History of Richland County, Ohio : (including the original boundaries) ; its past and present, containing a condensed comprehensive history of Ohio, including an outline history of the Northwest, a complete history of Richland county miscellaneous matter, map of the county, biographies and histories of the most prominent families, &c., &c., Part 115

Author: Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Mansfield, O. : A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 968

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WHITE, ELIZABETH, MRS., is the widow of the late Philip White, who was born in Sandusky Co. Sep- tember 8, 1835 ; he departed this life May 1, 1870, aged 35 years 8 months and 7 days. Mrs. White was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., April 19, 1835 ; at the age of 10 years, her parents removed to this county, where she has since lived.

WIDDERS, ABRAM E. H., was born in Cumber- land Co., Penn., July 29, 1855, where he lived until the age of 3 years, when his parents removed to Car- lisle, and stayed there two years; thence they went to Middleton, Dauphin Co., where they remained nine years : his mother died, and our subject hired himself out to a farmer in Lancaster Co. for one year ; after his time expired, he went to Lebanon Co., where he re- mained three years ; thence he went to Franklin Co., where he remained four years; from there he went back to Dauphin Co., where he remained one year, when he came to this county, where he has since re- sided ; his business has always been that of a farmer, which he now follows ; he has just purchased a part of the farm he now occupies. He was married, Feb. 10, 1878, to Verona Hettler; they have one child- Artemus O.

WILSON. JOHN, was born in Huntington Co., Penn., Sept. 17, 1819, where he lived until the age of 3 years, when his parents removed to this county ; his father landed in Mansfield in October, 1823, and located in Franklin Township ; he remained there one winter, then bought 50 acres of land near Shenandoah, in the edge of Franklin Township, where he remained about six years ; he then bought 80 acres in Blooming Grove Township, and resided in the township until his death, July 28, 1863, aged about 80 years. His wife died

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about 1840; she was born October 21, 1794. John Wil- son was married June 2, 1864, to Susan Hubley, who was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., July, 1830; they have one child-Matilda J., who was born April 8, 1865, in this township. Mr. Wilson has, from boyhood, farmed, and still follows it as his vocation.

WITT, HORATIO, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., on the 16th of March, 1815 ; he resided there until 20 years of age, when he removed to Wayne Co. and stayed about eighteen months, when he returned to his native State; he remained there six months, and from there went to Fort Cumberland, Md., where he remained about two years ; from there he removed back to Somerset Co., stayed about six months and removed back to this State and located in Knox Co., where he lived about two and one-half years, when he came to this county, where he has since resided, although he has taken two trips West to Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. He is by profession a carpenter, although he has not done much at it for the past few years. He was a member of Co. E, 3d O. V. C .; enlisted the 27th of August, 1862, and was dis- charged about the 5th of June, 1865 ; he participated in all the battles which his regiment was called upon to engage in. In the year 1840, on the 12th of Feb- ruary, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth (Devore) Baker; they had two children, both of whom are dead ; the oldest died at the age of 10 months, and the youngest at the age of about 18 years.

WOLFORD, OZIAS F., was born in Franklin Co., Penn., July 1, 1843. At the age of 6 years, his parents removed to Wyandot Co., Ohio, where they remained three years, when they moved back to Pennsylvania and stayed there one year, and then removed to this county, where Mr. Wolford has since resided. He was married, July 24, 1873, to Emma Wolf, who was born in this county and has always lived here ; they have one child-Alvin L. Mr. Wolford is by profession a carpenter as well as a carriage and wagon maker, and followed that as his vocation until he married, since which time he has farmed and paid his attention to stock and grain raising.

WOOLLEY, GEORGE W., was born on the line of Athens Co. Jan. 19, 1829 ; lived there till the age of 10 years, when he went to Muskingum Co .; he stayed there four years, then lived several years in different parts of this State and Indiana, finally settling in Franklin Co., where he remained twenty-seven years, when he came to this county, and has since resided here. Ile was married to his first wife in Franklin Co. in 1851; she died July 31, 1876; the fruits of this marriage were ten children, all living but one, a daughter, named Lola, who died Jan. 19, 1871, aged 17 years ; the ones living are named Lovina A., Jacob F., Wilber, John T., George P., Charles, Clarrie A., Lula and Guy. He was married to his second wife, Mrs. Susan Lattimore, May 3, 1877, who was born on this farm Jan. 27, 1835, and has always lived in the county ; she is the second child of Simeon and Rebecca Rodgers ; her father died April 24, 1845; her mother is still living, and came to this township April II, 1823. Mrs. Woolley's first husband's name was William Latti- more ; he died May 20, 1870; she had four children by him ; three are living, and named Huldah, Laura E.

and Norris ; the one deceased was named Elmer. Mr. Woolley is a contractor and stonemason, although he has spent a great portion of his time at farming.

