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HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO
A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches,
Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of
Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the
Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of
Brown County; Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
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Published: Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1883
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Pleasant Twp. -
CHARLES ABBOTT, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, is the son
of the earliest pioneers of Brown County, John Abbott, who was a
native of New York, of 'English ancestry, and came to this county toward the
close of the last century. The wife of John Abbott was
Hannah Reynolds, also of New York. Charles was born in this
county July 15, 1809, and has always resided within its bounds. His
school days extended back to the times when the instruction was only
rudimentary, and even this not regular, and the buildings in which the
schools were held of the rudest description. Mr. Abbott applied
his energies to farm work, and has made it a decided success. The farm
he occupies and owns in the northeast part of the township, consists of 166
acres. By careful management he has preserved the fertility of the
virgin soil, and now raises large crops. His farm was the seat of the
first court, and he remembers the term of court held there, when he was a
boy of nine or ten years. He recollects that he was attracted by the
unwonted occurrence and creeped up to the rude log structure and peered in
seeing the attorneys engaged in writing and loud confab, a scene very
impressive to the backwoods boy. Mr. Abbott is a man of
positive mind and resolute purpose. His politics are Democratic.
In 1830, he married Sarah Brown, and by this marriage had three
children. His son, E. C., is married and leading and
agricultural life in this township. Another son, Lewis, also
married, is farming in Union Township. The wife of Charles Abbott
died in 1856, and, in 1865, re-united in wedlock by his marriage to Mrs.
Arnhart, whose maiden name was Frankie Winters. Himself and
wife are members of the Christian Church.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 3 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
E. C. ABBOTT, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in
Pleasant Township Dec. 23, 1833. His parents, Charles and Sarah
(Brown) Abbott, were natives of this county. His father still
lives in what is known as the old county seat. The subject of the
sketch received a common school education, and then selected his father's
occupation as his own, and applied himself earnestly to farming. Quiet
and unassuming, and ever attentive to his business, he has made it very
successful. He favors the Democratic party. Sarah F. Davidson,
who was born in this county in 1831, became his wife in 1855. They
have six children, all living - Flora K. (wife of Isaac Rainey),
Charles W., Henry T., Frank, Hester A. and Lena M.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. - 1883 - Page 2 |
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Union Twp. -
LEVI T. ABBOTT, farmer, P. O. Ripley. Among
Brown's native born citizens is the subject of this sketch, who added one to
the population of Pleasant Township in 1835. His parents, Charles
and Sarah (Brown) were among those of its earliest pioneers, where he
is, at this present time, yet living, in the enjoyment of a ripe old age.
His respected companion passed to the better land in 1856. They raised
a family of six children, and Levi was reared on the homestead farm.
He was married Mar. 1, 1859, to Miss Mary Jones, a native of this
county and a daughter of Samuel Jones, a pioneer relic, who died in
this county May 20, 1880. Mr. Abbott is associated with the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Ripley, and, although he had the disadvantages
of educational privileges, he has, by his own ambition and economy, secured
a good home and made life a success. Politically, he is a man bound to
no party or power, but acts entirely from principle, and is a man of his own
choice.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 51 |
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Eagle
Twp. -
HENRY ADAM, farmer,
P. O. South Fincastle, was born Nov. 16, 1843, in Prussia.
His parents were Daniel and Margaret (White) Adam;
they emigrated to America in 1845; came to Ohio and settled in
Jackson Township, Brown County, where they remained until their
decease, he having died in October, 1879, and she several years
prior to his death. Our subject was two and one-half years
of age when his parents came to Brown County. He was
reared to manhood on a farm and received but a rudimentary
education. On Feb. 16, 1871, he married Charlotte
Wohlleber, by whom he had four children - Henry W.,
George D., Sarah M., and Matilda. She died in
June, 1879. He married in November, 1880, Margaret E.
Wilson, daughter of Jeremiah Wilson, of Eagle
Township. To them have been born one child - Anna C.
Mr. Adam is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Arnheim,
and the owner of 167 acres of land.
Source: The History of Brown County,
Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 222 |
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Perry Twp. -
ELIZABETH ALLEN, Fayetteville, daughter of Richard
and Catherine (Hull) Allen, was born in North Carolina, in 1812.
When four years of age, her parents came West, and in 1824 they came to this
township, and settled near Fayetteville. Elizabeth married in
this township to Phineas Allen, by whom she had eleven children,
eight now living - John, Catherine, Lucy, Sarah, Hannah, Louis,
Leonidas and Elizabeth. Her husband died, and she afterward
moved to the southeastern part of this township, where she bought 107 acres
of land. She afterward bought forty acres ore on the Georgetown pike.
The family are all members of the Catholic Church.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 128 |
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Perry Twp. -
WILLIAM B. ALLEN, farmer, P. O. St. Martin's, son of
William P. and Sarah Allen, was born in Fayetteville June 17, 1840.
His parents emigrated from New Jersey to this township about 1830, and
bought a lot and built a residence in Fayetteville. In 1846, his
father, John P. Allen, was elected Sheriff of this county, and moved
to Georgetown, and filled that office four years, and was then sent as
representative to the State Legislature at Columbus, two years. He
then purchased a farm of 100 acres, three miles south of Georgetown, where
he resided three years. After the death of Judge Campbell, Mr.
Allen served as Probate Judge, the remainder of his term, which was
nearly three years. He was elected Mayor of Georgetown and also
Justice of the Peace, several years. In 1869, he returned to this
township, and settled on a farm of 375 acres in the northeastern part, owned
by his wife. He died May 11, 1872, member of the Masonic Fraternity.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 128 |
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Perry Twp. -
FRANCOIS AMIOT, blacksmith of Chasetown, P. O.
