Coshocton County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1881 (part 9 of 10)

STOCKMAN J. S., Coshocton, boot and shoe manufacturer and dealer; was born December 29, 1827, in Harrison county; son of Philip Stockman, American born of German descent. Young Stockman worked with his father in a flouring-mill until he was seventeen years old, and worked for a time at carpentering, but found it too hard for him, as he had been seriously disabled by a fall from a cherry tree when a boy. He then entered as an apprentice to his uncle James Means, of Cadia, Ohio, to learn shoemaking, but owing to ill health he was induced to work on a farm for one year. When about twenty-one years old he came to this county and opened a shop for himself at Chili, from which place he removed to Auburn, DeKalb county, Iowa, and remained about ten years, working at his trade. From there he went to Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa, and stayed three years. In the year 1871 Mr. Stockman came to this city and established his business, which he has followed to the present time. Mr. Stockman was married first to Miss Little, daughter of James Little, of Chili. The result of this union was four children,' three of whom died in infancy and one survives, viz: William A. Mr. Stockman afterward married Miss Martha Reed, daughter of Daniel Reed of this county. The result of this union was two children, both living, viz : Mary Bell and Jennie May. Mr. Stockman is doing a good business in custom work.

STOKUM ADAM, Tuscarawas township; farmer ; postoffice, Coshocton, Ohio ; born July 4, 1844, in Linton township ; son of Christopher and Mary Anne (Lutz) Stokum. Adam enlisted, in 1865, in ' company K, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth 0. V. I., and served nearly one year. Mr. Stokum was married, March 22, 1877, to Miss Nancy, daughter of Charles and Susan (Rogers) Wells, natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania. This union has been blessed with two children, Lubertie and Daisy Odessa. Mr. Stokum's father died November 12, 1878.

STCfNEBROOK HIRAM, Adams township; teacher and proprietor of woolen mills ; postoffice, Bakersville ; born August 31, 1840, in Salem township, Tuscarawas county. His parents came to that county in 1835 and settled in the woods on a small tract of land, with only means sufficient to pay for their land when first bought from the government, and by industry and rigid economy they secured means to carry them through life, leaving their estate to their children unincumbered. They raised a family of three children - one son and two daughters. His father died November 19, 1870, at the age of sixty years, four months, twenty-one days ; and his mother, March 18, 1880, aged sixty-nine years, four months, twenty-nine days, having lived over forty years on the same old homestead. He was sent to common school until fifteen years of age, after which he was sent to the Ohio Wesleyan university, at Delaware, Ohio, during the years 1857-58; and after returning home he commenced teaching, at the age of nineteen, and continued in that profession until August, 1862, when he enlisted as sergeant of Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth 0. V. I.; and after remaining in that capacity over two years, was promoted to lieutenant, and was soon after assigned to the command of Company C. of the same regiment, and remained in command until the close of the war. He participated in the battles of the AVilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Locust Grove, Virginia, Monocacy, Maryland, siege of Petersburgh, capture of Richmond and surrender of General Lee, and many other engagements. He was mustered out of the service in June, 1865, and returned home to begin a quiet life. He was married September 28, 1865, to Miss Emaline Thompson, daughter of James and Jane A. Thompson, who are both deceased. She was born November 19, 1843, and became the mother of seven children, viz : Ardella J., born November 14, 1866, died November 24, 1868; Alonzo 0., born November 7, 1867; Halley B., born February 17, 1869; Harrv G., born April 19, 1870 ; James O., born November 12, 1871, died March 2, 1876; Florence B., born December 28, 1872; Emma 0., born May 129,1874; Wilham born May 11, 1877, and Marion, born September 16, 1880. He is proprietor of the Bakersville woolen mills, and also teacher of the Bakersville school.

STONEHOCKER DANIEL, White Eyes township ; farmer ; born in White Eyes, in 1820 ; sonof Jacob Stonehocker, who was a native of Virginia, and emigrated to this State in 1812, and settled in Tuscarawas county ; moved to White Eyes about 1816, and located on the farm where his son Daniel now resides. His father married Elizabeth Winklepleck, of Pennsylvania. They had eight children, Daniel being the only one now living. The subject of this sketch married Miss 'Mary Sherid, of Tuscarawas county, who was born in 1828, in the same county. 'They have three children, George, Jacob and Elizabeth, all of whom are living at home. Mr. Stonehock- . er has always lived on the place where his father first settled. His father died at the age of seventy-one years, and his mother, at the age of fiftyfive years.

STONEHOCKER WILLABD W., White Eyes township ; physician ; a native of the township, and born in 1855. His father, Jacob J., was born in White Eyes in 1816, and married Sarah Winklepleck, May 18, 1851. They became the parents of the following children : Jessie M.; Jacob, deceased ; Michael ; John E., died October 1871 ; Ellen, Hester and Harriet. Willard's grandfather, Jacob Stonehocker, was married to Elizabeth Winklepleck. They were both natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Stonehocker came to this county in 1816, and was one of the earliest settlers. Willard W. attended the Columbus medical college two years, graduated March 8, 1881, and expects to practice medicine as his profession, but has not, as yet, selected a location.

STORM NICHOLAS, Mill Creek township; farmer ; postofEce ,New Bedford ; born in 1828 in. this township." His father, John Storm, was born in 1777 in Kentucky. He was married in 1803- to ]\Iiss Elizabeth Slonaker of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. She was born in 1784. They came to this county in 1819. He died in 1863 ; she died in 1854. They were the parents of thirteen children. The subject of this sketchi was married in 1846 to Miss Judah Stull of this county, who was born in 1828 in this township. They are the parents of nine children, six of whom are living.

STOVER ARCHIBALD, Monroe township;: was born September 24, 1829, in Monroe township,. Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Michael and Phoebe (Dickey) Stover, grandson of Michael Stover, and grandson of John Dickey. He was brought up on a farm, educated in district schools and Spring Mountain high school. At the age of twenty-one he began the tinner's trade under Charles Harmany of Holmes county, and served three years. Ever since the completion of his apprenticeship, he has worked at his trade in Spring Mountain. July 1, 1880, he was appointed mail carrier between Spring Mountain and Helmick for four years. He was married to Miss Kittie Pettit m November 1864, daughter of" Joshua and Mary (Brillhart) Pettit, and granddaughter of Samuel and. Susannah (Whiteshell) Brillhart. Their children are Emily, Logan,. Winfred, and Harry Glide.

STOVER A. J., Monroe township ; was born in November, 1835, on the farm where he now lives, in Monroe township. He is a son of Michael and Phoebe (Dickey) Stover, who are natives of Rockingham county, Virginia, and grandson of Christopher and Catharine Stover,, and of John Dickey. The Stovers are of German descent, and the Dickeys Irish. Mr. Stover enlisted in Company I, Fifty-first 0. V. I., in September, 1861, and served under Captain J. Crooks, Colonel Stanley Mathews and General Nelson. He was first lieutenant during the 100- days' service. He was married, in May, 1870,. to Sarah J. McNeil, daughter of Archibald and Sarah (Bucklew) McNeil, and granddaughter of Archibald and Mary McNeil, and of Samuel and Hannah Bucklew. Their children were Lizzie L., born June 2, 1871 ; Oraz, born October 27, 1872 ; Marion C. and Jane Z , twins, born October 5, 1880.

STROUSE JOHN, farmer ; Tiverton township ;: postofflce, Walhonding, Ohio; born December 13, 1829, in Berks county, Pennsylvania; He came to this county in 1834, witli his parents. His father died in January, 18'72. His mother alsodied in 1872. They "were the parents of nine child-

Ten, the subject of this sketch being the seventh. He was married in 1848 to Miss Uretta Brown, of Holmes county, who was born in 1827, in ColumiDiana county, Ohio. They were the parents ofsix children, three of whom are living, viz : Northana C, Sarah E. and Lydia. He was married in June, 1862, to Miss Barbara Brown, sister -of fiis first wife, who was bom in 1835. They are the parents of eight children, six of whom are living, viz : Aaron, William L., Edward, Uriah W., Lola M. and Arrilla.

STROUSE GEORGE, Sb., farmer; Tiverton township; postofiice, Gann, Knox county; born in 1819, in Pennsylvania. He came to this with his father in 1834, who died in 1872 His mother also died in 1872. They were the parents of ten children, the subject of this sketch being the oldest. He was married in 1844 to Miss Lavina Camp, of Holmes county, who was born in 1821, in Columbiana county. They are the parents of nine children, viz: Uretta M., Anna Mary J., Elmira, James K., Charles A., George L., Johnson and Taurus E., deceased.

STUART MRS. EDY,, Bethlehem township ; -Wfs born in May, 1802, in Belmont county, Ohio. Her father, Robert Giffen, was of Scotch descent, and came to this country in 1807, and located in 'New Castle township. His daughter Edy was married in 1824, to Mr. Matthew Stuart, who was laorn in 1802, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith ; came to this county in 1825, iind was engaged to superintend the construction of the Ohio can&,l. He also assisted in the con- .struction of the Milan and Huron canal, and /built several divisions of the Walhonding canal. He was engaged extensively in the United States -Government improvements of the Ohio river. He constructed the levee at Cairo, Illinois, now an important military post. He also aided in the construction of several railroads. Mr. Stuart 'emigrated overland to California in 1849, leaving his family in Coshocton. After spending a few years in that State, he returned home, and located near Columbus, Ohio. He died October 5, 1862, aged sixty years.

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart became the parents of five children, viz: Robert, born May 12, 1825; Oaroline, born May 6, 1826 ; Carmelia, born July 1832; Ewing, born in 1838, died January 3, 1841, and Columa E., born January 5, 1844. Rob- -ert Stuart was employed as a receiver of public moneys in the general land office at Olympia, Washington Territory. He was married to Miss Abby H. Hunt, of Boston, Massachusetts. She was of Puritan ancestry and a graduate of Tremont college. After graduation, she. accepted a position as bookkeeper in a large manufacturing «stabhshment. The firm failed and she went to Springfield, Massachusetts, and engaged in business. In 1866, shp sailed to San Francisco, California, to take charge of the office business of a relative, which position she held for five years, when, on account of failing health, she was compelled to go north. She went to Washington Territory, and became acquainted with Hon. Robert G. Stuart, and was married to him.

After marriage, she volunteered to reply to all letters of inquiry received in regard to the territory and its advantages. During the summer of 1875, she wrote a pamphlet of sixty pages, describing the territory. The Legislature published 6000, copies of the pamphlet for gratuitous distribution. Caroline Stuart was married, April 8, 1851, to Samuel Denman, who was bofti in New Jersey, and came to this county in 1832. They became the parents of two children, viz: Mary Stuart Denman,.born May 17, 1852; and Charles Lyon Denman, born in 1854. Carmelia Stuart was married July 28, 1832, to Mr. Francis Wolf, of this county.

