History of Knox County, Ohio, its past and present, Part 119

Author: Hill, N. N. (Norman Newell), comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A.A. & Co., Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Mt. Vernon, Ohio : A. A. Graham & Co.
Number of Pages: 1096

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In the summer of 1823 he associated himself with Dr. James R. Hill, of Delaware, Ohio, and continued to practice his pro-

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fession with him until the spring of 1825, when he came to Mt. Vernon, May 6th, nearly fifty-six years ago. Dr. Burr is the oldest physician in the city. He soon had an extensive prac- tice, and retains it up to the present time. When he located in Mt. Vernon he found only two physicians in practice here, one of whom shortly after left the place, leaving the field to Di. Burr and his one competitor. The faculty of Sterling Medical college at an early day conferred the honorary degree of M. D. on Dr. Burr.

May 6; 1830, Dr. Burr was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Ann Thomas, daughter of the Hon. Richard S. Thomas. Miss Thomas was born in Lebanon, Ohio, March 11, 1809. Her father moved to Missouri in 1811, where he died about 1826. Miss Thomas came to Mt. Vernon in 1828, and resided with her uncle, the late Hon. Jesse B. Thomas. As a result of their union three children were born-two daughters and one son. Frances Elizabeth died in infancy; Jesse Thomas Burr was born August 22, 1841, and Jessie Rebecca Burr, May 16, 1863. Jessie married Francis C. Crawford, of Terre Haute, where she now resides. The son, Thomas, commenced reading law, but when the late Colonel Vance's regiment entered the field in 1862, he went with it in the capacity of a non-commis- sioned officer, and served with credit until mustered out of ser- vice, in consequence of sickness contracted while the army was hefore Vicksburgh.

Dr. Burr was one of the members that established St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church at Mt. Vernon, and has been an active member and officer thereof for more than fifty years. He has been a trustee of the Theological seminary and Kenyon college, located at Gambier, Ohio. He also has been for more than fifty years an active member of the Masonic fraternity. He served as master of Mount Zion Lodge No. 9 many years; has filled the office of high priest of Clinton Chapter No. 26; has been commander of Clinton commandery many years, was deputy grand master of the Grand lodge of Ohio; deputy grand high priest of the Grand chapter; aided and assisted in the formation of the Grand commandery of Ohio, and was its first captain general. The doctor has often attended the meet- ings of the Grand Masonic bodies, and has been elected to posts of honor therein, such as deputy grand master of the Grand lodge, and deputy high priest of the Grand chapter.

BURSON, EDWARD, farmer, Morris township, post office, Fredericktown, was born in Jefferson county in 1824; he was married in 1848 to Patience A. McBurney, who was born in Belmont county in 1823; they had five children: Isabella, Mar- garet, Rachel, May, and Elizabeth. Margaret married John S. Braddock, and resides in Mt. Vernon; Rachel married Joseph B. Martin, and resides south of Mt. Vernon; May married James Wynkoop, and resides south of Mt. Vernon; Elizabeth married Frank Lafever, and resides on the Columbus road, south of Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Patience Burson died June 16, 1860, in Noble county, Ohio. Mr. Burson was subsequently married to Lydia A. Armstrong, who was born in Guernsey county, Ohio. Mr. Burson went to Guernsey county in 1826, remained until 1848, then moved to Park county, Indiana, re- mained there four years, then returned to Noble county, Ohio, remained there until 1866, when he came to Morris township. He has been engaged in farming and dealing in stock. He was elected justice of the peace in Morris township April 10, 1869; he served the term and was reelected April 12, 1878. He is one of the leading men of the township.

BUTLER, GEORGE W., son of Benjamin Butler, who was one of the noted pioneers of Knox county, was born in Butler township September 16, 1823; he was married to Lydia Lydick March 4, 1845; they had six children, viz .: Frances Ellen, Wil- liam R., Benjamin B., Franklin Pierce, George Elmer Ellsworth, and Ida May; all dead but William R.

