History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Part 130

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

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January 8, 1809, recorded the marriage of Mr. McCauley to Miss Ida F. Bower. She was born and reared in Harrison County and is a daughter of Stanton and Catherine ( Fierbaugh) Bower. Mr. and Mrs. McCauley's attractive and hospitable rural home is brightened by the presence of their four children-Robert Wayne, Ralph Vernon, Charles Hamil, and Emmet Lloyd. Ethel Lucille. the first child, died at the age of thirteen years.

ISAAC T. RAINSBERG. One of the men who has long been associated with the agricultural activities of Harrison County is Isaac T. Rains- berg of Monroe Township. where he owns 124 acres of valuable land. He was born in Tus- carawas County, Ohio, April 21. 1857. a son of Adam and Mary ( Wells) Rainsberg. and grandson of Jacob Rainsberg, a native of Peon- sylvania, who came to Ohio at an early day and settled in Tuscarawas County. The family is of German descent.

Adam Rainsberg was a stone mason of Goshen and Union Townships, Tuscarawas County. and he also was engaged in farming to some extent. He died in Tuscarawas County. where he was born, passing away. January 6, 1889. His wife was born near Baltimore. Mary- land. and was a daughter of Philip Wells, who married a Miss Whitten. The children born to Adam Rainsberg and his wife were as fol-

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lows: Theodore; Freeman ; Philip W .; Anna, who married Kennedy Herron; Margaret E., who died unmarried; Isaac T .; George W .; Hannah, who died when small; and William A. Both Adam Rainsberg and his wife were consistent members of the United Brethren Church, and people of upright Christian char- acter.

Isaac T. Rainsberg attended the Windy Ridge District School of Union Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and lived at home, working on his father's farm until his marriage, after which he began farming on his own account and con- tinued to live in Tuscarawas County. In the spring of 1901 he came to Harrison County, and located on a farm in Franklin Township now occupied by his son. This continued to be his home until in March, 1919, when he moved to his present farm, and here he has since carried on a general line of farming and stock- raising.

Isaac T. Rainsberg was married to Mary A. Kaderly, born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 20, 1858, a daughter of Jacob and Cath- erine ( Marty) Kaderly, and they became the parents of the following children : Mary Cather- ine, who married Ross Bernard, lives near Hale, Michigan, and has two children, Edith Lauretta and Charles Ross; Emerson Roy, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work; and Edith Grace, who married Robert H McDevitt. lives at Uhrichsville, Ohio, and has two chil- dren, Helen Marie and Hazel Jane; Therman married Olive Gatchell. daughter of Elias Gatchell, and has one daughter, Alta Elaine. Mr. and Mrs. Rainsberg are members of the Plum Run Methodist Episcopal Church in which they are valued forces. Both in Tuscarawas and Harrison counties Mr. Rainsberg has done his part in the constructive work of the neigh- borhood, and has earned the reputation he bears of being an excellent farmer and worthy citizen.

MATTHEW LAW is in the most significant sense progressive and vigorous as a representative of farm industry in his native township and county and was born on the farm which is now his place of residence, in Monroe Township, Harri- son County. Here he was born on the 7th of August, 1869, and he is a son of John and Sarah Jane (Trimble) Law. both representa- tives of honored pioneer families of the county, as may be seen by reference to the personal sketch of their son William B., on other pages of this work, where is given ample record con- cerning the Law family.

Matthew Law gained his early education in the Havner School in his home district, and he has remained continuously on the old homestead farm from the time of his birth, while for the past fifteen years he has here been carrying forward independent operations as an agricul- turist and stock-grower, with special attention given to the raising of cattle and sheep of ap- proved types. He not only has active charge of his father's old home farm, of eighty acres, but is individually the owner of a well improved landed estate of 337 acres, so that it may well be understood that in his native township he finds ample scope and opportunity for successful

farm enterprise upon an extensive scale, as gauged by the standards of the locality. Mr. Law gives his political support to the demo- cratic party and is loyal and public-spirited in his civic attitude. His name is still enrolled on the roster of eligible bachelors in Harrison County.

