Civil War Veteran and Postmaster of Poland Ohio.He bought 8 acres in the present area of Nesbitt Street and built his home at 451 S. Main Street. A series of letters written by John Nesbitt and his brother-in-law, Isaac P.C. Raub while in the Union army are in the collection of the Poland Historical Socity.
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JOHN W. NESBITT. postmaster, and
one of the leading citizens of the vil-
lage of Poland, was born January 31,
1840, on a farm in Poland township,
Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son
of Nathaniel and Jane (Wishard) Nesbitt.
The Nesbitt family came originally from
Scotland. James Nesbitt, the great-grandfa-
ther of John W., was born in that country and
at a very early period came to America and
located in Pennsylvania where James Nesbitt,
the grandfather was born. In 1855 he came
to Ohio and settled in Poland, where he died at
the advanced age of 94 years.
Nathaniel Nesbitt, father of John W., was
born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and
was 15 years old when he accompanied his fa-
ther to Poland township, where he lived all
his life, his death occurring in 1868. He was
a contractor and builder by trade. Nathaniel
Nesbitt married Jane Wishard, who was born
in Poland township, in 1806, and died in 1868.
She was a daughter of John Wishard, who
came from Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and settled on a farm just west of the Ohio
State line. Six children were born to Na-
thaniel and Jane Nesbitt : James, who died in
1883; Mary J., who resides with her brother,
John W., is the widow of Isaac Robb, who
died from sunstroke while serving in the Civil
War; John W. ; Sarah, who died in 1868;
Myrancy, deceased, who married Adam
Frankforth, of Iowa; William H., who died
at the age of four years. John W. Nesbitt
was reared in Poland township and learned the
carpenter trade, which he followed for about
35 years. On August 9, 1862, he enlisted in
Companv H, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, and served in the Army of the
Cumberland' until the close of the Civil War.
He was with Sherman on his march to the sea,
and participated in all of the battles and en-
gagements, and was not absent from duty for
even 24 hours, during the whole war. He was
slightly injui'ed in the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, but not seriously enough to in-
capacitate him from duty. During his first
nine months of service he acted as commissary
of his company, and was then made sergeant,
serving in that capacity until the close of the
war, and was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio,
June 9, 1865.
After the close of his military service, he
returned to Poland and resumed carpenter
work, and in 1S69 was married to Rosa A.
Logan, a daughter of D. C. Logan, of North
Bloomfield. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt have three
children: Carrie L., Frances (Mrs. Warren
Simon), and Jane. Miss Jane Nesbitt is an
instructor at the Orphans' Home at Xenia,
Ohio.
Mr. Nesbitt first assumed the duties of
postmaster of Poland, April i, 1891, and
served for four years, and after a lapse of three
years again took charge of the office, on Janu-
ary I, 1898, and has since been serving in that
capacity. For the past 20 years he has been
trustee of Poland township, and has served on
the village school board for the past 25 years.
He is a member of the American Order Uni-
ted Workmen.
Source; Sanderson, Gen. Thomas W. Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County and Representative Citizens. Youngstown, Ohio, 1906.
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JOHN W. NESBITT. postmaster, and
one of the leading citizens of the vil-
lage of Poland, was born January 31,
1840, on a farm in Poland township,
Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son
of Nathaniel and Jane (Wishard) Nesbitt.
The Nesbitt family came originally from
Scotland. James Nesbitt, the great-grandfa-
ther of John W., was born in that country and
at a very early period came to America and
located in Pennsylvania where James Nesbitt,
the grandfather was born. In 1855 he came
to Ohio and settled in Poland, where he died at
the advanced age of 94 years.
Nathaniel Nesbitt, father of John W., was
born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and
was 15 years old when he accompanied his fa-
ther to Poland township, where he lived all
his life, his death occurring in 1868. He was
a contractor and builder by trade. Nathaniel
Nesbitt married Jane Wishard, who was born
in Poland township, in 1806, and died in 1868.
