Lavina Parrott (Rupert)
Born: 18 Jun 1811
Birthplace: Parrotsville, TN
Death: 28 Jan 1897
Buried: Spencerville Cemetery, Allen, OH
Spouse: George Pursley Rupert
Married: 11 Sep 1826 in Wilmington, Clinton, OH
Father: John Parrott II
Mother: Elizabeth Hall (Parrott)
Children: Solomon Rupert, Uriah Rupert, Jacob Rupert, Margaret Rupert (Snavely), Rachel Rupert, Jasper Joseph Rupert, John Newton Rupert, Francis Marion Rupert, Louisa Rupert, Mahala Jane Rupert, Mary Rupert, Matilda Rupert
Birthplace: Parrotsville, TN
Death: 28 Jan 1897
Buried: Spencerville Cemetery, Allen, OH
Spouse: George Pursley Rupert
Married: 11 Sep 1826 in Wilmington, Clinton, OH
Father: John Parrott II
Mother: Elizabeth Hall (Parrott)
Children: Solomon Rupert, Uriah Rupert, Jacob Rupert, Margaret Rupert (Snavely), Rachel Rupert, Jasper Joseph Rupert, John Newton Rupert, Francis Marion Rupert, Louisa Rupert, Mahala Jane Rupert, Mary Rupert, Matilda Rupert
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"History of Mercer County, Ohio, and representative citizens", Volume 1, pg. 336,
By S. S. Scranton, Biographical Publishing Company
JOHN SNAVELY
John Snavely, who is probably one of the most venerable citizens of Liberty township, has been identified with its most important interests for more than 30 years and stands as a fair representative of its best citizenship. Mr. Snavely was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 1, 1826, and is a son of George and Eliza (Wireman) Snavely.
The Snavely family is of German extraction and it is a numerous and substantial one in Pennsylvania, where our subject's parents were born. The birthplace of the mother was near Gettysburg, the scene of one of the greatest battles of the Civil War.
Mr. Snavely remained in Wayne County, Ohio, until he was 14 years of age and then went to Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he was employed in the store of John Gish, with whom he remained several years. Later he was employed in boating on the Miami and Erie Canal, ini Ohio and Indiana. In July, 1863, Mr. Snavely entered the Union Army, enlisting in Company K, 88th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., which became a part of the 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. He was honorably discharged July 3, 1865. During the greater part of this time he was detailed as commissary to the general hospital, at Camp Chase, Columbus, and performed his duties in this position just as faithfully and honorably as if he had been on the field. Since his return he has been a continuous resident of Mercer County.. He came to Liberty township as a pioneer settler, when the forest still covered all this section and no roads had been cut through, and he still occupies his comfortable log house, which he built in 1873, in the year following his settlement.
On April 9, 1853, Mr. Snavely was united in marriage with Margaret Rupert, born December 6, 1834, in Mercer County, Ohip, a daughter of George and Lovina (Parrott) Rupert, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Tennessee. The Ruperts were among the earliest settlers of Salem township, Auglaize County, whence they removed to Mercer County and settled in Union township. They were people of worth and standing in pioneer days there and their remains rest in one of the old cemeteries of Union township.
Mr. and Mrs. Snavely have had eight children, as follows: Eliza J.,i wife of George Coakley, of Hopewell township; Andrew J., of Liberty township; John L., of Liberty township; Philip S., of Hopewell township; Lovina B., wife of William Martz, of Liberty township; George W. and Charles E., both deceased; and a babe that died in infancy.
By S. S. Scranton, Biographical Publishing Company
JOHN SNAVELY
John Snavely, who is probably one of the most venerable citizens of Liberty township, has been identified with its most important interests for more than 30 years and stands as a fair representative of its best citizenship. Mr. Snavely was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 1, 1826, and is a son of George and Eliza (Wireman) Snavely.
The Snavely family is of German extraction and it is a numerous and substantial one in Pennsylvania, where our subject's parents were born. The birthplace of the mother was near Gettysburg, the scene of one of the greatest battles of the Civil War.
Mr. Snavely remained in Wayne County, Ohio, until he was 14 years of age and then went to Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he was employed in the store of John Gish, with whom he remained several years. Later he was employed in boating on the Miami and Erie Canal, ini Ohio and Indiana. In July, 1863, Mr. Snavely entered the Union Army, enlisting in Company K, 88th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., which became a part of the 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. He was honorably discharged July 3, 1865. During the greater part of this time he was detailed as commissary to the general hospital, at Camp Chase, Columbus, and performed his duties in this position just as faithfully and honorably as if he had been on the field. Since his return he has been a continuous resident of Mercer County.. He came to Liberty township as a pioneer settler, when the forest still covered all this section and no roads had been cut through, and he still occupies his comfortable log house, which he built in 1873, in the year following his settlement.
On April 9, 1853, Mr. Snavely was united in marriage with Margaret Rupert, born December 6, 1834, in Mercer County, Ohip, a daughter of George and Lovina (Parrott) Rupert, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Tennessee. The Ruperts were among the earliest settlers of Salem township, Auglaize County, whence they removed to Mercer County and settled in Union township. They were people of worth and standing in pioneer days there and their remains rest in one of the old cemeteries of Union township.
Mr. and Mrs. Snavely have had eight children, as follows: Eliza J.,i wife of George Coakley, of Hopewell township; Andrew J., of Liberty township; John L., of Liberty township; Philip S., of Hopewell township; Lovina B., wife of William Martz, of Liberty township; George W. and Charles E., both deceased; and a babe that died in infancy.