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 134

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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Mr. Gladden never turned a human being away hungry from his door; he never refused a night's lodging to any one when it was possible for him to ac- commodate the applicant. He departed this life Jan. 29, 1873, aged 81 years ; he was buried at Perryville. His widow is living at this date; she is in her 80th year; she is remarkably bright and intelligent for a woman of her years; she is much respected for her many virtues.

GIFFIN, THOMAS, farmer ; P. O. Perryville. El- liot Giffin, father of Thomas Giffin, was born in Cum- berland Co., Penn., near the town of Carlisle, on the 10th day of January, 1805 ; he was a farmer by occu- pation. He was married to Miss Ann Ellen Noble, daughter of Francis and Margaret Noble, of his native county, in October, 1833, by whom he had five chil- dren, four sons and one daughter-Margaret E., born Sept. 9, 1835, died Jan. 28, 1837, and was buried at Miamisburg, Miami Co., Ohio; Francis, born April 28, 1838, died Aug. 4, 1838; Fletcher E., born Jan. 25, 1840, married to Miss Kate Wheeler, eldest daughter of Eli and Louisa Wheeler, of Newville, Ohio ; Thomas, born as hereinafter stated in his own biography, and Albert, born in Monroe Township, died in infancy. Elliot Giffin came to Ohio about A. D. 1836 : he resided in Miami Co. about six years ; he removed thence to near Rowsburg, Ohio; about the year 1842, he removed to Richland Co. and settled on the eastern part of Mon- roe Township ; he lived on rented farms till 1851, when he purchased 80 acres in the southeastern part of the township ; he subsequently purchased 80 acres about a mile further north, in the same township ; he continued to reside on the farm he first bought, culti- vating and improving it, till the day of his death, Dec. 19, 1869, respected by all who knew him. Mrs. Giffin was well educated and highly accomplished for a woman of her day ; a sample of her needle- work, which she performed when about 13 years old, is a model of beauty and excellence ; she was of a kind, gentle and obliging disposition, and a loving mother ; she died Jan. 11, 1870; she is buried in the St. Johns Cemetery, and her husband is buried by her side. Thos. Giffin, second son of Elliot and Ann E. Giffin. was born near Rowsburg, Ashland Co., Ohio, on the 15th day of July, 1842. He was married to Miss Hannah, fourth daughter of Sarah and Mary Allenbaugh, of Ashland Co., on the 9th day of October, 1873, by Rev. Smith, Pastor of the Lutheran Church at Mansfield ; after their marriage, they settled on the old homestead, where they still reside ; their farm is a very good one, a little rough but quite fertile ; it is well adapted both to the raising of stock and grain ; it is well watered, well timbered, well improved, and in a good state of cultivation. Thomas Giffin is possessed of considera- able inventive and mechanical genius ; he has invented

some machinery, and, had he turned his attention to the mechanical arts early in life, he doubtless would have " made his mark " in the world as a mechanic and inventor. Mr. and Mrs. Giffin are the parents of two children, a son and a daughter-Anna May, born Aug. 1, 1876 ; Ira Calvin, Jan. 3, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Giffin are much esteemed in the neighborhood where they reside.

