History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 134

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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WEISNER ANDREW, dealer in stoves, house- furnishing goods and tinware, 141 Second street, Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Weisner is a native of this county, and was born in Roseoe, November 25, 1855, and was educated in the public schools of this eounty. His first business engagement was learning the tinner trade with the firm of Hirt & Palm, with whom he served three years. At the expiration of this term in 1878, he bought out

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the firm, and has since been conducting the business himself. He manufactures all kinds of tin, copper and sheet iron ware, does roofing and spouting, and deals in all kinds of cook and heat- ing stoves, granite iron ware, pressed tinware and general house-furnishing goods. Mr. Weis- ner has thus far made a success of business, and is a young man of energy, business tact and integ- rity.

WEIR JOHN C., hotel keeper; postoffice, West Lafayette; is a native of Guernsey county. His father was a native of Ireland, who came to America in 1819. Mr. Weir came to West Lafa- vette in 1875, and established the present hotel- Weir House-having been engaged in the same business in Guernsey county for several years. With years of experience, Mr. Weir is prepared to meet the wants of the people. He has built an extensive addition to his builling, having ample room. He has also erected a new and commodious barn. With these late improve- ments he is fully prepared to accommodate the public. Mr. Weir was married to Jane Stewart, who was born in Ireland, and came with her parents to America when a childl. They have four children, viz: William, deceased; Sarah Ellen, Edward, and Charlie.

WELKER DAVID, Linton township; farmer ; horn in Union township, Kxox county, January 11, 1816; son of David and Sarah (McMiHan ) Wel- ker; the second of a family of eight children. IIis father moved from Allegheny county, Pennsylva- nia, to Knox county, before the State government was formed, being among the foremost settlers of Knox county. His mother, also from Pennsyl- vania, settled there soon after. His grandfather, Robert McMillan, was a revolutionary soldier, serving seven years. Mr. Welker remained in Knox county till his removal to Linton town- ship, about 1838. He has lived here since. He was married October 1835, to Miss Maria, daughter of Jonas and Sallie (Gaumer) Fox, of Muskingum county. The children by this mar- riage are George, deceased; Sarah, deceased; Susan, deceased ; Ellen (Lawrence), Sylvester, Hiram, and David, deceased. His wife died December 29, 1852. He was a second time united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Jackson, May 10, 1857. She was the daughter of Beeker and Mary (Bainter) Jackson. Children : Charles, Lemon, Flora, Paul, John and Margaret.

WELLING THOMAS, Mill Creek township; farmer and stock raiser: postoffice, New Bed- ford, Ohio; was born in Harrison county, Ohio, January 15, 1823; son of Henry and Mary Well- ing, and was married, September 29, 1844, to Catharine Cox, daughter of Elijah and Christena Cox, born in Harrison county, Ohio, August 20,

1827. The children born to them were John, Elijah, Sheridan, Henry, Jacob, Samuel, George T., Nancy, Albert and James.

WELLING S. D., Pike township; carriage- maker; born in 1835, in New Haven, Harrison county, Ohio; came to this county in 1850, with his father. He learned the trade in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was engaged in the business, in 1858, in Carlisle. He enlisted. August 15, 1861, in Company K, Thirty-second O. V. I., Colonel Thomas Ford, commander. He was in a large number of battles, among these, Vieks- burg, Atlanta and Macon. He was mustered out August 7, 1864. He engaged in the carriage business in February, 1865, and has been in the business ever sinec. He makes spring work, consisting of buggies and spring wagons and sleighs. He is the patentee and owner of a patent carriage top.

WELLS JOHN M., Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice, Coshocton ; was born in Harri- son county, August 22, 1822; son of Francis and Nancy (Moffett) Wells, natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and grandson of Charles D. Wells. John M. was married, June 4, 1848, to Miss Lucinda, daughter of James and Annie (Douglas) Conner. They have been blessed with eleven children, viz: James, deceased; Perry F .: John H., deceased ; Hiram D., Isaiah P., Luella J., Samuel Thompkins, Charles Howard, Hattie M., Harvey E. and Mary A. Mr. Wells is a man highly esteemed by his acquaintances.

