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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 111 Today's Topics: #1 Guernsey Co. - DUNCAN [MMacmurph@aol.com] #2 Fw: OBIT: Franklin county Lydia "L ["Maggie Stewart" Subject: Guernsey Co. - DUNCAN Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio by William G Wolfe Published by the Author Cambridge, Ohio 1943 Copyright, 1943, by William G. Wolfe Typography, Printing and Binding in the USA by Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tennessee. According to On-Line Database of all the on-line library card catalogs anywhere in the world (OCLC): Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Ohio : the author, 1943. Work has lapsed into the public domain. Submitted, transcribed and paraphrased by: Marilyn Murphy, Ft. Worth, TX, March, 2000. MMacMurph@aol.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pg. 728 Chapter: Miscellaneous Stories Section: John Martin Background: This is a verbal account from John Martin, who at the time of the writing of this book, was the oldest man living in Guernsey County. [Begin quote] At his next birthday, January 21, 1936, he will have attained the remarkable age of 100 years. ... To all our questions he gave ready answers. We have joined them omitting the questions we asked, thus forming Mr. Martin's Story, as follows: [end quote] The account begins with his birth, home life, schooling, church life. The following is an excerpt from his church life. (punctuation is correct) [begin quote] "On Sabbath we would all go to church. It was over on Salt Fork near Miller's mill, six miles from our home. We usually walked, leaving home early in the morning and getting back after sunset; occasionally we went in the big wagon. "For a long time Rev. John Anderson, a Scotchman, was the pastor. He would preach a long sermon in the forenoon, and another in the afternoon. We always took our dinners and attended both meetings. There were no Sabbath schools. "When a church was started at Salem, which was closer to our home than Salt Fork, we went there. Rev. James Duncan organized the church and was its first pastor. Until a building was erected he preached in the woods. The people sat on benches. He was a fine man and well liked as a preacher. [end quote] Page 788 Chapter: Adams Township Section heading: Lebanon.- [begin of section] Many Adams township people are United Presbyterians. Their church is Lebanon in the northwestern part of the township. It was established on April 24, 1824, with David Proudfit as its first pastor. It now is and always has been one of the leading rural churches of the county. Among the pastors of this church during the first fifty years of its existence were Rev. Welch, Rev. Benjamin Waddle, Rev. Samuel Wallace and Rev. James Duncan. As early as 1838 there were seventy-three families connected with the church. The building now in use was erected in 1905. Several of its present members are descendants of the first settlers of that section and founders of the church. Near the church is the Lebanon cemetery. There was once a Lebanon school but it has been closed and the pupils are now transported to a consolidated school. The section is widely known as the Lebanon community, and is reached from Cambridge by the Lebanon Road, one of the best roads in the county, from which many be obtained a beautiful view of the surrounding country. Dr. James Duncan.- The pastor of the Lebanon church in the 1850's was Dr. James Duncan who was one of the first graduates of Madison College. Making his home at Mantua, he also preached at Mt. Hermon. He afterwards became known throughout the United Presbyterian church from coast to coast as one of its most eloquent pulpit orators. He possessed an outstanding style which was particularly picturesque and, it was said, wherever he went to preach he was reasonably sure of a full house. In the fall of 1857 Rev. Matthew Henderson Williams resigned as president of Madison College. The board of trustees insisted that Dr. Duncan accept the position. He did so tentatively and drove from Mantua to Antrim, a distance of twenty or twenty-five miles, each Monday morning, reaching the college in time for the opening exercises at nine o'clock. On Friday afternoons he would return to Mantua and preach at each of his churches the following Sabbath. His two congregations were absolutely unwilling to part with their pastor and left the matter with the presbytery to decide. That body voted against releasing him from the pastoral oversight of Lebanon and Mt. Hermon, whereupon he declined the presidency of Madison College, having served, however, as acting president for several months. It is generally agreed that the declination of Dr. Duncan to continue as president was the death knell of the college. The institution was heavily involved in debt. Along with his preaching ability Dr. Duncan possessed a rare administrative ability, and he might have been able to save the college from falling into the hands of its creditors. Rev. William Lorimer succeeded Dr. Duncan as president of Madison College. During his term the crisis came. The last commencement was held September 1, 1859. Dr. Duncan delivered the anniversary address. The class was composed of five young men and one young woman. Four of the young men became prominent ministers, and the young woman became the mother of some of the most outstanding ministers and missionaires of the U.P. church - Rev. John McClenahan, D.D., of Chicago; Rev. William