YOUNG, WILLIAM S., is one of the oldest surviving pioneers of Blooming Grove Township; in fact of Rich- land Co .; he was born in this township May 14, 1821, and has always lived here, with the exception of one year he lived in Shiloh ; he remembers the time the Indians were here, how they used to play with him. At that time, it was a wilderness, no wagon roads; they blazed trees as their guide. Beall's trail was the only noted highway they had in the township. He can recall many hardships and privations he had to contend with, that the present as well as the future generations will never experience. He was married, Feb. 14, 1849, to Margaret Jane Dunlap, who was born in Wayne Co. July 2, 1825, where she resided until the age of 9 years, when her parents came to this township, where she has always lived. They have three children, named James Henry, John Benton and Matt ; the two first-named are married. Mr. Young has by strict economy made for himself and family a good home.

YOUNG, JOHN B., was born in this county and township April 18, 1855 ; he has always lived in the county, and followed farming as his business. He was married, Oct. 9, 1878, to Annie Mary Walton; they have one child.

ZEIGLER, SAMUEL, was born in this township, and on the farm he now owns and occupies, Oct. 6. 1833 ; he has always resided here ; he is the oldest of ten children, of Benjamin and Sarah Zeigler. His father departed this life Feb. 8, 1875, aged 78 years and 24 days; he was born in the old country, came to the United States at the age of 3 years, and located in this township about 1820, and lived here until his death. Mr. Zeigler's mother is still living, aged 68 years. Mr. Zeigler was married, Nov. 25, 1863, to Elizabeth Ehret ; they have one child still liv- ing, named Jarius B .; one died in infancy. He has always paid his attention to farming, with the exception of about three years, when he moved to town, and fol- lowed different vocations.

ZEIGLER, LIDDIE, MRS., was born in this county, in the southeastern part, April 19, 1822, and has since resided in the county and township for the last twenty- three years. She is the wife of the late John Zeigler, who departed this life Sept. 1, 1874. They raised one child-Mary Alice, who is still living. Mr. Zeigler had by his former wife five children, four of whom are still living, named Solomon, Martin, Lovina and Cath- erine E .; the one dead was named Samuel O. The mother of the last-named children was about 39 years old when she died in 1856. Mr. Zeigler, the father of these children, was born in Summit Co., Ohio, Sept. 3, 1808; about 1820, he removed to this county, where he resided till his death. Was one of the old settlers of this county. He and his family had many hardships. He had by his integrity and strict attention to business made for himself and family a good home.

ZEIGLER, MARTIN, was born in this county and township Oct. 21, 1844, where he has since resided, and has paid his attention principally to farming; he is the third child of John and Eliza Zeigler, who are

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both deceased. In the year 1876, on the 28th of June, he was married to Miss Irene L. Ferrell ; they have one child, named Orville Judson. Mr. Zeigler has by good management and strict attention to busi- ness made for himself and family a good home, he now owning a little farm situated both north and south of the village of Rome, where he now resides.

ZEIGLER, EMANUEL, was born in this township Aug. 19, 1848, where he has always lived. He was married Nov. 13, 1878, to Miss Wealthy Ann Starkey ; she was born in Huron Co., New Haven Township, where she lived until their marriage ; they have one child-Lloyd Sherman. Mr. Zeigler has always paid his attention to farming and dealing in stock, which oc- eupations he still follows.

ZEIGLER, ALLEN G., was born in this township Nov. 16, 1851, where he has since lived ; he is the youngest child of Jacob and Jane Zeigler, who came to this county at an early day. His father was born in Germany ; his mother was born in this county Feb. 6, 1822, and has always lived here. Mr. Zeigler was married July 3, 1876, to Sarah C. Ellis, who was born in Huron Co., and has resided in this county four years ; they have one child-Etta May ; she was born April, 1878. Mr. Zeigler has always farmed from boy- hood, and still follows that as his vocation. His father died July 6, 1853, aged about 40 years.

ZEIGLER, E. J., was born in Butler Township March 9, 1848, where he resided until the age of 19 years, when he removed to this township, where he has since lived, with the exception of about three years, when he was at Savannah, attending school. He was married April 12, 1877, to Miss Josephine Moore, of Delaware Co .; they have two children-Harry A. and Willie A. Mr. Zeigler is by profession a school teacher, and has generally followed that vocation in the winter season, and farming, together with dealing in stock, in the summer.

