History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 115

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

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Clara Anne, and William A. Mrs. Davies deceased February 25, 1880.

DAVIDSON, SAMUEL, barber, was born in Newport, Indiana, in March, 1854. At the age of twelve years he learned the barber trade in Hillsborough, Illinois, with his brother-in-law, E. Outland. He stayed there some two years, then went to Lichfield. He stayed at this place only a short period of time, then went to Alton, stayed there with his brother about five months, afterwards went to Terre Haute, and from this place to Cambridge, Indiana; then to Piqua, Ohio, and from there to Troy. In 1876 he went on a steamboat on the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Wheeling, remained about one year; after this went back to his own trade-barber. He moved to Newark, Ohio, April 14, 1880. He is master of his trade. When the war broke out he was living with his father, Rev. William Davidson, of the Methodist Episcopal church. On account of Union principles his father was taken prisoner and kept five months. He died after the war closed from above effects. The subject of this sketch was driven from home on the same account.

DAVIES, THOMAS J., was born February 2, 1838, in Wales. He is a blacksmith by trade, com- mencing at the business as an apprentice in 1855, and served as such until 1861, when he began working at the business as journeyman. In 1862 he emigrated to America and located in Venango county, Pennsylvania, where he continued his trade about four years. Then, after working in different localities, he came to Newark in 1868 and engaged as blacksmith in the rolling mills (he being a stock- holder in the establishment), where he remained during the time the mills were in operation. In 1874, he erected his present carriage, wagon and blacksmith shops in Flory's second addition to New- ark, at West Main street, near the Raccoon creek bridge, where he manufactures all kinds of buggies, carriages, spring and farm wagons, and also gives special attention to repairing of all kinds and horse-shoeing ; all work warranted to give satis- faction.

DAVIS, THOMAS, grocer, No. 417, West Main street. Mr. Davis was born in Baltimore, Mary- land, March 10, 1850, and received his education in the public schools of that city. In 1863 he en- listed in company G, Fifth Maryland volunteer in- fantry, but was shortly afterward transferred to Bat- tery B, First United States artillery, Captain Elder's command, in which he served until the close of the war. After his return home he engaged in the man- ufacture and wholesale and retail sale of cigars, in which business he continued until the memorable flood of 1867, when he shared the fate of many others, that of losing all he had. In 1872 he came

to Newark and entered the employ of W. R. Tubbs, proprietor of the Tubbs' house, with whom he re- mained until 1876. And in 1878 he established his present business, in which he occupies pleasant and commodious rooms in Birkey's block, where he carries a large stock of staple and fancy groceries, confectioneries, fruits, oysters, in season ; also deais in all kinds of country produce, etc.

DAVIS, ELI, born May 7, 1847, on the At- lantic ocean during the emigration of his parents to America. His parents remained in America but a short time, when they returned to England. Mr. Davis, after travelling about for the greater part of his life, settled in Newark, where he has been en- gaged in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops. Mr. Davis was married to Celena Bent, of Bir- mingham, England, June, 1867. Mrs. Bent was born April 25, 1847. They have two children, Emile, born March 4, 1873; Ada, born September 3, 1877.

DEAN, LEVI, fireman on Baltimore & Ohio rail- road. He was born in Perry county, Ohio, Au- gust 29, 1836. At an early day of his life he learned to run a stationary engine and followed this business seventeen years. He was married to Catharine Hooper, of Perry county. They have seven children: Mary, born March 19, 1864 (died October 17, 1865); Clara Melissa, born Feb- ruary 3, 1870; Lucy Melville, September 27, 1873: Mathias Nathaniel, born September 21, 1878. Mrs. Dean was born July 4, 1843. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Hooper, who now lives with her. She is sixty-five years old. Mr. Dean died July 16, 1863, at the age of sixty-seven. Her father, William Hooper, was a member of company A, Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry. He died Oc- tober 27, 1873. Mr. Dean's father, Levi Dean, was an early settler of Perry county; he died in 1877 at the age of eighty years.

