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Taylor Twp. -
GEORGE W. MACHLING, farmer, P.
O. Marysville, was born in Westmoreland County,
Penn., Mar. 26, 1833, and is a son of Phillip and
Barbara Machling, who were natives of
Pennsylvania. Phillip was born Jan. 1,
1795, and his wife was born Jan. 1, 1796. They
were married in Pennsylvania in 1816; emigrated to
Ohio and settled. He died in Union County Nov.
4, 1868, and she is still living. George
has been engaged in farming since he was
twenty-three years of age. He owns 181 acres
of nice land, well improved. He acquired a
common school education, and was united in marriage,
Mar. 26, 1863, with Lucinda Abbot, children,
of whom four survive, viz.: Frank M., Sohia,
Alice and Josiah.
 Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 690 |
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Washington Twp. -
WILLIAM MACOUBREY, farmer, P.
O. Richwood. The subject of this sketch was
born in Ireland Mar. 2, 1825, and is a son of
William and Mary A. Macoubrey. He married
in Ireland Miss Jane Mulligan, daughter of
James and Esther Mulligan. To them have
been born three children - Mary A., born Dec.
29, 1846; George A., born Jan. 4, 1852; and
William J., deceased. In 1857, with his
family he emigrated to America, and by the way of
New York came to Union County, Ohio. After
living in several different parts of Union County,
he finally, in the fall of 1873, settled in the
southeastern portion of Washington Township.
He is a man of industrious and economical habits,
which have secured for him success. He is a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and the owner of
fifty acres of land.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 670 |
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Washington Twp. -
JAMES MAHAFFEY, druggist,
Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born
in Union County, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1853. His
parents were James and Matilda (deceased)
Mahaffey, of Liberty Township, this county.
He received a good English education. In the
spring of 1879, he entered into the drug business at
Newton, this county, where he remained until
May,1881, in which year he moved to Byhalia.
He has established a good trade and is meeting with
success. On Dec. 25, 1875, he married Miss
Allena Haines, daughter of Harvey M. and
Elmira (deceased) Haines, of Union
County. This union has been blessed with two
children - Wilbur and Maud. He
is a member of the F. & A. M. society.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 670 |
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Allen Twp. -
SAMUEL MARSH, farmer, P. O.
Marysville, an old pioneer of Union County, was born
in Randolph County, W. Va., May 30, 1809. He
is a son of Benjamin Marsh, a native of Old
Virginia, and Sarah Minear, a native of
Germany, and a daughter of Adam Minear, who
came from Germany to America during the Indian
hostilities, and settled in Harrison County, Va.,
where Mr. Minear met a tragic death at the
hands of the relentless savages. Mr. Marsh
spent his youth and early manhood in his native
place, where his parents died. In 1835, he
removed his family to Allen Township, Union County,
and settled on eighty-two and one-half acres of his
present farm. He now owns a large farm, with
good improvements. He has always pursued the
avocation of farming and stock-raising, and has met
with success. He has devoted especial
attention to keeping fine cattle and sheep. HE
was married the first time, Apr. 14, 1831, to
Miss Mary Ryan, a daughter of John and Sarah
Ryan, and a native of Randolph County, Va.
She was born Aug. 6, 1807, and died Dec. 3, 1868.
This union was blessed with eight children, of whom
six are living - Loyal Y. Sarah J.,
wife of Owen Wilber, Randolph C., Emeline C.,
Stanton, and Jemima E., wife of Mr.
Marsh. Felix R., a deceased son,
was a member of a Kansas regiment in the late war,
and was taken prisoner and died. Mr. Marsh
was again married June 16, 1869, to Miss Abby
Pierce, daughter of Timothy and Pattie
Pierce. Mrs. Marsh was born in
Madison County, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1825. Mr.
and Mrs. Marsh was associated with the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Marysville. Mr. Marsh's
political views are Republican. He served as
Township Trustee two terms, and as a member of the
Board of Infirmary Directors.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 478 |
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Allen
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STANTON MARSH, farmer, P. O.
Milford Center, youngest son of Samuel and Mary
(Ryan) Marsh, was born on the home farm July 7,
1845. He spent his early life on the farm, and
received his training in the common schools.
Sept. 3, 1864, he entered the infantry service in
Company F, One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Regiment,
and, with his command, served in the Cumberland
Army. He was at Nashville when Hood threatened
that city, and served on guard duty till June 7,
1865, when he was discharged. Jan. 25, 1867,
he was married to Miss Alice J. Wood,
daughter of William C. and Maria Wood. Mrs.
Marsh was born in Allen Township, Feb. 3, 1847.
They have two children- Willie E. and Lulie E.
Mr. Marsh took possession of his present farm in
1867; it contains ninety acres of well improved and
cultivated land. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh are
associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Milford Center.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 478 |
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Washington Twp. -
BRAYTON A. MARTIN, physician,
Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born
in Connecticut Feb. 5, 1836. His parents were
Hosea and Beulah Martin. When a youth,
he learned the trade of a carpenter and followed the
same for several years. In 1863, he came to
Union County, York Township, and for a time made his
home with his aunt, Mary M. Martin, widow of
the late Enos Martin. During the latter
portion of 1866, and the beginning of 1867, for five
months he attended the Starling Medical College at
Columbus, and he again attended it in 1868 and 1869,
and graduated in March of the latter year. In
July, 1869, he located by Byhalia and began the
practice of his profession, where he remained until
1873. He then spent two years in Connecticut.
In 1875, he went to Schuyler County, Ill., where he
located until 1880, in which year he returned to
Byhalia. On Dec. 22, 1873, he married
Margaret Wilson, by whom he had one child -
Mary Luella. Dr. Martin has been Treasurer
of Washington Township; is a member of the F. & A.
M. society, and a physician of merit.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 670 |
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Claibourne Twp. -
FRANK A. MARTIN, of the firm
of Martin & Wynkoop, dealers in lumber,
shingles, doors, blinds and lath, and proprietors of
the Richwood Saw Mill, Richwood, Ohio, was born in
Knox County, Ohio, May 22, 1848; he is a son of
George R. and Agnes (Shipley) Martin, the former
a native of Ohio, of Irish descent, and the latter a
native of Pennsylvania, of English descent.
