History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Part 123

Author: H. J. Eckley, William T. Perry
Publication date: 1921
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Number of Pages: 678

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ENOS CROXTON, now living retired in the city of Carrollton. is one of the most venerable of the native sons of Carroll County still residing within its borders, and is a representative of one of the sterling pioneer families of this sec- tion of the state. He was born in Washington Township, this county, March 13, 1844. and still owns the fine old homestead place on which he was ushered into the world. He is a son of William and Mary ( McGee) Croxton, the for- mer of whom was born near Croxton's Run, West Virginia, in 1800, and the latter of whom was born in old Jefferson County. Ohio, in 1803. William Croxton was a son of William. Sr .. who came with his family to what is now Carroll County, Ohio. in 1812. and settled in Center Township, where he took up about 320 acres of Government land and began the reclaiming of a farm from the virgin forest. He and his wife had separated before she came to Ohio and he was accompanied by his six children-Sam- uel. Elizabeth, Abraham, John, William and Mary Jane. This sturdy pioneer never con- tracted a second marriage and he passed the closing years of his life in the home of his daughter Mary, Mrs. Russell, in Fox Township, Carroll County.

William Croxton, Jr., was twelve years of age at the time of the family removal to Ohio, and he was reared under the conditions and influ- ences of the early pioneer days. On what is now known as the Hervey farm, in Center Town- ship, he established the first pottery in Car- roll County. and thus became the pioneer in an

industry that has become one of primary im- portance in this section of the Buckeye State. He continued in the pottery business five years, and after having made a trip to the city of Washington, D. C., he purchased eighty acres of land in Carroll County and engaged in the buying of live stock, principally cattle, which he drove across the mountains to the eastern markets. In Washington Township he gradu- ally added to his landed holdings until he ac- cumulated a tract of 240 acres, which he devel- oped into a productive farm and upon which he continued to reside until about two years prior to his death, these final years having been passed in the home of his daughter Elvira (Mrs. DeFord) and that of his son Isaac, in the state of Kansas, where his death occurred when he was venerable in years. His wife died on the old homestead in Washington Township, in 1845, when their son Enos, of this review, was about one year old. In politics, with well fortified convictions, William Croxton was allied with the know-nothing party during the period of its maximum influence, and later he allied himself with the republican party, at the time of its organization. In the perlod leading up to the Civil war he was a staunch abolitionist, and served as a conductor on the historic "under- ground railroad," through the medium of which many slaves were assisted to freedom. He was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and he and his wife were earnest members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. They became the par- ents of nine children-John, Mary, Sylvester. Adaline. Shadrack, Elvira, Lydia, Isaac and Enos.

Enos Croxton was reared on the old home farm and acquired his early education in the common schools of the locality and period. He eventually became the owner of the fine old homestead farm, in Washington Township, and the same was the stage of his successful ac- tivities as an agriculturist and stock-grower from his youth until 1901, when he removed to Carrollton. where he has since lived retired. He and his wife were formerly active in the affairs of the Grange, both are zealous mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a republican in politics.

In December. 1865, Mr. Croxton was united in marriage to Miss Martha Campbell, who was born in Harrison Township, Carroll County, in 1843, a daughter of James R. and Catherine ( Huston) Campbell, pioneer settlers of this county, where they continued to reside until their deaths. Mr. and Mrs. Croxton have three sons: Leonard L., born January 1. 1866, mar- ried Miss Margaret Figley, and they had two children-Myrtle, who is the wife of Ralph May and has one child. Marguerite: and William, who is married and has two sons. Leonard L. Croxton died in 1894. William N .. born in 1868. was graduated in the normal school at Ada. Ohio, and at the age of twenty-one years went to New York City, where he entered the employ of James A. Cowen, a leading contractor and builder, with whom he is now associated as a partner. under the firm name of James A. Cowen & Company. He is married and has one child. Austin E., who was born in 1879, was

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afforded the advantages of Mount Union Col- lege, and thereafter remained on the old home farm for six years. For a number of years thereafter he was employed in the city of Cleve- land, and since 1911 he has conducted an auto- mobile garage at Carrollton. He married Miss Ida Ellis and they have two children-Wilevene and Durglet.

