History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 139

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

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SWIGERT, DAVID W., son of Henry and Catha- rine Swigert, was born in Jefferson county, West Virginia, December, 22, 1842. He is a blacksmith by trade, having learned it in Smithfield, Jefferson county, West Virginia. He worked at his trade until the breaking out of the war, when he was pressed into the service of the Southern army from Virginia. He remained there until June, 1861, when he joined the Federal forces at Bunker Hill, under Major General Patterson, and was immedi- ately appointed scout and spy, and was assigned to the brigade of Colonel G. H. Thomas. He served in this capacity until the latter part of November, 1861, when he quit the service and came to Ohio, settling in Green county. A short time after com- ing to the State he enlisted in the Ninety-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry for three years. He re- mained with the regiment until after the battle of Stone River. He received several wounds at this battle; had both ankles broken, and al o received injuries, by the explosion of a shell, in the shoulder and head. After recovering sufficiently he was detailed into the secret service of the Government, and had his headquarters at Columbus. In Sep- tember, 1863, he was promoted to major, and was sent to Camp Washburn, near Milwaukee, Wiscon- sin, where he gathered deserters of the Southern army, and formed them into battalion as United States volunteer infantry. They were sent across the plains in 1864, Dakota territory, Black hills, and along the Yellowstone river, up to what is now the National park. The expedition was com- manded by General Alfred Sully. In 1865 they returned, and Mr. Swigart was mustered out of service. He then returned to Green county and married Sallie C. Moody, May 28, 1865. She was born May 28, 1842, in Jefferson county, West Virginia, and is the daughter of John H. and Han- nah Moody. They have eight children: Anna M., born August 9, 1860; Lelah I., October 17, 1867; Sophia E., November 3, 1869; John H., De- cember 9, 1871; Emma V .; August 15, 1873; D.

H., March, 18, 1876; Lillie J., April 4, 1878; William, April 4, 1878. Anna D. H., Emma V., and Lillie are dead.

SWIGART, D. A., locomotive engineer, was born in Fredrick county, Maryland, March 23, 1840. When one year old he went with his parents to Charleston, Virginia. In the year 1861 he was employed by General Patterson as guide in his top- ographical engineer department, and in his army; also to deliver messages for him. After Patterson was relieved he was in the employ of Major Gen- eral N. P. Banks, remaining with him until August, 1862, when he went to the Shenandoah valley un- der Major Generals Milroy and Siegel, remaining until March, 1864, when he enlisted in company F, First Maryland cavalry, known as Cole's cav- alry, and remained in service until he was mustered out, July 25, 1865. During the time of his en- listment he was detached as guide under Generals Seward, Siegel, Hunter, Mulligan and Sheridan. On several occasions he was inside the rebel army as spy. His brother, Lewis, was pressed into the rebel service, and strange as it may seem, the sub- ject of this sketch captured him, after which he joined the Union army, and served in the same capacity as his brother D. A. His third brother was also in the rebel army, and D. A. got him from his command, and he also enlisted in the army of the Union. The subject of this sketch was married December 25, 1862, to Miss Eliza J. Fisher, of Fredrick City, Maryland. She was born August 4, 1838. They have five children: Catha- rine Elizabeth, born September 2, 1863; Mollie V., November 8, 1865; Harry V., February 23, 1869; George Lee, March 23, 1872

and Charles, February 8, 1875. After the war Mr. Swigart engaged with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company as fireman. This he fol- lowed three years, and has since then been engi- neer. His grandfather, Captain Simmons, was n the War of 1812. The following is a list of battles in which Mr. Swigart was engaged: Balls Bluff, Manchester, Strausburgh and retreat from Straus- burgh, Cedar Mountain, second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburgh, Fisher's Hill, Mid- dletown, and others. He had his horse shot fiom under him at Opequan. He was a soldier in the home guards at Charlestown before the war, and witnessed the hanging of John Brown.

ST. ALBANS TOWNSHIP.

SPELLMAN, LEWIS M., farmer, Alexandria, Ohio, was born August 28, 1817, in St. Albans township. He received his education at the district schools, with the exception of two terms at Granville, Ohio. He has travelled south as far as New Orleans, in the capacity of a school teacher, and as carpenter and joiner was west as far as DesMoines, and

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northwest as far as Fort Dodge and Storm lake. He married Victoria Buxton, March 6, 1845; she was born January 29, 1826, in Brandon, Rutland county, Vermont. Her parents were David and Betsy Buxton. The former was born October 6, 1799, in Vermont, and the latter was born in Massachusetts, and emigrated to Ohio in 1838. Thomas and Mirriam Spellman, parents of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to Granville township in 1805 or 1806, and by their union had seven children, tour of whom are living: Thomas H., Rawley, Harriet, and Lewis. The subject of this sketch read law about two and a half years. They have one child, Harry L., born December 9, 1845, and married to Emma Vanness, December, 1869. Mr. Spellman is a man of more than ordi- nary ability.

