George MCCOLLOCH

                   Tharps Run CemeteryThe Tharps Run Cemetery is located on the north side of Township Road 182 approximately .4 miles west of County Road 5.



GEORGE MCCOLLOCH, retired; Zanesfield; one of the oldest living pioneers in this part of the county is George McColloch, who was born May 1, 1790, in Ohio Co., Va., son of Samuel and Nancy (McMerrill) McColloch, who was a son of George McColloch a native of Scotland. The subject of this sketch came to this State in 1800, locating with his parents near where Columbus now stands. In 1803 he came to Logan Co., with his father Samuel, who settled in the north part of Monroe Tp., near Mad River, settling on 260 acres of land, purchased of one Denney; who located the land from warrants obtained through services in the Revolutionary War. At this time there was but one family from Zanesfield to Urbana ; that one was located on King's Creek in Champaign Co. Capt. William McColloch, the uncle of our worthy subject, had married a Zane who was a half breed ; her father, having been taken prisoner by the Indians, had married among there, which tribe settled about Zanesfield ; hence the reason why the McColloch family came to locate where they did. Four of the McColloch family were in the war of 1812. Samuel was a contractor ; William was captain of a company of scouts, and was killed near Detroit ; Silas was killed at Ft. Meiggs by the bursting of a shell ; George was for a time stationed at Ft. McArthur, and afterwards a "minute man," until the close of the war. Capt. McColloch represented his constituents in the Legislature when held at Chillicothe ; Solomon was in the Legislature also, and served as County Commissioner when his compensation was only three dollars per year. At the age of 19, on June 8, 1809, our subject was married to Nancy Henry, eldest daughter of George and Parmelia (Fiddler) Henry was born in Culpepper Co., Va., in 1789. She came west in 1807. She died in her 79th year, having given birth to thirteen children- five of the number now living - George, Benjamin, John, Mary, and Solomon. Since 1809 "Uncle George" has been a constant resident of the township. In 1819 he and wife joined the Church at "'Tharp's s Run, " was baptized on the fourth Sabbath in June, 1823, by Elder John Guteredge, one of the first ministers of the country ; he was ordained in 1829 by Joseph Morris, and at the request of the membership took pastoral charge of Tharp's Run Church. He preached in several adjoining counties, regularly for forty years, and occasionally for fifty years. Elder McColloch has been instrumental in doing much good in the different fields of labor in which he has been called to work, and through his instrumentality many souls have been brought from darkness to light. Uncle George is now in his 91st year, and has many friends both on the other shore and on this. His name and memory will long be cherished in the community. He has for several years retired from active life, and his farm, which consisted of about 200 acres, he divided among his children. For many years he has lived with his son John, who was born in January, 1827, and was married to Susan Gable, who was born in Columbiana Co., in 1835; has one child, Nancy M., born in February, 1862. John and wife are members of the Lutheran Church.