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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.
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Eagle Twp. -
ANDREW DANIELS,
farmer, P. O. Bernard. Among the many prominent and
substantial agriculturists of Brown County is the subject of
this biography. He was born in Huntington Township, Brown
County; his parents were Joseph and Sarah Daniels, who
were early settlers of Brown County; they were the parents of
ten children, four of whom are now living - John, Eliza,
Elizabeth and Andrew. Our subject was reared to
manhood on a farm, and received the rudiments of education in a
district school. In August, 1856, he married Carolilne
Goldsberry, by whom he had nine children, seven of whom are
now living - Franklin, Mary, Martha, Emma, Ettie V., Matilda
N. and Thomas. In the spring of 1858, Mr.
Daniels moved to Eagle Township, where he at the present
time resides. Although of a retiring, unassuming nature,
he is recognized as a public-spirited man, and one of the
leading farmers of this township.
Source: The History of Brown County
Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 225 |
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Huntington Twp. -
ELIJAH DAVIS,
Postmaster, Aberdeen, was born in Franklin County, Ind., Apr. 5,
1822, and is a son of P. Davis, a native of South
Carolina, and one of the first settlers in Franklin County,
Ind., where he died. The early life of our subject was
passed in Brookville, Ind., where he received the rudiments of
his education. When of proper age, he began learning the
carpenter’s trade, which he followed for several years, then
went to Cincinnati and engaged in the work of a millwright, and
for one man worked ten years. In 1865, he came to Aberdeen
and engaged in the grocery business, and afterward the dry goods
business, which he followed six years. He was appointed
Postmaster during Hayes’ administration. In 1881, he built
the grist-mill in Aberdeen, which is one of the best in Southern
Ohio, and cost $13,000. Mr. D. has been Trustee of
the township two years, and has also been a member of the School
Board and Town Council; he was married, in 1856, to Miss J.
Fulton, by whom he has had seven children, five of whom are
living, viz., Lizzie, Joe, Hannah, Titus
and Gertrude. The deceased - Grant and
Sherman, twins.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio -
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 155. |
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Clark Twp. -
JAMES C. DAVIS, farmer, P. O. Hamersville, was born in
Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1854. His grandfather,
Hugh Davis, was born in Ireland, but of German Irish decent. His
maternal grandfather, Robert Alden, was a pioneer of this county.
His parents were James F. and Elizabeth (Allen) Davis, natives of
Pleasant Township, in this county; the former was Commissioner of Brown
County for six years. The subject of this notice grew to manhood on a
farm, and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits the greater part of his
life. In 1872, he enlisted in the Fourth U. S. Infantry, of the
regular army, and while in Wyoming Territory was wounded by the Indiana, and
was subsequently discharged. He was married, in 1878 to Mary
daughter of H. B. and Aseath (Sharp) Sidwell, the former a native of
Ohio, and the latter of Virginia. They have one child, Inie Leah.
Mrs. Davis' grandfather was John Sidwell. Mr. Davis and
wife are well respected in the community where they reside. The latter
is a member of the M. E. Church.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 182 |
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Lewis Twp. -
BENJAMIN F. DAY, farmer, P. O. Feesburg,
is a son of Mark and Lina E. (Carter) Day, who were
natives of Pennsylvania, and in early life came to Bracken
County, Ky., where they married, in 1801, and eleven years
later, moved to Ohio with five children, viz.: William,
Asa, Susan, Anna and John C. Mark and family
settled on F. Taylor's survey, on the farm now owned by
our subject, and were the first permanent settlers on the farm,
now owned by our subject, and were the first permanent settlers
on the farm, which, of course, was all in the wilds of nature.
They soon leveled the trees, and opened a spot on which to erect
a log hut, wherein they moved and began life in earnest.
It was not long until several acres of tillable land was the
result of their own labor, as they had invested all their means
in the 100 acres, and could not hire help. Mark lived to
see most of his farm under cultivation, and endured many
privations. During life he possessed good health, and was
of large and robust frame. In 1851, he died, aged nearly
eighty-one years. His wife survived until about 1871, when she,
too, entered her final rest. Of their fifteen children,
thirteen became heads of families, and six are now living, viz.:
Benjamin F., Mary E., Joseph L., Conrod B., George W. and
Malinda. Benjamin F. is the eldest living, and few at the
age of sixty-seven years can say as he can—that he was born and
raised on, and now owns, the home farm, never having resided
anywhere save on the farm of his birth. It consists of 122
acres, and is fairly improved. Their buildings have been
destroyed by fire several times. He is one of the
well-to-do farmers of Lewis Township, and politically is a
Democrat, as was his father before him. He and wife are
both members of the Christian Church, and are the parents of six
children, of whom five are now living, viz.: Maria J., Mary
F., William A., Mark E. and Samuel E.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 98 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
HUGH P. DAY, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in
Pleasant Township, Mar. 30, 1837, son of Isaac and Miriam (Mann) Day.
They were natives of Brown County and of English descent. Mr. Day
is the fifth child of a family of seven. He is engaged in farming on
his place of 108¾ acres, situated one
and one-fourth miles east of Georgetown. His educational instruction
was what the common schools afforded. In the year 1874, he was united
in wedlock to Sarah Blair, a native of this county, and daughter of
James Blair. Their marriage has been blessed with two children
- Marion and Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Day are members of
the Presbyterian Church at Georgetown. His political preferences are
with the Democratic party.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 11 |
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Pike Twp. -
JAMES DAY, farmer, P. O. Mount Oreb, was born in Brown
County, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1817, and is a son of Christopher and
Hannah Day, who were married in 1808. James Day
is one among the oldest pioneers of Brown County now living,
having been sixty-five years old the 11th of January last
(1882). He was raised to farm life in Brown County, Ohio,
and received a common school education; he remained at home
until twenty-four years of age, when he married Phoebe
Kendall, after which he engaged in farming for himself, and
is now successfully cultivating his farm in Pike Township, which
consists of 108 acres of land. Nine children have been
born to them, of whom eight now survive - Augustus, Caroline,
Christopher, Leban, Charles, Benjamin P., Hester and
Rachel. James Day's record is such that
his children may point to it with pride, and they may well
profit by his experience.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W.
H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 216 |
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Pike Twp. -
JAMES M. DAY, retired farmer, P. O. Mt. Oreb. This
gentleman is one of the oldest native and continuous residents
of the county now living, having been sixty-eight years old the
23d of May last (1882). He owns 100 acres of land where he
now resides, located partly in Pike and Scott Townships.
