The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 99

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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D. J. THOMPSON, carpenter and contractor, residence on Water street, Uhrichsville, was born May 10, 1832, and is a son of Isaiah and Margaret (Headlea) Thompson, natives of Ohio. The former was a carpenter and mer- chant. and came to Uhrichsville in 1846. Our subject was the oldest of a fam- ily of eight children, and received his education at Uhrichsville. He chose the occupation of a cabinet-maker, working at it for several years, and then em- ployed himself on the building of houses and barns as carpenter and contractor. In 1862, he commenced to work for the Pan Handle Railroad Company. building bridges between Steubenville and Pittsburgh. He held the position of fore man, and built nearly all the bridges between those two points. He engaged from twenty to twenty-eight carpenters. He continued for ten years; was then carpenter and contractor until he engaged in the Uhrichsville Planing Mills, in which latter he has remained to the present time. He owns two houses and

lots on Water street. In 1855, he was married to Elvira, daughter of Alfred and Sarah (Hagen) Lister, who are among the pioneers of this county. The former has lived in Mill Township since 1828. Mrs. Thompson's mater- nal grandfather was, for years, Judge of the courts in New Philadelphia. Her parents are of German descent, and are now residing in Uhrichsville. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson has been blessed with three children, only one now living-Cora J., wife of Frank Mazurie, of Uhrichsville. Mrs. Thomp. son is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics, our subject is a Re publican. He is a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Council.

W. B. THOMPSON, President of the Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank, Uhrichsville, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, December 22, 1835. He is a son of Isaiah and Margaret (Headlea) Thompson, natives of Ohio and of German descent. Our subject came with his father, a cabinet-maker, still liv. ing, to Uhrichsville in 1844. He received a common school education, and then attended Granville College for two terms. At the age of fifteen years, he commenced to clerk in a store at Uhrichsville, but choosing a profession, read law in New Philadelphia, and was admitted to the bar. September, 1862; com- menced to practice the same year, continuing for sixteen years. He served as Mayor of Uhrichsville from 1866 to 1870. Mr. Thompson is one of Tuscara- was County's successful business men, and is owner of several hundred acres of valuable land near Uhrichsville, and about as many acres elsewhere, making about fourteen hundred acres Starting in the world, relying on his own resources, he has succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He has been twice mar- ried. His first wife was Eliza E., a daughter of R. and Adeline (Lacy) Haskins. Three children are the result of this union-C. B., now Assistant Cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank; K. L. and Mamie. Mrs. Thompson was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which her sis-

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ter also belongs. After the decease of his wife, Mr. Thompson married ber sister Josephine. Our subject is a member of the Knights of Pythias; of the Encampment of the Odd Fellows, and also a Knight Templar. He is a prom- inent member of all the above societies, and a Republican in politics.

FREDERICK THYME, farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Chester, Penn., February 26, 1826, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Lurden) Thyme, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Ireland. Henry Thyme was a shoe-maker by trade, and emigrated to America in 1803. He was in the French revolutionary war. After coming to this country, he settled in Phila- delphia, Penn., and was twice married, having one child by each marriage- Frederick, our subject, and a daughter, deceased. Frederick received his edu- cation at the subscription schools. He cannot remember when he could not read. In those days, grammar was not used, Webster's Calculator being the principal text book. Mr. Thyme came to this county in 1836, and has always followed farming. He was married, in 1852, to Susanna, daughter of John Wardell, a native of Belmont County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Thyme's children are Mary, wife of Christopher Meredith, a resident of Goshen Township; Cath- erine, wife of Jacob Biffington, farmer in Nebraska; Melissa, wife of Samnel B. Wardell, a farmer in Indiana; Henry, a clerk in Ubrichsville: Clara, Su. sanna, Wallace and Flora. Mrs. Thyme died February 9, 1873. Mr. Thyme is the owner of seventy-one and a half acres of valuable land on Section 20, Mill Township, which he has obtained by industry and frugality. His farm is highly improved, well stocked, and possesses a fine spring. In politics, he is a Re- publican.

