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GORSELINE WILLIAM, Lafayette township; merchant ; postoffice, West Lafayette; started his present business in 1878, dealing in dry goods and groceries. Previous to 1878, he taught school eight years, three years in the graded schools of West Lafayette and three years in Frazysburgh.
GOULD JOSEPH H, Keone township; born October 11, 1842, in Summit county, Ohio; son of J. T. and Eunice Gould. and grandson of John and Olive Gould. and John and Rachel Walker. At the age of thirteen he came to Coshocton county, and was employed on the public works. He enlisted in Company D, First O. V. A., Sep- tember, 1861, served about a year and was mius- tered out, on account of disability. He applied to re-enlist, but was rejected. In 1865 he learned the blacksmith trade in Mill Fork, and has worked at it since in various localities in this vicinity, and also in Illinois, for three years. IIe is at present situated in Keene. Married May 26, 1866, Mary E. Hughes, daughter of Absolom and Susan (Hawk) Hughes, born August 4, 1846. Their children are Sarah E., born September 28, 1-67; Eunice V., October 13, 1565; Cora E., July 24. 1871, deceased ; William J., October 25, 1873: Rachel E., August 1875; Joseph M., July 21; 1577, and Emma J., April 8, 1879.
GRAHAM CHARLES H., Tuscarawas town- ship; postoffice. Canal Lewisville; merchant of the firm of Henderson & Graham, Canal Lewis- ville; was born July 7. 1850. in the county of Sligo, Ireland; son of Thomas Graham. His
mother's maiden name was Charlotte Martin. They came to America in 1853, and located in Franklin township. Young Graham was raised on the farm, where he remained until about twenty-one years of age, when he entered the store of Burns & Hack as clerk, with whom he remained three or four years, and subsequently clerked for C. F. Burns, and for Hamilton Brothers and Bal- chire & Burns. In 1880, the present firm was es- tablished, which carries a general stock of goods suited for the retail trade. They also deal exten- sively in grain. Mr. Graham was elected justice of the peace April 5, 1880, which office he now holds. He was married, April 10, 1879, to Miss Lizzie Clendening, of Canal Lewisville. This union has been blessed with one son-Bernard.
GRAHAM THOMAS, Clark township; farmer; postoffice, Clark's; born in Ireland, June 25, 1828; son of Thomas and Mary (Wilkinson) Graham, and granddaughter of James Graham and Eliza- beth Wilkinson. He came to America when he was nine years of age with his mother, four brothers and one sister, and settled in Clark township, where he has resided since. 1Ie was married July 25, 1854, to Miss Massey Casey, daughter of John and Hannah Casey, who was born in Holmes county, March 20, 1830. Her father was a soldier in the war 1812. They are the parents of six children-John T., deceased ; Mary Il., deceased ; Hannah M., born March 3, 1860; Martha, born December 7, 1863; William J., born September 12, 1868; Nannie M., born October 18, 1871.
GRAHAM ROBERT, Clark township; farmer ; postoffice, Clark's; born in Ireland, June 25, 1826; son of Thomas and Mary (Wilkinson) Graham, and grandson of James Graham and Elizabeth Wilkinson. He came to White Eyes township, Coshocton county, in 1839, and remained until 1842, when he moved to Keene, where he learned the shoemaker trade with John Boyd, and for- lowed that occupation twenty-three years; from there he moved to Bloomfield and worked at his trade seventeen years; then purchased the Bloomfield mills, and followed milling six years; then moved to Medina county and dealt in grain two years; then came back to Clark township and purchased a farm, and has been engaged in farming sinec. He was married April 19, 1847, to Miss Mary Ramsey, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Cullen) Ramsey. She was born in Koene, August 15, 1829; died June 21, 1852. They were blessed with three children : Richard, born March 19, 1848; Mary J., April 27, 1850, and Wil- liam T., June 11, 1852. He was married June 22, 1553, to Marian Edwards, daughter of Jesse and Harriett ( Lilley) Edwards, and granddaughter of Jourdan and Mary (Wren) Edwards, and John and Frances (Smith) Lilley; born June 22. 1530,
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in Sussex county, Virginia, and has been the mother of six children : F. O., born August 23, 1854; Walter, born October 7, 1856, died July 6, 1858; Delano E., born November 6, 1860, died March 8, 1865; Cora A., born December 8, 1862, died March 21, 1865; Robert, born May 2, 1867, and Herbert, born August 26, 1872. Mr. Graham joined the F. and A. M., at Coshocton, in 1854.
