History of Fayette County : together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and all other authentic sources, Part 54

Author: Dills, R. S
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Dayton, Ohio : Odell & Mayer
Number of Pages: 1070


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Resolved That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the mother and sister of the deceased, and the same be published in the coun- ty papers.


By order of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F.


S. L. Hooker, O. H. Saxton, H. Shook, committee.


JOSHUA MAHAN.


Joshua Mahan, county commissioner, was born in Ross County, Ohio, December 18, 1836, and a son of Joshua and Sophia Mahan. His father is a native of Virginia, and his mother of Maryland. They came to this state about the year 1813, with a family of three children, one son and two daughters.


The subject of our sketch was married, September, 1858, to Miss Margaret Plyley, daughter of Joseph and Margaret Plyley, of Ross


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County. They have a family of five children : John C., Spencer, Mary B., Rosco L., Dilla May, and three who died in infancy.


He is a member of Bloomingburg Lodge, No. 449, F. A. M., and also a Granger. He received his education in Ross County, where his youth was spent. He was elected county commissioner last fall two years ago, and still fills that office. He has one of the many fine farms in Madison Township, and is one of the best and most enterprising farmers in the county. He is a very social, pleas- ant man, and one who is well qualified to fill the responsible posi- tion he now holds. (See Madison Township.)


C. H. MARK.


C. H. Mark, principal of the high school, was born in this county, November 13, 1852. He is a son of Thomas H. and Sina Mark, natives of this state, who have a family of three children.


C. H. Mark, the subject of our sketch, was married, October 7, 1875, to Miss Mary E. Guthrie, a step-daughter of Dr. McAfee, of Staunton, this county. They have one child, Ernest G.


Our subject is a member of the Methodist Church. He received his education in country schools, but attended the National Normal School at Lebanon two years, in 1872 and 1873.


When but sixteen years of age he commenced teaching school, and is now the principal of the high schools of Washington. He is a self-made man, and by his genial disposition has endeared him- self to all who know him.


HENRY MARK.


Henry Mark, farmer and stock raiser, is a son of Henry and Naoma Mark, who came from Pennsylvania, in 1815, and settled on the west bank of Sugar Creek. They were the parents of eight children, three sons and five daughters. Cynthia A., married and lives in Leesburg, Highland County, this state. Anthony W., mar- ried and lives in Edgar County, Illinois. Mary, married to Stephen Stafford and lives near Staunton. Harriet, married but is dead. Lewis H., married and resides in the neighborhood. Hulda Jane, married and lives with her father. Rachel, married to John Con- ner and lives in the neighborhood.


The mother died some years since. The father, now more than


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eighty years of age, is living on Leesburg pike, near Sugar Creek, being one of the oldest residents of the township.


Henry, our subject, was born November 29, 1834, and married Amanda A. Rone, daughter'of Martin and Sophia Rone, (whose biography appears in this book,) April 15, 1857. Soon after their marriage, they commenced house-keeping on the farm, located on the east side of Sugar Creek, where they have continuously resided until the present time.


They have had ten children born unto them, three sons and seven daughters: Alice, Joseph E., Eliza J., Ada S., Annie, died in infancy ; Naoma J., Charles E., Miriam, died in infancy ; Frederick M., and Mary E. The children living are all at home with their parents except Joseph E., temporarily absent, attending school at the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio.


Mr. Marks owns a very valuable farm of one hundred and fifty- one acres where he lives. A short time since, he erected a resi- dence, which he occupies, at a cost of more than four thousand dollars. He owns a valuable farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres, on the south side of the Wilmington pike, about one mile west from Sugar Creek, in Concord Township. Also, another farm of eighty-one acres on Sugar Creek.


Our subject has been remarkably successful in all his efforts of life. He has attended to his one legitimate business, that of farm- ing and stock raising, through high and low prices, used good judgment and practiced economy.


This is a Christian family, members of the Methodist Church, ascribing their success in life to the blessing of God in a very great degree.


HORATIO B. MAYNARD.


Horatio B. Maynard, attorney at law, Washington, was born in Holden, Massachusetts, October 12, 1826. He is a son of John P. Maynard, born in Westborough, Massachusetts, 1792, (his father, Benjamin, was born in 1761,) and Roxy, born in Holland, Massa- chusetts, 1798. They had a family of five children, and still live in their native state.


