History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 116

Author: Hill, Norman Newell, jr., [from old catalog] comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A. A., & co., Newark, O., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Newark, Ohio, A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 854

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son is a native of this city, born December 31, 1848; was educated in the public schools of Co- shooton, and made his first business engagement as salesman with William Ward, in general mer- chandising. He afterward served the firms of Hay & Wilson, D. Brelsford & Co., and J. II. Klosser, when in February, 1878, he purchased the stock of Williams Bros,, since which he has been engaged in the grocery business. Ile carries an extensive and first-class stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries, stove and wooden ware, sugar-cured and pickled meats, fish, four and salt, also deals in all kinds of country produce.

INGRAHAM J. B., Coshocton, Ohio; physician and surgeon; born November 9, 1821, in Harri- son county, Virginia; son of Jacob and Maria (Modisett) Ingraham. His paternal ancestors are English, and his maternal, Welch and French. He was brought up a farmer-boy until eighteen, when he began teaching school, and taught three schools. In 1844. he located at Athens, Athens county, Ohio, and at onee began reading medi- cine with Dr. Carpenter, and began practice at Savannah, Athens county, Ohio, in 1847 ; his next location was at Logan, Hocking county, Ohio, where he was married, March 7, 1847, to Miss Sarah E., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Field- ing) Guthrie. They are the parents of nine chil- dren. viz : Maria, Olivia, now Mrs. Dr. T. J. Smith; Sarah E., Charles M., Frances Ellen, now Mrs. Dr. H. L Mann; Emma G .; John G, deceased ; Rose E., Edgar, Floyd and Robert Jay. June 4, 1848, Dr. Ingraham located at Plainfied, Coshocton county, Ohio, where he practiced until April 1, 1864, when he came to Coshocton. He has been eminently successful in his professional practice, especially as a surgeon.

IRVINE J., Coshocton ; attorney at law ; was born December 24, 1822, at Wooster, Ohio, where he remained until he was ten years old, when with his parents he went to Fredericksburgh, where on finishing his education he began teach- ing school. He taught in Ashland county, and also in the schools at Fredericksburgh At the age of twenty-four he entered as a student the law office of Sapp & Wilker, and was admitted to practice about the time war was declared between the United States and Mexico. In May, 1847, he enliste ! in Company G, - O. V. Las second lieutenant, and in September of the same year he was elected captain of the company at Mata- moras, Mexico, and was honorably discharged in 1848 at Cincinnati, Ohio. On receiving his dis- charge he came to his present location, and taught school one year : then resumed his present law profession. In April, 1861, he enlisted as

HUTCHINSON W. S .. Coshocton: grocer. cor- ner of Walnut and Sixth streets, Mr. Hutchin- colonel of the Sixteenth O. V. I. and served three

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months. In 1863 he recruitedcompany M, Ninth O. V. C., and was commissioned its captain, and subsequently major, and served until August 2, 1865. In June, 1853, Col. Irvine was married to Miss Annie Humrickhouse. They became the parents of two children, Samuel and Mary.

JACQUET JOHN M., Coshocton; pastor of St. George congregation; born August 20, 1817, in France; son of Claude Jacquet; educated at Lyons, France, and ordained there in 1844; came to America in 1845, and was employed in the diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, until 1855, in which year he became pastor of St. Mary's church, at Batesville, Noble county, Ohio, where he remained till 1869; he then removed to Co- shoeton, and has remained here since, officiating as pastor of the St. George church, in the city ; and, in addition, having charge of five small mis- sions, viz: One in Franklin, one in Linton, and one in Monroe township, this county; one in Dresden, and one in Muskingum township, Mus- kingum county.

