History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 123

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

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INGMAN, WILLIAM, was born in Newark, Ohio, July 3, 1832; was married June 14, 1868, to Lizzie Henderson, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 6, 1843, and was the daughter of William B. Henderson, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ingman have three children : Lottie B., born November 28, 1870; Sadie F., December 7, 1871; Jessie M., May 20, 1873. Mr. Ingman was a member of company H, Third Ohio volunteer infantry; enlisted April, 1861, and was discharged January, 1863. Before the war he worked with his father, who carried on the business of manufacturing mill picks, axes, edge tools, iron fencing, etc., in Newark, Ohio. Since his father, W. D). Ingman's death, June 15, 1871, William carries on the old business. His father was born in Bath county, Virginia, November 28, 1803; came to Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1804, with his father, and after his marriage he moved to Newark where he died. He was the father of seven children. Mother Ingman is one of the first

twelve members of the Methodist church of New- ark.

FALLSBURY TOWNSHIP.

JONES, NATHAN, farmer, post office, Fallsburgh. He is a son of William Jones, and was born in Knox county, August 11, 1818. When quite young his parents died, leaving a family of ten chil- dren. At the age of thirteen he bound himself to Rudolph Rine, until he became twenty-one, for a horse saddle, bridle, a suit of clothes, and nine months schooling. After the time expired, he was then employed to perform labor among the farmers by day and by the month ; this he continued for about two years. He was then married to Juliann Fry, who was born in Coshocton county, April 26, 1826. After his marriage he purchased forty acres of land in Knox county, where he erected a cabin and moved his family; then he cleared the land and made it ready for tilling; this he continued for about nine years, being a successful farmer; he then made a purchase of eighty acres more adjoining the forty, part in Knox and part in Licking county, where he moved and now resides, having a very pleasant home. In 1859 he purchased forty acres in Knox county; in 1875 he purchased seventy-viph: and three-fourth acres of land, partly in Knox and partly in Licking, making in all two hundred and fifty-eight and three-fourth acres of land. By thei: marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jones became the parents of five children: Margaret E., Sylvester, Wil'iam, Elizabeth J. and Anthony, died October 10, 18;1; these are the children of his first wife, who did August 4, 1853, in her twenty-eight year. On the tenth of November following of the same year he married Nancy Rine, born August 20, 1830; they have four childen, one son and three daughters, Juliann, Malinda, John C., Eliza E., all of whom are living. Sylvester Jones, son of Nathan Jones, was in the late Rebellion. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are consistent members of the Methodist Episco- pil church of Fallsbury township.

GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP.

JONES, THOMAS, deceased, a native of South Wales, was born in 1787. He married Miss Sarah Jones, of South Wales. In 1830, he, with his wife and family emigrated to America and located in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania; remained there until 1833, when they migrated to Ohio and lo- cated in Granville township, this county, where they passed the remainder of their days. He died September 17, 1847. His wife survived him some years. He followed farming as his vocation through life. They reared a family of nine children: Marit Ellen, Judith, John C., Lewis, Rachel, Evan, David and George, four of whom are now decese Maria, Judith, Lewis and David.

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JONES, LEWIS, was born in 1820; married Miss Henrietta J. Twinning, of Granville, by whom he had three children: De Esting W., Otto S., and Alma. He was a tinner by trade, having learned the trade in Granville with Leonard and Lucius Humphrey. He succeeded them in business in 1848, which he conducted until his death March 23, 1864.

JONES, GEORGE T., was born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1832, and was brought to this county by his parents in 1833. He remained on the farm with his father until he arrived at the age of thirteen when he commenced at the tinner trade with his brother Lewis Jones, and served about seven years as an apprentice. In 1853 he became a partner with his brother Lewis in the business of dealing in tinware, stoves and house furnishing goods; the firm name being known as G. T. Jones & Co., who operated the business successfully about four years. In 1857 they admitted their brother Evan Jones as a part- ner, the firm name then changing to Jones & Brothers, and remained as such until the death of Lewis Jones in 1864. Then, the other two brothers purchasing his interest, the firm became known as Jones & Brother, who have since been conducting the business with success. In 1865 they added a general stork of hardware to their already large stock of tinware, stoves and house furnishing goods. In 1872 they erected their present brick block, twenty-eight by one hundred and ten feet, three stories high. They occupy the entire build- ing with their business (except one-half of the third story), which is well filled with everything in their line. They also carry a large stock of furni- ture, such as bedsteads, chairs, tables, bureaus, stands, etc.

