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BIOGRAPHIES
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Commemorative Biographical Records
of
Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of
Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1899
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DANIEL COLBORNE McTAGGART, M.D. The medical fraternity
of this section is noted for skill and learning, leadership therein not
being easily obtained, and the subject of this sketch, a well-known
physician of Bryan, may well take pride in his high standing.
Thorough preparation, united with fine natural gifts, assured his
success from the start, even against able professional competitors,
while his worth as a man and a citizen has contributed largely to the
esteem in which he is held in the community.
Dr. McTaggart is of Scotch descent, and displays the
best characteristics of that "canny" race. His ancestral home was
at Tarbert, Argyleshire (a small seaport not far from Glasgow,
Scotland), at the mouth of the river Clyde, where the family has for
several generations been connected with the fishing business. John
McTaggart, his grandfather, was well advanced in years when he
decided to seek a new home in Canada, and in 1844 he set sail from
Liverpool with his entire family except one daughter, who married
Archibald McMillan and went to Australia. On landing at New
York they immediately proceeded to Elgin county, Canada West (now
Ontario), locating in the vicinity of St. Thomas. The region was
then covered with primitive forest, and the journey was made for many
miles along a narrow trail through the woods; but the shrewd pioneer had
faith in the future of the locality and purchased a tract of six hundred
and forty acres, which he and his sons cleared and improved. He
and his estimable wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Love, died
there, and the remains of both were interred in the cemetery at St.
Thomas.
Of the five sons, the eldest, Archibald, who was
married in Scotland, took up government land near Port Bruce, in the
same county, where he erected a sawmill, and he still (1898) resides
there at the advanced age of ninety-four. John was married
in Scotland, and made his home upon a part of his father's purchase.
Duncan, who was also married in Scotland, located on a portion of
the new homestead. Godfrey married in Scotland, and his
death occurred in Canada some years ago. Donald, our
subject's father, located on the homestead, and thus the family was kept
practically in one neighborhood. The descendants are now numerous
in that locality, and the name is associated with a high order of
citizenship.
The late Donald McTaggart was born in Scotland
in 1814, and was educated for the ministry, the family being devout
Presbyterians; but after seven years of study in a theological seminary
he abandoned the idea, preferring agricultural work at the new home.
At the time of the removal to Canada he was about twenty-three years old
and unmarried, and not long after his arrival he was married at the
homestead to a Miss Esseltine. She died some years later,
and he formed a second union, with Miss Sarah House, daughter of
Henry and Sarah (Bacon) House, and a direct descendant of Lord
Bacon, of England. By his first marriage there were two sons:
John, who married Irene Stokes, and Isaac, who married
Almeda Topping, both brothers being now residents of Springfield,
Ontario. By the second union there were four children: Henry
Alexander, who graduated at a medical college and engaged in
practice at Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he died in the fall of 1877, at
the early age of twenty-four, unmarried; Daniel C., our subject,
who is mentioned more fully below; Mary, wife of William H.
Healey, of Longwood, Florida, and Sarah M., who died at the
age of four years. The mother of this family is still living, at
the age of seventy-seven, and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Healey.
The father died at the old homestead in
Canada in 1891, aged seventy-seven, having resided there continuously
for nearly fifty years. He was greatly respected in the community
for his high character, and although he was never an office seeker he
took an active and influential part in local affairs, and in the work of
the Reform party, frequently serving as a delegate to county
conventions. During his earlier years he was engaged in the lumber
business, but later he devoted his attention to agriculture. In
religious faith he was at first a Presbyterian, having been reared
in that Church, but after his second marriage he united with the
Methodist Church, of which he remained a devout member. His
earnestness and zeal in the cause was shown in many ways, and for years
he was in active service as a class leader and superintendent of the
Sunday-school.
Doctor McTaggart was born July 19, 1856, and his
boyhood was spent at the old home in Canada, his education being begun
at Mapleton with Doctor Leonard Luton as his first teacher.
Later he attended the grammar school at Springfield, Ontario, and when
about eighteen years old he entered upon an apprenticeship with a
brother in the carpenter and house building business. At the age
of twenty-four he began the study of medicine at St. Thomas, his
preceptor being Doctor Leonard Luton, under whom he had begun his
elementary education years before in the schools of Mapleton, and who
had later established a fine practice as a physician. In the fall
of 1885 our subject entered Pulte Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio,
and in 1887 he finished his course, being one of six students in a class
of twenty-six to take special honors. On April 1, of the same year
he located at Bryan, engaging in general practice, and he speedily built
up a large and lucrative business. He is a prominent member of the
Homeopathic Medical Society of Ohio, and at present holds the office of
medical examiner of the Pulaski Council, National Union, and of
Friendship
Hive of the Knights of Ladies of the Maccabees, both at Bryan. In
politics the Doctor is a stanch Republican, and although he does not
aspire to official distinction his interest in educational affairs has
led him to accept a place on the board of education of his city.