He is a son of Mark and Elizabeth Day, who settled in
Brown County, Ohio, in a very early day. James M. Day
was raised a farmer; thus he has continued through life, always
taking a great interest in agricultural pursuits. On the
15th of October, 1835, he was united in marriage with Lizzie
Brooks. Mr. Day has served as Township Trustee and
member of the local School Board a number of years. Mr.
and Mrs. Day are the parents of ten children, of whom five
now survive - Lucinda, Eliza, Alfred, Mary Etta and
James W.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers
& Co. - 1883 - Page 215 |
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Green
Twp. -
JOHN C. DAY, farmer, P. O. Mount Oreb. Our subject
was born in Williamsburg Township, Clermont County, Sept. 25,
1828. He is a son of Samuel and Miriam Day of whom
we have made mention in this work. This gentleman has from
his youth up devoted his time to agricultural pursuits. On
Nov. 6, 1856, was solemnized his wedding, he leading to the
marriage altar, Miss Sarah J. League who was born Mar.
13, 1840, and a daughter of Coleman W. and Nancy League.
By this union there have been born six children, five of whom
are now living - Emma E., Coleman H., Mary A., Susan P.
and Samuel B. Mr. Day is a member of the I.
O. O. F., Lodge No. 291, at Mount Oreb, and at present he is
engaged in teh manufacturing of tile for draining purposes.
He is the owner of 100 acre of land, under a good state of
cultivation. Coleman W. League, father of Mrs.
Day, was born in Virginia in 1810, and in 1814, with his
widowed mother and uncle, he came to Clark Township, Clinton
County, where he remained until January, 1845, when he came to
Brown County; his mother died in 1846. He married Nancy
Moon, daughter of Samuel and Martha B. Moon, and
by this union had three children, two now living—Elizabeth A.,
now Mrs. Jackson Crawford; and the wife of our subject.
He died in January, 1875; his widow survives him, now living in
Green Township.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 261 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
JOHN CLINTON DAY, farmer, was born in Pleasant
Township, this county, Dec. 20, 1831. He is a son of Isaac E. and
Miriam (Mann) Day, natives of Brown County. His father was a
prominent farmer of Pleasant Township, and resolved to give his son a good
education. He was sent to the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware,
where he remained some time. He then returned home, and engaged in
agricultural pursuits, which he has made his life work. He owns 150
acres of good land, the result of years of toil and industry. Mr.
Day is a Democrat in politics, and has been a School Director for
fifteen years in succession. He was united in marriage in 1858, to
Mary E., daughter of G. H. Bahrer, a native of Brown County.
The latter is of German and English parentage. Mr. Day and wife
have eleven children, all at home - Edgar E., Leonora F., Eva A., Minnie
E., Richard Lee, Frank O., Julian E., Ernet E., Cora E. and Jasper
Alwin (twins), and Lula Dell. Mrs. Day is a member of the
Disciples' Church.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 10 |
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Union Twp. -
JOSEPH B. DAY, farmer, P. O. Ripley, son of John
Day and Rachel (Dye) Day, born in Pleasant Township Mar. 15, 1815.
His father was a native of Maryland, and came to Brown County in early
times; his mother's parents, John and Ray Dye, were also natives of
Maryland. They migrated to this countyin 1795, on horseback, and
located in Pleasant Township. Mr. Dye was a Revolutionary
patriot, he having served from the beginning to the termination of the
American Revolution, under Gen. George Washington. Our subject
was reared a "farmer boy," and received only a common school education.
In 1841, he removed to Union Township, and, in 1857, located on the farm
that he now occupies. He was first married to Miss Mary Shults,
daughter of Jacob Shults, by whom he had one child. Mary J.,
born Jan. 4, 1842, wife of William Day, of Kansas. Mrs. Day
departed this life January, 1842, and Apr. 6, 1847, he was united in
marriage with Elizabeth W. Tally, a native of Mason County, Ky., and
a daughter of William and Martha Tully. She was born Jan. 25,
1827. Of eleven children by this marriage ten are living, viz.,
John N., born Feb. 20, 1848, married Maggie W. Harrison, and have
three children - Daisy L., Joseph E. and Ada W., Charles W.
born Aug. 5, 1861, married Luella Burgett; Martha F., born
Dec. 8, 1852, wife of Byron A. Jones; Elizabeth A., born Mar. 23,
1854, wife of Thomas N. Cahill; Joseph E., born Nov. 16, 1855,
married Elizabeth J. Crawford; Rachel A., born Feg. 3, 1858;
Matilda A., born Jan. 21, 1860, wife of J. B. Frost; Giles L.,
born May 15, 1862; George H., born Nov. 18, 1865; and Luetta,
born Apr. 6, 1873; William T. born Oct. 4, 1849, and died Apr. 11,
1875. When fifteen years of age, Mr. Day made his first trip by
flat-boat to New Orleans with Capt. John Allison, of Ripley. He
continued flat-boat transportation to the Crescent City till of age, when he
engaged in farming, which he has since followed. In 1839, he engaged
in buying and selling horses, and for fifteen years was the leading
horse-dealer of Brown County. The leading feature of his avocation is
tobacco-growing. He and his wife are members of the New-Light Church
of Pisgah. Politically, he is Democratic. He owns a farm of 188
acres, and has been successful.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 58 |
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Green Twp. -
JOSEPH E. H. DAY, farmer and teacher, P. O. Mount Oreb.
The subject of this sketch was born in September, 1833, in
Clermont County, Ohio. In his youth, he received a good
English education, which enabled him to teach school for
probably twenty-five years. In August, 1861, he enlisted
in the Twenty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and
was attached to the Army of the Tennesee. He participated
in the battles of New Madrid, the siege of Corinth, Iuka, and
the siege of Atlanta, where he received a wound on the right
foot, which disabled him for some time; he was honorably
discharged in August, 1864. In May, 1868, he married
Susan Sweet, daughter of Andrew and
Elizabeth Sweet. To them have been born four
children, viz., Maggie, James F., Walter H. and Grace.
In 1868, he went to Omaha, where he spent nearly one year, then
to Kansas, where he remained eight years. He subsequently
returned to Brown County, and is now located in Green Township.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
contributes liberally to enterprises which prove beneficial to
the county.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 262 |
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Green Twp. -
SAMUEL A. DAY, farmer, P. O. Mt. Oreb, was born May 24,
1845, in Green Township, Brown Co., Ohio. His parents are
Samuel and Miriam Day. He has, from his youth up,
been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In January, 1862,
he enlisted in the Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which
formed a part of the Army of the Tennessee, and subsequently
became attached to the Army of the Gulf. He participated
in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg and
Mansfield. At the latter battle, in April, 1864, he was
taken a prisoner by the Confederates, and confined in Camp Ford
Prison, Texas, for six and one-half months, when an exchange of
prisoners took place, which secured for him his freedom. He
again joined his regiment, which was subsequently consolidated
with the Eighty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he
became one of the supernumerary non-commissioned officers.