JONES, J. M., son of John C, and Merretta Jones, nee Cook, was born in Granville township, Licking county, Ohio, March 18, 1849. He was reared a farmer. Received his education at Deni- son university and at Columbus Commercial col- lege. Married Susan J. I.loyd, September 24, 1872, which union has resulted in one child, a daughter. They settled on a farm in Granville township; he followed farming as his avocation until in 1874, they moved to Granville. He en- gaged in the grocery business a short time, then in the milling and farming, until in August, 1878, he, in company with his brother, G. E. Jones, purchas- ed the E. C. Blanchard planing mill and furniture factory. Since their purchasing the factory they have attached to the establishment an undertaking department, and to make this the leading undertak- ers' wareroom they have spared neither time nor expense. Their large stock and improved facili- ties guarantee them in saying that they can give

satisfaction. They are prepared to manufac- ture furniture of all kinds. Their shop is well supplied with the latest improved machinery, which enables them to manufacture furniture in better style and at lower prices than any other house in this or adjoining counties. They have in stock bureaus, bedsteads, washstands-walnut and ash with walnut trimmings, center tables, extension tables-of which they make a specialty, brackets, cupboards, and in fact everything found in a well stocked furniture house. They have also perfected arrangements by which they can furnish those de- siring upholstered furniture. Buying direct of the manufacturer they can furnish everything in the upholsterer's line at the lowest prices and on short notice. They also re-seat cane-bottomed chairs. Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to. They keep on hand a full and large stock of lumber of all kinds. They make a specialty of scroll sawing. Firm name, J. M. Jones & Co., Granville, Ohio.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP.

JONES, E. W., farmer, post office, Hanover, was born August 14, 1852, in Muskingum county, Jackson township. He is the son of Joseph and Mary Jones. He came to this county in 1876 and located on the farm he now occupies, it being situated about one mile and a half east of the town of Hanover. He was married to Belle McGinnis January 6, 1876. She is the daughter of Jona- than and Christina McGinnis, and was born June 17, 1855, in Muskingum county, Jackson township. By this marriage they have three children: Anna Belle, born December 2, 1876; Daniel, born April 10, 1878; Leonard, born April 14, 1880.

LICKING TOWNSHIP.

JURY, TOWNSEND C., was born July 19, 1804, in Loudoun county, Virginia. He was married to Mary A. Drake, of the same county, who was daughter of Jacob and Sarah Drake, of the same State. They had five children: A. T., Sarah M., Mary F., Jacob A., and Ada V. A. T. was born September 26, 1832; was married March 16, 1860, to Rebecca Davis. They had six children: James E., Elsworth J., John G., Townsend C., Charley D., and Mary M. Sarah M. Jury was born September 28, 1833; died February 28, 1838. Mary F. was born January 5, 1836. She was married February 1, 1853, to Peter Wolf, of this county. Her husband was one of the home guard; was taken prisoner and died at Millen, Georgia, November 12, 1864, aged thirty-four years, leaving a widow and two children. Jacob A. was born February 23, 1838; was married to Libbie Bussey, of this county. They have two children, and live at Ashland, Nebraska. Ada V. was born

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March 25, 1846. She was married June 4, 1863, to G. C. Forry, of this county. They have two children, and reside at St. Joseph, Missouri. He is general State agent for D. M. Osburn & Co., machine works. Mr. and Mrs. Jury came to Mus- kingum county in 1838; lived there fourteen years; came to this county in 1852; located in Licking township, one mile south of Jacksontown, on the Lancaster road. Jacob Drake, Mrs. Jury's father, was in the War of 1812, and served as captain until his death. He died in November, 1814, and was buried at Fairmount cemetery, leav- ing a widow and three children, the youngest child being only six weeks old. Mrs. Jury has been a member of the Old School Baptist church over thirty-seven years. Her husband was a member of the same church until his death. A. T. Jury and wife have been members of the same church since 1861. Mrs. Mary A. Jury has in her possession a pewter dish on which President Jack- son ate his dinner at Baking's fort, Loudoun county, Virginia, while on his way from Winches- ter to Washington. The dish is eighteen inches in diameter and is known by the family as the Jack- son dish.

MADISON TOWNSHIP.

