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Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: "LOUIS M. SHEETS No 2-was born in this county December 14, 1837. He is the son of Brice H. Sheets, No.1, and Mahala (Fowler) Sheets, settler of this county in 1832. Nancy L. Harbour became the wife of Mr. Sheets in this county September 5, 1869. She is a native of this county, born March 24, 1853. The following comprise their children: Richard H., born January 25, 1871; Bertha A., February 18, 1872; Sherman, February 20, 1873; Lenora F., March 11, 1874; Theressa J., August 10, 1875; Mahala C., January 22, 1877, died January 30, 1877; Letha C., January 16, 1878; Matilda S., September 25, 1880; Sarah E., March 11, 1882; they all reside at home. The parents of Mrs. Sheets are Richard and Clorinda (Stover) Harbour. They settled in this county in 1824. Mr. Sheets is a farmer, residing in Guyan township. His postoffice address is Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio." _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:34:56 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.6.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: SHEETS, Gory W. Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: GORY W. SHEETS- is a resident of Guyan township, where he is engaged in farming. He is a native of this county, born January 18, 1838. John Sheets, the father of Gory, was among the very early settlers of this township, enduring al privations incident to a pioneer life; he died in 1862. The mother of the subject of this sketch, Susan (Henry) Sheets, died July 21, 1876. The date of their settlement in this county was 1806. The first wife of Mr. Sheets was Becky Willcox. The second marriage took place in Gallia county, September 28, 1861, to Eliza A. Martt, who was born in this county, January 15, 1843. She is a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Page) martt. The children by this marriage are: Hulda E., born August 14, 1862, resides at home; America F., October 21, 1863, resides in this township; John W., March 26, 1865; James M., April 3, 1867; Emily S., July 28, 1868; Jerry, July 30, 1870, died November 6, 1874; Electa J., April 1872; Eura A., March 11, 1874; Amos H., September 11, 1876; Herbert Eugene, March 31, 1878; Bertha A., March 7, 1880. Mr. Sheets has been school director in this township for twelve years. The address of Mr. Sheets is Mercerville, Gallia County, Ohio. _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:26:49 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.4.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: SHEETS, Edward Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: "EDWARD SHEETS-was born July 13, 1855, in Gallia county, Ohio. His father, George W. Sheets, was born March 25, 1830, and his mother, Susan M. (Sanders) Sheets, was born December 14, 1820, and died 1874. They settled in this county in 1830. George W. was a soldier in the late war, serving ten months. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Sheets are: William J., born July 17, 1853. died March 4, 1879; Albert W., July 16, 1857, died August 30, 1858; Sarah J., April 13, 1859, resides in this county; Elizabeth m., March 25, 1861, resides in this county; Susan C., August 10, 1864, died March 1, 1869. Mr. Sheets was married in this county, August 2, 1876, to Virginia E. Warren who was born in Glenwood, Mason county, Virginia, July 2, 1855. She is mother of the following children: Adonirum J., born June 25, 1877, resides at home; Fanny A., January 23, 1879, died September 16, 1880; Andrew H., February 4, 1880. The parents of Mrs. Sheets are Andrew J. and Mary A. (McCoy) Warren, who came to this county in 1864. Her father was born February 4, 1821, and her mother June 16, 1821. The farm of Mr. Sheets is located in Guyan township. His postoffice address is Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio." _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:15:13 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.2.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: SHEETS, Brice H. #2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: "BRICE H. SHEETS, No. 1-is a native of this county, born July 11, 1823. He has been twice married. His first wife was Mahaly Fowler, who was born May 17, 1823, and died March 26, 1864. She is mother of the following children: Rebecca J., born January 2, 1846; Louis M., December 14, 1848; Sarah A., June 26, 1851; Susan F., April 20, 1853; John F., April 12, 1855; Rhody A., May 2, 1857; Elizabeth E., March 7, 1862, died August 20, 1876, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Fowler are the parents of the first Mrs. Sheets. The second wife is Sarah S. Sanders, born in this county February 10, 1838. They were married in Lawrence county, Ohio, August 27, 1865. She has that following children: Lorena B., born October 2, 1866; Araminta, October 17, 1868; George R., January 20, 1871; Chloe F. January 29, 1873; Faraby, September 30, 1876; Retha O., March 5, 1878; Vilony E., November 5, 1881; they all reside at home. The parents of Mr. Sheets are John H. and Susan (Henry) Sheets, settlers of this county when it was nothing but a wilderness, in 1816. The parents of Mrs. Sheets came here in 1820. Their names are Jesse and Nancy (Strong) Sanders. Her father died in 1865, and her mother in May, 1858. A brother of Mr. Sheets was a soldier in the war of 1861, serving one year. Mr. Sheets is a farmer, residing in Guyan township. His postoffice address is Crown City, Gallia County, Ohio. _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:59:39 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.11.