History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 117

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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KANE FRANK; was born in Herkimer county, New York, July 18, 1828; lived on a farm, and went to Fairfield academy until the age of fifteen, and then went to learn the currier trade; followed it three years, then moved to Otsego county, New York, and followed pattern making for twelve years. After this he left New York and went to Schenectady City, and resumed his trade of pattern making for a time, after which he returned to Otsego and followed the same business for two years; then came to Co- shocton, Ohio, and has worked at pattern making for the Iron and Steel Co., up to the present time. Mr. Kane married Julia H., daughter of Philip Baker, of Richfield Springs, Otsego county, New York. This union has been blessed with two children, viz: Charley B. and Cora Kane.


KASER CHRISTIAN, Jefferson township; postoffice, Warsaw; born in Wurtemberg, Ger- many, November 23, 1815; son of Frederick and Johanna (Stumf) Kaser. In his youth he learned the shoemaker trade, and, at the age of eighteen, began doing for himself, worked at promiscuous work for twenty years, then came to America in 1848, landing in New York after a voyage of eighteen days. From New York he went to Dutch Bedford, remained there a short time, then came to Jefferson township, Coshocton county, where he has resided since. He was married February 29, 1849, to Miss Sophia Gam- ortsfelder, daughter of Christian and Johanna (Verner) Gamertsfolder. She was born Novem- ber 3, 1814, in Stiltzbaugh, Wurtemberg, Ger -- many; came to America in 1833, landing in Bal- timore after a voyage of eighty-one days, on the vessel Elizabeth. They are the parents of two children-John and Christian. John was born in Mill Creek township May 25, 1851. Hle at- tended district school and assisted his father until the age of twenty-one, since which time he has farmed for himself. He is an energetie 1


young man, respected by all who know him. He was married January 1, 1875, to Miss Anna E. Miller, daughter of John W. and Caroline Miller, who was born June 3, 1852, in Jefferson township, died May 31, 1879. This union was blessed with one child (Samuel), born September 20, 1875.


KASER C., Jefferson township; was born May 2, 1:55, in Jefferson township, Coshocton county. He lived on a farm until the age of eighteen, when, after attending school for some time at Warsaw, he began teaching and taught one year, then went back to the farm where he remained two years, after which he attended the Ohio C'en- tral Normal school, at Worthington, Franklin county. He is now engaged in selling hardware in partnership with R. C. Frederick, at Warsaw, where they are doing a good business. Mr. Kaser was married to Miss Louisa Meyers, May 5, 1880, danghter of Henry and Wilhelmina Myers. C. Kaser is a son of C. and Sophia (Gamertsfelder) Kaser.


KASER JOHN C., Jefferson township ; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Christian and Sophia F. (Gamertsfelder) Kaser; was born May 25, 1851, in this county. He was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He was married December 31, 1865, to Miss Annie E. Miller, of this county. They became the pa- rents of one child, viz: Samnel, born September 29, 1866. His wife died May 30, 1879. Mr. Kaser's second marriage was on February 24, 1881, to Miss Maggie Fisher, of this county. He is farm- ing his father's place at present.


KETCHUM SAMUEL, deceased ; the only son of Abner and Clarinda (Belcher) Ketchum; was born in More, Orange county, New York, No- vember 8, 1827, and came here with his parents in May, 1840; was married February 24, 1851, to Eleanor L. Lowry, of Linton township. They had four children, as follows : Abner, Laura, Kob- ert and Hattie. Mr. Ketchum died June 29, 1871.


KERNS W. P., Adams township; postoffice, Bakersville ; wagonmaker ; born in Holmes coun- ty, Olmo, May 3, 1851; son of John and Sarah (Snider) Kerns, and grandson of Mary Snider. He began his trade at the age of fifteen, with his father, and remained seven years, after which he took charge of the shop himself and continued it for some time. He then worked at carpentering for about three years, after which he came to Bakersville and resumed his former occupation, where he has a very flattering trade. Heis a first- class mechanic, and manufactures wagons, bug- gies and everything in his line in the very best style. Mr. Kerns was married in 1875, to Miss Emma Nixon, daughter of Jonathan and Susan Hixon, and granddaughter of Abraham Hixon. She died April 10,1878. They have two children,


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viz: Harden W. and Orlando C. Ile was married November 5, 1880, to Miss Ella Steward.


