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Mr. Achauer was married to Sarah L. Bar- ringer, a daughter of John Barringer, who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and came to the United States at an early age. He and his family lived in Brush Creek township and were exten- sive farming people, owning over two hundred acres of valuable land. They held membership in the United Brethren church.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Achauer were born the following named: George W., born September 27, 1868, married Leona Hartley and has two children. John J., born June 8, 1871, wedded Lizzie Ramage and has four children. Mary E., born November 22, 1873, is the wife of Harley Young and has two sons. Milton E., born Sep- tember 10, 1875, is now living at Zanesville. Au- gusta A., born December 20, 1878, is the wife of Robert Olden and has one child. Cora D., born September 9, 1881, and Adda E., born December 10, 1883, are both at home. The parents are active members of the United Brethren church and aid materially in its work and the extension of its
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influence. In politics Mr. Achauer is a republi- can and for a number of years served as town- ship trustee. He belongs to Dan Brown post, G. A. R., at Duncan Falls and is also a member of the Patrons of Husbandry and in social and business circles he is known for his personal worth of character, his salient traits being such as command respect and confidence in every land and clime.
JOHN BAGLEY.
John Bagley, the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty-three acres in Newton township in the midst of which stands a fine home, was born in this township on the 4th of June, 1843, and is of Irish lineage. His paternal grandfather, Reuben Bagley, a native of the Emerald isle, crossed the Atlantic to Virginia and after residing in Loudoun county for some time removed to Muskingum county during an early epoch in its development. He then co-oper- ated in movements which reclaimed this dis- trict for the purposes of civilization when hitherto it had been under the domain of the red man. His son, Benjamin Bagley, who was born in Loudoun county, was a young lad at the time the grand- father came to Ohio. He was therefore reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life, sharing with the family in the hardships and dangers inci- dent to settlement in a pioneer district. Having arrived at years of maturity he wedded Jane W. Moore, also a native of Loudoun county and a daughter of James Moore of Virginia, who came to Ohio with his family in 1829. Benjamin Bagley made farming his life work and prospered in his undertakings. He eventually became the owner of three hundred and sixteen acres of land in Newton township, constituting a valuable farm, which he placed under a high state of cul- tivation, so that he annually harvested rich crops. He worked earnestly and persistently year after year and his life record illustrates the term "dignity of labor." He was a whig in his polit- ical views in early life and later became a stanch republican, believing that the principles of the latter party contained the best elements of good government. He belonged to the Metho- dist Episcopal church and was ever an upright, honorable man.
John Bagley, reared to the occupation of farm- ing and educated in the district schools, remained at home until twenty years of age when in 1863 he responded to the country's call for aid, cnlist- ing in Company G, of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for one hundred days' service. When that term had cx- pired he re-enlisted, joining Company G, of the
One Hundred and Ninety-Sixth Ohio Infantry, and at the close of the war he received an honor- able discharge at Columbus. He had been a loyal and faithful soldier, true to the old flag and the. cause it represented and he did his full share in maintaining the supremacy of the Un- ion.
When the country no longer needed his aid Mr. Bagley returned to his home and resumed farming. In 1867 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna J. Axline, who was born in Newton township and was a daughter of William Axline, one of the pioneer residents of this county. She died leaving one child: Charles A., who is with his father. A daughter, Maude, died some eight years previous.
Mr. Bagley gives his undivided attention to his business affairs and is the owner of a valuable farm of one hundred and sixty-three acres whereon he conducts general agricultural pur- suits. The farm is well kept and the home is one of the fine country residences of this part of the county. Everything about the place is in excel- lent repair and its fine appearance is proof of his life of enterprise and thrift. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and is a man who enjoys to the full extent the regard and esteem of those with whom he has been associated.
JAMES M. PEDICORD, M. D.
Dr. James M. Pedicord, physician and sur- geon of Zanesville, was born in Lebanon. Indi- ana, September 13. 1867, and is the youngest son of Zachariah and Laura ( Murphy) Pedicord, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Ohio. In his boyhood days Zachariah Pedicord removed with his parents to Morgan county. Ohio, and subsequently went to Indiana, where he followed the occupation of farming. He be- came well-to-do through his carefully directed agricultural interests and is now living a retired life in Morgan county, superintending his large farm, which is operated by hired help. He is a member of the Baptist church and in his polit- ical views is a republican.
