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 98

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cases, and have the ability to present them in a He was a prosperous farmer and old pioneer set- concise, but logical and forcible manner. They tler of Adams township, and was deacon for many are earnest and conscientious advocates, and their years in the Baptist church and a man honored by success has been achieved by the improvement of all. He was the father of ten children, all lived opportunities, by untiring diligence, and by close to be grown: Joseph, Philip, John, George, study and correct judgment of men and motives. Thomas, Elizabeth, Ann, William, Samuel and O. L. Martin was born in 1860, is a member and Margaret. He lived to be nearly eighty-seven clerk of the First Baptist church and the Y. M. C. years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marquand A., and is director and recording secretary in the were born six children: Henry C., Walter E., the latter. He was married, in 1888, to Miss Hes-

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ter L. Perry, daughter of William T. Perry, of the 373 cents per day. He taught school and finally Seventh ward, of Zanesville. J. W. Martin was bought eighty acres in Meigs township, paying $10 born in 1842, and until the Civil war broke out per acre. He remained single until twenty-seven worked on his father's farm and attended school. years of age, his home being kept by some maiden In May, 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and aunts, sisters of his father. He was elected and Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer infantry in the 100 days' held all the offices of liis township -- treasurer, service, at the expiration of which time he enlisted clerk, township trustee, justice of the peace and in the Sixty-sixth regiment and served until the war constable. He held the office of justice of the peace closed. He was married to Miss Emeline J. Mc- for nine years in Meigs township and was then, in Cashland, by whom he has two children, a son and 1857, elected probate judge in Muskingum county. daughter. He is a member of the G. A. R. post. In 1843 Mr. Mason married Mary Thornburgh, George Martin, the father of these gentlemen, was daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Cunningham) born in Jefferson county, Va., came to this county, Thornburgh. Mr. Thornburgh was from Pennsyl- about 1839, as an agent for a threshing-machine vania and was a soldier in the War of 1812, and company, and brought the first thresher to Mus- was in several battles and taken prisoner. He kingum county. He followed farming all his was by profession a land surveyer and a school life, until 1884, when he ceased its active pursuits. teacher. He was the father of four children: Mary, and is now quite aged. His wife has attained to Ann, and two died young. Mr. Thornburgh was the age of seventy years, and has not a grey hair

a respected pioneer citizen. After marriage, Mr. in her head. She is the mother of eight children, Mason lived on his farm in Meigs township. To seven of whom are living: J. W .; Mrs. Lizzie Mr. and Mrs. Mason were born six children: Susan Brown, of Bay Shore, Long Island; Evan H., an E., Eliza E., Thomas E. (died an infant), Maria Episcopal minister of Buffalo, N. Y .; Arney C., a L. (deceased), Mary S. (died an infant), and Will- Lutheran minister; Mattie J. Hawn; Charles S. iam J. In 1857 Mr. Mason, being elected probate and O. L. The sons in this family are all profes- judge, moved to Zanesville and resided there six sional men, except Charles S., who remained on years and then bought the farm on which he now the farm until the spring of 1891, since which he resides consisting of 320 acres. Judge Mason is a has been following the occupation of a carpenter. man of character and honor and was a very pop-

Judge William Thomson Mason, Norwich, Ohio, ular man in his active days, standing high in the is one of our old settlers. He is of old colonial stock estimation of the people in his community. The of English descent. His grandfather was Peter farm now occupied by Judge Mason was originally Mason, who was long a resident of Hanover county, entered by a man by the name of Brown and after- Va., and passed his later days in Orange county, ward sold to Mr. McCloud and then to Moses More- Va. His son, James Mason, was the father of the head, who built a large old fashioned tavern ten subject of this sketch. He was born in Orange miles east of Zanesville on the National road. W.

