History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 133

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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THOMPSON SAMUEL G .. Keene township; farmer; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 5, 1809; son of Moses and Catharine (McGuire) Thompson, and grandson of Thomas Thompson. His father was a soldier of the war of 1812; his maternal grand parents were John and Mary (Tipton) McGuire, he having been a revolution-


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ary soldier. They came to Mill Creek township, ; the entire stock, books and buildings were de- Coshocton county, in 1815, with his father, who built his first cabin March 26, 1816. his being the third family in the township. He was married April 4, 1844, to Esther, daughter of John and Ann (Sweeney) Carson, and granddaughter of James Carson, who was one of two children of a large family, who survived an attack of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Mr T's family is as fol- lows: Robert William, born January 26, 1845; Mary E., July 3. 1847; Sarah C., September 26, 1849, died December 25, 1868; John C., December 15, 1851, and A. Jennie, October 26, 1856.


THOMPSON T. M., Coshocton; of Thompson Brothers, manufacturers of foreign and domestic marbles; was born February 14, 1530, in Gran- ville, Licking county, Ohio. He is son of R. M. Thompson, American born, of Scotch-Trish an- cestry. Young Thomp-on was educated in the schools of his native village. In 1550, he came to this place and engaged in farming, which he fol- lowed for five years. In 1555, the present firm was formed, which has continued to the present time.


Thompson, James M., of the above firm, and brother of T. M., was born September 8, 1833, in Granville, Licking county. Ohio. These brothers were associates in childhood and youth, and part- ners in business to the present time. James M. Thompson was married, June, 1861, to Miss Hilpha B. Lamb, daughter of R. M. Lamb, of Co- shocton. This union was blessed with five chil- dren. one deceased, Annie, and four living, viz: Jessie, Mattie, Nora and Nellie. This firm deals extensively in foreign and domestic marble and Scotch, red and American granite, doing general cemetery work.


stroyed by fire. In the following summer, he bought wool extensively, for William Shields, Newark, Ohio. Early in the year 1874, he went into the wholesale house of Hains, Stranathan & Co .. Zanesvile, and remained one year In the spring of 1876, he became partner in the firm of Thomas Lee & Co., wool commission merchants, Philadelphia, and remained in the city two years. In the spring of 1878, he engaged with H. C. Judd & Root, commission wool merchants, of Ilartford, Connecticut, with whom he yet re- mains. Mr. Treadway was married to Miss C'atherine Lynch, of Roscoe, and was blessed with one child, Karnia D. Mrs. Treadway died, and Mr. Treadway was married, December 31, 1876, to Miss Mary E. Linebaugh, daughter of Noah Linebaugh, of Warsaw.


TREADWAY T. F., Perry township; postof- fice. West Bedford ; farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Treadway keeps some very fine thoroughbred sheep. Ile was born in this county in 1848; son of Thomas and Mary (Dennis) Treadway, and grandson of Crispin Treadway and of Isaac Den- nis; married in 1870, to Miss Elvina Dickison, daughter of Joseph and Mary Dickison. They have one child, viz: Thurz Maud.


TREADWAY REASON, Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe; born in this county in Sep- tember, 1832; son of Thomas and Olive Tread- way, and grandson of Crispin and Elizabeth Treadway; married September 19, 1866, to Mary Welling, daughter of William and Rebecca Welling. Mr. Treadway is the father of three children, viz : Olive R., Effie V., Thomas A Mr. Treadway enlisted in 1862, Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-third regiment Illinois volunteers, army of the Tennessee, Mr. Tread- way was engaged in the following battles. viz : Perrysville, Chickamauga, Kenesaw, Milton Heights, Rock Springs, and others.


