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 87

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Prof. J. A. Gray, A. M. Ph. D., New Concord the eldest of ten children born to the marriage of Ohio. It has long since been acknowledged that Rev. William Wishart, D. D., of New Athens, who no matter what a man's occupation in life may be, is now a resident of Monmouth, Ill. The other a very necessary element to his success is a good children are named as follows: Martha, Elizabeth, education, and doubtless this is one cause of Prof. Jeanette, Matilda, Agnes, William (who is a minis- Gray's prosperous career. He was originally from ter of Allegheny city), John (a student of Allegheny Belmont county, this state, born June 6, 1848, and Theological seminary), Margaret M. and Charles. his early life was spent in a small village there. Rev. Dr. William Wishart was born in Guernsey His parents, James W. and Alison (Thorburn) county, Ohio, and his wife in Wooster, of that. Gray, were natives of Ohio and Scotland respect- state. Both are now living. Prof. and Mrs Gray ively, the former born in Belmont county in 1820, are the parents of five interesting children: Louise and the latter in 1823. The elder Gray was a resi- E., William W., Jolin Calvin, Charles I. and Julian dent of Belmont county all his life, and during the T., all now, except the youngest, attending the Civil war he resided on the Ohio river at Martin's public schools. Prof. Gray owns a handsome res- Ferry. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and idence in New Concord, and is a most esteemed that continued to be his chosen calling for many citizen of that town.

years. In 1862 he engaged in the iron business and Frederick A. Grebner has been interested in operated a foundry at Martin's Ferry. His death farming and stock raising in Muskingum county, occurred in 1887. He was interested in the polit- Ohio, since 1852, but was born in Saxony, Ger- ical issues of the day, and advocated the principles many, August 3, 1826, the fourth of seven sons of the republican party. He was a good, sound born to Adam and Barbara (Nan) Grebner, botlı of business man, accumulated a comfortable compe- whom passed from life in the old country, the tence, but being strictly honest in his dealings he father's death occurring about 1835. In his native never made a large fortnne. He was a member of land young Frederick was educated, and in 1852 the United Presbyterian church, as was also his he followed his two brothers, Gabriel and Law- wife. She died in 1858. Mr. Gray was the son rence, to America, they having come to this country of Jolin and Ellen (Hannah) Gray. Mrs. Gray in 1848, and settled in Crawford county, Ohio. was the daughter of Alexander Thorburn, and was Frederick A. located in Dresden, and for some

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time followed his trade of shoemaking. In 1865 On December 30, 1886, he was united in marriage lie purchased the farm on which he now lives, but to Miss Amelia Miller, and by her is the father of after residing on the place a few years he returned two children: Benjamin and James E. Mr. Green to Dresden, resuming his former business of shoe- has held a number of offices in his township, such making. For the past nine years he has resided as supervisor and clerk, and in every instance has on his farm, which contains 340 acres of good land, discharged his duties with faithfulness and ability. and has 300 acres under cultivation, the odd forty He and his family worship in the Presbyterian acres being woodland. He keeps a general line of church, and in his political views he is a prohibi- stock in sufficient numbers for the successful con- tionist.

duct of his land, and with the usual thrift and

A leading and flourishing general mercantile forethought of the German, every detail is care- house is that of A. A. Grenier, at Trinway, Ohio, fully looked after. He was in his early manhood and it is needless to add that Mr. Grenier thor- on coming to this country, and his present prop- oughly understands every branch of the business, erty has been earned by liis own efforts, his success and is able to give his patrons the benefit of the and prosperity being fully deserved, for in the very best experience. He was born in this county accumulation of his means he has wronged no one. July 29, 1866, to Frederick and Mary (Uffen- In 1855 Miss Mary L. Tiemann became his wife, berger) Grenier, who were born in Germany in her birth having occurred in Hanover, Germany, 1838 and 1839 respectively, and came to the in 1838. She came to this country with her United States in childhood, locating with their parents in 1845, and in the state of Ohio met and parents in Muskingum county, Ohio, the father married her husband. She has borne him four being now a farmer of Madison township. In this daughters and two sons: Elizabeth, Sarah, Amelia, township A. A. Grenier was reared, and while Ella, John, and one son who died in infancy. The assisting his father in tilling the home farm he two eldest daughters are married, Elizabeth being imbibed those principles of probity and honor now Mrs. Cooper, and Sarah, Mrs. Harsh. Mr. which have since been among his chief characteris- and Mrs. Grebner and eldest daughter worship in tics. He obtained a common-school education and the German Methodist church, while the other remained with and assisted his father until 1887, members of the family worship in the different when he engaged in his present business, and now English churches. Politically, Mr. Grebner is a carries a stock of goods valued at $4,000, and in republican.

