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 99

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county, Ohio, April 12, 1842, and received his ed-

Myrtilla J. Middleton is the daughter of Sam- ucation in this county. When nineteen years of uel and Mary (Ansley) Middleton, born in Calcutta, age he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1844. Her father was Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer infantry, under a native of England, and emigrated to the United command of William Ball, and served three years, States about 1840. Here he was married, in 1842, participating in some of the principal engagements to Mary Ansley [see sketch of William H. Thomp- during that time, among them: Wilderness, Win- son ], of Columbiana county. The mother died chester, Mine Run, Brandy Station, Petersburg, there in 1855, at the age of fifty-two years. She and, in fact, all the battles of the eastern army. was a member of the Seceder church. Myrtilla He enlisted as a private, but in 1864 he was pro- J. was reared and educated at the seminary in moted to sergeant. He received his discharge May Beaver county, Penn., and also at Brownsville, 22, 1865. Mr. Minner was wounded in the left Penn., giving most of her attention to music. She thigh by a minie-ball, and is still troubled by the taught music, for a time, at the seminary at Clarks- wound. He remained on the field a day, after re- burg, Va., and later returned to Brownsville. ceiving the wound, and was then taken prisoner From there she went to Hopkinsville, Ky., and and one month later was taken to Lynchburg, taught music in Fulton county, Ky., at the Rose- where he was held three weeks. From there he well institute, also in Licking and in Muskingum was conveyed to Danville, where he remained two counties, Ohio. She has devoted her life to the and a half months, and was then released. Re- education of others, giving them the benefit of her turning to his command, he served until the close superior intelligence and talent. Miss Middleton of the war. After the war he tilled the soil as a is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, farm hand, and on January 10, 1867, he was married and is very much interested in religious matters, to Miss Anna King, who was born in 1847, and who giving much of her time to that work. She has was the daughter of James King. Mr. and Mrs. resided in Muskingum county about ten years, Minner's union has been blessed by the birth of having spent some of her time in the South.

Charles C. Minner, farmer and stockraiser, E. Batey, residing in Indiana), Fredrick, Altona, Dresden, Ohio. Mr. Minner's parents, Fredrick Chalmer, Eura and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Minner and Rosanna Minner, were natives of Germany and are members of the Primitive Methodist church. were married in that country. About 1830 they In politics Mr. Minner is a republican, and he has came to the United States, settled in Pennsylvania, held a number of township offices. He is inter- and there resided for three or four years. From ested in educational and religious enterprises, and there they moved to Muskingum county, Ohio, takes an active part in all attempts to improve the settled in Zanesville, where they remained for a county. He is a member of the G. A. R. post at short time and then moved to a farm two and a Dresden. Mr. Minner has a good farm of 120 half miles from that city. There they resided for acres, five miles from Dresden, and is engaged

seven children: Edward, Emma (now Mrs. Charles

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principally in raising stock. He has a fine resi- original family, Henry, William and John, came residence, and everything about the place indicates to Licking county, Ohio, together, became sub- stantial farmers, and there passed the remainder a progressive and substantial owner.

Henry A. Montgomery, farmer, Perryton, Ohio, of their days. Henry A. Montgomery, son of Among the prominent pioneer families of Ohio, the William Montgomery, the second, and the subject Montgomery family takes a prominent place, and of this sketch, was born April 24, 1824, and was the members of the same have ever been people of fairly educated in the old log schoolhouse of pio- substantial worth and uprightness. The remote neer days. At an early age he began assisting to