TREADWAY G. S., Coshocton; wool mer- chant, Chestnut street ; was born October 8. 1848, in Jefferson township; son of Thomas Tread- way, a native of Hartford county, Maryland. of English ancestry. Young Treadway was raised TREDWAY CRISPEN, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1834, in this county. His father, Thomas, was born in 1799, in Hartford county, Maryland. He came to this county in 1817, and was married in 1825, to Miss Olive Soverns, of this county, who was born in 1802. She died in 1838. They were the parents of eight children, Crispen being the seventh. He was married in 1856, to Miss La- vina James, of this county, who was born in 1840. She died in 1876. They were the parents of six children. His second marriage was in 1878, to Miss Susan Leas, of this county. They have one child. Mr. Tredway has lived on the same farm twenty-four years. on the farm, where he remained until nineteen years of age, when he entered Spring Mountain academy, where he remained one year; after which, he entered the dry goods store of Will- iam Sturgeon, as clerk, where he remained six months In May, 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-sceond O. N. G., in which he served six months, participating in the seige of Petersburg and other engagements of the Poto- mac army. On his return, ho enlisted for one vear; then entered fron City commercial col- lege, remaining six months, and was graduated. Ile then remained three years as clerk in the store of John G. Stewart, at Rosco. In 1870, he formed a partnership with John Orr, firm name, Treadway & Orr, dry goods merchants. Warsaw. TROTTMAN JOHN. Franklin township ; This firm continued until February, 1873, when I school teacher ; postoffice, Wills Creek, Ohio.


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born April 3, 1858; son of George and Magda- lena (Studer) Trottman. His father is a native of Baden, Germany; his mother of Metz, France. They were the parents of fourteen children, two deceased. Seven daughters and five sons are now living. John. first named above. began his first teaching in the summer of 1880.


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ULMAN JACOB, Monroe township: was born December 13, 1SI6, in Berne, Switzerland ; son of Jacob and Mary (Sagaser) Ulman. At the age of two and a half years he came with his parents to America, and settled in Bucks county, Penn- sylvania, and lived there three years ; then moved to Columbiana county, Ohio, and remained there about six years; from there he went to Carroll county, Ohio, and lived there twenty years; thence to Holmes county, where he spent eight years; from there to Monroc township, Coshocton county, where he follows farming and black- smithing. Mr. Ulman is a blacksmith by trade. The names of his brothers and sisters that came to this country are Mary, Peter, Elizabeth, Bar- bara, Ann, Rosannah, John, Samuel, Louisa, and Issaac. He was married first to Frances Houze in 1839, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Nezbet) Houze. Their children were Orlando, deceased ; Albert, Franklin, Eliza, and William. After the death of Mrs. Ulman in 1864, Mr. Ulman mar- ried Mrs. Marissa (Yorker) Harris, February 25, 1870, daughter of Peter and Lucinda (Tilden) Yorker. Mr. Ulman's present wife is the mother of one child, Franklin L, who resides with his mother. Albert married Miss Letta Dunman, and resides in Nodaway, Missouri ; Franklin married Lydia Weatherwax, and resides in Co- shocton ; Eliza married Thomas Johnson. Will- iam is teaching school in Holmes county.


UNDERWOOD LEWIS, Jackson township; P.O. Roscoe ; born in Washington county, Penn- sylvania, in 1823; married to Lucy A. Stiffee, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Stiffee ; settled in this county in 1867 ; son of Obed and Mary Un- derwood, and grandson of Obed and Nancy Un- derwood, and of George and Francis Myers. They have eleven children, seven living, viz: Jacob, Mary L., Nancy E., Leroy, Dora B., Rebecca J. and Lewis.


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VALENTINE WILLIAM, Bethlehem town- ship; farmer; son of Andrew Valentine; was born in 1806, in Bedford county, Pennslvania. He was raised on the farm and has always fol- lowed that occupation. He was married to Miss Polly Baker, of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, who was born in 180S. They came to this county in 1830, and have since resided here. They be-


came the parents of six children, viz : Jacob, Eliza- beth, Martha, Margaret, Rachel and Hiram, all of whom are married except Rachel. Mrs. Valen- tine died in 1846, aged thirty-eight years. Mr. Valentine afterward married Miss Abigail Grif- fen, of Coshocton county, who was born in 1815. They are the parents of six children, viz: Daniel, Benjamin, Rebecca J., Steward. Margaret and Samuel, all of whom are married and living in this county.


