HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH "T"

TAYLOR, MILTON F., farmer, Walnut township. He was born in this township, September 23, 1848 ; the son of Jesse and Ann (Kramer) Taylor. Jesse Taylor was born in Frederick county, Virginia, September 9, 1806. In 1829 he came, with his parents, to Ohio. The family resided in Lancaster one year; they then settled in Walnut township, on the place, a portion of which is now owned by M. F. Taylor. He purchased eighty acres. In 1865 he died in his ninety- fourth year. Jesse, Jr., continued to live on the home place, and in 1858 built the present residence. He-raised a family of four children,- William H., a resident of Nebraska ; Sarah, wife of Newton Holt, of Walnut township ; David R., enlisted in the Fortieth O. V. I. in 1861, and was killed in the battle of Pittsburgh Landing, April 6, 1862. To his second marriage he raised one son, Milton F. Mr. Taylor was a member of the Reform church. He died March 7, 1878. His widow still survives him in her sixty-sixth year. Milton F. received a fair education; he attended the Fairfield Academy, at Pleasantville, one year. He farmed the home place until his marriage, November 6, 1878, to Miss Ella R., daughter of David Y. McNaughten, a well- known resident of Walnut township. They are the parents of one daughter, born September 9, 1880. He is a member of the Masonic Order. He owns two hundred and forty acres of land. He has a fine lot of extra blooded stock. The mother of Mr. Taylor is a member of the Reform church. THOMAS, B. A., M. D., of Rushville, Fairfield county, Ohio; a son of Jesse Thomas. He was born August 22, 1835, in Reading township, Perry county, Ohio; was reared on a farm ; received a common school education, with the exception of one term of select school in Somerset, Perry county, Ohio, by Charles Nourse, principal. At the age of twenty-two years commenced teaching school and taught for the period of three years, in the winter months. In the year 1860 he was teaching a spring term; had taught fifteen days when the war 376

broke out. He left the school room and enlisted in Captain James Stinchcomb's Company F, Seventeenth Regiment, Ohio Infantry Volunteers. Was appointed First Sergeant of the company. He served four months in Western Virginia. In the fall of 1861 he recruited Company D, Sixty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was elected Captain, and served with the regiment until the latter part of June, 1863, on Folly Island, South Carolina, when broken down in health, at the urgent solicitation of the Lieutenant Colonel and Surgeon of the regiment, he was discharged on account of disability. After returning home he endeavored to follow farming, but on account of diseases contracted in the service, he was compelled to change his occupation. Having already studied medicine to a considerable extent he chose the profession of a physician, and read medicine with J. D. Nourse, M. D., of Rushville, Ohio, and attended lectures at the Starling Medical College, in 1864 and 1865. He commenced practice in the spring of 1865 in Rushville, and attended lectures again in 1868 and 1869, and graduated at the Starling Medical College, since which time he has practiced in Rushville, Ohio. He was married to Ella Rissler, daughter of Thomas Rissler, of Richland township, Fairfield county, Ohio, September 10, 1861. She was born February 22, 1842. Their children are Eva C., born June 13, 1864: Minnie, born April 8, 1866, and Edward H., born April 20, 1873. THOMAS, REUBEN, farmer, post office, Tarlton; born April 24, 1831. Married November 17, 1853, to Miss Isabelle A. Brink. There were born of this union twelve children: Virginia B., born November 22, 1854; Theodore C., born November 13, 1856, died September 29, 1858; Charles E., born September 19, 1858; Archibald A., born June 7, 1860; Edward B., born July 6, 1862; Albert C., born March 15, 1864; Cora Dell, born September 16, 1866; Getta M., born March 23, 1868; Harry F., born March 12, 1870; Emma J., born June 30, 1872; Lucy Lee, born November 1, 1875: Sadie Belle, born May 1, 1877. The subject of this sketch is living one mile south of Oakland. He is one of the most enterprising farmers of Clearcreek township. THOMPSON, WILLIAM K., farmer, Walnut township. He was born in Walnut township October 11, 1839; only son of Moses and Anna (Calb) Thompson. Moses was born in Pennsylvania. He came, when a boy, with his father to Ohio ; the family settled in Walnut township, on the place now owned by Theopolis Reace. When a young man Moses settled on the place now owned by William K. Thompson. He cleared and improved the place ; he built the family residence in 1858 or 1859. He raised one son and three daughters-Mary Jane, wife of James Groves, residing in Franklin county; Elizabeth, wife of Peter B. Cool, of Walnut township; Serena, wife of William P. Kaven, of Walnut township; and William K. Moses Thompson was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years. He owned, at his death, one hundred and sixty-nine acres of land ; he died in 1863. William K., after acquiring his education, engaged in farming. He married, March 30, 1865, Miss Sophia Melissa, daughter of James and Mary Jeffries, of Walnut township. They are the parents of eight children, James D., Lizzie R., Ada L., William, Vertie, Claud C., Herbert, Maud and Jasper. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are 377

