The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 103

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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G. R. LEWIS, lumber dealer and manufacturer of doors, sashes, blinds, etc., Newcomerstown, was born in 1840 in Newcomerstown, and is a son of Watson and Elizabeth (Doyl) Lewis. The former, born in Pennsylvania in 1808, died in 1874. He was a glass-blower by occupation. The latter was born in 1811 at Zanesville, Ohio ; died in 1860. Both are buried in Salem Township. They were married in 1830. and Mr. Lewis came to Newcomerstown in 1833. Our subject was twice married. In 1860, he married Anna M. Hammel, born in 1841 and died April 15, 1879, leaving six children, five living. In 1881, he took for his second wife Mary A. Hufford, by whom he had one child. His first wife was a daughter of David R. and Hannah E. (Hand) Hammel, and his second wife is a daughter of Alexander Hufford, and was born in this county in 1842. Mr. Lewis has been in the lumber business since 1873. He is a member of Lone Star, No. 175, F. & A. M., and Nugent Chapter No. 124, R. A. M .; also a member of Lodge No. 145, I. 0. O. F. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are members of the United Brethren Church. He owns twenty acres of land in this township.


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WILLIAM H. MABERRY, proprietor Fountain Hotel, Newcomerstown, is a native of Wellsville, Columbiana Co., Ohio, born January 1, 1838. He is a son of Thomas and Ann B. (Cox) Maberry, the former a native of Pennsylvania and of English descent, the latter born at Graves Creek, between Bridgeport and Steubenville, Ohio. They emigrated to West Virginia in 1835, but are now resi- dents of Newark, Ohio. Our subject was married, January 1, 1860, to Catherine Neighbor, born in 1841, in Newcomerstown, and a daughter of Leonard and Mary (Servison) Neighbor, pioneers of this county. Both are deceased, the father ten years ago, the mother three years since, at the age of sixty-seven years. Our subject is the father of two children-Flora, born April 10, 1861, died in October the same year ; and Albert U., born April 25, 1862, died February 10, 1878. Mr. Maberry was about twelve years old when he came to Tuscarawas County, and by occupation was a tinner, which he followed for thirteen years, two years in Wells- ville and nine years in Port Washington, Ohio. He built the hotel in which he is doing business, and has enlarged it to a capacity of twenty-five rooms. It was known for the first three years as the " Shiel House." Our subject was a Corporal in the One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment, Company E, and served five months. He was the oldest in a family of seven children, five boys and two girls. viz., our subject ; Catherine M., wife of Andrew J. Boggs, residents of Bridge- port, Ohio ; Washington M .; Sarah H., wife of Johnson Brown, of Bridgeport. Ohio ; John L., of Newark, Ohio ; Thomas E., Newark ; and Frank A., of Bridge- port. Ohio.


JAMES McCLURE, retired saddler, Newcomerstown, was born in the State of New York July 5, 1811, and is a son of James and Sallie (Corwin) McClure. natives of Vermont. Our subject emigrated to Ohio in 1836, and on February 26, 1842, married Delila Conley, a native of Pennsylvania, born June 8. 1809. They are the parents of three children-James H., deceased ; Charles G., born March 30, 1844, in Cleveland, Ohio ; and James Curtis, deceased. Charles G. is a Sheriff at Austin, Tex. Mrs. McClure's maternal grandfather and Thomas Cor- win's father were full cousins. Mr. McClure is a member of the Masonic order. the oldest Mason in the lodge, and the first one made in Newcomerstown. He has been a member of the Blue Lodge for about thirty-five years, and of the Chap- ter for ten years. He has worked at the saddlery business for thirty-five years. His wife is a member of the Lutheran Church. Our subject's son enlisted in February. 1862, in the Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E. and served about four years. He was promoted to Corporal, then to Lieutenant. Mr. McClure's father was killed at the battle of Sackett's Harbor in the war of 1812.


JAMES M. MCCOLLUM, farmer, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Guern- sey County, Ohio, June 12, 1839, and is a son of Jasper and Sarah (McPeeck) McCollum, the former of Scotch descent and a native of Ohio, the latter of German extraction, through ancestors in New Jersey, and a native of Guernsey County. Our subject was married, March 4, 1866, in Coshocton County, to Catherine Eliza- beth Current, born July 30, 1844, on the Reserve in Bloomfield Township, Trum- bull Co., Ohio, and a daughter of George and Susan (Fletcher) Current. To this union six children were born, viz .: Otis U., Orrin Oscar, Asa H., Bertha E., Ida N. and Eddy V. He was raised in a family of twelve children, his wife in a fan- ily of five. Mr. McCollum enlisted September 19, 1861, in the Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and acted as Corporal. He participated in the following battles, besides many skirmishes : Middle Creek, Ky .; Franklin. Tenn .; Chickamauga, September 19, 1863 ; Kenesaw ; Resaca, May 14, 1864. and all through this campaign, as well as in 1862 and 1863. He was captured June 20, 1864, at Kenesaw, Ga., and imprisoned at Andersonville for five months ; then in Macon, Ga., one month ; three weeks in Savannah, and two months in Florence. S. C .; and was wounded in the right arm at Chickamauga September 19, 1863. He was discharged April 5, 1865. Mr. McCollum owns 130 acres of land two