A. CHALMERS WALLACE is a scion of the fourth generation of the Wallace family in Harrison County, where he is a successful representative of farm enterprise in his native township of Moorefield. Here he was born on the 26th of September. 1871, a son of Elijah R. and Eliza- beth S. ( Brokaw) Wallace. Elijah R. Wallace was born in Moorefield Township, this county. on the 16th of March, 1828, and here his death occurred December 23, 1910. He was a son of Allen and Mary ( Brown) Wallace, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, April 15, 1793. a son of John and Margaret ( Anderson) Wallace, who were born and reared in York County. that state, where they remained until about the year 1804, when they removed to Washington County, Pennsylvania, but in 1805 they came to Ohio and became pioneer settlers in Pitney Township. Belmont County. There they renmined until 1822, when they came to Harrison County, where John Wallace pur- chased 160 acres of wild land, in section 5. Moorefield Township, where he Instituted the development of a pioneer farm and where he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. their four children having been William. Allen. Nancy and Jane. Allen Wallace was about twelve years old at the time of the family immigration to Ohio. and was renred to man- hood in Belmont County, where his marriage was solemnized and where he remained until 1822 when he came to Harrison County and purchased the farm, of 160 acres, which later come into the ownership of his son Elijah R .. and which continued to be his place of residence until his death. February 21. 1880, his wife having passed away April 12. 1874, and both having been zealous members of the Presbyte- rian Church, in which he served many years as an older. They became the parents of eight children-John. Andrew. William, Mary. James. Elijah R .. Anderson and Samuel.

Elijah R. Wallace passed his entire life in Moorefield Township, where he eventually came into possession of the fine old home farm on which he was born and on which he remained until the time of his death. his political alle- giance having been given to the democratic party and both he and his wife having been zealous members of the Nottingham Presbyte- rian Church. January 23. 1868, recorded the marriage of Elijah R. Wallace and Miss Eliza- beth S. Brokaw. and after his death she re- mained on the old homestead until she too passed to the life eternal, on the 23rd of Febru- ary. 1917. Mrs. Wallace was born March 25. 1842. and was a daughter of Abraham and Mary (Guthrie) Brokaw. both of whom passed their entire lives in Ohio, where the respective families were founded in the pioneer days. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace became the parents of six children : Samuel Vincent married Miss Luella

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Hayes and they reside in Jefferson County; A. Chalmers, of this review, was the next in order of birth; Mary M. remains with her brother Chalmers on the old homestead; Plummer W. died in infancy; Clara A. died in July, 1893; and Lena B. is the widow of Joshua A. Wal- lace, who died February 18, 1914, and she still remaining on their old home farm, in Moorefield Township, and her children being four in num- ber-Clara M., David B., William C. and Dean E.

A. Chalmers Wallace is indebted to the public schools of the Village of Moorefield for his early educational discipline, and save for brief in- tervals he has remained continuously on the old home farm, where he is now conducting a substantial and prosperous enterprise as an agriculturist and stock-grower, with a finely improved farm property of 170 acres, owned jointly by him and his sister Mary M., who presides over the domestic economies and social affairs of the attractive home, both she and her brother being unmarried, and both holding membership in the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Wallace holds affilia- tion with the democratic party and as a citizen he takes deep interest in all things touching the welfare of his native township and county.

JACOB M. LONG has contented himself with the opportunities that have been offered in his native township and has not been denied a generous measure of success in connection with his well ordered service as an agriculturist and stock-grower, of which fundamental industries he is a popular and effective exemplar in Lee Township, Carroll County. Further interest attaches to his career by reason of the fact that he owns and has always resided upon the fine old homestead farm which was the place of his birth and in the upkeep of which he has shown marked energy and good judgment On his pres- ent farm Mr. Long was born November 2, 1864, the farm being situated in section 20. Lee Town- ship. He is a son of Samuel and Margaret ( Ames) Long, the former of whom was born in Jefferson County. Ohio. and the latter in Lee Township, Carroll County. on the farm now owned by Jacob M. Long. Samuel Long was a son of Jacob Long and the family name of his mother was Slates. Jacob Long was born in Virginia and became a pioneer settler in Jefferson County, Ohio. Margaret (Ames) Long was a daughter of William and Priscilla (Shultz) Ames, the former a native of Penn- sylvania and the latter of Harrison County, Ohio. William Ames was one of the pioneer settlers of Lee Township. Carroll County, where he developed a productive farm which is kept to a high standard by his grandson. Jacob M Long. It was on this farm that Sam- uel Long and his wife established their home soon after their marriage, and here they passed the remainder of their lives, secure in the high esteem of all who knew them. Mrs. Long hav- ing inherited the old Ames homestead, of 180 acres. She was one of the venerable native daughters of Lee Township at the time of her death. in December, 1917. her husband having passed away on the 26th of April, 1891. Of the

