Emerson F. Bemiller
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Emerson Bemiller, who follows farming in Worthington township, was born in February 5, 1870
, in the same locality where he now makes his home andis one of fourteen children whose paren
ts were Valentine and Mary(Garber) Bemiller. The father was in Germany in 1825 and when but f
our years of age was brought to the United States by his parents, Phillip and Catherine Bemil
ler the family home being established in Worthington township, Richland Co, Ohio, where the g
randfather of our subject entered land from the government. Not a furrow had been turned no
r an improvement made upon the place at that time.
As Valentine Bemiller advanced in years and Strength he aided more and more largely in t
he work of the farm and throughout his entire life he carried on general agricultural pursuit
s,displaying such sound judgement and unfaltering diligence that he thereby won a gratifyin
g measure of success. He accumulated much land his judicious investments made him a prosperou
s resident of the community. He always took a very active part in politics as a stalwart supp
orter of the democratic party,yet the honors and emoluments of office had no attractions fo
r him. In early manhood he married Miss Mary Garber, who was born in Worthington township 182
7 and is still living on the home farm. Mr. Bemiller,however, passed away in 1899 and eight o
f their children are now deceased. The six still living are: Daniel, William, and Rueben al
l residents of Worthington township; Mrs. Amanda Crunkleton, living in Knox Co. Ohio; Mrs. Ma
ry Clever, of Toledo, Ohio and Emerson.
The home farm was the playground of Emerson Bemiller in his youth and also the trainin
g school in which he gained familiarity with the business that he has made his life work. Hi
s intellectual training wa sreceived in the common schools near his father's home and also b
y six months' study at Butler, Ohio. In early youth he began working on his father's farm an
d afterward engaged in teaching school for two terms, but at the time of his marriage turne
d his attention to general agricultural pursuits, locating on a rented farm until he was abl
e to purchase property. In 1896 with the capital he had acquired from his economy and industr
y he bought one hundred and forty four acres and ten years later,in 1906, he purchased ninety
-nine acres more. He has since sold a portion of his farm, but still retains the ownership o
f two hundred and two acres, which constitute one of the best improved properties in this par
t of the state. Few men of his years have been more successful inagricultural lines and he ce
rtainly deserves much credit for for what he has accomplished.
On the 11th of November, 1893, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.Bemiller and Miss Alber
ta Wilson, who was born in Worthington township in1870. She was a daughter of Erastus and Sar
ah (Calhoun) Wilson and passes away February 28, 1903. There were five children by that marri
age, of whom four are now living: Mabel, Pearl, Gladys, and Grace. For his second wife Mr. Be
miller chose Miss Lizze Palmer, who was born in Ashland Co.Ohio, whom he wedded in 1904. The
y now have two sons, Charley and Brice.The parents hold membership in the Baptist church an
d Mr. Bemiller gives his political allegiance to the democracy. No inheritance or influentia
l friends aided him at the outset of his career. On the contrary, he placed his sole dependen
ce upon unfaltering energy, recognizing the fact that"there is no royal road to wealth." Grad
ually he is working his way upward and is today the owner of a valuable property which is bri
nging him a substantial annual income as the reward of his persistent labor.
Alberta M. Wilson
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She died of Tuberculosis.
Valentine Bemiller
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Mary Garber
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Phillip Bemiller
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In 1799, Napoleon seized power in France and in 1806, after defeating the Empire of Austria
, he set up the Confederation of the Rhine, which included Phillips Bemiller's homeland. In 1
807 at the age of 18, he was drafted into Napoleons army. Phillip saw service in many battle
s and upon at least one occasion was severely wounded. Phillip with "Comrade" holding out hi
s hand as if to shake. As Phillip reached for his hand, the villain suddenly shifted position
s and charged with his sword. The thrust was warded off but Phillip received along severe wou
nd in his arm. When asked what he did to the scoundrel, he replied " I cut him down as a weed
." As result of his wound he had a terrible scar which served him as a life long reminder o
f the incident.
Phillip took part in the Russian campaign of 1812. Of the 600,000 men in Napoleon's forc
es that marched on Moscow only 250,000 returned to their homeland, Phillip being in this numb
er. During the retreat from Moscow, Phillip told of the cold and the hardships. He said tha
t when they got to the great river, (probably the Dieker), they found it swollen out of it'
s banks and filled with floating ice and only a small band succeeded in crossing the river.
