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When ready to establish a home of his own, Mr. Shafer was married to Miss Mary E. Hleinle, their marriage being celebrated March 15. 1870. The lady was the daughter of Ezedius and Lizetta Heinle, natives of Baden, Germany. To our sub- ject and bis estimable wife there were born six children, as follows: Anna Christina, who died when four months old; Ernest Orben, admin- istrator of his father's estate, and Secretary of tlie Big Four Opera Company; John Russell, Helen Florence, Estella Edith and Philip Sylvan.
A strong Republican in politics, our subject was
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always interested in the success of his party. Ile was a devoted member of the English Lutheran Church, and staked off the foundation for the new building. He was one of the Trustees of the con- gregation at Canal Dover, joining the church after his marriage. During his life he made three addi- tions to the city, and a share of the lots are now built upon. Ile was also a stockholder in the nut and bolt works at Greensburg, Pa., and Director in the First National Bank of this city.
The latter part of .January, 1894, about two him- dred and fifty men left Columbus on the "Twelfth Annual Excursion of the Union Association of Lumber Dealers of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indi- ana." Among this number was Philip Shafer. The six gentlemen from Dover were healthy and hearty, and none was more satisfied and happier than our subject. lIe seemed to enjoy every hour of the journey. Sometimes he would wonder how his dear old mother, up in the eighties, was getting along; and occasionally would speak of his wife, but he said he had no fears for her, for she was a careful manager, and his children were obedient, so he did not worry.
On the 4th of February Philip Shafer arrived home, and was warmly greeted by all his house- hold, but two days less than a month later he had crossed the river we all must cross. Ile was a man who was seldom sick, and boasted on his trip that he had not needed a doctor for anything serious for years. A month ago, and his life spread before him a beautiful plain, the farther end of which he could not sce. lle had health, wife, children, and a competence that would suffice through his natural life, no matter how long drawn ont; yet his eyes are now closed forever, and the aged mother, whom he expected to meet on that far- ther shore, will now find him waiting for her.
The following preamble and resolutions were un- animously adopted at a special meeting of the Board of Education of Canal Dover, held March 3, 1894:
"WHEREAS, It has blessed the Supreme Architect of the Universe to remove from our midst our late member, Philip Shafer, and
"WHEREAS, The intimate relations held by our deceased associate with the members of this board
render it proper that we should place on record our appreciation of his services as a member, and his merits as a man; therefore, be it
" Resolved, That while we bow with humble sub- mission to the will of the Most High, we do not mourn the less for our associate, who has been called from his labor to rest.
"Resolved, That in the death of Philip Shafer this board has lost an associate who has been an active and zealous member, ever devoted to the welfare and prosperity of our public schools, wise and upright in counsel, an honest and conscien- tious man, whose virtues endeared bim not only to his associates of the board, but to all of his fellow- citizens.
"Resolved, That the board tender its heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the de- ceased in this their sad affliction. And be it further
"Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the minutes of the board, and that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased."
Resolutions were also adopted by the Board of Directors of the First National Bank, at a meeting held March 7, 1894.
S AMUEL PATTERSON, one of the old and honored inhabitants of Guernsey County, has long been numbered among her pros- perous agriculturists. In 1857 he bought out the other heirs to his father's old homestead and took possession of the farm, where he has since resided. In 1867 the old residence built by his father was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of 82,000 in household effects, and the family barely escaped with their lives. The following year our subject built a comfortable home, and also erected barns and other ontbuildings. He keeps nothing but blooded and high-grade cattle on his farm, and for a time made a specialty of raising Shorthorn cattle and thoroughbred sucep. Of the latter he has fre-
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quently had a flock numbering upwards of three hundred, and has obtained as high as $1 per pound for wool.
