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ALLEN D. DAVY, undertaker, Mineral City, was born October 25, 1826, in Carroll County, son of William and Phebe (Gorden) Davy. William Davy was born in Maryland in 1798, and emigrated with his father's family, about 1813. to Warren Township, and settlod on One Leg Creek. William is de- ceased; he was one of eleven children, four of whom -Ezra, Henry, Emanuel and Edward yet survive. William Davy was twice married, first to Phebe Gorden, by whom he had nine children, five of whom-John D., James, Rachel (now Mrs. William May), Ruth (now Mrs. John Newhouse) and Allen D. are still living. By his second wife, Mrs. Ann Eliza Shackliss, William Davy had five children, three of whom survive-Solon, William and Matilda
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(now Mrs. Daniel Wise). Allen D. was married November 11, 1852, to Cath- erine, daughter of John Black, who was a prominent business man of this county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Davy are six in number. Five survive, viz., Milan T., John W., Robert V., J. P. I. and Maggie M. Three of the children are married Mr. Davy followed farming until 1872, when he came to Mineral City. In his early life, he taught school. He is Republican in politics, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is at present Trustee of the township. Mr. Davy has witnessed the development of the township, and is one of the substantial citizens of to-day.
G. W. DEVORE, farmer and teacher, P. O. Zoar Station, one of the intel- ligent young men of the township, was born July 23, 1859, only single sun of Samuel and Sarah Devore. He is a good Christian, and a smart, intelligent young man, far beyond his years; one of the best writers of his age in the county; contributor to the I. V. Reporter and T. T. Advocate, etc., and Cor- responding Secretary of the Home Missionary Society. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Devore are the parents of seven children, six of whom are living-Clara E. (born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, July 3, 1864, died September 2, 1881), Mary A. (born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1846, married to S. J. Knepp September 21, 1865, and mother of two sons-Milo and Ora; they reside near North Liberty, Ind.), B. F. (born in Tuscarawas ( ounty, Ohio, July 17, 1847, married to R. A. Putt, April 22, 1875; have one boy, Freeman Loyd), Lucinda L. (born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, April 17, 1849, married to Joseph Strome in 1866; they have three boys and one girl-William, Callie, Nora and Arthur), Thankful A. (born in 1851, married to Joseph Nisler Sep- tember 11, 1870; has one girl-Ellen Ora), J. N. (born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1853, married to Emma Seneff in November 1882), Samuel (born in Harrison County in 1822, married in 1845 to Sarah Rhodes, daughter of George Rhodes).
FRANK DIERINGER, farmer, P. O. Mineral Point, was born in Sandy Township March 10, 1854, and is a son of Mathias and Catherine (Stroble) Dieringer, who emigrated from Germany in 1847, and settled in this township. Mathias Dieringer's children are Andrew S., Gervasius, John, Franziska, Frank, Jacob and Theodore. He owns 105 acres of land near Mineral City, and his youngest son, Theodore, born March 28, 1860, assists in its manage- ment. Frank Dieringer was married, May 30, 1878, to Regina, daughter of Daniel and Barbara Striebel. Mr. and Mrs. Dieringer have three children- Emma Barbara, John Franklin and Charles Edward. They have charge of the old homestead of Daniel Striebel, where they reside.
