Muskingum County, Ohio - Chapter 45, 1892 (part 24 of 31)

John H. Lynn, of Nashport, Ohio, belongs to an old Virginia family, his father, George Lynn, having been born August 14, 1792, near Winchester, of that state. The paternal grandfather was a native Scotchman, and had three sons: George, Daniel and Henry. Daniel was an innkeeper of Winchester in early times. George was married at Reading, Penn., to Catherine Elizabeth Spotz, and after his marriage lived in Winchester, where he followed the calling of a baker. He afterward went to Wardensville, W. Va., and kept a tavern for many years. Here his wife died, and in 1845 he came to Nashport, Ohio, and began working for his son William, who had been engaged in the mercantile business with Levi Claypool for a number of years. Upon flrst coming to Ohio, William Lynn clerked for I. W. Baker, of Newark, but after becoming associated with Mr. Claypool he remaiued with him until he was elected treasurer of Aluskingum county, when he removed to Zanesville about the opening of the Civil war. George Lynn was the father of eight children: William, Edward, Maria A., Daniel, John H., Julia, Susan and Isaac. The father of these children was elected constable of Hardy county, W. Va., when the duties of a constable were of far more importance than they are now, and his collections extended over the entire county. He was a man of integrity, and lived to the age of fifty-four years. John H. Lynn, his son, and whose name heads this sketch, was born in Hardy comity, now West Virginia, April 20, 1827, but his early educational advantages were very meager. He managed, however, to learn to read and write during the three months' attendance at a district school. He early learned to rely upon his own resources, and when a young man of nineteen, in 1846, came to Licking county, Ohio, and worked on a farm for his brother-in-law, Jesse O. Switzer, who had married his oldest sister, Ann. In 1848 he returned to Virginia, where he worked as a farm laborer for three years, and in February, 1851, he returned to Ohio, walking the entire distance of 300 miles in company with another man, carrying his effects in a handkerchief over his shoulder. He remained in Licking county until 1855, and on March 25, 1856, he took up his abode at Nashport, where he ran the still at Claypool's distillery for three years. Following this he farmed for one season, and in 1860, in company with Norton F. Claypool, he planted the first successful peach orchard in the county, and first established the fact, which is now so successfully carried out, that the southwest hillside is the best place for a peach orchard, as the buds do not so easily winter-kill. These ideas he obtained from an old West Virginian by the name of Wilson, who had a famous peach orchard on Sugar Knob, in Hardy county. Mr. Lynn and Mr. Claypool made a contract to plant the Claypool peach orchard, and in this enterprise they continued joint, partners until 1880. The orchard contained 7,000 trees and was famous all the country round. Many thousand bushels were shipped from it, and was the means of establishing the present flourishing peach business in this section of the country. Mr. Lynn is the owner of 116 acres of land, on which is a fine peach orchard, and is making rapid progress in this business. He was married November 23, 1870, to Miss Malinda Victor, daughter of Philip and Rachel (Claypool) Victor, the former of whom was a son of Philip Victor, an old pioneer of the county and a soldier of the War of 1812. Philip Victor, the father of Mrs. Lynn, became the father of thirteen children: James, Marchal (or Marsh), Sarah, Melinda, Marietta, Zara, William H. , John, Fred, Jane, Emma, Harriet and Julia. Of this large family all are living with the exception of Marietta. Mr. Victor died at the age of fifty- six years. He was a cooper and farmer and a hard-working and honest man. To Mr. and Mrs. Lynn the following children have been born: John H. November 26, 1871; Levi W., May 19, 1873; George, January 5, 1875; Annie R.,' March 18, 1877; Jesse V., January 4, 1880; Eddie E. and Ettie (twins), July 7, 1884. Ettie died at the age of three months. Mrs. Lynn is a member of the Now School Baptist church, and although not a member, Mr. Lynn is a bolievor in the same doctrine. Politically, he is a republican. He is a practical farmer, a successful fruit grower, and an upright man. He is giving his children all the advantages his means will afford, and is a believer in educational progress. Although he has met with some business misfortunes, he now bids fair to become a wealthy citizen.

Andrew Lyons, farmer, High Hill, Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye state, born on December 24. 1824, and the reputation which heenjoys is not only that of a substantial and progressive farmer, but of an intelligent and thoroughly posted man on all public affairs. His parents, Thomas and Esther Lyons, were natives of the Emerald isle, but emigrated to the United States at an early period. The father came to Meigs township, Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1822; was among the early settlers, and there his death occurred thirteen years later. Andrew Lyons received a very limited education in the common schools, never attending school more than eight months altogether, but being a close observer and a great reader, is thus better posted than a great many who have had much better opportunities. He began for himself, at the age of twenty-two, as an agriculturist, and this has continued to be his chosen occupation through life. In 1848 he bought 158 acres of land in section 8, Meigs township, and to this he added, from time to time, until he owned 282 acres of excellent land. He was married, on May 30, 1849, to Miss Margaret, daughter of Henry and Mary White, of Irish descent. Mrs. White died in 1870, and two years later, Mr. Lyons wedded Miss Mary McKonkey. He has held the office of trustee, and socially is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity. In politics he is strictly democratic. He holds a membership in the Presbyterian church at High Hill.

John Hunt McCann, is one of the old settlers of Muskingum county, Ohio, and belongs to the oldest branch of the McCann family. [For early history of this family see sketch of Orville Mc- Cann.] Samuel McCann, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born April 2, 1780, on a farm within twelve miles of Belfast, Ireland, and was one of a family of five children. Archibald, Samuel, George, James and Sallie. He was the first of the family to come to America, but his three brothers afterward came at different times. His sister, Sallie, married in Ireland and there spent her days. George never married. He came to Ohio and died in Erie county at the age of seventy. Archibald settled on a farm in Muskingum county and was married to Mary Matthews, of Ireland by whom he became the father of nine children: David, Samuel, James, Jane, Sarah, Robert, George, Thomas and Archibald. Archibald Mc- Cann was well educated for that day and was one of the early and successful school teachers of the county. He was a weaver by trade and lived to be seventy-five years of age, at which time he was drowned in the Muskingum river at Zanesville. His children were well educated and all became school teachers. David and Archibald became physicians in later years and the latter is the only one of the family now known to be living and is a medical practitioner of Antwerp, Ohio. Robert graduated at Kenyon college, Ohio, then left home and has never been heard from since. James, the brother of Samuel, and uncle of John Hunt Mc- Cann, came to America and settled near his brother, Samuel. He had married, in Ireland, Eliza Hamilton and by her became the father of seven children: James, Jane, Eleanor, Robert, John, Samuel, and Mary. J ames McCann Sr. finally moved to Illinois and settled on a farm in Macon county, where he died at the age of seventy-six years. His family were also well educated, and nearly all of them became school teachers. His sons, John and Robert, are business men of Zanesville. Samuel McCann Sr., father of our subject, was a weaver by trade and at the age of twenty years, in 1800, he came to America and directly to Ohio, entering a tract of 110 acres of land in Muskingum county. At this time Zanesville consisted of two or three log cabins and there was not a cabin or stick cut, so far as he knew, 100 miles north. His land was one mile southeast of where Shannon now stands and on it is now an old burying ground where about thirty of the old settler's sleep. John H. McCann is the only person now living who can locate and name their graves, which are kept up by the family. Samuel McCann was the first man to settle in Muskingum township, but in 1805 Levi Cooper came with his wife and five children, and in 1802 or 1803 Samuel Cole settled here and became the father of nineteen children. Settlers poured in rapidly after this and dense forests soon gave place to well-cultivated fields of grain. Samuel McCann, at the age of twenty, was alone in a dense wilderness of heavy timber in which black bear, wolves and panthers abounded, and game of all kinds native to the country roamed at will. Deer and wild turkey, were plentiful and' a few buffaloes were to be found. After entering his land and locating his claim Mr. McCann went to Hagerstown, Md. , and remained about two years, after which he returned to his land. He married Rebecca Cooper, daughter of Levi Cooper, the pioneer, and four children were born of this union: Archibald, Rebecca, James and