members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He owns one hundred and sixty-nine acres of land. In 1879 he built a model barn. TOTJE, C. F., proprietor of feed store, Lancaster. He was born in Hanover, Germany, December 16, 1816, where he received his education. In 1832, he came with some friends to America. He came to Lancaster and learned the cooper trade. In 1844, he commenced business for himself, continuing in the same some five or six years. He there commenced dealing in coal, lime, feed, and has been doing a fair trade. He was a member of the city council one term. He was married July 22, 1839, to Elizabeth M. McCabe, who was born in Lancaster, Ohio, March 22, 1816. To this union were born eight children; two of them, Henry and Charles F., who enlisted in the Union army and served until the close of the war; the former died in Missouri in 1880, leaving one daughter, Alice M., who has been cared for by her grandparents. The father of Mrs. Totje, Rev. Sosthenes McCabe, came with his father, William McCabe, to Lancaster, in 1801, who was a pioneer of Fairfield county; by trade he was a cooper. He died about 1820, at the age of ninety-three years. Sosthenes, early in life, followed the business of brick making, subsequently learned the cooper trade. In 1812, he married Mary Owen, they raised a family of three daughters, of whom Mrs. Totje is the only survivor. He occupied many public positions, viz. : Justice of the peace, for many years ; assessor of Fairfield county, one or more terms ; in the War of 1812, he was teamster. Later in life, he was a minister of the Baptist church. He died about 1864. TRIMBLE, WILLIAM, deceased. He was born in Pennsylvania ; by profession a surveyor; he came to Ohio in 1798; he returned to Pennsylvania, where he married. He then came to Ohio, locating permanently. In 1800, he settled in Pleasant township, between Rushville and Lancaster. He was employed in surveying the old Zanesville road. He settled on a half section in Pleasant township, where he spent his days. He was elected Justice of the Peace, and filled that position until his death. He was a member of the Legislature as Representative and Senator for sixteen years. In 1812, he was engaged in hauling provision to the army in the Northwest. He was a staunch Whig. At one time he conducted an extensive tannery on the home place. He engaged for a while in hotel keeping in Pleasant township. He raised a family of ten children, of whom survive five sons and four daughters. He was an elder in the Presbyterian- church for many years. He died July 25, 1827. His only living son, Robert Trimble, was born in Pleasant township, May 10, 1819. He was educated in Greenfield Academy, conducted by Dr. Williams, previous to which he attended the home academy at Lancaster. He turned his attention to farming and teaching. He engaged also with his brother in buying and shipping stock to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Trimble was married in 1852, to Maria D. Armstrong, of Franklin county. After marriage he purchased a place in Greenfield township, remaining there until 1862, when he removed to Franklin county, where he owned a farm. He was elected Justice of the Peace in Truro township in 1863, filling that position nine years. In 1873 he removed to Columbus, where he has since resided. They are the parents of three 378

Children, one surviving-Oliver T., a resident of Emporia, Kansas, a druggist by profession. TSCHOPP, HENRY, millwright and farmer. Pleasant township. He is the eldest son of Daniel and Annie (Hersel) Tschopp. He was born in Pleasant township, October 11, 1828. He received his education in the common schools, in Pleasant township ; at the age of seventeen, he decided to learn his father's trade, that of millwright, and worked with his father until his twenty-fourth year, when he began business for himself. Mr. Tschopp has been very successful in his undertakings, and is well known in various parts of the State as an extensive contractor and builder of mills. He is also engaged in farming, owning a fine place of two hundred and twenty-five acres. He has filled the office of Justice of the Peace for a term of three years. Mr. Tschopp was united in marriage, in December, 1850, to Miss Sophia Lamb. They are the parents of three sons and three daughters. Mr. T. has never identified himself with any church. She is a member of the Baptist church. Daniel Tschop, the father of Henry, was one of the pioneers of Fairfield county. He was a native of Switzerland, born in 1796. He emigrated to America in 1815, coming direct to Fairfield county, where he settled and raised a family of six children, to maturity, five of whom are residents of Fairfield county. Mr. T. died in 1861. TUTHILL & CO., booksellers and stationers, Lancaster. This is one of the principal business firms of the city. They keep constantly on hand a full supply of school books, stationery, etc., such as is necessary to supply all demands and suit the tastes of the most fastidious. They have been in business sufficiently long to become established and well known throughout the county, and will take pleasure in accommodating any one desiring to make purchases in their line. 379