Muskingum County, Ohio - Chapter 45, 1892 (part 30 of 31)

Charles F. Urban, retired shoemaker, was born at Clotra, Germany, in November, 1821, the youngest of seven children born to Gotleib and Wilhelmina (Phenn) Urban, the former of whom was an officer in the German army, and died in his seventieth year, his wife dying in 1827 at the age of forty years. Charles F. Urban commenced learning the shoemaker's trade at the age of fifteen years, working for three years as an apprentice, after which he commenced business on his own account and in 1846 opened a shop in the town of his birth. In 1854 he came to America to seek his fortune, and landed at Baltimore on the 20th of May of that year with only $5 as a cash capital to go to work upon. He went to Wheeling by rail, which was the terminus of the road, and then by wagon to Cambridge, Ohio, and in Perry township, Muskingum county, he opened a shoe shop. After two years of hard work, and by practicing the economy which is so characteristic of the German people, he had saved enough money to purchase a house and lot, and to this property he continued to add for sixteen years and then came to Springfield township, Muskingum county, where he purchased an excellent little farm of forty-eight acres near Zanesville, Ohio, which he cleared and otherwise improved to the value of $1,500. When the war opened he joined Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth regiment, Ohio Volunteers, and was mustered into the service on the 6th of May, 1864, at Zanesville. After participating in a number of battles and numerous skirmishes, he was taken sick and sent to his home from the hospital. He soon regained his health, but was not ordered out again, being discharged the following November. In 1846 he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah S. Dittmar, by whom he became the father of nine children: Ernestine, wife of John Young, a carpenter of Columbus, Ohio; August was accidentally killed at Cambridge while assisting in the construction of the tunnel of that city, at which time he was twenty-one yearsof age; Henrietta is the wife of Charles Griffin of Zanesville; Charles married Miss Birdie Swagert and resides in Zanesville; Benjamin F. married Miss Mary Tanner and was accidentally killed in Griffith & Wedges' foundry in August, 1890; Henry married Miss Eva Vankirk and is a prosperous farmer of Indiana; Louis is single and follows the trade of a molder in Zanesville; John resides at home and is unmarried, and Rosa also resides at home. Mr. Urban has held the office of superintendent of highways a number of years and has been school director and township trustee. He and his wife are members of the German Protestant church of Zanesville and are upright

George Varner, one of the wide awake, thoroughgoing farmers of Muskingum county, Ohio, was born in 1854, and comes of old pioneer stock. His grandfather, Martin Varner, was of German descent and came to Ohio from Monongaliela county, Va., in 1812. He brought his wife and twelve children: John, Isaac, Alexander, Joseph, Jacob, Samuel, Polly, Susan, Lydia, Margaret, Betsy and Sally. Martin Varner settled on land in Muskingum county and here passed the remainder of his days, dying when about seventy years of age. He was one of the old-time pioneers and a man possessed of many sterling traits of character. He was an Old School Baptist in religious belief, and assisted in building the old Baptist church at Cottage Hill. His son, Alexander Varner, and the father of our subject, was born in Monongaliela county, Va. , June 15, 1810, and was but two years of age when brought to Muskingum county. He grew to manhood in the wilderness, received but a limited education, and on the 19tli of May, 1842, he married Miss Catherine Clapper, daughter of George and Susan (Baker) Clapper, of German descent. George Clapper was born in Fayette county, Penn. In 1807 he came to Muskingum county, Ohio, and settled in Salt creek township, where he followed agricultural pursuits, becoming the owner of a large tract of land and giving his sons all good farms. He is the father of fourteen children, two of whom died in Pennsylvania. The others were Peter, Betsy, Susan, George, Katie, Mary, Sarah, Anna, Jacob, William, Martin and Eliza, all born in Muskingum county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Clapper were members of the Lutheran church, and were highly respected in the community in which they lived. He died in Salt Creek township in 1864, when eighty-two years of age. His father was in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Varner was born June 26, 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Varner's marriage resulted in the birth of seven children: David W. (who enlisted in the Union army in August, 1862, and was in Company C, the famous Ninety- seventh regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry. He was shot through the hand, and died at Cumberland hospital, Nashville, Tenn., on the 3d of September, 1864, at the age of twenty-one years four months aud thirteen days); the remaining children are: Mary A., Felix, Jacob M., George H. , John L. and Susan L. After marriage Mr. Varner settled on the farm now carried on by his children, 207 acres of excellent land, and there his death occurred at the age of eighty years. He was an industrious, hard-working man, and accumulated all his property by the sweat of his brow. His son, Felix, married Miss Ella Skinner and resides in Licking county, Ohio. The remainder of the family are at home. George Varner, our subject, received a fair common-school education, and early in life became familiar with agricultural pursuits, which occupation he expects to make his life's calling. In politics he is a republican.

George Vickers is an old soldier citizen who, after fighting for his country three years in the great Civil war, returned home to follow the peaceful pursuits of agriculture. His grandfather was a farmer in Loudoun county, Va. , and there passed from life. Six of his children came to Muskingum county, Ohio at the time of the building of the Ohio canal and all of them settled in this county with the exception of Tolivar, who located in the southwestern part of Coshocton county. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. The remaining children of the family were Charles, William, Samuel, Betsey and Malinda. Samuel Vickers was the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born in Loudoun county, Va. , in 1815, but received limited educational advantages in his youth and was a young man of twenty-two or twenty-three years of age when he came to Ohio. He first resided on the Ohio canal and was married to Caroline Romine, daughter of Elijah and Loran (Riley) Romine, the former of whom came from Loudoun county, Va., at the same time as the Vickers and settled on a farm in the southwest part of Coshocton county, his family at that time being nearly all grown. His children were Edward, Stephen, Moses, Caroline and Susan. Mr. Romine died at the age of seventy in Bartholomew county, Ind., to which place he removed in 1845, becoming a farmer in good circumstances. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Vickers became the parents of ten children: Mary A., Louisa, George, Stephen, Elizabeth, Samuel, Huldah, Malinda, Emma and Maria. After settling in Muskingum county, Mr. Vickers worked for the Ohio Canal company as lock-tender, and until his death, which occurred at the age of fifty years, he was a hard-working, industrious and useful citizen. George Vickers, his son, was born February 8, 1839, at Adams Mills this county and obtained a limited education in the common schools. He early learned the duties of farm life and his youth was passed in the monotonous duties of life on a farm. When twenty- three years of age he responded to the call of President Lincoln for 300,000 men and enlisted in Company F, Ninety-seventh regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry as a private and took part in the battles of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862; Chattanooga, November 23-5, 1863; Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863; Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 5-9, 1864; Dalton, August 14-16, 1864; Resaca, May 13-16, 1864; Adairville, May 17-18,

1864; Dallas, May 25 to June 4, 1864; Ivenesaw Mountain June 27, 1864; special assault of Ivenesaw Mountain, June 22, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864; siege of Atlanta, Ga., from July 28, to September 2, 1864; Jonesboro, August 31, to September 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, September, 2-6, 1864; Spring Hill, Tenn., November 29, 1864; Nashville, December 15-16, 1864, besides others of less importance. The Ninety-seventh regiment was organized at Zanesville, Ohio, September 2, 1862, and was mustered out of service at Nashville, Tenn., June 10, 1865. The companies composing the regiment were A and B, from Guernsey county; C and D, from Morgan county; E, F, Gland Iv, from Muskingum county, and I and H, from Coshocton county. The regiment left Zanesville September 7, 1862, for the front and was disbanded at Columbus, June 15, 1865. The entire loss in killed, wounded and missing was 577. June 22, 1864, eight companies numbering 192 men, lost between 3:30 and 4 o'clock, 103 men, the greatest loss of any regiment in the army in so short a space of time. This is the record of the famous Ninety-seventh regiment which, in addition to the above, took part in skirmishes too numerous to mention. Mr. Vickers was in all these battles with the exception of Stone River, at that time being sick with fever in Hospital No. 2, at Nashville, where he was kept only two months. The brigadier-general was George D. Wagner, the colonel John Q. Lane, then of Zanesville, now a lawyer of Philadelphia. The regiment has held seven reunions, all of which were well attended, 160 being present at the last, which was held at Coshocton July 3, 1891. The regimental flag was captured by the confederates at Franklin, Tenn., and was returned to the regiment by them in 1884, a delegation of the regiment that captured it, delivering it. Mr. Vickers was a good soldier and endured the hardships and privations and dangers of the soldier's life with courage and fortitude. His children may well feel proud of his gallant record, which is untarnished. January 15, 1868, he was married to Miss Sarah A. McKee, daughter of William and Maria (Vickers) McKee, the former of whom was of Irish descent. His father, Patrick McKee, came from Ireland and settled in Coshocton county, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. McKee one child was born, Sarah, who became the wife of Mr. Vickers. Her mother died when she was an infant of eighteen months and her father took for his second wife Margaret Gault, which union resulted in the birth of seven children: Maria,

Elsie, Milton, Kate, William, Belle and Amy. Mr. McKee was a farmer of Coshocton county, but sold out and moved to Missouri, where he died in 1872 at the age of forty-five years. He was a member of the Baptist church and was honorable and upright. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Vickers: Elmer G. ; Alva W. , who died at the age of ten years; Lena M. ; Melvin Z. ; Huldah B. ; Eura M., died in infancy; Mabel F. ; George B., and H. Virgil. After his marriage Mr. Vickers resided for one year in Washington township, Coshocton county, but in 1870 came to Jackson township of this county and since 1874 has been a resident of his present farm, which consists of 151 acres. Mr. Vickers is a republican politically and is a charter member of Griffe post, of the G. A. R. of Frazeysburg. He is a member of the Regular Baptist church and his wife is a Methodist. He has always been a patron of education, and for twelve years has been a school director of Frazeysburg. By industry and hard work he has made a good home for his family and has given his children good advantages. He stands high as a citizen, being honest and conscientious in all his acts. As a soldier he was not afraid to face rebel bullets on many a hard-fought battlefield, and by his name should be written the words, " well done."

