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On the 11th of October, 1887, Mr. Hatcher mar- ried Miss Orpha D. Sidebottom, whose parents were John and Amney (Denford) Sidebottom, residents of St. Clairsville, Ohio. They have one child, a son, Emmett. Their little daughter, Delia, died at the age of two years.
M ICHIAEL BAIR is one of the old and prominent farmers of Dover Township, within the boundaries of which his home has been made since 1845. In past years he was the owner of several large and valuable farms, but has sold or disposed of a portion of his land, thoughi he still retains the old homestead and two hundred and twelve acres. He adheres to the Re- publican party, and had the honor of casting his first Presidential vote for the hero of Tippecanoe, William Henry Harrison.
The birth of our subject occurred in Harrison County, Ohio, April 6, 1816. His father, Chris- tian Bair, was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in an early day in its history, settling upon the farm where his son Michael's birth sub- sequently occurred. Before leaving the Keystone State, Christian Bair wedded Mary Harman. also a native of that state, and of their union were born five children: Michael; Jacob. deceased; David. now of Iowa City, Iowa; Samnel. deceased; and Sarah, the widow of Daniel Long, of Lagrange County, Ind.
When Michael Bair was only ten years of age, his parents removed to Holmes County, this state, and in the primitive log schoolhouses of that lo-
cality he received his rudimentary education. The building used for a school was furnished with a puncheon floor and seats made of slabs without backs to them. Young Michael, however, only at- tended school for a short time, and when he was seventeen years of age he began serving an ap- prenticeship to the blacksmith's trade. At the end of two years he was thoroughly versed in the de- tails of the business, and for one winter he worked at a place in IIolmes County. Going to Shanes- ville, he entered the employ of Andrew Berkey, a blacksmith, who was to pay him $5 per month. This was in the summer of 1834, and during the following winter he went to school in the county, and received more benefit from this brief term than he had ever before gained in his educational experience. Continuing in the line of his trade, he next became an employe of a man by the name of Ream, who was to give him $10 per month for three months. At the end of this time a partner- ship was instituted between Messrs. Bair and Ream, and this connection existed for two and a-half years. When the partnership was dissolved, our subject returned to Holmes County, where he worked at his trade for the next two years.
In 1842 our subject purchased a farm of thirty- five acres in the above county. He erected build- ings, improved the place, and resided there for three and a-half years. He then sold the farm for $1,400, getting the best price per acre ever paid in that county up to that time. In 1845 Mr. Bair removed to Tuscarawas County, and took up his residence upon a farm of sixty-five acres in Dover Township. In 1849 he bought ninety acres ad- joining this property, and two years later pur- chased thirty acres joining his land on the east. Subsequently he bought another ninety-aere tract, next to the thirty just mentioned, and to this he afterward added twenty-five aeres adjoining the eastern sixty-four acres, where his residence now stands. Ten acres lying in Franklin Township, and five acres in the same township, which he bought from Frank Rice, he afterward sold for $500.
October 16, 1836, Mr. Bair married Catherine Wimer. They commenced their married life on a most economical scale, as they only possessed at
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the time about $40 in silver. Mrs. Bair proved a true helpmate, and by her good management, in- dustry and thrift, was of valuable assistance to her husband. They became the parents of ten chil- dren, as follows: William II., who is deceased; Nathan, of Fayette County, Ill .; Benjamin, de- ceased; Drucilla, Mrs. Joseph Brookens, of Grant County, Wis .; Michael, Jr., a farmer of Dover Township; Frank, who is also engaged in farming in this township; Sarah, who lives at home; one who died in infancy; Emma .J., Mrs. C. C. Fernsell, of this county; and John Wesley, who is still un- der the parental roof. Mrs. Bair, who was a worthy member of the United Brethren Church. died January 22, 1878. Since 1846 our subject has been a member and faithful worker of this same denomination, and in all his dealings with his fellows has been strictly honorable and up- right.
H ENRY J. MARTIN is a prosperous farmer of Jefferson Township, Guernsey Coun- ty, and manages a well improved home- stead on section 6, which has belonged to him for the past twenty-six years. In politics he is a Re- publican. IIe is a man of high standing and true worth, devoted to the best interests of the com- munity in which he has long made his home. Since seventeen years of age he has been a member of the United Presbyterian Church, with which his wife has also been identified since her girlhood.
