History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 140

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

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whole-souled man, highly respected, and a man of mark.

CITY OF NEWARK.

TAYLOR, GENERAL JONATHAN, deceased .- He was born in the State of Connecticut, in the year 1796. His wife was Sarah Elliott, youngest daugh- ter of Captain Samuel Elliott, who was one of the earliest pioneers of this county. Miss Elliott was born in Alleghany county, Maryland, May 2, 1799, and was brought by her father to Licking county, in 1800. Mr. Taylor and Miss Elliott were mar- ried in 1821. They had a family of eleven chil- dren, six sons and five daughters: Mary Olive, born June 23, 1823; David Elliott, born January 12, 1826; Orlando, born August 19, 1828; Jona- than Campbell, born September 22, 1829; Harriet, born November 4, 1831; Sarah, born January 12, 1834; Eliza, born April 10, 1836; William and Waldo, twins, born June 3, 1838; Margaret J., born June 19, 1841 ; Jonathan B., born March 31, 1843. General Taylor led a very active life, and was a commanding character in the community. He attracted to him, and brought under his per- sonal influence, many young men, gave direction to their views, moulded their opinions, and exerted a controlling influence in forming their habits, in establishing their characters, and shaping their des- tinies. At an early day Mr. Taylor was engaged in running the boundary lines between Michigan and Ohio, and in the conflict that ensued he com- manded the Ohio forces in the same. He is re- membered by many as representative in both branches of the general assembly, and as a member -elected in 1838-of the Congress of the United States. He died in April, 1848, near "the noon of life," when he had just passed the meridian of his manhood, and had just attained to the full ma- turity of his intellectual powers. In the relations of husband, father, friend, he met the requisitions made upon him to a generous and unusual extent, and many that survived him had abundant reasons to cherish sunny memories of him.

TAYLOR, BURRELL B., brother of Jonathan Tay- lor, was for some years a member of the Newark bar. He was also a prominent politician, and one of the best political orators in the county. For some twelve years he was editer of the Kentucky Statesman, and died in Missouri several years ago.

TAYLOR, MRS. JONATHAN, was a model pio- neer woman, who practiced all the matronly virtues, led an industrious, useful life, and died regretted by many friends. She had a fine intellect, sound judgment, good sense, and had, by observation, intercourse with the world, and also by reading, acquired a large fund of information. She always cherished the Christian faith, and was

for more than forty years in communion with the Presbyterian church. Living, during her child- hood and early womanhood, among the frontier settlers, and being left in widowhood in charge of a large family for nearly a quarter of a century, many requisitions were, of course, made upon her for the exhibition of the qualities above ascribed to her, and for the practice of the high womanly virtues which distinguished her honored and pre- eminently useful career of seventy-four years. She died in Newark, May 13, 1872, aged seventy-four years. Of the eleven children of these parents six are deceased. Mary, the eldest daughter, who be- came the wife of D. D. Jewett, esq., of Newark, died April 21, 1848. At the time of General Tay- lor's death his oldest son, David, was a soldier in Mexico. He was a youth of genuine manhood, and was greatly relied upon to take his father's place in the conduct of the business affairs of the family, and came home to do so, but also died in a few months after his return, leaving his widowed mother with but three sons, and they all in early childhood. The date of his death was December 25, 1848. Orlando died August 27, 1829; Jona- than C. died September, 1830; Harriet became the wife of William R. Iles; she died June 20, 1856; Sarah married Theophilus Little, and now resides in Abilene, Kansas; Eliza died August 10, 1837; William went down in the clash of contend- ing arms in the great Rebellion; he enlisted in 1861, in company D, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and was killed in the gallant and success- ful attack upon the rebel works at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863; Jonathan B. married Bettie Cox, sister of Hon. S. S. Cox, and now resides in Bloom- ington, Illinois.

