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Atlas of Lawrence County, Ohio; Hardesty - 1882; Lake - 1887 Atlas Published by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo, 1882. Transcribed by Kristy ABRAM WADDELL – is a son of John and Mary (Wigner) Waddell, and was born in Gallia county, Green township, Ohio, February 25, 1833. The genealogical history of his father and mother will be found in Daniel Waddell’s history. In April, 1854, Abram started west, remaining about twenty months. He first went to St. Louis and Kansas City; from there north to Ottawa, Iowa, Keokuk and Des Moines, traveling over the State generally; from there he went to Nebraska and Kansas, and then back home. His second trip was in March, 1859. They were taken principally for pleasure. In his travels he attended service at the Mormon temple, Salt Lake City. He went to Sacramento and San Francisco. From there he took a vessel and went to South America, crossing the Panama Isthmus, thence to Aspinwall and New York city by boat; from there through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and home. Abram was married to J. A. Gillett, in this township, November 23, 1861. She was born in Lawrence county, Rome township, Ohio, May 8, 1842. They have the following children: Nettie M., born May 12, 1863, resides at home; Sallie C., November 4, 1864, resides at home; John A., August 15, 1867, died October 13, 1867; Fannie V., September 10, 1868, resides at home; Homer A., July 12, 1871; George C., December 31, 1873; Theodore N., April 4, 1876; Lena, July 22, 1881. Mrs. Waddell’s parents are Alanson and Sarah (Radford) Gillett. The former was born August 22, 1802, the latter in 1812, died February 26, 1866. They settled in this county in 1817. Mr. Waddell is by trade a blacksmith. He has been trustee of Rome township four terms, his first term in 1866. He resigned, and was again elected without his knowledge. Of late Mr. Waddell has followed farming. Mrs. Waddell joined the Methodist Episcopal church at Rome when but eleven years old. Mr. Waddell joined the same church in 1861. Three of the elder members of the family are also members of that body. Mr. Waddell’s postoffice address is LaBelle, Lawrence county, Ohio.  DANIEL WADDELL
– was born in Gallia county, Ohio, March 21, 1821. His
father, John
Waddell, who was born in 1778, and died May, 1841, was the father of twenty-one children, ten by his first wife and eleven by the second; Daniel, the subject of this sketch, is a child of the last wife. He was ordained deacon in the church in Parkersburg, June 13, 1850, and was ordained as elder in June, 1852, by Bishop Matthew Simpson, in Morgantown, West Virginia; he acted on the capacity of a local minister, located at Moundsville, West Virginia; he filled that position for seven years; he resigned on account of disability; he then retired to private life on his farm where he is still active as a worker in the church, occasionally filling the pulpit. Mr. Waddell taught vocal music for a number of years; he was a member of the board of education of Rome township. He was married in this county, June 3, 1857, to Sarah A. Hall, whose birth took place in Lawrence county, August 11, 1838; they have the following children: D. Heath, born March 20, 1859, resides at home; Lizzie Lincoln, March 4, 1861, resides at home; Maggie Rosetta, May 11, 1864, died August 13, 1865; Hattie Oella, August 27, 1866, resides at home. Mr. Waddell’s mother, Mary (Wigner) Waddell, was born in 1796, and died May 31, 1856. Mrs. Waddell’s parents were William D. Hall, born June 23, 1816, died October 5, 1876, and Elizabeth (Radforda) Hall, born August 4, 1817, died August 27, 1854; the latter came to this county in 1818, the former in 1816. Mr. Waddell is a horticulturist, and his postoffice address is Proctorville, Lawrence county, Ohio. COLEMAN G. WALLER – was born in Lunnenberg county, Virginia, October 4, 1802. His father, William Waller, died in 1802, and his mother, Elizabeth (Lambert) Waller, is also deceased. Mr. Waller has been twice married. His first wife was Nancy O. K., daughter of William and Mason (Biggs) Williams. She was born January 14, 1798, and their marriage took place in 1824, and she died February 2, 1881. The following are the children: William G., born July 28, 1825, resides in Lawrence county, Ohio; Margaret A., December 9, 1826, died March 29, 1858; Elizabeth L., August 27, 1828, resides in this county; Susan P., April 26, 1830, died July 30, 1857; Coleman B. B., January 5, 1832, killed in 1864; John C., 1834, died in 1841; Nancy, 1835, died in 1841. Mr. Waller’s second wife is Mary E. Adkins. She was born in Pike county, Kentucky, February 21, 1850, and they were married in this county July 6, 1881. Her parents are Lewis and Sarah Adkins, who settled in this county in 1862. Mr. Waller has held several public offices. He had two sons in the