JAMES E. W., Coshocton ; attorney ; born Feb- ruary 11, 1837, in East Union, this county ; son of Thomas James, who was American born, of Eng- lish ancestry. Young James spent his early life on a farm and going to public schools. In 1854, he commenced a more thorough course of edu- cation, during the summers attending succes- sively West Bedford academy, Oberlin college, Spring Mountain academy and Meadville col- lege, Pennsylvania, and teaching in the winters. August 15, 1861, he enlisted as a private in com- pany K, Thirty-second O. V. I. During the first year he rose successively to second and first lieu- tenants. In February, 1863, he was commissioned captain. He resigned soon after the fall of At- lanta, Georgia. Captain James was appointed judge advocate on General Legget's staff and re- ceived several honorable mentions during his mil- itary services. In the spring of 1865, he entered, as a student, the law office of Messrs. Nicholas & Williams. During his reading, he took the law course at Michigan university, and was graduated in March, 1867, soon after which he commenced the practice of law, forming the firm of Nicholas

& James. Captain James was married, May 16. 1871, to Miss Cornelia A. Denver, daughter of Patrick Denver, of Clinton county, Ohio. The result of this union is one child, a daughter, Mary.

JAMES THOMAS, Bedford township; post- office West Bedford : born in 1812, in this county. His father Elias James was born in 1785 in Lou- con county, Virginia, and was married in 1806, to Miss Nancy Fry, of the same county, who was

born in 1785. They came to this county in 1809. He died in 1860, she died in 1863. They were the parents of six children, the subject of this sketch being the third. He was married in 1833, to Miss Sarah O. Cochran, of this county, who was born in 1815. They are the parents of eight children, only one of whom is living. E. W. was a member of the Thirty-second, O. V. I. He went in as a private and rose to the rank of cap- tain. The names of the deceased children are James F., Melvina, Rebecca J., Rachel V., Ruth V., Nancy E., and Sarah K.

JEFFRIES V. O., Coshocton; carriage and wagon manufacturer, north Second street; born November 22, 1841, in White Eyes township; son of William Jeffries. Young Jeffries was raised on the farm, where he remained until he was twenty-one years of age, when he went to his trade with E. McDonald, after which he worked with Conrod & Shepler, of Marysville, Union county ; and four years under instructions at Columbus; also for A. D. Manners, of this city. In the spring of 1876 he established his present shop, where he is receiving a full share of the patronage in his line of business. Mr. J. keeps eight or ten hands employed at his shop. Mr. Jetfries was married December 21, 1880, to Miss Ada L., daughter of George Morgan, of this city.

JELLEY ROBERT D., Keene township ; farm- er; born December 1, 1841, in Mill Creek town- ship; son of Samuel and Lydia Jelley, and grand- son of James and Mary ( Hazlett) Jelley, and of Robert and Elizabeth Davidson, natives of Ire- land. He was married October 22, 1867, to Christina, daughter of Jacob and Susannah Best, and granddaughter of John and Christina ( Reve- naugh) Best, and of Peter and Susannah Miller, of German lineage. They have one child, Eliza- beth M., born September 1, 1869.

JENNINGS JOSEPH, Franklin township; farmer; born in Coshocton county, September 23, 1845; son of Joseph Jennings, Sr., an early settler of this county; enlisted in Company M, Ninth O. V. C., October 22, 1863, and remained in service until mustered out in 1865. Among the engagements he participated in were Decatur, Alabama, those about Atlanta, Aiken, Chappel Hill, Nashville, Tennessee, etc. Since his return he has engaged in farming. Ile was married September 8, 1870, to Rebecca Simon, born April 27, 1847, daughter of William Simon, who was born in Fairfield county, and whose parents emi- grated from Germany. His children were, Ar- minta, Viola, William Marshall, John Harley, Sa- ra Bell and Olvy Pearl.

JOHN E. Y., deceased, Tiverton township; born March 1, 1821, in this county, and was mar- ried in 1848, to Miss Hannah Spurgeon, of this

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county, who was born in November, 1824. He died March 12, 1875. They were the parents of four children, only one of whom, Polantes, is living. Mr. John followed the business of sales- man, selling goods in Walhonding and Warsaw.

