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 97

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Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
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when eighty-seven years of age. She was the Among the many agriculturists of prominence mother of ten children, viz .: Margaret, Elizabeth, in Muskingum county, Ohio, William McNaught, Mary, Belinda, William, Penina, Ada Ida, Jede- Frazeysburg, takes a leading place. He is of Scotch - diah, George W. and John. None are now living. Irish descent, his great grandfather having emi-

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grated from Scotland to Ireland when he married. Donald, at a very early day. When a young man William McNaught's father, Johnson McNaught, he taught school in a log house on this farm, and was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and followed this house has since served as a residence and a the life of a farmer. He married in his native sheep house, and now stands on the farm of Will- country Miss Mary A. Stevenson, and their chil- iam McNaught. John Barron moved to Dresden dren, ten in number, were born on the Emerald and there died at the age of ninety-seven. He Isle. They were named as follows: Sallie (died in was an elder in the Presbyterian church many Ireland in infancy), Eliza J., Isabel, Alexander years. To Mr. and Mrs. McNaught were born (died in Ireland then three years of age), William, thirteen children: Anna M. (died at ten years), Johnson, Samuel, Daniel, Thomas (died in America William J., Carrie B., Fannie, Maggie (died at at the age of twelve), and one who died in infancy the age of three years), Helen E. (died at the age in Ireland. In 1846 Mr. Johnson McNaught came of one year), Elmer, Lizzie D., Blanche, Samuel to America, and the next year sent for his family. P., Jerome E., Myrtle and Otto (died in infancy). He settled in Coshocton county, Ohio, resided After marriage Mr. McNaught settled in Coshocton there fifteen years, and then moved to the farm now county, and on September 30, 1864, enlisted in occupied by Samuel McNaught, his son. There Company F, Seventy-eighth regiment, Volunteer he passed the remainder of his days, dying at the infantry, and was in the battles of Atlanta, Buford age of seventy-two. He held membership in the and - -, S. C. He was severely injured by fall- Presbyterian church, and was a liberal contributor ing off a bridge January, 1864, and was in the to the same. In politics a stanch republican; he hospital at Buford, S. C., for a short time. After was a strong union man during the Civil war, and this he was at Fort Schuyler eight weeks and then sent three of his sons to fight in defense of their joined his regiment at Goldsboro, N. C., fighting country: William (subject), Johnson and Samuel. until the close of the war. He was honorably dis- Johnson was in the famous Ninety-seventh regi- charged at Washington, D. C., May 30, 1865, and ment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, Company F, and was present and marched in the grand review. was in all the battles of that regiment until he was Upon returning home he bought the farm where killed at the battle of Missionary Ridge. Samuel he now lives. He and Mrs. McNaught are worthy enlisted May 19, 1864, in Company F, One Hun- and exemplary members of the Presbyterian dred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer infantry, and church, and Mr. McNaught has been an elder for served three months. Johnson McNaught (father fifteen years. In politics he affiliates with the of our subject) was an industrious, law-abiding republican party. His daughter Carrie married citizen, and brought up his children to be honor- Rev. James A. Leggett, a Presbyterian minister able, upright citizens. William McNaught was now filling the pulpit at Kingston, Ind. Mr. Mc- born in County Donegal, Ireland, September 30, Naught has ever been a hard-working man, but 1836, was educated in his native country until has been disabled for years from injuries received eleven years of age, and then came with his mother during the war. He is strictly temperate, and is to America. He at once began assisting his father honorable and upright. He erected a fine resi- on the farm, and on September 3, 1863, was united dence, but this was destroyed by fire, and he has in marriage to Miss Mary N. Baker, who was born since built another, a comfortable two-story resi- April 5, 1845, and who was the daughter of Will- dence. He has been ably assisted by his capable iam H. and Sarah A. (Walker) Baker. William and faithful wife in rearing the large family, and Baker was a native of New Jersey, and came to they have given their children the best educational Muskingum county, Ohio, when twenty-one years advantages.

