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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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C. O. Owen & Co.
1895
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DAVID
L. MACKEY. On section 8, Adams
Township, Guernsey County, lies a fine farm of
about one hundred and seventy acres of fertile
land, one of the most pleasant homesteads in the
county. On this property the owner, our
subject, was born Jan. 15, 1840, and since then
it has come into his possession. He uses
great care and judgment in the cultivation of
the soil and has placed the entire estate under
good improvement.
The parents of our subject were Richard and Margaret
(Duff) Mackey, the former of whom was born
in Allegheny County, Pa., Mar. 17, 1814, while
his wife was a native of the Emerald Isle, born
there in 1762. He emigrated to the United
States and, making his way to the state of
Pennsylvania, lived there for a number of years;
then coming to Ohio, he entered a tract of four
hundred acres from the Government,
This of course was in its primitive state, but
by the aid of his sons he cleared and improved a
portion during his lifetime. His family
consisted of seven children. Robert,
the eldest, is now deceased; Margaret
married John Vincent, and died
near the old home place; Mary’s death
occurred on this farm, as did also those of
Nathaniel, Fannie, Eleanor and
Richard.
On the death of his father and other brothers the old
homestead fell to the father of our subject, who
lived upon it and cultivated it with great
success during his life. He was married to
Miss Duff in 1839, and of the nine
children granted to them David L. is the
eldest. Fannie married John
Wires, and resides just south of the city
of Cambridge; Jane C. married James
Mackey, and died in Pawnee City, Neb.;
Richard married in Iowa, and on returning
home died, being followed to the better land by
his wife, who only survived him a few weeks;
Margaret married Alexander R. Neal,
and departed this life in Belmont County, Ohio;
Thomas is a resident of Superior, Neb.,
where he is well known as a photographer;
Robert died in Adams Township, this county;
and Sarah married George Borden,
and makes her home in Morgan County, this state.
One year after reaching his majority, the Civil War
being in progress, our subject volunteered his
services to the Union army, and being accepted
was mustered in as a member of Company B,
Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry. This was in
August, 1862, and October 8 of that year he
participated with his regiment in the battle at
Perryville, Ky. This was followed by the
fight at Stone River, which was in progress from
December 31 to January 2. He also was in
active service in the battles of Chattanooga,
Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Dalton,
Resaca, Adairsville, Dallas, New Hope Church,
Kenesaw Mountain, and, in fact, in nearly all of
the well known engagements fought by the Army of
the Cumberland. In the last named conflict
he was wounded through the right shoulder by a
minie-ball, which passed through the upper part
of his right lung and came out at the lower
portion of the shoulder-blade. Being thus
incapacitated for service, he was given a thirty
days furlough and, returning home, received good
nursing and was ready to rejoin his regiment at
the expiration of his furlough. They were
stationed at that time at Atlanta, Ga., and soon
after Mr. Mackey arrived there
they were ordered back to Chattanooga in pursuit
of the rebel, General Hood.
They overtook him at Springfield, Tenn., when
occurred the fight at that place, Nov. 29, 1864.
This was followed by the engagement at Franklin,
that state, on November 30, when occurred one of
the hardest-fought battles of the war. The
boys in blue were then ordered to Nashville,
participated in the battle there, and were again
sent after Hood, whom they followed to
Huntsville, Ala. For the second time they
were ordered to Tennessee, and while there
received the news of Lee’s surrender,
which practically ended the war. Mr.
Mackey, with his regiment, was sent to
Nashville, and was mustered out June 10, 1865,
receiving his honorable discharge at Columbus.
Mar. 31, 1870, our subject was united in marriage with
Miss Mary J. Hammond, a native of
Guernsey County. The young couple at once
began farming on the old homestead, which has
been their home ever since, and where Mr.
Mackey has spent all the years of his life,
with the exception of the time in the service of
his country. He has been very active in
the affairs of his community, and was elected to
the positions of Township Clerk, Treasurer and
on the School Board. He is a Republican in
politics, and on that ticket was elected
Director of the County Infirmary, which position
he has filled in a most creditable manner since
1866.
