History of Delaware County and Ohio, Part 134

Author: O. L. Baskin & Co; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 818

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Wales; they emigrated from Wales to America in 1818; from this union there were ten children- Thomas L., John P., Mary, Hannah J., Amelia D., living ; Reuben and Margaret A., deceased ; the others died in infancy without being named ; those living are all happily married. John P. was in the late war, enlisting in Co. D, 20th O. V. I., under Sherman, with whom he was on that mem- orable march to the sea ; was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Middlebury, Champion Hills, etc .; was severely wounded in the right shoulder and chest at Atlanta, and was confined to the hospital seven weeks. Mr. Penry is a radical Republican in politics, as are also his son and sons- in-law; he is a member of the Baptist Church ; his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Has held the offices of Township Trustee, Road Supervisor, School Director, etc .; held the com- mission of Captain in the Light Infantry in the Home Guards until he resigned this position. Mr. Penry is a man of prominence in the county ; takes an active part in all laudable county enter- prises, and is a man universally respected and es- teemed by his friends and neighbors. He was with the Wyandots, of Upper Sandusky, from his 9th year until he was 23 years old, engaged in herding cattle.

JOHN A. PRICE, farmer; P. O. Radnor. The subject of this biography is the second of a family of eleven children of Evan and Margaret. (Jones) Price, both natives of Breconshire, Wales ; in 1845, the father came, in company with Mr. Robert Powell, to Radnor Township to look for a home for himself and family; not being satisfied with the country, he returned in a few months to his family in Wales, where he remained until 1851, when he again came to Radnor Township, this time bringing his family with him; he has since remained in the township, and now owns a nicely improved farm in the northeastern portion of the township. Our subject was brought up on a farm, receiving a good common-school education ; he re- mained at home until about 26 years of age. Was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Rees and Sarah Jones, July 4, 1871; she was born in Breconshire, Wales, June 3, 1848 ; from this marriage there were four children, two of whom are now living -- Margaret J. and Rees ; deceased, Sarah A. and an infant ; at the time of his parents coming to the United States, John A. was but 6 years of age, having been born Feb. 11, 1845, in Breconshire, Wales ; he is well and fa- vorably known in Radnor Township as one of the

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most industrious and enterprising of its young men; he has by his own exertions obtained a nicely improved farm of sixty-five acres ; he has for some years past been in the employ of John Powell, who fully appreciates his worth, as does the entire community in which he lives.

B. C. ROBERTS, farmer ; P. O. Prospect. The subject of this sketch was born Sept. 6, 1848, in Radnor Township; he is the son of Richard and Jane (Jones) Roberts, of Welsh descent. The father was born April 25, 1806, and departed this life July 25, 1870. The mother was born Dec. 11, 1811, and is yet living, making her home with her son. In the father's family there were eight children, five of whom are yet living ; their par- ents were married in Wales Aug. 7, 1829, and emigrated to this country in 1839 ; he engaged in the mercantile business in Delhi (now Radnor) for a period of eighteen months; at the expiration of that time, he discontinued his business, bought a farm in the northern part of the township and en- gaged in the occupation of farming. Young Rob- erts passed his youth with his father, assisting him when needed, and, at his death, he, in connection with his brother Edward, took the old homestead -- a farm of 982 acres, and continued the bus- iness. Our subject was united in marriage to Miss Katie Curtiss, daughter of Charles Curtiss, whose biography appears in this work, the 6th day of March, 1879; the fruit of this union is one son, Wayland B., born Dec. 23, 1879. Mr. Roberts is a Republican ; he is a Baptist, while his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He had three brothers in the late war, two of whom laid down their lives in defense of their country. Mr. Roberts' farm is very pleas- antly located, near the Scioto River, and is within a short distance of town and railroad ; a schoolhouse is easily reached, being located on the north end of the place, giving him one of the most desirable places in the township.

DAVID O. THOMAS, merchant, Radnor ; the senior of the firm of Thomas & Jones, was born in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, May 6, 1856 ; son of David O. and Margaret (Gallant) Thomas. The father was born in Montgomery- shire, Wales, March 14, 1813. The mother was born at Radnor, Delaware Co., Ohio, April 25, 1818. The parents were married in America May 17, 1837 ; in this family there were eight children, six of whom are yet living ; their names, respect- ively, are Joseph G., born March 1, 1838; Will- iam J., born July 26, 1840; Margaret A., born

