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William Smith, who lived on the East Fork, was quite an early settler, and a most excellent man. His wfie, who lived to be nearly a hundred years old, was an admirable type of the pioneer woman, and was much esteemed. The family came from Belmont County to Malaga, Monroe County, and thence, some years later, to Duck Creek. Smith became well-to-do, and reared a large family.

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Sailor's Run, a stream flowing into Duck Creek, about two miles below Carlisle, is so named after Jacob Sailor, an early settler on this stream. Jacob Sailor's wife was Esther Crow, a sister to the Crow girls, who were killed by the Indians near Wheeling in 1791. On Sailor's Run was the last Indian camp in this part of the country. It was occupied by a party of Indian hunters in 1812. None were ever seen here after that year, all deserting the country to engage in war.

Jacob Sailor is said to have built the first hewed log house on the creek. He sold out to William Smith prior to 1830, and removed to Indiana. Smith came from Monroe County.

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James Farley, one of the early pioneers, was born in South Carolina in 1777. His parents removed to Virginia when he was quite young, and thence to Greene County, Pa. There, in the year 1800 he married Mary Cackler, who was born in 1783. They had eleven children: Susannah, William, Isaac, Elizabeth, Ezekiel, Nancy, Silas, Isaiah, Joshua, Anne and Joseph. The last four were born in Monroe (now Noble) County. The family came to this county in 1815, and after being here about two years brought out their father and mother, David and Mary (Aiken) Farley.

James Farley was a thorough temperance man - such were rarely found in early years, when whisky was a popular beverage. The family were prominent Methodists and he was class-leader many years. He died May 7, 1854, in his seventy-seventh year and his wife in 1859, at the same age.

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Silas Farley, a well-known old resident, was born in Greene County, Pa., in 1814, and came to Ohio with his parents when ten months old. In 1833 he married Elizabeth Rhodes, by whom he had seven children: James S., who died at the age of three years; Susannah (Rodecker), George W., Mary M. (first married to a Calland and secon dto Heiddleston), Charles W., Joseph H. and Henry W. Mr. Farley followed farming for several years, but for twenty years has been engaged in butchering in Summerfield. For fifteen years he has also dealt in live stock and farmed also. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Farley has been a licensed local preacher in the church for forty years and has preached far and near. He preached in Olive, before Caldwell and projected. He is a Republican and an earnest one. Three of his sons - George, Charles Wesley and Joseph - were in the late war, Wesly serving three years.

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In 1820 John Biven, from Massachusetts, settled on the farm where his son Jesse S. Biven now lives. He was a man of intelligence, and seved many years as justice of the peace. He was also a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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Asa Nisswonger was born in Greene County, Pa., in 1811. He came to Ohio with his father, John Nisswonger, and family in 1813, arriving and settling where Carlisle now is, September 13. Mr. Nisswonger has probably lived longer in Stock Township than any other man now living. His father died in 1830. He was the father of eight children, four of whom are still living, al in this county - Mary (Miller), Susannah (Barnes), Asa and John.

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Martin V. Archer was born on a farm adjoining the one where he now resides in 1840. His father, Elijah, reared a family of ten children, nine of whom are living: Martin V., Nancy G. (Warfield), Sebastian, Robert, Rhoda (deceased), Matilda, Martha (Bates), William, Charles, Mary O. (Crumb). Martin V. had been twice married; his first wife, Tabitha J. Shipley, died in 1868; one child - Nancy E. (Coleman). His second wife was Miss Sarah J. Riddle, whom he married in 1869. They have an adopted son, Cassius M. Carpenter, an intelligent and worthy young man. Mr. Archer is a stock-grower, and resides on the farm first settled by his Uncle William. He is a worthy member of the Catholic church.

