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BIOGRAPHIES
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Biographical Record of Wayne & Holmes Co.
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J. H. Beers & Co.
1889
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Wm. W. Taggart, M.D. |
DR. WILLIAM W. TAGGART
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Commemorative Biographical Record of
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HARVEY W. TAYLOR
was born in Lehigh County, Penn., Feb. 15, 1863. His parents
are David and Emma (Long) Taylor, who now reside in
Philadelphia. In 1880 Mr. Taylor came to Wayne County
and engaged as a laborer on the farm of David Wiles, in
Canaan Township, Wayne County, and June 6, 1886, he married Miss
Jennie Wiles, and they have since resided on the homestead farm.
Mr. Taylor is a member of C. W. Sharp Camp, No. 170,
Sons of Veterans; Canaan Grange, No. 1280, Patrons of Husbandry, and
of the Canaan Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a trustee.
He is a member of the Prohibition party, and has served as township
supervisor.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of
Wayne County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.- 1889
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JAMES B. TAYLOR.
Perhaps in no business or profession is a man more conspicuous or
better known, or more popular or unpopular, as the case may be, than
in the law. His talent soon is recognized, and he rises to
distinction in the ranks of men, if by zeal and perseverance he
merits it. James B. Taylor was born in Fredericksburgh,
Wayne Co., Ohio, Ag. 24, 1840. His father, who was a native of
Virginia, married a Quakeress, also a native of that State, and
together, in 1825, they came to Wayne County, and Mr. Taylor
became a member of the Wooster bar. In 1873 he departed this
life, at the age of seventy-two years, and in 1878 his widow
followed to her long last sleep. Their home was blessed
with the birth of nine children, of whom James B. was the
youngest.
James B. Taylor, at the age of sixteen, became a
school-teacher, in which profession he continued in Wayne County
during the winter months, attending to his own studies during the
summer, at the Fredericksburgh (Ohio) Academy, until the fall of
1859, when he entered the junior class of Westminster College,
Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in June, 1861. The
following fall he organized and opened the Smithville Academy, which
he carried on until August, 1862, when, a responding to his
country's call, he formed a company of all the able-bodied students
under his charge, and prepared to go to the front, the remaining
portion of the academy passing to the care of J. B. Eberly.
Mr. Taylor entered the service as second lieutenant, and
afterward was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant; still later
he was made captain of Company H, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, serving until 1865. In that year this
regiment, which had seen active service, was consolidated with the
One Hundred and fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and as only one
of six captains could remain, the lot fell upon Capt. Speer,
the remaining five being mustered out. The regiment went to
the front over 1,000 strong, and returned with less than 300 men.
The Captain was with his command in nearly all the battles fought
for the opening of the Mississippi from December, 1862, to 1864,
under Gens. Grant and Banks.
During the latter years of his military
service Mr. Taylor read medicine and studied surgery, and in
the spring of 1865 he entered the office of Dr. Martin, at
Fredericksburgh, Ohio, where he continued until the fall of the same
year, when he went to the University of Michigan, there to attend
medical lectures. Soon after his arrival, however, he changed
his life's plans, and matriculated in the law department, graduating
in the spring of 1867. He then returned to Wayne County, and
opened a law office at Orrville, where he practiced until the spring
of 1882, when he finally located at Wooster. In February,
1888, he formed a law partnership with ex-Probate Judge Isaac
Johnson, which still continues. In 1868 Mr. Taylor
was married to Miss Emilie Emmitt, daughter of John Emmitt,
and a native of Pennsylvania. To this union six children have
been born, of whom three are now living. Mr. Taylor is
a F. & A. M., and a member of the Presbyterian Church; he is a
Republican.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of
Wayne County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.- 1889
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WILLIAM B. TAYLOR,
a son of Joseph Taylor, and grandson of John Taylor,
was born in Canaan Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, Aug. 18, 1849, and
grew to manhood on the old home place in Canaan Township, which was
entered by his grandfather, John Taylor. The latter was
a native of Crawford County, Penn., and came to Wayne County, Ohio,
in an early day, being among the early settlers of the county.
He died aged ninety-four years. Joseph Taylor, father
of William B., was a native of Wayne County, born in Canaan
Township in 1814, and died May 18, 1870; his wife was Lucinda,
daughter of Jacob Hartman, and was born near Troy, Ashland
Co., Ohio. In his father's will William B. Taylor was
named as the executor of the estate, and this trust he fulfilled
with admirable satisfaction to all the heirs. The subject of
this memoir received a common-school education, and was brought up
to farm life.
Dec. 7, 1871, he married Miss Jane, daughter of
William Kiser, one of the first settlers of Congress
Township, Wayne County, and to this union four children were born:
Kiser W., born Mar. 14, 1875; Nellie M., Mar. 23,
1877; Norah A., Jan. 12, 1879, and Clyde E., July 15,
1886. Mr. Taylor is at present a member of the Board of
Trustees for Congress Township, and is serving his third term.
