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History of Madison County, Ohio
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PRESTON ADAIR, farmer and
stock-raiser, P. O. London. His ancestry can be traced back to Ireland.
John Adair, Sr., enlisted in the British Army, and when the
American colonies threw off the yoke of tyranny, he accompanied Gen.
Cornwallis to America. After the war, he settled in Augusta County, Va.,
where he married Jane Ross. They were the parents of seven
children. One son, John Adair, Jr., the father of
our subject, was born near Stanton, Va., Nov. 11, 1788. His mother
dying young, he was taken to raise by an uncle. In 1808, when
twenty-five years of age, he accompanied his father to Ohio, stopping at
Chillicothe and remaining there as guests of Gen. McArthur for
some days. They then came to Madison County, where John, Sr.,
purchased a tract of land, about one mile north of the present site of
La Fayette, where he resided till his death, in 1815. John
Adair then married, and purchased a tract of land from Gen.
McArthur, located on the "Upper Glade," in Deer Creek Township,
and consisting of eighty acres. He married Jane Ross, a
native of Virginia, and the result of this union was the birth of twelve
children. Seven of these grew to mature years, and six are now living.
Mrs. Adair died in June, 1837, and Mr. Adair married for his second
wife, in 1840, Miss B. Plymell. No children were given them. Mr.
Adair died Jan. 19,1859, and his widow resided with our subject until
the date of her death, in April, 1876. John Adair, Sr.,
was an extensive stockdealer of that time; in political life a "Whig,
but entertaining a strong dislike for office-holding. He was an earnest
Christian, a ad a pioneer Methodist of that community. The first
Methodist Episcopal "class meeting" in that vicinity was held in a
"squatters cabin," on his land. Preston Adair, his son and
our subject, was born on the old homestead June 11, 1829. He was there
reared, receiving only a limited education. His mother died, and his
older brothers had all left home, so, from the time he was twelve years
of age until thirty, he remained with his father and step-mother,
carrying on the farm. He was married, Sept. 20, 1859, to Hannah
Street, a native of Knox County, Ohio, daughter of John
and Ann (Robison) Street, who came from England to
Ross County, Ohio, in 1840. After marriage, Mr. Adair
carried on the home farm for three years, and, in April, 1864, removed
to his present comfortable residence, on East High street, London. Upon
the death of his parents, he purchased the old homestead, and has since
added to it, until at present it consists of 400 acres of valuable land.
Mr. Adair is a thorough Republican in political views,
and, in the fall of 1880, was elected Infirmary Director for a term of
three years. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal
denomination since a boy of twelve years, and at present is a Steward
and class leader in the church at London. He is also connected with the
Masonic Lodge and Council. Five children have been given to Mr. and
Mrs. Adair, four living - Nettie; John W., in attendance
at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio; Bruce, who has been
blind for the past two years and is being educated at the Ohio State
Blind Asylum, at Columbus; and Byers. Mrs. Adair and the
two elder children are also members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Thomas Robison, grandfather of Mrs. Adair,
resides at Mount Vernon, Ohio, aged eighty-seven years.
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REV. ELI ADAMS, deceased. The subject of
this sketch was born in Worcester County, Md., July 13, 1785. He
was brought by his widowed mother to the Western wilds, and settled in
what now constitutes the State of Kentucky, when he was but seven years
of age. Here he remained until 1808, when he removed to Xenia,
Ohio. In 1810, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Beeks,
with whom he lived long and happily. In 1814, they both
experienced religion, and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church and
continued faithful members of the same until death gave them their
discharge and reward. Mr. Adams was licensed to preach
about fifty years ago; four years after, was ordained Deacon, and, four
years from that, Elder. In his private and public relations to the
church, he was always faithful, earnest and devoted. He preached a
great deal, and was always respected as a very industrious and earnest
minister of the Word, and only failed to work for the Master when old
age and increasing infirmities rendered it impossible. As a
citizen, he stood without reproach or suspicion, strictly upright in all
business relations, and much esteemed by his neighbors. His
religious life was more distinctly marked by a holy, sweet example than
by words or outward professions. He lived well, and around his
life there gathered a quiet, spiritual power. Thus was the church
blessed through fifty years with this pure and devoted life. Many
will rise up in heaven and call him blessed. His form and words
are gone, but his spirit is indelibly impressed upon our souls.