He received an honorable discharge in January, 1865. On
Jan. 2, 1866, he married Lucretia Bryant, by whom
he has one child— Lizzie A. Mr. Day is the owner of
thirty and a quarter acres of land located in the southern
portion of Green Township, and is a member of the M. E. Church.
Samuel Day, father of our subject, was born in
November, 1802, in Clermont County. He married Miriam
Hayward, by whom he had ten children, nine of whom are
still living—George W., John C., Mary E., Joseph E. H.,
Harvey W., Susan J., Samuel A., David L. and Hanson L.
In 1832 or 1833, Mr. Day located in the
southern portion of Green Township, Brown County, where he at
present resides. He has served as Township Trustee,
Justice of the Peace and Township Clerk, and is the owner of 216
acres of land.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 262 |
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Clark Twp. -
W. H. DAY, farmer, P. O. Hamersville, was born in this
township, Oct. 31, 1841. His parents were Jesse and Martha
(Lambert) Day, the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter of
Ohio. The former located 127½ acres of
land in Clark Township, where he resided till death. The subject of
this notice was reared and educated in Clark Township, receiving the
benefits of a good English education. He has been engaged in
agricultural pursuits during life, and has been fairly successful. He
was united in marriage in 1867, to Emma, daughter of Adam and
Naomi Applegate, who were early settlers of Brown County. One
child was sent to bless this union, a son, Jesse E. Mrs. Day
departed this life in 1879. She was a consistent member of the M. E.
Church.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 182 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
A. W. DAVIS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O.
Higginsport, was born Aug. 26, 1826, in Pleasant Township, four and one-half
miles south of Georgetown, the son of I. and Lydia (Parker) Davis.
His father was born in Kentucky, of German parentage; his mother in Ohio, of
Scottish descent. His grandfather, Issachar Davis, settled on
the farm A. W. now occupies, in 1802, and his father occupied it
after his grandfather's death. On the farm are three apple trees
planted by Issachar Davis in 1805; they still bear fruit once in two
years. Mr. Davis has turned his attention to agriculture, as
his ancestry did before him. He is Republican in politics and a member
of the Christian Church. His residence was destroyed by fire in 1876,
and was rebuilt at a cost of $1,800. He was married in 1849 to
Amanda, daughter of Forsyth McCanaughy. Their children are
Belle J., Edward E., Anna L., Lulu J., Carrie F.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. - 1883 - Page 10 |
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Pike Twp. -
ELMORE DEAN, farmer, P. O. Surryville, was
born in Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1836, and is
a son of Isaac and Rebecca Dean, who were both natives of
Pennsylvania. They emigrated to Ohio in an early day, and
settled in Clark Township, Brown County, where they remained
until their death—Isaac died in 1864 and Rebecca
in January, 1872. Elmore engaged in farming for
himself as renter at the age of twenty-one years; this he
continued until he purchased eighty-four acres of land in Clark
Township, and, thinking that he could better his location, he
sold and bought 133 acres in Pike Township in 1867—the farm
where he now resides. Through Mr. Dean’s
perseverance and industry, his farm is in a high state of
cultivation. He was united in marriage with Jemima M.
Smith Oct. 3, 1859; he is a member of the Masonic order, at
New Harmony, Brown County, and has been Township Trustee of Pike
Township; he acquired a common school education. Mr.
and Mrs. Dean are the parents of seven children, of whom
five are living—George C., Florence B., Edwin E., Don T.
and Carrie E. Mr. Dean is still actively engaged in
farming, and enjoys the confidence of all who know him.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio -
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 216 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
BENJAMIN DELANEY is one of the oldest and most
prominent colored citizens of Brown County. He is a son of Benjamin
and Juda (Rogers) Delaney, and is about eighty years of age. His
father was a slave, and very old when the Emancipation Proclamation set him
free. Our subject was raised in Brown County, and in early life was
employed as a hand on the river boats. He has been a farmer since, and
his economy and perseverance are fitly represented in the farm of 109 acres
which he possesses. He is Republican, politically, and has been a
School Director. Mr. Delaney married Emily Harrison who
bore him eight children, five living: Amanda, wife of George
Hughes, a blacksmith, of Pleasant Township; Josephine, wife of
Edward Jennison, a farmer, of Union Township; Sallie, wife of
Caleb Snead, a farmer, of Union Township; Martha, wife of
James Brown, a farmer, of Pleasant Township; and Luella, wife of
Harrison Payne, a farmer, of Pleasant Township. Mr. Delaney
educated all of his children at home. Himself and wife have lived
together about fifty years. She is a member of the M. E. Church.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 11 |
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Clark Twp.
HARMON DEMARIS, farmer, P. O. Maple, son of John
and Abigail (Shaw) Demaris, and was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, May 19,
1820. His parents were natives of New Jersey, and came to Ohio about
1816. Mr. Demaris was raised on a farm and was married in
January, 1845, to Mary, daughter of William and Martha Turner.
They had born them seven children, viz.: William, born Oct.
5, 1845, married Mary Jane Murry, and died at the age of twenty-eight
years. John Elijah, born Oct. 30, 1847, married Edna Leach;
Martha Jane, born Dec. 19, 1849, wife of Isaac Abbott; Sophia,
born Mar. 19, 1852; James Thornton born Jan. 20, 1854, married to
Elizabeth Jane Crawford; Charles W., born Jun. 2, 1856, married to
Matilda, daughter of Richard Ride; Henry, twin of Charles,
died at eighteen days. His wife Mary, died Sept. 15, 1864, and
he married Elizabeth, daughter of Owen and Ruth Forkner, Jan.
29, 1866, who was born in Grant County, Ky., June 11, 1841; she bore him
three children - Tena, born May 13, 1868, Ephraim, born
Mar. 12, 1870, and Jesse, July 8, 1873. Mr. Demaris is a
member of DeSoto Lodge, 3874, I. O. O. F., since 1870. An honest
industrious, quiet citizen.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 182 |
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Pleasant Twp. -
WILLIAM H. P. DENNY, editor of the Georgetown
Gazette, was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, June 3, 1811, and was the son of
George and Sarah (Higgins) Denny. His father, George Denny,
one of the first printers and editors of Ohio, emigrated from Pittsburgh to
Cincinnati before the close of last century, and worked as a printer on
the Centinel of the Northeast Territory, the first newspaper
printed at Cincinnati, afterward on the Western Star, at Lebanon, for
Judge John McLean, and later, was editor and publisher of the
Scioto Gazette, at Chillicothe, from 1806 to 1816. George Denny
and his wife both died on the same night at Wilmington, Ohio, in 1823.
