(Probably from Delaware County) Served from August 24, until September 25, 1812. Capt. William S. Drake Ensign Daniel Wyatt Sergt. Ira Wilcox Corp. John Foust Privates Brundage, Nathaniel Dundleberger, Frederick Dundleberger, Peter Ely, Peter Foust, Jacob Shaw, Jonothan Tuboss, Isaac Welsh, Isaac Wilcox, Hera
Arthur, Alfred; music teacher; born, Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 8, 1844, son of Hamilton and Margaret Hanna Arthur; educated, Boston School of Music, married, Delaware, O., Dec. 12, 1871, Kate S. Burnham; two sons, Alfred Franklin and Edwin Denison; served from 1861 to July, 1865, in the 23rd Regiment, O. V. V. I., during the Civil War; at an early age studied flute and piano; studied voice with B. F. Baker, form and composition with Julius Eichberg and August Luch, also studied with Henry Brown and Mathew Arbbuck, noted soloists; was tenor in the Church of the Advent in Boston; moved … Read more
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from August 24, until September 10, 1812. Lieut. Samuel Cooper Ensign, David Marks Sergt. Isaac Keys Sergt. Samuel Harding Privates Cooper, John Davis, David Davis, John D Driver, John Driver, Thomas Dunn, Andrew Evans, Edward Gallant, Allen Gallant, James Hoskins, John Jones, Richard Kepler, Samuel Lookingbell, Abraham Penn, Robert Penny, David Phillips, John Scribner, John Shannon, George Warner, Thomas
Dr. John Ouincy Moxley, the pioneer druggist of Lewiston, and a successful practicing physician, was born in Scioto County, Ohio, April 15, 1846, and is of English lineage, the original American ancestors having been early settlers of New England. His father, Thomas S. Moxley, was born in Vermont, and when a young man removed to Ohio, where he engaged in the practice of medicine for fifty years. He married Miss Susan McConnell, of Portsmouth, Ohio, and to them were born six children, three of whom are now living. The father died in the seventy-fourth year of his age, and the … Read more
Hon. George Plumb is one of Emporia’s honored pioneers. He is a son of David Plumb, and is a brother of the late Senator Preston B. Plumb, who for years was one of the most striking figures not only in Kansas life but in national affairs. Mr. William E. Connelley, the anthor and editor of this history of Kansas, is the offlcial biographer of the late Senator Plumb, and the reader is referred to other pages for the account of his cazeer and of the family relationship. While he had never gained the fame that fell to the lot of … Read more
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from June 2, until September 19, 1812. Capt. Joab Norton Sergt. Ira Carpenter Lieut. John Aye Ensign, Jonothan Hatch Sergt. M. McLoeland Sergt. John Depson Sergt. Erastus Rowe Corp. Francis Beebe Corp. James Miller Corp. Harlock Dunham Drummer, Jonothan Dunham Corp. Samuel Scribner Fifer, Silas Denham Privates Aye, Jacob Brown, John Cocheran, Harper Conner, Joseph Crosby, Rhederick Curtis, Asa D. Dickey, John Diminck, Daniel Duncan, James Erwin, James Erwin, William George, Thomas Godfrey, Samuel Hatch, Nathaniel Heavilors, Barnett Lemon, David Leonard, Amos Little, William Maker, William McFilly, Thomas Minter, John, Jr. Minter, Valentine Monroe, Lemuel … Read more
John P. Clum, of San Bernardino, was born in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, in 1851, and his childhood and youth were passed on the banks of the historic Hudson. At the age of nineteen he graduated at the Hudson River Institute, and entered the freshman class of Rutger’s College, New Brunswick, New Jersey. After completing the first year and creditably passing all the examinations, adverse fortune compelled him to leave college, and in 1871 he entered the meteorological service of the United States Government. Having taken a course in meteorology and signaling, he was ordered to Santa Fe, New … Read more
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from October 27, until November 19, 1812. Capt. Henry Slack Lieut. Samuel Maynard Ensign, David Butler Sergt. David Skeels Sergt. Shearman Fairchild Sergt. Ethan Palmer Sergt. Joel Taylor Privates Adams, Samuel Barker, Joseph Bishop, Elisha Brundage, Nathaniel Cowan, Levi M Foust, John James Preston Johnson, Stafford Kyrk, John Lewis, Isaac Marvin, Jesse Patrick, Benjamin Peny, Henry Roberts, Amar Roberts, John Rogers, Philemon Rosecrans, Abraham Rugg, Orn Shover, James Show, Jonothan Steudevant, Ira Swetland, Artemus Taylor, Nathan Welsh, Isaac William, Heaver C.
