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TRENTON TOWNSHIP - 827 TRENTON TOWNSHIP. THOMAS ANDREWS, farmer; P. O. Sunbury; is a son of Ira and Bethiah (Jenkins) Andrews ; his father was born May 30, 1798, and married June 16, 1823 ; his mother was born Aug. 31, 1804; they came from Connecticut; he bought 100 acres of land where the Columbus depot now stands ; both are deceased, the father Oct. 6, 1854, and the mother March 21, 1864; they had two children- Chauncy B., born May 16, 1824, in Berkshire Township, and is now living in Iowa; Thomas Andrews was born April 17, 1831, in Syracuse, N. Y., and was married Feb. 8, 1855, to Alsina, a daughter of Jacob Boyd ; she was born May 16, 1833, in this township ; they have two children-Medora, married John Longwell, now living in Sunbury ; Charles, now attending college in Delaware. Our subject learned the cooper's trade with his father, and and continued the same until 25 ; he also worked at the hat trade in Mt. Vernon and Trenton Township. After marriage, they settled on their farm, which consists of 200 acres, in addition to which they own sixty-five acres in another lot. He is serving his fifth year as Treasurer of the township. He is a member of Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, A., F. & A. M, in which he was elected Treasurer for six terms in succession ; is also Treasurer of the Delaware (Ohio) Fire Insurance Co. JOHN ARMSTRONG, farmer; P. O. Van's Valley ; is a son of David and Sarah (Draper) Armstrong; his father was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., Aug. 14, 1780 ; married Oct. 1; 1805, and emigrated to Ohio by team in 1807, settling near Sunbury, where he began life in the wilderness; his personal property consisted of a cow and six bushels of frost-bitten corn ; Mr. Armstrong made his start on the farm now owned by George Peck, where he erected a log cabin 18x18 feet, and there they spent their early married life ; they had nine children-Catharine, Charles, Nancy, John, Hannah, John the 2d, Amy, Mary and David. Mr. Armstrong's mother was a daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Courtright) Draper; she was born May 27, 1787, and died 828 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: January 12, 1860 ; John was born Aug. 17,1820, in Berkshire Township; in 1850, he went to California to seek for gold and found it, clearing about $3,500. Feb. 5, 1851, he was married to Caroline, a daughter of Gilbert and Magdalena (Voorhees) Van Dorn; her parents were early settlers of Delaware Co., making their home in 1817 on the farm now owned by our subject; they had eight children; the father died Aug. 26, 1862, and mother Sept. 7, 1863 ; Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong have two boys-Charles V., graduated in the Cleveland Commercial College, and was bookkeeper in the Central Bank at Columbus for three years, is now farming with his father ; Wilber P. is a teacher of efficient qualifications. Mr. Armstrong was in the mercantile and stock business at Cardington from 1851 to 1856 ; he owns 264 acres of well-improved land, and makes a specialty in baling and selling hay ; is also engaged in the stock business. They are members of the M. E. Church at Van's Valley, in which he has taken an active interest; he was one of the commissioners for erecting the court house in Delaware Co. HENRY BOYD, farmer; P. O. Sunbury ; is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Anderson) Boyd ; his father was born in New Jersey, and his mother in Pennsylvania ; they came to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1829-30 ; they had twelve children, eleven now living, eight in Delaware Co.; the father died in 1868, the mother is still living, making her home at Charles Perfects, in Trenton Township. Mr. Boyd was born Dec. 28, 1827, in Luzerne Co., Penn., and was married, Nov. 14, 1861, to Elizabeth, a daughter of Nicholas and Nancy Manville; had two children-Amy E., born Sept. 20, 1863, died Aug. 25,1866 ; Charles N., born June 20, 1865 ; died Aug. 19, 1866 ; his wife died- Jan. 31, 1867. He was again married, Jan. 14, 1868, to Sarah Longshore, a daughter of George Clark (she being the widow of Minor Longshore, who died June 15, 1856). They settled east of Sunbury, where he was engaged in a grist and saw mill, which he sold in 1872, to Jacob Burrur ; he then bought the present farm of fifty acres, in addition to which he owns twenty-four acres of the homestead of his father. His parents made their first settlement northeast of Sunbury, on which now stands their old stone house ; a portion of the stone that entered into its construction was wheeled by Henry; he was then a mere lad. Mr. Boyd has been Trustee of the township two years. BISHOP BOYD, farmer; P. O. Sunbury; is a well-to-do farmer of Trenton Township, a brother of Henry Boyd, whose sketch appears in this work ; he was born, in 1839, in Trenton Township, on the banks of the Black Walnut. When a boy, he attended the usual winter school of those times, and, in 1862, enlisted in Co. H, 121st O. V. I., and served six months, when he returned. Nov. 29, 1863, was married to Eliza, daughter of George Clark ; she was born July 28, 1844, in Trenton Township. By this union, there were born two boys-Clement L., born June 12, 1866, and George W., April 5, 1869. After marriage, they settled on his farm of eighty acres, where they have since lived ; this has been acquired by industry and economy. Mr. Boyd has filled several township positions and is in the enjoyment of health and prosperity. Mrs. Boyd is a member of the Baptist Church. J. P. BOSTON. farmer; P. O. Van's Valley ; is a son of Philip and Sarah Boston ; his father was born in Frederick Co., Md., about 1783, and