History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 121

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

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Robert Montgomery was born in Brookfield, Trumbull county, in 1826. He married Elizabeth Brannon. To them were born eight children, six sons and two daughters, of whom five are now living. Their second son (her father), William H. Montgomery, was born September 26, 1827, and was married in 1849 to Eliza L. Mervin. Two chil- dren were born to them, one of which died in in-

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fancy. Her birth was recorded thus: "Harriet L. Montgomery, born February 10, 1852." When she was six days old her father, with his two broth- ers, started for the gold mining region of Cali- fornia, going by the way of Cape Horn, being six months on the water. They landed safely at San Francisco, August 9, 1852. Here he experienced frontier life in all its excitement, among thousands of miners until 1855 when, leaving his two broth- ers, he set out for Ohio, crossing the Isthmus of Panama. He arrived at Brookfield August 13, with gold enough to secure a comfortable home for his family. Here her childhood days were spent attending school. The severe winters so near the northern lakes caused her father to move his family to Licking county in 1867, locating south of Newark, on a beautiful eminence com- manding a full view of the city and surrounding country. Here she continued to go to school un- til seventeen years of age, when she began teach- ing in the country, her first term being taught in the Lutheran district, about four miles from New- ark; compensation twenty dollars per month. She continued to teach there and in adjoining districts until her twentieth year, 1872, when she married R. B. Henderson. In the spring of 1873 they located in central Tennessee, near the village of Franklin, immediately upon the battle ground contested for by Hood and Thomas. Near the village, in a small cemetery, sixteen hundred rebel dead lie side by side. Upon the top of Roger's Knob, a spur of the Cumberland mountains, stands the rude constructed Federal fort with a narrow grade, up whose steep side the artillerymen tugged their huge cannon. During the summer of 1873 that dreaded scourge, Asiatic cholera, visited Nashville in all its terror. On November 16, 1874, their little daughter, Gracie Lee, was born in the house where Generals Hood and Thomas made their headquarters. The failing health of their parents necessitated their return to Licking county in the spring of 1875, where they are living at the present time. Here their little son, Robert Willie, was born April 12, 1877. In the fall of 1878, after a vacation of several years, Mrs. Henderson again became a teacher in the country schools. This present time finds them prepared to realize life's practical cares in a com- fortable and happy home, with many blessings and bright prospects for their happy children.

HENRY, W. H., farmer; he was born in Gran- ville township December 20, 1825, the only son of John W. Henry, who died in Newark township, May 13, 1857, aged sixty-six years, and his wife died in 1878, aged eighty-five years. The subject of this sketch has followed farming all his life ; he is now living two and one-half miles southwest of

Newark, on the farm of William Miller, where he has lived for the past twelve years. He was mar- ried to Sarah C. Tyhurst, of Newark, daughter of William and Mary Tyhurst, deceased. By this marriage they are the parents of Jessie F., born October 16, 1856, Mary C., November 6, 1858; Lizzie, June 25, 1861; George M., January 13, 1870. John W. Henry was a soldier with Gen- eral Harrison, in the War of 1812.

HESSIN, LYSANDER J., son of James and Statia Hessin, was born December 15, 1846, in Union township. He is one of a family of five-being the fourth. He removed to Newark township in 1877, and settled on a farm on the Cherry valley road. He was married March 20, 1870, to Sarah E. Alward- she is the daughter of James L. and Catharine Al- ward, and was born December 3, 1847, in Harrison township.

They have five children : J. Herbert, born August 15, 1872; Albert, born November 25, 1873; Ionia, born June 22, 1875 Olema Lena, born November 26, 1876; Fern, born August 15, 1878. Mr. Hes- sin is a member of the Myrtle lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 350.

HOLLER, ADAM, deceased, a son of Nicholas and Sarah Holler, was born in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1809. In 1812 he was brought to Lick- ing county, Ohio, by his parents, who located on a farm in Newark township, now owned by their son, Nicholas Holler, where they passed the remainder of their days. March 5, 1840, Mr. Holler was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Hetzer, born in Maryland, April 3, 1811, and came to this county in 1814. Mr. and Mrs. Holler settled on a part of the Holler homestead now occupied by his heirs. Their union resulted in five children: David T., Nancy E., Oliver M., William and Adam. David T. is deceased. Nancy E., married Aaron Vannatta, and is now living in Granville township. Mr. Holler deceased July 31, 1872, and thus ended the life of one of the county's pioneers.

