History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 124

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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years. He lives on a farm of eighty acres, on which he located in 1865.

MURPHY MILTON, White Eyes township; farmer; was born in 1859, in this county, and is the son of W. P. Murphy. He was married, September 24, 1850, to Mrs. Minerva Cutshall. who was born in 1856. She is the daughter of Newton Hut, of Oxford township. She had one child by her first marriage, Charles, born 1875.

MURPHEY FRANKLIN P., White Eyes town- ship; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio. Mr. Murphey was born January 20, 1852, in Co- shooton county. Ohio. He was married, January 1, 1874, to Miss Louisa Vasbinder, of Tuscarawas county, Ohio. They became the parents of three children: Philip A., Francis M. and Charles T. In the spring of 1874, Mr. Murphey removed to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and engaged in the mining business, remaining two years. He then returned to Coshocton county, and has since been farming.

MURPHEY WILLIAM E., White Eyes town- ship; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of James and Elizabeth (Jones) Murphey ; was born October 30, 1839, in Coshocton county, Ohio. Mr. Murphey was raised on a farm, and has always been a citizen of this county. He was married August 28, 1862, to Miss Elizabeth Gard- ner, of Coshocton county, Ohio. They became the parents of seven children: Francis M. de- ecased; Laura E .; George F. and Hannah M. E., deceased; Sarah W,, Catharine A. and Celia A. Mr. Murphey enlisted in the United States ser- vice September 5, 1862, and was honorably dis- charged June 20, 1865. He was a member of Company K, Sixty-second O. V. I. He was with Grant at the surrender of Lec at Appomattox, also at the surrender of Petersburg.

MURPHEY F. M., White Eves township ; teacher ; postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of James and Elizabeth (Jones) Murphey; was born June 18, 1845, in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio. He received a good common school education, and was at Otterbein university during the year 1867. He also attended the na- tional normal school, at Lebanon, Ohio, during the year 1873. He taught his first school in White Eyes township, in 1867, and has been constantly engaged in teaching ever since. He is one of the

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oldest and most successful teachers in the county, always commanding the highest wages. All of his teaching has been in Coshocton county. He is at present engaged as principal of the Lafayette schools, which position he has held for two years.

MURPHY HUGH, Coshocton; brickmaker; was born November 20, 1837, in Coshocton city; son of Charles and Annie (Campbell) Murphy. natives of Ireland. His mother died when Hugh was a child. He was principally brought up by William Burns, of this city, but spent several vears, when a boy, in Zanesville, and settled in this city in 1:55. He was married May 2. 1859, to Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of John Fish, of this city. Six children were born to them, namely, Mary Anne, William, Sarah Jane; Aggie, deceased ; Annie, deceased, and Eddie, deceased. Mrs. Murphy died in 1874, and Mr. Murphy mar- ried Miss Edith, daughter of John Sherrard, whose children are Makra, Frank and J. Foster. Mrs. Murphy has, on Second street, four doors south of Chestnut street, a full line of millinery, fancy goods and notions of every kind. Dress- making, cutting and fitting done to order.

MURRAY ADAM, Perry township: post- office, New Guilford; born in West Virginia February 22, 1812; son of Adam and Margaret Murray : settled in this county in 1820; married in 1835, to Miss Chariott Elliott, daughter of John and Chariott Elliott. They are the parents of twelve children, viz : Margret, John, Andrew, dead; William, Fannie, Simon; Katherine, dead; George, dead: Mary E., Elliott; Andrew. dead, and Thomas. Four are married, two living in Iowa, and two in this State. William enlisted in 1461 in Company A, Seventy-sixth, O. V. I., cap- tain Lemert. He was connected with the Army of the Cumberland and did good service for his country until discharged in 1865. Mr. Murray had another son (John) who enlistod in the army from Wayne county, in 1861, Company G., Sixty- fourth regiment. O. V. I., Captain Leeper, and participated in the battles of Murfreesborough, Lookout Mountain and Stone River. He was discharged at Columbus in 1865.

