Pioneer Biography Sources and Index
After the name of each biography is the township where they lived (when available) and the page number and a number in parentheses which shows which book is the source. Formatting, spelling, and capitalization is retained as shown in the source.
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Title Page: 1809, History of Ashland County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. Published by Williams Bros. 1880.
Obverse Page: The reproduction of this book has been made possible through the sponsorship of the Ashland County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society of Ashland, Ohio. A Reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 4400 Jackson Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47715, Nineteen Hundred Seventy Two. Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1876, by Geo. W. Hill, M.D. In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, At Washington. Binding by Modern Pre-Binding Corporation, Portland, Indiana.
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Title Page: A History of the Pioneer and Modern Times of Ashland County, from The Earliest to the Present Date. By H.S. Knapp. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1863.
Obverse Page: Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, by H.S. Knapp, In the Clerk’s Office of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Alphabetical List of Pioneer Biographies
A
Adkins Jr., Alexander
Allison, Alexander
Amend, John
Andrews, Alanson
Andrews, James
Andrews, Lorin (2 images)
Andrews, Orsamus L.
Andrews, Thaddeus
Arehart, John
Armentrout, Abraham
Armstrong, Captain
Armstrong, Dr. David
Armstrong, Dr. Harrison
Arnold, Samuel L.
Arnold, Solomon
Artz, John
Austin, Joseph
B - Benninghoff
Bachelder, William
Bacorn, Jacob
Bailey, Abel
Bailey, N.H.
Baker, John
Barker, N.H.
Barnhill, Charles R.
Barnhill, George W.
Barnhill, Robert
Barr, Abraham
Barrick, Stephen
Barron, James P.
Barron, William
Barton, Clark A.
Baun, Adam
Beach, Daniel
Beall, General Reasin (image)
Beck, George
Beck, Jacob
Beck, John
Beck, William
Beer, Rev. Thomas
Bell, John
Bender, George
Bender, John
Bender, Martin
Bender, Matthias
Bennighof, David
Benninghof, J.F.
Berry - Bringolf
Berry, Jacob
Berry, Colonel John
Berry, Samuel
Berry, William
Biddinger, David
Bird, Sparks
Bishop, Cornelius
Bishop, John (Clearcreek)
Bishop, John (Orange) 2 entries
Bishop, Joseph
Bittinger, Daniel
Bittenger, George
Black, Jacob S.
Black, Philip J.
Black, Samuel
Black, S.W.
Bolly, Simon
Botdorf, David D.
Botdorf, Nancy
Bowerice, George W.
Bowerize, George W.
Bowers, Michael
Boyd, J.H.
Brandebery, E.C.
Breckeiser Jr., Jacob
Breckeiser Sr., Jacob
Brigle, John
Brindle, John
Brindle, Simon
Bringolf, John G.
Brothers - Byers
Brothers, Henry
Brown, John G.
Brown, Thomas
Brubaker, Benjamin
Brubaker, George
Brubaker, George W.
Brubaker, Jacob (image)
Bruce, Joel
Bryte, David
Bryte, Elijah
Bryte, John
Bryte, Thomas
Buchanan, George
Buchanan, Isaac
Buckwalter, C.L.
Budd, Daniel
Buffenmire, David
Buffenmire, E.R.
Bull Family, The
Bull, Hezekiah
Bull, G.W.
Bull, Hon. John W.
Burd, John
Burd Jr., Sparks
Burd Sr., Sparks
Burgett, George
Burk, Peter
Burns, A.J.
Burns, Hugh
Burns, Peter
Burns, William
Burwell, John Lee
Bush, James Franklin
Bushnell Sr., Sterling G.
Butcher, H.
Butt, Henry
Buzzard, Benjamin
Byers, John
C - Church
Calhoun, Alexander
Camp, John
Camp, Mathias
Campbell, Almer R.
Campbell, Arthur
Campbell, James
Campbell, John A.
Carey, George W.
Carr Sr., John
Carter, Daniel
Carter Jr., Daniel
Carter Sr., Daniel (image)
Carter, David (image)
Carter, Norman
Carver, Aldrich
Case, H.B.
Castor, Conrad
Castor, Noah
Castor, Tobias
Chamberlain, James
Chamberlain, Joseph
Chamberlain, Whitney
Chandler, Joseph
Chandler, Robert F.
Chapman, John (image)
Charles, John
Chase, Hon. James E.
Chesrown, Peter
Chesrown, Wesley
Church, Henry
Ciphers - Covert
Ciphers, David
Clark, Dr. Bela B.
Clark, James
Clark, Nathaniel
Cliff, Dr. Joseph E.
