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of Miami Co., Ohio

Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
1900

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  RUSSELL SAGE  

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W. W. SANDO &
MRS. W. W. SANDO
WILLIAM W. SANDO

Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 360


JOHN SECREST &
MARY V. (SECREST) HUSTLER
 

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JOSEPH A. SHADE
 

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  HENRY W. SHAW, an American humorist who became celebrated under the non-de-plume of "Josh Billings," gained his fame from the witticism of his writing, and peculiar eccentricity of style and spelling.  He was born at Lanesborough, Massachusetts, in 1818.  For twenty-five years he lived in different parts of the western states, following various lines of business,  Including farming and auctioneering, and in the latter capacity settled at Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1858.  In 1863 he began writing humorous sketches for the newspapers over the signature of "Josh Billings," and became immediately popular both as a writer and lecturer.  He published a number of volumes of comic sketches and edited an "annual Allminax" for a number of years, which had a wide circulation.  His death occurred Oct. 14, 1885, at Monterey, California.
Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 166
  JOHN SHERMAN  

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W. T. SHERMAN
 

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  GEORGE SMITH.  "We build the ladder by which we rise," is a truth which is cetainly applicable to Mr. Smith, who for many years was numbered among the leading citizens of Miami county.  He was a type of the progressive public-spirited men of the age, the spirit which has given America the pre-eminence along its various business lines; and the undaunted enterprise, indomitable perseverance and resolute purpose which were numbered among his characteristics enabled him to rise from a position of comparative obscurity to an eminence which commanded the admiration of the business world.
     Mr. Smith was born in Lincolnshire, England, August 13, 1816, and was a son of William and Mildred Smith, who emigrated with their family to the new world.  They were the parents of seven children.  When our subject was thirteen years of age he began earning his own livelihood by herding sheep and afterward working at anything that he could get to do that would yield to him an honest living.  In 1838 he crossed the Atlantic to America upon a sailing vessel which dropped anchor in the harbor of New York after a voyage of four weeks.  By packet, steamer, canal and wagon he made his way westward to Ohio and for a short time worked as a laborer at Greenville Falls, after which he secured a situation in a distillery east of Dayton, being employed there for five years.  On the expiration of that period he engaged in merchandising in Fairfield, Ohio, for sixteen months', and then, in company with his brother-in law, Edward Smith, he leased a distillery, flouring-mill and sawmill at Greenville Falls, operating- those plants for three years.  At a later date they carried on a distillery for two years in Casstown, Ohio, and in 1852 they operated the first distillery at Tippecanoe City.  They also built a flour and oil mill and after eight or nine years connected with those enterprises Mr. Smith turned his attention to farming.  He was, however, proinently connected with the industrial interests of Miami county and became one of the principal organizers and stockholders of the Grape Sugar Company, which was capitalized for fifty thousand dollars.  He was elected its president and to his capable management the enterprise owed its success.  For twenty years he was a director in the First National Bank of Troy, and his sound judgment and business ability contributed to its success.  Mr. Smith was a public-spirited and progressive citizen and in many ways he aided in the moral development and substantial improvement of the county, withholding his support from no measure which he believed would prove a public good.  He frequently held offices of trust in the township and in the city, and was a member of the city school board.  His political support was given the Republican party and at all times he kept well informed on the issues of the day.
     Mr. Smith was twice married.  He first wedded Miss Jane Smith, who died Oct. 18, 1877.  Afterward he married Miss Sarah E. Galloway, widow of William C. Galloway and a daughter of Joseph Bennett, who was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1811, and came to America in 1840.  For many years before crossing the Atlantic he was a teacher and after taking up his abode in the Buckeye state he also followed that profession.  His death occurred in Tippecanoe City, Dec. 21, 1891, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years.  In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were five children, of whom four died in infancy, while Mildred is still living, at the age of fourteen years.  In addition to their present home in Tippecanoe City, Mr. Smith was the owner of three hundred acres of valuable farming land, two hundred acres being located in Miami county, the remainder in Montgomery county, Ohio.  He was a charter member of Tippecanoe City Lodge, F. & A. M., and was a devoted member of the Lutheran church.  He took an active interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his community, and has tended to advance its progress along social, moral, material and intellectual lines.  His record is one of which his family may justly be proud.  When he arrived in Dayton, Ohio, in 1838, he had only a single sixpence in his pocket, but energy and business sagacity enabled him to win a place among the leading business men of Miami county.  At all times he was reliable and trustworthy in trade transactions and his steady advancement was an indication not only of his power to handle intricate business matters but also of the confidence reposed in him by his fellow-townsmen.  In his death, which occurred Apr. 29, 1894, the community lost one of its best citizens, but his memory will long be enshrined in the hearts of those who knew him.

Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 629
  J. HARRISON SMITH.  Although comparatively a young man, this gentleman has already attained distinction as one of the ablest members of the Piqua bar, and is now serving as prosecuting attorney of Miami county.  In this profession probably more than any other success depends upon individual merit, upon a thorough understanding of the principles of jurisprudence, a power of keen analysis and the ability to present clearly, concisely and forcibly the strong points of his cause.  Possessing these necessary qualifications.  Mr. Smith is accorded a foremost place in the ranks of the profession in Miami county and stands to-day one of the most esteemed members of the Piqua bar.
     He was born in that city, Sept. 1, 1861, and is a son of John Frederick and Mary (Sullenbarger) Smith.  The father, who was born in Baden Baden, Germany, in 1833, was a soldier in the civil war and was killed in the battle of Stone River.  The mother was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where she was reared, and in 1850 came to Miami county, Ohio, where she located permanently, becoming the wife of John F. Smith in 1860.
     Mr. Smith spent his boyhood and youth in Piqua, attending the public schools and graduating from the high school in 1884.  In 1885 he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he pursued the work of the classical course for a year. He then entered Harvard University, where he remained two years, taking the regular classical course and also studying philosophy, political economy, history and law.  On his return to Piqua he commenced the study of law with Hon. John McDonald, of that city. Soon afterward, in 1890, he received the appointment as special agent in the United States census department to ascertain the mortgaged indebtedness of the states of Mississippi and Arkansas, and was engaged on that work for six months, at the end of which time he went to Washington, D. C., to assist in the classification of the mortgaged indebtedness of the United States, completing that work in 1893.  In the meantime he entered the Columbia Law School at Washington, from which he received the degree of bachelor of law in 1891 and master of law in 1892. In 1893 he was admitted to the bar at Richmond, Virginia.
     On leaving Washington Mr. Smith returned to his old home in Miami county, Ohio, and worked on the farm for two years, but on the 14th of March, 1896, he was admitted to practice in Ohio, and has since devoted his time and attention to his professional duties, his office being in Piqua.  On the 6th of June, 1896, he was nominated by the Republican party as their candidate for prosecuting attorney; was elected at the general election the following November, and took charge of the office in January, 1897.  In November, 1899, he was reelected for a term of three years, which does not expire until January, 1903.  He has proved a most efficient man for the place, and the affairs of the county have never been better managed in this direction than under his prosecution.  As a Republican he has taken quite an active and prominent part, in local, congressional and state politics for the past ten years.   He is a good judge of law, and, what is of almost equal importance, a good judge of men, and it is these qualities, together with his earnestness and ability as a speaker, that have given him marked success in jury cases.   Fraternally he is a member of Dorson Lodge, No. 16, F. & A. M., of Washington, D. C.; Piqua Lodge, No. 8, I. O. O. F.; and Piqua Lodge, No. 523 B. P. O. E.

Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 483
  JOHN E. SMITH.  The present efficient and popular mayor of Piqua, Ohio, is a man whose worth and ability have gained him success, honor and public confidence.  He is a gentleman of refinement and culture, and his devotion to the public welfare has made him a valid factor in public life.
     Mr. Smith was born in Paris, Kentucky, Mar. 28, 1836, and is a son of the Rev. Luther and Lucretia (Caldwell ) Smith, the former a native of Hollis, New Hampshire, the latter of Kentucky.  His paternal grandfather was Rev. Eli Smith, a Congregational minister.  John E. Smith of this review spent his youth in Logan county, Ohio, where he attended the district schools and later the Union school, at West Liberty, and completed his education at the Geneva College, at Northwood, Logan county, Ohio.  On leaving school he embarked in mercantile business at West Liberty, and on the 17th of June, 1858, he was united in marriage with Miss Isabel Glover, a daughter of J. M. Glover, of that place.  To them have been born the following children: M. Glover; Smith, cashier in the Third National Bank, of Piqua; Luther C., a lumberman in Kentucky; William L., a photographer of St. Hilary's, Ohio; Isabelle G., wife of C. H. Bryan, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Thomas. Eugene and Dwight, who died in childhood.
     After his marriage Mr. Smith continued to engage in mercantile business at West Liberty for a number of years, but finally disposed of his interests there and moved to his farm in Logan county, where he made his home for ten years, his time and attention being principally devoted to the breeding of short horn cattle.  In 1894 he came to Piqua, and has since taken an active and prominent part in public affairs.  He is a pronounced Democrat in politics, and on that ticket was elected mayor of the city in 1897 and re-elected in 1899, being the present incumbent.  He has proved a very capable and popular officer, as he is affable and courteous in manner and possesses that essential qualification to success in public life, that of making friends readily and of strengthening the ties of all friendships as time adances.  Religiously he is a member of the First Presbyterian church of Piqua.  His wife passed away May 22, 1900, leaving a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn her loss.

Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 258
  JOSEPH SMITH.  Now a farmer and dairyman of Staunton township, Joseph Smith was born in Lost Creek township Dec. 12, 1852.  His father, Lewis Smith, was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and became the founder of the family in Miami county.  He was a miller by trade, but after his removal to Ohio followed farming until after the inauguration of hostilities between the north and the south, when he enlisted as a private in the Eighth Ohio Cavalry, serving for about three years.  He was with Sheridan, participated in the Shenandoah valley campaign and was always found at his post of duty, faithfully defending the old flag and the cause it represented.  On receiving an honorable discharge he returned to his home in Lost Creek township, where he lived until 1868, when he removed to southern Wisconsin, and in 1871 to Blair, Washington county, Nebraska, where he followed milling for many years.  In Lost Creek township he had married Fanny Downey, and to them were born four children: Emma, the wife of David Knoop; Warren, now deceased; Joseph; and Delia, the wife of John Dial.
     Mr. Smith, of this review, was born and reared on a farm in Lost Creek township, and when only twelve years of age started out in life for himself, working as a farm hand for his board and clothes.  That was all the compensation he received for his services for three years, after which time he was paid a small salary.  He worked as a farm hand until twenty years of age, when he began clerking in a store in Charleston, West Virginia.  After two years he returned to Lost Creek township, where he was again a farmer for three years, and then, in August, 1894, purchased the farm upon which he now resides, becoming the owner of fifty acres of land on section 12, Staunton township, situated on the Urbana pike, a mile and a half from Troy.  Here he is engaged in agriculture and in the dairy business, raising also small fruits for the city market.  Extreme neatness characterizes the dairy; and its products, being of a high grade, find a ready sale on the market.  The various branches of his business are proving to him a profitable source of income, and he is now accounted one of the substantial as well as progressive farmers of his community.
     On the 14th of March, 1877, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Etta Null, He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, a Republican in politics, and is now efficiently serving as township treasurer.

Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 830

E. C. STANTON
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON was a daughter of Jude Daniel Cady and Margaret Livingston, and was born Nov. 12, 185, at Johnstown, New York.  She was educated at the Johnstown Academy, where she studied with a class of boys, and was fitted for college at the age of fifteen, after which she pursued her studies at Mrs. Willard's Seminary, at Troy.  Her attention was called to the disabilities of her sex by her own educational experiences, and through a study of Blackstone, Story, and Kent.  Miss Cady was married to Henry B. Stanton in 1840, and accompanied him to the world's anti-slavery convention in London.  While there she made the acquaintance of Lucretia Mott.  Mrs. Stanton resided at Boston until 1847, when the family moved to Seneca Falls, New York, and she and Lucretia Mott signed the first all for a woman's rights convention.  The meeting was held at her place of residence July 19-20, 1848.  This was the first occasion of a formal claim of suffrage for women that was made.  Mrs. Stanton addressed the New York legislature, in 1854, on the 1854, on the right of married women, and in 1860, in advocacy of the granting of divorce for drunkenness.  She also addressed the legislature and the constitutional convention, and maintained that during the revision of the constitution the state was resolved into its original elements, and that all citizens had, therefore, a right to vote for the members of that convention.  After 1869 Mrs. Stanton frequently addressed congressional committees and state constitution, and maintained that during the revision of the constitution the state was resolved into its original elements, and that all citizens had, therefore, a right to vote for the members of that convention.  After 1869 Mrs. Stanton frequently addressed congressional committees and state constitutional conventions, and she canvassed Kansas, Michigan, and other states when the question of woman suffrage was submitted in those states.  Mrs. Stanton was one of the editors of the "Revolution," and most of the calls and resolutions for conventions have come from her pen.  She was president of the national committee, also of the Woman's Loyal League, and of the National Association, for many years.
Source: Genealogical & Biographical Record of Miami Co., Ohio - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1900 - Page 126

ISAAC H. STINSMAN
 

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HARRIET B. STOWE
 

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