Sept. 16, 1842 ; Sarah J., born Nov. 26, 1844, died Aug, 23, 1849 ; Mary E , born June 2, 1847, Martha E., born Aug. 1, 1850, died July 1, 1851 ; Sarah J., born May 2, 1853, and David O., born May 6, 1856. Joseph served his country well and faithfully in the late war. Our subject re- ceived a good common-school education ; in 1877, he commenced business by clerking in a mercantile establishment in Radnor; here he continued clerk- ing for about two years ; soon after he discontinued clerking, he formed a partnership with W. H. Jones, to be known as Thomas & Jones ; this firm commenced business during the spring of 1880, and, although yet in its infancy and controlled by young men, it has the name of doing as good, if not better, trade than any house in town; this house keeps the best assortment of fancy and staple groceries, dry goods, hats, caps, etc., of any town of its size in Delaware Co. Mr. Thomas is a member of the' Democratic party, as was his father before him; is a young man, of good, steady habits, and has the respect and well wishes. of the community.

EDWARD R. THOMPSON, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O. Delaware ; was born in Dela- ware Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1843, and is a soo of Edward R. and Eliza (Donalson) Thompson ; the former was a native of Maryland, and the mother of Richland Co., Ohio; they were the parents of six children ; the father came to Rich- land Co in a very early day, where he lost his wife ; it was in this county that he met our sub- ject's mother, to whom he was married; in 1838, he came to Delaware Co., Ohio, where he re- mained until his death in 1879; he was by trade a blacksmith-a business he followed until a middle-aged man, when he engaged in the livery business in the city of Delaware; he was a man of much ability, and secured to himself and family a goodly share of this world's goods. Edward's youth and early manhood were passed in assisting his father; he received a good common-school education, and, when 20 years of age, came to Radnor Township, and engaged in raising and buying stock, and in farming; in his youthful days, he acquired a fondness for horses, and since he has reached his majority, he has owned some of the best horses in the county. He was united in marriage with Adella Loufbourrow Sept. 10, 1868; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1845 ; from this marriage there are two children-Bertha O. and Benjamin F .; Mrs. Thompson departed this life March 18, 1873; on the 5th of April,

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1877, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Sue J. Seely ; she was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., May 5, 1849 ; by this union there is one child- Edward. Mr. Thompson owns 205 acres of as nicely improved land as there is in Radnor Town- ship; he is a Republican.

RICHARD B. TOMLEY, farmer and stock- raiser ; P. O. Radnor ; was born in Montgomery- shire, Wales, Jan. 24, 1836; is the son of Will- iam and Susan (Brown) Tomley, both natives of Wales; they were the parents of two sons and two daughters, all of whom lived to reach their majority ; in 1840, the parents, together with their family, emigrated to the United States, and almost immediately came to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio; the father was a farmer-a business he followed both in Wales and this coun- try ; the father was a man noted for his piety, honesty and industry; he died Nov. 28, 1857; the mother died Aug. 24, 1869; both parents were consistent members of the M. E. Church. The subject passed his youth on his father's farm, and was educated as well as the schools of the country permitted, when about 23 years of age, he began business for himself, although still mak- ing his home at his father's. He was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Thomas Oct. 1, 1867; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 17, 1835; her grandfather, Henry Perry, was the first actual white settler in Radnor Township, having come hither in 1803. [In another part of this work a full account of this is given.] From our subject's marriage there is one son -- Guy, born March 7, 1869. Mr. Tomley owns 100 acres of nicely improved land; is a Republican in politics ; has held a number of positions of honor and trust in the township, among which may be mentioned that of Township Trustee; is a man of steady habits, and has the respect and esteem of all his neighbors.

THOMAS WATKINS, farmer and stock- dealer ; P. O. Radnor ; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, 1843 ; is the son of William and Mary (Jones) Watkins, both of whom were na- tives of North Wales. In the year 1820, Mr.

Watkins took passage for America, arriving at Philadelphia June 15 of the same year. Miss Mary Jones, who afterward became Mrs. Wat- kins, together with her parents, took passage on board the same ship Mr. Watkins sailed in. Soon after their arrival, they started, over- land, for the then new Welsh settlement, in Delaware Co., Ohio, where they arrived soon after. The father was a carpenter and cabinet-maker by trade, and in that capacity proved a valuable addi- tion to the settlement. He was for a long time employed by the Indians of Upper Sandusky, where miles of unbroken wilderness, full of wild beasts and treacherous Indians, were between him and his home. He was a poor boy when he ar- rived in this country, having only a $5 gold piece to commence business for himself with ; by frugal- ity and hard labor, he amassed quite a large amount of property. He died May 22, 1871, and was fol- lowed by his wife, April 23, 1876. They were the parents of eleven children, ten of whom reached their majority ; at the present time, seven children are living The subject of this sketch passed his youth and early manhood assisting his father on the farm. He received as good an education as the schools of that early day afforded. He re- mained with his father until his death. April 11, 1867, he was united in marriage with Charlena Hults, daughter of Raymond and Almira ( And- rews) Hults; she was born in Berkshire Town- ship, Delaware Co., Ohio, July 2, 1843. The father was a native of New York and the mother of Ohio ; they were the parents of four children, two of whom are yet living. The marriage of Thomas Watkins and Charlena Hults bore the fruit of seven children, three of whom are now living-William, Raymond and Mary J .; Thomas was the name of one deceased, the others dying in infancy, without being named. Mrs. Watkins is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Watkins owns 170 acres of land, adjoining the villiage of Radnor. Is a radical Republican, and a man of considerable influence among his friends and neighbors.