Close, Henry M.
Close, Roderick M.
Closson, Josiah
Clouse, Simon
Coble, Henry
Coble, John
Coffin, Frederick W.
Cole Sr., Thomas
Coleman, D.H.
Coleman, Isaac
Condick, William
Conn, George
Copus, Wesley
Cory, John
Coulter, Christopher C.
Coulter, George B.
Coulter, John
Coulter, Jonathan
Coulter, Thomas W.
Coulters, The
Coun, Enoch
Countryman, Christian
Countryman, S.P.
Covert, Enoch
Covert, Ithamer
Covert, John E.
Cowan - Curry
Cowan, M.D., Jacob P.
Cowan, Joseph
Cowan, William
Cowie, Louis
Craig, Samuel
Craig, William
Crall, Jacob
Crane, Dr. Isaac L.
Creveling, John
Crites, S.J.
Crittenden, Alvin
Crittenden, Orlando
Crone, John
Crone, Thomas
Crone, Thomas S.
Croninger, Benjamin
Crouse, Jacob
Cubbison, John
Culberson, Thomas S.
Culler, John
Culler, Michael (images)
Culler Jr., Michael
Culler, Samuel
Culler, Sebastian
Cuppy, John
Curry, George W.
Curry, Joseph
D
Davis, Hugh
Davis, McClure
Davis, Samuel S.
Davis, William (Mohican)
Davis, William (Vermillion)
DeArmon, Thomas
Deming, Dr. William N.
DeMoss, Jonah
DeMoss, Marcus
Derrenberger, Michael
Deyarmon, Christian
Deyarmon, Dr. Joseph
Dillier, Henry
Dillier, Jacob
Dinsmore Sr., James A.
Donley, John (2 images)
Doty, Abraham
Doty, James
Doty, Jonathan
Doty, Joseph
Dougherty, Hon. John
Dowdee, Billy
Drake, Chester
Drake, Simeon L.
Drayton, E.T.
Dunlap, Thomas
E
Eagle, William and Thomas
Easly, George
Easly, Julius D.
Eberhart, Henry H.
Eberhart, John
Eberhart, Joshua
Ebert, Elijah
Ebert, Millison (3 images)
Ebright, E.F.
Echelbarger, James M.
Echelbarger, Samuel
Ecker, Jacob
Eichelberger Jr., Adam
Eichelberger Sr., Adam
Eichelberger, George
Eichelberger, Jacob
Eichelberger, John
Eichelberger, Joseph
Eicher, Samuel
Ekey, Zephaniah H.
Eldridge, John H.
Elliott, Christy M.
Elliott, Patrick
Emerick, Alexander
Emerick, John
Emerson, Rev. R. D.
Emmens Jr., Benjamin
Emmons Sr., Benjamin
Emrick, George
Emrick, Jacob
Engle, C.F.
Eshleman, David
Ewalt, John
Ewalt, William D.
Ewing, Stephen
F - Finley
Fair, C.D.
Fast, A.C.
Fast Sr., Christian
Fast, Jacob #1
Fast, Jacob #2
Fast, Jonas
Fast, William
Ferrell, John
Ferrell, Lance
Ferrell, William
Ferris, Abraham
Fickes, Daniel
Fike, Adam
Fike, C.L.
Finley, Abner
Finley, Alexander
Finley, John
Flickinger - Funk
Flickinger, Levi
Fluke, David (2 images)
Fluke, Henry (2 entries)
Fluke, John
Fluke, Philip (2 images and 2 entries)
Ford, Elias
Foulks, George and Elizabeth
Fox, Conrad
Fox, David
Fox, Frederick
Fox, Joseph Benton
Frazee, William C.
Freer, Albertus
Frees, Jacob
Fridline, Ludwick
Frizzel, L.
Fry, Benjamin
Fulkerson, Major R.P.
Fuller, Dr. Ephraim B.
Fulmer, Daniel
Fulmer, Jacob (2 entries)
Funk, Amos
Funk, Benjamin
Funk, C.C.
G
Gaines, John C.
Gaines, Thomas
Galloway, W.G.
Gallup, Josiah
Gardner, Levi
Garret, Samuel
Garret, William
Gates, Isaac
Gault, John
Geier, John
Geiselman, Daniel
Gibson, Jacob
Gibson, James
Gibson, William W.
Gilbert, Henry
Glass, Dr. Samuel
Glenn, Thomas
Glenn, William
Goodyear, Chauncy
Goodyear, William F.
Gould, John
Gould, Rufus
Grabell, John S.