Sarah. The mother of these children died May 6, 1824, after which Mr. McCann married Mary Hunt, daughter of Rev. Stephen Hunt, a pioneer Presbyterian minister, who lived many years at Irville. To his second union eight children were born, two dying in infancy and Elizabeth at the age of twelve years. The others were: John H., Mary A., Eleanor, Sophia, and Samuel A. Mr. McCann gradually cleared up a farm and built a log cabin in which he lived for many years. He then erected a hewed-log house (over seventyfive years ago), which is still standing and is the residence of his grandson, Samuel McCann, who married Ada Lane and has one son named Glen. In this house John Hunt McCann was born. The family reunion of 1892 will be held there. Samuel McCann was a good hunter, and kept his family well supplied with wild meat. He was a noted marksman and killed as many as twenty-four squirrel without missing a shot, and often carried off the palm at the oldtime shooting matches. The Indians were plentiful, but were peaceful and friendly. Mr. McCann wove the clothing for his family from flax and wool, and his wife and children made them into garments. He depended upon himself for everything and the meal which they used at first was pounded in mortars. Later they went to Zanesville to mill and was often compelled to wait all night for his turn. By hard work and economy he became possessed of a competency and gave his two eldest sons 160 acres of land a piece, John H. 110 acres and Samuel 150 acres - the home place. To his daughters he gave money. He lived to the age of seventy-five years, dying September 12, 1855. Although not a member he supported the Presbyterian church of which his wife was a member. He was a democrat, politically, and was one of the county commissioners when the land was purchased where the county infirmary now stands. He held the position of justice of the peace and other township offices in early times. John Hunt McCann, his son, was born on the old homestead, February 6, 1825, and in the pioneer subscription schools he obtained his education. His teachers were Archibald McCann, his uncle, Robert McCormick (who was a fine penman and from whom John H. learned to write a clear and beautiful hand) and others. He also learned the details of farming and the use of tools in his youth and until he was twenty-seven years of age he remained at home. He then received 110 acres of land from his father, and April 10, 1851, married Elizabeth McGlade, who was born February 14, 1828, a daughter of William and Jane (McCann) McGlade, the former of whom was born in Virginia, September 14, 1800. His father was a Scotch-Irishman who came to this country from Ireland and settled in Virginia, where he married and remained until he was the father of four children, then came to Ohio and located at the salt works near Zanesville. He was a substantial farmer and his six youngest children were born here. He settled on land inherited from his father, who had seven sons and gave them each eighty acres of land. William McGlade moved to Iowa in 1858 and settled on a farm in Delaware county, where he died in his eighty-sixth year and his wife in 1869 at the age of sixty-seven years. They were Covenanters in religious belief and during the war a strong abolitionist. For several years prior to his death he was blind. His chileren who grew to maturity were Elizabeth, Anna, Sarah, Jane, Mary, Maxwell, Martha, John H., and Eleanor. To John H. McCann and wife were born four children : Mary J., Emma E., Clara M. and John Arthur. Mr. McCann lived on his farm near the Muskingum river dam for four years, but in the fall of 1855 he came to Cass towhship. The winter of 1855-56 was the hardest ever known in the county. The weather was open and the ground unfrozen until New Year's day when it became suddenly cold and the thermometer registered twenty degrees below zero for about six weeks during which time the snow fell almost every day. The sleighing was excellent and lasted until the first week in April. During this winter Mr. McCann was engaged in getting out timber for his barn and other outbuildings. By hard work and good management he has added to his property until he now owns 400 acres of good land. He has held a number of minor offices in his township and proven himself a useful and progressive citizen. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church, their children being members of that church also. Their daughter Emma E. married Sylvester Mears, a farmer of the county residing near Zanesville, by whom she has one child: John Lester. J. Arthur married Blanche McDonald and by her has two children: Floyd L. and one unnamed. Clara M. married Frank Prior, a farmer of Muskingum township, and Mary J. is still at home. Archibald McCann, half-brother of John H. , was a Mason of high rank. The strong democratic proclivities of the family are indicated by the preservation, for many years, of a hickory cane cut by Archibald McCann at the grave of Andrew Jackson.

Orville A. and Robert Emmet McCann belong to one of the pioneer families of Muskingum county, that now numbers among the thousands, the members of which are noted for their thrift and for their honorable and upright conduct in every walk in life. Tradition says that John McCann, about the year 1600 emigrated from Scotland and settled in the north of Ireland, in County Down, which makes the family of Scotch-Irisb origin. During the tribal period in Scotland the family was united with the tribe of O'Neils for mutual protection. Thomas McCann, the great-grandfather of the subjects of this sketch, was a citizen of Belfast, and the other members of the family who are known were Alexander, Robert, George, and a sister who married Gilbert Hamilton, an ancestor of the Hamiltons, of Frazeysburg. There was also a half brother of this old Belfast family from whom the McCann's of Dresden descended. Thomas McCann was the father of six children: John, who remained in Ireland; George settled near New York city; Alexander settled at Newberg, N. Y. ; James, the grandfather of Orville A. and Robert E. ; Nancy Greenfield, of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Alexander who remained in Ireland. She had one son who came to America. James McCann, son of Thomas, was born in Ireland in 1763, and was there married in 1789 to Miss Elizabeth Sibbet, a daughter of Robert' Sibbet, of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. McCann emigrated to America in 1794, bringing with them two sons, Thomas and Robert. Mr. McCann was a weaver by trade but first settled in Westmoreland county, Penn., on a farm. In 1815 the two sons, Thomas and Robert, then young men, came on foot through the wilderness to Ohio and with their axes began clearing a claim. They built a cabin and entered the land where Orville and Emmet McCann now live. They found a man by the name of John McCann settled on what is now the farm of Jacob N ethers, and although he was not related to them in any way, he gave up his farm to Thomas McCann and went away. The brothers returned to their home in Pennsylvania in the fall, reaching home on Christmas. The next spring James McCann and his entire family came to Ohio, by the Ohio river to Marietta, and settled on the land where the boys had built the cabin. James was the father of ten children: Thomas, Robert, Alexander, Nancy, Maxwell, Jane, George (who was drowned in Pennsylvania), George, another son, died young, Samuel and Sarah. Nearly all these children lived to be old people and their descendants now form a numerous and substantial people. James McCann gave the most of his attention to his trade, leaving the farm work to be done by his sons. He remained on the farm until the death of his wife, then went to live with his eldest son Thomas, in 1844, and died March 30, 1848, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church and he usually attended the Muskingum Presbyterian church, always walking the distance even when an old man. He was naturalized by the supreme court of the state of Ohio, at Zanesville, October 28, 1828. Samuel McCann, his son, and father of the gentlemen whose names head this sketch, was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., March 10, 1807, and received a limited common-school education, the most of his education being obtained by self application. He was a man of fine mind, a great reader, and became well informed on all ordinary topics. He was brought up in the wilderness, and his early days were spent in clearing land, and although this school was somewhat rough, it developed sterling traits of character which stood him in good stead throughout his long career. In January, 1833, he was married to Miss Caroline Irvine, the town of Irville being named in honor of her father, who was one of the pioneers of the county. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McCann: James E., John Harvey, Isaac, William Allen, Margaret, Maxwell, Warren, Martin L., Mary (died in infancy), Orville A., Arthur and Robert Emmet. John Harvey and Maxwell McCann settled in Henry county, Mo. ; William Allen and Martin Luther removed to the new state of Washington and settled near the Columbia river, and Warren located near the old homestead. After his marriage Mr. McCann remained on the old home farm and here all his children were born. The family first lived in the old log house built by James and his sons, but in 1844 a residence was erected, which in those days was considered very fine. Samuel McCann was always a democrat in politics, was universally respected and his judgment held in high esteem. He was one of the earliest justices of the peace, an office which he held to the satisfaction of the people for the long period of twentyeight years. He dispensed justice in his township with an impartial hand, tried a great many cases and married many of the early settlers (at least 150 couples) for he was very popular among the young people in those days. He also filled the position of township clerk and township trustee and was a member of the fifty-first general assembly of the state. He possessed much natural ability, and was a thrifty farmer and was a gentleman of the old school. He lived to the age of eighty four years and died July 30, 1890, his wife's death occurring October 17, 1874. He had inherited a remarkably strong constitution and during his long life was sick but little. He left seven living children, twenty-three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His son, Orville A., was born June 7, 1853, received a common-school education and in his youth learned the details of farming. He married Miss Josephine Elder September 13, 1881, daughter of William and Sarah (McKee) Elder, and to them have been born four children: Carrie, Florence, John H. and William I. He resides on the old homestead and is well known as a man of integrity and intelligence, and is a good representative of the McCann family, the members of which have been a practical and sturdy race of people, noted for their longevity.

Dr. Henry McCreary, New Concord, Ohio, is one of the very foremost among the professional men of the county, and has won an enviable reputation as a practitioner of the "healing art." He possesses advanced ideas and progressive principles regarding his profession, and is gifted with a full share of the sterling characteristics of those of Ohio nativity. Born in Guernsey county, Ohio, on May 8, 1836, he was the youngest of seven children born to George and Sarah (Mills) McCreary, the former a native of County Downs, Ireland, and the mother of Wheeling, W. Ya. George Mc- Creary left his native country for this in 1812, settled in the East, and was married near Wheeling, W. Ya. In 1822 he came to Guernsey county, Ohio, and located on a farm about four miles from .New Concord. There he reared his family, consisting of five children, two having died when quite small. The others were named as follows: John, George, Jane, Elizabeth and Henry. The mother of these children died in 1847, and the father received his final summons in Guernsey county in 1872. Both were connected with the Associate Reformed church, and were classed among the best citizens of the community. He was quite a prominent man in the county in which he lived. In politics he was for many years a whig, but later he affiliated with the republican party. He was a very successful farmer. Dr. Henry McCreary's early life was passed on his father's farm, and he supplemented a common-school education, received in Guernsey county, Ohio, by a course in Muskingum college. Still later he graduated from the Starling Medical college, and then entered Jefferson Medical college, from which he also received a diploma. He first began practicing at Norwich, Muskingum county, and there remained for three years, or until 1869, when he established business in New Concord. He is numbered among the most prominent members of the medical fraternity in Muskingum county, and the success which has attended his efforts in healing the sick is shown by the extended territory over which he practices. In 1861 he enlisted in the Union army, and served three years in Company A, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, commanded by Capt. H. D. Munson, of Zanesville. He enlisted as private and was promoted to corporal, serving one year in the field, after which, on account of ill health, he was promoted to hospital service, in which he continued the remainder of the time. Dr. McCreary selected as his companion in life Miss Samantha A. Stevenson, a native of Franklin county, Ohio, born in 1846, and their nuptials were celebrated in that county in 1875. She was the daughter of John and Mary Stevenson. She died January 22, 1877, and left one child, a son, George Boone, who is now attending college. The Doctor's second marriage was to Miss Martha M. Paden, a native of the Keystone state, born in 1857, and the daughter of William and Mary A. Paden. The fruits of this union were four children: Ralph

M., Mary, Grace G. and Helen H. Dr. McCreary and family bold membership in the United Presbyterian church, and take an active interest in all good work. The Doctor was trustee of Muskingum college for twenty- four years, treasurer twelve years, and secretary eleven years. He has ever been interested in educational matters, and served as professor of natural science in the college for a number of years. He is interested in all enterprises for the improvement and development of the county.