1890 did a business of $13,000. He has made his

Thomas Green, farmer of Muskingum county, own way in life, is a cautious yet enterprising Ohio. A lifetime devoted with perseverance and en- business man, and his experience thus far in life ergy to the pursuits of agriculture have contributed has been of the most thoroughgoing character. materially to the success which has attended Mr. June 11, 1888, he was appointed postmaster of Green's efforts. He has given to Muskingum the Trinway, and this office acceptably fills. He was best energies of his life, and in the community reappointed February 1, 1892; now is doing a and among those whom he lived, his has been the money-order and postal-note business.

example of a life well spent. He was born in Perry William Grummon (deceased) was born in county, Ohio, March 24, 1845, a son of Benjamin Union township, Muskingum county, Ohio, April and Sarah (Shaw) Green, and from his worthy 1, 1830. He was the eldest of a family of four parents he inherited Irish blood. He was brought children born to the union of Isaac and Matilda up to the monotonous yet useful duties of a farm (Carter) Grummon. The father was a native of life, and besides receiving the advantages of the Washington county, Penn., and a son of Isaac common schools he was fortunately for some time Grummon Sr., who was one of the early pioneers a member of the Ohio State normal school, where of this county, coming here when the children were he diligently applied himself to his studies and very young. Isaac Jr. died in 1866, after a resi- became a well-informed young man. At the age dence here of over thirty-eight years. Isaac Jr. of twenty-one years he began the battle of life for was a cabinetmaker and undertaker in the town of himself, but continued to work for his father by New Concord, where he settled about 1831. He the month for four years, during which time he was the father of four children-three boys and obtained a keen insight into the more advanced one girl: William (is the eldest); Charles (died in and useful methods of agriculture. At the end of 1883 in Columbus. He was married, and resided this time he dropped his farming implements to in Columbus since 1850); Davis J. (is living in become a votary of Mars, and in 1863 he enlisted in Columbus, and is a railroad conductor on the Company B, One Hundred and Sixtieth regiment, Pullman car from Columbus to Chicago); and Eliza Ohio State Guards, and was in the service until he B. (married A. G. Gault, of Columbus). Mr. Grum- received his discharge on September 9, 1864, after mon died, and Mrs. Grummon is now residing with which he returned home and resumed farming. her daughter, Mrs. Gault, at Columbus. She is