His father was a carpenter by trade, and also owned
and operated a saw mill. Our subject spent his
early life in school, in the saw mill and on the
farm. He has been successful in business and
owns a fine farm of 116 acres in Claibourne
Township. He came to Union County in 1874,
and, in 1881, embarked in business in Richwood with
his present partner. He was married, in 1870,
to Amanda C. Morton, a native of Knox County,
Ohio, by whom he has two children— Anna
May and Ray M. He is a steady,
industrious man, and has made his way in the world
by his own individual efforts. He is a Republican in
politics.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 642 |
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Darby Twp. -
J. P. MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Milford Center,
was born in Darby Township, Oct. 2, 1836. His
parents, James and Edith (Penrose) Martin,
were natives of Lancaster County, Penn. They
came to Union County in a wagon, arriving in Darby
Township, in September, 1835. Mr. Martin
erected a log house on the site of our subject's
present residence, and is still living in the
seventy-eighth year of his age. He reared a
family of six children, of whom four are now living.
Our subject is the only son. He was reared on
the homestead and educated in the schools of his
native place, and Otterbein University. In
September, 1869, he removed to his present location.
In the second year of the rebellion, Mr. Martin
enlisted in Company D, Fortieth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He served three months,
and was discharged by an act of the War Department.
He re-enlisted in November, 1862, in ___ Ohio
Cavalry, and served till the close of the war.
He was subsequently employed in the mustering
service at Louisville, Ky. At the termination
of this military service, he returned home, and
November, 1867, was married to Miss
Harriet, daughter of Frederick Sager.
Two children were the fruits of this union— James
H. and Jasper M. Mrs. Martin was
reared to womanhood in Darby Township, and educated
in the Female Department of the Ohio Wesleyan
University, from which institution she graduated in
June, 1867. Mr. Martin finished his
course in the Otterbein University, in June, 1861,
and ever since has displayed an active interest in
educational affairs.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 251 |
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Darby Twp. -
JAMES MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Unionville
Center, an old and respected pioneer of Union
County, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in
1805. His parents, Jonathan and Keziah
(Irwin) Martin, were natives of Lancaster
County, and of Irish ancestry. Mr. Martin passed his
youth and early manhood on his father's farm, and
has always followed that avocation. In 1833,
he came on horseback to Union County, occupying
eleven days in the trip. He purchased the
homestead, and returned to Pennsylvania, and the
following year moved with his family to this county,
making the journey in a wagon in seventeen days. Mr.
Martin bought 150 acres of woodland, for which he
paid $10 an acre, the highest rate at which land was
selling. Mr. Martin cleared and
well improved his farm, and has been engaged in the
pursuits of agriculture and stock-raising. In
1832, he was married to Miss Edith Penrose,
by whom he has had six children; of these four are
living, viz., Joseph; Belle, wife of
Joseph Woods; Maria, wife of
James Anderson; and _____. Mr.
Martin has always resided on the homestead
farm, which he has increased to 230 acres. He
is connected with the Presbyterian Church of Milford
Center, and is a highly esteemed citizen.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 251 |
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Claibourne Twp. -
JOHN M. MARTIN, farmer, P. O.
Richwood, was born at Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio,
July 31, 1828. His father, Jacob
Martin was born in Pennsylvania in 1799, and
died in Ohio in 1870. He was a soldier in the
war of 1812, and by occupation a cabinet-maker and
carpenter, but in the latter part of his life he
followed carpentering, house-joining and farming.
He was married at Mt. Vernon to Ann J. Adams,
who was born in Virginia in 1800, and died in Ohio
in 1881. Our subject was raised on a farm and
has made farming the occupation of his life.
He came to this county in 1864, and now owns a farm
of 116 acres in Claibourne Township. He was
married in 1859 to Martha J. Marquis, who was
born in this State Aug. 18, 1833; she is a daughter
of William and Elizabeth Marquis. The
former died in 1877, aged seventy nine years, and
the latter still lives, in her eighty-first year. Mr.
and Mrs. Martin have had three
children—Lizzie, Anna and John D.
Mr. Martin is a Democrat in politics, and one
of the Trustees of the Township.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 642 |
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Paris Twp. -
THOMAS MARTIN, Deputy Sheriff,
Marysville. Deputy Sheriff Martin is a
son of Michael and Catherine (Holton) Martin,
and was born in county of East Meath Ireland, Oct.
31, 1841. His parents were both natives of the
same place, and the family embarked to the United
States in 1850. After a residence of three
years in New York City, they moved and located on a
farm in Paris Township, where the parents passed the
remainder of life's journey. The subject of
this sketch was raised on a farm, and learned to
labor with his hands. He joined the ranks of
the Union army, in 1861, in Company F, Thirteenth
Ohio Volunteer infantry, for three years' service,
in which he experienced the perils of war. He
engaged in the battle of Rich Mountain, W. Va., July
11, 1861; Carnifax Ferry, W. Va., Dec. 10, 1861;
Shiloh, Tenn., Apr. 6, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Apr. 30
to May 30, 1862; Battle Creek, Tenn., June 21, 1862;
Perryville, Ky., Oct. 6, 7 and 8, 1862; Stone River,
Tenn., Dec. 21, 1862, where he was wounded and taken
prisoner. He was sent to Richmond and confined
eleven days in Libby Prison when he was exchanged,
and joined the regiment at Stone River. He
followed the fortunes of battle at Chickamauga, Ga.,
Sept. 19 and 23, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov.
25, 1863, where the Thirteenth distinguished itself
in storming the heights, and were the first to plant
the stars and strips upon the ramparts of teh
enemy's works, besides capturing artillery.
Then followed the pursuit of Longstreet, and
a spirited fight at Bull's Gap, Tenn., Sept. 24,
1864. The regiment then joined Sherman
in his march through Georgia. At the close of
the Atlanta campaign, the army divided, and he, with
the regiment, joined Gen. Thomas at
Nashville, through the battle of Franklin, Tenn.,
Sept. 2, 1864. He was mustered out at
Chattanooga, at teh close of the war, and on his
return to peaceful pursuits, opened a boot and shoe
store at Marysville. This business he followed
successfully until 1874, and for the two succeeding
years engaged in buying and shipping live stock.
From 1876 to 1880, he followed farming, but is now
in the stock trade. He was appointed Deputy
under Sheriff Hobensack, Jan. 3, 1880,
in which capacity he has proved a faithful and
capable officer. He is a member of the I. O.