Our subject was married at Washington, in 1856, to Miss Kesiah Blakemore, daughter of William H. and Ann W. Blakemore. They have a family of seven children : Hulbert B., John P., Wal-


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ter, May, Anna, Augusta F., Horatio B., who are living, and one, Cleora, died in infancy.


In August, 1862, Mr. Maynard enlisted in the 114th O. V. I., and resigned in February, 1863. He was in the battles of Chicka- saw Bluffs, Arkansas Post, etc. He was prosecuting attorney of Fayette County in 1868-9, and is now a member of the legal pro- fession under the firm-name of Maynard & Hadley. He was edu- cated in Ludlow, Vermont, and passed his youth in New Hamp- shire. Was for two years assistant superintendent of the Black River Academy, of Vermont.


THOMAS M'ELWAIN.


Thomes McElwain, attorney-at-law, is the son of William and Maria C. McElwain, nee Nye, who were born in Kentucky. Our subject was born July 24, 1843, in Washington. He attended the public schools of that place until the war broke out, when he vol- unteered as a private in Company A, 1st Ohio Cavalry, served three years, and was honorably discharged. After his return home, he was married to Miss Lydia K. Davis, in 1867, since which he has continued in the practice of law in the place of his nativity.


JOSEPH M'LEAN.


Joseph McLean, farmer, Washington, was born in Fayette Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, June 21. 1803, and came to Ohio in 1806, locating in Ross County with the family, where they remained till February, 1810, when they came to this county and township, where he has since lived, save three years, when he served an apprenticeship with a cabinet-maker. He was married, March 5, 1829, to Lucinda Shobe, who has borne him five sons and three daughters. Four of the sons have passed to a better land.


Mr. McLean was a cabinet-maker until seventeen years after his marriage, when he removed to his farm. He has served as fund commissioner, infirmary director, township trustee, clerk, and treas- urer. His official career was honest, upright, and public-spirited. He was reared in the Presbyterian faith, being a member of that denomination until 1849, when he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has since been associated. He was a mem- ber of the Sons of Temperance during the existence of that organ-


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ization. He is one of Fayette's pioneers, and has many warm friends and a respected family. Mr. McLean has contributed largely to this work, for which he will be held in grateful remem- brance by the compilers and patrons.


JUDGE DANIEL M'LEAN.


Judge Daniel McLean, banker, Washington, is a son of Duncan and Elizabeth (McGarraugh) McLean, and was born October 3, 1805. His father is a native of Scotland, his mother of Pennsyl- vania. They came to Ohio in 1805, accompanied by three children, He died when Daniel was but three years of age.


On the 20th of November, 1829, our subject married Helena Boyd, daughter of John and Macy Boyd, of Highland County. The family consists of four children : John, Duncan, Joseph M., and Mary; Elizabeth, Sarah, and Mary J., deceased.


He is a member of Fayette Lodge No. 107, and Chapter 103, F. & A. M., and Ely Commandery No. 28. He received his education in a log school house. Was appointed associate judge by the gov- ernor, and afterward by the legislature. He was regarded as an honest and upright judge, and his decisions gave general satisfac- tion. He was county surveyor for a period of ten years, and has filled other offices of public trust. He is now president of the Peo- ples and Drovers Bank (formerly First National Bank), and can generally be found in the bank during banking hours. The judge is a self-made man, closely identified with the progress made by the community, and beloved and esteemed by all who know him.


To the generous contributions of Judge McLean, his uniform courtesy, and vast fund of information, which under all circum- stances he was ever ready to give, we are indebted for the greater part of the pioneer history of this county.


HON. JOHN L. MYERS.


Hon. John L. Myers, farmer, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, was born in Botetourt County, Virginia, on the 7th of August, 1803, being a son of Samuel and Elizabeth S. Myers. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born June 11, 1776, just twenty-two days prior to the Declaration of Independance. His mother was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia, in the Shenandoah


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Valley. In 1807 they immigrated to Ohio, accompanied by five children, four sons and one daughter, (three more were added after their arrival in the Buckeye State,) and settled in this county in the same year-three prior to the organization of the same.


Our subject was united in marriage with Catharine Vance, daughter of General William and Mary (Scott) Vance, of this county, November 11, 1828. The union was blessed with nine children, of whom seven survive: Lucy C., Mary A., John J., Martha J., Matthew T. S., Catharine M., Adaline V. Those de- ceased are : James V., and Elizabeth S.


Mr. Myers has engaged extensively in importing and raising superior cattle for the Scioto Importing Company, of Chillicothe. Through his indefatigable efforts the country has been stocked with a very fine grade of cattle, many of which have taken premi- ums at the various fairs.