BUTLER S. J., Union township, farmer, post office, Dan- ville. He was born in Union township August 12, 1821. His father, Benjamin, came from Virginia to Mt. Vernon in 1801. He was the first white man to use the axe to clear the ground where stands the city of Mt. Vernon. He built the first cabin, and in a few years he enlarged it, giving it the name Travel- lers' Inn. He continued this business for a long time and was keeping this house at the time of the location of the county seat. B. Butler was previously appointed by the people of Mt. Vernon, to go in advance of the commission- ers to Clinton. After they had visited Mt. Vernon they started for Clinton. When they arrived there the people rushed out of the tavern, stores and other places, and commenced drinking, fighting and committing all sorts of depredations. The com- missioners seeing this, would not dismount and so they started for the spot where Fredericktown now stands. Previous ar- rangements being made the same sort of drunkenness and fighting took place here as did at Clinton. But the commis- sioners dismounted here to look around and investigate the location. Here Mr. Butler wished to leave them, but they would not submit to this. He remained with them, but they insisted on going home with him to Mt. Vernon, for they said they were pleased with his hospitality. This they did and re- mained that night. The papers were made out and Mt. Vernon was chosen the county seat.

Mr. Butler's father had thirteen children, viz: Elizabeth, Benjamin, Reason, Hiram, Joseph (who was the first white child born at Mt. Vernon), Matilda, Hulda, Palla, Mariah, Laben, Hattie, Squire (the subject of this sketch) and George. Squire was married September 9, 1848, to Mary Jane Work- man' and settled east of Millwood where they remained a long time. They then moved to Ashland and lived there four years and then moved to Danville. His wife died March 10, 1870, and left two children. His daughter is Mrs. J. R. Pain. The other one is in Delaware county. Mr. Butler remains on the old farm alone.

BUTLER, WILLIAM R., Union township, farmer, post office, Millwood; horn July 2, 1847, in Union township, lived here with his parents four years, and then went to Millwood and remained until his fifteenthi year. He was married January 14, 1869, to Miss Martha E. Walker. They have two children: Lydia C., born May 16, 1870, and Mary W., February 18, 1873. The farm where he now resides is known as the old home- stead of B. Butler, his grandfather, who died in his ninety-fifth year.

BUTLER, JOHN, Brown township, grocer, post office, Jelloway, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Novem- ber 28, 1838. He came with his parents to Ohio in 1844, and located in Wayne county. In 1861 he commenced teaching school, and followed that profession for fourteen years, spending most of his time in Ashland and Knox counties. In 1864 he married Miss Susan Weirick, of Ashland county, daughter of George Weirick. They lived in several neighborhoods, he teaching in the schools. In 1878, they moved to Jelloway, where they are now living. In August of the same year he

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was engaged in the grocery business, dealing in groceries, no- tions and produce.

BYERS, ELIZABETH OGLESBY, of Mt. Vernon, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on February Ir, 1788, and died at her late residence, corner of Gay and Vine streets, Wednesday morning, August 4, 1880, aged ninety-two years five months and twenty-four days. Her husband, the late Samnel Byers, died in'1832. Her son, Joseph M. Byers, came to Ohio, and located in Newark, in 184r, and in 1842 went back to Pennsylvania and brought his mother to his Ohio home. In 1854 the family came to Mt. Vernon, and located in the house at the corner of Gay and Vine streets, where they have re- mained up to the present time. The deceased was the mother of seven children. Four children, Mr. Joseph M: Byers, of this city, Mr. James D. Byers and Mr. John H. Byers, both of California, and Miss Margaret Byers, of this city, survive her. Some sixty years ago Mrs. Byers associated herself with the Presbyterian church, and up to 1838 ratained her membership with that organization, but on account of being removed from church privileges by a change of residence, she joined the Methodist Episcopal church by letter, and remained a member to the close of her life. Besides her four surviving children, deceased leaves sixteen grandchildren and numerous great- grandchildren, with a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn her departure. An intimate acquaintance with Mother Byers for nearly thirty-five years enables the writer to say that the beauty of a blameless life has been shown in her every act, as a wife, as a mourning widow, and as a mother mourning for the loss of her children; and the cheerfulness with which she patiently waited for long years the call to meet those members of her family who had gone before her, evidenced a life free from guile.

