History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 137

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr.
Publication date: 1881
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always lived. Timothy died in December, 1879, aged eighty-nine years. Cyrintha, his wife, died in April, 1880, aged eighty-four years. They were both members of the Baptist church at Fredonia, near which they were buried. Lewis Spellman en- listed for three years in the late war, in 1861, at Alexandria, in company D, Twenty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, under Captain Thrall, and was for some time under General Rosencranz. He was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburgh Landing, Corinth, Vicksburgh, Fort Smith and Little Rock. He returned home in 1864. He was never disabled for duty. He endured much hardship, and was many times without food for days.

SEALTS, JAMES, was born in 1788, in New York, is the son of Benjamin and Nancy Sealts. He was married December 25, 1817, to Delia Cooper, of Vermont, who was born September, 1792, in Vermont; she was the daughter of Israel and Rebecca Cooper. Mr. Sealts came to Knox county March 11, 1818, making the journey in a sled. He lived in Knox county forty-two years; came to this county in 1860, and located within the limits of Fredonia. His family consisted of a son and two daughters. Manley was born Octo- ber 17, 1818; was married to Maria Rouse, of Knox county, and is living in Mt. Vernon; Emily Jane was born June 3, 1820; was married to Elisha Mulford, of Knox county. She died July 27, 1843, leaving one child; Ellen Mary was born April 6, 1825; was married May 27, 1851, to Chauncy Ramsey, of Putnam county, a physician. They had two children: Oran C., born March 27, 1852, died January 19, 1857; Emily L., born April 10, 1857, is single, and lies at home. Mr. Ramsey died May 1, 1862, at Fredonia, where he was practicing medicine. Mrs. Sealts died Jan- uary 6, 1878, aged eighty-five years. Mr. Sealts has been trustee of the township at different times, and is at present the oldest man in the township; is now in his ninety-second year.

SMITH, GEORGE, deceased, was born April 10, in 1785, Maryland; was married in 1812, to Eliza- beth Yanglin, of Maryland, who was born January 29, 1793. He enlisted in the War of 1812, and served through to the end of it; came to this county in 1825; located in Licking township, where he remained ten years ; his family consisted of eight children; five are at present living. He died in February, 1835, and his wife, Elizabeth, died December, 1845. George W., the youngest of the family, was born in 1815, in Washington county, Maryland, and came to this county with his parents; he is a stone-cutter by trade, but of late years has given his attention to farming and wool growing. He was married, in 1838, to Lid-

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die Piels, of Licking township, who was born in 1821, in Muskingum county. The results of this marriage was thirteen children; two are deceased; those living are William Harrison, born in 1839; Bennett T., born November 21, 1841. William H. and Bennet T. enlisted for three years in com- pany B, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, in 1861, under Captain Scott. They were in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburgh Landing, Arkansas Post, and Chickasaw Bayou, and were taken prisoners on Yazoo river; were taken to Vicksburgh, then to Richmond, and were confined in Libby prison two months, then sent home in the autumn of 1863. William H. was married to Sarah Tracy, of this county, and is now living in Stark county, Indiana, and is a farmer. Bennet T. was married in 1870, to Mary B. Criswell, of this county, and is living in Mckean township. Andrew J. was born in 1843; was married to Lucy Johnson, of this county; is a farmer, and lives in Washington township. Mary E. was born in 1845; was married to Samuel Wayne, a farmer of this county, and is now living in Nebraska. John L. was born in 1847, and died in 1867. Martha I. was born in 1849; was married to William Howe, a farmer of this county, and is now living in Iowa. George W. was born in 1851, and died in 1870. Asa I. was born in 1853; was married to Rosa Gosnell, of this connty, and is now living in Union county. Henry P. was born in 1855; was married to Nancy Welsh, of this county, and lives in this township. Richard G. was born in 1858; is single, and is a school teacher by profession. Lidia S. was born in 1860; was married to Mitchel Willard, of this county, and lives in Mckean township Emma; U. was born in 1862, is single, and lives at home." Charles L. was born in 1865, and lives at home. Mr. Smith located in McKean township in 1854, and has lived there ever since. He is a well-to-do farmer and is respected by all his acquaintances.