ERNEST S. PATTERSON. One of the specially gratifying conditions to be noted in Carroll County is that a goodly contingent of ambitious and steadfast native sons of the younger gen- eration are giving their admirable energies to the furtherance of the agricultural and livestock industries of the county, and of this number is Mr. Patterson, whose excellent farm, of eighty acres. is situated in Lee Township. He was born in Perry Township, this county. on the 26th of October, 1882, and is a son of John and Addie S. (Amos) Patterson. John Patterson likewise was born in Perry Township, a son of John and Elizabeth (McMillen) Patterson, who were natives of Scotland and who became early settlers in Perry Township, where John Pat- terson. Sr .. obtained Government land and re- claimed a farm from his forest wilds that then marked this section of the state. John Pat- terson, Jr .. was reared on this pioneer farm and on the place has continued to reside until the present time. his being secure status as one of the representative farmers of his native county and as one of the honored citizens of Perry Township. He was born in the year 1857 and his wife. who was born in 1859, passed to the life eternal in February. 1916. John Patterson held membership in the United Brethren Church. as did also his wife. Of the children the eldest is Bessie. who is the wife of James Logan, of Perry Township; Ernest S .. of this review, was the next in order of birth: Sophia is the wife of Harry Smeltz, of Perry Township: Albert is engaged in farm enterprise in that township: Anna is the wife of Ray Umpleby, of Perry- ville. this county: and .J. M. remains with his father on the old home farm.

The career of Ernest S. Patterson has not been marked by dramatic incidents but has been normal and regular. earnest and progres- sive. As a boy and youth he aided in the work of the home farm and profited by the advan- tages offered in the district schools. By the very discipline which came to him in the forma- tive period of his character. he became well fortified for the work that has engrossed his attention during his independent career. He has proved himself a practical and resourceful farmer and takes pride in his continued associa- tion with the basic industries which are the most important in the entire scheme of human activities. His marriage occurred in the year 1906 and shortly afterward he and his wife es- tablished their home on the old home farm of the latter's parents. in Lee Township. After the death of Mr. Wenner, father of Mrs. Patter- son. Mr. Patterson purchased the well-improved farm, and here he has continued his successful activities as a vigorous and careful agricultur- ist and stock-grower. His high standing in the community is indicated by the fact that at the

time of this writing he is serving as chairman of the board of trustees of Lee Township. He and his wife hold membership in the United Brethren Church.

February 7, 1906, recorded the marriage of Mr. Patterson to Miss Minnie O. Wenner, who was born on the farm which is their present place of residence and who is a daughter of John and Rebecca (Slate) Wenner, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Perry Township, Carroll County. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have a fine family of seven children- John, Loren, Addie, Elva, Scott, Mary and Rena.

NELSON ORWICK owns and resides upon the "Fairview Stock Farm," which comprises 222 acres and which is situated in section 16. Lee Township, Carroll County. This now valuable and productive farm, the former home of Doctor Moody, had been permitted to run down and was in somewhat inferior condition when Mr. Orwick assumed ownership. Under his vigorous and effective management the soil has regained its prestine integrity, buildings have been placed in good condition, and other improve- ments have been made, with the result that the place is now one of the best farms of this sec- tion of Carroll County.

Nelson Orwick was born in Fox Township, this county, on the 4th of July, 1867, and is a scion of pioneer stock in both the paternal and maternal lines. He is a son of Henry and Mar- garet ( Maple) Orwick, the former of whom was born in Springfield Township, Jefferson County, and the latter in Washington Township. Carroll County. and Mrs. Orwick was a daughter of Ezekiel Maple, who was an early settler in Washington Township. Henry Orwick passed his entire life in Jefferson and Carroll counties and was a farmer by vocation. His wife died February 28. 1915, at the age of seventy-eight : he still survives at the ripe old age of ninety- three.