GRAHAM JAMES, Clark township; farmer ; postoffice, Clark's; born in Ireland, March 29, 1818; son of Thomas and Mary (Wilkinson) Gra- ham, and grandson of James Graham and Eliza- beth Wilkinson. He came to America in 1839, settled in White Eves township, and remained there until 1846, when he moved to his present location, where he has remained since. He was married in Ireland, April 13, 1839, to Catharine Peoples, daughter of James and Catharine (Bon- ner) Peoples, who is a second cousin of Mr. Bon- ner of New York. They are the parents of eleven children, seven of whom are living, viz : Catharine. B, Mary, Margaret, John, Rebecca, Hannah M., and Francis. .
GRAHAM JOIIN C, Pike township; postof- fice, West Carlisle ; farmer and stock raiser ; born in this county in 1847 ; son of William and Eliza- beth (Crawford) Graham. He was married De- cember 24, ISGS, to Miss Mary M. Norris, daugh- ter of Thomas and Mariah Norris. They are the parents of four children, viz: George E., Etta M., Ollie B. and Luna E. The subject of this sketch is a grandson of Alex. and Jane Graham, and of John and Nancy Crawford. Mr. Graham's father emigrated from Ireland to this country at a very early day, and died April 9, 1880.
GRAHAM ALEX., Pike township; postoffice, Wakatomaka, this county; farmer and stock raiser; born in 1844; son of James and Matilda Graham, and grandson of Alex. and of John and Isabella McKee. Hle was married in 1865 to Miss Sarah A. McKee, daughter of James and Isabella McKee. They are the parents of three children, viz : James E., Lenna B. and George C.
GREER JOHN, Jackson township; Roscoe postoffice: born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1820, settled in this county in 1849; son of John and Mary Greer, and grandson of William and Mary Critchfield. Married in 1850, to Mary Finnell, daughter of Thomas and Nancy Finnell. Mr. Greer is the father of seven children, three of whom (Mary F., Alexander, Martha) have de- ceased. The living are Emma E., Charles W., Robert A., Mattie B.
GROSS JOHN, Tuscarawas township; grocer ; postoffice, Coshocton, Ohio; born in Bavaria, Germany, December 24, 1818; son of Martin and Barbara (Huffman) Gross. Mr. G. was an cu-
listed sollier in his native country for seven years, but was exempt from active military duty owing to the general peace of the kingdom at that time. In 1847 he was married to Miss Cath- erine, daughter of Philip and Christian (Kuegler) Metzger. They became the parents of ten chil- dren, viz : Philip P., Margaret, married to John Ingham ; Martin, married to Sophia Schumacher; Elizabeth. deceased; Peter, married to Catharine Gass; Christian, deceased; John A .; Matthias and George, deceased. The first four named of these children were born in Germany. Mr. G. located first in Cleveland on his arrival in America in 1850, next in New Philadelphia, afterwards in Coshocton, where he arrived in 1857. He has occupied his present residence since 1865.
GROVE W. H, Jefferson township; born April 5, 1845, in Jefferson township, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of David and Mary (Stagger) Grove. Mr. Grove was brought up on a farm and educated in district schools. His parents (lied when he was quite young, and left him to battle with the workl among strangers. At the age of fifteen he began school teaching, and fol- lowed teaching in winter and farming in sum- mer until the age of twenty-one, since that time has devoted his entire attention to farming and threshing. He has established quite a reputation as a thresher. He was married May, 1867, to Miss Elizabeth Hohenshell, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Kenter), Hohenshell. Marvin L., Emmit O., Lulu G. and William, are the names of their children.