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Absalom Archer was born in Noble County in 1820. He married Miss Rhoda, daughter of George Swaney, a soldier of the War of 1812. They had a family of seven children: Isaac, Adaline, George W., John, Nancy A., Andrew J. and Aaron. Isaac was a member of Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service. Adaline was twice married, first to Harvey Smith, who died in the army, a member of Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Her second husband was Thomas McGovern. George W. married Mary Wakley. John is dead; Nancy, deceased. Aaron was born in Stock in 1844, married Miss Dorcas C. Riddle. They have four children: Isaac, Columbia A., Arthur and Sarah N. Mr. Archer belonged to Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-Sixth Regiment. He was at Chattanooga, Tenn., and was injured by the explosion of an arsenal, in which six were killed.

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John Enoch, grandson of Elisha Enoch, the pioneer, was born in Stock Township, November 28, 1835. His father, Abraham, was born in 1810 and now resides in Riley County, Kan. John Enoch married Miss Martha Morris, in 1856. They have four children: James L., Nancy A. (McCalley), Elizabeth C. and Charles M. Mr. Enoch was a member of the One Hundred and Ninety-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out in June, 1865, on account of disability. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a respected citizen.

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Daniel Bates was born in 1803 and married in 1827 Miss Jane Heddleson. They reared a family of six children. About 1837 he entered 340 acres of land in Stock Township, upon which he still resides. He has officiated as township trustee. He and his wife were among the original members of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal church. Isaac Bates was born near Sarahsville, Noble County, in 1829, and was married in 1849 to Miss Hannah Lowe. She died December 5, 1884. April 4, 1886, Mr. Bates was again married, to Mrs. Harriet Riddle. Mr. Bates was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion as a private in the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Bates owns a portion of the old homestead and is one of the prosperous farmers of the township; is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has been a steward for twenty years.

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John King was born in West Virginia, in 1800. He came in 1815 and settled on what is known as the Smith farm, in Stock Township; he became the owner of five hundred acres of land near East Union. He died in 1877, aged seventy-seven years. His wife died in 1879. Their children were Samuel, Nancy, John, Elijah, Nelson, Hannah, William and Martha. Samuel was born in 1825, and married in 1847 Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Snyder. They have twelve children: Martha, John W., Rachel J., James S., Melissa, Albert, Charles H., Robert S., Abraham, Josephine, Ruth A. and Lucy B.

Samuel enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, and was discharged September, 1865; is a prosperous farmer and a good and valuable citizen.

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Michael Riddle was born in Fayette County, Pa., September 9, 1813. In 1816 his parents, Moses A. and Mary, moved to Mississippi, raised a crop and gathered it. The Indians became very hostile, and they were compelled to leave everything they had. They came to Ashland, Ohio, where he entered 160 acres of land. In 1820 the family removed to the vicinity of Sarahsville, Noble County, Ohio; thence to Middleburg, where the elder Riddle was elected justice of the peace. The location not being a satisfactory one, the family returned to Ashland, Ohio, in 1833, where he bought 160 acres of land. In 1839 he moved to Holmes County, Ohio, entered eighty acres of land, and in 1841 returned to Noble County, Ohio; and after several changes , settled near Fulda, where he lived until he died, in 1847. His wife died in 1857. Both were exemplary members of the Christian church.

Michael Riddle, son of Moses A. Riddle, was married May 7, 1840, to Miss Susannah Lindcicome. Eight children have been born to them - Mary A. (Grandon), Phebe E. (Morrison), Sarah J. (Archer), Cordelia (Archer), Michael Jr. (ded February 19, 1887), Almond, Leonard, Martha A. (died March 12, 1861). Mr. Riddle commenced life in a pioneer cabin, and on a farm of forty acres. To this he made additions, utnil he now owns 203 acres of valuable land which is unincumbered. He has always taken a marked interest in educational matters. Both he and his wife are worthy members of the Christian church. Nathan Lindcicome, the father of Mrs. Riddle, came from Eastern Virginia, and settled in Noble County, Ohio. He bought forty acres of land near East Union, and lived there until his decease, which was February 28, 1845. He was in the War of 1812, and was a noted hunter. He killed the last bear that was ever seen in Noble County, near the residence of Mr. Riddle.