children it may be recorded that Mary Jane is the widow of Frank Busler and resides in Lee Township; William H. is one of the sub- stantial farmers of this township; Eva A. is the widow of John Burrier and resides at Car- rollton; and Jacob M., of this review, is the youngest of the children.

The district schools of his native township afforded Jacob M. Long his youthful education, and he has continuously been associated with farm enterprise on the old home place, 100 acres of which he purchased from his widowed mother. The farm is notable alike for its superior buildings and for the excellent produc- tiveness that gives evidence of careful and progressive management. Mr. Long has taken deep interest in all things pertaining to the civic and material welfare and advancement of his home community and native county. is a democrat in politics but has had no desire for the honors of public office of any kind.

On the 4th of October, 1900, Mr. Long wedded Miss Margaret Harple, who likewise was born and reared in Carroll County and who is a daughter of Peter and Isabel (Young) Harple. Mr. and Mrs. Long have one child, Charles D., who remains at the parental home.

RALPH V. WHITTAKER. In this post-war pe- riod of general unrest, disturbed economic and industrial conditions, and exaggerated cost of living, the one class of citizens who may well consider themselves favored are the producers in the ever important domains of agriculture and live-stock industry. In all times the voca- tion of the farmer has been one of signal inde- pendence, and at no period in the world's his- tory has this fact become so significantly em- phasized as in this opening period of the second decade of the twentieth century. Harrison County rests its prestige and prosperity mainly upon its fine farms and the productive indus- tries which they represent, and among the many sterling citizens who are effectively upholding this basic industry in the county is Ralph V. Whittaker who is one of the progressive farm- ers of the younger generation in North Town- ship. Here he was born on the 22d of Novem- her, 1884, a son of Thomas A. and Martha Flo- rence (Anderson) Whittaker, both likewise na- tives of the Ohio district to which this history is dedicated and both representatives of sterling pioneer families of Harrison County. Thomas A. Whittaker was born in North Township, this county. May 5, 1859, and his death occurred August 22, 1914. His wife was born in Perry Township. Carroll County, December 30, 1856. and she was about thirty-two years of age at the time of her death, February 17. 1888. Mrs. Whittaker was a daughter of Robert and Es- ther (Mccullough) Anderson, the former of whom was born in Washington County, Penn- sylvania, October 11, 1815, a son of Samuel and Catherine ( Forbes) Anderson, who came from the old Keystone State and established their home in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1838. In Stock Township Samuel Anderson purchased a farm, on which were a grist mill and a saw mill. and here he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. He died February 22, 1866, in

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his eighty-third year, his wife having passed away October 16, 1847, in her fifty-fourth year. Samuel Anderson was a man of liberal educa- tion and did successful service as a teacher and surveyor. He was first a Whig and later a republican in politics, and both he and his wife were devout members of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of seven sons and one daughter, and Robert was the eldest of the number. July 1, 1840, Robert An- derson wedded Miss Esther Mccullough, of Archer Township, and thereafter he operated his father's two mills for seven years. He then rented a farm in Archer Township for three years, at the expiration of which he purchased land in Perry Township, Carroll County, where he developed a productive farm. In the spring of 1860 he sold this property and returned to Harrison County, where he purchased the farm, in North Township, on which he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, both having attained to venerable age and both having been earnest members of the Presbyterian Church. Thy became the parents of nine children, of whom Martha Florence, mother of Ralph V .. was next to the youngest. Ralph V. Whittaker was but four years old at the time of his mother's death, and the other two children were but five days old at the time of her death. They were twin daughters, Martha Anderson and Lucy Florence, and the latter died in Oc- tober, 1888, surviving the mother by about nine months. Martha A., who was born February 12. 1888, is the wife of D. D. Fierbaugh, and they reside in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania. Thomas A. Whittaker passed his entire life in Harrison County and was one of the sub- stantial farmers and representative citizens of North Township at the time of his death, which occurred in 1914, as previously noted. He was a brother of George Whittaker.

