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MILLER BASIL, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born September 17, 1833, on the farm where he is now living ; son of Daniel and Deborah (Rickells) Miller. He was married in 1856, to Miss Susan Ravenscraft, daughter of James and Mary Ellen (Cresap) Ravenscraft. They have had six children- Daniel, Harriet Ellen, Laura, James Banner, Hutoka and Orlando. Mr. Miller ownes about 200 acres of good land, lives in a substantial brick residence, is well spoken of, and has been director of School District No. 6, for fifteen or more years. Mrs. Miller is a member of the Baptist church.
MILLER JOHN F., Perry township: farmer and stock raiser; postoffice, West Carlisle; born in Washington township, this county, in 1849; son of John and Nancy (Lyons) Miller, and grand- son of Francis and Isabel Miller. and of John and Lyons : married in 1876, to Miss Anna Mike- sell, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Mikesell. They have two children, viz : Clara E. and John J. Mr. Miller spent several years of his life in the West, visiting a number of States during his stay. His grandfather Lyon was in the war of 1812.
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MILLER IRWIN, Coshocton ; boot and shoo manufacturer: was born November, 1841, in Clinton, this county ; son of David Miller, a na- tive of Pennsylvania, of German and Irish ancos- try. Young Miller was educated in the public schools of his native town. He worked about one and one-half years at his trade, before enlist- ing in Company B, Eightieth O. V. I .. and served to the close of the war, and was never off duty or in the hospital. On his return he resumed his trade at Newcomerstown, as a journeyman, and worked about four months, when he began busi- ness for himself, at West Lafayette, and remained about one year, from which place he came to this city, where he has continued his business. Mr. Miller was married January 1, 1866, and is the father of three children, all living, viz: Willian A., Mary and Catharine. He is doing a leading ness in custom work.
MILLER A. J., Coshocton ; brick-maker; born February 27, 1820, in Allegheny county, Mary- land ; son of Jacob and Mary Poland, and grand- son of Christopher Miller He was brought up on a farm, and continued farming until about the year 1862, when he abandoned agriculture, and was engaged in various pursuits until 1870, when he established his present business, and now makes from 800,000 to 1,000,000 brick per year. Mr. Miller was married October 24, 1852, to Miss Mary Jane Timmons, daughter of Will- iam and Maria (Banks) Timmons. Mr. Miller is strictly abstemious in his habits, not using alcoholic drinks or tobacco in any form.
MILLER M., proprietress grocery, bakery and confectionery, 528 Main street, Coshocton. P. I. Miller, business manager and baker of this es- tablishment. was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, July 15, 1839, and came with his parents to Roscoe when quite young. He received his education in the public schools of this county, and, when about sixteen years old, he engaged in learning the baking business, in which he served three years. He then went to Zanesville, where he served the firms of J. H. Palmer. C. Stolzenbach and Gill & Leslie ; after which he went to Dres- den, and was in the employ of A. Gudhold, with whom he remained until 1857, when he came to Coshocton and embarked in business for himself, and has conducted the grocery and baking business ever since, with the exception of four years that he was in the United States service. He enlisted in the first call for three months' men, in Company A, Sixteenth O. V. I., and, after this term of service, he enlisted in the three years' service, in Company I, Ninety-seventh O. V. I., in which he was promoted to second ser- geant, and served eighteen months, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability. He enlisted again, in 1863, in Company F,
Fifty-first O. V. I., in which he served as sergeant of ambulance, until the close of the war, when he returned home and gave his at- tention to his business. Ile occupiescommodious rooms twenty by 100 feet, where he carries a first-class stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries. He also has an extensive bakery attached, and produces a large amount of bread, plain and fancy cakes, and pics of all kinds. Specialties, oysters and ice cream, in their seasons.
