Past and present of the city of Zanesville and Muskingham County, Ohio, Part 54

Author: Sutor, J. Hope, 1846-
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 898

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To the public school system of the county Peter L. Cashbaugh is indebted for the educa- tional advantages he received and upon the home farm he was reared, early becoming familiar with the work that he has made his life occupa- tion. As a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Miss Sophia Webb, who was a native of this country, and died June 5. 1903. Her father, T. Webb, was a native of England and came to the United States in 1845, settling in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Cashbaugh became the parents of a daughter and three sons: Mrs. Alice Corbin, who is living on the home farm ; Clarence W., of Zanesville : Ralph, also of Zanes- ville, and Lawrence, at home.

Mr. Cashbaugh, in 1864, responded to the call for men to serve with the Union Army for one hundred days and joined Company E, One Hun- dred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Infantry, with which he remained until the expiration of his term, in August of that year. He votes with the democ- racy and for two terms he filled the office of jus- tice of the peace. His farm is a valuable tract of seventy acres of fine bottom land along the Muskingum river in Wayne township. There is no better tract for gardening in the county and to the raising of vegetables it is largely de- voted. There are upon the place two residences, each of two stories. Mr. Cashbaugh is practi- cally living retired, leaving the active work of the farm to others, while he is enjoying a rest which he has truly earned in former years of close connection with the farm work. In all pro- gressive measures his aid can be counted upon, whether to promote agricultural interests or the general good and his fellow townsmen recognize in him a man of genuine worth, deserving of the esteem which is uniformly accorded him.

ALLEN DOUGHTY.

Allen Doughty, deceased, was well known in Muskingum county as a man worthy the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens. He was one of the native sons of Zanesville, having been born in that city in 1808. When he was but four years of age he was taken to Adams township and from that time forward was identified with agri- cultural interests, choosing as a life work the oc- cupation to which he was reared. As time ad- vanced he kept in touch with improvements along agricultural lines, replacing the old crude farm machinery by the new agricultural implements that were found upon the market and employing advanced ideas concerning the best methods of cultivating the soil. He was practical in all his work and his perseverance and energy were strong elements in his career. He became the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of fine land in Madison township and also owned an attractive residence in the town.

Mr. Doughty was twice married. He first wedded Lucinda Honnold and this marriage was blessed with ten children, of whom six are now living. Following the death of his first wife he was married again in 1877, his second union being with Mrs. Martha J. Ferrell, who was born in Adamsville, in 1843, and is a daughter of George W. and Sarah A. Shirer. Her father was a native of Muskingum county, born in 1815, and by trade was a carpenter, he and his brother being closely associated with the building interests of Adams- ville so that the town practically stands as a monu-

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ment to their enterprise and labor. Mr. Shirer afterward removed from the town to a farm and later retired from business, spending his remain- ing days in Adamsville in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. He died in October, 1901, while his wife passed away November 22, 1900. Their daughter, Mrs. Doughty, was educated in the schools of Adamsville and was first married to Chris W. Ferrell, by whom she had two children : E. S. Ferrell, who is occupying a position in the postoffice of Zanesville; and C. W. Ferrell, who is employed in the Adamsville mill. Mr. Ferrell was a soldier of the Union army in the Civil war and died in 1871. By the second marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Doughty there are three children : Olive M., Bruce C. and Allen M., all of whom are living with their mother.

It was in 1889 that Mr. Doughty was called to his final rest. He voted with the democracy and was a consistent and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, his entire life being in harmony with his professions so that he left to his family an untarnished name as well as a comfortable competence. He was devoted to the public welfare and also to the interests of his family and in his career he displayed many ex- emplary traits of character. Mrs. Doughty and her children now reside in Adamsville, where she is widely and favorably known, the hospitality of the best homes of the city being gladly accorded her.

HENRY NELSON.