He and his family are identified with the Church of Christ at Bryan, and
they are connected with the bet social circles of the locality.
Their home on the southeast corner of Main and Mulberry streets is a
pleasant one, being both tasteful and commodious, and the Doctor
occupies an elegant suite of offices there, consisting of three rooms on
the ground floor.
On December 6, 1880, Doctor McTaggart was
married at Mapleton, Ontario, Canada, to Miss Addie E. White, and the following children have blessed this union: Eva A.
born Sept. 6, 1881, who died June 27, 1896; Hazel S., born Dec.
11, 1885; Mildred, born Mar. 10, 1889; and Kenneth White,
was born June 25, 1897. Mrs. McTaggart is a daughter of
Frederick and Elizabeth (Hull) White, prominent residents of
Mapleton, Ontario, her father having been for a number of years a
magistrate at that place. He was born near Stuttgart, Germany,
and in early life engaged in business as an architect and builder,
having been thoroughly trained for successful work in those lines.
For a number of years he resided near Toronto, but since retiring from
business he has made his home upon a farm at Mapleton. He and his
estimable wife have reared a family of seven children: David, who
married Miss Annie L. Linderderry, and resides at the homestead;
Miss Carrie, who resides with her parents; Tillie, who
married Doctor G. H. Gilbert, of Cleveland, Ohio, and has a son,
Doctor F. at Marysville, Ohio; Annie, wife of Doctor I.
B. Patterson, of Milford, Indiana; Addie E., wife of our
subject; and Charles A., a practicing physician at Cleveland,
Ohio.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page 228. |
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JONATHAN MARKEL.
More than half a century has passed since this gentleman arrived in
Williams county, and he is justly numbered among her honored pioneers
and leading citizens. During this time he has been actively identified
with her agricultural interests, and is now residing in Section 4,
Pulaski township. His valuable farm of one hundred and fifty-two acres
was a wild wooded tract when he purchased it in 1848, paying for the
same about five hundred dollars, but his arduous labors have been well
rewarded, and it is now one of the best and most attractive farms in the
community.
A native of Ohio, Mr. Markel was born
January 1, 1825, in Pickaway county, a son of Abraham and
Mary (Stumpf) Markel, natives of Berks county,
Pennsylvania. In connection with farming the father also followed
carpentering for some years in Pickaway county, Ohio, whither he had
removed in an early day. There he died in March, 1845, aged sixty-two
years, and his wife passed away at the residence of her daughter in
Jefferson township, Williams county, at the age of eighty-two years.
Eight children constituted their family, namely: Amos, Jacob,
Margaret, Mary, Jonathan, Hester, and two
who died in infancy.
On his father's farm in Pickaway county, Jonathan
Markel continued to reside until coming to Williams county in the
spring of 1845, working for his brother Amos, in Jefferson township,
three seasons, and for A. W. Boynton, at Pulaski, for one year.
In 1849 he located upon his present farm in Pulaski township, which he
had purchased the year previous, and to its cultivation and improvement
he has since devoted his energies with gratifying results. In March,
1882, he had the misfortune to have his house and its contents destroyed
by fire, but has since erected a pleasant residence, and the other
buildings upon the place are in harmony therewith.
On July 4, 1849, Mr. Markel was married to
Miss Sarah Jane Clampitt, who was born in Wayne county, Indiana, May
8, 1825, a daughter of John and Mary (Beeson) Clampitt, both
natives of Guilford county, North Carolina, the former born May 21,
1803, the latter on June 12, 1804. In 1840 Mr. and Mrs.
Clampitt came to Pulaski, Williams county, Ohio, where he worked
at his trade of blacksmithing until his death, which occurred June 2,
1854. Subsequently his wife found a pleasant home with our subject,
where she passed away February 21, 1882. They were the parents of nine
children: Sarah J., David A., Elizabeth E., Edward B.,
Benjamin F., Mary, Samantha C, John W. and Jabez B. Mr. and Mrs.
Markel have reared two children, namely: Sarah E. Boynton,
now the wife of Bartlett Thompson; and Florence Rose Leek,
wife of Sherman Kelly.
Politically Mr. Markel is a Republican,
and his fellow citizens, recognizing his worth and ability, have elected
him to several local offices of honor and trust. For the long period of
seventeen years he creditably served as trustee of Pulaski township, and
for six years was infirmary director. Both he and his wife are leading
and active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pulaski, and
enjoy the respect and esteem of all who have the pleasure of their
acquaintance. For almost fifty years they have traveled life's journey
together, sharing with each other its joys and sorrows, its adversity
and prosperity, and now in their declining days they are surrounded by a
host of warm friends who appreciate their sterling worth.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page .276 |
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