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 91

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Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
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came to this section from Virginia, while in child-


William Kirk, proprietor of the Kirk House, hood, and were here married in 1829. Mrs. King Zanesville, Ohio, is of a family of hotel keepers, was born in this county, the sixth of their children his grandfather and his parents having been in whose names are here given: Sarah A., Minerva the business before him. He is a native of Mus- J., Alva J., Selma, Celia J., Susan, Mary I, John kingum county, having been born in Union town- I. and Piercey, the most of whom are residing ship December 27, 1844, a son of Robert and Susan in this county. Mr. Hurdle was called from life Kirk. The Kirk house was established in 1863


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and soon gained and has since held a firm hold on Katie, Ramond K., Lester and Alice O. William the traveling patronage. It is one of the oldest married Sarah Lockard, and is a farmer of Green- and best known hotels in this part of the country wood county. He has three children: John J., and one of the most popular with commercial men. Charles and Frank. Christian married Mary Bar- From the start it has been under Mr. Kirk's con- rett, November 30, 1882, and they have three duct and he has given his personal attention to all children: Alvin H., Bruce C. and Clarence A. the details of its management. There are few Albert married Ella McClery, and has one child, Zanesville men more widely or more favorably known Alva F., and George married Doar Dougherty, than he, and none who do more than he does in his and they have one child, Quincy. Thus Mr. Klein way, to impress upon strangers an idea of Zanes- is the grandfather of twenty-one grandchildren, ville's progress and promise, and appearances in- and the name of this sturdy emigrant will live long dicate that the Kirk house will long be one of in his adopted country. Mr. Klein's maternal Zanesville's best known institutions.


grandfather was Ulrick Ott, was a shoemaker and John J. Klein belongs to one of the old and re- was married twice. He had three daughters and spected German families of Muskingum county. one son, and died at the age of eighty-eight years. His father was Christian Klein, a vineyard keeper Mr. Klein well remembers the vineyard and wine and winemaker of Germany. He married Chris- press of his father's, and can describe in an inter- tina Ott, and they were the parents of four chil- esting manner the process of cultivating the grape. dren: Christian, William, Christina and John J. When he arrived at Zanesville a stranger he Christian Klein Sr. was a comfortable farmer, and could speak no English, and Peter Grieves, a owned some land. He lived to be eighty-seven shoemaker, employed him at $8 per month until years of age, and died in Germany. John J. he learned the language, when he got along very Klein, his son, was born in the province of Wur- well, and has since been prosperous.


temberg, Kearchhim, village of Urderteck, Dit- Isaac Knicely, the father of David Knicely, of tingan, Germany, November 1, 1814, and attended Adamsville, Ohio, was born February 18, 1801, on school in Germany eight years. He learned the a farm near Waynesburg, Penn., and came to Ohio shoemaker's trade, and at the age of twenty-one when a young man. He settled in Salem town- years came to America in a sailing vessel bound ship and October 19, 1826, married Elizabeth from Bremen to Baltimore, arriving on the 4th of Spragg, of this county, born December 10, 1806, July. He at once came to Ohio, where his grand- and daughter of Benjamin Spragg. They were father, Jacob Klein, was a farmer of Morgan the parents of three children: Nancy (born May county, having come from Germany in 1817. 29, 1828, was married in Illinois and there died), Young John J. immediately began to work at his Benjamin (born May 24, 1830, now residing on a trade, at which he worked fourteen years, and Oc- good farm in Washington township), and Hannah tober 29, 1839, married Catherine Moser, daughter (born May 6, 1832, now a widow living in Illi- of Daniel and Catherine Moser. The father came nois). Mrs. Knicely died April 15, 1833, and Mr. from Germany in 1834, with his wife and four chil- Knicely married Hannah Spragg, a sister of his dren: Philip, Adam, Catherine and Louisa. He first wife and by her was the father of six chil- was a potter by trade, and upon his arrival in dren: David, Elizabeth, Delilah, Martha, Isaac Ohio settled on a farm in Adams township, where and Ezra. He lived to be seventy-nine years of he passed the remainder of his days, dying at the age, was a member of the Methodist church and age of sixty-two years. He was a member of the in politics a democrat and a strong Union man Lutheran church. After his marriage, John J. during the war. His son Isaac was in the 100 Klein worked at his trade in Zanesville. In 1849 days' service during the war. He settled in an he came to his present farm of sixty acres. He is almost unbroken wilderness and so improved his the father of nine children: Louisa, Christina, farm and worked so industriously that prior to his Jacob, William, George, Matilda, Albert, Alice death he owned 460 acres in this county and 80 and Christian. Mr. Klein is a member of the acres in the West. His second wife died Decem- Lutheran church, and a respected and industrious ber 28, 1880. David Knicely, their son, was born citizen. His son Christian and daughter Louisa in Salem township, on his father's farm, July 14, are at home, and William died September 25, 1836. He received a common-school education in 1884. Christina married John Sandel [see sketch ], the old log school of that day, learned farming and Jacob married Emma Brown. He is a farmer and January 22, 1863, married Catherine Wag- of Monroe township, and has five children: Ella oner, born January 5, 1837, and a daughter of C., George E., Sylvia A., Susan A. and Ida L. John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner. To Mr. Matilda married John Roohrig, a farmer of Linton and Mrs. Knicely were born eight children: Adah township, Coshocton county, and has eight chil- A. (born May 8, 1864), Laura I. (July 4, 1865), dren: William H., Albert C., Syana A., Carson, John H. (December 2, 1866), Isaac H. (July 11