emigrated to Ohio in 1840 ; he is now 97 years of age, and makes his home with our subject ; the mother died Aug. 4, 1859 ; they had ten children ; but seven survive. Mr. Boston was born Feb 12, 1823, and came to Ohio by team with his parents, with whom he remained, engaged in attending school and farming, until married, Dec. 25, 1852, to Mary A. Feazel, a daughter of Jacob Feazel ; after marriage, they settled in Harlem Township, where they lived on a farm for ten years, and then moved to the present place of 15 acres ; he owns 83 acres in Harlem Township, all under good improvement. He was drafted into the army, but afterward enlisted in the home guard for three years. They have had eleven children-David L., Sarah C., J. P., George W. (died 1872), William H., Abram M., John R., Charles R., Albert U. S., Marietta and Flora D. Mr. Boston makes a specialty of raising fine horses. B. CULVER. farmer and merchant-, P. O. Condit; son of John and Catharine (Johnson) Culver ; his father was born about 1770, in New Jersey, and came to Ohio in 1811, and died in 1823 ; his mother was born in Pennsylvania about 1779, and came to Ohio with her husband ; after his death she married Mr. Beard, and moved with him to Missouri ; she had twelve children by her first. marriage, three of whom now survive. Mr. Culver was born March 28, 1811, in what is now Berkshire Township, then Sunbury ; Feb. 20, 1834, he was married to Elizabeth, a daughter of TRENTON TOWNSHIP. - 829 Murdecai Thomas, when they settled in Trenton Township, on a tract of 40 acres, a portion of his present farm, which now consists of 183 acres, well improved. His wife was born April 1, 1811. They have four children-Truman, Martha J., Mary and John W. In 1867, Mr. Culver bought the Condit store of Wayman Perfect, and, with the j exception of three years when he rented to a Mr. Barnes, has remained in the business, running the post office in connection with it ; Martha J. has been Postmistress since 1872, and manages her father's business. Mr. Culver owns a pleasant home in Condit, and is in the enjoyment of the fruits of the j industry of his younger days. When game was plenty, he was a noted hunter, and in the settlement of the country was active in assisting the pioneers to "roll up" their cabins ; he takes just pride in being the owner of one of the finest span of mares in the county-one weighing 1,620 pounds, the other 1,740. E. J. CONDIT, farmer and stock-raiser; P.O. Condit; born Nov. 27, 1837, in Delaware Co., Ohio ; his father, Jonathan Condit, was born July 17, 1794, and his mother, Mary (Mulford) Condit, Oct. 3, 1796 ; both were natives of New Jersey, and were married Jan. 14, 1824, and came to Ohio in 1835, settling upon the land where Mr. Condit now lives. They had six children-John K., born Nov. 22, 1825, and died Jan. 22, 1849; Mary J., born Dec. 7, 1827 ; Susan M., born April 13, 1830, and died Aug. 30, 1831 ; Whitfield S., born Dec. 22, 1834 ; Elias J., born Nov. 27, 1837 ; and Susan E., born Nov. 27, 1837. Mr. Condit was married, in 1864, to Jennie, a daughter of Middleton Perfect; by this union there has been born five children-Mulford S., Lizzie A., Edward G., Minnie B. and Milo J. Mr. Condit is the owner of a tract of land in Delaware Co., and another in Paulding Co., and devotes his attention largely to stock-raising, dealing in a fine grade of Spanish merino sheep ; also keeps grade sheep for wool and mutton. The father and mother of Mr. Condit started in life without aid, but, by hard labor and economy, became the owner.: of about 1,200 acres of land, which was subsequently divided among the children ; the father was in the saw-mill business in an early day, in which he was successful ; the mother is yet living on the old homestead, and is now 83 years old. E. W. CONDIT, firmer; P. O. Condit; is a son of Smith, Sr., and Asenath Condit; his father way born in New Jersey, and came to Ohio and this township about 1835, where he died in about one month, leaving a family of ten children ; the mother died in 1875. Our subject was born June 4, 1830, in New Jersey ; he remained with his mother until 18, and then engaged in blacksmithing in Logan Co., serving an apprenticeship with John Cary for three years; he then went to Iowa, and in a short time returned to Ohio, and engaged in blacksmithing on a small farm near Condit; he afterward moved to the present farm, where he remained until the death of his first wife, Adaline Dawson, whom he married in 1858 ; he then spent some time in traveling, making trips East to New Jersey and West to lowa. He was again married, March 28, 1876, to Mary E., a daughter of Rev. D. and Elizabeth Adams ; the father was from Pennsylvania, and the mother from New Hampshire; this wife bore him two childrenClara M. and Edgar P. He has a snug little farm, well improved, upon which they live. They are members of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton Township. J. A. CROWL, farmer; P. O. Condit, is a son of James and Sarah ( Maloney) Crowl ; his father was born in Chester Co., Penn., and was of Scotch-Irish descent ; his mother was of Welsh descent; he was born Nov. 7, 1844, in Pennsylvania, where he remained attending school and working at stone and bricklaying. In September, 18(i2, he enlisted in Co. C, 87th Penn. V. I, and remained until the war closed ; was in the battle of Winchester; was in most of the battles of Grant's campaigns, and was wounded at Coal Harbor. and went to the rear ; he soon after joined his regiment at the yellow house in front of Petersburg, and carried his musket until the surrender of Lee ; he was, however, taken prisoner at Winchester, and kept in prison at Libby and Belle Isle for two months; was then paroled, and entered the camp ac Annapolis, Md. Was married, in 1869 ( two years after his coming to Ohio), to Cornelia Parmer; they have had three children-Nora A., Fannie B. and David E., who died in 1870. They settled on their present farm of forty-five acres soon after marriage, where they have since remained. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Centerburg, Knox Co., also member of Centerburg Lodge, No. 666, I. O. O. F.; is now L. S. in the same. E. M. CONDIT, farmer; P. O. Condit, son of Joseph S. and Asenath Condit; the former was born in Essex Co., N. J., and came to Ohio in 1835, settling in Trenton Township, where he 830 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: died; he was a mechanic; the mother died Jan. 27, 1875; they had ten children, and were both members of the Presbyterian Church. E. M. Condit was born in 1811 in Essex Co., N. J., and, at the age of 15, began learning the carpenter's trade with his father. When 17, he walked to Ohio, in company with Jotham Condit (his uncle), making the trip in fourteen days. In 1832, having returned, he came again to Ohio by team. In 1835, he made another trip to New Jersey, where he was married, July 15 of the same year, to Jane Mulford, returning to Ohio on his third trip, making it by canal and rivers. Soon after arrival, they began erecting a cabin, working at times into the night, when Mrs. Condit would hold the light, while her husband felled the trees. They were obliged to go in debt for their passage West, and, on beginning of housekeeping, they were in debt over $300, which necessitated hard work and rigid economy until liquidated. From this discouraging start, Mr. Condit has been prospering, until he now owns 500 acres of well-improved land, 160 acres of which he bought, in 1832, from the Government, the patent bearing the name of Gen. Jackson. They have raised one girl-Mary Brown, from the Home in New York; she was married, in 1877, to Thomas Robinson, and moved to Missouri on a farm, Mr. Condit having helped them to eighty acres. They also raised a boy-Zenas Chippy, whom they took at 20 months old; he married Fannie, a daughter of Samuel Rineheart, of Sunbury, and moved to Kansas, where they are farming 240 acres through Mr. Condit's aid. Mr. and Mrs. Condit have been members of the Presbyterian Church for forty-seven years. He has the credit of being the owner of the first frame barn put up in Trenton Township, which was raised without the use of whisky. MATILDA DOMIGON, Condit; was one of the first white children born in Berkshire Township, which took place in 1813, and was raised in Sunbury; she is a daughter of Norman and Sarah (Williams) Patrick; her father came to Ohio from Pennsylvania on horseback, and died in 1874. She married John Domigon; who was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1810 ; he died Oct. 2, 1869, and was a member of the M. E. Church. They had two children-Sarah, married Thomas Jackson ; H. C., who was born in 1844 in Delaware Co., was married May 5, 1872, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Alden, who was born in New York in 1800, and came to Ohio about 1820 or 1821, settling in Johnstown ; he was one of the first settlers of the place, and died in 1862 ; there were in the family thirteen children but four are now living ; she was born in 1844 in Johnstown, Ohio ; has taught twenty terms of school, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Domigon has also long been a member of the same denomination. GEORGE FARRES, milling, P. O. Condit; was born in 1835 in Belmont Co., Ohio, where he remained untill 15 years of age, when he came to Delaware Co. with Noah Dillon, with whom he engaged in farming for some time ; his father was born in Virginia, and his mother in Maryland, the former died about 1838. Mr. Farres was married in 1855 to Lorain Eggleston, a daughter of Harris and Barbara Eggleston ; she was born in 1838 in Licking Co, Ohio; they had five children, three of whom now survive-Daniel, who married Amy, daughter of Truman Culver, May 4, 1879, and Hiram and Della; the two deceased are William and George. In 1863, Mr. Farres moved to Illinois ; was there about one year, and meeting with some reverses he enlisted in Co. H, 48th I. V. I., and served from 1863 until 1865, when he was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark. He farmed after returning from the war until 1875, when he bought a saw-mill near Marengo, Morrow Co., of J. W. Hall, and moved the same to Condit, which he has since been running with good success; this mill, for which he paid $1,000, is situated upon a tract of fifteen acres of land upon which he also has two excellent dwellings. Mr. Farres skillfully manages his mill business, and with the aid of his two sons is being prospered; he has sawed and shipped over 500,000 feet of elm lumber to the Columbus Buggy Co. C. P. GORSUCH, farmer; P. O. Condit; is a son of Nathan and Lorena Gorsuch ; his father was born in September, 1816, in Knox Co., Ohio; the mother was a daughter of Solomon and Betsey Overturf; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio; they endured the hardships incident to pioneer life; the father died in December, 1866 ; the mother is still living in Trenton Township. Mr. Gorsuch was born March 26, 1854, in Harlem Township, Delaware Co., where he remained until 20, when he moved to this township, where his mother rented of G. W. Perfect; he worked by the month for three years, and was married, May 2, 1878 to Alice, a daughter of John and Catharine Blamer ; she was born in 1856, near Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio ; they have one child-Eva B., born June 24, 1879. Mr. Gorsuch has fifty-two acres of land well improved, and well TRENTON