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the Star of the West, or An Effort to Dis- cover the Lost Tribes of Israel. He also published the Age of Infidelity, and other works which awakened the interest of the scientific world. He died in 1821.
The parents of Mrs. Leonard were John and Margaret (Williams) Boudinot. Their daughter was born in Athens county May 3, 1841, and when ten years old accompanied her parents on their removal to Morris township, Knox county, where she was edu- cated in the public schools. Her maternal grandfather was William Williams, a sol- dier of the Revolutionary war, who enlisted from Virginia, in which state Mrs. Boudinot was born. John Boudinot was born in New Jersey in 1771 and enlisted from Oneida county, N. Y., for service in the war of 1812, under Captain John Whitney. In 1817 he removed to Ohio and there he and his wife spent their remaining days. They became the parents of ten children, namely : Will- iam, deceased; Elias R .; Tobias, who has also passed away; James, deceased; Eliza, the deceased wife of Jacob Walter; John, who has been called to his final rest; Sarah, the wife of Josiah Walter, and a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri; George, deceased; Henrietta, the wife of J. E. Fritz, of War- saw, Indiana; and Harriet, who completes the family, and is now well known in Knox county as the honored wife of Mr. Leonard.
At the time of her marriage she went to her husband's home in Morris township and there they lived happily for many years. Mr. Leonard devoted his time and energies to general farming and owned and operated three hundred and fifty acres of land, constituting a valuable and highly im- proved tract. He was industrious and energetic, and his capable management
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made him one of the prosperous farmers of his locality. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, fre- quently called him to public office. He served as township trustee and for a num- ber of terms was supervisor, discharging his duties in a manner that won him the com- mendation of all concerned. He co-operated in all movements which he believed would prove of general good, and in matter of bus- iness and private concern he was ever straightforward and. honorable, command- ing the respect of his fellow men in a high measure. He passed away October 28, 1893, and the community mourned the loss of one of its best citizens, while in the household his place can never be filled. Mrs. Leonard is still living on the old homestead, where she went as a bride many years ago. Her excellent qualities have gained her many friends.
JAMES WESLEY COE.
James W. Coe, the late efficient county infirmary director, is descended from good old Revolutionary ancestry, and the family has long been one of prominence in this state. His paternal great-grandfather, Phil- ip Coe, served throughout the struggle for independence, and he also assisted in throw- ing overboard the tea into the Boston har- bor. He became a prominent land owner and agent in Marshall county, West Vir- ginia, and there he spent the remainder of his days. He became the father of two sons, Isaac and Philip, and the former be- came the grandfather of our subject. He reared a family of fifteen children, who set- tled over different parts of the United
States, and during the Civil war they were represented in both the Confederate and Federal armies. John Coe, the father of him whose name introduces this review, served with distinction throughout the struggle between the north and the south, as did also three of his sons. As a compan- ion for the journey of life he chose Matilda a daughter of John Newland, and the latter married a Van Rensaellaer, of Wellington, Delaware.
James Wesley Coe, a son of this worthy couple, removed from West Virginia to Ohio in 1866. When the Civil war was inaugurated he was then but a lad of sev- enteen years, but he nobly offered his ser- vices to his country, and for three years he was a brave and gallant defender of the cause which he esposed. He became a member of Company A, Twelfth West Vir- ginia Infantry, enlisting for service in 1862, and during his military career he partici- pated in twelve regular battles, among them being the battle of Appomattox. For a time he was confined as a prisoner of war at Lib- by and Belle Island, and also participated in the taking of Fort Craig, which was the last fort taken during the war. Mr. Coe is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republic of Mount Vernon, in which he maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades.
After hostilities had ceased Mr. Coe re- turned to his home with a most creditable military record, and once more took up the quiet duties of civil life. In 1870 he took up his residence in Jackson township, Knox county, where he made his home until 1886, and in that year he came to Mount Vernon, which has ever since been his home. For twenty-two years he was engaged in the op-
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eration of a sawmill, on the expiration of which period, in 1892, he was elected to the position of director of the county infirmary, and so well did he discharge the duties rest- ing upon him in that office that in 1898 he was again elected, and has but recently closed his connection with that institution. He has also filled other offices of trust and responsibility, having been the choice of his party for the position of trustee of Jack- son township in 1884, and in the following year he was made constable and assessor of that township, while for four years he served as school director. In all the rela- tions of life he has been found true to every trust reposed in him, and he merits and re- ceives the respect and esteem of all who know him.