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MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP.

HENRY CLINE, farmer ; P. O. Ashley ; was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1807; an only son; emigrated with his parents to Delaware Co. in 1816, and settled in Troy Township. He was married in 1832, to Miss Elizabeth Douning, and then came to Marlborough Township, where he still lives, having been here forty-eight years ; they have had ten children, five boys and five girls-Samuel D., Margaret A., Jane M., William H., Elizabeth G., Henry K., Francis M., Susanna, James, Ella G. Four are dead-Henry K., Will- iam H., Samuel D. and Jane M. In the spring of 1873, Mr. Cline's companion was taken away from him by that unwelcome messenger, Death. He has one daughter at home, to care and cherish him in his declining years; his children are all settled around him. He has 487 acres of land, of which he has cleared, with but little assistance, 250 acres. His father, Henry Cline, Sr., emigrated to this State about 1795, and settled in Pickaway Co. When our subject came to this county, the Indians were quite numerous ; remembers of see- ing some seven hundred at a camp meeting, held on Delaware Run ; they were peaceable. He fre- quently drove a four horse team to Zanesville, Ohio, and brought, in return, salt, sole-leather and iron. Mr. Cline is a respected and a well-to-do farmer.

FRANCIS M. CLINE, miller and farmer ; P. O. Ashley. Francis M. Cline was born Jan. 10, 1843, in Marlborough Township, Delaware Co., Ohio; he owns the woolen mill known as the Walter Hill Factory, which was built about thirty-four years ago by Luther Cone, also the old water saw- mill which was built about sixty years ago by Robert Campbell, of Philadelphia. This mill is still in good running order and said to be the best water saw-mill on the Whetstone River. Mr. Cline is fitting up the old woolen mill for the purpose of making flour, meal and " chop." Our subject was married to Miss Nancy Potter on Oct. 24, 1868, who was born Jan. 15, 1845 ; they have two children, Bessie and Cleo. Our subject owns a good farm near his mill, upon which he resides, and his business affairs are in a prosperous condi- tion.

WILLIAM and J. H. CARTER, farmers; P. O. Norton. William Carter, born 1833 in St. Clairs- ville, Belmont Co., Ohio, came to Delaware Co. in 1839, and settled in Troy Township ; have resi- ded in Marlborough about sixteen years ; was mar- ried to Sophenia Shultz; they lived in wedlock about twenty-two months, when death severed the tender tie, and he has not since married. Mr. W. Carter has seen nearly all kinds of wild game that ever fre- quented the woods of our county. J. H. Carter, born in 1837 in Morristown, Belmont Co., Ohio, emigrated to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1839; was married to Miss Elizabeth Mayfield in 1866; Miss Mayfield was born in 1839 in Delaware Co. They have four children, of whom two are living, Mary Adell and William Corwin. Our subject's grandparents, on father's side, came from Ireland and the mother from England, and were among the first settlers of Maryland. Carter & Bro. own more than 500 acres of land, and deal in fine, heavy Norman horses in which they take great pride and receive their reward for so doing. If you want a fine young heavy horse, call on them.

ELIAS COLE, farmer; was born in Troy Township, this county, Sept. 13, 1834; was the son of Hugh and Mary Cole, the latter of whom was the daughter of Timothy and Rebecca Main, the latter of these two being the daughter of James and Mary Wright ; and Mrs. Wright was the daughter of Andrew McGill, who emigrated from Ireland to America about 1781. Timothy Main, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Cole, was the son of Sabeers and Hannah Main, both of whom died in Virginia. Mr. Cole's father was the son of Joseph and Mary Cole; the latter's maiden name was Curren, born in Ireland, and came to America about 1781. Joseph Cole was the son of Hugh and Sarah Cole; the maiden name of the latter was Bishop-citizens of the State of New York. Nearly all of this ancestry were members of the Regular Baptist Church. Joseph Cole was one of the first settlers of Troy Town- ship, locating there from Virginia in December, 1808; he was also one of the organizers of the present Marlborough Baptist Church, and served it as a Deacon until his death. Elias Cole was