STUDOR JOHN, Franklin township. Mr. Studor's parents, Jacob and Catharine (Erhart), emigrated from Alsace, France, near Strausburg, to this township, in 1835. His father, born in 1806, had served in the French army seven years. John is the sixth child of a family of seven, as follows ; Magdalene (Trottman), of Linton township; EUzabeth (Beck), deceased ; Jacob, of Muskingum county; Catherine B. (Mayer), of Coshocton; Caroline, John and Mary Ann (Hohn), of Muskingum county. He is a farmer, and was married April 9, 1869, to Elizabeth Hershman, by which marriage he has four children, viz : Jacob Edward, Milton Elmer, Plenna Allen and Estella Vern.

STURGEON C. L., Coshocton, Ohio; of the firm of Sturgeon & Selby, merchants, 424 Main street. Mr. Sturgeon was born October 21, 1855, in Mount Holly, Knox county, Ohio; son of William Sturgeqn, who was born in Washington ^ county, Pennsylvania, January 22, 1824, and Mary - (Baker) Sturgeon, born near Danville, Knox county, Ohio, November 23, 1829. She died November 2, 1868. Her grandmother was a Talbot, and was in the direct line from the Earl of Shrewsbury. Her immediate parents were Pennsylvania Germans. William Sturgeon's parents were natives of Pennsylvania, of English and Scotch ancestry. His father died at the age of eighty-, two years, and his mother at sixty-six. William Sturgeon and Mary Baker were married October 17, 1854, and became the parents of seven children, viz: Cliff rd L., Melville S., Clara Victoria, Ada E., Elmer E., Lizzie I. and Charles W. Clifford L. attended the public schools until nineteen, when he entered, as a student, in 1876, the Ohio Wesleyan university, and remained^ne year. In 1877 he formed a partnership with his brother.

Melville S., and his present partner, firm name, Sturgeon Brothers & Co. In the spring of ISSl the above firm was formed, Melville S., withdrawing.

E. O. Selby, of the above firm, was born in Knox county, Ohio, May 30, 1857; son of Professor J. B. and Isabel (Sturgeon) Selby, who were the parents of eight children, viz : Milton Clifford and Charles, deceased, and Walter L., E. 0., Mina B., Lillie M. and Oscar E., living. The five were born in Knox county, and the others at Spring Mountain, Coshocton county, where their father was principal of the Spring Mountain academy for a number of years prior to his going West, wlfere he died in 1871. His widow and children, excepting E. O., are now on the farm which he purchased there. E. O. was clerk in a store and bank in the West prior to his locating in Coshocton.

SQUIEE J. S., Jackson township; farmer; postoflS.ce, Roscoe ; born October 24, 1846, on the farm on which he now resides. When about eighteen he went into a drug store as clerk, at Worthington, Indiana, where he remained two years. In May, 1864, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fortieth O. N. G., and served four months. He was elected justice of the peace of Jackson township in the spring of 1880, which oflBce he now holds. In 1876 he was elected a member of the board of education for his township, and held the office three years. He was married January 19, 1869, to Miss Sarah Anne, daughter of Garret Snedecker, of Jackson township, but a native of Knox county. They became the parents of four children, viz: Emma E., Nora, James William, and Lucretia.

SUMERS JOHN, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice. West Lafayette, Ohio; son of John and Margaret (Mitchel) Sumers; was t)orn April 8, 1862, in Zanesville, Ohio. His parents are of German descent. He came from Zanesville when four years old and located in Coshocton, remaining two years. He then removed to Linton township with his parents, and remained eight years ; then removed to Oxford township, remaining five years. Plis parents then returned to Zanesville, and he has since remained in Lafayette township. Mr. Summers was married, September 13, 1872, to Miss Melissa Loos, of this county. They are the parents of three children, viz : William, deceased; Asa, deceased, and Leona.

SWIGAET JAMES H., farmer; White Eyes township; born in Harrison county in 1824; son of Joseph Swigart, who was the father of three children ; James is the only one living, and he was left fatherless at the age of three years. In 1846 he married Miss Eozena Hamilton, of Tuscarawas county. She was a native of that county, and was born in 1829. They have five children Mary E , born 1848, and is married to Henry Swigart; Elisha A., born in 1850, is married to Althea Ewing, the daughter of Daniel Ewing, of this township ; INIargaret, born in 1854, and Wesley born in 1861, are both single and live at home. Mr. Swigart lived in Harrison county .until he was twenty years ef age. In 1844 he moved to Tuscarawas county, and came to White Eyes in 1862, and he is now the largest land holder in the township.

TAPE LEWIS, Coshocton; proprietor barber shop, opera house block, Main street ; born October 19, 1850, in Germany ; son of Philip Jacob Tafe. Lewis remained at home until seventeen, working with his father, in a jewelry store, and going to school. In 1867, he came to America, landing in New York City, and immediately went to St. Charles, Missouri, and learned his trade; remained two years; then' went to St. Louis, and remained six years; then came to Dennison, Ohio, four years, working at his trade all the vshile. In January, 1879, he came to this city, and established his present shop. Mr. Tafe was married, June 2, 1879, to Miss Ida Eliza Rolley, daughter of Daniel Roily, of Trentpn^ Tuscarawas county, Ohio. This union was blessed with three children, one, Elvira, dead, and twoliving, Oscar L. and Victoria C. Mrt Tafe i& doing a good moderate business.

TALLMADGE HENRY, Jackson township; Roscoe postoflSce ; born in this county, in 1832 y son of Joseph and Frances Tallmadge, and grandson of Moses and Rebecca Tallmadge ; married,^ in 1854, to Mary WiUiams, daughter of Lewis and Rebecca Williams. Mr. Tallmadge is the father of ten children, viz : Sarah A , Rachel, Benjamin, Rebecca F., L. E., Rosa J., Mary S., William H., James H. and Hannah C.

TAYLOR LYMAN, farmer; postoffice .Warsaw; born in 1855, in this county. His father, John Taylor, was born in 1818, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was married to Miss Sabina Dennis, of Knox county, who was born in 1821. They are the parents of six children, the subject of thissketch being the fourth. He was married in 1878, to JMiss Sylvia Frederick, of this county, who was born in 1859, in this county.

TAYLOR JOHN, Jefierson township; born October, 1818, in Jefferson township, Muskingum county, Ohio; son of Samuel Taylor, who was elected captain in the war of 1812, and seryed under General Miller and Colonel Heath. He enlisted in Allegheny county, Maryland, and served his country with distinction. Hismother was Mary Taylor, born in Hartford county, Maryland. His parents came to Muskingum county in 1814. He is a grandson of John and Hannah 'Eaylor, and Ezra and Elizabeth (Brown) Taylor. He was educated in the old log school-house, yet standing on his farm. Mr. Taylor filled the office of county commissioner six years, justice of the peace, fifteen years, and land appraiser, one. In 1824 he came with his father to Coshocton county, being his father's only child, he lived with hini till his father's death. He was married May 12, 1842, to Miss Sabina Dennis, of Knox county, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Horn) Dennis, natives of Pennsylvania. Their children were Samuel, deceased ; Dennis, Mary ;' Elizabeth, deceased ; Arminda, Lyraan, Norman and Clara. Mary married David Walker, deceased, and resides with her parents ; Arminda married Joseph Haines, a farmer of Bedford township; Lyman is a farmer in Bedford township, and Mar:cied Sylvia Frederick; Clara is at home, single. Both of Mr. Taylor's grandfathers were patriots in the revolutionary war, and served under Washington. His grandfather Taylor served seven years, was taken prisoner five times and wounded once, in the breast, where he carried an ounce ball for a number of years, the extraction of which finally caused his death.

TAYLOR DENNIS, Jefferson township; was born in December, 1845, in Jefferson townspip, Coshocton county; postoffice, Warsaw; son of John Taylor, who was a native of Muskingum county, and Sabina (Dennis) Taylor, who was a native of Knox county. For further ancestry, see his father's (John Taylor's), biography. Mr. Taylor was brought up on a farm, and educated in district schools. He lived at home with his parents until the age of twenty-two, when he married Miss E. A. Porter, in December 1867, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Dean) Porter, who was born in January, 1856." The following children were born to them: Emma, born October 30, 1868; John P., Februarv 29, 1872; J. W., June 8, 1875; Iva M., September 1, 1877, and Mary M., October 30, 1879. Mrs. Taylor is a grancjdaughter of Samuel and Mary (McCurdy) ,Dean, and of Elizabeth Wilky.

TAYLOR E. T., Virginia township; born September 17, 1819, son of Ebenezer and Margaret Taylor ; married in 1841 to Louisa Walraven. Mr. Taylor has eleven children, viz ; William, May, Mary Jane, John P., Caroline, Louisa, Samuel B., James H., Margaret L., Clare I , and John P. Postoffice, Dresden, Muskingum county.

TAYLOR HIRAM A., engineer in Coshocton iron and steel works ; was born September 20, 1838 in HoUingsworth, Lancashire county, England ; son of John and Maria (Dainkrey) Taylor. In 1814 he accompanied his parents to America, locate^ in Coshocton. Mr. Taylor was married September 20, 1860, to Miss Ellen, daughter of Washington and Georgiana (Fisk) Burt. They are the parents of five children, viz : Elmer B., died in infancy ; Annie M., Amy B. ; Ada K., died in infancy, and Nellie. September 20, 1861, Mr. Taylor enlisted in Company E, Fifty-first O. V. I. He was appointed fourth sergeant, and became first sergeant and followed the fortunes of the Army of the Cumberland until after the battle of Lookout Mountain, when his regiment veteranized. On application Sergeant Taylor was appointed third assistant engineer in ^ the navy, but before being mustered in he declined the position, and was assigned to duty under Provost Marshal Wisewell, where he remained until October 3, 1864, when he was honorably discharged.

TEALE WILLIAM, Jackson township; born on Santa Cruz Isle, in 1828; son of Martin and Mary A. Teale; settled in Coshocton county, in 1837 ; married in September, 1863, to Catherine Loder, daughter of Aaron and Rebecca Loder. Mr. Loder is the father of five children, viz : Ida J., William, Franklin, Etha, Alberta. Mr. Teale is engaged in farming and stock raising. Postoffice, Roscoe.

