O. Cargill
O. Cargill, the only merchant in Jackson Centre, was born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 25, 1833. In 1855 he came to Salem Township, and worked at the cooper trade, which he had learned at Zanesville. Leaving Salem Township in 1860 he went to Butler County, where he worked about two years at the same trade. About 1862 he came to Sidney, a little later to Salem Township, and in a few years moved back to Sidney. He then bought a farm near town, on which he lived until 1876, when he moved to Jackson Centre, and opened a general supply store. In this business he is still engaged, and doing a large and prosperous trade. In 1877 he was appointed post-master of the village, and still holds the appointment. On the upper floor of his store building the Masonic society has a hall, well fitted and furnished. While not directly doing a hotel business, the traveller in this section will find the Cargill House a proper stopping place. In 1860 Mr. Cargill married Rose Ann Colgan, of Dayton, Ohio. They have four children living, named Allen L., Llewellyn, Clara, and Gracie.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883