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James Calland came from Scotland to the county about 1819 with his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth. They settled near Summerfield, where the elder Calland died in 1832. His wife lived until 1879, when she died at the remarkable age of ninety-four years. They were prominent Methodists. James Calland married Miss Ara A. Ogg. By this union there were three children - Robert, Mary E. (Wilson) and Sarah E. (Bell). Mrs. Calland died in 1848, and in 1853 he was again married to Miss Lucy Stanley. They had four children - Diantha A. (King), Clement (dead), Mary C. (dead), Urana (dead). Soon after his first marriage Mr. Calland sold his farm near Summerfield, and bought the place he now owns in Stock. He is a member of the United Brethern church, in which organization he is a local preacher. Joseph Calland, Jr., was married in 1868 to Miss Hester A. Osborn. They have three children - Wilbur, Lillie and Eliza A. November 6, 1863, Mr. Calland enlisted in the Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was with Sherman in his "march to the sea," and all the engagements in which his regiment participated but one. He has served his fellow townsmen as trustee; is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Grand Army of the Republic.

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Henry W. Heidelsheimer, merchant at Carlisle, was born in Germany in 1830, and came to Noble County in 1850, where he has since resided. He enlisted in August, 1861, in Company G, Seventh West Virginia Infantry. He was promoted to second lieutenant in September, 1862; resigned in February, 1864; re-enlisted in March, 1865, in the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and was discharged in October, 1865. Mr. Heidelsheimer is among the most prominent merchants of the county.

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Philip Snyder, still living at the age of eighty years, came from Germany in 1833, and after living some years in Wheeling, removed to this county in 1840. He began right in the woods, but succeeded in securing a good farm, good buildings, a fine orchard, etc. , as the reward of his industry. He has been married twice. His first wife was the mother of Mary, Catherine, John, Henry, Matilda and Elizabeth. In 1843 he married Eva, daughter of John Schoeppner.

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Henry Snyder was born in 1846 on the farm where he now resides. In 1873 he married Mary, daughter of John Stenernagel; children: Alexander and Antonia. Mrs. Snyder died in 1880, and in 1883 he married Eva, daughter of Valentine Vogel, of this county; children: Leonard, Rosa.

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John Bramhall, son of Robert Bramhall, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1833. His father was a native of Columbiana County, thence removed to Belmont, where he died in 1842, leaving his widow and five children: William, Edward, Cornelia A., Robert (who died in the army) and John. John came to this county in 1842, and was married in 1853 to Miss Sarah A. King. They have a family of eight children: William R., Robert L., Mary A., Martha (Thompson), Ida (Hare), Minnie, John W. and Charles F. Mr. Bramhall was a member of Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Regiment, holding the position of first lieutenant, and he was mustered out of service in June of 1865. He has served his fellow townsmen as trustee for two terms, besides filling several minor offices. At this time he is one of the magistrates of the township. For thirty years he has been a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity.

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John G.J. Smith came from Monongahela County, Va., about 1849 and settled at Carlisle, where he resided until 1875, when he removed to Monroe County, Ind., where he owns a fine farm of 420 acres. His children were Louisa (Rhodes), Caroline (Williams), Irwin, Mary E. (Stevens), Harriet (Curtis), Columbia (who was married twice, first to Church Hesson; she then became Mrs. William McConnell); Nancy and Adelaide (both died in infancy), Helen (McConnell), Charles, Ida (Tage) and Iret.

The elder Smith was a thorough-going farmer and held many township positions, which he fille creditably. He was a pronounced temperance man and a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Irwin was a private in the One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Iret was born in 1851, and in 1872 married Miss Mary J. Price; two children: Alice L. and Mary L. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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John Hesson, son of William Hesson, was born in 1826 and came to Noble County in 1847, settling near Carlisle. His father came in 1846 and settled near Middleburg, where he remained about fifteen years, when he returned to Belmont, where he engaged in the milling business. After about five years he returned to Noble and purchased a farm near Carlisle, where he resided until his deceasee in 1882, leaving his widow and seven children. John Hesson was married November 4, 1847, to Miss Louisa Tuttle, of Monroe County. She died in 1868, and in 1872 he was again married to Miss Maria Mallett. He was a member of Company E, Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and for disability was discharged in the fall of 1862.

