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JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 345 WARREN AND WAYNE TOWNSHIPS. William S. Blackburn, of Wayne township, a member of one of the old and prominent families of the upper Ohio valley, was born near where he now resides, January 24, 1825. His ancestry in America goes back to Judge John Blackburn, a native of England, who was one of the early settlers of York county, Penn., where his son Finley 346 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. was born in 1762. The latter settled in Wayne township in 1806, and here died in 1832. By his marriage to Nancy Warren, born in 1767, in Westmoreland county, Penn., died in 1852, he had nine children: John, Moses M., Thomas, Mrs. Mary Maxwell, Mrs. Jane Davidson, Finley, Mrs. Nancy Warren, all dead, and Mrs. Elizabeth J0hnston and Rebecca Warren. Moses M., the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in August, 1799, in York county, Penn., and died in this county, May 24, 1875. By his marriage to Anna Sprague he had eleven children, Morgan F., Nancy J., David M., Sarah A., George W., and Mary J., deceased, and William S., James M., of Homer, La.; John F., of Huntington, W. Va.; Alfred C., auditor elect of Jefferson county, and Francis M. The mother of these children was bOrn August 17, 1804, the daughter of William and Sarah (Jenkinson) Sprague, who had ten children, the only other survivor of whom is Mrs. Elizabeth Thorn. Those deceased are Ebenezer, William, James, Mrs. Mary Miller, Sarah, Hamilton, Buchanan, who died in Libby prison in 1864, and Hiram. William Sprague was the son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Buchanan) Sprague, natives of New England, who settled in an early day near the site of Wheeling, W. Va. The subject of this sketch, after he reached his twentieth year, was engaged in teaching about ten years, and met with considerable success in that calling. Going to Kansas in 1856, he was engaged in farming and stock-raising until 1862, when he enlisted a company of his neighbors and joined the Union army as captain of Company G, Thirteenth Kansas infantry. He engaged in the battle of Cane Hill, Ark., Prairie Grove, Van Buren, in a raid i nearly to the Texas line, pursu- ing confederate Gen. Cooper, and n numerous skirmishes. He was mustered out with his company, at Little Rock, July, 1865. He then sold his western property, and returning to Jefferson county, settled where he now lives October 1, 1865. He has been quite successful in business, and is influential in the community. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, of the Masonic lodge, No. 333, of Unionport, and is a member and first commander of the G. A. R. post. In politics he is a republican. Mr. Blackburn was married December 23, 1852, to Mary J. Simeral, by whom he had one child, Anna Mary. Mrs. Blackburn was born August 6, 1831, and died January 13, 1884. She was the daughter of Archibald and Mary (Ferguson) Simeral, both deceased. One of the well-known early settlers of Jefferson county was David Call, who was born in 1793, near Hagerstown, Md. He was one of eight children of Alexander Call, a soldier of the revolution, wh0 was wounded in both hips, and Hannah, his wife, who lived to the age of one hundred and five years. In 1801, David, with his mother and four brothers, came from Hagerstown to the mouth of Yellow creek, bringing all their go0ds upon their backs. They stopped with their relative, Philip Saltsman, who had cleared a little patch at that place, and raised corn and vegetables, obtaining his meat by the chase. In hunting, David became proficient. One of the trips which he and Saltsman made was about ten miles into the forest, where Call was JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 347 left with an old flint-lock rifle to keep camp while Saltsman went out for game. The older man being hard of hearing, Call managed to whistle back one of his dogs unobserved, and after the sentinel at the camp was tired of waiting, he made an expedition of his own. Finding a bear and cub he managed to kill both, and getting back to camp had the satisfaction of telling Saltsman, when he returned empty- handed, that he had killed two bears. The tired hunter declared that he would hang the young nimrod if he found he was deceiving him, but he was soon led to the evidence of Call's prowess. After leaving Saltsman's employ Call worked several months turning the bolter in a mill twelve hours per day, at 12 I2 cents a day. In the war of 1812 he served as a private under Capt. Alexander., He died in 1883. He was married to Catharine Buygher, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1799, and died in January, 1881. She was the daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Poe) Buygher, of Pennsylvania. David Call and wife had twelve children, four of whom are deceased: John, Jacob, Mrs. Susan Georin and Mrs. Eliza McCoy, and the following survive: Alexander, David, James M., Abraham, Mrs. Sarah Miller, Mrs. Matilda Call, Anna and Julia A. James M. Call, now one of the prosperous and influential farmers of the county, was born near Mooretown, Ohio, April 11, 1832. In his childhood, sitting on the slab benches of the old log school-house of that day, Mr. Call received his schooling; but in spite of those disadvantages is a well-read and intelligent man. Since his youth he has been engaged in farm duties, and is now one of the most skillful of Jefferson county farmers. He and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics he is a staunch republican. He was married March 28, 1853, to Rebecca McClain, who was born November 12, 1832, the daughter of John McClain, a native of Beaver county, Penn., and his wife, Ruth Miles. Mr. Call and wife have had four children: David J. (deceased), Roxanna, Estella, James H. and Emerson E. Samuel Carman, a native of Jefferson county, and one of its most successful farmers, was born January 16, 1842, on the farm which is now his place of residence. The first of his