TIDBALL N. B., Coshocton; butcher; of the firm of Shaw & Tidball, 440 Main street; born in Belmont county, in 1836; son of attorney John C. Tidball, who came to this city in 1848, and died in 1863. N: R. was married first in 1865, to Miss Amanda, daughter of Jefferson Brelsf erd, a farmer of this county. Their children are : Annie M., Frank B., Elizabeth, Stella A., and Addash. Mr. Tidball enlisted first in Company A., Sixteenth. 0. V. I. (three months men) and re-enlisted in Company H., Eightieth' 0. V. I., December 2, 1861, and resighed in July, 1863, on account of ill health. Hp enlisted as a private, but was commissioned second lieutenant in each company named above and captain of Company D., One Hundred and Forty-third 0. N. G. Mrs. Tidball died in February 1863, and is buried at Coshocton. Captain Tidball's second marriage was in August, .1880, to. Miss Sarah F., daughter of R. F. Baker, of this city. Captain 'Tidball was superintendent of -the yards of the penitentiary two years, under Governor Hayes.

TIMMONS JOHN, Coshocton; carpenter and contractor ; was born December 25, 1843, in Linton township. He is son of William Tinpmons, American born, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Young Timmons was raised on ihe farm until about fifteen years old, when he began the wagon making trade and worked two years, then returned to farming for two or three years, after which he went to his present trade with James Williams. On completing it, he worked for some time in

Franklin township. In the fall of 1862, he enlisted in companjr C, Ninth O V. I., and served to the close of the war, being in one engagement three or four days after Lee's surrender. On his return home from the war, he resumed his trade in this city, which he has successfully followed to the present. Mr- Timmons was married, in January, 1862, to Miss Resilva Williams, daughter of Thomas Williams, of Linton township. This union was blessed with three children, two deceased and one living - Simon W. Timmons.

TINGLE JOE E., Franklin township ; born in Franklin township, April 29, 1855; son of Eldred D. and Elizabeth Tingle, and grandson of John Tingle and of James Eice. His father, a carpenter by trade, was born in Guernsey county, and moved here about 1845. His mother was born in Franklin township. He is the youngest of three children, viz : Anna, John and Joseph. When about nine years old he moved to Tuscarawas township, on what is now the Moore farm, two miles south of Coshocton. There he remained till some time after his mother's death, which occurred December 14, 1867; then spent two years at Kenyon college, Gambler, Ohio. At fifteen he began railroading, as brakeman on the Pan Handle road, and after three years spent here he went on the I., B. and W. railroad, between Indianapolis and Peoria, for a year. Eeturning to Coshocton, he worked in the steel works about eighteen months at an iron lathe, and then was employed as fireman on the Pan Handle road till December, 1876, when he turned his attention to farming and stock raising. He was married February 29, 1876, to Sadie Tingle, daughter of John Tingle, a physician of Cambridge, Guernsey county, and has two little children, viz : Edna, and Atta Eice.

THOMPKINS JAMES M., Tuscarawas township; Canal Lewisville postoffice; carpenter; born September 22, 1832, in Eappahannock county, Virginia; son of James and Mary, and grandson of Jonathan Thompkins and William Bailey. James M. was raised on the farm. He came to this county in 1847, and first located in Jackson township, from which he removed to Jefferson township. In 1870 he was appointed superintendent of county infirmary, which position he held for two years. On leaving the infirmary, he moved to Warsaw, and came to his present residence in 1876. In 1872 he learned the carpenter trade, which he has followed to the present time. Mr. Thompkins was married August 1', 1857, to Miss Mary Chambers, daughter of John Chambers, of Bedford township. Her mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Maston. Their children are : Isaac E., Charles E., Sarah M., W. Frank, Ahce Lutilla and William Allen.

THOMPSON JOHN, Bedford township; merchant; postoffice. Tunnel Hill ; born in 1817, in Muskingum county, Ohio; came to this county in 1819, with his father, William E., who was born in 1774, in Hampshire county, Virginia. He was married in 1795 or 69 to Miss Sarah Taylor, of the same place, who was born in 1781. They came to Muskingum county in 1809. He died in 1850. She died in 1860 They are the parents of seven children, the subject of this sketch being the fifth. He was married in 1845 to Miss Elizabeth Sheppard, of Zanesville Ohio, who was born in 1826. They are the parents of five children, three of whom only are living, viz : Thomas W.,. George E. and Willard S. Mr. Thompsoix was a member of the Thirty-second O. V. I. He entered the army August, 1861, and was discharged in 1864. He was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, and remained in prison five months. He was in the Seventeenth Corps, under General McPherson, and was in the battles at Vicksburgh and Atlanta, and in several lighter engagements.

THOMPSON GEOEGE, Jefi'erson township; born in Washington township, Coshocton county, May 21, 1828; son of Joshua and Emily (Williams) Thompson. His father died when he was but twelve years of age, leaving a widow and large family for him to care for, he being the eldest child. The labor of bringing up the younger brothers and sisters devolved principally upon George, as did also the care of the farm. At the age of eighteen he weijt to West Carlisle to learn blacksmithing with A. H. Lyons, and served one year ; then went to Eosooe and worked two years with William Thomas; then went to West Bedford and worked at machine making seventeen years ; then to Midberry, and on account 'bf ill health his time was divided between the farm and shop for seven years. He married March 28, 1859, Miss Mary Haynes, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Martin) Haynes, and soon after moved to Illinois, and remained three years, working at his trade. He then came back to Coshocton county, where he has successfully applied his time to his trade to this time. Mrs. Thompson died in 1869, and three years afterward he married Miss Mary Severns, daughter of William and Hannah (Treadway) Severns. Flora B.; Endora M., deceased ; Mary M. and Louvina I. were the children of the first marriage, Millie B. and Mina A. of the second marriage.

THOMPSON SAMUEL G., Keene township; farmer ; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 5, 1809 ; son of Moses and Catharine (MoGuire) Thompson, and grandson of Thomas 'Thompson. His father was a soldier of the war of 1812 ; his maternal grand parents were John and Mary (Tipton) McGuire, he having been a revolution- ary soldier. They came to Mill Creek township, Coshocton county, in 1815, with his father, who built his first cabin March 26, 1816, his being the third family in the township. He was married April 4, 1844, to Esther, daughter of John and Ann (Sweeney) Carson, and granddaughter of James Carson, who was one of two children of a large family, who survived an attack of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Mr. T's family is as follows: Robert William, born January 26, 1845; Mary E., July 3, 1847; Sarah C, September 26, 1849, died December 25, 1868 ; John C, December 15, 1851, and A. Jennie, October 26, 1856.

THOMPSON T. M., Coshocton; of Thompson Brothers, manufacturers of foreign and domestic marbles; was born February 14, 1830, in Granville, Licking county, Ohio. BLe is son of R. M. Thompson, American born, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Young Thompson was educated in the schools of his native village. In 1850, he came to this place and engaged in farming, which he followed for five years. In 1855, the present firm was formed, which has continued to the present time.

Thompson, James M., of the above firm, and brother of T. M., was born September 8, 1833, in Granville, Licking county, Ohio. These brothers were associates in childhood and youth, and partners in business to the present time. James M. Thompson was married, June, 1861, to Miss Hilpha B. Lamb, daughter of R. M. Lamb, of Coshocton. This union was blessed with five children, one deceased, Annie, and four living, viz : Jessie, Mattie, Nora and Nellie. This firm deals extensively in foreign and domestic marble and Scotch, red and American granite, doing general cemetery work.

TREAD WAY G. S., Coshocton; wool merchant. Chestnut street ; was bornOctober 8, 1843, in Jefferson township; son of Thomas Treadway, a native of Hartford county, Maryland, of English ancestry. Young Treadway was raised on the farm, where he remained imtil nineteen years of age, when he entered Spring Mountain academy, where he remained one year; after which, he entered the dry goods store of William Sturgeon, as clerk, where he remained six months In May, 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-second 0. N. G, in which he served six months, participating in the seige of Petersburg and other engagements of the Potomac army. On his return, he enlisted for one year; then entered Iron City commercial college, remaining six months, and was graduated. He then remained three years aa clerls: in the store of John G. Stewart, at Rosco. In 1870, he formed a partnership with John Orr, firm name, Treadway & Orr, dry goods merchants, Warsaw. This firm continued imtil February, 1873, when the entire stock, books and buildings were destroyed by fire. In the following summer, he bought wool extensively, for William Shields, ' Newark, Ohio. Early in the year 1874, he went into the wholesale house of Hains, Stranathan & Co., Zanesvile, and remained one year In the spring of 1876, he became partner in the firm of Thomas Lee & Co., wool commission merchants, Philadelphia, and remained in the city two years. In the spring of 1878, he engaged with H. C. Judd & Root, commission wool merchants, of Hartford, Connecticut, with whom he yet remains. Mr. Treadway was married to Miss Catherine Lynch, of Roscoe, arid was blessed with one child, Karnia D. Mrs. Treadway died, and Mr, Treadway was married, December 31, 1876, to Miss Mary E. Linebaugh, daughter of Noah Linebaugh, of Warsaw.

TREADWAY T. F., Perry township; postoffice. West Bedford ; farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Treadway keeps some very fine thoroughbred sheep. He was born in this county in 1848 ; son of Thomas and Mary (Dennis) Treadway, and grandson of Crispin Treadway and of Isaac Dennis ; married in 1870, to Miss Elvina Dickison, daughter of Joseph and Mary Dickison. They have one child, viz : Thurz Maud.

TREADWAY REASON, Jackson township; postoffice, Roscoe ; born in this county in September, 1832; son of Thomas and Olive Treadway, and grandson of Crispin and Elizabeth Treadway ; married September 19, 1866, to Mary Welling, daughter of Wiiyam and Rebecca Welling. Mr. Treadway is the father of three children, viz : Ohve R., Effie V., Thomas A. Mr. Treadway enlisted in 1862, Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-third regiment Illinois volunteers, army of the Tennessee. Mr. Treadway was engaged in the following battles, viz : Perrysville, Chickamauga, Kenesaw, Milton Heights, Rock Springs, and others.

TREDWAY CRISPEN, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice. Tunnel Hill; born in 1834, in lihis County. . His father, Thomas, was born in 1799, in Hartford county, Maryland. He came to this county in 1817, and was married in 1825, to Miss Olive Severns, of this county, who was born in 1802. She died in 1838. They were the parents of eight children, Crispen being the seventh. He was married in 1856, to Miss Lavina James, of this county, who was born in 1840. She died in 1876. They were the parents of six children. His second marriage was in 1878, to Miss Susan Leas, of this county. They have one child. Mr. Tredway has lived on the same farm twenty-four years.

born April 3, 1858 ; son of George and Magdalena (Studer) Trottman. His father is a native of Baden, Germany; his mother of Metz, France. They were the parents of fourteen children, two deceased. Seven daughters and five sons are now living. John, first named above, began his first teaching in the summer of 1880.