county, Va., and married Eliza Mason, a second J. Mason, son of Judge Mason, was born December cousin, of Hanover county, Va. Mr. Mason first 12, 1850, in Meigs township, on his father's farm. settled in Orange county and lived there ten years, He received a common-school education, attended then settled in Spottsylvania county where he public school at Zanesville and later Muskingum passed the remainder of his life, dying at the age college, New Concord, Ohio. He graduated from

of thirty-five years. He was a soldier in the War the Commercial college, at Zanesville, Ohio, and of 1812. He was the father of three children; one taught school four years in Salem, Perry and Union died an infant, the others were, W. T. and James. townships. He married in 1874, Maria Hadden, His widow married Jefferson Almond, a farmer of daughter of Samuel M. Hadden [see sketch. ] They Spottsylvania county, Va., and by this union be- have three children: Ethel L., Anna L., and Will- came the mother of three children ;- Oscar, George iam H. After marriage Mr. Mason settled on the and Susan J. Mrs. Mason lived to the age of home farm in 1876, engaged in mercantile busi- eighty one years. W. T. Mason, our subject, was ness in Sonora, continuing until 1878, when he was born October 17, 1816, in Orange county, Va., on burned out. He then returned to the home farm his grandfather, Peter Mason's farm. He re- where he now resides. He, like his father, is a ceived a common-school education, attending popular man politically. He is a democrat and has school about four years in Virginia, and three years held the office of clerk, treasurer and school direct- in this county. His father died when he was but or in his township. Socially he is a Mason and a ten years of age, and he after this time took care member of the Malta lodge No. 118, and has held of himself. When sixteen years of age, November all the offices in the gift of the lodge. He is also a 1, 1832, he came to Muskingum county, Ohio, with member of the Zanesville lodge of Elks No. 114. some relatives, who came by wagon. He worked In 1890 Mr. Mason was a member of the State by the day at farm work, receiving 31 cents and Decennial Board of Equalization, representing the

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Fifteenth and Sixteenth districts, and served with E. McKittrick, also a native of Morgan county, credit to himself and benefit to his district. He and a lady he had known from childhood. Two received the nomination three times in succession interesting children blessed this union, Bertie by his party for clerk of the county court. He is Belle and Bayard Burns. His wife died August, an active and public spirited young man and takes 27, 1886. On March 5, 1889, he married Miss an interest in all matters pertaining to the good of Ardelia Clark, a native of Zanesville, youngest the county. He has been president (except two daughter of Samuel Clark, a pioneer lumber years), since 1884, of the Eastern Muskingum merchant of that city. The second marriage has Agricultural association of Norwich. The Mason resulted in the birth of two children, Myra Clark family descend from the prominent Virginia colon- and Anna Ardelia. Mr. and Mrs. Massey are mem- ial family of that time, the first who came from bers of the First Presbyterian church of Zanesville. England being Colonel George Mason, comingabout In politics he is a republican.

the year 1651. [See " Mason" in American Cyclo-

If the old country had not contributed to the pedia, Vol. XI. ] Judge Mason's mother was the population of the new, Ohio would not have granddaughter of Thomson Mason of the old reached its present high state of development. Virginia family. Thomson Mason was the younger Germany has furnished her full quota of excellent brother of George Mason, who was a prominent men, and among them is Matthias Mast, a resident member of the convention to forin the constitution of Nashport, Licking township, Ohio, honored and of the United States. Thomson Mason was a direct respected by all his acquaintances. He was born descendant of Colonel George Mason, a member of in Wurtemberg, Germany, December 22, 1820, and the English parliament in the reign of Charles I, his parents, George and Mary (Mayers) Mast, were and after his defeat in Worcester in 1651, escaped also natives of that country. The father was a to Virginia, losing all his possessions in England. wagon maker by trade, and was a man much

William J. Massey, a popular attorney at Zanes- esteemed in his country. He was quite well-to-do , ville, Ohio, is among those who contribute strength for his station in life in Germany, and was a mem- to the Ohio bar. He is a native of Morgan county, ber of the council of the village in which he lived Ohio, born May 18, 1850, and a son of John and -Thumlingen-for fifteen years. He was a Mary (Crawford) Massey. His boyhood days were Lutheran in his religious belief, and died in 1865, spent upon his father's farm working in the sum- when sixty-five years of age. He was the father mer and attending country school in the winter. of the following children: Matthias, Catherine, At the age of eighteen, he began teaching school, Adam, Hester, George and. Mary. The eldest