MONROE TOWNSHIP.

SANFORD, A. K., farmer, post office, Johnstown, was born in Hinesburgh, Chittenden county, Ver- mont, January 11, 1826. His father, 'l'almage Sanford, emigrated to Ohio about 1844, and settled in Granville township. The subject of this sketch was married July 4, 1851, to Sarah Lane, of Gran- ville township, who was born in North Staffordshire, England, March 26, 1831. Her father, Thomas Lane emigrated from England in 1850, and settled in Liberty township. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford have had ten children, nine of whom are living, named as follows, in the order of their birth: Mary Jane, born June 4, 1852; William Kirk, born March 29, 1854; Charles Sidney, born October 16, 1855; Thomas Henry, born July 3, 1857; Caroline Lo-

raine, born January 17, 1860; George Frederick, born September 16, 1862; Frank Alva, born Sep- tember 19, 1864; Ann Elizabeth; born March 13 1871; Sarah May, born May 17, 1875. Mr. San- ford moved into Monroe township and purchased the farm on which he now lives in the year 1870

SANFORD, WILLIAM, farmer, Johnstown, was bort March 29, 1854, in Franklin township, Licking county; was married October 7, 1875, to Sylvin Hoover, of Monroe township. They have two children-Alva H., born June 17, 1877; Mary' Stella, born March 5, 1880. Mary C. Hoover, mother of Mrs. Sanford, was born December 11, 1811, near Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio. About the year 1822, her parents, Eli and Katy Ash- brook, with their family of nine children emigrated to . Licking county. She was married to Mahloa M. Hoover March 20, 1834. He was formerly married to Ruhama Williams, of Monroe township, and had one son -- Giles W. Hoover, born April 26, 1831, his mother dying a few hours after his birth By his second marriage they had nine children: John M., born September 11, 1835; Gilman G., born April 13, 1837; Elam C., born October 27, 1838; Truman P., born September 14, 1840; By- ron G., born March 24, 1843; Cordelia A., bom October 18, 1844; Infant daughter, born and died January 27, 1847; Mary E., born January 19, 1848; Sylvia H., born October 16, 1852. Mr. Hoover was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, about 1804, five miles from Uniontown; died Septem- ber 6, 1873.

SMITH, JOHN, SR., Green post office, was born October 10, 1806, in Northampton county, Penn- sylvania. In 1830 he went to Tennessee and en- gaged in driving stage and carrying United States mail from Nashville to Memphis, a distance of two hundred and fifty miles. He worked on the road for about two years; from there he went on the Nashville and Hunt,ville, Alabama route, in the same service; later he carried mail from Nash- ville to Tuscumbia, Alabama; in 1834, drove on the Louisville, Kentucky route, and continued car- rying United St ite; ma I until the spring of 1859- Going up into Texas he there contracted to carry Confederate mail, on the Nachtioches and Waco mail line. At the close of the war he went to Louisiana, where he engaged in the United States mail line until 1873. December, 1874, he returned to Ohio. Mr. Smith is now permanently settled, retired from actice service, and spending his last years in peace and prosperity. Though in his seventy-fifth year he is hale and hearty.

STEARNS, DAVID W., lumberman, Fishes Eddy, Delaware county, New York. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Wayne county, Pennsylvania,

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March 21, 1826. He married Gertrude Pratt, February 12, 1866. She is first child of Dr. Pratt, of Johnstown, Ohio, was born April 18, 1844. They had four children-Benjamin W., born De- cember 12, 1867; Laura Maria, born March 2, 1869, died in infancy; David W., born September 18, 1871; Fred W., born August 17, 1878. Mr. Stearns owns about two thousand acres of lumber land, on which he has placed a large mill and is engaged in the manufacturing of lumber.

NEWARK TOWNSHIP.