Ralph V. Whittaker gained his preliminary education in the public schools at Hanover, and thereafter was for three years a student in Scio College. In 1909 he went to Akron, Ohio. where for five years he was in the employ of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, and in 1914, owing to the falling health of his father, he returned home and assumed the management of the farm, a part interest in which came to him by inherit- ance at the time of his father's death, while in 1915 he assumed full ownership of this excel- lent farm of 139 4-5 acres, by purchasing the interest of the other heirs. His political al- legiance is given to the republican party. he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in the city of Akron, and he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church at Scio.

October 19, 1915. recorded the marriage of Mr. Whittaker to Miss Elizabeth Louise Gar- man, daughter of George W. and Cynthia Hall (Baird) Garman, of Summit County, Ohio, and the one child of this union is a winsome little daughter, Dorothy Louise, born May 29, 1918.

HARRY M. BIRNEY. Adequate record concern- ing the honored pioneer family of which Mr. Birney is a popular representative in his native county is given on other pages of this work,

in the sketch of the career of his brother James Earl Birney, while other personal reviews in the volume likewise give interesting data con- cerning the family.

Harry M. Birney, a son of James N. and Anna (McFadden) Birney, was born in Washington Township, Harrison County, on the 19th of Jan- uary, 1882, and in addition to availing himself of the advantages of the public schools of his native township he completed a course in the business or commercial department of Scio Col- lege, at Scio, this county. He remained on the old home farm until his marriage, May 23, 1906, to Miss Ella L. McClintick, daughter of Thomas C. and Rebecca (Easlick) McClintick, and he then engaged in independent farm enterprise in his native township, where he continued his ac- tivities until the autumn of 1917, when he pur. chased his present fine farm estate, of 268 acres. in Franklin Township. Here he has since found ample scope for his vigorous and progressive achievement in connection with agricultural and live-stock enterprise, and he is one of the repre- sentative farmers of the younger generation m his native county, where he and his wife have a circle of friends that is limited only by that of their acquaintances. Both hold membership in the Presbyterian Church, and in politics he gives his allegiance to the republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Birney have two children-Forrest E .. who was born December 7, 1907, and Anna Re- becca, who was born February 5, 1918.

Thomas C. McClintick, father of Mrs. Birney. was born in Franklin Township, Harrison County, December 23, 1844, and was the young- est member of a family of five children. He is a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Carruthers) Mc- Clintick, who, in 1840, left their old home in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and came to Harrison County, Ohio, where the father pur- chased a farm in section 9, Franklin Township. where he remained until his death, February 6. 1889, his devoted wife having passed away on the 4th of March, 1885, and both having been earnest and influential members of the Presby- terian Church at Feed Springs, in which he served more than thirty years as superintend- ent of the Sunday School, besides holding other .official positions in the church.

Thomas C. McClintick was reared and edu cated in Harrison County and here he became the owner of a valuable farm of 300 acres, in Franklin Township. He was a staunch sup- porter of the cause of the republican party and he and his wife held membership in the same Presbyterian Church as did his parents. He died November 27, 1920. December 24, 1868. marked the marriage of Thomas C. McClintick to Miss Rebecca Easlick, daughter of Pasco Eas- lick, of Franklin Township, and of this union were born eight children-Etta (Mrs. James Downs). Lillie Dale, John C., Jesse A .. Eva M .. Ella L. ( Mrs. Harry M. Birney), Bert E. and Edna Ferne.

JOHN P. ROGERS. Thoroughly acquainted with the art and science of agriculture as carried on at the present day. John P. Rogers, who owns a well-kept farm in Stock Township, has attained a noteworthy position among the active and

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thrifty farmers of Harrison County, his diligent toil and judicious management of his affairs hav- ing won him assured success in his undertak- ings. A son of Welch Rogers, he was born Feb- ruary 24, 1876. in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio, of pioneer stock.

