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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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W. SCOTT JACKSON, farmer and stock-raiser;
Allen’s P. 0.; was born in Ocean Co., N. J., July 11, 1845, and is a
son of Edwin Jackson, who was born in Monmouth Co., N.
J., April 26, 1790, and has, during life, been an industrious
farmer. Soon after the war of 1812, he married Miss
Irons, she was a native of N. J.; in 1820, she died, leaving a
husband and three children to mourn her loss. He (Edwin)
married for his second wife Mary C. Wilbur, who was born five
years previous to the death of his first wife; five children have
been born to them, of whom three are now living. Our subject
labored on the farm to the age of 19 years; during his earlier
years, he attended school about eight months each year, thereby
receiving a good education and a thorough knowledge of book-keeping;
in 1864, he engaged as book-keeper with Messrs. Covert
& Tallman, wholesale commission merchants, of New York City,
where he remained five years; after this he was variously engaged
until 1875, when he began farming on his present farm, located on
Sec. 1, Brown Township. June 16, 1872, his marriage with
Mrs. Almira Brecount was celebrated; she was born in Brown
Township Dec. 6, 1837; she is a daughter of William, Sr., and
Clementina Graham, whose biography will be seen under
William L. Graham’s memoir, in some part of this volume.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
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HIRAM P. JOHNSON, farmer; P. O. Conover; was
born in Lost Creek Township, Miami Co., near where Casstown is now
located; his birth occurred Sept. 12, 1817, and he is a son of
Giles Johnson, who was born in Southampton Co., Va., July
12, 1787, and during life was a devoted farmer. Shortly before
the war of 1812, emigrated West, stopping temporarily in Cincinnati,
Ohio, after which he pressed onward to Lost Creek Township, where he
entered one-fourth of Sec. 30; soon after he enlisted as a patriot
of that war under Capt. Buchanan; he was in service
three months and ten days, and while out he was engaged mostly at
Greenville, Ohio. After his return, he married Airy
Parson, who was a native of Ohio and several years his junior;
they settled on the farm in Lost Creek Township in pioneer style,
and at once commenced to improve it; there they remained until 1819,
when he traded it for a quarter of Sec. 6. Brown Township, after
which several changes were made; Airy died in Brown Township
March 10, 1859, and Giles in St. Paris, Champaign Co., in
1876; the fruits of their union were eight children, of whom five
are now living. Our subject being the eldest, he was raised to
farm labor, and obtained such education as could be secured in the
public schools of pioneer days. In 1840, he began life for
himself, and, on June 11 of the same year, his nuptials were
celebrated with Hannah, daughter of Jacob and Lydia Lane.
Hannah was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, December, 1816; they, by
this union, have five children, of whom one is now living.
Mr. Johnson is now located on his farm, in Sec. 5, Brown
Township, Miami Co,. Ohio.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
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WILLIS H. JOHNSON, carpenter and farmer,
Conover; was born in Brown Township, Miami Co., Sept. 12, 1828, and
is a son of Giles and Airy (Parson) Johnson, whose history
will be seen under the sketch of H. P. Johnson, in some part
of this work. The early days of our subject were spent in farm
labor, and his education secured in common schools; since his
majority he has been engaged in self duties, and has, by industry,
accumulated a small farm of 25 acres in Sec. 5, Brown Township,
Miami Co., where he is now situated; he has, since 1849, done
considerable carpentering, which occupation he is now engaged in.
Dec. 25, 1855, he married Mary A., daughter of Isaac
and Margaret Merritt. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have lived
together almost a quarter of a century.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
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CHARLES C. JONES, farmer and stock-raiser; P.
