History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 53

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836


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straightforward and manly, while his influence has always been for the right, leaving an enviable a record that his posterity in coming years can point to their paternal ancestor with pride and satisfaction.


MICHAEL SLATTERY, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center. Among the young men of this township who hail from the Emerald Isle, there are none more deserving of respect than Michael Slattery ; he was born Nov. 11, 1844, in Kings Co., Ireland, son of John and Mary (Caldwell) Slattery, who emigrated to this country in the year 1852, and located in this township. The family came here without patrimony or friends, about the time the C., C., C. & I. R. R. was being laid out ; he worked about fourteen years in that Company's employ, and, by frugal habits and dil- igence, cacumulated sufficient means to buy him a small farm, now located at Orange Station, and is to-day one of the highly respected citizens in the township. Michael is the eldest of a family of five children now living; he was but 9 years of age when he came to this country, remaining with his parents until bis 18th year, July, 1862, when he enlisted in Co. G, 96th O. V. I., for three years, and served his time, participating in the battles of Arkansas Post. first assault on Vicksburg, Sabine Cross Roads and all the battles in the vicinity of Mobile, and many skirmishes at different times ; was taken prisoner after the bat- tle of Arkansas Post, and, after six months' con- finement, escaped, while at Chattanooga, and soon joined his command; was mustered out in 1865, as a non-commissioned officer ; July, 1866, he re- enlisted in the 18th Infantry, United States Army, and served three years in the Gulf Depart- ment ; after about seven months' service as private, was promoted to Duty Sergeant, which position he filled until the expiration of his en- listment ; at the time he was discharged, July. 1869, he was tendered a warrant from the War Department as Orderly Sergeant, which he de- clined ; of him it can be said, that during ing his entire term of enlistment he was never absent from duty or missed a roll-call, with ex- ception of the time he was a prisoner ; and, upon his return, was appointed railroad agent and Postmaster at Orange Station, which positions he filled until April, 1879; since that time has turned his attention to farming ; has a snug prop- erty at Orange Station. July 28, 1872, was mar- ried to Ellen Boyd, born in this township, daughter of Levi Boyd ; they have three children


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WILLIAM H. STEVENS, farmer ; P. O. Constantia ; was born in Berlin Township March 22, 1837 ; is a son of Charles Stevens, who was born in 1796, a native of Hampshire, England, and a soldier in the British army, from which he deserted, and came from Canada, where the army was stationed, to the States, when about 18 years of age. William's mother's name was Com- fort Adams before marriage, a native of Connecti- cut ; she came to this State with her parents, with an ox-team ; they were at one time forced to seek protection in the block-house, which gave them friendly shelter many days. After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, Sr., they settled in Berlin, and lived there during their lives. Mr. Stevens died in 1864, and his wife in September, 1878. The subject of these lines was the youngest of a family of four children, three now living ; William remained with his parents until Aug. 15, 1862, when he enlisted in Co. K, 121st O. V. I., and remained in service until the close of the war; he participated in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged ; during all this time he never missed a roll-call, nor was he placed on extra duty, remanded to the guard-house, or ever reported to the surgeon's call. June 10, 1368, he was united in marriage to Mary E. Satterlee, born Dec. 29, 1843; she is a daughter of Richard and Eliza (Adams) Satterlee: Mr. Satterlee was a man of rare intelligence and intellectual attainments; he has since died ; his widow still survives him, and lives at Cheshire ; she and her husband were natives of Putnam Co., N. Y., and came West in 1833, and settled in Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens came here in 1876, . and located on the east side of Alum Creek, where they have 91} acres of land. They have but one child-George, born Jan. 22, 1870.