Among the successful farmers of Adams township, Ohio, whose merits are such as to entitle him to representation in the present work, is George H. Vinsel, Adamsville, Muskingum county. John Vinsel, his grandfather, was a prosperous farmer of Loudoun county, Va., and of German descent. He married Miss Huff, also of German descent, and the following children were born to them: John, Adam, Philip, George, Solomon, Kate, Polly, Eva and Susan. He lived to the age of sixty-five years, was a soldier in the War of 1812 and amember of the Lutheran church. John Vinsel Jr., his son and the father of George H., was born in Loudoun county, Va., and was a blacksmith by trade. He married Mary Foley, and this union was blessed with six children: Harriett, Eliza, Matilda, John H., Thomas W. and George H. The father died at the age of fifty years both himself and wife being members of the Lutheran church. George H. Vinsel was born in Loudoun county, Va. , August 24, 1824, was reared as a farmer and received a common-school education. He came to Ohio at the age of twenty-five years and married in Adams township, August 22, 1850, Elizabeth R. Wenner, born March 9, 1832, and the daughter of Solomon and Malinda (Wertz) Wenner. Her father was born in Loudoun county, Va., came to Muskingum county and married in Salem township, settling at Fultonham, ten miles from Zanesville. Here he worked at his trade of carpenter and cabinetmaker, and came to Adams township in 1836, bought the farm now occupied by our subject and here passed the remainder of his days. Himself and wife were members of the Lutheran church, in which he was Sunday school superintendent for many years. He was an old line whig in politics. They were the parents of three children: Peter F. (died in infancy), Mary C and Elizabeth R. Mr. Wenner lived to be fifty years of age and died in 1851. After his marriage George H. Vinsel settled on the farm upon which he now resides. He was always very industrious, and when he came to this township had saved up $500. He continued to save until he bought the old Wenner homestead and has added to it until he now owns 240 acres of as good land as there is in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Vinsel are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Vinsel is a democrat politically, has held the offices of township trustee, and treasurer, and has been a member of the school board. He is in favor of good roads and has been road supervisor for some time. To himself and wife were born eleven children: Solomon F. was born July 23, 1851, married Mary M. Bain ter (they have five children; he is a farmer in Adams township); John W. was born August '28, 1853, married Maggie Stewart (he is a carpenter of Adams township and they have two children); Mary M. was born October 22, 1855, and is the wife of Samuel Hanks, a farmer of Adams township; William Kirk was born May 17, 1858, and died February 10, 1868; Martha A. was born April 17, 1860, is the wife of Henry Buker of Monroe township and has three children; Albert R. was born August 24, 1862, married Etta Davis (he is a carpenter and they have one child) ; Curtis O. was born June 14, 1865, married Lillie M. Jackson, daughter of Dr. Jackson, of Zanesville (he is a carpenter of Zanesville); Valley A. was born October 18, 1867, and married Spencer Jordan, a farmer of Adams township (they have one child); George T. was born December 4, 1870; Alvy A. was born August 23, 1873; and Bertha V. was born July 26, 1876. Mr. Vinsel gave all his children good educations, and George is now attending school at Lebanon. He has taught four terms of school and is a young man of ability. Mr. Vinsel can justly be termed one of the leading citizens of tbis county, as he has done all in his power for the advancement and good of of the community.

Thomas Waddle, a prosperous farmer residing on eighty-five acres of excellent land in section 11, Union township, Muskingum county, Ohio, is a native of the Emerald Isle, born in County Armaugh, Ireland, on May 29, 1836. His parents, John and Mary (Best) Waddle, were natives also of that country and there their nuptials were celebrated. Their children, eight in number, were born there and named as follows: Robert, Sarah, John, Thomas and Martha (twins), Mary A., Margaret and William. John Waddle, father of these children, came to the United States in 1850, settled on a farm in Union township, and the following year sent to the land of his birth for his family. He made his home in Muskingum county for about eleven years and then moved to Illinois, where he followed farming until his death in 1864. He was a good farmer and accumulated considerable property. Mrs. Waddle died in the same state in the same year. Of their children only one besides our subject is now living, Mary A., who is now Mrs. Malone, of New Concord. Thomas Waddle attended school in Ireland until coming to the United States and was then in the district schools of Union township for some time. When about sixteen years of age he began his life's work as a tiller of the soil and has followed that occupation up to the present time. He was married in 1857, to Miss Mary E. Stewart, a native of Union township, Muskingum county, born May 12, 1838, and the daughter of John and Jane (Chambers) Stewart, being one of six children who are named in the order of their births as follows: Robert, Thomas, Margaret J. , William, James C. and Mary E. Mr. Stewart was born in Baltimore, Md., and moved to Muskingum county at an early day, about 1830. The mother died about 1841, when Mrs. Waddle was about three years old, and the latter was reared by James Wilson, with whom she remained until her marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. AVaddle were born ten children : Robert S. , who died at the age of fourteen days; Maggie J., died at the age of twenty three years; Martha A., died at the age of twenty-one years; John, Samuel C., James W., Joseph E., Lemuel A., the last live all at home; Mary L., died at the age of three years and Emily B. died at the age of six months. After marriage Mr. Waddle settled in Union township, and in 1864 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth regiment, in the 100 days' service. In 1865 he and family settled on the farm where they now live and here they have made their home since. Mr. Waddle engaged in general farming. All are members of the U. P. church and are interested in all good work. Mr. Waddle is a republican in politics and his sons also advocate the princij3les of that party. He has held a number of local offices and is held in high esteem in the county. Mrs. Waddle's brothers and sisters are scattered. The father died in Muskingum county. Her mother, who was a native of Washington county, Penn., was of German descent. Of the children Robert resides in Perry township, this county; James resides in Union township; Margaret J. , now Mrs. Stewart, resides in Benton county, Iowa; Thomas died in New York state and William is mining in Idaho.

Samuel Wade, freight and passenger agent for the Columbus, Shawnee & Hocking railroad, at Zanesville, Ohio, is a native of England, born in Halifax, Yorkshire county, November 10, 1843.

He was educated in the common schools of his native county. On the 5th day of May, 1872, he landed in New York city, but went from there to the Pine Tree state where he spent the summer. In September of that year he came to Zanesville, Ohio, where he has since resided. He worked as a common laborer for a short time and in February 1874 he commenced working for the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley railroad, handling freight on the platform. He was subsequently promoted to check clerk and bill clerk and was with that company up to September, 1888. He then went to work for Thomas Drake & Company, lumber merchants, as their collector, and after remaining with them for one year, accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Dillon Soap company, at Zanesville, being on the road for this company about a year. Going back to Thomas Drake & Co., he remained with them until January 27, 1890, at which time he accepted a position as contracting freight and passenger ageut for the C. S. & H. R. R. and June 1 he was promoted to his present position, which he fills in a very satisfactory manner. Mr. Wade was married on the 30th of November, 1870, to Miss Martha Ann Drake, and their union has been blessed by the birth of four living children: Emma J., John H. , Sarah E. and

Among those of German birth now residing in Muskingum county stands the name of Philip Wahl, Adamsville, Ohio, who is prominently identified with the farming and stockraising interests of the county. He was born in Alsace county, Germany, June 20, 1829, and was left fatherless when but four years of age. His mother, with her family, came to America and settled in Madison township, Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1840. She had three sons: Fredrick, now in

Iowa; Laurance also in Iowa, and Philip who is the only one now in this county. She bought eighty acres of land, for which she paid $700, and there resided for some time. She subsequently went to live with one of her sons, near Boone, Iowa, and there her death occurred in 1868. Philip Wahl received his primary education in his native country and finished his education in this county. He started out when eighteen years of age to learn the harness maker's trade and this he followed for about ten years. In 1851 he married Miss Margaret Lapp, daughter of Henry and Magdaline (Zimmer) Lapp. Mr. and Mrs. Lapp were natives of Germany and after coming to this country they bought land in Adams township, Muskingum county, Ohio, where the father successfully tilled the soil. They were the parents of the following children: Michael, Elizabeth, Mar- garet, Catherine, Louisa, Soloman, Henry, Abner and Mary. Three died when young. Mr. Lapp died in 1882, but his wife previous to this, in 1876. To Mr. and Mrs. Wahl have been born ten children: Louisa A., now Mrs. Strohecker; Martha L. ;

Dorothy J. (Mrs. Hanks) died July, 1880; Mary E., now Mrs. T. J. Keyes; Martin L. ; Emma S., now Mrs. Samuel Keys; Carrie M. ; Harvey N. ; Charles; and Alice, now Mrs. Trittipo. Mr. Wahl and family hold membership in the Lutheran church, and in politics Mr. Wahl is a democrat. He has held a number of township offices, takes a deep interest in all public enterprises, and is a publicspirited citizen. He has been unusually successful in tilling the soil, owns 300 acres of good land, and is one of the substantial men of the county. He resides about four and a half miles from Adamsville, and is the only one of the Wahl family residing in the county.