of age, settling in Dresden. He was a blacksmith William McVey, dealer in furniture and house- by trade. He was married in Dresden, and be- hold decorations, New Concord, Ohio. Mr. McVey came the father of five children: Helen, Mary M., was born in Rich Hill township, Muskingum Anna A., Albert A. and Jerome W. Mr. Baker county, Ohio, August 1, 1837, and was the eldest was for some time engaged in merchandising in living child born to George and Jane (Given) Mc- Dresden, and served as constable. He died at the Vey, both natives of Washington county, Penn., age of sixty years. He was a member of the Ma- born in 1805 and 1807, respectively. Our subject's sonic fraternity, and a man of high character.' He paternal grandparents, Enoch and Elizabeth was well educated, but was naturally intelligent. (Lyons) McVey, were also natives of the Keystone His father was killed in the Revolutionary war. state, born in Mifflin county. George McVey's Mr. Baker's wife, Sarah A. (Walker) Baker, was early life was spent on a farm in Pennsylvania, and a descendant of John Barron, on the maternal side. when eleven years of age he came with his parents Mr. Barron was an old pioneer from Ireland, and to Muskingum county and settled with them in settled in Jackson township, Muskingum county, Rich Hill township. In 1826 he built a flatboat Ohio, on the farm now occupied by Sylvester Mc- and made a trip to New Orleans, taking a load of

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flour for general trading. In 1834 he married union was blessed by the birth of five children, Miss Given, and reared eight children, only five three of whom are now living: Myrta J., born reaching mature years: William, Jane E. (resid- May 21, 1872, is attending college; Frank G., ing in Kansas), Rachel M. (now Mrs. McCutcheon), born July, 1875, is attending high school, and Rev. Hugh G. (a minister of the United Presby- Mary L., born November 21, 1879, is also in terian church at New Wilmington, Penn., ) and school. Mr. McVey and family are members of the David E. (married, is a farmer and dealer in wind- United Presbyterian church, in which he is an mills at Sterling, Kas.). George McVey was a elder and an earnest worker. He is a republican wide-awake and enterprising farmer, and accumu- in politics, and of late his sympathies have been lated a good property. He was a self-made man with the prohibition party. Mr. McVey followed and a public spirited citizen. His death occurred farming after the war until 1869, when he moved on the farm where he had resided for fifty years, to Chandlerville and engaged in the drug business April 19, 1885, when eighty-one years of age. He for about three years. From there he went to held membership in the United Presbyterian church Washington, Guernsey county, Ohio, and was in for over fifty years, and was an active worker in the general merchandising business until 1884, educational and religious enterprises. In early when he came to New Concord, where he has since life he was a democrat, but later he became a re- been engaged in the furniture and undertaking publican, and was one of the ardent supporters of business. Mr. McVey has held a number of offi- that party. He held a number of offices of trust cial positions in the towns in which he has resided, in his county, and was well and favorably known and was treasurer of Guernsey county fair for a all over the same. Mrs. McVey was also a mem- number of years.