Among the prominent lawyers of Boise is Judge James Heber Richards, who has practiced at the bar of this state for nine years, winning an enviable reputation by his erudition, his ability to give to each point of a case its due prominence, his force in argument and his mastery of the intricate problems of jurisprudence. In a witty after-dinner speech Chauncey M. Depew once said, “Some men achieve greatness, some men are born great, and some men are born in Ohio.” The first and last clauses are both applicable to Judge Richards, who is a native of the Buckeye … Read more
McKeehan, Homer H.; lawyer; born, Hillsboro, O., June 27, 1870; son of Milton and Sarah Foraker McKeehan; Ohio Wesleyan University, B. A.; married, Hillsboro, 0., Dec. 16, 1896, Nancy Spaeger; one daughter; member law firm Hoyt, Dustin, Kelley, McKeehan & Andrews; member Union, Country, Mayfield, Euclid, and Athletic Clubs, and (I.K Fraternity).
Jones, Frank Z.; plaster contractor; born, Delaware, O., Sept. 21, 1879; son of Albert and Margaret Common Jones; educated, Delaware, O., public schools; married, Windsor, Can., Dec. 1, 1903, Lillie L. Baker; issue, three sons; learned trade under his father, and contracted in Delaware for several years; in 1901, went to Dayton, O., and spent three years there as journeyman; worked in Toledo one year, and then came to Cleveland, in 1904; worked as journeyman until 1912; moved to Lakewood, and built his home, and has been in contract business since.
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from July 28, until Sept 6, 1813. Capt. Robert Reid Lieut. John Hedges Ensign, John Cole Lieut. George Teagarden Sergt. Joshua Hedges Sergt. Henry Bennet Sergt. James Tollman Corp. John Childs Corp. Benjamin Smith Sergt. Isaac Hoffhines Corp. Isaiah Bell Sergt. James Lallern Corp. John Reid Sergt. James Reid Sergt. John Winterstein Sergt. Missamore Privates Anderson, John Bell, Abner Bell, James Bennet, Henry Bishop, William Briner, John Brinker, George Brown, Samuel Brown, William Burgett, Jacob Burton, Bazel Butlinger, George Butlinger, John Champ, John Champ, William Clark, William Cock, David Cole, Joshua Columber, Richard Coonrad, Henry … Read more
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from May 4, until May 27, 1813. Part served from July 26, until August 13, 1813 Capt. Ichabold Plum Lieut. John Milligan Ensign John Brundage Sergt. Thomas Brown Sergt. Adison Carver Sergt. Benjamin Carpenter Sergt. David Butler Corp. Joel Taylor Corp, Ezra Olds Corp. Joseph Carrin Corp Gilbert Weeks Corp. Robert Carpenter Corp. James Carpenter Musician, Sylvester Drake Privates 0lds, Benjamin Alden, Daniel Armstrong, David Bishop, Elisha Brown, Ezekial Day, Charles Fisher, George Foust, David Foust, Henry Gregory, David Harper, James Hatch, Nathaniel Heath, Samuel Hull, Nathaniel Jones, Richard Jones, Solomon Kepler, Samuel Keys, Isaac … Read more
John Burwell, retired farmer; P. O. Oakland; born in Morris Co., N. J., Feb. 1, 1813, where he engaged in the manufacture of wrought iron until 19 years of age, when he emigrated West and engaged at his trade in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio, until 1840, when he abandoned his trade and located upon his farm in Delaware Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1851, when, selling his farm, he emigrated West and located in Embarrass Tp., Edgar Co., Ill., purchasing a farm of 480 acres, which he worked until the spring of 1856, when he removed … Read more