O. F. society, Improved Order of Red Men and of the
G. A. R. He filled the office of Coroner from
1870 to 1872, and from 1876 to 1878. He has
served as Deputy Sheriff six years, four of which
were under Sheriff Sharp He was
married, in 1870, to Miss Lucy F. Smith, a
native of Union County. Five children born to
this union are living, viz.: Maud, Thomas A.,
William S., Robert B. and Jesse E.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 122 |
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Jerome Twp. -
WILLIAM MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Plain City, was
born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1827, and
is a son of David and Leah (Brelsford) Martin,
of Maryland. The grandfather of our subject,
David Martin, settled in the above county in
an early day. His maternal grandfather,
Abram Brelsford, also settled there in an early
day, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. The
parents of our subject came to this county in 1835,
and settled in Jerome Township on the farm where
William Martin now resides. He died
on Oct. 24, 1848. His mother is living, and
resides in Madison County, Ohio. The subject
of this sketch is the second son of nine children,
five of whom are living, viz., William, George,
David, Charles and Mary, William
being the eldest. The care of the family
devolved on his hands after the father's death, and
for three years he supported them, then started out
in life for himself. He rented a while, then
purchased half of the homestead. Feb. 28, 1851, he
was married to Elizabeth Kile, by whom
he has had four children; three are living—Delilah,
wife of John Warner; Laura J.,
wife of Robert Purdum, and David W.
Mrs. Martin is a daughter of
William and Elizabeth Kile. She was born
in Licking County, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1834. In
1864, Mr. Martin enlisted in Company K, One
Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment of the Ohio
National Guard service. He was honorably
discharged in September, 1864. Mr.
Martin is engaged in farming and stock-raising.
He was a poor boy when thrown upon the world, but by
his energy and industry he has made a reasonable
competence.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 317 |
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Taylor Twp. -
SAMUEL McADOW, farmer, P. O.
Marysville. The subject of this sketch was
born in Harrison County, Ohio, May 2, 1833.
His parents were John McAdow, born in 1796,
and Rebecca McAdow, born in 1795. His
father was a farmer and carpenter, and died Mar. 1,
1877. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania
and died in 1869. Samuel was married
July 18, 1853, to Miss Adaline Wolf, who was
born May 18, 1835, in Pennsylvania; they are the
parents of eight children, six of whom are now
living, viz.: William H., born July 5,
1854; Jasper, born Sept. 2, 1855; Orlando,
born May 30, 1857; Alice L., born Sept. 11,
1867; Hugh, born Sept. 13, 1870; Nye,
born Oct. 26, 1873. Samuel has, for
perhaps ten years followed the carpentering
business, but at the present he is engaged in
farming and stock dealing. He has been a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for sixteen
years, and his wife, an estimable lady, is also a
member. For sixteen years, Mr. McAdow
has served as Trustee of Taylor Township, and for
five years as School Director. He is the owner
of about 220 acres of land.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 690 |
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Taylor Twp. -
HENRY F. McCAMEY, farmer, P.
O. Broadway, was born in Licking County, Ohio, Nov.
9, 1856, and is a son of John G. and Mary
Elizabeth McCamey. John was born near
Zanesville, Ohio, in 1808, and his wife was born in
Maryland, and died Dec. 3, 1872. He finally
settled in Union County, where he still resides.
Henry was united in marriage, Nov. 9, 1881,
with Clara A. Gleason, who was born in
Licking County, Ohio, in August, 1856. He is
engaged in farming and owns twenty-five acres of
land. He acquired a common school education.
Mr. and Mrs. McCamey are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 691 |
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Leesburg Twp. -
D. McLEAN, farmer, P. O. Magnetic Springs,
was born at Washington C. H., Fayette County, Ohio,
Jan. 3, 1838, and on Oct. 23, 1859, married
Joanna Degood, a native of Ohio and a
daughter of Thomas and Joanna Degood, the
former of English and the latter of Scotch
descent. By this union three children were
born, viz.: Orville, born Feb. 10, 1861;
Rosetta, born Mar. 6, 1863, and Lewis,
born Apr. 1, 1865. Mr. Degood
owns 108 acres of good land two miles southeast of
Magnetic Springs, on which he resides. He is
also the holder of a one-fourth interest in the
bath-house at the Springs. In politics, he has
espoused the cause of the Prohibition party, and is
an earnest advocate of all works of reform.
His grandmother Degood was a niece of
Admiral Nelson. His parents,
Daniel and Helen (Boyd)
McLean, were natives of Ohio, of Scotch descent.
The name McLean is traceable far back among
the old Scottish clans, one of that name having been
the chief of a powerful clan during the fifteenth
century.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 442 |
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Paris Twp. -
HUGH McFADDEN, farmer, P. O.
Marysville, a highly respected citizen of Paris
Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn.,
Oct. 15, 1799. His parents, John and Sophia
(Kelley) McFadden, emigrated from Ireland in
1795, and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1802,
they removed to Mason County, Ky. Mr.
McFadden followed flat-boating on the Ohio and
Mississippi for a number of years, and finally died
in New Orleans. Mrs. McFadden
removed to Brown County, and subsequently to Clinton
County, where he died in 1820. Our subject is
the second son and child of a family of seven
children. He was engaged in farming and
mercantile pursuits in Clinton County till 1861,
when he came to Marysville and resumed merchandising
on East Center street. He followed it till
1864, when he removed to his farm, which he had
purchased in 1861. He was married February,
1822, to Miss Mary West, daughter of
Robert and Henrietta (Fairfax) West.
Mrs. McFadden was born in Fairfax County, Va.,
Dec. 25, 1799. She was a lineal descendant of
Lord Fairfax, who emigrated to America with a colony
in the eighteenth century and settled in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. McFadden were blessed with nine
children; of these, three are living—Fairfax W.,
married Sarah Morton; Hugh, married
Mary Allen; and Harrison W., a physician
at Magnetic City; Mary, Hannah, La
Fayette, Charles, Silas and
Eliza J. Silas enlisted in the struggle
for liberty when eighteen years of age, and died
June 27, 1881, from disease contracted while in the
service. Mrs. McFadden departed
this life May 24, 1882, after a brief illness.
