Memorial record of the counties of Delaware, Union and Morrow, Ohio, Part 44

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peace hath ever in store. He continued his educational work, so rudely interrupted, en- tering the Martinsburg Academy, where he remained for three terins, after which he engaged in teaching, in Licking county, for two terms. He then turned his steps West- ward, locating in DeKalb county, Missouri, where he devoted his attention to farming and school teaching for a period of two years. He then returned to Ohio and soon thereafter, May 8, 1872, was consuminated his marriage to Charlotte Floyd, daughter of Joseph and Fanny (Rogers) Floyd, of Martinsburg. After his marriage, Mr. Til- ton, in company with his brother, engaged in the mercantile business at Fallsburg, Licking county, and there they continued for five years, when the business was re- moved to Martinsburg and conducted by the firm for a period of four years, after which our subject sold his interest to his father and brother, who assumed full control of the enterprise.

The transfer just noted marks the ap- proximate date of Mr. Tilton's arrival in Marysville, for very soon thereafter he re- moved to this city, where he opened a real- estate and insurance office, later on extend- ing the province of the agency by the in- clusion of a department of financial loans, securing a representative clientage in the way of handling valuable realty and in the placing of real-estate loans as factor. The enterprise has grown to be one of wide scope and much importance, and the transactions made determine the status of the agency as one of the most flourishing in this section of the State. In 1893 he admitted to partner- ship in the real-estate department of the business T. M. Brannan, who is thus asso- ciated with him at the present time. He has charge of several farms in the vicinity

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of the city, and to the supervision of these he devotes considerable time and attention.

Mr. Tilton is distinctively a public- spirited and progressive business man, is ever ready to lend his influence and assist- ance to all measures urged forward for the public good, and his popularity in the com- munity is beyond cavil. He is a stock- holder in the Davis Chair Company, one of the important industrial enterprises of the city. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and though never a seeker after public office he has been called upon to fill numer- ous positions of trust and responsibility. He served as Mayor of Marysville two years, from 1888 to 1890, and as Justice of the Peace for two years. Fraternally he holds membership in Palestine Lodge, No. 158, A. F. & A. M .; Marysville Lodge, No. 100, K. P .; and Ransom Reed Post, No. 113, G. A. R. In the last named he has been twice Commander, twice Adjutant. and in 1890 was a delegate from the same to the National Encampment, at Boston.

Mr. Tilton is a man of marked literary taste and talent, and his composition is ever graceful and refined in tone, his diction pure and perspicuous. He has acted as special correspondent and contributor to leading periodicals and newspapers, and his poetical offerings have been of a high order. Upon the death of John A. Logan, he in- dited a very spirited and beautiful memo- rial ode which was copied far and wide in the public press, and which elicited from Mrs. Logan a letter of appreciation and heartfelt thanks. We are permitted to re- produce the poem and the letter in this con- nection, and the same as appending are sure to be read with interest.

The family have been for many genera- tions identified with the Methodist Episco-

pal Church, and in this church our subject and his wife retain an active membership. They have had three children : Edith J., who died April 10, 1879; Dollie E., whose death occurred within the week follow- ing; and Wesley Earl who is now nine year of age. The family home is located on West Fifth street, near the court-house, and our subject's business headquarters are on the same street, near the square, which represents the business center of the city. Following is the memoir to which reference has been made:

OUR LOGAN.

Logan is dead ! A star is rent

From out the nation's firmament,

A star of magnitude sublime

With sudden stroke hurled out of time.

When death its richest harvest gleaned

From battle-fields, a charm which screened His precious life was o'er him thrown;

Death dare not claim him for its own.

Though oft it pierced the coat of mail Inflicting wounds, it could but fail

To strike the hero's vital part And stop the glow of that brave heart Until with softened tread this foe,

So often foiled, now aimed its blow When home delights and peaceful rest Had shed their charms, supremely blest, Upon the victor's laureled head,

And children's laugh and joyous tread, With faithful wife constantly near, Were richest music to his ear.

It seemed that God had sent the woof To fill life's web beneath that roof;

But death there found its long-sought chance

And aimed with care its vengeful lance And laid the warrior at its feet

Who ne'er before had known defeat. Like savage captors when they spare

Their victim's life with greatest care, Until before some loved one's eyes

Whose heartstrings break in useless cries,

They glory in their cruel feat And shout their victory complete.