MITKIFF REUBEN, Virginia township; born in Pennsylvania, in 1807, and settled in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1810. He then moved to Coshoc- ton county, where he died in February, 1880. He was a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Sheperd) Mitkit]. Mr. Mitkiff was a faithful and devoted member of the Methodist church. He married Rebeca Perkins in 1831. His widow survies him, and resides on the home farm. Postoffice, New Moscow.
MOODE MRS. SARAH, Bedford township; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1823, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania. She came to this county in 1832, and was married in 1841, to John Tipton, of this county. He was born in 1817. They moved to Indiana in 1852. Ile died in 1853. They were the parents of three sons, viz : Jacob A., James T. and John W., alt deceased, She came back to Coshocton county in 1858, and was married in 1859, to Richard Moode, of this coun- ty, who was born in 1786, in Maryland. He died in 1867. Mr. Moode was a lawyer of ability. He was a school teacher, and owned a large tract of land.
MOORE JAMES, Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle ; farmer and stock raiser; born in Ireland, in 1808; came to this county in 1835; son of Robert and Margaret (Gardener) Moore, ard grandson of John and Rosa Moore. He was married, in 1838, to Miss Jenetto Patton, daughter of James and Mary Patton. They are the parents of nine chiklren. viz: Margaret. Mary, Sarah, Samuel, Anna, Robert. James; William, deceased, and Ella. All are married but two. Mr. Moore's father died in 1826, and his mother in IS3S.
MOORE SAMUEL, Tuscarawas township; far- mer; born March 4, 1816, on the farm where he now resides, two miles south of the county scat, in the Muskingum valley. His residence is on a beautiful knoff overlooking the Muskingum river. Samuel Moore's father, John D. Moore, was one of the worthy pioneers of the county, having settled in it about the year 1810. His grandfather, William Moore ,was a native of Pen- nington, New Jersey. Samuel's mother was Mary M .. daughter of George Miller, of Lafayette town- ship. He was born near Romney, Hampshire
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county, Virginia. Samuel Moore has been a very successful farmer, having 550 acres of land in the fertile valley of the Muskinguni. He was elected county commissioner in 1870, and re- elected for the following term, serving two terms. He was married, December 15, 1840, to Miss Susannah. daughter of Philip and Rosanna ( Baker) Hershmen. They became the parents of seven children, viz: John D., Philip H .; Mary E., de- ceased; Rose Ann, Samuel H., Adelia M. and Susannah, deceased. Mrs. Moore died March 11, 1855.
MOORE PHILIP H., Franklin township; farmer; born in Tuscarawas township, August 7, 1843, son of Samuel and Susannah (Hershman) Moore, and grandson of John D. Moore, one of the pioneer settlers of Coshocton. Mr. Moore enlisted December 10, 1861, in Company HI, Eightieth O. V. I , and was discharged in March, 1865. This regiment belonged to the Western Army. He was at the engagement at Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, then Chattanooga, where he was twice wounded, through the right arm and right side, was confined to the hospital about four months, then rejoined his regiment and was with Sherman in his Georgia campaign, present at Resaca and the engagements between it and Atlanta, and thence to Savannah. From this city, he marched to Beaufort, South Carolina, where he was discharged. He was married in 1871, to Miss Mary V. Welsh, daughter of William R. and Mary B. (Lamberson) Welsh, By this mar- riage he had two children, viz: Vinnie W. and Susannah. Mr. M. moved to Franklin township in 1871, and has been engaged in farming.
MOORE JAMES, Jefferson township ; born July S, 1815, in county Tyrone, Ireland. At the age of fifteen he came with his parents to St. Johns, New Brunswick. The family was composed of his father, Rebecca, Robert, Sarah, James, John, William, Mary 1. and Margaret, his mother having died in Ireland. Mr. Moore's father was offered a great amount of land to remain under the British crown in Canada, but he left old Ire- land for his freedom, and refused the offer, came and settled in Brooks county, Virginia, remained there three years, then came to Harrison county, Ohio; lived there five years, then came to Coshoc- ton county, Jefferson township, and bought the farm where he now lives. He is a son of James and Margaret (McMains) Moore, and grandson of James and Sarah (Boak) Moore, and of Robert and Mary (Buchanan) MeMains. He was mar- ried in 1848, to Miss Sarah Given, daughter of William and Margaret (Alexander) Given, and granddaughter of John and Rebecca (Moore) Giv- en, and of James and Rebecca (Hamilton) Alex- ander. Their son James resides at home, and is a member of the M. E. church.