Dr. G. W. W. Walker is an eminent medical practitioner, who has practiced his profession in the town of Roseville, Muskingum county, Ohio, for the past fourteen years. He was reared and educated in this neighborhood and was the only son of a family of seven children born to the union of G. W. Walker and wife. G. W. Walker was born in Maryland in 1808, a son of Elisha Walker. The Walkers are an old family of New York. Elisha came to this county at an early day and settled near Zanesville on a good farm about 1822. He resided in the county until his death. He was born about 1763, and lived to be about eighty-five or ninety years of age. He reared a large family and G. W. was one of the younger children. Elisha had married twice and G. W. was one of the second marriage. Of his twelve children only one is now living., Mrs. Eliza Thrush, of Missouri. G. W. Walker, the father of our subject, came with his parents to Muskingum county, where he grew to maturity, married and settled on a farm. Here he lived until his death in January, 1892. In 1832 he married Mahala Brown, a daughter of Benjamin Brown, born in 1814 in Virginia. Her father settled near Zanesville many years ago, later moved to Morgan county, and lived there until his death in 1864, his wife, Nancy Davis, dying in 1870. Mrs. Walker was the mother of seven children, and died in 1885. The children were: George

(subject); Martha, now Mrs. White of Roseville; Jennie, now Mrs. Sagle of Roseville; Mary, Mrs. Poe of Roseville; Lizzie, the widow of Dixon Tharp of Zanesville; Etta, now Mrs. Hoover, living near Roseville; Frances, now Mrs. Myers of Roseville. The parents of this family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. The father was prominent in politics and held many offices of trust. Dr. George W. W. Walker was born on the old home of his father in this township in 1847.

Here he attended the district schools and later the Cincinnati Medical college, from which he graduated in 1875. He located at Fairfield county for one year and in 1878 established his practice in Roseville and has won for himself an enviable reputation as a physician. In 1876 he married Zillah Stoneham, a native of Beavertown, Morgan county, Ohio, and the daughter of Michell and Magdaliue (Wilson) Stoneham. Mrs. Walker was born in 1855 and is the mother of one child, Dwight M. The Doctor is a member of the National Medical association and the County Medical association, and an Odd Fellow of long standing, since 1868. He is also a member of the Royal Arcanum and F. & A. M. Himself and wife are members of the Christian church.

The father of Robert Waters, Otsego, Ohio, William Waters, was born in Wales, coming to this country when a lad. He was a farmer and married Nancy Ashwell, of Virginia. He settled in the Shenandoah valley, four miles above Harper's ferry, on what is now known as the Shieler farm, where he lived until his death at the age of fiftytwo years. He was the father of ten children: Richard A., William, James, Polly and Robert are those who lived to be grown and all reared families except James, who died in Virginia. Mr. Waters was a substantial farmer and a member of the Methodist church and was respected by all who knew him. Robert Waters, his youngest child, was born February 12, 1813, received a limited common-school education and was left an orphan by the death of his father at the age of eleven years. He lived in Virginia with his eldest brother, Richard A. , until he was fourteen years of age and then came to Ohio with this brother in 1827. Richard A. was a married man with three children, studied medicine and became a physician and settled in Monroe township on a farm in 1828. Young Robert worked at farm work until he became a man, and April 28, 1834, married Sophronia Richardson, daughter of Jesse Richardson and his wife Lydia. Jesse Richardson was an old Revolutionary soldier from the state of Connecticut, who settled in Monroe township on the farm now occupied by our subject. To Robert Waters and wife were born four children: Jerome H. (born April 13, 1835), William C. (born September 20, 1842), Philancy (born February 4, 1838), and Robert Marshall (born June 23, 1845). After his marriage, Mr. Waters settled on the old Richardson homestead, where he has since lived. Both himself and wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church and he has been class leader and trustee. In politics he is a republican and was a strong Union man during the war. He sent three sons to the Civil war - Jerome H. was in the 100 days' service in the Shenandoah valley.

William C. was in Company F., Seventy-eighth Regular Ohio Volunteer infantry, and served all through the war, was in many battles and was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. He is now a physician at Adamsville, Ohio. Robert M. was in Company - , Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer infantry, served nine months and was in many battles, the last being Nashville. Mr. Waters is much respected by the people and has been road Supervisor. He has taken an active interest in having good schools and was a member of the school board for many years. He gave his children all good common school educations. His iirst wife died, and May 28, 1848, he married Julia R. Barnard, daughter of Jason and Jane (Holcomb) Barnard. To them have been born six children, all lived to be grown: Sarah (born March 29, 1849, was married and died at the age of forty years), Wesley A. (born August 16, 1855), Charles L., (born June 8, 1859), Louisa J. (born April 8, 1857), Emma E. (born January 15, 1862), and Decatur A. (born July 20, 1863). Jason Barnard was of English parents, born in Connecticut, .where he married Jane Holcomb and lived near Hartford. They were the parents of seven children who lived to be grown: Julia R., Jason A., Louisa M. , Lucy M. , Electa L., Celia A. and Fidelia J. Jason Barnard came to Monroe township about 1824 and settled on a farm. He lived to the advanced age of seventy-eight years and died in this township. Mr. Waters is a man who has always lived a correct moral life, has been a good citizen, and is respected by all who know him. He has been the father of eleven children. The Waters' family descend from Ohio's old pioneer stock of sturdy and brave frontiermen, without whom no country could become civilized and the fatherland of a prosperous and peaceful race of people such as Ohio can boast of to-day. Jerome H. Waters married Louisa Barnard, daughter of Jason Barnard. He is a farmer in Monroe township.

John W. Watson, hotel proprietor, Trinway, Ohio. There is nothing adds so much to the prestige of a town in the estimation of a stranger as first-class hotel accommodations. First in Trinway is the well-known house kept by Mr. Watson. This gentleman is a native of the Buckeye State, his birth occurring in Coshocton county, Perry township, on the 14th of January, 1844, and his parents, John W. and Elizabeth (Bingard) Watson, were natives of the Old Dominion. The father was drowned in Wakatomaka creek in 1854, and the mother received her final summons in 1872. John W. Watson became familiar with the tedious routine of farm life at an early age, and when sixteen years of age he began learning the shoemaker's trade at West Carlisle, Ohio, following this for seven years. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D,

One Hundred and Twenty-Second Ohio Volunteer infantry, and served for three years, or during the war. He was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness and was discharged in 1864. He began working at his trade at Frazeysburg, and also ran a hotel at that place. In 1886 he came to Trinway and opened the Union hotel, which he has conducted in a successful and creditable manner ever since. He was married in 1876 to Miss Maggie McCann, a native of Frazeysburg, and to them have been born two interesting children - Harry and Frank. Mr. Watson is a pleasant, agreeable man, and is naturally suited and adapted to his present business. In politics he is a democrat, and is a member of the G. A. R., Cass post. He is also a member of the A. F. & A. M., Dresden lodge No. 103. He holds membership in the Presbyterian church.