VANCE ISAAC, Lafayette township; was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, the 16th of Jan- uary. 1845, and came to this county in 1852; was married to Sarah Angeline Shover, April 2, 1872. They have had three children : Luella, age seven years; Thurman Allen, deceased, and Nancy Elizabeth, aged two yeara. He lives two miles . west of West Lafayette ; owns fifty acres of land; believes in education, and gives his children all the advantages offered in that direction ; is hon- est and well spoken of by his neighbors.


VANDUSEN SYLVESTER R .. butcher ; post- office, West Lafayette ; was born in this county. He was a soldier in the late war, enlisted in No- vember, 1861, a member of Company G, Eightieth O. V. I., and was in the following engagements : Corinth, Jackson, seige of Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and in Sherman's march to the sea; and was honorably discharged.


VAN SICKLE GEORGE, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in Harrison county, in 1840; and was married to Miss Anna Wiggins, in 1871. Their children were Harry, Thomas, Magnolia, Ella and George E. Mr. Van Sickle took an active part in the late war, going out in Company H, Fifty-first O. V. I. and served two years and over. Mr. Van Sickle lives on a farm of his father-in-law, T. M. Wig- gins. Mrs. Van Sickle belongs to the Baptist church.


VICKERS L., farmer; Washington township; P. O. Dresden ; born in 1819 in Fauquier county, Virginia, and came to this county in 1827 with his father, who was born in 1790 in Prince Wilt- iam county, Virginia. He married Miss Hen- rietta Romine, of the same county, who was born in 1792. He died in 1863. She died in 1873. They were the parents of six children, the sub- jeet of this sketch being the second. Ife was married in 1844 to Miss Mahala McKee, of this county, who was born in Is21. They are the parents of six children.


VOORHES ABRAHAM C., Coshocton ; law student ; born in Scio, Harrison county, April 9, 1856; son of George Voorhes, a native of this State. Abraham C. was raised on a farm until fourteen years of age, when he came to this city;


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in 1877 and 1878 he attended Hopedale college, Harrison county, then entered the law office of Campbell & Voorhes, of this city, as law student, with whom he is still reading.


VOORHES CAPTAIN RICHARD MARION, attorney at law, Coshocton, Ohio; was born in Harrison county, Ohio, October 6, 1538; youngest son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Goshill) Voorhes; educated at Hopedale, Harrison county, Ohio; studied law with his brother, Hon. C. F. Voorhes, then of the law firm of Barcroft & Voorhes, Mil- lersburgh, Holmes county, Ohio; admitted to the bar July 6, 1860, locating immediately thereafter at Coshocton, Ohio, where he is still actively en- gaged in the practice of the law. He was one of the first men to volunteer from Coshocton county in the three months' service, in the war of 1861; perhaps was the first signer of the volunteer roll from Coshocton county, his company (Company 1) going out with the Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving through the term of enlistment in the campaign of West Virginia. After the muster out of the three months' men, Captain Voorhes re-enlisted in the service as a private mn Company F, Sixty-fifth O. V. I., on the 28th of Oc- tober, 1861, joining the company at Millersburgh. Hle was promoted to captain of said company on the 30th day of November, A. D. 1861. He, with his company and regiment, participated in the battles of Pittsburgh Landing, seige of Corinthi. Perrysville and Stone River. He was severely wounded in the latter engagement, on the 31st day of December, 1862, while engaged in the thickest of the fight. Being disabled from active service by reason of his wound. he was afterward transferred to the veteran reserve corps, and commissioned, by the president of the United States, a captain in said corps, which position he held until November 18, 1865, when he resigned and returned to his home at Coshocton, Ohio, where he has resided ever since, engaged in the practice of the law. He was married on the 27th day of November, 1862, to Miss Georgianna, daughter of Washington and Georgia (Fisk) Burt. They have three children, two boys and one girl, viz: Marion Campbell, Burt Fisk and Georgianna.


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WABLE WILLIAM, Bedford township; farm- er ; postoffice, Tunnel Hill ; born in 1815, in Har- rison county, Ohio. He came to this county in 1830, with his mother. his father having died in 1816, in Harrison county. She died in 1862. They were the parents of six children. the subject of this sketch being the youngest. He was married in 1832, to Miss Ella Welling, of this county, who was born in 1813, in Harrison county. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living.


