History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 107

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr.
Publication date: 1881
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Number of Pages: 826

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BOUNDS, AMY, post office, Toboso, daughter of David and Sarah Palmer, was born in 1815. She was married in 1833 to Allen Bounds, of this county. Shortly after their marriage they settled in Hanover township, on the farm now occupied by Mrs. Bounds. By this marriage they have three children, Absalom A. and Leroy I .- twins- born September 15, 1840; Millard F., born Janu- ary 21, 1852. Millard was married December 4, 1874, to Jennie E. Siler. She is the daughter of Stephen and Clara C. Siler, and was born July 25, 1855, in Madison township. By this marriage they have two children, Virgil C., and Oren C. Virgil was born February 4, 1876; Oren was born December 4, 1877. Absalom Bounds married Mary Johnston, of Clay Lick, August 3, 1873. Leroy married Patience Davidson in 1865.

BUKEY, JAMES, M. D., post office, Hanover, was the son of Joseph and Terrissa Bukey, was born in 1847. After receiving a college education he entered the university of medicine at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here he remained five years, when he finished his course and received his diploma. He commenced the practice of medicine in Mary Ann township, near Dudgeon's corners. Here he re-

mained two years, when he settled at Hanover, in 1871. Here he has since been located. He was married to Martha Camp, October 30, 1873. By this union they have two children, 'T'errissa, born May 9, 1875; Netta Vetura, born January 10, 1878. Mrs. Bukey is the daughter of Isaac and Acinda Camp. She was born June 16, 1849. Her father was born in Coshocton county, and her mother in Virginia. They came to this county in 1845, and settled in Hanover township. Here they reared a family of seven, consisting of two sons and five daughters. Mr. Camp died in 1862. Mrs. Camp is living in Hanover.

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP.

BLUE, JAMES, laborer, was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, in 1837; came to this county in 1852 with his parents. In 1860 he married Miss Franklebury, who was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1840, and came to this county in 1854 with her parents. Mr. Blue has resided in this county for twenty years, and is a worthy and respected citizen.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.

BROOKS, JOSEPH P., farmer, New Way, was born September 10, 1807, in Castine, Hancock county, Maine. In October, 1828, his father, John Brooks, with his family of thirteen children, emi- grated to Ohio, locating in Columbus. Joseph married Miss Sarah D. Brooks September 5, 1830, who was born in Lincolnville, now Waldo coun- ty, Maine, November 30, 1807. They have had six children, four of whom are living: Joseph P., born May 29, 1831; Sarah A., born December 15, 1833; Edward H., born February 8, 1838. Phebe J., born January 21, 1842; Solomon H., born July 20, 1843; Rufus P., born March 29, 1846. Mother died February 28, 1880; Sarah A. died July 28, 1834; Edward H. died October 18, 1843- Directly after the marriage of the subject of this sketch, he settled in Liberty township, in the wil- derness. He says that there were wild deer and wolves, but the red man of the forest had gone. He was engaged in the mercantile trade for about eight or ten years, as clerk and doing business for himself. He has traveled through portions of England, Ireland, France, East Indies, and the West India islands, as a sailor, in which capacity he engaged when a mere boy and continued for about six years. Mr. Brooks stands second to none in natural intellect in Liberty, and has always taken a great interest in the general affairs of the country.

BROWN ROBERT, farmer, Johnstown; was born December 3, 1853, near Taylorsville, Muskingum county. When he was three years of age, his father died and he was taken by his uncle, Robert

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Brown, with whom he lived until he was twenty- three years of age, when his uncle died. Robert Brown, sr., was born March 4, 1808, in the south- eastern part of the State, about 1833. He mar- ried Eliza Palmer, who was born about 1812, and died September 15, 1875, her husband following her January 10, 1877, giving by will to the subject of this sketch fifty aces of land, and to two nieces twenty-five acres each, he dying without family. He was a Methodist in faith, and was lamented by the whole community. John V. Brown, father of the subject of this sketch, was born about 1810, and married Miss Dorcas Dutro, in April, 1846, There were four children given to them : Eliza P., born in 1847; Martha Alice, born November 1, 1851; Robert, born December 3, 1853; John V., born June 6, 1857. John V. Brown, sr., died February 13, 1857, in Muskingum county. John V., jr., died April, 1848; Eliza died about 1849. Mrs. Brown married Daniel Swarts September 9, 1867. He died August 28, 1876. Mrs. Swarts now lives with her son, the subject of this sketch.