and continued to teach in the winter season, and child, Matthias Mast, was educated in the common farm in the summer, until 1874, when, having schools of his native land, and when fourteen years met with an accident, which partially disabled him, of age began working on the farm. On March 22, he concluded to prepare himself for a professional 1842, when twenty-two years of age, he was mar- life. In the fall of 1874, he entered Muskingum ried to Miss Elizabeth Eberhart, daughter of Jacob college, graduating therefrom in 1877. Immedi- Eberhart, a farmer of his native province. The ately after graduating, he accepted the position of fruits of this union were two sons: George and principal of the Roseville schools in Muskingum John, now prominent farmers of Missouri. Mrs. county, which position he held until the summer Mast died in Wurtemberg about 1846, and two of 1880, when he resigned to accept the position of years later Mr. Mast married Christina Mayers, superintendent of the public schools in New Con- daughter of John Mayers, of that country. To cord, Ohio. He remained at the head of the New this union were born four children: Christina, Concord schools four years, winning for himself an who died in 1886; Matthias, Catherine and Mary. enviable reputation as a teacher, being considered Mr. Mast remained on the home farm which he one of the most progressive and successful in the had purchased of his father, until 1855, when he county. While living in New Concord, he served came to America, and settled in Nashport, where three terms as mayor of the town. While en- he had a brother and sister, George and Hester, gaged in school work, what time he could spare living. On arriving at Nashport. Mr. Mast im- from other duties, was devoted to the study of law, mediately began working for N. F. Claypool, in and in the fall of 1884 he was admitted to the Ohio his distillery and remained thus engaged for eight bar, and at once opened an office in Zanesville years. He is a man of excellent business acumen where he has since continued in the practice of his and his services are ever in demand. In 1858 Mr. chosen profession, meeting with the best success. Mast bought the land where he now lives. All He is well versed in law, a forcible and fluent this property was accumulated by hard work, in- speaker, an able practitioner and a safe counselor. dustry and economy, and now consists of 140 acres Mr. Massey has been twice married, first on of good land. In 1887 Mrs. Mast died. When March, 6, 1872 in his native county to Miss Mary Mr. Mast first came to Nashport, he established a

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Lutheran church and assisted in employing a returned to the old homstead afterward; but in 1819 preacher. When they could get no preacher Mr. he came back to Jackson township again and built Mast conducted the services himself, in the Ger- a gristmill on the Wakatomaka creek, which was man language. He is still a devout Lutheran. the first in the north part of old Muskingum In politics he is a democrat. All his children have county. Thomas Mendenhall, then a young man, been well educated in the common schools, and operated this mill. Having made this improve- Mr. Mast has ever been interested in educational ment Mr. Mendenhall again turned his face toward matters, having held the office of director many his old homestead. These trips he made back and times. His son George married Melinda Eichorn, forth on horseback, for a distance of about 500 and is the father of ten children. He is a prosper- miles, through an almost unbroken wilderness, the ous farmer of Livingston county, Mo., and the northern portion of it over the Zane trace. He owner of 480 acres; John married Mary Grouse and died July 5, 1822. He was by trade a cooper, has three children. He is also in Livingston and he began life with no capital save energy county, Mo., and is the owner of 300 acres of land; and a determination to make his way to success. Christina married William Vanwey, a farmer, and Naturally industrious and energetic and possessed both are now deceased. They left one child Calvin; of good practical business ability, he made, by Catherine married John Dickey, a farmer, and the dint of hard work and the exercise of frugality, owner of 180 acres, and they have four children. quite a fortune for those days. Upright and hon- Matthias married Julia Bonnifield, a farmer on orable in all his dealings, he was well fitted by the home place and they have six children; Mary nature to endure the vicissitudes of pioneer life, received a good education at Zanesville and in and to found a family in a new state. His son, normal schools, and has been teaching since 1879. Richard C. Mendenhall, the father of the immedi- She has taught both district and village schools, ate subject of this sketch, was born on the old and is an experienced and able instructor. Mr. homestead in Virginia, and received but a limited Mast is a substantial, honored citizen, and his common-school education. He was reared to the word has never been questioned. He is a self- life of a farmer and was married in Jefferson made man and what he has accumulated is the re- county, Va., to Miss Sarah Allemong, of German sult of his own honest labor.