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G.C. Van Fosen was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1838, and came to Noble County in 1843. In 1858 he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Joseph Foreshey. They have eight children: Martha (Slack), George B., Joseph, Amanda (Crum), Willard, Charles, Samuel and Silas. Mr. Van Fosen is a worthy member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' organizations, and a successful farmer.

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Richard Warfield came from Monroe County to Noble in 1832. He married Miss Nancy, daughter of William Smith, in 1832, and reared a family of eight children: William S., James, John, Nelson, Mary A. (Dailey), Sarah E., Lydia J. and Mathias. The elder Warfield was a teacher and physician. He also followed his trade, that of a silversmith and stone mason. He was beside a practical surveyor and farmer. He died in 1856, aged fifty-two years. James Warfield married, in 1855, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Nathan Archer. They had a family of ten children: Mary, Emoretta, Francis A., Cordelia J. (Crum), Charles E., Sarah E., Richard O., Nancy M., Ida Estalla, Cary E. Mr. Warfield is a progressive farmer and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a very reputable and valued citizen.

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John Mason was born December 2, 1822, in Greene County, Pa. In 1826 the family removed to Belmont County, Ohio. In his father's family there were twelve children: William, Henry, Elisha, Mary, Eliza, George, James, Sarah Jane, Samuel, Rachel, Francis M. and John. The elder Mason was a farmer, and served in the War of 1812. He was a member of the Christian church, and died in 1865, aged seventy years. Rachel, his wife, was born in 1793, and died in 1884. John Mason, Jr., came to Noble County in 1847, and settled on land entered by his father. He married Miss Sarah, daughter of James White, of Monroe County. They had four children, three of whom are living: William C., James M., Emily A., Albert L. (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Mason are members of the Christian church, in which he has been an elder. He aided in the organization of the Mt. Pleasant Christian church, and has contributed largely to its support. He takes an interest in educational matters, and contributes to their welfare and support. Mr. Mason is a large landholder and a prosperous farmer, and one of the substantial citizens of the county.

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Miles Mallett was born in what is now Stock Township in 1819. He began life poor, but by industry and good management he has accumulated a fine competency, and owns nearly one thousand acres of land. He married, in 1844, Miss Margaret Heiddleston, and reared a family of ten children. Joseph was born in 1854, and at the age of twenty-one was married to Miss Mary McVeigh. He was a prosperous farmer.

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Joseph Michel came to this township from Wheeling in 1842. He first bought forty acres, but afterward added to it 105 acres. He died in 1881 at the age of seventy-nine. His children were John, Catherine (Heil), Elizabeth (Miller), Mary (Hill), Barbara (deceased) and Joseph (deceased).

John Michel was born in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1839, and came to this county with his parents. In 1866 he married Eva, daughter of John D. Hill. Their children are: Catharine (Miller), Henry, Leonard, Alexander, Ottilda, Joseph, Mary A. and Edward. Mr. Michel resides on the old homestead, which he bought in 1866. He has since added 167 acres.

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Joseph C. Kean came from Pennsylvania in 1832, and settled near Woodsfield, Monroe County. Five years later he removed to Morgan County, where William J. was born in 1840. The elder Kean was a stone-mason by trade. He married Miss Eva Draper. Their children were: John T., William J., Isaac P. (deceased), George O. (deceased), James B., Albert N. (died in infancy) and Perley B. William J. was married in 1865 to Maria Cavanaugh. They have three children: Mary B. (McAuley), George O., a teacher, and Charles M.

In June of 1861 Mr. McKean became a member of the Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served four years. He was engaged in the battles of Cheat Mountain, second battle of Manassas, Chancellorsville, Freeman's Ford, Culpepper Court House, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Jacksonville, and several minor engagements also. John T., Isaac P., James B. and Perley B. were also in the service. Mr. Kean came to this county in 1874. In 1886 he began merchandising at Carlisle. He has followed various vocations - steamboating, farming, etc. By trade he is a stone-mason.