In 1874-5, during the administration of Governor Allen, he served his county in the legislature, to the satisfaction of his con- stituents. He is now living in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois. His first wife died in 1867, and he again married, Mrs. Custer, nee Miss Ocheltree, who still survives. In politics he is a Republican, but was originally a Whig. He was an intimate friend of General Batteal Harrison, and in 1828 took a trip with him to Missouri. Here they purchased three hundred head of cattle, which they drove to Ohio, thence to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


Mr. Myers is an amiable gentleman, and though nearly four score years of age, retains much of his youthful vigor. The com- pilers of this work acknowledge the many courtesies extended them by him while on a recent visit to his old home.


JOHN MILLIKAN.


John Millikan, grocer, Washington, was born in this county, De- cember 15, 1828. He is a son of Jesse and Lydia Millikan. His father is a native of North Carolina, and his mother of Virginia. They immigrated to Ohio in the year 1796, with a family of ten children.


John, the subject of our remarks, was married, in 1851, to Miss Ann F. Dawson, daughter of Abraham and Eva Dawson, of Vir- ginia, who came to Ohio in 1831. They have a family of four chil- dren : Anna M., Jessie B., Lillie K., and Louis Frank, all living.


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He is a member of Fayette Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M., and also of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F. In the latter lodge he has filled all the chairs, and served as junior warden in the former. He is also a member of Fayette Chapter No. 103, and of Ely Com- mandery No. 28. He filled the office of coroner from 1870 to 1872, and was elected sheriff of the county for four years, and a rail- roader two years, after which he entered into the grocery business, which he still follows. In 1849, he crossed the plains to California, where he spent two years in mining, which was very remunerative. He has been considerable of a wanderer, having been through nearly all the states in the Union, and some of the territories, be- fore he was of age. His father was one of the first settlers of Fay- ette County, the first county surveyor, and the first postmaster, in the county; also, the first county clerk. He died in August, 1835. Our subject received his education in Fayette County, where his life has been spent, with the exception of the time he was traveling, and in California.


WILLIAM W. MILLIKAN.


William W. Millikan, editor Fayette County Herald, Washing- ton, was born in South Bend, Indiana, on the 24th of July, 1845. He is a son of William and Emma Millikan. His father is a na- tive of Ohio, and his mother of New York. They have a family of eight children, five of whom are living.


William W., the subject of this sketch, was married in Decem- ber, 1874, to Miss Anna Smith, daughter of L. W. and Lydia Smith, of Indiana. They are blessed with one child, Susie May. Mr. Millikan received his education in Fayette County. His youth was spent principally in Laporte, Indiana. He has been in Wash- ington some twenty-two years, engaged in the printing business, and has been doing business with his father some twelve years. His father is the present representative of Fayette County, a posi- tion he filled four years ago, and has been editor over fifty years.


R. C. MILLER.


R. C. Miller, attorney-at-law, Washington, was born in this county, January 23, 1853. He is a son of Robert and Maria Miller, natives of Ohio, and his grandparents were natives of Virginia.


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His parents had but one child, our subject, who was married March 29, 1881, to Miss Eva J. Parrett, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Parrett, of this county. He received his education in Washington, and studied law under Gregg & Creamer of that place. He was admitted to the bar December 7, 1880, and commenced practice in April, 1881. In politics he is a Republican. When only eighteen years of age he engaged in the livery business, which he followed for some three years, when he sold out and went West, where he remained about three years, returned, and commenced the study of law, and has remained here until the present time.


JOHN H. PARRETT.


John H. Parrett, farmer, and member of the State Board of Equalization, was born in Ross County, October 11, 1821, and is a son of Joseph F. and Sarah Barrett, natives of Virginia, who came to Ohio in September, 1814, with a family of ten children.


John H., our subject, was married on the 25th day of December, 1850, to Miss Sarah A. Harper, daughter of Caleb and Mary Har- per, of Ross County. They have a family of four children : Caleb H., Joseph, Mollie, and Sallie. Mr. Parrett is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was county commissioner and justice of the peace of Wayne Township for some three years. He has a farm of two hundred and fifty acres seven miles south of Wash- ington, adjoining the village of Good Hope, where he makes his home. He is one of the most enterprising farmers of the county, and a man of influence wherever he is known.