TAYLOR, JUDGE WALDO, twin brother of William, was born in Licking county, Ohio, January 3, 1838. After passing his boyhood upon a farm, he attended for a time upon Denison university, at Granville, and Jefferson college, at Cannonsburgh, Pennsyl- vania. For a man of his age the judge has been heavily loaded with the honors of office. In April, 1861, when twenty three years of age, he was made supervisor of the road district from Newark to Granville. In April, 1865, he was elected town- ship clerk, and at the expiration of his clerkship declined re-election. In 1863 was elected director of school district No. 5, and was made president of the board of education. The same year Mr. Taylor read law with Hon. Gibson . Atherton, of Newark, and was admitted to the bar June Io, 1861, Admitted to practice in the United States courts October 1, 1867. Mr. Taylor was put in nomination, by several papers, for clerk of the Su- preme court, but declined to allow his name to go before the convention. He was also nominated

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for clerk of the Ohio house of representatives, and received the support of the Democrats. He was one of the originators of the Newark, Somerset & Straitsville railroad, in which enterprise he took a prominent part, and was at one time one of the heaviest stockholders in the same; he has also been secretary and treasurer of the Licking County Ag- ricultural society. On July 4, 1863, he was elected captain company A, First regiment Ohio militia, in Licking county, and on August 31st, same year, was chosen lieutenant colonel of the same regi- ment. As a compliment to his patriotic response for aid to defend Cincinnati, he received a neatly lithographed "Squirrel Hunter's" discharge, em- bellished with the portrait and characteristic signa- ture of his excellency, Governor Tod. July 26, 1864, Mr. Taylor was elected to the position of justice of the peace, served three years, and de- clined a re-election. After his admission to the bar he practiced his profession till he was elected probate judge of Licking county, in October, 1872. He took his seat February 10, 1873, and filled the position with ability and great satisfaction to his constituents. He and his sister, Mrs. Mar- garet J. Dickinson, wife of Charles T. Dickinson, are the only ones of his father's family that remain in the county. Mr. Taylor is a lawyer of talent and promise, whose energy, go-a head-a-tive-ness, enterprise, industry, and good qualities of head and heart, are a guarantee of his future success.

THOMPSON, DAVID L., dry goods merchant, was born in Hanover township, Licking county, April, 1831. November 3, 1857, he was married to Sarah A. Haughey, of Newark, who was born No- vember 16, 1839. They had nine children: Dela- no H., born October 3, 1858; May A., born April 30, 1861; Clarence W. C., born September 24, 1862; James W., born October 21, 1864; Eugene W., born November 22, 1866; Albert J., born August 21, 1869; Eunice Estella, born July 8, 1872; Ma- bel Grace, born September 16, 1874; David M., born November 17, 1879. Mr. Thompson work- ed on a farm until he was sixteen years of age, and has since been in the dry goods trade. He is the son of John Thompson, of Hanover township, who died in 1843, at the age of sixty years; his mother died two years later, at the age of forty-five years. Mrs. Thompson is the niece of John Johnson, one of the pioneers of New- ark; her mother is now living in Newark at the age of seventy years.

TRAVERS, JOHN H., was born in Frederick, Maryland, April 11, 1827. In 1867 he removed to Parkersburgh, Virginia; stayed there one year, then moved to Pomeroy, Ohio; remained there two years, then came to Newark. He was married to Anna M. Boyer, May 18, 1853. She was born

February 19, 1832. They have two daughters: Ella May, born October 19, 1854; R. Lee, born June 1, 1867. At an early day of his life he learn- ed milling; this he followed until about 1868, when he went to dealing in family flour. At this time (December, 1880) he can be found on the corner of Fourth and Main streets, where he keeps a full line of farm implements and choice family flour. He lives on South Third street. His wife has been an invalid several years. Ella is the wife of George Kupp, of Newark.

THOMAS, HARRISON, son of Isaac and Jane Thomas, was born February 7, 1838, near Tarlton, Ohio. Mr. Thomas was reared a farmer, and dealt in stock about fifteen years. In August, 1872, he went to Nebraska, where he married Rachel Davis, the daughter of Joseph and Ruth Davis; she was born March 3, 1856, in Amanda, about nine miles from Lancaster. After their marriage they removed to Circleville, where they remained a short time, when they returned to Nebraska, remaining there two years; they moved about from place to place, and finally settled in Newark, in March, 1880. They have three chil- dren: Harry, born April 19, 1873; Maud, born March 3, 1875; Gaylard, born February 17, 1877. Maud died February 11, 1876.

TROST, J. G., expressman .- He was born in Newark January 7, 1858, and was married to Hattie A. Holler, May 22, 1879; she is the daugh- ter of Elias Holler, of Vanattasburgh, and was born December 24, 1858. Mr. Trost has been in the city express business seven years. He has a good home at No. 34 West Main street. His father for twenty years belonged to Tyrer's Newark city band; he died in 1874, sixty-three years of age.

