Diary of Thomas Smith Images

Conotton Cemetery ~ Conotton, Ohio

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Images above: Gravestone of Thomas Smith, born May 6, 1809, died February 23, 1881.

                    Images above:
                    Gravestone of Caroline Smith, died April 22, 1873. Edward's wife.
                    Gravestone of Caroline Smith, died April 22, 1873. Edward's wife.
                    Gravestone of Edward Smith, born 1842, killed by lightning on Thomas' place in 1879.
                    Gravestone of Mary Smith, born August 27, 1813, died June 5 1882. Thomas' wife.
                    Gravestone of Theodore Smith, Thomas' son, located beyond Mary's stone.

                    Images above:
                    Gravestone of Theodore (Thomas' son), Malila and Alice Smith.
                    Gravestone of Edward's wife, Sarah. Edward was Thomas' son.
                    Gravestone of James Wilfred Smith, born July 31, 1870, died June 25, 1890. Edward's son.
                    Gravestone of Sarah McClain Smith, born September 18, 1836, died December 3, 1895.

                   *Four Photos above courtesy of Jean Scarlott & Allen V. Sparrow, Harrison County Ohio Genealogical Society and
                           Linda Gernert Houyouse & Janet Hull Dutcher. Conotton Cemetery:
                   Gravestone of Thomas' Daughter, Sarah E. Fierbaugh.
                   Gravestone of Thomas' Son-in-Law, Michael B. Fierbaugh.
                   Gravestone of Thomas' Grandson, Thomas Smith Fierbaugh, and wife.
                   Gravestone of Thomas' Grandson, Thomas Smith Fierbaugh, and wife.

Doc McGavran

Images above:

Portrait of Doc McGavran.

Illustration of his farm which appeared in the 1875 Harrison County Atlas and later in the Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio 1891 along with his biography.

Photo of Doc McGavran's house as it appears today.

Doc McGavran authored a 60 page book entitled A Brief History of Harrison County which records the early history of Harrison County, Ohio from its incorporation in 1813 until 1894, when the book was published. Also included in the volume are illustrations of important buildings.

McGavran was born in 1847 in Conotton, Harrison County, Ohio to William H. and Elizabeth Brown McGavran. His father, a farmer and cabinetmaker, served in the Ohio Legislature during the Civil War. After beginning his medical education in Scio, McGavran attended the Cleveland Medical College, graduating as valedictorian in 1872. He established a successful medical practice in Bowerston, then later moved to the county seat, Cadiz. (Puskarich Public Library: http://www.harrison.lib.oh.us)