Richard Wells, one of the representative citizens of Muskingum county, Ohio, was born in Loudoun county, Va., on the 30th of August, 1823, and was but little over two years of age when his parents settled in Ohio; consequently his recollections are all of the Buckeye state. He received the rudiments of an education in the subscription schools of that day. His father, who was a first-rate cabinet maker and carpenter, died when our subject was but fourteen years of age, and the latter began to familiarize himself with the use of tools, soon becoming a competent and proficient workman. Many of the best residences in his locality and the Bethel church were built by him. He followed his trade in connection with farming, and has been successful. During the time he devoted himself exclusively to his trade he rented his land, but of late years he has paid more attention to his farm, which at present comprises 190 acres, all well improved. He does not aspire to office, but he has held the office of postmaster at Brush Creek for a number of years, and has held other local positions. Mr. Wells was married on the 27th of November, 1845, to Miss Aphelia M., daughter of John W. Bear, who was familiarly known as the "Buckeye Blacksmith." After his marriage Mr. Wells settled on the old Wells homestead, purchased the interests of the other heirs, and here he has since resided. To his marriage were born ten children: JohnR.; James; Louisa, wife of James Pletcher; Hampton (deceased), Clayton; Clara, widow of Willis McCoid; David F.; Emma C.; William E., and Cora A. Hampton and Clayton became teachers, and the former afterward attended the Muskingum college at New Concord, Ohio. Mr. Wells and wife are members of the Baptist church, with which they have been connected for many years, and they are active workers in the same. In politics he has been a stanch republican. Mr. Wells' father, Troy

Wells (deceased), was one of the old settlers of Muskingum county, settling in Brush Creek township on the farm where his son Richard now lives in 1826. He was a native of Fairfax county, Va., born July 29, 1796, and was married in his native state in 1822 to Miss Lucinda, daughterof Jeremiah and Minnie (Weeks) Hampton. She was born on the 29th of March, 1806. Following his marriage Mr. Wells, with his young wife, started for the Ohio country in wagons, and as they could only make slow progress through the rough and unsettled country, they were three weeks in making the journey. He first purchased thirty acres of land, all in the woods, built a little log cabin, and thus began life. He cleared his small place, added to it from time to time until he owned 275 acres, and was very successful and prosperous. There his death occurred on the 12th of June, 1837, at the age of forty- one years. He was a carpenter by trade, a skilled workman, and constructed many articles of furniture for the neighbors and others. His marriage was blessed by the birth of six children: Richard ; Isaac (deceased); Maria (deceased); inn; Stephen, and David. Mrs. Wells was married again on the 23d of January, 1844, to James Crane, who was born July 12, 1803, and who probably settled in the county at an early period. After marriage Mr. Crane settled on the Wells homestead and subsequently located on Duncan run, where he died on the 8th of July, 1862, at the age of fifty-nine years. Three children were born to this union: Henry, born November 22, 1844; enlisted in Company A, Sixtysecond Ohio Volunteer infantry, in 1861, and died in a hospital near New York in 1862. Susan C., wife of James Woodruff and Aphelia Ann, wife of William Smith. Mr. Wells was a member of the Baptist church and Mr. Crane was an accepted member of the same. Mrs. Crane is also a member of the same denomination, with which she has been connected many years. Although eighty- five years of age, she is well preserved, and sprightly, her mind is clear and active, and she recounts the events of the past in an intelligent, interesting manner. Richard Wells' father-in-law, John W. Bear, was the founder of that name in Ohio. He was born in Maryland, was married in Belmont county, Ohio, to Miss Mary C. Turner, and subsequently removed to Muskingum county. He was a blacksmith by trade. He was an intelligent ahd brainy man, and took an active interest in political affairs, serving by appointment Indian agent at Upper Sandusky to the Wyandott Indians. Subsequently he was a custom officer in the revenue department at Philadelphia. He was a speaker of much force, eloquent and persuasive, and was a great temperance worker. He was the father of but one child, now Mrs. Wells. In politics he was a democrat until 1839, when he became a whig. He died on the 12th of February, 1880. Mrs. Bear is living at the age of eighty-one, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which her husband also held membership.

James E. Wharton was born in the township in which he is now residing, February 26, 1857, his parents, John B. W. and Margaret (Prior) Wharton, having been born in this county also, the father's birth occurring in 1819. In his early youth he was apprenticed to a Mr. Bryant to learn blacksmithing, which occupied his time and attention until he was twenty years of age. He then worked for a short time for a Mr. Crover, but later opened a shop at Elizabethtown, in which place he met and married Miss Prior. He afterward moved to Cooperstown, where he conducted a blacksmith and wagon shop, but still later moved to Hopewell, and in 1882 to Zanesville. Five children were born to their union, three of whom are living, but they were left motherless when the subject of this sketch was quite a small boy. He attended the common schools near his home, and remained with and assisted his father in his business until he was twenty years of age. He then concluded to learn the trade of a blacksmith himself, and in connection with W. W. Sloop, he purchased and conducted a shop for about four years. Succeeding this he worked for a Mr. Elmore for one year, then became an employe in the Zanesville Steel works, where he remained for about four years. In 1887 he came to Mr. Sterling, and after conducting a shop of his own for one year he became associated -with Mr. Ehman, and so has continued to the present time. On the 27th of April, 1887, he was married to Miss Ella Shipplett, who was born in Hopewell township, Muskingum county, July 4, 1858, a daughter of Nelson and Ann (Hughes) Shipplett. Mr. and Mrs. Wharton are Methodists, and he was formerly a democrat politically but is now a prohibitionist.

Joseph Wigton, deceased, father of Samuel Wigton, was numbered among the many citizens of foreign birth who emigrated to this country, and who by their industry and good management became wealthy and influential members of society. He was born in Ireland, from which country he emigrated when a young man. He first came to Perry county, Ohio, and there followed his trade, that of tailor, which he had learned in his native country, for some time. From there he went to Fultouham, Muskingum county, Ohio (then called Uniontown), and there carried on his trade for some time. He entered a quarter section of land adjoining Roseville, located on it, and immediately began making improvements. The farm was principally in the woods, but in a short time vast improvements had been made, and here Mr.

Wigtou made his permanent home. His death occurred in 1859 when eighty years of age. He came to this country alone, and what he made in the way of this world's goods was the result of his indomitable energy and superior management. He was married near Rushville, Ohio, to Miss Sarah Porter, who bore him eight children: William (deceased), John (deceased), Mary (deceased), Jane (still living), James (deceased), Nancy (deceased), Samuel and Carson P. The mother of these children died in 1831, when about forty years of age. She held membership in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Wigton's second marriage was to Miss Margaret Rose, who bore him one child, Martha, who resides in this county. Mr. Wigton was also a member of the Presbyterian church, having joined the same a number of years preceding his death. A sister of his, Catherine, came to the United States, married James Downey, and settled in Perry county. Another sister, Hannah, married a Perkins, and still another, Martha, settled in Pennsylvania. A brother, William, located in Franklin county, Ohio. Samuel Wigton, subject of this sketch, and son of Joseph and Sarah (Porter) Wigton, was born near Roseville, Ohio, in 1822, and obtained but a limited education in the subscription schools. He remained under the parental roof until twentysix or twenty-seven years of age, and in 1849 he was married to Miss Amanda J. Crooks. He and wife then settled on a farm adjoining the home place, and there remained for three years when they located on the farm where they now reside. In this vicinity they have made their home, and Mr. Wigton has been actively engaged in agricultural pursuits. Their union was blessed by the birth of two children, only one now living: John William; the one deceased was Joseph Wallace. Mrs. Wigton died in 1889, when sixty-one years of age. She was an exemplary Christian, and a worthy member of the Lutheran church of Roseville, in which Mr. Wigton was a deacon for many years, and in which he is elder at the present time. Politically he is a democrat.

Among the most respected citizens of Muskingum county, is Ira Wilcox, Dresden, Ohio. His grandfather, James Wilcox, was of English descent and among the early settlers of Maine. His father was a sea captain and opposed his son's coming West with the colony. James left without the consent of his parents and never communicated with them. Some years later he was attending a trial in Philadelphia, when he met a lawyer, who noticing the name Wilcox, inquired about his family and found that Mr. Wilcox was his uncle. After this letters passed between the families but Mr. Wilcox never returned. James Wilcox, had but little education, but the family were all well educated. He was but a boy of seventeen years when he joined the colony of adventurers and settlers bound for the great West and the then backwoods of Ohio. This was in the year 1796-97. Young Wilcox came with the party to Marietta, Ohio, and after a short residence there came to Muskingum county and leased land on Wakatomaka creek near Dresden. He married Rebecca Campbell from Virginia, and to them were born eleven children: George (died young), Charles, William,

John, Jesse, Mary, James and Rebecca (twins), Emily, Zebida and Sarah. James Wilcox lived but a few years on the Wakatomaka creek and then moved to the Wells creek in Adams township. He was the first settler in this part of the township. He was a devout member of the German Baptist church and his house was the home of the worthy pioneer preachers of the gospel when sojourning in the wilderness. He was for a short time a soldier in the War of 1812 and died in his eightyeighth year. John Wilcox, his son and the father of our subject, was born in 1812, on Wills creek in Adams township. He was educated in the rough schools of the pioneer and learned to work on the farm and in the timber. He remained at home until he married when about forty- four years of age in September, 1852, Sarah A. Crumbaker, daughter of John and Catherine (Kalor) Crumbaker. John Crumbaker was from Loudoun county, Va. , of German descent and a farmer and wagon maker by trade. He had ten childreu : J onas K., Maria D., John, Johannah, Sarah A., William A., Elizabeth E., Amanda C., Andrew Jackson and Oliver J. He came to Ohio, settling on a farm in Adams township in 1829. Here he spent the rest of his days and was a soldier in the War of 1812. Jacob Kalor, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. John Wilcox, was a German school teacher and came to this country as a soldier with the Hessian soldiers at the time of the Revolution. He was one of the early school teachers of Loudoun county, Va. After his marriage John Wilcox settled on the old homestead, where he lived all his life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox were members of the Methodist church, and they were the parents of four children: Ira, Alice (died at the age of twenty-four years), James M. (died an infant), and John W. (died when six years of age). John Wilcox died, but his widow, Sarah A. Wilcox is yet living. She was born March 21, 1820, is a devout Christian and a member of the Methodist church. Ira Wilcox, their son, was born April 21, 1853, in the old homestead on Wills creek, received a common school education and learned the blacksmith's trade closing an apprenticeship of two and a half years with William Rollers, of Coshocton county, when but twenty-two years of age. He then married, September 13, 1874, Josephine Smith, daughter of

