History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Part 57

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

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tion as draftsman in the City of Canton, Ohio. Samuel, likewise a graduate of the Carrollton High School, is now express agent at Carroll- ton. Mary Florence graduated with the class of 1920 in the Carrollton High School and is now in the telephone office at Carrollton.

JOSEPH G. LYLE was born on the farm which is the stage of his present activities as an agri- culturist and stock-grower in Short Creek Town- ship, Harrison County, and the date of his nativity was April 15, 1884. He is a son of George L. and Nancy J. (Gillespie) Lyle, and of them adequate mention is made on other pages, in the sketch of their son Robert H., who resides on a farm adjoining that of his brother Joseph G., of this review.

After having profited by the advantages of the public schools of his native county Joseph G. Lyle was for one year a student in the Uni- versity of Ohio. Since the death of his father he has been actively engaged in farming on the old homestead, of which he is now the owner, as he purchased in the spring of 1919 the interests of the other heirs in this well improved and productive tract of 107 acres, his effective management of which marks him as one of the progressive young agriculturists and stock-growers of his native county. Since 1917 he has given special attention to the raising of registered Shorthorn cattle, of which he is a successful breeder. His prominence and en- terprise in this field of farm industry is in- dicated by the fact that he is serving in 1921 as secretary of the Shorthorn Breeders' Asso- ciation of Harrison County. He is a democrat in politics and is a valued member of the township board of education. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church at New Athens.

December 5, 1912, recorder the marriage of Mr. Lyle to Miss Frances B. Clark, daughter of William E. Clark, of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, and the three children of this union are Mary Frances, George Bruce and Helen Gail.

ANDREW J. CLIFFORD is the owner of a large and valuable landed estate in his native coun- ty and is a substantial and progressive repre- sentative of farm industry. He was born in Green Township, Harrison County, November 20. 1858. and in this township he is now the owner of the fine old homestead farm on which he was born, the same comprising 242 acres. He resides, however, on his well improved farm of 180 acres in Short Creek Township.

John Clifford. father of him whose name in- itiates this review, was born in County Cavan. Ireland, August 12, 1816, a son of John and Mary ( Byas) Clifford, the father having been a farmer in the Emerald Isle, where he died in the year 1822. leaving five children-Mar- garet, Edward, John, Jr., Esther and Mary. Edward and Esther came to America in 1839, and in 1841 the widowed mother and the other children likewise came to this country and established their home in Harrison County. Ohio, where the son Edward had previously located, he being the subject of an individual

record on other pages of this volume. The loved mother passed the closing years of her life in the home of her son John, whose filial devotion was unstinted, and she passed to the life eternal March 4, 1864. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was also her hus- band.

John Clifford, Jr., was reared and educated in his native land and was about twenty-five years of age when he came to the United States and engaged in farm enterprise in the vicinity of Cadiz, Harrison County. A man of sterling character and marked energy and business acu- men, he accumulated and developed one of the valuable landed properties of Harrison County, the same having comprised 347 acres-partly in Green Township and partly in Short Creek Township. He made the best of improvements on his farm, including the erection of a com- modious brick house of two stories, and he con- tinued as one of the honored and influential exponents of farm industry in this county until his death, at the venerable age of eighty-three years. He was a democrat in politics and served several years in the office of township trustee of Green Township. He held member- ship in the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz, as did also both his first and second wives.

December 29, 1852, recorded the marriage of Mr. Clifford to Miss Mary Ann Jamison, daugh- ter of Andrew Jamison, a prominent citizen of Cadiz, and she passed to eternal rest on the 2d of September, 1863. Concerning the chil- dren of this union the following brief data are available: Mary, who was born March 24, 1855, died July 27, 1875; Edward, who was born De- cember 16, 1856, is individually mentioned on other pages of this work; Andrew J., subject of this review, was the next in order of birth; John Richey, who was born February 17, 1860. died September 2, 1863, on the same day as did his mother: and Sarah Jane, who was born June 4, 1861, died on the 4th of September, 1863, there having thus been three deaths in the family circle in a single month. In 1866 Mr. Clifford was united in marriage to Miss Anna Crosky, a daughter of the late William Crosky, of Green Township, and they became the par- ents of two children-Anna, born August 17, 1867, and William, born June 4, 1871. Mrs. Anna (Crosky) Clifford was about seventy-eight years of age at the time of her death.