He and his wife are prominent members of the United Brethren Church.
They own between them 262 acres of as fine land as can be found in
the State of Ohio.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of
Wayne County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.- 1889
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HENRY C. TEAGLE
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DAVID THOMAS
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LEVI THOMAS
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ROBERT B. THOMPSON,
one of the best known farmers of Wooster Township, was born Sept.
14, 1823. His father, David Thompson, was a
native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and in 1816 came to Wayne
County, and settled where Wooster City now stands. There he
was married to Maria Cook, daughter of John Cook, and
a native of Georgetown, Ohio. To this union four children were
born, three of whom, Mrs. William Downing, C. W. and
Robert B., are now living in Wayne County. On the 26th of
May, 1860, Mrs. David Thompson died, at the age of sixty-four
years, and on the 14th of March, 1880, her husband followed her to
the grave. Mr. Thompson had been a pioneer and
made the improvements upon the farm, redeeming it from its virgin
wild state. Both he and his wife were Presbyterians.
Robert B. Thompson
spent the first ten years of his life in Wooster, and in 1833
removed to the farm which has since been his home. Apr. 18,
1848, he was married to Elizabeth Rineberger, a native of
Pennsylvania, who came to Wayne County when young. Her father
died in Harrisburgh, Penn., but her mother still lives in South
Wooster. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson: John C., who died at the age of one month, and
Maria Elizabeth, now Mrs. John M. Yoder.
Mr. Thompson is independent in politics, using his
best judgment to select proper men for positions of honor and trust.
He is highly respected among a large circle of acquaintances, and
has the confidence of all who know him. Mrs.
Thompson is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
JOHN M. YODER, one of Wooster's
rising young farmers, residing on Section 5, Wooster Township, was
born in that township Apr. 4, 1849. His father, Stephen
Yoder, was a native of Pennsylvania, and a farmer, and came
to Wayne County at an early day, and settled in Wooster Township.
Here, in January, 1845, he was married to Katherine Miller,
daughter of Peter and Barbara (Plank) Miller. Mrs.
Yoder died at the age of twenty-five, when her son, John
M., was an infant. After his wife's death the senior Mr.
Yoder removed to Iowa, where he now resides. John M.
went with his father to Iowa, and worked on the farm until 1868,
when he returned to Wayne County. In December, 1873, he was
united in marriage with Maria Elizabeth, daughter of
Robert B. and Elizabeth (Rineberger) Thompson.
Since his marriage Mr. Yoder has resided on the farm
which is now his home. To Mr. and Mrs. Yoder seven
children have been born, as follows; Jessie M., Robert A.,
Stephen A., Grace J., John T., Edward E.
and Florence M., all at home.
Mr. Yoder is regarded as a rising young
man. In the full maturity of his powers, he is destined to add
to the success which has so far followed him in life. He is
prosperous in worldly affairs, and richer still in the respect and
cordial friendship of all who know him. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of
Wayne County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.- 1889
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J. N. THRAPP was
born in Wayne County, Ohio, and is the third son of Thomas and
Mary (Kernes) Thrapp, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania,
respectively. Our subject was educated at Canaan Center
College, Ohio. He came with the family to Olney, where his
father built the first grist-mill in Richland County. In 1861
he enlisted in the Eighth Illinois Regiment. He re-enlisted in
the Sixty-third Illinois Regiment and went to Cairo, Jackson
(Tenn.), Lagrange, Oxford (Miss.), Memphis, Vicksburg, Chattanooga,
Atlanta, in Sherman's "March to the Sea," then on the north march to
Washington, and took part in the grand review. He was promoted
to Orderly Sergeant. After his discharge he returned to Olney;
next traveled in Iowa and Nebraska about six months, then went into
the grocery and provision trade at Olney, continuing until 1877.
He then bought his present farm of 160 acres, which is well
cultivated and improved. He married, in 1867, Anna Combs,
a native of Illinois. They have three children - Alonzo Mc.,
Nellie A. and Pearly M. Mr. Thrapp is a
Republican, and a prominent citizen. He is one of the few men
who have kept a diary regularly for over twenty years, in which he
keeps an account of weather, temperature, etc., as well as personal
facts.
Source: Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois
- Historical and Biographical - Publ. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.
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DANIEL S. TINSTMAN
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Joe H. Todd |
DR. JOE H. TODD
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JOHN GEORGE TROUTMAN,
one of the permanent and successful farmers of Wayne County, was
born in Berks County, was born in Berks County, Penn., Sept. 20,
1816. His father, Michael Troutman, who was born in
Berks County in 1788, immigrated to Wayne County in 1829, and bought
a quarter section of land in Wayne Township for $1,600, originally
the property of John and Henry Royer. Philip Troutman,
father of Michael, was also born in Berks County, Penn., and
was of German descent. Philip was the father of six
children, four sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to maturity.