ancestors of this family were members of the clear the land of the heavy timber, and when a famous Highland clan of Montgomery. William young man of twenty-one he embarked in mer- Montgomery, the grandfather of Henry A., emi- chandising at Elizabethtown, Licking county, and grated from Scotland and settled in the north of followed this for five years. After this he followed Ireland, County Tyrone, when a young man. He farming, and January 12, 1847, he married Miss was married here and became the father of one Mary E. Lemert, daughter of Beverly and Mar- son, John. The mother of this child died and he garet (Fleming) Lemert. The Lemerts were an subsequently married a Miss Lynn, who bore him old pioneer family and one well respected. Bev- four children: Samuel, Henry, Margaret and erly Lemert was born in Fauquier county, Va., William, all of whom were born in the Emerald December 13, 1798, but came to Muskingum Isle. In 1803 William Montgomery emigrated to county, Ohio, and settled in Dresden, where he was America and settled, first, near Stanton, Va. In one of the first merchants. His father, Lewis 1810 he came to Ohio and made his home with his Lemert, was a merchant of Fauquier county, Va., son, William, until his death which occurred when and there resided all his life. After his death the seventy-two years of age, and a short time after he widow came with five children, two of her children, came to Ohio. His son, William, father of the Laban, and Thaddeus, having located in Ohio two subject of this sketch was born about 1794, and years previous and followed merchandising in was a soldier in the War of 1812. He married Dresden. The children that came with the mother Miss Margaret Grimes, of Pocahontas county, W. were: Beverly, Leroy, Ferdinand, Miner va Va., and their union was blessed by the birth of Abner. Beverly Lemert remained in Dres de eight children: Samuel, Charles, William C., many years, and in 1827 bought the farm now Henry A., John F., Nancy, Emily C. and Amanda, occupied by Henry A. Montgomery and which was all born in Licking county, Ohio. Mr. Mont- in part entered by Laban Lemert. Mr. Lemert gomery became quite wealthy as a farmer, owned remained here a few months and then went to 400 acres of good land, and was universally liked. Irville, where he engaged in merchandising and He died at the age of fifty-six years in Madison where he remained about five years. He then re- township, Licking county. His brother, Samuel, turned to his farm and there passed the remainder was a clergyman in the Methodist church and was of his days. He accumulated a handsome com- stationed at Baltimore, Md., when a young man petence and enjoyed the respect of the people. twenty-three years of age. He then went as a He was county commissioner and township trus- missionary to Quebec, but later returned to Vir- tee for some time, also an elder in the Disciple ginia, and finally, in 1820, came to Licking county, church. He was the father of eight children: Ohio. His death occurred in Madison township, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Nathan, Julia, that county, at the age of eighty years. He was Edward, and Harriet. Mrs. Lemert is still living a prominent Methodist minister in his day. Henry and is in her eighty-third year. Their son, John, Montgomery, the remaining brother, was born in was first lieutenant in Company A, Ohio Volun- Ireland and was fourteen years of age when he teer infantry, and enlisted for three years. He came to America with his parents. He came to was serving his second year when he was shot the Buckeye state in 1810, settled in Perry town- through the thigh at the battle of Ringgold, Ga. ship, Licking county, and there resided until he He was acting as major of his regiment at the time reached the goodly age of eighty-two. He was a he received his wound. He was taken across the substantial farmer and was an active member of mountains in an ambulance to Chickamauga, a the Methodist Episcopal church, holding the office distance of twenty miles, and there died of his of steward, class-leader and clerk. He was a well- wound. He first enlisted as a private, was pro- known pioneer citizen, and held the office of mag- moted to sergeant. then first lieutenant. He was istrate for some time. He reared a family of ten in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, siege of children. The sister, Margaret, married in Vir- Vicksburg, etc. Nathan enlisted while attending ginia, Joseph Irvin, and about 1815 they moved to school at Granville, Ohio, in Company B, Seven- Madison county, Ohio, settled on a farm and reared teenth regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, and a family of six children. Three brothers of the served three months. He then reenlisted in Fre-

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mont's guards, which were classed in a Missiouri receipt from myself, Mr. Lewis Lemert, or any regiment. He died of typhoid fever in a hospital public officer, by way of deduction without any at St. Louis, Mo., November 11, 1861, at the age further authority from me. He is not to detain of nineteen years and two months, and was buried any money which he receives under this power, in with military honors at Perrytown. His remains his hands longer than can well be avoided, but were subsequently brought home by his mother. shall transmit the same to me with an account of Thomas enlisted in Company F, One Hundred the same from whom and when received, as soon and Thirty-fifth regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, as possible. For his trouble in all these acts and May 2, 1864, in the 100 days' service, and was on doings, and in full compensation for all his ex- guard duty on Baltimore and Ohio railroad at penses, I hereby agree to allow him five per cent North Mount, near Martinsburg, Va., and was capt- for all moneys which he shall actually pay into ured by the confederates. He was taken to An- my hands or any other person by my order. dersonville July 4, 1864, and died from starvation This power to remain in force until revoked and exposure September 14, 1864. Edward, the by me. Given under my hand at Mount remaining son, was also in the war, enlisting at the Vernon, this 10th day of April, 1784 .- age of sixteen, while attending Hiram college. He Go. Washington."