The end of the Napoleon era took place in 1815 at the Battle ofWaterloo when Napoleon wa
s defeated by the British and her allies under the Duke of Wellington. Family tradition is th
at he obtained the rank of Captain. With his military service over, Phillip must have returne
d home and married, for his first son , John, was born in 1817.
Phillip came to this country around 1827 with his wife, Catherine, born 21 Septem
ber 1799 died 14 April 1874, and three sons living for a time in an eastern state probably M
aryland. Family tradition says his wife, Catherine was his second wife not the mother ofhis s
ons. Further she had a son , Johanna, who stayed in Maryland when the family moved to Ohio. P
hillip was believed to be in Ohio by 1829. In 1833 he purchased 100 acres of government lan
d at $1.25 per acre in the southeast corner of Worthington Township, Richland County. He late
r sold this land and subsequently purchased a substantial farm at the southwest corner of S.R
. 97 and Bunker Hill Road. Phillip was the father of three sons : John Bemiller born 14 Jul
y 1817 died 19 June 1862, George Bemiller born 19 December 1819 died 31 March 1886 in Elkhar
t County, Indiana, and Valentine Bemiller 21 May 1823 died 26 December 1896 in WorthingtonTow
nship.
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Erastus B. Wilson
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Erastus B. Wilson engaged as a soldier in the defence of his countryAugust 11, 1862. He enlis
ted in Company B. 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantryas a private and was promoted to corporal in S
eptember 1863, and to Sergeant in January, 1865, at Morganza, La.
The regiment was assigned to the 3rd brigade, 4th division, 13tharmy corp. They consolid
ated with the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry,President Garfield's old regiment, in August,186
3 and became Co. E. ofthe 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on November 27, 1864. A thirdconsoli
dation in June 1865, made them members of the 48th Ohio VeteranVolunteer Infantry.
Wilson participated with his regiment in the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, which began o
n the 26th of December, 1862. For four days theircommand were under fire. They were short o
f rations and subsisted oncoffee and hardtack.
Details of the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou:
Chickasaw Bayou
Other Names: Chickasaw Bluffs, Walnut Hills
Location: Warren County
Campaign: Operations against Vicksburg (1862-1863)
Date(s): December 26-29, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman [US]; Lt. Gen. John C.Pemberton [CS]
Forces Engaged: Right Wing, XIII Army Corps [US]; Department ofMississippi and East Louisian
a [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,983 total (US 1,776; CS 207)
Description: On December 26, 1862, three Union divisions, under Maj. Gen.William T. Sherman
, disembarked at Johnson's Plantation on the YazooRiver to approach the Vicksburg defenses fr
om the northeast while afourth landed farther upstream on the 27th. On the 27th, the Federals
pushed their lines forward through the swamps toward Walnut Hills, whichwere strongly defende
d. On the 28th, several futile attempts were made toget around these defenses. On December 29
, Sherman ordered a frontal assault which was repulsed with heavy casualties. Sherman then wi
thdrew.This Confederate victory frustrated Grant's attempts to take Vicksburg bydirect approa
ch.
Result(s): Confederate victory
At the charge on fort at Arkansas Post, their regiment was the first toenter the fort, and Mr
. Wilson assisted the color-bearer to plant theflag on the ramparts.
Details of the Battle at Arkansas Post:
Arkansas Post
Other Names: Fort Hindman
Location: Arkansas County
Campaign: Operations against Vicksburg (1862-1863)
Date(s): January 9-11, 1863
Principal Commanders: Rear Adm. David D. Porter and Maj. Gen. John A.McClelland [US]; Brig. G
en. Thomas J. Churchill [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Mississippi [US]; Fort Hindman Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 6,547 total (US 1,047; CS 5,500)
Description: From Fort Hindman, at Arkansas Post, Confederates had beendisrupting Union shipp
ing on the Mississippi River. Maj. Gen. JohnMcClelland, therefore, undertook a combined forc
e movement on ArkansasPost to capture it. Union boats began landing troops near Arkansas Post
in the evening of January 9, 1863. The troops started up river towardsFort Hindman. Maj. Gen
. William T. Sherman�s corps overran Rebeltrenches, and the enemy retreated to the protectio
n of the fort andadjacent rifle-pits. Rear Adm. David Porter, on the 10th, moved his fleettow
ards Fort Hindman and bombarded it withdrawing at dusk. Unionartillery fired on the fort fro
m artillery positions across the river onthe 11th, and the infantry moved into position for a
n attack. Unionironclads commenced shelling the fort and Porter�s fleet passed it tocutoff an
y retreat. As a result of this envelopment, and the attack byMcClelland�s troops, the Confede
rate command surrendered in theafternoon. Although Union losses were high and the victory di
d notcontribute to the capture of Vicksburg, it did eliminate one moreimpediment to Union shi
pping on the Mississippi.
