The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 93

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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died in 1874, the mother of five children, three now living, viz., Mary Ann, wife of John Reed, a carpenter; James, a farmer; and William A., married, a farmer in this township; Elizabeth and Belle are deceased. For his second wife, he married, in 1878, Anna, daughter of Jacob and Anna (Wa- ters) Fouts, the former of German, the latter of Scotch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Edie are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which the former is an El- der. He is also Superintendent in the Sabbath school at Lima, Ohio. He came to this county with his father in 1824, and settled in Mill Township, which was then a part of Rush. Mr. Edie has been very generous to his chil- dren, giving to each of them about $2,000. In politics, he is a Republican.

E. ELVIN, member of the firm of Elvin & Van Ostran.

WILLIAM ELY, farmer, P.O. Uhrichville, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, August 25, 1825, and is a son of George and Sarah Ely, nee Jeffers, natives of Ohio, and of English descent. The former was a blacksmith by trade, and spent most of his life in Harrison County. The family consisted of three children, two boys and one girl. of whom George, a blacksmith, was instantly killed in Iowa (while working in a shop, polishing plows), by the bursting of an emery wheel, on March 27, 1883; Ann, the daughter, is the wife of John McClansborough, a farmer in Harrison County. Our subject came to this county in 1852, and followed blacksmithing for thirty-three years. He worked for fourteen years at his trade in Uhrichville, four years in Dutch Valley, and subsequently four more in Warwick Township. He received his education at the common schools of his native county. He was united in marriage with Catherine Andreas, who bore a family of eight children, all deceased but one son, Sylvester W., who is married to Nancy A. Carmack, and has one child- William C. Mrs. Ely is a member of the Presbyterian and Mr. Ely of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is the owner of 104 acres of well-improved land in Mill Township, which he has obtained by hard labor, commencing in life penniless. Mr. Ely and his son started a dairy in 1882; they keep sev- enteen cows, and help supply Dennison and Uhrichville with milk. They are meeting with good success.

A. B. EVERETT, merchant and proprietor of the planing mill, Uhrichs- ville, was born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, January 25, 1836,

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and is a son of Joseph and Martha (Porter) Everett, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of New York, both of English descent. His father died in 1847. Our subject was the eldest of a family of three children, and lived with his father until eleven years of age, when he worked for a short time in a wholesale grocery store; he then learned the man- nfacturing of woolen goods, at which he worked nine years; then he worked awhile on the Ohio Canal; subsequently (1855) he went into business in Lockport, Ohio, but for only two years, when he went on the canal for several years more. In 1861. he went to New Philadelphia, and worked in a flour mill two years, then went into the woolen factory till 1863; from then to 1865, he boated on the canal; then again went into the woolen factory, where he remained until 1867, after which time he bought the patent and built the first limekiln in this county; he ran this till 1870, when he sold out and came to Uhrichsville, where he built another lime kiln, and worked it successfully for ten years, when he bought the Union Planing Mill, which business he has since carried on. W. B. Thompson, President of the Farmers' & Merchants' National Bank, is now a partner with Mr. Everett in the latter, and they employ a force of sixteen hands, and are doing a good business. Mr. Everett's store is situated on Third street, and he has a large and commodious room; the stock consists of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes. In his business connection with the community, Mr. E. has evinced a lively interest in all matters of public en- terprise, and has been instrumental in building up the place; his example shows what industry and perseverance can accomplish. Our subject was mar- ried, in 1856, to Ruannah, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Welch) Cramer, her father of German and her mother of Scotch descent. Of the six children born to this union, only two remain. The names of the children are Carnie A., deceased; Jessie B., deceased; Joseph A., an enterprising young man, head clerk in his father's store; Ellen S .; Nelson A., deceased; and Otto, also deceased. Mrs. Everett is a member of the Moravian Church. Mr. Ev- erett is a Republican in politics, and has been a member of the Town Council, and Clerk of Uhrichsville. During the war, he was a member of the Ohio Na- tional Guards.