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1868), Harrison H. (April 26, 1872), Jennie I. that there was snow on the mountains. He located (May 29, 1874), Hannah O. (October 3, 1876), in Falls township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and and Wilbert R. (December 19, 1880, and died in there resided until his death, in 1862, following infancy). After marriage Mr. Knicely settled on the calling of a farmer, as well as his trade. for his present farm of 138 acres and has added to it some time after coming hither. During the latter until it now comprises 243 acres. Both himself part of his life his time was entirely given to and wife are members of the Lutheran church in farming. His widow survived him until 1890, dy- Salem township, of which he is now church trus- ing in her eighty-seventh year. She was the tee. In politics he is a strong democrat, but has mother of eleven children, seven of whom are now taken little interest in public matters of any kind, living: Mrs. Matilda Golding, in her seventy-first preferring to attend to his own affairs. He is in- year, resides in Burlington, Iowa; Mrs. Amanda terested in educational matters and in favor of K. Parsons, is editing a temperance paper in La- good schools, has been on the school board, and fayette, Ind .; Oscar, resides in Watseka, Ill .; Ed- given all his children good common-school educa- ward, is a resident of Burlington, Iowa; Julius tions. He was road supervisor for many years. A., the subject of this sketch; Llewellyn and His daughter, Laura I., married Elmer Wertz, a Frank, of Burlington, Iowa. J. A. Knight was baker in Coshocton; they have one child. John about seventeen years of age when he came to this Wagoner, the father of Mrs. Knicely, was born in county, and he was educated at home, never at- Butler county, Penn., and came to Ohio when a tending the public schools but nineteen months dur- young man. He received a common-school edu- ing his life. He took a severe cold in his youth, cation, was a farmer and married Barbara Shurtz. which settled in his limbs, and for over six years The family is of German descent and they reared he was confined to his room, which was just at the a family of twelve children: Harrison, Elizabeth, time when he should have been attending school. George, Elijah, Belilla, Margaret, Jacob, Mary After recovering, he was again very unfortunate, A., John, Sarah C., Barbara (deceased) and Sam- and while stepping from a train of cars sprained uel. Mr. Wagoner settled in Adams township in his ankle, and his leg had to be amputated, after 1827, and himself and wife were members of the about a year of intense suffering, in trying to save Lutheran church. He lived to be nearly eighty the leg. This occurred in 1855 and unfitted him years of age and was a soldier in the War of 1812. for any manual labor. In 1856 he began clerking The land they first owned is now owned by Solo- in an insurance office, following which he kept a mon Gaumer and upon it is a cherry tree planted news stand for two years. In 1859-60 he was a by Elijah, son of John Wagoner some forty or clerk in the auditor's office, and for thirteen years fifty years ago, and measures eleven feet and two following was in the revenue service, stationed at inches in circumference.