J. C. TIMMONS, assistant general foreman of the P., C. & St. L. Rail- way shops, Dennison, Ohio, is a prominent, influential citizen of Dennison; was born in Cadiz. Harrison Co., Ohio, September 1, 1844. He is a son of Samuel and Sarah A. (Coleman) Timmons. On his father's side he is of Ger- man descent. His great-grandfather on his mother's side took part in the Revolutionary war; was captured by the British, and was to have been shot as a spy at Trenton, N. J., the morning of its capture by the Revolutionary forces, and by them released. Mr. Timmons, when six years old, removed to Steubenville,his mother having united herself in wedlock the second time with Mr. William Giles, an honored and respected citizen of that city. He received his education in the common schools of Steubenville. At the commencement of the war, when only sixteen years old, he enlisted in Company H, First Reg. iment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He continued with this regiment until the fall of 1862, when he was taken prisoner by the rebel forces under Gen. Wheeler, south of Nashville, Tenn. He was paroled and sent home. At this time diphtheria was very prevalent, and Mr. Timmons became a subject of this disease, and at the time of his exchange was unable to return to his regiment, so received his discharge. He then apprenticed himself to the trade of machinist at what was then known as the Steubenville & Indiana Railway shops, now known as the P., C. & St. L. Here he continued until the call was made for men to serve for 100 days. He enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Ohio National Guards, and was made Second Ser- geant. At the expiration of this term of service, he resumed his former place in the shops, and has continued in the employ of the company ever since. In 1869, he was transferred to the company's shops at Dennison, Ohio. It is a custom among all first-class railway systems not to allow certain portions of their machinery to run more than a certain number of miles, also to see that material that is furnished by other companies for use on their lines per- forms the work guaranteed by the parties furnishing the same. In 1877, Mr. Timmons was appointed to take charge of this department of the Company's

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service. In 1883, he was appointed assistant general foreman, which position he still occupies. He was united in marriage, in 1867, with Anna B., daugh- ter of William McLeish, a Scotchman, and resident of Steubenville. This union has been blessed with four children, viz .: Mary E., Cora B., William and James H. His oldest daughter, sixteen years old, is an accomplished pianist. Is organist, and presides at the grand pipe organ in the Dennison Railway Chapel at all the, services. Mr. and Mrs. Timmons are members of the above church. of which the former has been Secretary, Treasurer and Trustee for ten years. He is a Royal Arch Mason; a Past Grand in the I. O. O. F .; was a member of the Board of Education, Dennison, for eight years, serving during all the time as Secretary of the board. He is now, and has been since its organization, Secretary of the Dennison Library and Reading Room. Mr. Timmons owns and occupies a substantial, neat residence, on Grant street. Dennison. All his possessions are due to his own industry, and it can be well said he is one of the solid men of this enterprising little town.

ALFRED J. TRADER, druggist, Dennison, is a native of West Virginia, born November 22, 1838, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Keener) Trader, the former a native of Pennsylvania, of German lineage, the latter a native of Virginia, of English ancestry. The former was a stone-mason by trade, but later in life followed farming. The parents of our subject are now residents of Virginia. They had seven children, Alfred being the oldest son. He was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the subscription schools of Vir. ginia. When eleven years of age, he began learning the trade of 'engineer. He worked in the shops of Virginia for a time, was then employed as fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, where he continued for seven years, after which time he was appointed engineer. He was offered an engine before he had been firing sixteen months, but did not accept, thinking he would not find any difficulty in getting a position in a short time. He was engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for about eighteen years. He came to Dennison in 1867, and for nearly seven years ran an engine on the Pan Handle Railroad. In 1873, he retired from railroading, and in 1874 engaged in the drug busi- ness with Dr. Finney, an energetic young business man, as partner. Our sul- ject was married, in 1864, to Mary, born in Wheeling, Va., a daughter of Michael Bye, of German descent. Mrs. Trader is a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Trader owns his residence in Dennison. He is wide-awake and generally successful in business. He is Treasurer of the corporation of Dennison, a member of the I. O. O. F., of the Encampment, No. 198, and Treasurer of the Agricultural Association of Uhrichsville and Dennison.

CHARLES TURNER, retired farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, March 5, 1819. He is a son of Rev. William Turner, a pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His mother's maiden name was Ann Sewell. Both parents were natives of Maryland, and of English descent. His father moved to Tuscarawas County in 1812, settling in Rush Township, where he farmed and was a local preacher. Charles was raised in Rush Township, receiving a limited education, and wisely chose farming as his occupation, in which he has been remarkably successful. With his first earnings he bought ten acres of land. In 1881, he owned 300 acres of land in Rush Township. He has been twice married; first, on November 10, 1842, to Ann Thompson, by whom he had one child-Elizabeth Ann, the wife of William Baitly, a prominent farmer in Rush Township. Mrs. Turner died July 9, 1845, and in 1848 our subject married Mrs. Vallon, who was Mary A. Alexandra. The fruit of this marriage was one child-William C., a farmer and stock-dealer in Rush Township. Mrs. Turner was born in 1822. Her parents were of English and German descent. Her father was in the war

