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No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 01:50:09 EST From: Brysun23@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4c.140f82a.25cbd0a1@cs.com> Subject: Personal History Department in Gallia County, OH-Bio's on Eight Men and Families Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This Information comes from the Personal History Department in Gallia County.Page 10. HARDESTY'S BOOK on Families and Bio's. WILLIAM LEWIS--is a native of the township of Huntington, born December 10, 183_? His father Samuel Lewis came to this county in 1834. He is still living and during Morgan's raid into Ohio in 1864, he served his country by joining the force organised to drive him out. The grandfather of William Lewis was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving about one year. He died September 9, 1855, aged 82 years and 5 months. Hannah Lewis died March 23, 1853, aged 79 years. Electa (Wilcox) Lewis, the mother of William is deceased. William Lewis was married in this township January 1, 1857, to Sarah Jane Cardwell, who is also a native of Huntington township, born Mary 17, 1836. She is the daughter of James D. and Mary (Wood) Cardwell, who settled in this county in 1831. The grandfather of Mrs. Lewis was in the war of 1812, and three of her brothers enlisted in the Ohio Guards at the time of Morgan's Raid in 1864. Mr. Lewis was also a soldier in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Company H, 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and reenlisted as a veteran December 28, 1863. He received his discharge at Louisville, Kentucky, July 11, 1865. Captain Stephen Attison was his commanding officer. Mr. Lewis was trustee of Raccoon township one year, and school director three years. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are: Mary Ellen, born January 11, 1858, resides near Rodney; Almira Malance, May 11, 1860, resides in this township; Nancy Cora, August 4, 1866 resides at home; Eric Samuel, October 17, 1868, deceased, November 29, 1870; Thomas Simeon, September 8, 1871, resides at home; Isadora, November 21, 1875, resides at home; Charles Dixon, January 5, 1879, died October 12, 1880; Carrie Arminta, April 2, 1880. Mr. Lewis' brothers, Hovey died September 19, 1858, aged 3 years and 9 months, and Aaron died June 12, 1855, aged 6 years and 6 months. Mr. Lewis' brothers, Perry and Alfred, were in the late war. Perry enlisted in the 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served about eighteen months, and reenlisted in the same company and regiment, and served to the close of the war. Alfred enlisted in the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, and was held about one month, when he was exchanged. He was then discharged. Mr. Lewis is a farmer of Huntington township. His postoffice address is Vinton, Gallia County, Ohio. ANDREW C. McCARLEY-- is a son of William and Sarah (Boggs) McCarley, both of whom are deceased. He was born in Jackson County, Ohio on February 27, 1823. His marriage to Susanna C. Woods took place in Gallia County on April 18, 1852. She is a native of this County, born February 28, 1822. She is the daughter of William and Rebecca (Edminston) Woods, both deceased. The following comprise the children of Mr. and Mrs. McCarley: William W., born July 25, 1853, resides in Huntington Township; Mary, September 7, 1855; Jennie, September 5, 1857, deceased; Ella, January 30, 1861, deceased; Franklin E, April 1, 1867. Mr. McCarley came to this county in 1836, where he is engaged in merchandising in Ewington, where he should be addressed. - -----------------------------------A. E. McCARLEY & SON, - -------------------------------------------DEALERS IN - --------------------------------GENERAL MERCHANDISE, - --------------------------------------EWINGTON, OHIO. JONAS MACOMBER--and Sarah McMillin were married in Gallia county, September 24, 1859, where they were both born. The date of his birth is January 13, 1840 and his wife's January 17, 1834. They have the following family; Myra E., born October 19, 1860; Samuel M., February 23, 1863; Edward L., May 29, 1865; Linna C., June 19, 1868; Jonas T., September 23, 1871. The subject of this sketch is a son of Lindsay A. and Calphurnia (Holcomb) Macomber. His mother is deceased. His father came to this county in 1852. The parents of Mrs. Macomber are Edward J. and Laura (Holcomb) McMillin, both of whom are residents of Gallia county. Mr. Macomber was a soldier in the late war. He enlisted in the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862, in Company E. He served one year in that regiment and then reenlisted in the 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D. in 1864. He served to the close of the war. He was corporal in Company G, and sergeant in Company D; was mustered out December 20, 1865, at Alexandria, Virginia and received his honorable discharge at Camp Chase, Ohio, December 24, 1865. He is a resident of Huntington township, and is engaged as a sawyer. His postoffice address is Ewington, Gallia county, Ohio. ALVIN R. MARTINDALE--is a native of Gallia county, born January 16, 1814. He is a son of John and Sarah (McMillen) Martindale. The former was born in North Carolina and the latter in Virginia, both of whom are deceased. John Martindale was a soldier in the war of 1812. His father, James Martindale, was a lieutenant-colonel in the revolutionary war, and drew a pension during his life. Julia Ann Howell became the wife of Alvin R. Marindale April 12, 1838, in Huntington township. She was born in Jackson County November 5, 1819, and is a daughter of Levi and Jannett (Ewing) Howell, both of whom are deceased. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Martindale are; John A., born March 21, 1839, resides in Springfield township; William W.., May 26, 1841, is at present mayor of Gallipolis; Niles Q, October 7, 1844, resides in Vinton county (Here there is a line missing from copy-sorry) 1847 and 1848; township clerk one year; township assessor one year; justice of the peace three years; township trustee one year. He is engaged in farming in Huntington township. His address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. JAMES McNEAL--was born in West Virginia, April 18, 1811, and came to this county in 1814. He is a son of Enoc and Jane (Moore) McNeal, both of whom are deceased. He was married to Sarah Dodrill in Huntington township, April 3, 1835; she is a native of this township, born October 11, 1816. They have the following family: Eliza, born January 29, 1837, deceased; Mary M., January 18, 1839, deceased; Elizabeth J., January 20, 1841, deceased; James F., July 28, 1844, deceased; Charlotte, May 6, 1846, deceased; Martha, July 21, 1848, resides at home; Alvira, October 16, 1850, deceased; Almira, June 14, 1852, resides in Vinton County; Ellen, June 18, 1855, deceased; Margaret, November 9, 1857, resides at home; Emma, June 27, 1859, resides at home. The parents of Mrs. McNeal were George and Elizabeth (Ewing) Dodrill, both of whom are deceased. Mr. McNeal is a farmer, residing in Huntington township. His postoffice addresss is Alice, Gallia county, Ohio. RUFUS P. PORTER--and Mary A. Butler were married in Gallia county, July 28, 1864. He was born in Athens county, March 22, 1821, and his wife is a native of this county, born June 13, 1840. Their children are: Carrie E., born May 11, 1865; William P., December 28, 1866; Luther E.B., June 20, 1876; Kate, October 18, 1878; they all reside at home. The parents of Mr. Porter are Solomon C. and Phebe K. (Burnham) Porter; his father was born in 1798, and came to Gallia county in 1836; the mother of Rufus ws born in the year 1801. The first wife of Mr. Porter was Elizabeth Heaton, who died December 10, 1863. To show the respect in which Mr. Porter is held by the residents of this township, it is only necessary to say that he served as county commissioner six years; justice of the peace nine years; school director, fifteen years; and township treasurer, five years. The parents of Mrs. Porter are Fleming and Elizabeth (Eagle) Butler, settlers of this county in 1816. Mr. Butler was a soldier in the war of 1812, and drew a pension during his life. Mr. Porter is a farmer, residing in Huntington township. His postoffice address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. REUBEN A. RUSSELL-- is the son of Randal and Martha (Graham) Russell , and was born in Jackson county in the year 1840. He was kicked by a horse June 14, and died June 16, 1882. Both of his parents are deceased. Mr. Russell was a resident of the township of Huntington, where his widow engaged in farming. He was married in Gallia county, Ohio, October 1, 1871, to Elizabeth R. Wilcox, who is a native of this county, born in the year 1843. She is the daughter of Stephen and Rebecca W. (Butler) Wilcox, who was married in this county on a very patriotic day, July 4, 1840. Mr. Russell was elected township trustee for one term in 1879. Mrs. Russell's postoffice address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. ------------------------GEO. W. SHACK------------------------A. B. HAMILTON. - ----------------------------------------SHACK & HAMILTON,---------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------Manufacturers of and Dealers in--------------------------------------- - --------------------------FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN OF ALL KINDS.------------------------------ -----------------------Also Manufacturers of Woolen Yarns of Every Description----------------- - ------------------------------------------------VINTON, OHIO--------------------------------------------------- (THIS ONE IS ONLY IN PART-SORRY) GEORGE W. SHACK--was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, May 11, 1832. He is the son of John D. and Mary Ann (McGhee) Shack, who settled in this county in 1832. The former was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1807, the latter in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1809. The first wife of Mr. Shack was Hannah Shively, to whom the following children were born; Virginia, born February 8, (AND THAT IS THE END OF WHAT THIS SAYS) ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 01:50:36 EST From: Brysun23@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <6a.8cd3aa.25cbd0bc@cs.com> Subject: A FEW CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 These names were on a page with some of my ancestor's, so I thought it might help someone. This information comes from a book in Jackson County Library, I don't have the name of the book, sorry. Page Number is 205. OLIVER, HIRAM PVT Mr. Oliver served in H Co 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry from August 14, 1862 until he was discharged May 29, 1865. He died May 25, 1910 and is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, row 12, grave 2. OMAN, ALEXANDER PVT Mr. Oman was born in 1842. He served in Co A 140th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry from May 2, 1864 until he was discharged September 3, 1864. He died May 9, 1899 and is buried in Coalton Cemetery, lot 115, block C. O'NEIL, SAMUEL PVT Mr. O'Neil served in Co H 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery from September 15, 1862 until he was discharged July 25, 1865 O'ROURKE, JAMES SGT Mr. O'Rourke served in K Co 91st Ohio Infantry from July 27, 1863 until he was discharged June 24, 1865. O'ROURKE, WILLIAM PVT Mr. O'Rourke was born in 1836. He served in Co I 18th Infantry from August 28, 1861 until he was discharged April 24, 1863. He died in 1901 and is buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, lot ?, block A. OSBORN, ANDREW J. PVT Mr. Osborn served in Co I 55th Kentucky Infantry. He died June 20, 1885 and is buried in Fairmont Cemetery. lot 8, old section. OSBORN, ELLIOTT PVT Mr. Osborn served in E Co 2nd Kentucky Cavalry from June 12, 1861 until he was discharged December 29, 1862. He died November 1910 and is buried in Fairmont Cemetery, lot 19, block J. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #40 ******************************************