THOMAS M. FEELEY, machinist and foreman of the rod hands of the Pan Handle Railroad Company, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., February 14, 1852. He is a son of M. W. and Maria (Rush) Feeley, natives of Ireland, who emigrated to America about half a century ago; the former was a merchant in Pittsburgh. Our subject obtained his education at the graded schools of his native county and at the Catholic high school; also attended Iron City Col- lege, where he graduated in 1869. He then chose the occupation of a mechanic. He was engineer on the Pan Handle Railroad for three years. He was married, in 1878, to Maggie McCormick, who is of Irish descent and a native of Virginia. The two children born to this union are Florence May and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Feeley are members of the Holy Catholic Church. Mr. Feeley is a Democrat in politics. He is Clerk of the corporation of Dennison, and Secretary of the Railroad Insurance Company, and is a member of the United Workmen. For two years he was Captain of a home military company. He is socially inclined, and was one of the principal movers in the Olympic theatrical troupe, which was kept up in Dennison two or three years, giving many pleasant entertainments. .

J. W. FETTER, coal operator, Uhrichsville, was born in Bedford County, Penn., October 16, 1848. He is a son of Peter and Mary Ann (Wakefoss) Fetter, the former of whom died in 1870, aged forty-nine years three months and five days; the widow lives in Pennsylvania, and is of German and French descent. Peter Fetter was an ore-miner for eighteen or twenty years. They

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were the parents of seven children, five living, our subject being the second child. Our subject was raised to mining, and was educated at the schools of the township. On June 19, 1869. he was married to E. A. C. Ringler. a native of Pennsylvania, born October 16, 1858. To this union six children were born, five boys and one girl, viz., William, John, Frank, Mary and two infants. Our subject was a member of the Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania Regi- ment, subsequently of the Seventy-sixth Regiment, Company E. and served three years and nine months. He was wounded at Cold Harbor June 2, 1863, at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S. C., July 11, 1864, and at Fort Fisher, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, N. C., in February or March, 1865, by which latter wound he was disabled. He participated in thirty-five battles, besides numerous skirmishes, among which we name the following: Yorktown, Winchester, Maryland Heights, Fort Pulaski, James Island, Morris Island, Wilderness (seventy-two days), Cold Harbor, Appomattox Court House, Gettysburg, Fort Fisher, Petersburg, Bermuda Hundred, Wilmington, Golds- boro and Raleigh. He lost his brother Joseph at Fort Wagner July 11, 1863, and a cousin, Joseph J. Fetter, both of the same regiment and company as our subject. Our subject's grandfather had also been a soldier in his day. Mr. Fetter's wife is a daughter of Franklin and Susanna Kelley, residents of Doylestown, Ohio. Her father, a farmer, died in 1868, aged thirty-six years, and was of German descent; her mother was of Irish extraction. Their family numbered seven children, all living, Mrs. Fetter being the second child. Mr. Fetter lives a quarter of a mile north of Uhrichsville, where he has resided for five years, and has lived in this county for thirteen years.

GEORGE W. FINNEY, druggist, Dennison, was born in Holmes County. Ohio, November 13, 1851, and is a son of Thomas T. and Mary J. (Richardson) Finney. The latter was a sister of Gen. William P. Richardson, who was in the Mexican war and in the rebellion of 1861; he was elected Attorney Gene- ral at the close of the latter. Dr. Samuel Richardson, another brother of Mrs. Finney, was a Representative of Washington County for two terms, and was also one term in the State Senate. Mr. Finney's family are a long-lived people, and under one roof have gathered four generations. He has seen his great - grandmother, who lived to be ninety-five, and his great-grandfather, who was ninety-eight. They passed through many hardships in those pioneer days, and were compelled at one time, so great were their necessities, to dig up the potatoes which they had just planted and eat them for food. They were the second settlers in Holmes County, where they were afterward wealthy farmers, owning 1,300 acres of land. Our subject's father was a butcher by trade. He was born in Holmes County, but is now a resident of Carroll County, Ohio. His wife was a native of West Virginia, and both were of Irish descent. George W. came to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Uhrichsville. He re- ceived his education in the high school, and chose medicine for his profession, studying it for three and one-half years; he then clerked in a drug store for three years more, and in 1874 came to Dennison and opened a drug store with his present partner. He was married, in 1873, in Uhrichsville, to Laura M., daughter of Owen Taylor. They have had two children-Walter W. and Orvel O. Mr. and Mrs. Finney are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which the former is Trustee. In politics, he is a Democrat. He has been Trustee of Mill Township; is a member of the Town Council in Dennison; is a member of the Board of Education, and was City Clerk of Dennison for six years. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, and is Past Grand. He has been delegate to the Congressional and County Conventions. The Doctor deserves great credit for his success in business, for he started without a dollar, and has secured all he has by his own exertions. He is recognized as a man of

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superior ability, and commands the respect and confidence of those who know him.