MULLET NICHOLAS, Clark township; farm- er : postoffice, Helmick; born in Switzerland, February 1, 1-20; son of Benjamin and Barbara (Zimmerman) Mullet. and grandson of John and Catharine Mullet. He came to America in 1532, with his parents, came to Holmes county, Ohio and settled in Walnut township, where he remained about four years, when he moved to Clark township, Coshocton county, and has been a resident of the township since. He is the fourth of a family of ten children. He was married Oc- tober 11, 1863, to Catharine. daughter of John and Rosannah (Nyfeler) Schneebarger, and grand-

daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rup) Schnee- barger, and Jacob and Elizabeth (Anlicker) Ny- feler. She was born April 14, 1846, in Cantone county, Switzerland. They have no children.

MYERS JAMES, Perry township: postoffice, New Guilford; born in Virginia, in 1800; son of, Henry and Isabelle Myers ; settled in this county in 1524, and was married in 1:49, to Miss Eliza- beth Taylor, danghter of Abraham and Mary Tay- lor. The subject of this sketch died in 1876. They had seven children, viz: Mary, deceased ; Henry A .. deceased ; Olive, Bullzora, Joseph L. Mary and James K.

MYSER JOSEPH, Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Bakersville ; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, March 15. 1812: son of Jacob and Catharine (Faucler) Myser, and grandson of Adam and Eve (Miller) Miser, and of Philip and Mary M. Faucler. He is of Pennsylvania German descent. Mr. Myser came to Coshocton county at three years of age; remained at home until the age of twenty- five, when he married and began farming for himself, in Crawford township; remained there about three years. then removed to White Eyes township, and after remaining there about two years, moved to Port Washington, in Tuscarawas county, and remained there about nine months, and then moved back to Crawford township. Af- ter remaining there about six months, he moved to Adams township, where he at present resides, on a farm of 300 acres. in the northwest corner of the township. He was married February 18, 1837, to Miss Catharine Shanks. daughter of James and Christina (Helwick) Shanks, and granddaughter of Andrew and Catharine (Truck-Miller) Hel- wick, and of James and Catharine (Beam) Shanks. Mrs. Myser was born Angust 14, 1819. Their union has been blessed with twelve children, viz : M. Jennie, Calvin, Amanda, Susannah, Libbie, James, Joseph, Adaline. Olive, Joanna, Howard and Willard. They are all teachers, and form a very interesting family. Mr. Myser is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church (general synod); has been a member since he was twenty years of age. A part of the family belong to the same church with their father. The remainder, except one, belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Myser is one of the old land-marks that is left standing in the county. His son Cal- vin served three years in the war of the rebellion as a soldier, and carries several ugly scars.

NELDON JACOB, Perry township; postoffice, West Carlisle; born in Pennsylvania, in 1811 ; settled in this county in 1813; son of Henry and Catharine Neldon, and grandson of John and Eve Neldon. He was married in 1840 to Mary Fry,

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daughter of John and Charlotte Fry. Mr. Nel- lon is the father of five children. viz : Jeremiah. Lucinda, Francis M., and Henry S.

NELDON T. R., Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford ; born in this county in 1852; son of G. W. and Elizabeth ( Blake) Neldon, and grand- son of John and Nancy Neldon. and of Thomas and Temperance (Taylor) Blake. He was mar- ried in 1876, to Adaline Blue, daughter of Daniel and Clara Bluc.

VELDON RANSOM, Perry township postof- fice, New Guilford ; born in this county, in 1831; son of John S. and Nancy (Bailey) Nellon, grand- son of John Neldon, and of Edward and Rutha Bailey; married in 1860, to Miss Mary Cullison,

NICHOLAS JOHN D., Coshocton; attorney ; was born September 8. 1824, in Howard county, Maine. At the age of fourteen years he was ap- prenticed to the shoemaking trade, in which he daughter of Jeremiah and Rebecca Cullison. Mr. continued until 1852, when he entered as a stu- Neldon is the father of nine children, viz : Daniel W., Nancy J., V. S., Rebecca, Ella, Laura L., Leora, Emma E. and Nina O.