His patience, love and wisdom are more sacred now than when he moved
among us. His last sickness was attended with much suffering; yet
endured with Christian patience and resignation. He peacefully
fell asleep in Jesus at the house of his son, Eli, in Madison
County, Ohio, May 19, 1870, at the advanced age of eighty-four years ten
months and four days. His son, Eli H. Adams, who gave me
the above facts, was born Apr. 10, 1817, and is an extensive farmer and
stock-raiser of Somerford Township, Madison County.
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HENRY ALDER (deceased)
was born on the old "Alder place," in Canaan township,
Mar. 16,
1809. He is a son of Jonathan Alder, one of teh Madison
County's earliest settlers, who is fully spoken of in the body of his
work. Our subject grew up on the farm and devoted his whole life
to that honorable avocation. He was one of twelve children, eight
daughters and four sons. He began life for himself by renting
land, and afterward purchased a tract of two hundred acres across the
creek from his father, where Henry Clay Alder who lives; when
about twenty three years of age, he married Elizabeth Millikin,
who died Jan. 1, 1874. He afterward married Rebecca Timmons,
daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Silvers) Timmons, natives of
Pennsylvania. He had nine children, all by his first wife, viz.:
Isaac, Jacob (deceased, James (deceased, Mary
(deceased, Henry Clay, Angeline, wife of Martin High),
twins (who both died young), and Lewis who lives on the old
homestead). Mr. Alder was a prominent Republican, County
Surveyor many years, and, in Canaan Township. She was born in
Pennsylvania, while all the balance of the family were natives of Ohio.
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ISAAC ALDER,
farmer, P. O. Canaan, is the descendant of a family that is considerably
noted in this part of the country, they being among its earliest
settlers. He was born in Franklin County, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1836, and
is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Millikin) Alder. His
father was a native of Canaan Township; was born in 1809, and died Mar. 26, 1877; his mother, a native of Washington County, Penn., was born in
1812, and died Jan. 1, 1874. Our subject was married Mar. 24,
1864, to Margaret Crego, a native of Madison County, and a
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Davis) Crego; her father, a
native of New York State, aged sixty-eight years, and her mother, a
native of Ohio, Madison County. Subject's father was surveyor of
this county for several years. Our subject's parents were married
in 1834. Mr. Alder has had nine children, seven boys and two
girls, four living - Isaac, Jacob (deceased), James (who was
a member of the Ninety-fifth Regiment, Company K, Capt. G. W.
Daughterty; participated in the battle of Richmond, Ky.; served as
teamster, and died of black jaundice in 1863, aged twenty-three years),
Mary (deceased, aged eight years), Henry Clay (married
Elizabeth Patterson), Angeline (wife of Martin High), two
died at birth, and one at the age of six or seven years, and Lewis C.,
who married Nancy Patterson, and resides on the farm of the
grandfather and father on the banks of Big Darby.
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JOHN W. ALLEN, farmer, P. O. Cross Roads, was born
in Fayette County, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1835, and is a son of Adam and
Rosana Allen, who were both natives of Fayette County, where they
were married. They moved to Madison County in 1875, locating first
in Range Township, where they remained until 1878, when the y moved to
Somerford Twp., where they now reside. John was
united in marriage with Harriet A. Fent, Nov. 5, 1857; she was
born in Fayette County, Ohio. He was twenty-two years old, when he
began farming for himself, as a renter, and thus he continued for six
years, when he bought fifty-eight acres of land, which he sold, and
bought 100 acres where he now resides. He and his wife are the
parents of eleven children, of whom nine survive - Venie O., Delia,
Hulda J., Eugene, Sheridan, Rosanna C., Cora F., Icy, Urbin O. and
Osa.
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MALISSA ALLEN, P. O. Range. The lady whose
name heads this sketch is a daughter of Coleman Hays, and the
widow of Horace Allen, deceased. She was born Feb. 5, 1853,
and now occupies 273 acres of land, which she owns, in this township.
