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BIOGRAPHIES
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The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
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L. W. AGENBROOD,
farmer; P. O. West Charleston; born in Bethel Township, Miami Co.,
Ohio, Feb. 16, 1842; is a son of Daniel and Rachel (Williams)
Agenbrood; she is a native of Ohio, and he of Frederick Co., Md.; he
was born Sept. 9, 1801, and was brought to this State in the same year
by his parents; they stopped for one year at Cincinnati, and came to
Dayton, where they remained about the same length of time, when they
bought 170 acres of land in Bethel Township, Miami Co., on which they
located; he followed farming and for many years kept a country hotel;
his son, Daniel, bought 83˝ acres in Sec. 15, of the
above-named township, where he resided for a number of years, but now
lives in Monroe Township, of this county; L. W. worked on the
farm till the time of his majority, when he commenced the fruit-tree
business; he also engaged in teaching a portion of each year; in 1870,
he quit the tree business and followed teaching altogether, till 1877,
when he bought the old farm of his father in Bethel Township, where he
lives, teaching during the winter; his education was obtained
principal in the common school. His marriage with Hannah Puterbaugh
was celebrated March 5, 1871; she was born May 6,1848; the fruits of
this union are two children—Albert A., born Aug. 23, 1873, and
Guy E., June 27, 1878.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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N. H. ALBAUGH,
nurseryman; P. O. Tadmor, Montgomery Co.; senior member of the firm of
N. H. Albaugh & Son, proprietors of the Hill Home Nurseries;
born in Union Township, Miami Co., May 22, 1831; is a son of Samuel
and Anna (Rodkey) Albaugh, who came herein 1828,
and entered 80 acres of land in the above named township; this he
cleared and improved, building a log cabin, in which our subject was
born and partially raised; he received a good education, mainly by the
aid of his father; in the fall of 1851, he commenced teaching, which
continued to be his occupation till 1854, with the exception of one
summer, when he edited a daily paper in Dayton, entitled the Dayton
Daily City Item; he bought his present home of 30 acres in Sec. 31,
and continued to teach during the winter for several years; in 1858,
he engaged in the nursery business, which has gradually increased till
he has between 80 and 100 acres planted, and fills orders to the
amount of about $100,000 annually at retail; in 1870, he established a
branch nursery at Carmi, Ill., and one at Burlington, Kan., this
spring; since June, 1875, the firm has been styled N. H. Albaugh &
Son; their office is connected by telephone with Dayton; he now
owns 160 acres of land in this township, and 200 acres in other
States; Mr. Albaugh is a live man, awake to the interests of
every branch of industry, and that his sterling worth is appreciated
by the people, is shown by what follows; he has been a member of the
Board of Education for seventeen years, and President of the board
more than half the time; has been School Examiner for ten years, and
Justice of the Peace for nine years; he is also President of the
American Association of Florists, Nurseymen, etc.; was in the 100-day
service, Orderly Sergeant in Co. B, 147th 0. V. I. In 1854, May 11, he
married Lucinda Beeson, who was born in Montgomery Co., May
21,1835; by this union they have had three children—Clifford L.,
born June 16, 1855; Ida May, Feb. 27, 1857; Jesse E.,
June 1, 1861, who was thrown from a load of trees and instantly killed
March 18, 1879. Clifford L., was united in marriage with O.
C. Williamson Jan. 1. 1880.
Source:
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MARQUIS L. ALLEN,
farmer and tile-manufacturer; P. O. Tadmor, Montgomery Co.; born in
Bethel Township, Miami Co., May 29, 1829; is a son of Stephen and
Anna (Lindsley) Allen; they were natives of New Jersey, but
settled here in 1815, on 160 acres in the above-named township, for
which they traded 50 acres near Cincinnati. Our subject now owns 51
acres of the old farm, which is well improved; in 1869, he built a
tile-factory, which gives employment for from three to five hands from
early spring till late in the fall; his sales amount to something over
$3,000 per annum; he is an energetic man, running his farm in
connection with the tile works; his mind is engaged in his own
individual affairs, and aspires to no office, but he has been
Constable and Township Trustee. Jan. 22, 1862, he married Eliza J.
McFadden, of Montgomery Co., Ohio, born Dec. 5, 1834; the fruits
of this marriage are three children—Edward E., born Feb. 12.