SAMUEL C. DIVER, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born in Gnadenhut. ten, this county, October 9, 1827, and is a son of Samuel and Sarah C. (Wal- ton) Diver, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of Pennsylvania. His maternal grandfather emigrated to near Gnadenbutten in 1802, and of his eight children, Mrs. Sarah C. Diver is the only survivor. Samuel Diver settled in Portage County in 1798, and bere his brother was shot blind by the Indians. Samuel was a physician, and had charge of the ferry at Gnaden- hutten, when he died in 1832. He had three children -- Almyra, who married Hiram Christie, and left one child, Diver Christie; Rejacea, now Mrs. B. Price, of Hardin County, and Samuel C. His mother was married, the sec- ond time, to Josiah Price. Samuel C. Diver was married, June 6, 1848, to Phobe, daughter of John Farber. Their family consists of three children- Elden L., married to Irene, daughter of Samuel Flickinger; Clara C., mar - ried to B. F. Rice, and Cecelia, who died in infancy. Mr. Diver resides in the northeast part of Sandy Township, where he owns a farm of 145 acres. He is a man of strong constitution, and in 1840 commenced to carry the mail
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on horseback from New Garden, Columbiana County, to Millersburg, Holmes County. Four days were required to make the trip, and he often rode ten miles after dark. This occupation was a perilous one in those early times. Samuel C. was once stopped by two strangers, who seized the mail bag, which they knew contained money, but the courageous mail boy broke away, and saved his charge. Again in crossing a bridge over Sugar Creek, during high waters, the horse went through, the planks having washed away. Samuel saved him- self by grasping a string piece, and his horse swam ashore, but there was a wet mail that day. At another time, in fording Sandy stream, the horse got into deep water, and the mail boy received a bath. It grew intensely cold soon after, and he was almost frozen. He was once thrown from his steed, and lay insensible on the frozen earth a long time before regaining con - sciousness. All this happened while Mr. Driver was carrying the United States mail, in his thirteenth year. He has also seen many hardships since those eventful days.
JOHN EAKIN, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born October 16, 1802, and is a son of James and Nancy (Jackson) Eakin, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. James Eakin was a cousin of President Andrew Jackson. There were but two families in Sandy Township when the Eakins arrived from Pennsylvania- Godfrey Huff's and Philip Farber's. James Eakin moved his family on horse back, for there were no roads, only an Indian trail. They settled in the midst of the forest. and there built a cabin. Mr. Eakin returned once to Pennsyl- vania for flour, and the first night after his departure the wolves gathered in such numbers about the lonely cabin that the inmates kept a fire burning all night, and drove off the animals with burning brands. For seven years the family killed neither beef nor pork, but wild game was plenteous. James Eakin, from September till Christmas, one year, killed 82 deer. He was a skilled hunter. and once shot three bears without moving a rod, killing each at the first shot. The first schoolhouse was without floor or windows, and the boys sat on logs in school, and stood on the ground to recite. James Eakin was one of the first. Trustees of the township, and Assessor. He had nine children, three of whom yet survive-Benjamin A., Mrs. Teresa Nancy Young, of Cadiz, and John, our subject, who, at the age of eighty-one, is still a hale and hearty old gen- tleman. He has never used tobacco or whisky. He has been thrice married; first, to Mary, daughter of John Exline. His second wife was Mrs. (Hartline) Pfersick. His present spouse is Lucinda, daughter of Nathan Cape. Though he has no chidren of his own, he cares for the two children of his second wife, by her first marriage, Matilda and Emma Pfersick, as he would his own. Mr. Eakin was elected Constable and Assessor for a series of years, and has also been Overseer of the Poor and Justice of the Peace for two terms. He has a large farm near Sandyville, and is one of the leading, most respected citizens of the township. In politics, he is Republican.
EMANUEL EXLINE, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born in Bedford County, Penn., May 29, 1816. His father came to Ohio in the spring of 1837, and tarried for a time at Sandyville. He then proceeded to near Upper Sandusky, and remained till autumn, when the scarcity of food induced him to return to Sandyville. In 1845, he removed to Van Wert County, and there died. Of his six children, four survive-Margaret, widow of George Speaker. of Stark County; Mahala, widow of Henry Shell, of Russell County, Kan .; George A., of the same county; and Emanuel, our subject. Emanuel was mar- ried, October 23, 1839, to Rebecca, daughter of Jesse Wright, a miller by trade, who came to Ohio in 1837, settled near Rockford, and died in 1841. Mr. Exline's children are four in number-James William, a physician in Dover, Martha J., Martin Luther and a deceased infant. Martha J., widow
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of George Van Lehn, lives with her father. She has one son-Leroy. George Van Lehn was a soldier in the late war, and there contracted an illness, from the effects of which he never recovered. Mr. Exline is a Republican and a Lutheran. He owns a fine farm near Sandyville, on which he now resides. He has witnessed the rise and progress of his township from a wilderness, and in business has been successful.