The paternal grandfather of our subject, John Martin, was a native of County Down, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States at an early day and learned the blacksmith's trade in Pittsburg, Pa., serving an apprenticeship of three years. IIe married Margaret, sister of the late Henry McCart- ney, County Commissioner of this county. To John and Margaret Martin were born the follow- ing children: Henry, born September 22, 1821; Robert, August 1, 1823; Nancy, James, Margaret, Jane, John, William M. and Martha. Robert moved
to Iowa in 1852, and until December, 1891. re- sided in Washington County. Ile married Mar- garet Black, of Monmouth, Ill., and of their seven children only two are living. Naney first mar- ried Rev. John Clark, of Washington County. Iowa. lle was killed by a stroke of lightning, and after- ward his widow became the wife of James Dawson. James, a sub-contractor on railroads, married IIulda Ilead. Margaret, who became MIrs. Samuel Me- haffey, was for many years a resident of Cam- bridge, and is now in Colorado. Jane, who is unmarried, is now living with her sister, Mrs. Martha Parr, in Indianola, Warren County. Iowa. John married Mary II. McWilliams, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Spear) McWilliams. Their eldest son, James Sankey, is a minister of the Re- formed Presbyterian Church at New Castle, Pa. William M., born in 1842, enlisted in Company K, Seventy-fourth Ohio Infantry. and was a valiant and faithful soldier. Though he was color-guard, and his companions were often shot down on either side of him, he never received a wound. In the charge of Booneboro, Ala., one hundred and thirty-two of his regiment were killed. He mar- ried a daughter of Henry MeCleary, and is now living in Arkansas City, Kan. Martha married Robert Parr, who served throughout the war from the organization of the Seventy-fourth Ohio Regi- ment, and was a member of Company K. He is now making his home in Indianola, Iowa.
IIenry Martin, the father of our subject. was born September 22, 1821, in Mercer County. Pa .. and was married at the old Armstrong homestead. in Jefferson Township, in September. 1844, to Eliza- beth Armstrong. They had two children. Mar- garet S., who was born July 3, 1845, and is now deceased; and Henry J., our subject.
The birth of Henry J. Martin occurred Decem- ber 1, 1846. He received a common-school educa- tion, and was reared in Guernsey County, Ohio. From his boyhood he has been interested in agri- cultural pursuits, and has made a success of his enterprises. Ile was married, December 31, 1868, to Harriet, daughter of Andrew and Eleanor Hur- rel. She was born July 18, 1846. and by her mar- riage has become the mother of two children. The elder, Lizzie E., born December 1, 1869, married
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George B. Adams, December 29, 1892. Ile is the son of Thomas and Mary A. (Beal) Adams. Ella A., the younger daughter, was born August 12, 1876, and is still living with her parents.
The parents of Mrs. Henry J. Martin, Andrew and Eleanor (Milligan ) Hurrel, were natives of the Keystone State, and at an early day removed to Muskingum County, Ohio. Their five ehildren who lived past childhood were: Cyrus, who died in youth; Harriet, Mrs. Martin; Naney, who died in early womanhood; Jolin, who wedded Agnes Clark and has two children, Inez and Clark; and Luther, who lived until he was twenty-one years of age, when he was called to his final rest. Andrew Ilur- rel was previously married to Miss Elsie Hayden, by whom he had nine children. Their eldest son, Samuel, was a soldier of Company HI, Seventy- eighth Ohio Regiment, was taken prisoner, and, as a result of his privations, died at Annapolis, Md., after being exchanged. The other children were as follows: James, Andrew, David, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Wilson; and Mary, wife of Daniel McCarthy. Wilson was a member of the cavalry department during the late war, and served in the Eastern army until the surrender of Lee.
J OIIN WILLIAM MARQUAND, President of the Morton Tinplate Company of Cambridge, is one of the prominent and influential men of the city, and has done his full share to- ward the development of the same since his resi- denee here. The enterprise of which he is Presi- dent is one in which much pride is felt by every resident, and Mr. Marquand discharges the duties of his position in an able and satisfactory manner.
Our subjeet is a native of this state, and was born in Monroe Township, Muskingum County, June 9, 1839. His parents were Solomon and Eliza (Ilanks) Marquand, and the father of the former, Charles Marquand, was a native of the Isle of Guernsey. llis emigration to America, and set- tlement in this state, made him one of its pio-
neers. He made his homein Monroe Township, in the above county, until his death, in 1855, never having liad occasion to make any of those changes which break up old friendships and old associations to a degree that those who have not been called upon to endure them can never understand. He was aged ninety years at the time of his decease. Ile was of Freneli extraetion, and in following his ehosen occupation, that of an agrieulturist, won an enviable reputation.