LICKING TOWNSHIP.

BORING, MARY M., was born January 1, 1847, in Franklin township. She was the daughter of Alva and Sarah (Franks) Swisher, whose parents were born in Licking county. Mary M. married William A. Boring, of this county. Result of this mar- riage, three children: Bertram A., Ora L., and Nettie ; all are at home with their mother. Mr. Boring died July 20, 1876, at the age of thirty- seven years; was a farmer, wool grower, and stock raiser; leaving his widow some one hundred and eighty acres of good land in Licking township. Mr. and Mrs. Boring were members of the Lu- theran church of Swamp run, over twenty-one years.

LIMA TOWNSHIP.

BEALS, ENOCH, post office, Summit. The son of Nathan and Elmira Beals, born March 5, 1818, in Etna township. Nathan was born in Massachu- setts, his wife in Vermont. They came to Ohio in 1815, and settled in Licking county. Enoch mar- ried Catharine Beem, at the age of twenty-two, and lived in Lima twenty-four years, then went to Indiana for one year, when he returned to Lima, where he has since resided.

BEEM, G. W., post office, Summit Station, was born in 1820, November 17th, in Jersey township. Remained at home until the age of twenty-one, then came to Lima and lived with John R. Beem one year. He married Margaret Myer, by whom he had five children, she dying June 25, 1854. July 1, 1855, he married Julia Myer, by whom he had one child; his second wife died June 30, 1857. March 18, 1858, he married Elizabeth Tharp,

daughter of Isaac and Magdalena Tharp. G. W. is a descendent of Michael Beem, who was born in Alleghany county, Maryland, about the year 1751. He was of German extraction. At the age of twenty he married Elizabeth Green, daughter of Benjamin Green. He served in the Revolu- tionary war, with the rank of sergeant, and up to the time of his death had a dear recollection of both General Washington and Lafayette. He first set- tled at Hog run, and then went to Jersey town- ship, where he lived until he died, at Michael Bem's, at the age of ninety-five years ten months and fourteen days.

BEEM, R. D., post office, Summit, was born in Jersey township, in 1822, July 19th, the son of William and Catharine Beem. William Beem was born in Alleghany county, Maryland ; he came to Ohio about 1812, and settled in Jersey township, where he lived the remainder of his life; he died in 1857. R. D. Beem married Miss Chrisleva Myer, daughter of John and Fannie Myer, of Maryland. Mr. Myer came to Ohio about 1818.

BROCK, S. C. D., post office, Summit Station, was born in Belmont county, in the year 1822, on March 11th. He was the son of Jesse and Mary Brock, who were among the the earliest settlers of Belmont county, and were farmers by occupa- tion. In 1868 he left Belmont county, coming directly to his present home. In 1841 he married Miss Catharine Doney, daughter of Isaac and Mary Doney. In early life Mr. Brock fitted him- self for the practice of medicine, and had he chosen to follow the profession, was amply quali- fied to have made his mark in the same, but chose to give his exclusive attention to farming. His farm consists of some two hundred acres, with large house, barns, stables, etc. The Union church and a fine school-house are also located on this farm.

MARY ANN TOWNSHIP.

BARNES, CHARLES, JR., was born in Frederick county, Virginia, in April, 1797, and came with his father to Newark, in 1811. In 1814 the family re- moved to a farm in Mary Ann township, where Mr. Barnes died December 21, 1873, in his seventy- seventh year. His father, whose name was also Charles, made himself acquainted with this coun- try while a soldier under Lord Dunmore, in the expedition against the Indians on the Scioto. He died in Mary Ann township in 1815, and was the first person buried in Mary Ann cemetery. Charles Barnes, jr., was a member of the Presbyterian church during the last twenty years of his life, and was an upright, honest citizen.