KEISER MICHAEL, Clark township; miller; postothee, Clarks; born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, March 15, 1844; son of John and Louisa ( Kerstetter) Keiser, and grandson of Daniel and Mary Keiser and Michael Kerstetter. Ile learned his trade with Daniel Schaef. of Bakersville, and, in 1874, he became proprietor of the Bloomfield mills, where he is at present, doing a very fair business. He was married, April 5, 1868, to Miss Sarah Beck, and is father of three children: Benjamin, born February 16. 1869; Sarah, born January 2, 1874, and Almira, born October 6, 1876. Mr. Keiser served three years in the late war. in company E, One Hundred and Twenty- sixth O. V. I.


KEIST WILLIAM C., Linton township; farm- er; born in Linton township, November 5. 1837; son of Nathan and Elizabeth B. (Clark) Keist, grandson of William R. and Catherine ( Williams) Clark, and of Philip and Nancy (Holt) Keist; His grandfather Keist was born in Germany, and settled in Loudon county, Virginia. His grandfather Clark, during the war of 1812. em- igrated from Washington county, Maryland, to Franklin township, and worked a short time on the Miller section, then enlisted in the army, and participated in the battle of the Thames; returning. he settled in Linton township, where Mr. Keist's mother was born. His father was born in Loudon county, Virginia, and about 1833 came to Muskingum county, and two years later to Linton township. Mr. Keist, April 14, 1859, married Alcinda Gale Ingraham, born in Harri- son county, Virginia, daughter of Jacob and Maria (Modisette) Ingraham. Their children are James B., born February 22, 1860; Clark, de- ceased, born January 22, 1862; Ella V., July 22, 1864; Benjamin F., December 31, 1866; Arthur G. deceased, February, 13, 1868; Olivia R , May 24, 1871; Mary L., March 2, 1875, and Louis M., March 13, 1880.


KITCHEN J. T., Coshocton; city marshal; born March 14, 1837, in this city; son of Joel Kitchen, a native of Virginia, of Irish ancestry. When about twelve years of age he was employed in the coal works of Jewitt & Co., and subse- quently in another company, making about twenty-one years. He was elected to the office which he now holds April 1, 1875. Mr. Kitchen was married, first. December 27, 1859, to Miss Adeline Uther, daughter of John Uther, of Licking county. This union was blessed with nine children, one of whom, Joseph, is deceased. The eight living children are: Charles T., Clara, Frank, Milton, Herbert, William. Niona and Harry, Mrs. Kitchen died June 24, 1877. Mar-


shal Kitchen's second marriage was on June 19, 1880, to Miss Cathrine Reed, of this city.


KING W. II., Coshocton, Ohio; of the firm of King & Ferrell, foundrymen, North Fifth street. Mr. King was born February 1, 1841, in Lancas- ter county. Pennsylvania: son of William King. W. H. enlisted, in 1861, in Company F, Fifty- first O. V. l., and re-enlisted as a veteran, in 1864, and served to the close of the war. He was wounded in the hip, at the battle of Chickamauga, which disabled him for a few days. He was in every engagement of his corps (twenty battles), besides many skirmishes. He was discharged at Galveston, Texas, but was not mustered out until he returned as far as Columbus. At the close of the war, he engaged in the foundry business, at Roscoe, with the following successive partners, viz: Hiram Taylor, James Hay and James Mirisc. In the winter of 1881, Mr. King estab- lished business, alone, at his present place, and, April 25, of the same year, the present firm was formed. This firm starts under very favorable auspices, both members of the firm being skilled workmen, and having large experience in their business. Mr. King was married, December 25. 1855, to Miss Margaret, daughter of Daniel King, of Crawford township. They are the parents of seven chidren.