late war. William G. enlisted in 1861 and served to the close of the war. He was wounded at the battle of Dublin Depot, Virginia. Coleman B. B. enlisted in 1862 in the 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry and was killed in the battle of Lynchburg in 1864. He was orderly sergeant of his company. Mr. Waller is a farmer of Perry township. He came to this county in 1832. His address is Rock Camp, Lawrence county, Ohio. WILLIAM G. WALLER – and Eliza I. Mace were married in Lawrence county, Ohio, April 15, 1871. He was born in Charlotte county, East Virginia, July 28, 1825. She was born in this county, December 29, 1848. Her parents are Isaac P. and Caroline S. (Hurt) Mace. They came to this county in 1842. The parents of Mr. Waller are Coleman G. and Nancy O. K. (Williams) Waller, who settled in this county in 1832. Mrs. Waller died February 2, 1881. The children of Mr. And Mrs. Waller are: John L., born February 16, 1872; Lazarus V., June 17, 1873; Edward C., August 29, 1874; Benjamin F., January 17, 1875; Mary I., August 10, 1877; Seward J., November 15, 1878; Margaret A., July 27, 1880. Mr. Waller was in the war of 1861. He enlisted in 1861, in the 9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and served during the war. He was wounded at the battle of Dublin Depot, Virginia. His brother, Coleman B., enlisted in 1862, in the 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and was promoted to orderly sergeant of his company. He was killed at the battle of Lynchburg in 1864. Mr. Waller was formerly married to Catherine Crawford. She was born in Cabell county, Virginia, in 1822, and married in 1845. Her death occurred in 1869. The following are the children by this marriage: George W., Sarah E., Adeline, deceased, Coleman G., William L., Nancy A., and Daniel B. Mr. Waller came to this county in 1832. He owns a farm in Perry township. Address, Rock Camp, Lawrence county, Ohio. ALBERT W. WARD – was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, July 28, 1852. His father, George L., was in the war of the rebellion. He served under General Sherman for twelve months. He was in twenty-seven States, and took part in four battles. He lived five days on corn that had been left after feeding the mules. For seven days he was on the Atlantic, rounding Cape Hatteras. He marched from Florida to Washington, District of Columbia, by land. He died February 28, 1872, with palpitation of the heart, brought on by exposure in the army. Albert W. Ward was married in Symmes township, this county, January 25, 1872, to Martha H. Griffith, who is a native of this county, born July 13, 1855. Their children are the following: Lillie S., born January 5, 1873; Charles E., February 26, 1875; Thomas J., February 27, 1879; Frederick E., December 27, 1881. The mother of Mr. Ward was Nancy (Miller) Ward, who came to this county with her husband in 1847. The parents of the wife of Albert Ward are Thomas J. and Elcie J. (Townsend) Griffith, the former born in this county, and the latter is a native of Virginia. Mr. Ward is a merchant, and was elected to the office of township clerk in 1880, and reelected in 1881. His postoffice address is Waterloo, Lawrence county, Ohio. CHARLES E. WATTERS
–
is a native of Maryland, where he was born
November 27, 1821; after leaving that State, in 1833, he settled in Portland, Jefferson county, Ohio, where he remained until 1847. He crossed the mountains between Maryland and Ohio by team, which at that time was a very perilous journey. He arrived at Proctorville in 1848, where he sold goods from a boat; he then went to Bradockville and set up a general merchandising business, continuing the same for three years; he then returned to Proctorville and ran the ferry between that place and Guyandott; while thus engaged he was taken prisoner by the rebels in 1862, but was shortly afterward released. In 1864 he started a general merchandising store in Proctorville, in which he was very successful in the start, but afterwards failed in the panic of 1873; he closed up his business in 1873. Mr. Watters was appointed postmaster by Buchanan, and has held the office ever since with the exception of two years. He has always been a true Republican. Mr. Watters was married to Mary Smith in Proctorville, August 11, 1850; she was born in the same town, September 4, 1829. Their children are: Alice E., born July 3, 1851, died October 9, 1852; William A., April 14, 1853; Rachel C. (Mauck), November 23, 1854; Eldon P., March 15, 1857, died October 29, 1880; Henry C., July 29, 1859; C. E., junior, November 10, 1862. Henry C. is now engaged in mercantile business with Mr. Mauck as junior partner; William A. is head clerk on the “Fannie Dugan” plying between Portsmouth and Pomeroy; Charles was a clerk for Harrison, Bell, & Co., of Ironton, but recently engaged himself as a clerk with Mauck & Watters. They are all