HOLLER, NICHOLAS, deceased. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1808, and came to Newark township with his father in 1812. His father purchased fifty-two acres at ten dollars per acre ; he afterwards had to release a mortgage that cost him ten dollars more per acre. Mr. Holler, jr., is the fourth of his father's family of eleven children. His father, Nicholas, was a Pennsylvanian by birth, and died near Newark in 1870, aged eighty-eight years. His wife preceeded him some five years, aged fifty- six years. The subject of this sketch is the only surviving member of his father's family. He was married November 18, 1845, to Sarah Hetser,

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daughter of Jacob Hetser. She was born near Newark, May 22, 1822. They are the parents of six children living, and two died in infancy: Phil- lip, William, Lucinda, now the wife of John R. Jones; Mary, wife of James W. Taylor; Susan and Libbie are single. Mr. Holler has followed farming all his life; he now has a farm of seventy- eight acres of choice land three miles west of Newark, and one hundred and sixty acres of land in Illinois.

CITY OF NEWARK.

HAIN, J. B., was born in Hocking county, Ohio, near the "Rock House" in 1845. During his mi- nority days he went to school in the winter and worked on a farm in the summer. In August, 1863, he enlisted in the Second Ohio volunteer heavy artil- lery and served until after the close of the war, and was mustered out of the service in the fall of 1865. In 1866 he engaged with C. Weldon, of Circleville, Ohio, as salesman in a wholesale grocery store, with whom he remained about one year. In 1867 he engaged with the Singer Manufacturing company as agent, to take charge of the local agency of Madison and Fayette counties, Ohio, where he re- mained about four years. In 1871 he came to Newark and took charge of their branch office, em- bracing Licking and Perry counties, where he has since been located. He has largely increased the sale of the Singer machine in Licking and Perry counties since he has had the management of the Newark office under his care. His machine ranks second to none, but is considered the machine which will give the best satisfaction. On an aver- age he has sold about forty thousand dollars worth of machines per year through this office. His best work was in 1874. During that year there were sold from his office about fifty-eight thousand dol- lers worth of machines. He has under his employ thirteen salesmen, as sub-agents of his office. His office is in the Lansing house block, north side of public square, where he is always willing and ready to accommodate his many customers.

HAMILTON, SAMUEL G., JR., son of Samuel G. and Anna H. Hamilton, was born in Newark October 5, 1829. He is the fourth child of a family of seven. His father came to this county in 1827, and settled in Newark where he reared his family. The subject of this sketch, when ten years old, entered the printing office of Clark Dunham, where he remained six years, when he turned his attention to the shoemaker's trade, and after work- ing at this about one year, he enlisted in the ser- vice of the Mexican war under Captain John R. Duncan as mounted rifleman, and served in this capacity fifteen months. After his return from the Mexican war, he turned his attention to travelling, making a three years' trip to California. He was

one of the first from this county to the golden State, and made the overland route. After hs return to Newark he engaged in the boot and shoe business four years, when he turned his attention to horticulture, and in this he has been engaged since. Mr. Hamilton enlisted in the service of the late war in June, 1861, and in August following, he was duly appointed first lieuten- ant First regiment of Ohio cavalry. December 16, 1862, he was appointed captain in the First Ohio volunteer cavalry; he was in charge of this regiment until April 24, 1863, when he resigned on account of ill health. During this time he participated in some of the more important conflicts. February 20, 1872, he received the commission of United States marshall, in which capacity he has served since-first under W. R. Thrall seven years, and then under J. C. Ullery. Mr. Hamilton was mar- ried to Mary J. Phillips August 29, 1854. She was born in Newark March 25, 1834, and was the daughter of William and Mary Phillips. Mrs. Hamilton died February 6, 1868, leaving five children: Kate L., born March 30, 1856; Anna, December 31, 1857; William F., September 18. 1860; Mary E., August 28, 1862; Frank, Septem- ber 24, 1864. Kate was married to James M. Clark, of Utica, March 24, 1878. Anna married John W. Shaw near Newark, August 15, 1875. Anna died November 25, 1877. Mr. Hamilton married his second wife, Mary Cummings, May 23, 1871. She is the daughter of William A. and Mary Cummings, and was born in Dresden, Ohio, June 8, 1841. They have two children: Ella, born July 10, 1872; Charles C., April 16, 1874. Mr. Hamilton resides about one mile north of the public square of Newark. He is an excellent taxidermist. He has a very fine collection of specimens of his own work which may be seen at any time at his residence. He is widely known throughout the various States as one of the best taxidermists in this section of the country. He has many specimens of his work throughout the old country.