In the district schools of his native township Nelson Orwick continued his studies until he was fourteen years of age, when he became in large measure dependent upon his own resources. He continued to be employed at farm work the greater part of the time until his marriage. though his services were frequently enlisted also in carpenter work. in which he had acquired marked skill. After his marriage. in the spring of 1889. he rented a farm in Center Township. but one year later he removed to a farm In Lee Township. where he continued operations four years. For five years thereafter he was simi- larly engaged in Fox Township, and the next seven years he farmed on rented land in Lee Township. He then purchased a farm of 155 acres in that township, but three years later he sold this property and purchased his present fine farm estate, which he has made the stage of vigorous and successful agricultural and live- stock industry. Mr. Orwick has been at all times loyal and public-spirited as a citizen, has supported measures and enterprises advanced for the general good of the community. is a republican in politics, and he served four years as township trustee of Lee Township, in which capacity he made a record notable for support

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of progressive and careful administration of township and county affairs. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Harlem Springs, Ohio, and he has served as trustee and also as treasurer of the same.

On the 28th of March, 1889, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Orwick to Miss Laura B. George, who was born in Lee Township. this county, on the 6th of February, 1869. a daugh- ter of James and Martha (Potts) George, the former a native of Lee Township and the latter of Fox Township. James George became one of the representative farmers of his native county and here he and his wife remained until their deaths. His parents. Thomas and Jennie (Ma- ple) George. were pioneer settlers in Carroll County, and his wife was a daughter of David and Rachel (Wiggins) George, likewise repre- sentatives of well known pioneer families of this section of Ohio, Mrs. Rachel (Wiggins) Potts having been born in Lee Township, a daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Green) Wiggins, whose marriage was solemnized in Pennsylvania. Isaac Wiggins was born in Chester County, that state, in 1781, and he continued to work at the carpenter's trade in his native state the greater part of the time after attaining ma- turity until the year 1819, when he came with his family across the mountains of Pennsyl- vania to what is now Carroll County, Ohio, where he obtained a tract of wild land in the present Fox Township. He not only developed a productive frontier farm but also had the distinction of becoming the founder of the pres- ent attractive village of Harlem Springs, which has long been an educational center in Carroll County. He platted this village about the year 1832, and there he served a number of years as postmaster and justice of the peace, besides which in the early days he was a pioneer phy- sician of the county. He was one of the influ- ential citizens of his day and for a term of years conducted an old-time inn or tavern at Harlem Springs. There his death occurred August 16, 1849. and his widow passed away in the year 1862, at a venerable age. They became the parents of three sons and three daughters, all of whom are now deceased-Thomas. Abel, George W., Sarah R .. Rachel (Mrs. David Potts) and Eliza Anne,

Mr. and Mrs. Orwick have two sons: James, Ralph, who was born January 28, 1890, and who is now associated in the work and man- agement of his father's farm. represented Car- roll County in the nation's service at the time of the late World war. He enlisted in the avia- tion corps, at Cleveland, July 30. 1917. and his exceptional mechanical skill soon gained him promotion to the position of instructor in the Aviation Mechanic Training School at St. Paul, Minnesota. He continued his services until the signing of the historic armistice which brought active hostilities to a close and after receiving his honorable discharge he returned to the parental home. Clay Roy, the younger son, was born May 6, 1892, and he is engaged in farm enterprise in Lee Township. He married Miss Alice Ruby Shotwell and they have two fine children. a son John Nelson and a daughter Elma Louise.

FRANK C. BORLAND. Carroll County is a great agricultural district, and here are valuable farms owned and operated by first-class farmers who understand their business and are proud of the prestige of this region. One of them is Frank C. Borland, a representative man of Center Township, whose fine farm of 185 acres of land is located in Center and Harrison townships. He was born in Monroe Township, this county, February 1, 1866, a son of Wash- ington and Magdalena (Easterday) Borland, of Irish-Scotch ancestry. The grandfather. Sam- uel Borland, married a Miss Little, and they came to Harrison County from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. They had three chil- dren, of whom Washington Borland was the second in order of birth. Washington Borland spent his entire life in Harrison and Carroll counties, where he was engaged in farming. His death occurred in September. 1904, he sur- viving his wife for some years, as she died in 1895. In politics he was a democrat, and at one time was township trustee.

