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Born 1826
From The history of Darke County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; (1880), A Biographical history of Darke County, Ohio : compendium of national biography (1900)
JAMES McCABE, lumber manufacturer, P. O. German. The subject of this sketch was born in Warren Co., Ohio, the lath day of October, 1826; his father, John was born in New Jersey7 Aug. 30, 1798, and is yet living in Neave Township, with all his faculties well preserved; he emigrated to Ohio, when he attained to his majority, in September, 1818, making the journey almost entirely by foot; he was accompanied to Wheeling, Va., byT two young men of the names of Nutt and Helm; here Nutt retraced his steps to New Jersey, after replenishing his exhausted purse out of McCabe's; from Wheeling to Marietta, McCabe and Helm journeyed by skiff on the Ohio River; becoming wearied of this mode of travel, they disposed of their skiff, and footed it to Chillicothe; here the two companions, bound together by the trials and triumphs Of their journey, made a final separation; McC. pushed his journey on to Franklin Co., where he engaged a year or two at the carpenter trade, which he had previously learned; his marriage with Miss Ann Yantilbnrgh was celebrated.June 17. 1824; she was born in Middlesex Co., N. J., Oct. 6, 1798, and emigrated to this State with her parents when quite small, locating in Warren Co. Our subject then established himself in Warren Co. and engaged at his trade till he came to this county in 1842. the L3th day of November; he purchased a farm in Xeave Township, and abandoned his trade and turned his attention to farming; he has continued to manage his farm up to the present time. Mrs. McC. deceased and was buried at Carlyle Station, Warren Co. Five children were born to this union as follows: Sarah, born May 27, 1825, deceased; James, Oct. 14, 1826; John V., Jan. 28, 1828, deceased July 16, 1855;
William, born Jan. 29, 1829, deceased Oct. 14, 1851; Edith A., Feb. 28, 1830, deceased. Mr. McCabe's second marriage was consummated with Miss Nancy Woodward, in Warren Co.; she was born in that county the lath day of May, 1808. and deceased Jan. 21, 1855. Nine children were the fruits of this union, to wit: George, Samuel, Ellen, Oscar and Malvina (twins), Elizabeth, Reuben, Wilson and Nancy; the above are all married but three. Mr. McC. was united the third time in marriage with Mrs. Charlotte Heistand, a native of Pennsylvania. Our subject was brought up on a farm; during the winter months, he applied himself assiduously* to the acquisition of the rudiments of book knowledge; so well did he improve his time in this direction that he was early qualified to enter the profession of teaching; this he followed for eight yTears; he obtained his first certificate of John Briggs, one of the first school examiners of this county. He was married to Miss Wagoner Jan. 10, 1852; she was born in Neave Township Oct. 26. 1823. Her father, George Wagoner, was born Oct. 24, 1788, and came to Neave Township March 12, 1817; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was taken prisoner at Hull's surrender at Detroit; at the mention of this cowardly act of Hull to him, he would become enraged and stamp the ground, even up to his death, which occurred April 6, 1868; he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Stevens, who was born Oct. 12, 1796, and died Feb. 16, 1864; they were the parents of eleven children, seven of whom still survive; our subject, after his marriage located in Palestine, and for a time engaged in teaching and farming: he then purchased the Palestine Flouring-mill, to which he attached a saw-mill in about five 3Tears; he disposed of this property soon after this, and, with Mr. Kester. purchased and erected in Palestine a large saw-mill, which he still runs, having some time ago purchased Kester's interest in it. Mr. and Mrs. McC. are the parents of four children, two sons and two daughters, to wit: Flora, born July 7, 1855, now deceased; Orlando, Sept. 6, 1857, now engaged in teaching; Virgil. November, 1858; Ida M., Feb. 7, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. McCabe are members of the Universalist Church of Palestine.
As printed in The history of Darke County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
JAMES McCABE.