Mr. and Mrs. McFadden had lived together for
sixty years, and were earnest, consistent members of
the Christian Church. Mr. McFadden is
in politics a Republican. He owns a valuable
and well-improved farm of 300 acres.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 123 |
Geo. M. McPeck |
Washington Twp. -
GEORGE M. McPECK, farmer, P.
O. Richwood. The subject of this sketch was
born in Harrison County, Ohio, July 19, 1842, and is
a son of William H. and Elizabeth McPeck,
whose biography appears in this history. When
a youth, with his parents, he came to Union County.
He received a fair English education and for a short
time taught school. In December, 1861, he
enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was attached to the army of West
Virginia. He participated in the battles of
Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain and the second battle of
Bull's Run, where he received a wound in the thigh.
His regiment was then transferred to the Potomac and
took an active part i the field of Gettysburg.
He was subsequently transferred to the Army of the
Cumberland, Twentieth Corps, and was engaged at
Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Dallas,
Peach Tree Creek, Averysboro, Bentonville and
numerous others. In July, 1865, he was
honorably discharged from the service. ON May
15, 1877, he married Miss Rachel E. Rowe,
daughter of David Rowe (deceased) and
Catherine Rowe, of Illinois. To them have
been born two children, viz.: Winnifred,
born Oct. 10, 1878, and Margaret (deceased).
He is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the owner of 137
acres of land.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 670 |
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Washington Twp. -
JOHN McPECK, farmer, P. O.
Byhalia, an aged and venerable citizen of Washington
Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn.,
May 11, 1814. His parents were John and
Sarah McPeck. In his youth, he learned the
trade of stone-cutting and brick laying, and
followed the same for more than twenty years.
In 1836, he came to Harrison County, Ohio, where, on
Aug. 3, 1843, he was united in marriage to Miss
Susannah McAfee, who was born Mar. 3, 1824, in
Pennsylvania. She is a daughter of James
and Mary McAfee, with whom, when three years
old, she came to Harrison County. To Mr.
and Mrs. McPeck have been born seven children -
James B., Orville D., Daniel, Mary T., Sarah M.,
William D. and Amanda M., the latter two
of whom are deceased. In 1852, he came to
Union County and settled in Washington Township.
Like other early setlers, Mr. McPeck
has endured hardships and self-denial. The
tract of land on which he settled had perhaps three
acres partly cleared; but by his industry and pluck
he succeeded in clearing it and to-day we behold it
transformed into a good farm of eighty-three acres.
He has served as Trustee of Washington Township, and
is an ardent member of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 670 |
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Washington Twp. -
GEORGE MILLER, physician,
Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born
in Shelby County, Ohio, Jan. 12, 1848, and is a son
of William Miller, deceased, and Lucinda
Miller. He was reared in Shelby County,
and received a fair English education. During
the latter portion of 1869, and the beginning of
1870, for five months, he attended the Cincinnati
College of Medicine and Surgery, and again attended
it in 1872 and 1873, and graduated in March of the
latter year. In the fall of 1875, he located
at Byhalia, this county. He enjoys a good
practice and is meeting with marked success.
On July 1, 1880, he was united in marriage to
Miss Lavina Tallman who was born Oct. 30, 1847,
in Union County; she is a daughter of Thomas W.
and Mary Tallman of Washington Township.
They have one son, viz., George O., born Mar.
18, 1881. Among his patients, Dr. Miller
is quite popular, being an affable and agreeable
gentleman. He is a member of the F. & A. M.
society.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 671 |
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York Twp. -
JAMES C. MILLER (deceased).
The subject of this sketch was born in Chenango
County, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1806. When twelve
years of age, with his parents, Joseph and Jemima
Miller he emigrated in Franklin County, Ohio,
where they remained several years, when they came to
Union County, and settled in York Township. In
October, 1828, in Franklin County, he was united in
matrimony to Roxy Ann Wason; who was born May
22, 1806; she is a daughter of Thomas and Keziah
Wason, who accompanied our subject's parents on
their way to Ohio. In 1829, when his wife, he
came to Union County and settled in the northeastern
portion of York Township, where his widow now
resides. To them were born seven latter four
of whom are deceased. Mr. Miller
was a member of the United Brethren Church, a kind
and affectionate father, and loving husband, and
departed this life in October, 1878. He left
to his family 180 acres of land.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 546 |
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Union Twp. -
JAMES C. MILLER, SR., retired,
P. O. Irwin, was born at Green River, N. Y., Dec.
14, 1797, and is a son of Joseph Miller.
He came to Ohio in 1814 and in the spring of
1815 came to his uncle, Samuel Colver's, in
this township. In the fall of the same year,
his mother, Ruth Colver, with her children,
Samuel and Charity, came to Ohio and made a
permanent settlement here. Mr. Miller
continued living in the township until 1865, during
that time partaking of the official honors of the
township, and serving the people as a Trustee and
Justice of the Peace. He was also a Colonel of
militia in the old days of State militia. He
was married in 1821 to Zelinda, a daughter of
Eliphas Burnham, and after marriage settled
in Survey No. 9,020, where he lived several years
until 1849 when he settled where J. B. Miller
now lives, and remained until 1860; in 1865, he went
to Missouri, but returned in 1869 and has since
lived here. He had seven children, viz.:
Harriet, Eliphas (deceased), Zelinda,
James, Lydia A., Rebecca and Harrison.
Mrs. Miller died Sept. 1, 1877; she was born in
Windham County, Conn. Mr. Miller is a
member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the
Universalist Church. Though Mr. Miller
is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the
Universalist Church. Though over fourscore
years of age, he retains all his mental faculties,
is well preserved in body and over fourscore years
of age, he retains all his mental faculties, is well
preserved in body and bids fair to live many years.
His mother was married the second time to Henry
Smith, by whom she had two children - Charity
and Samuel. Mr. Miller's
grandson, John B. Miller, the subject of this
additional notice, was born in Madison County in
1850, and is a son of James C. Miller, Jr., a
native of this county, now living in Champaign
County. He was reared in Madison County, and
at the age of ten years settled where he now lives,
and owns 153 acres of land in three counties.
He was married to Mary E., daughter of
George Hopkins, an old settler, by whom he has
had four children, viz.: Lewis B., Nettie
M., Harrison and Pearl.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 211 |
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Dover Twp. -
JEREMIAH MILLER, farmer, P. O.