JONES SAMUEL, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of David P. and Margaret (Hunt) Jones; was born April 20, 1842, in England. He came to this country in 1845, and located in Linton township, this county. lle was raised on the farm, and has always for- lowed that occupation. Mr. Jones was married June 29, 1865, to Miss Debby J Wiggins, of this county. They are the parents of six children, viz: Rosella, born June 29, 1866; Ida M, born August 23, 1867; Charles H., born August 26, 1869; Sumuel II., born January 19, 1872; David P, born December 9, 1877, died March 8, 1878, and Debby P., born January 21, 1876. Mr. Jones served four months as a private in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second O. V. I., under General Butler.

JONES SMITH, Oxford township; farmer; White Eyes Plains postoffice; son of Wesley and Mille A. (Medley) Jones, both natives of Ohio. The subject of this sketch was born in Belmont county, in 1841, and came to this county when about three years of age. He was married to Miss Margaret Ann Wolf, daughter of Samuel Wolf, deceased They have not been blessed with any children. le is at present township trustee, being elected on the Republican ticket, although the township is Democratie, which shows his pop- ularity. He took part in the late war, going out in Company II, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth O V. I., and serving twenty months, going out as a private and discharged as a sergeant. Mr. Jones and wife are members of the Protestant Methodist church of this township, and are both highly esteemed by their neighbors. He owns fifty-three acres of good land in this township.

JONES REV. A. P., Virginia township. The subject of this sketch was born at Westfield, Me- dina county, Ohio; son of Sylvanus and Alvira Jones. Mr. Johns was brought up on a farm till the age of eighteen years. He then went to school at Baklwin university, at Berea, Ohio, he also spent two years at the Wesleyan university, at Delaware, where hegraduated. He then entered the North Ohio Conference, of which he re- mained a member until 1863, when he enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Regiment O. V. L., Army of the Cumberland, served about eighteen months as a private. lle afterward served in various ca- pacities : first as clerk, then in the executive de- partment of the hospital, then as chaplain till he was mustered out of the service. On his return he again entered the conference, and is still a

member of it. He married Miss Cordelia Thatcher, in August, 1859.

JOHNSTON J. II., Jefferson township; was born September 10, 1834, in Scotland, and white yet an infant, he was brought by his parents to Canada, where he was brought up on a farm, and educated in a Canadian free school. At the age of twenty, he came to the United States, and settled in Hancock county, West Virginia, where he learned the blacksmith trade, under John Dixon, and followed it, in Virginia, about seven years; then went to California, worked at his trade about sixteen months; then returned to Coshocton county, Ohio, worked at his trade until 1875, when he went to Texas, to look for a location; remained there about fifteen months, and fol- lowed farming; then returned to Jefferson town- ship, Coshocton county, where he is now pursu- ing his old occupation of blacksmithing. He was married to Miss Rebecca J. Neptune, Sep- tember, 1857, who was born June 3, 1834; daugh- ter of Davis and Elizabeth ( Hull) Neptune, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah Hull. Their children were, Elizabeth, deceased; John T., born January 2, 1862; George D., August 2, 1863; Alice M., September 28, 1865; James HI., September 2, 1868; Charles G., February 2, 1871; Samuel A., September 7, 1862, and Sarah J., May 20, 1876, born in Texas, Mr. Johnston enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second O. N. G., and served his country 100 days.

JOHNSON JAMES, Franklin township; born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 10, 1815; son of John and Rebecca Johnson. In 1818, his father, a weaver, moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and seven years later to Utica, New York James re- mained here till he was twelve years old, then worked on the Erie canal till he was twenty-five, when he learned the cooper trade, working at it, in Newark, Wayne county, and Phelps, Ontario county, New York, till the fall of 1848. He then moved to Roscoe, this county, and followed his trade till the spring of 1852, when he moved to Franklin township. Hle built a cooper-shop at Conesville, doing the cooper work for the distil- lory, and also shipping his barrels. About 1868, he quit coopering and engaged exclusively in farming. He was married, in 1841, to Matilda Cornell, daughter of John Cornell. His two chit- dren were named John and Sarah Minerva.