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and a half miles south of Newcomerstown, and has been a resident of this county since 1867. His father died in 1854, aged fifty-four years, and is buried in Ox- ford Township. Mr. and Mrs. McCollum are members of the Baptist Church.


DR. J. R. McELROY, Newcomerstown, was born in Jefferson County. Ohio, November 22, 1848, and received a common school education in the schools of that county. He commenced the study of medicine in 1877, Dr. J. D. Casey, of East Springfield, Ohio, acting as preceptor, and attended lectures at the Medical Department of Wooster University, in the city of Cleveland. He graduated from that college March 7, 1880, and located in Newcomerstown April 15, 1880, where he has since resided, and engaged in the practice of his profession. He was mar- ried, November 21, 1882, to Miss Atha A. Ripley, of Tuscarawas County.


FRANK MISKIMEN, horticulturist, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born December 10, 1845, in Coshocton County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Rachel (Burt) Miskimen, the former a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, the latter of Orange County, N. Y. Our subject was married to Lucy McMunn, of Mattoon, Ill. She is a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, born December 2, 1848, and a daughter of Samuel C. McMunn. Mr. and Mrs. Miskimen are the parents of six children, four living, viz., Bertha G., John S., Rachel, George Y. (deceased), S. C. and Jenny T. (deceased). Mr. Miskimen owns thirty acres of land in this county. He was one of a family of twelve children, seven now living, and his wife was one of a family of nine children, eight of whom are now living.


J. R. MULVANE, carpenter and builder, Newcomerstown, is a native of Co- shocton County, Ohio, born December 29, 1836. Heis a son of Joseph, Jr., and Isa- bel (Whiteside) Mulvane, both of Irish descent, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Chester County, Penn. Our subject was married, May 2, 1867, to Mary Benton, born near Brownsville, Penn., January 15, 1838. They are the parents of five children, viz., Maud, Joseph, George, Becca B. (deceased), and Jesse. Mr. Mulvane was the oldest in a family of four children-two boys and two girls-all living. Mr. Mulvane is a member of Lone Star Lodge, No. 175, F. & A. M. He was connected with the planing mill of Wilson, Benton & Co. for seven years.


WILLIAM P. MULVANE, dealer in dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, clothing, etc., Newcomerstown, was born January 7, 1840, in Newcomerstown, Ohio, and is a son of David and Mary (Ross) Mulvane. The former was born August 1, 1804, in Coshocton County, about one mile from Newcomerstown. He was a son of John Mulvane, a native of Maryland, and of Scotch descent. He was married, August 14, 1834, to Mary Ross, a daughter of Rev. William Ross, Sr., and commenced business in Newcomerstown in about the year 1830, engaging in tanning, harness-making and other business, and, being very successful, accumu- lated some $150,000. He was a member, along with his wife and two daughters (Mrs. W. S. Dent and Mrs. O. E. Powleson), of the Methodist Protestant Church. In politics, he was a Whig, but afterward joined the Republican ranks. He died January 8, 1877, aged seventy-two years five months and seven days. He was the father of five boys and two girls, all married. He won the reputation of being a great hunter, as he chased the deer and captured the bear. Our subject was married, June 1, 1870, to Emily K. Gardner, born in Ohio November 15, 1844, and a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Rich) Gardner. By this union, there are two boys and one girl-Stanley B., Daisy K. and Roy H. Mr. Mulvane was edu- cated at the common schools. He was a member of the Fifty-second Regiment Obio Volunteer Infantry, Company D. He enlisted August 11, 1862, and served nearly three years, participating in a number of battles and skirmishes. . He was slightly wounded by a splinter from a comrade's gun at Buzzard Roost, Ga., and was mustered out as Orderly-Sergeant in June, 1865. John Mulvane, our sub- ject's great-grandfather, was a native of Ireland, and settled with his wife (Mrs. Douglas, a widow lady of Scotch extraction), in Maryland, where they had a family of four sons.