served three years, was in many battles, and was Margaret (Fleming) Lemert, mother of Mrs. wounded and taken prisoner at Champion's Hill. Henry A. Montgomery, was born August 31, 1809, Later he was exchanged and sent to Columbus, in Muskingum county, Licking township, and was Ohio, where he was returned to his regiment and the daughter of Col. Nathan Fleming, an old pio- served out his time. He is now living on his farm neer of that county who was born in Marion coun- in Iowa. Thus it may be seen that all the Lemert ty, W. Va., in 1783, and married there Miss Mary, brothers were patriots and gallant soldiers. Their daughter of John Wood, a farmer. Col. and mother, now a venerable lady, was loyal to her Mrs. Fleming were the parents of five children: country and instilled into the hearts of her sons Margaret, James, Albert, John and Daniel. Soon fidelity to the government. At one time every after marriage Col. Fleming came to Muskingum male member of her family was fighting in de- county, Ohio, and settled at Irville in the fall of fense of the Union. The Lemert family descended 1804. He cleared land, resided here for a short from good old colonial stock and have been pa- time and then selling out located one-half mile east triots, pioneers and soldiers for many generations. of the town, where he resided for many years. He Lewis Lemert, grandfather of Mrs. Montgomery, engaged in mercantile pursuits with Beverly Lem- was a contemporary of Gen. Washington, was per- ert. under the firm of Fleming & Lemert, but sonally acquainted with him, and was his trusted Mr. Lemert retired in a few years and Col. Flem- agent, having his power as attorney to attend to ing continued the business. He was colonel in his estate in Fauquier county, Va. Lewis Lemert the old militia, and was at one time trustee of his possessed a goodly property and was an honest township. He was a stirring business man and citizen of that county: The following is a copy of accumulated a large property. At one time he a curious document in the handwriting of Gen. was engaged in shipping produce to New Orleans Washington, now in the possession of the Lemert and went himself on the boats. He was one of the family and handed down as a precious heirloom, very earliest settlers and was a highly respected It is a power of attorney from Gen. Washington to citizen. December, 20, 1827, Margaret Fleming Lewis Lemert to collect rents in Fauquier county, married Beverly Lemert. The Fleming family is Va., and reads as follows: "I hereby empower one of the largest and most remarkable in the Mr. Lewis Lemert to receive such rents as are United States. The name Fleming is traced back

due to me on the tract on which he himself lives, as far as the eleventh century. It is said that and which lies partly in the county of Fauquier "William the Conqueror," king of Normandy, and partly in Loudoun. I give him the same power invaded England with a powerful army composed with respect to my other tract on Goose creek principally of Flemings inhabitants of Flanders, near Mr. Robert Ashby's, and I authorize him to and that his wife was a Flemish princess. Tradi- make distress for the annual or transfer rents tion also says that in Scotland there is a place which are reserved to me by the leases, and this he called the "Fleming Way" and that a strange is in a more especial manner to do from such per- family settled near the place and were called by sons as are about to move from off the land. He common consent, "The Flemings," and they finally will see by the leases (for I have it not in my adopted the name. The American branch is dis- power at this moment to make out the accounts, tinctly related to the ancient Scotch-Irish family for each man individually) for many years they bearing that name, and William Fleming was the have been subject to the payment of rent, and he founder of this branch. He was driven from Scot- will make no allowances save such as appear by land to the north of Ireland by religious persecu-