MOORE JOHN, West Lafayette ; farmer ; born October 23, 1841, in Tuscarawas township; son of Samuel Moore, a native of Virginia. John was raised on the farm. 'In 1865 he located in Lafayette township on the farm where he now resides. Mr. Moore was married August 31, 1864, to Miss Sarah Waggoner, daughter of David Waggoner, of Coshocton City. Samuel W. is their only child. Mr. Moore is a successful and intelligent farmer.
MOORE C. F., Bedford township; hotel keeper and farmer; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1817 in Jefferson county, Ohio. He was married in 1846 to Miss Sarah Brown of the same county. She was born in 1827. They came to this county in 1851. They are the parents of four children, viz : Martha E., deceased ; Tilly S .; Adaresta F., deceased, and Charles A. They have kept hotel in West Bedford for seven years. Mrs. Susannah Holmes Moore, mother of the subject of this sketch, was at the raising of one of the first churches that was built west of the Ohio river. She was born November 22, 1793, and died Feb- ruary 10, 1876. Jacob Moore, grandfather of C. F., was a spy among the Indians for five years, reporting at the fort in Warren every night, when not too far away.
MOORE SILAS, Monroe township; was born November 3,1817, in Harrison county, Ohio; son of Richard and Hannah (Black) Moore, and grandson of Sylvanus Moore. He lived in Har- rison county, on a farm, and went to district schools until the age of sixteen, when he came with his foster parents to Coshocton county. His parents died while he was yet quite young, and he made his home with William Smith until the age of twenty-three. At nineteen he began teach- ing school, and followed that in the winter for nine successive years, since that time farming in Monroe township, Coshocton county, has been his occupation He was married first to Miss Mary McCoy, October S, 1840, daughter of Wil- liam McCoy. The children by this marriage are William, Harriet, Nancy, Sarah M., Martha J .. Leonidas H. and Hamlin. Mrs, Moore died August 2, 1864; Mr. Moore then married Mrs. Susannah Weatherwax (maiden name McCoy), June 8, 1865, daughter of John and Sarah (Stehn- ens) McCoy. Elmer E. born August 10, 1866. was the only child of this marriage.
MOORE SAMUEL M .. Bedford township; school teacher; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1839, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio; married in IS66, to Miss Sarah E. Spencer, of Belmont county, Ohio, who was born in 1847. They came to this county in 1875, and are the parents of five children, viz: Ina J., Mary E., Amanda B, Darius S., and John C. Mr. Moore has made
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teaching a specialty for twenty-one years. Ile was county surveyor for one term in Tuscarawas county.
MOORE S. H., Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice, Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Moore was born April 6, 1849, on the farm where he now lives, and where his father, Samuel Moore, Esq., was born. He was married February 7, 1872, to Miss Sarah Anne, daughter of Elias Barcroft, of Frank- lin township. They are the parents of five chil- dren, viz: Ettie Viola, Emma Gale, Ada Belle, Sarah Sophia, Hiram Bennet.
MOFFITT W. G., Jackson township; postoffice, Roseoe; born in Ireland in 1832; settled in this county in 1853; son of George and Mary Moffitt; married in 1858 to Mary Gamble, daughter of William Gamble. Mr. Moffitt is the father of ten children, seven of whom are living, viz: Mary E., Lizzie, Anna J., Sarah C., Georgiana, William, Fren.
