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THE HOMESTEAD 1822
THE WELCH HOMESTEAD. MRS. JANE WELCH PROP'S ORANGE TP ASHLAND. CO. OHIO
TOWNSHIP BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,
GREEN TOWNSHIP.
NOAH CASTOR was born in Pennsylvania in 1764, and married Rebecca Matheny. . He came to Ohio in 1814, and settled in Ashland county, on the farm now owned by Paul Oliver, and occupied by Mrs. Dewalt, where he raised a crop of corn. He then moved on the farm now owned by Benjamin McGuire, where he remained several years, and afterward moved on the farm now owned by Benjamin Castor, where he died July 26, 1829. In politics he was a Democrat. He was the father of nine children, viz .: Nathan, who married Freclove Caster; Susan, who was the wife of John Mc- Dole (both died in Indiana); Conrad, also deceased ; Uriah, who married Betsy Hunter, and Rachel, wife of Joseph Guin, both died in Michigan; Sampson, died in St. Louis, Missouri; Ruth, wife of Datus Stutley, and Nancy, wife of Frederick Hardee, both died in Indiana. Benjamin, the only surviving member of the family, and the subject of this sketch, was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1869, and came to Ohio with his father. In 1829 he married Elizabeth Van, who died in 1866. In :869 be married Louisa Herr. He has followed farming all his life and has, by industry and economy, accuraulated a nice fortune. He was a Democrat until Lincoln was nominated for president, when he became a Republican, and has remained one ever since. He is a member of the Baptist church, and a highly respected citizen. He is the father of seven children: Rachel, wife of John Zigler, of Ashland county; Noan, who married Harriet Clew, and lives in Ashland county; John, who married Mary J. Runion, and lives in Perrysville: Joseph, deceased; Allen, who married Susan Carnahan; Kate Monahan Castor, who married Inomas Barns, and lives in Spencerville, Allen county, Ohio.
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CONRAD Castor, born in Beaver county, Pennsyl- vania, in 1790, came to Ohio in 1816, and first settled on the farm now owned by Thomas Castor, in Green township, where he cleared his own farm and built his own cabin, and followed farming all his life. In 1814 he married Anna McDaniel, of Beaver county, Pennsyl- vania. During the early part of their lives they were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, but later united with the Baptist church, and died in that faith. In politics he was an old time Whig, and from :S;4 to :857 he voted the Democratic ticket, and afterwards the Republican ticket. He died May 21, 18;r. His wife died in 1968. He was the father of eight children, viz. Tobias, who married Delia Hickox; Noah, who martied and lives in Cleveland; Enrice, wife of Cyrus HI. |
Goodell, of Lucas, Richland county, Ohio; Rebecca, de- ceased; Ruth, wife of Aaron Kindle, of Loudonville ; Martha, wife of John Smith, who died in Colorado, and was afterwards the wife of David Snyder, of Indiana : Thomas, who married Louisa Webb, of Ashland county.
TOBIAS CASTOR, son of Conrad Castor, was born in Pennsylvania in 1815, and came to Ohio with his father. In 1849 he married Delia Hickox, of Portage county, Ohio, and has followed farming all his life. He has held the office of township clerk and constable several years, and is at present president of the Mutual Aid associa- tion of Jelloway, Knox county, Ohio, and adjuster of the Farmers' Home Insurance company, of Knox county. In politics he is a Democrat. He is the father of five children, viz .: Tobias, who married Catharine Hunt, and lives in Nebraska; Trene, wife of Levi Maurer, of Ashland county; Edmund R., who married Mary J. Boyd, and lives in Ashland county; Ida E., wife of W. H. Bush. nell, of Perrysville, Ohio, and Bertic.