family in this region was his grandfather, John Carman, who was born in Maryland in 1748, and was married to Mary Marshall, who was born in Maryland in 1785. In 1813 they loaded their goods on a wagon, and started to go as far west as his money would help him. Arriving at the residence of Philip Delaney, who had settled upon the land now occupied by the town of Hopedale, Mr. Carman having but so cents left, concluded to stop, and hired out to Mr. Delaney, assisting him in clearing the land. When he had accumulated a little money he bought a farm of 05 acres, a part of which the subject of this sketch now occupies. John Carman died in September, 1861, and his wife in September, 1866. Ten children were born to them: Andrew, Marsh, Thomas, Mrs. Patience Ferguson, Mrs. Jane Hanley, Mrs. Mary Hanley, Mrs. Elizabeth Angus, all deceased, and Samuel, John and Cyrus, living. Thomas, the father of the subject, was born August 15, 1817, near the present site of the Normal college at Hopedale, Ohio. 348 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. He was married to Rachel Moore, who was born January 13, 1824, near Richmond, Ohio, the daughter of John and Mary Moore, natives of Ireland, whose other children were James, deceased; Alexander, Sarah A. Hobson, John, Martha and George. Thomas Carman died February 15, 1888. Of his children there are three besides the subject living, viz.: Mrs. Sarah A. McNairy, Martha Davis, and Thomas, and one dead, Mrs. Mary J. Rittenh0use. Samuel Carman was reared on a farm, and from childhood has devoted himself with great industry to the duties of his calling. His ability and application have been rewarded, and few are more comfortably situated. During the war period he served in the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Ohio National Guard, Company G, from May, until September, 1864. He is in politics a republican, is a comrade of the G. A. R., and he and wife are members of the Disciple church. Mr. Carman was married December , 1868, to Sarah S. Harris, and they have eight children: Edwin D., Leona J., John, Thomas E., Olive E., Samuel, Mary, and Cora B. Mrs. Carman was born February 9, 1845, one of the eight children of Isaac and Elizabeth (Rittenhouse) Harris, the former of whom was born in Fayette county, Penn., November 7, 1801, and died December 18, 1845, and the latter was born January 28, 1807, and died August 0, 1853. Three other children are living, Jacob, Mrs. Susan Joss, Elmer, and four are dead, Mary, Eliza Smith, David, Emily McClellan. Mrs. Carman's father was the son of Jacob and Mary Harris, of Fayette county, Penn., and her mother was the daughter of David and Mary (Wells) Rittenhouse of the same county. William C. Cookson, a well-known manufacturer of Bloomfield, Wayne township, Jefferson county, was born at Steubenville, November 26, 1839. His family have long been residents of the Ohio valley. His father, John Cookson, was born at Steubenville, and died about 1844, having had by his wife, Eliza J. Walker, also a native of Steubenville, two children: John W., cashier of the Miners' and Mechanics' bank, of Steubenville, and the subject of this mention. John Cookson was a son of John Cookson, one of the old residents of the county, who had the following children: Mrs. Caroline Bolen, Mrs. Sarah Doyle, Mrs. Pattie Durbin, Mrs. Harriet Roberts, John and Mrs. James Myers. The mother of our subject is the daughter of John Walker, a native of Hancock county, W. Va. died in 1872, who had by his marriage to Sarah Abraham, a native of Steubenville, who died in 1845, nine children: Mrs. Margaret Moore, Mrs. Sarah Thompson, Mrs. Elizabeth Ridgely and Charles, deceased, and now living, Jacob, John, James, Mrs. Howard and Alexander. Mr. Cookson, after leaving school, engaged in various occupations until 1856, when he became an apprentice to Robert Davidson, a blacksmith of Steubenville, and he remained with him four years. He then opened a shop of his own, and has since then followed that trade, most of the time at Bloomfield, where he is now actively engaged in the manufacture of wagons and carriages. He has been successful in business, and his integrity and good business qualities has commanded a large patronage and the confidence of the public. He and wife are mem- JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 349 bers of the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a republican and he holds membership in the Masonic lodge, No. 333, of Unionport, of which he is presiding officer. From May, 1864, until August of that year he served in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh regiment Ohio National Guard, and he is now a comrade of the G. A. R. Mr. Cookson was married April 19; 1861, to Martha C. Day, and they have had four children: Alva A., Mary E., deceased, and Cyrus W., who married Emma B. Eldred, and has two children living, and John S. Mrs. Cookson is the daughter of Cyrus and Mary (Long) Day, and she is one of ten children, the names of the others being: Robertson and Joseph, deceased, and Mrs. Joanna Templeton, William A., Addison, Josiah F., John M., Mrs. Mary A. Dickey and Henry H. Joseph Copeland, a prosperous farmer of Wayne township, Jefferson county, was born near Bloomfield, Ohio, January 6, 1800, the son of James Copeland, who was born in Ireland about 1769, and died November, 1831. The mother of our subject was Mary (Leach) Copeland, a native of Wales, who died in August, 1831. She was the second child of Samuel and Margaret Leach, her brother and sisters being: Samuel, Mrs. Margaret Copeland and Mrs. Jane Speck. The subject of this mention is the only survivor of eleven children of his parents, the names of those deceased being: Thomas, Samuel, James, John, Mrs. Mary Parks, Mrs. Susan Shepler, Mrs. Jane Dodd, Margaret, Mrs. Nancy Mather and Mrs. Isabelle Dodds. Mr. Copeland in childhood had limited advantages for education, attending subscription schools occasional winters up to his fifteenth year. His time was then too valuable and he was too much needed on the