Andrew J. Clifford was reared under the benignant discipline of the home farm and gained his youthful education in the district schools. He has been continuously associated with agricultural and live-stock industry in his native county from his boyhood to the present time, and is known as one of the specially pro- gressive and successful farmers of the county. His marriage occurred in 1891, and he bas since been actively engaged in farm enterprise in Short Creek Township, where he gives consid- erable attention to the breeding of registered Shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses. Ile also gives his supervision to his valuable farm prop- erty in Green Township, this being a part of the fine landed estate accumulated by his hon- ored father. He is a democrat in his political allegiance, has served as trustee of Short Creek

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Township, and is loyal and liberal in support of measures tending to advance the general welfare of the community. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz.

In 1891 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Clifford to Miss Elizabeth M. Moorehead, who likewise was born and reared in Harrison County, and they have three children-Anna Virginia, John M. and Mary Hilda. Mrs. Clif- ford is a daughter of Morrison and Jane (Os- burn) Moorehead, the former of whom was born in Green Township, this county, September 7, 1838, and the latter was born in Archer Township April 26, 1842, a daughter of Samuel Osburn. The parents of Morrison Moorehead were Samuel and Sarah (Holmes) Moorehead, both natives of the State of Pennsylvania, where the former was born in Adams County in 1796, and the latter in Washington County, a daughter of William Holmes. Samuel Moore- head and his father, John, were numbered among the very early settlers in Green Town- ship, Harrison County, Ohio, where the father passed the remainder of his life. Samuel be- came one of the substantial farmers of the county and was influential in public affairs in the early days. He served as one of the asso- ciate judges of the county court and was familiarly known as Judge Moorehead. He like- wise served as a soldier in the War of 1812. and he and his wife were venerable pioneer citizens of the county at the time of their deaths, both having been members of the Pres- byterian Church. They became the parents of five children-Holmes, Eliza (Mrs. Samuel Gray), Sarah (Mrs. Samuel Thompson), John and Morrison.

Morrison Moorehead acquired his early edu- cation in the pioneer schools of Archer Town- ship, and there his marriage occurred. In 1871 he removed to the farm now operated by his son Laverne A. in Green Township, where he continued his activities as one of the representa- tive farmers of the county until 1900. He then retired and moved to Cadiz, where he remained until his death, April 30, 1918, his widow still maintaining her home in that city. Mr. Moore- head was in the 100-days' service in the Civil war, as a member of the One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His wife was a member of the Presbyterian Church. '

THOMAS S. WOOD. North Township, Harrison County, credits Mr. Wood with being one of its progressive farmers and sterling citizens, and he has resided on his present farm of 100 acres since the spring of 1917. Since the property has come into his possession he has employed the vigorous methods and enterprising policies which make for success in both agricultural and live-stock industry. He became a resident of this county in 1904, and from that year until he purchased his present farm, a period of thir- teen years, he was associated in partnership with his brother-in-law, George L. Poulson, in the operation of a dairy farm in North Town- ship.

Thomas S. Wood was born in Goshen Town- ship, Belmont County, Ohio, on the 24th of

March, 1876, and is a son of Mahlon and Re- becca (Turner) Wood, both of whom were born and reared in Belmont County, where they passed their entire lives and where the father was one of the representative farmers of Goshen Township at the time of his death, in December, 1916, his widow passing away in the following years and both having been earnest members of the Christian Church. They are survived by eight children-Emma, Belle, Anna, Hattie, Frederick, Thomas S., Elsie and Azora. Wil- liam and Rebecca Wood, paternal grandparents, and William and Martha Turner, maternal grandparents of the subject of this sketch, were honored pioneer citizens of Belmont County at the time of their deaths.

The schools of his native township afforded to Thomas S. Wood his early educational dis- cipline, and in the meanwhile he gained valu- able experience in connection with the activities of the home farm, with the management of which he continued his association five years after his marriage. Thereafter he rented a farm in his native county and gave his atten- tion to its operations until 1904, when he came to North Township, Harrison County, and be- came associated with George L. Poulson in dairy farming, as previously noted in this con- text. He is loyal to all the duties and responsi- bilities of civic life. He and his wife hold membership in the Christian Church.

