TUSCARAWAS COUNTY OHIO - LINHARD, Lawson (published 1887) 
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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA
The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887

        LAWSON LINHARD, farmer, Root Township, was born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, March 18, 1820. He came to this county with his parents and
nine other children in the fall of 1839. The family settled on the farm now
owned and occupied by Jay Rugg, which was then in its wild state. There
were no improvements on the place, and the family camped out two weeks
beside a large oak log while a cabin was being built. It was made of round
logs and scotched down on the inside, a puncheon floor, clapboard roof and
a mud fire-place. They lived in this house a few years, when the father
built the house that is now standing on the place. After occupying it
several years, the father sold, and bought the farm now owned by widow
Dailey, where he died at the age of eighty years and two months. He was
born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, February 24, 1797, and died May
18, 1877. A portion of his youth was passed in his native county, and a
portion in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was married and where nine
children were born to them. One child was born in Adams county. Our subject
was the oldest child, and all are living except John. The other children
are -Sarah, Peter, Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth (twins), Joseph, Ann and
William. The mother was born in Maryland September 22, 1801, and died May
20, 1873, aged seventy-two years. Both parents are buried in Alpha
cemetery. Lawson was educated in the common schools of his father's
district, and his occupation has always been farming. He remained at home
until he was twenty-four years of age; then commenced to work for himself,
working by the day, month or job, just as he could find the work to do,
until he was married. His wife, whom he married May 3, 1847, was Miss Lois
Brown, who was born in Medina County, Ohio, March 10, 1830, and when she
was five years old her mother brought her to this county. Her father died
in Medina County, Ohio, March 10, 1830, and when she was five years old her
mother brought her to this county. Her father died in Medina County, and
her mother is still living in Root Township with Mrs. Linhard. Her father,
Josiah Brown, was born in Broome County, New York, and was aged about
fifty-two years at the time of his death. The mother, Sarah (Warner) Brown,
was born in Greene County, New York, May 9, 1811, where she was reared and
married. Soon after her marriage, she and her husband emigrated to Medina
County, Ohio, and were among the early settlers of that county. Mr. Brown
opened a farm there. Mrs. Linhard's paternal grandparents were Josiah and
Abigail (Porter) Brown. Her maternal grandfather, Abijah Warner, was born
in Connecticut, and died in Root Township, this county. Mr. Linhard's
parents were John and Rebecca (Burl) Linhard. Mr. and Mrs. Linhard have
seven children -John H., Samantha A., Mary E., Sanford P., Lawson C.,
Marcus N. and Artie E. Mr. Linhard votes the Republican ticket.


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