Century history of Delaware County, Ohio and representative citizens 20th, Part 120

Author: Lytle, James Robert, 1841- [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing company
Number of Pages: 926

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James Clark Whipple secured his educa- tion in the district schools of Morrow County and was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm. In the fall of 1872, he was married to Mary Dodge, who is a daughter of George W. and Janette ( Mickle ) Dodge. George W. Dodge accompanied his parents from New York to Holmes County, Ohio. when quite young, where they died. The

mother of Mrs. Whipple was born in Scot- land and was five years old when her father. Alexander Mickle, brought the family to America, settling for a time in Canada, but subsequently coming to Delaware County. At this time there was but one building on the east side of the river, and that was a cabin. Mr. Mickle died in Delaware County and his widow in Nebraska.

Mr. and Mrs. Whipple have had four children : Ernest, Bertha, Winifred and Grace. Ernest is a resident of Oak Park. Illi- nois. He married Hattie Green, a resident of Chicago, and they have two children. Fran- cis and Grace. He was formerly in the em- ploy of the late Marshall Field. Bertha mar- ried Orrin Reed and they reside in Brown Township. Winifred died April 11. 1904. She was the wife of Jacob Raines and left one child, Winifred, who resides with her grand- parents. Grace married Jacob Raines and they reside in Brown Township.

Mr. Whipple purchased his farm of 1971/2 acres on which he resides, in April. 1874. renting a house until he could erect the present commodious residence. He has made all the improvements here and engages in profitable farming and stock feeding. He is a Republi- can and has occasionally consented to serve in township offices. He is one of the repre- sentative men of his community.

RLIN C. DE GOOD, who enjoys the distinction of being the oldest school teacher, with respect to years of service, in Delaware County, is a highly esteemed resident and leading citizen of Scioto Township. Ile was born at Sparta. Morrow County, Ohio, July 17, 1849, and is is a son of Joseph O. and Nancy (Vin- ing) De Good.

The De Good family can be traced back to 1770, when the great-great-grandfather of the present generation crossed the Atlantic ocean from France and settled at Hagerstown, Mary- land. He fell a victim of the British in the Revolutionary War. He left one son, Joseph,

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then an infant, who never could recall any- thing of the family. Left an orphan at an early age he was reared by strangers, and died in Knox County, Ohio. He married a widow. Mr -. Taylor, who was a sister of the great British naval commander, Admiral Nelson. He lived with his wife and five children at Hagerstown, Maryland, until the youngest was six years of age. In 1812 he crossed the mountains and settled in Washington County. Pennsylvania, at a village called Ten Mile Creek. later removing to Knox County. Ohio.

Joseph O. De Good, father of Orlin C., was born in Pennsylvania, but he was reared in Ohio. He was a man of quick intelligence. but without educational advantages in his youth. and after his marriage he was taught. as was one of the Presidents of the United States, to read and write by his wife. He worked at the cooper's trade until 1856. when he bought a farm in Bennington Township. Morrow County, consisting of 50 acres, on which he built a shop and combined cooper- ing with farming until his death, in 1858. at the early age of 37 years. He was one of his township's most popular citizens and had filled many official positions, and at the time of his death he was the Republican party's candidate for sheriff of Morrow County. He married a most estimable lady, one who had much to do with shaping his career. She was a daughter of Calvin Vining, of Morrow County, and was a school teacher at the time of her mar- riage. She died in 1854. when but 29 years of age, leaving two children: Armine, who is the widow of Elias Good, of Danville, Illi- nois : and Orlin C. Both parents were mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Orlin C. De Good was bereaved of both parents in childhood. He spent several years as a member of the family of Thomas H. Mad- den and during that period attended the coun- try schools. When he was 14 years old he went to Nashville. Tennessee, where he se- cured a position in the Quartermaster's De- partment, but within six months he became sick and returned to Ohio, going to live with an aunt in Scioto Township, whose husband was in the army. In 1867. Mr. De Good be- gan to teach school. in which occupation he

continued in this section until 1906, a period covering 39 years. He has seen class after class go out from under his instruction to take their places in life and often his interest has followed their careers for years. Few men in this section are better known or more highly esteemed than Mr. De Good.

In 1870 he purchased a farm of 40 acres, on which he now resides. having added to it from time to time until it has reached the ex- tent of 100 acres. It was all wild land when he came here and he has not only cleared it all. but has put up all of the substantial build- ings. He raises from 40 to 50 sheep and about 100 hogs of the Jersey Red variety. He makes a specialty of growing the Golden Mammoth corn, some of the ears of which are 15 inches in length and have other desirable qualities. Mr. De Good introduced it into Ohio from Illinois, where it was originated.

