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FROCK MICHAEL, Keene township; farmer; born October 28, 1847, in Coshocton county, Ohio; son of George, born May 21, 1824, and Rachael Sheneman, born September 29, 1829, grandson of Michael, born May 9, 1785, and Eliza- beth (Seldenright) Frock, and of Christian and Catharine (Moore) Sheneman. He was married
to Miss Mary McCaskey, born April 4, 1844. She is a daughter of William and Eliza (Graham) McCaskey, and granddaughter of George Me- Caskey. Their children were-William G, born April 7, 1875; Solernma D., December 24, 1876, and Donella May, August 22, 1878.
FROCK GEORGE, White Eyes townshisp; farmer; born, on the farm where he now re- sides, in 1824. His father, Michael Frock, was born, in Chester county, Georgia, in the year 1795, and was married in Georgia. He emi- grated to Tuscarawas county in 1814, and came to White Eyes township in 1818; bought eighty acres of land, and entered the balance of the 200 acres where his son George now lives. He was the fifth settler in the township; came here- before it was organized, and had to cut his way through the woods, from Sugar creek to his farm). He was the first justice of the peace, and served in that office three terms. His son George has his first docket, which is quite a curiosity. It is made out of coarse, unruled paper, and is bound in buckskin and pasteboard. The first entry was made in 1824.
The first law-suit was against James Hender- son. Pat. Ravenscroft charged him with killing a. dog and scalping it, and drawing on it the prem- ium paid by the State for wolf scalps. He was bound over to the court of common pleas. In the same year, a Sabbath-breaker was fined seventy- five eents. Another was charged with " swearing two finable oaths," tried, found guilty, and was fined fifty cents, twenty-five cents for each oath .. He styled some of his cases "assault and struck," and in several places where an adminstrator was plaintiff, he entered it thus: " A. B., administrator for the State of C. D., dec'd." A large portion of the docket was filled with suits for bastardy.
The following is a fair specimen of some of the entries: "Appeared before me, Michael Frock, a justice of the peace. for said township, on the 7th day of August, William Cutshall personally appeared and paid one dollar for to fight fisti- cuffs with John Shook, on the 23d day of July. Received by me, Michael Frock, J. P." This docket is highly prized by the family, and they have also many other ancient papers that are in- teresting to the antiquarian. Michael Frock was of German descent, and had a good German edu- cation; but, judging from his papers, his English was defective. He served the township as trus- tee several terms; was an honorable gentleman, and highly esteemed. He enjoyed hunting, and was fond of relating his adventures with the will animals that prowled through the woods that surrounded his home in pioneer times. He was drafted in the war of 1812.
He died in 1871, age eighty-five years, and his wife, who was well known in the community as. an obstetrician, died in 1856, at sixty-nine years.
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of age. Their family consisted of the following children: Anna Mary, married Jacob Nihart and lives in Williams county; Jacob, married Cath- arino Sompsel, and are both deceased; Michael, married Susan Nihart, and they are both dead; John, died when about fifteen years old; Daniel, married Catharine Lint, and lives in Indiana ; Christina, was married to Wash Richardson, and has deceased ; George, married Rachel Shoneman, June 25, 1846, and their children are : Michael, born October 28, 1847, married Mary McClosky in 1870, lives in Koene township, and his wife has deceased : Margaret, born November 14, 1850, married Danied Arney in 1879, and lives in Clark township; Leah E., born January 24, 1853, mar- ried Thomas Doak in 1873, and is a widow ; John, born September 8, 1855, married Sirah Sampsel in 1879, and lives on his father's place; Rachel, born December 17, 1862, is unmarried, and lives at home.