WERNETT F. A., D. D. S., of Finley & Wer- nett, Coshocton ; born March 27, 1842, in Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania. His father was a French- man, born on the day of the birth of Louis Napo- leon. His mother's name was Catharine Rom'ne, daughter of Joseph Romine, who, with his father. accompanied Napoleon to Moscow, in Russia, and was at the famous battle of Waterloo. She was a neice of Romine the great land holder, who ex- erted a powerful influence in the French revolu- tion, in the latter part of the eighteenth century. At the age of eight years, his father came to America and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylya- nia. Young Wernett's childhood was spent in his native city. At fourteen he went to Wooster, Ohio, and attended public school about four years, then returned to Pittsburgh and attended school one year. In the spring of 1860 he returned to Wooster and elerked in the store of J. B. Childs until 1863, when he went to Mount Vernon, Ohio, and clerked for L. Munk until January, 1866, when he settled on a farm in Fayette couny, Illi- nois. But not being schooled to this business, his efforts to induce mother earth to yield to him her increase were a decided failure. In the fall of 1869 Mr. Wernett returned to Mount Vernon

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and commeneed the study of his profession with Dr. Kelsey. At the close of his reading he at- tended two courses of lectures at the Ohio college of dental surgery, and graduated with the usual honors of the class of 1871-2. Soon after, the present firm was formed, and his interest and success have been mutually shared with his part- ner, Dr. Finley. Dr. Wernett was married to Miss Normanda Sapp, of Mount Vernon. The result of this union was four children, viz: Will- iam H., Pauline, Francis and Mary Louise.

WERTS SOLOMON H., Linton township; farmer ; postoffice. Coshocton ; born January 30, 1815, in Loudon county, Virginia: son of Peter and Susannah (Huff) Werts, born of German descent. In 1816 they came to Muskingum coun- ty, where Solomon H was brought up, working in the blacksmith shop with his father. and on the farm. He came to his present residence in Linton township in 1845. On March 22, of the same year, he was married to Miss Malinda, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Sturtz) Gan- mer. They became the parents of six children, viz : Susannah, married to William S. Simon ; Elizabeth, married to Lewis B. Barcroft; Mary Catharine, deceased ; Jacob Howard; George R., deceased, and John C. Mr. and Mrs. Werts be- gan in this county with 120 acres of woodland. and with a little help from their parents, they nów own over 550 acres of good and well in- proved land.

WERTS JACOB F., Franklin township; farm- er: born September 9. 1846, in Linton township; son of John Werts, an early settler, who was born in Loudon county, Virginia. Ilis grandfather, George Peter Werts, was an emigrant from Ger- many. He enlisted in the spring of 1864, in Company F, Fifty-first O. V. I .; was at Kenesaw Mountain, Franklin. Resaca and Buzzard's Roost. At Kenesaw Mountain he was struck by a shell and confined to hospital several weeks; mustered out October 3, 1865, in Texas, and reached home November 3, 1865. He married Lavina, daughter of Elijah Wagner. October 21, 1869, and has three children, viz: Laura Idella, Carrie Luberta and Sylvester.

WIER SAMUEL, White Eyes township: farm- er; born March 18, 1829; son of John Wier and Margaret (Boyd) Wier, who were natives of the county Tyrone. Ireland. His father died before the family came to the United States, and his mother died in White Eyes, June, 18GS. The family emigrated to this country in 144, and located on a farm in White Eyes. Samuel Wier was married April 4. 1854. to Eleanor Elliott, daughter of John H. Elliott, who was one of the earliest settlers of the township. They have a family of three children: Allen, born March 23. 1855; Martha Jane, born November 24, 1862, and

Margaret A., born April 27, 1871. Mr. Wier bought a farm in 1854, and moved upon it in 1855. Ile sold that farm in 1868, and bought the Brown placo, where he now resides, and added to it the Dunlavy farm, in 1875.