Henry Nelson, for many years actively identified with agricultural pursuits and still the owner of valuable property holdings, is now living a retired life in New Concord. He is a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, born August 30, 1845, and is one of fourteen children of Peter and Margaret (Newman) Nelson, both natives of Pennsylvania. They were married in the Key- stone state and in 1825 removed to Ohio, settling in Guernsey county, where the father followed the butchering business. In his political views he was originally a whig and upon the dissolution of that party became a stanch republican. He held membership in the Cumberland Presbyterian church and died at the age of eighty-three years, while his wife passed away at the age of eighty- two years. Their living children are: John S., W. B., Frank, Mary, Eliza, Ora, Henry, Mar- garet and Lucy.

Henry Nelson, spending his boyhood days under the parental roof, acquired his education in the public schools and afterward assisted his father until he attained his majority, when he started out in life on his own account as a

farmer of Guernsey county. He came to Mus- kingum county, August 18, 1885, and located two miles south of Norwich, in Union township, where he purchased a half interest in two hundred and thirty-six acres of farm land. Later he became sole owner of that property and placed the fields under a high state of cultivation, while to the place he added various modern equipments and improvements. In October, 1904, he sold that farm, although he still owns one hundred and sixty acres of good land in Union township, which is devoted to general farming, and one hundred acres in Guernsey county, which he rents. He also has town property, including the two- story residence which he occupies. He is now living retired after a very active, useful and honorable business career and his rest is well merited.

Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Elmira E. Redd, a native of Muskingum county and a daughter of John and Mary E. ( Allbrittan) Redd. They have eight living children: Harry E., Ora, Irene, Mary, Alice, Alta, Daisy and Sumner. Harry married Lorena Gallaher and lives on a farm in Guernsey township. Ora mar- ried George Heagan of Union township. Irene married George Ritchie of Cambridge, Ohio. Mary married John Waddle and lives in Union township. Alta married Loring Mock of Union township. Alice married Marcus Taylor and lives at home. Daisy married Cameron Mc- Conagha and lives in Concord. Sumner lives at home.

The parents are members of the Presbyterian church and in his political views Mr. Nelson is a republican, keeping well informed on the ques- tions of the day, yet never seeking office, for in former years he preferred to give his undivided attention to his business affairs, which brought him the competence that now enables him to live a retired life.

JAMES T. GOODLIVE.

James T. Goodlive, whose connection with business interests in Zanesville is that of a florist, was born in Roseville, this county, December 25. 1875. His parents are Abraham and Maria (Aston) Goodlive, the former a native of Perry county and the latter of Hocking county, Ohio. They are still living, their home being in Zanes- ville. The father is a shoemaker by trade and after working at the bench for some time he later established a shoe store in Roseville, which he conducted until about six years ago, when he removed to Zanesville, where he is now living re- tired. He did custom work and was a most in- dustrious man, so that his success can be attribut-

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ed entirely to his own efforts. In the family were six children, of whom five are living: William H., Ada, James T., Emma and Mabel, the wife of Ernest Bainter.

James T. Goodlive was reared to manhood in Roseville and acquired his education in its public schools. Since fourteen years of age he has been engaged in work as a florist and he began business in Roseville on his own account in a small way. He has always had a great love for flowers and thus has a natural aptitude for the vocation, which he has chosen as a life work. He was at one time engaged in railroad work, however, for the Cin- cinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad as baggage master at Zanesville, occupying that position for two and a half years. Two years ago he pur- chased a piece of land on Greenwood avenue near Greenwood cemetery and there he built a small greenhouse twenty-two by one hundred and twenty-five feet and began business as a florist. He is meeting with much success and expects in the summer of !905 to erect another greenhouse. He deals in all kinds of plants and cut flowers and is conducting a growing business which has already become profitable. He has secured many regular patrons and is continually gaining new ones. He is a man of energy and laudable ambition, well merit- ing the success which has already come to him. In politics he is a democrat, while fraternally he is connected with Amity lodge, No. 5. F. & A. M.

GEORGE C. ADAMS.