WAGNER JOHN, Coshocton. Ilis father, Philip Wagner, deceased, was a native of Bavaria, Germany ; his mother's maiden name was Bar- bara Fox. The family came to America in 1837, and settled at Roscoe, where he remained but a short time, then to a place near Warsaw, from thenee he moved to Tiverton township and en- gaged in farming, which business he followed until his death, October 8, 1874. When Philip Wagner came to Roscoe he had but $8,50 in money, but he had that which was better than gold, an honest heart, determined will, and a strong hand, which he used untiringly until he had carned and saved enough to secure forty acres of land. To this beginning he added until he had a good farm of 270 acres. John Wagner, the subject of this sketch, was born December &, 1835, in Bavaria, Germany, and shared the for- tunes of his father's laborious and trying life un- til November 27, 1859, when he was married to Miss Elizabeth Kaiser, of Holmes county, Ohio. This union was blessed with three chiklren, one deceased, and two living, viz: John F. and Mar- garet Emma. Mr. Wagner visited Dallas county, Jowa, with a view to settle there, in 1868. But owing to the extreme severity of the winter and the ill health of Mrs, Wagner, returned to the okt neighborhood in Ohio, where he remained until 1876, when he came to the city to attend to the duties of the office of treasurer to which he had been elected the previous year.


WAGNER M C., Virginia township; born in 1819; son of Joseph and Rebecca Wagner, and grandson of Peter and Rachel Wagner. He was married November 18, 1841, to Mary Marquand. Mr. Wagner's family consists of the following, viz: John. Martha M., Joseph, Mary, James D., William G., Lydia, Jane G., Elizabeth M., Louisa T., and Margaret C. Postoffice, Moscow. Ile is a farmer.


WAGONER ELIJAH, Franklin township; farmer ; born in Muskingum county; son of John and Barbara Wagoner, His father was born July 18, 1793, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. and emigrated from that State to Muskingum county shortly after the close of the war of 1812; married in December, 1850, to Elizabeth Sturtz, whose parents brought her from Pennsylvania to Muskingum county when six years old. Mr. Wagoner moved to Franklin township in March, 1855; his three children, viz: Lavinia (Wirtz), Mary Aun (Aronhalt) and Melinda Catharine, are all living in this township.


WAGONER JOHN. Franklin township; farm- er: P. O. Coshocton, Ohio; born June 21, 1834, in Adams township, Muskingum county ; son of John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. John ro-


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mained with his father on the farm until he be- er; postoffice, West Bedford; born in 1888, in this county. His father, James Walker, was born in 1802, in Ireland. He came to this coun- try in 1823, and settled at Albany, New York. He was married in 1826, to Miss Jane Little, of Albany, who came from Ireland in 1822. They came to this county in 1827. He died in 1840, she died in 1979. They were the parents of six Ile was married in 1866, to Miss Narcissa M. Barnes, daughter of Judge Barnes, of this county. She was born in 1844. in Jefferson county, They are the parents of seven children, viz: Blanche, deceased ; Charles B., William J., Frank and Fred., who are twins, and Wade and Worth, deceased. Mr. Walker has lived in town since 1866. came twenty one years of age, when he began teaching school in the winter and working on the farm in the summer seasons, In 1859 he lo- cated on the Robinson farm in Tuscarawas town- ship, and remained four years. He came to Franklin township in 1863, and to his present residence in 1859. Mr. Wagoner was married August 18, 1858, to Miss Catharine, daughter of children. The subject of this sketch is the fifth. Valentine and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Zimmer, natives of Alsace, France. They became the parents of six children: Ada Alice, married to Andrew Brannon : Henry H .; Elizabeth F., de- ceased ; Judson E., William A. and Alta Theodosia. Mr Wagoner was elected Justice of the l'eace of Franklin township. in April 1870, and was re- elected three times. now serving his fourth term .