On the 21st of June, 1898, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Wood to Miss Emma Bolon, daughter of Alexander and Alice Bolon, of Bel- mont County, and of the five children of this union the first born, Clovis V., died in 1917, at the age of eighteen years. The surviving chil- dren are Hubert W., Dora M., Chester S. and Thelma Margaret.

JAMES J. HATHAWAY, M. D. It has been specially gratifying to accord in this publica- tion specific recognition to so appreciable a number of the representative physicians and surgeons of Carroll and Harrison counties, and of the number Doctor Hathaway, who is estab- lished in successful general practice at Carroll- ton, is well entitled to such consideration.

Doctor Hathaway was born at Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, June 24, 1871, and is a son of Rev. Daniel Elijah and Mary (Reeves) Hathaway, the former of whom was born at Wilson, Niagara County, New York, in 1836, and the latter was born at Newark, that state, In 1835, their marriage having been solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, James H. and Cornelia (Adams) Reeves, of Newark. Mrs. Cornelia (Adams) Reeves was a member of the historic old Adams family of Massachu- setts which gave two presidents to the United States-John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Three brothers of the Adams family left Massa- chusetts in an early day and made their way on foot to Wayne County, New York, many of their descendants being still found in the old Empire state, where annual reunions of the family are held.

Alfred J. Hathaway, paternal grandfather of Doctor Hathaway, was born at Wilson, Niagara County, New York, and there was solemnized

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his marriage to Miss Pauline Jeffrey. In 1845 they removed to Michigan and Mr. Hathaway became a pioneer farmer near the present City of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, that state, where he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. Alfred J. Hathaway was a son of Col. Elijah Hathaway, who served as a colonel in the War of 1812 and who became a pioneer settler in Niagara County, New York, which continued his place of residence until the close of his life.

Rev. Daniel E. Hathaway gained his prelimi- nary education in the common schools of Michi- gan and later completed a course of study at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, after which he attended the Congregational Theological Semi- nary maintained in connection with that institu- tion and was there graduated in 1868, in which year he was ordained a clergyman of the Con- gregational Church. Prior to this, while a student at Oberlin, in 1864, he enlisted for ser- vice in the Civil war, for a term of ninety days. He became a member of Company K, One Hundred and Fiftieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which command he continued in active service until the expiration of his term of ser- vice, about the time of the close of the war, and he then resumed his studies at Oberlin College. As a clergyman he held numerous pastoral charges within the long period of his zealous and devoted service, his ministerial work having included service in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas and Nebraska. He was a resident of Crete, Nebraska, at the time of his death in 1888, his wife having passed to the life eternal in 1877, at Russell, Kansas. They became the parents of two sons, of whom Doctor Hathaway, of this review, is the elder. Roy Andrew, the younger son, became a skilled machinist, and he passed the closing days of his life in the home of his brother at Carrollton, where he died in 1905, at the age of thirty-one years.

Doctor Hathaway was a child at the time of his parents' removal to the West, and he gained his early education principally in the schools of Nebraska. At Crete, that state, he took a higher academic course in Doane College, main- tained under the auspices of the Congregational Church, and in preparation for his chosen pro- fession he returned to Ohio and entered the medical department of Western Reserve Uni- versity at Cleveland, in which he was gradu- ated as a member of the class of 1902. After thus receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine he was engaged in practice in Cleveland about one year, and he then, in 1903, came to Carroll- ton, where he has since continued in the success- ful work of his profession, with a large and representative practice. He owns and occupies the fine old homestead of Judge Raley on Southeast Third Street, this having been the residence of Judge Raley and his wife until their deaths. Doctor Hathaway served five years as county coroner and at the time of this writing, in 1920, is the incumbent of the office of county health officer. He is a popular and representative member of the Carroll County Medical Society and is actively identified also with the Ohio State Medical Society and the

American Medical Association. He is affiliated with the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic fraternity in his home city, and here he and his wife are zealous members of the Presbyterian Church.

On the 4th of February, 1896, was solemnized the marriage of Doctor Hathaway to Miss Isabel K. Soverhill, who was born in Wayne County, New York, near the ancestral home of the Hathaway family, and who is a popular factor in the social activities of her home com- munity. Doctor and Mrs. Hathaway have two children : Daniel J., who was born in 1901, was graduated from the Carrollton High School and is now identified with the automobile business in his native city; and Mabel Naomi, who was born in 1905, is a member of the class of 1923 in the Carrollton High School.