ULMAN' JACOB, Monroe township ; was born December 13, 1816, in Berne, Switzerland ; son of Jacob and Mary (Sagaser) Ulman. At the age of two and a half years became with his parents to America, and settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and lived there three years ; then moved to Columbiana county, Ohio, and remained there about six years ; from there he went to Carroll county, Ohio, and lived there twenty years; thence to Holmes county, where he spent eight years ; from there to Monroe township, Coshocton county, where he follows farming and blacksmithing. Mr. Ulmap is a blacksmith by trade. The names of his brothers and sisters that came to this country are Mary, Peter, Elizabeth, Barbara, Ann, Rosannah, John, Samuel, Louisa, and Issaac. He was married first to Frances Houze in 1839, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Nezbet) Houze. Their children were Orlando, deceased ; Albert, Franklin, Eliza, and William. After the death of Mrs. Ulman in 1864, Mr. Ulman married Mrs. Marissa (Yorker) Harris, February 25, 1870, daughter of Peter and Lucinda (Tilden) Yorker. Mr. Ulman 's present wife is the mother of one child, Franklin L , who resides with his mother. Albert married Miss Letta Dunman, and resides in Nodaway, Missouri ; Franklin married Lydia Weatherwax, and resides in Coshocton; Eliza married Thomas Johnson. William is teaching school in Holmes county.

UNDERWOOD LEWIS," Jackson township; P.O. Roscoe; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1823; married to Lucy A. Stiffee, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Stiffee ; settled in this county in 1867 ; son of Obed and Mary Underwood, and grandson of Obed and Nancy Underwood, and of George and Francis Myers. They have eleven children, seven living, viz: Jacob, Mary L., Nancy E., Leroy, Dora B., Rebecca J. and Lewis.

VALENTINE WILLIAM, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of Andrew Valentine; was born in 1806, in Bedford county, Pennslvania. He was raised on the farm and has always followed that occupation. He was married to Miss Polly Baker, of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, who was born in 1808. They came to this county in 1830, and have since resided here. They became the parents of six children, viz : Jacob, Elizabeth, Martha, Margaret, Rachel and Hiram, all of whom are married except Rachel. Mrs. Valentine died in 1846, aged thirty-eight years. Mr. Valentine afterward married Miss Abigail Griffen, of Coshocton count)', who was born in 1816. They are the parents of six children, viz: Daniel, Benjamin, Rebecca J., Steward, Margaret and Samuel, all of whom are married and living in this county.

VANCE ISAAC, Lafayette township; was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, the 16th of January, 1845, and came to this county in 1852 ; was married to Sarah Angeline Shoyer, April 2, 1872. They have had three children : Luella, age seven years; Thurman Allen, deceased, and Nancy Elizabeth, aged two yeara. He lives two miles west of West Lafayette ; owns fifty acres of land; believes in education, and gives his children all the advantages offered in that direction ; is honest and well spoken of by his neighbors.

V ANDUSEN SYLVESTER R., butcher ; postoffice. West Lafayette ; was born in this county. He was a soldier in the late war, enlisted in November, 1861, a member of Company G, Eightieth O. V. I., and was in the following engagements : Corinth, Jackson, seige of Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and in Sherman's march to the sea ; and was honorably discharged.

VAN SICKLE GEORGE, Lafayette township ; farmer ; postoffice. West Lafayette ; was born m Harrison county, in 1840 ; and was married to IVfiss Anna Wiggins, in 1871. Their children were Harry, Thomas, Magnolia, Ella and George E. . Mr. Van Sickle took an active part in the late war, going out in Company H, Fifty-first 0. V. I. and served two years and over. Mr. Van Sickle lives on a farm of his father-in-law, T. M. Wiggins Mrs. Van Sickle belongs to the Baptist church.

VICKERS L., farmer ; Washington township ; P. 0. Dresden ; born in 1819 in Fauquier county, Virginia, and came to this county in 1827 with his father, who was born in 1790 in Prince William county, Virginia. He married Miss Henrietta Romine, of the same countv, who was born in 1792. He died in 1863. She died in 1873. They were the parents of six children, the subject of this sketch being the second. He was married in 1844 to Miss Mahala McKee, of this county, who was born in 1821. They are the parents of six children.

VOORHES ABRAHAM C, Coshocton; law student ; born in Scio, Harrison county, April 9, 1856; son of George Voorhes, a native of this State. Abraham C. was raised on a farm until fourteen years of age, when he came to this city; in 1877 and 1878 he attended Hopedale college, Harrison county, then entered the law office of Campbell & Voorhes, of this city, as law student, with whom he is still reading.

Voorhes Captain Richard Marion

attorney at law, Coshocton, Ohio; was born in Harrison county, Ohio, October 6, 1838; youngest son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Goshill) Voorhes; educated at Hopedale, Harrison county, Ohio; studied law with his brother, Hon. C. F. Voorhes, then of the law firm of Barcroft & Voorhes, Millersburgh, Holmes county, Ohio; admitted to the bar July 6, 1860, locating immediately thereafter at Coshocton, Ohio, where he is still actively engaged in the practice of the law. He was one of the first men to volunteer from Coshocton county in the three months' service, in the war of 1861 ; " perhaps was the first signer of the volunteer roll from Coshocton county, his company (Company A) going out with the Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving through the term of enlistment in the campaign of West Virginia. After the nluster out of the three months' men. Captain Voorhes re-enlisj;ed in the service as a private m Company P, Sixty-fifth O. V. I., on the 28th of October, 1861, joining the company at Millersburgh. -He was promoted to captain of said company on the 30th day of November, A. D. 1861. He, with his company and regiment, participated in the battles of Pittsburgh Landing, seige of Corinth, Perrysville and Stone River. He was severely wounded in the latter engagement, on the 31st day of December, 1862, while engaged in the thickest of the fight. Being disabled from active service by reason of his wound, he was afterward transferred to the veteran reserve corps, and commissioned, by the president of the United States, a captain in said corps, which position he held until November 18, 1865, when he resigned and returned to his home at Coshocton, Ohio, where he has resided ever since, engaged in the practice of the law. He was married on the 27th day of November, 1862, to Miss Georgianna, daughter of Washington and Georgia (Fisk) Burt. They have three children, two boys and one girl, viz: Marion Campbell, ]3urt Fisk and Georgianna.

WABLE WILLIAM, Bedford township; farmer ; postofiice, Tunnel Hill ; bqrn in 1815, in Harrison county, Ohio. He came to this county in 1830, with his mother, his father having died in 1816, in Harrison county. She died in 1862. They were the parents of six children, the subject of this sketch iDcing the youngest. He was married in 1832, to Miss Ella Welling, of this county, who was born in 1813, in Harrison county. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living.

WAGNER JOHN, Coshocton. His father, Philip Wagner, deceased, was a native of Bavaria, Germany ; his mother's maiden name was Barbara Fox. The family came to America in 1837, and settled at Roscoe, where he remained but a short time, then to a place near Warsaw, from thence he moved to Tiverton township and engaged in farming, which business he followed until his death, October 8, 1874. When Philip Wagner came to Roscoe he had but $8.50 in money, but he had that which was better than gold, an honest heart, determined will, and a strong hand, which he used untiringly until he had earned and saved enough to secure forty acres of land. To this beginning he added until he had a good farm of 270 acres. John Wagner, the subject of this sketch, was born December 8, 1835, in Bavaria, Germany, and shared the fortunes of his father's laborious and trying life until November 27, 1859, when he was married to. Miss Elizabeth Kaiser, of Holmes county, Ohio. This union was blessed with three children, one deceased, and two living, viz: John P. and Margaret Emma. Mr. Wagner visited Dallas county,, Iowa, with a view to settle there, in , 1868. But owing to the extreme severity of the winter and * the ill health of Mrs. Wagner, returned to the old neighborhood in Ohio, where he remained until 1876, when he came to the city to attend to the duties of the office of treasurer to which he had been elected the previous year.

WAGNER M. C, Virginia township ; born in 1819; son of Joseph and Rebecca Wagner, and grandson of Peter and Rachel Wagner. He was married November 18, 1841, to Mary Marquand. Mr. Wagner's family consists of the following,, viz: John, Martha M., Joseph, Mary, James D., William G., Lydia, Jane G., Elizabeth M., Louisa T., and Margaret C. Postofiice, Moscow. He isa farmer.

WAGONER ELIJAH, Franklin township; farmer ; born in Muskingum county; son of John and Barbara Wagoner. His father was born July 18, 1793, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and emigrated from that State to Muskingum county shortly after the close of the war of 1812; married in December, 1850, to Elizabeth Sturtz^ whose parents brought her from Pennsylvania to Muskingum county when six years old. Mr. Wagoner moved to Franklin township in March, 1855 ; his three children, viz : Lavinia (Wirtz), Mary Ann (Aronhalt) and Melinda Catharine, are all living in this township.

WAGONER JOHN, Franklin township; farmer; P. 0. Coshocton, Ohio; born June 21, 1834, in Adams township, Muskingum county ; son of John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. John re- mained with his father on the farm until he be- twenty one years of age, when he began teaching school in the winter ai.d working on the farm in the summer seasons, In 1859 he located on the Robinson farm in Tuscarawas township, and remained four years. He came to Franklin township in 1863, and to his present residence in 1859. Mr. Wagoner was married August 18, 1858, to Miss Catharine, daughter of Valentine and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Zimmer, natives of Alsace, France. They became the parents of six children : Ada Alice, married to Andrew Brannon ; Henry H.; Elizabeth F., deceased ; Judson E.,William A . and Alta Theodosia. Mr. Wagoner was elected Justice of the Peace of Franklin township, in April 1870, and was reelected three times, now serving his fourth terni

WAGONER HARRISON, Coshocton ; carpenter and contractor; born Septenaber 2, 1.S21, in Muskingum county; son of John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner, and cai^ie to Tuscarawas township in 1854, and to this city in 1870. Mr. Wagoner was raised on the farm until nineteen years of age, when he went to his trade, which lie followed three years; then rented a farm and it four years, when he bought a farna, which he worked in connection with his trade for about seven years prior to coming to this -county. Since coming to this city he has given his entire attention to contracting and building. Mr. Wagoner served about four months in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-third 0. N. G. He was married March 19, 1843, to Miss Malinda. daughter of John Shroyer, of Mviskingum county, Her mother's name was Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Susannah Wertz. Their children are - Mary Elizabeth; Barbara Jane, deceased; Eliza Annie, Margaret, John Oliver and George Bartholomew.