Foster, Edwin James; attorney-at-law; born, Strongsville, O., 1847; son of Nathan and Betsy Hulet Foster; educated, Ohio Wesleyan University one year; graduated at Baldwin University in 1873, A. B. & A. M.; graduated from the Boston University Law School in its second class; married, Cleveland, 1280, Julia E. Stroud; two children, Athene S. and Merlyn S. Foster; was assignee of The Cleveland Paper Co., carried on the business and effected a settlement of over $300,000; settled the claim of Engineer Folsom, who went down on his engine at the time of the Ashtabula disaster; this settlement was attempted at the … Read more
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from September 20, to November 19, 1814. Capt. Elias Murray Lieut. Daniel Prince Lieut. James M. Crawford Cornet, Robert Jameson Cornet, Roswell Tulles Sergt. Cyrus Hubbard Sergt. Joseph Prince Sergt. Forest Meeker Sergt. William Riley Sergt. William Patton Sergt. George Manvill Sergt. David Dix Sergt. Aaron Welch Sergt. James Nugent Sergt. Sylvester Root Corp. Solomon Steward Corp. Nathaniel Ulyatt Corp. James Carpenter Corp. Ezra Steward Corp. Adam Shover Trumpeter, William Lother Saddler, Abner Root Farriers, James Harper Privates Adams, Elias Agord, James S Appleton, Bixbe Arnold, Calvin Basker, Orlando H Beebe, Chauncy Bush, John Carpenter, … Read more
(Probably from Delaware County) Served from August 23, until September 24, 1812. Lieut. Roswell Fuller Ensign, Joseph Higgins Sergt. Nathan King Sergt. Martin Pace Sergt. David Buell Sergt. Darius Bardsley Corp. Truman Case Corp. Norman Case Drummer Nathaniel Carpenter Fifer, John Hardin Privates Benjamin, Daniel Carpenter, Alfred Case, Ralph Davis, Eleazar Ely, Peter Gibson, Samuel Herrick, Septemus Higgins, Ebenezer Higgins, Josiah Keys, Talmon Millhiser, Phillip Patton, William Pierce, Ariel Powers, Luther Ryan, Edward Scribner Elias Shaw, Benjamin Skeels, Reuben Tuller, Roswell, Jr. Vinning, Elver Watson, William Zimmerman, Henry
Dr. Charles Hugh Neilson, an internist with offices in the Humboldt building in St. Louis, and widely known in educational circles, being now head professor in charge of the department of medicine in the St. Louis University, was born in Sunbury, Ohio, July 19, 1872. His father, A. W. Neilson, was also a native of the Buckeye state and belonged to one of the old families of Ohio of Scotch lineage, the first representative of the name coming to the new world during the colonial epoch in American history. One of the early ancestors in the paternal line served in … Read more
Dr. Park is a son of John and Elizabeth (Waggoner) Park, and was born January 8th, 1825, at Milton, Pennsylvania. When he was about six years of age his parents moved to Tiffin, Ohio. He was educated at Tiffin and at the Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. In the spring of 1855 he graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. He was appointed resident physician at the alms house of the city of Baltimore, Md., but soon after returned to Tiffin, Ohio. In August, 1862, he was commissioned as surgeon of the 49th Ohio Regiment, Col. W. H. Gibson. He … Read more
Daniel S. Carney, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Charleston; the subject of this sketch was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 2, 1822. He married Miss Margaret Heminger March 27, 1843; she was born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1819; they had five children, four living, viz., Addie D. Jasper C., Sarah F. and Charles L. D., lived in Ohio until 1864, when he came to Illinois and settled on his present place, and has lived here since; he owns 182 acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management; his parents, Thomas and … Read more