WILLIAM KINDLE, born in Maryland in 1861, came to Ashland in 1849, and settled on the farm now ow ned by Jacob Kittering, in Green township. He was a farmer and a member of the United Brethren church. He died in 187 ;. In 1824 he was married to Elizabeth Burrell, who still survives him. He was the Other of ten children, viz .: Hiram, who married Elizabeth Oakes, and lives in Ashland county; Aaron, who married Ruth Castor, and lives in Ashland county ; Mary A., wife of Timothy Everett, of Ashland county: Josiah, de. ceased ; Susan, wife of James Plummer, who died in the army : Angeline, dereased; Eliza, wife of Jacob Goon. of Richland county, and Sarah A., wife of Daniel Hilder. brand, of Knox county.
AARON KINDLE, son of Willi.un Kindle, born in Tus- carawas county, Ohio, in 1828; came to Ashland county with his father. In 1853 he married Ruth Castor. He is one of the most energetic farmers of Green township, and bas by industry and good management secured for himself a nice farm near the corporate limits of Loudon- ville. In politics he was a Democrat until 18bc, when he became a Republican, and has remained one ever since. He is the father of two children -- Edwin, de- ceased, and Emma
JOHN COULTER, born in Washington county. Pennsyl vania, in 1790, came to Asbland county in iere, and settled on the farm now owned by J. N. Castor. HI was the first constable and corner of Richiand county. He served two terms in the legislature, sepresentene.
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Richland county, and was a member of the State board of equalization in 1856. In politics he was a Demo- crat. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1814 he married Elizabeth Rice, who was the first school teacher in Richland county, and opened the school in her own house. He died October 2, 1873. He was the father of ten children. At the present time only four are living, viz: Christopher, who married Mary Cary, and afterward married Nancy Farr, and lives in Ashland county; John N., who married Elsie Polock, and afterward Alice E. Skelly, and lives in Iowa; Eliza- beth, wife of Dr. Strickler, and afterward wife of A. D. Zimmerman, and lives in Wayne county, Ohio ; Nancy I .. , wife of Rev. Frank Eddy, who lives in Wayne county, Ohio.
CHRISTOPHER C. COULTER, born in Ashland county, and in 1840 married Mary Cary, who died Jannary 12, 1872. In 1850 he went to California, and was very suc- cessful there in gold mining. When he came back he made the trip by water. January 7, 1878, he married Mary A. Tarr. He held the office of justice of the peace in Perry township for two years, when he re- signed, and during the times of militia held the offices of captain and major. He is a farmer and storekeeper. In politics he is a Republican, and was a Jacksonian Demo- crat. He is an earnest Christian, and a respected mem- ber of society He is the father of six children, viz: Arte- micia, deceased; George Benton, who married Olive Ayers, and lives in Ashland county; Samuel J., de- ceased; Mary E., wife of Dr. James H. Christie, of Pennsylvania; John W., deceased; and Martha L.
GEORGE B. COULTER, son of Christopher C. Coulter, was born in 18.45, and in 1867 married Olive M. Ayers, of Green township. He has held the office of council- man in Perrysville ever since it was incorporated, and has been in the dry goods business there since ISos, under the firm name of C. C. Coulter & Son, and by honesty and fair dealing has built up a large trade. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since he was eleven years old, and is highly respected by the community in which he lives. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at Loudonville, and a member of Qud Fellows lodge and Royal Arcanum, in Perrysville. He is the father of three children --- Louis L., who died when about nine years of age; Claude C., who died when one year old, and Alfred.
THOMAS W COULTER was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1866, and came to Ohio in IS14, and married Elmira . Hill, of Perrysville. He at one time, while living on the farm now owned by John Castor, near the Black fork, built a flat-boat, and loaded it with pork and set out for New Orleans, making the journey there in about a month, where he sold his stock of provisions and also his boat. It was a common way then, among enterprising men, to take provisions down to New Or- leans -- unless they sold out before they got there. Thomas Coulter was a tanner by trade, and bought out White, Colton & McBride, who built the first tannery in the county, where he carried on the business twenty-five years He kept a farm, store, blacksmith shop, and
hainess shop, for ten years, and, after that, carried on a farm and was engaged in the dry goods business until the time of his death, which occurred in 1865. He held the office of justice of the peace for three years in succession, and it was offered him a fourth time, but he would not accept it. In politics he was a Republican. He was the father of eleven children, of whom five are living, viz .: Eliza E., wife of Joseph Hubbs, of Illinois; Jonathan, who married Lulie Peterson, and lives in Per- rysville; Jennie, wife of Jacob Robinson, of Ashland county ; Thomas W., and William H.