SHEPPARD, LENOX, farmer, was born in West- moreland county, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1819. He was brought up on a farm, and has made farm- ing his principal vocation. In the year 1822 he came to Ohio with his parents and lo- cated in Muskingum county. In the year 1841 he married Miss Ellen McLain, of Muskingum county, by whom he had five children-Nelson, Oscar, Edith E., William M., and Edgar L., all of whom are now living except Nelson, who served about three months in the War of 1861, and died on the boat between Arkansas Post and Napoleon, January 18, 1863. His second son, Oscar Shep- pard, served near four years in the late war, and returned home immediately after the war. His last year's service was as a veteran. His compan- ion deceased July 30, 1853. He married for his second wife Maria Fell, of Muskingum county, Oc- tober 28, 1856. By this union he has three chil- dren-Benona P., Harvey, and Sarah A. In 1858 he with his wife and family came to this county and located in Newark township, where they have since resided.

SHIDE, RICHARD, a farmer by occupation, loca- ted about two miles west of Newark, on the Cherry valley road. He is the son of Christopher P. and Elizabeth Shide, and was born November 20, 1832. in Prussia. He came to America in 1854, and settled first in Kentucky, and remained there three years, when he removed to Newark. He settled on the farm that he now occupies, in 1865. He was married November 18, 1858, to Catharine Isabel. They have five children: Anna C., Mary E., Emma L., Frank R., and Clara B. Mrs. Shide was born on the Atlantic ocean, April 23, 1839. She is the adopted daughter of David and Anna B. Fisher.

SMITH, ISAAC .- He was born in Page county, Virginia, March 15, 1828. He came to Licking county with his widowed mother, in the fall of 1835, and located in Union township. He was the youngest of the family of seven children; his mother died when he was fourteen years of age; she was fifty-five years of age. He was married February 1, 1855, to Margaret A. Roop, of Knox

county, Ohio, daughter of John Roop, deceased; she was born March 31, 1834. They are the parents of eight children: Mary C., born January 22, 1857; Isabel and Martha Belle, May 23, 1859; John W., June 14, 1861; David W., February 14, 1863; Isaac N., July 10, 1868, died when six weeks old; Margaret Ann, May 18, 1870; Eli J. D., born April 12, 1872, died February 26, 1877. At the age of thirteen years the subject of this sketch was bitten by some poisonous reptile, which caused his right leg to be amputated in 1865. His entire family are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal church.

STARE, PETER, son of Londlene and F. Stare, was born July 11, 1826, in Baden. He with his parents came to America in 1833, and lived in York State for four years; when they removed to Newark, remaining but a short time, they moved to Franklin township, and lived there about one year and a half, then in Madison township for seven years, then in Mary Ann township for fifteen years, lastly in Bennington township for a short time, then to Newark, where they have lived since. The subject of this sketch well remembers many incidents connected with pioneer life; he having helped to clear a great deal of land, etc. He was married to Sarah Ann Scheffler, February 18, 1854; she is the daughter of George and Mary Scheffler, and was born July 13, 1837, in Perry county. They have ten children: Vincent L., Lewis L., Leonard A., Rosa E., Sophrona A., Agnes L., Sarah A., Walter E., George H., and Franklin. Mr. Stare is engaged in the gardening business, and is located about one inile north of Newark.

CITY OF NEWARK.

SCOTT BROTHERS, furniture dealers, Scott block, South Third street. W. H. Scott and George R. Scott, the members of this firm are sons of the late R. D. Scott, who established the business here in 1825, and conducted it successfully many years. About thirty years ago W. H. Scott took charge of the business and carried it forward with energy and success until 1871, when George R. became a partner in the business, joining the present firm. They occupy the Scott block on Third street, sec- ond door north of the canal, which consists of a building twenty-five by one hundred, four stories, with an excellent base; the whole conveniently con- nected with an elevator. They have a pleasant and commodious office on the first floor, which is also occupied as a general salesroom, and con- tains a fine display of a variety of goods, consisting in part of bureaus, book-cases, wardrobes, etc. The second story is occupied by an elegant display of sitting room, drawing room, and parlor suits, and broken sets, plain and elegantly carved and

