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SAMUEL H. JUSTICE,
is a man of intelligent mind and superior character, exemplary
in his habits, manly and straightforward in his dealings, and
true in the various relations that he sustains toward others as
husband, father, neighbor, and steadfast in his friendships.
He is self-made in all that that term implies and has showed
marked ability as a farmer by transforming his beautiful estate,
which is located on section 21, Union Township, Auglaize County,
into a fruitful, highly-cultivated farm, which is amply supplied
with modern improvements and all the appliances and machinery
for facilitating agricultural labors.
Allen Justice, the father of our subject, was a
native of Tazewell County, Va.; his mother, who bore the maiden
name of Ellen Flummer, was the daughter of Samuel
Flummer, a native of Virginia, being born near the head of
the Bine Stone. The parents came to this State in 1834,
traveling all the way from their natives State to Ohio in a
four-horse wagon. They made their home on section 15 of
this township at a time when neighbors were few and far between,
and the roads had not been laid out. Their farm, which
comprised thirty-seven acres, was soon cleared and placed under
cultivation, and so well did they succeed in their new home that
they added to their original purchase, and resided upon the
tract for about forty-five years. They became the parents
of thirteen children, seven of whom are now living, and departed
this life in the years 1878 and 1882, respectively. One
son, George, was a soldier during the late war, in the
Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and, being taken prisoner, was
confined in Andersonville Prison, where he died soon after.
The father of our subject was in early life a Democrat in
politics, but later joined the Whig party. He was
prominent in local affairs and held the offices of Constable,
Road Supervisor and School Director.
The original of this sketch was born Jan. 18, 1828, in
Tazewell County, Va., and was a lad of six years at the time his
parents removed to this section. When thirteen years of
age, he became afflicted with white swelling in the left knee
which crippled him for life. He aided his father in
carrying on the home farm until reaching his majority, when he
entered a tract of land in Moulton Township, this county, and
traded it in 1854 for his present farm, which was partially
improved at that time.
In November, 1854, Mr. Justice and Miss Sara
J., a daughter of Joseph and Julia Ann (Wagner) Lusk,
were united in marriage. The father was a native of
Virginia, and the mother of Champaign County, this State.
Mr. Lusk emigrated to this county in 1852, and entered a
farm on section 22 of this township, on which he erected a log
cabin. He was a son of Charles Lusk one of the very
earliest settlers in this locality. The parents of Mrs.
Justice were married in 1865, and located on their wild
farm, where they resided for sixty years. They were both
charter members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church
organized in this township, and reared a family of ten children,
all of whom are living, with but one exception. The father
died Apr. 29, 1892, and the mother, who is still surviving, has
reached her seventy-second year. In politics, Mr. Lusk
was a Whig in early life, and later joined the ranks of the
Republicans.
Mrs. Justice was born May 3, 1837, on section
22, this township, and, after her marriage with our subject,
located on the farm where they are at present residing.
They have become the parents of eight children, four of whom are
living, viz.: Allan, who married Caroline
Swisher; Martha Ellen, who is the wife of Thomas Miller;
Joseph U. G., who married Margaret Beer, and
William M., who resides at home. Mr. Justice
has in his possession one hundred and forty acres of land, and
has given each of the above-named children fifty-two acres.
In politics, he is a Republican, and has served as Road
Supervisor, and member of the School Board.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Auglaize,
Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio
- Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros.
1892 - Pages 541 |