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eighty-nine years of age, and came to this county Cephas Hanks, and they have four children; Dan- at an early day from Washington county, W. Va., iel G., born in November, 1833, in Highland with her parents. William Grummon, the eldest township, and is now living in Union township. child, spent his early life in New Concord, Ohio, In 1860 he married Mary Hatfield, born in New attended the village schools, and later succeeded Concord in 1836, and the daughter of William Hat- his father in the undertaking and furniture busi- field, an early settler of Jackson county, Ohio, ness, which he followed all his life. His first mar- where he died. Daniel's first wife died in 1861, riage took place in 1853, and was to Miss Sarah A. and in May, 1864, he enlisted in Company D, Ohio Frazier, a native of this county, and a daughter of Volunteer infantry, serving four months. He was one of the old and prominent families of the married in 1864 to Mary Hinds, a native of county. To this marriage two children were born: Guernsey county, born in 1837, and they became Clara A. and Ella O. (deceased). Mrs. Grummon the parents of seven children: Charles E., Anson died January 14, 1860, and in 1861 Mr. Gammon W., Logan H., Frances E., Harry H., Della and took for his second wife Sophia S. Geyer, daugh- Cary A. Anson and Frances are married. Mr. ter of Daniel and Charity (Bond) Geyer. Daniel Geyer owns 129 acres of fine farm land, and him- Geyer was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., self and family worship at the Methodist Episcopal in 1794, the son of Joseph Geyer, who moved to church. In politics he is a republican, and a mem- Ohio and settled near Norwich, when his son Dan- ber of the G. A. R. of Ohio. Sophia S., who is the iel was about twelve years of age, or about 1800. widow of William Grummon, and Samuel J., who Here he bought a farm of about 160 acres. Him- is living in Highland township, married and has a self and wife reared a family of three sons and two family of four boys and four girls. Mr. and Mrs. daughters: Daniel, father of Mrs. Grummon; Grummon were married in 1861, and had one John, died some years ago; Andrew, married, child, Harry, a son. Mrs. Grummon reared another moved out West, and died there; Nancy, deceased, daughter of her husband's, Clara A. Mr. Grum- married Thomas Morehead; and Barbara, married mon was a competent business man, and highly re- Joseph Decker, of Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Geyer spected in the county. He was a member of the were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, Methodist Episcopal church, and took a great in- and both died on the farm near Norwich. Daniel terest in all church and school matters, giving lib- was reared on the home farm, attended the sub- erally of his means for their support. He was a scription schools of that time, and on reaching public-spirited man, and held the office of trustee man's estate followed farming. He married Charity of Union township. He died March 23, 1886, leav- Bond, and settled on a new farm near Bloomfield, ing a good property to his wife and family. Mrs. Highland township, given to Mrs. Geyer by her Grummon was born in Highland township Septem- father, and upon which their son Samuel and his fam- ber 16, 1840, and educated in the district school. ily now reside. He died in 1865, about seventy-one She is a highly cultured lady, and a member of the years of age, and had been a very successful farmer Methodist Episcopal church, in which she takes a and business man. He was an active member of very active part. She is also a member of the the Methodist Episcopal church, a public-spirited Women's Foreign Missionary society in which she man, and always willing to assist any enterprise is always willing to assist. She is now living in for the good of the community. In politics he the old Grummon residence, built by the family in was a whig, and later a republican. His wife, 1831. Charity Bond, was born in Baltimore, Md., was the One of the most prominent farmers of Mus- daughter of Peter Bond, and one of four daugh- kingum county, Ohio, is Samuel M. Hadden, born ters: Charity, Mary, Ruth and Rebecca. The in Jefferson county, this state, in 1806. He was mother of these children died when they were the elder of the two children born to John and young, and the father married for his second wife Elizabeth (McCouhan) Hadden. The father was Mary Boring. He was a soldier in the Revolution- a native of Allegheny county, Penn., and was the ary war, a member of the Baptist church, a whig son of William Hadden, who was an early settler in politics, and died some time in the fifties. in Ohio, settling in Muskingum county about 1820. Charity, wife of Daniel Geyer, was born in 1812, William Hadden, was a soldier in the Revolution- and died in May, 1860. She was the mother of ary war, and served five years. His wife, Sarah, ten children: Peter, who died on the old Bond died in Allegheny county. They were members farm in 1891; he married Elizabeth Coaltrap, reared of the Covenanter church, and in politics he was a family of ten children, all living, and scattered a whig. John Hadden married in Jefferson over three different states; Peter, living in Highland county, Ohio, where he lived one year, then going township; Joseph, Stephen, Ruth, Elizabeth and to Muskingum county settled in Union township. Martha, all deceased; James, who is living in High- He was a hardworking man, succeeded in accumu- land township, married Mary Hanks, daughter of lating a good property, and at the time of his