JAMES D. FARBER, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born November 4, 1848, son of John J. and Elizabeth Farber, who died leaving seven children, six of whom survive, viz., James D., Mary (married to E. Hensel), William F., Benjamin M., Caroline and Emma. By a second marriage, to Rebecca Luper, daughter of an old pioneer of Sandy Township, John J. Farber had two chil- dren-Etta and Kate Orelia. James D. Farber was married, September 1, 1874, to Melissa Sweaney, daughter of William and Sarah (Beghtel) Sweaney. The fruits of this marriage are four children-John W., William, Emanuel and Ira M. Mr. Farber and family reside on the old homestead of William Sweaney, whose widow, Mrs. Sarah Sweaney, is living with them. William Sweaney, prior to his death, divided his estate among his children, and this portion of it fell to his daughter, Mrs. Farber.
PHILIP C. FURNEY, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born October 24. 1833, in Bedford County, Penn. His grandparents settled in Sandy Township at an early day, and his grandfather died here at the age of ninety-two years. They had ten children, of whom Mary and Adam survive. David, the father of our subject, was born in 1811. He had but two children-Philip C. and Catherine, now Mrs. A. J. Crullins, of Fairfield Township, who has three children living. David Furney came to Ohio in 1836; was a Trustee of Sandy Township for three years. He began life with nothing, and has been success- ful. A shoe-maker by trade, he has engaged chiefly in farming. In 1850, he made an overland trip to California, and endured great privations on the way. He walked from Bowman's Ferry, on the Missouri, to Ringgold, Cal., and was reduced to the extremity of eating grasshoppers and even mule meat. Across the Great American Desert, they fed the mules on prepared hay, moistened with water. One of the mules gave out when within fifty miles of Ringgold, and David Furney drew its burden forty miles, then fell exhausted. He was left to die by his companions, but regaining strength pressed on. He bound his swollen feet with his wool hat cut into strips, and after intense suffering reached his destination. Remaining in California three and a half years, he came home on a visit; returned to California by water; was shipwrecked, and came very near losing his life. There he staid three and a half years longer, and then returned to his home in Muskingum County, Ohio, and afterward removed to Sandy Township. He died September 12, 1883, aged seventy-three years. He was one of the first to obey his country's call in 1861, and served three years, returning in ill health.
MARSHALL C. GRAHAM, merchant, Mineral City, was born March 15, 1856, and is a son of William and Melissa (Miller) Graham, natives of Ohio. Marshall C. was united in marriage, on the 25th day of June, 1877, with Miss Matilda Fischley, daughter of Frederick Fischley, a native of Germany. Their family consists of two children-Edith M. and Florence L. Mr. Gra- ham is engaged in the dry goods trade at Mineral City, a member of the firm Black & Graham Brothers. They are enterprising merchants, and keep a gen- eral line of goods, taking in exchange produce of all kinds. Their store room is located near the depot of the C. & P. road.
