White Eyes Township (part 12 of 20)

BUllNS & ROBINSON, proprietors of Miner's st(.)re. Main street, Coshocton. 0. F. Burns, managing partner of this firm, is a native of Coshocton, where he received his jirejiaratorv education, [ after which he attended the O. W. "U., at Deleware, Ohio. His first business engagement was with his father under the firm name of Burns A Son, which continued until his father's decea.sc, after which the business was conducted in the name of C. F. Burns. In 1877 he engaged in the milling business, at the city mills, under the firm name of Raich & Burns, in wliich he continued until 1.S73, when he formed a partner.shi]i with L. W. Robinson, and engaged in the grocery business, aijj^ieir ])resc'nt location, where tliey occujjy comi^uius rooms, twenty-four by si.xty-five feet, and carry a large first-class stock of staple

BURRELL THOMAS H., Bethlehem town- .ship; farmer; postofflce, War-saw, Ohio; son of S. C. Burrell ; was born in 1845. He was married in 1870, to Miss Amedia Darling of this county. They are the jiarents of five children, viz : Julia, Charles, Ernest, Bessie and Blanche G. Mr. Burrell owns a fine farm oi 150 acres, in the Walhonding valley. He is trustee of the township. He is a member of the 1. 0.0. F. and F. and A. M.

BURT JAMES M., retired ; postoffice, New Comerstown. He was born in Orange county. New York, December 11, 181(1; was married Ajjril 15, 18.34, to Mary Ann Bradner, who was born December 20, 181;5, in the same county, and emigrated to Ohio in 18,36. They left their home October 24, arrived in Coshocton county November 0; located first in Bedford township, and remained there till April, 1837, then bought in this township, and was a citizen here fort^y-one years. He was elected justice of the peace in 1844, and was elected rei)resentative in the State legislature in 1848. and re-elected, serving two terms. In 18.50. he was elected a.ssociate Judge, and continued to hold this position till the constitution abolished the office. He was elected a member of the board of equalization from tliis and Tuscarawas counties, in 1859-60. He was elected a member of the senate in 1865, re-elected in 1871. They had twelve children, viz : Margaret, now JMrs. Carhart, of New Comerstown ; James B., of this township : JIartha A. (deceased), was married to Perry Keller, and died in Fredcricklown. Knox county, on her twenty-ninth birth-day; Daniel. (deceased); Caroline, (deceased); Harriet, now j\Irs. Rodgers, of this township; Clara, (deceased); Louis P., resident of this townphip ; an infant son and daughter, (deceased) ; Mary, (deceased); William, now resident of New Comerstown, civil engineer and operator.

liostoffice. West Lafayette; was born in 1837, on what is now the fair grounds; was married in 1805, to ISIiss Margaret Bell, of this township, and they have had five children: Perry E., Mary, Jennie, Carrie (decea.sed, in February, 1877,) and James R. Mr. Burt was elected justice of the jieace, in 1875, liis connnission bearing date .Vpril 12. He and Ins wife are members of the Baptist church - Mr. Burt since 1856, and Mrs. Burt since 1866; lie has lieen a deacon in said church since 1866. IMr. Burt owns 200 acres of land in this toiviishij), and is one of its representative men.

bom in this township, the 3d of February, 1S56; eon of Judge Burt; was married the 15th of October, 1870, to Miss Frances C. Conaway, of Adams township. They have had four children: an infant (deceased), Nellie Bell, James Lewis and Charley Conaway. Mr. Burt lives on his farm of 188 acres in this township, and owns 200 acres in Chase county, Kansas. He is .su]iervisor in this township this year. INIr. Burt and his wife are members of the Baptist church.

BUSBY AARON, M. D., Crawford township; Chili; born in Caroll county, Ohio, 1.S44; son of John W. Busby and Ann (Murryman) Busby, both natives of this State. Dr. Busby was married in I860 to Rebecca B. Wallace. They liave a family of five children; Earl W., Carrie, Grace, Clyde and Wade. The doctor began practicing at Tippecanoe, Harrison county, Ohio, remained there two years, and then located near Perrysville, Coral county, Ohio, and came to Chih in 1878, where he is now practicing.

BUSH N. C, Perry township; postofhce, Mohawk Village; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county'in 1841 ; son of John and Anna (Cleget) Bush; married in 1861 to Miss Susanah R. Ahnac, daughter of John and Mary Almac. He married December 22, 1866, Miss Louisa Cullison, daughter of Ei)hraim and Harriet Cullison. They have one child, viz : Alma. He enlisted in 1862 in Company A, Ninth Ohio Cavalry, (Captain Sims), Colonel Hamilton (commanding), Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Bush was engaged in the battle at Cumberland Gap, siege of Knoxville, Jone-sborough and Aikin This gallant regiment had the honor of fighting the last engagement prior to Johnston's surrender, which occurred near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Colonel Hamilton was promoted by General Grant for gallant conduct during this engagement.

BUTLER FELIX, New Castle township; was horn in New Castle township, Co.shocton county, Ohio, September 10, 1810; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Scverns) Butler, who came to Muskingum County in 1795, and remained there until the following'year, Avhen he came to Coshocton county and settled near the junction of the Tuscarawas and ^^^^lhonding rivers, where he remained three years, he then removed to New Castle township, where he remained imtil he died at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He is a grandson of Joseph Butler, who came to Coshocton county in 1801, from Monongahela county, Virginia. The name of great grandfather Butler was either Joseph or Thomas; was a native of Ireland, and was killed in 1740, in Virginia, by the Indians, at which time his wife and son James were taken prisoners by the Indians. The wife escaped the second night, but James was kept eighteen months, when he was released by treaty. Benjamin Butler, an uncle of the subject of this sketch, in company with Joseph Walker, laid out the town of Mt. Vernon, Knox comity, in 1805. He was married in 1852 to Miss Nancy Farquahar, daughter of Enoch and Nancy (Moore) Farquahar, and granddaughter of Samuel Farquahar, who came to Mt. Vernon in 1807, from Frederick county, Maryland.

BUXTON LEONE, Newcastle township; was born in New Castle township, January 1, 1859; daughter of Thomas and Mary (Butler) Buxton, gr:ui<ldaughter of Thomas and Frances Buxton and James and Elizabeth (Rodehaver) Butler, and great-granddaughter of Thomas Butler. Her grandfathers were both soldiers in the war of 1812. She has one brother and two sisters, viz : James, Constance and Mary.

BUXTON N. W., Perry township; postoflTice, West Bedford; born in this county in 1842; son of Noah and Katharine Buxton, grandson of Thomas and Frances Buxton. He was married in 1862, to Miss Hannah Mikisell. BIr. Buxton is the father of six children, viz: J. W., G. B. (deceased), N. D., Warner W., Mary V., Marion and Sarah H. Mr. Buxton's father was one of the early settlers of this county, and still lives, enjoying the fruits of his early toil.

BUXTON JAMES, JefTerson township; postoflfice, Warsaw ; was born in Jefl'erson township, Coshocton county, August 13, 1844; sou of Thomas and Mary (Butler) Buxton, and grandson of James and Elizabeth (Rodehaver) I3utler, who settled in Tuscarawas county, in 18(>4. He lived on the farm until the age of twenty, then began clerking in a store in Walhonding, for N. W. Buxton, and continued two years. He then engaged as clerk with James Foster, of Warsaw, and remained with him two years; returning to Walhonding, he clerked a year and a half for J. S. McVey, after which he engaged in bridge building for three and a half years, then returned to James Foster's and clerked six months. He then engaged with Nickols & Gamble in merchandising in Warsaw, and has been there near three years. In 1804 he drove 1,200 sheep to Valjiaraiso, Indiana, and from there went to Cedar county, Iowa, remaining one year. He is a kind, genial young man, highly esteemed and well adapted to business.

BUXTON M. W., Jefferson township; born April 15, 1830, in Coshocton county, at East Union ; son of John and Elizabeth (Todd) Buxton (distant relation of ex-governor Todd). Mr. Buxton lived in East Union till about the age of nine years, when his parents took him to the farm, where he lived till the age of eight^i, when he engaged in various kinds of woi-^ grubbing, clearing and farming on the shares for three years, when he went into the grocery business with his uncle, Thomas Buxton, for two years; after that he followed farming in Union county awhile, then moved to Knox county, then back to Coshocton county; was butchering and merchandising some time; then began Uiking contracts for stone work for county bridges, etc., at which he was very successful. j\lr. Buxton was married, in 1.S.),'5, to Miss Lorinda Butler. daughter of James and Elizabeth(Rodehaver) Butler. Their children are James B. and John M. James married Miss Malinda Trout and resides in Knox county. John is reading medicine under Dr. Russell, in Jlount Vernon. After the death of Mrs, Buxton, he married Miss Cadence C, Buxton, in 1862, dauglUer of Thomas and jMary (Butler) Buxton, and granddaughter of James and Elizabeth (Rodehaver) Butler, and great granddaughter of Thomas Butler. William T.,"01ive, Mary E., and Gertrude E., were the names of their children.

CAMPBELL THOMAS, (deceased), was born May 21, 1816. in Steubenville, Ohio; attended school while a boy until fifteen years of age, when, with his father, he settled on a farm in Adams township, this county. In 1832 he entered Franklin college, and remained two years. In 1835 he came to this city, and spent the first year clerking and teaching school. In 1838 he entered, as a student, the law office of James Matthews, and was admitted to the bar March 4, 1.841, at Steu-- benville. In 1842 he commenced the practice of law in this city, and was elected tlie following year to the office of prosecuting attorney, and was re-elected for the two succeeding terms, serving six consecutive years. In 1852 he was elected probate judge, being the first judge under the new constitution of tlie State, term of office, three years. In 1866 he was associated with R. M. Voorhes, firm name, Campbell & Voorhes, attorneys and counselors at law. Judge Campbell was married August 5, 1841, to Miss Martha Wallace, of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania. This union was blessed with six children, two of whom, John and Patrick Steel, died at Corinth, Mississippi, Those living are, Dr. James Campbell, married to Miss Maggie Crimm, of Dennison, Ohio, and now residing in Iowa county, Iowa; Mary Jane, married to Robert A. McKellev, of Upper Sandusky; Isabelle, married to Dr.'Robert H. Bradley, now a resident of Marshal county, Illinois, and William F., residing in Iowa county, Illinois. Judge Campbell died very suddenlv on" Wednesday morning, July 6, l.SSl. Up to the time of his death he was in his usual health. He had been at work about his office table the same morning. A moment before the final summons he walked to a front window, looked out and remarked upon the probability of a rain-fall during the day, and then turned and stretched out his hand in the direction of a chair, when he suddenly fell to the floor. Charlie Hunt, a law student, was the only person in the office. He hastily stepped into the hall and called to IMr. Bargar, who was in the next room. Mr. Bargar and Jlr. Triplett in an instant were at the side of the jn-ostrate form. His collar was loosened and the body straightened to an easy position, but by the time this momentary work was done there was no sign of life. The vital spark had fled with his fall to the floor, so quickly. j)erha])s, that no sensation of p.ain came to tlie body befoi-e the sj)irit had flown. Life went out as suddenly as the light of a candle is extinguished.