ber of the United Presbyterian church the greater The Dresden Seamless Hosiery Company, C. H. part of her life, and died in Rich Hill township, Magness & Co., proprietors. Works corner Main this county, about 1874. She was the daughter of and Chestnut streets. This is one of the largest, David and Jane (Langan) Given, who settled in ablest and most equitably conducted industrial in- Muskingum county about 1815. About 1825 two stitutions of this county and promises to give con- of her brothers were struck by lightning and spicuity to this place as a manufacturing and killed while flaying wheat in a barn. Her parents business center. It dates its establishment here died in this township, the mother when about to February of the present year (1892), and the ninety-eight or ninety-nine years of age. William members of the firm are Joseph B. Mercer, C. H. McVey's boyhood days were passed on the farm Magness, and Harry J. Mercer, all live, energetic, where he first saw the light of day, and he re- business men. All have heretofore been associated mained under the parental roof until twenty-five with the business interests of Zanesville, and bring years of age. In September, 1862, he enlisted in into requisition the amplest financial and executive Company H., One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio ability for the most advantageous prosecution of Volunteer infantry, Second brigade, Third division, this important industry. They have secured an Sixth Army Corps, under Gen. Grant, and partici- excellent plant with ample buildings, and have pated in a great many engagements, the following introduced the newest improved machinery, pro- being the most important: Wilderness, Cold Har- pelled by one fifteen horse-power engine and boiler, bor, Winchester, Cedar Creek and Petersburg. He and furnish employment to an average of forty was in twenty-six battles and served three years, to fifty hands in the various departments of the and during that time was only absent on a twenty- business. These works are devoted to the manufac- days' furlough. He was neither wounded nor taken ture of the best grades of men's woolen half hose, prisoner. At the close of the war he was honora- and women's misses' and children's hose, made from bly discharged at Washington City, and then re- the best of yarns, and which, in reliability of con- turned to Rich Hill township, where, on May 17, struction and stability of color, will bear favorable 1866, he was married to Miss Rachel J. Pollock, comparison with any contemporaneous establish- daughter of Samuel and Louisa (Miller) Pollock, ment in the Union. This institution is one which and a native of Muskingum county, born Novem- reflects credit upon the place, both in its products ber 21, 1843. Her parents are still living, and and the efficiency of its management, and is pre- have been married over fifty years, having cele- pared to supply the trade upon as favorable terms brated their golden wedding not long ago. Mrs. as any similar house in the United States, when Mc Vey was now the eldest of eleven children, eight true equality is taken into consideration, Travel- of whom are now living, and named in the order of ing salesmen represent this house in various sec- their births as follows: Abraham M. (who was killed tions of the Union. Joseph B. Mercer was born in at the battle of Spottsylvania), Mary E., Allie, Mag- Zanesville, Ohio, January 11, 1857, and is a son gie, Henry, Wilson S., Chalmers, Addie, and two of Hiram and Alice (Ailes) Mercer. He received who died while young. Mr. and Mrs. McVey's a good high-school education in Zanesville, and

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subsequently was engaged in office work for the reared by a Mr. Alexander Armstrong, a prominent Zanesville Woolen Mills for eight years. In 1881 and influential farmer of this county. On August he became a partner in the Zanesville Hose Manu- 22, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred facturing Company, which employed about 250 and Twenty-second regiment, Ohio Volunteer in- hands all the time, and he remained connected with fantry as a private and was promoted to corporal, this until 1887. In 1890 Mr. Mercer accepted his October 6, 1862, and sergeant, February 1, 1865. present position as manager of the Dresden Hosiery He participated in the following engagements: company. He was married in 1886 to Miss Anna Wilderness, Spottsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Starr, a native of Muskingum county, and the Angle, Cold Harbor, and siege of Petersburg. daughter of Moses Starr, who resides in Cambridge, He was shot in the right shoulder and sent back Ohio. In politics he is a republican and socially to One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, being he affiliates with the K. of P. He is a member of off duty until December of the same year. At the Methodist Episcopal church. Charles H. Mag- Winchester, June 15, 1863, he was taken prisoner, ness was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, July 1, sent to Libby prison, from there two days later to 1863, and is a son of Fielding and Caroline (Wells) Belle Island, and about twenty-eight days later Magness, both now residing with their son Charles. still, to Castle Thunder. He was there two days The later received a good practical education in and a night when he was paroled. After being the common schools and when twenty years of age discharged he returned to Muskingum county, began clerking in a store for Sturtevant & Martin. where he followed the butchering business, which with whom he continued for six years. After this he had learned prior to entering the army. He he clerked for Thomas Coulton for one year. In followed that until 1874, when he purchased a 1886 he married Miss Stella Parsons, of Zanesville, farm near Sonora, this county, where he resided and the daughter of Henry Parsons. He is a mem- until March, 1889, when he was appointed to fill ber of the K. of P., and in politics is a stanch re- the position be now occupies. He was married, publican. He holds membership in the Methodist in 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Border, the daughter of Episcopal church. Harry J. Mercer was born in Samuel and Margaret Border, who was born near Zanesville, Ohio, March 28, 1864, and is a son of Sonora, this county, and they are the parents of Hiram and Alice (Ailes) Mercer. He was well the following children: Lula G. (wife of Charles educated in the common schools, and when sixteen E. Reed), Martha A. (wife of W. S. Dunn), Blanche years of age commenced working in the Zanesville A., Charles C., William B., Harry A., Eli F., Nor- Woolen Mills, where he continued for about nine wood F. and Mary E. Mr. Mangold was elected