Finley and Elizabeth (Hawk) Smith. To them was born one child, Nora E. Mrs. Wilcox died after a marriage of four years and Mr. Wilcox married April 17, 1883, Charity E. Knoff, daughter of John and Mary J. Knoff. Mr. Wilcox followed his trade of blacksmith mostly in Wills Creek until 1888, but the last few years managed his business, as he could do little work on account of ill health. He went into the hotel business in 1889, ran the Grand Hotel at Dresden one year and since that time the White House, which is a large hotel, well managed, containing thirty rooms and a spacious dining room, good beds and a liberal table at very reasonable prices. Socially Mr. Wilcox is a member of the I. O. O. F., Wakatomaka lodge No. 186, and a republican in politics. By his second marriage Mr. Wilcox has two children: Bernice A. and Alice.

Daniel G. Willey, treasurer of Muskingum county, Ohio, is fitted by nature as well as by training for the responsible position he fills, for he is methodical in all his habits, is extremely painstaking, and is without doubt energetic. He was born in Hopewell township of this county May 22, 1845, of which section his people have been residents since 1801, at which time Curtis Willey immigrated with his wife and one child from Pennsylvania, at which time Hopewell township was a complete and unbroken wilderness. Curtis Willey was a native of Delaware but at an early age he was taken to Pennsylvania where he was reared and married to Margaret Colvin, and with her moved to Muskingum county, Ohio, of which region they were among the very foremost settlers. Zanesville did not then exist, and the land whereon it is now located was a swamp. Mr. Willey was offered the land upon which the courthouse and jail now stands for his gun, but considering it a very poor bargain refused to accept. He and his wife resided in Hopewell township until their deaths at the ages of ninety-five and eighty-eight years respectively, after a happy married life of seventy years. Three sons and three daughters were born to them, the third child being Jesse G., who was born upon the old homestead in this county in 1811. They endured the privations of pioneer life and had to ride twelve miles to mill on horseback through the thicket. Their nearest neighbors were Indians and the wild animals - the primitive owners and inhabitants of the wilderness. About 1836 Jessie G. Willey was united in marriage with Catherine Griffith, a native of Licking county, Ohio, whose birth occurred near the town of Brownsville, in 1818. She was the daughter of early settlers, Daniel and Sarah Griffith. The young couple at once took up their residence in Hopewell township on an unimproved farm, upon which they erected a little log cabin and set to work to make a home for themselves. There they enjoyed the primitive advantages of early times and resided until 1877, when they removed to a farm on the National road, about three miles west of Zanesville, where Mr. Willey died in February, 1883. He had always taken an active interest in the advancement of the county and was a man whom all respected. His widow still survives him and makes her home with her children. Although she has attained the age of seventy-three years she is well and active. She bore her husband four sons and three daughters, of whom only three are now living, as follows: Sarah H., wife of John Shaefer, residing on the old home farm in Hopewell township; Daniel G., the subject of this sketch, and Edward M. Daniel G. was the fourth child and eldest son in his parents' family, was born in the double log house on the old home place and there grew to maturity. During his boyhood he attended the little log schoolhouse with its slab benches and single slab desk around the side of the room, which was heated by a large fireplace which was supplied with wood cut by the scholars from the surrounding forest. At the age of eighteen years he entered Muskingum college at New Concord where he remained two and onelialf years. He then returned home and remained with his parents until his father's death, having assumed during the last few years of his life the general supervision of the place. He continued to make his home with his mother for a number of years and looked after her interests in a manner eminently worthy of commendation. In 1883 he was elected on the democratic ticket to the position of county treasurer and at the end of two years was renominated for the position by his party, but was defeated by the opposing candidate. In 1887 he was again made the candidate for the position and was elected, the duties of which position he is still discharging. He has made a beau ideal public officer, and his services are highly appreciated by all. January 25, 1888, he was married to Miss Dola Butler, a native of the county and a daughter of Samuel C. and Sarah C. Butler, by whom he has one daughter, Kittie Florence. Mr. Willey is a member of the Phoenix lodge of the Knights of Pythias at Zanesville, and was one of 295 charter members. Mr. Willey's grandmother was a devotee of relics, and the family have in their possession many curiosities, among which is a pair of silken slippers, at least 150 years old, which were worn by her grandmother on her wedding day; also her own wedding shoes.

James F. Williams, farmer, Dresden, Ohio. Farming has been Mr. Williams' principal occupation, and the energetic and wideawake manner in which he has taken advantage of all methods and ideas tending to the enhanced value of his prop- erty, has had a great deal to do with obtaining the competence he now enjoys. Mr. Williams was born in Falls township, Muskingum county, January 28, 1837 ; was fairly educated in the common schools, and early in life became thoroughly posted on all agricultural subjects. He comes of one of the old pioneer families of this county, his grandfather, Jesse Williams, who was a native of the Old Dominion, having settled here when there was but one cabin in Zanesville. This must have been about 1798, when the country was a vast wilderness. He was a young and single man when he came to this state and he was married to Miss Sarah Cullins. [See sketch of Henry Cullins.] To this union were born eight children: Annie, Rebecca, Lucinda, Noah, Isaac, Thomas, Finley and Elijah. Mr. Williams died at the age of eighty years, a Methodist in his religious belief. He was an honorable, upright citizen, and an excellent example of the old pioneer settlers. Elijah Williams, son of the above and father of our subject, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and received his education in the pioneer schools. He married Miss Phoebe Martin and to them were born three children: Ann, Susan, Minena, Jesse, John and James F. The father settled in Falls township, and was an industrious, hard-working farmer. His son, James F., selected as his companion in life Miss Phoebe A. Blunt, daughter of James and Hannah (Cordray) Blunt. Mr. Blunt was also one of the pioneer settlers of Muskingum county. Ohio, coming here but a short time after Jesse Williams, and from the same state. He married in this county Elizabeth Cullins, sister of John Cullins, who was the father of Henry. To this marriage were born ten children: George, James, Thomas, Edith, Susan, Mary, Jane, Eliza, Martha, and Sarah. His first wife died and Mr. Blunt took for his second wife Miss Hannah Cordray, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (De Witte) Cordray, the parents pioneer settlers of Muskingum township. By this marriage Mr. Blunt became the father of three children : Joannah, Isabel and Phoebe. Mr. Blunt resided all his life in Muskingum township, and was a substantial farmer, owning 400 acres of land, besides considerable real estate in Iowa and Kansas. He served faithfully in the War of 1812 and was present at Hull's surrender. After marriage James F. Williams settled on his present farm, and is prominently identified with the agricultural interests of the county. To his marriage have been born nine living children: James E., John D.. Noah, Sylvester, Charles, Senior, Laura B., Iva M. and Georgie. Mr. Williams has sent his children to good schools, and has ever taken an interest in educational matters, having been a member of the board of education for a number of years. In politics he is a republican. His brother, Jesse, was a soldier in the Civil war in an Ohio regiment, was captured in a skirmish, and starved to death in Andersonville prison. John D., the second son, married Ella Brandon, and is on the home farm. The Williams family descended in all its lines from the original pioneers of Muskingum county, the Williams, Cullins, Blunts and Cordrays.