The father of our subjeet was born in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and after attaining mature years he learned the trade of a miller, which business he followed during the most of liis active life. He reared a family of two sons, and departed this life in 1841. aged thirty-six years.
John W., of this sketch, was but two years of age when deprived of the care of a father. but his mother, watching earefully over him, gave him every advantage for obtaining an education and trained him to a life of honor and usefulness. He owns a farm in his native county, which he operated in connection with carrying on his mill until 1891. During these years he was recognized as one of the successful and representative agriculturists of Mus- kingum County, where he lived until removing to Cambridge.
Mr. Marquand was elected to his present respon- sible position in July, 1894, and under his efficient management the industry is being made very profitable and is rapidly inereasing. Our subject was married in this eounty, in the year 1874, to Miss Annie E. Walker. Mrs. Marquand is the daughter of William and Sarah Walker, and was born in Guernsey County, November 25, 1850. Her union with our subjeet has been productive of three children, bearing the respective names of Laura, Emma and William.
In his political sentiments Mr. Marquand is an out-and-out Republiean, having cast his first Pres- idential vote for Abraham Lincoln, of which faet he is very proud. His maternal grandfather, a rela- tive of this noted man. took a deep interest in the politics of that early day. Our subject was ex- tremely popular in his native county, which fact is indieated by his appointment to the position of Postmaster under the first administration of Cleve-
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land. Ile was at that time residing in Marqnand, which place was named in honor of the family. Both our subject and his estimable wife were act- ive members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the former was Steward of the congregation prior to his removal to Cambridge. The mother of our subject died in January, 1894, aged eighty years. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and to her Christian spirit and teaching is due in a great measure the splendid character which her son, our subject, bears. The latter takes great in- terest in the education of his children, and his elder daughter, Miss Laura, is now attending the Cam- bridge IIigh School, from which she will be gradu- ated in a short time.
ILLIAM LENHART, a well known merchantand ex-Postmaster of Bolivar, did gallant and meritorious service during the late war, participating in some eighteen hard-fought battles and many other engagements. In 1889 he was appointed Postmaster of this place, and efficiently discharged the duties of the office until his term expired, September 1, 1893. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and has ever been a loyal citizen, both in times of peace and war.
Mr. Lenhart, a native of Shanesville, Tusca- rawas County, was born October 12, 1843, and is a son of Joseph and Julia Lenhart. The mother died when the boy was only twelve years old, and at a very early day the responsibilities of life fell upon his shoulders. When nine years of age he obtained employment on a repair boat on the Ohio Canal, and at intervals during the next nine years he worked in this capacity.
Responding to his patriotic impulses, William Lenhart enlisted from Mill Township. September 21, 1861. and became a member of Company E, Fifty-first Ohio Regiment. He was enlisted at Camp Meigs, Tuscarawas County, and remained
there for a few weeks, and in camp at Cincinnati. Then, proceeding to Louisville, Ky., a few weeks more were spent in drill service at Camp Wickliffe. The first battle in which he participated was that of Dobson's Ford, on Stone River, December 9, 1862, in which several of the regiment were killed and wounded. On the 2d of the following Jan- uary occurred the battle of Stone River. in which the Fifty-first did good service, though their loss was excessive. Our subject was knocked down by a piece of shell, and was taken prisoner on the farther side of the river. Ilis captors conveyed him to Murfreesboro, thence to a point below At- lanta, and finally placed him in Libby Prison at Richmond. At the end of three weeks he was pa- roled and sent to Annapolis, Md. A little later, with many other ex-prisoners, he was sent to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. After two months spent at home on a furlough, he reported at Columbus and of his own free will accompanied the troops to Iloimes County for the purpose of breaking up Ft. Fizzle, where some disloyal persons had established a camp to resist the draft.
