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Allen
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ROBERT B. ABRAHAM, deceased.
The subject of this memoir was born near Wheeling,
West Va., Dec. 9, 1809. When three year of age
his parents Daniel and Mary Abraham, removed
to Jefferson County, Ohio, where he spent his youth
and early manhood. At the age of twelve years,
he began an apprenticeship at the carpenter trade in
Steubenville, where he spent four years. He
then removed to the country, and Dec. 19, 1839, he
was married to Miss Margaret J. Coe, a
daughter of Moses Co and Ethel Howell. Mrs.
Abraham was born in Jefferson County, Sept. 10,
1817. Of their eight children, five are
living, viz.: Sarah S., Esther M., wife of
Isaac Walk; Eliza J., wife of G. E.
Adams; Alice A., wife of Charles
Chapel, and Minta A., William B., Philip W.
and Martha M. are deceased. In 1855,
Mr. Abraham removed with his family to Union
County, and located on the farm whereon he died.
He first bought 125 acres of land, and made
additions till their homestead contained 245 acres.
He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian
Church for many years. His death occurred Jul.
17, 1879. He was a man of benevolent and
enterprise, and died with a host of friends.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 471 |
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Allen Twp. -
ABRAHAM, ROBERT G.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page |
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Claibourne Twp. -
SIMEON ADAMS, farmer, P. O.
Richwood, was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 24, 1821.
He is a son of Hazard and Elizabeth (Wort) Adams,
the former a native of Connecticut, of English
descent, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania, of
Dutch descent. Our subject was raised and
educated as a farmer, and has followed farming
through life. He came to Union County in 1841,
and located on a farm of 150 acres, which he
improved and which he still occupies. He was
married, in 1850 to Elizabeth Schechter, who
was born in Maryland Mar. 28, 1828; she is a
daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Bond) Schechter.
By this union five children were born, viz.:
Margaret, deceased; Jennie E., wife of
C. McCallister; Emma, deceased; Frank L.
and Henry H. Mrs. Adams is a member of
hte Methodist Protestant Church. Mr. Adams
is a Republican in politics, and has
served as Trustee of his township two terms.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 607 |
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Paris Twp. -
ABRAHAM AMRINE (deceased), an
old and highly respected pioneer of Union County,
was born March 13, 1818, and died June 24, 1878.
He was the third son of Henry and Mary Amrine,
who came to Union County in 1821. He passed
his boyhood and early life on his father's farm, and
assisted him in clearing it up. September 12, 1839,
he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy
Mackelfish, a native of Pickaway County, where
she was born, April 26, 1818. Her parents, George
and Malinda Mackelfish, came to this county in
1833, and settled near Richwood, where they both
ended their days; the former died August 25, 1861,
and the latter April 16, 1860. Mr. and Mrs.
Amrine were the parents of eleven children, of
whom six are living: Mary M., wife of John
Neulove; Sarah E., wife of Oliver Shaw;
Elsworth, married Elizabeth Johnson;
Henry N., married Sarah E. Wells,
Martha E., wife of Lewis Bonnette, and
Abraham, who married Ora Lee. In 1839.
Mr. Amrine purchased 103 acres of the farm he
left at his death. It was in its primeval
state when he settled on it, which was in the fall
of 1839. By earnest and constant labor he
cleared up his farm to a cultivated state, and made
additions, till he became
the owner of 406 acres of valuable land, on which he
made most of the improvements. He embarked in
life with small means, and in the woods; but by his
untiring industry, economy and good business
management he accumulated large property. He
displayed a lively interest in all
religious and educational matters. He and wife
were members of the Marysville M. E. Church, with
which church he was identified for over forty-two
years. He served in the capacity of class leader for
eighteen years. He aided liberally in the
erection of the M. E. Church of Marysville,
with which he was associated till his death.
 Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 76 |
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Leesburg Twp. -
H. D. ANDREWS, farmer, P. O.
Marysville, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, Aug.
29, 1842. His parents were Edward and
Harriet (Lampson) Andrews natives of Ohio, of
English descent, and both now deceased. Our
subject is a farmer by occupation, and owns about
fifty-eight acres of land, seven miles north of
Marysville. During the late war, he enlisted,
on Aug. 1, 1861, in Company F, Thirty-first Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served four years,
participating in some hotly contested engagements,
among them being the battle of Stone River, Atlanta,
Chickamauga, Kenesaw Mountain, Pittsburg, Landing,
Corinth, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Resaca and
many others of more or less importance. He was
discharged July 1, 1865. He was married Feb.
25, 1864, to Louise, daughter of David and
Hannah (Hand) Lockwood, by whom he has two
children - Don M., born Apr. 21, 1866, and
Clara E., born Oct. 1, 1870. Mr.