BARNES, STEWART, a farmer, was born in this township March 5, 1834. His parents came from

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Virginia to this township in 1811, and settled on the place where Mr. Barnes is now living. He is one of nine children-three boys and six girls, seven of whom are now living. He was married in 1861, to Virginia Jones. Her father was a native of Wales, but came to this county when a boy. Her mother was of German descent. They had five children-four boys and one girl: Charlie S., William. H. (dead), Mary C., Edward H., and Oren J. Mr. Barnes is living upon a farm of one hundred acres, which he owns, and which shows evidences of the industry and careful attention that are characteristic of the man.

MCKEAN TOWNSHIP.

BISHOP, NAOMI, was born in 1823, in this county; was the daughter of Adam and Naoma Croan, who came to this county in 1802, locating in Mckean township in 1809. Naomi Croan (now Bishop) was married in 1844 to D. W. Willard, of this county, who was born in 1813, in Massachusetts. They had three children. William D., born in 1845, was married to Mary J. Jourdon of this county, died in 1867, aged twenty-two years. They ' had one child-Ida May. George W. was born July 29, 1847. Mitchel was born in 1851; was married to Seville Smith, of this county July 22, 1880 who was born in 1860, in Mckean township. He is a farmer, and is now living on the old home- stead north of Fredonia. Mr. Willard died in 1853. Mrs. Willard was married again in 1855 to John J. Bishop of this county, who was.born in 1802, in Washington county, New York. Results of this marriage, one child, Albion, who was born in 1867. He was married to Nealey Williams, of this county, and is now living in McKean township. Mr. Bishop died in 1879, aged seventy-seven years.

BOWERS, JACOB, was born February 9, 1794, in Green county, Pennsylvania; was married to Mar -. garet Bechinbaugh, of the same county who was born in 1797, and came to this county, in the au- tumn of 1826, locating in Mckean township. They were the parents of thirteen children, ten living at present. Jacob bought three hundred acres of land when he came to the township, which was all in woods, he clearing it all up himself. Mrs. Bowers died October 27, 1878, aged eighty-two years. Jacob was in the battle on Lake Erie in the War of 1812. He died August 17, 1880, aged eighty-seven years. William Bowers was born October 12, 1831, in McKean township, on the old homestead, where he at present lives. He was married December 18, 1859, to Mary E. Warner, of this county, who was born January 10, 1840. Results of this marriage, three children, Lilly Arabell, born November 10, 1860, Clement W., born January 18, 1863, Corra D., born February 15, 1865. Mrs. Mary Bowers

died February 18, 1872, aged thirty-two jem William was married again August 13, 18740 Mary J. Furgeson, of this county, who was ba July 16, 1844. Results of this marriage two cu- dren, Jacob W., born May 25, 1876, Mary E born October 9, 1878.

BROOKS, DIANTHA M., was born September ! 1829, in Granville township; was the daughter .. Thomas B. and Permelia Blanchard, who came = this county in 1820, from Sutton, Massachusa Thomas and Permelia Blanchard had seven c. dren. Thomas died in 1868, aged seventy -: years. Permelia died October 10, 1865, aged six. three years. Diantha Brooks, the subject of :Ł sketch, was married to Martin Brooks, of :2 county, who was born March 21, 1830, in tts county. They had five children. Nancy P. a2 born October 27, 1854; was married December :: 1872, to William Owens, a farmer, of this cov -:. and is now living in Granville township. Laura !' was born November 14, 1856; was married 0.1. ber 12, 1876, to John W. Fulton, a farmer, of th# county. Thomas M. was born November :: 1858; was married to Hannah Lind, of this coun: and is now living at home with his mother. Sara' E. was born November 19, 1860; was mamed October, 1878, to William Lake, a farmer, of ths- county. Charles M. was born January 30, 1853. is single, and lives with his mother. Mr. Brock died in 1874, aged forty-four years.

