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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of
Hocking Valley, Ohio -
Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing
Co.
1883
BENJAMIN
W. THACKER was born in Wilkes Township,
Vinton County, Mar. 30, 1853. His parents,
Thomas and Anne (Vaughn) Thacker, natives
of Virginia, came to Ohio in 1831, and settled
in what was then Wilkes Township, Gallia County,
but is now part of Vinton. The subject of
this sketch was reared on a farm and educated in
the common school, and also attended one term at
Lebanon. Jan. 5, 1875, he was married to
Maggie Wellman, born Sept. 20, 1859.
Her father, James Wellman, was killed
while serving his country in the late war.
This union has been blessed with five children -
Stella I., Charles P., Annie L., Wendell P.
and Harry J. Mr. Thacker owns
seventy acres of land in the lumber trade.
He and his wife are members of the United
Brethren church at Fairview.
SOURCE: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio -
Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1883 - Page 1342 |
J.
M. THOMAS, undertaker and dealer in
furniture, Hamden Junction, Ohio, came to this
place in October, 1859, and engaged in the
manufacture of wagons and carriages, which
business he carried on sixteen years. In
1875 he closed out his wagon business and
established his present, now carrying a full
line of furniture, his stock at present
consisting of every article of furniture usually
found in country retail houses. Mr. Thomas
is a native of Ross County, Ohio, born Aug. 28,
1827. He was reared on a farm, which he
followed till twenty-three years old, at which
time he began to serve a two years'
apprenticeship at $6.50 a month which, when
completed, fitted him to engage in the business
for himself. He served as Township Trustee
from 1872 to 1874, and was again elected in the
spring of 1883. He was elected first Mayor
of Hamden Junction in 1876. He was
married Sept. 23, 1855, to Miss Harriet,
daughter of Frederick Day, of Ross
County. They had five children, four of
whom are living - Mary A., Carrie, Adda M.,
Florence N. James N. is deceased.
Mrs. Thomas died May 21, 1881, aged
forty-eight years.
SOURCE:
History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 -
Page 1378 - Clinton Twp. |
ANTHONY
TRIMMER, farmer, postoffice McArthur, is
a son of Anthony and grandson of Paul
Trimmer. His grandfather was a native
of New Jersey, and for twenty years was a sailor
on the ocean. While he was at sea his
brother Anthony came West and was never
afterward heard from. A half-brother,
Isaiah Fairclove, died in New Jersey.
His wife was Jane McUlwaine. They,
with seven children, finally settled in
Washington County, Penn., where both died.
Their three sons, Anthony, Thomas and
Samuel, and one daughter, Mrs. Nancy
Ravencraft, died in Washington County.
Of the others, Mrs. Polly Myers died in
Ross County, Ohio, and Mrs. Rebecca Miller
and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, in Coshocton
County. Anthony married Jane
Manning in New Jersey. She died in
Washington County, leaving eleven children, of
whom the subject of this sketch is the ninth.
Mr. Trimmer then married Margaret Hunt,
who was born and reared in Washington County,
Penn., and died in Vinton County in the fall of
1876. Anthony, Jr., was born in
Washington County, Penn., Mar. 22, 1814.
When a boy he commenced to learn brickmaking, a
trade he followed till thirty years of age.
At about that age he married Lucinda Miller,
a native of Washington County, but at that time
a resident of Coshocton County, Ohio. She
died in 1877, leaving eight children, all now
living - David, Rebecca J., John, Eliza A.,
Paul, William, Lucinda and Mary.
In 1864 Mr. Trimmer came with his family
from Coshocton County to his present farm on
section 32, Elk Township. He has 123 acres
which he cultivates in corn and wheat.
SOURCE: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio -
Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1883 - Page 1272 - Elk Twp. |
S. H.
TRIMMER, brother of the above, the fifth
child of Anthony and Margaret (Hunt) Trimmer,
was born in Washington County, Penn., Jan. 31,
1834. His father died when he was seven
years old and he reared to the life of a farmer
under the jurisdiction of his mother and
step-father. When sixteen years of age he
commenced to learn the blacksmith's trade in
Pennsylvania. In 1858 he came to McArthur
and opened a shop, working at his trade till
1875. He was very successful, and in 1873
bought the farm of 117 acres on sections 31 and
32, Elk Township, where he now resides, which he
has since improved and now has under good state
of cultivation. He moved to the farm in
1875, and now has a good home surrounded with
all the comforts of life. There is a
five-foot vein of fine coal on section 31; four
veins of ore, two feet down, easily excavated,
and a good quality of blue limestone and black
band ore. The land produces good crops of
corn and wheat. Mr. Trimmer is now
devoting considerable time to fine stock, and is
turning his farm into pasture. He was
married to Rebecca J. Bottomfield, of
Monroe County. They had ten children, five
now living. The deceased were buried in
one grave, all dying of the measles.
SOURCE:
History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 -
Page 1272 - Elk Twp. |
MRS.
CAROLINE (CARR) TUCKER was born in Vinton
County, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1831. At the age of
twenty-two she was married to Dr. John Boyd,
a native of Ohio. They were parents of one
child - J. E., born July 11, 1855, now
the wife of Prof. John M. Daviess, of Rio
Grande, Gallia Co., Ohio. Mr. Boyd
died May 22, 1855, and Dec. 25, 1879, she was
married to Josephus Tucker, who died May
9, 1882. Mr. Tucker has lived most
of the time in Wilkesville. She was
carried on the millinery business for twenty
years, for years of the time in Middleport,
Meigs Co., Ohio. He mother and aunt reside
with her in Wilkesville. Her mother was
born in Greenbrier County, Va., July 4, 1804.
She was married in 1826 to Cornelius Carr,
born in Middletown, Conn., Nov. 3, 1801.
He died Sept. 6, 1877. They had six
children - M. P., Caroline S., John,
Salina and Angeline. Mrs. Tucker
and her mother are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
SOURCE:
History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published
Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 -
Page 1366 - Wilkesville |
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