farm, and so he continued to be engaged at home until he was thirty-one years old. He then began work on a farm of his own, and has since met with deserved success, being an industrious and enterprising man. He is well-known throughout the county, and is highly esteemed by all. Mr. Copeland has never married. In political affairs he is a thorough democrat. James W. Ferguson, a successful farmer of Wayne township, Jefferson county, was born at his present residence, July 6, 1849, the son of James and Sarah (Woods) Ferguson, well-known and worthy old residents of the county. James Ferguson was born March 26, 1809, near Bloomfield. this county, and died January 13, 1887. He was the son of William Ferguson, a native of Pennsylvania, and his wife Margaret Carroll. Of the nine children of these latter, there are deceased, Mrs. Margaret Miller, Mrs. Mary Simeral, Mrs. Bathia Shannon, Mrs. Leech, Robert and James, and there are living: Mrs. Elizabeth Morehead, Rachel Dunlevy, Samuel Ferguson. The mother of the subject was born in Washington county, Penn., December 25, 1812, and was a daughter of John and Margaret (Nesbit) Woods, and of her brothers and sisters, there are dead, Catherine, Rebecca, and two others, and there are living, Mary Scott, Margaret Meh0llin, and William. James W. Ferguson is one of six children, of whom the other survivors are, Mrs. Margaret Scott, Robert, and Mary B. John died in the
350 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. United States service at Waterford, Miss., December 5, 1862, and William died at home August 17, 1863, of disease contracted in the army. The subject of this sketch received a, common school education in his youth, and since then has been engaged in agriculture. As a farmer he is quite successful, and being a wide-awake and active citizen, is highly esteemed by the community. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian church, and he is a republican in politics. He was married January 10, 1883, to Belle Warren, and they have three children: Harry A., Mabel M. and Hattie E. Mrs. Ferguson was born October 6, 1855, the daughter of Austin and Louisia M. (Burns) Warren. Her father was born near Winterville, Ohio, September 15, 1824, and died October 18, 1862, and was one of eleven children of William and Rebecca (Hamilton) Warren. Of these children Thomas, James, William, Austin, Eliza and Mary are deceased, and Isaac, George, Simon, Barbara Elliott and Harriet Evans are living. Mrs. Ferguson's mother was the daughter of James and Frances (Beymer) Burns, who had twelve children in all: James, Walter, David, Sarah Mudgett, deceased, and Harriet Brown, Margery, Rosanna Smith, Mary J. Wilcott, Louisa Warren, John, William and George surviving. Mrs. Ferguson was one of five children, one brother and three sisters: Mrs. Ida McNeal, Mrs. Clara Cellais and Alice M. Warren. John G. Hammond, of Wayne township, one of the substantial farmers of Jefferson count, was born October 31, 1845. At his birthplace, where he now resides, his father, Thomas Hammond, one of the prominent early residents of the township, was born April 10, 1802, on the same farm, and there resided until his death, in February, 1871, never traveling 100 miles from his farm home. Thomas was a son of John Hammond, a native of Pennsylvania. He, with his wife, were well-kown pioneers, and settled upon 640 acres near Skelly's station about the year 1800, and lived near the same during life. They had five children: James, Thomas, Joseph, Mrs. Amy McGrail, and George, the latter alone surviving. Thomas Hammond, by his marriage to Catherine Degarmo, had five children: Amy (deceased), and Lewis, Mrs. Rachel Mansfield, Joseph W., and John G. The latter, the subject of this mention, was reared on the farm, and after he had received his education in the public schools, he was engaged on his father's farm until he was twenty-four years of age. He has devoted his life to the management of his farming interests, and his energy, industry and economy, have given him a comfortable competency. He served his country in the field during the rebellion, enlisting at Bloomfield, May 15, 1864, in Company G, Ohio National Guard, and was mustered out at Columbus, December 15, 1864. He is a member of the G. A. R. post at Uni0nport, and in politics is a republican. Mr. Hammond was married February 29, 1872, to Millicent Armstrong, the daughter of Robert and Hannah (McGrew) Armstrong, who died August 18, 1881. Her brothers and sisters living are, Robert, Samuel, Mrs. Flora Blackburn, Mrs. Hannah M. Merriman, and Mrs. Susanah M. Bell. By this marriage, Mr. Hammond has four children: Tomas Oscar, Robert A., Cordelia M., and Frank W.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 351 One of the prominent early residents of Jefferson county, was David Hervey, Sr., who was born in Washington county, Penn., May 12, 1794. He was the son of William Hervey, Sr., who was born near Lisburn, in county Down, Ireland, in 1740, and on May 17, 1770, sailed from Belfast in the ship "East, of Donegal," and landed at Philadelphia, July 24. By his marriage to Sarah Hudson, born May 14, 1753, William, Sr., had nine children: Elinor, William, Robert (who died at Independence, Penn.), Joseph and James, who settled in Lexington, Ky., and John. William, Jr., was born October 9, 1775, and at that date the father went from Chester county, where he first settled, to Washington county, Penn., and moved his family to the latter place in the fall of the same year. David Hervey was married in Washington county, to Elizabeth Archer, and in 1817, they moved and settled near Bloomfield, in Wayne township, on a farm which he occupied for fifty-four years. Then going to Bloomfield, he led a retired life until his death, May 12, 1879. He was an active church worker, and was elder of the United Presbyterian church, of Piney fork, for forty years, and held the same office in the Bloomfield church from its organization till his death. He was a man of careful and sound judgment, and esteemed for his