TOWNSHIP. - 831 watered by Perfect Creek; he has a good start in life, and with the advantages that generally come from being in the prime of early manhood, will succeed to the benefits that accrue from application and a sound judgment. MRS. M. J. GREEN, farmer; P. O. Condit; is a daughter of Jotham and Mary (Mulford) Condit., and sister of E. J. Condit; she was born in 1827, in New Jersey, and came to Ohio with her parents by team, as was customary in those days. She was married in 1847, to E. Green, a son of E. and Elizabeth Green ; her husband was born in Kent Co., England, and emigrated to America about 1840 ; after marriage, they settled on the farm where Mrs. Green now lives, then about one hundred acres; they added, by hard labor and skillful management, until they possessed about eight hundred acres, and improved the same; he died in July, 1873 ; their children are Susan C., married Charles Deeds, now living in Licking Co., a farmer and stock-raiser; Carrie E., married W. L. Mills, now living in the family (they have two children -Charles W., deceased, and George); Charles E. and Annie L., both living at home. Her husband was a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which organization the rest of the family belong. ALVIN GRANDSTAFF, farmer and teacher; P. O. Green; is a son of Moses and Amanda (Bowers) Grandstaff ; they were both natives of Virginia, and had ten children, seven of whom now survive. Mr. Grandstaff was born in 1842, in Licking Co., Ohio, and remained with his parents, attending school and farming until 19, at which time he enlisted in Co. D, 18th U. S. I., serving three years ; he was wounded several times-once in the shoulder very severely: he was tendered a lieutenant's commission for bravery in taking a soldier of the 32d O. V. I. off the field in the midst of the battle ; he was in the battles of Chickamauga, Stone River and Perryville, and on the Atlanta campaign with Sherman; he served three years, and was honorably mustered out; after his return, he attended school at Johnstown, Galena, Lebanon and Delaware, teaching at intervals ; having taught in all about twenty-three terms-seven months at Johnstown, in the public schools, and afterward bought a building, and started a select school at the same place, in partnership with Prof. Vaughn. He was married, Nov. 20, 1872, to Luella, a daughter of Sylvester and Elizabeth ( Walwrath) Granger ; her father was born in Granville; they had eight children. Mr. and Mrs. Grandstaff lived on his father's farm in Licking Co., for one year, and then came to his present place of sixty-four acres; they have three children -Maud, Edwin and Mabel. Mrs. Grandstaff is a member of the Christian Union Church; he is now making a specialty of fine Spanish Merino sheep, and promises great success in the undertaking. CHARLES LONGSHORE, farmer; P. O. Condit; is a son of David and Elizabeth (Warner) Longshore ; his father was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1806, settling in Berkshire Township, west of Sunbury, on the farm now owned by Mrs. Grist, where he lived until his death ; it was then a dense forest, there being but one house between Delaware and Johnstown, and that where George Gibson now resides; the only neighbor for some time was a brother ; their first nights were spent in the woods around a fire, with a friendly Indian as company ; his mother died in 1840 ; they had eight children, three now living. The subject of this sketch was born in 1818, in Delaware Co., and married Ida Sharp in 1840, and, at the age of 21, began farming for himself, and renting land for several years, when he bought a farm of forty acres, having added to it until it contained 145 acres, 100 of which he sold in 1871 ; he now lives on the remaining forty-five acres, which is in a good state of cultivation. Mr. Longshore and wife have had five children, one only now living Eugenie, who married Johnson Carpenter; they had two children-Fred and Frank. Mr. Carpenter was born in 1836, and died in 1870 ; was a soldier in the late war over four years. Jasper Longshore was in the war three years, and died in March, 1867 ; Clark died July 18, 1868 ; Seth, in March, 1867 ; Clinton, in 1848. MRS. E. LANDON, farming; P. O. Sunbury; is a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Taylor) Patrick; her father came to Ohio, in 1809, by team, and had on arrival 50 cents ; settling in Kingston Township, where he bought for his first farm the one now owned by David H. Elliott, and the birth. place of the subject (which was April 6, 1812) She was married in 1829, to George Landon, a son of Samuel and Hannah (Atherton) Landon; he -was born Aug. 23, 1806, in Luzerne Co., Penn., and came to Ohio by team with his father. The result of this union was four children-Elizabeth, died at the age of 2 years; John, born in 1832, in Berkshire Township, in 1856 he went to California, and there and in Nevada he mined nine years, when he returned; Hannah was married, July 26 832 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: 1871, to Lyman Carpenter, who died Aug. 25, 1873 ; Joseph P., born May 2, 1838, he served about eighteen months in the army, during the late war, in the 96th O. Y. I. The father died Nov. 26, 1850, when the family moved to Sunbury, and there remained until 1858, when they bought a farm west of Sunbury, known as the Gilbert Carpenter farm ; in 1873, they moved on to their present place. This farm contains 205 acres, and belongs to the two boys, John and J. P.; they have recently bought 67 acres, known as the old Longshore farm in Berkshire Township. Mrs. Landon is the owner of 100 acres of fine land in Berkshire Township. Her father was Treasurer of Delaware Co. for several terms, and was