WAITE R. D., Coshocton; dental surgeon; son of John Waite, deceased; was born March 16, 1851, in Canada West. His father died when the son was but three years old. Soon after, the boy, with his mother, moved to a fafm. in White Eyes township, this county. Here on this farm the son learned what it is to " earn his bread by the sweat of his brow." When about twenty years old he, with his mother, came to this place, and young Waite commenced the study of dentistry with Dr. F. O. Jacobs, and was recognized by the State as a practitioner in 1873, since which time he has been engaged in his profession, at his present rooms, 226 Main street, Coshocton, Ohio. These rooms are pleasantly located and handsomely furnished. Dr. Waite is asplf-made man, having educated and established himself in his profession by his own energy and perseverance.

WALKER JOHN, Bedford township; farmer ; postoflfice, West Bedford ; born in 1838, in this county. His father, James Walker, was born in 1802, in Ireland. He came to this country in 1823, and settled at Albany, New York. He was married in 1826, to Miss Jane Little, of Albany, who came from Ireland in 1822. They came to this county in 1827. He died in 1840, she died in 1879. They were the parents of six children. The subject of this sketch is the fifth. He was married in 1866, to Miss Narcissa M. Barnes, daughter of Judge Barnes, of this county. She was born in 1844, in Jefferson county. They are the parents of seven children, viz : Blanche, deceased ; Charles B., William J., Frank and Fred., who are twins, and Wade and Worth, deceased. Mr. Walker has lived in town since 1866.

WALKER WILLIAM, Coshocton ; clerk in county treasurer's office ; born October 4, 1833, in Smithfield township, Jefferson county ; son of Nathaniel Walker, a native of the County of Donegal, Ireland. William was raised on the farm until about twenty years of age, when he began teaching school and taught eight years, then returned to the farm where he' remained, four years, then followed merchandising until 1871, when he was elected county auditor and re-, elected in 1873, and remained one year as deputy after the expiration of his term of office. He began his present duties September, 1880. Mr. Walker was married September 2, 1862, to Miss Catharine Lockard, daughter of John Lockard, deceased, of Crawford township. They have three children, Viz: John M., Clement L. and Laura E.

WALTON D. C, Fafayette township; telegraph operator; postotfice, West Lafayette; was born in Tuscarawas county, in 1852; son of David AValton ; was raised on a farm, which he left in 186S and commenced learning his art at Port Washington. After working in different places, he came here in 1873, where he has since remained. He was married to IMiss Emma Hunt, of Jluskingum county, daughter of Seth Hunt. They have had three children : Edgar, Carle and Anna. Mr. Walton owns a pretty property in the village and is a highly respectixble citizen.

WALSH WILLIAM, Keene township; born in Orange county, New York, December 19,1810; son of Thomas and Sarah Walsh, and grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth Walsh- and William and Hannah Wood. , His grandfather Walsh was a revolutionary soldier. Mr. Walsh was raised on a farm, and at the age of sixteen learned the wagonmaker trade. He lAoved to Keene township when twenty-six years old, and after working a year at carpentering opened his present wagon shop at Keene. His lirst marriage was with Eliza Thayer, October 13, 1841, who was the daughter of Ephraim and Sallie (Green) Thaj^er, and granddaughter of Bartholomew and Ehzabeth (Blanchard) Thayer. Bartholomew was a soldier of the revolution. By his first wife Mr. W. had two children, Mary E., born September 9,1842; and Sarah, April 6, 1845. He married Miss Sarah, daughter of Jolm Mt^Michael, April 26, 1853, who became the mother of two children, Ehza J., deceased, born March 19, 1854, and Frances, April 8, 1S57.

WARD WILLIAM, Coshocton; bookkeeper; born April 19, 1830. in Paris, Pennsylvania ; son of Richard and Martha (Hay) Ward. At the age of fourteen, he left his native .village and spent five years in Indiana; then came to Coshocton; here he engaged as clerk, for a while ; then began the mercantile business for himself - first, in dry goods; afterwards in drugs. In 1872. he became conneeted with the Coshocton iron and steel wbrks, serving in the capacity of shipping clerk; subsequently, he was made secretary, and, when the firm closed, was secretary, cashier and director. He was then appointed assignee, by the court. In 1874, he took charge of the books for H. Hay, the present proprietor. Mr. Ward was married, in 1862, to Miss Frank Hutchison, daughter of John Hutchison, of this city. Death has claimed the three children born unto them, Willys Kerr, Katie and an unnamed infant.

WARING DAVID, deceased, Bethlehem township; farmer; was born in 1780, in Essex county, Virginia. His parents were of English descent. Mr. Waring came to this county in 1830, and settled in Bethlehem township. He was married, in 1811, to Miss Louisa Beynhan, of Essex county, Virginia, who was born in 1791. They became the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth E., Maria L., Martha A., William T., Henrietta, David, James 8., Arthur L. and Mary. Six are at present living. Mr. Waring was a man of integrity, and, by his own industry, accumulated some property. He followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and died February 24, 1864, aged eighty-four. Mrs. Waring died December 18, 1832, aged forty-one years.

WEATHERWAX JOHN A., Monroe town- , ship; farmer; postoffice. Spring Mountain; was horn March 16, 1841, in the village of Spring Mountain, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Jacob and Susannah (McCoy) Weatherwax, and gr.andson of Adam and Elizabeth (Felton) Weatherwax, and of John and Sarah Weatherwax He was educated at Spring Mountain academy, and, at the age of eighteen, began teaching school, and followed that business for two years. About this time the late civil war broke out, and, Mr. Weatherwax, being possessed of patriotic principles, enlisted in Company I, Fifty-first Regiment O. V. I., September, 1861, and served fifteen months, when he was discharged on account of sickness, caused by takiag cold while having the measles. Thinking himself sufficiently recovered 'for the service, he re-enlisted >vith the lOO-days'' men. Since the close of the war he has followed farming, and very successfully. He has, at present, over two huijdred acres of land. Mr. ^7eatherwax was married to Miss Sevilla Williams October 5, 1864. She is a daughter of John R. and Elizabeth (Fowler) Williams, and granddaugnter of Richard and Elizabeth (Bracken) Williams, and of Richard and Jane (Elsin) Fowler ; also, great granddaughter of James and Rebecca (Johnson) Williams, and of Archibald and Hannah (Roberts) Elsin, and of John and Christina (Hopkins) Elsin. Their children were i Jacob 0., born July 19, 1865; William R., March 18, 1867; Cora J., February 18, 1869; Warner^ February 21,1871; Abram, August 1, 1874, and Ada, August 27, 1878.

WEATHERWAX ABRAM, Clark township ; farmer ; postoffice, Helmick ; born in Clark township, Cosh(3cton county, January 18, 1825-; feon of Andrew and Lydia (Felton) Weatherwax, and grandson of John L. Weatherwax and Olive Felton. The Weatherwaxes came from Holland at an early day and settled in New York State; from there, emigrated to Ohio. His father came to Clark township in 1821, and raised a family of seven children, Abram being the youngest. He owns 235 acres of fine land, and is an enterprising and successful farmer. He was married to Miss Naomi Pettit, daughter of George and Hannah (Severn) Pettit, who was born in Pennsylvania, August 31, 1824, and died August 27, 1875. They have had six children - George, born July 8, 1848 ; Lydia, born May 11, 1850 ; Sarah E., born February 29, 1852, died March 11, 1857; Nancy A., born August 2, 1854; Louvina A., born June 18, 1857 ; Mary W., born October 2, 1859. George, Lydia, Louvina and Mary are married. Mary is married to Mr. William H. Burrell, son of Archibald and Charity (Norman) Burrell, and grandson of Joseph and Nancy (Clark) Burrell, and Joseph Norman. He was born in Bethlehem township, Coshocton county, February 5, 1852. Mr. Burrell is a teacher of common schools ; has had seven years experionce and is a, successful teacher. They have only one child - Frank D., born September 1, 1880.

WEISNER ANDREW, dealer in stoves, housefurnishing goods and tinware, 141 Second street, Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Weisner is a native of this county, and was born in Roscoe, November 26, 1865, and was educated in the public schools of this county. His first business engagement was learning the tinner trade with the firm of Hirt & Palm, with whom he served three years. At the expiration of this term in 1878, he bought out the firm, and has since been conducting the business himself. He manufactures all kinds of tin, copper and sheet iron ware, does roofing and .spouting, and deals in all kinds of cook and heating ' stoves, granite iron ware, pressed tinware and general house-furnishing goods. INIr. Weisner has thus far made a succ^s of business, and is young man of energy, business tact and integrity.

WEIR JOHN C, hotel keeper; postoflBce, West Lafayette ; is a native of Guernsey county. His father was a native of Ireland, who came to America in 1819. Mr. Weir came to West Lafayette in 1875, and established the present hotel - Weir House - having been engaged in the same "business in Guernsey county for several years. With years of experience, Mr. Weir is prepared to meet the wants of the people. He has built an extensive addition to his building, having ample room. He has also erected a new and commodious barn. With these late improvements he is fully prepared to accommodate the public. Mr. Weir was married to Jafte Stewart, who was born in Ireland, and came with her parents to America when a child. They have four children, viz: William, deceased; Sarah Ellen, Edward, and Charlie.

WELKER DAVID, Linton township; farmer; Tjorn in Union township, Kxox county, January 11, 1816; son of David and Sarah (McMillan) Welker ; the second of a family of eight children. His father moved from Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, to Knox county, before the State government was formed, being among the foremost settlers of Knox county. His mother, also from Pennsylvania, settled there soon after. His grandfather, Robert McMillan, was a revolutionary soldier, seven years. Mr. Welker remained in Knox county till his removal to Linton township, about 1838. He has lived here since. He was married October 1835, to Miss Maria, daughter of Jonas and Sallie (Gaumer) Fox, of Muskingum county. The children by this marriage are George, deceased; Sarah, deceased; 'Susan', deoeased; Ellen (Lawrence), Sylvester, Hiram, and David, deceased. His wife died December 29, 1852. He was a second time united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Jackson, May 10, 1857. She was the daughter of Beeker and Mary (Bainter) Jackson. Children: Charles, Lemon, Flora, Paul, John and Margaret.