integrity and worthiness. He had eleven children: Nancy, Mrs. Susannah McCoy, Joseph, Elizabeth, Mrs. Mary McMillan, deceased, and Ebenezer, of Unionport, Jefferson county, Ohio; Robert, of Danville, Ind.; Mrs. Esther Leach, of Hopedale, Harrison county, Ohio; John B., David A. and James R., living, of Bloomfield, Jefferson county, Ohio. Mrs. David Hervey, born at Archer Height, Hancock county, W. Va., in 1796, and died July, 1860. She was the daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah Archer, natives of Brooke county, W. Va., who had eight children: Samuel, of Archer Height, W. Va.; David, of Cannonsburg, Penn.; Ebenezer, of Cedarsville, Ohio; Mrs. Elinor Freshwater, of New Paris, Penn.; Mrs. Esther Hervey, Mrs. Sarah Williamson, and Elizabeth, all deceased, and Mrs. Martha Creswell, of Morrow county, Ohio, living. David A. Hervey, a son of David Hervey, Sr., above mentioned, was born June 28, 1832. He received his education during boyhood in the winter schools, and at eighteen years began to devote his time entirely to the farm. He is progressive and energetic in his calling, and is one of the influential men of the county. He and wife and family are members of the United Presbyterian church, and in politics he is a republican. Mr. Hervey was married August 22, 1854, to Mary M. Naylor, and they have had nine children. Of these, John Albert and David A., are deceased, and there are living: William R., Rebecca J., wife of E. A. Creswell, of Morrow county, Ohio; Anna M., Mary E., Ella R., Nannie L., and Maud S. Mrs. Hervey, wife of D. A. Hervey, was born March 17, 1830, daughter of Charles P. Naylor, born September 12, 1804, died September 16, 1888. The latter was married to Ruth Merriman, born June 21, 1808, died June 12, 1866. Of the family of Charles P. Naylor there are living one son and eight daughters: Mrs. D. A. Hervey and Rebecca, of Bloomingdale, Jefferson county, Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Rosebraugh, of Newark, 352 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. Ohio; Mrs. Sarah J. Jones, of Bloomingdale, Jefferson county, Ohio; Mrs. Effie House, of Hebron, Ohio; Mrs. Ellen Hazlett, of New Rumley, Harrison county, Ohio; Mrs. Anna Park and Mrs. Martha Moore, of Bloomingdale, Jefferson county, Ohio, and Rev. C. A. Naylor, of Carroll, Ohio. Mrs. Hervey's paternal grandparents were Samuel and Rebecca Naylor, natives of Baltimore, who had nine children: Elizabeth, Mrs. Anna Cane, John, Mary Wolfe, Joseph, Charles, Samuel, deceased; Abraham, now living at Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Rebecca Hobson, now living at Chillicothe, Ohio. Her maternal grandparents were: Nicholas and Mary (Tipton) Merriman, natives of Baltimore, who had twelve children: Mrs. Cassander McCoy, Mrs. Nancy Bell, Elizabeth, Charles, Mrs. Ruth Naylor, Jared, Mrs. Mary Cole, Mrs. Rebecca Snyder, William and Samuel, dead, and Mrs. Sarah Bell and Effie, living. David M. Hervey, of Wayne township, Jefferson county, is one of the prosperous and enterprising young farmers of the county. He is one of five children of Joseph and Isabel Hervey, the others being Mrs. Virginia I. Wilday, Mrs. Ellen Porter, Joseph L., of Emp0ria, Kas., and Robert W., in college at the latter city. Joseph Hervey, formerly a prominent citizen of the county, was born March 18, 1810, and died May 2, 1873, on the farm which was his birthplace. He was the son of William Hervey, Jr., born in Washington county, Penn., in 1776, died February 25, 1855, and his wife, Susannah Hawthorne, who had a family of nine children, James, Joseph, William, Robert, John, Mrs. Sarah Hervey, Hannah, Susannah, and (the only survivor) Mrs. Mary Wallace. Isabel Hervey is the only child of Robert and Mary (Warnock) McMillan, natives of Belmont county, Ohio. The subject of this mention was born June 9, 1858. After receiving his education in the common schools he engaged in farming, which has since been his vocation. He and wife are memhers of the United Presbyterian church, and are among the most highly esteemed people of the township. In politics he is a republican. Mr. Hervey was married November 9, 1882, to Armanda Mansfield, born May 9, 1856, the daughter of Monroe and Elizabeth Mansfield. Her father was born near Bloomfield, Ohio, January 6, 1828, and died October 1, 1880, and was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hale) Mansfield. Her mother was born near York, Ohio, October 13, 1830, and died June 14, 1870, being the daughter of Isaac and Nancy (Scott). Skeels, who had ten children, Elizabeth and William, deceased, and Mrs. Mary Vale, Mrs. Ann Henderson, Mrs. Martha Mansfield, Mrs. Rebecca Ony, Mrs. Amanda McManus, Mrs. Emma Janes, David and John. In Mrs. Hervey's family there were ten children, John B. and Frank M., deceased, Thomas H., Mrs. Rebecca E. McKee, Amanda M., Isaac R., William S., Stanton E., Albert W. and Mrs. Christina S. Birney. Mr. Hervey and wife have three children, Monroe M., Joseph R., and Oscar S. Ebenezer Hervey, an old and highly respected farmer of Wayne township, Jefferson county, was born near Bloomfield, that county, September 22, 1817. He is the son of David Hervey, Sr., above men- JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 353 tioned. Ebenezer Hervey, from his seventeenth year, has been engaged in farming, with notable success, and is now one of the county's substantial men. He and family are members of the United Presbyterian church, and in politics he is republican. On September 21, 1889, he and wife celebrated their golden wedding, or fiftieth anniversary of marriage. Her maiden name was Margaret McNary, and she was born November 30, 180, the daughter of Samuel McNary, a native of Washington, Penn., and his wife, Mary Anderson, a native of Ireland. She is the only survivor of their ten children, the others being Catherine, Thomas, Jane, Ann, Mary, Esther, John and Eliza. Mr. and Mrs. Hervey have had three children: Thomas, who was in the Union army and was killed in battle at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, and