"Who seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands, who riseth while it is night, and giveth meat to her household."

CAIN, ELIAS, deceased .- He was born in Harrison county, Virginia, in 1798. He came to Ohio in 1802, and located in Muskingum county. He remained there until 1810. He then came to Knox county; he was married to Ann Eliza Britten, who was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1802. They had five children, namely, John, James, Nancy Ann, Sarah E., and R. W. Mrs. Cain died in 1859. Mr. Cain afterward married Margaret Latta, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1822. Mr. Cain was a pioneer of this county. He left his farm and moved to Amity in 1823. He died at his residence November 16, 1880.

CAIN, JOHN, Pike township, shoemaker, post office, Democ- racy, was born in Amity in 1823, and married in 1858 to Sarah E. Kesler, who was born in Columbus in 1833. They had four children, viz .: Elias (deceased) Francis S., Elias H., and Allen. Mr. Cain has been engaged in manufacturing of boots and shoes for many years in Amity.

CAMPBELL, RICHARD, Union township, farmer, post office, Millwood, born in Virginia, September ro, 1814; emi- grated with his parents to Ohio in 1816, and settled in Butler · township. He lived there until 1838, when he bought a farm. In 1841 he was married to Sarah A. Huddle, and settled on his farm in Union township, where he still remains.

He had four children, viz: John, who was born November 3,

1855, and manages the farm for his father. The other three children have deceased. John married Miss Siza Lyle, in 1877, and located on the farm. Richard Campbell's father died in 1870, and his mother three months previous. They had ten children, all living except Abner and Elizabeth G.

CAMPBELL, JOHN, Miller township, farmer, was born in Washington township, Licking county, February 28, 1815. His father was a native of Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, where he married Mary McDonald. Shortly after their mar- riage they came to Ohio and settled in Washington township, Licking county, Ohio, where they lived and died.

The subject of this notice was born on the farm and contin- ued to reside on it until he moved to Miller township, where he has since resided on the farm situated on the southeast corner of the township. He is an estimable citizen, and a consistent member of the Reformed Presbyterian church. He is one of the leading farmers of Miller township. Honest and conscien- tious in his dealings, and ever ready to lend a helping hand to the poor. In 1844 he married Margaret Magill, a native of Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. They had a family of eight children; three of whom are living, viz: William G. and Joseph O. R., druggists in Kansas city, Missouri; William Boyd, at home. James R., served three years in the One Hun- dred and Twenty-fifth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. He died at home.

CAMPBELL, JOHN, farmer, was born in Butler township in November, 1817, and was married to Phebe Babcock Janu- ary, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had no children, but their niece, Miss Marietta Campbell, resides with them. . Al- though quite young, Miss Campbell is an accomplished artist, and has painted many very fine pictures. Politically, Mr. Campbell is a Republican, and a much esteemed citizen.

CAMPBELL, JAMES, farmer, Morgan township, was born in Butler township March 14, 1818. His parents, David and Mariah Campbell, nee Vance, were natives of Virginia, and came to Ohio prior to 1817, but at what time is not definitely known. Mr. Campbell came to Butler township some time be- fore he was married, and entered a tract of land, and returned to Virginia where he married Miss Vance, and then returned to his land. He lived for some time in a wagon until he roofed his log house. He resided there until the spring of 1824, when he moved to Morgan township, where he purchased the farm on which John Campbell yet resides, and where he died in r825. His widow married Samuel Coe, and has deceased. They had a family of six children-three deceased. The living are James, Mrs. Buckingham, and Margaret, wife of Rev. Benjamin Tulloss.