the southern part of Orange Township, where the boys bought 200 acres of land, which they cleared up and subsequently divided among them- selves, Lysander retaining for his portion 1073 acres. His father died March 14, 1870 ; mother is still living, now in her 92d year; she is a pen- sioner from the war of 1812, her husband being a participant in that war. Lysander remained a bachelor until his 47th year. April 11, 1866, was married to Mrs. Harriet B. Marvin, whose maiden name was Hamlin, born in Cuyahoga Falls, Sept. 22, 1833, now Summit Co., this State ; she is a daughter of Rev. A. N. Hamlin, born near Salem, Washington Co., N. Y .; now living in Westerville ; his wife was Margaret Fouts, a native of Ohio Co., Va .; she, also, is liv- ing. Mrs. Taylor's first husband was killed in the army May 23, 1863, in the rear of Vicksburg. They were married March 15, 1852. After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, they settled on the place they now occupy ; they have three children-Elbert L., born April 23, 1867; Ar- thur Edwin, born Feb. 23, 1869 ; Raymond HI., born May 9, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are both members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and strong advocates of temperance. He votes the Prohibition ticket. Mrs. Taylor had one sou by her first husband-Charles N., born Sept. 24, 1857 ; now in Iowa.


M. S. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center ; is among the native-born of Orange Township, and the son of Ebenezer Thompson. who came to this township with his father Jona- than about 1809. They were natives of Connect- icut, and on coming here, located with the Alum Creek settlement, being among the first to make a home there. Milo's birth took place Sept. 6, 1836 ; his school advantages were rather stim, but well improved, and his education sufficient for most business purposes. He was married, Nov. 17, 1864, to Miss Julia Blinn, daughter of John Blinn ; she was born in this county, and her mother's name before marriage was Thompsou. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson moved to the farm where they now live, situated on the State road in the north part of the township : they have two children-Lester, born Oct. 16, 1865, and Bessie Belle, born March 18, 1878. Mr. Thompson is one of the best farmers in the township ; has 176 acres of land, with good improvements ; devotes special attention to stock-raising and feeding.


LYSANDER F. TAYLOR, farmer ; P. O. Westerville ; was born in Franklin Co., Mass., June 13, 1819 ; son of Rodolphus and Lucretia (Rowe) Taylor ; the former was born in Massa- chusetts, and his wife in Litchfield, Conn ; there were six children of the family, Lysander being the second in order. At the age of 13, he moved with his parents to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and 1 ! in the spring of 1838, the family came to this State, and settled in Franklin Co., residing two years ; in the spring of 1840, moved to Delaware, A. L. TONE, Lewis Center ; is a miller by trade, where they lived five years; in 1845, settled in | that having been the occupation of his father, John


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F. Tone, who was born in Vermont, and who is now in Allen Co., this State, following the milling busi- ness; for a time he lived in Worthington, Frank- lin Co., where his son Albert was born in July, 1848. In 1871, Mr. Tone was married to Edith. Red, a daughter of Mrs. Red, in this township. Edith was born in Ross Co., where the family lived for a number of years; her father was a prominent stock-man, and extended his operations as far as Illinois, where (in Jacksonville) he died very suddenly during the war, when he was on a trip buying cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Tone have four children-John B .. Albert L., Edna M. and an infant unnamed. They are both members of the M. E. Church. The mill now run by Mr. Tone is located on Alum Creek, in Orange Township, the first owner of which was a Mr. Nettleton, Mr. Lyster the second, Mr. Tone's father having been the third. Mr. Tone has the reputation of being an honest as well as a good miller, and this ac- counts for the liberal patronage that is his.