1863; Orville L., Oct. 9, 1866; Herbert C., Oct. 10.
1872.
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JAMES ARMSTRONG,
farmer; P. O. New Carlisle, Clark Co.; was born in Bethel Township,
Miami Co., Ohio, Sept. 12, 1839; his father, James Armstrong, was a
native of Virginia, but came to Ohio at a very early day, traveling in
wagons; he stopped for awhile on Mad River and worked on a farm; in
those days, when men had but a small patch of cleared land, they were
unable to provide provender for their horses and cattle, and, early in
the spring, they would cut elm and linn saplings for the cattle to
browse; while working at this place, he tended 28 acres of corn,
without any grain to feed, after the breaking was done; by some means,
he managed to get 80 acres of land in Lost Creek Township, which was
subsequently disposed of, and he purchased 360 acres in Elizabeth
Township, northeast of Miami City, and, in about three years, 151
acres more, southwest of Miami City; some time afterward, he bought
his father-in-law's farm; he was a brickmason by trade, and, shortly
after coming to this county, built a brick house for Philip Saylor,
whose daughter, Hannah, he married; at the time of his death,
he owned 1,300 acres of land. Philip Saylor was one of the very
early settlers; before the war of 1812, he had erected a two-story
hewed-log house, in which he kept a tavern; it also served as a
retreat for the women and children of the neighborhood in times of
trouble; in this house our subject was born; his occupation has always
been tilling the soil, and he now owns 174 acres of good land, on
which he has erected good buildings and is doing a thriving business.
Feb. 7, 1856, he married Frances Edmonds, a native of Maryland,
born July 20, 1838; the fruits of this marriage are eight children—Jennie,
William Martin, Noah B., Ida May, Aurie E., Esom E., Albertus
C. and Horace L. (deceased).
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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JOSEPH ARNOLD,
farmer and minister; P. o. Dayton; born in Virginia Oct. 27, 1818; is
a son of Daniel and Catharine Arnold, who came to Ohio in 1830,
and settled in Montgomery Co., purchasing 160 acres of land, on which
they completed the improvements and spent the remainder of their days.
She died in 1852, in the 59th year of her age, and he in 1864. at the
age of 73. The subject of this sketch has always been engaged in
agricultural pursuits, and in 1840 located in Sec. 18, of Wayne
Township, Montgomery Co., where he now resides; in 1842, he bought the
farm and improved it. He has a very desirable farm, under good
cultivation, and one of the best houses in the township. In 1840, May
19, he married Elizabeth Frantz, of Clark Co., born Jan. 30,
1821; they have never been blessed with children of their own, but
have cared for three orphans, two of whom are still with them. Since
1856, Mr. Arnold has been a minister in the German Baptist
Church, officiating in Montgomery and Miami Cos. He has recently been
ordained Elder, and has charge of the Grove District in Miami Co. He
is an earnest worker in the cause of religion and is universally
respected.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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DANIEL BABB,
farmer; P.O. Tippecanoe City; was born in Pennsylvania, on the
Delaware River, near Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 1799. In 1820, he removed
to Virginia, where he remained ten years, and then emigrated to Ohio.
He stopped near Greenville, intending to go on to Indiana, to some of
his relatives; but, becoming discouraged with the appearance of the
country, having met some parties from Miami Co., who had been in
Indiana, and who advised him to turn back and locate in Miami Co.. he
did so, stopping a short time in Troy; he then went to Piqua, where he
found a man who took him and his family in till he could find a place
to live; he finally rented a place north of Piqua, and stayed about
one year; then came to Bethel Township and rented the mill on Honey
Creek, known as Staley's mill; this, and the farm of 143 acres on
which it stood, he bought four years later; he run the mill for about
twenty-five years, and did a flourishing trade for those times. Owing
to ill health in his family he quit the milling business, and his mill
has not been in operation for several years. He now owns about 310
acres of land, upon which he has made considerable improvement, and
which he still oversees, but, being past 80 years, is not able to do
much work himself. In 1823, Nov. 16, he married Leah Littler, a
native of Virginia, born March 29, 1804. They have eight children—Almira,
Eliza C. and Caroline M., the three eldest, deceased;
Mary Ann, now the Widow Reed, living in Troy; Joshua L.,
living in New Jersey; Minerva, living with her father (is the
only child yet unmarried), and Emma A., now Mrs. William
Dimmit. Mrs. Babb departed this life Aug. 1, 1872.