CARHART J, M., tanner and leather dealer, of the firm of J. A- H. Carhart, Main street, Roscoe; born May 10, 1841, in Roscoe; son of John Carhart (deceased). J. M was raised in his native village. At eighteen he went into the dry goods store of J. G. Stewart as clerk, and remained until April, 1861, when he enlisted in Company A, Sixteenth O. V. I. (three months' men), and .served to the close of his enlistment. In September of the same yf'ar he enlisted as musician in Regimental Band Fifty-first O." V. I., in which he served about ten months. In July, 1863, he re-enlisted in Com]iany M, Ninth O. V. C, and was appointed first sergeant of the company, and, subsequently, commissioned second lieutenant, which office he resigned in March, 1865, on account of the lop of the left eye. He engaged in the present firm December 6, 1874, which does a general tanning business, and deals extensively in leather of all grades. Lieutenant Carhart was married February 8, 1.S64, to Miss Emily C. Taylor, of Roscoe. They are the parents of three children - Estella, Gertrude and John E. Carhart.

CARNAHAN WILLIAM, Coshocton; farmer; was born February 24, 1829, in White Eyes township; son of John and Sarah (Marshall) Carnahan. Sarah iMarshall's grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell), were killed by the Indians, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Her sister was taken prisoner, by the savages, and kept fourteen years, but escaped, on an armed vessel, at Quebec, disgui.sed as a soldier. John Caruahan, father of William, came to White Eyes township, in 1826, being one of the eight "who were the only inhabitants of the township. He assisted to organize the township for official and election purposes, and also was one of the first justices of the peace. Esquire William Carnahan owns the old homestead on which he lived forty-five years, but, in 1874, he built his present residence, corner of Orange and Eighth streets, which he h.as occupied to the present time. He was elected ' justice of the peace, in 1864, and served until his removal from the township, having been elected four times. He was miirried May 22, 1850, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Thomas Miller, of Holmes county. Mary Alma is their only child.

CAKR MICHAEL B. (deceased), Linton township; born January 18, 1824, in Massachusetts; son of James and Hannah Carr ; when about twenty-one years old, moved to Linton township; here married Jane Glenn, born January 4, 1830, in Jetlerson county, daughter of John and Jane (Lamb) Glenn. Mr. Glenn was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and moved from Jeflerson to this county in I8;i2. Mr. Carr was a shoemaker and followed his trade in Plainiield, except four years - lS49-5o - spent in Ottawa, until he moved to the farm where Mrs. Carr now resides, in 186(3. He died March Vi, 1875. His children are John Calvin (deceased), James C, Sarah A., William B., Hannah J. (Jones), Thomas, Ward, Clark M., Sarah C, Mary Bell, Elizabeth A., Elias Glenn, George M., and Bertha Alice. Four of his sons are school teachers. James C, the oldest has taught nine years ; he was married April 3, 1872, to Eliza J."Tedrick, daughter of Eeed and Amelia Tedrick.and has three children, Charlie Keed, Earnest M. and Mary Belle.

CARR E. C, M. D., Coshocton, Ohio, Main street. Dr. Carr was born April 17, 1850, in East Union, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Dr. James G. and Eliza (Bond) Carr, of English and Irish ancestors. He received his education in the public schools of the county, Newcomerstown high school and Mt. Union college. His first profession was school teaching, which he followed three years. In 1872 he began reading medicine with his father. He was graduated in the science of medicine in the spring of 1875. His first profesisional practice was at Millersburg, Holmes county, with Dr. Pomerenc ; after wliich he practiced at Holmesville until April, 1.881, when he came to Coshocton, Ohio. Dr. E. C. Carr was married July 6, 1875, to Jliss Anna M., daughter of Tliomas and Eliza (Holmes) Jack, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are the parents of three children, viz : Jas. G., Eliza H. and Emma P.

CARR J. S., M. D., Clark townshiii; postoffice, Clark's; born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, March ly, 1825; son of Thdmas and Orjiha (Seaward) Carr, and grandson of Jolm anil Maragret (Mc- Guire) Carr, and Eli and Ellen Seaward. His father's ancestors were from Ireland, and his inother's parents were Puritans. His father was a minister of the M. E. church; was admitted to confarence in 1820, and remained in active service until 1848, then served as suiiernumerary until 1856, when he died. Mr. Carr began the study of medicine with Dr. A. E. Bassett, of Portage county, Ohio, in 1846, and, after reading three years, he attended lectures at the Western Reserve Medical College, of Cleveland, Ohio, and, in the spring of 1849, began practice in East Union, Coshocton county, where he remained five years, then moved to Bloomficld, Avhere he has had a successful practice since. He cnlsitcd during the war in Company I, One Hundred and Sixty-sixth O. N. G., in the cai)acify of assistant surgeon, and was also appointed as assistant surgeon in Twenty-sixth O. V. V. I. He has been thrice married, the first marriage being on the 12th of April, 1849, to Miss Caroline E. Bond, daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth Bond, who was born July, 21, 1826, and died July 3, 1851. She was the mother of one child - Edmund C, born April 17, 1850, who is now a practitioner of medicine. Mr. Carr's second marriage was on tlie 8th of January, 1852, to Anna McCauglian, daughter of A. and Ann McCaughan, by whom he had one child - James Mc, born October 14, 1852, died February 4, 1863. His last marriage occurred February 15, 1858, with Elizabeth B. Stover, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Story) Stover, and granddaughter of Ebenezcr and Elizabeth Stover, and Ephraim and Jemimah (Clark) Story. She was born in November, 1824, in Canterberry, Conneticut.

CARROLL RICHARD, Linton township; shoemaker; residence, Plainfield; born March 11, 1820, near Belfast, Ireland; son of Richard and Martha (Hobson) Carroll. His mother's parents were Quakers, but she was converted to Methodism when eleven years old. His father was weighmaster of the grain market at Belfast and landsteward of the large estates of Ste])hen May. Mr. Carroll learned the shoemaker's trade in Belfast and conducted a large trade there. In 1856. he emigrated with his family to Plainfield, and has carried on his trade there since. He entereil service, September 6, 1864, in company F, Fifteenth O. V. I., performing detailed duty in Sherman's eastern campaign, and was discharged June 8, 1865. In 1842, he was married to Jane Russell, born at Port Adoun, Ireland, daughter of James Russell. Their children are Margaret Jane (Tedrick), John, Sophia C, Richard, Sarah Flora, x\nna B. (deceased), and Thomas Benjamin (deceased).

CARROLL J. C, Lafayette township; boot and shoe manufacturer; born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1847, and came to this country in 1856; was married, in 1872, to Miss Agnes McCune. They have had four children: Thomas, Maggie, an infant, and Charles. Mr. Carroll took an active part in the late war, going out in company H, Eightieth O. V. I., and served with that reginn-nt fifteen months, and served three years in the regular army afterward; was census enumerator of this township in 1880, and is an enterprising, and skillful workman.

CARSON JAMES, Keene township; former; born in Stcubenville. Ohio, December 11, 1818; son of John and Ann Carson; grandson of James and Esther (Kecd) Carson and of James and Ann Swain. His father's family consisted of four children: Esther, William (deceased), S.irah and James. At the age of three he was brought to Ci>shocton county, and remained here till 18.54, and then went to California and spent five years in Bute and one year in Hierrc county. He next moved to Virginia City, Nevada, where he engaged in the lumber Imsincss about two and a half years, then returned to Coshocton county and has followed farming hero since.

CASSINGHAM J. W., county auditor; was born June 22, 1840, in Co.shocton city; son of George F. and Elizabeth (Wilson) Cassinghani. His paternal ancestry is Engli.sh, and his maternal Irish. Mr. C. began business as clerk in the comity treasurer's office, in 1857, where he remained until 1868, when lie engaged in the grocery business, firm, name of Cassingham & Crowley. This firm dissolved in 1874, when Mr. C. engaged in the coal business, firm name of Prosser & Cassingham. Mr. C. withdrew from this firm in the spring of 1881. From 1872 to the present time he has been partner in the Co.sliocton Paper Company. Mr. Cassingham was elected to his present office, auditor of the county, in the fall of 1881. He was married November o, 1863, to jMiss Caroline, daughter of Samuel and Julia (Crowly) Laniberson. They are tlie parents of two children, viz: Charles L., and George W.

CASSINGHAM GEORGE F , was born April 19, 1812, in Kent county, Ireland; son of Thomas and Pliebe (Ford) Cassingham ; catne to America in the fall of 1818, and located in Muskingnm county, Ohio, where they remained until the old gentleman's death. He had eight sons and four daughters, viz: Thomas, Richard, .Tames, John P., Henry, William, Ford and George F., the subject of our sketch. The names of the four daugliters are as follows: I'hebe, Elizabeth, Sophia and Mary Jane. In 1S3.3, George F. came to this city, and engaged in shoemaking. In 1845, he was elected justice of the peace, and, in 18-lC, recorder, and held both offices nine years, and, in 1879, was again elected justice of the peace, which office he now holds. Esquire Cassinghani was married Mav 23, 1835, to IMiss Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Wilson. They became the parents of four children, viz: Julia (deceased), Sarah, JMary Jane and John W.

CASTEEL THOMA.S, Perry township; postoffice. West Carlisle; born in Pennsvlvania, in 1799; son of Jes.se and Sarah Ciistecl. Mr. Casteel has been twice married; first, in 1819, to Miss Rutha Dicken. His lirst wife died in September, 1836 They had ten children, viz: Amos, Darcus (deceased),' Jessie, Eliza E., John W., Urias, Perry, Druzilla, Etha and R\ith. In l.S,3G, he married" Susannali Bottonifield, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Flagle) H<ittomfieki They have seven ciiildren, viz: Rachel. Jackson, Jacob (deceased), James ;M. (decea.-ied ). Sarah, Susan and Thomas. Mrs. Casteel has lived in this county lifty-six years, and has been in the town of Coshocton only once in all that time.

CATON GEORGE R., White Eyes township; farmer; postofficc. Chili, Ohio; born December 18, 1831, in White Eyes township ; .son of Thomas and Mary (Ringer) Caton; a native of Pennsylvania, but came to White Eyes township among the lirst settlers of the township; George R. was brought up in the townshij). Mr. Caton was married in February, 1855, to Miss Lucinda. daughter of Thomas and Sarah* Hughes JIcCollum, formerly of Pennsylvania. They became the parents of nine children, viz: Franklin, Lafayette, Mary Alice, married to Michael Sherman, now residing in White Eyes township, Sarah Jane, Thomas J., Elsworth C, James L., George W., Solemma Bell and U. S. Grant. Mr. Caton has succeeded well as a farmer, having a good home for a large family.