HARVEY HILL, father of Mrs. Thomas W. Coulter, was born in Vermont. He came to Chio in 1812, and settled in Perrysville. The same year he married Abi- gail Coulter. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. In politics he was a Republican. He died in August, 1869. He was the father of eight children, six of whom are living, viz .: Angelina, wife of David Manor, of Kenton, Ohio; Ellmina, wife of Thomas Coulter, of Perrysville; Amanda, wife of George Turner, of Lima, Ohio; Clarendia, wife of James Segur, of Indiana; Eliza, wife of Stanton Myers, of California; and Thomas, who married Clarance Douglass, of Lynn, Massachusetts.
JONATHAN COULTER, son of T. W. Coulter, was born in Perrysville, in 1844. He received a common school education in Perrysville, and attended the Vermillion institute, at Hayesville, three terms. In 1867 he bought an interest in the store formerly known as the dry goods store of T. W. Coulter & Son, and, at the same time, was ticket and express agent of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad. In 1873 he purchased his brother's interest in the store, and sold a two thirds share to A. D. Zimmerman, and, at the end of two years, sold out to Zimmerman, and began to clerk in a hardware store for his brother, T. W. Coulter. At the end of one year he bought his brother's interest, and the following year purchased the stove and tin store of Leopold & Yarnell, and consolidated the two. On the fourteenth of April, ISSo, his store, with all its contents, was de- stroyed by fire, but, not discouraged by his heavy loss, he erected a temporary building near his dwelling house, where he is doing a flourishing business. He has been councilman for three years; in politics is a Republican. In 1867 he married Ursula J. Peters, of Richland county, and to them have been born two children, Ettie E. and Esther L.
THOMAS JOHNSTON, born in 1809, came from West- moreland county, Tennessee. to Ohio in 1827, and set- tled in Green township, on the farm now owned by Will- iam Mellvain. For twelve years he drove a stage, drawn by six horses, between Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Mansfield, Mt. Vernon, New Lisbon, and other points. In politics he was an old line Whig. He was a member of the Uni- versalis: church. He married Sarah A. Workman in IS33, and was the father of thirteen children, of whom only four are living, viz .: John F., who married Mary 1. McCready, and lives in Ashland county; Harriet I. wite of William Armstrong, of Ashland county: Robert W., who lives in Galien; and Charles F., who lives in California.
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JOHN F. JOHNSTON, son of Thomas Johnston, was born in Ashland county in 1834, and studied medicine with Dr. Glass, of Hayesville, Ohio, two years, and grad- uated at Jefferson college, Philadelphia. He commenced the practice of medicine in Perrysville, in 1353, where he still remains. In 1857 he married Mary A. McCrea- dy, who died in 1874. In 1877 he married Miss A. E. Ullman, and in 1879 married miss Florence Smith. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church; and in politics is a Republican. He is the father of five chil- dren, viz .: Florence E., wife of Norman Strickler, of Perrysville; Thomas V., in California; Mary D., Carrie, and Stewart, deceased.
JAMES M. PocoCK, son of Elijah Pocock, was born - in Ashland county, Ohio, in 1850, in Mohican township. He studied medicine, and graduated at the Ohio Medical college in 1874, and the same year began the practice of medicine in Perrysville. In 1874 he married Sarah A. Harvey, and is the father of two children- Ruth and Mary.
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MELZER TANNEHILL, born in Maryland in 1766, emi- grated from there to Alleghany county Pennsylvania, and came to Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1805, and settled in Green township in 1811, on the farm now owned by N. McD. Coe, where he built his own cabin. He was one of the first county commissioners of Richland county, and the first justice of the peace in Green township. He held the office but a short time when he resigned. In politics he was an old line Whig. He married Eleanor Lisle, of Pittsburgh, in 1790, who died September 3, ISao. He died April 24, 1851. He was the father of ten children, of whom only three are living, viz .: Melzer, .who married Sarah Oliver; Nancy, wife of Matthew An- derson, and afterwards wife of Adam Graber, and lives in Perrysville; and Sallie E., wife of Isaac M. Ayers, of Perrysville.