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of 1812, and lived over fifty years in Rush Township, where he died in 1854. Mr. Turner has retired from farming and moved to Uhrichsville in 1882, pur- chasing a residence on Dawson street, but still retaining a farm in Rush Township of 215 acres of land. Philander Turner, who was born November 10, 1848, in Rush Township, lived with them till he was twenty-one years old, then went as fireman on the Pan Handle Railroad; at present he is working in the Dennison railroad shops. Charles Turner is a Republican in politics; was Justice of the Peace in Rush Township. He has also filled other minor offices. He and wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JOSEPH UHRICH (deceased), was one of Tuscarawas County's suc- cessful farmers and stock-raisers, and was born in Uhrichsville May 9, 1827. He was a son of Jacob and Anna Maria (Demuth) Uhrich, of Dutch descent. The former was a native of Pennsylvania, born August 2, 1783, and with his family emigrated to Ohio in 1804. The latter was also born in Penn- sylvania in 1796, and was the mother of ten children, viz., Rosanna, wife of George Ross, of Harrison County, Ohio; Polly (Mary), wife of John Welsh. of Uhrichsville; George; Benjamin, married to Dina Sorter, of Ohio; Susan- na, married to Simon P. Blickensderfer, of Tuscarawas County; Jacob, mar. ried to Rosanna C. Knaus, of Tuscarawas County; John; Nancy, wife of Joseph Wallace; Joseph, our subject; and Caroline, married to John T. Hauser, of North Carolina. The subject of this sketch died January 22, 1877, in Mill Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. He was the owner, at the time of his decease, of forty-seven acres of valuable land in the corporation of Uhrichs- ville, and a fine farm in Mill Township, all of which he had accumulated dur. ing his life and bequeathed to his family at his death. He was reared on a farm, and followed farming more or less up to the time of his death. He was joined in marriage, May 21, 1850, with Miss Kate A., daughter of Joseph and Nancy Walton, of Tuscarawas County, and of English descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Uhrich were born eight children, viz., Rosanna C., born June 29, 1851, wife of Nelson Spraul, a partner 'in the limekiln works, of Mill Township; Emmet W., born January 1, 1853; Benjamin W., born August 13, 1855, mar- ried to Elizabeth, a daughter of William Johnson, Mayor of Uhrichsville and ex-Representative of Tuscarawas County; Carrie, born March 1, 1858; Charles W. and Clarence F. (deceased), twins, born March 2, 1861; Edward P., born July 20, 1863, and Frank, born February 4, 1869. Emmet W., the oldest son, was employed as Assistant Cashier in the Farmers' & Merchants' Bank of Uhrichsville in 1872, and remained there six years. He then engaged in manufacturing, and also dealt in fine horses, he having a practical eye for thorough breeds. In 1882, he was elected Cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank of Uhrichsville, which position he still occupies. He is con- sidered a trustworthy young gentleman. Mr. Uhrich, our subject, was a strong Republican. He stood very high in the estimation of the people of Uhrichs- ville, who deeply deplored his loss. He gained a host of friends by his honesty and integrity in business.

ANDREW UNDERWOOD, teamster and farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, December 12, 1843, and is a son of John and Mary (Leggett) Underwood. The latter was a daughter of Nathan Leggett, of English descent. John Underwood was a native of Ireland, and a farmer by occupation. He is now a resident of Uhrichsville, Ohio. The subject of this sketch received a common school education in Union Township, and commenced life at farming; also follows teaming and owns land in Mill Township. In 1867, he married Elizabeth Mccullough, the result of which union has been a family of seven children, of whom five are living, viz., Laura, Alexander, Ida, Lulu and Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Underwood are members of the Methodist

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Episcopal Church. In politics, the former is a Republican. During the re- bellion, our subject enlisted, in 1862. in the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, Company E, and served to the close of the war. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea, and at Trenton, Tenn., was taken prisoner, paroled and exchanged, after which he came home to vote, but subsequently returned to the army.

JOHN VARNER. blacksmith in the Pan Handle Railroad shops, Dennison, was born in Ireland in 1827 and is a son of John and Anna (Smith) Varner. Our subject chose blacksmithing for his trade, which he learned in his native country, and in 1851 came to America, settling in Baltimore, Md .. where he worked at his occupation for about fourteen years. During the war, he worked for the Government at Fort Monroe, also at Washington, D. C. He then moved to Pittsburgh, where he was employed for one year. He came to Den- nison in 1866, and has since been employed in the Pan Handle Railroad shops. He was united in marriage with Matilda Miller, a native of Ireland. This marriage has resulted in the birth of six children, viz., Elizabeth (wife of H. G. Price, a lumber dealer in Kentucky), John (a blacksmith in the South), William G. (a blacksmith in Hartford, Conn., foreman in the blacksmith shops of the New York & New England Railroad Company), James, conductor on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad), Maggie and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Varner are members of the Presbyterian Church in Dennison. He is a Repub- lican in politics, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge and Encampment, also a member of the American Protestant Association. He is the owner of three houses and lots in Dennison, and is one of its best citizens.