HAMPTON, WILLIAM, brick mason, was born June 19, 1832, on Cherry creek, Chautauqua county, New York; moved to Zanesville, Ohio, with his parents in 1838; attended school at Zanesville un- til he was sixteen, and then went to work in the nail factory; worked there two years, and then went to Baltimore, Maryland, in a one-horse wagon, a journey over the mountains of eighteen days. He remained in Baltimore three years, and there learned the shoemaker's trade. He returned to Zanesville in 1853, and in 1854 went to work for Daughtery & Evans, brick laying, and has followed the busi- ness ever since. Was married to Margaret Brels- ford in 1856, who was born May 23, 1839. They

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had one child, Ella, born July 18, 1857. Mrs. Hampton died November 22, 1857. Mr. Hamp- ton came to Newark in the spring of 1858, and was married to Sarah Jones in 1860. By this marriage he had two children: Willie, born September 7, 1861, and Freddie, September 2, 1868. May 15, 1876, Willie and Freddie left home at five o'clock P. M. to go fishing in a pond near the house, and they were never seen alive again; by some means they were both drowned in the pond, but the ex- act cause is not known. His second wife died De- cember 8, 1870. He married his wife's sister, Mary E. Jones, November 25, 1873. By this marriage they have three children: Nettie C., born February 26, 1875, who died July 12, 1876; Mary Josephine, born November 25, 1876; and Thomas H., born October 2, 1878. Mr. Hampton's father and mother are both living with him; they came to Newark in April, 1871. His father was born in 1802, and his mother was born in 1811. He re- sides with his family in South Newark.

HARRINGTON, JOHN S., shoemaker, Newark, Ohio, was born in Salem, Columbiana county, Ohio, June 30, 1828; came to Mary Ann township with his father and settled on a farm in 1832 ; he is the son of Harvey Harrington, who died in February, 1853, aged fifty-seven years. At the age of thirteen, Mr. Harrington learned shoemaking, at which he has worked ever since. He was married, in 1851, to Annie Walker; she died December 13, 1853. He was again married to Mrs. Hannah Jacobs, of Ashland; she is the daughter of Lansan Walker, deceased, of Ashland, Ohio. Mr. Harvey Harring- ton was a soldier in the regular army and partici- pated in the battle of Perry's victory. Perry Har- rington, brother of John S., was a soldier in the Mexican war; William, Dayton, Giles, and David, also his brothers, were in the late war; Giles and David lost their lives in the service.

HARRISON, M. S., son of Thomas and Maranda Harrison, was born January 30, 1824, in Orange, New Jersey. Mr. Harrison learned the shoe- maker's trade with his father, and remained with his parents until he was twenty-two years of age, when he married Harriet Dean, daughter of Peter L. and Elizabeth Dean. She was born April, 1829, in Orange, New Jersey. After living in Orange for two years after their marriage they re- moved to Newark, where they have since resided. They have four children: Maranda, Jesse, William and Emily. Maranda married Henry L. Peck, of Huron, Jesse, married Sadie Losh, of Mt. Ver- non. Mr. Harrison resides on Granville street, in Newark. Mrs. Harrison's father lives with them. He served in the War of 1812, and was a volun- teer from New Jersey. He was born in 1791, in Orange. He possessed a strong constitution.

HARVEY, JAMES, was born in Queen Ann's coun- ty, Maryland, October 8, 1814. He entered a dry goods store as salesman in 1830, in Hillsborough, Maryland, where he remained until in 1835, when he came to Ohio and located in Kirkersville, this county, where he engaged in the mercantile trade; continued in the business in that village about three years. In 1838 he removed to Hebron, this coun- ty, where he carried on the mercantile business in connection with packing pork and farming, making the business a success twenty-eight years. In 1865 he moved to Newark and engaged in banking, in company with Robins, Wing, Warner & Co. In 1867 he erected the Harvey block, on Third street, Newark. In 1875 he withdrew his capital from the banking company, and engaged in the whole- sale notion trade in company with J. F. May. The firm name was known as Harvey & May. They occupy, as a business, room No. 4, in Har- vey's block, which is one hundred feet deep by thirty-five feet in width. The firm of Harvey & May conducted the business until the death of Mr. May, December 6, 1879, when Mr. Harvey pur- chased his partner's interest, and his son became his partner, the firm becoming James Harvey & Son, who are still conducting the business success- fully. They employ one traveling salesman, who travels over and sells goods for them in twelve dif- ferent counties in the State. In 1840 he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Hand, who was born in Licking county in 1819. She is the daugh- ter of Samuel Hand, sr., one of Licking county's pioneers. By this union he has two sons and one daughter.