BROOKS, FRANCIS M., was born October, 15;5 in this county; was the son of Martin and Lexi Brooks, who came to this county in 1811, and &- cated in Mckean township. They were the 12. ents of four children. Francis M., the subject : this sketch, was married in 1856, to Hannah W} son, of this county. They had eight children- Lucy, Angeline, Atta, Wilson, Nancy, Oscar, Jo': M. and Samuel, who are all at home. Mrs. Brooks died May 20, 1877, aged thirty-six years. M. Brooks was married again in 1878, to Alice Wilsch. of this county. They have one child, Francis M. Mr. Brooks was born in Mckean township, and has always lived in it. He is a farmer, and is esteemcd by all his acquaintances.

MONROE TOWNSHIP.

BARNUM, T. M., wagon-maker, post office, Johns- town, was born in Johnstown, Licking cours. Ohio, February 2, 1840. Enlisted in the Fifth Iowa volunteer infantry in Marshalltown, Iowa June 8, 1861, and served four years and forty days was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, Augss. 1865. Was married January 20, 1870, to Deli. Kasson, of Monroe township, Licking county, Obia Has three children: Byron, born February 1+ 1871; Harry, born September 7, 1874; May, bor.

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April 7, 1878. Mr. Barnum is a Democrat in pol- itics, and is a member of Johnstown Lodge, No. 422, Independent Order Odd Fellows.

BELL, STEPHAN E., farmer, Johnstown, was born in Liberty township, November 29, 1838. Enlisted in company B, of the Seventy-sixth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, October 9, 1861, and served three years. Was wounded at the battle of Arkan- sas Post, January 11, 1863, in the left shoulder by a piece of shell. Was mustered out at Rome, Georgia, October 9, 1864. Was married to Miss Lucinda Bush, of Monroe township, November 19, 1865, by whom he has three children: Ulysses W., born February 24, 1868; Oscar C., born December 8, 1870; Ida I .. , born December 6, 1875. Mr. Bell is a Republican in politics, and believes a sol- dier should vote as he shot.

BIEDLER, H. S., postmaster, Johnstown, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1832. Settled in Mckean township in 1858. Married August 8, 1855, to Sarah Pile, of Liberty township. Have had four children: Alice Cary, born October 29, 1856, died May 23, 1863; Clara Belle, born January 24, 1858 ; Elida May, December 5, 1859; Austin, January 18, 1861, died March 20, 1861. Mr. Biedler enlisted in company A, Third Ohio volunteer infantry, April 19, 1861, and served dur- ing the three months service. He again enlisted, October 9, 1861, in company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served in the capacity of corporal during the siege of Vicksburgh, and par- ticipated in all engagements that the Seventy-sixth regiment was in up to that time. He then was commissioned second lieutenant of company C, Fifty-first United States colored volunteer regi- ment, in which capacity he served nearly a year, and then was promoted to first lieutenant and trans- ferred to company D., where he served until March 1, 1866. Upon his return home he removed to Johnstown and engaged in mercantile business. Was appointed postmaster November 15, 1878, which position he still holds. From the time of his first enlistment until he returned home, was nine days short of five years he spent in the United States service. During the time he never was wounded, taken prisoner, nor received any bounty.

BLAMER, JOHN, deceased, farmer, Johnstown, was born in Monroe township, April 1, 1829. He married Miss Catharine Oller, July 4, 1851. She was born in Delaware county, July 4, 1833. They had six children: Samuel Sherwood, born Novem- ber 1, 1853; Alsephene, born June 8, 1856; Emma A., born March 13, 1858; Hazel Oller, born May 6, 1860; Lucy Fredonia, born April 13, 1862, died September 22; 1862; Dora A., born October 20, 1864. John Blamer, the subject of this sketch,

died February 16, 1866. He was one of thirteen children, and the only one who has passed from this sphere of action. He was a moral man, liked and missed by all who knew him.

