Mathias was born on the James River, Botetourt County, Virginia; the son on Christian Disher and Frances Sheets.
Following his father, they came to Preble County, Ohio between 1820 and 1830. He was raised upon the farm and had, perhaps, less than two years schooling. The greater portion of his earlier years were spent clearing land. At one time it was said that he assisted at eleven log-raisings within two weeks, as he enjoyed this kind of work very much.
He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Ozias, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fall) Ozias, on September 1, 1840, in Preble County, Ohio. She died at the age of 22y, & 6d, just six months after their marriage.
Mathias was then united in marriage to Rebecca J. Ozias, daughter of Jacob and Susan (Christman) Ozias and a cousin of his first wife, on July 09, 1843, in Preble County, Ohio, with whom he shares a headstone. To this union, 5 known children were born: Mary Ann Disher, Susannah Disher, Martha Jane Disher, Leonidas Disher, and Civilla Disher. He remained on the homestead until the fall of 1843, when he relocated his family to another part of the farm, which consisted of three hundred and sixty acres, on which he lived until his death. It is believed that Rebecca died in or shortly after the birth of Civilla.
He was then united in marriage to Elizabeth A. (Zircle/Circle) Davis on December 12, 1855. To this union, two children were born: Julia C. Disher and Ada B. Disher.
In 1862, Mathias Disher raised a company of volunteers (Company H, Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer infantry), to which he was chosen captain of the company. His regiment was ordered to Kentucky. In the retreat that followed, from Richmond, to Louisville, Kentucky, a total of one hundred and eighty men were lost by capture. He remained in service only about four months, being compelled to resign on account of ill health.
Captain Disher is a man of much more than ordinary intelligence, notwithstanding his lack of early educational advantages. He is a reader of books, and possesses a literary quality of mind in which the antiquarian element predominates. Politically, he was Republican. He died at the age of 74y, 02m, 16d, from pneumonia.
Following his father, they came to Preble County, Ohio between 1820 and 1830. He was raised upon the farm and had, perhaps, less than two years schooling. The greater portion of his earlier years were spent clearing land. At one time it was said that he assisted at eleven log-raisings within two weeks, as he enjoyed this kind of work very much.
He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Ozias, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fall) Ozias, on September 1, 1840, in Preble County, Ohio. She died at the age of 22y, & 6d, just six months after their marriage.
Mathias was then united in marriage to Rebecca J. Ozias, daughter of Jacob and Susan (Christman) Ozias and a cousin of his first wife, on July 09, 1843, in Preble County, Ohio, with whom he shares a headstone. To this union, 5 known children were born: Mary Ann Disher, Susannah Disher, Martha Jane Disher, Leonidas Disher, and Civilla Disher. He remained on the homestead until the fall of 1843, when he relocated his family to another part of the farm, which consisted of three hundred and sixty acres, on which he lived until his death. It is believed that Rebecca died in or shortly after the birth of Civilla.
He was then united in marriage to Elizabeth A. (Zircle/Circle) Davis on December 12, 1855. To this union, two children were born: Julia C. Disher and Ada B. Disher.
In 1862, Mathias Disher raised a company of volunteers (Company H, Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer infantry), to which he was chosen captain of the company. His regiment was ordered to Kentucky. In the retreat that followed, from Richmond, to Louisville, Kentucky, a total of one hundred and eighty men were lost by capture. He remained in service only about four months, being compelled to resign on account of ill health.
Captain Disher is a man of much more than ordinary intelligence, notwithstanding his lack of early educational advantages. He is a reader of books, and possesses a literary quality of mind in which the antiquarian element predominates. Politically, he was Republican. He died at the age of 74y, 02m, 16d, from pneumonia.
Mathias was born on the James River, Botetourt County, Virginia; the son on Christian Disher and Frances Sheets.
Following his father, they came to Preble County, Ohio between 1820 and 1830. He was raised upon the farm and had, perhaps, less than two years schooling. The greater portion of his earlier years were spent clearing land. At one time it was said that he assisted at eleven log-raisings within two weeks, as he enjoyed this kind of work very much.
He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Ozias, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fall) Ozias, on September 1, 1840, in Preble County, Ohio. She died at the age of 22y, & 6d, just six months after their marriage.
Mathias was then united in marriage to Rebecca J. Ozias, daughter of Jacob and Susan (Christman) Ozias and a cousin of his first wife, on July 09, 1843, in Preble County, Ohio, with whom he shares a headstone. To this union, 5 known children were born: Mary Ann Disher, Susannah Disher, Martha Jane Disher, Leonidas Disher, and Civilla Disher. He remained on the homestead until the fall of 1843, when he relocated his family to another part of the farm, which consisted of three hundred and sixty acres, on which he lived until his death. It is believed that Rebecca died in or shortly after the birth of Civilla.
He was then united in marriage to Elizabeth A. (Zircle/Circle) Davis on December 12, 1855. To this union, two children were born: Julia C. Disher and Ada B. Disher.
In 1862, Mathias Disher raised a company of volunteers (Company H, Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer infantry), to which he was chosen captain of the company. His regiment was ordered to Kentucky. In the retreat that followed, from Richmond, to Louisville, Kentucky, a total of one hundred and eighty men were lost by capture. He remained in service only about four months, being compelled to resign on account of ill health.
Captain Disher is a man of much more than ordinary intelligence, notwithstanding his lack of early educational advantages. He is a reader of books, and possesses a literary quality of mind in which the antiquarian element predominates. Politically, he was Republican. He died at the age of 74y, 02m, 16d, from pneumonia.
Following his father, they came to Preble County, Ohio between 1820 and 1830. He was raised upon the farm and had, perhaps, less than two years schooling. The greater portion of his earlier years were spent clearing land. At one time it was said that he assisted at eleven log-raisings within two weeks, as he enjoyed this kind of work very much.
He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Ozias, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fall) Ozias, on September 1, 1840, in Preble County, Ohio. She died at the age of 22y, & 6d, just six months after their marriage.
Mathias was then united in marriage to Rebecca J. Ozias, daughter of Jacob and Susan (Christman) Ozias and a cousin of his first wife, on July 09, 1843, in Preble County, Ohio, with whom he shares a headstone. To this union, 5 known children were born: Mary Ann Disher, Susannah Disher, Martha Jane Disher, Leonidas Disher, and Civilla Disher. He remained on the homestead until the fall of 1843, when he relocated his family to another part of the farm, which consisted of three hundred and sixty acres, on which he lived until his death. It is believed that Rebecca died in or shortly after the birth of Civilla.
He was then united in marriage to Elizabeth A. (Zircle/Circle) Davis on December 12, 1855. To this union, two children were born: Julia C. Disher and Ada B. Disher.
In 1862, Mathias Disher raised a company of volunteers (Company H, Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer infantry), to which he was chosen captain of the company. His regiment was ordered to Kentucky. In the retreat that followed, from Richmond, to Louisville, Kentucky, a total of one hundred and eighty men were lost by capture. He remained in service only about four months, being compelled to resign on account of ill health.
Captain Disher is a man of much more than ordinary intelligence, notwithstanding his lack of early educational advantages. He is a reader of books, and possesses a literary quality of mind in which the antiquarian element predominates. Politically, he was Republican. He died at the age of 74y, 02m, 16d, from pneumonia.
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