Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 112

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William C. Tanner is one of the most substantial employed in his native county, and nine terms and thoroughgoing farmers of Muskingum county, were taught in one district, which fact speaks Ohio, and was born on the farm where he now eloquently as to his efficiency. His services are resides August 29, 1816, son of Edward and Sarah often sought by school officers, and it may with (Brown) Tanner, the former of whom was born in truth be said that he has never disappointed them. Virginia of English parents, and when about In August, 1863, he enlisted in the One Hundred fifteen years of age was captured by the Indians and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer infantry, Com- and taken to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where he was pany K, and the following May, he with his kept for three and a half years. At the end of this regiment, was assigned to duty at the front in the time he was purchased by the government and re- Army of the Potomac, in General Pickett's brigade. turned to his home in Virginia. He learned the At the expiration of his term of service he was Indian language while in captivity, and became honorably discharged and returned home. June thoroughly familiar with Indian customs and 18, 1863, he was married to Miss Mary E. Will- traditions. He was married in Virginia, and emi- iamson, who was born October 9, 1846, daughter grated from that state to Ohio in an early day, of Marcus and Elizabeth (Waxler) Williamson, and coming down the river on a keelboat. After after his return from the war Mr. Swingle settled residing for one year near Coshocton, they settled on the place where he now resides. He success- on the farm on which William C. Tanner is now fully conducts a farm of 135 acres, in addition to residing, but at that time the land was heavily teaching, and utterly refutes the old idea that one covered with timber, and the country around was can not do two things well at once. He is a mem- a wilderness. Before leaving Virginia he had ber of the Dan Brown post No. 380, of the G. A. purchased land warrants sufficient to buy 500 acres R., of which he has been quartermaster since its of land, and at the time of his death in 1831, ho

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had a magnificent farm, well improved. He lies James and Nancy (Taylor) Tanner, the former of buried on his farm. Indians and wild game were whom was a Virginian and emigrated to Ohio in very plentiful at the time of his settlement, but an early day, dying in this state when the subject there were only two or three houses between his of this sketch was an infant. William T. Tanner home and Zanesville, and it was five miles to the was left motherless at the age of eight years, but nearest neighbors. He was compelled to go to continued to make his home in Coshocton county Coshocton to mill and to do his trading, and, in until he was twenty-three years of age. After the fact, had to undergo all the hardships incident to death of his mother he lived with his uncle, Will- the life of the early pioneer. His wife was born iam Taylor, who had quite a large family, and in Virginia, and proved a true help-mate to him in whose house was a one-roomed cabin with loft over- his struggles to obtain a home. She died in 1855, head, which was reached by a ladder set up in one after having borne a family of five sons and five corner of the room. Here the boys slept on beds daughters. She was of Irish descent. William made on the floor. Sometimes when very cold, C. Tanner is their youngest child, and the only one they slept under the beds next the floor. When now living, so far as known. He has always re- fourteen years old, being tired of the hard life at sided in this county, on the farm which he now his uncle's he ran away to other friends, wading owns and which was settled by his father. He the Muskingum river through slush ice in Novem- was educated in the old-time subscription schools ber. He has been doing for himself since he was of his day, and in the winter time was compelled to about fourteen years of age and throughout life has walk three miles to a log schoolhouse. March devoted his attention to farming. In 1835 he came 19, 1840, he was married to Miss Eliza Cooke, of to Muskingum county and was here married the this county, and their married life has extended following year to Miss Phoebe Stump, who was over fifty-one years of their lives, and has resulted born in this county, but he was called upon to in the birth of two sons and six daughters: John mourn her death in 1881, she having borne him W. (deceased), Sarah, Harriet, wife of George three sons and five daughters, two sons and four Kreiger; Fannie, wife of Henry Fleming; Clarissa, daughters now living: James E., Mary L. (wife of wife of Dr. Frederick Vigor; and Charles, who Mr. A. C. Springer), Oscar W., Rachel A. (wife of died in Colorado in 1881, and two daughters, Ida John W. Marshall), Margaret E. (wife of William F. and Theba A., who died when young. Mr. T. Mapel) and Malinda (wife of W. S. Drake, M. D.). Tanner inherited the warlike spirit of his paternal In 1848 Mr. Tanner had purchased the farm of grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolution- 300 acres which he now owns, which is situated ary war, and when the Rebellion came up he about five miles west of Zanesville. Here he began espoused the Union cause, and in 1862 enlisted in raising and dealing in stock on quite an extensive Company G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer in- scale, but of late years has not given so much fantry, of which company he was chosen captain. attention to this business as formerly. Mr. Tanner After remaining in the service for about six months, is one of those men to whom the term "self-made" he was compelled to resign his commission on ac- is decidedly applicable, for he started for himself count of disease contracted while in the service, single handed, but by industry and economy he and returned to his home. He was a participant has succeeded in securing for himself and family in the engagements at Perrysville, Stone River, a comfortable and pleasant home. He has always La Grange, and Crab Orchard, in all of which he been a law-abiding and progressive citizen, and has acquitted himself creditably. He has a splendid been one of the leaders in improving the section in stock and grain farm of 167 acres, about six miles which he resides. He has made his farm, which from the county seat, located on Licking river, and was very little improved when he purchased it, one through this farm the Baltimore & Ohio railroad of the most fertile and finest places in the county. runs. He and his wife are members of the M. He has held various offices of trust and for seven E. church, politically he is a republican, his first years he was one of the county commissioners, was presidential vote being cast for William H. Harri- director of the county infirmary six years and has son, at which time he was a whig. He is a man held minor offices in his township. His first presi- of liberal views, is well posted on general topics of dential vote was cast for Martin Van Buren in 1836 interest, and has always taken a deep interest in and he has always been a democrat in politics educational matters, and was one of the first men When he was about twenty-two years of age he and in the county to give his children collegiate educa- another young man raised a crop of corn for which tions. Nearly all his children have taught school he received about the first money he ever owned, and his daughters are well versed in music.