Going to MeMinnville, Tenn., Mr. Lenhart joined his regiment in the summer of 1863, and from there marehed to Chattanooga. He was in the advance on Chickamauga, where he partici- pated in the battles of September 19 and 20. The latter day was one of hard fighting for his com- pany, and his superior officer, Colonel McLean, was taken prisoner on the field. November 21 following occurred the famous battle of Lookout Mountain, where many of the enemy were routed out of their quarters in the early morning. Two days later Mr. Lenhart was active during the last part of the battle of Mission Ridge, and pursued a body of the enemy for twenty miles. The regi- ment passed the succeeding winter at Chattanooga and Shell Mound. In January, 1864, our subject re-enlisted, and went home in February on a thirty- days furlough. May 3, having returned to the army, he left Blue Springs, and on the 9th and 13th inst. took part in the engagement of Rocky Faee Ridge, the first battle which transpired dur- ing Sherman's march to the sea. With three or four of his comrades, Mr. Lenhart entered the de- serted camp of the enemy in advance of his com-
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pany. Continuing onward, he and a comrade en- tered Resaea in advance of the Union army, and were there when the Confederate cavalry passed through. In order to eseape capture, the two men hid from the enemy until they had gone by. On coming out of their place of concealment each man took prisoner a Confederate infantryman, and held him until the Union army eame up. The two adventurous soldiers were placed under arrest for being so aggressive, or rather for being so far in advance of the army, but were released a few hours later. May 14 oeeurred the battle of Res- aea, and June 20 that of Kenesaw Mountain, on which day the regiment to which our subject be- longed repulsed seven charges of the enemy on their works. June 22 was fought the second bat- tle of Kenesaw Mountain, July 20 that of Atlanta, September 1 Jonesboro and September 3 the en- gagement at Lovejoy Station. From the last-men- tioned place the regiment turned north and marched baek to Atlanta. General Sherman at this time eut himself off from his base of supplies, and made his famous march to the sea. Mr. Len- hart, accompanying his eommand, aided General Thomas in holding Hood in check in Tennessee. He reached Spring Hill, Tenn., in November, and in the battle of Franklin, which oceurred during the same month, his regiment was eonspicuous for gallant aetion. On the second day of the battle of Nashville, December 15, 1864, he was a partici- pator. After this exhausting campaign the regi- ment went into winter quarters for two months at Huntsville, Ala. Thenee they proceeded to east- ern Tennessee, and were in the vicinity of Bull's Gap, and subsequently encamped near Nashville for two months. From there they were sent to Bolivar, Tex., where, October 3, 1865, they were mustered out, and a month later, on the 3d of No- vember, received their final discharge at Camp Chase, Ohio. The regiment won an enviable rep- utation for the active and dauntless part it had taken in the front ranks of numerous battles, and for the fortitude with which it sustained the hard- ships and fatigues of several of the most famous expeditions of the war.
On his return from the South Mr. Lenhart eame to Bolivar, where he bought a grocery, and con-
ducted the same for six months. This life was so tame and laeking in interest after his army experi- ence that he longed for the old routine, and finally enlisted in the regular army at Pittsburg. From there he was sent to New York and New Orleans, and finally to Little Rock, Ark., where he remained until the end of his term of service, in February, 1870. Soon afterward our subject located perma- nently in this place, bought a canal-boat, and for eleven years following was engaged in transport- ing grain and lumber between Bolivar and Cleve- land. The largest share of his trade was with J. F. Evans, of Bolivar, into whose employ he en- tered after disposing of his boat, and with this well known eitizen he remained for five years at his warehouses. Later our subjeet ran a hack line for a short period at Bolivar, and after serving for four years as Postmaster devoted his energies to general merchandising, in which business he still continues.
January 26, 1871, Mr. Lenhart married Miss Mary A., daughter of Tilman Clark, of this eity. This worthy couple possess the friendship and re- speet of a large errele of friends and aequaintances. Fraternally Mr. Lenhart has been a member of the Odd Fellows' society sinee 1872, and is identified with the Grand Army of the Republie. Formerly he was a member of Rickseekers Post at Canal Dover. and when Lawrenee Post No. 640 was organized at Bolivar he became its first Commander, and has filled all the other offices in the post. He has also passed all the chairs in the Odd Fellows' lodge to which he belongs. On general questions of the day Mr. Lenhart is well informed, and is an entertaining conversationalist.
D ANIEL KEES, a well known citizen and prominent farmer of Washington Town- ship, Tuscarawas County, was born Feb- ruary 20, 1823. Ilis parents, Abraham and Mary ( Watson) Kees, were natives of Pennsylvania, and came to this county in 1821, loeating in the above
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township near where our subjeet now lives. They were among the pioneer residents of the county, and, like the brave and true men and women of that day, were called upon to endure many hard- ships and privations. Many dangers beset their path, but they patiently suffered in order that they might make a home for themselves and their families. The land was entirely uncultivated, and for the most part covered with large forest trees and a dense undergrowth of brush and trailing vines. It was therefore no easy matter to clear and prepare the soil for improvement and hew out the logs to build cabins for the family. They went to work with a determined will, however, and soon had cleared a space large enough to erect the little hut which was to shelter their loved ones and the few earthly possessions which they had brought with them. Then the struggle for existence began, but every obstacle was met and overcome with cheerfulness, and by mueh hard work and perseverence the wilderness was soon made to blossom as the rose.