TROST, FRANK, was born in Zanesville, Novem- ber 3, 1855; came to Newark with his father's family. He was married to Frances Crouse, Sep- tember 3, 1878; she is the daughter of Lewis Crouse, of Newark, and was born March 9, 1857. Mr. Trost has been with the Newark fire depart- ment for one year, previous to this he worked at the rolling mill and city expressing. He has a good little home, No. 32 West Main street.

TUCKER, JOHN, dealer in stoves and house furnishing goods, at No. 302 northeast corner of public square, Newark, Ohio. Mr. Tucker is a native of Washington county, Ohio, where he was born March 25, 1848. He commenced his trade as a tinner in 1865, in Cambridge, Ohio, remained until December 31, 1868, when he came to New- ark, and in January, 1869, he engaged in business at his present location, where he has since been located in business, dealing in all kinds of cook and heating stoves, house furnishing goods, tin

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and copper ware, . stove trimmings, wire work, japanned and granite ware, britannia and triple plated ware, mechanics' tools, table and pocket cutlery, etc. In the way of manufacturing, he executes everything in sheet iron, zinc, copper, tin, or lead, and make a specialty of gas fiitting, slate and tin roofing, and the fixing of heating pipes, spouting, and eave troughs. He also keeps on hand a good supply of wood and iron pumps, and points for driving wells.

TYRER & MILLER, cigar manufacturers, corner of Main and Third street, Newark, Ohio. This firm commenced business in 1871, at No. 3 West Main street, where they carried on the manufacture of cigars until in 1873, when they removed to their present location, in the upper story, on the corner of Main and Third streets, where they have since been conducting the business. employing regularly from ten to a dozen hands, manufacturing all kinds of cigars, except stogies. The following are a few of the standard brands manufactured by them : "Unforbidden Fruit," "G. M. Principle," " La Es- cudo," "Ajax," "The Famous B. and O.," "The Rocket," "The Hit," "Shadow," "La Florida," "Plantation," and others. They have in their en- ploy one salesman who travels over Northern Ohio, part of Pennsylvania and Virginia. They also have a large local trade. Their goods are all manufactured from the best material, such as the Havana, Yara, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Ohio tobacco. They turn out, on an average, about eight hundred thousand cigars yearly, and pay the Government a revenue of four hundred dollars to five hundred dollars per month.

PERRY TOWNSHIP.

THARP, WILLIAM, deceased, was born in this county in the year 1832. In the year 1853 he was married to Miss Lucy Jane Johnson, of Mus- kingum county, Ohio. They had two children- Hannah Jane, and James. Mr. Tharp took an ac- tive part in the late war, going out in company G, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and serving some ten months, when death relieved him of fur- ther duty. His widow, Mrs. Tharp, has a pleasant home, made comfortable by her industry.

ST. ALBANS TOWNSHIP.

THORP, WILLIAM S., farmer, was born August 22, 1841. He spent his boyhood on the home- stead, where he still remains, receiving his edu- cation at the district school. At the age of twenty years he enlisted in company B, Seventy-sixth reg- iment Ohio volunteer infantry. This regiment lay in reserve at Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862, and lay there in camp until about the first of March, when they broke camp and marched across to the Tennessee river; boarding a steamer they

went nearly up to Corinth. Charles R. Woods was colonel of the regiment, and was held in high es- teem by all the men. April 7, 1862, the regiment was drawn in line in front of Pittsburgh Landing, this being the last soldier's duty the subject of this sketch was able to perform. He received his dis- charge at Columbus, Ohio, June 30, 1862, by reason of surgeon's certificate. On his recovery to health he returned to the more quiet occupation of a farmer, in which calling he has remained ever since. He married Rebecca Bishop February 17, 1876; she was born May 5, 1849. They have two chil- dren-Daisy W., born June 8, 1877, and Clarenden H., born March 6, 1879. David Thorp, father of the subject of this sketch, was born November 11, 1802, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He fol- lowed farming for a livelihood, and emigrated to Coshocton county, Ohio, about 1821. He married Susan Stickle January 3, 1826, and moved to Licking county, locating and purchasing eighty-one acres of land on which his son now lives. They had ten children, only two of whom are living. Mrs. D. Thorp, died October 4, 1873. Mr. D. Thorp died December 18, 1879. They were reg- ular members of the Baptist church.