Frank C. Borland attended the Glendale School of Monroe Township until he was seven- teen years old during the winter months, and during the summer ones he made himself useful on the farm. On May 19, 1909, he was married to Mary Elizabeth Harple, a daughter of Peter H. and Isabelle Jane (Young) Harple, of Har- rison Township, and of German-Irish ancestry. Peter Harple. Mrs. Borland's grandfather, mar- ried Christina Hawk, and they had five chil- dren, of whom her father was second in order of birth. The Harple family came to Ohio from Pennsylvania.

Following his marriage Mr. Borland located on his present farm, which then contained sixty-five acres and to which he later added more land. Here he is carrying on general farming and stock-raising. Mr. and Mrs. Bor- land have two children: Lloyd Franklin and Clare Ethel. His political convictions lead him to give his support to the candidates of the democratic party. The Presbyterian Church af- fords both he and his wife expression for re- ligious faith and he has long been a member of that denomination. In his farm work Mr. Bor- land shows the effect of practical training and concentration in his work, and his success ought to stimulate others to follow his example and devote themselves to agricultural activities.

HARRY W. MAPLE, whose fine farm of 160 acres is situated in Lee Township. Carroll County, is a native of this township and a popular representative of a family whose name has been long and worthily identified with the history of this favored section of the Buckere state.

Harry Winters Maple was born March 3, 1866, and is a son of James and Henrietta (Lotts) Maple, the former of whom was likewise born in Lee Township and the latter in Union Town- ship, a daughter of Henry and Phoebe (John- son) Lotts, her father having been a native of Germany and a pioneer settler in Carroll County. Mrs. Mary (Moody) Maple's parents were among the very first settlers in Lee Town- ship, and both the Maple and Johnson families

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have been prominent factors in the civic and industrial development and progress of Carroll County, with pioneer honors like those of the Moody and Lotts families. James Maple be- came one of the successful farmers of Carroll County. where he originally had a farm in Lee Township, whence he removed to a farm in I'nion Township, where his son Harry W. of this sketch passed the major part of his child- hood and youth, his early education having been obtained mainly in the district school known as the Foot school. James Maple was one of the sterling and influential men of the county and served many years as a member of the board of directors of the county infirmary. He was a republican in politics and was an ac- tive member of the United Presbyterian Church. as is also his widow, who now resides at Carroll- ton. Of the children the first born was Edwin, who is deceased ; J. W. is a farmer in Lee Town- ship: Harry W., of this review, was the next in order of birth: Flora is the wife of George Ray, of Carrollton; Anna is the wife of Jacob Allen. of Alliance, Stark County: Ella is the wife of Stewart Hess, of Union Township: John is a resident of the city of Alliance: Ger- trude is the wife of Martin Southern. of Car- rollton ; and Perry maintains his home at Al- liance.

Harry W. Maple continued to be associated with the activities of his father's farm until the time of his marriage, in 1891, and he then rented a farm in Center Township. One year later he removed to a farm in Lee Township, where he continued his activities six years. the following year having been passed on a farm in Loudon Township. He then, in 1900. pur- chased his present farm. upon which he has made excellent improvements, Including the par- tial remodeling of the substantial old brick house that has long stood on the place. He is numbered among the vigorous and successful exponents of agricultural and live-stock indus- try in his native county. His political alle- glance is given to the republican party and while he has had no ambition for public office his civic loyalty has been shown in his effective service as a member of the school board of his district. He is affiliated with the local Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry and holds member- ship in the United Presbyterian Church, as did also his wife, who passed to the life eternal on the 28th of October, 1912.

The year 1891 recorded the marriage of Mr. Maple to Miss Rena Maude George, who was born and reared in Lee Township and who was a daughter of James L. George. a representa- tive of another of the sterling pioneer familles of Carroll County. Mrs. Maple is survived by five children : Mearle is the wife of Albert R. Rutledge, of Lee Township; Martha is the wife of James Ohler. of East Palestine. Columbiana County ; Nellie is the wife of Oscar Ohler. of Fox Township, Carroll County; and James Harry, and Wilda remain at the paternal home.