Mr. De Good married Gertrude Robinson, who was born in Scioto Township. They had five children and two grew to maturity, namely: Robinson and Claude O. Mrs. De Good is a member of the Christian Union Church, while Mr. De Good is a Quaker. He was identified with the Republican party until 1896, since which time he has voted independ- ently. taking no active interest in politics. He is an Odd Fellow and belongs to Edinburg Lodge, at Ostrander, and was connected with the Good Templar organization as long as it was in existence.

R H. KELLOGG, a well-known busi- ness man and progressive and enter- prising citizen of Delaware, which city has been his home for a number of years, has been connected with the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1880. Mr. Kellogg was born at Erie. Pennsylvania, and is a son of Dr. S. R. and Lucy ( Church) Kellogg.

On both sides Mr. Kellogg comes from old Colonial families whose names have been con- nected with New England history for genera- tions. Dr. S. R. Kellogg was born at Shef- field, Massachusetts, as was his father, Silas

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Kellogg. The latter, with four brothers, served in the Revolutionary War and prior to that. Lient. Joseph Kellogg, of Deerfield, Massa- chusetts, was a noted Indian fighter and the old Kellogg homestead, on which land stood the block house, at Sheffield, was once the scene of many savage conflicts. This land has never gone out of the family nor has the old Indian title been changed.

R. 11. Kellogg completed his High school education at Hartford, Connecticut, and then studied pharmacy, but before he had an oppor- tumity to practice his profession to any great degree, the Civil War came upon the country. and in 1862 he enlisted as a private in the Six- teenth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, made up at Hartford. This regiment became a part of General Burnside's corps, and saw service in Virginia and the Carolinas, princi- pally. Mr. Kellogg participated in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg. Suffolk and the siege of Plymouth. At that point the whole regiment ( excepting one company ) was captured by the Confederates and he remained a prisoner of war for nearly eight months, con- fined mainly at Andersonville. He was finally paroled and exchanged and subsequently was mustered out of the service in June. 1865. having been in the army three years, lacking a few days. His rank was then that of ser- geant-major, following promotion from pri- vate and sergeant.

After the close of the war, Mr. Kellogg followed the drug business for about one year and then became interested in life insurance. and with the exception of seven years, during which he was engaged in the manufacture of paper, in Connecticut, he has been in insur- ance. After his appointment as general agent he worked as such for the Connecticut Mu- tual until 1883, when he came to Cincinnati as general agent of Ohio, and in 1886 his pow- ers were further extended, he being made dis- trict superintendent of agencies for Ohio, In- liana and West Virginia, a position he still fills.

In 1868, Mr. Kellogg was married to Amelia C. Gallup, and they have four children. namely : Florence : Emily, who married Charles W. Riddle, residing at Delaware ;

Anna F., who is a teacher in the Delaware public schools; and Rossiter, residing at To- ronto, Canada, where he is'in a machinery busi- ness. Mr. Kellogg and family belong to the Presbyterian Church and he is a member of the board of trustees. His fraternal relations include the Royal Arch Masons and he belongs also to the Grand Army of the Republic. the New England Society, and the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. His business of- fices are at No. 5612 North Sandusky Street.

H LBERT INGHAM MOSES, presi- dent of the Board of Education of Troy Township, is a prominent citi- zen of this section and resides on a valuable farm of 35 acres, which is situated on the Pan-Handle Turnpike, where he has lived since 1873. Mr. Moses was born in Delaware County, Ohio, August 8, 1839. and is a son of John, Jr., and Dorcas ( Clem- ens ) Aloses.

Jacob Moses, the great-grandfather of .Al- bert 1., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served five years as a ranger on the border and through him his descendants are eligible to membership in the various honor- able organizations which have for their object the perpetuation of the fame of Revolutionary ancestors. The certificate of his service reads as follows :

"Harrisburg, Pa .. April 15, 1901. To Whom it May Concern :

I hereby certify to the following Revolu- tionary service of Jacob Moses :

Jacob Moses was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution, a ranger on the Fron- tier, 1778-1783. For this reference see Penn- sylvania Archives. Vol. 23. Page 293. 34 Series.

Very Truly Yours. GEO. EDWARD REED, State Librarian and Ed. Penn. Archives.