O. Fletcher; was born in Miami Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1837, and is a
son of Solomon and Mary (Tuley) Jones; she is a native of New
Jersey and Solomon of Shelby Co.. Ky.; they had born to them four
children, of whom three are now living. Charles is the
eldest; he was brought up to the duties of farm life; his education
was procured in the district school; in 1854, he entered the path of
life for himself by cultivating his father’s farm of 154 acres, in
Secs. 23 and 24, Brown Township, which he now owns. Here he
continued until Aug. 22, 1862, at which time he enlisted in Co. E,
110th O. V. I., to battle for his native country, passing through
the battles of the Wilderness, Winchester, Locust Grove, Kelley’s
Ford, and others of less importance; he served three years, lacking
one month, when he returned home. He has since been farming,
and has one of the best farms in the township. May 28, 1874, he
married Jeannette Reynolds, who was born in Urbana
Sept. 27, 1856; they have three children, viz., Fred, Edith C.
and Thomas E. Jones.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
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CHARLES H. KELLER,
farmer; P. O. Fletcher; is a son of Adam and Maria L. (Beckenbaugh)
Keller, both natives of Maryland, where Maria passed from the
stage of life; she was the mother of ten children, of whom seven are
now living; Adam married for his second wife Mary
A. Duvall, of Annapolis, Md. Our subject was born in Frederick
Co., Md., March 28, 1832, where he had the advantages of town and
city life; early in life he acquired a liberal education; when he
was a boy of 14, he commenced the printer’s trade, which ill health
after- ward necessitated him to forsake; he then engaged in the
carpenter's trade, but this he followed but a short time only.
In the fall of 1852, he came to Miami Co., and the following winter
was engaged in teaching here; in the spring of 1853 he returned to
Maryland; one year later, he started for California by the
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, and up the Missouri River to
Independence, from where they traveled in private conveyance to the
intended destination; this was at last reached, and he was there
engaged six years as a gold miner; not deeming it prudent to remain
longer in the far West, he returned to his native State. In
November, of 1860, he came to Miami County and married Ann S.
Doup, native of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Keller
has, since his marriage devoted some time to traveling, of which one
trip was directed to his former mining region; since 1865, he has
been a permanent resident of Brown Township, Miami Co., where he
owns 84 acres of land in Sec. 30. The children of Mr. and
Mrs. Keller are Ella M., Loro C., Henry D., Mary E. and
Ann M.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
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ISAAC KISER, farmer; P. O. Fletcher. Peter and Catherine (Young) Kiser
were both natives of Virginia, and immigrated to Ohio in 1806, and
located where the village of Fletcher now is situated; they passed
many days of the early part of the nineteenth century there, but in
after years removed to Shelby Co., Ohio, where they both passed from
the stage of life. John Kiser, the father of Isaac, was born in
Virginia, in 1785, and came with his parents to Ohio, where he nobly
assisted in clearing away the forest and opening up a farm, which
only time and health were needed to complete; about 1809, he married
Barbara
Simmons, after which they began life in the pioneer-time
manner; he was in the Indian struggle of 1812, under Capt.
Hilliard, and after his return settled down with his family; they
ever after their marriage were residents of Brown Township until
their decease. Their children were ten in number, one of whom,
Isaac, was born November, 1810, and raised on the farm, which was
cultivated with comparatively rude implements; school advantages in
his boyhood days were very imperfect, therefore the education
obtained was limited; he has, since his majority, through his
straightforward business habits, been elected to, and held, some of
the most important offices of the township, which he has filled with
benefit to the community where he lived; he now resides in the west
end of Fletcher on his farm, which is nicely located and well
improved. In June, 1832, he married Sarah Luce, who was born in this
county in June, 1813, and departed this life August, 1866; they were
parents of six children, of whom two died in infancy, and four are
now living. In April, 1867, Isaac K. married for his second wife
Mrs. Mary Cory, widow of Joseph Cory; one son has been born to them,
viz., Harrison N. Kiser.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
Page 488
ALBERT H. LANE, teacher, Fletcher; is a
grandson of Peter Lane, who was born in New Jersey,
June 7, 1795, where he grew to maturity, and learned cabinet-
making. He was one of the patriots of the war of 1812, passing
through many of its privations for nearly two years. On
conversing with him to-day, the scenes seem fresh in his memory,
though in the 85th year of his age; he came to Warren Co., Ohio, in
1817, and in 1835 removed to Miami Co. Albert H. is a
son of Charles H. and Elizabeth (Smalley) Lane. Their
children are Mary A., Lucinda, Ada, Albert H., and John F.