She is one of a family of nine children born to her parents, of whom
four are now living, viz., Margaret L., Calvin, John and
Malissa. The latter was married when quite young, and by her
marriage had five children, viz., Coleman, Robert, Samuel, Rarus
and Orth. Mr. Allen was born Nov. 9, 1834, and died while a
resident of this county.
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WILLIAM ALLEN, deceased, was born in Kentucky Mar.
6, 1818, and was a son of Eliza and Nancy (Young)
Allen natives of Virginia. At the age of twenty-one years,
he engaged in farming for himself as a renter, and thus continued for
five years, when lie bought forty-three acres of land in Madison County,
which ho sold and located on 300 acres his wife inherited from her
father's estate. The widow has now 115 acres of the 300 left, together
with property in Somerford. Mr. Allen acquired a
common school education, and was Township Trustee of Somerford Township
for a number of years. He was married, Dec. 24, 1840, to
Lucinda Wilson, who was born Jan. 7, 1820, in Madison County,
Ohio. This union was blest with one child, now deceased. Mr.
Allen died Jan. 5, 1882.
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WILLIAM ALLEN,
merchant, Plain City, was born in Vermont, Apr. 15, 1811. He is a
son of Calvin and Eunice (Delano) Allen, natives of Vermont, the
former of Irish and the latter of French descent, who emigrated to this
county in 1818. His father was a brick-mason. Our subject
was reared on the farm and worked with his father until twenty years of
age. He served a two-years' apprenticeship to the brick-mason's
trade, and followed his trade for nearly a quarter of a century.
In 1863, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in Plain City, where he still
continues. He was married, in 1839, to Harriet N. Ewing, a
daughter of Joshua Ewing, who settled here in 1822. By this
union eight children were born, five surviving, viz., A. W.,
Caroline, Lyman, Mary and Wilbur G. A.
W. Allen is the junior member of the firm of Hager & Allen,
dealers in groceries, boots, shoes and produce, and extensive shippers
of eggs. This firm shipped in 1881, 12,000 barrels of eggs, with
seventy-five dozen eggs in each barrel, making 1,080,000 eggs.
A. W. Allen enlisted in 1861 in Company G, Seventeenth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, for three months, and, at the expiration of his
term, re-enlisted in Company I, Forty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
Col. James A. Garfield, and was honorably discharged at the end
of his term of service. He was wounded at the battle of Port
Gibson, and did not rejoin, his regiment until they were at the siege of
Vicksburg, in which they participated. Caroline is the wife
of Rev. C. S. Irwin. Lyman B. in a train dispatcher
and telegraph operator in California. Mary is the wife of
R. C. Hager, of Hager & Allen. Wilbur G. is
in the store with his father. Mrs. Allen died in 1868.
She and her husband were members of the Presbyterian Church, and he has
been an Elder and Deacon in the church at Plain City. He is a
Republican in politics, and has been Township Trustee and Justice of the
Peace. He is a man of reliable business principles and strict
morality.
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CHARLES AMANN, Cashier
of the Exchange Bank, Plain City, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 6,
1842. His parents were Xavier and Bridget (Duplar) Amann,
the former a native of France and the latter of Switzerland. His
father emigrated to America when a young man, and, after stopping a
short time in New York, located at Cincinnati, where he worked at his
trade - tailoring. He was twice married, Charles being the
only child by his first wife. Our subject enjoyed the advantages
afforded by the graded schools of Cincinnati until eight years of age,
when he went to Sidney with his father, who engaged in the merchant
tailoring business there, and Charles attended the Sidney Public
Schools. He then learned the molder's trade, which he followed
until 1862, when he enlisted from Adams Township, Champaign County, in
Company H, Forth-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Capt. Rhodes.
On the 20th of Oct. 1863, he was captured, at Philadelphia, Tenn.,
together with a large number of others, and taken to the rebel prison at
Belle Isle, afterward being removed to Danville, Salisbury and Florence.
From the last-named place he was taken to Charleston, S. C., in 1864,
and placed, with 600 Union officers and 600 Union men, in a building,
under the fire of the Federal guns then shelling the city. On the
near approach of Gen. Sherman, Mr. Amann was removed to
the prison at Goldsboro, from whence the records show he was paroled
Feb. 24, 1865. He well remembers seeing emaciated and
fever-stricken prisoners, in great numbers, left by the rebels to die.