Dr. Pedicord pursued a common-school ed- ucation and acquired his professional training in Starling Medical College, which he attended for a year, and in the Ohio Medical University. from which he was graduated with the class of 1893. He afterward spent eighteen months in a sanitarium at Battle Creek, Michigan, as a stu- dent and he entered upon his practice as a physi- cian in McConnelsville, in 1894. He remained there for eight years and in 1903 came to Zanes- ville, where he has since been practicing success- fully, making a specialty of electrical and x-ray
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treatments. He is an expert in massage treat- ment and his office is thoroughly equipped with all the modern devices which aid the physician in his efforts to restore health.
Dr. Pedicord was married in October. 1897, to Miss Cora Armstrong, who was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, and was a nurse at the sanita- rium while he was a student there. They have two children, Ellen Marjory and James M. Fra- ternally the Doctor is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Camels and politically with the republican party. During the period of his practice in Zanesville, although it has been of brief duration, he has gained a most creditable patronage such as many an older physician might well envy. He has taken two courses in scientific electrical treatment for chronic diseases, the first in New York city and the second in Chicago. Thus he is well prepared and fully equipped to render any service along that line. He served as consulting physician at St. Luke's Hospital in Niles, Michigan, being appointed to that position in 1899.
BENJAMIN F. RICHEY.
Benjamin F. Richey, deceased, was born March 16, 1823, in Salt Creek township, and departed this life in Rich Hill township, January 5, 1882, at the age of fifty-nine years, His parental grand- father, William Richey, was a native of Pennsyl- vania and of Irish descent, and on coming to Ohio he settled on the old Clav pike in Muskin- gum county. His son, John Richey, likewise a native of Pennsylvania, removed from the vicin- ity of Pittsburg to this county, his home being on the Clay pike about ten miles east of Zanes- ville. He early manifested mechanical inge- nuity and became a wagon-maker by trade, fol- lowing that pursuit for a number of years in con- nection with agricultural interests. He was prominent in local community affairs and for a quarter of a century served as justice of the peace of Salt Creek township, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial, so that he "won golden opinions from all sorts of people." He died in the year 1854.
Benjamin F. Richey was reared to farm life working on the fields on his father's place through the period of his youth. He was a pub- lic school student through the winter months and after putting aside his text-books gave his un- divided attention to his farm. He married Mar- tha A. Fisher, who was born in Chandlersville, Ohio, January 23. 1834, her parents being James A. and Frances ( Apperson) Fisher, the former being a farmer and inn-keeper of the early times. Her grandfather was a soldier of the revolution-
ary war and served under General Washington. Her paternal grandmother was of English lineage and was related to King Charles II of England.
Mr. and Mrs. Richey became the parents of twelve children: Vivia J., Walter William, M. Frances, Laura K., Minnie M., John F., Carrie L., Cornelius, F. Alberta, Nellie T., Charles A. and Leanora S. Of this family Frances became the wife of Lincoln Petty and died in Chandlers- ville, Ohio. Cornelius also died and was buried in Chandlersville. Of the others Leonora S. is a graduate of the Zanesville business college and is now employed in the Belmont shoe factory ; Vivia is the wife of James Paisley; Minnie the wife of A. F. White ; and Carrie the wife of Wil- liam Dean, a merchant of Illinois; Walter Wil- liam and John are lumbermen and carpenters, the former being married and the latter at home ; and Charles A., a farmer at home.
Mr. Richey was both a farmer and carpenter and became the owner of a large tract of land which he obtained mostly through his own labor. He worked on year after year and developed an excellent farm property. He placed thereon many modern improvements and thus left to his family an excellent home. He was interested in public affairs, giving his co-operation to many meas- ures for the general good. He was a charter member of Guage & Gavil lodge, A. F. & A. M., at Chandlersville, and politically was a stanch republican. He filled the offices of school director and supervisor and for years was a justice of the peace of Salt Creek and Rich Hill townships, his decisions being characterized by equity and fair- ness. He was a man ever true to his duty as he understood it and when he was called from this life his death was mourned by many friends as well as his immediate family. Mrs. Richey is a member of the Presbyterian church of Mt. Zion. She is a well preserved woman and al- though now well advanced in years yet gives per- sonal supervision to her large farm. The Richeys are a prominent family of Rich Hill township and no history of the community would be complete without their history.