Commissioner for some time, and also Justice of the Peace, for years. The great-grandfather Landon emigrated from Scotland, at an early day, and settled on Long Island. MARGARET LONGSHORE; P. O. Condit; was born July 2, 1804, and a daughter of Christian and Sallie (Linderman) Young; her father settled in Ohio about 1816, and farmed near Galena until his death in 1838. She was married June 22, 1826, to Cyrus Longshore, by whom she has had six children, four are now living; her husband was born Nov. 24, 1804, in Muskingum Co., Ohio, and came with his parents to Delaware Co. about 1808, settling west of Sunbury on a farm now owned by the Landon brothers, and in 1836 on the farm owned by Mrs. Longshore ; he died May 3, 1870. Her son, I. N. Longshore, was born June 14, 1839, and worked by the month for five years. He was married, Nov. 23, 1865, to Angeline T. Bourn, a daughter of Almerian and Elizabeth (Jewett) Bourn ; her parents were born in Massachusetts, and came to Ohio in 1839. I. N. Longshore and wife have two children-Alvey S., born. May 17, 1867, and Mark A., Sept. 27, 1868 ; after marriage they settled on the old homestead where their residence now stands ; in May, he sold this little farm for $1,000 cash, and soon after bought one of forty-seven acres in Trenton Township of A. C. Bowers at $60 per acre; he also works eighty-three acres of his mother's farm. They are members of the Christian Union Church in which he is Elder, and has been Superintendent of Sunday schools ; he once carried the mail from Johnstown to Newark, making daily trips for one year ; he also worked at carpentering for two years. MILLS & GREEN; P. O. Condit. These gentlemen are thrifty and enterprising stock-dealers and farmers, located in the northeastern part of this township, where they have a farm of several hundred acres, well adapted for the successful prosecution of their business ; their specialty, perhaps, is in Spanish merino sheep, of which they have the finest specimens to be found in the country ; their experience dates back a number of years; this, coupled with their financial ability and enterprise, places them in the foremost rank of success in this particular ; this, however, is not permitted to detract from other classes in which they are interested ; the greatest care and attention is given in every branch of their calling, and their stock is noted for its superiority far and near. Mr. Mills is also interested in Norman horses, and has some noble animals of this kind. This firm, through their enterprise and painstaking, are not only doing a good thing for themselves. but are contributing largely to the improvement of the stock throughout the country, and are well deserving the patronage of stock-growers. W. D. MILLER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Galena; is one of the most extensive farmers of Trenton Township ; he was born, in 1833. in Knox Co., Ohio, and remained with his parents until married. His father, John Miller, was born in Washington Co., Penn, and came with his parents to Ohio in 1811; his mother carrying him and a brother on horseback ; they settled in Knox Co. His father married twice, and had seven children by each wife; he is now living in Utica. Mr. Miller's parents have been members of the Christian Church for forty years. In 1855. he engaged in the daguerreotype business, with Hartsock, in Iowa, and, in 1856, he built a car fur the same purpose, and was then engaged in Iowa City and Washington, same State, until 1858, when he returned to Ohio, where, in December of that year, he married Melissa, a daughter of William King, of Utica, by whom he had two children-Nettie, married J. Stockwell, and Monroe, who died when but 1 year old ; his wife died in 1862. He was again married, in 1865, to Mary, a daughter of James Paul ; her father was born in Washington Co., Penn., and was one of the early pioneers of Knox Co., Ohio, and now makes his home in Morrow Co. Mr. Miller has five children by his last marriage-Henry, Fred, John, William and Sarah E., who died in September, 1875. Mr. Miller began farming by renting for five years, he then bought 272 acres of land in Trenton Township, to which he subsequently added quite extensively. In connection with his farming, he- TRENTON TOWNSHIP. - 833 branched into the sheep business, which has grown into such magnitude, that he now ranks among the most extensive stock-dealers of the county, having about nine hundred head of Spanish merino of fine quality. To his wifb is due much credit for her efforts in contributing to the prosperity of her husband, having saved up about $600 from her resources as a housekeeper. He is a member of the Trenton Christian Church, and also of the Grange Lodge. ALLEN MOORE, farmer; P. O. Sunbury; teas born in 1825 in Licking Co., Ohio ; he is a son of Jacob and Mary (Dixon) Moore ; his father was born in Virginia, and came to Ohio in 1813, settling in Burlington Township, Licking ('o.; he died in Utica in 1864 ; the mother died in 1844 ; they had eight children. Mr. Moore remained at his paternal home until married in 1851 to Sarah, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Harris) Matthews; her father was born in 1792, in Alleghany Co., Md., and emigrated to Ohio at an early period; he was in the war of 1812. Her mother was born Nov. 11, 1792 ; they had ten children. Mrs. Moore was born in 1827 in Knox Co.. Ohio, they farmed in Licking Co. until Mr. Moore enlisted in Co. B, 142d O. V. I., and while he was in the service his wife bought their present firm of 102 acres, which is under good improvement and worth $60 per acre. They have three children-Henry, who has taught school, clerked for Judge Sprague, at Sunbury, and engaged in ether kinds of