Young William, when only nine years of age, commenced learning the
art of printing in the office of the Ohio Interior Gazette, published
at Zenia by Kendall & Denny. In 1821, he removed with his
father to Wilmington, and set typhoon the Galaxy until the death of
his father, when the paper passed into the hands of Hon. J. N. Reynolds,
with whom he worked for a short time. In the winter of 1824, he was an
apprentice to Cameron & Sellers, in the publication of the Western
Star, at Lebanon. Subsequently, he worked as a printer at Xenia,
and at Cincinnati, on the Crisis and Emporium, at Columbus on the
State Journal, and again at the Cincinnati on the Liberty Hall and
Cincinnati Gazette. In 1829, then in his eighteenth year, he
commenced at Wilmington the Clintonian, which he continued until
1831, when he sold out to John Crichfield, and removed to Louisville,
Ky., and became foreman for George D. Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal. He remained in that city until 1834. In 1835, in
partnership with Jacob Morris, he published the Western Star
at Lebanon. For twenty-six years he was connected with the Star
as apprentice, editor and publisher. From 1846 until 1858, he was the
sole publisher of that paper. From 1858 until 1861, he published the
Dayton Daily and Weekly Gazette. In 1861, he started the
Circleville Union, which he published for six years. In 1871, he
purchased the Wilmington Journal, and continued it until 1878, when
he returned to Lebanon and started the Lebanon Gazette, which he
disposed of, and in 1880, established the Georgetown Gazette, which
he still publishes. While a resident of Warren County, he represented
Warren and Greene Counties in the Ohio Senate in the years 1841-42 and
1843-44. In 1856, he was a Presidential Elector on the Fremont ticket,
and was Postmaster at Circleville from 1865 to 1872. In politics, he
has been an Anti-slavery Whig and a Republican. Mr. Denny is
probably the oldest newspaper man in the State of Ohio, having been engaged
in the printing business, with but brief intervals, for sixty-two years, and
as an editor for more than fifty years.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 11 |
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Clark Twp. -
FRANK DE VORE, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in
Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio, Mar. 20, 1847, he was the son of
Abner and Louise Maria (Gardner) De Vore, natives of Ohio, to which
State his grandfather was a pioneer. Our subject received a good
common school education, and attended the National Normal University at
Lebanan, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1865. He was raised on a
farm and has been a farmer all his life, with the exception of ten years
after leaving school when he was engaged in selling sewing machines.
He was married in 1867 to Sarah L. Richards, a daughter of Charles
Richards, a native of Clark Township. This union was blessed with
seven children, Viz.: Louise M., Henry A., Joseph L. (deceased.,)
Lillie F., Bertha, Edward and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. De
Vore are members of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican and a
member of the Grange.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 182 |
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Franklin Twp. -
DAVID G. DEVORE, retired lawyer, P. O. Georgetown, was
born in Union Township, Brown Co., Ohio, Mar. 31, 1808. He is the
seventh of ten children born to David and Alice (Mann) Devore. His
father, a native of Washington County, Penn., followed agricultural pursuits
through life. He moved to Kentucky at an early date, and settled at
Kenton's Station. In 1800, he removed to Union Township, Brown Co.,
Ohio, where he resided until his demise. Many of his ancestors were
active participants in the Revolutionary struggle, notably, Nicholas
Devore, his paternal grandfather, who was one of the famous Morgan
rifleman, and an actor during Crawford's defeat. His mother was a
native of New Jersey, and a daughter of Christopher Mann, a prominent
pioneer of Kentucky, and Brown County, Ohio. Until his nineteenth year
was attained, Mr. Devore worked on a farm at the old homestead, on
Red Oak Creek, Union Township, Brown County. During those years, he
received a liberal education in various select schools, and in 1827, entered
the Ohio University at Athens. There he diligently pursued a course of
classical studies; was graduated in 1831, with the first honors of his
class. He then returned to Brown County and began the reading of law
under the supervision of Archibald Leggett, a prominent attorney of
Ripley, Ohio. After continuing his studies with this preceptor for
about six months, he moved to George town, where he resumed his reading
under the guidance of Thomas L. Hamer, an able pioneer attorney of
this county. In 1833, he passed the required examination and was
admitted to the bar. Hon Thomas Corwin was on that occasion one
of the examiners. Entering at once on the active practice of his
profession in partnership with Thomas L. Hamer, at Georgetown, he, in
conjunction with his associate, rapidly secured an extensive legal practice.
In 1833, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Brown County, and in this
position served faithfully for two years. Of late years, he has almost
retired from general practice, and has interested himself in agricultural
pursuits. He resides with his son, James M., on the farm
northeast of Georgetown. Politically, Mr. Devore is a supporter
of Greenback principles, but cast his first vote in favor of Gen. Andrew
Jackson. Religiously, he is a member of the Christian Union
organization. He has always been a firm friend to the temperance
cause, and has never connected himself with any secret societies.
While in the practice of his chosen profession, Mr. Devore has always
acknowledged to be one of the ablest members of the bar of Brown County.
Mr. Devore was united in marriage, May 24, 1837, to Rebecca Murray,
a native of Morgan County, Ohio, and a daughter of Thomas Murray
(then deceased), an early pioneer of that county. Eight children were
born to this union, five living - Lucy (wife of William Snedaker),
David (clerk in the Cincinnati dry goods house), James M. (on
the home farm), Rebecca J. (a teacher in the Georgetown public
schools), and Sarah Phillips (at Glendale, Ohio). Mrs.
Devore departed this life Aug. 12, 1866. She was a consistent
member of the M. E. Church, and a faithful attendant on its services.
Mr. Devore's grandfather died at the advanced age of ninety-seven
years, and a year previous to his death, raised, by his own individual
labor, over four hundred bushels of corn; his father lived to be
eighty-seven, and his mother eighty-four years old, and as our subject is
yet in very good health, he bids fair to follow in the footsteps of his
ancestors.
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Union Twp. -
N. S. DEVORE, crockery and queensware, Ripley.
The name Devore (Deara) is of French origin. The ancesters
of the family who emigrated to America settled in Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Devore, the great grandparent of our subject, was a
soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served under Washington from the
first. His wife's maiden name of Sarah Decker, whose family
also rank in Revolutionary fame; he moved to the West in 1787, and was among
the pilgrims who entered Kenton Station, near Maysville, Ky.
