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 75

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Publication date: 1892
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by his excellent teams. Although he formerly was compelled to give up the business. He then owned some fast horses, and still owns a few, he moved to Pittsburg and entered the mercantile prefers to breed roadsters that are noted for their business, which he followed for many years, dying in size, style and action. Dr. Chappelear was mar- 1851. He married first in 1840, Catherine Willi- ried July 2, 1868, to Miss Clam Richards, daugh- son, who was a native of Allegheny county, and the ter of Louis and Phoebe Ann (Beems) Richards, daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Long) Willison. of Hopewell township. [See sketch. ] He and They were natives of Washington county, and of his estimable wife are members of the M. E. English descent. To William Chisholm and Cath- church, and he has been trustee of the same for erine, his first wife, were born two children: Isaac some time. He was a member of the committee W. and Alexander, the latter dying when only of three appointed to looking after the construc- eight months old. His wife Catherine died in 1843, tion of the church building. Dr. Chappelear at the age of twenty-three years. Mr. Chisholm affiliates with the Republican party in politics, was married the second time in 1845 to Mariab and his first presidential vote was cast for L. Campbell, of Washington county, Penn., Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Chappelear is a member the only daughter of Dr. Campbell a prom- of the Masonic fraternity, Brownsville Lodge inent physician of that county. They had No. 85, and was master of the same for eight no children. Mr. Chisholm died, and his consecutive years. He is also a member of the widow married Mr. Joseph Thompson of Hickory, Good Templar organization. The Doctor is a good Washington county, Penn. He was the father, by citizen, and is highly respected by all with whom his first wife, of three prominent ministers, of he comes in contact. He is interested in all the U. P. church-Revs. Joseph, Alexander and good movements and is the prime mover in all James. William Chisholm was a democrat in enterprises for the advancement of education or politics and a member of the Presbyterian church. religion. Of him it may with truth be said: He had accumulated considerable property, was a "The world is better for his having lived in it." pleasant companion and beloved by all who knew

Dr. Isaac W. Chisholm is a prominent physi- him. Dr. Isaac Chisholm the only surviving child, cian of New Concord, Muskingum county, Ohio, was born July 8, 1841, in Allegheny county, near and a son of William Chisholm, who was a son of Pittsburg. He was reared at Hickory until about Alexander Chisholm. The Chisholm family of this eight years of age when his father moved to Pitts- country are descendants of Lord Chisholm of Scot- burg, where he received his schooling. He land. The first known of the family was Alexan- attended the public schools and high school at der Chisholm who was a native of Scotland and Pittsburg-also at Philadelphia and college at emigrated to this country early in the nineteenth Washington, D. C. In 1862 he enlisted in Com- century. He settled near Pittsburg. Allegheny pany K, One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania

county, Penn. He and two brothers, Dr. Joshua Volunteer infantry, commanded by Col. R. P. Rob- and James, established the family in the north. erts and in the Second Army Corps. His first Other members of the family went south but have battles were Chandlersville and Gettysburg. At not been heard from. James married and had two the last nan.ed he was severely wounded. After he sons and two daughters and Dr. Joshua also reared left the hospital he went to Washington city and a family. Dr. Joshua settled in Washington coun- was detailed as a clerk, in the meantime attending

ty, Penn., and practiced medicine. James settled college in the city. He remained in Washington on a farm in Allegheny county, near Pittsburg. until the close of the war when he took up the Alexander settled in Allegheny county, Penn., near study of medicine with Prof. Pancoast, of Phila- Sharon, and followed farming. He was twice mar- delphia and attended Jefferson Medical college. He ried, the first time to Miss Ann McKee, and to them graduated in 1868 with distinction, in a class was born one child, William-the father of Dr. Isaac of 155. Dr. Chisholm commenced practice W. The second marriage was to Jane Atcheson, in Hickory, Washington county, Penn., where he and six children were the fruits of this union: Min- remained until 1871, when he moved to Mt. Perry, erva, John, Aaron, Benjamin, Alexander and Har- Perry county, Ohio. Here he remained until 1874, vey. Of these children John was the only one who and then moved to New Concord, where he has reared a family. Alexander died about 1846 and since resided.