THOMAS, H. E., farmer, was born in Gran- ville, this county, March 31, 1829, where he lived with his parents until 1837. He then went to Harrison township, where his father had moved two years previous. Here he received his educa- tion at the district schools. About March 4, 1850, he, with his father, started for California. They took a stage at Kirkersville and went by the way of Zanesville, where they were met by other parties going to California. They chartered coaches to carry them to Baltimore, Maryland, where they took the train for, New York. They embarked at New York, March 13, 1850, on the steamer Geor- gia for Sacramento, by way of the Isthmus of Panama, arriving at their destination August 13, 1850. The first claim they took up was located six miles from Coloma (where gold was first discov- ered in California). Here they remained until Sep- tember 28, 1851, when his father sickened, and they both returned by the same route, arriving at New York, November 5th, and home about the twelfth of November, 1851. The subject of this sketch married Esther Nicholas, who was born Oc- tober 4, 1831. They have three children-Rosa M., born September 18, 1856; E. Jackson, bom September 16, 1862; Mary C., born July 2, 1867. Samuel Thomas, father of the subject of this sketch, came to Granville in 1802, with his parents David and Mary, where he spent a long and usefd life. He died July 18, 1877, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years. His wife died November 25, 1865. Mr. Thomas and family are noted

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being pleasant and hospitable, and are esteemed by all who know them.

TYLER, CASSIUS, farmer, was born August 2, 1815, in Essex township, Chittenden county, Ver- mont, where he remained on the farm with his par- ents, George and Esther Tyler, until he was twenty- one years of age. The family emigrated to Lick- ing county, Ohio, in 1836, where he has since lived. December 17, 1845, he married Malinda .Case. She was born February 24, 1828, in Cattaraugus county, New York. Her parents, Esau and Lu- cinda Case, emigrated to Ohio in 1837. The for- mer was born in Rhode Island, and the latter in Smithfield, New York. Mr. Tyler, the subject of this sketch purchased his present home in 1840, and has continued adding to it until he now owns two hundred acres in one body. They have five children-Henry, born October 3, 1846; Albert M., born May 26, 1849; Lorin C .; born January I, 1854; Wilbur, born December 16, 1856; Doug- las F., born August 1, 1860. George Tyler, father of the subject of this sketch, was born near Brat- tleborough, Massachusetts, 1768. Esther, his wife, was born near Thompson, northwestern part of Connecticut, 1762. Esau Case, born 1781, died 1866. Lucinda Case, born December 7, 1794, died October 12, 1853. George Tyler acted as colonel in the War of 1812 at Plattsburgh.

TYLER, JOEL L., was, born in Essex, Vermont. He is the son of Colonel George Tyler, one of the early settlers of Vermont, and is the youngest of a family of nine children. His father was a man of wealth and commanding position in society, and took an interest in the questions and enterprises of the day. Unfortunately he was induced by the confidence he had in others to become security for them, and whose notes when due, they failed to meet, fell upon him, the prompt discharge of which swept from him his entire fortune. Stripped in the middle period of life by the acts of others of the accumulations of a lifetime, and left with- out means, he determined to seek a new home in the wilds of the west, where land was cheap, and where amid new scenes he could forget the treach- ery of false friends. With his wife and two younger sons he came to Ohio and settled in Alexandria, in Licking county, without one dollar's worth of property, but conscious of having procured in all business transactions a spotless reputation as a man of integrity and honor. With no other advan- tages than those afforded by a common school, the subject of our sketch, with his brother, entered into the active duties of life determined to win back something of their fortune for the support and comfort of their parents in their declining years. By their united efforts they were soon in the possession of a farm of eighty acres, upon

which they erected a home, in which their parents spent in quietude the remainder of their days. Seeing his parents comfortably situated, Mr. Tyler began life for himself. By the kindness of Mr. Phillips he was enabled to select a farm, and in a few years found himself in possession of money enough to purchase a farm for himself. He bought what is known as the Altoona farm, consisting of one hundred and forty acres, handsomely located on Raccoon creek, in St. Albans township, in Licking county. Here he built for himself a home and by its careful improvement, he was gratified by receiving the first premium for the best improved farm in Licking county, from the Agricultural society in 1870, and again in 1874.