G. J. C. WINTERMUTE, M. D., Lewis Center, is among the rising young practitioners of Materia Medica in this county; he was born in Licking Co. July 22, 1845, and is a son of Arason and Virenda (Wayland) Wintermute ; the former was a native of Fayette Co., Penn., and


the latter of Orange Co., Va .- both families of German descent; they emigrated to Muskingum Co. in 1827, and were united in matrimony Oct. 2, 1828; they are still living, and, last year. cele- brated their golden wedding. The subject of these lines left the parental roof at the age of 15, with $3 in his pocket, given him by his father ; he has, since that time, been self-supporting, and educated himself; when but a lad, he attended school, and worked for his board until he was enabled to teach, which he followed several years, and accumulated sufficient means to purchase a farm of 180 acres in Howard Co., Mo .; he went out there and engaged in the mercantile business at Sebree, under the firm name of Pile. Winter- mute & Co .; while in this place, he studied medi- cine three years under Dr. Pile, a prominent phy- sician there, after which he attended the usual course of lectures (in St. Louis), and finally grad- uated at Cincinnati in the College of Medicine and Surgery ; in the spring of 1875. he returned to Missouri, and, soon after disposing of his inter- ests, came to Lewis Center in August, 1876. where he began the practice of hi, profession ; his efforts have been attended with good success. The Doctor is a member of the Masonie Order of high standing.


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CHARLES ARTHUR, farmer and stock- 'in Maryland working at his trade until 1836. raiser ; P. O. Delaware; was born in Frederick when he came to Delaware Co., Ohio, and, for a Co., Md., Feb. 5, 1813, and is the eldest son of a number of years, worked at his trade, farmed, and family of four children of Charles and Elizabeth dealt quite extensively in live stock ; he was one of the first men in the county to encourage the manufacture of woolen goods in its limits; be Low owns a one-fifth interest in the Delaware Woolen Mills of Delaware; beside this, he owns a nicely improved farm of 190 acres in Scioto Township. where he now resides ; he has held the office of County Commissioner six years ; was a member of that body when the late drainage law was passed, and it was greatly through his influence that it was put into effect in the county. He was united in marriage with Harriet A. Mealey March 9. 1834; she was born in Frederick Co., Md., Sept. 19, 1815 ; from this union there were five children, four of whom are now living -- Charles W .. Anu V., Francis T. and Edward N .; the name of the (Smith) Arthur; the father was a native of France, and a soldier under the First Napoleon ; he served seven years in the French Navy, and it was while in the employ of the French that he was shipwrecked off the coast of the United States ; he was rescued and brought by an Amer- ican vessel to the city of Annapolis, Md., where he afterward married and remained quite a num- ber of years: he removed to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1837, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1862; his wife died in 1857. The subject of this sketch passed his youth and early manhood with his parents; at 18 years of age, he entered a shop, and served an apprentice- ship of three years at blacksmithing ; he remained


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one deceased was Mary E. Mr. Arthur began life a poor boy.


EMANUEL BOVEY, carriage-maker ; P. O. Os- trander ; was born in Hagerstown, Md., July 11, 1833, and is the eldest of a family of four children of David and Catharine Bovey, both natives of Maryland; the father was an extensive pump manufacturer in his time, and he died in 1844. Our subject, up to the time he was 14 years of age, worked on a farm and attended school in Ha- gerstown ; he was then apprenticed to the carriage- maker's trade with a Mr. Zedmire, of Hagerstown, and served an apprenticeship of three years ; he then came to Ohio, and worked at his trade for some time in Newark ; he at one time revisited his old home in Maryland ; at length he started a shop of his own in Fairview, Delaware Co., where he remained about a year ; the C., C., C. & I. R. R. was at this time being constructed, and the village of Ostrander being started; Mr. Bovey came to the place and commenced business, opening at first on a small scale; he now owns one of the largest and most extensive carriage manufactories in the county. He was married to Elizabeth A. Winget July 20, 1854 ; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, 1838; they had six children, five of whom are now living -- William C., Mary C., Clement L., Emma M. and Martin L .; de- ceased, Frankie. Mr. Bovey began life as a poor boy, and is a self-made man.