WHITE L. P., Pike township; grocer; born in 1847, in this county. He was married in 1868, to Miss Pleba Billman, of this county. She was born in 1845, in this county. They are the parents of two children-Presley B. and Clarence 11. In May, 1874, he bought a stock of groceries in Mt. Vernon of $205. He continued in this room until 1880, when he went into the room he now occupies. He had no shelving at first, but kept enlarging, until he now has the finest room in town.

WHITE DANIEL, Pike township; manufac- turer and dealer in shoes; West Carlisle ; born in in 1828. in this county. His father. Lewis. was born in 1802, in Fatiquier county, Virginia. He was married in 1851, to Miss Maria Watson, of this county, who was born in 1832, in Harri- son county. They are the parents of six chil- dren-Naney J., deecased ; William L., James B .; Charles H .. deceased ; Mary I. and John L. They cary a stock of ready made boots and shoes. He manufactures and repairs work, and the son is a shoemaker and harnessmaker.

WHITE JAMES B., Pike township; jeweler ; born in 1856, in this county. He was married in 1877, to Miss Avila Billman, of Sullivan county, Indiana. lle commeneed the jewelery business in February, 1878, with $6.00 worth of stock. He now has a stock of jewelry, watches and clocks and silverware.

WHITESIDES JENKIN, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White Eves Plains; son of James and Mary Whitesides, both natives of Chester county, Pennsylvania; was born in same county and Oxford township, in 1814, and went from there to Tennessee, and then came to this county. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Neigh- bor, of Tusearawas county, in 1836. Their chil- dren are as follows: William; James, deceased ; Sarah Jane, deceased; Thomas Jefferson, Samuel F .; Isabell, deceased ; Nettie, deceased, and Jenkin L. He has held the office of Justice of the peace for twenty-six years, beating the Knownothing candidate when there was a majority of fifty-two against him, and is popular and one of Oxford's most respected citizens; owns 158 acres of the home farm, and is well situated as to this world's goods.

WHITMER GEORGE, Crawford township; farmer ; postoffice, New Bedford; born July 2, 1816, in Union county, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob and Mary (Row) Whitmer. He came to

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German township, Holmes county, when quite young, and remained there until October 28, 1838, when he was married to Miss Catharine, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Moore) Young. Of their fourteen children, seven have died, viz: Jacob, Michael, George W., and four died not named. The seven living children are: Elizabeth. married to James Alexander Naragon ; Joel, mar- ried to Catharine Arise; Edward, married to Mary Harning; Rebecca; William, married to Clara Gonser; Daniel and Joseph. Mr. Whitmer came to his present residence in 1839, with his young wife, it being then an unbroken forest. Hle "took out the first grub," and has induced mother earth to viekl to him an abundance of her increase, which he now enjoys with the partner of his youth.

WHITTEMORE D. G., Keene township; merchant in Keene; born in Keene township in the year 1840; son of D. B. and Lavina Whitte- moore. His grandparents were Ebenezer and Lydia (Richards) Whittemore, and Robert and Lucinda (Collins) Goodhue. His grandmother, Lydia's parents, were Daniel and Eunice (Sumei- by) Richards. Wm. Whittemore was his great- grandfather. Mr. Whittemore begun business in general merchandise in Keene, in 1868, with his father, and in 1873 purchased his father's in- terest, and has since conducted the business alone. His cash sales per year amount to ahout $18,000, which shows an extensive trade. He was mar- ried May, 1878, to Miss C. C. Foster, daughter of Ralph Foster, of Keene township, and has one child, George F.

WIGGINS THOMAS, Lafayette township; farmer. His father and mother were natives of Virginia. The subject of this sketch was born in this county in 1811, and was married to Miss Mary Miller in 1837. They have had seven chil- dren, viz: George, Sarah, Hannah, Elmira ; Jane, leceased; Wilham, and Thomas. Thomas Wig- gins was a trustee of this township from the time the railroad was built till 1875, when he was elected to the office of infirmary director, which otlice he holds at present. He owns 645 acres of land, and is comfortably situated.