and as he kept his corn until the following spring William T. Tanner, a substantial farmer resid- he received a good price for it which gave him a ing near Zanesville, Ohio, was born in Coshocton little start in life. Although he always had to county, of this state, in 1812. He is the son of work hard for what he had he has been liberal in

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the use of his means in worthy causes, and is a wife died. He then married the mother of Mrs. useful and valued citizen. He has lost over $3,000 Taylor and eight children were the fruits of this in going other people's security and by trusting to union: Elizabeth, Mary, Andrew, James, Martha, their honesty and his generosity and honesty have Christopher, Samuel and Sarah. Only two are manifested themselves in various other ways.

now living, Martha and Sarah, the former a resi- Alfred Taylor, farmer, Norwich, Ohio, was born dent of Indiana. Mrs. Taylor's father followed in Hampshire county, England, January 2, 1814, farming in Rich Hill township and carried this on and was the second child born to George and successfully until his death when ninety-one years Elizabeth (Tragust) Taylor, natives also of that of age, about 1857. His wife died the following county. The grandparents were Thomas and Lidia year.

Mrs. Taylor was a worthy member of the (Mainard) Taylor, and they were also of English M. E. church. Mr. Taylor's sons are all living in nativity. George Taylor emigrated to this country this county, and are public-spirited citizens. Mr. in 1835, and ten weeks after starting, landed in Taylor was apprenticed to a butcher in Sussex Zanesville. He purchased a farm in Union town- county, for a term of three years and at seventeen ship and the following year located on it. There years of age received his diploma. He then en- he and wife received their final summons on the gaged in business for himself, until coming to same day. His children were all born in England America. He sailed from Portsmouth to New and were principally reared there. They were York, with his wife and child, in the ship "Louesa," named as follows: Henry (who came to this county under Captain Wood and had a very rough voyage. about two years before the rest of the family, and His brother, Henry, met them at New York, to pilot is now residing in Washington township, this them through to Zanesville. From New York to county), Alfred (subject), Elizabeth (sixty years Troy they were on a towboat; from Troy to Buffalo old, died within five days of her father, ninety-two on a canal boat; from Buffalo to Cleveland on the years old, and mother, ninety years old, and all "Daniel Webster," and on their way they met a boat are buried at the Norwich graveyard), Ann (de- in distress and towed her to Detroit, which delayed ceased) and Thomas (residing in Norwich.) The thein two days and two nights. After a very rough members of this family all belonged to the Church lake voyage they finally landed Saturday, near mid- of England. The father was at one time a whig night, strangers in a strange land. No friendly but later became a democrat. He was a carpenter police came to their assistance and rats and frogs by trade, but after coming to this country he were their companions until morning. Sunday engaged in agricultural pursuits which he carried morning they took a canal boat from Cleveland to on the remainder of his days. Alfred Taylor re- Dresden, and from Dresden to Zanesville were on mained under the parental roof until nineteen Captain Rene's steamer. Coming to Union town- years of age and was married to Miss Eliza Ray, ship, they lived in a cabin with a puncheon floor, a native of Hampshire county, England, born in and as he saved money he put it in a pewter can April, 1812, and the daughter of Henry Ray. The under this floor. Later Mr. Taylor bought a farm, latter emigrated with his family to this county paying for it with the money he saved in this can, after Alfred Taylor and wife had settled in Union which contained all nations of specie. He attrib- township, and there they both died. He was a utes his success to honesty. A great many drovers farmer. Mrs. Taylor was one of three children, passed through his place generally stoping on their George and William, and all are now deceased. way and at one time he accommodated ten drovers Our subject was married before leaving England and a boy with 1,500 head of hogs from Saturday and one child, Alfred H., was born in that country. until Monday. He always found these people He is living in Union township at the present time honorable and peaceable while at his home. When and is engaged in farming. Four children were Mr. Taylor landed in Zanesville, Ohio, with his born in Muskingum county, Ohio: George (residing wife and child, he had but $30 in money. in Perry township), Thomas (also in Perry town- He is a butcher by trade and worked at Belknap ship), Isabel (the wife of Mr. G. Richie, resides in stillhouse through the summer season and in the the West) and Courtney H. (who is living on the