JOHN BEAN, stock-raiser and farmer ; P. O. Ostrander ; was born in Hardy Co., Va., Nov. 26, 1813 ; he is the second of a family of seven children of George and Susannah (Carr) Bean, both natives of the "Old Dominion." There they were married and, in 1817, removed to Ross Co., Ohio, where they remained about two years, and then came to Delaware Co., and settled on Mill Creek in Scioto Township. The parents were energetic and enterprising, and it was not long before they had a " patch " of ground cleared, and were quite well-to-do people for that day. They remained on the land they first improved until their death ; the father dying in 1866, and the mother in 1867. Of the seven children, there are but three now living. The old log cabin, built in 1819, is still standing, and in a good state of preservation. It is probably the oldest structure of that kind in the county. Mr. Bean was brought up on a farm, and had but few educational advantages. He began for himself at 22 years of age, by commenc- ing the improvement of a farm in Scioto Town- ship. He was married to Miss Sally Smart Jan.


7, 1836; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, Sept. 15, 1812. Her father, Joseph Smart, came from Pennsylvania, where he was born, in 1776, to Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1800. About a year afterward, he was married to Miss Jane Beaty, of that county ; he was one of the first white men to settle in Central Ohio; he died in 1838, and his wife in 1851. From the union of John Bean and Sally Smart there were seven children, six of whom are now living-Emily A., Susannah J., William M., Joseph S., George W. and John L. ; deceased, Mary L. Mr. Bean has a well-im- proved farm of 100 acres, which he has obtained by hard work and economy. He and his amiable wife are members of the Baptist Church, with which they have been connected a number of years.


DAVID G. CRATTY, merchant, Ostrander. The grandfather of D. G. Cratty was a native of Ireland, but emigrated to the United States when a lad, locating in Butler Co., Penn .; here he lived until 1814, when he came to what is now known as Union Co., Ohio. Previous to his coming to Ohio, he was married to Miss Sarah Dodds. They were the parents of five sons and four daughters, all of whom reached their majority and were the parents of large families. John Cratty. son of William Cratty, and father of our subject, was quite a lad at the time his parents came to Ohio ; he was industrious, and aided his father very much in caring for the family. He was united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Porter Feb. 11, 1818. The mother (Rosanna Porter) came to Ohio in 1814; she was a widow, and the mother of two sons and one daughter, whom she brought with her. Judge John L. Porter, of Union Co., is now the only living representative of the Porter family who came to Ohio in 1814. From the union of John Cratty and Eleanor Porter there were six children, three sons and three daughters, five of whom are now living. Fifty-five years after her marriage, Mrs. Cratty died. The father is still living, and is now one of the oldest residents of Delaware Co. It is said that he has cleared more land than any person now living in Scioto Township. Among the men who by their honesty, generosity and upright con- duct have become a part and parcel of Delaware Co., none is more worthy of mention than D. G. Cratty, the subject of our sketch. Assisting his father on the farin in youth and early manhood, he received such education as the schools of that early day afforded ; he was born in Delaware Co.,


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Ohio, Nov. 6, 1829 ; when quite young, he taught school several winters, and in the summer months worked on his father's farm. He was united in marriage with Martha J. Crain Nov. 11, 1852. She was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 20, 1830. Mrs. Cratty is the youngest daughter of a family of nine children, of Aaron and Elizabeth Crain, who came from New Jersey to Ohio in an early day. Soon after marriage, Mr. Cratty en- gaged in farming, in which he continued until about eleven years ago, when he moved to the vil- lage of Ostrander, and engaged in the live-stock and grain trade, a business he has followed ever since, adding to it in the last two years a mercan- tile business. During the late war, he was Captain of a company of Ohio National Guards ; in 1864, when Washington, D. C., was in danger of being taken by the rebels, his company was called upon to assist in its defense ; he was gone about four months, and saw considerable active service. He has, since the organization of the Republican party, been an earnest advocate of its principles ; has held a number of positions of profit and trust in Scioto Township. He is the father of three children-Abe L., born March 6, 1854; Amanda R., Nov. 5, 1856, and Nellie M., Oct. 21, 1869.