New Dover, a native of Champaign County, Ohio, born
Dec. 21, 1837. He is a son of Thomas and
Delila (Wade) Miller, who moved and settled in
Washington Township in 1848. Jeremiah
was reared in manhood in Washington Township.
Oct. 16, 1860, he was married to Miss Sarah A.,
daughter of Joshua and Mary Haines. She
departed this life Aug. 11, 1868, leaving one child,
David E., born Oct. 11, 1862. Mr.
Miller's second marriage was celebrated Sept.
16, 1873, with Miss Mollie A. Clugage,
daughter of James Clugage, an old pioneer of
the county. Mrs. Miller was born in
Delaware County, Ohio, May 18, 1834. She was
for many years engaged in the profession of
teaching, and was one of the county's most efficient
teachers. Mr. Miller resided in
Washington Township till 1877, when he removed to
Marysville and dealt in cattle one year; then
removed to his present location, but has since
continued in the stock business. He and wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Miller is identified with the Masonic
order, Richwood Lodge, No. 303, and in politics is a
Republican. He served one term as Trustee of
Washington Township.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 374 |
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Washington Twp. -
THOMAS MILLER, farmer, P. O.
Byhalia, an aged pioneer of Washington Township, was
born in Champaign County, Ohio, Dec. 17, 1812.
His parents were John and Margaret Miller who
emigrated from Virginia to Fayette County, Ohio, in
1804, and remained there a short time, when they
moved to Champaign County, where they remained until
their decease. They were the parents of twelve
children, six of whom are now living, viz.:
Joshua, Elizabeth, Margaret, Thomas, Rees
and David. On Mar. 2, 1837, in
Champaign County, our subject married Miss Delia
Wade, who was born Nov. 11, 1819, in Champaign
County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Garland and
Rebecca Wade, natives of Virginia, who settled
in Champaign County about the year 1813. By
this union there has been an issue of eleven
children - Jeremiah, Daniel M., Ellis W., Jehu
W., Margaret D., Elizabeth J., Mary E., Mattie L.,
John J. F., Thomas F. and David E.; the
latter two of whom are deceased. Three of his
sons - Jeremiah, David and Daniel were
participants in the late war of the rebellion.
In the spring of 1846, he came to Union County, and
settled in the eastern portion of Washington
Township, where he came to Union County, and settled
in the eastern portion of Washington Township, where
he now resides. He has served as Treasurer of
Washington Township twenty-five years; is a member
of the Methodist Protestant Church, and the owner of
a fine farm.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 670 |
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Darby Twp. -
DANIEL MITCHELL, farmer, P. O. Unionville
Center. The grandparents of Daniel,
David and Martha Mitchell, were
among the earliest pilgrims of Union County.
He purchased and settled on 300 acres of land in
Darby Township, where they both died. The
subject of this sketch was born in Darby Township,
Union County, in 1817. His parents, Moses
and Jennie (Taylor) Mitchell, were natives of
Pennsylvania, and located with the family in this
township, where they passed the remaining years of
their lives. They raised a family of ten
children, six of whom survive. Our subject is
the oldest living of the children, and was married
in 1842 to Miss Sarah Marquis, a native of
Madison County. This union has produced four
children, viz.: Edward, Cinthia,
Hattie and Frank. Mr. Mitchell
occupied his present estate in 1846, consisting
of 217 acres. He is a practical farmer, and
politically is a Douglas Democrat of the old
Jacksonian school.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 253 |
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Darby Twp. -
DAVID MITCHELL, farmer, P. O. Unionville
Center, is a grandson of David Mitchell,
who was a native of Pennsylvania, and a son of
Moses and Jane (Taylor) Mitchell. His
father was also born in Pennsylvania, and came West
with his parents in 1812, and settled on land now
owned by John Mitchell. He had a family
of six children by his first wife, and by his second
wife, Jemima Cartright, had a like
number. He died at the age of eighty-one
years, in 1863. Our subject was married in
1851 to Miss Elizabeth Winfield, by whom he
had eight children, seven of whom are living, viz.:
Mary J., Arvilla, Fannie, Alice, Mattie, Rosa
and Scott.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 253 |
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Union Twp. -
GEORGE MITCHELL, farmer, P. O. Milford
Center, is a son of Moses Mitchell and Jane
Taylor, his wife. Moses Mitchell
was a son of David Mitchell, who came from
Kentucky to Ohio, and in 1800 settled in Darby
Township, where he bought 300 acres of land, on
which he made a permanent home, afterward making
additions to his original tract. Moses
Mitchell was fifteen years old when the family
came to this county. He married Jane Taylor,
a daughter of a pioneer, and resided in Darby
Township until his death. He was successful in
his farming operations and succeeded in accumulating
considerable property. He served for a time in
the war of 1812 as a substitute for his brother.
He was a great hunter, and very successful in his
dealings with the Indians, having a decided tact in
that direction. His milling was done at
Chillicothe, to which place he drove with an ox
team. He had five children, viz.: Martha
(deceased), Moses (deceased), Daniel,
David and George, the survivors living in
this county. Mrs. Mitchell died
in 1823, and Mr. Mitchell married Memima
Cartwright, by whom he had seven children, viz.:
Melissa, Betsey, Abraham (deceased), Aaron
(deceased), Amanda (deceased), Margaret A.
(deceased) and Elijah, the three
survivors residing in this county. George
enlisted in 1864 as a private in Company B,
Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infirmary, and was
discharged July 3, 1865; Elijah was a member
of a three months regiment of National Guards.
The father died in 1861 or 1862, at an advanced age.
He was a moral, upright man, of excellent habits.
Our subject was born in 1823, and has been a life
resident of this county. He was married in
1846 to Ann Gamble, of Union County, by whom
he has four children - William, Sarah J.,
Samantha and Nathan. The parents
are exemplary Christian people and members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 212 |
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Darby Twp. -
J. C. MITCHELL, farmer, P. O.
Unionville Center. The Mitchell family
are largely represented in Union County, the
descendants of whom were of Pennsylvania stock.
The grandparent, Samuel, with a colony of
four families, was the first to found a settlement
on the Darby in this county, in 1799, where they
raised families and died. David
Mitchell, the father of our subject, was born in
York County, Penn., Apr. 30, 1760, and was one of
four children, who passed a portion of their lives
in this county, where he died Jan. 28, 1826.