Subsequently, he moved and settled at Blue Lick Fort among the Indians,
where he died in 1813. David Devore, the grandparent of our
subject, came to the territory of Brown County in 1800, and settled at Red
Oak, where he passed his life. He was among the most intelligent and
progressive, as well as active farmers of the day., and acquired a handsome
estate through his own industry and perseverance; he lived to raise a family
of ten children, six sons and four daughters, four of whom are living; his
death is recorded in 1860. N. S. Devore, whose name appears at
the head of this sketch, is the oldest living son of David and Esther
(West) Devore, and was born in this county in 1846. David
was born in Brown County in 1806, and is the oldest living son. A
portion of his early life was spent on the farm, and until 1850, at which
time the national bank system was inaugurated, and he became one of the
original stockholders of the First National Bank of Ripley, in which he had
always taken an active interest, until his health failed, and in declining
years he transferred its duties to his son, N. S., who has since
filled that position. Mr. Devore has been an invalid for
several years, and most of the time confined to his home, surrounded by the
comforts and care of his family. His wife's father, William West,
settled in Brown County in 1804, and erected the first house in Decatur,
Byrd Township, where he resided until his death. Of the twelve
children born to this generation, four are living. N. S. Devore
established himself in the grocery business in this city in 1868, which he
pursued until he opened his present business in crockery and queensware in
1879, it being the only china bazar in the city. He deals
considerably in real estate and brokerage, and is considered one of the
active and enterprising men of the city. He is a Director of the First
National Bank, and is well and favorably known. He was married, Apr.
18, 1877, to Miss Eva M., daughter of Rev. C. W. Garoutte, an
official and publisher at Dayton, Ohio. Their children are Earl G.,
Fred F. and Alma.
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DAVID DIXON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, is a grandson of
William Dixon, who was born in Virginia, and who, with a colony, founded
a settlement in Mason County, Ky., in 1789. They afterwards moved to
Limestone, now Maysville, and built a fort near Blanchard's Pond. Two
of this colony, Cornelius Washburn and William Dixon, crossed
the river at Logan's Gap, and erected a hut on Eagle Creek; this settlement
was made in 1793, and they were the first white settlers to locate on the
territory of Brown County. William Dixon afterward settled on
the Stephenson land, where he raised of family of seven boys and
three girls. He served in the Revolutionary war seven years, and lived
in this county until his death. He was a very large, portly man, while
his wife, formerly Miss Grizzy A. Bell, was a small woman, weighing
only ninety pounds; she was of Scotch descent, and he was of Irish
extraction. William Dixon, Jr., father to our subject, was born
in Mason County, Ky., in 1790; he was married in 1813 to Miss Susannah
Hardester, a native of Pennsylvania, who bore him six children; she died
Jan. 25, 1831. Two years afterward, he was married to Mrs. Mary,
a widow of John Henry, her maiden name was Carr.
William, Jr., died in this county Sept. 25, 1867. He was Justice
of the Peace for twenty-two successive years, and was known throughout the
county of Squire Dixon. David Dixon, the subject of this
sketch, is the oldest son of William Dixon, Jr., and was born on the
homestead in this county in 1815. He remained at home until his
marriage, Feb. 11, 1837, to Miss Eleanor, daughter of Caldwell
Tweed, and grand-daughter of Archibald Tweed, an early pioneer;
nine children have been born to them, seven living. Robert, the
eldest son, enlisted in 1861, in the Seventh Regiment of Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry, and served one year; re-enlisted in 1862 in the same regiment, and
was captured by the enemy in November, 1863, at Rogersville, Tenn.; he was
confined in prison at Florence, N. C., where he died from exposure and
starvation, Nov. 26, 1864. William S. enlisted as First
Lieutenant in 1863 in the Eighty-sixth Regiment Ohio Infantry, and served
until the close of the war. Archibald c. enlisted in 1862 in
the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; taken prisoner at the battle of
Franklin, Tenn.; was confined at Cahaba, Ala.; transferred to Vicksburg on
parole, and on the 25ht of April was shipped on board the gun-boat Sultana,
which was blown up Dec. 28, 1864, and he was among the lost. Marion
served in hundred days' service; Ella, Susan B., Ida M.,
Charles F. and George. Mr. Dixon was Justice of the Peace some
years ago, and resigned; he leads a quiet life and is a member of the
Christian Church.
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Jackson Twp. -
SAMUEL DIXON, farmer, P. O. Winchester, was born
December 18, 1818, in Brown County, Ohio. He parents were among the
early settlers of brown County. He was reared on a farm and received
but a limited education; on June 4, 1840, he married Lettie A. Reynolds,
daughter of Joseph Reynolds, who, also, was one of the first settlers
of Brown County, having settled in the neighborhood of Carlisle Village at a
very early day. This union has been blessed with nine children, five
of whom are still living, viz.: Samuel K. married Belle M.
Short, by whom he has two children - Arthur A. and Vernon C.;
Columbus E. married Mary Records, daughter of Andrew and
Bella Records; they have two children - Ettie L. and
Myrtle; Fidelia married Aaron Edenfield, by whom she has four
children - Cora, Alta, Walter and Charles; Alice married
Alexander Bayless, by whom she has two children - Bertha L. and
Lola B.; and Joseph B. married Elizabeth Young, by whom
he has one child - Rueanna. About 1850, Mr. Dixon, with
his family, moved from Fincastle, where he had been living perhaps two
years, to the northeastern portion of Jackson Township, where he now
resides. He has served, as township Trustee, is a member, and the
owner of seventy-eight acres of land. The Dixon family are
noted for their industry, perseverance and uprightness in dealing with their
fellow-men.
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W. A. DIXON, physician, Ripley, is a grandson of
William Dixon, a native of Ireland, who with a brother embarked to
America and enlisted in the Revolutionary war, where the brother was killed.
William Dixon, with a colony, founded a settlement in the territory
of Mason County, Ky., in 1789. The colony, (six in number) emigrated
to Limestone, now Maysville, Ky., and erected a fort near Blanchard's
Pond, and in 1793, he, with one Cornelius Washburn, crossed the river
at Logan's Gap and built a hut on Eagle Creek, one mile from the river.
He lived in this cabin years, and finally settled on what was known as the
Stephenson lands, now embracing the fertile lands of Henry Martin.
He was a man of portly proportions, and was married to Miss Grizzy A.
Bell, of Scottish blood, who balanced the scales at ninety pounds.