W. W. WALLACE, merchant, Dennison, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 12, 1853. His parents, Charles and Nancy (Welday) Wallace, were natives of Maryland and Ohio respectively, the former of Scotch and the latter of German descent. The former was a successful merchant and came to Ohio when very young. Our subject was the oldest of a family of seven chil- dren, and was reared in Jefferson County, receiving a fair common school ed- ucation, and, like his father, chose the occupation of a merchant. He came to Dennison in 1867, when only fourteen years of age, and started in business with Mr. Buckingham. When he began, he had only $100, which he had earned by his own exertions. The first year their store consisted of a stock of groceries, but was subsequently (Mr. Wallace having bought Mr. Bucking. ham's interest the second year) changed to a general store, and is now doing a first-class business. Mr. Wallace is a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Town Council. He was married, in 1875, to Margret, daughter of James Ryan, a railroad man of this county. She is of Irish and English de- scent, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wallace is a quiet, un assuming gentleman, highly respected by Dennison's citizens. By his gentle- manly demeanor he has won the patronage of Dennison and its vicinity.

JOHN WARDELL (deceased) was among the early settlers of Tuscarawas County. He was a native of New Jersey, born March 15, 1805, and was a son of Joseph and Hannah (Slocum) Wardell. The former came to Ohio when it was yet a Territory and settled on the site of Mill Township, where he remained for the rest of his life. He lived by farming (raising only what the family could use), hunting and fishing, for it was some distance to his nearest neigh- bor Of his eight children who grew up, all have died. Our subject obtained a common school education in Mill Township; was a diligent pupil and de- voted much of his spare time to reading. For his occupation, he chose farm- ing. In his twenty-third year, he was married to Catherine, daughter of Jo- seph and Catherine (Sheets) Harmon, of German descent. Her grandfather, David Harmon, was born in Germany. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wardell was

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blessed with thirteen children, viz .: Susan W. (deceased), wife of Fred Thyme, and the mother of eight children), Isaac (married, a carpenter and farmer in Iowa), Peleg (married, a farmer in Iowa), Emanuel (married, also residing in Iowa), Catherine (deceased), John (married, a farmer and lumber-dealer in Goshen Township), Josiah (married, owner of a stone quarry in this township), Jeremiah (married, also farming in this township), Hezekiah (farmer and lumber-dealer in this county), Melissa (wife of John Tucker, who has been County Treasurer in Kansas, where he resides), Obadiah (deceased at the age of five years), Samuel (de- ceased at the age of twenty-eight years) and Flavius (farmer, gardener and bee-raiser in Mill Township). Three of the sons served in the late civil war. Mr. Wardell was a Democrat in politics. He was successful in business and owned 251 acres of well improved land, which he and his wife had, by pru- dent management, been able to obtain and bring to a high state of cultivation. On his death, in 1876, it was left to his wife, who had toiled with him for nearly a half century. Her little grandson lives with her and cannot be induced to leave her.

FLAVIUS J. WARDELL, apiarist, gardener and farmer, P. O. Uhrichs. ville, was born on Section 20, Mill Township, March 30, 1852. He is a son of John Wardell (deceased), whose sketch appears elsewhere in this book. Flavius received his education at the Uhrichsville graded schools, and early in life (having a fondness for honey) made the bee his study. His thorough knowledge of the bee made their culture a success. He has engaged exten- sively in the business; at present has fifty colonies of Italian bees (having found that breed most profitable), and uses the Langstaff frame hive. He raises and sells queens, and has paid as high as $13 for a single queen; can handle his bees with but little danger, and has taken as many as thirty queen cells from one hive. He is also a scientific farmer and gardener. He was united in marriage, February 5, 1881, with Maria, a daughter of Jobn and Lucinda (Hardisty) Kilpatrick. She was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, and is of Irish and English descent. She is a member of the Reformed Pres- byterian, and Mr. Wardell of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The latter is Superintendent of the Sabbath school at Maple Grove, and is Class Leader and exhorter in the church in Newport. He is the owner of a farm in Mill Township, and has a neat and comfortable home.