BOTTENFIELD, LINLEY, farmer, Johnstown, was born October 25, 1846, near Lock, Knox county. In 1863 he came to Monroe township, worked on a farm, then attended three terms of school at Sun- bury, and in the winter of 1868 he began teaching school. He married Emma Johnson, October 4, 1871. She was born June 30, 1852, in Monroe township. They have two children: Charles B., born May 26, 1874; Paul, born May 13, 1877. Jo- seph and Sarah Jane Bottenfield, parents of the subject of this sketch, were born in Pennsylvania. James Johnson, father of Mrs. Bottenfield, was born in Baltimore county, Maryland, December 1, 1805, and died January 30, 1859. His wife, Eliza Cole, was born in Pickaway county, October 24, 1810, and is still living. Politically, Mr. Bottenfield is a Democrat.

BUTT, MAHALA, farmer, post office, Johnstown, eldest daughter of George and Diadema Green, was born in Monroe township, September 15, 1807. Mrs. Butt is the first white child born in Monroe township, her father and mother being among the very earliest settlers in this section of the country. The family of which she is a member is a remar ka- ble one in the history of the county, her father and mother having had seventeen children; fourteen of whom lived to be fathers and mothers. Mahala, the subject of this sketch, was married, May 25, 1826, to Basil Butt, of Monroe township, who was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, March 13, 1797, and as a result of their union had a family of eleven children, all living to have families except one. Leroy Hamilton, born May 2, 1827; Charlotte G., born . October 17, 1828; Mariah Jane, born Octo- ber 25, 1830, and died July 2, 1858; Reszen M., born September 15, 1832; Noah Fassett, born De- cember 25, 1834; Caroline S., born December 12, 1835; Hazel Rignal, born January 25, 1840; Mor- gan Green, born January 19, 1842; Henry S. W., born November 1, 1844 ; Addis Porter, born March 30, 1847, died April 16, 1849; Abi Adelia, born March 30, 1853. Mr. Butt died November 16, 1854, leaving Mrs. Butt with seven children, all of whom she brought up and lived to see settled in life, prosperous men and women. Mr. Butt was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving in a Captain Conn's company of Virginia militia, and, although Mr. Butt never drew a pension, Mrs. Butt applied under the law passed during the winter of 1878 for the relief of widows and surviving relatives of sol- diers of the War of 1812, and was granted a pen- sion, herself and one other being the only pen- sioners of said war in Monroe township.

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CITY OF NEWARK.

BADER, ALIES, coal dealer, No. 115, Fifth street, near the canal. Mr. Bader was born in Germany, June 7, 1830. He migrated to America in 1851, and located in Newark, this county, where he en- gaged as coal deliverer in the town, and continued as such until 1860, when he commenced the coal business for himself, buying his coal at Coshocton, and boating it to this city and retailing it out over the town. He has been conducting the business with success over twenty years, and has gained for himself a large trade, causing him to handle on an average of about one hundred thousand bushels annually. In 1860 he married Miss Annie Hines, of Somerset, Perry county, Ohio. They settled in Newark, where they are now residing. They are the parents of six sons and two daughters.

BAILEY, AMOS, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, August 9, 1837. He worked on a farm until he was thirty years of age. He was married to Fran- cis King, July 1, 1858, who was born in Monroe county, April 10, 1840. They have had four children: Marion S., born March 17, 1859; Isa- dore, who died December 12, 1865, aged five years: Florence A., born December 22, 1862; Mary Theisa, born February 15, 1865. In 1865 Mr. Bailey moved to Grundy county, Illinois, and remained there some six years, then moved to Will county, where he remained about eight years, then moved to Newark, where he now lives. He is now in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company. During the war he was a member of the Ohio national guards.