J. H. PATTON.


J. H. Patton, attorney-at-law, Washington, was born in Fayette County, September 6, 1849, and is a son of James and Ellen Patton, natives of Ohio, who have a family of four children, two sons and two daughters.


The subject of our remarks was married, December 3, 1870, to Miss S. E. Durnell, daughter of William Durnell. They are blessed with three children: Glenn, Daisy, and Nellie. He received his education at Lebanon, at the South Salem Academy, and com- menced the study of law with the Hon. M. J. Williams, of Wash- ington, and when twenty years of age commenced practice, which


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was in 1869. His youth was principally spent in Fayette County.


ISAAC PAVEY.


Isaac Pavey, farmer, Memphis. The nativity of the original Pavey family is unknown. Among the earliest settlers on Lee's Creek, in Highland County, was Isaac Pavey, the grandfather of this subject. He was from Kentucky, and was a preacher of the Methodist Church and a farmer. He was born in Maryland. His children were Charles, Elizabeth, William, Nancy Peggy, Sally, John and Thomas. Charles married Lucinda Bocock, Elizabeth married John Barger, Nancy married Warner Mann, Peggy mar- ried Thomas Andrew, Sally married Isaac Mckay, John married Betsey West, and Thomas married Sally Johnson.


William, the second son of the family, and father of our subject, married Anna Johnson, daughter of William and Jane (Dowden) Johnson, of Fayette County. He died in 1862, his wife in 1851. They were parents of Jane, Isaac, William, Mary, George, John, Henry, Sophia, Elizabeth, James and Eliza. By a second marriage, to Mrs. Jerdina Kirby, (Johnson,) he was the father of three sons and one daughter: Charles, Thomas A., Keturah and Gilbert A.


Isaac, our subject, was born in Green Township, near the Clin- ton County line, March 15, 1831. He was brought up to hard work. His education was of the ordinary kind. On the 18tlī day of August, 1852, he was married to Margaret E., daughter of Jacob and Susan (Heller) Heidwohl; they were of Dutch descent, and natives of Virginia. They came to this state about the year 1837. Mrs. Pavey was born in Jefferson County, Virginia, April 25, 1834. She is the only surviving member of the family. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Pavey, the following named children have been born : Alice Jane, born May 13, 1855, married Robert Todhunter, October, 1879. Elmira A., born May 3, 1858, married Cornelius McCoy, November 12, 1880. Junius, born March 4, 1861 ; Darius, born February 14, 1862; William H., born April 6, 1863, died August 1, 1864 ; Charles Edward, born January 16, 1868, died Sep- tember 29, 1875 ; Elva, born December 26, 1869, died October 6, 1875 ; John F., born April 11, 1872, died July 31, 1872.


Mr. Pavey lived a short time in Hardin County, this state, and located where he now lives, in the year 1867. He owns and culti- vates nearly four hundred acres of choice land near Lee's Creek,


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and twelve miles from Washington. Mrs. Pavey has been con- nected with the Methodist Church since 1850.


Our subject is an ardent Republican, and an energetic farmer. His brothers, James and Henry, served in the Union army during the late war. The last named was for a time a prisoner of war.


T. K. PERDUE.


T. K. Perdue, county surveyor, Washington, was born in this county, July 30, 1838, and is a son of Gershorn and Abigail Perdue. He is a native of Virginia, she of New Jersey. The father came to this state in 1813, and the mother some time later ; the marriage resulted in seven children.


T. K., the youngest, was married April 30, 1868, to Jane M. Smith, daughter of Isaac and Mary Smith, of this county, which marriage resulted in six children : Whittier, Mira, Edith, Alice, Norton and Homer; all living.


He served as infirmary director for six years, and has been in the nursery business since attaining his majority, which was also the means of supporting his father-the nursery was started in 1815.


In the fall of 1880, he was elected county surveyor, and is now serving in that capacity. Himself and wife are members of the Society of Friends. The business of the nursery is conducted under the firm name of M. P. & T. K. Perdue.


HENRY ROBINSON.


Henry Robinson, clothier, Washington, was born in Washington, in the year 1819, in the public square and in the jail house; his father being the sheriff of the county at the time. He is a son of Robert and Sarah Robinson. His father was a native of Pennsyl- vania, and held the office of sheriff four years, and was also repre- sentative of the county, and one of its oldest pioneers. He had a family of twelve children.


Henry, the subject of our remarks, was married in the year 1847, to Miss Maria L. Dawson, daughter of Abraham and Anna Daw- son, of Virginia. She was living at Mr. Robert Robinson's house at the time. She died in 1852, leaving a loving husband and two children to mourn her loss-Mary, one of the children, having since died, and Emma L. who still survives.