Source: Portrait and Biographical
Record of Tuscarawas Co., OH, Publ. 1895 - Page
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LEWIS
MILLER has for more than a quarter of a
century made his home in Cambridge, and has a
distinction of being the oldest established
barber in the place. Though a native of
Germany, he fought for the liberty of his
adopted land during the Civil War, and has
always been a true patriot. He helped to
organize Cambridge Post No. 343, G. A. R., and
in 1867 became a member of the Odd Fellows'
society. As a Mason he is a member of Blue
Lodge No. 66 and Chapter 54, A. F. & A. M.
The parents of our subject were Gottfried and Maria
Miller. The father was a weaver by
trade which calling he followed in his native
land. His son-in-law, Gottlob Urban,
had come to the United States in 1849, and,
following his example. Gottfried Miller
decided to make his permanent abode in the
United States, and accordingly landed in
Guernsey County in 1854. The following
children were born to him: Hannah, Mrs.
Urban, who died in 1855; Mina, widow
of Jacob Volz, of this county;
Fredericka, wife of Joseph Konyversey,
a Hungarian, now living in Iowa; Charles,
of this county; Lewis, whose name heads
this sketch; and Caroline, who became the
second wife of Gottlob Urban. The
father of this family died Mar. 16, 1873, and
his wife has also been called to her final rest.
Lewis Miller's birth occurred Dec. 22, 1842, in
Saxony, Germany. He was twelve years of
age when, with his parents, he crossed the
Atlantic, and up to the war he engaged in
farming and also to some extent in mining coal.
May 10, 1862, he enlisted in Company A,
Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry, for three months'
service, and followed Morgan through Kentucky.
After his discharge he re-enlisted in Company B,
First Ohio Cavalry, at the time the regiment
veteranized. He was finally mustered out
of the army Sept. 16, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio.
He served throughout the Georgia campaign and
was in the battles of Decatur, Ala., Resaca and
Kenesaw Mountain.
For a year or more after leaving the army Mr. Miller
lived in Wheeling, W. Va., where he followed the
business he had picked up while in the service,
that of a barber. In the latter part of
1866 he came to this place, which has since been
his home. He has long numbered among his
regular customers many of the best citizens, as
he was the first white man to engage in the
trade in this locality. In politics he
uses his ballot in favor of Democratic nominees.
Apr. 9, 1868, Mr. Miller married Elmina Hoy,
and of their union have been born two
children, a son and daughter, namely: William
E., whose birth occurred May 10, 1869; and
Anna M., who is now the wife of Howard
Baxter, of Cambridge.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Tuscarawas Co., OH, Publ. 1895 - Page 157 |
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THOMAS
J. MILLER, is Mayor of Kimbolton.
For four years he was engaged in general
merchandising, under the firm name of
McConaughey & Miller, but for the
last year under the firm name of Miller A
Pollock, he was obliged to give up the
practice of his profession in 1889 on account of
poor health, but was formerly very successful in
his chosen work.
The parents of Dr. Miller were David L. and
Mary C. (Reed) Miller. The father was
a native of Belmont County, Ohio, born Nov. 27,
1809, to Mathew and Jane (Long) Miller,
who were natives of Maryland and Ohio,
respectively, and in 1835 removed from Belmont
County to the village of Antrim, in this county.
They cleared a farm, on which they resided until
April, 1860, when they became residents of
Wheeling Township. David L. Miller
died Mar. 31, 1880. His wife, Mary,
was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Jan. 9,
1819, and died in July, 1894. parents,
Robert and Mary (Cromey) Reed, were natives
of Ohio and Ireland, respectively. They
took up their abode in this county in 1841,
where Robert Reed passed the
remainder of his life, his wife’s death
occurring in Jefferson County. David
Miller was a cooper by trade and taught
school for a few years, but made farming his
chief occupation. For a number of years he
was Trustee of Madison Township, and also served
for a number of terms as School Director.