HARTER, NANCY, widow; P. O. Newville. The subject of this biography was born in Ohio Co., Va., September, A. D. 1806; she was the third daughter of Naaman and Jane Billings ; her mother's maiden name was Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Billings were the parents of thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters ; the sons were Solomon, Daniel, William, Ephraim and Connell; the daughters were Artimissa, Rebecca, Nancy, Ruth, Jane, Dicy, Caroline and. Amanda. Mr. Billings emigrated to Richland Co. in the fall of 1823 ; he settled on the James Hedges' farm, near the present site of the paper-mill, in the city of Mansfield. Nancy Billings was married to Samuel McCollough in April, 1828; he was a tailor by occupation ; they lived in Mansfield for about one year after their marriage, when they removed to Newville, in Worthington Township, where they continued to reside as long as Mr. McCol- lough lived ; he was of a kind, social and friendly disposition ; he relished a good joke or a hearty laugh ; he had many friends, and but few, if any, enemies ; he died of typhoid fever in November, 1851, and was buried in the Newville graveyard. Samuel and Nancy McCollough were the parents of three children, one son and two daughters ; the son was born June 10, 1830, was christened John Naaman, died July 10, 1830; Rebecca, the eldest daughter, was born Jan. 25, 1829, married George W. Darling in December, 1847 ; Artimissa was born in August, 1831, married James Long July 18, 1851. On the 15th of June, 1858, Mrs. McCollough was married to William Harter, of Monroe Township. Mr. Harter came to Richland Co. in 1831, and purchased the southeast quarter of Sec. 32, in Monroe Township, which he cleared, cultivated and improved, and on which he continued to reside till the day of his death, which occurred Dec. 19, 1878. He was an honest, industrious man and an earnest Chris- tian. At his death, he was possessed of considerable property, all of which he acquired by persevering in- dustry and strict economy ; Mr. Harter was of German descent. He was an active and consistent member of the Lutheran Church from his boyhood ; his remains are interred in the St. Johns Cemetery. Mrs. Harter united with the Methodist Episcopal Church A. D. 1827, and has been an active and zealous member of that branch of the church ever since; as far as her means would permit, she has been very liberal in her contributions for the support of the Gospel and other Christian and benevolent enterprises.

HENRY, SAMUEL, farmer; P. O. Lucas. Samuel Henry, fourth son of Joseph and Margaret Henry, was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, five miles north of St. Clairsville, May 22, 1820 ; his mother's maiden name was Zediker; his father was of French and his mother of German descent; his parents were both born in Washington Co., Penn .. and removed to Belmont Co., Ohio, about the year 1811 ; they raised a family of nine

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children, five sons and four daughters ; they are named in the order of their births, as follows : Robert, David L., Jonathan, Mary Ann, Samuel, Catharine Jane, Mar- garet, Nicholas and Elizabeth ; three of them-Robert, Jonathan and Margaret-are dead. Samuel, Mary Ann, Catharine Jane and Elizabeth reside in Monroe Town- ship. Nicholas resides in Mifflin Township, and David lives in Hardin Co., near Kenton. Joseph and Mar- garet Henry removed from Belmont to Richland Co., Ohio, in the spring of 1836, and purchased and settled upon a portion of Sec. 17, in Monroe Township, where they continued to reside as long as they lived. Joseph Henry died Aug. 9, 1845; his wife died in February, 1863 ; they are both buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in this township. They were both members of the Seceder Church for many years during their sojourn in Belmont Co. After their removal to this county, there being no church of their choice in their neighborhood, they never again united with any branch of the church. Samuel Henry was married to Rachel Marlow Feb. 21, 1843 ; she was a daughter of James and Mary Marlow, of Springfield Township, in this county ; by this marriage he had five children, four of whom are yet living ; they are named as follows : Mary Jane, Margaret Issa- bella, James Alexander, Norman Nicholas and Samuel Marlow. Mary Jane has been twice married ; David Smith was the name of her first husband; he dying, she was recently married to Newton Hersh. Margaret Issabella married Emerick Bell; James Alexander, Ann Chew, and Samuel M., Mary Collins. Norman N. was accidentally drowned May 7, 1853, by falling head foremost into a post-hole ; he was buried at Mt. Zion. Samuel Henry's first wife died March 12, 1854; she was buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Mr. Henry was married to Miss Margaret Jane Major, of Belmont Co., Ohio, March 5, 1855; by this marriage he had two children, both daughters; the youngest died in in- fancy ; the eldest, Mary Elizabeth, is attending the Haysville Seminary. The second wife of Mr. Henry departed this life July 27, 1857, and lies buried by the side of his first wife. Mr. Henry selected for his third companion Miss Mariah Chancey ; they were united in marriage June 29, 1859 ; by this third wife he has be- come the father of three children, all sons, named Francis Lincoln, Jonathan Lorenzo and Ulysses Sher- man. The first farm Samuel Henry owned is the south half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 17, in Monroe Township ; he became the owner of this farm in 1843 ; he continued to reside thereon till the spring of 1863; when he sold it and purchased 120 acres of land in Sec. 21 of this township. He still continues to reside on this farm ; since he became the owner thereof, he has made some valuable improvements thereon. In 1863, he built a large and commodious barn, and, in 1868, a neat and comfortable dwelling. His farm is quite fer- tile, and he endeavors to keep it so. It is well adapted to the raising of all kinds of grain, and its owner sel- dom fails to have good crops when any of his neigh- bors have. Mr. Henry's last wife is a daughter of William and Mary Chancey, late of Springfield; her mother's maiden 'name was Gordon ; her father at- tained to the advanced age of 93 years ; her mother was 70 years old when she died ; her father was buried at New Alexandria, Jefferson Co., Ohio, and her mother