WIGGINS THOMAS T., Lafayette township; farmer; son of T. M. Wiggins; was born Novem- ber 6, 1843, and married to Eliza Phillabaum November 17, 1864. Their children are as fol- lows: an infant, deceased ; Sarah Alice, born September 27, 1866; Henry, born May 19, 1868; Ross E., born January 23, 1870; Mary M., born September 27, 1873; Ida J., born July 17, 1874; Lola B., born July 12, 1876, and Ira F., born No- vember 8, 1878. Deaths: Henry L., died March 11, 1872, aged two years, four months and twenty- two days; Lola J., died August 25, 1875, aged one year, one month and eight days. They have 225

acres of land belonging to his father. He has been supervisor in this township, and is honest and industrious.

WIGGINS WILLIAM, Lafayette township; farmer: postoffice, West Lafayette, Ohio; son of Thomas M. and Mary M. (Miller) Wiggins; was born June 23, 1842, in this county. His parents were born and raised in this county, and are among the oldest inhabitants. Mr. Wiggins was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He enlisted, in the fall of 1862, in Company E, Fifty-first O. V. I., and served one year. He was married, October 29, 1803, to Miss Lydia Marlatt, of this county. They became the parents of one child. Mary O. Mrs. Wiggins died March 13, 1867. He was married, March 29, 1868, to Miss Jennie Smith, of this county. They are the parents of two children, viz: Charles C., and Sarah E.

WIGGINS EDWARD, Lafayette township; farmer; P. O. West Lafayette; [son of Isaac Wig- gins, deceased ; was born in this townshipin 1829, and married in 1870 to Mrs. Miller, of this town- ship. Their children were as follows: Jennie, born July 2, IS71; Eddie, born February 4, 1873; Emma, born December 22, 1876. Their step- children were Della, born October 4, 1862, and Isaac, born December 22, 1863. Mr. Wiggins took part in the late war, going out in the Fifty- first O. V. I., and was out two years. He owns one hundred acres of real estate, and enjoys the esteem of his neighbors.

WIGGINS BENJAMIN, Linton township; re- tired farmer; Plainfield; born in Linton town- ship, July 13, 1820; the son of Edward and Mary (Greentree) Wiggins. His parents emigrated to his native township in ISO7, from Brooke county, Virginia. His grandfather Wiggins emigrated from Ireland to the wilds of Virginia at an early day, and there selected as much land as he want- ed by blazing the trees around the tract with a tomahawk. Mr. W. was married November 14, 1839, to Jamima, stepdaughter to George Mag- ness. Their children are Charity, deceased ; Ed- ward : Thomas, deceased ; Seth, deceased; San- uel, John, Harvey, Mary (Williams), Amanda (Workman), and Benjamin, deceasad.

WILCOX GEORGE, Franklin township; farm- er; born April 6, 1834, in Muskingum county; son of Charles Wilcox. His grandfather, James Wilcox, emigrated at an early day to Muskingum county, from Vermont. Mr. Wilcox lived in Muskingum county till about 1870, then moved to Franklin township, this county, and has resided here ever since. He was married, in 1861, to Mary J., daughter of Sylvester Preston, of Mus- kingum county. Their family consists of seven children, viz: James Marion, Dorothy Elizabeth,

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Alice Bell, Ann Eliza, John P., George L. and Hannah J.

WILCOX CHARLES, Franklin township; farmer ; born in Muskingum county, May 12, 1844; son of Charles Wilcox, born in Muskingum county, and grandson of James Wilcox, one of the first occupants of Franklin township. Enlisted, in 1862, in company E, Second O. V. I., and served a year, during which he was engaged at Stone River. He again enlisted, in 1864, in company K, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth O. V. I., and served about a year. He married, in 1866, Cynthia Clark, daughter of Hugh Clark, of Muskingum county. Their children are: Nancy, Elizabeth; Jesse O, deceased ; Franklin P., deceased ; Elenora, deceased; William Allen; Carrie, deceased; Sam- uel, and an unnamed infant.

WILCOX IRA, Franklin township; blacksmith; P.O., Wills Creek; born April 21, 1852, in Musking- um county ; son of John and Sarah A. (Crumbaker) Wilcox. He went to his trade when about nine- teen years of age, and established business for himself first at Mohawk Village, where he re- mained until March, 1877, when he opened a shop at Frew's Mills, where he is doing business in general smithing. Mr. Wileox was married Sep- tember 13, 1874, to Miss Mary Josephine, daugh- ter of Findley and Elizabeth (Hawk) Smith. They became the parents of one child, Nora Ellen born August 16, 1877. Mrs. Wilcox died December 8, 1878. His only sister, Alice B., died March 2, 1879. They are both buried at Mays- ville.