months He then worked for the Hose Manufact- one of the three county infirmary directors in 1882 uring company, and subsequently in the carpet and served three years. He is an influential citi- store of W. H. Rutledge. After this he became zen and was a member of the school board for a shipping clerk in the hose factory at Zanesville, number of years in Washington township. He and remained thus engaged until 1890, when the cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lin- present firm was organized with Mr. Mercer as a coln, and has always affiliated with the republican partner. He is also a member of the K. of P., and party. He superintends the entire business of the in politics is a republican. County infirmary, which is no small task, requir-

John H. Mangold, superintendent of the Mus- ing a man of judgment and experience to conduct kingum County Infirmary, is a native of this it properly, and he is well qualified to fill that po- county, born in Zanesville, April 17, 1842, and is sition. He and Mrs. Mangold are members of the a son of Adam and Susan (Long) Mangold, both German Lutheran church, which Mr. Mangold natives of Germany. The parents left

their joined when fifteen years of age. He owns 128 native country for this in 1841, and Mr. Mangold acres in Washington and 51 acres in Perry town- worked at his trade as cooper in Zanesville for a ships, all in one tract located six miles of Zanes- few years, subsequently purchasing a farm near ville. In 1866 Mr. Mangold joined the Masonic that city, where his death occurred on August 7, fraternity at Zanesville, and is junior deacon of 1881, aged sixty-eight years. He was a good citi- Amity lodge No. 5. About 1870 he was initiated zen and was honored and respected by all. His in Moxahala lodge No. 144, I. O. O. F., is also wife died in May, 1855, in Muskingum county. a member of the G. A. R. post No. 412, and on In 1857 he married for his second wife Miss November 25, 1889, he became a member of Phœ Elizabeth Thomas, who died in September, 1872. nix lodge No. 388, K. of P.

One child was born to them, Caroline, the wife of J. S. Marcellus, horticulturist and mine oper- Samuel Hall. John H. Mangold, the eldest child ator, was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., August and only son of a family of four children, is, with 19, 1831, and settled in Muskingum county, Ohio, one sister, the only one now living. He began for in 1836. He was the seventh of eight children himself at the age of fifteen years and was partly born to John and Sarah (McNeal) Marcellus, the