Result(s): Union victory
He was taken prisoner May 3, 1864, while on the Red Riverexpedition. The enemy fired
into their transport, completely demolishing the boiler and the pilothouse, which so disable
d the
boat that drifted to the bank of the river, and several hundred men weretaken by the rebels
. Mr.
Wilson climbed the steep bank of the river under fire from the artilleryand infantry, and, wi
th one hundred fifty others, succeeded in making hisescape to the woods.
Here they hired a Negro to pilot them across the river above the enemy, and they reache
d Alexandria, La., safely. The distance they hadtraveled was short, but it had taken them fro
m noon
until four o'clock the following afternoon to reach their lines, andmeanwhile they had eate
n Nothing-. Their wants were soon supplied ,however, and they remained here until the 8th o
f May, when they wereordered to the front.
They assisted in holding the rebel army in check until General Bankscame down the river
with his fleet of gunboats, and on May 13, they began their retreat.
At Morganza Landing, La. they camped until the 4th of September.They were engaged in
patrolling the Mississippi and its tributaries, until they were orderedto New Orleans to mak
e preparations for the campaign against Mobile, Ala.
On January 25, 1863 they went to Pensacola, Fla., and leaving thereMarch 20, 1863,.
they marched to Canoe Station. The roads were so bad they were obliged tothrow rails down for
the wagons to pass over, and then pull them through by hand. On the 25thof the month they
entered into a heavy skirmish with the enemy, capturing a number ofprisoners and mortally wou
nding the rebel General Cranton. To add to thehardships of this march they were on half
rations. Often they gathered up the corn left by the cavalry horses andparched it to appeas
e their hunger.
Mr.Wilson entered into a series of battles and skirmished in frontof Fort Blakeley, where
they were actively engaged during more then a week, and dug holes in theground with their
bayonets to protect themselves from the fire of the rebel batteries.
Details of the battle of Fort Blakely:
Fort Blakely
Other Names: None
Location: Baldwin County
Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
Date(s): April 2-9, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. St. John R.Liddell [CS]
Forces Engaged: XIII and XVI Corps [US]; Fort Blakely Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: Total 4,475. April 9 only 3,529 (US 629; CS 2,900)
Description: E.R.S. Canby�s forces, the XVI and XIII corps, moved alongthe eastern shore of M
obile Bay, forcing the Confederates back into theirdefenses. Union forces then concentrated o
n Spanish Fort and FortBlakely. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, therebyr
eleasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakely. Brig. Gen. St. John R.Liddell, with about 4,00
0 men, held out against the much larger Unionforce until Spanish Fort fell on April 8, allowi
ng Canby to concentrate16,000 men for the attack on April 9. Sheer numbers breached theConfed
erate earthworks compelling the Confederates to capitulate. Thesiege and capture of Fort Blak
ely was basically the last combined-forcebattle of the war. African-American forces playe
d a major role in thesuccessful Union assault.
Result(s): Union victory (Fort Blakely surrendered.)
Fort Blakley,
An account of it's capture written on the field.Comrade Elias Moore, of Kingston, formerly o
f the 114th O.V.I., is fortunate in having all his letters written home during the war, and t
ogether they constitute a very good history of the operations of his regiment. By his permiss
ion we give below the one of these letters telling of Fort Blakley. The "Johnny" mentioned i
n his letter as having been wounded is his messmate and neighbor, John C. Entrekin, who has s
ince gained some distinction as Colonel of the Sixth O.N.G.,Ohio National Guard) and the las
t Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, known to his political friends as the "blue e
yed boy of destiny," and his opponents as the "Ohio cowboy." Here is the letter;
Fort Blakley, Baldwin Co., Ala.,
April 10th, 1865
Dear Mother;
No doubt ere this reaches you, you will have received from the daily papers the news of the c
apture of Fort Blakley and Spanish Fort, together with the extensive line of breastworks an
d rifle pits connecting them, and the minor forts. Knowing your anxious on my account, I hast
en to inform you of my safety. I passed through it without a scratch.