The birth of Samuel Patterson occurred Septem- ber 7, 1816, in Greene County, Pa. llis parents were Mark and Annie (McGregor) Patterson, the former a native of County Fermanagh, and the lat- ter of County Cavan, Ireland. They were married in Greene County, Pa., and there all their children were born. When well along in years, about 1832, the parents removed to Guernsey County, and set- tled on section 23, range 2, township 1, on a farm of one hundred and sixty-six acres, of which about twenty acres were cleared. They were the parents of the following children: Rebecca, who became the wife of Elias G. Conger, of Iowa; Catherine, who married Benoni Conger; Allie, who died in cluldhood; Thomas, who married Margaret Hop- kins; John, who wedded Polly Albin; Samuel, the subject of thus sketch; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Moses Gaughenbaugh; Nancy, twin sister of Elizabeth; Mary and Mark. The latter are unmarried, and are residents of Appanoose County, Fowa. The father of this family departed this life October 15, 1841, aged seventy-seven years, and his wife was called to her final rest November 1, 1853, when in her sixty-ninth year.
Samuel Patterson passed his boyhood in his native state, and after coming to Ohio assisted in clear- ing his father's new farm. For his wife he chose Elizabeth, daughter of Jason and Hannah (Trues- dell) Payne, the former a native of County Fer- managh. Ireland, and the latter of New Jersey. Mrs. Patterson was born June 24, 1827, and her marriage to our subject took place December 20, 1843. The young couple went to housekeeping in Morgan County, on the homestead belonging to the wife's father, returning agam to Guernsey County in 1857. where they have since continuous- ly resided.
The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Patterson : Hannah, who died in 1866; Allie, who became the wife of Asbury Webster, and has two children, Nellie, and Ida, Mrs. George W. Newton; Rebecca, who is the wife of Mark Patter- son; Mary E., who married Samuel Finley, and has six living children: Edith, Jobn, Elizabeth R., Sam-
uel C., Ivy May and Nellie; Ann, who was called to her final rest in February, 1870; Samnel, whose first wife was Charity Tetrick, by whom he had five children: Willie, Olive, Blanche, Percy and Nanny, and whose present wife was formerly Se- linda West; Margaret, who is Mrs. Eli Mclaughlin; and the mother of six children: Maud, Robert, Mark, Zora B., Goldie E. and Elizabeth; Thomas, whose wife, Annie E. Broom, has borne him one son, James Carl; Noble G., who wedded Eva Frame, and now resides in Hutchinson, Kan., where he has a large real-estate and loan business, and whose family comprises three children: George N., Gil- bert and a baby; Emma Alice, who became the wife of Homer Brokaw, by whom she has had three chil- dren, namely: Herman, Rebecca Grace and Ilow- ard; Melvin, a graduate of the Ada (Ohio) College, and a teacher of natural sciences in the public schools of Ilutehinson, Kan .; and Stephen, who died in infancy. In politics Mr. Patterson is a Republican, and religiously he and his wife are Wesleyan Methodists.
H ON. DOWNARD B. MCCULLOUGHI. AI- though this gentleman is still quite a young man, he has become well known as a successful miller, pursuing his calling after the most approved methods, and in the management of his business is meeting with success. Ilis mill is located at Kimbolton, near which place Mr. Me- Cullough was born on Christmas Day, 1859. Ile is the son of David and Annie (McMillen) Mc- Cullough, the former of whom was a native of Jefferson Township, this county, and his birth oc- curred February 4, 1816. His parents were known by the name of John and Mary J. (Whitehill) Mc- Cullough, and were born in Pennsylvania. They made their advent into Guernsey County at an early day, and, being pleased with the future which it promised, remained the balance of their lives.
Mrs. Annie Mccullough was born in Washing- ton County, P'a., September 18, 1816, and was the
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daughter of Thomas and Annie McMillen, also na- tives of that state, whence they emigrated to this county when Miss Annie was quite young, and like most of those who located in Ohio, made this sec- tion their permanent residence.
The parents of our subject were united in mar- riage in Guernsey County in the year 1836, and to them was born a family of twelve children, evenly divided as to sex, and of whom we note the following: John W. is a farmer of Liberty Township; Elizabeth is now the wife of John Milligan, also a farmer of this township; Sarah J. married Thomas McGee, and makes her home on a nice farm in this locality; Nancy is now Mrs. David Leeper, the owner of a good property in Liberty Township; Mary M. married Lafayette Miller, and is a resident of Kimbolton; Ilattie be- came the wife of Robert Johnson, Superintendent of the School Board in San Francisco, Cal .; Thomas Harvey is following the combined occupations of farmer and miner at Ketchain, Idaho; Anderson is an engineer at the Forsythe Mine in this county; and Downard B. is our subject.