John Moses, son of the above mentioned Jacob, was born in Bedford County, Pennsyl- vania, and followed the peaceful pursuits of

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agriculture. Accompanied by his son. John Moses, Jr., he came to Ohio in 1808, and set- tled in Perry County. In young manhood, the younger John Moses came to Delaware County and planted one crop, in Troy Township, re- siding during this period, with David Dix. who was an oldl settler. Later he accompanied his father and family to Marion County. where he resided for some years. Subse- quently he returned to Delaware County and became a contractor and builder. He died aged 76 years. He married Dorcas Clemens and two of their children survive: Albert Ingham and John F., the latter of whom re- sides in Rush County, Indiana.

Albert Ingham Moses was mainly edu- cated in what was known as the Central School, at Delaware, and he remained at home until he was about twenty years of age. In 1859. Mr. Moses went to Leavenworth, Kan- sas, where he joined three acquaintances from Delaware County, and the four started for the gold regions of Colorado, with a wagon and ox-team. After 52 days of travel they reached their destination and subsequently prospected at Central City and worked in the mines in various sections, gaining a large amount of experience. Mr. Moses at length returned to the East. locating at Elkhart Grove, Logan County. Illinois, where he became manager for a party who was engaged in buying and shipping grain, and he remained there until he enlisted for service in the Civil War. on April t7. 1861.

Mr. Moses then became a private in Com- pany E. Seventh Regiment. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, which subsequently became a part of the army under the direct command of Gen. U. S. Grant. Private Moses performed a soldier's duty at various points in Illinois. during the term of his first enlistment, and after it had expired he re-enlisted, on August 9. 1861. entering Company K. Twenty-eighth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, which became a part of the Army of Tennessee. He remained in the service until November 23. 1865, when ill health induced his resignation. At that time he was acting assistant quarter- master of brigade. During his long period of army life. Mr. Moses saw much hard service

and participated in many of the most notable battles of the great war. He was in action at Belmont. Pittsburg Landing. Big Hatchee River, Fort Henry, Siege of Vicksburg. Sec- ond battle of Jackson, Spanish Fort and Blakely, the taking of Mobile, and numerous minor engagements, skirmishes and weary marches. That he was a brave and capable soldier is proved by his numerous promotions. At the battle of Pittsburg Landing he received his commission as second lieutenant and later was commissioned first lieutenant, captain and major.

After this long absence, Mr. Moses re- turned to Delaware County, and for some years was obliged to nurse himself back to health, residing at Delaware. During a part of this time he served as clerk in the county recorder's office and in the office of the pro- bate judge. He then engaged at work as a carpenter and builder and for a number of years after settling in Troy Township. gave at- tention to the growing of small fruits. For a considerable period he has lived retired from active effort.

Mr. Moses married Sarah Gross, a daugh- ter of Michael and Elizabeth Gross, of Troy Township, who came to Ohio from Berks County, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Moses have two sons: Walter H., residing at Car- lisle. Warren County, Ohio; and Albert G., residing in Liberty Township. Delaware County.

For many years. Mr. Moses has been iden- tified with school interests in Troy Township and is serving as president of the School Board, making a capable and useful officer. He belongs to George B. Torrence Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Delaware, and also to the Union Veteran Legion, No. 7. at Dela- ware.

ON. THOMAS C. JONES, whose name is enrolled as one of Delaware's most distinguished citizens, was born February 9. 1816, in the parish of Myfod, Montgomeryshire. North Wales, and was a child of six years when

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he accompanied his parents to America.

Early in the autumn of 1822. Robert Jones. father of Thomas C., with his brother, David, and other members of the family, reached the little frontier village of Delaware, after a long period of peril and hardship on sea and land. As early as 1820. David Jones had purchased a farm near Delaware, where other Welsh families had settled, but Robert decided to lo- cate some miles further eastward. Here Thomas C. Jones was reared to the age of 18 years, attending the district school as opportun- ity was afforded, and working in the meanwhile for his father and neighboring farmers. He then learned the carpenter's trade, at which he subsequently worked in both Cincinnati and St. Louis, but he had already decided that he would follow the example of his brother, and by diligent study. prepare himself for the pro- fession of law. Hence, in the fall of 1836 he entered the law office of his brother Edward. but the death of the latter in 1838. disar- ranged his plans and placed the responsibility on him of making a trip to England to look after an estate in which his father had an en- tailed interest.

