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History of Warren Co., Ohio
containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Schools, Churches,
Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early
Settlers and Prominent Men; History of The North-
West Territory; History of Ohio; Map of
Warren County; Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc. 
- Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1882

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  Wayne Twp. -
HIRAM C. TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Frederick Co., Va., Feb. 19, 1832; is a son of Hiram W. and Rachel (Morgan) Taylor, natives of Virginia.  The grandfather, Abraham Taylor, was also a native of Virginia, and lived and died in his native State.  Hiram W. was raised and grew to manhood in his native State, and married and became the father of eleven children; seven now survive - Morgan, James, John, Hiram C., Martha, Edna and Elizabeth.  Mr. Taylor resided in Virginia till 1856, when he emigrated to Ohio and settled in Wayne Township, Warren Co. , and engaged in teaching school, which, with the mercantile trade, he followed for the balance of his life.  He lost his wife in Virginia, who died June 9, 1856.  He married for his second wife Mary Ann Chenoweth, by whom he had one child (deceased).  Mr. Taylor died Aug. 11, 1868.  The subject of this sketch was raised in Virginia, and married Margaret Lloyd, Jan. 28, 1858, a daughter of James and Sarah Lloyd, natives of Virginia, who, with Mr. Taylor, emigrated to Ohio in November, 1860, and located in Wayne Township.  Mr. Taylor and wife have had six children; five new survive - Rochell, William, Charles, Lizzie and JohnMr. Taylor followed milling about four years in this county; the balance of his life has been devoted to farming: he bought and located upon the place where he now lives in March, 1880, where he has since resided and has a very pleasant home and good farm.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 885
  Hamilton Twp. -
A. L. THOMPSON, farmer, P. O., Loveland, was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the year 1842, and is a son of John Thompson, a gentleman of Scotch parentage.  Our subject received the rudiments of his education in the district schools, which was afterward developed at the Farmers' College, of which institution he is a graduate.  In 1861 he enlisted in Birdsall's 4th Cav.; served three months and then enlisted in the three years' service.  With him were his brothers James and WilliamJohn, another brother, enlisted in 1864 in the 10th Cav.  James came home Lieut. Col. James came home Lieut. Col. of the 4th Cav., having seen active service all through the war and participated in many of the hard-fought battles of the war.  He was taken prisoner in front of Atlanta while trying to save one of his men.  Our subject was quarter-master and forage-master most of the time he was out.  All were honorably discharged at the close of the war.  After his return home he engaged in the grocery and livery business, each in its turn, and eventually, on account of his wife's ill-health, in 1880 purchased a farm of 128 acres on which he resides.  In 1866 he was married to Miss Lydia Hunter, who was born in England.  To them two children have been born, viz.:  Charles H. and Jessie.  He is an exemplary Christian gentleman and a member of the Bethel Church.  Is a Republican.
Source:  History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 958
  Deerfield Twp. -
J. M. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Socialville.  The gentleman whose name we present at the head of this sketch is one of the well-known and prominent citizens of Warren County.  He was born in Deerfield Township July 7, 1831, and is a son of J. L. Thompson, a pioneer, whose sketch appears in this work.  The rudiments of his education were obtained in the district schools, which were afterward developed in the Farmers’ College of Hamilton Co., Ohio, in which he took a year’s course, and during that time, by close application to study, he fitted himself to successfully cope with the business relations of life.  Upon attaining his majority, he engaged in a mercantile enterprise in Socialville, where he conducted a general store for five years, and was very successful.  At the termination of the above time, he disposed of his stock and returned to his farm, which is the best-kept place in the township; his surroundings and improvements are far above the average. and everything indicates the thrift and enterprise of the owner.  Apr. 29, 1858, he was married to Lottie, daughter of Henry Voorhis, of Butler Co., Ohio, who has borne him two children, viz., Charles M. and Dora E.; the former is a promising young attorney in Lebanon, and the latter the wife of E. C. MorrisonMr. Thompson has never craved political honors, yet he has represented his party ticket in nearly ever office of the county, which, though. is largely in the minority; he has settled forty-one estates, besides settling up the old Miami Valley Railroad Company’s business, which went into bankruptcy in 1879, and he was appointed Receiver in January, 1881.  Be it said to his credit that in settling up so many estates he has never lost a dollar by a bad debt, nor failed to account for a cent that was charged to him; some of the estates were large, and, as all estates are more or less complicated, we consider this remarkable.  Politically. he is of Democratic proclivities, and upon all questions of importance he clings tenaciously to the principles of true Democracy.  In point of improvement, he stands at the head of every enterprise that has been successfully carried to a terminus.  Through his instrumentality, the face of the country wears a much different aspect than would otherwise have been the case. as he has done much to help change and establish roads that are now of real value and advantage to every citizen.  In the construction of pikes and other matters of equal importance, he has always taken a leading part. which he sustained with creditableness to him self in every instance.  Withal, J. M. Thompson is a representative man, and no citizen of his township has more friends or wields a greater influence than he.  During the war, he took a prominent part in the history of the township; purchased credits, raised and paid for men, and in all, disbursed $32,000; was also distributing agent to those whose husbands and sons were in the army.  He belongs to the Mason Horse Ranger Company, and is one of the two men who drafted its new constitution and assisted in organizing on a new basis. 