Source:
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WILLIAM
H. BARE, farmer; P. O. New Carlisle,
Clark Co., Ohio; was born in York Co., Penn., June 20,1831, and
removed with his parents to Cumberland Co., where they remained about
nine years; they emigrated to Ohio about 1851, and stayed awhile in
Clark Co., Ohio; his father then bought 80 acres of land in Bethel
Township, Miami Co., where he spent the remainder of his days,
departing this life June 9,1878, in the 70th year of his age. The
subject of this sketch has always followed agricultural pursuits, and
now owns 50 acres in Sec. 6, adjoining the home place; in connection
with his farming, he trades in notes, and loans money; forty-two years
elapsed before there was a marriage or a death in his father's family,
when, on the 15th of June, 1873, William H. Bare was united in
marriage with Almira Thompson, who was born in Miami Co., Ohio,
Dec. 16, 1836; she is a daughter of Mark and Rebecca Thompson,
natives of New Jersey, who came to this State in 1831.
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JOHN BLACK,
saw-mill; P. O. Brandt; born in Bethel Township, Miami Co., March 31,
1832; is a son of Adam and Elizabeth Black; he worked on the
farm till 21 years old, when he came to Brandt, and, with A.
Uptegraft, built a sawmill, which he ran for about seven years; he
then traded his interest in the mill for land in Shelby Co., but
rented the mill and continued the business; for three or four winters
he carried on coopering also; from the time he commenced in Brandt, in
1853, to the present time, with the exception of about one year, he
has worked on a mill, owning different mills, and the same mill at
different times : the firm at present is Black & Hower; besides
their custom-work, they handle about 100,000 feet of lumber annually;
in the spring of 1860, he purchased eight acres of land south of town,
and located on it in the fall of the same year; he has made
considerable improvement on his lot, and, at intervals, made additions
to it. till he has, in one body, 42 acres; besides his half-interest
in the mill, he has also five lots in Brandt. He has been a member of
the Board of Education for twelve consecutive years, Assessor one
year, and, at the last spring election, was elected to his fifth term
as Township Treasurer. On the 24th of May, 1855, he married Susan
Swanger; she was born in Pennsylvania May 12,1836, and brought to
this State while young; her father died soon after their arrival here,
and she was adopted in the family of Lewis Gearhart, where she
grew to womanhood; John and Susan Black are the parents of two
children—Luvina, born April 5, 1856. and Charles R.,
born Jan. 5, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Black and daughter are worthy
members of the M. E. Church.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
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JOHN W. BLACK,
teacher, Brandt; is a son of Adam and Julia Ann Black. and a
grandson of Adam and Elizabeth Black; she was a native of
Virginia, but came with her parents to this county very early, her
father having served in the Revolutionary war. Adam Black, the
grandfather of our subject, was a native of North Carolina, and came
to Bethel Township, at a very early date; he, in partnership with his
father and brother, bought 160 acres of land of Thomas Cora,
who had entered it some time previous; this they afterward divided,
the father taking 60 acres, and the sons each 50 acres. They were
carpenters, and did some work at millwrighting in connection with the
improvement of their homes. Adam Black, the father of our
subject, now owns the 50 acres formerly owned by his father. He was
born on this place Jan. 23, 1828, and, with the exception of about
three years, has made it his home. In 1849, Sept. 20, he was united in
marriage with Julia Ann McEffee, who was born in Maryland July
4, 1831, and emigrated to Ohio in about 1839. Adam and Julia Ann
Black are the parents of seven children—John Wesley, born
Jan. 7, 1850; Albert, born Jan. 14, 1853; Emma E., born
July 18, 1854; Amanda, born July 28, 1856; Adam, born
Dec. 31, 1857; Clara, born March 24, 1860; and William,
born July 18,1869. John W. has been a teacher for several
years, and also has an interest in a drug store in Brandt.
Source:
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B. F.