Prof. John A. Williams, a prominent educator of Muskingum county, Ohio, is principal of the Roseville graded schools. He was born at Briston, Perry county, in 1852, and is the son of Dr. Terry K. Williams, an old settler of the state, coming here from Virginia when he was about eighteen years of age. He settled in Zanesville, and married Rachel Jennings, a native of Frederick county, Va. The Jennings family came to Muskingum county many years ago. The Doctor taught school in this neighborhood, later studied medicine in the Columbia Medical college, commenced to practice died in I860. He was among the prominent practicing physicians of this and Perry counties. His wife is still living, and was a daughter of Daniel Jennings. They were the parents of three children: William C., a noted physician of Newtouville, this county (he died at the age of thirtyseven years, and his family now reside near Fultonham); Columbus L., living in Roseville, enlisted in Company G, Seventeenth Ohio Volunteer infantry for three months, and later reenlisted in Company G, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was elected captain (he was in Sherman's campaign, and served during the rest of the war) ; and John A. (our subject). The parents were members of the Presbyterian church, and before the war the father was a democrat, but later became a republican. John A. Williams was reared in this county, and attended school at New Lexington and at New London National college. He took charge of the Vernon county schools at Thornville, Perry county, and has been in the schools of Roseville for ten years. He was city editor for a paper in 1883-85, and ably discharged his duties. He is very well known as one of the most thorough and popular educators of the county, and took charge of the graded schools of Roseville in 1890. Prof. Williams married the daughter of William Dunn [see sketch,] and they have a family of five children: H. O , Arthur O. , John W., Merle and Nellie. The family are members of the Presbyterian church. The Professor has always taken a great interest in public matters, and has held many offices of trust, both in the town and county, among which may be mentioned: township clerk, village clerk, justice of the peace, and was a member of the county board of education, which all shows that his superior education and intellect are appreciated.

Thomas Williams has been a resident of Muskingum county, Ohio, all his life, and has spent a life time in pursuing the noble vocation of agriculture, having learned this occupation during his youth. His life has not been without adventure or self-denying experiences, yet success has attended him both in material affairs and in the esteem which has been accorded him by those among whom he has so long made his home. He was born in the city of Zanesville, Ohio, near where the courthouse now stands, in 1811, and after starting out to fight life's battles for himself he was married to Miss Wisecaver. After her death, about 1860, he was married to Mrs. Jane Handle, widow of Nicholas Handle, and the daughter of Amos Vernon, who settled in the southeast part of the county at an early day and followed farming. To Thomas Williams and wife were born six children: George, Ruth, Ephraim, Mary, Grant and

Flora. Four of the children - three sons and a daughter - are married and reside in Muskingum county, Ohio. Mr. Williams is still living and resides on a farm in the southeast part of the county. His children are all married and reside in Muskingum county. Ephraim, who is residing on a farm in Madison township, is well known throughout the county as one of the honest, enterprising young agriculturists of the same. He was married in 1885 to Miss Anna King, daughter of Rev. J. P. King, a Methodist Protestant minister. She was born in Guernsey county, Ohio. Four interesting children have been the fruits of this union : Ray C., Ralph K., Myrl and Roland. Ephraim Williams resides on a farm owned by George Copland, and has been with that gentleman for the past five years. In politics he advocates the principles of the republican party. He and wife are members of the Prospect Methodist Protestant church of Madison township.

William S. Williams, farmer, Adamsville, Ohio. This old settler and much-respected citizen was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, May 31, 1817, to the union of Jesse and Lucy (Denison) Williams, who were among the first settlers of the county. Jesse Williams was born in Connecticut, but came to Muskingum county in 1806 and settled on the farm in Salem township. He married Miss Denison at Zanesville, and to them a family of ten children were born, only two now living. Mr. Williams was one of the pioneers of the county, and one of its most prominent and substantial farmers, having accumulated a large amount of property at the time of his death, which occurred in the town of Adamsville, Salem township, in 1862. He and wife were active members of the Baptist church, and took a prominent part in educational and religious enterprises, as well as in all enterprises for the good of the county. He was an honest, hard-working man, and by his industry became one of the most successful farmers of his day. In politics he voted with the republican party. Mrs. Williams died on the farm owned by our subject in 1839. She was the daughter of William and Anna (Stock) Denison, who were among the early settlers of Salem township, and who were among the largest land owners in the township, or probably in the county, owning about 1,500 acres in one tract. This land is still owned by the Denison family. William S. Williams was reared to the arduous duties of the farm on the property he now owns, which has on it some of the improvements made by his father in 1806. The schools of that day were few and far between, and as a consequence Mr. Williams received but a limited education. He was married in 1837 to Miss Mary Williams, who was born June 7, 1811, and who is now the oldest lady in Salem township. She was the daughter of Steven and Sarah (Bond) Williams, who were of Highland township, Muskingum county. She was about two years of age when her parents moved to this county, and here they followed agricultural pursuits until receiving their final summons, the mother dying in 1863, at the age of seventy- five, and the father in 1867, at the age of eighty- five years. Both were members of the Baptist church, and he was a republican in politics. They were the parents of seven children, nearly all of whom are now deceased. Mary, subject's wife, was reared on a farm in Highland township, and after her marriage came to live in Salem township, where she has remained ever since. She has borne her husband these children: Henry H. (who was born in 1841, and died in 1869), John (in 1849), Jared C. (in 1852), and George W. (in 1855). . Mr. Williams and family hold membership in the Baptist church. Like his father, Mr. Williams is an ardent supporter of the principles of the republican party. He has been successful as an agriculturist, and is now the owner of one of the best farms in Muskingum county. Honest and upright, he is well respected by all.

Zachariah Wilson, the grandfather of Fredrick Wilson, Otsego, Ohio, was of Irish descent and born in Pennsylvania. He married Lorena Chaneth and they were the parents of nine children: Jeremiah, Isaac, Edward, Joseph, James, Hannah, Sallie, Batsy and Lorena. Mr. Wilson moved to Ohio and settled among the pioneers of Guernsey county about 1813-15, when that county was a wilderness. He lived in Wills township, was a weaver by trade and died suddenly when about fifty years of age. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Methodist church. Jeremiah Wilson, their son, and the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Fayette county, Penn. , and was a boy when his parents brought him to the Ohio wilderness. He learned farming and married Elizabeth Slaughter, daughter of Fred Slaughter, from Virginia, of Dutch descent and early settlers of Guernsey county, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were bom twelve children. The following lived to maturity: Fredrick, Zachariah,

John, Mary, Joseph, Jesse, Robert, James and Margaret. After marriage Mr. Wilson settled in Wills township, Guernsey county, where he lived until 1846, when he moved to Knox towship of the same county, and settled on a farm of 160 acres. He was a substantial farmer and a hard-working, industrious man in his day. Both himself and wife were members of the Baptist chui'ch. Fredrick Wilson, his son, was born March 19, 1822, reared on his father's farm, and received a common-school education. He married Adelina Jones, daughter of Ashbell and Sarah (Williams) Jones. Mr. Jones was from Bucks county, Penn., descending from Welsh stock. His father, Ashbell Sr., was from Wales, a soldier in the Revolutionary war and had one son, Abner, in the War of 1812. Ashbell Jones Jr., came to Ohio in 1842 and settled in Muskingum county, near Adamsville. He was the father of seven children who lived to maturity: Eleanor, John, Adelina, Rachel, Enos, Sarah M. and Cyrenius. Mr. Jones lived to the great age of eighty-three years, and died on his farm in Knox township, Guernsey county, Ohio. He was a deacon in the Baptist church, a man whose judgment was respected and held the office of justice of the peace and was constable for many years. In politics he is a democrat. His wife lived to be eightyfive years of age. Fredrick Wilson, after marriage, settled in Guernsey county and lived one and onehalf years on the old Wilson home place. In 1852 he bought his present farm and by industry added to it until he now owns 135 acres. He cleared the most of this from the woods by hard work and made a home. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were born five children: Dr. Thomas R. (married

Charity C. Buker, daughter of Alpha Buker. [See sketch of Decatur Buker.] He resides in Bloomfield, Coshocton county, where he has practiced medicine for fifteen years. He has two children), Sarah E. (died of scarlet fever at six years of age) ; Ashbell (died of scarlet fever at four years of age); James A., married Emma J. Hutchinson (he is a farmer of Guernsey county, Ohio, on the old Jones farm. They have one child); and Martha A. (who resides at home). Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are devout members of the Baptist church. Mr. Wilson has been township assessor and treasurer, takes a great interest in educational matters and has served his township on the school board for many years. He is a public-spirited man, in favor of good roads and has also served as supervisor. In fact Mr. Wilson takes an interest in all good enterprises and has contributed largely of his means to support his church.