The father of the above family was a millwright by trade, and after making this his business in life for twenty years, abandoned it to engage in farm- ing. lle is still living, making his home at the present time on the estate which he first purchased, but is retired from its operation, leaving that work to the younger members of his family. During his active years he took a prominent part in the affairs of his community, and for many years was Township Trustee and School Director. Ilis prop- erty includes a quarter-section, well improved and valuable.
Our subject, like all farmer boys, was educated in the district school, and trained to a thorough knowledge of farm work. Ile remained at home, superintending the operation of the old place, un- til 1882. when he became the proprietor of a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, which he culti- vated for four years. His father having been a OHN KINSEY, who is well known in York Township, is engaged in general farming and stock-raising near New Philadelphia. Ile owns and cultivates a very desirable piece of farm land, which he has improved and made millwright for so many years, Dowuard B. seemed to have inherited a desire for this industry, and on selling his farm purchased the mill which he still carries on in Kimbolton. After it came into his possession he remodeled it, putting in a , valuable by his own. industrious efforts. At the
full roller system and all the latest improvements in the way of machinery.
The marriage of Mr. Mccullough and Miss Elea- nor Kemp was celebrated March 31, 1879. The lady was born at Wellsburg, W. Va., July 26, 1856, and is the daughter of Jesse and Amanda (Lodge) Kemp. Iler father, who was the son of Adamn Kemp, departed this life in July, 1890. Her mother is still living and makes her home in Ful- ton County, Ark. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1831, and is the daughter of John and Anna E. (Martin) Lodge, also natives of the Quaker City. The parents of Mrs. McCullough were married at Wellsburg, in 1849, and reared a family of two sons and four daughters. Of these, Sarah E. is deceased; Randall H. is a civil engineer in British Columbia; Eleanor is the wife of our sub- ject; William B. lives in Arkansas with his mother; Maude is the wife of Richard Kendrick, a physician of Melbourne, Ark .; and Jessie. The father of this family was a merchant and proprietor of a hotel during the active years of his life at Port Wash- ington, this state. During the late war he served in the Union army as a member of Company F, West Virginia Infantry, and participated in many hard-fought engagements, and was wounded on several different occasions. but not seriously.
To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born seven children, namely: David F., Jesse D., Ilattie B., Roxanna, Claudine, Charles and Minnie. Mr. Mccullough is a member in good standing of the United Presbyterian Church, and is regarded as one of its most efficient workers. He is a believer in Republican principles, and never loses an opportunity to cast his vote for the can- didates of that party.
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time it came into his possession few improvements had been made upon it, and much of it was in a wild state. The homestead is situated on section 7, in York Township, and consists of eighty-two aeres. The proprietor is an example of a self-made man, who has acquired prosperity and an envi- able standing in the community by strict attention to his business affairs, his untiring perseveranee, and his interest in the progress and development of the county.
Mr. Kinsey was born in Switzerland, December 28, 1833, his parents being Christian and Mary (Winger) Kinsey. They were likewise born in Switzerland, and there passed their entire lives. The father was born in 1802, and died in August, 1880. His father, Christian Kinsey, and his wife were born in Germany. Mrs. Mary Kinsey was born in 1808, and died in February, 1880. She was a daughter of John and Mattie (Creps) Winger.
The brothers and sisters of our subject are as follows: Christian, whose home is now in Switzer- land; Mary, widow of Fred Gage; Lizzie; Gott- lieb and Reuben, who still live in Switzerland; Joseph, deceased; Frederick. who is engaged in farming in Warwick Township; and Margaret, Rosa and Jacob, who have never left their native land.
In the year 1854 John Kinsey, then a young man of twenty-one, left his boyhood home and took passage in a sailing-vessel bound for the shores of the New World. He came direct from New York City to this county. He had learned the carpenter's trade in Switzerland of his father, and continued in this vocation until 1861. Ile then purchased a farm of fifty aeres, which he cul- tivated for five years. In 1866 he invested his carefully saved earnings in the farm where he still resides. This place comprised eighty-two acres. with good buildings, fences and other improve- ments.