occupations ; Theodore, who is at home and Josephine, who married Eli Zigler, now living in Richland Co., Ohio. He is a teacher and farmer; she has also had considerable -xperience and success in teaching. Mr. Moore bas been called upon to serve his township, and is at present Trustee. He and wife are members of the Christian Church, in which he is Deacon. They are now in the enjoyment of a pleasant homc, the fruit of their combined efforts and provident care. NORMAN PERFECT, farmer; P. O. Condit ; was born Oct. 9, 1830, on a farm in Trenton Township, where he remained with his father and mother ( Middleton and Huldah Perfect) until 21 years old, when he came to the farm where he now lives, then 145 acres, to which he has added until he now possesses 323 acres, well improved. He was married, March 13, 1856, to Susan E., a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Condit, by whom he had ten children-Edgar N., Mary A., Mark A.. Carrie J., Waldo and Claude; and four deceased-John C. died June 26, 1861; Addie A., Oct. 9,1865; Elias July 15, 1874, and an infant March 10, 1857 Mr. Perfect is in the general stock business. making a specialty of short-horned thoroughbred cattle and is in partnership with Mills & Condit, breeding fine Norman horses, having at this time two fine stallions recently imported from France He recently came into possession, by purchase, o' twenty-five acres of the old homestead of hi: father. Mr. Perfect and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. I. A. PIERSON, merchant, Condit; son of Ire and Jemima (Condit) Pierson ; his father was born June 17, 1788, in New Jersey, and came to Ohio in 1838, settling near Condit; his first. house was a rude structure of round logs with a puncheor floor ; he died June 13, 1873, at the ripe old age of 85, having reared a family of ten children ; he was a member of the Baptist Church; the mother was a daughter of Simon Condit, and was born in 1792, and died Dec. 15, 1869 ; was also a member of the Baptist Church. Their son, I. A Pierson, was born Nov. 12, 1830, in New Jersey and came with his parents by team to Ohio, being twenty-nine days on the road; at 16, he began learning the cabinet trade with C. S. Ogden, in Logan Co.; at the end of three years, he worked at house-building, in Delaware Co. one year, an( in Licking Co. about two years; he then ran saw-mill in partnership with his brother Simon for seven years, meeting with good success; in 1859 he bought fifty acres of land in Trenton Township which he has improved; in 1863, he took a contract to carry the mail between Condit and Mt Vernon, and, at the same time, engaging in buying and selling wood and furs, also dealing in stock in 1873, he took charge of the station and express at this place, and has been engaged in merchandising under the firm name of Pierson & Post, buying produce and grain. Was married, Dec. 30, 1852, to Juliet Herron, daughter of A. Herron of New Jersey; she was born June 2, 1831, and died Jan. 1, 1867 ; they had five children-Andrew H., Nettie B., James E., Martin M. and Frank O. (died on the train coming from Kansas City) ; Mr. Pierson was again married Oct. 28, 1868, to Pyrena, daughter of Smith Perry; she was born June 8, 1845. They are members o the Presbyterian Church in Trenton, of which he has been Trustee. C. S. PARSONS, farmer; P. O. Condit ; is : native of New York, where he was born in 1834 His father, G. D. Parsons, is a native of the same 834 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: State, and with his wife, and mother of C. S., are now living in Licking Co. They came to Ohio in 1849. C. S. Parsons, when a boy, worked by the month, before and after coming to Ohio, a portion of the time for from $6 to $10 per month. In Granville, Ohio, he worked for A. Bond at the cooper's trade, for seven years, and then took up the double occupation of cooper and farmer, near his father's home in Licking Co. In 1866, he was married to Ettie Barton, daughter of Emily Barton, formerly of Maryland, now of this township. They have had four children, two now living-Annie B. and William L. ; the two deceased were infants. Soon after marriage, they settled on the place where they now live, which consists of thirty-five acres. They are members of the Christian Church in Licking Co., in the Sunday school of which he has been Superintendent. S. H. PIERSON, farmer; P. O. Condit; was born Dec. 31, 1827, in Essex Co., N. J., and emigrated to Ohio in 1838. At 17, he began the blacksmith's trade with Lewis Ketcham, with whom he afterward formed a partnership. In 1850, went to Iowa and entered 200 acres of land, remaining about eight months; returning, he worked in a machine-shop at Granville, Ohio. Ten months afterward, he went to work carpentering with his brother I. A., at Columbus Center, on what is now known as the B. & O. R. R., for two years. They then went into the steam saw-mill business, his part of which he subsequently traded for a farm in Paulding Co., and in a short time moved to Hartford Township, Licking Co., where he lived fifteen years, and then traded for 205 acres of land, where he now lives. Was married, Feb. 22, 1854, to Abigail, a daughter of Moses and Eleanor (Gould) Jacobus. Her father was born in New Jersey, and came to Ohio in 1832, settling on the farm now owned by Burrell, where he died in 1852. They had eight children. Mrs. Pierson was born Oct. 10, 1828, in New Jersey. They have six children, five living - Charles A., William C., Ella J., Emma C. and Cora M.; Stephen M. died Dec. 14, 1861. He and wife, together with Charles, William an Ella, are members of the Presbyterian Church. DANIEL H. PETERS, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Green, Licking Co.; is a son of William and Sarah (Bashford) Peters; his fathe was of English descent, and born in Maryland his mother of Irish descent; her father was fro Cork, Ireland. Mr. Peters' father emigrated to Ohio about 1816, and his grandfather came to America in 1808, and served awhile in the war of 1812. Mr. Peters was born June 26, 1820, in Pickaway Co., Ohio, and came to Licking Co., in April, 1822. Nov. 27, 1842, he was married to Miss R. Iles; she was born in Licking Co ; they had nine children-Sarah J., Lucretia, James W., Effie, Oliver, Emma, William P., Melissa and Martha. His wife died Oct. 6, 1863; she was a member of the M. E. Church. He was again married, in 1864, to Mary A., daughter of Edward and Mary Lake, by whom he had six children five living-Rose D., Frank J., Milton H., Mark M., William S. and John M., who died Nov. 21. 