Dr. Samuel C. Mendenhall, of Frazeysburg, uel C., Hannah, Jane E., Richard P. and John H. Muskingum county, Ohio, is a representative of one On May 1, 1816, Mr. Mendenhall arrived in Jack- of the oldest and most honored families of Jackson son township, Muskingum county, Ohio, bringing township, the members of which in successive gen- with him his wife and two old acquaintances with erations have been respected and honored by all their families. One of his companions was Joshua who have known them. His father, Richard Bennett, who brought his wife (a sister to Mr. Chancy Mendenhall, was born in Jefferson county, Mendenhall) and three children. This little party Va., December 8, 1792, and was a son of Samuel was six weeks coming through the wilderness from Mendenhall, who was of English descent, and a Virginia to Muskingum county; they had two cov- native of Pennsylvania. One of the latter's ancest- ered wagons, each provided with a four-horse team, ors, accompanied by two of his brothers, came besides several riding horses. Mrs. Mendenhall from England to America in the early settlement rode horseback most of the way. They slept in of Pennsylvania by the Quakers under William their wagons at night, when they were not kept Penn, 1682, or soon after. The Mendenhall family awake by the howling and snarling of wild beasts were Quakers, and Samuel Mendenhall lost his in the forests which surrounded their camping membership in the Friends church on account of places. This journey was made between the mid- the services he performed when about nineteen dle of March and the date of their arrival above years of age, in assisting Gen. Washington's army mentioned. They were obliged to cut their way to haul cannon to the battle field of Germantown. through the unbroken woods, a distance of five He became a farmer and located in Jefferson miles from Irville to their new home, where they county, Va., where he accumulated property worth found a deserted cabin in which they lived nutil $80,000. He married a widow, Mrs. Hannah they found time to build a comfortable house of Park (nee Griswold), who was also of Quaker hewed logs. They cleared land, put in a small stock, and they became the parents of eight chil- crop of corn, and this was the beginning of their dren: Hannah, Lydia, Esther, Jane, Martha, Sam- pioneer life in this county. Mr. Mendenhall and uel, Richard C. and Thomas. In 1814 Mr. Men- his family lived in their log house until 1844. denhall came to Muskingum county, Ohio, and There all his children were born, and there his bought 1,300 acres in the south-central part of daughter, Ruth, was married to Jefferson Arnold, Jackson township, and his sons, Richard and in 1839. In 1844 he built a brick house and Thomas, settled on this purchase. The father resided in that until his death. In politics he was

descent, who bore him six children: Ruth A., Sam-

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a whig until the organization of the republican Donelson, battle of Shiloh, siege of Vicksburg, was party, after which he affiliated with that. He was with Gen. Grant when he commanded the western a leading member of the Methodist church, and in army, battle of Jackson, Miss., Missionary Ridge; this he performed the duties of class-leader, stew- with Sherman at the siege of Atlanta, Resaca and ard and trustee. He was the pioneer temperance Ringgold, at which place one-third of his regiment man of this county, was among the first to take his was shot down. Seven gallant color-bearers fell, stand against whisky in the harvest field, at rais- one after the other, bearing the same flag. After ings and log rollings, and was active in all good this Dr. Mendenhall was with Sherman on his work. His death, which occurred on March 9, famous march to the sea, and was also present at 1871, when seventy-eight years of age, was univer- the grand review at Washington, his regiment sally regretted. He was a man of sterling worth, a leading the column. His rank in the service was friend of the poor and oppressed and a stern lover that of captain. After the war Dr. Mendenhall of justice, being a leading spirit in his com- returned to his practice in Frazeysburg, and this munity. It will be seen that the Mendenhalls he continued until his death, which occurred on were among the founders of Jackson township, September 20, 1887, when sixty-three years of concerned alike in the progress of its early settle- age. He was a skillful and careful surgeon and ment and in the development of its later interests physician, and a man of excellent moral character. and industries, which entitles them to the honor He ranked high in his profession, and as a citizen due the pioneers, who bravely made their way into was honored and revered. Dr. Mendenhall was the wilderness and, amid its hardships and priva- twice married, first to Miss Martha Reed, daughter tions, laid a sure foundation for the comforts and of Arthur and Martha (Irvin) Reed, their nuptials prosperity of to-day. It is from such sterling being celebrated on December 3, 1851. Mr. Reed stock that Dr. Samuel C. Mendenhall descends. was a native of Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent, He was one of the leading physicians of the town and was one of the pioneer settlers of Zanesville, of Frazeysburg for many years, and a surgeon in settling with his wife in that city in 1809. He the United States army during the war. He was was a saddler by trade and resided in Zanesville born on the old Mendenhall homestead in Jackson the remainder of his days. He served as a soldier township, Muskingum county, Ohio, September 11, in the War of 1812, and was one of the early jus- 1824, and was self educated. At the early age of tices of the peace in Zanesville. He was an old fifteen years he began teaching in the country line whig in politics and a man of excellent char- schools, continued this three years and then, when acter. He died in 1851, when sixty five years of eighteen years of age, began teaching in the age. . He was the father of eight children, who schools in the vicinity of Zanesville, where he re- lived to be grown: Irvin, Hugh, John A., Sallie mained for ten years, four years of the time being A., Jane, Margaret, Mary and Martha. Dr. Men- principal of the high schools of that city. Subse- denhall became the father of four children: Arthur, quently he attended the Starling Medical college Annie M., Charles G. and Sallie F., all residents of Columbus, Ohio, from which institution he of this county. His first wife died March 12, graduated, in 1850, at the head of a class of fifty- 1873, and June 24, 1874, Dr. Mendenhall mar- four. He began practicing his chosen profession ried the widow of David Edwards, formerly of near Bloomfield, Morrow county, Ohio, in that year, Nashport, nee Catherine E. Drone, who was born and eight years later he settled in Frazeysburg, Ohio, where he became a successful medical prac-

