Aaron Vorhies, the oldest son of John Vorhies, the pioneer of Wayne Township, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1791, and came to Ohio with his parents about 1805. He servied in the War of 1812, and served in the quartermaster's department, and in 1814 married Polly Dailey, a native of Virginia. Their children were John, Phebe and Eli, dead; Stephen, Keziah (Hook), Aaron, Peter, Josiah, Nathan and William, living; Polly, deceased. Mrs. Vorhies died in 1840 and in 1841 he married Polly Shafer, who died in 1845. He afterwards married Margaret Gordon, who bore four children: Nancy J. (Matheney), Sarah E., Eliza and Martha (Shafer). Aaron Vorhies died in 1861; his widow in 1875. The family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Aaron Vorhies, fourth son of Aaron and Polly (Vorhies), was born April 24, 1827. He remained at home until twenty-one years of age. He went to Iowa and remained a year, and in 1850 went with others to California, by way of the isthmus, there embarking in the first boat that Commodore Vanderbilt ran between the isthmus and the "Golden Gate." He returned to Ohio in 1854, and in 1856 was married to Miss Rebecca Salada. They had one child, Lily J., who died in infancy. Mrs. Vorhies died in 1860, and in 1862 Mr. Vorhies married Emily Miley. To them were born seven children, five of whom are living: Hiley S., Annie, Mary, Elizabeth, Joanna and Aaron D. They family belong to the Methodist church. Mr. Vorhies has been very successful as a farmer and stock-raiser and is one of the influential men of this township.

Stephen P. Vorhies, third son of Aaron Vorhies, was born in this township in 1822. In 1845 he married Jane Keller. Their children living are Vincent, John W., Mary (Williams), Seth and Sadie M. Mrs. Vorhies died in 1878, and in 1879 he married Mary Yoho. Mr. Vorhies has lived in the county nearly all his life and has followed farming.

Ephraim Vorhies, a brother of Aaron, was the first settler in the vicinity of Mount Ephraim and was the founder of the village, which was named after him, also a mound-shaped elevation near the town. His brother Aaron located about a mile northeast, on the farm which his son Aaron still occupies, about 1815. They were worthy men and good citizens.

Peter Vorhies, one of the prominent farmers of Center Township, was born on the old homestead in 1829; his early life was spent upon the farm. He received a good common-school education and for some years was engaged in teaching; farming, however, has been his occupation. He removed from Seneca to Center in 1870. He married, in 1851, Miss Mary, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Williams; they have two children: William L. and Elmer E. He is a Republican and a Methodist, and one of the board of Infirmary directors.

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Prominent among the early settlers were the Finleys, from Fayette County, Pa. In 1814 James Finley entered nearly five hundred acres of land in this township. His grandson, Milton, onw lives on the old homestead. He was the father of John, Eliza (Atwell), Jane (Riggs), Ebenezer, Rachel (Dennison), William, James, Mary A. (McCune), Rebecca (Sawyer), by his first wife. His second wife was Mary McKibben. He died in 1861 and she in 1879. John Finley, oldest son of James, was born in 1808. He married Emma Stout. Three of their children are living - Cynthia (Gregg), Milton and Elizabeth (Crossen). John Finley died in 1872. Milton Finley enlisted in 1864 in Company B, First Ohio Cavalry, and served until mustered out September 13, 1865.

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Among the early settlers were the Coen family. William Coen came from Pennsylvania at a very early date and was one of the pioneer shoemakers of this region. His son, William, born in Pennsylvania in 1797, was among the early settlers of Seneca Township. He married Elizabeth Brooks in 1818 and was the father of William, James, Martha, Joshua, Rachel, Samuel, Mary (Miley), Richard, Benjamin, Elisha, Jacob and Sarah J. (Meighen). He afterward married Martha Johnson for his second wife, and was the father of Elizabeth (Miley), deceased, Nancy, Letitia, Rebecca (Snyder), and John, deceased. William Coen, the father, died in 1875.

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George Secrest and family came from Frederick county, Va., about 1821. He entered land in section 19. His children were Joseph, Henry, Sarah (Cather), Annie (Salada), Spade and Mary (Cline). Henry Secrest, the second son, was born in Virginia in 1796, and came to Ohio when about twenty-four years of age. He died in May, 1882, and his wife in June, 1882. Their children were Henry, John, William, Elizabeth (deceased), Ann (Strong, deceased), Sarah (Laughlin), Eliza (Murphy), Amy (Moorehead), Catharine (Thomas), Maria (Steel), Rachel (Hellyer).