WAGONER HARRISON, Coshocton ; carpen- ter and contractor; born September 2, 1821, in Muskingum county; son of John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner, and came to Tuscarawas township in 1854, and to this city in 1870. Mr Wagoner was raised on the farm until nineteen years of age, when he went to his trade, which he followed three years ; then rented a farm and conducted it four years, when he bought a farm, which he worked in connection with his trade for about seven years prior to coming to this county. Since coming to this city he has given his entire attention to contracting and building. Mr. Wagoner served about four months in Com- pany E, One Hundred and Forty-third O. N. G. He was married March 19, 1843, to Miss Malinda. daughter of John Shroyer, of Muskingum county, Her mother's name was Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Susannah Wertz. Their children are -Mary Elizabeth; Barbara Jane, deceased ; Eliza Annie, Margaret. John Oliver and George Bar- tholomew.


WAITE R. D., Coshocton; dental surgeon; son of John Waite, deceased; was born March 16, 1851, in Canada West. His father died when the son was but three years old. Soon after, the boy, with his mother, moved to a farm in White Eyes township, this county. Here on this farm the son learned what it is to "earn his bread by the sweat of his brow." When about twenty years old he, with his mother. came to this place, . and young Waite commenced the study of dent- istry with . Dr. F. O. Jacobs, and was recognized by the State as a practitioner in 1873, since which time he has been engaged in his profession, at his present rooms, 226 Main street, Coshocton, Ohio. These rooms are pleasantly located and handsomely furnished. Dr. Waite is a self-made .man, having educated and established himself in his profession by his own energy and persever- ance.


WALKER JOHN, Bedford township; farm-


WALKER WILLIAM, Coshocton; clerk in county treasurer's office ; born October 4, 1833, in Smithfield township. Jefferson county ; son of Nathaniel Walker, a native of the County of Don- egal, Ireland. William was raised on the farm until about twenty years of age, when he began teaching school and taught eight years, then re- turned to the farm where he remained four years, then followed merchandising until 1871, when he was elected county auditor and re- elected in 1873, and remained one year as deputy after the expiration of his term of office. He began his present duties September, 1880. Mr. Walker was married September 2. 1862. to Miss Catharine Lockard, daughter of John Lockard, deceased, of Crawford township. They have three children, viz: John M., Clement L. and Laura E.


WALTON D. C., Fafayette township; telegraph operator; postoffice, West Lafayette ; was born in Tuscarawas county, in 1852; son of David Walton ; was raised on a farm, which he left in 1868 and commenced learning his art at Port Washington. After working in different places, he came here in 1873, where he has since remained. He was married to Miss Emma Hunt, of Muskingum county, daughter of Seth Hunt. They have had three children: Edgar, Carle and Anna. Mr. Walton owns a pretty property in the village and is a highly respectable citizen.


WALSHI WILLIAM, Keene township; born in Orange county, New York, December 19, 1810: son of Thomas and Sarah Walsh, and grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth Walsh and William and Hannah Wood. His grandfather Walsh was a revolutionary soldier. Mr. Walsh was raised on a farm, and at the age of sixteen learned the wagonmaker trade. He moved to Keene town- ship when twenty-six years old, and after work- ing a year at carpentering opened his present wagon shop at Keene. His first marriage was with Eliza Thayer, October 13, 1841, who was the


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daughter of Ephraim and Sallie (Green) Thayer. and granddaughter of Bartholomew and Elizabeth (Blanchard) Thayer. Bartholomew was a soldier of the revolution By his first wife Mr. W. had


months, when he was discharged on account of sickness, caused by taking cold while having the measles. Thinking himself sufficiently recovered for the service. he re-enlisted with the 100-days' two children, Mary E., born September 9, 1842; men. Since the close of the war he has followed and Sarah, April 6, 1845. He married Miss Sarah, daughter of John McMichael, April 26. 1853, who became the mother of two children, Eliza .... de- ceased, born March 19, 1854, and Frances, April 8,1×57.


