400 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. Eastman's National Business college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in March, 1866, and after his graduation taught school in Minnesota four years. He improved his spare hours in fitting himself for the profession of law, but in 1873 accepted the city editorship of the Zanesville "Courier," and has continued in the newspaper business ever since. He is now secretary and treasurer of the Courier company, and as business manager conducts the affairs of that establishment under the direction of the board of directors. In 1885 at the twentieth annual session of the Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic, Mr. Brown was elected department commander of Ohio, and mainly by his efforts the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors' Home at Sandusky, Ohio, was established. He was the first trustee appointed, and is now serving his second term of five years. In politics Mr. Brown is an earnest republican. He early imbibed from his father, who was an original abolitionist, an intense hatred of slavery and the radical protection doctrine as taught by Henry Clay. In religion he is a Presbyterian with a more than reverential love for the stalwart theology of his sturdy ancestry, the Scotch Covenanters. Robert Burns Brown has lived a quiet and uneventful life, seeking as far within him lay, the right, and is content to pursue the even tenor of his way with no thought of fame, craving only the esteem and good-will of his fellow-citizens. Dr. Edmund Cone Brush was born in Zanesville, Ohio, October 22, 1852, to the union of Edmund and Alice S. (Cone) Brush. When eight years of age he was left fatherless, and the mother subsequently moved with her family to Marietta, Ohio, where the Doctor attended the public schools. When ten years of age he entered the academic department of Marietta college, graduated from that institution in 1868, and afterward held a clerkship until 1871. At that date he began reading medicine under Dr. B. F. Hart, one of the most prominent and leading physicians of that section, and. the following year attended the lectures at Starling Medical college. On July 3, 1873, he was appointed, under Gov. Noyes, on the medical staff of the Ohio penitentiary, and was relieved from his position in the summer of 1874 by a change in political rule. He then completed his medical studies at Starling Medical college, under Dr. Davis Halderman, graduating in the spring of 1875. He immediately located at Harmar, Ohio, and practiced his profession successfully until the spring of 1876. The republicans having come into power and Rutherford B. Hayes having been elected governor, Dr. Brush was elected to his old position on the medical staff in the penitentiary, where he remained until the election of Gov. Bishop, when he again retired. In 1873, during his first term on the medical staff of the penitentiary, cholera was prevalent in the penitentiary, and Dr. Brush battled with this fell destroyer so bravely and successfully as to receive honorable mention in the annual report of the prison board to the governor. Immediately upon leaving this position he was appointed demonstrator of anatomy in the Columbus Medical college, and the following year, 1879, he resigned to accept a similar position in his alma mater, which he occupied two years, one year of which, in addition to his duties there, he was assistant physician to the insane asylum. In 1881, desiring to get into general practice, he resigned his position and located in the mining district, at Corning, Ohio, where he was appointed surgeon of the Ohio Central Mining company, also of the Ohio Central Railroad company. There he remained until the spring of 1884. On October 24, 1883, while there he was united in marriage with Miss Fanny R. Russell, of Zanesville, daughter of the Hon. Charles C. and Lavica (Morehead) Russell. In Mayi 1884, Dr. Brush removed with his wife to Zanesville, where he at once began practicing. He is surgeon for five of the lines of railroad here, a member of the United States board of pension examiners of Muskingum county, president of the Hildreth District Medical society, and from 1886 to 1891 he served as one of the physicians at the county infirmary. For two years he was physician to the Zanesville workhouse, and for five years, from 1885 to 1890, he was assistant secretary to the Ohio State Medical society, and has this year, 1892, been elected second vice-president of that society. He is at present surgeon to Zanesville hospital, also trustee of The John McIntire Children's home, at Zanesville, and president of the board of trustees of Zanesville Athenaeum. Dr. Brush is descended from Revolutionary stock, and takes an active interest in military affairs. He is at present colonel of the First regiment artillery, O. N. G. He has been a close student of the military history of our country, and his articles on military subjects have been published in the "Army and Navy Journal" and the " Century Magazine." He has also been a constant contributor to the medical literature of the day. The Doctor's marriage has resulted in the birth of four children—two sons and two daughters: Edmund Russell, Alice Russell, Russell, and Fanny Margaret. Mrs. Brush is a much esteemed member of the Episcopal church. Dr. Brush is a republican in politics, and advocates the principles of that party. Ebenezer Buckingham Jr., son of Ebenezer Buckingham Sr., and Esther (Bradley) Buckingham, was born February 9, 1778 at Greenfield, Conn., and was married three times: First, November 27, 1805 in Marietta, Ohio, to Catharine Putnam, who was born October 17, 1780, daughter of HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 401 Gen. Rufus Putnam, of Revolutionary fame. She died March 14, 1808, and was interred at Zanesville, Ohio. Second, March 31, 1812, in Fairfield, Ct., to Sarah Sturges, who was born December 4, 1786, daughter of Dimon and Sarah (Perry) Sturges. She died April 9, 1815, in Zanesville, Ohio, and is interred there. Third, August 5, 1816, in Glastonbury, Conn., to Eunice Hale, who was born October 22, 1792, fifth child of Benjamin and Martha (Wells) Hale: She died February 28, 1843, in Zanesville, Ohio, and is interred there. Mr. Ebenezer Buckingham was killed August 21, 1832, and lies buried in Woodlawn cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio. Mr. E. Buckingham Jr., was one of the pioneers of Ohio. His ancestors, both paternal . and maternal, were of the old New England Puritan stock. Thomas Buckingham, the ancestor of the American Buckinghams, arrived at Boston, June 26, 1637, and March 30, following, sailed for Quinnipack, now New Haven, where he arrived in about a fortnight. Of his children, it is necessary to mention but one, the youngest, and ancestor of the subject of this sketch, Rev. Thomas Buckingham, who was born at Milford, Conn., November 8, 1646. He was held in high esteem by his people, and was one of the founders and a fellow of Yale college, from 1700 till' his decease, and a strong supporter of its interests. He died April 1, 1709, at Saybrook, Conn. His monument is still standing in the old burying ground of Saybrook, and also that of Mrs. Hester Buckingham, his first wife. Daniel, the third child of Rev. Thomas and Hester Buckingham, was born October 3, 1672, and married Sarah Lee, of Lyme, Conn. He was a prominent and useful member of the church, and died March 25, 1725. His son Stephen married Elizabeth Sherwood, of Fairfield, Conn. ' (Their home was for some time at Norwalk, Conn., where his uncle, Rev. Stephen Buckingham, who had adopted him was pastor for many years.) He was lost at sea in 1756. His widow died at Cooperstown, N. Y., in 1792, aged eighty-four years, in the home of her son, Ebenezer, who married Esther Bradley, of Greenfield, Conn., and after removing to a place west of the Hudson River, Nine Partners, thence to Ballston, N. Y., came in 1794. to Cooperstown, N. Y., when Ebenezer Buckingham Jr., the subject of this sketch, was about sixteen years old. The facilities for getting an education were limited in those days; but Ebenezer Jr., made the most of his opportunities, and spent many of his study hours in his boat; floating on the clear waters of Lake Otsego. His favorite books were those on mathematics and surveying, having to walk several miles to his recitations, where he fitted himself for the first work that he was to undertake in the wilderness of the West. The exodus of the Ohio company to the Northwest Territory had aroused the pioneer spirit over all the country. The thirst for adventure and the hope of fortune, fostered by the Indian traditions among which he lived, took such possession of this lad (for such he was), that when he was eighteen years old, he bade farewell to his family, and started on foot across the Allegheny mountains to find the El Dorado. Early in the spring of 1796, he crossed the Ohio river from Williamstown to Marietta, with a small grip sack and an ax and 12 cents in his pocket, and walking up into the town, going to the first house he saw, which proved to be Gen. Rufus Putnam's, of Revolutionary fame, asked him " if he could give him some work." The answer was "No, he did not know that he needed any help." He then told him he would like to do some work to earn his breakfast; the General told: " I see you have an ax on your shoulder, and there is a pile of wood which you can chop up for fire wood until breakfast time, and I will give you your breakfast." While he was busy chopping this wood, the General's daughter Kate, looking out of the dining-room window, said to her father: "Who is that good-looking young man out there chopping wood? He has now chopped more wood than that man you had yesterday all day." Shortly afterward the General told his daughter Kate to call the young man in to breakfast, which she did. Afterward, the General finding how industrious he was, asked him if he knew how to drive oxen, he answered that he did. The General told him to yoke up the oxen and hitch them to that cart and go up to the base of the bill and haul some clay he would find there, until noon, and after dinner they would make it into mortar and chunk and daub the cabin next adjoining the General's. At noon-time, having finished hauling the clay he sprinkled some water over it, and from an adjoining corn crib he procured a small measure of shelled corn, which he scattered over the clay; just at that moment the General appeared, with a desire to know what he was throwing that corn there for; his answer was: " Do you see see those hogs up there ? While we are eating dinner they will come down here, and rooting for that corn they will make the clay up into a nice pile of mortar," all of which amused the General very much. The next day the General went on a surveying trip on the west side of the river, taking him along as rodsman, and in finding he was so adept and quick he told him if he would stay with him, he would teach him surveying; in a few weeks' time he was even a more expert surveyor than the General himself. At that period General Putnam had charge of surveying nearly all the southeast quarter of the state of Ohio. Whether the General was prepossessed by this circumstance or not, does not appear, but he 402 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. was certainly kind and interested, and found a place for young Buckingham in a surveying party that started off in a day or two. In this trial trip he displayed such energy and skill as to quite win the heart of the General, who gave him other work. and admitted him to his family circle. During 1798 Mr. Buckingham surveyed a large portion of Muskingum county, having William Nye as one of his assistants, and the meeting place of many of the surveyers, on Sunday was at a place called Laurel Point, five miles southwest of Zanesville on the Maysville pike, and now occupied by the " Rolling Plain church." The records at Columbus, Ohio, show that he was surveying Coshocton county in the fall of 1796. In the spring of 1799 his brother, Stephen, followed him to Ohio and assisted him that summer, and in September of 1799 the two brothers returned to Cooperstown, N. Y., and by their glowing accounts of the new country, its delightful climate and productiveness, they persuaded the whole family, with the exception of the three children already married, to move with them to Ohio. The journey was a tedious one, and must have been trying in many ways. They started in December, 1799, and traveled on sleds as far as Pittsburg, where they had to wait six weeks for the ice in the Ohio river to break up. The cattle were sent through what was then a wilderness, under the care of Stephen and Milton, to Middle island, just above Marietta, and the family, with their goods and chattels, descended the river on a flatboat. Arriving in karch, 1800, they shortly after, with other families, ascended the Muskingum river and located at the mouth of Killbuck creek, near the confluence of the Tuscarawas and Walhonding rivers, which there uniting, form the Muskingum. This was some miles above the present town of Coshocton and the nearest white settlement was Zanesville, thirty miles down the river. The family remained at this place only two years, finding the locality very unhealthy, and in the fall of 1802 they removed to Carthage township in Athens county. In the meantime Mr. Buckingham, who had no taste for farming, had established a trading post at Coshocton, which town he surveyed and laid out. The Indians were quite friendly and familiar with the whites at this time; but their morality was not proof against the temptation to appropriate anything they wanted, if they could get it. They once stole some of. Mr. Buckingham's horses, and ran them off toward Lake Erie. He immediately pursued them alone through the unbroken wilderness to Sandusky, where, by the aid of a friendly chief, he succeeded in recovering his horses. He returned home in triumph, riding on a bark saddle, and without a hat, and was warmly welcomed by his friends who had thought him lost. The early years of his life were full of interest and incident, " mingling with the aborigines of the country and to a considerable extent using their language or penetrating the interminable forest of the west, among men almost as wild as the beasts whose skins and furs he sought, and in the course of time returning again to civilized society, and gracing its refined circles, the judicial bench and the legislative ball." In 1804 he was made, by Jared Mansfield (then surveyor-general of the United States), his deputy, and was engaged in surveying a part of the state of Indiana around Vincennes. In 1805 he started a trading post at what was then called Springfield, now Zanesville, in a two-story log cabin, which stood on Muskingum avenue just above the Sixth Street bridge, and on November 27, 1805, he returned to Marietta and married Miss Catherine Putnam, the same young lady who had called him to breakfast nine years before. Returning to Putnam, at the birth of his only child by his first marriage, he had the severe affliction of losing his wife, March 14, 1808. In 1810 he built what was known as the " Buckingham Store and Warehouse" on Muskingum avenue, just south of the present Sixth Street bridge, which was torn down in 1880. On April 6, 1816, he took into partnership with him his brother Alvah and his brother-in-law. Solomon Sturges (brother of his second wife). That partnership was a prominent factor in the business of southeastern Ohio, and continued until it dissolved by Mr. Buckingham's sudden death in 1832. He was married to his third wife, Eunice Hale, August 5, 1816. As the best means of conveyance, the wedding party, consisting of Mr. Buckingham, his bride and her sister Anna, returned to Ohio over the Alleghany mountains on horseback. Soon after settling in Springfield, now a part of Zanesville, Mr. Buckingham began to exercise an important influence in the community, and by his sound judgment and excellent business habits did much to promote public interests, both in his neighborhood and the state. He represented his district several times in the state senate, and was one of the first and most influential in promoting the enterprise of building the Ohio canal. As one of the commissioners of the canal fund of Ohio, an office he held at the time of his death, he evinced a sagacity and fidelity which would have done credit to the ablest financiers. As far as his duty required, he attended in person along the line of the canal. The favorable terms on which the, for that time, extensive loans of the state of Ohio were made, the facilities for the various financial operations of the state which were secured by the commissioners were practically the results of Mr. Buckingham's experience, talents and character HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 403 combined. In 1825, in connection with the other commissioners, Gov. Allen Trimble and Mr. Joseph Perkins, they negotiated in New York city a loan of the youthful state bearing five per cent. interest at 972, and secured from the Manhattan County bank, which they made fiscal agents of the state of Ohio, interest on funds in its hands, a concession which the bank had not made to the state of New York, for which it was also the fiscal agent. Among the results of his public spirit and sound judgment were the building of the .two bridges, which, prior to-his death, crossed the Muskingum and Pataskala rivers at Zanesville. At the building of one of these he unfortunately lost his life, August 21, 1832, by the giving way, during a flood, of the temporary supports upon which it rested during its construction. Mr. Buckingham early embraced the religion of Jesus Christ, and for more than twenty years was a consistent and exemplary member of the Presbyterian church at Zanesville. In this, as in other things, he was thorough. Not content with being a Christian in name, he practiced the duties which his religion inculcated, and exerted a decided Christian influence on all occasions when such influence was required. His sound principles of business, stern adherence to the right, honesty above suspicion, gained for him the confidence of the public, while his kind heart and generous hand won for him the love of his personal and intimate acquaintance. In person he was commanding, his head massive, his dark eye clear and searching. Many of the results of his efforts during the early years of the state of Ohio will remain long after his name shall have passed from the memory of its inhabitants. Alvah Buckingham, born March 20, 1791, at Ballston, N. Y., son of Ebenezer and Esther (Bradley) Buckingham, was married October 3, 1819, at Glastonbury, Conn., to Anna Hale, who was born March 9, 1795, the sixth child of Benjamin and Martha (Welles) Hale. Mrs. Anna Buckingham died on Monday, September 23, 1867, at 13 East Twelfth street, New York city. Mr. Alvah Buckingham died October 4, 1867, in Putnam (now the Ninth ward of Zanesville), Ohio, and both are interred in Woodlawn cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio. In 1794 his parents removed to Cooperstown, N. Y. In 1796 his elder brother, Ebenezer, left home to see the wilds west of the Alleghany mountains and the Ohio river, followed in the spring of 1799 by Stephen. In the fall of 1799 they returned with such glowing accounts of this new land that their parents, with their numerous children, except three married daughters, left Cooperstown for the western wilderness. They located at first at the mouth of Killbuck creek. This was almost. the first settlement made in that region, and was some miles above the present town of Coshocton. The nearest white settlement was Zanesville, some thirty miles south, on the Muskingum river. While the elder members of the family traded with the Indians for furs, robes, etc., the younger ones joined in their sports and learned their strange language. And this was never entirely forgotten, as fifty years later counting in the Indian tongue was a source of great entertainment to a delighted circle of little auditors. Their amusements were, "throwing the tomahawk," " shooting with bow and arrow," " tossing up wood chips for old Indians to fire at," in which they were very expert, and other athletic sports. In the fall of 1802, finding this location unhealthy, the family removed to Carthage township, in the southeastern part of Athens county, Ohio, on the Hockhocking river. Here the subject of this article, Alvah Buckingham, had the inestimable privilege of attending school. Though it was four miles distant from his home to the schoolhouse, he walked thereto daily. Out of school he assisted or the farm or indulged in hunting. This latter was his favorite pastime, as at that early date game was plenty. The woods were infested with the bear, deer, panther, raccoon, opossum and wild turkey. Near the farm was quite a celebrated deerlick, where, on moonlight nights, he was accustomed to station his watch, and many a victim rewarded his unerring rifle. It was in one of these lonely watches that his quickness of thought and .rapidity of action saved his life and brought down a huge panther poised just above him, and ready for the spring. Thus at the age of seventeen he met with a severe accident. Hunting in the wood one day, his horse became frightened, reared and fell back on his rider. Stunned by the fall, he yet recovered to find his right leg broken both above and below the knee, himself distant from the nearest house, which was his own home, over three miles away, and no aid, for his rescue but his own mother wit. With a courageous spirit, and by dint of crawling on his two hands and one knee, he reached the river, which fortunately was low enough to enable him to cross, holding his mouth just above water, and thus reach home just as his sinking strength gave way. The limb was splintered as best could be in a country home, but a long weary year's confinement was the result, and ever after a slight, though not perceptible lameness. In 1804 the older brother, Ebenezer Buckingham, moved to Putnam (now a part of Zanesville), Ohio, and to assist him in business. Alvah followed in 1810, leaving his parents still at the Hocking farm. In 1813 Stephen, an older brother, died, and Alvah was called upon to take charge of his business, which he did for two years. In April, 1816, Solomon Sturges and himself (they afterward married sisters—the Misses Hale of 404 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. Glastonbury, Conu.,) formed a mercantile partnership one-fourth each, with his elder brother, Ebenezer Buckingham, under the firm name of E. Buckingham & Co., a firm widely known in their then pioneer life. Ebenezer married Eunice Hale of Glastonbury, Conn., and returning to the West, brought his sister-in-law, Anna, the whole party crossing the Alleghany mountains on horseback, as at that time there were no roads for carriages or wagons. In 1818 Anna Hale returned to her eastern home, but as it proved for only a time. As leader of the village choir she sat in her accustomed place on the last Sunday of September, 1819, in the old church at Glastonbury. Glancing below, her eye met the well-known figure of her western friend; An interview—a hurried proposal —and a hurried marriage on the following Sabbath evening—left our young couple free to start on their homeward western route, and on horseback again, as in her previous trip, the wife of Alvah Buckingham was escorted to her pioneer home. Returning to Putnam, they purchased on the banks of the Muskingum river a very modest homestead Of one room, and there in 1820 set up their household goods. In 1821 they built a two-story brick house, to which they subsequently added, in 1834, a more commodious addition. This was and is the old homestead in which all their children were born, and now (1892) occupied by their youngest son, James Buckingham. In October, 1824, Ebenezer Buckingham Sr., the father of Alvah, died at the old farmhouse in Carthage township, Athens county, Ohio, and his wife, Esther, then removed to the home of her son, Ebenezer Jr., in Putnam, where she died June 25, 1827. In August, 1832, the firm of E. Buckingham, Jr. & Co., was dissolved by the sudden and painful death of Ebenezer Buckingham, but the business was continued under the new name of "A. Buckingham & Co.," and the following year another brother, Milton, was induced to give up the old farm at Carthage and join the firm, taking one-half of Aliah's share, while at the same time Solomon Sturges, Alvah's partner, persuaded his brother Hezekiah to remove from Fairfield, Conn., and share in his share. At this time there was a great need felt of good schools, and in 1835 a charter for a seminary was secured, to be called the "Putnam Classical institute " (now Putnam Female 'seminary), to be located at Putnam. Mrs. Eunice Buckingham — wife of Ebenezer — Alvah Buckingham, Solomon Sturges, Julius C. Guthrie and Austin A. Guthrie furnished the funds, and the seminary was established which, through all its vicissitudes of time, still continues worthy of pat- ronage. In 1843 Milton Buckingham removed to Springfield, Ohio, and Alvah could thus admit his eldest son, Benjamin, to a partnership. In 1845 the firm name of " A. Buckingham & Co." was dissolved, and a new firm name, "Buckingham & Sturges," established, composed of Benjamin H. Buckingham and William Sturges, the two eldest sons of the two former partners. In 1850 R. P. Burlingame, a friend, was sent up to Chicago, Ill., to open up a lumber trade there, the funds being furnished by Alvah Buckingham. The next year the two built the first grain elevator in the city of Chicago. It was built of wood, holding some 75,000 bushels of grain, at that time a great wonder. It was called the Fulton elevator. In 1851 Alvah Buckingham established branch houses in New York city and Toledo, Ohio, for his two oldest sons, Benjamin H. and Philo, buying the Pendleton elevator, the first one built in Toledo. They soon built a second elevator and here in the press and excitement of a too extended business, Philo, the second son, lost his health and died quite suddenly, April 6, 1853, in the homestead at Putnam, Ohio. In 1854 Alvah Buckingham sold a third interest in his Chicago Fulton elevator to his old partner, Solomon Sturges, and shortly after they concluded a contract with the Illinois Central railroad to do all their grain warehousing business for ten years. In 1856 they built and opened the two large warehouses called " A " and " B " in the city of Chicago, holding each some 700,000 bushels of grain—the marvels of the day. After this date, of 1855, Alvah Buckingham spent most of his time at Chicago, and three years later removed his family there. His oldest son, Benjamin, removed to Chicago, but died in 1864, at Madison, N. J., while on a visit to his father-in-law, Mr. John S. Potwin. Benjamin Buckingham was singularly sincere and just in his dealings with man, of great Christian purity and behavior; a man of unblemished character, and fine financial knowledge and ability. Philo, the second son, many will recall with melancholy pleasure. He was a large-hearted, generous man; had a full faith, too great in human nature, generous to a fault, fond of outdoor life, agriculture and stock-raising being his especial delight. The surviving brother, James, seems to have combined the qualities of both his brothers in his business and occupation. In April, 1865, Mr. Alvah Buckingham removed to New York city, where he purchased a home and with his daughters, resided at No. 13 East Twelfth street until his death. His daughter, Julia A., had married the Hon. Samuel S. Cox, of Ohio, and the other daughter, Elizabeth, had married John A. Hardenberg, of New York. In the spring of 1866, having occasion to locate some lands in the West, Alvah Buckingham took his youngest soh, James, as a companion, and traveled through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, and though much of this was accomplished in a spring wagon, over rough HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 405 roads, and .at the age of seventy-five, it was without any apparent fatigue. In the spring of 1867 he made a -second pilgrimage to the West, this time traveling through Iowa and Nebraska, and passing over the line of the Pacific railroad as far as it was then finished. He was ambitious to be on the first train through to the Pacific Ocean, but this anticipation was not to be realized. The summer of 1867 was spent with his family and two daughters, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Hardenberg, at Saratoga, ending in a most pleasurable trip to the White Mountains. Returning to his New York home his wife was taken sick with pneumonia and died September 23, 1867, and her remains were taken to their first home, Putnam, Ohio. In a week Mr. Buckingham was stricken down, and eleven days after his remains reposed by the side of his wife in Woodlawn cemetery, Putnam (now a part of Zanesville), Ohio. He died October 4, 1867. Mr. Alvah Buckingham was especially distinguished by those who knew his habit and mind: First, as a conscientious Christian man; second; as a man of unfailing courtesy of demeanor; third, as a just, business-like, economic, yet speculative mer-chant; fourth, as possessing a rare genius for construction of bridges, elevators, houses, etc. ; fifth, as a just citizen, who would prefer a sacrifice of his personal interest rather than the least injustice to any one or to the government; sixth, as a most affectionate husband and indulgent father. For over half a century in the region of Ohio where he lived, he was universally regarded as an honest man, above all reproach. James Buckingham, born October 22, 1831, at Zanesville, Ohio, third son of Alvah and Anna (Hale) Buckingham, was married November 5,1856, at Chillicothe, Ohio, to Jane P. Wills, third child of Dr. David and Eliza (Peebles) Wills, born October 8, 1832, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Mr. James Buckingham was educated at Marietta, Ohio, and Brown university, R. I., leaving the latter place in February, 1852; on account of ill health. A part of the winter of 1852-53, he was in his father's elevator in Chicago. In June, 1854, he invented the cogs placed on the outside of the driving wheels, used on all mowing and reaping machines, but did not patent it.. In September, 1863, he removed from his farm at Duncan's Falls, Ohio (where he had lived since April, 1853), to the house in Zanesville, where he was born and where he still resides. The spring and summer of 1864 he was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth O. V. I., stationed in Virginia and Maryland. From January, 1865, to January, 1873, he was director of the Ohio State Agricultural society, four years of the time its treasurer and one year, 1872, its president. Also one of the trustees of the Central Lunatic asylum, at Columbus, Ohio, to finish, furnish and open it. Also president of the Zanesville & Ohio River railroad, from its beginning to completion. He has been interested in farms, ranches and wild lands in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Decatur Buker, Otsego, Muskingum county, Ohio. The great-grandfather of our subject was born in England and came to. America, bringing his family. He settled in the town of Gray, Me. His son, and the grandfather of Decatur Buker, was born in England, came to America with his parents when a boy, married and reared a family. He died when his son, Israel H. Buker, the father of our subject, was but eighteen months of age. Therefore but little of his history is. found in this branch of the Buker family. Israel H. Buker was born in Gray, Me., April 17, 1756. On account of the early death of his father, he was bound out when but two years of age to a farmer and tavern keeper. He continued to work for this man until he was nineteen years of age. When the battles for freedom were fought at Lexington and Concord, young Israel H. Buker, working on a farm in far-off Maine, heard the stirring news and joined the company there drilling in the neighbor-' hood. He was obliged to be secret about his enrollment, as his employer was a tory. When his company was ready to march, Israel was with them. His employer told the captain of the company that he should not go. The captain ordered his men to halt and destroy the house of the tory, but the wife of the tory interfered and told her husband that the soldiers would surely destroy the house. Seeing this he came out and said: "Well, let him go, and give him some food." The company joined Washington's army, and Israel was at the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and crossed the Delaware with Washington through the ice. He was with the army during the disastrous and awful encampment during the winter at Valley Forge. He was also present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was a member of the famous regiment which the celebrated French general, La Fayette, armed, equipped and clothed. Israel Buker was made an orderly sergeant in this regiment, and frequently saw Gen. La Fayette, who upon one occasion personally addressed him. He was wounded ,during a skirmish, the ball passing through the back of the neck, which he afterward stated " felt like the burning of a red 'hot iron:" At one time a, ball passed. through his hat. As an orderly sergeant he carried a sword which was given him by Gen. La Fayette. After the war he returned to Gray, Me., and married Sallie Carver, and to them were born ten children: Israel (who was a collegian and president of a college), La Fayette, Eleazer, Carver, Livey, Cyrus, Caleb, Al- 406 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. pha, Edson, and Sallie, are those remembered. Mr. Buker taught school in Maine and was also a farmer. In 1808 he came to Ohio and settled in Coshocton county, near the present town of Coshocton and here he owned a farm of 200 acres, which he cleared up from the wilderness. He was one of the first school teachers in Coshocton county. His wife did not come to Ohio with him, but died in Maine a few years after. The journey from Maine to Ohio being great, and at that time through a dense wilderness, was the reason the family did not join Mr. Buker. After a few years his son, Caleb, joined him" in 1819, and his son, Alpha, came about 1822. They were school teachers and farmers. Nearly all of Mr. Buker's sons were school teachers. Caleb Buker became the wealthiest man in Monroe township. In 1816 Mr. Buker married again, Sallie Black, daughter of John Black, of Washington county, Penn., who was a farmer and came with some other farmers to Coshocton county, Ohio. She was the mother of eight children: John, Verses, Mary, Sallie, Marrion, Decatur, Maloney, Emeline, the youngest, who was born when his father was nearly eighty years of age. Mr. Baker was the father of eighteen children. He taught school for forty years, and was well educated and a fine mathematician. Politically he was an old line whig. He reached the advanced age of ninety-two years and six months, and was an active man to the last, walking from Coshocton to Otsego, a distance of twelve miles, after he was ninety years old. He was a man of character, honest, faithful and punctual, and held the respect of the people. He was a fine example of an old colonial patriot and in his old age, delighted to relate his life as a soldier in the cause of freedom in Washington's army. Decatur Buker, his youngest son, was born September 11, 1825, on his father's farm in Coshocton county, Ohio. His early education was limited to the common schools, but he began teaching at the early age of seventeen and continued eighreen years. He gained an excellent education and became an accurate scholar. He taught in Coshocton county and Monroe township, Muskingum county, and gained an enviable reputation. January. 