The subject of this notice was raised on a farm and received a common school education. He has always followed farming as his chief occupation, and has been successful in acquiring con- siderable of this world's goods. He is an upright man, a close observer, and well informed, and a leading member of the Bap- tist church. January 29, 1844, he married Miss Eliza A. Sperry, daughter of Jacob and Mary Sperry. They have a family of seven children, viz: David P., of Utica, Ohio; Mary A., wife of E. W. Bell; Mattie M., wife of Rev. W. E. Stevens, of Day- ton, Ohio; Elizabeth J., wife of W. H. Sellers; H. S., E. J., and Clyde E.

CARPENTER, THOMAS, was born in Butler township, March 17, 1817. He was married to Miss Mary Weisel, about

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the year 1839. They have had nine children, viz: William, Margaret, Sarah, John, Thomas, Thomas, Jacob, Susan and George M.

CARSON, ROBERT, farmer, Wayne township, post office, Mt. Vernon; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1825, came to Ohio with his parents in infancy, and was married in 1856 to Sarah A. Masteller, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1825. They have one son, William Carson, who was born November 25, 1862. Mr. Carson resided in Coshocton till he was twenty-three years old, then came to Liberty township, and in 1869 moved to Wayne township. He owns a well improved farm with good buildings.

CARY, JOSEPH, deceased, Pleasant township, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, October 17, 1778. In 1800 he mar- ried Miss Susan Morris of same State, and in 1822, he, with wife and family, emigrated to Knox county, Ohio, and located on a farm in Morgan township, on which they lived until 1829, when he purchased and moved on the farm in Pleasant township, this county, now owned by his son, George L. Cary, and where he died in 1839. His companion survived him until 1865, when she died at the age of eighty years. Their union resulted in eight children, viz .: Mahala, born in New Jersey December 15, 1801; James B., born in New Jersey April 10, 1804; Daniel M., born in New Jersey June 17, 1806; Joanna, born in New Jersey Oc- tober 12, 1808; Aaron, born in New Jersey July 19, 1811; Mar- tha, born in New Jersey May 6, 1816; Nancy, born in New Jersey September 9, 1819; George L., born in Knox county, Ohio, May 5, 1823, who married Margaret J. Turner, daughter of John B. and Ruth J. Turner, October 16, 1861. They settled on his father's home farm where they are now living. He is following farming and stock-raising as his vocation.

CARSON, JAMES, Pike township, farmer, post office, Fred- ericktown, born in Coshoction county, Ohio, in 1834, and was married to Susan Bird, who was born in Liberty township, this county, in 1835. They had three children: Clarrissa E., born in 1856; Martha A., in 1862, and Hugh, November 21, 1867, who died September 28, 1868.

Mr. Carson resided in Wayne township for some years. In r878 he purchased a farm in Pike township, and has since lived here.

Mrs. Susan Carson's father, Elisha Bird, was born in 1791 in Pennsylvania, and was married to Susan Haggerty, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1794. They had the following chil- dren: Samuel H., born in 1818; Julia A., in 1821; Amada, in 1823; Simon, in 1825; Sarah A., in 1826; George Washington, in 1829, and Susan, in 1835. Mr. Elisha Bird died in 1850, and Mrs. Susan Bird in 1853. They were among the first set- tlers in this county.

CARY FAMILY .- The family of Cary in England is one of the oldest, as it has been one of the most illustrious and hon- ored in the kingdom. Those of the family who wish to learn particularly of their English ancestry can consult Burk's His- tory of the Landed Gentry of England.

In 1198, according to Sir William Pole, Adam De Karry was Lord of Castle Karry or Kari, in the county of Somerset. This castle now only exists in history. The village situated in that locality is known as Castle Cary. As early as the reign of Ed- ward I, the name was spelled C-a-r-y. William and John Cary represented the county of Devon in the English Parliament in the thirty-sixth and forty-second of Edward III. John Cary

was made a baron of the exchequer by Richard II. Sir Robert, his son succeeded to his honors and estates. Sir William Cary, a grandson of Sir Robert, fell in the battle of Tewsbury, 1471. Lucius Cary was chancellor of the exchequer under Charles I, and his marble statue stands at the entrance of the Parliament house. He was regarded in England as the greatest man of his day. Sir William Cary married May Boleyn, a sister of Anne, the unhappy wife of Henry VIII. Hentry Cary was created by his cousin, Queen Elizabeth, Baron Hunsdon.