in the Fairview graveyard, Troy Township, in this county. Mr. Henry's facilities for obtaining an edu- cation, when a boy, were quite limited; but, being possessed of a taste for useful reading and a very retentive memory, he has succeeded in storing his mind with a vast amount of useful knowledge. Mr. Henry and wife are active members of the Evangelical Lu- theran Church at Lucas. In their dispositions they are kind, social and friendly, ever ready to bestow a kind- ness upon a neighbor, or to lend a helping hand in cases of sickness or genuine distress.

HERZOG, JOHN, stonemason, Newville. He was born in Sutzfeldt, Baden, Germany, May 19, 1827 ; his father's name was Christian Herzog, and his mother's maiden name Christiana Leaman ; he was obliged to attend school from the time he was 6 years old till he was nearly 15; at the age of 15, he was apprenticed to a stonemason to learn that trade ; he served an apprenticeship of three years; he has followed this business from that day to the present. In 1828, there was a revolt or insurrection in the State of Baden, brought about or occasioned by the nobility undertaking to infringe upon the rights of the common people. Young Herzog joined the insurgents, and par- ticipated in several battles that ensued. Emperor William was compelled send an army to quell the rebell- ion. The insurgents were defeated, and young Her- zog, acting upon the maxim that " discretion is the bet- ter part of valor," made his escape to free America. He was in his 23d year when he landed in the United States ; he worked about eighteen months at his trade in the State of New York; he then spent some time in traveling, visiting some of the principal cities in this country ; he came to Richland Co. in 1853; he worked for some considerable length of time for the P., F. W. & C. R. R. Co., building the stone work for the bridges in this county. He was married to Miss Maria Smith, of Lucas, Dec. 4, 1856; Miss Smith was born Jan. 23, 1837 ; her father's name was Peter Smith ; her mother's maiden name Catharine Stofle ; her parents were Hes- sians by birth; they emigrated from Germany to this country about 1832 ; they are both dead, and buried in the Catholic cemetery at Sand Ridge, in Hanover Township, Ashland Co .; she is one of a large family of children, all of whom are dead save herself and a brother named Henry ; she had a brother named Peter, who was killed in battle, while serving his conn- try in the war of the rebellion. In the year 1866, Mr. Herzog purchased a farm, consisting of 80 acres of land, in the northeastern part of Monroe Township, being the farm formerly owned by an old pioneer named Jacob Williams ; he made a very good selec- tion in the choice of a farm ; it is what farmers term a second bottom ; it is highly fertile and well adapted to all kinds of farm purposes ; after purchasing this farm, Mr. Herzog still continued to work at his trade when he had work to do, spending his leisure time in improv- ing and cultivating his farm ; when he was engaged in working at his trade, his wife carried on the farming. John and Maria Herzog are the parents of thirteen children, eleven of whom are living, two having died in infancy. Christian F., their eldest, was born Ang 27, 1857; Catharine C., Feb. 23, 1859; Martha J., Dec. 7, 1860; Irena M., Oct. 11, 1862 ; John L., Sept.