Zanesville. He was deputy recorder for eleven


The social, political and business history of this years, and in 1886 was elected to his present session is filled with the deeds and doings of self- office, and re-elected in 1889. He was married in made men, and no man in Muskingum county is 1872 to Miss Belle M. Anderson, of Muskingum more deserving the appellation than J. A. Knight, county, a native of Zanesville, by whom he has auditor of Muskingum county, Ohio, for he marked five children: Ralph A., Willie A., Vera M., out his own career in youth, and has steadily fol- Llewellyn S. and Isabel M. Mr. Knight and his lowed it up to the present, his prosperity being at- family are members of the Second Street Methodist tributable to his earnest and persistent endeavor Episcopal church, of which he has been steward and to the fact that he has always consistently for a number of years. Mr. Knight deserves great tried to follow the teachings of the " Golden Rule." credit for the energy he has displayed and the He is one of the representative, thoroughgoing many difficulties he has overcome in the battle of and efficient officials of the county, and although life, and he has the confidence and respect of all who born in Washington county, Md., he has resided know him. He is a charter member of the Mus- within its borders many years of his life. His kingum Brick Company, and is otherwise inter- birth occurred on April 19, 1832, to Benjamin and ested in the business affairs of this section.


Nancy (Cunningham) Knight, both natives of


Among those of foreign birth who have be- Maryland, the former's birth occurring in Balti- come prominent in their different callings is John more. He was of English-Irish origin, and his, as Krebs, farmer, Adams Mills, Ohio, whose thrift well as his wife's ancestors, were early emigrants and enterprise as an agriculturist is well known. to Maryland. Benjamin Knight was a mechanic He was born on a farm in Bavaria on October by trade, and this calling he followed in his native 18, 1826, and his parents, William and Mary state until 1849, when he started west to seek his (Stark) Krebs, were natives also of that country. fortune, coming to this state in wagons, the jour- John Krebs was the only child born to this ney occupying about two weeks, owing to the fact union, but his parents had both been married


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previously and were the parents of other children. uary 27, 1770, on his father's farm. The latter Mr. William Krebs was a substantial farmer, and received but a meager education, learned the followed this occupation the principal part of his blacksmith's trade, and married Miss Mary Mil- life. He was a member of the Presbyterian leron, daughter of Jacob Milleron, who was a church, and was an elder in the same. As an hon- German, and a successful farmer of Baltimore orable, upright citizen he was well known and county, Md. Mrs. Lane was also born in Ger- respected. He was a soldier under the great many. The fruits of this union were eleven chil- Napoleon, was in many battles, and was in the dren: George, Jacob, John M., Samuel M., Susan, famous battle of Waterloo. He received a wound Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary A., Harriet in the leg, and this troubled him all his life, for it and Barbara, all born in Baltimore county except would not heal. His son, John Krebs, received a Samuel M., Harriet and Barbara, who owe their thorough education in the German language, and nativity to Muskingum county, Ohio. Mr. Lane being a great reader of good books and papers, he moved to Muskingum county, in October, 1815, is thoroughly posted on all subjects. He is a and settled about one mile northeast of where the great reader of the Bible, and is well versed on all residence of our subject now stands, in Muskingum Biblical questions. He became familiar with the township. He was four weeks on the road travel- duties of the farm at an early age, and was but a ing in a large conestoga wagon drawn by four little over ten years of age when his father died. horses, and brought a large amount of household He then remained on the farm with his mother, goods with him. He bought land of John T. and in the same house in which he was born, until Lane (an old pioneer but no connection), and upon twenty-nine years of age. This house was built of this was a comfortable hewed-log cabin. John stone in the substantial manner of that country. Lane paid him $400 for 150 acres, and immediately In December, 1850, when twenty-four years of went to work clearing. To this he added seventy age, he married Miss Madelina Beauregard, and acres more and resided here for many years. When the fruits of this union were nine children, seven an old man he gave his land to his three surviving of whom lived to be grown: John, William, George, sons: George, seventy acres; John M. and Sam- Samuel, Casper, Charles and Edward. In 1854 uel M., seventy-five acres each; and to his daugh- Mr. Krebs emigrated to America and came directly ters, his present personal property. Mrs. Lane to Ohio, settling in Coshocton county, where he died November 14, 1837, when fifty-five years of made his home for about twenty years. From age, and Mr. Lane lived during the last fifteen there he moved to this county and settled on his years of his life with his son John M. His death. present farm in 1874. He now owns 150 acres of occurred on December 14, 1854, when eighty-five land, and is a prosperous and successful farmer. years of age. He had a wonderful constitution, In his religious belief he is a Presbyterian, and is an and was never sick until he became old, when he elder in that church. Politically a republican, he had fever and chills, but took very little medicine. advocates the principles of that party. A self-made He would doubtless have lived to a still greater man, he has made all his property by the honest age had he not met with an accident in his old age sweat of his brow, and is classed among the wide- which disabled one of his limbs. He was an awake, thoroughgoing men of the county. Mrs. honorable, industrious man and was noted far and Krebs' great uncle, Berkhart Moser, settled in wide for those traits. It was his custom to work Pennsylvania at an early date, and is one of the on the farm in pleasant weather and in the black- wealthiest men in his part of the country.