For almost sixty years this gentleman has been a resident of Darke county, Ohio, and during this long period, which covers nearly the whole span of the county's development from a primitive state to its present flourishing condition, he has been actively interested in its progress. His upright course in life commands the respect and commendation of every one, and he is justly entitled to prominent mention in the history of his adopted county.
Mr. McCabe was born near Franklin, Warren county, Ohio, October 14, 1826, and is a son of John McCabe, born August 31, 1798, a native of New Jersey and of Scotch-Irish descent. The father grew to manhood in his native state, and followed the occupations of a carpenter and farmer. About 181 7 he removed to Warren county Ohio, making the journey on foot, and there he remained until 1842, when he came to Darke county, locating in Neave township, where he remained until his death, February 8, 1887, at the ripe old age of eighty-nine years. He was three times married, his first wife being Anna Yantilburgh, the mother of our subject. She was a native of Warren county, of which her parents were pioneers, and it is supposed that they were of lowland Dutch descent.
James McCabe is the second child and oldest son in a family of five children, three sons and two daughters, and is the only one now living. During his boyhood he pursued his studies in a primitive log school house; and remained in his native county until 1842. when he came with his parents to Darke county, locating on a farm in Neave township, which he helped his father to clear and improve. At the age of nineteen he started out for himself, working by the month for nine dollars. Having acquired a good education he commenced teaching school, in 1845, receiving his first certificate from John Briggs, one of the pioneers of the county. As they had no printed forms at that time, the certificate was all written. At that time the school houses were all of logs, and most of them had greased-paper windows and very rude furnishings. His first school was in the Spring Hill district, but was then called the Ohler district. For eight years Mr. McCabe continued teaching, with good success, and came to German township in 1852, having charge of the school in Palestine, where the Teaford twin boys were among his pupils.
In 1854 he turned his attention to farming on what is now known as the Armstrong farm, where he remained two years, and then bought the Weaver farm, now owned by Mr. Philipi, on section 11, German township. In 1863 he sold that place and moved to Palestine, where he bought a half interest in a mill, but sold out in 1871. He next formed a partnership with Mr. Kester and bought a saw-mill, which they conducted together until 1874, since which time Mr. McCabe has operated it alone and has met with good success in this venture.
On the loth of January, 1852, Mr. Mc- Cabe was united in marriage with Miss Ebaliah Wagoner, who was born October 26, 1823, a native of Neave township, this county, and a daughter of George and Sarah (Stephens) Wagoner, who were among its pioneers. Mr. Wagoner was a pioneer, and was in the war of 1812, being in the surrender of Hull. By this union four children were born, namely: Flora Bell, who died in infancy; Orlando, who married Anna, the daughter of Dr. Stiles, of Greenville, and now lives in Dayton, Ohio; Virgil, who married Jennie Starbuck, of Dayton, and they have five children: Roscoe, Hallie M., Bepo, Emma and Mary; and Ida May, who is the wife of Eli Overman, of Dayton, and they also have five children: Omer, Frank, Mary, and Harry and Terry, twins. Concerning Mrs. McCabe, we should add that she lived with her parents until 1852; coming to German township, she resided there until her death, which took place July 26, 1899, when she had attained the age of seventy-five years and nine months. She died as she had lived, a member of the Universalis! church, and a consistent Christian, believing in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. The funeral sermon on the occasion of her death was preached by one of her dearest friends in the blessed faith of her denomination, Rev. Thomas S. Guthrie, now of Muncie, Indiana.
In early life Mr. McCabe was a Whig in politics, but he assisted in organizing the Republican party, in 1856, and has since been one of its stanch supporters. He has filled the office of township assessor and township clerk many terms, and has always taken an active and commendable interest in public affairs. In 1864, during the civil war, he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served one hundred days. He is now an honored member of Reed Post, No. 572, G. A. R., in which he has served as commander and is now filling the office of chaplain, and he has also been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for some years, and the Universalist church.
He is widely and favorably known throughout the county, and well, deserves the high regard in which he is uniformly held.
As printed in A Biographical history of Darke County, Ohio : compendium of national biography (1900). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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