GUENTHER FRANCIS JOSEPH, Coshocton ; engineer ; was born in 1839, in Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania; son of Franeis Joseph and Vaberga (Waggoner) Guenther, who was of German an- cestry. Young Guenther, when a boy, began do- ing work about an engine, and has followed the same to the present time. He is now engineer at the Coshocton planing-mills. Mr. Guenther was married about the year 1863.
GUITTARD FRANCIS JOSEPH, M. D .; post- office, New Bedford; born September 28, 1828, in Alsace, France, now Germany: son of Joseph and Genercuse (Georer) Guittard. He came to America in 1847, and located in Erie county, New York, where he worked on a farm a few years. About 1849 he came to Middletown, Holmes county, and clerked in store, and read medicine during his leisure time, until 1853, when he began reading with Dr. Pomerene, and attended the Cleveland medical college in the winter of 1854-55; commenced practice in March, 1855, in New Bedford. He was subso- quently graduated at the Cleveland hospital medical college, and received an Ad eundeni de- gree at Wooster university medical department, at Cleveland. Dr. Guittard was married in Octo-
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ber, 1856, to Miss Lydia, daughter of George and Sarah (Tambough) Myers. They had eight children: Rosa Lee; C. O., deceased; Alvin M., Victor G., Francis G., Virgil D., Sarah E. and Claud B. The doctor has been successful in his profession, having the confidence and respect of the community.
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HACK M. G., postoffice, Roscoe; merchant, of the firm of M. G. Hack & Co., Main street; born April 7, 1848, in Roscoe; son of Peter Hack, a native of Germany. M. G. was raised in his na- tive village. At sixteen years of age he went into a store as clerk for Le Rettilley, MeClintock & Co., and remained until 1871, when he became partner in the firm of Burns & Hack, at Canal Lewisville, where they conducted business until 1874, when they moved to this place, and con- tinued the business in Roscoe until 1878, when the present firm was formed Mr. Hack was married September 20, 1876, to Miss Alice E. Burns, daughter of John Burns, of Roscoe. They have two children, Rosa Lena and Burns Ray- mond. This establishment has a full stock of dry goods, groceries, queen and glassware, boots and shoes, hats and eaps, carpets, clothing, trunks, etc.
HACK T. B., merchant tailor, 415 Main street, Coshocton, O. He was born January 8. 1852, in Roscoe, and brought up in his native village. At the age of thirteen he began the tailoring trade with his father. At twenty-one he became cut- ter for several establishments. In 1877 he be- came traveling salesman for Goodheart Bro. & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, and did business for this firm until August 6, 1880, when he established his present business. This house is one of the first-class business places of the city, employing ten tailors, two clerks and one cutter.
HAACK CAPTAIN PETER, cutter for his son. T. B., merchant tailor. Captain Hack was born April 7, 1816, in Odenbach, Bavaria ; son of Mi- chael Hack. Peter was brought up on a farm until fourteen years of age, when he went to his trade. In 1837, came to America and located at Roscoe. In 1861, enlisted in Company G, Eight- ieth O. V. I., and was commissioned first lieuten- ant, and after serving one year he was commis- sioned captain of Company F, samo regiment, and served to the close of the war. It is but jus- tice to state here that Captain Hack was never an inmate of the hospital, but always at his post of duty. At the close of the war, Captain Hack ro- turned to his home in Roseoc, since which time he has followed his present trade. He was mar- ried June 29, 1845, to Miss Rosalena, daughter of Gotlib Adams, a native of Prussia. They are the parents of nine chillren, viz : Albert W., M. G .. John M., T. B., Lonisa, (. H., Edward P. ; Char- lotte, deceased, and Mary.
ILAGER G. W., Coshocton ; tobacconist and cigar manufacturer; was born June 14, 1849, in Greene county, Pennsylvania. His father, Jacob Hager, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, of German ancestors. Young Hlager remained at home until he was about twenty-one years okl. Then he engaged in several employments for a few years, after which he went into the cigar shop of Isaac Hooper of Waynesburgh, the coun- ty seat of his native county, and remained about three years; then worked in several shops in this and his native State. In 1879 he established his present shop in this city, where he is doing a good business manufacturing cigars and dealing in tobacco and smoking supplies. Mr. Ilager was married September 16, 1879, to Miss Emma H. Fitz, daughter of John Fitz, of Muskingum county.