I am sorry to say that Johnny received a slight wound. When within fifty yards of the rebel w
orks, he was struck by a Minnie ball, which passed through his right forearm, about four inch
es above the wrist, just missing the bone. The wound is painful but not serious.
Since I last wrote you, we have been carrying on the siege as before. Yesterday the Seventeen
th Ohio Battery took commanding position on our left, and succeeded very well in silencing th
e rebel batteries. The Fifteenth Massachusetts Infantry were in our front, behind a good san
d fort constructed the night before by us. This regiment being composed mostly of new recruit
s and green men, it's fire did not do much execution, but still kept the rebels pretty quie
t during the day. Major Gen. Osterhaus, our "Dutch" general of rear of Vicksburg fame, now Ge
n. Canby's chief of staff, visited our line yesterday morning and took a view of the rebel wo
rks. After a close observation through his glass, he remarked to the officers and men standin
g around, "Poys, we will eat our saur kraut and sow-belly over there to-morrow morning," poin
ting to the rebel works. The report soon spread throughout the different regiments, and abou
t four p. m., when generals and their aids were seen coming to the front, and orderlies wer
e hurrying with orders to the commanders of the brigades and regiments, we easily surmised wh
at we had to do.
Soon our regiment was ordered into line, and glancing to the right and left, I found the othe
r regiments of our brigade forming in line of battle. I knew the charge was going to be mad
e and was prepared with forty rounds of ammunition and a canteen of water. We marched left i
n front along the trenches heading to our advance line of rifle pits, when we formed in lin
e of battle fronting the rebels. The 34th Iowa was on our right, and the 83d Ohio deployed i
n front of our brigade as skirmishers. I will state here, that the detail had been sent out t
he evening before, to what we called the gopher holes, which are places dug in the ground lar
ge enough to hold two or three men comfortably. These holes were within about two hundred yar
ds of the rebel works, and were dug after night. In them were placed sharpshooters, who crawl
ed to them under cover of darkness. It was the business of the men in the gopher holes to pic
k off all rebels who showed their heads above the works. Johnny had been in one of these hole
s since the night before, and when the charge was sounded, he, with other sharpshooters, adva
nced with the skirmish line. The skirmish line had not advanced more than fifty yards, when t
he rebels opened on them with grape and canister, showering it over and around them as thic
k as hail. During this time the rebel infantry was not idle but gave us volley after volley
, but not with the deadly effect you would suppose, as their aim was not accurate, and too hi
gh. When our skirmishers were within about one hundred yards of the rebel works they left the
ir outer line of rifle pits and ran for the fort like scattered sheep.
We were yet laying in, or rather standing on, our advanced line of rifle pits, cheering our s
kirmishers on to victory or death. When the rebels began to scale their wall, it was only b
y repeat commands and threats from the officers that the men could be restrained from rushin
g to the charge without orders. At last they could no longer be held in check, but rushed t
o the charge, amid the iron storm and leaden hail, to participate in the glorious victory, wh
ich we knew waited us. I never saw more cool courage displayed than was shown by both officer
s and men, each striving to be the first inside the works.
The rebels kept up a steady fire until we came within their last line, when giving all up fo
r lost, they threw down their arms and begged for mercy. The whole line charged from left t
o right, the colored division being on the right. Boys that saw them charge say there could h
ave been no more courage displayed than was shown by the colored troops. The rebels made a de
sperate resistance, but could not stand against the overwhelming numbers and cool and determi
ned soldiers. They started in hollering every jump, "Remember Fort Pillow
" As soon as the re
bels found there was no longer use in resistance they fled to our part of the line for protec
tion. Others less fortunate were bayoneted or shot; some few prisoners were taken but not man
y. The negros had chain shot, railroad iron, and other missiles hurled at them; but worst o
f all, and most to be dreaded, was the hidden torpedoes planted in the ground all along our f
ront, but most in front of the negroes. It is said almost one whole company was blown up by t
hem. We had to travel over a distance of about four hundred yards, across a deep hollow. Thi
s space had been covered by a dense growth of pine, which had been felled with the tops point
ing towards us, and the limbs cut and sharpened. This was very difficult to pass over. Withi
n fifty yards of their works they had constructed a thick brush fence, limbs sharpened and po
inting outward. Inside of this was a line of inclined pickets planted in the ground and abou
t breast high, these also were sharpened. There were openings left at certain spaces, and alo
ng the paths through these, they had torpedoes planted. About four feet in front of the ditc
h surrounding the main works they had a wire stretched about ankle high, which sent many a so
ldier on his head into the ditch. The 83rd Ohio is just now passing with their killed, six i
n number. They had over twenty wounded. We were very fortunate not to loose more men.