Andrews is a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and in politics he is a Republican.
His grandfather came to Ohio before Columbus was a
town. Mrs. Andrews mother was born in
Columbia County, N. Y., in Sept., 1807, and
emigrated to Ohio at the age of ten years, settling
on Darby Plains. She was married Nov. 7, 1825,
and lived in Union County fifty-seven years.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 433 |
Henry Amrine |
Paris Twp. -
HENRY N. AMRINE, farmer, P.
O., Marysville, son of Abraham and Nancy Amrine,
was born on the homestead April 17, 1851. He
was brought up to farming, and has always pursued
that avocation, in connection with keeping
thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep, which he has
followed the last five years with fine success, his
marriage occurred October 3, 1872, with Miss
Sarah E. Wells, a native of Licking County,
where she was born February 11, 1852. Her
parents were Joseph and Mary Wells. Five children
were the issue of this union : Mary O., Nancy C.,
Alice G., Henry C., and an infant daughter,
deceased. Mr. Amrine owns a well
improved farm of ninety-one acres. He is identified
with the society of K. of P. and I. O. of R. M.
Politically, he is a Republican. Mr. A.
is a member of the M. E. Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 76
(Portrait on Page 409) |
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Darby Twp. -
J. M. ANDREWS, farmer, P. O.
Unionville Center, was born in Montpelier, Vt., Feb.
24, 1814, and is a son of Charles Andrews.
He with his family settled in this county in 1814,
purchasing at the time a large tract of land.
He died in 1823, and she in either 1818 or 1819.
Seven children were born to them, two daughters and
five sons. He married for his second wife
Elizabeth Hurlburt, by whom he had two
children. Our subject learned the blacksmith
trade when a young man, and when of age he had only
$35 in money. In 1841, he bought 160 acres of
land, to which he has since added by purchase, and
owns at present 361 acres. Jan. 21, 1841, he
was married to Ann, daughter of Samuel
Sager, who bore him twelve children, four of
whom are living, viz., Elizabeth, Ira,
Alvira and Sarah. A son,
Anson P., enlisted, in 1861, in the
Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he died
at Sutton, W. Va., Sept. 13, 1861. Mr. A.
has served as Township Trustee a number of
terms, and is an exemplary member of the Methodist
Church. May 9, 1871, his residence was burned
to the ground, and the following year he erected a
commodious house which for design and finish has few
equals. He is also interested in fish culture
and his fish pool is stocked with imported German
carp.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 243 |
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Darby Twp. -
RUFUS ANDREWS, farmer, P. O.
Plain City, is the youngest son of Charles and
Alvira (Hubbard) Andrews, of Connecticut, who
settled in this county in 1814, purchasing at the
time a large tract of land. Afterward he
bought a tract of land in Franklin County, Ohio.
He died in 1823, his wife died in 1819. Our
subject was bound out at the age of fourteen years,
and four years later went to Madison County, Ohio.
May 27, 1840, he was married to Sophia C.,
daughter of C. Smith, by whom he had six
children, one of whom is living, viz., Frank E.
Our subject owns 100 acres of the homestead farm and
in all he is the possessor of 275 acres of valuable
land. His son, Charles C., enlisted in
1863, in the three months' service, and re-enlisted
in the Eighteenth United States Regulars, for three
years, but on account of sickness was discharged.
After recovering he again enlisted in the
Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he
served till the close of the war. Our subject
married for his second wife Sarah N.,
daughter of H. Wheeler, who was born Sept. 3,
1826. Mr. Andrews was born Aug.
13, 1817.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 243 |
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Washington Twp. -
ISHMAEL ARMINTROUT, farmer, P.
O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was
born in Rockingham County, Va., Dec. 25, 1823, and
when twelve years of age, with his parents, Jacob
and Fanny Armintrout, he went to Indiana, where
they, however, remained but a short time. From
thence they came to Montgomery County, Ohio, where
they located two years, and for the year following
lived in Madison County. They subsequently
went to Franklin County, where they remained until
their deceased. Of a family of nine children,
five are now living, viz.: Gideon, Martha, Clara,
Ishmael and Jemima. On June 6,
1846, our subject was united in marriage in Franklin
County to Miss L. S. Warner, who was born May
21, 1836, in Chenango County, N. Y. She is a
daughter of Stephen and Hannah (deceased)
Warner, now of Franklin County, Ohio. To
them have been born ten children - Lucy M.
(deceased), Henrietta F., Jacob S., Delilah J.,
Addison O., Martha, Albert J., Henry G., Isadora
and Clara E. In the spring of 1869,
with his family, he came to Washington Township,
Union County, and for three years located near
Byhalia; he then moved to the western portion of
Washington Township, where he now resides. He
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
the owner of 140 acres of land in a good state of
cultivation.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 666 |
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