BENJAMIN H. JOHNSON passed his entire life in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and on his fine old homestead farm, a part of the land obtained from the Government by his pa- ternal grandfather, he passed the closing years of his long, useful and worthy life,-a citizen of sterling character and one who commanded unqualified popular confidence and esteem. Mr. Johnson was born in Nottingham Township on the 31st of January, 1830, and here his death occurred on the 20th of June, 1915. He was a son of Abiram and Lydia (Turner) Johnson, his father having been born in the State of Maryland in 1792, and having been a son of Benjamin and Drusilla (Perrin) Johnson, both likewise natives of Maryland. In 1806, when his son Abiram was four years of age, Benjamin Johnson migrated from Maryland to Ohio and became one of the very early settlers in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, where he took up Government land and began the reclaiming of the same. He was one of the resourceful pioneers who aided in the initial de- velopment of Harrison County, and here he con- tinued as a pioneer farmer until his death, both he and his wife having attained to advanced age. The farm which is now the home of Mrs. Benjamin H. Johnson was a part of this origi- nal tract secured by Benjamin Johnson, the founder of the family in Harrison County. In the family of Benjamin Johnson there were, besides the son Abiram, seven children-Joseph, Lemuel, Ephraim, Enoch, Benjamin, Dorcas and Bathsheba.

Abiram Johnson was reared under the condi- tions of the early pioneer period of Harrison County history, learned in his youth the trade of gunsmith, but continued his association with agricultural enterprise in Nottingham Town- ship during virtually his entire active life, both he and his wife having remained on their old homestead farm until their deaths, when vener- able in years. Both were earnest members of the Christian Church at Minksville. They be- came the parents of fourteen children, namely : Abraham, Joel M., Lemuel. Perrin, Abiram. Benjamin H., Robert C., George L., Gailand (died in early childhood), Anna, Lydia, Ellen, Drusilla and Elizabeth.

Benjamin H. Johnson was reared on the old home farm which continued his place of resi-

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dence until his death, and his early education was acquired in the common schools of the lo- cality. His old home farm, comprising 186 acres, was by him made a center of vigorous and successful agricultural and live-stock industry, and in his character and achievement he hon- ored alike his native county and the family name. He was loyal to all civic duties and responsibilities, generous and kindly in his association with his fellow men, and punctil- ious in his personal stewardship in all of the relations of life. His political allegiance was given to the republican party, and he held membership in the Christian Church at Minks- ville, as does also his widow, who still remains on the home farm.

In May, 1856, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Johnson to Miss Martha Welsh, who likewise was born and reared in Harrison County and who is a daughter of the late James C. and Martha ( Slemens) Welsh. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson became the parents of eleven children : Emma Frances; Abiram W., who died in June, 1919, and who was an elder in the Christian Church for a number of years: Jane Estella, wife of Taylor F. Cope, of whom in- dividual mention is made in this volume; James C .: Lizzie Louella, wife of A. Oscar Rose, who likewise is a subject of a personal sketch in this work; George C .. a minister in the Chris- tian Church : Laura B .; Martha M .; Drusilla V., who was educated, like her brothers. for the ministry and has frequently filled pulpits in the Christian Church: Lucy L., and Benjamin S., a minister in the Christian Church.

FRANCIS F. HAMILTON. The family name of Hamilton, through whom Francis F. Hamilton, clerk of courts of Harrison County, Ohio, is descended, has long been in the annals of the community. There is Irish and Scotch in the ancestry, Francis H. Hamilton, the Irish immi- grant who planted the family tree in America, having been a weaver in Ireland. When he came to the United States early in the nine- teenth century he located at Noblestown. Penn- . sylvania. He was an early day merchant in Cannonsburg and Mercer and accumulated con- siderable property. In 1806 he married Ruth Williams, and Samuel D. Hamilton, the grand- father of Francis F. Hamilton, was one of ten children born to them. The founder of the American branch of the Hamilton family was a Jacksonian democrat, and later he was a whig. Although an immigrant, he was a United States soldier in the War of 1812, and was a loyal American.