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tion, and with three brothers, emigrated to America ing features of the day was the display of the rec- early in the eighteenth century, settling in Dela- ord of the Fleming family, which represented an ware. It is believed that these four brothers emi- immense amount of work, by Mrs. Annie (Swee- grated from Ireland in 1680, 212 years ago, and ney) Fleming, wife of Mayor Fleming, of Wheel- took up land under William Penn, in what is now ing, W. Va. Thus the Montgomery family have called Delaware. It appears from the records commingled their blood with some of the best fam- that the land on which they settled was in what is ilies in our country and their descendants may now Mispillion Hundred, Kent county, and em- well be proud of the sterling ancestry from which braced a tract of country three milessquare. The they sprang. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Mont- four families settled near together, probably for gomery have been born seven children: Edward self protection, and all were, as far as known, of E., Alice E., Henry C., Ida M., John A., Thaddeus Presbyterian faith. These brothers founded the L. and Nellie L. In 1858 Mr. Montgomery American branch of the family, cultivated large es- moved to the Lemert homestead, where he has tates, and grew wealthy. It was not until 1754 since resided. He and wife are members of the that the first authentic record appears on the court Methodist church. During the Civil war he books in the shape of the will of Robert Fleming, served as first lieutenant in Company H. One who died that year. The next record is that of a Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer infantry, son of one of the original four brothers. George served one hundred days and was stationed at Fleming's daughters and their descendants lived Baltimore. Socially he is a Mason, a member of and died in the old Fleming homestead, which is Frazeysburg lodge. He is a practical farmer, still standing in Delaware and occupied by lineal owns 600 acres of land, and has a tasteful resi- descendants of the original Flemings. Upon the dence before which slopes one of the finest lawns estate is built the town of Farmington, which is in the county. On this lawn are trees plant- named after Farmington, W. Va., a village which ed by his own hand. Their daughter, Alice E., was founded by the Fleming family, who emigrat- married James E. Bradfield, October 9, 1876, a ed to Deleware, as hereafter shown. The next farmer of Lyon county, Kas., and they have will is that of William Fleming, who died July 1, three children: Harvey, Lewis and Harriet. Mr. 1766. William Fleming Jr., died June 7, 1784, Bradfield served three years in the Civil war, One and left a widow and five sons to survive him, from Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer infan- some of whom have descended the Flemings of try, and was in several battles, among them the Wil- West Virginia, and other western localities, and derness, where he barely escaped with his life. whose name is legion. The names of four of these Mr. Montgomery's son, Edward E., is a prominent sons were: Nathan, Boaz, Benaiah, and Benoni, physician and surgeon of Philadelphia and married and their mother's maiden name, Jane Frame. Helen Buckley. They have two children: Susan William Fleming Jr., was married the second and Mary, the latter dying in infancy. Henry C. time, his wife being Ann Hudson, and to them was married Lillian Zollers, November 9, 1880, and born one son, Thomas Fleming. Benaiah Flem- they have one child, Henry Z. John married Ad- ing remained on the old homestead, but the others die Lewis. He is a farmer of Macon, Ill., and the emigrated to West Virginia, and settled in the vi- father of one child, Edward L. Ida married Dr. cinity of Fairmount. From the four sons who A. F. Chase, of Philadelphia, who is a successful settled about Fairmount, W. Va., have descended physician. Thaddeus is a resident of Newark, a host of people in that section of the state, Col. Ohio, and connected with the Franklin Bank. Nathan Fleming, grandfather of Mrs. Montgom- Nellie L. is a young lady at home. The Mont- ery, being a descendant. The entire Fleming gomery family has been uniformlly successful, family of the United States held a reunion August, and can justly attribute much of their success to the 19, 1891, at Fairmount, W. Va. It brought togeth- good Scotch-Irish ancestry from which they sprang. er hundreds of representatives from all parts of Their ancestors were men of excellent morals, the Union. Delegates were present from twenty- strong constitutions and intelligent minds, and five states to the number of more than 1,000, the such traits of character descend in families from largest delegation being from Indiana and arrived generation to generation and much that we are, on a special train of five cars, there being 300 peo- we owe to our ancestors, and our training in child- ple. The lawyer, the merchant, the teacher, the hood. journalist, the laborer, the man of affluence and

Rev. Joseph G. Moore (deceased). On the 17th the man of moderate circumstances, were all repre- of August 1864, there died one of those great and sented. The family numbered among them gov- noble characters whose life's work was to minister ernors, mayors, legislators, and all professions and to the spiritual wants of his fellow-man. Joseph occupations, and was one of the most remarkable G. Moore was of sturdy Virginia stock and his reunions ever recorded. One of the most interest- father, Jonathan Moore, who was originally from