Mrs. Elizabeth J. Coleman, and Mrs. Susanna Miller. John B. Hervey, a leading farmer and stock-raiser of Wayne township, was born near Bloomfield, October , 1830, the son of David, Sr., a sketch of whom appears above. He received the advantages of the common schools until of age, when he engaged in farming) which has since been his occupation. He is generally esteemed as one of the county's intelligent and progressive men. In church work he is active as a member of the United Presbyterian church at Bloomfield, at the organization of which he was chosen deacon, and of which he has since served as elder. He was a commissioned officer in the Ohio state militia during the civil war, and was at Camp Licking with other officers for drill with the Ohio National Guard, but did not go into the field except in the pursuit of Morgan, in which service he was engaged at the time of that raider's capture. In politics he is a republican. Mr. Hervey was married April 22, 1852, to Nancy E. Parrish, and they have had eleven children, of whom three are deceased, Rebecca E., Sarah M. and Thomas M., and the following are living: Violet J.' wife of Thomas W. Johnston, of Washington county, Penn.; Irene A. wife of John W. Trimmer; William M., wh0 married Louisa M. Douglas; D. Cameron, Rev. John M., J. Archer, Lee Roy, Minnie E. Mrs. Hervey was born May 26, 1836, the only child of who, with Dr. Adonijah and Rebecca (Scott) Parrish. Her mother was a daughter of Rev. Abram Scott, born in Washington county, Penn., his brother, Rev. James Scott, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, were in the first class graduated at Jefferson college, now called Washington. He married Rebecca McDowell, daughter of Judge John McDowell, of Washington county, Penn., and they settled among the. pioneers of Wells township, Jefferson county, where he preached to the settlers until he became disabled by disease. He had ten children in all: William, Josiah, Nancy Marshall, Violet Simpson, John, James, Rebecca Parrish, Abram P., Samuel and Alexander. Joseph Pressly Lyle, M. D., a prominent physician of Unionport, Ohio, was born March , 1850, the son of John and Sarah Jane (Simpson) Lyle, the former of whom was born in Washington county, Penn., April 21, 1821, and the latter in the same county July 13, 1821. John Lyle was the son of Joseph and Jeanette (McNary) Lyle_ The first named of these grandparents was born in Washington 23 - B. 354 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. county, Penn., about 1793, and died in 1878, and the second was born near Burgettstown, in the same county, in 1800, and died in 1821, during an epidemic of dysentery. Joseph and Jeanette Lyle had four children, of whom three are living: Mrs. Elizabeth King, Mrs. Margaret Moore, of Burgettstown, and John. The mother of our subject is the daughter of Robert and Ann (Lyle) Simpson, who were born near Little Hickory, Washington county, Penn., and are now both deceased. The subject of this mention is the second of eight children, the others being Margaret A., now Mrs. Reynolds; Joseph P., Robert S., John D.; Jeanette M., now Mrs. McClelland; Lemuel J., William Ray, of Port Townsend, Wash., and Fred Mason Lyle. Dr. Lyle enjoyed the privilege of an excellent early education, attending school in Mt. Pleasant township in his native county. Subsequently he attended the McNeely Normal college at Hopedale, Ohio, two, years, and the Richmond college of Jefferson county one year, in the intervals of attendance teaching school two years. He then opened the first drug store at Unionport, which ,he conducted for seven years. Going at the end of this time to Pittsburgh, Penn., he spent one year as house physician to a hospital, with charge of the police and marine departments. After this he took a position on the Pills- burgh Medical "journal, the first enterprise of the kind in that city, and at the same time acted as assistant police surgeon. The doctor's next occupation was as special clerk with J. H. Henderson & Bro., wholesale druggists, during about one year, and at the end of that time he entered the Columbus medical college, from which institution he received his degree in 1882. He is also a member of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical association and the Jefferson county medical society. He is now one of the valued citizens of Unionp0rt, and has an extensive practice in his profession. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., in which he is vice grand, and of the Knights of Pythias, of which he has passed the chairs. Dr. Lyle was married May 30, 1875, to Ellen Shoemaker, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Shoemaker, the former of whom was born in Bedford county, Penn., May HD, 18, and died in November, 1886. The latter was born in • Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1816. They had eleven children, two of whom, Josiah and Mrs. Ann Eliza Copeland, are deceased. The living are Mrs. Jane Browning, William, Amos, Samuel, Isaac, Elias, Jacob, Mrs. Mahala C. Shults, and Mrs. Lyle. The d0ctor and wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Two children have been born to them: Bessie Augusta, now deceased, and Georgia Odetta. Robert McNary, an enterprising farmer and influential citizen of Wayne township, Jefferson county, was born August 23, 1839. He is the son of John McNary, who was born in Washington county, Penn., and died in 1871. The latter, by his marriage to Sarah Maxwell, who was born near Bloomfield, Jefferson county, October 0, 1809, had six children besides the subject of this sketch, viz.: Mrs. Sarah J. Thompson (deceased), -Harriet I. (deceased), and Thomas, Mrs. Nancy Taggart, Joseph C. and George W. The father, John McNary, was one of the three children, all now dead, the others being Joseph and JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 355 James. The mother of our subject is one of ten children of James Maxwell, five of whom are dead: William, Mrs. Mary Porter, Robert, George and Samuel, and five