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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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MRS. MARY W. WASSERMAN
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REV. J. P. WATSON
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W. H. WEDDLE
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C. C. WEILAND
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G. K. WESTLAKE
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MARTIN A. WHITEMAN, retired, Troy; born in
the city of Philadelphia in 1828, there attending the public
schools until the year 1838, when he, with his parents,
emigrated to Auglaize Co., Ohio, and, from this date, followed
farming until 15 years of age. In 1843, he commenced
the carpenter's trade at Piqua, serving four years, after which
he followed various pursuits for several years, when he moved to
Toledo, and about the year 1850 located in Troy, where, until
1876, has been engaged in restaurant, grocery business, etc.
At the above date he sold his establishment, and retired from
active business. Married Jane Sherrer in Troy Dec.
27, 1863.
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ELIHU S. WILLIAMS, lawyer, Troy.
Elihu Stephen Williams was born Jan. 24, 1835, near New
Carlisle, Clark Co., Ohio, and is the son of Elder
Henry Williams and Elizabeth Williams,
formerly Elizabeth Pettigrew. His parents
were born in Virginia, where his mother remained until she was
of age, his father being brought to Ohio in 1807, when a child,
and the family settled near New Carlisle, where Elder H.
Williams now lives. The subject of our sketch worked,
on a farm until 16 years of age, getting what education he,
could in the winter schools of the country district in which his
parents resided. Not satisfied with that outlook, he
demanded of his father that he should be sent regularly to
school; his father told him if he wanted a better education than
he was getting at home, to get it himself; the boy took him at
his word, and with $1.50 in his pocket, started out in life for
himself ; he worked among the farmers until he got money enough
to pay his board for a few months, then, under the tuition of
Mr. Arnott, of Troy, he fitted himself to pass
examination for a teacher’s certificate, which he obtained, and
taught school the following winter in Brandt, Miami Co.; by
working in the summer and teaching in the winter, he struggled
on until he obtained a fair education. In 1858, he
commenced reading law in the office of F. P. Cuppy, Esq.,
of Dayton, Ohio, and by working in the summer and teaching
school he supported himself until February, 1861, at which time
he was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
After closing a school in which he was then engaged, he went to
Southern Illinois to select a location to follow his profession;
while there, Fort Sumter was fired upon, and the nation had need
of her young men; he took the
first train north for the purpose of enlisting, but, before he
reached home, Ohio’s quota was full; he then went to Mercer Co.,
Ohio, and hung out his shingle in Celina, but, in a few weeks,
the second call for troops was made, whereupon he took the stump
for volunteers, in Mercer Co. (then, as now, one of the
strongholds of Democracy), and raising a company of fifty-six
men, conducted them to Camp Todd, at Troy, Ohio, and went into
the ranks as a private; here the 71st O. V. I. was organized,
and on Oct. 5, 1861, he was elected First Lieutenant of Company
A; he was commissioned Feb. 14, 1862, and promoted to Captain
Feb. 10, 1863; he was in the battle of Shiloh, leaving a
sick-bed to fight with the boys he enlisted; the Captain being
slightly wounded in the morning, Mr. Williams had
command of the company during the bloody battle, of Sunday,
holding his men in the front of the fight until night closed the
contest; he was with the four companies of this regiment
stationed at Ft. Donelson, and was in the fight at Donelson,
where their four companies defeated Col. Woodward’s
regiment, who had captured Col. Rodney Mason and
the other six companies of this regiment at Clarksville, Tenn.;
he was promoted to the command of Co. H, and was with the
regiment in all its marches and skirmishes until September,
1863, when, although the fifth Captain in the line of his
command, he was given charge of three companies and a section of
artillery, sent by the General commanding to take charge of the
Post, at Carthage, Tenn., one hundred and fifty miles by river
above Nashville; this post was established by Gen.
Crook, with a division, and afterward held by Gen.
Spears with a brigade; there was a large amount of
Government stores accumulated at this point, for the use of the
army, which could not be removed on account of the low stage of
water in the Cumberland River; this post was thirty-six miles
from any support, and the confederate commands of Col.
Hughes and Col. Hamilton, estimated from 1,000
to 1,500 men, were in striking distance of Carthage; Gen.
Payne afterward told Capt. Williams that he
did not expect the post to be held a week, but he could not
spare any more troops, and, from what he had heard of him, he
knew the rebels would not get the place without a hard fight;
Capt. Williams not only held the post until the river
raised and the stores were removed, but kept his troops vigilant
and active, and, with the aid of captured horses, mounted part
of his command, driving the guerrillas from the country; before
Christmas he had captured or killed a rebel soldier for every
man in his command, and, by the spring of 1864, had recruited a
regiment of loyal Tennesseeans, which, under the command of
Col. Garrett, did effective service for the Federal
cause; Carthage was then made a recruiting station, and, by the
petition of Union citizens, and the request of Andrew
Johnson, then Military Governor of Tennessee, Capt.