Mr. Kinsey had very limited educational advan- tages in his early days, though his parents did all in their power to give their children a good start in life. They had a large family and many mouths to feed; thus each, while still young, was obliged to go forth and seek his own livelihood. Religiously he is a member of the Moravian Church, though his
parents were identified with the German Reformed denomination. In politics he uses his ballot in favor of the Democratic party. He has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, who consider him worthy of full confidence, for at all times he has promoted measures beneficial to this vicinity, and has manifested his interest in progressive en- terprises.
OIIN S. CONNER has made Cumberland his place of abode for the past thirty years, and has been a factor in its growth and prosper- ity. Ile owns considerable valuable farm land, among which is a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, his father's old homestead, and several smaller farms of ninety acres, or so. Since he was fourteen years of age, he has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and has been an Elder in the local congregation for about forty years.
Born in Spencer Township, this county, March 12, 1822, Mr. Conner is a son of John and Lettie (Leedom) Conner. The father of the former also bore the Christian name of John. Ile was born near Pittsburg, Pa., and in early life was a tailor, but subsequently devoted himself to farming. About 1808 he settled at Claysville, Ohio, where he entered one hundred and sixty acres, which he cleared and improved. He also entered a similar amount of land in Spencer Township, which he gave to his two sons. He was a devout member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife, Mary, nee Stevenson, survived him many years, dying about 1840. Their family comprised the following: James, John, Jr., Robert, Joseph, Rebecca, Cath- erme, Eliza Jane and Mary, all of whom married with the exception of the youngest. John Con- ner, our subject's father. was born in Elizabetli- town, Pa., in 1792, and with his parents removed to Ohio in the early days of its history. He served in the War of 1812, under General Harrison. After taking possession of the eighty acres which were
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given him by his father, he entered eighty acres more, and in time his possessions numbered three hundred and twenty acres. Ile died in this city, at the age of eighty-three years, after having been a resident here for some ten or twelve years. He was a Whig, and later became identified with the Republican party. During the war he lost a fine horse, when General Morgan made Ins famous raid. Until 1834 he was a Presbyterian, but at that time Rev. I. W. Shock held a revival service in this place, and as the result Mr. Conner, with many others, transferred his allegiance to the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination. To him- self and first wife, Lettie, were born eight children: Mrs. Mary Thompson; Thomas; Mrs. Eliza Tor- rence: Robert, a physician; John S .; Emily; Mrs. Rebecca Young, who died in Iowa; and Martha Dolman, who is now a widow. The second wife of John Conner was a Miss Lockhart. Mrs. Lettie Conner was born in Philadelphia in 1791. Iler father, Thomas, was a farmer, and a pioneer of Muskingum County, this state, where his death oc- curred. lle was an officer in the war of the col- onists for independence. By his wife, who was a Miss Smith, he had one son and four daughters.
The education of John S. Conner was obtained in a primitive log schoolhouse. When only four- teen years of age he began to earn his own living, and formed habits of economy and industry which have been the basis of his success in later life. Ile was married, September 9, 1846, to Maria Lippitt, who was born in Noble Township, Morgan Coun- ty, Ohio. The young couple immediately began housekeeping on a farm of one hundred acres in Noble Township, and later added eighty acres to the original tract. In 1862 Mr. Conner removed to his father's homestead, which he had purchased, and afterward disposed of his farm in Noble Coun- ty. He continued to cultivate his farm assiduously until 1864, when he came to pass the remainder of his life in Cumberland. During the Morgan raid a number of promising horses was taken from the farmers without compensation, and our subject was a victim. While living on the farm he always kept a good grade of stock. In early life he was a Whig, but on the formation of the Republican party espoused its principles. Ile is now a Pro-
hibitionist, and takes an active part in conventions of the party.
To Mr. and Mrs. John S. Conner were born seven children, three of whom are living, namely: Narcissa, wife of Rev. James Best; Reland S .; and Lora, wife of Dr. R. I). A. Gunn, of Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Conner is a daughter of Joseph and Melinda (Rice) Lippitt. The former was born July 22, 1791, came to Ohio about 1814, and en- tered a section of land in Noble Township, Noble County. January 25, 1817, he was married and took his wife to his new home. He cleared a farm, on which his death occurred about 1841. His wife, who was of English descent, and born Jan- mary 15, 1790, died about 1858. They had the following children: Sarah, Benjamin, Maria (wife of our subject), Alfred R., Christopher, Elihu and Warren. Elihu enlisted in an Ohio regiment in the late war, and died in Virginia, leaving two sons and three daughters. Mrs. Conner is now a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but before her marriage was identified with the Protestant Methodist denomination.