JOHNSON HENRY, deceased; Lafayette township: was born in Orange county, New York, in 1800, and came to Ohio in 1837 ; previous to coming here, he run a dairy in Orange county, noted the world over for its butter and butter- makers. He was married October 23, 1822, to Miss Clarinda Burt, of Orange county, New York. They had three children, viz: Sarah, Catherine

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and Clara. Mrs. Johnson passed away in 1873, and Mr. Johnson in 1879, his death resulting from being struck in the breast by a horse which was scared at a steam thresher. Mrs. Johnson was a cripple the best part of her life from rheu- matism, caused principally by the hard work in- cident to an carly settler's life. Clara, the young- est daughter, owns the home farm of 200 acres, which is the one first settled upon by her father, and owns 240 acres south of the home farm. The house where she is at present living is the oklest frame house in the valley, at one time a tavern, in the early days of this county, and was the place for hokling elections for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were both leading members of the Baptist church here, in fact, Mr. Johnson may truthfully be said to have built the Baptist church in this place, and his home was sometimes called the "preacher's home," on account of the hospi- tality extended to them.

JOHNSON JESSE, White Eyes township; farmer; born in Jefferson county about 1817, and was the son of Derrick Johnson. Jesse was mar- ried in 1841 to Miss M. J. Dennison of Jefferson county ; she was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania. They had nine children, all of whom have deceased except the three youngest, two boys and one girl-Charles, Ernst and Grace. Grace is married to John Adams, a stock dealer of Coshocton, and resides at that place. Charles lives at home with his mother, and farms the place. Ernst has been attending school at Coshocton for the last three years. Mr. Johnson came to this township in the spring of 1861, and located on the farm where his widow resides. He died September 15, 1868, aged 62 years, and was interred at Kimbles. They lost four of their children within two weeks.

JOHNSON DR. MARO, Roscoe, Ohio. Dr. Johnson was born March 14, 1810, in Cheshire county, New Hampshire; son of Adam and Martha (Breed) Johnson, who were of English ancestors. The doctor's grandfather was a soldier in the French and English wars of 1754-55, and also in the revolutionary war. Young Johnson was brought up on a farm, where he remained until he was twenty years of age, when he began reading medicine with Dr. Samuel Lee, the first physician in Coshocton, Ohio. After three years' study he attended a course of lectures at the Ohio medical college at Cincinnati. On his return from the lectures he became a partner with his preceptor, with whom he remained six years, and since which time he has practiced medicine at his present place, Roscoe. Dr. Johnson was married November 15, 1838, to Miss Eliza L., daughter of Thomas L. Rue, of Coshocton, but formerly of Pennington, New Jersey. They be- came the parents of four children, viz: Sarah L .. Jane, married to John M. Adams, of Jackson

township; Elizabeth, deceased, aged 19 years; Guy, married to Miss Lone, now residing in Iowa. Mrs. Johnson died in 1854, and is buried in the old cemetery at Roscoe.

JOHNSON WILLIAM A., clerk; Coshocton ; was born June 28, 1823, in this city; son of Adam and Sarah Williams, daughter of Colonel Wil- liams the pioneer settler of this city. Johnson, Sr., was a native of Maryland. At the age of thir- teen young Johnson began the printing business in the Coshocton Democrat, and in 1845 he became owner of half the office, which he held about one year. In 1846 he became editor and proprietor of the Crawfordsville Review, in Indiana, and con- ducted it one year, then removed to Iowa and lo- cated at Ottumwa, Wapello county. He afterwards purchased the Des Moines Republican, and con- ducted it nearly two years. Then returned to his native city a wiser if not wealthier man, and be- came foreman of the Coshocton Age, which position he held under Burt, Hillyer, Dwyer & Harris. He was appointed postmaster by President Lincoln, but was victimized by President Johnson. In 1861 he enlisted as musician of Fifty-first regi- mental band, but was discharged by act of con- gress in 1862. He also served under the govern- ment as assistant assessor, also as assessor, then again assistant assessor of internal revenue, also deputy provost marshal of this county, after which he retired to private life. Mr. Johnson was married in April, 1845, to Miss Doratha, daughter of John and Susannah (Jennings) Ostler. This union was blessed with eleven children ; three died in infancy, not named; Louisa, Mary V., Luella, William A .. Jr., George W., Charles M .; Adah. deceased; Mary A. and Paul B.