WILLIAM NEIGHBOR (deceased), late farmer and canal-boatman in New Jersey, was born in New Jersey in 1807, and was a son of William Neighbor.


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Our subject emigrated to Newcomerstown, and was married, September 24, 1833, to Sarah Cline, born April 11, 1815 ; died March 5, 1856. They were the parents of ten children, four living. Mr. Neighbor next married, April 9, 1857, Polly M., daughter of Milton and Catherine (Fasborough) Smith, and widow of Martin Cline. She is a native of this county, born April 24, 1827. She was first married February 15, 1845, and by that marriage had four children-Rosetta, Elizabeth C., Winfield Scott and Mahala D. Two are living. By her second marriage, Mrs. Neighbor had a family of two-Marcia E. (deceased), and Frank Milton. Her first husband was for a number of years a merchant in Bolivar, and a member of the order of Odd Fellows. A daughter by her first husband is the wife of G. W. Mulvane. She has one brother and one sister, two half-sisters and one half- brother. The subject of this sketch was a member of the Masonic order, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which church his widow is also a member.


DAVID NEIGHBOR, of the firm of Hicks & Neighbor, Newcomerstown, dealers in boots and shoes, is by trade a cabinet-maker, and has been a travel- ing salesman and insurance agent for ten years. At the present time he is traveling for Millers & Hustons, of Columbus and Pittsburgh, and has been quite successful. During the war, he was a member of the Fifty-second Regiment, with Col. Daniel MeCook, and served as Second Lieutenant. His brother, S. M., who was killed, was Captain. He received his wound June 27, 1864, and died at Chat- tanooga July 8, attended by his wife and brother. Our subject was wounded Au- gust 5, 1863, at La Vergne, Tenn., and had his left limb broken in two places. His mother was killed by being thrown from a horse. He was married twice ; the first marriage was March 11, 1858, with Harriet A. Piper, daughter of Jesse O. Piper, who was born January 2, 1839, died February 28, 1872. By this marriage there were born four children-Jesse E., Elsie E. (deceased), Mary F. and Frank E. (deceased). The second marriage was on March 12, 1873, with Miss Emma O. Davis, a native of this county, where she was born March 2, 1850. She is a daughter of Charles F. Davis. By this marriage there are four children-Frank S .. Laura A. (deceased), Estelle H. and Edna O. Our subject was born September 24. 1836, in Newcomerstown. He bears the name of one of the oldest families in this vicinity, and from which Newcomerstown first received a name, it being for- merly called Neighborstown.


JACOB NEIGHBOR, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in this township March 6, 1844, and is a son of Jacob and Susanna (Neigh- bor) Neighbor (cousins) ; the former, of Irish descent, came to Ohio from Dutch Valley, N. J., when he was ten years old. He was born April 4, 1803, making him now an octogenarian ; the latter, also of Dutch Valley, N. J., was born in May, 1804. The subject of this sketch was married, September 20, 1871, to Jane McFarland, born in Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, in January, 1842, and a daughter of Ezekiel and Isabel (Corbet) McFarland, the former a native of Michigan, of Irish extraction, the latter a native of Coshocton County, and of German and Irish descent. By this union there are four children-Alvin O., born September 3, 1873; Theodore C., born September 27, 1875 ; John A., born Janu- ary 27, 1877 ; and Anna Belle, born June 27, 1879.


J. PECK, traveling salesman for Reed, Jones & Co., Columbus, Ohio, New- comerstown, was born in Newcomerstown October 15, 1838, and is a son of Richard A. and Hester (Chambers) Peck, the former a native of New York State, the latter of Ohio, of Scotch and Irish lineage. Richard A. Peck, carpenter, was born in New York, June 22, 1800, and is a son of Richard and Permelia (Cham- berlin) Peck ; the former was in the war of 1812. He came to Obio in 1832, and was married in 1833 to Hattie Chambers, born May 15, 1812, in Guernsey County, Ohio, and a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Sprinkle) Chambers. The former was from Pennsylvania, and was in the war of 1812 ; the latter from Maryland. They were the parents of eight children-an infant (deceased), John, Alford, William (deceased), Jehu, Erastus (deceased), Philena, at home, and Catherine


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(deceased). Mr. Peck, Sr., has been a resident of this county for forty-nine years. Mr. J. Peck was marrried November 24, 1859, to Margaret .J. Norris, born in Ohio, December 10, 1840, and a daughter of A. Norris (deceased), of Coshocton County. By this union there were four children, two boys and two girls, one girl only living-Estella, born November 10, 1869 ; S. A., was born in 1860, died in February, 1878 ; the others died in infancy. Mr. Peck enlisted in the Fifty- second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and after passing through the campaign in the West, was discharged in 1862. He is a member of the Masonic order, and has been a commercial traveler for seven years. He was en- gaged in the boot and shoe business for eight or nine years in Newcomerstown.