HAIIN ADAM, Franklin township; born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, December 27, 1838; son of Peter and Margaret (Marhofer) Hahn, who emigrated from Germany, in 1833. Ile Icarned the blacksmith trade, with his brother Peter, in Rogersville, Tuscarawas county. When about twenty-one years old, he moved to Frank- lin township, Coshochton county, and followed his trade, at Wills creek. until about 1873; then turned his attention to farming. Ile was mar- ried, in 1863, to Elizabeth, daughter of Michael and Catherine (Sandels) Strohecker, who emi- grated from Alsace, France, to Muskingum county. By this marriage, he had four children, viz : John Henry, George Valentine, Mary Cath- erine and Howard Edward.
HAINS JOSEPHI R., Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Ilill; born, in 1852, in this county. He was married, in 1877, to Miss Arminta Taylor, of this county, who was born in 1853. They are the parents of one child, Salina.
HAAINS SAMUEL. Bedford township; farmer ; postoffice, Tunnel Ilill: born in 1850, in this county. His father, Amos Hains, was born in 1820, in this county. He was married in 1840 to Miss Rebecca Drake, of this county, who was born in 1828, in Virginia. Ile died in 1854. They were the parents of six children, Samuel being the fifth. He was married in 1873 to Miss Annie Norris, of this county, who was born in 1555. They are the parents of three children, viz : May B., George O., and Edgar B.
ILAINS LEVI, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice. Tunnel Hill; born in 1&17, in this county. His father was born in 1752, in Bedford county. Pennsylvania and was married in 1803 to Miss Hannah Lybarger, of the same county, who was born in 17:4. They moved to Licking county in 1810, and to this county in 1811. The | Hains' cabin was the third in the township,
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Richard Shelton's being the first, and Ezra Hor- ton's the second. Mr. Ilains died in 1-63; his wife in 1849. They were the parents of eight chikIren, the subject of this sketch being the sixth. He was married in 1843 to Miss Lucinda Troutman, of this county, who was born in 1818, in Knox county, Ohio. They are the parents of eleven children, nine of whom are living.
HAINES HIRAM, Bethlehem township; farm- er; son of Daniel Haines; was born in 1834. in Coshocton county, Ohio. Mr. Haines' father came to this county in 1802, and was one of the earliest settlers. When he came to this connty it was generally a wilderness, inhabited by Indi- ans and wild animals. He died November 6, 1878, at an advanced age. Hiram Haines was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation He was married in 1860, to Miss Mary C. Milligan, of this county, who was born in 1836. They became the parents of two children, viz : Uriah F., born November 8, 1862, and Emma D., born December 27, 1863. Mr and Mrs. Haines are influential members of the Evangelical church at Princeton, Ohio.
HAINES HENRY, Bedford township; team- ster; postoffice, West Bedford.
IIAALLER BROTHERS, GEORGE J. & C. J., 252. Main street, Coshocton; butchers; born and raised in this city : sons of Adam and Catharine (Mank) Ilaller. George J. learned the plasterer's trade, and worked at it one year. He was mar- ried November 30, 1879, to Miss Sarah E., daugh- ter of George and Mary (MeGigen) Moffitt, of this city. The father of these two brothers was a butcher, and the sons were brought up to their present occupation. They took possession of their present shop January 4, 18SI, and keep a fine assorted supply of sausages, fresh and cured meats.
IIALL JOHN H., Lafayette township; farm- er ; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in West Virginia, in 1821; son of Dennis Hall; came to Ohio in 1865, and located in Linton township, and came to this township in 1870; was married in 1846, to Miss Ingraham, of West Virginia, daugh- ter of Jabob Ingraham. They have had ten chil- dren, Elihu W .; Jacob I., deceased in 1866, in his seventeenth year: Nancy A., Edith M., Mary V., J. Il .; William M., Arthur Lee. Sarah J. and An- derson Monroe. Mr. Hall is industrious and well spoken of by all.
