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History of Shelby County, Ohio
Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So.
1883

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Orange Twp. -
EDWARD JACKSON came from Virginia to Shelby County in the fall of 1809, and settled on the bank of the Miami River, within the present limits of Orange Township, in section 14.  His home was here during the war of 181`2.  He built a block-house on his place for the protection of his family and neighbors against the infusion of hostile Indiana.  He left his family here while he joined Harrison's army in his march through northwestern Ohio.  In was during this time, while he was absent, his horses and cattle were stolen by the Indians.  Mr. Jackson lived to return to his home and clear his land, and was the first man to build a brick house in the township which still stands as a monument to his memory.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 196
EDWARD JACKSON, one of the early pioneers of Shelby County, was born in Allegheny County, Va., Oct. 14, 1774.  He married Jane Morris, Nov. 25, 1806.  She was born in Butler County, Va., June 15, 1789.
     The Jacksons and Morris' are of Scotch descent, but the date of their advent to America we cannot learn.  Edward Jackson and wife with two children came to Ohio in 1809, and stopped for a time at Springfield.  Left his family here while he came over to the present limits of Orange Township, and selected a piece of land (the same now owned by Mrs. Clancy), and erected a cabin and made a little opening.  It is claimed by some that he moved his family to this land in the fall of 1809, but by his daughter, Mrs. Abbott, that they did not settle here permanently until 1810 or 1811.  It is well known that there were but few settlers in the county when they came.  During their early settlement the Indians became troublesome.  In the fall of 1813 Mr. Jackson took his wife and children to Springfield, and left them for safety, while he remained on the place to clear his land.  His wife remained in Springfield nearly a year, and when she said she would remain no longer, but would return to her home, and share the dangers and hardships with her husband.  It was about this time that he built a block house on his place for their protection.  In 1814 he was drafted into the army and served for a few months, then secured a substitute and returned to is home.  He was the first to erect a brick house in the township, and the second in the county.  Their family consisted of eleven children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows:  Morris W., born July 30, 1807; Margaret, born Mar. 5, 1809; Hannah, born Mar. 12, 1811; Nancy, born Oct. 19, 1813; Jane, born Jan. 12, 1815; Angeline, born July 29, 1817; Andrew, born Mar. 20, 1820; Elizabeth, born July 29, 1817; Andrew, born Mar. 20, 1820; Elizabeth, born Mar. 26, 1822; Harriet, born May 1, 1824; Patience, born Jan. 27, 1826; Francis M., born Mar. 21, 1828.  The first two were born in Virginia, the rest in Orange Township with the exception of Nancy, who was born in Springfield while her mother was there for protection.  Hannah died while an infant, and was, perhaps, the first death in the township.
     Mr. Jackson lived until Feb. 7, 1851.  His wife died Sept. 18, 1850.  They were both buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Sidney.  Of the family of children there are only five living, viz., Elizabeth Barkalow, of Orange Township; Harriet Abbott, of Sidney; and Patience Hurley, of Sidney.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 387
Perry Twp. -
JOSHUA B. JACKSON, the second son of Jacob Jackson, was born in Perry Township in 1825, and never has lived or voted anywhere else in his life.  In 1852 he married Catharine E. Persinger, by whom he had eight children, only four now living, viz., John F., Amy C. B., Daniel H., and Alonzo E.  Mrs. Jackson died in 186_.  Mr. Jackson again married in 1871.  His second wife was the widow of John Vaughn, deceased.  Her maiden name was Mary Walters.  By his second marriage he has two children, Water B. and Catharine A.  Mrs. Jackson had by her former husband one child, Loretta Jane.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 217
Perry Twp. -
WM. R. JACKSONJacob Jackson was born in Tennessee, Feb. 8, 1793.  When quite young he was taken to Kentucky, and remained there till he was seventeen years old, when he came to Miami County, O.  Here, in 1821, he married Catharine Redinbaugh, of Shelby County.  In 1823 they located in Perry Township, on section 27, on the land now owned by Wm. Hance.  It was here the January following (in 1824) that Wm. R. was born and rocked in a sugar-trough, grew up to manhood, and received his education in the cabin school-house.  In 1847 he married Miss Hannah D. Maxwell.  They have had seven children, only two now living, Mary I. and George W.  Mr. Jackson is located on section 34, one and one-half miles east of Sidney, where he located in 1866.  Mr. Jackson has always had the esteem and confidence of his neighbors, who have elected him to fill different positions of honor and trust.  He has filled the office of trustee of his township, director of county infirmary, and has just closed his second term as commissioner of the county.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 217
Green Twp. -
HENRY H. JOHNSON, Farmer; P. O. Tawana.
     Mr. Johnson, a son of John and Eliza Johnson was born in Bucks County, Pa., Sept. 10, 1820.  His education is what could be obtained in the common schools of his youth.  Oct. 17, 1844, he married Miss Catharine Green, of New Jersey, born Apr. 7, 1824, daughter of James B. and Catharine Green.
     Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
settled in his native county, remained four years, then in 1848 they moved to Mercer, New Jersey, and from thence they moved to Ohio in 1851, and located in Shelby County, where they now reside.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 206
Loramie Twp. -
JOHN JOHNSTON, eldest son of William and Mary Johnston, was born in Loramie Township, this county, Nov. 15, 1824, and has since been a resident of the township.  He is a carpenter by trade, which business he followed for a number of years, then turned his attention to farming, and now owns a farm of eighty acres, on which he has resided since 1848.  On the 6th of April, 1848, he married Miss Elizabeth Black, daughter of Jacob and Christina BlackMiss Black was born in Loramie Township, this county, Aug. 28, 1831.  By this union he had six children, three of whom are now living, viz., Mary A., Thomas H., and John A.  Mr. Johnston filled the office of township trustee for several years.
Source 2: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 314
Green Twp. -
JOSEPH JOHNSTON, Farmer; Green Township, P. O. Sidney, Ohio.
     It is with pleasure that we present the following sketch of the life of the above-named, who is one of Shelby County's pioneers, and one among the leading farmers of Green Township.  He is a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, where he was born, near Dayton, on the 18th day of December, 1818.  He was brought to Shelby County in the spring of 1821 by his parents, William and Sarah Johnston who located in Orange Township about two and a half miles south of Sidney, remained two years, then in 1823 they removed and settled on the farm now owned by their son William Johnston, near Sidney, where the subject of this sketch spent his boyhood days.  On the 27th day of March, 1845, he was united in marriage with Miss Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Jane Doren.  Miss Doren was born in Butler County, Ohio, Mar. 15, 1826, and came to this county in 1832, and located in Perry Township.  Mr. and Mrs. Johnston moved on the farm in section 20, Green Township, shortly after their marriage, where they have since resided.  They had a family of ten children: Jane, William T., Ellen (deceased), Caroline, Olive, Edgar, Anna, Kate (deceased), Grant, and Nettie.  When Mr. Johnston moved on the farm there were only a few acres cleared.  He has now one among the best improved farms in Green Township, which is principally, the result of his own labor.  He has made farming and stock growing his avocation through life.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 202
Van Buren Twp.
EDWARD A. JONES, a native of Cincinnati, was born in 1830, and came with his parents, John W. and Sarah S. Jones, to this county in 1845.  He now occupies the old home farm, his father having died in 1862.  In 1852 he was married, and has since lived on the old place, which contains 140 acres of land.
Source 2: History of Shelby County, Ohio - Publ. Philadelphia, PA: R. Sutton & So. - 1883 - Page 253

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