His first wife, Miss Hannah Black, was
born in August, 1764, and died Sept. 20, 1823, and
were the parents of thirteen children. His
second marriage was to Miss Rebecca Nelson,
Feb. 26, 1824. She died Oct. 9, 1824. He
returned to his native place in Pennsylvania, where
he was again married Oct. 6, 1825, to Miss
Hannah, daughter of John Caldwell, of
York County, Penn. David Mitchell
served as Justice of the Peace all his life, and
married thirty-two couple in Union County. He
was one of the first Associate Judges of the county,
and for years an Elder of the Presbyterian Church.
His counsel was sought in all public affairs; he was
a father to the poor, and in death left an honored
and cherished name. The subject of ibis sketch
is the only living representative of this family,
and was born in Darby Township, in 1826. He
was married Aug. 6, 1852, to Miss Nancy J., a
daughter of Samuel McCullough.
This union has been blest with six children, four of
whom are living, viz.: Lucinda A., wife of
William Markly; Emma J.,
wife of J. B Galloway, who reside on the
homestead; Samuel M. and David A.
Mr. M. has always lived a quiet, unostentatious
life on the homestead, surrounded by his children
and grandchildren. In 1876, after a visit to
the centennial at Philadelphia, Penn , be gradually
lost his eyesight, and became totally blind; yet he
is of sound health, and his keen sense of bearing,
combined with qualities of the head and heart, make
him a pleasing companion. He numbers among those of
the oldest born settlers of the county.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 252 |
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Jerome Twp. -
JAMES R. MITCHELL,
farmer, P. O. New California, was born on the home
farm in Jerome Township, Dec. 5, 1830. He is
the eldest son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Robinson)
Mitchell, and a grandson of Judge Mitchell,
an early settler of Darby Township, and a prominent
pioneer of Union County. He was reared and
brought up on the farm whereon he was born, and was
educated in the common schools of his native place.
He aided his father in clearing up the farm, which
was all in woods at the time of his birth. In
1851, his father gave him 116 acres, to which he
added 100 acres more. He settled on his new
firm at the time of his marriage, and occupied it
till the death of his brother in the late war in
1863, when he removed on the old farm and had charge
of his father during his last days. In 1881,
he purchased 100 acres of the farm his father left,
and now owns a tract of 769 acres. Mr.
Mitchell has spent most of his life in hewing
down the forests and clearing the land, and the
well-improved and finely cultivated acres of his
extensive farm are mostly the result of his entiring
energy and industry. Since 1867, he has
directed his attention largely to rearing and
dealing in stock. The summer of 1881, he
erected a commodious residence, at a cost of $3,500.
Apr. 1, 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss
Olive A. Gill, a daughter of Jesse and Jane
Gill. Mrs. Mitchell was born in
Allen Township, Dec. 19, 1830. They were
blessed with six children, all of whom are living,
viz: Sarah, John W., William G,,
James F., Aaron H. and Jennie C.
Mr, and Mrs, Mitchell are members
of the Presbyterian Church, Politically,
Mr. M. has always been Democratic.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 322 |
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Paris Twp. -
JOHN MITCHELL, JR., retired, Marysville, is a
son of John Mitchell, who was the youngest of
eight children, and was born in Cumberland County,
Penn. He moved to Milford Center in 1823,
being among the pioneers of that township. The
same year he was married to Miss Susannah Kingery
a Virginian. He was a hatter by trade, and
began the struggles of life with little, if any
means. He applied himself closely to his
business, and with the elements of energy and
frugality accomplished success. He was of a
quiet unostentatious nature and a lover of home.
In 1835, he purchased 500 acres of land upon which
he resided until near the close of his life, in
1882, in the eighty-second year of his age.
The widow who survives him resides in this city at
the advanced age of eighty-one years. Their
children are Ross, eldest son, who married
Anna Deland, and resides in Piatt County, Ill.;
John, Jr.; William D., who enlisted in
August, 1861, in Company B, Thirty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the battle of
Atlanta, July 22, 1864; James, who enlisted
in same regiment and served the full time of
enlistment, and was discharged in August, 1864; and
George D., who married Sarah
Converse, of this county. The subject of
this sketch was born in Milford Center, Union
Township, Feb. 13, 1826. He was raised on the
homestead farm, and in 1847 was married to Miss
Harriet, daughter of William and Mary
Stansfield. She was of English descent,
and with her parents came to this country when she
was seven years of age. Her father was a
merchant at Columbus, Ohio, some years, and died
while on a visit to Illinois in 1836.
His widow subsequently removed to Shawnee County,
Kan., where she died in 1861. Mr. M.
disposed of his estate in Union Township, in 1876,
and moved to this city, where he has since lived in
quiet retirement. He served his native
township as Justice of the Peace eight years and
Trustee for seven years, and was otherwise
identified with the township. He is the father
of six children, five of whom are living, viz.:
Emily L., Elizabeth A., Francis I., John M. and
Carrie M.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 124 |
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York Twp. -
ROLIN H. MONTGOMERY, farmer,
P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was
born in Licking County, Ohio, Mar. 31, 1846, and
when about two years old, with his parents,
Joseph Montgomery (deceased) and Emily
Montgomery, he removed to Knox County, where his
father died, Feb. 28, 1880, and where his mother
still resides. On Feb. 16, 1869, he married
Miss Sarah E. Headington, daughter of James
and Ruth Headington, of Knox County. This
union has been blessed with one child, viz., John
H., born Feb 16, 1871. In April, 1876, he
came to Union County, and for five years located in
Washington Township, from thence coming to York
Township, in the northern portion of which he
settled. Mr. Montgomery is a self-made
man, having acquired all he possesses by industry
and hard work. He is the owner of 102˝
acres of land, pleasantly located and in a good
state of cultivation.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 546 |
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Washington Twp. -
ROBERT MOODY (deceased).
The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland in
1832. His parents were James and Margaret
Moody. He was reared on a farm and
received but a rudimentary education. In June,
1853, he married Miss Janet Stewart, who was
born in March, 1830, in Ireland, and was a daughter
of Samuel and Jane Stewart. By this
union there has been an issue of four children -
Mary J., born Feb. 20, 1855; Robert, born
Sept. 18, 1858; William D., born Feb. 16,
1861, and George S., born Mar. 15, 1863.