WILLIAMSON ISAAC,Clark township; farm- er; postoffice, Helmick; born in New Jersey, March 28, 1819; son of Piatt and Sarah Wil- liamson. He came to Zanesville with his parents when an infant, and lived there about seventeen years, at which time he moved to Clark town- ship, where he has remained since. He was mar- ried to Miss Louisa Matticks, February 21, 1841, daughter of Jacob and Jane Matticks, born July 4, 1825, and died October 10, 1852. They had four children, viz: Piatt, born January 28, 18-12; William IL., born September 8, 1844; Jacob A., born November 17, 1846; Sarah J., born February 3, 1851, died September 22, 1852. His second marriage was February 2, 1854, to Miss Sarah Martin, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mac- key) Martin, and granddaughter of James Mar- tin, and Andrew and Sarah Mackey.

She was born in Holmes county, Ohio, March 27, 1819. Their children are Elizabeth, born February 17, 1856, died September 27, 1857; John M., born September 5, 1857, and Anna A., born December 7, 1862.

WILLIAMSON PIATT, Monroe township; was born in January, 1842, in Clark township,

Coshocton county; son of Isaac and Louisa (Matticks) Williamson, and grandson of Piatt Williamson and of Jacob and Jane Mattieks. He was brought up on a farm, and attended dis- triet schools. August 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, Thirty-second O. V. I., and served till December 14, 1863, when he veteranized and served till JJuly 20, 1865, under Generals McPher- son and Howard. He was in the following hat- tłes: Cheat Mountain ; MeDowell, Virginia ; Cross Keys, Harper's Ferry, where he was taken prisoner and paroled next day. He participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Champion Hills, and Atlanta, and was with Sherman on the march to the sea. At the close of the war he returned bome, and married Miss Eliza Brillhart, August 24, 1865, daughter of david Brillhart, whose an- eestry is given elsewhere in this book. Their only child was Samuel D. R., born December 31, 1866.

WILLIAMS JAMES M., Coshocton ; attorney ; was born July 22, 1850, in Plainfield, this county ; son of the Hon. Heslip Williams, formerly State senator, now deceased. He attended the public schools until April 11, 1864, when he entered the army as a member of the Third Regular Cavalry, Company C, Seventh Army Corps, in which he served until the close of the war. In 1866 he commeneed teaching school, and graduated June 56, 1873, at Allegheny college, Meadville, Penn- sylvania. He commeneed the study of law August 14, 1873, with Messrs. Spangler & Pomerene, of Coshocton, and was admitted to the bar Septem- ber 16, 1875. He commenced the practice of law July 1, 1877. January 14, 1878, he was ap- pointed colonel on Governor Bishop's military staff, and served two years. Colonel Williams was married May 21, 1879, to Miss Mary S. Broek- way, only daughter of Charles B. Brockway, of Ripley, Chatauqua county, New York.

WILLIAMS M. H., Monroe township; was born July 24, 1838, at East Plainfield, Coshoeton county ; son of John R and Elizabeth (Fowler) Williams, and grandson of Richard Williams. Mr. Williams was brought up on a farm and educated in Coshocton and Spring Mountain. He has followed farming all his life, except eight years, when he was in the milling business with his father and brother. He married Mary J. Weatherwax October 6, 1864, who was born May 18, 1847, granddaughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Felton) Weatherwax, and daughter of Jacob and Susannah ( McCoy) Weatherwax ; also grand- daughter of John and Sarah (Stevens) MeCoy. Their children are Lizzie S., born in 1865, and Howard D., born February 26, 1870.