G. F. FLEMING, hardware dealer, Dennison, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, October 28, 1847, and is a son of H. W. and Sarah A. (Cole) Fleming, also natives of that county. The former was of Scotch, the latter of German descent. The former followed farming through life. Our subject was reared on a farm and attended school in his native county until sixteen years of age, when he began learning the carpenter's trade, which he followed until 1882. He came to Dennison in 1872 and engaged as a carpenter and contrac- tor. He was a first-class workman, and frequently employed as many as ten men, and when finishing a contract to build an entire house would engage as many as twenty men. He was married, in 1873, to Mary E., daughter of Abel Crawford, a prominent farmer of Jefferson County, Ohio, of which county she is a native. This union has been blessed with three children, all boys - Ira C., James Walter and Harry Alvine. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming are members of the Presbyterian Church. The former is a Democrat in politics; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., of the subordinate lodge and encampment, and has been through all the chairs in both lodges. He embarked in the hardware business in 1882; owns his busi- ness room and a neat, substantial residence in Dennison. He has, by his in- dustrious and frugal habits, succeeded in accumulating a comfortable com- petency.

GEORGE FOSTER (deceased) was born in Mill Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 15, 1820, and was a son of Henry and Lydia A. (Pool) Foster, the former a native of Ireland, the latter of Virginia, of German de. scent. The father came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1819. He was a weaver by trade, but followed farming after he came West. He had eight children, all living and doing well. Four live in Tuscarawas County and two in Union Township; two brothers are farmers. The subject of this sketch, at the age of nineteen, began to learn the trade of wagon-making. He lived in this county all his life, excepting while learning his trade in Harrison County. He received his education in the subscription schools. In 1847, he came to Uhrichsville, went into business and carried it on for twenty years. Mr. Fos- ter was married, in 1843, to Jane, born in 1824, daughter of William and Jane Reed, natives of Ireland, coming to America in 1826 and settling in Canada, thence removing to Union Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have had seven children, five of whom are living, viz., Sarab Jane (wife of R. B. Shaffer, a boot and shoe dealer of Uhrichsville). John W. (killed in the battle of Nashville, a member of the Fifty-first Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, Company E), Elizabeth E. (wife of W. H. Dempster), Mary K. (wife of John H. Dalenger), George (deceased), William and Henry. The two latter are now partners in the dry goods and grocery business on Water street, Uhrichsville, and are men of superior ability and business tact. Our subject died September 19, 1883. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and served as Trustee, Steward and Class- Leader. In politics, he was a Republican.

D. C. FOSTER, hardware merchant, Uhrichsville, was born in Har- rison County, Ohio, August 9, 1846, and is a son of George and Jane (Shouse) Foster. The former was a farmer and a native of England; the latter a na- tive of Pennsylvania and of German descent. Our subject was reared on a farm in Harrison County, Ohio, and was kept constantly at school till he was eighteen years of age, thereby receiving an excellent education. At the age of twenty years, he came to Uhrichsville and engaged in the hardware busi- ness, wholesale and retail. He is now on Water street, where he also deals

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in agricultural implements, farming machinery, wagons and buggies. Those who know him claim that he is one of the best business men in Uhrichsville. He was married, January, 1868, to Kate, daughter of E. S. Woodborn, who was born in Harrison County, Ohio, where her father was a prominent citizen and High Sheriff for two terms. Mr. and Mrs. Foster's union has been blessed with a family of four children -- Frank W., Blanche, George Arm- strong Custer and Lulu Kate. Mr. Foster is a Republican in politics. Has been Township Treasurer, a member of the Board of Education six years. two terms a member of the Town Council and charter member of the Odd Fel- lows society, Lodge No. 519, Uhrichsville. Uhrichsville claims him as one of its most energetic and enterprising citizens.