living: Mrs. Susan Host, Mrs. Sarah McNary, James, Mrs. Maria Gordon and Mrs. Eliza Thompson. Robert McNary was reared upon the farm, with the advantages of the district school in the way of education. At the age of twenty-two years he enlisted in Company G, Forty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, under Capt. John Ferguson. Entering the service at Mt. Vernon, November I, 1861, he served three years, and was discharged April 6, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. He participated in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. , Tiptonville, Iuka, Corinth, Resaca, Kingston, Atlanta, Goldsboro, and was successively promoted for soldierly conduct and bravery first sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant. Since the war he has been engaged in farming, and has prospered in that vocation. He is a republican, senior vice commander of the G. A. R., and with his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. On February 9, 1870, Mr. McNary was married to Sarah J. Reed, who was born December 5, 1844, the daughter of James and Mary (Mansfield) Reed. Her father was born April 14, 1816, in Westmoreland county, Penn., the son of Adam Reed, who was born December 19, 1789, and died May 28, 1858, and his wife, Mary Christy, born May 12, 1796, died December 7, 1874. There were ten children in the family of the latter: James, Dorcas, William, now deceased, John, Mary A. Leech, Joseph, David, Jane Warren, George W. and Margaret Leech, living. Mrs. McNary's mother was born October , 1813, near Bloomfield, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas Mansfield, born near Red Stone, Penn., August 28, 1787, died March 19, 1853, and his wife, Elizabeth Hales, born April 3, 1788, died October 18, 1865. She is living, and has one sister living, Mrs. Mahala Vanhorn. The six other children: Mrs. Jane Scott, Thomas H., John H., Catherine A., Sarah, William M. and Rebecca E., are deceased. Mr. McNary and wife have had three children: Nelson R., now deceased, Laura B. and Mary 0., living. Thomas V. Moore, the leading druggist and groceryman of Portland, Jefferson county, was born at Wheeling, December 18, 1846. His father, Capt. Thomas Moore and wife, Mary E., were natives of West Virginia, as were also their parents, and were old and honored residents of Wheeling, where they spent the major part of their lives. Their son, Thomas V., received his education in the Wheeling school§, but at an early age, spent years generally devoted to study to occupation at boating, and by his perseverance and manly qualities was rapidly advanced in position, until at the age of nineteen years, he took the wheel of the steamer "Commercial," a responsible post never before attained by one so young. He followed the river as pilot and subsequently as captain, until April, 1889, when he began his present business. In this he has done well. Mr. Moore, thought a steadfast democrat in politics, has never held any office. He is a member of the Masonic order, of many years' standing, and is highly esteemed 356 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. by the community. He was married September 2, 1878, to Mary A., daughter of Capt. C. M. and Jane M. Matthews. William H. Parks, a well-known farmer of Wayne township, is one of a family which was represented among the very early settlers of the upper Ohio valley. His father, James Parks, was born November 23, 1798, near Brilliant, Ohio, and died March 14, 1879. He was the son of Laban Parks, who died in 1812. The latter was married while crossing the Ohio river, to Catherine Coleman, who was born in 1776, and died November, 1846, and by her had seven children, James, Robert, Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, Mary, William, Mrs. Amelia More, and Mrs. Sarah Tipton, the last two of whom survive. James Parks was married to Mary Copeland, born January 7, 1802, near Bloomfield, the daughter of James and Mary (Leech) Copeland, who had ten other children, the only survivor being Joseph. By this union James Parks had eight children: Laban, Mrs. Mary Hoobler, Samuel and Sarah, now deceased, and Mrs. Catharine Dodds, Susan, James C., and the subject of this sketch, living. William H. Parks was born May 13, 1835, near Savannah, Ashland county, Ohio, and was reared upon the farm, to which he has, since his school days, devoted his entire energies. His success in this vocation is highly deserving of mention, and illustrates the effectiveness of industry and economy. Since six years of age he has been a resident of Jefferson county. In politics he is a democrat, and his church membership is with the Methodist Episcopal denomination, to which his family also belongs. He was married September 19, 1872, to Anna C. Naylor, and they have had four children: Minnie, deceased; Charles A., James N., and Iva P. Mrs. Parks was born March 13, 1839, the daughter of Charles P. and Ruth (Merriman) Naylor. Her father was born near Baltimore, September 12, 1804, came to Ohio in 1810, and died September 16, 1888. He was the son of Samuel and Rebecca Naylor, natives of Maryland. The mother of Mrs. Parks was born July 19, 1808, and died September 10, 1866, and was the daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Tipton) Merriman, also of Maryland. In Mrs. Parks' family were eleven children: Nicholas M., and Samuel A., now dead, and Mrs.' Mary Hervey, Rebecca, Mrs. Elizabeth Rosebraugh, Mrs. Sarah J. Jones, Mrs. Effie House, Mrs. Helena Hazlette, Mrs. Anna C. Parks, Mrs. Martha Moore, and Charles A. Alexander L. Porter, a leading business man of Bloomfield, Wayne township, Jefferson county, Ohio, and member of the firm of Porter Brothers, dealers in general merchandise, was born in Tyler county, W. Va., May 29, 1851. He is of Irish descent, his grandfather, Moses Porter, having been born in Ireland. The latter, by his marriage to Jane Scott, had seven children: Adam and Moses, deceased, and Alexander, Ann, Nevin, Francis and John. Nevin, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Ireland, February 