DERRICK, MRS. MAGDALINE, was born in Etz- ling, France, November 24, 1839. She came with her father, John Gorius, to Newark; lived here five years; then moved to Kenton, Hardin county, Ohio, where they remained ten years; then returned to Newark. Since that time she has lived five years in Columbus. She was married to George Derrick, of Columbus, May 12, 1863, and is the mother of two children: George J., born February 15, 1864; Mary Theresa, September 9, 1865 "For many years Mr. Derrick followed clerking, and the grocery business, and was a partner with ML Rodenfels; afterwards he was a member of the firm of Engelke & Derrick, dealers in vinegar, Na 214 South Fifth street, Columbus, Ohio. He det February 13, 1866. Shortly after his death Ma Derrick started a dressmaking establishment

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ewark, which business she yet follows. George is attending St. Vincent's scholasticate in West- breland county, Pennsylvania. Miss Mary is at- nding the Sisters' school in Newark.

DEW, ELIAS, railroad engineer .- He was born Jefferson county, Ohio, August 11, 1825 ; learned binet-making when thirteen years of age; he orked at this five years at twenty-five dollars per ar; he then went to the trade of millwright; his st job was to build the mill at Quaker City, uernsey county. January, 1855, he went to work

shop for Central Ohio railroad company in ellaire; he worked until April 22, 1855; he then ent to firing on yard engine "Reliance;" in Au- ist he was transferred to Cambridge, this being e first engine owned by Central Ohio railroad mpany-named Pataskala No. 7; three days terwards he took charge of this engine as engineer sixty-five dollars per month; nine months after- ards, was transferred to engine George Clark, ad run her as a helping engine at Bellair, and terwards run a local freight; then transferred to en- ne Columbus to run passenger train during the ll of 1860; he then quit the company, and went , North Carolina in January, 1861, and engaged ith the North Carolina Central, running the Norris ngine on a work train four months; then went to inning freight, and after the battle of Fair Oaks he as transferred to engine Cyclops on a passenger ain. He quit the company in February, 1862, nd went to Florida to work on the Fernando rail- ad on engine Elachway; quit this company Sep- :mber, 1862; then went on ocean steamer May- ower for the purpose of running blockade to uba in July, 1863; started for Cuba; on le way, was captured by the United States apply steamer Union; he was taken to Key Test; a few days after arrival, was paroled and ent to New Orleans; then to Cairo, and to Theeling, and arrived at home March 10, 1863, nd went back to Central Ohio railroad company n same engine he left three years previous; a hort time afterwards, was transferred to Flying 'loud, the last locomotive built by Blandy. hortly after this, he was transferred to the Robert larret, a passenger engine; six months after, was ansferred to David Lee, now on Chicago division Baltimore & Ohio; February, 1866, was promoted › supervisor of engines; some five years after- ards, was relieved and put on engine 513; in five months was promoted to supervisor as before on Chicago division; the next April, came to Newark; ut on No. 514; run this some time; then quit the ompany for some two months; returned and took 39. This he run during the centennial year be- reen Chicago Junction and Newark, doubling the bad every night in the week from April to January;

in this time his engine made forty-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty miles. February 10, 1879, he went to engine No. 182; run this until April 6, 1880; it was then put in shop for repairs, since which time he has been running No. 200. He was married June 1, 1849, to Elis J. Hunter, of Wheeling. They had seven children. She died December 10, 1869. He was again married June 24, 1873, to Mrs. Asa Beckwith.

DODD, SAMUEL, proprietor of the excelsior grocery, Birkey's block, 423 West Main street. Mr. Dodd was born in Muskingum county, Octo- ber 4, 1840. He received his education.in the public schools of Zanesville. When about seventeen years old he engaged to learn the carpenter trade at which he only served an apprenticeship, and after which he engaged in dealing in country pro- duce which he followed until the fall of 1862, and in 1863 he enlisted in company F, Thirty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. After his return home he resumed the produce business, in which he con- tinued one year. In 1867 he took a course in book-keeping at the commercial college at Zanes- ville, Ohio, and in the fall of 1867 he engaged with the firm of W. & S. Stevens, as shipping and bill clerk in which he remained until August 1, 1870. He then came to Newark and engaged in the grocery and produce business, which he con- ducted until April 1, 1878. On January 1, 1879, he engaged in the grocery business, and he occu- pies commodious and pleasant rooms, twenty-two by ninety feet, with cellar of the same dimen- sions, in which he carries a large first-class stock of staple and fancy groceries, confectionery, stoneware, wood and willow ware, sugar-cured and smoked hams, pickled pork, all kinds of canned goods, flour, salt, and fish. He makes a specialty of fine teas and coffees, of which he roasts his own coffees, and has the only roaster in the county, and he keeps constantly on hand fresh roasted coffees of all the best grades; also keeps all the latest and best brands of tobaccos and cigars.