In 1861, with his family, he emigrated to America,
and came to Union County, Ohio. For several
years he lived in York Township, when he came and
settled in the southern portion of Washington
Township. He was a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and respected in society. To his
family he was a devoted father and husband. On
Dec. 7, 1864, he fell at Murfreesboro, Tenn., while
defending the flag of our Union in the late
rebellion. His widow and fatherless children
feel their irretrievable loss, but we trust the loss
will be his gain. He left to his widow
sixty-four acres of land. She is a member of
the Presbyterian Church.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 671 |
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Union Twp. -
MRS. EUNICE B. MOORE, retired, Milford Center.
Is the wife of William B. Moore and the
daughter of Elijah Witter. She was born
in Madison County, Ohio, in 1835. Her first
marriage was celebrated with George Harris,
of Franklin County, Ohio, in 1854, by whom she had
three children, viz.: Amy C., wife of
Eli Gabriel, Amanda S., and an infant
deceased. Mrs. Harris died in Madison
County, Ohio, in 1865. Her present husband is
a native of New Jersey, to whom she was married in
1866. The entire family are members of the
Baptist Church and exemplary Christian people.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 212 |
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Taylor Twp. -
GEORGE W. MOORE, farmer, P. O.
Broadway, was born in Taylor Township, Union County,
Ohio, Sept. 4, 1854, and is a son of Jonathan (deceased)
and Mary Ann (Scott) Moore. Jonathan
was born in Ohio Jan. 4, 1829, and his wife was born
in Knox County, Ohio, June 10, 1835. They
first settled in Union County, Ohio, remaining there
for a time, and then moved to Warren County, but not
being satisfied there, he moved back to Union
County, where he remained until his death, which
occurred June 7, 1878. His widow is still
living in Taylor Township. Our subject was
united in marriage, Nov. 18, 1879, with Maggie J.
Snow, who was born in Indiana Nov. 19, 1857.
When twenty-four years of age he engaged in farming
on the land left him by his father. He has
since purchased a tract of land and now owns 155
acres. He acquired a common school education.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore is a very industrious and
enterprising young farmer.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 690 |
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Paris Twp. -
HUGH MOORE, one of the oldest citizens of
Union County, was born in Charleston, Va., Aug. 2,
1795. His parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth
(Long) Moore, were natives of New Jersey and
Virginia, respectively. His father served from
the beginning to the termination of the
Revolutionary war, as a member of a body-guard to
Gen. Washington. In 1812, he, with his
family, removed to (Cincinnati, and the following
year to Lebanon, Warren County. He died at the
extreme age of one hundred and one years, and his
wife in her one hundredth year. Hugh
was the eldest of five children. He was reared
on a farm till of age. In 1840, he went to
Perry County, Ill., where he lived till 1846, when
he returned to Warren County, and in 1848 came to
this county and located in Paris Township. He
was a fife-major in the late war between the United
States and Great Britain, and served six months.
He was married, and had eleven children; of these
six are living, James, his eldest son, was
born in Warren County, Jan/ 25, 1824; he married
Feb. 28, 1858, to Miss Christiana Belville,
daughter of Joseph and Sarah Belville, by
whom he has had three children, viz., Nicholas
B., Henry A. and Hugh. Mr. Moore
owns and occupies the home farm, which contains 116
acres, and is engaged in the avocation of farming.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 124 |
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Leesburg Twp. -
HUGH E. MOORE, farmer, P. O.
Marysville, was born in Union County, Ohio, Mar. 12,
1856. He is a son of Jonathan and Mary Ann
(Scott) Moore, the former a native of Warren
County, of English descent, and the latter a native
of Knox County, of Irish descent. His
mother came to Union County when four years of age,
with her parents, William and Fanny (Barcus)
Scott. They settled on 103 acres adjoining
what is now known as the "Scott farm"
which consists of 113 acres, both farms being
occupied now by our subject. On this land
there is a church, schoolhouse and graveyard.
Mr. Moore was married May 4, 1880, to Mary
J., daughter of Eli and Jane (Lee) Hildebrant;
she was born Aug. 29, 1860, and by her Mr.
Moore has one child, William Curtis,
born June 17, 1881. Mr. Moore is
a Democrat in politics. Though young in years
he is a thorough farmer, well posted in all that
pertains to his occupation and very successful in
all his farm operations. He makes a specialty
of raising sheep and cattle.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago -
W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 443 |
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Union Twp. -
J. A. MOORE, miller, Milford
Center, was born in Nodaway County, Mo., in 1847,
and is a son of William and Mary Moore,
natives of Ohio, who removed to Missouri at an early
day. The former was a millwright by trade and
erected the first mill in the above county, which
was burned down by the Indians after its completion.
Mr. Moore becoming discouraged, started for
Iowa, but while still in Missouri was overtaken by a
prairie fire, in which his wife was consumed.
This was in 1850. The county seat of Nodaway
County, Marysville, was named after Mrs. Moore
whose given name was Mary. Mr. Moore
died at Cannelton, on the Ohio River, in 1851, while
en route for home. He had seven children, five
of whom returned to Belmont County, Ohio. Our
subject remained in Belmont County until fourteen
years of age, when he entered a printing office of
Coshocton, Ohio, and remained one year. In
1862, when but fifteen years of age, he enlisted in
the Twelfth Ohio Independent Battery, in which he
served three years, seeing and participating in a
number of the hard fought battles of the war.
He was discharged Mar. 1, 1865. After his
return home he attended school one term in
Columbiana County, Ohio, after which he clerked in a
drug store one year. He then served a regular
term of apprenticeship to the blacksmith trade, and
after carrying on a shop for three years sold out,
and in 1871 began working at milling, a trade he had
partly acquired before entering the army. He
was married in 1869, to Etta, daughter of
S. D. Elliot, his partner in the mill at Milford
Center, and by her he has one son, Orrie.
Mr. Moore is a member of Darby Lodge, No.
636, I. O. O. F., and was a charter member of the
Encampment at Marysville.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 212 |
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Washington Twp. -
JESSE MOORE (deceased).