NELDON G. W .. Perry township; farmer and stock raiser; postoffice, New Guilford; born in this county, in 1827; son of John S. and Nancy (Bailey) Neldon, grandson of John Neldon, and of -- and Rutha Bailey ; married in 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Blake, daughter of Thomas and Tem- perance Blake. They are the parents of three children, viz: Thomas R., Leora and Orville. Mr. Neldon's grandfather was in the war of 1812.

NELDON SAMUEL, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio: son of Fred- erick Neldon, was born May 3, 1818, in Coshoc- ton county, Ohio. His father came from the Cumberland Valley, Virginia, and was one of the - oldest settlers of the county. He died at the age of eighty-seven years. Samuel Neldon was mar- ried February 18, 1840, to Miss Jane Steward of this county, who was born in May, 1829, in Jeffer- son county, Ohio. They are the parents of nine children, viz: Margaret, U. J., William, George, Elizabeth, Samuel, Joseph, Henry, and Odea A. Four are married. Mr. Neldon was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He has always been a resident of this county, and has been honored by office in his township for a number of years, serving as trustee, etc. !Ic is at present justice of the peace.

NEFF ISAAC M., Tuscarawas township ; farm- er; postoffice, Coshocton ; born April 28, 1822. in Coshocton ; son of Captain Joseph Neff, and grand- son of Martin Neff, who came to America with General Lafayette, and served in the war for inde. pendence, at the close of which he located on the Brandywine, in Pennsylvania. Joseph Neff came to Zanesville in 1803, and to Coshocton in 1804. He assisted in cutting the trees on the streets of Zanesville. Isaac Neff's mother's maiden name was Rachel Workman, daughter of Isaac Work-

man, who served with Captain Joseph ( Isaac M.'s father) in the war of 1812. Captain Joseph Neff served six years in the United States army. After leaving the service he settled in Coshocton, where he died in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Young Noff was raised in Coshocton, and was married June 10, 1861, to Miss Virginia Flack, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Con- ley) Flack. Thomas Flack was for many years a prominent editor of this county. They have three children, viz: Charles M., Carrie R. and Jessie Cornelia.

dent in the law office of Judge Sample, and was admitted to practice in 1854. In 1856 Mr. Nich- olas was elected to the office of prosecuting attor- ney, and served during the term. Colonel Nich- olas served as captain of Company A, in the Six- teenth O. N. G; also, as captain of Company H. Fifty-first O. V. I., and as lieutenant colonel of the One Hundred and Forty-third O. N. G. Col- onel Nicholas was married December 24, 1846, to Miss Sarah E. Hutchinson, daughter of Samuel Hutchinson, of Roscoe. The result of this union was six children, two deceased, viz: P. B. Shelley and Camilla; and four living. viz: Vir- ginia, married to I. T. Smith, residing now in Adair county, Iowa; Lettitia, married to David L. Lanning, of Columbus, Ohio; Samuel H., and Fannie. married to William Burns, Jr., of this city. Colonel Nicholas' father was a native of Wales, but, about the year 1820. he emigrated to America, and settled in Maryland. While visit- ing friends in Jefferson county, Virginia. he was taken sick with fever, from which he died in February, 1846.

NICHOLAS SAMUEL H., Coshocton; law student; born March 25, 1856, in Roscoe; son of Colonel John D. Nicholas, of the law firm of Nicholas & James. His mother's maiden name was Sarah Hutchinson, daughter of Samuel Hutchinson. Mr. Nicholas received a good pri- mary education in the public schools of Roscoe and in this city, and in 1874 he entered Kenyon college, at Gambier, Ohio, and attended three years, but, owing to ill health, had to quit the confinement and labor of the student, and recu- perate his health by physical labor on the farm and at carpenter work. In the fall of 1868 he entered Wooster university and attended one year, but again, owing to declining health, had to give up college. In early youth he began read- ing law, but his health prevented his continuing at that time. He again resumed the study of law about two years since. He also took an active part in the political campaign of 1880.