It was in 1820 that Francis H. Hamilton re- moved from Mercer to Cadiz, Ohio, and here Samuel D. Hamilton was born and lived all of his life in Harrison County, Ohio. The The Hamilton family were Presbyterians. When Samuel D. Hamilton was a boy thirteen years old he was apprenticed to learn the shoe- maker trade, serving six years, although it was not a case of "shoemaker stick to thy last." as he engaged in the grocery trade and was one of the early merchants of Cadiz. He was one of the best known men in Harrison County, Ohio. His children were Samuel D .. Henry and

Elosia, and after the death of his first wife he married Bridget Downey, and there is an- other daughter, Emma. Bridget Downey came from Ireland.

Samuel D. Hamilton, Jr., married Lydia Mariah Webster, of Jefferson County, Ohio. Her father, Naylor Webster, came from Chester County. Pennsylvania, to Jefferson County, Ohio. He settled on a farm near Mt. Pleasant, and the Webster School was named in his honor. He always lived there. Samuel D. Hamilton, Jr .. and wife lived in Cadiz for six years. They moved to Harrisville, Ohio, in 1882. Samuel D. Hamilton, Jr., died there November 7, 1916. His children are Harry W., George A., Francis F .. Maude A. and Julia Isabel. The Hamilton children are all graduates of the Harrisville Public High School. George A. also attended Mount Union College and Francis F. attended Franklin College.

Francis F. Hamilton began business activities by knapping limestone, and later became a road builder. and continued in that line for five years. His father and two brothers were asso- ciated with him.

For two years he was a bookkeeper, and then he became a school teacher. continuing thirteen years in that capacity. and in November. 1918, was elected clerk of courts of Harrison County, Ohio. He is a member of the Modern Wood- men and the Knights of Pythias Lodges.

On October 18, 1919, he married Mrs. Maud Sanderson Gerke, of Rayland, Ohio, R. F. D. No. 3. She had three daughters, Gladys, Lola and Mildred. They moved to Cadiz, Ohio, April 3. 1920. and the girls are attending the Cadiz Public School. Mrs. Maud Sanderson Gerke Hamilton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sanderson, of Tiltonville, Ohio, Jef- ferson County.

The following are the surviving members of the Francis H. Hamilton family tree in America : Francis F., of Cadiz. Ohio; Harry W., George A., Maud A. and their mother, Lydia Mariah, of Rayland, Ohio, R. F. D. No. 3: Julia I., of Steubenville, Ohio. Julia I. married Attor- ney Fred M. Coleman. of Steubenville. Ohio. They have one son, Myron.

George A. married Mrs. Louisa Chambers, of Rayland. Ohio, R. F. D. No. 3. They have one daughter, Ruth Chambers, and a son. George Samuel Hamilton.

Ida Brown Alexander has two daughters. Jean and Frances, of Cadiz. Ohio.

Francis F .. Harry W., George A., Maud A. and Julia Isabel Hamilton and Jean and Frances Alexander were teachers and educators. Harry W. Hamilton is one of the best mathe- maticians in Ohio.

Frances and Jean Alexander are exceptionally intellectual educators and have state life certifi- cates. The Hamiltons are Methodist Episcopals. Harry W. and George A. are progressive farmers.

CRAIG W. WARREN. The results incidental to the progress of the great World war again showed, with significant emphasis, to how great a degree all humanity depends upon the ac- tivities of the farmer, and never before has

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there been so definite an appreciation of the important industrial status of the agriculturist and stock-grower. Of these great basic lines of industrial enterprise Mr. Warren is a success- ful representative in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, and he has spared no effort in bringing up to the highest standard the gen- eral productiveness of his farm during the war period and the later days that have shown great demands for the maximum energies of the loyal and patriotic farmer.

Mr. Warren was born in Green Township, this county, on the 31st of January, 1871, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Havnar) Warren, both likewise natives of Harrison County and the latter a daughter of Joseph and Rebecca ( Mitchell) Havnar. Joseph Havnar was born in Monroe Township, this county, a son of Dominic Havnar, who was one of the pioneer settlers of that township and who came to Ohio from Pennsylvania. Joseph Havnar, who was a carpenter by trade but who also be- came active in farm enterprise, was a resident of Cadiz Township at the time of his death, as was also his wife, and both were active mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. They be- came the parents of the following children : Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Laura, Frances (died young), Missouri, William and James (died in infancy).

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History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Part 57

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