JOHN W. WELLER.
John W. Weller, who since the age of eighteen years has been engaged in operating the mill near Fultonham, was born in New- ton township, April 2. 1858. His father. Henry Weller, also a native of Newton township, died when his son John W. was eight years of age. He belonged to an old and prominent family of the township and in his life displayed sterling traits of character which gained him warm friendships and high regard.
J. W. WELLER.
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No event of specal importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for John W. Wel- ler in his boyhood days. He attended the public schools and from his youth was familiar with the work of milling and at the age of eighteen years took charge of the mill which he now owns and operates. He was for a time in partnership with his brother, C. E. Weller, but for fourteen years has been sole owner. He is engaged in the man- ufacture of flour and feed and also operates a saw- mill located on Jonathan creek. His has been a busy life and he conducts a leading industry of the community. He has worked on persistently day after day and his record proves the value of persistent labor and energy as forces in winning sticcess.
On the 6th of March, 1879, Mr. Weller was united in marriage to Miss Laura L. Lenhart, who was born in Newton township and was the daughter of Frederick Lenhart and a member of one of the old families of this county. She passed away November 10, 1899. Their marriage has been blessed with four children : Jessie L., Eu- nice Z., Roland H. and John F. On July 11, 1901, Mr. Weller was again married, his second union being with Addie S. Bowers, a native of Newton township. He is a man of good principles, true to his honest convictions. He is an earnest advo- cate of the temperance cause and manifests his devotion thereto by his support of the prohibition party. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church.
J. R. BAUGHMAN.
J. R. Baughman, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Brush Creek town- ship, his home being on section 17, was a son of Andrew and Maria (Smith) Baughman. The family was established in Ohio by the grandfather of our subject, who settled near where the city of Zanesville now stands. He was accompanied by his son, Andrew Baughman, then but two years of age and who for eighty-six years lived near the county seat. He was in his time a very successful farmer and a man highly respected by his neighbors and friends. His political views accorded with republican principles and he held all the township offices, to which he was called by public suffrage, his constituents recognizing his worth and ability. He discharged his duties in a prompt and able manner and was equally faithful to obligations in other relations of life. A devout and conscientious member of the Lutheran church, he was confirmed therein when a youth and always guided his actions by the teachings of that denomination. He succeeded in accumulating two hundred and forty acres of
rich land and thus became one of the prosperous farmers of Muskingum county. By his mar- riage he had sixteen children : John; Alva; Mar- garet, the wife of Solomon Swingle; Mary, the wife of William Swingle; Harriet, who married George Leffler; Elizabeth, the wife of Jacob J. Swingle; Susan, who married Eli Stam- brook; Sarah; Frances, the wife of D. E. Dozer ; Abigail, the wife of Benjamin Dozer ; Emma; Amy, the wife of Charles Boyer; and Hannah and Martha, both of whom died in in- fancy.
In taking up the personal history of J. R. Baughman we present to our readers the life rec- ord of one whose long and honorable connec- tion with Muskingum county has made him well known, gaining for him the unqualified regard of young and old, rich and poor. He mar- ried Clara Twyman on the 6th of Au- gust, 1871, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Twyman and a granddaughter of Robert T. Twyman, who came to the United States when his son William was only ten years of age. Sir Robert T. Twyman was a relative of the present reigning king of England. William Twyman, the father of Mrs. Baughman, was born in Canterbury, England, in 1819. He be- came the owner of one hundred and forty-seven acres of land in Muskingum county, which is still owned by his wife. After his death Mrs. William Twyman married a brother of her first husband and she had altogether thirteen children. She still survives and now makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Baughman of this review, who are the parents of one daughter, Alma, now the wife of Charles Eppley.