Graham, Francis (2 entries)
Greenlee, John
Greenlee, William
Gregg, William
Gretzinger, Adam
Gretzinger, John B.
Grinold, James
Grosscup, Benjamin
Grosscup, E.J.
Grubb, Jacob H.
Guthrie, George
Guthrie, Richard
H
Hamilton, William
Harris, Asa
Harris, William W.
Hart, David
Hart, Newton A.
Hartman, Henry
Harvey, John
Harvey, T.C.
Harvnot, Isaac
Harvout, Joseph
Haskell, George C.
Haskell, Nathaniel
Hazlett, George W.
Hazlett, James
Heckman, Samuel
Heichel, John
Heichel, Joseph
Heiffner, David
Heiffner, James
Heifner, Hyman L.
Heiser, D.F.
Helbert, Jacob
Heltman, Andrew
Heltman, William G.
Herzog, John G.
Hess, Samuel
Hiffner Sr., Jacob
Hildreth, Dr. Joseph
Hill, Harvey
Holbrook, Bernard
Honebarger, Daniel
Honebarger, George
Hoover, Harrison
Horn, Elias
Horn, Jacob
Hough, H.J.
Householder, Levi
Huff, Peter (2 entries) Image
Huff, Samuel
Huffman, Abraham
Huffman, Daniel
Hughes, Rev. William
Humphrey, Andrew
Humphrey, Robert R.
Humphrey, William
Hunter, T.W.
I and J
Ilgar, William W.
Imhoff, William G.
Ingmond, E.H.
Irvin, William
Isaman, Margaret
Jackson, Andrew
Jamison, Frank S.
Jeffrey, John
Jennings, Jacob O.
Jerome, John Baptiste
Johnson, Ambrose, B.
Johnson, Jeriah
Johnson, Joseph
Johnston, John F.
Johnston, Thomas
Jonacake, Solomon
Jones, Frederick
Jones Sr., John
Jones, John D.
Jones, Joseph
K
Kagey, Christian
Kagey, John C.
Kagey, Martin
Kagey, Martin V.
Kagey, Samuel
Kane, Herman
Kantzer Jr., George
Kantzer Sr., George
Kantzer, John
Karns, J.D.
Kauffman, Daniel
Kauffman, Jacob J.
Kaufman, Emanuel
Kayler, Henry
Kayler, Jacob
Kean, Augustus C.
Keever, Henry
Keffer, Robison
Keiser, Samuel
Keller, John
Kelly, Mrs. Patrick
Kendig, Dr. E.V.
Keener Jr., John
Kilgore, James
Kilhefner, Isaac
Kindle, Aaron
Kindle, William
Kinnaman, Dr. Jacob W.
Kiplinger, Jacob
Kiplinger, Levi H.
Kirkton, William
Kithcart, Thomas
Kithcart Sr., Thomas
Kline, Anthony
Knoth, Frank
Koch, Gotlieb
Kready, Jacob
Krichbaum, Jacob
L
Lambright, John
Lambright, Levi B.
Larwill, John C.
Latimer, William
Latta, Moses
Latta, William
Lawson, James
Leach, E.C.
Lehmann, Michael
Leidigh, Samuel (2 entries)
Leistensnider, John
Lemon, James W.
Lemon, John
Link, Adam
Linn, Jacob
Long, Adam
Long, Alfred O.
Long, George (Lake)
Long, George (Vermillion)
Long, John G.
Long, John M.
Long, Philip
Long, William
Lucas, Jacob
Luther, Dr. Joel
Luther, Hulbert
Lutz, John
Lutz, Wilson
Lyons, Thomas
M - McConnell
Mackey, George
Mansfield, Martin Henry
Markel, Dr. I.F.
Markel, Solomon
Markley, Joseph
Markley, Orlando
Marsh, Abijah
Marsh, Alva
Marsh, Aretes
Martin, Clarence S.
Martin, Captain William S.
Mason, Andrew
Mason, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mason, Isaac
Mason, Martin B.
Mason Sr., Martin
Matthews, C.C.
Matthews, Isaac H.
Matthews, Nicholas
Maurer, Henry
Maurer, John
Maurer, William
May, Michael
McCarty, Dr. Oliver C.
McClure, Samuel
McCombs, John H. (image)
McConnell, David
McConnell, John (2 entries)
McCool - Mish
McCool, James
McCool, William A.
McCrary, Harrison
McCrary, Henry L.
McCrary, William
McCutchin, Joseph
McFadden, Alfred
McFadden, C.S.
McFadden, James
McFadden, J.N.