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: SHEETS, John H. Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: JOHN H. SHEETS, No. 1-is a native of this county, born June 14, 1824. His father, William Sheets, was born 1795, and died March 7, 1871, aged 76 years. Elizabeth (Henry) Sheets, his mother, was born in 1793, and died March 2, 1864, aged 71 years. They came to this county in 1806. The first wife of Mr. Sheets was Jane, daughter of Elijah and Jane (Bogan) Fowler, she was born July 18, 1824, and died June 19, 1871. She is mother of the following children: William F., born March 20, 1846; Louis M., November 11, 1847; Elijah W., January 16, 1850; Elizabeth F., November 16, 1852; Brice M., April 28, 1856; John J., December 28, 1859; James S., December 21, 1861; Luther W., February 28, 1863. They are all residents of Gallia County. The father of Mr. Sheets came to this county when there were no roads, schools, churches or mills. everything was done by hand. Game was very plentiful, and he killed a few bear in this township. Sarah E. Niday became the wife of Mr. Sheets in the township July 4, 1872. she was born in this county January 21, 1833. Her parents are Jacob and Unes (Colwell) Niday, settlers of this county in 1827. Mrs. Sheets is the mother of two children, viz: Caony F., born January 20, 1876; Mary C., January 28, 1878. Mr. Sheets has been trustee of this township for four years. Mr. Sheet's son, Willima F., served one year in the war of 1861. Mr. Sheets is a farmer, his farm being located in Guyan township. His address is Saundersville, Gallia county, Ohio. _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:39:11 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.7.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: FOWLER, Harrison Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882 "HARRISON FOWLER- was born in Kanawha county, West Virginia, June 8, 1812, and came to this county with his parents in 1815. His parents were Elijah and Jane (Bogan) Fowler. When they settled in Gallia county it was in a very wild state; no roads, mills, or any conveniences. His father taught school, and was the first justice of the peace elected in Guyan township. Harrison Fowler, by hard work and careful management, has obtained a large farm, located in Guyan township, which is in first-class condition. He was married in this county, October 10, 1840, to Aromenta mart, who was born in Giles county, Virginia, June 16, 1818; her death took place in December, 1863. Her parents were Nathaniel and Lydia Mart, settler of this county in 1825. The children of Mr. Fowler are: Anda L., born October 7, 1841, died in January, 1864; William F., May 13, 1843, died in September, 1863; Mahala J. (Clary), January 5, 1845, resides in Lawernce county, Ohio; Elijah, July 21, 1847, died December 3, 1871; Henry, November 16, 1848, died February 5, 1863; Lydia C., December 9, 1850, died January 1866; Charles M., April 11, 1854, resides in this township; Thomas J., October 18, 1855, died in infancy; James H., November 9, 1860, resides at home; John R., September 9, 1861, resides at home. Mr. Fowler's father was born March 25, 1770. The subject of this sketch has held the office of justice of the peace for many years. Mr. Fowler had two sons who lost their lives in the late war; Anda Lewis served six months, and died of typhoid fever in Tennessee; William served two years and six months, and died from disease brought on by hardships endured in the Lynchburg raid. Mr. Fowler's postoffice address is Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio." _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:30:51 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.5.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: NIDAY, Francis T. Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: "FRANCIS T. NIDAY-is a son of Peter S. and Delila (Colwell) Niday, born February 8, 1800, and November 30, 1805 respectively. they settled in this county in 1828. The brother and sisters of Mr. Niday are as follows: Hugh C., born August 5, 1825, resides in this county; Mary A., August 28, 1827, resides in Virginia; Elizabeth E., November 24, 1929, resides in Gallia county; Lewis S., September 1, 1831, died September 11, 1852; John L., March 8, 1834, resides in this county; James E., July 25, 1836, died April 18, 1863; Harvey W., August 23, 1838, killed in battle September 10, 1864; Stephen E., February 17, 1841, resides in this county; George W., December 18, 1843, resides in this county; Francis T., January 18, 1847, the subject of