She was a daughter of John Wishard, who
came from Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and settled on a farm just west of the Ohio
State line. Six children were born to Na-
thaniel and Jane Nesbitt : James, who died in
1883; Mary J., who resides with her brother,
John W., is the widow of Isaac Robb, who
died from sunstroke while serving in the Civil
War; John W. ; Sarah, who died in 1868;
Myrancy, deceased, who married Adam
Frankforth, of Iowa; William H., who died
at the age of four years. John W. Nesbitt
was reared in Poland township and learned the
carpenter trade, which he followed for about
35 years. On August 9, 1862, he enlisted in
Companv H, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, and served in the Army of the
Cumberland' until the close of the Civil War.
He was with Sherman on his march to the sea,
and participated in all of the battles and en-
gagements, and was not absent from duty for
even 24 hours, during the whole war. He was
slightly injui'ed in the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, but not seriously enough to in-
capacitate him from duty. During his first
nine months of service he acted as commissary
of his company, and was then made sergeant,
serving in that capacity until the close of the
war, and was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio,
June 9, 1865.
After the close of his military service, he
returned to Poland and resumed carpenter
work, and in 1S69 was married to Rosa A.
Logan, a daughter of D. C. Logan, of North
Bloomfield. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt have three
children: Carrie L., Frances (Mrs. Warren
Simon), and Jane. Miss Jane Nesbitt is an
instructor at the Orphans' Home at Xenia,
Ohio.
Mr. Nesbitt first assumed the duties of
postmaster of Poland, April i, 1891, and
served for four years, and after a lapse of three
years again took charge of the office, on Janu-
ary I, 1898, and has since been serving in that
capacity. For the past 20 years he has been
trustee of Poland township, and has served on
the village school board for the past 25 years.
He is a member of the American Order Uni-
ted Workmen.
Source; Sanderson, Gen. Thomas W. Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County and Representative Citizens. Youngstown, Ohio, 1906.
Civil War Veteran and Postmaster of Poland Ohio.He bought 8 acres in the present area of Nesbitt Street and built his home at 451 S. Main Street. A series of letters written by John Nesbitt and his brother-in-law, Isaac P.C. Raub while in the Union army are in the collection of the Poland Historical Socity.
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JOHN W. NESBITT. postmaster, and
one of the leading citizens of the vil-
lage of Poland, was born January 31,
1840, on a farm in Poland township,
Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son
of Nathaniel and Jane (Wishard) Nesbitt.
The Nesbitt family came originally from
Scotland. James Nesbitt, the great-grandfa-
ther of John W., was born in that country and
at a very early period came to America and
located in Pennsylvania where James Nesbitt,
the grandfather was born. In 1855 he came
to Ohio and settled in Poland, where he died at
the advanced age of 94 years.
Nathaniel Nesbitt, father of John W., was
born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and
was 15 years old when he accompanied his fa-
ther to Poland township, where he lived all
his life, his death occurring in 1868. He was
a contractor and builder by trade. Nathaniel
Nesbitt married Jane Wishard, who was born
in Poland township, in 1806, and died in 1868.
She was a daughter of John Wishard, who
came from Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and settled on a farm just west of the Ohio
State line. Six children were born to Na-
thaniel and Jane Nesbitt : James, who died in
1883; Mary J., who resides with her brother,
John W., is the widow of Isaac Robb, who
died from sunstroke while serving in the Civil
War; John W. ; Sarah, who died in 1868;
Myrancy, deceased, who married Adam
Frankforth, of Iowa; William H., who died
at the age of four years. John W. Nesbitt
was reared in Poland township and learned the
carpenter trade, which he followed for about
35 years. On August 9, 1862, he enlisted in
Companv H, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, and served in the Army of the
Cumberland' until the close of the Civil War.