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J OSEPH B. CASEBEER is the owner of a good farm of one hundred and five acres, situated in Dover Township. In the im- provement and cultivation of this farm he has been engaged for about twenty years, and has been prospered in his efforts to obtain a livelihood for himself and family. For several terms he has served as School Director, and is a true and stanch friend to progress in the matter of affording fine facilities to the rising generation.
Our subject's father, David, was born in this county, November 1, 1813. His parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Kniseley) Casebeer, were both na- tives of Pennsylvania. The father came to Ohio in a very early day, and made a business of selling bells, which he manufactured, to the Indians. He had formerly learned the trade in Washington
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County, Pa., and found numerous patrons among the redmen. While on one of these journeys into the wilderness, he met Miss Kniseley, whom he afterward married. To them were born seven children, three of whom are living, viz .: David, Mrs. Anna Runnell and Mrs. Sarah Shriver. Those deceased are John, Josiah, Susan and Catharine. Jacob Casebeer died in New Philadelphia, at the age of eighty-four years. For a long period of time he had engaged in farming, and also worked as a blacksmith. In his last years he divided his large farm among his children, and retired from active cares.
. The common schools which were carried on in the boyhood of David Casebcer were of a primitive kind, and he never attended steadily through one term of school. In 1840 he married Elizabeth Schrock. They have five children liv- ing: Sarah; Mary, the wife of David Swihart; Lydia, Joseph and Frank. The latter graduated at Wooster College in 1886, and is a teacher in the collegiate institute at Geneseo, Ill. One son, Simon, while a student in Oberlin College, was taken sick and died, and one daughter passed away in early childhood. The mother of these children depart- ed this life in 1879, and in June, 1883, Mr. Case- beer married Nancy Shalter. From 1840 to 1842 be engaged in farming, and then bought a sawmill, which he also operated for about eight years and then sold out. Going to Brandywine, he bought two hundred and six acres of land, and about twelve years later he bought three hundred acres more, which he cultivated until 1883. then retired from active work to locate on his present place. Until 1886 he was a Republican, but since that time he has been connected with the Prohibition party. For many years he was a School Director, and in the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he belonged, was for a long period Class-Leader and Steward.
Joseph Casebeer was born in this county Decem- ber 22, 1853. He attended the district schools of his home township, and gave his dutiful assistance to his father in the work of the farm until he reached his majority. For two years subsequently he was employed by his father as a farm hand, and then embarked in agricultural pursuits for himself
on the farm on which he still resides. For three years he operated this place on shares, and then became owner of the property by purchase. The farm is arable and well cultivated, being improved with good buildings and fences, and comprises one hundred and five acres.
December 26, 1875, Mr. Casebeer married Miss Amanda Swihart. Iler parents, David and Chris- tina (Pollins) Swihart, were natives of this coun- ty. Mr. and Mrs. Casebeer have had horn to them five children, namely: Ilomer, Elmer, Mamie A., Roy and IIubert, all of whom reside under the pa- rental rooftree. The parents are members of the United Brethren Church, and for several years our subjeet has held the office of Church Steward. In politics he is a Republican, having deposited his ballot in favor of its measures and nominees since casting his first Presidential vote for Rutherford B. Hayes. Ile is a member of the Grange, and is in every respect a practical farmer.
T HIE ROSEMOND FAMILY, whose history forms so large a part of that of the vicinity of Fairview, is of German origin. The first ancestor who can be identified came from .Ilam- burg, Germany, and, having been a Drill-Sergeant in the army, was carried to the British Isles by King William the Third. His wife accompanied him upon the passage, and it is related that at the conclusion of one of the battles of that time this woman was seen turning over upon the field the bodies of the slain, looking for her husband; but he, having escaped deatlı, saw her and hailed her, whereupon at the sound of his voice she exclaimed, " If that be you, I will turn over no more;" and the result was that she was permitted to remain with him throughout the campaign.
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