In Coshocton county, Ohio, was cele- brated the marriage of Mr. Coe and Miss Sarah Fry, then a young lady of twenty years, and two years his junior. She is a native of that county and a daughter of William Fry, who came to this state from Pennsylvania. This union has been blessed with three children: William, a mechanic of Mount Vernon, and whose wife was Sa- rah Krumlauf; Alvaretta, the wife of Bruce Gleason, also of this city; and Iona, the wife of Bryant Mann, of Mount Vernon. The family are members of the Methodist church.
ADAM HIDER DARLING.
Much has been said and written about the sterling stock of the Old Dominion and its influence upon the settlement and devel- opment of all parts of the United States; but the half has never been told and nothing like a complete story ever will be told except
in the aggregate of accounts of the lives and achievements of representatives of Vir- ginian families in every state of the Union. Ohio, because of its proximity to the grand old state which has become known as the "mother of presidents," has received a gen- erous share of virile Virginian blood and her citizens have reason to congratulate themselves because of that fact. Knox county received many Virginian pioneers and among them was the father of the sub- ject of this sketch.
Adam H. Darling, a retired farmer, of Bladensburg, Jackson township, Knox county, Ohio, was born in Knox county on Christmas day, of 1821, a son of Abram Darling, who was born in Virginia March 29, 1780, and came to Knox county with his father, William Darling, the grandfather of Adam H. Darling, in 1806. William Darl- ing was born in Virginia in 1756 and served the cause of the colonies during the entire period of the Revolutionary war as a gal- lant and devoted soldier, participating in many historic engagements, including those at Cowpens and King's Mountain.
Abram Darling, father of the subject of this sketch, bought land in Butler town- ship in 1806 and when he became one of the pioneers of Knox county. He was married in 1808 to Rhoda Shrimplin, who was born and reared in Maryland and who bore him fourteen children, three of whom died in infancy and three are yet living, of whom Adam H. is the third in order of nativity. These children were named as follows : Sophia, Patrick M., Margaret, William, Jane, Lydia, Adam H., Mary, Milan, An- gus, Jackson, Walter, Amos and Caroline. Those who are living are William, Jackson and Adamı H.
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Adam H. Darling was reared and edu- cated in Butler township, and on February 25, 1843, married Martha Strong, who was born in Maryland August 1, 1824, and had been brought from her native state by her parents, who were among the early settlers in Knox county. Mr. and Mrs. Darling have had born to them twelve children, one of whom died in infancy. The names of the others are as follows: Telitha, Thurza, Sullivan, Grace, Nink, Patience, Shrimplin, Charles, Jackson, Perry and George W.
In 1897 Mr. Darling sold his farm of one hundred and sixty acres and retired from active life. As a Democrat he has taken a leading part in public affairs and for six years filled the office of trustee of Jackson township.
ELI JOHN P. TAYLOR.
The subject of this sketch who is of Eng- lish and Scotch-Irish ancestry, and who is an old and respected citizen of Clay town- ship, Knox county, Ohio, was born in Del- aware July 20, 1832. Abraham Taylor, his father, was a native of Pennsylvania and his ancestors came over to America with Will- iam Penn. Mary Murtick, who married Abraham Taylor and was Eli John P. Tay- lor's mother, was born of Scotch-Irish par- entage at Wilmington, Deleware. She was early orphaned and was reared and educated by a Mr. Franklin, of Wilmington. Abra- ham and Mary (Murtick) Taylor came to Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1837, and to Knox county about 1843, locating in Jack- son township. They were the parents of five sons and two daughters, of whom two
sons and the daughters are living at this time. Eli John P. Taylor, who is their youngest son, was five years old when his parents removed from Delaware to Coshoc- ton county, Ohio, and eleven years old when they settled in Jackson township, Knox county. His father died in his seventy- fifth year, his mother in her ninety-second year.
