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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
of
Montgomery County, Ohio
Containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Cities,
Towns, Schools,
Churches, Etc.; General and Local Statistics;
Portraits of
Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of The
Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of
Montgomery County; Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published
Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co.
1882
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SOLOMON
DAY, school teacher, Dayton.
The subject of the following sketch was born
Nov. 24, 1841, near Janesfield, in Jefferson
Township, Logan Co., Ohio. His father,
after whom he was named, was born near Cross
Keys, South Hampton Co., Va., about the year
1790. By the fortunate accident of
having sprung—on his mother's side - from
one of the F. F. V.'s - though his father
was a negro slave - he was 'free born."
Ann Barnell, the mother of the
subject of this sketch, was born near Little
York, Penn., in the year 1801, and was of
Quaker origin, her mother Ann Packer,
belonging to the numerous Packer family
of Quakers which has figured so largely in
the past history of that State. "Young
Solomon," at the age of nine, was
crippled with white swelling. His
father dying soon after, he was left to be
reared by his mother, who, with a large
family of children to support, and with but
scanty means, could do but little to assist
him in obtaining an education, though
feeling deeply solicitions for him in that
direction. For three years he was
confined to the house by his lameness; after
that, until he was seventeen years old, his
only educational advantages was attending an
obscure country school during the winter.
By dint of hard study both in and out of
school, he managed, at the age of seventeen,
to obtain a certificate to teach school from
the Board of Examiners of his native county,
and after teaching a five months' term,
obtained the money to pay his board and
tuition at Oberlin College one quarter.
He attended that college irregularly fro
1859 to 1865, cashing a portion of the time
in various parts of the State to procure the
means to go to school. In 1870, he
came to Dayton to take charge of the
colored, succeeding Mr. Samuel Peters,
who had resigned his position to accept an
appointment as cashier of the Freedman's
Bank at Shreveport, La. He has had
charge of that school for nearly ten years,
and with excellent results, many of his
pupils now occupying important positions as
teachers, and some filling clerical
positions in government employ Mr.
Day ahs long been identified with the
educational interests of his people, and for
a number of years has taken an active part
in politics, and is a firm believer in the
possibilities of his race for achievements
equal in every particular to the various
races which go to make up the great American
Nation.
Source: History of Montgomery Co.,
Ohio - Publ. by W. .H. Beers & Co. -
1882 - Page 202 |
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Madison Twp. -
A. A. DENLINGER,
farmer; P. O. Trotwood, was the son of
Abraham and Margaret Denlinger.
Born Feb. 25, 1836, in Montgomery Co., Ohio.
Acquired his education in the common
schools, starting out in life at the age of
21 years. He married Miss Sarah
Garber, an accomplished lady. They are
the parents of eight children: Lonoina,
Clara, Ira, Anna,
Liza, Laura, Edgar and
Elmer, who are all living.
The mother departed this life Mar. 1, 1872,
leaving the father and eight children to
mourn the loss. He lived a widower for
three years, then
married a lady by the name of Anna
Bowman. They have three children,
Austin, Stella, Sybilton,
who are all living at the present writing.
Our subject was elected Trustee of Madison
Township in the year 1868, and has retained
the office every year except one up to the
present writing. He has been a member
of the school board for over twelve years,
and takes an active part in the way of
educating the youth. He now owns a
farm of 100 acres, beautifully situated and
well cultivated. He is also an active
worker in the Democratic party, and is well
situated for enjoying the pleasures of this
life.
Source: History of Montgomery Co.,
Ohio - Publ. by W. .H. Beers & Co. -
1882 - Page 320 |
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