C. EDWARD HOLDEN, proprietor of the extensive fire-brick works at Mineral City, was born July 23, 1829, at New Haven, Conn. He is a son of Austin Holden, and grandson of William Holden, of Weathersfield, Mass.,
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whose father was one of five brothers who came to America from England prior to the Declaration of Independence, and most of whom were in active service during the Revolutionary war. The family name is traceable back to the eighth century, in the Holdens or Halfdanes of Northumberland or Cumber- land, one of the descendants, Sir Isaac Holden, being at this date (1883), a member of the British Parliament, a resident of Oakworth House, Reighley, whose coat of arms bears the motto-Extant Recte Factis Premia. C. Ed- wards Holden, our subject, passed his early life in the schools of Tompkins and Broome Counties, N. Y., and finished his education at Ithaca, Tompkins Co., N. Y. He was engaged in printing and publishing for several years, and then embarked in mercantile pursuits. He established a real estate, money and stock brokerage office in New York City, about 1859, and in 1863 estab- lished an extensive coal business, doing a large and prosperous trade. He made investments in 1865, at Mineral Point, and there discovered valuable deposits of superior tire-clay. He re-opened the abandoned coal mines, and in 1872 erected the extensive Fire Brick Works, which now constitute one of the leading manufacturing industries of the county. He was largely instru- mental in securing the location of the Valley Railway at Mineral City, and promoting its rapid development. In 1880, he erected one of the finest mer- cantile buildings in the county. Mr. Holden has platted extensive additions to Mineral City; has established a library and given liberal encouragement to all industria] pursuits.
JOHN KNOTTS, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born in Stark County in 1813, and is a son of William and Hannah (Vanmeter) Knotts, the former a native of Delaware, the latter of Westmoreland County, Penn. William Knotts settled in Ohio, near the site of Steubenville, in 1800, and died at his son's residence in Carroll County. Of his eleven children, three survive- John, William and Rebecca. John was married, June 5, 1832, to Margaret, daughter of Walting Miller, who had eight children, of whom are now living Mrs. Lydia Cameron; Mary, now Mrs. James Evans; Catherine, now Mrs. John Croat; Charlotte, now Mrs. D. Walls; and John Miller, of Marshall County, Ind. To John and Margaret Knotts were born ten children, of whom four are living-Jane, Rachel, Diana and Mary M. Mr. Knotts has been suo- cessful in life, and owns a fine farm of 400 acres, where he is living in the en- joyment and comfort of old age.
JOHN LAUGHLIN, farmer, P. O. Mineral Point, was born October 30. 1815, and is a son of John and Nancy (Burns) Laughlin, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Dublin, Ireland. Of their seven children but two are living-Matthew and John, the subject of this sketch, who was mar- ried, in December, 1841, to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Phifer. Mrs. Laughlin died in 1847, leaving three children-Laura A., Dorlesky and Julius. Mr. Laughlin was again married to Mrs. Mary (Furney) Shriner, a widow with three children-Adam, Elizabeth and Martin L. Shriner. Mr. Laughlin bad by this marriage two children -- John W. and Mary M. Mr. Laughlin began life for himself with none of this world's goods, but by his industry and good judgment has acquired a fine farm of 488 acres. He is and has been for several years Trustee of the township; is a member of the New Phil- adelphia Masonic Lodge.
GEORGE LECHNER, farmer, P. O. Mineral Point, was born in Penn- sylvania November 30, 1820, and is one of the three sons of John M. and Elizabeth (Rider) Lechner, his brothers being Jeremiah and Joseph. They came to Stark County, Ohio, in the winter of 1827-28. John M Lechner died here, and his wife died at the residence of her son Joseph in Indiana. George Lechner was married, in March, 1844, to Matilda, daughter of Ma-
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thias Firestone, who had a family of ten children. The children of George and Matilda Lechner were six in number, viz. : Catherine E., wife of Philip C. Furney; Charity, who was Mrs. Cunningham, and died July 5, 1873, leaving two children, Anna L. and Alice M .; Joseph M., married to Flora, daughter of Adam Stansbury; Osee A., wife of Emanuel Sweaney; Oliver P., married Isabell, daughter of Michael Frantz, September 6, 1883, and Matilda J. Mr. Lechner has been Township Trustee twelve years, re- signing at the expiration of that time. He is a Republican; began life with- out means, and has amassed a handsome property of 300 acres, well stocked and improved.