Mr. Taylor was reared in Jackson town- ship and educated in the public schools near his home. He was married June 2, 1864, to Miss Louisa Fry, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, September 9, 1844, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Huff- man) Fry. Her parents, who were natives of Pennsylvania, were early settlers in Ohio. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Tay- lor lived in Jackson township until 1881, when they located on their present farm in Clay township, which consists of one hun- dred and ninety-two acres, well equipped in every way and devoted to general farming. Mr. Taylor, who is a Democrat, has held several local offices and has been prominent as a member of the township board of edu- cation. His religious belief led him to form a membership with the Presbyterian church, in which he is an elder and in the work of which he has been active and effi- cient.
Eli John P. and Elizabeth (Fry) Taylor are the parents of six children, who are here named in the order of their nativity: Laura V., who married Alonzo Blue, and resides near Mount Vernon; Benjamin F., who married Miss Zora Scott, of Jackson township; Mary E., who married Charles Blackburn, residing in Clay township; Will- iam H., who married Felicia Scott, of Perry township, Coshocton county; and Abra-
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ham Leroy and Allen, who are assisting in the operation of the home farm. William H. Taylor now owns the John Trimble farm in Coshocton county, which was se- cured under the administration of James Madison.
DWIGHT E. SAPP.
Dwight E. Sapp is a typical representa- tive of the progressive American spirit which has wrought such a rapid and won- derful development in this country. En- ergy, industry and a laudable ambition form the basis of his career and have proved a strong foundation upon which to rear thie superstructure of his success. He is not only well-known as an able practicing at- torney at Mount Vernon, but is connected with many corporations, which not only re- turn good dividends to the stockholders but are also of value to the communities with which they are connected.
Mr. Sapp was born in Mount Vernon in 1863 and is a son of William C. Sapp, a retired merchant of this city. His paternal grandfather. Levi Sapp, was a native of Maryland and from that state emigrated westward in 1805, continuing his journey until he reached Knox county, Ohio. Here he secured a tract of land in Union town- ship, whereon he continued to engage in ag- ricultural pursuits until his retirement from business life. He then removed to Mount Vernon, where throughout his remaining days he enjoyed a well-earned rest. He was an active pioneer who took a prominent part in the early development and improvement of the county, doing all in his power to ad- vance its interests. In his business affairs
he was also energetic and resolute and be- came one of the prosperous farmers of the community. He wedded Mary Colopy, of Union township, a daughter of Jacob Colo- py, one of the earliest settlers of Knox county. Unto Levi and Mary (Colopy) Sapp were born ten children, namely: Will- iam C., the father of our subject ; L. W., a successful practicing physician of Cleveland, Ohio; J. A., who served as a surgeon in the Civil war and is now a physician of Sa- lina, Ohio; Julius B., who was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion and is now prac- ticing dentistry in Cleveland, Ohio; Solo- mon, who was also a soldier in the same war, and was long identified with the United States postal service, serving as postmaster of Mount Vernon during the Harrison and Cleveland administrations; Amanda, the wife of Dr. F. W. Wernette, of Coshocton, Ohio; Martha F., wife of Colonel L. G. Hunt, of Mount Vernon; Lucinda. the wid- ow of John Durbin, a prosperous farmer of Union township, Knox county; Sarah A., widow of J. W. Bradfield, an ex-commis- sioner of Knox county; and George Sapp, who lives on the old home place in Union township.