George C. Adams, who stands at the head of the George C. Adams Lumber Company of Dres- den, was born in Madison township about three miles from this village, June 19, 1846. His pa- ternal grandfather, LittletonAdams, was a pioneer settler of Muskingum county, coming to Ohio from Fauquier county, Virginia, about 1797 or 1798. Few were the settlers who had located here and the district seemed cut off from all the comforts and conveniences of the older east but he concentrated his energies upon the establish- ment of a home and assisted materially in the early development and upbuilding of the county. He followed the occupation of farming and eventually gained a comfortable competence. He made his journey to Ohio in a wagon drawn by six horses and was accompanied by his family, consisting of his wife and nine children, namely: George, Zachariah, John, Benjamin, Samuel, Littleton, Alfred, Maria and Julia. Maria, who was the second in order of birth in the family, carried her brother Zachariah in her arms, while riding a horse across the Allegheny mountains. Littletom Adams settled in Madison township upon land which he secured from the government and which

he cleared and converted into a fine farm. There he lived for many years eventually passing away at a ripe old age. He took a very active interest in politics, giving his support to the whig party. He served his country in the war of 1812, being a paymaster in the army.

Zachariah Adams, son of Littleton Adams, was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, but was reared to manhood in Madison township, Muskingum county, Ohio. He managed to acquire a good education for those days and when a young man engaged in teaching school. He was one of the early justices of the peace and also served as sheriff of Muskingum county in pioneer times when it required a brave and resolute man to fill that position. He was also prominent and in- fluential in military circles and he served as a colonel in the old militia. He was active in po- litical affairs, possessed much influence and was well known throughout the county. His power was always exercised in behalf of improvement, progress and upbuilding and his efforts therefore proved of much value to his locality. When he was about forty years of age his health failed him and he took a six-months sea voyage to Cuba. He was married late in life to Miss Harriet Wil- liams, who was born in Milford, Clermont county, Ohio, a daughter of Dr. William Wil- liams of that county, who was one of the lead- ing citizens at an early day. Dr. Williams was born in Pennsylvania about 1791 and coming to this state entered upon the practice of medicine in a frontier district, his professional labors de- manding that he take long drives through in- clement weather and meet hardships and discom- forts in practicing the healing art. He died in Clermont county at the advanced age of eighty- seven years. Zachariah Adams passed away at the age of sixty-two years. He was a man of marked individuality, constantly broadening his knowledge through reading and study and his love of books was indicated by the extensive li- brary which he accumulated. He always kept informed on all matters of church and state and was thoroughly conversant with the great issues before the country. In early life he gave his political allegiance to the whig party and later was a stanch republican. He was bitterly op- posed to slavery, becoming a stanch advocate of abolition principles, and was a firm supporter of the government at the time of the Civil war. He was also regarded as one of the pillars of the Methodist Episcopal church in his community and he held the offices of steward, trustee and class leader. He died at the age of sixty-two years, honored and respected by all who knew him. He was fearless in conduct, loyal to the right and a recognized champion of everything that he be- lieved would contribute to the general good or to the walfare of the community. As his fame

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spread abroad his children find that his name was a passport wherever he was known. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Adams were born the fol- lowing named children: Martha and Anna, now deceased; George C .; Euphemia, deceased; Vir- ginia; Howard; Thomas; and William, who is living in Zanesville.

George C. Adams, reared in Muskingum county, is indebted to its public-school system for the educational privileges he enjoyed. He was but seventeen years of age when, his spirit of patriotism having been aroused, he enlisted on the 17th of June, 1863, becoming a member of Company H, First Virginia Light Artillery. He participated in two battles at New Creek, Vir- ginia, and there on the 28th of October, 1864, he was captured, together with seven hundred Union soldiers, who were surprised by the Confederates, the rebel troops having dressed themselves in the blue uniform of the north. Mr. Adams was then taken to Libby prison where he was incarcerated from November, 1864, until March 1, 1865, and his sufferings amidst the horrors of a rebel prison reduced him in weight from one hundred and sixty-five to ninety pounds, so that he seemed a walking skeleton when he at length obtained his release. The prison then housed about one thou- sand Union troops and they received very scanty rations-a small piece of corn bread, about one and a half inches square, and a piece of salt pork about the same size constitut- ing their morning meal. Nothing more was served to them until night when they were furnished with a similar repast, save that about a half pint of bean soup took the place of the pork. They slept on the floor of the prison at night with nothing to cover them but their own clothing and Mr. Adams considered himself for- tunate in finding a brick which he used as a pil- low. It required a year after his release to re- cover from the prison exposure and hardships and in fact he has never since enjoyed the same health that he did before he made this sacrifice for his country. Not long after he was dis- charged from the prison the war was over and he returned to his home.