THOMAS C. LUPER, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born June 16, 1830, on the spot where he now lives, and is a son of Henry and Hannah (Vanmeter) Luper, the former a native of Crawford County, Penn. The latter is a daugh- ter of Morgan Vanmeter, a native of Carolina. Mrs. Luper's grandfather, John, came from Germany to America about the year 1788. Our subject's father moved to Ohio in 1817. He was a blacksmith by trade. He was first married, in 1819, to Mary Smith, by whom he had four daughters, viz. : Cath- arine, wife of J. Norman; Margaret, wife of David Trieble; Susan, died in infancy, and Mary, wife of M. Milor. Mr. Luper, on the death of his first wife, married, in 1824, Hannah Vanmeter, and by this union there were three children-Rebecca, now widow of the late J. J. Forber; John, deceased, and our subject. Two children were also adopted, one of whom was a waif girl found in the barn, and who was proved, after ber death, to be of noble par- entage. Our subject was married, March 17, 1853, to Nancy, daughter of Jacob and Susan Miller, of Stark County. Their family numbered ten, of whom seven are living, viz .: Susan M., John W., James C., Cora B., Emma J., Ada Kate and Bertha B. Mr. Luper has served as Assessor of this town- ship. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, our subject is a Republican.
REZIN W. MYERS, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born in this State October 31, 1812, son of George and Susan Myers, who at a very early day emigrated from Pennsylvania and settled on Croxton's Run, near Steubenville, where they died. They had twelve children, and of this large family Rezin W. is the sole survivor. Two of the older boys served in the war of 1812. Rezin W. Myers was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis Runyan, a native of New Jersey. They were married, June 27, 1833, and their six children, Sarah Ann, Lucinda A., Caroline, Lorin, Jennie and Minerva are all living. He was married, the second time, in 1861, to Bertha, daughter of J. C. Moore. She is the only survivor of eight children. She is a lady of intelligence and judgment. By this second marriage, our subject has one son -- Rezin Myers, Jr. Mr. Myers possesses a hardy constitution; is of strong physique, and has advanced with the times. He owns an excellent farm of 370 acres near the Sandyville depot, well stocked, and adorned with the handsomest brick residence in the township. He has been Trustee of the township; is a member of the Disciple Church and of the Democrat party.
D. K. NIXON, deceased, was born in Pennsylvania in 1810. When a lad of five summers, he came to Sandy Township with his mother, Mary Anna (Lewis) Nixon. Our subject had three sisters, only one of whom is living -- Mary Anna Perdue, of Newcastle, Penn. D. K. Nixon was married, October 3, 1833, to Lizzie A. Exline, daughter of Bernard and Julia A. (Beltz) Exline. Bernard Exline settled in Coshocton County in 1826, and there re- mained until death. His children were six in number, of whom three sur- vive, Valentine, of Van Wert County; Solomon, of Hancock, Md. ; and Mrs. Nixon, widow of D. K. Nixon. The six children of Mr. and Mrs. D. K.
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Nixon are George, Orintha, William L. and Amanda, twins, Almon C. and Julia A. William L., is married to Dora E. Mahan, and lives in Abilene, Kan. ; Amanda, died in 1875; Julia A. is married to Calvin G. Hawk, and lives in Abilene, Kan .; Almon C., who has charge of the home farm, and with whom his mother and his sister Orintha reside, was born March 7, 1848. He was married, December 3, 1873, to Rachel, daughter of John and Mar garet (Miller) Knotts, early settlers of Stark County. The family of Almon C. and Rachel Nixon consists of William E., born January, 1874; Ralph K., born June 9, 1876; John K., born July 7, 1878; and Anna, born February, 1881. Mr. Nixon is a Mason, and has a pleasant, intelligent family.
GEORGE NIXON, nurseryman and farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born in Sandyville February 25, 1836, and is a son of D. K. and Lizzie (Exline) Nixon. He received his education at Sandyville, Hagerstown Academy and Mount Vernon, all of Ohio. On the 5th of June, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of Canton, Ohio, under Capt. James Wal- lace, serving for three years. He was engaged at Rich Mountain, at Romney, Blues Gap, and at the first battle of Winchester. Part of his term of enlistment, he served on post duty near Washington, D. C. He was married, October 26, 1865, to Margaret, daughter of Joseph Painter, of Stark County. Of his seven children, six are living-Daniel K., Jessie L., Genevera G., Annie W .. Harold A. and Donald. Mr. Nixon has an excellent nursery near Sandyville, filled with all kinds of shade and fruit trees. In politics, he is a Democrat. He is a member of Caldwell Lodge, No. 330, at Bolivar.