JOSHUA FOWLER, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, November 6, 1831. His father, Andrew W. Fowler, was a farmer. He came to this county in 1833 and settled near Newport. He is now residing in Mill Township. The maiden name of our subject's mother is Elizabeth Martin. Our subject is the sixth in a family of twelve children; he was reared on a farm until sixteen years of age and then served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade at which he worked until the break- ing-out of the late war. In 1861, he enlisted in the Fifty-first Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, Company E, under Capt. Dr. Chalfant; served till his time was out and re-enlisted, in 1863, in the same company. He was a non-commis- sioned officer; was on detached service for one year, in the Pioneer Corps, and fourteen months with the mechanics and engineers on fortifications. A part of this time he worked at his trade. He was in the battles of Stone River and Kenesaw Mountain, besides numerous skirmishes. He was married, Novem- ber 25, 1852. to Emeline, daughter of Gabriel Watson, of Irish descent. The four children resulting from this union are Ellen (wife of George Gore, an engineer on a Kentucky railroad), Maria J. (wife of James Gore, a machinist. deceased), Lucretia (widow of John Price, machinist, and now the wife of N. B. Angle, also a machinist, residing in Cleveland) and John C. (married, a fireman on the C. L. & W. Railroad, residing in Lorain, Ohio). Mrs. Fowler is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Fowler is a Republican. He owns a fine residence and fifteen acres of land near Uhrichs- ville and is held in high esteem by his neighbors and friends.

WOOD FRIBLEY, senior partner of the firm of Fribley & Kummer, mer- chants on Water street, Uhrichsville, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, December 10, 1853. He is a son of Daniel M. and Leah (Edmonds) Fribley, the former a native of Pennsylvania of Dutch descent, the latter a na- tive of Ohio and of English lineage. The former is now a prominent farmer in York Township. He came to this county at an early date. Our subject was a member of a family of nine children. One of his brothers was a non- commissioned officer in the Ninety sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in 1862 in defense of his country. Our subject received his educa- tion at the common schools in New Philadelphia, and chose the occupation of a merchant. He commenced to clerk when eighteen years old in New Phila- delphia, and in 1875 embarked in business in a book store, in partnership with John Heller, and continued for one year. He then went to Texas, and was em- ployed as newsboy on the railroad for one year, when he returned home and started a general store at Gnadenhutten, Ohio; remained there two years, thence came to Uhrichsville in 1880, and opened a general store in partner- ship with Fribley Brother & Hardman. The firm is now Fribley & Kummer. They carry a stock of $15, 000 to $16,000, and have commodious rooms on Water street, where they conduct a first-class business. Mr. Fribley was married, in 1880, to Miss Ellen Custer, cousin of the late lamented Gen. Custer,

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of historic fame. She is a daughter of Henry G. Custer, of English descent, and was born in Carroll County, Ohio. To this union were born two children -Clara and an infant not yet named. In politics, Mr. Fribley is a Repub- lican.

W. H. GIBBONEY, merchant tailor, Uhrichsville, was born in Blair County, Penn., a son of Willis and Mary (Mowrer) Gibboney, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. His father was a manufacturer of woolen goods. Our subject received his education in Blair County, Penn., and chose tailoring as his occupation, commencing at the age of fourteen to work at his trade, which he has followed ever since. He came to Ohio in 1863, and three years later to Uhrichsville, where he embarked in the merchant tailoring busi- ness; he is now on Third street. He is an artist as well as a first-class work man in his business, having few superiors in cutting. In 1865, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary A. Sieg, nee Shannon, who died March 7, 1SS1, leaving a daughter-Cora Etta. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Sieg, Mrs. Gibboney's first husband, died while in the army. In politics, Mr. Gibboney is a Democrat; is also a prominent member of the Odd Fellows society.

JOHN A. GOCKE, merchant, West Uhrichsville, was born in Howesville, Preston County, W. Va., January 10, 1862, and is a son of John J. and Cath. erine (Wesley) Gocke, natives of Germany. The former emigrated to America when thirteen, the latter when ten years of age, and they were married in West Virginia, where they raised a family of seven boys and six girls. John Gocke, Sr., was formerly a blacksmith, and amassed considerable property by hammer- ing the anvil, and is now a prominent merchant of Preston County, W. Va He has been President of the Board of Education, and gave all his children good educational advantages. John A., after attending the common schools of Preston County, entered St. Vincent's College for one year, and chose the oc- cupation of carpenter. He served a regular apprenticeship of three years, then took a contract to build a schoolhouse, and finished it to the satisfaction of all concerned. After that, he entered his father's store as assistant clerk, and re- mained until he came to Uhrichsville in 1882, and opened a general store in West Uhrichsville, on First street. A brother, who was born October 29, 1859, and reared in the same place as our subject, was a school teacher till 1882, when he joined Mr. John A. Gocke in his store. Our subject and all the family are members of the Roman Catholic Church.