After charging and capturing these works we formed in line and went down to the landing, wher
e we found the rebel hospital and commissary, but there was not much we wanted. I got a piec
e of meat, some corn meal and some shorts and brann crackers. Also several important orders a
nd letters which I will send home. The charge was ordered at about six o'clock, in the evenin
g. In less than an hour we were in the rebel works. After gathering up every thing we could f
ind that we could use or send home. We commenced our return to this camp, where we had left o
ur knapsacks and blankets, as we took nothing with us on the charge but our canteens and guns
. We had reached the outer line of the rebel obstructions and were marching in single file, r
ejoicing over our evening's work, when we were startled, or almost struck dumb, by a thunderi
ng report, a flash, and the groans of wounded men. Soon I felt a shower of dirt falling ove
r me. The report and flash were so unexpected and so near me that I was dazed for a moment, b
ut was soon brought to my senses by the groans of three of our poor boys who had exploded a t
orpedo. Harrison Titrick (Teterick) was horribly mangled, one leg being blown off, the othe
r broken and torn but still hanging to the body. Several pieces of the shell and metal had en
tered his bowels, and torn great holes in his body. His whole lower extremities were shattere
d and broken, his breast lacerated and his face horribly disfigured. He lived about two hours
, was conscious most of the time and suffered very much. He called his near friends around hi
m and sent messages to his parents. He was a brave soldier and a good boy. It was hard to se
e him die so.
Sergant H.L. Walker was severely wounded in the arm and back, only flesh wounds, but the fles
h was almost torn from his right forearm. James Whitesides was badly wounded in the right thi
gh, the flesh being torn from the inside of the limb, also a wound in the arm. Another boy wa
s badly stunned and powder burnt. The loss of Co. A. has been four men wounded, one mortally
. Johnny was struck a couple of days ago by two pieces of shell. One cut about a dimes wort
h of flesh from his back and the other knocked off his boot heel.
We captured over three thousand prisoners and thirty guns. The 3rd brigade (ours) had the hon
or of being first inside the works, and the 114th Ohio colors were the first to float over th
e rebel fortifications. Many of the rebel prisoners are now under guard taking up the torpedo
es. This kind of warfare is nothing short of cold blooded murder. I would like to see the fie
nd who ordered them put in the ground, hung, shot, or burnt. There is no death too severe, n
o torture sufficient to retaliate for the murder of our brave boys.
The Lieutenant Colonel of the sixty-ninth Indiana was wounded, and afterwards exploded a hidd
en torpedo, which they at first thought had killed him. It was only with difficulty his men c
ould be restrained from retaliating on the prisoners. One of the boys is now telling how th
e negroes bayoneted and clubbed the rebels in their possession in Mobile. This is one of thei
r strongest outer works. It is reported here that Richmond and Petersburg have been evacuated
. If that is so we will soon play out this rebellion. Be sure and save all my letters.
Write often.
With much love,
I am your affectionate son,
Elias Moore
Co. A. 114th O. V. I.
He also engaged in the battles
of Thompson's Hills, Miss. the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Jackson,Miss. and the encoun
ter
with the enemy at Snaggy Point, La.
During his service of three years and two months he was on activeduty at all times.
Sarah Calhoun
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William Hoover
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William died on the families kitchen table during an emergencyappendectomy.
Alma Harter
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My dad often referred to her as "Grandma Mock" as after William died shemarried George Mock.
Kenneth Howard Morrow
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Ken Morrow was a soldier in World War 2, stationed in Hawaii. After the war, he returned t
o Huron county, Ohio and married Ruth Rose Krisha.They had five children. As of May, 2000 h
e still lives on the same farm he and Ruth have owned for 50 years just outside of Fitchville
, Ohio. Heis a quiet, easy-going man. I am glad to have him as a grandfather.
Ruth Rose Krisha
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Ruth is an excellent cook, and has several excellent recipes I'll have to get. She also love
s to spoil her grandchildren (Not that we're complaining). She was a seamstress in New Londo
n for many years.