He is a member of the Muskingum was a member of the Presbyterian church. He County Medical society and also of the Ohio State had accumulated quite a property. William Chis- Medical society. He is a member of Hanson Post holm was born in 1815 in Allegheny county, Penn., No. 468, of New Concord, Department of Ohio; and and was reared on a farm. He learned the wagon, has held the office of adjutant, Jr. vice-commander carriage and buggy trade and carried this on large. and surgeon. In politics he is a republican, his ly for a number of years. He built wagons for the first vote was cast for Lincoln, and he was in Wash- Mexican war, but on account of his failing health ington at the time President Lincoln was assassin -

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ated, having still at home a portion of the curtain four daughters, whose names are forgotten. George of the box in which the president sat when shot. Clapper Jr., son of the above and father of our He has held nearly all the offices in the town of subject, was born in 1781 in Pennsylvania, and was New Concord, mayor, member of council, clerk of the eldest son. He received but a limited educa- board of education and member of said board for a tion, learning to write after he began business for number of years. The Doctor was united in mar- himself. He married Susan Baker, daughter of riage March 7, 1869, to Miss Belle V. Miller, a Philip and Catherine Baker, of Pennsylvania, in daughter of James A. and Ellen (Cresswell) Miller. 1805, and to them were born fourteen children: The father was born in Beaver county, Penn., and of Peter, Elizabeth, Susannah, George, Catherine, Scotch-Irish descent. He grew to maturity in Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Jacob, William, Martin, Beaver county, there married and was the fatherof Eliza. and two, the oldest, died as infants. The re- seven children: Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D. is a min- maining twelve lived to grow to maturity, and ister of the Presbyterian church and editor of the reared familes. George Clapper came to Ohio in Presbyterian Board of Publication in Philadelphia, 1808, and settled in Salt Creek township, seven miles and was for many years pastor of (Wanamaker) east of Zanesville, where he died. The land was Presbyterian church of Philadelphia; Mary is living covered with very heavy timber, and Mr. Clapper in New Concord, professor of modern languages built a log cabin for shelter. He gave all his sons in Muskingum college, which position she has farms, during his life accumulating 817 acres. He held since 1876; Belle V., the wife of Dr. Chisholm; kept one of the early taverns on the first road from Ella, died March, 1871, was the wife of R. C. Hen- Marietta to Zanesville. Both Mr. and Mrs. Clap- derson of this county; Anna is the wife of William per were members of the Lutheran church, attend- A. Moore, of New Concord; Elizabeth is the wife of ing church at Zanesville. Mr. Clapper lived to the Nathaniel McDonald of this county; and Rev. R. great age of eighty-three years. Mr. Clapper was J. Miller, D. D., editor U. P. Board of Publication, widely known among the old pioneers. He was Pittsburg, Penn. The father of this family moved an honorable and upright man, and an excellent to this county in 1863, near New Concord. He neighbor and citizen. William T. Clapper, son of died in 1883 and his wife in 1834. They were the above gentleman, and our subject, was born in members of the United Presbyterian church, of Salt Creek township, this county, in the old tavern

which he was an elder. Mrs. Chisholm was born on the Zanesville and Marietta road, seven miles August 30, 1843, and received her education at from Zanesville, February 23, 1829. As a boy, he Muskingum college. She was elected teacher in a remembers attending his father's guests and the college at Pittsburg, Penn., where she taught some old stages and teams which conveyed the early time and came to this county where she was one of travelers. He received a common school education the acknowledged educators. She taught common and learned farming, remained at the old home- and select schools for a number of years. She is stead and managed the farm until he was thirty- also the author of a number of popular books: nine years of age, when he married, in 1868, Mar- "Howard Ashton, and the World He Lives in;" garet A. McKelvey, of Pennsylvania, Westmoreland "Who Wins?" "In Search of a Home," Eunice county. To Mr. and Mrs. Clapper were born three Erskine;" and others. She writes for many of the children, two of whom died as infants, and Charles popular papers and magazines and has a national C. After his marriage Mr. Clapper remained on reputation as a writer and authoress. To Mr. and the old homestead until 1881, when he moved to Mrs. Chisholm were born five children: Florence his present home, near Sonora. In politics he is a L., now Mrs. E. P. Douglas of Pittsburg, who is strict democrat, and takes an interest in having a graduate of Muskingum college; J. W. Da Costa good schools. Mrs. Clapper was a member of the is a graduate of Muskingum college, and a teacher Baptist church. She died October 25, 1891. Mr. in New Concord public schools; Mary K. is at the Clapper has always been an industrious man, and seminary at Washington, Penn .; Harry T. isattend- has accumulated a handsome property. He is a ing Muskingum college: Grace J. is still attending temperate man, and in favor of temperance and public school. The entire family are members of the suppression of the open saloon. He is de- the Presbyterian church. The Doctor is a frequent contributor to several medical journals.