SCHUEY, D. C., retired farmer, Alexandria, Ohio, was born March 16, 1803, on the banks of the James river, eastern Virginia. He served his ap- prenticeship as a blacksmith, which he followed in connection with farming for about forty-eight years. He married Sarah Maaer about July, 1821, and has had ten children: Samuel, the eldest, emi- grated to Missouri, and during the late war was killed, on his return trip, after escorting Major Pugh from Nevada City, Missouri, to Fort Scott, Kansas; Sarah married Thomas Holmes, and resides in Brownsville, Licking county; John Har- rison, married E. A. Arvis; Eliza A. married Isaiah Search; Catharine married Edward Bani- field; Harriet married G. Porter; Kissiah married John Gray; Amanda M. married S. Porter; Dan- iel L., married E. Catrell; Daniel enlisted in Springfield, Illinois, about 1863, and after serv- ing more than a year took typhoid fever. He died May 13, 1870; Mary Ellen married Charles Powell, and resides in Lafayette. Sarah, his first wife, died March, 1846, leaving a family of ten children, the youngest of whom was about three weeks old. With such a charge, of course, he found it necessary to have a helpmeer, and married Mrs. E. B. Collins, during the same year; and by their union had one child, Frances Au- gusta, who died when eighteen months old. Mr. Shuey is in his seventy-eighth year. Mrs. Shuey was born March 27, 1813, in Muskingum county, Ohio. She married Alexander M. Collins, Decem ber 18, 1834. They had three children: Jane Elizabeth. born November 4, 1835, died in infancy; Joseph P., born December 18, 1836; he remained at home until he was about thirteen years of age, when he decided to learn the tinner's trade. He served his apprenticeship at Zanesville, and contin- ued at his trade until July, 1861, when he enlisted in company K, Twenty-eighth regiment Illinois infantry. October 1, 1862 he received a commis-

sion as third sergeant, dated at Bollivar, Tennes- see. He participated in the battles of Pittsburgh Landing, the taking of Fort Henry, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburgh, marching from thence to Jackson, Mississippi, and during the battle at this place, he was wounded July 12, 1863, from the effects of which he died at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, August 16, 1863. Ellen N. the only remaining child, was born November 21, 1838; married Isaac Green, and resides in Prospect, Morrow county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Shuey have a comfortable home in the village of Alexandria, where they reside.

SHUFELT, WILLIAM, mechanic and farmer, was born on Livingstone manor, New York, October 2, 1803, where he remained with his father, Peter Shufelt, until he was twenty years old. He then began the trade of wagon making, at which he continued until he came to Ohio. He married Phebe H. Mead, April 7, 1830. Miss Mead was born January 6, 1811, at Kinderhook, Columbia county, New York. They emigrated to Ohio, June, 1836, and settled on the farm where they now are passing their declining days in peace. 'They have an only child, Silvany, who was born August 5, 1832. They are in possession of a relic in the shape of a large horn, used for carrying powder, and made by Frederick Klapper, 1776. Are members of the Baptist church at Alexandria, where they are regular attendants.

UNION TOWNSHIP.

SMITH, MISS ADDIE, post office, Kirkersville. She is a native of Fairfield county, Ohio, but came to Licking county in 1874, and engaged in teach- ing school. She is a young lady of culture and refinement, and has been teaching about eight years.

SWARTZ, ABRAHAM, contractor, post office, He- bron; parents were born in Ohio, he was born in Fairfield county in 1830, and learned the trade of carpenter near Lancaster; was married to Miss Catharine Hamilton, a resident of Hocking coun- ty, in 1851; they have had nine children: William H., Mason F., John F., Mary E., Amy E., Ira E, (dead) Ida B., Nelson B., and Minnie F. Mr. Swartz gives his attention to anything in the shape of erecting or moving buildings, and also sells school furniture. Owns a property in Hebron, and has held positions of trust in this township. He and his wife are members of the Disciple church.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

SEYMOUR, MRS. MARY R., post office, Utica, wid- ow of Adam Seymour. She was married to Mr. Sey mour in 1832. Her maiden name was Mary Os non. She was born November 6, 1811.