They raised a family of ten children, seen boys and three girls. He
was in the service of the Revolutionary war seven years, and resided in this
county during the remainder of his life. William Dixon, Jr.,
the father of our subject, was born in Mason County, Ky., in 1790. He
was raised on the homestead, and performed active service in the war of
1812. In 1813, he was joined in marriage to Miss Susannah Hardester,
a native of Pennsylvania, who died Jan. 25, 1831. Six children were
born to them, five of whom are living. He was again married, to
Mrs. Mary (Carr), widow of John Henry, deceased. The land
upon which he settled is now occupied by E. Flaugher. He was
Justice of the Peace for thirty years, and was widely and familiarlly
known as Squire Dixon. He acted as a general guardian and
collector, having a peculiar faculty for this kind of work, being held in
high esteem by the people. His demise occurred in this county Sept.
25, 1867. The subject of this sketch is the youngest son of William
and Mary Dixon, and was born in Union Township, Brown County, in 1835.
He secured his early education in the common schools of Ripley, and in 1856
entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and pursued his
studies for three years. He attended law school one year at
Indianapolis, Ind., and in 1861 was elected to teach the High School of
Ripley, and taught one year. He attended medical lectures at the
Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, Penn., in the winter of 1862-63.
From the medical board at Columbus, Ohio, he secured a certificate of
qualification and entered the army as Contract Surgeon, with orders to
report to Gen Sherman, at Resaca, Ga. He was assigned
duty under the Medical Director of the Cumberland Surgeon, and remained in
that department of service until the close of the war. IN 1865, he
attended a course of medical lectures at the Ohio Medical College at
Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated the same year. Returning to
peaceful pursuits, he began the practice of his profession at Decatur, Byrd
Township. In 1874, he removed to Ripley, where he has since followed a
successful practice. The Doctor was married in 1861, in this city, to
Miss Rebecca C., daughter of E. W. Devore. To this union
six children have been born, all of whom are living, viz.: Mary V.,
Martha, Archie, Jessie, Bettie and Kittie.
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Pike
Twp. -
CHARLES C DONLEY, merchant, Surryville, was born near
Point Isabel, in Clermont County, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1852, son of
James W. Donley. He came with his father to Pike
Township when a small child, remained with him on the farm until
the fall of 1871, when he left his home and began his career 'as
a school teacher, first teaching near Brookville, Bracken Co.,
Ky.; the next year, taught at Rock Spring, Ky.; during the next
two years, in Pike Township, during which time he attended two
sessions at the National Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio, and,
in the fall of 1875, he entered the State Normal School at
Carlisle, Ky., and completed the scientific course of
instruction prescribed by that institution; teaching again in
the fall and winter of 1876 and 1877 at Foster, Ky., and the
next year was Principal of the school at Neville, Ohio. He
then purchased his present property in Surryville in 1878,
engaging in the mercantile business, and in June, 1879, he lost
his property by fire; he rebuilt his store and dwelling in the
same year, and has continued in the store business until the
present time. He taught school again in the fall and
winter of 1881 and 1882. He was married, in June, 1878, to
Josie L. Robinson, who died in her twenty-second year, in
June, 1880.
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Pike Twp. -
J. W. DONLEY, farmer, P. O. Surryville, was born in
Clermont County, Ohio, Jan. 24, 1825, and is a son of John
Donley, who was born in Kentucky in 1801. Our
subject was raised a farmer, and has always been engaged in
agricultural pursuits, owning at the present sixty-one acres of
land, which is in a high state of cultivation, with excellent
buildings erected on the same; he acquired a good common school
education in the common schools; he is filling the position of
Postmaster at Surryville, Ohio. He was united in marriage with
Elizabeth J. Straight Oct. 1, 1849. To this union
seven children have been born, of whom six are living, viz.,
Alonzo L., Charles C., Belle, Nannie, Alice C. and
Georgie A.
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Jefferson Twp. -
ELMER M. DRAKE, farmer, P. O. Red Oak. Enoch
B. and Rachel Drake, grandparents of the subject of this sketch,
emigrated from Kentucky to what is now known as Brown County, Ohio, about
the year 1812. Enoch B. in his youth learned the trade of a tailor,
which he followed the greater part of his life. He settled in what is
now known as Jefferson Township, near Peola Spring, about two miles south of
Russellville. The farm on which he located had but a small portion
ready for cultivation, and contained a log cabin. He remained where he
settled during the remainder of his days. By his first wife he had ten
children, one of whom is still living, viz.: Noah, in Pendleton
County, Ky. She died about the year 1843. She then married
Nancy Carr, who died in 1857, and he departed this life in January,
1862. He was a member of the Baptist Church, in which he officiated as
Deacon. Enoch B. Drake, Jr., father of our subject, was
born Oct. 3, 1815, on the old homestead where his father settled. In
August, 1834, he married Sarah Martin, born July 16, 1815, by whom he
had seven children, viz.: Elmer M., George W., John C., Hetty J.
(deceased), Isabella, Sarah E., and David G. He lived
the greater part of his life near the old homestead. He traded
considerably in stock, and his boys, in the meantime, under his management,
worked the farm. He was a men of reliable character, a member of the
Christian Church, and died Dec 28, 1877. His widow still survives him,
now in her sixty-seventh year. Elmer M., our subject, was born
Oct. 3, 1835, on the homestead farm where he was reared to manhood, and
where he received but a limited education, but by being a constant reader,
and having a love for good books, he has made himself familiar with many of
the important topics of his day. On October 5, 1854, he married
Angeline Davis, born Apr. 18, 1836, and daughter of John C.
and Susannah Davis. This union was blessed with four children, two
are still living. In October, 1856, he moved to Illinois, McLean
County, where he bought eighty acres of land, and remained there perhaps
three years, when, owing to the loss of two of his children, himself and
wife having also contracted an illness occasioned by the impurities of the
atmosphere, he returned to Brown County, Ohio. About two years after
his return to Ohio, he enlisted in the Seventh Ohio Cavalry, which
subsequently merged into the Eleventh, under Col. William O. Collins.
In the spring of 1862, the regiment was ordered to Fort Laramie, from where
they operated principally in the Rocky Mountains against the Indians, to
protect emigrants and the United States mails. He was discharged at
Omaha City in April, 1865, and returned home to Brown County. In
January, 1867, his wife died; he then married, in December, 1858, Mary J.
Ball, by whom he had six children, four of whom are still living.
She died in November, 1881. In 1873, he bought the farm on which he
now resides, located in the southern part of Jefferson township, which he
has in a good state of cultivation.
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Lewis Twp. -
G. W. DRAKE, ex-County Treasurer, Higginsport, is a
son of Cornelius Drake, who was born in New jersey in 1781, and a
grandson of John Drake, who participated in the continental war, and
assisted in liberating our country from English tyranny. Cornelius
was raised to farming, which received his lifetime attention.