ZEIGLER, BENJ. F., is the seventh child of Henry and Margaret Zeigler, and was born July 10, 1855, in Butler Township, and has always lived in the county, and followed farming and raising stock as his occupa- tion ; having recently sold his farm in Butler Town- ship, he now carries on the farm for his mother. His father was born in Perry Co., Ohio, and came to this county at an early day and lived here until his death, which occurred in March, 1874, aged about 69 years ; his mother was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., and came to this county also at an early day; they had eight children, of whom five are still living, named John M., Dorcas, Eli, Minerva E. aud Benj. F .; those that are dead are William H., Ransom and Eliza Ann. Mr. Zeigler's family are among the surviving pioneers of the county.

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ARNETT, HIRAM, was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, March 10, 1810; he is a son of Samuel and Nancy Ar- nett, who moved to Muskingum Co., near Dresden, when the subject of this sketch was about 9 years of age; they afterward moved about ten miles northwest of Zanesville in the same county ; they then moved to Granville, Licking Co., staying in the latter place about eighteen months, then moving to Richland Co. in 1822, they settled near Bellville. Mr. Arnett resided with his parents until he was about 22 years of age, when he was married in the fall of 1832, to Miss Elizabeth Kemp, daughter of John and Mary Kemp, who emi- grated from Virginia and settled in Stark Co., after- ward moving to Richland Co., they settled in Sharon Township in 1827 or 1828. After his marriage, Mr. Arnett settled about three miles south of Mansfield, where he lived until the year 1841, when he moved to the town, now city of Mansfield, where he resided until 1861, when he removed to the country, going on his present farm about one mile east of the village of Shen- andoah, in the spring of 1862. His wife died Feb. 14, 1864; there were seven children born to them, four sons and three daughters; the two oldest, a son and daughter, are now dead ; John H., the oldest son living, served during the rebellion in the 1st (independent) Ohio Battery, enlisting in 1861, and re-enlisting as a veteran, he served until mustered out at the close of the war, having been in the following engagements : Gauley Bridge, Dec. 31, 1861 ; Frederick City, Sept.

12, 1862; South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862; Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; Fayetteville, May 17 and 18, 1863; Lewisburg, Dec. 12, 1863; Cloyd Mountain, May 9, 1864; New River Bridge, May 10, 1864 ; Newport, May 12, 1864; Lexington, June 11, 1864; Lynchburg, June 17 and 18, 1864; Salem, June 21, 1864; Bunker Hill, July 19, 1864; Stevenson's Point, July 20, 1864 ; Winchester, July 24, 1864; Martinsburg, July 25, 1864.

BARNES, G. B., farmer ; P. O. Adario; he was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, in April 12, 1846; he is a son of Joshua and Sarah Barnes, who came to Richland Co. in 1835, and lived here about one year, then moved back to Jefferson Co. The subject of this sketch is the fifth of a family of ten children ; he remained at home until he was 18 years old, when he went to Harrison Co., to clerk in a store, where he remained eighteen months ; he theu entered a Commercial College at Cin- cinnati, but had to leave on account of his health; he traveled in the West a short time, and in the spring of 1870, came to Richland Co., and settled on a farm about one mile southeast of Adario, where he lived four years ; he then bought and moved about one-half mile north of Adario, where he still lives. He was married in 1872, to Margaret Crawford, of Ashland Co. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have one child, Charlie R .; Mr. Barnes is making a specialty in fine sheep and cattle.

BEATTIE, RACHEL, MRS., P. O. Greenwich : she was born in Chester Co., Penn., April 1, 1828, and is a

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daughter of Isaac and Jane Harcourt, who came to Richland Co. (in what is now Ashland Co.) in an early day ; she is the seventh of a family of eight children. She was married in the spring of 1845, to William Beat- tie (who died in 1878), who was born in Scotland, and came to this country about 1835 or 1836; after their marriage, they settled on the present farm ; Mrs. Beattie has three children-Olivia, Isaac C. and James A.

BEVERIDGE, WILLIAM, farmer, P. O. Adario; he was born in Scotland May 18, 1838 ; he is a son of James and Sarah Beveridge, who came to this country and State in 1843. They first settled in the north part of Butler Township, where they lived about six months, and then bought where the subject of this sketch lives, where they spent the rest of their days. The subject of this sketch is the sixth of a family of eight children ; he lived at home until the fall of 1862, when he enlisted in the 20th O. V. I., in the war of the rebellion ; he served about ten months, and then came home and settled on the old homestead, where he still resides.