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9, 1864 ; Henry W., Aug. 12, 1866 ; Mary F., June 17, 1868; Julia A., April 1, 1870 ; John A., Dec. 9, 1872; Simon M., Oct. 17, 1874, and Margaret E .. Feb. 12, 1877. Mr. Herzog has been a member of Sturges Lodge, No. 365, I. O. O. F., for a number of years. He is an honest, upright, hard-working man ; he is a good mechanic and a kind and obliging neighbor.

HOGAN, MICHAEL, (deceased). The subject of this biography was born in County Clare, Ireland, in 1793; when 11 years old, he was sent to an academy at Enis, where he remained three years ; he then entered Trinity College at Dublin, where he graduated at the age of 17; he graduated in medicine and surgery at the same place, but, not liking the profession, and considering it a very responsible business, he never practiced. He was married, in 1817, to Ann Oakley, a lady of rare qualities of heart and mind ; she possessed indomitable energy and perseverance, which rendered her a fit companion for one who chose to brave the hardships and privations of the New World ; her thorough educa- tion and refined manners well fitted lier to discharge all the duties which devolved upon her as a wife and mother. The estate of Michael Hogan's father being confiscated to the English crown, he saw the home of his ancestors pass into the hands of strangers ; this was gall to his proud spirit, and he turned his back upon his dearly loved Erin and sought a home and fortune in the wilds of free America; he, with his wife, landed in New York in 1818; they resided in that city five years, Mr. Hogan during that time serving as an officer in the regular army of the United States; from there they emigrated to Ohio; they settled, in the first place, in Newville, Richland Co., where Mr. Hogan engaged for a short time in the mercantile business ; he was the owner and proprietor of the first store in Worthington Township; he had, however, determined on being a farmer; he, therefore, continued in the mercantile business till an opportunity presented itself for him to purchase a farm adapted to his taste ; he purchased the northwest quarter of Sec. 35 in Monroe Township : he mnoved his family on his farm in 1827 ; he made a very good selection in the choice of his farm, it being one of the best farms in this region of country ; he continued to reside on this farm as long as he lived. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were the parents of a large family of chil- dren, all daughters but one; the daughters were edu- cated principally by their father and mother, and were trained to habits of industry, economy, morality and strict integrity. Misses Ann and Theresa are now the owners of the old homestead. Edmund Thomas, the son, was educated for the bar, and, while yet a young man, emigrated to California, where he has risen to eminence in his profession; he has been honored with a seat on the judicial bench for many years. Maj. Ilogan, the subject of this sketch, retained even in old age his stately military bearing; his fondness for liter- ary pursuits did not in the least abate with years. He was one of the best classical scholars in the country ; it was a favorite pastime for him to sit and read his much-loved Greek and Latin authors ; he seemed to derive great pleasure from their perusal; it was his custom, also, to read the history of the principal nations of Europe in their own language. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were active and consistent members of the church from

their youth, though they belonged to different branches. They were noted for their hospitality, generosity and Christian charity; no mendicant was ever known to leave their door unalmsed. Mr. Hogan lost his amiable, accomplished and much-loved consort July 21, 1864. He departed this life Jan. 17, 1875; both father and mother, with their deceased children, are buried in the Catholic Cemetery in the city of Mansfield.