John McCloud, Norwich, Ohio. This old and much esteemed citizen of Muskingum county was originally from Virginia, his birth occurring in Frederick county on January 12, 1806, and he was the sixth of ten children born to Martin and Elsie (Self) McCloud, both natives of the Old Dominion, the father born in Frederick county in 1769, and the mother in 1772. The paternal grandfather was Mordikin McCloud, and the maternal William Self. Martin McCloud was married in his native county, and there six of his children were born: Samuel, Elizabeth, William, Duffy, Sarah and John. In 1809 he and family emigrated to Muskingum county, Ohio, and settled on what is now the Self farm, owned by William Self. He purchased 160 acres. He came overland with a wagon and five horses, and was several weeks on the road. After locating he took a ten-year lease, erected a log cabin, and resided there for some time. There four more children were born: James, Eliza, Mitchell and Presley. The father subsequently sold the first farm and bought a larger one, on which he lived until his death in 1857. He was associated with the Methodist Episcopal church, and he it was who established that church in the neighborhood. Although not an educated man, he was possessed of an unusual amount of good, sound sense, and was a prominent man in his day. At an early day, and before the war, when there was no physician in the county, he acted in that capacity, setting broken bones and prescribing for the sick. He held many offices of trust in the township and comity, and was universally respected. He was at first a whig in his political views, but at the time of his death affiliated with the republican party. He was a prosperous farmer and owned 184 acres of well -improved land. Mrs. McCloud, who came with her parents to Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1809, died on the same farm as her husband in Muskingum county, Union township, in 1852. She tvas a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was deeply interested in church affairs. Their son, Samuel, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and served twelve months. The children of this family are all deceased except Presley and John (subject), both of whom reside in Union township of this county. The latter was but three years of age when he was brought by his parents to this county, and here he attained his growth. At the age of twenty-two he started out for himself, and worked one year for $100, after which he went to Zanesville, where he worked in a mill for five years. Returning to the home place he worked that for some time, but subsequently clerked, and then became a partner with Mr. Jennings in a general store. He then again returned to the home place, which he cultivated for about five years. On March 11, 1845, he married Miss Harriet E. Lloyd, a native of Portsmouth, Va., born in 1818, and to them were born four children: Alfred M. , at home; Mary E., widow of Milton Geyer; Louisa, at home, and Charles M. Mr. and Mrs. McCloud are residing on the farm, which they have made by honest industry, and which is located in the western part of Union township, near the line. It consists of 156 acres, and is managed by his two sons, who are engaged in stockraising, in connection with farming. Mr. McCloud and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he has been trustee in the same. His sons are with the republican party. He has held a number of local offices, and has filled them in a creditable manner.

Presley McCloud was born in Muskingum county, Perry township, Ohio, November 15, 1817, in a house and on a farm now owned by Judge Mason, the house still standing. He was the youngest of ten children born to Martin and Elsie (Self) McCloud. He was but nine years of age when he came with his parents to Union township, and since that time he has lived in this township and in the same house a period of about sixty four years. He attended the district schools of the county until about twenty years of age, and five years later, or in 1842, he married Miss Eliza A. Hunter, and settled on this farm. She was born in Union township, Muskingum county, July 7, 1824, and was one of a family of nine children born to the marriage of William Hunter, who came to this county in 1800. The latter was a native of Ireland, and was a young man when he made his advent into this county. He was married here to Miss Isabella Henderson, who was a native of Union township, but of Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. McCloud passed thirty-nine years together, sharing each other's burdens and trials, and in June, 1881, Mrs. McCloud was called hence. She was a member of the Presbyterian church nearly all her life. They were the parents of five children : William H. , a physician at Vermilion, Edgar county, 111.; David, a farmer of Union township; Caroline, wife of Joseph Smallwood, resides in Newark, Ohio; Robert W. , a farmer at home, and Anna B., married Howard IV. Jones. of Columbus, Ohio. After the marriages of his two daughters, who had kept house for him, Mr. Mc- Cloud took for his second wife Miss Lizzie Robertson, a native of Washington township, Muskingum county, born in 1827, and the daughter of M. B. Robertson. Mrs. McCloud died three years after her marriage, in 1889, and was an active member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Mc- Cloud also holds membership in that church, and is one of the well-known and respected citizens of the county. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for forty years, and is a third degree mason of Malta lodge 118, at Norwich. He has held office in the township for a number of years, and has been a deacon and treasurer in his church for thirty-five years. In politics he has affiliated with the democratic party all his life. Mr. McCloud's farm, consisting of 100 acres of good land, is situated one-fourth of a mile from Norwich, and is on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.

James McClure is a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, born in Union township, on the very farm where he now resides, April 17, 1817. He was the youngest, but one, of a family of eight children born to the union of John and Mary (Fergeson) Mc- Clure. John McClure came to Ohio at a very early date, and settled in Belmont county, where he married, and in 1816 came to Union township and settled on the farm now owned by James. This farm then consisted of 160 acres, and here he lived until his death, in 1820. He was a very prosperous farmer, and in politics a whig. Mrs. McClure was born in Pennsylvania, and died in this county in 1864. Both Mr. and Mrs. McClure were mem bers of the Union church, but before her death Mrs. McClure joined the United Presbyterian church. They were the parents of the following eight children: William (died some years ago); John (now living in Indiana); Nancy (now Mrs. Moore, of New Concord); Thomas (deceased); Margaret (deceased, was the wife of James Mc- Loud, of Indiana) ; Mary (deceased, married George Sterall, of Rich Hill, or Blue Rock township); James (our subject), and Sarah (who married Robert Marshall, and is living in Guernsey county, Ohio. The early life of James McClure was spent on the farm where he now lives, and he was educated in the schools of this district. He started out for himself, at the age of twenty-one years, as a farmer, and has never lived anywhere except on the home farm. He was married, December 28, 1853, to Elizabeth McLand, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Burley) McLand. She was born June 14, 1824, and died May 1, 1886. She was the mother of seven children, five lived to maturity and four are yet living: Mary (died at at eleven years of age, Lizzie (who is at home), John S. (is in New Mexico), Thomas M (is working on the home place), Anna (is at home), and two died in infancy. The family are members of the United Presbyterian church, of New Concord, Ohio. Mr. McClure owns a 100-acre farm where he now resides, and an eighty-acre farm in Highland township. He has been unusually successful as a farmer, and is interested in educational and church matters, and, in fact all things for the improvement and advancement of the county. He can remember when the National road was built, and when New Concord was not thought of.

William McClure was born in Belmont county, Ohio, and was the eldest child of John and Mary (Fergeson) McClure. He moved to Muskingum county, with his parents when he was about six years of age, and here attended school. He was married in 1836, to Margaret Wileg, the daughter of John and Mary (Clark) Wileg. She was born in Pennsylvania and came to this county with her parents when very young. Both her parents died in Union township, this county, the father having followed farming for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. McClure were the parents of eight children: Mary, John (died at the age of twenty-two years), Robert, Nancy (died at the age of twenty-six years), Eliza (died at the age of twenty-four years), Maggie, Sarah and Martha, all married except Maggie, and all farming in Kansas. The entire family were members of the United Presbyterian church. He lived in Union township also in Highland, where he died in 1869, his wife dying in 1872. He was a republican in politics, took a great interest in all educational matters and was one of the very successful farmers of this county. His children have all been very prosperous.