J. R. Baughman remained upon his father's farm during the period of his minority and after his marriage brought his bride to the old homestead. He has ever been an industrious man and is to-day the owner of one of the neatest and best kept country homes to be found in Brush Creek town- ship. He devotes his farm to the raising of grain and stock and both branches of his business re- turn him good profit. He now belongs to the Grange which is doing so much for the benefit of the farmers. His political views accord with republican principles and he has never wavered in his allegiance to the party, but has never sought or desired office.
ELLIS E. REED.
Ellis E. Reed, who is engaged in the manufac- ture and repair of elevators and also handles ele- vator enclosures, safety gates, iron grating and doors, is a native son of Muskingum county, his birth having occurred in Meigs township, August
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21, 1871. He represents one of the old pioneer families of this state. His paternal grandfather, Ellis Reed, was born in Chester county, Pennsyl- vania, May 12, 1790, and came to Ohio with his family in 1818. He was married in 1816, to Miss Margaret Harry, who was born in Pennsylvania, January 4, 1798. They became the parents of eleven children, of whom four are living : Solo- mon P., born July 2, 1824, is now a farmer of Salt Creek township, Muskingum county ; James L. was born February 2, 1833; Ellis, born No- vember 2, 1834, is engaged in farming in Vernon county, Wisconsin ; Leander A., born March 9, 1840, is a farmer of Salt Creek township. The grandfather died January 27, 1868.
James L. Reed, who was born in Salt Creek township, Muskingum county, February 2, 1833, is still living upon the old homestead farm where his birth occurred. He has spent his entire life in this county and since attaining manhood has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. His home place comprises one hundred and forty acres of land, which is operated under his imme- diate supervision and he keeps abreast with progressive ideas of agriculture. Upon his place is the latest improved machinery and all mod- ern equipments and in his farming operations he has met with very gratifying prosperity. He was united in marriage to Miss Maria Ewing, who was a native of Meigs township, Muskingum county, and was a daughter of Charles Ewing. who followed the occupation of farming. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Reed were born three children : Frank L., a prominent attorney of Zanesville, who was the first police judge of the city ; Ellis E., and Cora M. Mrs. Maria Ewing Reed died January 28, 1876. On December 18, 1877, James L. Reed was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Kille, a native of Salt Creek township, Muskin- gum county, and a daughter of A. C. Kille, who was born and grew to manhood in Stark county, Ohio.
Ellis E. Reed was reared on the old home farm and pursued his education in the public schools. When not occupied with the duties of the school- room he assisted in the development and cultiva- tion of the fields and remained at home until twenty-five years of age. He then married Miss Lura B. Grubb, a native of Zanesville and a daughter of G. B. and Mary A. Grubb. G. B. Grubb was born May 8, 1840, in Morgan county, Ohio; and his wife was born in Washington county, May 23, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have two children, Rodney L. and Harold G. They also lost a daughter, Mary.
Mr. Reed located in Zanesville in 1896 and worked for a commission company for a short time. after which he was employed by the John Blankenbuhler Manufacturing Company until the fall of 1900. He then filled a position as engineer
in the Claredon Hotel until October, 1901, when he embarked in his present business-the manu- facture and repair of elevators. He also handles elevator enclosures, safety gates, iron grat- ing and doors and all kinds of elevator supplies. His factory is at 220 Keene street, and he owns the ground extending from that number to 221 Jackson street, while his home is on Jackson street. He has prospered in his business career and is now in comfortable financial circumstances. He has ever been watchful of opportunity, quick to take advantage of any busi- ness opening that promised better conditions and as the years advanced he has also made steady progress toward the goal of success. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, with which his family is also connected, and in all matters relating to the welfare of the community he is interested, supporting every measure that he believes calculated for the general good.
WILLIAM J. ST. CLAIR.
William J. St. Clair, living in Rich Hill town- ship, was born on the old farm homestead here on the 13th of October, 1832. His father, Benja- min St. Clair, was born near Baltimore, Mary- land, and coming to Muskingum county during the early epoch of its development and settlement he entered from the government one hundred and sixty acres of land which he at once began to con- vert into a productive farm. He became a promi- nent agriculturist, overcoming the obstacles and difficulties of pioneer life and working his way steadily upward. He was married in Salt Creek township to Sarah Linn, of an early family from Wheeling, West Virginia.