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former of whom descended from a family of French subject of this sketch, commenced life for himself Huguenots, who were driven from France on ac- as a farm hand by working for $3 per month. At count of their religious belief. The father was the age of fourteen years he became an employe of born in Trenton, N. J., December 4, 1795, but in J. Simons, a merchant and crockery dealer, as 1825 he removed to the state of New York and, errand boy, and afterward became his clerk. He although a carpenter and farmer by occupation, he remained with this gentleman until he wastwenty- there engaged in getting out timber for ship build- three years of age, during which time he became ing purposes. He died at the age of forty-five very much attached to his employer, who took the years, his death occurring on October 2, 1841. place of a father to him. After leaving Mr. Si- His wife, who was of Irish descent, was born in mons' employ he engaged in the photographic and Berks county, Penn., September 7, 1789, and was advertising business, which he followed for seven married on December 18,, 1818. This lady had years. He then returned home and has since four brothers and four sisters, but the brothers all lived on the home farm. He has taken several ex- died before reaching the age of twenty-eight years, tensive trips through the East and West, but is but the sisters all lived to be over eighty years of very well pleased with the state of Ohio and be- age. The mother came to Ohio in 1836, and after sides the home farm, which comprises seventy being left a widow with a large family to support, acres, he owns a like amount near Emporia, Lyon she was married, in 1845, to Jonathan Stockdale, county, Kas. On May 15, 1859, he was married to who was called from life in 1858. He was de- Miss Louisa Wilkins, a native of Morgantown, W. scended from a Quaker family and was himself a Va., where she was born in 1833, the elder of two member of the Friends church. His death oc- children born to John and Rebecca (Berkshire) curred at the age of forty-five years. The Wilkins, the former of whom was an Irishman by mother's last days were spent at the home of her descent and a native of Pennsylvania. His son near Zanesville, and there she peacefully father was the founder of the family in America. breathed her last on August 20, 1889, at the age The mother was a native of West Virginia, her an- of eighty-nine years. Of her children, Levi, at an cestors settling in the state at an early day. The early age took charge of the home affairs, the other daughter is Mattie C., the wife of H. S. duties of which he discharged with credit to him- Goshen, now residing at Salem, Ohio, by whom self. He was born in Berks county, Penn., in she has a family of five children. Politically Mr. 1820, and came to Ohio with the family in 1836. Marcellus has always been a republican and has He was married, in this state, to Miss Elizabeth always been interested in politics. He is a mem- Culk by whom he became the father of six sons ber of the A. F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and and five daughters, seven of whom are still living. the K. of H. His wife is a member of the Meth- In 1855 he emigrated to McLean county, Ill., and odist Episcopal church and he is a member of the settled near Le Roy, but soon after moved to Horticultural society of Zanesville. He bas been Downs, where his wife died. In 1859 he was a member of the republican executive committee united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Blue, who for the past twelve years, he served as assessor for bore him two daughters. He made his home in a number of years and has also been township Illinois until 1867, when he removed to Kansas, enumerator.

his wife dying in that state in 1874. Two years

Charles Marquand, Marquand, Muskingum later he took for his third wife, Elizabeth A. Hand. county, Ohio, belongs to one of the oldest families During the last year of the Civil war he served in in Monroe township, and the first settlers on Wills Company B., One Hundred and Fiftieth Illinois in. creek. Charles Marquand, the founder of the fantry. He lived until September 5, 1884, when he family in America and the original pioneer on Wills

died at the age of sixty-four years. The brothers creek, was born about 1763 on the Isle of Guern- and sisters of Levi Marcellus were as follows: Jo- sey. He was of French descent and could speak seph was born May 5, 1828, and died January 22, that language. He married there Rachel Lovett 1829; Mary was born September 7, 1826, and and they were the parents of six children, all of died September 4, 1845; Julia was born June 17, whom lived to be grown, and all born on the Isle 1834; and died September 5, 1845; Theodore was of Guernsey. They were: Rachel, Sophia, born December 3, 1829, and died July 30, 1850, Charles, Peter, John and Solomon. Charles in Cleveland, Ohio, of cholera (he owned and Marquand was a carpenter by trade. He came to operated a line of packet boats on White Water America, settled in Georgetown, D. C., and here canal and carried the United States mail and pas- worked at his trade and owned property, Some sengers); Helen died in infancy; and the mother's of his building hie owned and rented until his second union resulted in the birth of one child, death. After a residence here of some years, he Sarah J .. who was born in 1847 and died in in- moved to the wilderness of Ohio settled where the fancy. J. S. Marcellus, another brother and the town of Cambridge now stands, but soon after