WELLING THOMAS, Mill Creek township ; farmer and stock raiser; postoffice. New Bedford, Ohio; was born in Harrison county, Ohio, .January 15, 1823; son of Henry and Mary Welling, and was married, September 29, 1844, to Catharine Cox, daughter of Elijah and Christena -Cox, born in Harrison county, Ohio, August 20,

WELLING S. D., Pike township; carriagemaker ; born in 1835, in New Haven, Harrison county, Ohio; came to this county in 1850, with his father. He learned the trade in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was engaged in the business, in 1858, in Carlisle. He enUsted, August 15, 1861, in Company K, Thirty-second 0. V. I., Colonel Thomas Ford, commander. He was in a large number of battles, among these, Vicksburg, Atlanta and Macon. He was mustered out August 7, 1864. He engaged in the carriage business in February, 1865, and has been in the business ever since. He makes spring work, consisting of buggies and spring wagons and sleighs. He is the patentee and owner of a patent carriage top.

WELLS JOHN M., Tuscarawas township; farmer; postoffice, Coshocton; was born in Harrison-county, August 22, 1822; son of Francis and Nancy (Moffett) Wells, natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and grandson of Charles D. Wells. John M. was married, June 4, 1848, to Miss Lucinda, daughter of James and Annie (Douglas) Conner. They have been blessed withj eleven children, viz: James, deceased; Perry F.; John H., deceased; Hiram D., Isaiah P., Luella J., Samuel Thompkins, Charles Howard, Hattie M., Harvey E. -and Mary A. Mr. Wells is a man highly esteemed by his acquaintances.

WERNETT F. A., D. D. S., of Finley & Wernett, Coshocton ; born March 27, 1842, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was a Frenchman, born on the day of the birth of Louis Napoleon. His mother's name was Catharine Romine, daughter of Joseph Romine, who, with his father, accompanied Napoleon to Moscow, in Russia, and was at the famous battle of Waterloo. She was a neice of Romine the great land holder, who exerted a powerful influence in the French revolution, in the latter part of the eighteenth century. At the age of eignt years, his father came to America and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Young Wernett's childhood was spent in his native city. At fourteen he went to Wooster, Ohio, and attended public school about four years, then returned to Pittsburgh and attended school one year. In the spring of 1860 he returned to Wooster and clerked in the store of J. B. Childs until 1863, when he went to Mount Vernon, Ohio, and clerked for L. Munk until January, 1866, when he settled on a farm in Fayette couny, Illinois. But not being schooled to this business, his efforts to induce mother earth to yield to him her increase were a decided failure. In the fall of 1869 Mr. Wernett returned to Mount Vernon and commenced the study of his profession with Dr. Kelsey. At the close of his reading he attended two courses of lectures at the Ohio college of dental surgery, and graduated with the usual honors of the class of 1871-2. Soon after, the present firm was formed, and his interest and success have been mutually shared with his partner, Dr. Finley. Dr. Wernett was married to Miss Normanda Sapp, of Mount Vernon. The result of this union was four children, viz: William H., Pauline, Francis and Mary Louise.

WERTS SOLOMON H., Lintoi^ township; farmer ; postoffice, Coshocton; born January 30, 1815, in Loudon county, Virginia ; son of Peter and Susannah (Huff) Werts, born of German descent. In 1816 they came to Muskingum county, where Solomon H was brought up, working in the blacksmith shop with his father, and on the farm. He came to his present residence in Linton township in 1848. On March 22, of the same year, he was married to Miss Malinda, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Sturtz) Gau-, mer. They became the parents of six children, viz: Susannah, married to William S. Simon; Elizabeth, married to Lewis B.^Barcroft; Mary Catharine, deceased ; Jacob Howard; George R., deceased, and John 0. Mr. and Mrs. Werts began in this county with 120 acres of woodland, and with a little help from their parents, they now own over 550 acres of good and well improved land.

WERTS JACOB F., Franklin township ; farmer; born September 9, 1846, in Linton township; son of John Werts, an early settler, who was born in Loudon county, Virginia. His grandfather, Peter Werts, was an emigrajat from Germany. He enlisted in the spring of 1864, in Company F, Fifty-first O. V. I.; was at Kenesaw Mountain, Franklih, Resaca and Buzzard's Roost. At Kenesaw Mountain he was struck by a shell and confined to hospital several weeks; rnustered out October 3, 1865, in Texas, and reached home November 3, 1865. He married Lavina, daughter of Ehjah Wagner, October 21, 1869, and has three children, viz : Laura Idella, Carrie Luberta and .Sylvester.

WIER SAMUEL, White Eyes township; farmer; born March 18, 1829; son of John Wier and Margaret (Boyd; Wier, who were natives of the county Tyrone, Ireland. His father died before the family came to the United States, and his mother died in White Eyes, June, 1868. The family emigrated to this country in 1-844, and located on a farm in White Eyes. Samuel Wier was married April 4, 1854, to Eleanor Elhott, -daughter of John H. EUiott, who was one of the. -earliest settlers of the' township. They have a family of three children : Allen, born March 23, 1856; Martha Jane, born November 24, 1862, and

_ xet A., born April 27, 1871. Mr. Wier bought a farm in 1854, and moved upon it in 1855. He sold that farm in 1868, and bought the Brown place, where he now resides, and added to it the Dunlavy farm, in 1875.

WHITE L. P., Pike township; grocer; born in 1847, in this county. He was married in 1868,^ to Miss Phoeba Billman, of this county. She was born in 1845, in this county. They are the parents of two children - Presley B. and Clarence H. In May, 1874, he bought a stock of groceries in Mt. Vernon of $205. He continued in this room until 1880, when he went iuto the room he now occupies. He had no shelving at first, but kept enlarging, until he now has the finest room in town.

WHITE DANIEL, Pike township; manufacturer and dealer in shoes ; West Carlisle ; born in in 1828, in this county. His father. Lewis, was born in 1802, in Fauquier county, Virginia. He was married in 1851, to Miss Maria Watson, of this county, who was born in 1832, in Harrison county. They are the parents of six chil- , dren - Nancy J., deceased ; William L., James B.; Charles H., deceased ; Mary I. and John L. They carya stock of ready made boots and shoes. He manufactures and repairs work, and the son is a shoemaker and harnessmaker.

WHITE JAMES B., Pike township; jeweler; born in 1856, in this county. He was married in 1877, to Miss Avila Billman, of Sullivan county, Indiana. He commenced the jewelery business in February, 1878, with 46.90 worth of stock. He now has a stock of jewelry, watches and clocks and silverware.

WHITESIDES JENKIN, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice. White Eyes Plains; son of James and Mary Whitesides, both natives of Chester county, Pennsylvania; was born in same county and Oxford township, in 1814, and went from there to Tennessee, and then came to this county. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Neighbor, of Tuscarawas county, in 1836. Their children are as follows: William; James, deceased; Sarah Jane, deceased; Thomas Jefferson, Samuel F.; Isabell, deceased ; Nettie, deceased, and Jenkin L. He has held the office of Justice of the peace for twenty-six years, beating the Knownothing candidate when there was a majority of fifty-two against him, and is popular and one of Oxford's most respected citizens; owns 168 acres of the home farm, and is well situated as to this world's goods.

WHITMER GEORGE, Crawford township; farmer; postoffice, New Bedford; born July 2, 1816, in Union county, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob and Mary (Row) Whitmer. He came to

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German township, Holmes countv, when quite young, and remained there until October 28, 1838, when he was married to Miss Catharine, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Moore) Young. Of their fourteen children, seven have died, viz: Jacob, Michael, George W., and four died not named. The seven living children are : Elizabeth, married to James Alexander Naragon ; Joel, married to Catharine Arive; Edward, married to Mary Harning; Eebecca; William, married to Clara Gonser; Daniel and Joseph. Mr. Whitmer came to his present residence in 1839, with his young wife, it being then an unbroken forest. He "took out the first grub," and has induced mother earth to yield to him an abundance of her increase, which he now enjoys with the partner of his youth.

WHITTEMORE D. G., Keene township; merchant in Keene ; born in Keene township in the year 1840 ; son of D. B. and Lavina Whittemoore. His grandparents were Ebenezer and Lydia (Richards) Whittemore, and Eobert and Lucinda (Collins) Goodhue. His grandmother, Lydia's parents, were Daniel and Eunice (Sumeiby) Richards. Wm. Whittemore was his greatgrandfather. Mr. Whittemore begun business in general merchandise in Keene, in 1868, with his father, and in 1873 purchased his father's interest, and has since conducted the business alone. His cash sales per year amount to ahout $18,000, which shows an extensive trade. He was married May, 1878, to Miss C. C. Foster, daughter of Ralph Foster, of Keene township, and has one child, George F.

WIGGINS THOMAS, Lafayette township; farmer. His father and mother were natives of Virginia. The subject of this sketch was born in this county in 1811, and was married to Miss Mary Miller in 1837. They have had seven children, viz : George, Sarah, Hannah, Ehnira ; Jane, deceased ; Wilham, and Thomas. Thomas Wiggins was a trustee of this township from the tinie the railroad was built till 1875, when he was elected to the office of infirmary director, which office he holds at present. He owns 645 acres of land, and is comfortably situated.

WIGGINS THOMAS T., Lafayette township ; farmer ; son of T. M. Wiggins ; was born November 6, 1843, and married to Eliza PhiUabaum November 17, 1864. Their children are as follows : an infant, deceased ; Sarah Alice, born September 27,1866; Henry, born May 19,1868; Ross E., born January 23, 1870; Mary M., born September 27, 1873; Ida J., born' July 17, 1874; Lola B., born July 12, 1876, and Ira F., born November 8, 1878. Deaths: Henry L., died March 11, 1872, aged two years, four months and twentytwo days; Lola J., died August 26, 1875, aged one year, one month and eight days. They have 225

WIGGINS WILLIAM, Lafayette township; farmer; postoffice. West Lafayette, Ohio; son of Thomas M. and Mary M. (Miller) Wiggins; was born June 23, 1842, in this county. His parents were born and raised in this county, and ar.e among the oldest inhabitants. Mr. Wiggins was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He enlisted, in the fall of 1862, in Company E, Fifty-first 0. V. I., and served one year. He was married, October 29, 1863, to Miss Lydia Marlatt, of this county. They became the parents of one child, Mary 0. Mrs. Wigginsdied March 13, 1867. He was married, March 29, 1868, to Miss Jennie Smith, of this county. They are the parents of two children, viz: Charles C, and Sarah E.

WIGGINS EDWARD, Lafayette township; farmer ; P. 0. West Lafayette ; [son of Isaac Wiggins, deceased ; was born in this township in 1829, and married in 1870 to Mrs. Miller, of this township. Their children were as follows: Jennie, born -July 2, 1871; Eddie, born February 4,1873; Emma, born December 22, 1876. Their stepchildren were Delia, born October 4, 1862, ar^d Isaac, born December 22, 1863. Mr. Wiggins took part in the late war, going out in the Fiftyfirst 0. V. I., and was out two years. He owns one hundred acres of real estate, and enjoys the esteem of his neighbors.