CATON A. S., Roscoe postoffice; merchant, of the firm of Moore & Caton, White Woman street; born June 28, 1852, in Berrin county, Michigan ; son of Andrew Caton, American born, of German ancestry. When one year old he came to this State with his parents, and settled on a farm in Jlarrow county, and after a few removes, settled in Knox county. At seventeen years of age, he began teaching school and taught two years. He then entered the Ohio Wesleyan college, at Delaware, and attended three years. On leaving college, in company with his brother-in-law. settled on a farm in West Bedford township, where they remained one year, when tliey exchanged the farm for the building and stock of goods owned by A. Pettit. and continued the business at the place named above. This firm has been very successful, notwithstanding their having had no previous mercantile experience. Their business has increased largely in the last few >-ears. Mr. Caton was married September 11, 1874, to Miss Dottie Moore, daughter of William Moore, of West Bedford township.

CHADWELL JAMES T., Linton township; farmer; born in Tuscarawas county, July 25, 1825; son of George and Ruth (Taylor) Chadwell, both grandfathers were English born. His grandfather, Thomas Taylor, was br()nght*(o America as an English soldier, during the revolutionary war, but deserted the ship before he landed and swam ashore. He was the only one of three to reach the shore. His grandfather, John Ciiad- well, settled in Virginia. His father, born in Loudon county, Virginia, came to Jefferson county in 1814, when sixteen years old, and afterward moved to Tuscarawas county, where James was raised. In 1850, Ajiril G, Mr. Chadwell married Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Magdalcna (Minnick) Updegroft', born in Carroll county, and at five years of age was brought to Tuscarawas county by her parents. Their children are Mary (Welker), Jane (Marlatt), Samantha (Marlatt), Phojbe (deceased), Maria (deceased), and Ella May. In 1853 Mr. Chadwell moved to Koss county, and lived there eleven years. He spent the summer of 1865 in Tuscarawas county, and has resided in Linton township since. He entered military service in May, ISG-t, as a member of Company F,One Hundred and Forty -ninth O.N. G., serving four months.

CHAIMBERLW 0. P., Linton township; born in Lafayette township. May 1, 1842. His father, John G., emigrated from Vermont about 183S. His mother, Gertrude Shafl'er, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Shaffer, was born at Albany, New York. He was married February 7, 1801, to Miss E. J. Moore, daughter of Rev. John and Rosanna Moore ; born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. Her grand parents were Joseph and Eliza (Glenn) Mgore, both of Irish nativity, and Henry and Jane (Lyle) Uonnell, of Virginia birth. Mr. Chamberlin has two children, Olive P. and Gertrude R. He enlisted February, 1862, in Company K, Eightieth 0. V. I.; mustered out September, 1865. He participated in the siege of Corinth, battles of luka and Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, battle of Mission Ridge, and Sherman's engagements in Georgia. In 1873 he moved to Linton township, and has lived here since.

CHALFANT H. M., farmer; Washington township ; postoflfice, Dresden ; born in 1840, in this county. His father was born in 1807, in what is now Perry county, and came to this county with his father in 1808. He was married in 1830 to Miss Delilah Hayes, of this county, who was born in 1813. They are the parents of eight children, five of whom are living. H. M. Chalfant, the subject of this sketch, was married in 1861 to Miss Elizabeth Mossman, of this county, who was born in 1840. They are the parents of seven children, viz: D. A., Lena L., Sybil J., John C, Mary L., George W. and Ina M.

CHANEY JONATHAN, Pike township; postoffice, Frazeysburgh, Muskingum county; farmer and stiick raiser; born in this county in 1850; son of Emanuel and Jlargret (Ashcraft)) Chaney, and grad.soit of Jose))h and Elizabeth Chaney. He was married in 1876, to Miss Mary E. Moran, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Moran. They are tlie parents of two children, viz: Flaura B. and Charles K

CHANEY S. F., Pike township; merchant; born in 1854. in Muskingum county, Ohio; came to this county in 1860. He was married in 1879 to Nancy E, Forrest, of this county. She was born in 1842, in this county. They arc the parents of one child - Otto Clay. He bought an interest in the store of L. V. Cox, in 1878, who died in March, 1879. In the same year he purchased his interest of the heirs, and now continues the business alone, dealing in dry goods, groceries, hats and caps, boots and shoes, queensware and notions. Sole agent for Rambo's woolen goods.

CHAPMAN DR. BARZILLAI W., Adams township, Bakersvilie, Ohio; was born October 2, 1835, near Wa.shington, Pennsylvania; son of Richard and Catharine (Updegraff') Chapman, who were the parents of thirteen children, nine sons and four daughters. The father was of Irish and the mother of German ilescent. Dr. Chapman was brought up in Washington county, Pennsylvania. At twenty years of age, lie began reading medicine with Dr. Solomon Beers, of Newcomerstown, Ohio. He began the practice of his profession at New Albany, Ohio, in May, 1S58. In 1862, he went to Morristown, where he remained until 1864, when he came to his present residence. He was first married, December 20, 1855, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Samuel and Isabella (^lajor) Spencer. By this union he became the father of three children, viz : Alexander L., who died March 30, 1859, Isabel C. and Lucinda B. Their mother died January 5, 18 - . The doctor was m.arricd, April 10, 1873, to his present w-ife. Miss Catharine, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Winger) Zimmerman, natives of Bern, Switzerland. They are the parents of one child, viz : Edwin B., born August lt'>, 1,S74. The doctor's grandfathers, to the fifth generation, have all borne the name of " Richard." He has a relict of his grandfather which is here given, vi'rl>atin: "That Richard Coppmann and his wife, Sarah Coppman, alias Patterson, are Protestants, regular members of this congregation; honest and sober and free from scandal or ground of church censure known to us. is, by order of session, certified at Castleblaney, county IM(5naghan, Ireland, September 12, 1783, by James M. Attley, District Minister."

CHASE LESLIE, Clark township; hardware merchant; postoffice, Clark's; horn in Bloomfield, Coshocton county, June 22, 1857 ; son of John and Rebecca (Lewis) Cha.sc. He learned the tinner's trade with Mr. D. St. John, of Cardington, Monroe county, Ohio, and worked -in his emjiloy for three years; then came to Bloomfield and engaged in the hardware business in the fall of 1876, in which he has been engaged since. In connection with his store he has a tin-shop, in which ho carries on his trade, paying particular attention to roofing and spouting. He does a fair business, both in hardware and at his trade, and is an accommodating, practical business man. lie was married October 18, 1878. to Miss Emma Duncan, daughter of William and Fannie (ElUott) Duncan. They have one child, Fannie, born May 30, 1880.

CHURCH JOHN R., Monroe townsliip; was born November, 1850, in Tiverton townshiji; son of Benjamin S. and Margret E. (Cox) Cliurc-h : grandson of Lemuel and Elizabeth (Simmons) Church, who are natives of Fall River, Massachusetts. Mr. Church lived in Tiverton Center till the age of twelve years, when he went to farming and attended country school. His education was completed in the Spring Mountain academy. At the age of twenty-one he began teaching, which he has followed in the winter sciisons ever since. Mr. Church is a^hriving young farmer and resides at present in Jlonroe township, Co.shocton county. He was married to Mi.ss Rachel \. Bantum, October 25, 187t;, who was born in 1851, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Easter) Bantum, and granddaughter of John and Anna Bantum, and of George and Elizabeth Easter. She was educated at Warsaw and Spring Mountain, is a member of the Evangelical church. They have two children, Robert v., born December 10, 1877, and Nellv, born October G, 1880.

CLARK JOHN, Tuscarawas town.ship ; farmer ; postotfice, Co.«hoclon ; was born April 28, 1814, in Fawn towhship, York county, Pennsylvania. He came to his present farm residence about the year 1863. Mr. Clark was married January 1, 1866, to Miss Mary Ellen, daughter of John "and Lucy (Swaringum) Morgan, of Lafayette township. This union was blessed with one child, John James, born October 2i), 1868. Mr. Clark has by honest industry possessed himself of a good farm, from which he realizes a comfortable living for himself and family.

CLARK JOHN, Bethlehem township; farmer; postofhce, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Samuel Clark: was born in this county, in 181;?. His father came to this county in 1810 or 1811, and was of Irish descent. He was one of the oldest citizens of Coshocton county. When he came to the county, he found it a wilderness, with here and there a cabin, surrounded by a small lot of cleared land. He was county commissioner t\Vo terms. and served as justice of the peace in his township for a number of vears. John Clark was married February 3, 1842, to Miss Elizabeth N. Skillman, who was born in New Jer.sey, in 18111. They became the parents of eleven children, viz : James A , Mary W., Margaret J. (deceased), Thomas, Isaac M., .John A., .\nna C, Ennna, Lizzie and Edward E. Lizzie follows the profession of teaching. Mr. Clark owns a fine farm in Bethlehem township, and is esteemed by all his neighbo«B. He and his wife are prominent members of the M. E. Church.

CLARK JAMES W., Franklin township; farmer; born in Linton township, November 17, 1829; .son of James Clark, born in 1811, and grandson of William Clark, a pioneer of this county. He has always lived in Linton and Franklin townships, e.\cei)t a year sjient just across the Muskingum. Taught school nine years, beginning in 18.50; then oi)ened a store in Maysville, which he conducted for si.x years, then engaged in farming; married in 1853, to Mary Ann, daughter of Henry Piper, of Muskingum county. Of his eleven children, only four survive, "viz: William Albert, Elizabeth Olive, Richard Oliver and Stella Ann. Walter, in 1877, at sixteen years of age, was drowned while bathing in the Muskingum river. Nancy Jane, died in 1878, of consumption, aged eighteen years. The other children died young.

CLARK WILLIAM W., Franklin township; farmer; born in Tuscarawas townshij), April 18, 1813; son of AVilliam and Nancy (Valentine) Clark. His father, born in 1775, came to Tuscarawas township from Virginia before 1809, was a .soldier in 1812, and died Jlay 11, 1842. His family consisted of Margaret (McCleeary), Hugh, James, Nancy (Bainter), John, Elizabeth (Preston), William W. (the subject of this sketch), and Samuel. Only the youngest three now survive. Mr. Clark married" Dorotha N., daughter of Sylvester and Hannah (Snyder) Preston. Her father emigrated with his family from New York in 1838. She was the youngest of eleven children, viz: Sarah (Ronton), Zerah, Robert W., Zachariah S.. Lewis B., Otis A., Joseph W., Harriet (Wilcox), Mary J. (Wilcox), Julia A. and Dorotha, Mr. Claik has had eight children, fourljf whom survive, viz: James P., Elizabeth P., Hannah, Jane (McCollough), of Guernsey county, Mary Catharine (Emler).

CLARK WILLIAM M., Franklin township; farmer; born in Linton townshiii, June 27, 1825; son of James, and giandson of William Clark; one of the earliest settlers of tlie county; emigrated from Maryland, and moved to Franklin township in 1864; was niarri(>d Febriiary 12, 18.")0, to Rebecca A. Bryan, who was born in Franklin township, and is the daughter of Stephen K. Bryan. Their family consists of six children, viz: Martha Jane, Mary, James, Stephen, John and Thomas.