BROKAW, RUNYAN, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Essex Co., N. J., March 27, 1829 ; he is a son of Christian and Margaret Brokaw, and is the eighth of a family of eleven children. He remained at home until he was married, in 1853, to Mary McCan, who died in 1861. He lived on the old homestead about three years after his marriage, and then sold out and went to Illinois, where he stayed about two years ; he then went back to Pennsylvania, and took charge of a gang of men on the broad-gauge railroad that was in the course of construction, and worked at that until December, 1863, when he went to Nashville, Tenn., and worked on the Government works there about twelve months. In 1865, he was married to Martha Osburn, who died in 1867. After he came back from Tennessee, he lived in different parts of the county until 1870, when he bought where he now resides. He has been married eleven years to Jenny Ilawt ; he has five children, whose names are Lilly, William, Georgiana, George R and Mary J.

BROWN, GIFFORD, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Carroll Co., Ohio, Sept. 15, 1854, and is a son of Norwell and Nancy Brown, who were formerly of Virginia. He is the fifth of a family of six children. He remained at home until he was married in the spring of 1878, to Mattie Cox, of Columbiana Co., Ohio. After his marriage he settled in Harrison Co., Ohio, where he lived one year, and in the summer of 1879 he moved to Richland Co., and is at present living three-quarters of a mile west of Adario. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have one child, Pearl May.

CHURCH, JAMES, farmer ; P. O. Olivesburg ; he was born in Virginia, in 1793 ; when he was about 7 years old, his parents moved to Wetzel Co., W. Va .; his father, Henry Church, was an English soldier un- der Lord Cornwallis in the Revolutionary struggle, and was taken prisoner by the Light Horse Cavalry while he and some others were out on a foraging expedition ; he took the oath of allegiance and joined the American cause ; he lived to be 109 years old. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was married, Oct. 3, 1813, to Susanna Helms, of Pennsylvania ; after his marriage, he settled in Virginia, where he

lived about five years, and then moved, with his wife and two children, to the present site of Windsor, in Mifflin Township, where he lived about one year ; he then bought a tract of land of Ebenezer Williams, which he improved seven years, and then sold out and bought where he now resides, in 1831 ; he cleared the land, which was very heavily timbered ; Mr. Church can recall many of the hardships and privations of early pioneer life. Mr. and Mrs. Church have raised eight children, five of whom are dead; he has one daughter at home yet-Sarah A., who is in her 52d year, and one Mrs. A. J. McCloy, a resident of Mans- field.

CLABERG, ISAAC, farmer ; P. O. Adario ; he was born in this county May 12, 1822; his parents came to this county from Fairfield Co., in 1816, and bought the tract of land where Mr. Claberg now resides ; they moved into the woods and put up a shanty to live in until they could build themselves a cabin, after which they went to clearing off the timber, which consisted principally of oak, beech and sugar. The subject of this sketch lived at home until he was 37 years old, when he married Harriett Porter, of Butler Township ; her parents came to this county from Pennsylvania about 1835; Mr. and Mrs. Claberg have two boys, who are 15 and 17 years old. Mr. Claberg has done a good deal of hard work in his time, and has helped to clear a good many acres of land ; he is an industrious and thriving farmer, who believes in living up to the times. He has been honored with the office of Township Treas- urer, and other minor offices in the township ; he is in his 58th year, and bids fair to live many years yet.

CLABERG, JACOB, farmer; P. O. Adario ; he was born March 11, 1814, in Fairfield Co., Ohio, and is a son of Abraham and Mary Claberg, who came to this county in the spring of 1816 ; they were the second family that settled in the present boundaries of Butler Township ; Abraham entered the first land that was entered in the township, but did not move until some time after. The subject of this sketch is the eldest of a a family of seven children ; he remained at home until he was married, in the fall of 1839, to Elizabeth Urich, of Ashland Co .; she died in 1840, and in the spring of 1845, he married Susanna Sneer, who was born Oct. 14, 1819, in what is now Butler Township ; after his marriage, he settled on the present farm, which his father had entered some time before. Mr. Claberg has held some of the minor offices in the township, and is at present one of the Commissioners of the county ; his chances for an education were very limited, as schools were scarce in his day ; he can remember many incidents and privations of pioneer life, and is respected and honored by all who know him. Mr. and Mrs. Claberg have five children-William L., Isaac N., E. M., T. J. and Mary E. ; E. M. is yet at home.