He reached his majority in his native State, but early in the present
century came to Mason County, Ky., where he married Frances (commonly
called (Fanny) Witherspoon, a native of Culpepper County, Va.
She was born in 1785, and came to Kentucky in her teens, with her parents.
Soon after Cornelius and Fanny were married, they settled in
Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio, where they ever after remained; he
died of cholera June 14, 1833, and Fanny remained his widow nearly
forty years, when she, too, entered her final rest. They were the
parents of fifteen children, ten boys and five girls. Of that number,
five sons and three daughters are now living. One of the deceased sons
died of cholera in the same year as his father. Of those living,
George W. is the second youngest, and was born April 8, 1826, in
Pleasant Township, of which he has always been a resident. He was left
fatherless at an early age, and was reared exclusively by his widowed
mother, with whom he lived as long as she kept house. His life, was
devoted to farming, boating and carpentering, until 1873, when, in October
of that year, he was elected to the office of County Treasurer. Two
years later, he was re-elected to the same office, serving four consecutive
years. While in office, he purchased a tract of 1,500 acres of timber
land in Fleming County, Ky., where he engaged in saw-milling, soon after the
expiration of his official term. He built a hut and remained two
years, yet retained his citizenship in Ohio. During the year 1881, he
was engaged in handling leaf tobacco. Mr. Drake started in life
with no assistance, but with a capital of energy and determination, linked
with judicious management, he rose to his present position.
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Jefferson Twp. -
ROBERT C. DRAKE, farmer, P. O. Russellville, was born
Oct. 7, 1836, in Pleasant Township, Brown Co., Ohio. He is the son of
Francis and Sarah Drake. His grandfather, Henry Drake,
was an early settler of Brown County. Robert C. was reared to
manhood on a farm, and received an ordinary district school education.
In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was
attached to the Army of the Cumberland. He participated in the battles
of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and fighting around New Hope Church,
Marietta, Ga., Peach Tree Creek 1865. After receiving his discharge,
he retuned to his home in Pleasant Township. In September, 1866, he
married Flora E. Young, daughter of Robert L and Mary Young,
deceased. To them have been born seven children - Mary L., Sarah
B., George F., Alfred T., Jesse D. Ella F. and Robert L. In
1872, he moved to the farm on which he at present resides, in the
southwestern portion of Jefferson Township.
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Pleasant Twp. -
JACKSON DUGIN, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, was born in
this township Oct. 22, 1815, son of Joseph and Debora (Norman) Dugin;
his mother was of Scotch, his father of Irish descent, and they were early
settlers of Brown County. Mr. Dugin, after attending the
subscription schools in the vicinity, engaged in flat-boating, and has made
twenty trips to New Orleans. He was married Aug. 12, 1840, to
Elizabeth Drake, a native of this county. Their children, seven in
number, are all living. They are Anna S. (wife of J. W. Wall),
Adeline, Shafer, Charles L., Porter (wife of Robert Drake),
Alice (wife of Elmer Lucas) and Bradford. Mr. Dugin
is a prominent Mason, and has been a member of the order for
thirty-seven years. He has been Master Mason of the Higginsport Lodge
seven years, and is a member of both Chapter and Council. Both himself
and wife are members of the Christian Church, of which he has been Trustee;
also member of the building committee before he joined the church. His
political faith is Democratic.
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Pleasant Twp. -
F. W. DUNHAM, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in
Perry Township, this county, and is the son of Gideon and Susannah (Heasley)
Dunham. Gideon Dunham was born in Kentucky, of English parentage.
His wife, Susannah, was a native of this county, and was of welsh
extraction. The subject of this sketch received a collegiate education
at the Ohio Wesleyan University. His father was a merchant, and F.
W. spent his early life clerking for him; he subsequently accepted a
position as salesman at Cincinnati, then opened a grocery business for
himself in that city, and for sixteen years conducted it with a marked
degree of success. His sales during one year amounted to more than
$300,000, a sum, it is believed, equaled by no other house. He was a
partner with William Glenn & Son. In 1878, he sold his
business, purchased a farm one mile east of Georgetown, and has since that
year engaged in the lighter pursuits of agriculture. His means he has
amassed by his own exertions. In 1870, he was married to Miss Alice
M. Horner, daughter of Thomas Horner, of Cincinnati. They
have two children - Lucy and Frank W. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham
are members of the Georgetown M. E. Church. He is a Republican, and at
present Trustee of this township.
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Pike Twp. -
GEORGE L. DUNN, farmer, P. O. White Oak, was born in
Brown County, Ohio, June 18, 1854, and is a son of Ira B. and Sarah E.
Dunn, who were the parents of seven children, of whom six now survive.
George is the first son and first child, and is considered one of our
most prosperous young farmers, endowed with the good business
characteristics of his father, and is every way worthy of representation in
this work. He began life for himself at twenty-two years of age,
engaging in farming; this he continued for one year, when he took the agency
of the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad, a position which he occupied for four
years; he acquired his education in the State Normal School at Carlisle, Ky.
He was married, Apr. 8, 1876, to Emma Pickering, and their home has
been blessed with three children - Lawrence T., Ira Frank and
Henry Harley.
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Washington
Twp. -
JAMES B. DUNN, farmer, P. O. Brownstown, was born in
Washington Township, Feb. 12, 1851. He is a son of
Joseph C., and Tamar Dunn. His
lather was born Apr. 4, 1819, and his mother July 13, 1822.
They were married July 9, 1840. Mr. Dunn
died in November, 1872, and his wife in January, 1867. Our
subject is the second son and fifth child of a family of ten
children. He was married Aug. 28, 1872, to Susie V.
Straight, by whom he has had three children —Marion A.,
born Nov. 14, 1873, and Sarah L., born June 20, 1876;
Emma N. born Jan. 10, 1879, and died Jan. 31, 1882.
Mr. Dunn and lady are connected with the M. E.
Church, and Christian Union Church. He is associated with
the Grange, and is a Republican. He owns a farm of
seventy-five acres, and pursues the avocation of farming.
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Washington
Twp. -
JAMES H. DUNN, farmer, P. O. Brownstown. The largest
landholder and one of the wealthiest men of Brown County is
Mr. James H. Dunn. He was born near Youngstown, Ohio,
Feb, 2, 1808. His grandfather on his mother’s side,
Robert Hamilton, came from Ireland in 1776, enlisted in the
Revolutionary war and served till its close. He died in
1837, aged eighty years. Clarkson and Elizabeth
Dunn, the parents of our subject were natives of
Maryland. Mr. Dunn was a soldier in the war
of 1812, and in 1816, with his wife and three children descended
the Ohio River in a flat-boat and landed at Ripley. He
removed to the old county seat on Straight Creek, and in 1817
located near Georgetown, and two years later near Sardinia.