E. S. POCOCK, carpenter and builder, Newcomerstown, was born November 1, 1842, in that city. He was twice married, first in December, 1863, to Samantha Frost, born in 1844, and a daughter of Harvey Frost, of New Jersey. By this union there were two children, one deceased. The second marriage was in March, 1872, with Jane Carson, of Medina County, this State, born in 1840. Robert Carson, her father, was born in England in 1793, and left home when fifteen years of age. He enlisted on board a man-of-war, serving sixteen years. He then lo- cated in Philadelphia, Penn., and married Margret S. A. Sherard in 1838. He came to Ohio in 1840, and died in 1864. Margret, his wife, was born in England, and died in 1863. Mr. Pocock was Mayor of Newcomerstown from 1872 to 1876, and has also acted as Marshal and Constable. He is a charter member of the order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Pocock's parents are both deceased, and she has one brother, William, living in Iowa.


J. T. POCOCK, Mayor of Newcomerstown, was born in this county August 5, 1845, and is a son of Elisha and Emma C. (Hand) Pocock. He was married, December 6, 1868, to Kate A. Chambers, born in this county April 16, 1844, and a daughter of James and Sarah (Pollock) Chambers. This union has resulted in two children, both born in Newcomerstown-Harry E., born January, 1870, died February 10, 1879, and Carrie M., born October 28, 1873. Our subject was the second son and child of a family of eight, five of whom survive, three boys and two girls. In 1862, he enlisted in the three months service, in the Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company F, and in August, 1863, in the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment, Company B, and was discharged in March, 1864. He participated in the battle of Clinch River, Tenn., in 1863. He was elected Mayor of Newcomerstown in 1880, and elected Justice of the Peace in 1881. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., at Newcomerstown, Lodge No. 444, also of the K. of P., and was a charter member of Lodge No. 102, K. of P., having passed the chairs in both. He was Representative to the Grand Lodge of the K. of P. at Dayton and Steubenville.


0. C. POWLESON, retired hardware merchant, Newcomerstown, was born March 21, 1843, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and is a son of Dr. R. and Elizabeth (Church) Powleson, who were born near Brooklyn, N. Y. The former moved to Bridgeport, Ohio, in 1836, and for forty years has been a resident of New Phila- delphia. His wife died when our subject was but fifteen months old. O. C. Pow- leson was married in June of 1870, to Rebecca A. Mulvane, born in August, 1849, in Newcomerstown, and a daughter of David and Mary (Ross) Mulvane. To this union were born six children, three boys and three girls, viz. : Mary E., Clark W., Bert D., Pearl M., Lucile H. and John D. Our subject enlisted twice during the rebellion, first as a private in the Sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F, and for a second time, in the Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, Company B, as private, and was promoted to Captain, serving from April, 1861 to 1865. During the last year of the war, he was with Gen. John A. Logan's staff. His first battle was at Iuka, second at Corinth, where he received an ounce bullet in his left side. The next battle was at Vicksburg, then Mission Ridge, and Resaca, besides numerous skirmishes. He was engaged in the hardware business for eight years in Newcomerstown, Ohio, and has been a resident of same for thirteen years. LL


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WILLIAM REED, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Oxford Township. Coshocton Co., Ohio, December 6, 1807, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Vaughn) Reed, the former a native of Virginia, the latter, of Scotch descent, a native of Maryland. They died in 1834, seven days apart, the father aged sixty six, the mother aged fifty-seven years. Our subject was reared in Coshocton County, and educated at the common schools. He was mar- ried in Coshocton County to Margaret Stutte, born February 7, 1813, in Jeffer- son County, Ohio, and a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Miser) Stutte, the former of German lineage, from Pennsylvania, the latter, also of German extrac- tion, from Mt. Eaton, Ohio, died in 1844, aged fifty-four years. This union re- sulted in eleven children, seven living, all married except one. Their names are Elizabeth, wife of James Nugen ; Mary Ann, wife of Edward Hamilton ; Phebe. wife of William Morrison ; Jacob; William C .; Martha, wife of Bud Wigfield, and Joseph D. Those deceased are James B., Henry, John and an infant.


CHARLES ROBINSON, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, April 2, 1835, and is a son of Thomas Robinson. He was married to Mrs. Sarah A. (Price) Harris, widow of Isaac Harris, on Oc- tober 30, 1858. She was born in Carroll County, December 18, 1827. To this union were born two children, one boy and one girl, viz .: Alvina, born July 25. 1861, died March 17, 1865, and Benjamin, born April 12, 1863. Mr. Robinson has been a resident of this county for forty-three years, and is the owner of eighty acres of land in Oxford Township. He does an extensive business as a farmer and stock-raiser. He has five brothers, and his father was twice married.