WILLIAM P. CRAWFORD, farmer and fruit-grower ; P. O. Delaware; was born in Lib- erty Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, March 30, 1815; is the son of James W. and Elizabeth ( Van Lear) Crawford, both of whom were natives of Maryland, where they resided until 1811, when they removed to Delaware Co., Ohio; they were the parents of four sons and one daughter. Mrs. Crawford died in 1821. Mr. Crawford was in his lifetime a prominent and influential man ; he rep- resented his county in the State Senate one term, and held a number of lesser offices in the county ; he was Colonel of a regiment of State militia for a number of years, and had been a soldier in the war of 1812 ; he departed this life in 1858. Our subject was brought up on a farm, receiving such education as the schools of that early day afforded. At 19 years of age, he was apprenticed to the car- penter's trade. After serving two years, he began for himself by working as a journeyman. He was united in marriage with Eliza J. Rodgers June 29, 1837 ; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Aug. 7, 1820 ; her parents came from Pennsyl- vania to Delaware Co. in 1812; from this union there were six daughters, four of whom are now living-Hester M., Elizabeth V., Martha A. and Emma L .; the names of the deceased were Eliza :


J. and Sarah T. Mrs. Crawford died Apri! 19, 1877 ; she had been a loving companion and help- meet, a consistent member of the Christian Union Church, and died as a Christian, singing on her death-bed-"Shall we gather at the river ?" Mr. Crawford worked at his trade until 1865. During this time he was quite an extensive contractor and builder. Since 1865, he has been engaged in farming and horticultural pursuits ; owns thirty- five acres of nicely improved land on the banks of the Scioto River, adjoining the village of Mill- ville. A great portion of this is in orchards and vineyards. Mr. Crawford is a Democrat, although very liberal in his views. He is one of Scioto Township's most honored and respected citizens.


GIDEON A. CARR, farmer; P. O. Ostran- der; was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, March 3, 1816; is a son of Amos and Margaret (Jackson) Carr, who came to Delaware Co. in 1826; they were the parents of twelve children, three .of whom are now living. The father was a native of Vir- ginia, but came to Pickaway Co., Ohio, when but a boy. His father, Conrad Carr, was one of the first men to settle in Pickaway Co. Our subject passed his youth and early manhood assisting his father on the farm; he received but a limited education, and at 21 years of age began for him- self as a farmer. He was united in marriage with Lucinda Smart Jan. 18, 1837; she was born in Delaware Co. Dec. 5, 1820 ; from this union there were four children, three of whom are now living -Joseph, Ann and Jane ; the name of the one deceased was William. Mrs. Carr departed this life Oct. 6, 1874 ; she was a kind, loving wife and mother, and an exemplary member of the Presby- terian Church. Mr. Carr began life as a poor boy, and is a self-made man; he owns 275 acres of well-improved land in Scioto Township; is a Democrat.


WARD COURTER, veterinary surgeon ; P. O. Ostrander ; was born in the city of New York Oct. 3, 1840 ; is son of Ward C. and Mary A. (Collins) Courter, both of whom were natives of Livingston Co., N. J. ; they were the parents of sixteen children, three of whom are. living. In 1847, the grandfather of our subject made them a visit in New York, and on his return he brought with him young Ward. Seventeen years after this event, the parents removed to Delaware Co .. Ohio. where they have since resided. Young Courter passed his youth and early manhood in Delaware Co., receiving a good common-school education. He was united in marriage with Mary C. Keller