scended from good, sturdy Pennsylvania parent- age, which has furnished many pioneers of the best

George Clapper. grandfather of W. T. Clapper, character to Ohio and the West. His son, Charles Sonora, Ohio, was of Dutch descent, from Lancas- C., married Gussie Moore, December 31, 1891, the ter county, Penn. He brought his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Hamilton Moore, of Newton township. and family, who were mostly grown up, and settled He was well educated at Fultonham Academy, in Salt Creek township when it was a wilderness. Dennison university, and Zanesville Business col- He lived to a good old age, and died somewhere in lege. He is a young man of good business ability the thirties. He was the father of ten children: and upright character. George, Joseph, Jacob, Philip, John. Peter. and

A prominent farmer of Nashport, Ohio, is Nor-

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ton F. Claypool, a son of Levi Claypool, who was and Marie (Angell) Claypoole, settled at New Deal born in Hardy county, Va (now West Virginia), in Delaware Bay in 1681 on a plantation with May 9, 1801, and is of royal descent through "his wife and child." In the latter part of 1683 he Sir John Claypoole who, on July 20, 1657, received an appointment from the governor, and, "was by his Highness" (Oliver Cromwell, as his brother James says in a letter to "Brother Lord Protector) "created baronet, and after- Edward" (who was the sixth son of Sir John ward he received also the order of knighthood and lived on the island of Barbadoes. owning a from his Highness." Sir John, knight of plantation, eighty six negroes, etc., also was a Latham and clerk of the Hanaper, was a son of merchant and shipped molases, rum, sugar, Adam Claypoole, a knight (who was seated at the ginger, etc., to Europe and America). "He is Manor of Norborough, Norhhampton county, in a thriving way. He does intend to sell his England, in 1610 and also owned Waldram Parks land and houses whear he lives & come to dwell and Gray's Inn estates in the same county), and at this towne." It is very evident that James Clay- Lady Dorthy Winfield (a sister of William Cecil, poole (born in 1701), who was the great-great- Lord Burleigh and prime minister of England, grand-father of the subject of this sketch, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth), through whom the was a descendant of either James or Norton. royal descent is traced back through various kings, James Claypoole was born February 14, 1701, princesses, etc., of England, Scotland, France and married about the year 1729, to Jane-

and Germany, to Alfred the Great, king of who died October 9, 1789. He settled in Rock- England (born A. D. S49, died A. D. 901), also to ingham county, Va., but removed to Lost River, Charlemagne, emperor of the west (born A. D. now in Hardy county, Va., long before the Revo- 742, died A. D. 814). The family coat-of-arms lutionary war. He was the father of six (or granted to James Claypoole, of Waldram Parks, more) sons: James (born in 1730, who came to Northamptonshire, England, by Robert Cook Ohio and settled first at Coshocton, then removed Clarencieux, King-of Arms, June 17, 1583, con- to Chillicothe, Ohio; He was the father of thirteen sists of three azure caps of maintenance and children); John (remained at Lost River, where azure bars forming an angle, on a gold field, sur- he raised a large family, was the father of twenty- mounted by a knight's helmet and over all a crest two children and died at the age of ninety years); of fleur-de-lis. The motto is supposed to be "Nil Joseph (became the father of one son. It is be- desperandum " but of this we are not positive. lieved that this is the Joseph who was born in Sir John Claypoole married Marie Angell in 1734, and married Mary - -, and had one son 1622 and had fourteen children, of whom John, and eight daughters); William (who was killed on the first son, married Elizabeth, the favorite Lost river by the Indians and left a wife, and daughter of Oliver Cromwell; they had three or perhaps one child); George (born in 1747, spent four children, who are supposed to have died all his days on Lost river); Jesse (settled at or without issue. James, the fifth son (born 1634) near Bourbon county, Ky). George (the grand- married Helen Mercer and also had fourteen father of our subject), was born March 31, 1747, children, of whom John (his first son) came to was married February 19, 1776, to Catherine Philadelphia in 1682, he following in 1683, with Miller and to them a son, Levi, was born. In the rest of his family, consisting of his wife and 1801 he came to Ohio and bought 1,000 acres seven children. They came over in the ship in Licking township, Muskingum county. He Concord, and he mentions in a letter, "I have came thither on horseback with his brother-in- purchased of William Penn 5,000 acres in his law, Jacob Miller, and they blazed their way with country," and several lots in the town of Phila- butcher knives from Zanesville up Licking river to delphia. He was very intimate with William the west line of what is now Muskingum county Penn, the Quaker, and was the first witness to This was done to enable Judge James Jeffries, his signature on the charter of Pennsylvania. from Lost river, who was to join them in a few He figured prominently in the early affairs of days, to find them. Mr. Claypool then returned Pennsylvania, was treasurer of the "Free Society to his old home and never returned to reside on of Traders," register general, member of pro- his Ohio land. He died September 24, 1829, was vincial council, etc. His sons, John, James and a member of the Church of England and a sub- George were also prominent officers, merchants, stantial farmer of quiet disposition and excellent etc., in early Philadelphia. David C. Claypoole character. His son Levi was born May 9, 1801, first printer to congress, editor of the "Pennsyl- on Lost river, Va., received a limited education in vania Packet" in 1784 and who published the his youth, and like his father before him, followed valedictory address of President Washington, the life of a farmer. He married Mary Fravel, was a great-grandson of James and Helen (Mercer) daughter of Joseph and Anna (Savannah) Fravel, Claypoole. Norton, the seventh son of Sir John of Lost river, who were of German descent. To

