The following bio was found in Wood Co, OH history:
"M. D. CHILCOTE is numbered among the prominent and progressivefarmers o f Montgomery township, now making his home in Section 33,where he has a f ine farm of 12o acres of highly cultivated andproductive land. He is a n ative of Wood county, born in Section 26,Perry township, April I1, 183 9, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth(Jones) Chilcote, who were wort hy representatives of the honoredpioneers of the county.
The father was born November 12, 1802, in Maryland, where he wasreared , but was not married until after his arrival in Wood county.The mothe r's birth occurred in Gallia county, Ohio, April 2, 1812.She was a dau ghter of James Jones, one of the oldest pioneers ofPerry township, who w as present at the time of its organization. Inhis youth Mr. Chilcote h ad learned the carpenter's trade, which hefollowed in this county, and a lso helped to build some of the firsthouses erected at Fostoria, Ohio, w here he located at the time of hismarriage. He later went to Jackson t ownship, Seneca county, fromthere came to Perry township, and at West M illgrove his last dayswere passed, dying there January 21, 1889, at th e age of eighty-sevenyears. The death of the mother also occurred at t hat place, July 10,1884, and they were there laid to rest. In 1846 the f ather wasinjured by a runaway horse, from which he never entirely reco vered.He was naturally quite robust, of powerful build, being six feet t woinches in
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height, and built in proportion. Previous to the war he had been aDemo crat, but at that time became a stalwart supporter of theRepublican pa rty, and served in several township offices duringpioneer days. He cam e to Wood county from Ashland county, Ohio, asearly as 1833. Both hims elf and wife held membership with theMethodist Episcopal Church.
The family of which our subject is a member comprised the followingchi ldren: James F. , born August 8, 1835, served as lieutenant ofCompany I , 111th O. V. I. during the Civil war, and died at Bradner,Ohio, Decem ber 10, 1869. He was elected justice of the peace when ayoung man, and b ecame a well-to-do citizen of Wood county. Sarah A.,born May t, 1837, b ecame the wife of George Turner, and died at WestMillgrove, March 1, 1 878. M. D. is next in order of birth. Perry C.is a prominent citizen o f this county. John W., born January 10,1843, belonged to Company H, 4 9th O. V. I., during the Rebellion, andnow makes his home at Saginaw, M ich. Priscilla V., born July 7, 1845,lives at West Millgrove. Surviah H ., born October 21, 1847, marriedStewart Fralick, who lives in Toledo, O hio, and died in November,1873. G. Sylvester, born March 24, 1851, die d April 4, 1852.
Mr. Chilcote, of this notice, attended the district schools of Senecac ounty, Ohio, where his parents lived during his boyhood, and earlybeca me familiar with the life of a farmer. He remained under theparental r oof until his marriage, which important event in his lifewas celebrate d January 1, 1874, in Montgomery township, Miss HelenAdams becoming hi s wife. On Section 33 of that township, she was bornMay 16, 1844, and i s a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth(McCormick) Adams, the latter a c ousin of Cyrus McCormick, thewell-known inventor of the reaper. The fa ther was born in Beavercounty, Penn., November 12, 1817, and was the s on of Asa andElizabeth (Adams) Adams, who were the first of the name t o locate inMontgomery township, having come from Beaver county, Penn., i n theearly '30s, and located in Section 29, where he lived to an advan cedage. Alexander Adams was the seventh child in a family of ten children, and was brought by his parents to Wood county in 1833. By hisfirs t wife he had two children-Mrs. Chilcote; and Maurice, who diedin Mont gomery township, leaving two children, Charles and Mary E.,the latter n ow deceased. After the death of his first wife, in April,1872, Mr. Ada ms was again married, and he departed this life June 27,1886, being la id to rest in the West Millgrove cemetery. He was aconscientious Chris tian, having united with the Presbyterian Churchof that place in 1841, a nd always faithfully followed its teachings.
After his marriage, Mr. Chilcote located at West Millgrove, where heen gaged in shinglemaking with his brother Perry C., until April,1876, wh en he removed to Hatton, Ohio, there engaging in agriculturalpursuits. I n March, 1883, however, he located upon the old Adamshomestead in Sect ion 33, Montgomery township, where he and his familystill reside. Four c hildren came to gladden the household-Bessie E.,Jessie I., Maurice A. a nd Leander J., all at home. Mr. Chilcote wasone of the boys in blue du ring the Civil war, having enlisted May 2,1864, in Company E, 144th O. V . I., at Eagleville, Ohio, and was onguard duty most of the time at Wi lmington, Del., until August 24,following. Before entering the United S tates service he had been amember of Company E, 64th O. N. G. He now b elongs to Conley Post, G.A. R., at West Millgrove, of which he is a ch arter member. He takesquite an active interest in political affairs, s upporting theprinciples of the Republican party, and he and his estima ble wife arefaithful members of the Congregational Church. They hold a n enviableposition in the esteem and confidence of their fellow-citize ns, andhave contributed greatly to the happiness and comfort of those l essfortunate than themselves."