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moved to Wills creek when there was not a stick Minor S., George E., Ella M. and Annie B. Mr. cut in the wilds of that stream. He built a log Marquand lived on the old homestead nearly all house on the land upon which his grandson, his life and is well known for his sterling traits of Charles, now lives, in a field near the road. The character. In politics he is a republican. Both spot is now marked by an ancient apple tree Mr. and Mrs. Marquand are members of the Meth- planted by the hand of the old pioneer. He cleared odist church and Mr. Marquand is steward and a farm by perseverance and energy, accumulated trustee. He and his brother, Jolin, own all the property, and at his death owned 625 acres in the land that the pioneer Charles Marquand possessed, county. He ran salt works at an early day on and it is a goodly heritage. Mr. Marquand stands Wills creek, built a gristmill and sawmill and ran in his community as a man of high character. Of a carding mill and fulling mill. These were the the children Henry C. married Margaret Sturtz, first mills in this part of the county. Mr. Mar- and they have one child. He is a miller at the quand also owned a store and did a large mercan- old Marquand mill. Walter E. married Louise tile business. He built a large two-story brick Trottman, and they have one child. He is a house in 1836-37, which was the only brick house farmer on the home farm. The rest of the chil- in this part of the county. He was a lover of lib- dren are at home, with the exception of George, erty and freedom and opposed to all secret socie- who is attending school at Cambridge, Ohio. Mr. ties. He was a man of honor and integrity of Marquand is giving all his children good educa- character and lived to the great age of ninety- tional advantages.

three years, dying March, 1856. Solomon Mar-

J. W. and O. L. Martin are men who have

quand, son of the above mentioned gentleman and steadily and surely made their way to the front in the father of the subject of this sketch, was bo.n the profession of law, and possess, in a more than on the Isle of Guernsey. His principal business ordinary degree, the natural attributes essential to was working in his father's mill and store. De- a successful career at the bar and in public. They cember, 1833, he married Eliza Hanks, daughter were both born in Perry township, Muskingum of Jeremiah and Catherine (Shively) Hanks. Jere- county, Ohio; were reared to the duties of farm miah Hanks was of Virginian ancestry and a life, and were educated in the public schools near farmer of Irish and Dutch descent. The Shive- their home. Being desirous of supplementing this lys were of Swiss and Welsh descent. The Hanks education in some higher institution of learning, moved to Ohio in 1817 and settled in Highland J. W. Martin entered the university of Rochester, township, this county. Mr. Hanks was a com- N. Y., from which he graduated in 1870, after fortable pioneer farmer, reared a family of twelve which he studied law with G. L. Phillips, and was children and was in the War of 1812. He lived admitted to the bar in 1877. He at once entered to the age of seventy-seven years and was a mem- upon the practice of his profession, and continued ber of the Methodist church and an honest and alone until 1886, when his brother, O. L. Martin, respected citizen. To Solomon Marquand and became his partner. The latter has thoroughly wife were born two children: Charles and John W. fitted himself for a professional life by completing Mr. Marquand was a member of the Methodist a course of study in Chautauqua college, at Chau- church and died April 2, 1841, only six years tauqua, N. Y., having previously taken a normal- after his marriage, cut down in the prime of life school course. Following this he was admitted as by that dread disease, consumption. Charles an attorney in all the government departments, but Marquand, his son and the subject of this sketch, was not admitted to general practice. Since then was born May 26, 1837, and received a common- he has turned his attention entirely to pension and school education. Like his father before him, he notary work, and he and his brother enjoy a large learned to work on the farm. He married at the and lucrative practice and are reckoned among the age of twenty-three years, in December, 1851, leading and most prominent members of the Elizabeth Sutton, daughter of Samuel and Eliza- Zanesville bar. They are logical reasoners, safe beth (Slack) Sutton. Samuel Sutton was from counselors, are careful in the preparation of their New Jersey, coming to Ohio when a young man.

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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 97

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