Dr. T. J. Miller, who was born at Antrim,
Madison Township, Mar. 15, 18-19, is one of
eight children. Five of the number are
deceased: Robert R., Mathew T., Hannah J.,
Sarah and William H. Jennie
I. is unmarried and lives in Cambridge, as
does also her sister, Mary W., a school
teacher, the widow of Lawson J. Scott.
Until reaching his majority, Dr. Miller
continued to live with his parents, and then
going out to earn his own livelihood was for
live years employed as a carpenter. He
later attended school for two terms, after
which, in the fall of 1875, he taught one term
in the Bell School, in Liberty Township.
Soon afterward he took up the study of medicine,
and was graduated Feb. 27, 1878, at the Columbus
Medical College. His first location was at
Sunny Dale, Sedgwick County, Kan. There he
remained until Mar. 8, 1881, when he removed to
Harvey County, in the same state. After
practicing until September, 1886, he entered the
Cincinnati Medical College, where he took a full
course as a postgraduate. The following
spring he went to Topeka, Kan., with the
intention of practicing medicine, but was laid
low with a severe attack of fever. As soon
as convalescent he returned to Cambridge and
continued in practice here for two years, at the
end of which time lie was again prostrated with
the fever which had formerly afflicted him, and
he was compelled to give up his profession.
Dec. 13, 1882, Dr. Miller was united in
marriage with Mary M. Anderson, who was
born near this village, Feb. 7, 1858, and is a
daughter of Dr. William and Eliza (McMillen)
Anderson. The former was born in 1812,
in Harrison County, Ohio, and died in April,
1882. His wife was born in this county,
and is a daughter of Mary and John McMillen,
Pennsylvanians. Mrs. Miller is one
of six children, the others being as follows:
William, deceased; Gilbert, a farmer
of Johnson County, Ivan.; Katie,
deceased; Florence M., widow of L. W.
Pollock, and a resident of Kimbolton; and
Annie E., who is unmarried and lives at the
home of Dr. Miller. To our
subject and wife have been born two daughters,
namely, Lois and Mary. The
family are members of the United Presbyterian
Church, and enjoy the friendship and esteem of
all who have the pleasure of their acquaintance.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Tuscarawas Co., OH, Publ. 1895 - Page 372 |
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CHARLES
P. MINNICH, a retired farmer and merchant
of Tuscarawas, was born in this city, and is one
of the oldest inhabitants of the place, which in
former years was called Trenton. He is now
the owner and operator of the Mount Carbon Coal
Mine, and has money invested in various other
enterprises.
John, the father of Charles Minnich,
was born in Bradford, Pa., Aug. 10, 1798, and
with his parents came to New Philadelphia, Ohio,
in July, 1805. He taught school in his
youth, and about 1827 came to this place, where
he opened a store in the log structure which was
moved from a deserted Goshen mission and with
slight repairs served him as both store and
dwelling-place until 1835. He was the
first merchant to engage in trade at Trenton,
and his early supplies were purchased in
Pittsburg, the goods being transported by team.
Later he bought a stock of goods in
Philadelphia, and these were brought over the
mountains in wagons. During his remaining
days Mr. Minnich was actively
engaged in business here until his death, which
occurred June 5, 1870. His parents were
Philip and Sarah (Kniseley) Minnich, natives
of Pennsylvania, who were among the pioneers of
1805 in this locality. John
Minnich was the first Postmaster of this
village, and held the office for some thirty
years, when he resigned and recommended as his
successor a gentleman who was duly appointed.
John Minnich married Elizabeth
Hout, who was born in Virginia, Sept. 27,
1803, and died Oct. 25, 1886. Her parents were
Peter and Rosanna Hout. The former
came to this county from Virginia about 1811,
and after purchasing a section of land returned
to the Old Dominion with the intention of
settling up his affairs in order to permanently
locate in Ohio. He was an extensive
farmer, and very prominent in the locality where
he dwelt. Before he had carried his plans
into effect, he was taken seriously ill and
died. His wife died in Jefferson County,
Ohio. John and Elizabeth Minnich had four
sons and four daughters, as follows: Sarah,
who married Joshua Gooding,
formerly a farmer of Goshen Township; Charles
P., our subject; Rosanna, wife of
H. B. Sargent, a retired farmer of Delta,
this state; John H., deceased, who laid
out the town of Derby, Kan.; Albert, a retired
merchant of Derby, Sedgwick County, Kan.;
Martha, deceased; Mary, of this city; and
Henry C., who owns and carries on a farm
and coal mine and is a resident of Tuscarawas.