3, 1849, he married Lucy M. Barnard, daughter of Jason Barnard and Jane (Holcomb) Barnard. The father was from Connecticut, near Hartford, and came to Ohio about 1824, immediately after his marriage. All his children were born in Monroe township and were here married. There were :eleven in all, named as follows: Julia R., Edwin P., Oliver, Lucy M., Mary L., Jason ' A., Harriett A., ' Louisa M., Electa L., Celia A., and Fidelia J. Mr. Barnard was a farmer and lived to the age of seventy-eight years. He was a member of the Methodist church and class-leader, and was a man of good character, descending from good English stock. When twenty years of age Mr. Buker bought a farm of fifty acres near Otsego, and resided there seven years, then coming to his present farm of 500 acres. To Mr. and Mrs. Buker seven children were born: Mary M. (deceased at twenty-five years), Charles W., Emma L. (deceased), Sarah J., Albert L., Scott H., now a physician and surgeon, and Rose. Mr. Buker is a stanch republican in politics and formerly was an old line whig. He has voted on the prohibition ticket and is a strict temperance man. He served several years as township trustee and was elected eleven successive years treasurer of the township, and served six years as justice of the , peace, and was colonel of the Third regiment of Muskingum County militia. Both Mr. and Mrs. Buker are members of the Methodist Protestant church, and Mr. Buker has filled the office of Sunday-school superintendent, chairman,. trustee, class-leader and steward. He has been school director many years, and is a man of great general intelligence, has been a wide reader and kept up well with the times. He has not tasted a glass of liquor in fifty years and does not know the taste of tobacco. Mrs. Mary M. Buker, Otsego, Ohio, is the widow of John Buker, who was a soldier in the great civil war. He was the son of Caleb Buker [See sketch of Decatur Buker], born on his father's farm in Monroe township, reared a farmer, received a limited common-school education and married Mary M. Riney, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Chaney) Riney. Thomas Riney was from Loudoun county, Va., and a miller by trade. He married in'Virginia and became the father of ten children: Sarah A., Louisa, Rachel, John, Samuel, Oscar, Thomas, Ellen, Mary and Amanda, all of whom are deceased except Thomas and Mary. His wife, Catherine Chaney, was of Scotch descent. Mrs. Mary Buker was born April 16, 1842, in Loudoun county, Va., received a limited common-school education and was twelve years old when she came, in 1854, with her parents to Ohio. They settled on a farm three miles north of Otsego, where the father lived the remainder of his life. He had been a soldier in the War of 1812, during which his constitution was 'shattered, and for thirty years he was unable to' work. John Buker and Mary Riney were married September 20, 1861, and one year later when his eldest child, Frank, was an infant, Mr. Baker enlisted in the service of his country as a private in Company F, Seventy-eighth regiment Ohio Infantry, and served eleven months, when he was disabled by sickness. He was in several battles. He owned a farm of 160 acres, given him by his father, Caleb Buker, who was the wealthiest man in this township, and here Mr. HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 407 Buker lived until his death, July 20, 1887. He was a good citizen, kind husband and father. To Mr. and Mrs. Buker were born ten children—all living: Oscar, William A., Sarah O., George C., Alice L., Amanda M., Richard J., David J., Rachel M. and Annie R. Mrs. Buker is a woman of fine business ability, has managed her farm well, brought up her children creditably and given them all good common-school educations. Oscar F. married Ruth Lane. He is a carpenter at Otsego and has three children. William A. married Dora Cornelius and lives in Zanesville. They have five children. Sarah C. married William Waters, a farmer in this township, and has three children. Alice L. married Logan Smith, a farmer of Coshocton county. Amanda M. married Thomas Norman, a carpenter, and resides in Indianapolis, Ind., they have one child. The rest of the children are at home. John F. Burgess, commissioner of Muskingum county, Ohio, was born in Hopewell township, this county. August 26, 1852, to Thomas and Martha (Bonifield) Burgess, the former of whom was also born in this county, near Pleasant Valley, May 1, 1806, and died April 28, 1877. The Burgess family came to the "Buckeye State " from Maryland. The father was a skillful cabinet-maker, and was also an undertaker and farmer by occupation, and to know him was to honor him, for besides being enterprising and of an energetic, temperament, he was strictly honorable in all his business transactions and was of a generous and kindly disposition. The mother was also born in this county, the year 1813 witnessing her advent, into life, her people being early pioneers of this section. John F. Burgess was one of their eight living children, was brought up to farm life and received a common-school education. He followed agricultural pursuits until 1878 with fair success, then turned his attention to the manufacture of lumber, a calling in which he is still interested. He does quite a heavy contracting business and furnishes large quantities of lumber and ties to different railroads. In the fall of 1887 he purchased a one-third interest in a planing-mill, the firm being known as Patterson, Burgess & Co., for two years. Mr. Burgess is a democrat and a strong supporter of the principles of that party, and owing to the efficient services he has rendered it at various times and from the fact that he is a man of far more than ordinary intelligence, he was elected a commissioner of Muskingum county in 1889. He was nominated without solicitation on his part and received a majority of 300 votes. His term of office will expire in January, 1893. He has proven himself one of the most faithful and capable officials, and in every instance has been true to her interests and to his own principles of what is just and proper. He removed to the city of Zanesville in August, 1885, and now resides in the seventh ward. As a business man he is shrewd and farseeing; as an official, trustworthy and capable, and as a citizen, enterprising, law-abiding and upright. Miss Delia Flesher, who was born in Falls township, this county, February 13, 1853, became his wife in 1875, and January 8, 1883, bore him a daughter, whom they named Bessie B. William H. Bush is a member of the firm of Prettyman & Bush, proprietors of the Caldwell woolen mills and manufacturers of fine skirts, skirting and blankets, at Dresden, Ohio. So much advance has been made of late in the production of domestic woolens, that the country is daily becoming more and more independent of the foreign manufacturer, and style, quality, durability, evenness of texture, in fact all the qualities once supposed to be monopolized by the foreign manufacturer, are here reproduced, and in very many cases the foreign maker is very successfully competed with in his own market. Such a concern as that operated by Prettyman & Bush, keeps the public alive on these essential facts and the trade which they have established is very extensive. Mr. Bush was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, October 19, 1848, a son of Joseph and Mary (Gordon) Bush, the former of whom was born in Connecticut and died in McConnelsville, Ohio, in 1872, the mothers birth occurring near Rockville, Muskingum county and her death in Noble county, in 1876. In 1852 the father established a woolen factory in Noble county, which he continued to operate for twenty-one years, and here young William H. learned the details. of the business. In 1875 he began operating the old McConnell factory at McConnelsville, Ohio, and in 1880 he purchased the Island mills at Beverly, Ohio, and successfully conducted them for five years. On account of the low water of that year he went to Caldwell, Ohio, and built the Caldwell woolen mills in partnership with T. M. McVay, but these mills were burned in 1889, and Mr. Bush then came to Dresden. He has spent his life in the business in which he is now engaged and is its thorough master. In 1873 he was married to Miss Ella J. Carroll, of Perry county, by whom he has two children: Media and Lester. Mr. Bush has always given his support to the republican party, and in 1873 showed his approval of secret organizations by becoming a member of the I. O. O. F. He is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Joshua Butler is a grandson of Nicholas Butler, who was born in Baltimore county, Md., about twenty miles from the city of Baltimore. He was of Irish descent, and was married in Maryland, becoming the father of the following family: Henry, Joshua (who was killed by an accident in Muskin- 408 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. gum county, Ohio, in 1822), Nicholas, Jesse, Achsah (who married Jacob Lane), Deborah (who died single),, and two other daughters, one of whom married Caleb Butler, and the other James Van Winkle. Nicholas Butler was a farmer, and first moved from his native state to Brooke county, W. Va., and finally to Muskingum county, Ohio, with his son Henry in 1810; at which time he was quite aged. After the death of his first wife he took for his second wife a Virginia widow, and by her be came the father of two children: Absolom and James. He died in this township. Henry Butler, his son, was born on July 18, 1781, in Baltimore county, Md., and received the limited education usually given the youth of his day. He learned the details of farming, and when a young man, in 1802, went to Brooke county, W. Va., where he purchased a small farm and was married on September 3, 1807, to Charity Baxter, who was born January 25, 1787, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Chin neth) Baxter, the former of whom was born in Baltimore county, Md., and afterward setted Brooke county, W. Va. He came to this county in 1810 with Henry Butler, and family and settled in Muskingum township on 160 acres of land which he entered. He was the father of the following children: Greenberry, William, Samuel, Sarah, Annie, Polly, Charity and Rachel. Samuel Baxter was a man of limited education but industrious and honest. He and his wjfe are members of the Old School Baptist church, and he gave the land in 1816, for the first Baptist church and burying ground in this township, both of which are still kept in excellent condition. His son William, and Charity Chinneth were the first two persons to be buried in this cemetery. Samuel Baxter lived to the age of eighty two, and throughout his long life never violated his word. Henry Butler and his wife became the parents of ten children: Amon, born August 13, 1808; William, born July 20, 1810; Nicholas, born April 9, 1813; Sarah, born August 16, 1815; Samuel B. born June 5, 1818; Greenberry, born November 25, 1820; Joshua, born September 16, 1823; Jesse, born April 13, 1826; Helen, born February 1, 1829; and Rachel, born October 1, 1831. All these sons were over six feet one inch in hight except Jesse, who was five feet eleven inches. Joshua, the subject of this sketch, was•. the tallest, reaching the towering hight of six feet four inches. Henry Butler came to this state and county with his family in the fall of 1810, making the trip by wagon, and with the exception of Amon . and William, all his children were born in this township.. He settled on 160 acres five miles northwest of where Joshua now lives, at which time there were only two wagons and one road in the township, the latter leading. to Zanesville. In the fall of 1811 a report was spread that the Indians were coming to massacre the settlers, at which time Mr. Butler was away from home, having gone back to Virginia to make some collections. Mrs. Butler becoming alarmed, took her children and went on horseback alone through the dense wood to her old home in Virginia, a distance of about 115 miles. She reached there safely, but missed her husband on the road while he was on his way home. She rested one day, then returned home, carrying one child in her arms and the other on the horse behind her. Mr. Butler was one of the early justices of the peace, tried many cases and married many of the early pioneers. His wife was a member of the Old School Baptist church from her seventeenth year, and this church Mr. Butler joined late in life. He traded his original farm in 1816 to a man by the name of Linton. The trade was made offhand, Linton having come to him and proposing to make the trade, which was promptly accepted and the families moved the same day. On this farm, on which the subject of this sketch now lives, has resided some member of the family for the past seventy-five years, and it is now a fine place. He was a substantial pioneer farmer, and was one of those hardy characters well fitted to endure life in the wilderness. He was very upright in all his business transactions, and was highly respected by all. He was well versed in law matters, and being very just he filled the position of justice of the peace for thirty years. He was an old line whig in politics, and lived to be about seventy-five years old, dying December 10, 1855. Joshua Butler his son was born September 16, 1823, in a hewed-log-house on the old homestead where he now lives. He received a common school education and attempted to gain a better education at Granville, Ohio; but his health would not permit. He remained with his father until 1851, when he married Alice J. Gist, a daughter of George and Rachel (Jones) Gist, the former a farmer of Brooke county,W. Va.,where he lived all his life except three last years which were spent with his son-in-law, Mr. Butler. He and his wife were members of the Old. School Baptist church, and he was a prominent man, a substantial farmer and was very liberal with his children, giving each of them $2,000 on starting out in life for themselves. He lived to be about seventy-four years old. He was the father of the following children': Elizabeth, who died in infancy; Annie, Elizabeth, Cecil, Alice J., Thomas, Joseph, William and George. After his marriage he remained on the old homestead, and has resided here all his life, with the exceptoin of three years which he spent in Perry township on a farm which he bought of John Spry, and one year when he was superintendent of the county infirmary, and five and one-half years spent on the old HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 409 Boggs place, which is now within the corporation of Zanesville. He is a practical farmer, and is universally known as an honorable business man. Besides his farm he owns real estate in Zanesville. He is a republican politically, and he and his wife are liberal in the use of their means in the support of worthy enterpises. She is a member of the Old School Baptist church. Their, union resulted in the birth of two children: George G., and Millard F., who died March 29, 1891, leaving a wife, Mary E. (Snyder) Butler, and three children: Bessie, Charlotte and Charles H., to whom Mr. and Mrs. Butler have given a home. George G., married Nettie Lane, a daughter of John M. Lane, and by her has two children: Pearl and Lane. Joshua Butler is an excellent example of the substantial Ohio farmer, and is a man of numerous worthy traits of character. An honorable and successful career of many years has served to place Lewis Cartnal, Cottage Hill, among the substantial farmers of Muskingum county, Ohio. He was born in Maryland on the 24th of March, 1827, and was about three and a half years of age when he was brought by his parents, Jacob and Eleanor (Brookover) Cartnal, to Ohio. Jacob Cartnal was also a native of Maryland, born in 1775, and was of English descent. He was of old colonial stock, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs: Cartnal's father, Thomas Brookover, was a farmer of Maryland. The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cartnal were named in the order of their births as follows: Raphael, Elizabeth, Mary A., Thomas, 'Catherine, William and Lewis, all born on a farm in Maryland. In 1831 Jacob Cartnal and family came to Muskingum county, Ohio, and settled on the farm in Muskingum county, where his son Lewis now resides. He cleared and improved this farm, and there passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring April 3, 1866, when ninety-one years of age. His wife died February 6, 1874, when eighty-eight years of age. In politics he was at one time a whig, but later a democrat. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal, and his wife a member of the Old School Baptist church. He was industrious and honorable, and was well thought of by all acquainted with him. Lewis Cartnal received but a limited education in the pioneer schools of Muskingum county, and his youthful days were passed in assisting his father to clear and cultivate the farm. He selected as his companion in life Miss Dorothy Redman, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, January 28, 1828, and who was the daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah (Hill) Redman. Her father came from Virginia to Ohio a number of years before the Cartnals, and settled on a farm in Hopewell township. He lived to be seventy years old. He was the father of ten chil dren: Nelson, William, John, James, Elizabeth, Margaret, Susan, Jesse, Dorothy and Sampson. Mr. Redman was an honorable, straightforward man. Directly after marriage Mr. Cartnal settled on land adjoining the old homestead, and resided here seventeen years. After the death of his father he moved to the old homestead, where he has since resided. His marriage was blessed by the birth of seven children: Almeda, born September 16, 1852; Lucy E., bornSeptember 7, 1856; William J. born June 2, 1859; Jacob H., born July 4, 1861, and died on the 4th of April, 1890, when twenty-eight years of age; Susanna, born September 16, 1863; Melissa C., born October 24, 1867, and Lewis M., born September 3, 1869. Mr. Cartnal is a man highly esteemed by the people of the township, and has held many local positions. He has been school director, and is not only inter- ested in educational matters, but takes a decided interest in all enterprises for the good of the county. He has given his children all good common-school educations, and two sons, W. J. and Jacob H., are school teachers. In politics Mr. Cartnal is a. democrat. He has always been a hard-working, industrious man, and assisted by his cheerful wife, he has accumulated a good property, consisting of 178 acres of land. His word is as good as his bond, and every one has the utmost confidence in him. He is an excellent representative of the sterling stock from which he sprang, and his children rank well as honorable and upright people. All are married, except Melissa C. and Lewis M. Almeda married Carlton L. Butler, a resident of this township, and has three children living: Keturah E., Carrie R. and Lewis G. Lucy E. married William H. Weakley, a farmer of Licking county, and they have six children: Bertram V., Milam M., Jennie B., Flossie D., Eliza- beth M. and Iva G. Jesse married Rosa Siler, a farmer's daughter of Licking county, and they have six children: Jefferson R., Eddie E., Grover C., Dollie C., Jacob F. and Leota V. Susanna married Jacob M. Farmer, clerk and teacher of Newark, Ohio, and they have one child, Kenneth V. Mr. Cartnal is a Baptist in his religious belief, and his wife has been a member of that church for twenty-five years. The daughters, Melissa C. and Almeda, are members of the same church. The humanizing influences of Christianity are shown in thousands of directions, but in none to a more marked degree than that of medical and surgical science, and Edward Cass, M. D., of Dresden, Ohio, is recognized throughout the state as a friend of and laborer in the cause and advancement of the medical fraternity. He is the only living representative of the Cass family of Ohio, the members of which have held so conspicuous a place in the historical annals of the country. The progenitor 410 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. of tins illustrious family in tins country was Maj. Jonathan Cass, a native of New Hampshire, who became distinguished in the Revolutionary war, having taken part in the battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth and Germantown, rising to the rank of major. After this war he served in the regular army under Gen. Anthony Wayne. In 1781 he married Mary Gillman, daughter of Theophilus Gillman, a noted tory. In 1794, after the battle of Maumee, he was stationed in command at Fort Washington, on the present I site of the city of Cincinnati, where he remained until 1797. In 1799 he purchased land warrants amounting to 4,000 acres, and being given his choice of location, he chose Muskingum river land in what is now the northern part of Muskingum county, Ohio. Maj. Cass came to Marietta, Ohio, in 1800, bringing with him his wife and five children. The eldest son, Lewis Cass, remained in the East to complete his studies in the Exeter academy, and after graduating came to Ohio, and later became a lawyer of Zanesville. He was the first prosecuting attorney of the county, served in the War of 1812, and at its close removed to Michigan and was governor of that state for eighteen years following 1815. He was secretary of war under Jackson; was United States minister to France in 1836; was United States senator from Michigan for two terms following 1844; was democratic candidate for president in 1848; was secretary of state under Buchanan in 1856, and died in 1865. Deborah, the second child, became the wife of Judge Wyllis Silliman, of Zanesville; George W., who remained on the farm, reared a family, among whom was the subject of this sketch, the present owner of the old Cass homestead, and died August 6, 1873; Mary G. became the wifeof Joseph Munro, and Capt. Charles Lee, the youngest of the family, served in some of the early Indian wars, and died in 1842. George W. Cass was married to Miss Sophia Lord, daughter of Col. Abner Lord, of Lyme, Conn. The children born to this union were: George W. Jr. (who died in 1888), John Jay (who died at the age of twenty-seven years), Augusta L. (who died in 1888 also), Abner L. (died in August, 1887) and Dr. Edward (who resides at Dresden). In early life he was a student in Kenyon college for a time, and later began the study of medicine, graduating in 1854 from Jefferson Medical college at Philadelphia. He al once located at Dresden, and here has since successfully continued the practice of his chosen profession. He is a prominent republican in politics, and is a man of extended experience and knowledge, both professionally and otherwise. He is a speaker and writer of ability, and has contributed many articles to the literature of his profession which have been considered very able. In 1878 he was president of the Zanesville Academy of Medicine, and is now president of the Zanesville Medical society, and president of the Muskingum District Medical society. Dr. Cass is of a robust constitution, is very prepossessing in personal appearance, and bears a strong resemblance to the elder members of his family. He is one of the eminent men of Ohio, and is especially well known to the medical fraternity of the country. He was married in 1885 to Miss Clara Shaw, of Columbus, Ohio, by whom he is the father of two sons: Edward McDowell and George Abner. Dr. Harvey C. Chappelear, Hopewell, Ohio, one of the successful physicians of the county, was born on the farm that he now owns, in Hopewell township, Muskingum county, Ohio, October 15, 1841, and is of French-English descent. His grandfather, William A. Chappelear, was a native Virginian, and his wife, who was a Miss Bradfield, was also a native of the Old Dominion. They were the parents of ten children : John, Johnson, Henderson, Sarah, Jane, Rachel, James, Charles, Jackson and Nancy. Six of these are still living: John, Johnson, Sarah and Rachel, in Ohio, Henderson in Iowa, and Jane in Missouri. The father of these children removed from Virginia to Morgan county Ohio, in 1825, and there purchased a farm on which he resided for many years. His son, J. B. Chappelear, was born in Loudoun county, Va., December 20, 1815, and is a farmer by occupation. He is now a resident of Hopewell township. He passed his youthful days in working on his father's farm and, in attending the common school until 1839 when he located on the farm he now owns in Hopewell township. He married Miss Mavilla E. Grant, daughter of George and Sarah (Rakestraed) Grant, both of whom were natives of Virginia, and the fruits of this union were two children: Sarah Delia (Rayme), born November 1, 1839 and died in 1866, and Harvey C., the subject of this sketch. The latter passed his boyhood days on the home: farm and received his education in the district school. He then began studying medicine under Dr. Ramey and subsequently attended Medical college at Cincinnati, graduating in the class of 1862, when twenty years of age. Returning to Hopewell township he began practicing his profession and has continued this in Hopewell township ever since, with the exception of six months spent in Zanesville. He has a very lucrative practice. Dr. Chappelear owns the old homestead located and settled by his grandfather Grant, and is paying strict attention to stock-raising. His desire is to better the grade of horses now in the county, and his especial pride is fine double teams and saddle horses:. Many prizes have been carried away, both at his own county fairs and adjoining ones, HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 411 by his excellent teams. Although he formerly owned some fast horses, and still owns a few, he prefers to breed roadsters that are noted for their size, style and action. Dr. Chappelear was married July 2, 1868, to Miss Clam Richards, daughter of Louis and Phoebe Ann (Beems) Richards, of Hopewell township. [See sketch.] He and his estimable wife are members of the M. E. church, and he has been trustee of the same for some time. He was a member of the committee of three appointed to looking after the construction of the church building. Dr. Chappelear affiliates with the Republican party in politics, and his first presidential vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Chappelear is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Brownsville Lodge No. 85, and was master of the same for eight consecutive years. He is also a member of the Good Templar organization. The Doctor is a good citizen, and is highly respected by all with whom he comes in contact. He is interested in all good movements and is the prime mover in all enterprises for the advancement of education or religion. Of him it may with truth be said: " The world is better for his having lived in it." Dr. Isaac W. Chisholm is a prominent physician of New Concord, Muskingum county, Ohio, and a son of William Chisholm, who was a son of Alexander Chisholm. The Chisholm family of this country are descendants of Lord Chisholm of Scotland. The first known of the family was Alexander Chisholm who was a native of Scotland and emigrated to this country early in the nineteenth century. He settled near Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Penn. He and two brothers, Dr. Joshua and James, established the family in the north. Other members of the family went south but have not been heard from. James married and had two sons and two daughters and Dr. Joshua also reared a family. Dr. Joshua settled in Washington county, Penn., and practiced medicine. James settled on a farm in Allegheny county, near Pittsburg. Alexander settled in Allegheny county, Penn., near Sharon, and followed farming. He was twice married, the first time to Miss Ann McKee, and to them was born one child, William—the father of Dr. Isaac W. The second marriage was to Jane Atcheson, and six children were the fruits of this union: Minerva, John, Aaron, Benjamin, Alexander and Harvey. Of these children John was the only one who reared a family. Alexander died about 1846 and was a member of the Presbyterian church. He had accumulated quite a property. William Chisholm was born in 1815 in Allegheny county, Penn., and was reared on a farm. He learned the wagon, carriage and buggy trade and carried this on largely for a number of years. He built wagons for the Mexican war, but on account of his failing health was compelled to give up the business. He then moved to Pittsburg and entered the mercantile business, which he followed for many years, dying in 1851. He married first in 1840, Catherine Willison, who was a native of Allegheny county, and the daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Long) Willison. They were natives of Washington county, and of English descent. To William Chisholm and Catherine, his first wife, were born two children: Isaac W. and Alexander, the latter dying when only eight months old. His wife Catherine died in 1843, at the age of twenty-three years. Mr. Chisholm was married the second time in 1845 to Mariah L. Campbell, of Washington county, Penn., the only daughter of Dr. Campbell a prominent physician of that county. They had no children. Mr. Chisholm died, and his widow married Mr. Joseph Thompson of Hickory, Washington county, Penn. He was the father, by his first wife, of three prominent ministers, of the U. P. church—Revs. Joseph, Alexander and James. William Chisholm was a democrat in politics and a member of the Presbyterian church. He had accumulated considerable property, was a pleasant companion and beloved by all who knew him. Dr. Isaac Chisholm the only surviving child, was born July 8, 1841, in Allegheny county, near Pittsburg. He was reared at Hickory until about eight years of age when his father moved to Pittsburg, where he received his schooling. He attended the public schools and high school at Pittsburg— also at Philadelphia and college at Washington, D. C. In 1862 be enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry, commanded by Col. R. P. Roberts and in the Second Army Corps. His first battles were Chandlersville and Gettysbur g. At the last named he was severely wounded. After he left the hospital he went to Washington city and was detailed as a clerk, in the meantime attending college in the city. He remained in Washington until the close of the war when he took up the study of medicine with Prof. Pancoast, of Philadelphia and attended Jefferson Medical college. He graduated in 1868 with distinction, in a class of 155. Dr. Chisholm commenced practice in Hickory, Washington county, Penn., where he remained until 1871, when he moved to Mt. Perry, Perry county, Ohio. Here he remained until 1874, and then moved to New Concord, where he has since resided. He is a member of the Muskingum County Medical society and also of the Ohio State Medical society. He is a member of Hanson Post No. 468, of New Concord, Department of Ohio; and has held the office of adjutant, Jr. vice-commander and surgeon. In politics he is a republican, his first vote was cast for Lincoln, and he was in Washington at the time President Lincoln was assassin- 412 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. aced, having still at home a portion of the curtain of the box in which the president sat when shot. He