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married to Catharine Block Jan. 31, 1856 ; they have had born to them five boys and three girls, six of whom are living. Mr. Cole served out a three-years enlistment in the war of the rebell- ion, as a member of Co. C, 26th O. V. I., and was shot through the body at the battle of Chick- amauga, Ga., Sept. 19, 1863; upon leaving the service, he received an honorable discharge as First Sergeant of his company, in which responsi- hle position he had faithfully served. Through Mr. Cole's untiring zeal, the history of. his com- pany was preserved, and forms a part of the mili- tary history of Delaware Co. Mr. Cole's ability and integrity is recognized in his having been called upon to serve almost continuously as Justice of the Peace since his return from the army.

On the death of JAMES COLE, member Co. C, 26th O. V. I.

Mourn not for the hero, though he's your son, Mourn not for a soul that's so brave ; Though from this earth his spirit has gone, He sleeps in an honorable grave.

His brother stood by him-no less a hero- When he fell by the hand of death ; No language can tell the anguish of woe, Of a brother who was thus bereft.

His comrades all loved him, he had not a foe, His absence is felt with regret; But angels will be as his friends were below ; He's welcomed wherever he's met.

HENRY G. GILLET was born in this town- ship in 1849. His father was born April 13, 1808, and came here with his parents in 1819; they were natives of Connecticut ; the elder Gillet had been a Revolutionary soldier, and traded for land in this township previous to his moving his family here ; this he cultivated until his death in 1836, when his son Harold came in possession of it. The latter, Harold Gillet, was at one time en- gaged in the mercantile business; during the years 1839-40, he was in Baltimore with a num- ber of horses ; it was then that the convention was held there that nominated Wm. H. Harrison for President, and John Tyler for Vice President ; shortly after his return, he sold out his stock of goods to Mr. Chapman, and engaged in general farming until 1866, when he moved to Norton, where he lived until his death, Jan. 8, 1880. Mr. Gillet, when in his vigor, was quite noted as a hunter, often killing five or six deer in a day ; he became incensed at an Indian whom he seemed determined to shoot, and made such a display of

his rifle as to cause the Indian to cry out " What you shoot at ?" but from the best authority at hand, the old Indian was allowed to die a nat- ural death ; Mr. Gillet and a brother on one occa- sion while returning from fishing, were attacked by wolves and forced to take shelter in an old deserted cabin until morning. He was married in 1829 to Miss Pennelia Scribner, born in 1810; her parents emigrated to this State from Vermont. Henry G. Gillet, whose name heads this sketch, was married to Miss Alice E. Spaulding in 1870 ; she was the daughter of Judson and Mary M. Spaulding, and was born in 1851; they have had three children, of whom but one is living, the other two were taken away by scarlet fever. Mr. Gillet is engaged in farming on the old homestead, and is prosperous in his calling.

WESLEY INGLE, farmer; P. O. Norton ; was born in Marlborough Township July 22, 1851. His father, Andrew Ingle, was born in Hancock Co., Md., in 1823 ; emigrated with his parents to Perry Co., Ohio, in 1830; remained there about five years, and then emigrated to Marlborough Township, forty-five years ago. Was married in 1841 to Miss Rachel Bush, who was born in Maryland in 1822; emigrated with her parents to Ohio in 1831. Mr. Andrew and Rachel Ingle have seven children, of whom all are living-Will- iam, Peter, Matthias, Wesley, Andrew, Susanna and Ella. Wesley Ingle's grandparents were born in Maryland, and their descendants were from Germany ; he is a young man of good standing in society, and is highly esteemed by all who know him ; he resides in the village of Norton.

, LATHAM JONES, shoemaker, Norton ; was born in Waldo Township, Marion Co., Ohio, June 26, 1842 ; he is a son of Nelson and Liddie Jones. the former was born in Loudoun Co., Va., May 18, 1807 ; Liddie Jones (Griffith), born Dec. 7, 1807, in Augusta Co., Va. They were married June 3, 1830, in Ross Co., Ohio. Mr. Nelson Jones emi. grated to Ohio from Loudoun Co., Va., Sept. 25, 1827, to Ross Co., Ohio, remained there about eight weeks, and from there to Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 21, 1827, and settled for some time in Marlborough Township ; from there removed to Waldo Township. Liddie Jones was born Dec. 7, 1807, in Augusta Co., Va .; her parents came to the State from Franklin Co., Penn .; Mrs. Nelson Jones' grandfather was married four times, and had nine children by each woman, making in all thirty-six. Our subject was married to Miss Martha A. Baker, who was born in Knox Co.,

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Ohio, in 1849, and died Aug. 26, 1878; have two children living-L. L. and Lola D. The sub- ject of our sketch has held the office of Township Clerk for two years, and while in Waldo Town- ship held the same position for two years ; our subject is a gentleman highly esteemed by all who know him.