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upholstered. The third floor is occupied by all styles and grades of bed room sets of every mate- rial and of the best workmanship. The fourth floor is the chair department, in which is kept a large stock of easy rocking, parlor, nursing. kitchen, and baby chairs of the best materials and work- manship. They have an excellent undertaking establishment on Fourth street, near the Methodist Episcopal church, where they keep a large assort- ment of coffins, caskets, trimmings, shrouds, wreaths, flowers, etc. Also have three elegant hearses, two of which are for adults and one for children. They keep their own horse; and turn out as fine a funeral cortege as the best could desire. Both members of the firm give their personal attention to both de- partments of the business, and the most prompt attention is given to all orders.

SEYMOUR, ADAM (deceased) .- In 1803, while yet a boy, he came with his father, Thomas Sey- mour, from Hardy county, Virginia, and settled on Shawnee run. He continued to reside on his father's farm about sixty years, then removed to Newark, where he died November 12, 1871, aged eighty-four years.

SHAEFER, MRS. RACHEL, dress-maker, was born in Newark township, September 24, 1834. Her father was a farmer, and died in 1870, at the age of seventy two. Her mother is still living, and is sixty-nine years old. Her maiden naine was Simp- son. She lived with her parents until she was mar- ried, March 26, 1857, to Chester Sturman, when she moved to Mary Ann township. Her husband died September 24, 1857. She moved to Newark with her parents, and August 1, 1871, was married to Samuel H. Shaefer, a school teacher and farmer. He was born August 18, 1827, in Newark; they have two children-Thomas P., born May 5. 1873, and Jesse S., born June 10, 1876. She carries on the dress making business, and employs from two to three assistants.

SHERRARD, HENRY, son of James and Mary Sherrard, was born April 27, 1829. When he was fifteen years of age he went to learn the carpenter trade . with a Mr. Hargerty, Nashport, Muskingum county. He has always worked at his trade for a livelihood. April 19, 1852, he was married to Mary A. Walrath. She was born in Canada, in April, 1838. She is the daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Walrath. They have seven children- James, Alice, Mary, William, Jennie, Sherman and Mattie. William died September 26, 1861. James, Alice and Mary are married and living in Newark.

SHERRARD, ELMORE D., plasterer, and carpenter, learned the plastering trade with Samuel Austin, near Zanesville, and the carpenter trade with Ben- jamin George, of this county. Mr. Sherrard is the

son of Curtis and Luticia Sherrard, and was born June 21, 1855, in the village of Irville, Muskingum county. He came to this county, April 1, 1877, and settled in Hanover township, remaining there until April, 1880, when he removed to Newark October 25, 1877, he was married to Emma Boyer, daughter of Eli and Julia Boyer. She was born August 3, 1854.

SHURTZ, HENRY .- Mr. Shurtz was one of Lick- ing county's pioneers, who came to this county in 1809, and died in the eighty-seventh year of his age, January 6, 1870. He was born in Pennsylva- nia, June 19, 1783, came to Muskingum county in 1806, and three years afterwards settled in Newark. During the pastorate of Rev. George Van Eman, in 1812, he became a member of the First Presbyte- rian church in Newark, and lived to the close of his long life a faithful, consistent Christian. He was an unassuming, industrious, honest man, and a good, useful and worthy citizen. Kind remem- brances are cherished of him by many of the still lingering pioneers of Licking county.