William Secrest, born in 1829, married Willeann Wood, a native of Pennsylvania, in 1851. Children: John H., Frederick, William, Catharine, Sarah (Sawyer), Jacob N., Anna E. and James E. The family belong to the Christian and Methodist Episcopal churches. John C. Sawyer, of Wayne Township, married Sarah Secrest in 1880. They have two children.

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David S. Craft is one of the few pioneers still living. He is one of the prominent and influential citizens of the township and has been an elder in the Christian church since 1840. Mr. Craft is of German descent, and was born in Redstone Township, Fayette county, Pa., January 8, 1802. His parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth Craft, were pioneers in that locality. In March, 1824, Mr. Craft came from Pennsylvania to the place where he now lives. The family were eight days upon the journey, which was attended with many hardships. The Ohio River was very high, and crossing it was attended with difficulty. Mr. Craft brought two cows, which swam the river. When he reached Leatherwood Creek with his one-horse carryall, he found the waters greatly swollen and it was difficult to keep the road. But with the assistance of a neighbor he was enabledto reach his new home in safety. After arriving at this location he had to prepare a place and erect a cabin. Mr. Craft now lives in the third house built on the same spot. He is the father of eleven children now living, all of whom are married - seven daughters and four sons. Six of them live in Noble County. Mr. Craft has a vivid recollection of early times, their hardships, labor and enjoyments. His wife died in 1882. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Beard.

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The Ward family were among the earliest pioneers in the territory now forming Wayne Township. Edward Ward, son of John Ward, was born in that township in 1808, and is probably the oldest native born citizen of Noble County now living. After the death of his father, in 1818, he went to Perry County, Ohio, where he remained five years, working as a tanner during a portion of the time. Returning home, he worked a while upon the National Road. In 1829 he married his first wife, Mary Morris. To them were born nine children - Sarah A. (Irvin), John, Rebecca (Graham), William A., Betsey (Arnott), Mark, Mary J. (McCoy, dead), Harvey, Alice (Watson). The family are members of the Presbyterian church, and William A. is a preacher of that denomination. He went from Wood County to the late war and served over four years, holding the rank of first lieutenant. Mark enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and seved until the close of the war. He was in the battles at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Atlanta, etc. Edward Ward has followed farming for many years. He is a very well-preserved man and writes a legible hand without the aid of glasses. His first wife died, and he afterward married Mrs. Shafer.

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John Miley was born in 1801, in Virginia. He came to Ohio in 1811 with Abraham Rich, and first resided in Buffalo Township. In 1828 he married Elizabeth Kackley, a native of Virginia. Eleven children were born of this union: Sarah A. (Keller), George, Jane (Larrick), Isaac, Emily (Vorhies), Hannah (Graham, deceased), Jeremiah, William K., Eliza (Craft), Mary E. (deceased), John F. Mr. Miley died in 1883. He was an unswerving Democrat, a consistent Christian, and a most excellent man. He served as Infirmary director several terms. His widow lives on the old homestead with her son, William K. The latter was born in 1843. In 1876 he married Mary I. Rich. They have one child, Lettie.

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Norman Miley was born in Wayne Township in 1839. He married, first, Elizabeth Coen, who died in 1879. Children: Florence S., Richard F., William H. and John Edgar. In 1880 he married Jane Stevens. Children: Bion H. and Martha. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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One of the oldest residents and best informed citizens of the township is Hiram Danford. He was born in Belmont County in 1802, and settled in 1823 on the farm which he now occupies. He has the only stone house in the township. In 1820 he married Rachel Groves. Fourteen children were born of this union, all of whome lived to be men and women, except one, who died in infancy. Their names were William, Jonas, Samuel, Isaac and David (twins), Lewis, Nancy (Hathaway), Elizabeth (Lashley), Joseph, John B., Bathsheba (Hiatt), Peter and Rachel R. (Shepherd). Mrs. Danford died in 1865. In the same year he married Mrs. Danford (nee White), a native of Jefferson County. Mr. Danford is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He has served twenty years as township trustee.