MOHLER GEORGE W., school teacher; Tus- carawas township; postoffice, Canal Lewisville ; born April 6, 1841, in this county. His father, Peter Mohler, was born in 1814, in Maryland. He was married in 1838 in Adams county, Penn- sylvania, to Miss Rosanna Frederick, of that county. She was born in 1813 in Germany. They came to this county in 1838. They are the parents of seven children, all boys, six of whom are living. The subject of this sketch is the sec- ond. He enlisted in the Fifty-first O. V. I. March, 1864, and was mustored out September, 1865. He was the only man in the regiment that voted for Morgan for governor of Ohio in 1865. He was married in 1869 to Miss Clara A. Belser, of this county. She was born in 1852. They are the parents of five children, viz : Minnie G., Horace P .; Rosa D., deceased ; Edna C. and Maud F.
MOREHEAD SAMUEL, Kcene township; born in Brooks county, Virginia, in September, 1809; son of Robert and Margaret (Morrow) Morehead. Until eighteen he remained on the farm, then was employed in flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In 1833 he moved to Mill Creek township, and followed farming till 1878, when he came to Keene, and is living a retired life. He was married in February, 1837, to Mar- garet, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Scott) Morehead. Their children were Robert, dec- eased, born January 9, 1838; Charles, deceased, born July 1, 1839; Hosea, July 8, 1841: James, deceased, August 22, 1843, and Nathan, April 1. 1846. Mrs. Morehead died November 27, 1874, and Mr. Morehead was united in marriage May 18, 1875, to Harriet Zink, daughter of Leonard and Rachel (Light) Zink, who became the moth- er of two children, Margaret J., born June 25, 1877, and Samuel, February 1, 1879.
MORRISON WILLIAM, farmer; postoffice, White Eyes Plains; was born in Canada, in 1826; came to the United States at the age of six years with his parents, who located in Detroit, Michi- gan, where he received his education and spent his boyhood days. In 1838 they moved to Ros- coc, this county. His father was a sub-contractor in building Walhonding canal. In the fall of 1838 they moved to Athens county, and worked on the Hocking valley canal, till it was finished. In 1843 William engaged in boating on the Ohio canal, first as a driver ; and was captain of a boat for several years. He was engaged on the eanal for twenty-one years, during which time he was a heavy shipper of grain, produce, lumber, flour, and whisky. He supplied this market with him- ber for many of the first frame houses built in this county. He was married in 1865 to Rachel Starker, who was born in Oxford township. Mr. M. owns a farm with good buildings, and is a first-class farmer, and a live Republican, and was a boat boy at the same time with President Gar- field.
MONTIS SAMUEL, Keene township; was born in Richland county, Ohio, September 2, 1830. He lived in his native county until about the age of eight years, when he moved with his parents to Knox county, where he followed farm- ing for forty years. In 1878 he removed to Co- shoeton county, where he is following his old oc- cupation of farming, as well as the ministry, to which he was elected by the German Baptists, in 1870. He now has charge of the Coshocton eon- gregation. Mr. Montis was married to Miss Louisa Stimate, January 6, 1854. She is a daugh- ter of John Stimate. They are the parents of seven children, viz : Mary B., Lillie D., William M., Lauren A., Martin M., Eda A. and Ida M. Mr. Montis was a son of John and Susan (Griffeth) Montis, and a grandson of George Montis.
MORRIS G. S., Lafayette township; physician; postoffice. West Lafayette; was born in Belmont county, Ohio, October 21, 1850; son of Joseph and Mary (Brock) Morris; was on a farm until sixteen years of age, when he attended school at Franklin college; then went to Mount Union ; then took a course of lectures at the Ohio med- ical college, Cincinnati, in 1873, 1874 and 1875. He practiced in Winchester, Guernsey county, about eighteen months; then, after a visit West, located at Plainfield, this county ; then moved to where he now resides, where he has succeeded, by striet attention and quite successful practice, in building up a good business. He was married, January 11, 1876, to Miss Bessie Middleton, of Jackson township, daughter of Jesse and Amanda (Titus) Middleton.