BLESSINGER, dealer in dry goods,
groceries, etc., Brandt; is a son of George W. and Mary
(Keting) Blessinger; they were natives of Berks Co., Penn., but
came here in an early day; at the present time they are residents of
Adams Co., Ind. B. F. was born in Brandt, Miami Co., Jan. 8,1849; he
worked on farms through the summer, and attended school during the
winter seasons, and received a good education; he carried on farming
for several years, and in 1875 engaged in the grocery business in
Dayton, handling staple and fancy groceries; in 1878, he located in
Brandt, and established a general store; in connection with this, he
runs a branch grocery store at Grange Hall, String Town, which was
established in 1880; he is doing a thriving business at both places,
and carries on farming at the same time. On the 13th of October, 1869,
he was united in marriage with Zerada Bodiker, who was born in
Bethel Township, Miami Co., Ohio, Oct. 7, 1852; she is the daughter of
William and Catharine Bodiker, old residents of Bethel
Township. Mr. and Mrs. Blessinger are the parents of two
children—Charles W., born Jan. 24, 1871; Blanche Viola, Dec. 6, 1872.
Source:
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HIRAM BROWN,
nurseryman; P. O. Brandt; is a son of David and Sarah (Giesseman)
Brown; he was a native of Maryland, but came to Ohio at an early
day, with his parents, who settled in Bethel Township, north of
Brandt. Here he remained till the time of his marriage with Sarah
Giesseman, when he moved on his father-in-law's farm, and remained
a number of years; in 1855, .they moved to Brandt, where they have
since resided; Hiram was born June 9, 1846; he received a good
common-school education, and also attended the Academy at New Carlisle
two winters; for about twelve years he has been engaged in teaching,
and for ten years has also followed the nursery business; he was
elected Township Clerk in the spring of 1870, and has held the office
ever since; was also elected in the spring of 1880, for his fourth
term as a Justice of the Peace; has been Assistant Superintendent of
the schools of the township for two years, and Superintendent four
years; in 1875, he was the Democratic candidate for County Treasurer.
In 1869, June 10, he married Hattie S. Gantz, who was born in
Bethel Township, Miami Co., Sept. 22, 1848; by this union they have
had four children, three of whom are living—Maud V., Velma I. and
Glendora.
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JOHN BROWN,
farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. New Carlisle; was born in Frederick
Co., Md., June 25, 1819; his father, Thomas Brown, was also
born in the same county and State in 1795; he married Susan McAfee,
a native of Pennsylvania; in 1838, they came to Bethel Township, where
his death occurred Dec. 27, 1854; his wife having survived him a
number of years, died May 16, 1867, in her 78th year. Our subject came
to Ohio with his parents in 1838, and followed the occupation of
coopering and farming until 1855, at which date he purchased 300 acres
of his present place, to which he has since added until he now owns
some 425 acres, nearly all of which he has accumulated by his own hard
labor and industry; he has now one of the best farms in Miami Co.,
with improvements and buildings second to none; has a fine brick
residence, surrounded by a pretty lawn dotted here and there with
trees and shrubbery with neat and even walks leading to and fro, and a
beautiful fountain, tossing high its spray; the arrangement and order
of all displaying much taste and labor. The writer, when directed to
the farm, was told that he would know it by its villagelike
appearance, so numerous and nice were the buildings. He now has 350
acres under cultivation, and gives employment to a number of men, one
of whom has been in his employ twenty-three, and another twenty-two
years. Mr. Brown, for many years, has dealt largely in stock,
shipping extensive^ to Cincinnati, Boston and Eastern markets; also,
at the same time was engaged in burning lime, which he yet continues,
Dayton being his market; he is also the senior member of the firm of
John Brown & Sons, manufacturers of Iron Monitor Wind Engines,
etc., etc. In fact, we can say of Mr. Brown, his life has been a busy
and successful one, and we trust that he may be spared many years to
enjoy the fruits of his labors. He was united in marriage with
Catharine Blickinstaff March 28, 1843; she was born in Frederick
Co., Md., March 4, 1821, and came to Monroe Township with her father,
Christian Blickinstaff, in 1836; her mother's maiden
name was Catharine Hawver. Mr. Blickinstaff died Dec. 1,
1869, in the 86th year of his age, and Mrs. Blickinstaff died
April 5, 1859, in her 75th year. The children of John and Catharine
Brown were four sons and two daughters, of whom three sons and one
daughter survive —L. Tobias (who married Sarah M.,
daughter of Jacob Shroyer), Hattie L., John O. (married
Mary Alice, daughter of John McConnaughey), the two
older sons being partners with their brother in the manufacture and
sale of Iron Monitor Wind Engines.
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