Enoch K. Nave

As printed in 1908

ENOCH K. NAVE, a prosperous farmer and well known citizen of Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, who was born on what is now the Shobe farm in that township, August 24, 1844, is a son of Jacob, Jr., and Mary (Knable) Nave, and grandson of Jacob and Catherine (Garlough) Nave.

Jacob Nave, Sr., was a native of Virginia, and was a young man, unmarried, at the time he came to Clark County, Ohio, in 1807. The Garlough family, into which he married, came to this county at about the same time. He was a soldier in the War of 1812.

Jacob Nave, Jr., was born on what is now the Shobe farm on the banks of the Little Miami River, August 22, 1811, and engaged in farming in Green Township throughout life, dying on the old home place in 1865, aged fifty-four years. He married Mary Knable, by whom he had eleven children, as follows: John G., a farmer of Green Township; Catherine (Shobe), formerly of Green Township, but now deceased; Margaret (Williams), of Madison Township; Jacob H., who died as a result of injuries received at Beverly, West Virginia, during the Civil War; Enoch K., whose name begins this article; William 0., of Tremont, Ohio; Thomas, a resident of Springfield; Harriet (Ramy), of Plattsburg,Ohio;Eliza (Eiehelbarger); Ezra L., who lives at Pitchin; and Ervin

Elroy, a carpenter, of Madison Township. Mrs. Nave lived to the advanced age of eighty-six years, surviving her husband nearly a half century.

Enoch K. Nave was reared on the home place in Green Township, and lived under the parental roof until he was twenty-five years of age, when he struck out for himself. When the CivU War was in progress he enlisted for service in the Union Army, serving thirteen months in a creditable manner. Upon his return he resumed farming operations, which has been his life work. In 1894, he purchased his present farm of eighty-three acres, located about eight miles southeast of Springfield. He is now retired from business activity, enjoying the fruits of many years of toil.

Mr. Nave was joined in wedlock with Miss Rachel McKinney, a native of Clark County, and they have three children living: William; Mayne (Mrs. W. H. "VValker); and Mrs. Clara Garlough. Mrs. Nave died in October, 1881, and Mr. Nave took for his second wife, June 3, 1884, Addie Swisher, of Gallia County, Ohio. Politically, our subject is a Republican, and on January 1, 1908, he completed his sixth year as township trustee, an office he has filled with great credit to himself and the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Religiously, he is a member of the Free Baptist church.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.