William J. St. Clair pursued his education in one of the old-time log schoolhouses with its slab benches and rude board desks but he made the most of his opportunities and as the years have advanced he kept informed concerning the world's progress through reading and observation. In carly life he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed at New Concord, Cumberland and Cambridge, being thus engaged until 1862. He purchased a farm in 1875 and has since success- fully carried on general agricultural pursuits. He still follows farming and stock-raising, giving personal supervision to his place of eighty-four acres although he has now reached the seventy- third milestone on life's journey.
In 1858 Mr. St. Clair was united in marriage to Miss Rhoda Bacon, who was born one mile south of Cumberland, Noble county, Ohio, and they have become the parents of six children : Austin H., now deceased ; Edward L., who mar- ried Elmira Gilkison and has one child, Bessie
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I .; Aurice W., who married Grace A. White, of Cumberland, Ohio, and is a well-to-do farmer of Spencer township, Guernsey county, where he lives with his wife and two children, Albert and Grace A .; Elbert, deceased ; Charlie B., who married Gertrude C. Danks, and is conducting a laundry in Chicago, Illinois; and Elma, the widow of William Smith, now living at home with her father.
William J. St. Clair is a republican in his polit- ical views, having supported the party since its organization and for two terms he has served as justice of the peace. He has been very prominent and active in religious work as a member of the Presbyterian church, to which his wife also bc- longed and in the faith of which she died, her re- mains being interred in Zion cemetery. Mr. St. Clair has acted as treasurer of the church for fifteen years and as trustee two terms and was a liberal contributor toward the building fund at the time of the erection of the church and par- sonage. He has been progressive and interestcd in all that pertains to public improvement. He has lived in Guernsey, Perry and Muskingum counties and during a period of seventy-three years has witnessed the growth and progress of this section of the state as it has emerged from pioneer conditions and taken on all of the evi- dences of an advanced civilization.
HUGH P. AIKIN.
Hugh P. Aikin, deceased, was one of the substantial farmers of Monroe township and a worthy representative of that class of citizens, who as tillers of the soil constitute the basis of all business success. His father, George Aikin, was a native of Ireland, and was a protestant in reli- gious faith. In his boyhood days he was brought to America by his father, who was a pioneer set- tler of Columbiana county, Ohio, reaching this statc between 1807 and 1812. In the midst of the forest he developed a farm, continuing its cultivation until his death about 1825 or 1826. On his removal to Ohio he was accompanied by his wife and children-William, John, George and Margaret.
George Aikin spent much of his youth on his father's farm in Pennsylvania, and when a young man took up his abode in Columbiana county, Ohio. He was a soldier of the war of 1812, and served with Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. He married Martha Patton, a daughter of Hugh Pat- ton, one of the pioneer residents of Jefferson county, Ohio, who removed from Pennsylvania to this state and was of Irish lineage. his father having been a native of the Emerald isle. Mr. and Mrs. George Aikin became the parents of ten
children : Jane, Hugh P., John, William, George W., Eliza H., Mary A., Martha, James and Mar- garet. The parents lived for about seven or eight years after their marriage in Jefferson county, Ohio, and spent the succeeding eight years in Columbiana county. They then took up their abode in Tuscarawas county, where their remaining days were passed. They held member- ship in the Associate Presbyterian church and the father died in that faith at the advanced age of eighty-one years.
Hugh P. Aikin was indebted to the public schools of Jefferson county, Ohio, for the educa- tional privileges he enjoyed. He was reared to the occupation of farming, early becoming famil- iar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. Having arrived at years of maturity he was married November 4, 1845, at the age of twenty-five years, to Miss Isabelle S. Reed, a daughter of Robert and Jane ( Sankey) Reed. Her father removed from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Jefferson county, Ohio. and afterward to Guernsey county, where his re- maining days werc passed. He was married twice. His first wife died, leaving one child. Mary C., and he afterward wedded Jane Sankey and they had seven children. Robert Reed, the father, lived to the age of sixty-two years and was for a long period a devoted member of the Associate Presbyterian church, in which he served as elder for many years. He was also one of the assistant judges of the court of Guernsey county under the old constitution. His eldest son, James Reed, became a member of the Nine- ty-seventh Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and served in the Civil war until killed at the battle of Mission Ridge.
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