Charles P. Minnich was born Jan. 17, 1831, and
continued to live with his parents until he
reached man’s estate. In 1858 he was
united in marriage with Mary R. Benner,
who was born in Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 1833,
and whose parents, Thomas and
Martha (Thompson) Benner, were
natives of the Keystone State and Steubenville,
Ohio, respectively. The former was born
Sept. 10, 1803, to Philip and
Ruth (Roberts) Benner, and
died Apr. 2, 1888. Philip Benner
was one of General Washington’s
teamsters at Valley Forge, Pa., during the
Revolutionary War. He was an extensive
iron manufacturer in later years at Bellefonte,
Pa., and lived to attain the extreme old age of
ninety years. Mrs. Minnich’s
mother was born in July, 1812, and died in
February, 1849. Her parents were Robert
and Elizabeth (Kelly) Thompson. The
former, who was born in Ireland, emigrated to
Jefferson County, Ohio, at an early day and
engaged in the milling business at Jacksonville.
He was at one time Sheriff of the county within
whose boundaries he passed the major part of his
life. Mrs. Minnich is one of
eight children, the others being as follows:
Elizabeth, Philip K., George W.
and Emeline, who are deceased; Robert
T., a farmer of this county; Hannah M.,
who has passed away; and Helen K., widow
of George Cronhiser, who owned and
operated a homestead near Eastport, Ohio.
Thomas Benner was the proprietor
of the old Uhrichsville woolen-mill and for a
time ran a furnace at New Philadelphia in
addition to carrying on a farm. For a term
of twelve years he was Township Trustee, also
served as Treasurer, and was School Director for
many years. Politically he was a Democrat,
and in religion was identified with the
Presbyterian denomination.
Three sons and three daughters have come to bless the
union of Charles P. Minnich and wife:
Benner, who lives at home and is
superintendent of his father’s coal mine:
Martha, who died in infancy; Cora,
formerly a music teacher and now the wife of
Lewis Lineberger, car inspector at
the Dennison (Ohio) railroad yards; Wilson,
who is now in California; Harry, who
lives at home and is engaged in farming; and a
daughter who died in infancy.
After his marriage, which took place when our subject
was about twenty-seven years old, his father
gave him a third interest in his store, where
the young man had formerly worked on a salary.
At the end of three and a-half years he disposed
of his interest and leased forty acres of coal
land from his father. This he operated for
six years, after which, in company with his two
brothers, Albert and Henry, he took possession
of the old store, which was carried on for three
years more and then sold. In 1872
Charles Minnich remodeled the store
and two years later re-opened the place, which
lie conducted until September, 1886, when it was
destroyed by fire. At the time of his
father’s death he was appointed one of three
administrators to attend to the estate, and for
some years it took up the main part of his time.
On this account he re- tired from business,
appointing his sons and others to operate his
mines and other commercial interests.
The first ballot of our subject was cast for General
Scott in the presidential election of
1852. Since the organization of the
Republican party he has been one of its
enthusiastic supporters. In 1864 he was
appointed Quartermaster for the Seventieth
Battalion Ohio National Guards by Governor
Brough, and after remaining in the
service for a short time was honorably
discharged.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Tuscarawas Co., OH, Publ. 1895 - Page 258 |
John Nagely |
JOHN
NAGELY is the proprietor of the leading
planing-mill and lumber-yards of New
Philadelphia. to the progress and growth
of this place he has added to no small extent,
and is accounted one of her most worthy
citizens. The business which he conducts
is constantly increasing in volume, and the firm
of which he is a member is held to be one of the
substantial ones of the state.