1869. He lived, after marriage, in Licking Co. four years, and then rented his present farm of 124 acres, which he bought two years afterward ; About 1859, he learned the carpenter's trade, and has thus been enabled to make his own farm improvements; in 1864, he commenced dealing in Spanish merino sheep, which he supplies to those wanting at fair prices; he has filled his share of the township offices, and is now a member of the Christian Union Church, as are also five his family. He has served as Superintendent of Sunday school for twenty-five years, and many years as Elder. This church now has a membership of 100. He is a member of Sparrow Lodge. No. 400, A., F. & A. M. GEORGE PATRICK, farmer; P. O. Sunbury is a son of Norman and Sarah (Williams) Pat. rick; his father was born in New York, and came to Trenton Township about 1808, on horseback, and located on what is now the Burt Moore farm in 1830, he kept tavern in Sunbury, the second one in the place; he died in April, 1874, the father of six children. George Patrick was born Aug. 8, 1815, in this township, and was married. Jan. 18, 1836, to Rebecca, a daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Cain) Walker; her parents were natives of Virginia, and were early settlers of Mt. Vernon ; they are both dead; after marriage, Mr. Patrick settled on the London farm for some time, afterward lived in Sunbury ; in 1839. they settled on the farm where they now live. He began carrying the mail about 1837, his first trip being from London to the former residence of Mr. Coulter ; after six months, he carried from West Jefferson, Franklin Co., to Columbus, afterward between Sunbury and Columbus. In 1852, in company with forty others, he went by team to California for the purpose of mining. where he had some success ; he returned in two years by water, when he again entered upon his TRENTON TOWNSHIP. - 835 his old calling, between Sunbury and Columbus. In 1863, he enlisted in Co. G, 96th O. V. I., as teamster; he returned from the war in 1865, sick with the fever; as soon as able he went to Cairo, Ill., and brought home his son, who was sick from army exposure, and who was Quartermaster of the 174th O. V. I.; then drove a Government team from Camp Chase to Columbus ; afterward on the mail route from Lancaster to Columbus for J. W. Hauks ; in 1868, he took the mail route between Sunbury, Johnstown and Delaware; afterward selling out the Delaware route to Brooks, he yet carried the mail to Johnstown. They have nine children-Nathan E., married Louie Redman; Huldah, has an important position in the Dayton Insane Asylum; Philena, who married John Welchimer ; P. H., living at home ; Sarah E., who married Leroy Irving; Matilda, who married William Cott; George, living at E. J. Condit's ; John W., who is a farmer in Iowa, and Norman, living at home. Mr. Patrick and wife are members of the Christian Church. W. M. SHICKS, farmer; P. O. Sunbury; son of Michael and Sophina (Titus) Shicks ; his father was born in Pennsylvania and came to Ohio about 1812, settling in Berkshire Township on the farm now owned by B. Bell; Mr. Shicks' father died in 1847 or 1848 ; his mother was born in New York, married in Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio by team ; they had seven children, but four survive. The subject was born in 1824 in Trenton Township and was married to Mary, a daughter of John and Rachel (Meeker) Place; she was born June 1, 1824, in Porter Township ; they have had eight children, six living-George, born July 7 , 1853 ; Alice, May 28, 1855 ; James A., March 3, 1858 ; John W., June 14, 1859 ; Charles, May 16, 1861 ; Roxanna, May 17, 1866 ; T. J., 1849, died June 27, 1861 ; Harriet, born July 29, 1851, died June 20, 1861 ; Charlie, John and Alice belong to the Christian Church in Trenton Township ; Mr. Shicks settled on his present farm of twenty-three acres soon after marriage, and there is passing life pleasantly ; Mrs. Shick's parents were from Pennsylvania ; her grandparents, Timothy Meeker and Peleg Place, were Revolutionary soldiers. PETER V. SEARLES, farmer; P. O. Van's Valley; is a son of Peter and Mercy Searles, natives of New York; he was born in 1810 in Saratoga Co., same State, and emigrated to Ohio in 1828, settling in Madison Co.; two years afterward moving to Licking Co., and there engaged working by the month; in 1838, he married Jane Light, who was born in 1819 in Virginia; they farmed for awhile near Galena, and then came to Trenton Township; in 1841, he bought fifty acres of land in Licking Co., for which he went in debt $700 ; this he liquidated with money earned by teaming; this he sold in 1843, and subsequently bought the present farm of 111 acres, having rented it for some time prior; they have had seven children; six now survive-Warren V., married Angeline Walker; Theodore P., married three times, to Julia Day, Mary Ford and Ellen Leaks ; Viola A., married