KIME JOSEPH, Oxford township; farmer; Evansburgh postoffice; son of Daniel and Cath- erine (Canel) Kime; was born in 1880, and eame from Knox county to this county in 1851; was married in 1854, to Miss Sarah Wolf, of this township, and they have one child, George P., who has been a great sufferer for the past five years. Mr. Kime was county commissioner from 1863 to 1869, and is one of the leading citi- izens of the township. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.


KINSEY J. I .. Monroe township; was born December 18, 1839, in Tiverton township, Coshoc- ton county; son of Samuel and Susannah (Bean)) Kinsey, and grandson of Jacob Beam. He was brought up on a farm, and at the age of twenty- one he began farming for himself, and followed it for ten years. Since that time he has followed huckstering, and has acquired weatth enough to keep him and his family comfortably. He was married to Miss Harriet Lanning, in April, 1865, daughter of Israel and Susannah (McCoy) Lan- ning, and granddaughter of Jacob and Margret Moore, and of William and Harriet ( Walraven) McCoy Their children are Alberta, born Feb- ruary 12, 1866; Blanche, May 7, 1872, and Clare, August 8, 1875.


KIRKER GILBERT, Jackson township; post- office, Roscoe; born in Jackson township. Coshoc- Iton county, June 8, 1831 ; son of William and El-


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moner (Welling) Kirker; married September, 1852, to Miss Rhuellen McCoy, daughter of Jo- seph and Sarah McCoy. Mr. Kirker is the father of nine children, viz: W. H .; Louisa, deceased; Sarah; Mary E., deceased; Joseph M., Martin D., Charity, Gilbert S., Emma S.


KLINGLER MATHIAS, Jefferson township; born June 13, 1837, in Wurtemberg, Germany; son of Mathias and Elizabeth (Spade) Klingler, and grandson of George and Rosannah Klingler, and of Christian (Plowfelder) Spade. Mr. Kling- ler followed furniture making till the age of twenty-three, when he learned engineering, and run an engine on the Minden railroad for three years and six months. In 1866, he came to the United States, lived in Philadelphia six months, spent one year in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, then came to Crawford township, Coshocton county, Ohio, where he has followed the carpenter trade with good success. He was married, in June, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Shy, daughter of Frederick and Catharine (Shoemaker) Shy. Frederick, Henry, Willirm, Jacob and Catharine are the names of their children,


KLINE CHARLES, Crawford township; shoe- maker; postoffice, Chili; born in 1843, in Bava- ria, Germany; son of George and Christina (Shaw) Kline, both natives of Bavaria. Charles Kline emigrated to America in 1860, located in Phillipsburgh, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and ap- prenticed himself to a shoemaker there. He worked in shops in several places in the State until 1868, when he came to Chili and opened a shop for himself, where he has worked at his trade up to the present time. In 1868 he married Elizabeth Miller. Their children are : Mary, George, Amelia, Elizabeth, Lilly, Christina Mar- garet and Charles Frederick. Mr. Kline and family are members of the Reform church.


KLEINKNECHIT CHRISTIAN, Crawford township; farmer and carpenter; postoffice, New Bedford; was born February 27, 1852, in Holmes county ; son of Jacob and Catherine (Baad) Kleinknecht. When a child he came to Craw- ford township, in which he has resided to the present time. At the age of nineteen, he went to the carpenter's trade, which he has principally followed to the present. Mr. Kleinknecht was married December 25, 1873, to Miss Mary Mar- garet Price. They are the parents of two chil- dren viz : Jonathan and Mary Alice.