He was fever-stricken at Goldsboro, and, while unconscious, was thrown
into the "dead-wagon" and hauled off for burial, the records of
Wilmington, where the Goldsboro dead were buried, showing that "Charles
Amann, of Company H, Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, died
Mar. 26, 1865," and the buried in the National Cemetery. He has no
recollection of his release, and does not know how he regained his
release. It is said that, according to the prison records, he was
a prisoner longer than any Ohio soldier, with but one exception, during
the war. After the war, he engaged in business at Plain City, with
marked success, for twelve years, in the drug business, with Isaac
Leonard, and in 1881 he took his present position. He is a
member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, and of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and a Republican in politics. He has been Township Clerk and
Trustee, and Mayor and Councilman of Plain City.
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DANIEL ANDERSON,
farmer, P. O. Plain City. The subject of this sketch was born May
28, 1841, in Madison County, Ohio. He is a son of Daniel and
Louisa Anderson, who were among the early settlers of Madison
County. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received a
good common English education. On Oct. 16, 1862, he married
Manzilah Ortman, born Nov. 12, 1837, and a daughter of
William and Elizabeth Ortman, of Franklin County, Ohio. To
them have been born two children - Thomas McLellan, born July 28,
1863, and Maud, born Mar. 29, 1875. Mr. Anderson
has from his youth up been a resident of Madison County; he is a member
of the M. E. Church at Wilson's Chapel, and the owner of forty acres of
land. William Ortman, father of Mrs. Anderson, was
born in Maryland, where he married Elizabeth Harlin, by whom he
had eleven children of whom are now living - Joshua, Thomas, Emily
J., Joseph, Mary E., James W., and Manzilah. About the
year, 1849, he emigrated from Maryland to Henry County, Ind. where he
located one year when he came to Franklin County, Ohio, where he and his
wife remained until their decease.
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STEVEN ANDERSON, farmer, P. O. Mt. Sterling, was
born in Kentucky May 23, 1808. He was the son of Thomas and
Rebecca Anderson, both natives of Virginia. When about three
months old, with them he was brought to Ohio. They settled in what
is now known as Pleasant Township, Madison County, where they remained
until their decease. Steven was reared on a farm, amid the
stirring scenes of pioneer life, and received but an ordinary education.
In April, 1831, he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret McCown
(now deceased), by whom he had ten children, eight of whom are now
living - Louisa, James, Jane R., William P., Sarah A., John W.,
Martha and David. About the year 1836, Mr. Anderson
settled in Pleasant Township, this county, where he now resides.
For twenty-one years he has served as Justice of the Peace in Pleasant
Township. He is a member and Deacon of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the owner of two hundred and six acres of land.
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S. D. ANDREW, merchant,
West Canaan. This gentlemen was born in Washington County, Penn.,
July 23, 1828; he is a son of Cyrus and Sarah (Dille) Andrew.
He emigrated to Madison County, Ohio, in October, 1856. He
received common school education, and is by occupation a merchant.
He was a salesman two years at Van Buren, a partner four years, farmed
eighteen years and was in business for six years in Amity. His
grandfather's name was Cyrus. He, our subject, was married
Mar. 1, 1855, to Ann E., daughter of John and Rachel (Bayne) Milliken, natives of Pennsylvania, of Irish, German and Scotch
descent. By this union there were born six children, viz.:
James C., deceased, aged twenty-three years, married Martha
Worthington; Flora B.; Cyrus H.; Rachel Odessa, deceased, at
eighteen months; Elmer, and Ann, deceased. Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has
held the office of Township Clerk and is a Democrat in politics.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
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CHARLES ARBUCKLE,
farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Madison County, Ohio, Feb. 1,
1821, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Bishop) Arbuckle, who
are mention in a sketch of J. L. Arbuckle. Charles
Arbuckle, at twenty-one years of age, engaged as a farm hand to work
on a farm by the month, and thus continued for five months, when he
inherited 170 acres from his father, and commenced farming on that.
He acquired a common school education, and was united in marriage with
E. J. Richmond, Feb. 27, 1845. She is a native of Ohio,
born in 1829. To this union have been born fur children, of whom
three survive, viz: Adelia Ann, Louisa Jane, and Laura
Frances. Mrs. Arbuckle died June 21, 1855.