has held nearly all the offices in the' town of New Concord, mayor, member of council, clerk of board of education and member of said board for a number of years. The Doctor was united in marriage March 7, 1869, to Miss Belle V. Miller, a daughter of James A. and Ellen (Cresswell) Miller. The father was born in Beaver county, Penn., and of Scotch-Irish decent. He grew to maturity. in Beaver county, there married and was the father of seven children: Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D. is a minister of the Presbyterian church and editor of the Presbyterian Board of Publication in Philadelphia, and was for many years pastor of (Wanamaker) Presbyterian church of Philadelphia Mary is living in New Concord, professor of modern languages in Muskingum college, which position she has held since 1876; Belle V., the wife of Dr. Chisholm; Ella, died March, 1871, was the wife of R. C. Henderson of this county; Anna is the wife of William A. Moore, of New Concord; Elizabeth is the wife of Nathaniel McDonald of this county; and Rev. R. J. Miller, D. D., editor U. P. Board of Publication, Pittsburg, Penn. The father of this family moved to this county in 1863, near New Concord. He died in 1883 and his wife in 1834. They were members of the United Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder. Mrs. Chisholm was born August 30, 1843, and received her education at Muskingum college. She was elected teacher in a college at Pittsburg, Penn., where she taught some time and came to this county where she was one of the acknowledged educators. She taught common and select schools for a number of years. She is also the author of a number of popular books: "Howard Ashton, and the World He Lives in;" "Who Wins ?" "In Search of a Home," Eunice Erskine;" and others. She writes for many of the popular papers and magazines and has a national reputation as a writer and authoress. To Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm were born five children: Florence L., now Mrs. E. P. Douglas of Pittsburg, who is a graduate of Muskingum college; J. W. Da Costa is a graduate of Muskingum college, and a teacher in New Concord public schools; Mary K. is at the seminary at Washington, Penn.; Harry T. is attending Muskingum college; Grace J. is still attending public school. The entire family are members of the Presbyterian church. The Doctor is a frequent contributor to several medical journals. George Clapper, grandfather of W. T. Clapper, Sonora, Ohio, was of Dutch descent, from Lancaster county, Penn. He brought his wife, Elizabeth, and family, who were mostly grown up, and settled in Salt Creek township when it was a wilderness. He lived to a good old age, and died somewhere in the thirties. He was the father of ten. children: George, Joseph, Jacob, Philip, John, Peter, and four daughters, whose names are forgotten. George Clapper Jr., son of the above and father of our subject, was born in 1781 in Pennsylvania, and was the eldest son. He received but a limited education, learning to write after he began business for himself. He married Susan Baker, daughter of Philip and Catherine Baker, of Pennsylvania, in 1805, and to them were born fourteen children: Peter, Elizabeth, Susannah, George, Catherine, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Jacob, William, Martin, Eliza. and two, the oldest, died as infants. The remaining twelve lived to grow to maturity, and reared familes. George Clapper came to Ohio in 1808, and settled in Salt Creek township, seven miles east of Zanesville, where he died. The land was covered with very heavy timber, and Mr. Clapper built a log, cabin for shelter. He gave all his sons' farms, during his life accumulating 817 acres. He kept one of the early taverns on the first road from Marietta to Zanesville. Both Mr. and Mrs. Clapper were members of the Lutheran church, attending church at Zanesville. Mr. Clapper lived to the great age of eighty-three years. Mr. Clapper was widely known among the old pioneers. He was an honorable and upright man, and an excellent neighbor and citizen. William T. Clapper, son of the above gentleman, and our subject, was born in Salt Creek township, this county, in the old tavern on the Zanesville and Marietta road, seven miles from Zanesville, February 23, 1829. As a boy, he remembers attending his father's guests and the old stages and teams which conveyed the early travelers. He received a common school education and learned .farming, remained at the old homestead and managed the farm until he was thirty-nine years of age, when he married, in 1868, Margaret A. McKelvey, of Pennsylvania, Westmoreland county. To Mr. and Mrs. Clapper were born three children, two of whom died as infants, and Charles C. After his marriage Mr. Clapper remained on the old homestead until 1881, when he moved to his present home, near Sonora.' In politics he is a strict, democrat, and takes an interest in having good schools. Mrs. Clapper was a member of the Baptist church. She died October 25, 1891. Mr. Clapper. has always been an industrious man, and has accumulated a handsome property. He is a temperate man, and in favor of temperance and the suppression of the open saloon. He is descended from good, sturdy Pennsylvania parentage, which has furnished many pioneers of the best character to Ohio and the West. His son, Charles C., married Gussie Moore, December 31, 1891, the daughter of. Hamilton Moore, of Newton township. He was well educated at Fultonham Academy, Dennison university, and Zanesville Business college. He is a young man of good business ability and upright character. A prominent, farmer of Nashport, Ohio, is Nor- HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 413 ton F. Claypool, a son of Levi Claypool, who was born in Hardy county, Va (now West Virginia), May 9, 1801, and is of royal descent through Sir John Claypoole who, on July 20, 1657, " was by his Highness " (Oliver Cromwell,, Lord Protector) " created baronet, and afterward he received also the order of knighthood from his Highness." Sir John, knight of Latham and clerk of. the Hanaper, was a son of Adam Claypoole, a knight (who was seated at the Manor of Norborough, Norhhampton county, England, in 1610 and also owned Waldram Parks and Gray's Inn estates in the same county), and Lady Dorthy Winfield (a sister of William Cecil, Lord Burleigh and prime minister of England, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth), through whom the royal descent is traced back through various kings, princesses, etc., of England, Scotland, France and Germany, to Alfred the Great, king of England (born A. D, 849, died A. D. 901), also to Charlemagne, emperor of the west (born A. D. '742, died A. D. 814). The family coat-of-arms granted to James Claypoole, of Waldram Parks, Northamptonshire, England, by Robert Cook Clarencieux, King-of Arms, June 17, 1583, consists of three azure caps of maintenance and azure bars forming an angle, on a gold field, surmounted by a knight's helmet and over all a crest of fleur-de-lis. The motto is supposed to be "Nil desperandum" but of this we are not positive. Sir John Claypoole married Marie Angell in 1622 and had fourteen children, of whom John, the first son, married Elizabeth, the favorite daughter of Oliver Cromwell; they had three or four children, who are supposed to have died without issue. James, the fifth son (born 1634) married Helen Mercer and also had fourteen children, of whom John (his first son) came to Philadelphia in 1682, he following in 1683, with the rest of his family, consisting of his wife and seven children. They came over in the ship Concord, and he mentions, in a letter, "I have purchased of William Penn 5,000 acres in his country. and several lots in the town of Philadelphia. He was very intimate with William Penn, the Quaker, and was the first witness to his signature on the charter of Pennsylvania. He figured prominently in the early affairs of Pennsylvania, was treasurer of the " Free Society of Traders," register general, member of provincial council, etc. His sons, John, James and George were also prominent officers, merchants, etc., in early Philadelphia. David C. Claypoole first printer to congress, editor of the Pennsylvania Packet" in 1784 and who published the valedictory address of President Washington, was a great-grandson of James and Helen (Mercer) Claypoole. Norton, the seventh son of Sir John and Marie (Angell) Claypoole, settled at New Deal in Delaware Bay in 1681 on a plantation with "his wife and child." In the latter part of 1683 he received an appointment from the governor, and, as his brother James says in a letter to " Brother Edward" (who was the sixth son of Sir John and lived on the island of Barbadoes, owning a plantation, eighty- six negroes, etc., also was a merchant and shipped molases, rum, sugar, ginger, etc., to Europe and America). "He is in a thriving way. He does intend to sell his land and houses whear he lives & come to dwell at this towne." It is very evident that James Claypoole (born in 1701), who was the great-great-grand-father of the subject of this sketch, was a descendant of either James or Norton. James Claypoole was born February 14, 1701, and married about the year 1729, to Jane who died October 9, 1789. He settled in Rockingham county, Va., but removed to Lost River, now in Hardy county, Va., long before the Revolutionary war. He was the father of six (or more) sons: James (born in 1730, who came to Ohio and settled first at Coshocton, then removed to Chillicothe, Ohio; He was the father of thirteen children); John (remained at Lost River, where, he raised a large family, was the father of twenty-two children and died at the age of ninety years); Joseph (became the father of one son. It is believed that this is the Joseph who was born in 1734, and married Mary and had one son and eight daughters); William (who was killed on Lost river by the Indians and left a wife, and perhaps one child); George (born in 1747, spent all his days on Lost river); Jesse (settled at or near Bourbon county, Ky). George (the grandfather of our subject), was born March 31, 1747, was married February 19, 1776, to Catherine Miller and to them a son, Levi, was born. In 1801 he came to Ohio and bought 1,000 acres in Licking township, Muskingum county. He came thither on horseback with his brother- in-law, Jacob Miller, and they blazed their way with butcher knives from Zanesville up Licking river to the west line of what is now Muskingum county This was done to enable Judge James Jeffries, from Lost river, who was to join them in a few days, to find them. Mr. Claypool then returned to his old home and never returned to reside on his Ohio land. He died September 24, 1829, was a member of the Church of England and a substantial farmer of quiet disposition and excellent character: His son Levi was born May 9, 1801, on Lost river, Va., received a limited education in his youth, and like his father before him, followed the life of a farmer. He married Mary Fravel, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Savannah) Fravel, of Lost river, who were of German descent. To 414 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. Mr. and Mrs. Claypool were born twelve children, nine of whom lived to maturity: Norton F., Ellinda, Felix W., Catherine, Harrison H., Louisa, Jacob M., Cecelia, and Rebecca B. Levi Claypool inherited land from his father, and remained on the home farm until the death of his mother in 1832, but the next year, October, 1833, came to Ohio and settled on the 1,000 acre tract which he inherited from his father. He ran the flouring mill, known as the Claypool mill, was a practical and thrifty farmer, and added to his possessions until he owned a very handsome property. He in time became the possessor of 3,600 acres of land and was an extensive stock-man, widely known throughout the country. He was a man of great integrity of character and commanded the respect and esteem of all who knew him. He lived to the age of seventy-three, dying April 19, 1874. Norton F. Claypool, his son, and the immediate subject of this sketch, was born July 1, 1822, on Lost river, now West Virginia. Although his advantages were poor in his youth, he possessed a naturally active mind and being fond of reading he added to his information by the perusal of newspapers and valuable books, and is now a well informed man. He was married in this state (Ohio) to Miss Julia F. Lynn, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Spotz) Lynn, and their union resulted in the birth of five children; Ella, Edward A., Levi, William O. and Charles N. F. In 1854 Mr. Claypool engaged in the mercantile business at Nashport and continued to follow this calling for about eighteen years. He was also in the distilling business from 1847 to 1862, for some years owned and ran the Claypool mills, and was also in the carriage business. In 1860 Mr. Claypool planted the first peach orchard in his vicinity and the first successful one in the county. He was also the first man to run a steam thresher in this part of the state. He is, in short, a most energetic business man, and one who is bound to make a success of all his undertakings. Socially he is a member of the A. F. & A. M., in which he is a Knigh emplar, and he is one of the charter members of Irville Lodge No. 184, at Nashport, Ohio. He is a man who has had a wide and varied business career, and he stands deservedly high as an honorable man. He has taken pleasure in accumulating a library of good books, and now has one of the largest libraries in his part of the country. He was interested in the management of the canals of the state of Ohio for nearly eighteen years, as one of the " lessees of public works of Ohio." (Note: All descendants of the Claypoole, Claypool, or Claypole family are requested to send copy of family records to N. F. Claypool, Nashport, Muskingum county, Ohio.] Jacob M. Claypool, of Tobaso, Licking county, Ohio, is a descendant of George Claypool, who came to this section from Lost river, W. Va., in 1801. [For an early history of the Claypool family see sketch of Norton F. Claypool.] Levi Claypool, father of Jacob M., built a log house on the farm where the latter is now living, but afterward erected a substantial brick house, and finally the house which is now occupied by Jacob, which is still in a good state of preservation. Jacob M. Claypool was born March 5, 1844, on his present farm, and after receiving a common school' education, he began following in his father's footsteps and became a farmer. His first work was in riding over his father's large farm looking after the stock and other matters, and two horses were kept constantly busy at this work. On the 15th of May, 1865, he was married to Miss Mary Anderson, daughter of Absolom and Flora (Cisna) Anderson, the former of whom was born in Maryland, September 13, 1809, of Scotch Irish ancestry. He came with his father, Joshua Anderson, ,to Ohio, when a boy of nine years (in 1818), but after his marriage he removed to Iowa, and settled in Lee county, of which he was one of the pioneer settlers. He was first a merchant in Nashport, Ohio, but upon removing to Iowa, in 1839 or 1840, he turned his attention to farming and now owns a large and valuable farm. He has been married three times, first to Flora Cisna, by whom he became the father of seven children: Thomas, William, George, Robert, Orien, Mary and Hugh. By his second wife, Emeline Coleman, he became the father of two children: Ira and Dorr. He is now living with his third wife, who was formerly Mary Manhard. Mr. Anderson is still well remembered in Nashport as a straightforward and upright business man. Since his marriage Mr. Claypool has resided on the old homestead, where he owns 446 acres of land, and occupies a comfortable' and pleasant residence, beautifully situated. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Tobaso, Ohio, and in this church Mr. ClaypoOl has held the office of steward. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M. lodge at Nashport, and politically is a republican. Tholemiah Cochran (deceased) was born January 11, 1810, and died March 9, 1877. He was a son Of James and Sarah Cochran, and was brought up on the farm belonging to his parents, in Loudoun county, Va., and with whom he remained several years after he attained to manhood. January 28, 1847, he married Hannah James, daughter of Thomas and Mary James, of Loudoun county, Va. She was one of their ten children, only four of whom are now living, and she the only one living in Muskingum county. In April, 1849, Mr. and Mrs. Cochran started west, HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 415 and after spending a few weeks in Muskingum county went onward to Missouri, expecting to make their home in that state, but after a sojourn of a few weeks returned to Muskingum county, and in August, 1850, located on the farm near Adamsville, on which Mrs. Cochran still resides. Mr. Cochran was a good business man, and in his efforts prospered. He possessed very decided views on all subjects, and was very candid in expressing his opinions. In politics he was a democrat, and with his means and influence furthered enterprises for the good of his section. Mrs. Cochran has been an honored resident of this county for the past forty, years, during all this time living near Adamsville, where she has a nicely improved place. She is a refined and intelligent woman, and a generous and considerate neighbor. Vincent Cockins is the efficient clerk of Muskingum county, Ohio, and notwithstanding the superior capabilities of her public officials, he has proven himself a beau ideal public officer, efficient, punctual, industrious, honest, and uniformly courteous to all with. whom he comes in contact. He was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, February 11, 1841, to Vincent and Hannah (Wright) Cockins, natives of the "Keystone state." The father was born June 15, 1802, and about 1835 removed with his family Ohio and located on a farm in Guernsey county, where he spent the remainder of his days, dyingFebruary 9, 1891. During the fifty- six years dying he resided on this farm, about twenty were spent as trustee of his township. He was a man of much force of character, upright in every worthy particular, and one whose kind heart won him many warm friends. The mother was born about 1809 and is yet living. She bore her husband eight sons and one daughter, seven members of the family being now alive. Simeon H., who is in Wyoming territory; William H., in Columbus, Ohio; Vincent; Alexander L., a resident of Rich Hill township, Muskingum county; Robert A., who has been in the mercantile business for a number of years; Joseph, who resides on the old homestead at Rix's Mill, where he is postmaster; and Sarah M., wife of James Larmer, of Mercer county, Ill. The immediate subject of this sketch, Vincent Cockins, was reared on a farm in Guernsey county, in the public schools of which'he received his early education. He remained on the home farm until 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war. He was a participant in the battles of Perryville, Stone River and a number of skirmishes, after which he was on. detached duty. He was mustered out of the service in July, 1865, returned to his home and began buying and shipping stock to the East. He continued this business until 1886, when he came to Zanesville. He soon became so well and favorably known that he was elected to the office of county clerk and entered upon his duties in the spring of 1886, to which office he was re-elected in 1888 and is still discharging its duties. He was married in this county, in 1869, to Miss Selina M. Kelley, by whom he has three children: Simeon, Blanche and Hettie Mabel. He and his family are connected with the Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal church of Zanesville, and he is a member of the A. F. & A. M., the Elks, the K. of L. and Hazlett Post No. 81 of the G. A. R. Upon his election to his present. position he received the largest vote that was ever polled by his party at any election. His first election was made by a majority of 480 and upon his re-election his majority was 536. The total number of votes cast was 12,500, and of these Mr. Cockins received 6,320. Four of Mr. Cockins' brothers served in the Union army during the civil war. Simeon was in the Seventy-eighth Ohio, had his left arm broken at Champion's Hill, was discharged and returned home; William H. was also in the Seventy-eighth Ohio, was wounded at Atlanta, Ga., but remained with his regiment until he was mustered out of service at the close of the war; Robert was in Company A, Seventy-eighth Ohio, and during his service received a slight wound. He was with Sherman until the close of hostilities, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea; Alexander also served in the Union army. These four brothers, with Vincent, served in all about thirteen years, and their service was marked by a conscientious discharge of their duties and by faithfulness to the interest of their country. The following is from the pen of William Culbertson, written December 4, 1890, relative to the grandfather of Mrs. Cockins, who lived to be one hundred years of age: "Mr. Kelley was born in North Carolina in 1755. At the age of nineteen he joined, the American army, under Washington, and served during the war with credit to himself and good to his country. On September 11, 1777, he was in the bloody battle on the Brandywine, in which he was dangerously wounded, and carried from the field, where an American lady dressed his wounds and was instrumental in saving his life. On July 15, 1779, he was with Gen. Wayne, in storming Stony Point, and stood his ground during one of the most heroic deeds that immortalize the Revolution. At the end of the war he was honorably discharged. He was one of the patriots engaged in the exploration and surveying of the state of Kentucky, where he had many conflicts with the Indians, but always stood firm and unshaken amid the desolation around him. He married in Virginia, and some forty years ago emigrated and settled in Muskingum county. He was the father of nine 416 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. children, eight of whom survive him. Mr. Kelley was a noble specimen of humanity; honest, prudent and strictly pious. He had unshaken confidence in the merits of the Redeemer of the world, and died with the assurance of a blissful immortality beyond the grave. His remains were followed to the tomb by a large concourse of his offspring and neighbors, where they rest in the glory of a Revolutionary patriot, until the resurrection of the just." Harvey L. Cogsil, farmer, Adamsville, Ohio. Among the leading men of Salem township none are more prominently identified with the farming and stock-raising interests of the same than Mr. Cogsil, who by his industry, perseverance and integrity, is considered one of its first-class farmers. He was born in Loudoun county, Va., November 17, 1832, and was next to the youngest in a family of eight children born to Harry and Mary (Vincel) Cogsil. He was the grandson of John Cogsil. Harry Cogsil was born in Connecticut in 1806, and lived to be about eighty-seven years old. He was reared and educated in the vicinity of Danbury, Conn., and moved to Loudoun county, Va., about 1818. There he met and married Miss Mary Vincel, a native of that county, and the daughter of John Vincel. In 1838 Mr. Cogsil moved to Carroll county, Ohio, where he bought- an improved farm and there resided until his death about 1885. He was a prosperous farmer and a successful business man and had accumulated about $80,000 at the time of his death. He was a whig early in life, but later affiliated with the democratic party. He was quite a prominent man, was president of the first railroad built in Carroll county; was president of the first county fair, and held other local positions. To his marriage were born the following children: Antoinette Oliver, George Mr., John P., Harvey L. (subject), Antoinette, Anson B. (who died young) and an infant. The mother of these children was a member of the Lutheran church. Harry Cogsil's mother was a Hanley and her people took a prominent part in the Revolution. Harvey L. Cogsil was about six years of age when he came with his parents to Ohio, and in Carroll county he was reared and received his education. When a young man he began the study of law with E. R. Eckley at Carrollton, and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1861. The following year he enlistedin Company H, Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry and was first in the reserve corps. Toward the close of the war he was in the Fourteenth Army corps. He enlisted as a private, but wag promoted from grade to grade until he held the rank of captain. He was in the battle of Perryville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and was with Gen. Sherman in his Georgia campaign. He was taken prisoner at Newton Creek, but was released in about two hours. After the war Mr. Cogsil came to this county, bought a farm, and was married, in 1867, to Miss Rosetta Schnebley, of a prominent family of Muskingum county. This union resulted in the birth of two children: Harvey H. (who is married and living in Carroll county on a farm) and Anna (who died while young. Mrs. Cogsil died about 1869. Mr. Cogsil's second marriage was to Miss Alice L. Vincel, a native of Loudoun county, Va., born in 1840, and the daughter of Philip and Eliza Vincel. This last union resulted in the birth of five children; Maud A., Frank, John T., Bruce and Mabel. Mrs. Cogsil is a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Cogsil is interested in politics and votes with the democratic party. He represented Muskingum county in the legislature early in the eighties, and he has held numerous local offices. He was mayor of Carrollton while a resident of that city and has been a member of the school board of Adamsville. Mr. Cogsil owns about 103 acres of well-improved land in Muskingum and about 180 acres in. Carroll county. He is also engaged in raising a good grade of stock. Mrs. C. W. Comin, New Concord, Ohio, is the widow of Rev. John Comin, who was born in county Antrim, Ireland, October 13, 1815. He was the son of Robert Comin, born in the same county and of Scotch-Irish descent. Robert Comin was a blacksmith by trade, and married Mary Sims. To them were born nine children: John. (the eldest), Mary J., Margaret, Robert, James, Gibson, Ellen, Sarah and Martha A. The three eldest were born in Ireland and about 1819 Robert came to this country with his family and settled in Burgettstown, Washington county, Penn., where he followed his trade. Here the rest of the children were born, except Martha A. who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio. About 1834 he came to Muskingum county, Ohio, and settled on a farm in Union township. Here he remained until his death in 1840, a prosperous farmer. His wife died the year they moved to this county. They were members of the Seceder church, in which Mr. Comin took a very active part, also being interested in school matters. Politically he was a whig. Of his children six are still living; two in Guernsey county, Ohio, Mrs. Walker (wife of Samuel Walker) in this county, one in Illinois, one in Iowa and one in Kansas City. John Comin, their son, came to the United States with his parents, when only four years of age. He was educated principally in Washington county, Penn., and at the age of nineteen years came with his parents to Muskingum county, Ohio, and attended Muskingum college. He was one of the first graduates of this college, and later taught there. He also taught at the Acadamy of Richmond, Ohio, and HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 419 later attended the Allegheny Theological seminary, in Allegheny City, Penn. He was ordained a minister of the Associate Reformed church in 1850, and changed to the United Presbyterian church when they united. He was for thirty-eight years minister of the gospel among the people with whom he was reared, in the Salt Creek congregation at Rix' s Mills, Rich Hill township. He was ever an earnest preacher of the gospel, and loved by all who knew him. He was very much opposed to slavery and tried to make others see the right side of that question. He died June 18, 1887, was interred at Salt Creek cemetery, mourned by all who knew him. May 24, 1853, he married Miss Kate W. Clark, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (Walace) Clark. The father was born in Coleraine, Ireland, where he married and afterward came to this country, settling in Pennsylvania. His wife died and he married Elizabeth Walace, the mother of our subject, and they were the parents of five children: Elizabeth, James, Matthew, Nancy A., and Kate W. Mrs. Comin was the youngest of the family and only one year old at the time of her father's death. Of the children, besides Mrs. Comin, only one brother, Matthew, is living. He resides in Chicago, Ill., and is a minister of the United Presbyterian church. The mother died about 1872, in Indiana. Mrs. Comin was born in Allegheny county, Penn., in 1829, and here received her education. After her marriage she came with her husband to Muskingum county, and settled in Rix's Mills. She was the mother of ten children, all living but the eldest daughter, Maggie W. (who was the wife of Hugh McVey, a minister of the United Presbyterian church of New Wilmington, Penn. They have one child, Katherine J.); Mary L. (who is the wife of Samuel Moore, a minister of the United Presbyterian church of Beaver county, Penn. They have three children; Mabel, Ross and Helen); Anna Kate (who is the wife of James Moore, a minister of the United Presbyterian church of New Lisbon, Ohio. They had three children: John (deceased), James R., and Samuel F. (deceased); Sarah Ella (lives at Washington, Penn.); Clark W. (who is a minister of the United Presbyterian church at Pigeon Creek, Washington county, Penn., and married to Eula Anderson of Xenia, Ohio. They have one child, Mary K. He has been a minister three years and is a graduate of Muskingum college, also having attended Theological seminary at Xenia, Greene county, Ohio); Jennie N. (who is a teacher in the New Concord public school, has been teaching five years and is a graduate of the Muskingum college. She is a very accomplished young lady); John (who is teaching vocal music at the public schools in Cambridge, Ohio, and is a graduate of Muskingum college); Belle H. (who is teaching in the public school at New Wilmington, Penn., and is a graduate' of the Westminster college in the class of 1891. She is also a teacher of music); and Robert (who is at home attending college. He is taking a classical course). This is a family of children to be proud of. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Comin moved to New Concord, so as to have a home for her children near the college. They still own the farm in Rix's Mills. She is a refined and highly educated lady and has given her children all the educational advantages possible. T. C. Connar, county surveyor, is personally one of the most popular officials of Muskingum county, Ohio, and is faithful and capable in the, discharge of his duties. He was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, December 3, 1845, a son of John and Frances (Cowan) Connar, both natives of Pennsylvania. The father came to the state of Ohio in 1832, the mother the following year, and they were married in Guernsey county, where Mr. Connar followed the calling of a carpenter, and also conducted a farm which he had purchased, and on which he lived until his death in 1846. After remaining a widow for some time the mother married again, and removed to Johnson county, Mo., where she was called from life in 1889. T. Connar is the only child born to her first marriage, and he was principally reared in Muskingum county, where he also received his education. He graduated at Muskingum college in the classical and scientific courses in 1867; and although reared on a farm this life was not altogether agreeable to his tastes, and he determined to embark in some other calling. In 1868 he went to Johnson county, Mo., to follow his profession of civil engineering, and traveled through that state, Texas, Indian territory and Mexico. He did some work on the Texas & Pacific railroad, and was chief engineer of the Warrensburg, Marshall & Fort Scott railroad, but the great financial crisis of 1873 coming on, it was never completed. In the winter of 1875 Mr. Connar returned to Concord, Muskingum county, Ohio, where he followed his profession, being connected with the railroads running into Zanesville. He was assistant engineer of the Bell & Southwestern and the Zanesville & Southeastern railroads, and had charge of the construction of the Muskingum County railway and of the B. Z. & Co., after its consolidation, assistant engineer of the Z. M. & C. railroad, and resident engineer of the C. A. & C. railroad. In 1888 he was elected to the position of county surveyor, and moved his family to Zanesville. He has charge of the construction of three large bridges across the Muskingum river, their respective lengths being 2,000, 1,585 and 600 feet, all of which are under way of construction at the present time. He is county engineer, under appointment, 420 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. but was not a candidate for this office, and did not solicit it, but was elected by a majority of 109 votes on the republican ticket. He was first married in 1867 to Miss Mary A. Patterson, by whom he has five children: Homer L., John O., Harry E., Albert E. and Edith J. His second marriage took place in 1890 to Miss Aggie McCall, of Zanesville and they are members of the United Presbyterian church, of which he has been trustee. His two eldest sons, Homer and John, are civil engineers, and give promise of rising to eminence in their professions. John W. Conrade, mayor of the city of Zanesville, Ohio, belongs to one of the representative families of Muskingum county that came to this section in 1832. He was born in Rappahannock county, Va., January 9, 1830. His father, Henry Conrade was a native of Frederick county, Md., and of Conrade, origin. Henry Conrade was a soldier in the War of 1812, and afterward followed the calling of a merchant in Frederick county; Md. He emigrated to Ohio by wagons and located in Washington township, Muskingum county, about five miles from the city of Zanesville, where he purchased a farm and followed farming, in connection with merchandising until his death in 1865. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm in this county and as he grew up he learned lessons of industry, frugal habits and economy, which he has never forgotten. They have ever been characteristic of his subsequent life and conduct. His initiatory training was received in the old log schoolhouse of early days and after remaining on his'home farm until about 1850, he was seized with the "gold fever " and started by water to California. After remaining in California for about one year, engaged in Mining, he returned to Ohio and embarked in farming once more, and this calling followed with unabated zeal until 1860, when he opened a boot and shoe store in Zanesville, which business has occupied the greater part of his attention to the present time. He has occupied the same place of business for thirty-one years and is the oldest boot and shoe dealer in eastern Ohio. His stock of goods is comprehensive and carefully selected, and Mr. Conrade is known to handle only the productions of the most reputable and responsible makers, such as he can recommend and guarantee to his customers for superiority of material, workmanship, style and durability. He is noted for his energy, enterprise and business push, and richly deserves the large msasure of popularity and prosperity he has for many years enjoyed. He has been active in furthering the city's interests and from 1868 to 1870 was a member of the board of education, and was one of the trustees of Greenwood cemetery for six years. He was elected mayor of Zanesville in 1888, to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Holden, deceased, and was re-elected in 1889 for a two-year term and is the nominee for the third term. Samuel Copland, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, on the 20th of February, 1823, is one of the well known and much esteemed pioneers of the same. His father, Charles R. Copland, was born in Richmond, Va., in 1796, and was in turn a son of Charles Copland, who was probably born in the same city. The latter was an attorney and practiced law in the city of Richmond where he lived and died. He was intimately acquainted with Henry Clay. Charles R. Copland spent his youthful days in Richmond, and, there received his education. He left that city when about nineteen years of age and came to Madison township, this county, where he settled on a farm. There he built a brick house, the first one in the township. He came here about 1814, but his father had come over the mountains in a carriage as early as 1812, and had spent the summer here. Charles R. Copland was married in Madison township to Miss Evaline Adams, a daughter of George Adams, who was also a very early settler of Madison township. Evaline was born in Virginia, and was a child when the parents moved to Muskingum county. To Mr. and Mrs. Copland were born twelve children: Rebecca, who died at a mature age; George, a farmer of Madison township; Howard (deceased); Mary A., the wife of Mr. Robertson, of Granville, Ohio; Samuel (subject); Charles (deceased); Agnes and Anna were twins and both are deceased; James, residing in Madison township, on a farm,, and is a successful agriculturist; the other children died in infancy. The parents of these children were members of the M. E. church. Mr. Copland was a prominent man in his county and a successful tiller of the soil. Samuel Copland, the subject of this sketch, passed his youthful days on a farm in Madison township and supplemented a common-school education by attending the college at New Concord. He started out to make his own way in life in 1848 and first clerked in a store in Dresden. About 1856 he moved on the farm he now owns in the southern part of Madison township, on Muskingum river, and has tilled the soil successfully ever since. He was married in 1866 to Miss Barbara Stine, a daughter of Michael Stine, and a native of Madison township, Muskingum county, Ohio, born in 1845. To this worthy couple were born five interesting children: Flora, Agnes, Gabrielle and Mary. They lost one, Fannie, at the age of four years. Mr. Copland has given his children good educational advantages, and they are well versed in music and art.. The two eldest are at Miss Philips' English Classical school at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Copland is the owner of 750 acres of land, and has it well im- HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 421 proved. He now resides in Dresden, where he has a fine new home. The family hold membership with the Episcopal church. Hon. George Wilson Adams (deceased) was for many years one of the leading men, both socially and in a business way, of the Ohio commonwealth, and in the enterprises to which he devoted his attention he was always abreast, and even in advance of the times. He was born in Fauquier county, Va., October 26, 1799, and died at Prospect place, Muskingum county, Ohio, in August, 1879. In 1808 he came to Ohio and during the remainder of his active and enterprising life he resided in this county. From his early life down to within a short time of his death he was actively engaged in business; chiefly as a farmer, and being the proprietor of several large flouring mills his time was fully employed. At one time he was the largest land holder in the county, or in central Ohio. He came here with the Adams family who first settled in Madison township. They secured possession of 10,000 acres of land, which was purchased from the early pioneers, but Mr. Adams got his first start in life by shipping flour by flatboat to New Orleans, La., from Dresden. In politics he was first a Whig but afterward became an unswerving republican and as such was appointed a justice of the peace of Madison township in 1829, by Gov. Trimble. He also represented . his county in the general assembly of the state on two different occasions, during which time his brilliant mental powers were brought into play and he made an able and incorruptible legislator. He was at all times true to his convictions, and expressed himself in well chosen and forcible language. July 2, 1845, he was united in marriage to Miss Clarissa Hopkins Shaff, who died April 17, 1853, having borne him five children, the following of whom survive: Anna; Elizabeth, wife of M. T. Endicott, and Marie.. His second marriage took place October 23, 1855, Miss Mary J. Robinson, who was born at Rosedale farm in Coshocton county, Ohio, becoming his wife. The Robinson family came to Ohio in 1804. To the last marriage three children were born. Mr. Adams advanced the money and finished the suspension bridge at Dresden, but later sold it to Muskingum county for $10,000. This was the first bridge of the kind erected west of the Alleghanies. During his life he was a devoted Christian and a member of the Protestant Episcopal church for thirty years. W. E. Cox who married Anna Adams, the eldest daughter of Hon. George W. Adams, was born in Cass township of this county in 1850, a son of William Henry Cox, who had formerly been an officer in the English army but sold out his commission in order to secure enough money to bring him to the United States. He lived and died in this county. W. E. Cox became the possessor of 429 acres of land from his mother's estate, a tract of land purchased by William Evans, his grandfather who was a man of remarkable genius and ability. He was born in Clermont county, Ireland, came to the United States in 1829, and purchased a tract of 1,020 acres of Maj. Cass, which was a part of the United States military tract. This he cleared and brought under cultivation by himself leading his men with the ax in leveling the forest, and in his hours of leisure painted from life the birds of that early day, whose variety and plumage are almost beyond belief, and look from his album to-day with the distinctness of life, while the master who reproduced them has, together with most of the feathery beauties, passed from earth. This album, together with Mr. Evans' art treasures among Which is a painting 3x4 feet of Phillip Waverman's painted in 1652, are still to be seen at Prospect place. In 1881 he purchased the home place of George W. Adams, which is known as Prospect place. His marriage occurred in 1881, and he and his wife have one child, George W. He is a republican in politics. Abraham Crabtree (deceased), Zanesville, Ohio, is a member of one of the reliable and substantial families of Muskingum township. Samuel Crabtree, the founder of the family in America, was born in Yorkshire, England, and was a farmer. He married in England, Fannie Pickles, of Yorkshire, and they were the parents of Sarah, Mary, Ann, John, Samuel and Abraham, all born in England, and William and Annie born in America. Mr. Crabtree came to America in 1819, spent a short time in Philadelphia, coming the same year to Muskingum county, Ohio, he settled in Falls township, on the land now owned by William J. Crabtree. He was one of the first settlers of this township, which was then almost a wilderness, cleared up a farm made a good home, and here spent the rest of his days. This farm consisted of 160 acres of land. He and his wife were members of the Old School Baptist church. He lived to the good old age of eighty years. Abraham Crabtree, his son, and the father of our subject was born in Yorkshire, England, May 10, 1817, and was but two years of age when his parents brought him to this country. He received a common-school education and worked on the farm, and remained at home until he was thirty-three years of age. On April 11, 1849, he married Elizabeth Newman, daughter of George and Nancy . (Flanagan) Newman. The father was an early settler of this county, born on a farm near Baltimore, Md, and his father was a well-to-do. slave owner. George Newman married in Maryland, his wife being an American born of Irish parentage. Six of their twelve children were born in Mary. 422 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. land: Sallie, John, William, Mariah, Elizabeth, Mary A., Harriett, Margaret, Sydina (died at the age of eighteen years), Thomas (died an infant) and Thomas J. In 1825 or 1826 Mr. Newman came to Falls township and bought 160 acres of land of the government, paying $1.25 per acre. This land is now occupied by Levi Miller and the Miller heirs. Mr. Newman began life here in the wilderness and cut his farm out of the ,heavy timber. He first built a hewed-log house and lived in this about twenty years, then built a brick house, burning the brick on his farm. He added to his farm until he owned over 200 acres, but sold out and bought 160 acres in Springfield township near McHenry chapel, here he spent the remainder of his life, dying at the age of ninety-six years. He retained his strength and mental faculties to the last and never lost his teeth, his front teeth being double. His first wife died at the age of fifty-five years and he then married Widow Polly Flanagan, with whom he lived thirty years. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. After his marriage Abraham Crabtree and his wife settled on the farm where Mrs. Crabtree now resides. To them were born eight children: Charles W., James H., Alice C., Calvin A., Francis A., Samuel P. (died at the age of thirty-one years), George W. (died at the age of fifteen years) and Thomas E. . Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree were both members of the Regular Baptist church. He was an honest and' hard-working man and owned at his death 200 acres of land, and in politics was a republican. He gave all, his children a good common-school education and James H. received also a good business education. Mrs. Crabtree is now living on the old homestead, managed by her sons Charles and Edward. She is sixty-eight years of age, a. woman of intelligence and has always been a kind mother to her children. Thomas J. Newman, the youngest son of George Newman, was a fine scholar, having been liberally educated at Zanesville and the Delaware university of Delaware, Ohio. He worked his way through college by teaching, and was for many years editor of the Courier, a weekly and daily paper of Zanesville. He was well known as a highly cultivated and educated gentleman, and died after accumulating a fortune, at the age of fifty-nine years. Col. John Crooks' father, Andrew Crooks (deceased), was the founder of the Crooks family in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was a pioneer settler of the same. He owed his nativity to Martinsburg, W.. Va., his birth occurring in 1773, and was of German descent on the paternal side. He was married to Miss Mary Martin who was born in 1774, and in 1793 he and family emigrated to Muskingum county, Ohio, making the journey with pack horses. Mr. Crooks selected a location on the present site of Zanesville, but subsequently moved up Licking river a short distance, where he rented a 'tract of land covered with heavy timber. He erected a log cabin, moved in it, and immediately commenced preparing his land for a crop. His financial condition was not of the best and he endured many hardships and privations before his efforts were rewarded and he prospered. Being generous and kind-hearted he could not say no to his friends and nearly all his savings were swept away by security debts. He passed the remainder of his days on his farm, receiving his final summons on April 22, 1839. Mrs. Crooks died February 7, 1847. Both were exemplary members of the Lutheran church and lived consistent Christian lives. In the military organization of the county, and at an early day, Mr. Crooks acquired the title of major, which clung to him through life. To his marriage were born, ten children: Nancy (deceased), George (deceased), Jacob (deceased), Henry (deceased), Andrew, John, Elizabeth (deceased), Hannah (deceased), Joseph (deceased) and Sarah. Mrs. Crooks had the following brothers and sisters who came to this county: Mrs. Elizabeth Mowers, Nancy Martin, Joseph, George and John. Col. John Crooks was born in Uniontown, Ohio, March 31, 1806, and his educational advantages were limited to the subscription schools of that period. However he made good use of the advantages offered, and possessing an ingenious mind and a retentive memory, he easily kept abreast of the times, and has always taken a prominent position in all public enterprises of a laudable nature. He has been twice married, first, June 10, 1827 to Miss Elizabeth Stover, daughter of Samuel Stover, a pioneer whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. After marriage the Colonel and wife continued to reside on the homestead for several years after which he bought eighty acres of unimproved land which comprises a part of his present place, which now consists of nearly 200 acres of land, highly improved and in a high state of cultivation. He has never aspired to hold office, but his many friends have forced him into leadership on several occasions. During 1855 and 1856 he was a member of the legislature, and was elected by a majority of 300 ahead of his ticket. He was chairman, on the committee on agriculture. He served one term as county commissioner, and has held other local offices of trust, the duties of each and all having been discharged in a creditable and very efficient manner. Col. Crooks is widely known, is pleasant and genial, and has a host of warm friends. His first presidential vote was for "Old Hickory." He was originally a whig in his political views but upon the organization of the republican party he joined its ranks and has since supported its principles. By his first wife he became the father of HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 423 the following children: Amanda (deceased), Augustus (deceased), Minerva (deceased), Clark (deceased), Clara, Mary and John. Two sons, Clark and John, served their country in the civil war and their military careers appear elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Crooks died October 7, 1864. She was a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, born June 2, 1808. Mr. Crooks' second marriage with Mrs. E. J. Peairs, was celebrated October 4, 1866. Mr. Crooks was a Lutheran in religious belief, but his wife holds to the Presbyterian faith. His former wife was a member of the Lutheran church. He died December 29, 1891. John H. Crooks, liveryman and undertaker, Zanesville, Ohio. The vocation of an undertaker is essentially a very delicate one, and it involves for its successful prosecution peculiarly important qualifications which but comparatively few individuals possess, and it is only by long experience, as well as natural aptitude, that a man is able to discharge his duty in that relation to the entire and unqualified satisfaction of those most directly interested. Prominent among the best known and esteemed business men in this line in the city is Mr. John H. Crooks, whose livery barn and undertaking establishment is located at Nos. 36-38 North Fifth street. The business has been in successful operation since 1871, and as a convenience to the public it is safe to asseverate that no other establishment is better equipped. Undertaking is the special and leading branch of the business, and in this depattment Mr. Crooks has the best facilities for satisfactorily meeting the demands of his patrons. He carries in stock at all times a full and complete assortment of novelties in caskets, coffins, burial cases, robes, shrouds and funeral requisites of every description. Mr. Crooks takes full charge of funeral arrangements, furnishes everything desired, including hearses, horses, carriages, etc., and in every way relieves relatives and friends of deceased of many unpleasant duties in the hours of their sorrow and grief. He discharges all his duties without ostentation and in the most considerate manner, and in all his business affairs is punctual and reliable. As an undertaker Mr. Crooks is amply efficient and experienced and is a prominent and esteemed member of the Undertakers' association. He is a native of Muskingum county, Newton township, Ohio, and the son of Col. John and Elizabeth (Stover) Crooks, both natives of this county, born in 1806 and 1808, respectively. The mother died in 1864, and the father December 29, 1891. He was one of the honored and much esteemed residents of Muskingum county. He has followed agricultural pursuits all his life and was unusually successful in this occupation, being classed among the substantial men of the county. He was honest, industrious, and, possessing a strong and vigorous mind, exerted a great influence over those with whom he is associated. Col. Crooks represented Muskingum county in the legislature one term, some time in the fifties, and he was colonel of the militia before the war, hence his title. He was the son of Andrew Crooks, a native of the Old Dominion. The seven children born to his marriage are named in the order of their births as follows: Amanda, Minerva, Augustus, Clark, Clara, Mary and John H. The last named passed his boyhood and youth in assisting on the farm and in getting an education in the district schools. In July, 1862, although but a boy, he enlisted in the army, Company E, Third Ohio infantry, and served through Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. He was mustered out at Baltimore, Md., in September, 1865, and returned to his father's farm, where he cultivated the soil up to 1871. He then moved to Zanesville, purchased a livery stable from Louis Krob, and has operated it ever since. In 1873 he commenced the undertaking business, and carries this on in connection with the livery business. He married Miss Mary Bonnet, a native of Muskingum county and the daughter of John M. Bonnet, who was one of the pioneers of this county. This union has resulted in the birth of seven children, who are named as follows: Lulu, Albert, Mary, Frank B., George, Emma and John. Mr. Crooks is a member of the Elks, the G. A. R., and has been a member of the city council. Henry Cullins, farmer, Dresden, Ohio. Prominent among the many pioneer families of Ohio, the Cullins' take a prominent place, for they came here at a very early date. The grandfather of our subject, John Cullins, was a native Virginian, and of Irish descent. He followed agricultural pursuits in his native state, and was married in Morgan county, of the same, to Miss Rebecca Beatty, who bore him eight children: George, John, Henry, Isaac, Sarah, Elsie, Susan and Elizabeth. In 1802 the family moved to Muskingum county, Ohio, and made the journey in a four-horse wagon. They settled in Jefferson township. John Cullins was an old Revolutionary soldier, and a great Indian fighter. He was wounded in a fight with the Indians near the Ohio river, and was crippled for life, carrying a musket ball and two buckshots in his thigh. He was out with a scouting-party when they were suddenly attacked by the Indians, and Mr. Cullins shot. He was carried on a run a short distance by one of his companions and concealed under the bank of a small stream, where he could hear the Indians as they passed in rapid pursuit of his comrades. He remained in that place the remainder of that day, that night, the next day and night, but by that time his comrades had returned to see what had become of him, and 424 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. He was carried to camp. He recovered, but was always lame, one leg being shorter than the other. When he settled in Jefferson township there were still plenty of Indians, and the country was a wilderness. He cleared up a piece of land in that township, but finally settled in Muskingum township, where he resided for some time He subsequently bought land in Washington township, Muskingum county, and there passed the remainder of his days. He lived to be nearly eighty years old. He was a great hunter, and kept the table well supplied with turkey, deer, etc. Both bear and panther fell before the unerring aim of his rifle, and one panther that he killed measured nine feet five inches from tip to tip. This monster was killed six miles north of Dresden, and was in Mr. Cullins' hog-pen killing the hogs when interrupted by that sturdy frontiersman. It was night and the animal took to a tree, but was located by means of a fire. He was wounded and the next morning shot dead. Mr. Cullins' son, John Cullins, the father of our subject, was born in Virginia, eleven miles from Winchester, October 31, 1791, and had but little education, but could write his name. He was but eleven years of age when he came with his parents to Ohio, and he thus became familiar with pioneer life at an early age. He entered fifty acres of land in Muskingum township when old enough, but traded this for fifty acres which is now part of the farm of our subject. Before marriage he built the hewed-log house in which Henry Cullins now lives, and in 1818 was married to Miss Dorcas Meredith, daughter of Obed and Rebecca (Draper) Meredith. Mr. Meredith was also from Virginia, and an old settler of Coshocton county. He was the father of nine children: William, Jesse, John, Obed, Deborah, Mary, Rachel, Dorcas and Sarah. Obed Meredith was a substantial farmer, and died at an early period in the settlement of Coshocton county. To Mr. and Mrs. John Cullins were born fifteen children: Obed, Mary, John, William, Neri, Henry, Isaac; Joseph, Jesse, Hannah, James, George, Lewis, Amos and Martha, all of whom lived to maturity except Neri and Hannah, both of whom died when mere children. These children were all born in the old hewed-log house built about 1817, seventy-four years ago. Mr. Collins was a hardworking, industrious man, and cleared up a good farm of 118 acres. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, served, six months, after which he returned home, but reenlisted again, and the war closed before he saw any further service. His wife was a member of the Old School Baptist church. In politics he was a democrat. His son Amos was a soldier in the Civil war, Thirty-eighth Iowa regiment, was in the battle of Vicksburg and several others, and , died after a service of two years. He was but eighteen years old when he enlisted. Another son, John, was born September 12, 1823, and received but a limited education. In 1847 he went to Fayette county, Iowa, and entered eighty acres of land, to which he added from time to time until he owned 300 acres. He married Achsah Butler, daughter of Nicholas Butler, of this county (see sketch of Joshua Butler). To Mr. and Mrs. Cullins were born eight living children: Amos J., Mary J., Martha E., Ada A., Jesse B., Asa B., Emma D. and Florinda G. On the 30th of October, 1881, Mrs. Cullins died, and in 1883 Mr. Cullins returned to Ohio, where he now makes his home. Henry Cullins, subject of this sketch, was born July 12, 1830, on the old homestead which has been the birthplace of two generations of the Cullins family, and here he received a fair education in the common schools. He is naturally industrious, and by economy and good management he saved his money and bought out the other heirs to his father's farm, now owning the home place of 105 acres, a small field having been sold by him. On January 1, 1862, he married Miss Martha Squires, daughter of Squire Squires an old settler of Zanesville. She died April 4, 1881, without issue. On August 20, 1882, Mr. Cullins married Miss Clara C. Switzer, daughter of Henry and Elisabeth (Huron) Switzer. Mr. Switzer came from Germany, and was the father of six children: Mary, George, William, Clara C., Joseph E., Loretta Z., all of whom lived to be grown. Mr. Switzer now resides in Zanesville, is a marble-cutter by trade, and an honest, industrious citizen. He is a member of the Catholic church. His wife died in 1874. Mr. Henry Cullins' marriage resulted in the birth of two sons: Henry Edward, born July 24, 1885, and Charles Lewis, born March 11, 1888, on the old homestead, Mr. Cullins has the respect and confidence of the people, and has held the office of township trustee four years, and supervisor for some time. He and his wife are people of sterling worth, and are, surrounded by many warm friends. Samuel Cummins, whose death occurred in December, 1881, was one of the pioneer settlers of Muskingum county, of which he was a resident seventy-two years, and was a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, his birth occurring in 1791. He was the second in order of birth of seven children born to James and Margaret (Armstrong) Cummins. James Cummins left Jefferson for Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1808, and settled in the woods, where he erected a cabin, and brought his family the spring following. At that time the country was a dense wilderness, and settlers were few and far between. He located near the old Wheeling road, in Union township. There he passed the remainder of his days, dying in 1835, his worthy wife HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 425 having preceded him to the grave in 1829. Both were members of the Union church, in which they were active workers. Samuel Cummins was about seventeen years of age when he came with his parents to Muskingum county. He was one of seven children, who are named as follows: John, Samuel, Margaret, Jane, Mary, Susanah and David, all now deceased. Samuel lived the longest, and was ninety years of age at the time of his death. He received his education in the district schools, and his first move when starting out for himself was to enlist in the War of 1812, in which he served six months, participating in some of the battles of the same. In 1826 or 1827 he married Miss Mary Caldwell, who was born about 1797, and who died in 1849, when fifty-two years of age. She was the daughter of James and Jane (Thompson) Caldwell, the latter a native of Pennsylvania, but an early resident of this township. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell became the parents of nine children : John (who died when about thirty-five years of age), James (deceased), Mary, David, Jane, Joseph, Andrew, Margaret and Moses. Joseph is the only one now living. Mr. and Mrs. Cummins' union resulted in the birth of six children—five daughters and one son: James, who died in 1865. He was captain of Company A, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer infantry; and was wounded by an exploding shell. He was taken to a hospital, his arm amputated, and was then removed to his home, where he died a short time afterward. Margaret, now Mrs. Armstrong, resides in Guernsey county, this state; Jane, died in 1859; Mary C.; Susan, died in 1864; and Martha, who died about 1872. The parents were both members of the United Presbyterian church. Mr. Cummins was at first a whig in politics, but in later years was associated with the republican party, and took an active interest in all political affairs. He was a prosperous farmer, accumulating a handsome property, and was public spirited, being interested in all movements to promote the growth and prosperity of the county. At his death he owned three good farms in this county, and two farms in the West. John B. Cusac (deceased), was one of the early settlers of Newton township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and a man universally esteemed and respected. He was born in Pennsylvania, and when still unmarried emigrated to Muskingum county, locating first in Putnam, where he learned the trade of fulling. Subsequently, about the date of his marriage, he came to Newton township and worked at his trade in a small mill, owned and operated by Remington & Slack, for several years. He afterward purchased the mill from his employers and a few years later erected a new structure, carrying on a successful and lucrative business for a good many years. In connection with fulling he operated a grist and sawmill. The three departments made his mill a busy place, and was in its day one of the principal industries of the county. This Mr. Cusac managed the greater part of his life. The mill, buildings, etc., covered about sixteen acres of land, and he owned other real estate in the township. Altogether he served in the capacity of justice of the peace about sixteen years, the term being divided into two periods and separated by an interval of three or four years. He also held the office of township trustee many years, and was identified with the township clerk's office for a number of years. Mr. Cusac was a gentleman of excellent business acumen, and had among his patrons citizens from a wide scope of country. His services were in great demand by the young seeking the marriage state, and many were the couples Squire Cusac tied in the matrimonial web and sent on their way rejoicing. He and wife were members of the Presbyterian church, and during the early day of Presbyterianism in the county he was an official member, always taking an active interest in all good work. Politically he was at first a whig. At the birth of the republican party he identified himself with it, and ever after supported its principles in all elections. He was married to Elizabeth Slack, daughter of John and Sarah (Burley) Slack, and they became the parents of the following children: Andrew, Sarah (drowned at the age of eighteen years), John (died in childhood), William, James, Charles, Jacob (served in the civil war, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, contracted sickness in the service and died soon after coming home), Alva, Phceba and Mary. Mr. Cusac died in 1872, when seventy-five years of age, and his wife died in Kansas, when sixty-eight or sixty-nine years of age. Their eldest child, Andrew Cusac, was born in Newton township, Muskingum county, Ohio, March 13, 1825, and his early life was passed in his father's mill. He obtained but. little education in the subscription schools, attending only a few weeks each year, and on May 1, 1864, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer infantry. He served until August of that year, being on duty in Maryland most of the time, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term. Returning from the war he began farming on the place upon which he had settled previous to his enlistment, and in connection with his agricultural pursuits dealt largely in lumber. He is quite an extensive stock dealer, and keeps some of the very best grade of sheep. His farm comprises 165 acres of good land, and is comfortably improved with a commodious house, good barns and outbuildings. Mr. Cusac was married on December 25, 1848, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of James and Martha (Bell) Shields. Three children have been the result of 426 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. this union: Martha (wife of George Spring), Mary E. (wife of F. B. Powell) and John B. Mr. and Mrs. Cusac are connected with the Methodist church (Bethel). In politics the former is a republican. Mrs. Cusac's father, James Shields, was born in Ireland, and when a child came with some relatives to America, his parents having died when he was small. He was married in this country to Miss Martha Bell, and was one of the early settlers of Muskingum county. He settled on land in Newton township, and there passed the remainder of his days engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a much-esteemed citizen. He and wife were Presbyterians in their belief. Their children, nine in number, were named as follows: Jane, John, Nancy (deceased), Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Margaret, James (deceased) and William (deceased). Mr. Shields died in 1850; when about eighty-six years of age, and his wife died in 1886, also at an advanced age. B. F. Davis, who comes of an old Virginia family, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, September 17, 1841, and is of Welsh descent; his grandparents, John and Hannah (Cornell) Davis, being natives of that country. The grandparents were married in Wales and emigrated to America during the Revolutionary war. Mr. Davis was taken into the army and served during the remainder of the war. His son, Benjamin Davis, was born in Hardy county, Va., in 1797, October 20, and spent his early life on a farm in that state. In 1814 he came to Muskingum county, Ohio, with a brother, and after opening and clearing a farm, sent for the remainder of the family in Virginia. In Muskingum county Mr. Davis met and married Miss Mary Cowden, who was born July 20, 1798, in Old Philadelphia, Ireland, and their union was blessed by the birth of nine children: Margaret, now Mrs. J. C. Taylor, of Salem township; Hannah, was the wife of Washington Spicer, and died when forty years of age; Sarah (deceased), was the first wife of Washington Spicer; David, died in early manhood; John, died when a boy; Robert, died young; Mary, wife of C. C. Taylor, of Salem township, and Benjamin F. (the subject). The father of these children was a prominent man, and took an active part in politics, affiliating with the whig party. Mr. Davis first settled on the farm where C. C. Taylor now lives, and at the time of his death was worth about 300 acres of good land, and other interests. He built the first house in New Concord. He and wife were members of the Methodist E,piscopal church. His death occurred on the 20th of September, 1868, and the mother died on the 19th of that "month, 1887. B. F. Davis, the subject of this sketch, became familiar with the duties of the farm at an early age and attended school in Salem township, Muskingum county. When twenty-one years of age he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Sixtieth Ohio infantry, which served as home guards at first, and was called out in the United States service in May, 1864. This. company was attached to the eastern army, and although Mr. Davis was in no battles, he saw some hard service. After the war he tilled the soil, and this he has continued up to the present time. He is a member of the G. A. R. post at Adamsville, also a member of the grange at that place, and a member of Lodge, F. & A. M. Mr. Davis was married in 1861 to Miss Rosannah Winn, a native of Salem township, Muskingum county, Ohio, born May 18, 1842, and the daughter of James and Louisa (Shaw) Winn. She died September 6, , 1887, leaving five children: Hiram H., Mary L., Etta J., Icy A. and Pearl E. The eldest child is deceased. Mrs. Davis was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Davis' second marriage occurred in 1888 to Idella Barrett, a native of Muskingum county, as were also her parents, Thomas and Lucinda (Gabriel) Barrett. Mrs. Davis was born in Adams township, August 15, 1867, and was one of eight children. Thomas H. Davis, Otsego, Ohio, is descended from an old pioneer Muskingum county family, whose ancestors were from Wales. His great-grandfather and great-grandmother died on their voyage to America and were buried at sea. They left two children: A son, ten years old, whose name was John W. Davis, and a daughter eight years of age. These children, upon their arrival in America were sold as servants to pay their passage, and .thus they were separated never to meet again. John W. Davis, the son, first settled in Loudoun county, W. Va., where David Davis the father of the subject of this sketch, was born. From Virginia he moved to Ohio and settled near Zanesville. At an early day John W. Davis was a Revolutionary soldier, and fought under Gen. Wayne. Four brothers, with Peter and John Bradford, also brothers-in-law, settled in Highland township, where they all made good farms and passed the remainder of their days. David Davis married Sarah Gordon, and to them were born eight children who lived to be grown: John, Robert, Milton, James, Thomas H. Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah J. When Mr. H., settled in Highland township it was an entire wilderness, and he cleared up his farm from the heavy timber. He blazed a trail through the woods to, Otsego and thence to Marquand mills. The nearest mill before had been at Zanesville. Mr. Davis had a good farm of 160 acres, and was in good circumstances. His brother, Benjamin, planted the seeds of an apple tree, which he had brought with him, HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 427 and raised over 1,000 apple trees, the apples being all of different kinds. These trees were planted in Highland and Salem townships. Mr. Davis died on his farm in Highland township. He was one of our honest, straightforward pioneer' citizens. Thomas H. Davis, his son, was born April, 1, 1850. He grew up in the rough school of the pioneer, learned the shoemaker's trade, and has worked at this trade more or less ever since. He ran a shoemaker and harness shop in Otsego, and was also in the mercantile business there for over five years. He owned a large shop, doing an extensive business and employing five or six hands. In 1882 Mr. Davis bought a farm consisting of 113 acres, one mile north of Otsego, upon which he resided until April 1, 1892, when he purchased hotel property in Otsego, of which he is now the proprietor. Mr. Davis' wife was born in this hotel.and lived there until she was thirteen years old. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davis are members of the Baptist church, and Mr. Davis has been Sunday-school teacher, secretary and treasurer. In politics he is a stanch republican. Mr. Davis is one of the honorable and industrious citizens who believes in educating his family. He has two children: Wilbert R. and Maud L. Wilbert R. received a good education in the common and high school of Otsego, and then at the college at Granville. He also received instructions in music at the the Musical institute. He attended the high school at Plainfield and the Muskingum college at New Concord, has taught school two terms in this county and is a young man of intelligent mind and good character. Maud L. has attended the common and high schools of Otsego and the high school at Plainfield, and is a young lady of education and refinement. Socially Mr. Davis is a member of the Masonic lodge at Adamsville and Odd Fellows lodge at Coshocton. He married Hannah A. Buker, daughter of Alpha Buker [See sketch of Decatur Buker.] Alpha Buker was born February 28, 1800, at Gray Mains, and received a good education. He learned the woolen carder's trade, and at the age of eighteen years, in 1818, came to Otsego. His father, Israel Buker, and his brother Caleb were settled in Monroe township. He married Mary A. Bainter, and to this marriage were born nine children: Israel, John, Charles, Jacob, Adam, Elizabeth, two who died when small and one died an infant. Mr. Buker taught school in Muskingum and Coshocton counties many years. He was one of the early teachers of the county and one of the first teachers at Plainfield. He came from a family of school teachers, and in Maine one was the author of a spelling book, and another of a grammar. Mr. Buker first settled in Monroe township, where his widow now lives. His first wife died of injuries received from falling from a horse, and Mr. Baker married Elizabeth Straight; daughter of Abraham Straight. By this wife he became the father of nine children: The oldest one died an infant, Mary A. (deceased), Sarah J., Caleb H., William R., Elijah F., Hannah A., Charity C., Louisa J. Thus Mr. Buker was the father of eighteen children. Mrs. Buker was a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Buker kept a hotel in Otsego many years and in politics he was a strong republican. He was a man of undoubted integrity and a substantial farmer, and died at the advanced age of eighty-four years. James A. Deffenbaugh, farmer of Muskingum county, Ohio, is a son of Sol. and Margaret (Twadle) Deffenbaugh, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to this state in 1808 and settled in Zanesville. The father was a shoemaker by trade, and followed this calling for a number of years after coming to this state, being one of the first to drive a peg in the town of Zanesville. After following his trade for some time he moved to Perry county and rented land of his brother for one year, then moved back to this county and traded his Zanesville property for the farm on which the subject of this sketch now lives, at that time consisting of about 128 acres of land and worth about $10 per acre. At the present time it is worth about $100. On this farm Mr. Deffenbaugh resided until his death, which occurred in 1869. The property which he accumulated was the result of honest toil, for upon his arrival here he was a very poor man, and where many 'would have fainted and fallen by the wayside, he pushed vigorously on and gallantly surmounted the many difficulties that strewed his pathway. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and held a number of local offices. His wife died in 1873, she, as well as Mr. Deffenbaugh, being members of the German Lutheran church. She was a kind mother, a devoted wife, and a warm and faithful friend, beloved by all who knew her for her many Christian virtues. She bore her husband nine children, as follows: Elizabeth, the deceased, wife of George Harris; Christian R., who is deceased, but his family reside in this county; Anthony, who resides in Texas; Sarah, the deceased wife of Robert Black; George, deceased; Mary, deceased; Henry, who resides in Zanesville; James A., the subject of this sketch; and Martha, wife of James Williams. James A. Deffenbaugh was educated in the country schools of this section, and obtained a fair practical education. He was born in Perry county in 1827, and at the age of nineteen years he commenced to farm for himself on the old homestead. At the age of twenty-seven, or in 1854, he was married to Miss Nancy J. Moore, who was born in Kentucky, and who came with her parents to this county when she was quite small. Joseph Moore, 428 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. her father, was quite an early settler of this section, and by trade was a carpenter. He resided for quite a number of years near by and in the village of Beverly, following his trade. He was married to a Miss Hedges. To James A. Deffenbaugh and his wife the following children were born: Sarah, Solomon, Isaac, Harriet, wife of William Ray, of • Rich' Hill township, Ethie, and James H. Jr. Mr. Deffenbaugh purchased two shares of the old homestead, besides his own on which the old family residence stood, and now has a fine little farm of forty-three acres on which is one of the finest orchards to be found in this section of the country. He also gives considerable attention to the raising of raspberries and blackberries: Politically he is a democrat and is a member of Muskingum lodge No. 28 of the I. O. O. F. Chancey H. Delong (deceased) was one of the most esteemed and respected citizens of Meigs township, and, as the first tanner of that township, was a complete success. He owes his nativity to Washington county, Ohio, his birth occurring in June, 1804, and about 1820 he came to Muskingum county. He settled in Meigs township, and. was among the earliest settlers, experiencing all the hardships of pioneer days. In that township he established the first and only tannery, and that he made a complete success of this enterprise can not for a moment be doubted; for at the time of his death, which occurred on December 4, 1887, he was one of the wealthiest men of that township, owning in the neighborhood of 800 acres of land. He was a member of the Baptist church, was a liberal contributor to the same, and was active in all enterprises for the advancement and progress of the county. In politics he advocated the principles of the democratic party. On October 22, 1878, he married Mrs. Mercy White, daughter of John and Charlotte McIntire. She had been previously married to Hiram White, by whom she had two children: Elizabeth, and John, both deceased. Robert Dickey, Nashport, Ohio. William Dickey, grandfather of Robert Dickey, came from Ireland to America, and first settled in Pennsylvania, in which state he was married to a Miss Lysle, who was also a native of the " Emerald isle." From Washington county, Penn., they removed to Jeffersonville, Ohio, about 1800, and Mr. Dickey afterward turned his attention to farming, making a good home for himself and family in the wilderness. He died at the age of sixty-six years, a Presbyterian in religious belief. He was an oldline whig in politics, and in disposition was quiet, amiable and generous. His children were: Nancy, Mary, Jane, Sarah, William, Robert, James and Joseph. James Dickey, one of these children, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio,. in 1806, received the education and rearing of the average youth of his day, and upon reaching manhood was married to Miss Mary George, daughter of John and Ann (George) George, distant relatives, the former being a native of Ireland, who first. settled in Pennsylvania and afterward moved to the falls of the Licking river, where he followed his trade of carpenter and lived, to be about sixty-five years of age. Mr. Dickey has in his possession a cane which Mr. George brought to this country with him from Ireland, and which he called " Thorny," and which is now over one hundred years old. Mr. George was the father of six children: Mary, Betsy, Nancy, William, James and Robert. James Dickey became the father of eight children: Ann, Robert, William, James, Elizabeth, John, Jane and Sarah. Mr. Dickey followed the calling of a carpenter, at the Falls, when a young man, residing there for about eight years after his marriage. After residing on several different places he purchased a farm near Shannon, but later, sold it and purchased the farm which is owned and occupied by his son Robert, and here he passed from life in 1880, at the age of eighty-four years and five months. He was a republican, politically, and was a soldier of the War of 1812, being stationed on Lake Erie at the mouth of Black river. He was a young man of nineteen when he enlisted and went in place of his brother, Robert Dickey. Mr. Dickey was very industrious, a man of his word, and was always trustworthy and honorable. Robert Dickey, his son, was born at the falls of the Licking river, in Muskingum county, November 21, 1818, and in addition to obtaining a common school education, he learned the details of farming. About 1822 he was brought by his parents to Muskingum county, and here has resided up to the present time. He was married to Miss Mary A. Clark, a daughter of Richard and Margaret (Stockdale) Clark, the former of whom was, for a number of years, a farmer about two miles from Baltimore. Upon selling his farm he received for it a half-bushel measure even full of silver money. He then came to Ohio and settled in Wyandotte county, where, among the Indians and wild beasts, he made a home for his family. He was the father of the following children: Sarah A., Margaret, Mary A., Isabel, Susan, John, Jesse, and Cornelius. Mr. Clark was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was called out when the British invaded Maryland and burned Washington. He died when fifty-nine years of age. He was an old fashioned pioneer, and, like many of the first settlers, killed himself with overwork in clearing up land. Robert Dickey remembers well when most of the old pioneers obtained their meat by means of the rifle. His father was a great hunter and an expert marksman, and kept his family well supplied with wild game. Even when an old man HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 429 of eighty years, could, without the aid of glasses, shoot the head of a squirrel in the top of a tall tree. Mr. Dickey can remember when the woods were full of game, and has often seen eight or nine deer at. one time running along the high ridge east of Irville. He has killed many wild turkeys, etc., himself, and thinks his father killed the last deer of this section in the Bald hills. This was an old buck that had been chased so. much that he was very wary. Mr. Dickey followed him on horseback, with a bell on the horse, to the big bend of the Tomaka creek, near where Squire Evans now lives, and back to within three miles of his home, easily tracking him in the snow. He was very large. Mr. Dickey remembers many interesting incidents of pioneer days. He is the father of nine children by his first wife: Richard, John, Margaret and Mary are the only ones that lived to maturity. After the death of his first wife he married Hannah McFarland, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Fairall) McFarland, the former of whom came from Virginia at an early day and settled in Licking county, and is now living at Granville. By his second wife Mr. Dickey became the father of one child, Nettie. He has resided on several farms in Licking county, and from 1866 to 1869 he resided in Bartholomew county, Ind. Since then he has been a resident of Ohio, and has resided on a farm he purchased from his father. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is a stanch republican in politics and was a strong Union man during the war. He several times offered bis services to his country, but was refused on account of disability. He is now in comfortable circumstances, free from debt, and is highly respected by all who know him. Gottlieb Dietz, the subject of this sketch was born in 1812, in Spielberg, Baden, Germany, in that old country where civilization and intelligence had been foremost among ,the nations for centuries. Born and reared in a home of warm religious atmosphere, where love to God and fellow-men was the first principal taught and practiced. His father was an architect by profession. Of the many public and government buildings that his father had charge of it was a wonted pleasure for him to speak of frequently. At the age of twenty-one he became inspired by 'the oft-told wonders of America, to come to that far famed country. Admiring his own country's institutions he thought another might contain all his native land possessed, and in his ideality he was not disappointed, and to the day of his death he was a stanch supporter of his adopted country, and withal never failing to give due tribute to his fatherland. Arriving in New York in the spring of 1833, he found employment in the city at his own profession, that of a millwright. But in the winter milling busibess he sought and found employment in the country with a farmer, who gave him steady work, good wages, and great kindness, savored with that Samaritan hospitality which was never forgotten by him. Several years thus employed he ventured farther west. Ohio as a state had taken a front rank and employment was then to be found in building mills, and on the construction of the canal. Coming to Taylorsville he was employed at that place for two years, on the finishing of the locks, when a position as head miller, in a flourmill at Duncan's Fall was offered him and acceptably filled for a number of years. At Taylorsville he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Young, who also came to America from Germany with her parents about the same year young Dietz did. In 1853 he moved to Lowell, Washington county. At this time his family consisted of four children, Fred C., twin daughters, who were remarkable for their extreme likeness to each other, and Theobald; and here he took the management of the Lowell flour-mills, for several years. He finally bought a flour-mill on Duck creek, at a place now known as Whipple. Here he lived and prospered. He was noted for the excellent flour sent from his mills. In all his dealings with his fellow-men painstaking was a characteristic. Living at this place until 1863, his oldest son Fred left home to enter the service of his country, and his father finding business more burdensome in advanced years, bought some land near Zanesville and contented himself in garden culture. His son returned after capitulation at Appomattox, after participating in fourteen battles. His sons married and settled near him. Theobald carrying on garden culture in A scientific manner. Both sons occupied many positions of honor and trust and like their father acquitted themselves with credit. In the M. church and I. O. O. F. he occupied a prominent place. To such noble characters as Gottlieb Dietz, Ohio owes much of her celebrity. Coming to this country when the dense forests were cut away, the Indians were driven farther to the west, there was much need of men who were inspired by good purposes to lay their willing hands to building up of our public institutions. With his high standard of morality, his industry, his fidelity to exemplify the golden rule, there can be no better representative of the pioneer emigrant. To his adopted country he gave a loyal heart, to his fellow-men kindness, to his family and friends a memory hallowed by the purity of his life. In 1878 he passed away. Thus ended a quiet, peaceful life. To such as he, our government gives a welcome band, for sustaining her national, social, and religious privileges. Abraham C. Dorsey, farmer, Dresden, Ohio, is a representative of two of the pioneer families of Ohio, and perhaps inherits from them those ster- 430 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. ling qualities of push and perseverance which have made him so successful in life. His grandfather, John Dorsey, was born in Virginia and was of English descent. The tradition of this family is, that three brothers emigrated from England to America at a period long antedating the Revolutionary war and from these ancestors sprang men in great numbers who subsequently became prominent in different localities. John Dorsey, the grandfather of our subject, and a worthy descendant of his illustrious ancestors, was a substantial farmer and resided in his native state until 1808 when he came to the Buckeye state, settling on a farm near Shannon, now owned by Stockton Frazier. He was married in Virginia to Miss Jemimah Gist, of the same neighborhood, and to them were born these children: Joseph, Michael, Owen, William, John, Honor, Betsey and Jemimah. Mr. Dorsey's land was covered with heavy timber and with the aid of his sons he cleared the half section he had purchased, erected a good residence, and gave all his sons land. He was a member of the Old School Baptist church and was deacon .for many years. He was one of the hard-working pioneer settlers, and lived to be sixty-four years of age. His son, Joseph Dorsey, was born in Virginia in 1796 and when a boy of fourteen years came with his parents to Ohio. He assisted his father in clearing up the land and received his education in the pioneer schools. He subsequently returned to Virginia and was there married to Miss Johannah Foster, who, when an old lady, would relate how Mr. Dorsey returned five times to Virginia to see her, before they were married. They had been old schoolmates in Virginia. After marriage they settled on a farm in Cass township, where they resided for a short time, and then moved to the farm now occupied by the widow of John Dorsey. To. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey were born ten children: Benjamin, Jemimah, John, Elizabeth, Abraham, Johannah, Naomi, Joseph, Amelia and Cecil. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey were devout members of the Baptist church and Mr. Dorsey was deacon of the same. They were married by the famous Alexander Campbell, the founder of the Campbellite church. In politics Mr. Dorsey was an Old Line Whig. He died in 1845, at the age of forty-eight years, eight months and a few days. He was a man of upright character, a substantial and enterprising farmer, and a citizen who had the respect of all. His son, Dr. Joseph Dorsey, of Dresden, was a soldier in the Civil war and was in the famous ninety-seventh regiment, serving until cessation of hostilities. Another son, and the subject of this sketch, Abraham C. Dorsey was born in Cass township, Muskingum county, on April 30, 1830, and was educated in the common schools of his day. It was but natural, perhaps, that he should select agricultural pursuits for his calling in life, for his ancestors for several generations had been farmers. He married Miss Isabella Lane, daughter of Jacob and Achsah (Butler) Lane. Mr. Lane was born on a farm in Huntington county, Penn., and was a prosperous and respected man. He came to Ohio with his father, Abraham Lane (whose wife was Mary Morrison), and about 1808 the latter brought his children, seven in number: Jacob, Richard, Abraham, Samuel, Elizabeth, Presotia and Mary. Abraham Lane (the father) settled in Muskingum county, Muskingum township, remained there for a short time and his next settlement was in Monroe township, where he passed the remainder of his days. His second wife, Mary Baker, bore him eight children: George, Jeremiah, Achsah, Sarah, Ellen and three who died in infancy. He was a member of the New School Baptist church. Jacob Lane received a very limited education and worked on a farm for old Capt. Taylor and here he married Miss Achsah Butler, on the 14th of October, 1814. [See sketch of Joshua Butler.] He was drafted in the War of 1812 but as it was toward the close of the war, he saw no active service. His marriage resulted in the birth of nine children: Morris, Jesse, Amos (died in infancy), Ebenezer, Jeremiah (died in infancy), Hezekiah (died in infancy), Helen (died when eight years of age), Elizabeth (died in infancy) and Isabelle. Mr. Lane first settled on the Taylor place, and there remained for a few years. Both of these farms are now owned by our subject. When Mr. Lane first settled on this farm (about 1821) there was not a house south of him within two miles. North of him the first house was at Mile run, one mile south of Dresden and three miles away. There was not a stick cut on the place and he cleared the most of it with his own hands. He was a careful business man, a practical farmer, and a prominent citizen. He owned 519 acres and besides assisted his sons in buying land, giving three of them 100 acres apiece. He had money out at interest and after the death of the widow, when this was settled up, it amounted to $19,000. In politics he was formerly an old line whig and later a republican. At the time of his death, which occurred February 19, 1872, he was eighty-three years of age.. He was entirely a self-made man and all his property was the result of his own hard work. He was of a cheerful, pleasant disposition, thoroughly enjoyed a joke, and was very popular with the young people. Although quick and passionate, he never bore malice and soon forgave an injury. Abraham C. Dorsey settled on the old Lane homestead after marriage, resided there eight years, and then bought a farm near by, the Munson farm, and resided on that ten years. In March, 1872, he moved to the old HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 431 homestead which had been willed to Mrs. Dorsey and which contained 219 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey's marriage was blessed by the birth of six children: Salathial, Florida J., James L., Achsah, Johannah and George B. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey are members of the Old School Baptist church, and he has been deacon for about fifteen years. He is now the owner of 339 acres of land, and has given his sons 176 acres. Salathial married Miss Sarah B. McCann and became the father of three children: Nellie I. J., Loulie A. and Charles T. He is farming in Perry township. He is interested in educational matters and held the office of school director for some time. He was justice of the peace in Perry township for three years, and although a republican, he was elected to the office by democrats. Mr. Dorsey is a good penman, and possesses excellent business acumen. James married Miss Lora King and has three children : Alma, B. F. and Brice. He is farming in Colorado and doing well. Achsah married John W. Wirick, a farmer of Knox county, Ohio, and they have one child, an infant, unnamed. The remainder of the family are at home. The Dorsey family is one of the best in the county and Mr. Dorsey is well known for his kind, genial disposition, and his interest in all good work. He is now sixty-two years old and his wife a few years younger. Her mother, Mrs. Lane, was the seventh daughter of the seventh daughter and was supposed to possess great healing powers. Mrs. Dorsey was born reared, and has lived all her days on the same farm—nearly sixty years on the old homestead that has been in the family about seventy-one years. When Mr. Dorsey was twenty-three years of age 1852, he assisted in driving a herd of 110 cattle from Dresden across the Alleghany mountains to Philadelphia, and was from May 10 until July 1 in making the trip. He attended the Centennial exposition at Philadelphia and also visited Washington, D. C. When a young man of twenty-one, he visited Indiana and bought 160 acres of land. This land he finally disposed of. Caleb Bracken Downs was born June 20, 1830 on a farm in Redstone township, Fayette county, Penn. His father was Jonathan Downs, a sturdy farmer and a leading architect of the community and a " straight-out " member of the old Whig party His mother's maiden name was Mary Miller, daughter of Peter and Mary Miller, straight anstrict Quakers. Caleb remained on the home farm until the age of sixteen, when he was apprentice to the carpenter's trade, in which he served faith fully for three years and worked at the trade year afterward. During these years he took his chances for a very common-school education peculiar to the country and time,, and came out with first-class physical constitution, untainted by disease of any kind, either hereditary or acquired, and with an avoirdupois of 186 pounds. He then entered the Dunlap's Creek Presbyterian academy at Merrittstown„ Penn., where he remained for about five years, being promoted from student to tutor, then to first-assistant teacher, and finally to the principalship of the institution. While here he united with the Presbyterian church. Being almost wholly dependent upon his own exertions, he had by this time, by rigid diligence and economy, acquired sufficient mental and moral and money equipment to enter the sophomore class, two-thirds advanced, in Jefferson college, at Cannonsburg, Penn., and was graduated in 1857, not receiving any class honors, but having a college grade that secured him a place on the commencement pro- gram as one of the " elect " in a class of fifty-nine men, the faculty conferring on him the honor of delivering the humorous oration. In the autumn of 1857 he began the study of theology in the Western Theological. seminary, at Allegheny City, Penn. At the end of the term, April, 1858, he was called to take charge of an academy at Martinsburg, Ohio, where he continued two and a half years in the double work of teaching successfully a large number of young ladies and gentlemen and studying theology under direction of Rev. Henry Hervey, and was licensed to preach the gospel by the presbytery of Richland, June 13, 1860. March 28 of the same year he was united in marriage with Miss Martha M. Dayton, of Martinsburg, Ohio, an estimable Christian lady, who. died January 22, 1892.. He was pastor of the Presbyterian churches of Utica and Homer, Presbytery of Zanesville, from 1860 to 1874; pastor of the church at Lithopolis, Presbytery of Columbus, from 1874 to 1881; represented his presbytery in the sessions of the general assembly of the church in New York city and Pittsburg, Penn., in 1869, and again in the assembly in Pittsburg in 1878. To secure the higher education of his children he removed to Granville, Ohio, in 1882, where he resided seven years, preaching to neighboring churches. In 1883 he purchased the printing office of " The Granville Times " and successfully , edited and published that paper for a year; when W. H. Kussmaul became an equal partner with him. While here he collected and compiled and published a neatly-bound history of his college class, together with a report of their twenty-fifth reunion, at which he had the honor of reading the class poem. Here, also, he acquired the reputation of a spicy, crisp and vigorous editorial writer. In 1886 he was unanimously nominated for congress by the republicans of the Sixteenth district, which the democratic majority was, about 5,000. He made a splendid race, preaching every Sabbath during the campaign, and receiving the strong en- 432 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. dorsement of his party and the press of the district and state, and a large democratic vote