HAYES, MISS N. E., dress-maker, West Raccoon street, was born in Coshocton county, December 7, 1847. She is the daughter of Gabriel Hayes, of Coshocton county, who was killed by a horse June 1, 1853, in the thirty-third year of his age. Mrs. Hayes married again to William Schooler, and is again a widow; she is living near Bladensburgh, Knox county, and is fifty-seven years of age. Miss Hayes has been with her mother most of her time. She lived with an uncle in Indiana about ten months, and came to Licking county, Elizabeth- town, in 1866, and to Newark in 1871. She has been here in the dress-making business since. She is well educated, and at intervals has taught school in Coshocton county.

HAYNES, JAMES B., cabinet-maker, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, November 10, 1821. He came to Newark in 1825, and was married to Sarah Walker, of Richwood, Union county, Ohio, in 1854; she died in 1856, and he again married, Ann Eliza Abbott, March 22, 1868. They have three children: William Ira, born April 6, 1872; James T., born December, 1874; Estella, born

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November 10, 1877. Mr. Haynes enlisted in the United States signal service in November, 1863. He served in the army of the Potomac, and was in every battle fought in that department from Mine Run until Lee's surrender. He was dis- charged in Washington August, 1865. He was one of the six detailed by the chief signal officer to read confederate signals. After the war closed he resumed his old trade, cabinet-making, at which he is now working. His second wife was formerly married to J. Gibson, who was a member of com- pany C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and who died at Pittsburgh Landing, May 28, 1862, at the age of twenty-four years.

HAZELTON, BENJAMIN, son of William and Mary Hazelton, was born in Fayette county, Pennsyl- vania, near Laurel hill, October 6, 1820, and came with his parents when a small boy to Perry county, Ohio, and remained with them on the farm until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he was married to Rachel Darst. By this union they have six children, two sons and four daughters: Eliza- beth, John, Benjamin J., Phoebe Jane, Mary and Irene. Elizabeth was married to U. H. Harrison, now dead. They have one child: Gertrude. John married Minnie McClearren, of Circleville, Ohio. They now live in Iowa. Hr. Hazelton moved with his famity to this county in the spring of 1860, and has been engaged in the machine shops and glass works in Newark up to the present time, and is a man of industrious habits and is regarded as a very good citizen.

HAZELTON, BENJAMIN J., son of Benjamin and Rachel Hazelton, was born July 17, 1855, in Hock- ing county, Ohio; he came with his parents to Newark in the spring of 1860, and still remains with them. He is night foreman in the glass fac- tory of Newark and was in Zanesville. He re- ceived a common school education and is an in- dustrious young man.

HEIM, JOHN, born in the city of Newark, Feb- ruary 2, 1853, where he has resided most of the time ever since. Was married March 24, 1874, to Mary Gerlach, who was born in Shenandoah valley, Virginia, August 24, 1854. They have three children : Emma, born July 6, 1875; William, born September 26, 1877; John, jr., born September 21, 1879. They reside at the present writing on South Second street.

HERVEY, REV. H. M., was born in Martinsburgh, Knox county, Ohio, October, 1838. He was the son of Rev. Henry Hervey, D. D., one of the pioneer preachers of central Ohio. The subject of this sketch received his preliminary education in his native place, in schools under the supervision of his father, and afterward graduated with honor

at Kenyon college. He subsequently entered as a theological student, the Western Theological sem- inary of the Presbyterian church, at Allegheny city, Pennsylvania, where he took a full course of instruction preparatory, to entering the ministry. In April, 1863, he was licensed to preach, and on the first Sabbath of the succeeding month he preached his first sermon to the congregation wor- shipping in the First Presbyterian church of New- ark. December 15, 1863, he was installed pastor of the church, and sustained that relation until his death, making a ministry of twelve years. He died in Jersey, Licking county, September 1, 1875, having not quite reached his thirty-seventh year. He held a position above the average as a minister ; was an excellent writer, clear headed and argumen- tative as a preacher, and a gifted, excellent man.