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Mr. and Mrs. Claypool were born twelve children, Ohio, is a descendant of George Claypool, who nine of whom lived to maturity: Norton F., El- came to this section from Lost river, W. Va., linda, Felix W .. Catherine, Harrison H., Louisa, in 1801. [For an early history of the Claypool Jacob MI., Cecelia, and Rebecca B. Levi Claypool family

see sketch of Norton F. Claypool.] inherited land from his father, and remained on the Levi Claypool, father of Jacob M., built a log home farm until the death of his mother in 1832, house on the farm where the latter is now living, but the next year, October, 1833, came to Olio but afterward erected a substantial brick house, and settled on the 1,000 acre tract which he in- and finally the house which is now occupied by herited from his father. He ran the flouringmill, Jacob, which is still in a good state of preserva- known as the Claypool mill, was a practical and tion.

Jacob M. Claypool was born March 5, thrifty farmer, and added to his possessions until 1844, on his present farm, and after receiving a he owned a very handsome property. He in time common school education, he began following in became the possessor of 3,600 acres of land and his father's footsteps and became a farmer. His was an extensive stock-man, widely known first work was in riding over his father's large throughout the country. He was a man of great farm looking after the stock and other matters, integrity of character and commanded the respect and two horses were kept constantly busy at this and esteem of all who knew him. He lived to work. On the 15th of May, 1865, he was married the age of seventy-three, dying April 19, 1874.

to Miss Mary Anderson, daughter of Absolom and

Norton F. Claypool, his son, and the immediate Flora (Cisna) Anderson, the former of whom was" subject of this sketch, was born July 1, 1822, on born in Maryland, September 13, 1809, of Lost river, now West Virginia. Although his ad- Scotch Irish ancestry. He came with his father, vantages were poor in his youth, he possessed a Joshua Anderson, to Ohio, when a boy of nine naturally active mind and being fond of reading years (in 1818), but after his marriage he removed he added to his information by the perusal of to Iowa, and settled in Lee county, of which he newspapers and valuable books, and is now a well- was one of the pioneer settlers. He was first a informed man. He was married in this state merchant in Nashport, Ohio, but upon removing (Ohio) to Miss Julia F. Lynn, daughter of George to Iowa, in 1839 or 1840, he turned his attention and Elizabeth (Spotz) Lynn, and their union re- to farming and now owns a large and valuable sulted in the birth of five children; Ella, Edward farm. He has been married three times, first to A., Levi, William O. and Charles N. F. In 1854 Flora Cisna, by whom he became the father of Mr. Claypool engaged in the mercantile business seven children: Thomas, William, George, Robert, at Nashport and continued to follow this calling Orien, Mary and Hugh. By his second wife, for about eighteen years. He was also in the dis- Emeline Coleman, he became the father of two tilling business from 1847 to 1862, for some years children: Ira and Dorr. He is now living with his owned and ran the Claypool mills, and was also in third wife, who was formerly Mary Manhard. the carriage business. In 1860 Mr. Claypool Mr. Anderson is still well remembered in Nash- planted the first peach orchard in his vicinity and port as a straightforward and upright business the first successful one in the county. He was man. Since his marriage Mr. Claypool has re- also the first man to run a steam thresher in this sided on the old homestead, where he owns part of the state. He is, in short, a most energetic 446 acres of land, and occupies a comfortable and business man, and one who is bound to make a pleasant residence, beautifully situated. He and success of all his undertakings. Socially he is a his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal member of the A. F. & A. M., in which he is a Church at Tobaso, Ohio, and in this church Mr. Knight Templar, and he is one of the charter mem- Claypool has held the office of steward. He is a bers of Irville Lodge No. 184, at Nashport, Ohio. member of the A. F. & A. M. lodge at Nash- He is a man who has had a wide and varied business port. and politically is a republican. career, and he stands deservedly high as an