CLARK BENTON, Tackson township; farmer; postofhre, Roscoe, Ohio; son of Archibald and Sarah (Hogland) Clark; was burn September 29, 1837, in this county. His father was of Iri.sh de- scent, but was born and raised in this county. His mother was of Enghsh descent, and was also born and raised in this county. They were ani^ng the oldest pioneers of the county. Mr. Clark was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occujiation. He was married in 18.57, to Miss Elizabeth Thoinpkins, of this county. They became the parent.s of four children, viz : Henry, Archibald, James and Adam. Mr. Clark owns a fine farm in the Walhonding valley.

CLAEK S. B , Jackson township; born in this county, in 1839; son of William and Hannah Clark, and grandson of Samuel and Kachel Clark; married, in 1863, to Nancy E. Boring, daughter of Kinzy and Margaret Boring. Mr. Clark is the father of live chidren, viz: William C, H. K., Marion, Wealthy and Milton. Postoffice, Rosco.

CLARK JOSHUA, New Castle township; farmer; postoffice, New Castle; was born February 10, 1808, in Harrison county, where the town of Harrisville now stands, and which was, at that time, in the woods. He is the son of John and Marj- (Boothe) Clark, who were the parents of ten children. His father was Welsh and his mother of English descent. They were Quakers, from the neighborhood of Philadelphia.

He came to New Castle township, with his father, when he was eighteen years old, and settled on the land now occupied by the village of New Castle, and, about three years later, his father laid out the village of Liberty (now New Castle).

At the age of twenty-one he married Miss Mary Given, daughter of William and Elizalieth (Barr) Given. She was raised on Wheeling creek, near Wheeling, ^'\'est Virginia. They then moved to Morrow county, Ohio, and settled in the woods; l:)Ut their stay here was short, on account of the scarcity of food and labor, being three miles from the nearest settlement where they could obtain the necessaries of life. While there they lived in a cabin with a fire-place in one end, the backwall and chimney being but six feet high, and were therefore in danger of attacks from wolves. They lived the first week in this cabin without its being daubed, and the snow fell about ankle deep.

He attended eleven raisings and log-rollings during the first two weeks of his sojourn in that place. At the ex])iration of about six months they had consumed aliout all the jirovisions they had brought with them, and then began to think it time to move, so they returned to New Castle township, Coshocton county, where he is still living.

has been twice married. His first wife bore him four children, viz : William, Love M., Allen and Elizabeth. William resides near Ea.st L^nion, Coshocton county ; Love married \^'illiam ^^'arton, of Butler township, Knox county; Allen is a farmer of Jackson township, Knox county; Elizabeth is the wife of Je.sse Mercer, of Jackson township, Knox county. He was married a second time to Miss Eleanor Wilson, on the twentieth of June, 1841, daughter of William and Rebecca (Jlelick) Wilson, granddaughter of James and Rebecca (Jones) Wilson ; also of John and Eleanor Slelick. She was born January 28, 1813, in Somerset county, Pennsylvania.

This union resulted in eight children, viz: Thomas (deceased). Rebecca, Joshua, Martha, Charles H., Robert H., Hannah S. and Samuel Mc. Mr. Clark relates that when his father was moving to this county, they came to Coshocton on Sunday, and had to cross the river on a ferry boat, and that the whole town came down to the river to help them across, and that in ferrying the cattle across they had a good deal of trouble, some of them jumjnng overboard and swimming back. Among those of the village that turned out to assist them, were Mr. Adam Johnson and Colonel Williams. He also relates, that on arriving in New Castle township, after two days heavy driving from Coshocton, they moved in a house with one or two other families, and lived two weeks there, until they could build one of their own, and that there were about twenty persons in all occujiying the house during those two weeks. On the farm where he now lives stands the trunk of an apple tree, that measures ten feet, three inches in circumference, that the seed or sprout had been planted by Johnny Appleseed, who then lived upon the Mohican. The trunk is about seventy years old, and in one specially favorable season, bore 140 bushels of apples.

CLARK NATH.\N,Pike township; postoffice, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county in 18.3ii; son of Mauley and Mary Clark. He was married in 1860, to Miss ]\Iary E. Magruder, daughter of Hezakiah and Sarah A. (Lake) Magruder. They are the parents of three children, viz: Rollen, George V. and Iva J. The subject of this sketch died in 1870. His widow still lives on the home farm, together with her daughter and two sons, surrounded by all the necessary comforts of life. Mrs. Clark's father died in "lSr>8, her mother in 18,30. She is the oldest of a family of five children.

CLARK WILLI,\M, Perry township. New Guilford postoffice; born in this county in 1828; son of Joshua and Mary Clark, and grandson of William and Elizabeth (Barn) Giffin, and of John Clark ; was married in 1861 to Miss H. L.

Veiitc'h, daughter of Ellis and Elizabeth Veatch. They have nine children, viz : Elmer V., Walter H., Harriet E., Duette, Mary E., William H., T. F., Sylvia M. and Cliarles H.

CLEMMENS W., Coshocton; carriage blacksmith, West Main street; was born July 11, 1841, in Mt. Vernon, Knox connty. He is son of William Clemmens, a native of Virginia. Young Clennnens was apjirenticed to his traile, at al>out the age of fifteen, to William Sanderson. When about twenty-one, he came t<j this city and worked iis a journeyman with E. McDonald. In 1875, he establislied liis present shop, and is doing a good busine.ss in all kinds of carriage-smithing. Mr. Clemmens was married. April 5, ISOl. to Miss Mary Taylor, daughter of John Taylor, of this city. They have had five children, two of whom, John William and Allie Jlay, have died, and three, Cora Belle, Clarance Carl and Edith Luvane, are living.

COCHRAN JAMES, Jefferson township; born in East Union, Coshocton county, Ohio, De- 4, ISoS; son of Caleb and Anna (Duncan) Cochran, and grandson of William Cocliran an<l Matthew Duncan. His grandfather, Duncan, came to America, at twelve years of age, and settled in Maryland. His father was born February 5, 1806 ; died September 28, 1877. His mother was born, February 29, 1812, in New Ca.stle township.

He enlisted in Company D, Sixteenth 0. V. I., April 15, ISGl, under Captain McClain, and .served three months; then enlisted December l,lSGl,in Company F, Eightieth O. V. I., under Caj)tain Metham; went into camp at Camp Meigs, then to Camp Jackson, at Columbus, Ohio; from there he went to Cincinnati; thence to Fort Holt, Ky.; thence to Paduca, thence to the rear of Corinth, and assisted in the siege; thence to luka, Mississippi, and took part in the engagement there; thence back to Corinth, and assisted in the two days' fight between Rosecrans and Price; thence to Holly Springs, and to Memphis, Tennessee, where they took charge of the ilivision train and guarded it to Forest Hill; thence to Helena. Arkansiis, via Memphis; thence four miles below, and went into camjj on a sand bar to arrange for the Ya/.oo Pass exjiedition. and after taking part in the expedition came back to the sand bar, and from there to Young's Point, Louisiana; thence to Hardtinies landing. on the Mississijipi; thence via Port Gibson, Raymond, .Jackson, Champion Hills, Black River, to a position in the rear of Vicksburg. He remained here forty-eight days; thence via Memphis and Cliattanooga to the battle of Mi.ssion Ridge; thence to camp near Chattanooga; tlience to Bridgeport, Tennessee.

Alabama, thence to Rosaca, and thence to Atlanta, and to the sea with Sherman ; to Riehnnjnd, Virginia, and from thence to Washington, and attended the grand review ; thence to Louisville, Kentucky, and to Columbus, Ohio, where he received his discharge, August 28, 1865. He filled all the stations from ])rivate to capUiin, was chosen aid-de-camp for (Jcneral Rice, also acting a,ssistixnt inspector general for General James. He engaged in farming in the spring of ISOti, and in 1.S67, went to Illinois, and engaged in teaming, and in the spring of ISGIt, came to Warsaw and beg.an hotel-kee]iing, where he remained until the spring of 1875, .when he took a trip to California, and visited many places along the Pacific coast and the Pacific railroad, being gone about fifteen months. On his return he again engaged in hotel-keeping, and remained in business until November, 1.S80. He was married July 1, 1866, to Miss Ada Hayes, daughter of John J. and Susan (Lochary) Hayes, and granddaughter of William and Agnes (Sheridan) Hayes, and Patrick and Sarah (^Martin) Locharj', and great-granddaughter of .losejih and Nancy (]\Ioore) Hayes, and John Lochary, and finally, great-great-granddaughter of Anne (Xixon) Hayes. Lulu Gracia, born February 15, 1872, is their only child.

COCHRAN JOSEPH A., farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette; was born in this county in 1839, and married in 1804 to Mary Ann Miller, who was born in this township in 1843. They have seven children - Hattie E., Jeremiah A., Samuel M., Charles E., Perry O., William M. and Jesse. He was a soldier in the late war, a member of Company D, Sixteenth regiment O. V. I., and served out the time of his enlistment.

COCHRAN JOHN M., Lafayette township; carpenter. West Lafaj'ette; born August 9, 18,'?0, in EUallsville, Jetl'er.s(Mi covuity; son of Jacob Cochran, a native of Pennsylvania, of Irish decent; lived on a farm until about twenty-six years of age, when he commenced his jiresent trade, after which he spent two years prospecting in the west. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Sixteenth 0. V. I., (three months' men) and re-enlisted in Company I, Fifty-first 0. V. I., and served two years and nine months, and re-enlisted as a veteran in same company and regiment, and served until the close of the war, geting his discharge late in the fall of 1H65, having served nearly live years; was captured twice but soon re-ca|)turcd by his own comrades. At the close of the war, Mr. Cochran located in West Lafayette and resumed his trade, and has followed it to "the present tiine. Mr. Cochran was married in 1865 to Miss Eliza Cutter, daughter of Benjamin Cutter, of Lafayette township. They have had four chiklren, Casatler, Clessou, Loney and Berdell.

posloffice, New C4uilford; farmer and speculator; born in this county in 1845; son of Joseph and Mary A. {Under^^ood) Cochran, and grandson of WiUiani and Elizabeth (Hutrman) Cochran, and of .Joshua and Sarah Underwood; married in 1SG8 to Miss Mary S. Board, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth A. Board. They are the parents of four children, viz : Charles J., Foy, Maud and Claud Carl.

COE WILHA5I H, painter and printer, Coshocton, Ohio; was born December 14, 18.S4, in Coshocton, Ohio; son of Benjamin and Ruth A. (Decker) C»e. Young Coe was brought up and educated in his native city. At eighteen he went into the Coshocton Republican Printing office, where he remained about three year^. From the Re])ublican office he went to the Demorat office, where he remained until he enlisted in Company A, Sixteenth O. V. I., for four months. On his return home he went into the Coshocton Paper Mills, where he remained about three years. Then he followed painting until .the Coshocton steel works opened, when he went into these works, where he has continued to the present time. ]Mr. Coe was elected city clerk in 1862, and re-elected in 186.3, 4 and 5, and also elected to the same office in 1872 and 3. In 1879 he was elected township clerk and served two years. Mr. Coe was married October 7, 1SG2, to Miss Susan, daughter of Gabriel Clark. They are the parents of seven children, viz: Emma, Mary, Nora, Glen AV. (deceased), infants, twin boys, died, not named, and Edna.