JOHNSON C. B., New Castle township; post- office, New Castle; was born in Tompkins county, New York, April 30, 1840; son of Henry L. and Ocec Ann (Brown) Johnson, and grandson of Rob- ert and Mary (Carney) Brown. He worked on the farm and attended school until the age of eighteen, at which time he came to West Bedford, this county, and learned the harness-maker trade with Philips, and from there he came to New Castle, and worked with William Lyons. In June, 1861, he volunteered in the United States service in Company D, Twenty-fourth O. V. 1., under Captain Givens, and remained in the service until January, 1863. His first encamp- ment was at Camp Chase, four miles west of Co- lumbus, and in July, 1861, was removed from there to Bellaire; thence to Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania; thence to Clarksburg, West Virginia, where he was taken ill and was sent to the hos- pital, and was there several days. He then, with three comrades, followed the command to Cheat Mountain. a distance of 104 miles, camping each night among the enemy.

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From Cheat Mountain he went to Greenbrier, and there took part in the fight, then came back with his regiment to Cheat Mountain, and from there was ordered to Clarksburg, and thence to Louisville, Kentucky, under General Wilson. From Louisville he went into winter quarters at Camp Wickliffe, and, in February, 1862, was or- dered to West Point, Kentucky, and down the Ohio to Paducah. thence up the Cumberland to Fort Donelson, expecting to assist in the fight at that place, but didn't reach there until the morn- ing of the surrender. From there he went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was taken sick and sent to the hospital, and afterward detailed to hospital No. 14 as hospital clerk, and remained nine months and twenty-seven days, when he re- ceived his discharge and went home. He was never wounded

He then went to Mt. Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, and worked at his trade with with George Hawk for nine months, and in 1861 moved to Bladensburgh, Knox county, and from there to Roscoe and carried on a shop for two years, and in the fall of 1867 moved to New Castle, where he has resided ever since. In 1874 he patented the diamond trace buckle, for which he received about $1,000. He has served three terms as jus- tice of the peace in New Castle township, and is at present proprietor of Union Hotel, doing a fair business. He has been twice married. His first wife was Miss Martha Baltzall, to whom he was married March 7, 1863. She was the daugh- ter of Joseph and Lydia Baltzall, and died July 12, 1865. He married his second wife, Miss Charity E. Fulkerson, July 7, 1867, daughter of Thomasand Lydia Fulkerson, who is the mother of four children. three of whom are living viz: Blanche, born July 6, 1868; George, born Octo- ber 10, IS79; Robert, born February 21, 1877.

JOHNSON ROBERT L., New Castle town- ship; postoffice. New Castle ; was born March 15, 1838, in Tompkins county, New York; son of Ilenry and Ocee Ann (Brown) Johnson, and grandson of Robert and Mary (Carney) Brown. He attended school and assisted his father on the farm until he was twenty years of age, at which time he went to Ilinois. remaining there about ten months, working for Mr. Williams. of Crawford county, then came to Virginia township, Coshoe- ton county, and from there went to Bedford township, and worked with Elias James, and at- tended school during the winter of 1850.