MORRISON WILLIAM, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White Eyes Plains; was born
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in Canada in 1826. and came to the United States at the age of six years with his parents, who lo- cated in Detroit. Here he attended school and spent most of his boyhood days, when the State of Michigan was a territory. They remained here till 1837, and then moved to Roscoe, Coshoc- ton county, where his father was engaged in building the Walhonding canal. There they remained till the fall of 1838, then went to Athens county and worked on the Hocking Valley canal till it was finished. In 1843 Mr. William Morri- son engaged in boating on the Ohio canal, first as a driver, and afterward captain of the canal boats Mohawk, Roscoe Belle, the War Eagle and Rob- ert Hay. The two latter he assisted to build. He continued till about 1864, making a period of twenty-one years. He was well acquainted with Captain Meyers, who employed James A. Garfield as a boat boy.
He returned to this county in 1848, and was captain of a boat, transporting flour from Roscoe mills and whisky from the distillery at Coshocton, to Cleveland, and on return he pur- chased lumber and goods and brought to this market, he supplying the lumber for a number of the houses in this county that were built in those days. He was married September 1865, to Miss Rachel Starker, who was born in Oxford township, this county. They located on the farm where he now resides. Mr. Morrison owns a beautiful farm in this township, with a residence built in modern style, showing taste and enter- prise. He is one of the intelligent and progres- ive farmers of this county.
His father, William Morrison. Sr., was born in Queens county, Ireland. and belonged to the reg- ular British army. He was brought to Canada, in 1813, by the British government, and was in all the battles from Quebec up to Lundy Lane; was wounded, and draws a pension. He was mar- ried in Canada. Mrs. Morrison was born in the county of Whitlow. about 1798, and is still living with her son Robert. in Muskingum county. She is a remarkable woman, has a good memory and enjoys good health.
MORTLEY EDWARD M., grocer and con- fectioner, corner of Main and Fifth streets, west of railroad, Coshocton. Mr. Mortley is a native of MeConnellsville. Ohio, where he was born March 31, 1854, and where he received his edu- cation, and made his first business engagement, which was in 1873, under the firm name of Mort- ley & Lackey, in the grocery business, and con- tinued one year. He then went to Zanesville and served the firm of Mortley & Pinkerton, wholesale grocers, for three years, after which he went to Frazysburg, where he was engaged in the grocery business for himself about two years. In June, 1879, he located in Coshocton, and estab- lished the grocery business in the old Crowley
stand, where he carries a largs first class stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries, stoneware, woodenware, sugar cured and pick- eled meats, salt fish, flour and salt.
MORTLEY D. H., Coshocton ; merchant. of the firm of Hay & Mortley, corner of Main and Sec- ond streets; was born March 8. 1820, in the coun- ty of Kent, England ; son of John Mortley, de- ceased. At the age of sixteen young Mortley, without an accompanying relative, took passage for America. and arrived at New York City in May, 1836, and came immediately to Roscoc, arriving in July, and commenced work with his brother, a carpenter, and continued with him four years. The next year was spent clerking at Jacobsport and in the county auditor's office. In March, 1841, Mr. Mortley went to McConnellsville, Morgan county, and was county clerk about twelve years. In 1850 he was one of the secre- taries of the constitutional convention which framed the present constitution of the State of Ohio. The original copy was written and en- grossed upon parchment by Mr. Mortley ; also all the proceedings of the convention were written by him. Subsequent to his county clerkship he was in the mercantile business until about 1871, when he was elected first clerk of Malta national bank, Malta, Ohio, which position he resigned in 1873, and engaged in the wholesale grocery busi- ness at Zanesville, Ohio, being senior member of the firm of Mortley & Pinkerton. In 1879 he bought out the interest of James S. Wilson. of the firm of Hay & Wilson, of this city, forming the firm of Hay & Mortley, as first stated. Mr. Mortley was married October 17, 1844, to Miss E. J. Sherwood, daughter of William Sherwood, of Malta. Ohio. This union was blessed with four children, viz : Mary E., married to Dr. P. C. Me- Lean, of New Cumberland, West Virginia ; Hat- tie G., married to John W. Pinkerton, now of Zanesville, Ohio: Kate S., married to W. W. Pyle, editor of the daily morning Times, Zanes- ville, Ohio; and Edward M., married to Miss Dawson, of MeConnellsville, Ohio. In 1862, Mr. Mortloy volunteered and was commissioned by Gov. Tod quartermaster of the One Hundred and Twenty-second O. V. I., and was honorably dis- charged at the hospital at Georgetown, D. C., in December, 1863.