January 11, 1827, and who was the daughter of John W. and Elizabeth (White) Drone. Mr. titioner. When the Rebellion broke out he cheer- Drone was a descendant of an old colonial family fully gave up his home and medical practice and of Virginia, many members of which served in the was appointed assistant surgeon of the Seventy- Revolution. He settled near Zanesville in 1829, eighth regiment Ohio Volunteer infantry, in De- followed farming, and after a number of years cember, 1861. While engaged in active duty he moved to a farm near Nashport. There his death had a severe attack of fever, partial paralysis re- occurred when fifty-one years of age. He was sulted, and in May, 1862, he resigned his commis- well known and highly respected by all. He was sion and returned home. Recovering his health the father of ten children: Susan A., George W., to some extent he was appointed assistant surgeon Catherine E., Henry J., Lycurgus, Mary, John W., of the Seventy-sixth regiment, Ohio Volunteer Jane. Alice and Oliver P. The different members infantry, and left home February 23, 1863, serv- of this family are scattered throughout the West ing until the close of the war, being mustered out and are people of character and reliability. So- with his regiment in July, 1865. Being assistant cially Dr. Mendenhall was a member of the surgeon he was directly in the battles to immedi- Masonic order and was secretary of the lodge at ately attend to the wounded, and was frequently Frazeysburg. He was a life long member of the under fire. He was present at the capture of Fort Methodist church and has filled the offices of class-

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leader, steward and trustee. He was a stanch fifteen years. About 1855 the father moved to republican in politics, and was a member of the G. Madison township and settled on the place where A. R. post in Frazeysburg. He was extensively Charles Collins now resides. At the time of his known, for his practice extended far and wide and death, which occurred in 1870, he was the owner was attended with unusual success. Dr. Menden- of 210 acres of land, which is now divided among hall went down to the grave loved and lamented, his elder sons. He was a Lutheran minister, preach- leaving to his children the peerless legacy of an ing in Zanesville, Dresden and other charges in the unspotted name. Large of heart and free of hand, county, and continued his ministerial duties up to comforting the afflicted, laying not up treasures within a few years of his death. He was a great for himself, but giving freely to all those he knew reader, a deep reasoner, and devoted much of his in sickness and in want, and he knew many. He time to his church. His wife died in 1850. The was one of the foremost men in building up Frazeys- fruits of this union were eight children, who are burg, and erected at least nine residences. He named in the order of their births as follows: was permanently disabled in the war, and in his Amanda, Louisa, Fredrick, Matilda, Charles C., latter days a grateful country gave him a pension William, Edward and Jacob. After the death of for his services. His widow now resides in Frazeys- his first wife Mr. Minner was married to Miss burg, where she has a pleasant residence, whose Teckley Boling, a native of Germany, who came hospitable walls also afford a pleasant home to a to this country and settled in Philadelphia- To son and daughter of Dr. Mendenhall's. Mrs. this union were born three living children: Agean, Mendenhall is held in high esteem for her many Louis and Oscar. Mr. Minner was a democrat in excellent qualities of mind and heart, and is a politics, and a man universally respected. Charles most worthy and estimable lady. She is a member C. Minner was born in Falls township, Muskingum of the Methodist church.

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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 98

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