2, 1814, and now resides near Sistersville, W. Va. He married Sarah Anne Bowers, who was born September 25, 1817, near East Springfield, Jefferson county, and died at Unionport, April 8, 1879, and by this union had JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 357 seven children, of whom there are four living: Jacob, Alexander L., Jennie and Mary F. Sarah Anne Bowers was the daughter of Jacob Bowers, who was born in Maryland, and his wife Elizabeth Smith, born near Annapolis, Ohio, and died July, 1854, near Sistersville, W. Va. The subject of this mention received a good education in his childhood in the common schools, and in a graded school at Sistersville, W. Va., and then in yduth taught school for two years. He first engaged in merchandise in 1876, and he has since given it his attention, with notable success. He is prominent in the community, and highly esteemed. In political affairs he is an active republican. Mr. Porter was married January 23, 1879, to Hester A. Cromey; they have now three children: Charles N., Edgar W. and Mary C. Mrs. Porter is a member of the Presbyterian church. She was born June 4, 1855, near Unionport, Jefferson county, the daughter of William Cromey, who was born December 0, 1805, and his wife, Hester, born February 22, 1813, died April 6, 1879. These parents had the following children: James S.; deceased, and Elizabeth Pyatt, Mary A., Nancy J. Lyon, Sarah C. and Hester A. George Potts, of Unionport, a prominent citizen of Jefferson county, and widely known as a carriage manufacturer, was born in Washington county, Penn., April 11, 1830. He is of Irish descent, his parents' more remote ancestry, having been natives of that country. His grandparents, George and Margaret (McKeever) Potts, were born in county Cavan, and thence emigrated in 1792, to America, with their three children: John, who was drowned during the voyage; Sarah, afterward Mrs. Hammond, and Thomas, who was born in 1791, and died in 1835. The latter, by his wife Jane, who was born in county Cavan, about 1796, and died July 21, 1873, had three children, Hugh, deceased, George and William. George, the subject of this mention, had in his early days, but limited opportunities for education, having to devote himself, soon in life, to the trade which he has since followed. This he has continued in partnership with his brother, with pronounced success, and the firm now has a large trade, and the reputation of doing the best work in the county. During four months of the civil war, Mr. Potts served in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, with the office of orderly sergeant. He enlisted at Columbus, May 15, 1864, and was discharged in September of the same year. In politics Mr. Potts is a republican. He is a member of the Masonic order, and is quartermaster of the local post of the G. A. R. On October 13, 1867, he was married to Adeline Scott Holmes, by whom he has had three children: Harry Thomas, John W., and Elizabeth Jane. He and wife and daughter are members of the Disciple church. J. Ross Reed, a prosperous farmer of Wayne township, is a native of Jefferson county, born three miles south of Bloomingdale, September 5, 1851. He is the son of James and Mary (Mansfield) Reed, the former of whom was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., April 14, 1816, and died December 0, 1878, and the latter was born October 10, 1814, near Bloomingdale, 'this county. The father was one of nine 358 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY children of Adam and Mary (Christie) Reed. One brother, William, is also deceased, and the others are living, viz.: John, Mrs. Mary A. Leach, Joseph, David, Mrs. Jane Warren, George, Mrs. Margaret Leach. The subject of this mention is one .of eight children, of whom five: Adam, William M. Catharine, Mary E. and Mahala, are deceased; and three, Thomas M., Sarah J. (McNary), and Ross, are living. He had the ordinary advantages of the district school for education in his childhood, and attended until he was about twenty years old, after which he devoted himself entirely to the duties of the farm. On December 20, 1877, he was married to Mary J. Hervey, and their union has been blessed with two children: M. Estella and Mabel. Mr. Reed and wife are members of the Presbyterian church, and he is in politics an active republican. He has been successful in his calling, and is reputed to be one of the capable and enterprising men of the county. Mrs. Reed, an estimable lady, was born February 24, 1851, the daughter of William Hervey, born in this township, December 31, 1811, and died September 30, 1887, and Mary (McNary) Hervey, born February 14, 1812, and died May 9, 1885. She had two brothers, George W., now of Omaha, Neb., and Samuel A., who died in Libby prison, January 4, 1864. Mrs. Reed's father was the son of William Hervey, born October 9, 1775, and died about 1850, and his wife, Susannah Hawthorne, a native of Taylorsville, Washington county, Penn. Of these parents there were nine children, of whom James, Joseph, William, Sarah, Hervey, Hannah, Robert, John and Susanah are dead, and Mrs. Mary Wallace survives. The mother of Mrs. Reed was the daughter of Judge Samuel McNary, who was born December 26, 1781, and died February 19, 1865, and Mary Anderson, his wife, who was born June 8, 1783, and died September 23, 1830. Of the ten children of those parents, there is now but one survivor, Margaret B. Henry M. Sanborn, a well-known business man of Unionport, Jefferson county, Ohio, dealer in general merchandise, was born near Elyria, Lorain county, Ohio, March 24, 1831. He is the son of Daniel Sanborn, who was born in New Hampshire, June 15, 1782, and died at St. Maries, Mich., 1883. Sarah Butler his wife, and mother of our subject, was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego county, N. Y., January I, 1792, and died at Wintersville, Jefferson county, Ohio, March, 1860. To these parents ten children were born: Mary, Fanny, two Williams in succession, both of the latter dying