COE E. v., Coshocton, Ohio; photographer, 220 Main street. Mr. Coe was born December 9, 1837, in Coshocton, t)hio; son of Benjamin and Ruthanna (Decker) Coe, of Orange county, New York. They came to Coshocton about 188;^ and were married in the house now occupied by John Burt, Sr. They became the parents of" eight children, viz: William H., Elias V., Henrietta (deceased), Benjamin, Annie, Reuben, (deceased), and Almeda. All are married and live in this county, excepting Annie, who resides at Dennison, Ohio. Elias V. began the practice of his art September 1.5, 1862, with G. A. McDonald, with whom he was associate<l thirteen years and one month. Then he bought out Mr McDonald and became sole 4)roi)rietcir of his j)resent gallery, which is supplied with all the modern imjirovements and facilities for doing all kinds of photographic work in first class order. Mr. Cce was married June 7, 1808, to Mi.'.^s Eliza E.. daughter of Gabriel and Catharine R. (Rogers) Clark. They are the parents of four children, viz : George B., Agnes M., Stella and Samuel R.

stoves and manufacturer of tin, copper and sheet iron w'are; also tin roofing and spouting. Mr. Coe was born December 6, 1847, in Coshocton, Ohio, where he has silent almost his entire life. When about fifteen, he began working in the Coshocton paper mills and continued there two years. In 1804, he began his present trade and worked three years, then went to Oden, Illinois, and remained there but a short time, then returned and engaged with Shaw & Sandswith. of whom lie learned his trade. He next engaged with liarbaugh & Smith, with whom he continued until April, 1809, when he became jiartner in the firm of Robertson & Coe. In 1871, this partnership was dissolved and 3Ir. Coe successively became foreman in the shops of Palmer & Robinson, Slavton ct Palmer, Palmer it Robinson and G. W. Rickets & Co. Mr. Coe bought the tools of the last named firm and formed a jiartnership with R. M. Elliott, which firm continued until February, 1877, since which time Mr. Coe has conducted his business alone with marked success. Mr. Coe was married, March 30, 1871, to Jliss Katie L., daughter of Urial Mills, of Salem, Marion county, Illinois. They are the parents of two children, viz : Laura A., and Harry W.

COFFMAM ADAM, Jefferson township; harnessniaker; postolfice, Warsaw; born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, June 2, 1.850; son of Frederick and IMarv (Swift) Cofl'man, and grandson of Adam and Elizabeth (Darner) Swift. Mr. Cofl'- man labored on the farm, in his boyhood, until about the age of 17, when he began clerking in a grocery store, for William Baad, in Warsaw, and remained with him about two years. He then engaged as clerk with Shafliier Brothers, and remained one year. He then returned toharncssniaking, which he had learned with his uncle, Charles Senft, between school hours. In December, 1872, he nurchased an interest in S. Hook's harness shop, and continued aliont two years at it; then became the sole proprietor, and is, at this writing, doing a very fair busines.s. He was married October 1, 1874', to Miss Susan Bumgardner, daughter of John and Mary (Linehaugli) Bumgardner. Thev are the parents of two'Children: Wilbert O., born April 10, 1870, and Evert D., born October 11, 1877, died in December, 1877.

COFFMAN WILLIAM. Jeflerson township; harncssmaker; postcffice, Warsaw; born in Jefferson tC)wnship, Coshocton county, October 23, 18.54, brother of Adam Cofl'man ; son of Frederick and Mary (Senft) Coflman. He attended school and worked on the farm until the age of twenty-one, when he began learning the harnessmaking business, with his brother, in Warsaw, with w horn he is still engaged. Mr. Coflman is a

COGNION STEPHEN, Linton township; farmer; postotfice. Wills Creek; born June (i, 1852, in Franklin township; son of Stephen and Kosella Cognion, natives of France ; came to America about the year 1S4S, and located in Franklin township, from \vhich he came to his present residence in Linton township, in 1868. They are the parents of live children; three sons and two daughters. When Mr. Cof,iiion came to America he was poor, but by the united labor and economy of himself and family, they have obtained a good home and farm. Of the children, Mary is married to William Kron)inaker; John is married to Cathariene Doll; Magdaline is married to John Switzer, Stephen and Nicholas are unmarried.

COLLIER THOMAS W.. Coshocton; born April '22. 1844, in Carrollton.Ohio; son of Thoma.s W., a native of Virginia, of English ancestry. At seven years of age he began to set ty])e, and remained six years, then attended .school one year, and then resumed his place in the printing office. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Si.xteenth O. V. I., and served three months. In November following, he enlisted as a private in Company F, Eightieth O. V. I., and served to the close of the war. He was successively proinoted to first .sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and appointed adjutant and commissioned Captain of Company A, in October, 1SG4. He was provost marshal from June 1, 18G.5, until mustered out. Captain Collier was married April 14, l.S(>4, to Mi.'^s Kate Pinehart, of New Philadelphia. This union was blessed with one child, a daughter, ^Minnie Wylly. Captain Collier was appointed postmaster of Coshocton, in Jlav, 186;>. and hold the office until 1881. He wa.s editor and proprietor of the Coshocton Age from September 1, 1866, to April 1, 1878.

CAGLE GEORGE T., Coshocton ; boot and shoe maker, Clerry street, between Sixth and Seventh streets; born August 9, 1842, in Frederick county, Maryland ; son of John C, a native of Wurtcmberg, Germany. He worked on a farm until he was fifteen, when he went to his trade and served three years; then established a shop in the spring of 1862, in Uniontown, Maryland. In November, 1865, he came to this city and establi.<hed a shoj), but soon sold out, and was a transient journeyman until 187;i, when he established his present shop, in which he is doing a good liusincss, employing several workmen, and working himself, also. Mr. Cagle enlisted in Battery F, Third P. V. H. A., and served until tlje dose of the war. Mr. Cagle was married February 18, 1880, to Miss :Mattie Brister, of this city.

1826, they emigrated to America, remaining in Albany county. New York, till the fall of 1835, when they came to their present home in Linton township. Their children, ten in number, are as follows : Catherine, Hannah, John, Richard, Mary J., Margaret, Lizzie, Anna, Michael and Thomas.

COMPTON ELISHA, Jackson township; retired farmer ; postolfice, Roseoe ; born in Culpepper county, Virginia, September U, 1816; son of George and Sarah (Duke) Compton, of Iri.sh ancestry. Elisha was raised on the farm, which business he successfully followed during his long life. Mr. Compton was married December iir 1841, to Huda Anne, daughter of Jeremiah Hays, of Virginia township. This union was blessed with nine children, John, Marj' Ann, R. T., Jeremiah, George, deceased, Harvey, Eliza Jane, deceased, Alice and Camilla.

COMPTON A. N., Coshocton, saddle and harness manufacturer and dealer in saddlery hardware; was born November 5, 1846, in Rappahannock county, Virginia; son of A. P. Y. Compton, who was American born, of English ancestry. Young Compton was raised on a farm until fourteen years old, when he was apprenticed to the saddlery and harness trade for three years. He then went to Loudon comity, Virginia, and served under instructions three years. In 1868 he opened a shop at Flint Hill, in his native county, and conducted it about four years. In 1872 he came to this county and settled at Ro.scoe, where he continued his business until April, 18.S0, when he occujiied his present room, which is sixty-five feet long by twenty-two and a half feet wide, being the largest in the county used for like business This large room is well tilled with goods manufactured in the establishment, together with a fine stock of saddlery hardware. IMr. Compton was married November 22, 1S74, to Miss Mary F. Carroll, daughter of Michael Carroll, deceased, of Roseoe. This luiion was ble.ssed with two children, a daughter, Annie L., and a son, Edward JI.

COMPTON J. A., Coshocton, dealer in musical instruments and sewing machines; was born January 10, 1S50, in Jackson townshi]); son of Elisha Compton. born in Virginia, of English ancestry. Young Compton was raised on the farm, and left it when about twenty-one years of age and entered the Ohio We.sleyan University, and remained three years, with the exce])tion of teaching school one term. In the year 1873, Mr.

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Compton established his present business, in which he is doing well, having handled during the past year from 300 to 400 sewing machines, about fifty organs and a number of pianos.

COMPTON R. T., Coshocton; piano, organ and sewing maeliine dealer; born January 19, 18-18, in Jaclcson township; son of Elisha Compton, a native of Virginia, of English extraction; was raised on a farm. At the age of nineteen he entered' the Ohio Wesleyan University, and remained one year, after which he taught school eight years in Illinois and six years in Ohio, teaching in the towns of Chili, the ^''alley school, Adams' Mill scliool, in Muskingum county, and one year in this citv. He then traveled two years for George H Grant it Co., of Richmond, Indiana, .school furniture dealers. He then engaged with his brother in the present business, and established it for himself in 1880 Mr. Compton deals in three popular makes of organs, three of pianos, and the P>ldridge sewing machine. Mr. Compton was married March 11, 1S71I, to Mi.ss Mary Ellen Dickey, daughter of Hiram Dickey, of Mill Creek township. He was organist in the Roscoe Methodist church for about eight years. In the spring of 1880, Mr. Compton bought a residence on the east end of Chestnut street, which he now occupies.

COMPTON JOHN M., Coshocton; attorney; born February 3, 1843, in Jackson township, this county, worked on the farm and attended public school imtil he was nineteen years of age, when he enlisted in Company K, Ninety-seventh O. V. I., and served to the close of the war. On his return he completed his education by going to school and teaching. In 1807 he entered as a fitudent in the law office of Lee and Pomerene and was admitted to practice in 18G9, and since that time he has given his entire attention to his profession. Attorney Compton was elected Mayor of the city in 1872 and re-elected in 187-t, serving two consecutive terms. Mayor Compton was married June 2, 1870, to Miss Camilla Burns, of Jackson townshij). The result of this union is four children, viz : Charles B., William M., Jessie and Edward C. Mr. C. takes an active interest in educational afl'airs.

COMPTON J. F., druggist, 402 Main street, Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Compton is a native of this county ; was born in Jackson township, December IG, 1847, and received his preparatory education in the district of that vicinity, and also took a course at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, and afterward taught school for several years. In 1870 he engaged in the drug business in Roscoe and was burned out in 1874. He then engaged in the insurance business and continued in the same until 1877, after which he engaged with the firm of Barker, Moore it

Co., wholesale druggists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as traveling salesman. In 1880 he established business for him.self at his present location. He occupies a pleasant, commodious room, 2Gx40, where he keeps a large stock of pure drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, oils, paints, dye .stutls, glass, toilet articles, fancy goods, trusses, surgical instruments, etc.