gentlemen of high standing. The parents of Mr. Watters are John and Rachel C. (Presbury) Watters, the former deceased. The parents of Mrs. Watters settled in this county in 1806; their names are Abner Smith, born May 6, 1802, in Virginia, and Elizabeth (Johnson) Smith, born, in New York, September 29, 1809. Mr. Watters is postmaster and an insurance agent and should be addressed at Proctorville. DR. JOHN FLETCHER WHITE – was born in Barbersville, West Virginia, January 18, 1839. His parents are Samuel Lewis and Rebecca Wilson (Masterson) White. Mr. White was married in Centerville, Gallia county, Ohio, August 14, 1862, to Sarah Elizabeth Waddell, who was born in Centerville, May 29, 1841. The following are their children: Eva Belle, born May 28, 1863; Carrie Alice, June 1, 1866; Mary Rosetta, November 15, 1868; Jennie Irene, April 29, 1873, died July 19, 1873. Mrs. White is deceased. Alexander M. and Hannah (Buck) Waddell were the parents of Mrs. White. Mr. White was commissary sergeant of Company M, 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He enlisted October 10, 1862, and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, July 5, 1865. He is located in Elizabeth township, and is engaged as a physician, and also in the merchandise business at New Richland. His postoffice address is Ironton, Lawrence county, Ohio. SAMUEL H. WHITE
– commenced an active business life in his fourteenth year,
and he has continued ever since. He has traveled over fourteen different States; he has clerked in the following places: Bellville, Virginia; Parkersburg, Virginia; Oldtown, Ohio; Burning Springs, Virginia; and St. Joe, Missouri. He was steward on a steamboat for twelve years; he was agent for the Muncie Tubular Lightning-Rod Company, at Pittsburg, Ohio, for one year; he then went into business for one year in Catlettsburgh, Kentucky. In 1874 he located at South Point and started a general merchandise store, where he is at present enjoying an extensive and prosperous business. He is highly esteemed by all who have the honor of his acquaintance. Mr. White was born in Wood county, Virginia, August 31, 1846. His parents are William and Fannie (Mitchell) White. The first marriage of Mr. White took place July 6, 1869, to Alice, daughter of Benjamin and Serena (Worley) Snyder. Her death occurred January 20, 1880. The following are the children from this marriage: Clandie, born September 12, 1871; Sammie, December 25, 1873; Mandie, January 12, 1876; Gracie, September 16, 1878. The second marriage of Mr. White was to Laura Snyder, who was born in this county August 4, 1868. Their marriage took place May 26, 1881. They have one child, Willie, born March 6, 18__, and died July 9, 18__. The parents of Mrs. White are Rudolph and Louisa (Bartlow) Snyder. Mr. White served one year and six months in the Southern army, a member of the 36th Virginia Volunteers, under Robert E. Lee. He came to this county in 1969, and is engaged as a merchant and speculator. Address South Point, Lawrence county, Ohio JOSEPH
WILDES
– is a native of England, where he was born in 1844. He came
to Lawrence county in the year 1865. He was married in Elizabeth township, October 12, 1865, to Sarah Ann Tompson, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1845. They have the following children: Jarvis, born October 26, 1867; Dorothy, September 27, 1870; Phoebe, July 17, 1872; Hannah, September 7, 1875; Joseph, July 27, 1878; John, February 19, 1881—they all reside at home. The parents of Mr. Wildes are Jarvis and Phoebe (Cluse) Wildes. Mr. Wildes was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in April, 1864, in Company H, 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He was honorably discharged in August, 1865. He is a resident of Elizabeth township, where he is engaged in coal mining. His postoffice address is Ironton Tunnel, Lawrence county, Ohio. WILLIAM
WILGUS
was born in Union township, where Proctorville now stands. He
was raised on his father’s farm, where he remained up to 1845, when they both entered into the produce trade on the Ohio river, plying between St. Martinsville and Pattersonville. They left the river in 1846, and started a general merchandise store in Proctorville. In 1851 William made another trip south in the produce business; he also made another trip in 1855, in the same business. In the fall of 1856, he opened a general merchandise store in Proctorville, on his own responsibility, which he continued until 1869, when he transferred the business to his father, and he moved into the southern part of Windsor township, where he went at farming, which he followed until May, 1881; he then opened a store on his place in Windsor township, where he is engaged as a merchant at present. William was married to Catherine Dunfee, in Windsor township, December 8, 1857; she is a native of Monroe county, Ohio, born July 5, 1834. Their children are: Laura A., born October 11, 1858; Albert G., March 3, 1862; Lillian O., July 17, 1870; Sarah E., October 17, 1872. Albert is in Louisiana, the rest of the family reside at home. The parents of Mr. Wilgus are Charles and Elizabeth (Laffoon) Wilgus; he was one of the earliest settlers of Lawrence county, and is still hale and hearty. Mrs. Wilgus’ parents are John and Sarah (Williams) Dunfee. Mr. Dunfee was one of the earliest settlers of Windsor township. Address, Bartramville, Lawrence county, Ohio. SILAS WILKS