this sketch. Elizabeth T. Sheets became the wife of Mr. Niday in this county January 4, 1872. She is a daughter of John H. and Jane (Fowler) Sheets, and was born in this county November 16, 1852. Her parents settled in this township in 1824. The children of this marriage are Hattie F., born February 19, 1873; Clemen G., November 8, 1875; John H., March 5, 1877; Delila, June 11, 1879; Eugene D., August 27, 1881. Mr. Niday has filled the office of trustee in this township. He had four brothers in the late war, as follows: John L., James E., Harvey W., and Stephen E. James E. was a captain in the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service at Fayette, Virginia. Harvey W. was killed in a battle on the Potomac river. Farming is the occupation of Mr. Niday, his farm being located in Guyan township. His postoffice address is Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio" _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:50:53 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.9.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: NIDAY, Hugh C. Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: HUGH C. NIDAY-is a resident of the township of Guyan,where he is engaged in farming. He was born in Giles county, Virginia, August 25, 1825. He came to this county with his parents in 2827. His father, Peter S. Niday, was born March 8, 1800, and his mother, Delilah (Caldwell) Niday, was born November 30, 1805. Hugh was married in Harrison township, this county, April 22, 1855, to Eleanor R. Porter, who is a native of Gallia county, born August 3, 1834. They have the following children: Alfonzene D., born January 29, 1856, resides at home; Hortense E., March 8, 1857, resides in Guyan township; Edwin E., April 11, 1858, died August 9, 1858; Jefferson P., July 27, 1859, resides at home; Frank B., April 3, 1861, resides at home; James E., December 19, 1865, resides at home; Hubert C., April 2, 1867, resides at home; Vesta L., November 13, 1869, resides at home; Viola E., November 27, 1875, resides at home. the parents of Mrs. Niday are Thomas J. and Eliza (Dewitt) Porter, settlers of this county in 1810. Her father was born in 1807 and died June 9, 1875. Mr. Niday has held the office of township clerk one year, and treasurer five years, Constable one year, trustee one year, postmaster sixteen years, commissioner of Gallia six year. Mr. Niday had four brothers in the late war: John L. Niday served three years n the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B-he was orderly sergeant of his company. James E. Niday enlisted in the same regiment for three years, and after serving two years died-he held the commission of captain. Harvey W. Niday was in the same regiment, and was killed at the battle of Winchester. Stephen E. Niday served his full term of three years in the same regiment. The postoffice address of Mr. Niday is Mercerville, Gallia county, Ohio." _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:07:43 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.1.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: SHEETS, Brice H. Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: BRICE H. SHEETS, No. 2-is a son of William and Elizabeth (Henry) Sheets, who came to this county in 1806. his father was born in 1795 and died in 1871, aged 76 years; and his mother was born in 1793, and died March 2, 1864, aged 71years. The subject of this sketch was born in this county on the farm where he now resides, February 28, 1834, and he was married in this county to Samantha Wilcoxon, who was born in Carroll county, Ohio, Mary 21, 1834. She is a daughter of Henry H. and Nancy A. (Legget) Wilcoxen, she came to this county from Maryland in 1842. Her father was born May 2, 1807, and died October 12, 1879; her mother was born November 9, 1812, and died December 30, 1852. The family of Mr. Sheets are: Sara F., born May 1, 1855, died January 5, 1877; Ira J., February 22, 1857, resides in this county; Silas H., March 7, 1859, resides in this county; Elza S., February 25, 1861 resides at home; Nancy E., February 18, 1863, resides in this county; Emma R., January 16, 1865, resides at home; Paulina I., Mary 2, 1867, resides at home; Celestial A., September 6, 1869, died August 7, 1870; Etta ., May 25, 1872, resides at home; Alphonse C., November 25, 1874, resides at home. Mr. Sheets was a soldier in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted February 14, 1865, in the 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry one year. Mrs. Sheets had five brothers in the war. Samuel Willcoxon enlisted for three years, and has never been heard of; Richard Willcoxon served three years in the heavy artillery; William Willcoxon served three years in the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the whole regiment being taken prisoners, and after his exchange he reenlisted in the 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Sutton Willcoxon served in the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and reenlisted in the 173rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being slightly wounded. The father of Mr. Sheets was one of the first settlers in Guyan township, emigrating here from Virginia in 1806. He had to endure many hardships. Mr. Sheets is a farmer, residing in Guyan Township. His post office address is Mercerville, Gallia County, Ohio. _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:03:10 -0500 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19990913.193311.