McGuires, (The)
McGuire, Benjamin
McGuire, Thomas
McIlvain, Jefferson Monroe
McKibben, Hugh B.
McKinley, Benjamin S.
McNaul, John
McNaull, William
Metcalf, Edward
Metcalf, Levi
Metcalf, Thomas
Metcalf, Vachel
Millar, George
Millar, G. W.
Miller, Jacob
Miller, Joseph
Miller, Thomas
Milligan, George W.
Mish, Adam
Moltrup - Mykrantz
Moltrup, James C.
Moneysmith, Frank
Moody, Rev. Samuel
Moore Sr., Samuel
Moore, William C.
Moores, Ezekiel
Moores Jr., Ezekiel
Morr, Andrew
Morr, Elias
Morr, Eliza
Morr, Elmer D.
Morr, George
Morr Jr., Michael
Morr, Michael (2 entries)
Morr, Samuel D.
Mourey, Joseph
Mowry, Michael
Mumper, Andrew
Mumper, Jr., Andrew
Mumper, Sr., Andrew
Murray, Hugh
Murray, Patrick
Myers, M.D., Benjamin
Myers, Daniel
Myers, Frank E.
Myers, George
Myers, Jr., Henry
Myers, H.K.
Myers, J.
Myers, Jonathan
Myers, Michael
Mykrantz, Christopher
N - O
Nelson, Hugh P.
Nelson, John S.
Nelson, Joseph
Nelson, Robert (2 Entries)
Newell, Robert
Newman, Andrew
Noggle, William
Norris, John
Norris, Joseph B.
Norris, William
Oesterlen, Dr. Gustavus
Offineer, James A.
Ogden, Thomas
Ohl, Stephen
Oliver, Allen (2 Entries)
Oliver, Lewis (2 Entries)
Openheimer, Charles
Osborn, Thomas
Osburn, William
Otto, Michael
P
Parker, Cephas
Parker, Joseph L.
Parker, Rev. Joseph Seeley
Parker, Silas C.
Parkes, Edwin
Parmely, Sylvanus
Parmenter Jr., John
Patterson, William
Paullin, B.F.
Paullin, Z.T.
Paxton, Lafayette
Peck, Homer
Percival, Dr. J.M.
Percival, Moses Cook
Peters, William
Petot, Claude
Petterson, Mrs. Nancy J.
Phelps, Elisha P.
Pierce, Dean
Pifer, Henry
Pifer, Joseph
Pipe, Captain
Plank, Isaac
Plice, Jacob
Poag, James
Pocock, D.F.
Pocock, James M.
Poorman, George
Porter, John
Priest, James Loudon (Lake)
Priest, James Loudon (Hanover)
Priest, John
Proudfit, Andrew
Q - R
Quick, Aaron N.
Quick, Benjamin
Quick, David
Quick, Jacob L.
Ralstons, The
Ramsey, John
Ramsey, William
Redd, James
Reed, Asa S.
Reed Jr., William
Rees, Henry F.
Reinhard, P.A.
Reinhardt, Jacob
Rice, Ebenezer
Richard, Daniel
Richards, Samuel
Richards, Thomas W.
Richey, Francis T.
Richey, Joel
Richey, Robert
Riddle, George W.
Riddle Sr., Michael
Riddle, William Patterson
Ridgley, John B.
Rieser, Herman M.
Riggs, Horace
Risser, John
Ritchey, John
Ritchie, John M.
Roberts, Harvey
Robertson, Samuel
Robinson, Rev. John (2 Entries)
Robison, John
Rogers, Nathan P.
Rogers, Richard
Roland, Christian
Roop, Dr. J.E.
Roorback, Jacob
Roseberry, Isaac
Roseberry, Philip R.
Rowland, Samuel
Rudy, John
Rumbaugh, Jacob
Rust, Darius
Rust, Lucian
Rust, Stephen
Ryland, N.D.
Saal - Sheets
Saal, George
Sacket, Harvey
Sadler, Rev. William
Sanborn, Jeremiah
Sanborn, Joseph
Sanders, Jr., Peter
Sanders, Sr., Peter
Schauweker, Godfrey
Schauweker, John
Schneider, George
Scott, Alford
Scott, Dr. Andrew J. (2 Entries)
Scott, Hugh
Scott, John (2 Entries)
Scott, M.C.
Scott, O.H.
Scott, William
Sealer, Henry
Seibert, Benjamin F.
Seibert, C.S.
Selby, J.W.
Sharp, Professor S.Z.
Shearer, David
Shearer, Philip
Sheets, John
Sheets, Joseph
Sheets, Samuel
Sheller - Slocum
Sheller, Emanual
Sheller, Henry (Vermillion)
Sheller, Henry (Mifflin)
Shelley, E.F.
