Richland County Ohio

Biographies

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RICHLAND COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES

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PACKER --- J.H. PACKER

....school teacher, farmer and stock-raiser; was born in 1847, in the state of Pennsylvania; in 1849, the family came to Ohio; he lived on the old homestead, on the Bucyrus road near the B. & O.R.R., in Plymouth Township, till he was about 8 years old, when he went to Shelby, where he attended school; returning to Plymouth Township, purchasing his present farm in 1876. He was married in 1872, to Miss Mary L. AMMERMAN; they have one child.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 866 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.

PACKER --- J.H. PACKER
....school teacher, farmer and stock-raiser; was born in 1847, in the state of Pennsylvania; in 1849, the family came to Ohio; he lived on the old homestead, on the Bucyrus road near the B. & O.R.R., in Plymouth Township, till he was about 8 years old, when he went to Shelby, where he attended school; returning to Plymouth Township, purchasing his present farm in 1876. He was married in 1872, to Miss Mary L. AMMERMAN; they have one child.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 869-870 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.

PAINTER --- George PAINTER
...is a son of John PAINTER, who was born in Frederick Co., Va.., July 18, 1775; in 1811, John PAINTER moved to Belmont Co., and to Perry Township in 1813. George PAINTER was born in Perry Township, Feb. 4, 1822. He was married to Mary THUMB, daughter of Christopher THUMB, Oct. 8, 1846; she was born June 10, 1822; the mother died in 1853. Mr. PAINTER married Amelia FRENCH June 17, 1860; she was born 13, 1839, three children were born to them. He went with the 163d National Guards in the service.

This is a summary of a biography found on pages 861-862 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.

PALM --- James PALM
...was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, July 26, 1823. He came to this county (Richland) in the spring of 1841. He married Miss Margaret BOWMAN, November 9, 1848. She was born in Cumberland County, Penn., Jan. 4, 1827.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 908 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.

PARAMOUR --- Mordecai B. PARAMOUR
....farmer; was born in Springfield Township, in this county (Richland), on July 16, 1823; his father, John PARAMOUR, having removed from Jefferson Co., Ohio, about the year 1813. He was married on Oct. 13, 1849, to Susan R., daughter of Joseph COX.

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.

PARKER --- Huron M. PARKER
....merchant; was born in West Haven, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1845; in 1857 the family 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.

PARKER --- Robert PARKER
....deceased; was born in Maryland, Baltimore Co., in 1786, and came to Perry Township in 1827, in a one-horse wagon. He was married to Elizabeth SHULTZ, and they had eleven children.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 862 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.

PARKER --- Samuel PARKER
....proprietor carriage and wagon factory; was born in Meriden, Conn., in 1803; in 1833 he came to New Haven, Ohio; moving to Plymouth in 1857.

PARKER --- Samuel R. PARKER
....carriage and wagon manufacturer; was born Jan. 24, 1848, in New Haven, Huron Co.; he came to Plymouth with the family in 1857; he learned his trade and business of his father.

PARRISH Abbie A. Parrish, Mrs. ....the widow of the late Rev. Hugh L. PARRISH. Mrs. PARRISH was born in New London Co., Conn., on the 1st of January, 1828; when at the age of 8 years, her parents removed to the State. She married with the late Rev. Hugh C. PARRISH, Feb. 7, 1860

This is a summary of a biography found on page 759 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.

PARRISH Hugh L. Parrish, Rev. ....deceased; *was born in Pembroke, Genesee Co., .Y., Nov. 29, 1812, and died in Rome, Richland Co., Ohio, June 17, 1879. He was licensed to preach, June 3, 1835, at Salem, Penn. He was twice married,. His first wife was Jemima DARROW, who left two children at her death. His second wife was Abbie A. INGHAM *from his obituary

PAUL Matilda Paul ....widow of the late Mr. Andrew PAUL; she was born in Beaver Co., Penn., on the 4th of June, 1817, where she resided until the age of 19, when she paid her uncle a visit in this township, but never returned to her native home, as she married Mr. PAUL on the 2d of January 1840; they reared a family of eight children.

PFEIFER --- Andrew PFEIFER
...was born in the old country. He came to this county in 1854. He was married to Mascada ZWVEAR Nov. 27, 1857. She was born Dec. 5, 1831 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

This is a summary of a biography found on pages 908-909 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.