The soldier's thoughts will turn to-day To many a bloody battle fray;

The loud hurrah; the foaming steed

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Urged forward at his greatest speed, As if he knew the lightning's lead Would be too slow for rider's need; As when the eagle in his flight Swoops down upon the prey in sight, Or as the lion from his lair Sends forth his challenge on the air And springs to meet the coming foe And ends the fight with one fell blow; Leaning forward, as if to aid The rapid bounds the charger made, With hat in hand, and long black hair Streaming through the frighted air, Rides the lcader, whose cheering voice Makes every soldier's heart rejoice And feel, whatever may betide, They'll follow close their chieftain guide. His aids are coming in his train, With faces blanched with fear and pain, Expecting at each volley's blast To see their captain fall at last. This was the signal for the fight; And Logan in his gallant might Is cheering on his well-tried corps 'Mid rifles' crash and cannons' roar, Until the surging waves of war Have spent their force, and vict'ry's star From ont the cloud of death's grim night O'er northern banners sheds its light. Others might plan the battle well. At distance safe their orders tell. Command advance, or call retreat, Or watch for vict'ry, or defeat; But Logan always led the van, And asked no more from any man Than he himself would gladly bear, And every danger bravely share. Come, comrades, gather 'round his bier, Beloved by every volunteer. He was a friend without a peer, Who with us shared each hope and fear; And nothing in his bright career Is to our mournful heart so dear As, never ceasing, year by year, He ever plead the soldier's cause And sought the boon of righteous laws. Slow justice answered lii- demand And opened wide her gracious hand, And took beneath her fostering care The nations's wards and their welfare, Until the orphan's heart was glad, And widowhood in mourning clad, Bowed down in hopeless attitude, Was made to feel the gratitude

Of an awakened government, Saved from rebellion's foul intent, And now no longer seemed to mock The needs of those who in the shock Of years of conflict dared to stand In brave defense of native land. Farewell, defender of our rights, This cruel stroke like mildew blights Our brightest hopes. In vain our calls For one on whom thy mantle falls. Our bitter grief is only less, Than hers on wliom this sore distress Falls like a cloud of dark despair, Without a rift of promise there. With her we only look above, And trust that, through the Father's love, We'll join again our hero's side, When tents are pitched beyond the tide.

CALUMET PLACE, Washington, D. C., March 10, 1887. Sergt. J. W. TILTON,

Dear Sir: Your soul-stirring poem has been awaiting my return from Illinois, hence my delay in thanking you with all my heart for having writ- ten it. It thrilled me as I read it and I could see, in my fancy, my gallant husband as you have pictured liim.

Why he had to leave us forever when seen- ingly strong and happy, surrounded by those who were ever ready to minister to him, whether he was in our own hallowed home or abroad among the people who loved him so truly, is one of the mysteries that will never be solved for me in this life.

Wishing you all happiness and long life, I am, Respectfully, MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

J B. TAYLOR, who is one of the ris- ing young physicians of Broadway, Ohio, and whose enviable reputation is recognized by the public and by his professional brethren as well, was born in Delaware county, Ohio, in the town of Norton, December 6, 1846, and is a son of Elam and Mary Ann (Glaze) Taylor. The maternal grandparents were natives of Penn-

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sylvania. The paternal grandparents, Joel and Elizabeth (Irvin) Taylor, were natives of Connecticut, and came to Ohio about the year 1810, locating on the farm now owned by John Grady, near Inskip's Cor- ners, Marlboro township, Delaware county. Elam Taylor came into possession of that place on his father's death, but lost it by go- ing bail for a friend. He was a man of con- siderable local influence, whose sagacity and judgment were much respected, and for many years he held the office of Justice of the Peace in Troy township, Delaware county. He later resided in Norton and there held the same office. He is well known throughout the surrounding country as a most successful veterinary surgeon, and is a straightforward, honorable man. His wife died in 1850.