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marriage she moved to Franklin county and lived there about three years, and then moved to Pick- away county, where they lived about five years, when they moved near South Bloomfield, Pickaway county, on the Scioto river. Mr. Seymour died at this place December 23, 1846. After her hus- band's death she moved to Washington township, on the farm on which she now resides with her son William. It is a part of her father's estate. She is the mother of seven children-Margaret, born September 1, 1833; William, born December 4, 1835; Mary, born May 31, 1837; Martha A., born April 26, 1839; Ellen R., born November 2, 1842; Christiana, born August 16, 1844; and Elizabeth, G., born August 10, 1847. Margaret died an in- fant. Mary A. married John McMillan and moved to Colorado, where she died in April, 1879. William married Clara Warner, November 10, 1857. She was born April 23, 1836. Her parents are both dead They were residents of Knox county. Mrs. Seymour is of the old pioneer stock, her father being one of the earliest settlers. He set tled in the woods. She has a farm of one hundred and three acres, where she lives with her son Wil- liam, who manages the place. William has four children-Scott, born October 17, 1858; Harry, born October 21, 1862; Nellie, born December 12, 1864; and A. C., born April 18, 1870.

SHAW, WILLIAM H., farmer. post office, Utica .- He was born in Washington township, in Septem- ber, 1853. His father came from New Jersey, and was born in 1819. After coming to this country he was married to Rebecca Helphry, who was born March 9, 1829. By this marriage they had eight children, all of whom are living but one girl. His father died in Henry county, Missouri, in 1866. After his death his mother returned to Licking county with her family, to a farm owned by A. J. Wilson. She purchased property in Utica, where she now resides. William H. was married to Lu- cina E. Chopson in February, 1877. She was born in March, 1855. Her parents are still living, and are residents of this county. After his marriage William H. moved to the farm on which he now resides. They have two children-John Gail, born January 19, 1878, and the baby, born in October, 1879. Mr. Shaw's father was a stone-mason by trade .. His son lives on the farm that formerly be- longed to his father, and on which he was born. He is a young man, and makes his business general farming.

SMOOTS, ELI, farmer and stock raiser, post office, Utica, Ohio, was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, October 11, 1814; came to Washington township with his parents when he was two years of age; worked with his father until December 20, 1838, when he married Caroline Moore. They had

ten children, eight of whom are living: Sarah, born April 20, 1842; Huldah, March 22, 1844; Philip W., October 22, 1848; J. Frank, October 23, 1850; Eli S., July 20, 1853; Margie E., Octo- ber 29, 1855; Albert M., December 19, 1859; Oscar A., November 23, 1862. Mr. Smoots is one of the pioneer farmers of this county.

SMOOTS, WILLIAM M., farmer, post office, Utica, Ohio, was born in Washington township, March 13, 1839; married Miss Orlean Wilson January 2, 1879. Owns a good farm of one hundred and twenty-five acres, two and a half miles south of Utica.

SPERRY, JACOB, a resident of Washington town- ship, died at his home near Utica, in July, 1873, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. Sixty- five years, or more, of his life had been spent in that vicinity. He was a member of the Baptist church and a good chtizen.

BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.

TROTTER, GEORGE P., farmer .- His father, Isaac, was born in 1793, in Augusta county, Vir- ginia. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and came to this county at the close of that war, and was almost twenty-five years of age when he mar- ried Miss Butcher, daughter of James Butcher, of Burlington township. She died in 1830. They had four children, viz: I. F., married and living in Champaign county, Illinois; J., married and living in Auglaize county, this State; Rebecca, un - married and living in this township; and Mary Jane, married to Mr. Wheeler, of this county, but removed to Auglaize county, where she died. Mr. Trotter was again married in 1831, to Miss Catha- rine Patterson, of Augusta county, Virginia. She was born in 1807, and died in 1862. By the sec- ond marriage there were Archibald, living in this township; Barbara A., married to Mr. DeWitt, of Auglaize county, where she lives; Cynthia died un- married, and George, the subject of this sketch. George was born in 1834, in this county. In 1859 he married Mrs. Susannah Burgoon, a widow liv- ing in this county. She was born in 1824, in Knox county. They are the parents of one child. Mr. Trotter was a member of the independent company that was gotten up in Mt. Vernon to enter the one hundred days service.

TROUT, DERILUS, farmer, was born in 1837 in this county. His grandfather, Nicholas Trout, was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1769. He came to this county in 1820, and died in 1854. John Trout, his son, and father of D. Trout, was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1810, and came to this county with his father, Nicholas. John Trout married Maria Bergh, daughter of William Bergh, of this county, in

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1835. John Trout died in 1857. They were the parents of four children, all boys. D. Trout was married in 1856 to Miss Hatch, daughter of Seth Hatch, of this county. She was born in 1840, and died in 1875. They had six children. He was again married in 1876 to Mrs. Melissa Truex, daughter of Henry Welch, of this county. She was born in 1844. They have two children. Two girls by the first wife are married. Lydia married Jerome Hall, and Orlinda married J. B. Buck- stone.

GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP.

TWINING, MERRICK, was born in Granville, Massachusetts, July 13, 1807. He was brought to Licking county, Ohio, in 1814, by his parents, Lewis and Jennett Twining, who settled on the old Twining mill farm, between Newark and Gran -. ville, where his father deceased July 18, 1821, aged forty-nine years. His companion moved to Delaware county, Ohio, with her children, where she died November 8, 1827, aged forty-seven years. Mr. Twining was reared a farmer, and has followed farming as his vocation. On January 22, 1829, he married Corrinthia Clark, born May 8, 1813, daughter of Arunath and Mindivel Clark. They settled in Delaware county, Ohio, remain- ing five years, then moved to Granville township, where they are now living. Their union resulted in nine children, five sons and four daughters. All are now living.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP.

THRALL, DR. BENJAMIN F .- This gentleman, nearly all his life a resident of this county, died at Kirkersville, on the twenty-fourth day of Au- gust, in 1870, at the age of sixty-five years. He was a man of intelligence and probity of char- acter, who was engaged for forty years in the practice of his profession in Licking county, and had secured the confidence and friendship of a large circle of acquaintances. Dr. Thrall was a high-minded, honorable, upright, honest man, led a useful, industrious, virtuous lite, and was a labor- ious, successful, faithful practitioner of his profes- sion. During the great rebellion he was true to his Government-true to his country !

HANOVER TOWNSHIP.

TIEBOUT, H. E., post office, Hanover, a carpenter by trade, but at the present time is farming. He learned his trade with his father, he being a car- penter and ship-builder, having learned his trade at the Brooklyn navy yard, under Harry Eckford. Mr. Tiebout's father came from New York to Nashport on a visit to a Mr. Nash some time be- tween 1825 and 1828. While thus visiting he and his brother purchased a tract of land in the north- east part of Hanover township, containing five

hundred acres, all of which was in the woods He remained there but a few years, when he re- turned to the east, and worked at his trade until about 1828, when he returned to his western land, and married Miss Susan Enyart, whose acquaint- ance he had formed during his visit to the west. She was the daughter of Rufus and Sally Enyart They came from New Jersey at an early day, and settled in Hanover township. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Tiebout returned to New York and remained a short time, when they removed to Painesville, Ohio. Here the subject of this sketch was born April 17, 1832. After living in Paines- ville a short time they removed to Cleveland, then to Green Bay, Wisconsin, remaining about two years. In 1838 they returned to Cleveland, and from there to the land now occupied by the subject of this sketch. His father reared a family of seven, consisting of four daughters and three sons. Mar- garet, H. E., George Daniel, Maria, Susan, and Hannah. Of these George Daniel, Maria and Su- san are dead. Margaret is married to Frank Tra- viola, and is living in Clark county, Illinois. H. E. and Hannah are living at the old homestead. Mr. Tiebout was married in October, 1863. He has two children, Addra A. and Nellie. They are at home with their father. Mr. Tiebout's father died in 1847, and his mother in 1878. Mr. Tie- bout belongs to the New Home Lodge, No. 338, . Free and Accepted Masons. He is in politics a Democrat.

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP.

THURSTON, D. M., M.D., allopathist, Hartford, was born in Morrow county, Ohio, in 1851. His grandfather, Johnston Thurston, was born in Ver- mont in 1803; came to this county in 1814 He was married in 1824, to Miss Julia Everett, of this county. She was born in 1803, in Granby, Connecticut. She came to this county in 1807. He died in 1858. Mrs. Thurston is still living. They were the parents of seven children. Elisha, the oldest child, and father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1824. He was married in 1849, to Miss Martha Cougal, of Delaware. She was born in 1854. They, at present, reside in Kalida, Putnam county, Ohio. They are the parents of three children: Johnston, D. M. and Norman. Dr. Thurston began his medical educa- tion by reading in the office of Surgeon Welsh, of Delaware. While reading there, he attended two terms at the Starling Medical college of Columbus At the age of twenty-two he removed to Louisville, Kentucky, as interne to the Female hospital at that place. In the winter of 1874 and 1875 he finished his medical education by graduating from the College of Medicine and Surgery, Cincinnati. the spring of 1875, after graduating, he removed to

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Deavertown, Morgan county, Ohio, practicing there for two years, when he removed to Hartford where he now resides as a practicing physician and surgeon.