SHERIDAN, BERNARD, telegraph repairer, was born in Ireland in 1830; came to New York in 1850, and remained two years, then came to Columbus, Ohio. In September, 1859, he was married to Ann Fox, of Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Ireland June 9, 1836, and came to Columbus in 1853. They have seven children living: James, born Au- gust 20, 1860; Katie, born July 6, 1862; Mary E, born October 10, 1864, died December 7, 1864; Phillip H. and William T., born March 26, 1866; Edward S. and Bernard F., born December 6, 1869; Bernard F. died May 1, 1870; Annie M., born November 7, 1873; Maggie L., born Septem- ber 1, 1876. His father died when he was quite small. He afterward made his home with his grandfather until after his death; he then made his home with his uncle until he came to America He worked in the ship yards of Jersey City two years. After he came to Columbus he worked in the State quarry, and sometime afterwards be en- gaged with the Western Union Telegraph Co., and has continued with this company up to this time -some twenty-three years. He has a comfortable little home on Morris street, East Newark, Ohio. They moved to Newark in October, 1860.

SHERWOOD, COLONEL ALBERT .- Colonel Sher- wood was one of the early merchants of Newark, and continued in that business for a generation or more, being the contemporary of such merchants as Bradley Buckingham, George Baker, E. S Woods, James Rigby, George Shaver, George W. Darlington, B. W. Brice, Carey A. Darlington, Buckingham Sherwood, D. N. Darlington, Robust Hazlett, Rees Darlington, Nathan H. Seymou,

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Daniel Duncan, James Parker, Mr. Vanhorn, Col- onel Davidson and others of a later date. He was a native of Connecticut, but had been engaged in business in Knox and Richland counties before he came to Newark. Colonel Sherwood pursued bus- iness with great industry, energy and success, and retired from it with ample means before old age came upon him. He had those habits of sobriety economy, frugality, energy, industry and integrity that seldom fail to bring success. Colonel Sher- wood was a member of the Second Presbyterian church of Newark for many years, and contributed liberally towards the erection of the elegant and spacious structure owned by said society. He died a few years ago at the age of about seventy-five years.

SHORTER, RACHEL, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, March 14, 1836. At the age of seven years she moved to Newark with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Steele. Mr. Steele died in 1860; her mother died in 1873, aged eight-one years. Mrs. Shorter was married to James Shorter July, 1858; he died March 29, 1861. She has a pleasant home on Canal street, between Fourth and Fifth.

SMITH, WALTER A., photographer, No. 125 North Third street, Newark, Ohio. Mr. Smith was born in Huron county, Ohio, March 14, 1839. He was educated in the common schools of his native county and the graded school of Norwalk, Ohio. In 1859 he .commenced with P. N. Benham as an apprentice at the photograph business, with whom he remained about two years. In 1861 he engag- ed in the profession at Plymouth, Ohio, where he conducted the business eight years. Then, in 1868, he returned to Norwalk, continued in his business about two years in that city, and in 1870 he came to Newark, where he has since been carrying on the business successfully. He does all kinds of work in the line of photographing in the latest and best styles, also copying and enlarging pictures in crayon, oil and pastelle, all of which are of superior quality. He carries a large assortment of picture- frames, albums and passeportaut, which he sells at small profit. By energy and close application to business, he has gained a widespread reputation as an artist.

SMITH, JAMES K., railroad conductor, was born in West Virginia, November 11, 1844. He was reared on a farm. He enlisted August 20, 1861, in company D, West Virginia infantry, and was discharged December 26, 1863. He again enlisted in company I, Sixth West Virginia infantry De- cember 27, 1863, and was discharged June 10, T 864. He has seen many hardships during his army service. After the war closed he went to

Volcanoe, West Virginia, and worked in the oil business some three years, then to Mineral Point, Pennsylvania, and engaged with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., as common laborer; something like a year afterward he went to breaking on the road. In 1871 he was promoted to conductor, this he continued at this place until 1875. He then moved to to Newark and went to breaking for the Baltimore & Ohio Co., and atter serving in this capacity for six months was promoted to con- ductor; this he has followed ever since. In Febru- ary, 1869, he was married to Columbia Nutter, of Marietta, Ohio. They had one child which died in infancy.