The Taylor family was well and ably represented during the late war, for the father and four sons donned the blue and aided in the defense of the Union, the ag- gregate of their terms of service amounting to more than twelve years. Elam Taylor enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, par- ticipated in the battle of Perryville, Ken- tucky, and soon thereafter was honorably discharged on account of physical disability. He was born near Norton, Delaware county, January 24, 1815, and died June 6, 1884. Adam H., his eldest child, born December 4, 1837, enlisted in April, 1861, in Com- pany A, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was transferred to the Second United States Cavalry, in which he served until the · close of the war. He is still living. George Albert enlisted in the same company and regiment, and was one of the first two volun- teers from Marlboro township. He was re- jected at Camp Dennison on account of his 21

small stature, but again enlisted, June 13, 1861, in Company C, Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Delaware, Ohio. At the battle of Chickamauga he was taken prisoner, confined in Libby prison, taken thence to Danville, and later to Anderson- ville prison, Georgia, at which place he died, from scurvy, in September, 1864. He now lies in an unmarked grave, like many of the brave boys who left pleasant homes and laid down their lives on the altar of their coun- try. Henry Walter Taylor enlisted in Com- pany B, Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, September 18, 1861, at Delaware, Ohio; was captured at Carrion Cross bayou, Louisiana, November 3, 1863, and confined in a rebel prison at Austin, Texas, for a pe- riod of six months. He was discharged March 9, 1866, at Galveston, Texas, and, remaining in the South, afterward married a Southern lady, by whom he had two chil- dren. His father-in-law, a rank rebel, killed him near Summit, Mississippi, in 1872, and he was buried at that place. His wife and son now reside in Gloster, Mississippi, and his daughter, Dora, was brought North by Dr. Taylor and has married a Northern man, Mr. W. R. Willis, of Broadway, Ohio. Mary E. Taylor, the only daughter of Elam Taylor, was born December 4, 1850.

The gentleman whose name heads this record was early thrown upon his own re- sources. Upon his mother's death, which occurred when he was scarcely four years of age, the family was broken up, and the lit- tle boy was thus thrown upon the cold charities of the world, -and cold indeed he found them. He lived with various fami- lies until his eleventh year, and during that time manifested great aptitude for study, easily mastering the contents of the books to which he had access and making the facts

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therein gleaned his own. During his eleventh year his father placed him with a certain family to work for his board and clothes, with the understanding that he was to be treated as a member of the family, and was to receive a horse, saddle and bridle when he had attained his majority. The aged lady, who presided over the household, however, proved to be of a very eccentric turn of mind and he was abused, mistreated and whipped most unmercifully and so completely was he held in subjec- tion that he did not dare to give a true ac- count of the circumstances, but when questioned concerning his treatment, would invariably reply, "I like my home." For more than four years he endured that treat- ment without complaining, for he believed himself a "bound boy" and did not dare run away. It was his earnest desire to attend school, but he was permitted to do so only through a very short portion of the year. He managed, however, to secure books from the township library and other sources, and thus succeeded in gaining knowledge which has proven of incalculable benefit to him in later years.

When, at the outbreak of the Rebellion, his brothers enlisted in the service, he ran away from his so-called "home," but again he was bound out, and found that fair promises ended in disappointment. He worked all winter, receiving no money and little clothing, so he left and went to his father's home (the father having been again married) and attended school until the suc- ceeding spring, when he engaged with J. A. Schaaf, Commissioner of Marion county, Ohio, receiving a salary of $6 per month. Here Mr. Taylor found friends, and al- though his meager earnings went to support his father's family, yet he obtained many

advantages, chief of which was permis- sion to attend school. The kindness of this family toward the outcast will never be forgotten. In the autumn of 1862 his father enlisted in the service, and thus the support of the family devolved entirely upon him. The Taylors suffered greatly that winter, and often during the long cold days they had nothing to sustain life except potatoes and black coffee. But all things must have an end, and at last the long, weary winter of 1862-3 passed away. The father returned home, broken down in health, and soon after the subject of this sketch, who had frequently attempted to en- list, but who had been rejected on account of his age and size, was accepted as a mem- ber of Company G, Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Lieutenant James W. Mills, at Ashley, Ohio, and served as a bugler during the war.