William Day, living in Brown Co., Ind.; Adaline, married Henry Ross; Alinda J., married Lud Wright; Alonzo M., was born March 23, 1858; was married to Sarah Boruff Nov. 27, 1877 ; she was born June 30, 1857 ; they have one child, Bessie O., born Sept. 8, 1879 ; they are making their home with his father, the mother having died Dec. 4, 1859. D. S. SINKEY, farmer; P. O. Van's Valley; is a son of William and Mary (McCardney) Sinkey ; his parents were of Irish descent and came from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1813, settling in Perry Co., and moving afterward to Iowa, where they died. The subject was born July 3, 1806, in Pennsylvania, and came with his parents by team to Ohio. He was married, in 1826, to Betsy Stimale, by whom he had four children ; two are living-Ann (married James Grant, a connection of Gen. U. S. Grant, and is living in Effingham Co., Ill.), John, (now in Licking Co., Ohio). Mrs. Sinkey died in 1835. He was again married, in 1855, to Margaret Clayton, by whom he had four children, but three are living-Miles, (living in Union Co.) Stephen, (in Licking Co.); Mary, (married J. Kerby). Mr. Sinkey's second wife died Oct. 16, 1863 ; was again married in 1864, to Jane Iles, by whom he had one child-William D., born Dec. 28, 1865. Mrs. Sinkey's parents were born in Virginia and carne to Ohio in 1802 ; her grandfather Iles was a British soldier ; her parents had nine children, four now living--Mary (Graves); Elizabeth (Jaques); John (married Elizabeth Southard). Mr. Sinkey settled on his present farm about 1833 ; it was then covered with timber which he has cleared off, and now has 76 acre, of well-improved land. A. B. SHAVER, farmer; P. O. Van's Valley is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Conner) Shaver The subject was born Aug. 8, 1844, in Trenton Township, on what is now the Douglas Perfect farm, where he remained until 1 year old ; his 836 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: parents then moved to the Walker farm and were there two years, and then bought 100 acres of land which is yet in possession of the family. Mr. Shaver remained with his parents until June 15, 1870, when he was married to Orlena, a daughter of Oliver and Rosanna (Miff) Willison; ; her father was born in Licking Co.; her mother to Perry Co. They are members of the M. E. Church; have had ten children ; eight now living. Her father deals largely in stock, in Licking Co. Mr. and Mrs. Shaver settled on their present farm of 88 acres, in 1871 ; it is well improved and valued at $60 per acre ; he deals somewhat in Spanish merino sheep, to which business his farm is well adapted. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he is Trustee. They have one child, an infant. T. H. VAN KIRK, physician and surgeon P. O. Condit ; is a son of Asher and Elizabeth Vankirk; his father was born in 1808, in Washington Co., Penn., and came to Knox Co., Ohio, in 1862, and to Delaware Co. in 1874 ; the mother was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Stephenson ; her father was killed by lightning when she was an infant; she was born in 1812, in Waynesburg, Penn., and came with her husband to Ohio; he died Aug. 9, 1876, and she Oct. 20, 1877 ; they were both members of the Disciples Church. The Doctor was born Oct. 13, 1831, near Washington, Penn., where he made the best possible use of such educational advantages as the schools of his native town would allow; he attended Washington College four years, and taught school from the age of 18 until he was 30, a portion of this time in Ohio and Illinois; in 1860, he bought a farm, upon which he lived two years, and then bought a flock of sheep in Knox Co., which he drove to Illinois, herding them in McLean Co.; while there he taught. one term of school at Twin Grove; returning to Knox Co., he entered mercantile business in 1865, at Rich Hill ; he then completed his medical course, to which he had been applying himself by attending three terms of lectures at the Cincinnati Eclectic College, graduating in 1869 ; he then began practice at Mt. Liberty, continuing for two years; then practiced one year in Johnstown ; in 1873, he began at Condit, where he has since resided, in the enjoyment of a lucrative practice. He was married, in 1858, to Laura A. Jewell, a daughter of Harrison and Mary Jewell, of Licking Co.; she died in 1861, in Pennsylvania; in 1869, he married his second wife, Frances J., a daughter of Alden Allen, of Knox Co.; they have three children-Charlie, Harry and Leet. The Doctor is now serving his fourth term as .Justice of the Peace, and has held other positions; himself and wife are members of the Disciples Church at Mt. Liberty ; he has a good property in Condit and Mt. Liberty, and is a member of the Masonic Fraternity. A. C. WILLIAMS, stone-quarry and miller ; P. O. Sunbury ; was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1827 ; he is a son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Ackerson) Williams ; his father was born in Essex Co., N. J., and emigrated to Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1814, where he lived to the ripe old age of 84. Mr. Williams married, in 1852, Martha F.., a daughter of Rev. William Francisco. They fanned in Franklin Co. until 1856, when they bought the present farm, on which he soon built a saw and gist-mill, which he still operates. He has on his place one of the finest quarries in the State ; some of the stone is well adapted for monumental work, for which it is used to some extent. His farm is well cultivated, and has on it fine buildings and an excellent vineyard. Mr. Williams and wife are members of the M. E. Church, at Sunbury. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) |