URS SCHLUPP, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Switzerland April 10, 1826, and is a son of Stephen and Margaret Schlupp. He married, in 1850, Anna Maria Affolter, also a native of Switzerland, born May 24, 1824, and a daughter of Samuel Affolter. They emigrated to Ohio in 1858. They are the parents of eight children, four living-Sophia, wife of Isaac HIll; Alex- ander, married to Samantha Browning ; Frank, married to Lizzie Haver, and Eliza, wife of John King. Our subject had three brothers and two sisters. The brothers' names are Stephen and John (deceased), and Jacob, living in this county, single. Their father was born in 1786, and died at the age of ninety-one years, and their mother died in 1849 at the same age. Our subject is owner of 166} acres of land, and is a well-to-do and respected member of the community.


GEORGE W. SELLS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Salem Township, this county, September 10, 1835, and is a son of David and Elenor (Hill) Sells. The former, of German lineage, was born in Belmont, Ohio, in 1800, died August 2, 1872, and his father was engaged in the war of 1812. Our subject was married, August 18, 1864, to Nancy Ann Reid, a native of Adams Township, Coshocton County, where she was born November 2, 1840, the second daughter of John and Polly (Walters) Reid, the former born in Virginia, in 1801, died in 1855, the latter, of German descent, born in 1803, died in 1874. Our subject is the father of five children, all girls-Mary E., born June 6, 1865, died February 19, 1866 ; Alta C .. born January 10, 1867 ; Laura A., born January 24, 1869 ; Jessie May, born March 16, 1872, died June 20, 1874, and Anna O., born August 24, 1875. Our subject, his wife and two children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has acted as class-leader for eight years, as well as Steward, and Superintendent of the Sabbath school. Alta C., daughter of our subject is attending the Oberlin College in Lorain County, Ohio.


DAVID SELLS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in 1845 in this county, and is a son of David and Elenor (Hill) Sells, whose personal histories will be found in the biographical sketch of George W. Sells, in this volume. Our subject was married. May 27, 1873, to Rachel F. McDonnell, daughter of John and Mary Anna (Black) McDonnell. To this union have been born four children. three girls and one boy-John F., born October 28, 1874 ; Mary A., born May 9, 1876 ; Hattie E., born October 28, -, and Florence D., born


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October 1, 1882. Our subject is a member of the United Brethren Church, and a Class Leader in the same. His father was also a member of and Class Leader in the same church.


WILLIAM SHAW, hotel-keeper, Newcomerstown, was born in Leesville, Ohio, March 5, 1834, and is a son of Isaiah and Sarah (True) Shaw. His father was a farmer, and a native of New York State, born in 1819, died in 1871 in Tuscarawas County. Mrs. Shaw was a native of Virginia, born in 1812, died in 1882. Our subject is the fourth child and third son of a family of fourteen children, of whom twelve are living. He was educated at the common schools, and has been twice married. His first union was on August 20, 1857, with Miss Sarah Garver (de- ceased;, who was born in this county and State March 14, 1835, and died in 1872. She was a daughter of George Garver, a native of Pennsylvania. In February, 1873, Mr. Shaw was joined in marriage with Martha V. Wilson, widow of Hugh Leonard, by whom she had two children, Mary G. and Jessie B. She is a native of New York, and a daughter of George and Sarah (Poret) Wilson. Mr. Shaw has merchandized for about thirteen years in Ragersville, Ohio, and kept a hotel for five or six years, three years in Avondale, Coshocton County, and two years in this county as proprietor of the Commercial Hotel at Newcomerstown. He has a first-class house, furnished with every convenience, and he is an esteemed citizen of the town.


PHILIP SHEETS, farmer, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Mill Township this county, June 13, 1834, and is a son of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Buff) Sheets, the former of German extraction, from Dauphin County, Penn. He was one of the earliest settlers in this county, living near Uhrichsville. He was a millwright and farmer. Our subject was married in Deersville, Harrison Co., Ohio, September 20, 1860, to Susan Botimer, born in 1841, a daughter of Dr. Bot- imer. To this union has been born one child-Luella. Mr. and Mrs. Sheets are also bringing up an orphan child-George Quillen. Mr. Sheets owns thirty-three acres of land in Oxford Township, besides town property. He is a member and Elder of the Presbyterian Church. His wife and daughter are also members. Mr. Sheets is the seventh son in a family of eight children, seven boys and one girl.




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