winter season at his trade, for which he received home place in Union township). Mr. Taylor lost $1 per day. He also worked on a farm until he his first wife in 1871. His second wife, Miss got a start and in 1836 began assisting on the Elizabeth Herron, was born in Rich Hill township, home place. About 1842 he rented a farm from Muskingum county, in 1816, and died December his father and in connection with tilling the soil, 31, 1891. She was one of eight children reared by worked at butchering. He served a number of William and Elizabeth (Crow) Herron. Her father years as a volunteer in the Concord Blnes and was a native of Ireland, where he first married and attended camp muster at Zanesville and Taylor- reared a family, and later he came to the United ville. Mr. Taylor has accumulated a good property States and settled in Rich Hill township, where his by his industry and good management and is one

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Allan A. Taylor, a progressive citizen of Mus-

of the county's most esteemed citizens. He first bought sixty acres, then eighty, afterward sixty kingum county, Ohio, was born here October 5, acres more, then eighty again, and then 160 acres. 1858, to Henry and Jane Taylor, the former of He owned in this county about 500 acres of land whom was born in Hampshire, England, where he and gave his children all a good start in the world. was reared and educated, coming to America at He contributes liberally to churches, schools, etc. the age of twenty-one years. The subject of this and "honesty" has been his watchword through sketch was twenty-one years of age when he start- life.

ed out in life for himself, but prior to this had

Among the pioneers of Muskingum county, taught three terms of school, having had excellent Ohio, appears the name of Henry Taylor who locat- advantages which he improved to the utmost, be- ed in this county at an early day. He was born in ing for some time an attendant of Muskingum col- Hampshire, England, in 1811, and came to America lege at Concord. He was next to the youngest of in 1832, settling in Muskingum county, where he his parents' family of nine children. After attain- has since lived. He resided in Zanesville two ing his majority he embarked in the mercantile years, in Union township eight years, in Falls business, which he continued for two years in part- township two years, again in Union township, nership with his brother. He was married in seven years, in Perry township twenty-one 1879 to Miss Barbara A. Sutter, daughter of Bart- years, in Salt Creek and Wayne townships ley and Louise (Sandal) Sutter, the former of fourteen years, and for the last six years has whom was born in Germany and came to America lived in Wayne township near Zanesville. When at the early age of twelve years, locating, in time, he first came to this state it was a compara- in Perry township of this county where he is now tive wilderness and entirely destitute of the luxu- residing. Jacob Frederick Sutter, his father, ries of modern times. Buggies were almost un- crossed the ocean to Germany five times to attend heard of and the settler made his trips either on to his property interests in that country. Of the foot or in ox or horse wagons. Mr. Taylor's par- four children born to Allan Taylor and his wife, ents, George and Elizabeth (Triges) Taylor, were the following are living: Norah E., Clarence L. natives of England, and the father was a carpenter, and Lily E. Louis E. is deceased. Mr. Taylor son of Thomas Taylor. Two years after Mr. Tay- is the owner of a valuable farm of 204 acres, all of lor came his father and mother came and lived in which is improved and one of the best farms in Union township until their death in January, 1878. Salt Creek township. Besides keeping his land in They were the parents of five children, all of whom excellent agricultural condition he gives consider- came to America: Henry, Alfred, Thomas, Ann able attention to the raising of stock of all kinds, and Elizabeth. Ann married H. Curll and died a in which business he is successful and prosperous. number of years ago. Elizabeth is also deceased. He inherits his father's sterling principles of hon- Henry Taylor was married in 1840 to Miss Jane H. esty and integrity, and although he has an ex- Caw, who bore him nine children, one of whom died tended acquaintance he is respected wherever he in infancy. James was killed at Champion's Hill, is known. He is a republican politically, and in Miss. He was a member of the Seventy-eighth his religious belief his views are in accordance with Ohio infantry, and was not yet seventeen years of the Lutheran church. His brother, James Tay- age; Eliza is the wife of R. J. Hogan; Mary mar- lor, enlisted in the Union army in 1861, at the ried W. A. Vernon and resides in Iowa; Charles age of fifteen years, and was killed at Champion's C., married and living in Washington; Annie, Hill in 1863. He enlisted from Perry township wife of T. H. Allan; Cornelia, wife of Albert Huff; in Company F, Seventy-eighth Ohio infantry.