When he had sufficiently recovered his health Mr. Adams resumed agricultural pursuits, carry- ing on farming on his father's old homestead for two years. In 1867 he became connected with the lumber industry, embarking in the sawmill busi- ness. He had a portable sawmill which he took to all parts of the county and in 1868 he went to Story county, Iowa, but soon afterward re- turned to Muskingum county and here embarked in merchandising at Symmes Creek. For four vears he conducted a store and in :872 he sold out there after which he was on- gaged in business for a year at Adam's Mill. He next purchased and operated a grist mill at Symmes Creek and in 1876 he re-

moved to Frazeysburg where he engaged in the grocery business for two years. Later he was connected with the lumber trade at that place until 1892, when he came to Dresden and here embarked in the lumber business as a partner of C. M. Haas. Since 1902 he has been alone in business and his plant is operated under the name of the George C. Adams Lumber Company. He owns two lots and a large planing mill and manu- factures all kinds of building materials. He has a large lumber yard and his sales annually reach extensive figures.

On the Ist of February, 1872, Mr. Adams was united in marriage to Miss Minnie A. Thompson, a native of Noble county, Ohio, who was reared in Madison township, Muskingum county, and is a daughter of James and Sarah Thompson. Her father was a merchant of Noble county, but sub- sequently removed to Texas, where he died about. 1886. He was born in Pennsylvania and was of German lineage. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Adams have been born the following named : W. W. and Stella, now deceased; Blanch, who became the wife of L. R. Coberson, of Zanesville, and died at the age of twenty-four years ; Herbert, a mem- ber of the United States Army with the Ninth Regiment of Coast Artillery; Wheeler, who is a member of the same command ; and Seth, who is employed by the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Company.

Mr. Adams is a republican and while residing in Frazeysburg served as mayor of the city for three terms and was also justice of the peace there. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Re- public and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. He is a man of fine physique, large and well proportioned and his physical manhood is typical of the strength of his character and of his capabilities. He is well known in his native county and his record throughout his entire life has been such as would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny.

FRANK F. KOHLER.

The name of this gentleman is inseparably con- nected with the industrial interests of South Zanesville, where for the past ten years he has carried on business as the owner and proprietor of the Kohler Bent Wood Works. A native of Ohio, he was born in Moundsville, Belmont county, on the 14th of February, 1862, and is a son of Joseph H. and Mary (Spicer) Kohler. On leaving Belmont county, the father brought his family to Muskingum county and first located in Fall township, but in 1873 took up his residence in Zanesville.

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of the family to Zanesville, he continued his studies in the city schools for some time. On put- ting aside his text-books he entered upon his busi- ness career and for sixteen years he was employed with the Brown Manufacturing Company in Zanesville. On the Ist of August, 1895, he es- tablished his present business in South Zanesville, where to-day he owns twenty acres of land, and the works, now comprising three buildings, cover two and a half acres, the main building being two hundred by forty feet in dimensions while another is one hundred and sixty by forty feet. The plant is conveniently located on the Cincin- nati & Muskingum Valley Railroad, and here employment is furnished to forty people, an ex- tensive business having been built up in all kinds of bent wood for wagons, plows, etc.

Mr. Kohler married Miss Maggie Camp, who died leaving one son, Burney. In business affairs he is prompt, energetic and notably reliable, and he belongs to that class of men whom the world terms self-made. Having started out in life for himself empty-handed, he has worked his way upward until he is now at the head of one of the important industrial concerns of the city and is doing a large and profitable business. He is well known throughout this section of the state for his sterling character and worth.

JAMES KENNON GEDDES.

