A Centennial Biographical History of Hancock County, Ohio, 1903
ISAAC INSLEY
The above named gentleman, whose post office address is Macomb, Ohio, is one of the thriving farmers of Hancock county, owning one hundred and thirty-eight acres of well cultivated land in Portage township devoted to general farming. It is only necessary to look over this farm to see that the owner understands his business and deserves to rank with those whose enterprise and progressive spirit have given Ohio such high rank among the agricultural states. His father, Zacharias Insley, a native of Ashland county, Ohio, wedded Esther Sowards of Virginia, and after marriage resided in his native county for some years, removing in 1870 to Hancock county. He purchased one hundred and forty acres of land in section 21 of Portage township, which at the time was in a fair state of cultivation. Being an industrious and practical farmer he prospered measurably and in the course of years made his farm one of the most desirable of its size in his neighborhood. He was a moral and upright man, a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal church and so bore himself as to earn general esteem. He died in 1892 and his wife two years later, having become the parents of twelve children, of whom eight grew to maturity and six are still living. Among the latter is Isaac Insley, whose birth occurred in Seneca county, Ohio, April 29, 1837, and there he grew to manhood. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served gallantly and loyally until the close of the Civil war. Among the important battles in which Mr. Insley participated were those at Winchester, Cedar Creek, Lynchburg, James River, Petersburg and Appomattox Court House, not to mention the innumerable skirmishes which fell to the lot of the command to which he belonged. The fact that he was detailed as a sharpshooter is evidence of Mr. Insleys high standing as a soldier and the estimate put upon his prudence and bravery by his commanding officers. More than once a commission was offered to him, but this Mr. Insley declined, being satisfied to do his duty as a soldier in the ranks. After a most creditable military career, during which he made a faultless record, this brave young soldier was honorably discharged from the service in 1865.
Isaac Insley was thirty-three years of age when his parents located in Hancock county. Eight years previous to this he had purchased about sixty acres of land in Portage township, to which he subsequently added until his entire holdings amounted to one hundred and thirty-eight acres. This land he has cultivated most industriously and intelligently since taking possession and his affairs have been generally prosperous. In September, 1870, Mr. Insley married Elizabeth A. Smith, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, November 10, 1848. Her parents were John W. and Catherine Smith, the former born May 15, 1815, and the latter in Virginia, October 25, 1804. In 1851 they removed to Hancock county and some years later located on a farm of eighty acres which Mr. Smith had purchased in Pleasant township. On this home place they both ended their days after useful lives, during which they played their parts well and earned general esteem. The union of Isaac and Elizabeth A. Insley proved both happy and fruitful, their children numbering nine, of whom seven are living. These, with the dates of their respective births, are thus recorded in the family Bible: J. W., in 1871; Albert M., in 1873; Cora B., in 1875; Rosetta M., in 1878; Harley L., in 1882; George R., in 1887; and Lester R., in 1895. In addition to her husband's property, Mrs. Insley owns thirty-six acres in her own right. Besides her virtues as a housewife and mother, she is a lady of excellent judgment and good business qualities. Including both parents and children, the Insleys constitute a worthy and deserving family.
Son of Zacharias & Esther (Sowards) Insley.
ISAAC INSLEY
The above named gentleman, whose post office address is Macomb, Ohio, is one of the thriving farmers of Hancock county, owning one hundred and thirty-eight acres of well cultivated land in Portage township devoted to general farming. It is only necessary to look over this farm to see that the owner understands his business and deserves to rank with those whose enterprise and progressive spirit have given Ohio such high rank among the agricultural states. His father, Zacharias Insley, a native of Ashland county, Ohio, wedded Esther Sowards of Virginia, and after marriage resided in his native county for some years, removing in 1870 to Hancock county. He purchased one hundred and forty acres of land in section 21 of Portage township, which at the time was in a fair state of cultivation. Being an industrious and practical farmer he prospered measurably and in the course of years made his farm one of the most desirable of its size in his neighborhood. He was a moral and upright man, a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal church and so bore himself as to earn general esteem. He died in 1892 and his wife two years later, having become the parents of twelve children, of whom eight grew to maturity and six are still living. Among the latter is Isaac Insley, whose birth occurred in Seneca county, Ohio, April 29, 1837, and there he grew to manhood. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served gallantly and loyally until the close of the Civil war. Among the important battles in which Mr. Insley participated were those at Winchester, Cedar Creek, Lynchburg, James River, Petersburg and Appomattox Court House, not to mention the innumerable skirmishes which fell to the lot of the command to which he belonged. The fact that he was detailed as a sharpshooter is evidence of Mr. Insleys high standing as a soldier and the estimate put upon his prudence and bravery by his commanding officers. More than once a commission was offered to him, but this Mr. Insley declined, being satisfied to do his duty as a soldier in the ranks. After a most creditable military career, during which he made a faultless record, this brave young soldier was honorably discharged from the service in 1865.