PHILLIPS --- Thomas PHILLIPS
....was born in Dorcheser Co., Md.; he came with his parents to Ohio in 1812.........then to Perry Township alone in 1824 to visit his sister married to Joseph PUMPHREY. He married one of Abraham HETRICK'S daughters. Mr. HETRICK came from York Co., Penn., and settled in Perry Township in1814. Mr. PHILLIPS was born Jan. 13, 1800. His first wife, Sarah HETRICK, was born Nov. 16, 1807. They were married March 3, 1825 and had eleven children. Sarah died in 1851; he married Jacintha COOK, Feb. 26, 1862; she was John COOK'S daughter, who came to Perry Township in 1812; she was born Sept. 1, 1813.

PICKING --- J.W. Picking

....was born in Franklin Co., Penn., in April, 1835; his father, Henry PICKING, with his family of six children, emigrated to Ohio in 1845 and purchased 40 acres of the southwest quarter of Sec. 10. The subject of this notice, about the age of 18 years commenced the trade of carpenter with Patrick BARNES. He was married to Miss Mary CUTLER in February, 1857; they have five children. He moved to where he now resides in 1874.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 795 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.

PIFER --- George H. Pifer

....he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., April 28, 1838; came to Ohio when he was quite young. Married, Feb. 22, 1866 to Anna DUNNAN, who was born in Franklin Township Jan. 5, 1839; they have two children.

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.

PINKSTON --- Ephraim W. PINKSTON
, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 31, Range 20, Township 6, P. O. Cedar Point, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., March 1, 1830.... he came to Kansas in April of [1857]..... He has been twice married. His first wife was Miss Clara J. YOUNG, of Cottonwood Township, whom he married May 12, 1867. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 24, 1848; came to Kansas in May, 1866; died January 10, 1875..... He married Mrs. Sarah A. L. MACK of Lawrence, December 12, 1876. Mrs. E. W. Pinkston was Sarah A. LYON, youngest daughter of William and Elizabeth LYON; was born May 2, 1837, in Richland County, Ohio; received a good school education, and in 1854, came West with her parents, two sisters and one brother. After a sojourn of four weeks in Independence, Mo., the family moved into Kansas.... She was the first young lady in Lawrence, [Kansas]. Was married November 23, 1857, to John W. MACK, who was born in Milton, Mass., February 10, 1835. They lived thirteen happy years together; no children; he died October 9,. 1870...... His widow was married December 12, 1876, to Ephraim W. PINKSTON, of Cedar Point, Chase County.

This is part of a long biography (which includes a fair amount of information on the LYON family) found in an online version of: History of the State of Kansas (Chase County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

PIPER --- William PIPER
...was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 1811. He came to this county (Richland) in 1824. He was married to Martha C. CARR Dec 20, 1836. She was born Oct., 1818, in this county (Richland).

This is a summary of a biography found on page 909 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.

PITTENGER --- H. O. PITTENGER
He was born in Franklin Township in 1839, the son of Isaac PITTENGER, who came to this county in 1830. He was married in 1871 to Sarah Mary MORGAN, the daughter of Mrs. Mary MORGAN.

This is a summary of a biography found 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.

PITTENGER --- Ira L. PITTENGER
....born in Rome, this township (Blooming Grove), Dec. 16, 1852, where he has since resided, with the exception of one year, when he resided in Weller Township. He was married Nov. 19, 1876, to Ida V. BACKENSTO, who was born in this county; they have two children.

This is a summary of a biography found on pages 759-760 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.

PITTINGER --- J.L. PITTENGER
was born in Blooming Grove Township June 29, 1839; he was married to Miss GIBSON Nov. 16, 1861; they have had two children.

This is a summary of a biography found on pages 887-888 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.

POLLOCK --- Thomas POLLOCK
...was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1802. He left his native state in 1808, with his parents, and came to Columbiana County, Ohio. He remained in that county until 1817; that year, they came to this county (Richland)... Thomas POLLOCK was married to Miss Mary MORRELL, April 1, 1824. She was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in 1801. She came to this county in 1821.

POORMAN --- Samuel POORMAN
....farmer; he was born Feb. 20, 1831 in Perry Township, Richland Co.; after marriage he moved to Morrow Co.; remaining a few years, he moved to Fulton Co.; in the spring of 1876, returned to Perry Township. Sarah Burke was born July 4, 1835; the daughter of John Dillion Burke, and her mother's name before marriage was Elizabeth Arbuckle. They had three children.