During his absence of 18 months, he suc- cessfully settled up the necessary business in England, and, wherever he had the opportun- ity, attended sessions of court and kept up with his law studies. In the spring of 1841 he passed an examination before the Supreme Court of Ohio then holding its sessions at Gallipolis, was licensed to practice and chose Delaware as the field of future practice. His ability was immediately recognized by one of the most noted jurists of the State, the late Judge Sherman Finch, who invited Mr. Jones to partnership and this legal connection con- tinued for five years, much to the advantage of both partners.

In 1843, Mr. Jones moved to Circleville. Pickaway County, where he continued in ac- tive practice for 13 years, winning public ap- proval by his able handling of many import- ant cases of litigation, and then returned to Delaware County, where he purchased a farm and became much interested in breeding fine stock. In 1856 he entered into a law partner-

ship with the late H. M. Carper. of Delaware. and later entered into politics more actively than formerly. In 1859, Mr. Jones was elected to the State Senate, on the Republican ticket. in which he served two terms, during this time being chairman of the Commitee on Public Works and a member of the finance and ju- diciary committees.

In the fall of 1861, Senator Jones was elected judge of the first sub-division of the Sixth Judicial District, and was re-elected in 1866, thus serving ten years on the bench with an efficiency seldom equaled. those being times of great public strain and stress. By this time Judge Jones had become a man of great prominence in his district and well known all over the State of Ohio. and in 1868 he was made chairman of the Ohio delega- tion at Chicago, which nominated the ticket of Grant and Colfax. Again, in 1876, he served in the Republican National convention and took pleasure in supporting his old friend and school-mate, Rutherford B. Hayes, for the presidency. Although he had never since held political office, on many occasions he had been honored with appointments to those of great responsibility.

As early as 1859. Judge Jones was elected a member of the State Board of Agriculture. serving one year as president and one year as acting president. As trustee of the Ohio Agri- cultural College and an official member of the board, he was deeply interested in all its work and in every possible way promoted its ef- ficiency. In 1876 he was one of the jury se- lected to award the honors in the cattle depart- ment of live stock, at the Centennial Exhibi- tion. at Philadeplhia, and was chosen chair- man of the same. In 1881 he was appointed on a commission under a special act of Con- gress to examine and report on the agricul- tural needs and resources of the Pacific States, in association with Professor llilgard, of the University of California, and ex-Governor Robert Furnas, of Nebraska. As a writer he had a national reputation, on agricultural and associate topics. He was elected the first president of the Ohio Association of Breeders of Short Horn Cattle. Judge Jones became

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eminent in every line to which he devoted at- tention and maintained his hold on public in- terests long after many of his contemporaries in years had passed away.

In 1842, Judge Jones was married to Harriet Williams, who was a daughter of the late Judge Hosea and Charlotte Elizabeth (.Avery) Williams, and four children were born of this marriage, namely: Rev. Hosea Williams, Dean of the Theological School of Kenyon College; Arthur Hamilton, residing in Upper Sandusky, who was long interested with his father in breeding and dealing in live-stock near Delaware; Charlotte Martha, who married Archibald Lybrand, residing at Delaware; and Thomas Clive, who is engaged in business at Delaware.

Judge Jones and family were always de- voted members of the Protestant Episcopal Church. For many years he served as a trus- tee of Kenyon College and the Protestant Episcopal Seminary at Gambier. His death, which occurred August 12, 1892, removed one of the most useful and distinguished of Dela- ware County's adopted sons, and it will be long ere his services are forgotten by those who have the best interests of this section at heart.

EORGE W. BAXTER, formerly a well-known citizen of Radnor Town- ship, where he owned a valuable farm of almost 150 acres, died at his home. August 12, 1899, and is sur- vived by his widow and four children. Mr. Baxter was born in Franklin County, Pennsyl- vania, June 16, 1836, and was a son of John D). and Elizabeth Baxter, natives of Germany. After the parents of Mr. Baxter emigrated to America, they settled in Pennsylvania, where they resided until their son, George W .. was nineteen years of age, when they moved to Kansas. Later. George W. Baxter came to Ohio, settling in Marion County, where he lived for some years, and prior to his marriage he followed the carpenter's trade. After mar- rying he settled down to farming in the north-

ern part of Radnor Township, Delaware County. lle was careful and industrious and prospered, carrying on extensive farming and stoek-raising and remaining thus occupied 1111- til near the end of his useful life.