DODSON, ELIZA E., MRS., was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, near Brownsville, January 12, 1825. She moved with her father (Abraham Wintermute) to Licking county, and located near Elizabethtown on a farm now owned by Mr. H. Bland. At the age of thirty years she was mar- ried to John Dodson, born near Culpeper Court House, Virginia. His first occupation was farm- ing. He came to Licking county in 1840, locat- ing east of Newark, on a farm, and lived there some ten years, then went to McClain county, Illinois, there lived seven years. During the time he lived in Licking county and Illinois he followed preaching for the Christian church. He was a

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man of many friends. He is the father of F. B. Dodson, born July 11, 1857, who is now in the hardware house of Mr. Burner, of Newark. Mr. Dodson died February 10, 1873, in the seventy- sixth year of his age. His wife moved back to Newark in April, 1873, since which time she has been living in East Newark.

DOWNS, GEORGE, was born March 30, 1820, in Cincinnati. His father died when George was but six months old, leaving a widow end four children. When Mr. Downs was three years old, he was bound out to a Mr. Baker, of Butler county, re- maining with him and assisting in the general farm work until he was seventeen years of age, when he removed to southern Indiana, remaining about two years, when he returned to the place of his birth, and after a short time came to Licking county. About the beginning of the Mexican war, Mr. Downs volunteered under the command of G. W. Morgan, Second Ohio volunteer infantry. Mr. Downs served the general as first waiter for some time, after which he was discharged June, 1847. After the war closed Mr. Downs went to Illinois for a short time, then to Cincinnati, then to Day- ton, remaining there about three years, and after moving about for three years more he returned to Licking county, August 15, 1854. He was married February 26, 1857, to Mary Coffman, of Newark.

DRONE, JOHN W., carriage, wagon and sign painter, Newark, Ohio. Mr. Drone was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, August 30, 1835. At the age of eighteen years, in March, 1853, he commenced at his trade, that of a painter, in Mus- kingum county; remained until 1856, when he moved to Zanesville, where he continued at his business until 1864; he then moved to Newark, where he has since been residing, and doing all kinds of work in his line of business, such as car- riage, wagon and sign painting. At present he occupies the paint rooms in Jones and Sons' wagon and carriage shops, located on Church street, where he is carrying on his business. On the fourth day of September, 1856, he married Miss Nancy J. Moore, of Muskingum county, Ohio, daughter of John W. Moore. They have a family of five chil- dren, three sons and two daughters.

DRY, DANIEL B., manufacturer of boots and shoes. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, August 12, 1851, and came to New- ark with his father's family in 1872. His father, Daniel Dry, died in 1870, leaving him with the care of his mother, who is now fifty-seven years of age.

DUNCAN, HON. DANIEL .- Daniel Duncan was a native of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he was born July 22, 1806. He came to Newark,

Ohio, in 1828, where he engaged actively in gece. merchandising and produce-dealing for news twenty years. In 1843 he was elected a member: the State legislature and served in that capo with energy and ability. He was elected a mex of Congress in 1846, and served from 1847 to 18= and died in Washington city June 18, 1849 ¥ Duncan ran an honorable career, and his et death was regretted by hosts of friends.

DURKES JOHN, shoemaker by trade, but has E; worked at it for twenty years. His present os pation is teaming. He was born in Germany Ac 6, 1824. He came to this county in 1854 wit ba family, and settled in Newark, where he has resice! ever since. He was married in 1848 to Kay Disher, who was born in Germany in 1828. Tky have ten children : Mary, born October 1, 184 ;: Katy, born July 30, 1851 ; Katy, born October r; 1852 ; John, born May 14, 1856; George, bra February 28, 1859 ; Peter, born February 8, 186: Katy, born October 17, 1863 ; William, born Azi 16, 1866 ; Andrew, June 16, 1868, and Rosa, br: March 9, 1871. They called three of their dangh- ters by the same name, all of whom are dead. Pt ter and George are also dead.

PERRY TOWNSHIP,

DENMAN, PHILLIP R., farmer, post office, Cook- sey, was born in this township in 1823, and was married to Miss Susan Platt. of this county. = 1849. They have had three children, Frank, Leo- nora, and Ida; Frank and Leonora are mamed Mr. Denman owns two hundred and forty-four and one-half acres of good land, and lives surroundel by every comfort which a life of industry richly es titles him to.