quite young; Mrs. Clarissa Norris, Mrs. Eliza Hurd, Mrs. Julia A. Hopkins, Mrs. Sarah Marshall, those named being now deceased, and William C. and Henry M. living. The mother's father was a soldier of the war of the revolution, the French and Indian wars, and the war of 1812. At Valley Forge fie suffered with the other soldiers of Washington, and left his bloody footprints on the frozen ground. The subject of this mention attended school during his youth in the winter months until fourteen years of age. After he was eighteen he served an apprenticeship of three years as a shoemaker, and having learned his trade, he opened a shop at Wintersville, Jefferson county, in 1852. In 1854 he moved to Smithfield (same county), and in 1860 opened up JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO - 359 a shoe store, continuing in the shoe business until 1870. He then began the study of dentistry under Dr. J. M.Wood, of Smithfield, and thereafter followed that profession until the fall of 1889, when he engaged in his present business. During the war, Mr. Sanborn enlisted in the hundred days' service, as a musician, in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Ohio National Guards. In politics he is a republican, and he and wife are members of the church of Christ. Mr. Sanborn was married November 24, 1853, to Elizabeth Hoobler, of Wayne township, in which he now resides. To them were no children born. Mrs. Sanborn is a daughter of Adam Hoobler, who was born in Sherman's Valley, Penn., in 1761, and died in 1848, and his wife, Elizabeth Lawyer, born in Belfont county, Penn., November 9, 1788, and died February 17, 1875. Mrs. Sanborn was the ninth of a family of eleven children. Mr. Sanborn served two terms as mayor of the borough of Smithfield, and one term as justice of the peace, in Wayne township. Carollton Tipton, farmer and stock-raiser of Wayne township, Jefferson county, was born near Unionport, May 11, 1826, the son of Luke Tipton, a prominent man of his day. The father of the latter was James Tipton, a native of Scotland, who served in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Greene, and died about 1827, aged sixty years. By his wife Rebecca, a native of Maryland, who died about 'Soo, he had besides Luke, six children: Jacob, Elizabeth (Joman), Rebecca and Sarah E. Luke was born in Maryland about 1799, and died about 1878. He served in the war of 1812, as second lieutenant under Col. Gladden. He married Lucretia Cole, who was born about 1802, in Maryland, and died in February, 1852. She was the daughter of Samuel Cole, a native of Baltimore, who died in 1889, and his wife Sarah Hale, who died in 1839. Of the nine children of Samuel Cole, one Charles, survives. The others were Elijah, Sradrach, Heshach, all of whom served in the war of 1812, the latter at New Orleans, Thomas, Elizabeth Wright, Sarah Barrett, Lucretia and Julia A. The subject of this sketch is one of twelve children, three others of whom are living. Julia A., Rowland, Abraham, Emily A., Adrian and Elizabeth, and seven are dead: Mrs. Rebecca Rowland, Shadrach, Sarah, Amon, Stephen, Nancy and Harry. Mr. Tipton, in his early days, had very little opportunity for education, and did not attend school for any considerable time until he was of age, when he studied during one winter term of four months. In this regard, as in his other requirements, he. is a self-made man. His life has been characterized by industry and frugality, and he is now well-to-do. During the latter part of the civil war he enlisted at Camp Chase, in May, 1864, and served until discharged, September 8, 1864. In politics he is a republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a comrade of the G. A. R. In social and public affairs he takes the part of an enterprising citizen, and he is esteemed as one of the honorable and substantial farmers of the county. James F. Whittaker, M. D., a skillful and popular physician of Bloomfield, Jefferson county, was born December, 1849, near Scio, 360 - HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. Harrison county, Ohio. Near the same place his father, William Whittaker, was born in May, 1822, the son of James and Arabella (Patterson) Whittaker, natives of Ireland. In the family of these latter, were five children: William, Thomas, Mrs. Christiana Simpson, James and Mrs. Jane Scott, the latter now deceased. William, by his marriage to Elizabeth Fisher, who was born near Hanover, Ohio, April, 1824, and died July 25, 1886, had ten children, four of whom are now dead: William, Martha J., Arabella and Mary. The living are the subject of this sketch: Emma, wife of Dr. E. E. Tope, of Leesville, Ohio; George, Thomas, Oscar and Lena. Dr. Whit- taker's mother was the daughter of George and Susannah (Johnston) Fisher, natives of Harrison county, Ohio. The subject of this sketch was well educated in his early days by attendance upon the common schools and by two years' study at Scio college. Determining to pursue the practice of medicine he then began a course of reading with Dr. G. W. Lyle, of Scio, in 1875, and this he supplemented by study at Starling medical college of Columbus, Ohio, where he was graduated, February 25, 1879. During ten years of the subsequent period he has been engaged in practice at Bloomfield, has a high standing professionally and socially, and holds to a notable extent the confidence of the community. The doctor was married March 26, 1885, to Jennie M. Johnston, by whom he had one child, Jennie. On October 27, 1887, he was united to Phoebe J. Robertson, his present wife, who was born May 14, 1854, the daughter of James Robertson, who was born November 7, 1814, and died November 6, 1876. The latter by his marriage to lMargaret J. Ekey, born in 1821, died May, 1856, had four children besides Mrs. Whittaker, John, deceased, and Mrs. Catherine Cunningham. Mrs. Whittaker's grandparents were John and Catherine Robertson, and Andrew and Nancy Ekey. The doctor and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Jefferson medical college. |