William C. Sapp, the father of our sub- ject, was born on the old family homestead in Union township in 1828 and, leaving the farm, became identified with mercantile in- terests in Mount Vernon prior to 1860. He gave close attention to business and his hon- orable policy and earnest desire to please se- cured to him a liberal patrongae, which he enjoyed until his retirement to private life in 1880. He was married, in 1861, to Miss Francis P. Sapp, daughter of Dr. Enoch Sapp, who for many years was a practicing physician of Coshocton, Ohio. He married
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Ruth Shaw, a daughter of one of the pioneer settlers of Ohio, who came from Maryland. The Doctor was a son of Daniel Sapp, who laid out the town of Danville, Knox county. which was named in his honor. He was a magistrate of the county for many years and was a leading and influential citizen in local affairs, his opinion being a potent force in molding public thought and action. In ad- dition to Dr. Enoch Sapp his children were as follows: Major William R. Sapp, now deceased, who for many years was a promi- nenty attorney of the county and also held many offices of public trust, being internal revenue collector through a long period, while for several terms he also represented his district in congress; John, of Knox county, now deceased, who was the father of Colonel William F. Sapp, who com- manded a regiment in the Civil war and was afterward for several terms prosecuting at- torney of Knox county, whence with his wife, a daughter of Colonel Brown, he re- moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where for many years he successfully practiced law and for a number of terms represented his district in congress. It will thus be seen that on both the paternal and maternal sides the Sapps have been prominent people in whatever communities they 1:ave resided and have won distinguished honors in both mili- tary and professional circles. Dwight E. Sapp was an only son, but has a sister, Es- telle, the wife of William E. Fisher. They formerly resided in Mount Vernon, but are now living in London, England.
After leaving the common schools Dwight E. Sapp continued his education in Kenyon College, where he was a mem- ber of the class of 1884. Leaving college he began the study of law under Colonel W.
C. Cooper, of Mount Vernon, and later was a student in the law office of the firm of Mc- Clelland & Culbertson, attorneys of this city. In 1887 he was admitted to the bar and the same year was appointed county recorder, to which position he was afterward elected for two subsequent terms, serving from 1888 until 1894. In the latter year he began the practice of law alone in Mount Vernon and in April, 1900, he entered into partnership with H. C. Devin, under the firm name of Sapp & Devin. They have a large clientage of an important character and rank high at the bar of Knox county. Mr. Sapp is also connected with many important business concerns. He is a director of the Knox Na- tional Bank, of Mount Vernon, president of the Coshocton Gas Company, counsel for and director of the Millersburg, Wooster and Orrville Telephone Company, director of the Hillsboro Light , Fuel and Power Company, secretary of the Central Ohio Electric Railway Company and secretary and treasurer of the Sunbury & Galena Telephone Company. He has done much toward the development of the gas and tele- phone industries in this portion of the state -two branches of business which are widely acknowledged to be of signal import- ance and benefit to the communities with which they are connected.
In 1895 Mr. Sapp married Miss Alice Evelyn Thompson, of Mount Auburn, Cin- cinnati, a daughter of Frank and Anna (Reakirt) Thompson. Her father was for many years engaged in a wholesale business in Cincinnati and during his life occupied many positions of public trust. He was one of the first residents of Mount Auburn. His widow is still living and is a representative of an old and prominent family of that por-
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tion of the state. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sapp has been blessed with one child, Allen. The warm-hearted and cordial hos- pitality of their home is enjoyed by their many friends in Mount Vernon, where they are widely and favorably known. In his political views Mr. Sapp is an active and earnest Republican and socially he is iden- tified with the Masonic fraternity. Varied and important are the business interests to which he has given his attention and the number of these is indicative of the ability and character of the man-resolute, deter- mined, far-sighted and with strict regard to the ethics of business life. He is a valued factor in the community and ranks among the leading and influential citizens of the county with which his ancestors have been identified from the beginning of the nine- teenth century.
LEANDER McCAMENT.
The Masonic order has many members of long standing in Knox county, Ohio, and there is none of them who is more widely known or more highly esteemed than Lean- der McCament, an undertaker and farmer of Bladensburg, Jackson township, who by twenty-one years membership may be said to have attained to his majority as a Mason. He has been a Knight of Pythias since 1890, when he became a charter member of his lodge. He is not without considerable local influence politically and for some time he ably filled the office of constable of Clay township. He is also quite well known in connection with the work of the Disciple church, of which he has long been a member.
Leander McCament was born in Jackson township, Knox county, Ohio, May 25, 1850, a son of William McCament, a mem- ber of a pioneer family in Knox county and a native also of Jackson township who was was born in 1824. Samuel McCament, father of William and grandfather of Leander Mc- Cament, was a native of Pennsylvania, but settled in Jackson township while he was yet a very young man. William McCament married Marjory VanWinkle, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1828, a daugh- ter of Moses VanWinkle, a native of Mary- land, who bore her husband nine children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the second in order of birth, and who were named as follows: George H .; Leander; Christian W .; Martha L .; Ella; Mary; Lucy; and two others who died in infancy. With the exception of Leander, Martha and Mary are the only ones now living.