CONE EDMUND, farmer ; Washington county ; postofRce, Wakatomaka; born in South Wilbraham, Hamden county, Connecticut, in 1.^10. He came to this county in 1828, and immediately engaged as teacher oi' the school that was about a quarter of a mile south of the present village of Carlisle. The building was a round-log one, the tireplace extending across one entire end. There was a spelling-book for about every five or six scholars, the cost of a speller being a bushel of wheat delivered in Zanesville. He had an attendance of seventy scholars. He commenced the study of medicine with his brother, J. Cone, Jr., who was practicing at this time, and was admitted to practice by the board of censors at Zanesville. He was first married to Miss Seward, who died, and he married Miss Hawthorne. Both were of this county.

CONNER ISAAC, Monroe township ; born June 20, 18;;!7, in Monroe township, Coshocton county, Ohio; postoffice. Spring Mountain; son of James and JIargaret (Holt) Conner, and grandson of Daniel andPheobe (Penrose) Conner, and of John and Elizabeth (Conner) Holt; also great-grandson of James and ]\Iary Conner, and of Jesse Penro.se. Mr. Conner is a farmer and was educated in the common schools. He was married to Mary J. Bingler, May 12, 18G1, who was born November 10, 1843, daughter of Michael and Mary J. (Hogbin) Bingler, and granddaughter of Jessie and Catharine Bingler, and of William and Charity Hogbin. Their children are Joseph E., born January 1, 18G3; Emily N. and Susie G., September G, 18GG ; James S , July 10, 1873, and Mary E., January 28, 1879.

CONRAD JOHN, Mill Creek township, farmer ; postofflce, Clark. Ohio; WiW born Soi)tember 25, 1817, in West Moreland county, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob and Mary Conrad; married November 5, l.'^40, to Rebecca King, daughter of William and Mary M. King, who was born December 26, 1822, in' York county, Pennsylvania. The children born to them are as follows: ^Nlary Anne, born November 1,1841; Margaret, born November 9,1842; Jacob William Henry, born December 24, 1845; John Wesley, born February 10. 18.)8; Rebecca Jane, born July 29, 1851 ; Maria Catharine.^ born August 22, 18.54; Henry Washington, born June 22, 185G,and Elizabeth Barbara, born April 18, 18G1.

COOK D. R., Linton township, farinor; born in Washington county, Pennsylvani.T, March 11, -180.S; the son of George and Mary (Kobb) Cook. His father was born in Ireland, anil emigrated to America when a young man. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania. In the fall of ISll he came with his father to Guernsey county; there remained till 1S.31. when he moved to Logan, and carried on farming and milling for sixteen years. In 1>47 he took up his residence in Linton townshiji, and has been here since. He was married April 8, 18.31, to Catharine, daughter of Thomas Johnson. Ten children resulted from this marriag: Thoniiis, George. William C, deceased, Xancy J.. John. Sarah. Amanda, deceased, Melona, deceased, James H., deceased, and David Y. His wife having died, he was united in marriage with Lydia, daughter of Henry and Sarah Snyder, of Logan county. Their children are, Joseph Snyder, deceased, ]\Iary Isabel, deceased, Catharine J. and Charles T.

COOK D. Y., grocer and confectioner, Sixth street, between Main and Chestnut, Coshocton. Mr. Cook is a native of Logan county, 0., where he W!XS born February S, 1847. His jtarents came to Coshocton county when he was quite young, and he has been a resident of the county ever since. He received his education in the district schools of Linton township, and he followed joining as a business until the fall of 1879, when he came to Co.shocton and engaged in the grocery and huckster business. He carries a good stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries, and deals in all kinds of country produce, and makes a specialty of butter and eggs, in which department he runs a wagon and visits diflerent ]iarts of the surrounding country, in order to supply his custom with fresh sup])lies in this line. He was married to M. E. Hawthorne, by whom he has four children - three daughters and one son.

COOKSEY JAMES, Perry town.ship; postoffice, West Carlisle ; born in Muskingum county, in 1833; settled in this county in 18o7 ; son of William and Elizabi'th (Oden)' Cooksey ; married in 1857 to Sarah L.-igg, daughter of Harrison and Isancy B. Cooksey. They are the parents of three children, viz : Celestia J., Izadora B., and Leora M. ; two are married. Mr. Cooksey was raised on a farm, and has continued farming ever since. He also deals pretty extensively in thorough-bred sheep.

COOPER JOSEPH, Keene township; son of Ludlow H. and Mary F. Coo]ier, both of whom were born in Orange county. Xew York; grandson of Joseph and Susan (Halsev) Cooper, and of John and Mary (Howell) Seward, who was the daughter of Nathaniel and Ruth (Poppen)

Howell. His father enlisted in Captain Freegift's company, in 1814, and served three months. He came to Oliio, in 1834. Joseph learned the blacksmith trade, at eighteen, under C. C. Ramer ; enlisted in Company A, Sixteenth O.-V.I., April 18, l.SGl; was discharged in July following, and re-enlisted. His war record, copied from a memorial, is given below: "Jose))h Cooi)er was mustered as .sergeant of Comi>any I, Ninety seventh O. V. I., August 5. lSt;2, at Zanesville, Ohio; captain, Martin Wiser; colonel,Johu Lane; wounded at Murphreesboro', Tennessee, January 2, 1863; wounded again, at Mission Ridge, November 24, 1803, and wounded, at Franklin, Tennessee, December S, 18G4. The battles he was engaged in, were Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862; Stone River, Tennessee, January 2, 1863; Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sc])tember 8, 1863; Chickamauga, Tennessee, September 20, 18G3; Lookout Mountain, November 22, 1S63; Mission Ridge, November 25,1863; Buzzard Roost, ]\Iay 14, 1,«64; Altoona, Georgia, May 25, IStU; Dallas, Georgia, May 25, 1864; Marietta, Georgia, May 31, 1.S64; Peach Tree Creek, June '22, 1.S64; Kene.saw Mountain, June 27,1864; Atlant^v, July 21,1S64; Spring Hill, Tennessee, Decendier 6, 1S64; Franklin, Tennessee, December 8, 1864, and Nashville, January 24, 1865. He was discharged June 10,

1865, at Nashville, Tennessee." January 6, 1866, he married Lucy C. Cowee, daughter of James and Augusta (Adams) Cowee, who was the daughter of John Q. and Dorothea (Elliott) Adams. Their children are Charlie, born December IS,

CORBIT GEORGE, Adams township; farmer; postoffice. Evansburgh, Ohio; son of Robert and Susannah (Fuller) Corbit; was born December 6, 1835, in Coshocton county, Ohio, anil has remaind a resident of the county all his life. Mr. Corbit was raised on the farm, and has always followed the occujiation of a farmer. His father was of Irish and his mother of German descent, and were old pioneers of this county. Mr. Corbit was married November 21), 1.S57, to Miss Margaret A. Morris, of this county. They become the parents of twelve children, viz: Amanda, William R., Albert, Aaron, Melinda, an infant not named, Robert H., Mary, Charles, John M., Elmer and an infant not named.

CORBIT LEWIS, Adams township; farmer; postofhce. Bakersville ; born in Adams township, June 1, 1.S21; son of Robert and Susan (Fuller) Corbit. and grandson of Jesse Corbit and James and Catlmrine Fuller. His father came to this country about the year l.'<t>4. with James Miskimmins. born in May. 1790. He was married August 27. 1842, to Miss Eliza Carp, daughter of .Vdam and Mary (Cocharn) Carp, born July 21, 1822, in Guernsey county, Ohio. They are par- ents of thirteen children, as follows: John, Robert and William, deceased ; James, Wilson; Sarah A. deceased ; Edward, George W., Adam; Susan, Mary E., Laura A. and Almeda, deceased.

COULTER J. jr., Perry town.ship, postoffice, New Guilford; born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania; settled in this county in 1.S14. He was born in 181.3, and is a son of William and Susan (McCoy) Coulter. Mr. Coulter's father held the office of county surveyor for twelve years, surveying being his calling the greater portion of his life. J. M. Coulter was a grandson of Thomas and Lydia (Connor) Coulter, and of William and Lydia Connor. Mr. Coulter has been twice married, first to Miss Nancy Pigman, who died in 1>S47. In 1S57, Jlr. Coulter married Miss Sr.rah A. Robinson, daughter of John and Bewly Robinson. Three children, viz: Mary J., J. R. and Joseph, were born of the first marriage ; and four, viz : Bewly, Susan V., Benjamin and Wallace, of the second. i\Ir. Coulter's son, J. R., enlisted in Company X, Scventy-si.xth regiment Ohio volunteers, in IsGl, Captirin Lemert, participating in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburgh Landing, Corinth, Vicksburg, and others.

COX HAMILTON, Virginia township; born in East Virginia, in 1805; settled in this county in 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth Cox. He was married in 1831, to Rachael Hardesty, daughther of Edmund and RutaHardesty. Mr. Co.x has ten children living, and one dead. They are all married and living in this county. Postoffice, New Moscow.

COX J. E., Kcenc township; postoffice, Keene, 'Ohio; wa.s born, in 18.30, on Jlill creek, Keene townshij), Coshocton county, Ohio. He attended the common schools of the town.-^hip until twelve years old, walking three and one-half miles, morning and evening. When twelve years old, he attended a select school in the village of Kcenc, taught by Rev. J. I>. Whitham, and received instruction in the higher English branches. He attended this school three years, having to walk over three miles, morning and evening. Sir. Co.x began teaching in 184G, and is, perhaps, the oldest teacher in the county. He taught his first school in district No. 4, Clark township, in an old log house, formerly used as a dwelling. There was no blackboard, no desks, no furniture of any kind. The seals were made of slabs and fence-rails, with wooden pins for legs. The balance of the furniture consisted of hickory withes, used toencourage refractory pupils up the hill of science. Wood was used tlieu instead of coal. Many times the teacher fciund no wood in the morning, and was either com])elled to dismiss for the day, or send and borrow an ax and, by the aid of the pupils, furnish his own wood. After he had finished his lirst school, Jlr. Cox began the study of medicine with Dr. W. F. DeLaMater, working part of the time to pay his board and tuition. During the winter of 1846-7, he taught school in White Eyes township.

He then continued the study of medicine under Dr. J. Anderson, teaching in the winter and studying in the summer until he had completed the course required. He then went West to earn money to attend a course of lectures. While in the West he met with an accident which rendered him a permanent crijiple. thereby changing his intentions in life. He returned home and concluded to follow the profession of teaching, which he has successfully done ever since. His first certificate is dateil March 2, 1852, and signed by Thomas Campbell, Esq., who was then acting as county examiner. The only school that he began and did not finish was in Bethlehem township ; and the failure was caused by a tree falling on the house and rendering it unfit for further use. Mr. Cox has taught in many of the country and village schools in this county. He has always been successful, and has never beeij compelled to ask the directors to aid him in governing a school, which is something remarkable considering the long time he has been teacliing. His last school was taught in district No. 8, White Eyes township, during the winter of 1S80-'S1.