KNIGHT GEORGE, New Castle township; farmer and tanner; was born in Harrison county, Ohio, April 6, 1810; son of Peter and Elizabeth (Fivecoat) Knight, who both lived to a great age. His father was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia; was a blacksmith by trade, and a member of the English Prostestant church;


and his grandfather was a German Reformed minister. Mr. Knight is one of six children, three sons and three daughters. His brothers are both living, one in the city of Baltimore, the other in Iowa. One sister is also living. His father died the year that he was born. He has an English education, such as could be gathered in his time. He began the tanner trade at the age of sixteen with William Frost, of St. Clairsville, Belmont county, Ohio, and worked with him about four years, then went to New Athens, Harrison county, Ohio, and engaged with Mr. Hawthorn, from thence to Wooster, Wayne county. and worked with Mr. David Robison, and from there he went to Millersburg, Holmes county, and formed a partnership with Lyman Shafer, which lasted four years.


In the fall of 1833 he received a new partner, Andrew MeMonagh, and remained partner with him eighteen months, when he sold his interest and came to New Castle, and formed a partner- ship with his ohl partner, Lyman Shafer, in a tannery, saddler shop and store, the partnership lasting about twelve years. He then sold his in- terest in these. returned to Millersburg, bought a tannery, and for eight years did the most success- ful business of his life. He then returned to New Castle, bought a farm, and opened another tannery, and has been tanning and farming for the past twenty-five years, in New Castle town- ship. He has been successful throught life, has never drank any intoxicating liquors from his boyhood, He and his wife united themselves with the Presbyterian church when they were about twenty years of age, and are still faithful, and highly respected by all. Mr. Knight had an unele who was a sollier in the war of the revo- Iution, and another a soldier in the war of 1812.


He was married March 6, 1835, to Miss Keziah Boggs, daughter of Ezekiel and Mary (Tipton) Boggs, granddaughter of Alexander and Sarah Boggs, and Absolam and Keziah (Boran) Tipton. Mrs. Knight was born in Belmont county, June 26, 1815. They have had nine children, viz : Margaret A., born September 18, IS37, the wife of a Presbyterian minister (Rev. Mr. Belden, of Centreville, Iowa), she is a graduate of Washing- ington, Pennsylvania, Female seminary; Wil- liam S .. born August 17,1839, graduated at Wash- ington College, Pennsylvania, and at the Western Theological seminary at Alleghany, and isu min- ister of the Presbyterian church, at Carthage, in Jasper county, Missouri; Hervey B., born July 20, 1841, also a graduate of Washington college and Western Theological seminary, at Allegheny, and is a Presbyterian minister : Lymon S., born November 7, 1843, is a professor of music and teacher of the higher branches in Congress. Wayne county, Ohio; Mary E., born November 19, 1845, graduated at Steubenville Female sem- inary and is teacher in the Coshocton schools;


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Peter B., born March 17. 1SIS, graduated in Pitts- burgh Business college and is clerking in a wholesale establishment in Atchison, Kansas; Maria J., born December 8, 1850, wife of Dr. Richardson, of Monravia, lowa; George L., born July 25, 1853, attended school at Wooster uni- versity, and is at present reading law with Camp- bell & Vorhees, Coshocton, Ohio. They are all members of the Presbyterian church. Two of Mr. Knight's sons volunteered in the U. S. sor- vice during the rebellion


KRAUSS JOHN D., Franklin township; farm- er; postoffice, Wills Creek; born April 16, 1850, in Lieking county ; son of Christian and Henri- etta (Keller) Krauss, natives of Germany, who came to America about the year 1842. Mr John D. Krauss was married January 10, 1875, to Miss Eliza Anne, daughter of John Gi. and Catherine ( Hackney) Kaufman, natives of Germany. They are the parents of one child, named Clara Ulalah. They located at their present residence March 8, 1.878.