MELZER TANNEHILL, JR., was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, in 1801, and came to Ohio with his father in 1805. They came in a flat bottom boat, called a broad horn, down the Allegheny to Pittsburgh, and then down the Ohio to Steubenville. In 1827 he married Sarah Oliver. He is a farmer, a member of the Presby- terian church, and in politics is a Republican. He is the father of five children, viz .: Elizabeth, wife of James A. Van Horn, and afterwards wife of Wilson Enos, of Rich- land county, Ohio; Charles 1., in Arkansas; Nancy E., in Ashland county; Mary, and Letitia, wife of N. MED. Coe.
CHARLES TANNEHILL, born in Butler county, Penn- sylvania, in 1792, came to Ohio with his father, and settled on the farm now owned by John ilunter, in Ash- land county. He followed farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1876. He was a member of the Disciple church; and in politics was an old line Whig, and afterwards a Republican. In 1814, he mar- lied Mary Oliver, sister of Lewis Oliver, of Ashiand. She died in 1855. He was the father of twelve children, of whom only five are living, viz : Johr Q., who lives in Missouri ; Clark I., who married Nancy Burwell and lives in Indiana: Charles O., who married Sarah Mc-
Naull, and, after her death, married Rebecca Zigler, and lives in Perrysville; Mary J., wife of Joseph Kithcart, of Indiana; and Sarah M., wife of Dr. Cullum, of Mis- souri.
CHARLES O. TANNEHILL, son of Charles Tannehill, was born in Ashland county, May 6, 1830, and in 1854, married Sarah McNauli, who died in 1865. In 1866 he married Rebecca Zigler. He followed farming until the Rebellion broke out, and in October, 1861, enlisited in company G, Sixty-fifth Ohio, as a private. In Noveni- ber, he was promoted to second lieutenant, and in November, 1862, was promoted to first lieutenant. In March, 1863; he was promoted to captain, and, the same year, was recommended to Governor Todd to the rank of major; but Governor Brough changed the order of things by ordering that every man should be pro- moted according to rank, so his commission as major was countermanded. He took part in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek; was at the siege of Atlanta, and Perrysville, Kentucky, and at Pittsburgh Landing. At the close of the war, he engaged in the lumber business, from 1866 to 1874, when he went into the produce bus- iness. He has held the office of mayor ever since Perrysville was incorporated. In politics, he is a Repub- lican. He is the father of four children : Frank C., who married Laura Grove, and lives in Perrysville; and Wil- lie, Charles, and Minnie, who died in infancy.
DR. J. M. PERCIVAL, born in Clearcreek township, Ashland county, Ohio, in 1853, studied medicine with Dr. J. C. Bright, at Chatham, Ontario, Canada, and graduated at Long Island college hospital, in Brooklyn, New York, and began the practice of medicine in Per- rysville in 1879. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church; and in politics is a Republican. In 1879, he married Miss Clara Skinner, of Detroit, Mich- igan.
SAMUEL BLACK was born in Allegheny county, Penn- sylvania, in 1805, and came to Ohio in 183- and settled on the farm on which he now lives. In 1825, he mar- ried Rosanna Cashdollar, who died in 1855. He after- wards married Eliza Hilderbrand. He has been engaged in farming all his life; is a member of the Church of God, and in politics is a Republican. He is the father of eleven children, viz : Catharine, deceased, who mar- ried Samuel Conkle; Elizabeth, wife of Sylvester Huff, of Indiana; Philip, who married Margaret Rhinehardt, and lives in Loudonville; John, who married, and lives in Sandusky county, Ohio; Henry, who married and lives in Iowa; Sarah, wife of Henry Snyder, of Green township; Samuel, who married Caroline Ullen, and lives in Ashland; Joseph, who married Miss Sheer, and lives in lowa; William, who died in Missouri; Daniel, who went to Tennessee, and the family have no farther knowledge of him; Lewis, who married Paulina Bars- lett, and lives in Green township.