HIALL WILLIAM R., Coshocton ; proprietor of coal mine; was born April 2. 1821, in County Dar- ham. England; son of Lancelet and Eleanor (Jack- son ) Hall, and grandson of Lancelet Halland Wil- liam Jackson. He landed at New York September 1, 1849; located at Massillon until August 16. 1850,
when he came to this city, where he has remained to the present time, He was married February 11, 1543, to Miss Mary, daughter of George and Mary Lamb, of Darham county, England. This union was blessed with eleven children, viz: Luke, married to Mary Bassett ; Mary, burned to death when about three years of age; William, died on the sea when about eight months okl; Lancelet, married to Mary Elizabeth Frazie; Isabelle, mar- ried to John Conley; William R., married to Clara Rice; John, Mary Anne; George, de- ceased, and Alice. When Mr. Hall started busi- ness in America he had only one sovereign, but, by honest industry, he has secured a comforable home, and raised a large, moral and respectable family.
HAMERSLEY ISAAC L., Linton township; farmer and shoemaker; born in Linton township, June 18, 1817; first child of Peter and Lydia (Fuller) Hamersley, and grandson of Isaac and Mary (Wirick) Hamersley and of Thomas and (Hayes) Fuller. His great-grandfather. John Hamersley emigrated from the northern part of Ireland, in pre-revolutionary times, and six of his seven sons were soldiers in the revolution. Mr. Hamersley's father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1795, and, in 1805, moved with his father to Belmont county. One year after, they moved to Guernsey county, and, in 1816, he married and settled in Linton township. In the fall of 1825, Isaac's father and grandfather built a pirogue on Wills Creek and moved their families by water to Lawrence county, Indiana. They remained their till 1833, then returned to this county. On their way home, while en- camped at the mouth of the Wabash river, they witnessed the grand meteorie display of that year. Mr. Hamersley, in 1841, married Sarah Ann, (laughter of Thomas and Mary (Johnson) Fuller. Their children are Henry, deceased; Thomas, deceased, and Peter. Two of his boys gave their lives to their country. Thomas died at home shortly after his return from the seat of war, from disease contracted there. Henry fell a vio- tim of typhoid fever, at Winchester, June 4, 1863. Both were members of company B, One Hun- dred and Twenty-second O. V. I.
HAMILTON JOIIN, White Eyes township; farmer ; was born, in 1805, in the county of Ty- rone, Ireland. He married Miss Mary Fair, of the same county. They came to this county, in 1842; settled in Keene, but afterward located in White Eyes, on the farm where he now resides. They have had seven children, two of whom have de- ceased. Margaret, born in 1840, is married to Jonas Brown. Thomas, born 1842, is married to Miss Margaret Boyd. daughter of R. R. Boyd. and lives in White Eyes. Claudius, born in 1848. is married to Angie Jack, of this township, and is
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now living at Bakersville. Mary Ellen, born July 4, 1553, is single, and lives at home. John, born in 1859, lives at home. Mr Hamilton and his family are members of the White Eyes Meth- odist Episcopal church.
HAMILTON CLAUD, White Eyes township; farmer, born in 1804, in the couny of Tyrone, Ireland. In 1832 he married Miss Mary A. John- son, who was a native of the same place, and was born in 1814. They have a family of six daugh- ters and twosons-Margaret, Matilda J., Elizabeth, Mary A., John A., Lucinda D., Sarah J. and Thomas J. All are married, except Mary, Saralı and Thomas, who are at home. Lucinda married Dr. R. A. Calvin, of Pennsylvania, and is now living in Crawford county, Pennsylvania; John married Miss Libby Miser, daughter of Joseph Miser, and is living in this township; Matikdla married Rev. J. N. Crawford, a minister of the M. E. church, and they reside in Pennsylvania; Elizabeth married William Calhoun, a farmer, who lives in Oxford township. Mr. Hamilton and his family came to this country in 1872, and located on the place where he now lives, within the limits of Avondale. Mrs. Hamilton dicd January, 1866. Mr. Hamilton and family belong to the M. E. church at Kimbles.