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J. L. ARBUCKLE, farmer,
P. O. Somerford, was born on the farm where he now resides, in Somerford
Township, Madison County, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1828, and is a son of
John Arbuckle, who was born in Virginia Oct. 2, 1771. He
was united in marriage with Nancy Sturgeon, Oct. 3,
1799, emigrated to Ohio, Oct. 27, 1805, and settled in Madison
County, where he remained until his death, which occurred Sept. 30,
1845. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Bishop, his
second wife, Feb. 2, 1813, and she died Apr. 8, 1865. J.
L. Arbuckle engaged in farming, when he was seventeen years of age,
on 170 acres of land, which he had inherited from his father. He
acquired a good common school education, and has filled the office of
Township Trustee of Somerford Township for two years. He has voted
the Republican ticket ever since the Republican party existed. He
was united in marriage with Caroline Houston, Nov. 23, 1852.
This union was blessed with four children, viz.: Violie,
Walter, Lizzie M. and Flora. Mrs. Arbuckle died
Mar. 19, 1866. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Arbuckle has an excellent reputation as a man of correct
business habits.
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WILLIAM ARBUCKLE,
Farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Madison County, Ohio, May 28,
1815, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Bishop) Arbuckle, who
were both natives of Virginia. John was married twice.
His first wife was Nancy Sturgeon. William, at twenty-three
years of age, engaged in working by the month. Thus he continued
for one summer, when he inherited 101acres of land from his father, it
being the farm he now occupies. He acquired a very limited
education, and was united in marriage with Frances E. Taylor,
Feb. 10, 1842. In 1878, she died, leaving him to mourn her
loss, and he has remained a widower, living on the farm with his
children ever since. He is the father of six children, of whom
three survive, viz., John H., Frances Rosaltha and Elmer.
Mr. Arbuckle was elected School Director by his neighbors.
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EDWARD ARMSTRONG, of
Armstrong & Minshall, dealers in furniture and queensware,
London, was born on the "Old Bradford farm,'' in Union Township, this
county, Jan. 1, 1850. His father was Robert Armstrong,
a native of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. He was twice married.
His second wife, and the mother of our subject, was Mrs. Maria (Cowling)
Cover, a sister of Maj. Cowling, so favorably known
throughout Madison County, and a native of England. There were born to
this union five children, four living. Mr. Armstrong was
the father of fifteen children by both marriages, and his wife, being
also twice married, was the mother of eleven children. The father died
in 1865, and the mother in 1873. Our subject was the fourth child of
this union, and grew to manhood on the farm. When fifteen years of age,
he came to London, and entered the public schools. In 1869, he entered
the drug store of Dr. Caldwell, of Cedarville, Greene
County, Ohio, as a clerk with him altogether about two years. He then
returned to London and engaged in the drug business with Dr. J. T.
Houston, the firm doing business for seven years. Mr. Armstrong
then formed a partnership with E. J. Robinson in the same
business, and, three years later, in January, 1880, sold his interest to
Dr. Platt King. In June, 1882, he formed a partnership with
Leon Minshall, in his present business, and, on the 23d day of
the month, the firm opened out with an elegant assortment of plain and
fancy furniture, queensware, etc. Their trade has exceeded their most
sanguine expectations. Mr. Armstrong is a member of Chandler
Lodge, No. 138, Masonic, the Methodist Episcopal Church, and,
politically, is a strong Republican. He was married, Oct. 12, 1876,
to Alice, daughter of H. W. Richman, a prominent citizen of
London. Miss Armstrong is also a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
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FULTON ARMSTRONG, farmer
and stock-dealer, P. O. London, was born in Union Township Jan. 31,
1825. He is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Earl)
Armstrong, natives of Ohio, where they spent their lives. His father
was an extensive farmer and stockdealer, and at one time owned 3,500
acres of land in this county. His people were among the very early
settlers in this vicinity. Our subject received a limited education in
the schools of his native county, and early in life adopted the
occupation of farming. He commenced life by farming and stock-dealing in
Vermillion County, Ill., where he spent eighteen years. He owns 1,000
acres of very fine land in the county, in addition to which he rents
about 500 acres to increase his facilities for his extensive stock
operations. He usually keeps about 200 head of cattle on his place, in
addition to his stock cattle, and now has 350 head. He married Mary
Rankin, who died in 1868. She was the mother of four children, all now
deceased. In 1869, he married Elizabeth (Truitt)
McMillan, widow of George McMillan, deceased. She is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Armstrong is
a Republican in politics, but he has neither desired or accepted any
offices.