Maurice Henry Morrow
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Maurice Henry Morrow was born on January 18, 1875 in Norwalk, Ohio. Hewas the firstborn so
n of Melville and Caroline (Simmermacher) Morrow. Ihave heard several stories about his chil
dhood, and here is one of them.
My grandfather, Kenneth, is the youngest son of Maurice. He has told me about Maurice b
eing involved in a Tornado when he was just a boy. A little research found the tornado occur
red in August of 1884,when Maurice was nine.
As the story goes, Maurice's mother saw the storm coming, and got the family into the ce
llar. Being the oldest, Maurice was sent out to secure the barn to keep the animals in. A
s he ran to the barn, he saw the tornado was very close, and he would not have time to turn b
ack. Reaching the barn, he locked the door and sheltered inside as the tornado hit.
Luckily, the tornado was only about an F2 on the fujita scale and only glanced the barn
. In the middle of this maelstrom, a large board was hurtled through the wall and hit a ba
g of fertilizer only a foot away from Maurice. The barn was moved several feet off of it's f
oundation. The tornado then went on to destroy an umbrella factory in Norwalk and kill a gir
l who worked there. Fifty people were injured in all. He also told of a horse and buggy bei
ng moved a mile and then sent down unharmed.
He also told a story about when he went to go fishing when he was a young boy. He had h
is mother bend a pin into a fish hook for him. He caught lots and lots of little fish. Whe
n he got home, his mother told him that they were too small to cook and eat, and he felt ba
d that they would go to waste. His father, Mellville, wanted to chop them up and feed them t
o the chickens. Oh, did those chickens love those litle pieces of fish
Maurice met the daughter of Walter S. and Flora (Hackett) Abbey, Mable Abbey, and marrie
d her on February 3, 1899 in Huron County, Ohio.They had seven children, all boys.
He has been described to me as a very intelligent man who read to his grandchildren o
ut of encyclopedias, and always had plenty of books around. He also had one heck of a good r
ecipe for molasses cookies. He died on October 18, 1959 in Norwalk, Ohio.
Mable Abbey
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I know very little about Mable.
Melville Taylor Morrow
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Mellville lost a leg at the knee in a grain thresher accident. He had reportedly had a bit t
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Caroline Simmermacher
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Caroline was also known as Carrie. She was very good with children.
William Noah Morrow
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William Noah Morrow immigrated from Ireland in 1838. He came to either New York or Philadelp
hia. He was an educated man, and also a talented singer. He was asked to sing in several Lu
theran churches in New York city. He moved on to Ohio around 1840. He soon met Jemima Taylo
r. She was the daughter of Joseph Taylor, who didn't like his daughter being courted by a po
or immigrant. When he married her three years later, her father disowned her. He was a carp
enter, and a shoemaker.
THE MORROW NAME
The name of Morrow is one of the oldest Irish names and did not come from Holland as Mauric
e Morrow thought. It is true a group of people from Holland did leave their home land and set
tle in Ireland, The name of Morrow does not appear on the list but is possible that a membe
r of the group may have married into the Morrow family.
" Irish Pedigrees" by O'Hart, pub. by P. Murphy and son, 279 church street, N.Y.C. 1915. vo
l starting on page 553 gives the following information and much more. The Morrow family reco
rds go back to the ancient kings of Leinster. These records were kept with great care since r
ecord of ancestry were needed to lay claim to the "throne". In Christian times the Monks ha
d a big part in keeping and storing these records.
The Clan of Moroghoe had fortresses and royal residences at Dinnrighnear the river Barrow be
tween Carlow and Leighlin: also at Neas in Kildare: and in after times at the city of Ferns i
n Wexford which was the capitol at Old Ross in Wexford: and at Ballymoon in Carlow. The pres
ent royal family of England trace their family back to these very ancient Irish Kings.
Labhradh, son of Breasal Baelachb became the ancestor of all the MacMuircha,is, Anglicized t
o MacMorough, MacMorrow and Morrow of Ireland.The MacMoroughs were inaugurated as kings of Le
inster at a place called Cnoc-an-Bhogha, and maintained their independence and held the titl
e of"King of Leinster " with large possessions in Wexford and Carlow down to the reign o
f Queen Elizabeth I .The Hy-Cavanagh or O'Cavanagh were chiefs of the ancient territory whic
h now comprises the barony of Idrone East, in the county of Carlow: and in modern times becam
e there presentatives of the MacMoroughs, Kings of Leinster.