When he came to the township, Mr. Danford bought eighty acres of land of Jacob Dailey. He has since owned, all told, over one thousand acres. The story of one land entry is here given. Shortly after the War of 1812, when he was fourteen years of age, he and his brother entered 160 acres of land. At that time there was a great scarcity of money, and in order to relieve those who had entered lands and had not been able to make the final payment, a law was passed through the instrumentality of General Harrison, to divide all tracts entered by a north and south line through the center, and permit the settler to take his choice of the two lots, and by paying fifty dollars in addition to the first payment, secure title to eighty acres. A limited time was set for the payment, and in order to take advantage, Mr. Danford rode from Washington Township (then Wayne Township), Belmont County, across swollen creeks, through the wilderness to Marietta. He was about a week on the trip, but reached Marietta in time to save the land. This tract he sold to Lemuel Rucker and it is now owned by Isaiah Rucker.

Isaac Danford was born in 1826. He married Lydia Hathaway, of Noble County. They had four children, two of whom are living - Sumter and Elijah S.

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Benjamin Casner and family came from Randolph County, Va., in 1825, and settled on the place now owned by Jacob Yoho's heirs. He died in 1845, and his wife, Elizabeth, in 1843. Of the family of nine children, one one is now living in Noble County - Adam Casner. He was born in Randolph County, Va., in 1805, and has lived in Ohio since he was twenty years of age. In 1831 he married Ann Rich. They had one child - Sarah A. (Coen), who lives in Indiana. His first wife died in 1832, and in 1841 he married Susan Meek. Their children were Elizabeth (law) and Solomon (deceased). Mrs. Casner died in 1845, and in 1857 he married Elizabeth Carson. Four children were born of this union - Margaret (Richey), Almedia, Mary E. (deceased) and Benjamin. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Casner has served as township trustee several years. He followed wagon-making in early years, and was also quite a noted hunter.

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Abram Danford settled in 1826, near where Bethel Bates now lives. He bought eighty acres of Mr. Timothy Bates for $300, partly improved, and afterward entered eighty acres at government price. Mr. Danford was born in Belmont County in 1807. In 1829 he married Lavina Bates. To them were born eleven children, four of whom are deceased. Those living are Eli, Elizabeth (Roe), Luana (Groves), Isaiah, Ambrose, Nancy (Groves) and Rolen. Mr. Danford was elected commissioner of Guernsey County just prior to the erection of Noble County. Mrs. Danford died in 1884. Mr. Danford has always followed farming, and has been very successful. His grandson is the present county clerk. Rolen Danford was born in 1854. In 1876 he married Nancy Wilson. Children: Dora B., Alice M., Henry A., Garfield, Stella J. and Blanche.

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John Groves was born in Belmont County in 1811. In 1837 he settled in Noble County, on the place which he still occupies. Mr. Groves was married in 1831 to Matilda Smith. They had ten children: Mary, Samuel S., Lewis, Rosanna (Rucker), Smith, Jonas, Julius R. (present county commissioner), Eliza E. (Danford), John F. and Martha. Smith Groves was born in 1840. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Forty-second Ohio Voluneer Infantry. He served about two years and six months, and died in hospital at Vicksburg. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Groves bought forty acres when he came to this county; he now owns 160.

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Hiram Groves, whose parents were early settlers, was born in 1836, and has followed farming. He married Amanda J. Carter, of Center Township. Mr. Groves is a Republican, and has served three terms as township assessor.

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Josephus Groves was born in Seneca Township in 1838. In early life he worked on the farm and taught school. In 1866 he married Mary E. Carter, of Center Township. Children: Hiram F., Zoe M., irena B. and Judson J. Mr. Groves is present township trustee. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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Julius R. Groves was born in Seneca Township in 1844. In 1866 he married Miss Nancy Danford, of this township. Their children are Ambrose F. (deceased), Isonia M., Rosa E. and Jasper R. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Groves was re-elected in the fall of 1886, to serve a second term as county commissioner, and is the only commissioner for several years that has held the office two terms. He is an earnest Republican, and his continuance in office at this time is a sufficient proof of his popularity.

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John C. Shafer was born in Loudoun County, Va., in 1813, and came to Ohio with his parents. His father's name was Conrad. John C. married Mary Kennedy, of this county. He has followed blacksmithing and farming. Children: Ann M. (Nicholson), David L., Mary C. (Carter), Margaret J. (Beatty), Martha I. (Bates). David L. Shafer was born in 1845. In 1865 he married Martha Vorhies. Children: Charles F., John W., Margaret E., Hiram, George W., Mary, Bertha, Garfield and Nancy. Mr. Shafer is a prominent farmer. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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William W. Rhodes, who died in 1884, was an early settler, and a prominent citizen. He was born near Washington, D.C., in 1804; removed to Noble County from Belmont County in 1828, and soon after married Ann Rich. To them were born eleven children - Jane (Secrest), George R., Lydia A. (Hellyer), William H. and Jeremiah R. His first wife died in 1846, and in 1848 he married Cynthia A. Morris. They had ten children, all still living, four of them in Noble County, viz.: Ann (Baker), Fremont, Brough and Downey. His wife died in 1882. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. For several terms he held the office of Infirmary director.