sinith shop when bad, and he would often labor Squire John M. Lane, farmer, Zanesville, far into the night. This did not interfere with his Ohio. The Lane family, one of the oldest and early rising however. His son John M., the sub- most respected in Muskingum county, Ohio, num- ject of this sketch, was born in Baltimore county, bers among its members many prominent citizens, Md., May 12, 1811, and the house in which his Two brothers of this name came from England and birth occurred is still standing in a state of good settled in Baltimore, Md., about 1620 or 1625, preservation. It was visited by him in 1876. He and from them sprang the Lanes in America. was but little over four years of age when he was Dalton Lane, grandfather of Squire John M. Lane, brought by his parents to Muskingum county, was a prosperous farmer of Baltimore county, Md., Ohio, and here he received the usual education of He married a Miss Hooker, and to them were the pioneer children, in the old log schoolhouse born the following children: Elislia, Richard, with the old fashioned fireplace that would take John, Micajah, Uritlı, Diana, Polly and Sallie. in logs twelve feet long. His teachers were James Mr. Lane was a slave owner and a man of good Lane, James Welsh, John Gibson, Cornelius Sted- standing. He died when about sixty-five years of ham and Wilson Cooper. Of these pioneer teach- age. His son, John Lane, the father of Squire ers he gained sufficient education to get a certifi- Lane, was born in Baltimore county, Md., on Feb- cate to teach in the common schools of the county,


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and followed this profession in the district where unimpaired. His form is erect and his bearing he now lives, and in this township, for three win- vigorous and manly. He is a fine example of the ters. He also followed farming, and on October Ohio pioneer farmer. He has one of finest farms 27, 1835, he married Miss Martha Bland, daughter in the county and is nearly all level except a tract of John and Nancy (Cunningham) Bland.


Mr. of ninety acres, on which his commodious residence Bland was one of the original pioneers of Muskin- and farm buildings are situated. His residence, gum county, coming from Virginia and settling on which in size and appearance is a mansion, is on a Muskingum river just above Zanesville, in the fall high eminence and commands a fine view of the of 1798. The property is now in the corporation surrounding country. It is one of the few resi- of that city. Silas Bland, one of the first white dences still standing that was built of the famous children born in this county, and the first one on yellow poplar that once abounded in the county. the site of what is now Zanesville, was born in a Besides his handsome property in real estate he sugar camp with an open front on the banks of is possessed of a goodly amount of ready money the Muskingum river. In the spring of 1799 Mr. which is invested at interest in the county. He John Bland settled in Muskingum township, and is the father of nine children who lived to maturity was one of the first, if not the first settler in that Mary F., Margaret, Almira, Nancy E., Lunetta V., township. He lived to be seventy-five years of John B. (died at the age of twenty-five years), age, dying in February, 1839. He was the father Lewis H., William and Franklin P.