JONES, JOHN, farmer, was born in Wales Febru- ary 12, 1844, and emigrated in 1853. He was married to Mrs. Thersey Jones, widow of the late Evan Jones, in Sepember, 1866. By this marriage they have one son, Charles T. When the war broke out Mr. Jones enlisted in the Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, served some four years, and has seen many hardships. Mr. Evan Jones, his brother, was also a soldier in the same regiment, and died at Milledgeville, Georgia, November 29, 1864, aged twenty-four years. He was the father of Victor O., Mary M., and Joseph S. Mrs. Jones was married to her former husband in 1859. She is the daughter of Joseph and Eveline Reed. Mr. Reed now lives in Madison township. Mrs. Reed died in 1832. Mrs. Jones now 'lives on the farm where she was born. John was wounded at Chick- amauga. Evan was also wounded.

A LETTER FROM A REBEL CITIZEN.

MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, December 17, 1864.

Mrs. Thersay F. Jones : It is under peculiar circumstances that I drop you a line. On the twenty-fourth of last month, while Sherman's army (or a part of it) was in this place, Mr. John Jones came to my house and desired me to take his sick brother (Evan Jones) and take care of him, as he was very sick and not able to be carried any farther. In humanity, my wife and self agreed to take him and nurse him the best we could. - though we were badly situated to do so, for the army had taken everything we possessed, except our dwelling house. They killed every chicken, every hog, and drove off every cow, took all my corn, and eat up every potato, pulled down and burned all the out-buildings; but notwithstanding all this, we done the very best we could for your husband, and wedon't think he was in want of medicine, food, or attention, that he did not get. He had camp diarrhoea and fever, and died on the twenty-ninth

day of November, 1864. He was prepared to die, and cely regretted leaving his wife and children. The day before he ded. some of the medicine his physician left for him gave out [ went immediately to see the Confederate post surgeon, De. Bratton, who is a nice man and good physician; he came fors- with to see him, and left medicine with directions, and gre every necessary attention, but told us he was too near gone a be saved. Our town was so badly used up and everything destroyed it was with difficulty I procured his burial. The post surgeon sent me help and buried him not far from my bouse, near where Sherman's army buried some of their dead. You may never know with any certainty, but I say to you as a truth, we done all for your husband we could. I would write more it was allowed to pass. Respectfully,

W. A. WILLIAMS

MCKEAN TOWNSHIP.

JONES, J. O., was born in North Wales, in 182G, was the son of John and Elizabeth Jones, who came to this county in 1839, and located in Mc- Kean township. He was married to Melintha Bishop, of this county, who was born in 1832, in New York; she was the daughter of John and Sarah Bishop, who came to this county in 1839, and located in Liberty township. Mr. and Mrs J. O. Jones were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living: Sarah, born in 1851, was married to Henry Russler, a mechanic of this county, and is now living in Johnstown, her hus- band being engaged in pump manufacturing; John A., born in 1852, was married to Della Shar- der, of this county, and is now living in Mckean township; Rhoda A., born in 1853, was married to William Anderson, of this county, a farmer, and is living in Mckean township; Frank J., born in 1856, was married to Lucretia Saxton, of this county, and lives in Mckean township. Mr. Jones is a practical farmer, stock raiser, and wool grower. Has about two hundred acres of land along Brushy fork.

NEWARK TOWNSHIP.

JAMES, JAMES S., son of John and Mary James, was born in August, 1821, in Cardiganshire, South Wales. He came to America in 1842, and settled in Granville on a farm. He remained there until 1844, when he removed to Columbus, remaining there until 1848, when he removed to Newark township, and located on a farm about three miles west of Newark, on the Sharon valley road, where he has since lived. He was married to Margaret Evans in January, 1844. She is the daughter of John and Sarah Evans, and was born in April, 1822, in the same neighborhood that Mr. James came from. John H., Mary J., Thomas J., Ellen, Elizabeth, Virgil, Frank, Sarah and Elmore, are children of Mr. James. John is a lawyer, and is located in Newark. Thomas is in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company, and is lo- cated at Attica, Ohio; Mary J. married David Bean, and is living in Granville township; Eliza- beth married Knox Wright, and lives in Burling

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ton township; Ellen has been engaged in teaching school since 1870. The other children are attend- ing school, and still live with their parents.