MRS. JANE KING, Norton ; born in Augusta Co., Va., in the year 1799, Jan. 11. Was mar- ried in 1823; emigrated to Ohio in 1828, and set- tled in Marlborough Township with her husband, John King ; he was born in Plymouth, England, in 1795 ; emigrated to America in 1820. Her parents, Richard and Mary (Curry) Brown, were natives of Virginia. In 1828, Mr. King pur- chased land to the amount of 247 acres, lying a little southeast of Norton ; remained on the farm about twenty-three years; in the spring of 1853, he came to the village of Norton, where he remained until his death, March 13, 1857. He was a mem- ber of the M. E. Church, of which Mrs. King has been a member for sixty years, and to which, on Dec. 25, 1879, she donated a library of 114 volumes, costing $100.

S. A. OLMSTED was born Dec. 14, 1828, in Franklin Co., Ohio. . His father, A. J. Olmsted, was a native of Connecticut, born in Simsbury, Hartford Co., June 11, 1802, and came to Frank- lin Co., in this State, with his parents, in 1810. His mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Bush, was born June 21, 1806, in Ulster Co., N. Y .; her people emigrated to this State the same year, and located on what is now Marlborough Township. After marriage, and living in Franklin Co. for awhile, they moved to Delaware Co. in 1836. S. A. Olmsted has had varied and extensive experi- ences, having visited various parts of the globe in his wanderings as a mariner and landsman, of which our space will only permit an outline. Aug. 15, 1849, he left Delaware Co. with a band of sheep, which the owner sold in New Jersey ; from there, Mr. Olmsted visited points of interest, and sailed from New Bedford Nov. 5, 1849 on a whal- ing voyage, passed south along the coast of Brazil, having some perilous experiences in capturing several whales, and with water-spouts, cruised to the coast of Africa around the Cape of Good Hope, up past the Island of Madagascar, off the coast of Arabia, where they captured a whale sup- posed to be the largest ever captured on that coast, making 230 barrels of oil, returned down through the Indian Ocean to Johanna's Island, where, Mr. Olmsted being dissatisfied with the oficers of his

ship, escaped by swimming about half a mile, with shovel-nose sharks for company, to the whaling ship Phoenix, homeward bound. On the return voyage, she called at St. Helena for the repairs of damages to the vessel received in a gale; visited Bonaparte's tomb ; from there feturned directly to New London, Conn .; went to New York, and sailed for New Orleans; then, after three days' stay, he sailed for Liverpool on the Gen. Berry ; the eighth day out, the vessel was thrown on her beam's end by a " white squall," they took to the boats, and after three days and three nights without food or drink, were picked up by the Huguenot bound for New Orleans ; Mr. Olmsted then returned home; in 1851, he shipped at Cleveland on the the brig Gen. Worth ; changed to the schooner Oneida ; she was run down by a steamer and water-logged; being loaded with staves, floated ; Mr. Olmsted remained on board and run her into Cleve- land, for which he received the munificent sum of $1 extra pay ; this was in November ; spent the winter in Chicago and Racine; in spring and sum- mer he made trips to Green Bay as wheelsman of a steamer ; also went down the St. Lawrence River to Ogdensburg, as mate of a schooner, on which he met with an accident, and had three ribs broken ; came home in December, 1852. March 10, 1853, he was married to Phebe Gillet; moved to Polk Co., Iowa, and to Adair Co. in 1855; in 1857, to Salt Creek, Neb .; whilst in that section he lived in different localities, and had several ad- ventures with the Indians of an exciting nature ; was employed in farming, and scouting some for the Government. In the fall of 1860, he returned to Delaware Co., and May 1, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 26th O. V. I .; served seventeen months, and was discharged for disability Oct. 1, 1862; re-enlisted in Co. H, 145th O. N. G., May 2, 1864, but was discharged Aug. 24 of the same year. Mr. Olmsted is now living in Marlborough Town- ship, his old home, as well as that of his wife.

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History of Delaware County and Ohio, Part 134

Author: O. L. Baskin & Co; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 818

Author: O. L. Baskin & Co; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 818