On October 3, 1872, Mr. Baxter was mar- ried to AAlsina A. Coleman, who was born No- vember 17, 1843, in Marion County, Ohio, and who is a daughter of Henry and Sarah ( Schultz) Coleman. Her parents were na- tives of York County, Pennsylvania, and when she was nine years old they removed from Marion to Delaware County, settling in Ox- ford Township, where she was reared and was married. Her mother died in her eighty- fifth year and her father in his eighty-eighth year. Their family consisted of seven chil- dren. namely: Alsina A. ; Absalom B., resid- ing in Morrow County : Theresa M., who mar- ried Edward Houseworth, residing in Oxford Township: James E., residing in Morrow County; Lucinda J., who married Samuel Strine, residing in Oxford Township: Sarah A., who married John Waddel, and resides in Oxford Township; and Eva .A., who married Clyde Smith, and resides in Trumbull County, Ohio.

The late George W. Baxter was a man of sterling character, a good and worthy citizen in every relation in life. When his country was in danger of disruption he responded. early in 1862, to the call for troops, and for three years risked life and health in the Fed- eral army, as a member of Company Il. Sixty- third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the famous march to the sea under Sherman; and at various times faced the enemy on the battlefield. He was for- tunate enough to escape injury, and was hon- orably discharged and returned safely to his home. In politics he was a Democrat. For many years he was a worthy member of and liberal contributor to the Lutheran Church. He was widely known and bore the reputation of being a man of honest purpose and ex- emplary life.

Mr. and Mrs. Baxter had four children, namely: Arthur .A., a farmer residing in Troy Township; Walter M., residing in Radnor

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Township on the home farm; Henry C., also residing in Radnor Township; and Corda MI., residing at home with her mother. Mrs. Bax- ter manages the home farm since the death of her husband and is ably assisted by her son, who takes all the care from her shoulders. She is a highly esteemed lady and is a valued mem- ber of the Lutheran Church at Prospect.

HARLES OTIS LITTLE. whose death occurred January 21, 1898, was for many years a prominent and important figure in the financial cir- cles centering at Delaware, Ohio. Possessed of the highest attributes of man- houd. he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens to a marked degree, and al- though his death was not unexpected, it came as a sad shock to the community in which he had lived so many years.

Mr. Little was born in Delaware, Ohio, February 18. 1839, and was a son of William. Sr .. and Catharine W. ( Wood) Little. The father was born in Columbia, Connecticut, December 24, 1779, and died in Delaware. Ohio. November 30, 1848. His wife was a daughter of George and Elizabeth Wood. In 1808. William Little, Sr., came to Delaware, Ohio, from Worthington, to which village he had emigrated from Connecticut. His trade was that of saddler, but it is doubtful if he ever followed it after coming here, as a mer- cantile life offered greater inducements. He was one of the earliest and most successful merchants of this city. He first purchased a small stock of goods that had been sent up from Worthington as a branch business, and this he later moved into the small brick build- ing which still is standing. on the southwest corner of Winter and Sandusky Streets. He made annual trips to Philadelphia to purchase goods, wagoning his goods home. frequently at the excessive rate of $18.75 per 100 lbs., and these trips consumed from six weeks to two months of time. His invoices included velvets, satins, silks. cassimeres and com- moner cloths, as well as shoes, crockery, hard-

ware, medicines and groceries. In 1817. a bank was started in Delaware, in which it is said he was the largest stockholder. The brief history of this bank and Mr. Little's amusing method of closing it up, are related in the chapter on Banks and Banking. He was a charter member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in 1817, and was a vestryman from the beginning. In 1827, he and his wife helped to organize the first Sunday school in Delaware. He gave the lot on which the Episcopal Church was built, it being a part of a large tract of land owned by him, which in- cluded that now occupied by Monnett Hlall. that being where his residence was located. Campbell's Stone Quarry, and the Mineral Springs property on West Central Avenue. The beautiful stone residence, now owned by Ohio Wesleyan University and known as Art Hall, was the familiar residence of Mrs. Geo. W. Campbell, daughter of Wm. Little, Sr. William Little, Sr., was the first treasurer of the Delaware County Agricultural Society, or- ganized in 1833. He was a charter member of Hiram Lodge. No. 18, F. & A. M., of which he also was first senior deacon.

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Century history of Delaware County, Ohio and representative citizens 20th, Part 120

Author: Lytle, James Robert, 1841- [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1908 Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing company Number of Pages: 926

Author: Lytle, James Robert, 1841- [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing company
Number of Pages: 926