HAMILTON SAMUEL, White Eyes town- ship; farmer; born October 10, 1835, in Keene township; son of William and Mary (McCaskey) Hamilton. His father was a native of Ireland. and his mother was born near Steubenville, Ohio, and he came to this county when but a child with his parents. The parents of Mrs. (Adanis) Hamilton were natives of Ireland, emigrated to the United States about the year 1821, settled in Jefferson county, and came to this county in 1893. They were married about 1833, and located on the farm in White Eyes township, where Mrs. Adams now resides. On July 4, 1860, Samuel Ilamilton married Miss Adams, who was born in After their marriage they moved upon a farm of eighty acres in White Eyes township, which Mr. Hamilton inherited, and subsequently added to it the 163 acres on which he now re- sides. They became the parents of the following named children : Monterville, born August 23, 1862, died when six and a half years old ; Emma Florinda, born November 26, 1864; Olive Vesta, born May 28, 1870; Elmer, born May 17,1872; Edgar Lloyd, born August 21, 1877 ; Leroy, born October 23, 1879.
HAMERSLEY THOMAS J., Linton town- ship; farmer: born in Guernsey county, Ohio, March 24, 1825; son of Peter and Lydia Hamers- ley. (See sketch of Isaac L. Hamersley). Mr. Hamersley has lived in Linton township during the greater part of his life. Hle was married in 1860, to Mary Adams, daughter of Francis and
Charlotte (Hogle) Adams, of Columbiana county, and has four children, Charlotte, Lydia, Lizzie and Francis.
IIAMILTON C. C., Adams township; mer- chant; postoffice, Bakersville: born in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio, February 21, 1845; son of John and Mary ( Fair) Hamilton, and grandson of Thomas Hamilton. He remained at home with his parents until twenty-one years of age; graduated at Eastman's business college, at Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1866, and in 1867, began business as a merchant, at Avondale, Co- shocton county: remained there about ten years, when he traded his store for land, and attended to insurance business for about two years. He then traded his land for a store in Bakersville, where he is at present doing a very fair business, keeping everything usually kept in his line. He was married December 24, 1868, to Miss Angie Jack, daughter of John and Jane ( Ford ) Jack, and granddaughter of George Ford. They are the parents of six children, viz : Edwin, deceased ; Jennie M., Alfred E., Wilford C., William A. and Mary M.
HAMILTON J. P., Washington township; farmer; postoffice, Wakatomaka; born in 1826, in Harrison county, Ohio, and came to this eoun- ty in 1831, with his father, who was born in 1792, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He came to Har- rison county in 1805, and was married in 1816, to Miss Alfreda Bailey, of that county, who was born in 1793, in Boston. She died in 1863. They are the parents of nine children, the subject of this sketch being the fifth. He was married in 1868, to Miss Susan Cornell, of this county, who was born in 1840. They are the parents of five chil- dren, viz: Robert L., Maria A,, William W., Lu- cinda J. and Albert D.
HAMMONTREE FRANKLIN, Monroe town- ship; was born April 5, 1821, in Loudon county, Virginia; son of Sammuel and Sarah (Brown) Hammontree, and grandson of David and Mary (Beech) Hammontree, and of John and Lydia (Burson) Brown. The Bursons and Browns were revolutionary soldiers. He lived in his native State till about the age of fifteen, when he went to Belmont county, Ohio, and remained there two years; from there he went to Washington eoun- ty, Ohio, near Beverly, where he remained about twenty-three years, in the cabinet business. After leaving there he went to Coshocton county and bought a farm, where he has been engaged in farming ever since. He married Miss Eliza J. MeDonald in August, 1842, who was born June 12, 1822, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Featherston (Haw) MeDonald, and granddaughter of Thomas Wilkison Hazard Featherston and Margaret (Poland) Haw. Their children are: Rufus, born July 3, 1850; Ruth A., born June 11,
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