MOWRY ABRAHAM, deceased, Bethlehem township: was born in 1810, in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia. He came to this county with his parents in 1834, and was married in 1844, to Miss Mary Konkle, of Knox county. Ohio, who was born in 1822. They became the parents of six children, viz : Elvira, born Jannary 11. 1849, mar- ried to Mr. Alex. Miller, of Keene township; Wil- liam, born in 1850, married in 1876, to Miss Mary Wood of Keene township, who was born in 1857.
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William follows farming and stock raising, and owns a good farm of 285 acres; George S. was born April 22, 1854. married October 19, 1876, to Miss Isabella Miller, of Keene township, who was born March 14, 1557-they are the parents of two ' children : IFolland W. was born January 22, 1858, is single and lives at home with his mother and farms the homestead ; Henry E was born in 1862.
preparing himself for the law : Captain Crom- well, of Coshocton, is his preceptor. The rest arc at home. William P. is a carpenter by trade, and has worked occasionally at his trade for the last thirty-five years. He was a minister of the United Brethren church until the last twelve years, during which time he has been connected with the Christian Union denomination. He has and died at the age of twenty-three months; 1 labored in the ministry for the past thirty-five Mary S. was born June 7, 1864, is single and lives at home. Abraham Mowry died November 11, 1877, aged sixty-seven years. He was a general farmer and stock raiser. and by his industry and steady habits accumulated good property. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
MOWRY GEORGE S., Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Abra- ham and Mary (Conkle) Mowry; was born in 1854, in Coshocton county. Mr, Mowry was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He was married, in 1876, to Miss Isabella Miller, of this county. They are the parents of one child, Gladus. M. Mowry is a successful farmer, and is esteemed by all who know him, as a man of business and integrity.
MOWRY WILLIAM, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Abra- ham and Mary (Conkle) Mowry; was born De- cember 12, 1851, in this county. Mr. Mowry was raised on the farm, and has always followed farm- ing. He was married May 30, 1877, to Miss May Wood, of this county. They are the parents of one child, Ward, born in June, ISSI. Mr. Mowry is an extensive and prosperous farmer, and owns a fine farm, situated in the valley of the Killbuck.
MURPHEY WILLIAM P., White Eves town- ship; is a native of this county, was born in 1820, and is the son of William Murphey who emi- grated to this county in 1807 from Maryland. William, Sr., was married to a Miss Shipley, of Pennsylvania. They had four children, all of whom are living. William, Sr., entered the reg- ular army and served four years; he took part in what was known as the Florida war in 1805. He volunteered in the war of 1812. but never went into active service. He died at the age of eighty years, and his wife died at the same age, just one year later. William P. was married December, 1842, to Miss Cynthia Deeds, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1820, and was the daughter of Adam Deeds, who came to White Eyes at an early date. They have eight children, viz: John D., Samuel, James, Johnson W., Sabina, Milton, Mary and Nelson. John D. is a Protestant Meth- odist minister, and is preaching at Jacobsport. He is married to Miss Me Wrarth, of this county. Samuel is a farmer and resides in Indiana, and is married to Kate Boyd, of this county. James lives at home. J. W. is a school teacher, and is
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