in his own county. His defeat, though inevitable, was honorable, giving him the title of " Hon." Having preached for seven years in the Presbyterian church at Frazeysburg, a thriving village of this county, on the Pan Handle railway and the Ohio. canal, and having sold his interest in "The Granville Times," at the urgent solicitation of the enterprising citizens of Frazeysburg and vicinity he took up his abode in this village, and, with the co-operation of his two sons, established a newspaper and job printing office, issuing, August 29, 1889, the first number of " The Midland," a bright, neat and newsy eight-page, five-column quarto weekly paper, of which he was the editor. April, 1891, he disposed of his interest to his eldest son, C. C. Downs, his youngest son, J. R. Downs, being business manager, and he being still the editor. At the present time (March 5, 1892,) he ministers to the Presbyterian church and is an active and influential factor in every important movement in church and state. A history of Muskingum county would not be complete without mention of Robert Duff, New Concord, Ohio, who is one of the old and honored citizens of that county. He was originally from Pennsylvania, his birth occurring in Beaver county in 1811, and was the son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Dumm) Duff, and grandson of Oliver Duff, who was a native of the Emerald isle. The latter came to Muskingum county, Ohio, at a very early date, settled in Beaver county, Penn., and there received his final summons. Alexander Duff was also a native of Ireland, and was but a boy when he came with his parents to America. He was reared in Beaver county, Penn., where he resided until 1807, when he came to Muskingum county, Ohio. He first settled in Zanesville, which then consisted of only a few houses, and there resided for some time. Previous to 1818, in 1810, Mr. Duff made a visit to Muskingum county and settled in an old roofless cabin. To remedy this he shot deer and took their skins to cover the roof, residing in this all one winter. Later he brought his family. He resided in Muskingum county for some time, but finally moved to Guernsey county, where his death occurred in 1855. His wife was a native of the Keystone state, and was a daughter of Andrew Dumm. She died in Guernsey county in 1853. Both were members of the Seceder church. Mr. Duff was a tiller of the soil and followed that pursuit for thirty or forty years. His children, seven in number, were named as follows: Sarah (Mrs. Thomas Law), Oliver (died in 1882), Alexander (died in 1887), Hannah (is the wife of Moses Brown), Robert (subject), Andrew. (died in 1886), David (died in 1888) and Jane (who is now Mrs. William Ramsey of this county). The father of these children was a succesfful farmer, and was a prominent man in the county in his time. He was a democrat in politics, but never held office. Robert Duff passed his youthful days in Highland township, and in 1823 he started out to fight life's battles for himself. He was married in Mercer county, Ohio, to Miss Rebecca Duff, a native of Beaver county, Penn., born in 1814, and the daughter of Oliver Duff. She died in 1868. They were the parents of nine children: Oliver, Alexander (who died when in his fiftieth year), John (who was forty when he died), William (a resident of this county), Sarah J. (at home), Robert (a resident of New Concord), Elizabeth and Andrew. The last two died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Duff are members of the United Presbyterian church, and he is a republican in politics. Mr. Duff has followed farming all his life. and has met with substantial results. In connection with farming he also ran a saw-mill for seven years. He is well known and well respected in the county, of which he has been a resident since 1842, and he is an active worker for the advancement of educational and religious enterprises. Oliver Duff was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, March 27, 1837, and was a son of Robert and Rebecca (Duff) Duff. [See sketch of Robert Duff.] He was reared until about fifteen years of age in Knox township, and received a fair education in its schools. He then moved with his father to Highland township, this county, and when twenty-one years of age started out for himself as an agriculturist. He was married, February 22, 1870, to Miss Mary C. Cummins, daughter of Samuel Cummins, and this union resulted in the birth of two children: Samuel I. (who was born November 24, 1871), and John A. (born September 16, 1875). Mr. and Mrs. Duff are worthy members of the United Presbyterian church, and in politics he is a strong republican. He is active in school and church work as is also his wife. Mr. Duff owns eighty acres where he lives, and sixty-four acres in another tract. He has a nice, convenient residence and in connection with farming is also engaged in stockraising. He is one of the prosperous planters and stockraisers of Muskingum county, and is a social, genial gentleman. Samuel Dunn, farmer, Frazeysburg, Ohio. William Dunn, great-grandfather of Samuel Dunn, was a Scotchman, and emigrated to America prior to the Revolution, with a family of seven sons, three of whom are remembered: Thomas, John and William. They were all tall, stalwart men, and measured about six feet three inches in hight. Mr. Dunn settled in Fayette county. Penn., followed farming, and lived to be quite old. His son William, the grandfather of our subject, was born HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 433 in Scotland in 1763 and came with his father to America. He married Miss Nancy Dunn (no relation), of Scotch-Irish descent, and they became the parents of nine children: Robert, Thomas, Samuel, William, Caldwell, Polly, Jane, Margaret and Nancy. Mr. Dunn came with his wife to Ohio soon after marriage, about 1789, as nearly as can be ascertained, and was one of the very first settlers. The country was a wilderness and for three days and nights after coming here they camped on the land. The wolves howled so around the wagon that they could not sleep and Mr. Dunn went eight miles to get assistance to build a log cabin and clear a few acres. Thus they began their humble home in the wilderness and here they passed the closing scenes of their lives, respected and honored. Mr. Dunn reared his large family and by hard work and industry cleared a large farm of 300 acres, to which he gradually added until he owned 1,000 acres. He was possessed of good business ability and sagacity and by his management his property accumulated by easy stages without fuss or worry and without severe economy. In fact he exhibited an old-fashioned hospitality and his house was noted far and wide for the ample spread of the table which in those good old days fairly groaned under its burden of good things. He was also noted for his honesty and integrity and held the office of justice of the peace for twenty-one years, his idea being to prevent as much as possible useless litigation. He was popular among the frontier folk and united in holy matrimony many of the young people, whose grandchildren are now useful citizens of the old Buckeye state. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, a general in the militia, and was called out with his command. His grandson well remembers his uniform, sword, silver mounted pistols in their holsters and which are now preserved as relics in the family. Squire Dunn also served in the state legislature. He believed in the Christian religion, gave land on which to build a church, and contributed liberally of his means to all worthy movements. He lived to be ninety-one years of age and left a large estate to his children, including a great amount of personal property, which required a three-day sale to dispose of. His real estate amounted to about 1,500 acres of land, 600 acres being near Columbus. In politics he was an old line whig and kept himself well informed upon the topics of the day. His son, Thomas Dunn, father of subject, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, on the old homestead January 9, 1803, and was well educated in the common ;schools. He learned farming and when grown was united in marriage to Miss Hannah McGinnis, `daughter of Daniel McGinnis. [See sketch.] Mr. and Mrs. Dunn became the parents of five children: Nancy, William, Samuel, Thomas and James D. After his marriage Mr. Dunn settled on a farm given him by his father, in Guernsey county, Ohio, near Middletown and remained there until 1861, when he came to Muskingum county and settled in Jackson township on the farm where his son Samuel now resides. He now resides in Licking township, this county, and although eighty-nine years of age is still hearty and vigorous, and is a great walker. He has been a hard worker but has been possessed of great physical strength. He is an extensive reader, is well versed in the Bible, and has decided views on most matters. He is an honorable, upright man. Samuel Dunn, subject, was born near Middletown, Guernsey county, Ohio. March 31, 1835, and received but a meager education, being obliged to work at an early age. At the age of twenty-one he began working for himself on a farm, and received $100 for eight months' labor. He continued farm work-until twenty-seven years of age; and then, on March 10, 1861, was married to Miss Margaret Slaughter, daughter of Matthew and Hannah (Riley) Slaughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Dunn were born two children: Anna and Pauline H. Samuel Slaughter, grandfather of Mrs. Dunn, was the son of the original emigrant from Germany to America, and was born near Georgetown, Va. He married Miss Margaret Jenkins, of the Old Dominion and the fruits of this union were Henry, Mathias, Matthew, Sally, Stacy, Harriet, Rachel and Sarah E. Samuel Slaughter came to Ohio and settled in . Coshocton county, where he was among the earliest settlers. He spent the remainder of his days on a farm. He shot the last wolf seen in Jackson township. Rachel, then a little girl, was passing through the wood to visit a neighbor carrying a piece of fresh pork, when the wolf smelling the meat, pursued her. She dropped the meat and ran home to her father, who siezed his old flint lock musket and shot the wolf. He was a good hunter and killed much game in which the country then abounded. He at one time killed a she bear and her two cubs on his own farm, and had a narrow escape from the bear. He died at the age of seventy-five and was a typical old pioneer, frontiersman and hunter. He owned a good farm and was a prosperous agriculturist. His wife was of Scotch-Irish descent. His son, Matthew Slaughter, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, and was married at the age of twenty, or in 1836, to Miss Hannah Riley, daughter of William and Hannah (Long) Riley. William Riley was born six weeks after his parents arrived in this country from Ireland; his birth occurring in Philadelphia. His father was John Riley, a weaver, and kept his son William weaving at the loom, which was greatly to his distaste. When fourteen years of age the latter ran away and enlisted under George Washington in the Revolutionary war, serving seven years and 434 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. participating in several engagements. His father tried to get him back, but William was so anxious to remain that Gen. Washington gave him the desired permission. He was wounded by a shell, had his jaw bone broken, and was partly buried with dirt. He lived to be eighty-four years of age and received a pension from the government. His wife died at the age of sixty-six. He was a farmer, was married in Pennsylvania and resided at West Alexander, Ohio county, Va., for some time. He came to Ohio and located in Muskingum county in 1815, but died in Cass township. He was a substantial farmer and a member of the Presbyterian church. Matthew Slaughter and wife were the parents of two children, Margaret and John, who grew to maturity. Mr. Slaughter first settled in Cass township, Muskingum county, and there resided for eleven years when he moved to Jackson township. He there resided on the farm now owned by his son-in-law, Samuel Dunn, until his death at the age of forty-four, of typhoid-fever. He was an excellent citizen and was much, respected. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dunn settled on the old Slaughter homestead, and there they have since resided. Mr. Dunn has ever taken a decided interest in the schools and has held the office of school director for several years. He has also been supervisor. Mrs. Dunn and daughters are members of the Disciple church, and Mr. Dunn holds to that faith. He and wife have carefully educated their children, both of whom hold first-class certificates to teach. Anna has taught fifty-four months and both are able educators. Pauline H. married Henry P. Moore from near their home farm, and one child, Samuel J. W., is the result. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are well respected in the neighborhood and are first-class citizens. William M. Dunn is a son of the old pioneer farmer, William Dunn, who settled in Roseville, Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1822, when the town was but a vast wilderness. William Dunn was born in the state of New York, and is the son of James Dunn. He was a wagon-maker by trade, was a young man when be settled in this county, and here followed his trade for thirty years. He brought' his wife with him from New York city, where he was married. The town of Roseville was then called Millford, deriving its name from the mill and ford. William Dunn died April 9, 1888, at the age of ninety-four years. He was among the most prominent business men of Roseville, farmed early, and was for fifty years a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he took a great interest. He was a whig in politics, and later a republican, and was taken prisoner while serving in the War of 1812. His wife was Harriet Williams' daughter of Rev. James Williams, a Methodist Episcopal minister of New York. She was connected with the families of Heath, Buchlins and Stanton, all prominent; Edward M. Stanton, ex-secretary of war, being a relative. She died in 1854, and was the mother of eight children: Mary, Seymour, James, Charles, William M. (subject), Harriet, Jane and John. Of these children only John and William M. are living. They reside in this county. Mrs. Dunn was also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. William M. was born in Roseville, March 27, 1828, and was educated in this town. He took up the study of law in 1859-60, with John C. Hazlett and Judge Stillwell, and engaged in the practice of his profession in this town. In connection with the law he took up the real-estate and collection agency, and has been very successful. He is prominent in the democratic party, and has held all the offices of the town, being justice of the peace a number of years. Mr. Dunn has taken a great interest in educational matters, and given his children good educations. At the age of eighteen years Mr. Dunn married Amanda Rolph, born in this town, and the daughter of John and Elizabeth Rolph, early settlers of Roseville. She was the mother of one child, Harriet, who is now the wife of John Milton, of this neighborhood. His first wife died in 1854, and M. Dunn married Grace Crooks, daughter of Jacob Crooks, living near Fultonham, this county. To Mr. and Mrs. Dunn were born six children: Charles A., a prominent physician and surgeon for the C. & M. O. R. R.; Alice R., the wife of Prof. John A. Williams; James; Katie. the wife of James Stoneburner, of this town; Altona, the wife of Louis Culp, of Lancaster, and William C., a railroad man living in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are members. and earnest workers in the Methodist Episcopal church, and take a great interest in the Sabbath-school. Mr. Dunn having been a resident of the town since his birth, is well known and esteemed by all. Frank A. Durban has, for the past eleven years, been an active member and a strong addition to the Muskingum county (Ohio) bar, and in the practice of this most worthy profession he combines activity, good sense and conscientiousness. He attends to work entrusted to him with promptness, accuracy and decision, and deserves the large amount of public confidence he commands. He was born in Zanesville, November 10, 1859, to Thomas and Mary (Crooks) Durban, the former of whom was born in Brentford, England, in 1818, and died in Zanesville, Ohio, June 4,1876. The Durban family came to the United States in 1836, and took up their residence in Muskingum county, where Thomas Durban devoted his attention to merchant tailoring. The paternal grandfather of Frank A., James Durban, although born in England, died in Zanesville, at about the age of fifty HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 435 years, having been a school teacher by calling. Mary Crooks, the mother of the subject of this sketch, was born in Newton township, this county, in 1823. Frank A. Durban is the youngest of five aildren, and was educated in the schools of Zanesville, graduating from the high school in 1877, after which he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and after. spending two years in the law department, graduated in the class of 1879. He was then admitted to the bar at Columbus, and entered upon his practice in Zanesville in January, 1880, forming a law partnership the following April with A. W. Train, which continued until the death of Mr. Train, May 13, 1891. Mr. Durban is a successful attorney, and has been on nearly every case of importance tried in the county in recent years, and is the general counsel for the Zanesville & Ohio River railroad. He is a republican in politics. April 5, 1881, he was married at Findlay, Ohio, to Miss Margaret Dennis. He is a member of the B. and P. Order of Elks. Capt. George Egan, groceries and home and table supply house, Dresden, Ohio. The question of food supplies is one of the first with which the human family have to grapple, and viewing the competition from a commercial standpoint, it will be admitted that the well-appointed grocery establishment furnishes the largest share toward the solution of the problem of feeding the masses. In such connection we make due reference to the popular concern conducted by Mr. George Egan. He was born in Madison township, Muskingum county, Ohio, February 26, 1829, and is a son of John and. Sarah (Hahn) Egan, the father a native of Rising Sun, Maryland, born in 1779, and the mother a native of Washington county, Penn., born in 1789. The former died. December 13, 1843,, and the latter September 8, 1873. He was the son of Valentine Egan, who was a native of Ireland, and who lived to be ninety-seven years old, and she was the daughter of Paul Hahn, who was a native of the Keystone state. The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Egan are named in the order of their births as follows: Jane, James P. (deceased), Sarah A., widow of Edward Featherston, John, George H. (deceased), Augustus (deceased) and George. When a young man the latter learned the molder's trade, and he also worked at the carpenter's trade for a number of years. In 1861, at the first call for troops, he enlisted in Company E., Third Ohio Infantry, and served for three months, the time of his enlistment. In July, 1862, he went out as captain of Company E, Ninety-seventh regiment Ohio infantry, and was discharged on account of disability (rheumatism of the hip), being mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 13, 1863. He worked at carpentering from that time up to 1879, and since then has been engaged in the grocery business at Dresden. Patrons will always find in Capt. Egan a careful and honorable gentleman to deal with, as well as one whose courtesy and affability render trading with him a pleasure. He is one of the substantial business men of the county. The Captain was married in September, 1861, to Miss Charlotte S. Slaughter, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, August 9, 1841, and who is the daughter of Aden and Sarah A. (Howell) Slaughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Egan have been born two children: Ella,. who died in September, 1866, and George H., whose death occurred in March, 1867. . Mrs. Egan died in February, 1868. Fredrick H. F. Egbert, of the Dresden Milling company, Dresden, Ohio. Up to a comparatively recent date no important change had been made in milling machinery, invented and brought into use about the time of the adoption of the federal constitution, by Oliver Evans, of Pennsylvania. But in this, as in other departments of industry, American inventive genius saw opportunities for improvement, and as a result the roller system, or, as it is known, the gradual reduction process, was introduced. This has produced so great a change that at the present this system is adopted by all leading and influential mills in the country. Among those milling companies which have secured conspicuity on account of the uniform excellence of their products, we notice especially the Dresden Milling Company, which dates its organization to December 27, 1887. The building was originally erected in 1884, and equipped with newest improved machinery, operated by one seventy-eight horse-power turbine wheel and never failing supply of water. Business was commenced November 1, 1884, under a slightly different organization, and continued until coming into the control of the present company, at the date before given. The building is four stories and basement in hight, and 48x60 feet in dimensions, exclusive of office, and has a capacity of 125 barrels of choicest bakers' and family flour per day. The special brands for which this mill is known are the " White Mountain," "Peerless Lilly White" and "Silver Cloud," which hold the highest standard of value in all markets in which they have been introduced, and enjoy a marked popularity with the trade and with consumers. The members of the present company are William Snyder, J. Walters and F. H. F. Egbert, gentlemen who combine the fullest financial, practical and business ability. Merchant grinding, custom work and exchange are engaged in, and as manufacturers of flour, meal and feed, and dealers in grain, they contribute in a marked degree to the importance of the place and to its business interests. Fredrick H. F. Egbert was 436 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. born in Hanover, Prussia, March 16, 1845, and is a son of John H. and Mary E. (Egbert) Egbert. In 1845 the parents moved to Dresden, Ohio, and there the father's death occurred December 31, 1882, when sixty-eight years of age. The mother is still living and is now over eighty years of age. The eight children born to their union are named in the order of their births, as follows: Mary L., Angeline (deceased), an infant died unnamed, F. H. F. (subject), infant died unnamed, Henry (deceased), infant (deceased), and John H. (deceased). When thirteen years of age Fredrick H. F. Egbert began learning the tailor's trade under his father, and worked at this until he was twenty-one years of age. After this he followed agricultural pursuits up to 1882, when, on account of the death of his father, be took charge of the latter's store which he carried, on until 1886. He then purchased a half interest in the Dresden mill and has since given that his undivided attention. He is an active and progressive business man, and enjoys a well-deserved reputation, won by pluck, energy and perseverance. Mr. Egbert was married in 1866 to Miss Mary R Eschman, a native of Dresden, and a daughter of Herman Eschman. They have seven living children: M. Bertha, Mary J., John F., Ellen A., Laura. L., Frances E. and Charles H. Mr. Egbert is a member of Wakatomaka lodge No. 186, I. O. O. F., and passed all the chairs in the same. He is a member of Howard Encampment No. 79. In politics be is a republican. Both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. George and Edward Ellis belong to one of the original pioneer families of Muskingum township, and from their ancestors inherit Welsh, Scotch and Irish blood. William Ellis, the great-grandfather, came to America from Wales when a young man, before the war of Revolution, and settled on a farm near Baltimore, where he married. He assisted the colonists in their struggle for independence and served nearly through the entire war. Soon after peace was declared he removed to Washington county, Penn., where he settled on a farm and reared a family of sons, Amos, William and Elias being the only ones now remembered. The father of these children died in Pennsylvania after he had attained to the age of ninety years, Game being very plentiful in those days he became a noted hunter. Elias Ellis, his son, was born in Washington county, Penn., and was married there to Jane Caldwell in 1792. He farmed there until about the beginning of the present century when he removed to Limestone county, Ky., but not liking the country on account of the drouth, which was very severe that year, he returned to Pennsylvania. His wife and two children, David and Thomas, accompanied him, and the journey down the Ohio river was made by means of a " pirogue," which was an open boat hewed out of an immense popular log, which they propelled by means of paddles and poles. These boats would carry a great deal, but were very easily upset and this trip was made when the country was an entire wilderness and Indians were plentiful and hostile. This hardy pioneer had to depend upon his trusty rifle for both protection and food. After a short time spent in Washington county, Penn., he removed with his family to St. Clairsville, Belmont county, Ohio and settled on land near St. Clairsville, but only remained there a few years. Like his father 'before him, he was a noted hunter and depended largely upon his skill as a marksman to support his family, frequently making the journey to the Muskingum river in this immediate vicinity, in search of large game. While on one of these trips, he visited Muskingum township and liking the looks of the land, he entered 160 acres, this being about the year 1805, and the following year he settled on the land with his family. He built a bank but in which be lived for a few weeks, then a log cabin within a few yards of the spring at Stockton Frazier's who now owns the property. Mr. Ellis cleared up a part of this land, which was then an unbroken wilderness, and in doing so endured all the hardships incident to pioneer life. He was one of the early justices of the peace and was well acquainted with the famous Lewis Cass who, when a young man, had several law cases before squire Ellis, who at one time assisted him in an important matter as follows: When Cass was a prominent candidate for colonel of a regiment raised in this part of Ohio, and when the men were being mustered in at the old town of Putnam, now the Ninth ward of Zanesville, Squire Ellis swore in the officers rapidly, who then immediately voted for Cass as colonel, this being before the other candidates for colonel were aware of the plan. Mr. Ellis was intimately acquainted with Gen. Cass and many acts of friendship passed between them. About 1810 Mr. Ellis moved to the farm now occupied by John Collopy, which he rented for ten years. He moved several times, making advantageous trades and finally spent his last years in Licking township, between Irville and Nashport where he died on July 31, 1833, at the age of sixty-four years. His wife died August 2, 1833, at which time she was fifty-eight years of age. They were members of the Presbyterian church, which he assisted in founding in Muskingum township, and he was one of the first church trustees and assisted in clearing the land where the church now stands. He was a man of good character and although an old backwoodsman, always observed the Sabbath and led an exemplary life. He was a Jeffersonian democrat. To such men as Mr. Ellis we owe the development HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 437 of the township and county as well as the great state of Ohio. The names of his children are as follows: David, Thomas, Hannah, William, Elias, Eliza and Jane. Elias Ellis Jr., his son, was born in Baltimore county, Ohio, July 11,1805, and received the limited schooling of those days. The year following his birth he was brought to this county and here passed nearly all the remainder of his life, being reared on a pioneer farm. September 24,1833, he was married to Susan Nash, daughter of Thomas and Mary Horton Nash, the Horton family being of Revolutionary stock. Capt. Thomas Horton, the maternal great-grandfather, served throughout that War and was a participant in the battle of White Plains. He lived near where this battle was fought, and Gen. Washington visited his house and obtained a glass of milk. After the battle Capt. Horton was concealed under the floor and his wife went to bed to conceal his hiding place, which was directly under the bed. The British soldiers came to the house and were about to pull Mrs. Horton from the bed without' ceremony, when one of the officers said, "Damn it, dont bother a sick woman." Thomas Nash was the founder of Nashport. He was of French descent and came with his family from New York city in. 1818. He was a sea captain and the owner of small vessels. He settled on a farm where Nashport now stands and for some time kept a hotel. He was born February 25, 1770, and died at Nashport July 27, 1830. He was the father of fifteen children, two of whom died in infancy and the remainder lived to maturity: Gertrude, Orville J., Jonathan H., George W., Thomas M., Susan, Mary E., Abraham, Caroline, Job M., Lorenzo D., Margaret A. and Thomas J. Mr. Nash was a gentleman of A., old school and was a man of sterling traits of character. Elias Ellis, after his marriage settled on the Sidle farm, and here he lived for some time. He was a farmer and land speculator and followed this calling in various parts of the county. He was at one time the proprietor of the farm now owned by William Cox and afterward lived on the "school lots," now occupied by the Widow Bell. In 1849 he bought the farm now occupied by his sons, but from 1854 to 1860 resided on the farm occupied by H. J. Summers near Zanesville. . He was a democrat politically, and during the Civil war was a strong Union man. He, offered his services to his country but was refused on account of his age. His son, Andrew J., served in Company E, Sixteenth regiment Ohio Volunteer infantry and served three months. He was in the battle of Cheat Mountain, Garret's Ford and others. He lost his health from measles contracted while in the service and returned home. Mr. Ellis assisted with his means the soldier and soldier's widow, and without doubt did as much as any one man in the county. He and his wife became the parents of seven children: Orville N., who became a physician and died in Kankakee city, Ill., October 14, 1891; Andrew J., a farmer living in Newton county, Ind.; Eliza C., died in infancy; George, residing on the home farm; Thomas died in infancy; Mary J. resides near Glendale, Hamilton county, Ohio, and Edward residing on the home farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ellis were members of the Presbyterian church and he was quite active politically, and in 1854 was chosen by popular vote to the position of county treasurer, but did not fill the office on account of a complication which was decided against him. In 1863 he was nominated for the Ohio state senate, but was defeated. He served eight years in the Ohio legislature, 1869, 1873-74 in the house, and four years in the senate. In the early days of the state militia he was a colonel for some years. Socially he was a member of the Old Dresden lodge of the I. O. O. F. He became very wealthy, and was at one time the owner of 3,000 acres of land in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. He was a man or excellent business ability, honorable in his dealings and had the good will of all who knew him. He died on the home farm May 14, 1888, at the age of eighty-three years, his wife having died March 3 of the same year. He was a man of strong character, possessed a naturally quick and intelligent mind and was of a disposition to assist every good cause and was a fine example of the best class of Ohio pioneers. The home place is a magnificent farm of 700 acres, mostly Muskingum river bottom land and very fertile. George Ellis, his son, was born December 24, 1842, and received a common-school education. Being a capable boy he learned the details of farming and when twenty-eight years of age took full charge of the home farm. He has become a practical and successful farmer and stockraiser, and probably understands the business as well as any man in the state, for it has been his life work. Like his father he is a democrat, and has always been interested in the cause of education and has been a member of the board of education in his township for eight years. He is well read, has many fine books in his library, and is well versed in history, especially the history of Ohio. His brother Edward, joint owner of the home farm with himself, was born February 15,1854, and in addition to receiving a common-school education, attended business college. He learned the machinist's trade in Zanesville and invented a steam engine with new valve motion. He is now on the farm, his health not permitting him to pursue his trade. He married Matilda Eschman, daughter of Henry and Margaret Eschman, of Dresden, and they are the parents of two children: William N. and Elias E. Mr. Ellis is a democrat politically, 438 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. and is a young man of intelligence and ability. The Ellis family is descended from the best American pioneer stock, and members of it have been soldiers, hunters, pioneers, farmers for generations. William D. Elsea was born on a farm in Union township, Muskingum county, Ohio, September 26, 1813, and was the third in order of birth of a family of nine children reared by John and Nancy (Self) Elsea, both natives of Frederick county, Va., the father born July 4, 1787, and the mother April 7, 1789. The paternal grandfather, William Elsea, was also a native of the Old Dominion. John Elsea and Nancy Self were married in their native county, and after one child was born, or in 1809, they immigrated to Muskingum county, Ohio, making the journey in a two-wheeled cart drawn by two horses. They had to cut their way through the wood, and on their arrival settled on a farm bought by John Self, father of Mrs. Elsea, in 1804. He had purchased the farm, but never lived on it. On this tract of land Mr. and Mrs. Elsea passed the remainder of their days, the former dying on the 3d of December, 1846, and the latter in 1870. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Elsea was a prosperous farmer, and a man interested in all good movements. He affiliated with the democratic party, and was justice of the peace in Union township for a number of years. Their children were named in the order of their births as follows: Alcinda, Sarah, William D., Mary, Louis, Harriet, John and Nancy (twins) and Angeline. Mr.. and Mrs. Elsea experienced all the privations of new settlers, but prospered in their new home, and became substantial and worthy citizens. William D. Elsea has passed all his life, with the exception of the past six years, on the farm in Muskingum county, and was educated in the district school, which was taught in a log cabin with puncheon benches and desks. At the age of twenty-one he began learning the carpenter's trade, but in 1850 he took the home place, which he successfully cultivated until within the last few years, since which time he has retired from the active duties of life, and is now a resident of Norwich. Mr. Elsea was married on the 4th of March, 1862, to Miss Jane Elliott, a daughter of Thomas and Ann (Elliott) Elliott, and granddaughter of John Elliott, on the father's side. The parents were natives of Washington county, Penn. ,and there their nuptials were celebrated. They came to Perry township, Muskingum county, Ohio, at an early date, settled on a farm, and there the father died in 1857, and the mother one year later. Both held membership in the Presbyterian church. They were the parents of nine children, named as follows: Andrew, John, Nancy, Charity, Hugh, Simon, Belle, Thomas and Jane. The last named, wife of subject, was born on a farm in Perry township, September 11, 1840, and remained there until her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Elsea's marriage has been blessed by the birth of two children: Nevada O., now Mrs. Hinch, resides on a farm in Union township, and Lillie A., now Mrs. Moore, is a resident of Perry township. Nevada has two daughters, Stella and Letha, and Lillie has a son and daughter, Denie and James D. Mr. and Mrs. Elsea are associated with the Methodist Episcopal church, and are prominent members of the same. In politics he is a democrat. He owns the farm of 160 acres in this township, and a comfortable home in Norwich. For forty years he has been a member of the Masonic fraternity. Among Muskingum county's esteemed and enterprising citizens, none deserves more favorable mention than the subject of this sketch, John Elsea, farmer, Adamsville, Ohio, who was born in Union township, Muskingum county, near Norwich, on the 15th of October, 1824. His parents, John and Nancy (Self) Elsea, were natives of Virginia, the father born about 1787, and the mother in 1789. The latter was the daughter of John Self, who lived and died in Warren county, Va. She had two brothers and a sister settled in .Union township, this county. John Elsea Sr. was the son of William Elsea, who was of Scotch descent. The former left his native place, Frederick county, Va., and settled in Union township, Muskingum county, in 1809. He followed farming all his life, and was quite successful. In politics he was a whig, and later a Jackson man. He held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, as did also his wife. Mr. Elsea died in 1846, and his wife in 1870. They were the parents of nine children: Alcinda, Sarah, William D., Mary, Louis, Harriet, Nancy and John (twins) and Angeline, the youngest., John Elsea Jr. divided his time in youth in assisting on a farm in Union township, and in attending the common schools of the day. In 1852 he started out for himself, and was married to Miss Catherine Armstrong, daughter of William Armstrong, and a native of Union township, Muskingum county, born March 4, 1833. To them were born three children: John W., Louis H. and Nevada C., only John W. now living. The mother of these children died in February, 1861. She was a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal church. On the 8th of October, 1862, Mr. Elsea enlisted in Company E, Second Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was in the Fourteenth Army corps. He participated in the following battles: Stone River, Perrysville and Chickamauga. He was taken sick in August, 1863, and was sent back to the hospital in Nashville, and from there to the hospital in New Albany, Ind. On account of ill health he was discharged in September, 1863, after being in the service about a year. Returning to HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 439 Muskingum county, Mr. Elsea engaged in agricultural pursuits, which occupation he has followed ever since. Mr. Elsea was married in 1865 to Miss Sarah Lindle, a daughter of John and Martha Lindle, the former now a resident of Licking county, Ohio, but the mother deceased many years ago. Mrs. Elsea was born in Washington township, Muskingum county, Ohio,' in 1843. To Mr. and Mrs. Elsea were born two children, Olive J. and Clarence C. The former is the wife of D. J. Davis, of Highland township. Mr. Elsea has a farm of 100 acres of excellent land, and is one of the representative men of the county, being public spirited and enterprising. He has traveled a great deal in his day, and is well posted on all subjects. In 1849 he went overland to California, and was among the first to visit the gold regions of that state. He was 105 days in making the journey. After reaching that state he was successful for a time, but in 1851 he was taken sick, and returned to the East by water. Capt. John A. Evans, mill owner, Frazeysburg, is one of the representative citizens of Muskingum county, Ohio, and inherits many admirable qualities from his sturdy Welsh ancestors. His grandfather, Daniel Evans, came from South Wales to America in 1839, and brought his wife, Margaret, and six children with him. The latter were named as follows: Daniel, Nathaniel, John, Thomas, Jane and Margaret. His son, Daniel Jr., was a. married man at that time and his wife, Ann, accompanied him with their three children: Jenkin, David and Richard. The daughter, Jane, was also married, and her husband, David Jones, came also with their three sons: David, Evan and Daniel. Daniel Evans Sr. was born in South Wales in the latter part of the last century, and was reared to farm life and educated in the common schools. He was well read, was thoroughly posted on all Biblical questions, and was a strict Calvanistic minister, bringing up his children, to the same faith. After coming to America he settled on a farm in Jackson township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and cleared up his land which was covered with heavy timber. There was a large Welsh settlement there and Mr. Evans assisted in establishing a church of his denomination. His strong constitution enabled him to perform the vast amount of hard labor incident to pioneer life, and he lived to be over ninety years of age. He was noted for his strength of purpose and his steadfast adherence, all his life, to his religious principles. His wife lived to be ninety-six years of age, thus showing the great vitality of the sterling Welsh stock. After coming to America Mr..Evans' children settled in different parts of the country. Jane, with her family settled in Pittsburg; Nathaniel settled in Jackson county, Madison township, Ohio; John settled in Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio; Thomas settled in Ironton, Ohio, and Margaret, who married Thomas Davis, also settled in Ironton, Ohio. Jane's son, David, settled in Topeka, Kas., and is a prominent law partner of ex-Gov. Martin; another son, Evan, is a prominent contractor of Pittsburg; and Daniel, her youngest son, is a resident of Jackson county, Madison township, Ohio. Daniel Evans Jr., father of the subject of this sketch, was the eldest son of Daniel and Margaret Evans, and was named for his father. He was born in South Wales about 1807, and received the usual common-school education in that country. He was reared to farm life and was married in Wales to Miss Ann Evans, of the same name but no relative, and the result of this union was eight children: Jenkin, David, Richard, Morris, John A., Margaret, Frederick and Mary A., all born in the Buckeye state, except the three eldest. Daniel Evans Jr. settled in Madison township, Jackson county, Ohio, cleared a farm and there remained until 1851, when he moved to a farm in Gallia county, dying there in the fall of the same year from an acute abscess. He was of the same religious belief as his father and was a deacon for many years. He had many traits of character like his father, and was an honorable, upright citizen. His wife, who was a lady of a very religious character, died in 1877 at the age of seventy-five years. Capt. John A. Evans, son of the above worthy couple, was born in Jackson county, Ohio, September 8, 1843, and learned farming in his youthful days. He was early instilled with religious views and principles and these have ever remained with him. After the death of his father, and when only twelve years of age, he was thrown on his own resources and he first began work about the iron works at Gallia, remaining there five years. On July 22, 1861, when but little over seventeen years of age, he enlisted in Company E, Ohio Volunteer infantry, as a private, and on the same date four years later in the evening of that day, he returned home. His register is as follows: " Entered service as a private, August 1, 1861; appointed corporal and sergeant and transferred to the quartermaster department on May 1, 1864; promoted to first lieutenant and R. Q. M., January 28, 1865; captain, Company C, May 31, 1865; mustered out with regiment July 11, 1865. History of service—participated in the battle of Blackwater, Mo., December 18, 1865; New Madrid, Mo., March 13, 1862; Island No. 10, Tenn.; Corinth, Miss., October 3 and 4, 1862; Iuka; Tuscumbia, Ala., April 4, 1863; Atlanta campaign; Resaca, Ga., May 13 and 16 1864; Dallas; Kenesaw Mountain; Ruffs Mills, Ga.; Atlanta, Ga., siege of Savannah, Ga., December 10 440 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. and 21, 1864; Carolina campaign, from February to April, 1865." His first enlistment having expired, he reenlisted at Prospect, Tenn., as a veteran for three years, and was then allowed a furlough for thirty days. Capt. Evans was the youngest soldier of his company, being but seventeen years of age when he enlisted at Keystone Furnace, Jackson county, Ohio, in answer to the president's call for 300,000 men to serve the country for three years. He was among entire strangers at the time. Upon the organization of the company he was appointed third corporal and soon after sergeant, then commissary sergeant, then quartermaster-sergeant. On January 28, 1865, he was promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to regimental quartermaster and then on May 21, 1865, he was promoted to the rank of captain, serving on Maj. -Gen. Fuller's staff Thus we find him, at the age of twenty-one years, a captain in the army of the United States and engaged in actual battles. Capt. Evans, being neither sick nor wounded, lost no time from service and was present at all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, his record being that of a brave soldier and a gallant officer. He was with Sherman during the Atlanta campaign and was in the famous march to the sea. From Savannah he went through the Carolinas and was in Raleigh, N. C., when Johnston surrendered. He then went to Washington, D. C., and was present at the grand review. From there he went to Louisville, Ky., and was mustered out July 11, 1865, receiving an honorable discharge. Our young soldier witnessed some of the most stirring scenes in history and letters from prominent men, high in office, testify as to his brave and gallant conduct. He was used to adversity, for he was obliged to face the battles of life at an early age, and he possessed the natural qualities to make a good soldier. After the war Capt. Evans attended the Ohio university at Athens, Ohio, for six months, and subsequently engaged as a clerk at Keystone, that state, in the office of an iron furnace. He remained in this office as clerk, book-keeper and manager for eight years, and became interested in the business as a partner his natural inclination to rise showing itself in business as in military life. He was married, at Keystone, Ohio, December 1, 1867, to Miss Sarah L. Dickerson, of English descent. Her grandfather, John Dickerson, was a native of the " Old North state," and came to Ohio and settled on the line between Gallia and Jackson counties in 1803. He brought his family with him. His son, Thomas Dickerson, the father of Mrs. Evans, was but eighteen months old when he was brought to Ohio by his parents. He grew to manhood on a farm and passed all his life near where his father first settled. He was the father of thirteen children by two wives, the mother of Mrs. Evans being the second wife and the mother of nine children; Margaret, Armenia, America, Virginia, Melvina, Mary I., Sarah L., Thomas E. and Harrison. Mr. Dickerson died June 10, 1879, when seventy-five years of age and his wife died April 6, of the same year. Both were devout members of the Methodist church and Mr. Dickerson was much respected as a straightforward, enterprising citizen. Seven of his daughters married soldiers and two of Mrs. Evans' half sisters also married soldiers. All are living to-day. Milton McMillan, the husband of Margaret, died from the effects of wounds four weeks after his discharge. In 1874 Mr. Evans Moved to Frazeysburg with his family and herA be has since resided. He came in the interests of the Ohio Iron company of Zanesville, was afterward engaged in merchandising, and in 1885 he engaged in the manufacture of tile, with James W. Frazier, he organizing a stock company, " The Frazeysburg Mill eompany." Mr. Evans has been generally prosperous in business and is the owner of his mill property, a handsome residence and other property. He is a member of the G. A. R., Griffe post No. 331, and has held the office of commander for three terms. He is a republican in politics and has been a member of the council. He is interested in educational matters, and has been a school director. In his religious belief Capt. Evans is a member of the Methodist church as is also his wife, and has been trustee, steward and Sunday-school superintendent. He has contributed liberally of his means to build the Methodist Episcopal church in Frazeysburg, and was chairman of the building committee. To Captain and Mrs. Evans have been born six children: Melville, Bert, Ernest (died at the age of five years), Erfee, John B. and Ruth. Capt. Evans has a remarkable record. Beginning life when a poor boy of twelve years, with but little education, he, by his indomitable will power and many other estimable qualities, overcame every difficulty, and has made a success of life. As a soldier he was rewarded by promotion for his bravery and fearlessness, and as a citizen he won a host of warm friends by his upright, honorable conduct. He and Mrs. Evans have a very comfortable home and a liberal library bespeaks the literary taste of the family. Capt. Evans' brother, David Evans, was a man of fine physical development. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, and died July 16, 1863. Another brother, Richard Evans, was also a soldier in the war. Judge E. E. Evans, attorney at law. In this comprehensive work it is fit and proper that the profession of law should be duly represented, for Zanesville has every reason to be proud both of her law courts and the members of the bar who sup- HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 441 port them. Among the leading firms of the city is the well-known one of Evans & McHenry, the junior member of which studied law with Judge Evans. The latter is a native of Belmont county, Ohio,- born March 5, 1816, son of Eleazer and Mary (Nichols) Evans, the former of whom was born in 1775 and died in Belmont county, Ohio, in July, 1848, the mother's death occurring in 1856. Judge E. E. Evans was a resident of his native county until eighteen years of age, during which time he acquired a practical education in subscription schools, and during his nineteenth year resided in Henry county, Ind. Upon his return to Ohio he located in Guernsey county and began the study of law under the able tutelage of his brother, Nathan Evans, was admitted to the bar April 17. 1837, and in May of the same year went to Toledo and began practicing. In the fall of 1838 he left that city on account of ill health. In 1839 he opened an office in Cambridge, Ohio, and from 1840 to 1858 he practiced in McConnelsville. In the month of December, 1858, he came to Zanesville, where he has placed himself among the leading members of the Muskingum county bar. He was formerly a whig in politics, and is now an uncompromising republican, having been such since the organization of that party. In the fall of 1861 he was elected judge of the common pleas court, the district then composing Muskingum, Morgan and Noble counties, and in that capacity he served about five years, his official career being marked by judicial fairness, by a conscientious discharge of his duties and by a correct judgment of men and motives. Since then he has been a practitioner, and in 1887 the law firm of Evans & McHenry was organized. Judge Evans is the oldest lawyer at the Muskingum county bar, and took part (for the defense) in three murder trials in Morgan county and two murder trials in this county. He was elected probate judge of Morgan county, and after holding the office eighteen months resigned because the law would not permit him to act as judge and practice his profession at the same time. In the month of October, 1843, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Lawrence, who died in January, 1886, leaving three children by her first marriage, who are living. The Judge is a logical reasoner and prepares his cases in an able and careful manner. His success at the bar has been achieved by the improvement of opportunities, by untiring diligence and by careful and painstaking study. James W. Evans, farmer, Frazeysburg, Ohio. Prominent among the pioneer families of Jackson township, Muskingum county, Ohio, were the Evanses, who were not only early settlers but honored and respected citizens. James W. Evans' grandfather, David Evans, was a Virginian of Welsh descent, the family being old colonists. David Evans came from Shenandoah county, Va., April 4, 1808, and brought his family, then consisting of his wife (Nancy Smith) and two sons, John and James. Leander, father of our Subject, was born three days after the family arrived, April 7, 1808. The family came in wagons over the Zane trace, by way of. Zanesville. The father was single handed, his sons being but four and two years, respectively, and settled on the south bank of the Wakatomica creek in the unbroken wilderness. His reasons for selecting this spot were its facilities for hunting and fishing, and a deer lick was but a quarter of a mile from the place he built his log cabin. Mr. Evans was a great hunter, and provided his family with game, this being at first their only meat. The creek was filled with fine fish. His location was in section 3, range 9, and he entered 160 acres. He cleared off this land and made a good farm with good log buildings. He was about the average size, strong and hearty, and well fitted to pioneer life. He was the father of six children: Mary, Rebecca, Caroline, John, James and Leander. He was a strict member of the Methodist church, and at those early days the meetings were held at the different homes. He was class-leader and took great interest in all religious subjects. He was a man of correct principles, and reared his children to become law abiding citizens. Mr. Evans went to Zanesville for salt, but the corn was ground to coarse meal in the mortars at home Their habits were simple, their wants few, and all were contented with their lot. Leander Evans was born in the wilderness only three days after his father settled on his claim, and grew up surrounded by the scenes of nature.. He early developed traits of character which make up the sturdy pioneer and fearless backwoodsman. He received but little schooling, simply learning to read and write, and the principal part of his time, when not assisting his father in clearing land, was spent hunting and fishing, thus gaining a good constitution. On October 21, 1830, when but twenty-two years of age, he married Miss Jane. Flemming, daughter of John and Mary Flemming. John Flemming was a native of the Keystone state, of Dutch decent, and came to Newark township in 1812. He was one of the first blacksmiths of Licking county. He was the father of five children: Hugh, Thomas, Jane, Martha and Margaret. Mr.. Flemming died at the age of twenty-eight years. To Mr. and Mrs. Evans were born nine children: Levina, Harvey, James W., Mary, Nancy, Martha, Sarah, and two who died in infancy. Mr. Evans remained on the old homestead all his life, and was a substantial and careful farmer. He held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, and died in 1845 at the early age of thirty- 442 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. seven. He injured his health by working too hard to clear his land. James W. Evans was born December 22, 1833, and secured a common-school education, attending school about two months each winter for three or four years. His father's health being poor, James had to begin work when quite young, and thus his youthful days were passed. On March 20, 1856, when twenty-two years of age, he married Miss Margaret Weir, daughter of Joseph and Polly (Smith) Weir. Joseph Weir came from Washington county, Penn., to Ohio in 1837. He was the father of four children: George, Mary, Margaret and James. He settled on a farm in Perry township, Licking county, and is now an old man of eighty-nine, and possesses much of his strength. He has always been a prosperous farmer, and is a man of unusual ability and strength. He has lived a true Christian life, and is now class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal church. To Mr. and Mrs. James W. Evans were born fourteen children: Gilbert T., Ora, Ida, Rita (died at the age of fourteen), Bascomb, Joseph, Frank, Harvey and James (twins), Mary, and four who' died in infancy. During the Civil war Mr. Evans served in the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth regiment, Company H, Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was on guard duty 100 days at Baltimore. He then settled on the farm and there has since resided. He is a man who has the respect of all with whom he comes in contact, and is a prosperous and influential citizen. He was trustee and justice of the peace for eleven years, and he has ever been interested in educational matters, having been school director for thirteen years. He is now serving as township trustee. Both Mr. and Mrs. Evans are members of the Methodist church, and Mr. Evans has been class leader for a number of years. In politics he is a stanch republican. His mother died January 16, 1892, and was eighty-three years of age. Joseph W. Ewan, Frazeysburg, Ohio, one of the representative citizens of Muskingum county, Ohio, was born February 16, 1842, and was left an orphan when a little over three years of age. He was reared by his uncle, Joseph Ewan, who came from Virginia to Muskingum county, Ohio, at an early date. From there he moved to Hartford, Ind., and there young Joseph resided until fourteen years of age, receiving a fair education in the common schools. He then returned to Ohio, Licking county, where his elder brother, Homer, lived with an uncle, Jacob Martin. Joseph then began working by the month and when nineteen years of age, August 22, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Ninetieth Ohio Volunteer infantry, and served twenty-nine months. He was in the great battle of Chickamauga, in the hottest part of the fight, when the rebels made a desperate charge to break the center. His regiment charged three times over the same ground. He was accidentally wounded, being shot through the fingers of both hands while on picket duty and was crippled for life. He was in the hospital for nearly a year, and then returned to his regiment. He was transferred to the Second Battalion Invalid Corps and was honorably discharged November 15, 1864. He then returned to Muskingum county, and February 21, 1867, he married Miss Minerva McCann, daughter of John and Julia (Barnes) McCann. (A full and complete sketch of the McCann family is given in the sketch of Orville A. and Robert Emmet McCann). To Mr. and Mrs. Ewan were born seven children , four of whom are now living: Arthur, Edward, Lyman and Nellie. Shortly after marriage Mr. Ewan located in Frazeysburg, but only resided there one year and then moved to his present farm, which consists of 160 acres of good land. He is a member of the Griffe post, G. A. R. No. 331, Frazeysburg, and has held different offices in the same. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ewan hold membership in the Methodist church. Mr. Ewan is a self-made man and what he has accomplished in the way of this world's goods is the result of ' his own good fighting qualities. He is a republican in politics. His record as a soldier is one to be proud of, and will be preserved and valued by his descendants. He was sixth in order of birth of eight children born to Israel and Hannah (Frederick) Ewan, the father born near Fredericksburg, Va. Mrs. Israel Ewan was the daughter of John Frederick, and the town of Fredericksburg, Va., was named in honor of this. family. The eight children born to the above-mentioned union were named, in the order of their births, as follows: Elizabeth, Homer, John, Israel, David, Joseph, Hannah and one who died in infancy. Mr. Ewan came to Muskingum county, Ohio, about 1830, and first settled in Licking township, where he followed his trade, that of painter. His wife died April 21, 1846, and he followed her to the grave July 27, of the same year. They were true Christians and excellent citizens. He had two sons in the Civil war, our subject and David S. The latter enlisted in the famous Company F., Ninety-seventh regiment. Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was shot through the right breast at Kenesaw Mountain, a minie-ball passing completely through his body and touching his right lung. A silk handkerchief was drawn through the ghastly wound to assist in cleansing it, and a piece of his blouse was brought out as big as a silver quarter of a dollar. He was placed in the field hospital at Chattanooga, then transferred to the general hospital at Nashville, where he remained about five months before returning to his regiment. He then served until the final surrender. Although few, if any, ever expected him to recover, he is now a well and hearty man. HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 443 Abner Fairall is a member of a family that for ages has been noted for longevity, and is now one of the oldest and most numerous in Jackson township, Muskingum county, Ohio. He is a direct descendant of William Fairall and Elizabeth (Hyatt) Fairall, who were born in Maryland in 1762 and 1764, of English and Scotch-Irish descent respectively. They were married in their native state about 107 years ago, or in 1785, and to their union three sons and five daughters were born: Sarah, Elizabeth, Henrietta, Martha, Maria, Levi, Horace and William. William Fairall Sr. and his wife Elizabeth came to Ohio in 1816 with their five children and settled in Jackson township of this county on what afterward became known as Fairall Ridge. Here they made themselves a home in the woods, having just enough money to pay an entrance-fee on some land, and from this time dates the prosperity of this remarkable family. William Fairall died in 1830, at the age of sixty-eight years, and his wife died in 1843, at the age of seventy-nine. The history of this family of eight children is as follows: Sarah, the eldest, was born in Maryland in 1786, and was married to Joshua Anderson, of Anne, Arundel county, Md., in 1806, and they emigrated to Ohio in 1810, and about 1814 settled on 160 acres of land in Coshocton county, where they lived, died and were buried. The issue of this marriage up to August 31, 1889, was as follows: Ten children, 70 grandchildren, 116 great-grandchildren, 56 great-great grandchildren, and 11 great-great-great-grandchildren, making a total of 263, of which number 42 are dead. Joshua Anderson died in 1859, at the age of eighty-four years, and Sarah, his wife, died in 1879, aged ninety-four years. Elizabeth Fairall was born in Maryland in 1788, and was married to Isaac Dove, of the same place, in 1805. They emigrated to Ohio in 1811, and spent the rest of their days in this county, leaving 9 children, 65 grandchildren, 91 great-grandchildren; and 43 great-great-grandchildren, a total of 208, 42 of whom are dead. Isaac Dove died in 1846, at the age of seventy years, and his wife in 1852, aged sixty-six years. Levi Fairall was born in Maryland, in 1790, and in 1809 married Comfort Chaney; of the same state, and the following year emigrated to Muskingum county, Ohio. They arrived at their destination on foot, leading an aged and decrepit horse, loaded with all their earthly possessions. This couple also settled on Fairall Ridge, where they died, Levi in 1846, aged fifty years, and his wife in 1836, aged silty-seven years. The issue of this marriage was 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, 13 great great-grandchildren, total 78, 16 of whom are dead. Henrietta Fairall was born in Maryland in 1892, and came to this county in 1816, with her father. She was married the same year to Gilbert McKee, of Donegal county, Ireland, with whom she moved to Coshocton county. Gilbert died in 1836, aged forty-nine years, and Henrietta in 1878, at the age of eighty-six. To them were born 6 children, 23 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, a total of 39, 7 of whom are dead. Horace Fairall was born in Maryland in 1794, and in 1816 became a resident of Ohio. The following year he was married to Nancy Williams, and soon settled on Fairall's Ridge. His death occurred in 1881, when he was seventy-eight years old, his wife's death occurring in 1878, at the age of seventy-eight years. To them were born 13 children, 60 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, a total of 142, 28 of whom are deceased. Martha Fairall was born in Maryland in 1796, came with her father to Ohio in 1816, and was married a year later to Jacob Ashcroft, of Fayette, county, Penn., and settled in Pike township, Coshocton county, where they spent the remainder of their days. Jacob died in 1862, aged sixty-seven years, but his widow survived him until 1878, when she, also, passed away, aged seventy-two. years. This union yielded 11 children, 66 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-great-grandchildren, a total of 183, of whom 30 are dead. William Hyatt Fairall, who was also born in Maryland, came to this county in 1816, and in 1820 was married to Nancy Clark. He settled on a farm among his numerous relatives, and his death occurred in 1873, when he was seventy-six years of age. His wife passed from life in 1859, at the age of fifty-nine years. Their marriage was blessed in the birth of 12 children, 59 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren, a total of 128, 21 being now deceased. William Fairall was married after the death of his wife Nancy, to Mrs. Dorothy Magruder, who is still living. To them were born 5 children, who are included in the above number. Maria Fairall was born in 1800, in Maryland, and came to Ohio with her parents, where she met William Blizzard, who was born in Virginia, and to whom she was married two years later. They settled on a farm near Frazeysburg, Where they completed their life work, Mr. Blizzard dying in 1876, at the age of seventy-seven years, and his wife in 1873, aged seventy-three years. To them were born 12 children, 37 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, a total of 95, 28 of whom are dead. This makes the total number of direct descendants from the old pioneers, William and Elizabeth (Hyatt) Fairall, 1,144, 920 of whom are still living. William and Elizabeth Fairall, their sons, sons-in-law, daughters and