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NICHOLS WILLARD, White Eyes township; a native of New York State; was born in Sep- tember, 1832, and came to this county with his parents, when but a child. February, 1860. he married Miss Nancy A. Henderson, the daugh- ter of George Henderson, who was born in April, 1839. They have a family of nine chil- dren: Charles F., Hattie A., Edwin, George II., Willard, James A., Frank, Lewis A. and Ivy E., all living. Mr. Nichols has lived in this township since his marriage, and owns 200 acres of land where he resides. He is trustee of White Eyes. In 1849, he went to California; was in that State about two years, engaged in mining; he went by land and returned by water.

NORMAN WILSON O., Adams township; young farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; born in Adams township. July 31, 1859; son of Isaac and Harriet (Norris) Norman, and grandson of George and Barbara (Workman) Norman, and William and Rebecca (Tipton) Norris, and great-grandson of Benjamin and Margaret Norman, and Isaac Workman, and Anna Norris, and Silvester and Mary Tipton. His father was born in Coshocton county, May 1, 1817. His mother was born, March 17, 1823, in Adams township, Coshocton county They were married November 28, 1839, and are the parents of ten children, six of whom are living, viz: Sylvester, born March 1, 1841; Re- becca, born December 1, 1845; Mary A., born October 22, 1846; George W., born August 16, 1852, and Francis M., born July 18, 1855. His brother, Sylvester, was a soldier in the Ninety- seventh O. V. I., three years. Wilson is a promis- ing young farmer, highly respected by all.

NORMAN JOHN W., White Eyes township; farmer; born in Oxford township, October 7, 1825; son of Isaac and Isabel (Wise) Norman, both natives of the United States; married January 28, 1849, to Susan MeCleary, who was born Janu- ary 22, 1827. They have seven children, viz : Melissa, Isaac, Sarah Isabel, Hannah, Hester, Hat- tie Nena, James Lester. Melissa married Sam- uel Dougherty in November, 1867, and they have four children living. Isaac married Leah Brown in the fall of 1876, and they have two children. Sarah Isabel was married to Andrew Schrack in 1874, and they have one child. Mr. Norman was a well-to-do farmer.

NORMAN WILLIAM, Keene township; shoe- maker at Keene; born in June, 1837, Mill Creek township; son of Javas and Barbara Norman, who was the daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Young) Weaver. At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Norman began his apprenticeship of two and a half years in Holmes county, under Jacob Miller. When it was completed he opened a shop in Chili, and five years later he went to Bakersville, and remained till he came to Keene, about 1870.

He has a flourishing trade, which shows him to be an excellent workman He was married May 15, 1859, to Miss Matilda Redd, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth (Horn) Redd, of German descent. Their children are-William F., born in March, 1862; Ella J, born in March, 1864; AAugustus, in September, 1867; Joseph, in April, 1870; Hattie, October 2, 1873, and Vesta, in April. 1.876.

NORRIS ISAAC, Oxford township; black- smith ; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in this county, in 1841; son of Charles and Margaret (Hamill) Norris; was married in 1863, to Miss Harriet E. Richmond, daughter of Edward Rich- mond, of this township. The fruits of this union has been five children, viz: Frank, Charles, Leo- nora; Edward, deceased, and Seth. Mr. Norris is a blacksmith by trade, and has been at the busi- ness here about thirteen years, besides the time spent at his trade in the army. He took an act- ive part in the late war, going out in Company C, Fifty-first O. V. I., and served four years and two months, re-enlisting at Shell Mound, Tennessee. He is school director and is honest and industri- ous. His son Edward, a bright boy, met his death March 28, 1879, in his eighth year, being in com- pany with a play-mate, he was crushed to death by the caving in of a coal-bank on the premises of James Addis.

NORRIS WILLIAM, Jackson township; Ros- coe postoffice ; born in this county in 1835; son of Daniel and Mary (McCoy) Norris, and grand- son of William and Sarah (Graves) Norris, and of Joseph and Mary McCoy; married in 1855, to Rebecca J. Lockard, daughter of Andrew and Mary Lockard. Mr. Norris is the father of five children, viz: Mary A., G. O., Sarilda L., Henri- etta E., Maro A. Mr. Norris' father settled in this county in 1809.