HUSTON, A. H., farmer; P. O. Hastings ; he was born in this township March 7, 1831; his father, John Huston, was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Oct. 22, 1787 ; while he was quite young, his parents emigrated to Maryland ; here he spent his boyhood, on a farm. After he had attained his majority, he learned the milling business ; he worked in one mill nine years, during which time he did not lose a single day. When Gen. Baggs burned Washington City, he was drafted for sixty days' service. He came to Richland Co. in 1818, and entered the southeast quarter of Sec. 29, in this township ; he erected a cabin and moved on this farm Nov. 29, 1820; for several years he lived alone in the woods, part of the time boarding with John Douglas, but most of the time he kept " bachelor's hall " and boarded himself. During this time, he was busy clearing away the dense forest from a portion of his farm, in order to prepare it for cultivation. In 1826, he was married to Miss Mary Hersh, by whom he has had ten children, one of whom died in infancy ; all the rest attained to the years of manhood and womanhood ; two of his sons lost their lives while en- gaged in the service of their country during the late war of the rebellion. Mr. Huston died Aug. 30, 1854, aged 66 years. The early life of A. H. Huston was spent with his father in clearing away the forest and tilling the ground ; from his childhood, he was trained to habits of industry, economy, morality and strict in- tegrity ; he was also permitted to attend school a small portion of the time, and succeeded, by close applica- tion, in obtaining a pretty fair knowledge of the com- mon English branches. At the age of 19, he com- menced working at the carpenter trade, to which occupation he applied himself so earnestly and perse- veringly that, at the expiration of two years, he be- came quite expert at the business. About this time, at the solicitation of a young man of his neighbor- hood, he determined on making a trip to the State of Indiana. The parting advice of his parents on that occasion is still fresh in his memory, though many years have elapsed since the day it was delivered : " Be honest, industrious, and keep out of bad con- pany." With this injunction still ringing in his ears, he left the home of his childhood, and, in company with his friend, he started on foot to seek his fortune in what was then considered the "Far West." Soon after his return, Mr. Huston met with an accident by which he came very near losing his life, and from the effects of which he has not entirely recovered to this day. While assisting in raising a barn on the farmlof Jacob Culler, by some mismanagement on the part of the foreman and others, a heavy beam was allowed to fall to the ground, after being raised, and Mr. Huston was caught under it ; one foot was so badly injured as to partially disable him. He continued, however, to work at his trade for some years afterward, when he quit

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the trade and engaged in farming. Jan. 6, 1859, he was married to Mary Jane Mitchell. For the next seven years, farming was his chief employment, but whenever work was slack on the farm, he would de- vote his spare time to working at his trade. His mother died April 10, 1867 ; one of his sisters, having married some years previous, now offered to sell him her interest in the " old homestead ; " he concluded to make the purchase, and try the experiment of going in debt ; by being " diligent in business" he soon re- moved this indebtedness. About this time, his father- in-law made a division of his property, by which trans- action Mr. Huston became the possessor of considera- ble means; and, another sister desiring to sell her interest in the home farm, he bought hers also, and thus became the owner of 75 acres of land: a good part of his farm was in timber. His knowledge of car- pentry was of great service to him; he laid his own plans and did the greater part of the work in the con- struction of his buildings. Mr. Huston is now enjoy- ing the fruit of his labors, and is amply prepared to pass his declining years with ease and comfort ; in his habits he is strictly temperate ; " Moderation in all things " is his motto.

LEITER, JACOB, farmer; P. O. Lucas ; was born in Washington Co., Md., June 2, 1824. His father's name was David Leiter ; his mother's maiden name, Nancy Bell; they were both of German descent; they re- moved to Ohio in the fall of 1837, and purchased a farm containing 140 acres, off the northeast corner of Sec. 7. in Monroe Township; they subsequently pur- chased 85 acres adjoining this farm; he made many valuable and lasting improvements on this farm; he afterward purchased 80 acres in Sec. 8 of this town- ship. David Leiter was married twice ; by his first wife he had but one child, who is the principal subject of this biographical sketch. Mrs. Nancy Leiter died about the year 1824, and was buried near Leitersburg, Washington Co., Md., in the family graveyard on her father s farm ; she was, for many years, a zealous mem- ber of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Leiter married, for his second wife, Miss Mary Bell, of his native county ; by this marriage he had twelve children, six sons and six daughters, named as follows : Louis, Susan, Bar- bary, Ann, Mary, Catharine, Malinda, David, John, Samuel and William ; one child died in infancy ; Lewis, Barbary and Mary are dead. David Leiter was a zeal- ous Christian ; he was an active member of the Lu- theran Church for a great many years; he contributed largely of his means for religious and charitable pur- poses ; he departed this life in May, 1876; he was buried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery near Lucas. Ja- cob Leiter remained with his father, assisting him in improving and cultivating his farm, till July 2, 1848, when he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Ross, third daughter of Natcher and Sophia Ross. The first farm that Jacob Leiter owned contained 40 acres, and was a part of the southwest quarter of Sec. 16, in Mon- roe Township ; he resided on this farm about eighteen months, when he sold it and rented of his father the farm on which Lewis Leiter's widow now resides ; he remained on this farm four years ; from there he re- moved to Mifflin Township, where he purchased a farm consisting of 100 acres, on which he resided three