Mr. Kees was reared on this frontier farm, as- sisting his father, as soon as old enough, with the various duties falling to the lot of a pioneer far- mer. During the long winter months young Dan- iel attended the schools taught in the neighbor- hood, and thus acquired a good common-school education. This, combined with the many useful lessons learned from the book of nature, has ably fitted him for the chosen occupation of his life.
November 23, 1845, Daniel Kees and Miss Me- lissa A., daughter of John W. and Sydney (Mer- cer) Murphy, were united in marriage. Mrs. Kees was born in Belmont County, May 6, 1828, of which section her parents were early settlers, and where they still reside. Their union has resulted in the birth of ten children, two of whom died in infancy. Those living are: Louisa E., the wife of M. Castle; Mary E., the widow of A. J. Miller; Elidia, now Mrs. George W. John; Maria E., who married Jolm W. Gross; Sydney E., the wife of M. Stewart; Lucinda A., Mrs. T. Edwards; Philip P .; and Daniel. Both sons are married, and make their home with their father on the old homestead.
Mr. Kees and his family are all members of the Methodist Protestant Church, and are highly es-
teemed in the community in which they live. Our subject began life as a poor boy, but by indus- try, honesty and perseverance has accumulated a goodly share of this world's goods; in fact, he is considered to be wealthy. IIe is the possessor of one of the finest farms in the county, consisting of nine hundred acres, most of which is under a high state of cultivation. Now in the twilight of his usefulness, and surrounded by his thirty-six grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, all of whom are living in the vicinity, adding much to the quiet comfort of his maturer years, he is enabled to rest from his labors and en- joy to.the fullest extent the fruits of his early life of toil. He is in no sense of the word a politi- cian, but always supports the nominees of the Democratic party with his influence and ballot.
I' SRAEL A. CORRELL, City Clerk of New Philadelphia, and one of its oldest native cit- izens, was born in Goshen Township, this coun- ty, September 18, 1829. His parents were Philip and Anna ( Miller) Correll, the former of whom was born in York, Pa., March 4, 1796. He made the journey to Tuscarawas County with his father and mother in 1811, and followed farm pursuits and worked as a laborer until his death. He was first a Whig, and later a Republican, in politics, and was active in all movements set on foot for the public good. His wife was born in Cumber- land County, Md., and when quite young was brought by her parents to this county, where she passed the remainder of her days, dying firm in the faith of the Lutheran Church.
The parental family of our subject included eleven children, of whom he and his sister, Rosa- bella E., now the wife of Zachariah Stickmaker, are the only survivors. The early life of Mr. Cor- rell was spent under the parental roof, attending school and assisting in the work on the farm; but on the outbreak of the war, he enlisted, Septem-
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ber 7, 1861, in New Philadelphia, as a member of Company A, Fifty-first Ohio Infantry, and was mustered into service at Camp Meigs ten days later. November 3, in company with his regi- ment, he was ordered to the front, and, going to Camp Dennison, remained there until making the trip to Louisville, Ky., and later into the interior of the state, where they went into winter quarters.
In February, 1862, Mr. Correll went with his company and regiment to Ft. Donelson, and although arriving too late to participate in that engagement, they continued up the river, and were the first to enter the city of Nashville, where they were on duty until July 10 of that year. They were then ordered into eastern Tennessee, and after remaining there for a time returned to the Blue Grass State and aided in warding off the rebel, General Bragg, whom they followed and fought in the battle of Perryville. Our subject's regiment at that time formed a part of the Twenty- first Army Corps. Their next engagement was at Murfreesboro, or Stone River, December 31, 1862, and January 1 and 2, 1863, after which they went in camp, and remained until June, 1863, when they moved against Bragg. The succeeding battle of that command was September 19 and 20, when occurred the fight at Chickamauga, following which was that at Chattanooga. November 3, 1863, they moved to Shell Mound, on the banks of the Tennessee River, where they remained until November 23, when they were ordered to, and took part in the battle of, Lookout Mountain, No- vember 24, 1863, thence returning to Shell Mound, Tenn., December 2, 1863.
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