FRY J. P .. New Castle township; was born in December 1823, in Pfalz, Bavaria, in Germany; son of George and Elizabeth C. Eresman Fry, grandson of William Fry and Frederick Eres- man, all natives of Germany. In August, 1837, he arrived in America, stopping in Buffalo until September, when he came to Coshocton county and worked on the canal and farm for seven years. He then leased land, cleared, and farmed until 1848, when he purchased a small farm, since which time he has been gradually advancing and now has over 400 acres of land. He was married to Miss Anna Braustool, on the 29th of June. 1849, daughter of Godfrey and Elizabeth Braustool, and they have had seven children, viz: William, John, Jacob, Levi, Elizabeth, Elvina and Louic. Mrs. Fry died November 2, 1861. He afterwards married Miss Barbary Breidenbucher, daughter of George and Margaret (Olier) Breidenbucher, granddaughter of George and Barbery (Weimer) Olier, natives of France, and by their marriage had five children, viz : Daniel, Franklin, Samuel, Edward and Otto.
FRY W. S., Perry township; born in this county in 1840, Son of Samuel and Darous (Cul- lison) Fry, grandson of John Fry and of Jesse and Notie Cullison. He was married in Isol, to Miss Caroline Crowther. They are the parents of three children, viz: William 1., Willis and Emmet.
FRY JONAS, Jackson township; postoffice, Warsaw: was born in this county in 1836; son of Jonas and Mary (Crowther) Fry, and grandson of Enoch Fry and James and Delilah Crowther. Married in 1860, to Miss Sarah F. Hughes, daughter of William Hughes. Mr. Fry is the I pacity he served until March IS, 1864, when he father of three children, viz: Lincoln, Joshua and William F.
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GAMBLE SAMUEL K., groceries and provis- ions, East Chestnut street, at the intersection of Chestnut and Main streets, Coshocton. Mr. Gamble is a native of Cookstown, Tyrone county, Ireland, where he was born June 12, 1846. Ile emigrated to America in the spring of 1865, and located in Coshocton, where he engaged as sales- man in the grocery of W. G. Moflit, where he re- mained one year. After this he engaged in rail- roading and coal mining, until 1879, when he es- tablished his present business. He carries a good stock of staple and fancy family groceries and confectioneries, stoneware, woodenware, sugar- cured and pickled meats, salt fish, flour, salt, and all kinds of canned goods; also deals in all kinds of country produce.
GAMBLE G. R., Jefferson township; merchant; postoffice, Warsaw : born in New Castle township, Coshocton county, Ohio, August 8, 1842; son of Romulus and Margaret (Riley) Gamble. He was raised on a farm, and educated in the graded schools of New Castle; remaining on the farm until twenty-six years of age. In the spring of 1870 he opened a hardware store in Warsaw, in partnership with R. C. Frederick, and continued in that business until 1878, when he sold his in- terest in the hardware, and purchased the half interest in Nickol's store, where he is at present, doing a lively business. They deal extensively in grain also. Hle was married in December, 1865, to Miss Lizzio Cratz, of Coshocton, daughter of Leopold and Marilla Cratz. They are blessed with four children: Romulus, Milla, Maggie and Lou Ella, Mr. Gamble is a gentleman of stand- ing, a thorough business man, and respected by all who know him.
GAMBLE LEVI, Jefferson township; teacher and civil engineer; postoffice, Warsaw; born in Huron, December 10, 1834; son of James and Elizabeth (AAshley) Gamble, and grandson of William and Nancy (Robison) Gamble, and of Warden and Susannah (Turner) Ashley. His grandfather, Gamble, came from Ireland, in an carly day, and settled near Philadelphia Penn- sylvania. From there be came to Zanesville, and, after remaining there for some time, moved to Delaware county, and thence to Huron county, where he died. Ho was father of twelve chil- dren, of whom James the youngest, moved to Coshocton county, in 1837; located in New Castle township, and served as justice of the peace, for about twelve years. He was sent to the Legislature, from this county in 1860, and served one term, and, in 1862, was elected mem- ber of the board of public works, in which ca- died, in his fifty-eighth year. Lovi is the only ison, and followed teaching. from the age of
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twenty to 1864, at which time he was appointed civil engineer on public works, and served one year. Ile was appointed county surveyor, by the county commissioners, in June, 1865, and served twelve years. Mr. Gamble is at present teaching. Ile was married, January 6, 1868, to Miss Mary A. Bneklew, daughter of Nathan and Mary A. (Chambers) Bucklew, and granddaugh- ter of Parker and Elizabeth (Mathena) Bucklew, and of William A. and Anna (Smock) Chambers. She was born September 30, 1845 in Clark town- ship. They are the parents of three children: James H., born December 16, 1869; Nathan Ward, September 21, 1871, and Clyde A., March 9, 1873.