KRAUSS THOMAS C., Franklin township; farmer; postoffice, Wills Creek ; son of Christian and Henrietta (Keller) Krauss. Mr Thomas C. Krauss was married September 25, 1875, to Miss Mazie Jane, daughter of Moses and Martha 1. (Stickles) Wilkins, natives of Ohio. Mrs. Krauss was born on the farm on which she now resides. They became the parents of three children, viz : Henrietta, Clemence W. and Lillie Frances. Mr. Christian Krauss, mentioned above, was born November 3, 1819, in Wurtemberg, Germany. On completing his education, he learned the shoe- maker's trade, at which he worked in Switzerland and France. His widowed mother needing his assistance, he returned to her, with whom he re- mained the two years previous to his coming to America, where he landed July 6, 1842, and lo- rated at Newark, Licking county. Here he met his betrothed, with whom an engagement had been made in Germany, several years previous, on condition that she would come to America, which she did in 1841, landing in New Orleans. But both being true to their plighted troth, they were married when they met at Newark. They became the parents of the following children : Annie C. W., decased : Elisha, Catherine; Henri- otta (., deceased. Mr. Krauss lived at several places in Coshocton and Licking counties. In 1-62, he enlisted in Company H, Ninety-seventh O. V. 1., and served about six months, receiving an honorable discharge on account of sickness. Some years ago, by the imprudence of a railroad conductor, he was seriously injured, for which the company, after a long and tedious litigation, was compelled to pay him $2,200.


LACEY GEORGE. Franklin township; farmer; born in Fauquier county, Virginia, August 20, 1823; son of William Lacey. In the spring of 1832 his father moved his family to Muskingum; county, and three years later to Virginia town- ship, where Mr Lacey, December 15, 1843, mar- ried Phoebe Tilton, who was born in Virginia township, and is the daughter of Joseph and Phoebe Tilton. About the year 1848 they moved to Lafayette township, and lived successively in Lafayette township; Richland county, Illinois; Lafayette township; Tuscarawas township; Frank- lin township; Muskingum county, and back again to Franklin township two years ago. Mr. Lacey has seven children living, viz: George W., Nancy Elizabeth (Donaker), Jesse Sanford, Susie Ann, Lawrence L., Ida B. and May Eleanor. He has lost two boys, Josoph T. and James R. The former enlisted in the Ninety-seventy O. V. I., Company I, in 1862, and was killed in the battle of Mission Ridge ; James died in early childhood. Mr. Lacey was married a second in February, 1880, to Marinda Frost, of Lieking county.


LAHM JOHN A,, of the firm of J. A. Rimer & Co., merchants; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; born January 10, 1853, in Germany ; son of Simon and Catharine (Miller) Lahm. Young Lahm was raised on the farm until seventeen, when he began working in a woolen factory and attended school. His first experience in merchandising was clerking at Beck's mills, Holmes county, where he remained four years. He next clerked at Millersburgh a short time. Also clerked at Helmick about three years, after which he at- tended the commercial college at Zanesville, and obtained a diploma. He subsequently clerked at Barnesville and Helmick, and at New Bedford for George A. Rimer, where he was employed when the above firm was formed, January 21, 1879. This firm is doing an extensive business, having a full stock for a combination village store.


LAHNA JACOB, Linton township; farmer; postoffice, Bacon Run, Ohio; born June 6, 1843, in Adams township, Muskingum county; son of Jacob and Rosanna (Sandel) Lahna, a native of Alsace, France. He came to America with three children, and located in Adams township, Mus- kingum county; and came to Linton township, Coshocton county, about 1847, and located on the farm now owned by his heirs. Jacob Lahna en- listed in February, 1865, in Company I, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth O. V. L., and served until December of same year. Mr. Lahna was married June 10. 1867, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Michael and Anne (Lash) Wagner, who is of


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German ancestry. They became the parents of eight children : Mary A., Rosanna ; Elizabeth, de- ceased; Matilda, deceased ; Agatha, John M. and Sarah Adalinc.


LAKE JOHN, Pike township; postoffice, Fra- zeysburg, Muskingum county; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county in 1854; son of Joseph and Jane (Riley) Lake, and grandson of Spencer and Martha Lake. He was married in 1876, to Miss Laura McConnell, daughter of Daniel and Mahalay McConnell. They have one child, viz : Ura.