SMUCKER HON. ISAAC .- Isaac Smucker has been a resident of Newark fifty-five years. He was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, Dece m- ber 14. 1807, lived in Somerset county, Pennsyl- vania, from 1820 to 1825, when he moved to New- ark. Here he has ever since been a resident, except a brief period, from 1827 to 1829, which he spent principally in the Southern States. His first educational opportunities were in a German school taught by his father, who was a German, a native of one of the smaller German States. He subsequently attended the common school for some years, and was a student for a year or two at the academy in Somerset, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile he had the benefit of some instruction in Latin, at the hand of a private tutor. Judge Jeremiah S, Black, the distinguished politician, lawyer and jurist, was one of his fellow-students at the afore- said academy ; so also were Hon. John Y. Glass- ner, editor for more than forty years of the . hield and Banner of Mansfield, Ohio, and Dr. William Elder, the eminent statistician and author, of Phil- adelphia. In 1837-38 Mr. Sinucker was elected a member of the State legislature, serving, as the Legislative journal shows, on the committee on the National road ; also, on a number of select committees, from which he made frequent reports. Among the most important measures he favored, as the journal shows, were the bill organizing the lunatic asylum, with Dr. Awl as superintendent ; also, the modification of the Common School law with Samuel Lewis as the State superintendent. Mr. Smucker was re-elected in 1838, and during the session of 1838-39 he served as chairman of the select committee on the geological survey of the State, and made, as appears from the official pro- ceedings, an elaborate report in favor of the con- tinuance and completion of said survey. He also appears to have served on the committee on unfin- ished business, on the committee on roads and highways; also on a number of other com- mittees. Mr. Smucker not only voted in favor of a good school law, but subsequently showed his

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appreciation of educational interests by executing that law as a school director, and as a member of the board of education of Newark, as appears from the Centennial volume entitled "Historical Sketches of Ohio Public Schools," which shows that he served many years in those positions. The last civil office he held was that of Presidential elector in 1872. Mr. Smucker early required a literary taste, which he fostered by extensive read- ing, and cultivated by frequent contributions to the newspapers and magazines of the day. The volumes of the "Western Monthly Magazine" con- ducted by the late Judge James Hall, and pub- lished in Cincinnati as early as 1835, show that he was then a contributor to its pages. He subse- quently often found leisure to indulge in magazine writing, as appears from the columns of the "La- dies Repository," while edited by the late Bishop Clark, of Cincinnati; of the "Historical Magazine." . published in New York city, and edited by Hon. H. B. Dawson ; of the "Historical Record," con- ducted by Benson J. Lossing, LL. D., in Philadel- phia, to which he contributed numerous papers, chiefly of a historical character ; of the "American Monthly Magazine" of Philadelphia ; of the "Sci- entific Monthly," and of various other periodical publications. There are also many pamphiets credited to him, a partial list of which appears in the "Bibliography of Ohio," and which have been mentioned in the chapter on home authors, pam- phleteers, and Magazine writers. He has also con- tributed largely to the literature of most of the literary and scientific associations of which he is a member, among which might be named the "Ohio State Archæological association," of which he is the president ; of the American Philological soci- ety ; of the "Newark Lyceum ;" of the "American Antiquarian society ;" of the "Association for the Advancement of Science ;" of the "Northwestern Historical society," of which he is vice-president, and of the "Licking County Pioneer, Historical and Antiquarian society," whose secretary he has been since its organization in 1867, and for which he has written many elaborate historical papers, as will appear in this volume of said society. His historical and scientific papers have appeared in various magazines not here mentioned ; and many have appeared in newspapers during the present year, such as his description of the "Flint Ridge," read before the "Newark Lyceum ;" his Lecture on "Mineral coals," read before the Young Men's Christian Association of Newark; his papers in the last volume of "Ohio Statistics on Cresap and Lo- gan;" and on "Col. Crawford's Sandusky cam- paign in 1782 ;" his history of the "Licking County Agricultural Societies," published in pamphlet form ; also, other addresses, essays and lectures, some of which we have been authorized to transfer

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 137

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