GARDNER SAMUEL, leather and findings, Sixth street, Coshocton; was born in Saratoga, New York, December 22, 1823; son of Jabez and Sarah (Brone) Gardner, of American ancestry. Young Gardner lived until nine years of age, at Troy, New York, from thence moved to Utica, New York, from which place he came to this city, in 1844. Mr. Gardner learned the shoemaking trade when about eighteen years of age, and has followed it as a secondary business to the present time. About the year 1849, he learned tele- graphy and was an operator about five years. He was appointed collector of tolls on the Ohio and Walhonding canal, June 1, 1861, and served to April 15, 1880. In April, 1871, he was elected justice of the peace, and served three consecutive terms. He was also elected county infirmary director and served two terms. He was married Septembr 1, 1844, to Miss Margaret E, daughter of Henry and Jennette (MeFarland) Vanvalkin- burg, New York State. They have brought up a family of seven children, viz : Clinton J .; Jennie and Julia, twins; Kate, Benjamin, Mamie and Ellie.
GARDINER JAMES A., Pike township; post- office, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser ; born in this eounty in 1829; son of Archibald and Martha (Stewart) Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner's father settled in this county in 1819, and died in 1868; and his mother died in 1879. He is a grandson of Hugh and Barbara (Neal) Gardiner, and of William and Anna Stewart. He was married in 1852 to Miss Minerva J. Beckham, daughter of William and Nancy Beckham. They are the parents of five children, viz : William II., Samuel A., George N., Martha E., and Nannie A. One is married and lives in Licking county.
GAULT JOHN, Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle ; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county in 1837; son of Adam and Sarah Gault, and grandson of Adam and Margaret Gault. He was married in 1867 to Miss Susan M. White, daughter of Lewis and Sarah White.
They are the parents of three children, viz : Sarah 1., Darl F., and Tilden A.
GAULT ADAM, Perry township; postoffice West Carlisle; born in Mercer county, in 1806, settled in this county in 1814; son of Adam and Margaret (Stewart) Gault, and grandson of James and Margaret Gault, and of William and Margaret (Neal) Stewart. He was married, in 1831, to Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of Francis and Isa- bella Miller. Mrs. Gault died in 1876. They had nine children, viz: Isabella, Margaret, John, Anna, William, Eliza and George.
GAULT W. R., Coshocton ; attorney; born Jan- uary 20, 1848, in Pike township, this county; son of Adam Gault, who, at an early day, came to this county from Washington county, Pennsylvania. In his childhood and carly youth he faithfully performed the duties of a farmer boy, His rudi- mental education was obtained in the public schools of his native county. In 1869, he entered Wittemberg College. Springfield, Ohio, and was graduated in 1873. In the same year he entered as a student in the law office of Messrs. Nicholas & James, and was admitted to the bar July 20, 1875, sinee which time he has pursued his profes- sion. June, 1879, Mr. Gault was appointed a member of the board of school examiners, which position he now honorably fills.
GEESE GEORGE, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Avondale ; born in Cumberland coun- ty, Pennsylvania, May 28, 1808; son of George and Catharine (Stall) Geese, and grandson of Con- rad Geese, who was of German descent. He came to White Eyes township, Coshocton county, in 1837, remained there two years, then moved to Crawford township, remained there one year, then came to his present location, where he has been a resident ever sinee. He was married in May, 1831, to Miss Mary McFadden, daughter of Thomas and Barbara McFadden. She died April 1, 1854. They became the parents of fourteen children, eight of whom are living, viz: William, Samuel, George, Jacob, Christian, Henry, Sarah and Jane. He married, in February, 1855, Miss Margaret Wimer, who died in 1863. He then married Mrs. Sarah Fuller, daughter of John and Susannah (Noel) Bowman, and granddaughter of Nicholas and Mary (Slonacrc) Nool, of German (lescent, and became the mother of two children, Alonzo and Harry.