FRANK JENKINS Is one of the vital and pro- gressive young men who are making splendid record in connection with farm industry in Harrison County, and the stage of his activities

being an excellent farm of 153 acres, In his na- tive township of Washington. " He was born on his father's farm in Washington Township on the 13th of October, 1889, and is a son of James .A. and Emma Linda (Davidson) Jenkins, the former of whom was born in Washington Town- ship on the 4th of February, 1858, and the lat- ter in Freeport Township, a daughter of Bart- lett and Mary Jane (Baker) Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jenkins reside on the old homestead farm of the former's father, in Washington Township, where he is the owner of a valuable landed estate of about 300 acres and where he has long held prestige as one of the representative agriculturists and stock- growers of his native county. He is a republican in political allegiance and he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of their children Frank is the eldest; Nannie is the wife of Dent Webb and they reside at Akron, Summit County; Alice is the wife of Paul Mallernee, of Harrison County ; and Fred- erick M. and Clarence W. remain at the par- ental home. Clarence W. Jenkins represented this honored family and his native county as a gallant young soldier of the nation in the late World war. On the 26th of December, 1917, he enlisted in the aviation service, and was sent to Kelly Field, in the state of Texas. Later he received two months of technical instruction in Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after which he returned to Kelly Field, where he remained until May 25, 1918. In the follow- ing month he sailed for England, where he landed, In the port of Liverpool, on the 6th of July. He passed six weeks at Winchester, England, and then proceeded to France, where he was assigned to service as a mechanician with the Twentieth Air Squadron of the Amer- ican Expeditionary Forces. With his squadron he was in active service in connection with operations at the front during a period of four and one-half months, and was actively concerned with the great offensive movements of St. Mihiel and Argonne sectors. After the signing of the armistice brought the war to a close he remained In France until April 22, 1919, when he sailed for home. At Camp Sherman, Ohio, he received his honorable discharge on the 24th of May, 1919.

James B. Jenkins, grandfather of him whose name initiates this review, was born in Wash- ington Township, Harrison County. December 5, 1819, and here his death occurred on the 6th of November, 1885. He was a son of William and Nora ( Morris) Jenkins, who came from Nova Scotia, Canada. to Ohio and who established their home on a pioneer farm in Washington Township. Harrison County, in the year 1814. They became the parents of seven children. In 1949. "t the time of the memorable discovery of gold in California, William Jenkins, in company with his son James B., set forth with a party to make his way across the plains to the new Eldorado, but while en route he succumbed to an attack of cholera, which was then epidemic, his wife having passed away on the 8th of No- vember. 1842. James B. Jenkins continued his way to California after the death of his father, and was successful in his quest for gold. Upon

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his return to Ohio he engaged in business, but one misfortune followed another and he lost all that he had made in his California operations. Under these depressing conditions he again made his way to California, where he remained for four years and effectively recouped his fortune. Upon his return to Harrison County he pur- chased a large tract of land, and this he devel- oped into one of the valuable farm properties of the county. He passed the remainder of his life on his home farm and his death occurred about one month prior to his sixty-sixth birth. day anniversary. He was a staunch republican, a man of impregnable integrity, a loyal and pro- gressive citizen, and an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Tippecanoe, in which his widow likewise maintained member- ship until her death. On the 13th of February, 1845, Mr. Jenkins wedded Miss Nancy Wright, of Tuscarawas County, and they became the parents of eight children-Luira, Margaret J., Alice E., Sarah, Hannah, James A., John A. B., and Emma L.

In his individual service in causing the earth to bring forth its increase Frank Jenkins has effectively supplemented and extended the work of his honored father and grandfather. He was reared on the old home farm and gained his youthful education in the schools of Washington township. He has lived continuously in his na- tive township, has been associated actively with farm enterprise from his boyhood days, and since 1912 he has owned and resided upon his present well improved farm. He is found aligned in the ranks of the republican party and he and his wife hold membership in the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.

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History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Part 123

Author: H. J. Eckley, William T. Perry Publication date: 1921 Publisher: Number of Pages: 678

Author: H. J. Eckley, William T. Perry
Publication date: 1921
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 678