years, when he sold it and purchased the farm entered by his father-in-law, Natcher Ross, where he still con- tinues to reside ; this farm is highly fertile and pro- ductive, and well adapted to all kinds of farming purposes ; it is well watered and well timbered and well improved; since it came into the possession of Mr. Leiter, he has improved the dwelling, built a large and commodious barn, as also other outbuildings ; his fences are in good repair and everything in good shape on the premises. Mr. and Mrs. Leiter are the parents of nine children, three sons and six daughters, named as follows : Clara Ann, born Oct. 25, 1849 ; Mary Alice, Dec. 5, 1851 ; Sophia, May 15, 1853 ; Nancy Jane, Oct. 31, 1855; Natcher Ross, July 21, 1858; David Samuel, March 27, 1861; Elmer Ellsworth, Oct. 22, 1863 ; Mary Frances, Jan. 13, 1867, and Dora, Sept. 24, 1872; Mary Alice died June 30, 1852, and was buried at Mt. Zion. Jacob Leiter united with the Evangelical Lutheran Church when about 18 years old, and has been an active and zealous member of that branch of the Christian Church from that time to the present; his wife has been a member of the same church for many years ; they have the reputation of being very liberal in their contributions for religious and benevolent purposes ; Mr. Leiter has also been an active member of Monroe Lodge, No. 224, I. O. O. F., for about eighteen years ; he has attained to the high- est position in his lodge ; he is also an active member of the Burns Encampment. He and his good wife are members of Morning Star Lodge, No. 36, Daughters of Rebecca. They are much esteemed for their many vir- tues.

McBRIDE, ALEXANDER, farmer, was born in Hampshire Co., Va., April 11, 1798. His father's name was Thomas McBride ; his mother's maiden name was Mary McVicker. His father was a native of Ire- land ; he emigrated to the United States about the year 1785. His mother was of Scotch-Irish descent. Thomas McBride, after his marriage, resided in Hampshire Co., Va., till the spring of 1817. In the spring of 1816, he came to Ohio, and entered the south half of Sec. 15, in Monroe Township. The spring following, he removed his family to this farm, which at that time was a dense forest. He continued to reside on this farm as long as he lived. He raised a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters; their names in the order of their births are Alexander, Agnes, John, Archibald, Duncan, Wilson and Mary ; Alexander and John are the sole survivors of this family. Thomas McBride and wife were active members of the United Presbyterian Church for many years, and were much respected for their many virtues. He departed this life April 27, 1824, and was the first one buried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, near Lucas ; he died in his 54th year. His wife died May 8, 1833, and was buried beside her hus- band; she was 60 years old when she died. Thomas McBride's brother, Alexander, who died May 15, 1825, in his 77th year, is interred in tlie same cemetery. The subject of this sketch being the eldest of his father's family, the burden of hard labor fell upon his shoulders. Being brought up in the woods, he withstood the dan- gers, and endured all the hardships, toils and priva. tions incident to pioneer life. He had but few facilities for acquiring knowledge, but he made good use of those

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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