Boggs McDonald, Zanesville, Ohio, is a descendant of one of the prominent families of Muskingum township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and is of Scotch descent, his grandfather, Archibald McDonald, having emigrated from Scotland to America at a period antedating the Revolutionary war in which he served as body guard for Gen. Washington. Archibald McDonald settled in Washington county, Penn., and was married to Miss Elizabeth Brownlee, of that county, becoming the father of seven children by this union: Elizabeth, Catherine, Peggy, Hammie, Christian, James and John. Mr. Mc- Donald subsequently moved to Ohio county, W. Va., settled on a farm, and there died at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He made a visit to Ohio to see his son prior to his death. His son, John McDonald, and the father of the immediate subject of this sketch, was born in Washington county, Penn., in 1795, received but a limited education, and became familiar with the duties of the farm in early boyhood. By his marriage, which occurred in Ohio county, AY. Ya. , to Miss Margery Boggs, there were born these children: William, Elizabeth (died when a young woman), Jane,

Margery, Christian, Boggs, Archibald, James and Margaret. On October 12, 1832, Mr. McDonald came to Muskingum county, Ohio, making the journey in an old-fashioned Virginia wagon drawn by four horses. He settled on the land now occupied by his son James, and bought 200 acres of Elias Ellis, paying $12 per acre for it. To this he added as years passed by until he finally owned 800 acres of excellent land. He also owned 800 acres in Dakota. He was industrious and frugal and thus accumulated a goodly estate. He served one month as a fifer in a light horse regiment during the War of 1812. Both himself and wife, were members of the Presbyterian church, and he was one of the founders of the Muskingum Presbyterian church in this township, also assisting liberally with his means to build three churches. He was one of the charter members of the church and served as elder many years. In politics he was at one time an old line whig, but in later years was a stanch republican and a strict union man during the war. One of his sons, James, served three years in a Pennsylvania Cavalry regiment, Company C, entering August, 1862, while attending college at Washington, Penn. He participated in the battles: Antietam; Stone River; Bristol, Tenn. ; Holston River and many skirmishes. John McDonald was a well-known man in his township, and was one of the prominent and most worthy citizens of the same. His death occurred on January 21, 1879, when eighty-four years of age. His son, Boggs McDonald, the subject of this sketch, owes his nativity to Ohio county, W. Va., where his birth occurred on June 6, 1830, and was reared on his father's farm in that county, being but two years old when the latter located in Muskingum county, Ohio. He received but the common-school education of those days, and like his father and grandfather before him, chose agricultural pursuits as his occupation in life. He selected as his companion in life Miss Elizabeth Stevenson, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Wallace) Stevenson, the former bom in County Armaugh, Ireland, in March, 1800, and of Scotch-Irish descent. Mr. Stevenson came with his parents to America in 1820. He was one of seven children: William, Mary, James, Archie, Eliza, Jane and Samuel, born to the marriage of Thomas Stevenson who was a farmer and who settled in Pennsylvania at an early date. About 1820 or 1825 the latter came to Muskingum county and settled in Union township. He and wife were members of the Reformed Presbyterian church. James Stevenson came with his parents to Union township when twenty -five years of age, and in 1824 married Miss Elizabeth Wallace, becoming the father of ten children: Thomas, Margaret, Mary Jane, Robert, William, Agnes, Elizabeth, Lora. John and Sarah. Mr. Stevenson resided in Union township until 1857, when he moved to Iowa and settled on a fine farm in Delaware county, about thirty-six miles from Dubuque. There he died in 1871, when seventy-one years of age. He and wife held membership in the Reformed Presbyterian church and he was deacon for many years. In politics he was a republican. His son, Rev. Thomas M. Stevenson, was a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting in Company E, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, and raising a company of which he was made captain, being chaplain of the regiment at the same time. He was a man of excellent character and was noted for his sterling worth. Another son, Robert W. Stevenson, is a noted educator, having worked himself up from the common schools. He became superintendent of the public schools of Columbus, Ohio, which position he held for eighteen consecutive years. He is now superintendent of the public schools of Wichita, Kas., and is also secretary of the National Teachers' association. After marriage Mr. Mc- Donald settled in Muskingum township and resided for two years near the old homestead, after which he moved to his present farm in the same township. To his marriage were born six children: James H., Flora B. (who died after marriage, when twenty-six years of age), Thomas E., Robert H., John H. and Harry S. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald are connected with the Presbyterian church and Mr. McDonald has been elder for many years. In politics he is a stanch republican. He enjoys the confidence and respect of his fellowmen and has been township treasurer for four and a half years and trustee of the township for some time. He is well informed on all the current topics of the day and is a gentleman whose pleasant, genial manners, and honorable, upright conduct have won him many warm friends. His son, Thomas E., is a banker at Danbury, Neb., and is doing well. He married Miss Maud Patmore, and they have one child, Elizabeth J. Another son, Robert H. , is in a hotel at Lincoln, Neb.; James H. is principal of the public schools of Negaunee, Mich. He is a graduate of the University of Wooster, Ohio, and is liberally educated. John H. has attended school at Dresden and wielded the ferule for several terms in Muskingum county. Harry S. is at home and attending school.' He is a young man of excellent character.

E. McDonald, merchant, and postmaster of McDonald, Ohio, one of the successful and popular business men of Muskingum county, and a much esteemed and. respected citizen, was born in Salt Creek township, Muskingum county. Ohio, July 26, 1846. His parents, John and Sarah (Mershon) McDonald, were natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and he was third in order of birth of four children. His paternal grandfather was a native of Ireland but of Scotch descent. The latter crossed the ocean to America in 1806, settled in Pennsylvania, and there made his home until 1816, when he moved to Muskingum county, Ohio. There he followed agricultural pursuits and there his death occurred in 1872. E. McDonald, the subject of this sketch, received his education in the common schools, and early became familiar with the duties of the farm, his father having been a successful tiller of the soil. When twenty-one years of age he started out for himself as a school teacher, and followed this profession for seven years, when he embarked in the mercantile business. This he has continued up to the present time, and has one of the best country stores in the county. He is an energetic and honorable business man, who has gained the entire confidence of his numerous customers in all parts of the country. He was married in 1871 to Miss Martha A. Cline, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Ewing) Cline, and four interesting children are the fruits of this union. Allie, Rosa, Howard, and Harley E. Mr. McDonald has held the office of justice of the peace for twelve years, and was elected again for a term of three years. He has discharged the duties incumbent upon that office in a creditable and very satisfactory manner. In politics he affiliates with the republican party. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. He is a member of the Presbyterian church.

Sylvester McDonald is a member of one of the pioneer families of Jackson township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and is a son of George McDonald, who was born in Frederick county, Ya. , in 1799, his father, Greenberry McDonald, having been born in Scotland. The latter came with his father to America and Greenberry and his brother Edward fought in the American Revolution under Gen. Marion, and were called the " young Scotchmen." Edward is mentioned in the life of Gen. Marion as a brave and gallant soldier. He had a famous horse which he called "Selim" and which he captured from a tory. Greenberry married a Miss Drum of Virginia, and by her became the father of seven children; the following of whom reached mature years: Elizabeth Elsie, Mrs.

Twadel, Mr. Spenser, Berry (who went to New Orleans at an early day and there died) and George, the father of the subject of this sketch. In 1811 Greenberry McDonald came to Ohio, bringing his family with him and settled on Licking river near the falls in Muskingum county, where he lived to the advanced age of ninety -five years. He was a shoemaker by trade, and in early manhood was very powerful and became noted for his feats of strength. George McDonald came with his parents to Ohio, and after the death of his mother, which occurred shortlv after their arrival in this state, he began working for the farmers of Muskingum county. He received no education, but learned to read and write, and having a naturally good mind he could make mental calculations more quickly than most men could figure. He grew up in the rough school of pioneer life and gained character among the sturdy pioneers of his day. He married Nancy Lovett, born May 6, 1796, and the daughter of Daniel and Mary (James) Lovett, who came from Maryland in 1810 and settled in Jackson township of this county. The mother was of Welsh descent. Mr. Lovett and his wife became the parents of twelve children: John, Evan, Jonas, William, Daniel,

Thomas, Nancy, Susan, Mary, Lydia, Hannah and Sarah. Daniel Lovett died a few years after he came to Ohio, and left a large family of children to be cared for by his widow. He died September 27, 1821, at the age of fifty- three years. His wife was born June 10, 1776, and died May 10, 1841. The father was a minister of the Baptist church and preached the gospel in both Maryland and Ohio. After his marriage George Mc- Donald settled in Jefferson township, worked for some time on the Ohio canal, but in 1830 entered the farm on which Sylvester now lives, where he spent the rest of his days, dying when seventynine years old. His wife died January 16, 1884, in her eighty-eighth year. He was always hard working and industrious and became a substantial farmer. He was an active member of the Christian church, in which he was for many years treasurer and clerk, and he contributed liberally of his means to aid in its support. He built almost unaided Mount Zion church, and for many years assisted in sustaining its preachers. He was a democrat politically until the election of James Buchanan to the presidency, when he split on the slavery question. He died in 1878, having been a man of high character, and it may be said of him that his word was as good as his bond. He gave his children good educational advantages, and was a believer in the nobility of labor, and taught his children not to fear work. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, seven boys and one girl: Labon, Evan, William, Miles,

John, Sylvester. Scott and Minerva. All lived to be grown. Sylvester McDonald was born in Cass township, this county, November 16, 1830, and when an infant of six weeks was brought by his parents to the homestead in Jackson township, where he still resides. He, like his father before him, early learned to work, and assisted in clearing off the timber from the old homestead. He received a common-school education, and on February 27, 1851, he married Emma Gist, daughter of David and Sarah (Collins) Gist, and their union resulted in the birth of thirteen children,

February 10, 1879); Martha (died April 2, 1877); Helen; Adolphus (died October 1, 1891); Lucy (died April 30, 1884); Labon; Elsie; Scott (died May 31, 1888); Alma, and Flora. Mrs. Mc- Donald died May 4, 1881, and Mr. McDonald afterward married Miss Rebecca J. Drake, daughter of Thomas and Jerushie (Baughman) Drake. Mr. McDonald has always been interested in the cause of education, and for twenty-one years filled the office of school director. He is a member of Mount Zion Christian church, and has been treasurer of the same since the death of his father. From an early day the old McDonald homestead has been a home for the preachers, and its doors are always open to them. The law of hospitality has always been observed, and the stranger asking food or shelter has never been turned from the door. Mr. McDonald inherited from his parents a love of justice and good conduct, and has always lived a good and correct life. He has been one of the leaders cf his township in the furtherance of all good causes, and stands de servedly high as an honorable citizen. He is a republican politically. His daughter, Helen, married Jacob Ashcroft of this township, by whom she has five children: Wheeler, Mansfield, Robert,

Alma married Leonard Romine and has one child, Nina. Elsie married James Baird, a blacksmith, who works in the shops at Newark. Flora is at home unmarried.