Tholemiah Cochran (deceased) was born Janu- honorable man. He has taken pleasure in accumu- ary 11, 1810, and died March 9, 1877. He was lating a library of good books, and now has one a son of James and Sarah Cochran, and was of the largest libraries in his part of the country. brought up on the farm belonging to his parents, He was interested in the management of the canals in Loudoun county, Va., and with whom he re- of the state of Ohio for nearly eighteen years, as mained several years after he attained to man- one of the "lessees of public works of Ohio." hood. January 28, 1847, he married Hannah (Note: All descendants of the Claypoole, Claypool, James, daughter of Thomas and Mary James, of or Claypole family are requested to send copy of Loudoun county, Va. She was one of their ten family records to N. F. Claypool, Nashport, Mus- children, only four of whom are now living, and kingum county, Ohio.]

she the only one living in Muskingum county. In

Jacob M. Claypool, of Tobaso, Licking county, April, 1849, Mr. and Mrs. Cochran started west,

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and after spending a few weeks in Muskingum Zanesville. He soon became so well and favorably county went onward to Missouri, expecting to make known that he was elected to the office of county their home in that state, but after a sojourn of a clerk and entered upon his duties in the spring of few weeks returned to Muskingum county, and in 1886, to which office he was re-elected in 1888 and August, 1850, located on the farm near Adamsville, is still discharging its duties. He was married in on which Mrs. Cochran still resides. Mr. Coch- this county, in 1869, to Miss Selina M. Kelley, by ran was a good business man, and in his efforts whom he has three children: Simeon, Blanche prospered. He possessed very decided views on and Hettie Mabel. He and his family are con- all subjects, and was very candid in expressing his nected with the Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal opinions. In politics he was a democrat, and with church of Zanesville, and he is a member of the A. his means and influence furthered enterprises for the F. & A. M., the Elks, the K. of L. and Hazlett good of his section. Mrs. Cochran has been an hon- Post No. 81 of the G. A. R. Upon his election ored resident of this county for the past forty years, to his present position he received the largest vote during all this time living near Adamsville, where that was ever polled by his party at any election. she has a nicely improved place. She is a refined His first election was made by a majority of 480 and intelligent woman, and a generous and con- and upon his re-election his majority was 536. siderate neighbor. The total number of votes cast was 12,500, and of

Vincent Cockins is the efficient clerk of Mus- these Mr. Cockins received 6,320. Four of Mr. kingum county, Ohio, and notwithstanding the Cockins' brothers served in the Union army during superior capabilities of her public officials, he has the civil war. Simeon was in the Seventy-eighth proven himself a beau ideal public officer, efficient, Ohio, had his left arm broken at Champion's Hill, punctual, industrious, honest, and uniformly cour- was discharged and returned home; William H. teous to all with whom he comes in contact. He was also in the Seventy-eighth Ohio, was wounded was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, February 11, at Atlanta, Ga., but remained with his regiment 1841, to Vincent and Hannah (Wright) Cockins, until he was mustered out of service at the close natives of the "Keystone state." The father was of the war; Robert was in Company A, Seventy- born June 15, 1802, and about 1835 removed with eighth Ohio, and during his service received a his family to Ohio and located on a farm in Guern- slight wound. He was with Sherman until the sey county, where he spent the remainder of his close of hostilities, and was with Sherman on his days, dying February 9, 1891. During the fifty- march to the sea; Alexander also served in the six years that he resided on this farm, about Union army. These four brothers, with Vincent, twenty were spent as trustee of his township. He served in all about thirteen years, and their service was a man of much force of character, upright in was marked by a conscientious discharge of their every worthy particular, and one whose kind heart duties and by faithfulness to the interest of their won him many warm friends. The mother was born country. The following is from the pen of William about 1809 and is yet living. She bore her hus- Culbertson, written December 4, 1890, relative to band eight sons and one daughter, seven members the grandfather of Mrs. Cockins, who lived to be of the family being now alive. Simeon H., who one hundred years of age:

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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 75

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