HINGER, CHRISTIAN, was born June 2, 1836, in Sigmaringan, Prussia, and emigrated to America with his parents in 1849, landing in New York city March 20, 1849. After remaining there but a few days they removed to Deavertown, Morgan county, Ohio, remaining there seven years, when he moved to Zanesville, while his parents moved to Perry county, Ohio. While at Zanesville he worked at his trade-blacksmithing. Mr. Hinger remained in Zanesville until October, 1865, when he went to Perry county. After making several other moves he settled in Newark, Ohio, 1870, where he has re- sided ever since, working at his trade in the Balti- more & Ohio shops. Mr. Hinger was married to Christina Wise, of Perry county, December 21, 1861. She was born April 28, 1841. They have eight children: Mary, born March 3, 1863; Ed- ward, born February 8, 1865; Lizzie, born June 3, 1866; William, born January 24, 1868; Charles, born October 4, 1873; Frederick, born January 7, 1876; Minnie, born December 15, 1878; Amelia, born December 20, 1879.

HOAG, MICHAEL, wood workman in Foos & Brother's carriage shops. Mr. Hoag is a native of Bavaria, Germany, where he was born on the tenth day of November, 1851. He began work- ing at the wagon and carriage maker trade in 1868, and served two years as an apprentice at the trade. In 1870 he commenced working at his trade as journeyman, and has since been following the busi. ness, making the woodwork for all kinds of bug- gies, carriages and wagons. In 1872 he came to America and located in Mansfield, Richland county, Ohio, remained two years, then in 1874 he came to Newark, where he has since been residing, and working at his trade. He is now working in Foos & Brother's carriage shops. In 1876 he mar- ried Miss Julia A. Gleckler, of Newark, daughter of Jacob and Ann M. Gleckler. They have one son and one daughter.

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HOLCOMB, JOHN, was born in New Jersey in Oc- tober, 1845, and was married January 1, 1871, to Mary M. Bathy, who was born in Buffalo, New York, May 30, 1850. They have four children: Olive, born July 17, 1873; Jane Ann, September 10, 1874; Jacob Frederick, August 27, 1875; Mary Au- gusta, August 4, 1878. Mr. Holcomb, when a young man, learned glass blowing, at which he is now working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved from New Jersey to Newark in September, 1877, and worked for the Newark Glass blowing company until they suspended business, and, since November, 1879, he has been working for Witeman & Co., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Holcomb is master of his business, energetic and industrious.

HOLMES, W. F., was born in Franklin, Harrison county, May 21, 1852. In 1868 he moved to Denison, Ohio, and was married December 1, 1870, to Rebecca J. Speck, of that place. She was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, December 10, 1850, and is the daughter of John and Mar- garet Speck. The father died in 1876, at the age of sixty-four years. Her mother lives in Harrison county. Mr. Holmes is the son of Samuel and Rebecca Holmes; his father died in 1855, but his mother is yet living in Denison, Ohio, at the age of sixty-four years. Mr. Holmes is the father of four children: Alwilda Ann, born September 17, 1871; Margaret Maud, January 18, 1873; Elizabeth Viola, March 25, 1875; J. H. P., August 18, 1876. In his early days Mr. Holmes followed farming. In 1869 he engaged with the Pan Handle railroad company as brakeman. November 18, 1876, by an accident in Denison yard, he lost his left leg; this kept him from duty some six months; he then came to East Newark, June 3, 1877, since which time he has been in the employ of the same com- pany, guarding crossing on East Main and Mori- son streets.

HONE, GEORGE-He was born near London. When he was eighteen years of age, he emigrated to America, and located near Newark, and made his home with Charles Montgomery; he was in Newark three years; he returned to London, and staid about a year. Before embarking, he took to himself a wife in the person of Mary Gray. They came to Newark, and again located with Mr. Montgomery. He was again married January 14, 1872, to Anna Lake, daughter of George Lake, of Hopewell township. She formerly taught district school in different parts of Licking county; her last school was in 1871 in number three, Hopewell township; she is the mother of one child: Minnie Mantie, born April 5, 1873. The subject of this sketch has been in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company for the

past four years. By his first marriage he had two children: Emma, born December 4, 1861, now the wife of Joseph W. Huffman, of Zanesville, mar- ried May 20, 1880, now in the Baltimore & Ohio shops of Newark, Ohio; Eda died at the age of fourteen months.

HOOVER, JOHN H., miller .- He was born in Pennsylvania June 17, 1814, and came to Newark with his grandfather when quite young. He learned the trade of miller, and has worked at this ever since. He was married June 11, 1838, to Sarah Armstrong, who was born in Washington township, Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 8, 1814, and came to Newark when she was fifteen years of age, and made her home with her cousin, Mrs. Charles Hoover. They have had two chil- dren: Uriah, who died November 9, 1870, aged thrtiy-two years, and Charles, who died March 27, 1863, aged eighteen years.

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 121

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