of a large family: Thomas, William, Henry, Silas,


Oscar H. Lane, farmer, Dresden, Ohio. Among Joel, Ebenezer, John, Annie, Polly, Sidney, Marga- the pioneer families of Cass township, this branch ret, Ellen and Martha. Descendants of this family of the Lane family is the most prominent, and de- now reside in this county. Following his marriage serves special mention. Oscar H. Lane was born John M. Lane settled on a tract of seventy-five on the old homestead in Muskingum county, Ohio, acres, which his father gave him, and there he re- May 23, 1856, was the son of Samuel L. and Jane sided for four years, after which he bought the land (McDonald) Lane, and the grandson, on the pater- of his brother Samuel M., and resided on the old nal side, of Jacob and Achsah (Butler) Lane. homestead. On April 1, 1858, he moved to his Jacob Lane was born in Pennsylvania about 1790, present residence, which he bought of William and when a young man he came to Muskingum Welsh, and he has added to this from time to county, where he first found work near Zanesville, time until he now owns 700 acres. He has given on the dam. He subsequently found employment his sons 165 acres. Like his father, Mr. Lane has with Capt. Taylor, who lived where Squire J. M. always had a strong constitution, and when a young Lane now resides, and for odd jobs performed man possessed great powers of endurance. He has during the winter he received but 25 cents a day ever been industrious, has done a vast amount of and his board. As he could find no other employ- hard work, and can now enjoy the fruits of his ment, he cheerfully performed his duties in order labor, for he has a comfortable and happy home. to save the earnings he had accumulated during He has ever been a man of steady habits, excellent the summer months. He married Miss Achsah moral character, and has a host of warm friends. Butler (see sketch of Joshua Butler) and to them For four years he was treasurer of Muskingum were born nine children, four of whom lived to be county, from 1868 to 1872, and filled that position grown: Samuel M., Jesse, Ebenezer and Isabel. in an able and satisfactory manner. He has also After marriage Jacob Lane engaged in farming on held the office of township clerk, treasurer, assess- the Capt. Taylor farm. resided there five years, or, trustee, and was justice of the peace for fifteen and then bought land where Abraham Dorsey now years. He always took a deep interest in educa- lives. There he passed the remainder of his life. tional matters, and served as school director for He was industrious and economical, but always many years. In politics he was a stanch demo- liberal to the poor. He was a soldier in the War of crat, and cast his first presidential vote for Gen. 1812, and received a pension for his services. In Andrew Jackson, in 1832. He has voted the straight politics he affiliated with the republican party. democratic ticket since that time. Mrs. Lane died He was active in all enterprises for the advance- June 7, 1884. She was an Old School Baptist in ment of his county, and was one of its most suc- religion, and Squire Lane is of the same religious cessful and substantial citizens. Our subject's belief. Socially he is an Odd Fellow. During maternal grandparents, John and Margery (Boggs) the war he was a strong union man and gave liber- McDonald, were natives of West Virginia, and the ally of his means to secure recruits when the former was the son of Archibald McDonald, who country needed their services. He used his in- came from Scotland and settled in Ohio county, W. fluence to aid the cause and gave freely to the Va. at an early day. The latter was a substantial soldier's families. He is now a well-preserved farmer and lived to be an old man, dying at his man of eighty-one, and his mental faculties are home in West Virginia. He was the father of


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eight children: Christiana, Rosanna, Margaret, gree. He has held the office of assessor three Catherine, Jane, James, John and Elizabeth. terms, was the last census enumerator, and also John, the father of Mrs. Lane, was the only one held the position of township clerk two terms. He to settle in Muskingum county, the remainder scat- takes a decided interest in educational matters, tering throughout the West. John McDonald set- and was a member of the board of education. His tled in Muskingum township in 1830, and there mother, who is a devout member of the Presbyte- made his permanent home. To his marriage were rian church, is still living, and her reminiscences born ten children: William, Elizabeth, Jane, Mar- of pioneer days are very interesting. She is a gery, Christiana, Boggs, Archibald, John (who lady of more than ordinary intelligence.