Samuel McGinness is a successful farmer and stockraiser of Muskingum county, Ohio, but was born in Chester county, Penn., in 1821, to Johnson and Jane (McMullin) McGinness, natives of this country, but of Scotch-Irish descent. The father was an early settler of Pennsylvania, belonging to one of the pioneer families of the state, and was born in 1772. In 1798, in company with a brother, he passed through this section on liis way to Kentucky, following the Zane trail from Pennsylvania. After remaining in Kentucky for a short time he returned to Pennsylvania, and was there married, in 1808. In 1828 he came to Muskingum county and settled on the farm on which the sub ject of this sketch is now residing, where he died, in October, 1840. His second marriage was consummated in 1825, Miss Deborah Curie becoming his wife, and both his marriages were celebrated in Pennsylvania. By his first wife he became the father of seven children, only two of whom are now living: The subject of this sketch, and his sister, Mrs. James Fountain, of Henry, 111. His second marriage was blessed in the birth of two children: Elizabeth Holcomb, of Perry county, Ohio, and a son, who was killed at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., in 1863, after having served from the commencement of the war. Major Fountain, of Illinois, his nephew, was present when he received his death wound. Samuel McGinness came with his father to this state in 1828, building a cabin in the woods, and was educated in the old log schoolhouses of pioneer days. The settlers were compelled to go many miles to mill, and sawmills were very scarce indeed. Samuel McGinness was married, in 1848, to Miss Sophia Morris, who was born in Pennsylvania in December, 1823, and came to this county in 1832. Her father settled one mile north of where Mr. McGinness now resides. His name was Thomas Morris, and his wife was Mary Everall. Of a family of -five children born to them four are now living: Thomas (who resides in Iowa); Sophia (wife of Mr. McGinness); Richard (died in Illinois); Elizabeth (wife of Levi Price, resides at Bradford, Ohio), and Charles (in the employ of the I. M. Ry., in Texas. In 1865 Mr. Morris and his family removed to Illinois and settled in Tazewell county, where the father died, in 1867, and his widow, in 1885, at the ripe old age of ninety years. Mr. and Mrs. McGinness are the parents of the following children: Charles J. (deceased); Mary E. (wife of J. L. Dozer); Lizzie A. (at home); William T. (married, and a resident of Kansas); Louis H. (of this county); Alfred (married, and a resident of a farm), and Edwin at home. In 1863 Mr. McGinness was drafted into the army, but was furloughed, and afterward joined a military company known as the one hundred days' men, but was again furloughed, and received his discharge at the close of the war. Mr. McGinness was an active republican up to 1885, since which time he has been a member of the prohibition party. His first presidential vote was cast for Henry Clay, in 1844; his last, as a republican, for James G. Blaine, in 1884, and for Fisk, in 1888. During this time he has never been an office seeker, and has only served as land appraiser. He is one of the leading farmers of his section, and is the owner of a fine farm within three miles of Zanesville, on which he raises corn, wheat, hay, etc., and also some fine stock. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Zanesville, and he has always been a patron of education. In 1888 he became a member of the present Pioneer and Historical society, and has been its treasurer since its organization. He was a charter member of the first Sabbath school in District No. 1, Wayne township, which was organized in a brick house in 1834, and which was also used as a schoolhouse. This school, both literary and Sabbath, has been continued ever since, and Mr. McGinness has been in constant attendance in the Sabbath-school department. He is also a member of the county alliance, and is president of the township alliance.

kingum county, and among the most highly respected. Squire Daniel McGinnis, Frazeysburg, Ohio, was born here October 20, 1830, and was the son of Samuel McGinnis and grandson of Daniel McGiunis and the great-grandson of Heinus McGinnis, who came from Ireland to America at a period antedating the Revolutionary war. He served as a soldier in that war, and was also in the French and Indian wars. He settled on a farm east of Blue Ridge, Penn., reared a large family and lived to be an old man. Daniel McGinnis, grandfather of subject, lived in Fayette county, Penn., married Miss Anna Lynch, who came from Scotland with her parents when thirteen years of age. The Lynch family was one of great prominence and wealth, and were noted manufacturers of edged tools. Her father, Robert Lynch, lived to be ninety years of age, and her mother, whose maiden name was Harriet McLeon, and who was also born in Scotland, lived to be quite old. To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McGinnis were born seven children: George W., Hannah, Samuel, Robert,

Elizabeth, Mary and Annie. Mr. McGinnis was a comfortable farmer, and took great pains to educate his children. He was born December 25, 1753, and lived to the unusual age of ninetythree. He was in the War of 1812. His wife would have rounded out one hundred full years had she lived a few months longer. Thus it can be seen that the McGinnis family is noted for its longevity. Daniel McGinnis believed that an education combined with a good trade was better for his children than money, and he encouraged them to improve their minds, and bent all his energies in that direction. He was successful, and reared a very intelligent family. He had one son, Robert, who was constable or sheriff of Franklin township for twenty-four years. His son, Samuel McGinnis, father of subject, was reared to farm labor, and, like his brothers, had good educational advantages and learned a trade, that of a tanner. He worked at this for seven years when a young man, and traveled all over the United States. During this time he taught school in Muskingum county, Ohio. In 1827 he settled down, bought land in Jackson township, Muskingum county, and was engineer, leveling the banks of the canal until 1829. On December 29 of that year he married Miss Mary Lemert, daughter of Joshua Lemert, of Coshocton county, and Mary (Wright) Lemert, both of English descent. Joshua Lemert' s father, William Lemert, lived in Fauquier county, Va., and was a large slave owner. The Wright family was among the original settlers of Virginia. Joshua Lemert was the father of eight children: Elizabeth, Louis, and settled on a farm. He lived to be nearly eighty-four years old, dying May 2, 1859. He was a prominent man and an extensive farmer and manufacturer. He was public spirited, and assisted in laying out many of the roads in Coshocton and Muskingum counties. He held the office of justice of the peace for some time. Samuel McGinnis became owner of about 400 acres of land, and resided on his farm, two miles north of Frazeysburg, until his death. He was one of the first school teachers in the county, and taught a subscription school in Jackson township in 1832. The schoolhouse was of logs, puncheon floor, and immense fireplace eight feet wide, and a stick chimney daubed with mud. There were thirty-five scholars, twenty of whom were grown men and women, some of them having families, but trying with honest effort to learn to read. It was the custom in those early days to bar the teacher out until he treated, and so one morning Mr. McGinnis found himself shut out and could not get in. Returning the next day, he flogged one of the big boys, who had been saucy, with a thorn bush. This severe treatment of one of their number brought on a compromise, and Mr. Mc- Ginnis agreed to treat. He brought apples from his own home, three gallons of cider and a gallon of whisky. This, mixed, was a powerful stimulant, but the school drank the most of it, some of them, it is said, showing all the signs of having had enough. The old pioneers of that day would not work without their whisky, but they seldom drank enough to intoxicate. Building cabin houses, rolling logs, railmaking, etc., was the business of the day. Samuel McGinnis died August 27, 1874, in his seventy-sixth year. Both he and wife were members of the Christian church. He filled both the offices of township clerk and treasurer, and was a very intelligent and capable business man. He could write deeds and legal business papers without forms, as he retained the forms in his mind. He was noted for his hospitality, and his house was seldom without guests. He was an excellent citizen, and is yet well remembered throughout this county. ' In politics he was a lifelong Jacksonian democrat. Daniel McGinnis, subject of this sketch, received a common education, and was taught the duties of the farm at an early age. On September 12, 1850, he married Miss Hannah Miller, daughter of David and Hannali (Scott) Miller, from Boyd's Mills, Fayette county, Penn. Mr. Miller's father came from Germany, and died four years after landing. The Scotts were among the original settlers of Virginia. Mr. Miller was the father of fourteen children, and was noted as an excellent farmer. After marriage Mr. McGinnis settled on a farm in Jackson township, and resided on this for fifteen years, after which he moved to Delaware county, Iowa. Three years later he returned and settled in Jackson township, where he followed clerking and farming for twelve years, after which he came to Frazeysburg, and he has remained here since. He has been justice of the peace three terms, and is engaged in general business; in time of the war acting as clerk for E. L. Lemert. Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis became the parents of thirteen children: Olivia P. , Harmon K., Clarissa H., Bolton A., Van R. , Beth A., Chance J., Samuel L. , Etha R. , Don O. , Dio S. and Zales S. Mrs. McGinnis died in 1881. She was a devout Christian, a member of the Christian church, and was a woman of noble character. August 17, 1883, Mr. McGinnis married Miss Nancy L. Marshall, and by her became the father of three children: Rill D., Paul Y. and one who died in infancy. In politics he is democratic. Mr. McGinnis has held a number of local offices - justice of the peace, township trustee, clerk, assessor and school director. He was for many years a clerk in Frazeysburg. Both he and wife hold membership in the Disciple church. He is a man of unusual intelligence, and stands high in the estimation of the people.

