business in Gallipolis for a number of years, and later in the
same business in Pomeroy. He died July 27th, 1855.
Electa Miles, the youngest child of John and Chloe Miles
was born August 20th, 1812, and was married to John
McQuigg, and lived many years on the "Miles Homestead."
They had two children-George McQuigg and Frances. She
died January 10th, 1906, aged ninety-four years, loved and
esteemed by all.
George McQuigg was born November 25th, 1830. He was
married twice, first to Miss Caroline Smith, who was the
mother of two children, Lucy M., who died young, and John
McQuigg, connected with the Pomeroy National Bank. Miss
Kate Edwards was the second wife of Mr. McQuigg. They
had three children-Charles, in the salt business as a successor
to his father; Anna, married to Mr. Follett, of Kansas, and
Emma McQuigg. George McQuigg was a man of affairs, a
fine businessman, clean in his political actions, genial, affable,
always winning the favor of the best citizens. He was gen-
eral agent of the Ohio Salt Company from 1868 to the time
of his death, October 29th, 1892; aged sixty-one years, ten
months and twenty-eight days.
Captain James Merrill was a sea-faring man and com-
manded vessels in the East India trade for Mr. Dexter, a
wealthy ship owner and merchant prince. After years of
service in Mr. Dexter's employ he quitted the sea and came
to Ohio in 1801, settling on a farm in Salem township given
to him by Mr. Dexter, but removed to a farm in Rutland
township in later years. Capt. Merrill built the first frame
house in what is now Meigs county. The weather-boards
were of wild cherry, sawed with a whipsaw. He had con-
ducted to the ocean one of the first ships built at Marietta. He
was a religious man, highly respected. He died in Rutland,
October 29th, 1826.