daughters-in-law-18 in number-lived to the average age of seventy- three years. This fam- 444 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. ily, exclusive of any but blood relatives, in 1889, when the account was written controlled over 20,000 acres of land divided into 159 farms with an average of fourteen persons to the farm. They are natural 'farmers and stockraisers, there never having been a professional man or speculator among them. As a rule, they are upright Christian people and good citizens, none ever having been sent to prison, and very few embroiled in lawsuits. On election day this family turns out 184 voters, politically about evenly divided. The rapid -increase of this family since the marriage of William Fairall and Elizabeth Hyatt, is remarkable in the extreme. The above facts were printed in "The Midland," Frazeysburg, Ohio, September 5, 1889. When the family came to this county it was a dense wilderness, and for a long time their principal meat was wild game, which abounded. They first built cabins, then double log houses 'with small windows, but now occupy substantial and beautiful frame and brick houses. They had many thrilling experiences with wild animals in early times. Owing to scarcity of glass they used greased paper for window lights. Old William Fairall purchased 320 acres of land at $1.25 per acre, and at his death gave his land to his three sons, Horace, Levi and William H., and the money he had on hand to his five daughters. He and his wife entertained many travelers, and thus obtained enough silver money to cover a breakfast table of good size. William Hyatt Fairall, son of the pioneer William, was the father of the subject of this sketch. His wife, Nancy, was the daughter of Payne Clark, who was the father of Sanford, Ellis, James, Manly, Emily and Matilda Clark, the latter dying young. Mr. Clark was a pioneer settler of Coshocton county, a successful farmer, one of the early justices of the peace, a good business man, a noted local surveyor, and a Virginian by birth. He emigrated to Green county, Ind., and there died. William H. and Nancy Fairall became the parents of 12 children: Clark, Matilda, John, Jane, Elias, Levi and William (twins), Abner, Nancy, Hester A. (who died in infancy); Polly died in early womanhood. The mother of these children died in January, 1859, and in 1861 Mr. Fairall married Mrs. Dorothy Magruder, by whom he had five children: Turner, Maria B., Emmet, Alva and a child that died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Fairall were Methodists, and he was a class-leader for many years. Although he received a limited education, he was naturally intelligent, and was a hardworking, practical farmer, and an honest man. He was a very strong man, physically, and when an,old man of sixty-seven, shouldered four bushels and a peck of wheat. He was sixty-five years of age when he last married. Abner Fairall, his son, and the subject of this sketch, was born April 24, 1839, and spent the early life of a pioneer farmer's boy, obtaining his education in an old log schoolhouse in the neighborhood of his home. He learned to read and write, but gained no knowledge of mathematics. He, however, possessed a clear and comprehensive mind, and learned to calculate mentally with accuracy and rapidity. On January 24, 1862, he married Susan Noland, daughter of William and Catherine (McFarland) Noland, the former of whom was the son of Pierce Noland, an old pioneer of Coshocton county. William Noland died at the age of seventy-three years, owning at the time of his death 600 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Noland became the parents of eight children; Pierce, Susan, John, James, Rachel, Henry; Sampson, and one that ,died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Abner Fairall were born two children: Ida and Etta. After his marriage Mr. Fairall settled on Fairall's Ridge. where he lived eight years. He then moved to another farm in Jackson township, and in 1884, came to his present farm, which is pleasantly situated near Frazeysburg, and comprises 360 acres of fine land. Mr. Fairall was one of the early members of the Frazeysburg lodge of Masons, No. 490. He is a stanch democrat, and has been twice township trustee. He is a practical business man, and bears the unsullied reputation for which his family has been noted. His daughter Ida married Forman Spencer, a farmer of Jackson township, and they have two children: Daisa and Dora. Etta married James W. Nethers, of this township, and has three children: Pearl, Emmet and Abner B. John Wesley Fairall, Frazeysburg, Ohio. This is another of the old pioneer families of Jackson. township and its members are among the most honored and esteemed citizens. The Fairalls have ever been a sturdy race; and the Biblical injunction to multiply and replenish the earth has been literally. fulfilled by them, as the descendant from the original pioneer numbers many hundreds. At a reunion of the Fairall family October, 1887, over 1,100 descendants of the old pioneer were present. William Fairall, the original pioneer, was of English descent, and came to Muskingum from Prince George's county, Md.; eighteen miles west of Baltimore, in 1816. He brought his family, consisting of his wife and five children, who were then grown men and women. Three of the children had come to Ohio previously. The eldest son; Levi, had settled in Jackson township in 1810, two and a half miles northwest from Frazeysburg, and two daughters. married women—Mrs. Dove and Mrs. Anderson, the .former settling first in Belmont county, and finally in Jackson township, this county; the latter settled in Pike township, Coshocton county. The names of the children of this sturdy old settler were: Sallie, Levi, Eliza- HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 445 beth, Horace, Henrietta, Patsey, William and Maria. William Fairall settled three and a half miles west of Frazeysburg, in Jackson township, on the old Coshocton. and Newark road, and lived about ten years after coming to this county. He was a man in good circumstances and gave his sons each 100 acres of land. He was a hard worker, and lived to be sixty years of age. His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Hyatt, a native of Maryland. She survived Mr. Fairall many years, living to be seventy-eight years of age. Mr. Fairall was a man of excellent character and was well and favorably known among old settlers. His children all married in a few years after coming to Ohio. Sallie married Joshua Anderson, Levi married Comfort Chaney, Henrietta married Gilbert McKey, Horace married Nancy Williams, Patsey married Jacob Ashcraft, William married Mary Clark, and Maria married Col. William Blizzard. [See sketch of Capt. Blizzard.] All these people reared large families, and now a wide relationship exists throughout Muskingum and surrounding counties. Horace Fairall, son of William and father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1793, and was reared to the arduous duties of the farm. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. When he came with his parents to Ohio he was a young man twenty-three years of age, and about two years afterward he married Miss Nancy Williams, daughter of an old settler of Coshocton county from Maryland. To Mr. and Mrs. Fairall were born thirteen children: Wesley, Ruey, Ellen, Rachel (died young), Grafton, Benjamin F., Curtis, Sarah, Mary J., Nancy, Horace, Lucinda and William H. After marriage Mr. Fairall settled on a farm in Jackson township, and soon afterward removed to his homestead three miles northwest of Frazeysburg, where he passed the remainder of his days. In politics he was first an old line whig and then a republican.. Both he and wife were members of the Methodist church, and he was church trustee. Mr. Fairall accumulated a handsome property by hard work and economy, and brought up his large family in a proper manner. He had an exceedingly strong constitution and lived to be over eighty-seven years of age. He had a high moral character and exerted a strong influence for good. Like many of the old pioneers he took an honest pride in a good reputation and endeavored to instill into the hearts of his children a love of truth and integrity. John Wesley Fairall, his son and the subject of this sketch, was born August 9, 1818, in Jackson township, and received but a limited education in the log schoolhouse of pioneer days. He spent his youthful days in assisting his father clear land, and being strong and able rather enjoyed cutting down the monarchs of the forest. At the age of twenty-eight he married Miss Lucy E. Vickers, daughter of Tallifero and Henrietta (Romine) Vickers. Mr. Vickers was from Fauquier county, Va., and an old settler of Washington township, Coshocton county, and settled there in 1828. Both himself and wife were of English descent. They were the parents of seven children: Sidney Ann, Laban, George, Emily, Lucy, Maria and James A. Mr. Vickers lived to be seventy-one years of age, and his wife to the age of eighty-two. He built the first sawmill in that part of Coshocton county. Both he and wife were members of the New School Baptist church, and he was a deacon for many years. In politics he was first an old line whig and afterward a republican. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was an honorable, upright man, and was a liberal contributor of his means to all worthy enterprises. He fell dead in church after having taken part in the services. [See sketch of George Vickers.] To Mr. and Mrs. Fairall have been born seven children: James T. (died at the age of eighteen years), Henry H., Maria, Millard, Oscar (died at the age of four years), Ella, and Elma (died in infancy). After marriage Mr. Fairall settled on a farm in Jackson township and here resided until 1888, and all his children were born on this farm. By his own hard labor and with the assistance of his devoted wife, Mr. Fairall became a substantial farmer, and is the owner of 240 acres of land. He was deeply interested in educational matters and was school director for many years. In politics he was first an old line whig and is now a stanch republican. He enjoys the respect and confidence of all his neighbors, and for some time held the office of township trustee, for thirteen years. Mrs. Fairall is a devout member of the Baptist church. Mr. Fairall has always been a temperate and moral man, even in those early days when whisky was used as a common beverage, he used very little of it. He remembers carrying it to the field as a harvest drink for the men. Mr. and Mrs. Fairall gave their children the best education their means could afford, and reared them in a proper manner. They were married as follows: Henry H. (married Martha Evans, and had five children: Lulu, Laura, Beverly, Charles D. and Minnie. The wife died in 1889, and the children make their home with their grandparents), Maria (married J. P. Evans, of Zanesville), Millard F. (married Millie Patterson, and has eight children: I. D., Della M., Allen E., Oscar V., Ernest, Herbert, Vera G. and Ada G.), Lucy E. (married William Phillips, and has' two children: Orville M. and Delbert W.). In October, 1888, Mr. and Mrs. Fairall moved to Frazeysburg, where they reside at the present time, surrounded by their children and grandchildren. They are proprietors of the "Hotel Union," and are noted for their hos- 446 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. pitality and the attention given their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Fairall had the misfortune to lose their home by fire in 1884. It was a beautiful residence, erected at a cost of about $2,000 ten years previous, and there was but small insurance. When a young man Mr. Fairall taught school in Jackson township several terms, and taught one term after marriage. He has been extensively engaged in buying and shipping cattle to Pittsburg, Philadelphia; Baltimore 'and New York city, and during the war was one of the most extensive shippers in this part of the county. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Fairall was Reuben Romine, of Fauquier county, Va. He was a wealthy man and a large slave owner. He died in Virginia. His wife was Lydia A. Smallwood. She rode horseback from Virginia to Coshocton county on two different occasions, and the last time she was over seventy years of age, and came in company with her son, Reuben Romine, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Tallifero Vickers. She was a great weaver, and, although wealthy, she taught all her children to work. Mrs. Tallifero Vickers was presented with two slaves at the time of her marriage, but her conscience would not let her rest, and she returned them to Mr. Romine. The male slave, Henry, was afterward sold for $1,400. Mrs. J. W. Fairall was born in Fauquier county, Va., on the old Vickers homestead July 7, 1825, and was but three years of age when she came with her parents to Ohio. All her brothers and sisters were born in Virginia except. James A., the youngest, who was born in Washington township, Coshocton county, Ohio. E. E. Fillmore, of Zanesville, and one of the oldest living pioneers of Muskingum county, is a native of Clinton county, N. Y., his birth occurring in the year 1812. He is a son of Septa and Eunice (Edgerton) Fillmore, natives of Connecticut, and who immigrated to the, state of New York about the year 1794, when that country was a vast wilderness. There they resided in the backwoods cabin of pioneer days, undergoing all the vicissitudes incident to pioneer life. There the father died in 1823 at the age of forty-nine years, followed by his widow in 1861, at the ripe age of eighty-three years. The father was captain of a company in the War of 1812, and was a participant in the battle of Plattsburg. At the time of his death he was a colonel in the state militia. Of his family of eleven children one died in infancy, but the others reached maturity. E. E. Fillmore was the sixth of the family, was brought up on a farm, and acquired his knowledge of books in the subscription schools which were in vogue during his youth, but only attended a few weeks during the winter months. When fifteen years of age he left home and went to Buffalo (at which time his mother was a widow) and secured employment in a mercantile establishment, his compensation being his board and clothes. In 1835 he came to Ohio, by steamboat to Cleveland, and finally reached Zanesville, where, on October 6 of that year he assumed charge of the hardware business under the firm name of Fillmore, Patterson & Co., the Messrs. Patterson being his former employers. Mr. Fillmore has continued this business, and is now one of the oldest merchants of the city and the oldest hardware dealer in the state. The firm above mentioned continued for three years, but in 1838 it became Fillmore & Co., and existed as such for five years, after which Mr. Fillmore was alone until 1862, when he, became associated with his son, William A. and William A. Cassel. In 1878 he disposed of his interest in this concern, and in February, 1880, he established his present business, which is a prosperous and popular one. No man engaged in business in Zanesville has been more fortunate in establishing and maintaining a high reputation than has Mr. Fillmore and his stock embraces a 'large and comprehensive stock of general hardware. In 1875 he erected the Fillmore block on Main street, which is one of the best and most substantial in the city, in 1858 he erected a residence on the outskirts of the city, in the Third ward. He also erected the fine double residence of A. P. Pinkerton, in Putnam, in which suburb he is also the owner of the old Buckingham homestead. He resides on Putnam avenue. He is a stockholder and director in the Ohio Iron company, of which he was one of the organizers in 1857. He assisted in establishing the Brown Manufacturing company, and took an active part in securing the extension of the Pan Handle railroad, from Dresden Junction to Zanesville. He is a member of the Episcopal, church and subscribed liberally toward the erection of the St. James church, and also assisted in establishing the Central Ohio, and the Cincinnati, Wilmington & Zanesville railroads, having been a stockholder in each. In 1836 he married Miss Margaret Arthur, a native of Lancaster county, Venn., and daughter of Rev. William Arthur, a Presbyterian minister. She died in 1877 aged sixty-five years, having borne her husband three sons and two daughters, one dying in infancy and only two living at the present time: William A. and Graham E. Alfred died from a disease contracted while in the Union army. William A. and Alfred were both in the Morgan raid. Although originally a whig in politics, Mr. Fillmore is, now a republican, his first vote was cast for William H. Seward for governor of New York in 1833. When starting out in life for himself he had only $300, which he had saved while clerking. In the early history of the public schools be served three terms as a member HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 447 of the board o education, and was thrice elected county commissioner on the republican ticket. One of his early ancestors, John Fillmore, was born near Boston in 1702, his father having come to this country from Wales. From this man sprang all the Fillmores of this country, including President Fillmore, also Rev. Gleason Fillmore, whose widow still lives near Buffalo at the age of one hundred and three years. The father of E. E. Fillmore was born in 1774. While discharging his duties as commissioner Mr. Fillmore introduced a new departure in bridge building, and did much good work in that capacity. He introduced the system of putting abutments back into the banks to allow for freshets, and aprons to protect the bridges, and a number of the structures which he erected are in good preservation to-day, the most noteworthy being one at the mouth of Flat run in Wayne township, where nineteen bridges had previously been washed out, thus saving the county many heavy expenditures. When Mr. Fillmore first went to Buffalo in 1827 it consisted of between. 3,000 and 4,000 .inhabitants, and there were but three steamers on Lake Erie running from Buffalo to Detroit: " The' Enterprise," " Henry Clay " and " Niagara." The first steamer on Lake Erie was called the' " Walk-InThe-Water." She was lost. John Findley was a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, and the son of David and Jennie (Mitchell) Findley.. The father was born in Allegheny county, Penn., and was related to Gov. Findley and Dr. Findley, of Pennsylvania. David Findley married in Pennsylvania, and located in Union township, Ohio, on a large tract of land, where the town of' New Concord now stands. He assisted in laying out the town, was a public-spirited man, and gave liberally of his means for public buildings and colleges. He reared a family of eight children: Matthew, Able, William, John, David, Samuel, Martha and James, all married, and all deceased, except the wife of John, who is now ninety years of age, and unable to be about. David Findley lived to be over ninety years of age, and died in this county. He was at one time judge.of the county, in politics a whig, and a member of the Associate Reformed church, later known as the United Presbyterian church. His son, John Findley, married in Elizabethtown, Penn., and shortly after came to New Concord to live on a portion of his father's farm. His. wife (formally Jane Westbay, daughter of Henry and Hannah Westbay, of Elizabethtown, Penn.), was born in 1802. They were the parents of nine children, William A., our subject, being the youngest of the family. John Findley was a prominent man in the county, and took a great interest in church and school matters. He was a member of the Associate Reformed church, and in politics a whig, and died in 1839, the year that William A. was born. His wife is yet living at the age of ninety years. William A. Findley was born in New Concord, Ohio, October 10, 1839, was here educated and graduated from Muskingum college in 1862. He then entered the theological seminary at Allegheny City, Penn., and was licensed to preach in 1865. His first charge was the East Eleventh Street church, of New York city, where he remained some time, and later went to Kansas, where he assisted in establishing several churches, and in building one at Chetopa, Kas., in 1870, of which he was pastor. He then went to Independence, Mo., in 1873, where he has since that time been engaged in evangelical work. While in Allegheny City he married Maggie Gordon, a daughter of Samuel Gordon, a prominent merchant of that city, who was born in 1843. Their union has been blessed with eight children: William G.,. Frank D., Eddie, Harry P., Ralph, Howard, Emery and Florence, all living. He and his family reside at Independence, Mo. George Fisher, one of the leading farmers of Highland township, Muskingum county, Ohio, was a son of George and Ester (Piper) Fisher. The father was also a son of George Fisher, a native of Germany. When quite young, about the time of the Revolutionary war, the grandfather was kidnapped and brought to the United States, where he was sold. He grew to maturity in Baltimore, Md., and here he married a German lady. They were the parents of a family of twelve or thirteen children, among which were three boys: Thomas, Jacob and George (the father of our subject). The father of this family died in Maryland. George Fisher, the father of our subject, was born in Maryland, here reared and married Miss Piper, the daughter of George Piper. After marriage Mr. Fisher moved to Washington county, Penn., and then to Harrison county, Ohio, where he settled on a farm. He was a gunsmith by trade. He died in 1816, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. His wife died in 1856. To them were born seven children: Eli, George, Jacob, Eliza, Caroline, Ester and Mariah. Of this family our subject and Ester are the only ones living. George Fisher was born in Harrison county, near New Concord, Ohio, in 1808; he attended the district schools of that county, and in 1833 married Mary Welch. They had a family of four children, all deceased; Samuel, 'Walker, Elizabeth and Jacob. His wife died in 1844, and our subject married a second time, Mary Spray, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fowler) Spray. Her parents were natives of Harrison county, Penn., and of German descent. They lived in Maryland and from there came to Ohio where they died. Mr. 448 - HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. and Mrs. Fisher are the parents of six children: Milton, now living in Missouri; Eli, living at home; Addison, is married and lives near the home place; William, is married and lives near home; Caroline, now Mrs. Poulson, lives in Indiana, and Seneth, living at home. They have two grandchildren, Mary and George. Mr. Fisher came to Muskingum county, Ohio, about 1864, and bought a farm. He has added to this until now he owns one of the best in. the county of 300 acres well improved, and he is one of the richest men in this township. Himself and wife worship at the Associate church of Bloomfield, in which he has been an elder for some years. He is a public-spirited man, was justice of the peace of his township for fourteen years, and takes a great interest in politics, sympathizing with the republican party. Although a man of eighty-four years he is still managing his farm, but has retired from active work. His son, Eli, is a practicing physician in this county. Henry Fisher, farmer and stockraiser of Muskingum county, Ohio, was born in Erie county, N. Y., October 27, 1836, and has been a resident of Muskingum county since 1850. His parents, Clark and Martha (Knowlton) Fisher, were worthy. and upright people, and his father was a native of Vermont, born April 23, 1798. He was of English origin and for two years was a resident of Canada, after which he settled in New York, and two years later came to Coshocton county, where he remained for about seven years, following the calling of a school teacher. After one year's residence in Mercer county he returned to Coshocton county, and two years later came to Muskingum county, where he died in July, 1874, at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife was born in Vermont in 1082, was married in 1820 and died in 1847. Three years after her death Mr. Fisher took for his second wife Miss Mary Myers, but five years later he was again left a widower. His third union was consummated in 1856, Miss Margaret Dean becoming his wife. She was born in this county and is now a resident of Newton township. There were eight children born to the first marriage, one to the second and one to the third. Of the eight children only three are now living, but the children by the other two marriages survive. The subject of this sketch commenced life aa a farmer's boy, and in 1866 commenced following the same calling for himself. In 1872 he purchased a farm of forty acres which he sold after owning two years, and then bought the farm which he now occupies, a fine and well-improved tract of 160 acres, well watered and well improved with good buildings, fences, etc. On August 20, 1862, he enlisted in the Union army and was made a member of Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteers, and took part in the following engagements: Winchester in June, 1863, where he was taken prisoner and sent to Richmond and from there to Bell Island, where he was almost starved to death and then paroled. He was afterward at Locust Grove, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and was then transferred to the Shenandoah Valley and took part in the engagement at Opequan, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and others. He was next transferred to the Army of Potomac, and was at Petersburg, Sailor's Creek and the surrender of Gen. Lee. Besides these battles he took part in about 100 skirmishes but was never even slightly wounded. He was mustered out of the service on June 26, 1865, and received his discharge July 1, 1865. On March 8, 1865, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Mangold, a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, and of German descent. She departed this life on January 27, 1885, at which time she was forty-one years of age. Mr. Fisher's next union was to, Mrs. Jennie (Darner) Border, a native of Muskingum county, born March 19, 1842. She is the eldest of five children born to Samuel and Margaret (McClurdy) Border, the former of whom was born and reared in Muskingum county, where he still resides, and the latter born in Zanesville. They were married on June 4, 1841, and four of the children born to them are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are the parents of one child: Ralph A., who was born July 21, 1887. To Mr. Fisher's first union the following-children were born: Elmer E., born April 30, 1866, is employed in a steel mill in Pennsylvania; Mary Ellen, born December 12, 1868, became the wife of F. Elsworth Voorhies and is residing in this county;, Alice E., born September 18, 1876, resides at home, and Mabel E., who was born July 722, 1882. By her first marriage Mrs. Fisher became the mother of two children: Eva I, who became the wife of Charles F. Briles, resides in Fountain county, Ind.; and Maurice E., who makes his home with his mother. Mr. Fisher has accumulated all he has of this world's goods by his own exertions and has succeeded where many others would have failed. He conducts his affairs, with good judgment and is wide awake to the interests of his section. He and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is a member of the G. A. R., Hazlett post No. 81. Politically he is a republican and has always taken much interest in the political affairs of his county. He has added to the natural attractiveness of his farm by the erection of a commodious and handsome dwelling-house at a cost of $1,200, and everything about the place indicates that a man of thrift and perseverance has the management of affairs. Although he only received a HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 449 common-school education in his youth he is an exceptionally well-informed man, and keeps in constant touch with the current topics of the day. Mrs. Beth Ann C. (Beall) Fleming, Nashport, Ohio.The Fleming family is one of the representative ones of Ohio, and among its members are many people of distinction and renown. Daniel Fleming, husband of our subject, and the son of Col. Nathan Fleming, was born on the old homestead; now occupied by his widow, July 26, 1818, and received but a common-school education. At an early age he began tilling the soil, his father leaving much of the management of the farm to him, and on September 17, 1837, when about twenty years of age, he married Miss Amelia Wood, who was born November 4, 1817. She was the daughter of Benjamin Wood, an old pioneer settler of Licking township, Muskingum county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming's union was blessed by the birth of four children: Benjamin W., Thomas C., Albert G. and Amelia A. His wife died March 8, 1848, and on February 8, 1849, he married Mrs. Beth Ann Carter Beall, a native of Ohio county, W. Va., born at Roney's Point February 3, 1827. She was the daughter of Ninnian and Harriet (Smith) Beall, and the granddaughter of Bazil Beall, who was a very wealthy man, and a great slave owner. Bazil Beall moved to Ohio county, Va., at an early day, and in that state received his final summons when sixty-five years of age. He left an extensive property to his sixteen children, who are named as follows, as far as remembered: Ell Ann (died), Ell Ann, Beth Ann, Lee Ann, Syll Ann, Mary Ann, Nancy, Joseph, Benjamin, Citizen, Samuel and Ninnian. The father was of Scotch descent. Ninnian Beall. the father of our subject, was the father of thirteen children, all of whom, but one, lived to be grown: Mary, Bazil and Henry (twins), Ninthan, Nancy (died in infancy), James, Lee Ann (died at the age of twenty-three), Louisa, Alfred, William, Beth Ann, Harriet and Caroline. Mr. Beall moved to near Wheeling, West Va., and in 1835 brought his family to Ohio, settling in Bowling Green township, Licking county, where he bought land. This he increased from time to time until he owned 2,000 acres. He became very wealthy, and was a large dealer in horses and cattle. In Virginia he had been a slave owner, but not as extensively as his father. He was a Methodist in his religious views, but his wife belonged to the Presbyterian church. He died in Licking county at the age of sixty-two, leaving a large property to his descendants. He was an old-time Virginia pioneer, and an excellent business man. Daniel Fleming always lived on the old homestead. He was born in the old log house with double doors, and afterward lived in a house built by Col. Nathan Fleming. In 1867 he built a fine, substantial brick residence, beautifully situated, and this is now one of the pleasantest homes in Licking township. Mr. Fleming was a man universally respected, and held the usual township offices. He was a kind-hearted and liberal man, and always gave a helping hand to the poor and needy. He was a stanch republican in politics, as was his father before him, and always advocated the principles of that party. Mr. Fleming passed a quiet, unpretentious life, and accumulated a handsome property, which he left to his children at his death, which occurred June 29, 1868, when about fifty years of age. He had given his children every advantage for an education, sending them to Zanesville, Mount Vernon and Granville. He was a prominent citizen, was universally respected, and came of one of the best and most noted families of the United States. His second wife, Mrs. Beth Ann (Beall) Fleming, reared with all the tenderness of a true parent, Mr. Fleming's motherless children, and the bond of attachment is as great between them as though she were their own mother. His second marriage resulted in the birth of the following children: Harriet L., Henry B., Helen M., Edward (died in Irville at the age of thirty-four years), Fremont (died in infancy) Laura L., William M., Frank M., Ulysses G., Joseph D. and Annie B. Harriet L. Fleming married H. R. Ward, of Newark, and became the mother of two children, Mabel L., and Annie F. Henry B. married Fannie Tanner, and followed farming in Pleasant Valley. They have one child: Daniel C. Henry B. was killed by the cars while crossing the Baltimore & Ohio railroad on the evening of July 31, 1891. Helen married Charles C. Colney, and became the mother of two children: Frank C., (drowned at the age of eight years), and Bessie E. Edward married Alice B. Hueston, and was the father of two children: Earl S. and Lenora, who was burned to death at the age of ten years. Laura. L. married John W. Woodruff, and they became the parents of two children: George W. and Joseph D. Mrs. Woodruff died October 29, 1890. William married Miss Ida Woodward, who bore him three children: Bertha, Edith and Forrest. Frank M. married Ella M. Francis, Ulysses G. married Nora G. Francis, and became the father of one child: Mary E. Annie B. married Albert. I. Woodward, conductor on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and they have two children: Ethel F. and Edith L. Mrs. Fleming has thus reared a large family of children, and has seen most of them settled in life and the parents of children. She is a kind-hearted and very pleasant lady, and remembers very well the incidents of long ago. The following are the marriages of the children by the first wife: Benjamin W. was a soldier in the Civil