A. A. married Barbara Sutter, and lives in Salt One of the finest and best equipped drug stores Creek; Jennie, single, resides at home. In 1836 in this section is that conducted by Thomas G. Mr. Taylor joined a company of cavalry composed Trembley, Frazeysburg, Ohio, who is a thoroughly of citizens of the county. At this time he was not practical and expert chemist and a gentleman well

a citizen of the United States. He was elected respected in business and social circles. He comes first lieutenant of his company after two years, and of one of the old pioneer families of Muskingum filled that position for five years, when his term county, and is of French descent, his grandfather, of enlistment expired. The company had to fur- Isaac S. Trembley's ancestors having been French nish their own horses, clothing and provisions, the Huguenots. When this family first came to the government furnishing a saber and a brace of pis- United States they settled in New Jersey at Trem- tols. Mr. Taylor's first presidential vote was cast ble Point, of that state was named after this family. in 1840 for W. H. Harrison. In 1886 he joined Isaac Trembley added the "y" to the name. His the historical society of this county and is at pres- father, John Trembley, was one of three brothers ent one of its trustees. He is an honorable, up- who fought the British at the battle of Lexington. right citizen and is respected and esteemed by all. He was there taken prisoner, carried to England

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and made to work in the English shipyard where he county, practiced medicine there for eleven years, remained until the close of the Revolutionary war, and then went to Roscoe, Coshocton county, where a period of about seven years. He was then brought he remained one year. From there he went to back by the British and received from them $1 per Keene of the same county, but eight years later lie day for the entire seven years. He married and returned to Muskingum county and resumed prac- settled in Newark, N. J., where his death occurred tice in Frazeysburg where, in connection, he also shortly afterward. He had but one son, Isaac S., carried on a drug store. He met with unusual grandfather of our subject. Isaac was born at success in his profession and during the fearful Newark, N. J., December 18, 1788, served in the epidemic of diphtheria that ravaged the country War of 1812, and was one of the famous minute during the Civil war, the Doctor kept two horses men stationed on Governor's Island, N. J. He came and went night and day, thus saving many lives. to Muskingum county, Ohio, in the fall 1814 and Dr. Trembly was the only physician who could