POST --- David POST
farmer; he was born in Richland Co. March 11, 1820; his father, Daniel POST, was one of the early settlers; he emigrated from Washington Co., Penn., about 1817, and settled near Lexington; he came to Sharon about 1830. He was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Hannah MARTIN; they had fours sons and three daughters. The subject of this sketch came to Shelby in 1848, ; he was married to Miss Elisabeth Bargaheiser Dec. 4, 1845; they have four sons and two daughters. His wife died and he again married to Christina H. HOPP; they have one daughter and two sons.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 888 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.

POST --- Henry POST
He was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Sep. 8, 1805. He came to Ohio in 1819. Married to Anna ANDREWS who was born in Washington County, Penn., March 26, 1807. Mr. POST's father, Benjamin POST, was born in New Jersey in 1776, and was married to Nancy POOL, also born in New Jersey. Benjamin POST died in August, 1830. Nancy POST died in 1823. They came to this county and settled in Troy Township in 1819.

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.

POST --- L.B. POST
farmer and stock-raiser; he was born in Sharon Township Aug 26, 1846; he was married to Hattie L. LEWIS on the 28th day of Dec. 1869; he had by this marriage two children. Page 888

POTTER --- George H. POTTER
....born in Franklin Co., Penn., on the 21st of October, 1838, where he resided until the year 1866, when he came to this county. In the year 1870 on the 10th of July, he was married to Mrs. McELROY. He enlisted in the late war, first a member of Co. K, 126th Penn. V.I.; and second, Co. D. 21st Penn. V.C.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 760 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.

POWELL --- Mrs. Elizabeth POWELL
....the widow of the late William POWELL, who was born in Pitt Township, Allegheny Co., Penn., March 7, 1805. At the age of 17, he came to this county. Mrs. POWELL was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Aug. 14, 1813; she lived there until the age of 17, when her parents removed to this county; they have thirteen children.

POWELL --- James POWELL
....born in this township (Blooming Grove) Aug. 20,1837; he was married June 19, 1866, to Sarah C. ROSEBERRY, who was born in Ashland Co., April 15, 1845; they have a family of five children.

POWELL --- William H. POWELL
....born in this township (Blooming Grove) June 5, 1840; he was married, Aug. 3, 1868, to Sabra S. FINCH; they have five children.

PRITCHARD --- William Hughes PRITCHARD

.... was born in Worthington Township, Richland Co., Ohio, July, 1850. After taking an academical course at Greentown Academy, Perrysville, Ohio, he went to college at Denison University, and thence to the University of Wooster, where he graduated in June, 1874. The expenses of his education were paid almost exclusively by the results of his own labor, working summers and teaching winters. In July, 1874, he was married to Miss Sophie Leiter, of Lucas, Ohio, and for four years thereafter he was employed as a teacher -- one year as assistant in Greentown Academy and three years as Superintendent of Schools in Shelby, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in December, 1878, by the Supreme Court at Columbus, Ohio, and immediately thereafter formed a copartnership with Norman M. Wolf, under the firm name of Pritchard & Wolf, and since that time has been enjoying a good and successful law practice. In the spring of 1879, being an enthusiastic Republican, he was active in organizing and was elected chairman of the Young Men's Republican Club of Mansfield. His family consists of his wife and two boys -- J. Sample, aged 5 years, and Natscher W., aged 2 1/2 years.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 724 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.. Submitted by Gayle Vickery Pritchard: e-mail: GAPDesigns@aol.com 31001 Carlton Drive, Bay Village, OH 44140 (note by submitter: Hughes Pritchard was brother of John Newton Pritchard, our great-great grandfather.

PULVER --- Isaac PULVER
...was born in Ontario County, New York, in 1801. At the age of 25 he was married to Balinda BROWN, May 1, 1826. She was born Oct. 27, 1801, in New York. Mr. PULVER came to this county (Richland) October 24, 1826. Mr. PULVER's first wife died July 19, 1834, at the age of 45 years [sic!]. Mr. PULVER remained a widower until 1840 when he married his second wife, Hannah ARMSTRONG. She was born in this township (Washington) April 21, 1819.

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