The Carys of Ireland are very numerous. Although de- scended from a common ancestor they spell the name C-a-r-e-y. These few fragments are only given to show the antiquity and distinction of the name, and not to give a connected history of the family in the old country. The family is still numerous in England, and traces back its history through many centuries with pride.

The name Cary is quite common in almost every one of the United States. They are doubtless descendants of DeKarry, of the Domesday book of William the Conqueror, whether of En- glish, Irish or Scotch extraction. Most of those who spell the name with an e are of Irish extraction, but this rule is not uni- versal, as persons not remotely connected spell the name both ways.

Those of the descendants of John Cary, of Plymouth colony, who spell the name with an e do so without authority, as he spelled the name C-a-r-v. John Cary joined the Plymouth col- ony about 1634. He came from Sometshire, England, near Bristol.

He is the progenitor of the families of whom we intend to speak. We find his name among the original proprietors and settlers of Duxbury and Bridgewater. Some of his descendants of the eighth generation still occupy a portion of Bridgewater land.

In 1656 he was elected a constable of Bridgewater. He was elected first town clerk and held the office consecutively until 1681. He was prominent among his fellows, well educated and public spirited.

He married Elizabeth Godfrey in 1644, a daughter of one of the first settlers of Bridgewater. The year of his birth is not known. He died in 1681. They had a family of eleven chil- dren. Joseph Cary, his son, born in Bridgewater in 1663, was twice married, had six children, and died in 1722. John Carey, son of Joseph Carey, was born in Windham, Connecticut, in 1695, married Hannah Thurston in 1716, and died in 1776. He had nine children. John Cary, son of last named John Cary, was born in Windham, Connecticut, in 1717, married Rebecca Rudd, and dicd in 1788, having eight children.

Jonathan Cary, son of last named John Cary, was born in Scotland, Connecticut, in 1749, married Martha Hurlbut, and removed to Norwich, Connecticut, where he died, having had seven children.

Frederick Cary, son of Jonathan, was born in Norwich, Con- necticut, February 14, 1786, married Ama Savage, in Norwich, Connecticut, June 22, 1817, and emigrated to Ohio the same year, and settled in Liberty township. He died in 1875. His wife died November 13, 1863. Prior to his marriage he had been in Ohio trading with the Indians and the white settlers for furs, which he took east and sold. He had nine children : Thomas, born July 31, 1818, married Cynthia Marriman in 1853. They had one daughter, born March 18, 1855. He is engaged in farming in Liberty township. Emily, born August 8, 1820, married James Merriman, who has deceased. She

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resides in Liberty township, they had two sons of whom men- tion is made. William L., born September 25, 1822, he was reared on a farm in Liberty township. His education was ob- tained at the common schools and the high schools at Mt. Ver- non. He taught school for sixteen terms. He married Eveline Graham October 29, 1851. They yet reside in the township and had seven children. Ralph W., born July 2, 1852. He is a physician located in Mt. Vernon; was elected coroner of the county in the fall of 1880. Henry Y., born January 4, 1854. Samuel F., born October 11, 1855. John W., born October 9, 1858. Evaline E., born August 24, 1860. William, born Novem- ber, 1862. Grant has deceased. Caroline, born November 15, 1824, died unmarried December 2, 1863. George W., born Jan- uary 28, 1827; he was reared on the farm, and resides in Liberty township; he was married to Sarah Chambers in 1861; no issue by this marriage. Frederick W., born July 18, 1829; died un- married January 2, 1853. John, born January 22, 1832, died unmarried, August 5, 1856. Charles, born March 10, 1834; he married Martha A. Frazier, December, 1865; they had five children, only one of whom (Rose Ella, born February 23, 1874) is living. James was born May 4, 1838; he was reared on a farm, and enlisted in company F, One Hundred and Twenty- first regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, August, 1862. He par- ticipated in the battle of Perrysville, Kentucky; was taken sick at Nashville, Tennessee, rejoined his regiment in Georgia, was with the regiment until it was mustered out, participating in the different campaigns. He was married to Miss Rebecca Phil- lips, September 26, 1871; they have three children and reside on the old homestead.