In the spring following. he went to West Bradford, and in the fall, to Simmons' run, near Xenia, Ohio, and worked there until the spring of 1861. when he came to New Castle, and worked with Jesse Nickols, until the first of June, when he enlisted in the United States service, Com- pany K, Twenty-fourth O. V. I., under Captain Given; went to Camp Chase; from there to

Bellaire, and thence to Pittsburgh, Pennsylva- nia ; was then ordered to Clarksburg, West Vir- ginia, and thence to Cheat Mountain; from there went to Greenbrier, and took part in the engagement at that place; from there he re- turned, with his regiment to Cheat Mountain ; from thence to Clarksburg; thence to Louisville, Kentucky, and from there to winter quarters, at Camp Wickliffe, and, in February, 1862, went to West Point Kentucky; from there to Paducah; thence up the Cumberland, to Fort Donaldson, to assist in the engagement there, but did not arrive until the morning of the surrender.

From there he went to Nashville, Tennessee, thence to Savannah, Georgia, then to Shiloh, ex- pecting an attack. On the morning of the 8th of February, he marched with his regiment against the enemy, had a battle and routed the enemy. From there he went to Corinth and assisted in the siege, thence to Beech bottoms, thence to Iuka Springs, thence to Nashville and Murfreesborongh, Tennessee, where, on account of sickness, he was taken to convalescent camp, remained there about six weeks; was then detailed as teamster to Bowling Green, then to Louisville, thence to Nash- ville, when he was taken to hospital on account of injuries received from a mule, where he re- mained until he was discharged, January 27, 1863, and then came home. He married Miss Mary A. Smith, August 17, 1865. He then learned the harnessmaker trade, in New Castle, with his brother, Charles, with whom he was a partner about four years, when he sold his interest and went into the barbering business at Mount Ver- non, Knox county, and, after a time, came back to New Castle, where he is at present engaged at harnessmaking and barbering, doing a fair busi- ness.

JOHNSON JOHN, Pike township ; postoffice, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser ; born in this county in 1846; son of John and Mary John- son, and grandson of John Johnson, and of Jo- seph and Mary Hawker. He was married in 1868 to Miss Elizabeth Frampton, daughter of Garrett- son and Eliza A. Frampton. They are the pa- rents of two children, viz : Clarence G. and Ste- phen D. Mr. Johnson enlisted in 1864, in Com- pany F, Nihety-seventh O. V. I., Capt. Lemmert, Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Johnson partici- pated in the following battles, to-wit: Rocky Face Ridge, May 9, 1864; Resaca, Georgia, May 14 and 15, 1864; Adairsville, May 17, 1861; Burnt Hickory, May 27, 1864; Muddy Creek, June 18, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, June 27, 1861; Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864; Atlanta, Georgia. July 22 and 23, 1864; Jonesborough. September 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, September 2, 18G1; Spring Hill, November 29, 1861; Franklin, November 30, 1864; Nashville, December 15 and 16. 1864 ; Mis- sionary Ridge, Stone River, and Chicamanga. He

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was wounded at Nashville December 16, 1864; and was mustered out at Powder Horn, Texas, October 21, 1865.

JOHNSON WILLIAM, Pike township; post- office, Fallsburgh; farmer and stockraiser ; born in England in 1819; came to the United States in 1852, and settled in this county in 1870; son of Daniel and Mary (Topps) Johnson, and grandson of Wilham and Mary Johnson, and of Thomas and Topps. He was married in 1858 to Miss Levina Lane, daughter of Joshua and Sarah Lane. They are the parents of six children, viz : Mary and Sarah, both deceased ; Margaret, John, Terrissa, George E., Harriett, and Elizabeth. The father of the subject of this sketch died in 1867.

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History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 116

Author: Hill, Norman Newell, jr., [from old catalog] comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A. A., & co., Newark, O., pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Newark, Ohio, A. A. Graham & co. Number of Pages: 854

Author: Hill, Norman Newell, jr., [from old catalog] comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A. A., & co., Newark, O., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Newark, Ohio, A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 854