He was for many years Trustee of the township, and was a
prominent man. He died in September, 1852, and six years
later Mrs. D. departed this life. James is
the eldest son and child of a family of six children. He
was reared a farmer boy, and for an education had access to the
schools of the district, which were held in rude log cabins.
When twenty years old he learned saddletree-making, which he
followed winters for two years. In 1830, he bought a
farm of 100 acres and afterward sold it. In 1838, he
purchased 670 acres of Survey No. 3,519 from Gen.
Thomas L. Hamer. The following year he made a trip to
Marion County, Ind., for the purpose of purchasing land, but
returned and located on his land. For nine years previous
to this, he was engaged in the cabinet business with Robert
Hamilton. Since that time Mr. Dunn
has followed farming and stock-raising, and dealing with success
almost unparalleled by any other person in Brown County.
In 1880, he owned 2,700 acres of land, and at the present time
he owns but 2,422 acres, having divided among his children.
In 1862, he was the third largest tax-payer in Brown County.
He is financially one of the most reliable solid citizens of
Brown County. He is one of the heaviest stockholders in
the First National Bank of Georgetown and is one of its chosen
Directors. His political affiliations are with the
Democratic party. His marriage occurred Sept. 28, 1830,
with Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Day.
Mrs. Dunn was born in Clermont County May 1, 1812.
Eleven children were born to this union—Ira B.;
Abigail, wife of Louis Bingham; Julia A.,
wife of Marion Tracy; Elizabeth, wife of Martin
Courts; Perry F.; Ormon F.; Margaret E., wife of
Hanson Vance; James C.; John W.; Joseph E.; and Caroline
F., wife of James Cumberland.
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Washington
Twp. -
NATHAN S. DUNN, P. O. Sardinia, proprietor of Cincinnati
and Eastern Hotel, Sardinia, was born in Washington, May 29,
1844. His father, Henry Dunn, was a native
of Franklin, and his mother Lydia Purdum, of
Washington. Henry Dunn’s parents, Henry
and Nancy Dunn, were natives of the “Old
Dominion,” and emigrated to Brown County among the early
pioneers, and settled in Franklin. In 1836, they moved to
Illinois, and the following year returned to this county.
Mr. Dunn died in May, 1865, and Mrs.
Dunn in 1859. Henry Dunn, Jr.,
was reared to manhood in Brown County. He filled the
office of Trustee of Washington Township for six years, and was
a stanch Republican. His death occurred Oct. 6, 1867, his
wife having preceeded him in October, 1857. Mr.
Dunn was an earnest and active member of the M. E. Church,
and was prominently identified with it and its missions till his
death. He assisted in organizing the church of
his neighborhood, and aided liberally in its erection. He
was the father of four sons and two daughters, of whom our
subject is the eldest. He was reared on a farm. When
only eighteen—Aug. 12, 1862 - he enlisted as a member of Company
E, Fiftieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served in
the Western Department, and fought at Perryville, and other
engagements, and May 29, 1864, he joined Sherman, on his
Atlanta campaign, and participated in all the chief engagements,
including the siege of Atlanta, where he was disabled by having
his foot partially amputated by a cannon ball. He was
confined in a hospital till Mar. 17, 1865, when discharged.
He served as Corporal till Aug. 3, 1864, when he was appointed
Sergeant, and acted in that capacity till discharged from the
service. After his discharge, he engaged as clerk for
McIntyre & Dunn, with whom he remained till 1867,
when he was married, and took charge of the Marshall
House, which he has since run with success, providing
first-class accommodations to the traveling public. Nov.
14, 1867, he was married to Miss Rebecca J. Marshall,
daughter of William and Rebecca Marshall,
and a sister of Maj. L. G. Marshall, formerly of
Georgetown. Mrs. Dunn was born near Georgetown July
18, 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are members of the M.
E. Church, and highly respected and esteemed in Sardinia.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers
& Co. - 1883 - Page 286 |
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Washington
Twp. -
ROBERT DUNN, farmer, P. O. Brownstown, son
of Clarkson Elizabeth Dunn, was
born in Washington Township, Dec. 29, 1815. When twenty
years of age, he
learned cabinet-making trade, which he followed for seven years.
He then engaged in
farming, which comprises his present avocation, residing a part
of the time in Franklin
Township. In 1874, he located on his present farm.
He was married, Nov. 11, 1844, to Miss Elmina
Shaw, a native of Brown County, born June, 1824, and a
daughter of Sylvester and Elizabeth Shaw. Ten
children were the fruits of this union— Dennis C., born Sept. 11, 1842; Isadora, born Sept. 20,
1844, wife of Thomas Bare; Emma, born Dec.
31, 1846, wife of John Tracy; Laura,
born Oct. 20, 1848, wife of Robert Moore;
Elizabeth (deceased), born Sept. 9, 1851, wife of Noah
Ellis; Eulaha, born Aug. 20, 1854, wife of
J. R. Wardlow; Susan A., born June 2, 1860, wife
of P. W. Wardlow; Thurman E., born Feb. 7, 1857;
Robert L., born Oct. 30, 1863, and Wilber F., born
May 14, 1866. Mrs. Dunn departed this life
June 14, 1877; and Mar. 21, 1880, he married Frances A.
Shaw, a daughter of Anthony and Temperance Shaw.
Mrs. Dunn was born Feb. 27, 1834. She is a member
of the Christian Church. Mr. Dunn is
connected with the Grange. He was Justice of the Peace two
terms. He owns a farm of 187 acres of land; is engaged in
agriculture.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers
& Co. - 1883 - Page 286 |
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Clark Twp. -
JOHN B. DUTTON (deceased), son of Solomon Dutton,
was born in Brown County, Ohio, Jan. 24, 1832. He was raised on a farm
and received a common school education, and was married to Nancy A.
Hendrixson Mar. 2, 1852; Nancy A. was youngest daughter of
George and Alice (Courts) Hendrixson, of Scott Township, Brown Co.,
Ohio. Mr. Hendrixson was a member of the M. E. Church, and
Justice of the Peace for many years, and perhaps more universally loved and
respected than any man in his township. Mr. Dutton was an
industrious and thrifty farmer, and he and his wife were members of the M.
P. Church. He died Mar. 4, 1878. He left eight children -
Allie E., wife of Cyrus Redmon; John R., married Anna E.,
daughter of Joseph McChesney; Charles A., married Florence B.,
daughter of Elmore Dean; Louie E., wife of Eugene Ogden;
Emily, single and at home; Carrie A., and Jesse Lee.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. -
1883 - Page 182 |
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