-207547.12.frog158@juno.com> Subject: GALLIA COUNTY OHIO BIO: SHEETS, John H. Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From "History of Gallia County, Ohio" - by H.H. Hardesty 1882: JOHN H. SHEETS, No. 2- is a farmer, his land being located in Guyan township. He was born in this township, in February, 1830. His father, John Sheets, was a native of Virginia, coming to this county when it was very thinly settled, having no roads, mills, schools or churches. Game was very plentiful; the year of his arrival was 1806. He died in 1862. Susan (Henry) Sheets, mother of the subject of this sketch, was born in Virginia and died in this county in 1876. John Sheets and Frances C. Sanders became husband and wife in Lawrence county, Ohio, June 30, 1853. She is a daughter of Jesse and Nancy (Strong) Sanders. Her father emigrated to this state from Virginia at a very early date, when there were very few settler in this county. The mother of Mrs. Sheets was born in 1800. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Sheets number twelve, as follows: Nancy S., born April 12, 1854, resides in Guyan township; Albert M., January 6, 1856, resides at home; Elizabeth J., August 17, 1858, died January 1, 1875; John J., January 1, 1860, resides at home; Tennessee, January 4, 1862, resides in this township; Gory J., October 3, 1864, resides at home; Louis J., December 10, 1867, resides at home; James W., June 10, 1868, died August 3, 1869; Noah, September 20, 1869, resides at home; Leroy, November 7, 1871, died in 1882; Emma F., July 10, 1873, resides at home; Sarah E., July 2, 1874, died February 9, 1875. The postoffice address of Mr. Sheets is Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio. _________________________________________________________________ __ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #11 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:55:44, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199909140055.UAA09360@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: A. WESTON HARTFORD - MAHONING COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume IV, page 186 A. WESTON HARTFORD, who now holds the position of assistant commissioner of railroads in the City of Youngstown, Mahoning County, has had many years of active association with railroad service, in which his efficiency won him promotion to various positions of large responsibility. Mr. Hartford was born in the City of Detroit, Michigan, in the year 1867, and there he attended the public schools until he was sixteen years of age. He is a son of the late John And Agnes Ann (Hunter) Hartford, the former of whom was born in one of the New England States and the latter in Ireland, they having become early settlers in the State of Michigan. After his school days Mr. Hartford, applied himself to such varied occupations as were within his power to find and follow, and at the age of twenty-one years he initiated his railroad career in the capacity of brakeman on what is now the Pere Marquette Railroad in Michigan. Three years later he was advanced to the position of train conductor, and his service in this capacity continued eleven years. He then became a conductor on the Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Jackson Electric Railroad, with which he continued his service until 1906. In that year he came to Youngstown, Ohio, and became conductor on the Youngstown Suburban Railroad, which then utilized steam power. After the electric system was adopted by the road he served as dispatcher and assistant superintendent until 1912, when he was made general manager. This office he resigned in October, 1921, and he then organized the Hartford Piston Company, to the affairs of which he continued to give his attention until January, 1923, when he assumed his present office, that of assistant railroad commissioner of Youngstown, a position for which he is eminently qualified by past technical and executive experience. Mr. Hartford is a republican, he and his wife hold membership in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, he is a director of the local Kiwanis Club, and is affiliated with Youngstown Lodge No. 55, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In November, 1900, Mr. Hartford wedded Miss Edith Phillips, who was born at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on the Detroit River and directly opposite the City of Detroit, Michigan, and who is a daughter of William and Isabel Phillips, the former a native of England and the latter of Ontario, Canada. Harold Weston, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hartford, died at the age of five years. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #673 *******************************************