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JONATHAN ARNETT, surveyor and civil engineer,
London, was born in Ross County, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1819. His father,
William D. Arnett, was a native of Eastern Maryland, and a farmer by
occupation. He came to Ohio in 1817, locating in Ross County, where he
resided twelve years. He then removed to Jefferson Township of this
county, and lived there till his death, in 1859. He married Margaret
Vickers, also a native of Maryland. They had twelve children, six
now living. Mrs. Arnett departed this life Dec. 30, 1874.
Jonathan Arnett was the sixth child of this large family, and
grew to manhood on the home farm. His early educational facilities were
those of pioneer days, and rather limited. He was engaged in farming
until twenty-two years of age. and then attended what was termed the
"Ohio Conference High School," at Springfield, Clark County, remaining
there two years. He then taught school in this and adjoining counties
for about ten years. During this time, he spent his leisure moments in
studying his present profession, and finally engaged in that occupation.
From 1854 to 1864. he was engaged in mercantile transactions in this and
adjoining counties. He was Acting Chief Engineer of the Dayton &
Michigan Railroad for eight years, surveying the line from Springfield
to Troy, Ohio, and subsequently to Union City, Ind. He has been a
resident of London since 1866. and during this period has devoted the
daytime to his labor, and the evenings to the study of his profession.
He was Surveyor of Madison County two terms; has been School Examiner of
Madison County for sixteen years: of Union School, London, same length
of time, and was a member of the London School Board for nine years.
Mr. Arnett is a member of Chandler Lodge, No. 138, Masonic,
and a Master Mason. Politically, he has always held the views adopted by
the Democratic party, but on local questions votes for the man and not
for or with the party. He has never been an aspirant for office. Mr.
Arnett was married in March, 1847, to Esther M.
Fellows, a native of Hanover, N. H. Two children were born to them,
one living—Delia A., wife of Clinton Morse,
County Surveyor. They have one daughter - Edna. Mrs.
Arnett was a member of the M. E. Church, and died in that faith,
Aug. 25, 1871. Mr. A. was again married, Apr. 22, 1874, to
Mrs. Permelia Morse, daughter of Dr.
Colliver, of Jefferson, Ohio. She is a native of Kentucky and a
member of the Baptist Church.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
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Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1883 - Page 850 |
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Canaan Twp. -
WILLIAM ATKINSON,
farmer, P. O. Plain City, a native of Greene County, Ohio, came to
Canaan Township in 1853. He was born Feb. 22, 1832. His
father, Cephas Atkinson was a native of Pennsylvania, who came to
Ohio in the year 1811, and settled in Clinton County. He was born
Nov. 30, 1790, and died in Nov., 1860. His wife, Abigail
(Oren) Atkinson was a native of Pennsylvania, where she was born in
April, 1796; she died Dec. 24, 1876. Joseph Atkinson, the
grandfather of our subject, was a native of England, and his wife was
Susannah (Mills) Atkinson William A. was married May
29, 1866, to Lucinda, daughter of John and Mary (Rhulen)
Nunemaker, natives of Germany. He was born Nov. 22, 1808; came
to Fairfield County, Ohio, at the age of eight years, and died in April,
1879. His wife was born Dec. 26, 1806. The grandfather,
Nunemaker, died at the ripe old age of eighty-three years. Our
subject's wife was the widow of Robert Flemming, and was born in
the year 1839. By her Mr. Atkinson has three children,
viz.: Mary Eva, born June 17, 1867; Charles Francis, born
June 24, 1870; and Cephas, born Dec. 24, 1876. Mr.
Atkinson owns 1,037¼ acres of land,
situated five miles southwest of Plain City. He has served as
School Director and Trustee, and in politics is a Republican.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
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Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1883 - Page 1071 |
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