NORRIS J. W., Bedford, township; farmer; postoffice, Mohawk Village; born in 1851, in this county, and was married, in 1872, to Miss Caro- line Middleton, of this county, who was born in 1850. They are the parents of four children, viz : Charles, deceased; George E., Chester C., and an infant.

NORRIS G. W., Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1823 in this county. His father, Thomas Norris, was born in 1796, in Maryland, and was married in 1817 to Miss Sarah Stills of Belmont county, who was born in 1801. They came to this county in 1820. She died in 1876. They were the parents of twelve children, the subject of this sketch being the fourth He was married in 1845 to Miss Sarah Horton of this county, who was born in 1828. She died in 1845. He, in 1846, mar- ried Miss Elizabeth MeNabb of this county, who

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was born in 1827. They are the parents of five children. viz: John, Milton, Sarah A., Mary C., and George, deceased.

NORRIS MILTON, Perry township: postof- fice, West Bedford : farmer; born in this county, in 1852: son of G. W. and Elizabeth Norris, and grandson of Thomas and Sarah A. (Stills) Norris, and of George and Mary ( Hogue) MeNabb. He was married in 1872, to Miss Martha J. Shrigley, daughter of John and Mary T. (Barton) Shrig- ley. They are the parents of five chillren, viz: William, Mary E., Edwin O .; Charles Ehner, de- ceased, and one unnamed.

NORRIS E., Bedford township; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1809 in Allegheny coun- ty. Maryland ; moved to Belmont county, Ohio, in 1813, and to this county in 1820 with his fath- er, who was born in 1769 in Maryland. He mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Dager of the same county, who was born in 1775. He died in 1835; she died in 1855. They were the parents of eleven children, the subject of this sketch being the ninth. He was married in 1832 to Miss Mary .1. Ilumphrey of this county, who was born in 1814 in Jefferson county. They were the parents of nine chillren, viz: Sarah J .. deceased ; Nancy, Clara, Stephen, Wilson ; Martha E. and an infant, both deceased ; John, and Viola.

NORRIS THOMAS M., Pike township; post- office West Carlisle; farmer and justice of the peace; born in Green county, Pennsylvania. January 39. 1851; son of Thomas and Maria (Phillips) Norris. He wasmarried in 1871. to Miss Elizabeth A. McKee, daughter of Daniel and Jane McKee. They are the parents of four children. viz: Ora J., Daniel F. and Ama M., deceased.

NOBLE JOSEPH, Bethlehem township; farm- er ; was born June 22, 1811, in Fermanagh county, Ireland. Ile came to the United States, with his parents, in 1823, and located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Joseph Noble, Sr., was born November 27, 1766, in Ireland. He was married, May 22, 1794, to Miss Catherine Wilson, who was born January 1, 1774. They became the parents of eleven children, viz: George, Cathe- rine, James I, Jane, Alexander, Mary Ann, James II, Joseph, William, John and Elizbeth. Four are at present living. James II lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and John at Fremont, Ohio. Joseph Noble Sr., died July 6, 1859. His wife died February 25, 1869. Joseph Noble was a baker by trade. He removed from Philadel- phia, in 1829, and located in Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he remained four years. Ile then came to Ohio, where he has since resided i B., Madison L., and Effie E., deceased.

NOBLE JOHN, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette: was born in this county, in 1830: son of David Noble; was married to Miss Wagner. of this county, in 1852; they have had nine children. Mr. Noble has always followed farming and has lived about seventeen years at his present home.

NOLAND JOHN, Bedford township; farmer ; postotlice. Tunnel Hill, born in 1840 in this county. His father, William Noland, was born, in 180s, in Pennsylvania; came to this county in 1811, and married Miss Catharine McFarland, who was born in 1813. They are the parents of eight chil- dren. the subject of this sketch being the third. He was married, in 1863, to Miss Elizabeth Mc- Bride, of this county, who was born in 1844. They are the parents of five children, viz; Martha D., deceased; Jason F., Ettie B., Odessa and Earnest.