Our subject was born Oct. 24, 1857, was raised mostly to farm life,
and enjoyed the advantages of the schoolroom most of his boyhood
days; his education has been improved at the Holbrook’s National
Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio; in the summer of 1879, he commenced
teaching, in which profession he is a promising young man.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
~ Brown Co. |
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JACOB LONG,
farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Conover; was born in Pike Township,
Clark Co., Ohio, April 13, 1839, and is a son of Joseph
Long, a native of Maryland, who married Miss Ollera
Clyne; she was a native of Ohio, now deceased; Joseph
still lives at the ripe old age of 77 years. Jacob was
raised to farm labor, which has always been his occupation, and
thereby has accumulated some wealth; he now resides on Sec. 5, Brown
Township. In 1865, he married Lettitia Clyne,
who was born in Elizabeth Township, Miami Co.., on July 23, 1840,
and departed this life, Feb. 19, 1875, leaving a husband and three
children, viz., Elizabeth A., born Dec. 10, 1865, who, like
her father before her, is a devoted member of the Baptist Church;
Roberta E., born Feb. 24, 1873; and William Albert,
the second son, was born May 28, 1869. Of him we record the
following interesting facts on the pages of this history, that the
future generations may look back over the same and read the history
of the family. Even though he is what we may term a dwarf, his
height twenty-seven inches and weight twenty-seven pounds at the age
of 11 years, he is of good human form, of pleasant countenance and
appearance, playful and cheerful; he is an ornament to the family,
where he is kindly cared for by his step-mother. She was
formerly Mrs. Frances Mathews, whose marriage
with Mr. Long was celebrated April 6, 1876. Mrs.
Frances Long was born in Miami Co., Ohio, March 27, 1836,
and is a daughter of Nezer S. and Priscilla (Sayers) Yates.
Nezer S. was born at Cape May, Nov. 20, 1801, and his wife in
Pennsylvania, March 6, 1807; their marriage was celebrated April 24,
1825; their children were eleven in number; she passed from the
stage of life, May 31, 1847. Mr. Yates married
for his second wife, Pamilla Reed, who was born in
Ohio, Dec. 13, 1825, and died Dec. 6, 1864, he dying in 1874.
The last named were of the early pioneers of Miami County. Nezer
S. Yates’ parents, Thomas and Phebe (Smith) Yates,
were also of the first settlers of this county. Mrs.
Long, in her childhood days, received such education as could be
obtained in that day and age; she remained at home with her parents
until March 24, 1853, when her marriage was celebrated with Rev.
William Mathews; he was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1827; he
was baptised under the auspices of the Baptist Church about 1850,
and underwent the ordination for the work of the Christian ministry
of the same at Honey Creek, Ohio, seven years after, to the day.
Previous to his death, which occurred May 17, 1862, he labored as a
pious and devoted Pastor in Lena and Covington Churches, rendering
entire satisfaction to his congregations; none doubting his pious
consecration to the cause of Christ. In 1860, he began to suffer
from affected lungs; this bodily suffering he patiently endured for
two years; then he died in a full hope of a happy immortality beyond
the grave, leaving a widowed mother, wife, four fatherless children,
affectionate sisters, and a large circle of friends; at his request,
he was buried with the usual ceremonies of the Masonic fraternity,
of which he was a member; the funeral services were conducted by
Rev. D. E. Thomas, of Piqua, who is now deceased; the sermon was
an interesting and an appropriate one; the funeral of the deceased
was attended by a large concourse of his relatives, members and
friends. Thus ended the earthly career of one of the best of
men, peaceable, loyal and consecrated to the welfare of his race.
Of the children left are John, William C., Ora, Alice, and Nezer
Y., of whom all are members of the church of their father and
mother, and the last named has received a good education and is now
engaged in the ministerial profession of the Baptist Church.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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