The elder of the two sons of Labhradh - Eanna Ceannsalach married Conangand slew Cednathech
, the Druid and defeated Eochaidh Muigh Meadhoin, the Monarch in 365 A.D. he had eight childr
en.
The third son of Eanna Ceannsalach, Crimthann Cass was king of Leinster for forty years and i
n 448 was baptized by St. Patrick at Rathvilly. He was slain by his grandson.
So the story goes generation after generation. Few had long reigns. They slew and were slain
. Their names sound strange . These names had meaning-meanings now lost- and meanings half re
membered. One was called Siollan which meant , a skinny,meagre person: one was Fionn File( f
ile was Irish for poet): One, far,far back in the line was Irial Faidh ( "faith", and Irish P
rophet) thought to be a very learned and able to foretell things to come : and another had t
he name of a word that meant big lips in Irish.
In the eleventh century an ordinance was passed that every family must assume a sire-name t
o preserve history in the Irish tribes. They could use the name of some particular ancestor
, and generally used the name of a chief who was celebrated for Valor, wisdom, piety or som
e sought-after quality. Mac meant son and Ua ( which became O' )
meant grandson.
In this way the Morrow family got it"s name. Murcha, the 50th Christian king of Leinster , to
ok his name from an Irish word,"muirchu" or sea hound, meaning a sea warrior. Murcha was th
e eldest son of Diarmuid, who claimed to be the 177th Milesian Monarch of Ireland going bac
k to B.C.times. Murcha invaded the Isle of Man in 1070 and died in Dublin Dec.8, 1090 . I
n the eleventh century the clan took the name of this man. It was at one time called the Cla
n Morochoe, Anglicized to O' Moroghoe and modernized to O' Murphy, Burrough, and Murphy . Lat
er Murrough become Morrow.
Murcha had Donoch ?MacMorough, (note the first use of the sire-name), who was his third so
n and became king of Dublin, and the 56th Christian king of Leinster.(His father being th
e 50th king, five others must have held the throne for a short time). He in turn was slai
n by Donal O'Brian and the Danes of Dublin in 1115 , and in due time his son Diarmuid-na-n-G
all became the 58th Christian king of Lienstar and was known as Dermod MacMorough. In 115
3 Dermod carried off Dearvolga, daughter of the last king of Meath, and the wife of O'Ruark
, Prince of
Brefney. The lady was 44 years of age. She brought furniture and cattle. Dearvolga spent muc
h of her later life in religious exercises, and endowed churches. She died in 1193 at Mellif
ont Abbey, county of Meathwhich she had enriched with many presents . Dermod must have ha
d a stormy time of it him self. He Became king in 1135 was deposed in 1166 by Monarch Roder
ick O' Connor, sought Angle-Norman help to fight the invasion of Ireland and died in Ferns i
n Jan 1171. Dermont"s kingdom passes into the Earl of Strongbou's family. This seems to be th
e last of the MacMurrough kings, although much of the land of the kingdom seems to have bee
n readily occupied by the MacMurrough clan and held by them in almost undisputed for severa
l centuries.
Although such a claim cannot go undisputed, some mention should be made of the claim to the a
ncestry of Breasal Baelach and his son, Labhradh,the first of the Christian kings of Leinster
. This goes back to the O'Tooleclan which is supposed to have got their start when good Kin
g Cathair(Cahir) Mor who was the 109th Monarch of Ireland at the start of the second centur
y and in the will-called the will of Cahir More divided his great possession amongst his thi
rty sons. His posterity formed the principal families of Leinster. Cahir More traces his a
ncestry back to Heremon, the seventh son of Milesius of Spain. From Milesius were descende
d the kings, nobility and gentry of the kingdoms Leinster, Meathetc and of England and th
e reign of Henery II.
Jemima Pheobe Taylor
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Jemima was disowned my her father when she married William Noah. I have only been able to fi
nd records of her brother, Lyman. My great aunt must have had more, but it was lost when sh
e died. Since then I have found a few more.
George Heinrich Simmermacher
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George Simmermacher was born in Germany. I have heard a story about when Melville Morrow ask
ed if he could marry his daughter. George said he would approve it even though he thought a
n Irish temper would not mix well with German bullheadedness. He was an accomplished carpent
er and built quite a few grain elevators and barns between Norwalk and Sandusky.
In the 1880 census he is listed as a farmer from Baden.
Mary Hemberle
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Mary died on the same day as one of her sisters.
In the census of 1880, she listed her birthplace as Nassau.