WILLIAMS WILLIAM H., Lafayette town- ship ; physician ; was born in Tuscara was county, in 1820, and came to this county in 1860;

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attended the university of New York in 1850 and 1851, and commenced practice in 1852; was married in November, 1875, to Miss Alice Powers. They have twochildren -Austin Apollo and Louis Odeseus. Dr. Williams was at one time engaged in a large practice here and vicin- ity, but confines himself to office practice at present, as he is engaged writing a work on the book of Revelations, which he hopes to have completed some time during the year 1881.

WILLIAMS JAMES F., Jackson township; miller; Roscoe postoffice : was born in Linton township, March 17, 1835; son of John R. Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, of Welch aneestry. He was brought up on a farm, where he re- mained until he was twenty-three years of age, when he commenced his present business, which he has principally followed until the present time. Mr. Williams was married, in October 1856, to Miss Margaret E., daughter of J. D. Johnson. Their three children are George M., Charles E. and Ida. Mr. Williams is doing a first class merchant and custom business. The building of this mill was begun April 1, 1880, and commenced doing work August 1, of the same year.

WILLIAMS H. A., Jackson township; post- office, Tyrone, born in this county in 1854; son of Lewis and Sophia Williams, and grandson of James and Rachel Williams. Married in 1878, to Clemma Sutton, daughter of Jesse and Jane Sutton. He is the father of one child, Ray M.

WILLIAMS W. D., Franklin township; teach- er; postoffice, Coshocton ; born January 19, 1856, in Putnam county, Ohio; but came to Coshocton county in January, 1879; son of David M. and Elizabeth Anne (Roberst) Williams. W. D, not being born to wealth, he of necessity was com- pelled to work industriously : his education was therefore neglected until the spring of 1879, when he gave his attention to study, and by September 4, 1880, he began his first term of teaching, in which he has succeeded well.

WILLIAMS C. M., Clark township; farmer and fur dealer ; postoffice, Clark's ; born in Holmes county, Ohio, January 23, 1835; son of John M. and Lydia (Courtright) Williams, and grandson of Charles and Susan (Carpenter) Williams and Jacob Courtright. His grandfather is closely connected with the carly history of the county, being one of the pioneers. He was married December 1, 1857, to Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of Abram and Nancy (MeNeal) Miller, and grand- daughter of George and Mary (Good) Miller, and of Archibald and Mary (Airly) MeNeal She was born in Clark township, March 22, 1835. Her parents eame to this county at an early day, and settled in Clark township.

WILLIAMS JOHN R., Linton township; farmer; born March 28, 1802, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania ; son of Richard and Eliza- beth (Braeken) Williams. In ISOS he came with his father to Linton towhship, where his father (lied November 23, 1830. When a young man, Mr. Williams worked some at house carpenter- ing and cabinet making, but he has farmed prin- cipally. He was married November 27, 1828, to Elizabeth Fowler, born February 28, 1808, the daughter of Richard and Jane (Elson) Fowler, married February 5, 1807, and granddaughter of Archibald and Hannah (Roberts) Elson. They have had eight children, viz : Richard, deceased ; John F., James, Marion; Elizabeth, deceased ; William M., who died at Fortress Monroc, August,. 1864; Sevilla (Weatherwax) and Warren.

WILLIAMS DR. HESLIP, deceased, Linton township. Dr. Williams was born in Guernsey county, May 4, 1815; the son of Levi and Han- nah (Lemon) Williams. His father was born in Virginia, and, when only fifteen years old, served under "Mad Anthony" Wayne, in his Indian campaign, and afterward moved to Guernsey county. Mr. Williams, read medicine, at Win- chester, in that county, and, in 1836, began a long and eventful practice in Linton township. He represented his county in the State legislature, both as representative and senator. lle was married, September 6, 1842, to Miss Charlotte, daughter of James and Catherine (Bartmess) Miskimen, pioneers of Linton township, and grand daughter of David and Rachel (Free) Miskimen. Her grandfather David was a native of Ireland. Their children are Sarah H. (Kirk), Levi Dwight, James M., Wilbur G., Emma C , Laura E., Charles E. and George L. John en- listed in Company I, Sixty-ninth O. V. I., in 1862, and died January 24, 1863, from a wound re- ceived at the battle of Murfreesboro', a few days previous.

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History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 134

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