LICKING TOWNSHIP.

TEDRICK, JOHN, was born in 1786, in Alleghany county, Maryland, and is of German descent. He came to this county in 1802, by himself, on horse- back, and located in what is now Licking township. He bought one hundred acres of land one and a half miles west of Jacksontown, lying north and south of the pike. The land which he bought was all woods, and by his own industry he cleared and improved the farm, and, at the time of his death, he had and controlled three hundred and forty-five acres. He built the first brick house in the town- ship, in 1827; it is the oldest house of its dimen- sions in the county. The barn was built two years previous, and is one of the oldest barns in the county. John Tedrick was married to Mrs. Naomi Messmore (formerly Miss Sutton), of this county. They had four children, two boys and two girls. Catharine was born in 1818; she was married to Jacob Wintrode, of Stark county, and they now re- side in Topeka, Kansas. Elizabeth was born in 1821; she was married to Dr. Vorse, of Knox county. He afterwards located at Des Moines, Iowa, and died there in .1851. His widow was married the second time to William I). Smith, of this county, and at present she lives at Des Moines, Iowa. Linsley was born in 1826; he was married to Mahala Shafer, of this county, and at present resides in Litchfield, Illinois. He is a hotel man. Jehiel was born May 11, 1829, in the same house where he now lives, which was built in 1827. He was married December 24, 1850, to Louisa Lari- more, of this county. They have had six children -Alice B., Minnie E., Mary, Eva, Elmore, and Susan Kate. Minnie E. married Oscar Downey, of this county. They are now living in Lancaster, Fairfield county. He is a tinner by trade. Eva married T. J. Clerrey, of this county. He is a hotel man. The other children are all single and live at home with their parents. John Tedrick de- parted this life in 1851, aged seventy-five years. He was a minister of the Christian church at Hebron. Mrs. J. Tedrick died in 1877, aged ninety-one years. She was a member of the Old School Bap- tist church. Their remains lie in Friendship church graveyard. John Tedrick was captain of a military company for a number of years, and was always called Captain Tedrick. He was one of the leading men of the township.

LIMA TOWNSHIP.

THARP, P., post office, Pataskala. Mr. Tharp was born in Lima, Licking county, in 1827, April 9th. He is the son of Isaac and Magdelena

Tharp, of Hampshire county, Virginia; he came to this county in 1814, and settled on Hog run, in 1819; he moved to this township when there were but five families, including his own, the country at the time being a wilderness. Mr. Isaac Tharp died in July, 1871; he was a member of the Pio- neer association of Licking county. Mr. Tharp married, in 1848, Miss Mary Swigart, daughter of Samuel and Susan Swigart, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Tharp has lived at his present home since the spring of 1848; he has been trustee of the town- ship for ten years, and is the present trustee. Isaac was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, and Magdelena in Hardy county.

MONROE TOWNSHIP.

JOHN E. THRAPP, merchant, post office, Johns- town, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, November 27, 1822, and lived on a farm until 1865. In that year he engaged in the mer- cantile business in Utica, Licking county, where he remained twelve years. In 1877 he came to Johnstown and opened his present place of busi- ness. November 28, 1844, he was married to Miss Harriet Moats, of Madison township; has no children ; is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a Republican in politics.

THOMPSON, J. D., physician, Johnstown, was born January 14, 1853, in Granville township. He remained on the farm attending the district school until 1870, when he entered the Denison university, where he attended for five faithful years. In the fall of 1875 he began to read medicine with Dr. Hamill, of Newark. He graduated and re- ceived his diploma in the spring of 1878, at Jef- ferson Medical college, at Philadelphia.

TIPPET, THOMAS, farmer, Johnstown, was born April 13, 1818, in Prince George's county, Maryland. About the year 1833 or 1834, his par- ents, William and Nancy Tippet, emigrated to Newark township with a family of five children. When the subject of this sketch was twenty years of age the family moved to Hartford township, where he remained until he was married, Decem- ber 23, 1841, to Caroline Green; she was born June 15, 1823, and was the eighth daughter of George and Diadema Green. They had ten chil- dren, six of whom are living: Green, born Jan- uary 28, 1843; Smith, August 20, 1844; Lee, November 27, 1845; Emma, July 6, 1847; Eva, November 17, 1848; Parker, July 8, 1852; Ida, January 27, 1856; Edith, April 5, 1859; Bertha, July 13, 1861; Odie, June 12, 1865; Smith, died April 9, 1851; Emma, June 9, 1851; Eva, April 19, 1864. Mr. Tippet began in life a poor man and accumulated four hundred acres of as good land as there is in the township. He is a genial,

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 139

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