COX W. W., Virginia township; born in this township in 1833; son of Hamilton and Rachel Cox; married in 1856 to Margaret P. Marquand, daughter of John and Martha Marquand. They have had eleven children, ten of wlwrn are living. Mr. Cox has been twice elected justice of the peace of Virginia township. Postoffice address, Dresden.

CRAWFORD J M., Coshocton, county recorder; born May 30, 1852, in Roscoe, this county; was educated' in the public schools of his native village, and at McNeely normal school. Mr. C. commenced teaching in 1869, and taught until he entered upon the duties of his present office, in 1877. He was re-elected to the office of recorder in 1879. !Mr. Crawford was married October 29, 1875, to Miss Paulina J?ipgs, of Jackson township, this county. The result of this marriage is one son, Frank L.

CRAWFORD J. R., clerk in the firm of Hay & Jlorley; born September 27. b'49, in Crawford township; son of Scott R. Crawford, a native of the County Tyrone, Ireland. He was raised on the farm until seventeen years of age, when he began clerking for John J. Stewart and continued a clerk to the present time. He was married in March 1872, to Miss Mary Le Retilley, daughter of George Le Retilly of Roscoe. To"them have been born two children, George R. and another.

CRAWFORD WILLIAM, miller in Empire mills, Rosroe: was born .Time 18, ISo", in Hoscoc ; son of Robert Crawford, born in ISiS, in Steiibenvillc, Ohio, of Irit^h descent. William entered the above niill.< in 1875, where he has remained to the pre-sent time.

CRAWFORD WILLIAM Mill Creek; farmer: po.stoffiee, New Bedford; born in 1839, in this township. His father, Andrew Crawford, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and came to this county in 1820. He was married in 1837, to Miss JNIarjiaret Irwin of this county, who was born in 1813. in Ireland. She came to this country in 18124, and died in 1807. They were the parents of four children He married in the same year Miss Mary Ramsey of I'ittsburgh. The subject of this sketch is the oldest child. He was married in 1865, to Miss IVIary Colloredo, of Holmes county, who was born in 1844. They are the parents of three children, viz: Sarah, Angle and Augusta.

CRAWFORD JAMES. Mill Creek township; farmer: ])ostoffice, Mound: born in LSBti, in this county. His father, Oliver Crawford, was born in 1808, in Ireland. He came to this county in 1819, and was married in 1831, to Miss Jane Irwin, of this county. She was born in 1813, in Ireland, and died in 1855. They were the parents of eight children, the subject of this sketch being the third. He was married in 18t)2, to Miss Jane McCormick, of this county, who died in 1864. They were the jjarents of two children. He, in 1874, married Miss Lncinda Babcock, of this county. They have one child.

CRAWFORD J. W., Pike township ; farmerand stock raiser: i>ostoftice. Frazeysburgh, Muskingum county: born in this county, in 1847: son of John and Rebecca (McCann) Crawford. He was married in 1874, to Miss Sarah M. Anderson, daughter of William and Mariah Anderson. They are the parents of three children, viz : William J. and elide. Youngest is not named.

CRAWFORD 0.,Pike township: farmer; born in 1841, in this township. His father, J<ihn, was born in 1806, in Ireland. He came to this coimtryand county in 1813, and was married in 18;32, to Miss Rebecca McCann, of Muskingum county. She was born in 1807,inStrasburg, Virginia He died in 1851. They were the parents of si.x children. The subject of this sketch was married in 1862, to Miss INIargarct Moore, of this county. She was born in 1839, in this county. They are the ]iarentsof four childrn, viz: Edmund, Loretta, Mary B., Rebecca E.

CRAWFORD ANDREW, Clark township; farmer; postolKce, Clark's; born in Crawford township, June 3, 1830; son of James and Mary (Rothwell) Crawford, and grandson of Thomas Crawford, who came from Ireland. He was married February 14. 1S6(). to Miss JIarian Shilling.daughter of Jose))h ;uid Nancy (IIowenstinc)"Shilling, and granddaughter of (ieorge Howcnstine and Joseph Shilling; she was born in Medina county, Ohio, July 13. 1838. His father was one of tlie first settlers of Crawford township. Their children are as follows: ^^'alter W . born December 15, 1862; Cora, born Scptoudjer 28, ISW: Frank H., born J.lnuary 19, 1868; Charles, born May 22, 1870; James P., born February 11, 1872; Jesse L., born March 10. 1874; Frederick, born September 4, 1876; Stella, born September 5, 1878, and Richard, born March 20. 1880.

CRIDER J AMES, laborer: Tiverton township; postofiice, l^nion, Knox county; born June 15, 1854, in Holmes county. He came to this county in 1868, and was married May IS, 1876, to Mi.ss Alvira Strieker, of Holmes county, who was born in 1860, in this county. They are the parents of two children, viz: Anna O., born April 11, 1877, and Joseph A., born March 7, 1879.

CRILE MICHAEL, Crawford township; farmer; postoffice, Chili; born March 21, 1833, in Holmes county; son of Conrad and Elizabeth [ (Holderbum) Crile. Mr. Crile was married, Jan-, ! nary 24. 1856, to Miss Margaret, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Rider) Deeds, of Pennsylvania. They have had eight children - Mary E.. married to i George W. Everhart, Jacob C. JIargaret M., married to Bvron Johnston. Jlichael A., George W., Austin D., Cora C. and Caroline F. Mr. Crile has a comfortable home for himself and family.

CRISWELL JOHN. Linton township; wagonmaker at Plainlleld: born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, April 19, 18.3;^ son of James and Margaret (Miller) Criswell. His mother's parents emigrated from Ireland. His father came to Guernsey county about 1836, and to O.xford townshi]) about 1847. John remained on his father's farm there two years, then learned his trade with his brother Robert, at Adamsvillc, and, after working in Coshocton six months, he, in 1854, ojiened a wagon shop in Plainticld. During the greater part of the year 1864, he was employed by the government, in the wagon department, at Nashville and Chattiuiooga. In March, 1865, he enlisted in the service and was discharged the following November. Since that time he has followed his trade in Plainlleld. He was married. October 4, 1855, to Mary, daughter of John Bonce, born in Loudon county, Virginia, and emigrated with her mother to Muskingum coimty when a young girl. His children are Sarah Jane, deceased, James H., deceased, Mary Alice, Nar. O., David Martin and Delora May, twins, and Susan.

ship; farmer; postoffice, Yankee Kidge; born in 18&1, April 22, in Knox county. He was married October 7, 1S5S, to Mi.ss Mary S. Blocl<;, of tlie same countv, who was bom October 24, 1S41. They came to this county, in 18G7, and are the parents of one child, Clinton A., born July 8, ISoS.

CROFT CONRAD, Crawford township; farmer; postoffice. Chili; bom March 3, 1843, in Mill Creek township; son of John and .Catherine (Conrad) Croft; came to Crawford township in the spring of 1SC8, and to his present residence in 1872. He married December />, 1867, Catherine, daughter of Christian and Rebecca (Lower) Fisher. Sarah Ellen is their only child. ^Slr. Croft has succeeded well, having a" comfortable home for himself and family.

CROFT JOHN J., Crawford township; postoffice. New Bedford; of the firm of Brown ct Croft, hardware dealers; was born April 20, 1841, in Mill Creek township; son of John and Catherine (Conrad) Croft. Ho followed farming until 1876, when the present firm was formed. Mr. Croft was married April 16, 1872, to ISIiss Mary

CROFT SOLOINION, Mill creek towiship; farmer; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; born in Mill Creek township, October, 30, 1847; son of John and Catharine Croft; was married November 11, 1875, to Amanda Olinger, daughter of Isaac and Sarah Olinger, who was born May 18, 1857. The children born to them were as follows: John F., born October 28, 1876, and Catharine, born March 25, 1881.

CROFT FREDERICK, Mill Creek township ; farmer; nostolfice. New Bedford, Ohio; was born August 20, 1837, in jSIill Creek town.ship ; son of John and Catharine Croft; was married in 1868 to Lucinda Kechn, who was born in Holmes county, February 1, 1849, daughter of Frederick and Mary Keehn.

CROFT JOHN, Mill Creek tomiship; farmer; postoffice, New Bedford; born in 1809, in Wurtemlicrg. Germany. He came to this country in 1817, landing at Philadelphia, and came to this county in 1821. He was married in 1828, to Miss Catharine Conrad, of Holmes county, Ohio, who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810.

CROSKEY JOHN, Clark township ; postoffice, Hehnick ; farmer; born in Jetlerson county, Ohio, December 8, 1831; son of Michael and Rachel V. (Lewis) Croskey, and grandson of Joseph Lewis. His father was "one of" the first blacksmiths in Clark township, and came from Ireland when he was 16 years of age. He was married October 4, 1854,' to Emma M. Simpkinson, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Keeling) Sinii>kinson, who Wii-s born in Carroll county July 11, 1830. They are the jia rents of the following children: Sarah L. J., born July 5, 1855; Michael C, June 13, 1857; Hannah," Januarv 9, 1859; Emma M., March 5, 1861 ; Floretta S. P., December 16, 1866. and ElsworthR.,born March 13, 1877, an adopted son. Mr. Croskey owns a farm of forty acres on the Killbuck.

CROUCH R. B., Jackson township, postoffice, Tyrone ; born in this county in 1846, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Crouch, and grandson of Robert and Mary Crouch ; married in 1874 to Rebecca E. Gott, daughter of John and Mary Gott, of Jefferson county, Ohio. Their union has been blessed with one child, viz : Mary G.

West Carlisle ; farmer and stock raiser; born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1815; settled in this county in 1836 ; son of Robert and JIary (Merrit) Crouch, and grandson of Daniel and Nancy (Johnson) Crouch. He was married in 18:36 to Miss Elizabeth Brown, daughter of John and Elizabeth Brown. Mr. Crouch is the father of eleven children, viz : Nancy J., John M., Plessey Elizabeth, deceased, Mary, deceased, Robert B., William S., James J., Roda A., Martha and Sarah E. Mrs. Couch died in 1879.

CROUL WILLIAM, Monroe township; postoffice, \VarsiXW ; was born in JefTerson township, Coshocton county, November 28, 1843; son of Lewis and Elizabeth (Miller) Croul, and grandson of William and Dorotha E. Miller. His father was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1802; was one of the first settlers of Jeft'erson township, and helped build the Walhonding canal, ^[r. Croul has always been a farmer, and is a highlv respected man. He was married April 3, 1864. 'to Miss Mary Frederick, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Brillhart) Frederick, and granddaughter of George and Christina (Leaner) Frederick, and of Samuel and Susan (Whitezel) Brillhart. She was born December 9. 1843. They have two children, viz : William F., born January 1, 1865, and Elizabeth S., born INIay 3, 1868.

