BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.

Page 690.

JOHN BAUGH, one of the old and highly esteemed citizens of Smith township, was
born in the state of Virginia; at an early day in the present century, and when
quite young was brought by his parents to what is now West Virginia, but shortly
afterward they removed to St. Clairsville, which was his home for four years.
During that time he learned the trade of blacksmithing. Mr. Baugh's ancestors
were valiant in the defense of their country, his grandfather serving in the war
of the revolution under Washington, and his uncles in the war of 1812. Though he
himself did not take part in the civil war, he was a firm supporter of the union.
In his business ventures he has been prosperous, and he is now comfortably situated,
with a good farm of over 100 acres. Mr. Baugh was married March 13, 1833, to Mary
Campbell, a native of Ireland, by whom he had five children, three of whom survive,
James, William and Mary. He was married the second time to Anna Toughel, also a
native of Ireland, March 28, 1843, and she survives. He is a member of the
Premillenial church, and she of the Presbyterian.