JAMES, JAMES D., son of David and Mary James, was born March 2, 1802, in Cardiganshire, Wales. He came to America in 1842 and settled near Granville, and remained there about three years, when he removed to Newark township, settling on a farm about two miles north of the public square, where he has since lived. He was married to Ann Davis, February 28, 1830. She is the daughter of Jenkin and Mary Davis, and was born April 15, 1804, in the same neighborhood that Mr. James came from. By this marriage they have eight chil- dren ; Catharine, James, Margaret, and Elizabeth are living; David, David S., Jane, and Mary are dead; David died in Wales; Jane died in America, in 1844; David S. died June 18, 1865; Mary died November 8, 1867; Elizabeth was married to E. R. Evans, of Columbus, October 27, 1870; they have two children-Newton James and Edward R .; Catharine was married to Rev. E. W. Brown, of Newark, October 5, 1869. They live in Ebens- burg, Pennsylvania; Mr. Brown being pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mary was married March 21, 1860, to John Gittins, of Newark. They live six miles from Columbus, and have two chil- dren-William and Katy Ann.

JOHNSTON, JOHN T., farmer, was born in Fau- quier county, Virginia, February 6, 1841; was mar- ried to Martha J. Row, February 24, 1866; by this marriage they have six children: William N., Sarah E., Joseph T., Emma V., Martha E., Ninnie B., Mary C. Sarah E. died September 16, 1871; his wife died May 8, 1877. He married, for his second wife, Emma P. Musselman, August 8, 1878; by this marriage they have one child: Charles, born February 28, 1880. Mrs. Emma P. is the young- est of the family of seven children; her parents died when she was quite small. Mr. Johnston is a farmer by occupation, also is handy at shoemaking.

JONES, EVAN, JR., was born October 10, 1846, and was educated at the district schools and at Denison university, after which he devoted all his time to agricultural pursuits. He was married April 7, 1870, to Miss Josephine Evans, daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Evans, of Dela- ware county, Ohio, by whom he has a family of four children-Clara May, Bertha Maud, Mabel Idella, and Robert Earl.

JONES, JOHN R., was born June 16, 1844, and was the oldest son of John Jones, sr., who was a member of the Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer in- fantry, and died in the army. The subject of this sketch was married to Lucinda Holler, daughter of Nicholas Holler, February 18, 1868. By this

marriage they have five children-John' R., Sadie, Libbie, Lulu, and Nicholas. Mr. Jones by occu- pation is a stone mason, and lives three miles west of Newark, Ohio.

CITY OF NEWARK.

JACKSON, A. B., Newark, Ohio, general agent of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad, is a native of Richland county, where he was born in September 1838. In 1850 he entered the Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, Ohio, where he remained four years, and in 1854 he went to Columbus, where he attended school some time, and in 1856 he entered the employ of the Central Ohio railroad company, whom he served in different capacities until 1863, when he came to Newark as the general agent of the Central Ohio and Indianapolis railroads, in which capacity he has served both lines, under their different organi- zations, until the present time.

JOHNSON, E. C., telegraph operator. He was born in Dresden, Muskingum county, May 5, 1850, and was married to Mary Demming, Feb- ruary 9, 1873. She was born August 21, 1850. She was the daughter of Alexander Demming, who died at Hopendale, Harrison county, in 1853, aged forty-five years, and her mother died in 1877, aged sixty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of two children: Nina, born May 21, 1875, and Fred, born September 7, 1879. Mr. Johnson learned telegraphing when he was seventeen years old, and it is his present occupa- tion. He is embloyed by the Pan Handle railroad company. Mrs. Johnson had five brothers in the late war, three of whom were veterans.

JONES, EVAN, Granville street, Newark, Ohio. Mr. Jones is a native of Cardingtonshire, South Wales, where he was born in August, 1816. His early life was spent in assisting his father, who was a gardener, until he was fifteen years old, when he went to the blacksmith trade, at which he served a time, and followed until 1838, when he emigrated to America, and stopped in Buffalo, where he worked at his trade for a short time. He then came to Newark and has made this his home ever since. After his arrival here he engaged at his trade in Lockport, where he conducted the busi- ness with success for eighteen years, after which he purchased a farm adjoining the city and engaged in farming, at which he continued until 1875. He then retired from active life and came into the city to reside. He was married September 27, 1842, to Miss Ann Jenkins, daughter of William Jenkins, by whom he had a family of twelve children, seven of whom are living-Mary Jane, Eliza Ann, Evan, William, Ida, Amanda, and Laura.