ROBERT GORLEY, painter in the Dennison car-shops, Uhrichsville, was born in Washington County, Penn., October 20, 1819, and is a son of Thomas and Katherine (Gardner) Gorley. His parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, his father of Scotch-Irish descent, and his mother of German lineage. His father was a successful farmer in the State of Pennsylvania, which occupation he followed all his life. Robert was reared on a farm, and received his edu- cation in the common schools of Pennsylvania. Early in life, he learned the tanner's trade, and worked at it twenty-five years. Previous to his learning this trade, he learnt that of a painter. He emigrated from Washington County, Penn., to Uhrichsville, Ohio, in 1845, working at the tanning busi- ness fifteen years. At present he is engaged in the shops in Dennison. In 1848, he was happily married to Sarah, daughter of Michael Uhrich, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. To her father belongs the honor of laying out the village of Uhrichsville, after whom it was named. He was a good business man, and succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Gorley has been blessed with a family of four chil- dren, all of whom are living, viz .: Mary, now the wife of Samuel Rownd, merchant in Zanesville, Ohio; John, an excellent workman; Laura M., the wife

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of Frank M. Ford, a prominent lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio; Alice W., who is still at home. Mrs. Gorley is a member of the Presbyterian Church, in Uhrichsville, Ohio. In politics, Mr. Gorley is a Republican. He owns thirty- four and a half acres of land within the corporation of Uhrichsville. He lately sold two acres for $3,000, the rest of the land in Uhrichsville is valued at about $34,000. The family are highly respected by all the citizens of Uhrichsville.

A. R. GRAHAM, general superintendent and manager of the coal works, Dennison, was born in Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, April 22, 1841. He is a son of John and Susan (Troup) Graham, natives of Maryland, and of Scotch and German descent. The former was a prominent farmer in Stark County for many years, and acted for the county two terms as Representative, and also served two terms in the State Senate. Our subject received his education in the Canton graded schools. He chose and followed farming as his occupation until the breaking out of the war. He was appointed Sutler for the Nine- teenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was with that . regiment until 1863. He traveled through the Western States and Territories after his return from the army. He farmed and dealt in stock three years, in Washington County, Iowa, with success. He sold out and returned to his native county, and in 1881 came to Dennison, where he engaged in the coal business, and to him belongs the honor of establishing a permanent paying trade here. He is superintending the whole business, and soon expects to employ 400 men. He is a man well calculated to run almost any concern successfully; he treats his men with respect, and fully indorses the sentiment that all men are born free and equal. The people of Dennison can testify to his firmness in handling the coal business, when times were dull and everybody prophesied failure, he only seemed the more determined to bring it to a prosperous issue, and its suc- cess is due to his efforts. Our subject was married in Stark County, Ohio, in 1864, to Sarah, daughter of Jacob Kaldenbaugh, hotel keeper, in Dover. Ohio, of which county she is a native. One child has blessed this union, Virginia May.

JAMES E. GRAHAM, editor and proprietor of the Tuscarawas Chroni. cle, Uhrichsville, was born in Dover, Ohio, September 30, 1841, and is a son of William and Betsy A. (Beach) Graham, both deceased. They were na- tives of Perry County, Penn., and New York State, respectively, and of Scotch and Irish extraction. The father was by trade a stone mason, but followed merchandising and farming. Our subject is both town and country bred. He received his education in New Philadelphia, Ohio. He has been in the office, of which he is now proprietor, since 1876, but owned a half interest in same in 1866. The Chronicle was established in 1865 by V. P. Wilson. It had a very poor circulation when Mr. Graham took it in hand, in 1876, but in twelve months he made it a profitable investment. During the late rebell- ion, in 1861, our subject enlisted and served three years and eight months (thirteen months of this time as a private soldier), in the Eightieth Ohio Vet- eran Volunteer Infantry. He was commissioned to Second, and then pro- moted to First Lieutenancy, and in 1865 received his commission as Captain. During 1867 and 1868, he was Assistant Revenue Assessor. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. James E. Graham, married January 20, 1869, Miss Flora, daughter of Charles and Amanda (Todd) Warner. Her father was a printer, but she was adopted when four years old, by Daniel Minnich, a mer- chant of New Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Graham are the parents of four children-Kate N., William D., Helen B., and an infant daughter, deceased. Mrs. Graham has taken a prominent part in many Tuscarawas entertainments, possess- ing a fine voice, and being an accomplished performer on the piano-forte.

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The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 93

Author: Warner, Beers & Co. Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1017

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1017