McClenahan, D.D., missionary to Egypt; and Dr. Frank McClenahan, professor of Physics and Geology at Monmouth College. Thomas P. Proudfit, salutatorian of the class, was the father of Dr. Charles P. Proudfit who recently served as pastor of the Cambridge United Presbyterian church and is now the general secretary of the Board of Education of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. Thomas P. Proudfit became one of the pioneer home missionaries and one of the first to serve in the great territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. He taught Latin and Greek and was the author of a number of books relating to the work of the United Presbyterian church. The male member of the class who did not become a preacher was Dr. John McBurney who chose to be an educator. A sketch of Dr. McBurney may be found in another chapter of this work. [end of section] Pg. 947 Chapter: Oxford Township Section: Beginning of Fairview.- This section begins with the history of Fairview which was laid out March 24, 1814 by Hugh Gilliland. Two paragraphs precede the following paragraph, sketching contributions by pioneers Ralph Cowgill, Jesse C. Weir, James and Martin Rosemond. [begin quote] John Duncan was one of the earliest settlers of Fairview. He laid out what was called "Duncan's Addition," extending the town westward. Mr. Duncan was an enterprising citizen. he started a carding machine, operating it by horse power on the tramp-wheel principle. This mill, many years later, was struck by lightning and burned. He was a man of education. He built a schoolhouse and taught the children of the settlement for a number of winters. Soon after an addition was platted by Duncan, Lemon Ryan laid out another. This part of the village was called "Turkeytown." [end quote] This section continues identifying pioneers John Gibson and John Davenport. Transcribed and paraphrased by Marilyn Murphy, Ft. Worth TX, March, 2000. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:38:01 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0ace01bf975d$69444de0$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: Franklin county Lydia "Lida" Perrin Ebright Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- A new message, "Lydia "Lida" Perrin Ebright," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Perrin, Ebright, Wolfley, Woeey --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2840 QRYTEXT: EBRIGHT - Lida J., aged 77 years, wife of A. B. Ebright, Sunday night, May 25, at residence, 583 1/2 North High St. Funeral services at residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Woeey, 284 Fifteenth Ave., Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends invited. Interment Green Lawn. EBRIGHT We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the many friends and relatives for their kindness, sympathy and beautiful flowers during our bereavement of our wife and mother, Mrs. Lydia J Ebright. And to the many friends for their kindness during the shut-in days of our loved one, Mr. A.D. Ebright and Mrs. J. T. Wolfley * My note: the paper had Benjamen's name as A. D. Ebright. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:45:54 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0ad301bf975d$6a93ff60$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: WOLFLEY, Martha Toll Franklin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- Franklin Co. Oh Obituaries A new message, "WOLFLEY, Martha Toll," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Wolfley, Toll --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: WIDOW DIES OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE ________________ Mrs. Martha S. Wolfley, 68, widow of Oscar A Wolfley, and a resident of Columbus practically all of her life, died at the home of her son, Jesse T Wolfley, 284 Fifteenth avenue, Saturday morning from Bright's disease. She had been ill for over a year and a half, having been confined to her home for the past six months. She was a member of the Indianola M. E. church. Funeral services will be held at the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial at Green Lawn. __________________________________________________________ OBIT from unknown newspaper: MRS. MARTHA S WOLFLEY Mrs. Martha S Wolfley, a widow of Oscar A Wolfley, died Saturday morning at 9:45, at the home of her son, J P Wolfley, 284 Fifteenth avenue. The deceased had been ill for some time, and death was caused by nephritis. She was 68 years old. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, in charge of the E E Fisher Undertaking Co., Burial will be at Green Lawn.. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:39:20 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0acf01bf975d$698f1280$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: EBRIGHT, Eliza Jane, Franklin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- Franklin Co. Oh Obituaries A new message, "EBRIGHT, Eliza Jane," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Ebright, Wolfley --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: Mrs. Eliza Jane Ebright, wife of A. B. Ebright, of 583 1/2 North High street, passed away Sunday night from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy. She was 77 years of age and leaves besides her husband, a son, Frank of Cincinnati; a daughter, Mrs. Jesse T. Wolfley, 284 Fifteenth Ave.; three grandchildren, two half-sisters and two half-brothers. Mrs. Ebright was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist. The funeral services will be held from the residence of the daughter at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Interment will take place in Green Lawn, the Edward E. Fisher Co., morticians, in charge.. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:42:15 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0ad101bf975d$6a155980$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: WOLFLEY, Jesse Toll Franklin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- Franklin Co. Oh Obituaries A new message, "WOLFLEY, Jesse Toll," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Wolfley, Armstrong --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: WOLFLEY- Jess Toll, aged 53, died Tuesday at his residence, 284 Fifteenth avenue, of heart disease, following a short illness. He was a member of the firm of the Columbus Electrical Co. and president of the Automatic Reclosing Circuit Breaker Co. Mr Wolfley was a member of Indianola M. E. church, York lodge of Masons, Scottish Rite, Aladdin Temple and the Builder's Exchange. His wife, Mrs. Elsie Wolfley, and one daughter, Mrs. H Parr Armstrong of Indianapolis, survive. Funeral arrangments are in charge of Edward E Fisher co.. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:40:51 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0ad001bf975d$69d23600$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: EBRIGHT, Aaron Benjamen, Franklin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- Franklin Co. Oh Obituaries A new message, "EBRIGHT, Aaron Benjamen," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Ebright, Wolfley, Atkinson, Armstrong --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: EBRIGHT- A.B. At the age of 82 years, Mr. Ebright died of paralysis at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jess T. Wolfley, ay 284 Fifteenth avenue, Wednesday morning. He had been a resident of this city for half a century, and was employed as clerk at the Frank P Hall hardware store 15 years. Mr. Ebright, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, was a charter member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Columbus. Surviving him are a son, Frank Ebright; three grandchildren; a brother, L P Ebright of Columbus, and three sisters, Mrs. Ira Atkinson of Columbus, Mrs. Ida Armstrong of New York City, and Mrs. J C Tallman of Plymouth, Indiana. The hour of the funeral has been set for 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, the services to be held at Mrs. Wolfley's residence. Interment will be at Green Lawn cemetary under the direction of the Edward E Fisher company.. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:47:03 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0ad401bf975d$6ad722e0$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: TOLL, Jesse C Franklin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- Franklin Co. Oh Obituaries A new message, "TOLL, Jesse C," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Toll --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: Death of J.C. Toll J.C. Toll, whose death is announced in another column, has been a resident of Columbus for many years. He was one of the oldest, if not the oldest landlord in the city. He engaged in the hotel business in the Town Street House in 1858 and retired from active business three years ago, having been a resident of Columbus since 1856. He represented the old Third ward in the City Council one term. The deceased made friends of all whom business threw him in contact with, and was universally loved and respected by those who knew him. ____________________________________________________________ OBIT from unknown newspaper: TOLL - October 25, at 11:15 A M, Jesse C Toll, aged 75 years, 6 months and 19 days. Funeral from his late residence, Saturday, October 27, at 2 P M Friends of family are invited.. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:43:43 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0ad201bf975d$6a50dbe0$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: OBIT: WOLFLEY, Oscar Allen Franklin County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- Franklin Co. Oh Obituaries A new message, "WOLFLEY, Oscar Allen," was posted by Cheri McElroy on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 Surname: Wolfley, McDowell --- NAME: Cheri McElroy EMAIL: cmcelroy@glade.net DATE: Mar 19 2000 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: O.A. WOLFLEY DIES AT HIS HOME IN COLUMBUS AFTER AN ILLNESS Of Four Months - Well Known Business Man and Church Member - Delaware Relatives. Mr. Oscar A Wolfley died at his residence on Neil Avenue, in Columbus, at 8:30 o'clock lat night, after an illness of four months from Bright's Disease. Mr. Wolfley wasa prominent member of Neil avenue M.E. Church, and for a number of years had been engaged in the insurance business. The funeral, which will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, will be in charge of Dennison Lodge, I.O.O.F., of which he was a member. He was 56 years old at the time of his death. Mrs. J McDowell and Mr J L Wolfley left for Columbus on an early evening train last night, and were at the bedside of their brother when he passed away. Messrs. S. D., of this city, and George, of Columbus, are also brothers of the deceased, who commanded the highest regard of many friends in this city, who will learn of his death with sorrow.. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #111 *******************************************