DENMAN, CECIL, farmer, post office, Hanover was born in this county in 1826; in the year 185; he was married to Miss O'Connor, a native of Obic: they had two children, Mary and Helen; in the year 1858 his wife died, and in 1868 he was a= married to Miss Balsley. Mr. Denman owns one hundred and thirty acres of good land in the south ern part of this township, and is surrounded by plenty of friends; has held several offices of tres in this township, and has been trustee and a lead ing member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years.

ST. ALBANS TOWNSHIP.

DAVIS, JOHN, farmer and stock dealer, was bar. March 10, 1843, on the banks of Moot's run, S Albans township. At the age of fifteen years it began to purchase stock on commission, at which he continued eight or ten years, when he beg to branch out for himself, and in connection farming has continued in the stock business up !! the present time. He has grown during the

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three years over four thousand bushels of wheat. John G. and Martha Davis, parents of the subject of this sketch, were born in Pennrokeshire, South Wales. The former in 1807, the latter January 21, 1815. They were married June, 1837; emi- grated to Ohio' in 1838, where they purchased eighty-five acres of land, remaining on it about thirty-three years. Mr. Davis, sr., died April, 1843. He was the father of three children, David W., Elizabeth, and John. David W. died April, 1867, in his thirtieth year. The only daughter mar- ried Thomas Edwards, and resides in Harrison township. Mrs. Davis is one of the thrifty mat- rons of St. Albans township, and recollects inci- dents and dates quite accurately. John Davis, jr., purchased the old Davis farm, containing about ninety acres of land, half a mile east of Alexandria, on which there are Indian trails, mounds, and various remains of the past. The subject of this sketch took a child, Nolla Williams, eight years of age, brought him up, and gave him a good education. He read medicine and attended one course of lec- tures at Cincinnati, and now has a ward at the In- sane retreat at Columbus. About 1876 Mr. Davis purchased twenty-five acres of land, on which the frame of the Vale's mill stands at present.

UNION TOWNSHIP.

DEWESS, SAMUEL, farmer, post office, Kirkers- ville, Ohio. He was born in Madison township, in 1824. He moved soon after to Union town- ship where he is still living. He has lived there fifty years, and has followed farming all his life. He is the owner of three hundred and forty acres of land, is a man of general information, which has made him influential in his neighborhood. He has filled several offices of distinction in the town- ship. By his enterprise and industry he has secured for himself and family a valuable farm and competency for life.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

DALTON, NATHAN, carpenter and painter, Utica. He was born in California, Pike county, Ohio, on February 1837. His father was born near Baltimore in the year 1800. His mother was born n Gallia county. His father came to this country it an early day, and resided in Ohio most of his ime till his death in 1877. There were ten children of his family. In 1872, they moved from Pike county to Putnam county. They were farmers. His mother is still living at Middlepoint, Van Wert county, fifty-six years of age. He remained at home with his parents, assisting on the farm and attend- ng school until he was seventeen years of age, when he went to learn his trade as carpenter and Diner, with David Moser, of Pike county ; worked rith him two years and a half, when he started in

business for himself. He carried on the contracting and building business at this place until the fall of 1873, when he moved to Putnam county and followed the same business. He married Abbie C. Marriott, October 1875. She was born in Licking county ; her parents were both born in Licking county and were farmers. When she was six months old they moved to Putnam county where they now reside. Her father is fifty-six and her mother is forty-nine years old. In 1879, Mr. Dalton moved to Utica, where he now resides. He commenced to learn the painter's trade in 1870 and at present is engaged in the business of build- ing and painting, and is prepared at all times to do all kind of painting, graining, both fancy and plain. They have one child ; born in March 1878.

DAVIS, WILLIAM S., was born in 1818 in Mckean township ; was married January 26, 1850, to Mary Jane Philipy, of this county, who was born in 1829. Results of this marriage, three children : William L., born in 1852, was married to Sarah Davis, of this county ; Susannah E., born in 1856, was married to Jacob Oakleaf, of this county, and now lives in Mckean township ; Mary Ellen, born in 1859, is single and lives at home.

BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.

EDWARDS, H. T., saw-mill owner and farmer; born in 1846, in this county. His father, Joshua Edwards, was born in New Jersey in 1809. His mother was also born in New Jersey in 1809. They each came with their respective parents at an early age to this county. They were married about 1830, and were the parents of six children: Nancy, married to John Overturf, and living in Knox county; Charity, married to John Smith, and living near Appleton; Julia died in infancy; Fran- ces M., married R. McFarland, of this county, and died in 1878, leaving two children ; Harrison, the subject of this sketch, and Mary A., who died at the age of nineteen. Harrison was married in 1870 to Miss Julia A. Parsons, of this county. She was born in 1846, in this county. They have three children: Warren H., Arthur and Hallie.