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Loudoun county, Va., was one of the pioneer set- was attacked with typhoid fever and died five weeks tlers of Muskingum county, Ohio, settling there as later, his death occurring on the day that his en- early as 1820 or 1825. The latter, with his wife listment expired, August 17, 1864. His faithful and two children, first located in Coshocton county, and devoted wife, learning of his severe illness, Pike township, but a few years later moved to Jack- hastened to his bedside and carefully nursed him son township, Muskingum county, where he passed to the end. She bore this cross with the patience the remainder of his days. He was a stanch re- and resignation of a true Christian. Mr. Moore publican in his political views, and was a strong was a man of great natural talent and ability Union man during the war. He lived to be seven- which he exhibited in his chosen calling, and as an ty-five years of age and died in full communion orator he was gifted and eloquent. In his death with the Baptist church. Mr. Moore was a man of the church lost one of its most earnest advocates excellent character, thoroughly upright and honor- and Mrs. Moore a loving and devoted husband. To able, and his career in life was above reproach. He Rev. and Mrs. Moore were born four children: was married in Loudoun county, Va., to Miss Nancy Sarah J., Flora, Mary E. and Pactrick H. Sarah Keys, who bore him four children: Francis M., J. married a farmer of Jackson township, and they James T., John M. and Joseph G. The Keys fam- have four children: Flora, married Josiah Oden, ily was originally from Virginia, and Mrs. Moore also a farmer of Jackson township, and died when had an uncle in the Revolutionary war. Joseph G. twenty-nine years of age leaving one child. Mary Moore, the youngest child of the above mentioned E., married B. A. McGinnis, a traveling salesman, family, and the subject of this sketch, was born in and they have one child, Patrick H., married to Coshocton county, Pike township, November 11, Miss Pauline Dunn, and is engaged in farming in 1831, and moved to Jackson township when a small Jackson township. They have one child. Mrs. boy, where he spent the remainder of his life, and Moore is pleasantly situated with her son-in-law, supplemented the usual common-school education B. A. McGinnis, and is a lady of more than ordi- by attending the academy at Martinsburg. He nary ability. She is president of the W. C. T. U. was an excellent scholar, studious and persevering, of Frazeysburg.

and he made the best of his opportunities. He be- Mrs. Nancy Moore was the wife of Robert gan teaching at the age of nineteen and continued Moore (deceased). He was born in this county in this work until he entered the army. He was one 1813, and was a son of James and Margaret (Mc- of the foremost educators in Muskingum and Co- Neal) Moore, the parents of seven children: Thomas shocton counties, and although an excellent discipli- Mary, James, Nancy, John, Margaret and Robert. narian, he was greatly beloved by his pupils. On James Moore and wife were both natives of County the 6th of December, 1855, he married Miss Eliz- Antrim, Ireland, and of Scotch descent. Coming abeth McKee, daughter of Patrick and Eliza- to this country they first settled in Pennsylvania, beth (Ashcraft) McKee. Mr. McKee was born in and at an early day they came to Muskingum County Donegal, Ireland and of Scotch-Irish de- county, Ohio, settling on a farm where they both scent. He was fairly educated and taught school died. They were among the prosperous pioneer for some time. When seventeen years of age he farmers of the county. Their children are all de- came to America, and was here married to Miss ceased, Robert being the last of the family. Elizabeth Ashcraft, daughter of Daniel Ashcraft, Robert was reared in this county, and here at- and they became the parents of twelve children: tended the subscription schools. He married Daniel, Sarah A., John, James, Rachel, Egbert, Nancy McClure in 1843, and settled near Clays- Elizabeth, Jane, John R., William, and two who ville, Guernsey county, Ohio, on a farm which he died in infancy. Mr. McKee had three brothers continued to cultivate up to within three years of and two sisters: Thomas, Gilbert, James, Jane his death, the last three years of his life living in and Isabelle. He owned a good farm in Piketown- New Concord. He was a very prosperous farmer ship, Coshocton county, 640 acres, and on this here- and owned good property. He was a lifelong ceived his final summons, his death occurring when church member, and entered the United Presby- nearly ninety years of age. He was hardwork- terian church when that was former here. In poli- ing and industrious, and became one of the wealthy tics he was a democrat, was a inan interested in citizens. In politics he was a democrat. Mrs. Mc- the affairs of the county, and held many offices of Kee died at the age of sixty years. After marriage trust in neighborhood. When he died in 1876 Rev. Joseph G. Moore settled in Muskingum county, Muskingum county, Ohio, lost one of its most rep- Jackson township, and in May, 1864, he volunteered resentative and intelligent men. Mrs. Moore, his in the service of his country. He was elected chap- wife, was a daughter of John and Mary (Fergu- lain of Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth son) McClure. The father was a native of Penn- regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was on sylvania, and a son of John and Nancy (Hutchison) guard duty. After serving about two months he McClure. The McClures are of Scotch-Irish de- 31

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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 99

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