When peace was once more restored, Mr. Taylor returned to the place of his na- tivity, for home he had none, and began work upon a farm. It was his desire to enter school, but as he had given all his earnings to his father to aid in support of the family, he could not carry out this cher- ished plan. On the 21st of November he lost all of his few effects in a fire, barely escaping with his life. In the winter of 1865 he entered school, and in the summer worked upon a farm, his time being thus passed until his twenty-third year,-the privilege of attending school being granted him by reason of his service in the army when a minor. At the age of twenty-three he began working for an uncle, John Brun- bridge, a wealthy farmer of Marion county, and this proved a fortunate move on his part, for his two cousins, "Lide" and "Joe," talented young ladies, graduates of

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the Granville, Ohio, Female University, took quite a deep interest in him, placed at his disposal a good library, and aided him in his studies in many ways.

During this period of his career Mr. Taylor accumulated some money, and with it he later purchased a house and lot in Norton, which he placed at the disposal of his father and his family, and which was occupied by them for many years, without rent.

Our subject was industrious and was now meeting with fair success, but was not content with his lot, -wishing to enter upon a professional career. From overwork and study his health began to fail, and he was advised by Dr. E. H. Hyatt, of Delaware, Ohio, to study medicine, and not having the ready money to pay for instruction, he began studying with Dr. Hyatt, paying for the teaching by office work and such other assist- ance as he could render his preceptor. Sub- sequently he took a course of lectures in the Columbus Medical College, during the term of 1878-9, and left that school with ill health and without a cent of money, but he borrowed $12, and with indomitable energy walked to Green Camp, Marion county, Ohio, at which place he entered the office of Dr. Free, with the privilege of "making what he could." He went there an entire stranger, without recommendations or di- ploma, and, though his practice was not heavy, he made enough to defray expenses and won many warm friends and established a good reputation as an esteemed citizen and a successful practitioner. He was there elected and served as Township Clerk.

Returning to college in the winter of 1880, he was graduated March 3, 1881, and then again went to Green Camp, but hear- ing of a scarlet-fever epidemic at Broadway,

Ohio, he came to this village, where he was soon battling with the disease. At the earn- est request of many of the citizens of Broad- way, he located in the town, March 14, 1881, and is still engaged in a lucrative practice here. His reputation both as a medical prac- titioner and surgeon is among the best, and he ranks deservedly high among his profes- sional brethren. He has successfully per- formed some very difficult operations in sur- gery, and, although a Democrat, was ap- pointed an examining surgeon for pensions under President Harrison's administration, and is still retained on the Board of Pension Examiners, at Marysville, Ohio.

Dr. Taylor is now serving his second term as Township Treasurer, and is con- nected with various fraternal organizations, being identified with the Masonic order; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic. In addition to his business as a physician he is proprietor of a drug store in Broadway, and also owns a farm near by.

On the 23d of February, 1882, an im- portant event occurred in the life of Dr. Taylor,-his marriage to Miss Emma L. Wolford, of Green Camp, Ohio, daughter of J. G. Wolford, and their union has been blessed with three children, namely: Ar- villa Blanche, born October 25, 1883, died September 1, 1884; Mamie Alberto, born August 18, 1885; and Hazel Lillian, born May 29, 1888. The family is one of prom- inence in this community, and Dr. and Mrs. Taylor occupy a very enviable position in social circles.

The Doctor has lived an eventful life, and in the school of experience has learned many valuable lessons. His childhood was one of hardship and trial; his youth a period of struggle; and his manhood a season of

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well-deserved prosperity. A man of kindly and genial nature, he is generous to a fault, -owing perhaps to the broad sympathy which was awakened by his own early pri- vations.

J OSEPH B. INGALLS, one of the leading citizens of Delaware county, Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Franklin county, on the 2 1st of February, 1815. His father, Thomas Ingalls, was a native of Ver- mont, and his grandfather and several of his great-uncles were soldiers in the Revolution- ary war. Thomas Ingalls married Sarah Bigelow, also a native of the Green Moun- tain State, and they emigrated from New England to Franklin county, Ohio, in 1814, locating where Westerville now stands. He afterward sold his property at that place and purchased land near the county line. His death occurred at the age of seventy- seven years and his wife died at the age of fifty-five years. They were the parents of four children, namely: Joseph B., Mrs. Lu- cretia Arnold, Pearl Parker, and Mrs. Martha Massman.