settled on a farm. He had married in Newark, N. handle the disease in this part of the country, and J., and his wife died died there leaving him three he visited the poor as well as the rich, and thou- children, one of whom remained in that city until sands of dollars.due him were never collected. It 1839, when she came to Ohio. She was named for was said of him that during his career as a physi- her mother, Ariann A. Vosaler. Mr. Trembley cian that he never lost a patient in child-birth. lived with his mother and two children, George and Like his father, he was a strong temperance man, John, until his marriage to Lucy C. Shaffer, daugh- and from his childhood, never tasted alcoholic ter of Jacob Shaffer, of Muskingum county. The liquors. although it was an almost universal custom Shaffer family was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. to use whisky in those days. He prescribed it as To Mr. and Mrs. Trembley were born Joseph, little as possible in his practice and would have Nancy, Jacob, Isaac, Cynthia, Elizabeth, Downer, disposed of it altogether if he could have persuaded his patients to look upon it as he did. Dr. Trem- and one who died in infancy. Mr. Trembley set- tled in Muskingum county, cleared a tract of 200 bley has been a church member for forty years and acres, and resided on that, and near it, until his although brought up a Presbyterian he joined death in April, 1869. He was a member of the the Methodist Episcopal church, there being no Presbyterian church, and in politics was an old line church of his faith near. He is now a member of whig. He was hard-working and industrious, the Presbyterian church, was class-leader for strictly temperate and a strong abolitionist. He many years, and has been a trustee in the Presby- preached temperance when it was decidedly unpop- terian church since it was built in Frazeysburg. ular to do so, but he was firm in his convictions He contributed liberally of his means to build this and pushed to a conclusion anything he undertook. church and is one of its most active workers. His It is said that he was connected with the "under- wife is also a member of this church. In politics ground railroad." He voted the abolition ticket he was formerly an old line whig, but he now affil- and was a warm friend of James G. Burney, the iates with the republican party. He has been jus- noted abolition leader, who ran for president on tice of the peace four terms, and was postmaster at the abolition ticket. The Guthries, of Zanesville, Frazeysburg for many years. He is a member of noted abolitionists, were also his friends. Mr. the Masonic fraternity. He is a man universally Trembley took great interest in abolitionism when respected and had the confidence and esteem of it was not only unpopular, but unsafe to do so. all. His son, Thomas G. Trembley, and the sub- Dr. Joseph S. Trembley, his son, and father of our ject of this sketch, was born at Adams Mills, Mus- subject, was born April 29, 1819, on his father's kingum county, Ohio, January 19, 1850, and re- farm in Muskingum county, and received a com- ceived a good practical education in the common mon-school education. In connection with farm- schools. He started out for himself as clerk for ing he also learned the carpenter's trade, which he his father in the drug store in Frazeysburg and carried on for some time. Later he studied medi- has continued this business ever since. He is highly cine with Drs. Black and Pierce, of Frazeysburg esteemed by all his patrons for his courteous man- and Dresden, and then attended medical college at ners and strict integrity, and has been highly suc- Cleveland, Ohio, where he received his diploma in cessful. He married Miss Elizabeth Holcomb, the winter of 1846. He began practicing in Fra- daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Hol- zeysburg that year. On the 29th of April, 1847, comb. Mr. Holcomb was a descendant of one of he wedded in this county, Miss Mary A. Goff, the pioneer families of Gallia county, an attorney daughter of Thomas and Mary A. (Mart) Goff, the of considerable prominence and a successful mer- former of English descent. To Dr. and Mrs. chant. Mr. Trembley has been postmaster at Fra- Trembley were born five children: Mary (deceased), zeysburg for four years, and has greatly improved Thomas G., Isaac, Lucy C., Rosa H. After mar- this office, using the modern system and putting in riage the Doctor settled at Adams Mills, Muskingum new and improved fixtures that would be consid-

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ered quite good for a much larger place. As post- above named children, died at Vinton, Ohio, June, master he is very popular for his duties are dis- 1844. John S. Mitchell was born in Yorkshire, charged in a very efficient and capable manner, England, March 7, 1792, received a good, practical and he stands deservedly high in the estimation of education, and was there married, one daughter, the people as a man of character and integrity. Elizabeth, being the fruit of this union, her birth His official record is second to none. Mrs. Trem- occurring on November 14, 1814. In 1817 Mr. bley's grandfather, Samuel R. Holcomb, is a de- Mr. Mitchell came to America with his family, and scendant of an old colonial family of English de- for several years resided in Philadelphia. He scent. He was a brigadier-general in the War of finally moved to Columbiana county, Ohio, settled 1812. He was born on the Hudson river, N. Y., on a farm, and there remained until 1839, when and his scholastic advantages were good. When he moved to Gallia county, of that state. He re- a young man he went to Virginia, settled in the mained there seven years, engaged in the mercan- Mercer bottoms, and was married in that state to tile business at Vinton, and then removed to Cin- Miss Sarah Ewing, daughter of John and Ann cinnati, where he retired from active life, investing (Smith) Ewing, the former of an old Virginia fam- his money in securities, which brought him in big ily and an old Revolutionary soldier.

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 112

Author: Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 642

Author:
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642