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death owned several hundred acres of land well Lancaster county, Penn., and were well known improved. Of their children Samuel was the eld- throughout that county. The father of Dr. Halde- est, and Elizabeth married David Johns of Zanes- man was a farmer and miller in his latter days. ville. She died in 1891. He died in 1831, was In politics he was at one time an old line whig, a member of the Presbyterian church and in pol- but later a republican and a warm advocate of the itics a democrat. He was a soldier in the War of principles of that party. He came West with his 1812. His wife, Elizabeth McCouhan was the family in 1828, coming through in wagons, but he daughter of Samuel McCouhan, born in eastern walked the entire distance. He first located Pennsylvania. Her father came to this state at in Butler county, Ohio, but did not remain . there an early day, first settling in Jefferson county long, removing to Preble county where he pur- and later in this county, where he died. Mrs. chased a farm. There his death occurred in 1863. Hadden was a member of the Presbyterian church His wife survived him several years. They had . and died at the old home place in 1839. Samuel but one child, besides the Doctor, who grew to ma- M. Hadden came with his parents to this county turity, Caroline, wife of Robert Steele, now resid- when he was but five months old, and reared on ing near Richmond, Ind. Dr. Haldeman was but the home farm where the family had lived since nine years of age on coming to Ohio, and received 1806 or 1807. He attended the district school his literary training in the common schools and and later took charge of his father's farm, man- Miami university at Oxford, Ohio, where he se- aging it until his father's death. After that he cured his classical education. He began the study bought his sister's part and now owns 326 acres of medicine with Drs. Williams and Dunham of of good land. He married Ann Lorimer, born in Preble county, Ohio. Subsequently he was with 1811, and the daughter of Andrew and Jane Davis & Loop, Thorntown, Boone county, Ind., (Walker) Lorimer. Her parents settled in this with whom he remained about one year and then township as early as 1808 and here died on their returned to his former firm. He graduated at farm. Mr. and Mrs. Hadden were the parents of Starling Medical college, Columbus, Ohio, in the these children: one died in infancy; John was a session of 1853-54, and afterward located, first at United Presbyterian minister, married, had two Adamsville, Muskingum county, for a short time, children and died at Akron, Ohio; Andrew L. then to Sonora for a few months, and thence to served in the Fifteenth Ohio,

-, of Company Coshocton, Ohio, where he formed a partnership A, and was killed June 14, 1864; James was also with Dr. E. Sapp. While a member of this firm and a member of Company A, Fifteenth Ohio regiment, being a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and died at Nashville in 1862; Samuel was a he was called upon by the trustees to take the presi- soldier and in service 100 days (he is married dency of the Spring Mountain seminary, con- and the father of eight children); William lives in ducted under the auspices of the North Ohio con- Grove City, Kas., is married and has three chil- ference of the Methodist Episcopal church, which dren; Elizabeth is the wife of C. F. Glesner, of position he accepted. In consequence of having Arbaugh, Ohio, and has two children; Anna M. this position he became a member of the North is the wife of Franklin Denny of this township; Ohio conference in 1857-58. The confinement of Davis T. is married and lives in Iowa the schoolroom did not agree with him, his health (he has two children); Robert died in infancy; failed, and he was compelled to resign. He then Mariah is now the wife of W. J. Marsh and lives took work in the conference in 1859, and his first in Perry township near Norwich (they have three appointment was at Clyde, Sandusky county, Ohio. children); Joseph H. is living at

Iowa, He was afterward at Perkins, Erie county of that married and has one child; and Louis M., a lawyer state, Port Clinton, Ottawa county, Townsend, of Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Hadden are mem- Huron county, North Amherst, and Penfield. bers of the United Presbyterian church. The lat- Failing health and loss of voice caused him to take ter died in 1888, and Mr. Hadden is yet living a supernumerary relation and he moved back to on the farm in this township between New Con- his home in Sonora. Recovering his health to cord and Norwich, an elder in the church and a some extent, he took up work again in the con- very active member.

ference but did not remove his family. He was

Dr. J. S. Haldeman, physician and surgeon at appointed to Gambier, Knox county, the seat of 30 Orchard street, Zanesville, Ohio, owes his na- Kenyon college, next to Keene circuit, located in tivity to Lancaster county, Penn., his birth occur- Coshocton county. During his ministry his voice ring June 24, 1819. His parents, Christian and broke down again and he was compelled to resume Susannah (Spohn) Haldeman, were both natives his supernumerary relation. He then began to of Pennsylvania, but of German origin. The pa- practice medicine at his old home in 1871, but in ternal grandfather was also American born. The a short time sold out and purchased his present Haldemans were among the pioneer families of property in Zanesville, where he has practiced