One of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Muskingum county, who has been prominently connected with its history for many years, is James C. Wilson, farmer of New Concord, Ohio. He was born in Union township, this county, on the 23d of January, 1815, and was the fourth in order of birth of twelve children born to James Wilson who was bornjn Allegheny county, Penn., on the Youghoigheny river, March 15, 1783. The latter was the fourth child resulting from the marriage of Robert and Catherine (Conner) Wilson. Robert Wilson was a native of Berks county, Penn., born about 1750, and was one of the pioneers of western Pennsylvania, participating in several fights with the Indians. He died in that state at a good old age. He was a well-to-do farmer and at the time of his death owned 350 acres of land. His family consisted of seven children: Elizabeth, who married John

Reasoner, of Guernsey county; Polly, wife of John McKinney, also of Guernsey county; Jane, who married William Findley, of Pennsylvania, Allegheny county; Margaret, who married William McClure, of Allegheny county, Penn. ; one died young; Joseph (deceased) was one of the early settlers of Guernsey county, but later moved to Indiana, where he passed away; and James, the father of our subject. James Wilson was about twenty-three years of age when he moved to Muskingum county, and up to that time he had been reared on a farm in Allegheny county, Penn. He came here in 1806, on horseback, and was four days in making the journey. He bought land at $1.25 per acre, in the woods, in section 11, erected a cabin and resided there, alone, for two years. He was married in the summer of 1808 and went back home in winter. His first wife was Mary Findley, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Judge David Findley. The fruits of this union were two children, Robert and David. The former was born in October, 1809, and is now a farmer of Rich Hill township, while the latter married Miss Margaret McMurray and moved to Iowa, where his death occurred in 1860. Mrs. Wilson died in 1811 and the following year Mr. Wilson took for his second wife Miss Mary Cumings, a native of Greene county, Penn., born in 1792, and one of seven children, four daughters and three sons born to James and Margaret Cumings, who were originally from Greene county, Penn., but who settled in Union township, Muskingum county, in 1808. The children were named as follows : Mary,

Susan, Jane, Margaret, John, Samuel and David, all now deceased. The mother of these children died in 1829 and the father in 1835. There were no physicians in this part of the county at that early period and Grandma Cumings attended the birth of over a thousand children. To Mr. and in 1889; James C. (subject); Catherine, died when thirty four years of age; Margaret A., died in 1887; Joseph, died when six years of age, and the remainder died in infancy. The mother of these children was born in Greene county, Penn, in 1792, and came to this county when about sixteen years of age. She and her husband lived happily together for fifty years, he dying in 1862 and she in 1875. Both were worthy members of the U. P. church, and he was a whig and republican in politics. His son, James C. Wilson, subject of this sketch, was born on the farm that his father had purchased from the government and received his early education in the subscription schools of the day, and attended the Pleasant Hill school. When twenty-one years of age he began working for himself and one year later he was married to Miss Susan McCormack, a native of Rockbridge county, Va., born in 1818, and the daughter of Robert McCormack. She died in this county in 1851. Two years later Mr. Wilson married Samantha Huston, a native of Union township, born in 1832, and the daughter of William and Sarah Huston. She died in 1857, leaving two sons, William and Cumings, the former dying at the age of five years and the latter living children. In 1858 Mr. Wilson took for his third wife Miss Angeline Elsea whose birth occurred in this county in 1825. Five children were the result of this union: Louis D. , a merchant of Norwich;

Mary, at home; Samuel Elmer, a farmer, is married and has three children; Charles, a clerk in New York city, is in the employ of the American Insurance company at a salary of $1,500 per year, and Frank is at home farming. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are connected with the M. E. church, although the Wilson family were formerly all United Presbyterians. Formerly a whig in politics he later affiliated with the democratic party and is now for the best man. He has held office in this county for the past fifty years, and has been one of the leading members of his church. He and his children own 418 acres of land in this township and 480 in Clay county, Neb., and he is prominently identified with the agricultural and stockraising affairs of the county. He has one of the finest, and best improved farms in the county, and everything about the place indicates the owner to be a man of thrift and energy. He also has over 100 stands of bees, and is interested in this pursuit. His eldest son by his second marriage, John Cumings Wilson, was born on the old homestead June 26, 1856, and his life was divided in youth in attending the district school and in assisting on the farm. In 1878 he married

Miss Alice C. Richey, a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, born July 11, 1859, and one of a large family of children born to William and Elizabeth (Henderson) Richey. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson became the parents of four daughters, Angie, Jennie, Lillie and Mary. Mrs. Wilson is a member of the U. P. church. Mr. Wilson is interested in politics and votes with the democratic party. He has a farm of 138 acres, which he owns in partnership with his half brother, Elmer, and in connection with his farming interests he is engaged quite extensively in stockraising, making a specialty^ of short horncattle. He is a public spirited young man, and is interested in all movements for the upholding of the county. Samuel E. Wilson, the third child born to James C. Wilson's third marriage, was born in this county on the 8th of June, 1863, and here reached manhood and received bis education. When twenty-two years of age he started to farm on the Lorimer farm and there continued two years, when he moved to his present property. He was married to Miss Jennie Watson, a native of Westland township, Guernsey county, Ohio, born on the 6th of March, 1869, and the daughter of John C. and Mary E. (Dilley) Watson, the father a native of Washington county, Penn., and the mother of Cumberland, Guernsey county. Mr. and Mrs. Watson were the parents of these children: Mary A., William,

Jennie (wife of Mr. Wison), John, Frank and Essie. The father of these children was a farmer and moved to Muskingum county shortly after the birth of Jennie. His death occurred May 11, 1881. He and family held membership in the U. P. church and he was a republican in politics. Samuel E. Wilson's marriage resulted in the birth of three children: James C., John C. and

James R. Wilson is a resident of Union township, Muskingum county, Ohio, living within two miles of New Concord. He was born in Salt Creek township, this county, in 1843, January 7, the fifth child of Robert and Elizabeth (Jamison) Wilson. The father was a son of James Wilson, who will be represented in the sketch of James C. Wilson. Robert Wilson was born in 1809, on the farm settled by his father in Union township, one mile south of New Concord, and was reared to farm life. He attended the school of Fox Creek district and was a school teacher in this county in his early life. He married Miss Elizabeth Jamison and this union was blessed with six children: Mary, Margaret

W., Joseph F. , John J., James R. and Jesse W. Mary died in early childhood. Margaret W. , now Mrs. Samuel Caldwell, lives at Morning Sun, Iowa. Joseph F. was a soldier in Company F, Seventy- eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry. He enlisted in December, 1861 as a private in Company B, and was transferred to Company F, promoted to sergeant and took a part in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh. During the two days' march from Shiloh to Corinth he was taken sick and only lived a fewT days. He was a very bright young soldier and loved by all his company. He was educated at Muskingum college and would have graduated soon had the war not broken out. He taught school several winters, and was known as one of the best young teachers of the county. John J. died after the war. He was a soldier in the Seventy-eighth Ohio, Company A., having enlisted in 1861 as a private and served to the end of the war, working hard for his country. After the close of the war he went to Iowa and married Maggie Wilson. His health failing, they went to Colorado, but returned to Iowa where he died, leaving a wife and two sons: Miller and Lincoln.

James R. (our subject) and Jesse W., now living in New Concord. He was a soldier in Company A, Seventy-eighth Ohio regiment, having joined the army at Vicksburg in 1863 and serving to the close of the war. He married Miss Emery. They have eight children. Our subject's mother died when he was but four years of age, and his father married Sarah McNaughten, daughter of Neal and (Robeson) McNaughten. Three children were born of this union: William N. , living in Rich Hill township and married. Eunice E., married Joseph Hallenbeck of Hillsdale, Michigan, and Robert, living at home. The father is still living in Rich Hill township, a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he is an elder, taking great interest in all church work. James R. Wilson was educated in this county, and attended school in this and Rich Hill townships. When the war broke out he enlisted in Company A, Seventyeighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, in November, 1861, and took part in the battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, Holly Springs, Vicksburg and Champion's Hill. He was taken prisoner at Vicksburg and sent to Columbus, Ohio, where he was exchanged and rejoined his regiment at Vicksburg. After that he was in the raid from Vicksburg to Meridian and return; after which he returned home on veteran furlough. On returning with the regiment he engaged in the Georgia campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta. In the battle of Atlanta he was wounded in the shoulder, the ball never having been removed. His last battle was at Kingston, N. C. , under General Cox and during the time of Sherman's march to the sea he was with Thomas at Nashville, not being able on account of wounds to accompany his regiment under General Sherman on his march to the sea. Toward the close of the war he was promoted to sergeant. After the war he came home, engaged in farming and on November 18, 1866, married Jennie E. Thompson of Peters Creek. She was the daughter of Gordon and Eliza (Walker) Thompson, of Irish descent, and born in Guernsey county, Ohio, one of a family of live children: Jennie E. , David G., (now a minister of the Reformed Presbyterian church of southern Illinois), John W. of (Guernsey county), Sarah A., (now Mrs. J. C. Palmer of Cambridge), and James C., (living in Illinois). The mother of this family is now living in Cambridge with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Palmer, her husband having died some years ago. Mrs. Wilson was educated at the college of New Concord and later was a teacher in Guernsey county. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are the parents of seven children: Clarence M., now teaching in Kansas; Joseph F. , now of Olantha, Kas., farming; Bessie G., at home; Finley M., attending college at New Concord; John W., helping on the home farm; Robert, at home; Eva, at Cambridge. May 31, 1882, Mrs. Wilson died, a devout member of the Reformed Presbyterian church. In 1885 Mr. Wilson took for his second wife Nanie A. Dew, a native of Monroe township, and the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Wallace) Dew. The Dew family were originally from Pennsylvania, but the parents are now living in New Concord. To this union was born one child, Edna M. Her mother died when she ' was but two years of age. She was also a teacher and a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church, to which she devoted much of her time. Mr. Wilson holds a membership in the same church and gives liberally of his means and time to its work. He has a well-improved farm of ninety-three acres, which he bought about twelve years ago and devotes his time to farming and stockraising.