Williams was detailed for service in organizing Tennessee
troops, and remained in Carthage until the close of the war,
participating in every movement against the enemy in that part
of Tennessee, and rendering effective service against the forces
of the rebel Gen. Wheeler in his famous raid
through Middle Tennessee. After the war closed, Capt.
Williams remained in Smith Co., Tenn., and engaged in the
practice of law, taking an active part in the reconstruction of
Tennessee, being a member of the first convention held for that
purpose in Nashville. In April, 1865, he was commissioned
District Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Tennessee,
and held that position until the summer of 1867, when he
resigned, to accept the nomination as Republican candidate for
the Legislature, to represent the district of Sumner, Smith and
Macon Cos.; after an exciting and dangerous canvass, he was
elected by a handsome majority, receiving the largest vote ever
polled for the Republican party in those counties; he served for
two years in what is known as the Radical Legislature of
Tennessee, taking an active part in all the leading measures,
retiring at the close of the term with the confidence of his
party and respect of his opponents. He was married May 31,
1866, to Alice Gordon, daughter of Dr.
Wiley B. and Virginia Gordon (the daughter of Gen.
Russwum). In 1869, Capt. Williams
refused to be a candidate for any political office, and remained
on his farm until the year 1875, taking an active share,
however, in the battles of the Republican party, all the more
earnest because that party was here proscribed and persecuted,
and hopelessly in the minority. In
January, 1875, he entered into a partnership with his brother
H. H. Williams, at Troy, Ohio, and moved his family to that
place, where he now resides, busily engaged in the practice of
his profession.
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HENRY H. WILLIAMS, Judge of County Court,
Troy. Judge H. H. Williams was born in New
Carlisle, Clark Co., Ohio, Feb. 9, 1840; his grandfather,
Henry Williams, was one of the pioneers of Clark Co., having
emigrated from Virginia with his family, and settled near New
Carlisle in 1806; his parents were Henry Williams and
Elizabeth Pettigrew, who were the parents of five
children, of whom our subject is the third; his youth was passed
upon the farm; after which he attended a brief academic course
at Linden Hill Academy, under the tuition of Prof.
Thomas Harrison; after a term spent in teaching, he
entered the law office of Messrs. Conklin &
Matthews, at Sidney, Ohio. At the beginning of the
war, he enlisted as a private in the 15th O. V. I., and served
through the following summer; in December, 1861, he again
enlisted in the 71st o. V. I., and served as a private until
discharged in 1863; was engaged in the battle of Philippi, in
the McClellan campaign, of 1861; also the battles of
Columbus, Miss., and Shiloh, in which last engagement he was
wounded in the right hip and disabled for life; he was taken
prisoner by the rebels, but after a four months’ confinement
paroled and exchanged, receiving his discharge on account of
disability, in 1863. Resuming the study of law, he was
admitted to the bar in Sidney in September, 1864, and soon after
opened an office in Troy; his health failing, business was
discontinued until 1870; in the fall of 1871 he was elected
Prosecuting Attorney, and re-elected in 1873, thus making his
term of office four years; in December, 1877, he was appointed
by Gov. Young, Common Pleas Judge of the Second
Judicial District of Ohio, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Geo. D. Burgess; and was, in October,
1878, elected to the same position without opposition, which
office he still holds. His rank as a lawyer is second to
none in the district, and his administrations as Judge give
almost universal satisfaction; is held in high regard by the
legal fraternity for his high sense of duty, his splendid social
acquirements and his sterling integrity. His marriage was
celebrated Feb. 25, 1864, wedding Miss Eloise J.
Anderson, of Miami Co., Ohio; four children now brighten
their home—Maggie, Minnie, Gracie and
Harry Lloyd. Judge Williams is a
stanch Republican, and the embodiment of honor, truth and
justice.
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ROBERT M. WILSON, farmer; P. O. Troy.
Robert M. Wilson, one of the popular young farmers whom
we are pleased to notice, is a direct descendant of one of the
first families of this township, his father, John Wilson,
having lived here for the past thirty-five years; Robert
was born Mar. 6, 1848, upon the farm where his father now
resides, and his occupation from choice has been that of a
farmer; he is now comfortably located on a nice farm of his own,
in full view of the homestead, surrounded by relatives and
friends. Sept. 17, 1873, he was united in marriage to
Miss Allie D. Brown, the Rev. I. L. Griffith
performing the marriage ceremony, at the Bethel Christian
Church, fully 1,000 persons witnessing the marriage of two of
their popular young friends; they are now the parents of two
lovely children - Clarence Wilford, was born Oct. 9,
1875, and Viona May, May 28, 1879; they are the sunshine
of their parents' home, and give promise of great
intellectuality; Mrs. Wilson was born June 17, 1853, and
is the daughter of George M. and Annie Brown, who have
also been for many years residents of the county; they were the
parents of four children - Alonzo, Estella, Mollie and
Allie (now the wife of Robert Wilson). They are
both members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Wilson is a
prominent member of the I. O. O. F., and of Concord Grange.
We predict for the young couple a long and happy life,
surrounded by friends and everything necessary to secure their
happiness.
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ABNER R. WINANS
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C. D. WRIGHT
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