GEESE CHRISTOPHER, White Eyes town- ship; a native of Cumberland county, Pennsyl- vania; emigrated to this county about 1837. April 27. 1845, he married Miss Jennie Kimble. . She was a native of Jefferson county, was born in 1818, came to this county with her parents, who were among the first settlers of White Eyes.
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Mr. and Mrs. Geese were the parents of four chil- dren, two of whom are living, viz: Columbus and Washington. Columbus was born March 22, 18-16, in White Eyes; remained at home until he was married, which was in 1868, to Miss Catharine Endlich, she is a native of the county, was born in 1847, and is of German ancestry. They have four children-Elmer E., Clarinda C., Laura J., Cordelia MI. Washington Geese was born August 22, 1848, and is married to Elizabeth Cutshall. Christopher Geese bought the farm, where his son Columbus now lives, in 1857. Before Mr. Geese came to this county, he followed naviga- tion. He made eighteen trips across the Atlan- tic, and was captain of a crew on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for some time. He was on the water about twenty-eight years, and came to this county in 1845. He, at one time, owned about 800 acres of land in White Eyes. The elder Geese died September 26, 1870, aged sixty-five years, and his wife died October 21, 1963, and they are both buried at Kimbles. Columbus Geese was elceted clerk of White Eyes and is serving out his term now, he is also a notary public.
GEIDEL CHARLES H., of the firm of Hack, Geidel & Co., general merchants, Roseoc, Ohio. Mr. Geidel was born June 28, 1852, in Newark, New Jersey; son of John Conrad and Maria L. (Beatzel) Geidel. In 1856 they came to Roscoe, where young Geidel was brought up. In 1871 he entered the room (where he is now partner) as a clerk. In September, 1880, he entered the rail- way mail service on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway. This position he resigned November 6, 1880, and became a member of the present firm January 1, 1881. Mr. Geidel was married December 29, 1881, to Miss Sadie A. Huthchins.
GEIGER HENRY H., Crawford township; boot and shoe manufacturing; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; born in Somerset, Somerset coun- ty, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1830; son of Henry and Susannah ( Hess) Geiger. In 1840 he came to Holmes county, and in 1845 to Crawford town- ship, and in 1849 located in New Bedford where he has since resided, excepting six years spent at Coshocton. Mr Geiger was mail carrier between Coshocton and New Bedford from 1861 to 1863. He was married January 6, 1856, to Miss Drusilla, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth ( Kreiger) Sren- kle. By this nion he had four children: Ellen S., Elmer E., Elizabeth A. and Henry S. Mr. Gei- ger was appointed postmaster at New Bedford in 1864 and hell the office two years, and was re-ap- pointed in 1877, and has since hell it.
GETZ ERNHEST, Crawford township; of the firm of Getz & Brother, marble cutters; post- office, New Bedford, Ohio: born June 18, 1859, in Berlin township, Holmes county ; son of John
and Annie Mary (Schiller) Getz. His childhood and early youth were spent on the farm and attending school, one term of which was at the Lebanon normal school. When about twenty years old he began his present trade. Mr. Getz takes an active part in the present literary soci- cty of New Bedford, being the editor of the soci- ety's paper. The above firm is doing a fine bus- iness in cemetery and other work in their line.