died in infancy), James and Margaret. John Mc Peter B. Lane, Otsego, Ohio, is one of Mus- Donald was one of the prominent farmers of the kingum county's old soldier citizens and from an county. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. old pioneer family. His grandfather, Abraham He and wife were members of the Presbyterian Lane, was from Pennsylvania, where he was mar- church, and Mr. McDonald was one of the founders ried and became the father, by this wife, of Sam- of that church in Muskingum township, and was uel, Abraham and Jacob. This wife died in Penn- an elder in it for many years. He was greatly in- sylvania and Mr. Lane married Mary, Baker. terested in sheep raising, owned large flocks, and They had five children: Mary E., George, Sallie, was the first to introduce Merino sheep in this Achsah, and Dr. Jeremiah (one of the old physi- county. The father of our subject, Samuel M. cians of this part of the country, who practiced Lane, was born in Muskingum county, Muskingum medicine at Bloomfield for many years). For a township, Ohio, March 13, 1816, and being unusu- full sketch of the Lane family see sketch of John ally bright and intelligent, mastered the funda- M. Lane. Jacob Lane, of Muskingum county, mental branches taught in the pioneer schools, was a half brother of Jacob Lane, who was the reading, writing and arithmetic, and was well grandfather of our subject, and who first settled versed in history. When twenty-six years of age near Dresden. He then entered land in Highland on February 16, 1843, he married Miss Jane Mc- township, where he cleared a farm from the wil- Donald, and soon afterward settled on the farm derness and made a home. He lived to a good where the family now reside, which then consisted old age. George Lane, the father of Peter B., of 110 acres all covered with heavy oak timber, was a son of Jacob Lane by his second wife. He many of the giant trees being hundreds of years was either born in Highland township or brought old. With his own hands Mr. Lane cleared a there when a child and educated in the rugged small portion on which he erected a log cabin, schools of that time. He married Rebecca Bond, and after many years of toil and privations this daughter of Peter Bond. After his marriage he vast forest was leveled, and in its place sprang up settled on the old home farm which his father had well cultivated farms. Mr. and Mrs. Lane's entered, where he lived nearly all his life. To union was blessed by the birth of twelve children: Mr. and Mrs. Lane were born seven children : Helen (died in infancy), Elizabeth, Christina, James, George W., Abraham, Peter B., Jeremiah, James H. (died in infancy), Jacob (died in infancy), Jacob and Martha. At the time of his death Mr. John (died after marriage at the age of twenty- Lane owned 367 acres of land and was a self-made five), Cyrus B. (died at the age of eighteen years), man, having made all his property by his own un- Oscar H. (subject), Olive J., Samuel M., Eva divided efforts. In later life he bought land in (died in infancy) and Addie M. In politics Mr. Monroe township and made a new farm. Mr. Lane advocated the principles of the republican Lane died on this farm at the age of sixty years. party. He was a Baptist in his religious belief, Both himself and wife were members of the Bap- was a man of good general information, and was a tist church, of which he was trustee for several representative citizen. At the time of his death years. In politics he was a democrat, a regular he was the owner of 210 acres of excellent land. true blue. Peter B. Lane, his son, was born on Oscar H. Lane received a common-school educa- the old homestead in Highland township January tion in Muskingum county, and when but a lad 20, 1843, reared as a farmer, receiving no educa- became familiar with the duties of the farm. On tion and through life has depended upon his in- December 30, 1884, he was married to Miss Tirzah telligence and has done as well as many better McGinnis, daughter of Squire Daniel and Maria educated men. In September, 1862, he enlisted (Morgan) McGinnis, and shortly afterward went Company F. Seventy-eiglith regiment Ohio Volun- to housekeeping on the old homestead. To his teer infantry, served seven months, was disabled by union were born two children: Homner B. and sickness caused by exposure and was in the lios- Gladys. Like his father, Oscar is a strong repub- pital at Holly Springs and Memphis, Tenn., about lican, and for a young inan, he has won the confi- two months. He has never regained his health dence and esteem of the people in an unusual de- and has been unfit for active work ever since. He




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