WIGGINS BENJAMIN, Linton township; retired farmer; Plainfleld; born in Linton township, July 13, 1820 ; the son of Edward and Mary (Greentree) Wiggins. His parents emigrated to his native township in 1807, from Brooke county,. Virginia. His grandfather Wiggins emigrated - from Ireland to the wilds of Virginia at an early day, and there selected as much land as he wanted by blazing the trees around the tract with a tomahawk. Mr. W. was married November 14, 1839, to Jamima, stepdaughter to George Magness. Their children are Charity, deceased ; Edward; Thomas, deceased; Seth, deceased; Samuel, John, Harvey, Mary (Williams), Amanda (Workman), and Benjamin, deceasad.

WILCOX GEORGE, Franklin township; farmer; born April 6, 1834, in Muskingum county;, son of Charles Wilcox. His grandfather, James Wilcox, emigrated at an early day to Muskingum county, from Vermont. Mr. Wilcox lived in Muskingum county till about 1870, then moved to Franklin township, this county, and has resided here ever since. He was married, in 1861, to Mary J., daughter of Sylvester Preston, of Muskingum county. Their family consists of seven children, viz : James Marion, Dorothy Elizabeth,

WILCOX CHARLES, Franklin township'; farmer ; born in Muskingum county. May 12, ISM; son of Charles Wilcox, born in Muskingum county, and grandson of James Wilcox, one of the first of Franklin township. Enlisted, in 1862, in company E, Second O. "V. I., and served a year, during which he was engaged at Stone Eiver. He again enlisted, in 1864, in company K, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth 0. V. I., and served about a year. He married, in 1866, Cynthia Clark, daughter of Hugh Clark, of Muskingum county. Their children are: Nancy, Elizabeth; Jesse 0, deceased; Franklin P., deceased; Elenora, deceased; William Allen; Carrie, deceased; Samuel, and an unnamed infant.

WILCOX IBA,Franklin township; blacksmith; P. 0., Wills Creek ;-born April 21, 1852, in Muskingum county; son of John and Sarah A. (Crumbaker) Wilcox. He went to his trade when about nineteen years of age, and established business for himself first at Mohawk Village, where he remained until March, 1877, when he opened a shop at Frew's Mills, where he is doing business in general smithing. Mr. Wilcox was married September 13, 1874, to Miss Mary Josephine, daughter of Findley and Elizabeth (Hawk) Smith. They became the parents of one child, Nora Ellen, born August 16, 1877. Mrs. Wilcox died December 8, 1878. His only sister, Alice B., died March 2, 1879. They are both buried at Maysville.

' WILLIAMSON ISAAC, Clark township ; farmer; postpfflce, Helmick; born in New Jersey, March 28, 1819; son of Piatt and Sarah Williamson. He came to Zanesville with his parents when an infant, an*, lived there about seventeen years, at which time he moved to Clark township, where he has remained sijjice. He was married to Miss Louisa Matticks, February 21, 1841, daughter of Jacob and Jane Matticks, born July 4, 1825, and died October 10, 1852. They had four children, viz: Piatt, born January 28, 1842; William H., born September 8, 1844 ; Jacob A., born November 17, 1846; Sarah J., born February 3, 1851, died September 22, 1852. His second marriage was February 2, 1854, to Miss Sarah Martin, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mackey) Martin, and granddaughter of James Martin, and Andrew and Sarah Mackey. She was born in Holmes county, Ohio, March 27, 1819. Their children are Elizabeth, born February 17, 1856, died September 27, 1857; John M., born September 5, 1857, and Anna A., born December 7, 1862.

Coshocton county; son of Isaac and Louisa (Matticks) Williamson, and grandson of Piatt Williamson and of Jacob and Jane Matticks. He was brought up on a farm, and attended district schools. August 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, Thirty-second 0. V. I., and served till December 14, 1868, when he veteranized and served till July 20, 1865, under Generals McPherson and Howard. He was in the following battles: Cheat Mountain; McDowell, Virginia; Cross Keys, Harper's Ferry, where he was taken prisoner and paroled next-day. He participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Champion Hills, and Atlanta, and was with Sherman on the march to the sea. At the close of the war he returned home, and married Miss Eliza Brillhart, August 24, 1865, daughter of david Brillhart, whose ancestry is given elsewhere in this book. Their only child was Samuel D. B., born December 31, 1866.

WILLIAMS JAMES M., Coshocton ; attorney; was born July 22, 1850, in Plainfield, this county ; son of the Hon. Heslip Williams, formerly State senator, now deceased. He attended the public schools until April 11, 1864, when he entered the army as a member of the Third Regular Cavalry, Company C, Seventh Army Corps, in which he served until the close of the war. In 1866 he commenced teaching school, and graduated June 56, 1873, at Allegheny college, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He commenced the study of law August 14, 1873, with Messrs. Spangler & Pomerene, of Coshocton, and was admitted to the bar September 16, 1875. He commenced the practice of law July 1, 1877. January 14, 1878, he was appointed colonel on Governor Bishop's military staff, and served two years. Colonel Williams was married May 21, 1879, to Miss Mary S. Brockway, only daughter of Charles B. Brookway, of Ripley, Chatauqua county. New York.

WILLIAMS M. H., Monroe township; was born July 24, 183S, at East Plainfield, Coshocton county; son of John R and Elizabeth (Fowler) Williams, and grandson of Richard Williams. Mr. Williams was brought up on a farm and educated in Coshocton and Spring Mountain. He has followed farming all his life, except eight years, when he was in the milling business with his father and brother. He married Mary J. Weatherwax October 6, 1864, who was born May 18, 1847, granddaughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Felton) Weatherwax, and daughter of Jacob and Susannah (McCoy) Weatherwax; also granddaughter of John and Sarah (Stevens) McCoy. Their children are Lizzie S., born in 1865, and Howard D., born February 26, 1870.

attended the university of New 'York; in l?50and 1851, and commenced practice in 1852; was married in November, 1875, to Miss Alice Powers. They have two children - Austin Apollo and Louis Odeseus. Dr. Williams was at one time engaged in a large practice here, and vicinity, but confines himself to office practice at present, as he is engaged writing a work on the book of Revelations, which, he hopes to have completed some time during the year 1881.

WILLIAMS JAMES F., Jackson township; miller; Eoscoe postoffice; was born in Linton township, March 17, 1835 ; son of John R. Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, of Welch ancestry. He was brought up on a farm, where he remained until he was twenty-three years of age, when he commenced his present business, which he has principally followed until the present time. Mr. Williams was married, ii^ October 1856, to Miss Margaret E., daughter of J. D. Johnson. Their three children are George M., Charles E. and Ida. Mr. Williams is doing a first class merchant and custom business. The building of this mill was begun April 1, 1880, and commenced doing work August 1, of the same year.

WILLIAMS H. A., Jackson township; postoffice, Tyrone, born in this county in 1864 ; son of Lewis and Sophia Williams, and grandson of James and Rachel Williams. Married in 1878, to Clemma Sutton, daughter of Jesse and Jane Sutton. He is the father of one child, Ray M.

WILLIAMS W. D., FranMin township ; teacher; postoffice, Coshocton ; born January 19, 1856, in Putnam county, Ohio; but came to Coshocton county in January, 1879 ; son of David M. and Elizabeth Anne (Roberst) Williams. W. D , not being born to wealth, he of necessity was compelled to work industriously ; his education was therefore neglected until the spring of 1879, when he gave his attention to study, and by September 4, 1880, he began his first term of teaching, in which he has succeeded well.

WILLIAMS C. M., Clark township; farmer and fur dealer ; postoffice, Clark's ; born in Holmes county, Ohio, January 23, 1836; s.on of John M. and Lydia (Courtright) Williams, and grandson of Charles and Susan (Carpenter) Williams and Jacob Courtright. His grandfather is closely connected with the early history of the county, being one of the pioneers. He was married December 1, 1857, to Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of Abram and Nancy (McNeal) Miller, and granddaughter of George and Mary (Good) Miller, and of Archibald and Mary (Airly) McNeal She was born in Clark township, March 22, 1835. Her parents came -to this county at an early day, and settled in Clark township.

WILLIAMS JOHN R., Linton townshiprfarmer ; born March 28, 1802, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania ; son of Richard and Eliza- beth (Bracken) Williams. In 1808 he came with his father to Linton towhship, where his father died November 28, 1830. When a young man,- Mr. Williams worked some at house carpentering and cabinet making, but he has farmed principally. He was married November 27, 1828, tO' Elizabeth Fowler, born February 28, 1808, the daughter of Richard and Jane (Elson) Fowler,, married February 5, 1807, and granddaughter of Archibald and Hannah (Roberts) Elson. They have had eight children, viz : Richard, deceased;. John F., James, Marion; Elizabeth, deceased;. William M., who died at Fortress Monroe, August,. 1864; Sevilla (Weatherwax) and Warren.

WILLIAMS DR. HESLIP, deceased, Linton township. Dr. Williams was born in Guernsey county. May 4, 1815; the son 'of Levi and Hannah (Lemon) Williams. His father was born in Virginia,"and, when only fifteen years old, served' under " Mad Anthony " Wayne, in his Indiaru campaign, and afterward moved to Guernsey county. Mr. Williams, read medicine, at Winchester, in that county, and, in . 1836, began a long and eventful practice in Linton township.. He represented his county in the State legislature, both as representative and senator. He was married, September 6, 1842, to Miss Charlotte, daughter of Jarnes and Catherine (Bartmess) Miskimen, pioneers of Linton township, and grand daughter .of David and Rachel (Free)- Miskimen. Her grandfather David was a native of Ireland. Their children are Sarah H. (Kirk), Levi Dwight, James M., Wilbur G., i^mma C ,. Laura E., Charles E. and George L. John enlisted in Company I, Sixty-ninth 0. V. I., in 1862, and died January 24, 1863, >from a wound received at the battle of Murfreesboro', a few days previous.

WILLIS S. W., Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Stephen and Mary (Severns) Wilhs; was born March 21,1846, in Jefferson township, Coshocton county, Ohio. Mr. Willis was raised on the farm until fifteen years of age. He then enlisted in Company F, Eightieth 0. V. I. He was in the service one year, serving under Generals Thomas, Pope, Rosecrans and Grant. He was engaged in the battles of luka, and Corinth, Mississippi. He was wounded at Corinth, and honorably discharged because of his wounds, December 19, 1862. In 1868 Mr. Willis removed to California and remained nine years, engaged in the book and stationfery business. He served nine years as postmaster in Auburn, California. He came back to Coshocton county in the fall of 1877. Mr. Willis wag married June 6, 1872, to Miss

Martha J. Frederick, of this -county. They are the parents of two children, viz: William K., born April 8, 1873, and Nellie Grace, born June 15, 1880. Mr. Willis is following the occupation of farmer, and owns a fine farm in Bethlehem township.