R. D. WAUD, farmer and dairyman, P. O. Tracy, was born near Newport, on the farm where he now resides, March 5, 1854. He is a son of James and Elizabeth (Tracy) Wand, the former a native of England, the latter of Ohio, born in Tuscarawas County. His father died in 1856, and our subject was raised by his grandfather, James Tracy, an early settler of this county, and a wealthy farmer. The latter is still living, a resident of Newport. He was born, December 17, 1800, in Virginia, is of Irish and Scotch extraction, and has lived in this county for over three-quarters of a century. Our subject re- ceived his education in Newport common schools, and chose farming for his occupation. He has since added a dairy, in company with his brother. They keep twenty cows, and sell milk in Dennison and Uhrichsville, and have met with good success. Our subject was married, September 19, 1876, to Nancy J .. daughter of Sophia Wilson, and of Irish descent. Her grandfather, Rob. ert Wilson, was born in Ireland in 1786, and is now living with our subject. He is, perhaps, the oldest man living in this county. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; came to this county in 1824, and was married, July 2, 1818, to Rebecca Canada, by whom there was a family of ten children. He has al. ways been a farmer, and owned a farm till he was ninety years old, when he signed it to his children. In politics, he is a Democrat, and cast his first vote

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for Gen. Jackson. He was a Constable, in an early day, of this county. He has been a man of powerful physical endurance, and has always preferred walking to riding. He once walked a distance of 300 miles, reaching his destination before a friend, who had started out at the same time on horse. back. He has never drawn a pension for his services rendered in the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Waud have had a family of four children, all boys- Charles Nelson, James W., Frederick D. and Robert C. Mr. Waud and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is the owner of a well-improved farm of ninety-two acres, which he has accumulated by indus- try and perseverance.

JAMES T. WAUD, farmer and dairyman, P. O. Tracy, was born in Mill Township, on the farm he now occupies, near Newport, April 8, 1856. He is a son of J. T. and Elizabeth (Tracy) Waud (see sketch of R. D. Waud). His father died when our subject was six months old. He was reared by his grandfather, James Tracy. Our subject received a common school education in Newport, and chose farming for his occupation. He is also carrying on a dairy in company with his brother. In 1883, he embarked in a creamery. which gives assurance of success. His farm comprises fifty acres of well- improved land. Mr. Waud was united in marriage with Ellen, daughter of Lewis Wilcoxen, a farmer in this township. To this union were born two children-Lewis Clyde and Harriet. Mrs. Waud is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics, Mr. Waud is a stanch Democrat.

ROBERT WELCH (deceased) was a native of County Donegal, Ireland. His parents died poor, and left him to struggle in a poverty-stricken land. He served an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade in early manhood, on com- pleting which he emigrated to America, settling near Holiday's Grove, Va., in 1817. The first money he earned in this country, $80, he sent to his only brother, with instructions for him to use it in bringing over his family. This generous act has been the means of several happy and prosperous families, descendants of Thomas Welch, living in Columbiana County, Ohio, at the present time. De. cember 2, 1832, Robert Welch married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Maxwell, of Hancock County, W. Va. This union was blessed with six chil- dren, three of whom are now surviving. In the year 1843, he bought a quar. ter-section of land near Uhrichsville, Ohio, to which he moved his family April 22, 1845. He died September 24, 1852, of a cancer. Mr. Welch was an enthusiastic lover of his adopted country, admiring her free institutions and liberal rewards to industry. In politics, he was one of the best informed citizens, in his station, in his day. When he came to the United States, her Democratic institutions induced him to join the Democratic party, but he learned in after years that Democratic in name was not the only party that was Democratic in fact, and during the exciting campaign of 1840 he forsook the party, never to return. His four sons are all radical Republicans. The family record of Robert Welch is as follows: George Welch, born September 22, 1833; James Welch, February 9, 1835; Samuel Welch, February 8, 1837; Margarett Welch, August 9, 1839; Josiah Welch, September 3, 1841; Martha Welch, December 5, 1845. Deaths-Margarett Welch, July 28, 1841; James Welch, October 29, 1862; Josiah Welch, March 18, 1877. James Welch en- listed in Company K, Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 20, 1862. At the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, a call was made on the regi- ment for volunteers to supply a battery in danger; James was the first man to say " I'll go," and immediately took position at the battery. The action com- menced, and he received a ball in his left knee, from the effects of which be died October 29, 1862. His remains were brought home and buried in the Uhrichsville Cemetery. Samuel Welch enlisted in the first call for 300,000

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The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 99

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

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