CLINE, CURTIS, farmer ; P. O. Shenandoah ; he was born in Richland Co. Dec. 24, 1847 ; he is a son of Alfred and Julia E. Cline, of this county ; he lived at home until he was 12 years old, when, his mother dying, he left home and followed farming a few years, and then he went to work in a saw-mill, where he stayed about nine years. He was married in February, 1868, to Elizabeth Smith, of this county, who died July 4, 1872; he afterward married Margaret Stober, of this

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county, and at present lives about one mile east of Shenandoah. Mr. and Mrs. Cline have four children, whose names are Roderick, Catherine, Gracie M. and Rollen S.

COLMAN, JOHN, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Columbia Co., Penn., June 8, 1831 ; he is a son of Joseph and Diadem Colman, who moved to Richland Co. (into what is now Ashland Co.) in 1839. The sub- ject of this sketch is the second of a family of four children. He lived at home until he was married, Nov. 18, 1852, to Magdeline Cassall, of Ashland Co., who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Feb. 26, 1830. After his marriage, he went to Williams Co., Ohio, where he lived about seventeen years, and then sold out and bought where he now resides in Butler Township, about one and a quarter miles northeast of Adario. Mr. Coleman has held several of the minor offices in the township. Mr. and Mrs. C. have nine children, whose names are Alice S., John D., Orin S., Diadem H., Samantha M., George E., Theodore L., Arthur K. and Mary E.

DANCER, D. S., farmer; P. O. Adario ; he was born in Richland Co. Feb. 28, 1837, and is a son of J. B. Dancer, of Butler Township, and is the eldest of the family now living ; he remained at home until he was 17 years old, when he went to Indiana, where he re- mained one year, when he came home, and, in a few years, he went to Illinois, where he lived about five years, when he came back to Richland Co., and, in 1861, enlisted in the 2d O. V. C., Co. M ; in June, 1864, he, with the rest of his company, was taken prisoners ; he was in many rebel prisons and was finally released on the 28th of April, 1865. He reached home on the 7th of June, 1865, where he stayed about five years, when he married Margaret Tucker in February, . 1870, daughter of Thomas Tucker, of Butler Township. After his marriage, he moved to the present farm, about one and a half miles northeast of Shenandoah. Mr. Dancer has held some of the minor offices in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Dancer have four children- J. B., G. K., Thomas H. and Martha H.

DANCER, J. B., farmer ; P. O. Adario ; he was born in Jefferson Co. in 1815; his parents came some time before the above date from Washington Co., Penn., to Jefferson, and, in 1831, with their family of five chil- dren, moved to Richland Co., where they lived about twenty-three years; they then emigrated to De Kalb Co., Ind., where they spent the rest of their days. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was married in 1838 to Sarah A. Stratton, of Butler Town- ship, whose parents came to Richland in 1820 from Pennsylvania. After Mr. D.'s marriage, he settled on the farm where James Beveridge now lives, where he resided about six years, when he sold out and lived on his father's place about three years, and then bought and moved on a farm adjoining the Beveridge place, where he resided about twelve years ; he then sold out and moved on the present farm. Mr. and Mrs. Dancer have three children, all of whom are married. Ilis only son was in the war of the rebellion three years and nine months, ten months of which time he was in rebel prisons. Mr. Dancer can recall many incidents and privations of pioneer life and has done a great deal of hard work in his time.

DAVIDSON, PETER, farmer; P. O. Adario ; he was born in Scotland May 10, 1810; he is a son of John and Margaret Davidson; he emigrated to this State from Scotland by the way of New York, Buffalo and Cleveland, and settled in Huron (in what is now Ash- land) Co. in the fall of 1836, where he lived until the spring of 1858, when he bought and moved to his present farm. Mr. Davidson has always followed farm- ing, and is respected by all who know him. He was married in 1837 to Margaret Beattie, who came from Scotland in 1836; Mr. and Mrs. B. have five children -John, who served in the war of the rebellion; Sarah M., Catharine J., William and James L. Mr. Davidson has held some of the minor offices in the township and is a man who believes in living up to the times.

DOBBIN, JOHN, farmer ; P. O. Adario ; he was born in Brook Co., Va., March 31, 1805, and is a son of James and Jane Dobbin ; he is the eldest of a family of three children ; he remained at home until he was mar- ried, in 1839, to Ann Nicholls ; after his marriage, he moved to Allegheny Co., Penn., where he lived until after the death of his wife, who died in 1854. He was married, in the spring of 1857, to Sarah K. McCoy, of Pittsburgh, Penn., and, in the same spring, moved to Richland Co., to a tract of land in Butler Township, which is a part of the present farm. Mrs. Dobbin's father, A. McCoy, served in the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbin have one son-John William.

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Author: Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848- Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Mansfield, O. : A. A. Graham & co. Number of Pages: 968

Author: Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Mansfield, O. : A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 968