In 1852 he was married to Lurinda Waterman, an estimable young lady of Alexandria, with whom he lived happily until the spring of 1863, when she was taken away, leaving to his care three small children, Cora, Edward and Fide, all of whom he has carefully raised. His daughters both graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan Female col- lege at Delaware, and his son, after spending a few years in college, adopted a business career. He is now of the firm of Tyler & Carlise, Cleveland, Ohio. In 1860 Mr. Tyler was appointed United States marshal by Colonel Selfred, of Cincinnati. He performed the work of taking the census of the county, with credit to himself and satisfaction to his employers. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-third gen- eral assembly in 1877 by a majority of one thou- sand five hundred and three. After serving two years he was returned by about the same majority. Mr. Tyler has an eye for fine horses, and is seldom without a blooded animal and a swift goer in his possession. He is popular with his fellow mem- bers and wins the regard of all by his courteous demeanor and gentlemanly deportment, a man that Licking county may well take honest pride in as her representative.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

TAYLOR, JUSTUS W., farmer, was born in Sara- toga county, New York, in 1826. His parents came from Massachusetts and settled in New York. There were four boys and four girls of the family. His parents moved to Licking county, Bennington township, Ohio, in 1837, and settled on a farm of one hundred and sixty-two acres, of which eighty acres were clear, with a log cabin and some other improvements, for which they paid fifteen dollars per acre. His parents added to this purchase lands until it was increased to three hundred acres. In 1855 the subject of this sketch bought the interest of the heirs of this estate in this farm, and his father's interest, and remained here until 1859, when, his health failing, he sold the farm and

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bought twenty-five acres of land in Burlington town- ship. As his health improved he added to this purchase lands to two hundred acres. His father died March, 1859, seventy-one years of age. His mother died in 1868, seventy years old. Mr. Tay- lor married Susan M. Stone November 30, 1848. She was born July 6, 1827, in Granville township, Licking county. By this marriage they had four children-Samuel S., born October 4, 1849, died in infancy; Horace, born December 30, 1851; Ella M., born February 26, 1856, died October 1, 1862; Lulu W., born June 19, 1864.

Mr. Taylor remained in Burlington township, when he sold one hundred and sixty acres and moved to Utica, where he purchased property in 1873 in the suburbs of the town where he has since resided. He is one of the trustees of the Presbyterian church, and is active in the work. Mrs. Taylor's great-grandfather was a soldier and died in the service of King George. Her grand- father, Captain Jonathan Stone, was apprenticed to his brother, who was a farmer and tanner. Be- fore his time expired he went to sea on a whaler, and was gone two years. On his return he en- listed in the war of the Revolution, which was in progress at that time. He was appointed orderly sergeant for good conduct, and was promoted to lieutenant in March, 1776. He was actively en- gaged in the siege of Boston, and was there when General Putnam ereated his batteries at Dorches- ter Neck, which compelled the British to evacuate the town. In January, 1777, he was commis- sioned paymaster for General Putnam's regiment.

In the summer was with the army at Saratoga, and in the winter at Stillwater. He was with Gates at the surrender of General Burgoyne, in 1778; was at West Point and received his commission as captain, which rank he served to the close of the war. Captain Stone's. education was limited, but he acquired a knowledge of surveying, which be- came very beneficial to him. At the close of the war he purchased a farm of General Putnam, in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and in 1786 and 1787 was engaged under General Putnam, surveying lands on the eastern shore of Maine. About this time he was a volunteer in the successful defence of the public stores and arsenel at Springfield. After this, he and some of his comrades formed the Ohio company. Captain Stone purchased two shares. In 1788 he came to Ohio and arranged for his family, and went east, and brought them to Ohio, after coming across the mountains, and came down the river in a flat-boat. They built a cabin and used their boat for doors. They had scarcely got settled in their Ohio home when the Indian war broke out. They built four block-houses on his farm, where they remained till the close of the war.

It was not until 1795 that the real success of the Ohio company was established. After the war the settlers left the forts and went on improving their farms, and to open the country. Captain Stone was appointed treasurer of Washington county by Winthop Sargent, acting governor of the territory, in 1792. After the war he was engaged in com- pleting the survey of the Ohio company's lands with Jeffry Mathewson, Rufus Putnam, and B. J. Gil- man, by territorial legislation, in 1799, to lay out university land at Athens. Captain Stone died be- fore completing this work. He was a Federalist and remained firm to the cause of freedom, and his descendants remained firm to the cause of freedom ever since. Captain Stone died March 24, 1801, fifty years old, highly esteemed and re- spected by all, and his early death very much regretted. His wife was a niece of General Rufus Putnam. She.was seventy-eight years old at her death, which occurred November 3, 1833. Mrs Taylor's father, Samuel Stone, one of six chil- dren, was born December 22, 1784, and married to Nabby Steadman, January 1, 1809; she was born August 23, 1787, and died September 22, 1853. He came to Licking county in 1815, Gran- ville township, where he died in the year 1861. Of this family there were ten children, seven of these were boys and three girls, of whom seven are living.

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 140

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