The subject of this sketch was born in Perry County,
Ohio, Oct. 27, 1817. His parents were
George and Rachel Moore, natives of
Pennsylvania, who settled in Perry County at an
early day. On Feb. 23, 1842, he was united to
Miss Jemima Rockhold, who came to Muskingum
County, Ohio, about the year 1833, where they
located several years. Her father having died
in Muskingum County, with her mother, she
subsequently went to Perry County. In the
spring of 1865, with his family, from Perry County
our subject came to Union County, and located near
Marysville one year. In 1866, he moved to
Washington Township, and settled where the widow now
resides. He was the father of fourteen
children - William W., Elizabeth E., Mary A.,
Susan M., James A., Jonathan A., Jacob H., Ruth L.,
Jesse F., Alpheus a., Ann J. Matilda H., George W.
and Elizabeth J., the latter two of whom
are deceased. To his family he was a devoted
husband and father. He departed this life May
7, 1868, respected by all who knew him. He
left to his widow, who mourns her irretrievable
loss, 100 acres of land.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 671 |
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Jackson Twp. -
JOHN MOORE, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The
subject of this sketch was born in Union County,
this State, Sep. 22, 1836. His parents were
Harvey and Magdalena Moore, early settlers of
this county. On Apr. 3, 1859, he married
Miss Catheriue Markley, who was born in May,
1842, in Marion County; she was a daughter of
Aaron and Margaret Markley. To them have
been born six children, five of whom are now living,
viz.: Emma M., Thomas C., Cyrus A., Margaret A.
and Ida M. In 1870, he settled in the
northwestern portion of Jackson Township, where he
now resides. He has served as Trustee of
Jackson Township. He is the owner of 240 acres
of land, and a zealous member of the Disciple
Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago -
W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 508 |
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Taylor Twp. -
JONATHAN MOORE (deceased) was
born in Ohio Jan. 4, 1829, and was a son of Hugh
and Elizabeth (Lonx) Moore, who were oth natives
of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio, were
married and remained in Ohio until their death.
Jonathan was united in marriage, Jan. 27,
1853, with Mary Ann Scott, who was born in
Knox County, Ohio, June 10, 1835. At seventeen
years of age, he began working by the time of his
death he owned 453 acres in a high state of
cultivation. His death occurred June 7, 1878.
His widow still lives on the old home farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were the parents of three
children - George W., born Sept. 4, 1854;
Hugh E., born Mar. 12, 1856, and Dolph H.,
born Jan. 12, 1865.
Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 690 |
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Jackson Twp. -
THOMAS MOORE (deceased) was
born in January, 1834, in Union County, Ohio.
His parents were Harvey and Magdalena Moore,
who had a family of eight children, seven of them
are now living, viz.: John, Elizabeth M.,
Margaret, Cyrus, Nancy M., Martha E. and
Magdalena. In June, 1856, our subject was united
in the bonds of matrimony with Miss Ellen Moore,
daughter of William ,and Ann Moore, of
Claibourne Township, this county. To them were
born six children, of whom five are now living,
viz.: William H., Mary E., Phila, John H. and
Olive I. He served in the late war of the
rebellion perhaps sixteen months, but was an invalid
during the greater portion of the time. To his
family Mr. Moore was an indulgent father and
loving husband. He was a member of the
Disciple Church, and peacefully departed this life
in November, 1878, respected by all who knew him.
He left to his widow, who still resides in Jackson
Township, and who mourns her irretrievable loss,
seventy-eight acres of land.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago -
W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 508 |
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Claibourne Twp. -
W. C. MOORE, farmer, P. O.
Richwood, was born in Hamilton County, Penn., Oct.
11, 1806 ; he is the son of Christian and Ann
Moore, the former a native of Maryland, of
German descent, and the latter a native of
Pennsylvania, of Welsh descent. Our subject
was reared on his father's farm, and early adopted
the occupation of a farmer. After reaching his
majority, he attended school 100 days, which was the
most schooling he ever had. He is now the
owner of 125 acres of good land, which he has made
by his own industry, having worked himself up from a
penniless young man to a well-to-do freeholder.
He was married, Jan. 28, 1828, to Anna
Long, a native of Pennsylvania, of Dutch
descent, and a daughter of Benjamin Long.
After their marriage, he emigrated to Licking
County, Ohio, and followed farming until 1854, when
he purchased the farm on which he now resides. Mr.
and Mrs. Moore have had the
following children: John, born Dec. 11, 1830,
now farming in this township; Ellen, born
Aug. 10, 1832; Thomas (deceased), born Aug.
22, 1834; James, born Nov. 15, 1841, and now
farming in Jackson Township; W. W., born Aug.
1, 1849; and Henry, born Aug. 21, 1853.
The family are all members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; Mr. Moore has been a
member sixty years, and for forty years has been a
class leader and eight years Superintendent of the
Sunday school. Mr. Moore is a
Republican in politics. Thomas, the
third son, lost his life in the service of his
country.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 644 |
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Dover Twp. -
JAMES H. MYERS, farmer, P. O.
New Dover, was born in Dover Township, Feb. 18,
1847. He is a son of John and Hannah Myers
who were respectively natives of Licking and Ross
Counties. His father was born Mar. 1, 1812,
and his mother June 4, 1812. They married in
Licking County, Ohio, May 3, 1832, and in 1837 came
to Dover Township. In 1847. Mr. Myers
purchased a farm, on which he died Feb. 21, 1871;
Mrs. Myers died on the same day of the previous
year. They were both members of the Mount
Herman Methodist Episcopal Church. James
is the fifth of twelve children. Jan. 5,
1864, at the age of seventeen, he enlisted in
Company F, Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He was with the Army of the
Cumberland, and April 23, he was disabled at Buzzard
Roost, Ga. He was sent to Camp Douglass,
Chicago, Ill., where he was Orderly to Gen. Sweet
till his discharge, July 25, 1865. Apr. 12,
1871, he was married to Miss Bell, daughter
of S. T. and Elizabeth Rittenhouse. Mrs.
Myers was born in Ross County, Ohio, July 17,
1853. They have four sons, viz.:
Memphis, Milo, Iven and Ivin. Mr. Myers
owns the homestead, which contains 120 acres.
He engaged in farming and raising Spanish merino
sheep, short-horned cattle, and Poland-China hogs.
He and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 375 |
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