ROBERT RENDER, farmer and coal and tire clay miner, P. O. Mineral Point, was born in Sandy Township March 17, 1841, son of Francis and Eliz- abeth (Suttle) Render, natives of England. Francis Render was a fuller by trade, and in England lost a thumb in a picking machine. He emigrated to America and on the voyage two of his sisters died. Robert was married, Sep- tember 6, 1861, to Mary J., daughter of Henry Sparks. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living-Sarah, Margaret A., Cora B. (died Sep- tember 20, 1867), Alice A., Lillie M., Simon W., Mary E. (died February 8. 1879), Amanda E., Rebecca (died in 1871) and Robert C. Margaret A. was married March 9, 1882, to Theophilus Gordon, and has one child-Clara I. Mr. Render resides on his farm of 120 acres near Mineral Point. On his land is found an abundance of coal and fire clay, which he is continuously mining and shipping. In politics, he is Republican.
HUGH RUSSELL, farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was born December 17, 1809, in Wanesboro, Penn., and is a son of Hugh, Sr., and Nancy (Webb) Russell, who moved to Ohio in May, 1815, and settled in Stark County, after- ward moving to North Industry. From there they came to Sandy Township, in the fall of 1817. There our subject's father and mother died. Their fam- ily numbered four children, of whom three are living, viz. : Pointon, John and Hugh. The subject of our sketch was married three times. The first union was with Catharine, a daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Shafer, natives of Pennsylvania. She died leaving four children, two of whom are living- William H. and Nathaniel. His second marriage was with Hannah Sowders, and by this union there were eight children, two of whom are living-Mar- gret N. and Harriet B. His second wife dying, Mr. Russell married, May 23. 1871, Sarah J. McMurray, of Bolivar. By this union there was one child- Cora W. H. Russell was married to Frances J. Frelich, and their children are Samuel H., Nathaniel, Catharine, Martin O., Elizabeth, Hugh F. and Effie. Nathaniel has charge of his father's farm. He was married to Maria A. Stansbury. They have three children-William S., Hugh G and Mary L. Harriet B. keeps house for her father. Our subject has been Township Trust-
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ee, Township Clerk and Treasurer for several years. His brother, William Russell, who died in 1819, was the first one buried in Sandyville Cemetery.
JOHN SATTLER, farmer, P. O. Mineral Point, is a son of John and Elizabeth (Brodt) Sattler. John Sattler, Sr., was born in Germany in 1808, son of Jacob and Rosena (Yeagey) Sattler. He came to America in 1831, landing at New York May 11. after a voyage of forty-two days. His wife's father, Jacob F. Brodt, emigrated from Germany in 1833, and settled near Sandyville, where he died. Of the six children of Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler, Sr., three are living, viz., John, William and Charles E. John, the subject of this sketch, was married March 30, 1861, to Louisa, daughter of Joseph and Magdalena Liens. They have five children living. viz , Elizabeth, Jen- nie, Ida, Mary and Theodore. His brother William was married May 5, 1868, to Mary, daughter of Jacob Kugler, deceased. They have three children- Emma N., Maud E. and William F. Charles E., the other brother, was mar- ried in June, 1881, to Elizabeth Faltzley. They have one child-John Oscar. John, William and Charles all reside with their families on their father's homestead of 400 acres, which is excellent land and abounds in minerals. John Sattler, Sr., has in his possession a German Bible 156 years old, also a copy of Milton's "Paradise Lost" 169 years old, both leather bound with brass clasps, and of peculiar shape.
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