Squire Daniel D. McGinnis, Dresden, Ohio, is numbered among the prominent farmers of Cass township, and is one of the old and respected citizens. He was born March 16, 1822, in Fayette county, Penn., and was of Scotch-Irish descent. His great-grandfather, John McGinnis, came from Ireland to the United States when quite advanced in years. He had been connected with the Irish rebellion and was obliged to leave his country. Of the thirteen children born to his marriage nine were sons, and the only ones now remembered are: John, Hymns, Samuel, Daniel, Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary. A number of the children not named settled in Baltimore, Md. Mr. McGinnis lived to be eighty-four years of age, and died near Lancaster, where he was a large land owner. He was a Scotch Presbyterian in his religious belief. His son, Daniel McGinnis, grandfather of our subject, was born in Scotland, but went to County Tyrone, Ireland, when a boy, with his brothers, John, Hymus and Samuel, and his sisters, Hannah and Elizabeth, all of whom came to America before the father and settled in Philadelphia. There they remained but a few years, and then settled on land near Lancaster, Penn. There Daniel received a good common-school education, and learning to read and talk both German and English. At an early date he settled in Fayette county, Penn., when that country was an unbroken wilderness, and the Indians were plentiful and very troublesome. Daniel was an Indian lighter and had many desperate encounters with them. While working he always had his rifle near him, and often left his work to chase them when they were more troublesome than usual. The settlers, when attacked, or threatened with an attack, would seek shelter in a block house (called the Three Cabins Block House), and at one time they remained there all winter. They were attacked several times by the savages, but succeeded in repulsing them, and the Indians revenged themselves by driving off the stock and burning the cabins. In the spring the troops, under Col. Dunbar or Col. Mountz, came to their relief, and the Indians were driven from the country. Daniel McGinnis' sister, Hannah, was in the Block House, and being an unusually strong woman, could handle a rifle as well as a man, and took a prominent part in driving off the Indians in the attack on the Block House, rendering valuable assistance in that way. She was a fearless horseback rider, and could mount a horse bareback without assistance, springing from the ground. She was a noted frontier character and married Samuel Crozier. She could do a man's work, and her husband became a successful and prosperous farmer. After his death she carried on the farm with great vigor. Daniel McGinnis married Annie Lynch, daughter of Robert Lynch, and to them were born George, Samuel, Robert, Mary, Hannah and Elizabeth. Mr. McGinnis served in the War of 1812, as did also his brothers, Hymns and John. He was large and strong, and was an artilleryman. He was pushing the gun to get it in position to load, when a cannon from the enemy struck the gun carriage, demolished it and threw it upon Mr. McGinnis, who remained senseless until the next morning, when he was brought to consciousness by the rain in his face. He was in the hospital for some time, and for nearly a year he was disabled. He was crippled for life, did not again enter the service, and received a pension from the government. He became a farmer, was hardworking and industrious, and was the owner of 300 acres of land. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, was respected and esteemed by all, and lived to be ninety-four years of age, retaining his mental faculties to the last. His son, George Mc- Ginnis, father of subject, was a native of Fayette county, Penn., born on the old homestead on January 28, 1797. This property is still held by the McGinnises. George McGinnis' educational advantages were very good, for he had an excellent teacher, a Mr. Paxton, who was educated in Glasgow, Scotland, and who taught a subscription school near Daniel McGinnis' for twenty-one years in the same building. George McGinnis learned readily, and thus became a well educated man. He was married on January 5, 1821, in Fayette county, to Miss Mary Wood, who was born May 3, 1805, who was the daughter of Abinah and Susan nah (Humphrey) Wood, the former an American of English Irish descent. Mr. Wood was an only child, and served through the Revolutionary war, being in several of the prominent battles. He became a soldier at the early age of fourteen, and was away from his parents seven years. His father had been to Camden, and there learned that Washington was in need of men. Returning home during the night he and his wife talked the matter over, and decided that their boy would better go. How to provide clothing for him was the question, for he had but one suit of homemade linen. With the help of neighbor women they wove enough for a new suit, and made it the next day. Abinah, although but fourteen years of age, was a large, strong, bony youth, almost as strong as a man, and provided with his new suit and a linen knapsack, he started out the next day. On the way to the camp he met a neighbor boy of about the same age (Sam Bunton), and he was joined by the latter, who had nothing with him but the homespun suit he had on. Abinah gave him his new suit and they proceeded to camp. They served together seven years and became fast friends. Sam Bunton never married, but made his home with Mr. Wood until his death. When Abinah reached home, after seven years' service, he was not recognized by his mother, who had not heard from him during the entire time. He was a shipbuilder and carpenter by trade, and followed the same in Pittsburg, during the latter part of his life. He was comfortably well off, and lived to be ninety- six years of age, attending his business up to the last day of his life. He died suddenly after dinner, having worked during that forenoon. He had never lost a week from work. Mr. Wood was a member of the Methodist church, and was a class-leader in the same. Of the thirteen children born to this marriage several are settled in Pittsburg. After his marriage George McGinnis settled in Tyrone township, Fayette county, Penn., followed farming and boatbuilding, and here passed the closing scenes of his life, dying when seventy years of age. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife held membership in the Presbyterian and Methodist churches, respectively. His children were: Daniel D., Abinah W. , Susannah, Samuel H., Jonathan, Hannah, Burris, Elizabeth, Robert, Ellen, Mary J. and John. Mr. McGinnis was a man of moderate means, and his integrity and uprightness of character were never questioned. His son, and the subject of this sketch, Daniel D. McGinnis, secured a good common-school education in his native county, and learned the cooper's trade and boatbuilding. In 1844 he came to Ohio, resided at Frazeysburg one year, and was then married to Miss Maria Morgan, daughter of James and Susannah (Lovett) Morgan. Her father was one of the first settlers of Jackson township, locating there in 1805, and became one of the substantial farmers. He owned 600 acres of land in this county and 240 acres in Indiana, and gave his children all good farms, His death occurred when he was seventy-six years of age. He held a number of local offices, and was a prominent man. Of the eleven children born to his marriage the following lived to be grown: Eva L., Washington, Maria, Martha J., Mary E. and La Fayette. Mr. Morgan was a member of the Old School Baptist church, and a man of high moral character. He was a soldier, under Col. Cass, in the War of 1812, but as there were more men than were needed he received his discharge. After marriage Mr. McGinnis settled on the farm where he now lives, and now has 160 acres of excellent land. His marriage was blessed by the birth of five living children: James M., George W., Mary E., John S. and Tirzah. Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis are active members of the Disciple church, and he has been elder for many years. In politics he is a strong democrat. Mr. McGinnis has held the office of justice of the peace for eighteen years, has been assessor of chattels two terms, township trustee three terms, township clerk sixteen years, and real estate assessor two terms. He is also interested in educational matters and served on the school board many years. When single he taught school for seven years in his native state and in Cass township, and was an able and successful educator. Squire Mc- Ginnis stands deservedly high as an honorable and respected man. - »

Thomas A. McGlade, farmer, Dresden, Ohio, comes of old Virginia stock, and inherited from his ancestors those sterling traits of character which have made him so successful. His grandfather, John McGlade, was a native of the Old Dominion, and early in the nineteenth century he moved to Ohio. He first settled near Dillon's Falls, resided there for a few years, and then moved to Muskingum township, settling on a farm now occupied by James McGlade, his youngest son. He owned 200 acres, all in the woods when he first settled on it, and this, with the help of his sons, he cleared and got under cultivation. By his marriage Mr. McGlade became the father of the following children: William, David, John,

George, Thomas, James, Betsey, Jane and Elizabeth. Mr. McGlade was a useful and much esteemed pioneer settler, and lived to a good old age. He and wife were members of the Covenanter church. His son, John McGlade, and the father of Thomas A. McGlade, was also a native of Virginia, and was but a boy when he came with his father to Muskingum county. He learned the trade of a wheelwright, and worked at this in Zanesville for some time, assisting in building Drones' mill at that place and another at Dillon's Falls. He married Miss Margaret Welsh, daughter of James Welsh, whose ancestors were pioneers of Muskingum county. Shortly after marriage Mr. McGlade located oil the farm now occupied by his son, Thomas A., and there he passed the remainder of his days. He owned 167 acres of land, was a good, substantial farmer, and an honorable, upright citizen. His death occurred December 31, 1880, when seventy-three years of age. He was a democrat in politics, and held the office of township trustee for some time. His wife, who was a member of the Covenanter church, died in 1889, when seventy-three years of age. Thomas A. Mc- Glade, son of this worthy couple, was born on the farm where he now lives, in Muskingum county, on December 15, 1841, and received his scholastic training in the common schools. He selected as his companion in life Miss Martha A. McCammon, daughter of James and Martha (Wylie) McCammon, and their nuptials were celebrated on August 7, 1868. Both families, the McCammons and the Wylies, were of Irish descent and early settlers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. McGlade's union was blessed by the birth of six children: Adella O. , Wilbert J., M. Estella, Addison, Thomas E. (died in infancy), and Mattie H. Mrs. McGlade and her two daughters, Ora A. and Margaret E., are members of the Covenanter church. In politics Mr. McGlade is a strict democrat. He is a substantial farmer, an honest man and a good citizen.