GIANQUE DAVID, Clark township; fermer and shoemaker; postoffice, Helmick; born in Holmes county, Ohio, in September, 1850; son of David and Sophia (Williard) Gianque, and grand- son of David Gianque. ITis father came from Switzerland. He learned his trade with Benja- min Gessaker of Wilmont, Holmes county, ro- mained there two years, then came to Clarke township and after remaining four years removed to Holmes county, where he remained three years. He then moved back to Clark township, purchased a farm and has been here since, work- ing at his trade and farming. He has a very fair trade. He was married November 10, 1873, to Miss Caroline Fulmer, daughter of George and Mary (Shedecker) Fulmer, who was born No- vember 11, 1848, in Wayne county, Ohio, where her parents settled on coming from Switzerland. They have two children-Benjamin F., born May 25, 1875, and Nellie May, born August 30, 1878.
GIFFIN FRANKLIN, Perry township; post- office, New Guilford; born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1846; son of Hiram and Mary (Trimble) Gif- fin, and grandson of William and Elizabeth Gif- fin, and of William and Anna Trimble. He was married in 1869, to Miss Laura J. Blue, daughter of Peter and Mary Blue. Mr Giffin is the father of six children, viz: Charles E., Alice M., Edward H., John W., Raymond D. and Lloyd E.
GILMORE H. W., Washington township ; farm- er; postoffice, Wakatomaka; born in 1856, in this county. His father was born in 1830, in Green county. Pennsylvania; was brought in same year to this county, and was married in 1855, to Miss Ella J. Me dow, of this county, who was born in 1836, in this county. He died in 1877. They were the parents of four children, the subject of this sketch being the oldest. He was married in 1877, to Miss Ettie Metfinnis, of Muskingum county, who was born in 1856. They are the pa- rents of two children, viz : Oscar E., deceased, and Charlie.
GIVEN WILLIAM. Jefferson township; born in January, 1806, in County Tyrone, Ireland ; son of John and Rebecca (Moore) Given, and grand- son of James and Sarah (Boak) Moore. He fol- lowed farming in Ireland until the age of twenty- six, when he came with his mother and brother James, and settled in Brooke county, Virginia,
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where he remained until 1840, when he came with a colony of twenty-eight persons, his mother and brother James included, to Coshocton county. They purchased large tracts of military land, known as the " Bell section," and in a short time all became rich. Mr. Given married Miss Margret Alexander in 1832, daughter of James and Rebecca (Hamilton) Alexander. The chil- dren of this marriage are : Rebecca A .; Isabelle, deceased, and Sarah. Mrs. Moore died in Vir- ginia in 1839. Mr. Moore then married Miss Margret MeFarland, who was born in 1824, and died October 27, 1853, being the daughter of Robert McFarland. Their children were : John ' J., Robert and William, all living in Coshocton county. John married Miss Nora McNabb, in September, 1877, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Susan (Adams) MeNabb, and granddaughter of Jacob and Rachael (Pow- ell) Adams, and of John McNabb. William and an infant son that is not yet named, are their only children.
GLAZE ZACHARIAH, Franklin township; born October 7, 1837, in Montgomery county, In- diana. His great-grandfather emigrated from England to Delaware, and his grandfather from that State to Montgomery county, Indiana. In his youth he clerked in a store. In Jaunary, 1862, he married Anna Engle, of Frederick coun- ty, Maryland, who died two years after, In 1864 he came to Ohio. In 1867 he enlisted in the United States army, and served three years, eigh- teen months at Florida Keys and eighteen months at Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. In March, 1874, he married Mrs. Elvira Simon, and is the father of two children, viz: Albert Alonzo and Milber J.
GLOVER JOSIAH, Coshocton ; dealer in books, sheet music, etc., 421 Main street. Mr. Glover is a native of this county. and was born October 30, 1830; son of Joel and Elizabeth (Shannon) Glo- ver. He was educated in the public schools of this county and at Smithfield, Jefferson county. At Smithfield he learned the carriage and wagon making trade. On completing his trade he trav- eled for some time in Illinois, working at his trade at different places. In 1850 he returned to Coshocton, and in 1853 he resumed his trade, which he followed until 1871, when he established his present business in which he has been suc- cessful, having a fine stock of school and miscel- laneous books, sheet music and musical instru- ments, pictures and picture frames. Mr. Glover is one of the pioneers of this county in music, and has done more than any other to develop this fine art, having been a teacher since 1850. He was married, first, in September, 1853, to Miss Malona L., daughter of William W. and Lonisa (Lee) Jamison. By this marriage he had two children, viz : Samuel L., deceased, and William J.