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successfully ever since. He is still a superannuated a wealthy farmer, and as a citizen and friend was member of the North Ohio conference, and is con- much esteemed by his acquaintances. His wife nected with the Seventh Street Methodist Epis- was born in 1807 and died in 1871. John D. copal church of Zanesville. The Doctor has been Hanks was an attendant of the public schools of a member of the board of education for ten years, his day and at the age of twenty-one years he be- of which he has been president for four years. gan making his own way in the world. He followed He has always taken a decided interest in religious farming exclusively until 1873 when he purchased and educational affairs. He is a member of the the mill at Adamsville, which he has since also State Medical association of Ohio and the Hildreth conducted. He has given much attention to the District Medical association. He was married in breeding of fine horses for the past three years and 1843 to Miss Abigail S. Williams, and they have all his enterprises have prospered abundantly. four living children, two having died in infancy. His farm near Adamsville comprises 153 acres, is Those living are: Mary S., wife of James P. Rea- exceptionally well conducted and is in good farm- soner (deceased); Edward W. and Samuel W. ing condition. He became the owner of this prop- (twins); and Esther A., wife of Frank Gigax. All erty in 1857, but since February, 1873, he and his the children are married and have homes of their family have resided in the town of Adamsville. own. The wife of Dr. Haldeman is a daughter of In 1850 he married Mary Adams, a daughter of Samuel Williams (deceased), of Warwick, Frank- George and Christina (Werts) Adams, her birth lin county, Mass. Her grandfather was Col. Sam- having occurred in Salem township, November 20, uel Williams, of Revolutionary fame. Mrs. Halde- 1829, and to their union six children were born, man was educated in Massachusetts, and came to five of whom are living: George W., who died in Ohio as a teacher in 1840, and continued in that 1873 at the age of twenty-one years from suffoca- employment up to the time of her marriage to tion while in a well, at which time he had only been the Doctor.

married two weeks to Miss Selina Johnson; Addison

John D. Hanks, farmer and miller of Salem B., a resident of Kansas, is married to Miss Allie township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and who is Wagner, of Erie county, Penn .; Carson H. is mar- also successfully and extensively engaged in the ried to Carrie Ross and resides in Adamsville; breeding of fine draft horses, has a handsome and Laura A. is the widow of L. M. King; Homer L. comfortable home in the town of Adamsville. He is married to Missie Hurdle and lives in Adams- was born in a little log cabin in Highland town- ville; and Wilber C., who is at home. Mr. and Mrs. ship, this county over sixty-three years ago, on Hanks are members of the M. E. church and July 6, 1828, a son of Cephas and Phoebe (Mock) politically he is a democrat. He is public spirited Hanks, who were born in Loudoun county, Va. and enterprising, and is one of the useful citizens The paternal grandfather, John Hanks, was a of the county. brother of Abraham Lincoln's mother, whose Among the older residents of Muskingum maiden name was Nancy Hanks. Cephas Hanks county, Ohio, of those who came to Zanesville and his wife were reared and married in their when in its comparative infancy, say in 1818, none native state and county and during their residence has a clearer recollection of most matters and there three daughters were born to them: Eliza, things pertaining to those days than the aged and Elizabetlı and Duanna, and in 1827 they located well-known citizen of that city, Robert J. J. Har- in Muskingum county, Ohio, where eight more kins, now nearly eighty years of age, having been children were born to them: John D., Abigail, born in Butler county, Penn., in 1813. In 1817 Jacob, Isaac, Mary, Christina, George H., who his uncle, John S. Dugan bought the tavern prop- was killed in the battle of Stone River, and Susan. erty on the corner of Main and Fifth streets, When Cephas Hanks settled in this county he pur- . Zanesville, Ohio, then known as the "Green Tree" chased a partially improved farm, which continued tavern and continued the business in it. As a to be his home until his death in March, 1880, at large increase of travel soon set in, he found the the age of eighty years. He took a deep interest in female help in the house inadequate, and as it was the affairs of his adopted county, and in the town- quite impossible to get such help at that time here, ship in which he lived, he held a number of the he proposed to bring his sister, a widow, with a most important offices. Politically he was a demo- family of six daugliters and three sons from But- crat, and for many years was a worthy member of ler county, Penn., where she was living on a small the Methodist Episcopal church. He was only farm, her husband having died on his way home twelve years of age when the War of 1812 came up, from the service in the War of 1812. The subject and although he himself did not serve, two of his of this sketch was the youngest of this family and brothers were participants in that struggle. His with it left Butler county, February, 1818, at mother was a cousin of Andrew Jackson and his which time an unusual fall of snow offered an ex- wife was a daugliter of Jacob Mock. He became cellent opportunity to move without inud, and as