NOLAND HIRAM Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser: born in Pennsylvania, in 1807: son of Pierce and Abigal (Geary) Noland, and grand son of Pierce and Mary (Doster) Noland, and of Cornelius and Mary Elliott. The subject of this sketch settled in this county in 1811. He remembers quite well when there were but few houses in the town of Coshoc- ton, one being a public house kept there at that time by Colonel Williams, Mr. Noland has been blind for a number of years, but still retains his mental faculties remarkably well. It is quite in- teresting to sit and hear him tell of the incidents which happened in his early days; how he used to visit the Indian camps, and of the forms they went through in receiving visitors, etc. Mr. No- land was married in 1834, to Miss Nancy Huff, daughter of George and Mary (Mahony) Huff. They are the parents of seven children, viz: Jack- son A .; Pierce W., deceased; George; Amanda, deceased; Martha; Julia, deceased ; and Nancy J. All are married but two. Mr. Noland's wife died in 1850. He has a son practicing medicine in the West.

NOLAND HENRY, Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle: farmer and stock raiser; born in this county in 1826; son of Pierce and Abigail (Geary) Noland. The father of the subject of this sketch came to this county from Virginia, about the year 1811, and died in 1835. Mrs. No- land died in 1855. The subject of this sketch was married in 1855, to Miss Martha E. Ash- craft, daughter of one of the first settlers of this country. They are the parents of ten children, viz: Simpson P., deceased : Sarah M. Jacob M., Mary J., Flora E., George T., Laken M., Minnie

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ODOR REV. A. W., Jackson township ; postof- fice, Roscoe ; born in Orange county, Virginia, in 1822; settled in this county in 1830; son of El- wood and Nancy (Wigfield) Odor, and grandson of Joseph and Nancy (Moore) Wigfickl; married September 25, 1856, to Maloney C. Platt, daughter of Robert and Margaret Platt. Mr. Odor is the father of two children, viz: J. W. and E. P. Mr. Odor pursued a regular course of studies at Den- ison university until his health failed him. He was then engaged in teaching for some seven years. Ordained to preach by the Regular Bap- tist church in 1853, and has followed that calling ever since.

OGILVIE F. M., Keene township; born Au- gust 19, 1844, in Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Thomas and Christina (Johnson) Ogilvie; a grandson of Thomas and Jane (Taylor) Ogilvie, and great grandson of Thomas Ogilvie, Sr., who was an Englishman by birth; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Peterson) Johnson. F. M. Ogilvie was brought up on a farm, and educated in dis- trict schools. At the age of twenty-two he began school teaching, and taught two years in Illinois and one in Missouri. He enlisted in Company I, Fifty-first O. V. I., in the fall of 1861, and served till the spring of 1863, when he was mus- tered out. In September of the same year he re-enlisted in Company D, Forty-fifth III. V. I., and continued till July, 1865, when he was mus- tered out for the last time. The principal bat- tles he was engaged in are, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, Nashville, Siege of Vicksburg and Chickamauga. He was married to Miss Emma Richardson October, 1869, a daughter of Lemuel and Jennie (Turner) Richardson. They have four children-George W., Mary May, Thomas and Katie.

OGILVIE JAMES, Keene township; was born in West Virginia, April 15, 1788; son of Thomas and Jane (Taylor) Ogilvie; a grandson of Thomas Ogilvie, Sr., who came to America sometime be- fore the revolutionary war, and was one of the pa- triots who braved the storm of battle for American liberty. James lived in his native State till 1810, when he came to Coshocton county, where he en- listed and served through the war of 1812, then re- turned to his farm, where he has continued ever since. He was married to Miss Christina John- son, of West Virginia, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Peterson) Johnson. They had seven children : Thomas, Johnson and Eliza are living. Mr. Ogilvie's first wife died March, 1843; after this he married Mrs. Catherine Thursthammer, who was born March 14, 1795, a daughter of Charles and Catharine (Cost) Thursthammer,

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History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 124

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