the father, was a son of William and
Elizabeth (Baird) Clark, who emigrated to
Ohio from Washington County, Pa., about 1815,
and located in Jefferson Township about 1817.
Andrew Clark was born in Jefferson
Township, Sept. 23, 1820. Nancy B.,
his wife, was born in Liberty Township, this
county, Oct. 10, 1821, and was married Aug. 25,
1846, after which she and her husband located in
Jefferson Township, where their children,
Eliza Ann, Sarah Jane and
Martha Rebecca (Mrs. Armstrong), were born.
The great-grandparents of John W. Armstrong,
Abraham and Florence Armstrong, who
established this branch of the family in
America, were natives of Scotland and Ireland,
respectively. The great-grandmother came
to Guernsey County at an early date, probably
about 1813, and is buried in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery in this township. The grandfather
and grandmother, John and Susannah Armstrong,
in 1813 moved to section 24, Jefferson Township,
where the grandfather died in 1852, and the
grandmother in 1870. The former built a
gristmill in 1815, and operated it in addition
to carrying on a farm. The old mill has
been twice re-built, the last time in 1850.
The father of our subject, Abraham Armstrong,
was born Mar. 2, 1810, in Pennsylvania. He
was well educated, and for a number of years
engaged in teaching school, after which he
succeeded his father in the milling and farming
business. In 1844 he was elected Auditor
of Guernsey County, and in 1871 was elected to
the Legislature, serving in that position for
two terms. Nov. 4, 1845, he married Miss
Elizabeth Walker, who was a
daughter of James Walker, and was
born May 20, 1820, in Allegheny County, Pa.
She died within two years of her marriage,
leaving one child, John Walker, our
subject, an infant of three weeks. He was
at once taken into the home of his grandparents,
John and Susannah
Armstrong, who reared him until the age of
thirteen, as above stated. This old couple
were pioneers of the county, and entered the
land from the Government which the family now
occupies.
Our subject has been prominent in public affairs of his
township, and the confidence which is reposed in
him is shown by the fact that he served in the
capacity of Township Clerk, Treasurer and
Justice of the Peace. In 1890 he was
elected Census-taker of Jefferson Township, and
is now Notary Public. He is a working
member of the United Presbyterian Church, to
which his wife and six children also belong.
Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas
Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 126 |
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JOHN ARNOLD Source: Portrait and
Biographical Record of Tuscarawas Co., OH -
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JOHN W. ARNOLD Source: Portrait
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KIRKWOOD ARNOLD Source: Portrait
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EDWARD M. BAILEY Source: Portrait
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JACOB BAIR Source: Portrait and
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MICHAEL BAIR Source: Portrait and
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JESSE D. BAKER Source: Portrait
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PHILIP BAKER Source: Portrait and
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HON. NATHAN H. BARBER Source:
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Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 419 |
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JAMES R. BARR Source: Portrait
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JOHN P. BARTLES Source: Portrait
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GARRETT BASSETT Source: Portrait
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ISAAC BEABER Source: Portrait and
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ZACCHEUS A. BEATTY Source:
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JOHN B. BEICHLY Source: Portrait
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SAMUEL M. BELL.
A traveler through the farming lands of Guernsey
County will observe with pleasure that the signs
of prosperity are on every side, and the
well improved farms far outnumber those which
are neglected. The highly improved farm of
the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch
will attract the notice of the visitor. It
is located on section 19, Adams Township, and
when it came into his possession only
thirty-five acres were cleared.
A native of this county, our subject was born Mar. 26,
1836, and is the son of George and Elizabeth
(Mehaffey) Bell. The father was of
German descent, and was born on the east side of
the Allegheny Mountains, in Pennsylvania.
His parents died when he was young, and
George and one of his brothers had to look
elsewhere for homes. On day they were put
one in each end of a big sack, which was thrown
over the back of a packhorse, and conveyed
across the mountains to their future home.
Our subject remained with the people who reared
him until attaining his majority, and so kind
did he find his foster-parents, that when he
left them he stole a smaller brother, John,
from the people with whom the latter was living,
and placed him in the home he himself was
leaving.
George Bell emigrated to this state at an early
date, and entered land in Guernsey County, while
it was almost in its primitive state, and wolves
howled through its trackless forests. He
had left in Pennsylvania all his brothers, of
whom there were five, and his four sisters.
