James Coyl

James H. Coyl was born July 21, 1838, in Scioto County, and is the youngest son living of Jesse and Massy Coyl, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter born in this county.  James H. has made farming his principal business through life, and has a good farm of fifty acres, and also owns,
with his brother, 100 acres situated on the Portsmouth and Haverhill pike, lot 20, French Grant. He was married in November, 1871, to Persis L Lamb, daughter of Reuben Lamb. This union has been blessed with four children: Jesse D, Lucy L, Alice and Mary.

Jesse Coyl, son of Stephen and Clara (Williams) Coyl, was born Jan. 22,
1804, in Pulaski County, KY. His parents were born and married in Virginia and moved to Kentucky about 1800, where the father died in 1808, leaving three sons and one daughter in the care of his widow. The family then moved to the Ohio Valley where the mother died in 1867. Our subject was married in 1829 to Massy Feurt a daughter of Peter Feurt. They were blessed with six children of whom only two survive: John W. and James H. In 1840, Mr. Coyl left the furnace and since then has followed farming. He is now in his eightieth year and his wife is seventy-one years of age.

John W. Coyl, eldest son of Jesse and Massy Coyl, was born in Scioto County, near Franklin Furnace, Sept. 22, 1833. He was reared on a farm and educated at the district schools. He was married in 1871 to May Andre, a native of this county and second daughter of Joseph Andre. The result of this marriage has been four children: Clara H, Henry C, James E and William. Mr. Coyl has served his township as
Trustee five years.