JONES, W. D., druggist, No. 351, south side

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public square .- Mr. Jones is a native of Newark, and was born June 13, 1853. He received his preparatory education in the public schools of this city. In 1870 he entered Wooster university, by which he was graduated in the class of 1874, after which he returned home and engaged in the study of pharmacy, with the view of engaging in the drug business, which he commenced in the spring of 1875, in the Birkey block, in which he contin- ued, with good success, until the spring of 1880, when he removed to his present location in Riders room, which is twenty by sixty feet, and where he carries a large stock of pure drugs, chemicals, toilet articles, fancy goods, patent medicines, trus- ses, shoulder braces, supporters, etc. The com- pounding of physicians' prescriptions is a specialty. This is a model establishment in all of its appoint- ments, and is unsurpassed by any in the county.

JONES, D. M., merchant, No. 331 south side of public square, at Fyfe's old stand, Newark, Ohio, dealer in boots, shoes, rubbers, gloves, hats, caps, trunks, valises, and umbrellas, where the best goods can be had for the least money. Mr. Jones is a native of Wales, emigrated to America and lo- cated in Newark in 1869. In 1873 he entered the boot and shoe store of John Fyfe, of Newark, as salesman, and continued in the employ of Mr. Fy e until the first of April, 1880, when he en- gaged in the business at his employer's old stand, with an entire new stock of goods, of everything in his line of trade, and has since been conducting the business successfully. He occupies a tasteful room, twenty feet wide by eighty deep, which is well filled with goods from the best manufacturers.

JONES, R. D., a native of Wales, was born Janu- ary 10, 1819. He accompanied his parents, David and Sarah Jones, to America in 1827, who located in Utica, New York, where they remained five years. In 1832 they moved to Rochester, New York, where they lived until 1836, when they removed to Ohio. They located in Cleveland a short time, and in the fall of 1836 they moved to Newark, where they passed the remainder of their days. Mr. Jones, is a blacksmith by trade, having commenced working at the trade in Trumbull county in 1836, where he remained one year, then in 1837 he came to Newark, where he continued at his trade, as journeyman, with different parties until 1845 he purchased Lloyd's interest in the Jones & Lloyd wagon and blacksmith shops, where he has since been engaged in the business. In 1847 he married Miss Elizabeth Evans, of Newark, daughter of James Evans. They settled in New- ark, where they have since resided. They have a family of four children, two sons and two daugh- ters.

JONES, R. D., & SONS, wagon and blacksmith

shops. This firm carries on business in the two story brick building thirty by eighty feet, located on Church street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, with wood and blacksmith shops in the lower apartment, paints and trimming rooms in the up per. These shops were established in 1841 by D. J. Jones and Lloyd, who operated them until @ 1845, when Mr. Lloyd sold his interest to R. D. Jones, when the firm name became D. J. Jones & Co., and remained as such until in 1848, when at the death of D. J. Jones his brother, R. D. Jones, purchased his interest, and has since had the controlling interest in the establishment. He has had three different partners prior to the part- nership of his sons, viz : Darrah, Giddings, and Lippincott. In 1876 two of his sons, Ellis and James, became partners of the firm, and the firm name is now known as R. D. Jones & Sons. In years past they followed the manufacturing of wag- ons as a specialty, and have made in their shops as many, if not more, wagons than any other shop in Licking county. At present they are giving their attention to repairing and horse-shoeing. All orders for repairing given prompt attention. They make horse-shoeing a specialty, in which they ac- knowledge no superior in the county.

JONES, A. J., son of Thomas R. and Susannah Jones, was born March 11, 1836, in Baltimore county, Maryland. He remained with his parents until he was about twenty-one years of age, when he travelled in Maryland until 1875 ; he then removed to Newark, where he has since resided; he has been in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company since 1863. He has held all positions on the train, from brakeman to conductor; since 1873 he has been employed as engineer; he was married, July 14, 1862, to Sarah E. Stinchcomb, daughter of Levi and Susannah Stinchcomb. She was born in Jefferson county, West Virginia; they have five children: James A., born June 2, 1863; Susan E., July 5, 1865; Anna May, June 4, 1867; Sarah E., July 5, 1869; John T., July 10, 1873-

PERRY TOWNSHIP

JONES, CHARLES, carpenter, post office, Cooksey, was born in Rappahannock county, Virginia, in 1833, came to Tuscarawas county in 1835, and to Perry township April 5, 1861, and is one of a family of five children, full brothers and sisters, and has six half-brothers and half-sisters. His father and mother were born in Rappahannock county, Virginia; the former in 1803, the latter in 1806. His mother died in Tuscarawas county, in 1844. February 14, 1854, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Maria Alexander; children-two boys and two girls. Jemima Jane, the second child, died in 1868, aged eleven and one-half years. Mrs. Jones' father was a Pennsylvanian, born in 1788, and

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 123

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