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 989
  Deerfield Twp. -
JOHN L. THOMPSON, retired farmer; P. O. Socialville.  To the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, we are pleased to accord a place in the ranks of the early pioneers of Warren County; he was born at Red Stone, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 1804, and is a son of Aaron and Jane (Lee) Thompson, who were born in the same State.  In 1806, they emigrated by way of the Ohio River to Ohio, and took up their residence in Butler County close to Chester.  There they cleared up a farm and made a permanent home.  To them were born eighteen children, of whom only two live in Warren County.  The others who are living are scattered throughout the West Mrs. Thompson died in 1827.  Mr. Thompson was again married to Julia Baird, who here him three children; he died in 1841 or 1842.  Our subject was reared on the farm, and in the subscription schools he learned to read and. write.  He labored on the farm for his father until his marriage. which was celebrated Nov. 4, 1828, with Eleanor, daughter of David Conover of New Jersey, and at that time of Butler County; after the celebration of his nuptials he located in Deerfield Township, where he has resided to the present, and in all human probability will reside to the end.  His children who are living are seven in number, and all reside in good homes within sight of their parents, their names are as follows: - James M., Finley, Willson, George D., Jonathan L., Lucinda L., and Mary A.  The deceased are - Abel S., Thomas J., David M., and Eva J.  Mr. Thompson when married had comparatively speaking nothing, and his father being a poor man, he did much toward assisting him, which considerably retarded his own progress, yet he struggled along gaining little by little, and soon purchased thirty odd acres of land.  Their first home was on what is now the Abner Ross farm, it being then nearly all timbered land; then there was scarcely a wagon road, and everything was carried in and out of the country on horseback.  By the most unrelenting labor and strictest economy this pioneer gradually over came the obstacles which are akin to poverty, and became one of the wealthy men of his township, possessing at one time about 700 acres of land.  In politics Mr. Thompson is a Democrat; he has served the people of the township in capacity of Trustee for nine years; his children are greatly esteemed and are among the most respected in the county, being moral and strictly honest men and women; they are well calculated to perpetuate the record of their father, which is without a spot or blemish.  He is an old member of the Company of Mason Horse Rangers.  To his children he has given good homes; he was engaged for some time as a partner with his son J. M. Thompson, in a store at Socialville.  The grandfather of Mrs. Thompson served as Light Horseman in the struggle of the colonists for liberty.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 990
  Turtle Creek Twp. -
JOHN S. THOMPSON
, deceased, who was one of Warren County’s most successful farmers, died Mar. 8, 1860, on the farm of 162 acres which he had accumulated during life, and which at death he bequeathed to his family; he was born in Virginia to Allen and Sarah Thompson, who were both of Irish descent; he followed farming during the whole of his life, and by his industrious and frugal habits succeeded in accumulating a comfortable competency, upon which his widow has since lived.  He was married, Oct. 25 1832, to Miss Janette Calvert, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 21, 1814; they had seven children, all now living, viz., Sarah, now Mrs. Keever; Harriet, now Mrs. W. H. Gillispie; James A., Frank S., David E., Lewis H. and Stephen W., all of whom are married.  Mrs. Thompson is a well-preserved woman, and in good health for one of her years.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 785
  Turtle Creek Twp. -
JOSEPH H. THOMPSON
, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Apr. 26, 1824; his parents were Joseph and Mary (Casson) Thompson, whose parents were of Scotch descent, and who emigrated to Ohio at an early day.  Our subject was educated in the schools of Warren County, with the exception of one year spent in an academy located in Ross Co., Ohio.  At the age of 17 years, he commenced the trade of a carpenter, which was finished at Cincinnati.  He soon became a contractor and builder, and erected a great many houses throughout southwestern Ohio; this occupation he pursued until of late years, when he began farming, now making it a specialty.  On the 30th of May, 1850, he was united in marriage with Amanda F., daughter of Robert and A. Curry, and sister of Hon. William Curry, of Indiana.  To them were born the following children: Robert, William B., Edwin G., Charles H., Horace, Milton Ellsworth, Albert J., Arthur and EvaMr. Thompson is the architect of his own home. which consists of a beautiful residence, situated four and one-half miles northeast of Lebanon, on the Lebanon & Freeport pike, where he owns a farm of 200 acres of well improved land.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 784
  Union Twp. -