WILMAN R. A., Tuscarawas township ; pro- ^fision and grocer dealer, Canal Lewisville ; was born in October, 1822, near the District of Columbia; son of John Wilman. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Hall. When an infant he came to Jefferson with his parents and was raised on the farm, and came to this county in January, 1847. He worked in Roscoe and Various other parts of the State at chair painting. In May, 1868, he went to Illinois and engaged in merchandising, and remained until October, 1874, when he returned and located at Warsaw, and established a grocery, which was entirely destroyed by fire, April 4, 1875. He re established himself in the same businesss and continued about a year, when he bought his present comfortable and convenient property, in which he is doing a pleasant retail business Mr. Wilman was married August 9, 1849, to Miss Ellen E. Thomas, daughter of Philip Thomas, of Jackson township. They have eight children, viz: Winfield Scott ; Robert, who is married and now residing in Illinois; Sada A., Josephine, married to Wesley Babs, now residing in Edgar county, Ellnois ; William L., Stephen, John D. and Edward.

WILSON ROBERT W., Oiford township; farmer; postofifice, White Eyes Plains; son of Robert and Margaret Wilson ; was born in Pennsylvania, in 1816; married, in 1844, to Miss Sarah Craig, of this county. Their children were as follows: Jerusha, Isabel, Robert W., Mary E., Arnall ; Charles, deceased. Mr. Wilson has held offices of trust in the township, owns 120 acres of - land, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.

WILSON GEORGE B., New Castle township; postoffice. New Castle; was born December 2, 1819, in Bethlehem township, Coshocton county. I His father, John Wilson, was of Irish descent. His mother, Rebecca (Kay) Wilson, was of German descent. He remained with his parents until he reached' his manhood, working on the farm and attending school occasionally. He then worked four years by the month, after which he began farming for himself and has followed farming successfully ever since. On the 1st of December, 1861, he volunteered in the United States service, to serve for three years or during the war, under Captain Metham, Company F, Eightieth O. V. V. L He entered his first engagement at luka, under General Nelson, from there he was ordered to Vicksburg, and then to Chattanooga and Atlanta, and from thence with General Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and from the sea to Columbia, South Carolina, thence to Goldsboro' North Carolina, and from Goldsboro' to Richtnond, and thence to the city of Washington and attended the grand review, and from there to Louisville, Kentucky, thence to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was mustered out of the service in July, 1865. He then came to Columbus, Ohio, and received his discharge on the 25th of August, 1865. During his entire term of soldiering he never was wounded. He filled all the offices from first corporal to first lieutenant. He was married to Miss Maria Butler, September 4, 1844, daughter of James and Elizabeth Butler, and granddaughter of Thomas Butler. They have been blessed with seven children, viz : Charles, Elvira, Sarah, James, Clara, Frank and Polina.

WIMMER M. W., Franklin township ; school teacher ; posteffice, Coshocton: His father, Anthony Wimmer, Sr., was born May 9, 1804, in Alsace, France; son of Thomas and Barbara (Rickets) Wimmer, who were -the parents of eight children, viz: Thomas, George, Michael, Lorenzo, Jacob, Mathias, Anthony, and Loudon. Anthony Wimmer, Jr., was married in November, 1827, to Magdalena Shue. They came to America and landed in New York City September 28, 1830. They became the parents of nine children, viz : Wilhelmine, who died in France; George, deceased; Magdalena, married to Frederick Hornung, now residing in Dresden, Ohio ; Catharine, deceased; Joseph, deceased ; Anthony, married to Margaret Armbrueler, now residing in Kansas; Barbara (deceased), married, to Wendel Hendrick; Lorenzo, married to Magdalena Hiser; and Michael W., married October 25, 1870, to Adaline Gunther. The last named are the parents of four children, viz: Nora May; Amelia, deceased ; * Alice and Frank Longdon. M. W. Wimmer was brought up on the farm, but early devoted himself to education, and at an early age began the profession of teaching, in which capacity he has been very successful. He has also been elected arid served two terms as county auditor, and now holds the office of notary public.

WINSLOW DR. J. W., Monroe township; born September 2, 1838, in Tiverton township, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of John and Elizabeth (Harris) Winslow, grandson of John Harris, and great-grandson of William Winslow. He was brought up.on a farm and attended district schools until he was twenty years old ; he then went to school at the Spring Mountain academy a short time, then taught school in th^ winter season and went to school in summer for three years. He then took up the study of medicine under Dr. W. R. Wing, and read three years ; attended lectures at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1861; then practiced till 1869, when he took another course of lectures at Columbus ; then returned to Spring Mountain and resumed his practice, where he continued, having a fair practice. Dr. Winslow was married to Miss Harriett Moore, daughter of Silas and Mary (McCoy) Moore, October 8, 1863. Their children are : Edward E., born August 24, 1864; Gladys A., born May 15, 1873, and Mattie G., born July 28, 1876.

WOLF JACOB, Oxford township; farmer; postofflce, White Eyes Plains ; was born in Cumberland comity, Pennsylvania, in 1802, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1806. He was mar- , ried to Miss Elizabeth Leighninger of this township; who became the parents of four children, as follows : Margaret, Sarah, Hiram and George. Jacob's wife died in August, 1879. He is a member of the Baptist church, and is an honest and industrious citizen, working as if he was still 'in the prime of life. He is one of liie oldest men in Oxford township.

WOLF FRANK, farmer; Oxford township; P. O. West Lafayette; was born in 1842; son of John and Sarah (House) Wolf, both of this State. Mr. Frank Wolf was married in the year 1867, to Miss Nancy E. Foster, of Keene township. The fruits of this union has been four children: Addie, deceased; Mary, L., deceased ; Eddie, Jesse, deceased. He owns ninety-four acres of land in this township. They are membera of the Protestant Methodist church. He took dS active part in the late war, going out in Company C, Fifty-first O. V. L, in the fall of 1861, and taking part in all the battles in which that regiment was engaged, and was mustered out November 4, 1865.

WOLF ^ HENRY, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in 1819, in this township; was married November 18, 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, of this township. They have had the following children : Eliza, born in 1853; Walonia,bornin 1855; Albert, born in 1858; Lutie, born in 1865, and Carrie, born in 1869. Lutie died October 2, 1867. They own about 400 acres of the finest land in this township, or in Coshocton county, and are surrounded by all the comforts of an elegant home. They are members of the Protestant Methodist church, and are esteemed for living up to their professions. He has been a school director for a number of years, believes in education in all its branches, and supports the same in a financial way that is most encouraging to the cause of education. Eliza was married to Mr. Burne and resides in Harrison county, and Malonia was married to Mr. Leland ai^^ resides in Knox county, Ohio. The rest of the children are at home.

postoffice. White Eyes Plains, Ohio ; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagner) Wolf; was born February 27, 1821, in Oxford township, this county. His parents were of German descent, and came from Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolf was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He has also been an extensive dealer in stock for forty years. He drove cattle over the mountains before there was a railroad in the State. Mr. Wolf was married, April 6, 1848, to Miss Mary Forsythe, of this county. They became the parents of one child, Emma A. Mrs. Wolf died April 7, 1851. He was married, in 1864, to Miss Louisa Loos, of this county. They became the parents of one child, Ella, deceased. Mrs Wolf died in 1869. Mr. Wolf was married, in 1871, to Mrs. Fransanna Culbertson, of this county. Five children were born to them, viz : Violgt; Lilian, an. infant, not named; Jemima and Henry W. Mr. Wolf owns a fine farm, of 440 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf are influential members of the Protestant Methodist church, and are esteemed by all their acquaintances.

WOLFE GEORGE L., farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in Oxford township, and was married to Anna Foster, who was born in England. They had three children, Elmer J., Oreha D., and an infant, deceased. Mrs. Anna Wolfe died in 1877, and was buried in White Eyes Plains cemetery. Mr. Wolfe married Olive A. Maxwell, who was born in this county. Mr. Wolf owns a beautiful farm, and has erected a fine residence.

WOLF MILL-TON N., Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in this township, in 1837; son of Phillip Wolf, and was married to Miss Harriet A. Emerson, daughter of Timothy Emerson, in 1861. They have five children, as follows : Norah E., Lulie L., Clariden C, Minnie L. and Ina M. They live on 148 acres in Oxford township. He is a member of the M. E. church. He served four months in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second 0. V. L, and is a good citizen.

WOLF HIRAM, Oxford township; farmer;* Evansburgh, postoffice ; son of Jacob Wolf ; was born in 1829 ; married in 1853, to Miss Hannah House, their children being - Clara Ellen, born in 1855 ; James Irwin, born in 1860; Mary Nettie, born in 1866, and Jennie Alta, deceased, aged five and a half years, born in 1872. Mr. Hiram Wolf has held offices of trust in the township, and he. and his wife are members of the Baptist church. He lives on his farm of ninety-three acres, and is possessed of other real estate in this township.

postoffice,Evansburgh; son of Jacob and MaryE. (Leighninger) Wolf; was born July 3, 1836, in this county. His parents .were of German descent, and came from Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolf raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He was married April 14, 1861, to Miss Annie Poster, of this county. They became the parents of three children, viz : An infant, not named; Elmer J. and Orelia. Mrs. Wolf died October 26, 1077. He was married February 20, 1879, to Miss OUa Maxwell, of this county. Mr. Wolf owns a fine farm of 137 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley.

WOLF JOHN, Oxford township; farmer; postofJice, Evansburgh, Ohio ; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagner) Wolfe ; was born August 29, 1813, in Oxford township, and is the oldest living resident of the township. Mr. Wolf was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupa,tion. He was married June 2, 1836, to Miss Sarah House, of Knox county, Ohio, who was born November 15, 1817. They became the parents of ten children, viz : Samuel H., born May 20, 1837; Margaret. A., born October 30, 1888, and died February 5, 1841; Mary, born October 14, 1840; Francis H., born October 11, 1842; David, born October 28, 1844, and died in the .army November 12, 1864; Henry, born February 26, 1847, and died June 6, 1847; Ehzabeth, born October 12, 1849; John W., born February 6, 1851, and died December 14, 1868; Richard W., born March 13, 1853, and Rebecca J., born February 6, 1856.