Mr. Glover wasafterward married to Miss Leonora E., daughter of Timothy A. and Mary A. (Wood- ruft) Condit. They are the parents of eight chil- dren, viz: Alfred, deceased; Edwin W., Ada L., Frank E., Maryand two infants, (twins), not named, died in infancy. Timothy A. Condit, named above, was one of the carly settlers of Coshocton county. He was born in Orange, Essex county, New Jersey, in November, 1809, and came to Co- shocton county in October, 1834. He identified himself at once with every plan that would ad- vance his adopted county and State. In politics he was a strong Whig, and had the distinctive honor of being the only member of the legislature from this county elected by the Whig party. This was in 1850. He was a friend of education and always ready to help the poor, which gave him a leading position with the best men of his community. He died leaving a wife and four daughters, all of whom moved to the West ex- cepting Mrs. J. Glover. Mrs Condit and one daughter, have deceased.
GOODIN S. R., Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe; born in this county, in 1844; son of Amos and Katharine Goodin, and grandson of Samuel and Sarah Goodin; married, in 1874, to Mary Underwood, daughter of Lewis and Lucy Underwood. Mr. Goodin is the father of two children, viz: Sylva and Willis.
GOODIN SAMUEL, Jackson township; post- office, Roscoe; born in Perry county, Ohio; son of Amos and Katharine Goodin, and grandson of Samuel and Sarah Goodin; married, in 1866, to Katharine Rush, daughter of Daniel and Mary Rush. Their union has been blessed with two children, viz: John and Charles.
GORHAM WILLIAM, New Castle township; born November 23, 1808, in Kent county, Parish Westwell, England; son of Thomas and Sarah (West) Gorham. He followed farming in his na- tive country till his twentieth year. He left Liv- erpool April 7, and landed in New York June 15, 1828; settled in Middlefield, New York, and moved from there to Cherry Valley, New York; then to one or two other places, including Put- nam, Muskingum county, Ohio, New Castle, Dres- den, Coshocton, and tinally to New Castle in 1835, where he yet remains 'In 1834 he began to study astrology, which he is now practicing. Be- fore this he had no particular trade. He now has correspondence from all parts of the United States as a fortune-teller. He married Miss Sa- rah Scott February 20, 1840, daughter of Arthur Scott, who was a native of Pennsylvania. Their children were Elizabeth, deceased; Mary A., Ad- aline C., Ebenezer S., Louisa Jennie, Raphael A., and Amelia L. He cleared a great deal of land in New Castle.
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GOSSER MICHAEL, Franklin township; farmer : postoffice, Wells Creek. Ohio. Mr. Gos- ser was born May 20, 1843, in Linton township; son of George and Magdalene (Long) Gosser. Mr. Gosser enlisted in Company G, Eightieth O. V I., and served nearly four years. He was mar- ried November 19, 1867, to Miss Margaret, dangh- ter of Henry and Barbara ( Haag) Hennel. They are the parents of two children, viz: Barbara Catharine and Henry Edward. Mr. Gosser is of German and Mrs. Gosser of French ancestors.
GOSSER GEORGE, Coshocton; manager groe- ery, bakery and boarding-house, Second street, between Chestnut and Main; was born in France December 17, 1833; son of George Gosser. In 1840 he came to America, with his parents, and settled with them in Linton township. At the age of fourteen he began life for himself, and worked at several occupations. In 1868 he came to this city. Mr. Gosser was married April 2, 1857, to Miss Annie Michael, daughter of David Michael, of Linton township. They have had seven children, one of whom (David), is dead. Their six living children are William, George W., Samuel, Charles, Clarence and Frank.
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