Isaac Insley was thirty-three years of age when his parents located in Hancock county. Eight years previous to this he had purchased about sixty acres of land in Portage township, to which he subsequently added until his entire holdings amounted to one hundred and thirty-eight acres. This land he has cultivated most industriously and intelligently since taking possession and his affairs have been generally prosperous. In September, 1870, Mr. Insley married Elizabeth A. Smith, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, November 10, 1848. Her parents were John W. and Catherine Smith, the former born May 15, 1815, and the latter in Virginia, October 25, 1804. In 1851 they removed to Hancock county and some years later located on a farm of eighty acres which Mr. Smith had purchased in Pleasant township. On this home place they both ended their days after useful lives, during which they played their parts well and earned general esteem. The union of Isaac and Elizabeth A. Insley proved both happy and fruitful, their children numbering nine, of whom seven are living. These, with the dates of their respective births, are thus recorded in the family Bible: J. W., in 1871; Albert M., in 1873; Cora B., in 1875; Rosetta M., in 1878; Harley L., in 1882; George R., in 1887; and Lester R., in 1895. In addition to her husband's property, Mrs. Insley owns thirty-six acres in her own right. Besides her virtues as a housewife and mother, she is a lady of excellent judgment and good business qualities. Including both parents and children, the Insleys constitute a worthy and deserving family.
Son of Zacharias & Esther (Sowards) Insley.
A Centennial Biographical History of Hancock County, Ohio, 1903
ISAAC INSLEY
The above named gentleman, whose post office address is Macomb, Ohio, is one of the thriving farmers of Hancock county, owning one hundred and thirty-eight acres of well cultivated land in Portage township devoted to general farming. It is only necessary to look over this farm to see that the owner understands his business and deserves to rank with those whose enterprise and progressive spirit have given Ohio such high rank among the agricultural states. His father, Zacharias Insley, a native of Ashland county, Ohio, wedded Esther Sowards of Virginia, and after marriage resided in his native county for some years, removing in 1870 to Hancock county. He purchased one hundred and forty acres of land in section 21 of Portage township, which at the time was in a fair state of cultivation. Being an industrious and practical farmer he prospered measurably and in the course of years made his farm one of the most desirable of its size in his neighborhood. He was a moral and upright man, a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal church and so bore himself as to earn general esteem. He died in 1892 and his wife two years later, having become the parents of twelve children, of whom eight grew to maturity and six are still living. Among the latter is Isaac Insley, whose birth occurred in Seneca county, Ohio, April 29, 1837, and there he grew to manhood. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served gallantly and loyally until the close of the Civil war. Among the important battles in which Mr. Insley participated were those at Winchester, Cedar Creek, Lynchburg, James River, Petersburg and Appomattox Court House, not to mention the innumerable skirmishes which fell to the lot of the command to which he belonged. The fact that he was detailed as a sharpshooter is evidence of Mr. Insleys high standing as a soldier and the estimate put upon his prudence and bravery by his commanding officers. More than once a commission was offered to him, but this Mr. Insley declined, being satisfied to do his duty as a soldier in the ranks. After a most creditable military career, during which he made a faultless record, this brave young soldier was honorably discharged from the service in 1865.