CROWELL W. S., Coshocton: attorney : born Jlarch 28, 1843, in Morgan, Ashtabula "county, Ohio; .son of S. B. Crowell, born in the United States, of English ancestry. The son obtained a good rudimentary education in the public scliools of his native county, and at the age of fourteen vears obtained a certificate for teaching school. "From the age of sixteen he taught during the winter, and labored during the summer, until the beginninc: of the late civil war, when lie enlisted 'in Company D, Sixteenth O. V. I., (the first conipnny accepted from his county), and participated "in the battle at Kich Mountain, West N'irginia, one of the first of tlio war. On his return home, in August, IStil, he rc-cnliste<l, and wa.s elected second lieutenant of Company A, Twenty-ninth O. V. I. (Uiddings' regiment). In Fcliruary, 1S62, lie was promoted to first lieutenant, heiiig only eighteen years old In the spring of the same year he resigned and raised Company G, One Hundred and Fifth O. V. I., and was commissioned its captain. He remained with the I'ompany through the campaigns of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia, until after the fall of Atlanta, in the summer of 1SG4, when, for the first time, he was Uiken sick, and sofin after discharged as unfit for military duty, having served about forty months. He received honorable mention in the reports of the battles of Perryville, Kentucky, and Milton, Tennessee. On his return home, he entered, as a student, the law office of W. P. Howland, and was admitted to practice in 1806, but his health not being good, he did not enter upon his profession until 1870, at Coshocton. He was married May 4, 1860, to Miss Emily H. Wood, of Keene, Coshocton county, Ohio. Captain Crowell wixs elected prosecuting attorney, in 1872, and re-elected, with an increased majority, in 1874. Since the expiration of his second term, he has given his entire time to his profession.

CKOWTHER GEORGE, Perry township ; farmer ; postoffice. New Guilford; born in Maryland, in 1818 ; son of James and Delilah Crowther, and grandson of Jesse Cullison ; married in 1839, to Miss Elizabeth Cullison, daughter of Carlton and Hanna Cullison. They are the p.arents of three children, viz: Caroline, William and Alonzo. All are married. One lives in Kno.x county, Ohio, the others live in this county. Mr. Crowther has taken into his family a little girl, named Nerva Rush.

CROWTHER JESSE E., Perry township: farmer and stock raiser : postoffice. New Uuilford ; born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1825; settled in this county about the year 1820; son of James and Delilah (Cullison) Crowther, anil grandson of Jesse and Xettic Crowther. He was married in 1857, to Miss Mary \. Mills. Mr. Crowther is the father of three cliildren, viz : Lina L., Frank and William L.

CRAWFORD THOMAS W.,0.xford township; farmer; White Eyes Plains postoffice: son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Wilson) Culbertson,both of this county. Mr. Culbertson was raised from the age of ten years by Mr. Solomon Vail, one of the pioneers of this county. The subject of this sketch was born in Keene township, in 1836, and was married to Miss Martha J. Rehard, of this township. They have had seven children, as follows: Ellsworth, two years, deceased; Clara B., Walter, Leonio, Charles, deceased; Lucy and Ora O. Mr. Crawford went out in Comi)aiiv E, One Hundred and Forty-second O. N.G.. for ItK) days; then, in January, 1865, he enlisted in the Eightyeighth regiment, and served five months and twenty days, until mustered out by order of the secretary of war. Mr. Crawford 'and wife are members of the Protestant Methodist church, and are highly respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. His daughter, Clara, is also a member of the .same church. He owns a good farm of ninety-seven acres in this township, and is an enterprising citizen. His mother jjassed away in 1851, and his father afterward married Jliss Jennie Powelson, who died in April, 1858, and he died in May, 1859, one year and one month after his second wife.

CULLISON MARTIN, Bedford township; farmer ; postoffice, West Bedford : born in 1828, in this county. His father, Carlton Cullison, was born in 1705, in Mar\-land. and was married in 1818, to Miss Hannah Passingham, of the same State, who was born in 1708. They came to this county in 1825. He died in 1865, and she died in 1873. They were the parents of nine chddren, the subject of this sketch being the fourth. He was married in 1852, to Jliss Emily Clark, of this county, who was born in 1834, in this county. They arc the parents of five chiUlren, four of whom are living, viz: Ami, Harvey V., Mary J., Martha E.

CULLISON JOSEPH A., Perry township; postoffice, New Guilford ; born in Plarrison county, Ohio, in 1828; settled in this county, in 18.33; son of Abner and Lydia Cullison, "and grandson of Joseph and Teri'tia (Shei>ard) Cullison, and of William and Susannah McCoy. Mr. Cullison has been twice married, first to Mi.ss Katharine Bavlcv. Tliev had seven children. viz: Willis, Edgar, William C. and Lydia E., decea.sed ; Charles W. and George W. He was married in September, 1872, to Miss Jlargaret Wolf, daughter of George and Sarah Wolf.

CULLISON N. W., Perry township; postoffice. New Guilford; born in Maryland, in 18;i4; settlc<l in this county, in 18,36; son of Wheeler and Katharine (Watts) Cullison, and gramlson of Shcdrick and >[argaret Cullison, and of Nathaniel and Mary Watts. He married Evaiinc Birch, daughter of Jacob and Mary Birch. Tliev have three children, viz : Sylva B , Laura V. and Lizzie M.

CULLISON T.W., Perry town.ship; pastoffice. New Guilford; born in Baltimore county, Maryland, in 1S20; settled in this county in ISJio; son of Wheeler and Catherine (Watts) Cullison, and grandson of Shedrick and Margaret Cullison, and

CULLISON EPHRAIM, Perry township; postoffice, Mohawk Village; farmer and stock-raiser; born in Baltimore county, Maryland. July 11, 1822; settled in this county, in 1S24; son of Carlton and Hamiah Cullison, and orandson of Jessie and Notie (Wheeler) Cullison : maried, in 1S43, to Miss Harriet Wantling, who died May 10. 1880. Mr. Cullison is tlie father of six children, viz: Mary E., William, Louisa, Hannah, deceased, Daniel and Caroline.

CULLISON JAMES W., Franklin township ; born in New Castle township, July 16. 1831 ; son of Moses Cullison, who was born in Maryland, and married there Mary ^^'antla^d, of Connecticut, both of English ancestry. His grandfather Cullison was an emigrant from Scotland. In 1836, he moved to Ferry township, where his mother died the following year. In June, 1841, his father's household was scattered by the marriage of his eldest daughter, and James found a home with William and George Given, of Jeflerson townshiji. Two years later, his father died, and he was bound out to the Givens till lie was eighteen, when he began the struggle of life for himself, working on The farm in summers, and attending school in winters, first in the country, then several years at the West Bedford academy. He then learned the carpenter trade with his cousin, Jeremiah Cullison, worked at it during summer and taught school in winter till his marriage, December 30, 1858, with Sarah .V., daughter of George A. MeCleeary. Since then he has been iarming, also dealing in stock and selling agricnltiiral implements e.xtensively. His children are William Bell, deceased, Seth INIcCleeary, George Harvey, Kinsey Sherman and John Elmer.

CUNNINGH AM MAHLON,Washington township; farmer; postoffice, Tunnel Hill; born in 1836, in this county. His father was born, in 1808, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He was married, in' 1827, to Miss Rebecca Trego, of the same county, who was born in 1805. They are the parents of nine children. Muhlon Cunningham was married, in 1861, to Miss Catherine Tilasten, of this county, who was born in 1840. They are the parents of two children, viz: S. E. and Mary J.

CUTSHALL SAMUEL. Adams township; farmer; postoffice, Eivansburgh; born in Carroll Ohio, January 18, 1818; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (West) Cutshall, grandson of Nicholas

Cutshall and Robert West. Grandmother Cutshall lived to the advanced age of 110 years. Mr. (-'utshall came to Coshocton county in January, 1841, located in Adams townshija, and has resided here ever since. He was married, in 1841, to Jliss Margaret A. Boop, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Winnings) Boop, and granddaughter of Jacob and Margaret (Sigman) Boop and Samuel Winnings. She was born February 1, 1822, in Jetlierson county, Ohio. The\- are the parents of six children, viz: Elizabeth A., Rachel, Mary. George ^^'., Harriet A. and Emma.

DAILEY FRANK B., Coshocton, Ohio; carriage wood-worker for Y. O. Jefler's factory. Mr. Dailey was born in Lancaster City, Pennsylvania, August 21, 1.847; son of John and Julia (Delano) Dailey. Hi8- jjaternal ancestors are Irisli, and his maternal '^French. He enlisted August 2, 1802, Company G, One Hundred and Fifteenth Pennsylvania V. I., and served until July 3, 1805. During his service he participated in thirteen general engagements; among them the battles of Malvern Hill, second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. Gettysburg, Spottsylvania and before Petersburg, besides many skirmishes. He came out of all these unscathed. When the war was over, he went to; his present trade, at Lancaster City, Pennsvlvania, where he remained until July, 1871. when he came to Coshocton' which has since been his home. Mr. Dailey was married December 20, 1872, to Miss Annie M., daughter of .Vndrew Denic, deceased, formerly of Roscoe. They are the parents of three children, viz : Frank, Edward and Mary Agnes.

DARLING ISAAC, Bethlehfim towm.ship; farmer; ]:)ostoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Isa:ic Darling, Sr.; was born December 7, 1839, in Coshocton county. He was married December 8, 1865, to ]Miss Almeda Butler, of this county, who was born August 18, 1843. They are the parents of five chiklren, three of whom are dead. Jeanette was born March 21,1867; Glendora was born October 6, 1878. Mr. Darling was raised on the farm, and has always followed the occupation of farmer. He and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church: Mr. Darling has served as trustee and clerk of his township for several years.

DARLING WILSON, deceased, Bethlehem township; farmer; son of James Darling; was born in July, 1830. He was married in 1850, to Miss Barbara Frederick, of this county, who was born January 19, 1835. They became the parents of four children, viz : Mary P., born in December, 1853; Camille L. and Colona, twins, born Julv 23, 1858; William F., born August 10, 1860. "Mr.

Darling was raised on the farm, and always followed that occupation. He died very suddenly on October IS, ISSO, of apoplexy. Mr. Darling's father was one of the old pioneers of the county. Mr. Darling was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcoi)al church. Mrs. Darling is still a mendjer. Mr. Darling was esteemed and lionored by all who knew him.

DARLING AARON, Bethlehem township; farmer; postotfice, Warsaw, Ohio: son of James Darling; was born in 1882, in Coshocton county. His father came to this county in ISOd and was one of the old pioneers. Aaron Darling was married in 1S61, to Miss Nancy A. Moore, who was born June 18, 1839, in Coshocton county. They are the parents of three children, viz : FlorellaB., Charles and William. Florclla B. is engaged in teaching .school. Mr. Darling was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He owns a good farm and is esteemed by all his acquaintances.

DARLING L. C, Bethlehem township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw, Ohio; son of Jacob and Harriet A. (Spurgeon) Darling; was born January 14, 1849, in this county. His parents were of Irish descent. His father came from Virginia and his mother from Knox county, Ohio. Mr. Darling was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He was married January 8, 1874, to Jli.ss ^lary A. Bantuni, of this county, who was born JIarch 23, 1848. They arc tlie parents of one child, ntz : Cora, who was born teeptember 31, 1874.