EVANS, LEWIS, JR., farmer, born in 1832, in this county. His father, Lewis Evans, sr., was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1797. He came to this county, with his parents in 1807; was married in 1822 to Miss E. Shaffer, who came from New York in 1819. Mrs. Evans died in 1854. They were the parents of eight children, of whom five are living. Mr. Evans was again married in 1856, to Miss Mary Shaffer, and is still enjoying good health and is as active as some men at forty, although living at an advanced age. He helped to clear the timber from the square in Newark. Lewis Evans, jr., the subject of this sketch, was

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the fifth child, and married Miss Margaret J. Conard, daughter of Mahlon Conard, of this coun- ty. She was born in 1834, in this county. They are the parents of four children: Emma E., Clark M., Henry A., and Mary A. Mr. Evans has a fine farm of two hundred and thirty acres in this township, and is a genial, sociable gentleman, en- joying life with his family.

BOWLING GREEN TOWNSHIP.

EMERY, BALTUS, was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, during the last decade of the last century, and had at his death attained to octoge- narian age. He came to Ohio in 1811, was married in 1817, settled in Bowling Green township in 1821, where he continued to reside until his death, a period of fifty-seven years.

EWING, WILLIAM, born in Muskingum county April 1, 1818; son of Alexander Ewing; learned and worked at the wagon making trade in Zanes- ville, and a short time in Gratiot. In 1839 he came to Brownsville and has conducted a wagon shop here since. Married May 4, 1836, to Martha Huff, who came to Ohio when young from Mary- land. Of their ten children six now survive: Charlie, William, Henry, Albert, Frank and Abram.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.

EFFINGER, JAPHETH, was born May 12, 1826. His father, William Effinger, came to Newark from Woodstock, Virginia, about 1825, where he carried on a tin store in partnership with Rich- ard Harrison, but quitting this business, he turned his attention to farming in this township. Mr. Effiinger's mother was Elizabeth Mentzer, a native of this county. He has one sister, Angeline, wife of William Quick, living in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and two brothers, Noble and Washington, died young. In 1847 he married Jane Murphy, and has three sons: William, who teaches school, and farms in Adams county, Indiana, and Noah and Japheth, both young farmers of this township. His wife having died, Mr. Effinger, in 1873, married Bar- bara A. Hisey, a daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Hisey. He began life with less than one thousand dollars, but, by economy and industry, has pur- chased successively sixty-nine, forty-six, one hun- dred and twenty-seven, twenty-eight and fifty acres of land. He has started each of his boys in life much better than he began it, and at present owns, besides other valuable property, two hundred and five fertile acres, situated in this township, the ac- cumulations, by hard labor, of a well spent life.

GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP.

EGGLESTON, JOSEPH F .- In Onondaga county, New York, September 4, 1815, our subject was born. He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed

that as his vocation for twenty years. Then he turned his attention to farming, and has since made farming and stock raising his business. In 1844 he migrated to Licking county, Ohio. In 1855 he married Chloe E. Wells, born March 5, 1820; daughter of Ezekiel and Mary Wells. They set- tled in Hartford, Licking county, Ohio, where he worked at his trade until 1862. They moved on the farm, where they are now living in Granville township, one and a fourth miles west of Granville. They reared a family of three children-two sons and one daughter.

ENO, REUBEN, was born in Simsbury, Connecti- cut, November 1789. He was educated in Hart- ford, Connecticut. He was a tanner by trade He migrated to Granville. Mass., in 1812, and en- gaged with William Cooley at his trade. In 1813 he married Loana B., daughter of William Cooley. He continued at his trade with Mr. Cooley until 1828. He purchased the tannery of Mr. Cooley, and operated it himself until 1844. He gave up his business in that place, and with his wife and two daughters, Amelia and Charlotte C., migrated to Homer, Licking county, Ohio, leaving two sons, William F. and Frederick A., in Mass., who came to Licking county a few years later. He, in com- pany with Dr. J. B. Cooley, erected a tannery at Homer, which he operated three years, and in 1847, moved on a farm in Granville township, same county; remained six years; then moved to Granville where he deceased May 24, 1864. His companion survived him until 1868, aged eighty- nine years.

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 115

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