Isaac Insley was thirty-three years of age when his parents located in Hancock county. Eight years previous to this he had purchased about sixty acres of land in Portage township, to which he subsequently added until his entire holdings amounted to one hundred and thirty-eight acres. This land he has cultivated most industriously and intelligently since taking possession and his affairs have been generally prosperous. In September, 1870, Mr. Insley married Elizabeth A. Smith, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, November 10, 1848. Her parents were John W. and Catherine Smith, the former born May 15, 1815, and the latter in Virginia, October 25, 1804. In 1851 they removed to Hancock county and some years later located on a farm of eighty acres which Mr. Smith had purchased in Pleasant township. On this home place they both ended their days after useful lives, during which they played their parts well and earned general esteem. The union of Isaac and Elizabeth A. Insley proved both happy and fruitful, their children numbering nine, of whom seven are living. These, with the dates of their respective births, are thus recorded in the family Bible: J. W., in 1871; Albert M., in 1873; Cora B., in 1875; Rosetta M., in 1878; Harley L., in 1882; George R., in 1887; and Lester R., in 1895. In addition to her husband's property, Mrs. Insley owns thirty-six acres in her own right. Besides her virtues as a housewife and mother, she is a lady of excellent judgment and good business qualities. Including both parents and children, the Insleys constitute a worthy and deserving family.
Son of Zacharias & Esther (Sowards) Insley.
ISAAC INSLEY
The above named gentleman, whose post office address is Macomb, Ohio, is one of the thriving farmers of Hancock county, owning one hundred and thirty-eight acres of well cultivated land in Portage township devoted to general farming. It is only necessary to look over this farm to see that the owner understands his business and deserves to rank with those whose enterprise and progressive spirit have given Ohio such high rank among the agricultural states. His father, Zacharias Insley, a native of Ashland county, Ohio, wedded Esther Sowards of Virginia, and after marriage resided in his native county for some years, removing in 1870 to Hancock county. He purchased one hundred and forty acres of land in section 21 of Portage township, which at the time was in a fair state of cultivation. Being an industrious and practical farmer he prospered measurably and in the course of years made his farm one of the most desirable of its size in his neighborhood. He was a moral and upright man, a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal church and so bore himself as to earn general esteem. He died in 1892 and his wife two years later, having become the parents of twelve children, of whom eight grew to maturity and six are still living. Among the latter is Isaac Insley, whose birth occurred in Seneca county, Ohio, April 29, 1837, and there he grew to manhood. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served gallantly and loyally until the close of the Civil war. Among the important battles in which Mr. Insley participated were those at Winchester, Cedar Creek, Lynchburg, James River, Petersburg and Appomattox Court House, not to mention the innumerable skirmishes which fell to the lot of the command to which he belonged. The fact that he was detailed as a sharpshooter is evidence of Mr. Insleys high standing as a soldier and the estimate put upon his prudence and bravery by his commanding officers. More than once a commission was offered to him, but this Mr. Insley declined, being satisfied to do his duty as a soldier in the ranks. After a most creditable military career, during which he made a faultless record, this brave young soldier was honorably discharged from the service in 1865.
Isaac Insley was thirty-three years of age when his parents located in Hancock county. Eight years previous to this he had purchased about sixty acres of land in Portage township, to which he subsequently added until his entire holdings amounted to one hundred and thirty-eight acres. This land he has cultivated most industriously and intelligently since taking possession and his affairs have been generally prosperous. In September, 1870, Mr. Insley married Elizabeth A. Smith, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, November 10, 1848. Her parents were John W. and Catherine Smith, the former born May 15, 1815, and the latter in Virginia, October 25, 1804. In 1851 they removed to Hancock county and some years later located on a farm of eighty acres which Mr. Smith had purchased in Pleasant township. On this home place they both ended their days after useful lives, during which they played their parts well and earned general esteem. The union of Isaac and Elizabeth A. Insley proved both happy and fruitful, their children numbering nine, of whom seven are living. These, with the dates of their respective births, are thus recorded in the family Bible: J. W., in 1871; Albert M., in 1873; Cora B., in 1875; Rosetta M., in 1878; Harley L., in 1882; George R., in 1887; and Lester R., in 1895. In addition to her husband's property, Mrs. Insley owns thirty-six acres in her own right. Besides her virtues as a housewife and mother, she is a lady of excellent judgment and good business qualities. Including both parents and children, the Insleys constitute a worthy and deserving family.
Son of Zacharias & Esther (Sowards) Insley.
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