WARD WILLIAM. Coshocton ; bookkeeper; born April 19, 1830. in Paris, Pennsylvania; son of Richard and Martha ( Hay) Ward. At the age of fourteen, he left his native village and spent five years in Indiana; then came to Coshocton; here he engaged as clerk, for a while; then began the mercantile business for himself-first, in dry goods; afterwards in drugs. In 1872. he became connected with the Coshocton iron and steel works, serving in the capacity of shipping clerk: subsequently, he was made secretary, and, when the firm closed, was secretary, cashier and di- reetor. He was then appointed assignee, by the court. In 1874, he took charge of the books for H. Hay, the present proprietor, Mr. Ward was married, in 1862, to Miss Frank Hutchison, daugli- ter of John Hutchison, of this city. Death has claimed the three children born unto them, Willys Kerr, Katie and an unnamed infant.


WARING DAVID, deceased, Bethlehem town- ship; farmer; was born in 1780, in Essex county, Virginia. His parents were of English descent. Mr. Waring came to this county in 1830, and settled in Bethlehem township. He was married. in 1811, to Miss Louisa Beynhan, of Essex county, Virginia, who was born in 1791. They became the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth E., Maria L., Martha A., William T., Henrietta, David, James S., Arthur L. and Mary. Six are at present living. Mr. Waring was a man of integrity, and, by his own industry, accumulated some property. lle followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and died February 24, 1864, aged eighty-four. Mrs. Waring died December 18, 1832, aged forty-one years.


WEATHERWAX JOHN A., Monroe town- ship; farmer; postoffice. Spring Mountain; was born March 15, 1841, in the village of Spring Mountain, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Jacob and Susannah (McCoy) Weatherwax, and grand- son of Adam and Elizabeth ( Felton) Weather- wax, and of John and Sarah Weatherwax Ile was educated at Spring Mountain academy, and, at the age of eighteen, began teaching school, and followed that business for two years. About this time the late civil war broke out, and, Mr. Weatherwax, being possessed of patriotie princi- ples, enlisted in Company I, Fifty-first Regiment O. V. I., September, 1861, and served fifteen


farming, and very successfully. Ile has, at pres- ent, over two hundred acres of land. Mr. Weatherwax was married to Miss Sevilla Will- iams October 5. 1864. She is a daughter of John R. and Elizabeth (Fowler) Williams, and grand- daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Bracken) Williams, and of Richard and Jane ( Elsin) Fow- ler ; also, great granddaughter of James and Re- becca (Johnson) Williams, and of Archibald and Hannah ( Roberts) Elsin, and of John and Chris- tina (Hopkins) Elsin. Their children were: Jacob O., born July 19, 1865; William R., March 18, 1567; Cora J., February 18, 1869; Warner, February 21, 1871; Abram, August 1, 1874, and Ada, August 27, 1878.


WEATHERWAX ABRAM, Clark township; farmer ; postoffice, Helmick ; born in Clark town- ship. Coshocton county, Jannary 18, 1825; son of Andrew and Lydia (Felton) Weatherwax, and grandson of John L. Weatherwax and Olive Fel- ton. The Weatherwaxes came from Holland at an early day and settled in New York State; from there, emigrated to Ohio. His father came to Clark township in 1821, and raised a family of seven children, AAbram being the youngest. He owns 235 acres of fine land, and is an enterpris- ing and successful farmer. He was married to Miss Naomi Pettit, daughter of George and Ilan- nah (Severn) Pettit, who was born in Pennsyl- vania, August 31, 1824, and died August 27, 1875. & They have had six children-George, born July 8, 1848; Lydia. born May 11, 1850 ; Sarah E., born February 29, 1852, died Mareh 11, 1857; Naney A., born August 2, 1854 ; Louvina A , born June 18, 1857 ; Mary W., born October 2, 1859. George, Lydia, Louvina and Mary are married. Mary is married to Mr. William H. Burrell. son of Ar- chibald and Charity (Norman) Burrell, and grandson of Joseph and Nancy (Clark) Burrell, and Joseph Norman. He was born in Beth- lehem township. Coshocton county, February 5, 1852. Mr. Burrell is a teacher of common schools: has had seven years experience and is a successful teacher, They have only one child- Frank D., born September 1, 1880.




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