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He was again married, in 1872, to Miss Phoeba A. Albaugh, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Albaugh, of this state. He filled the office of county auditor from 1850 to 1859. He has been a mem- ber of the Odd-fellows for a number of years, and was one of the charter members of the encampment.


Our subject is now extensively engaged in the clothing business at Washington.


M. S. SAGER.


M. S. Sager, wholesale and retail tinware, Washington, was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, December 25, 1831, and is a son of Charles and Jane (Smith) Sager. His father was a Dane and his mother a Virginian. His father came to this county when he was but six- teen years of age, and his mother many years ago. They had a family of seven children.


Mr. Sager, the subject of our sketch, was married, in 1859, to Miss Ellen McMaster, daughter of John O. and Mary McMaster, of this county. They have two children living: Henry P. and Adolphus W., and Emma, who died some seventeen years ago.


Our subject is a self-made man, never having the advantages of an education ; but from his untiring energy, he has become master of his business, and at one time had amassed a fortune ; but by his good nature was induced to go on paper until it swept nearly all he had. He has now some fifteen thousand dollars worth of ma- chinery lying idle for the want of means, and which if put in motion would soon regain his lost fortune. He is a man of too much energy to lie still, and with half a chance he will come out all right.


DR. S. S. SALISBURY.


Dr. S. S. Salisbury, physician, Washington, was born in George- town, Brown County, this state, January 29, 1848, and is a son of John and Mary Salisbury. His father is a native of Pennsylvania, and his mother of Virginia. They had a family of nine children, and came to this state about the year 1810.


Mr. Salisbury was married, in 1875, in Hillsboro, this state, to Miss Anna B. Brown, daughter of S. R. and Sarah Brown, of Hillsboro.


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He is a member of Fayette Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M., and is Master of the same. Also a member of Fayette Chapter No. 103, and of Ely Commandry No. 28. Also of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F. He and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church. He received his education at Lebanon, this state, and at Peru, Illinois. He studied medicine with Dr. W. H. McGrauaghan of Maysville, Kentucky. Attended medical lectures, in Philadelphia, at Hahnemann Medical College, and there graduated, March 10, 1873. He commenced practice at Washington, May 10, 1873, and has continued to the present time.


WILLIAM SCOTT.


William Scott, agent for Adams Express Company, Washington, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, August 29, 1858. He is a son of William and Mary Ann Scott, natives of Ireland, who emi- grated from there about the year 1840, with a family of five chil- dren, three sons and two daughters.


William, our subject, was married October 8, 1878, to Miss Laura Crawford, daughter of Charles and Susan Crawford, of Zanesville, Ohio. They have one child, Mary Ella.


Mr. Scott is a member of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F., and also a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of Zanes- ville. Since 1877 he has been agent of the Adams Express Com- pany, at Washington. He received his education in Zanesville, where the principal portion of his life was passed.


OSWELL SMITH.


Oswell Smith, merchant tailor, Washington, was born in that city in 1850, and is a son of James J. and Hannah Smith. His father is a native of Virginia, and came to Fayette County in 1832, and immediately afterward married the mother of our subject, who was a native of this county. The result of this union was six children, five sons and one daughter.


Oswell was married to Laura E., daughter of Rev. Richard and Hannah Pitzer, of Washington. They are blessed with one son, Jesse, seven years of age, and one daughter, Chloe, eighteen months old.


Mr. Smith was sheriff of the county from January 1, 1877, to


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January 1, 1881, inclusive. He is at present a member of the city council. Is also a member of the Odd-fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Royal Arcanum. His education was received in Washington, where his life, with the exception of three years, has been passed. He is now engaged in the merchant tailoring business, with Mr. Howat, under the firm-name of Smith & Howat. They occupy the " white hall" on Court Street, Washington, and are meeting with the success they merit.


S. M. STEEN.


S. M. Steen, music dealer, Washington, was born in Adams County, Ohio, December 14, 1849. He is a son of Alexander B. and Nancy J. Steen-the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Ohio-who had a family of eight children, all living but two.


S. M., our subject, was married, May 6, 1873, to Miss Ettie Fos- ter, (born February 7, 1850,) daughter of Archibald and Harriet Foster, of Worthington. By her he has had two children : Dwight, born July 22, 1875, and Carl, born June 16, 1879.




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