MOSES THOMPSON (deceased) was born in Hamilton County, Ohio in 1816, and was reared on the farm, which he followed for an occupation during his life.  In 1844, he was married to Elizabeth Whitehead, a native of New Jersey.  After the celebration of marriage, he came to Warren Co., and purchased the farm on which his widow now resides; he purchased the Eddie Drake land in Union Township, a place well known; he was almost a life long member of the Christian Church, and was an exemplary Christian gentleman, and was universally respected and esteemed by all who knew him.  To their union eight children were born, five living, viz.:  Marian, Sallie, Ada, Martha and Mary.  The deceased are - John, Aaron and Reeder.  John was a member of Company B, 79th O. V. I.; he died in Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1863, aged 18 years.  Although but a youth in years, he left the record of a good soldier, as he was ever at his post and ready to discharge every perilous duty.  Mr. Thompson left at his death 149 acres of good land, which affords a comfortable home for his widow and two daughters, who yet reside on the old home place.  John and Elizabeth Whitehead, parents of Mrs. Thompson, were natives of New Jersey, and settled in Union Township in 1818, in which they lived and died.  Mr. Whitehead was born Mar. 3, 1786; he was married in 1811.  Mrs. Whitehead died July 9, 1833, of cholera; two of her children (daughters), fell victims to the same dreadful disease, the same work of her death.  They were parents of six children viz.: George, Ann E., Martha, Sarah A., Mary C. and Caroline.  They (Mr. and Mrs. W.) were members of the Christian Church, as is their daughter, Mrs. T., who has been a member since 1833.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1064
  Turtle Creek Twp. -
WILLIAM D. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 14, 1834; he was the son of John H. and Ann (McCarty) Thompson, she of German descent and he a native of New Jersey, of Irish descent; they settled in Warren County at an early day, where he went to farming, successfully following that occupation until his death, in 1876, at which time he had accumulated 303 acres of land.  Of his children, seven reached their majority, and of these five are still living and all doing well.  Our subject and his sister are living on the home place. where they occupy 121 acres; he had received an ordinary education, and then settled down on his father’s place, where he has since remained; he attends strictly to business, and, although a Republican, has always refused nomination or election to any office.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 785
  Turtle Creek Twp. -
WILLIAM M. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Turtle Creek Township, Sept. 8, 1840; he is the son of William and Nancy (Beed) Thompson, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Ohio; his father came to Ohio in 1840, and for eight years commanded a steamer on the Ohio River; he was a tanner by trade, but spent most of his life on a farm; he was married in Warren County, and raised nine children. all of whom reached their majority, were married, and, with one exception, are still living; Mr. Thompson was a most successful farmer, and at the time of his death in 1871 owned 320 acres of land.  Our subject received a fair education and grew up on the farm; in 1869, he married Clara Earnhart, by whom he had one child, a son, Sylvan, born in 1871; Mr. Thompson is a good farmer, and now owns a fine farm of 80 acres of land, on which are a comfortable residence, and good and substantial barns, cribs. etc.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 785
  Clear Creek Twp. -
EDMOND THROCKMORTON, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born n Warren County May 27, 1817; is a son of James and Leah Throckmorton, natives of New Jersey.  The grandparents were Job and Jane Throckmorton, also natives of New Jersey, who, with their family, emigrated to Ohio and located in this township in 1816, where they lived and died.  Jane was a daughter of Amos Wooley, a native of New Jersey, who came to Ohio in 1816, and died in Clear Creek Township.  The maternal grandfather, Joseph Tucker, was also a native of New Jersey, and lived and died in his native State, James, the father of our subject, grew to manhood and married in New Jersey, where he resided till 1816, when, with his father, he came to Ohio and spent the balance of his life in Warren County, except five years' residence in Miami Co., Ohio.  He died in Clear Creek Township June 28, 1872, aged 76 years; his wife died Oct. 24, 1866, aged 70.  They had ten children:  nine still survive - Edmond, John, Jane, Job, Joseph, Susan, James, Lydia and Martha.  Our subject, who was born in this county, has, with the exception of the five years' residence in Miami County with his father, passed his entire life within three miles of his birthplace; was married, April 11, 1849, to Eliza, daughter of George S. and Jane Keever, he is a native of Pennsylvania and she of Kentucky.  Mr. Keever came to Ohio and settled in 1801; was married here and was among the early pioneers of this county, and lived and died here.  For further history of the Keever family, see sketch of N. E. Lupton.  By this union, Mr. Throckmorton and wife had four children:  two now survive - John and Eliza Jane; the latter married William H. Henry by whom she has three children - Ellanora, Elsworth and Viola May.  Mrs. Throckmorton died Sept. 28, 1848, aged 34 years.  On Oct. 20, 1850, he married, for his second wife, Belinda Keever, a sister of his first wife.  She died Feb. 5, 1879, aged 72 years.  Mr. T.'s oldest son, Absalom, enlisted in the rebellion, Aug. 14, 1862, in the 79th O. V. I., and died Jan. 6, 18632, in the hospital at Gallatin, Tenn., with the measles.  Mr. Throckmorton has made farming his business through life.  He, as were his ancestors before him, is a man of unassuming habits, never held or desired office, but is one of the best of citizens, kind and accommodating as a neighbor, and whose integrity of character is above reproach.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 933

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