GEORGE BirTENGER, born in Franklin county, Pem. sylvania, came to Chio in 1827, and first settled on the farm now owned by Paniel Bittinger. He is a member of the Lutheran church; and in politics is a Democrat.
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He married Susanna Derr, and is the father of eight children, viz: Elizabeth, wife of John Motes, of Ash- land county; Daniel, who married Susanna Grimes and lives in Ashland county ; Sarah, deceased, wife of Peter Wilkenson, of Indiana; Catharine, deceased, who was the wiie of Peter Myers, of Bacyrus, Ohio; George, who mar- ried Polly Kidwell, and lives in Richland county, Ohio, Mary, deceased, who was the wife of Jacob Mathews, of Ashland county; Susanna, deceased, who was the wife of Samuel Brayton, of Richland county, Ohio; and Bar- bara, wife of William Cresswell, of Indiana.
DANIEL BITTINGER, bom in Franklin county, Penn- sylvania, in 1802, came to Ohio with his father, and has always lived on what is called the Bittinger homestead, and can truly be called one of the pioneers of Ashland county. In 1824, he married Susanna Grimes, of Fred- erick county, Maryland. He is a member of the Ger- man Reformed church, and contributes largely to its support. He is the father of nine children, three of whom are living, viz; Leah, wife of Michael Heffner, of Ashland county; Sarah and Anna.
BENJAMIN MCGUIRE born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1824, came to Ashland county Septem- ber 25, 1838, and settled on a farm a short distance from where he now lives. He has followed farming all his life, and has made wool-growing a specialty-has held the office of trustee in Green township three times, and was elected infirmary director in 1879; is a member of the Baptist church. In 1843 he married Rachel Gladden, and is the father of nine children, viz .: James G., who married Margaret Anderson, and lives in Ashland county; Elza W., who married Nancy J. Criswell, afterward mar- ried Mary Brown, and lives in Iowa; Orlin M., who married Mahala Budd, and lives in Ashland county; Elizabeth E., wife of James C. Andrews, of Holmes 'county, Ohio; Louzinski, who married Melinda Budd, and lives in Ashland county; Mary A .; Alva M., who married Lilly Earnest, and lives in Ashiand county; Hugh D., and Willis.
THOMAS MCGUIRE, born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Angust 28, 1808, came to Ohio in 1837, and settled on the farm on which he now lives. He has held the office of township trustee and treasurer for sev- eral terms; is a respected member of society, and is high- ly esteemned by all who know him. He has followed farming ali his lite. In 1839 he married Sarah J. Tay- lor, and is the father of seven children, viz .: William T. (now deceased), who married Melinda Laird; Electa J., wife of R. P. Wallice, of AAshland county ; Diadama S., who married Nahania Neptune, of Holmes county; John A., who married Eliza Armstrong, in Ashland county; James M., who married Patty Byall, and lives in Kansas, and Alice I.
DAxtEt. Bubb, born in Pennsylvania, came to Ohio in 13:7, and settled in Ashland county, near Jerome- ville. He was a carpenter by trade, and worked at that business exclusively. In politics he was a Democrat. He was the father of eight children, of whom but three are living, viz .: Susanna, who became the wife of Catch Awards, and lives in Illinois; Thomas, who married
Rebecca Black, and afterward married Clarissa Edwards, and lives in Ashland county; Samuel, who married Ten- perance Woodhull.
SAMUEL BUND, son of Daniel Budd, born in West. moreland, Pennsylvania, in 1821, came to Ohto in IS28, and in 1847 married Temperance Woodhull, and was the father of four children, viz .: Amanda, deceased, who became the wife of Samuel Dent ; William S., who married Mary Hawks, and lives in Ashland county ; Ara- minta, deceased; and Mahala. who became the wife of Orlin McGuire, of Ashland county.