His father, Welch Rogers, has for many years been superintendent of the Harrison County In- firmary. The history of this old and honored family in Eastern Ohio begins with Joseph Rogers, who came from Maryland early in the nineteenth century and developed a farm in Cadiz Township. His children were named Warren. Joseph, William, Barrett, Elijah, Lydia and Mary Ann. The next generation was repre- sented by his son William Rogers who was born in Maryland on November 30, 1798, and married Susan Carson, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, and daughter of John Carson, pioneer. William Rogers' career as a farmer was spent in Cadiz or Nottingham Township. His chil- dren were eight in number, their names being Cindinia, John B .. Jesse, Nancy, Hannah, Frank. Calvin and Barrett.

John B. Rogers. grandfather of John P. Rogers, was born in Cadiz Township, and died February 7, 1875, after an active career as a farmer. His wife was Rosanna Keckler, who was born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and lived until March 14, 1917. Her parents, John and Susan (Gordon) Keckler. came to Harrison County about 1840 and about fifteen years later moved to Crawford County, Ohio. Their chil- dren were Josiah, Mary Ann, Martha, Rosanna and Melinda Keckler. The eight children of John B. Rogers and wife were: Welch; Al- wilda who became the wife of George D. Barger and both are now deceased: John C. who was drowned May 31, 1872. at the age of eighteen : Nancy Margaret who became the wife of Elmer Barger: Susanna Melinda who married Bartley Slater: J. Gordon who married Mary Dicker- son ; Rosa who became the wife of L. H. Smith : and Nora, wife of Emmett Nash.

Elsewhere in these pages is given a brief sketch of the business career of Welch Rogers. who was born in Cadiz Township September 5, 1851. and on May 20, 1875. married Eliza Jane Adams, daughter of Percival and Mary Jane Adams. She died November 14, 1887, and of her three children John P. Rogers was the oldest.

Receiving good educational advantages when young John P. Rogers attended the rural schools of three townships. Cadiz. Nottingham and Stock. As a young man he turned his attention toward agriculture, which has since been his principal industry. Beginning as a farmer in Cadiz Township he remained there a few sea- sons and later continued his operations in Green Township for a period of two years. Coming then to Stock Township. Mr. Rogers bought his present property of ninety-eight acres, which is located along the Ocean to Ocean Highway, and in its management has displayed sound judg- ment and acknowledged ability. his farm in re- gard to its appointments comparing favorably with any in the neighborhood.

Mr. Rogers married. March 16. 1808. Mary Cramblett, a daughter of Thomas and Hannah

( Mallernee) Cramblett, and sister of William E. Cramblett. Three children have blessed their union, namely : Florence, a graduate of the business department of Scio College: Thomas, born March 13, 1901. died July 19, 1909: and Harold, a pupil in the Cadiz High School. Mr. Rogers, although not an office seeker. has served two terms as trustee of Stock Township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are consistent members of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

CLARENCE A. BARGAR. As one of the many enterprising men actively engaged in agricultural pursuits in Harrison County. Clarence A. Bar- gar, of Stock Township, brought to his calling excellent judgment and good business methods. and in the prosecution of his chosen work he met with signal success. A native of Stock Township. he was born July 22, 1883. a son of James C. Bargar, a grandson of Jacob Bargar, and great-grandson of Peter Bargar, one of the very early settlers of Cadiz Township, this county. Jacob Bargar married Abigail Mary Campbell, whose parents were James and Lydia (Shrieve) Campbell. James Campbell was a pioneer of Stock Township, Harrison County. In recounting these genealogical facts it will be seen that Clarence A. Bargar was a lineal descendant of at least two pioneer fami- lies of this section of the state.

James C. Bargar. a prosperous farmer of Stock Township, was born here February 22. 1848, and has spent his entire life in this town- ship. He married. November 22, 1877. Anna N. Rogers, and into their home five children were horn, namely : Loule A. : Violet : Clarence A .. the subject of this sketch; Lanceolet II .: and Winifred E., wife of R. Park Heavilin.

Completing his early education in the rural schools of Stock Township, Clarence A. Bargar acquired a practical knowledge of the art of farming under his father's tuition, and remained a member of the parental household until estab- lishing a home of his own by taking unto him- self a wife. Purchasing at that time his farm of ninety-seven acres, he brought it under an excellent state of cultivation. and as a farmer and stock raiser met with satisfactory results. year by year adding to his wealth, at the same time establishing himself more firmly in the es- teem and confidence of his neighbors, and add- ing to his usefulness and value as a member of the community.

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History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Part 130

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