Prominent in business circles of Zanesville as one whose efforts have contributed to its sub- stantial improvement, James Kennon Geddes well deserves mention in the history of the repre- sentative citizens of Muskingum county. He was born near Caldwell, in Noble county, Ohio, September 7, 1856, and is of Scotch lineage. His paternal grandfather, James Geddes, came from Scotland to America, settling near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1800, and he served his adopted country as a loyal soldier in the war of 1812. His son, George E. Geddes, was born in Morgan county, Ohio, followed the occupation of farming as a life work and by the judicious in- vestment of his savings accumulated a consider- able property. He held high rank in public re- gard and was known as one of the leading and influential citizens of his community. His po- litical support was given the republican party and he took an active and helpful part in political work and in various public measures which pro- moted the general welfare. He was lieutenant colonel in the Ohio militia, but because of phys- ical disability was unable to participate in the Civil war, serving, however, as a member of the Home Guard. His religious faith was indicated by membership in the Methodist Protestant church. He wedded Mary A. Brown, who was

born in Noble county, Ohio, where she is now living at the age of sixty-six years. She is de- scended from New England ancestry and her paternal grandfather became one of the pioneers of the western wilderness, assisting in opening up the country for the use of civilization. Her father was Edmund G. Brown, a farmer of Noble county. George E. Geddes departed this life in 1904, at the age of seventy-one years.

James Kennon Geddes acquired his early edu- cation in the common schools and afterward at- tended academies at Sharon, Caldwell and Leb- anon, Ohio. He has always been a man of schol- arly tastes and habits. In fact he has been a student throughout his entire life and is now well known as a mathematician and linguist, be- ing especially fluent in Spanish and German classics. He engaged in teaching school when only seventeen years of age and devoted his Ieis- ure time during this period to the study of civil engineering. He followed the teacher's profes- sion for six years and was a capable educator, imparting clearly and readily to others the know- ledge which he had acquired. In 1881 he did his first work as an engineer on the old Texas & St. Louis Railroad, now known as the Cotton Belt Railroad. A few months later he was ap- pointed assistant engineer at Vicksburg, Miss- issippi, on the location and construction of the Mississippi Valley Railroad. He did special work on the Memphis & Vicksburg Railroad and in 1882 he was transferred to New Orleans. He took charge of the location and construction of the New Orleans & Mississippi Valley Railroad.

In January, 1883, he came to Zanesville as res- ident engineer on the construction of the Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad and soon after the completion of that line he was made engineer and roadmaster of the road, which position he filled until July, 1891, when he was appointed general manager of the road, thus continuing un- til 1895. At that time the road went into his hands as receiver and he continued as such until January 1, 1903, when the property was re-or- ganized and sold to the Appleyard syndicate. since which time he has been general manager for the new owners of the property. Mr. Geddes also served as a member of the building commit- tee for the construction of the new Masonic Tem- ple, built at a cost of one hundred and sixty thous- and dollars, and he has interests in various home enterprises, thus contributing to the material wel- fare of his adopted city.

On the 15th of May, 1884. Mr. Geddes was married to Miss S. Irene Young, who was born in Chandlersville, Ohio, in 1863, and is a daugh- ter of Archibald Young, a farmer and stock- raiser. They have one child, Donald Young, who was born in 1885, and is now attending Ohio State University, preparing for civil engineering.

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Mr. Geddes belongs to Amity lodge, A. F. & A. M., to the chapter and council, and Cyrene commandery, No. 10, K. T. He is also a member of Elks lodge, No. 114, and Phoenix lodge, No. 180, K. P. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and is a director of the American Trust & Savings Company, of Zanesville. In his political affiliation he is a re- publican and is now serving as a member of the city council of Zanesville from the ninth ward. True gallantry and enterprise are manifestly his salient characteristics and these qualities have led to his success in the business world and he is also regarded as one of the worthy and valued citizens of Zanesville and as such deserves rep- resentation in this volume.

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Past and present of the city of Zanesville and Muskingham County, Ohio, Part 54

Author: Sutor, J. Hope, 1846- Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 898

Author: Sutor, J. Hope, 1846-
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 898