The Cary family are all well-to-do citizens and innch esteemed.

CASH, E. D., Howard township, farmer, post office, Howard, was born in Wayne county, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1831. He came to Ohio, when he was six months old. His father settled in Knox county, and he remained with him until he was fifteen years old, when he left to learn the saddler trade which he followed fifteen years. He was married in 1866, to Susan Buchanin, and settled on his present farm. He has two child- ren : William J., born January 15, 1868; and Walter B., April 2, 1875. Walter died January 27, 1879.

CASSELL & LEWIS, merchants. They established busi- ness in 1876, and have enjoyed a lively trade. They keep a well selected stoek of foreign and domestic dry goods, ladies' dress-goods, hosiery and gloves, queensware glassware, gro- ceries and provisions. Mr. Cassell was born in Maryland. L. H. Lewis is a native Buckeye and now serving his second term as treasurer of the corporation of Fredericktown.

CASSEL, HENRY, Fredericktown, merchant. He was born in Maryland in 1823. He came to Knox county, Ohio, in 1830. He was married in 1851 to Viola Jane Beers. They had two children, Ida and Louella.

Mrs. Viola Cassel died in 1861. Mr. Cassel was married again in 1863, to Carrie Hyatt. Mr. Cassel has been a resident of Wayne township since coming to this county. In 1861 he moved to Fredericktown. During the war he took a position in the hardware store (which was done to accommodate a friend that went to the army) of William Rodgers, who went as a sol- dier and was promoted captain. Mr. Cassel finally became proprietor of the Cassel hardware store. He carries a full and complete line of hardware in every department. He has built up a very extensive trade through his honest dealing and enterprising spirit. All who want anything in his line will do

well to call on him, as he is always obliging and pleased to show goods.

CASTEEL, OTHO, Gambier, a son of Mishick and Mary Casteel, was born in Howard township, this county, on the fourth day of March, 1836. Mishick Casteel, a native of Mary" land, was born in in 1798, emigrated to this county in about 1820, and located near Greersville, in Jefferson township. In 1823 he married Miss Mary Critchfield, daughter of Nathaniel and Christina Critchfield, who was born in Virginia in 1804, and was brought to this county by her parents in 1806, who located in Howard township, where they passed the remainder of their days. Shortly after their marriage they settled in How- ard townshipand remained until 1842, when they moved to Union township, where he deceased in a few months after their settle- ment in the township. Mrs. Casteel is now living in Gambier, with her son Otho, aged seventy-six years. They reared a fam- ily of five children, viz .: Benjamin, Appleton, Pierce, Sarah C., and Otho. Only two of the number are now living, viz .: Ben- jamin and Otho. Otho Casteel was reared a farmer, and fol- lowed farming as his principal vocation until 1871, when he en- gaged in butchering, and has since been following that business. In June, 1860, he married Miss Sarah E. Hutcheson, born in Gambier, May 14, 1836, daughter of A. B. Hutcheson. They settled in Gambier, where they now reside. They have had two children, a son and a daughter.

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History of Knox County, Ohio, its past and present, Part 119

Author: Hill, N. N. (Norman Newell), comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A.A. & Co., Mt. Vernon, Ohio Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Mt. Vernon, Ohio : A. A. Graham & Co. Number of Pages: 1096

Author: Hill, N. N. (Norman Newell), comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A.A. & Co., Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Mt. Vernon, Ohio : A. A. Graham & Co.
Number of Pages: 1096