The birthplace of our subject was in the canton of
Berne, Switzerland, and the date of the event
Feb. 12, 1832. His father, Casper
Nagely, a native of the same place, and a
son of Melchoir Nagely, was a farmer by
occupation, and a prominent man in the community
wherein he dwelt. He had been educated in
the schools of Guttanen, and followed teaching
to a certain extent successfully. At one
time he served as Town Clerk of Guttanen, in
which place his death occurred in the year 1858.
His wife, whose maiden name was Catherine
Streun survived her husband but a few
years. They were both devoted members of
Reformed Church, and were well known for their
noble characters. Of their six children,
Casper was the eldest; our subject was
next in order of birth, and the others were
Catherine, Margaret, Magdalena
and Vcrena. Margaret and
Catherine are deceased.
John Nagely’s early years were passed
quietly under the parental roof. He was
given good educational advantages up to his
seventeenth year. At that time he began
learning the trade of cabinet-making at Burgdorf,
where he spent four years. Subsequently he
pursued his vocation and also engaged in farming
more or less. While learning his trade he
attended night school, and there obtained a
practical business training. Believing
that the New World afforded better opportunities
for a young man of perseverance. Mr.
Nagely set sail for the United States.
Arriving at his destination, New York City, in
1861, he at once proceeded westward to Sullivan
County, N. Y., where he spent about a year and
a-half.
In the fall of 1862 our subject first came to New
Philadelphia, and as the war was in progress, he
found but little to do in the line of his trade.
Until 1865 he worked at various employments,
then taking up his former calling. For a
few years he was foreman of the Champion Planing-mills,
and in 1870 was admitted as a partner in the
concern. Later he sold out his
interest in the business, and was again given
the position of foreman. In this capacity
lie served until 1878, when he purchased an
interest in the mill. In 1880, in company
with William H. Criswell, he bought out
the other partners, and continued to operate the
mill until the death of Mr. Criswell
in 1888. For a short time Mr.
Nagely then conducted the business alone.
In January, 1892, his son, Charles A.,
was admitted to the firm, which has since been
known as John Nagely & Son.
July 4, 1861, our subject married Elizabeth
Von Bergen, who was a native of the same
town as her husband, and who made the journey to
the United States the year of her marriage.
Her parents were John and Barbara Von Bergen,
whose early lives were passed in the canton of
Berne, Switzerland. The following children
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Nagely: John
W., who wedded Mary Hochstetler,
daughter of Cornelius Hochstetler,
and is foreman in the mill for his father;
Charles A., who married Anna M., daughter
of James B. Waddington, residents of
Rosemond, Ill.; William H., a resident of
Uhrichsville; Emma E., the wife of
William H. McCullough, of Cambridge,
Ohio; Lena L., wife of John
Hammond, of New Comerstown; and Flora,
Edward and Walter. The older
members of the family are all connected with the
Reformed Church.
Fraternally Mr. Nagely, together with his
sons John and Charles, is a member of
Schoenbrun Lodge No. 430, I. O. O. F. He
uses his right of franchise in favor of the
Democratic party. The firm of John
Nagely & Son has a general planing-mill
for the manufacture of sash, doors, mouldings
and similar lines. They are also
contractors and builders, and afford employment
to some fifty men. A large and well
selected stock of shingles, lumber, lath and
other building material is constantly kept on
hand, and the business transacted by them is
proving very lucrative. Their supplies are
purchased in all parts of the Union, and the
products of their mill are shipped to many
points outside of this immediate vicinity.
Charles A. Nagely, the son of our subject,
besides being an Odd Fellow, belongs to the
following-named orders: Philadelphia Council No.
390, R. A.; Lodge No. 69, A. O. U. W.; Court No.
1540, I. O. F.; and the German Relief Society.
His wife is the granddaughter of Henry
Zimmerman, an early settler of Tuscarawas
County, who died Apr. 30, 1884. A member
of the Lutheran Church, she is ever ready to
assist in the support of the good work in which
this religious body is engaged.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Tuscarawas Co., OH, Publ. 1895 - Page 131 |
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