Shemberger, Michael
Sheppard, Frederick
Sheppard, John
Shidler, Daniel
Shidler, John
Shidler, William
Shisler, William N.
Shively Family, The
Shopbell, Jacob
Shriver, Albert
Shriver, David
Shriver, George
Shriver, J.R.
Sigler, Anthony R.
Sigler, Daniel
Sigler, Edward
Sigler, Robert
Slocum, Eli
Slocum, Elias
Slocum, Dr. Williard
Slocum, General Willard
Smalley - Steele
Smalley, John P.
Smalley, Richard
Smalley, R.V.
Smilie, Richard S.
Smith, Adam
Smith, Jr., David
Smith, George B.
Smith, Henry
Smith, James B.
Smith, Nathan W.
Smith, Robert W. (2 Entries)
Smith, Thomas
Snyder, John
Spencer, David G.
Spencer, John A.
Spencer, Joseph W.
Spreng, Jacob
Spreng, John (2 Entries)
Springer, John
Sprott, Thomas (Image)
Stafford, Thomas
Staman, Benjamin
Staman, Sr., Jacob
Stauffer, Peter High
Stearns, Alonzo N.
Stearns, Horace L.
Stearns, Nathan
Steele, J.H.
Stentz - Switzer
Stentz, John
Stentz, Michael
Stentz, Philip
Stephens, H.I.
Stewart, George H.
Stockman, Abiather
Stockman, John
Stone, Daniel
Stone, George M.
Stoner, Jacob
Strickland, Joseph
Strickland, William H.
Strong, John
Stubbs, Joseph D.
Stull, Isaac
Sturtevant, Bradford
Sultzer, Frederick
Summers, Daniel
Sunday, Andrew
Sunday, John
Sunday, Joseph
Sutherland, Thomas Smith
Swartz, Joseph R.
Sweringer, Neal McCoy
Swineford, Byron M.
Swineford, Emanuel
Swineford, George
Swineford, John
Switzer, Dillman
Switzer, Henry
T - U - V
Tallantire, Rev. John R.
Tangeman, William
Tannehill, Charles O.
Tannehill, Jr., Melzer
Tannehill, Sr., Melzer
Tannehills, The
Taylor, Enoch
Taylor, Samuel
Taylor, William
Taylor, William and Sons
Thomas, John L.
Thomas, Josiah (Images)
Thomas, Peter
Tilton, John
Treace, Emanuel
Tryon, Enos
Urie, Colonel George W. (Image) Entry #1
Urie, Colonel George W. Entry #2
Urie, Samuel
Urie, Solomon
Vail, John Wesley
Van Arnan, Charles S.
Vance, Solomon
Van Nest, John
Van Nordstrand, Sr., Peter
Vannorstrand, Peter
Vantilburg, Sr., Daniel
Vantilburg, Henry
Vermilya, William J.
Vesper, Michael
W - X - Y - Z
Wachtel, Henry
Walker, Captain Alanson
Wallack, Eli W.
Warens, John
Warens, John C.
Warens, William
Weikal, William
Weikel, Joseph
Weiler, David
Welch, Ephraim (Image)
Welch, John
Welch, Rankin F.
Wells, Henry
Wells, James
Wells, Joseph
Weltmer, John
Wenrick, Benjamin
Wertman, Daniel
Wertman, David
Wertman, Jackson S.
Wertz, Henry
Weston, Roswell
Weyant, David
Wharton, Ebenezer
Wharton, James
Wharton, John
Wharton, Thomas
Whisler, John W.
Whitcomb, Horace N.
Whitcomb, Wilson
Whitmore, Judge Daniel W.
Wicoff, Peter
Wicoff, William
Williams, Abram
Wilson, A.H.
Wilson, Robert
Wilson Jr., William J.
Wiltrout, Jonas
Winbigler, James P.
Winbigler, Richard
Wireman, Andrew
Wirt, William H.
Wise, Michael
Wolf, George
Wolf, George B.
Wolf, Isaac
Wolf, John (2 Entries)
Wolf, John C.
Wolf, Michael
Wolf, Stephen
Wolf, Warring
Woodhull, William S.
Worst, Henry
Worst, Samuel
Yarnell, Aaron
Yarnell, Daniel
Yarnell, Daniel R.
Yeater, Lewis P.
Young, Jacob
Young, James
Young, John C.
Zehner, Joseph
Zehner, Peter
Zimmerman, Cyrus
Zimmerman, Isaac
Zimmerman, L.P.