– was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, June 12, 1838, in which
county he was married January 3, 1867, to Carolina M. Munsell, who was also born in this county, November 25, 1846. Their children are: Thomas M., born December 9, 1867; Perry O., January 4, 1869; John A., April 20, 1872; Perlina B., October 19, 1874; George H., January 22, 1877; Hattie B., March 2, 1879; Charlie, September 3, 1881. The children all reside at home. Benjamin and Julia E. (Belscher) Wilks are the parents of Silas. His wife’s parents are Thomas Munsell, who died in February, 1863, and Perlina (McCorkle) Munsell, whose death occurred in November, 1878. Silas Wilks served in the war of 1861, in the 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he enlisted in 1862 and served to the close of the war. His brother, Franklin Wilks, was also in the army, and was discharged for disability. William H. Wilks, another brother, was a member of the 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he enlisted in 1864, and served to the close of the war. Thomas Munsell, the father of Mrs. Wilks, was also a soldier of the late war; he enlisted in 1862 in the 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and serving one year, he was attacked with smallpox and sent to Covington, Kentucky, where his death occurred in 1863. Mr. Wilks is engaged in farming in Fayette township. His postoffice address is Burlington, Lawrence county, Ohio. ISAAC WINTERS –
son of Mathias and Rebecca (Brubaker) Winters, was born in
Lawrence county, August 26, 1830. His parents came to this county in 1815. His father died in 1834, and his mother in 1877. Isaac Winters was married in this county August 28, 1851, to Eliza J. Ballard, who is a native of this county, born September 15, 1836. Their children are: William M., born July 10, 1852, resides in this county; George E., August 7, 1854, resides in Plymouth, Illinois; Ira, November 12, 1857, resides in this county; Mary E., March 13, 1859, resides at home; Henry C., February 22, 1861, resides at Plymouth, Illinois; Hattie, August 13, 1864, resides at home; Murtie, January 16, 1867, died March 13, 1868; Mattie, October 5, 1868, resides at home; Ottis T., March 3, 1872, resides at home; Uel B., February 22, 1874, resides at home. The parents of Mrs. Winters are William and Harriet (Smith) Ballard. Her father’s death occurred March 1, 1848. Her mother was born in 1808, and died January 25, 1881. Mr. Winters was in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. He enlisted in 1862 and was honorably discharged after one year’s service. Two brothers of Mrs. Winters also served in the war, Stephen Ballard in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, where he served one year, reenlisting in the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which regiment he served till the close of the war. William Ballard was also a soldier in the war. Mr. Winters is a farmer of Fayette township. His address is South Point, Lawrence county, Ohio. CHARLES
WORTHINGTON – and Rachel Cartright were married
September 18, 1834. He is a native of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1813. He came to Lawrence county in 1836. Mrs. Worthington was born in the same county and State as her husband in the year 1815. James and Nancy (McGraw) Worthington, both of whom are deceased, were the parents of the subject of this sketch. The parents of Mrs. Worthington were Moses and Hannah (McAlister) Cartright. They are both deceased. The following are Mr. and Mrs. Worthington’s children: Nancy (Austin), born October 18, 1835; Alexander, September 30, 1837; Hannah (Stapleton), November 1, 1839; William, June 29, 1842; Sarah Ann (Clinefelter), March 3, 1844; James K., February 3, 1846; Theodore R., January 22, 1848; Mary J. (Haines), November 17, 1849; Harriet D. (Smith), June 30, 1852; Charles B., September 9, 1857. Mr. Worthington and three of his sons were in the war of the rebellion. He served himself in the quartermaster’s department. John W. enlisted in 1861 and served to the close of the war. William enlisted in 1862 in the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged at the close of the war. James K. enlisted in 1863 and was discharged in 1865. Mr. Worthington is a farmer, residing on section 14, Elizabeth township. His address is Kelley’s Mill, Lawrence county, Ohio. |