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George R. Rhodes was born in Noble County in 1831. At the age of fifteen he went to live with Michael Tribby, to learn the shoemaker's trade, and remained with him until twenty-two years of age. He then engaged in business for himself at Mount Ephraim, his present location. In 1855 he married Leah Van Meter. Children: Tallitha C. (Hazard), Maggie (Hellyer), and Cleopatra. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal, of which Mr. Rhodes is a trustee. He is justice of the peace at Mount Ephraim.

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Daniel Van Meter, a native of Virginia, married Margaret Dougherty, of Guernsey County. They had nine children. Mr. Van Meter died in 1833, and in 1846 the family settled in Mount Ephraim. Leah, wife of George R. Rhodes, Esq., is among the oldest residents of the place. The name of the children of Daniel and Margaret Van Meter are William, Jane (Hall), Hannah (Weaver) and Leah (Rhodes), living; Andrew, Daniel, Isaac, Elizabeth, and John, dead. Mrs. Van Meter died in 1870. She was a worthy member of the Presbyterian church.

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Conrad Shafer, a native of Loudoun County, Va., cam to Guernsey County with his family at an early date, afterward removing to Noble County. His children were Elizabeth (Keller), Margaret (Needham), Samuel, William, John, Nelson, James and Mary (Brown). Conrad Shafer was a soldier in the War of 1812 for a short time. He died in 1861 and his wife in 1872. William, his third son, was born in Virginia and came to Ohio with his parents. In 1832 he married Isabel Vorhies. Children: Barbara, deceased; Aaron, James N., Mary (Spears), William J., Austin C., Eli, George, Isabel (Garrett), Frances (Bates, Zuinglius and Charles W. William J. Shafer, third son of William, was born near Mount Ephraim in 1842. In 1864 he became a member of Company H, Sixty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded in the right leg at Chattanooga, November 24, 1864. After remaining four nights upon the battle-field he was taken prisoner, and recaptrued by Federal troops. On being taken to the hospital at Nashville, his left was amputated and in June following he was discharged from the service. After his return home he engaged in book-selling for a time. Then had to undergo a second amputation. The operation was performed by Dr. Holstein, of Zanesville, afterward Grant's family physician. He engaged in the mercantile business and is now the leading merchant at Mount Ephraim. In 1867 he married Jane Hance. Children: Clarence M., Demetrius, Agnes I., Nellie and Low.

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Severn Conner and family settled in Buffalo Township in 1835. They came from Frederick County, Va., near Winchester; he was a blacksmith and farmer. The family belonged to the Methodist Protestant church. Names of the children: Thomas and Hannah, deceased; Lydia (Moore), John, Elizabeth (Larrick), William B., Moses J., Mary (Imlay), Virginia (Roberts), James, Samuel, Lavina (Imlay), Eliza (Fowler) and Levi. History of Noble County, Ohio Published by L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887
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John Conner was born in Frederick County, Va., in 1823, came to Ohio with his parents and now resides in Seneca Township. He married Elizabeth McLaughlin in 1845. Children: Simon, Nancy and Asbury, deceased; Martha (Dollison), William, George, Mary (Thompson), Emma (Brunner), Silas and Alice (twins), Christopher and McGuire. Mr. Conner is a Republican and a prominent and influential citizen. He is also a thorough temperance man. He has held several township offices and served as county commissioner one term. His son William enlisted in 1864 in the One Hundred and Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war.

John Conner says of pioneer experiences of the family: "When we came to this county we came in a wagon drawn by four horses, camping out at night. We forded nearly all the streams, and all came near being drowned while crossing the south branch of the Potomac. Our wagon floated down the stream for some distance with all of us in it except the driver. Arrived here, we built a cabin, hung a quilt before the door at night, slept on the floor and cooked in the yard by a log fire. The howling of wolves could be heard all around at night."

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Daniel Riggs, born in Virginia, in 1813, came to the vicinity of Senecaville in 1833. He married Jane Finley. Seven of their children are living. Their descendants are quite numerous in this vicinity.