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Sept. 23, 1861; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Jan. 7, 1842 ; there are eight children from this union-Henry W., William E., Araminta E., Lovina H., Hiram A., Frankie C., Bolinda G., and Annie O .; after marriage, Mr. Courter en- gaged in the livery business. In 1863, he enlisted in Co. F, 43d O. V. I .; he was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1865, by Surgeon Gen- eral L. D. Knight. Mr. Courter served with dis- tinction during the war, and was in the following engagements : Deeatur, Ala., Rome, Ga., Kings- ton, Resaca, Chickamauga, Snake Creek Gap, Mur- freesboro and Atlanta ; while before Atlanta, he received a severe gunshot wound in the shoulder,. which disqualified him for duty for about six months, when he rejoined his regiment; on the 6th of March, 1865, at Blair's Landing, S. C., while gallantly fighting for his country, Mr. Courter was so severely wounded in the leg that amputation was necessary. After his return home, he engaged for some time in the livery business ; he has always handled horses from his boyhood, and perhaps there is not a man in Delaware County who more thoroughly understands them than does Mr. Cour- ter; his equal as a veterinary surgeon would be difficult to find in Central Ohio,


SAMUEL D. DEAN, retired farmer; P. O. Ostrander; was born in Highland Co., Ohio, Nov. 5, 1810; the sixth of a family of eleven children of James and Hannah (Cunningham) Dean. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and a farmer ; the mother was a native of Ireland, but came to this country when quite young ; they were married in Ohio in 1800, both having come into the State some years previous to its admission into the Union; they removed from Highland to Franklin County in 1821, and from there to Delaware County in 1829; the father died in 1841, and the mother in 1858; they were truly pioneers, and did much to improve the country. Mr. Dean was brought up to farm labor; he was united in mar- riage with Nancy W. Flanegin Sept. 7, 1837; she was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., Oct. 6, 1813. Mrs. Dean's parents came from Pennsylvania to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1816; the father died in 1875, at the age of 89; the mother died in 1820. Mr. and Mrs. Dean have had four children, all of whom are now dead. Their only son, James W .. was born in 1841 ; on the breaking-out of the rebellion he enlisted in Co. D. 20th O. V. I. ; from over- exertion and exposure during the battle of Shiloh, he was taken sick, soon after which he was re- moved to Camp Dennison, Ohio, where, on the


14th of May, 1862, he died; his remains were buried in the Ostrander Cemetery; he was a faithful soldier of the Cross and of his country. Mr. Dean began life as a poor boy, and what he now has has been due to the economy and indus- try of himself and wife ; both have been members of the Presbyterian Church.


FREDERICK DECKER, farmer and miller ; P. O. Delaware. Among the citizens of Delaware Co. who have become a part and parcel of it, and have been identified with its development and im- provement, there is none more worthy of mention than Frederick Decker, who was born Sept. 1, 1812, in Morris Co., N. J., and is the son of Aaron M. and Mary (Vandroff ) Decker, both of whom were natives of New Jersey, and the parents of four sons and four daughters; the parents were married in New Jersey, where they remained until 1828, when they came West and located in Crawford Co., Ohio, where they remained until the death of the mother in 1840; soon after this, the father removed to Ogle Co., Ill., where, in 1860, he departed this life; he was, in every sense, a pioneer of the West, an intelligent Chris- tian gentleman, and died as only those can who put their trust in the Lord. Frederick's youth and early manhood were passed on a farm; he received such education as the schools could give; when but 18 years of age, he left home and began for himself; his capital at this time consisted of an indomitable will, robust constitution, and an earnest desire to succeed in obtaining a goodly share of this world's goods ; he began working in a mill-a business he followed some time, and then began erecting mills ; it was not long, however, until he had an oppor- tunity of buying a mill, which chance he did not lose, paying but little or nothing down; this was the turning-point in his life, and here again did his industry and force of character manifest itself, for it was but a short time before he had, by close attention, saved sufficient to pay off the in- debtedness on the mill; from that time until the present, he has been identified with the milling interest of this and adjoining counties ; he has, in his lifetime, built, owned and managed eleven different saw and grist mills; there is not a man in Central Ohio who has done more to advance the milling business than Mr. Decker; it was he who built the large and commodious Stone Mills of Delaware, and under whose management it became one of the leading industries of the county ; he at the present time owns the Millville Mills, among the best in the county; of late years, he has




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