LAMBERSON SAMUEL, Coshocton: of the firm of Barney, DeMoss & Co., Empire Mills, Roscoe, and proprietor Washington Mills, Tus- carawas township; born March 14, 1814, in Vir- ginia; son of Samuel Lamberson, deccased. When young Lamberson was only four years of age he was sadly bereft of the kind care and influence of a loving mother, she being suddenly killed by the falling of a chimney. When yet a child he came to New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county. When about twelve years of age he went to the hatter's trade with Samuel Burns, and served about seven years, after which he went into the store of Smelt- zer & Ransom, of Roscoe, where he remained about seven years. He then became partner with Arnold Medbery in a store at Canal Lewis- ville. This firm continued about four years, when Mr. Lamberson became sole proprietor, and con- ducted the store about twenty years. In 1872 he came to this city and bought his present resi- dence, 671 Main street. Mr. Lamberson served one term as county commissioner, and declined to be a candidate for a second term after having been nominated. He also served as treasurer. the unexpired term of Samuel Ketcham, one year, and was elected and served the succeeding term in the same office.


Mr. Lamberson is the father of four children, viz : Caroline, married to John Cassingham, Esq., of this eity; Louisa, Charles and Samuel Lam- berson, Jr.


LAMBERSON CHAS. A., Coshocton; packer in Empire Mills, Roscoe, O .; was born Septem- ber 11, 1861, in Canal Lewisville; son of Samuel Lamberson, a native of Virginia. Young Lam- berson attended publie schools until May, 1880, when he came into the above mills, where he is now employed.


LANNING SILAS, Monroe township; born August 30, 1846, in Monroe township, Coshocton county, O .; son of Israel and Susannah (McCoy) Lanning, and grandson of Jacob and Margaret (Moore) Lanning, and of William and Harriet (Walraven) McCoy, and great grandson of John and Rebecca McCoy. He was brought up on a farm, and educated in district schools and Spring


Mountain academy. At the age of 23 he began the blacksmith trade under George Osburn, of Ma- rion county, Iowa; served an apprenticeship of two and a half years, then returned to Spring Mountain, where he is now working at his trade. Mr. Lanning was married, November, 1866, to Miss Phoebe Wing, a native of New York, daugh- ter of Charles and Phoche (Titus) Wing, grand- daughter of William R. and Phoche (Cuthburt) Wing, and granddaughter of Stephen and Phoebe (Marsh) Titus. Their children are: Darvin, born October 20, 1867; Mond, February 14, 1869; Alva, March 25, 1871, and Harold, December 16, 1874. At the age of 17 he enlisted in Company G, One Ilundred and Forty-second O. N. G., and served 100 days.


LAPP MICHAEL, Franklin township; born in Alsace, France, September 28, 1829; son of Henry and Magdalena (Zimmer) Lapp. In June, 1830, he arrived, with his parents, at Zanesville; was raised in Muskingum county; is a carpenter by trade, and worked at it many years, when a young man. In 1854, he moved to Linton town- ship, and, three years later, to Franklin town- ship. In connection with farming, he does a general saw-mill business, sawing more lumber than perhaps any man in the county. He is also a contractor for bridges, school-houses, etc., and has constructed and prepared lumber for many buildings. Mr. Lapp has been twice married ; first, to Dorotha M. Snite, born in Tuscarawas county, daughter of John T. Snite. By this mar- riage, he had ten children, viz: Henry, John F., Louisa, Mary D., William, Solomon C., Alice E., Caroline, Albert and Frank. His second wife was Lucinda Miller, who was born in Virginia, and came to Ohio about 1864; daughter of Ste- phen Miller. Harvey, David, George and Anise are the issue of this marriage.


LA SEERE J. J., grocer and provisions, No. 146 Second street, Coshocton. Mr. La Seere is a native of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1839, and lcoated at Putnam, Muskingum county, where he remained until 1848, when he come to Roscoe, where he fol- lowed coopering, and, in June, 1880, he estab- lished the grocery business at his present loca- tion, where he carries a good, fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries, confectioncries, provisions, fruits and vegetables, sugar-cured and pickled meats, sliced hams, fish, flour, bread, and all kinds of canned goods; also deals in all kinds of country produce.




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