BAKER, M. Q., successor to Sears & Baker, deal- ers in dry goods, notions, hosiery, oil cloths, car- pets. etc., No. 127 Third street, northwest corner of Park. Mr. Baker was born near Danville, Knox county, Ohio, August 25, 1849. He received his education in the Danville schools. In 1867 he entered a dry goods store in Delaware, Ohio, as salesman, where he remained until November, 1869. He came to Newark and engaged in part- nership with J. E. Sears, in the dry goods business, which business he has since been conducting suc- cessfully. The firm name was known as Sears & Baker, until in September, 1880, when Mr. Baker purchased his partner's interest, and has since been carrying on the business alone. He occupies two rooms, the lower one, which is eighteen by one hundred and thirty feet, is used as a sales- room, and is well filled with everything in his line of business. The upper room is eighteen by one hundred feet in size, and is used as the carpet department, where you can find everything in the carpet line from the cheapest hemp to the best Brussels. He also carries a full line of notions,

hosiery, underwear, and is sole agent for the Dresden wool goods and Butterick's patterns.

BALLOU, DR. L. T., deceased, was born in Mus- kingum county, and died November 2, 1874, in Newark, aged fifty-three years. He lived in New- ark during the last twenty years of his life, and had attained to a very large practice in his profes- sion. As a physician he was industrious, attentive, and always rendered a liberal share of gratuitous service among the poor, which causes his memory to be cherished among that class. His benevo- lence in this direction seemed to know no bounds, except his endurance. He was also very patriotic, and gave largely of his time and means during the perilous years of the great rebellion. His death was regarded as a public calamity.

BANE, JOHN F., was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1812. When he ar- rived at the age of fourteen years he commenced working at the tailor trade as an apprentice in Waynesburgh, Pennsylvania. After completing his trade, he traveled and worked at his trade as a journeyman about six years. In 1835 he came to Ohio and located in Brownsville, this county, where he engaged at his trade as merchant tailor. In a few months after his settlement in Browns- ville, he was united in marriage with Miss A. E. Brooke, eldest daughter of Dr. William L. Brooke, of Zanesville. This union resulted in six children, five of whom are now living, two sons and three daughters. He continued at his business as mer- chant tailor in Brownsville until in 1853, when he gave up his trade and engaged in the mercantile business, which he conducted about four years. He was appointed postmaster at Brownsville in 1845, and held the office about nine years. In 1852 he was elected justice of the peace, and served as such two and one-half years, and then resigned the office. In 1857 he moved to New- ark, and in 1858 he again opened his merchant tailor rooms, which he has since been conducting. On March 15, 1878, he moved to his present loca- tion, No. 130 Third street, three doors south of First National bank. In May, 1879, his son, Frank T. Bane, a practical cutter, became his partner, and the firm name is now known as J. F. Bane & Son, merchant tailors. They constantly keep on hand a good assortment of Beaver- dam, Riverside, Harris & Globe cassimeres; as also English and French goods in the same tex- ture-broadcloths, doeskins, hairlines, Meltons. Cheviots and plaids, with heavier grades in pilots. cheviots, Whitney's chinchillas, and substantial benvers. No garment is allowed to leave the house without giving entire satisfaction. In trim- ming suits they use the best material. By fair

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dealing, good work and close application to busi- ness, they have gained for themselves a large trade.

BARBER, JAMES, carriage painter. He was born in London, England, December 25, 1819;came with his father's family to Newark in 1840; was married Au- gust 27, 1844, to Sarah W. Williams, of Newark, daughter of Robert Williams, of Newark, who died in Cincinnati October 3, 1847, aged fifty-three years. Mrs. Williams died October 30, 1850, aged fifty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Barber are the parents of ten children: Anna, died in infancy; Anna W. died aged nine years; Mary C., born December 7, 1846; Henri- etta E., died May 14, 1877, aged thirty one years; Ellen E., died April 14, 1875, aged two years; Frank A., died September 14, 1875, aged twenty- one years; Charles J., born March 20, 1856; Joseph P,, born April 2, 1858; William H., born May 5, 1866. Mr. Barber for many years has followed ornamental painting, and for the past ten years has followed carriage painting. He has a comfortable home at No. 37 West Main street, Newark.

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 107

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr. Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Number of Pages: 826

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr.
Publication date: 1881
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 826