He was a John and Henry Royer. Philip Troutman, father
of Michael, was also born in Berks County, Penn., and was of
German descent. Philip was the father of six children,
four sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to maturity. He
was a farmer by occupation, owning 150 acres of land in Berks
County. He was a highly respected citizen, and died at a ripe
old age. Michael Troutman remained on his father's farm
until 1817, when he removed to Virginia, and there engaged in
farming until his removal to Wayne County in 1829. He was
married to Mary Emrich, who bore him three sons and two
daughters, whose names were John George, David, Philip, Eliza
(Mrs. Groff) and Mary (Mrs. Wyler). Mr. Troutman
remained on the first purchased farm until 1850, when he sold out
and purchased a small farm, on which he remained until his death, in
1869, one month after his wife's decease. He was successful as
a farmer.
John George Troutman was six months old when his
parents removed to Virginia, and thirteen years old when he came
with them to Ohio. His education was acquired in the common
schools of Wayne County and at a select school in Wooster; at
twenty-one he was a student at an academy in Berks County, Penn.
In 1841 he was married to Caroline, daughter of Jacob and
Elizabeth (Althouse) Fryberger, of Berks County, and born in
1821. Eleven children were born to this union (ten of whom are
now living), their names being Sarah Jane (Mrs. Dr. Wallace,
of Illinois), born in 1842; Mary (Mrs. Christy), of Wayne
County, Ohio, born in 1843; Dr. John Troutman, of Kansas
City, born in 1845; Michael, a banker in Canton, Ohio, born
in 1846; Joseph, a farmer in Virginia, born in 1848;
Elizabeth (Mrs. Campbell, of Ashtabula County, Ohio), born in
1852; Frank (deceased), born in 1852; Emma (Mrs. McCoy,
of Wayne County), born in 1854; Alice (Mrs. Wilson, now a
widow) born in 1857; Clara (Mrs. McClure, of Wooster), born
in 1861; Harriet (at home), born in 1864.
Mr. Troutman has followed farming as his life
occupation, and to-day owns 150 acres of land, nearly all of which
is under a high state of cultivation. The handsome buildings
and other improvements on the farm have been made by his own hands
or under his supervision. His success in life is due to his
own intelligence, industry and foresight, with the assistance of his
faithful wife, who has been in all respects a helpmate to him.
For twenty years Mr. Troutman was an elder in the
Presbyterian Church of Wooster, and a loyal supporter of that body.
He has always taken an active interest in the public affairs of the
county, and is a trustee of the Children's Home of Wayne County.
In politics he is a Jacksonian Democrat, and as a citizen, a
business man and a neighbor he has the respect and cordial good-will
of all who know him.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Wayne
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PHILIP TROUTMAN - See
MRS. PLEASANT ANN (JOHNSON)
TROUTMAN
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MRS. PLEASANT ANN
(JOHNSON) TROUTMAN, widow of
PHILIP TROUTMAN, was born in
Dauphin County, Penn., Nov. 25, 1829, a daughter of Isaac
Johnson. When she was five years old, her parents removed
to Wayne County, Ohio, and here she was reared to womanhood.
Jan. 3, 1854, she was married to Philip Troutman, a native of
Virginia, son of Michael and Mary Troutman, who were of
German descent. Philip came with his parents to Wayne
county, and here began his life's occupation, farming. After
their marriage, the young couple settled down to housekeeping in
Clinton Township, subsequently moving to Wooster Township, where
together they built up a good home, sharing life's joys and sorrows
together until Feb. 15, 1880, when death entered their home and
sundered the tie that bound them, claiming for its own the husband
and father, who at his death, was fifty-six years, one month and
fifteen days old. He was a Democrat in politics, and while in
Clinton Township served several terms as assessor. He was one
of Wayne County's self-made men, having to make his own start in
life, and his success was due to his perseverance and thrift, aided
always by his faithful wife.
Since her husband's death, Mrs. Troutman has
remained on the homestead, where with her children, she is living in
the enjoyment of the property she has so nobly earned. She has
had a family of eight children, seven of whom are living; Addie,
Jessie, Otto, Mary, John, Morse and Park; Clyde
is deceased. Addie was married Jan. 1, 1880, to
Daniel Shirk, and has three children; Frank T.,
Jay P. and Earl W. Jessie was married Aug.
16, 1882, to R. R. Redick, who died Sept.,1884, leaving one
child, and Mrs. Redick now lives with her mother.
Otto was for some time a teacher in Wooster Township, and now
lives in Kansas. Morse has been a teacher in the
township several terms. The homestead, which is located in
South Wooster Township, contains 196 acres, all well improved, and
is one of the pleasantest homes in the township. Mrs.
Troutman is an active and devoted member of the Presbyterian
Church at Shreve, and the family is among the prominent and
influential representatives of Wayne County.
Source:
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WILLIAM DEXTER TYLER
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