Joseph B. Ingalls followed the trade of a chair-maker for a time in his early life, then engaged in wagon-making for many years, doing a good business along that line. In 1835, at the age of twenty years, he came to his present farm in Genoa township, Del- aware county, and located amid the dense woods, but though he has since made his home here, he does not now reside in the midst of the forest, having cleared and im- proved his land, transforming it into a valu- able farm.

On attaining his majority Mr. Ingalls was married to Miss Ann Maria Westervelt,

a native of Duchess county, New York, and a daughter of Peter Westervelt. They had two children, -Rosalie, wife of Russell Spurgeon, of Onarga, Illinois; and Belinda, deceased. The mother of this family died in 1845, and, in 1847, Mr. Ingalls was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Bishop, a na- tive of Franklin county, Ohio, and a daugh- ter of John Bishop. By their union have been born two children, -Pearl Parker and Percy B.

Joseph B. Ingalls, whose name heads this record, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of eighteen years, and has lived a consistent Christian life. In early days he was a strong opponent of the institution of slavery, and when the Repub- lican party was formed, to prevent its further extension, he joined the ranks of that party, and has since fought under its banner. He was for many years a Justice of the Peace, proving a capable and efficient officer, and in early days took a deep and active interest in public schools.

P. INGALLS, son of Joseph B. Ingalls, was born in 1848, and was reared on the old home farm, re- ceiving his primary education in the district schools of the neighborhood. When a youth of fifteen years he ran away from home and enlisted for service in the late war, joining Company A, Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He took part in ten battles of that ever memorable struggle and his regiment was the second to enter the city of Petersburg during the engagement at that place. After the close of the war he returned to his home and entered Otter- bein University, at Westerville, Ohio, com- pleting his education in that institution.

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Mr. Ingalls is a member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church, with which he united in 1874. He is an active and zealous worker in the Republican party, and in civic socie- ties he takes quite a prominent part. He is a charter member and Past Commander of James Price Post, No. 50, Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic; is a charter member and Senior Past Chancellor Commander of Westerville Lodge, No. 273, Knights of Pythias; is a Past Noble Grand of Rainbow Lodge, No. 327, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Past Master of Blenden Grange, No. 708; an active Royal Arch Mason and Worthy Patron of Mizpah Chapter, No. 38, Order of the Eastern Star.

Mr. Ingalls was married at the age of twenty-six years to Emma Crayton, a daughter of Rev. J. A. Crayton, a minister of the United Brethren Church. They have one daughter, Laura, a junior in Ot- terbein University.

Mr. Ingalls is a well-to-do farmer, and a highly respected man who faithfully per- forms his duties of citizenship in the same loyal manner that characterized his career as a soldier, when he followed the old flag on Southern battle-fields. He is serving a second term as Justice of the Peace of his township.

The Ingalls family are descendants of three brothers who came to America in the early days of the Puritans. They were of Welsh and English descent and emigrated to this country from Wales.

J OHN EDWARDS, deceased, was one of the prominent and honored pio- neers of Delaware county, who for nearly seventeen years lived in this community, and successfully followed farm-

ing. He was born in Pennsylvania on the 27th of January, 1814, and there spent the first twelve years of his life. He then came to Delaware county, where his remain- ing days were passed. Securing a tract of wild land he placed it under a high state of cultivation, transforming it into a fine farm, and in this line of business he acquired a con- siderable wealth. He had no knowledge of arithmetic that was gained from schools, yet he could calculate interest very rapidly and with great exactness. He was twice mar- ried and had seventeen children, thirteen of whom are yet living. He possessed many excellences of character, in his business dealings was strictly honorable, and in all the relations of life his conduct was that of a true gentleman. He thus won many friends, and when called to the home be- yond, his loss was deeply and sincerely mourned. He passed away March 5, 1894, at the advanced age of eighty years, one month and five days. Few had longer re- sided in Delaware county than Mr. Edwards, and with its history he was very familiar. He always took an active interest in every- thing pertaining to the interests of the com- munity, and his hearty support and co-op- eration were always given to worthy enter- prises. Three of his sons, who have become prominent farmers of this county, are men- tioned elsewhere in this volume.

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Memorial record of the counties of Delaware, Union and Morrow, Ohio, Part 44

Author: Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 570

Author:
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 570