WILLIAM S. WOODHULL, father of Mrs. Samuel Budd, born in New Jersey in 1799, came to Ohio in 1837, and settled in Ashland county, and followed farming all his life. In 1838 he married Mary Peterson. He was a member of the Baptist church, and in politics was a Re- publican. He died in March, 1379. He was the father of seven children, viz .: Temperance, wife of Samuel Budd; Joachin, who married Phebe jones, and lives in Richland county ; William, who married Martha Earnest, and lives in Ashland county; Mary E., wife of Benjamin Hughes, of Indiana; Sarah E., deceased; John, who mar- ried Elizabeth Cochrane, and lives in Ashland county ; and Margaret, deceased.
JOHN MAURER, born in Pennsylvania, in 1818, came to Ashland conuty in 1833, and first settled on the farm now owned by William Moore, in Lake township. He was a farmer by occupation, and heid the office of trustee in Green township for several years, also the office of con- stable, and was assessor one term. He was a member of the Baptist church, and in politics was a Democrat. In 1838 he married Miss Wachtel, who died in 1879. He died in 1870. He was the father of eleven children, of whom eight are living: Rebecca, wife of Mablon Werrick, of Loudonville; Henry, who was elected clerk of Green township in April, ISSo; Hannah; Mary M., wife of John Clugh, of Shreve, Wayne county, Ohio; Ja- cob; Levi, who married Irene Castor, and lives in Ashiand county; Ellen, wife of Shannon McLeod, of Ashland county, and Phebe.
JOHN JONES, SR., born in Washington county, Maty. land, in 1868, came to Wayne county, Ohio, in 1819. where he remained until 1847. when he settled in Ash- land county, on the farai on which he now lives. In 1340 he married Susan Bowers of Wayne county. He has been engaged in farming all his life. He is a member of the Reformed church, and one of its main supporters. In politics he is a Democrat. He is the father of eight children, viz: Barbara, Catharine, Minerva, wife of William Carpenter, of Ashland county; Benjamin, who married Rebecca Pillier, and lives in Ashland county : Jane, levi, who died when three years of age ; John and Annic.
JOSEPH COWAN, born in Ireland in 1777, came to America in 18o2, and first settled in Chester county, Pennsylvania. He came to Ashland county in :831. and settled on the farm now owned by William Cowan. He married Eleanor Ellison in Ireland, who died in 1857. He was a member of the Disciple charch, and ' belonged to the order of Jacksonian Democrats. He
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ched in August, in 1857. at the age of eighty years. He was the father of nine children, six of whom are living, vix: George, living in Mercer county, Missouri; Sophia, wife of James Kelsey. of Missouri; Rachel, formerly wife uf Alexander Calhoun, deceased, of Clark county, Ohio, now wife of Edward Lipsett, of Iowa; Mary, wife of Simmons Cornine, of Iowa; Sarah, wife of James Wood of Holmes county, Ohio; and William.
WILIAM COWAN, born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 18og, came to Ohio, with his father, and in 1 $55 married Mary Comer. fle was admitted to the bar in Richland county, but was a farmer by occupation, only practicing law occasionally. He has been elected commissioner of Ashland county for six years, and has held the office of justice of the peace for nine years, and has also held the office of assessor. He has always voted for all the Democratic Presidents until Hayes' campaign, and for every Democratic governor until Allen was nominated for a second term. He is the father of three children, viz: Philip. C., Jane N., wife of Hezekiah Boyd, of Ash- land county, and Francis.
RICHARD GUTHRIE, born in Pennsylvania, came to Ashland county in 1814, and settled on the farm now owned by Benjamin Castor and Jacob Robinson. He bought bis farin off the school lands. He was a distiller by trade, and built a distillery on his farin, which he run for about forty years. He was a member of the Presby- terian church, and in politics was a Democrat. He married Mary VanScoyoc of Pennsylvania, and was the father of thirteen children,-viz: John, Margaret, Stephen, Sarah, George, Jane, Keziah. Lewis, Elizabeth, Hannah, William, Susan, and Simon.
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