Richland County Ohio

Biographies

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RICHLAND COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES

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McBRIDE --- Augustus McBRIDE
Born November 2, 1819, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Married in 1841 to Martha Ann BARNES.

This is a summary of a biography found on pages 906-907 in: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

McCORMICK --- E.H. McCormick

....manufacturer of carriages; he was born in Franklin Township in 1850. He was married, in 1875, to Catherine HARNISH, who was born in Pennsylvania.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 787 in: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

MCCULLY --- William MCCULLY
....farmer; he was born July 3, 1817, on the farm owned by his grandfather, James MCDERMOTT, in Mifflin Township, in this county (Richland); he had removed from Mercer Co., Penn., and settled upon it about the year 1812. He was married June 9, 1840, to May, daughter of the late Samuel SIMPSON, of Mifflin Township; she was born March 16, 1819. Mr MCCULLY removed from Mifflin to Sandusky Township April 3, 1843.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 876 in: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

MCDONOUGH --- Robert MCDONOUGH, Jr.
....furniture and undertaking; February 7, 1879, he was married to Miss Bell HOFFMAN, of Plymouth. Mr. MCDONOUGH'S father, Robert, Sr., was born in Washington Co., Penn., Feb. 9, 1811; when but 9 years of age, he came, with his parents, to Millersburg, Ohio, where they remained until he was 18 years of age; thence he removed to Mansfield, Ohio, where he remained until 1832, when he came to Plymouth.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 869 in: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

McETNRE --- J. W. McENTRE
...was born in Cumberland County, Penn., in the year 1819. Removed to Troy Township, Richland County, in 1833. Mr. McENTRE married in the year 1854.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 901 of the book: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

McFARLAND --- George McFARLAND
...was born in Frederick County, Maryland, Oct. 29, 1805. He first came to this county in 1827 [stayed about a year, returned to MD for 8 months, and then returned to Richland County.] Mr. McFARLAND was married to Mary SCHLOSSER, May 9, 1831. She was born in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1812.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 907 in: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

McFARLAND --- Samuel McFARLAND
He was born in this township (Washington, Richland County) April 21, 1832. He was married to Miss Mary Ann FLEMING March 9, 1852. She was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1832.

McGREGGOR --- Landon McGREGGOR
...was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1823. He remained with his parents until about the year 1840. He then left home and came to this county. Mr. McGREGOR was married to Elizabeth PEARCE in 1853. She was born in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, in 1813.

McKIBBEN --- W.C. McKIBBEN
....he was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Aug. 20, 1827; he is the son of Hugh B. and Isabella McKIBBEN, who moved to this county in the spring of 1828, and settled in what is now Ashland Co., where they spent the rest of their days. The subject of this sketch lived at home until the spring of 1853, when his father bought a tract of land in Butler Township, and where he partly made his home until March 31, 1863, when he married Cordelia SMITH, of Huron Co. In the fall of 1863, after his marriage, he settled on the farm where he now resides. Mr. And Mrs. McKIBBEN have eight children.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 771 of the book: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

MCKINLEY --- Alexander MCKINLEY
...was born in Northumberland Co., Penn, and moved with his parents to Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1814; In February 1827, he moved near Perryville, Ohio, remaining there for three years; then moved on a farm near Springmills, this county. On the 20th of December, 1864, he bought the place on which he now resides. Father MCKINLEY was born in April, 1800; Jerush RUNYAN, his wife, was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Jan. 2, 1807. They were married Feb. 5, 1829 and had eight children.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 861 in: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

McMEEKEN --- James McMeeken

....he was born in Madison Township Jan. 28, 1840. He was married, Feb. 1, 1866, to Martha HAWLEY, who was born in Franklin Township Nov. 22, 1841; they have seven children. Mrs. McMEEKEN, mother of James McMEEKEN, was born in Rush Creek Township, Fairfield Co., July 22, 1808; she moved to Richland Co. in 1815; she was married, in 1835, to Hugh T. McMEEKEN, now deceased. James McMEEKEN enlisted in Co. G, 15^th O.V.I.

McPHERREN --- John McPHERREN
He was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1831. He remained with his parents until he was 26 years old, when he was married to Rosanna SNYDER in May, 1846. He remained there until 1868 when he came to this county (Richland). The parents of Mr. McPHERREN were born in Pennsylvania. His father was born in 1775 and died in 1848. He was 73 years old. His mother was born in 1782 and died in 1850. They died in Pennsylvania.

McWILLIAMS --- J. McWILLIAMS
....he was born in Richland Co. Jan. 17, 1848; he is a son of Charles and Agnes McWILLIAMS, who came from Scotland in 1843, and settled in Butler Township, where they lived about three years; they then moved to Ashland Co., where they still live. The subject of this sketch lived at home until the spring of 1875, when he married Nettie FARQUAHONSON, of Ashland Co.; after his marriage, he settled in Butler Township (Richland Co.). Mr. And Mrs. McWILLIAMS have two children.

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