James M. McHenry, attorney at law, whose name heads this sketch has that ease of manner and force of character which make the sons of the "Buckeye state" influential wherever they go. He is well read in his profession, has conducted many important cases to a successful issue in all the courts, and his continued rise is assured and well deserved. He was born in Meigs township, this county, November 27, 1861, to John and Lydia (Trainer) McHenry; the father's birth occurring in the same county, in 1837. He is now a resident of Harrison township, this county, and is successfully engaged in tilling the soil and in dealing in stock. His father, who also bore the name of John, was a Pennsylvanian by birth and first saw the light of day on January 19, 1800. In 1834 he came to Muskingum county, Ohio, and until his death in 1884 he was a resident of Meigs township. The mother of the subject of this sketch was born September 13, 1842, in Meigs township, this county, being a daughter of John and Lydia Trainer, who came to this county early in the thirties. James M. McHenry is the eldest of four children and was brought up to till the soil. His initiatory training was received in the common schools; when he was seventeen years of age he began teaching. At the end of one year he discontinued this occupation to enter Muskingum college, in which institution he remained until 1884, his vacations being spent in teaching in order to defray, in a measure, his expenses while obtaining an education. In 1885 he entered the law office of judge E. E. Evans as a student, and in October, 1887, was admitted to the bar, after which he at once formed a partnership with his preceptor under the him name of Evans & Mc- Henry. He is a general practitioner, and has saved many the expense of goirg into open court by adjusting their differences in a fair and wise manner. Although still young in years he has already a widespread reputation and gives every promise of becoming eminent in his profession. He is interested in local politics, is a democrat, and has been chairman of the democratic central committee of the county. Miss Louise S. Carter, who was born in this county, became his wife in January, 1889. He and his wife are members of the First Presbyterian church. He is a member of Anchor lodge No. 283, of the F. & A. M. and Phoenix lodge No, 288, of the K. of P.

For many years, or since his location in this county, the reputation which William Mclntire, High Hill, Ohio, has enjoyed, has been not only that of a substantial and progressive farmer, but of an intelligent and well posted man on all public affairs. He was born in Brooke county, W. Ya. , in September, 1819, and is a son of John and Charlotte (Leisure) Mclntire, both of Scotch origin. William Mclntire came to Ohio in the year 1 822 with his parents. He remained at home until 1839, when he purchased eighty acres of land in Meigs township, Muskingum county, where he has since resided. To the original tract he added from time to time, as his means allowed, 240 acres, and is now the owner of 160 acres, all well cultivated and well improved. The other 160 acres of this land he deeded to his sons, Isaac and George H. He is wide awake and enterprising and by his able management has accumulated a comfortable competency. On January 13, 1839, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Herron, daughter of John and Jane Herron, and the fruits of this union were seven children, all living but two: John (deceased), Isaac, Mercy J. , William (deceased), Charlotte A., George H. and Albert P. Mr. Mclntire has held many local positions and has filled all in a very satisfactory and capable manner. He was trustee for a number of years and discharged the duties incumbent upon the office of justice of the peace for eighteen years. In politics he advocates the principles of the democratic party.

Prof. John D. H. McKinley, Dresden, Ohio, a distant relative of the distinguished and greatest protectionist of this or any other age, was born in Washington county, Md. , in 1850, and is a son of

Nelson and Mary A. (Hart) McKinley. He came to the Buckeye state in 1867, and attended Kenyon college at Gambier from which institution he was graduated in 1872. From that date until 1873 he was principal of Harcourt Place school, Gambier, and from 1873 to 1875 he read law at Franklin, Penn. From 1875 until 1882 he was again principal of Harcourt Place school. Prof. McKinley came to Muskingum county in 1882 and here he has since made his home. In 1883 he embarked in the real estate business in Columbus, Ohio, and this he continues at the present time. Since 1884 he has been professor of Latin and mathematics in Miss Phelps' English and Classical school for young ladies of Columbus. In 1880 he married Miss Fannie E. Cox, of near Dresden, Ohio, and their union has been blessed by the birth of two interesting children: Mary A. and Emma E. Prof. McKinley is a prominent educator, a man of excellent business acumen, and one of the county's foremost citizens in all enterprises of a laudable nature. In politics he advocates the principles of the republican party.

A very prominent representative of the business men of New Concord is to be found in William W. McKinney, who by his honorable and upright conduct has won many firm friends in both commercial and social circles. Mr. McKinney has been engaged in business since 1865, and deals exclusively in hardware and groceries, carrying a large stock and doing an extensive business. He was born in New Concord, Ohio, in 1849, and was the eldest of six children born to Joseph and Margaret (Dennis) McKinney. Joseph McKinney was also a native of this township and county, and was born within a mile of New Concord, June 10, 1827. He grew to manhood in that town, and followed merchandising and blacksmithing up to 1861, when he enlisted in Company A, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer infantry, and ranked as sergeant of that company. He was in service about two years and three months, and was in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, and numerous skirmishes. He was captured at Stone River and confined in Libby prison for a month, when he was exchanged. He then joined his regiment, and took part in the battle of Liberty Gap, Tenn., where he lost his right leg on June 24, 1863. This ended his military career. Returning to New Concord he resumed mercandising and was appointed postmaster, holding that position for eighteen years prior to his death, which occurred in 1883. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was class-leader in the same for many years. He was active in politics, and advocated the principles of the republican party. In all educational matters he was deeply interested, and he was a member of the board of trustees of the Muskingum college, being an active member of the same when the college was building. About 1847 he was married in his native town to Miss Margaret Dennis, a native of Trenton, N. J., bom in the year 1829. To this union were born five children, who are named in the order of their births, as follows: William W. (subject), Zimenia (wife of John W. Hedges, of North Vernon, Ind.), Frank (a resident of Zanesville), Joseph H. (a resident of Cambridge), and Maggie (wife of James Hedges, and now resides in Muskingum county, Ohio). The mother of these children died in January, 1874. She was a worthy and exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal church. After her death, or in 1876, Mr. McKinney married Mrs. Sarah A. Bailey, and to them was born one child, Louis, who is now in New Concord. Joseph McKinney was one of eight children born to Joseph Sr. and Elizabeth (Storer) McKinney, the former one of the early settlers of New Concord, and the first postmaster of that town. He was originally from the Keystone state. William W. McKinney is a native of New Concord, Ohio, where he was born in 1849. After completing his school days, and when but twelve and a half years of age, he entered the Union army as a drummer boy in 1861, serving with credit and distinction in Company A, Fifteenth regiment, O. V. V. I., and acted in that capacity for two years. He was then promoted to orderly for Maj.-Gen. T. J. Wood, commanding Third division, Fourth Army Corps, serving until the winter of 1864, when he received his honorable discharge, and returning to civil life after an experience of over three years; which was full of incidents, and if drawn by the pencil of the painter would present thrilling features of war and carnage, of march and camp life. Mr. McKinney was the youngest soldier from Ohio. Some of the prominent engagements in which he participated were: Shiloh, Stone River,' Missionary Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, and the Atlanta campaign. Although young in years Mr. McKinney served his country faithfully and creditably, and was ever ready for duty. He received his discharge at Chattanooga, Tenn. Returning to New Concord he embarked in merchandising with his father, and remained with him until the latter's death in 1883, In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss M. M. Spear, a native of New Concord, born in 1849, and the daughter of Alexander and Mary Spear, who were among the oldest settlers of this part of the county. Mrs. McKinney died in June, 1882, leaving a daughter, Rose M. , who is attending school. In 1884 Mr. McKinney took for his second wife Miss Anna M. Lindsey, a native of Cumberland, Guernsey county, Ohio, born in 1855, and the daughter of James Lindsey. The result of this union was the birth of one child, a son, Otho L.

Mr. and Mrs. McKinney are members of the United Presbyterian church, and he has been treasurer of the same for the last ten years. He has also been treasurer of the town for the same length of time, and treasurer of the school district. Mr. McKinney is one of the county's most esteemed and honored citizens, and has held a number of local offices of trust. In politics he casts his vote with the republican party.