Leander McCament remained with his father until the latter's death and since that time has been farming independently. To his farming he added, in 1891, the business of undertaking, in which he has been increas- ingly successful. He was married Decent- ber 22, 1873, to Miss Hester Murphy, who was born in Ireland January 29, 1854, and who, her father having died in her native land was brought to this country by her grandparents when she was three years old. Mr. and Mrs. McCament have had ten chil- dren, who are here mentioned in the order of their birth: Alberta, Lena, Vincent, Glen- ville, Alonzo, Blaine, Nellie, Claire V., Anita and George. Of these Anita died at the age of five years; Alberta is the wife of George WV. Hays, of near Gambier; Lena is the wife of William Hall, of Utica; Vincent is with his father; Glenville is a street car conduc-
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tor in Cleveland; Alonzo is a student in the Valparaiso Normal School; Blaine is a bookkeeper with Swift & Company, of Chi- cago; and Nellie is a high school student and is at home.
EPHRAIM M. WINELAND.
With the building interests of Knox county Ephraim M. Wineland was long and actively associated and in many of the sub- stantial buildings of the community are.seen evidences of his thrift and handwork. He has also to some extent followed farming, but now he is living a retired life, enjoy- ing the rest which should come to one as the shadows of life's evening lengthens.
Mr. Wineland was born in Bedford coun- ty, now Blair county, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1827. His father, Jacob Wineland, was born, reared and married in that locality and about 1842 came to Knox county, locating in Pike township, where he died when about forty years of age. He married Elizabeth Mock, a native of Bedford county, Pennsyl- vania, who died in Knox county. They were the parents of four daughters and two sons that grew to mature years and they also lost two children in early life. In taking up the personal history of Ephraim M. Wineland we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in this county, for he was only about six months old when brought by his parents to Ohio, where he has since lived. When a boy he pursued his education in a log school house in Pike township and there mastered the common English branches of learning. He remained at home until he had attained
his majority and assisted in the work of the fields, early becoming familiar with all de- partments of farm labor. On starting out in life for himself he served an apprentice- ship to the carpenter's trade, his term of in- denture covering three years, during which time he was engaged in building barns and houses. For two years after the expiration of his term of apprenticeship he remained with his employer as a journeyman, and then began contracting and building on his own account. He was then twenty-one years of age, and he followed that pursuit for a quar- ter of a century, during which time he erect- ed many barns and residences in Fike and other townships. In 1848 he took his first contract-for the ercetion of a house for Da- vid Long. It was a frame structure and is still standing in the northwestern part of Pike township, being occupied by Daniel Keller. He then took and executed a con- tract for the building of a house for George Wolford, of Brown township. He has erected more houses and barns than any other contractor in Knox county and is numbered among the pioneer carpenters here. He built two school houses, one in Berlin and the other in Pike township and during the most of the time he employed men to assist him in his work. To a limited ex- tent he yet follows his chosen vocation but is now largely living retired. He also en- gaged in farming in connection with carpen- tering and owns the land upon which he now resides. He has always remained in this county, with the exception of the time he has spent in travel. He has visited many of the western states, going as far as the Black Hills, in South Dakota, and for a short time he worked at his trade in Omaha, Nebraska, and in other places in the west.
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About 1848 Mr. Wineland was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Hedges, and of this union seven children have been born, namely: Jane, the wife of Robert Shira; Amanda, who married Amsey Horn; Hir- am, who is living in Nodaway county, Mis- souri ; Jefferson, who was killed when about sixteen years of age; and three who died in childhood.
In his political views Mr. Wineland has been a life long Democrat, and has done all in his power to promote the growth and in- sure the success of his party. He was at one time township treasurer, serving for seven years, and has also been elected jus- tice of the peace but refused to qualify. He has been road supervisor and has ever been found a faithful public officer, prompt and reliable in the dicharge of his duties. He holds membership in the Methodist church and his has ever been an honorable career. For almost seventy-five years he has lived in Knox county, has witnessed, therefore, the greater part of its development as it has merged from the wilderness and takes a just pride in what has been accomplished here.
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