Fayetteville, son of Mathias and Jane Amiot, was born in France Mar.
22, 1822; when seventeen years of age, he served two years as an apprentice
with a blacksmith. He was married in France, in 1851, to Jane
Lhuillier. In June, 1845, he came to Fayetteville, this township,
and worked at his trade for Phillip Brulport two and one half years.
He then came to Chasetown, and bought a shop, where he has remained ever
since doing all kinds of general blacksmithing, horseshoeing, repairing, &c.
He also has a wagon shop near his blacksmith shop. He owns his
residence, and nearly two acres of land in Chasetown, and fifty-five acres
near the village. Mr. and Mrs. Amiot have had a family of five
children born unto them - Joseph, Alice (deceased), Frank,
Augustus and Mary; the eldest two born in France. The
family are members of the Catholic Church, of Vera Cruz.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 129 |
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Clark Twp. -
GEORGE ANDREWS, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in
Devonshire, Eng., in 1844. He was reared in his native country, and,
when fourteen years of age, came to America. Upon his arrival at
Columbus, Ohio, he was stricken down with the small-pox, probably contracted
while coming across the ocean. Upon his recovery, he went to
Maysville, Mason Co., Ky., where he went to work at $6.50 per month,
remaining there over four years. He then employed in a saw mill, and
soon rose to be engineer. After twelve years at this business, he had
saved enough to go to farming. He now owns forty-two acres of land,
and by industrious habitats is likely to become a large farmer at no very
distant day. He was married, in 1877, to Sally, daughter of
Samuel Smith, and a native of Cincinnati. They have two children -
Henry S., and Samuel B. Mrs. Andrews is a faithful
member of the Catholic Church. Mr. A. is a Democratic in
politics.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 179 |
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Clark Twp. -
HENRY ANDREWS, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in
Devonshire, Eng., May 27, 1841, and emigrated to America with his brother
George, in 1859. He was a son of John and Mary Ann (Dyre)
Andrews. Upon his arrival in this country he commenced working by
the month on a farm. He has since acquired considerable land of his
own, and is now considered one of the most enterprising and successful
farmers of this township. He was married, in 1869, to Miss
Ann Applegate, who died in 1873, leaving two children - Thomas J.
and Grace, and, in 1874, he married Mary Ellis, by whom he has
had three children - Mary, John and Eva. In politics,
Mr. Andrews is a Democrat.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 179 |
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Sterling Twp. -
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN APPLEGATE, farmer, P. O. Eastwood,
fifth child of Vincent and Ann (Lemon) Applegate, was born in Mason
County, Ky., July 5, 1834. His father was a native of Kentucky, and
his mother of Maryland. His grandfather, Richard Applegate, a
native of Virginia. The subject of this sketch was married in 1856, to
Frances Cardie, daughter of Thomas McLain, of Sterling
Township. They had one child - Wesley O., now a resident of
Illinois. Mr. Applegate emigrated to Kansas in 1856, and was
there during "the border raids," and went with the first excitement to
Pike's Peak; was on the border eleven years, then went to Utah and remained
three years, and then returned to Ohio. In 1879, he married a second
wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Frank and Johanna Vanbelt, and a
native of Holland; they have one daughter - Stella. Mr. Applegate
is a member of Locust Ridge Lodge, No. 618, I. O. O. F., and his wife of the
Catholic Church. He is an energetic farmer.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 294 |
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Scott Twp. -
DANIEL W. APPLEGATE (deceased), son of
Benjamin and Rebecca (Wall) Applegate, natives of Mason
County, Ky., was born in Mason County in June, 1816. He
was reared on a farm, and followed farming and trading most of
his life, being at the time of his death possessed of 600 acres
of land. He was a prominent Democrat, and at the time of
his death was Sheriff of Brown County. In 1841, he married
Miranda Teshune, who was born Feb. 19, 1819. They
were the parents of seven children, five of whom are living,
viz.: William M., Rebecca, Mary B.. Samuel and Flora.
Mr. Applegate was an intelligent, affable gentleman, honest
in all his dealings, and highly esteemed by the people of the
county, who experienced in his death the loss of a valued
citizen, a good farmer and an efficient officer.
Source: The History of Brown County
Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 245 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
LAWRENCE ARZENO, watchmaker and jeweler, Georgetown,
was born in Italy, Dec. 23, 1845. He is a son of Joseph Arzeno,
a native of Italy, and a small farmer of that country. He came to
America in 1847, locating in Cincinnati, where his wife and only son (our
subject) joined him the year following. Mrs. Arzeno died in
1865. Mr. Arzeno is still living in Cincinnati, and engaged in
the confectionery business. When fifteen years of age, Mr. Arzeno
learned the jeweler's trade, serving an apprenticeship of three and one-half
years. He worked as a "jour" two years and after the death of his
mother assisted his father in business for six months. In the fall of
1865, he commenced business for himself at Laurel, Ind., and, in December,
1867, came to Georgetown, where he has since resided. In 1872-73, he
was engaged in the stove and tin trade, which did not prove a financial
success. With this exception, Mr. Arzeno has been very
successful in his lie of trade, and enjoys the largest trade of any in the
village. Mr. Arzeno is a member of both lodge and Encampment in
the Odd Fellow fraternity. He is also Republican in politics and a
member of the M. E. Church, these two latter positions being almost without
precedent in a person of like nativity. His parents were members of
the Catholic Church. Mr. Arzeno was married in June, 1866, to
Emma Green, a native of Indiana. They have been blessed with
four daughters - Zoe, Ada, Ora L. and Iona. Mrs. Arzeno
and daughter Zoe are also members of the M. E. denomination.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 3 |
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