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Mary
Boyd ~ Elza Archibald
Sharon Twp; Noble County, Ohio
James Archibald was born in Ireland, married in Pennsylvania, and came
from Belmont County, settling south of Sharon in 1815, and his was probably the first family that made a permanent location in the township. The sons were John, David, William, James and Elza. William,
born in 1800, is still living, and a resident of the township, and is among the few that remain of the original settlers of the county. John
Archibald was a prominent man in early years, serving as justice over twenty years. He was also a county
commissioner several terms. His first
commission as justice was issued while this part of the county belonged to Guernsey County.
Elza Archibald was born in 1806 and has followed farming. He was a teacher in early life. He was married in 1828 to Mary Boyd, and in 1852 to Phebe
Rutan, who is still living. Elza and his brother William are
the only survivors of the family, which consisted of five sons and one daughter.
The Archibald family left Belmont County, one mile of St. Clairsville, on the 26th of March, 1815, and reached their new home on the 5th of
April. They started with a wagon, a part of the way had to cut their own
road. They left all but the two front wheels of the wagon on the way, and marked the trees along the route so they would know the way back.
James Archibald had one of the first orchards in this region, and people came from distant points to procure the fruit, which was then a great luxury. Mr.
Archibald and John McKee procured the trees at Belpre, on
the Ohio River. They went with an ox-team and were two days going and returning. They brought back three hundred trees.
Source: History of Noble County, Ohio Published by L.H. Watkins & Co. of
Chicago 1887 - FHL Film 924477 Item 2
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