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Daniel Meade and his wife Hannad were among the early settlers of the township. They were Methodists, and were opposed to whiskey drinking. Temperance men were rare in those days. Meade resolved one yar that he would have his wheat harvested without the aid of whiskey. He therefore invited his friends to come on Monday morning and assist him in the work. Some of his neighbors, hearing of his intention, got together on Sunday night, and by the aid of whiskey, and the light of the moon, harvested the entire field before morning.

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Jacob Thompson came to the township about 1815. His children were Robert, John, Elijah, Abraham, Jacob, David, Polly (Frame) and Annie, wife of Abraham Rich. Jacob Thompson, Jr., settled and died in Seneca Township. The others lived in the vicinity.

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Jonathan Morris, a pioneer of Seneca Township, was born in Greene County, Pa. He married Miss Ann Richards, and in the spring of 1817 settled in what is now Seneca Township. He was largely identified with the early history of that section, and for twelve years was a magistrate. He had a family of seven sons and three daughters - Jonathan, Henry, Aaron, Moses, David, James, Isaac Q., Sarah (Moreland), Jane (Stevens) and Hannah (Moser), all of whom are dead except Isaac. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1816. He acquired the trade of a tailor, but afterward turned his attention to teaching. He married Miss Catherine Kackley. They had a family of seven children. Mr. Morris was appointed the first clerk of courts of Noble County, and was subsequently elected to the position, serving three years. He was engaged in merchandising for eighteen years. He served as justice of the peace for twenty-one years. For a time he was heavily engaged in the tobacco trade. He has been a busy and enterprising man and a valuable citizen.

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Levi Keller, one of the few pioneers of Noble County who are still living, was born on Wheeling Creek, about ten miles from Wheeling, in 1795, on the 16th of September. At the age of five years he came to Ohio, his father, George Keller, settling in Belmont County. He learned the blacksmith's trade in that county, and in 1820 came to what is now Noble County and engaged in teaching school in Buffalo Township. In 1821 he erected a house on the Smoky Fork of Buffalo Creek, in Center Township. In 1827 he removed to the vicinity of Mount Ephraim, where he still lives. He has followed farming and blacksmithing. At the age of twenty he married, in Guernsey County, Elizabeth Shafer, a native of Loudon County, Va., who is still living. Mr. Keller was the first clerk of Seneca Township, and has held other offices, including that of justice of the peace for six years. He reared a large family - Mary Ann (deceased), Dr. John Keller, Jane (Vorhies) (dead), George, Isaac, William (died in the army at Cairo, Ill.), Margaret (Kackley), Caroline (deceased), Elizabeth, Levi, Simon (deceased).

Benjamin and John Keller, brothers of Levi, also settled in Noble County, the former in Seneca Township and the latter in Center. They removed to the West.

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David Watson and family came from Fayette County, Pa., and settled in Noble County about 1810. Their children were Ann, James, John, Rebecca (Delancy), Sarah (Williams), Ann T. (Morris), Rachel (Yoho), Cynthia (Wilson), all of whom are deceased.

John, second son of David Watson, was born in Pennsylvania in 1791, and settled in Seneca Township with his parents. He married Ellen Yoho and died in 1873. Children: David, Margaret (first married Wilson and then Yoho), Yoho, Rebecca (deceased), Mary, Rachel (Pethtel), Barbara (Stockdale) and Nancy (deceased).

David, oldest son of John Watson, was born in Seneca Township, August 15, 1815. In 1834 he married Charlotte Skinner, of Monroe County. Their children are John, Angelina, Emily J., Justus F., William, Clark M., George, Caroline, James R., Alonzo H. and Ulysses G. The family settled in 1852, on the farm which they now occupy. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Republicans. Justus F. Watson enlisted November 11, 1862, in Company D, Ninth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was mustered out at the expiration of his term of service, July 20, 1865, serving in the Atlanta campaign, the march to the sea, and all the campaigns of the regiment. Mrs. David Watson died in 1881, and in 1882 Mr. Watson married Mary E. Steward, and by this union has had three children, two of whom are living - Cora and Garfield B.

John V. Watson, a leading farmer, was born in Seneca Township, in 1836. In 1857 he married Jane Mosser. Children: Jane A. (Murphy), Martha A. and Savannah J.

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