Simeon M. Winn, the prosecuting attorney for Muskingum county, Ohio, is well fitted for the position, he is now filling, for besides possessing a thorough knowledge of all legal technicalities, he has the ability to express himself in easy style and forcible language, which has the effect of convincing judge, jury and audience. He was born in Salem township, in the county in which he is now residing near Adamsville, January 27, 1862. His father, Dolphin Winn, was born in Loudoun county, Va. , in 1810, and when thirteen years of age came to Ohio and settled on what is now known as the "old field farm " in Perry township, this county, which was called such from the fact that it was the first land to be cleared in the township. William Winn, the paterDal grandfather was one of the pioneers of this section and the hardships which he and his family were compelled to endure, were of a most discouraging description, but they conquered the many difficulties that strewed their pathway and eventually became well-to-do. Dolphin

"Winn received the limited advantages that fell to the lot of the pioneer boy, but made the most of his opportunities and became a well-informed man. In March, 1837, he married Catherine Jordan, a daughter of Caleb Jordan and a native of Baltimore, Md. , where she was born March 16, 1817. She came to this section of the country when eleven years of age and immediately after her marriage she and her husband located on a farm in Perry township where they resided until the spring of 1855, when they moved to Salem township where Dolphin Winn died September 19, 1885. His widow continues to reside on the home place and for one of her advanced years is very active and capable. Of a family of eight sons and six daughters born to them, five sons and three daughters are still living, of whom Simeon M. is the youngest. His youthful days were devoted to the monotonous duties of the farm and in attending the district schools and the graded school at Adamsville, and in October, 1882, he began teaching school, to which honorable calling he devoted about three years. In the meantime he had begun the study of law and in July, 1884, he came to Zanesville and began to thoroughly fit himself for the practice of the noble science of law under the able tutelage of Frank H. Southard, after which, in 1885, he entered Zanesville college, took a complete course and once more resumed his studies. On October 5, 1886, he was admitted to the bar of Ohio, and in November of the same year he opened an office in Zanesville, and sprung at once into prominence as one of the leading attorneys of the county. His ability was recognized in November, 1887, by his election on the democrat ticket to the position of prosecuting attorney for Muskingum county and in 1890 he was the unanimous choice of his party, being nominated by acclamation, and waB eventually re-elected to the office. He is a past officer of Zanesville lodge No. 114, of the B. P. O. E., is a member of Mechanic's lodge No. 235, of the I. O. O. F. , and is a charter member of Phoenix lodge No. 388, of the K. of P. September 19, 1888, he was married to Miss Julia Menefee, a native of Muskingum county, daughter of Thomas and Lizzie (Duvall) Menefee. Mr. and Mrs. Winn reside in Zanesville, to the social circles of which city they are prominent acquisitions. Mrs. Winn is quite skillful with the brush and many beautiful oil and crayon works adorn her home. She has given lessons in both. Mr. Winn has acquired a prominence in his profession quite flattering for one so young in years, and in the murder trial of Ohio vs. Elizabeth Hanuold, charged with infanticide, he managed the case with skill, discretion and ability. The trial occupied a week and after a deliberation of twenty-one hours the jury returned with a verdict of acquittal.

Dr. O. M. Wiseman, physician and surgeon, Zanesville, Ohio. In Morgan county, Ohio, on the 30th of August, 1860, there was born to the union of Overton B. and Eliza (Osborn) Wiseman, a son, to whom they gave the initials of O. M. The parents were natives of Muskingum county, Ohio, but the paternal grandfather, Michael Wiseman, was born on the Cheat river, Penn. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and held an honorable discharge. He came to the Buckeye state about 1815, located in Muskingum county, and there followed agricultural pursuits, until his death. The father of our subject was born in 1817 and also followed the occupation of a farmer. He removed to Morgan county, Ohio, many years ago, and now lives retired. To his marriage were born eight children, six of whom are living: George, Lorena, Charlotte, wife of Frank Ralston, near Cincinnati; Mayna, Dr. O. M. and Charles. The Doctor was reared in his native county, received his education in the public schools, and the first money that he ever earned for himself was obtained by hoeing corn when nine years of age, for which he received 50 cents per day. Forty cents of this money he spent for a Bible, and this he has since kept and treasured. When he was ten years of age he worked in Cochran's cigar factory in summer and attended school in winter, earning money enough to buy all his own clothing and school books. In June, 1880, he came to Zanesville and canvassed the town for religious pictures, but later engaged with the Brown Manufacturing company. In 1886 he began the study of medicine, and in the fall of that year went to Columbus, where he took his first course at Starling Medical college, from which he graduated in the spring of 1890. Dr. J. S. Haldeman was his preceptor. Dr. Wiseman certainly deserves great credit for his push and energy. He is in every sense of the term aself-made man. He has ever been economical but not miserly, and is ever ready to assist all in distress, not only professionally, but with money. He is building up a paying practice and has many warm friends. He is a member of the P. O. S. of A. and Eights of Macabees. He was twice elected president of the first named order. He was married in the fall of 1881 to Miss Carrie M. Carter, a native of Coshocton county, Ohio, and the fruits of this union have been two children: Audrey Lee

One of the prominent residents of Union township, Muskingum county, Ohio, is Charles S. Wylie, residing on a farm about two miles from New Concord, born November 14, 1843, in Rich Hill township. He was the son of Thomas and Ann R. (Starrett) Wylie. The father was born in Union township in 1821 on the farm now owned by Wilson White. He was the son of Moses Wylie and wife (formerly a Miss Young, whose father was a Revolutionary soldier), and one of ten children - five sons and five daughters: Samuel, Moses, Oliver, Thomas, John, Mary, Flora, Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah Jane. Moses Wylie settled in Ohio about 1803. His father was a man of some wealth and sent his son John, with money to take up land in this county, which is now occupied by the White, Jamison and McCloud families. The tract of land settled by Moses was 255 acres just northwest of New Concord. He was a very successful farmer, a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church, and died in 1852. His son Thomas, and the father of Charles S. , was reared in this neighborhood and attended Fox creek district school. Here he married and moved to a rented farm in Rich Hill township, where he farmed five years, then bought seventy acres of land and upon it built a log house and barn. It was unimproved at the time and he set to work and soon had a good farm well cultivated. In 1880 he left this neighborhood and moved to Fair Grove, Tuscola county, Mich. He has retired from business and is living with his son. He is a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church and in politics a prohibitionist. He has ever been an active church worker and has held many offices in the same. His wife, formerly Ann R. Starrett, was the daughter of Joseph and Ann Starrett of South Carolina. Joseph moved to Pennsylvania and there married and moved to Rich Hill township. He was the father of fifteen children; Charles, an infant, Samuel, James, John, George, Ann R., Hannah, Elizabeth, Jennie, Mary, Margaret, Sarah, Nancy and Elleanor. Our subject's mother was reared and educated in Rich Hill township and died in Union township in 1878. She was the mother of seven living children: Charles, the eldest; Hannah J., who died at the age of fourteen; Sarah, who died in Michigan about 1886; James R., is living at Coultersville, 111., a minister of the Reformed Presbyterian church and was educated at the Muskingum college and Theological seminary at Allegheny city, Penn. He is a man of family; Anna M., now Mrs. Mills, living ing in Ohio; Margaret E., died in 1882 in Michigan; and Joseph S., a miller of Fairgrove, Mich., and married. She had been for years a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church and greatly devoted to church work. Charles S., her son and our subject, was reared on the farm where he now lives since he was four years of age. He attended Fox creek district school and when he was twenty years of age enlisted in Company A, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, taking part in the following battles: Vicksburg, Brush Mountain, seige of battle he was taken sick and sent home. Later he rejoined his regiment and took part in the battle of Bennettsville, when he was again taken sick and received his discharge at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. He was injured in the foot, for which he received a pension. After the war he went to work in a sawmill, and in 1870 married Caroline W. Haynes, daughter of Abraham and Casander (Wartenbee) Haynes, born in Union township, July 31, 1850. The Haynes family are early settlers of this county. Mrs. "Wylie was one of a family of eight children: Harriet. John, Elizabeth, Agnes, Abraham D., Caroline W. and Selina A. (twins), and Mary Catharine. All but Elizabeth and Mary Catharine are living. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie are the parents of eight children: Frank F. (an infant), Alva A., Roxana R., Harry H., Minnie M., Dora I. and Mary O. The children are all at home, and Mr. Wylie is doing all in his power to give them good educations. He and his family are members of the Reformed Presbyterian church, in which he is interested as well as in school matters. Politically his sympathies are with the prohibition party. He has a farm of seventy acres on which he is raising stock, but gives most of his attention to fruit growing, in which he has been very successful.