Thomas McLees was born, November 12, 1823, in a log cabin on what is now known as Blossom farm, Blue Rock township, Muskingum county, Ohio. His father, Joseph McLees, was born, October 24, 1778, in County Antrim, Ireland. Thomas McLees, the father of Joseph McLees, died about 1799 in Ireland, and his wife, Sarah Hunter Mc- Lees, came to the United States, in 1801, with four children - two sons and two daughters: Thomas, Joseph, Agnes and Mary, and landed at Newcastle, Del. One son, William, had preceded them, and Samuel and Rachel died in Ireland. Thomas and William never married; Agnes married Gabriel Blair, and Mary married Thomas Snyder. The parents were natives of the Highlands of Scotland, but married in Ireland and there reared their entire family, the youngest, Agnes and Mary, being twenty-one and nineteen years of age, respectively, when they came to this country. Joseph McLees was twenty-three years of age when he came to this country with his mother. He lived in Delaware two years, and then removed to Westmoreland county, Penn., where he remained fifteen years, then coming to Muskingum county, Ohio, he settled in Blue Rock township, on what is now known as Blossom farm. Government land was then selling at $2 per acre, payable in four annual payments, without interest, but before the last payment was due the price had dropped to $1 .25 per acre. At that time, March 15, 1818, there was not a stick amiss, and the brush had to be cut to allow the wagon to pass. He cut a trail almost to the top of the hill, there halted, and commenced to clear the ground and build a cabin, 16x18 feet, of round logs. A great hole was cut out for a fire place and another in the side, for a door, a quilt answering the purpose of the door. A large poplar puncheon served as a table. A split rail and holes bored in the walls served as bed posts, forming a bed, 4x6 feet, in the corner of the house, and another in another corner, made in the same style. The mother kept house for her two sons, Joseph and William. Later, William bought a quarter section of land in Blue Rock township, where he built a cabin and lived there seven or eight years all alone, dying in 1827. The mother died in 1826, at the advanced age of eighty-nine years, and they both were buried on Blossom farm. Thomas had died in Delaware, soon after coming to this country. The McLees and Hunters were Presbyterians as far back as is known, and the grandfather of Thomas McLees, of Scotland, used to wear his sword to church to defend himself. They were known as Mountain men, and on Grandmother Hunter's side of the family were large, broad-shouldered, muscular men who never gave nor took an insult. The following will illustrate the same: Uncle John Hunter, as he was called, was at a fair given on Lamas day, when he saw a prize fighter abusing an old man. He immediately stepped up to the bully and said: "You ought to be ashamed of yourself, to abuse an old man." At this the man became very angry and struck at him; but Uncle John was too quick for him, and felled him to the ground. This settled the fight. The same trait of character follows in the entire family. They love fair play and always sympathize with the abused one. When Joseph McLees moved to this township, in 1 818, neighbors were very few: Benjamin Lee was one mile east; John Gibbons Sr., two miles north; Andrew Dixon, three miles west; and David Mitchell and Archibald Bowls four miles southeast, and Hyatts and Carlins, in Morgan county, five or six miles away. It was quite common in those days for neighbors to go six miles to assist in building a cabin, and as they generally came at sunrise, it was without their breakfast. Half their time was taken up assisting their neighbors. March 15, 1821, Joseph McLees, the father of Thomas, married Miss Hannah Morrison, youngest daughter of Capt. Samuel Morrison, of Washington county, Penn. Capt. Morrison was in the volunteer service of his native state, Pennsylvania, in the War of 1812-14. He reared a family of nine children - five sons and four daughters, and their ancestors were also natives of the Highlands of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. McLees reared a family of two sons and six daughters: Thomas (our subject), John Morrison, Sarah Hunter, Mary L. , Margaret M. , Agnes, Hannah and Rachel, all living except Margaret M., who died in October, 1863. The father died December 26, 1848, and the mother in September, 1863. The early settlers of this county had many privations, and often the mother has spoken of the time when she picked and burned brush at night, which they used for light. Still they were light hearted, worked with a will, and were very successful.

Thomas McLees received a common-school education in the subscription schools of that day. The salary of the school teachers at that time was about $10 per mouth; $1.50 a scholar, and twenty to twenty-four scholars was considered a good school. The branches taught in these schools were reading, writing and arithmetic as far as the rule of three, and a school term three months. The first schoolhouse was built on the land owned by Frederick Wion. Thomas McLees first attended school at the Blue Rock Baptist church iu 1832, six weeks being the length of a term, and his teacher was Jeremiah Argo. Later he attended the school on Starrett's farm. John Darr was the teacher; he received $100 per year for his services aud boarded around among the scholars, remaining a week at each place. This was in 1833 and 1834. A new schoolhouse was built on lands owned by John Grandstaff, about one-half mile from the old one. Thomas McLees stopped school at the age of seventeen years, and in his studies was always at the head of his class, mathematics being his favorite study. When twenty-three years of age, in 1846, he removed to Perry county, Ohio, and lived there four years, taught three terms of school, and in 1850, after the death of his father, returned to his native home and bought Blossom farm. Here he lived and owned the same until 1891, when he sold it to his son, James R. S. This farm has been owned by McLees for over seventyfour years. August 27, 1844, Thomas McLees married Miss Elizabeth Starrett, and nine children blessed this union - five sons and four daughters - seven living at the present time, June 1, 1892. In June, 1855, Mr. McLees was a delegate to the American convention which met at Cleveland and nominated S. P. Chase for governor and Thomas H. Ford, lieutenant governor. In February, 1856, he was duly elected delegate to the national council and nominating convention which met in the city of Philadelphia and nominated Fillmore and Donelson. He, with fifty-seven others - anti-slavery Americans - left the convention and on May 31, 1856, helped lay the foundation of the present republican party. Mr. McLees shaved his face smooth and made a promise that he would not shave again until Fremont was elected. Fremont was never elected, neither has he shaved. Mr. McLees has been known as an outspoken anti-slavery man, and served in the Morgan raid five days under Capt. N. F. Claypool. He was mustered out, received his pay, and entered the O. N. G., Ninety-first battalion. On May 2, 1864, he and his two sons reported at Zanesville, Ohio. He and the eldest son, Josiah, were mustered into the service of the United States army, in Company I, One Hundred and Sixtieth regiment, Capt. Henry S. Finley, under Gen. Franz Seigel. This regiment was placed in the First brigade First division of Gen. Hunter's army of West Virginia. On the night of July 3, 1864, they retreated from Martinsburg, W. Va., marched through the Potomac river and lay on the banks of the canal in wet clothes. On July 5 they went on to Maryland Heights at 11 o'clock p. m., Gen. Early in his raid following, and the fight began July 6. On July 7, 1864, Josiah McLees was in line of battle between Sharpsburg road and the Potomac river, and at 10 a. m. was mortally wounded, dying July 20. On September 7, 1864, Thomas McLees was mustered out of service. April, 1866, he was elected assessor, and assessed the property in Blue Rock, made his returns in twenty-six days, and was reelected for the office in 1867 and 1868. In 1886 he was elected school treasurer, took the books out of chaos, held the office six years in succession, settled annually, and returned the books in good shape to his successor. In 1866 he was the first commander of the G. A. R. organized in Blue Rock township; was a charter member in Hazlett post No. 81, Zanesville, Ohio. In 1887 Mr. McLees withdrew and joined Dan Brown post No. 380, Duncan's Falls, Ohio, has held the office of commander, was twice delegate to department, also elected surgeon, and is at this time chaplain. He is also a member of P. O. S. of A., and has been admitted in Sons of Veteran camp, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Mr. McLees was raised a Henry Clay whig, first voted for Zachary Taylor for president in 1848, and has never missed a spring or fall election. Mr. Mc- Lees has been twice married. With his first wife he lived over twenty-four years, and with the second twenty- one years. He has been a member of the Presbyterian church forty-eight years, and by the grace of God, expects to live and die in that church. Mr. McLees bought a house in the Eighth ward, Zanesville, Ohio, and expects to make this his permanent residence. He is one of the prominent citizens of the county, progressive, enterprising and energetic.

Divver McMillen was once one of the prominent tillers of the soil in Perry township, Muskingum county, for many years, but he has been a resident of the town of Norwich for the past ten years. He was born in Highland township, two miles north of Norwich, on July 22, 1825, and was the eldest son and fifth child born to James and Elizabeth (Pringle) McMillen, and the grandson of James and Jane (Bell) McMillen, natives of Washington county, Penu. The McMillen family is of Scotch descent, the great-grandfather being a native of that country. The latter emigrated to the United States in the early part of the eighteenth century, settled in Washington county, Penn., and reared a large family of children. He died in the Keystone state. His son, James Sr., grandfather of subject, was born in that county in 1758, and was married to Miss Jane Bell, who bore him nine children: Andrew, George, James, Isaac, Divver, William (who died young), William, Theodosia and Mary. The father of these children died in Wayne township, Muskingum county, in 1821, and his wife received her final summons in that township in 1847. They settled in that township about 1810, and Mr. McMillen cultivated the soil and there reared his family. Of the children