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snow remained longer in those days than since the That part of the building erected by the widow is country has been settled, it was deemed safe to yet standing, and an additional story added by use sleds in preference to any other means at that Dr. Gettings when he became the owner. Re- period of the year. The start was made and be- maining here until the change of proprietors Mr. fore February had closed that year, all arrived Harkins in 1843 began the dry goods business safely at their destination in Zanesville. Here again with James Taylor Jr., with whom he re- this now aged citizen, then about the age of six mained until July, 1844, when he removed to years, began his school education in the only kind of Duncan's Falls, nine miles south of Zanesville on schools taught at that time-subscription schools- the Muskingum river, and entered into the dry goods at about $3 per quarter, with the free use of the business with his cousin, Lewis H. Dugan, and rod and ferule. Arriving at the age of fifteen here he remained fourteen years. At this point years, in 1828, he began life's battle in the em- Dugan & Bowen had built a very elegant four- ployment of a well known merchant in that day, story frame flouring mill, making it a first-class William M. Wallace, who occupied a one-story wheat market and a place of very extensive busi- frame store room standing on the lot now covered ness. The store was opened at a point known by with the stately building occupied by the Bailey all of the people of the southern part of Mus- Drug company. While with Mr. Wallace, the lat- kingum county as " The Ferry." Here the sub- ter bought the lot and erected a two-story brick ject of this sketch labored zealously, late and early store room and dwelling, now occupied by E. P. and battled with the ague, which prevailed at this Bloomer, confectioner. He remained with Mr. point for several years. In the change of places Wallace until July, 1830, when, finding his edu- made by him he was always within touch of Zanes- cation so very deficient, determined to obtain some ville, thus keeping up his acquaintances with its additional knowledge, left Mr. Wallace and at citizens and knowledge of the rapid improvements once began to study in earnest under the excellent going on in the city and its additions. He suc- teacher, Mr. Cadwalleder in the old academy build- ceeded L. H. Dugan in the store at Duncan's ing on Market street. As Mr. Wallace did an ex- Falls, and remained there until 1858, when he tensive business, the opportunity for forming abandoned it; the wheat market there having acquaintances of a large portion of the citizens of been destroyed by the completion of the Balti- the town was good, and of these our subject retains a more & Ohio railroad from Zanesville east, creat- remarkable recollection. He was diligently devot- ing markets on its line in the territory which ing his time to his studies, until October of that formerly sent large quantities of wheat to Dun- year, when a call was made for him to go to can's Falls. In March, 1858, he moved with his Somerset, Perry county, Ohio, in the store owned family on the farm owned by his wife's father, who by Henry Dittoe, who had married one of his died about that time near Somerset, Perry county, cousins. The call was so imperative that he was Ohio, the same town in which Mr. Harkins made obliged to obey it with much less education than his second start in the dry goods business. It was he desired. In Somerset he received a good busi- in the early part of June, 1859, that the frost ness education and learned the necessity of dili- destroyed all crops in the state. A replant of gence and close attention to his duties. He re- corn took place and a poor crop of that important mained in the employ of Mr. Dittoe until disaster grain was secured, as the first frost in the fall in business overtook him, as well as many others was unusually early. While busily engaged in and he was compelled to find other employment. husking corn in the field in November of that At this time, 1841, the landlord of the National year, Mr. Harkins was sent for to take charge of House, Col. Henry Orndorff, corner of Main and a store at the place then called " Wolf's Station," Fifth streets, Zanesville, wanted a clerk, so to this composed of four houses, and now known as Junc- position he came from measuring tar and calico. tion City, on the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Here, after a lapse of twenty-three years, the sub- railroad. The gentleman would not take " no" ject of this sketch finds himself again in the same for an answer and had sent a horse along for Mr. spot he had first called his home, being the lo- Harkins. So he left the "nubbins" and again cality known formerly as the "Green Tree " tavern. seized the " yardstick." As this station was only But oh, how changed. Then, a modern two story six miles from Somerset and in a territory in frame building of very limited dimensions to which the inhabitants in early days depended on which John S. Dugan had, in about 1823, added a that town for their supplies, he found many old large three-story brick building, and a few years friends and acquaintances there. Among these after his death, his widow erected on the corner a old-time acquaintances our subject remained but a handsome three-story brick building connecting it few months, when his employer, Mr Wolf, sold with the one erected by her husband, making it at out his business and he once more returned to the that time the very best hotel property in the city. farm, and in a few days received a proposition from

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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 87

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