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In 1840 Samuel Gibson and family came from Pennsylvania and settled on the farm now owned by James W. Gibson. Their children were Phebe A., deceased; Sarah J. (Barber), James W., Wesley, Mary E. (Turnbaugh), Margaret L. (Shaw), Samuel, Martha (Anderson), and Hannah (Lawhead), living. Mrs. Gibson died in 1867; Mr. Gibson in 1878. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. James W. Gibson, born in 1834, came to Ohio with his parents. In 1855 he married Susan Finley. Children: Franklin E., deceased; George B., John T., Alice K. (Keller), Mary J. and Nellie H. The family are Methodists. Mr. Gibson has been township assessor several terms. He is a prominent farmer.

Samuel B. Gibson, son of Samuel Gibson, enlisted in Company B, First Ohio Cavalry, and served about nineteen months, being mustered out with the company at Columbus, Ohio, September 13, 1865.

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Morris D. Spriggs was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1806, and came to Belmont County, Ohio, when twenty-four years of age. He was a tailor by trade, but afterward followed farming. He removed to Guernsey County, in 1844, and to Seneca Township the following year. He was one of the prominent citizens of the township. Mr. Spriggs is now a resident of Wayne County, Ill. He married Catharine Pool, and reared eight sons and two daughters. But two of the family are now living in Noble County - Dr. Spriggs of Sarahsville, and David S., of Caldwell. Another son is a prominent attorney of Woodsfield.

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Richard Fletcher was an early settler on the creek, on land now owned by James Carr. His wife, Jemima, was an Enochs, a daughter of the pioneer settler of that name.

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The Fogles were a numerous and respectable family. They were natives of Washington County, Pa. There were three brothers, Jacob, Michael and Peter, who settled in the same neighborhood. Jacob and Michael came first, and a year or two later Peter settled on the farm where he lived and died. He came about 1818. He was the first justice of the peace in the township, and held the office about twenty years. He was also an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died in 1875, at the age of eighty-nine years. The Fogle brothers were all married before they came to Ohio. Jacob lived and died in Noble Township. His son Jacob still lives here. He and Mrs. Mary Merry Caldwell, are the only children of Jacob Fogle now living in the county. Michael moved from Noble Township to Enoch, and died there. He left no family. Peter was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Salliday, and their children were Mary, Eliza, Sarah and Margaret, all living, the oldest two in this county. For his second wife he married Phebe Stevens. Their children were Rachel (Rucker), who lives on part of the homestead; John, Illinois; Lucretia, Kansas; Anna, dead; Annary, Vinton County, Ohio; James, Colorado; George, Kentucky, and Peter, Caldwell. Peter lived on a farm until 1879, and then engaged in hotel-keeping in Caldwell. Since 1880 he has been in the business of undertaker and furniture dealer in Caldwell, owning a large and fine store. He has a German Bible, printed in 1590, which had been in the Fogle family nearly three hundred years.

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Josiah Burlingame was an early settler and a prominent citizen, a surveyor by profession. He came to Ohio from Rhode Island, and in 1814 located in this township. In 1815 he married Sarah Noble, a sister of the venerable John Noble. He was county commissioner of Morgan County from 1827 to 1832. He reared a large family, all of whom are now widely scattered. A reunion of the Burlingame family at Belle Valley, in the fall of 1886, was an interesting occasion.

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George Burlingame, one of a family of nine brothers, all living but one (Samuel), was born January 21, 1829. In 1860 he married Miss E. J. Coffee of this county. They have one child, Alta, now Mrs. Frank L. Green, of Belle Valley. Mr. Burlingame was formerly a Whig, and is now a Democrat. he has served as county surveyor, and was township assessor six terms. He has been engaged in the mercantile business at Belle Valley since 1884.

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Sylvester Westcott is among the oldest residents of the township. He was born in Providence, R.I., in 1815, and has resided in Noble Township since 1817. He married Mary A. Wheeler in 1840, and is the father of three daughters. He has a vivid recollection of the early days, and of the difficulties under which the early settlers labored.

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Rev. David Gorby was born in Ohio County, W. Va., in 1810, and has resided in Noble County, since his parents settled here in 1824. His maternal grandfather took part in the Revolutionary War, and afterward assisted in suppressing the "whiskey insurrection" in Pennsylvania. Mr. Gorby is a farmer, millwright, and minister of the Free Methodist church. He has recently been engaged in developing a fine mine of carbonate iron ore, which with coal, renders his land valuable. He married, first Mary Mason, and second, Eliza N. Hunter.

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