His brother William, some time later,
came West and settled on a farm which he had
purchased in Muskingum County, this state.
Some time later the two brothers returned to the
Keystone State on a visit to their relatives,
and while there William started alone to
see some brothers who lived at a distance, but
was never heard from afterwards. Robert
lived and died in Alleghany City, Pa.; Samuel
was a farmer by occupation, and spent his entire
life in the Keystone State; John, who was
also a farmer, died in the above state, where he
also followed carpentering and was a speculator
in oil to some extent; James came to this
state after having passed many years as captain
of a steamboat, and, purchasing a farm, was
engaged in its cultivation until his death,
which was occasioned by a runaway team in Morgan
County. Of the girls, three of the four
married and lived and died in Pennsylvania.
When starting out in life for himself, George Bell
came to Guernsey County, and was variously
employed until establishing a home of his own.
He married Miss Elizabeth
Mehaffey, and the young couple immediately
settled upon a tract of eighty acres of wild
land. On this Mr. Bell had
previously erected a rude log cabin, and in it
lived with his wife for several years, without
even a floor to the hut. He spent his time
in clearing and improving his tract, and as his
means would allow added to it, until he became
the proprietor of five hundred and ninety-three
acres of as fine land as can be found in the
county. This record is remarkable, when we
learn that he started out without a dollar, and
his wealth had been accumulated through the
exercise of his own energies and the help which
was given him by his good wife. He died
Oct. 5, 1865, aged sixty-eight years. His
wife survived him eleven years, dying Oct. 31,
1876, aged seventy-three years.
The parental household included nine children, namely:
Margaret, who married Joseph
Wilson, and died in Iowa some years after
her marriage, aged forty-nine; Mary, now
deceased; Elizabeth, who makes her home
in Adams Township, this county; John,
living on the old homestead, unmarried;
Samuel, of this sketch, who was the next in
order of birth; Sarah, who died when
young; George, who moved to Missouri,
where he is still living, engaged in farming;
and Jane, who makes her home on the old
place, which is also the abiding-place of
William. George served during
the late war in the one hundred days’ service.
The original of this sketch remained under the parental
roof until thirty-five years of age, in the mean
time aiding his father to. carry on his large
estate. During these years he received a
thorough training in agricultural affairs, and
was also given a fair education in the common
schools. He was married in 1872 to Miss
Margaret, daughter of Hugh and Jane
(Cox) Woodburn, soon after which event he
purchased the place upon which he is now
residing. It included then about
thirty-five acres of land which was cleared, and
was adorned with a rude log cabin and primitive
stable. He immediately set himself to the
arduous task of improving the place, and has
made of it a well cultivated and productive
farm. Like his brother George, he also
served in the one hundred days’ service during
the Civil War.
To Mr. and Mrs. Bell there have been born four
children, viz.: Maude, who is the wife of
Oscar Oliver; Anna, who married
Robert Jirls, and lives in Muskingum County,
this state; George; and one who died in
infancy. In his political views Mr.
Bell is a straightforward Republican, and
takes great pride in the success of the grand
old party, he is very influential in the ranks
in his neighborhood, and on numerous occasions
has been sent as a delegate to the county
conventions. He has held the office of
Township Trustee, and during his incumbency
thereof gave full satisfaction to the people.
Source: Portrait
and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas Co., OH -
Publ. 1895 - Page 124 |
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CHRISTIAN BENCE Source: Portrait
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DANIEL W. BENDER Source: Portrait
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EMMET S. BENNETT Source: Portrait
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C. BETSCHER Source: Portrait and
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JOHN J. BIRK Source: Portrait and
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JOHN S. BLACK Source: Portrait
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EDWARD O. BLACKBURN Source:
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CHARLES W. BODEY Source: Portrait
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WILLLIAM K. BOLAN, M. D. Source:
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JOHN D. T. BOLD Source: Portrait
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CAPT. GEORGE W. BOWERS Source:
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Co., OH - Publ. 1895 - Page 286 |
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HENRY BOWERS Source: Portrait and
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MRS. MARY BRADEN Source: Portrait
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ADAM K. BROOM Source: Portrait
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JOSEPH BROWN Source: Portrait and
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THOMAS C. BROWNE Source: Portrait
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WILLIAM C. BROWNE Source:
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JOHN BURRY Source: Portrait and
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