He was with Sherman on his march to the sea,
and participated in all of the battles and en-
gagements, and was not absent from duty for
even 24 hours, during the whole war. He was
slightly injui'ed in the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, but not seriously enough to in-
capacitate him from duty. During his first
nine months of service he acted as commissary
of his company, and was then made sergeant,
serving in that capacity until the close of the
war, and was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio,
June 9, 1865.
After the close of his military service, he
returned to Poland and resumed carpenter
work, and in 1S69 was married to Rosa A.
Logan, a daughter of D. C. Logan, of North
Bloomfield. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt have three
children: Carrie L., Frances (Mrs. Warren
Simon), and Jane. Miss Jane Nesbitt is an
instructor at the Orphans' Home at Xenia,
Ohio.
Mr. Nesbitt first assumed the duties of
postmaster of Poland, April i, 1891, and
served for four years, and after a lapse of three
years again took charge of the office, on Janu-
ary I, 1898, and has since been serving in that
capacity. For the past 20 years he has been
trustee of Poland township, and has served on
the village school board for the past 25 years.
He is a member of the American Order Uni-
ted Workmen.
Source; Sanderson, Gen. Thomas W. Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County and Representative Citizens. Youngstown, Ohio, 1906.
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JOHN W. NESBITT. postmaster, and
one of the leading citizens of the vil-
lage of Poland, was born January 31,
1840, on a farm in Poland township,
Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son
of Nathaniel and Jane (Wishard) Nesbitt.
The Nesbitt family came originally from
Scotland. James Nesbitt, the great-grandfa-
ther of John W., was born in that country and
at a very early period came to America and
located in Pennsylvania where James Nesbitt,
the grandfather was born. In 1855 he came
to Ohio and settled in Poland, where he died at
the advanced age of 94 years.
Nathaniel Nesbitt, father of John W., was
born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and
was 15 years old when he accompanied his fa-
ther to Poland township, where he lived all
his life, his death occurring in 1868. He was
a contractor and builder by trade. Nathaniel
Nesbitt married Jane Wishard, who was born
in Poland township, in 1806, and died in 1868.
She was a daughter of John Wishard, who
came from Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and settled on a farm just west of the Ohio
State line. Six children were born to Na-
thaniel and Jane Nesbitt : James, who died in
1883; Mary J., who resides with her brother,
John W., is the widow of Isaac Robb, who
died from sunstroke while serving in the Civil
War; John W. ; Sarah, who died in 1868;
Myrancy, deceased, who married Adam
Frankforth, of Iowa; William H., who died
at the age of four years. John W. Nesbitt
was reared in Poland township and learned the
carpenter trade, which he followed for about
35 years. On August 9, 1862, he enlisted in
Companv H, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, and served in the Army of the
Cumberland' until the close of the Civil War.
He was with Sherman on his march to the sea,
and participated in all of the battles and en-
gagements, and was not absent from duty for
even 24 hours, during the whole war. He was
slightly injui'ed in the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, but not seriously enough to in-
capacitate him from duty. During his first
nine months of service he acted as commissary
of his company, and was then made sergeant,
serving in that capacity until the close of the
war, and was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio,
June 9, 1865.
After the close of his military service, he
returned to Poland and resumed carpenter
work, and in 1S69 was married to Rosa A.
Logan, a daughter of D. C. Logan, of North
Bloomfield. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt have three
children: Carrie L., Frances (Mrs. Warren
Simon), and Jane. Miss Jane Nesbitt is an
instructor at the Orphans' Home at Xenia,
Ohio.
Mr. Nesbitt first assumed the duties of
postmaster of Poland, April i, 1891, and
served for four years, and after a lapse of three
years again took charge of the office, on Janu-
ary I, 1898, and has since been serving in that
capacity. For the past 20 years he has been
trustee of Poland township, and has served on
the village school board for the past 25 years.
He is a member of the American Order Uni-
ted Workmen.
Source; Sanderson, Gen. Thomas W. Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County and Representative Citizens. Youngstown, Ohio, 1906.
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